02/02/2023 Weirs Times

2023 Great Meredith rotary ice FishinG derby Preview

by Tim Moore Contributing Writer

The 2023 Great Meredith Rotary Ice Fishing Derby is on! Despite the lack of ice on Winnipesaukee and due to the fact that the derby is a statewide contest, the derby committee has decided to move forward this year on its regularly scheduled weekend.

Given these facts, I thought I would put together a preview of what to expect and how things work.

I’m not going to lay out

all the rules, so don’t read this and head out fishing without consulting the official derby rules at www.icefishingnh.com or in the derby pamphlet. Many people fish Lake Winnipesaukee during the ice fishing derby, but you are technically allowed to fish any public water in the state and while many of the winning fish come from Winnipesaukee, not all of them do. Anglers who fish other waters often stand a great chance due

Altrusa Of Meredith Community Dinner

The Meredith Altrusa Club is offering their next Community Dinner at the Meredith Community Center on Wednesday, February 22nd. Dinner is served at 5:30 p.m. and guests may start to come in at 5 p.m.. We are serving meatloaf, mashed potato, broccoli, salad, rolls and chocolate cake.

The meal is free, though donations are gratefully accepted and will be used to help fund future dinners. If Inter-lakes School

District has a morning delay, dinner will be served as scheduled. If school is cancelled or is dismissed early due to bad weather, the dinner will be cancelled. A cancellation will also be listed on WMUR.

“A Guide’s Life” columnist Tim Moore holds a white perch caught through the ice. Despite the overall warmer temperatures this winter, the Greater Meredith Rotary Ice Fishing Derby is on for this weekend.

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Sununu And Homleseness

To The Editor:

I am appalled by Gov. Sununu’s response to mayors around the State of NH who voiced their concern that the State of NH is not doing enough to address the problem of homelessness. “Politically motivated letters merely muddy the water and make that mutual goal of collaboration more difficult to achieve,”

Really? Why is an issue politically motivated when it affects every community around the state and country? When are some politicians going to stop blaming it on “politics” and take responsibility for a problem and work toward a solution?

Sununu’s letter highlighted the state’s structured response and financial investments made to increase housing development. Is that housing specifically pointed at making housing available to the homeless, the working poor who often end up homeless, or is it pandering to the developers who have contributed heavily to his gubernatorial campaigns?

What is Sununu’s administration doing to make sure that the working poor, receive a living wage so they don’t become homeless? What is the Sununu administration doing to provide housing for the homeless? What is the Sununu administration doing to make it possible for the men-

tally ill to receive timely and adequate services, so they are not warehoused in emergency rooms only to be given a band aid when major intervention is needed? Why is the Sununu administration not reaching out to communities to come up with solutions rather than calling these “local issues.”

Governor, stop “playing politics,” and do your job.

Judith

Ackerson

Franklin, NH.

First In The Nation

To The Editor: Abner Doubleday created baseball, and is “the father of baseball.” Walter Camp created football while James Naismith invented basketball. All are honored for their accomplishments. The Scandinavians introduced skiing to the world while Greece created the original Olympic games. Both are so honored.

Honoring “first’s” seems to be a worldwide trend and practice as well it should be. Why is it that Joe Biden forgot this practice?

We honor George Washington as “the father of our country” because he is the first President of the USA.

So, too with Neil Armstrong as “the first man on the moon.”

The Wright Brothers, history tells us, are the first men to invent, build, and fly the first successful motor-operated airplane. Henry Ford is forever remembered for inventing the

This newspaper was first published in 1883 by Mathew H. Calvert as Calvert’s Weirs Times and Tourists’ Gazette and continued until Mr. Calvert’s death in 1902. The new Weirs Times was reestablished in 1992 and strives to maintain the patriotic spirit of its predecessor as well as his devotion to the interests of Lake Winnipesaukee. Our newspaper’s masthead and the map of Lake Winnipesaukee in the center spread are elements in today’s paper which are taken from Calvert’s historic publication.

Locally owned for 30 years, this publication is devoted to printing the stories of the people

automobile assembly line, and thus creating millions of affordable automobiles. Let’s not forget Thomas Edison who invented early versions of the electric light bulb, phonograph, and motion picture camera. These individuals are forever honored for their unique accomplishments “bettering the world.” Where would we be without Alexander Graham Bell’s important invention of the telephone? The list goes on. We honor Jackie Robinson for the courage he demonstrated in becoming the first African-American to break the baseball color line. Tom Brady is honored as the G.O.A.T. for his accomplishments in football.

What about a group of voters of a particular state who voted in a timely manner to create a constitutional, republican government for the people of the thirteen independent states?

These voters, by voting when they did, allowed the creation of one, united country, namely, the “United States of America,” from the thirteen (13), separate, individual entities, or “the thirteen (13), independent states” which they had become after the War for Independence from Great Britain on April 15, 1783.

According to those rules of governance (unification/ agreement) which our Founders created, nine (2/3) of those independent states had to consent to join together to form one union under a new conSee MAILBOAT on 24

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Not So LoNg Ago ...

Exploring ThE lEgEnd & lorE of our graniTE STaTE

where did the Quincy coMe FroM? ruMney and the boston Massacre

back home for several years before returning as part of the class of 1844 in the Classical Department of the Institution.

by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Contributing Writer

In the first part of the 1800’s a young man from Massachusetts moved to the young town of Rumney, New Hampshire to take up his profession as a lawyer. His law practice flourished and he became a notable person, not only in the town, but in the state.

The young man was Josiah Quincy and a section of Rumney was named after him in recognition of his accomplishments, but I wonder how many people in the Rumney area who are acquainted with the name Quincy are aware of the Massachusetts family that Josiah and his son Samuel were a part of and the divided loyalties that separated them.

First, however, let’s consider the accomplishments of the New Hampshire Quincys.

Josiah Quincy was born on March 7, 1793 in Lenox, Massachusetts to Samuel Quincy

II and Elizabeth Hatch Quincy. Besides his successful law practice, Quincy was a member of New Hampshire’s legislature for eleven years, including two years as the Senate President, was the President of the Boston, Concord, and Montreal Railroad for around 16 years, and was a trustee of the New Hampton Institution (now New Hampton School) for many years. He did much for the advancement of the railroad including financially, and a small railroad station in Rumney (Quincy

Station) was named after him. Josiah was married three times and fathered seven children and was stepfather to an eighth.

One of Josiah and Mary Grace (Weld) Quincy’s children was Samuel Hatch Quincy who was born on June 20, 1827 in Rumney where he spent most of his life. According to the Hamptonia publication of the New Hampton Literary Institution, Samuel Quincy was sent to New Hampton to school at the age of eight but suffered from the separation from his home so went

After graduating he attended Brown University with the intention of becoming a lawyer but was said to have injured his eyes as a result of his studies, particularly in studying Greek. I guess that can do it, but, in addition, after rest from college and some travel time, Samuel’s physician said he “must give up all hope of graduating from college, and of following

New Hampshire’s Josiah Quincy.

EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

Silent Movie Classic At Flying Monkey

Get ready to ride in a romantic comedy set in the rarefied world of 1920s championship polo. That’s the setting of ‘The Smart Set,’ a rarely screened film released near the end of Hollywood’s silent era—and the end of the Roaring ‘20s as well.

Seeking Old Photos Of Moultonborough

As January winds down and with more time indoors, it’s a great time to check family albums for old photos showing Moultonborough buildings, places, and events. Authors Cristina Ashjian and Jane Rice continue to collect historic photos for inclusion in the forthcoming “Images of America” photo book on Moultonborough.

If you have historic photos (stereoviews, black and white photos preferred) showing what Moultonborough looked like in the early 20th century, please contact the authors. The target timeframe is 1890-1960, and the book’s focus is on historic buildings, images of period recreation and transportation, and key events such as the Hurricane of 1938. Seen here is a decorated wagon in the 1924 Grange and Town Fair parade, passing by the former Mason House and barn, later Doctor Ratsep’s home and office, which is now the Lacewood Group building.

The book will include 220 black and white photos of old Moultonborough, and it will be in print in time for the holidays next year. If you have vintage photos to contribute, please contact the authors at moultonborobook@gmail.com. Cristina can be reached at 603-476-8446, and Jane at 603-279-3454.

Meredith Library Book Sale

Thanks to the generosity of many book donors, the Friends of the Meredith Library has a totally refreshed inventory for their 2023 book sale which will be held Thursday, February 16th (9 to 6),Friday, February 17th (9 to 4:30) and Saturday, February 18th (9 to 1). The work of collecting, sorting by category and transporting books is all handled by volunteers of the Friends who spend hours making sure each sale is the best possible experience for all. They do not accept textbooks, encyclopedias, out-of-date-travel guides, or magazines. Please, no musty, wet or damaged books - they will not include them in our sale!

The mission of the Friends of the Meredith Public Library is to promote library involvement in the community and vice-versa. Programs funded by the sale proceeds are diverse and include something for all ages. The book sale is free but donations are accepted. With the purchase of a first time (new) membership with the Friends, you will receive an attractive, customized canvas book bag. Book Dealers are welcome and scanners are permitted. Visit meredithlibrary.org and follow them on Facebook.

‘The Smart Set,’ starring William Haines and Alice Day, will be shown with live music on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the Flying Monkey Moviehouse and Performance Center, 39 Main St., Plymouth, N.H. General admission is $10 per person, general seating. Live musical scoring will be provided by silent film accompanist Jeff Rapsis.

‘The Smart Set’ was released by MGM in 1928, the final year of full-scale production of silent films in Hollywood. Spurred by the success of Warner Bros.’ ‘The Jazz Singer,’ studios and theaters were rapidly converting to “talking” pictures.

A year after ‘The Smart Set’ hit theaters, the stock market crash of October 1929 ushered in the Great Depression, wiping out much of the polo-playing wealthy class. Admission is $10 per person. For more info, call (603) 536-2551 or visit www.flyingmonkeynh. com.

For more about the music, visit www.jeffrapsis.com.

A.R. Gurney’s Love Letters In Sandwich

Back by popular demand, Off The Dock Players and The Foothills Restaurant of Sandwich have joined forces for a dinner theater presentation of A.R. Gurney’s Love Letters February 10, 11, 17 & 18. This lovely evening begins with a pre-theater dinner at The Foothills at 25 Main Street in Sandwich, then a stroll across the street to John Davidson’s Club Sandwich at 12 Main for this captivating show. Dinner begins at 6:00pm and the Show at 7:30 PM.

Love Letters, by A R Gurney is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated play that begins in 1937, and spans fifty years of a lifetime of love and loss as two well-heeled East Coasters commit their dreams, failures, political aspirations, divorce, and love affairs to ink. Nancy Blaine directs two of New Hampshire’s favorite actors in this much anticipated revival. Don’t miss this funny, brilliant and poignant play.

Dinner/Theater-goers will enjoy a delicious 3 course dining experience prepared by Chef Boughalem at The Foothills before heading over to Club Sandwich for the show. Dinner Theater Tickets are $48 per person and can be purchased directly at The Foothills or for reservations email info@thefoothillsofsandwich.com or call (603) 707-2424. A limited amount of theatreonly tickets are available for $25.00 for each show.

turninG on the switch

The other morning I was in bed. It was 5:15 and my wife, Kim, was already awake as she gets up at 5am on work days.

for this week’s column and then it hit me.

I had been contemplating going in this direction for a while. Putting myself out there in what I have truly come to believe fully over the past few years and share it with the readers of my column,

but because I learn something new each day and week. I look forward to it. (A good church, teacher and guide are crucial.)

I noticed that the bedroom seemed colder than it should, so I went downstairs to a very cold living room.

by Brendan Smith

I have come to realize how easy it is to live forever, it’s a simple as turning on a switch.

Just put your faith in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.

I understand that the Bible is God’s word, his handbook to us. And not just the easy parts, but the hard, uncomfortable parts as well. We aren’t allowed to pick and choose which ones we want to follow while ignoring the rest.

There was no heat.

The first thing that went through my mind was a slight touch of panic. Here it was the day before the coldest stretch of the winter was about to set in and it appeared our boiler was broken.

I put on my bathrobe and slippers and went down to the basement to take a look, knowing full well it was my job as the man of the house to stare at the boiler while realizing I had no skills or powers to bring it back to life.

I thought that it would now be a day of waiting in our cold home for someone to arrive and save us before things got really bad.

I felt powerless.

It was when I walked back up the stairs from the basement, feeling the angst of what this unexpected state of affairs would mean to my day, that I noticed that the emergency shut off switch to the boiler was in the “off” position.

How did that happen?

My load of worry was suddenly lightened as I turned the switch to the “on” position and heard the boiler wake up, rumble a bit and then come on. Soon warmth was again flowing through the house.

Possible disaster averted and the day was saved. All it took was a simple turning on of a switch.

Before all of this happened, I had been thinking what to write

I know. Wow! Right? Not my usual satire and sarcasm.

I have been thinking a long time on the best way to eventually write a column about my faith and share it with others. The “off” boiler switch seems to have turned on something in me.

I call it God’s work.

I am not new to Christianity. I was born and raised in it. What denomination I was isn’t important here. Let’s just say during my pre-teen and teen years I was immersed in it more by force then by choice. In my early twenties I became a bit disillusioned and turned my back on real faith for many, many years. I said I was a Christian only because I felt I was since I had gone through all the motions when I was younger.

But I really wasn’t.

I wasn’t attending church, or reading the bible or turning to God in prayer, even when things got really tough. I simply counted on myself.

I thought I was my own god.

I am not going to give you the whole story of my trip back to true faith, there isn’t enough space here for that. Let’s just say it started in my fifties when I met Kim who was on her own journey of faith. (Though I won’t speak for her, that’s her story.)

I have learned a lot of over the past couple of years especially.

I read my Bible every day and try to get to church every Sunday, not as an obligation I feel I need to fulfill as so many do,

You have to take the whole package or nothing at all. That’s the deal.

One of my favorite quotes of late is: “Scripture as God’s word must interpret history and culture, not the other way round.”

A couple of years ago Kim and I were both baptized in the waters at Alton Bay. I was baptized as a baby, but I felt it important to do it again as an adult. I am, what you call, truly saved.

I found out, it’s never too late.

Finding your way to, or back to, faith isn’t always easy. But once you get there you come to understand how simple it really is. It feels amazing.

When you feel overwhelmed, anxious or lost, all you need to know is that Jesus Christ has your back no matter how many times you fall, all you have to do is remember what he sacrificed for you and know that he is your savior and put all of your faith in him.

It’s as easy as just turning on a switch and then feeling the warmth come back; as long as you know where the switch is.

And what about that boiler switch? It is situated in such a place that over the many years we have lived here, never once did either of us switch it off by mistake.

Why was it off that morning?

Still, if it was never off, I never would have written this column.

God does truly work in mysterious and wonderful ways.

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soMethinG very bad has haPPened in our country

Once again, the nation is traumatized by horrible video of police brutally beating to death a Black man. Need I note the victim was Black? Would we be less or more traumatized if the victim were white?

But the rule seems to be the victims are Black.

by Star Parker Syndicated Columnist

Everyone sees there is a problem. Everyone wants to fix it. But how?

The first question in the pursuit of a solution invariably is, “What is wrong with the system?”

How about we start this time by asking a different question. What is wrong with the men who did it?

The shocking video certainly doesn’t give us the whole story. What were the circumstances that lead to the police apprehending this man, forcing him defenseless on the ground and beating him to death? Can we imagine any circumstance that would justify this behavior?

Suppose somehow all this occurred under the radar. That these policemen beat this man to death, but no one found out about it.

Could they live with themselves? Could they just go home to their families after doing a day’s work without a second thought that their law enforcement work left a man dead with little justification why this happened?

We in the pro-life movement ask how women can destroy the child in their womb and live with themselves. Those who rationalize it say they don’t see this unborn child as life. But can we say these police did not see Tyre Nichols as a living man?

When these incidents get spun as racial, the answer comes forth that racists do not see those whom they hate as human. There was a historic data point in this regard in our nation’s history in the Dred Scott decision.

But in this case, the police officers were Black.

How about if we ask if each of those policemen felt they live in a world with a Creator and that every human being is a creation made in that Creator’s image? If they believed this, could they have done what they did?

Rep. Jim Jordan summed it up well saying, “I don’t know there is anything you can do to stop the kind of evil we saw in that video.”

This week, tape emerged from Memphis, Tennessee of five black police officers engaging in the beating of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old black man. Nichols was pulled over for reckless driving according to the officers; they ordered him to get on the ground and to give them his hands; he did not comply and instead began to run. When the officers caught up with him, they pummeled him, complete with strikes to the head while his hands were being held behind his back. Nichols died in the hospital.

micides and total crime.”

by Ben Shapiro Syndicated Columnist

A second media narrative quickly emerged from the Nichols killing: despite the fact that all involved were black, that the Memphis Police Department is majority black, that the chief of police is black -- the killing was a result of “white supremacy.” The Washington Post headlined, “Black Memphis police spark dialogue on systemic racism in the US.” Van Jones opined at CNN.com, “The police who killed Tyre Nichols were Black. But they might still have been driven by racism.” Kimberle Crenshaw, founder of intersectionality, explained, “One cannot imagine this happening in a well-heeled white community. That is a racial problem that the law has consistently said is a non-problem.”

The five officers involved were charged with second-degree murder, kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression. All were fired from the police department. The national media coverage was swift -and confused. For some in the media, the narrative was clear: the police are generally brutal, and thus must be dramatically curbed. “The issue here, as plenty of people have pointed out, is not black versus white, it’s blue versus the rest of us,” said MSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan. “You can’t reform this stuff with body cameras or diversifying the police, as we just saw in Memphis.” Instead, Hasan suggested, abolition of the police might be a possible solution.

This solution, of course, is no solution at all: Memphis has one of the highest crime rates in the United States. According to Neighborhood Scout, the chances of becoming a victim of violent or property crime in the city are one in 12. And we know with statistical near-certainty that high-profile cases of police misconduct generally result in police stand-downs -- which in turn result in more crime. As professors Tanaya Devi and Roland Freyer found in 2020, “all investigations that were preceded by ‘viral’ incidents of deadly force have led to a large and statistically significant increase in ho-

This narrative, like the first, is designed to avoid solutions. If all policing is the result of structures of white supremacy, the only answer is to abolish policing. If each individual instance of police brutality, no matter the race of the officers, is an example of racism, then the only way to alleviate police brutality is by completely restructuring American society -- which is just what those like Crenshaw propose. The result won’t be a safer America, but a much less safe and more fractious one.

In reality, instances of police brutality cross races. Whether it’s Daniel Shaver being shot to death in a hotel while attempting to comply with police demands in 2016 or whether it’s two Arkansas Sheriff’s Deputies beating Randal Worcester in August 2022, white victims of police brutality aren’t hard to find. Some police brutality can undoubtedly be curbed by better recruitment and training. But if we wish to actually lower the number of encounters between a given population and the police, thus reducing the number of possible violent interactions, the most obvious method would be to reduce criminal activity -- which requires more policing and more law-abiding behavior.

None of this

when black Police oFFicers kill a black Man, that’s white suPreMacy

The next presidential race is on.

One probable candidate is former CIA Director and Secretary of State

Mike Pompeo.

a surPrisinG Politician

than most politicians. We talked for an hour about immigration, defense, education, tariffs, entitlement reform, pandemics and more.

We disagree about a lot.

about actually delivering solutions to this problem than the Democrat Party.”

That’s surprisingly honest.

be changed if they are to survive.

by John Stossel Syndicated Columnist

He just released a new book: “Never Give an Inch: Fighting for the America I Love.”

Pompeo must be a smart guy. He graduated first in his class at West Point. Then he went to Harvard Law School.

Interviewing him makes it clear that he is smarter and more thoughtful

Pompeo knows I’m a libertarian and would disagree with him about a lot. But he agreed to talk about ... anything.

Then he repeatedly said things that surprised me.

Pompeo calls himself a “deficit hawk.” I give him a hard time about Republican hypocrisy, pointing out that under Trump, Republicans increased the deficit.

“Guilty as charged,” Pompeo replies.

“My party has been no more serious

He also doesn’t dodge the fact that Social Security and Medicare are going broke.

“The math suggests that somehow these trust funds run out about the time my son Nick will turn to Social Security.”

“What do you do?” I ask. “Raise retirement ages?”

“There’s nothing that should be off the table,” he answers.

That’s brave. Voters vilify politicians who admit that Medicare and Social Security are unsustainable and must

A cowardly President Donald Trump declared, “Under no circumstances should (we) cut a single penny.” A cowardly President Joe Biden agreed, calling Medicare and Social Security “a promise we made as a country.”

But that promise is now an impossible promise.

When Social Security began, most Americans didn’t even live to age 65. “Entitlements” were meant to protect the minority who lived long enough to exhaust their savings. But now we live an average of 76 years. Most of us will collect significantly more from Social Security and Medicare than we ever

burMa Military Junta rebuFFed but still standinG

The military junta which seized power in Burma, aka Myanmar, two years ago remains in power but is increasingly challenged by both its own citizens and targeted economic sanctions.

ing, “The unrelenting violence that it unleashed on the people of Myanmar has created a widespread human rights, humanitarian, and economic crisis and galvanized nationwide opposition.”

Myanmar.” The crisis merits much more attention from the world community. He conceded, the “failure of we, as an international community, to address the crisis.”

by John J. Metzler Syndicated Columnist

Now a wave of international political pressures is steadily growing to force the junta from power and presumably create conditions for the return of a democratic government.

“Two years ago, the military deposed a democratically elected government in an unconstitutional coup,” the UN’s Special Rapporteur Thomas Andrews told delegates add-

Mr. Andrews stressed, “the military coup was illegal and its claim as Myanmar’s Government is illegitimate.” He called for a “new, coordinated international response to the crisis,” which is imperative, to oust the regime’s ruling State Administration Council (SAC). Moreover the Special Rapporteur urges member states to reject the sham elections the SAC is planning to hold later this year in a move to restore a veneer of legitimacy.

Speaking to correspondents, Thomas Andrews decried “a vacuum of leadership when it comes to

The human toll since the coup has been devastating; at least 2,900 civilians have been killed and another 17,000 detained. More than 17.5 million people, about a third of the country’s population, require humanitarian aid in 2023, compared with 1 million before the takeover. More than a million people have been internally displaced within Myanmar.

The World Bank reported that 40 per cent of the population lives under the poverty line.

Significantly a five point peace plan promoted by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

the influential 10 state regional grouping, has set a political roadmap for the return of democratic government in Myanmar. The plan has been shunned by the junta. In the meantime Myanmar’s military has been barred from ASEAN meetings.

Countries like Singapore and Indonesia have reduced engagement with the military and press for a genuine political solution to the crisis. Other states like Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand “have engaged more” with the regime diplomats assert.

Indonesia’s current chairmanship of ASEAN, according to Andrews is “very crucial” given the proactive role of the Jakarta government in pressing to solve the crisis.

A former British colony strategi-

Don’t Let Fear Drive Investment Decisions

In the past year, we’ve seen some big swings in the financial markets. This volatility may make you feel as if you have little control over your investment success. But the truth is, you do have more control than you might think — as long as you don’t let fear guide your decisions.

Investment-related fear can manifest itself in a few different ways:

• Fear of loss – Some investors may emphasize avoiding losses more than achieving gains. Consequently, they might build portfolios they consider very low in risk, possibly containing a high percentage of certificates of deposit (CDs) and U.S. Treasury securities. Yet, a highly conservative approach carries its own risk — the risk of not achieving enough growth to stay ahead of inflation, much less meet long-term goals such as a comfortable retirement. To reach these goals, you’ll want to construct a diversified portfolio containing different types of assets and investments — each of which may perform differently at different times. Your objective shouldn’t be to avoid all risk — which is impossible — but to create an investment strategy that accommodates your personal risk tolerance and time horizon.

• Fear of missing out – You’re probably familiar with the term “herd mentality” — the idea that people will follow the lead of others for fear of missing out on something. This behavior is responsible for fads or the sudden emergence of “hot” products, and it’s also relevant to investing. In fact, herd mentality may contribute to sharp jumps in the financial markets as investors drive up prices by buying stocks to avoid being left behind. And the same may be true in reverse — when the market starts dropping, skittish investors may accelerate

the decline by selling stocks so they, too, can get out before it’s too late. Buying or selling investments should be considered as needed to help advance your long-term financial strategy — not in response to what others are doing.

• Fear of the unknown – Some investors fall victim to “familiarity bias” — the tendency to invest only in what they know, such as local or domestic companies. But this behavior can lead to under-diversified portfolios. If your portfolio is dominated by just a few investments, and these investments are fairly similar to each other, you could experience some losses when the inevitable market downturn occurs. To help reduce the impact of market volatility, it’s a good idea to spread your investment dollars across large and small companies in a range of industries and geographical regions. And that’s just on the equities side — it’s also wise to consider further diversifying your portfolio by owning bonds and government securities. (Keep in mind, though, that diversification can’t guarantee profits or protect against all losses.)

• Fear of admitting failure – Some individuals don’t like to admit when they’ve been wrong about something, and they may continue the same failed activities, hoping for eventual success. This behavior can be costly in the investment arena. Sometimes, a particular investment, or even an investment strategy, just doesn’t work out, but an investor is determined to stick with it — even if it ultimately means considerable financial loss. Don’t let his happen to you — if it becomes apparent you need to change your investment approach, move on to something better. Fear can hold us back in many walks of life — but don’t let it keep you from making appropriate investment moves.

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At Edward Jones, we stop to ask you the question:

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From God is an attempt to put the thoughts of God as revealed in the Scriptures as they relate to individuals and the nation of the USA.

QUESTION: Are We Repeating The Mistakes Of The Past?

Sadly, one of the major flaws of your human condition, due to sin, is that your memories are short. You quickly forget the blessings I have given you and quickly turn from me to other gods, who are not gods, and can never satisfy your needs for life.

Unfortunately, the nation that I chose to be the one through whom I would disclose myself to the world, Israel, demonstrated this fatal flaw repeatedly. When I asked Paul, who was one of the apostles of my son Jesus, to write to a gathering of believers in the town of Corinth I conveyed this same message through him (1 Corinthians 10).

I asked them to consider the blessings their nation enjoyed when I delivered them from Egypt, through the leadership of Moses (10:1-4). They were freed from the tyranny of Pharaohs oppressive rule when I opened a sea to allow my people to escape and Pharaoh’s army to perish (:1). I defeated the most powerful military at that time and my people walked out free. During the travel through the desert from Egypt to the promised land,

I provided them with food and drink, both spiritual and physical (:2-3). At one point, I even asked Moses to strike a rock and it brought forth water to quench their thirst in the parching heat of the desert. But despite enjoying the benefits of my miraculous intervention on their behalf they quickly forgot and began to turn to worship other idols. They had been accustomed to living among the Egyptians who worshipped multiple gods so when they sat down to eat and drink, they naturally indulged in the behaviors and practices encouraged by those gods. Unlike me, who gave my people laws that reflect my holiness and which would protect and guard their lives, they began to worship their gods by engaging in pagan revelry (:7). It involved sexual immorality and impurity, something I had expressly forbidden. I knew that it would bring a host of problems into their lives including judgment from me for their sins.

They also grumbled and rebelled against me and my authority, as well as the authority of Moses that I had given to him to lead my people (:10). As a result, instead of enjoying more life they began to taste death in the desert. In fact, in one day 23,000 of them died (:8). They died because they tested me and discovered that I do not change, that I am holy and that I punish those

who engage in any sinful behavior that I have denounced. They had enjoyed all of my rich blessings, including miraculous interventions and provisions for life that they quickly forgot and thought that they could engage in sinful and evil behavior with impunity (:9).

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I reminded them that though they are standing because of my blessings they must never assume that they can walk away from me and disobey me and continue to stand . I told them that because I am holy, if they were not holy, they would fall, and they did. Not only did 23,000 die in one event of judgment but as a result of a lack of faith and trust in me and by exalting themselves over me, a whole generation of Israelites died in the desert and failed to inherit the blessings of the promised land.

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I write to remind you of this problem because you in your nation are repeating this problem even as Israel did in the past.

For 250 years you bowed before me and looked to me. Most looked to my book, the Bible, and my word to understand what is right and wrong and how they should behave. And despite the fact that you have enjoyed such magnificent blessings, that have elevated you and your

I write because I love you and I long to restore you.

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by Eric N Gibson Contributing Writer

Recently I was thumbing through my copy of Heavenly Delights, a cookbook produced in 2015 to celebrate the 125th Anniversary of Nute Ridge Bible Chapel in Milton NH. The recipes, submitted by parishioners, offer all manner of foods from appetizers to desserts. Given to me a year ago by a dear friend, I just recently “found” this book again dwelling amongst a pile of books and papers that needed sorting. I decided it would be a good nightly read just before lights out. What better way to fill a tiring mind than with recipes of food? Admittedly better than some things people fill their mind with before bed time. Of course dreaming about being wrapped up in a giant tortilla and eaten by a giant cupcake does have its drawbacks.

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know and call friends over these past few years. Reading a book like this is inspiring as well as insightful, and it is a great way to honor and remember people whom you hold close.

food.

Silly nightmares aside, I was both quietly reminiscing about the people I have met as well as searching for inspiration while reading page after page of delicious offerings. Not just another cookbook, it is filled with recipes from many people whom I have come to

So, having my appetite whetted by the many thoughts of food rattling about in my brain, my son baited me. And honestly, it did not take long for me to nibble and he to set the hook. He was heading off to a meeting with some friends on a recent Saturday and needed to bring a snack to share. Not wanting him to be “that guy”, you know, the bachelor who stops at the local Fill-Er-Up for a bag of corn chips and salsa on the way to the potluck, I quickly offered to make something for the occasion. He even more quickly said “OK!”, never being one to turn down free

Taking stock mentally of what I had on hand to work with, I took my inspiration for White Chocolate Crunch from a recipe found in Heavenly Delights ; Pastor Bob’s mom’s “Chocolate Crunch” found on page 182. Knowing Bob’s talent in the kitchen, I was sure this recipe was a winner. I was not disappointed and neither will you be too. Now, I know many of you have had this tasty concoction in your past and perhaps you may even know it as something other than Chocolate Crunch. I too have had this, even made this before, but our recipe has long since vanished into that black hole we call “the recipe files”. You know what I’m talking about, that cupboard over the stove that is jam packed with cookbooks, recipe file fold-

ers, index card boxes, and who knows what else. It’s that cupboard you need two hands for; one to root around in the mess while the other runs defense, holding back all the stuff that wants to rush out and tackle you.

We have quite a few cupboards like that: all of them are just traps, “dead falls” and “leg holds”, waiting to be sprung on the unsuspecting. Those of you with a penchant for disorganization, you too can relate. I suspect my demise will not be some health related cause like diabetes or cardiopulmonary disease. Oh no! Someday they will find me under a pile of pottery and plastic ware, having suffered the concussive effects of a crockery induced contusion. Or perhaps I may fall victim to a fly

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New England’s Wild Birds & Their Habitats why do birds look diFFerent?

by Chris Bosak Contributing Writer

Birds don’t always look like they do in field guides.

There are variations within a bird species due to obvious reasons such as age, time of year or sex. Immature birds take time to achieve adult plumage. That could be a few months or, in the case of the bald eagle, four or five years. Male wood ducks, one of the most splendid birds in New England during breeding season, is a dull brown duck after shedding its breeding feathers. Sexually dimorphic birds, such as cardinals, have obvious differences between males and females.

Sometimes, even the sun can make birds look different. Grackles may appear purple, green, blue or black, depending on how the light hits it. Male indigo buntings can look spectacular or rather ordinary depending on the sun.

There are also regional differences among bird species. Blue jays in New England, I have found, are much brighter and larger than the blue jays in Florida. I’m also surprised when I see how small the blue jays are when I visit my brother in southern Florida.

Some bird species have different morphs.

This downy woodpecker has a more yellowish plumage than other downy woodpeckers in New England.

Most of the red-tailed hawks in New England are lighter overall than their western counterparts. This is also commonly referred to as a phase. The best example of a morph I can think of is not a bird at all, but the gray squirrel. Gray squirrels also come in white and black. In fact, in some parts of the country, black gray squirrels are the norm and gray ones are the rarity.

Then there are the pigment abnormalities such as albinism, leu-

more white and tan rather than brown and black.

Melanism causes birds to look darker than their “normal” kin. Again, red-tailed hawks seem to be susceptible to melanism. Red-tailed hawks, with their morphs and light and dark pigment abnormalities, definitely do not always look like their picture in the field guide.

Hybridization also impacts the bird world and can make for difficult identifications. Mallards and black ducks often hybridize, making for a duck that looks an awful lot like a mallard, but something is off just a bit. Other ducks and gulls hybridize as well. Oddly enough, there

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cism and melanism.

Albino birds are fairly rare. Albinism is a condition that prevents the production of melanin, which is the pigment that gives animals their color. Leucism, or partial albinism, is more common. It is still extremely unusual to find a leucistic bird. Robins, juncos and red-tailed hawks seem to be particularly susceptible. I remember seeing a pair of leucistic Canada geese many years ago. They were

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Super Bets

by Mike Moffett Contributing Writer

I recently got a message from Manchester’s Jamie Timbas, with whom I played on a men’s basketball team many, many years ago in a Boston summer league. Jamie had game! And he’s still involved with “gaming” as he helps Dick Anagnost manage the Filomito Casino and Draft Kings Sports Book in Manchester, aka “ManchVegas.”

Jamie said to bring some friends down to Manch-Vegas on January 29 for food, fun and football—as in watching the NFL’s Conference Championship games. I made it a point to include the honorable State Senator Tim Lang, who—as readers of this column know—was the prime mover behind getting New Hampshire out in front of most other states in legalizing sports betting.

We had a great time watching the Eagles beat the 49ers in the NFC championship game. And the lamb shanks were fab!

And as I just happened to be at a sports betting venue, I put in a big four-part parlay. What the heck? The NFL season was about over. I took the Eagles and the under in the first game. And then the Chiefs and

the under in the second game—the AFC title tilt.

Okay. If you don’t know what I mean by “under” it refers to guessing whether the combined score in a game surpasses a number set by gambling professionals.

The over/under (o/u) for the Philly game was 45 and Philly was favored by 3. The Eagles won 31-7. So two pieces of the parlay puzzle were in place for a big score. But all four parts of a parlay have to “hit” in order to collect the long odds payoff.

For the second game the Chiefs were favored by two and the over/under was 48.

I drove from ManchVegas back to Loudon while the first half was

excruciating experience. A Chief field goal would net me $700. I was literally on the edge of my sofa. Then then injured Mahomes fumbled the ball near midfield. Aye caramba! The intensity was such that I made a mental note to never bet on football again. The pressure was killing me.

I hated sports betting.

underway. Low scoring first game. Which was fine for me. Chief QB Patrick Mahomes was limping around on a bad ankle, which was good for the “under.” But … I also needed the Chiefs to win!

The score went to 13-13 in the third quarter. Well into the fourth quarter the score was 20-20 and the ball kept changing hands. I felt good about the o/u, as a winning touchdown would yield 47 total points—under 48. And obviously a winning field goal would be just fine as well, so long as it was kicked by KC kicker Harrison Butker and not Bengal kicker Evan McPherson.

Watching the closing minutes was an

Still, the Chief defense held. But then the Bengals forced a punt. Cincinnati had the ball for a game winning drive as the camera went to McPherson on the Bengal sideline. But the Chiefs forced a punt with 30 seconds left. A fabulous 29-yard punt return by Skyy Moore got the ball back to near midfield. There was time for a couple more plays. The limping Mahomes dropped back to pass but no one was open, and a sack seemed likely— meaning overtime. But somehow the injured KC QB escaped the sack and tried to run. He actually gained yardage past midfield before being knocked out of bounds with eight seconds left. But after going out of bounds Mahomes was creamed by Bengal defensive end Joe Ossai. I leaped to my feet and screamed “LATE HIT!” Sure enough, a flag was thrown. The 15-yard penalty would give Butker a chance for a 45-yard field goal. But with the temperature at 15 degrees and with some See MOFFETT on 26

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* Save smaller bits of leftover veggies in a large freezer-safe container or bag, in the freezer. When it’s full, make vegetable soup.

* “Be sure you use bathroom fans correctly, turning on to remove steam, but turning off to keep from pumping out heat. This is equally important in the summer, when you pump out valuable cooled air. Many people don’t think of fans this way, and they end up run-

ning for hours.” -- R.D. in Mississippi

* Keep salt or baking soda by the stove for small quick cleanups. A good dose of salt will stop an egg from running all over the place. Dip a damp cloth in baking soda for a handy scrub. Although a handful of either might work in a pinch on a small flare-up on the stove, you should have a fire extinguisher close by for fires.

* “I used to comb through my last year’s

calendar for important yearly dates when transferring them to the new year’s calendar. This year I have gotten smart. At the end of the month, before turning the page, I have highlighted the items I would want to put in next year’s calendar. When I look back, I will not have to search through all the entries for the good stuff.” -- U.L. in Ohio

* “I just spent a lot of time cleaning my mother’s bathtub in a long-neglected bathroom. To keep it from mildewing, I used paste wax to protect the walls. You can use car wax for the same purpose, and many people know about this helpful tip. But I wanted to add a caution: walls only. Especially if you have an elderly resident (or a child), do not wax the inside of the tub, and make sure to have a nonslip mat in the tub at all times.” -- A daughter in Oregon

* To store asparagus, trim the ends and wrap them in a few paper towels that you have dampened. Keep it in the fridge for two days max. This will keep it very fresh and tasty.

* “To stretch your food dollar -- especially now that the weather is colder, and soups and stews are daily fare -substitute peas, beans and lentils for meats whenever possible. Not

only will this semi-vegetarian diet keep your food dollars down, it will make you healthier and it’s a more ecofriendly diet.” -- K.F. in Connecticut

* If you add dried fruit or raisins to your batter for cakes or muffins, roll them or shake them in flour first. This will prevent them from sinking down to the bottom of the pan.

* Bathroom fan reminder: When you leave your bathroom fan running excessively, you are pumping heat out of your house. Set a timer for 10 minutes maximum, and then turn it off.

* “Old pantyhose can be washed and cut up to use as stuffing for a toy. The same is true for other light materials. This can be a good way to get one more use out of something rather than putting it in the trash bin.” -- P.L. in Pennsylvania

* If your bathtub has a grainy or rough texture, try soaking the bath in vinegar, either by adding a large bottle to some water and plugging it up, or by laying down a towel and soaking it in vinegar. Scrub and remove.

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by Donald Guarino Gilmanton, NH.

“I bought myself a present !” my friend exclaimed.

“What is that?” I replied.

He continued

“New fangled car jumper with a charger.”

This battery jumper was no larger then a quart of Bryers Ice Cream. Capable of boosting a dead battery. With positive and negative cables about 12” in length, just enough to reach your battery. The same type of booster that AAA uses on their road calls.

I’ve never owned one of those battery boosters, I have owned jumper cables. Cheap ones and expensive ones.

Cheap jumper cables were made with 3 strands of aluminum wire and had clamps that would just barely hold on. I believe I melted an aluminum set of cables trying to start a piece of heavy equipment.

Expensive jumper cables were made with copper wire the diameter of a hotdog. Able to conduct electricity from the truck to the battery with no resistance. Resistance equals heat, that, is why I melted the aluminum cables. The copper wires attached to copper jaws that had a row of short teeth able to hold on to any battery terminals. The length must have been 15 feet. Could reach nearly any dead battery. Even the dreaded the front of my vehicle to back of your dead vehicle. Cables winding down the

side of the car over the fender and under the hood fifteen feet away. Visiting for half hour or longer in the cab of my pickup charging and warming your battery up. Hoping and praying that we were able to transfer enough electrons to turn your

frozen motor over. Whirr, whirr, whirrrr, click, click, click. Nothing. Placing a portable space heater under your frozen car. Warming it up to make the engine think it’s summer time! Continue visiting and charging the battery.

This has to work! Whirr, whirr, whirr, putt, putt, putt and Vroom! Success at last! I’m going to get myself one of those modern jumper boosters in the case.

I will miss the visiting.

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any profession.”

So he left college and became a businessman in Rumney and for a short time in Derry, NH. He was in the New Hampshire legislature for a couple of years and, when the city of Manchester was trying to have the state capital located there, Samuel H. Quincy made the closing argument in favor of securing the location of the New Hampshire State Capital in Concord. When the New Hampton Literary Institution celebrated its 50th Anniversary Quincy delivered the main speech marking the event. His son, Josiah, graduated from New Hampton in 1879. He lived for the last 20 years of his life in Lancaster, Mass.

Let us, however, go back a few more years to the time that Great Britain under the direction of the King of England exercised control over colonial New England and the residents of the new territories under that control were becoming

unsatisfied with the arrangement.

The Quincy family first arrived in Massachusetts in the 1600’s and settled in a section of Braintree which is now the town of Quin-

cy. As sentiment rose in the colony towards independence from Great Britain the presence of British troops in Boston became undesirable to many residents.

The Boston Massacre took place on March 5, 1770 when what has been called a “patriot mob” threw snowballs and other objects at a group of British soldiers. The soldiers fired their guns on the protesters killing three and wounding others, two of whom died later. The British officer in charge, Captain Thomas Preston, and his men, were put on trial for murder. The lawyers defending the soldiers were John Adams and Josiah Quincy II, and the lawyers who were chosen to prosecute the case for the colonists were Samuel Quincy, the Solicitor General, and Robert Treat Paine. The soldiers were found not guilty at the trial, though two of them were later found guilty of manslaughter. Thus the Quincy brothers were on opposite sides at the trial, maybe on the wrong sides, because Samuel became a loyalist to the British, while his brother Josiah II and the rest of the Quincy family were revolutionists. Even this Samuel’s wife was opposed to his choice to side with the British

and these differences led to their separation.

I say “this” Samuel because there were many Samuels from generation to generation in the Quincy family, as there were also many Josiahs. When loyalist Samuel Quincy was forced to leave Boston and sail for England from Marblehead in 1775 his wife remained in the city. She died in 1782. Samuel went to Antigua in 1779 having been appointed the British comptroller of customs, and he married for a second time; however, he died at sea in 1789 while traveling on a ship from Antigua to England, hoping the change would improve his health. Two of his brothers,the oldest, Edmund, and the youngest, Josiah, also died on a ship at sea.

If, my conclusion from my research in sorting out all the Josiah and Samuel Quincys is correct, the Josiah Quincy who moved to Rumney,

New Hampshire is a grandson of the lone British loyalist or tory in the family, Samuel Quincy, whose loyalty cost him his ties to his revolutionist family, including his wife, and probably contributed to his death at age 54, felt obligated to support the mother country, and continued to be employed by it after leaving Massachusetts.

Josiah Quincy, on the other hand, moved further inland to Rumney and lived to the age of 81, and his son, Samuel, to the age of 76.

The Quincy name remains prominent as the town of Quincy, Massachusetts and in association with the town of Rumney, New Hampshire. And, yes, the middle name of President John Quincy Adams comes from his connection to the family on his mother’s side.

Samuel Quincy.

Sign marking Baker Athletic Field on Quincy Road in Rumney, NH.

White Chocolate Crunch

Servings: 36-72 Pieces Time: Aprox. 60 Minutes

CAKE INGREDIENTS

1 Sleeve of 36 Saltine Crackers

1 Cup of Butter melted

1 Cup Brown Sugar packed

1 Pinch Baking Soda

1 12oz bag of White “Chocolate” Chips

1 Cup of Cashews crushed

½ Cup Dried Cranberries

Christmas Cookie Candy Sprinkles (optional)

— Preparation —

- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

- Line a edged cookie sheet with foil and place crackers end to end in a 9x4 pattern (or similar).

- In a saucepan combine melted butter (do not burn the butter) with brown sugar, bring to a boil and let boil for 3 minutes while stirring constantly. Toss in a pinch of Baking Soda and boil for one more minute.

- Pour this mixture evenly over the crackers and bake this in the oven for seven minutes.

- Remove from the oven, evenly sprinkle the white chips over the toffee crackers, and let sit for a few minutes to melt. Spread melted chips with a metal spatula and then evenly sprinkle with the crushed cashews and dried cranberries. Top with Christmas Cookie Candy Sprinkles if desired.

- Refrigerate for about 30 minutes to cool and harden. Remove from the fridge and break up into different sizes. Keep in an airtight container for best results.

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by booking, only to be found because a neighbor tired of hearing the fire alarms sounding for two hours. The hard boiled eggs having burned to a cinder along with the pot. Truth, my friends, is stranger than fiction! This digression into self-deprecating whimsical entertainment notwithstanding; the basic recipe for Chocolate Crunch, using traditional chocolate morsels has been called everything from “Sweet and Saltine” and “Chocolate

Toffee Bark” to “Toffee Saltine Cookies” and even “Christmas Crack” attributing to both its crackling crunch and its addictiveness. Regardless of what it’s called, I call it goooood! And, it is so easy to make. With just a few ingredients that most people have on hand and nary an hour’s time, you too can have this delightfully addictive confec-

tion.

And too, this is one recipe that is easily customizable, just substituting white chips for chocolate chips gives this a different flavor profile, say nothing of the addition of cashews and dried cranberries. Best of all, this recipe is so simple, with just a bit of adult supervision, you can make it with the kids, the grandkids, or the nieces and nephews. “Sugar ´em up and send ´em home!” Isn’t that the unofficial battle cry of our antecedents?

There truly is no better way to spend an afternoon or evening than with a good book. When that good book is a cookbook written by friends it makes quiet time that much more special. What better way to fall asleep than to drift off thinking fond memories of the people you know while sharing a table over a Simple Feast. Enjoy!

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MAILBOAT from 2 thirteen (13) states so ratifying the same. “Ultimately, New Hampshire achieved the honor on June 21, 1788, putting the US Constitution into effect.” A new Nation was born.

stitution (agreement) in order to dissolve the old, weak agreement known as “The Articles of Confederation.” So, nine (9) out of thirteen (13) were needed to dissolve the old agreement, and create this new agreement of unification (the US Constitution). The independent state of New Hampshire was that ninth (9th) vote which, thus, allowed creation of this new country. Due to this vote by the New Hampshire delegation, the idea of united States of America was born. The new country adopted the new name the “United States of America.” This important and timely vote occurred on September 21, 1788. Under Article VII of the 1787 US Constitution stated that once nine (9) states had ratified (voted in favor of), it would become “sufficient for the establishment of this Constitution between the

All Americans and both political parties should honor New Hampshire for this “first,” of ratifying this new constitution, and thus, creating a new country.

Granting New Hampshire the privilege of holding the ‘First-inthe-Nation’s-Primary’ (FITN) every four years is an honor rightfully deserved.

James McKim, President of the Manchester, NH NAACP agrees. Speaking on WMUR’s “Close Up” (Sunday, January 22, 2023), he stated “…FITN shouldn’t be on race. Other factors need to be included.”

In a commendable show of bipartisanship, NH Democrat leader in the Statehouse, Donna Soucy

of Manchester, supports NH’s FITN position.

New Hampshire’s two US Democrat senators, Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan, slammed President Biden’s proposal to put South Carolina ahead of the Granite State on the Democrat Party’s Presidential Primary calendar ‘misguided’ and ‘short-sighted.’

Further, Shaheen quipped, “It’s tremendously disappointing that the President failed to understand the unique role that New Hampshire plays in our candidate selection process as the first Primary state.“ (New York Post, Dec. 2, 2022).

I think President Biden, due to his discernable, cognitive disabilities, has forgotten US History with this ludicrous Presidential proposal which would end New Hampshire’s 104-year status as the state which leads off the Nation’s electoral

In the words of Governor Sununu, “But I have a message for them (DNC Primary Committee) and President Biden – you can try to come and take it – but that is never going to happen. It’s just not in our DNA to take orders from Washington. We will not be blackmailed. We will not be threatened, and we will not give up. You see the New Hampshire Primary has stood the test of time, giving everyone a fair shot.” (U/L)

Nick De Mayo Sugar Hill, NH.

to less noise and fishing pressure.

There are seven species of fish that can be entered for a chance to win prizes. Lake Trout, rainbow trout, cusk, yellow perch, white perch, black crappie, and chain pickerel are all eligible for various prizes each day. Contestants bring eligible fish to derby headquarters in Hesky Park in Meredith to be weighed. The top five fish in each category are hung on a board throughout the day. At the end of each day, prizes are awarded for each fish and prize drawings are held throughout the day and at the end of the day.

On Sunday, the board is cleared, and anglers have the chance to board a fish that day for more prize money. At the end of the derby, the names of the anglers who caught the heaviest fish in each category are entered into the grand prize drawing for the top three prizes

of $15,000, $5,000, and $3,000. A person’s name can only be entered one time for the grand prize drawings. A couple of side notes: bass and brown trout are ineligible in the derby, and it is illegal to take salmon through the ice. You also don’t need to fish to win money. Several derby tickets are drawn throughout each day and entrants can win $100 just for buying a derby ticket.

The derby is a very social event. Many people fish it in groups, with large spreads of tip ups. Grills are often seen, or smelled, and the ice often looks like a giant tailgate party before a football game. Others head out with one thing in mind, the $15,000 grand prize, and they take it seriously.

Derby weekend is the only weekend of the winter that I do not guide ice anglers. Most years I join up with some friends in the 19 Mile Bay area. We start out Saturday morning with some serious fishing, but as soon as the bite slows down and angler traffic increases, we usually make camp somewhere and begin cooking. If you’ve ever heard the term “meat sweats” then you get an idea of what takes place. We eat good and the company and comradery is always excellent. After lunch we normally take off on our snowmobiles to visit friends and take part in more social activities and less fishing. We end the day with another round of fishing before packing it in. Sunday is very similar, but not always as long. Of course, weather plays a huge part in our level of activity. Warmer

years, like this one, mean less traveling via snowmobile.

Derby headquarters is always a fun stop whenever possible. Checking out the fish on the board is neat, and there are often food vendors and ice fishing demos. This will be a very different year for the derby, with ice conditions the worst I can ever remember. Safety should always be your priority when venturing onto any ice. If you have a place other than Winnipesaukee that holds some or all of the eligible fish, it might be advantageous to try

there this year. Regardless, be safe, have fun, and good luck.

Tim Moore is a fulltime licensed professional fishing guide in New Hampshire. He owns and operates Tim Moore Outdoors, LLC. He is a member of the New England Outdoors Writers Association, and the producer of TMO Fishing on YouTube and the Hooked with TMO Fishing Podcast. Visit www.TimMooreOutdoors.com for more information.

Rainbow trout, such as this one, have a chance at taking home big prizes during the Great Meredith Rotary Ice Fishing Derby.

For many, camaraderie is the main reason they fish the derby.

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wind it would be a tough kick. I thought back to Buffalo kicker Scott Norwood, who missed a last-second 47-yard FG attempt to give Super Bowl XXV to the NY Giants. I then realized the need for happy thoughts and positive energy, so I channeled my inner Adam Vinatiari to Butker.

The kick … was GOOD! Chiefs win! They’ll be headed to Super Bowl LVII in Glendale, Arizona. And 700 hundred George Washingtons were headed to my wallet. I love sports betting!

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What city hosted the first Super Bowl? (Answer follows)

Born Today

That is to say, sports standouts born on February 9 include Yankee great Clete Boyer (1937) and Dallas Cowboy QB Danny White (1952)

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The first “Super Bowl” was played in the Los Angeles Coliseum in 1967, although it was then called the AFL-NFL World Championship Football Game. It was broadcast by both CBS and NBC and featured

thousands of empty seats, as fans were reluctant to pay $12 for a ticket. (Ticket prices for the latest Super Bowl range from $5000 to $30,000 each.)

State Representative Mike Moffett was a Sports Management Professor for Plymouth State University and NHTI-Concord. He coauthored the awardwinning “FAHIM SPEAKS: A WarriorActor’s Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back” which is available on Amazon.com. His e-mail address is mimoffett@ comcast.net.

are also many cases of hybrid hummingbirds seen in the West.

A bird’s diet can also impact their appearance. The carotenoids in the algae eaten by the tiny shrimp gobbled up by flamingos give the large birds their pink appearance. With that algae and shrimp, flamingos would appear gray instead of pink.

BOSAK from 15 for unknown reasons. With an estimated 50 billion individual birds in the world, some strange occurrences are bound to happen. I have yet to hear a good explanation as to why some downy woodpeckers appear to be yellow or tan and black instead of the usual white and black. It could be the diet or could be that the inside of the hole in the tree that it calls home rubs off the plumage, but I’ve only seen this in one bird at a time. I would think the bird’s mate would have the similar abnormality. Who knows? Maybe it was something it ate.

In New England, sometimes people see an oddly colored house finch. Most male house finches are reddish pink, but every once in a great while, people will see an orange or yellow house finch. This is because the bird’s diet during the molt did not contain the pigments of a house finch’s typical diet that give the birds their normal color.

Finally, sometimes birds look different

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put in. That’s unsustainable.

Pompeo is a rare politician who admits that something has to change.

Then he surprised me again.

Since Pompeo is called a “staunch conservative,” I assumed that he would say we should spend more on the military. But he didn’t.

“There’s no need to spend more money than we’re spending today.”

Again, that was refreshing.

America already spends $800 billion, more than the next nine countries combined. Finally, a hawkish Republican not so eager to pander to the military establishment.

As secretary of state, Pompeo met with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un. He calls Putin a “thug.” He criticized China so much that Trump told him, “Shut the hell up about China!” He calls Kim Jong-un an “evil mass murderer.”

So who is the most dangerous person in the world?

“Randi Weingarten,” says Pompeo. That was another surprise. Teachers union boss Randi Weingarten is more dangerous than dictators?

“We’ll figure out Putin. We’ll figure out Xi Jinping,” Pompeo replies. “But you teach kids that America is a racist nation? ... that groups matter more than individuals? ... that there’s an oppressor class and somehow America is the most indecent nation in the history of the world? You’re done.”

What would he do about education if he were president?

It’s my trick question. I long for a politician who will answer questions like that by saying, “Nothing! It’s not a

president’s job.”

Education is a job for local governments. The Feds have no business trying to micromanage schools, although that didn’t stop George W. Bush and Barack Obama from pushing No Child Left Behind and Common Core.

I assumed Pompeo would have some similar plan, but he surprised me again by just saying, “I would speak about it often.”

“Speak.” That’ it.

Unlike most politicians with presidential ambition, Pompeo acknowledges that the Constitution puts limits on federal power.

Regarding education, he says, “Get the federal government out of that. ... Let school boards, school superintendents, teachers and governors control decisions for their own students, instead of some knucklehead bureaucrat at the U.S. Department of Education.”

Then he added, “get rid of” the Department of Education.

Finally! A politician actually open to shrinking federal power.

Pompeo said (in my opinion) bad things, too. I’ll cover that next week.

cally situated in Southeast Asia, resource-rich Burma borders mainland China and Thailand. Though having a majority Buddhist population among its 55 million people, there are Christian and Muslim minorities who have long opposed and been oppressed by the central government.

The UN’s Human Rights Chief Volker Turk stated unambiguously, that since the military coup, “By nearly every feasible measurement, and in every area of human rights, economic, social and cultural, as much as civil and political, Myanmar has profoundly regressed.”

The Human Rights Chief added, that since the coup two years ago, “the military has imprisoned the entire democratically elected leadership of the country and detained over 16,000 others, most of whom face specious charges in military controlled courts, in flagrant breach of due process and fair trial rights.”

Volker Turk emphatically called for “the release of all political

prisoners, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint,” leaders of the ousted National Unity Government.

The Chinese-backed Myanmar military also known as the Tatmadaw remains a shadowy force combining political control and suffocating oppression along with running a corrupt business empire. As long ago as 1962, the Beijing-backed Burmese military seized power and ruled the country through a socialist regime largely without interruption until 2011. Since that time, civilian governments with military acquiescence and meddling controlled the country.

Tragically back in 2017, Burma’s then democratically elected government condoned the mass deportation of the Muslim minority population in Rakhine state. Nearly a million people fled to neighboring Bangladesh.

The People’s Republic of China remains the primary supplier of military material and political support for the Myanmar regime.

Beijing’s former Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Burma last year promoting Beijing’s controversial Belt and Road initiative. Currently China is building a Special Economic Zone and developing the deep water port of Kyaukpyu in contested Rakhine state. Situated on the Bay of Bengal, strategically the move allows Beijing to have a naval base facing rival India.

While the U.S. and

Western states have tightened sanctions on Burma far too little attention remains focused on this strategic land to solve the simmering crisis.

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.

Something very bad has happened in our country.

This nation was founded as a free country under God, not as a “system.” The Constitution is an operating manual creating the basic structure of government and to assure that it would be kept limited and not interfere with citizens taking personal responsibility and living free.

Yes, it began with the horrible reality of slav-

ery. But this reflected the sin of man and not a systematic flaw in the country.

George Washington said it, and I quote him all the time, that there is no freedom without religion.

But today we are going in the opposite direction. We want to use courts and legislatures to produce systematic answers to our lives rather than turning to our parents and our pastors for eternal principles. The answer

is not in the system; it is in ourselves.

Regarding the police, they need more personal responsibility for their behavior.

One path to this is getting rid of qualified immunity, which shields them from exposure to lawsuits. Qualified immunity allows police to violate constitutional rights of others without concern they will be sued. Per this judge-created doctrine, as long as there is not another identical

precedent, with all the same facts, police are immune from being sued.

Unions protect policemen with a track record of infractions, and then qualified immunity protection allows them to go out and do it again.

This is the most important technical reform that can improve police behavior.

But we must remember, good men will produce good results even in a bad system.

But bad men, even in the most perfectly designed system, will produce bad results.

Star Parker is president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education and host of the weekly television show “Cure America with Star Parker.” To find out more about Star Parker and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers at www.creators.com.

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