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Two Sisters, New Business, Great Cupcakes by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor
Cupcake Fever has been sweeping the country and parts of New Hampshire and has finally found its way into the Lakes Region. Lakes Region Cupcakes, at 285 Main Street in Tilton, is the first store of its kind in this part of New Hampshire and has, from its very opening day, proved that the craze for this sweet indulgence is growing even stronger. Sisters Shelli Shum-
way and Stephanie McKim are the proprietors of the newly renovated store which opened its doors in September of 2012. It is a first-time business for both of them and it has, after only five months, exceeded their expectations. At first, it was Shelli on her own. With two young boys at home, she moved from her job as a graphics designer for a local paper with the idea of working from home as a baker. Shelli soon found that See cupcakes on 18
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for the national stage.” Tickets for the “Monkey Goes Country” concert are on sale now for $16. For tickets and more information on concerts and the Flying Monkey Performance Center, visit www.flyingmonkeynh. com or call 603-5362551.
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Stephanie McKim (L) and Shelli Shumway are sisters who recently opened Lakes Region Cupcakes in Tilton. The cupcake craze has been booming across the country in the past five years and Lakes Region Cupcakes is the first in this part of New Hampshire.
At 7:30pm on Saturday, February 23rd The Flying Monkey Performance Center is “Going Country”. Jimmy Lehoux, Tom Dixon, and Natalie Turgeon will perform their own brands of Country music. Concert Tickets are $16. “NH has always been a state where talent emerges in the country music scene,” says Seth McNally of The Flying Monkey. “Despite having distinctly different styles, these three artists are the ones that stand out as contenders
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American Lung Association’s Beer and Bikes
Redhook Brewery, 1 Redhook Way, Portsmouth. 5;30-7:30PM. Food, beer, trivia, prizes and fun. Meet new people while American Lung Association staff answer questions about the Cycle the Seacoast event scheduled for May 5th. 207-624-0302
Mr. Nick & the Dirty Tricks Blues Band
Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. 527-0043
Raiders Battalion”. Presented by Harold Sheffield. RSVP encouraged. 569-1212 Monday 25th
Genealogy Lock-In
Full Moon Snowshoe Walk
Meredith Public Library, 91 Main Street, Meredith. 5-8pm. Pizza and soda at 6pm for $5pp. Please arrive before 5pm. 279-4303
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The Vagina Monologues
Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 335-1992
Saturday 23rd
The Ervin Dhimo Jazz Trio
Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. 527-0043 Friday 22nd
Ryan Montbleau Band & Rustic Overtones
The Flying Monkey, 39 South Main Street, Plymouth. 7:30pm. 536-2551
Parkington Sisters
Capitol Center for the Arts, Main Street, Concord. 225-1111
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Monkey Goes Country
The Flying Monkey, 39 South Main Street, Plymouth. 7:30pm. 536-2551
Winter Mammal Tracking Workshop
The Loon Center, Lee’s Mills Road, Moultonborough. 9:30am-12pm. Free. 476-5666
Kathy Mattea
Silver Center for the Arts at Plymouth State University, Plymouth. 8pm. 535ARTS
Zentangle Workshop
The Gordon Nash Library, 59 Main Street, New Hampton. $35 workshop fee plus $10 material fee. 860-6051
Meat Bingo
The American Legion Post 33, 6 Plymouth Street, Meredith. 3pm.
Sunday 24th Wild Winter Walk: Guided Tour of the Gephart Exhibit Trail
Prescott Farm, 928 White Oaks Road, Laconia. 7-8:30pm. $7/non-member or $5/member. Call to reserve your spot. 366-5695
Tuesday 26th Global Awareness Local Action Study Group Meeting
Meredith Public Library, 91 Main Street, Meredith. 6:30pm. 279-4303 Thurs. 28th - March 9th
To Kill a Mockingbird
Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 335-1992
Thursday 28th Winter Tales of a Feather
The Loon Center, Lee’s Mills Road, Moultonborough. 3-4pm. Enjoy an hour of storytelling with Angela Klinger. Free for members, $5 non-members. 476-5666
Poets in the Attic
The Country Bookseller, Durgin Stables, N. Main Street, Wolfeboro. 7-9pm. 539-4472
MARCH Saturday 2nd Danbury Grange Winter Market
Danbury Grange Hall, across from the fire station in the center of Danbury. 9am-1pm.
Squam Lakes Science Center, Holderness. 1-3pm. $8/member, $10/ non-member. Adults must accompany children. 968-7194
Brewster Academy’s Anderson Hall, 205 S. Main Street, Wolfeboro. 7:300pm. $20. 569-2151
84th Academy Awards Live
Headliners Comedy Club
The Flying Monkey, 39 South Main Street, Plymouth. 7:30pm. 536-2551
Cabin Fever Lecture Series
The Wright Museum, Wolfeboro. 2pm. “Carlson’s Raiders; 2nd Marine
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The Clancy Legacy Quartet
Capitol Center for the Arts, Main Street, Concord. 225-1111
Loon Migration Celebration
Lavina’s Relaxed Dining, Center Harbor. 5-7pm. Reservations and payment up front required. 476-5666
Sunday 3rd Cabin Fever Lecture Series
The Wright Museum, Wolfeboro. 2pm. “Unifying a Nation: WWII Posters from the NH State Library”. RSVP encouraged. 569-1212
Monday 4th “Ladies of the Lake” – Exhibit Reception
Laconia Public Library, Laconia. 7pm. 527-1278 . www.laconiahistorical.org
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84th Laconia World Championship Sled Dog Derby The first sled dog races to be held in Laconia, NH took place in 1929 and 1930 as part of a series of weekend events. From the beginning, the Laconia derby has enjoyed international competition, largely made up of mushers from Canada and the United States. With the expansion of sled dog racing in Europe, the derby has occasionally included competitors from Germany, Finland and Norway. Today the competition is still a race between the individual mushers and their dog teams, and the race is governed by the basic rules created by the Nome Kennel Club, the sponsor of the first documented sled dog race in 1908! Schedule Of Events Thursday, February 21st - 7pm Awards for Official Derby Button Contest, Starting Order Draw - taking place at Christmas Island Steakhouse, Weir Blvd, Laconia Friday, February 22nd - 8:30am Six-Dog Classic. 12pm is the Open Classic, 7pm. Social Public Welcome at Christmas Island Steakhouse Saturday, February 23rd - 8:30am. Six-Dog Classic, 12pm Three-Dog Junior, 1:00 p.m. Open Classic, 7pm. Social - Public Welcome at Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, Giford. Sunday, February 24th - 8:30am. Six-Dog Classic, 12pm Three-Dog Junior, 1pm. Open Classic, TBA One-Dog Junior 4pm. Awards Ceremony at Patrick’s Pub & Eatery
Easter Island Program At Portsmouth Book Store RiverRun in Portsmouth Bookstore welcomes local residents David and Nike Speltz to discuss their recent trip to Easter Island. They’ll discuss its history, mysteries, the total solar eclipse they experienced while there, and the intersection of the venues and experiences that parallel Jennifer Vanderbe’s novel Easter Island, on Wednesday, February 27th at 7pm. RiverRun Bookstore is located at 142 Fleet St. in downtown Portsmouth. The store hosts more than 150 events each year. For details, call 603-431-2100 or visit www.riverrunbookstore. com.
2013 Winterfest in Bristol If you are looking for a great family winter event then you don’t want to miss the 2013 Winterfest at the TapplyThompson Community Center & Kelley Park in Bristol from 10 am – 3 pm on Saturday, February 23rd. The weekend will kick-off with a Spaghetti Dinner at the TTCC on Friday, 2/22 from 5:30 – 7 pm. Saturday morning begins with the Mason’s Buffet Breakfast from 7 – 10:30am at the Mason Hall on Pleasant Street. The events at the TTCC and Kelley Park begin at 10am with a Winter Camping/Survival Demo by Boy Scout Troop 50 from Bridgewater. Sleigh Rides will again be offered by John Lynch as well as the opportunity to try snowshoeing. There will be a timed snowshoe competition running from 11 – 2:30 pm with prizes awarded. The final event will be a ‘Night Snowshoe Hike’ to Inspiration Point at the Slim Baker Area at 6 pm. With the expectation of an almost full moon it will be a magical end to this exciting day of activity. For more info on the event contact the TTCC at 7442713.
Bob Marley
The Flying Monkey, 39 South Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551
Sports Card and Collectible Show
Leavitt Park House, 334 Elm Street,
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The 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team celebrates their gold medal victory.
by Mike Moffett Contributing Writer
Miracle On Ice February 22, marks the 33 rd anniversary of the “Greatest Sports Moment of the 20 th Century,” at least according to Sports Illustrated, ESPN, and many other top sport authorities – including me. I write of the USA’s 4-3 Olympic ice hockey victory over a Soviet Union team thought to be invincible. The 33 rd anniversary is not one that is as apt to be noted as a 25th (Silver) Anniversary, but because I happened to catch the wonderful sports movie “Miracle” on cable the other night, this column is devoted to the 23rd Anniversary of that Hallmark Event, which occurred at Lake Placid, N.Y., in 1980. With the Academy Awards set for this Sunday, I thought about how wonderful a proper sports movie can be. Yes, the boxing movie “Rocky” won the
Oscar for “Best Picture” in 1976, but Rocky Balboa was a fictional character. I prefer sports movies based on real history, like “Hoosiers.” Or “Rudy.” Or “Miracle.” A challenge for sports movies, like war movies, is to authentically replicate the original action. Filmed in 2004, “Miracle” does this in wonderfully, with very effective use of real ice hockey players to recreate the magic of 1980. That Coach Herb Brooks could in a matter of months fashion together a collection of twenty-year-old collegians to defeat the mighty Soviets before a frenzied American crowd has become the stuff of legend. A Soviet invasion of Afghanistan only two months before those Olympics had heated up the Cold War which also heightened the hockey drama. Sports lightening struck Lake Placid on Feb. 22, 1980, and changed the world. Fahim Fazli, my coauthor of “FAHIM SPEAKS: A Warrior-Actor’s Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back,” was then a 13-year-old resisting the Soviet occupation of Kabul. Fazli writes “The USA ice hockey team defeated the mighty Soviets during the 1980 Olympics, even though the Americans were just college students. I’m
sure the American athletes had no idea how much their victory inspired us.” So the aftershocks from the “Miracle” ice hockey victory reverberated all the way from Lake Placid to remote Central Asia. In 1981, ABC-TV broadcast a made-for-television sports film called “Miracle on Ice” which tried to capture the Lake Placid magic, with Karl Malden improbably playing Herb Brooks. Goalie Jim Craig was played by Steve Guttenberg while Andrew Stevens played Mike Eruzione, scorer of the winning goal. This project used a lot of actual game footage, as well as original commentary by sportscaster Al Michael, whose voice also redounds in the 2004 movie. The 1981 movie was nice, but the 2004 version is a true classic. Check it out. USA! USA! USA! Speaking of Fahim My Afghan friend Fahim Fazli recently returned from China, where he worked with Robert Downey Jr. on another “Ironman” movie. Fahim also had a speaking role in Ben Affleck’s hit movie “Argo,” which is a favorite to win “Best Picture” Oscar at the Academy Awards on Sunday evening, Feb. 24. Speaking of Feb. 24, that See moffett on 22
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To The Editor: If there is one bit of hypocrisy that irks me the most, it’s the charge from the progressive camp that ‘outside groups’ are interfering in NH’s business on behalf of the conservative agenda. When Rep. Susan Almy held a ‘tax summit’ in 2009, she invited outside, Soros-funded groups to come speak to the legislature on behalf of a state income tax, while excluding real grassroots taxpayer groups such as GST and CNHT. Her excuse? “You have FOX News” she wrote to me in response to an email I sent asking where the local advocacy groups fit in and why they were not invited to participate in the discussion about NH’s taxes. From there, her conversation became even more bizarre and disconnected from the real issue, I suspect, because she HAD no excuse. And now it has come to our attention, as predicted, that one of the PR firms being used by the Regional Planning Commissions to shape the debate and guarantee that the outcome of NH’s towns will be their full acceptance of the federal government’s HUD/ EPA/DOT commitment to Agenda 21, is now apparently showing up at town meetings. In this case, it is to
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lobby for all day kindergarten, something that only the locals should be able to decide. This is even more reason to get out to your town meetings, a few nights or Saturday mornings, where your taxes may be raised by those who represent the agendas of wealthy corporations and their foundations. Jane Aitken Bedford, NH.
The Bait State of New Hampshire To The Editor: Good citizens of the state of New Hampshire and the sportsmen if there are any left. There is a house bill that needs your support and it has to do with the issue of bait taking of deer. HB 258- FN prohibiting the taking of deer from baited areas, Rep. Kidder, Merr-5 sponsor. We use to have a proud tradition of when we pit intelligence against Instinct, it was called hunting. What kind of culture have we become when we no longer have respect for our wildlife allowing the placing of bait just to shoot down animals that have become habituated to bait sites? At the same time discourage our citizens from just plain feeding of same for viewing and enjoyment. Bait sites are active from Sept. 1st thru Apr 15th and year
This newspaper was first published in 1883 by Mathew H. Calvert as Calvert’s Weirs Times and Tourists’ Gazette and continued until Mr. Calvert’s death in 1902. The new Weirs Times was re-established in 1992 and strives to maintain the patriotic spirit of its predecessor as well as his devotion to the interests of Lake Winnipesaukee and the Cocheco Valley area with the new Cocheco Times. Our newspaper’s masthead and the map of Lake Winnipesaukee in the center spread are elements in today’s paper which are taken from Calvert’s historic publication.
round for all the illegal sites. Let’s not be naive about the fact there are a lot of them, large tract land owners take notice. The opposition to this bill comes from the N.H. Wildlife Federation who are confusing hunting as a right instead of privilege and the guides who are charging people money to shoot deer at bait sites and without a paper trail to prove how many deer are being taken at said sites. Nobody knows what this number is, I.R.S. take notice. We know that from 2005 - 2011 guides have accounted for 384 bear. If a guide charges $1,000 per bear that comes out to $384,000 and this is a probable low number. You can see the only interest the guides have in all of this is fiscal. The tail that wags the dog. By the way none of this money goes back to state or towns as in a stump tax. One more thing that Landowners need to consider. If you allow someone to set up a bait site two things happen. One; The area of the site becomes the private game reserve of the permittee. Only the permit holder and those allowed by said holder are allowed to hunt that area, closing it to all free ranging hunters. Two; When the land owner signs the permit he enters into an agreement with the permit holder. Tort laws are to protect land ownSee mail boat on 12
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Fair Penalty?
by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor
I have a serious issue to talk about this week. I think that people who refuse to clean off the tops of their cars after a snowstorm should get the death penalty. Seriously. Of course, talk like this will only get me in trouble, but I’m willing to stick my neck out on this one. A little harsh? Maybe‌. just a little, but I think we need to have this discussion. Nothing bothers me more than seeing a car, usually two or three days after a snowfall, with a good four or five inches of ice caked snow sitting on their roofs, just waiting to come loose. This is an accident, possibly a tragic one, waiting to happen. Nothing funny about that. There are laws on the books already that are meant to fine people who ride around like this. I believe it is called the “I am too ignorant and lazy to move and have no sense of personal responsibility lawâ€? or something like that, I’d have to look it up, but who has the time? Whatever the fine or punishment for this is, it isn’t enough. There are hundreds of these fools continually doing this. Perhaps it is time to put more of a scare into them. That is why I think imposing the death penalty for this might just work.
Of course, no one will ever actually end up strapped to a table and injected with a dose of barbiturate, paralytic and potassium solution ( I did look that up) because they couldn’t find a few extra minutes to push a little snow off their roof because they were in a rush to get to the supermarket to bring twenty-five items to the fifteen or less checkout and then leave their shopping cart right in the middle of a parking space instead of walking it three feet to the corral. But they should. In fact, I can think of a whole list of things people should get the death penalty for. Some of them don’t even have laws now. Take up two spots in a busy parking lot because you think your car is better than everyone else’s‌ death penalty. Snapping your finger at a waiter or waitress‌.death penalty. Talking in a theater during a movie‌death penalty. Always finding a story to top someone else’s during a conversation‌death penalty. But those are all thoughts for other columns. I’m not foolish enough to think that anyone will actually have to walk that final mile for not cleaning off their car; after all, people who commit crimes now that call for the death penalty, hardly ever make it that far themselves. Still, it would make for a lot of inconvenience and incur a lot of expenses for those accused of the crimes. And, if they are found guilty, it could lead to many years of appeals. Sitting in a prison cell for a few years thinking about how all of this could have been avoided
if you just had taken a couple of extra minutes to reach your hands above your head instead of carrying on in the same lazy manner you have been used to most of your life, would just make it all worthwhile to me. Right about now, I’m sure that a lot of you might think I’m overreacting, and maybe you are right. Perhaps this punishment is a little too harsh. Not cleaning your roof off right after a snow storm, you get a pass. But if there is still a nice mound sitting up there two days later it’s Miranda Rights, handcuffs, high bail, the front page of the local paper and maybe a trip to the big house. Even in the unusual case where this punishment does make it all the way to those final moments I’m sure the governor will give a last minute reprieve, unless, of course, it was the governor’s car that was behind the culprit. Well, now I feel a little better that I got that off of my chest, I’m feeling calmer and I promise I’ll try to get back on track for next week. And to the jerk who inspired this column when the icy snow on his car roof came loose and just missed my windshield, thanks for the idea. But I doubt you’ll read this. After all, there’s nobody else in the world but you. Brendan Smith welcomes your comments at brendan@weirs.com. You can also follow him on Twitter at @weirsbrendan
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DAVID M. LAWTON, Managing Editor Brendan Smith................Editor Craig Richardson............Circulation Manager Starr Lawton...................Office Manager
From The State House Citizens Don’t Get A Vote
by Rep. Jane Cormier Belknap District 8
“The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.” Vladimir Lenin
On February 6, the NH House of Representatives voted on CACR 1, a bill which would have allowed citizens to vote on this constitutional amendment. CACR 1 basically declared a 3/5 majority vote in the NH House would be necessary to pass any legislation imposing new or increased taxes or license fees on the citizenry or to authorize the issuance of state bonds. Might it be, if we shut down the spigot for a while, the “powers that be” may actually have to budget in a fiscally sound manner as do so many of NH citizens? Might the “powers that be” actually need to seek consensus before forcing citizens to pay increased fees or taxes that THEY deem appro-
Just a FEW of the MANY Taxes We Pay… FEDERAL TAXES
Income Tax Corporate Income Tax Social Security Medicaid Capital Gains Marriage Tax Penalty Payroll Tax in 2013 went up from 4.2% to 6.2% increasing household taxes about $1,000 for a $50,000 salary.
STATE OF NH TAXES
Property Tax: (Town, School Education, State Education, County) Inheritance & Estate Business Profit Meal & Rental Tax Car Registration Electric Consumption Tax Real Estate Transfer Other NH “Taxes” include: License Fees, Permit Fees, Tolls (And there are many more.....)
priate? Might it be, if we have to have a majority vote before raising taxes or fees, the budgeting may be more transparent and streamlined? Of course, the answer is yes to all those questions. Unfortunately, many of See cormier on 23
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Democrats Love Medicare Fraudsters Hey, rem e m b e r when President Obama crusaded against Medicare fraud and vowed to crack down aggressively by Michelle Malkin on scammers Syndicated Columnist who’ve bilked the program out of an estimated $90 billion? Like Archie and Edith Bunker used to sing: Those were the daaaays. While Democrats pretend to protect the elderly and disabled, leaders of the People’s Party have pocketed gobs of campaign contributions from fat-cat donors tied to massive Medicare rip-off schemes. Let’s talk some more about Dr. Salomon Melgen, shall we? We now know that the jet-setting Florida eye doctor who flew beleaguered Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., to several alleged sex romps in the Dominican Republic also overbilled the government by $8.9 million for care at his clinic. That’s according to Menendez’s own aides. They acknowledged last week that their boss met with federal health bureaucrats at least twice to lobby on Melgen’s behalf. “Federal investigators and health-care auditors have had concerns about Melgen’s billing practices at various times over the past decade,” according to two former federal officials who spoke to The Washington Post. “In part, they have examined the volume of eye injections, surgeries and laser treatments performed at his West Palm Beach clinic.”
Now, brace yourselves. A Menendez aide says that while Sen. Sleaze-Bob intervened, he didn’t know nuttin’ about Melgen being under investigation. Just like he didn’t know nuttin’ about his longtime aide working for Melgen’s port security firm in the Dominican Republic, on whose behalf Sen. Sleaze-Bob also intervened. And just like he didn’t know nuttin’ about yet another ride on Melgen’s plane in 2008 (exposed this week by the conservative Daily Caller), which he forgot to disclose to the Senate. Senate Democratic leaders have done nuttin’ to prevent Menendez, who also sits on the Senate Finance Committee overseeing Medicare, from playing a prominent role in Medicare reform negotiations while Melgen’s Medicare fraud investigation unfolds. It’s all par for the Democrats’ conflict-of-interest course, of course. Recently departed Obama health care czar NancyAnn DeParle raked in millions from her positions on a handful of corporate boards under fire for various regulatory violations, whistleblower complaints and Medicare fraud. One of the companies for which DeParle served as a director, kidney dialysis empire DaVita, has been plagued by whistleblower fraud allegations for nearly 20 years. These include long-standing claims (many still under investigation or the subject of ongoing litigation) that the company overused the anemia drug Epogen and then billed Medicare for it; submitted fraudulent Medicare claims for dialysis drugs; and
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North Korea Does It Again UNITED NATIONS
-Oops, they did it again,to paraphrase the old Brittany Spears song. Indeed North Korea’s baby-faced by John J. Metzler dictator Kim Syndicated Columnist Jong-un decided to test another nuclear weapon, and thrust his reclusive but reckless country back into the headlines. In terms of political disruption, Kim’s tantrum seemed to have worked, but in the long run it could backfire, especially with Pyongyang’s longtime patrons in China. Over the past few months, there’s been clear and unmistakable intelligence that the quaintly titled Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) was planning another nuclear test, an encore for the successful ballistic missile firing in December. As this column has repeatedly stated, the timing was crucial, coinciding with parliamentary elections in Japan, the presidential election in South Korea, and the postpresidential election period in the USA. Literally on the day of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, and two weeks before the inauguration of South Korea’s new President Park Geun-hye, Kim popped off another nuke, a device far more sophisticated than the previous tests. The action was also a political probe to test reactions and responses. The global community was not amused, least of all Mainland China, the DPRK’s long-time political patron who has now, accordingly to diplomatic sources, become increasingly frustrated and nervous about what the North Korean leadership may do next. Significantly the missile and nuclear program serve the obvious purpose to threaten Japan and the USA, but equally makes the DPRK an independent political player, not dutifully dependent on China. Thus when the UN Security Council went into a breathlessly urgent session just hours after the blast, calling it a “clear threat
to international peace and security,” even Beijing’s delegates were expressing “firm opposition” to the nuclear test. Moreover official Chinese media were reflecting concern over Pyongyang’s provocative actions. China’s position in the UN Security Council has politically evolved from grudgingly accepting Pyongyang’s actions as a way to preserve this Marxist buffer state between American forces in South Korea and the Mainland, to a more realistic view that the DPRK leadership is destabilizing East Asia and thus bad for Chinese commercial and strategic interests. While the Security Council will likely tighten economic and scientific sanctions on North Korea, the real question remains how far will the People’s Republic of China use its political leverage to restrain or allow its erstwhile comrades in the DPRK get squeezed? First and foremost, Beijing’s communist leadership, and especially the new leader Xi Jinping, understands that Pyongyang’s rulers are reckless and China’s leverage may be limited. Yet, above all China favors stability, albeit it through a more docile DPRK. Second, the PRC has close business and political ties with prosperous capitalist South Korea and is not going to give a carte blanche diplomatic shield to the DPRK. Third, over the past decade China has tried to coax North Korea to accept economic reforms while keeping its totalitarian political system intact. Despite all logic, North Korea has refused to listen, shunning serious economic reforms. The communist country remains a moribund basket case. Fourth, one ponders if Kim Jong-un were to really go rogue, in other words not act like the dutiful little brother to Beijing, that China may covertly encourage elements in Pyongyang’s military and political apparatus to topple the tyrant. Options, short of conflict, are very limited to defuse this nuclear crisis. Clearly South Korea’s new President Park is not going to be played by Pyongyang as a political patsy or act as an enabler as
did some of her predecessors in the Blue House. Seoul’s influential Korea Times called on her to exert “bold, creative diplomacy.” While North Korea’s communist leadership has long ago chosen the role of neutrons over nutri-
tion for their own people, the fact remains that the DPRK remains dependent on foreign humanitarian food aid, to literally keep about a third of their population alive.
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Random Thoughts R a n d o m thoughts on the passing scene: I can’t get excited by the question of whether Senator Robert Menendez had sex by Thomas Sowell with a prostiSyndicated Columnist tute in Central America. It is her word against his -- and when it comes to a prostitute’s word against a politician’s word, that is too close to call. If an American citizen went off to join Hitler’s army during World War II, would there have been any question that this alone would make it legal to kill him? Why then is there an uproar about killing an American citizen who has joined terrorist organizations that are at war against the United States today? Of all the things said during the gun control controversy, one of the most disquieting has been the emphasis on “mental
health.” If that ends up letting the guesses of shrinks put more murderers back on the street, the public can be in even greater danger after such a “reform.” However emotionally similar envy and resentment may seem, their consequences are often very different. Envy may spur some people to efforts to lift themselves up, while resentment is more likely to spur efforts to tear others down. New York’s Mayor Bloomberg wants to restrict the use of pain-killers in hospitals. Is there any subject on which this man does not consider himself an expert? There are, after all, doctors treating individual patients who currently decide how much pain-killer to use. One of the talking points in favor of confirming Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense is that he was a wounded combat veteran. How does that qualify anyone to run the whole military establishment? Benedict Arnold was a wounded combat veteran! See Sowell on 26
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Funspot’s Indoor Triathlon organizer, Starr Lawton, gives out the “At Least I Tried” Award to the fundraiser’s youngest participant in the 2011 contest. The 9th Annual Indoor Triathlon, to benefit the New Hampshire Humane Society, will take place on Saturday, March 16th, at the Funspot Family Entertainment Center in Weirs Beach. Last year, a new record was set for the event with $17,000 being raised for the Humane Society. This year they are hoping to break that record. Known as the “Triathlon for The Rest Of Us,” fourmember teams will compete in candlepin bowling, skee-ball, mini-golf, darts and pinball. Money that is pledged to teams leading up to the Triathlon will earn rewards and all pledges will count towards final scores. All teams are urged to bring in a minimum of one thousand dollars in pledges. There will also be online pledges this years. Set up your pledge page at nhhumane.ejoinme.org/Triathlon2013. ““When we did the first one eight years ago we never thought we’d be raising the kind of money we did last year,” said Starr Lawton, Bar Manager at Funspot and organizer of the event. “We are hoping to blow away that $17,000 and go over $20,000. We are always excited for this event and the money it
raises in helping the New Hampshire Humane Society save animals.” The cost to enter is $140 per four-person team which includes pizza and soda in Funspot’s D.A. Long Tavern and a great day of fun. Trophies and medals will be awarded to the top teams and everyone who participates will also get a stylish 2013 Triathlon Tshirt and goodie bag. There will also be added prizes for teams based on the amount of money they bring in through donations. Players and non-players can also “Buy a Bone” at Funspot for any amount. A $5 donation will also net you a rubber “Saving The Animals” band. The Triathlon starts at 10am and will continue throughout the day. There will also be a 50/50 cash raffle that will be drawn the day of the Triathlon as well as raffle prizes. Proceeds from the Triathlon will be donated to the Humane Society shelter on Meredith Center Road. Sponsors are Franklin Savings Bank, Small Business Benefit Solution, Eptam Plastics, Harpoon Brewery, Celebration Awards and Trophies, Planet 100.1FM, Mix 94.1FM, WCSY 106.9FM and Funspot. If you’d like to sign-up for the Triathlon call Funspot at 603-366-4377.
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Do Feeders Create Dependency?Part 2
by Steve White Contributing Writer
In our last article, we described how an extensive 4 year wild bird feeding study by Professor Margaret Brittingham from the University of Wisconsin was conducted from 19841988. This study was set up to track the survival rate of two distinct, controlled groups of chickadees during two straight winters. One banded group had sunflower seed feeders removed after 20 years of existence. The other banded group of birds, verified outside the accepted range of the feeder group, had never received their food sources through human contact. The winters were average in terms of temperature, snow cover and wind conditions. In terms of survival rates, which were about 85%, the exhaustive study concluded that there was no marked difference between the two groups of chickadees. The other 15% were presumed to have perished, since chickadees remain in the same area throughout a winter. Birds that had used feeders in the past were no less able to survive on a natural food supply, even though feeders were constantly available for the preceding 20 years. This is not surprising. During the preceding two winters, at the site where there were sunflower seed feeders, the banded chickadees were tracked as they obtained some 79% of their daily rations from natural food sources. Chickadees are truly opportunistic. In winter, they will search out insect eggs and larvae, mites and
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it would be a little more challenging than expected, “I did take some courses to get familiar with the baking industry and equipment,” said Shelli. “I soon found out that I would need more room to work.” Shelli also knew that she would need some help. “It took me a few times asking Stephanie until she agreed,” said Shelli. “I was in school and just didn’t have the time,” said Stephanie who finally came on board after a couple of months of per-
suasion. They both realized that it would be a good idea to just focus on one particular item and she decided on cupcakes. “There wasn’t another cupcake shop around and I had seen the cupcake craze that had been going on,” said Shelli. “I knew it was the way to go.” The cupcake craze has been spreading across the country over the last five years. Sparked by reality shows like “Cupcake Wars” on the Food Network, it has found its
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“We can’t express enough how helpful everyone in town has been to us,” said Shelli. “We are all working really hard to keep things going in this economy, it’s very important to help
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ing about offering baking classes for kids somewhere down the line,” said Stephanie. The success and hectic schedule of the store, outside distribution, parties, etc., has been a challenge and they have been fortunate to have family members who have been helping and supporting them. “We have been putting most of what we make back into the business but would love to be in the position to hire more help at some point,” said Shelli. For now, Shelli and Stephanie are moving full steam ahead in their new business; young entrepreneurs who are making a go of it selling cupcakes and doing quite nicely. Lakes Region Cupcakes is located at 285 Main Street in Tilton. They are open Thursday through Saturday from 11:30amd-5pm and Sundays 11:30am3pm. Daily and special order menus are available on their website at www. lakesregioncupcakes.com and on their Facebook page. You can reach them at 603-286-7776 during business hours. Or leave a message.
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Time For A Change by Peter Grasso Contributing Writer
For over 25 years I have used Cortland line on all my rods. Not just the “Monoâ€? but the lead-core as well. As far as the “Monoâ€? is concerned, I don’t think there is a better line on the market than their ‘Cam-O-FlageÂŽâ€?. Once I went from the clear mono to the camo, I found that my success ratio significantly increased. A number of my charter captain friends, in NY, experienced the same. Therefore, I stick with it. However, the lead-core is another issue. Years ago, when I first started using the jig boxes, we all used a 27lb lead-core, heavier rods and bigger reels. As time went on, we all “downsizedâ€? a bit, lighter rods, smaller reels and 18lb lead-core. Catch ratios did not change. Two years ago, I made another dramatic change and reduced the size of both rod and reel. I went to the “Steelheadâ€? casting rods, which can be obtained at AJ’s in Meredith, and smaller “Line counterâ€? reels from Cabelas. This required going down to a 14lb test lead-core. I ordered up a half dozen spools from Cortland and filled the reels. I could get all 10 colors on the reels and this made me happy. Most of the spring fishing is usually between 2 to 4 colors out and in the fall, I might get out to 5 – 5 ½ . This has worked out fine in the past and
enabled me to get two seasons out of a spool. What I would do, in the spring, was to pull the line out of the reel and reverse it since the bottom 4 colors never got used. After about 6 – 8 trips on the water, I noticed that the lead core was poking through the outer covering of the line. This was NOT good and continued use could result in a lost fish from a broken line. I immediately pulled all the 14lb off and replaced it with 18lb. The reels would only hold about 6 colors, but no problem for spring. I packed up the “Defective� Cortland line and shipped it off to Cortland, along with a note explaining the problem. However, I did call customer service first and outlined the issue. I was told that I was the first to make note of this problem and that they would research it and get back to me. A month or so later I received replacement line from Cortland and an E-mail message outlining what they thought the problem was. Their answer was that the outer line was not wrapped tightly enough, allowing the line to stretch and the lead to break apart. In the spring of 2012, I rewound the reels, with the new line and commenced fishing. End of problem? Nope! It was somewhat better, but I still had lead poking through & used up all 6 spools before the season was over. Time to move along here. Over the past few days I have done some Internet searching in order to seek out a replacement line for the upcoming spring season. From what I have been able to locate and from “Customer Reviews�,
it appears that a good replacement just might be the “Sufixâ€? brand. It’s quite a bit more expensive, at about $15.00 per spool of 10 colors. However, if it works it’s worth it. Also, I dropped back to using a 12lb test for 2013. Let’s see how that works! Perhaps, with the lighter rods, smaller reels and lighter lead-core we will see a significant improvement. Not so much with any increased catch ratio, but clients having more of an experience when hooked up with a feisty spring salmon. With respect to lines, I still like to stay with about 60 feet of 4 lb test mono leader when using my flies. You will find that increasing leader length WILL increase your catch ratio and the lighter the better. The steelhead casting rods are very limber and play a dramatic role in acting as a “Shock absorberâ€? when you are using the 4 lb test leader. Keep the rod bent at about a 45°angle and the drag loose. Well, not really that loose, but loose enough that the fish can take line while on the leader. Once they get close to the boat, they seem to call on a reserve that cranks them up quite a bit. If the drag is too tight, good bye fish! In an earlier article I mentioned that we were going to try a different approach to handling fish this coming season. I’m not going to disclose anything, at this point. If it works well, we’ll let you in on it. Later‌‌‌Capt. Pete
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The sports broadcaster was immortalized by his wonderful call of the closing seconds of the win over the Soviets “Do you believe in miracles? YES!” But while Michaels understandably points to Lake Placid as the site of his greatest sports memory, he claims the most fun he ever had was broadcasting the incredible ALCS Game
5 between the Red Sox and Angels in Anaheim in 1986. On a different cable channel last week, I watched Bob Costas host a wonderful “recap” of this miraculous game. I won’t reminisce about it here, but Red Sox fans who remember the magic of Oct. 12, 1986, will understand why Dave Henderson will always have a special place in Red Sox history. Like Dave Roberts,
Long-time Red Sox owner, Thomas Yawkey was born on February 21, 1903.
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Jim Barnes, Balladeer & the None of Us Is Irish Irish Band
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Franklin Opera House, Franklin. 7:30pm. $15. 934-1901
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Laconia Public Library, Laconia. 7pm. 527-1278 . www. laconiahistorical.org
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Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 335-1992
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WWII and Beyond”. RSVP encouraged. 569-1212
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Tilton Senior Center from 7pm9pm every Wednesday.
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Trinity Episcopal Church, Rt. 25, Meredith. 7:30pm. First and third Tuesdays of the month. Persons of any experience level are welcome. www. lrcameraclub.com or 340-2359
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Dover Public Library. Every Saturday at 2pm. Free screening of a family movie. Bring your own popcorn!
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Meredith Senior Center. Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. Free. 279-5631 for times and to schedule an appointment.
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Meredith Public Library, Main St. Wednesdays, 10:3011:30am and Thursdays, 1-2pm. Ages 3-5. 279-4303.
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Tapply-Thompson Community Center, Bristol. 6pm. $1 per night. 744-2713.
Adult Pick-Up Basketball
Newfound Memorial Middle School. Sundays, 6-8pm. $1 per night. 744-2713.
Virtual Golf on the PGA Tour Simulators
Pease Golf Course, 200 Grafton Road, Portsmouth. Simulators are open and reservations can be made by calling the golf shop at 433-1331.
T.O.P.S. Meeting
Congregational Church, Meredith. 5:30pm every Wednesday. “Take Off Pounds Sensibly.”
Center Harbor Congregational Church, Center Harbor. 9am Mondays. 6pm Thursdays and a beginners class at 7pm Thursdays. 968-7986
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Wolfeboro Wine Cellar, 51 North Main Street. Fridays 3-6pm. Saturdays 3-6pm and Sundays 2-5pm. 569-3321.
Weirs Community Park Association Meeting
Community Hall above the fire station. 7pm. Second Monday of every month. All are welcome. 366-5185.
Free Weight Loss Group
Ossipee Library Meeting Room. Mondays from 5pm7pm. Call Mary at 284-6644
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Golden View Health Care Center, 19 NH Rt. 104. Meredith. Wednesdays at 2:15pm. Knitters of all abilities are welcome to join this group. Free. 279-8111
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14 Horseshoe Lane, Concord. Fourth Thursday of each month. Open to the public. www.piercemanse.org
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Salome’s Stars Horoscope ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Congratulations, Lamb. The end of the month brings good news in the workplace, thanks to all the efforts you’ve made to get your projects off the ground and running.
LEO (July 23 to August 22) You’re tempted by an offer that seems close to what you’ve been looking for. But before you pounce on it, see if you can coax out some added perks to sweeten the deal.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Don’t let yourself be cowed into thinking you’re not up to the challenge you’ve taken on. Keep reinforcing your selfconfidence, and no one and nothing can stop you.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Your efforts to settle a volatile situation should prove successful. Now could be a good time to analyze what might have created the problem in the first place.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Positive responses to a recent workplace move should give you added assurance that you’re on the right track. Celebrate the good news with family and/or friends. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) There’s still a little emotional fuzziness you have to work through before you can feel really certain about your recent decisions. But you’re on the right track. Stay with it.
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LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A once-close associate re-emerges with news that could cause you to reconsider a recent decision. But don’t make a move before consulting a trusted adviser. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) You might feel pressured to reveal a colleague’s secret. But you can rely on your strong Scorpion sense of rectitude to help you continue to do the right thing. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) That pesky situation is still creating problems. But you are moving
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AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Love rules the week with new romances favored for single Aquarians looking for partners. Cupid also targets renewed commitment for wedded Water Bearers. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) A surge of creativity keeps you happily busy through the week. But leave some quiet time to share with loved ones. Some long-awaited news finally comes through. BORN THIS WEEK: People rely on you whenever they need someone they can trust to be caring, considerate and also discreet.
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