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A SPECIAL COCHECO VALLEY EDITION OF THE WEIRS TIMES NEWSPAPER. VOLUME 28, NO. 32
THE WEIRS, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H., THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2019
COMPLIMENTARY
Agatha Christie’s “Spider’s Web”
Union Veterans And The Making Of Weirs Beach by C. Ian Stevenson Contributing Writer
On August 6, 1888, Charles W. Wilcox and John Edwin Mason, veterans of the Civil War’s 9th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, mailed
a circular to members of their regimental association announcing the forthcoming dedication of “This Summer-Home of the Survivors” at Weirs Beach. This building, originally shared with the 11th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, today remains a formidable presence along Lakeside Avenue in the heart of Weirs Beach.
Immediately next door, the First New Hampshire Cavalry’s headquarters (built 1887), similarly sheltered its surviving veterans, emphasized by its tall hipped roof and wrapping covered porch. Yet the Cavalry cottage announced to passersby the proud contribution of its veterans to the Union victory, being painted the See VETERANS on 40
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C. Ian Stevenson holds a PhD in American & New England Studies from Boston University. His dissertation, “This Summ e r -Ho me o f t he Survivors”: The Civil War Vacation in Architecture and Landscape, 18781918, explores the NHVA campus at The Weirs as
part of a larger examination of sites built by Civil War veterans devoted to promoting both their healing and their legacy to loved ones as well as the public.
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The First New Hampshire Cavalry Headquarters (1887, at left) and the 9th -11th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Cottage (1888, at right) are two of the surviving buildings at the New Hampshire Veterans Association campus. Designed to shelter vacationing veterans and their families, these structures also broadcast to the public the military contributions C. IAN STEVENSON PHOTO of New Hampshire to the Union’s victory in the Civil War.
The Barnstormers Theatre in Tamworth Village presents Spider’s Web by Agatha Christie—on stage through August 17th. Clarissa sure knows how to tell a story, but when one of her darkest tales comes true in the form of murder in her living room, she finds live drama a lot harder to spin. This never-beforeseen on The Barnstormers stage thriller combines suspense and humor in equal measure, and you’ll think you know who dunnit, but Dame Agatha will keep you guessing ‘til the very end. The 282-seat, professional Barnstormers Theatre boasts air conditioning, a hearing assist system, and wheelchair accessibility. Tickets cost $15 - $36.50 with group rates and package discounts available. Beer, wine, lemonade and homemade cookies will be available during intermission. Visit www.BarnstormersTheatre.org, or call 603323-8500.
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AUGUST Through September Dinosaurs Alive! Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Holderness. Visitors to the Science Center can see life-size dinosaurs like the way they lived during prehistoric times. The temporary exhibit features five life-size dinosaurs. They look, move, and sound like the real thing! One even spits! The exhibit is open daily from 9:30am-5pm (last trail admission at 3:30pm) and is included in regular trail admission. www. NHNature.org or 968-7194 Through September 2nd
Lakes Region Art Association Members Annual Exhibit
Lakes Region Art Gallery, Tanger Outlets, 120 Laconia Road, Tilton. Gallery hours are extended during the month of August, Tuesday – Sunday 10am-6pm. Closed Mondays (except Labor Day, Sept. 2nd). Come see all the new artwork and celebrate the awards and recognition afforded the artists.
Through August 10th Chicago Winnipesaukee Playhouse, 33 Footlight Circle, Meredith. Chicago, the blockbuster musical, comes to the Lakes Region, which is the only place in all New England you can see this award-winner north of Broadway. Filled with fantastic actors, singers and dancers who will all be performing on sets designed by Emmy Award winner Melissa Shakun, who returns to the Playhouse for this production.
www.WinnipesaukeePlayhouse. org or 279-0333
Franklin Footlight Theatre Presents “Mamma Mia!” Franklin Opera House, Franklin. See the smash hit “Mamma Mia!” with some of your favorite local actors. You’ll be guaranteed to be dancing in the aisles! Tickets are selling fast, so reserve your today at www. FranklinOperaHouse.org or by calling 934-1901
Through August 11th Pirates of Penzance Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. Pirates of Penzance is one of Gilber t and Sullivan’s most beloved operettas, filled with hilarious lyrics and brilliant musical craftsmanship. Join a crew of lovable pirates, a bevy of beautiful maidens, and a nervous band of policemen for this delicious musical comedy treat!
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Interlakes Summer Theatre, InterLakes Community Auditorium, 1 Laker Lane, Meredith. Tickets on sale at www.InterlakesTheatre.com or at 603-707-6035 Through August 17th
Cinderella – Live Performance Jean’s Playhouse, Papermill Drive, Lincoln. Cinderella is at once a fairy tale and a tale of how fortune wins out over almost every obstacle, with
the help of a little magic. It’s been told in multiple variations and cultures for more than a thousand years, but the one we know best is from French author, Charles Perrault, in about 1697. The girl who dwells in the kitchen ashes whose chance meeting with a handsome prince drives the satisfying and just conclusion of a happy romance; the way strewn with stepsisters, stepmother, a royal court and the magic of fairy dust applied liberally. It is that legendary tale that Rodgers and Hammerstein built their entrancing musical in 1957. www. JeansPlayhouse.com or 745-2141
“Passages” – Art Exhibit by Jean Kennedy
VynnArt, 30 Main Street, Meredith. “Passages” is the title of a special exhibit of award-winning, Gilford Artist, Jean Kennedy. These new paintings reflect her experiences and keen eye for the beautiful skies and reflections that draw visitors and artists to the Lakes Region. Jean will be on hand at the opening reception August 2nd from 4pm-7pm. The public is invited. 279-0577
Thursday 8th Plymouth Farmers Market
Plymouth Regional Senior Center Outside Plaza, Garden Street, Plymouth. 3pm-6pm. Rain or shine! 536-5030
Mike Rossi – Live Music Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 8pm. www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841
Geology of the Lakes Region – Summer Nature Talk
The Loon Center, Lee’s Mill Road, Moultonborough. 7pm. Join the Loon Center and learn about the process that formed New Hampshire’s Lakes Region. The beautiful scenery of the Lakes Region developed over millions of years of dynamic geologic change. This program revisits ancient seas, massive volcanic lava flows, mile-thick glaciers that covered the region, and recent changes to our landscape. Program is free and open to the public. 476-5666
Dueling Pianos – Gardner Berry vs Jim Tyrrell Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 9pm. www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841
Artisans on the Green Arts & Craft Festival
Sandwich Town Green, Sandwich. NH Artisans and Craftspeople will gather on the green for this day-long event, to give demonstrations, talk about their work, as well as sell their quality crafts. Live music, activities for children and lunch will be available. 284-6831
Meredith Whole Living Center – Open House
Meredith Whole Living Center, Main Street, Meredith. 5:30pm-7:30pm. Guest will enjoy tours (which include their upgraded float tanks!), live entertainment, refreshments and special offers and raffle prizes. Meet the team and learn the many ways they can help people achieve overall health and wellness. 279-0007
Ham and Bean Supper
Hotchkiss Commons, 71 Main Street, Union. Your choice of 2 kinds of homemade beans, ham, hot dogs, potato salad, cole slaw, rolls and assor ted desser t. $9/adults, $5/ children. 473-2727
13th Annual Boathouse Tour New Hampshire Boat Museum presents it’s 13th Annual Boathouse Tour. Par ticipants will have the chance to view beautiful historic boathouses from the inside out on Lake Winnipesaukee. You can choose between three different ways to tour; on the water in a vintage wooden boat, by land in your own car, or by land in an antique automobile. Tickets tend to sell out quick, so call NHBM to reserve yours now. 569-4554 or visit
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Winni Swim – Fundraiser for Loon Preservation Center Join swimmers Brenda Gallagher, Pam Halsey, and sponsors including the Loon Preservation Committee, Lakes Region Conservation Trust and Irwin Marine for the 2nd annual Winni Swim! At 10am, Pam and Brenda will swim around Ragged Island to raise money for LPC’s work to safeguard and recover loons in NH. Participants can register to swim or paddle along Pam and Brenda. Following the swim, Harry Vogel will present the History of loons on Lake Winnipesaukee. Don Berry will also lead a guided tour of Ragged Island and discuss the Island’s history. Refreshments will be served. To register, please call 4765666 or email info@loon.org
“America’s Art Form: The Musical” – Symposium Series
Winnipesaukee Playhouse, 33 Footlight Circle, Meredith. 6pm. Timothy L’Ecuyer, a lecturer in the Music, Theatre and Dance Department at Plymouth State University, will speak to “America’s Art Form: the Musical”, as part of the Symposium Series of the Education Department at the Winnipesaukee Playhouse. The presentation, including a discussion time, is about an hour long, and is held prior to an evening performance of “Chicago” at the Playhouse. 2790333 for additional information, and to purchase tickets for the evening production of Chicago!
Harry Potter Ballet in Wolfeboro “This boy will be famous. There won’t be a child in our world who doesn’t know his name.” Professor MaGonagall says this prophetic line at the beginning of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” about Harry Potter. And who doesn’t know his name? Northeastern Ballet Theatre will be presenting “The Wizard,” a charming balletic interpretation of the first Harry Potter book in which he discovers that he is a wizard, and a very famous one at that. Come experience Harry receiving his Hogwarts letter, his friendship with Ron and Hermione, his encounters with Fluffy, Snape and He-Who- Must-Not-Be-Named, and all of the other wonderful moments that you love from this story. You only have one chance to see this original Edra Toth production which combines the magic of ballet with the magic of Harry Potter – Thursday, August 15 at 7pm at the Kingswood Arts Center in Wolfeboro, NH. Tickets are available online at www.northeasternballet.org/performances or by calling (603) 834- 8834. Visit Northeastern Ballet Theatre’s website www.northeasternballet.org for more information. Don’t miss this incredible production! This is Harry Potter like you’ve never seen it before!
On The Green 2 Arts & Crafts Festival Friday through Sunday, August 9-11, the On The Green 2 Arts & Crafts Festival will take place atBrewster Academy, 80 Academy Drive, Rt. 28, Wolfeboro. Times for the Craft Fair are Friday & Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday 10am to 4pm. Over 80 Fabulous Exhibitors will be on hand. The craft festival will feature an alpaca exhibit and a chainsaw demonstration on Saturday. The Craft Fair is held rain or shine under canopies and admission is free. Friendly, leashed pets are welcome. www.joycescraftshows. com
Pianist Diane Walsh In Concert The Wolfeboro Friends of Music will present a solo piano concert by pianist Diane Walsh of Portland, Maine on Tuesday evening, August 20, at 7:30 pm, at First Congregational Church, 115 So. Main St., in Wolfeboro. Her program highlights Sonata No.18 (the ‘Hunt’) by Beethoven, Chopin’s Ballade No.3, “Reflets dans l’eau” by Debussy, and “Graceful Ghost” rag by William Bolcom. These classical gems and more will please our Wolfeboro friends and visitors who have been patrons of the Summer Piano Concerts at the Kingswood Arts Center for the past five years. WFOM’s regular eight-concert season commences September 21 with the return of Ted Vigil’s ‘John Denver Tribute’ Tickets at $15 each may be purchased at the door, in advance at Black’s Paper Shop and Gift Store or Avery Insurance in Wolfeboro; at Innisfree Bookshop in Meredith, online at wwwfriendsofmusic.org, or by calling the Friends of Music at 569-2151. High school students with ID will be admitted free of charge and any child accompanied by an adult ticket purchaser will be admitted free of charge.
Thurs. 8th – Sat. 10th Heart & Hand Thrift Shop – Open House and Celebration
Heart & Hand Thrift Shop, 8 Maple Street, Meredith. 10am-12pm each day. Heart & Hand is celebrating the 3rd year of operation and also celebrating $176,895 in donations to non-profits in the lakes region community. Join the fun with free food and drink. All are welcome!
Thurs. 8th – Sat. 17th Barnstormers Present – Agatha Christie’s “Spider’s Web” Barnstormers Theatre, 104 Main Street, Tamworth. The Barnstormers present Agatha Christie’s Spider We b, D a m e A g a t h a a t h e r wittiest, never before seen on the Barnstormer’s stage. You’ll never guess who dunnit. 323-8500 or www.
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3rd Annual SJ Memorial Ride/Event On Saturday, August 24th, gee your motorcycles ready foe the 3rd Annual SJ Memorial Ride. The events starts at 8:30am the Broken Spoke, 1072 Watson Road, Laconia. Kickstands are up at 10am. The cost is $20 per person, including breakfast and BBQ, with all funds going to “Bikers Against Child Abuse.” There will be a raffle with many items, including Red Sox tickets.. There will also be Live Music with Deja Voodoo starting at 1pm. For more information on the ride contact Meghan at 603-2547720 or at www.facebook/RememberingSJ.
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Bench Revealing and Dedication AT NH Veterans Association Hailey Tilton raised money during the 2018 – 2019 year as the NH Jr. Auxiliary President to have a granite bench placed at the NH Veterans Association in Laco-
nia NH. The dedication and revealing took place on Sunday, July 28th. Inscribed on the bench is the message: “Honor-
ing our veterans – sit and rest a while”. The bench was placed strategically along the way, “to make it easier so as the hill won’t get the better of you.” Along with Hailey, veterans, Legion members, Sons of the American Legion and Auxiliary members supported Hailey with this project. Linda Dupont the President of the New Hampshire American Legion Auxiliary out of Gorham NH, was on hand to support Hailey with the revealing and dedication of the bench.
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Proud to Be A Lutheran To The Editor: Generally speaking Lutherans are not boastful people. However, after reading Michelle Malkin’s editorial, “Defund Lutherans For Open Borders Now!” I was proud to be a Lutheran. I am proud that I am part of a Church that cares about all people. I am proud to be part of a Church that has an 80 years history of resettling refugees and immigrants. I am proud to be part of a church that has helped resettle over 500,000 refugees and migrants since World War One. I am proud to be part of a Church that is an immigrant church. I am proud to be part of a Church that gets called names for loving our neighbor as ourselves. I am proud to be part of a Church that insists on justice for communities that have tended to be left out. I am proud to be part of a Church that is brought together by the grace of God and not divisive partisan politics. I am proud to be part of a Church that believes that God loves both Michelle Malkin and me. The truth is that you can defend Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) all you want. It can’t stop Lutherans from being who we are. People that understand that all of us have flaws, but know that God’s grace is sufficient. We will continue to be an immigrant church that serves our neighbor in need. We will
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be a Church that will risk being called names, and invite those that call us those names to know love and compassion. Michelle Malkin suggested that this is all an elaborate scheme, “Disguised as compassion and Christian morality” in order to get money from the Government. If that is the case it is a really bad scheme, because I don’t know anyone who has gotten rich off it. But that is the beauty of being a Lutheran, none of what we do is a good idea we live only by God’s grace that gives us the freedom to love our neighbors. That is why I am proud to be a Lutheran, and why I am proud to stand with LIRS. I invite Michelle Malkin to stand with me. Rev. Jonathan Hopkins Pastor of Concordia Lutheran Church
Thanks For Supporting Live And Let Live Farm To The Editor: First, I did try to contact you using your website but I received this message: “Warning: Potential Security Risk”. Are the liberals doing this to you? I love the Cocheco Times which I get at either the Somersworth Market Basket or the Dover Hannaford. I read it cover to cover and I admire your conservative point of view. What a wonderful change from the crap that the Democrats are spewing. My real reason for writ-
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.
ing is to thank you for the front page article about Live and Let Live Farm. I have donated to them for years. I know that the author of the article works for the Farm but you published it for everyone to see. I do not understand how people can abuse and neglect animals. I am not one to approve of government intervention but there is a need for more laws that punish anyone who allows animals to suffer. Thank you again for your support for Live and Let Live Farm. Keep up the good work! Nancy Shinners Dover, NH.
Litmus Test To The Editor: Rep. Elaine French’s letter (Concord Monitor, July 24, 2019) attacking Governor Sununu’s nomination of Gordon MacDonald to be the Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court is not only laughable, but hypocritical. French states that MacDonald (the present NH Attorney General) is not qualified to be the Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court because he in part “…has zero judicial experience…” MacDonald graduated from Dartmouth, earned his law degree from Cornell, helped create our first Civil Rights office, volunteered for the NH Domestic Violence ProSee MAIL BOAT on 46
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I just got back from my favorite week. The “Ottumwa, Iowa, Chamber Of Commerce SUV Rally”. Ottumwa has been mine, as well as many other SUV enthusiasts, much looked forward to event of the year. Nothing says it better than nine days of pent up middle class workers revving up their four-cylinders, buckling up, checking the rear and side mirrors and then heading out on the open road to gather together in our ubiquity to celebrate our unity with a frenzy of mundane events. Life doesn’t get much better than this. This is the seventh year of the get together and even though record crowds were expected, the turnout was a little less then anticipated. The organizer of the event clams that it is because folks are really gearing up for the tenth anniversary rally in 2022 and are home saving up for it. I’d put this year’s attendance at the rally at about three hundred (easily double that if you count SUVs that went through the main toll booth two or three times.) This year’s lower attendance was also attributed to higher gas prices and people afraid to ask their boss for a week off (as well as that favorite culprit, the economy.) Anyway, it didn’t keep me away (thanks Boss!) and I had a blast. I hadn’t had that much fun since they completed the roundabout in Weirs Beach.
Of course, no trip to the Ottumwa Rally can even start without a visit to the “Get Together” tent. Driving down the main street, the sidewalks are filled with tens of people aching to get a glimpse of us as well as cross the street safely. We were welcomed at the tent by the kind folks from the Chamber of Commerce and as well as the local librarian who was wearing her revealing knee-length shorts. I could feel my adrenaline pumping from the get go. One of the events I look forward to the most is the Hill Climb, and this year was no exception. At a quarter-mile, slowly ascending road off the main drag, it is exciting to watch a variety of four-cylinder automatics vying for the crown by getting to the top of the hill fastest from a dead stop. The records sits at about fifty seconds now, but there was a lot of buzz that the high forties will be broken soon. (Maybe at the tenth anniversary get together?) Gives me a chill just thinking about it. Many of us who make the trip love to visit the various sites and take demo rides on the newest SUV models. We pull into the local dealership and ask politely if we can test drive one. Many times we are asked politely to leave, but occasionally we do persuade a salesperson to throw us the keys and…well… that’s a thrill that you never forget. The SUV Rally is always a great time to connect with old friends and make new ones. It’s interesting to see the changes over the years. A few of the old timers, who you could count on seeing with their partners, safely strapped into their passenger seats, are now riding alone. The stories aren’t always happy. On Wednesday, we all gathered at Jimmy’s Family Restaurant for a beverage or two to watch, or participate
in, the “Bruises The Look Like Tatoos Contest”. Over the years more than a few of us have gotten our share of bruises just working around the house. Though they may now be long gone, photos are shared of arms and legs with discolored markings, some of which resemble actual things. This year’s winner came with a fresh bruise that he got on his upper forearm just a few days before when he accidentally slipped against the cellar door while trying to maneuver a full basket of dirty towels into the laundry room. Oddly enough, it resembled a leftsided view of Mike Tyson. He won first prize - new floor mats. This year, like every year, I made sure to stop by the “SUV Car Wash” put on by the ladies of the local Auxilary Club. They certainly know how to make a bumper shine. The list goes on and on, but I’m running out of space here. (Did I mention the T-shirts?) Leaving the SUV Rally was frantic as usual as the only entrance to the Interstate comes to a complete standstill for eight minutes as we all headed out of town to try to get home before dark. There were a lot of good memories made this year and I am especially looking forward to next year and, of course, the big tenth anniversary. I am hoping to be there if the economy is good, gas prices are reasonable and, of course, if I can get the week off. Brendan is the author of “The Flatlander Chronicles” and “Best Of A F.O.O.L. In New Hampshire” available at BrendanTSmith.com. His latest book “I Only Did It For The Socks and Other Tales of Aging” will be published later this year.
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Freedom of Assembly Under Fire M i d i n g American citizens still have the right to gather peacefully to discuss their ideas without fear of government cenby Michelle Malkin sorship and Syndicated Columnist retribution? In my adopted hometown of Colorado Springs, the answer is “No” if you believe in strict border control or question whether the U.S. can survive as a nationstate. The answer is “No” if you wish to meet with others to express concern about the unsustainability of current U.S. immigration policy. The answer is “No” if you dare to speak unvarnished truths about the deleterious security and economic impacts of illegal immigrants, Third World and sharia-promoting Muslim refugees, temporary guest workers, chain migration beneficiaries, diversity visa lottery winners, and legions of unassimilated and unvetted visitors and other visa holders from around the world. In spring 2017, award-winning journalist and former Hoover Institution media fellow Peter Brimelow and his educational nonprofit VDARE reserved the Cheyenne Mountain Resort for a conference on immigration and sovereignty issues. A local far-left gadfly who bragged about wearing her “pink pussy hat while driving (her) Prius” launched an online petition condemning Brimelow’s organization as a “hate group.” The petition threatened both the resort and the mayor, bellowing that “the residents of Colorado
Springs will not support businesses that profit from hate groups and will not re-elect politicians hospitable to those hate groups!” What exactly is “hateful” about VDARE’s work? You can visit VDARE.com and read their wide variety of news and opinions yourself. My syndicated column, published in the Colorado Springs Gazette and hundreds of other mainstream newspapers over the past 25 years, is also published by VDARE. So is Ann Coulter’s and Pat Buchanan’s. VDARE hosts a vital and honest discussion of an “America First” immigration policy, long considered third rail by the establishments in both parties before President Donald Trump embraced it and won the White House. Of course, I don’t agree with everything published on the site; neither do I agree with everything published on every op-ed page that has published my column. VDARE has never advocated violence or any illegal activity. The group counts foreign nationals, immigrants and members of racial and ethnic minorities among its strongest supporters, donors and contributors. In mid-August 2017, obviously spooked by the violent outcome in Charlottesville, Virginia, where “alt right” protesters and violence-provoking antifa agitators clashed as local police refused to intervene as a result of a disastrous standdown order, Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers issued a chilling statement regarding the planned VDARE conference. While paying lip service to “freedom of speech,” Suthers rather unsubtly used his executive
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Baltimore, Land of Political Footballs Back in April 2015, a young black man named Freddie Gray was arrested by the Baltimore Police Department. He’d run from the police, by Ben Shapiro had an illegal Syndicated Columnist knife in his pocket and resisted arrest. The police loaded him into the back of the van but allegedly failed to secure him in place. During the ride to the police station, the van’s movement apparently caused Gray to slam his head into one of the walls, resulting in his death. Given the furor surrounding the deaths of Eric Garner in New York City in July 2014 and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in August 2014, among other high-profile deaths of young black men in confrontations with the police, Gray’s death quickly spiraled into a na-
tional story. Many in Baltimore accused the police of racism and murder. After Gray’s funeral, protests morphed into riots, with 113 police officers injured, 486 people arrested, and serious looting and burning. The mayor of Baltimore at the time, Stephanie RawlingsBlake, bragged that she had given “space” to “those who wished to destroy.” National conversations began over the legacy of racism in Baltimore. Most of these conversations failed to note that at the time of the incident, the mayor of Baltimore was black; the majority of the city council was black; the police chief was black; the prosecutor against the police was black; three of the charged officers in Gray’s case were black; the congressman for the district was black; the president of the United States was black; and the attorney general of the United States was black. Then, after all of these pro-
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French Language Under Assault From English PARIS - A long linguistic battle between French and English appears to have been settled; English won. Some twentyby John J. Metzler five years afSyndicated Columnist ter legislation to specifically defend use of the French language, and protect its patrimony throughout the land, what’s known as the Toubon law has become a quaint footnote. The respected French daily newspaper Le Figaro headlines “Advertising, Business, and Politics: Franglais is gaining territory.” Franglais which is a mix of French heavily mixed with English words and terms, has evolved since WWII. It does not have its roots in British English but American English which like the Latin of old, has become the lingua franca of our modern age. This is a language driven by entertainment, commerce and computers more than by the pages of Hemingway. But the reality is less that of Shakespeare or Longfellow surpassing Moliere and Proust but the language of Google and Facebook setting the linguistic parameters in an Anglo information universe. Long before globalization put English on the fast track, it was American music, television and mov-
ies, which brought English into the homes and cinemas of France, making it the cultural soundtrack for a generation. Now for example, the slogan of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics is Made for Sharing! Even Air France, the national airline, uses the advertising and branding slogan, France is in the Air! Though the Toubon linguistic legislation was passed in August 1994 to reaffirm French as the official language of the Republic, practically speaking English has been gaining rapidly in usage especially among the young and the business classes. Back then the all knowing State assembled an informal dictionary of 3,000 English words to supplant with French words. This quickly fell by the wayside as the new expanding internet injected English phrases into usage on steroids. Today phrases like start-up, meeting, marketing and benchmarks proliferate in the French commercial sector. Part of this in my opinion has less to do with the words being English per se, but being more direct, shorter and precise in their meaning and intent than their French counterparts. For example I’m looking at a catalogue for the cellphone/cable/wifi provider Orange. Here we see Livebox Fibre, 4G Home, Packs Open Up offerings from which to choose. French radio is swamped by American music. This is noth-
ing new. Stations play a steady stream of entertainment from Top 40, to Jazz and Hip Hop. It’s the same at the movies. Despite a strong and highly state subsidized French cinema, the most popular films across
France are usually American. This Summer The Lion King has captivated French moviegoers. Usually about half the major films playing in France are made in U.S.A.
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Free Stuff! Never before have presidential candidates offered voters so much “free” stuff. Kamala Harris wants you to “collect up to $500 a month.” by John Stossel Elizabeth Syndicated Columnist Warren says, “We need to go tenfold in our research and development in green energy.” No one has tracked the cost of all of the promises. So my video team did! Who will spend the most? Here are the new spending proposals from the five most popular (according to ElectionBettingOdds. com) candidates. In my latest video, we break it down by category, education spending first: Joe Biden wants to “triple the amount of money we spend for Title I schools” ($32 billion) create “universal pre-K” ($26 billion), provide “free community college” ($6 billion per year) and double the number of psychologists and social workers in schools ($14 billion) -- $78 billion total. That’s a lot, but much less than what Kamala Harris would spend. She too wants to “make community college free” ($6 billion), but she’d add debt-free “four-year public college” ($80.1 billion), “increase government’s investment in child care” dramatically ($60 billion) and “give the average public school teacher a $13,000 raise” ($31.5 billion) for a total of $177 billion. Pete Buttigieg rarely says what his proposals would cost, but he at least seems to want to spend less than Harris. He touts “free college for lowand middle-income students” and would give teachers more money.
Assuming his plan is like Harris’, that brings his education total to $87 billion. Elizabeth Warren would spend much more. “You’ll be debt-free!” she tells students. Taxpayers, unfortunately, will be deeper in debt, since she would “forgive” most existing student debt and make public college tuition free ($125 billion). She also wants a “Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act” ($70 billion). These big-ticket items put her in first place so far. But wait! Bernie Sanders would spend even more. He’d completely “eliminate student debt,” “make public colleges and universities tuition-free” and provide universal day care and pre-K. That totals $280 billion, so Sanders “wins” in education spending. I assumed the self-described socialist would be the biggest spender, but he’s got lots of competition! Let’s look at health care spending. Harris, Sanders and Warren all propose “Medicare for All,” including for people here illegally. Sanders goes further, saying, “Under our plan, people go to any doctor they want.” He admits it will cost between $3 trillion and $4 trillion per year, about what the government now spends on everything. How will he pay for that? Well, somehow the rich will pay. Or Martians. Somebody. Sanders, Harris and Warren all said they’d ban private health insurance -- although Harris now says she’d let private companies sell “Medicare plans” that “adhere to strict Medicare requirements on costs and benefits.” She also claims her “Medicare for All” will be cheaper than Sanders’ version, but as of now there is no independently calculated cost. When it comes to the environ-
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MOE BERG AND MOVIES I love movies. And while I once enjoyed Superman and Batman films, fantasy escapism just doesn’t resonate with me like it used to. Wonder Woman was wonderful, but—spoiler alert—she’s not real. Give me instead The Iron Lady, starring Meryl Streep as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, a true wonder woman. Movies about real people and real events call to me, movies where the actual historical figures are shown in the closing credits. Sports movies—like war movies—can be tricky. If they’re not authentic they turn off sports people and military people in particular. And again, give me stories about real sports history (Miracle, Raging Bull) as opposed to fantasy (The Natural, Field of Dreams). I liked Field of Dreams the first time I saw it in 1989. But it’s really silly. Sorry. Give me sports films like the documentaries put out by ESPN as part of the “30 for 30” series. Give me The Catcher Was a Spy—the Moe Berg story. I wanted to see this when it came out last year, starring Paul Rudd, Mark Strong, Sienna Miller, Jeff Daniels, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Giamatti and others. But the movie received mixed reviews and had a limited release. I never saw it. But last week I DID see The Spy Behind Home Plate at Concord’s Red River Cinema—New Hampshire’s “avant-garde” the-
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“Get out of the road!” I had driven onto the Sandwich Notch Road from the Thornton side and after the pavement gave way to a dirt surface, I had stopped my car to take a picture. There seemed to be little traffic on the road and I thought it would be safe to snap a quick picture and had exited the automobile to do so. But before I could lift the camera to frame the picture I wanted the not so happy sounding voice rang out, so I did as I was asked, backed the car into a conveniently placed opening beside the road, and stopped my obstructionist action. As we indicated in last week’s column the Sandwich Notch road runs between Thornton and Sandwich, but one who enters off Route 49 in Thornton might expect he is on a more modern road than one entering from Sandwich because the road is paved for a short distance. There are also a few dwellings before one reaches the point where there is a sign introducing the White Mountain National Forest along with the famous road with past memories. The Sandwich Notch of the 1800’s has returned to wilderness, but let’s revisit the past and recall who once lived there, The “hay days”, so to speak, of the Notch Road were in the 1800’s be-
Road sign at Thornton entrance. fore the days of the automobile. The stonewalls and what remains of old foundations and wells and springs are the telltale signs of the houses, barns, sheds and fields of bygone-days and the people who called the Notch “home”. Perhaps the best known today of Notch people of old is Moses Hall. Moses was the last of the Notch neighbors to live on the road. He came from a large family, but eventually he alone was left to care for the family house until he also, in his eighties moved into Center Sandwich. He never married and he became the maintenance man of the Notch Road and was known to offer a helping hand to anyone who found themselves in need of assistance while traveling that way. The road had been built to open up a passage from the northwest of New Hampshire and Vermont and to open the land for the development of homes and farms. Perhaps the most surpris-
ing thing today is that long after the farms and people are gone and the wilderness has returned the road remains. Though also long gone, Moses Hall can probably deserve a lot of credit for that fact as he became the road repairer throughout the year. The names attached to the forty or so homes that once were along the Sandwich Notch Road are not strange ones, but those familiar to New England ears. Of course there were Smiths, but also Averys, Thompsons, Meaders, Shaws, Wentworths, Carters, Gilmans, Sargents, Wallaces, and others, who for a century, more or less, populated those nine miles or so between Sandwich and Thornton with cows, horses, sheep, hogs, and chickens, and raised their children and their crops on that rough terrain which was soon given back to the trees and wild animals and adventurous tourists. One of the best rememSee SMITH on 38
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Visit WrightMuseum.org for a complete list of events & exhibits!
MUSEUM OPEN DAILY May 1st thru Oct. 31st
Ask Ab Our An out Monday – Saturday, 10am-4pm • Sunday, Noon-4pm nual Me Show AAA card for Gift mberships ADMISSION Museum Members - Free | Adults $10.00 Memb & 10% discount on ership RATES: Children (5-17) $6.00 / (4 and under) Free s adult admission fees. All Military and Seniors (60 and over) $8.00 603-569-1212 • www.WrightMuseum.org • 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH
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On Wednesday, August 7 at 1pm, Wright Museum will host a dedication ceremony for its recently completed Remembrance Garden, an event at which Executive Director Mike Culver said “all are invited.” “This is a space in which the community will forever be welcome,” he said. “This is a community space where we invite locals and tourists alike to visit, reflect and honor those who have served our nation.” The Remembrance Garden has been enhanced this summer with new plantings and a state, national and MIA flag, improvements made possible by financial contributions from Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB). “We love this open space that may be enjoyed by all in our community and anyone visiting Wolfeboro,” said Robyn Masteller, regional vice president, MVSB Wolfeboro Office. “We are honored to be part
Remembrance Garden Dedication Ceremony Open to All
is framed by the exterior wall of the museum upon which hundreds of memorial bricks are affixed. “This is a beautiful space outside our museum that I think will attract many kinds of visitors,” added Culver. “All of us know someone who has served, and many of us have lost someone who has served… This space makes sure we do not forget.” Jami Bourdeau, branch services manager, MVSB Wolfeboro Office, agreed and said the recently completed Remembrance Garden “exceeds all their expectations.” “We are very moved by the garden and surroundThe Remembrance Garden at the Wright Museum in Wolfeboro is having its dedication ing memorial bricks,” she said. “There is a subtle forceremony on August 7th. mality to the space that is of the Remembrance gar- Director Mike Culver and Culver. “The museum at the same time very invitden and dedication cer- others. The Quilts of Valor thanks Meredith Village ing. Meredith Village Savemony.” will be presented to three Savings Bank and all those ings bank is thrilled to be At the ceremony, Rev recipients, while Mike responsible for creating part of the Remembrance Lindsay will offer a prayer Greenham will play the this accessible space for all Garden.” followed by the raising of bag pipes. to enjoy.” To learn more, visit the flags and comments “It will be a moving, Facing Center Street, wrightmuseum.org. from museum Executive touching ceremony,” said the Remembrance Garden
2019 LWHS LECTURE SERIES
The Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society's lecture series features informative talks by local experts all summer long. Geneva Point: from Poultry Farm to Summer Camp
Edalhab: UNH’s Underwater Habitat at Alton Bay 1968
Historian Cristina Ashjian explores the history of Geneva Point, which celebrates its centennial as a camp this year. The property was formerly JA Greene’s Roxmont Poultry Farm and later the Winnipesaukee Inn.
Engineer and diver Gary Snifflin discusses and shows photos of the 1968 EDALHAB project, where he was one of four engineering students who spent 48 hours at the bottom of Alton Bay in an underwater habitat.
Wednesday, July 17th, 7pm • Featuring Cristina Ashjian
Wednesday, August 7th, 7pm • Featuring Gary Snifflin
Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn (New Hampshire Humanities)
Leisure, Landscape, and Legacy at the NH Veterans Association Campus
Architect and historian Tom Hubka focuses on the connected farm buildings of New England, explaining how and why this most popular form of farm architecture developed in the second half of the 19th century.
Historian C. Ian Stevenson focuses on the NH Veterans Association site at The Weirs, exploring the ways Civil War veterans used architecture and landscape to heal wartime trauma and to preserve their legacy.
Wednesday, August 1, 7PM • Featuring Tom Hubka July 24
Wednesday, August 14th, 7pm • Featuring C. Ian Stevenson
Picturing the Past Join Ripley Forbes as he shares the story of Ernest Abbott (1888-1964), a legend in the early history of Gilford and Meredith island communities, inspiring friendship while providing over forty years of service.
Saturday, August 24th, 11am • Featuring Peter Ferber
Noted artist Peter Ferber returns to describe his process in recreating historic scenes in his paintings, focusing on recent works of Lakes Region area towns and events, including his Antique and Classic Boat Show posters.
FREE FOR MEMBERS! $5 PER EVENT FOR NON-MEMBERS. PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT.
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What’s On Tap In Your Neighborhood??
MCLEAN’S MOBILE MARINE
Service Boats • Cars • Trucks • ATV/UTV Snowmobiles • Motorcycles
A listing of some of the area’s beer-centric watering holes where you can find old favorites on tap as well as some cutting edge seasonals. ACKERLY’S GRILL & GALLEY • 83 MAIN STREET, ALTON •Tuckerman - Pale Ale • Smuttynose-Myst.Haze
• 603 - Winni Amber Ale • Miss Vs Blueberry
• Bud Light • Sebago - Fryes Leap
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• Seadog - Sunfish • Henniker - Sour Flower • Concord Cft - Safe Space • Henniker - Hugs From Pat • Citizen Cider - Dirty Mayor • 603 - Summer Session
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• Allagash White • 603 Winni Amber
• Stoneface IPA • Henniker - Working/Porter • Moat - Miss Vs Blueberry • Great North - IPA ... +6 More HARTSTURKEYFARM.COM • 603.279.6212
D.A. LONG TAVERN AT FUNSPOT • 579 ENDICOTT STREET N., WEIRS
• Prarie Ales - Bomb! • Foreign Objects - Wet Gravity • Jack’s Abby - Sunny Ridge • Maine Beer - Tiny Beautiful .. • Great Divide - Strawberry Rhubarb • Banded Brewing - Daikaiju
FUNSPOTNH.COM • 603.366.4377
... +6 More
JOHNSON’S TAPHOUSE (AT JOHNSON’S SEAFOOD & STEAK) • 69 RT 11, NEW DURHAM
• Mast Lndg - Gunner’s Daughter • New Belgium - Le Terrior • Foundation - Epiphany • Maine Beer Co. - Lunch • Dogfish Head - Sea Quench • Shipyard - Melonhead EATATJOHNSONS.COM/NEWDURHAM • 603.859.7500 ... +30 More
PATRICK’S PUB • 18 WEIRS RD., GILFORD
JOHN MAYALL - Friday, August 16 (8pm)
• 603 Winni Ale • Woodstock - Moody IPA
• Tuckerman - Pale Ale • Sam Adams - NE IPA
• Patrick’s Slainte’ Ale • Switchback Ale ... +8 More
• Sam Summer • Tuckerman Pale Ale
• Bud Light • Seadog blueberry
• Long Trail - IPA • Great Rhythm - Squeeze
PATRICKSPUB.COM • 603.293.0841 SHIBLEYS AT THE PIER • ROUTE 11 (42 MT. MAJOR HWY), ALTON BAY SHIBLEYSATTHEPIER.COM • 603.875.3636
THE STEAKHOUSE AT CHRISTMAS ISLAND • 644 WEIRS BLVD., LACONIA • Blue Moon • Coors Light
BLUE ÖYSTER CULT - September 14 (8pm)
TICKETS: (603) 335-1992 BOX OFFICE HOURS: M/W/F 10-5PM
31 WAKEFIELD STREET, ROCHESTER NH WWW.ROCHESTEROPERAHOUSE.COM
• Bud Light • Sam Adams Seasonal • Sebago - Runabout Red
THESTEAKHOUSEATCHRISTMASISLAND.COM • 603.527.8401 THE UNION DINER • 1331 UNION AVE., LACONIA • Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale • Moat Mtn - Helles • Jacks Abby- Blood Orange Wheat • Conehead - Zero Gravity
THEUNIONDINER.COM • 603.524.6744
• Hobbs - Back Road Brwn • Dogfish Head - Am. Beauty
** Tap listings subject to change!
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Wicked BREW Review
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The Byrds sang a song back in the 1960’s called “Turn, Turn, Turn” which included a lyric line “… to everything, there is a season and a time for every purpose…” You might ask, what the heck are you referring to and why would you talk about stouts in the summer! My reply would be; it is all about time and planning to then arrive at an end goal. Almost two years ago, I introduced the idea of bourbon barrel-aging of stouts to you all. In case you missed part 1 and 2, I’ll recap a bit. We looked at four similar stouts with slightly different ABV ratings; one was around 9% and the other 11%. Both were bourbon barrel aged for similar amounts of time. The interesting fact between the two beers was the differences in the aging process. Today, we will continue looking at this aging process. What you will realize with aged beers is their individual smoother drinkability. Generally speaking, with larger, heavier beers, such as, porters and stouts, aging improves their smoothness as you sample their textures and subtleties. Today, we will compare three barrel-aged stouts with a few more differences worth talking about. They are Firestone-Walker’s Parabola, Stoneface’s RIS and Oscar Blues’ TenFidy B-A.With each annual release of Parabola Imperial Stout, Firestone-Walker offers the precise data of this year’s recipe. This velvety
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liquid is refined through aging in bourbon barrels extracting the previous contents of bourbon flavoring imparted into the stout. The result is a gorgeous marriage of bourbon imparted into the stout resulting in generous boozy headiness and mouthfeel that only comes from aging in the vessel. Parabola’s smooth expression of bourbon makes it one of the most treasured experiences available. This year’s edition comes in at 12.7% ABV and receiving a rating on BeerAdvocate.com of Exceptional. See more about this brew at firestonebeer.com Stoneface also adopts this principle in their barrel-aged Russian Imperial Stout. Released each year in the spring to summer months in an age-old history of availability, Russian Imperial was exported to the awaiting hierarchy of the then leader, Catherine the Great in the 1700’s, of the well-loved
beverage in ships from England. It became a legendary drink that began being available worldwide soon after. It is rated at 9.5% ABV. Learn more about this brewer at StonefaceBrewing.com Oscar Blues’ TenFidy Barrel-Aged is a defiant variation of their widely acclaimed TenFidy Imperial Stout. TenFidy is the brewer’s coined terminology of the percent ABV of the brew… 10.5% ABV but the bourbon-aged version is rated at 12.9% ABV. Rich in smooth mouthfeel and boozy aromas, this exceptional stout is enhanced furthermore in its aging process within bourbon barrels. Black in hue and rich in flavor, this barrelaged gem in 22 oz cans is just about a one beer night. Look over their website, OscarBlues.com While these three aged beers are quite different in their complexity, they are also similar. They use hops at different rates to See BREW on 46
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8 Puppies Looking For Furrever Homes
Email greatcamp@yahoo.com for adoption application form or call Karen for additional information at 603.455.8202
Those Cat Rescue People have some Great News!
With the help of FUNds4Paws as well as a generous donation from Rex and Judy Lambert of York Maine, Those Cat Rescue People have opened a Feral Cat Haven (well, it is really a nice insulated shed with heat and lights, attached to an outside exercise area. Of course, I still need to hire an electrician to hook up the power, so if there are any electricians out there who want to save kitties…. Now that we have a place to hold feral cats safely, where they can gain weight, recover from surgery, and plan to take over the world, we are ready to really kick off our Barn Cat Program. These cats, while undoubtedly comfortable in their new digs, really would be happiest out killing rats, mice and chipmunks who are out there eating your expensive hay and grain, your seeds for next year, and the siding on your house. A working cat can take care of those pests, and often will leave you a line of bodies so that you know they are earning their keep. All you have to do is guarantee a warm place to sleep out of the weather, and at least one regular meal a day and water that isn’t frozen. We can help you get set up with Awesome Working Cats. Cats are spayed or neutered, microchipped and up to date on preventive shots. For information about donating to our Barn Cat Program, or to request information about getting your own working cat, contact Vera at 603.978.9172, or by email at ThoseCatRescuePeople@gmail.com.
Rescue calls are up!
Those Cat Rescue People have been getting about 5 calls a DAY to help with feral moms with babies, catch stray cats, help get vet care when owners cannot afford to pay for emergency care, as well as our routine mission to help loved but disadvantaged cats get the spay or neuter that will help to extend their lives. Any donations would be greatly appreciated. Contact Vera at 603.978.9172 if you would like to help learn to trap, or to donate food or money for our cats. ThoseCatRescuePeople@gmail.com.
27 Kittens Looking For Furrever Homes
Email greatcamp@yahoo.com for adoption application form or call Karen for additional information at 603.455.8202
Cat Tales Rescue located in Seabrook has a number of adorable long-haired kittens, and Lakes Region Humane Society in Ossippee also has 6 real cuties! Furrr in Gonic has a few that haven’t been adopted out yet, and Another Chance Animal Rescue in Sanford Maine also has kittens. And of course, where there are kittens, there are usually a number of really sweet, loving and QUIET adult cats looking for homes, too. Remember when you think that this isn’t the time for a new kitten that the kitten season will be well over before Thanksgiving, so think about adopting one of these cuties NOW.
Low Cost Spay & Neuter Ser vices Animal Rescue Veterinary Svc www.arvsonline.org Londonderry, NH (603) 425-3928 Rozzie May Animal Alliance info@rozziemay.org 603-447-1373
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is a foundation to support organizations or individuals involved in the humane treatment of animals, including those in dire situations. For more information visit funds4paws.org or find them on Facebook.
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OUT on the TOWN Great Food, Libations & Good Times!
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Friday 9th Guided “Veggie Hunt” for Kids
Moulton Farm, Quarry Road, Meredith. 10am. This fun filled event combines the enthusiasm of Easter Egg Hunts with exploring where food comes from and how it grows. The guided “Veggie Hunt” brings children ages 5 to 9, accompanied by a parent or grandparent, into the farm’s fields with a member of the farm’s staff to learn about how each vegetable grows before the hunt begins. The cost is $12 for the first child in the group and $10 each additional child and includes a t-shirt and the veggies found during the event. 279-3915
Guided Evening Lantern Tour at Lost River Lost River Gorge & Boulder Caves, 1712 Lost River Road, Route 112W, North Woodstock. Guided evening tours begin at dusk and last 1 and a half hours. Explore Lost River by the light of lanterns and headlamps. Following the tour, enjoy s’mores around the campfire. All reservations must be made in advance as space is limited. Multiple dates available through October. 7 4 5 - 8 0 3 1 o r w w w.
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Dueling Pianos – Gardner Berry vs Jim Tyrrell Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 9pm. www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841
Weirs Beach Jazz Series – Drummer PJ Donahue Jazz Trio Patio Garden Restaurant, across the footbridge on
L a ke s i d e Ave nu e, We i r s Beach. 7pm-10pm. Table, bleacher, and bar rail seating is available. Full dinner and liquor service are available. For more information email
PatioGarden@weirsbeach. com 10th Annual Putt for Pets – Golf Tournament
Wentworth Golf Club, Jackson. Tee off time is 1pm. Enjoy a beautiful day hitting the links in this 4-person Bramble while raising money for the Conway Area Humane Society! $100pp or sign up a team of four and save at $350/foursome. Registration includes dinner and awards reception at the Shannon Door Pub. Register online at www.CAHSGolf.com or call 447-5955
Fri. 9th – Sun. 11th On the Green 2 Arts & Craft Festival B r e w s t e r A c a d e m y, 8 0 Academy Drive, Wolfeboro. Fri./Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm. Over 80 fabulous exhibitors including chainsaw wood carvings, pottery, jewelry and lots more! There will be an Alpaca Exhibit and live music. Rain or shine, under canopies.
www.JoycesCraftShows.com or 528-4014
Saturday 10th The Wizard of Oz Interlakes Summer Theatre’s Children’s Theatre, Inter-Lakes Community Auditorium, 1 Laker Lane, Meredith. 11am. Tickets are only $10pp and can be purchased at www. InterLakesTheatre.com or by calling 707-6035
Guided Evening Lantern Tour at Lost River
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Lost River Gorge & Boulder C ave s, 1 7 1 2 L o s t R i ve r Road, Route 112W, Nor th Woodstock. Guided evening tours begin at dusk and last 1 and a half hours. Explore Lost River by the light of lanterns and headlamps. Following the tour, enjoy s’mores around the campfire. All reservations must be made in advance as space is limited. Multiple d a t e s ava i l a bl e t h r o u g h October. 745-8031 or www.
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43rd Annual Alton Bay Boat Show A l t o n B ay To w n D o c k s from 9am-noon. This event highlights the Lakes Region’s passion for classic wooden boats. Individuals with wooden or fiberglass boats up to 1975 are encouraged to enter. If you are bringing a boat, NHBM recommends you be there before 9am to secure a spot. Spectators are welcome to vote for their favorite boat. At the show, NHBM will host a tent at which attendees can learn more about the museum and purchase items brought from their store. www.NHBM.org
Weirs Beach Jazz Series – Russ Ryan Jazz Quartet Patio Garden Restaurant, across the footbridge on Lakeside Avenue, Weirs Beach. 7pm-10pm. Table,
Formerly known as Nadia’s Trattoria, voted one of the top ten restaurants in NH by Boston Magazine. VealSpecials Francese and -Eggplant Rollatini Small Plate Tuesday Thursday from 3-5pm — Join us Tue-Thurs from 3-5 Small with discount drafts andp.m. selectfor house winesPlate Specials —
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Moose Mountains Regional Greenways and Branch Hill Farm, 307 Applebee Road, Milton Mills. 10am-3pm. NH Fish and Game will be on hand with poles, bait and instruction for kids to fish in the Branch Hill Farm pond, Nature Experts from Squam Lakes Science Center will to teach and show rescued animals, hayrides, playground, guided walk, delicious food and much more! $5pp or $10/family, free for 12 and under and MMRG members. 978-7125
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Sat. 10th & Sun. 11th 27th Annual Lincoln Summer Craft Festival Festival takes place at The Village Shops and Town Green along Main Street in Lincoln. Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 10am4pm. Over 100 Juried Artisans will display and sell their traditional American made works; including fine jewelry, potter y, scar ves, puzzles, photo arts, pet accessories, soy candles, wooden ar t, gour met foods and much more. Festival held rain or shine. www.CastleberryFairs.
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Sunday 11th The Wizard of Oz Interlakes Summer Theatre’s Children’s Theatre, Inter-Lakes Community Auditorium, 1 Laker Lane, Meredith. 11am. Tickets are only $10pp and can be purchased at www. InterLakesTheatre.com or by calling 707-6035
Yoga in the Woods Lost River Gorge & Boulder C ave s, 1 7 1 2 L o s t R i ve r Road, Route 112W, North Woodstock. 8am. Join local fitness guru, Margarita Defrense, for a 1-hour GentleFlow Yoga session at Lost River’s Treehouse and take in the peaceful sounds of Lost River and the nature around you. Mats will be provided, but participants are welcome to bring their own. Session is $25pp and includes admission to the Gorge following the class. Please plan to arrive 10 minutes early. Pre-registration is required. 745-8031 or www.
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Weirs Beach Jazz Series – Boardwalk Jazz Quartet Patio Garden Restaurant, across the footbridge on Lakeside Avenue, Weirs Beach. 7pm-10pm. Table, bleacher, and bar rail seating is available. Full dinner and liquor service are available. For more information email
PatioGarden@weirsbeach. com Mr. Aaron – Children’s Musical Performer - FREE
Weirs Community Par k’s o u t d o o r a m p h i t h e a t e r, Lucerne Ave, Weirs Beach. 3pm-4:30pm. Aaron Jones is a family and kid-focused musician and will be performing a free “concert” for all! Count on a thrilling musical adventure with Mr. Aaron! Free and open to all. www.
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Ver mont’s award-winning traveling youth circus at 1pm and 6pm both days. Tickets are available locally at Black’s Paper Store in Wolfeboro or at www.Smirkus.org 877764-7587
Monday 12th Solar Gazing Castle in the Cloud’s Field, Moultonborough. 12pm-4pm. Drop by the field to join the NH Astronomical Society in looking at the sun through a hydrogen alpha telescope! Free and open to the public.
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Tuesday 13th Wright Museum’s “Donna Reed Film Festival” The Great Hall at Wolfeboro Town Hall, Wolfeboro. 5pm8 : 3 0 p m . D o n n a R e e d ’s daughter, Mar y Owen will introduce the film “See Here Private Hargrove” (1944) and talk about her mother’s career. Film will begin at 6:50pm. www.WrightMuseum.org for more information.
Turtle Talk Squam Lakes Science Center, Holderness. 10:30am. Join a S q u a m L a ke s N a t u r a l Center docent every Tuesday through August for a fun and educational session about t u r t l e s ! Ta l k i s i n c l u d e d with trail admission. www.
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Wednesday 14th Guided Evening Lantern Tour at Lost River
Guided Hike of the Brook Walk Trail
Leisure, Landscape and Legacy at the NH Veterans Association Campground
Lake Winnipesaukee Museum, Route 3, Weirs Beach (next door to Funspot). 7pm. Historian C. Ian Stevenson focuses on the NH Veterans Association site at The Weirs, exploring the ways Civil War veterans used architecture and landscape to heal wartime trauma and to preserve their legacy. $5/non-members, free for members. Reserve your spot by calling 366-5950.
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New England’s Premier Steampunk Festival– Railway to The Moon The Mount Washington Cog Railway, the first mountain–climbing cog railway in the world, is celebrating 150 years of operation this year in 2019. The Cog, (as it is affectionately nicknamed) is located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, 6 miles from the grand Mount Washington Hotel. The Cog, once hailed as the “Second Greatest Show on Earth” by P. T. Barnum, has remained a key icon of New Hampshire’s heritage and has maintained its historic roots by allowing passengers to take the three-hour guided round-trip in a historically inspired coach powered by 1908 and 1875 vintage coal-fired steam locomotives or one of the modern biodiesel engines, all built on-site. On August 17th and 18th, The Cog will host its annual “Railway to the Moon” Steampunk festival. The Steampunk festival is a celebration of the inventiveness of Cog entrepreneur, Sylvester Marsh, and his undaunted will to build a “Railway to the Moon”. It is a combination of the wild west meets Jules Verne meets the Victorian Era with a circus-like atmosphere. www.thecog. com/upcomingevents/ railwaytothemoonsteampunkfestival2019/ In its 4thyear, this exciting festival is a treat to the senses with steampunk fashion, live music by the King’s Busketeers, and Victorian lawn games hosted by Jewelry City Steampunk of Attleboro, MA. Steampunk Guru, Bruce Rosenbaum, featured on Netflix’s “Amazing Interiors” for his gothic church restored in Steampunk style, will be presenting as well as artist Todd Cahill, with his inventive and lively steam machine art.
There will be kid-friendly activities such as TinkerBots, giant bubbles and magician shows happening throughout the day at the base, as well as the headliner, a steam train experience in which participants will enter a whimsical steampunk world on the train ride up to the summit. There are puzzles to solve and quirky characters to meet in this interactive adventure game. The magic begins on the grounds of the festival and takes players aboard a one-of-a-kind steam engine that carries guests up to the thrilling conclusion among the clouds. Participants can cruise the festivals vendor tent where Steampunk baubles and gadgets, accessories and art will be offered for purchase, visit the Brewers’ Corner on the deck, where local breweries by such as Moat Mountain Smokehouse & Brewery, Vermont Cider Company and Sap House Meander can be sampled by the 21 + crowd. Food trucks Boogalows Island BBQ and the Purple Straw will be serving their scrumptious options. As an added bonus, Cog
Railway lodging partner, Adventure Suites, will be hosting a Steampunk After Party in their newly built saloon at their 3440 White Mountain Highway, North Conway location. Party-goers can enjoy appetizers, mini -massages, outdoor firepit, music and cash bar. Attendees are encouraged to wear their Steampunk best, and prizes will be awarded. There is a $10 cover charge for attendees, hotel guests are complimentary. Visit adventuresuites.com for more information or call 603.356.9744 The Mount Washington Cog Railway is located at 3168 Base Road, Mount Washington, NH just six miles from historic Bretton Woods and Rte. 302, and 3 hours north of Boston. Railway To The Moon Steampunk Festival is free to the public and will be held rain or shine at Marshfield Base Station, Mount Washington, NH. More information on this and other season events, schedule and rates can be found online at thecog.com or by calling 800-922-8825.
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Wright Museum’s 7th Annual Cruise in to the Wright WOLFEBORO - On Saturday, August 17, Wright Museum will host the 7th Annual Cruise in to the Wright, which will feature antique cars, hotrods and motorcycles. “This is a fun event that always features some great classic vehicles,” said museum Executive Director Mike Culver. “You never know what sort of vehicles you will find on any given year.” In total, more than 600 visitors are expected to attend the show, which includes lives music and food available for purchase. Sponsors for this year’s Cruise are NFP Insurance, Sunday Paving & Sealing, Laconia Daily Sun and Calico Graphics. We welcome people from all over to come to our resort town and appreciate beautiful an-
tique cars in one place.” said Lorie Hopkins from NFP Insurance. The 7th Annual Cruise in to the Wright takes place from 10am to 2pm on Saturday, August 17. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, $6 for students, and free for children under 4 and active duty military personnel. Space is only available for the first 100 registered vehicles with space at a premium. There is a registration fee of $10 for each vehicle, which must be at least 25 years old. To register a vehicle, visit www.wrightmuseum.org, email Donna Hamill at donna.hamill@ wrightmuseum.org, or call 603-569-1212. The region’s leading resource for educators and learners of all ages on World War II, the Wright Museum features more than 14,000 items
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27th Annual Lincoln Summer Craft Festival The Village Shops and Town Green along Main Street in Lincoln, NH will burst into color and flavor for the 27th Annual Lincoln Summer Craft Festival on Saturday August 10 and Sunday August 11, 2019. Over 100 Juried Artisans will display and sell their traditional American made works; including Fine Jewelry, Pottery, Scarves, Puzzles, Calligraphy, Beaded Jewelry, Cutting Boards,
Soy Candles, Sports Team Apparel, Children’s Clothing, Fused Glass, Adirondack Style Furniture, Ornaments, Sheepskin Accessories, Leather, Floral Arrangements, and more. Come sample Specialty Foods such as Gourmet Oils, Fudge, Lemonade, BBQ sauces, Kettle Corn, Pastries, Salsas, and more. The Lincoln Summer Craft Festival is free admission and held rain or shine. Friendly pets on leash are
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Family-Friendly Woods, Water & Wildlife Festival Moose Mountains Regional Greenways and Branch Hill Farm will present the 17th Annual Woods, Water & Wildlife
Festival on Saturday, August 10 from 10 am to 3 pm at Branch Hill Farm, 307 Applebee Road in Milton Mills, NH. This familyfriendly celebration of the great outdoors provides children and adults an opportunity to enjoy, understand and appreciate the natural world. An abundance of activities are available for grandparents, parents and other family members to enjoy time outside with kids, with an emphasis on having fun, exploring and getting a close look at nature. Families get to watch rescued wild animals and learn about their habits, try fishing in the pond, or take a hayride to the Salmon Falls River. Kids can venture on a discovery walk to find natural treasures in the woods, try out a logger’s crosscut saw, meet Sunsquatch and Smokey Bear, build a bee house for native pollinators, or swing on a rope
swing in the woods. There’s lots to learn for adults too, with demonstrations and information on permaculture gardening, apple tree grafting and cider-making, beekeeping and collecting honey, low impact horse logging, food composting, solar power, landscaping for pollinators and wildlife, controlling invasive species, and more topics in forestry, agriculture, and sustainability. Live fiddle and guitar music is also a big attraction. The festival takes place rain or shine. Admission is $5/person or $10/family and free to ages 12 and under; all events included; food concessions available. Rest rooms and most events are wheelchair accessible. No pets, please. A program of the day’s activities is at www. mmrg.info/festival.
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“Angling in the Smile of the Great Spirit”At Boat Museum On Thursday, August 15 from 7 to 8 pm,Hal Lyon will present “Angling in the Smile of the Great Spirit” as part of New Hampshire Boat Museum’s 2019 Lecture Series. Lyons is the author of seven books and more than 150 articles. His book, Angling in the Smile of the Great Spirit, won the New England Outdoor Writers Association “Best Book of the Year Award.” “We are thrilled to have Hal join us,” said Martha Cummings, executive director of the New
Hampshire Boat Museum (NHBM). “Hal will share all kinds of tales, secrets, folklore, and the history
of fishing in New Hampshire’s big lakes, especially Lake Winnipesaukee, which is the ‘Smile of the Great Spirit.’” The lecture will take place at NHBM on Thursday, August 15 from 7 to 8 pm. The lecture is free. Founded in 1992 by vintage boating enthusiasts, NHBM is committed to inspire people of all ages with an understanding of, and appreciation for, the boating heritage of New Hampshire’s fresh waterways. To learn more about NHBM, visit NHBM.org.
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audiences.” What is known as the modern circus was created in England by Philip Astley in the 1700s. With its roots in ancient Rome, and Roman circuses were also considered to be the precursor of the modern racetrack. The word circus means in Latin, as in English, “circle.” Circus Smirkus, a nonprofit arts and education organization based in Greensboro, Vt., was founded by Rob Mermin Since 1987. Mermin, who is still a director of the business, “ran off to Europe” as a younger man to study traveling circuses in Denmark, England, and Hungary. He also studied mime under the great Marcel Marceau. Mermin got the name of his circus from his mother. “When he told her he was going to start a circus, she
This archived photo of an early circus shows how much they have changed over the years. said, ‘Circus, smurkus, get a real job,” Wunderle said. Wunderle grew up with circus-like hobbies like jugging, and after graduating with an arts degree, he attended the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Clown College. There, he met Mermin, who was a director there as well, and then went to work for Circus Smirkus. His wife Sara
also began performing in the shows and helping as part of the traveling crew that pulls up the tents after each show and moves it to another town. Soon, their daughters Ariana and Emily Wunderle started performing with the cast as clowns, acrobats, and high-wire artists. “It’s a youth circus, and a See CIRCUS on 33
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family circus,” he said. Parents pay about $7,000 a summer for their kids to join. In return, the teens get invaluable performance experience and learn a strong work ethic, Wunderle said. Over the years, the circus has drawn its performers from its shows and those of other circuses. Ben Miron, 18, of Bedford saw another small circus perform in his town and couldn’t wait to join a travelling show. Now a hoop diver and Chinese pole performer, he liked working with a family of performers, especially compared to participating in competitive sports. “I recognized that I really like the experience of bringing joy to people,” he said. “We get to actually perform with our audiences involved, they give us a lot of enthusiasm and it’s fun to get it back.” Jacob Crow, 16, of Merrimack grew up as a gymnast, and now performs balancing acts and as a contortionist. He has come to love circus life. “Gymnastics was far too competitive,” he said. “And
I was never really a social butterfly, but I’ve really been able to connect with the circus life. We have a very tight-knit family.” Circus Smirkus draws about 42,000 people each summer to its seven-week tour, and every year it has a different theme. This year’s carnival theme features lots of carnival-style attractions, especially carnival foods and games. Wonderle said he tries to teach the history of circuses to his younger performers, but he realizes they may not retain much of it. Instead, they get invaluable first-hand life experiences from Circus Smirkus. “It’s a fresh, living, breathing circus show that allows the kids of today to run away and join the circus,” he said. He knows that some say circuses are a thing of the past, but word is spreading about smaller circuses like Circus Smirkus. “I really don’t see the circus going away,” he said. “We’re not going anywhere, except to our next show.” Tickets to the two 6 p.m. shows can be purchased at smirkus.org, or by calling
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is even an illustrated explanation of why he fell. The tramcar can hold up to 80 people but since it was a weekday afternoon we shared the ride only with about a dozen others. The operator gave a nice narration about the history of Cannon Mountain and the area. As we rode higher he explained what we were seeing all around us. We didn’t see any bears on the ski slopes but had earlier that day. The ride took less than ten minutes and we walked out of the tramcar into much cooler refreshing air. From the upper tramway terminal we looked down the cable and past the towers into Franconia Notch and a hazy view far over to Maine. We strolled up the short path to the observation tower that sits on the summit of Cannon Mountain. We climbed
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the flights of stairs to the observation deck where we were rewarded with an unrestricted 360 degree grand view. Charlie and I pointed out the nearby peaks of the Franconia Range--Lafayette, Lincoln, Liberty and Flume and more peaks around us. We spent more than half an hour studying the mountain vista and enjoying the cool breeze. We skipped the cafeteria and the bar’s “highest taps in NH” and took the next ride down. We had a different tram operator this time and he told us more wonderful things about the area. He pointed out the small old tramcar that is now part of the entrance of the New England Ski Museum. The museum is the building with ski-happy nation’s flags flying, right next to the tramway base. Scott admires the Pemigewasset River in Franconia Notch just above The Basin. The He recommended we visit Basin is an easy walk mostly on the paved recreational path and even offers handicapped after our ride and we did.
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Scott and Katie came all the way from Wisconsin to see our White Mountains. We found this big moose at the White Mountain Attractions/White Mountain National Forest Visitor Center in Lincoln, NH. mountain’s work road. hazy to see Mount WashK atie an d S cott en The mountain hosts a ington but we could see joyed the mountain views The New England Ski Museum is located right next to the high level mountain run- deep into the Pemige- and they could point out base of the Cannon Mountain Ariel Tramway. Bode Miller’s ning race each July and wasset Wilderness. We where we were the previOlympic medals and World Cup Crystal Globes are on loan runners come here to climbed the observation ous afternoon--Cannon tower. The 50 foot tall Mountain! by Miller to the Museum and are on display. The current train. As we rose higher we wooden tower has a roof We walked over to the exhibit features Backcountry Skiing. Admission is free. could see more. Over Big covering the observation natural summit amphiPATENAUDE from 34 the mountain. The ride Coolidge Mountain the deck and it is surrounded theater where weddings The New England Ski takes about ten minutes mountaintops appeared by trees. There is also take place and Sunday Museum is free and open each way. and we could look right a short pleasant hiking morning services are obdaily until 5 pm. Without Underneath us we saw up the spine of the Fran- path around the summit served. We sat here for a a doubt Bode Miller’s several runners on the conia Range. It was too tower. See PATENAUDE on 36 Olympic medals and his World Cup Crystal Globes are a unique treasure Bring us your to behold. Katie learned ferrous and that Olympic medals are not the same and that non-ferrous each host country has their own design, size and metals to recycle! shape. Old and even an—Call for pricing cient skis are on display along with10th Mountain Division history and the current exhibit is Backcountry Skiing. The next day we went to Lincoln to ride Loon Mountain Resort’s Gondola to the summit of Loon Peak. The lift opens at 10 am and we arrived shortly after and we had our pick of parking places in the nearly empty lot. The gondola cars carry up to four people and are easy to get in and out 201 Abel Road, Bristol, NH 03222 Fully Licensed Facility BUSINESS HOURS: of since they slow down **IF USING GPS, TAKE RIVER RD TO ABEL RD. License Number: 18-002J to a crawl at the base Mon. - Fri. 7am to 3pm (DO NOT TAKE PEAKED HILL RD.) and summit terminals Permit Number: DES-SW-PN-11-006 Closed Sat. & Sun. Office: (603) 744-3453 and when they grab the Fax: (603) 744-6034 main cable they fly up
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while enjoying our company together. Scott and I decided we wanted to give the Glacial Caves a go. Katie and Charlie were more interested in continuing what they were doing, sitting and talking and told us to find them when we were done. Loon Mountain’s Glacial Caves are fun and challenging but not for everyone. The path and boardwalks are wonderful but they are also very steep. If you are not comfortable on the first stair-
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way, turn back. The path leads through a maze of large granite boulders on the side of the mountain surrounded by thick forest. All the caves can be bypassed by staying on the main path. Most children and many adults will have many laughs wiggling and winding through the side paths through the caves. I confess we didn’t make it through all the caves because um, well, because I wasn’t sure we’d make it through the one named “Down & Dirty, tunnel down on your belly, twist
and climb for daylight.” We found Charlie and Katie on the Summit Cafe deck sitting together on a high bench chair chatting away. The view down to Loon Pond is a pretty sight. There is a playground near the gondola summit terminal and many children were climbing all over the equipment and running around. The weekend holiday crowd had arrived. The ride down was enjoyable. The large parking lot was no longer empty and packed with cars. At the adven-
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Katie and Charlie enjoy the view of the pointy peaks of the Franconia Range from Loon Mountain Resort’s open-air summit amphitheater ture center kids were bouncing, zip-lining and making their way up the large climbing wall. On our way home we made a few more stops. We visited the White Mountain Attractions and White Mountain National Forest Visitor Center in Lincoln. We watched a movie about the history
of logging and the formation of the National Forest and looked all over the 3D raised topographic map of the White Mountains. We drove by Clark’s Trading Post and saw the wood fired steam train enter the covered bridge. At the Flume Visitor Center we watched the free movie narrated by Fritz Wetherbee about Franconia Notch State Park and it has lovely photography of all four seasons in the Notch. Katie and I bought New Hampshire tee-shirts with a big bear on them in the gift shop. We each had a big scoop of ice cream, I had maple walnut, in crunchy waffle cones served up in their cafe. We were too tired to walk the Flume on this visit. What a wonderful time we all had together. Charlie and I know we are lucky duckies to live in New Hampshire. Have Fun.
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bered former inhabitants appears to have been a cow who may or may not have ever existed. This particular cow, whose name we do not know (family cows have to have names),is said to have escaped from her pasture and wandered off into the woods just before the winter storms began. The cow is said to have taken refuge in a cave or an outcrop of ledge near a stream where she remained throughout the winter finding feed enough in the area to sustain her throughout the season so she could rejoin her family in the Spring. Not everybody agrees on the location of the “cow cave” and another, sadder version of the story is that the cow didn’t survive. Politically, one source says only one Republican was found to inhabit the Notch Road. If there were only one, that one had to have been Thomas
ing, apparently most of the children left for greener pastures when they were grown to adulthood. The book about the town of Sandwich which was published for the Sandwich Historical Society in 1995 indicates that Beede’s neighbor, Col. Lewis Smith, had a farm that produced 500 bushels of apples and 1,000 pounds of sugar yearly. The Historical Society’s 16th Annual Excursion booklet of 1935 describes Col. Smith as “that powerful Democrat who controlled the Notch vote.” Col. Smith’s wife, Dolly, was known for spinning wool and flax and making clothes for her family. Remember that by 1935 all of the earlier houses except one were already gone and people were searching for cellar holes and whatever else remained of the years of a populated Notch when oxen pulled
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Beede. Among the residents there were many Quakers who on a Sunday would gather at the location of some rock formations to listen to Joseph Meader preach. If the weather was bad then they would gather at the Meader home to listen to their preacher who was also a farmer. The Notch families were prolific and supplied enough children to keep three schools function-
sleds filled with goods over the road in winter as farmers drove to the seacoast towns and back. The road between Sandwich and Thornton has probably not changed much since 1935 and before, but other roads have. The top State speed allowed for automobiles around 1935 was 35 miles per hour. Let it also be known that the Notch also had its own Doctor who made
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Mountain view from Sandwich Notch Road. SMITH from 38
medicines from natural elements to treat his patients. Dr. Harris was particularly known for his stomach remedy which was used on children as well as adults. There was a mill powered by water that was used to cut lumber into boards used for buildings in the community and a tavern to cater to locals and travelers. And there are family cemeteries along the way with their own stories to tell about this once, though briefly so, thriv-
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distinctive color scheme of the cavalry uniform, featuring a crossed-sabre decal in the dormer, and even a horseshoe over the entry door. At the same time that they provided the survivors of their regiments and their family members a place to enjoy the summer breezes off Lake Winnipesaukee, the buildings subtly proclaimed to the visiting public that its veterans were responsible for the economic prosperity evident at the growing nineteenth century resort. Military imagery embedded in their façades broadcasted the accomplishments of the veterans while the buildings’ imposing presence in front of an 8-acre parcel helped protect the intimate stories of the Civil War for the veterans behind. At once, these buildings promoted the legacy of New Hampshire’s Union veterans while they actively worked to help heal the survivors from their
Completed in 1896, the nearly 8-acre New Hampshire Veterans Association campus constituted a major contribution to the overall vacation landscape at Weirs Beach, as seen in this 1909 Lake Winnipesaukee promotional brochure published by the G.W. Armstrong Dining Room & News Co.
traumatic—but nationsaving—experience. The 9th-11th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry cottage and First New Hampshire Cavalry cottage were just two of dozens of buildings working in unison at the nearly eight-acre campus of the New Hampshire Veterans Association (NHVA). Founded in 1875, the NHVA began holding multi-day, annual reunions at Weirs Beach from 1878 onward. In 1880, New Hampshire veterans living in Lowell, Massachusetts, built the first permanent structure on the campus (still standing today), inaugurating a building campaign that lasted until 1896. The so-called “Eight Acres of Heaven” came to include an amphitheater, dance hall, dining pavilion, memorials, and over a dozen regimental cottages, including the Headquarters Building (built 1885) located at the corner of See VETERANS on 41
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structural decay in the 1950s and 1960s, and a rash of arson in the 1990s, reducing the magnitude of buildings on the site. In 1980, though, the NHVA district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today it continues its original mission of housing veterans from New Hampshire at a site devoted to healing and promoting their legacy, all the while bolstering the economic prosperity of Weirs Beach as a summer resort. On Wednesday, August 14th at 7 PM, the Lake Winnipesaukee Museum VETERANS from 40
New Hampshire Avenue. Each building served its own discrete purpose, but as a collection they helped launch Weirs Beach as a premier leisure destination in the early twentieth century by drawing thousands of visitors each summer. As the Civil War veteran generation died off in the first decades of the twentieth century, Weirs Beach continued to thrive from their influence at the same time that veterans of subsequent wars took up seasonal residence in the nineteenth-century buildings. The NHVA campus at Weirs Beach belonged to a larger national tradition where both Union and Confederate veterans built seasonal build-
ings and landscapes to combine memory and leisure for themselves and their family members. Always at waterfront locations, veterans in at least Maine, New Hampshire, Ohio, South Carolina, and Texas constructed sites devoted to the “Civil War Vacation”—a hybrid reunion activity where civilians participated as much as veterans in festivities devoted to specific memories of the nation’s largest conflict. While belonging to this national impetus, the NHVA campus contains possibly the earliest building devoted to the Civil War Vacation in its so-called “Lowell Building” (1880). A series of tragedies struck the NHVA campus in the twentieth century, including a 1924 fire, the 1938 hurricane, severe
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found conversations, everything returned to normal in Baltimore: Violent, poverty-stricken, drug-infested (the term “drug-infested” is, by the way, the phraseology of Rep. Elijah Cummings circa 1999, not of President Trump). As of 2018, Baltimore had the highest murder rate of any major American city. That same year, PBS ran a documentary called “Rat Film” about the infestation problem in Baltimore. Meanwhile, RawlingsBlake decided not to run for reelection; she had replaced Mayor Sheila Dixon, who had been ousted from office after an embezzlement conviction. Rawlings-Blake was followed by Mayor Catherine Pugh, who resigned amidst allegations of corruption. The cycle of failure in Baltimore continued. Then President Trump decided to use Baltimore’s failures of governance as a club to wield against Cummings. This was obviously a convenient brickbat: Trump was not proposing a plan for Baltimore or suggesting solutions. But the media determined that Trump’s verbiage wasn’t merely boorish but racist -- and they suggested that Baltimore is, in fact, a thriving urban suc-
cess. This, of course, is Trump’s gift: Anything he touches becomes toxic to Democrats, while anything he criticizes becomes golden. But when all this is said and done, will Baltimore be any better off? We all know the answer to that question. The situation in Baltimore requires real solutions, not jabber from either side. Obfuscating Baltimore’s problems because Trump put his finger on them doesn’t help Baltimore any more than ignoring Baltimore’s problems because Democrats govern it. And simply calling out those problems without providing a solution doesn’t help Baltimore, either. Ben Shapiro, 35, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and editor-in-chief of DailyWire.com. He is the author of the No. 1 New York Times bestseller “The Right Side Of History.” He lives with his wife and two children in Los Angeles. To find out more about Ben Shapiro and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators. com.
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ment, all Democratic candidates but Biden say they support the Green New Deal, which Republicans say would cost $93 trillion. For our ranking, I went with the lowest estimate we could find: An economist who likes the idea says it will cost around $500 billion a year. Welfare? Harris would increase benefits and have the government pay your rent if it’s over 30% of your income ($94 billion), and Friday she offered $75 billion to black colleges and minority entrepreneurs. Warren wants to spend more ($50 billion) on housing. Sanders would increase food stamps for kids ($10.8 billion), boost Social Security benefits ($19 billion) and guarantee everyone a government job ($158 billion), for a total of $187.8 billion. President Donald Trump, who says America will never be a socialist country, hasn’t been a responsible spender either. Since he took office, spending increased about $500 billion per year. Trump did propose some cuts, but when Congress ignored his cuts and increased spending, he signed the bills anyway. Now he says he’d spend even more: $200 billion a year for infrastructure, $8.6 billion for the border wall construction, $1.6 billion for more NASA funding and on and on, for a total of $267 billion. We can’t afford it! The federal government is already $22 trillion in debt -- $150,000 per taxpayer. While Trump’s $267 billion is bad, the Democrats’ plans are worse. We counted $297 billion proposed by Biden, $690 billion from Buttigieg, $3.8 trillion from Warren, $4 trillion from Sanders and $4.3 trillion from Harris. That would double what the entire federal government spends now. Senator Harris “wins” the free stuff contest. Taxpayers lose. John Stossel is author of “No They Can’t! Why Government Fails -- But Individuals Succeed.”
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authority as the city’s top elected official to pressure local businesses against engaging with VDARE, its speakers and its supporters. “I would encourage local businesses to be attentive to the types of events they accept and the groups that they invite to our great city,” Suthers warned. “The City of Colorado Springs will not provide any support or resources to this event, and does not condone hate speech in any fashion.” This is the kind of feckless virtue-signaling you expect from Democratic mayors attacking Chickfil-A over its founders’ commitment to traditional values. Here’s what’s truly pathetic: All it took for GOP Mayor Suthers to fold was one ambitious Democratic pot-stirrer and a few thousand crisis-exploiting petitioners on the internet (who knows how many of them were actually from Colorado Springs) echoing the talking points of the Southern Poverty Law Center smear machine -- which has made a fortune calling everyone from Ben Carson to Ayaan Hirsi Ali to Brigitte Gabriel to Jeanine Pirro to VDARE to yours truly to Trump an agent of “hate.” (Never mind that the unhinged SPLC has paid out millions in defamation settlements, faces an onslaught of new lawsuits, and is crumbling internally amid employee accusations of sexual harassment and racial discrimination.) Immediately after the mayor’s ominous decree, the Cheyenne Mountain Resort canceled VDARE’s contract. The liberal heckler’s veto won. The Republican mayor, a purported constitutional conservative, blithely threw the First Amendment under the bus. VDARE is fighting back against what Brimelow calls the “Totalitarian Left” (and its surrenderist GOP enablers). Colorado conservative lawyer Randy Corporon, who represents the group in
its civil rights lawsuit against the city, told me: “Mayor John Suthers’ statement made clear that Colorado Springs would not provide police protection to VDARE’s lawful gathering in a private facility because of his disagreement with the participants’ views. His statement led Cheyenne Mountain Resort to cancel VDARE’s longcontracted event in spite of significant lost profit and cash damages paid to VDARE by the resort. Meanwhile, violent, disruptive protest groups like antifa receive police protections as they threaten, injure and maim.” “I accepted this case,” Corporon said, “in order to expose the hypocrisy and in an effort to determine whether these precious First Amendment rights now only apply to groups and ideas favored by government.” Unfortunately, Suthers’ discriminatory crusade against immigration hawks is being subsidized by Colorado Springs taxpayers left in the dark about the threat their own mayor poses to the essential freedom of assembly. Who needs antifa with free speechsquelching tyrants bullying patriots from inside the halls of power? Michelle Malkin’s email address is writemalkin@ gmail.com. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www. creators.com.
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that 1934 baseball All-Star METZLER from 7 France has fought back trip to Japan? (Answer folThe Spy Behind Home lows) but in vain; the 1994 linPlate features numerous guistic legislation sought clips and comments from a to formally protect ears Born Today ... wide range of family memThat is to say, sports and airwaves from the bers, historians, acquain- standouts born on August flood of English. Radio tances, and teammates— 8 include Montreal Ca- stations were ordered to such as Red Sox center- nadien All-Star goalkeeper play a quota of at least 40 fielder Dom DiMaggio, who Ken Dryden (1947) and percent French content briefly roomed with Berg. tennis great Roger Federer music. This soon fell The gifted, charismatic (1981). by the wayside. It’s not Berg was often encouraged that there’s no French to write a book about his inmusic or movies, quite Sports Quote credible life, but he always “Mo Berg was the strang- the contrary. The overall refused—until the 1960s, est man ever to play base- French music industry when he agreed to work on ball.” –Casey Stengel has declined but there’s a memoir. Unfortunately, a large French Rap muhe quit when the co-author sic industry which has Sports Quiz Answer assigned to collaborate with Babe Ruth’s daughter’s drowned out any hint of him confused him with name was Julia. She died Charles Aznavour, Yves Moe Howard of the Three five months ago at the age Montand, or even JohnStooges. ny Halliday. of 102. Berg died in 1972. His Despite the governlast words were “How did Mike Moffett was a Profes- ment’s feeble attempt at the Mets do today?” sor of Sports Management protectionism, the taste Life can be stranger (and for Plymouth State Univer- of the market was othermore interesting) than fic- sity and NHTI-Concord. He wise. Indeed it appears tion, as Moe Berg’s story co-authored the critically- that the larger audience demonstrates. acclaimed and award-win- p r e f e r s t h e A m e r i c a n With apologies to Super- ning “FAHIM SPEAKS: A product. man, Batman, and Wonder Warrior-Actor’s Odyssey Contrary to Quebec Woman. from Afghanistan to Holly- where there’s an almost wood and Back” (with the silly degree of enforced Sports Quiz Marines)—which is avail- French linguistic legisWhat was the name of able through Amazon.com. lation, France is fortuBabe Ruth’s daughter, His e-mail address is mimof- nately a bit more relaxed. whom Berg “hit on” during fett@comcast.net. Significantly the Paris government spends huge amount of political and financial capital in supporting the Francophonie a group of former French colonies and dependencies, like the British LLC Commonwealth, which encourage the teaching and use of French in evTree Removal – Pruning – Planting - Stump Grinding eryday affairs. Places like Senegal, 603-494-6395 • kurt@pemitreeworks.com Morocco, Lebanon and Quebec are among 300 million French speakers MOFFETT from 11
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balance against sweetness and IBUs. This is especially important to realize when looking at alcohol percent or ABV. These beers would further age well if you could resist drinking them for a year or more. Put them away at 50-55°F in a basement closet. Visit them often in admiration but hold off as long as you can. About three years is the normal timeframe for aging, but some require even more time to become their fullest version of an aged stout.
including France. Algeria, not surprisingly, stunned this blissful notion when its Minister of Education shocked Paris by saying that “the French language does not get us anywhere,” and ordering the country’s universities and higher education to use English rather than French! Nonetheless according to a BVA recent poll, 75 percent of French consider their language to be a major part of their national identity. Naturally English too uses many French words and phrases. Boutique, Rendezvous, Bon Voyage, Deja Vu, Entrepreneur among so many others. Indeed the Franglais phenomenon is equally acute in German, Japanese and Spanish where English words and hybrid phrases have long gained significant linguistic usage. French President Emmanuel Macron when running for office often used the term “start up nation.” And he won. 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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gram, and raised money for NH Civil Legal Assistance. Additionally, MacDonald received glowing bipartisan recommendations and endorsements from lawyers and judges (including past NH chief justices) and no fewer than 18 past presidents of the NH Bar Association which serves the NH legal community, the NH court system, and the NH public. Some of these individuals spoke out, not only because they found MacDonald to be eminently qualified, but they were horrified that a partisan litmus test was being applied to an area of government that should be as free of politics as possible. Rep. French of Littleton, whose district includes Bethlehem, Franconia, Lisbon, Littleton, Lyman, Monroe, and Sugar Hill, has served just 6 months in the NH Legislature. Her legislative record indicates she earned an “F” by fellow colleagues. By her own standards of “experience,” Rep. French should take a look at her own web page for NH General Court. It’s shocking! Prior to serving in the House of Representatives, was she elected to serve as supervisor of the checklist? No. Has she served as library trustee? No. Has she been town clerk? No. How about election to the school board? No. Has she served as selectman? No. Rep. French has no prior experience holding any elected office. Based upon Rep. French’s own “litmus test,” which even she herself cannot pass, maybe she should consider stepping down as our “representative.” Nick De Mayo Sugar Hill, NH.
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