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Race fans watch the action at Riverside Speedway and Adventure Park in Groveton, NH on May 23rd. The owner, Mike Humphrey, took every precaution he could to follow the guidelines to prevent the spread of Covid 19 even though there had not been a single case of the virus in Groveton. PHOTO COURTESY SMOKIN’ SHUTTERS

Riverside Speedway And The Indian Stream Republic by Mike Moffett SportThoughts Columnist

WWLPD? “What Would Luther Parker Do?” Mike Humphrey knows. Humphrey is owner of Riverside Speedway in Groveton while Parker once helped govern the Indian Stream Republic.

A brief New Hampshire history lesson is necessary here. In 1832, the inhabitants of N.H’s northern Coos County, frustrated by an ambiguous Canadian border and efforts by both N.H. and Canada to tax them, formed an independent nation—the Indian Stream Republic. Parker

was a leader of the new country. Attempts by both British Canada and New Hampshire to assert claims on the Indian Stream territory were resisted by inhabitants. “Streamers” (often fortified by liquor) were not shy about brandishing weapons in response to unfriendly approaches,

whether from north or south. Then in 1840 the town of Pittsburg was incorporated and Daniel Webster brought about an 1842 treaty clarifying the border and most of the Indian Stream Republic begrudgingly became part of N.H. See MOFFETT on 22

The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is asking for the public’s help in tracking wild turkey broods in New Hampshire this spring and summer. It’s easy to take part, and the survey is open now. If you observe groups of turkeys with poults (juvenile birds) between June 1 and August 31, report your sightings on New Hampshire Fish and Game’s web-based turkey brood survey at wildlife.state.nh.us/surveys/ turkeybrood.html and click on the turkey survey button. “The information survey participants provide helps us monitor the turkey population,” said Daniel Bergeron, NH Fish and Game Wildlife Programs Supervisor. “This survey results in reports from all over the state and adds to the important information biologists gather to monitor changes in turkey productivity, distribution, abundance, turkey brood survival, and the timing of nesting and hatching.” Turkey populations depend on a See TURKEYS on 28

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“Old, Sick And Frail Into The Lifeboats First” To The Editor: Most of us have seen the movie “Titanic”. The story starts off with a beautiful new ship, off on its maiden voyage, with everyone in a grand state of revelry. All is elegant and wonderful until the ship hits the iceberg. At that point, all the women and children are loaded into the lifeboats, and the band plays on as the ship lists and sinks to the bottom of the ocean. Well, a couple of months ago, the USS New Hampshire was out on a cruise and hit a big iceberg named COVID-19. But instead of loading all the women and children into the lifeboats, our “Honorable” Governor Sununu loaded all the old, sick and frail into the lifeboats, and let the women, children and the healthy fend for themselves in the icy waters of the North Atlantic (off the Isle of Shoals perhaps?) What kind of “leadership” do you call that? Well, at best, it is called leadership based upon very poor judgment married to an incomprehensible evolutionary strategy. At worst, it is leadership based upon craven electoral politics. There were Zero deaths reported under the age of 64, 16 Males between the age of 65-74, 21 Females and 39 Males between the age of 75-84 and 45 Females and 40 Males over the age of 85. The median age of death is 82. (A graphic can be seen at www.cdc. gov/nchs/covid19/index.htm)

Governor Sununu promised that this would all just be “short term” so that we could “bend down the curve” based upon totally fallacious and overinflated epidemiological forecasts predicting massive deaths overwhelming our health care system. None of this ever came to be. Yet the lock downs keep getting extended (June 15th at least!) without any type of cogent explanation. We are now finding out from Stanford Professor and Nobel Lauriat Michael Leavitt as well as a report by economists at JP Morgan-Chase that “Lockdowns likely caused more deaths than they saved”, when you include, on the other side of the death ledger, deaths from suicide, alcohol and drug overdoses, and the many who will have died because they were not treated for (or, were afraid to seek treatment for) other life threatening conditions (cancer, organ transplants, hypertension, cardiac issues, etc.) To these enumerable deaths, we need to add many more “less countable and more nebulous” avoidable deaths that will surely occur over the next number of months because people have not been able to get timely physicals and checkups, mammograms, colonoscopies, mental health sessions, etc. Of course, even adding these two categories of deaths together, we still need to reconcile all of the “social damage” that has been caused by “His Excellency’s” lockdowns, which are almost too numerous to fathom (domestic abuse, divorces, drug

and alcoholism relapses, mental illness episodes, the retardation in learning caused to every child in the State due to the school closings and, of course, the misery and despair caused by the destruction of tens of thousands of livelihoods’ across the State. Although we acknowledge that all lives are precious, and the slightly premature deaths of 168 seniors is regrettable, can any of this hysteria and craziness caused by the Governor’s lockdowns be really necessary in a state where the mortality rate is just .012%? Of course not. But it is obvious that the Governor feels that it was necessary for him to win re-election on November 3, 2020… So “be dammed” to the best interests of the State, I am afraid re-election is our Governor’s only priority. God Help Us. Norm Herbert Manchester, NH.

Response To Howe Letter

To The Editor: I just read the letter from Molly Kate Howe, Stockbridge, MA (June 4th) criticizing this paper, and more especially, its choice of editorial columnists. Ms. Howe found both offensive and unpleasant and not at all entertaining reading for those on vacation. Honestly! I do hope you at the paper keep up the good work. Mary Weston Dover, NH

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Nearing Retirement? What Questions Should You Ask? The recent market volatility has affected just about everybody’s financial and investment situations – so, if you were planning to retire soon, will it still be possible? Of course, the answer depends somewhat on your employment situation. With so many people’s jobs being affected by the coronavirus pandemic, your retirement plans may also have been thrown into confusion. But assuming your employment is still stable, what adjustments in your financial and investment strategies might you need to make for your retirement? Here are a few areas to consider, and some questions to ask yourself: • Retirement goals – Now is a good time to review your retirement goals and assess your progress toward achieving them. You may want to work with a financial professional to determine if the current environment has materially affected your goals or if you need to make modest adjustments to stay on track. • Retirement lifestyle – You probably created your investment strategy with a particular type of retirement lifestyle in mind. Perhaps you had planned to become a world traveler when your working days were over. Of course, in the near term, extensive travel may not be possible, anyway, but once we move past the pandemic, your freedom to roam will likely return. But if your investment portfolio is not where you thought it might be, can you (or do you want

to) adapt your lifestyle plans? And can you accept the same flexibility with your other lifestyle goals, such as purchasing a vacation home, pursuing hobbies, and so on? • Tradeoffs – Based on your retirement goals and your willingness to adjust your retirement lifestyle, you’ll want to consider your options and tradeoffs. For example, would you be willing to work more years than you had originally planned in exchange for greater confidence in your ability to enjoy a comfortable retirement lifestyle? By working longer, you can continue adding to your IRA and 401(k) or similar retirement plan, and you may be able to push back the date you start receiving Social Security to receive bigger monthly benefits. You might also review your budget for opportunities to reduce spending today and potentially save more toward your retirement goals. • Social Security – You can file for Social Security benefits as early as 62, but you can get 25% to 30% more each year if you wait until your full retirement age, which is likely between 66 and 67. As you created your retirement plans, you likely also calculated when you would take Social Security, but you may need to review that choice. If you postpone retirement a few years, what effect will that have on when you choose to take Social Security and, consequently, the size of your benefits? You won’t want to make a hasty decision, because once you start taking Social Security, you can’t undo your choice. This is certainly a challenging time to be entering retirement, and you’ll have some

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A f ter three m o n t h s of writing about it, I promise you that this week I won’t even mention the youby Brendan Smith know-what Weirs Times Editor virus in this column. This week the subject will be all about me. As you may or may not know, I am running for Governor of New Hampshire under the Flatlander Ticket (again). I have been doing this since 2000 and, as you may or may not know, I have yet to win. It has been my dream since I started these campaigns to make a difference to not only the New Hampshire way of life, but to my own life as well. There is a lot I’d like to accomplish but, without an election victory, this is impossible. You see, in New Hampshire the governor is elected for two years at an annual salary of a little over $100,000 a year. Even if you stink at the job – which is very easy to do as it happens all the time– you can’t get fired and you are guaranteed a cool $200,000 plus. This is a substantial amount and more than I make right now and I could do a lot with this money. I could pay off bills, sock away more for retirement, maybe build an addition on my house, take that much needed vacation (after my term ends of course). These have been my aspirations since I first ran for Governor. I knew that I could make some real changes in my life and if, along the way, I got the chance to sign a couple of bills that might be good for New Hampshire, than it’s a win-win. I also figured that after I was governor, even if I did stink, I

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Get Up Off Your Knees Dear law-abiding Americans: You have done nothing wrong. Being white is not a crime. Being a Trump voter is not a crime. Being a police officer sworn to “protect and serve” every day is not a crime. Being a nonwhite police officer proud to uphold and enforce law and order is not a crime. Beby Michelle Malkin ing a black or brown or yellow American who rejects excusing criminal behavior Syndicated Columnist is not a crime. Rejecting collective guilt is not a crime. Refusing to acknowledge “white privilege” when you were born poor, or in a broken home, or with physical or psychological challenges, is not a crime. Embracing the historic American nation, instead of erasing it, is not a crime. Enforcing your private property rights is not a crime. Teaching your wife and children to use a gun in self-defense is not a crime. Owning an AR-15 or two is not a crime. Do not let the media, Hollywood, academics or politicians gaslight you. Stop internalizing lies. Who are the criminals? Who are the heroes? Who are the makers and keepers of peace? Who are the sowers and reapers of hate? The Proud Boys, who have guarded their communities and country for the past three years, were the lone citizen soldiers in the battle against antifa that no one else on the ground wanted to fight. The group and its leader, Gavin McInnes, have suffered greatly for trying to stop the violence now raging nationwide. McInnes has been deplatformed everywhere and falsely labeled a “white supremacist.” Scores of Proud Boys of all colors have lost their jobs after being doxxed by antifa vigilantes. Two Proud Boys are in prison, railroaded by New York Democrats, after a Kafkaesque trial in which the cop-hating antifa “victims” who lured the Proud Boys into an October 2018 street brawl refused to press charges or testify. Their crime? These unapologetic Americans stood on their feet, not on their knees. Journalists and photographers who documented antifa violence for the past three years, such as Andy Ngo, Chelly Bouferrache and Brandon Brown in Portland, Oregon, have endured physical assaults, death threats and harassment. Many others have gone into hiding and suffer in silence. Their crime? Exposing antifa anarchy, standing eye to eye against their assailants, on their feet, not on their knees. Working-class Irish, GerSee MALKIN on 28

The Controlled Burn Rages out of Control

In the wake of riots that have spread across America, leaving shattered businesses and wounded communities in their wake, it feels as though our nation is collapsing around us. That’s bizarre, considby Ben Shapiro Syndicated Columnist ering that virtually all Americans agree with the following two propositions: first, that it is evil for a police officer to place his knee on the neck of a prone suspect struggling to breathe for eight long minutes; second, that breaking store windows; stealing televisions and shoes; beating business owners; and attacking police officers is wrong. That seeming unanimity should mean unity in the face of police brutality and rioting and looting. It doesn’t. It doesn’t because members of our political class have decided that instead of rallying against obvious evil, Americans must be categorized as enlightened or benighted based on their answer to one question: Was America and is America rooted in racism and bigotry? If you answer in the negative, you are complicit in racism and bigotry, say our media, academic leaders and high-ranking members of the Democratic Party. If you answer in the affirmative, you may be categorized among the woke, the aware, the sensitive and the decent. This is a nonsensical and dangerous game. But it’s a game pressed forward by the most powerful messaging institutions in our society: our media, who award Pulitzer Prizes to faux history like The 1619 Project, which argues that every American institution has been fatally corrupted by America’s original sin, slavery, and that every inequality of today can find its root in inequities of the

past; our celebrities, who proudly proclaim that rights to free speech, property ownership and due process are merely facades for the continuing and malign maintenance of structural inequalities; and too many of our politicians, who casually attribute every instance of police brutality to deep-seated American racism. These are lies. America’s history is replete with racism and oppression, but that’s because America didn’t hold true to her founding ideals; America’s philosophy is good and true, and her flaws are thanks to her failures to follow that philosophy. It is a lie to attack Americans’ fundamental rights as outgrowths of persecution. And it’s a damnable calumny to liken the treatment of black Americans in 2020 to the treatment of black Americans in 1960, let alone 1860. Yet we are told by our institutional elites that to point out these lies is to refuse responsibility, to provide cover for racism. Declaring America’s most fundamental structures corrupt and cancer-ridden is deeply dangerous. Once a structure has been condemned, its foundations declared unstable, it can only be destroyed. There is no way to argue that fealty to a particular political program inside that supposedly corrupt structure can fix the problem. Former President Barack Obama, who declares that discrimination exists in “almost every institution of our lives,” and that “the legacy of slavery, Jim Crow ... that’s still part of our DNA that’s passed on,” says that voting for local officials is the solution to police brutality and individual instances of racism. Somehow, so long as we vote for the same Democratic politicians who have governed nearly every major American city for decades, America’s founding sins can be extirpated. Is anyone expected to believe this? Our elites cannot set fire to the fundamentals of America and then hope to See SHAPIRO on 29

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Race And Riots “No justice, no peace!” they shout. Then they break windows. It makes me furious. But then I watch the video of the Minneapoby John Stossel lis cop kneeling Syndicated Columnist on George Floyd’s neck, while Floyd repeatedly says, “I can’t breathe,” and three other officers just watch. Then I see the video of the woman in Central Park calling 911, claiming, “An African-American man is threatening me!” But that was a

racist lie. Christian Cooper just asked her to leash her dog. We’re supposed to leash our dogs in that section of Central Park. But Amy Cooper didn’t leash her dog. She frantically called 911, claiming she was under threat. She knew that by telling the police “an African American man is threatening me,” she’d probably get a more aggressive response. The left-wing New Yorker (she donated to Democratic campaigns) was careful to use that pointless, yet politically correct, term for black. Even though she’s a racist. Watching things like that should

help me sympathize with the people rioting last night. So should my friend Fabian’s experience. When Fabian was 20, he bought his first car, a luxury edition Infiniti J30 Sedan. He’d saved up for it working as an airplane technician, transporting U.S. soldiers to war zones around the world. Then, while pumping gas back in NYC, police officers approached him, demanding his license and registration. He produced the documents and showed them that the car was registered in his name. But Fabian is black, and the police would not believe that the car belonged to him.

They arrested him and charged him with grand theft auto. He sat in jail for two days. Finally, a judge dismissed the case -- using the same documentation Fabian had showed the police. They released him -- without any apology. The trauma still haunts him. Fabian says it evokes a sense of helplessness -- a fear that “anytime there’s an encounter with law enforcement, getting arrested or even death could be the outcome.” Yet, as I watch protesters (even two lawyers were arrested) throwing Molotov cocktails at police officers, and I see opportunistic young peoSee STOSSEL on 29

Is America Turning The Economic Corner? Defying all expectations, the U.S. job numbers surged back in early June in a surprise and stunning rebound. While by John J. Metzler the usual gaggle Syndicated Columnist of “experts” were somberly predicting an additional eight or nine million job losses, the actual numbers showed 2.5 million jobs gained! Despite massive job cuts from an economy artificially shut down in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, there are now new green shoots growing the Spring fields across the country. Some of the mainstream media outlets were gloating the U.S. un-

employment rate would surge to 19%, a Great Depression era level; in fact the number fell from 14.7 % to 13.3%. Psychologically, this was significant and stock markets surged with the DOW passing 27,000. Noted economist Mohammed ElErian of Allianz told FOX Business that the job revival was a “big miss by analysts,” adding that stock markets now appear to have embraced a “win/win hypothesis” concerning an economic rebound. He added, “This will go down in history as the biggest positive data shock for the markets and the economy.” President Donald Trump was expectedly upbeat speaking about the “rocket ship” jobs report and the economy going into “Renewal and Recovery.” He eagerly rattled

off impressive job numbers in construction, 464,000, retail, 360,000 and manufacturing, 225,000. The only other such dramatic surge in living memory was Ronald Reagan’s employment surge of 1.1 million back in September 1983. Given the pandemic, we saw the powerful and surging U.S. economy put into a kind of “induced coma” to safely withstand the health emergency. Now that states across America are cautiously reopening for business, basically three full months since the shocking shutdown, there’s naturally going to be rehiring of furloughed and unemployed workers. Many of these jobs were in a kind of limbo, waiting for the business to restart and reopen but still these numbers defy expectations.

While many commentators sonorously echo the Great Depression analogy concerning our current economy, let’s remember that the Depression which symbolically began by the October 1929 stock market crash, actually deepened in 1930 and 1931 with the collapse of the banks and subsequently business and commerce. The staggeringly high unemployment rates developed from just 5% in October 1929 over a two and three year period; 17.4% in September 1931 and 23% by October 1933. But these somber statistics did not occur suddenly as we have just witnessed. Given that genuine historic understanding of the Depression now is mostly b a s e d o n See METZLER on 29

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NH Veterans Home Welcomes Pastor Paul DeHart TILTON - T h e N e w Hampshire Veterans Home (NHVH) is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul DeHart as Chaplain. “We are fortunate to have Pastor Paul join our team serving our residents,” shared Margaret LaBrecque, NHVH Commandant. “His ability to connect with our veterans on a personal level while fulfilling their spiritual needs is appreciated by residents and staff, alike.” Following the retirement of the Home’s Reverend William Paige, DeHart is now responsible for the planning, development and expansion

of spiritual care and brings with him years of Chaplain experience. He serves his fellow veterans by focusing on their individual religious needs and holding formal services for residents. DeHart served a four-year enlistment as a German Linguist in the Army and eleven years as an intelligence officer and instructor in the Air Force. He has been a church pastor, a high school teacher, and a hospice chaplain. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in English, Master of Science in Adult Education, and a Master of Science in Ministry. He is a certified secondary

English teacher with an endorsement in German. He is also a Certified Dementia Practitioner with the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners and a life member of the Military Officers Association. DeHart resides in Concord with his wife, Leann, who is also a veteran. They have one grown son. The New Hampshire Veterans Home is home to 150 men and women veterans who have served their country and fellow New Hampshire citizens. NHVH was established in Tilton in 1890 as the Soldier’s Home for Civil War

Veterans and is a recipient of the Quality of Life Award from the NH Department of Health & Human Services. The mission of NHVH is to provide high quality, professional longterm care services to the Granite State’s elderly and disabled veterans with dignity, honor and respect. NHVH is the only long-term care facility in the Granite State that is dedicated exclusively to veterans. For more information, call (603) 527-4400 or visit www.nh.gov/ veterans, www.facebook.com/nhveteranshome.

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by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Contributing Writer

When one group of people want to do something there is usually another group of people who don’t want them to do it. In many of these situations, whether it involves a whole town, the board of selectmen, a club or other organization, a school, church, or another group of people, a compromise can be worked out. However, sometimes there is no middle ground, either you do the proposed action or you don’t. Such is the situation when there is a proposal to build a new road, you build it or you don’t. The town of Landaff, New Hampshire spent a whole decade trying to make a final decision about building a road which was called the “Bunga Road.” The decade was from 1850 to 1860 and the planned highway was to begin in the east part of the town at

The old “Peg Mill” at East Landaff where the meeting to approve the building of the Bunga Road was made. Bowen Hill which later became the town of Easton and extended through the valley of the Wild Ammonoosuc River to the village of Swiftwater in the town of Bath. The idea to build the seven mile highway was supported by the residents of the eastern and southern portions of Landaff because they saw the road as an easier way to transport wood and lumber. The idea was opposed by the residents of West Landaff because they did not see how the road would be of any benefit to them, so they didn’t want to have to pay for its construction. A standoff resulted which lasted for ten years or more and resulted in bitter-

ness arising between the two factions with relatives, in some cases, being on opposite sides of the issue. The usual political party affiliations ceased to be a factor in the elections in the town of Landaff as people were voted into or out of office based on their attitude towards the proposed “Bunga Road.” Two brothers, James C. and Rufus C. Noyes, were on opposing sides of the issue, and the two ran against each other for years seeking the office of Town Moderator. The battle over whether or not the road should be built had its impact on the opinion of adjoining towns, particularly the town of Benton, even though the road

was not to go through that town. The candidates for Representative in the State Legislature in the area were not in agreement as to the wisdom of building the new seven mile highway. Those candidates happened to be brothers-in-law. Apparently the minds of the citizens of Landaff were so evenly divided that the contention over the proposed road continued from year to year from 1850 to 1860 without a resolution by a favorable vote. Both sides were have said to have imported people into the town so they could vote in the March election. One was eligible to vote after establishing residency in the town for ninety days. Young men who were attending school were given their board by residents of Landaff so they would be eligible to vote on the road question. The story is told of a man who lived in the adjoining town of Franconia but just a few rods from East Landaff who was in favor of building the road. The tale is that one night he went to bed in the town of Franconia and woke up in the town of Landaff because while he See SMITH on 26

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Wright Museum of WWII In Wolfeboro To Open For Season On Monday, June 22nd WOLFEBORO — On Monday, June 22, the Wright Museum of WWII in Wolfeboro, NH will open for its 26th season. The 2020 season will provide visitors with a first look at major enhancements and renovations that took place in the off-season as part of Project25. Highlights include extensive gallery renovations, expanded library and archives room and new Education Center, lobby and museum store. “We look forward to welcoming visitors and showing them what has changed to better meet their needs and what has remained the same,” said Executive Director Mike Culver.

Wright Museum Curator Justin Gamache prepares photos for the “Vietnam: The Real War” at the Wright Museum in Wolfeboro. them I am still amazed at their power.” Running from October 4 through October

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Mark Weston is the newest member of the New Hampshire Boat Museum Board of Trustees. new series that will feature local art and photography with the work of Amy Piper initially shown when the museum opens for 2020. NHBM will also feature boat building, model yachting (radiocontrolled) with the Back Bay Skippers on Tuesdays and Thursdays, online Vintage Boat and Car Auction and more in 2020. “We may even have some virtual activities this summer, so stay tuned,” said Cummings. Founded in 1992 by antique and classic

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Late spring/early summer is a great time to sleep outdoors. I’m lucky enough to have a porch that is screened from floor to ceiling on three sides. It’s like sleeping outdoors with the comforts of home. There’s usually not a lot to see as the woods encroach pretty closely on the porch. There wouldn’t be much to see in the dark anyway, of course. But I can hear everything. I typically sleep through the night but am occasionally jarred awake by a barred owl hooting or opossum trying to get into the compost pile. After years of breaches, I finally have the compost properly secured. The dawn chorus usually wakes me up. I listen to it for about half an hour and then fall back asleep. The other morning, it started at 4:21 with a lone robin singing in the nearby woods. An eastern wood pewee soon chimed in with its high-pitched song as if asking the robin to please be quiet. By 4:30, other robins joined in and it was game on. A tufted titmouse sang its “peter-peterpeter” song from a nearby branch. Titmice are small birds with a big voice. If the

robin hadn’t awoken me at 4:21, the titmouse certainly would have. A cardinal sang in the distance and I heard a turkey gobbling from deep in the woods. I’ve seen turkeys in my yard twice in all the time I’ve lived here so I was surprised to hear them join the fray that morning. A hermit thrush sang its flute-like song and I recalled the nice poem that a reader had written and sent me last week. Thrushes certainly do have interesting and beautiful songs. I also heard a song I didn’t recognize. It sounded somewhat like a black-billed cuckoo, but I’m sure it

wasn’t that. It’s always nice to know there is more to learn. Then the woodpeckers started tapping on their territorial branches. They choose branches, or other objects such as houses or chimney flashing, that are loud and reverberate. A yellowbellied sapsucker favors a dead branch in my side yard and a pileated woodpecker uses one in my backyard. Thankfully, the tappings I heard that morning were coming from deeper in the woods. Many birders can determine a species of woodpecker by the cadence of its tapping. I was amazed the first time I had seen that

and figured I’d never reach that level of expertise. After studying the sapsucker and pileated woodpecker up close, I’m starting to get the hang of it. Also significant was what I didn’t hear. No leaf blowers, lawn mowers, weedwackers, chainsaws or machinery of any kind. Not even any cars or trucks. These sounds have become so pervasive in everyday life they become like background noise. But at this time of day, only the birds could be heard. That thought pleased me greatly and I dozed back off to sleep. Chris Bosak may be reached at chrisbo sak26@gmail.com or through his website www.birdsofnewengland.com

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project will increase direct spending regionally by close to $7m and bring approximately 161,000 people to the City,” explains Jim Aberg, Executive Director of Franklin Business & Industrial Development Corporation. After 6 years of hard work this permit finally gives us the ability to schedule construction of the inriver features making this project a reality creating a domino effect for multiple other economic development priorities. NH Department of Business & Economic Affairs Commissioner, Taylor Caswell, recently stated “If you want to know what’s next in the State of New Hampshire look no further than the City of Franklin.” We agree.

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Spectators practice social distancing and don masks to watch races at PHOTO COURTESY SMOKIN’ SHUTTERS Riverside Speedway on May 23rd sponsibility for their actions—without the liquor and firearms that the Streamers would likely have deployed. Humphrey’s phone was soon ringing off the proverbial hook. Most of the calls were supportive of his independent actions. But in the best spirit of overprotective killjoys, the AG’s office called

to put Humphrey on who like most everynotice that he’d cre- one else, was aware ated displeasure in that Wal-Mart, state Concord, with impli- liquor stores and nucations of fines, sanc- merous other entertions, or shut-downs. prises were still conSo Humphrey called ducting business. the governor’s office “My understandand left several mes- ing is that the statesages. owned ATV trails, like “ I w a n t e d t o a s k at Jericho Park, rewhy some businesses mained open for hunwere treated differ- dreds of people,” notently than others,” ed Humphrey. explained Humphrey, See MOFFETT on 23

— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, June 11, 2020 — MOFFETT from 22 The notion of N.H. shutting down private businesses while still running state operations rankled. The governor’s office did not respond. Humphrey was a self-employed logger who worked very hard to succeed in life. His efforts enabled him to eventually follow his dream of racing, eventually to include competing in the Super Modified class at places like Star Speedway in Epping. Another dream was to own a race track, which he realized late in 2019 when he purchased Riverside. The North Country is not what it once was. Paper mill closings in Berlin and Groveton devastated the area economy. Many moved away but those who stayed put their hopes in people

like Humphrey to create some economic energy. Then the state shut him down while maintaining other state businesses. Humphrey is a logger and a race fan, not

a troublemaker. But some descendants of the Streamers invoked Part 1, Article 10 of the N.H. Constitution: “Government being instituted for the

common benefit, protection, and security, of the whole community, and not for the private interest or emolument of any one man, family, or class of men; therefore, whenever the ends of government are perverted, and public liberty manifestly endangered, and all other means of redress are ineffectual, the people may, and of right ought to reform the old, or establish a new government. The doctrine of nonresistance against arbitrary power, and oppression, is absurd, slavish, and destructive of the good and happiness of mankind.” Yes, the N.H. constitution guarantees the right of revolution, which many Streamer types feel trumps well-intentioned but

unevenly applied gubernatorial edicts. So now what? Humphrey scheduled a race day on June 6, with some Super Modified tour action and some local action—sans fans. WWGSD? What would Governor Sununu do? The descendants of the Streamers hope he’ll be more like Luther Parker, Mike Humphrey and John Stark, and less like Gavin Newsom, Charlie Baker, or Bill Di Blasio. “Live Free or Die!” Sports Quiz When did Riverside Speedway open? Born Today That is to say sports standouts born on June 11 include legendary Green Bay Packer football coach Vince Lombardi (1913)

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Becca and M-S Greenway Trail Adopter Dave Roy on the Fire Warden’s Road up Pitcher Mountain. The Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway Trail Club’s trail adopters keep the trail easy to follow and in good condition. Trail adopters responsibilities include inspection, brushing, blazing and removing blow downs. The Club is always looking for a helping hand, visit their website for more information MSGTC.org. Their Trail Guide and Map are a must have item if you decide The view from our rocky perch on Pitcher Mountain, two hikers make their way up the trail between to hike the M-S Greenway, available at their the blueberry bushes. Mount Monadnock is big in the distance and is 22 miles on the M-S Greenway MSTGC.org on-line store. Trail behind us. PATENAUDE from 24 spy Mount Ascutney, Mount Greylock and the Taconics. The blueberry bushes were full of blossoms. Pitcher Mountain and nearby Hubbard Hill are famous for being a blueberry pickers paradise. After a nice break sitting on rocks and pointing out the nearby peaks we could make out we decided not to go straight back. We continued following the white blazes north across the ridge. Along the path bright purple Azaleas were in bloom next to the numerous blueberry bushes. When the trail hit Hubbard Hill Road we turned left and followed the gravel road back to the parking area. I estimate this added at least another mile or two and was a wonderful longer loop

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SMITH from 9 slept his house had been moved across the town line into Landaff. He thus voted for the road at the March town meeting, after which his house was moved back to Franconia. The men vying for the position of Representative to the New Hampshire Legislature were Daniel Whitcher and George W. Mann. There was a pretty young woman from the town of Benton by the name of Sarah Glasier who told Henry Sisco that she would marry him if he voted for George Mann to be the Representative. Henry’s preferred candidate was Mr. Whitcher but the prospect of marrying Sarah was enough for him to vote for Mr. Mann which he proceeded to do; however, when he went to see Sarah, his intend-

The town of Landaff, New Hampshire spent a whole decade trying to make a final decision about building a road which was called the “Bunga Road.” ed bride, she told him that she “could never think of marrying a man base enough to sell his vote.” By the year 1857 the residents of the East side of Landaff, who favored building

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Daniel Whitcher was credited with spending more money and energy to bring about the building of the Bunga Road. to order by Sargent Moody who read the articles in the warrant and then presided over the election of a Moderator. It was when the result of that vote was announced and James C. Noyes was the winner that everyone realized that the East

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to grow all winter, got into an argument with someone who grabbed his hair and started pulling him around. When he escaped Otis ran to a neighbor’s house where he had his haircut before returning to the meeting. Apparently some additional scuffles took place with some punches thrown leaving John (Buck) Chandler with four less teeth. Finally, some of the West-side voters admitted defeat and headed for home. After a decade of debating the issue and having it defeated it was finally voted to construct ‘The Bunga Road.” One person more than any other was credited with spending more money and energy to bring about the building of the road and that was Daniel Whitcher. Mr. Whitcher not only was the leader of those in favor of the road, he was the supervisor of its construction. A good outcome of the ten year conflict was that after the road was built, those who had been opposed to it agreed that it was a valuable asset, the bitter feelings that had prevailed went away, and East and West Landaff were reconciled. Another significant and controversial event occurred in Landaff’s history in 1876 when a new town came into being with East Landaff becoming the town of Easton. Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr., welcomes your comments at danahillsmiths@yahoo. com.

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ment wise before the crisis, with 12 of the 14 counties sporting unemployment rates below 4.0%. Fast forward to May 23, and the story is very different. Only two counties had unemployment rates below 20.0%.” Naturally pandemic restrictions on tourism from major markets such as New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts have registered a negative impact. Slowly but surely the American economy is reviving, but this is an early stage. Summertime will test the system with travel, hotel bookings and airline reservations as Americans emerge from the mandated “cabin fever” lockdown limbo and into warmer weather. Now we need micromanaging politicians and bureaucratic busy bodies to get out of the way as America gets back to business and freedom of the road. 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.

STOSSEL from 7 ple looting stores, and my privileged left-wing white friends say things like, “the looting of our society by unrestrained capitalism is worse!” I get even more furious. This country, and capitalism, has done more good things for disadvantaged people of all races than any society, ever. Fabian, despite his terrible experience, says that living as a black man in America is a gift. He came here as a teen from Jamaica. America, he says, gave him opportunity he would never have had elsewhere. Now, he’s a capitalist who owns things. He smiles as he says he sees “a cultural black renaissance: promotion of black education, ownership, and acquiring assets as a top priority.” America, he says, is the land of opportunity. Even if some cops are racist bullies. Yet, so much that is exceptional about America is drowned out by the loudest voices on the extremes. On one side, we have an “unraveling” president, as George Will puts it, an angry bully “banging his spoon on his highchair...” On the other side are the leftists who defend the violence and looting, like the masked antifa children who want to destroy capitalism. On Twitter, I watched video of a group driving around in a Mercedes-Benz, passing out bricks (for protesters to throw). I applaud the young black woman who called them “stupid” and tossed the brick back into their car, yelling: “This white b---- giving a group of black men a brick to throw! You know that s--- could get them

killed!” It could. No one wins in these clashes. I assume there is less racism in America than there once was, but there’s no way to prove that. Even if there were, Malcolm X wrote, “If you stick a knife in my back nine inches and pull it out six inches, there’s no progress.” But I think that’s the wrong way to think about it. George Floyd’s killer was arrested and other cops who abused their power were fired. In the past, police officers were never prosecuted. For years in America, the percentage of interracial marriage has steadily increased. That suggests progress. Burning police stations and looting stores won’t speed that progress. It sets us back. John Stossel is author of “Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media.” For other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www.creators.com.

SHAPIRO from 6 contain that fire to occasional trips to the voting booth. So Americans are left with a choice. We can either think of one another with charity and accuracy, acknowledging the sins of America’s past while recognizing that America remains a beacon of freedom and decency. Or we can continue to follow the path of those who would tear us apart. To follow the latter course isn’t sensitive or moral. It places the very existence of our common republic at risk.

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Even though her horse was sick, Becca still competed in the Equestrian hurdles . Joe Vitali, Manchester, NH.

Ariel and her coach worked hard at trying not to make waves with the other competitors . -Mark Dinorsce, Ormond Beach, FL.

Jane got a late start on the hurdle jump since she couldn’t hear the starter yell “Go” underwater. -Roger Ferlito, Woburn, Mass

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