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A Bucket List Adventure

Weirs Times Columnist Tours Italy Many of us have “bucket lists” of things to do or places to go to before we shed our mortal coil—i.e. kick the bucket. With Ireland already checked off my bucket list, my attention—and Beth’s— turned to Italy. Yes, that Mediterranean nation that was once the center of the universe when “all roads led to Rome.” Interestingly, our Roman holiday commenced via Aer Lingus, the Irish airline which brought us from Boston to Dublin to Rome. The delightful ginger-haired flight at-

tendants with their Irish brogues made us quite comfortable on both legs. As we approached Rome’s International Airport, I looked out the window, anticipating metropolitan structures and ancient ruins. But while descending, all I saw were green fields, a few trees and some cows. The airport was well outside Rome-proper, necessitating a 30-minute train ride, through graffiti-covered residential neighborhoods. But finally we pulled into the Eternal See italy on 30

Elvis & Roy Orbison In Rochester

The Elvis & Orbison Show comes to the Rochester Opera House on Saturday, November 11 at 8pm. Tickets are $22. In the first set, the portrayal of Roy Orbison is extraordinary. The look, the voice and the phenomenal songs all come to life right in front of your ears and eyes - Oh Pretty Woman, Only The Lonely, Crying, to name a few. In the second set, ElWeirs Times writer Mike Moffett in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City, Rome Italy with a vis Presley is back in few of the other pilgrims who made the journey. Moffett, along with his wife, Beth, were the building as the celfortunate enough to have seen the Pope as well as be part of his blessing. The Moffett’s ebration continues. Jailalso visited Florence and Venice during their Italian adventure. This week Mike shares house Rock, Burnin’ Love, their journey with our readers. Hound Dog, Suspicious

Minds, Love Me Tender and many more of Elvis’ great tunes. This show is a true celebration of two legendary performers in one amazing experience! Reserve tickets online or call the box office (603) 335-1992, M/W/F from 10-5pm and 2-hours before the show.

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October Through October Reduced Admission with Toys for Tots Donation Wright Museum of WWII, 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro. From October 1st through the 31st, each person who brings a new, unwrapped toy will receive ½ price admission at the Wright Museum of WWII. Help make the holiday season special for those children who may not otherwise receive that hoped-for toy! The Museum is open Monday through Saturday from 10am to 4pm and Sundays from Noon till 4pm. www.wrightmuseum.org or 569-1212 Thursday 12th

Beer for History Folsom Tavern, 164 Water Street, Exeter. 6pm-8pm. As New Hampshire’s Revolutionary War Capital, Exeter is a town that boasts a rich history, which the American Independence Museum will celebrate with the second annual Beer for History Series. This third and final event in the series features Earth Eagle Brewings. Tickets are $20pp. Ticket price includes; sampling of beers, light fare, themed activity and more! Members of the American Independence Museum can purchase tickets at a discounted rate of $15pp.

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Moulton Farm hosts Farm to Table Benefit for BCCD

Moulton Farm, Quarry Road, Meredith. This will be a terrific evening with local musicians, a fabulous array of foods including a three-course meal, wine tasting and much more! 100% of the proceeds benefit The Belknap County Conservation District. Seating is limited and tickets are $65pp. 5275880 to reserve.

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Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 7pm. Local favorite Eric Grant performs as you enjoy 2 for 1 appetizers at the bar. www. patrickspub.com or 293-0841

Friday 13th Wilie J Laws Blues Band Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. BYOB venue. www.pitmansfreightroom.com or 527-0043

Beans and Greens Nighttime Corn Maze Adventures!

Bean & Green, 245 Intervale Road, Gilford. 8pm-10pm (weather permitting). Visitors will have to navigate one of state’s most difficult corn mazes in complete darkness! The corn maze will feature the added element of ghouls and specters haunting the maze as the season progresses (follow social media for updates). Tickets are by reservation only; $10pp, $8 for children 9 and under. 293-2853

Leavitt Park Clubhouse, 334 Elm Street, Laconia. 7-8:30pm. Your first lesson is free! Singles, couples and families are welcomed. $6pp. Casual attire. Modern & Country music, great exercise and lots of laughs! 253-9518 or 279-4548 or winnipesaukeesquares. weebly.com

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First Church Congregational, 63 South Main Street, Rochester. Use Liberty Street entrance, fully accessible and plenty of parking. $7/adults, $3.50/ kids 5-10years old, kids under 5 are FREE. Black cat and Halloween raffle baskets, plus a 50/50 raffle. 332-1121 The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh. com or 536-2551

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Dueling Pianos – Gardner Berry vs Jim Tyrrell Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 9pm. www.patrickspub.com or 293-0841

Saturday 14th Dirty Deeds – AC/DC Tribute Show Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. www. rochesteroperahouse.com or 3351992

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Leaf Peeper’s Arts and Craft Show North Conway Community Center, 2628 White Mountain Highway, North Conway. 10am-5pm. Rain or shine! Over 90 vendors and live music by Tim Janis. Free admission. www.

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Blue Oyster Cult The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh. com or 536-2551

Job Festival Loon Mountain Children’s Center, 60 Loon Mountain Road, Lincoln. 9am12pm. Jobs at Loon Mountain for the 2017-2018 Winter Season include; Ski School, Snowmaking, Lift Operators, Ticket Sales, Children’s Center, Retail Shop, Food & Beverage and more! Apply online at www.loonmtn.com

Tribute Night – The Rolling Stones Tribute with Paul Hubert Duo Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 9pm. Each week is a different Tribute to some of the great musicians, bands and genres of our time. www.patrickspub.com or 2930841

10k and 5k Run/Walk – The Runaway Pumpkin Opechee Park, Laconia. 9am. Fundraiser for The WOW Trail and the Greater Lakes region Children’s Auction. www.runawaypumpkin.

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Sunday 15th Leaf Peeper’s Arts and Craft Show North Conway Community Center, 2628 White Mountain Highway, North Conway. 10am-4pm. Rain or shine! Over 90 vendors and live music by Tim Janis. Free admission. www.

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Leaf Peeper’s Arts and Crafts Show Don’t miss the awesome Leaf Peeper’s Arts and Crafts Show at the North Conway Community Center, 2628 White Mountain Highway, in North Conway, next to the Scenic Railway on October 14-15, Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday 10am to 4pm rain or shine under canopies and in the new building. The fair is expanded to include over 90 fabulous arts and crafts exhibitors with a wide variety of media. Some of the arts and crafts will include stained glass art, fine jewelry, handpainted feathers, birch bark art, decoupage, inlaid ceramic tiles, photography, NH maple syrups, specialty foods, cedar wood furniture, soy candles, alpaca clothing, wooden crafts, sweater bags, pottery, leather crafts, seasonal florals, handmade baskets, personalized bibs, quilts, mittens/ scarves/hats, goat milk products, and lots more. Food & Music of Tim Janis - Info Joyce (603) 528-4014 www.joycescraftshows.com - Always Free Admission.

“When Women Played Baseball: The Story of Margaret, Nellie & Rose” The Wright Museum will host the final lecture in its “Ron Goodgame and Donna Canney 2017 Educational Program Series on Tuesday, October 17th, from 7-8pm at the Wright Museum, 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. “When Women Played Baseball: The Story of Margaret, Nellie, and Rose”Lecture and book signing by author Barbara Gregorich. In 1934 three young women, still in their teens, played hardball on the last traveling Bloomer Girl baseball team. Their stories include abandonment, loss at sea, triumphs, world war and, always, baseball. Margaret, Nellie, and Rose came from different backgrounds and had different reasons for playing baseball. When the season was over they followed different paths — two went on to serve in the WAVES and the WACS during WW II, and one went on to play for the Rockford Peaches of the All-American Girls Baseball League. It is not wrong to say that playing baseball profoundly affected their lives and helped determine their futures. . Admission is $8.00 per person, by cash or check. Wright Museum members are admitted for free. Space is limited, Reservations are strongly recommended to ensure sufficient seating for all. Call 603-569-1212 to reserve your seat today.

The Capitol Steps At The Opera House The Rochester Opera House is proud to welcome The Capitol Steps to the historic main stage for a night of equal opportunity political humor on Sunday, November 12th at 7pm (doors open at 6pm). The Capitol Steps began in 1981 as a group of Senate staffers who set out to satirize their employers, and haven’t let up since. If you’ve been keeping with the news, you know there’s no shortage of material. The troupe is coming to Rochester with an all-new show full of musical and political comedy. It doesn’t matter if you’re a Republican or Democrat, a snowflake or a deplorable: neither side is safe from the group that puts the “MOCK” in Democracy! Tickets start at $35. Reserve tickets online or call the box office (603) 335-1992, M/W/F from 10-5pm and 2-hours before the show. The Rochester Opera House is located in City Hall, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester NH. Visit www.RochesterOperaHouse.com for more information.

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by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor

As I see the bus loads of folks from around the country descend upon New Hampshire to see our beautiful foliage, I realize it is that time of year. Welcome to the 2018 campaign season. Of course, it really started on November 9, 2016, but that was just for the hardcore. You know, the ones who listen to the supposed 24/7 news channels day and night and, when they aren’t by a television, tune into the political talking heads on the radio to add a little extra stress to their already stressful day. For the rest of you, the campaign season starts now. It’s not that you want it to; there just isn’t any other choice. For instance, just the other day news stories started appearing on the “regular” news and the newspapers explaining that our governor has already claimed he will be running for reelection after only eight months in office, which in turn brought about those who will be his opponents. These stories start out small on both the screen and in print, but will slowly begin to grow. So small at first that you might not even notice until one day, probably by January once the holidays are over and news is scarce, they will have taken over most of your daily existence. Of course, this puts ad-

ditional pressure on me as I will also, once again be forced into beginning my own campaign for governor again under the Flatlander ticket just to keep up. This next season especially will follow on the heels of my own in-party fight against a challenger for the nomination. It appeared that it would be a long battle into the summer with lots of mudslinging and name calling. Fortunately for me, my opponent dropped out of the race after a fuzzy convenience store video surfaced of him pocketing a pack of Tic-Tacs (say that 3x fast) without paying. Of course, he claimed it wasn’t him (“I’m a Altoids person,” he says) but the court of public opinion and over 45,000 views on YouTube forced him to step aside. My opponents unfounded and ridiculous accusations that the convenience store owner was “influenced” by someone on my campaign team to release the security footage in exchange for a promise that during my campaign I would give a mention to the store at least once a day during my campaign did little to help his cause. But that is all behind me now and I must face up to the reality of where the campaign is today. I am ready to get off to a running start. None of the other candidates have, up to this point, laid out any exciting ideas. It has already been the same old boring talk about taxes, healthcare, infrastructure, etc. No one, except the hardcore, is paying any attention at this point. I thought I’d hit the ground running with some novel ideas to draw attention to me right off the bat. For example, you have probably heard about the controversy surrounding

the Weirs Drive-In property. A big deal to sell it fell through once it was declared that there may be some important artifacts buried there that may shed some important light on the history of the area. As governor, I would suggest that the state buy the property and turn it into an archeological amusement park. People would pay a sizeable fee to enter and then be given specialty excavating tools and be guided by professionals in searching for ancient artifacts. Unfortunately, you won’t get to keep what you find, but you can have a professional photograph taken of you with your treasure (for a fee, of course). Whatever is found there will be displayed on the on-site museum (free with a “Dig Pass” but A $10 admission to the public). Of course, being run by the government, the operation would be seamless. I think it would be a great idea and would bring in a slew of tourists and money to the state as well. The state’s marketing agency could further degrade our proud “Live Free Or Die” motto with something corny like “Live Free and Dig It” to promote the project. I do have plenty more original ideas that will go beyond the false promises of “this, that and the other thing” by the usual candidates that I plan to unveil as time goes by. So, I am off and running on yet another campaign season for governor. Stay tuned. By the way, did I mention that Fred’s Roadside Convenience store has the best Roast Beef subs on the planet? Visit Brendan’s website at www.BrendanTSmith. com.

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haps simply to mislead. The fact is that it is costly and almost impossible to get automatic weapons. The fact is that we already have common sense gun laws. Unfortunately leftists aren’t interested in enforcing our existing laws intended to protect life. While horrors as in Las Vegas are infrequent, the same number of people are shot to death in Chicago every five weeks and in other Democrat governed major cities every 2-4 months. But leftists only care about the incidents that can advance their political agenda of infringing the rights of the American people. Leftists just don’t care about human life. They don’t care about the carnage in our cities, they don’t care about the fully avoidable crimes committed and deaths caused by illegal aliens, and they don’t care about the million plus lives ended each year by abortions. It’s likely that Congress will respond to the Las Vegas shootings by passing some meaningless law that won’t prevent a single future crime. Unfortunately as long as criminal gangs are tolerated and our borders are open, guns will be available to people who will use them to hurt people. I’m open to adding gun laws that would actually prevent murders without infringing the rights of law abiding citizens. But more important would be

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We Need Fallacy Control Now! Enough is enough. It’s epidemic. It’s dangerous. And the time has come to demand its end. In the aftermath of the by Michelle Malkin horrific masSyndicated Columnist sacre in Las Vegas, America needs fallacy control. Yes, we must declare war on fallaciousness. Now more than ever, the nation is suffering from an outbreak of illogical thinking. In response to senseless violence, clearheaded citizens deserve a safe space from the 24/7 barrage of rhetorical nonsense. Let’s break down the collective cognitive breakdown. Argumentum ad celebritum. Empty talking points don’t become persuasive arguments when uttered by Hollywood stars. But in the bizarre land of the celebrity cult, late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel has been suddenly anointed “America’s conscience” and “voice of reason.” Kimmel railed “intensely” on TV Monday night against politicians doing “nothing” to stop mass gun violence. Sobbing and emotional, he insisted, “there’s a lot of things we can do about it.” Yet, Kimmel acknowledged that Mandalay Bay gunman Stephen Paddock had passed multiple, mandated background checks and had no criminal history. Moreover, Paddock bought his guns legally from Nevada and Utah gun shops subject to a thicket of local, state and federal rules -- and reportedly carried 23 of his weapons into a casino/hotel that already operates as a gun-free zone. Federal studies show that a measly 1 to 3 percent of all guns

are purchased at gun shows, but that didn’t stop Kimmel from tossing around non sequiturs attacking the “gun show loophole.” It’s a mythical exemption in federal law for private weapons sales at gun shows or online intended to drum up hysteria about unregulated gun sales. In reality, firearms purchased through federally licensed firearms dealers at gun shops, shows, garage sales or anywhere else are subject to all the usual checks and restrictions. Only a narrow category of same-state transactions between private individuals not engaged in the commercial business of selling firearms (family members or collectors, for example) are unaffected by those regulations. There is zero empirical evidence that banning these types of transactions would do anything to prevent gun crimes or mass shootings. But who needs evidence when Jimmy Kimmel is bawling on stage “intensely”? The tears of a clown outweigh the sobriety of facts. Argumentum ad populum and argumentum ad hashtag. Actor Billy Baldwin unloaded a fallacy two-fer with his assertion that “the overwhelming majority of Dems, Reps & NRA members endorse #GunSafety,” so “how can we let the #NRA hold us hostage like this? #NRATerrorists.” Claiming that an “overwhelming majority” of people agree with you doesn’t make your argument sound. Nor does citing polls showing support for “gun show loopholes” that those surveyed don’t fully understand. Nor does attacking the character of your political opponents and hashtagsmearing them as “NRATerrorists” for holding political viewpoints different than your own.

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The Non Sequiturs Of The Gun Debate The mind boggles at the horror of Las Vegas, where Stephen Paddock perched himself in the 32nd floor of by Rich Lowry the Mandalay Contributing Writer Bay hotel and sprayed bullets into a crowd of outdoor concertgoers in the worst mass shooting in American history. If this slaughter of innocents were an act perpetrated by a foreign power, the U.S. military retaliation would begin immediately, and rightly so. The impulse to act to stop the domestic massacres that have become a heartbreakingly metronomic feature of American life is laudable and understandable. “It’s time,” as Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy said, giving voice to the sentiment, “for Congress to get off its a-- and do something.”

The problem is that the “something,” namely all the usual guncontrol proposals, isn’t well-suited to stopping mass shootings. But liberal politicians never let the inapplicability of their proposals stop them. The passion with which they advocate for new gun-control measures is inversely related to their prospective efficacy. The go-to proposal is universal background checks, although the perpetrators of mass shootings usually haven’t been adjudicated and therefore have passed background checks, as Paddock did in purchasing at least some of his guns. No enhanced background-check regime, no matter how vigorous, would have stopped him from purchasing guns. Hillary Clinton immediately singled out so-called silencers, or suppressors. “The crowd fled at the sound of gunshots,” Clinton tweeted. “Imagine the

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Hungary Helps Embattled Mid-East Christians UNITED NATIONS

- One of the silent tragedies among the conflicts raging in the Middle East, concerns the fate of the ancient and by John J. Metzler now persecutSyndicated Columnist ed Christian communities. Concerns for the forgotten and once vibrant Christian minorities especially in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon are often politely air brushed out of political discussions. Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has taken special care to underline the plight of persecuted minorities in the Middle East who are facing attacks by Islamic terrorist groups. In an exclusive interview with this writer, Minister Szijjarto conceded, “Unfortunately the Western World suffers hypocrisy and political correctness. It is strange but many of us are not brave enough to speak about the necessity of protecting Christians.” Indeed political gatherings “usually speak about ‘religious groups’ which I don’t like the term for example. I like to be straightforward and honest. And if I mean we have to protect the Christians, I will say we have to protect the Christians.” He added enthusiastically, “Whenever I speak about the necessity to protect Christians in the foreign affairs councils of the European Union, I’m warned, ‘Peter

be more balanced and say protection of religious groups’ which I totally deny because if we Christians don’t speak about the necessity to protect Christians, Who will speak about this? No one!” Although Christian believers form the largest religious community worldwide, “that should not keep us from speaking about brothers and sisters living in those areas where they are not the majority.” Significantly, the Budapest government has established a State Secretariat which only deals with the cases of the persecuted Christian communities around the world. When asked which other countries have such a formal commitment to persecuted Christians, Minister Szijjarto stated proudly, “I think we are unique in that. This State Secretary has the duty to monitor the status of the Christian communities globally. If they need help we try to help.” Hungary’s own bitter experience under communism served as a reminder of the importance of religious freedom. Today Hungary is a member of NATO and the European Union. An astute and passionate supporter of this cause, Minister Szijjarto added, “For example we finance construction of schools for Christians in the Middle East. We finance humanitarian actions and provide help for them in their communities. Why? Because their leaders told us we should not encourage them to leave their

communities because then they will leave the Middle East. So we help them to remain strong where they stay.” The Minister stressed, “Helping them to be strong in the places that they live is the number one

issue in this regard. You know we should not forget we are the most persecuted religion all around the world. And let us not forget that four our of every five people killed because of his or her religious af-

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Get Out Of The Way The hurricane devastation is severe. What should the federal government do? Give us lots of money, say many. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, by John Stossell Syndicated Columnist D-Texas, demanded $150 billion — just for Texas. So far, Congress has agreed to $15 billion in hurricane relief. But more will come. Few Americans will object. The House vote for the first $7.9 billion was 419-3. But let’s take a breath. Why is rebuilding the federal government’s responsibility? Clearly, only the feds can send in the military and some other first responders. After Hurricane Irma, 13,000 National Guard soldiers from 22 states helped rescue and evacuate people. That’s the kind of emergency response we expect from the federal government. But rebuilding after storms? Washington, D.C., has no money of its own. Anything it spends comes from states. And states and local governments know better than Washington how relief money might best be used. (Though Puerto Rico may be an exception, since its government is, as one entrepreneur put it, “inept and riddled with corruption.”) The idea that the federal government must lead in rebuilding is only a recent phenomenon, says the Cato Institute’s Chris Edwards. “Prior to recent decades,” he writes, “private charitable groups and businesses have been central to disaster response.” In 1906, the massive San Fran-

cisco earthquake and fire that followed destroyed 80 percent of the city. Yet that tragedy “is remembered not just for the terrible destruction it caused, but also for the remarkably rapid rebuilding ... (The) population recovered to pre-quake levels within just three years, and residents quickly rebuilt about 20,000 buildings.” The rebuilding was quick because it wasn’t done by a cumbersome government bureaucracy. Rich people and companies donated labor and goods. “Johnson and Johnson quickly loaded rail cars full of donated medical supplies and sent them to San Francisco,” writes Edwards. Also, “90 percent of San Francisco residents had fire insurance.” Today in America, even people who live on the edges of oceans don’t buy insurance. “Why pay?” many think. “There probably won’t be a problem, and if there is, government will step in.” The more the federal government intervenes, the more people come to rely on handouts. Just seven years after the San Francisco earthquake, the Midwest was hit with a huge disaster now called the Great Easter Flood. Eleven states flooded. Rising water and tornadoes killed 600 people. Many storm victims “refused disaster relief, to the point of hiding from aid workers,” writes historian Trudy Bell. Even mayors turned away outside aid, and would then “boast that they had refused it.” Why? “Because cultural norms against being seen as accepting charity were more powerful than the physical imperatives of health, welfare and recovery.” Those norms have changed. That’s one reason why private charity is also better than govSee stossell on 16

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client returning, or not. I get emails all the time asking for tips on being a good guide and thought I would share a couple things I have learned through the years. The most important thing is to treat every client like a human being. By that I mean treat them with respect. If a client feels even the slightest bit disrespected they will never come fishing with me again. This means not being overly critical of a guest’s angling abilities. Many people hire

a guide to learn something, not made to feel inferior. I touched on this in a previous blog. I don’t want to seem like I’m talking down to my guests, but I also shouldn’t assume they already know everything about the species we are after that day. I have found the second most important aspect to be comfort. The more comfortable a guest is, the more relaxed they will feel, and the more likely they are to return or tell a friend. Comfort comes in many forms. If a client is forced to sit on an uncomfortable seat or in an uncomfortable position for long periods of time they will be miserable. They won’t be able to enjoy even the best fishing. Comfort doesn’t end there though. Top quality gear functions better and therefore anglers don’t have to work as hard as they would when using low quality gear. For instance, a cheap department store rod and reel is going to be heavier,

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Many also are unaware that unmarried, surviving spouses of veterans who died as a result of service or service-related causes are also eligible. • Individual banks, not the Department of Veterans Affairs, offer VA loans, allowing you to work with a lender who

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When October rolls around, we naturally think of Indian summer, falling leaves and ultimately Halloween. And of course, we naturally think of pumpkin carving, pumpkin pie and pumpkin beer. In this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s focus, we look at two scrumptious pumpkin flavored ales from east coast brewers, Weyerbacher and Flying Dog. Founded in 1995, Weyerbacher Brewing is located in Easton, PA and sports some pretty amazing label art to go with each of their delicious and BIG brews. Born out of the love of homebrewing, owner Dan Weyerbach wanted to build big beers that loyal customers would always return to. His dream became reality and today takes up most of the 30,000 square feet of the building that used to be an old livery stable for horses. They have year-round beers, seasonals and well, just about anything else you can imagine. You can look on their website, weyerbacher.com for recipes using their beer as well as food pairings and to read about all of their line-up. In 1990, George Stranahan opened the Flying Dog Brewpub in Aspen,

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deaths if the shooter had a silencer, which the NRA wants to make it easier to get.â&#x20AC;? This conjures an image of the killer shooting down people with a gun impossible to hear, a conception straight out of a James Bond movie. In a piece on Republican-supported legislation to make suppressors easier to acquire, The Washington Post notes that one of the devices would lessen the sound of an AR-15 to 132 decibels, or comparable to â&#x20AC;&#x153;a gunshot or a jackhammer.â&#x20AC;? In other words, a rifle still sounds like a gun even with a suppressor. If Hillary cares so much about the issue, she might take 10 minutes to learn something about it,

HUD has squandered millions of dollars. HUD bureaucrats often give money to sketchy developers who just vanish. The Washington Post reports, â&#x20AC;&#x153;In at least 55 cases, developers drew HUD money but left behind only barren lots.â&#x20AC;? Federal bureaucrats are the last people who ought to fund rebuilding. It would be cruel to cut people off unexpectedly in the middle of a crisis, but when the crisis is past, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debate better ways of doing things. As Daniel Rothschild of the Mercatus Center puts it, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unfortunately, the scale of major disasters leads many people to

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but gun-controllers tend to be low-information advocates. Confusion between semi-automatic weapons, which are common and fire once each time the trigger is pulled, and automatic weapons, which are rare and fire multiple times each time the trigger is pulled, is a persistent feature of the gun debate. Many guncontrollers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know the difference and erroneously refer to, say, AR-15 rifles as machine guns or automatic weapons. This is an area where Congress has already legislated, though. It is illegal to own an automatic weapon made after May 1, 1986, and difficult and expensive to own one made before that.

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Fall Meeting of the NH Society of Genealogists Holiday Inn, 172 North Main Street, Concord. 9:30am-3pm. Are you curious about the old photos in Grandmaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attic? Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective, nationally acclaimed photographer and researcher will provide the tools to set you on the path to identifying these mysteries. Registration is $30/ members, $40/non-members. Reservations must be made by October 14th. www.nhsog.org

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sance and home to the likes of Michelangelo, da Vinci, Machiavelli, Galileo, Dante, and so many more. The Uffizi Museum contained an astonishing number of priceless works of artâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and it was but one of many museums. Imagine being a passionate baseball fan and dreaming of one day visiting Cooperstown, and upon arriving there finding not one The very site, in the Roman Forum, where Julius Caesarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hall-of-Fame/ body was burned following his stabbing death during the Museum, but a dozen! Such it Ides of March (15 March, B.C. 44). is for lovers of Beth and Mike at the Vatican (St. Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Square) before receiving a history and the street from the Acca- much smarter than me. blessing from Pope Francis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where Michelarts when visit- demia, which always had long lines outside it. angeloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Davidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is,â&#x20AC;? she ing Italy. italy from 30 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why are there always so replied. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most Once again we opted fell onto the second balmind-boggling. We never cony, arousing a huge for a BnB and our loca- many people out there?â&#x20AC;? famous statue.â&#x20AC;? (We visSee italy on 32 made it to the Pantheon. dog which commenced to tion put us across the I asked Dr. Bethâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;who is One could spend weeks bark viciously. seeing all there is to see. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I TOLD you!â&#x20AC;? said We had to pick our spots Beth.

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ited, of course.) Florence is also home to the massive Il Duomo, a gigantic church that took many decades to build. That such a structure was created many centuries ago without modern construction equipment also boggled my mind. Less imposing but also remarkable were such landmarks as the Ponte Vecchio Bridge, the Santa Croce Cathedral, and the Baptistery. A day trip to an ancient winery allowed us to learn much about the craft of wine-making while also allowing us numerous samples of vino. Along with the other tourists in our group we learned how to make pasta from scratch, which was fun, educational, and delec-

World War II, speaking of recent Italian history. It was a torturous time for Italy when its Fascist dictator, Benito Mussolini (Il Duce) unfortunately cast his lot with Adolf Hitler’s Nazis—with dreadful consequences. TO VENICE We regretfully left our Florentine delights and took a train to Venice. En route I did some homework, via the www, and learned that Venice was ranked as the most beautiful city in the world (meshnews.com). I imagined gondolas, music, wine, and great food. The reality would surpass my NH State Representative Michael Moffett was honored to get an informal discussion/ imagination! briefing at the U.S. Embassy Compound in Rome during his Italian trip. (l-r) Moffett, Originally founded as Primo Segretario Aud-Frances McKernon, Dr. Beth Boardman, and Deputy Mission Chief a refuge from invading Louis Bono. Mr. Bono is also Charge D’Affairs for the Embassy to the Holy See and will hordes, Venice grew into be fulfilling ambassadorial requirements until the U.S. Senate confirms Callista Gingrich a center of trade between the east and west. as Ambassador. A visit to the Venetable. tian Palace that once Magnifico! housed the Doge—the Tennis & Fitness Club Another day-trip, via Venetian ruler—further OUR EQUIPMENT: bus and train, brought us demonstrated the incredFree Weights to the northwest coast- ible wealth accumulated Cardio Room line,Nautilus where we hiked the in Italy over the many Circuit Hammerstrength Cinque Terre Trail, just centuries. Six hundred Basketball Court south of Genoa—home of years ago Venice was the Christopher Columbus. world’s greatest city, and OUR CLASSES: TheInsanity, tiny, Barre, historic sea- Venetian fleets brought coast Cardiovillages Kickboxing,we visited b a c k r i c h e s b e y o n d are protected Pilates, Zumba, HIIT,under a imagination, booty that UNESCO fiat, and own- resulted in the City State Yoga, ReboundAIR, Spin, ersPump areit up, not allowed to creating edifices and inLike Ube& Cardio X-Train s! modify their properties. frastructure beyond (So much for local con- lief. Just the artwork Y! trol!) 45,000 SQ. FT.inFACILIT Rome, Florence, and We saw where there RACQUETBALL Venice is worth TENNIS KID’Sbillions CLUB FITNESS was GILFORDHILLS.COM bomb damage from See italy on 33 • 603.293.7546 314 OLD LAKESHORE ROAD • GILFORD

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1795, they moved to New Hampton. John and Elizabeth lived in a house on Main Street where John, with the help of the Nichols family members manufactured shoes and other leather goods. The couple were the parents of nine children. When Esther Prescott Hyde moved to New Hampton is still a mystery. She received land in New Hampton as an inheritance from her father, Thomas Rollins, which she is said to have deeded over to her son, John, sometime in the early 1800’s. This was probably the land near the Pemigewasset River where Esther or Granny Hicks lived in the cottage which was

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I can tell you where she came from, and who her relatives were. However, be advised that the unmasking of Granny Hicks opens new questions that have not been answered. Facts involving details sometimes are distorted in the retelling of stories of the past which obviously has happened in the case of Granny Hicks, or Granny Hyde, as one of those giving us the story has named her. Some have said that after her house was destroyed she left town never to be seen or heard from again. A good fairy tale ending, perhaps, but others, probably correctly, relate that Granny returned to New Hampton where she died and is buried in the Village Cemetery. Indeed, a gravestone with the inscription of Esther Prescott Hyde exists in the named cemetery, but not by itself on a tiny old rock as I expected. It is in a Prescott family lot. In beginning my search to find out more about the identity of Esther Prescott Hyde I came to a dead end because I was assuming that, because her

gravestone revealed that she was the wife of John Hyde , that her maiden name was Prescott. My assumption was wrong. I discovered “The witch of New Hampton” was born as Esther Rollins, not Esther Prescott. Esther was from Epping , New Hampshire being the daughter of Thomas and Sarah Rollins, and she married John Prescott (born in 1746) of Raymond, N.H. in 1772. The couple had one child, John, who was born in December of 1774. In June of 1775 Esther Rollins Prescott’s husband responded to the call for soldiers to resist the British army and went to Bunker Hill where he died on June 17th, according to Prescott family records. Revolutionary war records list John Prescott as having died in the year 1776. Esther Prescott, after the death of her first husband, married a John Hide (or Hyde) from Lee, N.H. I have yet to find out much information about Mr. Hyde, so I think of him as sort of a mystery man. A statement in the Prescott family his-

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