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A SPECIAL COCHECO VALLEY EDITION OF THE WEIRS TIMES NEWSPAPER. VOLUME 27, NO. 38
THE WEIRS, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
COMPLIMENTARY
Legends Day At NE Motor Sports Museum
Surviving Hurricane Maria by Senior Chief Petty Officer Zach Zubricki Contributing Writer
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As ubiquitous as chipmunks in New Hampshire, iguanas are so common here that most Coast Guards members don’t pay any attention to them because Sector San Juan’s operating pace is so high, according to enforcement chief Lt. Cmdr. Mike Vega.“I like iguanas. they add a different kind of experience when you work here,” Vega said from the St. Thomas, USVI Branch of the Sector San Juan Incident Command Post stood up to respond to Maria’s wrath. “It’s unfor-
tunate when wildlife of any kind passes on.” Just days earlier, the iguana was full of life sporting bright-green skin as it darted back and forth, cleverly avoiding women and men coming from the Exchange, galley and the chief’s mess that is five yards from the shores of the emerald and turquoise Caribbean Sea. The lizard appeared to have made its last stand during Hurricane Maria in a gravel parking lot near a sandy beach where it once See ZUBRICKI on 26
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In the wake of Hurricane Florence we are featuring this article by Moultonborough summer resident Zach Zubricki detailing the efforts of the Coast Guard in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. Today their important work is centered on the devastation in the Carolinas and the ongoing cleanup effort that is now taking place there.
the fetid stench of a pale, dead iguana combined with the pungent smell of rotting palm fronds as a faint glimmer of sunshine peered through a bluewhite haze of chainsaw smoke over Coast Guard Sector San Juan, Puerto Rico. The sprawling base at the entrance to San Juan Harbor was showing signs of life as personnel sawed tree limbs and cleared debris after Hurricane Maria roared over Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) on Sept. 20, 2017.
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A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew lands at the helipad at the Coast Guard Base Sector San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 11, 2017. Personnel at the base are making repairs to the facility after it suffered damage due to Hurricane US COAST GUARD PHOTO BY SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER ZACH ZUBRICKI Maria.
Saturday, September 29, 2018 at Noon, in a ceremony that’s open to the public, the North East Motor Sports Museum in Loudon, NH will honor three of drag racing’s most prominent New England participants. Jack Doyle, Jimmy King and Al Segrini will each see a banner honoring them unveiled from the museum’s ceiling. The banners will be a permanent part of the museum. Tickets to attend the Drag Racing Legends Day ceremony are priced at $25 for museum members and $30 for non-members. Tickets are available at the North East Motor Sports Museum on Saturday & Sunday, September 22 & 23 and the day of the event, September 29th. Lunch and soft drinks are included in the price of admission. The North East Motor Sports Museum is located at 922 NH Rt. 106 in Loudon open Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm through mid-October.
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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
Through Oct. 8th Aubuchon Hardware Supports The Loon Preservation Committee Aubuchon Hardware, Route 25, Moultonborough. Visit Aubuchon Hardware and check out LPC’s educational display, make a donation or maybe even enter a raffle or two! On Saturdays during the fundraiser you can chow down on a delicious hotdog and cold soda for a small donation. Aubuchon will generously match all donations collected at the Moultonborough location up to $5,000. www.Loon.org or 476-5666 Thursday 20th
Yin/Yang Restorative Yoga Class w/ Tekla Frates
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!
hawks. Broad-winged hawks travel in huge flocks called kettles, flying along the Appalachians to the Gulf Coast, Mexico, and some as far as the Amazon Basin. $15pp includes meal and educational program. Open to all members of the community. 661-2289
Beer for History – Neighborhood Beer Co. American Independence Museum’s Folsom Tavern, Exeter. This event features Neighborhood Beer co., games, enter tainment, light snacks, Lexie’s Burger Bus and more! Contact Emma Bray at 7722622 for more information. www.
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Blood Pressure Clinic – Franklin VNA & Hospice Northfield Community Pines, 61 Summer Street, Northfield. 11am12pm. Please call 934-3454 for more info.
Healthy Living Expo
YMCA of the Seacoast, 550 Peverly Hill Road, Portsmouth. 10am-2pm. Cornerstone VNA is pleased to present the 6th Annual Healthy Living Expo, a free community event that will provide attendees of all ages the opportunity to learn more about health, nutrition and self-care. Free and open to the public. 332-1133
“Justice for All” – Film Screening Hosted by Lakes Region Mental Health Center
Lakes Region Mental Health Conference Center, 40 Beacon Street East, Laconia. 5:30pm. Justice for All is New Hampshire’s first film about how our courts work with military veterans and their families to meet their unique circumstances. If you are interested in attending, please call Ed Drury, Military Liaison for LRMHC at 524-1100 ext. 157.
Annual Chicken BBQ
Belknap County Sportsmen’s Association Club House, Lily Pond Road, Gilford. Doors open at 5pm, dinner at 6pm. In addition to the BBQ Chicken Dinner, Eric Masterson, an expert Ornithologist will speak about his journey with broad-winged
Friday 21st Ana Popovic Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www.FlyingMonkeyNH.com or 5362551
Seether Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Ocean Blvd., Hampton. www. CasinoBallroom.com or 929-4100
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
PBVRC Spaghetti Supper with Bob Giuda as Guest Speaker
American Legion Hall, 37 Main Street, Ashland. 5pm-7pm. Dinner includes spaghetti, meatballs, Italian sausage, salad, garlic bread, beverages and desserts. This month’s speaker is Bob Giuda, candidate for the NH Senate from District 2. Tickets are $10/adults, $5/children, Children 4 and under are free. Non-perishable items or cash donations for the Plymouth Food Pantry are encouraged. 536-3880
Fri. 21st – Oct. 7th “Farm to Table” – Fall Harvest Art Show
VynnArt Gallery, 30 Main Street, Meredith. Opening Reception is Friday the 21st from 4pm-7pm. This show features pieces from over 25 local artists. Inspired by the bounty of the fall harvest, life on the farm and seasonal splendor, works are in oils, watercolors, pastels, acrylics and mixed media. From fruits and vegetables, animals and livestock, to barns and farm landscapes, it’s a show not to be missed. VynnArt is open 11am to 5pm Wednesday
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Local Fire Historian Hosted At Annie’s Book Stop Gerald P. Bourgeois, author and local fire historian, has authored his second book entitled: “FIRE! A Dreaded Cry. A History of the Laconia, NH Fire Department.” This is his second book, the first entitled: “Where Flames May Rage: A History of the Concord, NH Fire Department” received a Concord City Award. Mr. Bourgeois was an educator for forty years serving as a teacher, principal, superintendent and NH Department of Education administrator. He grew up in RI and while teaching, was a member and officer in the RI Steam Fire Engine Company #1 in Westerly for ten years. Moving to Attleboro, MA he was appointed one of three Fire Department Commissioners. Compiler of five NE publication booklets entitled: Red Pages of Firefighting (NH, MA, VT, RI, & ME), he was awarded an Outstanding Achievement Award in 1995. Annie’s Book Stop, Laconia’s local bookstore, will be hosting Gerald Bourgeois on Saturday September 22 from 10:00 am to noon. Please come by the store, meet a local fire historian and pick up a signed copy of his latest book. Annie’s is located at 1330 Union Avenue of Barton’s Motel on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee.
“The Great Migration” At Wright Museum The Wright Museum of World War II in Wolfeboro will host a lecture by UNH Professor Susan Batterson entitled “The Great Migration.” Part of the Wright Museum’s 2018 Lecture Series, sponsored by Ron Goodgame and Donna Canney, this lecture will provide insight into the Great Migration during World War I when African Americans began to move north. At the lecture, Batterson will discuss a variety of topics related to the Great Migration, including the ways in which migrants’ cultural influence impacted cities, music, art, entertainment, civil rights, culture, and more. Prior to 1910, nearly 90% of African-Americans lived in the south. By the end of World War I, however, approximately 40% of African-Americans resided in northern American cities. “This massive demographic shift impacted every aspect of life in the United States,” said Mike Culver, executive director of the Wright Museum. “From the very definition of what it means to be an American to the cultural life of northern cities, the Great Migration redefined the cultural landscape of the United States.” Culver described the Great Migration as “one of the largest internal movements in history.” “We cannot fully understand the culture and demographics of our current age without taking the Great Migration into account,” he said. The Wright Museum’s Lecture Series takes place every Tuesday through the end of the museum’s season, which concludes Oct. 31. Admission is $3 for members and $8 for non-members. Seating is limited, and reservations can be made by calling 603-569-1212. Wright Museum is open daily through Oct. 31 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays. For more information, visit www.wrightmuseum. org.
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Have you seen my oversized political mailer I have been using to promote my current campaign for governor under The Flatlander Party ticket? Chances are you didn’t since we only had a hundred and sixteen printed. That is all we can afford since our war chest only has (had) forty-five dollars. (That was enough for eighty, I put the other thirty-six on my credit card). Also, we forgot to take into account the cost of mailing, so none of the mailers ever went out in the mail. Instead, we have been tacking them on notice boards in laundromats around the state. Maybe you’ve seen one while waiting for the dryer to beep. For those of you who are fortunate enough to have washers and dryers at home, here are the details. There are no attacks against the other candidates in my oversized mailers (even though we did find a juicy tidbit about one of the candidates involving a squeegee, a hot dog bun and six toothpicks, but that’s all I will say about that). The mailer details the one important issue that I have decided to focus on. It is an issue that we all deal with every day; a problem that does not discriminate by race, religion, gender, religious
beliefs or even political party. Yet, none of the other candidates will address this serious issue. Of course, I am talking about our overwhelming squirrel problem. There is not a road, either concrete or dirt, throughout the state, where this problem lies (or is it lays? No time to look it up.) By the tens of thousands these furry little creatures have slowly taken over our highways and byways, willing to sacrifice their own lives and in turn making our lives more miserable. I read on the Internet (so it has to be true) the reason is that more and more squirrels from Massachusetts have been making their way to New Hampshire having heard from other squirrels that the supply of whatever it is squirrels eat was plentiful. Plus their chances of getting squashed while gathering their food was much lower than that of where they were born. It seems the New Hampshire squirrels have become more than upset with this influx of “Flatsquirrels” as they call them in the squirrel community and have been giving these squirrel transplants wrong directions when it comes to where to find the best food. It is not surprising to see one of these squirrels in the middle of the road, innocently chewing on some gross natural thing and then suddenly looking up, seeing a car bearing down on them, a look of “What the #($*)@*#)” on their faces, and then a valiant, yet failed attempt to try and quickly figure out which is the best way to escape. Despite it all, the Massachusetts squirrels continue to stream in, inspired only by the tales
they have heard about this land of “nuts and berries”. Fooled into thinking things will be better here. Most never seeing their families again, As governor, I will stop these squirrels at the borders (including Maine and Vermont). I haven’t figured out all the details yet, but at least it has my total focus. I know fences won’t work, those little buggers are good climbers. We are searching for a humane method to take care of the problem. Perhaps little tiny videos at the border, in a language squirrels will understand, explaining to them that things aren’t exactly as they have imagined. Possibly even try to broker a peace deal between squirrel communities. Of course, if all else fails, more drastic measures will be needed. We can only hope it never comes to that. So, you see, there will be one candidate running for governor who won’t be spending time tearing down my opponents, but will be focusing wholeheartedly on addressing one of the most serious issues this state has seen in years. The other candidates will be talking about abstract issues like taxes and jobs and other things you can’t really see while I will be focusing on what is in front of us every single day. I want to bring us back to the days when a Sunday drive around New Hampshire wasn’t punctuated by the disturbing scenes which are commonplace on our roadways today. For more details, visit a laundromat near you.
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Navy In Dire Straits To The Editor: As a former Navy enlisted and Naval officer who served on 13 ships, including destroyers, radar pickets, aircraft carriers and auxiliary ships, I am concerned with the lack of readiness of the Fleet. Former Secretary of the Navy, John Lehman, under President Reagan, surged U.S. Naval power into Soviet Union ocean domains, and this helped to end the Cold War. A similar situation currently exists with China in the South China Sea, but we have too few ships available to patrol the area. The July 8, 2018 issue of USA Today--The Arizona Republic points out the dire condition of the Pacific 7th Fleet ships. It stated “from 2015 to 2016 the pace of operations for 7th Fleet cruisers and destroyers increased 40 percent, from 116 days underway to 162 days.” This is without any increase in ships and personnel, and it continues today. Starting in 1990 our Navy went from 600 to 283 ships today, and the missions have significantly increased during this time. A minimum of 300 ships are needed to project U.S. Naval power around the world, complete missions, and conduct safe operations. Probably an additional 50,000 Naval personnel are needed. Our Navy is in dire straits. Donald Moskowitz Londonderry, NH
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Democrats & Republicans To the Editor: Republicans pursue policies which enable Americans to prosper and pursue their American dreams. Democrat politicians pursue policies that seem only intended to get political support, even when those policies hurt many Americans. President Obama observed that slow economic growth and high unemployment might be the “new normal”, that manufacturing jobs and the days of high economic growth were gone forever. That was true under his Democrat policies which caused most poor and middle income Americans to grow poorer, putting 13 million more people on welfare; while the rich prospered. President Trump’s Republican policies have already created a rapidly (4.2% GDP) growing economy offering good full-time jobs, a growing manufacturing sector, 2.9% wage growth last year, and record low unemployment rates. Four million people already have left the welfare rolls. There are more job openings than “unemployed” people, so workers have more opportunities for better jobs and income. Children need, and deserve, decent educations to prepare for successful, independent lives. But America’s Democrat-controlled Public Education cheats millions of children out of their opportunity for a decent education.
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.
Despite massive education spending, public education continues failing its responsibilities to over 2 million students (dropouts and inadequately educated graduates) annually. In exchange for political support Democrat politicians protect the failing Public Education Establishment monopoly which steals the successful futures from so many children year after year, decade after decade. Republicans believe our responsibility is to the children, not to an education provider which fails its responsibilities and refuses to improve. The Republican policy enables parents to direct the tax money collected for children’s education to the schooling that parents select for their child. When all children, not just the wealthy, can adequately prepare for successful futures, our whole society, not just the children, will benefit. Democrat politicians learned that desperate people are reliable Democrat voters. That’s why the Democrat “safety net” traps people in poverty and dependency (unlike the Republican safety net which is a springboard to new opportunities). Despite their faux compassionate claims, Democrat politicians aren’t incentivized to help people avoid or escape their desperate circumstances, so Democrat policies deny children good educations and deny workers good jobs. See MAIL BOAT on 19
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The Post-9/11 Cycle of Cynicism Remember. Forget. Repeat. For 17 years, America has engaged in a collective ritual every Sept. Hang by Michelle Malkin 1 1 : flags, light Syndicated Columnist candles, bow heads and make vows to “Never forget.” Then, every Sept. 12, it’s back to business as usual: See something, do nothing. Did you remember that five of the 9/11 hijackers -- Mohamed Atta, Marwan al-Shehhi, Hani Hanjour, Nawaf al-Hazmi and Satam al-Suqami -- carried out their killer plot after overstaying their visas, evading detection and avoiding deportation? Did you remember that other radical Muslim members of the Terrorist Visa Overstayers Club? They include 1997 New York subway bomber Lafi Khalil; 1993 World Trade Center bombers Mahmud Abouhalima, Mohammed Salameh and Eyad Ismoil; 1993 New York landmark bombing plot conspirator Fadil Abdelgani; convicted Times Square bomb plotter Faisal Shahzad; and U.S. Capitol bomb plotter Amine El Khalifi, whose visa expired in 1999 and who escaped Homeland Security’s notice for 12 years before he was arrested in 2012 -- just blocks from the Capitol building donning what he thought was a suicide bomb vest. Did you remember that a year after the jihadist attacks that stole nearly 3,000 innocent lives, the 9/11 Commission urged our government to build a biometric entry-exit program to track and remove visa overstayers -- who
comprise an estimated 40 percent of the total illegal immigrant population? Did you remember that Congress had already mandated exactly such a system for all ports of entry -- land, sea and air -- in 1996 as part of the Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act? Janice Kephart, former border counsel on the 9/11 Commission, testified five years ago that “tracking the arrival and departure of foreign visitors to the United States is an essential part of immigration control, with collateral effects on law enforcement and national security.” Without both arrival controls and departure records, she warned, “there is no way to know whether travelers have left when they were supposed to.” At least eight separate federal statutes, passed with bipartisan support, have established the parameters and appropriated funds for a foreign visa holder entryexit system over the past two decades. But as I reported in my book “Invasion” 16 years ago, lobbyists for the travel and tourism industries, airlines, universities, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and illegal immigrant amnesty banded together to undermine the implementation of this most basic national security program, which every sovereign country needs to defend its borders. On the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, GOP House Homeland Security Chairwoman Candice Miller reported on the federal backlog of more than 750,000 unvetted visa overstay records: “If we are serious about controlling who comes into the nation and preventing another 9/11 attack, we need to get serious about an exit
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When Government Becomes Everything, Everything Becomes Crazy This week, Republican congressional candidate Rudy Peters of California was nearly stabbed by a 35-yearold Castro Valley resident, by Ben Shapiro Farzad Fazeli. Syndicated Columnist According to media reports, Fazeli started shouting about President Trump and then pulled out a switchblade. Thankfully, the switchblade malfunctioned, and Peters was able to fend of Fazeli, who was eventually arrested. This is far from the only case of political violence we’ve seen in recent years. The most famous was, of course, the congressional baseball shooting by a crazed Bernie Sanders supporter. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., was nearly
murdered during the carnage. Now Scalise says: “You’ve got some people on the left that just want this idea of resist ... you’ve gotten to where there are death threats and literal attacks on lives ... and frankly, what I want to see is the left stand up against this.” Meanwhile, the right has seen its own violent crazies. Last month, Robert Chain, 68, of California was arrested after allegedly calling The Boston Globe newsroom and threatening to shoot employees. During that call, he called the newspaper the “enemy of the people,” echoing the language of President Trump. So, is the left responsible for Peters? Is President Trump responsible for Chain? Of course not. As always, in a free society, people are responsible for their own actions. Unless
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UN Peacekeeping Vital But Tarnished Tool UNITED NATIONS —One of
the UN’s most vital, unsung, but necessary operations concerns its global peacekeeping missions. For by John J. Metzler more than sixSyndicated Columnist ty years, the UN “Blue Helmets” have seen service from the Sinai to Cyprus and the Congo. In 1988, UN Peacekeeping won the Nobel Peace Prize. But in recent years many missions have become unwieldy and mismanaged. Worse still, some soldiers have been accused of widespread crimes of sexual abuse. Tragically despite providing often yeoman service in separating warring parties and factions in global trouble spots, some missions have witnessed a disturbing and entrenched culture of abuse. Speaking at a Security Council meeting concerning Peacekeeping, Canada’s delegate Marc-Andre Blanchard stated, “The success of peacekeeping operations depends on the credibility, integrity and reputation of the UN in the eyes of the local population.” Canada supports the UN’s Zero tolerance policy for sexual abuse among peacekeepers. Ambassador Blanchard added that, “While the Secretary-General has been unequivocal in his message that sexual exploitation and business is unacceptable, this message has not yet translated into concrete efforts across all UN
operations.” U.S. UN Ambassador Nikki Haley stressed, “Peacekeeping is based on trust between the protected and the protectors.” She called for “objective standards of performance and accountability,” adding, “We need to create a culture of performance in UN peacekeeping.” Though the current peacekeeping budget exceeds $7 billion, already last year, Ambassador Haley stressed benchmarks and cost cutting. In a major achievement early in her tenure, Amb. Haley trimmed more than $500 million from the peacekeeping budget without significantly altering operations. The United States is currently assessed for 22 percent of the regular UN budget; separately Washington pays 28 percent of the Peacekeeping budget or about $2 billion annually. China now pays 10 percent and is the second largest contributor followed by Japan. Missions are authorized by the fifteen-member Security Council, but since the UN does not have a permanent military, it depends on volunteer troop contributions by its member states. Ethiopia is currently the largest troop donor with 8,300 troops followed by Bangladesh with 7,000. While it’s been a tradition that the five permanent members of the Security Council don’t engage heavily in sending troops to various operations, Britain and France have deployed limited numbers. The USA and Russia don’t send troops. China is increasingly more involved in operations; from a handful of deployed troops a de-
cade ago, China currently deploys 2,500 troops serving in 6 separate operations including Darfur, South Sudan and Lebanon. Currently 100,000 multinational peacekeepers serve among fourteen missions. The largest in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo has deployed 18,000 soldiers from more than a dozen countries including Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. Other countries like Canada who
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Killing The Golden Goose Two weeks ago in this space I asked, “What’s the Matter with New Hampshire?” The question was aimed at unhappy and confused Republiby Ken Gorrell can voters who, Contributing Columnist according to a poll, thought it would be a good idea for President Trump to face a Republican challenger in 2020. Given GOP voters’ participation in last week’s primary – the Dems had record turn-out while the Republican numbers were below the norm – it seems that quite a few Republicans are looking forward to a meal of Golden Goose. We all know the story: A farmer owns a goose that has been laying one golden egg a day. Thinking that the goose must contain a horde of golden eggs inside it, the farmer kills the goose to get all the eggs at once. Only after it is too late does he realize there is no stash of golden eggs. Greed destroyed his profitable future. I presented many “golden eggs” delivered by the Trump administration to support my contention that Americans of all parties who value the benefits of a strong economy and an Americacentered foreign policy should be full-throated supporters of this president. In the past two weeks those reasons have only increased. Let’s start with taxes. Democrats want to raise them. That’s not a matter of opinion; they’ve presented a plan to do exactly that. Their proposed tax hikes – which they would try to implement if we give them majorities in Congress – look designed specifically to return us to the days when we endured the most le-
thargic economic recovery in the post-war era. President Trump has proven that we can have robust economic growth, but the Democrats seem to prefer the old “new normal” of just 2% growth. We need to keep a Republican majority in Congress if we want the benefits of a strong economy. On the home-front, the Census Bureau released data last week showing that median and average household incomes rose their highest levels last year. Despite the previous Administration’s claim that “rising income inequality” was the “defining challenge of our time,” the data prove otherwise. As the economy has been improving, it has been lifting all boats. At work, the good news keeps coming. Not only are record numbers of Americans employed, many are moving up, finding better jobs, while others are finding employment opportunities for the first time. And we can put to rest the perennial pouting from Progressives about CEO vs. average-worker pay. According to figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the gap between average CEO pay and average worker pay has been shrinking for years. With middle-class incomes rising under Trump, the compensation differential will likely get even smaller. Do you doubt that if we send two Democrats to Washington next year they won’t vote for the job-crushing, dream-destroying tax hikes their Party masters advocate? Do you doubt that they will vote to burden businesses with more regulation and support job-destroying trade policies? Incumbent Rep. Anne Kuster in CD-2 had a lower American Conservative Union voting score last year than even California Lefty
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Yours truly bounding up the stone steps that the Trailwrights built a few weeks ago on the Mount Pemigewasset Trail. Visit Trailwrights.org to learn more about their work and how you too can volunteer to do trail work.
lenging hike. I suggested to Charlie that we hike Mount Pemigewasset and he could see the work we, the Trailwrights, did just a few weeks ago on the Mount Pemigewasset Trail. Since it was early we were able to park near beginning of the bike path in the Flume Visitor Center’s north parking lot. The hiking trail turns left off the paved recreational path in less than a tenth of a mile, a sign marks the trailhead. Charlie and I reminisced about the time we were going to run up Indian Head but we raced past the trailhead sign and continued all the way to the Liberty Springs Trail. Not too clever I admit but we changed our plans and ended up having a nice long hike up Mount Liberty that day. Not feeling that kind of zip we were in no danger of missing the trail this time. See PATENAUDE on 31
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Live And Let Live Farm Comes To The Rescue...Again by Scott Philbrick Live and Let Live Farm
The afternoon of June 19 was uncharacteristically quiet at Live and Let Live Farm’s rescue. Executive Director Teresa Paradis was just preparing to sit down for lunch, when she checked her answering machine. There was one urgent message from the Chichester Chief of Police, who needed help rescuing two horses. As far as he knew, one was somewhat friendly, the other was said not to be trained or socialized with humans, and had never been on a trailer for transport. Teresa called right back and learned that in addition to the horses, there were also many inside and outside birds; eight parakeets, three morning doves, five social finches who were on their eggs, several dozen chickens— some living inside the residence, some outside the barn, ranging free—and several dogs and cats.
Shasta a 20 year old mare rescued from an urgent situation in Chichester NH, when an owner could no longer care for her. Forty-five minutes later, Teresa was on site with a transport vehicle and trailer, a van and a second truck along with a hastily assembled team of about a half dozen LLLF rescue volunteers; the working hands and caring hearts that represent the spirit of volunteerism which Teresa has built the rescue and sanctuary property around for over 20 years.
It’s a scenario that plays out dozens of times each year. While the volunteers waited, calmly preparing the halters and leads, Teresa coordinated with the chief to nail down exactly what animals needed rescue, and hammering out the details of how it would all go down, including the transfer of proper paperwork. With the various dogs
and cats thankfully being taken by several humane societies that had shown up, Teresa and the LLLF team turned their attention to the two horses, and working out the specific logistics of getting the horses safely out of their enclosures and loaded onto the trailer. Bear in mind, these horses had seen little if any human interaction or socialization for years, or perhaps their lifetime. The volunteers collected the many aforementioned parakeets, finches, doves, and several dozen chickens, while the horses, who proved to be in need of veterinary and hoof care; all were removed from their enclosures and loaded into the van, trucks, and trailer, to begin their new life and road to recovery, having landed safely at LLLF’s rescue. The owner was not abusive or intentionally neglectful to these animals. As is so often the case, the owner simply could no
longer care for them due to her poor and deteriorating health. Like the proverbial frog not knowing when to jump out of the pot of gradually heating water, the line at which a person needs to call for help and say, “I can’t care for my animals any longer, please help,” becomes thick and gray; quite often indiscernible. This woman clearly had a love and passion for all animals, great and small. Back at the rescue, and once unloaded into the exam/quarantine arena, the horses were given a more thorough examination and what little there was for accompanying records were gone over. There were some vague notations indicating some dental care in 2014, but that was all. As is our well-established tradition at Live and Let Live Farm’s rescue, new names were given the horses to signify the start of a new life; a life See PHILBRICK on 37
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He was called a patriot who was unexcelled, and an orator and statesman who was without a peer. Moreover, he was stated to be “New Hampshire’s greatest and distinguished son” and “the great expounder of our national constitution” with “greatness of soul” and “divine energy within”. He was singled out as “the most illustrious graduate” of Dartmouth college, the greatest lawyer in America, one who “overleaped party lines”, a profound thinker, of imperishable and everlasting fame - all this and more accolades at a ceremony on June 17, 1886 dedicating a statue of him on the grounds of the New Hampshire State House in Concord. His name is Daniel Webster and that occasion was a grand one which included a parade before the ceremony and a banquet attended by many celebrities after the main event had concluded. The bronze statue of Daniel Webster was donated by a friend of his,Benjamin Pierce Cheney,who was prompted to do so by listening to a speech on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Webster’s birth in which it was pointed out that there was a statue of Daniel Webster at the Massachusetts State House grounds in Massachusetts, but none in his native state. Webster was born on January 18,
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dedication ceremony with expenses coming from the state treasury. A pedestal consisting of a single granite stone from Concord, nine feet square, and weighing eleven tons was selected for the statue, bringing the whole height to a little over seventeen feet. The total cost for the statue was $12,000. The resulting event must have been like one that is seldom experienced in the State of New Hampshire. The Executive Council ordered that the Secretary of State, A.B. Thompson, employ a stenographer to make a report of the proceedings and print three thousand copies of the See SMITH on 34
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Waukewan Ladies League Hosts Invitational Tourney On a cloudy and drizzly morning 87 ladies from various clubs in New England were anxious to hit the links for a challenging day of golf. “Rock and Roll at Waukewan” was the theme for this September 12th Invitational.
After the ladies enjoyed a continental breakfast Bobbe Fairman and Jennifer Lawson co-chairs for the event welcomed the field of golfers and thanked everyone who assisted in all the preparations. Tim Noe, owner of Waukewan Golf
Course welcomed the ladies and wished them a fun day. The ladies also paid tribute to 9/11 by singing America the Beautiful. The format for the day was “2 Best Low Nets per Foursome”. First place team with a net 111 was Bren-
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NAUGHTY NIKE? As a former professor of sports management, I noted with interest that Nike agreed to a promotional deal with Colin Kaepernick—the former San Francisco 49er quarterback infamous for taking a knee during the national anthem to protest the supposed mistreatment of minorities by law enforcement. While free expression should be respected, actions do have consequences. Disrespecting the Star Spangled Banner is a sure way to upset people who love their country, their flag, and their anthem. Kaepernick’s protest created major controversy and no team dared sign him after 2016. Who needs avoidable public relations disasters? And yet Nike contracted with him. Interesting. The company has received plenty of backlash and the famous Nike swoosh has been ripped off and burned in many a place. But publicity has value. It’s free, unlike paid advertising. To wit: the controversy made this Sport-Thoughts column! And Kaepernick’s uniform is suddenly selling bigtime. So will bringing Kaepernick into the Nike fold be a winning move? I don’t think so. Kaepernick’s actions are cited for last year’s significant decline in the NFL’s TV ratings. But maybe Nike is seeking to connect with those who blame cops for inner city violence instead
The 1919 Cincinnati Reds. Many claim they only won the World Series because the Chicago “Black Sox” threw the series. But was Cincinnati actually the better team? of drugs, family breakdown, and a lack of inspiring messages and role models. Good luck with that. But time will tell. U.S WOMEN’S TENNIS OPEN Similarly, women’s tennis star Serena Williams has drawn a lot of heat as well as a $17,000 fine for her behavior during her U.S. Open Final loss to Naomi Osaka. An ensuing debate inevitably involved charges of racism and sexism. While the booing that occurred during the championship presentation brought both women to tears, all the attention raised the profile of both players, as well as women tennis. Ergo their mention in this column, which otherwise would never have happened. Publicity has value. REDS, RED SOX AND RECORDS Alert reader Greg Sorg of Franconia pointed out that when the Red Sox’ record reached 96-44 (.686) it was identical to the final record of the Cincinnati Reds during the shortened 140 game 1919 season. The conventional historical wisdom has been that those Reds were a bunch of palookas who only won the World Series because the White (soon to be Black) Sox threw the games. But Chicago’s record was only 88-52 (.629). In reality, the Reds
were arguably a much better team anyway. Greg feels The Fix only made absolutely certain what was otherwise very likely to happen anyway— a Red triumph. But as facts can get in the way of a good story, it’s been necessary for revisionists and romanticists to retrospectively paint the White Sox as a super team that would have won easily except for that gambling thing. Interesting. NASCAR KUDOS … … to the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, for taking action to replace the loss of the major September NASCAR Race to Las Vegas. Sept. 21-22 will see NHMS host a “Full Throttle Fall Weekend” which will include the Musket 250 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Race—the longest Whelen Race ever with the biggest purse ever. The weekend will also include the Pinty’s Series New Hampshire 100 and the Global K&N Pro Series Apple Barrel 125. V isit N HM S . com f or more info. Sports Quiz Serena Williams has won six U.S. Tennis Open singles titles. Who is the only other woman to win six U.S. Open championships? (Answer follows) Born Today ... That is to say, sports See MOFFETT on 19
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Seasonal changes are upon us. Have you noticed the squirrels madly dashing about preparing for winter? And because of their frenzy, crows are eating well… They are similar to beer lovers searching shelves for seasonal beers with a short-lived existence. With fall beers popping up everywhere and so many different ones to choose from, a dizzying ka l e i d o sco pe o f can s, bottles and marketing contrasts fill our vision. But when you want a pumpkin-style beer, there is only one to truly focus on. So, we take a look at the original from our friends at Dogfish Head Brewing. Dogfish Head was one of the early leaders of the craft brewing enterprise. Among their vast offerings of great tasting beers, Dogfish was the front-runner in the making of great brewing skill. Located in their massive brewery in Milton, a suburb of Delaware, Maryland, Dogfish’s owner, Sam Calagione, has over the years, created some of the most interesting and creative beer recipes that have helped shape the craft beer industry since 1995. They were the first to create pumpkin-style beer. They were also the first to innovate continuous hopping of India Pale Ale style beers. Their 60 minute, 90 minute 120 minute IPA’s are still revered as leaders in the IPA craze. They cater to the hop-heads of America with their unique and interesting
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hopped brew sensations as well as many, many, other beer styles. They also have a distillery in which they produce rum, gin and vodka. Their restaurant, Chesapeake & Maine serves delicious food crafted much like their beer… delicious! They even have a Dogfish Inn on Lewes Harbor where guests can tour their nearby facility. Check them out at dogfish.com Punkin Ale is a 7.0% ABV brew with a recipe history from 1994 which is a full year before Dogfish was originally opened. You might say that this beer is what kicked of Dogfish Head Brewery. Made with real local pumpkin meat, organic brown sugar and a delicate mix of spices, Punkin isn’t over the top spice or pumpkin. It has a modest and delicate side allowing the malt to lead your tastebuds, and then discover the seasonal treats. It pours a rich orangebrown with an antique white head which hangs around through your
initial sips. Since it is slightly reserved on spice and flavoring additions, the malt really balances this beer to perfection. Released on September 1 each season, Punkin Ale is caught after and depleted by or just past Halloween. BeerAdvocate.com has officially rated 90 Minute IPA as ‘Very Good’ and awards it a 3.93 out of 5.0 while other followers are rating it as high as 4.09 out of 5.0. You can find Dogfish Head Brewery’s Punkin Ale at Casen-Keg in Meredith as well as other fine beer providers. But remember, this ale has a short season so find it while you can and enjoy! 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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Squam Lake Artisans Open Call for Artisans Squam Lake Artisans, 23 Main Street, Center Harbor. 9am. Artisans throughout New Hampshire are invited to bring 4-5 samples of their work to be juried. Thirty plus artisans will be showcased at the galley. Categories include, but are not limited to, clay, glass, wood, metal, fiber, jewelry and mixed media. To schedule an appointment, call 254-5660.
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Winnipesaukee Playhouse, Reservoir Road, Meredith. 7:30pm. Teams from Lakes region Community Services, Lakes region Mental Health Center, The NH Humane Society and The greater Meredith Program will compete in the style of “Who’s Line is it Anyway?”, hosted by Marta Rainer, to win laughs and votes. Audience members will have the opportunity to vote with their wallet for their favorite non-profit, and all proceeds from the voting will go directly to the participating non-profits. Admission is $10pp and tickets can be purchased at www.
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Monday 24th Understanding the Threat of Political Islamic Ideology and the Muslim Brotherhood in North America Gilford Public Library, 31 Potter Hill Road, Gilford. 7pm. Continuation of the series will present facts and evidence in a video followed by a discussion and Q&A. Sponsored by Concerned Citizen’s Group. For more information about the group contact concitgroup@
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Tuesday 25th Mindful Energy Flow Yoga Class w/ Tekla Frates
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New to Medicare Workshop
The Partnership for Public Health, 67 Water Street, Suite 205, Laconia. 10:30am11:30am. 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
Open Mic Night with Host Paul Luff Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 7:30pm. www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841
Architectural Tour of The Ladd-Gilman House (c.1721) and Folsom Tavern (c.1775) American Independence Museum, 1 Governors Lane, Exeter. 10:30am. This tour provides visitors with glimpses into spaces at both the LaddGilman House and Folsom Tavern that generally are inaccessible to the public. These buildings tell stories that only buildings this old can tell. Due to the historic nature of these buildings, they are not handicap accessible. Cost is $10/nonmembers, $5/members. For more information visit www.
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“The Great Migration” – Lecture by UNH Professor Susan Batterson Wright Museum, Center Street, Wolfeboro. Doors open at 6pm, program begins at 7pm. This lecture provides insight into the Great Migration during WWI when African Americans began to move north. Batterson will discuss a variety of topics related, including the ways in which the migrants’ cultural influence impacted cities, music, art, entertainment, civil rights, culture and more. Admission is $8pp/non-members, $3pp/members. Seating is limited. Reservations are recommended by calling 5691212. www.WrightMuseum.
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EVENTS from 18 org Liberty is our Motto! Songs and Stories of the Hutchinson Family Singers
Gilmanton Historical Society, Old Town Hall, NH Route 140, Gilmanton. 7:30pm. The year is 1876 and NH’s own John Hutchinson sings and tells about his famous musical family. From Milford, NH, the Hutchinson Family Singers were among America’s most notable musical entertainers of the mid-19th century. Steve Blunt performs as John Hutchinson. Free and open to the public. 267-6098
Wednesday 26th “Postcards from the Past” – Artist’s of VynnArt Display their Works
The NH Veterans Home, Tilton. 10am-4pm. The artists of VynnArt Gallery in Meredith have collaborated with the Meredith Historical Society to create “Post Cards from the Past”. The artists selected old Meredith postcards or photographs and were asked to interpret the images. There will be artists painting throughout the day, refreshments, and art work from various Veterans who reside in the home will also be on display. 527-4400
Foot Care Clinic – Franklin VNA & Hospice
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Thursday 27th Yin/Yang Restorative Yoga Class w/ Tekla Frates
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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will share highlights from the past year and share it’s vision for the year ahead as it works to support a healthier community for those who live in, work in, or visit the Lakes Region. The central theme of the meeting will revolve around the critical issue of the region and state’s substance misuse crisis and what strategies are being implemented or what work is underway to manage and mitigate the issue. The event is free and open to the community and includes breakfast, raffles and a silent auction. Pre-registration is required at www.PPHNH.org
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Weatherization Myths – DEBUNKED! (StatePoint) Weatherizing your home for each season can make it more comfortable – but how to do it can be confusing. Here are four common weatherizing myths – busted! – to help get your home ready for cooler weather to come. Myth 1: It doesn’t matter where your thermostat is placed. Truth: Location, location, location! You may be spending more on heating and cooling than you need to be if your thermostat is in the wrong place. Placed in direct sunlight, you run the risk of getting false readings, as it can “think” the room is warmer than it actually feels, causing your air conditioner to turn on when it isn’t needed. Similarly, a thermostat placed near the kitchen often reads that the home is far warmer than it truly is due to the stove and oven. The best location is on an interior wall, centrally located and near areas where you spend the most time, ensuring these rooms are the most comfortable. Myth 2: Closed curtains and blinds in cold weather prevent heat escape. Truth: According to the Department of Energy, shades and drapes can reduce heat loss from a warm room by up to 10 percent. However, opening curtains and blinds during the day when direct sunlight hits can also allow for a warming effect. In winter, draperies should be closed at dusk but opened at dawn. In addition, heat escape through windows can be prevented with window insulation products such as Duck brand Roll-On Window Kits, which create
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The Surprising Health Benefits Of Decluttering Your Home Getting your house in order can be a struggle, especially as we age. Sorting through decades of belongings is often emotional and stressful, as questions and decisions pile up: Is this jewelry valuable? What should I do with all these tools I no longer use? Will this china set have sentimental value to my children? But while it can be exhausting, this effort to declutter and simplify can be worthwhile, not only for our homes but also for our health. The advantages of decluttering Getting rid of things you no longer need or want may have a positive effect on mental health and can also make for a safer environment. It’s a sobering fact that every 12 seconds, according to the CDC, someone over age 64 will fall and end up in the emergency room. Decluttering can help keep paths clear and obstacles to a minimum. A study at Indiana University showed that people with clean houses are healthier than people with messy houses. Regular household chores like vacuuming and washing windows can be great physical activity. A tidy home can also mean we’re more likely to invite people over - prompting interactions that can help alleviate feel-
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called home. For many of the dedicated people who work at Sector San Juan, home is about 10 miles inland at a Coast Guard housing facility inBayamon, a leafy hamlet nestled within the hills of San Juan’s suburbs. It was here where they made their stand, hunkered down and shielded from Maria’s tormenting winds and rain from construction made from reinforced concrete. The Coast Guard members had better luck than the lizard. “I am glad we moved [from Sector San Juan to Bayamon] because the sector suffered extensive damage,” Vega said. “A lot of us were frustrated by the forecast, but the National Weather Service told us that we could expect up to a 9-foot storm surge with 12 to 18 inches of rain and severe winds. At that point, [sector commander] Capt. Eric King decided it was unsafe to stay at the base. I think we had been hoping that the storm would turn north but at that point it was clear that Maria was slowing down and inten-
Lt. j.g. Josh McElhaney, situation unit leader for the Coast Guard Incident Command Post in Puerto Rico, listens to a teleconference with the 7th Coast Guard District and takes notes in the dark while Hurricane Maria passes over Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO BY PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASS JONATHAN LALLY
sifying and we were in the direct path.” The decision to move Sector San Juan wasn’t about just hunkering down, Vega explained. Sector operations still had to be carried out, including managing the response to Hurricane Irma, which caused damage
throughout the sector’s area of responsibility on September 6. The incident management staff set up a temporary incident command post within Bayamon’s community center and operated there until it was safe and practicable to return to Sector San Juan. See ZUBRICKI on 27
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The community center also acted as sleeping quarters for many personnel, including a cadre of maritime enforcement specialists who played a major role in providing security for emergency responders. The decision to move from San Juan to Bayamon was the smart, safe thing to do, according to Chief Petty Officer Michael J. Bazzrea, a reservist from Sector Houston-Galveston, Texas. He also explained how difficult it was. “In Bayamon right after the hurricane, there was a lack of power, running water, food, clean drinking water, and fuel,” Bazzrea said. “We knew it was going to be a long-term outage because of the destruction of the power grid here. In spite of the Coast Guard’s best efforts in preparation, a direct hit from a hurricane of this size is going to impact basic services. Bayamon housing was in far better shape than many of surrounding communities. But we needed to relocate the dependents who lived there and their pets if they wanted to leave to give a break and to lessen the demand of scarce resources needed for front line emergency responders.” While stationed at Bayamon, Bazzrea supervised a team of maritime enforcement specialists that provided security for the dependents and their pets who rode in Puerto Rican Army National Guard troop transport trucks which brought them to the airport from where they relocated to Florida. “I think the dependents exhibited great fortitude and resolve,” Bazzrea said. “They made my team feel welcome. Many of them opened up their houses to us and they made us meals. My team was very happy that we could assist them in getting to better living conditions. The Coast Guard missions were being carried out in a professional manner while the evacuation of children and pets was taking place in the same spaces. The entire command cadre took the time each day to address all dependents and Coast Guard personnel to
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory P. Taquin, left, and Seaman Josiah Huston, right, clear debris and cut downed trees at the Coast Guard base Sector San Juan in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 11, 2017. Both men work on a base services team which is helping repair and restore the facility after it sustained damage from Hurricane Maria. US COAST GUARD PHOTO BY SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER ZACH ZUBRICKI
help ease their minds by keeping them appraised of everything that was going on each day.” Before the dependents were relocated, incident managers were trying to assess how bad things were immediately after the storm, and they needed power, but the generator was down. Enter Chief Petty Officer Philip R. Soto, a Bayamon resident and member of Sector San Juan’s maintenance augmentation team who, once it was safe enough to go outside, showed up outside the community center with a group of about six to eight personnel, many of them machinery technicians. Soto said a team ”just went down to the community center where the generator was. We looked at the engine, made sure there was no discrepancies and fired it right back up.” “Overall I think it [was] a very dynamic situation,” Soto explained about Bayamon. “Our concern is that everybody [was] safe. I think everybody was trying to do their jobs with what we had. We were literally knocking on doors to communicate. There were quite a few people taking charge with clean-up efforts and many people were asking how they could help. The
27 first day after the storm, the entire housing crew grabbed chainsaws and started cutting and clearing brush.” Master Chief Petty Officer Charlie F. Salls, Sector San Juan command master chief, was heavily involved with making sure the dependents in Bayamon and dependents living elsewhere – including a newborn baby – were safely relocated. “The relocation process was probably one of the most challenging and most critical things we have had a chance to do – especially during an emergency. You had a lot people coming to me, they were worried about their families, their friends, their pets. I think what made it most challenging is that we had four landlines, that’s it. So cell See ZUBRICKI on 29
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a political actor openly calls for violence and that call is heeded, that actor shouldn’t be blamed for the violence of acolytes. With that said, something is deeply wrong. What’s deeply wrong is that we now attribute all failings to the government and all successes to the government. Take, for example, the Washington Post, which suggested in an editorial this week that President Trump is “complicit” about Hurricane Florence because he doesn’t support the Post’s preferred climate change policy. Now, whatever your feelings about Trump’s climate change policy or lack thereof, he’s not re-
sponsible for a hurricane any more than Barack Obama was responsible for Hurricane Sandy. At best, Trump’s policy may be contributing to future global warming. But that’s not the Post’s suggestion. Instead, the Post editors suggest that Trump is himself a King Triton, stirring the seas into hurricane-friendly territory. By contrast, those on the right suggest that President Trump is solely responsible for our economic boom. They’re not wrong to attribute some of the economic growth to consumer confidence and business investment in the wake of Trump’s procapitalism policies. But Trump isn’t any more “in charge” of the economy than Obama was. The economy is far too complex and government is far too complicated for executive tinkering to be attributed to success or blamed for failure. But we’re addicted to our belief in the primal power of our politicians. Once we believe that Trump is either the Great Satan or the Great God, it’s no wonder that fringe actors on either side are willing to take extreme measures to harm or “protect” him. The only solution: We must realize that the president is merely a constitutional officer bound by the checks and balances of his role. And we must stop attributing to politics control over our lives that politics does not truly exert. Ben Shapiro, 34, 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 New York Times bestselling author of “Bullies.” 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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Nancy Pelosi. Is NH really more liberal than California? In CD-1, candidate Chris Pappas’s “On the Issues” reads like Bernie Sander’s dream sheet – a nightmare for anyone paying taxes, hoping to save for retirement, or wanting their children to have any hope of getting ahead. While Kuster has been just another Democrat National Committee meat-puppet, Pappas is a poster boy for Margaret Thatcher’s warning about eventually running out of other-people’s-money. Neither one would vote to continue the economic recovery and foreign policy wins brought to us by the Trump Administration. Golden goose killers, for sure. It’s easy to see what motivates Democrats: Power, and the greedy idea that they can solve the problems of the human condition through more legislation, freedomkilling regulation, and the confiscation of wealth. Nothing new there. Individual liberty based on a free-market economy is the golden goose they’ve been choking for decades. But what motivates Republican voters wishing for a change in trajectory? Could it be that many NH Republicans are embarrassed by the reality-TV aspects of an administration that has been delivering most everything it promised? Is that enough to keep them from the voting booth, or worse, voting with the “Resistance”? Will Republican voters stay home instead of coming out to vote for two outstanding – and trailblazing – congressional candidates? In Eddie Edwards and Steve Negron, we have candidates of character who will represent the best interests of our state. They will vote to maintain our winning trajectory. They will nurture the Golden Goose, not kill it. Ken Gorrell can be reached at kengorrell@ gmail.com
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phone towers are out, we got no internet, no computers, no power except for generators, we got no AC, we had no water. Basically it was the dark ages,” Salls explained. As Sector San Juan gained capability and functionality, Salls was able to relocate back to his regular office and reflected on how he felt about those days in Bayamon. “This is an experience I am never going to forget. I think this evolution sort of defined our contribution to the sector. The ability to do something for others especially in a time of need – I think we all live for an opportunity like that. It was phenomenal.” Salls said he was surprised to see a major hurricane like Maria ramp up so quickly in the middle of the ongoing Irma response. According to the National Weather Service’s National Hurricane Center in Miami, Hurricane Maria was a Category 4 storm when it slammed into Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, St. Croix and St. John, USVI, which also falls within San Juan’s area of responsibility. Bazzrea, who had already deployed to Puerto Rico and the USVI for Irma, explained his shock at the damage Maria wrought. “Prior to the storm, St. John [USVI] was a lush, tropical paradise,” he said. “After Maria, the island looked like it had been ravaged by a forest fire because the vegetation was all stripped away.” Bazzrea further explained how Coast Guard personnel and equipment deployed for the Irma response quickly had to relocate and move out of harm’s way of Maria. This included San Juan’s fleet of six, 145-foot Fast Response Cutters (FRC) and the Cutter Yellowfin, an 87-foot patrol boat. These vessels,along with other larger white and blackhulled cutters, formed Surface Asset Group Alpha, which were dedicated to Hurricane response in addition to their regular law enforcement, search and rescue and aids to navigation missions. Prior to Maria, King or-
A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew lands at a soft ball field at a Coast Guard housing facility in Bayamon, Puerto Rico Sept. 22, 2017. The housing facility was used for Coast Guard personnel to shelter in place for Hurricane Maria and some operations were based there as damages were repaired to the Coast Guard base Sector San Juan, which is adjacent to San Juan harbor in Puerto Rico. US COAST GUARD PHOTO BY SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER ZACH ZUBRICKI dered the FRCs and Yellowfin to make way for Curaçao, which is an island country in the southern Caribbean Sea 40 miles north of the Venezuelan coast managed by the Netherlands. “Curaçao was the place to send these boats because it was well south of Maria’s path and we knew they all could get there in time,” said King. “We paired Yellowfin with an FRC to enhance this group’s capability. We also liked Curaçao because we knew these boats had the potential to get back into our [area of responsibility] quickly once Maria was clear of us.” Maria’s path was exten-
sive, but headed north and west after hitting the San Juan area of responsibility hard, according to Senior Chief Petty Officer Donald Jeffrey, who is attached to the naval engineering shop at the sector. And during the time Coast Guard personnel were managing the contingency from Bayamon, Jeffrey was at the tip of the spear bringing the sector in San Juan Harbor back to life. “When we first got here after the storm, we proceeded to go down to the piers and there were about
3- to 4-foot chop waves,” Jeffrey explained while sitting in the chief’s mess, which resembles a beachstyle cabana club. “There was extreme pier damage,” Jeffrey continued. “We proceeded around the base and we saw maybe 20 to 30 very large trees down. We went and inspected all the buildings. The communication center had roof damage, the captain’s building had roof damage. The FRC building had roof damage. All around the base we had debris everywhere.”
Jeffrey went on to explain he knew there was no time to wait around and feel sorry about everything. “The chainsaw stuff started happening,” Jeffrey said. We used all the sector base services personnel for that and a bunch of naval engineering personnel – there were about 10 of us. We had to clear everything so people could park here and start making the base useable again. We worked all day. It was very hot. We drank lots of water, kept everybody hydrated. I had to make sure the proper people were operating chainsaws safely. We wanted the base back open so we could start functioning again.” It was good to see progress but that was just scratching the surface. All we did was make it where you could drive. We still have multiple palm trees down, piles of brush all the way round. We still have trees that we have not completely cleared yet and we still have things we have to cut. We are past the chaos stage and now we are doing everything we can do to clean up the base better.” The sector command center stood back up on Oct. 11, 2017, and Sector San Juan is getting closer
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to looking like what it was prior to the storm, according to King. One important milestone was getting search and rescue mission coordination duties back from the Coast Guard 7th District. “For us the tremendous responsibility of regaining ownership of all the communications capability is that we can act as search and rescue mission coordinator again,” said King. “We can coordinate our assets, our aircraft, and our small boats as well as cutters to respond and interact. Also more importantly with our inter-agency partners . . we are able to coordinate and plan searches for missing mariners and boaters on the water.” King, who lives in Bayamon, said he is very proud of the sector personnel, and all the reservists and Auxiliarists who helped out too. “We would not be where we are today without help from the Coast Guard Reserve and Auxiliary,” King said. King is assisted by Capt. Francisco Rego, the sector
An iguana suns itself in a tree at a sandy beach at U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Juan, a Coast Guard base in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 12, 2017. The Coast Guard base has been operating in various capacities since Sept. 25, after temporarily relocating some personnel and assets at a Coast Guard housing facility in Bayamon, Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Maria. US COAST GUARD PHOTO BY SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER ZACH ZUBRICKI
deputy commander, and both leaders have been coordinating and working together throughout the response. Rego explained that a response this large needed all hands, and Rego and King both said they are thrilled with the progress
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From the true summit of Mount Pemigewasset there are views of Mount Liberty and Mount Flume.
When you reach the big boulder it is another half mile to reach the summit. ing with a road walk back to the Indian Head Trail parking area that is about a quarter of a mile south of the Indian Head Resort. When we popped out on the open ledges there were about a dozen people on top. People were sitting near the cliff’s edge and children were romping about closer to the trees. Great care should be taken to keep an eye on children and everyone should be extra careful when condiThe Roaring River Memorial Nature Trail is located on the tions are wet and slippery. south parking area of the Flume Visitor Center. The short Falling off the Indian Head 3/10th of a mile loop is a pleasant walk in the woods. would be very bad. Charlie and I continued PATENAUDE from 9 We followed the blue When Charlie and I to follow the blue blazes blazed trail through a reached the first area were painted on the ledge to the big box culvert under the we worked I was happy true summit where there is north bound lanes of the to see that the new stone Parkway, across a bridge steps looked like they had and then walking what been there forever. The felt like longer than you’d second staircase looked think to reach the next terrific too. The stone work box culvert underneath the isn’t done to make the trail southbound lanes. easier but to protect the I pointed out the small trail from erosion. brook where we washed The trail winds its way up our tools. The steel bars, and never gets too steep. rakes, Pick Mattocks and When we passed by the big Pulaskis need to be put boulder on the right side of away clean at the end of the the trail I knew we had half day. Trailwork is fun and a mile to go to reach the the Trailwrights provide top. Just past the boulder the tools and the instruc- is the steepest section of tion you just have to show the hike. up with work gloves and Nearing the top, the Indiyour lunch to volunteer. an Head Trail enters on the The Trailwrights have been right. This trail is less used making improvements on route up the mountain and this trail for years. We built I recall it to be rougher and two stone staircases and steeper. I’ve hiked a loop re-graded some sections of before up the Indian Head trail during our last outing Trail and down the Mt. here. Pemigewasset Trail end-
a blue arrow painted to in a circular fashion pointing back from where we came. This is the end of the trail. From here there are peek-a-boo views of Mount Liberty and Flume. As we walked back we admired the view south over the interstate to the slopes of Loon Mountain and beyond. We picked a spot to sit on the west side of the cliff and have a snack. I pointed out where the AT Trail follows the Kinsman Ridge Trail over Mount Wolf and just to its left further away we could see Mount Moosilauke. We ate sweet peanut butter cookies and enjoyed the splendid mountain views. We took our time walking, retracing our steps off the mountain. We passed by a dozen more people making their way up the trail.
There is another much shorter and fun hike nearby and we decided to hike this short fun trail before heading home. On the opposite side, the south parking lot of the Flume Visitor Center parking, is the trailhead for the Roaring River Memorial Nature Trail. The trail loop is just 3/10ths of mile high above the bank of the Pemigewasset River which you can hear but not really see. It is a nice path in the woods and it goes past a gazebo built as a memorial in 1988 to Kirschner and Dowse and dedicated to all those who love and appreciate the White Mountains and the North Country. Summer is hitting the road and the days are getting shorter. Fall is the best time of year to hike. Have Fun.
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once played a strong and vibrant role in the Blue Helmets now have significantly downsized operations. Currently, only 178 Canadians serve as Blue Helmets. Significantly close cooperation between the UN and the African Union countries have seen widespread assistance from African states to peacekeeping such as in Darfur and Mali. Smaller operations in the field since 1964 include, UNFICYP on the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus where British, Argentine and Slovak troops serve along the “Green line” separating the Greek and Turkish communities. Sudan’s disputed Darfur region has been covered by UNAMID for over a decade with a current troop structure of 14,000. But as is typical in many such operations, there are additionally 27 different UN entities on the ground which needs complex coordination. The Darfur mission is currently being downsized. Does peacekeeping solve the problem or stop the clock on a crisis? The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) currently deploys 11,000 personnel. I recall one of my first UN stories involved covering UNIFIL’s
establishment in 1978. It was slated to be an “interim force” or a transitional one. It’s still there now forty years later! Lurking danger is ever present; UNIFIL has seen 313 fatalities since it establishment while Darfur’s UNAMID has suffered 266 killed. Though the UN has maintained a mission on the Syrian Golan Heights since 1974, there’s no formal operation in Syria itself. But what of looming future operations in war torn Yemen or Libya? Viewing the wider picture, the European Union’s Ambassador Joao Vale de Almeida intoned, “Peacekeeping operations continue to be a vital instrument in advancing peace and security in the world, as our environment is getting more and more complex and challenging.” As Nikki Haley concluded, “So many vulnerable people in the world are depending on us. They’re giving us their trust. We owe them our protection.” 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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same. On June 17, 1886, a procession preceded the ceremony with military units and bands marching along the following route described by the stenographer: “Up Main Street to Penacook street; countermarch on Main street to Washington street; through Washington street to State street; down State street to
Thorndike street; through Thorndike street to Main street; up Main street to the state-house park.” Heading the procession was the Chief Marshall, General A.D. Ayling from Concord, along with the Chief of Staff, Colonel Solon A, Carter, also of Concord. They were followed by twenty aides from around the State. The order of march then
proceeded with the First Brigade, New Hampshire National Guard, The Third Regiment and Band of Concord, and the First Regiment of Manchester with its band. Then came the Drum Corps of the High school cadets of Manchester and the Manchester War Veterans. The Second Regiment of Nashua was represented by their band,and the Artillery were represented by the First Battery of Manchester and the Cavalry by Company A of Peterborough. The stenographer identified other organizations participating as the Highland Band of Lake
Village,the Amoskeag Veterans of Manchester, the Manchester Cadets, and the staff of Governor Currier. A large number of honored guests of the state, along with Governor Moody Currier of Manchester had the privilege of riding in carriages at the end of the procession. The Governor and the speakers for the dedication ceremony were greeted with applause as they went to the speakers’ stand by the crowd that was reported to have “filled the grandstand, the state-house park, and adjoining streets as far as could be seen from the speakers’ stand.” At two o’clock the ceremony began with prayer by Rt. Rev. William W. Niles, D.D. ‘Bishop of the Diocese of New Hampshire. Judge George W. Nesmith of Franklin, a friend of Mr. Webster then gave an address. He told the gathered crowd that “in order to hear much and see more, you must now exercise much patience,long-suffering, and brotherly kindness towards each other, and thus be able to preserve good order.” He rejoiced in the fact that Benjamin Pierce Cheney had lived long enough to be able to provide the gift of the statue. The “immense throng” cheered as Miss Annie, the daughter of Col. John H. George unveiled the statue of Daniel Webster, after which the donor gave a short speech and presented the deed to the statue to Governor Cur-
rier who accepted it on behalf of the people of New Hampshire with words of gratitude to Mr. Cheney for his gift to the state. While he was speaking rain began to fall and some of the crowd sought shelter, but those interruptions did not prevent the main speaker for the dedication, Dr. Samuel Colcord Bartlett, from presenting a long discourse about Daniel Webster while a policeman held an umbrella over his head. Other speeches followed. Governor Robinson of Massachusetts reminded his audience that, while no human eye could see any line between New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and though Webster was born in New Hampshire, he spent his later years in the latter state. He implied that Webster belonged to the whole nation by quoting his words of “I was born an American, I live an American, and I shall die an American.” Governor Hill of New York confessed that he had been too busy to spend much time in preparing for his speech, and said he had come to listen rather than speak; however he did offer some comments. Maine’s Governor Robie shared the fact that his grandfather lived in New Hampshire and that his father was born in Candia during the same year that Mr. Webster was born. Governor Pingree of Vermont claimed a closer relationship with Webster, as he was born in Salisbury,New Hampshire, and had attended the same schools that Daniel did. John A. Bingham represented Ohio and also gave a speech. The concluding presentations included an ode by William C. Sheppard of North Scituate, Mass., but a native of New Hampshire, and a closing song sung by the Handel Society of Dartmouth College. And the invited guests went to the Eagle Hotel for a banquet at which there were no speeches.
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Puzzle Clue: TECH COMPANY CLOSINGS ACROSS 1 No-elevator multistory building 7 Prefix with bar or belief 10 Long tales 15 Boo-boo 19 Consider identical 20 Go-between: Abbr. 21 Roping event 22 NCAA’s Bruins 23 Protection for many bank tellers 26 “-- cost ya!” 27 Closeout, e.g. 28 Preamble 29 Puzzler’s cry 30 Net vending 31 Kinnear of Hollywood 33 Reflections 36 Connecticut state song 41 Spanish bull 42 Actor Ed 43 Yoko of the avantgarde 44 Mall binge, maybe 48 Get a pic of 51 Wooden peg 52 “In a pickle,” e.g. 54 Part of ERA 55 “Bear” of the outback 56 Insignia 58 Three-section holder of bills 61 52, to Livy 62 Spanish surrealist 64 See 6-Down 65 Simpson judge Lance 66 Probe for 68 Journals 72 Really cries 76 Bass finale? 78 Notion, in Nancy
79 Yule song 81 Syllable after “oom” 82 Element like barium or radium 88 Hard but easily broken 90 Verse-writing, oldstyle 91 1940s pres. 92 Pricey hotel offering 94 Pact of the U.S., Can. and Mex. 95 University of Kentucky’s -- Arena 96 Some aria singers 98 Vintage auto inits. 99 Adept 100 Conflicted 102 Arbitrary security inspection 105 Collection for the Red Cross, say 110 Shrewd 111 Keno cousin 112 Water, in Nancy 113 Tweaks text 115 Unbox, e.g. 119 Napoleonic exile locale 120 2014 Kentucky Derby winner 124 Pennant, e.g. 125 From Tehran or Tabriz 126 Elegant shade tree 127 1991 horror film sequel subtitled “The Awakening” 128 “Rent” actor Diggs 129 Pastis base 130 South Korea’s Kim -- -jung 131 Tech giant whose name can precede nine words in this puzzle
DOWN 1 Attic sights 2 Watery color 3 Abatement 4 Frilly green 5 Rugged truck, in brief 6 With 64-Across, snookums or sweetie, say 7 Real nice 8 “-- it!” (outfield call) 9 Extra entryway for bad weather 10 Physicist’s work unit 11 Diametrically opposite 12 Sun Valley’s state 13 Romero or Franck 14 “Help me!” 15 Parts of many rock songs 16 Eight-sided 17 Stan’s pal in old films 18 Drops 24 -- -a-terre 25 Kitchen wrap 30 Genre of rock 31 Coagulated 32 Fam. member 34 High- -- graphics 35 Suffix with favor or zinc 36 Mountaintop melodies 37 Societal breakdown 38 Tyro, slangily 39 “The Spy Who Loved Me” actor Richard 40 Getting the job done 45 Brochure or blurb, maybe 46 Settle from the bench 47 Terminus 49 Stein drink 50 Too glib 52 Skye, e.g. 53 Babysitters, e.g. 55 “Krazy --” 57 Cuban patriot Jose
59 Terrif 60 Less naive 63 Most frigid 67 Compact SUV model 69 “-- a Nightingale” 70 Singer Chris 71 Basketball’s Bryant 73 Select 74 Like Latvia or Lithuania 75 Sword cover 77 Duplicitous 80 Actor Hal 82 Mo. with Arbor Day 83 Reed of rock 84 Held off 85 Flyers’ gp. 86 Blushed 87 Hurried, quaintly 89 “Sharknado” actress Reid 93 Occurred gradually 96 House pest 97 Mysore “Mr.” 99 Ending of enzymes 101 Los del -(“Macarena” duo) 103 Chevy debut of 2004 104 Plateau’s kin 105 Rock fissure 106 Shout out, colloquially 107 Hanker 108 -- Lama 109 Devastates 114 Visiting H’wood, say 115 Black-and-white cookie 116 Atari classic 117 Jannings of “Quo Vadis” 118 “54” actress Campbell 120 U.S. org. with moles 121 Archaic “Curses!” 122 Machine part 123 Gp. with a copay
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Red, White & Brew
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Alpaca’s getting cleaned up and sheared a few days after Jahsun of Live and Let Live Farm’s Rescue working to load arriving to Live and Let Live Farm’s Rescue. the horse Ripp during a rescue situation in Chichester NH. from NH to as far away as fun event). Ripp is not socialized or trained to be trailered. PHILBRICK from 10
free from loneliness, suffering; neglect. This task is not taken lightly, even in the face of the many immediate physical needs that so often arrive with rescued horses and other animals, and much thought is given to the new names and their significance to that particular horse/animal. The gelding, approximately 11-12 years old, was named Ripp (after Rip Van Winkle, but a “p” was added so as not appear to be “R.I.P.”), and the mare, roughly 20 years old, was given the name Shasta. It quickly became clear that these two creatures were indeed, in severe need of hoof, dental, and veterinary care. Additionally, they were not very socialized to human handling, or other animals. While this may seem minor in comparison to the more urgent physical needs, this is no small issue when it comes time to preparing a horse for potential adoption down the road. One of the greatest tasks that LLLF volunteers constantly embrace is the slow, day to day, gradual socialization of the horses (and dogs, and cats, et al) we rescue. As of this writing, just over a month later, Ripp and Shasta are settling in at the farm nicely, doing well with socialization, and their physical rehabilitation is well underway. Look for updates on Ripp and Shasta in coming months. In other news around the rescue farm, after 20+ years of operation it’s kind
of rare that we have any “firsts,” but we recently took in our first ever alpacas… four of them, to be precise! Two intact (nonneutered) males, and two females. One of the males has special needs involving neurological issues and muscle atrophy, but they’re causing quite the stir and excitement for animals and volunteers alike. All four arrived in need of shearing and hoof care, and they each are very much enjoying the heaps of attention they are receiving from our volunteers, who are gladly meeting all their socialization needs, and then some. In addition to the newly arrived horses and alpacas, we’re continuing to reach out as far as we can to rescue pregnant mama dogs and cats, as well as motherless puppies and kittens,
Georgia and Texas. We are constantly preparing them for adoption and holding adoption events (see details below). We have some important fundraisers coming up; we’re excited to be teaming up with the ConcordEpsom Elks Club, who contacted us about doing a benefit motorcycle ride to benefit LLLF on September 1, 2018, and coming up fast on September 24 is our 2nd annual LLLF golf tournament, “Par for Hooves, Paws, and Claws,” to be held at Pembroke Pines Country Club, in Pembroke, NH (sponsors are needed, as are teams and singles who are encouraged to join us for this
For more details on any of these fundraisers, updates on specific animals, or news about how to begin the adoption process or to visit LLLF, please join us for our weekly guided tour, held every Sunday at 2:30 pm. Please visit our recently launched new website (see below). You can also follow us on Facebook (“Live and Let Live Farm Rescue”) to see the many continually changing updates, as well as a constant variety of photos and wonderful snippets of daily life on the RESCUE farm, as described by our volunteers. *********
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Special needs Alpaca, Alvin with his favorite caretaker, Live and Let Live Farm’s rescue volunteer Sara. Please consider contacting Live and Let Live if you’re considering adopting a loving family companion. Financial contributions are desperately needed and greatly appreciated, as the costs to operate such a facility are staggering. Contributions are fully tax deductible, and 100% allocated to the care and healing of these animals. Contact Teresa by email, at: tehorse@aol.com, or send donations to: Live and Let Live Farm Rescue, 20 Paradise Lane, Chichester NH 03258. Donations can also be made with credit or debit cards, at: www.liveandletlivefarm.org. Weekly tours are held Sundays at 2:30 pm, to meet the animals of Live and Let Live Farm. If you’re looking to adopt or become part of the working hands and caring hearts of our volunteer family, the tour is where it all begins.
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