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VOLUME 28, NO. 20
THE WEIRS, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H., THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2019
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Meredith/ Inter-Lakes Alumni Banquet
Between Winter & Summer Mount Jefferson in May
by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Columnist
open until all the frost dries up. To reach the Caps Ridge Trail we started up the Jewell Trail and we were thankful for the footbridge over the roaring Franklin Brook. We then turned up the Boundary Trail, it follows a straight line between the unincorporated townships of Chandler’s Purchase and Thompson & Meserves
Purchase. We had a challenging rock hop across the high waters of Clay Brook. We’d hiked to the end of the trail where it meets Jefferson Notch Road about half way up to the height of land. The road walk was dry, muddy and in a few places still snow covered. This route from the parking lot to See PATENAUDE on 30
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choose wisely where to go or wait for better weather to arrive. Finally a break in the wet weather and Danielle wanted to go up Mount Jefferson. It was 37 degrees and we parked at the Ammonoosuc/Jewell Trailhead parking lot on Base Road below the Cog Railway. Jefferson Notch Road is still gated and won’t be
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Danielle Normand maneuvers the snow covered Gulfside Trail on Mount Jefferson with Mount Adams above Edmands Col.
The Meredith/Inter-Lakes Alumni Association will host the 95th Annual Alumni Banquet on Sunday, June 2nd at the Winnipesaukee Ballroom, Church Landing in Meredith. Tickets are $25 per person, which includes a full buffet brunch. RSVPs with payment may be sent to the Meredith/IL Alumni Association, PO Box 1076, Meredith by May 20th. Include the year you graduated or the years you attended as seating will be assigned by years. The Honor Class of 1969 has scheduled a full weekend to celebrate their 50th reunion leading up to the alumni banquet. Friday, May 31st will be a Meet and Greet at Pitman’s Freight Room, Laconia, from 7 to 10 PM. Saturday, June 1st will be a reunion dinner with DJ at the Leavitt Park Clubhouse in Laconia from 6 to 11 PM. For more info about the reunion weekend festivities contact Susan Rhodes at srhodes129@yahoo. com or June Boutwell at sassybrat@metrocast.net.
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Admission $8 per person; $3 for Wright Museum members. Reservations recommended, call 603-569-1212 for more info. Doors open 1 hour before the program begins. Visit www.wrightmuseum.org for details on the entire series
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The Annual Spring Gala for F.A.T.S.O. has been postponed until further notice. F.A.T.S.O., of course, stands for Flatlanders Adjusting To Solitary Oblivion, a support group for new transplants to the area to help them survive their first winters here. This winter was especially hard, and the Gala was really needed to help celebrate the breaking of cabin fever. It is more than just a party, it is a reawakening of the soul (as well as free cocktails). Usually held during the first weekend in May to celebrate the escape from the long, cold days and nights of winter, we have had to put off this year’s event due to the long, cold days and nights of spring. There really hasn’t been much to celebrate yet. With the upcoming schedule of Memorial Day Weekend, Motorcycle Week and Bean Hole Bean Dinners as well as weddings, family reunions and various other events that fill up the short few weekends of summer, we are finding it difficult to schedule a time when we can get most of our F.A.T.S.O. members together. It is also important that the Gala is held outside since we are celebrating not having to be inside. Sure, we could stuff a bunch of members into a musty old Grange Hall for a few hours on a weekend
in early May, but that would defeat the purpose. We did have a small window for this past weekend as the weather crew on WMUR promised us a beautiful Saturday, but there wasn’t enough time to rearrange the plans so quickly. (Plus depending on those WMUR forecasts this year was a crap shoot at best.) I,for one, am disappointed. The Annual F.A.T.S.O. Spring Gala is a culmination of months of planning on my part and to have it not happen will be a personal loss. Not to mention the deposit lost on the beautiful lakefront property we had rented for the occasion. They don’t have another opening till after Labor Day and their Giant Bean Hole Bean Blowout. It has been hard in trying to track down another location. Pretty much every outdoor venue is booked solid between now and Labor Day. It’s usually not quite this hard to find a spot, but with the plethora of presidential candidates who have been campaigning around the state, they have secured some of the better venues to hold their affairs. The promise of a better tomorrow always goes over well when there is a beautiful view as well as free food and drinks. It will also be hard to replace the funds from membership fees we lost in the process. There is never any guarantee we will recover those. This past season we have seen a large influx of new members. In fact, our membership base grew in late March and early April as folks, new to living here in New Hampshire in the winter and who scoffed at needing any help from F.A.T.S.O., finally succumbed as their furnaces kept kicking on
way past the supposed seasonal expiration date and was driving them mad. The Gala also serves as a great way for members, some who have never met, to get together and share some of their own survival stories of the past winter. In that way it is more than just a party, but also a teaching moment. (Last year, one member’s story about how he creatively used salsa, Raisin Bran and canned tuna for three meals when he couldn’t get out to the store due to a dead car battery during a particularly harsh storm, was the highlight of the day.) It is also beneficial to F.A.T.S.O. as an organization to have this annual get together to keep in touch with all our members and try to squeeze a few extra dollars out of them beyond the basic membership fees. All it takes is one mild winter and those we have helped forget about us faster then you can say “Ice Out“ as well as conveniently forgetting their monthly dues leaving the organization in a financial bind and me with yet another year without a well deserved raise. Holding the Annual Spring Gala For F.A.T.S.O has been an established tradition for three years now and to suddenly not have one will throw all of our hard work out the window. Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that. Brendan will be the featured speaker at The Corner House Inn in Sandwich as part of their Storytelling Dinners on Thursday, May 23rd at 6:30pm You can make a reservation at (603) 284-6219. For more information visit cornerhouseinn.com
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The Laconia Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), American Legion Post 1 (Legion) and Greater Laconia Ministerial Association (GLMA) are jointly sponsoring a Field of Flags. The Field, located on the lawns of the Congregational Church and around the flag pole in Veterans Square, will be on display from May 25th thru May 27th, in time for Laconia’s Memorial Day Parade. 3936 flags will be placed by volunteers on Saturday, May 25th. The count for these 12”x18” flags was provided by the VFW, primarily derived from tallying names listed on Veterans Memorials in downtown Laconia. This includes people from Belknap County who fought in the Spanish American War, WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam. There will be a Flag Dedication Ceremony at the Field on Sunday, May 26th
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at 2pm. The Parade will start at 10am on Monday, May 27th. Before the Memorial Day Ceremony at Veterans Park, there will be a brief reflection, prayer and time of silence at the Field of Flags. All flags will be removed Tuesday, May 28th and placed in storage for use again at future events. To assist in commemorating those who have served since the Vietnam War, individuals or families are invited to participate in providing these flags. People wanting to honor or remember someone who has served or is serving in the military, are asked to make a donation of any amount in his or her name. That person’s name will be included on a list posted at the Field, and published in local media prior to the Parade on Monday. Deadline is Friday, May 17th to sub-
This newspaper was first published in 1883 by Mathew H. Calvert as Calvert’s Weirs Times and Tourists’ Gazette and continued until Mr. Calvert’s death in 1902. The new Weirs Times was re-established in 1992 and strives to maintain the patriotic spirit of its predecessor as well as his devotion to the interests of Lake Winnipesaukee and the Cocheco Valley area with the new Cocheco Times. Our newspaper’s masthead and the map of Lake Winnipesaukee in the center spread are elements in today’s paper which are taken from Calvert’s historic publication.
mit names in time to be included on Field display and published lists. Local businesses and community groups are also invited to contribute to the funding of this project. Any organizations making a donation over $150 will be noted as a supporting sponsor in local media as well, if they wish. Once flag expenses are met, remaining proceeds from donations will be divided between the Laconia VFW and American Legion. Donations may be sent to Congregational Church of Laconia UCC at 18 Veterans Square, Laconia, NH 03246. Please note on memo line “Field of Flags” and clearly print the name of the person to be listed. Questions may be directed to Rev. Paula Gile, 524-0668 or paula@laconiauccc.org.
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14th Annual Lincoln Day Sunset Dinner Cruise
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Arts Arts& & Crafts Crafts Show Show A beautiful sunset caps off an evening of dining, great speakers and camaraderie aboard the M/S Mount Washington during the Belknap County Republican Committee’s Annual Lincoln Day Sunset Dinner Cruise. wish to meet local and state officeholders, candidates, and activists and learn about the latest Democrat attempts to increase our taxes and restrict our liberties. The cruise Emcee will be Sirius XM Patriot Radio Talk Show Host and Fox News Contribu-
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Keeping Fake Illegal Alien Families Together Who remembers the hysterical sound and fury of open borders leftists last summer over President Donald by Michelle Malkin Trump’s deSyndicated Columnist tention and enforcement policies at our besieged southern border? Remember the #FamiliesBelongTogether, #WhereAreTheChildren, #AbolishICE and #MeltICE hashtags? Remember the “Trump Child Abuse,” “Free the Children,” “Save the Children” and “AMERICANS DON’T USE CHILDREN AS PAWNS,” posters wielded at protests across the country? Remember the 24-hour hunger strikes and Instagramfriendly border photo-ops by actresses and supermodels of the anti-Trump resistance who care, care, care, so much more than you about the suffering of migrant children? Remember Time magazine’s fake news “Crying Girl,” promoted in June 2018 as a global symbol of Trump’s heartless “zero tolerance” stance? Twoyear-old Yanela Sanchez was never separated from her mother. In fact, she had been dragged across the border unbeknownst to and against the wishes of her father back in Honduras. He obliterated the “all migrants are simply escaping persecution and violence” narrative by revealing that he had a “good job” and the family’s life was “fine.” He “never got the chance to say goodbye” to his daughter before his wife paid a coyote $6,000 to
bring them to the U.S. Yanela’s mother, who now bides her time awaiting an immigration court hearing in migrant housing in Washington, D.C. (most likely subsidized by you and me), abandoned her husband and three other children for a chance to win in the asylum fraud lottery. She made the decision to tear her own family apart, not Trump. Here’s my question: Where are all the caring resisters and champions of children now that deplorable human renting/recycling scams involving exploited illegal immigrant kids are coming to full light? These horror stories are the unconscionably perverse and utterly predictable consequence of incentivizing families -- real and fake -- to abuse our suicidal generosity. The Arizona Daily Star reported this week that a Guatemalan man, Maynor Velasquez Molina, allegedly paid a family the equivalent of $130 to ‘rent’ their 8-year-old son to help him get into the U.S. as a “family.” He and the boy were caught in February. Across Central America, the kiddie catch-and-release regime endorsed by open borders ideologues is advertised as the hottest ticket to gain entry. Aliens caught illegally crossing the Rio Grande Valley have told Border Patrol agents they surrendered with children because they expected permisos (free passes) to be granted. “Borderwide,” the Daily Star revealed, “federal officials said they had seen about 3,100 fraudulent family claims since April 2018, alongside about 260,000 migrant family members.” In another outrageous case
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Why Scorn Matters
This week, the Met Gala took place in New York City. The event has always been a showpiece for celebrities seeking to make a splash, from by Ben Shapiro Rihanna in her Syndicated Columnist Pope costume to Katy Perry dressed as a chandelier. This year’s event was designed in homage to Susan Sontag’s 1964 essay, “Notes on Camp.” According to Sontag, “camp” is the “love of the unnatural: of artifice and exaggeration.” In reality, camp according to Sontag is something else: a deliberate attempt to tear down boundaries. “Camp taste,” Sontag wrote, “turns its back on the good-bad axis of ordinary aesthetic judgment.” “(H)igh culture,” Sontag acknowledged, “is basically moral.” Camp, by contrast, “is wholly aesthetic.” In fact, it “incarnates a victory of ‘style’ over ‘content,’ ‘aesthetics’ over ‘morality,’ of irony over tragedy.” It rep-
resents the “solvent of morality” and “neutralizes moral indignation, sponsors playfulness.” As Kareem Khubchandani, performance studies and queer studies professor at Tufts University, told NBC News, camp “makes profane the things that are sacred.” Sontag said something similar in her essay: Camp is a “sensibility that, among other things, converts the serious into the frivolous.” There is something inherently insulting about camp -- particularly camp exhibited to the tunes of hundreds of thousands of dollars by ersatz socialists who consider themselves the moral superiors of those who live in flyover country. Watching celebrities preen on the red carpet while dressed as stripper Mary Poppins (Lady Gaga) or a Cleopatra knockoff complete with shirtless slaves (Billy Porter) is inherently irritating. There’s something sneering and preening about it. But if you’re irritated, then you just don’t “get it.” You don’t understand the “irony.” You’re too sincere, which makes you a bore.
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Amid Widening Food Shortfalls, North Korea Shoots Off Missiles UNITED NATIONS - Amid a
widening food shortfall affecting up to forty percent of its population, North Korea has resumed by John J. Metzler testing shortSyndicated Columnist range missiles in a risky bid for humanitarian aid and political attention. The rocket tests, which don’t directly violate UN resolutions or prior diplomatic agreements, are nonetheless seen as a tactical step to revive Pyongyang’s strategic objective of breaking tough economic sanctions and towards reaching a wide-ranging diplomatic deal with the United States. The firing of two volleys of short-range rockets appears a blunt reminder that the quaintly titled Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) patience is running short for resumed negotiations with the United States and South Korea. Though there have been no long range ballistic missile firings nor nuclear weapons tests since the Trump Administration entered into negotiations with Kim Jong-un eighteen months ago; the looming threat from Pyongyang remains that the regime is willing to incrementally up the ante for attention, international
standing, and possibly a deal. The DPRK desperately need to break the International sanctions stranglehold on its economy stemming from Pyongyang’s threatening behavior towards South Korea, Japan and the U.S. The North’s nuclear tests and reckless ballistic missile firings and bombastic threats to target neighboring countries and the United States, led to a dangerous military showdown with Washington early in the Trump Administration. Fortunately the 2018 South Korean Winter Olympics allowed for intra-Korean diplomacy to stem the crisis and to set the stage for the DPRK/U.S. Singapore Summit last June. The crisis has three components; Food Shortages, Economic Sanctions, and a Nuclear Disarmament Deal. Food Shortages - The rocket firings are a tactic to gain attention. A recent UN report from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Program paints a grim picture of North Korea’s harvest. According to the report, the DPRK is facing its worst harvest in a decade; up to 10 million people face food insecurity. A combination of drought, fertilizer and irrigation shortages and the effects of sanctions have made an already bad situation worse. Given the systematic shortfalls of the State agricultural system, there’s a
recipe for a looming disaster. According to the report, under the DPRK’s socialist plan, food is distributed to its citizens through rations via the Public
Distribution System. The daily food rations have dropped from 380 grams (about 13 ounces) in 2018, to a stunningly meagre 300
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Independent Journalists “I’m not going to let them bully me out of reporting,” said Tim Pool after recording an Antifa protest where angry activists cursed at him. There by John Stossel might have Syndicated Columnist been violence, but Antifa’s “de-escalation team” protected him, he says. That surprised me. “Antifa has a de-escalation team?” I ask Pool in my latest internet video. “They have people who try and make sure nobody from their side starts it -- because cameras are rolling,” he answered. Pool is part of the new media that now cover stories the mainstream media often miss. I’ve become part of that new media, too. I still work at Fox, but now most of my video views (117 million plus) come from short videos I post on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Pool considers himself a man of the left. He supported Bernie Sanders and once worked for Vice. But now he often finds himself criticizing his fellow leftists. “This really strange faction of people on the left are saying ridiculous things,” he says. “They’re helping Donald Trump.” Trump probably does gain support when people watch street protests turn violent. “Look at this protest in Portland,” recounts Pool. “A Bernie Sanders supporter showed up with an American flag -- to protest fascists. What did Antifa do? Crack him over the head with a club.” Pool won new followers with his coverage of the Washington, D.C., conflict between a Native American protestor and Covington, Kentucky, high school teens
wearing Trump hats, including one who looked like he was smirking. “All these big news outlets, even The Washington Post, CNN, they immediately made the assumption ‘He must be a racist sneering at this Native American man’,” says Pool. “I didn’t make that assumption... I just see a guy banging a drum and a kid with a weird look on his face.” Pool and Reason TV’s Robby Soave were the rare journalists who bothered to examine more of the videos. “The initial narrative that we heard from the activists was that this kid got in this man’s face... It’s actually the other way around,” Pool said. “No one else watched the video.” No one? Major news outlets said the student was racist without ever examining the full video? “Here’s what happens,” Pool explains. “One left-wing journalist says, ‘Look at this racist!’ His buddy sees it and says, ‘Wow, look at this racist.’ And that’s a big ol’ circular game of telephone where no one actually does any fact-checking. Then The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN all publish the same fake story.” Although Pool made those bigname outlets look like irresponsible amateurs, he doesn’t have a journalism degree. In fact, he didn’t even finish high school. He dropped out of school and just started videotaping what interested him, funding his videos with ads and donations from viewers. “I want to know why things are happening. Some people don’t trust the media. I don’t know who to believe. Why don’t I just go there and see for myself?” That’s brought him more than a million internet subscribers. It’s also made him an advocate for free speech.
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Uncle William Shores & John Paul Jones by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr.
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Voila Salon and Nails Come celebrate the new ownership and re-opening of Voila Salon at Mill Falls Painting by V. Zveg for the Naval Art Collection of the capture of Providence Island in the Bahamas by Continental Navy and Marines involving the USS Providence which was later commanded by John Paul Jones. Jones wrote “Congress made a new list of naval officers, in which all the brave officers who had generously exposed themselves at sea for the American cause and had captured New Providence found themselves preceded on the seniority list by newly appointed officers, who had not yet been in the service of Congress. If in this new list preference had been given only to men of superior and recognized ability, something could be said in favor of that choice; but this was not the case. Far from having merited preference, those who obtained it were without military experience.” John Paul continued in his journal to say that in the Revolutionary War none of those appointed as naval leaders distinguished themselves as deserving of the positions they were given. He considered the fact that he was passed over in favor of thirteen inexperienced individuals being
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Wood. It is all around us in so many shapes and uses. It is in the chairs we sit on and the tables we eat at, the wooden salad bowels and crafted cabinets in our kitchens. It has been the select material for boats, small and large. It has held our fine wine, bourbon, whiskey and other spirits to age and refine their tastes. And it is this method we choose to look at now to understand how it affects flavor profiles. So today we turn our focus on highly revered Oskar Blues and Cigar City Brewing. Cigar City Brewing of Tampa Bay, Florida, has a rich background of flavor. It was 2007 when Joey Redner decided to take his home brewing brilliance public and began what is now Cigar City. In 2009, production began in what is now a 60,000 barrel a year brew house. Their aggressive style of marketing and an eye for growth brought them to the bargaining table in March of 2016 to be be bought by Oskar Blues Brewery so That nation-wide distribution could be made possible. Because the two breweries had similar mindsets to brewing, the deal was perfect. Today, we in New Hampshire can enjoy the fruits of their labors and make a growing fan-base for an important entry into flavorful craft beer. Find out more on their website, cigarcitybrewing.com. Oscar Blues Brewery started in Longmont, Colorado. It’s flagship beer back in 2002 was Dale’s Pale Ale that helped grow the company enough to
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ly tasted. Sticky sweetness and dark fruit punch through this boozy 12.2% ABV imperial, while the vanilla and gingerbread notes stem from the South American amburana wood spires (shavings). BeerAdvocate.com has officially rated this beer ‘Outstanding’ and awarding a 4.46 out of 5. Others left as high as 4.78 on untappd.com and rave about this brewery for their brewing excellence. Expanding their brand across the country will allow this brewery to flourish and become the successful entity they are striving to be. Find your 12 oz four pack at Casen-Keg, Meredith as well as other fine beer providers. Since they have a huge following, I’m sure you will find Cigar City and Oskar Blues on your beer shopping list very soon. Cheers!
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1. KEEP YOUR CAT CONFINED TO A QUIET, SMALL ROOM INSIDE YOUR HOME FOR THE FIRST 7 TO 14 DAYS. Place a clean litter box, food, water, sleeping blanket or bed, a scratching post and a few toys in this confinement room. Good places to use are a small bedroom or a bathroom. This gives your cat a chance to adjust to the smells and sounds of your home without being overwhelmed. This also helps your cat to remember to use the litter box, because he/she can see where it is. Once your cat is confident in his/her room, allow him/her gradual access to the rest of your home. 2. SPEND AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE IN YOUR CAT’S ROOM AND ALLOW HIM/HER TO HIDE. Spend some time reading, or doing paperwork in the room where your cat is staying. Do not force your cat to come to you or sit in your lap. Let your cat make the first move. If you force your cat to come out from hiding, you may get bitten or scratched! It is not uncommon for shy cats to remain hiding for the first week before they seek interaction. Check the food dish to make sure he/she is eating, and the litter box to make sure it is being used. When your cat is comfortable he/she will come out and initiate contact with you! 3. PROVIDE PLENTY OF EXERCISE. Once your cat is feeling relaxed, make sure you play with him/ her! Cats want to be more active at night, so if you play with them during the day, they will let you sleep. Cats should get two exercise periods per day to learn to play with their own toys, and not feet or clothes. Make sure to use toys appropriately, wand toys for chase play, and mousey toys for self-entertainment play. You do not want to teach your cat to play with your hands or feet, biting can hurt, and your friends and family might not find it as endearing as you do! 4. CLEAN THE LITTER BOX DAILY. Many cats stop using their litter box if it does not get cleaned. Nobody wants to use a dirty toilet! If you have multiple cats in the home, you will need to get one litter box per cat, plus and extra one. Notice how your cat looks day to day, and how energetic she is. If that changes, feel her ears. If they are VERY WARM, she may be sick, and needs to see a vet. Many cats pick up a cold when they are moved (sort of like people), and if they don’t recover quickly get them to your vet for a check up.
LOOKING FOR THEIR FOREVER HOMES Say hello to Leona!
This pretty girl is a two-year-old poodle mix (60 lbs.) that came to CVHS after being abandoned nearly two months ago. She is LEONA looking for an energetic home that can keep up with her active lifestyle! Leona is an exuberant pup that is full of life! She is an outdoorsy girl, and would much rather spend time exploring and being active than lounging around the house. She loves nothing more than getting outside and going for long walks! Leona would make a wonderful running or hiking partner. Leona would thrive in a high-energy home, with humans that can keep her entertained! She’s still a young pup, and would benefit from continued training on her manners and control. Leona would prefer a home without other animals and with family members aged 14+.
This Little White Mouse Needs a Home Too! This 9 month old mouse is at Cocheco Valley Humane Society in Dover. Isn’t he looking a bit lonely? Don’t you need a beautiful mouse to keep you company?
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Leona, the white mouse and Willow are waiting at Cocheco Valley Humane Society, 262 County Farm Road in Dover, NH. For information on adopting a pet, visit cvhsonline.org.
Meet Mama Nalute!
Once a single Mom, Mama Nalute is now single and free of babies, and would like to meet a family for a permanent relationship. She is between 1-2 years old, and played well with the other NALUTE dogs while she was raising her babies. She loves playing with toys and interacting with people. Mama Nalute is spayed and is up to date on her vaccines. Please contact tehorse@aol.com to meet her, or join us at the adoption event held every Sunday from 2-4 pm at www.liveandletlivefarm.org
Say Hello to Welch!
She is approximately five years old, spayed, and up to date on vaccines. Must be an only kitty. As you can see by Welch’s face, she means WELCH business and is not good with other animals. The shelter is unsure how she’ll feel about children. Please come meet Welch. She’s looking for someone to give her a loving home. www.franklinanimalshelter.com
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MAY Through Sun. 19th 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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Wednesday 15th 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 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.
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, served by 302 Smokehouse, and this year the show features cannabis. 207-935-2845 or www.
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Look for the ad in the next issues of the Weirs Times for a $2 off admission coupon. Saturday 18th
Mozart’s “Requiem” – Joint Choir Performance First United Methodist Church, 34 South Main Street, Rochester. 7:30pm. The joint choir of Granite State Choral Society and Nashua Choral Society contains approximately 90 voices 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. https://
gschoralsociety.org
Moonlit Hike Prescott Farm, White Oaks Road, L a c o n i a . 7 : 3 0 p m - 9 p m . Ta k e 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.
PrescottFarm.org
Trail Yoga Prescott Farm, White Oaks Road, Laconia. 10am-12pm. Combining the beauty of nature with the peacefulness of yoga to create an uplifting and energizing experience for both body and mind. $25pp. www.
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 Choral Society contains approximately 90 voices 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. https://
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org/classes or call 279-7920
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Concerned Citizens Group Video Presentation on Political Islam
Rebecca Rule – Lecture on Town Meetings in NH
TAS CRU & His Band Of Tortured Souls
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@
American Independence Museum’s Folsom Tavern, Exeter. 6:30pm. At the lecture, people will hear many interesting stories of the rituals, traditions, and history of the town meeting. Town meetings are unique to New England, so this is a neat chance to hear about perennial characters, literature, humor, and wisdom of this uniquely New England institution.
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Thursday 16th
Richard Thompson Acoustic
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Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www.FlyingMonkeyNH.com 5362551
Chris Lester – Live Music Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 7pm. www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841
Italian Dinner Night
Belknap County Sportsmen Association’s Club House, Lily Pond Road, Gilford. Doors open at 5pm, Dinner at 6pm. There will be a variety of Italian dishes served, with sides and beverage, as well as a talk by Lisa Morin on restoring Stream Habitat. The cost is $15pp and is open to the public. 622-2481 Thurs. 16th – Sat. 18th
Friends of the Meredith Library Book Sale
Meredith Public Library, Main Street, Meredith. Thurs. 9am-6pm, Fri. 9am4:30pm, and Sat. 9am-1pm. Books are sorted by category, dealers are welcome, and scanners are permitted during the sale. There is no admission, but donations are accepted. Receive a free canvas book bag when you become a member, and fill that bag one time, for free! 520-0434 Fri. 17th – Sun. 19th
Home Garden Flower Show Fryeburg Fairgrounds, Maine. Fri. 11am-5pm, Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun.
Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia, 8pm. Tickets a r e $ 2 5 . 6 0 3 - 5 2 7 - 0 0 4 3 . w w w. pitmansfreightroom.com.
Mike Zito & Dana Fuchs Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www.FlyingMonkeyNH.com 5362551
Sheep to Shawl Event
New Hampshire Farm 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
Cigars for Veterans – Fundraising Event
Faro Italian Grill, Endicott Street, Weirs Beach. 1pm-4pm. Keynote speaker will be Brig. General Donald Bolduc, U.S. Army Retired. There will be a cash bar, 50/50 raffle, other raffles, 5 premium cigars, hor d’oeuvres, and official event t-shirts. Ticket price is $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 4930139 or Dave 247-1209.
NH Society of Spring Meeting
Genealogists
NH Historical Society, 30 Park Street, Concord. 10am-3pm. Featured speakers will be Sarah E. Galligan, Librar y Director, NH Histor ical Society, and Brian Nelson Burford, Director, NH Division of Archives and Records Management and NH State Archivist. $35pp/NHSOG and NHHS Members, $50pp/non-members.
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Lakes Region Art Association’s Meeting feat. Jessica Fligg
LRAA Gallery, Tanger Outlets, Tilton. 7pm. Following a brief meeting, artist Jessica Fligg will give a presentation about her mobile art studio, a vintage 1969 camper that is a fully functional studio on wheels. She travels with it throughout the northeast attending plein air events. She will also explain how she utilizes what she learns while plein air painting in her studio works and why it is so vital to her artistic process. Free and open to the public. Tuesday 21st
“Holocaust Lecture
Postal
History”-
The Wright Museum, Wolfeboro. 7pm8pm. This presentation examines the Holocaust by studying postcards, letters, and envelopes mailed during 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
Covered Bridges of NH – by Glen Knoblock
The Cor ner Meeting House, B e l m o n t . 7 p m . G l e n K n o bl o ck discusses covered bridge design and technology, and their designers, builders, and associated folklore. The visual presentation features many images, some current, some historic, of bridges throughout the state, both current, and some that no longer exist. Light refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public.
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“Postal History And The Holocaust” On Tuesday, May 21 from 7 to 8 p.m., Justin Gordon will offer insight into the personal, unique journeys of victims of the Nazi in “Postal History and the Holocaust.” at the Wright Museum in Wolfeboro. A Holocaust postal historian who has collected, exhibited and lectured on the subject for 40 years, Gordon will discuss Hitler’s rise to power, his creation of anti-Semitic laws, and how those laws were reflected in the postal system. “This is going to be an impactful, sobering look at an aspect of the Holocaust that not many people know about,” said Mike Culver, executive director of the museum. “This is an important presentation that I expect will sell out.” According to Gordon, his presentation will take the audience on a journey through the Holocaust using actual letters and cards sent by the victims. “I would like people to go away with the understanding of how brutal the Nazis were on a personal level,” noted Gordon, who also cited the significance of common letters and cards. “[They] are personal documents that we leave and can tell a story,” he added. Part of The Wright Museum’s Lecture Series, sponsored by Ron Goodgame and Donna Canney, the lecture takes place from 7 to 8 p.m. Admission is $3 for members and $8 for non-members. Seating is limited, and reservations can be made by calling 603-569-1212. The Wright Museum’s Lecture Series takes place every Tuesday through the end of the museum’s season, which concludes Oct. 31. For more information about the 2019 Lecture Series, or the museum, visit www.wrightmuseum.org.
A Family Connection To the Titanic Laconia’s Warren Clement will present the story of Alma Paulson, a passenger on the Titanic, and his family connection, Wednesday, May 22 at 6:30 p.m. in Laconia at Taylor Community’s Woodside Building. This free event is open to the public. The RMS Titanic was a passenger liner that struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City – one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history. At the time, the Titanic was the largest passenger steamship in the world. April 14, 1912 at 11:40 p.m. with 2,223 passengers on board and four days after setting sail, she hit an iceberg. The ship sank at 2:20 a.m. April 15 and 1,517 people were lost. Taylor Community is the premiere not-for-profit Continuing Care Retirement Community in the Lakes Region. Keep up with all our events on Facebook. For more information about active senior living, visit our website at www.taylorcommunity.org, or call 603-524-5600.
Weirs Times’ Brendan Smith At Corner House Inn Weirs Times editor and columnist Brendan Smith will be the featured storyteller at the Corner House Inn in Sandwich on Thursday evening, May 23rd as he shares a few stories about his adjustment to life as a Flatlander. Recently, an unexpected health issue made Brendan aware of some new adjustments he is learning to adapt to, adjustments that are inevitable for us all if we stick around long enough – getting older – and he will share an amusing tale about that experience as well. Dinner begins at 6:30 pm and the cost is $25 per person which includes dinner.(Tax and Gratuity not included). For more information and reservations contact the Corner House Inn at (603)284-6219 or online at info@cornerhouseinn.com. The Corner House Inn is located at Jct. Rtes. 109 & 113 Center Sandwich NH.
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received recognition for his service on August 8, 1776, when the president of Congress conferred on him the first captain’s commission granted in the United States Navy. Moreover, Jones wrote, “I was persuaded that one day Congress would render me justice in regard to seniority, and it was in fact accorded me by the unanimous vote of that honorable body on June 26, 1781.” The New Providence
that Jones wrote about is an Island in the Bahamas which Continental Sailors and Soldiers captured in 1775. Columnist E.C. Lewis in writing about his home town opinioned that New Hampton had more characters per one hundred people than almost any other town in the State, and Uncle William Shores was one of those people. He lived on the Straits Road and had served at the battle of Bunker Hill
. Painting of John Paul Jones by Charles Wilson Peale done between 1781 and 1784.
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and afterwards served in the first United States Navy under the famous John Paul Jones. The newspaperman depicted Shores in this manner: “Uncle Shores is a crippled and deformed Revolutionary soldier, proud of his record and quite inclined to magnify his heroic achievements. He has been duly pen-
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sioned by the government, so that he does not feel the hard pinch of poverty as many do, nor is he spurred to put forth endeavor towards a living. He is spending the quiet evening of his days. But he is by no means inclined to be quiet. He is quite a busybody in other men’s matters.” Billy Shores did not receive his pension immediately after his military service ended, nor was John Paul Jones immediately reimbursed for the personal expenditures he acquired during the war. Jones was in Portsmouth in 1887 and was seeking to get the money he felt he and his crew were owed by the Congress. Knowing this, Uncle Billy Shores is said to have made the trip to Portsmouth in hopes of securing his pension. As he was walking the streets of Portsmouth he met a man and asked him where John Paul Jones lived. The man replied, “I can tell you, stranger, but why do you wish anything of that pirate and high-sea robber?” Shores interrupted
the man and said,“ Hold right whar ye air, stranger; not one word more ‘bout John Paul Jones. If yer say that agin’ I’ll knock yer (and he slung his crutch dangerously near the strangers head ) whar ye’ll never see daylight enny more. I telled yer, he’s my old commander and – ” Before he could finish the man replied by saying, “William Shores”. Taking a closer look at the man, Shores responded: “Paul Jones hisself, I do declar!” That encounter led to several days of companionship between the sailors that included a session with Governor Wentworth when Uncle Billy heard John Paul Jones tell the Governor that it was the proudest day of his life when William Shores threatened to knock him down for abusing the name of Paul Jones. Jones was known by some as being a pirate, a characterization that Jones resented. As for his fellow sailor and member of his crew, William Shores returned to his New Hampshire home having received his pension for life. Though obviously feeling that the Continental Congress was in error in placing others in a higher position than himself during their appointments for the nation’s first Navy Jones insisted that he did not serve to gain seniority. He wrote in his journal that “ My ambition concerned freedom for America, and I was willing to make the greatest sacrifices for this cause. Thus I considered myself less as an officer of Congress than as a man fighting for the cause of mankind.” Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr., welcomes your comments at danahillsmiths@ yahoo.com.
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by Mike Moffett Contributing Writer
THE PREAKNESS “The thunder of hooves” is one of the most exciting sounds in sports. And there will be some special thunder this Saturday, May 18, at Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Track, which will host the Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown, the Preakness is run over a distance of 9. 5 furlongs (1 and 3/16 miles). Secretariat set the race record in 1973 with a time of 1:53. The other Triple Crown events are the Kentucky Derby, which goes on the first Saturday in May in Lexington, Kentucky, and the Belmont Stakes which goes the second Saturday in June in Elmont, N.Y. The Derby is a mile and a quarter, where Secretariat set the record of 1:59 in 1973. The Belmont is 1.5 miles long and Secretariat also set the record there with a time of 2:24 in 1973—a record that will never be beaten. That Secretariat’s records have held up for 46 years says much about what a great horse he was. If you’ve never seen the Secretariat movie, you should. There are a number of other wonderful horse racing movies, such as “501,” the true story of ‘Mine that Bird,” one of the most improbable sports stories ever. A group of misfit New Mexico cowboys somehow got a horse to qualify and then win the 2009 Kentucky Derby. The movie includes William Devane, with winning jockey Cal-
Secretariat takes to the track at Belmont Park for the 105th running of the Belmont Stakes in 1973, vin Borel playing himself. Then there is Seabiscuit, a 2003 movie about a horse of the same name who was perhaps the nation’s biggest sports story in the late 1930s. Based on the wonderful book by Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit chronicles a compelling story, not only of an undersized horse and an oversized jockey, but of our country. The number one newsmaker in terms of newspaper column inches in 1938 was neither President Franklin Roosevelt, nor Adolf Hitler, nor Clark Gable, nor the Yankees. It was Seabiscuit. Also known as the “Sport of Kings,” horse racing was probably America’s first significant sporting competition, predating what we today refer to as “major” sports. Not being a king, (or a horseman) I was never a huge fan, but still got swept up by horse-racing’s springtime Triple Crown mania. If I placed any wagers on any horses, then the races became intensely interesting. I went to Rockingham Park but once, before that Salem, N.H. track sadly closed. I’ve also been to Tampa Bay Downs in Florida and Del Mar’s race track in southern California. Not knowing much about horses, I never made much money, but it was fun to have a liba-
tion, make a wager, and then cheer on a horse. (Did you ever ponder how these ballyhooed Triple Crown events last only about two minutes each?) Not knowing much about horses, I don’t have a prediction for Saturday, but I’ll probably put some dollars on whomever my sister-in-law Amy picks. She knows what she’s doing. And … It occurs to me that its only 170 miles from my house to the historic horse track at Saratoga Springs, See MOFFETT on 24
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Atlas Fireworks Launches Fireworks Competition at Weirs Beach Atlas Fireworks will host the largest and first annual consumer fireworks competition and exhibition at Weirs Beach on Saturday, May 25th (postponement date is May 26th). There will be 6 displays fired off mini barges off of the Weirs Public Beach area equalling on hour of pyrotechnic entertainment. Admission is free to the public and is open for preevent musical entertainment beginning at 7pm. The event will feature five teams themed after the communities around Lake Winnipesaukee and concluding with a thunderous Grand Finale by Atlas PyroVision. Each display will perform an 8-minute program every ten minutes! After the five teams have completed their displays, the public can vote on their favorite display on
Team Alton Bay at 8:50pm – sponsored by Laconia Motorcycle Week Team Center Harbor at 9:00pm – sponsored by Cocheco & Weirs Times Team Gilford at 9:10pm – sponsored by Funspot Team Laconia at 9:20pm – sponsored by Irwin Marine Team Meredith at 9:30pm – sponsored by Meredith Bay Properties Grand Finale by Atlas at 9:45pm – sponsored by the NASWA Resort.
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This fireworks competition is sure to prove to be one of the highlights of the season in the Lakes Region.
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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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basic tools used, creating patterns, and the process of tatting. Students will practice their new skills and finish up their project in the second class. Tuition is $35 per student, with a materials fee of $12 to be paid directly to the instructor. Students will need to bring their own scissors, and a pen and paper to take notes. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. 279-7920
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South Main Street, Wolfeboro. 5pm-7:30pm. The Gallery is an artist-owned gallery featuring quality fine art, photography, sculpture, and one-of-a-kind, hand crafted jewelry. There will be a wine social with hors d’oeuvres and live music by Carolyn and Jessica Ramsay. 569-9890
Memorial Weekend Craft Fair Schouler Park, Route 16, North Conway. 10am-5pm. Fabulous arts & crafts exhibitors, with live music by Nor th River. The craft fair is held rain or shine, under tents. www. JoucesCraftShows.com or 528-4014
Memorial Day House Tours – Farm on the Homefront N ew H a m p s h i r e Fa r m Museum, 1305 White Mt. Highway, Milton. 10am-3pm. Take a tour of the 1770s cape, meet a “revolutionary soldier”, in the 1812 Tavern meet a war of role-playing 1812 veteran, in the 1940s kitchen you will learn about the farm on the Homefront. There will be snow cones and other treats! Veterans and active duty families are FREE, $10/adult, $25/family, $5/kids.
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Mill Falls Marketplace, 312 Daniel Webster Highway, Meredith. Sat. 10am-7pm, Sun. 10am-5pm, Mon. 10am4pm. Over 100 juried artisans will display and sell their works. Craft demonstrations, food sampling and more! Free admission. Fair is held rain or shine. www.CastleberryFairs.
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Landscape Structures Provide Function and Beauty
by Melinda Myers Incorporate arbors, trellises and other structures into your designs when planning new or updating existing gardens and landscapes. These structures help form the framework of any garden, add yearround interest and provide years of beauty and function. Utilize arbors to define and connect distinct areas of the landscape. Invite visitors into your landscape with a vine-covered arbor. Guests won’t be able to resist the invitation to enter and experience the beauty that lies beyond. Cover these structures with vines for seasonal interest, additional texture and blossoms. Combine two different vines to extend or double your floral display. Plant an annual vine for quick cover with a perennial that takes a year or more to establish and cover the structure. Beat summer’s heat by creating your own shade with vine-covered arbors. Plant annual or deciduous vines that let the sun and its warmth shine through during the cooler months. When the leaves return, they provide shade and cooler temperatures during warmer times. Arbors are as much at home in the food garden as the flowerbed. Connect two garden beds with an over-the-top arbor. Grow pole beans, melons or squash up and over the Titan Squash Tunnel (gardeners.com). You’ll expand your gardening space by going vertical and help reduce disease problems by increasing the sunlight and airflow reaching the plants. Secure large fruit to its obelisk with a net, cotton or macramé sling to prevent them from breaking off the vines. Dress up any home, ga-
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TV Stars Add More Fun To Home Garden Flower Show FRYEBURG,ME. — The Home Garden Flower Show with Cannabis has added some serious star power as Maine’s hottest TV stars are set to join an impressive lineup of 150 exhibitors. “This is The Conway Daily Sun’s second year owning the show,” said Sun Associate Publisher and show producer Joyce Brothers, “and our goal by adding the entertainment is to bring more fun to the overall
experience of visiting the exhibitors and perusing their wonderful services and products.” Headlining the home show, set to take over the Fryeburg Fairgrounds on Friday-Sunday, May 1719, will be the Maine Cabin Masters of DIY Network fame. They will be at the show Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., eager to greet fans, pose for selfies and talk a little about
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rior elements -- siding, garage door, front entry door, roofing, etc. -- to reflect a designer aesthetic and provide instant curb appeal. Just like a wellcoordinated suit, shirt and tie, this look projects confidence.\ Visualize - The decisions you make regarding your home exterior are important, so do a bit of homework first before committing. Free online tools and resources can help you pick colors, cuts and other important features, by allowing you to get a better sense of how they will look on your home. Visit provia.com/grout-visualizer to access ProVia’s Grout Visualizer, a handy tool that allows you to mix and match stone and styles with grout options. The exterior of your home makes a statement. Make sure it’s making the right one. Select elements that suit your personality while also staying on-trend.
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Sports Quote “My grandfather was very into horse racing, and I found some of his old journals and got into it from there. It has a lot of parallels to skiing. It’s a fun lifestyle, being around the racetrack.” – N.H. ski champion Bode Miller
New York. Opening day is July 11. It’s time to check that place off my bucket list and maybe get lucky. Perhaps the trip would be tax deductible, if I write a Saratoga story? I’m not sure about that. But I am sure about one of the most exciting sounds in sports: “The thunder of hooves …” Sports Quiz Seabiscuit only lived to be 14. How old was Secretariat when he passed away? (Answer follows)
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The show’s major spon• Cornhole tournaments: From noon-3 p.m. each sors are North Conway Olday, 30-minute cornhole ive Oil Co. (platinum); Dirfy tournaments will be held, Generators (gold); and The with the winners receiving Glass Cook (silver). Major product spontickets to Glen amusement sors are Pete’s Restaurant park Story Land. • Thirteen food truck and Equipment, Think Kitchen vendors will offer a wide and Lodge cookware. There’s still time for busivariety of culinary delights, including BBQ, wood-fired nesses to reserve a booth. pizza, vegan delicacies and Call Joyce at (603) 733deep-fried items from all 5805 or email joyce@conwaydailysun.com. your favorite food groups. • Meet the Chefs cooking demonstrations, a show favorite, are returning, too, featuring chefs from the Mount Washington Valley’s best restaurants. • Multi-day ticket: A single-day admission is good for all three days, allowing for repeats visits for food Save $10 Off and and entertainment with this to pick up the things you coupon couldn’t quite carry out the day before.
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Get Your House Ready To Fight Seasonal Allergies Spring is not only a time for renewal around the house, but also for battling pesky allergies. While you can’t stop allergies from happening each spring, there are easy ways to reduce their effects in your home.
Home space expert Egypt Sherrod shares her tips for refreshing your home décor, while also reducing allergens and dust, for a total spring home refresh. 1. Asthma and allergy-friendly appliances - Turning your home into
an allergy-fighting fortress is key this spring. Look for LG’s lineup of asthma and allergy friendly(R) certified laundry appliances and air purifier solutions by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA). They not only reduce the impact of allergies in your home, but also provide a sleek new look for your spring home refresh. “I especially love LG Styler, a first-of-its-kind steam clothing care system that reduces 99.9% of allergens on your favorite clothes, bedding, pillows and much more with just the gentle power of steam,” says Sherrod. “I also just helped a family in Springfield, Mass., the number 5 allergy capital in the U.S., upgrade their home with an LG front-load washer and PuriCare 360 air purifier to help the family breathe a little easier with allergen-fighting technologies.” Using both of these appliances helps reduce airborne allergens as well
as those stuck in the fibers on your favorite clothes and bedding, she explains. Not only do these appliances make for a healthier home, but they come in a variety of finishes that fit perfectly into any type of existing home decor. Nothing says spring refresh like new appliances. 2. Replace your old throw pillows - If you haven’t done this recently, it’s a good rule of thumb to replace your pillows every two years to keep allergies at bay, Sherrod recommends. Swapping old pillows for new 100% cotton ones are the easiest way to give your living room and bedroom a fresh boost of color and pattern, while also reducing dust and other allergens lurking in old pillows. 3. New bedding - Although you may not see them, your bedding is covered in allergens like dust and pet dander. An easy fix to spruce up your bedroom is through replacing old comforters, blankets and
sheets with asthma and allergy friendly(R) solutions. Sherrod advises getting rid of the synthetic fabrics, as they can be allergy irritants. Natural fabrics are more asthma and allergy friendly. 4. Replace Flowers with Artificial Ones - Although they are beautiful, real flowers can be a mighty allergy instigator. Not to mention they die quickly and smell up the house when they rot. “Look into life-like artificial flowers,” says Sherrod. “They’ll still add the pop of spring color you want, but they’ll last longer, and you’ll breathe easier.” 5. Swap out rugs - Your choice of rug can be the leading cause of your sneezing fits. The materials used to manufacture rugs can sometimes cause an allergic reaction as well as volatile organic compounds (VOC’s). The presence of a dog or cat in your home can also aggravate your allergies. When it comes to rugs, your rug ends up collecting pet dander. This dander can also collect pollen and dust, which can all worsen allergies. It is recommended to invest in a vacuum cleaner with a built-in HEPA filter, and to vacuum thoroughly one to two times a week. Also flip area rugs over and vacuum on the back as well as the front. Sherrod strongly recommends swapping out your current rug for allergy-friendly fibers like sisal, jute, wool or polypropylene. Following these steps may not cure your allergies altogether, but they will definitely help you breathe easier this spring, and year-round. Making these changes will also give you opportunities to refresh your decor, brightening up the look and feel of your home. For more information on how to effectively battle allergies this spring and beyond, please visit lg.com/homefree.
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istration essentially cut off what meagre commerce the North Koreans had with the outside world. Though Pyongyang’s exports, as compared to neighboring South Korea, were pitifully small, the DPRK is nonetheless carefully monitored even in its clandestine coal exports to China. In addition to UN Security Council sanctions, the USA, European Union and Japan have put additional embargoes on the DPRK. Nuclear Disarmament - Despite the disappointment of the recent DPRK/ U.S. summit in Hanoi, the bottom line remains that the Trump Administration is pressing for a nuclear weapons free North Korea. That’s easier said than done, but the long sought denuclearization agreement needs a wider component; First, a Korean Peace Treaty replacing the truce ending the Korean War in 1953, thus formalizing an Internationally accepted peace. Second, Pyongyang must finally renounce the use of force to reunify the peninsula under the communist North. Third, devise a roadmap to step by step Sanctions relief. Clearly the United States/DPRK dialogue must not lose momentum; UN diplomats focused on disarmament have signaled, “there’s lots of support for the U.S. Summit engagement, the dialogue should continue.” The USA and the international community should move forward, but must tread wisely to defuse the DPRK’s entrenched nuclear threat. John J. Metzler is a United Nations correspondent covering diplomatic and defense issues. He is the author of Divided Dynamism The Diplomacy of Separated Nations; Germany, Korea, China.
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Your truly and Danielle Normand on Mount Jefferson with Mount Washington and the Great Gulf behind us in the distance. We enjoyed a bluebird day in May on Mount Jefferson. PATENAUDE from 1
the Caps Ridge Trailhead is 2.6 miles according to the AMC White Mountain Guide. At the start of the Caps Ridge Trail we encountered rotten snow for our first minute of hiking and then it disappeared and didn’t return until
we reached the granite view ledge with the glacial potholes. The sun was bright and it was a fine clear day. We hiked in just our shirts until we reached treeline. The Caps were dry and we scrambled up and over the rocks. It wasn’t easy. At the intersection
of the Cornice Trail we stopped for a snack. I dug all around in my pack and all I could find was my PowerAde and Water. I couldn’t find my lunch bag, duh, I left it in the car. Luckily for me Danielle had an abundance of treats stashed away in her pack that
Danielle on the glacial pothole ledge a mile up the Caps Ridge Trail and a fine view of Mount Jefferson above her. she was willing to share. We put on our jackets and kept them on, we noticed we could see our breath. We made good time and stuck with our plan for Danielle to redline the Cornice Trail and, if possible, to circumnavigate the rock pile that is the summit cone of Mount Jefferson. If it weren’t for the cairns we’d never know where the trail was on this rocky slope. About halfway to the Castellated Ridge we started crossing patches of snow. We carried our snowshoes on top of our packs, but who wants to stop and put on snowshoes for 50 feet, we could handle a post hole or two. “I can’t get out,” I heard behind me and where I had just stepped there was Danielle up to her
hips sunk into the snow. She was pulling so hard that she was afraid she was going to lose her boot. I went back and dug her out using my pole and my hands. The snow patches got bigger as we neared Edmands Col but fortunately we experienced no more super post holes. I had two extra pairs of gloves and I gave a pair to Danielle. We put them on and tied our wet gloves on our packs to dry. The wind was ripping through the Col and we ducked behind some rocks and took a good break. We put on our warm jackets and since the wind had picked up we really needed them to keep warm (back home I looked up the weather at that time on Mount See PATENAUDE on 31
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Coltsfoot, a bright early spring wildflower bloomed along side Jefferson Notch Road. PATENAUDE from 30
Washington and they reported it was in the low to mid 20s with winds gusting up to 50 mph). We decided to continue around the mountaintop and cross what was left of the snow fields covering the Gulfside Trail. The wind was cold but the sun was hot on the snow. We could made good steps. If we’d tripped we would have sunk into the snow instead of sliding down Jefferson Ravine. We wouldn’t have attempted this crossing if the snow had been firm or icy. We enjoyed the view ahead of the Great Gulf
and Mount Washington and looking behind us down into Jefferson Ravine and Mount Adams. No one was in sight anywhere and no cars on the auto road. We couldn’t have been happier. When we reached the Jefferson Loop Trail we went up the 3/10ths of a mile up to the summit and then back down the same way. We didn’t spend anymore time on the summit than it took to take a few photos because it was too chilly to stop moving and it wasn’t easy to stay on our feet because the wind was gusting more strongly. See PATENAUDE on 33
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Back on the Gulfside Trail it felt like we were headed home when we turned onto the last section of the Cornice Trail. When we were back to the Caps Ridge Trail we completed our circle and we began our climb down. The Caps are rugged and steep and I slid on my butt a few times getting down. Even in the summer this is a difficult trail; it isn’t for people scared of heights or afraid to scramble on rocks. As we lost elevation it was noticeably warmer and we shed our jackets. Below treeline we decided to help clear the trail. We were quite amused and pleased to drag a broken tree top into the woods that would have made a fine large Christmas tree. We tossed too many limbs and sticks off the trail to count. There were some big trees that would require an ax to remove and a few hours of effort that surely will give the trail maintainer a workout. All and all
the trail was pleasantly passable and soon every patch of snow will be melted away. We retraced our way down Jefferson Notch Road, up the Boundary Trail and successfully recrossed Clay Brook. Back at the car my lunch bag was sitting on the seat. After we took off our boots and changed into dry clothes we split my chicken salad sandwich and ate my chocolate bars. A perfect ending to a 14 mile super day! Have Fun. Amy Patenaude is an avid skier/outdoor enthusiast from Henniker, N.H. Readers are welcome to send comments or suggestions to her at: amy@ weirs.com.
Super post hole by Danielle on the Cornice Trail between Caps Ridge and Castellated Ridge below Mount Jefferson’s summit. Snowshoes rode on our packs all day while we risked crossing sections of soft snow
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But sincerity builds social fabric; irony tears it down. Measured doses of irony can be helpful in debunking hackneyed ideas, but irony as an entire philosophy is a universal acid. Barack Obama wasn’t wrong when he said that Americans should “reject cynicism.” The only problem is that he simply labeled all those who opposed his political agenda as cynics. In reality, cynicism -- the mocking, derisive laughter of those who seek to overturn values -- can never build anything. Camp doesn’t build beauty; it tears it down, drags it through the dust and then laughs. Sontag knew that, which is why she spent most of her career tearing down, not building up. It’s not a coincidence that the same person who promoted camp as a way of life also denigrated America -perhaps the most sincere country ever founded, given its reliance on creedal truths rather than mere nationalistic connection -- with seething hatred: “If America is the culmination of Western white civilization, as everyone from the
Left to the Right declares, then there must be something terribly wrong with Western white civilization. ... The white race is the cancer of human history.” A good deal of America’s political polarization right now lies in the belief by those in the middle of the country that elitists on the coasts mock them, deride their pretensions at building as something passe. And those in the middle of the country aren’t wrong. Those on the coasts who spend their evenings laughing at the nasty jokes of Stephen Colbert, tuttutting at the “deplorables” and giddily tweeting over the Panem-style fashion at the Met Gala are doing serious cultural damage. And telling fellow Americans to lighten up won’t heal those wounds anytime soon. 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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“When I was growing up, it was the religious conservatives that had the moral panic about music and swear words. But today the moral panic is coming from the left. Today, the left shows up with torches and burns free speech signs.” I’m glad there are young journalists like Pool, who still value open debate. Actually, we have lots of new media options today. Joe Rogan’s podcast covers viewpoints from all sides. He has won a huge audience. Dave Rubin reports on YouTube from a classical liberal perspective. Naomi Brockwell covers how tech is changing the world. On the right, Ben Shapiro, Steven Crowder and Candace Owens irreverently critique my New York City neighbors’ sacred cows. On the left, Sam Harris has attracted a big podcast following by discussing all kinds of ideas, and Jimmy Dore takes a principled left-wing stand. I don’t agree with all those new media people. I very much disagree with some of them. But I’m glad they are out there, giving us more choice.
disclosed this month, Border Patrol agents discovered a “recycled” illegal alien child who had been used by at least three “families” of unrelated adults attempting to get into the U.S. from Mexico. The practice is orchestrated by transnational criminal organizations to increase smuggling profits. One Guatemalan woman in South Carolina recycled children 13 times for payments of $1,500 each. Border-trespassers and smugglers in turn pay drug cartels a tax -derecho de piso -- to gain passage through sections of the border controlled by the criminal rackets. The RAND Corporation estimated revenue from derecho de piso at anywhere between $30 million to $180 million in 2017. Federal Judge Andrew Hanen of the Southern District of Texas blew the lid off the Obama administration’s deplorable role as child smuggling facilitators in a scathing 2013 ruling on the case of U.S. vs. Mirtha Veronica Nava-Martinez. Nava-Martinez, a resident alien, was an admitted human trafficker caught at the border trying to smuggle an El Salvadoran minor into the U.S. using the birth certificate that belonged to one of her
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Public Hearing Meeting Notice TOWN OF PITTSFIELD BOARD OF SELECTMEN PUBLIC HEARING Tuesday, May 28, 2019 The Board of Selectmen has received an application from Mohammad Ahmed and Tracy Huyck, in consideration of the Community Revitalization Tax Relief Incentive for their proposed renovations at the Union Block located at 18-22 Main Street. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Selectmen will conduct a hearing in accordance with NH RSA 79-E to determine whether the structure at issue is a qualifying structure; whether any proposed rehabilitation qualifies as substantial rehabilitation; and whether there is a public benefit to granting tax relief, and, if so, for what duration. The public hearing will be held at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at the Town Office, 85 Main Street, Pittsfield, NH 03263.
TOWN OF PITTSFIELD BOARD OF SELECTMEN PUBLIC HEARING Tuesday, May 28, 2019 The Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing to accept comment on the proposed sale of town land & buildings, in accordance with RSA 41:14-a, a statute, which gives the Board of Selectmen the authority to acquire and sell land and buildings through a public hearing process, that was adopted by Town Meeting on March 17, 2007. The public hearing will be held at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at the Town Office, 85 Main Street, Pittsfield, NH 03263. This will be the second of two public hearings to be held on this proposed sale. The parcel being considered for sale is displayed on the tax maps as Map U3, Lot 45. More information is available, including the recommendations from the Planning Board and Conservation Commission, at the Town Office (85 Main Street, Pittsfield, NH) and on the town website (www.pittsfieldnh.gov).
Public Hearing Meeting Notice TOWN OF PITTSFIELD BOARD OF SELECTMEN PUBLIC HEARING Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Selectmen will conduct a hearing to receive public comment concerning the proposed revisions to the Copy Fee Policy. The proposed policy can be viewed at the Town Office or on the town’s website, www.pittsfieldnh.gov. The proposed revisions are to incorporate the use of electronic storage media to deliver documents requested by the public. The public hearing will be held at 6:45p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at the Town Office, 85 Main Street, Pittsfield, NH 03263.
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Newest Release By Brendan Smith
“The Best of a F.O.O.L.* In New Hampshire”
*Flatlander’s Observations On Life
With over 40 of the best of Brendan’s weekly columns he covers everything from politics to health to technology to shopping and more. This is the perfect sampling of his unique humor which has been entertaining readers of The Weirs Times and Cocheco Times for twenty years. Order your autographed copy today for $13.99 plus $3 for shipping. (Please include any inscription you would like the author to personalize your copy with.) Send checks or money orders for $16.99 to Brendan Smith and mail to: Best of a F.O.O.L., c/o The Weirs Times, PO Box 5458, Weirs, NH 03247. Order online at www.BrendanTSmith.com (Pickup autographed copies at the Weirs Times)
Newest Release By Brendan Smith
“The Best of a F.O.O.L.* In New Hampshire” Nitsa Loannides, Concord City Committee Vice Chair Kerry Marsh and Danielle Rieger enjoying the beautiful evening aboard the M/S Mount Washington at the Lincoln Day Dinner Cruise.
*Flatlander’s Observations On Life
With over 40 of the best of Brendan’s weekly columns he covers everything from politics to health to technology to shopping and more. This is the perfect sampling of his unique humor which has been entertaining readers of The Weirs Times and Cocheco Times for twenty years. Order your autographed copy today for $13.99 plus $3 for shipping. (Please include any inscription you would like the author to personalize your copy with.) Send checks or money orders for $16.99 to Brendan Smith and mail to: Best of a F.O.O.L., c/o The Weirs Times, PO Box 5458, Weirs, NH 03247. Order online at www.BrendanTSmith.com (Pickup autographed copies at the Weirs Times)
Sirius XM Patriot Radio Talk Show Host and Fox News Contributor David Webb will be emcee for the (L to R) are Jim Gilmore (former VA Governor), Bob Ehrlich (former MD Governor), Scott Walker (former Gov. WI), evening. George Pataki (former Gov. NY). CRUISE from 5
tor David Webb. Webb Host is also a columnist for The Hill as well as a contributor to Breitbart News. You never know who you may run into on the cruise; past special guests have included Governors, Senators, Congressmen, other office holders and prominent activists from around the country. Dinner features London Broil with a Wild Mushroom Sauce, Chicken Cordon Bleu, Salad, Vegetables, and a Strawberry Shortcake Dessert.
You’ll be tempted by great silent auction items, the 50/50 raffle, a lottery ticket raffle, and a raffle for one gallon of Maple Syrup. Bring cash or a checkbook so you can take some great things home. Tickets may be purchased from Belknap County Republicans for $55 each or online at www.belknapcountyGOP.org for $58. Several levels of Sponsorships are available. Sponsors are recognized in the cruise pro-
grams and include a number of tickets depending on the sponsorship level (see www. belknapcountyGOP.org). Come, have a wonderful evening, meet old and make new friends, and help the Belknap County Republicans bring back responsible, Constitutional government to our local communities, state and the nation.
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