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It may seem as if about every New Hampshire town sometime during its history has had its witch, or at least someone perceived to be one. New Hampton is no exception. She has been portrayed as a quiet, mysterious character who was antisocial and didn’t want any details about her life known by her New Hampton neighbors. In the early years of the 1800’s she was labeled a witch. When people talked about

her they called her “Granny Hicks” but her real name was Esther Prescott Hyde. Among those who have passed on her story is Dr. A.J. Gordon (1836-1895), a native of and summer resident of New Hampton, who was also the Pastor of Clarendon Street Baptist Church in Boston and a well-known and respected preacher as well as being the founder of Gordon College. After talking with many of the people alive at the time the events occurred concerning the See witch on 18

Great Northeast Boat Show This Weekend

“Center Harbor Sunrise” by Robert Clifford. Ice Out, which was declared on Monday, April 17th, is determined by when the Mount Washington is able to make all of its ports of call unimpeded by ice. Time to get back on the water! To see more of Robert Clifford’s photography, visit his website at RobertAllanClifford.com

On Friday through Sunday, April 21-23 The Great Northeast Boat Show, New Hampshire’s largest boat show and the largest show north of Boston will take place at the Sportsplex in Bedford, NH. providing those with the fever to get out on the lake this summer the best place to buy a boat. There will be twentyfive boat dealers offering seventy-five brands and more than one hundred and fifty boats With ice out now official, it is time to get out

and get that boat. Admission is $10 for adults and children under 12 are admitted free and must be accompanied by an adult. Check out our special pull-out section in the center of this newspaper for all the details on dealers and other boat show information. For more information on the Great Northeast Boat Show visit their website at greatnortheastboatshow.com.

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Thursday 20th Flying Film Series – “Hidden Figures” The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh. com or 536-2551.

Ted Williams – The Biography of an American Hero

Wolfeboro Town Hall’s Great Hall, downtown Wolfeboro. 7pm-8pm. Leigh Montville will speak about Ted William’s WWII experiences, his superb triumphs, lonely tragedies, and intensely colorful personality – all part of a marvelous biography fitting for an American hero and legend. Presented by The Wright Museum of WWII. 5691212

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Ham & Bean Supper with NH Fish & Game Talk -“Invasive Plants Know no Boundaries” Belknap County Sportsmen’s Association Club House, Lily Pond Road, Gilford. 6pm. Amy Smagula from NH Fish and Game Department will present the talk. Invasive plants can cause significant ecological and economic harm, and are changing the face of America. This topic is very timely as we begin another boating season in the lakes Region and across the state of NH. Admission is open to all and is $15/person. Water and soda provided. BYOB.

Educational Talk on Ted Williams

Waste Management, 38 Rochester Neck Road, Rochester. 2pm-7pm. Waste Management is hosting the blood drive in honor of Austin Mills, the son of longtime employee, Clint Mills and his family. Austin is 15-years old and was just recently diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. Donors are asked to please call 1-800-RED CROSS or go to redcrossblood.org to schedule a blood donation

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Lowe’s Parking lot, 1407 Lakeshore Road, Gilford. 9am-1pm. Recycle electronic items (phones, computers, air conditioners, etc.) for a disposal fee from $1 to $20 ($30 plus for TVs 26” and up). No paints, batteries, tires, items containing mercury, or hazardous waste.

Good Gardening Workshop: Succession Planting and Foodscaping Moulton Farm, Quarry Road, Meredith. Join for an information filled session on how to produce more food from your garden and yard. Free workshop, no pre-registration necessary. www. moultonfarm.com or 279-3915

Blueberry Pancake Breakfast

First Church Congregational, 63 South Main Street, Rochester. 7:30am-10am. Blueberry pancakes, ham or bacon, scrambled eggs and beverages. $6/adults, $3/kids 5-10 years old, free for kids under 5.

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St. Joseph Church, 30 Church Street, Belmont. Breakfast will follow the 9:30am Mass. Tickets will be available at the door. Pancakes, eggs, hash browns, sausage, juice, coffee and milk. $7pp or $28 per family of 4 or more. 455-1105

The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh. com or 536-2551.

David Bromberg Quintet

The Blazing Star Grange Hall, 15 N. Road, Danbury. In this program Rebecca will tell some of her favorites (especially the funny ones) about life in this rocky old place, Yankee character and characters, who we are, and maybe even why. Free and open to the public. 252-4440 or www.

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Castle in the Clouds Carriage House, Moultonborough. Pests are a natural occurrence in the gardens, but you don’t want them getting fat off of your tomatoes! Master Gardner Jackie Hamblet will teach you how to protect your plants without using harsh chemicals. $10pp, $8pp Castle members. 476-5410

Town of Wolfeboro’s Great Hall, Wolfeboro. 7pm. Best-selling author, Leigh Montville kicks off this year’s educational programs with a lecture and book signing about Boston Red Sox’s ted Williams. Montville talks not only about Williams’ baseball career, but also about Williams’ service as a fighter pilot in WWII and in the Korean War. 569-1212 Wolfeboro Public Library, Wolfeboro. 7pm. Ruth Droescher brings her timely and informative presentation to Wolfeboro. Ruth is a Master Gardner with the UNH Cooperative Extension. Ruth will present and offer recommendations on plants beneficial to local pollinators. Free and open to the public. 569-2428

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Christian Science Society, 7 Emerson Street, Plymouth. 1pm. International speaker, Nate Frederick, is a practitioner of Christian Science healing and a member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship and he will explore the how-to of Scientific healing prayer. Learn how to have faith that isn’t blind, understand God and love unconditionally.

Sunday 23rd Wunderles Big Top Circus The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh. com or 536-2551.

The Civil War Soldier – Presented by Warren Sommers

Schoolhouse Museum, 94 Dane Road, Center Harbor. 7pm. The everyday life of the Civil War Soldier is not often discussed. More familiar are the names of generals, like Lee and Grant, or the famous battles of Antietam and Gettysburg. But hundreds of thousands of young men volunteered to fight in this bloody war against their fellow Americans, and many were killed or seriously wounded. Speaker Warren Sommers shares his understanding of the daily trials and tribulations of the Civil War soldier. His unique perspective offers an opportunity to learn more about the events that divided our nation from 1861 to 1865.

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Congregational Church of Laconia, Corner of Pleasant Street and Veterans Square, Laconia. 5pm-7pm. Featuring collectables, toys, books, clothing, electronics, craft supplies, kitchenware and more!

Friday 28th Stormy Weather The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh. com or 536-2551.

Lottery Cocktail Party Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 5:30pm. Ten lucky ticket holders will share $13,000 in cash prizes. The last ticket drawn will reveal a $10,000 grand prize winner! One ticket admits two for a great night of entertainment, hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, games, prizes and a live and silent auction. Tickets are $100 and admit TWO people. www. rochesteroperahouse.com or 3351992

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Hayley Reardon At Great Waters This Friday, April 21 Great Waters Music Festival will present Hayley Reardon at The Great Hall in the Wolfeboro Town Hall at 7:30pm. At 12 years old, Boston’s WUMB was first to publicly recognize her emerging talent as a winner at the 2009 Boston Folk Festival Songwriting Contest. In the ensuing year she had achieved additional recognition in numerous competitions including the YouTube/What’s Your Issue 2010 Music Video Competition, The North Atlantic Arts Alliance 7th Annual Songwriting Contest, and the 2010 Indiegirl International Songwriting Competition. Her latest album, entitled “Good” (Fall 2016 release) was entirely fan-funded by a highly successful Kickstarter campaign. Produced by Lorne Entress (Lori McKenna, Catie Curtis, Erin McKeown), “Good” is a dazzling reflection of a period of immense growth and change, as lush arrangements surround the heart felt and humble rawness of Hayley’s writing. Tickets for Hayley Reardon are General Admission - $25. Information and tickets for all performances are now on sale on the Great Waters website at www.greatwaters.org. Tickets can also be purchased by stopping by their new office at 54 North Main Street in Wolfeboro or calling the box office at (603) 569-7710.

NH Humane Society Spring Rabies Clinics The New Hampshire Humane Society will host a Spring rabies clinic Saturday April 29, 2017 from 9am-Noon; cats from 9am – 10am, and dogs from 10am – noon. New Hampshire State law requires all cats and dogs to receive a rabies vaccination and periodic boosters to ensure protection against this debilitating disease. The rabies clinic, held at the NH Humane Society shelter at 1305 Meredith Center Road, Laconia, is open to anyone with a cat or dog older than 12 weeks of age. All cats must be in a carrier, and dogs must be leashed to ensure safety. The cost per animal is $15.00. Rabies vaccinations will be for a one-year period, unless proof of prior vaccination is provided, in which case the shot will cover the pet for three years. Microchipping services will also be available, for a cost of $25.00 per animal. Vaccines will be given on a first-come, first-served basis, no appointment necessary; cash only. A representative from the Laconia City Clerk will also be on hand to register dogs whose owners reside in Laconia. For more information about the clinic, and to view adoptable pets and

‘The Civil War Soldier” In Center Harbor The everyday life of the Civil War soldier is often not known or discussed. More familiar are the names of generals, like Lee and Grant, or the famous battles of Antietam and Gettysburg. But, hundreds of thousands of young men volunteered to fight in this bloody war against their fellow Americans, and many were killed or seriously wounded. What was it like to be one of these soldiers? Speaker Warren Sommers shares his understanding of the daily trials and tribulations of the Civil War soldier. His unique perspective offers an opportunity to learn more about the events that divided our nation from 1861 to 1865. This program will be held on April 27th at the Schoolhouse Museum, 94 Dane Road, at 7pm. About the Speaker: Warren Sommers is a retired public school teacher and college professor, with decades of interest in and research on the Civil War. During the past 20 years, he has presented numerous talks about the Civil War to schools, universities, historical societies, civic organizations and church

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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 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.

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I awoke the other morning to find they were back. It seemed like only yesterday they were here, disrupted our lives for months on end and then, like the ice on Lake Winnipesaukee, were one morning gone. Even black flies, that also find the need to bother every living human in their path, have a short season of a couple of weeks and then go away. These creatures only take a few months break every four years and then slowly begin to filter back in, quietly growing in number and appearance until they reach their crescendo pitch in just a couple of years. Yes, the candidates for president in 2020 are already within our midst. There are only a few of them now and they arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quite so bothersome yet. They come here on the pretense that running for president is the furthest thing for their minds, but we all know better than that. Some claim they are just here to give a speech, perhaps promote a book, or maybe just to pick up a gallon of maple syrup. The most obvious are those who proclaim, with a straight face, that they are only here because they â&#x20AC;&#x153;love the beauty of your fine state.â&#x20AC;? But we know why they are here. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only the beginning. Their motives

are clear. They are hardly even noticeable now, but we know that will change. They are good at this game. They come in small numbers now and then, when we start to get used to that, their colonies will start to grow and grow. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face it, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our own fault. We have encouraged these creatures to be among us. We want to be first here In New Hampshire, we insist on it. But being first comes with great responsibilities and, yes, great suffering as well. Only now, five months since the last of the creatures were here, are we becoming com p l a c e n t again as we go about our day to day; the memory of the last election cycle now just a giant pothole in the rearview mirror. We are settling back into the lives that we knew of before. We have become comfortable again when watching television and no longer being inundated with negative campaign ad followed by negative campaign ad into what seemed like infinity. We are relaxed as we happily watch ads now that only tell us about some new disease with a funny name and how it might be curable by using a drug with an even funnier name. Of course, the side effects could be deadly, but they we know they could never be as bad as campaign television ads. We are feeling good now that our mailboxes are only filled with bills, late payment notices and promotions for things that will change our lives for only $29.95. Anything is better than those oversized cardboard mailers, prophesizing doom and gloom if we voted for a certain candidate, that we would come home to

on a daily basis. Once again if it feels good to go to a bean hole bean supper, a local craft fair or even a quick trip to the convenience store to buy an incredibly overpriced gallon of milk you forgot to get at the supermarket, without running into a candidate who wants to shake your hand and pretend that he/she is actually listening to what you are saying. But our comfort is short-lived. Like the summer season here in New Hampshire as it heads back towards winter, we know we only have a few short months to enjoy the absence of political candidates until they arrive again like black ice on a November morning. I have been told that years ago these creatures never returned so early and that it has only been over the last couple of decades that they have begun to arrive earlier and earlier after an election season. Like most things, this has been attributed to Global Warming, but I am not convinced. No matter what the reason, this threat is real and it is upon us once again. Unfortunately, there is no spray you can buy at the hardware store that will work against the approaching onslaught. In fact, there are no defenses at all known to mankind that can help put off this inevitability. I am only here to warn you, to urge you to take whatever cover you can. The next political season is already upon us. In fact, it has never really gone anywhere. Be careful out there. Visit Brendanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at BrendanTSmth.com.

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Who’s Unsafe On Campus Springtime may be in bloom, but snowflakes never go out of season at America’s most prestigious colleges and universiby Michelle Malkin ties. Syndicated Columnist Quivering students at the University of Notre Dame launched a protest last week against the school’s decision to invite Vice President Mike Pence as commencement speaker. Activist Imanne Mondane told the campus newspaper that she and her peers felt “unsafe” and threatened by “someone who openly is offensive but also demeaning of their humanity and of their life and of their identity.” In other words: The mere presence of a public official whose policy positions veer from acceptable left-wing norms is a public safety hazard. At Wichita State University, the student government voted to refuse official recognition of the libertarian Young Americans for Liberty group because it supports -- gasp! -- the First Amendment. Since other chapters of the group across the country have invited controversial conservative speakers to their campuses, the Kansas safe-spacers argued, it would be “dangerous” to allow them to operate in Kansas. And at Duquesne University, students have now declared that welcoming a Chick-fil-A on campus would put their “safe place” at “risk” because the founders of the fast-food company defended traditional marriage. What the cluck? These millennial chicken littles have grown

softer than the insides of waffle fries. While they hype the existential dangers of exposure to discomfiting ideological dissent, the bubble-wrapped brigade ignores the real menaces in the academy. Take vengeful Fresno State professor Lars Maischak. He’s been on the loose on social media, tweeting earlier this year that “Trump must hang.” Just to be clear, he added: “The sooner and the higher, the better.” In retaliation the administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration, Maischak proclaimed, “two Republicans” should be “executed” for “each deported immigrant.” Using the hashtag “#TheResistance,” Maischak tweeted: “Has anyone started soliciting money and design drafts for a monument honoring the Trump assassin, yet?” The unhinged academic also tweeted a photo of a bullet with the caption: “Finally discovered! A cure for racism. Take one, administered straight to the cranium.” I can’t say “lock and load” or do the “Charlie’s Angels” finger gun pose without being accused of inciting violence. But this assassination-obsessed loon can tweet his twisted heart out on Twitter with impunity. (Where’s that Twitter Safety Council when you need it?) Of course, Maischak denies harboring any hatred and claims he’s the innocent target of a “digital lynch-mob.” Meanwhile, real mobs set fire to U.C. Berkeley to protest speaker Milo Yiannopoulos, injured a professor at Middlebury College while hounding conservative speaker Charles Murray off campus, and assaulted conservative speaker and Vice Media co-

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The circumstantial evidence is mounting that the Kremlin succeeded in infiltrating the U.S. government at the by Rich Lowry highest levels. Contributing Writer How else to explain a newly elected president looking the other way after an act of Russian aggression? Agreeing to a farcically one-sided nuclear deal? Mercilessly mocking the idea that Russia represents our foremost geopolitical foe? Accommodating the illicit nuclear ambitions of a Russian ally? Welcoming a Russian foothold in the Middle East? Refusing to provide arms to a sovereign country invaded by Russia? Diminishing our defenses and pursuing a Moscow-friendly policy of hostility to fossil fuels? All of these items, of course, refer to things said or done by PresiSee malkin on 22 dent Barack Obama. To take them

in order: He reset with Russia shortly after its clash with Georgia in 2008. He concluded the New START agreement with Moscow that reduced our nuclear forces but not theirs. When candidate Mitt Romney warned about Russia in the 2012 campaign, Obama rejected him as a Cold War relic. The president then went on to forge an agreement with Russia’s ally Iran to allow it to preserve its nuclear program. During the redline fiasco, he eagerly grasped a lifeline from Russia at the price of accepting its intervention in Syria. He never budged on giving Ukraine “lethal” weapons to defend itself from Russian attack. Finally, Obama cut U.S. defense spending and cracked down on fossil fuels, a policy that Russia welcomed since its economy is dependent on high oil prices. Put all of this together, and it’s impossible to conclude anything other than that Obama was a Russian stooge, and not out of any nefarious dealings, but out

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Doubling Down On Stupid “There’s no explaining Goofy” was the resigned response from a former coworker after particularly by Ken Gorrell contentious Northfield, NH. client meetings. There were times when the Navy asked us contractors to do things that defied logic, but we were paid to give our advice and accept their decisions. We were just small cogs in a large machine with many moving parts. Despite the waste, fraud, and abuse found in any large organization with a huge budget, the military can at least point to a world-class defense capability as the bottom line for its efforts. Yes, there are “Goofy” moments when some decisions seem, like the actions of the beloved Disney character, inexplicable, but there’s no denying our superpower status. The system is messy, but it works. The same cannot be said of the NH House of Representatives this session. In yet another act of inexplicable goofiness, Speaker Shawn Jasper has managed to further divide the GOP majority and provide ammunition to those who question whether NH Republicans can govern. Not content with failing to muster a majority to pass Rightto-Work, a staple issue for conservatives and anyone who values

freedom of association, Jasper and his leadership team couldn’t pass a budget bill. By his own acknowledgement, the House hasn’t failed in this duty in five decades. This was an epic fail. There’s been plenty of fingerpointing in the intervening weeks, but Dave Solomon in his April 8th Union Leader column provided all the evidence we need to award the Fickle Finger of Fate to Speaker Jasper. “The only thing these people [conservative members of the House] were focused on was a percentage of inflation. That’s not a principle; that is just shortsightedness at its worst,” Jasper said after his budget bill was defeated. Solomon then correctly pointed out that “pegging growth in state spending to the rate of inflation is a clearly-stated ‘Application of Principles’ in the Republican Party platform” adopted by GOP delegates last September. When a leader is so out-of-line with his party’s own principles, the fault for failure is not with the principles but with the leader. Keeping government spending in line with taxpayers’ ability to pay should never be dismissed as “shortsightedness” by anyone with an (R) after his name. Jasper’s tone-deaf response to this fiasco begs the question: What else in the Party’s platform does he consider shortsighted? Perhaps Jasper thinks the pledge “to lead with integrity, character, and compassion” should also end up on the

cutting room floor. Pegging growth in government spending to a metric like inflation makes perfect sense. The Consumer Price Index (CPI, a proxy measurement of inflation) is used to

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ple’s Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Iran top the global charts for executions acby John J. Metzler cording to a Syndicated Columnist newly released report by Amnesty International. Iran accounted for 55 percent of all recorded death sentences according to Amnesty. Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Pakistan are tragically part of this gruesome tally as compiled by the humanitarian watchdog group. Though Iran’s 567 executions represented the world’s second highest tally, the number fell from 977 judicially sanctioned executions in 2015. While about half of the executions are connected to drug-related and other criminal offenses, others are likely carried out for political and religious crimes. In a separate Report on Iran Amnesty advised, “The authorities heavily suppressed the rights to freedom of expression, association, peaceful assembly and religious belief, arresting and imprisoning peaceful critics and others after grossly unfair trials before Revolutionary Courts. Torture and other ill-treatment of detainees remained common and widespread.” According to Amnesty International, 18,848 people worldwide are under death sentences and 3,117 were executed in 2016. “Transparency is an essential safeguard of due Process,” advised Amnesty representative Renzo Pomi. In Iran it’s not possible to confirm exact numbers of executions. For example two people were killed for “insulting the Prophet” in violation of their

right to religious freedom. The People’s Republic of China presents another case shrouded in fog. While Amnesty International cites China as the world’s leading global executioner with numbers in the thousands, “figures on the use of the death penalty in China remain classified as state secrets.” While AI admits the use of the death penally has decreased in China in recent years, there are still 46 crimes punishable by death. “The Chinese authorities also continued to resort to the death penalty as a tool to send political messages,” the report stated, adding though that the government is using the death sentence less for “economic crimes.” Vietnam ranks on “a scale higher than previously thought,” according to the survey. Again such information is shrouded as state secrets. During 2016, Vietnam imposed 63 new death sentences though the number is likely larger. Nonetheless, Amnesty has discovered an alarming trend where a recently published report of Vietnam’ s Ministry of Public Security states that 429 prisoners were executed between August 2013 and June 2016 at a rate of 147 executions a year. Such figures would put Vietnam in league with Pakistan when it comes to state sanctioned executions. Speaking at a press conference, Argentine Ambassador Martin Garcia Moritan stated his country was “firmly committed against the death penalty,” and moreover called for a “worldwide moratorium” against such actions by governments. According to Amnesty’s Renzo Pomi, “Today 141 countries worldwide have abolished the death

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of Livonia was charged with female genital mutilation, a five-year felony, and transportation with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, a felony punishable by 10 years to life, according to a complaint unsealed Thursday in U.S. District Court “According to the complaint, despite her oath to care for her patients, Dr. Nagarwala is alleged to have performed horrifying acts of BRUTALITY on the most vulnerable victims,” Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Blanco said in a statement. “The Department of Justice is committed to stopping female genital mutilation in this country, and will use the full power of the law to ensure that no girls suffer such physical and emotional abuse.” AMERICA, are you paying attention? To date: “IN TRUMP, WE TRUST”. We have 3 major countries itching for some action, 2 or more gangs (fanatics) who believe in Sharia Law, MS 13, within our country who will kill us, given the opportunity. And here at home there are the hate America crazies, hate capitalists, the success of Americans, welfare is the answer for far too many

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maybe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to keep time. How about only for the first seven innings, and only when there is no one on base. That would work for me. Keep it moving! The NBA was dying in the early 1950s. Teams would sometimes just hold the ball for minutes. One game ended with a 19-18 score. It was unwatchable. For the 1954-55 season a 24-second shot clock was introduced. It saved the NBA. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bring a pitch clock to MLB. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about TIME! And maybe put time limits on speeches by politicians as well, both in Concord and in Washington. Some traditions should be re-thought! NHTI/DELTA DENTAL 5K AND ANGELS ROAD RACES! (Friday, April 21) NHTIConcord will host the 13th annual NHTI/Delta Dental 5K Road Race. The race also raises scholarship money for NHTI students. Race-time is at 6 p.m. What better way to start a weekend than by getting a great Friday evening workout before having a libation and watching the Sox! For more informaSee moffett on 24

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DEAR TIM: My wood deck sits in the sun all day with no shade. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now treated lumber and requires sealing every other year. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve tried lots of different sealers all with the same results. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m tired of all the work and I need some wood deck resurfacing ideas. I wonder if you have any experience with the exotic hardwoods like Tigerwood. My husband and I are also thinking about composite decking, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quite pricey. What has been your experience with wood decks and what would you do if you were me? -- Diane K., Morgantown, WV. DEAR DIANE: Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the same boat as many homeowners. In fact, I was in this boat up until a year ago. Allow me to share 40 years of experience in just 1,000 words. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve built countless wood decks. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been all sizes, shapes and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve used all sorts of different wood species. The exotic hardwoods are some of the hardest to install because many of them are so hard and dense, you have to predrill all the fastener holes. Keep that in mind if you do decide to use that material. By all means get a sample piece and play with it to see how hard it is to install. My guess is that a majority of the wood decks out there have treated wood decking and railing systems. Currently, treated wood is the least expensive material to use. Though treated lumber may resist wood rot and insect infestation, its downside is that it canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t resist the punishing effects of the sunâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ultraviolet (UV) light. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more, wood is hygroscopic and it expands

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