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Jaden Thomson at the site of Pine Tree Tavern in Weare, NH., where The Pine Tree Riot took place 250 years ago TOM THOMSON PHOTO on April 14th, 1772. This photo was taken April 12, 2017.

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No Plan In Sight To The Editor: It is a time for everyone to prepare themselves for what is coming. This administration has made the decision to shut down fossil fuel energy. The closing of the XL Pipeline and the curtailing of drilling for natural gas is only a prelude as Ukraine is invaded by Russia. Prepare to purchase gasoline at seven to ten dollars per gallon. The cost to transport product will increase along with the cost of manufacturing hundreds of items made with chemicals in fossil fuels. This administration is crippling the US economy while China looks on in disbelief. This country currently owes China two trillion dollars. There is no valid reason why this country should not be energy independent. President Biden through Executive Order is responsible for terrible decisions that will continue to exacerbate energy shortages. President Biden emboldened President Putin when NordStream 2 was opened. Putin knew that Germany and other NATO countries would acquiesce or freeze during the winter. All of this is taking place while Russia and China are forming an alliance. This is not going to end well with leadership that is out of touch plain and simple. New leadership is needed to stop irresponsible printing of money with the pursuit of sensible fiscal decision making. Whether we like it or not Russia plays a major role in our lives. It is a major source of fertilizer for growing crops along with wheat.

Russia serves as a major energy source for European countries. This becomes a real concern if you eat food. The US economy is actually at stake. The lunacy coming out of Washington cannot be minimized. To make this even worse, we are talking about two countries with the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons on the planet. It is up to the voters in November to take a close look at who you feel deserve to serve and protect you in Washington. Kenneth Bowers Wolfeboro, NH.

The Russian Pariah To The Editor: Putin is Hitler reincarnated. Hitler tried to create a German empire throughout Europe during WWII. Putin wants to recreate a Russian empire in Europe starting with the invasion of Ukraine. Unfortunately, the democracies are currently showing similar military wariness tendencies as the Allies showed against Hitler’s initial invasions. Putin thought he would overrun Ukraine, but he is meeting fierce resistance from the Ukrainians. Increased military preparedness by NATO, especially in Poland, and severe economic sanctions might deter Putin from his expansionist policy, but it will not save Ukraine. NATO and the U.S. should have sent military forces into western Ukraine. Out of fear of Russia the Biden administration balked at transferring Polish aircraft to Ukraine.

We let down Ukraine, and this will embolden Putin. The free world must continue to support Ukraine with military and economic assistance, and sanctions must be maintained against Russia until it leaves Ukraine. Subsequently, Russia should be subjected to Trillions of dollars in war reparations starting with their seized assets; and Putin and his henchmen must be charged with war crimes. The U.S. has to reevaluate its national security posture versus Russia. Russia’s standing among countries has been irreparably damaged, and Putin and Russia are considered pariahs of the world and the enemies of mankind. Donald Moskowitz Londonderry NH.

“From My Cold, Dead Hands!”

To The Editor: As we watch the brave and fearless patriots of Ukraine stand up for their freedom, and muster resolve in the face of danger by not capitulating to Butcher Putin and his brand of tyranny, we should make this moment in history a clarion call for all Americans to ensure our Second Amendment Rights which are prominently included in our “Bill of Rights” as our First Ten Amendments! Never let the government take away our guns! We are so lucky! We should thank God for the foresight of our Founders’ insistence of inSee MAILBOAT on 37

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This newspaper was first published in 1883 by Mathew H. Calvert as Calvert’s Weirs Times and Tourists’ Gazette and continued until Mr. Calvert’s death in 1902. The new Weirs Times was reestablished in 1992 and strives to maintain the patriotic spirit of its predecessor as well as his devotion to the interests of Lake Winnipesaukee. Our newspaper’s masthead and the map of Lake Winnipesaukee in the center spread are elements in today’s paper which are taken from Calvert’s historic publication. Locally owned for over 20 years, this publication is devoted to printing the stories

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Names You Might Remember People You Might Have Known only within a couple of miles from home we children got to know Joe better than the other storekeepers. They printed 1,000 Belknap County Reports in 1955. Probably the same in 1953 and 1954. I have copies of the County Reports for those years, and I see the names of people I recognize, some of whom I knew and others whom I heard about. I was in Laconia a lot in those days because I attended Laconia High School and my Dad, who worked for the Laconia Evening Citizen, provided the transportation for myself and my siblings. I remember my Dad’s employer, Edward Gallagher, whom See SMITH on 32

by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Contributing Writer

Gone, but not forgotten. So it is with the people we have known somehow, somewhere, and who made enough of an impression on our minds that something can bring them back into our memory. Some of those people are thought of often because they were once an important part of our lives; others may cross our minds only occasionally. Some we may not have even known, but we associate their name with some event in our lives. Larry had a market. He sold groceries in one of the small stores that were more prominent in the days of my childhood and youth. Larry named his market after himself, “Larry’s Market,” right on Elm Street in Lakeport. Sometimes my Dad would stop there to buy a few groceries before we left Laconia for the day and headed back home to New Hampton. I usually was left waiting in the car so I seldom even

Joseph Smith with his daughter Helen. saw Larry, but he was a politician and I think that sometimes my Dad, a news reporter, stopped at Larry’s just to get some news. Sometimes we stopped at Meredith Center on the way home at Enoch Weare’s little store to pick up a few groceries. I didn’t usually go inside there either; the store wasn’t very large, but my Dad and Mr. Weare

must have shared a lot of news, also. Sometimes the stop would be at the other Meredith Center store operated by the Kimballs. Or it might be at Joe LaChance’s store on Town House Road in New Hampton. He would sometimes pump gas for us, but it was also a chance for Dad to get caught up on New Hampton news. Being

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Registration is now available for in-person classes at Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications. Classes are free and open to all. All classes are taught at the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications, 749 East Industrial Drive, Manchester, NH on Wednesday evenings, May, 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2022. Each class runs for four weeks, and times vary depending on the class. Registration is open for the following classes: Demystifying Misinformation, with Instructor David Humphreys Flash Storytelling, with Instructor David Humphreys Public Speaking: Professional Presentation Skills, with Instructor Andrea Bard Crisis Communications: Practice Before the Crisis Comes, with Instructor Nick Ashooh Citizen Reporting 101, with Instructor Richard Watts Register for all classes at loebschool.org, and contact us at loebschool@loebschool.org with questions. The Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications promotes and defends the First Amendment and fosters interest, integrity and excellence in journalism and other forms of communication by educating students of various ages and providing them with the tools and knowledge to improve their skill. Learn more about the School at. loebschool.org.

The Village Players Holding Auditions For Summer Shows Resident playwright Sal Fatone has his hands full as he tries to mount his latest play in order to salvage an otherwise slow season for the “Lakeview Players.” But there are many obstacles in his way, including a harried producer, pompous actors, local divas, and a dead body. It seems the actors are mysteriously dying in the small community theater outside of Nyack, N.Y. “Ladies in Lingerie,” the planned summer show for the Village Players Theater in Wolfeboro, brings all of this to the stage. The show is written by Joe Simonelli, who wrote the show “Ghost in the Meadow,” which was performed on the Village Players stage back in spring of 2019. Russ Ellis, a longtime Village Players actor and director, will be leading the production, which is set for performances the first two weekends of August and he will be looking for three females and four males to fill out his cast. Auditions for “Ladies in Lingerie” will take place on Sunday, April 10, and Monday, April 11, at 7 p.m. at the Village Players Theater, located at 51 Glendon St. in downtown Wolfeboro. Those wishing to audition should plan on showing up a few minutes early to fill out the necessary paperwork and should be prepared to read from the show. Please send questions to Russ Ellis, ram2sak@aol.com. “Ladies in Lingerie” is generously sponsored by Dr. Richard J. Neal, DMD.

Harvard Krokodiloes Sweet Sounds In Wolfeboro

On Saturday, April 30, at 7:30 pm, the Harvard Krokodiloes, a worldrenown group of 12 undergraduate Cambridge men, will take the stage to harmonize popular music as well as more traditional songs at the First Congregational Church, 115 South Main St., in Wolfeboro. In 2021, this group celebrated 75 years of bringing the Great American Songbook to audiences across the country and beyond. Their fine musicianship, snappy choreography and witty humor has made them instant crowd-pleasers. Among the luminaries the “Kroks” have entertained are Ella Fitzgerald, Yo-Yo Ma, and Princess Grace. They have performed on NPR, “Good Morning America” and television internationally. The Wolfeboro Friends of Music requires that all attendees adhere to the COVID guidelines established by the First Congregational Church of Wolfeboro. COVID vaccination is requested of ALL attendees for whom COVID vaccination is available. Masks are optional for vaccinated persons and required for non-vaccinated persons. The audience will be limited to three hundred persons. Each attendee must legibly complete and sign the CONTACT TRACING/ LAIBILITY RELEASE sheet. Tickets are $25 and are available at Avery Insurance, Black’s Paper & Gift Store, online at www.wfriendsofmusic.org or at the door. High school students with ID will be admitted free of charge and younger children accompanied by an adult ticket purchaser will be admitted free of charge. For more information, visit www.wfriendsofmusic.org or call 603-569-2151.

Franklin Animal Shelter Fundraisers The Franklin Animal Shelter, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping dogs and cats in the Lakes Region, is announcing the beginning of their 2022 spring fundraising season. The shelter, which saw a brief closure to the public due to renovations at the end of 2021, continues to provide care and assistance to abused, neglected and unwanted dogs and cats in the greater Franklin area. The first fundraiser is their Lucky Paw 50/50 raffle. 200 tickets will be sold at $50 a ticket, making for a winning ticket of up to $5,000. Note that taxes will be withheld prior to payout. Tickets can be purchased online at the shelter website, in person at the shelter, or at Wyatt’s Family Restaurant in Franklin. The second is the 8th Annual 5K Run / Walk event, scheduled for the weekend of May 29th at the Paul Smith Elementary School in Franklin and sponsored by Watts Water Technologies. This year, the event will be held live at 9am on Sunday the 29th. This event is held in cooperation with Millennium Running. The third event is the 4th Annual Golf Tournament, being held on June 20th at the Lochmere Country Club in Tilton. Local businesses can sponsor a hole for $150, giving each one a sign at a different hole on the day of the event. For those wanting to play, early bird pricing of $115 per player is available until April 30th, after which the price goes up to $125 per player. The shelter particularly would like to see local first responders come out to play this year. Both the 5K and golf events are currently looking for sponsors and participants. Information for all events can be found on the shelter’s web page at www.franklinanimalshelter.com/events.

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A Worthy Opponent It was certainly an uncomfortable evening as the existing members of the Flatlander Party got together last Saturday for our yearly by Brendan Smith Spring Fling. Weirs Times Editor Our recent trouncing in the past election for governor has not sat well with many of the longtime party members and folks are antsy for a change. The elephant in the room, besides the photos of actual elephants brought back by a member on her recent safari to Africa, was my perennial (and some would say ad nauseam) candidacy. The Spring Fling is not designed to discuss who the next candidate might be. It is supposed to be a time of fellowship and camaraderie and free food. There are usually a few new possible members there and as we try to grow the party so we realize that talking about our constant failures year after year after year might have the opposite effect. Still, there were many whispers among longtime members, gathered in their small cliques, thinking about the future and what changes would be needed to increase our influence in politics in general. As in any election, economics was going to play a big part. The funds of the party were small, but investment in the last election was significant and there was still quite a bit of inventory on hand to be considered. The party had invested a large sum on having my photograph printed on thousands of oversized cardboard mailers to send out to possible voters across the state. The only problem was that, once the oversized cardboard mailers were paid for, there was no money left in the

budget for postage. With this huge inventory lying around, it is going to make it harder to pick a different candidate for the next election. There are also lawn signs that were picked up and cleaned off after the dust of the election settled. They are ready to be used again. Going into the Spring Fling, I was well aware of what the temperature in the room would be. Add to that the heat from the many Sternos keeping the buffet food lukewarm in the Grange Hall where the event was held and it was rather sticky (as were the scalloped potatoes). One of my functions at the gathering was to schmooze up to a few of the new potential members. I was, after all, somewhat of a celebrity having run for office so many times. If they didn’t know my face, they had most likely seen one of my lawn signs. As far as many of the longtime members, I did receive a rather icy reception from many. There was that forced cordiality, but bubbling under the surface there was an apparent uncertainty. They knew that my head just might be on the chopping block come the July convention and they were unsure of where to place their loyalties. One of the more uncomfortable moments of the event was when one of the more vocal members to my continued candidacy entered the room. It was no secret he has had intentions to claim the candidacy for himself over the past few election cycles. He was young, a fresh face, some bold ideas and, most importantly, had money connections (as well as a nice head of hair). It was an awkward moment when we both reached for the flimsy spoon used to scoop the now less than even lukewarm corned beef hash. He insisted I go first, but I deferred. We went back and forth like this for a few

minutes, all eyes upon us, until he finally reached for the spoon, took a heap of hash and then, in a moment that was all his, placed the pile of corned beef hash gently on my plate. I h eard a small gasp go through the crowd and then the murmurs grew. We both knew he had that victory. I walked to my table, trying to keep my head as high as possible. The rest of the Spring Fling was uneventful. There were a few speakers saying the usual things that are said at such events. Still, I wasn’t paying attention. All I could do was stare at that heap of hash on my plate. It almost looked as though it were mocking me. Once the event was over, I shook as many hands as I could and I put on my bravest face, but I could tell the damage had already been done. I went home that night feeling a bit down. I knew that I was about to be in the battle of my life this election cycle if I wanted to be the candidate once again. I was surprised to see a local paper the next morning. Unbeknownst to me, one of their reporters was there. He happened to catch a photo of the fateful moment of the corned beef scoop. The headline read “Flatlander Party Candidates ‘Hash’ It Out.” I knew that maybe not even thousands of oversized cardboard mailers with my face on them that were already paid for and dozens of used lawn signs might not be enough to save me. The fight was on. Brendan is the author of “The Flatlander Chronicles” and “Best Of A F.O.O.L. In New Hampshire” and “I Only Did It For The Socks Stories & Thoughts On Aging” . All are available at BrendanTSmith. com.

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Never Forgotten: The Lies About Terri Schiavo

This week marks the 17th anniversary of the court-sanctioned murder of Terri Schindler Schiavo. Under the order of a Florida judge who never bothered to visit her and an adulterous spouse-in-nameonly who ranted “When is that b---- gonna die?” to one of Terri’s nurses, American legal and medical authorities supervised the cruel, two-week-long starvation by Michelle Malkin and dehydration of a profoundly disabled Syndicated Columnist woman who was not terminally ill and who had an army of family members ready to care for her for the rest of her natural life. Bobby Schindler, Terri’s stalwart brother, penned a tribute to Terri this week as a reminder to those who have forgotten the family’s landmark battle to save her life. “It was 1990, for those who do not remember, when Terri, at the age of 26, sustained a brain injury resulting from suspicious circumstances while home alone with her husband, Michael Schiavo,” Bobby wrote. “Terri’s brain injury affected her ability to swallow and therefore she needed a feeding tube to receive nourishment.” Michael Schiavo became Terri’s court-appointed caretaker since she hadn’t created a medical directive. But shortly after a nearly $1 million medical trust was established to provide for her long-term medical needs, he declared he wanted to end her life -- and inherit the cash. Terri’s family fought Michael Schiavo all the way to the Supreme Court and lost. Pro-life politicians tried to intervene, but the judicial deal was sealed, and Terri’s death sentence was unstoppable. What I will never forget are the feckless, callous corporate media lies about Terri and those who defended her. National outlets derided the Schindlers and attacked the “radical, antiabortion, right-to-life Christian right” for casting doubt on medical experts who wrote Terri off as hopeless and falsely mischaracterized her as “brain-dead” or on “life support.” Here are the facts: As I reported in my 2005 column calling out the lying media liars at the time, Terri was on a feeding tube. A feeding tube is not a ventilator. Terri was breathing just fine on her own. She was capable of saying “Mommy” and “Help me.” And as many of her medical caretakers and parents have See MALKIN on 38

The Slap Heard Around The World This week, Will Smith -- perhaps the most bankable star of his generation -- won an Oscar for Best Actor for “King Richard.” But that wasn’t why he made headlines. He made headlines because durby Ben Shapiro ing the Academy Awards Syndicated Columnist ceremony, comedian Chris Rock told a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Jada, it seems, suffers from alopecia; Rock, presumably not knowing about her condition, made a joke about her starring in “G.I. Jane 2,” a nod to her closely shaven head. Initially, Will Smith laughed. Then he glanced around and saw Jada was upset. At which point he got up, strode to the stage, and proceeded to slap Rock directly across the face. Then he sat down again. Rock, for his part, tried to play off the situation as a joke. But Will Smith wasn’t letting it go. Instead, he began screaming at Rock: “Keep my wife’s name out ya f---ing mouth!” Rock replied, “Wow, dude, it was a ‘G.I. Jane’ joke.” To which Smith repeated, screaming, “Keep my wife’s name out ya f---ing mouth!” Which, presumably, would make Rock the first man to whom Smith had ever uttered such a sentiment, given the couple’s stated dedication to their open marriage. Suffice it to say, it was perhaps the oddest incident in nationally televised history. The only rivals might have been Justin Timberlake ripping off Janet Jackson’s top to reveal a pasty at the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show, or the live OJ Simpson car chase during the NBA Finals. But this event was even odder, given the utterly sudden nature of the assault. Rock, after all, was hired to lightly roast actors. Will Smith was there to pick up his first Oscar. And the whole thing devolved into actual violence. It’s easy to brush off the event as yet another disposably silly celebrity moment.

It would be easier if Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., hadn’t immediately tweeted (and then deleted), “Thank you #WillSmith Shout out to all the husbands who defend their wives living with alopecia in the face of daily ignorance & insults.” Or if Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., hadn’t tweeted, “Teachable Moment: Don’t joke about a Black Woman’s hair.” Or if the entire Academy Awards audience hadn’t given Smith a standing ovation a few moments later. Or if there hadn’t been widespread support for Smith’s slap online, thanks to the now-common belief that verbal insults constitute a form of violence to which violence is an acceptable -- indeed, commendable -- response. The social compact by which verbiage and violence remain strictly separated is a delicate one. For most of human history, words were treated as punishable by physical response -- dueling was commonplace in societies for centuries, familial retaliation for insult was regular, and wars were even fought over verbal slights. But over time, civilized people traded away the privilege of personal use of force in favor of rules; truly offensive words could sometimes meet with social disapproval or even ostracization, but certainly not violence. Now we seem to be reversing the trend. The entire theory of “microaggressions” suggests that if you are offended, it is because someone has “aggressed” against you -- and aggression requires response. To deny someone’s preferred pronouns is now an act of “erasure” amounting to violence, since the person so slighted might feel damaged in their sense of worth or authenticity. Once we reconnect the severed link between words and violence, civilization will begin to break down. We can hope that Will Smith’s slap remains an aberration; a country in which comedians are regularly assaulted for making jokes will soon be a rather humorless place. But unless Americans are willing to reestablish the hard barrier between words and violence, we will become a far more silent and far more violent nation.

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Let Them In Millions flee Ukraine. Where will they go? Some want to come to America. But doing that legally is hard. A complex system by John Stossel is supposed to Syndicated Columnist determine which people deserve to get in line to get in. “The line is broken,” explains Reason Magazine editor at large Matt Welch in my new video. For example, America has a nursing shortage, but immigra-

tion authorities turn away foreign nurses. A Mexican teenager who wants to help build houses might be admitted, but he’d have to wait 100 years. No wonder people sneak across the border. This month, President Joe Biden announced the United States would take in 100,000 refugees from Ukraine. “He could snap his fingers and make it 250,000 if he chose,” says Welch, and he should, because “we’re a refugee country, and the people who come here tend to be the best.” “But they could be the worst,” I point out.

Even the supposed “worst of the worst,” Welch replies, made America better. That’s a reference to 1980, when Fidel Castro let 100,000 people out of jail and encouraged them to go to America. Some were his political opponents, but most were, as a Miami TV anchor put it, “bums off the streets of Havana -- murderers, thieves, perverts, prostitutes.” Castro assumed they’d cause problems in America. But “that was wrong,” says Welch. Despite their past problems, “they enriched Miami. They added to the economy and didn’t detract from the people who lived there.”

A study showed that the Cuban exodus raised wages of low-skilled Miamians. Immigrants improved America even when we took in people who’d tried to kill us, and who we had tried to kill. Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter eagerly took in refugees from Vietnam and Cambodia. Reagan, campaigning for the presidency, said immigrants make us better. “They share the same values, the same dream.” “He was bragging on this as a conservative and American value,” says Welch. “It is no longer a conservative value.” See STOSSEL on 36

Looking East, Beyond Ukraine As Ukraine’s conflict churns on, most countries remain fixated on the deadly clash between the Russian invaders and heby John J. Metzler roically spirited Syndicated Columnist Ukrainian defenders. This war in Europe after all has reawakened political and strategic attention along the old East/West axis. Yet thousands of miles beyond the widening tragedy in Ukraine, a new threat has reemerged on the Korean peninsula with a provocative long-range missile test by communist North Korea. I’m speaking of course about dictator Kim Jong-un’s theatrically

staged and successful launch of a long-range Hwasong-17 ICBM missile, which is capable of hitting the United States mainland! Not to be out shadowed by the Ukraine war, or possibly to divert attention away from it, the North Koreans are up to their old tricks. This year alone, the quaintly-titled Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has fired off salvos of short, medium and long range missiles. The reactions beyond East Asia have been characterized mostly by ambivalence. The current test was swiftly condemned by the United States, Japan and South Korea. Indeed South Korea’s outgoing president Moon Jae-in said the firing violated Pyongyang’s prior ICBM moratorium, adding that the

situation is “urgent and serious.” Recall that a mere five years ago the USA and East Asia stood on the brink of war; North Korea’s leader had variously threatened to nuke Japan, Guam, Hawaii and even the mainland USA! Former American president Donald Trump sternly warned North Korea that any such actions would bring immediate “fire and fury” upon Kim’s regime. The world watched with trepidation but Kim Jong-un soon blinked. Before long President Trump held unprecedented diplomatic negotiations to defuse North Korea’s reckless future antics. The June 2018 Singapore Summit, held between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un along with strong support of South Korea’s President Moon, brought an unexpected lull to the nuclear

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This is a good time to ask that question. Millions of those who are trusting me are about to celebrate Easter. In case you don’t know, and many don’t, Easter is a time of the year to celebrate the day my Son, Jesus the Messiah, conquered death. He died but then rose from death and is alive with me forever more. So, the answer to your question is that it is possible to experience life after death. But few will experience that life (Matthew 22:14). You see, apart from me and the provision made by Jesus, my Son, you will know death for eternity. Here is why! Have you noticed that everyone who is born physically dies? It is appropriate therefore to say that on the day of your birth your parents brought you into a life that will end in a death sentence. You know that I never intended this for you. When I first created human life in the persons of Adam and Eve, I made them to live forever. I live in eternal life where there is no suffering, pain or death. I made them to enjoy the same. Unfortunately, they forfeited that life and

as a result passed on the same death sentence to all who are born into the world (Romans 5:12). The reason they died is because I created them and since they had no life in themselves it was imperative that they stay in a relationship with me so that I could continue to pass life into them. Had they stayed, that life would have continued forever. Since I have never sinned, the condition for relationship with me was that they not reject me and disobey me. Since I have no sin and since I created them with no sin, I let them know that even one act of sin or disobedience would cause them to be separated from me (Ezekiel 18:4). Once separated, because they are no longer energized with life that only I could give, they would begin to die. It wouldn’t be immediate in their case, but it would be a steady, progressive decay until death eclipse whatever life remained. It is much like failing to keep a battery charged. Once the reenergizing power is interrupted by removing the plug from an electric current, though the battery may function for a time, it will at one point be depleted and as you say, be “dead.” Sadly, there is nothing you can do through self-effort to change your destiny. My standard is that you must have no sin to remain in relationship with me for I have no

sin (Matthew 5:48). No amount of effort can ever make you perfect and in fact, because you are separated from me, you continue to disobey me and as you say, “dig your grave deeper.” But that leads me to my opening statements. Easter celebrates the fact that one person died but then was raised from the grave. He is alive after death. He made it. It was my Son, Jesus! He was God as I am God. He bore our sinless nature while he walked among you. Yet he died. Why? Because I and He love you. We knew your sentence of death was something you must face, and that you were powerless to change your destiny. So, we, out of love, made a provision for you to live (John 3:16). My Son, because he was eternal and sinless, was the only person in history who could possibly be a substitute Savior. Only a free man can pay the penalty for a guilty man. Because Jesus was without sin and was eternal, he was able to pay your eternal debt that left you separated from me. And like that battery I spoke of, you can be reenergized to once again live. So, as you can see, it is possible to experience life after death even as I said in my opening words. However, what I also said is true and that is that few will experience that life. Why?

Every person alive has at some point made themselves god. You are not God but you have made yourself a god by rejecting me your Creator and rebelling against my laws for life. In this condition you have become hardened to change due to your “lifestyle,” that is in fact a “deathstyle.” But you have also become blind to your need for Me and my Son as your only hope for salvation from certain death. Only a few will wake up in time and recognize their predicament and receive our provision of forgiveness for sin. Will you be one? If you would cross from death to life, make this Easter the one in which you humble yourself. Confess your sin of rejecting me as God and making yourself a god, that is useless to save. Then ask my Son, Jesus, to forgive your sins. At that moment I will forgive all your sins and because he lives you will live forever. I promise! Blessed Easter, God These letters are written by a New Hampshire pastor.

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I think we can officially call it spring now. The myth that robins are the harbinger of spring has been debunked several times over. I have even mentioned that as being the case in this column several times. But, I’m going to backtrack a bit and say that I still consider the robin to be a harbinger of spring of sorts. Many robins stay in New England throughout the winter, which is why it is not a true harbinger of spring as you can see them in January or February as well as March or April. But the other day I saw what I consider to be a true sign of spring: a snowless field covered in robins. So to clarify the old adage, one or two robins in the woods with snow on the ground is not a sign of spring. But several robins hopping along the grass looking for worms in the thawed earth is, to me anyway, one of the most welcome signs of spring. I have seen this on several occasions lately. At work, a small yard was teeming with robins. I would say at least a few dozen robins crowded into an area no bigger than an oversized patio. Later that day, my son Will and I were driving past a baseball field complex. The out-

American robins are a sign of spring, in one way or another. field grass had so many robins on it that at first I thought they were leaves blowing around the field. If that is not a sign of spring, I don’t know what it is. Of course, there are other signs of spring, traditional or otherwise. I’m sure we all have our own signs of spring that resonate with us. I had mentioned in a previous column that the return of the eastern phoebes is one of my favorite signs of spring. For many, seeing the first osprey or pine warbler is their sign that spring has arrived. Veering away from the bird world, crocuses or daffodils are another popular sign of

spring. I have noticed forsythia in bloom as well, so there is another sign that spring has arrived. Spring peepers started doing their thing weeks ago in our wetlands. I understand that this is New England and the elation we feel when spring arrives can easily be deflated by a late snowstorm or cold snap. March, the month in which spring officially begins, was not a very pleasant month this year, weather-wise anyway. It often isn’t. Even some of our Aprils lately have been cold and snowy. But I will take these latest signs of spring and be optimistic that See BOSAK on 37

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Kayak Flounder Fishing by Tim Moore Contributing Writer

During the months of May and June, and as early as April, winter flounder move into harbors, shallow bays, and tidal creeks along the New England coast. They seem to be most prevalent from Boston Harbor to the New Hampshire/Maine border. They get their name (Winter Flounder) due to the facet that they spawn in winter. After they spawn and the waters begin to warm, they’re hungry. They move into slow-moving shallow water and feed aggressively, making them easy (for those who know where to look and how to fish for them) easy to catch them. From what I have been told, a flounder was the first fish I ever caught. Back then they were plentiful and easy to catch. You could catch them on almost any mud or sand bottom in the seacoast New Hampshire and southern Maine coastal areas. As a kid, catching flounder in saltwater was the equivalent to catching bluegills in freshwater. They were easy. So easy that me and my cousins were often given a container of sea worms, clam necks, or even earth worms so we could sit on the family float and catch them until we were sick of it. I was almost always the last one to quit. There were loose or no

The author says he looks forward to spring flounder fishing all year. limits back then, and between recreational anglers filling buckets with them, and commercial fishermen taking as much as they could catch, flounder numbers had dwindled to the point that they weren’t even worth fishing for. However, due to stricter catch and bag limits, flounder populations along the New Hampshire coast have rebounded over the last decade. I was elated to once again find them in catchable numbers and when I began kayak fishing, targeting flounder from my kayak seemed only natural.

In the spring, flounder typically arrive in the harbors, estuaries, and even tidal creeks around May first. They can be found in very shallow water. I’ve watched from the seat of my Predator kayak as flounder have eaten my rig in water as shallow as four feet. I prefer to drift for them rather than anchor and chum, as flounder highly rely on sight as much as scent to feed. Chumming works very well, but it’s more work and it takes a while for the chum to attract fish. A moving flounder rig at the right speed and tide is an almost irresistible

treat. Flounder prefer sand and mud bottom, but they also like structure. They will often sit behind boat moorings, rock piles, and even on slopes, waiting for small bits of food or sandworms to drift or swim by. Harbors are especially attractive to flounder anglers because of the number of places (mooring blocks) for flounder to hide. I find that kayaks are much better suited (and far more effective) to drifting around mooring fields. Any kayak will do, but a kayak like one from the Old Town Sportsman line is going to be much more comfortable and easier to fish from. The smaller profile (as opposed to a big boat) also reduces spooking fish in the shallow water. Flounder fishing from a kayak is a pretty simple process. A heavy trout-type or light saltwater spinning (or baitcast) setup is all you need. Two-hook flounder rigs can be purchased at most tackle shops and can be tipped with sea worms or clam strips, but earth worms will work in a pinch. Use as little weight as you can while still being able to keep your bait on the bottom. The use of a net will make handling your catch easier and help keep the second of the two hooks out of your hand while unhooking fish. Some anglers bring a small cooler to keep See MOORE on 16

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Goodbye Coach K by Mike Moffett Contributing Writer

Last weekend’s NCAA Basketball Final Four in New Orleans was also the final hoop dance for Duke University coach Mike Krzyzewski. (How does one pronounce, much less spell, such a name?) Anyway, Coach K has retired. And being 75 years old, Coach K will likely stay retired—unlike Tom Brady. The Blue Devil coach can savor a record that includes five national hoop titles, 13 Final Fours, three Olympic Gold medals, and so much more. Krzyzewski’s remarkable basketball journey began in his native Chicago where he starred at Archbishop Weber High School. Then it was on to West Point in 1966 where he played for Bobby Knight. From 1969-74 he served as an army officer. After a year as Knight’s assistant at Indiana University he served as head coach at West Point for five seasons. He started coaching at Duke in 1980. His first three years saw him compile a 38-47 record and there were calls to fire him. But Duke went 24-10 in 1983-84 and a coaching career took off that would see him eventually win over 1200 games. I looked up some of

Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski in earlier days. his info to determine when his first Final Four was, because I actually saw him at the 1989 Final Four in Seattle. (Turns out that while that was MY first Final Four it was not his first.) Final Fours are wonderful sports carnivals. The day of the semifinals has been called the “best day in sports” because it involves FOUR teams. A Super Bowl, of course, involves but two teams. Final Fours are also where incredible networking takes place over a long basketball weekend that brings together college hoop people of all sorts. I was a Plymouth State College Sports Information Director at the time and was thrilled to be part of the mix. Seattle was a cool place and its downtown featured countless tee-shirts of the Final Four participants—those being Duke, Illinois, Michigan, and Seton Hall. While barhopping with some compadres we stopped at a lounge for libations and as I looked across the bar,

I recognized Coach K with some Duke folks. This being before the social media age I didn’t seek any photos as we gave him and his entourage some space. Those 1989 Final Four games were played at the Kingdome (since demolished) which was also home to the Seahawks, Mariners, and Supersonics (now the Oklahoma City Thunder). My seat was up in a “nosebleed” section, so far from the court that I actually watched much of the action on the Kingdome’s jumbo big screen. And the action was great. Seton Hall beat Duke in one semi-final 95-78 while Michigan beat Illinois 83-81 in the other. This was the year that Michigan Athletics Director Bo Schembechler fired Wolverine basketball coach Bill Frieder on the eve of the tournament after learning that Frieder accepted a new position at Arizona State. Fisher was elevated to the head coaching job just before the NCAAs and his Wolverines won their first five

games to get to the Final against Seton Hall. There Fisher improved his lifetime Michigan coaching record to 6-0 when the Wolverines triumphed 80-79 in overtime for a national championship. Seton Hall was coached by P.J. Carlesimo, who may be better remembered as an NBA coach with the Golden State Warriors—where he was famously attacked by one of his players, Latrell Sprewell. (Spree was suspended for a year and later returned to the NBA with the Knicks.) In the 1970s Carlesimo was head coach at New Hampshire College (now Southern New Hampshire University). I actually played for Plymouth State in a game against NHC that Carlesimo coached. (Plymouth State won big.) While Coach K came up short in 1989 his Blue Devils were back in the Final Four in 1990, losing in the title game. In 1991 Duke would win its first National Championship of the Coach K era. Hundreds more victories would follow, right through 2022. Now it’s over. Happy retirement Coach K. I just wish I’d gotten that photo of you and me at that Seattle bar to use with this column. Sports Quiz What future Boston Celtic hit two home runs at the Seattle Kingdome in 1979 for See MOFFETT on 37

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Spring Into The Growing Season by Melinda Myers Spring flowering bulbs and perennials are filling our landscapes with color. As your gardens come alive this spring, start making notes on needed improvements and provide some early season color and nectar for the pollinators. This will keep your landscape looking its best all season long and for years to come. Start a garden journal or photographic record of your garden. Make notes or take pictures of what is working in your landscape, plants that need to be removed or areas where more color or new plants are needed. These notes will help as you create a landscape filled with yearround beauty. Make sure your plants receive sufficient moisture. It is easy to overlook watering during the cool and often wet spring months. A rain gauge can help you monitor the rainfall in your yard. Plants benefit from thorough watering that encourages deep, drought and pest resistant roots. Check the soil moisture and water when the top four to six inches are crumbly and starting to dry. Established drought tolerant plants tolerate drier soil. Start pulling weeds as they appear. Removing them when small makes removal easier and prevents them from flowering and producing seeds. That means fewer weeds to

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this one task. Leave perennials stand until daytime temperatures are consistently 50 degrees. This allows overwintering eggs to hatch and insects to exit their winter homes. If waiting is not an option, cut most stems back to the ground and stack them out of the way. This allows the insects

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quickly in an emergency. Today’s outdoor power equipment is increasingly easier to use, more efficient and cleaner—and powered in a variety of ways, including battery/ electric, hybrids, propane and solar, as well as gasoline and diesel. Even robotic, interconnected and remotecontrolled technology has entered the power equipment market. “We’ve experienced a lot of problematic weather lately but, thankfully, there is a product and power source for every need and to address every scenario. Being prepared for the unpredictable is easier than ever before,” said Kris Kiser, President & CEO of OPEI, an international trade as-

sociation representing manufacturers and suppliers of outdoor power equipment, small engines, battery power systems, portable generators, utility and personal transport vehicles, and golf cars. OPEI offers the following tips to help home and business owners: •Get ready in advance. Before a disaster or storm strikes is the best time to buy outdoor power equipment. You never know when the electricity might go out or when a storm might arise. •Know your needs. Determine what might need to be cleaned up or tidied before severe weather arrives. See POWER on 23

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POWER from 22 Decide what equipment is needed to keep people and property safe before and after a disaster or power outage. •Do research. Outdoor power equipment has changed a lot from what you might remember from years past. The industry is rapidly innovating with equipment becoming faster, lighter, more efficient, more ergonomic and cleaner. Get their recommendations from dealers and store personnel who are well versed in equipment. •Buy what fits your needs. Each equip-

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ment type and power source has different maintenance and care requirements. Equipment is sized for different levels of need, so it’s important to buy what works for your unique situation. •Think ahead and purchase accessories. Buy outdoor-rated extension cords for generators and consider getting an approved cover for your generator for rainy weather. Buy and install a carbon monoxide detector if purchasing a generator. Plan now where the generator will be set up (never in a home or garage and always away from your home

enjoy the beauty of your landscape. Find a comfortable spot to sit, relax, listen to the birds, and take in all the wonders spring has to offer. Melinda Myers has written more than 20 gardening books, including The Midwest Gardener’s Handbook, 2nd Edition and Small Space Gardening. She hosts The Great Courses “How to Grow Anything” DVD series and the nationally-syndicated Melinda’s Garden Moment TV & radio program. Myers is a columnist and contributing editor for Birds & Blooms magazine and was commissioned by Tree World Plant Care for her expertise to write this article. Her web site is www. MelindaMyers.com.

and any air intake) and determine how to secure it if necessary. Identify safety equipment needed such as chaps, eye protection or hearing protection. Gasoline-powered outdoor power equipment uses E10 or less fuel and most manufacturers recommend adding a fuel stabilizer.

•Purchase appropriate fuel and charge batteries just ahead of a storm. Use only an approved fuel container for gasoline and have an extra set of batteries on hand. •Review manufacturer’s directions and maintain your equipment. Always follow all safety and

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Simple Tips To Attract Hummingbirds To Your Yard (Family Features) Throughout the warmer months, many backyards play host to a variety of birds, including hummingbirds. When you see flowers and trees begin to bud and bloom and other migrating birds, like warblers, that’s nature’s way of letting you know it’s time to ready your yard for hummingbirds. It’s enchanting watching hummingbirds named for the humming sound of their fast-flapping wings - as their tiny size and speed make them natural wonders. Hummingbirds can fly 25-30 miles per hour,

flapping their wings an estimated 70 times per second. They fly in every direction, even backwards, which only hummers can do, and float majestically in midair. The birds get their brilliant color from the iridescence in the arrangement of their feathers, not color pigment. Plus, they have the fastest metabolism of any animal on Earth, burning 1-2 times their body weight in food daily. Hummingbirds draw nectar from its source into their mouths, lapping it up almost 12 times per second.

To increase your chances of observing these petite powerhouses at home, consider these tips from the experts at Cole’s Wild Bird Products: Be conscious of beneficial insects. Hummingbirds rely on insects, which provide essential protein, to complement the nectar they crave. To attract insects, try placing rotting fruit near feeders and leave it until insects arrive for hummers’ easy eats. Leave spiderwebs alone: Hummingbirds use spiderwebs as construction material to hold their nests together and pluck insects caught in the webbing. Offer a water mister. Hummingbirds adore bathing; a mister gives

them the fine spray they prefer. Once soaked, they’re off to find a preening perch. Provide tiny perches. Leave small, sturdy, bare branches for hummingbirds, to perch on for rest, preening and hunting. Perches provide vantage points to see danger and launching pads to swiftly pounce on insects. Once hummingbirds find a favorite perch, they’ll use it repeatedly. Hang hummingbird feeders first. Feeders are one of the most effective ways to consistently entice and encourage hummingbirds to come visit. However, not all feeders are created equal. For example, Cole’s Hummer High See ATTRACT on 25

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ATTRACT from 24 Rise Feeder is scientifically designed with elevated perches to make hummingbirds feel safe and comfortable, which encourages their consistent return. Although hummingbird feeders can attract bees and ants, this feeder is uniquely designed to keep pests at bay. It doesn’t drip, so large bees can’t get to the nectar, plus it has a built-in ant moat to keep ants away from nectar when filled with plain water. Since birds drink from the moat, never use any repellents or additives. Hummingbirds are territorial and not likely to share feeders, so hang multiple feeders far enough apart to attract more birds. To ensure a steady stream of birds, hang feeders in the shade to avoid fermentation of sugarbased liquids, check feeders bi-weekly to keep food fresh and clean feeders as needed with one part white vinegar to four parts water. Plant flowers. Trumpet honeysuckle, bee balm and sage plants are particularly attractive to hummingbirds and provide rich nectar. Hummingbirds consume 1 1/2 times their body weight daily, eating every 10-15 minutes and visiting 1,0002,000 flowers per day. Choose the right nectar. Not all nectar is alike, and hummingbirds can taste the difference. Almost all commercial nectars contain one sugar source - sucrose - because it’s

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Gardening Tips With Kids (Family Features) After months of cool weather, the first hint of spring will likely have the whole family eager to dive into outdoor activities. This year, as you begin tackling the garden, find ways to get the youngest family members in on the action, too. Not only is gardening an activity you can enjoy together, there are numerous ways to incorporate age-appropriate, teachable moments from counting and colors to responsible care of living things. Creating a positive first experience with

gardening can start with this simple advice: •Dedicate a spot for a junior garden, which allows you to instill a sense of pride and ownership in the little gardener while protecting your own garden areas from ambitious young hands. •Provide appropriate tools in child sizes. Just as you would teach a child the finer points of baseball using a bat and glove, demonstrate the joys of gardening with tools such as a rake, hoe and trowel, all of which can be found in sizes more manageable

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Approx Time: 60-70 minutes (20 minutes for prep. 40-50 minutes to cook) Servings: About 12 Ingredients: 1ea. 16oz. Elbow or other favorite hearty pasta noodle 2 tsp. Olive Oil 1 medium Onion diced 3 stalks Celery diced 1.5 cups Frozen Peas 2 cups Chicken Broth or Bullion 1ea 10oz can Cream of Mushroom Soup 1 cup Sour Cream 1.5 cups Milk 2 cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese divided 2ea 5oz cans of Tuna in water (drained) ¼ tsp. Black Pepper ½ tsp. Old Bay Seasoning ½ tsp. Dry Dill Weed (fresh is preferable) 1 stick Butter melted 1.5 Sleeves Ritz Crackers (crushed) ¼ cup Grated Parmesan Cheese

FEAST from 15 of prosperity, Tuna Wiggle (a close cousin of Salmon P. Wiggle) is another dish that someone with forethought for how ingredients come together looked to their pantry for the answer to that age old question, “How can I feed my family for pennies to save dollars?” The answer: a box of noodles, a can of cream of mushroom soup, a few cans of tuna, some canned peas, (fear not good reader, not in my Wiggle will canned peas be served!) and a few other common items from the larder. Combined with some kitchen alchemy and behold! …Tuna Wiggle, Tuna Noodle Casserole, Hotdish, or any other name you want to call it, is served. Regardless of the name, for just about ninety-six cents per serving you too can feed your family of four and have leftovers for another meal. It’s true!

A rudimentary costing of ingredients for this recipe as written is about $11.53. Sounds expensive to some, but when you stop and consider that this will make 12 generous portions, it really does cost out to ninety-six cents per portion. Compare this with going out to eat at any fast food restaurant. If the dollar menu were still a dollar it would cost at least $12.00 per family for a sandwich, fries, and drink, with no leftovers. Still skeptical? Don´t like tuna? Well, unleash that creative spirit and try substituting two or three cups of chopped cooked chicken, a can of cream of chicken soup, and invite Chicken P. Wiggle to dinner. The boy, apprehensive, poked at the mass on his plate. With reservation he ate a few bites, mulling each nibble with the reluctant discernment befitting the most finicky

Preparation

- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. - Boil pasta noodles in a pot according to directions and set aside. - In a large pot, heat the olive oil and toss in the diced onion and celery. Cook together until onions are just beginning to brown. - Add in the peas and the 2 cups of chicken broth and simmer on medium low heat until the peas are tender. Reduce heat to low and combine the Cream of Mushroom Soup, Sour Cream, Milk, and one cup of Shredded Cheddar Cheese into pot. Stir to mix completely for a smooth cream sauce. - Add Black Pepper, Old Bay Seasoning, and Dill. Taste and adjust accordingly if needed. - Fold into the veggie cream sauce two cans of drained tuna and continue to heat for a few minutes over low heat then drain the cooked noodles and fold into the veggie tuna cream sauce. - Pour the Tuna Wiggle into a 10x16 baking dish. Spread the remaining cup of Cheddar Cheese evenly over the Wiggle and fold in to mix. - In a bowl combine melted butter, crushed ritz crackers, and grated Parmesan Cheese. Spread evenly over the top of the casserole and place into a preheated oven. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes at 350 degrees F. Should be bubbling when ready to serve.

culinary connoisseur. And then, much to his father´s delight, the boy quietly indulged heartily in the remainder on his plate. As he eagerly grasped the serving spoon for seconds his father asked with trepidation, “Like it?” With classic teenage indifference, the boy managed to utter, “Mmm, It’s okay.” But his impatience of action betrayed his attempt at

hiding his enthusiasm for the dish. Heaping another sizable helping of Tuna Wiggle on his plate was all the approval his father needed, proving that this was a winner of a dinner, and truly, a Simple Feast worthy of repetition.

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worked up, the King had his surveyors go out and mark with the King’s “Broad Arrow Mark” on all white pine trees 12 inches and larger, which they wanted to save for the King’s Royal Navy, and notified the settlers that if they wanted the pine trees left, they first had to pay for a royal license in order to cut any of the remaining white pine trees on the colonist’s land. When Benning Wentworth was Governor of NH he did very little to enforce the King’s pine tree laws, but in 1766 John Wentworth (Benning’s nephew) became Governor and

However, in 1722 the British Parliament and the King passed a law to reduce the size of the white pine trees, they would call their own, from 24 inches to 12 inches in diameter, to be sure they would have a continuous supply of white pine tree masts for future Royal Navy ships. To understand what a loss of value this change of tree diam-

Pine Tree Flag. eter was to all who owned forest land, to sawmills, and everyone dependent on valuable white pine lumber, is to understand the following: A 16 foot log with a 24 inch diameter produces a total of 425 board feet of lumbercompared to a 12 inch diameter white pine 16 feet long log which would produce only 95 board feet of lumber (one board foot of lumber is 1 inch thick by 1 foot long by 1 foot wide). If that wasn’t enough to get folks

began to enforce the King’s pine tree laws by sending out Surveyors to check the sawmills in Goffstown and Weare and measure the diameter of white pine logs. They found pine logs from 15” to 36” in diameter and claimed they were the property of the King’s, which the mill owners were fined for and were ordered to pay fines on February 7, 1772. The Sawmill owners of Goffstown paid their fines to get the logs See PINE on 31

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Broadside dated January, 1770 addressing the removal of white pine logs from the King’s Woods in the province of New Hampshire - Library of Congress, American Memory PINE from 30 back, but the sawmill owners in Weare did not. On April 13th, Sheriff Whiting and Deputy Quigly rode into South Weare with a warrant to arrest sawmill owner Ebenezer Mudgett who was the leader of the Weare mill owners. By the time they found Mudgett, it was dark and Mudgett agreed to meet the Sheriff and Deputy the following morning - who were staying at the Quimby Inn. Mudgett and others planned throughout the night how they would respond to the King’s representatives

at the morning meeting – with the sheriff and deputy. They decided enough is enough of the King’s taking more and more and that they would take a stand by not be paying the fines and that they would run both representatives out of town. Early in the morning Mudgett and others surprised Sheriff Whiting and Deputy Quigly in their rooms and pulled them out of bed, whipped them, took them outside where their horses were waiting with their manes and tails sheared off and both were forced onto their

L to R - Tom Thomson owner of the Thomson Family Tree Farm with grandson Jaden Thomson. Tom is holding a 24” diameter cross section of a White Pine Tree which in 1690 the King claimed were Mast Trees for his Royal Navy, then in 1722 a law was passed which claimed any White Pine Tree 12” diameter (which Jaden is holding) and up became the King’s for further Mast Trees for the Royal Navy. Note a 24” pine log, 16 feet long would produce 425 board feet of lumber and a 12” pine log, 16 feet long would only produce 95 board feet of lumber, a huge taking by the King, which SHEILA THOMSON PHOTO led to the Revolutionary War. horses and run out of the town of Weare. Sheriff Whiting didn’t give up his efforts to collect fines and later in the spring captured one of rioters, so the others involved agreed to pay the bail money and appear in court. That September eight men from Weare appeared in Superior Court in Amherst and the Judge fined each man 20 shillings, which was a very light punishment for their crimes. The Judge and many other citizens of New Hampshire thought the pine tree laws were oppressive and unfair. Ebenezer Mudgett

and other loggers and sawmill owners stood up and rebelled against the King’s “Pine Tree Laws” which encouraged others to stand up and push back. This became the spark that one year later fueled the Tea Party in 1773 and then the Revolutionary War against Great Britain in 1775, also known as the American War of Independence. The rebellion started in Weare, New Hampshire, by a few proud, hardworking folks like Ebenezer Mudgett and others who decided to rebel against the King’s outrageous laws.

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SMITH from 3 I would often see as I entered the Citizen office building to see my Dad. As one entered the building Mr. Gallagher’s office was straight ahead, and as I entered, with his eyes watching me, I would wonder whether he approved or disapproved of my short visits with my Dad while he was at work. But back to the County Reports in the fifties. Two of the three County Commissioner’s names stand out in my memory, as do most of those of County Officers. Joe Smith of Meredith was a name I knew well even though I really didn’t know him. I knew that he owned the Wicwas Lodge in Meredith Center that we passed each day on our way to and from Laconia. One year my Dad, Raymond C. Smith, ran against him as a Democrat seeking to upset the long seated Republican

Lorenzo ( Larry ) Beaudoin of Larry’s Market in Lakeport.

Edith Gardner of Gilford, one of the members of the 1954 Belknap County Delegation.

Commissioner Joseph Smith, a contest which my Dad lost. I note that Joe Smith was one of the

in the area, from New Hampton, sometimes referred to as “Winona Joe,” a name reflecting

Commissioners listed in the 1940 County Report. There was another prominent Joseph Smith

the section of the town he lived in. The Sawyer family was prominent in those days of the 1950’s, some I knew of because of my church associations, but again, I knew the name of Maurice more by hearing the name than by any personal connection. Some of the names of members of the Belknap County Delegation in 1954 rang a bell, so to speak, as I recently saw them in the 1954 report. Among them are Edith Gardner of Gilford, Alfred Simoneau and Peter Karagianis of Laconia, Archibald Mathews of New Hampton and Marion Atwood of Sanbornton. I believe it was Archibald Mathews who was later defeated by my Dad to be the Representative from New Hampton to the New Hampshire House of Representatives for the year 1949. Mr. Mathews was a friend, but a member of the opposite party, then the prominent one in New Hampton. Mr. Matthews and my Mother,

Dorothea Smith, served together on the School Board in New Hampton. According to our good friend and neighbor, Edwin Huckins, on one occasion my Mother and Archie Mathews were riding together to a school meeting with my Mother being the driver. While going down a hill the brakes on the car failed and Mother started pumping them in an effort to reduce the speed of the automobile. Mr. Mathews had one disabled arm which gave him limited ability to brace himself at quick stops, and when the brakes suddenly engaged he slid under the dashboard of the vehicle. Those were the days of no seat belts and ample space under the dash board of cars. Apparently, Mr. Mathews, who was a member of the County Delegation by virtue of being a state representative during that year, was not injured. Marion Atwood of Sanbornton was a familiar name to me in my youth, probably mainly because of her service in 4-H and the Grange. Her fame went far beyond those organizations, though. Marion Atwood graduated from New Hampton School and became a teacher at the Gaza School in Sanbornton. She was a member of the New Hampshire State Legislature for 14 years, making her also a member of the Belknap County Delegation where she served as clerk. She also served as the first woman Belknap County Commissioner, a position she also held for 14 years. Marion was the first president of the Sanbornton Historical Society, a 22 year Sanbornton School Board member, 4-H Club leader, State Grange Lecturer and Deputy, See SMITH on 33

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Edward Gallagher- Owner and Publisher of the Laconia Evening Citizen. Shown at a younger age than when I knew him. SMITH from 32 Congregational Church Trustee, Old Home Day Committee President, and member of the Fire Department Auxiliary and Planning Board. Another prominent lo-

cal woman whose name I would hear was Edith Gardner of Gilford, though I discover that she was born in Massachusetts and lived in Springfield, NH, where she served as Postmas-

ter before coming to Belknap County. Her legislative position as a representative gave her a position on the County Delegation, and she also served as a State Senator for 20 years. Edith Bumpus Gardner held the position of president in a number of organizations including the Laconia Hospital Nurses Association, Gilford Historical Society, Belknap County Committee on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, National Order of Women Legislators, and Republican’s Women’s Club. Then there was the well-known Peter Karagianis from Laconia.I stopped at his store once in my youthful days to see if there might be a paperback book I should read. Mr. Karagianis noticed me and reached for a book that he felt would be one I should read. He explained that it was about spies. I think it was about war time spies but I was ignorant of most of what he was talking to me about. He talked me into buying the book, and I tried a couple of times to start reading it, but I never got past the first few pages.

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similate “racist repression.” More reasonably, many Americans fear that crime will rise if we let in more immigrants. But that’s unlikely. “They commit far less crime than native-born Americans,” Welch points out. He’s right. Native-born Americans were 11.6 times more likely to be jailed than Afghan immigrants. “It’s hard for us to process that fact,” says

Welch. “It feels like it should be wrong, but it isn’t. People who go to the lengths to get to this country tend to be less criminal than the native-born population.” “What if they just feed off welfare?” I ask. “Then they would be the exception,” he responds. Immigrants, overall, collect less welfare than nativeborn Americans. Still, people feel threatened when large numbers of foreigners

arrive. Polish people protested when Syrian refugees came to Poland. But now Poles welcome Ukrainians. Some call that racism. “Maybe it is racism,” Welch responds. “But maybe when someone you speak a common language with, and have a common history with ... lives right next door, it’s just a different story. ... Can we spare a moment and say, they’ve

just assimilated an astonishing number of refugees. And they’re not in tents in camps, shivering. They’re staying with people in their apartments!” That sure seems like a good thing. Soon more refugees will come to America. Welch argues that we should let more in. “America is an assimilation machine,” he says. “It’s something that we should do more of because we’re really good at it!”

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of Ukraine was promised protection from Russia and the Western countries of the United States and Great Britain. This protection, as evidenced by the current situation in Ukraine via coverage by our Western news organizations, is slow in coming. Daily, we witness cities in Ukraine being blown up by countless waves of Russian missiles, and are ground to dust, thus being utterly flattened, and destroyed. Sadly, countless hundreds, perhaps thousands of people, are being killed, and maimed. Millions more are displaced by running for safety into neighboring NATO countries. Lessons we should learn from this scenario: Never give up your weapons! Charlton Heston, former actor and President of the National Rifle Association (NRA) said in his remarks to the National Press Club on September 11, 1997: I believe strongly in the right of Americans to keep and bear arms. It is vital. It is not archaic. It is not an outdated, dusty idea dreamed by some old white guys in fear of the Redcoats. The Second Amendment is more essential than the First Amendment. The Second Amendment is really the one right that protects all the others. In conclusion, Heston summarized his remarks with the slogan of the NRA: “I’ll give you my gun when you can pry it from my cold, dead hands!” As many of our liberal, “progressive” legislators in Washington, DC, and, similarly, those entrenched in our cities and states throughout our country, pontificate about the dangers of gun ownership and the curtailment of our Constitutional Rights, let us never fall into their trap to give up our weapons.

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METZLER from 7 Security Council met to discus the DPRK’s widening missile proliferation and testing. U.S./ UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield warned delegates, “It’s not a regional issue. It’s an issue for all of us. The DPRK’s pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and its ballistic missile delivery systems poses a threat to every member of the global community.” So amid multiple global conflicts and wars, is the UN returning again to the North Korea crisis? Already Kim’s rogue regime is heavily sanctioned economically and isolated politically. Yet realistically is the current showdown with the Pyongyang regime political coincidence or possibly in political connivance with North Korea’s allies, China and Russia? In other words, is there any direct coordination between Beijing and Moscow to divert attention from Russia’s military stalemate in Ukraine? Viewed in the wider context, Harry Kazianis, Director of Korea studies at the National Interest stated somberly, “North Korea’s testing of an ICBM was an event that never had to happen.” He added, “Had the Biden Administration decided to make the North Korea issue a priority, and not ignored the Kim regime’s build-up of nuclear weapons technology that can kill millions of people in minutes, at least some measure of progress could have been made.” Obviously the North Korea portfolio was put on the back burner by the incoming Biden team.

Seoul’s respected Korea Times s t a t e d editorially, “North Korea seems to have tried to make the most of the unstable international security situation following Russia’s sweeping invasion of Ukraine.” The crisis has reemerged while the U.S. is focused on the Ukraine war. There are many moving political parts here; the Biden team’s indifference to Korea has suddenly been jolted, South Korea’s newly elected president Yoon Suk-yeol will soon take office with a promise to be politically tougher with the Pyongyang regime, and of course North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un who craves the diplomatic spotlight. Equally there’s China and Russia who see the strategic Korean Peninsula as a nexus of their own geopolitical interests in East Asia. Despite the Ukraine crisis, events in East Asia have reasserted themselves. John J. Metzler is a United Nations correspondent covering diplomatic and defense issues. He is the author of Divided Dynamism The Diplomacy of Separated Nations; Germany, Korea, China.

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