05/05/2022 Weirs Times by The Weirs Publishing Company

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“Broadway Then & Now” With LRSO

A Painted Lady Butterfly that was grown at Butterfly Nursery, Inc. in Concord, NH.

by Rob Levey

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Did You Know You Can Grow Your Own Butterflies?

Weirs Times Correspondent

There is something serene and beautiful about butterflies, a kind of magic that literally grows at Butterfly Nursery, Inc. in Concord.

“We grow butterflies,” said Laurel Brown, who owns Butterfly Nursery with husband Bill Howatt. Specifically, they grow Painted Lady butterflies, which they chose because they are indigenous to all

of the continental U.S. and the easiest to grow because there is a diet developed specially for the larvae. “The diet is an organic, proprietary recipe that no one knows,” added Brown,

who said butterflies generally eat the leaves of their host plant, which for the Painted Lady is Thistle or Mallow. As for how they are grown, the larvae are See BUTTERFLY on 32

The Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of conductor and music director Benjamin Greene, invites you to the final concerts of their 20212022 season with two performances. The first on Saturday May 14th, at 7pm at Inter-Lakes Auditorium in Meredith, and the second on Sunday, May 15th at 3pm at the Colonial Theatre in Laconia. With the help of performance icon Ashley Meeken, LRSO will entertain you with a mélange of Broadway hits spanning the decades including memorable tunes from Guys and Dolls and Kiss Me Kate, to the modern era of Wicked, The Greatest Showman, and Carole King The Musical These May 14th and 15th concerts are the capstones of the LRSO’s brilliant 2021-2022 season and sell quickly. Tickets are $20-30 for adults and $10-15 for students collegeage and under. Tickets are available online at www.LRSO.org.

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Gunstock Belongs To The People To The Editor: I found the April 26 Laconia Sun article about the county delegation “seeking a more harmonious relationship” with the GAC a brilliant act of political theater, as Mr. Sylvia asks as a “sign of good faith” that the GAC pay legal expenses incurred by Sylvia and the delegation in potential violation of the law. This is the same delegation chair who refused any attempt to negotiate a rapprochement between the delegation and the GAC. It will come as no surprise if the GAC, now controlled by Sylvia’s choice of political operatives appointed by the delegation, votes to pay the legal expenses. But it cannot hide the fact that the delegation overspent its authorized budget, and should be held accountable for the very same thing they accused the County Commissioners of doing not so long ago. In January, when I asked him to consider a private negotiation with the then-chair of the GAC to resolve the issues between them, Sylvia’s comment was, “I prefer the hammer.” Now that the hammer might just fall on him, he suddenly seeks “a more harmonious relationship.” Some would call that political irony. I call it political dishonesty. The delegation loyalists on the GAC continue to interfere in the business operations of the mountain, contrary to the intent of the 1959 law. Two are officeholding Republican party operatives and political allies of Sylvia

and Silber, and the chairman they elected was non-renewed as a Gunstock ski instructor for inappropriately interfering with other instructors giving lessons, and was also the subject of an ethics complaint that was summarily dismissed by the delegation and never investigated. This delegation has ruptured the relationship between itself and the GAC. While it hasn’t violated the letter of the laws governing Gunstock, it has flagrantly violated the intent of those laws. And in spite of the deafening opposition to its actions, it savaged a now-dispossessed GAC that turned Gunstock around and rendered it highly profitable and sustainable for the long term. At the end of the day, Gunstock belongs not to the county delegation or the County Commissioners, but to the people of Belknap County. To change the destructive paradigm that enabled political extremists to perpetrate what history should entitle “The Gunstock Debacle,” we need to change two things: the law governing Gunstock, and the members of the delegation who violated its intent. I’m working hard to change the law. And I have every expectation that the good people of Belknap County will do their part in November by voting out those who chose to subvert it. Bob Giuda State Senator NH District 2

Response To Brennick To the Editor: If Justice Jackson’s record demonstrated adherence to the original meaning of our laws and Constitution, then I would agree with John Brennick’s assertion that her future decisions are unpredictable. Justices appointed by Republican Presidents often change when they join the Supreme Court. They absorb Washington elitism. They learn to crave positive media attention and social acceptance for which they must abandon their historical records of adherence to the purpose of our laws and Constitution which is to protect the lives, liberties, and pursuits of happiness of American citizens. On the other hand, Democrat President appointed Justices rarely stray from their historic records. These Justices typically believe our Constitution is a “living document”. A “living Constitution” allows Justices to overrule, with their own preferences, the clear, historical, and original meanings intended by the states and the people when they established the Federal Government with limited authorities for the purpose of protecting American citizens and their Constitutional Rights. (Note: A “living Mortgage” would allow a bank to change your interest rate at will despite the fact that you signed a fixed rate mortgage.) Justices who believe in the “living Constitution” idea rarely abandon the attitude that they know better than our naSee MAILBOAT on 38

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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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Exploring ThE lEgEnd & lorE of our graniTE STaTE

News And Notes For Women Mothers And Others

by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Contributing Writer

A Mother’s influence on the behavior and destiny of their children and the resultant impact on society should not be underestimated. Even when the care of those children is turned over to nannies and day care workers, the responsibility for their upbringing belongs to the parents. As American women have, step by step, been somewhat successful in their goal to be more like men they have also succeeded in having more children without the encumbrance of marriage. That is probably not the first choice of most women because I believe most women (not all) would prefer the marriage relationship than not, but with today’s lowered moral standards and lowered value of the marriage relationship they often find themselves in a less than ideal situation. In 2019 there were over fifteen and onehalf million single

Anna Jarvis - She is credited with starting a Mother’s Day observance in America because her Mother wanted one. She later wanted it rescinded because of the commercialism of the day mother-headed households in the United States. Single mom’s households represented 21% of the total. This was three times the number in 1960. In New Hampshire in 2020 32.1% of all births are said to have been by single mothers and that ranked as the 46th in the nation. Mississippi ranked first with 55.8% of its newborns being to single mothers. Having said that, some single moms want it that way, and

some have husbands who have died, and some are divorcees. Statistics show that the children of single parents have more problems than those in traditional families, but projections are that more young people will choose to reject marriage in the future. Some children have lost their mothers and need someone who is not their biological parent to mother them. Whatever the situation, motherhood

is a gigantic privilege and responsibility and blessing. So as we honor Mothers in this month of May I want to share a few descriptions of some mothers of around 110 years ago, though you could probably read similar depictions of today’s mothers, Albina Priscilla Kimball, along with her husband, was a preacher within the Adventist church who lived the last eight years before her passing in 1909 at Alton Bay, NH. She was described as “...a godly Christian woman, a faithful wife and loving mother and grandmother, respected by all who knew her.” Mrs. Charles Wesley See SMITH on 31

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EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

Paddles Up! Branch River Paddle And Hike Returns Branch Hill Farm/Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust (BHF/CSFCT) and Moose Mountains Regional Greenways (MMRG) are again offering local canoe and kayak enthusiasts the opportunity to enjoy a trip down the beautiful Branch River in Milton Mills, NH. This 4-mile paddle along the scenic and winding Branch River will take place from 10AM-2PM on Saturday, May 21st. Due to its overwhelming popularity last year, the event will again feature a hike along Branch Hill Farm’s scenic trails, passing through forests and fields while the kayaks/canoes will be trucked back to the launch site. The walk back is approximately 1 hour. All participants will be able to enjoy a free lunch to sit and enjoy on-site, or to take home! This year’s guest speaker will be Nels Liljedahl, Outreach Coordinator for the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Paddlers will need to bring their own kayaks or canoes and wear US Coast Guard approved personal flotation devices. This event is extremely popular and fills up quickly - early registration is advised. Registration can be found online at www.rebrand.ly/BRpaddle22. A $15 per person donation is suggested. There is no rain date and pets are not permitted.

Maestro Hector Olivera, Organist Extraordinaire Sunday, May 22nd at 2pm, world renowned organist, Maestro Hector Olivera, will return to Wolfeboro following his outstanding 2019 performance that filled the First Congregational UCC’s sanctuary to capacity. This fifth concert of Wolfeboro Friends of Music’s 2021-22 season, which runs from September through June, will take place at First Congregational Church, 115 S Main St., Wolfeboro. WFOM would like to thank Paul Zimmerman, our season sponsor, and Green Mountain Communications, J. Clifton Avery Insurance, and Taylor Community for sponsoring this performance. 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 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.

Fiddlers Three And High Range To Perform At Franklin Opera House Three seasoned performers, all with local connections - Ellen Carlson, Melissa Bragdon Caron, and Kathy Zimpfer Sommer - will “WOW” in this concert to celebrate their latest recording project, backed by the acoustic roots band “High Range.” It all happens Saturday May 14, 7:30 p.m. at the Franklin Opera House! This performance is not just for fiddlers. These gals are inspired by the horns of Chuck Berry, the swing of Bob Wills, sultry violin, country twang, the energy of a contradance, and the hard driving sound of bluegrass. Tickets available online at https://www.franklinoperahouse.org, at the door, or by calling our box office at (603) 934-1901. This is a family-friendly performance. Seniors $17 Adults $20

American Independence Museum Open For Season EXETER - For the first time

since May of 2019, the American Independence Museum will reopen its doors in May in anticipation of a full operating season The museum campus comprises the LaddGilman House (c. 1721), which was home to the longest ser ving New Hampshire Governor, John Taylor Gilman, and the Folsom Tavern (c. 1775). The museum is home to a world class collection of 3,000 historic artifacts including a copy of the Dunlap Broadside, the first official printing of the Declaration of Independence. The museum will be open Wednesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Guided tours will be offered on the hour. The Folsom Tavern will only be open for guided tours. This property can be visited at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. when the museum is open. Tours of the Ladd-Gilman House will begin at 10 a.m., 12, 2, and 3 p.m. Visitors interested in a self guided tour of the Ladd-Gilman House are encouraged to do so at any point during the museum’s open hours. A new exhibit will highlight how the core values of the American Revolution carry on into the modern day. “The impact of the American Revolution is seen throughout time and in unexpected places. Our latest exhibit explores events inspired by the Revolution and encourages guests to find its legacy in the twenty-first century,” described Museum Curator Jennifer Carr. To learn more about the 2022 open season, visit www.independencemuseum.org.

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For The Write Reasons As I once again kick off my campaign for governor as the Flatlander Party candidate, people often come up to me and ask me why I am runby Brendan Smith ning again. Weirs Times Editor Why, they ask, would I sacrifice so much of my time for so many years running for governor? Time that could be used more creatively to accomplish other important things. When asked, I tell folks that my reason for running for office for all of these years has always been far beyond my desire to serve as governor; there has always been a much stronger purpose. Usually, this explanation is enough to send most folks on their way. But there are always a few who want me to explain exactly what that higher purpose has been. It’s simple really. I always felt that were I to become the governor of New Hampshire it would be a stepping stone towards my ultimate, long time goal - becoming a best-selling author. The original plan twenty-four years ago, was that I would be elected governor and then, as most governors do, eventually run for the U.S. Senate and then try to wrangle my way to a VicePresidency and then, the dream of all dreams for an aspiring author, be elected President myself someday. Then after leaving office, I would be offered at least a couple of million dollars to write my memoirs which would in turn be bought by millions of people of people and, voila, I’m a bestselling author. Best of all, I can just make up whatever I want in the book and people will still come out in droves to buy the darned thing.

Of course, there are other, more noble, avenues to becoming a best-selling author. I could have foregone the whole governor thing and just toiled away in my home office, getting up before the sunrise every morning for months on end (or even years) working on that great American novel that would, according to the odds, be rejected by most publishers anyway. (“Sorry, no room to publish more books this year, Stephen King has six more ready to go and there are at least eight new diet books that will be coming out that thousands of dissatisfied people will buy, try for a week or two, and then go back to their old eating ways again.”) But the quickest, easiest way to become a best-selling author is to be a controversial public figure in the entertainment or political field, have a popular radio or television talk show or, foregoing even those, just get elected president, and then the publishing houses will come looking for you on bended knee. Unfortunately, I chose what I thought would be the easy way out and ran for office. Well, as you can tell, my plans didn’t quite work out the way I had planned and here I am, twenty something years later still running for office and still without a bestseller. If my plan had worked, my book would be there today on the bestseller list along with other great soon to be classics like the biography of Will Smith and the inevitable book on the trial of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard for those who might have missed a day of it since they actually had something to do. Instead, I am looking at having to try that early morning writing in seclusion thing (ugh) that I know has a slim chance, if any, of succeeding in today’s publishing world. If I’m lucky, maybe I’ll end up on the discount rack with other

hacks like John Steinbeck and Leo Tolstoy. After all, you have to give the people what they want. Still, I am going to go down fighting. I still have an ace up my sleeve. A good scandal could still save me. Something that will bring a lot of attention on me. Something that will make its way onto the national scene somehow. Something that will either destroy or enhance my political career, doesn’t matter which. All that matters is that it is a juicy enough scandal that hundreds of thousands of people will want to buy my book and read about it. I know this is a longshot, after all the election is only about six months away and a lot of the good scandals have already been used up. But I’m working on it. I realize that even if I were to be elected governor this year, it would be a long journey to get to the Oval Office and the inevitable book deal that comes with it. Hopefully I will get embroiled in a real good scandal within the next week or so, it’s really my last chance to help me realize my lifelong dream of being a successful published author. Still, if I don’t quite get there, I have a good game plan for the next election cycle in 2024. I will have a head start there and I will act fast because I know that the scandals and the book deals will be coming fast and furious. Anything to avoid that early morning writing nonsense. Wish me luck.

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Orrin Hatch’s Beltway Barnacle Legacy Seven-term former U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah died last weekend, and accolades came pouring in from both sides of the political spectrum. This is not any kind of testament to his character or ability to “bring both sides together.” It’s really just proof that the toxic Washington Swamp is run by a uniparty of entrenched elites and their corrupt coterie of oligarch donors. by Michelle Malkin I’ve said it for more than two decades, Syndicated Columnist and I’ll say it again because no one else will: The unvarnished truth is that Orrin Hatch was an open-borders globalist who served Big Tech oligarchs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce traitors and USS government careerists while stabbing American workers and citizens in the back for his entire public life. He was a prototypical wheeler-dealer driven by self-preservation, not by principle. His political wisdom was of the wet-finger-in-thewind variety, claiming a Reagan conservative mantle during election cycles and then throwing constitutional conservatives under the bus once comfortably back in his well-worn Senate committee seats. Hatch preached “civility” for all his liberal Democrat Senate buddies but attacked grassroots Tea Party conservatives as “nuts.” Collegiality only applies to the wealthy and powerful. To wit: Hillary Clinton paid tribute to Hatch by praising his “willingness to find common ground.” She reminisced about how “When I was first lady, he worked with me and Ted Kennedy to get SCHIP done; as a fellow Senate colleague, he reached across the aisle to serve Utah and the country.” As I’ve long documented, Hatch became the alcoholic Chappaquiddick swimmer’s best Beltway barnacle pal during his 42-year tenure in Washington. Their State Children’s Health Insurance Program monstrosity was a health care Trojan Horse for Obamacare that is now a $20 billion-a-year entitlement. Twenty years ago, Hatch and Kennedy were also original open-borders co-sponsors of the illegal alien amnesty for millions of border-crossing invaders known as the “DREAM Act.” Hatch and Kennedy then teamed up to create the $6 billion national service GIVE/SERVE boondoggle in 2009, which quickly evolved into a slush fund for endless progressive social justice pet projects and Obama pals. In the name of “bipartisanship,” Hatch backed See MALKIN on 38

Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Reveals The Left For What It Is As our national lockdown drags on, Americans seem less and less inclined to move swiftly toward societal reopening. Perhaps that’s due to the consistent media focus on the risks of reopening. Perhaps that’s also due to the psychoby Ben Shapiro logical comfort of the Syndicated Columnist status quo: When we’ve been made to feel safe in our home, it’s difficult to leave it. Or perhaps we, as a society, have so fundamentally altered our own perception of risk aversion that we aren’t willing to leave our houses unless the risk is close to zero. Whatever the reason, it is simply untenable to lock Americans down for months more. Calls to do so ignore not only the catastrophic human suffering inflicted on millions -- employees who no longer have jobs, children who can no longer attend school, entrepreneurs who have seen their life’s dreams and savings destroyed at the behest of the government -- but the reality of economics, which is that government cannot interminably pay everyone to stay at home. Furthermore, long-term lockdowns do not even prevent the virus from eventual second-wave spreading; when we emerge from our homes, we will pass the virus to one another again. So, how should we view the risks of reopening our society? Rationally. This means that we should stop looking at false case fatality rates as inevitabilities. We simply don’t know how many Americans have had coronavirus, or how many have it now. We do know that the number of confirmed cases is far lower than the number of cases in society more broadly. In New York, the supposed case fatality rate -- the number of deaths from coronavirus over the number of confirmed cases -- rests at around 5%. But between March 22 and

April 4, 215 pregnant women were screened for COVID-19 in New York City, according to The New England Journal of Medicine. Four women had symptoms of COVID-19, and 29 tested positive despite being asymptomatic. This means 13.7% of these women had COVID-19 without knowing it -- for every symptomatic woman, there were seven others who were asymptomatic but positive. If applied statewide -- a simplistic model but certainly one that would be closer to accuracy than mere confirmed cases -- this would drop the case fatality rate from 5% to 0.7%. Needless to say, such a statistic would alleviate some worry, particularly among less vulnerable populations. We should also stop treating all cohorts of American society as equally vulnerable to coronavirus. According to two New York University studies, the first most predictive condition for hospitalization was age: Almost half of all coronavirus patients hospitalized in New York City were over the age of 65. The next most predictive condition was obesity. And over 70% of hospitalized coronavirus patients had a chronic condition. This should be no surprise: As of April 12, the New York City Health Department reported 128 fatalities among people with no underlying conditions and just 26 deaths among people below age 45 with no underlying conditions. There were 42,524 diagnosed cases of COVID-19 for New Yorkers under age 45, meaning that the case fatality rate -- again, a seriously high-end estimate given the fact that asymptomatic people have not been tested -- for those with no underlying health conditions below age 45 is 0.06%. In other words, about 603 out of every 10,000 young,healthy people who get coronavirus will not die -- and the number is likely higher than that. This means that we should be looking to send young, healthy people back to work, and urging social distancing and isolation for those who are elderly or have preexisting conditions that raise coronavirus risks. We should reSee SHAPIRO on 37

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Wikipedia Bias I love Wikipedia. I donated thousands of dollars to the Wikimedia Foundation. Before Wikipedia, all we had were printed encyclopedias -- out of by John Stossel date by the time we Syndicated Columnist bought them. Then libertarian Jimmy Wales came up with a web-based, crowd-sourced encyclopedia. Crowd-sourced? A Britannica editor called Wikipedia “a public restroom.” But Wales won the battle. Britannica’s encyclopedias are no longer printed. Congratulations to Wales.

But recently I learned that Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger now says Wikipedia’s political pages have turned into leftist “propaganda.” That’s upsetting. Leftists took over the editing? Sadly, yes. I checked it out. All editing is done by volunteers. Wales hoped there would be enough diverse political persuasions that biases would be countered by others. But that’s not what’s happening. Leftists just like to write. Conservatives build things: companies, homes, farms. You see the pattern comparing political donations from different professions: Surgeons, oil workers, truck drivers, loggers and

pilots lean right. Artists, bartenders, librarians, reporters and teachers lean left. Conservatives don’t have as much time to tweet or argue on the web. Leftists do. And they love doing it. This helps them take over the media, universities and, now, Wikipedia. Jonathan Weiss is what Wikipedia calls a “Top 100” Wikipedian because he’s made almost half a million edits. He says he’s noticed new bias. “Wikipedia does a great job on things like science and sports, but you see a lot of political bias come into play when you’re talking current events.” Weiss is no conservative. In presidential races, he voted for Al Gore,

Ralph Nader and Barack Obama. Never for a Republican. “I’ve really never identified strongly with either political party,” he says. Maybe that’s why he notices the new Wikipedia bias. “People on the left far outweigh people on the center and the right...a lot (are) openly socialist and Marxist.” Some even post pictures of Che Guevara and Lenin on their own profiles. These are the people who decide which news sources Wikipedia writers may cite. Wikipedia’s approved “Reliable sources” page rejects political reporting from Fox but calls CNN and See STOSSEL on 36

UN Secretary General Ramps Up Diplomacy As Ukraine War Widens

Many people ask, “What’s the UN been doing to stop the Ukraine war?” That’s a fair question given that the conflict has been by John J. Metzler raging more than Syndicated Columnist two months creating Europe’s most costly conflict and humanitarian crisis since WWII. So where is the UN or more specifically Secretary General Antonio Guterres? Despite very active diplomacy by France, the United States and the United Kingdom in the Security Council, with countless meetings on

the situation in Ukraine, the powerful fifteen member Council still faces the Russian veto to any draft resolutions. Thus any noteworthy Council action before and during the Ukraine conflict has been stillborn in a sense given Moscow’s capacity to block any initiatives through its Veto power. The 193 member UN General Assembly on the other hand has, as this column has regularly recorded, powerfully condemned Russia’s aggression and humanitarian actions in Ukraine on three occasions. The fact remains that a true “global majority” to use the phrase is stunned and sickened by Russia’s wanton aggression and they are openly saying so with tough resolutions.

Russia was also booted off the UN’s Geneva-based Human Rights Council. Moreover, when it comes to humanitarian aid for more than four million Ukrainian refugees and millions more displaced people inside Ukraine, the alphabet soup of UN specialized agencies are carrying the overwhelming humanitarian burden; UN High Commissioner for Refugees, (UNHCR), World Food Program (WFP), and the UN Children Agency (UNICEF), to name a few. They are working in tandem with massive American, British and European Union economic assistance. Indeed, the UN is doing what it does best; supporting humanitar-

ian lifelines to a beleaguered land and to its fleeing refugees. Food aid has reached 2.3 million people, and plans to help four million by May and six million by June. But where’s the UN Secretary General? While many credit Antonio Guterres with some very tough statements on the churning conflict, why hasn’t he engaged in more direct diplomacy until now? While behind the scenes diplomacy has traditionally been the hallmark of UN mediations the reality remains that the world organization has been increasingly marginalized before and during the Ukraine war. Too much tiptoeing and too little direct diplomatic engagement. See METZLER on 38

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geant and currently serves on the police force in Boston, MA. He is a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan and serves as President of New England’s Wounded Veterans, Inc., a nonprofit which supports wounded veterans. Biggio holds a master’s degree in Homeland Security from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. Doors open at 6 p.m., the program begins at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10th at the Wright Museum’s DuQuoin Education Center, 77 Center Street in Wolfeboro. Admission is $5 for members and $10 for non-members. Reservations are strongly encouraged and can be made online at www. wrigthmuseum.org/ lecture-series or by calling 603-569-1212. Books will be available to purchase from the author. The region’s leading resource for educators and learners of all ages on World War II, the Wright Museum features more than 14,000 items in its collection that are representative of both the homefront and battlefield. For more information about the 2022 Lecture Series, or museum, visit wrightmuseum.org.

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Letters From God This series of Letters From God is an attempt to put the thoughts of God as revealed in the Scriptures as they relate to individuals and the nation of the USA.

born through them, began to die. It’s not that I don’t desire to be in this intimate relationship, it is my greatest longing. But because of the purity of my life and character and the brilliance of my holiness no one who is sinful can safely stand in my presence. Think for a moment of the fact that you, with your human eyes, are unable to look at the brilliance of the sun. In the same way you, in your sinful condition, cannot look upon the brilliance of my presence without experiencing death. I would make a provision for this problem when my Son, Jesus, came to earth and sacrificed His life to pay the penalty for sins and enable humanity and me to be restored to relationship once again. I made a temporary arrangement or Covenant to make this possible for all who lived before He came. It was a temporary Covenant (Old) that provided a covering for sin and limited access to me and my presence. Once that payment was made by my Son, and your penalty was not just covered but fully removed, I established a New Covenant with those who trusted Him to forgive their sins. This covenant would give much more access to me and would last until I return to consummate human history (Hebrews 8:1-13). At that time, I will remove all evil from the presence of the earth and create a new heaven and a new earth. It will

be populated only with those who are holy as I am holy and whose sins have not only been covered, so they aren’t held against them, but removed completely and permanently. At that time, and with the new bodies and eyes I will give them, those who enter into my eternal Kingdom will have the ability to see me, to walk in my presence and to enjoy all my blessings that will enable them to know life perfectly for eternity. If you had read my book, the Bible, you would have noticed, in the book of Genesis, that before Adam & Eve sinned, they not only enjoyed a perfect environment without suffering and death, but they experienced a visible and personal relationship with me. We walked and talked together, and I provided the fullness of life as a result. You would have also noticed that as my book, the bible closes, in the book of Revelation, that same experience will be repeated. Because I will remove, even the presence of sin, in those who trusted my Son to forgive their sins, they will once again know my visible and personal presence. Since I am the source of life, they will be filled with the fullness of life because sin and death will be permanently removed, and life alone exists (Revelation 22:1-6). I trust this gives you some clarity on the reason for my two Covenants. In my next letter I will detail the unique aspects of each Covenant so you can understand them better. But

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QUESTION: Why Did You Write Two Testaments In The Bible? Thank you for asking. Few people have ever stopped to ask that question, but it is an important one. You’ve probably heard people speak of the Old Testament and the New Testament or perhaps you have heard them refer to it as the Old Covenant and the New Covenant. The two terms are synonymous but the concept of my Covenant with humanity is the focus within both Testaments. I made two Covenants because one was intended to be operational before I sent my son, Jesus the Messiah to be your Savior, and the second was designed to be operational in the lives of those who trusted in him thereafter. I have always desired to be personal and present with my children I created. Because I created the first man and woman without sin, this was our original experience (Genesis 1:2631). Sadly, despite my warnings, they chose to disobey me, and evil entered their hearts and led to sinful behavior. Because I have no sin, we could no longer maintain our relationship and being separated from me, they and all who were

let me close with the key similarity of both. Since all humanity has sinned against me and since I am holy, you cannot be restored to me through self-effort. Even one sin or act of disobedience separates you from me for eternity. It is only through the effort of my son, Jesus, who paid your penalty, that you can be restored to me and to the life I alone can give. Therefore, it is only by trusting or exercising faith in Him and His provision for your sins that you can be forgiven and healed. This is the common element of each Covenant. Before He came, humanity needed to look forward to the provision He would make and trust Him to forgive their sins. After He came, they would need to look back to His provision and trust Him. You must trust Him to do what you can’t! It is the only way to know life forever. I love you, God These letters are written by a New Hampshire pastor.

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New Hampshire Boat Museum To Expand To Moultonborough WOLFEBORO - The New Hampshire Boat Museum (NHBM) is excited to announce its expansion to a new location at 130 Whittier Highway in Moultonborough, NH. According to NHBM Executive Director Martha Cummings, the new location features an existing facility that offers significant benefits, including significantly more space for exhibitions and educational programming, greater visibility, and climate-

controlled storage space for its collection. “This is not a departure from Wolfeboro, but an expansion,” she said. “We’re thrilled to be able to bring new programs and activities to a broader Lakes Region audience. Most exciting is that we will be able to open our new facility years ahead of the original capital campaign plan.” The original plans for the capital campaign had been to design and

The New Hampshire Boat Museum will be moving their main space to this building on Rte 25 in Moultonborough in 2023. construct a new facility at a previously purchased property on Bay Street in Wolfeboro. Part of a successful capital campaign led by NHBM’s Board of Trustees, the proposed new facility, however, presented challenges. These challenges included rising costs, supply issues, increasing labor costs, and an urgent need for a larger space to care for NHBM’s permanent collection, which includes a fleet of historic, wooden boats. “The Board took a

grams from its current Center Street location. These activities include Youth and Family Boatbuilding, Community Sailing, Back Bay Skippers model yachting, Millie B rides on the lake, the annual New England Vintage Boat & Car Auction, and biennial Vintage Race Boat Regatta. “NHBM is grounded in Wolfeboro and the surrounding communities with a strong local volunteer base and membership that we will continue to serve and support,” said Cummings. “We are grateful for the overwhelming support we have received from

An artist’s rendition of how the building will look. fresh look at ways to meet NHBM’s mission

and ensure continued financial stability and concluded that purchasing and relocating to an existing facility offered immediate solutions and new opportunities,” explained Cummings. “We’re looking forward to joining the Moultonborough community in addition to Wolfeboro.” The expansion will not, however, change NHBM’s commitment to retain a strong presence in Wolfeboro in the long term, as it will continue to offer many Wolfeborobased activities and pro-

our capital campaign donors, members, and the community.” Regarding the 2022 season, Cummings said visitors can expect “an action-packed year” at the museum’s existing facility at 399 Center Street in Wolfeboro and other off-site locations around Lake Winnipesaukee. To learn more about NHBM and its programs, visit nhbm.org.

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THE SIMPLE FEAST Happy Mother’s Day, Fran!

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Mother´s Day is Sunday, May 8th, this year and while it is only midspring Mother’s Day seems to kick off the unofficial start of summer activities. One of these activities is gardening. By this time of year you cannot go to any land care, garden center, or even grocery store without being welcomed by varieties of beautiful flowers, plants, shrubs, and trees adorning the entrances. All eagerly waiting to be purchased so they can then be gifted to that unsuspecting mother, wife, or in-law. We were put on notice long ago that, unless we were also going to put it in the ground and tend to it, we were to ensure that the plant be virtually “bulletproof” if we were going to give it to my mother-in-law. You cannot fault the woman for being honest! I am neither a gardener by hobby nor a farmer by profession but my mother instilled in me a desire to plant and see things grow. She gave me an appreciation for the beauty flowers bring to the landscape. The value of trees that provide shade in summer, fruit in fall, mulch for the wintering, and yes even fuel for the fire as they end their cycle

of life. But patience is not my strong suit. I find that the time and energy it takes to put in a garden and harvest a crop is time consuming to the point of either obsession or abandonment. Yes, I do put in a garden plot from time to time along with a smattering of annuals and perennials and tend a potted plant or two. I have grown some simple items from seed and blub, and I have a couple of fruit trees, cutting a few branches from time to time in hopes that my “pruning techniques” are worthy of producing abundant blossoms and yielding copious crops. I have, once, even gone so far as to spend a king’s ransom on a new roto-

tiller; used once then quietly forgotten about in the back of the garage. I vividly recall that year. The day dawned bright; birds chirping, Spring’s blossoms in full bloom swaying in the slight warm breeze. The hummingbirds flittering from flower to flower as squirrels bounded about playfully. The peaceful calm of a beautiful day was abruptly shattered by the unmistakable rhythmic “pop-pop-pop” of a four stroke engine as I freewheeled at idle around the corner of the house. Making my way to the garden plot flora and fauna instantly scattered to the four winds. As I locked in the wheels and cranked

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fragrant, “earth” right from the pile. Nothing says country like a dirt road dotted with fresh manure. After a few trips down and back it was obvious where the “dirt” came from and where it went; like Hansel and Gretel leaving a breadcrumb trail, only this one, even the blind could follow. The year of manure was also the year of the bumper crop. Just what that crop was, I had no idea, but it grew in abundance, quietly, blissfully overtaking the garden. It was a creeping tuber vinelike ground cover that grew with the tenacity of a weed, nearly choking out my cukes and other assorted attempts at vegetables. I was frantic! What had I planted? What had those sheep eaten then deposited, then to have me spread it all across

my “Fruited Plain?” With frenetic energy I pulled and pulled and pulled some more until my very hands were green with ivy. My fruitless attempts to purge my small plot of this invasive species were having little effect. Much to my chagrin, it came back with a vengeance. Plucking some, I went to the computer and opened up that “all knowing, all seeing Oz” called the Internet. Typing in a description and clicking on “Image” I was looking at all sorts of vegetation, but the one most prominently displayed was Portulaca Oleracea, aka… Common Purslane. Purslane, it turns out, is highly nutritious and used in salads, among other things, and here I was with a bumper crop of it! I was flabbergasted to say the least. With Spring and Mother’s Day here again, our thoughts turn to planting; flowers, shrubs, plants, and yes even vegetables and fruits. So why not sew an extra row! “Fran’s Row” is a space in my garden this year that I will dedicate to honor a special person in my life. A sweet lady that reminds me, in many ways, of my own Mom; her physical stature and her generosity of the heart immediately come to mind. Fran is someone who has picked up in my life where my own Mom can no longer physically be. A dear friend who has blessed me, and so many others, with her generous heart, being an encourager, leader, mentor, sage, a mom,

and so much more. (She even gave hugs during a pandemic! That’s a real Mom!) And she too is the role model for me when it comes to sharing my garden bounty with others. Having a dedicated space like “Fran’s Row” in your garden reminds you of someone special in your life and will hopefully help you stay motivated to tend your garden. It’s a space that you plant to share with others. While the concept of sharing a portion of your harvest is not new, doing it with dedication and purpose may well be for some. It’s like having an end goal; you work harder at it knowing that it is for someone else. And a potential side effect is that you may work harder at your own harvest as well. As more and more local gardens offer even just a small portion of space dedicated to the growing of vegetables or fruits for others from their container gardens, raised beds, or small plots of ground, the combined result of these many acres being donated to others can have lasting results beyond these tightening economic times. This year I urge you to plant a “Fran’s Row.” Maybe a few tomato plants for ¨”Deb” in buckets on the back porch, a few beans in the window box for “Uncle Ed.” An extra row or two of peppers in the garden for “Bob and Alice.” Plant a few zucchini or summer squash for ¨Emily and Matt¨, or perhaps some flowers See FEAST on 37

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some goldfinches that are already fully decked out in their splendid yellow. Others are still splotchy with some bright and some dull plumage. Well-known ornithologist David Sibley has a great article with photos, or more accurately drawings, of what a goldfinch’s plumage looks like each month throughout the year. The article can easily be found with an Internet search by entering “goldfinch monthly plumage” in the search field. Females are duller in color year-round. Like other dimorphic birds (male and female have different appearances), females are more dully colored to offer protecSee BOSAK on 18

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“The Celtics Auer Back!” So said a Boston Garden banner back in 1980, heralding a New England NBA hoop renaissance. The sign was next to others heralding a new Celtic era. “The Bird’s Nest.” “McHale’s Army.” “Parish is Burning.” Younger readers may not “get” these banners—but that’s okay. It’s been 14 years since the Celtics won an NBA title. That 2008 crown is the only one in the past 35 years for the C’s. That’s a definite “drought” for a franchise that was once sports’ greatest dynasty. (Montreal Canadien hockey fans can certainly relate). The L.A. Lakers have won eight NBA titles since Larry Bird and Company won it all in 1986. Both franchises can claim 17 NBA titles. Come on Celtics! This Laker renaissance is UNSAT—to use a USMC expression. So last week’s four game sweep by the C’s over the Brooklyn Nets gave hope to Celtic fans that pro basketball glory may return to greater Beantown—meaning greater New England. This recent Celtic “renaissance” would have seemed quite unlikely on January 28th when Boston was 25-

Sports Quiz How many NBA titles did the Lakers win in Minneapolis before moving to L.A.? (Answer follows) Born Today That is to say, sports standouts born on May 5 include 1962 Heisman Trophy winner Terry Baker (1941).

Jayson Tatum. 25. People like me were thinking, oh well, what a dumb move to replace head coach Brad Stevens with Ime Udoka. But … The Celtics then went off on a 26-6 tear to finish 51-31, second in the East—and they almost finished first. Jason Tatum established himself as a serious top tier basketball star. Okay. Make room on the Celtic Bandwagon. You see, Celtic energy is special to me. At the risk of allowing people to realize how ancient I am, I’ll admit becoming an eternal Celtics fan in 1968-69, when as a VERY young hoop fan I started tracking NBA standings. The Celts barely made the “postseason.” But then they upset Philadelphia in the playoffs. And then the New York Knicks. This put them in the

NBA Finals against the top team in the league, the unbeatable L.A. Lakers—featuring superstars like Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, and Elgin Baylor. L.A. won the first two games of the NBA Finals in Los Angeles. The C’s squeaked out a Game 3 win in Boston and then a last second improbable Sam Jones shot at the end of Game 4 evened the series at 2-2. The Lakers won Game 5 in L.A. but Boston evened the Series at 3-3 in Boston. Game #7 was in L.A. On May 4th. Quatro de Mayo. Although it was Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) before I went to bed that evening after watching Boston win the NBA title 108-106. It was the 11th Celtics NBA banner in 13 years. Oh what a night! Now THAT was a dy-

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Newer things in a home by the 1950’s. Helps for Mother. From the Laconia Evening Citizen. lowing :“Forty-nine girls graduated from Vassar this year. Colorado is said to have 1000 women stock growers. Only 2000 women voted at the Detroit school election. The Queen of England makes her own tea when traveling. Many New York ladies undergo a special diet to make them stout. Very large ladies should wear plain fabrics without figures or stripes. A Louisville

What Mother might have worn in 1940 and 1949. quaintness are the marks of style upon your thin midsummer gowns.” The paper said “ Umbrellas of more than all the colors of the rainbow are among

the threats of the near future,” but I suspect that the word “threat” was intended to be “treat.” News for women in 1889 included the fol-

couple have just been married after a courtship of fifty years. A girl in Dorr, Mich., raised 350 bushels of onions this year and traded them for an organ.” And, “the percent of insanity among farmers’ wives is greater than among any other class.” In the year 1922 freshmen girls at Boston University, which must have included some New Hampshire lasses, were given some advice on how to dress by Miss Grace White, an outfitting director at a Boston store. According to Miss White in 1922, the flapper was soon to be no more, and the immodest dress was also on the way out. The original purpose of clothing was stated to be twofold- “to give protection from the weather and to meet the demands of modesty.” I don’t think any of those girls were anxious to become mothers before they were married. Concerning their dress they were told to wear fewer clothes but to wear more modest apparel. “Evening gowns show but little of the back, and the thin, low cut blouses are being superceded

by thicker material and a more modest fashion.” Rolled stockings were declared a no-no for any girl over the age of ten, but it was also stated that “Our girls nowadays are not going to stand the discomfort of many and cumbersome garments. The age of athletics for women has given them the desire for freedom of movement and so they have come to the up-to-date athletic underware and bloomers and the straight line gowns so much in vogue.” The purpose of the new way of dressing was “not to reveal, but to clothe naturally.” Two extreme methods of covering the body were described. One was “the huge bustle and the hoop skirts.” The other was “ The ever decorated, daring cut gowns of the recent past and the knee-high skirts.” Anyway, I guess the age of athletics for women was on and maybe begun in 1922 by eliminating some clothes so they could move naturally, but adding some others to restore modesty. Maybe there is a lesson for 2022.

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Upon arrival, people can keep a butterfly in their possession for 3 days after which time they must be let go. “On the day of the release, take the pack and put them outside in shade to warm up,” said Brown. “It has to be at least 72 degrees or they won’t fly.” Butterflies will also not fly if there is a low pressure system in the area or if it is raining. Regarding their lifespan, Brown cited an average of two to three weeks. “I have had customers keep butterflies alive in a net for 3 months, though,” she said. As for challenges associated with the business, Brown ac-

knowledged the entire process is “hands-on, 24/7.” She cited the pressure to deliver is very real, too, as they ship butterflies for occasions that range from weddings and Easter Sunday services to funerals. “One time in the early 2000’s, Bill was still new at this, and hung some chrysalises to hatch and the sun shone on them and fried them all and they died,” she recounted. “They were to be shipped to a hospice center for a release, so we had to get butterflies from a breeder in Florida.” This story, however, was not quite concluded. “They wouldn’t See BUTTERFLY on 33

— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, May 5, 2022 — where Howatt was a Christmas tree farmer, an occupation Brown said he laughingly referred to as “a young man’s sport.” “When we came back from Aruba, he started selling a product, turned it into a butterfly nursery, took a seminar, and started growing butterflies,”

she said Brown. Initially opening and operating their business in Massachusetts, Brown said they moved to Concord this past fall. To learn more about Butterfly Nursery, visit butterflynursery.com.

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er Jones and Jacobin, a socialist publication. Until recently, Wikipedia’s “socialism” and “communism” pages made no mention of the millions of people killed by socialism and communism. Even now, deaths are “deep in the article,” says Weiss, “treated as an arcane academic debate. But we’re talking about mass murder!” The communism page even adds that we cannot ignore the “lives saved by communist

modernization”! This is nuts. Look up “concentration and internment camps” and you’ll find, along with the Holocaust, “Mexico-United States border,” and under that, “Trump administration family separation policy. What? Former President Donald Trump’s border controls, no matter how harsh, are very different from the Nazi’s mass murder. Wikipedia does say “anyone can edit.” So

I made a small addition for political balance, mentioning that President Barack Obama built those cages. My edit was taken down. I wrote Wikipedia founder Wales to say that if his creation now uses only progressive sources, I would no longer donate. He replied, “I totally respect the decision not to give us more money. I’m such a fan and have great respect for you and your work.” But

then he said it is “just 100% false ... that ‘only globalist, progressive mainstream sources’ are permitted.” He gave examples of left-wing media that Wikipedia rejects, like Raw Story and Occupy Democrats. I’m glad he rejects them. Those sites are childishly far-left. I then wrote again to ask why “there’s not a single right-leaning media outlet Wiki labels ‘reliable’ about politics, (but) Vox, Slate, The

Nation, Mother Jones, CNN, MSNBC” get approval. Wales then stopped responding to my emails. Unless Wikipedia’s bias is fixed, I’ll be skeptical reading anything on the site. John Stossel is creator of Stossel TV and author of “Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media.”

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tain social distancing for the young and healthy, urge mask wearing and perform contact tracing when hot spots arise. We should continue to avoid large-scale gatherings. We should urge special vigilance in highdensity areas. Localism is our friend here. But there is a path toward reopening. To ignore it isn’t just foolish; it’s counterproductive. Ben Shapiro is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and editor-in-chief of DailyWire.com. He is the author of the No. 1 New York Times bestseller “The Right Side of History.”

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In a searingly poignant missive from more than 200 high ranking former UN officials and staffers who call for a proactive peace diplomatic policy initiative to counter as they consider, “The Russian invasion of Ukraine severely undermines the postworld war two global order.” Key past officials such as the American Jeffrey Feltman, UN UndersecretaryGeneral for political affairs 2012-2018, joined the list beseeching the Secretary General to take decisive diplomatic action. In the past former UN Secretary Generals became involved in peace talks either before or during conflicts. Kofi Annan tried unsuccessfully to me-

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squeezing donations from corporate donors and health care and tech lobbyists to subsidize a “Hatch Foundation” and “Hatch Center” to commemorate the Hatch record of back-scratching, elbow-rubbing, pay-forplay business as usual. Is that what the globalist Beltway hacks at National Review have in mind when they hailed Hatch’s “towering” conservative record this week? Is this what all of the other Washington creatures in both parties are thinking of when they extol Hatch’s “statesmanship”? The “civility” mob in Washington and online raps my knuckles and tells me to shush when their Swamp “heroes” finally meet their maker (just Google my name and the phrase “the ghost of John McCain”). Same with Hatch. “Let the man rest in peace,” one of his defenders lectured me this week. “Not OK to say this today,” another clucked. Go ahead and protect the America Last traitors, fools. Just don’t come crying to me when these Beltway barnacles screw over your kids, sell out our country and kick you to the curb after you give them your votes and your money again, again, again, again, again, again and again. Reap. Sow. Michelle Malkin’s email address is MichelleMalkinInvestigates@ protonmail.com. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

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