03/04/2021 Weirs Times by The Weirs Publishing Company

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VOLUME 30, NO. 9

THE WEIRS, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H., THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2021

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Becca snowboards between the trees in the Crescent Ridge Glade. We earned our turns by skinning up the mountain to the top of the glade.

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At the Randolph Community Forest Trailhead parking lot at the end of Randolph Hill Road it was minus five degrees at 8:30am and Becca was already

putting on her snowboard boots. The impressive snow banks were shoulder high; this wasn’t that surprising since there is more snow at higher elevations and the end of the road tops out just shy of 2000 feet.

We were surprised our cars weren’t the first in the lot but the 4th and 5th ones. People were ahead of us grabbing the goods. We’d just try to get our share of what was leftover of the previous day’s fresh See PATENAUDE on 22

- Prepared to open on May 1, the Wright Museum of WWII has its sights set on upgrading its back-office operations to the cloud, a move Executive Director Mike Culver said underscores critical needs. “We are working with a server, software and computers close to ten years old, much of which is not even supported anymore,” he said. “With staff often working remotely and the need to ensure all our information is as secure as possible, the cloud is our only option.” Recently, The Wright received a $3,000 grant from the McIninch Foundation to upgrade its collections management software to a newer cloud-based program. This software will not only streamline how the collection is managed, it will enable the museum to share it with the public. “The pandemic has us thinking in new and creative ways,” added Culver. “We have a beautiful 20,000 square foot facility here with plenty of space, but we need to focus on digital access to our collection a n d i m p r o v e o u r See WRIGHT on 26

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Election Irregularity In Campton To The Editor: By now, you have probably heard about the election “irregularities” in Windham. In a close race for its four State Representative seats, the candidate who came in fifth place requested a hand recount. The request was perfectly justifiable, as the difference between winning and losing was only two dozen votes. In the course of the recount, it was found that 6% of the vote was shaved off the leading four candidates’ totals during the machine counting. In a “shocking coincidence”, all four of those candidates happened to be Republicans. In another “shocking coincidence”, the 5th place candidate, a Democrat, was the beneficiary of a +2% machine miscount. An 8% disparity is a huge difference. Yet, the Attorney General’s office, as well as the Secretary of State, refused to investigate, claiming they do not have the authority. If the Secretary of State and the Attorney General do not have the authority to investigate election “irregularities”, then who does? The answer would appear to be: The Secretary of State and the Attorney General, according to statute [RSA 7:6(c)]. These two offices of the Executive Branch, charged with assuring the integrity of our elections, tried to brush it aside. Windham is not the only example of their failure. Last August, citizens from Campton filed a complaint with

the AG’s office (case number 2020144475) and shortly afterwards contacted me with their problem. It seems that some people who own second homes in our town of Campton feel it is their right to vote in New Hampshire, even though their legal domicile is in other states. At least one of these individuals registered their vehicle in New Hampshire, registered to vote in New Hampshire and voted, and was later forced by their real home town in Massachusetts to reverse their actions because they were still registered to vote, still registered a vehicle, and were still legally domiciled in Massachusetts. These individuals and others in Waterville Estates have, of late, been publicly claiming that they intend to vote in New Hampshire, regardless. They feel that since they pay property taxes in New Hampshire, they should be allowed to vote in New Hampshire. According to their model, if you were wealthy enough to own property in 20 states, you would be entitled to vote 20 times. That is why, notwithstanding their feelings, the law indicates you must claim only one primary domicile, and that jurisdication is where you must vote. And why shouldn’t these parttime residents plan to vote in New Hampshire and boldly proclaim it to others? Seven months and two elections later, there has been no action by the AG’s office. They will soon be voting in Campton’s town elections, helping to determine your town officers. Like it or

not, friends, there is plenty of election “irregularity” right here in New Hampshire, despite the Secretary of State and many of our town governments telling us it ain’t so. Meanwhile, investigations are germinating in other towns. Some people will not like this article, and I will certainly be excoriated. However, it is my duty to serve my constituents in Campton and uphold the U.S. and New Hampshire Constitutions. The right to free and fair elections is fundamental. Where there is malfeasance, I will do whatever I can to help correct the matter. Mark Alliegro, NH State Representative Grafton District 7

Meredith Elections To The Editor: I am very excited this year that the voters in Meredith have a chance to cast their ballot in two contested races. In many recent elections, the incumbents have run unchallenged, but not so this year. As a long time resident and volunteer in Meredith, I have always been interested in town and school politics, going to Selectboard and School Board meetings fairly regularly when possible, and reading online minutes when my schedule won’t allow for in person attendance. When choosing the candidate who might best represent my interests, I look at the incumbents first. What are their See MAILBOAT on 29

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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 over 20 years, this publication is devoted to printing the stories

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now Swanzey.” The Indian wars, though perhaps not given a lot of space in some history books, were hard upon life in the Granite State. According to Stackpole, Robert Mason, who claimed to be the rightful proprietor of New Hampshire, wrote the following in the year 1671: “New Hampshire is a place the best improved for land and most populated of any in those parts, abounding plentifully with corn, cattle, timber, and fish; and the people live generally very comfortably and happy; having a great trade to all parts,

and store of shipping at their town, Portsmouth, which exports and imports yearly some thousands of tons of goods, of their own growth and foreign...” In contrast, after the first Indian war, Simon Bradstreet wrote: “It is no small grief to us in Massachusetts to hear and see the miserable condition of our neighbors in New Hampshire; once a hopeful and flourishing plantation, but now in a manner undone, - no face of trade, nor care for anything else, their own vessels being afraid to come into their own ports, See SMITH on 24

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EVENTS & ACTIVITIES Delicious Beef Stew To-Go At Farmington Church

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On Saturday, March 13th, enjoy the taste of homestyle cooking when you eat a delicious Hearty Beef and Vegetable Stew Meal ToGo prepared by the Women’s Fellowship of the First Congregational Church in downtown Farmington. Each meal consists of a 12 ounce serving of Beef Stew with slow simmered beef, in a rich gravy and tender vegetables. Add a side of a homemade roll and cookies and you have a delightful meal to enjoy in the comfort of your home. The cost is only $10 per meal. Pre-paid orders can be picked up on Saturday, March 13 between Noon and 2 pm at the First Congregational Church located at 400 Main Street, Farmington, New Hampshire. Pre-paid orders must be received by Wednesday, March 10. Each meal is only $10. To place your order, call the church at 603-839-1007 and provide your name, phone number and the number of meals you would like. You can order on-line at www.farmingtonnhucc.org . Or mail your order with your name and phone, and the number of meals you want and your check to: FCC Women’s Fellowship, First Congregational Church, 400 Main Street, Farmington, NH 03835. Please make checks payable to FCC Women’s Fellowship. This event is a benefit for the ministries of the First Congregational Church, which provides clothing and household items through Blessed Bargains Thrift Shop and houses the Interfaith Food Pantry. For more information see the church’s website: www.farmingtonnhucc.org

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Newfound Fitness And Slim Baker Offer Snowshoe Yoga BRISTOL - Newfound Fitness and the Slim Baker Foundation are teaming up to offer a fun, unique, and safe outdoor fitness experience every weekend through March. You may have tried yoga, and perhaps you’ve gone snowshoeing, but have you ever tried snowshoe yoga? Experienced yoga instructor Kendra LaPlume, born and raised in the Newfound area and with over 13 years of experience in fitness, will lead you through the moves with the beautiful scenery of the Slim Baker Area all around you. Register for upcoming snowshoe yoga classes at newfoundfitnessnh.com/snowshoe-yoga. If you don’t have your own snowshoes, contact the Tapply-Thompson Community Center at 603-744-2713 to borrow a pair. The Slim Baker Foundation works to provide outdoor recreation and education to visitors and residents of the Newfound Area. Along with camps, classes, and events, the Foundation maintains the Slim Baker Area at 301 New Chester Mountain Rd. The Slim Baker Area encompasses 137-acres of conserved land with hiking trails and beautiful views and is open year-round to the public. Find more upcoming events at SlimBaker.org/events.

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Celebrating Our Heritage I have to admit that 2020 was a disappointing year for those of us involved with the Flatlander Heritage Trail project. We had exby Brendan Smith pected a grand Weirs Times Editor opening for the Trail in mid-July after being in the planning and organization stages for the past five years. But, of course, the pandemic put the kibosh on that. We are seeing some light at the end of the tunnel and we hope we will be able to welcome visitors to tour the Trail by August at the latest. The Flatlander Heritage Trail Project was designed to tell the true story about New Hampshire’s most misunderstood peoples…those from “away”, as the natives insensitively remind us whenever they get the chance. There are many misconceptions and falsehoods about Flatlanders that have spread unimpeded over the decades. Most natives falsely believe that all Flatlanders that have come to the Granite State over the years are, or were, wealthy landbarons who simply wanted to grab up all of the precious lakefront property for their themselves, and barely even use it. Of course, this was true in some cases. These more wellknown Flatlanders left dubious marks across time. Their loud impatience in having to wait for a table at the local eatery on a Saturday night in the summer, or complaining that the luncheon ham they preferred was not readily available at the local supermarket deli counter, to name a couple, were the marks left that all Flatlanders would have to bear the scars of. But there were others who came to the Granite State on a wing and a prayer (Personally, for

me, it was on a bus in 1985) not knowing what we were heading into; realizing we would have to survive by our wits alone. The Flatlander Heritage Trail tells the story of these mobile warriors, many who took that journey up I-95 to the Lakes Region and beyond. Tears in their eyes when they approached the Hooksett Tools, not sure if they would have enough money to get through this last barrier. Conditioned from the exorbitant fees that such a crossing would have cost them in their native homelands, they would soon realize how their lives would now be so much different in their new home. “Only a quarta? You serious?” They would happily exclaim, tears rolling down their cheeks, realizing that the shiny coin in their hand would get them across the border to a new life. A small bronze monument, anchored between the pay and EZ Pass lanes at the Hookset Tolls, honor those trailblazers, is just one of the many small monuments erected on the Flatlander Heritage Trail. Of course, things have changed since then. Paying a quarter at a toll is a distant memory but those memories must never disintegrate and need to be reminders of our heritage for those who come after us so they can feel that sense of pride. (Ironically, a few of those early Flatlanders forgot about that emotional experience and helped jack up those toll prices once they became state legislators. But we don’t tell those horrible stories on the Flatlander Freedom Trail. Some tales need to be left untold.) The Flatlander Heritage Trail starts miles before the Hooksett Tolls with monuments marking the history of the Flatlander exodus from the cities and towns of New York and Massachusetts among others. They are placed at the base of those emotional signs heralding “Bienvenue” and “Live Free Or Die” to honor those who

came first and all that followed. We also have memorial markers placed along so many of the one-lane highways here in New Hampshire. Highways that many of our ancestors tackled with bravery and reckless regard. Yes, those who never returned after ignoring the natives well-intentioned warnings of “You Can’t Get There From Here” only to find out, we assume, that they could not. Nor could they get back from wherever they ended up. Of the many markers along the Flatlander Heritage Trail, one that must not be missed is at the scene of the infamous “Flatlander Sit In” in Meredith. Many of us longtime Flatlanders can clearly remember where we were the night we heard that a group of new transplants brazenly sat on the barstools at a local pub that were clearly designated for lifelong natives who occupied them every Friday and Saturday from 6pm to close for decades. Not much happened as the natives, after staring at the Flatlanders for a few minutes and mumbling a few obscenities underneath their breath, finally figured gave up and sat elsewhere. It was a peaceful transition, but it opened up barstools, once silently declared off limits to those from “away”, to Flatlanders across the state. It was a real turning point. The marker in front of that pub is one that is revered by many and scorned by others, for obvious reasons. All tolled there are over four hundred monuments across the state telling the Flatlander story on the Heritage Trail. From the seacoast to the mountains, at least one Flatlander sacrificed something to help make the transition easier for all of us. We are also hoping that soon we will be able to designate a month of the year as Flatlander month, but we won’t push it. We will be happy for now with just a day, or even an afternoon. These things take time.

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Dear Woke Asians: Stop Blaming Whitey Pssst. Can I have your attention, please? I’m going to share a little secret that liberal “people of color” and their public relations agents in the media don’t want you to know. The recent crime wave against Asians in America’s big cities is not the fault of Donald Trump, MAGA activists, conservative talk radio, or white people. It’s the fault of the perpetrators by Michelle Malkin and the perpetrators alone -- most of Syndicated Columnist whom happen to be thugs “of color.” Let’s pop the delusional bubble of left-wing Asians who marched this weekend in New York City, Oakland and San Francisco in “unity” protests against “white supremacy.” These “wokesters” blame “anti-Asian bias” created by an imagined backlash by imagined “white supremacists” against China because of COVID-19. Donning “Black and Asian unity” T-shirts, they embraced the self-defeating attitude of Oakland organizer Eddy Zheng, who wheedled: “Supporting our Asian community is not about dividing us. This support is for all of us suffering under white supremacy. We need to understand that so we can triumph and have public and personal safety.” Reality check: Just last week in Vallejo, California, Filipino-American store owner Marc Quidit was shot four times in the leg by a gang of armed robbers. They were black. Two weeks ago, in Oakland’s Chinatown, a 91-year-old Asian man was assaulted by an assailant amidst a crime wave of more than 20 robberies and violent attacks in that neighborhood. The attacker wasn’t a white-hooded white man in a KKK robe. He was a masked black man in a black hoodie. In Daly City, California, an 84-year-old Thai grandfather died after a brutal attack while on a daytime walk in his neighborhood. His attacker was a teenage black street criminal. Viral videos have exposed several vicious attacks on elderly Asian subway riders and pedestrians in New York City since last fall. An inconvenient detail that anyone with functional eyes can see: The perpetrators in the security camera footage aren’t wearing MAGA hats. They don’t have flaming crosses in hand. Inconveniently for the “defund the police” hipsters, the opportunists robbing, punching and shooting Asians on those videos aren’t white people. They are black -- and that’s just See MALKIN on 28

The Authoritarian Left Is On The March This week, Democratic Reps. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., and Jerry McNerny, D-N.J., sent out a series of letters to America’s largest communications corporations: AT&T, Alphabet Inc., Cox Communications, by Ben Shapiro Dish Network, ComSyndicated Columnist cast, Apple, Amazon and others. Their letters demanded answers from these corporations on one simple topic: Why would these platforms continue to allow the dissemination of “misinformation” from conservative outlets? “Our country’s public discourse is plagued by misinformation, disinformation, conspiracy theories, and lies,” the House Democrats wrote. “These phenomena undergird the radicalization of seditious individuals who committed acts of insurrection on January 6th, and it contributes to a growing distrust of public health measures necessary to crush the pandemic. ... Are you planning to continue carrying Fox News, Newsmax, and OANN?” The overt move by members of the government to cudgel private corporations into silencing unpopular viewpoints was clearly violative of First Amendment principles. The Constitution clearly provides that Congress shall make no law abridging freedom of speech or the press; Democrats have now hit upon a convenient workaround where they bully private actors into doing their censorious bidding. This clever gambit is rooted in the conflation between “disinformation” and “misinformation” promulgated by the establishment media since 2016. After the 2016 election, the media went berserk with the theory that Hillary Clinton had lost the election thanks only to Russian

interference. “Russian disinformation” -meaning false information promulgated by a foreign government for the purpose of interfering in domestic politics -- had twisted the election. Now even disinformation promulgated on American soil is protected by the First Amendment. But it soon became clear that the authoritarian left wasn’t interested merely in active disinformation springing from foreign sources. It was troubled by (SET ITAL) any narrative or information that contradicted its point of view (END ITAL). This information could quickly and easily be labeled “misinformation.” And “misinformation,” it said, had to be policed. Why, precisely, wouldn’t the answer to misinformation be factual rebuttal? Because, the authoritarian left argued, misinformation led to “incitement.” Now, there is a legal standard for “incitement” -- and it’s a high bar to reach. But the authoritarian left has broadened out the meaning of incitement to include any verbiage that elicits strong emotions ... so long as conservatives are responsible for such verbiage. Thus, it’s possible incitement to call people by their biological pronouns but perfectly innocent fun to wink and nod at widespread looting and rioting. The answer to “misinformation” and “incitement,” however, can’t lie within government. So Democrats have turned toward hijacking the private instruments of informational dissemination, all in the name of reestablishing an informational monopoly the left lost with the death of the Fairness Doctrine in 1987, and with a monopoly that collapsed completely with the rise of the open internet. And corporations are going along with all of this. This week, Amazon banned a book on transgender people, “When Harry Became Sally,” presumably because it took a non-woke line on the subject. Coca-Cola See SHAPIRO on 28

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Save The Rhino Today’s environmental activists are so hostile to capitalism that they end up killing animals they want to protect. Like the African rhinoceros. by John Stossel Poachers kill Syndicated Columnist them to get their horns, which can sell for as much as $300,000. Poachers mostly sell in China and Vietnam, to people who carve them into ornaments or sell them as aphrodisiacs. By the way: The aphrodisiacs don’t work.

When I started Stossel TV, my first video covered one man’s attempt to reduce rhino poaching by flooding the market with fake horns. Matthew Markus argued that his 3D printed rhino horn would reduce demand for real horns. “One way to devalue something is to create a lot of it,” he explained. “When things are abundant, people don’t fight, kill or steal.” True. Bootleggers and Al Capone’s thugs disappeared when America ended Prohibition. South Africa, home to the largest number of rhinos, once tried

something similar. For 20 years, they allowed people to own rhinos and sell their horns. Rhino farmers put the rhinos to sleep with tranquilizer darts, sawed off their horns (the horns grow back) and sold the horn. Farmers had an incentive to protect rhinos. South Africa’s rhino population quadrupled. But in 2009, under pressure from “environmental” groups, South Africa banned sales of horn again. The sad result: Poaching increased sharply. Poachers also killed park rangers who tried to protect rhinos.

So, I confronted Masha Kalinina of the Humane Society, one of many groups that called Markus’ plan to sell 3D printed horn “greenwashing an illegal activity.” Kalinina said legalization might increase demand for real rhino horn, as did happen once with elephant tusks. “It started up a new carving industry in China that had been dormant for decades,” she said. I pushed back: “It needs to be long enough to bring the prices down, and then people say, ‘Eh, there’s no money in poaching.’” See STOSSEL on 27

Syria’s Decade of Despair As Conflict Churns On A decade ago, winds of change and calamity blew across the Middle East. From Tunisia to Egypt, Syria, and later Libya, by John J. Metzler entrenched auSyndicated Columnist t o c r a c i e s w e r e challenged politically by what became known as the Arab Spring, a series of popular and quasi-democratic uprisings which shook the status quo and smashed the old order. Sadly the Arab Spring soon evolved into the Arab Winter as most of the countries with the exception of Tunisia, saw these popular uprisings hijacked by hardline Islamic fundamentalists and a

motley gaggle of militant terrorist groups. Syria’s turn came in March 2011 when demonstrations in provincial towns dared challenge the entrenched Assad Family regime whose power dates back to the late 1960’s. Syria was a classic Arab autocracy blending nationalism, socialism and family power; it was however a secular state given the rich and competing religious currents which ran through this land since ancient times. Bashar al-Assad, cracked down on demonstrators the old fashioned way, but was unable to stop the spreading political discontent and pent up social frustrations which confronted his rule. Despite heavy fighting and losses Assad’s army held, and surprisingly he remains

in power, propped up by a Russian military intervention in 2015 as much as by a divided opposition. Now a decade has passed with more than 500,000 people killed and millions displaced. The conflict continues in a perhaps less violent phase but what remains of society in beleaguered Syria? In one of his periodic and plaintive briefings, UN Humanitarian Coordinator Mark Lowcock,told the Security Council, “Around 60 per cent of the Syrian population, that’s 12.4 million people, do not have regular access to enough safe and nutritious food.” He added, “An additional 4.5 million people have fallen into this category over the last year.” Mr. Lowcock opined, “The increase may be shocking, but it can-

not be said to be surprising.” Humanitarian aid access remains a serious stumbling point; the Damascus government has allowed few border crossing points thus creating intentional humanitarian bottlenecks. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres stresses that when it comes to delivering lifesaving aid to people, “all channels should be made, and should be kept available.” But as Undersecretary General Lowcock conceded, “Conditions in the north-west are now worse than they were when the Security Council decided to extend its authorization for cross-border-assistance last July.” These border bottlenecks are along the Turkish frontier. C o u n t - See METZLER on 27

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the entire program with your photographer ahead of time. Share your expectations ahead of time to ensure that he or she captures the key shots, while remaining attentive and available to catch the best candid moments. 6. Plan your postwedding photo strategy ahead of time! Almost as soon as the festivities are over, you’ll be eager to look at the photos so you can relive your big day over and over again. Ask your photographer for teasers or a “sneak peek” and a timeline for when the rest of the pictures will be available. Will they give you an online gallery for family and friends to choose the images they want? Again, knowing these things ahead of time will make things easy on the back end, sparing you any heartache.

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TRENDS from 9 fellow revelers in celebrating the start of the new couple’s life together. That being said, there’s no reason this group must be limited to women on her side and guys on his, or even that it’s limited to humans – a beloved pooch can make for an adorable ring-bearer, after all. Photography is an essential element of your big day, but think beyond the images you’ll capture throughout the wedding and reception. Photos lend a personal touch, no matter what your color scheme or theme. Integrate photos of the two of you at various stages of life, together as a couple and with loved ones (perhaps even some you’re honoring in memoriam). You can display these at a table with the guest book, as part of the table centerpieces, or even on the gift table. Or take things digital and load all your images into a slide show set to music. Make favors meaningful. Forgo more common items like bubbles and chocolate, and instead send a little of yourself home with your guests. Maybe it’s a memento from a place with special meaning to you both, or a bottle opener shaped like a bicycle to represent the way you met. Just think about the moments and things that define you as a couple and do some searching online. You’ll probably be surprised by how quickly the options pile up.

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Giant slalom race at Tuckerman’s Ravine in 1937. administrators didn’t need to shut them down the way they did. Eventually many sports people did fight back. Big Ten football was reinstated after that conference’s university presidents had cancelled the 2020 season. But Big Ten football had some powerful advocates, to include POTUS. What about the countless youth sports? Yes, some youngsters live in proximity to atrisk elders. But there are ways to mitigate those risks as well. Having the most risk-averse impose their worst-case fears on youngsters and thus force them to miss out on irreplaceable sports memories breaks MY heart. So I can’t imagine the pain that young athletes and their families recently experienced with curtailed seasons, canceled tournaments, missing memories and shattered sports dreams. But there are examples of some successfully fighting back against the pathologically risk-

averse—including one from California of all places. The San Jose Mercury News recently reported such a good news story. Two De La Salle High School products—longtime football coaches Patrick Walsh and Justin Alumbaugh—went to bat for kids across California and knocked the ball into the Pacific Ocean. They successfully persuaded Gov. Gavin Newsom to ease state guidelines so all outdoor high school sports in California could return before the academic year ends—a stunning and unanticipated outcome that was a cause for great celebration. “We’re all ecstatic for the kids,” Alumbaugh said. “We’re going to get to see a lot of kids doing something that they love in a healthy way. That’s why we have been doing the work that we have been doing. This wasn’t just about football or anything like that. This is about a lot of daughters that are out there. It

was about a lot of sons that are out there. … From the bottom of my heart, I think there are a lot of kids that are going to be very, very happy, very, very soon.” A good news story indeed. So can we get some similar stories here in New Hampshire? No risk, no reward. Pioneers faced great risks but still chose to tame the frontier. Test pilots and astronauts accepted great risks so man could respectively fly and go to the moon. If we successfully put people on the moon, can’t we figure out ways to put players on courts and parents in stands? I write this in advance of this week’s NHIAA winter tournament action, which is fraught with uncertainty in terms of some teams not participating due to COVID concerns. We’ll see how things play out—or don’t play out. As more than one ultra-successful person has said: “The biggest risk is not taking any risks.” Sports Quiz What Olympic skiing competition is largely eschewed by colleges and high schools due to its dangers? (Answer follows) Born Today That is to say, sports standouts born on March 4 include Notre Dame football coaching legend Knute Rockne (1888) and former NBA guard and Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson (1966). See MOFFETT on 27

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I’m usually not one to chase birds. Over the years, I have made a few exceptions when the bird is not terribly far away. By chasing birds I mean getting in your car and driving to where a rare bird has been spotted. Some people love chasing birds and will drive hours to see the rarity, which is perfectly fine if that is their thing. It just has never been my thing. It makes sense that chasing birds and listing birds go hand-in-hand. If you are a big lister, then you are probably a chaser. If you are not a big lister, which I am not, then you are probably not a big chaser. The only list I half-heartedly keep is a yard list, and there is no need for chasing with a yard list. I do, however, like to photograph birds and it is always exciting to add a photo of a new bird. That has been the driving force behind the few times I have chased birds. Last weekend was one of those occurrences. I had been reading about a flock of relatively tame red crossbills that had been seen daily about an hour from my house. I was up early one weekend morning so I decided to take a little

A red crossbill looks for seeds in an evergreen in New England this winter. CHRIS BOSAK PHOTO drive. I figured it was a better use of my time than lying in bed trying in vain to fall back asleep. I arrived at the park’s parking lot to see a large group of birders standing on a boardwalk. Many had big, fancy cameras on sturdy tripods, others had smaller cam-

eras slung around their necks and some had only binoculars. It was obvious that they were all there to see the crossbills. At least I didn’t have to go looking for the birds, I thought. On the way to the boardwalk I was distracted by a flock of horned larks in an

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Son, who being God, stepped into your human history and walked among you. He came to show you His and my nature as God. He also came to offer His sinless life as a substitute for your sins (Mark 10:45). You see as God I have no sin. When you sinned it separated you from me. It was the natural consequence that occurred, just as I tried to warn your first parents, Adam & Eve (Genesis 2:16-17). Since I am the source of life, they and all who have sinned, even once, are dying. When my Son, Jesus, was put to death, because He was without sin, he became an innocent substitute for your sins, he paid your penalty (2 Corinthians 5:21). For all who ask Him to pay their penalty, all your sins are forgiven, and you can be restored to a relationship with me, your Creator (John 1:12). I also want you to know that I not only visited you when my Son walked this earth but even though you can’t see me, I have never left you and see your every movement. If you look at my word, the Bible, you would see that I was with Adam & Eve in the garden before they sinned Genesis 2:7), with Cain to warn him before he took His brother’s life (Genesis 4:6-7), with Abraham as he became the progenitor of my chosen people through whom the Messiah, Savior,

my Son would come (Genesis 12), with Noah to close the door of the ark and protect Him, His family and the future of the human race (Genesis 7:16), with the 3 boys in the burning furnace in Babylon (Daniel 3:24,25), with the Disciples when they feared my Son was dead and had left them alone (Luke 24:13-15), and with Paul as he was alone in the dark dungeon before his death (2 Timothy 4:1618). If you will open your eyes of faith you will realize I am with you. Finally, I want to remind you that I created you like me, without sin. In that condition you would be able to behold me in my glory. My glory radiates light as bright as the Sun. I live in unapproachable light (1 Timothy 6:16). Just as you can’t look at the Sun without being injured, because of sin, you can no longer look directly at me. Even Moses could only see my passing glory because of the limitations brought on by sin (Exodus 33:19-23). I can’t tell you how much I long to have you see me again and be with me for eternity. If you open your heart and come back to me, and receive my Son’s sacrifice for your sins that separated you from me, I will forgive you, receive you and give you my Spirit, who is God, to be with you (John 1:12). Then, at the moment of your death, you will see me, and I will carry you through the valley of

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Question: God, why don’t you reveal yourself and why are you so silent. Shouldn’t you be front and center and with us as we go through the difficulties of life? With respect to the question above you need to know that I have never been away from you. In fact, if you were to read Psalm 139, which I ask King David to write, you will understand how near and how intimately aware I am of your life and your needs. I am God and I have no human limitations of time, space and knowledge. As the text says, “Where can I flee from your presence?” (Psalm 139:7-12) and “You are familiar with all my ways.” (Psalm 139:3) and “you perceive my thoughts from afar.” But I know this begs the question, why haven’t I revealed myself to you. Actual I, sent my

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Children’s story books abound with stories of little critters doing incredible things. Elves and pigs travel on far journeys to make a point. dogs, cats and horses join up to get a job done. And even frogs and rabbits can discuss their plight to a listening ear. In every story though, there is always a common thread… fortitude. Struggling against all odds, these critters prevail and become heroes. Much of this can be said for brewers of fine NH craft beer (as it relates to this column). They toil and put great effort into amazing recipes and delicious concoctions. One such brewery in a quaint town up north is making many friends with their liquid inventions, so let’s look this week at two from Rek’•lis. Rek’•lis Brewing Company is located 2085 Main St, Bethlehem, NH. Owners Marlaina and Ian Dowling started Rek’ • lis Brewing together in October of 2016 in a tiny 12x12’ space with seating outside for guests. Since then, in 2017, they

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Carlton Notch Trail. There is a track that cuts down to the Trail leaving from the left side of the information kiosk. The Trail parallels the Jimtown Logging Road/snowmobile route and soon crosses the snowmobile route. Be sure to look both ways before you cross the busy snowmobile trail. We passed by the snow covered Mt. Crescent Water Company reservoir, it is really small and you wouldn’t know it if it weren’t for the fence and sign. The skintrack turns off the Carlton Notch Trail just after crossing over the snowbridged Carlton Brook and blue dia- Crescent Ridge Glade in the Randolph Community Forest, yours truly making some turns in the cold Sathe ve $1route. 0 Off with th monds blaze is couponsnow. Visit GraniteBackCountryAlliance.org to learn more about the Crescent Ridge Glade powder Here we were warmed and other glade zones. up from our alpine touring efforts and we shed our jackets. It took us about 30 minutes to reach the wildlife clearing at the Chimney Swe bottom of the Crescent ep Ridge Glade. This large h i m C area was cleared for the o ne Sweeps • Stonework ide benefit of the animals Brick Repairs • Liners and birds and opened Caps • Installations the vista for us. From Fire Place Makeovers In this open area there is spection a striking view south to Fully Insured the Northern Presidentials. The bright snow capped peaks of Mount —SW— Madison and Mount Adams looked so near and daunting. The view to the southeast over Pine Mountain and beyond to the Imp and Mount Moriah is grand too. From the wildlife clearing the climbing becomes steeper Becca skinning up the track entering the wildlife clearing with Pine and winds around and Mountain and Mount Moriah seen in the distance. The vista from the climbs another 600 vertical feet to an elevation clearing is grand and wide and to the south provides closeup views of the Northern Presidentials. 3,000 feet. We didn’t see or hear I had been there once I confess I did lead us anyone ahead or be- glade is just below and hind us. I asked Becca south of the summit, before five years ago around in a circle missif she wanted to go in so we pushed upward in the summer bush- ing it a couple times. search of the highpoint and winding through whacking straight up It doesn’t appear very of North Randolph, the trees. It was an ef- from the Crescent Ridge prominent; it is on top —Hunter Douglas Certified Consultant— a peak on the New fort especially when the Trail. I don’t think we of a rock outcropping in Hampshire 3,000 footer snow loaded branches would have ever found the middle of a flattish Suzanne’s Window Treatments, LLC Alton Bay list. Of course she was of the trees let loose the top if I didn’t know area. 781-272-7878 • suzanneswindows.com what it looked like and game. The top of the and bombed us. See PATENAUDE on 23

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Off the track we bushwhacked to North Randolph Mountain’s highpoint. The highpoint is not too far from the top of the glade if you can find it. PATENAUDE from 22 We followed our tracks back down to the top of the glades where we removed our skins and prepped for a nice ride down the mountain. Two other skiers were now there readying to descend too. The cold fluffy snow, resting on top of a few moguls that were formed after previous storms, was still soft and fun under our feet. We cut between the open hardwood forest finding untracked snow. The upper part of the glade is steep and the run mellows as it returns to the wildlife area. It was sunny and the temperature was climbing into the low teens and we felt warm from all our activity. We put our skins back on and we climbed up again for a second lap. As we headed back up a few other people had arrived. We also passed a couple people on the way up to the top of the glade. The second run we took a different line

and enjoyed making turns in the forest. At the bottom of the glade we could see that more people were arriving so we decided it was a good time for us to leave. The skiing was fast and fun down the track. We zoomed by at least a dozen more people headed up to the glade. For a snowboarder the brook crossing is a tad difficult. Becca wasn’t able to skate up the other side like I could on my skis. She had to take her board off and walk up the bank. It was almost noon when we got back to the car and we ate our lunch in the parking lot. Every space and a few creative parking spaces were now filled. Parking along the road is prohibited. This popular ski and snowboard glade sees a lot of action, it is a fine way to spend a winter’s day. Have fun. Amy Patenaude is an avid skier/outdoor enthusiast from Henniker,

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(given) they were numbered as towns or plantations 1, 2, 3, and four. The Connecticut river was then an important transportation route for both white settlers and the native Indians. Forts and block houses were built to protect the settlers from Indian attacks and provide a military presence in the area. Plantation #4 was first settled by 10 families and the

fort that became an important refuge was made up of six houses that were connected and included a tower with a view looking a long distance north and south on the Connecticut River. According to the historian Stackpole a few settlers and Indians were killed or captured in skirmishes near the settlements in the summer and fall See SMITH on 25

— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, March 4, 2021 — SMITH from 24 of 1745. With soldiers stationed at the forts along the river during the following winter the people passed the winter safe from harm. When March came 59 men were sent to Fort Number 4 to give extra protection in case of raids by the enemy. On April 19, 1746 three men were driving a team of four oxen to a mill to purchase some boards when a band of about forty French and Indian warriors captured the men, killed their oxen, and burned the mill. The men were taken to Canada and eventually released. That, however, was not the end of the violence along the Connecticut River in the Spring of 1746. On the morning of April 23rd the Captain William Symes, commander of a fort at Upper Ashuelot (now Keene), was reading the Bible as others were leaving the fort to go to work and were attacked by a group of about fifty Indians. Ephraim Dorman was the first to be attacked by two Indians, but he escaped and sounded the alarm. John Bullard ran from the barn in an effort to reach the fort but was shot in the back and died. A Mrs. Clark outran a pursuing Indian and made it safely to the fort, but a Mrs. McKenney, who had gone out to milk the cows, was old and could not outrun the Indian who plunged a long knife into her back. Nathan Blake was captured and taken to Canada where he spent two years in captivity. A number of Indians were thought to have been killed by those firing their muskets from the fort. Other ambushes occurred at or near the

ed was that of Moses Wright losing two fingers. Everett Stackpole wrote: “It is surprising how companies of troopers and Indians would shoot at each other for hours, and only a few would be hit. Old flint-lock muskets were not very effective.” We can only imagine the struggles the settlers had in trying to establish homes in those days of such unrest and danger in New Hampshire when women risked their lives to milk the cows and children could not stray far from home for fear of being kidnaped, and the plight of the Indians in deciding whose side they would join.

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Maps of Cheshire County with Town (plantation) numbers. Map 1 (above) from 1755. Map 2 (left) from 1761, both in Library of Congress and NH Historical Society. forts during the spring and summer of 1746 with more deaths and captures. As women from Fort #4 went out to milk the cows on May 2nd they were guarded by soldiers, but eight Indians were hiding in the barn and killed Seth Putnam. On May 24 a group of New Hampshire soldiers (called troopers by Stackpole) were ambushed as they visited the site where Seth Putnam was killed. Five troopers and five Indians were killed on that day, with one of

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— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, March 4, 2021 — METZLER from 7 less detailed UN humanitarian briefings aside and a drumbeat of Security Council deliberations over the past decade have yet to change Syria’s political calculus. The UN Security Council has locked into an East/West confrontation regarding the Syrian conflict with the U.S., Britain and France on the one side facing Russia and China on the other. Both Moscow and Beijing have used their veto to protect their client state in Damascus. Ireland’s UN Ambassador Byrne Nason stated “Over the past ten years, this Council has heard many harrowing reports. Each time, we imagine things could hardly get worse.” The Secretary General’s report to the Security Council paints a bleak picture; “The civilian population in the Syria Arab Republic has entered 2021 amid some of the most challenging humanitarian conditions experienced in the past 10 years of conflict. Millions inside the country and millions of refugees outside are grappling with deep trauma, personal insecurity, grinding poverty and a lack of hope for the future.” According to the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) since the start of the conflict 5.6 million Syrians have become refugees; 3.6 reside in Turkey and almost a million in Lebanon. A once thriving Christian community inside the country has been decimated and persecuted by antigovernment Islamic militants. Modern Syria remains a geopolitical

witches brew where Russian forces, Iranian militias, and Assad’s beleaguered but now gaining military, battles with ISIL terrorists and remnants of armed groups such as Al Nusra jihadis. During the height of the Syrian war a few years ago, the country became the rallying point for International jihadi foreign fighters much as the Spanish Civil War in the late 1930s emerged as a epicenter of competing big power play interests. Just recently Russian warplanes successfully carried out attacks on ISIL terrorists. Equally a U.S. airstrike on pro-Iranian militias inside sovereign Syrian territory signaled the Biden Administration’s first but hopefully limited foray into the conflict. This is not America’s war. Avoidable humanitarian disasters, millions of refugees fleeing the country, and a steady blood drip of causalities from a decade long conflict, define this sorry land exhausted from fighting itself. 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.

STOSSEL from 7 “The problem is that people still see animals as commodities!” Kalinina responded, “natural resources for their use.” Well, yes. I do. So what? I eat eggs. Chickens are plentiful because people like me pay for what chickens produce. Kalinina sneered, “Are we really going to just farm every single animal on this planet so we can endlessly continue supplying this bloodlust and thirst of people to consume wildlife products?” “Bloodlust?” Give me a break. Even if you oppose people using animal products, banning sales doesn’t stop the use. It just creates black markets and crime. Far better is letting rhino farmers trim horns and sell them. Farming gives people incentive to protect rhinos from poachers. That saves both rhinos and human lives. When I told Kalinina, “your bans have failed... they are cruel to both rhinos and people,” she replied that “education” is the way to stop poaching. The Humane Society runs ads in Vietnam telling people that rhino horns have no medical value. They claim this campaign convinced many people. “But what good did it do?” I asked. “People are still poaching the rhinos.” “It takes time,” she replied. “Time for the trickle-down effect.” It’s nice that the Humane Society tries to convince people not to buy horn, but it’s outrageous that their hatred of capitalism blinds them to better ideas. “It’s like the drug

war,” I point out. “You can ban things, but if there’s money to be made, poachers will kill animals.” “This is an endless argument,” she replied. “We can’t live in a lawless society.” But markets are not “lawless.” Legal rhino farming or selling fake horn, would save endangered animals. But the environmental groups just can’t see that. Now researchers from the University of Oxford have produced a new form of fake rhino horn that they say would reduce demand for poached horn. “Environmental” groups oppose that, too.

Fortunately, South Africa wised up. After my video was first broadcast, officials decided to ignore the complaints from the environmental groups. They re-legalized sales of farmed rhino horn. After that, the killing of rhinos fell dramatically. John Stossel is author of “Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media.” For other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www. creators.com.

MOFFETT from 12 Sports Quote “Take calculated risks. That’s quite different from being rash.” — General George Patton, 1912 Olympic athlete Sports Quiz Answer Downhill ski racing. (Some competitive downhill ski racers reach speeds approaching 100 mph.) State Representative Mike Moffett was a Professor of Sports Management for Plymouth State University and NHTI-Concord. He co-authored the critically-acclaimed and award-winning “FAHIM SPEAKS: A Warrior-Actor’s Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back” available on Amazon.com. e-mail address is mimoffett@comcast.net.

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James B. Matthews of Moultonborough, NH formerly of Wayland, MA passed away on February 25, 2021. Born in Oswego, NY, Jim was the son of James F. Matthews and Helen L. (Schufelt). As a child, Jim was an avid runner and enjoyed mathematics and rocketry including a solo trip at the age of 14 to Chicago after having won a state award in airplane design. This led him to continued success at Le Moyne College. A four year letterman in Indoor and Outdoor Track and Cross Country, Jim captained each team and developed into a superb tactical runner. As much as he excelled at running, Jim was even more formidable in the laboratory. The two passions reinforced each other. The solitude of long-distance training provided fertile time for pondering physics; the physical exertion balanced the intellectual stimulation of science; the methodical approach to racing tactics mirrored the discipline of the laboratory. Because of this success, he was inducted into the Le Moyne College Hall of Fame in 1999. After graduating from Le Moyne in 1953 with a Bachelor of Science in Physics, Jim taught while working on his PHD at Cornell University as a physicist in the engineering school, leading one of the first courses on semi-conductors. Jim started his professional career at General Electric in Pittsfield, MA. Recognized as a leader in guidance system development, Jim eventually worked for Raytheon in Sudbury, MA where his skills were unparalleled. Upon his retirement from Raytheon, Jim consulted at Draper Labs for the U.S. Navy, and eventually started his own firm, MATHTEC, where he continued to research, design, and develop complex electronic systems. Highlights of his career include working on the Apollo Space Missions with Werner von Braun in Huntsville, AL, the Polaris, Poseidon, and Trident Missile Programs, Jim was the holder of several patents, and he was the first recipient of the U.S. Navy’s Exceptional Achievement Award. Later in life, Jim loved spending time with his family and friends and talking politics. Jim could be found with his family at their house on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee swimming, boating, fishing, and enjoying the summer sun, or rooting on the sidelines for all of the grandchildren’s sporting events. He was a member of the Meredith Rotary Club and loved supporting the annual Ice Fishing Derby, a member of the Knights of Columbus, St. Charles Borromeo Council No. 17141, and a parishioner at St. Charles Borromeo in Meredith, NH and St. Adelaide’s, in Peabody, MA. Jim cherished his family. He was predeceased by the love of his life, Eleanor (Dirrigl), his wife of 63 years, whom he adored and cared for deeply. He is lovingly survived by his daughter Tracy Peter and her husband James of West Newbury, MA, his daughter Kelly Young and her husband Michael of Portsmouth, NH. “Boompa” is fondly remembered by his grandchildren Stephanie, Daniel, and Mark Peter, and Connor and Spencer Young. Jim is also survived by his brother Robert Matthews and his wife Gerri of Port St. Lucie, FL, and by nephews Mark and Michael (predeceased) Matthews. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the visitation on Thursday, March 4 from 5:00-7:00 PM at the Conway, Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home, 82 Lynn Street, Peabody, MA followed by his Funeral Mass in St. Adelaide’s Church, 712 Lowell Street, Peabody, MA on Friday, March 5 at 12:30 PM. A burial service will follow the Mass at Puritan Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, 185 Lake Street, Peabody, MA. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Meredith Rotary Club, PO BOX 1210, Meredith, NH 03253. For directions and online guestbook, please visit www.ccbfuneral.com.

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MALKIN from 6 plain fact. More facts: Federal Bureau of Justice statistics data show that of nearly 600,000 violent interracial victimizations involving blacks and whites, black suspects committed 537,204 interracial felonies (not including homicides), or 90%, and whites committed 56,394 of them, or less than 10%. The Red Elephants blog points out that black perpetrators are also overrepresented among all perpetrators of hate crimes -- by 50% -- according to the most recent Justice Department data from 2017. Whites are underrepresented by 24%. You never hear these facts from the national propagandists in the

so-called mainstream media. It’s a sin of omission that amounts to journalistic malpractice. The leftist Trump Derangement Syndrome sufferers have zero evidence that the thugs robbing and punching and murdering vulnerable elderly Asians have ever cared one iota about politics, COVID-19, race or Donald Trump. They have zero evidence that these street attacks were inspired by “anti-Asian hate” -- as opposed to pure opportunism, criminal malice or plain evil. These crimes in liberal cities are spiking as radical, George Soros-backed district attorneys enact softon-crime policies such as “restorative justice” that let violent crimi-

nals run free. Chesa Boudin, San Francisco’s Soros-supported D.A. and son of convicted Weather Underground terrorists, dropped robbery, elder abuse and hate crime charges last year against a 20-year-old black suspect caught on tape attacking an elderly Asian man. Burglaries, arson and motor vehicle thefts have all spiked as Boudin has abandoned prosecution of “quality of life” crimes, as well as prosecutions for felony arrests. When you elect softon-crime politicians and prosecutors, you get more crime. When you defund and demonize the police, all innocent citizens are unsafe -- whatever their color. Blaming whitey may

get you a few virtuesignaling points, but at what price in blood? What’s truly insane is that Asian-American liberals are marching arm and arm with the very dangerous zealots whose policies incentivized these street crimes against the vulnerable and defenseless in the first place. Remember: What you permit, you promote. What you allow, you encourage. What you condone, you own. Michelle Malkin’s email address is MichelleMalkinInvestigates@protonmail.com. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

SHAPIRO from 6 is now apparently indoctrinating its employees into the cult of Robin DiAngelo “antiracism.” Facebook and Twitter and Google are all preparing new measures aimed at cracking down on “misinformation” -opaque guidelines and nonrigorous standards that will surely cut in favor of the same establishment media now pushing censorship, and the Democrats they support. The establishment media are fond of saying that we’re experiencing a crisis of authoritarianism in America; they point to the criminal acts of Jan. 6 and suggest that right-wing authoritarianism threat-

ens democracy itself. The far greater threat to democracy, however, lies with an authoritarian left that is now ascendant in virtually every powerful institution in America. Ben Shapiro, 36, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and editorin-chief of DailyWire. com. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers “How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps,” “The Right Side of History” and “Bullies.” To find out more about Ben Shapiro and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

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at the table. On the school board side, Jared Gumpert is throwing his hat in the race. He is an active, involved Meredith parent with three children in the Inter-Lakes School system and would give a refreshing perspective to the board. Voters in all three of our I-LSD towns, Meredith, Center Harbor and Sandwich, can legally vote for him. There will be more

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