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Karen Pence has initiated an awareness campaign advocating for the use of Art Therapy using her position as Second Lady of the United States and seeks to elevate the field to status of a mental health profession. In this photo Mrs. Pence is at Mercy First in New York helping children heal from trauma. courtesy Photo
Karen Pence Healing With the HeART
by Kimberly J.B. Smith Contributing Writer
Karen Pence, Second Lady of this great land, is in a unique position to advocate for a cause of enormous importance. That cause is Art Therapy. Although Pence is not an Art Therapist herself, she does hold a Master’s Degree in Art Education and
has done a tremendous amount of research about the field. She believes in it and you should too. There are three key points that Karen Pence would like you to know about Art Therapy. She would like to elevate the field to its rightful position as a mental health profession as opposed to an inadvertent therapeutic
activity, a misconception resulting from a lack of information. She would like everyone to know that Art Therapy should be considered as an option if they are seeking therapy. Finally, Karen Pence would like to encourage more individuals to seek training for a career as Art Therapists. I am not an Art Thera-
pist, however, I have a Master’s Degree in Neurodevelopment. That understanding of the brain has increased my respect for Art Therapists exponentially. Because of this, I have read a great many books on Art Therapy and attended some good workshops too. Here is some interesting See Pence on 18
After two straight sell out performances at Pitman’s Freight Room in Laconia, comedy legend Lenny Clarke returns Saturday Feb. 10 for an 8 pm engagement. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. For tickets call Pitman’s at (603) 527-0043 or (603) 494-3334. Tickets may also be purchased at the door the night of the show if not sold out. For additional info on this show check Pitman’s website at www.pitmansfreightroom.com Pitman’s is a “bring your own food and drinks venue.” Also appearing with Clarke will be New England favorites Mike Koutrobis and Jack Walsh. “We brought Lenny here the first time in Dec. of 2016, said Pitman’s owner Dick Mitchell. “The response was overwhelming so we brought him back again in July and he sold Meredith, Nh out both shows.
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Laconia Parks & Recreation would like to remind everyone of the amenities that are available in their backyards. There are 2 ice skating rinks in Laconia that are absolutely free of charge, but are subject to the weather and conditions. One is located at Memorial Park in the parking lot of the baseball field and the other is on the lake in the cove at Opechee Park. The rink that was set up on the beach itself is no longer usable. Please do not use it. When on the lake rink, please use extreme caution. Lights are on at both facilities until 10pm. The sledding hill is also open to the public at the end of South Street, off of Academy Street. Lights are on till 10pm. Please do not park inside the park. Park outside the gate on the right hand side of the road. Have fun and be sure to follow the posted rules. 524-5046 Friday 2nd
Annie & the Orphans Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. BYOB venue. www.pitmansfreightroom.com or 527-0043
18th Annual SnowFest to Benefit CASA Loon Mountain, Lincoln. The most fun you’ll have on the slops all Winter! SnowFest is a collision of summer and winter where participants strap on skis or snowboards for a round of 9 wacky holes of mountainside golf on a course built by Loon’s snow groomers exclusively for this event. You bring your ski gear, Loon will provide the clubs! If golf isn’t your thing, no problem! Your registration for this event gets you a lift ticket for a day of skiing and riding Loon’s 60 trails and 6 terrain parks, a continental breakfast, a hot and cold buffet lunch by the Common Man and access to our après ski party complete with a live auction, raffles and giveaways. Single tickets are $105 or get a foursome together for $400. www.casanh.org/
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Fri. 2nd & Sat. 3rd 35th Annual NH Farm & Forest Expo Radisson Hotel, Manchester. This event is open to the public and features a tradeshow with over 100 exhibitors, free educational workshops, demonstrations and farm animals. Admission is $7pp; age 16 and under are admitted free. Attendees may save $1 off admission price by bringing at least one nonperishable food item to benefit the NH Food Bank. In addition, admission is reduced Friday from 5pm-8pm to $5pp. www.nhfarmandforestexpo.
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Fri. 2nd – Sun. 25th “Paint That Tune” – Pop Up Art Show
VynnArt Gallery, 30 Main Street, Meredith. Music and art feed the soul. Together they can create a symphony of creativity. This show
Wolfeboro Friends of Music present the Tempest Trio, Sat. Feb 3 at 7:30 PM, First Congregational Church, Wolfeboro. They have been rightly compared to the trio of Heifetz, Rubenstein, and Piatigorsky. Tickets are $20. See wfriendsofmusic.org for more information on this and other upcoming offerings. features over 25 local artists who were asked to select a song meaningful to them and use it as an inspiration to create original works of art. Opening Reception will be on February 2nd from 4pm-6pm, and the general public is invited to meet the artists and partake in light refreshments. 279-0057
Saturday 3rd Snowshoe Adventures Prescott Farm, White Oaks Road, Laconia. 10am-12pm. Weather you’re an avid snowshoer or just beginning, join us for a refreshing walk and exploration of the winter landscape of Prescott Farm. Please wear boots and dress appropriately for the weather. Snowshoes will be available if you don’t own any. Open to ages 14 and up. Pre-registration is $10pp ($8 members); $12 at the door. www. prescottfarm.org or 366-5695
Big Backyard Series – Animal Tracking Prescott Farm, White Oaks Road, Laconia. 1pm-3pm. Tracks always tell a fascinating story! Learn the basics of animal tracking on this interactive walk, and gain the skills to better determine what our animal neighbors are up to in the winter. For ages 7-10 with an adult. $12/adult-child pair ($10 members) add $4/additional child. www.prescottfarm.org or 366-5695
Jodie Cunningham Band Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. BYOB venue. www.pitmansfreightroom.com or 527-0043
Tempest Trio First Congregational Church, 115 South Main Street, Wolfeboro. 7:30pm. $20pp. www.wfriendsofmusic.org or 569-2151
Jocelyn & Chris Arndt Rochester Performance & Arts Center, 32 North Main Street, Rochester. Doors open at 7pm, show at 8pm. Purchase tickets at the door or online at www.RPAC32.org or 335-1992
Sun. 4th & Mon. 5th Streetcar Company Holds Open
Auditions for “Big River” Methodist Church, 18 Wesley Way, Gilford. 7pm. Those auditioning should come with sheet music and be prepared to sing one verse of a song of their choice (no pop music please!) with a provided accompanist. Performers will also be asked to read, dance and participate in some acting exercises. Shows are at the Interlakes Community Auditorium during the last week in April. Questions or concerns should be emailed to the director at
alward@metrocast.net
Wed. 7th – April 11th From Troy to Baghdad; Dialogues on War & Homecoming Portsmouth Public Library, Portsmouth. 6:30pm-8pm. Has the road to “homecoming” and adjustment back to civilian life been harder and longer than you expected? As a spouse or family member, have you struggled with changes created by deployment and homecoming? Veterans, current service members, family members, and friends are invited to attend this 10-week reading and discussion group co-led by a veteran, clinician, and literature facilitator. Free copies of the book “The Odyssey” will be provided to participants at this first session. Please RSVP to www.nhhumanities.org/ veterans This program is free and open to all veterans, family members, and friends of veterans.
Thursday 8th Book Talk with Ty Gagne
Wolfeboro Public Library, Wolfeboro. 6:30pm. Ty Gagne will be discussing his book, “Where You’ll Find Me”, and the broader subject of mountaineering risk analysis and decision-making. Free and open to all. 569-2428
Friday 9th Duke Robillard Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. BYOB venue. www.pitmansfreightroom.com or 527-0043
The Wailers The Flying Monkey, South Main
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The Margret and H.A. Rey Center is holding the annual fundraising Gala Dinner & Auction at 6:00 PM to 9:00 pm on Saturday, February 10th at the Waterville Valley Resort Conference Center. The event will feature dinner and dancing to the live music. There will also be a live and silent auction. All Gala proceeds directly support the Rey Center’s programming. Margret and H.A. Rey, authors of the Curious George children’s books, were summer residents of Waterville Valley. The Reys were artists and adventurers, historians and naturalists, gardeners and stewards. Today their pursuits live on in the Margret and H.A. Rey Center at the Curious George Cottage in Waterville Valley (the Reys’ former summer home). The Rey Center is a nonprofit organization that honors the Reys’ spirit of curiosity and discovery by increasing understanding of and participation in art, science and nature programs for youth, adults and families. You can help the Rey Center continue to honor the Reys’ legacy and bring the unique programs to the residents and visitors of the Waterville Valley region. Visit http://reycentergala.auction-bid.orgto purchase tickets and bid on auction items.
Book Talk With Author Ty Gagne On Thursday, February 8th the Wolfeboro Public Library presents a talk by author Ty Gagne, discussing his book “Where You’ll Find Me” and the broader subject of mountaineering risk-analysis and decision-making. 6:30 p.m. in the library’s meeting room. Free and open to all. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing by the author. As always, Wolfeboro Public Library’s programs are open to all and free of charge. The event will be in the library’s meeting room, which is handicapped accessible. Please call 5692428 with any questions or visit www.wolfeborolibrary.org.
Meredith Rotary Great Ice Fishing Derby Governor Chris Sununu visited the Meredith Rotary Derby trailer last week and was presented with Derby Ticket #1 by Don Trudeau, Chairman of the 2018 Ice Fishing Derby. The Derby is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, February 10-11. “This year marks the 39th year for the Ice Fishing Derby,” according to Trudeau, “and with the cold temperatures and lots of good ice, we expect a great turnout.” “Everyone who purchases a Derby ticket has a chance to win cash prizes,” said Trudeau. “We have 14 drawings on Saturday Don Trudeau (left) 2018 Derby for $100 each, and 32 Chairman and Ted Fodero (right) of the drawings on Sunday for $100 each. Ad- Meredith Rotary Club, present Governor ditionally, we have a Chris Sununu with Derby Ticket #1 at $5,000 cash drawing the HQ trailer in Meredith. on both Saturday and Sunday, and a trip for four to Disney World. People don’t even have to fish to be eligible for these prizes, all you need is a valid Derby ticket.” Late breaking Fishing Derby information is available on the Meredith Rotary Club website and on their Facebook page. During the Derby, updates will be available on the Meredith Rotary Facebook page as well as several radio stations.
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Originally published on June 16, 2011. I’m pretty much a salesperson’s dream. I hate the process of shopping around for a good bargain and then haggling about the price. I’m one of those people that will bring something old into a store, throw it on the counter and say: “Give me another one of these.” I know enough people who boast about the great deals they get when buying a big ticket item. They talk about how they wore the salesperson down and walked away with a great deal and saved themselves lots of money. I guess I just don’t want to work that hard. Maybe I’m paying more than I should for some things, but sometimes I just feel like foregoing the aggravation of the process is worth the extra money I spend. Still, things like this can’t always work the way l like. Take, for example, the process of refinancing a mortgage. There is no way you can just throw your old mortgage up on the table and say: “Give me another one of these.” In fact, there is really no easy way to get it done. It is a slow and painful process and there is no way around it. There is a vicious chain of command involved and everyone must follow the rules or be eliminated from the game. For those of you who have never refinanced, or are getting a mortgage for the first time, here is a
short primer to help you understand the process. The first person you will deal with is called the loan originator. They are the gatekeepers. It is the loan originator’s job to gather as much information about you as they can in order to see if you qualify for a loan in the first place. Your social security number, tax forms, pay stubs, licenses and anything of value you happen to own, like that autographed copy of “Meet The Beatles” you have cherished since you were a kid, are taken into consideration. Since the great banking meltdown of 2008 things have toughened up a bit. Now it is mandatory that you actually have an income before getting a mortgage, which is a nuisance for some. Next, the loan originator can lock you into an interest rate. If you are lucky, you will only be paying back the bank twice the value of your loan once all is said and done. Getting a low interest rate gives you the same giddy feeling you get when the government gives you back your own money in a tax return. The loan originator also gives you a stack of papers that resembles the unabridged, original version of “War and Peace”. You are supposed to read and sign all of these. A few of the papers are actually related to the loan itself while the rest are papers with questions like: “Did the loan originator explain that you would have to sign a lot of papers? If so, sign below.” After the loan originator feels that all of the paperwork is in order, he will pass it on to the mortgage processor. If the mortgage processor finds something wrong or questionable (“I’d like to see further verification of the authenticity of that Beatles’ album”) they will
go back to the loan originator to tell them and they will, in turn, tell you, usually while you are at work so as to give you something to worry about the rest of the day. After you have jumped through a few dozen hoops and raised your blood pressure ten or twenty points, the mortgage processor might now find everything in order. If so, he will carry your load of paperwork up a long, winding, creaky staircase into a dark room which is full of bearded old men bent over drafting tables, feathered pens in hand. These are the underwriters. Once the mortgage processor leaves your information on the desk of the underwriter, he slowly walks back down the staircase and shuts the door softly so as not to raise their ire. Once your paperwork is in the hands of the underwriter, no one is sure what happens next and no one dares question them. They have the final say over a loan approval. They can also ask for further documentation. (“Was that the original ‘Meet The Beatles album or a reissue? I’m also not convinced that’s Paul McCartney’s signature.”) It is always a plus if your paperwork doesn’t end up on the desk of an underwriter on a day he is hungover or constipated. Sometime after that you will finally find out if your loan application is approved or denied. Either way, it is a relief to have the whole thing over with. As I write this column, I am waiting for a decision on my own refinancing loan application. I am holding my breath as it is right now in the hands of the underwriter. Hopefully, he won’t be reading this.
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Home Schooling Is Not a Crime It’s elementary. Education control freaks will use any excuse to crack down on competition. With two million K-12 students now by Michelle Malkin educated at Syndicated Columnist home (including our 9th grade son), the temptation to exploit the most marginal cases of alleged child abuse by homeschoolers has proven irresistible to statist politicians and government apologists. Take the case of David and Louise Turpin’s 13 starving children, reportedly found tethered to their beds after one of the siblings escaped and contacted police. The Turpins’ “house of horrors” in Riverside County, California, grabbed international headlines last week -- and lured a parade of publicity hounds. Former neighbors in Texas claimed they suspected physical abuse by the parents but did nothing at the time. These thirsty fame-seekers will, however, be appearing on “Dr. Phil” later this week to slurp up their 15 minutes of leechdom. Louise Turpin’s half-sister, Teresa Robinette, who also sat on the sidelines for years, miraculously found the energy and motivation to wake up early for an interview on NBC’s “Today Show,” where she gregariously gossiped about family secrets. Another of Louise Turpin’s sisters, Elizabeth Flores, drycried and show-sniffled on ABC’s “Good Morning America” about her “love” for the Turpin children whom she claims to have tried to Skype unsuccessfully “for 20
years.” How heroic of her. Flores also confessed that David Turpin allegedly spied on her while she showered. For some reason, it was more urgent for Flores to report this information to “GMA” anchor Robin Roberts and millions of strangers tuned into the boob tube than it was to tell her sister. Or her nieces and nephews. Or authorities. But instead of training tough scrutiny where it belongs -- on the parents, relatives and acquaintances of the alleged victims -- California legislators and narrative-shaping liberal journalists have instead directed their wrath at home schooling. The Turpins had filed required paperwork with the state registering their supposed home school, the Sandcastle Day School, as a “private school.” Several court cases in California have upheld the right to home school. Parents have the option to sign an affidavit establishing a home-based educational program, hire credentialed tutors or register with an independent study program. The deep, wide and vast majority of home-schoolers nationwide are loving, excellent and responsible instructors and parents. Yet, public school lobbyists have marginalized them as amateurs, weirdos and menaces who don’t have the intelligence to raise and educate their own children. Democratic legislators in California have sought to undermine home-schoolers’ autonomy with intrusive legislation, such as a bill proposed last fall that would have required parents to allow inspectors to search their residential bathrooms for state-mandated feminine hygiene products for female students. In New York City, incompetent
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The Limits Of The Resistance C h u c k Schumer started a government shutdown he couldn’t finish. The New York Demoby Rich Lowry crat, among the Contributing Writer shrewdest operators in national politics, stumbled badly because he succumbed to the siren song of the anti-Trump resistance. He believed that any charge could be made to stick to President Donald Trump, no matter how implausible, and chose the dictates of an inflamed Democratic base over common sense. His embarrassing climbdown after a short, mostly weekend shutdown shows the limits of the resistance. Yes, an anti-Trump midterm wave appears to be building, and Democratic activists -- marching in the streets by the tens of thousands and badgering Republicans at town hall meetings -- are energized. But this doesn’t mean that Democrats can act with impunity so
long as they are fighting under an anti-Trump banner. Schumer sought to attach an extraneous matter, an amnesty for so-called Dreamers, on a must-pass government funding bill and, when Democrats inevitably didn’t get what they wanted, blame President Trump for the ensuing government shutdown. This effort depended on gravity-defying spin that proved sustainable for less than three days. The fact is that the Republican House handily passed a bill to keep the government open, with the support of the Republican president. Almost every Republican in the Senate voted to pass that bill through the upper chamber -- where it required a supermajority of 60 and therefore some Democratic votes -- while almost every Democrat in the Senate opposed it. Schumer forgot that the rest of the country doesn’t regard Trump with the deep disdain and abiding alarm of the coasts and the major metropolitan areas. The party
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Mali Remains Nexus for Sahel Terror, People Smuggling UNITED NATIONS—
The landlocked West African state of Mali remains a critical crossroads for both international people smuggling by John J. Metzler and a nexus Syndicated Columnist of radical Islamic terrorism in the Sahel, the vast arid region on the southern reaches of the Sahara desert. Here amid ancient caravan routes, porous borders, and weak governance, Mali is challenged by insecurity and an entrenched Al-Qaida insurgency. A recent meeting in the UN Security Council underscored some of the key military and political concerns for Mali as the country is set to hold elections in April. The UN’s chief of Peacekeeping operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix described the situation as a “race against time” with growing insecurity “claiming hundreds of lives in the north and center of the country,” as well as with growing attacks on UN peacekeepers. Back in 2012 Al-Qaida terrorists seized the historic city of Timbucktu and proceeded to trash and desecrate the cultural heritage and to impose strict Islamic Sharia law on the inhabitants. For the past five years a UN
peacekeeping force serves alongside French military units in the 4,000 strong Operation Barkane in keeping a tenuous peace in a vast land almost twice the size of Texas and which borders seven countries! Here the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, aka MINUSMA, is tasked to stabilize a dangerous situation. Despite the top-heavy moniker, the overstretched force fields only 15,000 troops and police from mostly African states, among them Senegal and Burkina Faso. Equally both Germany and China field over 500 troops each in this operation. Tragically, MINUSMA has suffered the highest casualties of any of the current worldwide UN peacekeeping missions. The UN’s Lacroix warned that Mali’s human rights and humanitarian situation was worsening with estimates of four million Malians, or 22 percent of the population, facing food insecurity this year, a proportion which could reach between 30 and 40 percent in the restive North of the country. Mali’s Foreign Minister Tieman Coulibaly renewed his government’s call to “strengthen MINUSMA’s operational capacities” and welcomed progress in creating the planned G-5 Sahel joint force which will unite the militaries of the five African countries
(Chad, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania and Niger) most affected by the violence but encouraging a regional African solution supported by the UN and European Union. Later during a meeting between
the Malian Minister and U.S. UN Ambassador, Nikki Haley stated unequivocally, “Mali has been a strong partner of the United States in the fight against terrorism and we will stand by the
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Keep It Closed! The government is open again. That’s too bad. One day, one of these shutdowns should be permanent. We would still have by John Stossel far more Syndicated Columnist government than the Founding Fathers envisioned. That’s because even during so-called shutdowns, a third of federal employees — nearly a million people — remain on the job, declared “essential” government workers. Military pay continues, too, although political commentators, eager to make a shutdown sound scarier, repeatedly claimed that military families were being cut off. Here’s a list of functions that kept going during the “shutdown”: —Law enforcement. —Border Patrol. —The TSA. —Air traffic controllers. —The CDC. —Amtrak. —Power grid maintenance. —Social Security checks. —Medicare checks. —Medicaid. —Food stamps. —Veterans hospitals. —The U.S. Post Office. —U.S. Treasury debt auctions. —Federal courts. —The EPA. Do we need more government than that? Do we even need that much? If you love the FDA, the Agriculture Department or government websites, you might be frustrated, but the private sector (Underwriters Laboratories? Con-
sumer Reports?) would do drug testing faster; much of what the Agriculture Department does is harmful; and private websites update information faster than government websites. And don’t forget there are still 50 state governments, plus thousands of local governments. We’re buried in governments. Fortunately, since most of life goes on in the private, voluntary sector, Americans didn’t show much sign of freaking out last weekend, despite the hysteria spewed by politicians and the press. Monday’s New York Times front page carried the headline “Shutdown Crisis Deepens.” Crisis? What crisis? Most Americans didn’t even notice. The federal government was shut down for 16 days under Barack Obama, 26 days under Bill Clinton, three days under George H.W. Bush. Almost no one remembers. We don’t need government to live. Because the 1995 shutdown was blamed on Republicans, the press searched for people who were killed or injured by lack of government. They couldn’t find any. The best they did was finding a few people who were inconvenienced or annoyed. TV news crews reported on people who needed passports on short notice but couldn’t get them because passport offices, though still open, were slow. This is not a crisis. The next shutdown, which may come in three weeks, won’t be a crisis either. The real solution to most of our problems is to let the private sector do more. Instead of reopening government programs, use See Stossel on 26
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this one does, you take notice. With the many other offerings from Smuttynose you will always find it at Case-n-Keg, 5 Mill St, Meredith, you will want to get your hands on many or all of them to try. And look for their Big Beer Series which are in 22 oz bottles. Each one is as good as the next! Most on BeerAdvocate. com have rated this beer with as high as 4.41 out of 5. Officially, they rate this at 4.1 out of 5 which is an ‘Exceptional’ notation. Smuttynose has a wild history of making beautiful brews and Finest Kind is at or near the top of that list!
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NH’s Smuttynose Brewery Floundering Amid Rising Tide of New Craft Beer Breweries by Jim MacMillan Contributing Writer
As you have seen in this column over the past few years, I have tried to showcase some of the best NH (and beyond) beers produced and enjoyed by us here in the granite state. Now that we have seen the craft beer revolution come alive over the past decade or more, we came to expect great beers from awesome breweries over and over. With over 70+ breweries in NH alone and the importing of TONS of other brewers’ products from around the country and internationally, the imbibers of this cherished beverage have become drenched in beer which made them more fickle than ever. Small and large markets, convenience stores and gas stations all try to get you to buy beer and shelf space and placement is a psychology in and of itself. But with all of this attention to the illustrious brews that beckons our hard-earned dollar, a storm is also brewing. The ‘wave’ is about to crash on the beach and the newest little guy or overcommitted big guy better take notice. What I am speaking of is the ultimate collision of too little sales and too much competition. We have been fortunate so far here in NH, but we are about to see the ground shake and
Brewing began in the new home to Smuttynose in 2014 and a farmstyle restaurant “Hayseed” was opened there the following year. It was built for a capacity of 65,000 barrels but sales of their beers dropped 8% last year, to only 48,000 barrels. To utilize some of the excess brewing capacity Smuttynose entered into an agreement with Massachusetts-based Night Shift Brewing to contract brew several of their beers in the Hampton brewhouse.
the hard sweat that so many have put into brewing begin to unravel. Friday, March 9, 2018, will mark a turning point is beer for not only NH but all of New England and further. Smuttynose Brewing Company is scheduled to go up for auction, meaning that this massive and beautiful production facility might be sold to the highest bidder under gavel. There will be no more Finest Kind IPA, no more S’muttonator, See Smutty on 12
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The Hayseed Restaurant will lock its doors for the last time and the two old men sitting in front of the Airstream trailer will be a distant image in our memory. To understand the
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impact all of this has on us, let’s start with a bit of history about Smutty. Owner, Peter Egelston wasn’t always a beer guy. After graduating from NYU in 1981 with a degree in Spanish Literature, he quit his job as a hotel doorman and took a more “dignified” position – at one third the pay – teaching high school in Brooklyn. In 1986, his sister Janet convinced him to join her in Massachusetts where they would open in 1987 what is the oldest brewpub in the northeast; The Northampton Brewery in Northampton, MA. Peter was Head Brewer until 1991. That year, they opened the Ports-
mouth Brewery, the Granite State’s first brewpub. Located in downtown Portsmouth, this great stop today offers their own version of Egelstoninspired brews and terrific food for hungry customers. Back in 1993, Peter attended the auction of the bankrupt Frank Jones Brewing Company which was one of New Hampshire’s largest and most renown preprohibition breweries. Not intending to bid on anything that day, he walked away having purchased the brewery that was to become Smuttynose. Peter settled his brewery in North Hampton which is See Smutty on 13
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very close to the ocean. The name comes from Smuttynose Island, one of nine that form the Isles of Shoals. Their logo is a lovable harbor seal which is an inhabitant of the island. This successful venture grew and grew. Around 2010, Smuttynose was realizing growing pains with distribution nationwide as well as internationally. They eyed a property for sale called Towel Farm not too far from where their existing company was located. Towle Farm had a rich family history which Peter thought would make a good theme for a future home. The property had an 1800’s era farmhouse and barn. In 2012, Smuttynose began a $24 million expansion, employing much needed help within an intelligently designed and eco-friendly brewery. It is designated as a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. Opening it’s doors to the public in June 2014, Smuttynose Brewery offered the most informative tours you’ll find in NH. This free tour led you through the entire brewing process on a massive scale and wound up Metzler from 7
Malian people.” It’s precisely the terrorism nexus which has gained wider attention by both the U.S. as well as European states. Poland’s Ambassador Joanna Wronecka told the Council, “The Sahel region was among the most critical regions of the world in the fight against international terrorism.” She stressed the importance of Mali’s political stability and territorial integrity. Yet Ambassador Karel van Oosterom of the Netherlands stated the case most succinctly; “The center has in a short time become a hotbed of terrorism, intercommunal violence, irregular migration and organized crime…this poses an enormous threat to the stability of Mali, to the broader Sahel region and Europe.” He added,
offering samples of many of their great beers. Some of their mad scientists had kept brewing in their old facility to come up with interesting smallbatch offerings marketed under the SmutLabs branding. These beers may not have been for everyone, but they were inventive and often mighty good. Taking off my beer tasting hat for a moment, let’s reflect on why this closing is a BIG DEAL. Smutty has been a constant in our beer-drinking universe for some time now. Their wonderful beer style variations and unique packaging have become a familiar part of our shopping decisions. Just about every one of their beers I’ve personally experienced and haven’t poured any down the sink. But 25 years after Peter Egelston purchased brewing equipment at auction, he finds himself as the seller and not the buyer. The multi, multi million dollar investment didn’t completely pay off and his dreams of a continuing beer empire begin to evaporate. I found this page on their website that gives us a glimpse into “The linkage between terrorism and transnational organized crime is poisonous.” Indeed the region is part of a series of clandestine conduits for drug trafficking, migrant smuggling, and human trafficking which lead into Europe’s soft underbelly. Many of these routes lead to lawless Libya from where networks of smugglers actively send boatloads of migrants towards Italy or often to their fate in the Mediterranean Sea. Why is this important for the USA? The Sahel’s largely overlooked and forgotten lands offer both terrorists and smuggling networks the perfect climate for clandestine operations which undermine countries such as Mali and radiate radicalism into other regional states on the southern tier of the Mediterranean.
their thoughts behind this upcoming auction; smuttynose.com/about-us/ news The Smuttynose transition could go one of three ways... It could be bought out by an investor to keep the Smutty name alive and satisfy loyal followers. This would be a real feather in Peter’s hat since all of his life work will not go away due to financial issues. It could be purchased by another large brewery, possibly from the west coast, so that they could brew locally instead of shipping product across the country. Or it could be sold for some or all of the equipment, breaking up what was a beautiful enterprise of wonderful joy to patrons, workers and followers alike. No matter which way it goes, Peter will most likely have a good retirement for his efforts. Debtors may have a different opinion. And if the Smutty brewery actually ceases to exist, NH will be a little less proud of its beer scene and sad that one its own has come to pass…
Realistically, the G-5 Sahel states comprise some of the worlds’ poorest countries so expecting local military units to offer an effective bulwark to Al Qaida is foolhardy. Yet, American and French special forces training teams operating in this low intensity environment can nonetheless create an effective counter force to the emerging terrorist threat. The Sahel is not as remote as we may think. ********** 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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Last April, the New England Patriots visited the White House to celebrate their historic win over the Atlanta Falcons. It SUPER PATRIOTS was the Patriots fifth time visiting the White House and “Christmas in July” is the first time during the Trump Administration. The team an expression describing joyful summer times enjoyed a meet and greet with the President along with a otherwise associated with tour of the White House and a private lunch. the year-end holidays. Now I’m inventing a new expression just for New England Patriot fans: “Thanksgiving in February!” New England fans should thank heaven that they’re of Patriot Nation as opposed to being of the Brown, Jaguar, Lion, or Texan communities. Or the Charger, Cardinal, Chief communities, etc. etc. etc. The Pats are on their way to their eighth Super Bowl during the Brady/Belichick era, and their tenth overall. That compares to a total of zero (all-time combined) for the Brown, Jaguar, Lion and Texan Nations. Thanksgiving indeed. Bring on the turkey this Super Sunday, along with pizza, libations, chips, dip, fudge and apple pie. Patriot Super Bowls wondrously energize our region while football fans in the likes of Cleveland, Jacksonville, Detroit, or Houston watch with envy. I remember the first Patriot Super Bowl in 1986. It seemed so incongruous. The previously hapless Patriots in the Super Bowl? Unfathomable. The Pats were then demolished by the Bears in Super Bowl XX, as they were by the Packers 11 years later in Super Bowl XXXI. But then came 2001. A new century, a new coach,
a new quarterback and a new, unprecedented era of football excellence. The subsequent 17 years featured 15 trips to the playoffs. The two times the Pats didn’t make postseason they missed out via tie-breakers, and one of those seasons was without Tom Brady. And while eight Super Bowl trips are fab, the team just missed out a couple other times. In 2007 New England lost a 38-34 AFC title game to Peyton Manning and the Colts, a game the Pats should have won. Likewise, the Pats lost the 2016 AFC title game to Manning and the Broncos—another contest the Pats coulda/shoulda won. That was the game where placekicker Stephen Gostkowski missed his first PAT after 523 straight conversions. That I’m lamenting that this is ONLY the eighth Super Bowl for Brady/ Belichick—instead of the tenth—is a measure of how blessed we are in New England. But speaking of excitement, ponder that all seven previous Brady/ Belichick Super Bowls have gone down to the last minute—including the two upset losses to Eli Manning and the Giants, both of which the Pats should have won. But then again, let’s
count those blessings— like Malcolm Butler’s last minute interception to steal that 2015 Super Bowl away from the Seahawks or last year’s miracle against Atlanta. So what will happen Sunday? I see the Patriots winning another close one over the Eagles, 23-20—a reprise of their 24-21 Super Bowl XXXIX triumph over Philadelphia in 2005. But if the Patriots don’t win, we should still celebrate Thanksgiving in February and be grateful that we don’t live in Detroit, Houston, or Jacksonville, or, especially …. CLEVELAND! Sports Quiz Who was the head coach of that first New England Patriot team to go to the Super Bowl—in 1986? (Answer follows). Born Today ... That is to say, sports standouts born on Feb. 1 include former NFL quarterback Wade Wilson (1959) and U.S. women’s World Cup soccer star Michelle Akers (1966). Sportsquote “I’m not on SnapFace, and I’m not too worried about what they put on InstaChat either.” – New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick on See moffett on 16
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still has senators in red states that the president won handily who can’t afford to indulge in antiTrump flights of fancy. Five of them defected on the initial shutdown vote, and more would have broken with Schumer if the shutdown had endured. When Schumer was forced to buckle, it outraged a base that believes Trump needs to be resisted on all fronts and chased from office as soon as possible, and considers anything less the work of quislings. Nancy Pelosi didn’t back the deal to reopen the government, and the chair-
man of the Congressional Black Caucus said of Senate Democrats: “They are getting their butts kicked.” The political director of CREDO, a progressive advocacy group, called Schumer “the worst negotiator in Washington.” He’s not the worst negotiator, but he acted in flagrant disregard of the first and most important rule for winning a government shutdown -- don’t be the one to shut down the government -- and paid a price. It’s only a tactical defeat, and perhaps a temporary one. In exchange for Democratic votes for a temporary funding measure,
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell promised to hold votes in coming weeks on DACA and other immigration measures. There’s still a good chance that Democrats can force a bad DACA deal, given that the GOP is divided on immigration and President Trump might be tempted to sign up for anything as long as there’s national funding for a wall. So, Schumer lives to fight another day, but can only do it shrewdly if he’s more realistic than the resistance. Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.
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nanny state bureaucrats have routinely harassed home-schooling families and falsely accused them of “educational neglect” after losing their paperwork. Home-schooling mom of two, Tanya Acevedo, who is suing the Big Apple, told my CRTV.com program how bureaucratic snafus that classified her son as a truant led to a Child Protective Services investigation. “You start to question yourself as a parent when they come through those doors,” Acevedo recounted. “My child he eats three meals a day, he’s well taken care of, and I felt that there was no need for them to be knocking at my door. ... it was a really scary and really nerveracking experience.” For her crime of exercising educational selfdetermination, Acevedo was treated as guilty of child abuse until proven innocent. The idea that there is something especially sinister and crime-enabling about home schooling -- The Week’s Damon Linker warned darkly of the “sickening danger of home-schooling,” for example, and NPR invoked the specter of a “cult” -- betrays an alltoo-common bias against parental autonomy that ignores the government’s own gross misconduct. From coast to coast, child welfare agencies see parental negligence where none exists and conversely ignore abuse when it’s under their employees’ noses. Federal audits of state child welfare bureaucracies in California and Texas last year found rampant failures to detect abuse, investigate allegations and track referrals. Moreover, sexual abuse
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ization and the Arts as a Means to Wellbeing. There is something universal about that belief. At present, there are a number of higher education venues where you can get this kind of training. Lesley University, Springfield College, and Florida State, to name a few… There is one caveat though. There are limitations to where one can practice as an Art Therapist. My research revealed this: the states who currently have Art Therapy licensing are Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New
Mexico, and Oregon. The states where an Art Therapist could practice under a related license are New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin. If you are a glass half full person, the future is bright. Fortunately, Karen Pence is championing this cause because the two areas that need work are more educational options and more licensing. What else do we know about Art Therapy? One thing I have learned through workshops and research is that only a trained Art Therapist can See Pence on 20
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One could conclude that talk therapy isn’t always the answer in such situations. In addition to the work of an art therapist, the art that is made by the client sometimes transcends the process and becomes product. In fact the AATA has guidelines
for that very thing. To my mind, this is an example of creating vs. destroying. I would surmise that is a powerful event. The brain has the ability, to some degree, to restructure its anatomy and function. In the case of the child in fight or flight, this is a bad thing. Art making can be a
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know and understand the fragility of another person, the client. Art Therapists are knowledgeable about what to do and what not to do. Escalation of emotion, regression, psychological breaks are not to be experimented with. That alone should confirm the need for experts only. The voice of Karen Pence is invaluable, in my opinion, and should not be politicized. She has traveled widely in her position of Second Lady. Wherever she goes, she visits Art Therapy venues in countries including Chile, Canada, Japan, Germany, Belgium, Indonesia, Australia, South Korea and of course, the United States. Pence has documented what is happening around the globe. She is a staunch advocate for our veterans who she argues that Art Therapy would greatly
a Facebook Page titled Art Therapists for Human Rights. The group is looking to, from what I read, ask Karen Pence to openly state her allegiance to their platform or they are threatening to leave AATA. The great thing about being an American is that you can agree or disagree without fear of retaliation. Where I draw the line however, is with spokesperson Connie Gretsch’s statement that, “We will not allow our profession to be used.” Gretsch would like to use Karen Pence as a puppet for her purposes while saying Karen Pence is using this group of professionals she endorses? Sometimes it’s just better to thank someone for their support. Rather, Gretsch appeals to her readers that her group “needs
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John before we get into that puzzle. John Perkins Hussey was born on a farm in Lower Gilmanton on March 13, 1831. He was the son of Reuben and Alice Perkins Hussey, attended Pittsfield Academy, became employed as a painter, which he discovered was detrimental to his health, and went into the shoe business. John married Olive A. Foss in 1854 and they went to Gilmanton Iron Works where John became a partner in a lumber business with a John Lougee, and took over the business when Lougee died by a drowning accident the next year. It was at the lumber establishment that Hussey started making plows and soon had two assistants to help him in that enterprise. The call for soldiers with the advent of the Civil War led to the enlistment of Hussey in the 15th Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteers where he served for nine months. When he returned to Gilmanton he began work on ten different patterns of ploughs he invented which resulted in production in the year 1878 of “The Star Service Plow.”
to adversity, but, according to a biographical sketch about him in the “News and Critic” newspaper after his death in 1920, he was a cheerful man who always looked on the bright side of things. Among the sad events touching his life was the death of his daughter Alice when she was but two years old and the passing of his only son, Herbert, who died of tuberculosis when he was twenty-
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six. His mother had taken him to Arizona in hopes of a cure, but he died in that State. One night around the turn of the century Hussey’s mill caught fire and was destroyed with his tools and the manufacturing machinery in it, along with a hundred plows that were ready to be shipped to Maine. Several water wheels were also consumed by the fire. Hussey’s wife died thirteen years before his passing. The newspaper story about Mr. Hussey said “ Politically he was always a Democrat. Religiously he and his wife were connected with the F.B. Church and were deeply interested in all its affairs and were generous contributors to all its interests. In local affairs he was one of our leading citizens… He was the moving spirit in the opening of Pine Grove Cemetery where now are resting hundreds of our silent dead and his own aged body awaiting the resurrection morning.” The thing that made John Perkins Hussey’s plow different from others was that it had a reversible moldboard or furrow board as it was later named. On previous plows the moldboard was fixed to the frame so it couldn’t be moved, but “Mr. Hussey’s invention allowed the See smith on 26
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operator to reverse the moldboard at the end of each furrow. He lifted up on the handles slightly and kicked a lever that released the moldboard and allowed it to throw around on the other side of the plow beam.” As stated previously I discovered that a William Hussey of North Berwick Maine, a leader among the Quakers , and native to that town, is said to have designed an improvement to the cast iron plow which made it more efficient in operation. He started manufacturing these plows using the name of the Hussey Plow Company in the year 1835. Our New Hampshire inventor, John Hussey, would have been about four years old then. The iron parts of William Hussey’s plow were made at a foundry in New Market, New Hampshire and the wood components were manufactured in Maine. The first Hussey plow, then has to be attributed to William of North Berwick; however, John Hussey of
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Gilmanton was indeed the designer of the adjustable moldboard, thus deserving of being credited with making a better farm plow and having his name associated with that product. William Hussey had developed a plow that was shaped differently and was longer and more efficient than previous plows. The Hussey Plow company in Maine declined the opportunity to manufacture the new “swivel plow” design by John Perkins Hussey. In the book A Long Furrow Plowed, a publication about the Husseys in North Berwick, the advantage of the Gilmanton Hussey’s invention is noted as “ The swivel plow left the land flat from one side to the other and was much desired by the more active farmers.” I have found nothing in my research indicating that the Maine Husseys had any connection to the Gilmanton inventor. The Maine company phased out of plow manufacturing but switched to the manufacture of other products and is known today as
the “Hussey Seating Company”, a manufacturer of portable bleacher seats and other seating products. The manufacturing venture of John Perkins Hussey apparently ended with his retirement from business. Interestingly, the first waterpowered sawmill in the world is reported to have been constructed in the vicinity of North Berwick, which makes one wonder if it was powered by J.P. Hussey’s King of the Valley water-wheel. Another Hussey inventor, Obed (1792-1860), born in Maine and who moved to Ohio was the inventor, among other farm implements, of the reaper, even though many may credit McCormick for that machine that had a great impact on farming. Both Hussey and McCormick patented innovations to the reaper and Hussey eventually sold out to McCormick in 1858. Obed Hussey met a tragic death two years later when he fell beneath a moving train in Exeter, New Hampshire.
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Choosing specific lines for specific types of fishing is just one piece of the puzzle, but it just might be the most important one. Knowing what your line is made of and how it will perform in the water will make your choice much easier, and make you more productive while fishing. Remember that fishing line is extremely hazardous to wildlife. It can cause serious injury STossel from 7
a shutdown as a time to privatize them. Sell some monuments to private groups so we don’t need federal workers to maintain them. This shutdown, national parks stayed open. Good. During an Obama administration shutdown, politicians were so eager to convey “crisis” that they put barricades in front of parks. Absurd. It cost more to block access than allow it. Instead of politicians blaming the shutdown on the “other party,” this is an
or even death to waterfowl, turtles, and other wildlife and fish, so make sure you clean up any used fishing line that you see.
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opportunity — a chance to ask how much government we really want. I’ll bet at least half those “essential” government workers are no such thing — let the market sort out whether they’re useful. Privatize airports so they run more efficiently and compete to see how much security screening the public really wants, instead of leaving us in the hands of the TSA. Privatize Amtrak and the post office, too. Let private companies build and maintain toll roads. Even though America is $20 trillion in debt, people still expect our government to be all things to all people. In the private sector, companies shed workers and unpopular products all the time. It lets them reinvent themselves and stay useful to customers. In slow times, AT&T cut 40,000 workers. Sears cut 50,000. IBM cut 60,000. That was tough in the short term for those laidoff workers, but most eventually found more productive work. The layoffs made the companies more efficient — and sustainable. Consumers liked their products and prices more than when the company was bloated and inefficient. Government shutting down — partially — is not a disaster. The real disaster is paying $4 trillion a year to keep it running and getting such poor service in return. John Stossel is author of “No They Can’t! Why Government Fails — But Individuals Succeed.”
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