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Snowtubing on the hill below the Mount Washington Hotel at the Bretton Woods Nordic Center is a popular activity for the young and young at heart.

Plenty of Snow For Everyone To Enjoy by Amy Patenaude Outdoor Ski Columnist

We did a lot of playing in the snow over the holidays and the snow storms came just in time to dress up the slopes and trails. Pushing fresh powder or gliding on fresh set tracks made for a

wonderful time for all. It isn’t too late to make your New Year’s Resolution to get outside more this winter. Skiing, snowboarding and cross country skiing are all wonderful winter fun. Or go snowshoeing, snowtubing, zip-lining, ice skating,

snowmobiling, fat-biking! I confess I’ve never gone ice fishing but the guys at work love it. There is so much to love about winter. Cross-country ski trails are open across the state from Gunstock to Great Glen and everywhere in between. Many kilometers

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Putting a fresh spin on traditional Irish music, the Jordan TirrellWysocki Trio will perform on the newly restored stage of the Franklin Opera House on Saturday, January 18, at 7:30pm, with a dynamic show full of foot-stompin’ fiddle tunes and classic sing-alongs. Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors (55 and over) and $14 for students. Fiddler Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki is joined by fellow New Hampshire natives Matt Jensen on guitar and Chris Noyes on upright bass. Their shows blend traditional Celtic music with their own original material, drawing on multiple genres to produce a unique sound. In 2015 they released their first record as a trio, “Return To The Castle,” which is an instrumental mix of old The Trio has appeared live on NHPR’s “The Folk Show,” been featured on “NH Chronicle” and performed regularly at some of NH’s best venues, as well as listening rooms, pubs and Celtic festivals around New England. Franklinoperahouse.org

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Kenneth E. Gorrell 1963-2019

Kenneth Edward Gorrell of Northfield, NH passed away at his home on December 28, 2019. Ken was born on October 22, 1963 in Rochester, NH and spent his childhood in Northfield, at a farmhouse that has been in the family since the 1700s. He graduated from Winnisquam Regional High School and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY where he completed the Navy ROTC program. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as a Lieutenant Junior Grade in the U.S. Navy. Ken was designated a Surface Warfare Officer and served in positions as Navigator, Anti-Submarine Officer, Tactical Action Officer, and Operations Officer. During his many tours and deployments, he earned distinctions which included the Kuwait Liberation Medal and the National Defense Service Medal among many others. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant Commander before transitioning to the Naval Reserve and working in the private sector. He held positions as a defense contractor/consultant before returning to the family farm in Northfield with his wife Holli (Cook) Gorrell. In recent years, Ken dedicated much time to mentoring at-risk youth, as a CASA volunteer, Guardian ad Litem and Educational Guardian and worked with the Boy Scouts organization. He was a gifted writer and penned a bi-weekly column on contemporary issues in the Weirs Times. In 2009, he published the wartime memoir of a relative, Henry Tilton Gorrell, who covered the front lines during WW2, refining an original manuscript stored for decades at the family farm. Ken and Holli loved to entertain, and friends and family gathered regularly in their beautiful farmhouse with its sweeping views of NH mountain ranges. Ken was predeceased by his parents, Kenneth M. Gorrell and Charity (Tonkin) Haines. Ken is survived by his beloved wife, Holli; and by his sister Shannon (Gorrell) Reid of Epsom, her husband Tom Reid and their children, Katherine and Peter; and by a close extended family. A service will be held at the NH Veterans Cemetery Chapel on January 13 at 11 AM. Donations in memory of Ken can be made to Spaulding Youth Center (www.spauldingyouthcenter.org), 72 Spaulding Rd., Northfield, NH 03276.

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Thursday 9th Watercolor Classes – Eight-Week Course with Edna Greenfield

Lakes Region Art Association, Tanger Outlet Mall, Suite 132, 120 Laconia Road, Tilton. Class is limited to the first eight who register at the Gallery. This class is perfect for beginners, as well as a refresher for intermediate students. Edna will focus on ‘The Building Blocks of Watercolor’, a course to help with problem solving and inspire individual creativity. All classes will be held on Thursday’s from 1pm to 4pm. 254-8864

Rochester Museum of Fine Arts Hosts Exhibition of Floral Designs Rochester Community Center, Suite 135, 150 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 6pm-8pm. RMFA hosts and ar t exhibition featuring original works by the multi-talented floral designers at Studley’s Flower Gardens. See the works from the designers, as they go beyond their traditional floral designs and show the community their boundless imagination and creativity. www.RochesterMFA.org

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Live Music with Jim Tyrrell and Guest Pa t r i ck ’s P u b a n d E a t e r y, 1 8 Weirs Road, Gilford. 7pm. www. PatricksPub.com or 293-0841

Full Moon Snowshoe Walk

P r e s c o t t Fa r m E nv i r o n m e n t a l Education Center, White Oaks Road, Laconia. 6pm-8pm. Enjoy a guided walk by one of the educators at Prescott Farm and take in the sights and sounds of the night, in the New Hampshire woods. To register and for more information call Andie Hession at 366-5695

Thurs. 9th – Sun. 26th The Full Monty – Theatre Series Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. www. RochesterOperaHouse.com or 335-1992

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Sunday 12th Creating Pathways Into Nature

Sandwich Home Industries, Center Sandwich, NH. 4pm. Peter Jensen will chronicle the process of sustainable trail development as well as changes in trail making over the past century. First in a series of free Sunday afternoon seminars. 603-284-6831 for more information.

Jazz On Sunday Afternoon Center at Eastman, Grantham, NH. 4-7pm. Vocalist Donna Byrne. A bistro menu and full beverage selection is offered during all performances. $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and students. www.josajazz.com or call 603-763-8732.

Monday 13th Walk In Grief Group

Franklin VNA & Hospice, Franklin. 2pm-3:30pm. All are welcome to share, or to just listen, as we navigate through grief, and perhaps learn valuable tips to coping.

Tuesday 14th Center Harbor Soup Kitchen – Free Community Meal

Center Harbor Congregational Church, 52 Main Street, Center Harbor. 5pm – 6pm. Join ever y Tuesday night for an opportunity to meet new friends and families and enjoy a good meal together at no cost.

Wednesday 15th 4-Week Introduction to Curling for Adults Pop Whalen Ice and Arts Center, 390 Pine Hill Road, Wolfeboro. The

session will continue 1/22, 1/29 and 2/5. Pre-registration is required a t www.WolfeboroNH/parks-

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Thursday 16th NH Audubon Presents a Program on Australia

Loon Center, Lee’s Mill Road, Moultonborough. 7pm. Kurk Dorsey, Chair of the History Department at UNH and NH Audubon member, presents the program entitled, “Penguins, Pardalotes and Pademelons: Seeing Australia While Avoiding the Deadlier Species”. Australia conjures up deadly images of wildlife – crocodiles, snakes, rugby players, and dangerous landscapes, but on his recent trip, Kurk Dorsey encountered nothing more threatening than a questionable meat pie! Program is free and open to the public. 476-5666

Blood Pressure Clinic

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Friday 17th Recycled Percussion Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www.FlyingMonkeyNH.com or 5362551

Live Music with Jim Tyrrell and Guest Pa t r i ck ’s P u b a n d E a t e r y, 1 8 Weirs Road, Gilford. 7pm. www. PatricksPub.com or 293-0841

“On the Town” – Classic Movie Showing

The Village Players Theatre, 51 Glendon Street, Wolfeboro. Doors open at 7pm, movie starts at 7:30pm. Enjoy the classic movie “On the Town”, staring Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra; filled with song, dancing and fun! Tickets are just $5pp and refreshments will be available. 5394425

Saturday 18th Recycled Percussion Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www.FlyingMonkeyNH.com or 5362551

Toots Lorraine & The Traffic

Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. Tickets are $20pp. Pitman’s is a BYO venue. 527-0043

Blueberry Pancake Breakfast

First Church Congregational, 6 South Main Street, Rochester. 7:30-10am. Use Door #2 on Liberty Street. 603-

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‘Festival of Toy Planes’ exhibit At Aviation Museum The immersive display, which features thousands of toy planes and model aircraft from three separate collections on loan or donated to the museum, is open to the public through Sunday, Jan. 12. The exhibit is open during the museum’s regular hours: Fridays and Saturdays 10am to 4pm and Sundays 1 to 4 p.m. The display features a wide range of toy planes and model aircraft from throughout the 20th century, from the era of pioneering aviator Charles Lindbergh to Toy Story’s Buzz Lightyear. The majority of the toys on display are on loan from the Top Fun Aviation Toy Museum of Fitchburg, Mass., which the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire is in the process of acquiring. The cataloged inventory of this group exceeds 3,000 separate items. The museum can be reached via Exit 1 on Interstate 293 in Manchester and heading south on South Willow Street past the Mall of New Hampshire entrance; then follow the brown “Aviation Museum” directional signs.

Winter Fest In Concord Downtown Concord’S 2nd Annual Winter Fest will take place on Friday and Saturday January 24-25. Spectators will enjoy watching ice-carving demonstrations and meeting some of New England’s most talented carvers on Friday, January 24th , starting at 3pm, followed by an ice carving competition on Saturday, January 25th starting at 11am. Carvings will be judged by a panel led by a team of Concord’s own dignitaries. The Hotel Concord will award prizes to the top three carvers plus a People’s Choice Award. Concord’s unique boutiques will welcome shoppers and browsers looking to enjoy a Winter Shopping Stroll, with the chance to win Downtown Dollars all weekend. Games and activities for kids and families will be stationed throughout downtown. Warm-up stations along Main Street will offer hot cocoa, hot cider, and toasty s’mores. Complimentary shuttle service will be provided between downtown and the Black Ice Hockey Tournament at Winter Park. Parking is available in the covered garage located in the Capital Commons Parking Garage accessed via Storrs Street.Coordinator,.

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It is that time of year again. The first month of the New Year where I make my predictions for the coming 365 days (give or take a few.)

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NATIONAL POLITICS In response to protests about the Electoral process, the Republican and Democrat candidates for President will now determine the winner with a best out of five contest of Rock/ Paper/Scissors. In the 2020 contest, Donald Trump wins 3 games to 2 and immediately protests break out to insist that the contest now be the Best of Seven in future years. NEW HAMPSHIRE POLITICS The New Hampshire legislature will pass a law to make it a felony to take more than 15 items into the 14 items or less checkout at a supermarket. (A law to also make it a felony to leave your shopping cart in a perfectly good parking space instead of the cart corral will lose by one vote.) ENVIRONMENT A group of first graders from Wisconsin will circle the globe lecturing to people about the dangers of Climate Change. Another group consisting of well-respected scientists with will also circle the globe to refute the kindergartners claims. The scientists will be ostracized from the scientific community since, hey, you can’t criticize little kids, that’s just being plain mean. MEDICINE A new drug will be introduced called “Primatozone” which can be taken during Presidential Primary Season to offset

the nausea brought on by the onslaught of campaign commercials and endless news stories about candidates visits to place of no importance. It will be tested first right here in New Hampshire. In the same vein, TV commercials for drugs will now be required by law to show people not only enjoying life as they take the new drug, but also showing them suffering at least two side effects of the drug. Should be fun. HEALTH In order to cut costs the Food and Drug Administration will now simply put out the same statement every year: “Everything that we said was bad for you last year is now actually good for you and everything we said was good for you last year might now be bad for you. Everything else could be good or bad for you.” No one will care. MOVIES The newest high budget, special effects action movie “The Avengers Meet The Godfather” will be made to try and draw in moviegoers who wouldn’t normally go to high budget, special effects movies. It will be an unexpected success leading to the obvious sequel “The Avengers Meet The Godfather II.” CULTURE As the use of proper pronouns to identify people without offending them becomes more complicated for people who intend no harm but just can’t keep up with the changes, it will be suggested that everyone on the planet should know just be addressed as “Yo” to keep it simple. The “Organization To Encourage Inclusivity For All” will protest the change as being insensitive to those who are different from everyone else.

A new social media site will be created to give people yet another avenue where they can silently yell and scream at others with opposing viewpoints and say things online to them they would never say to their face. It will be called “Another Total Waste Of Valuable Time.” TV A new reality show called “Dancing With The People Who Watch Dancing With The Stars” will premiere. If the thought of that excites you. you have my sympathies. TECHNOLOGY The new “Bubble” by Apple will be a big hit. It will be made of soft clear plastic and cover the whole body. Using the same technology developed for selfdriving vehicles, the user will now be able to safely walk down any city street without having to ever take their eyes from their phones as the “Bubble” will guide them along keeping them from bumping into other people, obstructions or moving vehicles. It will sell out on the first day. “Bubble 2” which has already been developed, will have a shaded feature for sunny days and will be introduced in 2021 or soon after the first “Bubble” sells out. Everyone with the original “Bubble” will line up to buy “Bubble 2”. The first electric/solar powered commercial jet plane is introduced. No one buys a ticket. I do have more predictions, but why tell you everything? You’ll have to find out for yourselves. Brendan is the author of “The Flatlander Chronicles” and “Best Of A F.O.O.L. In New Hampshire. His newest book “I Really Only Did It For The Socks and Other Tales Of Aging” will be published later this year.

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20 Years: A Syndication Anniversary Reflection

I live to write. I write to live. The close of 2019 marks two full decades since I entered national newspaper syndication. You are reading the 1,571st column I’ve filed with Creators Syndicate. The years have flown and so have the words: More than one million of them carefully marshaled each week for the past 1,043 weeks to enlighten, entertain by Michelle Malkin and enrage. Syndicated Columnist Thank you, Creators Syndicate founder Rick Newcombe, for your steadfast support and friendship. Thank you to the hundreds of newspaper op-ed and website editors who publish my work. Thank you to the thousands of readers over the past 20 years who’ve provided warm encouragement, sharp criticism, typo corrections, whistleblower tips, crochet patterns, favorite poems and prayers. I am especially heartened by positive feedback from high school students assigned by their English teachers to expose themselves to views different from their own. Though the past few months have been filled with slanderous accusations that I am a purveyor of “hate,” longtime readers of this column know that these weekly pieces are undergirded by love of language, love of family, love of freedom and love of country. My columns have been filed from across the heartland and around the world, from our southern border to the Pacific Northwest, from Washington, D.C., to Iraq. I root for underdogs, watchdogs and sheepdogs. I oppose elites, control freaks, race hustlers, con artists, ingrates, liars, reality deniers, bullies and incompetents. No topic is off-limits. I’ve shared dissenting views on the Japanese internment, rethought my former support for the death penalty and challenged the Big Pharma/Big Government orthodoxy on vaccines since 2004, when our family pediatrician kicked us out of her practice for requesting that a Hep B jab simply be delayed. While every major American media outlet cowered as Muslims worldwide rioted against free speech in 2006, my columns vigorously defending the Danish newspaper cartoonists who dared to draw Muhammad earned death threats, distributed denial of service attacks on my webSee MALKIN on 26

When Anti-Semitism Doesn’t Matter In October 2018, during Sabbath morning services, a white supremacist attacked the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, murdering 11 people and wounding another six. In April 2019, in by Ben Shapiro Syndicated Columnist the middle of Passover, a white supremacist attacked the Chabad of Poway synagogue, murdering one person and seriously wounding another three. Both incidents started absolutely necessary conversations about the prevalence and nature of the white supremacist threat to Jews across the country. Four people were murdered at a kosher supermarket in Jersey City by selfdescribed Black Hebrew Israelites just weeks ago; five people were stabbed at a Hanukkah celebration in Monsey, New York; this week alone, New York police are investigating at least nine anti-Semitic attacks. The upsurge of violence against Jews in New York in particular has finally prompted commentary from Democratic politicians ranging from New York Mayor Bill De Blasio, who just weeks ago expressed shock at anti-Semitism reaching “the doorstep of New York City”; to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who expressed puzzlement at the attacks, noting broadly: “This is an intolerant time in our country. We see anger; we see hatred exploding.” This isn’t new. Back in 2018, The New York Times admitted there was a massive spike in anti-Semitic attacks in the city -- and even acknowledged that the newspaper of record had failed to cover that surging anti-Semitism because “it refuses to conform to an easy narrative with a single ideological enemy.” But that has always been true of anti-Semitism. It’s possible, as The Times should recognize, to walk and chew gum at the same time

in covering anti-Semitism. But it’s not mere lack of focus and time preventing the media from taking antiSemitism in New York seriously. It’s the identity of the attackers. Armin Rosen wrote for Tablet Magazine back in July 2019 about the Jew hatred in New York and correctly noted “that the victims are most often outwardly identifiable, i.e., religious rather than secularized Jews, and the perpetrators who have been recorded on CCTV cameras are overwhelmingly black and Hispanic.” This throws the media -- and many left-leaning Jewish organizations -- into spasms of confusion, since it cuts directly against the supposed alliance of intersectionality so beloved by the political left. White supremacists attacking left-leaning Jews fits a desired narrative. Black teenagers beating up Hasidic Jews in Williamsburg doesn’t. And so the left ignores the wrong type of anti-Semitism. The same media that will ask whether President Donald Trump’s executive orders designed to protect Jews on campus are ackshually anti-Semitic will ignore the fact that former President Barack Obama sat in Jeremiah Wright’s church for 20 years -- the same Jeremiah Wright who railed against Jews and Israel routinely during those years; who said Jews kept Obama from talking with him after the election; and who avers that “Jesus was a Palestinian.” Democratic candidates who suggest that Trump has emboldened anti-Semites will make pilgrimage to Rev. Al Sharpton, who was instrumental in not one but two anti-Semitic riots. The same commentators who will police Republican references to George Soros for hints of anti-Semitism completely excuse open anti-Semitism when it comes from Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar. It’s deemed completely vital by our intelligentsia to survey white Americans for signs of white supremSee SHAPIRO on 30

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by John Stossel

Syndicated Columnist

I learned three new things this year that made my life better! I share them with you here, hoping they make your 2020 easier. My “life hacks” are about popcorn, iPhones and

butter. Weird? Maybe. Now I report on how politicians wreck just about everything, but at ABC’s show “20/20,” I was a consumer reporter. My latest video returns to that beat. None of these ideas requires buy-

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ing stuff or spending more money. The first will save you some. The tips: 1. Popcorn: For years, I bought packages of microwavable popcorn. They were an improvement over pouring raw kernels into a pot, adding the right amount of oil, waiting for it to pop, shaking the pot and so forth. Then you have to clean the pot and grease splatter. Microwave bags make popping corn easier, but the packages cost about $6, and sometimes the popcorn smells bad. I’ve also tried special popcornmaking devices, but they cost money, too, and you still have to clean

the device. It turns out we don’t have to do any of that! Just put raw kernels (about a quarter cup) into a paper bag (a lunch bag is fine), put the bag in the microwave, set it to full power and wait for the corn to pop. When the popping slows, take the bag out. That’s it! It works. You can eat the popcorn right out of the bag -- nothing to clean! Add butter to taste. Try it. 2. Faster texting: Do you have an iPhone? (I’ve found this trick works on most iPhones and some Androids.)

Writing emails and texts, I get frustrated when I can’t get the cursor to go exactly where I want it to be. It jumps to the start or end of a word or sentence when I want to change something in the middle. Instead, just hold down the space bar. (It works with other keys, too, but some do different things when held down -- space bar is simplest.) Do that, and you can put the cursor exactly where you want it. When I show people this, they smile and laugh! The space bar is a big timesaver and frustration-avoider. 3. Butter: I hate hard butter See STOSSEL on 30

Iran Thunderclap Jolts Mideast UNITED NATIONS A lethal lightning bolt pierced the Baghdad sky, as an American drone strike killed the terrorist Qasem Soleiby John J. Metzler mani in an inSyndicated Columnist stant. The feared General of Iran’s infamous Revolutionary Guards external operations Quds force, was vaporized by the U.S. in retaliation for the aborted attack on the American Embassy in Baghdad and for planning wider hits on American diplomatic targets. The following thunderclap from President Donald Trump’s focused targeting of Soleimani, has nonetheless sent the American media

into overdrive under the assumption that the Israeli-style hit on the terrorist target will inevitably trigger a war with Iran. The Mideast sits on edge. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for leaders to exercise “maximum restraint,” adding “The world cannot afford another war in the Gulf.” For more than forty years the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran have been at political loggerheads following the Islamic Revolution in 1979 which toppled the Shah and installed a radical theocratic regime. Over the years Iran has served as a force for regional destabilization, the promotion of terrorism abroad in places ranging from France to Argentina, and serving as an active

player in the ongoing Syrian civil war. The Revolutionary Guards Quds force play a decisive role in destabilizing missions outside Iran’s borders. Not to be forgotten was Soleimani’s role in perfecting IED bomb technology which killed over 600 American soldiers during the Iraq war and frightfully maimed thousands of others. Soleimani had bloody hands and richly deserved his fate. As recently as November, Revolutionary Guards units carried out their usual thuggery and violence against their own people when they killed more than 1,500 prodemocracy protesters. Naturally Iran’s longtime nuclear weapons program focused global attention. Iran’s nuclear program has triggered serious UN and US

economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic. But let’s return to the recent Baghdad embassy attack as a catalyst to the current crisis. Tehran’s 1979 U.S. embassy attack and humiliating hostage crisis, likely triggered subconscious memories by Trump and anyone “of a certain age” who remember this outrage. Trump wasn’t going to let this happen on his watch. Qasem Soleimani was the living patron saint of international terrorism; even Bin Laden was a spent force when the Obama Administration targeted and killed him in his Pakistani sanctuary. Many media pundits are scornfully gushing that Trump seeks a war with Iran war to See METZLER on 30

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parents and their children will succeed economically and socially. “ Rest in peace, my friend; I wish we had taken the time to meet. John Cooper Tilton, NH.

Recycling In Gilford To The Editor: I’m writing this follow up letter on the eve of the new Gilford Solid Waste Center’s opening. After my last letter, Town Administrator Scott Dunn found my email address and sent me a sheaf of material on the subject. Unfortunately, I feel that I understand the situation even less now. Mr. Dunn confirmed my statement that recycling will be mandatory for users of the new Center for which we already voted on and paid $1.3 million. People who use a commercial hauler will still be paying forA the Center. Speaking of money, why did he say that we’ll be making debt payments through 2027? Did the appropriated funds not actually cover the costs? He also noted the votes for and against the two measures as if popularity confers reasonableness. (A side note: more people voted against the second measure than the first.) Mr. Dunn also notes that there will be a “savings” of $202k in the first year. That is only because the FY 2020 solid waste budget was reduced. Wow. We could save more in other departments by simply reducing the budget in those areas. As it now costs Gilford $95 per ton for trash removal and $235 per ton for “recyclables”, easy savings would be realized by putting everything in the trash. Boom! Done.

As I said back in 2005 when I first heard about it, single stream recycling is a waste of effort and resources. A recent Wall Street Journal article that outlined the path of single stream materials noted that the sorting was done overseas (with cheap labor). The piece also reinforced that soiled materials can’t be used, which seems to be the source of foreign countries no longer accepting our items. As I see in area recycling bins, people throw in all sorts of incorrect items. I suspect that they truly believe that they’re doing something useful. I haven’t seen it shown that post-consumer recycling is cost-effective or that we are running out of landfill space. The new Center will be open slightly less than before, increasing the inconvenience. The old single stream bins could, with conscientious parking, accommodate 3 vehicles at once. The new Center is a straight line which doesn’t bode well for a smooth operation. I am skeptical of anyone’s ability to predict the future market for recyclables, and yet we’re charging ahead. The planning for this Center started in 2015 and it illustrates one of the problems with central planning: the time line is too long for responsive action. If there really is some sort of cost offset for properly sorted materials, then the recycling should be voluntary, not mandatory, as that would reduce the costs to the taxpayers of Gilford. If it remains mandatory, I predict that commercial haulers will see an increase in their customer base. Rick Notkin Gilford, NH.

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WHAT’S ON TAP IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD?? A listing of some of the area’s beercentric watering holes where you can find old favorites on tap as well as some cutting edge seasonals.

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Lone Pine Brewing’s Diamond Unicorn DIPA Hear ye, hear ye; it’s January and now officially proclaimed as Double IPA month in this column. DIPA’s are a by Jim MacMillan common sensation in the Contributing Writer craft beer world and take all forms and configurations. What makes it a double you say? Well, malt or grains in a beer’s recipe perform part of the flavor content. Hops and yeast do the rest. When you supply a normal grain bill (average amount), your resulting beer is around 5% ABV. But malt is what makes the wort sweet (sugary water) so the yeast can eat the sugars and make alcohol during fermentation. If more malt is added, the ABV goes up, generally speaking. But if you don’t balance the malt sweetness with hop bittering, the beer remains sweet. Ah, the tender balancing act of beer! My belief in making a DIPA is to put in the desired malt profile you want to make it bigger and then chase that sweeter liquid with a mild balance of a hop variety. When you understand this principle and take into account all of the complexities available in different malt and hop combinations, the ability to make almost any flavor becomes possible. So a double IPA isn’t more bitter with hops, it’s a bigger beer overall. Now that we understand the idea of DIPA’s, let’s spend this month examining four doubles of unusual and appealing excellence. Our first focus beer is from a brewery fairly new to NH from Portland, Maine called Lone Pine. Lone Pine Brewing Company has been making great beer

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batch series or one-off recipes inspired by events or collaborations. With all of their creative brewing experience, Lone Pine Brewing will be a company to keep your in your focus. You can visit them at their website at www.LonePineBrewery.com Diamond Unicorn Double IPA considered to be an American DIPA and brewed in the New England style of hazy, orange juice-looking beer. An intense aroma poured fresh from the 16 oz can was most likely due to the recent brew date found on the bottom of the can was 11/12/19, so it was pretty fresh. Tropical fruits of pineapple, mango, and orange citrus are a Lone Pine trademark. Tastes followed the aroma notes to the letter with intense fruity complexity and yet a slight bitter finish… to be See BREW on 31

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Last year at this time I wrote about my New Year’s resolutions to help birds. They largely focused on citizen science projects I would either undertake for the first time or continue to be involved in. Looking back, I could say that I did fairly well with my resolutions. Some of them, however, like most resolutions, just never came to fruition. I did participate in a number of citizen science projects. I have done the Christmas Bird Count and the Great Backyard Bird Count for many years continuously. This past year was no exception. Also, last year was this second year of the three-year Connecticut Breeding Bird Atlas, an ambitious project to document what birds are breeding in that state. I have an adopted area and look forward to this spring to add to my breeding bird list. I also beefed up this past year my contributions to eBird, a free app in which all reported sightings are entered into a massive database. I fell short in a few areas. I never did take the steps to join Project FeederWatch, which I had vowed to do. Maybe this year. I will take a slightly different approach to my bird New Year’s resolutions this year. I will continue to do the

A blue-headed vireo perches in a tree in New CHRIS BOSAK PHOTO England last spring. citizen science projects, of course, but will also add some resolutions of a different sort. I have been thinking about and being encouraged to write a book or two about my birding adventures. I haven’t done so after all these years because I wasn’t sure how to go about it or even how to take the first step. Well, like anything, the first step is committing to doing it and getting started, no matter if it’s the right place

to start or not. So this year I resolve to take that first step. I also want to expand my birding network throughout New England. I have many friends in the birding community and it is a community that is open and very willing to share knowledge. This year, I hope to attend more birding events, go on more bird walks in the company of others, and visit some places I haven’t been to yet. Many years ago, I

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Uphill & Downhill share the Middle Ravine Trail. Uphill skiing is becoming more popular using skins and most ski resorts have strict uphill policies. Cannon has a $19 “skinning ticket.” Skinners must follow the uphill access route via the Ravine and Taft Slalom Trails and stay on the far right side of the trail while traveling uphill.

Inside Cannon’s Tramway car with friends for the ten minutes ride to the top. Cannon Mountain was the site of the first passenger tramway in North America. During the winter the tramway whisks skiers and snowboarders to the summit. Non-snowsport visitors are also welcome to ride the tramcar to the summit and back; round trip tickets can be purchased at the Tramway building.

PATENAUDE from 22 back ski and at the far end of the trail is a nice peek above the forest of the tip top of Mount Washington. Of course the new snow made for some super duper powder skiing at the ski areas. Seriously, the snowmakers had many good cold nights and really made some magic and lots of terrain had been open but nothing beats a powder day. And not much beats a powder day at Cannon Mountain. Charlie and I were waiting in the lift line early so we would be among the first to make tracks. Cannon’s Tramway opens 15 minutes earlier so those folks would claim first dibs over those of us waiting for the chairlift at the Peabody Lodge. But we weren’t worried about the early tramway skiers and riders because they aren’t able to track it all up in just 15 minutes. But I was a little jealous. We skied the smooth

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SMITH from 3 with her husband before deciding to join the Universalists, a move that apparently contributed to a separation between her and her spouse. T h e y h a d t w o c h i ldren, Howard and Florence. Phebe had practiced preaching to her young neighbors as a child and in adulthood is claimed to be the first woman ordained to the ministry in New England and the fourth in the world. She was asked to help in officiating at the funerals of two better known leaders of the Women’s Rights movement, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, women that she was well acquainted with. Mrs. Hanaford signed a temperance pledge when she was but 8 years old, a cause which was,in her day, an important issue for certain women involved in promoting women’s rights. The issues important to women then and now are not all the

Phebe Hanaford’s grave in Orleans Cemetery in Phelps, New York. same, although there are some similarities. Among the campaigns she was involved in as an adult was that aimed at abolishing the sales and consumption of alcohol. Phebe started writing for publication at the age of 13, taught school when she was

sixteen, and was married when she was 20. Her husband was born on December 20, 1818 in New Hampton, New Hampshire, though some accounts state incorrectly that he was a native of Massachusetts. He stated his wish to be buried in the Hanaford Cem-

etery in New Hampton, and a gravestone there indicates that his wish was granted though he is also said to have been buried in Reading, Mass. In her book, Daughters of America ( Women of the Century), Phebe refers to herself as Mrs. Hanaford,

though she was separated from her husband for many years, and I don’t think she mentioned his name in her book. She was intent on highlighting the accomplishments of women and promoting and seeking to demonstrate an equality of women with men. Concerning her own accomplishments she cites some of her “firsts” in her 1882 book: “Up to the present time Mrs. Hanaford has officiated at nearly a hundred funerals, and over fifty marriages. She was the first woman who ever offered the ordaining prayer and afterwards exchanged pulpits with her own son, both being settled pastors. She was the first woman who ever officiated at the marriage of her own daughter. She was the first woman regularly ordained in Massachusetts or New England.” She also claimed firsts as woman chaplain of a legislative body (the Connecticut legislature), being the first woman in the world to officiate over a legislative body of men, and being the first woman minister to give the charge at the ordination of a man minister. Mrs. Hanaford devoted much of her time in her younger years, probably during the years she was raising her children, in writing articles and books. She wrote fourteen books, including the first biography written about Abraham Lincoln after his assassination. Some sources tell us that Dr. Joseph and Phebe Hanaford were never legally divorced and kept up communication after their separation, but else-

where we are told that he married a second wife, Harriet N. Woodbridge in the year 1879. His gravestone in New Hampton also indicates that Harriet, his wife,is buried by his side. Phebe A. Hanaford’s ministerial career was not without some controversy. After separating from her husband she had a close relationship with another women’s right advocate by the name of Ellen Miles. The two lived together and some referred to Ellen as “the minister’s wife”. Some also wrongly stated that when Phebe officiated at marriage ceremonies the man was forced to take the woman’s name. She was known for only choosing hymns written by women at events she officiated at. Phebe died in 1921 at the age of 92. She lived during her last years in or near Rochester, New York and her grave is in Orleans Cemetery in Phelps, New York. If you decide to trace your family tree, or that of others, you may be surprised as to where it might lead you. Sometimes contradictions from sources of information may need some sorting out to come to accurate conclusions. Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr., welcomes your comments at danahillsmiths@yahoo. com

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MALKINfrom 6 site and sharia warnings that continue to this day. I’ve exposed the cronyism and corruption of the Bushes, McCains, Clintons, Obamas and Bidens. I’ve offended Muslims, Catholics, Lutherans and Jews with my opinions and reporting. I’ve been an equalopportunity hate crime hoax debunker and crapweasel hunter. Politics and policy have been a central focus, of course, but I’ve also shared the joys and pains of my personal life: the birth of my children, the still-unsolved disappearance of my cousin from the University of Washington campus in 2011, my late mother-in-law’s experience with medical marijuana to relieve stage 4 melanoma-re-

lated pain in 2014, my daughter’s struggles with chronic illness and pain in 2015, and my 25th wedding anniversary celebration last year. So many of the stories of suffering, perseverance, patriotism, faith and sacrifice I’ve shared with you remain inscribed on the hard drive of my soul, including Guadalcanal war hero and U.S. Coast Guard Signalman Douglas A. Munro and his dedicated friend Mike Cooley; the children who died on 9/11; Rick Rescorla; Jahi McMath; Haleigh Poutre; Justina Pelletier and Marty and Dana Gottesfeld; Daniel Holtzclaw; Valentino Dixon; Jeff Deskovic; and Brian Franklin. Along the way, I’ve enjoyed connecting with remarkable hu-

man beings of all backgrounds and political stripes. In 2002, I wrote a tribute column to my friend and veteran crime journalist Jack Olsen, who died unexpectedly of a heart attack. We had carried on phone and email conversations for years since my days as a columnist at the Seattle Times. I recounted him jokingly calling himself my “one lefty friend.” We traded notes berating and cajoling each other. “O for Chrisakes, Michelle, lighten up,” Jack wrote in response to a column I did on touchy-feely conflict resolution seminars in the public schools. “You are incorrigible,” he ribbed when I told him that was my idea of lightening up.

From the very start of my journalism career, I’ve fought the scourge of identity politics and fetishizing of false “diversity.” One of my very first syndicated columns in 1999 called out a “journalists of color” conference in Seattle for “treating minority journalists as trinkets to be tallied.” A “newsroom that looks like America is worthless if it doesn’t reflect the diverse and discordant beliefs of its readers,” I wrote at the time. “Journalism doesn’t need more like-minded foot soldiers who march in political unity. It needs straight shooters who think fearlessly for themselves.” With free speech and free thought under intense fire from all quarters, those words mean more to me now

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SHAPIRO from 6 acy and, by extension, signs of anti-Semitism. Those same intelligentsia will patently ignore the fact that anti-Semitic attitudes among black Americans far outweigh similar attitudes among other racial groups, according to repeated polling by the Anti-Defamation League. Anti-Semitism grows when the victims become secondary and the perpetrators become primary. If you’re only concerned about anti-Semitism from white supremacists but utterly blithe about Jews being beaten in the streets of one of the nation’s largest cities by suspects who clearly are not white supremacists, you’re part of the problem. And that goes for those who govern New York, from De Blasio to Cuomo. Ben Shapiro, 35, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and editorin-chief of DailyWire. com. He is the author of the No. 1 New York Times bestseller “The Right Side of History.” He lives with his wife and two children in Los Angeles.

METZLER from 7 boost his own electoral chances in November. The logic is flawed; last year on a number of occasions, the same mainstream media was wondering out loud last Summer why the Administration didn’t hit back at Iran after it shot down an American drone, or after Iranian-backed Yemeni proxies attacked and damaged the Saudi oil fields in September. Trump waited and deferred. Here no American lives were lost. Now it’s different. The killing of an American civilian contractor sparked retaliation against an Iranian proxy Kataib Hizbullah militia. Then came the Embassy attack. Tehran may have miscalculated that Trump’s impeachment had weakened American resolve. Trump ran as a candidate against widening the American military footprint in the Middle East never mind engaging in new regional conflicts. After defeating Islamic State, the President has reduced the U.S. military presence in Syria, Iraq, and plans to do it in Afghanistan. He doesn’t appear to seek what he has often railed against; the fact that both Democrat and Republican presidents have become mired in endless Mideast wars. The Donald does not want to “own” a major war with Islamic Iran and very rightly so. So what’s next? Iran’s political propaganda road show will likely visit the United Nations to play its sham victimhood card at a Security Council session. Iranian forces or more likely proxy ter-

rorists will attack some targets overseas. The U.S. Navy presence in the Persian Gulf poses a tempting target. Should they cross a threshold and carry out an attack on American soil, they will face a massive military response from President Trump. The USA will send more troops to the region and will stare down Iran with sheer force. The Saudis and other Arabs are happy. Meantime the Iranian people are weakened by UN economic sanctions. Their once massive petroleum exports have dramatically declined. Even the Islamic regime does not really want a war, knowing its likely outcome, but at the same time must show its usual bravado and rhetorical stance for domestic consumption. The real danger remains unintended miscalculation by either side; Iran or the U.S. and its allies. Nonetheless a Pandora’s Box has without question been unwittingly opened. 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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