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THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, October 15, 2015

A SPECIAL COCHECO VALLEY EDITION OF THE WEIRS TIMES NEWSPAPER. VOLUME 24, NO. 42

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Howl for the Animals

Wolfeboro’s Historic Town Hall Is New Hampshire’s New Gem by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor

John Brewster, who always wanted Wolfeboro to have a town hall and library. Brewster also thought that having storefronts in the building would help to support it over the years. The Town of Wolfeboro had rented the town office portion of the building from the Brewster Trust and in 2004 bought the building for a dollar.

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Arriving at the newly renovated Wolfeboro Town Hall last Thursday, October 8th, I had no idea that this was its first day back in operation with the town offices since July of 2014. Having never been in the building before, but always curious driving by it

over the last year as scaffolding enveloped the 125year old structure, I was pleased to be invited for a tour by members of The Friends of the Wolfeboro Town Hall, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, who have worked tirelessly since 2007 to see this grand restoration come to fruition. The Town Hall was built in 1890 through the will of

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The second floor of the Wolfeboro Town Hall, the Grand Hall, as it undergoes renovation to reopen again after more than a decade. This was just part of the four million dollar restoration of the Town Hall which also includes renovation of the first floor town offices, a new clock face, repointing the original brick and more. The Friends of the Wolfeboro Town Hall were the driving force behind this much needed restoration.

To help kick off the Halloween season, the Cocheco Valley Humane Societyis holding a special event called Howl for the Animals. Taking place on Saturday, October 17th, 11am to 2pm at DeMeritt Hill Farm in Lee, NH, Howl for the Animals marks the official opening weekend of Haunted Overload. In addition to activities happening at the farm, CVHS will be offering a special opportunity to trick-ortreat through the Haunted Overload day haunt. Non-scary characters will be on hand to pass out candy and guests are encouraged to come in costume. Guests will be given a trick-or-treat bag that they can decorate prior to entering to the haunt. The day haunt is also Fido-friendly, so be sure to bring every member of your family! Admission to the Haunted Overload day haunt and trick-or-treat experience is $5 per person with all proceeds benefiting the animals at CVHS. Tickets are available at the event.

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Oct Thursday 15th 6-Week Bereavement & Grief Support Group

Cornerstone VNA Home Health Hospice, 178 Farmington Road, Rochester. Group will meet every Thursday thru November 19th. Free to attend, but advance registration is required. 332-1133 ext. 119

Third Eye Blind

Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton Beach. www. casinoballroom.com 924-4100

Same Time, Next Year

Jean’s Playhouse, 34 Papermill Drive, Lincoln. 7:30pm. This play follows the love affair between two people, Doris and George, who are married to others but rendezvous once a year. 745-2141 or www.jeansplayhouse. com

Criminal Homicide: Origins and Remedies

Meredith Public Library, Main Street, Meredith. 6:30pm. Lecture presented by Ted Kirkpatrick and Charles Putnam, Co-Directors of Justiceworks, a criminal justice research and development unit at the University of NH. www.meredithlibrary.org

Friday 16th Lisa Lampanelli

Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street, Concord. www.ccanh. com 225-1111

The Bel Airs – Doo Wop Group

Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $15pp. BYOB. www.pitmansfreightroom.com or 527-0043

Same Time, Next Year

Jean’s Playhouse, 34 Papermill Drive, Lincoln. 7:30pm. This play follows the love affair between two people, Doris and George, who are married to others but rendezvous once a year. 745-2141 or www.jeansplayhouse. com

Saturday 17th Fall Tractor Rides

Moulton Farm, Quarry Road, Meredith. Noon-4pm. Enjoy free tractor rides around the farm, pick a pumpkin and get lost in the corn maze while you visit! 279-3915

North Country Railroading With Dwight Smith

Plymouth Railroad Station, 8 Depot St. 1-3pm. Photographs taken by Dwight Smith in the 1940-50s as well as photographs in his collection of railroads in the North Country. His black & white images were taken in the steam to diesel transition.

The Twangtown Paramours – Live Acoustic Americana/Folk Rock Duo

Franklin Opera House, Franklin. 7:30pm. $18/adults, $16/seniors and students. www.franklinoperahouse. org or 934-1901

Lasagna Supper

First Church Congregational, 63 South Main Street, Rochester. 4:30pm6:30pm. $8/advance at the church office, $10/door. 332-1121 or www. first-ucc.net

Frost Heaves presents Yankee Comedy

Peterborough Players Theatre, Peterborough. 7:30pm. Yankee humor and music for the whole family. $18pp. 525-3391

Fall Craft Fair and Bake Sale

Squam Valley Masonic Building, Holderness. 9am-2pm. Tables are still available to sell your hand crafted items. $20 per table. Contact Nate Fuller 968-9340

Peter Wolf

Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh.com 536-2551

14th Annual LRGH Auxiliary Fall Craft Fair

Laconia High School, 345 Union Ave, Laconia. 9am-3pm. Free admission and plenty of free parking. 524-3211 ext. 3172

Militia Muster and Market Fair

Colonel Paul Wentworth House, Water Street, Rollinsford. 10am-4pm. Living History event where Revolutionary War reenactors will portray the men of Captain John Wentworth’s Company, the militia men will demonstrate musket firings and military drills and display and explain their equipment. Artisans in period attire will demonstrate such crafts as shoemaking, cabinet making, coopering and gun smithing along with period cooking and other aspects of everyday life in the 18th century. $5 suggested admission for adults, kids are free. 749-1966

Eckankar Spiritual Chat

Café Expresso, 471 Central Ave, Dover. 10am.

Annual Halloween Hoots and Howls

Squam Lakes Science Center, Holderness. 6-8:30pm. This fun event showcases live nature related skits with an eerie and often humorous twist. 40-minute guided tours depart every 10 minutes from 6-7:30pm. Guests are encouraged to come in costume and dress for outdoor weather. $8/ members, $11/non-members. 9687194

NH Masons Open Doors to Public

Freemasons locally and around NH will open their Lodge doors to the general public from 9am-3pm, giving visitors a firsthand look into the mysteries of the world’s oldest, largest and most talked about fraternity. Master Masons representing 63 Lodges from Portsmouth to Colebrook will be on hand to greet all comers, discuss their history, answer questions and give guided tours to explain the significance of Lodge furniture, ornaments, jewels and working tools used in private Masonic ceremonies. The charitable aspects of Freemasonry will also be addressed, but not the fraternity’s deepest secrets, which only members can know and share. 677-6203

4th Annual Zombie Walk, Halloween Parade and Monster Mash Dance

Zombies will register and assemble at Prescott Park in Meredith at 4pm. The parade will leave the park at 4:30pm and will invade Main Street by 5pm as it makes it’s way to Community Park on Main Street where a panel of judges will judge costumes. Dance the night away with a Monster Mash with the After Six band until 9pm. www. greatermeredithprogram.com

Roast Pork Dinner

St. Martin Church Hall, corner of Maple and West High Street, Somersworth. 4-6pm. $8/adults, $5/youth, kids 5 and under are free. Family rates do not exceed $25.

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North Conway Community Center, 2628 White Mtn. Highway, North Conway. 10am-5pm. Over 75 exhibitors. Free admission. Rain or shine. www.joycescraftshows.com

Same Time, Next Year

Jean’s Playhouse, 34 Papermill Drive, Lincoln. 7:30pm. This play follows the love affair between two people, Doris and George, who are married to others but rendezvous once a year. 745-2141 or www.jeansplayhouse. com

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Funspot’s 35th Annual Halloween Party The Funspot Family Entertainment Center in The Weirs is ready again to host the biggest Sat urd ay AN NU AL Oct obe r and best Halloween Party in FA M I LY 24t h The Lakes Region. HA LLO WE EN 6-1 0pm PA R T Y ! On Saturday, October 24th, Funspot’s annual Family Halloween Party will be held from 6-10pm and all are invited. All guests who come in costume will be given free tokens to play any of the over 500 • The Mo Show... games at Funspot including Balloon Buffoonery! • Free Tokens for • Costume Contest for Costumed Guests 200 prize games and a big several age categories • Free Cider & Cookies • Door Prize Drawings redemption center. Costume judging will be held in many different age categories starting at 7pm: 4 and under, 5-7 years, 8-10 years, 11-14 years, 15-18 years and finishing with ages 18+ with prizes for the winners. The Mo Show will also be on hand with lots of balloon buffoonery. Door prize drawing will also be held during the evening and free cookies and cider will be available in the Braggin’ Dragon Restaurant. Funspot is located on Rte 3 in The Weirs. For more information call 603-366-4377 or visit them online at funspotnh. com

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Rochester Chamber Young Professionals Networking Group The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the formation of a Young Professionals Networking Group. The first meeting of the Young Professionals Networking Group will take place on Tuesday, October 20th from 4:30pm – 6:30pm upstairs at the Cannon Lounge Chill & Grill, 45 North Main Street in Rochester. The Young Professionals Group is designed for young professionals in the area to meet in a casual setting while networking with others and building their contact base. By becoming involved, attendees will build a sense of community and belonging, build rapport with potential clients, expand their social interactions, and represent their company at various events and outings. Attendees do not need to be an employee of a member business to attend. For more information or to attend, contact the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce at 603-332-5080, email events@rochesternh.org or register online at www.rochesternh.org.

LRGH Auxiliary Annual Fall Craft Fair The Lakes Region General Hospital Auxiliary is busy with final preparations for the 14th Annual LRGH Auxiliary Annual Fall Craft Fair on Saturday, October 17, at Laconia High School from 9am to 3pm. Shoppers can enjoy the works of juried and non-juried artisans and crafters from all over New England, boasting handcrafted and specialty items. The event also offers a ‘Dine the Lakes Region’ door prize, valued at $100; along with sizeable raffle and bake sale tables. Refreshments from Annie’s Café and Catering complement the festivities, making the LRGH Auxiliary craft fair the must attend event of the season. Hosted every October, the event coincides with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and proceeds benefit the LRGHealthcare Breast Health Program and other auxiliary projects; admission is free, but donations are gladly accepted. For more information, please visit lrgh.org or contact the auxiliary at 524-3211, Ext 3663.

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Contrary to popular New Hampshire native’s beliefs, there are a variety of different Flatlanders living here in the Granite State. I belong to the New York Flatlanders. We do sympathize with those Flatlanders from Massachusetts, Connecticut and other regions when it comes to matters of adjustment to life here. Still, there are certain traditions that New York Flatlanders brought with them when they moved here. That grueling trip up Interstate 95, the maddening trek down I-84 only to becomes disoriented at the Lowell Connector and then onto I-93 till we reached the welcoming “Bienvenue” that we had heard about from other trailblazers who had made the trip. Finally establishing our homesteads while being called Flatlanders by some unwelcoming natives for our funny ways, we were determined to never give up the one tradition that distinguished us from the rest, even many Flatlanders….the way we eat our pizza. In New York, pizza parlor signs glowed their beacons to all, rich or poor, black or white, young or old. Certainly not unique in the country on the outside, but significantly different inside. Fat, round circles of dough were floured, patted twirled and shaped

into the thinnest of crusts, emblazoned with a spicy tomato sauce and sprinkled evenly with cheese then baked in fiery ovens until perfect, cut into eight even pieces and then served on a piece of wax paper or paper plate but never….ever…ever… with a knife and a fork. Nothing pains a transplanted New Yorker more than watching someone eat a slice of pizza with utensils, carefully cutting each piece like it was a tender piece of meat, switching the fork into the right hand and then lifting the small piece to their mouth as though it were a filet mignon. If you want to find out if someone is really from New York (even though they claim to be natives of New Hampshire, phony accent and all) just follow them around for a few days until they eat some pizza. No matter how hard they try, they can never lose their inclination to grasp the slice of pizza between thumb and middle finger while gentle putting a crease in the crust with the index. Then the thumb and middle finger will instinctively fold the slice as it is quickly lifted towards the mouth. You will also notice the head drop quickly and tilt slightly to the left or the right to catch the point of the pizza slice. (Though this is not necessary with New England style pizza, it is a hereditary trait, passed down through the ages by generations of pizza eaters who knew you had to catch the tip of the thin crust before it flipped downwards and dripped that mysterious but delicious pizza oil all over the front of their New York Jets sweatshirt.) The reason New Yorkers never use a knife and fork to eat pizza is simple. It was always a food “to go.”

Sold through storefront windows facing the sidewalk. You would go up to the window, order a slice, give the pizza guy your money while he heated it for a minute in the oven. Then you’d wait for him to slap it onto a piece of wax paper and then off you went, creasing and folding and tilting your head in an unconscious movement. This is how we grew up and this is the tradition that we proudly brought with us to New Hampshire and continue to use, no matter how thick they make the crusts or how long they bake the oils into submission. In all fairness, I have to say that I have seen more than a few New Hampshire natives trying to eat a slice of piazza with their hands, possibly in an attempt to show that they can do whatever we can do and do it better. Some have had some success and they like to gloat about it. They show me it’s a simple procedure that anyone can adapt to. They look at me from across the restaurant as they lift their New England style pizza crust and carefully place it in their mouths, not even having to bend the crusts to accomplish their gloating. I grin innocently from my table and even raise my wine glass in salute while in my mind I am picturing the same gentleman, with his first slice of real New York style pizza on a piece of wax paper, taking those same confident movements only to find his New England Patriots sweatshirt suddenly covered in oil and cheese. It’s a proud tradition. Visit Brendan’s website at www.BrendanTSmith. com

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603 Alliance--What Is It? To The Editor: The 603 Alliance has been formed to help make sure that a candidate who would be a great President wins the New Hampshire Republican Presidential primary. To accomplish its goal, the 603 Alliance is conducting an Iowa-like caucus on October 17th. The 603 Alliance will endorse the caucus winner and encourage people to help him or her win the NH Republican Presidential Primary. Unlike a primary election, a caucus conducts multiple rounds of voting to determine the candidate that most voters prefer. Everyone votes for their first choice, then votes are counted and the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated. People who voted for the eliminated candidate(s) vote for their next choice in the next round of voting. The process of voting, eliminating the least popular candidate(s), and voting again from among the remaining candidates is repeated until a single candidate, the winner, is left. The caucus winner is the candidate that most people prefer, hopefully one of almost everyone’s top choices. Identify ing the caucus winner should help voters decide who to vote for in the NH Presidential Primary in

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February, 2016. All REGISTERED NH Republican and Undeclared voters are invited to participate in the caucus which will be held on Saturday, October 17th at the Hopkinton Fair Grounds. Caucus signin begins at 10AM. Photo ID is required. There is no charge to participate. See www.603alliance. com for more information. Your participation in the caucus and vote for the caucus winner in the NH primary will help ensure that NH does its part in making sure that the next Republican Presidential Nominee is someone who will be a great President, and someone that all Americans will be proud to vote for. John Sangenario Hampton, NH.

Hassan Proved Wrong Again To The Editor: As one of her excuses for vetoing the budget, Hassan wrote, “This budget is unbalanced. The legislature doublecounted carryforward funds, attempting to take money that has been designated and appropriated to pay for 2015 bills, and instead proposed to use it to balance its 2016 budget.� However, the CAFR (Comprehensive Annual Financial Report) just released by the NH De-

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.

partment of Administrative Services shows Hassan was wrong. The state paid all its bills for 2015 and still had a surplus to carry forward into the current budget. There was no double counting as Hassan alleged. This is another inconvenient truth that Hassan doesn’t want people to know about. Getting voters to believe the fantasy that her leadership brought about a balanced bipartisan budget, depends upon people staying ignorant. For those who remember what Hassan claimed for months about the budget before her veto was overridden, her sudden rebranding of the same budget and herself plays like a scene from the Twilight Zone. If Hassan can’t accurately keep tabs on NH’s modest $5.4 billion (FY2015) budget, why should anyone believe she is even remotely prepared to tackle the nearly $4 trillion federal budget as a US Senator? Rep. David Bates Windham GOP Chairman

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Weirs Times Managing Editor David Lawton and Editor Brendan Smith were recently invited to a private and very casual meet and greet with Republican Presidential candidate Marco Rubio at George’s Diner in Meredith. With limited time a lot of focus with the candidate was spent on some of the domestic issues important to Granite Staters. There were some very light moments as well as some serious ones. It was true New Hampshire politics with the candidate. The Senator began by telling about some of his previous visits to New Hampshire. “The first time I was here was in 1996 as a volunteer for Bob Dole’s presidential campaign. I came back in 2008 as more of an observer and then again in 2012 when Mitt Romney was running.” The candidate revealed a lighter moment when he told of his participating in this year’s Fourth of July Parade in Wolfeboro. “Chris Christie was also in the parade. We both stayed at Mitt Romney’s house and he took us out on his boat for Ice Cream. People were kind of sur-

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Gitmo Extended Stay America Suites in Colorado? Hell No! Liberal readers have scoffed at my repeated warnings about the dangerous prospect of an enemy combatant by Michelle Malkin d u m p o n Syndicated Columnist American soil. Over the years, I’ve flagged the Obama administration’s scouting forays in Illinois, Kansas and South Carolina. Now, the White House is considering my adopted home, Colorado, as the new digs for the dregs of Gitmo. If there was ever a time for Coloradans of all political stripes to unite under the “Not in My Backyard” banner, this is it. The feds have already polluted our waters in the name of protecting us. Nobody at the EPA has paid any price for the disastrous Gold King Mine spill that turned the Animas River brighter than a Halloween pumpkin. The last thing we need is an influx of feckless Obama bureaucrats flooding our state’s correctional facilities with jihadists in orange jumpsuits (in the name of national security, of course). What part of “Leave us the hell alone!” don’t they understand? On Friday, White House officials disclosed to the press that a U.S. Defense Department fishing expedition will take place over the next two weeks at both state and federal prisons here in the Rocky Mountain State. One of the potential Gitmo Extended Stay America sites is a medium-security area of super-

max -- home of convicted 9/11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui, shoe bomber Richard Reid, 1993 World Trade Center plotter Ramzi Yousef, millennium bomb plotter Ahmed Ressam, “dirty bomb” plotter Jose Padilla and 1998 African U.S. embassy bomb plotter Wadih el-Hage. President Obama has bragged repeatedly about his administration’s ability to ensure public safety inside and outside any jihadist hotels in our own backyards. But despite the supposedly strictest security measures imposed of them, the pre-existing stateside supermax terrorist population has caused numerous headaches from day one -- sending jailhouse letters to terror cell correspondents around the world; communicating by tapping on the pipes; organizing hunger strikes to force Bureau of Prisons officials to transfer them away from high-security detention; and suing successfully for the right to spread Islam behind bars to other inmates. (That last victory came at the hands of shoe bomber Reid, himself a Muslim convert by an extremist imam he met in a British prison before his failed attempt to bring down American Airlines Flight 63 in 2001.) Let’s not forget that convicted WTC mastermind Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, aided by terrorists’ little helper Lynne Stewart, smuggled coded messages of Islamic violence while behind bars to violent outside followers despite a judicial isolation order. After serving less than half of her 10-year sentence for aiding terrorism, Stewart walked free

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This past week, New Hampshire Right to Life held its annual banquet. Since I joined this organization last November, I hadn’t had by Jane Cormier the opportunity Hooksett, NH. to actually attend one of their banquets in the past. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised to see the Executive Court in Manchester full to the brim with almost 350 pro-life supporters in attendance. It was very uplifting to see such a wonderful group stand in support of Life here in New Hampshire. The speaker of the NHRTL banquet was Josh Edmonds from Georgia Right to Life. Josh is a leading national presenter on Personhood and he offered a rousing speech, filled with insight and facts. He spoke ardently about standing against those who would seek to silence the debate on PerSee malkin on 35 sonhood. It was clear from his

presentation, that Personhood offers a unique opportunity to bring to the forefront, moral concerns in connection with Life in the 21st century. With Personhood, we are no longer talking about just the preborn, we are now discussing topics such as euthanasia, stem cell research, and other morally charged Life issues. It is also true, the Left fears this debate, as Personhood has been proven to offer a new and practical dimension to the topic of Life. It brings home the truth that when we devalue one end of the spectrum of Life, we actually devalue ALL of life. As baby boomers begin to age, euthanasia becomes a particularly important issue within the debate. Do we now support killing our elderly just because they may become infirmed or feel as though they are a burden to their families? Do we support the narrative that a natural death is something to be weary or fearful of? Or do we See cormier on 34

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Lie To Me The storyline seems intriguing enough: A doctor famous for exploiting body language to discern the truth grows by Ken Gorrell rich using Northfield, NH. his skills to solve crimes. The television show “Lie to Me” ran from 2009-2011, so the protagonist, Dr. Lightman, isn’t around today for any “ripped from the headlines” episodes. I’m not sure we need him; today’s lying headline-makers are either so transparent that no special talents are required to see the truth, or their lying is celebrated as a job qualification. Truth is indeed stranger than fiction. He couldn’t simply yell “Liar,

liar, pants on fire!”, but I imagine that Sen. Ted Cruz thought about it during his thorough take-down of Sierra Club president Aaron Mair last week. In a Judiciary sub-committee hearing on the science of climate change and its purported effects on the minority community, Sen. Cruz used Mair’s own words against him, asking if he truly believes that the science of climate change “should not be up for debate.” The ensuing back-and-forth is entertaining (or embarrassing if you’re a fan of Mr. Mair). When pressed, a man of character would have backed away from such a ridiculous assertion. After all, closing off areas of science to continuous inquiry flies in the face of the scientific method. Such a tactic might work for a cult leader, but not for someone claiming the mantle of science. Mair hid behind a claim that

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One reason for the widening Syrian crisis rests in an absence of credible American power; allowing for a power vacuum as the Obama Administration rhetorically eggs on resistance to Assad’s rule but then does pitifully little to seriously change the military balance between Assad’s authoritarian regime and what’s morphed into a far worse gaggle of Islamic opposition groups ranging from Al Nusra to Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). As if to redress if not jolt the balance, hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin met with President Barack Obama at the UN, he then blindsided the U.S. by unleashing air attacks on Islamic State and Free Syrian Army targets in Syria. Putin’s plans are both cynical and calculating; support the Assad regime, and military intervention to break the power and appeal of Islamic State, whose foreign fighters include the International Brigades of thousands of radicalized Russian Muslims as well as See Metzler on 35

“97% of scientists” agree that manmade global warming is happening. I didn’t need the skills of Dr. Lightman to understand his body language: He was lying and he knew it. After all, the 97% figure was long ago discredited. Back in 2013 Mike Hulme, Ph.D. Professor of Climate Change at University of East Anglia, asserted: “The ‘97% consensus’ article is poorly conceived, poorly designed and poorly executed. It…is a sign of the desperately poor level of

public and policy debate…It seems to me that these people are still living (or wishing to live) in the pre-2009 world of climate change discourse. Haven’t they noticed that public understanding of the climate issue has moved on? Apparently not, at least in Mair’s case. But don’t take Dr. Hulme’s word, look it up. Even advocates of the “97%” figure admit that it represents the views of only 79 out of 3,146 people responding to a See gorrell on 34

Charlatans and Sheep One of the secrets of successful magicians on stage is directing the audience’s attention to something that is attractive or distracting, by Thomas Sowell but irrelevant Syndicated Columnist to what is actually being done. That is also the secret of successful political charlatans. Consider the message directed at business owners by Senator Elizabeth Warren and President Barack Obama -- “You didn’t build that!” Assuming for the sake of argument that a man who owns a business simply inherited it from his father, what follows? That politicians can use the inherited resources better than the heir? Such a sweeping assumption has neither logic nor evidence behind it -- but rhetoric doesn’t have to have logic or evidence to be politically effective. The conclusion is insinuated, rather than spelled out, so it is less likely to be scrutinized. Moreover, attention is directed toward the undeserved good fortune of the heir, and away from the crucial question as to whether society will in fact be better off if politicians take over more of either the management or the earnings of the business. The question of politicians’ track record in managing economic activities vanishes into thin air, just as other things vanish into thin air by a magician’s sleight of hand on stage. Another of the magic feats of

political rhetoric in our time is to blame “a legacy of slavery” for problems in the black community today. The repulsiveness of slavery immediately seizes our attention, just as effectively as the attractiveness of a magician’s scantily clad female assistant or the distraction of a flash of light or a loud noise on stage. Here again, rhetoric distracts attention from questions about logic or evidence. The “legacy of slavery” argument is not just a convenient excuse for bad behavior, it allows politicians to escape responsibility for the consequences of the government policies they imposed. Although the left likes to argue as if there was a stagnant world to which they added the magic ingredient of “change” in the 1960s, in reality there were many positive trends in the 1950s, which reversed and became negative trends in the 1960s. Not only was the poverty rate going down, so was the rate of dependence on government to stay out of poverty. Teenage pregnancy rates were falling, and so were rates of venereal diseases like syphilis and gonorrhea. Homicide rates among non-white males fell 22 percent in the 1950s. In the wake of the massive expansion of the welfare state in the 1960s “war on poverty” program -- with the repeatedly announced goal of enabling people to become self-supporting and end their dependence on government -- in fact dependence on government increased and is today far higher than when the 1960s began. The declining rates of teenage pregnancy and venereal diseases See Sowell on 34

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Saturday October 24th & Sunday October 25th Pumpkin Express Train Experience the first-ever Pumpkin Express, the Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad will be departing from the Pumpkin Tower and will be riding along the lakes at 11am and 1pm. - www. hoborr.com Corn Maze Challenge your friends and family to navigate through the twists and turns of the WMUR voted best corn maze in New Hampshire at Ride the pumpkin Express with the Moulton Farms in Meredith. Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad. There will also be tractor rides, corn mazes and delicious food from their farm bakery and kitchen. www.moultonfarms. com Gunstock Mountain Resort Enjoy beautiful views on the longest zip line in the US or enjoy the fall foliage on the Chair Ride to the top of the summit in Gilford. - www. gunstock.com Kellerhaus Come and make chocolate at this family-owned and operated business that has been proudly making the finest quality ice cream and candies in Laconia since 1906. - www. kellerhaus.com Beans and Greens Farm Pumpkin Drop and other fun events at See the animals and explore the store for fresh produce, Moulton Farm. baked goods and much more. Get lost in the Corn Maze, which is designed for difficulty. - www.beansandgreensfarm.com Pumpkin Drop Sunday October 25, Moulton Farm in Meredith, will be hosting their annual pumpkin drop at 4pm, it’s a smashing good time. Extreme Chunkin Saturday and Sunday, come watch as teams use machines such as trebuchets, catapults and air cannons to launch pumpkins and other extreme items into the air at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon. - www.nhms.com/events

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After Dark Events! Funspot Dress up for the 35th Annual Halloween Party at the Funspot Family Entertainment Center in The Weirs. The biggest and best Halloween Party in The Lakes Region Saturday, October 24th, from 6-10pm and all are invited. All guests who come in costume will be given free tokens to play any of the over 500 games at Funspot including 200 prize games and a big redemption center.Costume Costume contests, free token and more judging will be held in many at the 35th Annual Funspot Halloween different age categories starting at 7pm: 4 and under, 5-7 years, Party. 8-10 years, 11-14 years, 15-18 years and finishing with ages 18+ with prizes for the winners. The Mo Show will also be on hand with lots of balloon buffoonery.Door prize drawing will also be held during the evening and free cookies and cider will be available in the Braggin’ Dragon Restaurant. Funspot is located on Rte 3 in The Weirs. For more information call 603-366-4377 or visit them online at funspotnh.com Radio Hamlet Friday and Saturday, Radio Hamlet, a 1940s haunted play by Shakespeare will be showing at the Winnipesaukee Playhouse at 7:30pm in Meredith. - www.winnipesaukeeplayhouse. org/schedule.html Halloween Masquerade Ball Join a ship full of spooky characters on a fun cruise aboard A Halloween Masquerade Ball aboard the M/S the M/S Mount WashMt. Washington. ington. Departing from Weirs Beach, this is your chance to be someone else for a night or just get creative from 6pm-9pm on Saturday. - www.cruisenh.com Ghost Encounters Canterbury Shaker Village is hosting a Ghost Encounter experience from 3pm to 8pm on Saturday October 24th in Canterbury. This special night has something for everyone, scroll the village for trick-or-treating, contests and much more. - www. shakers.org Haunting in the Birches Prepare to be scared as you make your way through the haunted birch grove inhabited by spooky witches, zombies and creatures at the Branch Brook Campground in Campton, Saturday from 6:30pm-9:30pm. www.campnh.com Castle in the Clouds Take a self-guided tour through the mansion and learn about the rags to riches to rags story of Thomas Plant as well as the history of the Arts & Crafts style building called the Art Gallery located in Moultonborough. - www.castleintheclouds.org The Lakes Region Tourism Association is the official tourism board of the region, representing close to 100 communities, 273 lakes and ponds, and more than 400 businesses in central New Hampshire, including area attractions, restaurants, retail establishments and accommodations. The LRTA office is at Exit 20 on Route 3 in Tilton, and can be reached by calling (800) 60-LAKES.

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Winnipesaukee Wellness Center, 78 Whittier Highway, Center Harbor. 1:30-3:30pm. WWC offers people in the Northern Lakes Region a medically-supervised exercise program in a very supportive, no intimidation gym environment. Meet current members, learn about the equipment and enjoy some refreshments.

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Moultonborough Public Library, Moultonborough. 7pm. Join in the discussion about choosing candidates. Presentation given by Don Ewing, one of the members. 286-3506

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offices were discussed, including a metal building on the outskirts of town that was once an underwear factory and the building of a brand new building further downtown. The Friends of the Wolfeboro Town Hall thought that restoration was what was needed. After all, in 1983 the Town Hall was

placed on the National Register of Historic Places, the official list of the nation’s historic places that should be preserved. According to the Friends, private businesses looked at the building as well but no viable plans ever took shape, more than likely due to the cost of renovation.

Town Hall was designated as one of the “Seven To Save” by the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance and the Friends were even more determined. “In 2008 we went back with a reduced plan for four million dollars,” said Davis. “It had the second floor renovation slated for Town offices and not for

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One of the more tragic stories of the building was that only fifty percent of it was being utilized. The second floor, once used as a community center for everything from classrooms to square dances and later a commercial movie theatre, had been shuttered for at least the last ten years and was not used at all. The Friends first attempt at getting the town to restore the building came in 2008 when a 6.7 million dollar complete renovation was presented to the townspeople. “It was soundly rejected,” said Davis. In 2009, the Wolfeboro

community use. That was also rejected.” Being an SB2 town, a sixty percent vote was needed for an article to pass. Though over sixty percent had approved smaller improvements for the Town Hall, getting the more ambitious article passed proved difficult. The 2008 vote saw fiftyfour percent in favor and in 2011, fifty-eight percent. “We kept going back to the drawing board to see what we could do to save the building,” said Davis. “We decided that the only way we would have a chance is if it were reposiSee WOlfeboro on 31

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One of the wooden Rosettes which was uncovered once the dropped ceiling was taken down in the Great Hall.

A new clock face which was paid for by money from New Hampshire’s Moose Plate Fund as well as The Friends of the Wolfeboro Town Hall.

with 750,000 dollars pledged (based on the warrant article passing). The article was written with the town contributing the rest to the project. On March 11, 2014, in a day of sign holding and

nail biting by The Friends of the Wolfeboro Town Hall, the article passed with over sixty percent. “Some were skeptical about getting all of the pledged money once the article was passed,� said

Davis. “But we ended up with only five hundred of the pledged dollars not being given due to a change in one donor’s situation over time.� With the long awaited project a go, the town hired Northeast Collaborative Architects of Newport to oversee the renovation. Using local contractors and craftsmen, the work on the Town Hall began in July of 2014 with the town offices temporarily moved to an old unused rehab wing at Huggins Hospital. Once the work began, donations for the project kept coming in. “Once people saw the transformation they were really impressed,� said Davis. “We used to have white peeling paint on the outside of the building and old window air conditioners dripping water on people’s heads.� All of the outside brick, which is already reinforced with steel, was repointed. The clock face was reSee WOlfeboro on 32

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The old “Town Offices” sign has been replaced with the new and proud “Wolfeboro Town Hall.”

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vation in the building is on the second floor in the Great Hall. Previously inaccessible to the handicapped - one of the reasons it had stood unused for so many years - it now has elevator access. The biggest surprise to all those involved, and possibly never seen before by anyone living in Wolfeboro today, was when the dropped ceiling was re-

moved (most likely installed for the movie theatre) and what was revealed underneath were magnificent, unique, wooden beams as well as beautiful wooden rosettes in the ceiling used once for ventilation. “When I was growing up this place was always a movie theatre and the shades were always drawn,” said Kathy Barnard, Treasurer of The Friends. “I couldn’t believe

it that first time I came up here later and saw how magnificent it looked in the light.” The renovation of the balcony in the Great Hall, not originally in the plan, has since happened, as well as chairs for the Great Hall, with continuing donations and the success of The Friends’ “Take A Seat” campaign. With donations they have also been able to buy AV equipment, restore original doors and have a well-equipped kitchen built. Some of the original opposers to the renovation have now joined in the excitement by donating to the Chair campaign. Work is still being done in the Great Hall and it will not be officially opened to the public until Saturday, November 7th, when there will be an open house. Having been fortunate enough to see it beforehand, even before completion, this reporter can tell you that it will certainly be one of the more magnificent public spaces in New Hampshire. I couldn’t help but be impressed by this dedicated project as it neared completion. Though there was the occasional storage box that needed sorting and some were still getting familiar with their new surroundings, once

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ceitful.” (How many times has Hillary changed her story about those pesky email servers?) Yglesias admits that “Committed Democrats and liberalleaning interest groups are facing a reality in which any policy gains they achieve are going to come through the profligate use of executive authority”… and Clinton “knows where the levers of power lie, and she is comfortable pulling them, procedural niceties be damned.” Some of us call those “procedural niceties” the Constitution of the United States. Are we so far down the Machiavellian path we no longer care if the person we elect as Chief Executive and military Commanderin-Chief means it when swearing to “preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution”? Is advancing a partisan agenda more important than preserving the letter and spirit of the document separating us from banana republics and autocratic dystopias? Our current president was praised by the late Banana Despot Hugo Chavez (“If I were American, I’d vote for Obama.”) Are we as a nation seriously contemplating electing another president who would receive the Chavez seal of approval? Ken can be reached at kengorrell@gmail.com

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in January 2014 thanks to President Obama’s “compassion� order. Amid persistent concerns that he could be similarly released, the 76-year-old Abdel-Rahman was reportedly transferred from Colorado’s supermax to the Butner Federal Medical Center in North Carolina sometime in the last year for health reasons. Most recently, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch was forced in August to order what reporters called “a near total clampdown� on another jailed Muslim menace because of the “high probability� that he would order a terrorist attack from his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in lower Manhattan. Prosecutors have tied Muhanad Mahmoud AlFarekh to al-Qaida terror plots in Pakistan and New York City. Everywhere jihadists are housed in civilian prisons, trouble follows. In Australia, jihad militants financed and organized a massive escape plot inside the walls of its most secure supermax facility. Ringleader Bassam Hamzy, a devotee of Osama bin Laden, converted inmates to Islam in droves. The jailbreak scheme was busted, but Hamzy continues to make a mockery of the prison -- from which he ran a major drug ring and masterminded a kidnapping on a cellphone smuggled into the facility. If President Obama is so confident he can contain the jihad virus and prevent homicidal soldiers of Allah from wreaking more havoc in the U.S. prison system, I suggest importing the bottom-of-the-barrel Gitmo goons to an institution near one of the commander in chief’s favorite vacation spots in Martha’s Vineyard or Kailua. Or perhaps as a neighboring annex of his presidential library on the south side of Chicago. Legacy! Michelle Malkin is author of the new book “Who Built That: Awe-Inspiring Stories of American Tinkerpreneurs.� Her email address is malkinblog@gmail.com.

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Europeans fighting the jihad in Syria today and perhaps at some point Russia tomorrow. After enduring the civil war for more than four years, and suffering over 250,000 killed so far, nearly half of Syria’s entire population is now either displaced internally or have become refugees in neighboring lands such as Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan. According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Turkey hosts half of the four million Syrian refugees. It’s from this tragic and seething refugee pool in Turkey where Syrians languish, and gain the false hopes of the migrants being stoked by smugglers who have turned peoples dreams into a vainglorious march to the EU starting first through Greece, then into the Balkans, until reaching the EU’s outerfrontier in Hungary. Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban spoke bluntly to a UN meeting; “This is not a refugee crisis; this is a mass migration movement.� He warned that with such large numbers of largely undocumented Syrians, Iraqis, and Afghans flooding into the EU, “Europe will be destabilized.� Orban also alluded to many of the migrants being “victims of human trafficking.� Speaking to correspondents, Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijarto stated that the EU must “gain control of its border starting in Greece,� the point where many migrants pour in from Turkey. Szijarto stated that last year, Hungary became a transit point for 41,000 migrants; this year until October the number as 275,000. The numbers were nearly 8,000 daily, until a border fence nearly stopped the tide. Given Hungary’s small population of 10 million versus the USA population being approximately 32 times larger, these numbers would translate into 240,000 largely undocumented migrants coming into the USA dai-

ly. The hypothetical number for the year would be nearly 9 million! While the majority of Syrians wish to settle in Germany or Sweden, there’s a virtually limitless supply of people from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya, who wish to get to Europe for political and economic reasons. Speaking separately Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel stated, “The huge number of refugees is a test of historic proportions.� Germany has already accepted 721,000 refugees in the first nine months of 2015. Turkey’s government has offered a deal whereby the EU would pay large sums to improve the camps in Turkey so that the desire to flee into Europe will lessen. As part of a wider EU effort, Turkey would strive to prevent further “irregular departures of refugees and migrants from Turkey to the EU; prevent losses of lives at sea by improved search and rescue operations, and to step up the fight against criminal networks involved in the smuggling of migrants.� This is a realistic and prudent fist step. Ban Ki Moon called for managed migration; “We must create more safe and legal

channels for refugees.� Yet, he added forcefully, “We must join forces to eradicate ruthless criminal networks of human traffickers and smugglers.� Ban added, “Of course, the best solution for refugees is voluntarily returning home, in dignified and safe conditions.� If only

peace would allow for this option. John J. Metzler is a United Nations correspondent covering diplomatic and defense issues He is the author of Divided Dynamism The Diplomacy of Separated Nations: Germany, Korea, China.

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Senator Marco Rubio answers a question while Norm Silber of Gilford looks on. have in the country. She’s been very good during her time in the Senate. Her record is sterling and she

reflects New Hampshire well. She is very involved in defense issues and has helped in some of the

defense issues in Florida as well. She is big on the close ground support combat aircraft and also big on naval issues. She is a great candidate and a strong senator and she has garnered great respect from her colleagues in the four and a half years she has been in the Senate. She picks the issues that she is really knowledgeable about and leads on those which makes her much more credible.” The Senator was asked about the concerns by some voters that he is too young to be president. “Well, I am getting older every day,” he answered to laughs. “Seriously, If we keep electing the same old people we will get the same results. That is why I support term limits. Age is irrelevant , it is who has answers and a vision for America’s future and the specific ideas on how to get there. The party of the future always wins the election and if I am the nominee we will be the party of the future and the democrats will be the party of the past. It is

time for the Republican Party to turn the page and infuse it with a new generation of leadership, not necessarily biological, but new people with new ideas that can help refresh the party. Being 44 years old and raising a family puts me in touch with what people are going through. I know what it is like to owe student loans and live paycheck to paycheck.” Asked if with the very strong support for “outsiders” this election cycle how can he distance himself from being just “Washington as usual.” “I’ve only been in the Senate four and a half years and the only reason I ran was because of that same frustration that people are feeling today. I haven’t been there so long I am falling in love with the place and want to defend the status quo. That is why I am not running for reelection and running for president since I concluded we can’t change the direction of the country without the correct person in the White House.”

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— OUR PICK FOR BEST CAPTION ENTRY #561 — Runners Up Captions: That’s the third time I had to light my cigarette. Don’t you think we should put up the top! - Jack Ryan, Woburn, Mass. The exploding cigarette was a first date ice breaker, but later in life Bob missed having his eyebrows. - Robert Patrick, Moultonborough, NH. Barb and Bob set out to see which will kill them first: smoking or speeding. -Rick Kaufman, Dover, NH.

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it came to The Sayers Swindle and The Marsh Madness the problem was greater. I’d never read any of the classic mysteries by Dorothy Sayers or Ngaio Marsh, and I had to correct that failing. It seems that not only does Victoria Abbott write a good mystery, Victoria Abbott mysteries make you want to read the classic mystery authors that the stories are centered on. “So many books to read, so many ironies to contemplate” as Nero Wolfe says in Rex Stout’s Too Many Cooks. And if that is an aggravation, that reading Victoria Abbott will lead you down the primrose path to the classic mystery writers, so be it. It’s one aggravation that I will embrace.

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presence. A creamy light tan head and moderate glass lacing last through most of your experience. Deep brown in color, this 7.0% ABV beer hides its headiness well, as it also does with the hop character coming in at 55 IBUs. It is only late in your sampling that the hop profile begins to appear and thus never is overstated. It is a beautifully balance hearty beer for when the chilly nights begin in fall. Hometown has garnered an impressive 90 from the Bros on BeerAdvocate.com and many other contributors agree with ratings of 3.5 to 4.25 out of a 5 rating scale. Over at RateBeer.com, you can get a little more sophisticated in your rating sys-

tems with separate ratings for Aroma, Appearance, Taste, Palate and Overall. Their overall was 84 for this brew. All I know is that it was a delight and very drinkable... Before you know it, this one will time-out so go fetch yourself 2 or more of these. You’ll find this one available at Case-n-Keg in Meredith and Laconia. And remember, locating and enjoying a really remarkable beer doesn’t come around too often! Jim MacMillan is the owner of WonByOne Design of Meredith, NH, and is an avid imbiber of craft brews and a home brewer as well. Send him your recommendations and brew news to wickedbrews@weirs.com

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Dirty Deeds The AC/DC Tribute At The Rochester Opera House Take an unpredictable thrill ride with the nation’s number one AC/DC Tribute Band, Dirty Deeds, at Rochester Opera House on Saturday, November 14 at 8pm (doors open at 7pm). Back by popular demand, these New England natives bring forth their high energy and wild entertainment to celebrate one of the world’s best rock and roll bands. With a reputation for detail, Dirty Deeds incorporates authentic props and incorporates the onstage antics and theatrics throughout the concert to produce the consummate AC/DC experience. Escape into pure rock n’ roll for an evening of the timeless hits of the great AC/DC! The show opens with Jett Sett, the Seacoast’s favorite Joan Jett Tribute Band! Fronted by bassist

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