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Eddie Edwards For Congress

Charlie Gunn making his way through the Needle’s Eye along the Rocky Ridge Way at the Polar Caves in Rumney. The Polar Cave’s gigantic granite boulders and caves are fun to explore.

Late Summer Fun At The Polar Caves And Loon Mtn A Day At White Mountain Attractions

by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Columnist

New Hampshire isn’t Disneyland, New Hampshire’s better! New Hampshire has the White Mountain Attractions! Is there any place else in the world where you can bring your whole family to experience so many fun, unique and beautiful places? I do know that growing up I was one lucky kid. My parents, my day camp and our town library took

me to visit many if not all the White Mountain Attractions. As an adult I have taken my niece and friend’s children to climb through caves, ride ski lifts to mountaintops, ride trains and see Clark’s famous trained bears and meet the Wolfman. But bringing children along is not a requirement to have fun. Charlie and I went out for some fun and decided to head to the Polar

Caves. The Polar Caves in Rumney, NH have been an attraction since 1922 and “polar” describes the air temperature in their caves. Sorry there have never been polar bears in New Hampshire but they do make a cute mascot. My first visit to the Polar Caves was when I was in elementary school. I remember it well. My mother told us that when she was a child, her family went to the Flume See PATENAUDE on 20

We had intended to stay away from making an endorsement in the GOP Primary for New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District as both candidates appeared to share our opinions on key conservative issues. It was a series of mailings against Eddie Edwards, approved by his opponent, that caught our attention. Eddie Edwards Anti-Second Amendment? Pro-Abortion? Approves Funding For Planned Parenthood and Illegal Immigration? If these things are true, why isn’t he running as a Democrat? Shouldn’t we be endorsing his opponent? So we decided to do some homework. We soon found that the claims made in these mailers were far from the truth. Claims of being pro-abortion seemed contrary to the words from one of the pro-life movement’s biggest advocates, Rick Santorum, when he endorsed Edwards stating: “..he values the sanctity of life and will fight to protect it.” The claim that Edwards is against the second amendment for not filling out one survey is extremely misleading. Edwards did fill out surveys from the Gun Owners Of America, The National Rife Assoc. and the National Assoc. For Gun Rights all showing that he strongly supports Second Amendment Rights. (You can see these and other surveys on his website edwardsfornh. com) The mailer states that Edwards was on the Board Of NH Endowments when they funded Planned Parenthood, illegal immigration and amnesty programs. We have served on boards and have not always agreed on the final decisions. Edwards’ stands on these issues seem to contradict those decisions. We have seen some mud-slinging in campaigns over the years, but it is disheartening to see a candidate’s positions on important issues being totally twisted as these mailers have done. We did feel that both candidates supported the conservative issues we feel are important, so we were going to stand back and let the best man win. Today we have decided to step back in. We endorse Eddie Edwards for Congress.

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As hard as I try not to, I keep getting older. Later this year I am turning 63. I am a bit disappointed since a couple of years ago I invested a good deal of money to buy a series of books, DVDS and CDs that guaranteed me that, if I followed the instructions in them that I could achieve anything I wanted. The key, they said, was to focus on one thing so intently that within a few months time it would become a reality. I decided to focus on staying 59. I followed the instructions religiously for the entire year. I woke up in the morning and told myself I would stay 59, I went to sleep at night with that thought piercing my brain as I fell asleep. “I will stay 59….I will stay 59….I will stay 59…” I never wavered. Still, on November 14, 2015, I turned 60. I was, needless to say, very disappointed. Not only had I spent hours on end focusing on something that never happened, but I also missed an entire season of American Idol. It wasn’t my best year. Next I thought about using this underarm roll-on product I saw advertised on TV that would raise my testosterone levels and keep me young. On reading

the side effects I was warned that after using the product I wouldn’t be allowed to touch anyone and I might have vomiting and diarrhea. Just aging naturally seemed like a much safer and comfortable option. I decided on that birthday that I would forget about trying to stay young but I would focus on the good things I could find about getting older. Maybe if I could convince myself of the things that I had to look forward to I would welcome, maybe even want to hurry along, my next birthdays. I think I have come up with some great reasons to look forward to getting older. I hope that you will also find this helpful as you get ready to turn another page with that increasingly arthritic hand. Social Security – Sure it’s going broke, but not before those of us in our sixties will still be able to get our hands on it. (I hope.) The older I get, the less I will have to worry about getting older. I won’t have to listen to a bunch of old people telling me how much better things were when they were younger. It will be me doing the talking. I will not be expected to stay up to watch the ball drop on New Year’s Eve. Telling someone that I had a long week and am very tired in order not to go to a function I don’t want to go to will no longer be a lie. I can leave a boring party early using the same excuse and everyone will understand. I will look forward to new technology in the removal of ear and nose hair. I will look really good in pictures taken of me

when I was in my fifties. I will be able to make better use of the volume button on the remote. Restaurants won’t be very crowded at 4pm. Getting up frequently in the middle of the night will help me to complete my required aerobic activity for the week. The latest breakthroughs in laxative flavors will make it a wonderful time to be alive. I will be able to get senior discounts at the movies, if I’m not too tired to go. I will know a lot more medical terms to use when playing Scrabble. I will be able to do a lot more reading, especially the sodium and fat contents on the items at the supermarket. I will be able to go into an antique store and feel right at home. I will be able to sleep in until 8am if I feel like it. I can pretend to forget stuff when it is convenient and no one will get upset with me. I can celebrate Men’s Health Awareness month every day. I can wear whatever I want in public and not care at all. I’m sure that there are many other things that I will find to appreciate about growing older and the older I get these things will become more apparent. It’s going to be a bright future. Join Brendan on Monday, September 10th at 7pm at the Clark Museum in Wolfeboro where he will be sharing a few of his Flatlander tales as well as reading from his upcoming book “I Really Only Did It For The Socks and Other Tales Of Aging” which is scheduled for a 2019 release.

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Voting To The Editor: Student voting eligibility has become a partisan political issue. It’s time to set the record straight and clear away the misinformation used by people who don’t have New Hampshire’s best interests at heart. Bottom line: Students coming to NH for postsecondary education have a right to vote in our elections, period. Students who qualify for out-of-state tuition at their college of choice and want to vote here simply have to follow the same laws as everyone else. How could anyone object to that? Rules should apply to all – that’s just a matter of fairness. Voting in NH comes with responsibilities that apply to all who reside here. Adults cannot pick and choose which laws they will follow. Our legal system isn’t like a restaurant buffet where you can take some of this, leave all of that. When we earn our NH driver’s license as state residents we agree to follow the driving rules and regulations passed by our legislature. If you’re here from South Carolina and get pulled over for texting while driving, don’t expect a first offense to cost you $25 as it would in your home state. In NH, it’s $100. In NH, we agree that after 60 days of residency we must give up our previous state’s driver’s license and get one issued by NH’s DMV, register our car in NH, and have it inspected

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at a NH-certified inspection station. But some people are pushing the idea that residency rules shouldn’t apply to students who come to our state to further their education and want to vote here. These people support a system where certain rules don’t apply to all. We think that’s wrong. Voting in our state’s elections should be limited to residents. Only residents should decide who represents them at the local, state, and federal levels. We agree not to let just anybody breeze in from Massachusetts to vote here, so how can it make sense to let a student from that same state vote here while driving on a MA license in an MA-plated vehicle? And remember, these students always have the option to vote (absentee or in person) in that state’s elections. You would hope this wouldn’t be a partisan issue. It is, however because one side thinks the public can be tricked into thinking students are under attack and unfortunately that side also cares infinitely more about winning elections than conducting fair elections. We know the truth, however. If elected as your representatives in Concord, we pledge to protect the vote by making sure those who don’t play by the rules don’t have a say in how we run our state. Rep Greg Hill – Northfield, Franklin Ward 3 Hon Kathy Rago – North-

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Kids & Capitalism To The Editor: With the beginning of a new school year, children will be learning all sorts of new educational ideas. They probably won’t learn much about the American capitalist system. It seems the word “capitalist” is a dirty word these days. But, “capitalism” is what made, and continues to make America, great! President Calvin Coolidge, a native Vermonter, who was a Republican lawyer from New England, became the 30th President of the USA. In a 1925 speech to the American Society of Newspaper Editors in Washington, DC, President Coolidge stated “…After all, the chief business of the American people is business. They are profoundly concerned with buying, selling, investing and prospering in the world.” In our contemporary society, it seems more American kids are learning about and consequently leaning towards socialism while kids in China and Russia are embracing capitalism! Go figure?!?! How do we get our kids to embrace capitalism once again? One way is to make it fun and easy. Start with a collection of some sort See MAILBOAT on 25

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union sometimes driving, sometimes flying. “I would go to about eight different states each year,” said Dan. “I spend a few days at each place and then come back home to recharge moneywise. I don’t spend much money when I travel.” Dan has also been to Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico. Even though he has seen all of the United States, Dan still continues to take occasional trips to see new places. “Two weeks ago I went to Iowa and the Chicago area,” said Dan. Dan also takes traditional yearly trips. “I like to visit Universal Studios and Disneyworld around Halloween ever year,” said Dan. “I also like to visit New York City around Christmas.” During his travels around the country, Dan has also makes it a point to visit Wal-Marts when he is in those areas. “I have a passion for retail stores and I like to see what the setups are

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Has your business been Fifed? A growing number of businesses around the Lakes Region and other areas of New Hampshire have been getting on board. www.GoGetFifed.com is a marketing company which is the brainchild of owner Dan Fife. Fife cross markets businesses with his Facebook page and website, highlighting events as well as providing video testimonials from patrons of the businesses. “I majored in marketing and business at Plymouth State,” said Dan. “I graduated in 2006 and have always wanted to do my own thing. To be my own person.” Dan’s journey into owning his own business, filled with the usual ups and downs we all face, is even more extraordinary considering that he has Asperger Syndrome. “I’ve had to overcome a lot of challenges,” said Dan. Dan grew up in the Plymouth area and went to Plymouth Regional High School and now lives on his own in Laconia where he loves living the Winnipesaukee lifestyle. Dan had always wanted to start his own business and has since been promoting his #Gogetfifed trademark. “It’s my own brand that I developed,” said Dan. “Right now I have about twenty businesses. Most are in the Laconia area but I also have businesses in Londonderry, Campton and Lincoln.” When he is not busy running his business, Dan focuses on his passion for travel. Between 2006 and 2014, Dan traveled solo to see every state in the

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The Left’s Long War on Conservative Free Speech In the competition of ideas, you can’t win the game if you’re not on the playing field. That’s why Silicon Valley bigwigs’ stubby Michelle Malkin born refusal Syndicated Columnist to put business above their own personal partisan biases doesn’t just rankle. It reeks. Equal access to social media is not just about sharing food pics, pet videos, makeup tutorials and travelogues. It’s about ensuring the ability to disseminate and distribute political speech on the world’s biggest platforms. Although I started in the metro newspaper industry in 1992, my years as an independent conservative blogger and internet entrepreneur have been the most journalistically enriching. I launched my first website in 1999, my namesake blog in 2004, my first group blog and video content platform HotAir. com and my YouTube channel in 2006 (where I broadcast reports from Iraq), my Twitter account in 2008, my second group website Twitchy.com in 2012, and my documentary-style web series, “Michelle Malkin Investigates,” for CRTV.com in 2016. I don’t just preach the First Amendment. I practice it for a living. Early adopter status was important for us non-leftists who saw the disruptive influence and narrative-setting opportunities that new media and social media offered. I was ridiculed by mainstream media colleagues for wasting time on the internet, derided as “just a blogger” (which

I proudly turned into a hashtag), and mocked for starting a Twitter aggregation business long before corporate media outlets copied the idea. Over the years, I’ve joined other independent conservative social media users in exposing coordinated “flag-spamming” campaigns against right-wing personalities and causes. Prolife, pro-border security and antijihadist journalists and activists have all been selectively gagged on Google/YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. I’ve worked with a few good-faith employees at these companies who tried to treat conservatives fairly. But in the unhinged era of the anti-Trump resistance, intermittent purges, “accidental” suspensions and suspicious deletions of conservative content have spiked to a level of systemic censorship. Twelve years after its founding, Twitter has abandoned its corporate motto of “Defend and respect the user’s voice.” Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, set to testify before Congress in two weeks, admitted his company’s left-wing bias and dismissed revelations from his own engineers, who confided to undercover Project Veritas journalists that they were creating algorithms to “ban a way of talking,” “down rank” users based on politics and employ “machine learning” to create special triggers and keywords -- “the majority of (which) are for Republicans.” In April, the brilliant anti-leftist street artist Sabo disappeared from Twitter without warning or explanation. My friend and CRTV.com colleague Gavin McInnes was silenced on Twitter recently for absolutely no good reason and

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What Nonreligious People Get Wrong About Religious People With the media furiously obsessed over the supposed imminent end of the Trump presidency (spoiler alert: nope), the new conversation by Ben Shapiro among the elite Syndicated Columnist concerns the supposed evils of Vice President Mike Pence. Pence, our leftist thought leaders proclaim, is perhaps even more frightening than President Trump. Frank Bruni of The New York Times terms Pence a “holy terror waiting in the wings ... a bigot ... a liar ... cruel.” This is nothing new. Conan O’Brien says that “many members of Congress are preparing for a Mike Pence presidency. Yeah, they’re preparing by binge-watching ‘The Handmaid’s Tale.’” Joy Behar called Pence’s

faith a “mental illness.” John Oliver trolled Pence last year by mocking his daughter’s children’s book about a bunny rabbit -- in Oliver’s parody book, the bunny rabbit is gay. Because, of course, Pence would hate a gay bunny. Last year, the media went into a tizzy when they learned that Pence refuses to dine alone with women other than his wife (the same media have since been shocked to learn that Harvey Weinstein loved dining alone with women other than his wife). This policy made Pence a bigot. But that was just the beginning. Pence, said the media, supported “gay conversion therapy.” This, of course, is false as well. But that didn’t stop the media from feting gay 2018 Winter Olympian Adam Rippon, who proceeded to trot out that debunked chestnut. What is so frightening about Pence? His status as a religious

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Burma’s Rohingya Face “Fear And Persecution” Warns UN UNITED TIONS —A

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“climate of fear and persecution” face Burma’s minority Rohingya population as a year of unby John J. Metzler relenting huSyndicated Columnist man rights abuses and forced expulsions continue by the country’s Beijing-backed military rulers. As UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told a stunned Security Council meeting, “The massive refugee emergency that began one year ago in Rakhine state, Myanmar, has become one of the world’s worst humanitarian and human rights crises.” Much of the world is still not watching. Perhaps it’s crisis overload, perhaps it’s resignation. In an impassioned address to delegates, Guterres, himself a former UN High Commissioner for Refugees, warned, “Last month, I visited Cox’s Bazaar in Bangladesh and heard stories of horrendous persecution and suffering.” The special meeting came just a day after the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva issued a withering report on Myanmar’s AKA Burma’s ruthless campaign against the Rohingya minority which highlighted “patterns of gross human rights violations and abuses” committed by the

security forces, which “undoubtedly amount to the gravest crimes under international law.” The UN report says that six senior military officials in Burma should be investigated for genocide against the Rohingya Moslem minority. The document equally faults Burma’s de factor leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Prize laureate, for failing to stop the attacks. Burma’s Buddhist majority military regime denies formal citizenship rights to the Rohingya. In the past year over 700,000 Rohingya have been forcibly displaced from their homes in Burma and into neighboring Bangladesh. Mass killings and burning of villages triggered what U.S./UN Ambassador Nikki Haley called, “ethnic cleansing.” In a memorable and compelling address, actress Cate Blanchett a UN Goodwill Ambassador who recently visited the the world’s largest refugee camp in Bangladesh stated, “I am not here as an expert. I stand before you today only as a witness. As someone who has seen and cannot look away.” She recounted, “Nothing could have prepared me for the extent and depth of the suffering I saw.” “The many refugees that I spoke with consider Myanmar their home but they have real, deep fears about returning there… Refugees move back home when it is safe and secure to do so,” added Blanchett. Indeed as the United King-

dom’s Minister of State for Commonwealth Affairs Lord Ahmad intoned, “But the solution to this crisis, let us be clear, lies in Burma. The Rohingya deserve justice.” He added, “the Rohingya must be able to return home to Rakhine safely, voluntarily and

importantly, with dignity. That means more than returning to IDP camps on the Burmese side of the border, but real progress towards a more just long-term solution and state of affairs in Rakhine.”

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What’s the Matter With New Hampshire? In his 2004 best-seller, What’s the Matter with Kansas?, Thomas Frank questioned the sanity of socialconservative voters who, he contended, voted by Ken Gorrell a g a in s t t h e i r Contributing Columnist economic best interests by voting for Republicans. Frank is an establishment liberal, so naturally he defined “best interests” using his own fantasy version of the Kansas economy at the time. The reality was Kansas had been doing well against national metrics, but facts were subsumed to liberal dogma as liberal writers are wont to do. Naturally, the book spent weeks on the New York Times Best-Seller list. The exquisitely-condescending Mr. Frank was upbraided at the time by an editorial in the Wichita Eagle: “There’s nothing wrong with many Kansans wanting to hold onto a little more of their paychecks . . . or preferring that when they need help it comes from their family, their church, their community—not an intrusive federal government.” Sounds positively Trumpian, 12 years ahead of its time. I won’t fall into the trap Frank set for himself, but when I read the results of a recent political survey of Granite State voters, my first thought was, “What’s the matter with New Hampshire”? As reported in the Union Leader, 56% of registered voters believe it “would be a good thing” if President Trump faced a challenger in 2020. Given that Hillary Clinton won our state by a slim majority in 2016 (this isn’t the first time I’ve wondered what’s the matter with

NH), that poll result dismayed but didn’t surprise me. But the poll also showed that 40% of NH Republicans think positively about a primary challenge against President Trump, and 13% aren’t sure – an amazing 53% who aren’t presently supportive of Trump being the Republican nominee in 2020. Only 47% recognized that would be bad. I’m 100% sure that 53% of NH’s Republicans are on the spectrum somewhere between “confused” and “bark-atthe-sky mad.” My first instinct when reading poll results is to question whether it was conducted to report opinions or create news. This one seemed to be reporting accurately voter sentiment. The polling firm, Praecones Analytica, is well-regarded, received a “B-”overall in the 538 pollster rankings, with a slight “R” mean bias. People of good faith can disagree about Donald Trump’s personality and methods. I cringed at his “war hero” comments directed at John McCain. But he’s the head of the nation’s Executive branch, not the local Toastmaster’s club. Results matter greatly when you are the President of the most consequential nation on Earth. Sometimes, ends justify – or at least mitigate – the means. The media and the malcontents have been against Trump from the beginning, using video and violence to oppose this latest Republican Hitler. They promised disaster unless we were With Her, but have any of those dire predictions come to pass? Economist Stephen Moore put together a list of liberal attempts at prognostication, including these gems: 1) “Donald Trump’s first gift to the world will be another financial crisis.” (U.K. Independent)

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The Pine Tree Tax And The King’s Broad Arrow by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Contributing Writer

Some of New Hampshire’s first settlers came here seeking freedom from oppression concerning their religious beliefs and practices. Others came seeking goods that would make them wealthy,even believing that inland,among the rocks in the mountains there must be an abundance of gold and precious jewels,an assumption that proved to be wrong, However, they did find a source of income in the trading of fish, fur, and lumber. These became valuable export goods to distance lands. The eastern white pine became a particularly popular tree for its value,not only as lumber for log houses or to be hewn into boards, but also for use as the masts of ships and the material to build the whole ship. The white pine was especially suited for the masts of ships because of the heights it could reach, especially in the northeast where trees had been growing unmolested for many years. The trees were said to have reached heights of 150 to as much as 250 feet with the bottoms of the trees being free of limbs as high as 80 feet from the ground. They were light in weight compared to the hardwood trees, being soft wood that was easy to work with in preparing it for ships’ masts and for other pur-

First flag protesting pine tree law flown on colonist’s ships. poses. It was, however,the use of the wood for the king of England’s ships that led to taxes, controversy, and riots in Colonial New Hampshire in the 1700s. Somehow the rulers in England considered the New World across the sea to belong to them, including the wide and tall white pines of New Hampshire. The explorers who discovered the lands that were previously unknown to them assumed that this land was their land and that of those who funded their adventures. The native Americans, of course, considered it their land, while the authorities in England assumed dominance over their subjects in the New World. King William and Queen Mary are said to have started the policy of claiming all of the pine trees with a width above 12 inches as belonging to them for the use of the royal navy as early as the year 1690. It became a legal transaction by the English Parliament under King George I in 1722

that the trees in question could not be cut without the king’s permission. The

Broad Arrow Mark was a policy instituted in the late 1600s for the purpose of preserving the biggest and best white pine trees as stated in a revised Massachusetts Bay Charter:“ …for better providing and furnishing masts for our royal navy we do hereby preserve to our heirs and successors all trees of the diameter of twenty four inches and upwards of 12 inches from the ground growing upon any …tract of land within our said Province or Territory not heretofore granted to any private persons.” (adapted to today’s English). There was a fine for dis-

obeying this policy and certain individuals were chosen to mark selected trees with three slashes of an ax, thereafter known as the King’s Broad Arrow Mark, also used in New Hampshire. Apparently the colonists paid little attention at first to this law imposed upon them and continued to cut down pine trees including those with the broad arrow mark. The Pine Tree Law even applied to trees growing on private property. Local authorities were not inclined to enforce the no cut rule. but as See SMITH on 27

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Gregory, Fran Howe and Deb Deacetis with a net 33. There were two contest holes this week. Hole #12 was closest pin on in 2 shots by the same person. Brenda Trudeau landed her ball 17’8” from the pin. Hole #17 was longest drive for all players and Christina Nassor drove her ball into the fairway for the win. The ladies took a trip to the prize table. Birdies and chipins were only counted if the same player’s ball was in play into the hole. Val Langbehn birdied hole #16 and Nassor chipped in on hole #13 while Lyn Seley chipped in on hole #10. Jan Pano was the lucky winner of the 50/50 raffle. At the end of the season the League considers all members who played at least 4 rounds during the season to be eligible for season scoring prizes. There were 43 members who were eligible for prizes. Member’s gross

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by Mike Moffett Contributing Writer

JD AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS When current Boston Celtic general manager Danny Ainge played for the C’s, he once got in a fight with towering Atlanta Hawk forward Wayne “Tree” Rollins. During the course of the scuffle Ainge was bitten by Rollins, which inspired the headline “Tree bites Man!” But somehow, as the years went by, an urban legend developed whereby it was AINGE who was the biter and Rollins the bitten. “I swear I’m best remembered by NBA fans as the guy who bit Tree Rollins,” Ainge once exclaimed in exasperation. “For crying out loud, HE bit ME!” The Ainge Bites Tree myth is but one of countless false legends in sport. Such as: - Babe Ruth wolfed down hot dogs during games. (No evidence whatsoever.) -Jimmy Hoffa is buried under Giants Stadium. (No evidence whatsoever.) -Adolph Hitler and Nazi Germany were humiliated during the 1936 Olympics. (Jess Owens’ exploits notwithstanding, the Germans won 89 medals. The USA was second with 56.) But Hitler’s name has unfortunately resurfaced on the sports pages of late, due to a brouhaha concerning an on-line post Boston Red Sox slugger J. D. Martinez made several years ago. As a Second Amendment advocate practicing his First Amendment rights, Martinez reposted a meme

Danny Ainge battles Wayne “Tree” Rollins. Who bit who? which claimed that Hitler was a gun control advocate. To be clear, JD’s post was critical of Hitler. But unfortunately for Martinez, just having his name in the same headline as Hitler is a lose/lose scenario. As happened with Ainge, the opposite of the truth may become the reality for some folks. Another urban legend may develop that Martinez was sympathetic to Hitler. Inevitably he’ll face some “Hitler hecklers” accusing him of dark inclinations when the BoSox travel to the Bronx. I just hope that the entire silly thing goes away and Martinez doesn’t end up remembered for some unfortunate reasons based on wrong information. Such as Ainge biting Tree, when Tree really bit Ainge!

Danny Ainge went from the Boston Celtics to the Sacramento Kings to the Portland Trail Blazers to the Phoenix Suns. He also played Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays. State Representative Michael Moffett was a Professor of Sports Management for Plymouth State University and NHTI-Concord and currently teaches online for New England College. He co-authored the critically-acclaimed and award-winning “FAHIM SPEAKS: A Warrior-Actor’s Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back” (with the Marines)—which is available through Amazon.com. His e-mail address is mimoffett@comcast.net.

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New Trails, Big Wins Business Owner Sees Economic Value In The Winni Scenic Trail And The Wow Trail

BELMONT—The way Brian Baxter sees it, the local bike trails aren’t just a great way to get a new view of the Lakes Region while enjoying some exercise at the same time. The entrepreneur says the paths are gearing up the local economy. The owner of BB’s Hot Bites -N- Cool Delights, Baxter parks his food trailer at Osborne’s Agway in Belmont, where the Winni Scenic Trail and the WOW Trail now come to an end near the bridge over Lake Winnisquam. From this vantage point, he sees runners, walkers, cyclists— and lots of tourists. He tells the story of a couple visiting from Pennsylvania who stumbled across the trail while on vacation. They hopped on in Lakeport, pedaled 4.5 miles south to Osborne’s Agway, and got a friendly welcome from Baxter, who was parked in his usual spot. The man and woman ordered sandwiches from Baxter’s truck and did some shopping inside Agway, where they were happy to find homemade donuts. Then, they treated themselves to some of Baxter’s ice cream and headed back the way they came, with a dozen donuts for another time. “They were new vacationers up here, and when they left to head back up the trail, they said ‘We’ll see you again next year,’” Baxter said. “They were just so delighted that they fell upon the trail and found a way to view the beautiful scenes of New Hampshire. It was a great experience for them.” He added: “They had a great meal. They felt safe and comfortable while biking. They had an adventure. Who wins on that? Laconia. Osborne’s. Me, and the state of New Hampshire.” Every day, Baxter sees

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Brian Baxter, owner of BB’s Hot Bites-N-Cool Delights in front of Agway in Belmont. similar scenes play out on the combined trails. It offers stunning views of the region’s lakes, a chance to walk, run, or cycle and feel safe, and it connects athletes, sightseers, and commuters to businesses that dot the path. Cyclists come off the trail hot, thirsty, happy. They buy water and specials such as steak and cheese or egg salad sandwiches, and they talk about what a good experience they’re having, Baxter said. A Sanbornton resident, he’s owned BB’s Hot Bites-N-Cool Delights, also known as BB’s Scoops, for about 13 years, naming the business “BBS” after himself, his son Brian, and his daughter Shelby. When the children were young, they both worked alongside him in the truck. For many years, BB’s traveled to events—fireworks, old home days, music festivals, weddings, and corporate functions. But Baxter and his wife, Mary, who is also involved with the business, decided they wanted to set down some roots. Now, you can find them set up at Osborne’s, where they operate Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.,

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Summer is drawing to an end as we see another Labor Day pass. And with this seasonal change, our beer world takes a turn as well. Fall beers are more gutsy, bold and beautiful with spices, amber tones and hop notes of dizzying proportions. Fall is also the season of temperatures dropping; those interesting days of chilly mornings and blazing colors of late afternoon light and leafy brilliance. So within these weeks, let us see how New Hampshire shines in craft brewed beers. The one we check out this week is from Tuckerman Brewing Company. Celebrating 20 years, Tuckerman Brewing Company is located at 66 Hobbs Street in Conway and finding their expanded location fitting their growing requirements to produce more great brews for their demanding fans. Back in 1998, Nik Stannic and Kirsten Neves, after meeting in college, came back to Conway and put together a small brew business celebrating New Hampshire’s Mount Washington and Tuckerman Ravine. The two decided to keep things simple because it worked better that way. Today, Tuckerman beer can be found in NH, Maine and Massachusetts. Their Pale Ale, Rockpile IPA, TRale Kolsch, Headwall Alt and 6288 Stout can be found most anywhere depending on if they are seasonal or year-round. You can

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find out more about their offerings at their website www.tuckermanbrewing. com Fall Line Rye IPA is a rich coppery IPA with lots of initial rye flavor. Rye grains make for a deliciously crisp ale. It also allows hops to shine through robustly. Amber in hue, antique white frothy head and slightly hazy, Fall Line is modestly spicy on the initial sip and gives way to a smooth refreshing finish and medium mouthfeel. At 6.5% ABV and 55 IBUs (International Bittering Units which describe tartness), this rye ale is perfect for just about any post-activity celebration (hikes, kayaking or campfires). I’m sure you will agree this Tuckerman effort is worth it. With the many other offerings from Tuckerman, this is a brewery to become friends with. You

can find it at Case-n-Keg in Meredith as well as other fine beer or grocery stores. Since this has just been released from Tuckerman, no one has yet officially commented on BeerAdvocate.com as to their take on Fall Line Rye IPA. Those on Untappd.com are giving Fall Line at least 3.6 to 4.9 points out of 5. Enjoy this beer while you can get it, but remember, if it’s out of stock or past the season, you will want to look for it next year at the end of August. In the meantime, select another great Tuckerman beer to try… they are all great beers from a great brewery! Jim MacMillan is the owner of WonByOne Design of Meredith, NH, and is an avid imbiber of craft brews and a home brewer as well. Send him your recommendations and brew news to wickedbrews@weirs.com

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SEPTEMBER Through October 31st “Manufacturing Victory, The Arsenal of Democracy” – Exhibit Wright Museum, Center Street, Wolfeboro. At the beginning of WWII, the US mobilized the entire economy and industrial structure to produce the most powerful “Arsenal of Democracy” the world has ever known. This exhibit will detail these enormous efforts on the home-front during WWII. The Military arsenal and machines of Allied victory depended on a work-force willing to do whatever it took to arm and outfit the U.S. and Allied forces. While soldiers faced the actual fighting around the world, those at home built an unprecedented machine of war in factories all over the United States. www.WrightMuseum.org or 569-1212

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Frates Dance Studio,171 Fair Street, Laconia. 10:30am. This class is for persons of all levels of experience. The sequence guides us through the most gentle movement and then settles us into deep stillness or propped asana. Just the right combination to rejuvenate and realign! Classes are $15pp. Join the YOurGA Facebook page to sign in to class ahead of time for a $5 discount!

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Bob Marley Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www.FlyingMonkeyNH.com or 5362551

Dueling Pianos Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 9pm. Serious fun as YOU pick the music and join in the show! www. PatricksPub.com or 293-0841

Little Rascals Storytime McLane Audubon Center, 84 Silk Farm Road, Concord. 10:30am. Enjoy nature with your preschooler! Educator and naturalist Linden Rayton will share a nature-based story and then take you and your little rascal for a

guided walk. $8/family NHA member, $13/family non-member. Pre-register at www.NHAudubon.org Saturday 8th

Grief Support Meeting Navigating Recover y of The Lakes Region, 635 Main Street, Laconia. 3pm-4pm. Grief support meeting for anyone who has lost a loved one to addiction. www.

NavigatingRecovery.org

Basket Weaving Workshop with Ray Lagasse League of NH Craftsmen, 279 DW Highway, Meredith. 9am-4pm. For this class, you will choose one basket design from a group of choices and learn to weave the basket using reed and hardwood, from start to finish. Tuition is $120pp with no additional materials fee. Pre-registration is required by calling 279-7920 or by visiting www.Meredith.NHCrafts.

org/classes

2018 Carroll County Stamp Show

Moultonborough Function Hall, 139 Old Route 109, Moultonborough. 9am-3pm. Activities include several dealers’ tables, US Post Office table, hourly door prizes, and a youth table. Admission is free and refreshments will be available. 569-8678

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Franklin Opera House, Franklin. 7pm. $20pp. www.FranklinOperaHouse. org or 934-1901

Tribute Night at Patrick’s Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 9pm. Every Saturday will feature a tribute to a different band or singer. www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841

Student Exhibition and Special Dedication to Harvey Bernier Rochester Museum of Fine Arts, in the Rochester Community Center, 150 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 1pm-3pm. The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts invites the public to view a selection of works created by alumni of the NH Institute of Art. During the reception, the museum will dedicate its newest gallery to former Rochester Mayor, Harvey E. Bernier, for tirelessly advocating for the arts and encouraging volunteerism throughout the city. Free and open to the public.

www.RochesterMFA.org

Drawing Animals and Nature Workshop Sandwich Home Industries, 32 Main Street, Sandwich. 10am-4:30pm. If you enjoy watching your pets move and play and want to capture that in your art, join Kathryn Field for this class in the basic drawing of shape, form, and textures. In this day-long class, you will explore drawing both wet and dry medium and focus on issues of perspective, proportion, and value to make drawings that come alive. All materials are provided, and students of all levels are welcome. Tuition is $105pp. To register contact

sandwichcraftgallery@gmail.com

or call 284-6831

Grief Out Loud! – Grief Art Workshop Central NH VNA & Hospice, 780 North Main Street, Laconia. 9am-11am. Somehow music, writing and art can help us reach parts of ourselves that we may not reach as readily in any other way. Families of all ages are invited to tap into this beautiful creative energy, through this workshop, guided by local artists. 524-8444 or email

dkusch@centralvna.org

Monday 10th A Flatlander In Wolfeboro Clark Museum, Wolfeboro, 7pm. Weirs Times editor/columnist Brendan Smith brings to life his tales as a Flatlander from New York adjusting to life in New Hampshire. Smith will also unveil a chapter from his upcoming book “I Really Only Did It For The Sock and Other Tales Of Aging”. Admission is free.

Mon. 10th & Tues. 11th Open Auditions for Youth for Production of “Peter Pan and Wendy, A Musical” Jean’s Playhouse, 34 Papermill Drive, Lincoln. Hopeful performers will be expected at 6pm on either night; bring something to sing unaccompanied and be prepared to read from scenes. Please note the performance dates are November 9th-11th at Jean’s Playhouse. For additional information call 745-2141 or email info@

jeansplayhouse.com

Tuesday 11th Mindful Energy Flow Yoga Class w/ Tekla Frates

Frates Dance Studio,171 Fair Street, Laconia. 10:30am. This class is for persons of all levels of experience. Yoga Practice is considered a moving meditation; sequenced to cleanse and rebalance our Energy Bodies; Amplified with guided Energy Medicine techniques throughout and a Nidra Savasana. This is a powerful cleanse and realignment of each energy system. Classes are $15pp. Join the YOurGA Facebook page to sign in to class ahead of time for a $5 discount!

The Portsmouth Naval Prison – Author Lecture and Book Signing by Katy Kramer Wright Museum, Center Street, Wolfeboro. 7pm. Katy Kramer has been researching the facility for decades and will discuss and sign copies of her book. $3/ members, $8/non-members. www. WrightMuseum.org or 569-1212 Open Mic Night with Host Paul Luff Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 7:30pm. www.PatricksPub. com or 293-0841

Wright Museum to Host 9/11 Ceremony The Wright Museum of World War II in Wolfeboro will host the annual “9-11 Memorial Ceremony” on Tuesday, September 11 from 12 to 1:00pm. The event will take place in the Museum’s Theater and admission is free. According to Mike Culver, executive director, the Wright Museum has provided space for this ceremony for several years. “It is very important to all of us here to take time and reflect on the events of this day in American history,” he said. “This is a day for all American to reflect.” The ceremony is organized by Bob and Lindy Viscio. For more information about the museum, visit www. wrightmuseum.org.

Weirs Times’s Editor/Columnist Brendan Smith At Clark Museum On Monday, September 10th at 7pm. Weirs Times’s Editor and “F.O.O.L. In New Hampshire” columnist, Brendan Smith will be in the Barn at the Clark Museum Complex in Wolfeboro Brendan, who moved to New Hampshire from Long Island, New York in 1985, will be telling tales of his adventures as a “Flatlander” adjusting to life in the Granite State. Brendan will be sharing some of his “classic” stories include learning how to Rake His Roof and his first experience at the dump as well as other stories. Among his accomplishments is starting the group F.A.T.S.O. (Flatlanders Adjusting to Solitary Oblivion) and running for Governor under the Flatlander Ticket. Brendan has entertained audiences throughout New England with witty tales of his early experiences in the Granite State. Brendan will also be reading an excerpt from his new book “I Only Did It For The Socks And Other Tales Of Aging” that will be published in 2019. Brendan is also the author of “The Flatlander Chronicles” and “Best Of A F.O.O.L. In New Hampshire.” His website in www.BrendanTSmith.com.

“Brewing in New Hampshire” At Castle in the Clouds Castle in the Clouds in Moultonborough is hosting a lecture on the history of brewing beer in New Hampshire. According to a 2018 study, the Granite State consumes more beer per capita than any other state in the nation… but where did it all start? The free Humanities To Go lecture by author and historian Glenn A. Knoblock will discuss this and more on Wednesday, September 12th at 7pm. It will be held upstairs in The Carriage House’s Winnipesaukee Room and can be accessed via the Castle in the Clouds 586 Ossipee Park Road entrance. Castle in the Clouds is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, whose mission is to preserve, interpret, and share the historic Lucknow Estate. Each visit supports this mission and helps to ensure the enjoyment and enrichment of generations to come. For more information call 603-476-5900 or visit www.castleintheclouds.org.

Rebecca Rule – “Moved and Seconded: Town Meetings in NH” Corner Meeting House, 14 Sargent Street, Belmont. 7pm. Rule, a Northwood, NH resident, is a consummate storyteller who gathers and tells tales of New England,

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Tuesday, Oct. 2, 7 - 8 p.m. “Rally ‘Round the Flag” Civil War show: Songs from the Civil War - A musical look at the politics, personalities, and perspectives that remade a nation in the Civil War era; Presented by The Hardtacks

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Admission $8 per person; $3 for Wright Museum members. Reservations recommended, call 603-569-1212 for more info. Doors open 1 hour before the program begins. www.wrightmuseum.org.

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30-Week Community Bible Study Class New Beginnings Church of the Nazarene, 33 Staniels Road, Loudon. 10am-12pm Thursdays. Community Bible Study (CBS) invites women and children of all ages to attend their 30-week class series. Together you will discover truths to help

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Award Winning Living History Artist Presents “Runaway Slave; Oney Judge’s Story”

Wolfeboro Public Librar y, Wolfeboro. 7pm. Living History Artist and Scholar Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti will portray Oney Judge Staines in her remarkable program “If not for Myself, then Who Will Be for Me?”, which tells the story of George Washington’s Runaway Slave, who walked out the Executive Mansion in Philadelphia and into freedom. With the help of the free black community, she made her way to Por tsmouth, NH, where the free black community and white suppor ters provided refuge. Free and open to the public. 569-2428

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“Moonmates: Roommates on the Moon” – Original Theatre Comedy R o c h e s t e r Pe r fo r m a n c e Arts Center, 32 North Main Street, Rochester. Prepare for blastoff! A zany, original theatre comedy written and performed by local goofballs Brian Paul (of Dorks and Dungeons) and Brett Reis, “Moonmates” tells the story of two undistinguished astronauts tasked with the upkeep of a for-profit lunar installation. Two guys, two space geckos, and two years away from earth…. what could possibly go wrong? Tickets start at $15pp. www.

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The Funky Divas of Gospel – Seven Piece Ensemble First Congregational Church, U C C, 4 0 0 M a i n S t r e e t , Farmington. 7pm. The Funky Divas and their band are talented musicians from New Hampshire who perform a wide variety of musical styles. Admission is by donation.

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Grief Support Meeting N av i g a t i n g R e c o ve r y o f T h e L a ke s R e g i o n , 6 3 5 Main Street, Laconia. 3pm4pm. Grief support meeting for anyone who has lost a loved one to addiction. www.

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Tribute Night at Patrick’s Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 9pm. Every Saturday will feature a tribute to a different band or singer. www.PatricksPub. com or 293-0841

Pedaling for Payson – Cycling Fundraiser for Concord Hospital’s Payson Center for Cancer Care Elm Brook Park, 2097 Maple Street, Hopkinton. The event includes a variety of rides to choose from ranging from 16 to 77 miles, and an adventurous mountain bike ride. The routes will take cyclists through picturesque parts of NH and include rest stops featuring food and beverages. Upon completion of the ride, participants are invited to enjoy a bbq lunch, refreshments, and live entertainment. A Trek FX3 road bike valued at over $600 will be raffled off. Raffle tickets are $5 each or three for $10. Only 750 tickets will be sold. Tickets can be purchased on line at www. PedalingforPayson.org or by calling 227-7162

Nuno Felted Scarf Class with Melinda LaBarge Meredith Community Center, 1 Circle Drive, Meredith. 9:30am3:30pm. If you have never felted before or are looking to take your skills to the next level, this class is for you! Melinda will meet students at their level and work with them individually. No felting experience is necessary. There will be an abundance of materials to choose from to create your own special scarf. Tuition is $70 per student, with a $35 materials fee. Preregistration is required by calling 279-7920 or visit www.

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Knit Hat Class

League of Nh Craftsmen, 279 DW Highway, Meredith. 10am-2pm both days. Create an original knitted hat design dedicated to the beautiful unique 72 square mile glacial lake in NH with instructor Marylyn Matthewman. Workshop is split into two sessions. Class is $75pp plus a $40 materials fee. Preregistration is required. www.

Meredith.NHCrafts.org / classes or 279-7920

Tuesday 18th

Mindful Energy Flow Yoga Class w/ Tekla Frates

Frates Dance Studio,171 Fair Street, Laconia. 10:30am. This class is for persons of all levels of experience. Yoga Practice is considered a moving meditation; sequenced to cleanse and rebalance our Energy Bodies; Amplified with guided Energy Medicine techniques throughout and a Nidra Savasana. This is a p ow e r f u l c l e a n s e a n d realignment of each energy system. Classes are $15pp. Join the YOurGA Facebook page to sign in to class ahead of time for a $5 discount!

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Open Mic Night with Host Paul Luff Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 7:30pm. www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841 Thursday 20th

Yin/Yang Restorative Yoga Class w/ Tekla Frates

Beer for History – Neighborhood Beer Co. American Independence Museum’s Folsom Tavern, Exeter. This event features

11:30am. By most estimates, about 10,000 Americans turn 65 each day, making them eligible for Medicare. But while the program provides coverage for a broad range of important health care services, those new to it may experience a bit of a learning curve when it comes to understanding how the benefits work. Free and open to the public. 391-4703

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A H I G N Conflicts in the Middle East, and International Security – Lecture by Mohamed Defaa Wright Museum, Center Street, Wolfeboro. 7pm. Mohamed Defaa will talk about the historical, sociocultural, and religious backgrounds of the conflicts in the Middle East and the threats they represent to international security. $3/ members, $8/non-members. www.WrightMuseum.org or 569-1212

all levels of experience. Yoga Practice is considered a moving meditation; sequenced to cleanse and rebalance our Energy Bodies; Amplified with guided Energy Medicine techniques throughout and a Nidra Savasana. This is a p ow e r f u l c l e a n s e a n d realignment of each energy system. Classes are $15pp. Join the YOurGA Facebook page to sign in to class ahead of time for a $5 discount!

Museum Day Live! At NH Boat Museum NH Boat Museum, Central Street, Wolfeboro. Museum Day Live! Is a one-day event where participating museums across the country open their doors for free. Admission to the museum will be free by showing your Museum day Live registration. Call 5694554 or visit www.NHBM.org to find out more!

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but she wanted to go to the Polar Caves. Her father didn’t take her but told her that she could bring her children there someday. My mother waited a long time and she did take my sister and me. Mom crawled through all the caves and kept us feeling safe when the guide turned off the lights and told us this was the darkest place in the world—they don’t do that anymore and the caves are now self-guided. We made good memories. Charlie and I entered the Polar Caves’ Lodge and along with our tickets we bought packages of corn to feed the ducks and deer. The Main Lodge houses the gift shop, snack bar and bathrooms. We took photos with the polar bear statues near the entrance and we had fun feeding the greedy ducks (quack quack) and the gentle deer along the way to the caves.

Want to try rock climbing, on real granite rock wall? The Polar Caves has added climbing attractions to introduce young and old to rock climbing. Everyone can take their time walking the boardwalks through the Rock Garden and the caves. There are plenty of benches along the way where you can rest and enjoy the view. The boardwalk has many steps and travels up and down the side of the granite wall where the caves hide. For those that wish to skip a cave or two, all the caves have walk around by-passes. We had a blast crawling and wiggling through caves and we even make it through the tight “Lemon Squeeze”. The air in the caves was nice and cool and a great relief from the hot humid weather outside. The boardwalks are nicely constructed and hug the granite walls and big rocks. Nearby is world-class See PATENAUDE on 21

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Charlie Gunn climbs The Polar Cave’s Rocky Ridge Way which has many stairways to reach some of the upper caves at the base of Mount Haycock. Did you know that Granite weighs approximately 120 pounds per cubic foot!

rock climbing across the Baker River Valley at Rumney Rocks on Rattlesnake Mountain, part of the White Mountain National Forest. Charlie climbs at Rumney Rocks and he eyed the Polar Cave’s cliff and was impressed. The Polar Caves have taken advantage of their fine glacial rock wall and offer climbing experiences for an additional charge of $10 for one climb or $30 for four climbs that can be split up among a group. Helmets, climbing harnesses and ropes and an instructor to belay and coach are included. This is a good introduction to rock climbing if you ever thought about giving it a try, it is the real deal. We watched a youngster climb and we all cheered when he reached the top and rang the bell that marked his a successful climb. On the way back out we took a closer look at their exotic pheasants. See PATENAUDE on 22

Dances with Polar Bears at the Polar Caves. There are no real polar bears in New Hampshire but there is plenty of cold “polar” air to be found deep inside their many caves. The Polar Caves were discovered by local teenagers and the park was open to the public in 1922.

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ended up in the woods. I on the other hand did not throw nearly as far as Charlie and had better luck staying on the short grass. We improved the more we played but we still spend a lot of time hunting for our lost discs. Luckily we always found them. Charlie had an impressive long toss and it went out of sight below us and then we heard “Clang”! H e h i t th e

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The last hole went straight down the slope of the half-pipe. Only the narrow floor of the half-pipe was mowed. We played it as a foursom e. Let’s just sa y discs were lost and discs were found. The winner of disc golf is the player

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the years went by and the demand for masts for the royal navy and other ships increased, pressure from England for enforcement also increased. The diameter of trees marked for the King by law was reduced to the 12 inch diameter standard resulting in increased resentment by the Colonists. The English Parliament under King George III enacted a number

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as fuel? 75 Final chance to order a drink 79 Newspaper sections 80 Pro in first aid 81 Body design, briefly 82 Sills solo 83 “-- in Black” 84 Have a boxing match in an arena covered with a cereal grain? 90 Carroll of “All in the Family” 93 Puzzle cube inventor 94 Old TV dog 95 -- oxide (laughing gas) 98 Word-for-word 100 Response after being gifted with a cereal grain? 103 Charms 108 Roof feature 109 -- rule 110 See 5-Down 113 Wild fight 114 Dream Team’s land 115 Useful material for processing a cereal grain? 120 Rocker Vicious 121 Pop/rock singer Mann 122 Layered eye part 123 DVR option 124 Timeline segment 125 Muscle woe 126 Starts using 127 Glimpsed DOWN 1 Cash in Turkey 2 Whisper for the audience 3 Implied

4 Clay target shooting 5 With 110-Across, NFL all-star game 6 Like many gory films 7 Comeback? 8 Expression 9 Right fielder Slaughter 10 Final mo. 11 On the nose 12 Soften 13 Do moguls 14 Zodiac sign 15 TV’s Jillian 16 Channel in a recording studio 17 West Indies vacation isle 18 Inner turmoil 24 University in New Orleans 25 Long-running CBS show 30 Unshackled 32 Like custard 33 Nonclerical 34 Toe feature 35 Desert sight 36 Polar drudge 38 Combined 39 Pan relatives 40 Letter before omega 42 Basic lesson 43 French city 44 Nirvana, e.g. 45 It “blows no good” 47 Ship again 49 Friendly 50 Epps of films 52 Like Vikings 53 Brazilian palm berry 54 Short while 59 Float easily 60 Thick polar coverings 62 New Mexico resort

63 Unruly tyke 64 Less dry 65 Clod buster 66 Great anger 67 -- and hers 69 Gyro meat 71 Singer Perry 72 Gp. for Iran 73 City near Lake Tahoe 74 Eligible for Soc. Sec. 75 Hanukkah pancake 76 Olympic god 77 Leslie Caron musical film 78 Behind 81 Razz 84 Israeli dance 85 With 57-Across, easily attached patches 86 Whopper 87 Kimono sash 88 Gusto 89 Sub meat 91 Evening, in some ads 92 To the -- degree 96 Arbitrary decrees 97 Methodology 99 Soften 100 Employ anew 101 PLO’s Arafat 102 Clodhopper 104 Goes soft 105 Iran-Contra figure North 106 Superman portrayer 107 Determined to do 110 Born and -111 Quarterback Graham 112 Thrash 115 Ford fluid 116 Put tears in 117 “-- believer!” 118 “-- pro nobis” 119 Pas’ mates

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He is also working on his 2019 calendars for a fall release. “I hope to keep doing these calendars and raising funds for Autism Speaks for as long as I can,” said Dan. Dan also has a keen interest in photography and is working at developing his skill so he can incorporate that more into his business plans for the future. “I’d also like to write for travel magazines and maybe have my own magazine someday,” said Dan. In the meantime, Dan is always looking for new clients who want to get Fifed. You can find out more about Dan Fife and his business at www.GoGetFifed.com. You can also follow his Facebook page.

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