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THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, May 18, 2017
VOLUME 26, NO. 20
THE WEIRS, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H., THURSDAY, may 18, 2017
COMPLIMENTARY
Lake Winni Museum Opens For Season
Having Your Jambalaya And Eating It Too!
Chef Koz Finds A Way To Have Best Of Both Worlds by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor
wanted time with the family as well as the being free of headaches running a restaurant can bring,” said Kozlowski. The solution: Chef Koz’s Crescent City Kitchen” a state of the art, mobile food trailer where Koz can bring his delicious creations to different events and functions and then literally bring the entire restaurant
home. The unveiling of Chef Koz’s Crescent City Kitchen took place recently at the Inn at Thorn Hill in Jackson, New Hampshire and with a busy slate of summer bookings already, it looks like the decision is paying off. Kozlowski was born in Key West, Florida, but his See koz on 23
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over the years, into two very successful restaurants in the Dover area: The Crescent City Bistro and the Orchard Street Chop Shop. Still, all the time spent focusing on the business took away time from the truly most important thing in his life, his wife and two young sons. “I loved to cook, but I
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Chris “Koz” Kozlowski with his wife Christen and sons Dominic and Gabriel enjoying their time together during the first outing of Chef Koz’s Crescent City Kitchen at the concert series at Tuckerman Brewing in Conway, NH. Koz gave up a very successful restaurant operation for a mobile food kitchen in order to spend more time with his family while not giving up his love of cooking.
Lake Winnipesaukee has been a summer vacation destination for over 200 years. Visit the Lake Winnipesaukee Museum and rediscover the lake’s history and the reason it’s such a popular summer vacation destination. Discover interesting and educational displays of historical photographs, artifacts and memorabilia which depict life on the lake. Beginning May 24th, the Lake Winnipesaukee Museum will be open Wednesday through Saturday, 10am-4pm. The Museum is located directly on Route 3 (503 Endicott Street North) in the Weirs section of Laconia next to the Funspot Family Entertainment Center. The Museum is open through Columbus Day, Admission is free and donations are gratefully accepted. The building is air conditioned and handicapped accessible. Visit lwhs.us or call 603366-5950.
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May Thursday 18th Tim Gurshin & Tim Hazleton Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. Tim Gurshin plays at 7pm, Tim Hazelton starts at 8:30pm. www.patrickspub.com or 293-0841
Free Spa Event - Dover
Skin Health Medi-Spa, 784 Central Ave, Dover. 5:30pm-7:30pm. The event will include product demonstrations, informal discussions regarding skin care, product giveaways, and meet-and-greet opportunities with the practice’s physicians and core staff members. Highlighted services demonstrated during the event will be subject to significant discounts if appointment is booked at any point during the evening, for example, 10 free units of Botox will be provided during scheduled treatment sessions if booked the night of the 18th. Event is free and the public is invited. Reservations can be made by calling 742-5556
Eat Out for Got Lunch! Eat at one of these three restaurants in the Laconia area; Wayfarer Roaster, Hector’s and Tavern 27! Tell the restaurant that you are there to support the GOT LUNCH! Program and they will make a donation. www.
gotlunchlaconia.org
Kip Moore Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach. www.
casinoballroom.com
Nirvanish – Nirvana Tribute Band Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. www. rochesteroperahouse.com or 3351992
Dueling Pianos – Matt Langley & Lorentz Music Services Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford 9pm. www.patrickspub.com or 293-0841
Friday 19th – Sunday 21st Home Garden Flower Show’s “May Fair” Fryeburg Fairgrounds, ME. Fri. 10am5pm, Sat. 10am-5pm and Sun. 10am4pm. Five acres of garden related businesses. 7 buildings and 300+ booths! $10pp/adults, kids age 10 and under are free. See ad on page 28 for a $2 off Adult Admission coupon.
www.homegardenflowershow. com or 207-935-2845
Saturday 20th The Mersey Beatles The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh. com or 536-2551.
Annual WOW! Sweepstakes Ball
Thurs. 18th – Sat. 20th Book Sale – Friends of the Meredith Public Library
Meredith Public Library, 91 Main Street, Meredith. Thurs. noon-8pm, Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 9am-1pm. All sales are by donation.
Friday 19th The Airplane Family and Friends with Live Dead 69 The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh. com or 536-2551.
Gunstock Mountain Resort, Gilford. 6:30pm-11pm. Support the expansion of the WOW! Trail. Tickets are $100 and admits 2 people to a fun night of dinner, dancing and entertainment and a chance to win a cash prize. $10,000 Grand Prize, only 300 tickets being sold. Tickets are available online at www.banknhpavilion.com or at Patrick’s Pub & Eatery. 630-4468
Umphrey’s McGee Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach. www.
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Tribute to Smokey Robinson & Marvin Gaye – Pete Peterson Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. www.patrickspub. com or 293-0841
Armed Forces Day Blueberry Pancake Breakfast First Church Congregational, 63 South Main Street, Rochester. 7:30am10am. 1, 2, or 3 pancakes, ham, scrambled eggs, and beverages. Veterans receive ½ off the regular price of $6pp. www.first-ucc.net or 332-1121
Roast Pork Supper
Danbury Grange Hall, Danbury. Homemade & delicious full meal including dessert. $9/adults, $4/kids 12 and under, kids 3 and under are free. Eat in or take out. 252-4440
Basket Weaving Workshop with Ray Lagasse League of NH Craftsmen, 279 DW Highway, Meredith. 9am-4pm. For this class you will choose one basket design, full descriptions, dimensions and pictures of baskets are available to look at www.meredith.nhcrafts. org/basketry Tuition is $112 per student. Students should bring a lunch to satisfy them during the 7-hour workshop. Space is limited to 6 students, pre-registration is required. 279-7920
Frederick Moyer Anderson Hall, Wolfeboro. 7:30pm. Classical/Contemporary Pianist. Tickets are $25pp. www. wfriendsofmusic.org or 569-2151
5k Run/Walk Research
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Winnipesaukee Trail, Surette Park, Northfield. Registration starts at 8am. Money raised goes directly to research at Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center. To register, donate or for more information, please visit
www.thetimmonsteam.com
NH Society of Genealogists – Spring Meeting Grappone Conference Center, 70 ConstitutionAve,Concord.Registration and Continental Breakfast begins at 9:30am and a buffet luncheon is also included in the conference fee. $30/ members, $40/non-members. www.
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Spring Sales Event
You could be part of the show at The Largest Arcade in The World! People of all ages love Funspot, not just for the family fun, but for our great cast members that take care of our guests every day all year round. If you are outgoing, like to talk with people, have a great work ethic and can adhere to our strict clean-cut appearance code, please come by and pick up an application. You must be at least 14 years old to apply.
First Congregational Church of Meredith, 80 Highland Street, Meredith. Offered for sale will be a spectacular assortment of Garden Art and bird feeders made from unique glass plates, bowls, vases and teapots. They add beautiful sparkle to any garden. Both hanging and pole supported useful art will be available. 279-6271
Sunday 21st David Crosby The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh. com or 536-2551.
Soul Fueled Summit 3S ArtSpace, Portsmouth. The purpose of this one-day “immersive experience” is to help entrepreneurs,
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The US Carbine Caliber .30 M1, Why? The Wright Museum of WWII, 77 Center St, Wolfeboro will present “US Carbine caliber .30 M1” an in depth look at the reasons behind the adaption of a “light rifle” to replace the M1911A1 pistol in the hands of troops, and the virtual miracle worked by American industry to produce six MILLION Carbines between 1942 and the late summer of 1945. It will be presented by George R. Gurick Jr. is a former Staff Sergeant of the regular Air Force. He has a deep and wide interest in all things US military with an emphasis on first person accounts of Americans in combat and the arms and equipment from the revolution through today’s military. He is a highly experienced small arms instructor/coach in the military model and holds a Master Instructor rating from the Civilian Marksmanship Program and an instructor/coach rating from the regular Army’s Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning, GA. The program is from 7-8pm and doors open at 6 pm. Admission is $8.00 per person, by cash or check. Wright Museum members are admitted for free. Space is limited, Reservations are strongly recommended to ensure sufficient seating for all. Call 603-569-1212 to reserve your seat today.
Rod Stewart And Barry Manilow Tribute Performance To Benefit Camp Resilience One of America’s top vocal impersonators, Jay Gates, will take the stage at the newly renovated Meredith Community Auditorium on Saturday May 27th at the Inter-Lakes High School in Meredith to perform in a benefit for Gilford based Camp Resilience - helping those who have served bounce back in mind, body, and spirit. This high-energy reenactment of everything you have ever seen or heard of Rod Stewart and Barry Manilow’s legendary staging and music, complete with live back-up band and a huge video screen, will dazzle you and your friends. Tickets are $27.50, you will enjoy great music, food, and drink while supporting Camp Resilience. Complimentary snacks and desserts can be enjoyed at 7pm and the concert begins at 7:45pm Tickets are available at WWW.TBINH.ORG as well as at the door the night of the show. A program book with dedications will be distributed that evening with names and messages honoring military friends, family, and loved ones. With a small donation of $10 your message of honor or remembrance will be included, and your entire donation will benefit the work of Camp Resilience. No one does Rod Stewart and Barry Manilow like Jay Gates. Camp Resilience, using the scenic beauty of the Lakes Region of New Hampshire as its backdrop and home base, provides sports, adventure activities and life skills programming for wounded warriors. The mission of Camp Resilience is to provide sustained, comprehensive programs to help wounded warriors recover their physical, mental and emotional well-being. The goals of Camp Resilience are to help veterans: Find meaning and purpose in life. Develop strong family and community relationship skills. Avoid and overcome destructive and addictive behavior. Learn financial management. Develop job search, resume and interview skills, Make life count and pass this on to others through the power of example. The Meredith Community Auditorium in the Inter-Lakes High School is located right on Rte. 25 in Meredith, NH and is convenient for everyone in the Lakes Region and Central NH. To purchase tickets and for more information, visit www. tbinh.org. Questions may be directed to info@tbinh.org.
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by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor
It’s usually around this time of year that I volunteer my time to help educate the youth of our great state. Of course, I don’t have a teaching degree so there is nothing I can do in the classroom on a regular basis, but I can help to fund education by coming up with some new ideas for lottery tickets. You have most likely heard that the money from the sale of lottery tickets goes towards education. This is a good thing. An unintended benefit of lottery tickets is that it also helps keep the convenience store industry afloat as well as keeping the coin department of the U.S. mint in operation. There has been talk of eliminating coins altogether to save money, but when an uproar over what will people use to scratch off their lottery tickets reached Congress, funding for coin production was actualy increased. (Little known fact I got from a guy named Zach on the Internet.) Still, there has been controversy over the years. For instance, we all know someone who chose not to play responsibly as required by state law and they ended up with either hours of community service or jail time. Of course, there have been the protests by environmental groups concerned about the toxic effects of the silver dust scratched off lottery tickets. They claim that science is settled. I’m not
convinced though. (I’m sure I’ll get some hate mail about that.) Probably the biggest public relations nightmare for the lottery commission was the great scratch ticket riot of 2014. It was a summer Saturday afternoon at a popular supermarket near the shores of a famous New Hampshire lake. There were many tourists as well as locals who were stocking up on supplies for the weekend. As is the case on these hectic weekends, many tried to gather 14 items or less to be able to get through the express line faster. Of course, there were a few with well more than 14 items and their part in this is under reported. Anyway, one gentleman in line also wanted to cash in a few scratch tickets and then, hesitantly, was deciding which new ones he wanted in exchange. He was torn between “Cash For Life” and “A Lifetime of Cash” as the crowd behind him grew bigger and more impatient and, finally, reached a tipping point. Soon, packages of hot dogs, ground beef, condiments and marshmallows, to name a few, were being tossed at the reluctant lottery player and eventually the entire store exploded into chaos. (Except those at the self-service checkout for some reason.) It took police from four neighboring towns to bring the situation under control. The lottery player, who I won’t name again, eventually had to move his family to another town. Even with incidents such as this one, the lottery still perseveres and requires new clever ideas for scratch tickets to keep people interested enough to keep buying the darned things and keeping our education system alive. Here are a few of my ideas for new scratch tickets to
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help keep it going. You can thank me later. On the simple side would be the “Summer Driving” scratch ticket. Scratch three “Smooth Driving” without getting a “Road Work Ahead” and win twenty-five thousand dollars. Of course, there would only be one ticket out there that wouldn’t have a “Road Work Ahead” box, just like New Hampshire roads in the summer. To attract more young players to the lottery, I believe things have to be a little more high tech, so I have created the “Scratch Your Selfie” ticket. These will be sold only one day and there will be forty tickets with five thousand dollar prizes. Only the first twenty winning tickets that have a selfie of the winner holding the ticket, which they will then post on the Lottery Commissions’ Facebook page, will win. (There will be an additional five thousand paid out to one of the selfie winners who gets the most likes within a twenty-four hour period.) Another idea I have to increase lottery ticket sales and to appease the protest groups, is to replace the silver stuff you have to scratch off to find out you lost with a pepper and salt combination. This may entice the casual player to pick up a ticket or two with their pre-made ham and cheese sandwich at the convenience store. (Hey, it’s worth a shot.) Finally, a way to really collect some funds is to take advantage of the summer tourists by selling a scratch ticket with no winners. (All New Hampshire residents will get an email appraising them of the deception.) Hey…it’s all for the kids after all. www.BrendanTSmith.com
New Hampshire has a mandatory boating education law. Everyone 16 years of age and older who operates a motorboat over 25 horsepower on New Hampshire waters must have a boating education certificate. The New Hampshire boater education course covers a range of topics from safety instructions to boat handling to reading the weather and prepares you for a variety of situations you could find yourself in while on the water. To search/register for a Boating Education Class visit our website at www.boatingeducation.nh.gov or for information regarding boating laws and regulations visit www.marinepatrol.nh.gov
Remember to wear your life jacket!
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Our new Pet of the Week is Cake. Cake is a 2 year old Domestic Medium Hair Cat who is looking for his forever home. Cake was living on the streets for over a year before he came to CVHS. Cake has a lot of energy and enjoys playtime! He gets so excited about playing with people that he can become overstimulated and try to play with your legs when you walk past. For this reason he would beneďŹ t from an owner who can redirect his energy with physical and mental stimulation using cat toys. He would do best in a home without children and other pets. To learn more about Cake stop into the shelter to meet him during normal business hours.
Cocheco Valley Humane Society
262 Country Farm Road • Dover, NH • 603-749-5322 • cvhsonline.org
Sununu Letter To President Trump Dear Mr. President, We appreciate the efforts of your administration and Congress to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Our current health care system is no longer affordable for patients or taxpayers, it has caused premiums to explode, and it has reduced health insurance options. However, at the current time, state leaders must make the current system work as best as possible for their citizens. This includes working to bring as much stability and affordability as possible to the individual market. A key component of that goal is cost-sharing reductions (CSRs). The ACA requires insurers to provide CSRs to eligible low-income exchange enrollees. Those CSRs have been an important element of the New Hampshire Individual market since 2014. The Hampshire Insurance Department reporting on individual market membership indicates that, as of April 2017, over 19,000 New Hampshire residents were receiving CSR subsidies, exclusive of enrollees in the Medicaid Expansion Premium Assistance Program (PAP) whose cost shares are separately funded under a Sec. 1115 waiver. Those 19,000 CSR recipients comprise about 40% of the non-Medicaid enrollees in New Hampshire’s individual market.
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As issuers assess 2018 rate filings due in the very near term, there is urgent need to know whether CSR reimbursements will be funded during the entirety of 2018. While H.R. 1628 in present form, as passed by the House, affirms CSRs through 2019, to assure actual payment of those CSRs, a separate funding measure is necessary. Any uncertainty about the reliability of reimbursements continues to exert additional pressure on 2018 premiums, upwards of 10% in New Hampshire, over and above other factors likely to affect rate filings. Such continued uncertainty could lend itself to market disruption, including discontinuance of certain product offerings, or possible market withdrawals, leaving the market with lessened completion and fewer plan choices for New Hampshire consumers. Funding of the CSR reimbursements, through congressional appropriations or other means, needs immediate consideration and action as soon as possible to strengthen market stability. To be blunt, without CSR funding New Hampshire faces the threat of losing several carriers in our individual market. Given that New Hampshire’s Medicaid expansion enrollees are accommodated in that market segment, the stability of New Hampshire’s individual market becomes especially critical as the N ew H a m ps h i r e i n di -
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.
vidual market includes more than 42,000 PAP enrollees. As noted above, cost shares for those PAP members are funded separately through a Sec. 1115 waiver, funding the CSRs for the non-PAPpopulation will go a considerable distance in stabilizing the entire individual market as legislative replacement and reform options are debated in Congress. Sincerely,¡ Christopher T. Sununu Governor
No Sugar To The Editor: The Sugar Industry resembles the Tobacco Industry. Big Tobacco spent a lot of money denying that it was making a product that was highly addictive and very unhealthy. This was for the purpose of making money. Half the country became addicted. The Sugar Industry pays people to disagree with prevailing evidence that sugar, especially in the form of High Fructose Corn Syrup, is addictive and very unhealthy. Addiction to sugared products has caused widespread obesity, which has raised health-care costs. Again the purpose is to make money. Big Money (Big Coal, Big Oil, Big Gas, Big Pharma) is sinking this country, and needs to be regulated. Dick Devens Center Sandwich
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Danielle inspecting Gilfillan Rock near the summit of Jerry Hill. The Marjory Swope Park’s Orange Trail passes by the Rock and leads to a fine mountain vista. This time of year Mother Nature gives us many cold rainy days but she can deliver a nice warm sunny day to tease us while we wait for summer to arrive. Spring weather is fickle but at least the days are longer and we have time to go for a hike after work. Right now south of the White Mountains is a good place to hike since there is still plenty of mud and snow on higher mountaintop trails. The City of Concord has over 50 miles of trails (http://www.concordnh. gov/trails) and the 77 acre Marjory Park Swope Park has about two miles of trails over and around Jerry Hill with big outlooks and connections to more trails. The trailhead is easily reached from Route 202, just west of St. Paul’s School, 8/10th of a mile up Long Pond Road, parking area is on the left. On this splendid afternoon, Danielle and I decided to meet up after
SATURDAY - Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society $12,900 TURTLE 13s | $4,700 BIG DOGS | $5,200 Pink Diamonds CARRYOVER COVERALL 49#s $9,500+, 50#+ pays $499 **Next High Stakes Game -June 3rd Doors Open at 4, games start @ 6:45 Playing 5 Nights a Week & Sunday Afternoons (closed Mon & Thur)
Memorial Weekend !" # $ %!!&! ' Big Vista over Penacook Lake, aka Long Pond from the northern most point of the Blue Trail. work for a quick hike. Danielle is nearing completing the New Hampshire Fire Tower List and is waiting patiently for a road up north to reopen so she can finish. Visiting Jerry Hill came to mind as something nearby and fun--it has concrete footing remains from a long gone observation tower on top. It may not be on the list but we like collecting peaks. At the trailhead there is a kiosk with a trail map. There is also something else interesting here, it is
home to one of Concord’s six “Little Libraries�— an Eagle Scout Project. A weatherproof box on a pole that is a small library that people can use to exchange books for free. From the kiosk go left to find the Blue Trail loop, we decided to go clockwise and then take the right onto the Yellow Trail to go straight up to the top of Jerry Hill. The trails are easy to follow and there are lots of colored painted blazes See patenaude on 32
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Can Cops Get a Fair Trial in America? Lock you r doors. Hide your children. Police officers, be on alert: Al Sharpton’s copbashing circus is back in full swing. by Michelle Malkin Harlem’s Syndicated Columnist godfather of racial hoax crimes is in Oklahoma this week to stir up trouble as jury selection begins in the manslaughter trial of Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby. Shelby is white. Terence Crutcher, the man she shot and killed during a tense traffic standoff last fall, was black. That’s all the demagogue demolition team needs to know. Damn the facts. Screw due process. Powder up Showbiz Al and hustle over to the media tent. Lights, cameras, agitate! Sharpton’s “prayer vigil” isn’t about expressing faith in God. It’s about stoking the fires of identity politics at the altar of social justice. Sharpton’s no man of peace. He’s the fetid pile of human manure who ruined New York prosecutor Steven Pagones’ life with the incendiary Tawana Brawley rape hoax. He stoked anti-Semitic hatred in Crown Heights after a tragic car accident -- leading to the frenzied mob murder of rabbinical student Yankel Rosenbaum. He has inveighed against “crackers” and cracked jokes about “offing the pigs.” Also headlining the self-serving service in Tulsa this week: Sharpton’s rabble-rousing heir and fellow race fabulist, Benjamin Crump. He’s the Florida-based celebrity lawyer for the Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown families who gained international notoriety perpetuating the “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” lie. Crump first parachuted
into town last fall to snatch up the Crutcher family as new clients and to instigate protests outside Tulsa police headquarters demanding Officer Shelby’s scalp. Nearly 200 marchers wielded “Black Lives Matter” signs and screamed “Fire Betty!” before a police investigation was complete. Others waved “white silence is violence” posters or a photo of a police badge labeled “License to Kill.” One protester took to the microphone to declare that “a good white man is a dead white man.” The agitation worked. Tulsa District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler rushed to file charges before the lead homicide detective in the case had finished his work -- an obvious attempt to appease the unappeasables and avoid the next Ferguson. Make no mistake: When the social justice warriors crusade for “immediate justice,” they’re not asking for proper adjudication in the courts. They’re demanding an immediate guilty verdict, retribution, and a big, fat civil rights lawsuit settlement. Until the Shelby case, police under fire remained silent as the social justice mob hijacked the courts of law and public opinion. But Shelby and her lawyers fought back. She sat down with “60 Minutes” correspondent Bill Whitaker last month to describe her state of mind during the encounter with a noncompliant Crutcher, who had the hallucinogenic drug PCP in his system at the time of his death. She adamantly insisted race was not a factor in the shooting and described the “lynch mob” atmosphere in the days since she was charged and put on administrative leave. Crump and Sharpton faced no admonitions for their pre-trial antics. But after Shelby’s TV appear-
The Pre-Existing Lie
If you’ve only followed coverage of the Republican health care bill loosely in the media, you might believe by Rich Lowry that House ReContributing Writer publicans, after much effort, passed legislation to deny people with pre-existing conditions health insurance. The issue of pre-existing conditions has dominated the debate over the GOP health care bill out of all proportion to the relatively modest provision in the legislation, which is being distorted -- often willfully, sometimes ignorantly -into a threat to all that is good and true in America. The perversity of it all is that the legislation is properly understood as doing more to preserve the Obamacare regulation on preexisting conditions than to undermine it. The legislation maintains a federal baseline of protection in such cases, and says only that states can apply for a waiver from it, provided that they abide by cerSee malkin on 28 tain conditions meant to ensure
that no one is left out in the cold. Since these provisions only involve the individual insurance market, a small slice of the overall insurance picture (about 18 million are on the individual market), and merely make possible state waivers, they are inherently limited. You’re not affected if you get insurance through your employer (155 million people), or through Medicaid or Medicare. You’re not affected if you live in a state that doesn’t request the waiver (many won’t). Even if you buy insurance on the individual market and live in a state that gets a waiver, you’re not affected if you’ve maintained insurance coverage continuously and not had a gap in coverage longer than 63 days. By this point, we’re talking about a tiny fraction of the population. If you do have a pre-existing condition in a waiver state and haven’t had continuous coverage, you can be charged more by your insurer only the first year. The state will have access to $8 billion in federal funds explicitly to ease the cost of your insurance, and must further have a high-risk pool or similar
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Laconia Gets Schooled “But I’d only need one hundred of you.” That line silenced the crowd of teachers listening to a high-tech tiby Ken Gorrell tan talk about Northfield, NH. the future of public education. I wish I could find the article, but I remember reading a few years ago about an education conference where somebody – perhaps Bill Gates or some Silicon Valley sultan – elicited cheers from a group of teachers by telling them how important education was to the future of America, how valuable good teachers were to education, how teachers should be paid six-figures...Then he hit them right between the eyes with the reality of technology: “But I’d only need one hundred of you.” I thought of that line when reading about the shameful tactic employed by the Laconia school board and teachers’ union to push through a budget-busting labor contract. The board negotiated the contract knowing it would require breaking the faith voters had placed in the fiscally-responsible tax cap a decade ago. School Board member Mike Persson threatened city councilors with election opposition if they failed to pay the ransom required to ensure a “fairly smooth election cycle.” The monetary demands were couched in terms of “investing in the future” of Laconia, but as with
all such taxpayer “investment” promises, no one was willing to make definitive guarantees for returns on that investment. Persson asserted to the Daily Sun that “The main driver behind middle class families locating to a city is the perception of the public schools’ quality and the availability of strong co-curricular programming.” A bold statement. Has anyone been so rude as to ask him for his data, his proof? What about other possible drivers of community appeal: crime rates; housing availability and affordability; job availability within a reasonable commute; cost of living; tax rates? Instead, citizens were promised the magic beans of making the city more attractive to middleclass families by dumping more tax money into their schools. They were told that increased taxes (not particularly attractive to taxpaying families) would right past wrongs by giving teachers competitive pay, sure to attract and retain the best of them. Except, of course, no one would promise that outcome, either. That contract is simply part of the bid-up cycle used by all districts to justify pay, benefit, and retirement packages that are outstripping the ability of many communities to afford. Has anybody in authority in the Laconia school district explored options beyond “more money”? Sure, board member Persson employed the usual emotive tactic of threatening to close an elementary school and losing programs, but isn’t there somebody on that board with vision and fiscal sense?
Breaking the tax cap is like opening a vein to a vampire. The sucking won’t stop. There are alternatives. I’ve written about this before, but it bears repeating: Twenty-three states educate their students for less
than $10,000 per pupil per year. In NH, the average is more than $14,000. Somebody on the Laconia school board with the least bit of intellectual curiosity should ask how Florida, Nevada, Utah, and See gorrell on 28
Venezuela’s Slide Into Chaos UNITED NATIONS
-Storm clouds are buffeting the coast of Venezuela, the once rich South American state which is sliding into economby John J. Metzler ic chaos and combustable Syndicated Columnist political confrontation. Mass demonstrations have rocked the capital Caracas. As democratic opposition protesters con-front the riot police and paramilitary forces of the entrenched socialist dictatorship, the country of 31 million slips deeper into turmoil. It did not have to be this way. Once a fairly prosperous and middle class country, Venezuela challenged the paradigm of much of Latin America in the post-war period having a working democracy which was not jolted by periodic military coups d’etat. Nor was this the stereotypical “banana republic.” Anything but. Yet the rise of the petroleum fueled and politically high octane presidency of Colonel Hugo Chavez starting in 1999 changed the political equation. A dozen years of left wing politics, na-tionalizations and increasing authoritarianism of the Bolivarian Revolution put Chavez’s Vene-zuela near the pinnacle of progressive Latin American regimes. President Chavez presented him-self as a buffoonish populist and regular critic of the USA. Having witnessed his antics during his UN visits, one could be assured of colorful rhetoric and a peculiar charm fitting of a Latin despot. In a sense Venezuela’s oil boom was both a blessing and a curse. In the beginning petrodollars fu-
eled the state and lavish social welfare programs for his United Socialist Party. Later petrodol-lars provided a massive political slush fund to support political solidarity with Castro’s Cuba, and a host of other Marxist states looking for the flow of Peso diplomacy. But the drop in global oil prices and the cost of socialist mismanagement by Hugo Chavez turned a once prosperous state into an economic basket case. When Chavez died of cancer in 2013, his mantle fell to vice President Nicolas Maduro, a less tal-ented demagogue, who’s since been swamped by falling oil prices, corruption, and inflation. After Maduro’s left wing Supreme Court basically dissolved the National Assembly, which was controlled by the opposition, street demonstrations reignited. Once again, as many times during the Chavez years, especially in 2002, the middle class opposition rose up to challenge the Maduro government. Yet widening food and medicine shortages across Venezuela have swelled the ranks of the protesters including many of the poor proletariat who once supported the Chavismo movement. The Washington-based Organization of American States (OAS) issued a 75-page report accusing the Maduro government of violating human rights and democratic standards. The OAS Secre-tary General later warned, “In Venezuela, the rule of law does not exist even in appearance…The group of people who hold power in Venezuela has no right to inflict the harm and damage it is causing on the country and the hemisphere.” Weeks ago the Caracas regime decided to quit the OAS, of which it was a founding member. Former congresswoman Maria Corina See Metzler on 29
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honor the military’s fallen comrades and to pay tribute to the sacrifices by the nation’s service members and veterans. Easterseals NH Military & Veterans Services offers Care Coordination to veterans of all eras – from World War II veterans to those who are currently serving. Services are free, confidential, and provided locally – in the veteran’s home or other convenient location. Care Coordinators are master’s-level community caseworkers with extensive training in military culture. Their job is to do whatever it takes to help service members, veterans, and their families thrive. Care Coordinators help those in crisis situations, and are also available to help families plan ahead and avoid problems when facing life changes and challenges. If you know a service member, veteran, or military family in need, please contact Chrystn Pitt, Easter Seals NH Military & Veterans Services, at 603.315.4354. Veterans Count, the philanthropic program of ESNH MVS, provides emergency financial assistance to veterans for critical and unmet needs. Veterans Count raises awareness about the challenges that can result from military service and raises money to help address these needs. To learn more about Veterans Count or to make a donation, please visit vetscount.org. Or, mail your donation to Veterans Count, Easterseals NH, 555 Auburn St, Manchester, NH 03103.
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WORLD ALL-STAR BASEBALL Sports Illustrated’s ace baseball writer, Tom Verducci, recently proposed replacing the current Major League Baseball AllStar Game format with a five-day mid-season World Baseball Classic tournament. The WBC presently goes in March where it has to compete with March Madness, Spring Training, etc. An eight-team, five day, international tournament in July that yields a world champion is a great idea. A 24-man All-Star roster should be sufficient. Presently SIXTY-SIX AllStars show up for the Mid-Summer Classic—33 from each league = too many. Hold the event in Chicago or New York or someplace with two big baseball parks. The quarterfinal/ first-day round requires four games—i.e two doubleheaders. Then come two semifinal games and a championship game. So we actually get SEVEN All-Star games instead of just one. And with MLB on hiatus, and no other major league sports happening, the WBC gets maximum media attention—both domestically and internationally. A home run derby and similar All-Star traditions could be worked into the schedule—as in how the NBA turned its All-Star game into a multi-day, multi-event festival. Hopefully those with the power and influence can overcome inertia and make this happen. The
Will Washington National Ryan Zimmerman be an All-Star again in 2017 and 2018?� 2018 MLB All-Star Game has already been awarded to Washington D.C. Can this commitment be reworked? Verducci’s inspired idea deserves consideration. Maybe just use Nationals Park and RFK Stadium and implement the WBC tournament in D.C. If we can put a man on the moon then we can certainly figure out how to do an international baseball tournament! NHL ALL-STAR HOCKEY The NHL is not going to support the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, as they have other Olympic Games. Remember the Sochi Games in 2014? The NHL created a twoweek schedule break, and in lieu of an All-Star Game the NHL players played for their national teams in the Olympics. Not just for the USA and Canada, but also for teams from the Czech Republic, Finland, Latvia, Russia, Sweden, and Switzerland. The Bruins’ Zdeno Chara played for Slovakia. And the L.A. Kings temporarily relinquished Anze Kopitar to his native Slovenia, where he’s even more popular than Melania Trump! Sadly, for a combination of reasons, the NHL opted not to accommodate the Olympics by creating a 2018 schedule break. It’s too bad. Surely NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman could figure something
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Wright Museum Of WWII & Weirs Publishing Company Partner With A Million Thanks
Sending Drawings And Notes Of Appreciation To Members Of The U.S. Military The Wright Museum of World War II at 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, and Weirs Publishing Company in Laconia, NH, have partnered with A Million Thanks to send drawings and notes of appreciation to members of our U.S. military. Visitors can create drawings and write notes in the A Million Thanks Message Center, which is located in the Wright Museum’s Soda Fountain Gallery. The A Million Thanks Message Center is sponsored by Weirs Publishing Company. All drawings and notes will be sent via A Million Thanks to active, reserve, and veteran military men and women who are serving at home and abroad or who are in hospitals. To create their drawings and notes, Museum visitors can use the paper
and cards, – be used. colored penAll mescils, and craysages will be ons provided sent to A Milby the Weirs lion Thanks, Publishing which will Company disseminate in the Mesthem to our sage Center. American serYoung people vice men and are encourwomen. A Milaged to write lion Thanks, a and draw a 501(c)(3) nonpicture on a profit organilarger card. zation, was The Wright founded in Museum and 2004. Weirs PubThe A Million lishing ComThanks Mespany ask that sage Center messages is open durand drawings Students writing messages to service members in i n g r e g u l a r be positive, Wright Mukind, uplift- the A Million Thanks Message Center at the Wright seum hours. ing, creative, Museum. For additional and fun. To information, make sure that as many letters, we ask that ge- call Donna Hamill at 603members of the military neric salutations – such 569-1212 or email Donna. as possible receive these as “Dear Service Member” Hamill@wrightmuseum.
org. The Wright Museum of World War II is open to the public for the 2017 season on May 1 and will remain open daily through October 31. Museum hours are Monday-Saturday: 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. and Sunday: 12:00-4:00 p.m. The Museum is a notfor-profit educational institution focusing on the American home front as well as the war front during World War II. The museum is located at 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, on Route 28. For more information about the Museum, contact 603-569-1212, Michael.Culver@WrightMuseum.org, via Facebook, or go to the museum’s website at www.WrightMuseum.org.
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person of “Character�, a fellow American, looking back at you?� More from Turning Point: “The NCAA plays games in Cuba and China, but they refuse to play games in North Carolina because of Human Rights violations. Let that sink in� ******** Two Advocates contributors: “The sad thing is that the Constitution already outlaws socialism. That being so, I don’t see how more words on paper are going to help if those we elect or those they appoint to federal office - especially judicial office - are determined to do whatever they want in total disregard of the text and history of the Constitution. “Consider: The only aspect of the economy over which the federal government is given authority is the power of Congress “to regulate commerce with foreign Nations, and among the States and with the Indian tribes.� There’s nothing about regulating agriculture, manufacturing, labor, etc. There’s nothing about owning, operating or subsidizing businesses. There’s nothing about operating a pension system or a health insurance system, or subsidizing educational institutions or the incomes of individuals. “There is no room for socialism within the limits of the federal government’s enumerated powers. But the elected branches have come into the hands of politicians determined to ignore these limits, and the judiciary into the hands of Progressives willing to give their actions constitutional cover. It is clear, after the past 3 plus months that the Republican party is every bit as inept as any of us could conjure. Trump has some learning on the job issues, but
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Birds are very opportunistic. If a birdbath is not available, they will accept water in almost any device or indentation, even the tiniest puddles that would hardly get your shoes wet. By adding a water feature to your backyard habitat you can have a focal point of interest that benefits your feathered friends. The most natural spot for a bath is close to the ground. Water at higher levels not only appeals to some species, it reduces the bird’s exposure to cat attacks. A soaking wet bird is no match for an aggressive feline. Locating a birdbath near trees improves security against raptors. Plus, branches are an easily reached perch from which to preen in safety. Motion on water’s surface or the noise of falling water is like a magnet to the wild birds. If you don’t have room for a recirculating waterfall, any device that moves the water or creates a sound will do the trick. Dripper, misters or small pump driven fountains that keep water moving have the added benefit of preventing mosquito eggs from hatching. You can create your own dripper by hanging an old watering can over your birdbath on a sheppard’s hook. Angle the spout so that just a small dripping action is achieved. An old bucket with a tiny hole on
the bottom is an acceptable alternative. If you have a lawn irrigation system, you can connect it to a birdbath for a continuous water flow. Run a line with a spray emitter from the drip system to the place where the birdbath is located. Every time the irrigation system goes on, fresh water flushes out the bath, refills it and assures the birds always have a source for bathing and drinking. Whatever your space or topography allows, providing water in your bird-friendly yard is an integral part of the birdscaping plan. The birds won’t care if it’s an elaborate bathing structure or an upside down garbage can lid. They simply want a reliable, clean source of water all year long. Enjoy your birds! Wild Bird Depot is located on Rt 11 in Gilford, NH. Steve is a contributing author in major publications, a guest lecturer at major conventions in Atlanta and St. Louis as well as the host of WEZS 1350AM radio show “Bird Calls” with Lakes Region Newsday @ 8:30AM. Wild Bird Depot has donated over $5,000 to local rehabilitators and local nature centers since 1996. Be sure to check out our website www.wildbirddepot.com. Like us on Facebook for great contests and prizes.
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First United Methodist Church, Route 11-A, Gilford. 3pm. Their Spring Concert will include performances by both the Youth Chorus and the Adult Chorus. A suggested donation of $8 per person or $15 per family of four will be taken at the door to cover expenses.
Kayak, Stand Up Paddle Board & Canoe Demo Day Contoocook River Canoe Co., 9 Horse Hill Road, Concord. 10am-4pm. Over 250 Kayaks, Stand Up Paddle Boards & Canoes to demo. 753-9804 or
2551.
Beach Hampton
Montgomery Ward and Sears Roebuck: The 100 Year War
Gilmanton Historical Society, Old Town Hall, Gilmanton Iron Works. Hall opens at 7pm, presentation starts at 7:30pm. Presented by Calvin Knickerbocker, this presentation follows the creation, evolution, and eventual demise of catalog sales as a major force in our nation. Free and open to the public. 715-5721
The US Carbine Caliber .30 M1, Why?
The Wright Museum, Center Street, Wolfeboro. Doors open at 6pm, presentation begins at 7pm-8pm. George R. Gurick, Jr., former Staff Sergeant of the regular Air Force and a dyed in the wool â&#x20AC;&#x153;Army Bratâ&#x20AC;?, takes an in depth look at the reasons behind the adaptation of a â&#x20AC;&#x153;light rifleâ&#x20AC;? to replace the M1911A1 pistol in the hands of troops, and the virtual miracle worked by American industry to produce six million carbines between 1942 and the late summer of 1945.Admission is $8pp, free for members. Reservations are strongly recommended. 569-1212
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Outdoor Explorations: Wildflower Walk
Grounds of Castle in the Clouds, Moultonborough. Learn to identify some of the common flowering plants that you might find in your own backyard, while enjoying an easy hike through the woods. $10/adults, $5/kids or $5/ members, free for kids of members. 476-5410
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26TH Annual Memorial Day Weekend Craft Fair Mill Falls Marketplace, DW Highway, Meredith. Saturday 10am-7pm, Sunday 10am5pm, Monday 10am-4pm. Over 100 juried artists from all over New England will display their American Made works of all kinds. Specialty foods and live music, Free admission, rain or shine, and friendly pets on leashes are welcomed. www.castleberryfairs.com or 332-2616
Sunday 28th Robert Cray Band The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. www. flyingmonkeynh.com or 5362551.
Woven Footstool Class – Jean Reed
League of NH Craftsmen, 279 DW Highway, Meredith. 12:30pm – 4:30pm. Master the art of Shaker Tape Weaving with instructor Jean Reed. At the finish of the class, students will take home a beautiful handcrafted oak footstool, and have the opportunity to weave the seat yourself! No previous weaving experience is necessary. Space is limited to 6 students and pre-registration
is required. Tuition is $115 per student. 279-7920
Wednesday 31st Pub Mania Shuffle Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 6pm start. Walk a 2+ mile course to Meadowbrook and back to Patrick’s. All proceeds to benefit Pub Mania and the Lakes Region Children’s Auction. $10 entry fee includes a complimentary beverage and entry into the post-shuffle raffle. www.patrickspub.com or 293-0841
Loon Preservation Committee’s Annual Summer Luncheon and Auction
June Friday 2nd The Thunderbirds
League of NH Craftsmen, 279 DW Highway, Meredith. 12:302:30pm. In this 2 hour class, you will be creating your own glass suncatcher with a NH Spring landscape theme. You will learn how to combine the glass to create rich colors and textures that will reflect and transmit color and light. Tuition is $40 per student and includes use of tools and choice of glass materials in various colors. Beginners and advanced students, age 12 and up are welcomed to participate. Preregistration required. 2797920
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The Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www. flyingmonkeynh.com or 5362551
Saturday 3rd Rise Again Outreach -9 Annual Silent Auction Fundraiser
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New Beginnings Church of the Nazarene, 33 Staniels Road, Loudon. 6:30pm-8:30pm. More than 100 items donated from businesses from all over NH and beyond will be up for auction. Some of the great items include Disney World Tickets, theatre shows, date nights and getaways, golf outings, family camping, automotive care packages, autographed sports memorabilia, sports venues and much more! Attending the auction is free, only cash and personal checks can be accepted for auction items. 731-9423
Sunday 4th Father’s Day Glass Suncatcher Class with Juried Artist Lynn Haust
Bald Peak Colony Club, 180 Bald Peak Drive, Melvin Village. 11am-2pm. Attendees will enjoy a delicious lunch, silent auction, and a chance to visit with fellow loon lovers. Silent auction items include a Tuscany Culinary Escape, a week in a private Campobello home, golf packages, Red Sox tickets, framed prints and restaurant gift certificates. Seats need to be purchased by May 25th. Call Lin at the Loon Center 476-5666
Jazz Communion Service
First Congregational Church of Farmington. 9:50am. Refreshments will be served following the service and performance. All invited.
The B-52s Hampton Ballroom,
Beach Hampton
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Wednesday 7th Wine in the Gardens/Beer in the Woods Studley’s Flowers Gardens, 82 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 6pm-8:30pm. Guests will sample wines from Hermit Woods Winery of Meredith and craft brews from Out Haus
Ales of Northwood, paired with appetizers from local restaurants and entertainment provided by “Just by Chance”. There will also be a silent auction. Proceeds will benefit downtown Rochester projects and events. Tickets are available from any Main Street Board Member, the Main Street Office, Studley’s Flower Gardens or may be purchased online at www.
rochestermainstreet.org
330-3208
Thursday 8th Tab Benoit The Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www. flyingmonkeynh.com or 5362551
Friday 9th Gaelic Storm The Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www. flyingmonkeynh.com or 5362551
Everclear w/ Vertical Horizon & Fastball Hampton Ballroom,
Beach Hampton
Casino Beach.
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Saturday 10th Recycled Percussion The Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www. flyingmonkeynh.com or 5362551 . Sunday 11th
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Saturday 24th Eaglemania The Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www. flyingmonkeynh.com or 5362551
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Friday 30th 102 Years of Broadway The Great Hall, Wolfeboro Town Hall, Wolfeboro. www. greatwaters.org or 569-7710
Ongoing Senior Ten Pin Bowling League
Funspot, Rt. 3 Weirs Beach. 10am every Monday morning. 50 years and older welcomed! Call Gail 569-1974 or Al 8552561
Line Dancing
Gilford Public Library, 31 Potter Hill Road, Gilford. 9am-10am Every Wednesday. 524-6042
Oil Painting Classes
Bleu Waves Gallery, Meredith. Tuesday through Saturday. 561-401-1487
Hooks & Needles â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Knitting & Crocheting Group
Meredith Senior Center, 1 Circle Drive, Meredith. Group meets every Tuesday 9:3011:30am. All are welcome. 279-4647
Support Group for Caregivers & Those with Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s or Other Dementias
Laconia Congregational Parish Hall, 18 Veterans Square, Laconia. 2pm on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of each month. Group is confidential and non-denominational. 5366060
Newfound Knights â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Chess Club
Sleeper-Minot Library, Bristol. 5-7pm. Twice a month (Tuesdays). Any and all chess players are welcome, even if you have never played, people will be willing to take time and teach you how to play. Learn a new game, meet new people and have fun! Free and open to all. Tron84nh@gmail.com for dates and more details.
Lakes Region Brain Injury Support Group
Lakes Region Community Services, 719 Main Street, Laconia. 6-7:30pm. 1st Thursday of every month. 2258400
Lakes Region Camera Club Meeting Trinity Episcopal Church, Route 25, Meredith. 7-9pm. First and third Thursday of the month. Persons of all experience levels are welcome to attend.
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Art â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Round Town Gallery Walk Downtown Portsmouth, the first Friday of every month. 5-8pm. View website for specific fees.
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VynnArt, Main Street, Meredith. Every third Friday. Call 2790557to sign up.
Lakes Region Detachment Marine Corps League
9pm every Wednesday.
Meredith Community Center, Rt. 3, Meredith. 6:30pm. Second Thursday of the month. New members always welcome. 455-0636
Line Dancing
Genealogy Workshop
Gilford Public Library, 31 Potter Hill Road, Gilford. 12:30-3pm every Monday. 524-6042
Wolfeboro Public Library, Wolfeboro. 10am-Noon. The first Tuesday of every month. Featuring methods of jump starting genealogical research for both the beginner and the advanced genealogist. Free and open to all. 569-2428
Central NH Amateur Radio Club Meeting Gilford Community Church, Gilford. Meets the first Tuesday of each month. Interested in amateur radio? New members welcome! Check website for details www.chnarc.org
Bible Study
Open Door Bible Church, 2324 Rt. 16, next to West Ossipee Post Office. Every Wednesday at 6:30pm. 508-380-0471
Singles Dance
Danielâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hall, Rt 4, Nottingham. Fridays from 8pm-12am. Casual dress. BYOB, free light buffet and drink set-ups. Smoking outside on the patio. $12. 942-8525
Acoustic Country Pickin Party
Starr King Unitarian Meeting House, Plymouth. Sundays 4-5pm. 536-1179
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Dover Public Library. Every Saturday at 2pm. Free screening of a family movie. Bring your own popcorn!
Preschool Storytime
Meredith Public Library, Main St. Wednesdays, 10:3011:30am and Thursdays, 1-2pm. Ages 3-5. 279-4303.
Knotty Knitters
Meredith Public Library, Main St. 10:30am - Noon. Every Thursday. All levels of experience welcome. 2794303.
Social Bridge
Gilford Public Library, 31 Potter Hill Road, Gilford. 10:30am12:30pm Every Friday. 5246042
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family moved to the area in 1974 when his parents bought the Matterhorn Motor Lodge in Moultonborough in 1974, which they ran for thirty-two years. Koz developed a love for the culinary arts first working as a cook at the Wolfeboro Camp School in the late 1980s. While he was in college he became Kitchen Manager at Hartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Turkey Farm in Meredith and then was a sous chef at the William Tell Restaurant in Waterville where he learned from Swiss Chef Franz Dubach. In 1986, Koz attend the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in New Hyde Park, New York where he founded the CIA Hombrewers Club and was President of the Ale and Lager Educational Society. While at the CIA he was offered a job at the Shipyard Brewing Company in Kennebunkport, Maine where he was head brewer for three months until he decided to move to California to learn how to make wine. Over time Koz traveled to many places to learn
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youngest Executive Chef in New Hampshire as he took over the kitchen at the Governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Inn in Rochester where he got the Inn a 4-diamond AAA award. He was only twenty-seven. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In 2001 I moved to Do-
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It was authentic creole with a New Hampshire flair.” As the Crescent City Bistro boomed, customers suggested Koz open a more high end Steak House as well in the area. Eventually he opened the Orchard Street Chop Shop to more success. “Eventually I closed the Crescent City Bistro so I could focus solely on the Chop Shop,” said Koz. “I bought a little bit of the Cajun influence to the Chop Shop like the Alligator Cheese Cake, which was a big hit.”
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A delicious shrimp taco is just one of the many cajun and creole offering at Chef Koz’s Crescent City Kitchen.
Koz also had started the Flat Iron Catering Company as he saw the demand for that facet of the business. The success of the Chop Shop led to more and more nights away from home and family events. Even when he was home, problems at the restaurant would pop up and need his attention. At first, Koz looked into opening a restaurant in Rochester, nearer to his home in Farmington, but that didn’t work out. “My wife Christen and I sat down one night and we went over the pros and cons of owning a restaurant,” said Koz. “The cons outweighed the pros, but the See koz on 25
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few pros there were related perfectly to a food truck.” Koz thought that an even better idea was a mobile trailer that could be driven from place to place and then, if needed, the truck could be used to pick up supplies, etc. “I started to research custom-made trailers and found a company called Worldwide Trailer Manufacturing in Georgia,” said Koz. “They are the number one food trailer builders in
the country. Within two weeks of talking back and forth we had designed on paper what I was looking for.” In mid-December of 2016, after Koz sold the Chop Shop, he went down to Georgia and spent hours going over every aspect of the trailer with representatives at the company. “We went over every little detail including the legal specifications that are needed to operate a food truck,” said Koz.
Seven weeks later, Koz drove down to Georgia and brought his new business back to New Hampshire where the trailer graphics were designed and put on by Sundance Sign in Dover. “After a lot of thought it was decided to call it ‘Chef Koz’s Crescent City Kitchen,’” Said Koz, to revive the dynasty of his first restaurant, noting that it also fits in nicely with Flat Iron Catering. The grand unveiling a few weeks ago at the Inn at Thorn Hill was a big success with the many invited guests enjoying great Cajun and Creole cooking, which will be the staple of the Crescent City Kitchen at the many events it will be at this summer, as well as many already booked for
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ance defending herself, the judge in the case issued the police officer and her legal team a reprimand. This is maddening. Cops are damned if they do speak up and damned if they don’t. Two years ago, former Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw was advised by his trial lawyer to stay quiet before and during his chaotic trial on trumped-up sexual assault charges by a parade of shady women who are now clients of Benjamin Crump’s seeking high-dollar civil rights awards. Several of these convicted felons gave interviews or testified while high, couldn’t identify Holtzclaw or his patrol car from photo line-ups, misidentified his race, hair color, height, and weight, and changed key details of their stories after being approached and coached by confirmation bias-driven detectives. Holtzclaw, against his every instinct to defend his gorrell from 7
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character and reputation, was told to keep quiet while accusers lied, prosecutors smeared, and disrupters shouted “Give him life!” and “Racist cop!” and “Racist jury!” Seven phones were confiscated from people taking photos in the courtroom, including images of jury members. The judge in the case, Timothy Henderson, knew for weeks before trial that the city had granted a permit for protesters to occupy the steps and streets outside the courtroom. He lamely confessed that he didn’t “know really what can be done other than to admonish the jury to disregard” the commotion. He and city officials claimed to be powerless to stop the sabotage of Holtzclaw’s right to a fair trial -- sabotage that they enabled. This week, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals rejected a motion by lawyers Randy Coyne and J. Christian Adams to submit an amicus brief in the Holtzclaw case on the
dangerous hijacking of the courts by the social justice mob. Their message deserves to be heard. “There is a First Amendment right of free speech. There also is a First Amendment right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. But for outsiders at a criminal trial, there is no First Amendment right to petition the jury and browbeat it into delivering one’s preferred verdict,” the lawyers from opposite sides of the political aisle argued. If real justice surrenders to social justice in the courtroom, we all lose.
News & World Report Best High School Rankings, so their lower costs are not coming at the expense of a good education. What about technology? We’ve been told for years that technology in the classroom would work wonders. It hasn’t. That’s because, unlike in the private sector, public schools have added tech without fundamentally changing how they do business. Which brings us back to that education conference. The speaker explained to the quieted teachers that technology could now do for teaching what it has done for almost every other profession: Improve productivity and product or service quality while reducing personnel requirements. The Internet can give every student access to a world-class, tailored education at a price even struggling cities like Laconia could afford...if we are willing to change how we do business. The best teachers and award-winning curricula, tailored to each student, could be brought to every classroom in the state via
the Internet. Instead of a hundred school districts competing to attract middle-of-the-road graduates from teacher colleges or to retain tenured teachers whose salaries are based not on evaluated quality but degrees attained and time served, each district could select from worldclass instructional materials taught by the technologist’s “one hundred of you.” Certainly by 5th grade, most students are comfortable using the technologies necessary to bring about this change in classroom instruction. The stumbling block isn’t the kids, it’s the adults. It’s the entrenched interests and the small-thinkers. The time for tolerating this status quo has passed. Laconia taxpayers would do well to hold tight to their tax cap and tell school board members to put on their thinking caps.
Michelle Malkin is host of “Michelle Malkin Investigates” on CRTV.com. Her email address is writemalkin@gmail.com. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators. com.
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