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Tracy Grammer In Wolfeboro

Postcard showing the Boardwalk and Irwin’s Winnipesaukee Gardens at Weirs Beach. The once thriving summer spot for big bands, beauty contests, speed boat rides and more is getting a new life with a huge investment from the new owners of the Winnipesaukee Pier.

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Pier as East Coast Flight- hind many Weirs Beach Irwin’s Winnipesaucraft of New England has enterprises, but it was kee Gardens opened on been diligently working soon after the New Hotel Memorial Day weekend FRIDAY SATURDAY Its storied history will on restoring the site. Weirs and Music Hall 1925 andSUNDAY was an instant MARCH MARCH MARCH forever be a part of Weirs The heyday of the Pier b u r n e d o n N o v e m b e r success. Over the years it Beach and surrounding was the days of Irwin’s 7th, 1924 that he devised attracted most of the big areas and this summer a Winnipesaukee Gardens, a plan to a giant of-4 the era to 12build PM -8PM 10AMband -8PM names 10AM M )".14)*3& %0.& t 50 Emerson Road Milforddance NH hall new chapter will be add- started by Jim Irwin. right over the play there in the sumed to the Winnipesaukee Irwin was the force be- boat livery at the Weirs. See PIER on 29

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Great Waters Music Festival kicks off the 2017 music season at The Great Hall, upstairs in the Wolfeboro Town Hall on Friday, March 24th presenting folk artist Tracy Grammer. Tracy Grammer rose to acclaim as half of the “postmodern, mythic American folk” duo, Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer. From 1998-2001, the duo released three internationally celebrated, folk chart-topping albums featuring Carter’s mytho-poetic Americana songcraft and in 2002, toured with Joan Baez, both as featured artists and Baez’s band members. Tickets for Tracy Grammer are General Admission - $25. Information and tickets for all performances are now on sale on their website at www.greatwaters. org. AL Tickets can alsoA8be N N Upurchased by stopping by their new office at 54 North Main Street in Wolfeboro or calling the box office at (603) 569-7710. TH

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among most Americans, most Americans became poorer (this is what progressive policies accomplish). Mostly only the rich and special interests prospered. Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regulations and taxes destroyed millions of good full-time jobs. Obama encouraged illegal immigration which hurts lower-skilled Americans, creates unnecessary crime victims, and burdens taxpayers. The welfare rolls increased by about 50%; to more than one in seven Americans. Many young people couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find decent jobs, even after incurring large college debts. Obama education policies increased costs but not results, and forced millions of children into poor and sometimes dangerous schools. Obama stoked racial antagonisms, a war on police, and other policies that made America, especially our inner-cities, more dangerous. While some people benefit from Obamacare subsidies, funded with money taken from hard-working Americans, far more harm was done to others, our healthcare system, and full-time jobs. Obama ignored Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s major problems like enabling poor people to work their way to prosperity, Social Security, Medicare, our weakened military, our national debt, and mostly wasted the nearly $1 trillion provided to fix our infrastructure problems.

This newspaper was first published in 1883 by Mathew H. Calvert as Calvertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Weirs Times and Touristsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Gazette and continued until Mr. Calvertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 newspaperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s masthead and the map of Lake Winnipesaukee in the center spread are elements in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paper which are taken from Calvertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s historic publication.

President Obama was in a unique position to coach Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s poor on how to succeed in America, but he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. Donald Trump promised traditional Republican policies which maximize peoplesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; freedoms and opportunities. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leftist protests are part of an organized effort to regain power by the rich, politicians, special interests, and big government bureaucrats that benefitted from President Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s big government policies; policies that Hillary promised to continue. That effort opposes Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts to help all Americans succeed; to grow the economy to provide good full-time jobs, provide school choice so children can prepare for successful lives, enforce immigration and criminal laws to make Americans safer, replace Obamacare with a better healthcare system, and limit government to maximize the American peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s freedoms. Don Ewing Meredith, NH

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There’s a famous line from the movie The Godfather-Part III where Michael Corleone, trying to break free of the unlawful business connected with the mob, has been trying to go straight, only to have circumstances bring him back into the life of crime. “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!” he shouts in frustration. Like many of you here in New Hampshire, and New England, I have shouted this phrase myself to describe the month of March and its descent back into the grasp of winter. As the founder of F.A.T.S.O (Flatlanders Adjusting To Solitary Oblivion) a winter support group for new transplants to New Hampshire, I began to think of how I could use famous movie lines to help members better understand and help cope with the season they are about to enter. Having been comfortable with their beautiful summers in the Lakes Region, they now were about to live their dream of being here year-round and it might not be as expected. Yes, it does get cold and snowy in Massachusetts and New York, where most come from, but at least there used to be something to do after 7pm at night. (Little known fact: Most natives don’t even realize they are quoting from the movie Poltergeist when

me that I introduce new members of F.A.T.S.O to their first winter with the movie line: “You can’t handle the truth.” Of course, the most famous movie quote, “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn”, usually comes to the forefront about the beginning of February when we are already deep into the season and a long way to the other end. Still, being in the business of being helpful as opposed to negative, I was hard-pressed to come up with some movie quotes to help members get through the season. But here goes anyway: For those members in their second winter here (It does take about five years to really acclimate) it is that first nervous pull of the starter on the snowblower you have totally ignored since last March and now need after an unexpected late November snowstorm. If it kicks into life I encourage members to scream: “It’s Alive! It’s Alive.” To those who realize, after unsuccessfully trying to start it, that they should have gotten that tune up they have talked about since last winter, I encourage them not to beat themselves up, but remind them that “They could have been a contender.” Even before that snowstorm comes, but it is imminent according to all weather forecasts. I encourage them to not sit at home, cowering, waiting for the inevitable. But to face it head on. Uttering “Go ahead, make my day!” before a snowstorm has done incredible things to help some transplants resolve. As we all know, often the fear of an approaching storm is unnecessary

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A Day Without American Tech Workers Last month, there was a national “Day Without a Latino.” This week, the demonstration du jour shutting down schools and shops is by Michelle Malkin a “Day WithSyndicated Columnist out Women.” Here’s my question for all the virtue-signaling protesters who pay lip service to better jobs and wages: Where’s your awareness-raising event for untold thousands of our country’s high-skilled men and women victimized by H-1B visa havoc? Thanks to cheap laborhungry big businesses and moneygrubbing politicians in both parties, every day has become a “Day Without American Tech Workers.” Our own best and brightest are vanishing in plain sight. It has been going on for decades -- and it’s all legal. Several court challenges to the corporate abuse of the program have failed. So last week, the same workplace nightmare that befell American tech employees at Disney, New York Life, Southern California Edison, and countless other U.S. companies struck the University of California, San Francisco. That’s right: H-1B hell has engulfed a taxpayer-subsidized institution smack dab in the middle of the West Coast’s liberal paradise. Forty-nine information technology workers at the UC system’s health care and research nerve center officially got the boot last week. I interviewed a group of those workers last fall at a protest organized by American workers’ advocate and lawyer Sara Blackwell after they got wind of the impending pink slips. Like the Disney workers

and thousands of others before them, UCSF’s loyal employees were coerced to dig their own graves: No severance packages unless and until they trained their inexperienced, cheap foreign replacements from India-based HCL Technologies Ltd. by Feb. 28. Raymond Dy, a UCSF systems administrator, called the severance arrangement “a big slap in the face.” Married with two young kids, and the family’s sole breadwinner, he felt he had no choice but to comply. Assisting the offshore outsourcing of his own job was, Dy put it, “insulting.” It’s also a privacy and security threat. Kurt Ho, a 57-year-old systems administrator and lifelong Democrat who voted for Donald Trump, recounted his dealings with “very young” H-1B foreign workers who had trouble comprehending basic instructions on how to operate a premiere university’s “mission critical systems.” Dedicated to his job and country, Ho voiced concern about giving away the keys to Americans’ health data to unsupervised foreign visa holders and their counterparts overseas. “This troubles me a lot when I train them. We have to comply with the HIPAA (federal health privacy regulations). As foreigners, they don’t have those requirements.” Oh, and you know that precious, left-wing San Francisco value of “diversity”? It got thrown out the window at UCSF thanks to the H-1B visa replacement racket. Diversity doesn’t mean jack if a bleeding heart liberal, Trump-bashing university can avoid paying highskilled American workers’ pensions and benefits. Audrey Hatten-Milholin, a 53-year-old senior systems architect at UCSF who is black, pierced

Yes, Deconstruct The Administrative State

Steve Bannon blew a dog whistle for constitutional conservatives when he spoke of “deconstructing the by Rich Lowry administrative Contributing Writer state” at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Although not everyone got the reference. Trump haters interpreted the line as an incendiary call to decimate the federal government, when “the administrative state” was a more specific reference to a federal bureaucracy that operates free of the normal checks of democratic accountability. The administrative state has been called “the fourth branch” of government. It involves an alphabet soup of executive agencies that wield legislative, executive and judicial powers and thus run outside of and counter See malkin on 36 to our constitutional system.

The agencies write “rules” that are laws in all but name, then enforce them and adjudicate violations. Boston University law professor Gary Lawson describes how this works in the case of, for instance, the Federal Trade Commission: “The Commission promulgates substantive rules of conduct. The Commission then considers whether to authorize investigations into whether the Commission’s rules have been violated. If the Commission authorizes an investigation, the investigation is conducted by the Commission, which reports its findings to the Commission. If the Commission thinks that the Commission’s findings warrant an enforcement action, the Commission issues a complaint. The Commission’s complaint that a Commission rule has been violated is then prosecuted by the Commission and adjudicated by the CommisSee lowry on 42

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U.S. Economic Freedom Slipped Last Year to Lower Global Ranking U N I T E D NATIONS— The American economy slipped yet again to a lower ranking in 2016 as a result by John J. Metzler of a combinaSyndicated Columnist tion of regulatory burdens, large public debt and business taxes according to a watchdog survey of global economic freedoms. The annual Heritage Index of Economic Freedom saw the U.S. economy slip to number #17 worldwide among 186 comparator countries. This has been America’s lowest ranking yet in a complex survey of countries in which rates issues such as Rule of Law, Regulatory Efficiency, Open Markets and Government size. For the first time the U.S. economy no longer ranks among the world’s top fifteen economies. The USA stands just behind Lithuania and ahead of Denmark and Sweden in economic competitiveness rankings. This is expected to change soon. The Heritage report states, “Large budget deficits and a high level of public debt” have contributed to the continuing decline in America’s economic freedom. “The anemic economic recovery since the great recession has been characterized by

a lack of labor market dynamism and depressed levels of investment.” The ongoing undertow of the recession as well as lackluster economic growth were a key factor in the election of Donald Trump who has promised to cut the maze of regulations, high business taxes and offer incentives for American business investments. As a case in point, U.S. public debt stands at a dangerous 106% of GDP, double that of Mexico! So who’s prospering? Hong Kong, Singapore and New Zealand are the world’s top performing free economies. And they are followed by Switzerland, Australia, Estonia, Canada, United Arab Emirates and Ireland. Chile, Taiwan and the United Kingdom round out the dynamic dozen. It’s highly ironic that the former British Crown Colony of Hong Kong, now a Special Autonomous Region of the Peoples’s Republic of China since 1997, shines as a global entrepreneurial beacon. As the Report states, “The high quality legal framework, which provides effective protection of property rights and strong support for the rule of law, continues to be a cornerstone of strength for this dynamic city.” Equally, “there is little tolerance for corruption.”

New Zealand is another success story, ranking third. “New Zealand is a parliamentary democracy and one of the Asia– Pacific region’s most prosperous countries. After 10 years of Labor Party–dominated governments, the center-right National Party, led by Prime Minister John Key, returned to power

in November 2008,” the Report states. “Far-reaching deregulation and privatization in the 1980s and 1990s largely liberated the economy,” the survey adds. Having met Prime Minister Key, it’s obvious that both his personal dynamism and entreSee Metzler on 36

Killing Big Bird Next week, Donald Trump releases his new budget. It’s expected to cut spending on things like the National Endowment for the Arts, by John Stossell the National Syndicated Columnist Endowment for the Humanities and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Good! Government has no business funding art. When politicians decide which ideas deserve a boost, art is debased. When they use your money to shape the culture, they shape it in ways that make culture friendlier to government. As The Federalist’s Elizabeth Harrington points out, the National Endowment for the Arts doesn’t give grants to sculpture honoring the Second Amendment or exhibitions on the benefits of traditional marriage. They fund a play about “lesbian activists who oppose gun ownership” and “art installations about climate change.” The grant-making establishment is proudly leftist. A Trump administration won’t change that. During the Bush II years, lefty causes got funding, but I can’t find any project with a conservative agenda. It’s not just the politics that are wrong. Government arts funding doesn’t even go to the needy. Arts grants tend to go to people who got prior arts grants. Some have friends on grantmaking committees. Some went

to the same schools as the people who pick what to subsidize. They know the right things to say on applications so they look “serious” enough to underwrite. They’re good at writing applications. They’re not necessarily good at art. Defenders of public funding say their subsidies bring things like classical music to the poor. But the truth is that poor and middle-class people rarely go to hear classical music, even when subsidies make it cheap. Subsidies pay for art rich people like. Like so many other programs, government arts funding is a way for the well-connected to reap benefits while pretending to help the common man. The Trump-hating left is incensed at the idea that government might stop funding the arts. USA Today reports that “arts groups” will “battle President Trump.” A Washington, D.C., lobby says it will mobilize 300,000 “citizen activists.” We can count on the media to distort the issue. The New York Times ran the headline: “Why Art Matters.” Of course it matters. But “art” is different from “governmentfunded art.” New York Magazine ran a photo of Big Bird, or rather a protester dressed as Big Bird, wearing a sign saying “Keep your mitts off me!” What New York doesn’t say is that the picture is three years old, and Big Bird’s employer, “Sesame Street,” no longer gets government funds. We confronted the article writer, Eric Levitz. He said, “Big Bird has long functioned as a symbol See stossell on 42

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This week, organizers released guidelines for the nationwide strike: Take the day off from both paid and unpaid labor, avoid shopping for one day, and wear red in solidarity. “The goal is to highlight the economic power and significance that women have in the US and global economies, while calling attention to the economic injustices women and gender nonconforming people continue to face,” the strike website states. Reader and listener and radio guest Denise of Nashua: “I should have told you about one mother I know who was extremely unhappy yesterday, (she used stronger words) that, although her child’s school was open, she was told not to send her special needs child to school, because both of the aides who would take care of the child called in sick - both of them being women. “All of the women who didn’t go to work yesterday don’t want equal rights! They want special rights! They think they are so much better than men. Stupid women don’t seem to understand how wonderful it is that men and women complement each other, and we need to work together for the benefit of all.” ******** Okay ladies ; what do you think of Dan Savage’s RANT against women ? Jessica Chasmar, The Washington Times 3/ 9/ 2017: “Anti-bullying author and prominent LGBT activist Dan Savage declared during his podcast Tuesday that first lady Melania Trump “is as ugly on the inside as she is pretty on the outside” for quietly supporting her husband’s

policies. “I BLEEPING hate Melania Trump,” Mr. Savage, co-founder of the It Gets Better project, said at the top of his “Savage Lovecast” podcast, The Wrap first reported. “I’m not alone in loathing Donald Trump’s third wife — she’s married to a misogynist after all. Odds are good her husband hates her too,” he continued. “But there are some folks on the left who not only don’t hate her, they view her as some sort of sympathetic figure. The pretty princess in the tower locked up by the orange ogre with the bad comb over, a princess desperately blinking out distress signals during swearing-in ceremonies and inaugural balls.” This is mean. Still not sure what he does in life, besides hurting women verbally that HE deems unworthy. The First Lady; Dan does not recognize that (according to CBS and International Business Times) Melania Trump is fluent in SIX languages! What say the ladies of International Women’s Day?

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way to see and hear.” In case you didn’t know an olio is entertainment presented between the acts of a minstrel show. The Sandwich Post Master’s notice indicated that the stage left for West Ossipee at 4:30am and the one for Center Harbor and Meredith at 8:15. The newspaper also reported on what it called a strenuous week in the town of Tamworth, a week involving a lot of eating. It all started on Monday evening with the famous Mineola Rebekah Lodge’s feast. On Tuesday night the largest crowd ever attended the Parish Helpers supper and the tables had to be set three times. There was enough food and the entertainment was good, “but coffee tank ran dry.” On Wednesday evening the I.O.O.F. had their meeting, and “as some of the members have a distance to drive, a supper was served in variety and taste good enough for any man.” On Thursday evening the Chocorua

Grange held its regular meeting and Deputy Arthur Furber was present for inspection purposes and the laborious fourth degree was required. The harvest feast followed the meeting. The trend continued on Friday at 6pm when a banquet was served on behalf of the Boy Scouts. “The tables were set for fifty and the banquet was second to none, with plenty left to serve dinner in the hall Saturday, that it might not get cold during the week.” On that early March day in 1913, under the North Conway heading, the town reports were said to be almost ready to distribute, having been delayed because the school board was late in providing their report and warrant articles for printing. Town residents were advised that if they had reason to find fault with the selectmen they should do so at the town meeting instead of complaining afterwards. News from the town of Bartlett informs us that

“While four young men were sliding Sunday on Cave mountain, they lost control of their toboggan resulting in Christa Ludgate injuring his hip slightly, Elwood Towle sustaining bad injuries in his back, Kenneth Bernier breaking his leg badly below the knee…Winnie Lewis injured his knee, Everett Currier came out uninjured.” I know, we were told that four young men were sliding and the names of five were listed. Maybe the uninjured person wasn’t sliding? Or the toboggan hit a pedestrian? Or one of the five was a girl? Maybe you can tell me. That Sandwich Reporter issue had limited Sandwich news, but considerable to say about the town of Conway, including an account about an upcoming special speaker recommended as a must attendance for young people. A government specialist on agriculture for boys and girls was to speak on March 13, 1913 at afternoon and evening events. He came at the

invitation of the County Committee of the Young Men’s Christian association of Carroll County. Mr. O.H. Benson had a nation-wide reputation as an expert in getting young people interested in agriculture, and his evening lecture, with the public invited, was to be on the subject “Club Work and Contests.” The importance of the meeting was conveyed by reporting that “,,,we are told by economists that the future of the nation depends upon the farmers of tomorrow.” “No tickets will be issued and none will be required. The doors will open at 7:00 o’clock, and the lecture will begin promptly at eight. No seats will be reserved.” For those interested in what new laws were being considered in Concord by the state senate and house of representatives, the Sandwich Reporter mentioned a bill that would allow towns to engage in the moving picture business, and another that would take

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Moultonborough: Custom waterfront home on Lake Winnipesaukee with 100’ of shore front. Open concept kitchen, dining area and family room with fireplace on the first f loor. Property includes two lots totaling 1.28 acres; the additional 1+/- acre lot across the street has two car ports and a drilled well for the house. Excellent summer rental history! $895,000 MLS# 4505190

Gilford: One of the last remaining traditional lake houses on Lake Winnipesaukee. Presidential views across Lake Winnipesaukee, islands and an outstanding picture view of Mount Washington with +/- 180’ of waterfront. Docking includes a breakwater system, two 30’ slips and a mooring. This property includes additional lots, all with stunning lake views. $899,900 MLS# 4514054

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Moultonborough: Classic waterfront contemporary cape in low tax Moultonborough with four bedrooms and three baths. Spectacular lake, mountain and setting sun views from all levels of this tri-level home. 100’ of waterfront with granite retaining walls and a walk-in sandy beach. Attached two car garage and the three car garage, across the street, are heated and plastered. $1,149,000 MLS# 4620935

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Laconia: Laconia’s newest direct waterfront condominium community, The Lake Houses at Christmas Island. This exciting community will feature 16 brand new luxury town homes along the shore of Lake Winnipesaukee with approx. 1,000’ of shorefront, 2 natural sandy beaches, a deeded boat slip with each unit, a private launch for boats, kayak racks, professional landscaping, and stunning views from every unit. $599,900 MLS# 4444754

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Meredith: A most coveted Lake Winnipesaukee Bayshore Yacht Club 12x33 slip for your treasured boat awaits you in the dock building. End deep water slip for easy in and out. Covered by a roof and interior roof tarp. Gorgeous sunrise mornings and moonlit nights. Power and water to keep her looking fresh. Live on board and experience the big lake at a fraction of the cost of owning a waterfront property.

Alton: Private Winnipesaukee access home with your own private dock for a 38 ft. boat. Great for swimming. First f loor master and detached garage. Snowmobile from your driveway. 10 minutes to Gunstock Ski Resort. $128,500 MLS# 4493223 Spectacular! $639,788 MLS# 4500598

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Laconia: Birchwood at South Down shores prime detached home facing the shore line with amazing views gazing out to Lake Winnipesaukee, islands, and mountains. Sold furnished. Prime location near beach and marina. New central hot air A/C system throughout, new hardwood f looring, and many more updated features. Lots of storage and a fantastic 4-season porch.

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Lake Winnipesaukee Broadview 3 bedroom, 3 bath, 1 car garage condo with breathtaking Lake & Mt. views in Gilford, NH. Turn-key condo large enough for your family & guests. This 1790 sq. ft. home features a spacious kitchen with abundant cabinet & counter space, an open concept dining & living room with hardwood floors, & a private deck with magnificent panoramic views.

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Laconia: Lake Winnipesaukee access 2 bedroom, 2 bath Four Seasons Condo with deeded dock. This fully furnished property offers a single level living open concept floor plan with a spacious kitchen offering plenty of cabinet & counter space. After a day on the Big Lake or Skiing, your family & guests will love relaxing in the enormous 15’x13’ Living Room. $179,000 MLS# 4614783

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Laconia: Deeded 4-way dock overlooking Lake Winnipesaukee. New enlarged lower deck for all your outdoor entertaining. This unit comes tastefully furnished, and ready to start enjoying all 4 seasons. Beautiful lake views and sunsets from two decks, outdoor pool overlooking the lake, and an outdoor fireplace. Completely rebuilt and has been lovingly cared for. $319,900 MLS# 4618382

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March Thru May 19th “Discover Space: A Cosmic Journey” – Traveling Exhibition Pease Public Library, 1 Russell Street, Plymouth. Mon. -Wed. 10am8pm, Thurs. and Fri. 10am-5pm, Sat. 10am-2pm. See this national traveling exhibition that explores the fascinating world of space and astronomy. Discover Space covers topics such as the formation of planetary systems, asteroids and comets, Mars exploration, and solar storms and their impacts on the Earth. Discover Space strives to make space and science fun with hands-on, multimedia activities where visitors can build their own solar systems on a 42” touch table, learn how telescopes work, play magneto-golf, learn about near real-time changes on the Sun, try to save Earth from an asteroid impact, and many more! Exhibition is free and open to the public during library hours. www.peasepubliclibrary.org or 5362616 Thursday 16th

Storytelling Dinner

The Corner House Inn, 22 Main Street, Center Sandwich. 6:30pm. Full dinner and entertainment every Thursday nights through the end of May. Cost is $21.95 per person (plus tax and gratuity) and includes salad, entrée, glass of wine, dessert and coffee. 284-6219

Adventure Cycling Clinic Concord Public Library, 45 Green Street, Concord. 6pm-8pm. Join Mike as he shares the knowledge he has gained over the years on the road and on the trails around the United States. He will have an amazing presentation with all of his gear on display and other bikes set up to see all of your touring options! There will also be prizes and giveaways. www.swsports.net or 225-8670

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31, 2016), and who live in the Laconia, Belmont, Gilford, Gilmanton, Meredith, Bristol or New Hampton areas are eligible to enroll in the 2017 season. Registration fees are $50/player, $35 for tee-ball, or $75/Family. Make checks payable to “Laconia Little League” and bring a copy of player’s birth certificate and either one proof of school enrollment (report card, letter from school, etc) or 3 proofs of residency.

Dueling Pianos

Middle Street Baptist Church, 18 Court Street, Portsmouth. 2-7pm. www.redcrossblood.org or 1-800RED CROSS

Acoustic Thursday – Mike Rossi and Bill Noland

Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 7pm. Enjoy 2 for one appetizers after 7pm and live acoustic music! 293-0841

Friday 17th Jodie Cunningham Band

Corned Beef Dinner

St. Patrick Comedy Gala

First Congregational Church, 400 Main Street, Farmington. 4:30pm6:30pm. Tender corned beef, assorted veggies, beverage and homemade bread and desserts. Whole pies will be sold for $8/each to take home. $10/ adults, $5/children under 10. www.

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Red Cross Blood Drive Portsmouth Christian Academy, 20 Seaborne Drive, Dover. 1:30pm6:30pm. www.redcrossblood.org or 1-800-RED CROSS

Fri. 17th & Sat. 18th The Bremen Town Musicians – Live Performance Fundraiser St. Paul’s School’s Memorial Hall, Concord. Friday at 7pm and Saturday at 1pm. Kids and adults of all ages will enjoy this delightful journey based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, which follows four aging animals on their journey from the barnyard to becoming town musicians- even though none of them know to play an instrument! Hilarity ensues! Along the way, they thwart bumbling robbers, and learn the value of teamwork and friendship. Children will love audience participation and getting characters’ autographs at the end of the show. Tickets are $7pp or $5pp WITH canned goods which will be donated to local food pantries. 224-0595 or

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Tony Kenny’s Irish Celebration Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. www. rochesteroperahouse.com or 3351992

Chris O’Leary Blues Band Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $25pp. BYOB. www.pitmansfreightroom. com or 527-0043

Flying Film Series “The Red Turtle” The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh. com or 536-2551

Laconia Little League Registration Date

Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center, 928 White Oaks Road, Laconia. Join us to experience an old-fashioned New England tradition- Making maple syrup! You will

Leavitt Park Parkhouse, Laconia. 6pm-7:30pm. Boys and girls, ages 4-12 (must have turned 4 by August

Inter-Lakes High School, Meredith. 7:30pm. Concert is $5/adults, free for children! www.LRSO.org

Red Cross Blood Drive

Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $20pp. BYOB. www.pitmansfreightroom. com or 527-0043

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Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra “Welcome Spring” Concert

Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 8pm.Prepare your friends for some serious fun as you pick the music and join in the show! 293-0841

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have hands-on participation in every step of the syrup making process. $10pp with pre-registration or $12pp at the door. www.prescottfarm.org or 366-5695

Maple Sugar Madness

South Church- Unitarian Universal Church, 292 State Street, Portsmouth. 9am-2pm. www.redcrossblood.org or 1-800-RED CROSS The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth. 8pm. An evening featuring Jim McCue, Joey Carroll, Jimmy “PJ” Walsh, Paddy O’Furniture, bagpipers, and Irish Step Dancers. Fundraiser for Veterans Count and The Daniel Healy Foundation. www.themusichall.org or 436-2400

Sunday 19th Portland Opera Collaborative

Brewster Academy, Anderson Hall, Wolfeboro, 2pm. Tickets $20 wfriendsofmusic.org. 603-569-2151

Flying Film Series “The Secret of Kells” The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh. com or 536-2551

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Wakefield Opera House, 2 High Street, Sanbornville. 4pm. A dozen harps on a stage is a visual treat and the New England Irish Harp Orchestra’s performance of traditional Irish tunes and original pieces combined with Irish Dancers is sure to delight your senses and fill your hearts. $15pp/ door, $12pp/advance. 522-0216

Red Cross Blood Drive Chichester Central School, 219 Main Street, Chichester. 10am-3pm. www. redcrossblood.org or 1-800-RED CROSS

Tuesday 21st Program on National Parks and Wildlife Refuges

Loon Center, Lee’s Mill Road, Moultonborough. 7pm. The Lakes Region Chapter of the New Hampshire Audubon Society presents this special program of wildlife images by Andy and Beth Greenwood. Both Andy and Beth graduated from the New York Institute of Photography and have been successful at capturing a variety of digital wildlife images, and this year marks the fifteenth year of enjoying their hobby. Free and open to the public. 476-5666

Red Cross Blood Drive Alan’s of Boscawen Restaurant, 133 North Main Street, Boscawen. 1-6pm. www.redcrossblood.org or 1-800RED CROSS

Open Mic Night Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs

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3rd Annual “Make 12 Hours Count” Radio Thon In a state-wide, patriotic show of support for all that our veterans, service members and their families have sacrificed, Veterans Count, a program of Easterseals NH, in partnership with iHeartRadio, will take to the airwaves for the 3rd Annual “Make 12-Hours Count” Radio Thon, presented by LTC Partners. The broadcast will be March 22, from 6am - 6pm on News Radio 96-7, WGIR-AM 610 as well as iHeartRadio. com. The Radio Thon will feature 12 hours of compelling content about the challenges faced by military families and how Veterans Count and other organizations across the state provide support. Additionally, the Radio Thon will include testimonials from clients, sponsor recognition, celebrity endorsements and check presentations. The Radio Thon, hosted by the host of NH Today Jack Heath, will be broadcast live on Manchester’s WGIR-AM 610 and Rochester’s News Radio 96-7. Listeners not in the coverage area for these two stations will be able to access the broadcast online at iHeartRadio.com, or through the iHeartRadio app. This major effort will directly impact the lives of service members of all eras and their families. Since 2006, Easterseals Military & Veterans Services provided more than 9,600 individuals with services for challenges including suicide prevention, employment, homelessness, substance abuse treatment, transportation, and mental health issues resulting from post-traumatic stress disorder and/or traumatic brain injury. Additionally, Veterans Count provides emergency financial assistance for food, home maintenance, utilities, housing, rent, fuel assistance, vehicle repair, child care, gasoline, and medical bills. Supporting Sponsors: Bank of America, Charter Trust, Comcast, Eastern Bank, Eastern Propane, Frisbie Memorial Hospital, Granite Group Benefits, Kittery Trading Post, McLane Law, New England Dragway, Service Credit Union, and Walmart. For more information about how to get involved, please contact Senior Development Director Joe Emmons at 603.621.3570. Please call 844.650.VETS on March 22 to make a donation. To learn more about Veterans Count, please visit www.vetscount.org/nh.

Japanese Garden Tree Expert In New Hampton Palmer Koelb, owner and founder of Shin-Boku Nursery in Wentworth, the largest Japanese garden tree business in North America, shares his experience following a four hundred plus year tradition of Japanese garden tree trimming on Tuesday, March 21, 7pm at Gordon-Nash Library inNew Hampton. His trees are carefully selected to be hardy in our northern New England notorious winters. In Japanese culture, garden building is honored as a high art. Palmer considers these natural-looking, asymmetrical gardens a place in nature where he finds beauty, peace and inspiration. The Japanese-style Stroll Garden at the nursery projects serenity and is a testament to Palmer’s diligent work ethic and passions for Japanese gardening and trees. Shin-Boku works with clients to help select trees and designs that suit their desires, budget and site, and Palmer is committed to every plant that leaves his nursery, and is always available to discuss proper care or visit to monitor the plant’s health. As our Spring thaw begins, this program is well-timed to give us inspiration for our gardening plans.

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metzler from 7 didn’t see any women.” President Trump vowed to preneurial vision turned stop the sabotage of Ameri- the economy around from can tech workers and has what was a lackluster already put a halt to “fast- Labor party morass to a tracking” of the visa that booming entrepreneurial an Indian commerce official success story. once dubbed “the outsourcTaiwan and South Koing visa.” But you know the rea, long Dragons of the high-dollar H-1B lobbies Far East merit attention both here and abroad aren’t too. The survey states, going to down without a “Taiwan is a dynamic fight. multi-party democracy, If only Bay Area liberals and its economy is one of and Beltway Democrats the richest in Asia.” weren’t so acutely addled Indeed the island’s priby Trump Derangement vate sector benefits from a Syndrome, they might ac- “relatively well-developed tually do something to help c o m m e r c i a l c o d e a n d the American women and open-market policies.” workers they pretend to Taiwan who ranks #11, champion -- instead of en- profits from “Small and abling their sellout. medium size enterprises have been the backbone “H-1B Hell: The Sellout of of Taiwan’s dynamic ecoAmerica’s Best and Bright- nomic expansion.” est Workers” airs on CRTV. In South Korea’s case, com’s “Michelle Malkin In- w i t h a n “ e c o n o m y a t vestigates” beginning March the crossroads” being 8. Michelle Malkin’s email ranked #23, illustrated address is writemalkin@ what Heritage says “the gmail.com. To find out more economy has been flagabout Michelle Malkin and ging, with momentum for read features by other Cre- growth increasing subators Syndicate writers and dued in the absence of cartoonists, visit the Cre- decisive policy reforms to ators Syndicate webpage at improve overall efficienwww.creators.com. cy and flexibility.” The

Index warns, “Ongoing political instability and uncertainty have made structural economic reform almost impossible.” South Korea, despite moderate GDP growth and impressive per capita income, faces serious structural and political hurdles. Let’s look at Mainland China and India, two of the world’s high gear economies China ranks #111. Despite high GDP growth of 6.6 percent last year, Beijing scores dismal low ratings for corruption, lack of transparency and government regulatory bureaucracy. The Report states, “China’s economy remains ‘mostly unfree,’ and there is little momentum for reform.” It adds poignantly, “The State owns all land, and protection of foreign intellectual property continues to erode.” India too, ranking at #143, whose impressive economic growth has reached 7 percent annually over the past few years, nonetheless faces

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Road, Gilford. 7pm. Hosted by Paul Luff! If you are interested in performing, contact Paul at pluff1@myfairpoint.net 293-0841

Wednesday 22nd Weekly Cribbage Tournament to Benefit the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Auction

Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub & Eatery, Gilford. 7pm. $10pp with weekly cash prizes. Come have some fun and support a great cause! 998-1418

Game Time Trivia Shooters Tavern, Route 3, DW Highway, Belmont. 8pm-10pm.

www.shootersnh.com

Ladies Night with Cody

James

Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub & Eatery, Gilford. 7pm. Half-price drinks for ladies at the bar. 293-0841

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Make 12 Hours Countâ&#x20AC;? Radio-thon to benefit Veterans Count

Listen in to; WGIR AM 610, News Radio 96-7 or on iHeartRadio.com from 6am6pm, as Jack Heath, host of New Hampshire Today, hosts a 12 hour radio show full of special guests, as he raises money for our NH Veterans and their families who may be struggling. Call-in and make a donation in your or a loved oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name, and be sure to tell our volunteers answering the phones, any special story you may want to involving a Veteran or Active Duty loved one of yours! No amount is too small to make a difference! This is a very special and heartwarming program, that is sure to tug at your heart strings. Be a part of this amazing event and give back to those who have given so much for us.

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The Concord Public Library, 45 Green Street, Concord. 6pm7:30pm. Join a nonpartisan discussion with White House press veteran Randall Mickellsen, a managing editor at Thomson Reuters, on how to understand what we are getting in the social-media driven news landscape and how to tell the real from fake. Free and open to the public. 225-8670

Red Cross Blood Drive Inter-Lakes High School, 1 Laker Lane, Meredith. 12pm5pm. www.redcrossblood. org or 1-800-RED CROSS

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All That Jazz Phenix Hall, Concord. 5:15pm7:30pm. The Annual celebration will showcase highlights of the past year for Intown Concord, recognizing the work and impact of presenting and orchestrating many community and business events that help downtown Concord thrive. As the night unfolds guests will have the opportunity to network with fellow community members including Intown Concord staff, board members and local business owners. They will also hear more about the future goals that Intown has to â&#x20AC;&#x153;jazz up downtownâ&#x20AC;?. Event is free and open to the public; however guests are required to RSVP as space is limited. Entertainment will be provided by The Strings & Things Band, who will be playing a variety of Jazz music and food and refreshments will be available from local businesses. www. intownconcord.org or 2262150

Friday 24th The Weight performs the Music of The Band The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. www. flyingmonkeynh.com or 5362551

Red Cross Blood Drive Moultonborough Lions Club, 139 Old Route 109A, Moultonborough. 9am-2pm. www.redcrossblood.org or 1-800-RED CROSS

Dueling Pianos

Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 8pm. Prepare your friends for some serious fun as you pick the music and join in the show! 293-0841

Erin Harpe and the Delta Swingers Pitmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $20pp. BYOB. www. pitmansfreightroom.com or 527-0043

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Maple Sugar Madness Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center, 928 White Oaks Road, Laconia. Join us to experience an old-fashioned New England tradition- Making maple syrup! You will have hands-on participation in every step of the syrup making process. $10pp with preregistration or $12pp at the door. www.prescottfarm.org or 366-5695

Red Cross Blood Drive First United Methodist Church, 34 South Main Street, Rochester. 9am-2pm. www. redcrossblood.org or 1-800RED CROSS

13th Annual Saving Animals Indoor Triathlon to Benefit NHHS Funspot, Route 3, Weirs Beach. 10am-4pm. Sign up your 4-person team and compete in candlepin bowling, indoor mini-golf, pinball, skeeball, and electronic darts. Teams raise pledges to add points on to their scores. All players receive free lunch of Pizza and soda and the first 35 teams receive the official event t-shirt. There will be prizes, 50/50 and prize raffles and lots of goofy fun to raise money for those creatures without a voice. Pre-registration at www.

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Cabin Fever Reliever Fundraiser at The Mug The Mug, Route 3, Center Harbor. 6pm-8pm. Chase away the Winter Blues with a fun night out at the Cabin Fever Reliever! Guests will enjoy a beer and wine tasting and are asked to vote on their favorites, as well as enjoy free appetizers. Door prizes, raffle prizes and plenty of fun! Seating is limited and all guests must be 21 years of age or older. Tickets are $25/advance, $30/door. Proceeds benefit Interlakes Community Caregivers and the Meredith Historical Society. www.EventBrite. com or www.Interlakes

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St. Andre Bessette Parish Hall, 291 Union Ave, Laconia. 5pm. $15pp entry fee includes dinner and bidder paddle. 524-3156

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events from 46 The Daniel Webster Chapter of Ducks Unlimited Holds Dinner Banquet/Auction

La Piece, The Room in Riverfront Place, in the Mill Building, 322 Main Street, Tilton. 5pm. Order tickets by March 18th. Tickets are $70pp or $95/couple, $40/under age 18. All attending youth will be entered to win a .22LR Caliber rifle donated by Brad Marshall of Marshall Firearms. Sponsor tickets are $285 for an individual ticket. Sponsors will have a 1 in 5 chance of winning a gun of their choice from a selection of over 30. To purchase tickets or for information on how you can support Ducks Unlimitedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program of wetlands conservation, contact Pete Spear at 729-0214 or Kevin Stack at 236-2110

Tuesday 28th Open Mic Night Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 7pm. Hosted by Paul Luff! If you are interested in performing, contact Paul at pluff1@ myfairpoint.net 293-0841

Wednesday 29th Weekly Cribbage Tournament to Benefit the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Auction

Acoustic Thursday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Chris White and Noah Smith

Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 7pm. Enjoy 2 for one appetizers after 7pm and live acoustic music! 293-0841

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Red Cross Blood Drive Hannaford Supermarket, Route 25, Hatch Plaza, Plymouth. 11am-4pm. www. redcrossblood.org or 1-800RED CROSS

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Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 8pm. Prepare your friends for some serious fun as you pick the music and join in the show! 293-0841

Shooters Tavern, Route 3, DW Highway, Belmont. 8pm-10pm.

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Ladies Night with Cody James Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub & Eatery, Gilford. 7pm. Half-price drinks for ladies at the bar. 293-0841

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