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The Will To Live by Dawn Thomson Independent Columnist

This week we welcome back “Dawn On The Farm” columnist Dawn Thomson with this heartwarming and inspirational story. It was a Sunday, roughly this time, last year. A day caught between seasons, sandwiched between the hopeful thawing of an early Spring, and the refreezing of a Winter, reluctant to let go. This seesawing weather was reeking its usual havoc, causing the ground conditions to alternate between exasperating slushy mud and dreadful dangerous

ice. That day was sunny, but very cold. My husband and I were enjoying the afternoon together, while we did chores inside the barn. Suddenly…. we heard it. The sound of hooves too hastily approaching, some frantic scurrying, and then a loud, hard thud. My heart was in my throat as I exchanged panicked glances with my husband, and flew to open the barn doors. There, collapsed on a patch of ice, was our beloved senior horse, Reuben. He was lying extremely close to the barn, the wind clearly knocked out of him….and he wasn’t moving. Time stopped for me. ReuSee dawn on 20

Indoor Triathlon At Funspot

ground, the calendar says it spring and this photograph of a Bohemian Waxwing taken by Robert Clifford is just a reminder that warmer weather is just around the corner. We promise. To see more of Rob Clifford’s terrific photographs visit cliffordphotographynh.com

Montreal, Washington, D.C or Niagra Falls. All participants are treated to a free pizza lunch. Over the years this event has raised over $200,000 for the Humane Society. The sign-in for the event starts at 10am. For more information visit Funspot’s website at www. funspotnh.com.

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This Saturday, March 24th, marks the 14th Annual Indoor Triathlon at the Funspot Family Entertainment Center, Rte 3, Weirs Beach. All proceeds benefit the NH Humane Society. Four person teams compete in bowling, Indoor MiniGolf and a variety of games with trophies and prizes awarded. Teams also collect points for fundraising prior to the event. There will also be a 50/50 raffle and a Super Raffle at the end of the competition where the winner can choose from a trip for two to

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Thursday 22nd Eric Grant Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 7pm. www.patrickspub.com or 293-0841

Through the Winter Season Ice Skating Laconia

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Laconia Parks & Recreation would like to remind everyone of the amenities that are available in their backyards. There are 2 ice skating rinks in Laconia that are absolutely free of charge, but are subject to the weather and conditions. One is located at Memorial Park in the parking lot of the baseball field and the other is on the lake in the cove at Opechee Park. The rink that was set up on the beach itself is no longer usable. Please do not use it. When on the lake rink, please use extreme caution. Lights are on at both facilities until 10pm. The sledding hill is also open to the public at the end of South Street, off of Academy Street. Lights are on till 10pm. Please do not park inside the park. Park outside the gate on the right hand side of the road. Have fun and be sure to follow the posted rules. 524-5046

Through Saturday April 21st Lakes Region Art Association Art Show & Sale

Epsom Public Library, State Route 4, Epsom. This show features the work of numerous Lakes Region artists and photographers who are also members of the association. Various different art mediums will be on display in the show including, but not limited to, oils, acrylics, watercolors, photography and art craft items. 956-5551 Tuesday 20th

Greenhouse Growing for the Home Gardner

Wolfeboro Library, Wolfeboro. 6:30pm. Jerry Knirk, a resident of Freedom, will discuss basics of greenhouse design and demonstrate the relatively simple construction of his current double-wall polyethylene greenhouse. Management of temperature, irrigation, pests, and other unique problems of greenhouse growing will be illustrated. Free and open to the public. 569-2428

Cornerstone VNA Offers Free Hospice Volunteer Training Rollinsford Public Library, 3 Front Street, Rollinsford. 1pm-3pm. Class continues through May 8th. This comprehensive 8-week training program focuses on how to provide comfort, support and a reassuring presence to Hospice patients and their families. No medical or volunteer experience is necessary to make a positive difference. To register contact Nancy Nicolazzo at 332-1133 x239 or email NNicolazzo@cornerstonevna.

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Hart’s Turkey Farm Hosts 50/50 Fundraising Dinner for Friends of the Meredith Library Hart’s Turkey Farm, Rt. 3, Meredith. 4:30pm-8pm. The public is welcomed and encouraged to support this fundraising effort. For everyone who mentions they are dining for the Friends of the Meredith Library, 50% of their bill, excluding drinks will be donated to the Friends. 279-1206 or

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Friday 23rd Damn the Torpedoes – Tribute to Tom Petty The Flying Monkey, South Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh.

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Dueling Pianos: Jim Tyrrell vs Matt Langley Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 8:30pm. www.patrickspub. com or 293-0841

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The Winnipesaukee Playhouse, 33 Footlight Circle, Meredith. Tickets range from $10-$18 and are available online at www.winnipesaukeeplayhouse. org or 279-0333

NH Camping & RV Show NH Sportsplex, Bedford. Over 100 exhibitors, special show deals on the newest models of RVs, trailers, popups, and accessories. Sunday is Kid’s Day with Bounce House, Scavenger Hunt, Bektash Shriner Clowns, and the Costume Bug! Free off-site parking & frequent shuttle rides at 3000 Goffs Falls Road in Manchester. $12/adults, free for children under 12 if accompanied by paid adult. Bring a donation of two non-perishable food items for $2 off admission. www.

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Fri. 23rd – Sat. 31st King Lear Advice To The Players, Sandwich Town Hall Theatre, Sandwich. Sandwich’s own Shakespeare Company is bringing one of the Bard’s greatest tragedies to life in King Lear, starring the company’s founder Caroline Nesbitt in the title role. Tickets and show times are available at www. advicetotheplayers.org or 284-7115

Saturday 24th Irish Celebration with the Celts The Flying Monkey, South Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh.

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Maple Sugar Madness Prescott Farm, White Oaks Road, Laconia. 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm or 2pm. Join to experience an oldfashioned New England tradition, making maple syrup! From tapping a tree to tasting delicious maple syrup, you will participate in every step of the syrup making process. Moderate hike to and from the sugarhouse. All ages welcomed. Pre-registration is $10pp, $8 members, or $12 at the door. www.prescottfarm.org or 366-5695

Tribute to Bruce Springsteen – Joel Cage Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 8:30pm. www.patrickspub. com or 293-0841

Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra’s “An Evening at the Ballet” Inter-Lakes Community Auditorium, Meredith. 7:30pm. This concert features a beautiful blend of wellknown and well-loved themes from renowned ballets. Tickets are $20/ adults, $10/students college-age and under. www.LRSO.org/tickets any unsold tickets will be available at the door starting at 6:30pm.

Bilingual Boogie Kid’s Class Rochester Performance & Arts Center, 32 North Main Street, Rochester. 10am. Bilingual Boogie is a creative movement activity for young children ages 2-6. Instruction and musical selections are in Spanish and English. $8 per child. www.

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Sat. 24th & Sun. 25th Lakes Region Spring Craft Fair Belknap Fair, 96 Daniel Webster Highway, Belmont. Sat. 10am-4pm, Sun. 10am-3pm. Some of the arts & crafts include: hand painted feather art, tole painting, quilts & quilted items, pet leashes and doggie coats, beautiful spring florals, Swarovski crystal jewelry, soy candles, fudge, metal wall art and much more! Admission is free. There will be free photos with the Easter Bunny on Sunday from 12:30pm-2pm. www. joycescraftshows.com or 528-4014

NH Old House & Barn Expo The Radisson, 700 Elm Street, Manchester. 9am-5pm. Have fun and learn from the experts at this unique expo that helps old house and barn owners and enthusiasts with appropriate and affordable solutions. Create your own “itinerary” and explore preservation strategies, architecture, craft and history through hourly lectures, visits with high quality exhibitors, demonstrations, a scavenger hunt for kids and adults, and “Old House and Barn Doctor” sessions. $10/adults, $7/seniors and students. Children 12 and under are free. www.nhpreservation.org or 224-2281

Sunday 25th Easter Egg Hunt

Leavitt Park Playground Area, Laconia. 1pm. There will be a huge egg hunt with 2000 toy and candy filled eggs and prizes! There will also be games, the Easter Bunny for pictures and refreshments inside. Event is free of charge and good for ages 2-11. Event held rain or shine, so dress for the weather and bring your own basket. 524-5046

The Big Night for Amphibians

Prescott Farm Environmental Educational Center, White Oaks Road, Laconia. 1pm-3pm. Every Spring, on the first warm rainy night of the tear, a mysterious ritual takes place: many species of amphibians emerge from the forest and migrate to vernal pools to lay their eggs. Join Prescott Farm to learn more about this intriguing phenomenon and how you can help salamanders and frogs reach their

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New Hampshire Old House & Barn Expo This Weekend Presented by the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance, Saturday & Sunday, March 24-25, 9am-5pm at the Radisson, 700 Elm Street, Manchester. $10 for adults; $7 for seniors and students. Children 12 and under free. At the New Hampshire Old House & Barn Expo there is something for everyone. Have fun and learn from the experts at this unique expo that helps old house and barn owners and enthusiasts with appropriate and affordable solutions. Create your own show “itinerary” and explore preservation strategies, architecture, craft and history through hourly lectures, visits with high quality exhibitors, demonstrations, a scavenger hunt for kids and adults, and “Old House and Barn Doctor” sessions. And, you don’t need to own an old home or barn – the show is about style, ideas and decoration, too. Meet Tom McLaughlin, the new host of NHPBS’s Rough Cut with Fine Woodworking, and watch his demonstration with hand tools;New Hampshire authors Howard Mansfield, Joe Monninger and John Clayton; Learn how to “read” old buildings with Dr. James Garvin, architectural historian and award-winning author of A Building History of Northern New England; Learn about timber framing from Jim DeStefano, structural engineer, architect and author of Antique New England Homes and Barns and buy a chance to win and own a small timber frame created at the show by members of the Timber Framers Guild and more. For a full schedule of demonstrations, education sessions and ticket information, go to www.nhpreservation.org.

Sign Up For Hunter Education Class If you need a hunter education class, sign up now to get into a class this spring or summer. Register at www.huntnh.com/ hunting/hunter-ed.html. Select “Find a Hunter Education Course,” select a traditional or online class, then complete the registration to join. Walk-ins are accepted on a space-available basis, but there are no guarantees; pre-registration is highly recommended. Hunter education is required in New Hampshire before a new hunter can purchase his or her first hunting license. If you are age 16 or older, you need a license to hunt. To meet this requirement, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department offers classes around the state. Participants must be at least 12 years old by the last day of the course to achieve certification in basic Hunter Education. Hunters who purchased an Apprentice Hunting License last year must take Hunter Education before they can purchase a hunting license. The Apprentice Hunting License allows people to hunt under the guidance of an experienced hunter, without first taking Hunter Education. Learn more at www.huntnh. com/hunting/apprentice.html.

Bilingual Boogie Kids Class The Rochester Performance & Arts Center (a division of the Rochester Opera House) will be hosting a children’s class called Bilingual Boogie: Greatest Hits on Saturday, March 24 at 10am. The class is 45 minutes and best suited for children ages 2-6. Bilingual Boogie is a creative movement activity designed for young children, ages 2-6. Instruction and musical selections are in Spanish and English. The class exposes children to the Spanish language in an energetic and comfortable way. Children (and their caregivers) will hear and be encouraged to repeat Spanish words, phrases, and simple songs while moving about the class.Wear comfortable clothes; dancing barefoot is recommended. The cost is $8 per child. The Rochester Performance & Arts Center is located at 32 North Main Street, Rochester NH. Visit www.rochesteroperahouse.com/ rpac for more information.

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Yippee the silly season is here! Time to put away the heavy winter jacket and dig out your Hawaiian shirt! Spring officially sprung on Tuesday March 20th at 12:15pm. The days continue to grow longer and we survived setting

the clock an hour ahead. There is plenty of daylight to play outside after school/work and there is snow! We had cool Nor’easters that blanketed the ski slopes with snow and everywhere else too. My road is muddy and the sap buckets are hanging on the big maple trees. The sap flows best when it is warm and sunny

during the day and when the temperature dips below freezing during the night. This is good for skiers and snowboarders too. This weather will make sure the snow stays around well into April and See patenaude on 18

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Car Violence To The Editor: One particular Texas State highway can claim notoriety for having the highest speed limit in the United States of 85 mile per hour. Some rural western states have maximum speed limits of up to 80 miles per hour but, for the majority of the Interstate Highway System network, speed limits average from 55 to 75 miles per hour. Other state and local roadways typically post 25 to 55 MPH speed limits. So, why would anyone in the United States, except for participants in legal organized racing events, need a vehicle that can exceed 100 miles per hour or, more perplexing, 200 miles per hour? There are over a dozen elite high-end car manufacturers that offer vehicles in the United States that can exceed 200 MPH including Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, Bugatti, Jaguar and Maserati. However, automobiles more commonly purchased by mid to low income individuals such as Cadillac, Dodge, Chevrolet and Ford also sell cars in the U.S. that are capable of reaching speeds in excess of 200 MPH and are routinely seen on our highways. While residing in the densely populated states of Connecticut and New Jersey, I saw automobile fatalities reported as routine daily occurrences. Tragic episodes of multiple teenagers killed the night before in a car accident were almost always attributed to excessive speed resulting in loss of control of the vehicle.

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These are always followed by emotional memorials and religious services for the victims but I have never seen blame attributable to the manufactures of vehicles that can propel their passengers to excessive speeds. Nor have I ever seen a mass protest march, political grandstanding, more government regulations, news media blame campaign or boycott initiated against car manufacturers that produce vehicles capable of traveling over one-hundred miles per hour greater than the speed limit. The school shootings in Florida on Valentine’s Day resurrected the anti-gun discussions that are repeated every time there is a horrific act of violence by the use of firearms. I am perplexed as to why there is not similar sensationalizing of negativity directed toward automobile manufacturers initiated after a horrific automobile accident resulting in the death of many people especially when children become victims. While anti-gun advocates continue their campaign to attack Second Amendment Constitutional rights based on arguments that no one needs a gun that can fire multiple rounds, more than three times as many people will die in automobile accidents each year than by use of firearms. Also, one fact in published firearm fatality statistics note that two thirds of fatalities from firearms are suicides. It is doubtful that elimination of firearms would detract someone from contemplating suicide and decide they could not carry out their intent by another

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

form of action. Elimination of firearms would not deter a psychologically deranged individual intent on committing an act of violence. They would follow through with their evil actions by means of another weapon. Remember, the two boys that committed the atrocities at the Columbine High School never got the chance to fulfill their ultimate crime which was to detonate two propane bombs that could have destroyed the entire school causing many more deaths. They were stopped by an armed guard before they could complete that act. I question some politicians and anti-gun advocates objectives. Are they truly interested in saving lives or more interested in using a tragedy to advance their political agenda to ultimately eliminate all firearms? The liberal Chicago Mayor Rham Emanuel’s often quoted political strategy is “You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.” That strategy seems to prevail in the attacks on Second Amendment Constitutional rights. Anti-gun advocates argue that no one needs a firearm that can shoot 30 rounds of ammunition. Similarly, no one needs a vehicle that can travel several times the speed limit. One difference is that citizens are given specific Constitutional rights to own firearms but there are no specific Constitutional rights to own an automobile. Stan Bujalski Thornton, NH.

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*A FLATLANDER’S OBSERVATIONS ON LIFE

Wait and See

by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor

Was it all worth it? We will have to wait and see. Our job is to help people, even if we have to put ourselves in a bit of a bind to do so. Still, being the only group in the area that does what we do, we find we cannot turn our backs on those who need us, even at our own expense. Of course, I am talking about F.A.T.S.O (Flatlanders Adjusting To Solitary Oblivion) the winter support group my friend Vinnie and I started years ago to help new transplants to New Hampshire survive their first winters. This year was extraordinary for many reasons. First, the brutal and lingering cold that came upon us at the beginning of the winter. It woke a lot of people up who came running to us for help. Then, as usually happens in winter, there was a lull, a false sense that all would be okay, that the start of the winter was really the only price we would have to pay this year. No one called us and even the new members began to renege on the promises of monthly payments of $9.95 (which includes a nice 8-page weekly, full color newsletter and an “I’m A F.A.T.S.O. coffee mug.) I felt comfortable as I had to turn over all of the duties of F.A.T.S.O. to Vinnie for a few weeks as I recovered from a medical procedure. He was fortunate to find an intern, a

psychology major from a local college, who just happened to be researching a paper on “Seasonal Disorders Among The Newly Transplanted” who was more than excited to help. Unfortunately, there wasn’t much action for the intern to draw material from while he watched the store. Sure, there was a few phone calls about restaurants that might still be serving food after 9pm on a winter weeknight and why do people ice fish when you can get a bag at the local convenience store for five bucks, but no big winter events that had anyone panicked. I came back to F.A.T.S.O. after a few weeks of rehab, wished the intern the best and resumed my duties without much to worry about. After all, spring was right around the corner. Then it happened. Not just one, or two, but three nor’easters in a couple of weeks. It wasn’t just a New Hampshire event, it was all of New England. It made no difference if you lived here or in Massachusetts or Connecticut, you got slammed. Still, to those new transplants it didn’t matter, they were here now and they needed help and information yesterday. So many calls came in that I was more than tempted to use the standard native response for the past seventy-five years about anything to do with winter: “Well, it is New England”, but I know that never helps accomplish anything. It was a bit overwhelming, I even called the intern back up to see if he wanted to come back in for a few days, but he had already decided to change his major to business and was interning at the local hardware store helping them keep a steady sup-

ply of snow shovels and salt. Of course, with every snow-filled cloud there is a silver lining. Existing members paid what they owed and new members to F.A.T.S.O were more than eager to pay the sign-up fee, make a promise to pay $9.95 a month for the next year and take advantage of the newsletter and coffee mug. Even the threat of yet a fourth storm had our phone and website busy. Now the threat of that next storm has subsided and folks are beginning to calm down as the thought that winter weather might really be coming to an end for now. And now we here at F.A.T.S.O. wait. Will we see those monthly membership payments still coming in April through September as the warmer weather pushes the winter worries from people’s mind? Will they show a sense of personal responsibility to their commitments and continue to pay us or will they choose to ignore us as the temptation of summer delights take over? “Just put off the F.A.T.S.O. payment for another month and we can afford to go out for lobster rolls tonight. Pass me my coffee mug please.” As usual, I am naively hoping for the best. Still, even if funds run low through the summer we will still be ready to serve those folks who need us next winter. That’s just what we do. And, of course, those who don’t pay. We know who you are. Brendan is the author of “The Flatlander Chronicles” and “The Best of A F.O.O.L. In New Hampshire” which are available at his website www. BrendanTSmith.com

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Look Homeward, ‘Change Agents’ Here is my homework assignment for all the fistclenching, gun controldemanding teenagers walking out of classrooms by Michelle Malkin this week (and Syndicated Columnist next week and next month) to protest school shootings: Ask not what the rest of the country can do for your local school’s safety; ask what your local school boards and superintendents have been failing to do for you. Chances are, the adults closest to you -- those most directly responsible for your security -have been shirking their primary duties, squandering scarce resources and deflecting blame. Yes, it’s glamorous and exciting to appear on “The Ellen Show,” rub elbows with Eminem at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, pal around with Anderson Cooper, and soak up praise and donations from George Clooney and Oprah for shouting at the NRA, Republicans and President Trump. Sure, it’s fun to ditch your homework, parade around in “March For Our Lives” swag, and watch your Twitter mentions explode like SpaceX launches every time you indignantly accuse gunowning moms of hating their own children. It’s lit like Bic to be the Democrats’ new junior lobbyists, fundraisers and voter registration captains. But when the media whirlwind dies down and the Everytown buses ship you back home, mundane realities will set in. Negligence, incompetence and

inattention to the core mission of education and ensuring students’ safety don’t just spring out of nowhere. They are not alien invaders descending upon your neighborhoods from thousands of miles of away to impose chaos and misery upon your erstwhile Edenic existence. Take Broward County, Florida. The current superintendent, Robert Runcie, was hired to clean up encrusted corruption in the district and school board that dates back to the early 1990s and resulted in three statewide grand jury investigations in 1997, 2002 and 2011. That last report blasted “malefeasance, misfeasance, and nonfeasance” on the Democratdominated school board and within top management at the district. In fact, the grand jury concluded after probing waste, fraud and favor-trading in capital construction projects: “The culture of misfeasance and malfeasance at the school district is so deeply ingrained, so longstanding and so severe that we believe (employees who blow the whistle) will either be subsumed into the existing culture or drummed out of the District as soon as current attention is diverted from the Board and District.” Indeed, one former building inspector who was fired in retaliation for warning about building code violations received a $45,000 settlement from the crooked school board. One board member was convicted on extortion, wire fraud and bribery charges involving school construction. Under Runcie, an $800 million renovation bond passed by voters in 2014 for school repairs on moldy, decaying buildings has been abjectly squandered; critics have

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Why China Trade Has Been a Bust There’s already a trade war, and it’s being waged by Beijing. China’s ascension to the World Trade by Rich Lowry O r g a n i z a t i o n nearly 20 years Contributing Writer ago has failed in its strategic objectives. It hasn’t created a liberalizing regime or a free-market economy in China; in fact, it hasn’t even created a China ready and willing to abide by the norms of free trade. The regime of Xi Jinping hasn’t been pushed toward democratic reforms by a rising middle class. China still champions state-led, rather than market-led, capitalism. And it takes advantage of the WTO, using nontariff barriers and industrial policy, to push mercantilist policies. President Donald Trump’s prospective tariffs on steel and

aluminum have put renewed focus on China trade, although the tariffs are a comically inept misfire if their true target is China. The rubric for the levies could be: “How to lose a trade war with China in one easy step.” The tariffs don’t really affect China, from which we import only about 3 percent of our steel. Meanwhile, they send the message that the U.S. government is lurching toward protectionism, and alienate our allies. A better approach begins with acknowledging that China is a unique problem. For all of Trump’s complaints, Mexico isn’t pursuing a well-honed strategic agenda of exploiting the global trade system while it undertakes an aggressive neoimperialist foreign policy. Only China is doing that. China isn’t the first developing country to adopt a policy of maximizing exports. What makes it different is its sheer ambition

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are in a sense like other taxes; easy to impose, hard to roll back, and usually employed for by John J. Metzler the “greater Syndicated Columnist good.” Thus triggering tariffs creates a feel good solution, a political sugar rush, but often later a bitter backlash to those ordering them. I feel that the Trump Administration’s decision to slap steel and aluminum tariffs on many of our global trading partners admirably makes the populist political case but misses the mark when it comes to practical economic effect and intended outcome. There’s no doubt American steel industries have been devastated for a generation by cheaper foreign imports. Equally, the overall trade playing field has not been even for the USA. American industrial workers have paid the bitter price with job losses from Pennsylvania to Illinois. That’s why I have long supported Free trade, but Fair trade. Fair has been missing for a long time. Steel tariffs of 25 percent will be slapped on countries which have flooded the American market with cheaper steel. China comes to mind with its overproduction and underpricing. But ironically

it emerges that while China has become a huge global steel producer, it is not even in the top five countries exporting steel to the U.S. market! America’s top steel imports come from Canada, Mexico and the European Union, all including our closest allies and trading partners. There’s wisely been an exception for Canada and Mexico, our NAFTA partners. But why not European Union countries and NATO allies, Britain, Germany and Belgium? Then there’s Japan and South Korea which are targeted too, but who comprise the key military allies in helping Washington solve North Korea’s nuclear weapons showdown. Steel and aluminum clearly have a strategic component which is largely overlooked. The American steel industry was part of what President Franklin D. Roosevelt called the Arsenal of Democracy which helped win WWII. Cities like Pittsburgh became the epicenter of production and prosperity. In 1952, a steel strike shutdown the industry confronting President Harry Truman with a major national crisis. But today would we even notice an American steel strike? In the great steel town of Bethlehem, PA the mills are now closed replaced with bling bling casinos. Since the 1960’s the USA lost over 400,000 jobs in the

steel industry. In the meantime, for the current 140,000 American steel workers, productivity has increased fourfold given technological innovation. The Wall Street Journal adds Austria’s Voest Alpine Steel has

invested in high end automation; a mere 14 workers produce 500,000 tons of steel annually. Back in the 1960’s such a mill would have employed over one thousand workers.

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Still At Risk As we approach the 35th anniversary of the release of A Nation at Risk, the devastating critique by Ken Gorrell of America’s Northfield, NH. under-performing government school system, the hot-button topic in education is a simple word: Choice. Coincidental to this anniversary is the current debate on House Bill 193, which would establish education freedom savings accounts (ESA) in New Hampshire. The hue and cry from government school advocates could make one think that ESAs are a crime against public education. In fact, ESAs are simply an innovative approach to meeting parental demand for education options. ESAs might also catalyze reforms to a system highly resistant to change, despite overwhelming evidence of the imperative for change. Business NH Magazine’s cover story this month, “NH Debates School Choice,” presents a fairly balanced view of the issues surrounding the HB 193 debate. Both sides are given equal space. While it is worth reading, its balance is its significant flaw. Balance supports the status quo by allowing government school advocates to focus on finances, not children. Daniel Patrick Moynihan famously said, “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.” But what happens when the most relevant facts – the performance of the school system and the outcomes for children – are not center stage in the discussion?

Let’s face facts: The public education status quo has been hobbling millions of America’s children for decades, sending them into the adult world grossly unprepared to meet life’s challenges. The pro-education choice side focuses on the best interests of each child, while the anti-choice side focuses on controlling public financing for a system that has been spending gobs of money – we rank 10th in per-pupil expenditures – yet demonstrably failing thousands of NH kids every year. If that sounds harsh, you either haven’t been paying attention or your loyalty is to a system that has been putting our nation at risk for decades. In a lengthy 2011 article in The Atlantic, Joel Klein, former chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, quoted the A Nation at Risk assessment of public education as “a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a Nation and a people.” Klein wrote that “the gains we have made [since 1983] in improving our schools are negligible—even though we have doubled our spending (in inflation-adjusted dollars) on K–12 public education.” He noted that “On America’s latest exams...one-third or fewer of eighth-grade students were proficient in math, science, or reading. Our high-school graduation rate continues to hover just shy of 70 percent...and many of those students who do graduate aren’t prepared for college.” The irony is that the best way to help fix what ails government schools is through the competition that choice is bringing to education. Nothing else has worked – not more money, more studies, different curricula, or See gorrell on 31

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Rick Libbey of Moose Man Photos who will exhibit his awesome wildlife photography at the Lakes Region Spring Craft Fair at the Belknap Mall, 96 Daniel Webster Hwy., Belmont, on Saturday and Sunday, March 24-25th Sat 10-4 and Sun 10-3. Some of the other exhibitors will include hand-painted feather art, acrylic paintings, quilts and quilted decor, handpoured soaps, afghans, American girl doll clothing and accessories, great Easter candies with delicious chocolate bark/caramels/fudge, metal tree wall decor, beautiful seasonal spring florals, hand-painted glass, doggie collars and bandanas, awesome jewelry, soy candles, books with author signings, and much more, Free Admission and lots of Parking! Held Rain - Snow - or Shine. Info Joyce (603) 528-4014 www.joycescraftshows.com.

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Maple Sugar Madness Prescott Farm, White Oaks Road, Laconia. 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm or 2pm. Join to experience an old-fashioned New England tradition, making maple syrup! From tapping a tree to tasting delicious maple syrup, you will participate in every step of the syrup making process. Moderate hike to and from the sugarhouse. All ages welcomed. Pre-registration is $10pp, $8 members, or $12 at the door. www.prescottfarm.

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Easter Egg Hunt and Pictures with the Easter Bunny

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Kestrel to the great Horned Owl to the majestic Bald Eagle, NH is home to many different species of birds of prey. Learn how and what these birds hunt, survival strategies, and the best way to get a good look at them! For families with kids ages 7-11. $12/adult, child pair ($10 members), $4 each additional child. 366-5695

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Saturday 14th NY Dog Film Festival The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth. 7pm. www.themusichall.org or 603-436-2400

Amazing Vernal Pools

Prescott Farm Environmental Educational Center, White Oaks Road, Laconia. 1pm3pm. Vernal pools are the ONLY place certain amphibians lay their eggs. We’ll explore a beautiful, wooded vernal

choice as well as an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. to receive their award. T his is th e 3 rd time Patrick’s has received this prestigious award, being chosen in 2008 and again in 2013. Patrick’s Pub Mania fundraiser, which has raised over $1.6 Million in the last nine years for the Greater Lakes Region Children’s Auction, and their support for the WOW Trail, a local railtrail effort in Laconia, were key factors towards this award. Patrick’s Pub & Eatery is current-

ly in its 24th year of operation under owners Jeff and Allan Beetle. Patrick’s has been recognized on numerous occasions for their community involvement including the Belknap Economic Development Council’s Corporate Soul Award and the NHLRA’s Restaurant of the Year Award. For more information about Patrick’s, visit www.patrickspub. com or email info@ patrickspub.com. For more information about the Restaurant Neighbor Awards, visit www. nraef.org.

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A Fist Full of Dollars The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth. 7pm. www.themusichall.org or 603-436-2400

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we wear sunglasses and slap on the sunscreen while soaking up the sun on the slopes. A favorite spring-time event held at many New Hampshire ski areas have

skiers and snowboarders attempting to surf across a man-made-ice-cold pond! No matter what you call itâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Pond Skim, Slush Cup or Spring Splash the end result is that a lot of See patenaude on 19

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Slush Cup, 80â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day at Cannon Mountain, Bretton Woodsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Beach Party.

King Pine skiers and snowboarders brave the cold water as they attempt to make it across the pond! Hit the slopes! If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to get wet it is just as much fun cheering for the brave souls making a big splash. Photo courtesy king pine

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somebodies are going to take a dive and get wet. I have made it across the water and I have made a big splash while pond skimming. If you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done it at least once you should give it a try just so you can say you did it and it is fun. Be sure to wax your skis and go as fast as you can because speed will keep you on top of the water. Warning: If you must enter the pond straight. If you try to turn your skis will be ripped off your feet or the water will grab your snowboard and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going swimming fast. Have a towel and dry clothes nearby. Good luck. Pats Peak held their annual pond skim on Saint

Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day and they required all participants to wear costumes. Here are a few dates and places of the upcoming fun Spring Events: Saturday March 24th: Black Mountainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All Day Pond Skim. Sunday March 31st: King Pineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cardboard Box Derby. Bodefest at Cannon Mountain. Saturday March 31st: Cranmoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spring Splash, Ragged Mountainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pond Skim, Mount Sunapeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 20th Annual

Sunday April 1st: Gunstockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s BYODC Pond Skim (Bring your own dry clothes), King Pine Pond Skimming. The date for Loon Mountainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Slushpool Party and Cannonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Blizzard Splash Pond is Saturday April 14th. When the snow settles and the avalanche dangers decrease the hordes of Tu ckerman Ravine back country enthusiasts will cover the walls of the bowl like ants on sugar. The annual Tuckerman Ravine Inferno Pentathlon, a fundraising event by the Friends of Tuckerman Ravine, will be held on April 14th. The non-profit, Friends of Tuckermanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission is to preserve and protect Tuckerman Ravine and to sustain the traditional recreational uses of the area. Lastly, the best deals for next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s season passes are being offered right now so it is time to start thinking about next year. Please keep your bicycles in the garage and the golf clubs in the attic until next month. Have fun.

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ben is the namesake of Reuben’s Rescue Ranch. Reuben is the first horse I’ve ever shared my life with, and I knew Reuben was meant to be mine, the minute I laid eyes on him, more than fourteen years ago. Reuben is beyond special. He is smart and kind and loving, and he taught my kids how to ride. He is my gentle giant. Reuben is majestic and he loves to take a bow. But now, Reuben was splayed on the ice, not moving. I thought I would collapse next to him, as I struggled to catch my own breath. Thus began, an afternoon of horror at our farm. We knew we had to get Reuben back on his feet, as quickly as possible. Once he had regained his breath, my equine friend tried desperately to get up. But his hooves kept slipping on the treacherous ice, and he would collapse back down again after every try. We tried to help him more than once, but our attempts to aid him only threw him more off balance. It was like watching a cruel and

sadistic cartoon, over and over. We encouraged. We cajoled. We pleaded. But, to no avail. I ran to the house and yelled to my teenage son to gather fireplace ashes and bring them quickly outside to the paddock. Reuben helplessly watched as I spread the ashes on the ice, around his splayed legs, hoping to give him more traction. When I ran out of ashes, he tried again to get up….and then again…. and again….and again. But his efforts were futile. He was running out of strength, and it was breaking my heart that we couldn’t help him. Reuben is elderly and thin. It is almost impossible to keep weight on him, even in the best of conditions. And his frailty that day sent me into panic mode. As the afternoon waned and the sun went down, he was becoming more exhausted and cold. He was starting to shake, and with a loud groan, his eyes went blank, as he hung his head low and appeared to be giving up. I was terrified that he was

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try pulling him away from the barn, giving him more room to hoist himself up. Crouched on the ice, I spoke to Reuben nonstop, as my husband and I painstakingly maneuvered the straps underneath his huge equine mass. Somehow, we accomplished our mission, and then the two men and my son struggled to pull him a few feet away from the barn, while I talked to him, to keep him calm. Reuben knew we were trying to help him. Once he had more space, Reuben immediately tried again, to get up, and I felt a glimmer of hope. But my hopes were quickly dashed, as his efforts repeatedly failed. Reuben had been laying on the ice for more than four hours, and I helplessly watched the will-tolive leave his eyes, as he uttered a loud sigh and finally laid his head down on the ice, in defeat. I was a mess, as I pictured a life without Reuben. Collapsing on the ground next to him, I leaned my forehead against his, as I sobbed incoherently. With swollen eyes, and icy tears gushing down my face, I told him that I knew he was hurt, and I knew he was exhausted, and I knew he was freezing cold. But I also told him that his Mama was NOT ready to have Reubenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rescue Ranch without Reubenâ&#x20AC;Ś. not yetâ&#x20AC;Ś.not now. I begged him to try to get up one more timeâ&#x20AC;Ś..please try

just one more timeâ&#x20AC;Ś.p-l-ea-s-e, do it for Mama!!! With the utterance of my last word â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mamaâ&#x20AC;?, Reuben lifted his head, looked directly at me, and I saw a miraculous change come over him. The Will-To-Live returned to his eyes, and I knewâ&#x20AC;Ś..I KNEW, Without A Doubtâ&#x20AC;Ś.that he was going to give it one last effort. I shrieked for everyone to stand back, because I was afraid that we might hinder his efforts. And so help me God, that Horsey Love of Mine defied all odds, as he tapped into some mysterious power and hauled his more than 1000 pounds of body weight up onto his wobbly legs. As soon as Reuben was on all four hooves, Pat leaned into his quaking body, and informed us that Reuben was so unstable, he was afraid to let him go. As Pat helped balance Reubenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hind end, my husband led Reuben over the path of sand that I was creating, back to the safety of the barn. Once in his stall, we blanketed Reuben, fed him warm mash, and put extra thick bedding down. That night was sleepless for me, as I continuously checked on my boy, and massaged his cold shaking muscles, to keep him warm and upright. Reuben was sore and stiff for the next couple of weeks, (although, I think he might have milked it some, to prolong his daily massages). But otherwise, he made a full recovery. It has been almost a year

since that near tragedy. His courage, persistence, and strength that day, embolden me to emulate those qualities when facing lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s many challenges. Like all of us, Reubenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s age becomes more evident as the months and years pass by, so I try to cherish every moment I have left with him. His powerful Will To Live continues to inspire me, reminding me that life is short, to count my blessings, and to live each day to its fullest potential. As I look up from writing this, I gaze out the window, and catch my beautiful old horse enjoying a de-

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tended to settle in the urban areas of the country, with only 15 percent making their living on the farms. In New Hampshire, the first immigrants from Ireland to establish a settlement in the state came here from Londonderry, first landing in Boston as part of a group of five shiploads of Scotch- Irish who settled in several New England locations. In this state it was Nutfield which led to the establishment of the township Londonderry, N.H. One of the men, Rev. James MacGregor is credited with establishing the first Presbyterian Church in New England. It should be known that the Scotch-Irish (Presbyterians) who were ar-

Map of Northern Ireland showing County of Antrim where first settlers in Londonderry and Peterborough came from. riving in Boston in those days were not particularly welcome in that town because they were sometimes mistaken for Irish Catholics, who, though it may be difficult for us to believe today, were not welcomed by Bostonians back then. The first Irish Catholics coming here from Ireland were mainly servants, and, because of the discrimination against them there are not extensive records concerning their arrival. The Peterborough immigrants, we should remember, as well as those in Londonderry, were in pioneer country and had to clear the land and build their homes. Jonathan Smith in an article about the Peterborough

settlers in The Granite Monthly magazine says â&#x20AC;&#x153;These people were admirably fitted to found a new town. Like all their race they were industrious, frugal, accustomed to privations, and had a courage which knew no fear.â&#x20AC;? They enjoyed the freedom to worship and, at least to some extent, to govern themselves, things they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have in Ireland. There was something else in the area that they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have in Ireland that they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find so enjoyable â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the actions of the native Americans, then called Indians, whom J. Smith called â&#x20AC;&#x153;their one dread.â&#x20AC;? The Indians had stolen items from the homes of the Scotch-Irish settlers See smith on 23

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who were concerned that more harmful things were forthcoming, so in the year 1750 they petitioned the colonial authorities in Boston to help them by building block-houses or a fort that the people could go to if threatened by the natives. A similar petition was made to the Governor of New Hampshire in 1755 showing some fear of the Indians, who were spoken of as savages and heathen, asking for help in building for their â&#x20AC;&#x153;Safety and Defenceâ&#x20AC;Śone Considerable Garrisonâ&#x20AC;?, explaining that they had spent â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;ŚAll our Substance in improving our Land for bread corn & hay, to this purpose we have dedicated our time & money.â&#x20AC;? Apparently neither the petition to Massachusetts or that to New Hampshire were granted, though it seems that the settlers did build themselves a fort. These Scotch-Irish immigrants are credited with bringing potatoes, apple trees, and flax to New England. They were known for raising sheep and being wool producers in Ireland until England banned the import of wool, but it is said they were prevented from pur-

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