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Wright Museum Toys For Tots Drive

Ghosts That Won’t Go Away by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Contributing Writer

colonial days. The ghost story I am about to pass on is said to be a true story and is one of the believable ones. It took place in the town of Thornton, NH, and involves a young man who was courting a young lady who lived in what was called the settlement of Mad River. I know not how many generations have repeated

the story, so there may be variations depending on the source, but my information comes from a story teller of the year 1911, George Waldo Browne, who said he heard the account from William C. Walker or “Uncle Billy”, as all his friends called him. The young man was Dick Dustin who was employed by the town’s tavern proSee SMITH on 23

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Somehow what has long been called a hallowed evening, Halloween, was long ago turned into something opposite, something intended to be scary, spooky, and attended by ghosts and witches. Moreover, be it Halloween or any other time of

the year, there are those who have ghosts on their minds and either perceive that they see or hear them, hunt them, or pretend that they are them. Witches seem to be easier to get rid of, while ghosts are often thought to be reluctant to move to a different location. There seem to be plenty of New Hampshire legends about both, some that go back to

The Old Center Cemetery in Andover, New Hampshire has been classified as one of the fifty creepiest burial grounds in the world, supposedly haunted by ghosts. ROBERT HANAFORD SMITH PHOTO

Fall has traditionally been a time for the Wright Museum in Wolfeboro to give back to the local communities that help support it, which makes its annual Toys for Tots Drive so special to staff. “It is so important for us to find as many ways to give back and contribute to the communities that are so generous to us,” said Mike Culver, executive director. “Bring a new unwrapped toy or toys and make this holiday season special for children who might not otherwise expect to receive something for the holidays.” Through October 31, each person who brings a new unwrapped toy will receive half price admission at the Wright Museum. The Wright Museum of WWII is located at 77 Center Street in Wolfeboro. Toys may be dropped off at the Wright Museum from 10am to 4pm Monday through Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, visit www.wrightmuseum. org.

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OCTOBER Through October 31st “Manufacturing Victory, The Arsenal of Democracy” – Exhibit Wright Museum, Center Street, Wolfeboro. At the beginning of WWII, the US mobilized the entire economy and industrial structure to produce the most powerful “Arsenal of Democracy” the world has ever known. This exhibit will detail these enormous efforts on the home-front during WWII. The Military arsenal and machines of Allied victory depended on a work-force willing to do whatever it took to arm and outfit the U.S. and Allied forces. While soldiers faced the actual fighting around the world, those at home built an unprecedented machine of war in factories all over the United States. www.WrightMuseum.org or 569-1212 No Cost Flu Shots Offered from ClearChoiceMD – 2 locations ClearChoiceMD Urgent Care 24 Homestead Place in Alton, and 96 Daniel Webster Highway, Belmont. 8am-8pm. No appointments needed, just walk-in. The No Cost Flu Shot Month allows patients to get vaccinated, regardless of insurance coverage. Vaccinations are available for ages 4 years and older, while supplies last. www.ccmdcenters.

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Through November 14th

Fall Grief Support Group

Franklin VNA & Hospice Office, 75 Chestnut Street, Franklin. 2pm-4pm every Wednesday through November 14th. This group is created to provide individuals with a caring environment in which to discuss their loss and grief. Pre-registration is required by calling April at 934-3454 Thursday 18th

Yin/Yang Restorative Yoga Class w/ Tekla Frates

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

DAV Mobile Services Office

Bass Pro Shops, 2 Commerce Drive, Hooksett. 9am-3pm. So many veterans feel confused about the benefits and services they’ve earned. There is so much to know, and so much changes from one year to the next. The DAV Mobile Office will be on site to personally provide the best counseling and claim filing assistance available. This service is free to all veterans and members of their families. 222-5788

Funky Feat Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www.FlyingMonkeyNH.com or 5362551

“Old Time Rules Will Prevail: The Fiddle Contest in NH and New England”

New Hampshire Veterans Home, 139 Winter Street, Tilton. 2pm. Adam Boyce, a 10th generation Vermonter and lifelong student of Histor y presents this program about the rise, evolution and recent decline of traditional fiddling contests around New England. He’ll be playing some recordings made during live competition and doing some live fiddling. Free and open to the public.

Castle After Hours Castle in the Clouds, Moultonborough. 5 : 3 0 p m - 8 : 3 0 p m . E n j oy a ra r e opportunity to explore the mountaintop mansion at night, aglow with original, historic lighting and featuring stunning twilight and nighttime views of Lake Winnipesaukee. Guests receive a free drink of choice and complimentary crudités by the fireplace in The Carriage House before or after your tour. Tickets available on line and at the door. www.CastleintheClouds.

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“The Capital Crime of Witchcraft: What the Primary Sources tell Us” The Great Hall of Wolfeboro Town Hall, Wolfeboro. This program focuses on the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692 and 1693, when 19 people were hanged and one crushed to death, but it also examines a variety of other cases against women in NH, MA and CT. The program will be presented by Margo Burns, a 10th generation greatgranddaughter of Rebecca Nurse, who was hanged in Salem in 1692 on the charge of witchcraft. She is the project manager and an associate editor of “Records of the Salem WitchHunt”, published in 2009. Program is free and open to the public. Call the Wolfeboro Library for time and more info at 569-2428

“Trinidad and Tobago – A Birder’s Trip”

The Loon Center, Lee’s Mill Road, Moultonborough. 7pm. Zoologist and Senior Biologist Bob Quinn and Becky Suomala present this program on the unique birds, butterflies and plants of Trinidad and Tobago. Program is free and open to the public. 476-5666

Business, Hospitality Management & Culinary Arts Programs Info Night Lakes Region Community College, Laconia. 4:30pm-6pm. The i n fo r m a t i o n s e s s i o n w i l l a l l ow prospective students the opportunity to explore degrees in the areas of Accounting, Business Management, Office Technology Management, Hospitality Management, Culinary Arts, Pastry Arts, and Restaurant Management. Anyone wishing to attend the event can walk in or register at www.lrcc.edu or call 366-5266

Beer for History – feat. Throwback Brewery American Independence Museum’s Folsom Tavern, Exeter. 6pm-8pm. If you consider yourself a beer aficionado, this event is for you! Swing by the Tavern and enjoy this fun event with one of the only breweries in the world owned and operated by women. Folsom Tavern was built in 1775 by Colonel Samuel Folsom, was known as Widow Folsom’s Tavern, when his widow and daughters ran it from 1790

to 1805, so the historic connection is very interesting. Throwback Brewery will be bringing three of their best brews, including; their popular Chai Porter, Beer from Here, a Pale Ale they are making using the hops they harvest from their own hop yard, and 100% local malt, and finally, Heidi Go Seek, a Munich-Style Oktoberfest described as a “gorgeous, mahoganycolored lagered beer”. Admission is $20/non-members, $15/members. Must be 21+. All beer samplings are included in the ticket price. www.

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John Lodge Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www.FlyingMonkeyNH.com or 5362551

PBVRC Spaghetti Dinner – Special Guests are Joe Kenney and Gov. Sununu American Legion Hall, 37 Main Street, Ashland. Tickets are $10/adults, $5/children 5-12 yo, with a special family price of $25. Non-perishable food items are requested for the Plymouth Food Pantry. For time and more information contact Cindy at 536-3880 or email deerladydwh@

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Dueling Pianos – Matt Langley vs Jim Tyrrell Patrick’s Pub & Eater y, Gilford. 8:30pm. Join in the show as you pick the music! www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841

“Grief Out Loud” – Workshop Coffee House

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Grief Out Loud! Coffee House will take place in Moultonborough from 6pm to 8pm. All are invited, and the event is free to attend. No experience necessary. Read a loved one’s favorite children’s book or poem. Play a song, tell a loved one’s favorite joke, or simply come to listen, support and be inspired by neighbors connected through our shared loss of a loved one. For more details, location, to register, or to learn more about other forms of bereavement support offered by Central NH VNA & Hospice, please call Dan Kusch at 524-8444

“Moral Dilemmas of the ModernDay Vampire” – Live Performance

Advice to the Players Art Center, 12 Main Street, Center Sandwich. 7:30pm. The play was written by and will feature Elizabeth Cardaropoli & Johnny Segalla, as two vampires who must face the challenges of the 21 st Century, while contemplating their own personal ethics and the inevitable eternity which faces them. The Play will also feature Kyle David as the vulnerable human being who is lured to the vampires and entangled in their sordid affair. “Moral Dilemmas of the Modern-Day Vampire” is a oneact play with a run-time of approx. 45 minutes that will be sure to entertain audiences. It is described as a dark comedy. Admission is a minimum of $10 donation at the door. 986-7827

Fri. 19th – Sun. 21st Winnipesaukee Playhouse Education Department Performs “Aida” Winnipesaukee Playhouse, Reservoir

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Wags, Whiskers & Wine To Benefit NH Humane Society Join the NH Humane Society on Sunday, October, 21 from 5-8pm on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee at the Margate Resort in Laconia for Wags, Whiskers & Wine – a new food and beverage sampling event featuring tasty treats from numerous area restaurants including: Hart’s, Annie’s Catering, Huot Culinary Center, Patricks and many more. And best of all you can cleanse your palates with samples of wine from such fine wineries as Hermit Woods Winery and many others. Attendees will be treated to live music and be able to bid on an incredible array of items in the silent auction including trips to Tuscany and Sonoma Wine Country, collectibles like a signed Tom Brady Patriots helmet, an autographed Fleetwood Mac guitar and a signed photo of Tom Petty, among many more. This entire experience is only $50 per person, you must be 21 to sample the alcohol or win the raffle. And there will be a cash bar too. One hundred percent of proceeds will benefit the NH Humane Society. Sponsors of the event include: the Meredith Village Savings Bank, Sawyers Jewlery and Morgan Stanley, WLNH, WEMJ and 93.3 The Wolf. Tickets are limited, so get yours today at www.nhhumane.org or call 524-3252 or just stop in at the Humane Society at 1305 Meredith Center Rd in Laconia.

The Stompers & The Fools AT Rochester Opera House The Rochester Opera House will present co-headlining bands, The Stompers and The Fools in an upcoming MainStage show. The Legendary Stompers have long been recognized for their raucous live show kept alive for four decades by a spirited legion of dedicated fans. The Stompers played their first live show in 1977. Co-headlining this event is The Fools. Great music, performed by talented musicians, with a hefty helping of comedy comes together in a unique charm that has been lighting up smiles for years. The show starts at 7:30pm on Saturday, November 10. 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 sponsored by TD Bank North, Eastern Propane, Shaheen & Gordon P.A., and Norm Vetter Foundations. The Rochester Opera House is located in City Hall, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester NH. Visit www.RochesterOperaHouse.com for more information.

Hawkins Brook Natural Trail Presentation On Monday, October 22 at 6:30pm at Taylor Community in Laconia, Rod Wilson will give a presentation on the Hawkins Brook Nature Trail project, which when complete will be universally accessible and connect residents and visitors from Meredith Village to Prescott Park, located along Daniel Webster Highway. The trail will offer a scenic, off-road pedestrian trail featuring views of Hawkins Brook and self-interpretive educational signage. Planned in a large and diverse wetland complex that drains into Lake Winnipesaukee, the trail will be conveniently located right in the heart of Meredith Village. The presentation will take place a Taylor Community’s Woodside Building. The event is free and open to the public.

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Tiny Houses To the Editor: Thanks for the good feature on the tiny house just completed by students with help and guidance from so many who cared enough to donate time and materials to this project. We all benefit from such cooperation. It’s wonderful to read about students learning and applying skills they can use for their entire lifetime. Somehow, America is forgetting how to do things. I think we need more schools that work toward fixing that great loss. Mary Weston Dover, NH

Soviet Style Justice To the Editor: Prominent Democrats, politicians, media, and others, claim to care about women but they only care about women they can use for political advantage. Prominent Democrats have been protected despite decades of known, substantiated abuse of women. Bill Clinton remains a Democrat rock star; his victims were/ are ridiculed and attacked. Ted Kennedy’s career flourished despite his rampant female abuse and his abandoning Mary Jo Kopechne to die. Hillary and Oprah were friends with, and introduced women to (the finally indicted) Harvey

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Weinstein despite his decades of abuse of women. Democrat Congressman Ellison’s campaign is on track despite the evidence of his recent domestic abuse. Prominent Democrats even defended some of the few prominent Democrats who are being held accountable for their many clear and/or vile predations. E.g., Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, and Bill Maher vehemently condemn Judge Kavanaugh without any substantiating evidence, but Whoopi defends Roman Polanski who drugged and had sex with a 13 year old girl, Maher told Bill Clinton’s victims to “take one for the team”, and Behar excuses Senator Franken’s sexual assaults. Democrats didn’t show concern for Dr. Ford when they leaked her name against her wishes, or when they made her testify in a public hearing that “terrified” her, rather than letting her claim be investigated in private. Recognizing that Dr. Ford’s charge was flimsy, Democrats tried to stop Kavanaugh by creating a public spectacle with unsubstantiated inflammatory charges, paid protesters, and mob threats and violence. Democrats vilely and outrageously attacked Judge Kavanaugh to stoke emotions, since evidence and reason supported him. Democrats didn’t care about the ridicule, harassment, and/

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or threats they incited against Dr. Ford, Kavanaugh’s wife and daughters, Senators, Senators’ families and staffs, or anyone else. Out of their lust for power, not out of concern for women or justice, Democrats inflicted pain on Dr. Ford, Judge Kavanaugh, and others. The last few weeks have been shameful but illustrative. Democrats abandoned all sense of decency, honesty, and the presumption of evidence for their political objectives. Democrats used Soviet style “justice”, mob rule, harassment, lies, and threats to try to destroy an esteemed man, husband, and father with an exemplary record. Republicans condemn abuse of all women without regard for who the perpetrator is. But Republicans believe in the American justice system which requires evidence, the rule of law, and proof of guilt; this system protects women and children and their husbands, fathers, brothers, etc. In November, voters who only care about women when it provides political advantage and who want a Soviet style justice system, should vote for Democrats. Voters who care about ALL women and the American system of justice should vote for Republicans. Don Ewing Meredith, NH.

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During this campaign season people often come up to me and ask me why I am running again. Why, they ask, would I sacrifice so much of my time for so many years running for governor? Time that could be used more creatively to accomplish other important things. When asked I tell folks that my reason for running for office for all of these years has always been far beyond my desire to serve as governor; there has always been a much stronger purpose. Usually, this explanation is enough to send most folks on their way. But there are always a few who want me to explain exactly what that higher purpose has been. It’s simple really. I always felt that were I to become the governor of New Hampshire it would be a stepping stone towards my ultimate, long time goal - becoming a best-selling author. The original plan twenty years ago, was that I would be elected governor and then, as governors do, run for the U.S. Senate and then try to wrangle my way to a Vice-Presidency and then, the dream of all dreams for an aspiring author, be elected President myself someday. Then after leaving office, I would be offered a couple of million dollars to write my memoirs which would in turn be bought by tens of thousands of people and, voila, I’m a best-selling au-

thor. Best of all, I can just make up whatever I want and people will still come out in droves to buy the darned thing. Of course, there are other avenues to becoming a best-selling author. I could have foregone the whole governor thing and just toiled away in my home office, getting up at 6am every morning for months on end (or even years) working on that great American novel that would, according to the odds, be rejected by publishers anyway. (“Sorry, no room to publish more books this year, Stephen King has six more ready to go and Bill O’Reilly has killed something else.”) But the quickest, easiest way to become a best-selling author is to be a controversial public figure in the entertainment or political field, have a popular radio or television talk show or, foregoing even those, just get elected president, and then the publishing houses will come looking for you on bended knee. Unfortunately, I chose what I thought would be the easy way out and ran for office. Well, as you can tell, my plans didn’t quite work out the way I had planned and here I am, eighteen years later still running for office and still without a bestseller. If my plan had worked, my book would be there today on the bestseller list along with other great students of the written word like Stormy Daniels and Gieselle Bundchen. Instead, I am looking at having to try that early morning writing in seclusion thing (ugh) that I know has a slim chance, if any, of succeeding in today’s publishing world. If I’m lucky, maybe I’ll end up on the discount rack with other hacks like John Steinbeck and Leo Tolstoy.

After all, you have to give the people what they want. Still, I am going to go down fighting. I still have an ace up my sleeve. I just need a good scandal. Something that will bring a lot of attention on me. Something that will makes its way onto the national scene somehow. Something that will either destroy or enhance my political career, doesn’t matter which. All that matters is that it is a juicy enough scandal that tens of thousands of people will want to buy my book and read about it. I know this is a longshot, after all the election is only a few weeks away and all of the good scandals have already been used up in this election cycle, but I’m working on it. I realize that even if I were to be elected governor this year, it would be a long journey to get to the Oval Office and the inevitable book deal that comes with it. Hopefully I will get embroiled in a real good scandal within the next week or so, it’s really my last chance to help me realize my lifelong dream of being a successful published author. Still, if I don’t quite get there, I have a good game plan for the next election cycle in 2020. I will have a head start there and I will act fast because I know that the scandals and the book deals will be coming fast and furious. Anything to avoid that early morning writing nonsense. Wish me luck. Brendan is the author of “The Flatlander Chronicles” and “Best Of A F.O.O.L. In New Hampshire” which are available at his website www. BrendanTSmith.com.

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The Most Important Movie You’ve Never Heard Of It’s here. “Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer” debuts in theaters nationwide on Oct. 12. I do believe this by Michelle Malkin groundbreakSyndicated Columnist ing film by indie producers Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney is the most important movie in America right now -- a true-life saga of good vs. evil, deadly medical malpractice, systemic government malfeasance and cultural apathy toward the most vulnerable members of our society. I first reported on this real-life horror story nearly eight years ago, but you’ve probably not heard or read a word about “Gosnell” in the mainstream press, TV news or online. The conspiracy of silence is the result of both malign neglect and active suppression of inconvenient truths: --One CNN commentator flippantly explained that the network’s lack of interest was a “business decision,” not bias. --Pro-abortion censors at crowdsourcing giant Kickstarter banned McAleer and McElhinney from raising money for the project -- leading small donors across the country to help conduct the largest-ever crowdfunded movie on Indiegogo. (Full disclosure: I put my money where my principles are and donated three times, in addition to using my social media platforms to lend a hand.) --Taxpayer-supported National Public Radio refused to run sponsored ads describing Gosnell as an “abortionist” because its legal department determined the accurate description violated the left-

leaning network’s “value neutral” platform. LOL. --And this past week, Facebook banned advertising for the movie -- a continuation of its systemic crackdown on conservative speech. What are they trying to hide? Philadelphia abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell is behind bars, serving three consecutive life sentences for a murderous crime spree that places him in the same infamous pantheon of homicidal maniacs as Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy. But because his victims were hundreds of poor minority women and their children, Hollywood, women’s groups and the media -who usually never hesitate to sensationalize criminal masterminds -- are AWOL. Why? Because radical leftists zealously believe that abortion must be defended at all costs, even if it means whitewashing its bloody, half-century legacy of mass genocide in our nation’s inner cities. Operating under the cover of providing “reproductive health services,” death doc Gosnell brutally executed hundreds of healthy, living, breathing, squirming, viable babies by stabbing them in their necks and severing spinal cords with scissors and knives. This twisted murderer kept newborn baby feet in specimen jars, which he crammed into the grisly refrigerators of his filthy “clinic” for “research.” In 2013, Gosnell was convicted of murdering three babies born alive in his death factory and found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of 41-yearold Bhutanese refugee Karnamaya Mongar, who died of a inhumanely administered drug overdose at

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What Do We Have In Common? A m e r i c a stands at a precipice. It’s a moral precipice of our own making: We’re not facing any external existential threat, or any serious by Ben Shapiro economic crisis. Syndicated Columnist Nonetheless, we’re at each other’s throats in a shocking and unique way. At least in the 1960s, serious issues divided us: the national attempt to grapple with legally enshrined racism, the sexual revolution, the Vietnam War. We have no such excuse now. Yet to view the sheer chaos surrounding the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh is to realize that we may simply have nothing in common anymore, other than our sheer blind luck at having been born into the most prosperous, free, productive country in world history. But a nation is more than a country. A nation is a people unit-

ed by history, ideals, culture, institutions. But we’ve been steadily chipping away at each element of that nationhood. Our history now divides us. This week, retired astronaut Scott Kelly was forced to apologize on Twitter for the grave sin of quoting Winston Churchill; he tweeted, “I will go and educate myself further on his atrocities, racist views which I do not support.” Meanwhile, across America, leftleaning city councils celebrated Indigenous Peoples Day in place of Columbus Day, signaling their belief that Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the New World was a tragedy rather than a cause for celebration. We Americans are in the midst of a serious division regarding our own character: Was America and the West founded on fundamentally good and eternal principles, principles we’ve sometimes failed to live up to, of course, but principles worth fighting for? Or is America and the West the font of evil, the source of suffering,

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have to be this way. An oil rich, economically prosperous middle class country, once a stable by John J. Metzler Latin AmeriSyndicated Columnist can democracy, is disintegrating into a socialist dystopia plagued by hunger, corruption, hyper-inflation and churning political unrest. And while petroleum remains Venezuela’s major export, now tragically it’s the people too who are fleeing this twice California sized country. Although there’s general awareness of Venezuela’s dire economic situation and dizzying rates of hyper-inflation, there’s less knowledge concerning the short term consequences; a collapse of the middle class and a growing hopelessness among the poor. While richer Venezuelans have already left for the USA or Brazil, those fleeing now are streaming across the land borders with Colombia and Brazil at rates of 5,000 daily. More than two million refugees have fled Venezuela’s chaos and uncertainty in the past few years. A million have gone to neighboring Colombia and many to Brazil, Peru and Ecuador. This year alone, 500,000 have entered Ecuador. According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), one of the largest population

movements in Latin American history is now under way from Venezuela. Just weeks ago, U.S. UN Ambassador Nikki Haley warned “Venezuela was once a wealthy country. It has vast natural resources. Something is very wrong when citizens of an oil rich country have to leave in order to beg on Colombian streets to feed their children. That something is the corruption of the Maduro regime. This is a man-made crisis. Period.” She added that the roots of the crisis go back to the days of deceased dictator Hugo Chavez and his Cuban-backed revolution. “Hugo Chavez’s perverse vision of a socialist paradise in Venezuela has transformed into a criminal narco-state that is robbing the Venezuelan people blind.” Transparency International which track global corruption trends ranks Venezuela 166 out of 176 comparators! Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro told the UN General Assembly “The Oligarchies of the continent, and those who rule them from Washington, want political control of Venezuela.” His speech followed a press conference a day earlier when his Foreign Minister launched a tirade against the Monroe Doctrine and the Trump Administration for trying to control Venezuela. Though the Venezuelan economy contracted by 30 percent since 2013, nonetheless President Maduro won a second six year term in

a May sham election amid opposition boycotts of the polls. Nonetheless with a divided opposition, Maduro’s United Socialist Party is able to control the political spoils and hold on to power through the pulsating left wing populism driv-

ing the Bolivarian Revolution. But with the economy in tatters and inflation reaching a tsunami rate of one million percent, a feat few countries have achieved in recent years except for Zimbabwe,

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Shocked, Shocked Over Electricity It’s never a good sign when a newspaper article starts out like a magician’s act. Journalists should not imitate the art of the by Ken Gorrell Contributing Columnist illusionist; namely distraction and trickery to make the audience believe the unbelievable. Last week in the Laconia Daily Sun, newspaper president and city mayor Ed Engler tried his hand at magic using not a rabbit and a hat, but his electric bill. He seemed shocked to discover that his electricity provider breaks down the cost of supplying each kilowatt-hour into a few basic components. As was clear to anyone paying close attention, this was the equivalent of waving his left hand while his right hand was unobtrusively moving the bunny into position. We’ll get to the bunny in a moment. First, let’s dissect the distraction. If you pay a utility bill, you know that the costs are broken down into components. Its’ a government mandate. For electricity, those components include the cost of generating the energy itself – the kilowatt-hours used during the billing period – and the cost of transmission, fees, taxes, and government mandates associated with getting the power in a useable form from the generating source to the meter attached to your home. The same could be done for something as simple as a head of lettuce. While the government doesn’t mandate it, cost components could be itemized for brin-

ing fresh produce to market. That $1.74 for a heart of romaine is made up from the cost of growing, harvesting, packaging, storing, shipping, marketing, and selling. Everyone managing the supply chain, from the soil in the Salinas Valley of California to the produce display in your local supermarket, knows at least the costs and margins of doing his part to provide you with your salad. The fact that the we as consumers don’t have to know this is part of the magic of the market. For electricity, the government requires utilities to break the illusion, so to speak. We can be thankful that the same isn’t true for groceries, or our checkout register tape would be a mile long. Complaining about the high price we pay for electricity is the first step in trying to find ways to lower our rates. In the Sun article, Mayor Engler urged “everyone to start paying close attention to their electric bills in order to understand what we’re paying for and why” so that we can do something about “the ridiculous cost of electricity” in New Hampshire. After griping about his bill, Mayor Engler then pivoted to one of the most-costly, least-efficient methods for adding electricity to our grid: Solar. Voila, a bunny! Solar-generated electricity is the Welfare Queen of energy production. It requires subsidies and special treatment to make ends meet for the few who benefit from it. Those subsidies start with tax breaks for residential solar installations and end with “net metering,” in which the government mandates utilities buy the power generated by solar at prices far above market rates. Even in the desert southwest,

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ODELL BECKHAM, ET AL. Drama. It has its place and one might enjoy it in a good movie, a TV courtroom, or on Real Housewives of Wherever. But please, not on my football team! Giant wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. I’ve always maintained a rooting interest re: the New ning. But when one’s team didn’t mess up team chemYork football Giants, going is struggling, one loses istry because these quarback to the sixties, when patience with stars who terbacks were team players as a youngster I watched put themselves above the who avoided drama. them on television every team—and its fans, withOBJ has created his own autumn Sunday with my out whom the team would reality show. Some might dad. In those days the Pa- be worthless. enjoy the spectacle—but triots weren’t taken very OBJ claims that he was not his teammates or Giseriously, and the Giants trying to fire up the team ant fans. of Y.A. Tittle, Frank Gifford, by going public. Hmmmm. If we want drama, we can et al. provided New Eng- Maybe. watch Real Housewives. landers with great football In 1972 rookie Boston action. Red Sox catcher Carlton Sports Quiz So I’ve always watched Fisk went public with critiWhere did Odell Beckdevelopments from Gi- cism of the team’s lack of ham Jr. go to college? (Anant-land with more than leadership. Drama subse- swer follows) passing interest—includ- quently pervaded the clubSee MOFFETT on 13 ing their two Super Bowl house but the team went wins over the Patriots. So on to play much better, the recent drama involving eventually finishing second Giant wide receiver Odell by a half game. Beckham Jr. got my attenWill that dynamic play tion. out with the Giants? Time With the Giants off to a will tell. 1-4 start, OBJ went pubNew York Jet quarterlic with criticism of team back Joe Namath shot his morale, offensive strategy, mouth off before Super and even quarterback Eli Bowl III, guaranteeing vicManning. Head coach Pat tory for his 18-point unShurmur clearly resented derdogs. He pulled it off, the distraction which upset with plenty of help from a fragile team chemistry. Jet defense in a 16-7 win When healthy, OBJ may over the Baltimore Colts. be the best receiver in the Bravado sometimes has its world. You-Tube his catch- place. es and you’ll see why. But But consider all the athis oversized ego regu- tention quarterbacks like larly manifests itself in his Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgwords, actions, attire and ers, or Peyton Manning even his hair. That self- received for their contracts, ishness can generally be endorsements, or signifioverlooked if he is perform- cant others. The disproporing and the team is win- tionate attention they got

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Burnt Timber Brewing Unveils New “V for Victory” Porter Wright Museum, Center Street, Wolfeboro. Noon to 4pm. Burnt Timber Brewing is unveiling their ‘V for Victory’ Porter made specially for the Wright Museum. Eddie Michno, owner of Bur nt Timber said he brewed the beer, based on a recipe from Whitbread Brewery in London, for a porter they made in 1940, at a time the brewery was under aerial attack from the Germans. For those unable to visit the Wright Museum on October 20th, ‘V for Victory’ Porter is available on tap at Burnt Timer in Wolfeboro. A portion of the beers sales will go to benefit The Wright Museum. www.WrightMuseum. org or 569-1212. To learn more about Burnt Timber Brewing, visit www.

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M o u l t o n Fa r m , Q u a r r y R o a d , Meredith. 10am-3pm. Live music, Granite State Draft Horse and Pony Association plowing contest, pumpkin patch to pick-your-own pumpkin, corn maze, tractor rides and more! www. MoultonFarm.com or 279-3915

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Monster Mash – Monster Truck/ Mud Bog Show Belknap County Fairgrounds, 174

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Farm Fest 2018 M o u l t o n Fa r m , Q u a r r y R o a d , Meredith. 10am-3pm. Live music, Granite State Draft Horse and Pony Association plowing contest, pumpkin patch to pick-your-own pumpkin, corn maze, tractor rides and more! www. MoultonFarm.com or 279-3915

Monday 22nd The Loving Bulb – Fall Remembrance at Franklin VNA & Hospice

Franklin VNA & Hospice’s Wilson Hospice Garden, 75 Chestnut Street, Franklin. 3:30pm-4:30pm. The garden features a beautiful south facing hill where Remembrance variety crocus bulbs will be planted in memory of those who have passed on. They invite you to come and plant one in memory of your loved one. The garden is open to the public yearround, and is meant to be a peaceful place, full of memories and calm. The act of planting can, in itself, be therapeutic and Franklin VNA & Hospice hopes the bright purple blooms peeking through the snow come Spring will bring more beauty and joy to everyone’s lives. To be part of this event and to have a bulb reserved for you to plant, call April at 934-3454

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Wednesday 24th Altrusa of Meredith’s - Monthly Community Dinner Meredith Community Center, 1 Circle Drive, Meredith. Doors open at 5pm, dinner is served at 5:30pm. Meredith Altrusa Club will be serving pork loin roast, chunky applesauce, masked potatoes, beets and angel food cake with chocolate sauce. All ages are welcome and encouraged to attend. The meal is free of charge, however, donations are gratefully accepted and will be used to help fund future dinners. www.AltrusaMeredithNH.

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Gathering Time – Live Benefit Concert Inter-Lakes Community Auditorium, 1 Laker Lane, Meredith. Doors open at 7pm, concert begins at 7:45pm. “We Care” of Temple B’nai Israel will conclude its fifth year and tenth benefit concert, when it brings back to the area one of the country’s best folkrock trios, Gathering Time. Enjoy an evening of memorable music from the 60s and 70s as well as complimentary snacks and desserts. Arrive early for the best seats and refreshments. Purchase tickets online at www.

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prietor, one Moody Elliot. The girl, whose name was not revealed, lived miles away from Dick Dustin, for the Mad River settlement was in a remote area, but to the young man in love it was said “love’s miles are short.” Dick would frequently visit the girl he was so enamored with in the evening and return to the Thornton tavern late at night, riding on his horse. His employer, Mr. Elliot suggested to a friend of his that they give young Dick a surprise by meeting him on the route he used to return from an evening with his sweetheart on the premise it might help to keep him awake. The place that Moody Elliot and his friend, Tilston Blaisdell, chose to surprise Dick was a spooky location called “The Valley of Contempt.” Tilston had taken the sheet off of his bed and put it around his not so slim body and his appearance was said to have been so weird that his companion in mischief, the innkeeper, could hardly keep from shivering when he looked at him. The plan was to flash a lantern, which they concealed with a thick blanket, in front of Dick and then ring a cowbell as the “ghost” appeared in front of him. And so, with their plan in

place, the two men waited, and waited, and waited some more. The hoot of an owl and other sounds of the night would occasionally break the silence as the long wait continued. To quote Mr. Browne: “He in ghostly attire muttered something under his breath that proved he was a ghost of a very depraved mind.” But finally at about two o’clock in the morning the now sleepy pair were alerted by the sound of an approaching horse. As the inn-keeper was telling his friend Tilt that he thought Dick was asleep on his horse, but the horse suddenly was alerted to their presence and snorted which woke Dick. The figure clothed in white suddenly appeared in front of him and shouted “I am the devil, and I’ve come for you!” The scared rider, in desperation, swung a large cotton umbrella he was carrying at the “ghost” which frightened the horse which started running which caused the umbrella to open and kind of envelop Dick before it fluttered off into the air. The horse continued running with Dick yelling “whoa!!,whoa!!” The “ghost” ended up rolling on the ground with the innkeeper holding the lamp and trying to figure

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night, has been known as Ghost Hollow. The Old Center Cemetery in Andover, New Hampshire has been classified as one of the fifty creepiest burial grounds in the world, supposedly haunted by ghosts. The two that are particularly mentioned include a woman who allegedly stands in the back left corner of the cemetery at night and usually motions with her right hand for people to come in, though sometimes she uses both hands to beckon; however, if one enters the burial grounds, she disappears. She has long hair and a long robe that moves as if blown by the wind even if the air is still. The other Old Center Cemetery resident ghost has a name, Ben Hargrove. He was apparently an odd acting man who lived in Andover who was reported to have made some sort of agreement with the devil. One night his house appeared to be on fire, but

Sign at Old Center Cemetery, Andover, NH on approaching the house someone discovered it was just filled with a strange orange light, and on looking through the window discovered Ben signing that pact with the devil. Then Ben left town for a week on a gambling trip. He returned as a very sick man and arriving at the close of a town meeting went from one town

person to another asking them to take him in. All refused to do so,and Ben ran towards the church and suddenly vanished. Some say he burned to death because his ashes were found and were buried outside the cemetery walls. Others say he was found dead in his bed the next morning and his body was buried outside

the cemetery walls. His ghost is supposedly seen on occasion standing outside the cemetery walls, usually near the road, engaged in various activities. I visited the Old Center cemetery on a cloudy, showery day recently armed with my camera, but I didn’t see any ghosts. There was a partly emp-

ty bottle of water placed into the side of the stone wall that maybe had been left in case the spirits got thirsty. I had been warned that the interior of the place contained sandy soil that I was apt to sink into, so I was surprised to find it mostly grassy and firm enough to hold me above ground. I’m not a ghost-hunter, but I might make a second visit some night just to find out if this famous for spooks cemetery seems any different to me than the same as other old cemeteries feeling I had on my first visit. I have also read a warning to stay away at night, though that far left hand corner appeared to have a nice level, grassy area, inviting enough for a day time picnic in the shade of the large pine tree, or for taking in the nighttime sounds and sights illuminated by the moon while meditating on the Biblical instruction concerning the destination of the spirits of mankind.

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stone wall there is a granite monument that makes it clear that this is the boundary for Concord and Loudon. We continued on the trail passing through the wall and then the trail followed the right of way for a small powerline to the summit and the fire tower. The fire tower is only manned during periods of high fire danger so the cabin on top was locked up. We climbed the stairs up the tower to the level just below the cabin. We were hoping for a big clear view but it was still cloudy. To the southeast we could just barely see the nearby communication tower on Plausawa Hill, Pembroke’s town highpoint. On our return we bushwhacked off the trail to visit Concord’s highpoint. The highest elevation in the City is on its boundary with Loudon along the stone wall. I’ve been here before but this was a fun day for Sarah to col-

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Democrats have now discussed packing the Supreme Court, destroying the Senate and ending the Electoral College thanks to their recent spate of political defeats. All of that follows hard on former President Barack Obama simply arrogating power to himself when he couldn’t get Congress to go along with him. Our institutions won’t restrain us if we decide to tear ourselves apart. So, what can hold us together? We can start with gratitude, gratitude for this unique moment in human history, for our unique country, for our unique ideals, for our unique institutions. If we’re ungrateful, spite will win the day. And that means that we could be setting the charges for a spectacular implosion.

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