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Tim Carter, W3ATB (furthest to the left in yellow jacket) and two fellow ham radio operators in yellow jackets are flanked by the entire medical team dressed in white jackets who worked at First Aid Station 12 at mile 18.3 of the Boston Marathon.

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“Stop all runners on the course.” Did I hear that correctly on my Charlie 5 frequency? Stop the Boston Marathon? You can’t be serious? Yes, after 116 years of Mother Nature doing her best to stop this worldclass running event, a terrorist attack was able to do in seconds what She couldn’t do in decades. I was a ham radio operator working the 117th Boston Marathon. It was

the second year in a row for me. Fortunately for myself and my family, I was stationed eight miles away from the bombing attack. The radio communications team assigned me to work at First Aid Station 12 at the corner of Commonwealth and Chestnut Avenues near the center of Newton, Massachusetts, at mile 18.3 of the race. This is my third season of working public service events using my ham radio skills. I have to tell you that I wasn’t expecting

Weirs Beach Monkey Trunks Extreme Aerial Adventure returns weekends starting Saturday and Sunday, May 4th and 5th. They will be open to monkeys 7 days a week starting June 22 Monkey Trunks is a family fun adventure with 48 challenges that include swinging beams, tightropes, rolling logs, hanging tires, cargo nets, a 35-foot-high giant swing and 4 ziplines at up to 650 feet long, including a new zipline over a pond and a 35foot-high giant swing! New this year is a kiddie zipline. Prices are May 4th through May 19th $29. May 25th - June 16th - $39. June 22nd - Season’s End -$49. Monkey Trunks is located at 579 Endicott St. North in Weirs Beach right next door to the Funspot Family Entertainment Center, the largest arcade in the world. Book right now online or call (603) 367-4427 before your spot gets filled!

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Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach. 8pm. 929-4100

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Front lawn of the NH State House, Concord. 11am-2pm. A gathering of NH Environmental organizations will present information on local concerns. Bring your lunch. 465-7933

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Pease Public Library, Plymouth. 1-2:30pm. Space is limited. 535-3222

St. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church, 678 Whittier Road, Tamworth. 6pm sharp. Serving a four course English dinner and beverages while a mystery unfolds. $20pp. 323-8515

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Sunflower Natural Foods, 390 South Main Street, Laconia. 10am-Noon. Registration required. 524-6334

Roast Beef Supper

Trinity Episcopal Church, 93 NH Rt. 25, Meredith. 5-7pm. $12pp or $30 per family. 279-6689

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Campton Historical Society, 529 NH Rt. 175, Campton. 5-6:30pm. $6pp, children under 12 free. 536-5140

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Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach. 929-4100

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Lane Tavern, 520 Sanborn Road, Sanbornton. 8am-2pm. Anyone interested in preserving this local museum is welcome to help. Bring rags, brooms, rakes and elbow grease. 286-9590 or 528-1990

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Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord. 225-1111

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Small Boats in Big Race on Wolfeboroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Back Bay The New Hampshire Boat Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Back Bay Skippers will hold an Open International Footy Regatta rain or shine Saturday, May 4, on Back Bay in Wolfeboro. Directed by Bill Hagerup of Moultonborough, the Regatta is open to all boats of the Footy Class. Although membership in the American Model Yachting Association (AMYA) is encouraged, it is not a requirement of this particular competition. Onsite registration begins at 9 a.m. with an entry fee of $15 per sailor. At that time, measurement and class authenticity verification may be conducted at random as determined by the race director. Sailing instructions and any changes in rules will be presented verbally, and racing will get underway at 10 a.m. No race will start after 3 p.m., and a lunch break is scheduled for 12 noon. This fun event is free for the public to watch along the Bridge-Falls Path in Wolfeboro. Spectators will be able to watch the competitors as they move their sails and rudders by remote control, trying to catch the wind for completion of the course. Racing will be conducted under an â&#x20AC;&#x153;all-inâ&#x20AC;? format, which means that all entrants will compete in each race. The race committee will determine the number of races, taking into consideration weather, course and equipment conditions. Six races must be completed to constitute a Regatta. Anyone wanting additional information about the race can contact Bill Hagerup at 603-284-6642 or billhagerup@hotmail.com

Victorian Style Tea Party Young people ages 5-12 are cordially invited to attend a Victorian Style Tea Party with their favorite doll/stuffed animal and grown up at the Colonel Paul Wentworth House, 47 Water Street, Rollinsford. The Tea Party will be held on Sunday, May 5th from 2-4 pm. The program will include parlor games and crafts, tea and goodies served in period atmosphere. All young guests must be accompanied by an adult. The cost is $10.00/ person for ARCH members, $15 per person for non-ARCH members. Reservations are required and we suggest you register early as seating is limited. To make a reservation: email: paulwentworthouse@gmail.com. Please be sure to include the names of the guests, and follow up with a check in the mail to hold your place.Mail a check (with email address and guestsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; names) to ARCH. Leave a message at the office phone with contact information, and mail a check to ARCH. 603-742-4747.

Scavenger Hunt Coming to Tanger Outlet Center Mark your calendar for Sunday, April 28, as the most exciting event of the year comes to Tanger Outlets in Tilton.. The Easter Seals Scramble is a fast-paced scavenger hunt that will challenge participants to solve clues, complete challenges and experience the outlets in a fun, new way! Teams or individuals can participate in the Scramble competitively, leisurely, or as a family as they visit as least 20 of the 56 Tanger Outlet Center stores. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the Scramble will run from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.During the Scramble, participants will: The cost of the Scramble is only $25 per person or a discounted rate of $85 for a team of four (teams must include at least one adult). You can register by phone at 888.368.8880 or for more information or to register online, please visit www.eastersealsme.org/events.

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Fun Stuff To Do In Florida Swimming With Manatees We agreed to go to Florida to meet up with my parents and to visit a few snowbird friends early this winter. At the time April seemed far away. I didn’t imagine that winter would still be going strong. When we boarded the Southwest Airlines plane at the Manchester Airport plenty of ski resorts were open, including a few Nordic centers. It is crazy to go south when there is still skiing! But off we went with our golf bags, rollerblades and swimsuits all packed up and riding along in the belly of the plane. Warm sunshine, green grass and palm trees surrounded us as we drove away from the Tampa airport. I love palm trees. We drove along Tampa Bay, over the Skyline Bridge and admired the vast sparkling water all the way to Venice to meet our friends. Charlie and I didn’t seem to miss the mountains and the snow so much now. We roller bladed on the Venice rail trail and our friends accompanied us on their bicycles. When we golfed we saw alligators in the ponds. We sat by the pool and we were warm and happy. We had a swell time playing with our summer toys and our snowbird friends. We drove back to the Tampa area through heavy rain to my meet my parents. We appreciated an easy day to rest and, luckily for us, the perfect weather returned the next day just in time for our Manatee tour. We drove just over an hour north of Tampa to Crystal River. We had

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To The Editor: Most NH parents I talk to don’t realize we have a state-operated system with the Dept. of Ed that keeps track of student information (K -college) to create (mostly) useful in-state reports. When implemented, the designers of the Unique Pupil Identifier system created a firewall between the actual student and the information collected to protect student privacy. Several Republican Representatives worked tirelessly to maintain that firewall. Last year Gov. Lynch signed a bill into law allowing parents of public school children to have limited access to the system so, for the first time, they can see (and in some cases correct) the information collected about their children. We didn’t realize how important that was to be. Under the wide spreading Common Core program, we suddenly find out that the Federal Government will require student information to be sent to Washington where it may be forwarded to anyone they deem necessary. The student information required will be much more detailed and personal than anything previously collected including...blood type, eye and hair color, dental records, bus stop locations and times, mothers maiden name, etc. There are fields for 533 possible

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data points. http://nces. ed.gov/ccd/ I think it is imperative that parents view their children’s information NOW, before it is sent to Washington and beyond. Just as people review, periodically, their own credit history to check for errors so should they check these personal records of their children. Imagine the difficulty fixing any incorrect student information after the Feds have it. Imagine the ramifications of this information on future job applications or who knows what. The law calls for a parent to appear in person at their school district to make the request. I suggest parents print out the new law ( http://www.gencourt. state.nh.us/rsa/html/ xv/193-e/193-e-5.htm ) and bring it with them to the school. Also, keep a watchful eye as more and more highly questionable requirements of Common Core and Race To The Top become known. Gregory Hill Northfield, NH.

China Hackers To The Editor: Based on the activities of Chinese Army Unit 61398 Communist China continues to wage cyber warfare against the U.S. by hacking into the computers of U.S. corporations. An American computer security firm, Mandiant, completed a study of Unit

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.

61398, and determined most of the attacks on U.S. corporations have emanated from this group. Companies targeted include electric utilities, gas lines and waterworks. The Chinese also attacked the computer security firm RSA, whose systems protect corporate clients and government agencies. “China steals blueprints, manufacturing processes, strategies and data from our heavy industry companies, satellite and telecommunications corporations and military contractors, including Lockheed Martin, our largest defense contractor.” The biggest concern is the infiltration of systems that control our power grids and other utilities. Unit 61398 broke into Televent Canada, which provides “software to oil and gas pipeline companies and utilities for remote access to valves, switches and security systems. Televent Canada services half the oil and gas pipeline companies in North and South America.” We have to wake up and take action to prevent these Chinese attacks on our corporations, government agencies and infrastructure. Mr. President, please address this problem. *Information came from a New York Times article of 2/19/13 Donald A. Moskowitz Londonderry, NH

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One of the things that has always intrigued me, and believe me there have been many, about New Hampshire in the twentyfive plus years I have lived here is the spelling and pronunciations of some towns, lakes and roadways. As you travel around the state there are great names that jump out at you. Many are derived from historic settlers and families as well as old Indian names and expressions. Probably the most recognizable of this is Winnipesaukee which is known to just about every New Englander. Still, not many people can spell it correctly the first few times out and it seems like no one really knows for sure exactly what it means. I have heard all of the so-called historians give their spin on the meaning of Winnipesaukee. Some say it means â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Smile of The Great Spiritâ&#x20AC;? others insist it means â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Water In The High Placeâ&#x20AC;? and still others claim it means â&#x20AC;&#x153;Water To Where Many Tourists Will Come.â&#x20AC;? I have my doubts about the last one. Still, the constant thing about Winnipesaukee is that most people, even if they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t spell it, know h ow to pronounce it. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not true about a lot of other places in New Hampshire. Boscawen, Weare, Con-

toocook and Coos County look pretty simple but beware. What lies underneath is a complexity of lip and tongue that defies explanation. To the uninitiated newly transplanted Flatlander, the way you pronounce these places will always be a sure give away to naives as to whether or not you are one of them or even how long you have live here. You should never underestimate the importance of the seemingly innocuous practice of pronouncing the name of one of these incorrectly. It can bring great shame upon you and your family and can sometimes take generations to correct the damage done. What can be worse is not knowing when you are talking about a town in the first place. I cite an example that happened to me the first year I lived here. I was invited to the Sandwich Fair. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ask where it was, so as to expose myself as a Flatlander but I did go through the agony of not eating for a whole day so to prepare myself for the double hot pastramis on rye, tuna and reuben sandwiches that I was expecting to consume throughout the day. I pretended I was happy with the five pounds of fried dough I ate to keep my strength up but the next day was not a lot of fun. One of the more compelling and complex combinations of spelling and pronunciation comes with the name of a certain roadway up north. It is

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From The State House Government is Too BIG, and it is Costing US! It is no secret to anyone that government is too large. Not only does bloated government grow the taxes, fees, and permits paid by our citizenry, govby Rep. Jane Cormier ernment interBelknap District 8 vention steals away our private NATURAL rights as set forth in our state and federal Constitutions. The best government is the smallest government. And the government closest to the people should protect regional and local interests. LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS BY FAR THE BEST SOLUTION TO PROGRESSIVISM. Our Founding Fathers understood the importance of limiting the power of the federal government. Our federal government has grown well beyond the bound-

aries of our founding documents. We have set forth the cycle of writing laws to “solve” problems, passing voluminous and sometimes corrupt legislation, with the result of taxing our citizens to death in order to pay for these “solutions”. Ineffective you say? YES! This is progressivism. Hence, we find ourselves today with NO solutions, a 16+ trillion dollar debt, and our entitlement systems being laid to waste. Rather than trying to weed out reckless and corrupt spending, verifying fair entitlement spending, cutting budgets to realistic numbers, and thinking outside the box to come up with local solutions to these many problems, we instead have allowed our government to manipulate (or sometimes outright steal) our tax dollars from us. Progressives believe SPENDING is the only way to solve problems. Spending IS the problem. So what CAN we do? I will

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America’s Empty Slogan: “See Something, Say Something” In brief remarks to the nation yesterday on the Boston Marathon bombings, President Obama said that “we all have a part to by Michelle Malkin play in alertSyndicated Columnist ing authorities. If you see something suspicious, speak up.” In Washington, D.C., electronic signs urged commuters to be on guard. Law enforcement, big-city mayors and security experts all echoed that famous post-terrorism refrain: “If you see something, say something.” But who really means it? In post-9/11 America, the truth is that our politically correct guardians only want you to see, say or do something if it can’t be construed by grievance-mongers as racist, sexist, Islamophobic, homophobic, nativist or any other “-ist” or “-ic.” Face it: We live in a self-defeating culture that pays lip service to heroic action in times of crisis, yet brutally punishes the very kind of snap judgments and instant security profiling that make such heroism possible in the first place. Just take a look at some of the caustic reactions to citizens and watchdogs who stuck out their necks during and after the Boston Marathon bombings. A quickthinking spectator at the race reportedly tackled a 20-year-old Saudi Arabian student visa holder he believed was acting suspiciously. The student is not considered a suspect at this point, but remains a “person of interest” in the case. The student’s home was searched Monday night in Revere, Mass., by a phalanx of law enforcement agencies.

Time magazine correspondent Michael Crowley clucked: “It’ll be a real shame if a Saudi guy was tackled and held simply for running in fright -- and for being an Arab.” Music producer Sledgren took to Twitter to bemoan “prejudice America.” Indian television anchor Gargi Rawat called the civilian’s actions “sad.” Gawker editor Max Read declared: “(T)his poor Saudi kid should sue the guy who tackled him.” For what? For taking all those “See Something, Say Something” ads seriously? Hang him! If the Saudi student tries to sue, we already know who will provide legal aid and comfort. In 2007, when passengers reported concerns about a group of rowdy flying imams, the Council on American-Islamic Relations threatened to sue the unnamed “John Does” who went to authorities. Thankfully, Congress passed legislation protecting whistleblowers. As GOP Rep. Bill Shuster said at the time: “No American should ever be sued because they tried to stop a terrorist act. No American should be forced to second-guess a decision to alert authorities that could save the lives of others.” Nobody knows what’s going on behind closed doors as the current bombing investigation continues, yet media scribes, foreign journalists and social media sideliners are convinced: The tackler is racist. Anyone who mentions the nationality of the tackled student is racist. Forget terrorism. RAAAAAAACISM is the real homeland security threat to our nation. The same unserious response greeted anyone who breathed public mention of the fact that the Boston Police Department issued a BOLO alert Monday afternoon for a suspicious individual. Investigators warned police offi-

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Transatlantic Trade Deal; Win-Win for USA and Europe New York— “Trade is the cheapest way to produce growth,” exclaimed European Commission President Jose Manuel by John J. Metzler Barroso beSyndicated Columnist fore an executive audience adding, that a planned Transatlantic trade pact between the USA and Europe Union would produce a “win-win solution in trade” for both sides of the Atlantic. “Our partnership,” stated President Barroso, “has developed into the most prosperous and dynamic economic bond in the world ever, and it still is, accounting for nearly half of global GDP and almost one third of world trade.” Indeed, “For decades, this bond between the two most developed economic blocs in the world has been the driver for growth and jobs on both sides of the Atlantic.” Transatlantic trade is already highly developed, Barroso stressed that trade between the both sides of the Atlantic reaches $2.7 billion daily! He added that $3.7 trillion are invested across the Atlantic by both American and European companies. Barroso highlighted that the European Union combined 27 economies remain the “the largest economy in the world.” “That is the logic behind the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership on which negotiations should begin before the summer,” he advised. Speaking at an event sponsored jointly by Bloomberg business and European American Chamber of Commerce, Barroso, a former Portuguese Prime Minister and European Commission President since 2004, praised the initial stages of a Transatlantic Trade partnership which would both simplify and expand commerce between the USA and EU. The pact would trim tariffs, red tape, and duplicate rules in bid to streamline commerce. He stated confidently that such a commercial pact would add 0.5 percent in GDP growth for both

sides. He conceded that given the global economy, “The EU was very hard hit by the crisis” and that “the return to growth will be gradual.” Looking at the wider picture, President Barroso conceded that a hindrance to Europe’s growth was “excessive public debt.” He added that the EU’s debt ratio stood at 82% of GDP; which was surpassed by the USA whose debt exceeds 103 percent of GDP or Japan’s dangerously high debt of 230 percent of GDP. On the positive side, the Barroso outlined that Europe is “the largest host of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the world. For example German business investment in the USA surpassed $216 billion with over 3,500 German owned firms creating 600,000 jobs in the USA. A prime example of this would be BMW’s $5 billion plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The facility produces Sports Activity Vehicles, 300,000 of which were made in 2012. The factory employs 7,000 workers. Equally American investments and brands have become commonplace in Europe. Barroso implored, “I believe that the EU-US trade negotiations are a game changer and can be the start of a new era.” He added, “They will further intensify the economic relationship between the United States and European Union, two economic giants eager to be as successful in the future as they were in the past.” Current USA trade relations with European countries are nothing less than impressive. For example, two-way trade between the USA and the European Union’s 27 member countries reached $646 billion in 2012, actually higher than American bilateral trade with China. French imports and exports reached $72 billion last year, our trade with the United Kingdom stood at $110 billion, and the two-way trade with Germany climbed to $157 billion. “We believe free trade has a future,” President Barroso stressed, “and we are willing to invest in it.” Hopefully there will be enough common ground and

common sense in Washington to pursue this “win-win” opportunity for both sides of the Atlantic. John J. Metzler is a United

Nations correspondent covering diplomatic and defence issues. He is the author of Transatlantic Divide; USA/Euroland Rift? (University Press, 2010)

Fact-Free Crusades Amid all the heated, emotional advocacy of gun control, have you ever heard even one person present convincing hard evidence that tighter gun by Thomas Sowell control laws Syndicated Columnist have in fact reduced murders? Think about all the states, communities within states, as well as foreign countries, that have either tight gun control laws or loose or non-existent gun control laws. With so many variations and so many sources of evidence available, surely there would be some compelling evidence somewhere if tighter gun control laws actually reduced the murder rate. And if tighter gun control laws don’t actually reduce the murder rate, then why are we being stampeded toward such laws after every shooting that gets

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Back Bay in Wolfeboro. Onsite registration begins at 9am. $15 per sailor. Racing gets underway at 10am. 569-4554

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League of NH Craftsmen, Meredith. 9am-5pm. Bring a lunch. $95 per student. Space is limited. Pre-registration is required. 279-7920

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United Methodist Church, Tower Street, Weirs Beach. 8am-1pm.

“Bowls For Mom”

Woodcraft, Inc., 25 Fox Run Road, Newington. 10am-5pm. Seacoast Woodturners Club will be custom turning “Bowls for Mom” for a Mother’s Day charity sale with proceeds to benefit the NH Food Bank. Cash or checks only.

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Monday 6th Free Skin Cancer Screening

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Opechee Garden Club Meeting

Gilford Community Church, Potter Hill Road, Gilford. 1pm. 387-5350

Thursday 9th Free Skin Cancer Screening

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Ridiculous? Tell that to shellshocked marathon runners and their families traveling home after the Boston terror bombing. They were the ones on the plane, at the very airport where Arabic-speaking 9/11 jihadists hijacked two flights and brought down the Twin Towers. I won’t secondguess any of them or the bystanders who tackled the Saudi student -- because I have not forgotten. I still haven’t forgotten the passengers and crewmembers who tackled al-Qaida shoe-bomber Richard Reid on American Airlines Flight 63 before he had a chance to blow up the plane over the Atlantic Ocean. I still haven’t forgotten Brian Morgenstern, the teenage Circuit City worker who contacted authorities in 2007 when suspicious Middle Easterners brought in tapes of themselves shooting off guns and shouting “Allahu Akbar.” The men were convicted of plotting to kill American soldiers at Fort

Dix. I still haven’t forgotten the alertness of actor James Woods, who notified a flight attendant that several Arab men sitting in the first-class cabin on an August 2001 flight were behaving strangely. The men turned out to be 9/11 hijackers on a test run. Hindsight hypocrites will only give you immunity from public excoriation if you can guarantee in advance that your fears or suspicions are 100 percent right. And no one can. To hell with the “See Something, Do Nothing” cowards who sit on the sidelines wielding their “racism” and “Islamophobia” cards in the aftermath of every terrorist attack. I would rather be damned if I do than dead if I don’t.

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Central New Hampshire Amateur Radio Club www.cnharc.org - patch proudly displayed on Tim Carter’s safety vest. him of the structure of the communications team. It was important for Noah to realize that the leaders at net control knew more than we did about what was going on. They were counting on us to remain on location at our station. We were known assets at a given location, and if we were to be re-deployed farther down the course to help, net control would make that call, not us Noah got his wish. Within 90 minutes, he was told to move down the course to First Aid Station 13 that was set up just west of the Newton, MA, City Hall. Within a short time, the race organizers moved many of the runners to the city hall building. This got them out of the weather and into a covered building with plenty of chairs and real toilets. Buses were arriving bringing runners from

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ting to pick it up as he/ she walked away. I’m also concerned about all those injured and the collateral damage caused to all those that know the dead and injured. I can tell you I’d go back tomorrow to work the Boston Marathon again. I’ll be even more vigilant. If you’re a ham radio operator, you should volunteer too. If you’re not an operator, consider becoming one. You can even volunteer to do other tasks non-radio related. I can tell you with confidence that many, if not all, of us will return. The terrorists will not take control of my destiny. No, it’s going to be the other way around. There will be a new awareness about being able to communicate when cell phones don’t work. I was lucky enough to be one who could communicate clearly, even with someone around the world, when tens of thousands of people couldn’t. I was lucky enough to be in a position to help many who needed help. That’s why all of us ham radio operators volunteered to be in Boston along with the thousands of other Boston Marathon volunteers. Believe me, we’ll be back. This story hopefully will inspire you to discover more about the usefulness of amateur radios. Not only can they come in handy should your cell phone not work, but they also can provide hours of enjoyment talking to people all across New England or the world. Better yet, you can become a volunteer to help others. The Central New Hampshire Amateur Radio club is ready to help you get started. Seasoned radio operators are willing to mentor you to assist you in getting your license. You do not have to know Morse Code to be an amateur radio operator. If you’re interested in learning more about amateur radio, feel free to visit the Central New Hampshire Amateur Radio Club website at: www.cnharc.org.

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Salome’s Stars Horoscope ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Don’t waste your time and energy fretting over remarks you consider unnecessary or unkind. Best advice: Ignore them, and just keep doing your usual good job. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Getting that new perspective on a workplace situation could lead to a solution everyone will accept. Meanwhile, make time to keep up with your creative pursuits. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Those changes you planned to implement in early summer might need to be reassessed. But don’t make any moves until you’ve discussed this with someone you trust. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Your aspects favor harmony, making this a good time to work out problems in relationships -- whether personal or professional, big or small. An old friend comes back. LEO (July 23 to August 22) While you’re still riding that high-powered

ACROSS 1 Non-PC computers 5 Refuge 11 Much more desirable 20 Kauai, e.g. 21 “Strut” singer Easton 22 Additional unspecified things 23 Speller’s clarification 24 Mets’ division 26 Clock’s ancestor 28 41, to Cato 29 “- humble opinion ...” 30 Choosing wisely 37 Had been 39 See 104 Down 40 “The Red Shoes” star Shearer 41 Greek letter X 42 “The Hangover” costar Galifianakis 43 Rushlike plants 45 20-hourweek worker, e.g. 49 3 R’s gpo 51 Soapy water 52 Ð nova (dance) 53 It recalls recent things 61 Fast Internet svc. 62 Subtle glows 63 “Harold & Go to White Castle” (2004 comedy) 64 “- Te Ching” 66 Writer Wister 70 Strip of wood 71 Sprint race 74 Cry “Uncle!” 75 Sentry’s cry 76 With one flat, musically 77 Racial rights org. 78 Hash house 79 Rearward 81 Immediately

beam, you might begin to lose focus by week’s end. Could be you’ll need to do a little cat-napping to restore your spent energies. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) An unexpected development creates a lot of excitement. Where it takes you is your decision. Check out the possibilities, then decide if you want to go with it or not. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Although your supporters help you squash an unfair claim against you, don’t let this go unchallenged. You need to learn more about the motives of those behind it. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) There are still some tasks to clear up by midweek. Then you can welcome the new month on a high note. A friend brings surprising but very welcome news. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) You might want to change your plans before they’re set in cement. Consider advice from colleagues. But remember that, ultimately, it’s your choice.

84 Third-largest Turkish city 87 “- Lisa Smile” 89 11th mo. 90 Uncontrived illustrations 96 Arm muscle 101 Circle bits 102 “Dr.” of rap 103 Writer Joyce Carol 105 Part of Oceania 106 Eggy yuletide drink 107 Former name of “PBS NewsHour,” with ‘’The’’ 111 Writer Emile 113 - Tse-tung 114 12- to 14- year-old Girl Scout 115 Webster’s lexicon first published in1951 122 Hoarfrost 123 French novelist Sagan 124 River in a Stephen Foster song 125 Skater Lysacek 126 African living in Kinshasa 127 Dogmas 128 Forest lairs DOWN 1 Poisonous vapors 2 Relieve 3 Sounded like bumping glasses 4 Mailing out 5 Hit-(get hung up) 6 Hebrew “Hi!” 7 Despite this 8 Luau favor 9 Cousin of crazy eights 10 Tailless meower 11 Genus of meowing mammals

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) A difficult situation is working itself out. Lingering problems should be resolved by week’s end, allowing the Goat to enjoy a calmer, less stressful period.

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AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Be careful not to move so quickly that you miss possible warning signs that could upset your plans. Slow down. Your supporters will continue to stand by you.

“OH MY ACHING BACK!! “ -Jack Yanovitch, Thornton, NH. Another group of tourists begin their trip up Mount Washington. -Paul Oman, Pittsfield, NH.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Your generosity in sharing your time and wisdom with others leads to an intriguing development that could have you considering some interesting choices. BORN THIS WEEK: You have a way of influencing people to be and do their best. You would make an excellent teacher.

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May 3 Marks 10th Anniversary Of Old Man’s Collapse Remembrance Ceremony Planned for Friday, May 3rd, 11:30am at Profile Plaza in Franconia The 10th anniversary remembrance of the collapse of New Hampshire’s Old Man of the Mountain will be held on Friday, May 3rd. The Old Man of the Mountain Legacy Fund, the volunteer nonprofit group charged with creating a memorial monument to the granite profile in Franconia Notch, is holding a brief ceremony marking the anniversary May 3. The 11:30am gathering will include a moment of silence at the Old Man of the Mountain Profile Plaza. New Hampshire Executive Councilor Ray Burton will be on hand to read a proclamation from Governor Maggie Hassan decalring May 3 to be Old Man of The Mountain Day. The Old Man was discovered in 1805 and had survied, yet weakened over the year’s from Mother Nature’s onslaughts. In 1916, turnbuckles were installed to help hold the Old Man in place. The Old Man’s absence was first noted the morning of May 3, 2003, by Franconia Notch State Park workers.

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