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THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, June 6, 2013

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THE WEIRS, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H., THURSDAY, june 6, 2013

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

The Man In The Red Hat Fritzie Baer and Laconia

COMPLIMENTARY

Ode to Polly, & The Companionship of African Grey Parrots by Roberta Baker Contributing Writer

She pretends to answer the phone when she hears the answering machine, and says “God bless you” when someone sneezes. She’s been known to wolfwhistle in particularly embarrassing situations, and can mimic the laughter of family members as well as the tweeting sound of a smart phone. But the greatest accomplishment of P.J. the African grey parrot is being a 20-year companion to her owner, Mary Villaume

of Gilford. The mediums i z e d pi ge o n - gr e y bi r d with a cherry-red tail and black beak and feet sits contentedly on a kitchen perch, uttering greetings and comments in various voices, occasionally whistling “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” or saying “I love you.” “Bird seed and feathers tend to be found everywhere, but I would be lost without her,” says Villaume. “With my husband’s job, he was gone a lot, and when the kids weren’t home, it was just See baker on 12

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Fritzie Baer, who is the father of what is today the Loudon Classic motorcycle race, brought the Laconia Classic to the area in 1938. His grandson, Bobby Arnold, tells the beginnings of his grandfather’s career in a special feature in this week’s motorcycle week center pull-out section.

Loon Mountain Resort is excited to announce its summer Guest Engineer Program, a workshop that teaches train lovers how to operate a working steam engine. The Program will be offered one day each month from July through October: July 12, August 2, September 6 and October 4. Each session will run for 6 hours and include a primer on the basics of steam operation, safety, a brief history of Loon’s locomotive, a close-up look at the engine, start-up/close down procedures, and the opportunity for each participant to

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Holderness Community Church, 923 US Route 3, Holderness. 9am-2pm. 968-7643

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Tea and Talk with the Authors

Thursday 6th “Broadway’s Next H!t Musical”

Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street, Concord. 7:30pm. 2251111

Rummage Sale

Holderness Community Church, 923 US Route 3, Holderness. 9am-6pm. 968-7643

Lance Houston Jazz Trio

Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $12pp. BYO. 527-0043

Laconia Main Street Outdoor Marketplace

Municipal Parking lot between Main and Pleasant Street, downtown Laconia. 3-7pm. Rain or shine. 5288541

Thurs. 6th – Sun. 9th

Lavinia’s Restaurant, Center Harbor. 4pm. Bayswater Books welcomes Nichole Bernier and B.A. Shapiro. $25 RSVP. 253-8858

Dickey Betts & Great Southern

The Flying Monkey, Plymouth. www. flyingmonkeynh.com

E.C and the Moonshiners

Franklin Opera House, 316 Central Street, Franklin. 2pm and 7:30pm. 934-1901

The Bruce Marshall Group

Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $12pp. BYO. 527-0043

Summer Camp Open House

Winnipesaukee Playhouse, 50 Reservoir Road, Meredith. Anytime between 4:30-6:30pm. Meet instructors, take a tour of the building, sample classes and meet other campers. 279-0333

Old Tyme Fair

Hampton Beach State Park, Hampton Beach. Carnival rides, games, fireworks, petting zoo, concerts food and more! $5/adults, $3/youth. www. nhstateparks.org/whats-happening/ hampton-beach-state-fair.aspx

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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 335-1992

Friday 7th Rummage Sale

Saturday 8th Spring Herb & Garden Day

McLane Audubon Center, 84 Silk Farm Road, Concord. 10am-5pm. 12 workshops including herbal product making, brewing herbal beer, organic heirloom gardening, marketing, foraging walks and more. 224-5022

Market Square Day

Portsmouth. The event kicks off with a 10K road race, but for those who prefer a more leisurely pace, stroll the beautiful downtown while enjoying entertainment, unique products and fine food offerings. Featuring more than 100 artisans, merchants, crafters and musicians. 433-4398 or www. portsmouth.org

Rummage Sale

Holderness Community Church, 923 US Route 3, Holderness. 9am-2pm. 968-7643

Fine Art Fundraising Auction

Museum of Art, University of New Hampshire, Paul Creative Arts Center, 30 Academic Way, Durham. 5-7pm. Advance reservations recommended. $50/members, $60/non-members or $65/door. 862-3713

6th Annual Girls on the Run

On Saturday, June 15, from 9-10:30am Just Love to Sing! will hold open auditions at Gilford Community Church for young singers ages 7 - 16 to perform in the JLTS! Summer Opera production, “Hansel & Gretel”. Rehearsals will be held on Saturday mornings beginning June 22. Just Love to Sing! is a 501 ©3 non-profit dedicated to educating, enlightening, and entertaining the public with regard to opera and musical theater. “We are very excited to offer this opportunity to the youngsters in the Lakes Region area. Not only will they perform with seasoned opera singers, they will learn about all facets of being on stage in a professional opera production. This classic family fairy tales has all the traditional elements of the story including Hansel & Gretel, Mother, Father, Angels, Witch and Gingerbread Children,” say Carlos Martinez, Music Director of Just Love to Sing! The directors will work with 14 students, providing an advanced, musically enriching experience to those who are chosen to participate. Two performances will be held on July 13 & 14 at Gilford Community Church plus a third performance will be offered at an outdoor music event located at Stark Park in Manchester, NH on August 15 in conjunction with Opera New Hampshire. Students should prepare any musical selection and be prepared to sing acappella. Information can be found at www. justlovetosing.com or by calling Mr. Martinez at 785-2921.

Midtown Men

Jessie O’Brien Featured Artist at League of Craftsmen

Joel Cage

The Back Room at the Mill Fudge Factory, 2 Central Street, Bristol. 7:30pm. 744-0405

Ed Gerhard

The Bow Lake Grange Hall, Strafford. 8pm. $20pp. 664-7200

The Fuzzbox – Live Music

Jo Greens, Wolfeboro. 8:30pm. 5698668

Sat. 8th - Sun. 16th “Botany and Bodies” – Art Exhibit Showcasing Jill C. Fischman

VynnArt Gallery, 30 Main Street, Meredith. Meet the artist Thursday, June 13th from 11am-4pm. 279-0557

Sunday 9th New Hampshire Technical Institute, Concord. The race starts at 10:30am. www.girlsontherun.org Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street, Concord. 7:30pm. Free show but tickets are needed to reserve seating. 225-1111

16th Annual Brunch, Silent Auction and Quilt Raffle

Fugaky Restaurant, Plymouth. 11am. To benefit Pemi-Baker Community Health. $35 at the door. www. pemibakercommunityhealth.org/html/ auction.php to bid on auction items or purchase tickets.

Train Time Day

The Children’s Museum, Dover. 12pm-3pm. Explore the world of trains with activities and tours at both the Museum and the Dover Rail Yard. $9pp. 742-2002.

Biker Breakfast and Blessing

Tilton-Northfield United Methodist Church, 400 West Main Street, Tilton. 8:30am. By donation. 286-4443

Monthly - Long Term On-Site Storage Available

ITAL Y 2013 Discover Bea utifu l Tuscany ! 9 Days, 7 Nights $2399 per person

Lakes Region Chordsmen

Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $10pp. BYO. 527-0043

Live Music to Benefit Voices Against Violence/New Beginnings

Mame’s Restaurant, Plymouth Street, Meredith. Music starts at 3pm. Featuring over two dozen local musicians!

(Based on double occupancy)

Offered by Greater Somersworth Chamber of Commerce

DEPARTING MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2013 PRICE INCLUDES

Airfare - First-class hotel - Daily breakfast plus four dinners Tours of Florence, Pisa, San Gimignano & Chianti Wine Region Affordable optional tours include Venice, Portofino, and Siena Add extended tour of Rome (2 nights/2 tour days) for $599 For more info, call the Somersworth Chamber 603-692-7175 or download the brochure at www.somersworthchamber.com

“Hansel & Gretel” Youth Chorus Open Auditions

Monday 10th Breast Cancer and Beyond Gathering

Women’s Imaging Center, Lakes Region General Hospital, Laconia. RSVP appreciated but not required. 527-2940.

Tuesday 11th “German Firearms: 1870-1945” –

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The fascinating pyrographic art of Jessie O’Brien will be featured for the month of June 2013. Stop into the Meredith Gallery to see these one of a kind pieces and learn more about how they are created. Jessie will be holding an in-gallery demonstration on Saturday, June 1st. Click here for more information. Jessie is the first speaker in our annual “Signature of Excellence” summer lecture series. Jessie is also offering the class “Pyrography: An Introduction to Woodburning” at the gallery on Saturday, June 22nd. Jessie O’Brien is a self-taught, award winning pyrographic artist and illustrator. She began her journey into burning after being inspired by images in a book. She specializes in wildlife with a focus on eyes and textures but enjoys portraiture and miniature burning on leather, fine maple plywood and tagua nuts as well. Jessie is a member of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen and the New England Woodcarvers Association. She has won numerous awards for her work including first place in an all pyrographic international show in 2011. She teaches studio art in a public school and dedicates herself to teaching other aspiring burners

Alzheimer’s Research Walk Sunday, June 23rd, at Surrett Battery Park, 11 Park Street in Northfield, the 1st Annual 5K Timmons Team Alzheimer’s Run / Walk will take place, proceeds supporting Boston University’s Alzheimer’s Research Center. Registration can be by mail or online: Timmons Team Alz. Run, Box 284, Tilton, NH 03276 or www.thetimmonsteam.com. The race is managed by Millenium Running. Cost is $25 / person or $30 after June 1. $60 / family (up to 5 people) Fun run children participants and accompanying adult are free. Free T-shirts to the first 200 registrants. Fun Run starts at 8:30 a.m. Runners start at 8:45 a.m., while walkers start at 9 a.m. The route is a well-maintained, flat, scenic and off-road walking path.

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Have YOU had a Spiritual Experience? Learn more at a FREE workshop based on the Spiritual Experiences Guidebook By Harold Klemp Hampton Inn, 195 Laconia Rd., Tilton NH Saturday, June 15th at 10:30 a.m.

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Charlie braving the elements on the Coppermine Trail on our way to Bridal Veil Falls. What a crazy weather we had for Memorial Day weekend! Saturday night I flicked on the outside light at 9 pm and I could not believe my eyes. Snow was falling heavily from the sky and accumulating. Snow above 4,000 feet or even in the Notch is not unusual but all over northern New Hampshire was a shocker. Sunday morning we woke up to find a good 5 inches of snow blanketing our yard. The thermometer read 32 degrees. We had a fire roaring in the fireplace and it was a good morning to stay inside and read. By mid-day it was beginning to warm up. My niece Rachel and her friend decided to go to Clark’s Trading Post to see the bears and ride the train. Not wanting to be a third wheel I reluctantly didn’t tag along. I’ll just have to wait a few

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Now that the bill to build one giant casino in the southern part of the state has failed, some in the New Hampshire House and Senate are scrambling for new ways to get our money. What were called just “revenues” a few short weeks ago are now being given new names to pull the wool over our eyes. Wool that I would assume is the best money can buy because, after all, it was brought with tax dollars. House speaker Terrie Norelli, after the bill was defeated called the various things that we would no longer be able to waste money on “investments” instead of “excessive spending.” One of those “investments,” one of the things that this single, high end casino in the southern part would help with is “higher education.” You know, more money for our state colleges so they can accomplish great things like paying $100,000 to a company from New York to design a new logo when their own graphics art students are left looking for things to do. Our own governor was distraught because a casino was the only idea she has had and now she has to come up with another one. I have to come up with a new idea every week for a column, so I know how tough this can be sometimes. Still, she only needs one good idea every year and she clears

a cool hundred grand. I have to come up with fiftytwo and I don’t earn near that amount. (Now you might understand why I run for governor every two years.) I am offering a suggestion to help both with funding new “investments” and to get the governor off the hook so she doesn’t have to figure out something else. It may not soothe the rankles of those in the House and Senate who have been fighting for years, just out of the goodness of their own hearts, to have one giant, out-of state company monopolize casino gambling in the state. Still, if it works, I can’t understand why they wouldn’t be on board. My idea is to take our current form of legalized gambling, the state lottery, and “invest” in making it bigger and better. Lottery tickets are mostly sold throughout the state in convenience stores. Anyone who has been to a convenience store - and who hasn’t - knows that it is not a place you tend to spend a lot of time in. Even if you buy a scratch ticket or fifty, most of us will take it out to our cars and scratch them off there, or even later at work, when we aren’t looking at the Internet. I say, we invest some money into helping convenience store owners make their places a little more high-end. A place where you will be glad to linger at while you scratch off your tickets and, hopefully, buy even more. I would call it “Stay and Play.” With an “investment” from the state, stores would be able to enlarge and renovate, making them more comfortable. Nice tables, comfortable chairs, HD TVs, Wifi and even live entertainment would be subsidized. May-

be even free coffee, power drinks, muffins and chips for players. A daily pizza and hot dog buffet would be provided for those that truly “Stay and Play.” There could even be a “High Scratchers” section where store employees would focus strictly on their clientele providing shiny new state logo embossed souvenir coins that would be used strictly for scratching off tickets. There are a lot of ideas to be worked out, but in the end, these new convenience stores would provide the state more “investments” as scratch tickets sales would increase dramatically. I believe the process would pay for itself in anywhere from one to thirty years, just like so many other government programs. It’s a win-win. Of course, I have new ideas for scratch tickets that would make this idea really fly, but I’m keeping them close to my vest. I think they would be great ammunition to use if I decide to run for governor again. Having to have one idea a week, whether I like it or not, I gladly give up this one for our governor to use so she won’t have to struggle with coming up with one on her own next year. That’s just the kind of guy I am. I am always doing what I think is best for New Hampshire. I also have a friend who could use a bit of state money to fix up his convenience store. Brendan Smith’s new book “The Flatlander Chronicles” will be released later this summer. You can follow his detective serial “The Case Of The Missing Flatlander” at www.foolinnh.com.

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Yours truly almost standing in the Coppermine Brook admiring the bronze plaque that Betty Davis placed in honor of the man that found her here when she was lost in the woods and later became her husband. It reads: In Memoriam Arthur Farnsworth “The Keeper of Stray Ladies” Pecketts-1939 Presented by a Grateful One.

trail meets the bank of the Coppermine Brook and follows it all the way to the falls. Just a little ways before the crosscountry ski trail departs on the left we climbed down to the brook and once again found the bronze plaque with Betty Davis’ thankful commemorative inscription. Charlie and I still laugh about our great efforts climbing up and down the brook before we were able to find this little piece of history. Good luck to you if you decide to try to discover it too. As we gained elevation we were met by an increasing number of trees bent over attempting to block the trail and the forest floor was still fully covered with snow. Then the big slush bombs fell from the tree limbs above and sometimes splashed down upon our heads! Almost unbelievably boot packed snow covered the bridge over the brook. This really was winter in May! The water was falling in full force over the falls See patenaude on 7

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From The State House Hear Ye – Hear Ye! “The Food Police Are Coming” YIKES – we are in for it now, folks. NH school lunch programs are evidently being told “WATCH OUT” – Big Brother is watching by Rep. Jane Cormier YOUR school! Belknap District 8 It seems the wonderful governmental agency known as the USDA has told NH schools, if you take those FABULOUS AND FREE federal dollars, you better follow THE RULES! How, you may ask? Well, if the district is “non-compliant”, (by having pizza, ice cream, hot dogs, sweets of any kind, liquid or solid, even cranberry sauce!) anywhere on school property (even a teacher’s desk or vehicle), a school district could lose ALL its USDA food reimbursement monies, by being in violation of the “Fresh and Delicious Nutri-

tion Standards”. (This policy also covers any lunches brought from home.) By the way, this fabulous program was put into effect by President and Michelle Obama under the “Healthy, HungerFree Kids Act of 2010”. Hmmm, hmmm, GOOD! “Change you can believe in”. Not really. This is a prime example of how the left works. Government offers free federal monies then takes over the whole game. FREE FEDERAL DOLLARS are NEVER FREE! They have tentacles which reach in and suck away our liberties and freedoms. Since WE pay for OUR public schools, and WE are the parents, then WE should decide what our children can eat. NOT some governmental bureaucracy which serves nothing but the power mongering that is our federal government. This “Carrot and Stick” approach is in our Sustainability Communities

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Who’s Tracking Your Children? The school year may be over for most American students, but parents must remain as vigilant as ever when it comes to proby Michelle Malkin tecting their Syndicated Columnist children’s privacy. Look no further than the shocking, invasive conduct of the Polk County, Fla., educational district last week. It’s a surveillance-state sign of the times. Two days before their Memorial Day weekend break, kids from at least three different public schools -- Bethune Academy (K-5), Davenport School of the Arts (K-5, middle and high school), and Daniel Jenkins Academy (6-12) -- were subjected to iris scans without their parents’ knowledge or consent. The scans are essentially optical fingerprints, which the school intended to collect to create a database of biometric information for school bus security. One mother took to Facebook to decry the outrageous breach after her son informed her of the unauthorized imaging. She posted a face-saving letter from Polk County Senior Director of Support Services Rob Davis notifying families only after the high-definition eye scans had been conducted. The mom, April Serrano of Kissimmee, Fla., recounted: “I have been in touch with the principal at my son’s school this morning regarding the iris scans. She verified everything my son told me. ... She said that she was following instructions from the Polk County School Board (PCSB), and that she knew very little, if anything, about this before it occurred. She just did as she was told.”

The principal “did as she was told,” no questions asked, just like a compliant servant of Big Brother is expected to do. Thank goodness for whistle-blowing parents unafraid to speak truth to mindnumbed power. I phoned Davis, the school bureaucrat who oversaw the intrusive iris scan initiative, on Wednesday after education reform activists spread the word about Serrano’s protest across social media. He confirmed to me that the Orwellian incident indeed took place. Davis sheepishly admitted that it was “a mistake on our part” that a notification letter to parents did not go out earlier in the month. He then blamed a secretary who had a “medical emergency” for the administrative mishap. But this was far more than an innocent clerical error. Instead of verifying that parents received the letter and ensuring that any families who wanted to opt out had a chance to so, the schools allowed officials from Stanley Convergent Security Solutions into the schools to take iris scans of an unknown number of students as part of a “pilot” security tracking program for students who ride the bus. Stanley operates “identity management” systems using “Eyelock biometric readers” that “ensure maximum convenience with unprecedented accuracy.” The participating Polk County schools were all notified, but somehow the parents of students who ride on a total of 17 school buses to the three schools were all left in the dark. In addition, the district had planned to conduct a pilot scan program with another security company, Blinkspot. Davis says all of the data have been destroyed. So has the trust parents had in these negligent educrats violating family privacy in

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UN Peacekeeping’s Changing Face and Challenges U N I T E D NATIONS— Peacekeeping is fraught with risk, but it is also filled with promise, stated UN Secretary Genby John J. Metzler eral Ban KiSyndicated Columnist moon. “Our Blue Helmets bring hope to millions of people in some of the most troubled parts of the world,” advised the Secretary General in a somber ceremony honoring fallen peacekeeping troops, 3,000 of which have been killed since the peacekeeping operation began 65 years ago. UN peacekeepers serve in a myriad of military missions which have dropped off the standard news cycle but can be as brutal and violent as Afghanistan or Syria. Last year; 111 personnel were killed in operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan and South Sudan. Equally, there are dangerous missions in Cote d’ Ivoire and Liberia. Herve Ladsous, Under-Secretary General of Peacekeeping Operations stated “peacekeeping must be flexible because the environments in which different mission operated varied considerably from the very stable, long-established missions such as the one in Cyprus, to new situations like Syria.” Undersecretary Ladsous stressed that the UN Disengagement Force (UNDOF) in the occupied Syrian Golan “was very sedate situation in which practically nothing ever happened” has now dramatically changed when events in Syria began to unfold. In the meantime, following the successful French military operations against Islamic militants in the West African country of Mali, the UN will soon deploy a peacekeeping mission there, pending Security Council approval. Currently there are 111,000 UN personnel serving in fifteen global missions the biggest of which is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 23,000, UNIFIL in Lebanon with 13,000 and the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti with 8,000. In

fact there are three separate operations in Sudan; in Darfur 27,000 in Abyei, 3,700 and in the South Sudan 7,500. In may places the peacekeepers have not solved the political crisis but have thankfully stopped the clock on continuing ethnic violence. In Cyprus, the UNFICYP force was inserted into the Mediterranean island in 1964 to stop ethnic violence between the Greek and Turkish communities. The force, numbering 875 troops is still there along the dividing “green line” with contributions from Austria, Canada, Hungary, Slovakia and the United Kingdom. The mission is commanded by a Chinese General. In other words peacekeeping is a self-fulfilling prophesy; it does not solve the root political causes of the crisis but usually stops the violent symptoms. One of the oldest missions going back to 1949 is the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) which monitors the disputed line of control in Kashmir. Stereotypically UN blue beret missions have been identified with soldiers from Canada, Austria and India along with the neutral Scandinavian states. In recent decades the face of the peacekeepers has changed where major troop contributors now hail from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Nigeria. European countries who once played pivotal roles such as the United Kingdom and have been replaced by Brazil, China, and Egypt. Currently Canada fields only about 130 soldiers, Sweden 68 and the Netherlands 41. Traditionally the permanent members of the Security Council; Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States did not participate in the military deployments but this has changed marginally. Though the USA has only 109 soldiers assigned to peacekeeping and 106 from Russia, 278 from the United Kingdom, the People’s Republic of China has nudged into the operations with 2,000 soldiers. France, the usual exception to the rule, has 950 troops in the field. But when it comes to financ-

ing the worldwide operations, the United States is the major donor paying 27 percent of the budget along with Japan as 12.5 percent and the United Kingdom and Germany each contributing 8 percent.

Japan through a major financial supporter, because of constitutional constraints, has had to slow-pedal its troop deployments on the ground. Nonetheless Japanese units served in

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The Bullying Pulpit We have truly entered the world of “Alice in Wonderland” when the CEO of a company that pays $16 million a day in taxes is hauled by Thomas Sowell up before a Syndicated Columnist Congressional subcommittee to be denounced on nationwide television for not paying more. Apple CEO Tim Cook was denounced for contributing to “a worrisome federal deficit,” according to Senator Carl Levin -- one of the big-spending liberals in Congress who has had a lot more to do with creating that deficit than any private citizen has. Because of “gimmicks” used by businesses to reduce their taxes, Senator Levin said, “children across the country won’t get early education from Head Start. Needy seniors will go

without meals. Fighter jets sit idle on tarmacs because our military lacks the funding to keep pilots trained.” The federal government already has ample powers to punish people who have broken the tax laws. It does not need additional powers to bully people who haven’t. What is a tax “loophole”? It is a provision in the law that allows an individual or an organization to pay less taxes than they would be required to pay otherwise. Since Congress puts these provisions in the law, it is a little much when members of Congress denounce people who use those provisions to reduce their taxes. If such provisions are bad, then members of Congress should blame themselves and repeal the provisions. Yet words like “gimmicks” and “loopholes” suggest that people are doing something wrong when they don’t pay any more taxes than the law requires.

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— ART GIRL — Janet Fish – A Painterly Realist by Kimberly J.B.Smith Contributing Writer

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and their desire for affection and interaction that makes them such endearing companions. “Out of all the birds that I’ve run across, they’re the most personable,” says Cheri Bisson, a local bird expert who See baker on 13

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grey parrots of varying sizes and shades of gray: Mitchell, a large Congo grey parrot, Remy, a slightly smaller Timneh, and Iccus, a light silver African grey whose ancestors likely hailed from Guinea. All are rescues, including two horses in a paddock out back. Much of Bisson’s day involves caring for and spending time with the animals. Mitchell bears a forehead scar from past abuse, but now happily lives in a roomy cage with plenty of colorful toys and a perch, and a large wall poster of vibrant-colored parrots in the jungle. “Mitchell runs a confetti factory now,” Bisson

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worked for 20 years at the Laconia Pet Center, and is still involved in parrot rescue. The two main varieties of African Grey parrots, the Congo grey parrot and slightly smaller timneh, have been kept as pets since the days of ancient Greece and Rome. Henry VIII of England and Portuguese sailors also owned African Grey parrots. In her book, “Alex and Me,” ornithologist Irene Pepperberg, wrote about her life with Alex, an African grey that

she taught to add, associate words with meanings, and recognize colors and shapes. N’Kisi, another educated grey, was reputed to know 950 words and use language to express his own thoughts. When visited by famous primatologist Jane Goodall, the bird asked, “Got a chimp?” because he’d seen photos of Goodall with African chimpanzees, according to reports in parrot journals. At the pet store where she worked, Bisson was known as “the Bird Lady,”

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and at her Belmont home, the sound of birds talking and squawking can be deafening. Over the years Bisson has turned her kitchen, dining area, and living room into a peaceable kingdom for rescued animals, including two Doberman Pinschers (one full size and one miniature), two cats, four sugar gliders native to Madagascar, a miniature lop bunny, three blue and gold macaws who occupy the dining area, a yellow-collared mini-macaw named Jack Benny, and three African

explains. “He sits at the bottom of his cage and shreds all his newspaper” when he’s not playing with toys or talking. “He just loves my husband. He’ll say in his voice, ‘Come on! Watchya doing? Where ya going?’ He also sings like someone in the shower.” Occasionally Mitchell blurts out curse words learned from a previous owner, Bisson adds. “We’re trying to get him to say, ‘Pluck it!’ instead.” Iccus, a silvery African grey named after Icarus who flew too close to the sun in Greek mythology, loves to sit in her cage and swing, or bat at dried cholla cactus sections See baker on 14

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strung on a chain like a punching bag. “Every bird needs to have something in their cage that they can take out their aggression on,” Bisson says. Remy, Bisson’s third grey is a timneh, and the most affectionate of all. “Remy’s just a kisser,” Bisson says, as the bird perches on her shoulder, bobbing forward to kiss her lips whenever she turns her face. “I love your kisses, yes I do. You’re so beautiful,” Bisson coos. Remy bows his head and clucks back. Inevitably the parrots get jealous of Bisson’s attention. They’re also territorial. “They’re always vying for domination, whether with us humans or amongst themselves,” Bisson explains.

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At Villaume’s house, P.J. stands for Polly Junior. The original Polly, Villaume’s first bird, a Congo grey, was acquired when she was 12 and living in Liberia with her parents and a host of other exotic pets, including a bush baby and an anteater. Her father, a minister and businessman, brought the family to West Africa and preached at a conference in the bush. As a thankyou gift, the village chief dispatched a messenger on a two day run with a young African Grey parrot inside a woven fish trap. Although she also kept dogs and cats during four and a half years in Africa, Villaume chose to bring Polly home when it came time to return to the states. Many years later, when Villaume met her future husband, she announced, “Marry me and you marry my bird.” Polly lived 32 years with Villaume. Since then, Mary’s life has been intertwined with parrots.

The Villaumes’ daily family routine includes Mark feeding P.J. a piece of banana at breakfast, and occasionally scooping some bran flakes into her bird feeder. At mealtimes, P.J. likes to perch on Mary’s shoulder, and she enjoys being held and having her feathers stroked. She also likes to chew on wooden cabinets if left unsupervised. “If you’re not watching, she takes the corners off things,” says Villaume. “She goes to find wood and whittles away.” Parrots are not for neatniks, or people who have showcase homes, Villaume explains. “But I’d rather have the bird with my cabinets chewed, than perfect cabinets and no bird.”

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the cardboard box he had Contributing Writer put in the office. Inside were eight little balls of My family runs an ani- fluff. You guessed it...BABY mal rescue farm at our CHICKENS! They were home in Danbury, NH. scurrying over one anothOver the years, we’ve taken er, creating a ruckus of tiny in, among other things: peeping noises. There were horses, donkeys, goats, white ones, spotted ones, rabbits, dogs, and even a red ones, and one single llama. black one. My children imBut my husband, Tom, mediately began naming always had one rule for this them‌in other words, the farm‌..absolutely NO farm chickens were staying. fowl of any kind allowed! My daughter is big into He had grown up with evil theatre, so several of the roosters that took great chickens were assigned pleasure in attacking him names from Broadway as a child, so as an adult, shows: Eponine, Fantine, he considered the entire and Cossette (All from Les chicken race to be his arch Miserables), and Phan(Setrescue, in Dom Casual, someenemy. We could tom or (from Phantom of the adopt, or otherwise Opera). Then there were thing inherit similar if possible) any other furry creature the more obvious choices: known to man, but under Speckles (a spotted chickno circumstances were we en), Maple (the color of, you allowed to have feathered guessed it, maple syrup), Visit us on Facebook friends on the premises. Cheetah for the orange Since he was always so attack chick, and last but tolerant of my animal-aid not least, Cottonball for the addiction, I never pushed solid white chick. the limits of this one vehe(I know‌how original‌ mently-enforced rule. So but the kids were stumped imagine my surprise, when to come up with more stage one day he randomly broke names.) his own rule, without any While this naming frenzy assistance from me at all. was taking place, I was simThe day had been an un- ply incredulous!! “Whoa‌ eventful one. I was home wait just a minute here!â€? I doing schoolwork with the said loudly to my husband. kids, when my husband “I thought you always told called from our general us “No Chickens!?â€? To store up the road. My nine which my husband quickly year old son answered the responded with a wellphone. When he hung up, planned out explanation. he was squealing with de- Apparently, these cute little light, as he told me and his fuzzballs had been hatched sister that Dad had just by an elementary school asked us to come meet the classroom as a science newest members of the project, somewhere in Masfarm. Of course I objected sachusetts. But the end of with a resounding ?!?!?! the school year was fast Ok, ok, I didn’t object. But approaching. Since none I briefly considered object- of the students could take ing! Instead, we immedi- them home with them, ately dropped all thoughts they needed a new home. of school work, excitedly (Maybe the teacher should clamored into the car, and have considered that beoff to the store we went. fore hatching them!) When we arrived, my My first thought was husband told us to look in “Massachusetts!?â€? These

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her feminity, she was no longer an attack chicken, so her name was swapped to “Fantineâ€?... mostly because my daughter couldn’t bring herself to can the namesake of her favorite Broadway character. Confusing? You Bet! I just yell: “Here Chickensâ€? and they ignore me just as effectively, as if I were to recite their individual-yet-impossible-to-remember names. So, five roosters later, and only three hens, my thoughts were: “Not exactly the prolific egg-producing flock my husband had convinced himself we could not live without. I hope the apocalypse isn’t happening too soon‌we’ll starve to death.â€? Since then, the kids and I have given their Daddy more FEMALE chickens, and a couple of ducks‌or Fathers Day. Tee Hee Hee. A sort of “For You, But Really For Us Giftâ€?, since we actually like to eat farm fresh eggs, and perhaps even sell a dozen or two. We figured Tom couldn’t argue against more birds, since someone had to at least try to balance the rooster to hen ratio that’d overtaken the barnyard. Besides‌we’ve discovered a hidden benefit to raising chickens. Both Hens and Roosters alike, with their voracious appetites, possess a remarkable talent for keeping the bug population at bay. De-Bugging without Pesticides‌Yay, an all-natural pest-control solution!! This is fabulous news for us Granite Staters, with that infamous Black Fly Season upon us! But before you rush out and get yourselves some un-sexed chickens to eat the flies, I offer a strong word of caution to you farming novices. You see, the verdict is still out, as to whether being attached by a flock of territorial roosters, is indeed a fair trade off for being attacked by a swarm of black flies. I’ll leave it up to you other rooster-rearers out there, to decide. Future installments of “Dawn On The Farmâ€? will appear in the Weirs and Cocheco Times on the first issue of every month.

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Wednesday 19th Lakes Region Tea Party Meeting

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Colonel Paul Wentworth House, Water Street, Rollinsford. 4pm. The public is invited. 534-6162

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“US Marine Corps Arms, Uniforms & Equipment of the Pacific War” – Summer Lecture Series

The Wright Museum, 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro. 7pm. Presented by Randy Cook. $7pp and free for members. 569-1212

Wednesday 26th Oi! At the Opera- Featuring Evil Conduct with Infa Riot

Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 7pm. $20pp. 3351992

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spend time with family and friends. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) It’s a good time to set aside your pride and stop nursing those hurt feelings. Instead, consider restoring relationships you want to have back in your life. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) You might be miffed at not being shown more appreciation for your hard work. But don’t brood over it. Recognition comes in its own time and in its own way. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) With your inner creative juices starting to boil and bubble, this is a good time to launch a new arts-related project, or go back and restart the one you had set aside. BORN THIS WEEK: You have a way of seeing the best in people, which helps encourage them to live up to your perceptions.

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into the caulk, as it will offer too much resistance, and the blade can jump over the caulk. If the caulk was recently applied and is non-acrylic, you may be able to soften it with just water-soaked rags. Try that. Caulk that contains acrylic can sometimes be softened with isopropyl alcohol.

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But test this on a small part of the countertop to ensure the alcohol does not harm the gloss finish of the material! Be careful when using isopropyl alcohol, as it’s highly flammable. Beware of standing pilot lights, cigarettes, candles and so forth. Alcohol doesn’t burn with a colorful flame, so it can be on fire and you

don’t know it. If the caulk is silicone, it’s very hard to soften it. Sodium or potassium hydroxide can sometimes soften silicone caulk, but there’s a good chance these highly alkaline chemicals could harm your countertop. You can usually scrape off silicone, but it takes great skill and magic to do it without

scratching the countertop and backsplash. Once the caulk is removed, you can re-caulk and get pro results. But you’re not going to start caulking in your kitchen. You’re going to set up a practice area. I would simply nail together several piece of wood at a 90-degree angle to mimic your backsplash detail as it contacts your countertop. Practice caulking this joint until you get pro results. Then move on into your kitchen. The easiest caulk to use to get great results is one that’s pure acrylic and color matched to your countertop. These caulks can be cleaned up immediately with water. Silicon caulk requires a deft touch and great skills and magic for pro results. Don’t use silicone unless you really know what you’re doing. One of the primary tricks to pro caulking is cutting the tip of the tube so that it delivers the correct amount of caulk to match the size of the crack being caulked. I would make the hole no larger than 1/8

inch in your case. You also have to use a pro caulk gun. These usually cost four times what a cheap gun costs, but they deliver precision pressure. You can get one now for less than $20. Apply a smooth bead of caulk and tool the joint with your finger. Only caulk two linear feet at once. Take a grouting sponge with rounded corners, get it wet, squeeze out all excess water and rub the sponge across the caulk several times to really smooth the joint, Use the sponge to remove excess caulk from the smooth parts of the backsplash and countertop. Rinse the sponge frequently to prevent caulk film from fouling the finished surfaces. Want free home-improvement information? Go to www.AsktheBuilder.com and sign up for Tim’s free newsletter. Have a question for Tim? Just click the Ask Tim link on any page of the website. (c)2013, TIM CARTER DISTRIBUTED BY Tribune Media Services

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New White Mountain Hiking History Book

A new White Mountains hiking history written by longtime outdoors columnist and guidebook author Mike Dickerman of Littleton, N.H., has just been published by The History Press of Charleston, South Carolina. The book, Hiking History of the White Mountains: Trailblazers of the Granite State, debuted on May 22 and features nearly a dozen chapters chronicling the early trails and trailbuilders of New Hampshire’s White Mountains. The 144-page softcover book chronicles the development of the White Mountain region’s extensive trail network which today includes more than 500 footpaths covering some 1400 miles. Special emphasis in the book is placed on the period between 1819 and 1925, beginning with the establishment of the historic Crawford Path up Mount Washington in 1819. Several chapters also feature profiles of early mountain guides Allen “Old Man” Thompson of Bethlehem and Charles Lowe of Randolph, while another chapter takes an interesting look at the first and last horseback ascent of Mount Washington via the Crawford Path, America’s oldest continuously maintained hiking trail. Accompanying the author’s text

are more than 50 photographs, including many historic, rarely seen images from the collections of the Appalachian Mountain Club, Randolph Mountain Club, and Mount Washington Observatory. Contemporary trail images from a number of area photographers, such as Chris Whiton and John Compton, both of Bethlehem, are also featured in the book. “This is a project that has been in the making for quite some time as I have been researching this topic for a decade or more,” said Dickerman, who has previously authored, co-authored or edited more a dozen other titles related to the White Mountains “I’m pleased that History Press decided to publish this particular book as they have a proven track record and have produced a number of great New Hampshire-related books in recent years.” Copies of White Mountains Hiking History are now available in many New Hampshire retail establishments and also from the author’s own business, Bondcliff Books of Littleton, New Hampshire (www.bondcliffbooks.com). For additional information or to order a copy, call 603-444-4880.

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