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THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, May 9, 2019
VOLUME 28, NO. 19
THE WEIRS, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H., THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2019
COMPLIMENTARY
Struggles & Victories At Live & Let Live Farm by Scott Philbrick Live and Let Live Farm
As I sat down to write this piece tonight, it occurred to me that I’ve been writing these Live and Let Live Farm Rescue and Sanctuary articles for over five years now. Through it all, the biggest pleasure for me has been being able to help the rescue by spreading awareness of exactly what it is we do, how important it is, and just how well we do
it. When I had to go two full years without doing anything at the rescue due to some significant back problems, it was my writing for The Weirs Times that kept me tethered to the rescue. I feel compelled to mention my deep appreciation for Brendan, David, and the Weirs Times staff, expressing my heartfelt gratitude for providing a constant, steady platform to speak to all you readers about See PHILBRICK on 26
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Ruby the goat with her foster dad, Charles, while enjoying some outside time. Ruby came to Live and Let Live Farm with frostbite at three weeks old and had to have her back legs amputated. She has been fitted with a cart and will receive prosthetics when she is COURTESY PHOTO full grown.
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Why Should Recent Graduates Care About Retirement Planning?
If you’ve graduated from college in the past year or so and started your first job, you’re no doubt learning a lot about establishing yourself as an adult and being responsible for your own finances. So thoughts of your retirement are probably far away. And yet you have several good reasons to invest in your 401(k) or similar employer-sponsored retirement plan.
to contribute to your retirement plan. This isn’t to say that you have a lot of disposable income, especially as you may be paying off thousands of dollars in student loans. But, as mentioned above, the money for your 401(k) is taken before you even see it, so, in a sense, you won’t miss it. And you can certainly start out with small amounts, though you’ll at least want to put in enough to earn your employer’s matching contribution, if one is offered. As your career progresses and your salary goes up, you can steadily increase the amount you put into your 401(k) or other retirement plan. When retirement is decades away, it can seem like more of an abstract concept than something that will one day define your reality. But, as we’ve seen, you have plenty of incentives to contribute to your 401(k) or similar plan – so, if you haven’t already done so, get started soon.
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There seems to be more and more “Best Of” Lists popping up. People are encouraged to vote for their favorite restaurant, bookstore, hairdresser, etc. In some “Best Of” contests, you can vote more than once if you choose to and actually have that much free time on your hands. In fact the slogan for some “Best Of” contests is “One Person, Twelve Votes.” I don’t take these contests too seriously, nor do I base my future shopping decisions on them. Just knowing that something was voted the Best something or other doesn’t go far enough. There really need to be subcategories that should be voted on separately, a breakdown on different aspects of businesses so that, as a whole, you can make a better decision as to if a business really has all of the important pieces to make it a worthwhile experience for you. I have come up with a few suggestions for a better “Best Of” List. These are a bit random for now, but eventually they could be sorted out to go with the proper business category. I realize I have only scratched the surface here as I know that there are dozens more “Best Of” ideas out there depending on folks separate preferences. Feel free to pass your ideas along and, who knows, maybe we will be developing on own “Best Of” list in the near future
Best Parking – Sometimes it doesn’t matter if the foods any good or the prices are ridiculous, if there is plenty of parking and I never have to worry about getting a spot, I’m in. (A right hand turn out of the parking lot at after dinner always helps too.) Best Waiting AreaWhat kind and how old are the magazines? How comfortable are the chairs? Is there a T.V and, if so, what’s on? Coffee? Are people allowed to have loud, private conversations on their cell phones while I am sitting next to them or will they be escorted off the premises? Best Automatic Doors – Do they open far enough in advance to give you clear passage without stopping or do you have to slow your pace to match their speed so as not to walk headlong into the glass? Best Straw Selection – Can I get a plastic one if I choose, instead of a soggy paper one, or will the waitstaff look down upon me as if I am Satan himself? Best Menus – Obviously related only to restaurants. Still, I’m not talking about what’s on the menu, but the menu itself. Is it easy to navigate? Are the descriptions of the items written as though it’s a Shakespearean sonnet or just simple English? Are they sticky, torn or smelly. These are all important. Best Bathrooms -Come on!! We all know this is very important and I can’t believe it’s not on other “Best Of” Lists. Besides cleanliness there are other factors like are the automatic hand dryers so loud you need to bring
ear plugs with you? Does the water coming from the environmentally controlled water dispenser ever get hot enough? The list is a long one (might even need subcategories for this one). Best Free Stuff – How big are the toothpaste and floss samples at the dentist? What color is the ink in the free pens at the bank and how long do they last? What flavor are the after dinner candies at the cashier counter you can grab on the way out and are they wrapped so you can grab a handful and have plenty to last you for the week? All of these are crucial in decision making. Best Hospital SocksYes, this could be heavily influenced by insider voting and bigger hospitals with larger staffs would definitely benefit, still it is a subject near and dear to my heart (in more ways than one) and I would take my voting very seriously. There are also some specific types of businesses and other categories that are ignored every year in “Best Of” contests that need to be considered such as: Best Convenience Store – We all probably frequent these more than most other businesses over the course of a year and they deserve the recognition they have been denied for decades. How about a “Best Newspaper Columnist for A Weekly Newspaper In The Weirs”? Of course, a “Best Of The Best Of Lists” would help people sort through all of the “Best Of” Lists to help them make a good decision.
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To The Editor: “Whenever the Democrats in Concord tell you that a mandatory “premium on wages” from which you have no opportunity to opt out is not an income tax, they are lying.” This statement from Jennifer Horn, former state Republican Party chair, said it so well I couldn’t resist “borrowing” it. Great quote, don’t you agree? One thing the lefti Democrats are good at is attaching names to things in ways that make those things sound benign and often attractive. Right? The phrase: premium on wages appears in discussions concerning …wait for it…The Family Leave Act.…good grief! Who could be anti-family? Premium on wages? Uh, that phrase is a little more concerning. Upon closer inspection this “Premium” is revealed to be nothing more than an INCOME TAX! Yep, there they go again! Like AOC’s Green New Deal! Wow, who wouldn’t sign up for this? Oh wait, it’s projected to cost more than all the cash currently available in the world…or something like that. I think I’ll pass on this one. Or Medicare for all, the plan to give free healthcare to everyone. Great! Right? Not so fast…over 150 million people would lose their current private insurance because this big government plan allows no room for anything else. Worse, this plan would cost more than 32 Trillion dollars over a short 10 years!
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Unfortunately, coverage would likely be a skeleton of the current Medicare program and be controlled by government bureaucrats residing in a brand new department. Each one of these government-run proposals is just another attempted power grab by big-governmentloving-Democrats. Big government needs big budgets which require big taxes which no one really cares for. Hence the term “Premium on wages” as a way to mask the downside of this proposal. Concerning the proposed NH Family Leave Act aka SB-1; NH has not had family leave benefits nor an income tax in its 230+ years as a state. Yet we thrive and our quality of life continues to improve for all. SB-1 would set up an insurance program that would provide 60 percent of wages for up to 12 weeks of qualified leave annually, funded by 0.5 percent universal withholding from paychecks. Here’s the rub: 1. Individuals could not opt out of the program, unless their employers offered a similar benefit independently. Oh gee, have businesses pay; is this a good idea? Anyone think that this wouldn’t lead to an increase in costs to goods & services supplied by those businesses? 2. There’s a provision in the bill that allows the Commissioner of Employment Security the power to raise premiums to ensure the solvency of the fund. Ok, wait a second. The Commissioner can raise premiums? I guess that’s
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the “premium on wages” that we’ve revealed to be an Income Tax…right? Just who is this Commissioner and is this position elected or appointed? More concerning, we must now accept the notion that one lone individual will soon be able to determine the rate of New Hampshire’s income tax? I agree with the popular comedian John Pinette when he says: Oh Nay, Nay! Pinette is really funny. Democrats are really dangerous! It is not the role of our government to relieve the stresses of ordinary life. Government interference like this is classic Socialism. Socialism on the whole diminishes personal ambition. In the extreme, Socialism leads to standard of living declines, an oppressed citizenry and often a complete societal collapse. (ie; Venezuela). Not good! Alternatively Senate Minority Leader Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro, says: “It is my hope that the governor vetoes SB 1 so that we can come to a bipartisan compromise that will deliver an opt-in paid family and medical leave insurance plan to Granite Stater’s who need it, without an income tax.” There you have it: Big Government, Big-Tax Democrats vs. Small Government, Low-Tax Republicans. Things don’t change much in the world do they? Count me in on the side of Small Government, Low Taxes. Your vote matters. What say you? David Rivers Thornton NH
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John “Hondo” Havlicek. to go out a winner, but Buffalo took an early lead as Havlicek missed 10 shots in the first half, no doubt pressing to please his adoring fans. CBS-TV televised the Celtic season finale—even though Boston would not be in the playoffs—in recognition of Havlicek.
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HONDO Given that I’m in the Czech Republic’s beautiful city of Prague as you read this, it’s fitting that this column is about one of the greatest sons of Czechoslovakia—John “Hondo” Havlicek, whose #17 was retired by the Boston Celtics after Hondo retired in 1978. Havlicek passed away unexpectedly at age 79 on April 25. At least it was unexpected to those of us who remember Hondo as an indefatigable Celtic who never stopped running. I’d been mentally preparing for a while to do a tribute column honoring Bill Russell, upon the inevitable sad occasion of the demise of the 85-yearold Celtic legend—never expecting Havlicek to go to basketball heaven before Russell. But Hondo was known for the “unexpected.” It was certainly unexpected that Havlicek would steal the ball at the end of that epic Game 7 against Wilt Chamberlain’s 76ers in 1965, ensuring a 110109 Boston victory at the old Boston Garden. And who would have expected that this Celtic swingman, who’d spent much of his career coming off the bench, would retire as the NBA’s third all-time leading scorer, behind Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson? I actually saw Hondo play once—in March of 1978— in Boston. The Celtics were bad during Havlicek’s last season, but still hoped to make the playoffs when
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The Bidens: They’re Still Not Like Us Now that Creepy Joe Biden thinks he has put to rest all the cringy questions about his grabby hands, he has reverted to by Michelle Malkin one of his oldSyndicated Columnist time shticks: middle-class Joe. Champion of the masses. Hero of the hoi polloi. A six-term U.S. senator and two-term vice president, which equates to 44 back-slapping, log-rolling, favortrading years in Washington, this decrepit Beltway swamp-dweller wants flyover Americans to believe that he’s really just like you and me. To which I can only reply with one hearty syllable: HA! Reality-based reporting and informed commentary since the rollout of Biden 2020 has rightly focused on the Biden family’s ideological and interest-conflicted dalliances with Ukraine and China. But let’s first start with a reminder about elite Biden privilege closer to home. Robert Hunter Biden, youngest son of the veep creep, secured a prestigious direct commission to the U.S. Naval Reserves in 2012 as a public affairs officer. The program recruits civilians without prior military service who have “special skills that are critical to sustaining military operations.” Biden the younger’s primary qualification for the cushy part-time job was his last name. The power of nepotism came in handy when Bidenspawn was forced to seek not one, but two waivers, to nail down the gig. Ordinary applicants have to meet age restrictions (under 40 at
the time he sought the position, now 42). He was 43. Then hapless Hunter needed a second waiver to get a pass for prior cocaine use. Granted! Only six public affairs officers received such direct appointments from the Navy Reserves that year. Amazing, isn’t it, that there wasn’t a single other applicant in America (population: 327 million) with a clean drug history and proper age eligibility to take the slot. But for all that string-pulling effort, Hunter Biden barely served a year. After testing positive for -- wait for it -- cocaine during a random drug test, he was discharged quietly in February 2014. The hush-hush deal, undisclosed until a whistleblower told The Wall Street Journal eight months later, Former vice was yet another perk of Biden p r e s i de n t a n d patronage. So was his immunity new 2020 Demofrom any investigation or review of cratic frontrunhis law license by the Connecticut ner Joe Biden bar. And so, too, was his quick has a problem. career bounce back. His problem is A month after his humiliatsimple: He has a ing discharge from our military, record. That reBiden’s coke-abusing party boy cord is long and was appointed to the board of diby Ben Shapiro checkered. And rector of Ukraine’s largest private Syndicated Columnist that means that gas producer, Burisma Holdings, owned by a powerful Russian gov- Biden has spent the first months ernment sympathizer, who had of his undeclared campaign apolfled to Russia that year. It’s also ogizing. In January, Biden apologized the same company a top Ukranian prosecutor was investigating for for having supported criminal corruption before he was fired -- at sentencing laws that helped drive the behest of Papa Biden, accord- down crime in the United States. ing to Joe himself, who bragged He did so because those laws are about threatening to withhold now considered both passe and $1 billion in loan guarantees to un-woke -- they’ve been maligned Ukraine during a Council of For- as inherently racist. Thus, Biden stated: “I haven’t always been eign Relations speech in 2018. After reporting earlier this month right. I know we haven’t always that Ukrainian officials are still gotten things right, but I’ve alprobing the shady company and ways tried,” adding that the bill in its dealings with Baby Biden, the early 1990s “trapped an entire The Hill’s John Solomon pro- generation” and “was a big misSee MALKIN on 38 take when it was made.” That’s
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a change from 2016, when Biden told CNBC he wasn’t ashamed “at all” for supporting the bill and bragged, “I drafted the bill.” Weeks ago, as Biden prepped his presidential run, he approached Anita Hill, the woman who accused Justice Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment. Hill’s testimony was riddled with inconsistencies and outright lies. Biden recognized that at the time -- according to former Sen. Arlen Specter’s autobiography, Biden told him in 1998 that, with regard to Hill’s protestations of memory lapses, “It was clear to me from the way she was answering the questions, she was lying.” Now, however, Biden told Hill, “I’m sorry for what happened to you.” Hill, for her part, is having none of it -- she called his apology insufficient and stated that he owes Americans a more generalized apology. Then, just four weeks ago, Biden issued a quasi-apology for his habitual invasion of wom-
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Political Correctness Looks Askance at Christian Persecution UNITED NATIONS -From
the Appalling murders of Sri Lanka Christians celebrating Easter, to the killings of Coptic Egypby John J. Metzler tians, Syrian Syndicated Columnist Catholics, and Nigerian villagers, the grisly wave of antiChristian violence worldwide is rising. Add the formal state repression of Christianity in places like China, North Korea and even Pakistan and one sees a clear and unmistakable pattern of modern day persecution. Now a jarringly candid report commissioned by British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, discovers, “Persecution on grounds of religious faith is a global phenomenon that is growing in scale and intensity.” The Report compiled by the Anglican Bishop of Truro the Right Reverend Philip Mounstephen, states, “Evidence shows not only the geographic spread of antiChristian persecution, but also its increasing severity. In some regions, the level and nature of persecution is arguably coming close to meeting the international definition of genocide.” Clearly it would be unpardonably arrogant of me not to cite wider religious persecution on the rise globally; Synagogue attacks and the targeted murder of Jews, ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Moslems in Burma, and China’s widespread Moslem repression. “There is widespread evidence
showing that today, Christians constitute by far the most widely persecuted religion,” adds the report. The UN General Assembly held a special session to honor the Easter massacre in Sri Lanka. Freedom of Religion remains a fundamental right enshrined in the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights in which Article 18 states in part: “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief.” Middle East -The Report overviews widespread persecution and harassment of Mid-East Christians: “The main impact of such genocidal acts against Christians is exodus. Christianity now faces the possibility of being wiped-out in parts of the Middle East where its roots go back furthest. In Syria the Christian population has declined from 1.7 million in 2011 to below 450,000 and in Iraq, Christian numbers have slumped from 1.5 million before 2003 to below 120,000 today.” British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt warned, “What we have forgotten in that atmosphere of political correctness is actually the Christians that are being persecuted are some of the poorest people on the planet. In the Middle East the population of Christians used to be about 20 per cent, now it’s 5 per cent.” Three critical factors are contributing to the drastic decline of Mid-East Christians: physical attacks on believers and churches by Islamic jihadi forces, persecution fostered by authoritarian
regimes, and through legislative harassment. The Report adds, “Incitement to hatred and hate propaganda against Christians in some states, and by state sponsored media and social media, especially in Iran,
Iraq and Turkey, have escalated. The governing AK Party in Turkey depicts Christians as a ‘threat to the stability of the nation.’” Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey said western
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by Ken Gorrell Contributing Columnist
Every day I receive emails about education issues from a variety of sources. But it’s not everyday that I receive links to three articles that spark the outrage and amazement I felt last Monday. It was an educa-
tion trifecta. The first article was on the latest reported failure to teach kids math. The other two articles were about the real focus of Big Ed – teacher pay and professional status. Students aren’t learning math and teachers don’t seem able to apply mathematics to real-world problems dear to them. I think there’s a connection. Deroy Murdock authored the first article, “Mathgate: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Caught in Massive Grade Fraud Scandal,” for the American Spectator. NYC public schools have been outed by a group that produced a School Grade Fraud Index, a simple division of the percentage of students who passed their school math classes by the percentage who passed the NY state exam. A “1.00” would be a perfect positive alignment; the higher the number the worse the alignment. In one Bronx middle school, “93.5 percent of students passed their math classes, but only 2 percent passed the state math exam.” While this was the worst score in the city, nearly 30 schools scored above 10 (e.g., 70 percent passed their math class but only 7 percent passed the state exam). Mr. Murdock identified many problems with math instruction in NYC. My favorite: Bronx ninth graders try to learn math from Dan Fendel’s Interactive Mathematics Program Year 1.
It contains only one equation and zero “solve for X” problems. But this textbook is stuffed with socialjustice propaganda. One homework assignment involves graphing Native American Indian acreage versus how much time it took to break treaties and force these indigenous people from their land. I bought a used copy of the Teacher’s Guide for IMP Year 1. It is aimed at 9th-graders. Plenty of group work, but no quadradic equations. In a review of IMP, a UC Berkeley mathematics professor observed that “There is a tendency in the text to touch on a new topic, talk around it profusely, but stop short of coming to the main point...” Critically, IMP doesn’t meet the needs of students “who plan to pursue the study of one of the exact sciences, engineering, economics or biology.” So much for our costly emphasis on “collegeready” and STEM. Speaking of economics, the other two articles, both from Education Week, show either a lack of understanding of basic economic concepts or a complete disregard of them. I’m not sure which judgment is the more charitable. In “Which States Have the Highest and Lowest Teacher Salaries?” we are presented with a list of average teacher salaries by state produced by the NEA – a teacher union. Who is surprised to learn that teachers on average make more in New York than in Mississippi? The data is not adjusted for cost of living or purchasing power. In other words, it’s useless for anything but propaganda. (Perhaps to reinforce the point, the article included a helpful link to “How the Strikes and Protests Affected Teacher Salaries.”) In the last paragraph the author admitted that if taking cost of living into See GORRELL on 34
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Moms Admitted Free To Wright Museum On Mother’s Day
The Wright Museum of World War II in Wolfeboro is offering free admission to moms on Mother’s Day, May 12 when accompanied by a paying family member. “It’s just our way of saying thank you to all the wonderful moms out there,” said museum Executive Director Mike Culver, who referred to 2019 as a big year. In 2019, Wright Museum will celebrate its 25th anniversary with numerous special events, including an exhibit created by the Smithsonian Institution. Entitled “Righting a Wrong: The Japanese America and WWII,” the special exhibit is sponsored by The Montrone Family with additional support by Northeast Delta Dental. The subject matter is the incarceration of Japanese Americans following the attack on Pearl Harbor. On August 7, the museum will also host a formal dedication ceremony
for its Remembrance Garden, which commemorates those who served in the military, friend and family. and others. The ceremony will also introduce to the public an expanded public space with additional plantings and benches, and a state, national and MIA flag made possible by Meredith Village Savings Bank. Wright Museum of World War II is open to the public for the 2019 season from May 1 through October 31. Museum hours are 10 am to 4 pm, Monday through Saturday, and 12 pm to 4 pm on Sundays. The region’s leading resource for educators and learners of all ages on World War II, Wright Museum features more than 14,000 items in its collection that are representative of both the homefront and battlefield. To learn more, visit wrightmuseum.org.
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I was brought up in the days when being a mother was considered by many to be the most important responsibility and accomplishment of a woman’s life whereas today that role seems often to be looked upon as secondary to other accomplishments and achievements. I have titled this article “ Mother ” because as a child and beyond when I and my siblings spoke to or of our mother she was called “ Mother.” Not Mom or Mommy or not by any other name than Mother. I think that came about because my father called my Mother, “Mother”, and the children from the first to the sixth followed suit. Our father was not addressed as “Father”, however, and that I believe was probably because my Mother in the presence of her children called him Daddy, which is how we addressed him. My parents were both of old New England stock with characteristics typical of the way New Englanders and New Hampshire natives lived their lives. The difference was that my Mother was an only child and a city girl (understanding that NH cities are not huge metropolises) and my Dad had siblings and was a country boy. My Mother was given the name Dorothea Pauline Gage and graduated from Nashua High School and Plymouth Normal School
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Take the time to Paws for Wine and join us on Wednesday, June 12th for a fun and interactive “Cooking with Wine” instructional by Amy LaBelle, Founder and Winemaker of LaBelle Winery alongside LaBelle’s talented chefs. Sponsored by Eastern Bank, LaBelle Winery and Canine Company, delicious Mediterranean dishes will be prepared for you to try, along with wine pairings. Tips for entertaining will be shared. Upon arrival at 5:30, you will be greeted by delicious Mediterranean tapas and artisan cheese and charcuterie displays; followed by instructional demonstrations on assembling an antipasto display, making homemade ravioli, and a decadent Chocolate Pot du Crème for dessert. “We are very excited to be able to provide this fun experience to our supporters at our annual Paws for Wine event. Paws for Wine is one of four annual signature events that provide crucial funds that allow us to continue our mission of “helping pets and the people who care for them.” Not only can you enjoy delicious Mediterranean dishes, accompanied by award-winning wine at the beautiful LaBelle Winery, you can help provide support and help to the homeless animals in your community.-Marianne JonesDirector of Administration & Communications This class is suited for couples, singles, families and friends as well as corporate colleagues. Silent auction items will be available for bid and opportunities to donate will be provided throughout the evening, and are much appreciated. Proceeds of this event to benefit the Animal Rescue League of NH. Space is limited! Reserve your seat now at www.rescueleague.org/ pawsforwine. The Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire (ARLNH) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that helps more than 2,000 pets and the people who care for them each year. The ARLNH also offers community outreach programs, including a pet food pantry, low cost spay/neuter clinics and Safe Haven temporary housing.
LOOKING FOR THEIR FOREVER HOMES Meet Greta!
This gorgeous, four-yearold girl has been waiting for her forever home for over two months! Greta went into foster care in mid-March, where she has GRETA been gaining confidence and coming out of her shell. She is looking for a forever home where she can be adored!
Greta is a sweet and affectionate girl, but can be quite timid. Though she takes a while to warm up to new people, it’s worth it once she does! In her foster home, Greta absolutely ADORES playing with her canine foster brothers! Being around other dogs eases some of Greta’s nervousness, and her personality shines when she’s with her four-legged friends! Although she is working on building her confidence when she’s on her own, Greta will need continued support her forever home to keep up her positive progress! Her foster mom says: “Greta has started to really enjoy spending time with her human housemates and gives the best kisses and cuddles! She is super happy to be snuggled up on the couch for movie time getting scratches and belly rubs!”
Greta is looking for a calm environment with patient humans that will help her feel comfortable. She would LOVE to have a canine companion (or two), but must go to a home without cats and with kids aged 14+. Do you have room for Greta? Call the shelter at (603) 749-5322 or email mlariviere@cvhsonline.org to set up a time to meet her! To see other adoptable animals, stop by Cocheco Valley Humane Society at 262 County Farm Road in Dover, NH! cvhsonline.org Single white (just a few spots) female looking for love and a good time! I like to run in the woods, walk along the beach, chase branches, and really like to lick your face! Call me…okay, you have to call Karen instead, she doesn’t let me use the phone. Karen.laflamme.nh@gmail.com
Jill Is A Sweet Senior Cat Looking For A Quiet Home
Jill is a sweet female Tuxedo cat who is approximately 15- 19 years old. Her owner became homeless and handed Jill over to LRHS for safe keeping and now we are working to find her a home of her own. Jill is super affectionate, good with other cats and loves to be brushed. She has arthritis in her spine and hind quarters and will require supplements daily. She is looking for a quiet home to live out the rest of her days. She is spayed, current on vaccinations and microchipped.
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Kayak fishing has been exploding in popularity for several years and is showing no signs of slowing down. For the beginner, figuring out which kayak to buy, how to rig it, and how to fish from it can seem like a daunting task. About half of my kayak fishing clients each year are people who want to try kayak fishing before they purchase their own kayak. So many The author in his Predator kayak. Photo from last year’s want to get into kayak Kayak University event courtesy of Stack 9 Photography. fishing, but so few know where to begin. One of the biggest ad- good idea to file a float fish in it before deciding vantages of kayak fishing plan prior to heading out, where to mount accesis that you can launch a which can be as simple sories. You may want a kayak almost anywhere as a note on the kitchen crate for tackle and gear you can walk to the wa- table indicating where storage, a fish finder, ter. Once on the water you are going, what time and many other optionyou can paddle to areas you left, and when you al accessories mounted out of reach of shore an- plan on being back. on your kayak. What to The most popular kay- mount and where is difglers, and a kayak’s shallow draft allows anglers aks for fishing are sit-on- ferent depending on how to paddle into waters too top (SOT) kayaks. SOT you fish and what you shallow for boats. How- kayaks are generally more fish for. ever, kayak fishing isn’t stable than sit-in kayaks Use rods 7’ long or less without challenges. You’ll and are self-bailing, so and you will have an easineed to get your kayak any water that gets in- er time getting your catch to and from the water. side the kayak simply close to the kayak for Fishing kayaks can weigh runs out through scup- landing. Handle length is anywhere from 40 to 90 per holes in the bottom. also important. Rods with pounds, making them A general rule of thumb long handles force you more difficult to manage when choosing a kayak is to hold your reel further than lighter sit-in kay- longer kayaks are faster, away from your body, aks. Once you arrive at shorter kayaks are more which will not only tire your fishing destination, maneuverable, and wider you out, but will become a wheeled kayak cart will kayaks are more stable. quite frustrating over come in handy for getting I fish (and guide) in Old time. A fish gripper or your kayak to the water. Town Predator kayaks rubber landing net is also Kayakers are required because of their comfort, a recommended tool. It to carry a PFD and sound stability, and lifetime hull will allow you to hold onto signal. An all-around warranty. A paddle mea- a fish or leave the fish in white light and visual suring at least 240cm the water while you get distress signaling device will be good for most SOT your camera ready. Add a r e re qui re d b e tween kayaks. to that some gear flota How to rig a kayak tion aids, which are availsunset and sunrise. You are not required to wear seems to be different for able from a number of a PFD, but it only works everyone. It is best to take manufacturers, or tethers if you wear it. It’s also a your new kayak out and See MOORE on 32
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Fri. 10th – Sun. 12th Wake the Lake - Outdoor Block Party!
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Footloose – The Musical Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, Ren is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new school, but he wasn’t prepared for the rigorous local edicts, including a ban on dancing. www.
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Black Label Society Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean B l v d . , H a m p t o n B e a c h . www. CasinoBallroom.com 929-4100
Mark Dionne – Live Music Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 7pm. www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841
Anne Vaughan – Art Exhibit and Artist Reception
RiverStones Custom Framing, 33 North Main Street, Rochester. 5pm6:30pm. Vaughan’s exhibit entitled “Climates” will be on display through the month of May. This exhibit’s landscapes include lands deepened by setting or rising suns that show respect for the world and the need to safeguard it. 812-1488
Foster and Adoption Care Essentials – 7-Week FREE Series Spaulding Youth Center’s Northfield Campus. Modules run 5:30pm to 8:30pm each consecutive Thursday. Offered by Granite State College Education & Training Partnership, this series is free and open to the public. Anyone who may be interested in becoming a foster or adoptive parent can pre-register online for one module or the whole series by visiting http://
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Thurs. 9th – Sun.12th Winnipesaukee Players Present Sondheim’s “Company” Winnipesaukee Playhouse, 33 Footlight Circle, Meredith. “Company” was Stephen Sondheim’s r ulebreaking, ground shaking musical that ushered in the age of modern musicals when it debuted in 1970. Get tickets now at www. WinnipesaukeePlayhouse.org or 279-0333
Lakeside Avenue, Weirs Beach. Fri. 5pm-1am, Sat. 11am-1am, Sun. 11am-5pm. New England’s best live bands and DJ’s on three stages. There will be 10 bars and 4 kitchens to chose from, as well as beer pong and corn hole! NO COVER CHARGE. 21+ only, I.Ds required.366-9100
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The event will begin with a parade at 10am which will step off at Franklin High School and end at Odell Park. A fair will be held at Odell Park from 10am-3pm and will include vendors, crafts, food, games, amusements and entertainment. 671-1255
Rummage Sale
Holderness Community Church, 923 US Route 3, Holderness. 9am-2pm.
Bluegrass and Mountain Music Concert
The Old White Church, 109A, Center Tuftonboro. 7pm. The concert features the dynamic duo of Michelle Canning, five-string banjo virtuoso and singer from Nashville, and Sarah Kate Morgan, award-winning mountain dulcimer player and singer from eastern Tennessee. A suggested donation of $10pp will be taken at the door. 569-3861
2-Week Lake Winnipesaukee Knitted Hat Class with Maryly Matthewman League of NH Craftsmen, 279 DW Highway, Meredith. 10am-2pm and Saturday, May 25th 10am-2pm. Spend a few creative hours at the Gallery with Maryly Matthewman as she teaches you to create an original knitted hat design dedicated to the beautiful unique 72 square mile glacial lake. This special hat is a colorful motley mix of Romney Ridge hand dyed, locally sourced wool knit in Fair Isle, ancient Latvian patterns, Estonian textured stitches which mingle to form trees, waves and beautiful mountains. The class is moderate beginner to advanced students. Tuition for the 2 sessions is $75pp with a $40 materials fee. Preregistration is required. Stop by the gallery to register or call 279-7920 or visit www.Meredith.NHCrafts.org/ classes for a full list of what you will need for the class.
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The Machine Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www.FlyingMonkeyNH.com 5362551
Deep Brain Stimulation – Talk Session
Downtown Gym, 171 Fair Street, Laconia. 11:30am. Dr. Joshua P. Aronson, MD will be speaking about Deep Brain Stimulation for treatment with Epilepsy, Essential tremor, Trigeminal neuralgia, OCD, Parkinson’s and TBI, to name a few. RSVP to Comfort Keepers by calling 536-6060
Buddies Friendship Walk begins at 9am on the State House Grounds. For a list of events visit www.
InTownConcord.org
Canterbury Shaker Village Annual 5K Race Canterbur y Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Road, Canterbur y. Registration begins at 8:30am, race begins at 10am. Runners are invited to participate in this entirely off-road course, winding through the beautiful woods and fields of the Village. Event is open to walkers as well. Pre-register at www.runreg.com/canterbury-
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Tanger Outlets – Block Party
Tanger Outlets, 132 Laconia Road, Tilton. 10am-4pm. Join for a fun-filled family day with plenty to do, including food trucks, crafts for kids, character drawings by local artist Larry Frates and more! 569-3745
Family Bird Day NH Audubon McLane Center, 84 Silk Farm Road, Concord. 9am-1pm. Many activities will be offered for families including using binoculars and finding birds, becoming a bird for migration journey, mock bird banding, and bird walks with a biologist. To see a full schedule and purchase tickets visit www.NHAudubon.org/
Sunday 12th Willow Flute Ensemble – Mother’s Day Concert
First Congregational Church, UCC, 400 Main Street, Farmington. 3pm. The ensemble features the full range of flutes, from the tiny high piccolo, to the popular standard flute, to the alto flute’s alluring sounds, down to the deep resonance of the bass flute. Admission is by donation. Children and students may attend without charge when accompanied by an adult.
Tuesday 14th “War Animals: The Unsung Heroes of WWII”- Lecture & Book Signing
The Great Hall at Wolfeboro Town Hall, Wolfeboro. 7pm-8pm. “War Animals” tells the heart-warming stories of the dogs, horses, mules, pigeons, and even one cat, that did their bit for the war effort. Lecture will be given by the book’s author, Robin Hutton. $8pp/non-members, $3pp/members. Reservations are recommended. 569-1212
6-Week Watercolor Painting Class
Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean B l v d . , H a m p t o n B e a c h . www. CasinoBallroom.com 929-4100
Discover Downtown “Flower Power”: A Spring Celebration
Wednesday 15th
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Downtown Concord. Intown Concord and the downtown businesses will showcase a day of Spr ingtime activities and shopping deals for customers to enjoy! There will be a Perennial Exchange at The Audi at 8am, and check ins for The Best
The Wright Museum in Wolfeboro welcomes author Robin Hutton for “War Animals, The Unsung Heroes of WWII” on Tuesday, May 14 from 7 pm to 8 pm. At the lecture, Hutton will discuss “the amazing four-legged and winged heroes that have served our country during wartime.” Hutton is best-selling author of Sgt. Reckless: America’s War Horse and president of Angels Without Wings, Inc., a non-profit corporation spearheading the dedication of three national monuments to Sgt. Reckless. “[Sgt. Reckless] was a Korean War horse who served with the Marine Corps and became America’s greatest war horse,” she said. “She is even listed in Life Magazine as one of our all-time greatest heroes.” “We need to honor these heroes with something bigger and more permanent,” she said. “Having books on these stories is great because animals become ambassadors for all of the men and women who served in those battles.” “These stories need to be preserved for all time, and as a way to honor them we want to build the International War Animals Museum,” she said. “To launch this museum, we are doing a very special medal ceremony in November, which I will announce at the event.” “War Animals, The Unsung Heroes of WWII” will take place on Tuesday, May 14 from 7 pm to 8 pm at Wolfeboro Great Hall, 86 S. Main St., Wolfeboro. Admission is $3 for Wright Museum members and $8 for non-members unless otherwise noted. Due to limited seating, people are strongly encouraged to make reservations by calling (603) 569-1212.
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Lakes Region Artists Gallery at Tanger Outlets, 120 Laconia Road, Tilton. 1pm-3pm, every Tuesday from May 14th until June 11th. Edna Greenfield will use her 25 years of experience in both oils and her preferred medium, watercolors, to lead this class. Class is limited to 8 students. To register call Edna at 254-8864.
Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www.FlyingMonkeyNH.com 5362551
“War Animals, The Unsung Heroes of WWII”
4-Week Rug Hooking Class with Pam Bartlett The Woolen Pear at Brookside Mall, 563 Route 106, Loudon. You can attend the class during the day from
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American Independence Museum To Offer Homeschool Day On Friday, May 10th, from Noon to 1:30pm, the American Independence Museum in Exeter will host its popular Homeschool Day: Colonial Living Days for homeschool students. In the 90-minute program, students of all ages will learn from 18th century re-enactors who will each provide glimpses into various facets of everyday colonial life. Some examples of activities may include: learning about the wardrobe of a colonial child; trying out some colonial games; discussing the day in the life of a militia man or writing with a quill pen. Homeschool Day: Colonial Living Days will take place at the museum’s Folsom Tavern in downtown Exeter. The cost is $5 for adults, $8 for students and free for children 2 and under. Pre-registration is required and space is limited. To register online, or learn more about the museum, visit www.independencemuseum.org.
Learn To Row Squam Community Rowing, located at Squam Lakes Association in Holderness, will be holding a Learn to Row Clinic from 8 am until 12pm on Sat June 1. You’ve always wanted to give it a try, haven’t you? You’ve seen those long, beautiful boats with the long oars moving gracefully across the water at the Olympics, on the Charles River, and now, on Squam Lake! Perhaps you’ve caught a glimpse of our rowers greeting the sunrise over the Sandwich Range. You’ve seen boats with 8 people, some with 4, singles, and what is it about the small person in the back? SLA is lucky enough to host Squam Community Rowing, a sweep and sculling club open to rowers and wanna-be rowers ages 18 to 108. Sound like fun? The morning training session will introduce you to the sport of rowing. Take advantage of our beautiful lake and learn a skill that can provide a lifetime of physical, emotional, and social benefits. Please visit the “Learn to Row” page on our website at squamcommunityrowing.com for complete details and online registration.
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When I was 17, my first car was a ’62 Ford Falcon with a six cylinder. Being the gear head I was, I had a need for speed and roar of loud exhausts. I found a ’64 Falcon Sprint with a V8. Fixing it up was a blast. In those days, you had choices of what octane gas you want to put in the tank, unlike today’s limited selection. Today we are subjected to only obtaining 84 or 86 octane fuel with 10% alcohol added. Back then, you could get pure 104 octane gas from Sunoco which made my V8 very happy. Why the car dialog? To make a point about high octane and how it relates to large alcohol by volume (ABV) beers. In this article, we are looking at bourbon barrel aged beers. By placing fermented big ABV beers in recently used oak bourbon barrels, the delicious bourbon flavor migrates into the brew. Oak barrels have a very fine grain which helps to gather and store the bourbon flavors as hard liquor is aged. These barrels can then be used for aging other liquids too. Porters, barleywines and stouts are really the only types of beers that have been adapted to this process although I have seen pumpkin and apple flavored bourbon beers as well. So to that end, we look into you three really awesome oaken bourbon barrel aged beers; Firestone Walker Sucaba Barleywine Ale, Southern Tier Sapsquatch Maple Barleywine and Dragon’s Milk from New Holland
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it necessary to expand beyond the yearly offerings of pilsner, IPA and golden ale styles into seasonals that grew their notoriety. Today they are distributed among 30 states and beyond. Find out more about Southern Tier at stbcbeer.com. New Holland Brewing, in Holland and Grand Rapids, Michigan, have been brewing with an artisan approach since 1997. Back then, Brett Vanderkamp and Dave White got their brew business going with the simple concept of offering the best aged stout available, along with other great beers. Dragon’s Milk is their flagship brew but they offer five other styles. With over 400 employees, a recently enlarge production facility and distributed in 38 states and 4 countries, New Holland only sees their future See BREW on 17
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10am-12pm, or in the evening from 6pm to 8pm, starting on May 15 th and ending Wednesday, June 5th. In this 4-week class, you will learn the basics of rug hooking to complete the 12”x12” project. Tuition is $155 per student and pre-registration is required. www.Meredith. NHCrafts.org/classes or call 279-7920
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Fri. 17th – Sun. 19th Home Garden Flower Show Fryeburg Fairgrounds, Maine. Fri. 11am-5pm, Sat. 9am5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm. Corn Hole Tournaments, Live Music, 12 Food Trucks, and more! New this year to the show are full servings of beer and wine and hundreds of oysters each day, ser ved by 302 Smokehouse, and this year the show features cannabis. 2 0 7 - 9 3 5 - 2 8 4 5 o r w w w.
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Saturday 18th Moonlit Hike Prescott Farm, White Oaks Road, Laconia. 7:30pm9pm. Take advantage of the full moon to walk the trails and observe the nocturnal world. This guided hike will include activities to explore your senses and informative discussion. $15pp, free for upgraded members. www.
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N ew H a m p s h i r e Fa r m Museum, 1305 White Mountain Highway, Milton. 10am-3pm. See everything wool in one day. Watch sheep rounding up, shearing, cleaning and scouring, grading and sorting, carding, spinning, and then knitting the final product. There will be chances to join in many of the steps. Free for members, $25/family, $10/adult, $5/kids. 652-7840
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$60pp. Cigar smoking on the deck (optional). Proceeds benefit Swim With a Mission. Tickets are available at Happy Jacks Cigar Shop, 71 Church Street, Laconia, or by calling Vince 267-7044, Joe 493-0139 or Dave 247-1209.
NH Society of Genealogists Spring Meeting NH Historical Society, 30 Park Street, Concord. 10am-3pm. Featured speakers will be Sarah E. Galligan, Library D i r e c t o r, N H H i s t o r i c a l Society, and Brian Nelson Burford, Director, NH Division of Archives and Records Management and NH State Archivist. $35pp/NHSOG and NHHS Members, $50pp/nonmembers. www.NHSOG.org
Mozart’s “Requiem” – Joint Choir Performance First United Methodist Church, 34 South Main Street, R o c h e s t e r. 7 : 3 0 p m . T h e joint choir of Granite State Choral Society and Nashua C h o ra l S o c i e t y c o n t a i n s a p p r ox i m a t e l y 9 0 vo i c e s and will be accompanied by Symphony NH, under the direction of guest conductor Anne Watson. Tickets are $15/ advance, or $20/door. Students are admitted for $10 with I.D.
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Sunday 19th Mozart’s “Requiem” – Joint Choir Performance First United Methodist Church, 34 South Main Street, Rochester. 3pm. The joint choir of Granite State Choral Society and Nashua C h o ra l S o c i e t y c o n t a i n s a p p r ox i m a t e l y 9 0 vo i c e s and will be accompanied by Symphony NH, under the direction of guest conductor Anne Watson. Tickets are $15/ advance, or $20/door. Students are admitted for $10 with I.D.
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Monday 20th Concerned Citizens Group Video Presentation on Political Islam Gilford Public Library, Potter Hill Road, Gilford. 6:30pm. This group is not anti-Muslim. The video will be on Political Islam and its ramifications in North America today. concitgroup@
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Tuesday 21st “Holocaust History”- Lecture
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The Wright Museum, Wolfeboro. 7pm-8pm. This presentation examines the Holocaust by studying
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EVENTS from 16 postcards, letters, and envelopes mailed dur ing the Nazi era in Europe. The presenter, Justin Gordon, is a Holocaust postal historian who has collected, exhibited and lectured on the subject for 40 years. $8pp/non-members, $3pp/members. Reservations are recommended. 569-1212
Wednesday 22nd Altrusa Monthly Community Dinner Meredith Community Center, 1 Circle Drive, Meredith. Doors open at 5pm, dinner served at 5:30pm. This month’s dinner will be chicken with noodles and veggies, salad, rolls and a “surprise dessert”. The meal is free, although donations are gratefully accepted and will be used to fund future dinners.
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Friday 24th Justin Moore Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton Beach. www. CasinoBallroom.com 9294100
Dueling Pianos: Jim Tyrrell vs Jon Lorentz – Live Music Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 9pm. www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841
Saturday 25th Kevin Larson – Live Music Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 7pm. www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841
Five O’clock Shadow – Live A Capella Inter-Lakes High School, 1 Laker Lane, Meredith. Doors open at 7pm. Boston based, award-winning vocal group, Five O’clock Shadow performs, to benefit the Lakes Region Visiting Nurses Association. Tickets are $27.50pp, and include great food, music and drink, all while supporting a local agency that provides vital services to the community. Tickets are available at www.
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Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just getting started, it always helps to have a little guidance and inspiration. These new books from DK can help you perfect your gardening game: Cacti and Succulents How can you encourage your bunny ear cactus to flower and flourish? What’s the best method for propagating an Echeveria or Kalanchoe? What exactly are living stones, and where do they grow in the wild? “Practical Cactus and Succulent Book: the Definitive Guide to Choosing, Displaying and Caring for More than 200 Cacti and Succulents” is a great, exhaustive reference for cactus and succulent enthusiasts. An extensive illustrated plant directory profiles more than 200 succulent and cactus varieties, with instructions on how to grow each one, alongside facts and quirky stats about different plant families. Back to Basics For those in need of some basics, “Beginner Gardening Step by Step: A Visual Guide to Yard Garden Basics,” details how to get your yard or green
space under control and keep it that way. Do-ityourself garden ideas and step-by-step photographs for everything from planting decorative climbers to growing fruits and vegetables, take the anxiety out of planting, potting, and pruning. Year-Round Gardening Take the uncertainty out of your harvest with a DK bestseller, “The Kitchen Garden: A Month-byMonth Guide to Growing Your Own Fruits and Vegetables.” In-depth crop planners show you when to plant and how to cultivate more than 60 herbs, fruits and vegetables, including kale, rhubarb, spinach, strawberries and apples. Month-bymonth alerts help you guard against the season’s garden pests and diseases. Prioritize key garden tasks, learn crop rotation techniques and try step-by-step garden projects, such as preparing a seedbed and making your own compost bin. Orchid Care Orchid care can be complex. Sort myth from fact with “Happy Orchid: Help it Flower, Watch it Flourish,” which offers a simple,
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new construction. Fortunately, your older home can become a smart home too when you implement technology, such as home automation. Thanks to WiFi, there’s no need for clumsy and costly rewiring. Smart thermostats, smart music and programmable lighting are prime examples. Tankless Water Heaters: Tankless water heaters are ideal for older homes because they are easy to install, take up much less space and can reduce energy costs by as much as 60 percent. Because they heat water on demand, you never have to worry about running out of hot water. What’s more, longer warranties than what can be found with traditional storage-tank water heaters are now available. Check out the new 25-year warranty from Noritz on select tankless water heaters. Wall Removal: Removing a wall between the kitchen and living room can enhance the functionality
of the area and provide a modern open concept design. Cutouts in walls are another option if the wall cannot be completely removed. Remember to ensure any wall is not loadbearing before removal, so you don’t impact the structural integrity of the home. See OLDER on 24
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(BPT) - Seasons come and go, but one thing remains the same — energy bills. According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the average annual energy cost for a singlefamily American home is more than $2,000. While some of this cost is due to the rise in electronic usage in homes, there is a much bigger problem driving up energy bills in American homes — poor insulation. The North American Insulation Manufacturer’s Association estimates that 90 percent of homes in the U.S. are under-insulated. When a home is poorly insulated, the furnace and air conditioner work overtime to counter the loss
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of heated and conditioned air that escapes through insufficient insulation. Fortunately, with a few simple DIY fixes, you can combat these cost culprits. By focusing on three of the biggest coverage problem points, you can start saving money on your bills as early as this weekend. Prevent Air From Going Through The Attic Start by evaluating your current materials. If the insulation in your attic looks like a cotton candy machine exploded, then you have what is called “loosefill” insulation. Many contractors and homebuilders use this insulation because it is easily blown See ENERGY on 23
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into attic spaces. Unfortunately, it is not always the most effective insulation because it is difficult to ensure uniform coverage across the attic surface. Additionally, it is only designed to fit between the joists in the attic floor. This leaves the joists susceptible to heat transfer from the home to the attic. For a more efficient upgrade, consider replacing loose-fill insulation with expanded polystyrene (EPS) rigid foam insulation boards. These boards are available at local homeimprovement stores and can easily be cut to fit any crawlspace without any mess. During installation, focus your efforts on the knee wall and rafters. These areas are in closest contact to the outside air and can make a big difference in the
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attic’s heat flow. Insulate The Biggest Gap In Your House — The Garage Door Although it only moves in two directions, your home’s garage door serves multiple purposes. Not only is it necessary for keeping a garage safe and secure, but it also has important implications for your home’s energy efficiency. If it’s left uninsulated, it can drastically change the temperature of the ambient air closest to the inside of your home, causing heating and cooling systems to go into overdrive. The good news is even a first-time DIYer can insulate their garage door. During your trip to the home improvement store, look for a garage door insulation kit. These kits include eight pre-sized panels that
are easy to cut to size and flex into place between the garage door’s horizontal rails. As an added benefit, with common household tools, this job can be done in under an hour. Minimize Heat Flow Through The Basement Depending on the state of your unfinished basement, it may look like a collection of holiday decorations and keepsakes or a slab of concrete with exposed studs. However you use your basement, adding insulation is a smart project to take on this weekend. Basement insulation contributes to an energyefficient home by minimizing heat flow between the
surrounding environment and the basement walls. Insulation can be applied to the outside of a basement wall; however, it is typically much easier to install on the inside walls. This approach avoids having to move dirt away from the foundation and backfill it once the insulation is in place. “Insulating a basement is not as daunting as someone might think,” said David Stassi, Insulfoam’s field technical support manager. “With the right product and a free weekend, this overlooked space can turn into a real energy saver for a home.” For step-by-step instructions on installing insula-
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tion in the listed applications, visit the Insulfoam YouTube channel. Bonus Project: Treat Yourself The U.S. DOE estimates that a properly insulated home could save homeowners up to 20 percent on their heating and cooling bills. Don’t be a part of the population that overpays for their energy; take energy efficiency into your own hands. Who knows, you may even have a little extra money from your savings for a well-deserved vacation after your projects are done.
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Popcorn Ceilings: Once upon a time, popcorn ceilings were the top trend installed in every house. Today, they distract the eye and make a home look old. Consider hiring someone to redo your ceilings or research how to scrape it yourself. Leave flat or add a knock-down texture, which is a popular modern drywall finishing technique. New Paint/Wallpaper: That ‘70s pea-green paint in the bathroom and the ‘80s floral wallpaper in the bedroom instantly date your home. By updating the walls, your house will feel more modern and you can customize to your personal tastes. Dedicate a weekend to painting the walls in your favorite spaces and you’ll be amazed at the transformation. Painting Old Grout: After years and sometimes decades, grout in bathrooms and kitchen spaces really takes a beating and turns a dirty color that’s impossible to clean. It can be time-
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delivered to us, where we could begin her initial veterinary appointment the next morning. Ultimately Ruby ended up losing the top portion of both ears, and both rear legs had to be amputated. Ruby however, is now thriving in the fostering care of two of our volunteers, Charles and Stacey. While Ruby learned in a very short time to walk on only her front legs, she has been fitted with a cart to make life easier, to which she
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is slowly adapting. When she is full grown we are planning to have her fitted with prosthetics. She is as sweet as the day is long, and has been a wellspring of joy and love around the rescue. And speaking of goats, we’ve had about eleven additional goats come to us from four various situations of economic hardship. While they’ll eventually be adopted out, many, not unlike Ruby,
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have significant medical needs, and our medical budget has been seriously depleted in 2018 and the first quarter of 2019. And it’s worth noting that most of the rescues thus far in 2019 have been due to owners’ tragic economic hardship, illness, or even death, as opposed to abuse or outright neglect. We’ve taken in a Shetland cross pony from Maine, whose owner thought was a gelding but soon discovered him to be
Rescued mama cat Beb, with her own 5 newborn kittens and 2 orphaned kittens she accepted into her family.
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a stallion. The owner was simply too fearful and apprehensive about keeping a stallion. LLLF has now had him gelded with the UNH Vet Tech Program. Also, as of this writing, we’re in the process of taking in several more geese and other domestic fowls. And two Flemish giant rabbits, as well. Then a gentleman showed up with a cat and two five month old kittens because their owner had to be hospitalized long term and could no longer care for them. In another situation, a woman who had recently lost her home showed up with her seventeen year old mother cat and her three twelve year old sons. The woman had cared for them their entire lives, and it was heartbreaking for her to have to give them up. Then there’s Aubie, a five and a half year old, Red Bone Coonhound, was dropped off by owners who were going through a divorce. The divorce, coupled with complex and extensive medical needs made it impossible for them to continue to keep
up to $10,000. Thanks to WMUR and other local media outlets, the exposure brought enough awareness to our immense medical needs, that we were able to match and even exceed that $10,000 plateau. This will help Aubie, Ruby and other animals in need of medical care or procedures. Recently we’ve seen a barrage of pregnant dogs and cats coming in, surpassing our annual average by mid-April. As of this writing we’ve taken in our 18th pregnant dog. LLLF has been contacted by volunteers from a county shelter in South Carolina who are overflowing with rescued cats, and are looking for assistance, as their euthanasia rate is over 50%. A plan of action to assist them with their grim overflow is currently underway, and we’ll be giving updates on this assistance as the year progresses. And now, I’ve saved the best for last. We’re excited to report that our newest alliance with a group called THHIN (Trainers See PHILBRICK on 29
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Helping Horses In Need) has been a tremendous success. Trainers across N e w Eng l a nd provide their skill and expertise in training, to horses specially selected for their program. We’ve immersed six of our rescued horses in the three month program, and as a result, two of these six horses have been adopted. We’re very pleased that five of the eight horses who completed the THHIN training program, were from LLLF. For the training challenge finale, a fun competition rostrum for the horses to display their newly acquired abilities and discipline, wrapped up the program in stellar fashion; a cross between a graduation ceremony and a talent show. More details will most definitely follow, as we will certainly Rescued, pregnant Chihuahua Olga, rescued from the be working collaboratively shelters in the South along with her 1 year old pregnant with this marvelous orga- daughter. nization in the future. considering adopting a All in all, 2019 is shap- breaks our hearts. loving family companion. ing up to be yet another As always, please con- Financial contributions year of keeping us all on our toes, and doing the sider contacting Live and are desperately needed work we love, that also Let Live Farm if you’re and greatly appreciated,
Honey Bunch with her paddock mate, George, a beautiful 5 year old mare available for adoption from Live and Let Live Farm’s Rescue, after completing her work with the THHIN program as the costs to operate such a facility are staggering. Contributions are fully tax deductible, and 100% allocated to the care and healing of these animals. Contact Teresa by email, at: tehorse@aol. com, or send donations to: Live and Let Live Farm Rescue, 20 Paradise Lane, Chichester NH 03258. Donations can also be made with credit or debit cards, at: www.liveandletlivefarm.org. We wel-
come you for our weekly tours, held Sundays at 2:30 pm, to meet the animals of Live and Let Live Farm. If you’re looking to adopt or become part of the working hands and caring hearts of our volunteer family, the tour is where it all begins.
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Mother with string of brook trout she caught in a brook near our home. clothes then had to be rinsed before being hand fed into through a wringer to remove as much water as possible before being hung outside on the clothesline to dry, after which they had to be collected and ironed. I should add that all this had to be done for a family of eight, and that the rest of the family was called upon to help with the various chores, but with my Dad being away at work much of the time, the responsibility for getting things done was my
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as a family, as much as possible , and if my Dad was late, we waited for him to get home before eating, even if the meal was ready to eat. Remember that we had no television, microwave ovens, no cell phones, no computers, no internet, no paper napkins, paper tissues, paper towels, or flush toilets.
Mother was there to serve as a nurse when needed, caring for us during the bouts with measles, mumps, whooping cough, chicken pox, and the all to frequent colds. She served as an educator as well as providing games and other activities for her children. And I haven’t yet mentioned the extra work and sacrifice
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town’s Women’s Club also, and for many years was involved , with my Dad, with the preparation and conducting of the yearly town Old Home Day, but much of Mother’s civic involvement was that which was for the benefit of her children, as well as that of the children of others. As a member of the Grange she assisted for years with the Juvenile Grange meetings and activities, and also helped us with our 4-H projects, doing her best to keep her offspring faithful in carrying out those activities. She taught Sunday School for a while at the Dana Meeting House for the neighborhood children and afterwards made sure her children attended Sunday School and church services as she continued her involvement in the church. Though her homemaker activities often confined her to the house Mother liked to be outside and could sometimes be found in the garden or picking wild strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, or blackberries. The canning of vegetables from the garden meant having the wood stove operating to complete the canning process
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account, #1 NY dropped to #17. The real take-away was supposed to be the chart listing average salaries highest to lowest, with the “national average” bar clearly delineating those states who are below average. It’s like the game we play at annual school district meetings where contract increases are justified in part because – horrors! – we are paying below the regional average. One wonders if teachers grade all their students as “above average.” In economics, salaries are not based on comparing averages; they are based on supply and demand. But that final part of the trifecta, also in Education Week, ignores economic reality. “Teachers Are Paid Less Than Similar Professionals” is a lesson in misdirection. The “analysis” (scare quotes) was produced by Economic Policy Institute, “a nonpartisan think tank supported partially by teachers’ unions” (direct quote). How nonpartisan can an assessment be when it’s partially funded by a group that gives 97% of its tens-of-millions in political donations to Democrats?
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The author’s bottom line is that “Overall, adjusted for inflation, the average weekly wage of public school teachers has decreased $21 from 1996 to 2018, while the weekly wages of other college graduates rose by $323.” See the misdirection? Are we to believe that “all college graduates” can be considered “similar professionals” to teachers? Think of the number of high-salary professions that didn’t even exist in 1996. Not only was supply and demand ignored, no attempt was made to define “similar.” Not all college degrees require similar effort; not all majors require similar SAT scores; not all professions compensate excellence similarly. (Most professions aren’t represented by unions and base salaries on degree-attained and time-served.) In most professions, employees are “at will” – what is the dollar value of a teacher’s job protection and defined-benefit pension, for instance? I’ll leave you to work out the math. I just hope you weren’t taught in NYC using the Interactive Mathematics Program...or by teachers who pass students who clearly haven’t mastered the material.
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en’s personal space. In a two-minute video, he explained: “The boundaries of protecting personal space have been reset. I get it. I get it. I hear what they’re saying. I understand. And I’ll be much more mindful.” All of this has prompted Damon Linker of The Week to forecast: “Biden will apologize. And then apologize again. And then again. Endlessly. Gracelessly. Until he finally gives up and goes home.” Amazingly, though, all of the things for which Biden is apologizing are things for which he should not be apologizing. The early 1990s saw a spike in crime that largely affected minority communities; Hill was probably prevaricating; Biden’s invasion of personal space is awkward, but it was never harassment. But in our new political world, running means having to say you’re sorry for having a record at all. That’s why it was easier for Barack Obama to run than Hillary Clinton -- and, in many ways, it was easier for Donald Trump to run than Sen. Ted Cruz. Having a record is a burden. The power of positive thinking trumps years of experience. After all, you don’t have to worry about what Mayor Pete Buttigieg has done since he’s never done anything. But you do have to worry about Joe Biden’s record being rehashed. That’s why Biden’s best weeks may be his first weeks. As his record reemerges, as other Democrats dig into his past for dirt, Biden will have to get used to saying he’s sorry and then hope that Democratic voters choose to take him back. Ben Shapiro, 35, 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 best-seller “The Right Side Of History.” He lives with his wife and two children in Los Angeles.
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governments have been “strangely and inexplicably reluctant to confront” persecution of Christians in the Middle East. South Asia - “The growth of militant nationalism has been the key driver of Christian persecution,” the report stresses. Places like Pakistan and Nepal are known for anti-Christian policies. Africa - Yet, “Some of the most egregious persecution of Christians has taken place in Sub-Saharan Africa… Evidence from across the region points to the systematic violation of the rights of Christians both by state and non-state actors.” Reports illustrate, “in Nigeria, month after month, on average hundreds of Christians were being killed for reasons to which their faith was integral. An investigation showed that in 2018 far more Christians in Nigeria were killed in violence in which religious faith was a critical factor than anywhere else in the world; Nigeria accounted for 90 percent of the total.” Terrorists like Boko Haram had “inflicted mass terror on civilians.” East Asia - “State authoritarianism is a key driver of the persecution of Christians in East Asia, ” the report cites. Specifically, North Korea remains the most dangerous country in the world for Christians. “When it comes to China’s own citizens, its communist ideology and nationalistic outlook leads it to suppress the Christian church in a number of ways… In recent years President Xi has sought to control the church.” Equally Beijing’s policies formally persecute the Muslim population in The Xinjiang region. The insufferable appeasement by many Western governments towards key persecutors such as China, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Iran is nothing new. Such policies show not a subtle understanding of the socio/religious situation, but an often condensing contempt for its victims. It’s time to shatter this stunning silence!
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Late in the fourth quarter Hondo made some hoops and the Celtics took the lead en route to a win. But with several minutes left to play, CBS left the game to cover the final round of the Masters. This turned out to be unfortunate for Celtic fans, as Havlicek exploded in the closing moments with basket after basket, whipping the Garden crowd into a frenzy, and finishing with 29 points to go out in glory. But such a finishing flourish was NOT unexpected by anyone who’d followed Hondo’s career. RIP #17. Sports Quiz Where did John Havlicek go to college? (Answer follows) Born Today ... That is to say, sports standouts born on May 9 include diminutive basketball star Calvin Murphy (1948) and baseball batting champion Tony Gwynn (1960). Sports Quote “A road runner taking you through every ditch, every irrigation canal, barbed wire fence and cattle guard.”–Legendary college coach Pete Newell, on what it was like to guard John Havlicek Sports Quiz Answer John Havlicek went to Ohio State University, Class of 1962. He played on the 1960 national championship team, which included Jerry Lucas, Larry Siegfried, and Bobby Knight. Mike Moffett was a Professor of Sports Management for Plymouth State University and NHTI-Concord. He co-authored the critically-acclaimed and awardwinning “FAHIM SPEAKS: A Warrior-Actor’s Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back” (with the Marines)—which is available through Amazon.com. His e-mail address is mimoffett@comcast.net.
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State of NH Judicial Branch - NH Circuit - Family Div.-Jaffrey 64 Peterborough St, Jaffrey, NH 03452 Citation by Publication - Termination of Parental Rights To: Robert Bishop, 200 Lake St., Bristol, NH 03222 formerly of and now parts unknown
Case Number: 648-2019-TR-00001 648-2014-DM-00108 Preliminary Hearing A petition to terminate parental rights over your minor child(ren) has been filed in this Court. You are hereby cited to appear at a Court to show cause why the same should not be granted. DATE: May 22, 2019 84 Peterborough Street / Route 202 TIME: 9:00AM Jaffrey, NH 03452 TIME ALLOTTED: 15min. Room: see list at court - 8th Circuit Family Division-Jaffrey A written appearance must be filed with this Court on or before the date of the hearing, or the respondent may personally appear on the date of hearing or be defaulted. CAUTION: You should respond immediately to this notice to prepare for the trial and because important hearings will take place prior to trial. If you fail to appear personally or in writing, you will waive your right to a hearing and your parental rights may be terminated at the above hearing.
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IMPORTANT RIGHTS OF PARENTS THIS PETITION IS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS OVER YOUR CHILD(REN) SHALL BE TERMINATED. TERMINATION OF THE PARENT/CHILD RELATIONSHIP MEANS THE TERMINATION SHALL DIVEST YOU OF ALL LEGAL RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE LOSS OF ALL RIGHTS TO CUSTODY, VISITATION AND COMMUNICATION WITH YOUR CHILD(REN). IF TERMINATION IS GRANTED, YOU WILL RECEIVE NO NOTICE OF FUTURE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING YOUR CHILD(REN).
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