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THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, December 6, 2018

A SPECIAL COCHECO VALLEY EDITION OF THE WEIRS TIMES NEWSPAPER. VOLUME 27, NO. 49

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Early-Ice Trout Fishing

by Tim Moore Contributing Writer

Some of the first ice fishing opportunities for anglers across the ice belt are often for shallow water trout. Once trout waters freeze, rainbow and brook trout can be caught in as little as a foot of water, which means you can safely venture onto thin shoreline ice while you wait for your regular spots to thicken up. The exhilaration of fishing on just a few inches of crystal clear ice and watching fish swim in from a distance to devour your lure may very well turn you into a trout fishing

addict. During the open water months, trout normally avoid shallow water because it leaves them vulnerable to aerial attacks from birds of prey and shoreline threats from predatory mammals. However, as soon as the water freezes, the fish have less to worry about and they move into shallow water to feed, but they are far from easy picking. They are wary, spook easily. Stealth is key when fishing in shallow water through thin ice. Rainbow trout prefer See MOORE on 24

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entertain young and old. Shotwtimes are Saturday, December 8 at 2pm & 7pm. Sunday, December 9th at 2pm. Thursday, December 13 at 7pm and Friday, December 14 at 7pm. Reserved Seating: $28 adults / $24 students and seniors. Tickets at the Rochester Opera House Box Office. www.rochesteroperahouse.com (603) 3351992. C h is

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As “A Guide’s Life” columnist Tim Moore explains, early ice is a great time to catch all species of trout as angler Rick Como shows here.

Saturday, December 8th through Friday, December 14th, Sole CIty Dance of Somersworth presents “The Nutcracker 2018” at the Rochester Opera House. “The Nutcracker” is a classic holiday family favorite! Tchaikovsky’s glittering ballet about Clara and her beloved Nutcracker is a delight, capturing the magic and wonder of the holiday season. Sole City Dance pulls out all the stops with elaborate sets, costumes, special effects and outstanding local and professional dancers. A story full of charm and excitement with a captivating cast of characters to

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DECEMBER Through Dec. 9th Gilford Rotary 32nd Christmas Tree Sale

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Gilford Commons/Gilford 8 Cinemas, Route 11, Gilford. Browse the selection of New Hampshire grown, freshly cut, premium trees from noon till 7pm Monday through Thursday, and 9am to 8pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The selection of Fraser Fir and Balsam trees come in all shapes and sizes, from table top to 12 plus feet! Stop by the Gilford Rotary trailer for free hot chocolate, hot dogs and yummy corn chowder. You can also register to win special raffle items. Thursday 6th

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 gentlest 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! Thurs. 6th – Fri. 14th

One- Hour Candlelit Tours at Canterbury Shaker Village Canterbur y Shaker Village, Canterbury. Experience the peaceful beauty of the hillside and see the simple decorations and twinkling lights in the historic buildings at Canterbury Shaker Village. Reservations are recommended. For reservations and times available visit www.Shakers.

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Friday 7th

Heather Pierson Jazz Trio – Charlie Brown Christmas Show Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. Pitman’s is a BYOB venue. www. PitmansFreightRoom.com or 5270043

Merrill Sings – Holiday Edition Rochester Perfor mance & Ar ts Center, 32 Nor th Main Street, R o c h e s t e r . 7 : 3 0 p m . w w w.

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Christmas Night in Ashland Most events will take place between approximately 5pm and 7:30pm on Main Street and Highland Street, in venues within a short walking distance. Ashland Town Library will sponsor Pictures with Santa in the Library; one picture for free, additional pictures will be $1 each. Families may also take their own pictures. The American Legion Hall will have several events including live music and a reading of Elf on the Shelf for children, and a scavenger hunt. The Parks & Rec Department will hold craft workshops for children. The Ashland Community Church will serve hamburgers and hot dogs outside the church, if weather allows. The celebration will conclude at Memorial Park at 8pm with the Tree Lighting and raffle winners. Raffle tickets

can be picked up at the Community Center with non-perishable food donations. One raffle ticket will be given for each qualifying donation item. The Santa’s Gift Bag Raffle will be chosen at the Tree Lighting. 9687716 or davidruell@gmail.com for further info. Fri. 7th – Sun. 9th

Meredith Bay Colony Annual Nativity Show

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Meredith Bay Colony Club, 21 Upper Mile Point Drive, Meredith. Fri. 12pm5pm, Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 12pm-3pm. The annual Nativity Show has over 100 creches from 40 nations on display. This year there will be a large selection for sale, with all proceeds going to charity. Free admission.

Fri. 7th – Fri. 14th 32nd Annual Mix Cash & Cans Food Drive Mix 94.1’s Fred Caruso and Amy Bates will be at multiple locations in Meredith, Laconia, Gilford, Franklin, Nor thfield and Tilton to collect donations of cash and canned foods to benefit our central NH community. For the full list of collection spots and times, visit www.Mix941FM.com or contact Fred Caruso at Fred@ mix941fm.com Donations can also be made by mail. Make checks payable to Mix Cash & Cans and mail to Mix 94.1fm, PO Box 99, Franklin, NH 03235. Saturday 8th

Colonial Holiday Tea Folsom Tavern, Exeter. 11am & 2pm. Guests will enjoy a relaxed, festive tea, provided by colonial inspired caterers, For the Love of Food and Drink. In addition to an array of teas, guests will be served food, which will include assorted finger sandwiches, scones, cakes and tarts. Pre-registration is required. www. IndependenceMuseum.org or 7722622

Clearlakes Chorale Sweeter Music

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St. Katherine Drexel Church, Hidden Springs Road, Alton. 7:30pm. Tickets will be available at Black’s Paper Store in Wolfeboro, on line at www. ClearlakesChorale.org or at the door: $20/adult, $10/student.

The Bodacious Babes Holiday Concert Rochester Perfor mance & Ar ts Center, 32 Nor th Main Street, Rochester. 7:30pm. Join the Babes, Peggy Alexander & Kat Murphy, while they entertain you with Cabaret & Vaudeville style holiday favorites!

www.RochesterOperaHouse.com/ rpac or 948-1099

Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra – Holiday Concert Inter-Lakes Community Auditorium, Laker Lane, Meredith. 7:30pm. LRSO fan favorites Seraphim Afflck and Michael Gallagan perform together singing your favorite holiday tunes. $20/adults, $10/students college-age and under (please no children under 5). Tickets available at www.LRSO.

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Christmas at Canterbury Canterbur y Shaker Village, Canterbury. This event is designed for families and includes: a magic show, model trains, cookie decorating, holiday card making, live music, and visits with “Father Christmas”. C a r o l i n g w i t h t h e C a n t e r bu r y Singers and an outdoor tree-lighting conclude the evening outside the Shaker Schoolhouse. For information including times and pricing visit www.

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UU Society of Laconia – Buddhist Meditation Group Day-Long Retreat Unitarian Universalist Society of Laconia, 172 Pleasant Street, Laconia. 9am-4pm. There will be periods of walking meditation, silent meditation, and teachings. In par ticular, the group will watch two teachings of the Venerable Ani Pemi Chodron from her latest teachings called “Sacred Journey”. A potluck lunch will be shared, and Rick Hochsprung will guide the group in Chinese movement therapy. In addition, there will be an art period, where the group will work on creating mandalas. If interested, please contact Rev. Dr. Judith Wright at 978-852-9621 or email RevJudithWright@gmail.com

Sunday 9th Christmas in Song

Bristol Baptist Church, 30 Summer Street, Bristol. 7pm. This is a musical event with much local area talent and some congregational participation. Following the music program, there will be light refreshments served. Donations taken for this event will be going to repair the church roof. 744-3885

Pianist Dana Cunningham and Cellist Max Dyer Little White Church, Eaton. 4pm. Celebrate the coming of Christmas and winter with some of the season’s most evocative music. Tickets are priced at $30pp and are sold at White Birch Books in North Conway, Eaton Village Store, and online at www.

DanaCunningham.com Clearlakes Chorale Sweeter Music

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St. Katherine Drexel Church, Hidden Springs Road, Alton. 2pm. Tickets will be available at Black’s Paper Store in Wolfeboro, on line at www. ClearlakesChorale.org or at the door: $20/adult, $10/student.

Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra – Holiday Concert Inter-Lakes Community Auditorium, Laker Lane, Meredith. 3pm. LRSO fan favorites Seraphim Afflck and Michael Gallagan perform together singing your favorite holiday tunes. $20/adults, $10/students college-age and under (please no children under 5). Tickets available at www.LRSO.

org/tickets or 800-838-3006

Christmas Open House & Visit From Santa Moulton Farm, 18 Quarry Road, Meredith. 10am-3pm. Moulton Farm’s annual Christmas Open House

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Moulton Farm Christmas Open House Moulton Farm’s annual Christmas open house on Sunday, December 9, will include a visit with Santa for children and the young at heart. The open house, which runs from 10 am to 3 pm, will also feature free horse-drawn wagon rides. Santa will be arriving by tractor at the Meredith farm at 2 pm. Moulton Farm is located at 18 Quarry Road off Route 25 in Meredith and is open seven days a week through December 31st. The farm practices sustainable agriculture and is dedicated to providing the highest quality fruits and vegetables while preserving its rich soil for future generations. The farm offers locally grown Christmas trees, wreaths and other holiday greens, produce, baked goods, prepared foods, cider doughnuts from Cider Bellies, seafood from Sal’s Fresh Seafood, and a quality selection of meats, cheeses and other items from northern New England producers. More information can be found at www.moultonfarm.com or on Facebook at Facebook.com/MoultonFarm.

Cash and Cans Money & Food Drive Mix 94.1fm’s 32nd annual Cash and Cans Money & Food Drive for the holidays is set for December 7-14. All monies and food raised stays local, benefiting several area organizations. There are a couple of special events during the week: Caruso and morning co-host Amy Bates will broadcast live from over 20 different locations, accepting your Cash and Cans at: 12/6: 4-7pm, Spaghetti dinner at the Franklin Middle School will all proceeds benefiting Cash & Cans. 12/7: 3:30-6pm, Santa & His Workshop at the Bessie Rowell Community Center. Have your picture taken with Santa for a small donation to Cash & Cans! 12/10: 5:30-9am: George’s Diner, Meredith; 9:30-Noon: Vista Foods, Laconia; Noon-2: Sal’s Pizza, Laconia; 3-5: Health First, Franklin 12/11: 5:30-8am: Willow Hill Food & Beverage, Franklin; 8-10am: Stafford Food & Beverage, Tilton; 11am-1pm: HK Powersports, Laconia; 1-3pm: The Wine’ing Butcher, Gilford; 4-6pm: Belknap Subaru, Tilton 12/12: 5:30-10am-Dunkin’ Donuts, West Main Street, Tilton; 11am-1pm: Kramer & Hall Goldsmiths/Prescott’s Florist, Laconia; 1-3pm: Irwin Motors, Laconia; 4-7pm: Tilt’n Diner Cash & Cans Spaghetti Dinner 12/13: 5:30-10am: Park-N-Go Market, Northfield; 11am1pm: T-Bones, Laconia; 1-3pm: Amerigas, Laconia; 4-7pm: McDonald’s Tilton 12/14: 5:30-10am: McDonald’s Franklin; 11am-2pm: Benson Auto, Franklin; 2:30-5:30-Grevior Furniture, Franklin Donations may also be made by mail. Please make checks payable to Mix Cash and Cans and mail to Mix 94.1fm, PO Box 99, Franklin, NH 03235. For more information about the Mix Cash and Cans program, visit www.mix941fm.com or contact Fred Caruso at fred@mix941fm.com.

“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” Returns After an 11-year hiatus, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever returns to The Village Player stage for a one-weekend run, Friday and Saturday, December 14 and 15 at 7:30, and Sunday at 2. The story tells the travails of a predictable, happy Christmas Pageant derailed by the Herdman children who come to church simply for…the snacks. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever will sell out. The Village Players are located at 51 Glendon Street, Eolfeboro. Tickets are available now at www.village-players.com and at Black’s Gift Shop & Paper Store. Prices are $8 for children (12 and under) and $15 for adults.

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fended and for that reason alone he should be reelected without question. Further more, I believe Van Ostern who lost in the recent gubernatorial primary is looking at the Secretary of State’s position as a steppingstone for another run for Governor, US Congress or US Senate. Ask yourself again, why would one spend over a quarter of a million dollars to run for this position? Five NH Governors have endorsed Bill Gardner in the past week; they are Governors John Lynch, Stephen Merrill, Craig Benson, John H. Sununu, and Judd Gregg. Former Democratic Governors Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan are not endorsing Colin Van Ostern and have decided to remain neutral. Ask yourself this question: out of the seven NH Governors listed above not one of them are supporting Colin Van Ostern, why? Former Governor Meldrim Thomson served our s t a t e f r o m 197379, during the time that Bill Gardner first ran and became Secretary of State. Governor Thomson worked with Bill Gardner and was impressed with his knowledge and support as a solid Constitutionalist and defender of both our election laws and the First in the Nation Primary. If my father, Governor Thomson, were alive today, I know without a doubt the recent article in the Union

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.

Leader would have read like this: “6 Governors Stand Behind Gardner”. To all NH voters please call or e-mail your newly elected State Legislators and Senators who will be voting on Dec. 5th and ask them to support Secretary of State Bill Gardner. A list of House and S e n a t e m e m be r s m a y be found at: www.gencourt.state.NH.us/house and www.gencourt.state. NH.us/senate. Tom Thomson Orford, NH.

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Now that our Black Friday three day sale is over, as well as our Cyber Monday deals (not to mention Terrific Tuesday, Wonderful Wednesday and “That’s Enough” Thursday specials we added on at the last minute) F.A.T.S.O is happy to announce that we had record turnouts and sales. This should make our stockholders very happy. (You can find us on the exchange at FTSO). F.A.T.S.O, of course, stands for Flatlanders Adjusting To Solitary Oblivion. It is a support group for new transplants to New Hampshire in helping them deal with their first few winters here. In years past, F.A.T.S.O never did well in these pre-holiday sales. Sure, we did okay, but the temperatures and snowfall amounts were always minimal. We count on below zero days, wind chills of twenty below and backbreaking blizzards to send the masses our way. This year, where the misery of winter arrived before the holiday sale season, we were taken a bit by surprise and were maybe just a little understaffed (just me) for the influx of those to our small storefront as well as online. Still we (me) made it through and, in fact, we have sold out of our entire inventory of Flatlander stuff and even increased our membership significantly.

Among some of the items that moved the quickest were old favorites like our F.A.T.S.O coffee mugs, sweatshirts and mouse pads as well as our How To Videos (which can also be purchased for downloaded at www.FATSO. ugh) Among the important survival skills you can learn from these videos are: the proper methods for winter driving (the best one being not to), the correct way to shovel your driveway (including the “pay someone” method), how to use winter weather to your best advantage (with a new chapter on using it to get out of going to functions you don’t want to attend but feel obligated to) and a whole new slew of winter cocktail recipes that you can utilize when there is no way that you are going to go outside in “that’ but you forgot to go to the liquor store and all that is in the house is a half bottle of cooking sherry, some lime juice and that year old bottle of opened port that Uncle Charlie couldn’t finish last Christmas when he came to visit. New this year we have a few products which we weren’t sure how they would do but, seeing there wasn’t much else left for some who waited all the way until “That’s Enough” Thursday, they still did very well. First there is the stateof- the art battery-powered, remote controlled roof rakes where one can keep their roof clean from possible ice build up right from the comfort of their living room. Seeing this is a new product and not really tested, we do warn folks that there still may be a few glitches (such as it won’t work). We also advise folks to make sure they don’t operate them while under the influence

of one of our new winter cocktail recipes. (Unfortunately, you still have to assemble the roof rake handle extension poles yourself. Hopefully next year’s model will have solved this problem.) Also new this year is our F.A.T.S.O. Veg-OMatic. It doesn’t really have anything to do with winter survival, but we got a great deal on them from a closeout sale at the RONCO company and we are passing on these great savings to you. We (me) have written F.A.T.S.O on each Veg-O-Matic in permanent marker to prove their authenticity. W e a lso h a d a sp ecial sale on F.A.T.S.O. memberships this year. Our regular yearly fee of $59.95 was reduced to $29.95 and included a special, laminated membership card which, when presented at a local business, will prove to them that you are a card-carrying member of F.A.T.S.O. (Each F.A.T.S.O. membership card comes with a life-long guarantee that if anything happens to your old card we will happily give you a new one. You only have to pay $9.95 for the lamination.) So, if you missed out on any of the great deals we offered this past postThanksgiving, pre-Christmas sales week extravaganza, there is still time to get in on some great deals for F.A.T.S.O. stuff. I’d like to get rid of whatever inventory we have left because, basically, I’m exhausted and I need to get out and do some shopping myself. Brendan is the author of “The Flatlander Chronicles” and “The Best Of A F.O.O.L In New Hampshire”. Autographed copies are available on his website www.BrendanTSmith.com and at the Weirs Times.

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Silicon Valley Sharia This is a tale of two young, outspoken women in media. One is a liberal tech writer. The other is an enterprising by Michelle Malkin conservative Syndicated Columnist new media reporter. One has achieved meteoric success and now works at a top American newspaper. The other has been de-platformed and marginalized. Their wildly different fates tell you everything you need to know about Silicon Valley’s free speech double standards. Some smug elites will downplay Twitter’s disparate treatment of these users by arguing that private tech corporations can do whatever they want and that no First Amendment issues have been raised. But this battle is about much more than free speech rights. It’s about whether the high-and-mighty progressives who monopolize global social media platforms truly believe in nurturing a free speech culture. By punishing politically incorrect speech and making punitive examples of free thinkers, tech titans are enforcing their own authoritarian version of Silicon Valley sharia -- a set of both written and unwritten codes constricting expressions of acceptable thought in the name of “safety” and “civility.” Laura Loomer was suspended permanently from Twitter over the Thanksgiving holiday for this tweet -- and I quote in full: “Isn’t it ironic how the twitter moment used to celebrate ‘women, LGBTQ, and minorities’ is a

picture of Ilhan Omar? Ilhan is pro Sharia(.) Ilhan is pro-FGM(.) Under Sharia, homosexuals are oppressed & killed. Women are abused & forced to wear the hijab. Ilhan is anti Jewish.” Ilhan Omar is the newly elected Democratic Muslim congresswoman from Minnesota who is indeed pro Sharia. Omar equivocated on a state bill to increase penalties against female genital mutilation. It is a fact that gay people are oppressed and killed under Sharia. It an undeniable truth that women are abused and forced to wear the hijab. Omar has accused Israel of hypnotizing the world, attacked its “evil doings,” and has said she supports the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against the Jewish state. Twitter booted Loomer, who is Jewish, off its site for expressing her well-supported opinions, which the social media giant called “hateful conduct.” She has been labeled a “far-right activist” for her mainstream views. As she noted in a new statement posted to her website Tuesday: “I am just one example of someone who has been banned for discussing issues on social media that big tech companies have deemed as untouchable. All across the world, people are being silenced, censored, and even jailed for having online discussions about Islam, immigration, jihad, and Sharia. I was banned for posting facts about Islam. In other words, non-Muslims are being subjected to Islamic blasphemy laws on social media, progressively.” If Loomer were a left-wing “Islamophobia”-invoking feminist who practiced undercover or gonzo journalism to go after Re-

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‘Medicare-for-All’ Is No Health Care Cure-All This week, congresswoman-elect Alexandria OcasioCortez, D-N.Y., tweeted out a letter from Spectrum Health to one Hedda Elizabeth Martin. by Ben Shapiro The letter deSyndicated Columnist scribed the clinic’s rejection of a heart transplant for Martin based on lack of a “more secure financial plan for immunosuppressive medication coverage.” The clinic added, “The Committee is recommending a fundraising effort of $10,000.” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, “Insurance groups are recommending GoFundMe as official policy -- where customers can die if they can’t raise the goal in time -- but sure, single payer healthcare is unreasonable.” First off, Ocasio-Cortez is simply incorrect. The letter itself isn’t directly from the insurance company but from the clinic. It declined to perform the heart surgery because

the patient didn’t have the ability to pay for the medications necessary to prevent organ rejection by the immune system. Furthermore, deductibles on insurance that would cover such drugs under Obamacare would certainly surpass the $10,000 requested by the clinic. Most of all, though, Martin’s health care was provided, in this case, by Medicare Part B. She herself explained via a since-deleted post on Facebook: “with my 20 percent copay for pharmaceuticals under Part B ... it will cost me about $700 a month for my part B copay for anti-rejection drugs. Once I reach my $4500 annual my cost is $0. So they want me to show I can cover my $4500 deductible by saving $10,000 ... which I will do.” So, would “Medicare-for-all” -- Ocasio-Cortez’s preferred solution -- actually take care of the problem? Or would it exacerbate it, given that nationalized health care creates more rationing, not

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Putin Probing Ukrainian Sealanes, Sovereignty UNITED NATIONS

- The Russian Navy has harassed and seized three Ukrainian vessels in the narrow waters linking by John J. Metzler the Black Sea Syndicated Columnist with the Sea of Azov. The surprise incident in the Kerch Strait off occupied Crimea has reignited tensions between the two neighbors and refocused diplomatic attention on a slow burn crisis which has seen sharp artillery exchanges, land grabs, and the death of more than 10,000 civilians since 2014. During an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, U.S. UN Ambassador Nikki Haley stated forcefully that Moscow’s “outrageous violation of sovereign Ukrainian territory is part of a pattern of Russian behavior that includes the purported annexation of Crimea.” She added, “Impeding Ukraine’s lawful transit through the Kerch Strait is a violation under international law. It is an arrogant act that the international community must condemn and will never accept.” UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on both sides to exercise “maximum restraint” and underscored the need to avoid “further escalation of the situation.” In fact one vessel was rammed while transiting from one Ukrainian port to another. The Russians blocked the narrow Kerch

Strait; three Naval vessels were fired on, seized and the 28 crewmen captured. According to Polish delegate Mariusz Lewicki, “for several months the Russian Federation has delayed hundreds of commercial vessels attempting to reach Ukrainian ports in the Sea of Azov via the Kerch Strait for extended periods and at great economic cost for Ukraine.” So why the sudden flareup? Since 2014 Ukraine and Russia have been conducting a low intensity border conflict in the Eastern regions of Ukraine adjoining Russia. While Moscow supported proxy forces have seized sizable chunks of sovereign Ukrainian territory in the Donetsk regions where tense military standoffs continue, the big shift came when the Russians annexed the Crimean Peninsula. One of the Russian Navy’s largest bases is in Sevastopol. Vladimir Putin’s Crimean land grab has been condemned internationally and has triggered tough economic sanctions on Moscow. Ukraine’s P r esid en t P eter Poreshenko has declared limited martial law and has warned of an “ex-tremely serious threat” of a Russian military invasion. Given the fast approaching Winter, it would appear a land invasion is unlikely. Nonetheless, Putin’s probing actions both on Ukraine’s adjoining land border and in the nearby sea lanes allow for wider low intensity mischief to test Europe’s and the USA’s reactions. United Kingdom Deputy Ambassador Jonathan Guy Allen

stated sarcastically, “Russia must not be allowed to re-write history,” by changing the reality on the ground. Though Ukraine is on the European Union’s eastern doorstep, the Kiev government is Not

a member of either the EU nor NATO. Thus the political, economic and military protection offered by multilateral defense treaties does not formally apply. The Trump Administration has

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Hunting For Civility

Y o u ’ v e reached a certain age – or at least a certain level of crankiness – when your rants start off with “I’m old enough to remember by Ken Gorrell when...” Contributing Columnist I say that more often these days. It’s not that I idolize the past; I like my modern conveniences as much as the next guy who yells “Hurry up!” at the microwave oven. It’s just that I remember a time when people were more civil to each other. It’s been years, but I remember reading an article about road rage on the rise. The author pointed out that the penalty for incivility behind the wheel was rather low in modern society. It was unlikely you and the object of your rage would be seated in the same pew in church the following Sunday or recognize each other while shopping in a big-box store. Near-certain anonymity fosters incivility by weakening the forces that made good behavior more important than just being the polite thing to do. My perennial rant at hunting season is that I’m old enough to remember when hunters stopped by the house to ask my parents if they could hunt on our property. They didn’t have to. Then, as now, our land’s current-use status with “recreational adjustment” gives us a property tax break in exchange for allowing access to our property for certain uses, including hunting. But it was the civil thing to do. In the 20 years I’ve been back here, it’s only happened twice. When my Southern-born wife learned of current-use laws she

was shocked. My explaining about “public interest” and the property tax benefit did little to mollify her. She assured me that even as a city gal she knew that rural Southerners had a different attitude toward private property. (Cue the “Deliverance” dueling guitar and banjo.) At the beginning of this hunting season when I saw trucks parked on the road near our property I again mentally added “Post the land” to my to-do list. By spring my flash of anger will have abated. I will convince myself that posting the property and potentially losing the tax break doesn’t make financial sense and, well, just isn’t neighborly. Neighborliness has its limits, though. Ten years ago, a few of my neighbors – I never figured out which ones – started to run snowmobiles and ATVs on old logging trails across my property. I didn’t object until they started cutting down my trees and posting directional signs to make the trails more user-friendly. Using my property is one thing; using it like it’s your own is quite another. A strongly-worded letter to a couple dozen addresses, some orange plastic fencing at the property line, and some trees cut across the trails put an end to the abuse. I’m not a hunter, but not because I object to it. It’s just that there are so many tasty cuts of meat available conveniently packaged at the market. The idea of spending time tracking down a woodland creature and dealing with its carcass doesn’t appeal. But I have no problem with the idea of neighbors filling a freezer with meat the hard way, and I have several friends who consider it great sport. Turning to one of those friends

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SPORTS HEARTBREAK …. A Dan Shaughnessy Boston Globe sports column reminisced about trying out for a high Teddy Roosevelt school basketball team 50 years ago. Like so many … SPORTS HOPE! Shaughnessy pieces, it So I reflected about the was mildly deflating. He sports glass being half did make the team, but full. didn’t play much and About how happy I was many of the practices were to NOT cut get. To make brutal, etc. I pondered the an All-Star team. To get reality that sport involves my name in the paper. To much heartbreak, failure, avoid crippling injuries. To disappointment, and in- get fit. To develop skills. jury. To learn teamwork. To The heartbreak of get- travel. To make friends. ting cut. Who hasn’t ex- To see my kids excel. To perienced that? Even Mi- see wondrous exhibitions chael Jordan got cut once. of skill and courage. To The failure to succeed. celebrate Red Sox, Patriot, Most teams DON’T win Celtic, and Bruin titles. To championships, ergo most watch the Americans beat every sports season ends the Soviets in ice hockey. with a loss. To chip in from 50 yards The disappointment of out. playing poorly. Striking I recalled times where out. Missing tackles, easy playing unexpectedly well shots, or short putts. and helping a team to an The injuries are inevita- utterly improbable trible and sometimes horri- umph created a euphoric, ble, ranging from sprained natural high that lasted ankles to broken knees to for days. concussions and worse. The thrill of victory can Sports gamblers lose more than compensate for fortunes. Coaches put the agony of defeat. And I up with excessive public realized that failure and scrutiny. Then they get disappointment provide fired. Referees receive con- context to help one truly stant opprobrium. Par- appreciate happy sucents must deal with all cesses. manner of frustration as Yes, while sport involves they share their children’s setbacks and tragedies, sports journeys. Fran- the arena is also a milieu chises relocate. Cheaters for so much that can enprosper. rich lives beyond descripShaughnessy’s column tion. While non-sport folks somehow got me dwelling avoid pain and disappointon the many negative as- ment, they also miss out pects of sport. on joy and celebration. But then I further ponTeddy Roosevelt fadered that there’s also …. mously lauded the man in the arena, “whose face is

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“The Clock Tinker” by Frank French took away the stage-drivers job. Another position that has been left in the past is the town official known as the Clerk of the Market. In 1722 the charter for the town of Londonderry authorized the officers “to hold, keep, and enjoy a Market for the Selling and Buying of Goods, Wares, Merchandise, and all kind of Creatures” every Wednesday and to hold two Fairs a year. It wasn’t until 1791 that the legislature officially authorized the election of Clerks of the Market, however. Road building is an occupation that I suppose goes back to very early world history and to Colonial days in America, but there were “avenues” laid out in those days that were not intended to be roads but were used for that purpose. In order to mark boundaries between landowners, trees were cut though the forests on property lines making wide open areas that were then used as avenues by people as a means of travel. These

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If you are a frequenter of this column, you’ll remember that I’ve proclaimed my fancy for the Double IPA beer style. With the approaching Christmas holiday fast approaching, it might be nice to consider one or more of the following focus DIPA’s for gift giving to craft beer friends on your shopping list. So let’s look at my top 6 picks for DIPA presents… Topping the list is a local favorite from Lone Wolfe Brewing in Wolfeboro called Dipp’ah. This tasty treat has more of everything you want from

Another NH choice is Great North IPA from Manchester. This 7% ABV beer is a multi-gold medal winner in quite a few national beer competitions. Sunshine gold with a white creamy head and flavor to lar to Dipp’ah with a heady 8.4% ABV and similar attributes but using totally different hops to create a very distinctive flavor set. Also available in 16 oz four packs, keep your eye on this rising star brewer for more great things to come. Local craft beer enthusiasts enjoy going to Hobbs Tavern and Brewing Company since they have winning beer recipes and great beer. One of

a beer. More malt flavor, mouthfeel, headiness and hop goodness. Dipp’ah comes in 16 oz four packs and is 9.2% ABV. Find out more about this fine brewer at facebook.com/ lonewolfebrewery. Next up is from Breakaway Brewing called RISE, also from NH and doing contract brewing through Great North Brewing in Manchester. RISE is simi-

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Yin/Yang Restorative Yoga Class w/ Tekla Frates

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

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Thurs. 13th – Sat. 23rd A Tuna Christmas Rochester Performance & Arts Center, 32 North Main Street, Rochester. Holiday cheer and holiday stress go hand in hand, and in Tuna, TX (the state’s third-smallest town), it’s no different. Local radio station DJs repot on various Yuletide activities, including the fierce competition in the annual lawn-display contest, the local production of A Christmas Carol jeopardized by unpaid electric bills, and a Christmas Phantom wreaking havoc on the community. www.

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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever – Live Performance by The Village Players Village Players Theatre, 51 Glendon Street, Wolfeboro. 7:30pm. After an 11-year hiatus, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever returns to the Village Players stage for a one weekend run. The story tells the travails of a predictable, happy Christmas Pageant derailed by the Herdman children, who come to the church simply for…the snacks. Tickets are available at www. Village-Players.com and are expected to sell out. $15/ adults, $8/kids 12 and under.

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Lakes Region Singers Christmas Concerts Have you been looking for a good way to get into the holiday spirit this season? The Lakes Region Singers could be your answer! This well-known community choral group will offer two performances of their annual Christmas Concert – one on Friday evening, Dec. 14, at 7:30 p.m., and another on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 16, at 3:00 p.m. “We have an exciting program planned for this season, with plenty of variety,” says Director Karen Jordan. “We will perform new pieces as well as old favorites, for all ages, and we will again showcase many talented soloists and instrumentalists from around our region.” Both concerts will take place at the First United Methodist Church, on Route 11-A in Gilford, and the Youth Chorus as well as the Adult Chorus will perform. A suggested donation of $8 per person or $15 per family will be taken at the door to help cover expenses. There will be free homemade refreshments available for the public at each intermission. The Adult Chorus program offers sparkling arrangements of familiar favorites such as “Tidings of

Joy,” “Carol of the Magi,” and “Joyful, All Ye Nations Rise.” There will also be challenging new presentations of “See Amid the Winter’s Snow,” “Breath of Heaven,” and “Pat-a-Pan,” plus a very amusing version of “The Twelve Days of a Re-Gifted Christmas.” The Youth Chorus will shine with performances of “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,” “Dona Nobis Pacem,” “On This Still, Silent Night,” and “We Are Santa’s Elves.” Several numbers will feature soloists on cello, flute, and strings, as well as performances by the Adult Bell Choir. Phil Breton on piano will continue to accompany the Adult Chorus, while Kelly Cleveland

will once again accompany as well as direct the Youth Chorus. Directed for the past eight years by Karen Jordan of Laconia, the Lakes Region Singers have been entertaining this area with winter and spring concerts since 1992. The chorale now has nearly 40 community singers from Laconia, Belmont, Gilford, and Gilmanton. “It makes us so happy to bring you the joy of music every year,” says Jordan. “We hope you and your friends can join us on December 14th or 16th for this year’s holiday celebration!” For more information, call the director at 998-8545, or email her at soprano00134@ gmail.com.

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Jingle Bell Express Takes Families on Magical Ride DOVER - The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire is again partnering with C&J Buses and the Cochecho Country Club to welcome families on a magical wintery ride, storytime, and meet-andgreet with the bearded jolly man of the season! The Jingle Bell Express, happening on both Saturday, December 8 & 15, is a journey on a double decker C&J bus that leaves from the Museum, travels to the country club where CMNH educators will greet you, read the classic children’s holiday story, The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg (copyright 1985), offer you refreshments, a keepsake gift, and picture time with a very special guest. With four sessions available on each Saturday, there are options for every family. This popular event also includes museum admission so kids can play in the hands-on exhibits either before, or after taking the Jingle Bell Express. Families are welcome to wear holiday pajamas,

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this year, I asked about the idea of gaining permission prior to hunting. He hunts on his own property and assured me that he had a few folks who asked permission to hunt his land each season. He sent me the form he created that he signs and gives to those hunters with the “old fashioned” values. Since I’m unlikely to post the land and it’s even more unlikely that some hunter is going to come knocking at my door, I decided to approach the problem creatively. I remembered walking the property one

morning with a forester planning our first selectcut tree harvest. We had been stomping around for many minutes marking the valuable timber when movement caught my eye. About 10 yards away a man in a ghillie suit carrying a bow stood up, and without a word or other acknowledgement slowly walked down the trail. Not even the forester’s dog had detected him. Clearly, we had interrupted a wellplanned hunt with our noise and activity. Next year on the first day of deer season I think I’ll

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running westerly, nineteen rods, and from said corner twenty nine rods northerly shall forever after be maintained and kept in repair by the said David H. Smith and his heirs and assigned and that the remainder of said fence between the farms of the said Smith and Fairfield shall forever after be maintained and kept in repair by the said William L. Fairfield and his heirs and assigns,” Another occupation of the old days which continued into the twentieth century in some places was that of the fence viewer who was elected or appointed to settle boundary disputes and view the fences to assure that they remained at the proper place. Getting back to the men on the road, I remember some salesmen who came to our home when I was a child: the Raleigh man, the Watkins man, the Grand Union man, and the fish man (who came on Fridays), and I suppose that there are still door to door peddlers, and some of their wares may be the same or similar, but changing times have put many these men and women, if not their products, out of business. There was the more recent salesman who used to knock on doors while yelling “ELECTRIC LIGHTS!” only to reveal when he

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publicans, she’d be hailed as an innovative disruptor instead of dismissed by establishment elites on both sides of the political aisle. Now contrast the fate of 30-year-old Sarah Jeong, who was named an editorial writer at The New York Times in August 2018. Her left-wing colleagues and admirers applauded her “verve and erudition.” And they made much of her diversity status as a “young Asian woman.” This person-ofcolor shield gave Jeong immunity to post several years’ worth of hateful tweets attacking white people. “White men are bull----”; “#CancelWhitePeople”; “oh man it’s kind of sick how much joy I get out of being cruel to old white men” and “f--- white women lol.” She has tweeted “f--the police” and “cops are a--holes,” derided fraternity members and athletes wrongfully accused of rape and fumed about “dumba-- f---ing white people marking up the internet with their opinions like dogs pissing on fire hydrants.” Let’s review: Loomer was kicked off Twitter for calling out Sharia and a culture that promotes hatred of gays, boycotts of Jews and subjugation of women. Before the permanent suspension, Loomer -- who had built up a following of more than 250,000 -- had her blue check removed and was silenced during the midterm elections when her investigative work was making a difference. She called out Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey for anti-conservative bias at a congressional hearing and was mocked by establishment detractors in both parties. Meanwhile, Jeong sits on her perch on The New York Times editorial board after using Twitter to spew hatred against all men, all cops, the entire white race -- and Twitter. Jeong denies Silicon Valley’s political bias and selective speech suppression,

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less? There’s a reason nationalized health care systems like Sweden’s and Britain’s have necessitated increased private spending outside of the rationed systems. As Scott Atlas of the Hoover Institution points out: “Sweden has increased its spending on private care for the elderly by 50 percent in the past decade, abolished its government’s monopoly over pharmacies, and made other reforms. Last year alone, the British government spent more than $1 billion on care from private and other non-NHS providers.” And the entire global medical industry benefits from America’s private health care spending, which drives the creation of new drugs. So what happens when America no longer covers the cost for such pharmaceuticals? Our Food and Drug Administration may be slow, but it’s a lot faster than its European equivalents, which is why the vast majority of new cancer drugs are developed and made available faster in the United States. In the end, Martin did go to GoFundMe to raise $20,000, not the requisite $10,000. In less than two days, she raised nearly

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