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A SPECIAL COCHECO VALLEY EDITION OF THE WEIRS TIMES NEWSPAPER. VOLUME 23, NO. 40
THE WEIRS, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H., THURSDAY, october 2, 2014
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Apple Harvest Day In Dover
Albert Alie (left) and son Normand Alie accept a delivery of diamonds from the US Post Office at their Dover business, courtesy Photo Alie Jewelers, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.
Alie Jewelers Celebrating 100 Years In Dover by David Colby Contributing Writer
It was early in the 20th century when a young apprentice watchmaker studied the workings of the timepieces of his generation and became a highly-regarded watch
repairman. Just a hundred years ago this week, from a humble beginning in the back of a local harness shop, Albert E. Alie used his talent to set a course and founded what would become one of the oldest retail establishments on the New Hamp-
shire seacoast. Helping The Trains Run On Time By the turn of the 20th century, the United States had established itself as an industrialized nation. As the country grew, railroads became
the prime movers of raw materials, finished goods and people. When the first trans-continental railroad was completed in 1869, the need to keep railroads on time became critical. It was with an eye toward this crucial See alie on 34
Dover’s Annual Apple Harvest Day, now in its 30th year, happens on Saturday, October 4th from 9am to 4pm. Over 300 vendors are expected with stages of entertainment, amusements and plenty of tasty food. Over 60,000 people have attended Apple Harvest Day in 2013 and another big crowd is expected this year. The event begins in the morning with a 5K Road Race at 8:30am. Registration is $20 for adults and $10 for ages 15 and under. ($25 and $15 day or race.) Other activities begin at 9am. Their will be six stages of entertainment, inflatable amusements for children, a petting zoo, antique auto alley and more. The large Apple Harvest Food Court will be set up at Henry Law Park. A great time is guaranteed to all. For more info call the Dover Chamber at 603-742-2218 or visit www.dovernh.org.
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Oct Through the 18th Greater Tuna – Hilarious 2-Actor Comedy Play
Jean’s Playhouse, 34 Papermill Drive, Lincoln. A hilarious send-up of small town morals and mores, they are all among the upstanding citizens of Tuna, the third smallest town in Texas. www.jeansplayhouse.com 745-2141
Thursday 2nd Brian Regan
Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street, Concord. 225-1111
Community Photo Club
Frame of Mind, Main Street, Plymouth. A fellowship of area photographers at all levels of development meeting with the express intent of improving their skills and broadening their understanding of the art of taking pictures. 536-3208
Non-denominational Bible Talks
Holiday Inn Express, 77 Farmington Road, Rochester. 7:15-8:15pm. Come learn how you can have a living relationship with a living God. Free to all. 868-2073
Friday 3rd Bodeans
The Flying Monkey, 39 South Main Street, Plymouth. www. flyingmonkeynh.com 536-2551
Red Sky Mary & Watts
Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. www. rochesteroperahouse.com 335-1992
The Jeremy Wallace Blues Trio
Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $15pp. BYOB. 527-0043
Saturday 4th Los Lonely Boys
The Flying Monkey, 39 South Main Street, Plymouth. www. flyingmonkeynh.com 536-2551
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Mill Falls Marketplace, Route 3, Meredith. 10am-5pm. Over 100 booths of American made arts, crafts, specialty foods and live music. 3322616 www.castleberryfairs.com
Rockingham Ballroom 80th Anniversary Bash
Rockingham Ballroom, 22 Ash Swamp Road, Newmarket. Doors open at 6pm for appetizers and dinner, followed by dancing to the Lakes Region Big Band at 7:30pm. $60pp. Tickets must be purchased in advance. 659-4410 or www.rockinghamballroom.com
Electronic Waste Collection Day
Lowe’s parking lot, 1407 Lakeshore Road, Gilford. 9am-1pm. Recycle electronic items of all sizes from phones and computers to dryers and refrigerators. 527-0089
Sing Happy
Interlakes Theatre, Meredith. 7pm. The show will feature the music of John Kander and Fred Ebb who wrote many shows including “Cabaret” and “Chicago”. $25pp. 888-245-6374 or www.interlakestheatre.com
Autumn Dinner
Red Hill and Eagle Cliff Hike
Red Hill Conservation Area in Moultonborough and Sandwich. Hike will depart at 9am and return around 3pm. The approximately 5-mile moderate to strenuous hike will follow the Fire Tower and Eagle Cliff trails. Participants will view historic sites along the way, learn to identify signs of wildlife in this habitat-rich environment, and explore a beautiful part of this conserved landscape with lead guide John Oliver, LRCT Property Adopter for the Red Hill Conservation Area. Pre-registration is required. 253-3301
Blues Legend Larry Garner
Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $20/advance, $25/door. BYOB. 527-0043
Sled Dog Fair
Hopkinton Fairgrounds, Contoocook (use the Green Gate entrance). 9am6pm. Unique family-focused event is a treat for all from professional mushers to any dog lover. www.sleddogtradefair. org
Sat. 4th – Nov. 29th Jeannie Griffin-Peterka Art Showing
Andrew Carnegie Gallery at the Rochester Public Library, 65 South Main Street, Rochester. www. rochestermfa.org
Sat & Sun 4th -5th
American Legion Post 112, 1044 Short Falls Road, Epsom. Pork loin, mashed potatoes w/ gravy, stuffing, green beans and more. $9/adults, $4/ children, kids under 6 are free. 4355366
Harriman Hill Open House
Spaghetti Dinner – Joyful Footsteps Preschool
Strafford Wind Symphony
Community Church of Alton, Alton. 5:30-7pm. $8/adults, $6/children. 8755561
Harriman Hill II, located off Rte 109A/ Pine Hill Rd, Wolfeboro. 10am-2pm. Tour beautiful 1, 2 & 3 bedroom units for rent.
Sunday 5th Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. www. rochesteroperahouse.com 335-1992
CROP Walk for Hunger
16th Annual Autumn
O’Dell Park, Franklin. Registration 1:15pm, program 1:45pm and the walk begins at 2pm. 934-5717
16th Annual Autumn Craft Festival
Mill Falls Marketplace, Route 3, Meredith. 10am-4pm. Over 100 booths of American made arts, crafts, specialty foods and live music. 3322616 www.castleberryfairs.com
Sing Happy
Saturday October 4
Sunday October 5
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10am - 4pm
Interlakes Theatre, Meredith. 3pm. The show will feature the music of John Kander and Fred Ebb who wrote many shows including “Cabaret” and “Chicago”. $25pp. 888-245-6374 or www.interlakestheatre.com
Chowder Festival Fine Jewelry, Country Wood Crafts, Watercolors, Pottery, Dolls, Stemware, Photography, Ceramics, Candles, Bird Houses, Folk Art, Wearable Art, Fiber, Floral, Sea Glass, Fleece, Slate, Growth Charts, Scarves, Ornaments, Signs, Paper, Fire Starters, Soap, Turned Wood, Vintage Chic, Tole Painting, Switch Plate Covers,, Pillow Quilts, Herbal Dips, Salsas, Cannoli, Lemonade, Cider, Kosher Nuts, Jelly, Spices, Wine Slushy Mixes, Maple and more!
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Funspot, Route 3, Weirs Beach. Noon3pm. Sample and vote on the Lakes Region’s best chowder and enjoy the largest arcade in the world. 366-4377 www.funspotnh.com
Blessing of the Animals
Memorial Garden at Trinity Episcopal Church, Route 25, Meredith. 1:30pm. Please be sure your pets are leashed, caged, carried or otherwise under your control. Blessing will be held rain or shine. A donation of pet food, cat litter, etc. for the Humane Society would be appreciated. 267-5472
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Lakes Region Wineries 4th Annual Barrel Tasting New Hampshire’s Lakes Region wineries will be holding their fourth annual Barrel Tasting this Weekend, October 4th and 5th. Discover Lakes Region wine by visiting Coffin Cellars, Gilmanton Winery, Sap House Meadery, Haunting Whisper Vineyards, Newfound Lake Vineyards, and Hermit Woods Winery. Taste wine right out of the barrel, learn how their wine is produced, sample a wide variety of unique local wines, and have a chance to win over $3,000 in raffle prizes. Sample unique foods and discover New Hampshire-made products from dozens of vendors participating at each of the six wineries. Also included in this year’s raffle are prizes donated by The Black Swan Inn in Tilton, the Coppertoppe Inn in Hebron, the Henry Whipple House in Bristol, dinner for two at Millstone at 74 Main in New London, dinner for two at Gilmanton Winery’s restaurant, The Common Man Family of Restaurants, and The Flying Goose Brew Pub in New London. Participants must purchase a Lakes Region Barrel Tasting Commemorative Wine Glass. Glasses are available for $12 at all participating wineries. Visit http://hermitwoods.com/ events/barrel-tasting/ or call 603.253.7968 to learn more.
Author Rosamond van der Linde In Meredith Rosamond van der Linde will be reading excerpts of her new book “A Piano In Every Room” on Tuesday, October 7th at 4pm at the Meredith Public Library, 91 Main St, Meredith. The Genealogy Club is sponsoring the event. Rosamond van der Linde co-founded a music school unlike any other, blending love of music, love of people and a passionate commitment to education, and community service. “A Piano In Every Room” tells the astonishing tale of a family living in 42-room house with 34 pianos. The story includes Rosamond’s victory over childhood polio, while her husband, Rein van der Linde, survived the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam. Their sheer courage created their destiny. Later, raising a remarkable musical family of seven pianists the parents shaped their own children’s lives, embraced their community, and grew into a cultural treasure for America, and friends around the world. The event is free and open to the public. For further details contact Erin Apostolos, Director at the Meredith Public Library, Telephone 603.279.4303 or email – erin@meredithlibrary.org
Rochester October Festival Volunteers at Rochester Main Street are busy preparing for the sixth annual October Festival to be held on Saturday, October 11th, from 11am until 4pm.This year’s event will be held on Hanson Street, in Central Square and at Factory Court. The main stage on Hanson Street will feature entertainment throughout the day with headliners Beatles Tribute Band Studio Two (celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Beatle’s coming to America, 11am to 1pm). Holy Rosary Credit Union. Rochester Main Street will host a “Mile High Apple Pie” baking contest, and all entries must be delivered to the Rochester Main Street booth no later than 10:30am for judging. The winner will receive a medal and $25 cash prize. The Monarch School of New England is hosting a Charity Bike. Registration begins at the Rochester Community Center and course opens at 8:30 am for a 4 mile Family Ride or 15 or 25 mile Challenge Ride. Save money and pre-register online for just $25 at www.monarchschoolcharitybikeride.com. You may also view the course maps online. Following the ride the participants are welcome downtown to enjoy the October Festival and refreshments. Volunteers are also needed to help run the event that day. For more information on October Festival or to sign up to participate, please contact the Rochester Main Street Office at 603-330-3208 or email director@rochestermainstreet.org. The contact number the day of the event is 603-781-7116. October Festival is a rain/shine event.
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by Mike Moffett Contributing Writer
REACH THE BEACH! An NHTI-Concord colleague named Fred King approached me a while ago and asked if I wanted to run in a race. I pondered the invite. While the years had taken a toll on my speed and stamina, I still had that competitor gene. “When is it?� I responded. “September 12,� I was told. “How long is it?� “208 miles.� “What?� The race Fred referred to was the annual “Reach the Beach� (RTB) Relay Race from Cannon Mountain to Hampton Beach. “You only have to do three or four legs,� Fast Fred explained. “Around 20 miles total. There will be eleven of us splitting it up.� Despite some trepidation, I agreed to run. So on to September 12. Two vans with eleven team members pulled into the Cannon Mountain parking lot. It was 40 degrees with a stiff wind. I’d travelled from summer to winter in one
Jim Roberge of Franklin and the “Run-a-Quickie-4-Vickie� relay team hands off to his wife Kim in a “Reach the Beach� transition area in Crawford Notch. road trip. Brrrr! We checked in and got an orientation. There were 520 registered teams—meaning approximately 5000 runners. Groups of runners were released to run the first leg every 15 minutes. Our first runner, Bridget, would launch with a dozen other runners at 10:15 a.m. Our team name was “Run-a-Quickie-4-Vickie� to show our support for Fred’s sister-in-law, who was recovering from a serious medical procedure. We sized up our competition—teams that we’d be crossing paths with for the next 24plus hours. They included Orthopedics Anonymous, Off Like a Prom Dress, Agony of Duhfeet, Crouching Runner—Hidden Van, the Channel 4 News Team, and the 12 Disciples of Pain. Bridget went almost nine miles and handed the baton off to Jeremy, our “ringer.� Jeremy
passed 34 runners while doing his eight miles— “kills� in RTB parlance. The sun came out and the weather warmed as we went through Twin Mountain and down Crawford Notch. Scores of vans sped along Route 302 to transition zones to exchange runners. Each transition area featured a festive, carnival atmosphere, as RTB veterans decorated their vans with all manner of graffiti. One van had a land shark on top. Another actually featured a hula skirt. I’d never seen a van with a
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To The Editor: A letter appeared in a recent edition of a local paper (“History is repeating itself�) in which the writer made a rather lame attempt to disparage the Koch brothers as being “malefactors of great wealth�. Now, a malefactor is defined as someone who ‘violates the law and/or does harm or evil, especially toward another’. The body of the letter in question consists largely of quotes from other writers and the Sugar Hill resident who penned this smear provides no evidence or examples of why he believes this to be an accurate description of the Koch Brothers. I believe that the history repeating itself is that of, when your record and positions in regard to actual issues is not something it would benefit your cause to talk about, resorting to personal attacks and smears against those who disagree with you. I think that we would all do well to brace ourselves for the inevitable onslaught of this type of behavior from Democrats during the current election cycle. They will, no doubt, continue their efforts to demonize the TEA Party and the Koch brothers, discourage and punish hard work/success, increase the number of people dependent upon the government and resurrect the phony
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Will Senator Bob Odell Resign? To The Editor: Industrial wind developers are accustomed to problem neighbors who wish to keep towering turbines out of their backyards. Wind promoters have and will continue to mischaracterized our community as fear mongers and NIMBY’s. When in fact our community is the exact opposite - we’ve embraced five renewable power plants to date. Oh, don’t forget, Northern Pass will be cutting though our community as well. Can one community support nine energy facilities within a fifteen mile radius? What will that look like? How will that impact our community? Why are ski resorts not interested in year round wind revenues? Why don’t schools, prisons or state lands have wind turbines? Developers are accustomed to opponents not being very influential - rather they see opponents as only capable of stirring up local opposition based on fears and lies. Our community does not fit that profile. We continue to ask important questions... with no answers. It is rumored that developers fear our commu-
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.
nity opposition so much - they’ve lobbied harder with Governor Maggie Hassan. Last week Gov. Hassan nominated Sen. Bob Odell and State Rep. Amanda Merrill to sit on the first public committee in charge of permitting Northern Pass and any future wind farms projects in the state. These two nominations tell me that our community has been enormously successful. It was our grass roots community focus. It was our aggressively unified community voice. It was our community fundraisers and pot luck dinners. It was our voting record. That’s what stopped additional wind development in our community. Our community is full of self-proclaimed environmentalist, and we’re all working hard to protect our local environment. Developers are clearly targeting our ridge-lines, and we all know there’s no recreating our forests in our lifetime. We are simple folk. We know right from wrong and we know where the power is destined - southern states. Simply put - developers should have just announced from the beginning that they are going to destroy out landscapes, erect ‘one hundred’ 500 ft turbines and charge us to connect and ship this electricity to southern states. Why are southern states outsourcing their renewable energy tax credits? A new question rumSee mail boat on 39
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Seems I’ve gotten myself in a little trouble this campaign season and I am here to come clean. For those of you who may be reading this column for the first time, I am running for governor of New Hampshire under the Flatlander ticket. It is something I have been doing for the last twelve years and, as I do more and more of it, get better at it over time. But this year I may have stepped over a line that I didn’t even know existed. No, you won’t see my name on the ballot if and when you go to vote on November 4th. I am running a write-in campaign and that is where the trouble lies (or is it lays? I could look it up but I don’t have time as I am under a deadline). A few weeks back I told folks that I was running a contest on Election Day. If you went into the voting booth, wrote in my name and then took a picture of yourself with your cell phone (yes, I know they are referred to as “selfies” but in all honesty I think that that is one of the dumbest terms ever created by mankind and I refuse to use it) and then emailed it to me, I would enter you in for a drawing for valuable prizes if I should win the election. Well, it didn’t take long for me to get a call from certain people informing
me that offering prizes to get people’s votes is against the law. So, I was advised to cease and desist (whatever that means). It seems that the sanctity of the voting booth is a pretty big deal. Of course, using any means necessary to get into a voting booth is not really a big deal, some people do it dozens of times on election day. It’s especially easy if you don’t actually live in New Hampshire. But, once you are inside that voting booth, then you are dealing with a higher human power. Not only would it be against the law for you to write-in my name, take a picture of yourself and then mail it to me, but you can now be fined for simply taking that photo and posting it on a social media website for your friends to see. If, for example, you take that picture and post it on Facebook and someone finds out, it can now cost you $1,000. Seriously. Just how anyone with the power to fine you might see your picture on your Facebook page is a discussion for another day. Just realize that someone might be looking, so I wouldn’t do it if I were you. So as to not break any laws, there will be plenty of time for that if and when I am elected governor, and not wanting to get either you or me in trouble, I am now ending my contest. Now I find myself stuck with a boatload of prizes. (Yes, so many prizes that they fit in a boat, which was the grand prize itself.) But that is my problem. Since I no longer will be able to give away not only the 46-foot Chris Craft but also the week’s
stay in the Caribbean, a few iPhone 6s, various 60-inch HD TVs and a whole slew of Keurig coffee makers, I will have to find out another way to get rid of them. So, I need you to remember on Election Day that no matter how many times you happen to vote that you shouldn’t go into the voting booth with the intention of writing in my name (which is spelled Brenda with an “N”) holding up the ballot close by your face and then taking a very clear picture with your cell phone and then emailing it to me at an address found somewhere on this page. No matter how many photos I receive I will not be holding that drawing on Saturday, November 8th at 7pm to draw out the names of fifty lucky winners, each of who will win…uh..would have won a prize valued at at least one hundred dollars. I am sorry to disappoint (wink, wink) those of you who were getting excited about this possible opportunity to not only do your civic duty but to win valuable prizes as well. So, I am asking you to still go and vote on November 4th and to cast your vote for the candidate that you feel will really make a difference for New Hampshire. I hope that candidate is me and you will judge me on my own merits and not by how many cool new things I have that I need to get rid of. Thank you. Brendan Smith is the author of “The Flatlander Chronicles” and the upcoming “Best Of A F.O.O.L.” He welcomes your comments at brendan@weirs.com
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Top Common Retirement Mistakes
Hey folks, Dave Kutcher coming at you from DAK Financial with some thoughts on mistakes that are made prior to, and during your retirement. These are only five major problematic areas. There are more, but there is only so much room for my column. Underestimating Your Life Expectancy: A few years back, like the turn of the century if you lived passed age 65 you lived a long life. Today, if you take care of yourself, you or your spouse can live to age 90. Advances in medical science have pushed those ages up a least 15 to 20 years. Income planners like myself want to ensure you DON’T RUN OUT OF MONEY. Remember, many retirees objective was to call it quits in their 70s but if illness, disability or even mere fatigue sets in your plans will have to change. If you plan on working past normal retirement age, do not count on the extra money earned to pay for essential expenses. Sound financial planning for senior years would have you save a sufficient nest egg by age 65 in case health reasons prohibit you from working longer. Neglecting to adequately factor in health care costs: I tell my clients constantly don’t even think of retiring until you have a handle on this topic. Remember the #1 reason why seniors go broke in America today in terms of bankruptcy is caused by health failures and the accompanying costs. Settling for low returns: Where do I begin? In my view, sound financial/income planning horizon should match your actuarial life expectancy. So for example; if you are age 70 with an expected life expectancy of 16 more years, your investment portfolio should be constructed to serve for 16 years not 6 months. I can’t believe advisors that don’t get this concept but it what it is! Lastly there are products today that your advisor can expose you to that have principle guaranteed can give you market related returns without risk. Failure to monitor or control your distribution rate: We have seen some financial planning / income planning “train wrecks” when people / retirees spend beyond their appropriate income levels. Again, have your advisor structure a flexible payout rate that will compliment your way of life! There are programs / products out there that can “guarantee increases even if you have a declining principle balance. In fact, you can have your advisor run some illustrations with the company software that can help guide your actions.
Conclusion Refusing to get a fresh perspective: Lastly, no matter what your advisor or plan is, getting a second opinion on it will never hurt. Different advisors have different areas of expertise, me included, such as taxes or mutual funds, stocks, estate planning etc… Therefore; your situation may provide insights that you would otherwise miss. Have a nice weekend. Feel free to stop by for that cup of coffee. —DAK Dave Kutcher is a featured contributor on FOX Business News! Certified in Long-Term Care Planning (CLTC), he owns and operates DAK Financial Group LLC. Dave has almost 25 years experience working with retirees, and previously served as a Captain in the Marine Corps for 15 years. Call or write to be on his mailing list for quality newsletters, it’s free!
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Guest Editorial While I Was Away… Well, I have to tell you folks, IT’S GREAT TO BE BACK! I missed my little spot here at the Weirs Times. It has been a wild and craby Jane zy three and Cormier half months. Hooksett, NH. Moving to Hooksett, getting my son into a new high school, taking on an incumbent senator in District 16, I am tired just thinking about it! I have learned just what it means to stand on principle within the “belly of the beast”. In some ways, I feel as though I am a different person. In any case, I look forward to sharing some of my experiences and insights with you.
Unfortunately, I was not successful in winning my District 16 senate seat. We lost by about 400 or so votes. This was the smallest percentage of loss in any of the liberty primary campaigns. My opponent spent about $94,000. However, with the financial support of the NH Senate Majority PAC, run by Senate President Chuck Morse and Sen. Jeanie Forrester, my opponent’s campaign really spent around $114,000. Just WOW! It is important to understand, the Republican Senate Majority PAC is supposed to be about defeating DEMOCRATS. So, why were they involved in the primary? Very good question. We will discuss how this trend of intervening in primary elections is NOT helping the Republican Party. But, I
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Why Colorado’s Gutless Gov Is in Trouble D.C. journalists called the latest Quinnipiac University poll results in Colorado’s tight gubernatorial race a “shocker.” by Michelle Malkin B u t i t ’ s a Syndicated Columnist surprise only if you’ve been hopelessly trapped in a Beltway echo chamber. Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper is down 10 points against former GOP Rep. Bob Beauprez among all likely voters. The Q poll also shows him behind Beauprez by 13 points among independents. A survey conducted last week by Suffolk University for USA Today shows the beleaguered incumbent in a statistical dead heat with Beauprez. Any way you slice it, Hickenlooper has lost the trust and confidence of voters of all ideological stripes. And despite incessant “War on Women” wails from feminist and leftist groups, the candidates are essentially evenly split among male and female voters. “Hickenlooper is behind the challenger on the key qualities voters want in a leader: honesty, caring and leadership,” Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University poll, summed up upon release of the results. Spinning furiously like a Soul Cycle instructor, a left-leaning journalist at The Washington Post on Monday blamed “partisan venom” and “a polarized, hyper-partisan environment” for Hickenlooper’s fall. But the flaky, gutless gov has no one to blame but himself.
It was Hickenlooper who caved to East Coast gun-control zealots and partisan White House lobbying. As Democratic state legislators rigged the hearing process, snubbed Colorado constituents and insulted Second Amendment-supporting women during hearings last year, Hickenlooper was chumming it up on the phone with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Vice President Joe Biden. Hundreds of thousands of dollars from Bloomberg’s guncontrol groups poured into Colorado. Biden personally lobbied state Dems. Under the political gun, our self-styled “moderate” governor signed extremist ammo magazine limits and intrusive background check measures into law -- which he now concedes were ineffective at fighting crime all along. Hick’s diktats were effective at one thing: job destruction. The gun-control regulations forced Colorado ammo magazine-maker Magpul to move its offices to Wyoming and Texas. Hundreds of jobs and an estimated $80 million in tax revenue went with them. Heckuva job, Hick. Now, the supposedly “centrist” governor has been cravenly trying to disguise his far-left stripes as he faces a tough reelection bid. In a videotaped meeting this summer with Colorado sheriffs obtained by the indispensable Colorado website Revealing Politics, Hickenlooper: --Lied and denied talking with Bloomberg before signing the gun-control measures. --Blamed his decision to sign the radical gun laws on “(o)ne of my staff (who) made the commitment that we would sign it if
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Terrorism Shadows UN Assembly UNITED NATIONS—The specter and shadow of international terrorism tragically clouded the opening of the UN General by John J. Metzler Assembly sesSyndicated Columnist sion, yet again. The growing menace from ISIS/ISIL jihadi terrorists threatening the sovereignty of Iraq and Syria goes beyond the Middle East and now extends to possible terror strikes in Western Europe and the United States. In the past few years Americans were reassured by the Administration that Al Qaida and its offshoots were largely defeated. This assertion by President Obama in the wake of the killing of terror kingpin Osama Bin-Laden was challenged by the attacks on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Subsequent reality has proven that Al-Qaida and its offshoots have dangerously expanded. Events in Algeria, Iraq, Mali, Nigeria, Syria, and Somalia, reaffirm this. The Administration’s singular foreign policy achievement was touted as the military withdrawal from Iraq. While Washington should have pressed for a small residual U.S. force in the country, both an ineffective and venal government in Baghdad and a lack of vision by the U.S. Administration, allowed a total withdrawal in 2011. We are paying the price for indifference during the end game
in Iraq. At the onset of his speech to the UN General Assembly, President Barack Obama admitted candidly, “We come together at a crossroads between war and peace; between disorder and integration; between fear and hope.” In a sweeping address against global terrorism, he warned “The terrorist group known as ISIL must be degraded, and ultimately destroyed.” U.S. airstrikes are focused on that mission. He spoke of the “cancer” of “extremism” in the Islamic world and ISIS’s “network of death,” as among the reasons America is forming a military coalition to fight it. Significantly the U.S. convened a high level meeting of the Security Council to deal with the growing threat from foreign fighters going to Syria. Up to 15,000 foreigners, many of them Western have joined hardline jihadi groups in Syria to combat the Assad regime. These fighters from 80 countries include over 2,000 Europeans and 100 Americans. The European Union’s anti-terror chief says the number of Europeans militants may be as high as 3,000. As this column has oft stated, Syria’s civil war has become the “cause” for global Islamic militants, not just from the Middle East but for Europe and the USA as well. The International Brigades in Syria evoke the Spanish civil war of the 1930’s, insofar as it’s a rallying point for extremists not just from Pakistan but the suburbs of Paris, London and Hamburg. And yes,
there are militants from Florida and Minnesota too. Importantly, the Security Council unanimously passed an eightpage resolution which tightens the noose on travel, transport, financial support for these foreign
fighters. Yet as Obama concedes, “Promises on paper will not keep us safe.” He’s right. The President stated bluntly, “the only language understood by killers like this is the language of
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Who Wants War? Some pundits are saying that President Obama has been floundering in his response to the ISIS crisis because public opinion polls by Thomas Sowell s h o w m o s t Syndicated Columnist Americans don’t want another war. In all my 84 years, I cannot recall a time when most Americans wanted war. That is something we should be proud of. But wars are not always optional. Even World War II -- which some have called “the good war” -- was not something that most Americans wanted. But the Japanese took that decision out of our hands when they bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. And Hitler removed any possible doubt when he declared war on us shortly afterward, making sure that we were in the war all over the world. No one has promoted the dangerous notion that war is optional more than Barack Obama. He declared peace in Iraq when he pulled American troops out, and he declared victory over Al Qaeda because his administration had killed bin Laden (with an assist from the Navy SEALS). But all this make-believe has come back to haunt him, as make-believe often does. Make no mistake about it, make-believe wins elections -and winning elections is Obama’s thing. The big problem is that the things that win elections are not the things that win wars. With an eye on the upcoming Congressional elections, Barack Obama has assured all and sundry that there will be no American “boots on the ground” in the
fight against ISIS. But telling your enemy in advance what you will or will not do is not the way to win wars. This is not rocket science, and Obama either already knows it or he has military advisers who will tell him, if he will listen. But the military have their priorities and Obama has his, even if his political priorities can end up costing far more American lives than hitting ISIS with everything we have got ASAP. The longer the war drags on, through half-measures and tentative tactics, the longer ISIS has to recalibrate its strategies and to sneak its agents into the United States, to launch terrorist attacks inside the American homeland. We can either kill them over there now or have them kill Americans here later. The longer our potential allies have to wonder whether President Obama is serious, the longer they will hold back from making full commitments, knowing how the Obama administration began by betraying existing American commitments to Poland and the Czech Republic, followed by undermining Israel’s position in the Middle East and then throwing Ukraine to the wolves when push came to shove, by refusing to let them have weapons to defend themselves. When Winston Churchill surveyed the staggering magnitude of worldwide carnage and destruction at the end of World War II, he said that there was never a war easier to prevent than the one which had just devastated so much of the world. He said that the earlier we would have opposed Hitler, the lower the cost would have been. At one time, according to Churchill, a memorandum could See Sowell on 38
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runs to Tennessee to pick up and rescue pregnant momma dogs-- Sweet Gracie, found abandoned on a Tennessee highway, with her five pups, now eight weeks old, and the dehydrated, starved mama dog Sweet Jolie and her four pups, found abandoned in a ditch. There were horses surrendered in pure acts of love due to financial hardship and/or medical reasons, as well as the arrival of goats, cows, and a gorgeous, blind appaloosa gelding along with his “seeing-eye pony.” We round out the tally with a flock of chickens, an injured immature wild duck, and two cats. Ba-wa-the-be, the blind horse, is as sweet and gentle as he is gorgeous. His eyes, gnarled in anguish, whisper a tragic story, but also illustrate the indomitable spirit that horses possess. His aforementioned
seeing-eye pony, Ka-wanzhin-gha, joins him in a remarkable symbiotic relationship that to witness is nothing short of magnificent. Born just weeks apart in 1998, they will live out the entirety of the remainder of their lives, however long that might be, side by side in their bond of friendship and affection that few creatures ever attain. Also taken in through the same rescue, were an ox and two non-milking Jersey cows, Little Bull, Cho-dse-a-sa, and Ne-shon, all in urgent need of dental and hoof care. They seem happy as they settle into new surroundings. Watch for updates on these five impressive creatures, all rescued from the same farm, whose owners had fallen on financial/medical hardship. October will mark the See philbrick on 13
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side her photo, she was described as a small black and white paint. Since her rescue, I had found myself diligently checking Tiny’s online adoption status every week. Of course, I had not disclosed this fact to my husband. When Tom and I arrived at the farm and asked to see the Premarin mares, we were escorted to a couple of paddocks conSee dawnon 12
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regard. His style is known as Mannerism. Attributed to an interest in man and nature, this style was most prevelant from 1520 – 1590. Mannerism took from both the High Rennaissance and the Baroque period. Such are the details! As inspiration, Arcimboldo was enthusiastically appreciated by Andre Breton. Breton was the founder of the Surrealist movement. Most of Breton’s work was in the form of poetry although he also created some artwork. Other Surrealist artists who appreciated the work of Arcimboldo included Man Ray, the famous photographer and Max Ernst, the originator of frottage rubbings in works of art. Salvador Dali also took inspiration from the man. In the 1937 exhibition of See smithon 42
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Tiny and her friend Beans share a snack at Reuben’s Rescue Ranch. you”, and I got shivers up and down my spine. The following day I brought my young daughter to meet Tiny. When Tiny took to Sharleigh as much as she had to us, I knew she was coming home. My husband immediately began making sketches of alterations for our barn and paddock, that would accommodate the addition of Tiny and her pending foal to our farm. But we had a problem. Tiny wouldn’t let anyone lead her onto a trailer. I was told she had dragged a highly experienced horse trainer clear across the paddock when they had snapped a lead rope to her halter. I was nervous….because I was no horse trainer. And time was short. We needed to get Tiny home quickly….to earn her trust before her foal was born….which was only a few weeks away. I drove to the farm one Friday night, to spend some time with Tiny…. in the pouring rain.
The farm director put a bucket of grain under my arm and told me to just BE with Tiny. She said, “Don’t try to touch her…..just let her be with you, without asking anything in return.” So I did. And, in spite of the rain, Tiny followed me around the paddock like a welltrained puppy dog. She wouldn’t let me touch her, but she nuzzled me at will. And she wouldn’t let any of the other horses anywhere near me. If one of them tried to approach me, she’d push them away with a nip and a pin of her ears, as if to say “Get away…. she’s MY human”. That night brought tears to my eyes. Before I left, I was soaking wet, standing outside the paddock, watching Tiny and the other horses. As I talked with the director’s daughter, who had been instrumental in the Premarin rescue effort, and I was questioning whether I had enough experience to take on this timid horse and her See dawn on 40
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Here’s a painting of the six Navajo foals, rescued nearly one year ago by Live and Let Live Farm. This painting will be featured in the Farm’s 2015 rescued animals calendar which is now available for purchase for $12 each; 2 for $20. philbrick from 8
one year anniversary of the arrival of six orphaned Navajo mustang foals. Rescued from certain death when left behind in the desert of a slaughter-bound round up in New Mexico, they’re progressing wonderfully, and are now in search of their forever homes/ families. The four stallions and one mare rescued from nearby Northfield back in June are healing emotionally as well as physically. They’re heading into winter stronger and healthier, learning to socialize, and eating lots of hay and grain. They await their court disposition, and ultimately future surgeries are planned. Cache and Racer, two LLLF rescue horses have returned to LLLF. Their foster mom, in a gutwrenching and selfless act of love, brought them back to the rescue when, with all options exhausted, financial hardship overcame her. The rescue of pregnant momma dogs from around the country, scared, hungry, and looking for a safe place to give birth, continues. These puppies are invariably off-the-chart cute, and the rescued mommas, also needing adoption,
make the most loving and loyal companions a person could ever want. Lastly, Live and Let Live Farm’s 2015 rescued animals calendars are now available for $12.00 each, 2 for $20.00 (add $2.00 shipping per calendar), with cover art by artist Christine Akstin. The calendars are also available for your own organization’s fundraisers, earning $5 per calendar for your organization, plus incentive programs, and no up-front costs. As we head into what looks to be a harsh, cold
winter, we are readying ourselves for whatever challenges lie ahead in the coming months, and are grateful for every opportunity presented to bless each creature which crosses our path, for in doing so the blessings are returned tenfold. * * * * * Kindly consider donating to our LLLF hay drive at $6.00 per bale, for a one time or recurring donation (by pay pal or by check) to help the animal outreach feed bank and See philbrick on 39
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When people think about feeding backyard birds, the first thought is usually bird seed and water. These two ingredients are essential for attracting wild birds to your area, no matter where you may reside. However, another attractive food element that should be included in your offerings, especially during the winter months, is suet. There are many choices available in the suet marketplace for your backyard bird feeding needs. Plain, inexpensive beef suet can be found at your local supermarket or butcher shop. This is pure, unprocessed suet without any fillers or treats, such as peanuts, fruit or birdseed that you can purchase in prepackaged blocks. If squirrels raiding your suet feeders are a concern, then pure beef suet is your solution. Animals are attracted to suet due to the treats mixed in with commercially processed suet. Birds are attracted to the high calorie and fat content that all suet provides. You can also find pure beef suet in standard, square cakes at your local wild bird store if butcher shops are not located in your town. Rendered beef suet that you find on store shelves consists of wrapped cakes that are combined with fruits, nuts and birdseed for a wide variety of choices. Generally speaking, woodpeckers, chickadees, nuthatches
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and lack of attractiveness to wild birds. The daily fat intake for your backyard birds should not be ignored by any serious backyard birder. You will attract more wild birds in the warm seasons if the right suet is available with your feeding stations. Mockingbirds, warblers, orioles, robins and catbirds are just some of the different species you can bring to your area with suet offerings. The suet feeder choices are just as plentiful as the suet cakes themselves. Wire baskets, mesh bags and suet logs can be used to dispense suet. Wire cages or baskets come in all sizes and shapes. You can recycle mesh onion bags to hold suet. Logs with correctly sized holes are an excellent way to offer suet in a more natural way. No matter what method you choose, consider suet to be as important an See bird on 39
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Hero Hosmer’s Private Religious School Choice Interesting how a Letter to the Editor can create some discussion in this column and during my by Niel Young Advocates Columnist radio program. Susan Collins of Northfield (Laconia Daily Sun): “I’m supporting state Sen. Andrew Hosmer in this election because he’s been a strong advocate for education and he works tirelessly for the people in our community.� Try to rationalize this. Perhaps an advocate but let us remember Hosmer buys two seats in a private Catholic school in Laconia. I have been here in Laconia 69 years (native), and I never heard of him until he ran against Carol Shea-Porter in the Democrat Primary for Congress. More from Susan: “Whether it’s our public schools, charter schools, the Huot Technical Center, Lakes Region Community College or New Hampshire’s University system, Sen. Hosmer is a strong, committed advocate for teachers, parents and students. He was a leader in the fight to freeze tuitions in New Hampshire. Because of his work higher education is now more accessible and affordable.� Education Choice for the wealthy but not for all Andrew? Advocates colleague: Our economy does need strong schools, but “school� doesn’t always mean “public school,� and real strength comes from competition and choice. If you don’t believe that, think back to the 1970s when the Japanese showed us that small cars could be both inexpensive and reliable. Competition
and choice drive the postsecondary education market, giving students and parents many college options that best suit their needs. Hosmer refuses to support our state program that provides the same thing for K-12 students and their parents. He is a strong advocate for a status quo that has demonstrably failed thousands of NH children, while making sure his kids benefited from the competition and choice he would deny to others. We don’t need another hypocrite politician in Concord. ******** There are two NH “cities� in Senate Dist. 7. Laconia and Franklin are both Tax Cap Cities. I have suggested that the Laconia City Council request the presence of ALL candidates, Laconia Democrats and Republicans, for the NH House. They become the Belknap County Convention where the Reps vote for or against the county budget. And be sure the 2 County Commission candidates who will represent Laconia are in attendance. I would like to hear the truth before the election to be clear they understand, all of the candidates, that playing games with our TAX CAP is unacceptable. Why present this tidbit? To inform you how the County Commissioners spend according to THE budget. Observing the leadership of Rep. Collette Worsman for the past 4 years made me wonder; when is the last time the Representatives did their jobs? Not in the 70’s and 90’s while I was there. Too many close relationships with politicians and bureaucrats do not make for an honest assessment of departments being favored. Of course, we have some Republicans who fall into that category.
******** Breitbart quoting Obama: Actually, he stated that the world has never been better off, praising the increase of member states at the UN and the decrease in poverty (neglecting, of course, that that decrease in poverty is a direct result of the rise of global capitalism), as well as the iPhone. “I often tell young people in the United States that this is the best time in human history to be born, for you are more likely than ever before to be literate, to be healthy, and to be free to pursue your dreams,� Obama said, apparently forgetting the last two decades of human history. Yes BHO, we know how much you value the life of an unborn baby. Yes BHO, you are doing your best to kill the dreams of my grandchildren. IF Americans empty the Liberal swamp Nov. 4th the only obstacles in our way back to a free America is Barack, and Republicans who are still in the dark of how to act when WE have the votes! ******** Voltaire: “To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.� William E. Borah (18651940) U. S. Senator: “The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.� ******** The 2015 congress and US Senate could be remembered for being “The Congress and Senate who saved the USA!� After all, they are our only chance. Fire up the voters and candidates/ STAY FIRED UP!Act like you know this is our destiny. ROAR!!!
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Boz Scaggs Makes First Appearance At Capitol Center For The Arts In Concord Boz Scaggs makes his first appearance at Concord’s Capitol Center for the Arts on Sunday, October 19, at 7:30pm. Tickets start at $54.50 and are available now at the Box Office, located at 44 South Main Street, Concord, NH, online at ccanh.com, or via phone at 603-225-1111. With MEMPHIS (429 Records), his first studio album in five years, Scaggs looks back musically and biographically.Raised in small towns in Oklahoma and Texas, Boz Scaggs took up the guitar at age 13. William Royce “Boz” Scaggs started playing in bands during high school in Dallas in the Sixties. He began his recording career there in 1965 with a solo album for Polydor. After a stint with fellow Texan, Steve Miller, on several albums, he signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records and debuted with Boz Scaggs, Then came the multi-platinum 1975 release, Silk Degrees featuring hits like “Lowdown,” which won the Grammy Award for “Best R&B Song”, “Lido Shuffle,” “What Can I Say” and the ballad “We’re
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but some had brought sleeping bags and were scattered about the GHS campus. I adjusted my reflectors, my head lamp, and my tail lights. My legs ached and I wondered how many times I’d be killed on my coming leg. Finally Tim arrived and I took the baton and again headed south and eventually up into some hills. A surreal scene unfolded as I left the hubbub of GHS behind me. Dozens of illuminated runners ascended into the darkness ahead of me, flitting like fireflies along the country road. It was cold, around 45 degrees, but there was no wind. I eschewed the bulky sweatshirt other runners wore in favor of a t-shirt, knowing from experience that my body would overheat while running uphill— which it did. The bounce was gone from my step. I sadly felt my age as I was killed time and again. A woman from SISTAS WITH BLISTAS blew by me. The euphoria of the afternoon was replaced by an exhausted melancholia that was relieved somewhat by the intriguing scenario and all the bouncing lights. I passed a town marker for “Belmont� and soon saw a bunch of vans lined up ahead of me near the transition point, where Fred would hopefully be waiting. As I approached I saw an accident scene. A van ran nose down into a ditch, its tail-lights See moffett on 21
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pointing up at the moonlit sky. A wrecker tried to extricate it. Then I saw Fred, handed him the baton, climbed into our van, and fell halfasleep while we waited for the stricken vehicle to be rescued so we could catch up to Fred. To the Finish If you’re tired enough, you can fall asleep anywhere, and I nodded off intermittently while awaiting my next leg. Dawn broke and with our van temporarily being the “off” van, we made a brief pit stop at a private residence. Then we headed to the transition point in Sandown, N.H., to meet the other van. I’d never been to Sandown before. We went through another set of legs and again Tim handed off the baton to me. Somewhere around Kingston, N.H., I handed off to Fred and finished my last leg. We returned to the van and tracked our runners the rest of the way to Hampton Beach. All of us greeted the runner doing the final leg on the sand and
Sportsquote “The fewer rules a coach has, the fewer rules there are for players to break.” ~ former Oakland Raider Coach John Madden Sportsquiz Answer NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle.
Mike Moffett of “Run-a-Quickie-4-Vickie” hands off to Fred King in a “Reach the Beach” transition area near Kingston, N.H. we finished together in triumph, 176th overall, edging out some familiar faces from the Rosie Ruiz Fan Club—but just behind the Nuts N’ Honeys. We got our medals, posed for pictures, and enjoyed some libations in the vast beer tent. The newfound cama-
raderie boosted my tired spirits and I rethought the decision I’d made during my final leg to never commit to another 208 mile race. Fred asked if I’d do it again and I surprisingly replied in the affirmative. The Nuts N’ Honeys need to be killed, in RTB
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Peoples Choice Winner 2013 “Charity House� - The Children’s Charity House Built in 2013 was a collaborative effort by Lakes Region Builder’s Association members and was sold with over $90,000 donated to the WLNH Children’s Auction last year. Here’s how to get the most out of your visit. If you’re thinking about building or buying a new home, it’s definitely worth your time to visit the Lakes Region Parade of Homes. And even if you’re not in the market right now, treat yourself to this annual self-guided tour of your area’s best new homes. Down the road you’ll remember that house you loved or that great builder you met. Columbus Day Weekend marks the beginning of the Parade of Homes Tour which runs Saturday, Sunday and Monday, October 11th, 12th and 13th. The hours are 10:00AM to 4:00 PM each day. Tickets are just $10.00 per person (12 and under free) with this year’s charity donations going to the WLNH
Children’s Auction. Home parades are a great source of generating new ideas — after all, the houses reflect the latest trends and showcases the work of some of the lakes regions premiere builders, interior designers, landscapers, kitchen and bath designers and suppliers of building product and services. And consider these oth-
er benefits: You’ll also see first-hand the latest trends in architectural design, color, interior finishes and home technologies state-of-the-art sustainable design and building practices. You can expect to see workmanship that’s top-shelf inside and out. There’s no better way to quickly take the pulse of new home design, see what’s trending, or to visit so many cuttingedge homes in so little time. While dropping by your parade of homes is of great value to longtime residents of an area, it’s invaluable if you’re new in town. Either way, it’s a visual feast of home design with both national trends and deeply local flair all on ample display. See parade on 25
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ple, larger kitchens with well-appointed breakfast areas or islands with dining and spectating spaces are a factor in making formal dining rooms disappear. Take a close look at the landscaping, too. Landscape designers know how to select and coordinate plant varieties, textures and colors to maximize the curb appeal of a home. They’re also knowledgeable about materials that will help you get more value out of your landscaping, such as native plants that require less water, trees that provide shade to passively cool the house, and alternatives to large expanses of lawn. If you’ve never been to a the Lakes Region Parade of Homes, this is a great opportunity to spark your imagination and to be inspired!
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is waterproof, but that’s the farthest thing from the truth. Water readily enters brick walls and this water must not be allowed to damage any wood that’s part of the structure. In old masonry structures, brick walls are two, three and sometimes four bricks wide. The inner bricks, the ones you don’t see, are almost always softer and more absorbent. The exterior brick is often harder and more weather resistant. Water readily passes through the mortar between brick and especially the contact point where the mortar touches up against the brick. In these old houses, the inner brick would absorb the water that was pushed into the brick from driving rainstorms. This water would be released naturally after the storm passed. The sun would come out and the breeze would pull the stored water from the brick in a jiffy. Brick houses like yours don’t have this extra brick that absorbs the water. Wind-driven rain gets into the brick and flows down the backside of the brick single brick veneer. In well-built homes, this water is channeled to a flashing at the bottom of the brick. Holes in the vertical brick joints called weep holes allow this water to exit the wall. Your mulch, dirt and landscaping could be blocking this water flow. If I had built your home, I would have worked hard to exceed any code requirements about the distance the top of the foundation must extend above the grade level outdoors. Your planting bed soil and mulch is considered the outdoor grade. Different cities, towns and counties can modify the building code, but I
clearly remember when the minimum distance from the exterior grade to the bottom of the first row of brick was 4 inches. For wood siding, it was 6 inches. I always felt these distances were too close to the outside soil. I prefer to have at least one foot of foundation exposed so it’s hard for water to back up over the top of a foundation. Here in my own neighborhood I got a call from a frantic resident early last spring. Water was pouring down the inside of his basement wall. Once I saw the leak and then looked outside, I saw that melting snow from the roof had created a massive ice dam on the ground up against his home. Not only was the ground sloping towards his house in this area because of a raised planting bed, but there was also only a 3-inch space between the top of his foundation and the soil. It’s imperative that the soil against your home slope away from your house’s foundation. Once again, realize that the building code is a set of minimum requirements. The code used to mandate that for the first 10 feet of horizontal distance away from a foundation, the soil had to have 6 inches of fall. Once again, I feel this is not enough. I would have had at least 9 inches of fall in your grade had I built your home. You may feel this is excessive, but it’s not. I would have also suggested that you don’t put landscaping up against the house. I always told my clients that the tips of branches from bushes and plants should be no closer than 2 feet from the house. From the street, you can’t tell a bush branch is 2 feet away from the house. You want air to be able to circulate around the base of your home
and not be blocked by bushes or other landscaping. This no-vegetation space next to the foundation also gives you plenty of room to walk around the house doing periodic inspections looking for insect issues, burrows from other tiny mammals or other problems with your home. When you have landscaping up against a house, you can’t see anything. That’s unacceptable in my book. Need an answer? All of Tim’s past columns are archived for free at his www.AsktheBuilder.com. You can also watch hundreds of videos, download Quick Start Guides and more, all for free. (c)2014 TIM CARTER DISTRIBUTED BY TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY, LLC.
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to afford a wedding band, much less and engagement ring when jobs were so scarce and work hard to find? Albert Alie was moved to give back to his community. To make it easy for people to become engaged and to purchase an engagement ring and subsequent wedding band, he would accept payment in installments, collecting $3.00 each payday from his customers, until the rings were paid for. Many a Dover See alie on 35
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couple celebrated their engagements and marriages with the help of Alie Jewelers. The Next Generation As he worked hard to establish and grow his business, Albert Alie also established his family. In 1915 he married Paula Spenard, and Albert and his wife brought four sons into the world. Two of them, Normand and Leo, would work directly
in the family jewelry business. All would pursue their father’s footsteps and seek advanced education and their respective trades. Two sons, Robert and Raymond, became optometrists, and in a family photo can clearly be seen, as was the custom of the day, as optometrists in their work area in the back of the jewelry store. Despite the economic uncertainties of the thirties, the prescient Albert
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Albert and his wife brought four sons into the world. Two of them, Normand and Leo, would work directly in the family jewelry business.
business until his death in 1968, while attending the Boston Jewelry Show. By the 1940s, the family business had become a significant enterprise. To ensure the highest quality service to their growing customer base, Normand and Leo Alie attended Bowman Technical College in Lancaster, PA, where they studied watch making and jewelry repair and design. Leo
also became a goldsmith and certified gemologist, adding still another level of capability and customer service. A second generation of the Alie family was now poised to see their father’s vision fulfilled. But Alie Jewelers was not just a father-and-son business. Leo Alie’s wife Fern, and Normand Alie’s wife Bernadine (Fern and Bern as they were sometimes called) were an integral part of the busi-
ness. In the 1960s, as their children went off to school, the sisters-inlaw shared duties at the retail counter and became well known among the Dover citizenry. The family business was now truly, a family business. In 1966 the business was renovated and expanded, doubling in size to its current configuration. Today, Alie Jewelers in Dover is owned and operSee alie on 37
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Today, Alie Jewelers in Dover is operated by Leo and Martha Alie as the business begins its second century.
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digress. Our campaign raised around $16,000. We knocked on every door and phoned every person possible. We used the media available to us. We did not have the numerous glossy mailers, hundreds of radio ads or the political machine behind us. What we did have was a dedicated troop of volunteer workers who helped every step of the way. But, while we may have lost the election, many of the folks in District 16 are now educated with regard to my opponent’s voting record. All in all, I believe our campaign was very successful. We sowell from 7
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have stopped Hitler, given the balance of military power against him early on. When Hitler stationed troops in the Rhineland in 1936, in violation of major international treaties, the military commanders in charge of those troops had orders to retreat at the first sign of French military opposition, since France alone at that point could have overwhelmed the German army as it existed then. Although France at that point was militarily capable of stopping Hitler in his tracks, and preventing World War II, politically the French government dared not move. malkin from 6
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it got passed.” --Admitted he didn’t do his homework until “after all the kerfuffle” -- that is, the groundbreaking 2013 citizen recalls that ousted two top Democratic state legislators who carried the gun-control bills -- and only got “some facts we should have had at the beginning” after he had signed the measures. This dishonest fecklessness is why Hickenlooper’s in trouble. It has nothing to do with our citizens’ lack of “civility” or “compromise” or “moderation” -- or whatever fantastical
brought debate and discussion into the District 16 community. I have no regrets whatsoever. Now, a number of our campaign helpers came from Belknap County. These campaign “warriors” were willing to assist me in bringing the message of accountable government to the communities of Hooksett, Candia, Dunbarton, Bow, and Manchester Wards 1, 2, and 12, even though they did not actually live in this district. They were, in a word, awesome. I must take this opportunity to thank them for all their hard work and faith. We could never have been so
competitive if it were not for their contributions in this campaign. So, now back to the Weirs Times! We will be highlighting NH issues and politics in our upcoming articles. We will challenge the status quo with regard to small government. We will look at upcoming legislation which could impact you and your family. So, join me on my “travels”. I am so looking forward to sharing this column with you again. After all, we are all in this together. It’s also very nice to be home!
The French people, with the horrors of the First World War still painfully vivid in their memories, wanted no part in military operations. The net result was that Hitler grew stronger militarily over the years and then invaded France at a time of his choosing. The French then found themselves at war, whether they wanted to be or not. And they soon found themselves defeated and subjugated under Nazi rule. Barack Obama has done more than anyone else to promote the dangerous illusion that we can choose whether to have a war or not. But our enemies have already made that
choice. Retired Marine Corps General James Mattis said: “No war is over until the enemy says it’s over. We may think it’s over, we may declare it over, but in fact, the enemy gets a vote.”
scapegoats and excuses the Beltway press corps conjures up in its elite newsroom bubbles. The most damning hit on the waffling governor’s character came not from a “partisan,” but from a grieving father. Last month, Bob Crowell -- father of 19-yearold murder victim Sylvia Crowell -- blasted Hickenlooper for indefinitely delaying the execution of mass murderer Nathan Dunlap. When Hickenlooper confided in CNN that he might grant Dunlap clemency if he loses in November, Crowell didn’t mince words. “I think that’s the coward’s
way out, and I view John Hickenlooper as a coward.” Whether red, blue or purple, discerning Coloradoans smell something worse than a rat in Hickenlooper: a political opportunist who’ll lie through his teeth to cling to power. You can’t change a crapweasel, but you can vote him out.
Jane Cormier is a former New Hampshire state representative.
Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His website is www.tsowell.com. To find out more about Thomas Sowell and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.
Michelle Malkin is the author of “Culture of Corruption: Obama and his Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks and Cronies” (Regnery 2010). Her email address is malkinblog@gmail.com.
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unborn foal. I will never forget her words to me. She pointed at Tiny, who had her head over the fence, staring at me the whole time. She said “these horses don’t need a horse trainer….these horses need someone to love them and be patient with them, until they can learn to trust again….. look at her staring at you…..she needs you.” I went back to the fence and put my forehead against Tiny’s. I whispered to her that she was coming home. I promised her that she would never be hurt again, and that she and her baby foal would never be separated….that they would have a forever home at our farm. I told her that our beloved horse Reuben, our goats, and our donkeys were all waiting to meet her. I said that people were coming to pick her up that Sunday…..but that she needed to get on the trailer. Then I kissed her nose and walked away, pray-
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