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Live Free Or Die:

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As I sit here writing this, it is a raw, damp and rainy Mother’s Day. My thoughts drift to the memories of my own mother, which seem a lifetime ago. Thoughts are illuminated by the mother of my own grown son, and my sister who, widowed, raised her two young boys to manhood, all alone, with focused determina-

tion and purpose. We all have our own personal take on Mother’s Day and this year mine has shifted a bit. I’m transfixed by a mother who, during her own suffering, had to endure seeing her four children also suffer in the same manner. It started, as do so many of the rescues performed by Live and Let Live Farm, with an observant passSee philbrick on 34

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It’s been a long haul from winter to now, but summer is finally here and so is some great recreation. Pictured here is The New Hampshire Boat Museum’s vintage Hacker Craft, Millie B, the perfect way to sit back, relax and tour the lake in style. Rides begin Saturday, May 27th and continue through Columbus Day weekend. Regular ticket prices for the day tours are $22 for adults, $20 for Museum members, seniors, teens and active military; $10 for children, with children under 5 free of charge. A family rate is available for $60 which includes 2 adults with 2 children.

Ceremonies will be held Wednesday, May 31sr at the New Hampshire Veterans Home to mark Memorial Day On Wednesday, May 31, the Home will hold its own Memorial Day ceremony, also in the Town Hall at 11 a.m. It will be preceded by a coffee social with the residents starting at 10:15 a.m. The day’s speakers will include Governor Chris Sununu and members of New Hampshire’s Congressional delegation. Both events are free and the public is welcome. The NH Veterans Home is located at 139 Winter

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Audrey Drake & Peter Lawlor Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. Audrey plays at 7pm, Peter starts at 8:30pm. www.patrickspub. com or 293-0841

Charity Wine Tasting to Benefit Rochester Performance & Arts Center The Castle, 19 Charles Street, Rochester. 6pm-9pm. The wine tasting will feature four tables of wine to sample as well as delicious food including shrimp cocktail, smoked salmon, a chef’s carving station, and many fine desserts. There will be live music and a silent auction as well. Tickets are $45pp and can be purchased online at www.RochesterOperaHouse. com or at 335-1992

“Around the Lakes” Art Show and Opening Reception Lakes Region Art Association Art Gallery, Tanger Outlets, 120 Laconia Road, Tilton. 5pm-7pm. For this show, the Lakes Region Art Association artists capture the beauty of the Lakes Region in original works of art. From lake scenes and mountain views to forest hiking trails and New England architecture, local artists catch the splendor and charm of the area. The art show and sale continues through July 17th. The Gallery is open Thursdays through Mondays from 10am-6pm. www.lraanh.org or 5280013

Friday 26th Rusted Root The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh. com or 536-2551.

Annie and the Orphans Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. www. pitmansfreightroom.com or 5270043

Dueling Pianos – Jim Tyrrell & Gardner Berry Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford 9pm. www.patrickspub.com or 293-0841

Saturday 27th Tribute to U2 -Mike Loughlin Trio Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. www.patrickspub. com or 293-0841

Benefit Concert for Wounded Veterans – Jay Gates Impersonates Rod Stewart and Barry Manilow Meredith Community Auditorium, Inter-Lakes High School, Meredith.

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

2017 Gallery Open House

The Sandy Martin Gallery, 15 South Main Street, Wolfeboro. 4pm6pm. Quality fine art, photography, sculpture, and one of a kind, hand crafted jewelry. Wine Social and hors d’oeuvres and Live music by Tyler and Vesa Byrnes. 569-9890

Ryan Ordway CD Release Show Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. www. pitmansfreightroom.com or 5270043

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Saint James Episcopal Church, 2238 Parade Road, Laconia. Find good stuff and support good causes!

Ride NH Boat Museum’s Millie B NH Boat Museum, 399 Center Street, Wolfeboro. One of the best ways to tour Lake Winnipesaukee is by vintage wooden boat. The Millie B is the perfect way to sit back, relax and tour the lake in style! Rides begin May 27th and continue through Columbus Day Weekend. The narrated tour lasts for 45-minutes along the eastern shore of the lake. Reservations are encouraged and can be made by calling 569-4554 or www.nhbm.org

Legendary Blues Rocker James Montgomery and Boston’s Barry Goudreau Jean’s Playhouse, Lincoln. 7:30pm. Jean’s welcomes Barry Goudreau, formerly of the multi-platinum band Boston, and legendary blues rocker James Montgemery. Special guest Charlie Farren, lead singer and guitarist with The Joe Perry Project and founder of the Boston band Farrenheit, will open with a solo performance. www.jeansplayhouse. com or 745-2141

Sat. 27th – Sun 28th Arts & Crafts Show North Conway Community Center, 2628 White tn Hwy - Rte 16, North Conway. Over 75 exhibitors. Alpaca Exhibit. Music of Tim Janis. 10-5 both days. Free admission. joycescraftshows.com. 603-528-4014

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 536-2551.

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 preregistration is required. Tuition is $115 per student. 279-7920

Louis Ramey and Mark Turcotte – Live Comedy Jean’s Playhouse, Lincoln. 7:30pm. www.jeansplayhouse.com or 7452141

Tuesday 30th “Three Stooges and the Axis”

The Wright Museum of World War II, 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro. Doors open at 6pm, presentation is from 7pm-8pm. Join Wright Museum volunteer and “Stooge-aholic”, Daniel Schroeder as he presents part five of his “Three Stooges take on the Axis powers” series. Come along with the Three Stooges, Americans first SEALs (Sea, Air, Laughs) as they poke fun at the axis powers and do their part to win the war. This will be a fun time for young and old. PLEASE- all pies check at the door! Admission is $8pp, free for members. Space is limited, so reservations are recommended. 5691212

Spring Cleaning – Five Week Workshop with Certified Life Coach Emily Clement Group meets at the Home Office of Emily Clement in Laconia. Class is offered either noon-1:30pm or 6pm7:30pm. Each week includes a theme, discussion, activity and homework. The weekly topics include: Define your Dream, Create More Value than Volume, Befriend Fears, Let go of Resentment, Express Gratitude, and Practice Silence. Participants will get clear about desires, identify what’s in the way, and create a plan with a goal in mind. Cost of the 5-week workshop is $197pp. Visit www. EmilyClementLifeCoach.com or call 520-6300

Wednesday 31st Pub Mania Shuffle

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Mill Falls Marketplace, DW Highway, Meredith. Saturday 10am-7pm, Sunday 10am-5pm, Monday 10am4pm. Over 100 juried artists from all over New England will display their American Made works of all kinds. Specialty foods and live music, Free

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

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26th Annual Memorial Day Weekend Craft Festival The Scenic Mill Falls Marketplace in Meredith, NH, will once again come alive with color, flavor, and music for the 26th Annual Memorial Weekend Craft Festival on May 27, 28 & 29 (Memorial Day) 2017. Over 100 Juried Artisans from all over New England will display their American made works; including Slate, Fine Jewelry, Folk Art, Quilts, Fine Art Photography, Fiber Arts, Custom Signs, Wood Burning, Leather, Floral Design, Soy Candles, Baskets, Turned Wood, Wearable Art, Personal Care, Tie Dye, Wall Hangings, Silhouettes, Doll Clothes, Pottery and more. Come and sample a variety of Specialty Foods such as Kettle Corn, Salsas, Finishing Sauces, Herbal Dips, Oils, Vinegars, Maple, BBQ Sauces, Pickles, Candied Nuts, Farm Fresh Baked Goods and much more. The Memorial Day Weekend Craft Festival is free admission and held rain or shine. Friendly pets on leash are welcome. Mill Falls Marketplace is located directly on Route 3 in lovely Meredith, NH. Festival Hours are Saturday from 10am to 7pm, Sunday from 10am to 5pm and Monday (Memorial Day) from 10am to 4pm. For more information call 603-332-2616 or visit us at castleberryfairs.com. Food Sales benefit Lakes Region Altrusa Club.

“The Shaker Legacy” At The Lake Winnipesaukee Museum On Saturday, June 3 at 11am the Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society will present an informative presentation, titled “The Shaker Legacy” given by historian, Darryl Thompson. In their more than two and a half centuries of existence, members of the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, commonly known as Shakers, made ingenious contributions to diverse fields: agriculture, industry, medicine, music, furniture design, women’s rights, racial equality, craftsmanship, social and religious thought, and mechanical invention and improvement. Darryl Thompson explores some of these contributions in his lecture and shares some of his personal memories of the Canterbury Shakers. Mr. Thompson is a historian who holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in American History from the University of New Hampshire, Durham. Although not a Shaker himself, he lived with the Shaker colony in Canterbury, New Hampshire and is one of a relatively small group of individuals who have both dwelled among the Shakers and studied them on an academic level. His lecture focuses on the history and l contributions of the Shakers but also includes material relating to his life at Canterbury and the achievements of the Canterbury Shakers. This lecture is put on through a generous grant from New Hampshire Humanities.This lecture is free to the public The Lake Winnipesaukee Museum is located on Route 3 in Laconia, next to Funspot. Please call 366-5950 to RSVP.

“Three Stooges and the Axis” Join Wright museum volunteer and Stooge-alcoholic Daniel Schroeder as he presents part Five of his “Three Stooges take on the Axis powers” series on Tuesday, May 30th, from 7-8pm at the Wright Museum, 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Come along with the Three Stooges, Americans first SEALs (SEa, Air, Laughs) as they poke fun at the Axis powers and do their part to win the war. This is a fun time for young and old. PLEASE - all pies check at door! 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. Doors open at 6pm.

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As you know, the month of May can bring to the New Hampshire landscape a variety of weather from cold and snow to the sweltering-like heat of a summer’s day along with the expected springing to life of leaves and grass and the fulfillment of its promise to provide us with flowers, bees and black flies. The month of May has also provided us with persons and events that have made it an exciting time to think history. It was on May 8, 1945 that the Germans officially surrendered and the fighting of World War II ended in Europe. Many celebrated that day as VE Day or as Victory in Europe Day. New Hampshire places of business helped to celebrate the occasion with special messages in advertisements placed in newspapers. Willey’s Express announced that “Victorious Allied Troops marched toward the capital of Germany today. The Nazi regime has been crushed. With occupation of the country rapidly approaching completion, the allied war councils moved immediately to mop-up Japan.� Alcide Paquette sporting goods store on Canal Street placed an ad depicting a family listening to the radio and hearing the news that “Germany Surrenders!� The ad asserted that “ Again man will live away from dic-

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target” is a false one. Some media reporters have inadvertently stated the age of the operating systems on a target computer as the qualifying factor, but that is not true; manufacturers (in the case of Windows, Microsoft Corporation) set “End of Life” dates for their operating systems and old software, once that date is reached, they cease all support of the product, to include cessation of issued software patches for them. Thus, older operating systems such as Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 no longer receive patches as newer operating systems do, but newer systems that are unpatched were also susceptible to this (and future) attacks. Microsoft released patch MS17-010 that fixed the SMB flaw exploited by Wanna Cry(pt) in modern operating systems (Windows 10, Windows Server 2012) on March 14, 2017, but many companies simply do not patch in a timely manner, and thus they were also open to this attack (Microsoft actually took the unprecedented move of issuing a patch for this flaw to its expired, obsolete OS’ this week). Also, many poorer nations utilize pirated software which receive no patches either, thus the skewed distribution of victims overseas, but Americans should be aware that we are not immune from this attack. As a matter of fact, small companies, town offices, school districts and police stations with little or no

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.

IT staff fail to patch more often than larger companies, making them more susceptible, not less. The ransomware component is the “payload”, worms are used to deliver other attacks (command and control, data theft, etc.), but ransomware is the most popular means of cyber attack currently. Ransomware works by encrypting all data it can reach on a network, displaying a digital ransom note on the monitor of the exploited system with instructions to pay for decryption, and letting the bitcoins fall where they may. There is no cost to the attackers to do this beyond developing the malware and letting it loose on the internet to ravage unpatched systems; victims can pay up or not and may get their data back or not, making the return on investment very enticing to hacking groups and fueling popularity of its use to what we see today. Organizations of all sizes can take some very basic steps to protect themselves from worm attacks and their ransomware payloads, these include patching Windows systems in a timely manner (Linux and Macintosh as well), having good backups, educating users, and developing a very basic incident response plan. Windows patches can be set to be applied automatically and this should be done for all workstations - as well as for common applications such as Adobe, Java, and See mail boat on 54

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As Memorial Day and the official kick-off to the summer season are upon us here in Central New Hampshire, I am confronted with phone calls from former members of F.A.T.S.O. to help them to deal with the upcoming stresses of the season. As you probably know if you read the papers - well, this one anyway – F.A.T.S.O. is a support group I started with my friend Vinnie years ago to help new transplants deal with the stresses of adjusting to their first winters here. It stands for Flatlanders Adjusting to Solitary Oblivion. There have been dozens of graduates of the group who have successfully adjusted and now find winter no more than a few months (and in some cases, like this past winter half a year) of a mild inconvenience. Still, winter is only one of four seasons here. The other three being Autumn, Motorcycle Week and Summer. (There is a bill in Concord right now to designate Road Work as an additional season. We’ll see how that plays out.) Some former F.A.T.S.O. members who have only been a year or two separated for the groups’ umbilical cord, are finding that they are now nicely adjusted to winter, but at the same time are having trouble doing the same with the summer

months. Many of them used to vacation here in the summer for a week or two and then when they arrived back home kept the thoughts in their heads of how beautiful an area it is here and how they longed to move here permanently,f which many of them did. Now they suffer from what is known as “Sudden Summer Syndrome”. It is brought on by living here in the quiet off season months and then for about ten frantic weeks having to suddenly cope with paradigm shift in perception. So, this year, we have started a new group for which we have yet to find a catchy acronym. Still, even without that important piece of the puzzle we are going ahead and already planning how to help those this disease which is much more prominent than many realize. How do you know if you have “Sudden Summer Syndrome”? Well, here are a few tips. If you think about these things on a more than regular basis during the summer months, the odds are good that you are inflicted. How do I deal with more than five cars at a stoplight? Is that tourist from New York yelling at me for something I have no idea that I did or does he just talk like that all the time? How come “my” table isn’t always available at my favorite restaurant when I go there in the summer? What is the proper etiquette to be used when dealing with a summer visitor, if any? Who left all of these shopping carts strewn about the supermarket

parking lot? How come people who only come here for one or two weeks a year know more about the history of Lake Winnipesaukee than I do? Is it proper to laugh out loud when a summer visitor says: “Someday I am going to retire up here and open a restaurant”? And, of course, the one question that many ask, but really isn’t a symptom of “Sudden Summer Syndrome” unless combined with at least two others from above is: “Why isn’t the day AFTER Labor Day a holiday?” Our new group will help those with “Sudden Summer Syndrome” understand important things like why do summer visitors have only two speeds when driving: Way too fast and way to slow, as well as other topics. Of course, we won’t be having our first meeting until after Columbus Day Weekend since everyone is too busy until then. This gives us plenty of time to come up with a catchy acronym. Anyone who is interested in joining is more than welcome. We just ask that you write down any things connected with “Sudden Summer Syndrome” since this disease is new to us as well and we will all learn together. Also, if you have a great acronym for our new group, make sure to send it along to me. If we use your suggestion you will receive nothing except thanks for a job well done. Visit Brendan’s website at www.BrendanTSmith. com for updates on the first “Real Stories North Of Concord’ storyslam at Pitman’s Freight Room on July 13th to benefit the NH Humane Society.

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Who Has Absolute Health Care Moral Authority? Here is what happens if you try to tell health care stories that defy big government orthodoxy: When GOP by Michelle Malkin C o n g r e s s man Rodney Syndicated Columnist Davis of Illinois tried to recount how his wife, a nurse a n d colon cancer survivor, struggled in the nationalized Canadian health care system, liberal protesters responded by uttering “Ugh!” and catcalling him. When GOP Rep. Tom MacArthur of New Jersey attempted to tell a rowdy town hall audience about health policy insights he gained caring for his special needs daughter, Gracie, who passed away at age 11, he was booed. And jeered. Rude pigs yelled “Shame!” at the insurance executive turned public servant as he talked about his daughter’s legacy. When GOP Rep. David Kustoff of Tennessee wrapped up a meeting with agricultural educators in his district this week, a woman stalked him and an aide -- reportedly, nearly driving them off a road. According to the sheriff’s department, the stalker approached Rep. Kustoff’s car, “screaming, “striking the windows,” “cursing” and blocking the vehicle, according to police. After GOP Rep. Martha McSally of Arizona voted for the House Obamacare repeal plan, an unhinged Tucson public school employee left voice messages on her congressional office phone line threatening to “wring” her neck and “pull the trigger” to

shoot her between the eyes. When I countered late-night joker Jimmy Kimmel’s Obamacare-cheerleading monologue tied to his newborn child’s chronic illness with my own experience as a mother of a chronically ill child, left-wing readers called me an “insensitive b----” “mean-spirited” and “twisted.” One reading comprehensionchallenged letter writer, Diane Goldwater, wrote: “Perhaps one day one of your children will suffer from a lifethreatening disease... what goes around comes around we will see how you feel when it happens to someone you love.” Along similar bloodthirsty lines, in response to all Republicans who supported the House health insurance package, Newsweek writer Kurt Eichenwald seethed on Twitter that he wanted his political enemies and their loved ones to be “tortured:” “I hope every GOPr who voted 4 Trumpcare sees a family member get long term condition, lose insurance & die.” As ever, absolute moral authority only belongs to those who preach civility and compassion for others -- while ramming their own policy preferences and values down our throats. Millions of us who wanted our individual market health insurance plans left alone were branded selfish or liars for the past eight years. Our stories were stifled; our cancellation notices derided; our accounts of skyrocketing health insurance costs and diminished access to doctors mocked. The partisan Beltway press shot down true stories of government-engineered pain and suffering, while hyping count-

The Worst Word In American Politics

For the past couple of years, the most important word in American politics has been the worst -“rigged.” by Rich Lowry E m a n a t Contributing Writer ing from slang back in the 17th century, developing into a description of financial fraud, and then branching out to apply to cheating in sports and elections, “rigged” had a breakthrough year in 2016, and it shows no sign of loosening its grip. It is a word of grievance and conspiracy. It is a word of institutional distrust. It is a word of larger forces beyond our control taking advantage of us. It is a word that says, “We wuz robbed -- and we will make the bastards pay.” In short, it is the perfect term See malkin on 38 for a fevered era in our national

life. Donald Trump has charged that everything is rigged. “It’s not just the political system that’s rigged, it’s the whole economy,” he said during the campaign. The rigging specifically encompassed, among other things, “unfair trade, immigration and economic policies,” as well as the Republican primary (at least when he was losing ground). Since Hillary Clinton picked up on the verbiage from Bernie Sanders, both major-party candidates last year argued that the system had been manipulated by nefarious forces working for their self-interested ends, i.e., “rigged.” The election was basically a contest over which party had a better claim on the word. Yes, “the game is rigged,” Elizabeth Warren thundered. “It’s rigged for guys like Donald Trump.” In the stretch run of the campaign, Trump warned his sup-

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will see further expansion. Turkey’s once robust economy Yet the Report warns, “The has gone into decline largely as policy environment in the United a result of repeated shockwaves States remains turbulent, as from the Syrian crisis as well proposals by the Administra- as President Erdogan’s moves tion confront Congressional and towards his confrontational aujudicial hurdles.” This becomes thoritarianism both domestically abundantly clear when viewing Administration policy inside the maelstrom of partisan political infighting. Moreover, question marks concerning established trade policy have shadowed the President commercial environment with Trump’s attorkey partners such as Canada ney general, and Mexico. Jeff Sessions, Slow but certain growth is ordered federpredicted in Japan with a rise of al prosecutors 1.1 percent and in the European to seek maxiUnion where growth still remains mum penalties steady at 1.7 percent. for drug-related The Report stresses, “East and crimes. South Asia remain the world’s This is both most dynamic regions, benefiting by John Stossell cruel and stufrom robust domestic demand Syndicated Columnist pid. and supportive macroeconomic It’s cruel because Session’s policies.” In East Asia growth numbers 5,000 prosecutors must now remain robust with overall growth push for long jail sentences at 5.6 and South Asia at 7.1 per- even for people who pose no cent for 2017. Growth in China violent threat and for some who is projected to dip from 6.7 per- are utterly innocent. It’s stupid because it will cost cent last year to 6.5 percent this America a fortune but won’t year and in 2018. India stands alone as a major make us safer. The U.S. already locks up country with growth slated for 7.3 percent this year and a projected more people than any other 7.9 percent in 2018. This is a far country. We have 4 percent of cry from the lackluster “Hindu the world’s population but more rate of growth” prior to the 1990’s than 20 percent of the world’s when India’s democratic socialist prisoners. This happened partly because governments served as a drag on of bad reporting by people like development. But there are many downdrafts. me. Decades ago, my colleagues and I made people more terrified of crime than they need to be, by covering all the grizzly details of local crimes. “If it bleeds, it leads” became the mantra in newsrooms. Our scary reporting, combined with a doubling in the crime rate from about 1960 to 1990, led politicians to say, “We must do something!” Politicians reacted to the media hype by passing threestrikes laws and intensifying the war on drugs. Three-strikes laws worked, if “worked” means locking people up for longer periods. But taking away judges’ ability to use their own judgment is cruel to some defendants. It’s also not clear that the longer sentences made us safer.

and with the European Union. A few years ago economists and laymen alike were enchanted by the growth potential of the so- called BRICS, namely the high growth economies of Brazil,

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Cruel & Stupid Crime dropped just as much in states that liberalized sentencing rules as states that did not. Intensifying the drug war definitely did not work. America locked drug sellers up, but drug use remained the same. Fat black-market profits enticed new groups of sellers to enter the business. Now, almost no one claims that getting stoned is a good thing. Drugs, like alcohol, should be kept away from children. I admire President Trump’s selfrestraint. He says he’s never used drugs, cigarettes or alcohol partly because his brother, Fred, drank himself to death. Drugs, cigarettes and alcohol do a lot of damage. But they don’t do it to everyone. Lots of American adults manage drug or alcohol use while still raising families and going to work. Presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama used drugs when they were young, but then, when they became presidents, they hypocritically supported the drug war. They locked up other Americans who had less power than they had. That didn’t stop drug sales. The drug war just drove the trade into the hands of nastier criminal gangs. Violence between those gangs is a much bigger problem than the drug use itself. As Neill Franklin, a former Baltimore police officer and drug warrior, puts it, “Drugs are problematic. But the policies to prohibit their use are 10 times more problematic.” During Prohibition, gangs like Al Capone’s shot each other over alcohol. It wasn’t because alcohol suddenly made people more violent during those years. See stossell on 38

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the sudden threat of great bodily harm or death and because you can’t carry a police officer, only a gun. These injured and killed didn’t get what they deserved, a chance. The SOB in the car didn’t get what he deserved either, being stopped by a competent marksman. Damn every liberal trash pit mind who thinks this scum toilet’s right to fairness, is more important than the rights of those he intentionally killed and maimed.” There will be more examples of this as marijuana is legalized in every state. PCP or synthetic marijuana will not be distinguishable from ‘pot’ for the idiots who get high and then maim.” http://nypost. com/2017/05/19/timessquare-maniac-told-copshe-was-high-on-pot-pcpduring-rampage/ Denise: This was my response to Diane when she sent that message to me: At the same time that the politicians are expressing their concern about the drug problems in this country, they are pushing to legalize this stuff. Makes a lot of sense! ******** Home Schooling Activist Helen Hegener: “Our tightly controlled educational system mocks the promise of democracy. With a closed educational system we simply cannot have an open political system. The current situation allows the government and big business to manufacture and maintain our culture for us, and in turn, control remains in the hands of the experts and institutions. The ability to change this situation is in the hands of the individuals and families who understand why change is necessary.” Good for you, Helen!

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Your Health is in Your Hands by Dr. Graham Moneysmith, DC. Contributing Writer

Take a moment for self examination. Look around at other people when you walk around the grocery store. Do you see happiness? Do you see a lot of laughter and joy? Or do you see people who are busy? Not just busy, but overwhelmed. We r un aro und, f i l l ing every moment with….stuff. More practices for the kids, more errands, more work, more, more, more. But to what end? Are we happier and healthier? Or do we consume more stuff, to try and make ourselves happy? There has to be more to life than consumption. It

may seem to be counterintuitive, but sometimes to improve your own life, it’s best to improve other people’s lives. Basically, you can give to get. How do we do this though? Your answer may be in volunteering. Now, I know we hear this message enough that we generally have two responses: 1) we ignore

it, because we feel inundated by the amount of times we are asked to help or 2) we get discouraged and think that the

needs are so big, what could one person do? The answer is this: yes there is a lot of need, but seriously, we need to take care of other humans, and yes you are only one person, but every bit of help matters. Especially to the person being helped. Further, it may seem unlikely, but maybe you’ll need help in some form someday. In the present moment, volunteering provides benefit to yourself as well. People who volunteer feel connected to something bigger and enjoy possible benefits like increased selfesteem and improved happiness levels (helpguide. org). The truth is giving and volunteering are awesome because they help other people, but it also makes us healthier. Yes, not just happier, but literally healthier. The CorpoSee moneysmith on 12

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you want to improve the world around you, make life better for others. In order to live a healthier life one must simply begin to give more. Give of your time, money, talents, or whatever else you have to share. There are so many places in our community that could use help. Simply get involved by contacting local charity groups, your church, or your school. Look and you will see many chances to change the things for the better for others and in turn yourself. Listen closely and pay attention and opportunities that feel right for you to be involved in will turn up. We spend big money trying to get healthy and combat disease. Many people spend their days crushed by depression, poor health, and less than optimal living. We search for happiness in stores and purchasing more stuff. We spent countless research dollars trying to unravel health problems. It seems in the end that some of those answers are already laid out before us: give of yourself to live your best life.

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How You Can Be Part Of The Next Cancer Breakthrough (BPT) - Americans can all play a role in the fight against cancer. Every day, progress is made against cancer through innovative research, the dedication of scientists and the bravery of the more than 14 million Americans living with the disease. To celebrate these individuals, Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and Genentech recently announced their latest collaboration, “Be The BreakthroughTM.” Since everyone has a role in the fight against cancer, the program aims to raise awareness about the important role regular screenings and clinical trial participation play in fighting cancer. Clinical trials are the main way new medicines for cancer are evaluated and approved for use. However, there are many misconceptions about clinical trials that impact participation, which can delay new medicines becoming available. Common myths and facts about clinical trials:

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4. Clinical trial costs aren’t covered by health insurance. Insurance companies and the study sponsor cover many costs, and financial support may be available to help with other expenses. People diagnosed with cancer should talk to their doctors to understand what costs they may be responsible for, and dis-

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cuss what financial resources are available for them. 5. Finding a clinical trial is difficult. It doesn’t have to be. ClinicalTrials.gov is a website provided by the National Institutes of Health that people can review with their doctors to help find a study that might be right for them. Genentech, in partnership with the American Cancer Society, launched About Clinical Trials (ACT) to help people learn about and access resources about clinical trials. The website, www. LearnAboutClinicalTrials.org, offers guidance for people with cancer on discussing this option with their doctors and loved ones, perspectives from experts in the medical community, as well as stories from people who have participated in previous studies. ACT

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The Gallery at One New Hampshire Avenue Opens with Photographs by Michael Culver The Gallery at One New Hampshire Avenue in Portsmouth’s Tradeport opens for its initial exhibition with People, Places and Things, Photographs by Michael Culver. The Gallery is located on the first floor of One New Hampshire Avenue and is open M-F from 9:00 - 5:00, and on Saturday from 9:00 – 1:00. People, Places and Things consists of 35 color and black and white photographs. The exhibit will be at the Gallery at One New Hampshire Avenue through July 2017. Mike Culver is a NH and NY-based photographer and painter. He has had eleven one-man exhibitions and his art work has also been included in numerous invitational shows throughout the U.S. Culver’s work is in several museum collections, including the Rhode Island School of Design Museum, as well as in many public and private collections. Most recently Culver’s photographs have appeared in venues such as: the Lagrange (GA) National

“Rio Dam� by Mike Culver Exhibit; the 18th and 19th Annual Texas National; and the 101st National Exhibit at the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts. A well-known New York City photography dealer has described Culver as having, “an educated and refined eye.� His work has also been characterized as imaginative, containing an elegant and sophisticated sense of composition and light. Culver has been listed in Who’s Who in American Art; American Artists: An Illustrated Survey of Leading Contemporaries; and

in Who’s Who of Emerging Leaders in America. He is also a Fulbright grantee who has studied in the Netherlands, Belgium and France. Culver is a frequent writer and lecturer on art, and has been a juror for numerous art exhibitions. Culver served as Director and Curator at the Naples Museum of Art in Naples, Florida, and at Maine’s Ogunquit Museum of American Art. He is presently Director of the Wright Museum of WWII in Wolfeboro, NH. Additional examples of Culver’s photographs and

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The Hobo Railroad in Lincoln, NH and the Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad in Meredith and Weirs Beach, NH begin weekend operations on Saturday, May 27, 2017 – Memorial Day Weekend. On this special 3-day holiday weekend, the Railroad is pleased to offer complimentary tickets to all U.S. Military Veterans. “This unique opportunity is being extended to all U.S. Military Veterans who have retired, are still serving on active duty or are prior service. It’s our way of saying thank you to Veterans everywhere for their service and dedication to this great country” stated Benjamin Clark, Vice President of the Hobo & Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroads. Regularly priced tickets will be also available in Lincoln, Meredith and Weirs Beach for family members wishing to join their Veterans aboard the train as well as the general public. The Hobo Railroad’s onehour and twenty-minute round trip excursions travel along rail that dates back to the late 1800’s through naturally wooded areas along the banks of the Pemigewasset River from Lincoln through North Woodstock and south to

Passengers aboard the Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad are treated to an array of beautiful sights as they make their way along the western shore of Lake Winnipesaukee to Paugus Bay in Lakeport before returning to Meredith, NH. Woodstock, NH and back. 2017 also marks an important milestone for the Clark family, owners of the Hobo Railroad, as they celebrate 30 consecutive seasons of operation in Lincoln opening for the first time in July 1987. The Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad offers one and two hour excursions along the western shore of Lake Winnipesaukee and Paugus Bay from Meredith and Weirs Beach to Lakeport, NH and back along rail that was once part of the famous Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad that operated in the late 1800’s. Daily operations for the Hobo & Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroads kicks off Friday, June 23, 2017.

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The Rochester Opera House Presents All-Star Summer Comedy Showcase The Rochester Opera House will debut their 2017 All-Star Comedy Showcase on Saturday, June 17 with NH-native Juston McKinney, and it will continue through August. Juston has two Comedy Central Specials including his own onehour special and multiple appearances on the Tonight Show, and Conan O’Brien, but there’s no place like home! When NH magazine named him “Best of NH” they wrote, “NH may have more famous comedians than you can shake a stick at (Sarah Silverman & Adam Juston McKinney and Gilbert Gottfried are just two of the big comedy names to be appearing Sandler) but no one really gets New Hampshire at the Rochester Opera House’s Summer Comedy Showcase. humor like Juston McKinney. comedian like no other. next. His artful story- mike nights in New York The All-Star Comedy Dave has yet to meet a telling, combined with City and quickly became Showcase will feature crowd that he can’t win his flair for theatrics, has k n o w n a s “ t h e c o m e nationally known comedy over with his charm and entertained audiences dian’s comedian.” The legends as well as some upbeat attitude. His around the country. veteran stand-up is a of the comedy scene’s quick wit and clever imThe legendary Gilbert former Saturday Night fastest rising stars. Bos- provisation skills keep G o t t f r i e d w i l l h i t t h e Live cast member and ton comic Dave Russo audiences on their toes, stage on Saturday, July has appeared in several will perform on Friday, never sure where Dave’s 8th. Gottfried began popular films and comJune 23rd. Russo is a m i n d w i l l r i c o c h e t t o doing stand-up at open edy specials. As a famed

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Collecting by Larry Cox ‘Little Black Sambo’ -Q: I have a copy of “Little Black Sambo� published by Whitman Tell-A-Tale Books. I received it for my birthday in 1951 or 1952. It is in pristine condition,

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Mt. Washington Auto Road Now Open To The Summit The Mt. Washington Auto Road was completed in 1861, and is now open for its 156th season. Earlier this week, the higher elevations of Mount Washington received nearly three feet of snow, which delayed the road being open to the summit. Visitors have had access to lower half of the Auto Road this week—to just above treeline—but now we’re excited to announce that the road will be open to the summit on Saturday, May 20. The 7.6-mile Mt. Washington Auto Road winds its way from the Great Glen base area to the summit of Mount Washington at 6,288 feet, gaining 4,650 feet in elevation, and passing through four unique ecological zones. The mountain holds both the distinction of being the highest peak in the Northeast, as well as the home of the world’s worst

weather. On clear days, visitors are treated to a spectacular view spanning up to 130 miles, reaching east to the Atlantic Ocean, and west as far as New York. The Mt. Washington Auto Road is open to private vehicles at this time, and guided tours will begin on Saturday, May 27 during Memorial Day weekend. Check out our website for details on our 2- and 3-hour guided tours. Visit our website The family-owned Mount Washington Summit Road Company was formed in 1859, and completed the road to the summit of Mount Washington in 1861. The Mt. Washington Carriage Road, now called the Mt. Washington Auto Road, has the longheld distinction of being America’s oldest manmade attraction.

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The 23rd Annual Tails To Trails Dog Walk -Cocheco Valley Humane Society is proud to present the 23rd annual Tails to Trails Dog Walk for the animals! This year’s event will be taking place on Sunday, June 11th from 11am to 2pm on the lawn of the Strafford Co unty Cou rthouse. All proceeds benefit the animals at Cocheco Valley Humane Society. This is the Cocheco Valley Humane Society’s largest fundraiser of the year is sure to be a great time for the whole family, Fido included! Hosted by Mark ErDOVER

icson and Karen Kiley from WOKQ, Tails to Trails features dog demonstrations, food and merchandise vendors, raffles and a 1 mile pledge walk around the scenic Cocheco River. Don’t forget to register your dog for our Canine Capers contest. The dog show will feature 3 contests for best costume, best musical sit and best kiss! There are prizes for the top adult, youth and team collector. Pre-register and raise funds online at http:// www.cvhsonline.org/ dogwalk.cfm.

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Bring On The Bushes by Steve White Contributing Writer

To increase the likelihood that birds will come and hopefully nest in your yard, add certain natural features that appeal to them. Hedgerows, for example, are more likely to attract nesting birds than that “golf course” green look many homeowners try to achieve each year. Twiggy or thorny shrubs like holly or virburnum are attractive to many birds as are briar patches, brambles and brush heaps. Every section our country has unique climate and soil conditions that will determine your choice of what to plant. As much as possible, try to incorporate varieties of trees and shrubs that are indigenous to your region. These native plants have had centuries to adapt to local environments and will prove hardier and more disease-resistant than exotic varieties. Look around at the conditions in which your natural vegetation grows. Then, choose plants appropriate to your property. For instance you would want to plant willows in wet areas and pines in the open, sunny areas. The time you invest in research and planning before you turn one shovel of dirt assures that the tallest trees don’t wind up in the center of your yard. Diverse plantings, placed on different levels, will provide greater attractiveness to both birds and birders. Minimizing problems with plant disease and pest control are also important contributing factors when a site plan is developed. Tall trees, large shrubs, small bushes and ground cover create natural layers to supply the proper

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habitat in small spaces. By varying the height of growing things, you accommodate bird species that spend most of their time on the ground as well as those that prefer low, bushy cover or treetops. Plant variety also helps to meet wildlife needs through all four seasons of the year. As a main element of your habitat plan, trees and shrubs provide food, cover and nesting sites. However, you can’t rush Mother Nature. Patience is more than a virtue when it comes to creating a backyard habitat, it is a necessity. But over time, with careful attention, you will find your property has come alive with the sights and sounds of birds and other wildlife. 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 blog “Bird Droppings” via our website www.wildbirddepot.com. Like us on Facebook for great contests and prizes.

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erby. It was early April, but thermometers across NH uncharacteristically soared into the 80s. The passerby noticed a group of horses just off route 136 in Peterborough, draped in the heaviest of winter horse blankets and struggling to move through knee deep muck. The passerby phoned the Peterborough Police, who then investigated the situation. Subsequently, Teresa Paradis, Executive Director of Live and Let Live Farm, received a call from the Peterborough PD, ask-

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ing if she could help with the removal of five horses from a neglect situation. Shortly after that she received another message from the NH Department of Agriculture, regarding complaints coming in regarding the same property; that they’d be serving a warrant to take possession of the horses and needed LLLF’s help. The following Tuesday a rescue operation was coordinated between Peterborough Police, the NH Department of Agriculture, and a team of volunteers from LLLF with three

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she knew seizure was imminent, she researched horse rescue organizations on line, and felt that LLLF would be the best place for them. She later said she realized that she could neither physically nor financially continue to care for them and felt a sense of relief that they were going to LLLF. Once the trailers arrived at LLLF in Chichester, the real rescue work began. They were placed in pens inside the giant indoor rehabilitation building, close to and within eyesight of

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one another. Grooming began, to remove the caked on muck from their legs, and the matting and body fungus from the blankets being on them for so long. They seemed happy with, and keenly aware of their new rescue, often rolling in the dry stonedust/sand mixture in the arena, as if scratching at long felt itches that could finally be scratched. They’re eyes brightened with hope. One of the more remarkable aspects of this particular rescue was just how friendly the horses were from the very beginning. Quite often horses are scared during rescue; unfamiliar people removing them from their home into trailers to be taken to unfamiliar surroundings. Perhaps it was because they all remained as a herd - mom and her children - that they were able to immediately relax, and to the best of their ability,

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and other medical needs. The road ahead to healing and rehabilitation is going to be long and costly for these beauties, but the team of volunteers is looking forward to every minute of it. All of us here at Live and Let Live Farm Animal Rescue and Sanctuary, hope you had a wonderful and blessed Mothers Day. We know that Gigi sure did.

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express their gratitude for their newfound human compassion. Initial reports from veterinary exams, x-rays, etc., reveal that they all (though

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It was simply because a popular product was made illegal. The murder rate dropped by half when Prohibition ended. Trump says he’s worried about violence in black neighborhoods and violence committed by drug gangs along the U.S.’s southern border. He’s right to worry. So legalize the stuff! Take sales away from the black market. That’s all he’d have to do to take the money and allure out of gang life. When drugs are legal, customers buy intoxicants from ordinary stores, businesses that settle disputes with lawyers instead of guns. There are no beer or tobacco gangs. Jack Daniels is a mind-altering substance, but liquor sellers don’t shoot each other. Jeff Sessions ought to factor that into claims people make about drug laws enhancing “safety.” The strangest part about his renewed drug war is that we have a clear example of how well people do with loosened drug laws. Portugal decriminalized every drug. There was no surge in drug abuse — in fact, the number of young users and problem users dropped. Give freedom a chance. Dismiss Jeff Sessions. End three-strikes laws. Legalize all drugs. John Stossel is the author of “No They Can’t! Why Government Fails — But Individuals Succeed.” For other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www. creators.com.

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porters that “we are competing in a rigged election” and demurred from saying in advance that he would accept the results. Democrats lamented Trump’s rhetoric, but when he pulled off a stunning upset, they immediately resorted to rigged charges of their own. Trump hadn’t really won; the election had been stolen in a smokefilled room somewhere in the Kremlin. The charges and countercharges contrast with the bygone era when national politicians avoided public allegations of foul play even when they might legitimately suspect it. Richard Nixon didn’t contest his razorthin defeat in the 1960 presidential election, despite doubts about the vote count in Illinois and Texas. He thought it wouldn’t be good for the country, whereas now charges of rigging are the default. With trust in most American institutions badly eroded over the past 40 years, such accusations find a ready audience -- and do their part to undermine trust a little bit more. The idea that whatever we don’t like about our country is the handiwork of shadowy forces is a form of paranoia, certainly when it involves systems as large, diverse and uncontrolled as our politics or our economy. But there is a certain comfort in this mindset. It provides a ready, simple explanation for unwelcome trends or outcomes, and fixes responsibility for our troubles on an enemy. It implicitly promises not so much the creation of a set of truly neutral rules or more legitimate institutions than simple vengeance against those who are allegedly responsible for the rigging. In other words, it heralds a particularly nasty politics, and, increasingly, it’s the one thing that unites the right and left. Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.

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Russia, India, China and South Africa. Today the narrative has changed dramatically. In Latin America, especially Brazil, the high octane growth of a decade ago has been replaced by dismal negative growth numbers; minus 3.8 percent in 2015 and minus 3.6 percent last year. While Brazil has been pulled into the vortex of major political scandals regarding an impeached President, the fact remains that for 2017 growth is slated at a negligible 0.1 percent but hopefully 2.6 percent next year. Other Latin giants like Venezuela are in economic free fall. And the other BRICS? The Russian Federation seems to have broken from the negative growth rates such as minus 3 percent in 2015 and is expected to expand 1.5 percent this year and next. Russian growth is based on higher petroleum and natural resource prices. India has benefited from the market friendly and increasingly enterprise driven policies of the Modi government which have vastly improved India’s long underperforming economic standing. China has registered a firm 6.5 percent growth rate but faces the entrenched corruption and cronyism of Beijing’s corporate state. South Africa has lagged

sadly, not only because of a fall in commodity prices but a divisive political climate as well. In the meantime the survey warns, “ The outlook for some developing regions has deteriorated, particularly in Africa.” Central and West Africa have seen downward forecasts. American policy serves as an economic locomotive for both world trade and investment. While the Report cautions, “The United States has announced a sweeping review of its existing trade relationships,” but equally the “policy agenda in the United States also encompasses some upside potential, which may have positive global spillovers” such as lower corporate taxes and an emphasis on infrastructure spending. Amid changeable trade winds the global economy could be buffeted by political storm clouds gathering in the USA. 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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June Through July 2017 “People Places and Things� Photography Exhibit by Wright Museum Director, Michael Culver The Gallery at One New Hampshire Avenue, Portsmouth. Gallery is open M-F from 9am-5pm and Saturday from 9am-1pm. “People, Places and Things� consists of 35 color and black and white photographs. Michael Culver, who is the Executive Director of The Wright Museum of World War II, in Wolfeboro, NH, has had eleven one-man exhibitions and his artwork has also been included in numerous invitational shows throughout the U.S. Additional examples of Culver’s photographs and paintings can be viewed at

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Concord Public Library, 45 Green Street, Concord. 6pm-7:30pm. Jill McDaniel of the Parks & Recreation Department Cemetery Office will explain how to access the City of Concord cemetery

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“The Islands of Winnipesaukee� – by Ron Guilmette The Carriage House at Church Landing, Mill Falls, Meredith. 7pm. Ron Guilmette was born and raised in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He started renting kayaks for 25 cents an hour on the Shawsheen River in Andover, Mass. When he was ten years old. Today he is an avid kayaker and self-published author with many tales to tell. “The Islands of Winnipesaukee� is a coffee table book featuring color photos and facts about Ron’s kayaking adventures to each of the Lake’s 260 plus islands. The talk is hosted by the Lake Winnipesaukee Association, and is part of NH Lakes’ 2017 Lakes Congress – Blue Lakes, Blue Mind – Go Deeper’ program, held on June 2nd at Church Landing. $5pp to attend the presentation, and registration is required. 2790299 or www.nhlakes.org/

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Gilmanton Year-Round Library, Gilmanton. 10am-2pm. Over a dozen local artisans, crafters and growers will be selling their goods. In addition to vendors, plants for the garden, a silent auction, raffles and the sale of used books will be featured. Live music by local favorites, The Dump Run Gang, facepainting and games for the

young and young at heart, as well as an antique car display! After all the fun, stay for the bbq lunch prepared by Library volunteers.

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League of NH Craftsmen, 279 DW Highway, Meredith. 10:30am-1:30pm. No prior chain maille or jewelry making experience is required. Class is taught by League-juried artist, Deb Fairchild. Tuition for the class is $35 per student with an additional $15 materials fee to be paid to the instructor. If students wish to make their chain maille bracelet with sterling silver, the materials fee will be $45-$50, depending on the price of silver. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. 279-7920

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Plant Sale Gilford Community Church, 19 Potter Hill Road, Gilford. 9am3pm. Rain or shine. Opechee Garden Club memberdug perennials, succulents and house plants featured. Master Gardeners available to answer questions and advise. Come early for best selection. Craft table items and raffle prizes available.

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