06/13/2024 Weirs Times

29 Legs And Other news FrOm Live And Let Live FArm in ChiChester

by Teresa Paradis

Wow, I blinked my eyes and spring was here.

Live and Let Live Farm (LLLF) rescue has been so busy saving the lives of the voiceless that I’ve lost track of time. It just flies by. It is amazing that so many people wish to help animals at their greatest times of need, whether it

be for the rescue of a baby animal found on the side of the road, fostering, or supporting and adopting those that may have been thrown away like trash by another. Transport too, as recently demonstrated by 29 legs.

29 Legs—as in—legs of transport from the rescued situation to the destination of a safe place, such as LLLF Rescue. The amazing coordinator of “Alone

2 Home,” orchestrated the 29 legs of transport, from Abilene Texas, all the way to Chichester NH-- along with two overnight fosters. Big hearted, caring transport volunteers across the country, helping to save cherished lives; like that of Ash, a beautiful Russian Blue cat found in the woods, and the beautiful pregnant Nutella cat, who most likely would have

been euthanized because she was a black pregnant cat, now traveling across the country, one leg at a time. Saving precious lives is what it’s all about.

Beginning with the wonderful veterinarians’ office of Dr. Bolt in Abilene, Texas, keeping them overnight to prepare for the journey. The 29-leg excursion began with our

One Room Schools Program In Alton

Alton Historical Society Hosts Stephen Taylor Who’ll Speak About One-Room Schools on Tuesday, Jine 19th at 7pm.

Farmer, writer and historian, Stephen Taylor, will present his NH Humanities program, “New Hampshire’s One-Room Schools: The Romance and the Reality”. New Hampshire had hundreds of one-room school houses providing education for generations of children right up into the first third of the 20th century. Schools then, had many of the same problems we face today; financing, teacher qualifications, curriculum and discipline. Mr. Taylor highlights the legacies of these schools and how they relate to today.

The presentation will be held in the Gilman Library, 100 Main Street, Alton, NH. The Alton Historical Society will be hosting the speaker from the New Hampshire Humanities program, a non-profit, non-political organization.

This program is free to the public. For more information, contact Sandy at sandy2@metrocast.net.

Fooldja, a 2 year old hackney Morgan X filly arriving at Live and Let Live Farm Rescue in Chichester with Heather Evans on April fools day. 4/1/2024, when her owner could no longer care for her.

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Undermining Conservatives

To The Editor:

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is being impeached for not protecting our border. Bizarre as it is, illegal immigrants are flying from Mexico to Canada. Getting off the plane and hiking across New England’s borders. Using GPS with directions. Other migrants are jetting around the country while Americans are being searched and profiled, making sure their papers are in order.

Media Research uncovered DHS awarded $40 million in 80 grants. Calling the Grants “High Priority”. Groups that put on seminars for Left-wing activists on how to undermine Conservative Groups benefited from grants.

ANTIFA leaders admitted it was illegal closing down conservative Websites and preventing them from assembling. The Christian Broadcast Network, Heritage Foundation and the Republican National Committee were affected. Go Fundme and PayPal were told to “kick people off”.

The State Department developed a program for training teachers on how to inoculate students against conservative news. University of Rhode Island used grant money from DHS to promote censorship and Leftist propaganda in American classrooms.

Hardworking Americans would have difficulty in saving thousands of dollars. Yet

illegal immigrants have been paying coyotes many thousands of dollars to get them to our border.

In 1965 Ted Kennedy Immigration and Nationality Act undid previous laws. He said it would not flood millions of immigrants annually. It will not inundate America with immigrants from any one country or area. The bill will not flood our cities with immigrants. It will not relax the standards of admission. In 2008 and February 2015, total net employment gains went to foreign- born workers, while native born workers suffered net job loss.

Gene F. Danforth Danbury, N.H.

Not Balanced Enough

To The Editor:

First of all, of all the free newspapers I pick up for free in the Lakes Region the Weirs Times is my absolute favorite. Especially the great historical articles by Robert Hannaford Smith, outdoor stories of Amy Patenaude, the puzzle pages, and all the great local happenings.

But the slant of the letters to the editor and paper editorials is so far from being balanced, I find it hard to believe your publication isn’t turning away potential readers and advertisers.

The absolute worst offender is “The Letters from God” column. How can anyone know the mind of God!? Rev. Dr. Sam Hollo should be ashamed

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 reestablished in 1992 and strives to maintain the patriotic spirit of its predecessor as well as his devotion to the interests of Lake Winnipesaukee. 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. Locally owned for 30 years, this publication is devoted to printing the stories of the people

of himself for believing he is doing a service to society by usurping the judgement and knowledge of God with his astounding bigotry and bias. I ask him, “What Would Jesus Do?”

I’ve no issue with editorial slant of publishers, most all media outlets do, but the level of conspiracies, division, and fear this paper is feeding to the masses without any balance whatsoever is shameful. I urge Weirs Times to take a bit more balance in its focus, dispose of “Letters from God” column, and be better stewards towards bringing the community they serve together.

Deb Clough Grafton, NH.

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Not So LoNg Ago ...

Exploring ThE lEgEnd & lorE of our graniTE STaTE

Bike week As i sAw itBACk then

by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Contributing Writer

In my young mind the center of Motorcycle Week was not Weirs Beach; it was the Belknap Recreation Area! And whatever many days were set apart for official events, it was still motorcycle week. And the main event of that week was not going to “The Weirs” and looking at and listening to the roar of motorcycles and whatever else might reveal itself - it was the one-hundred

Motorcyclists competing at Laconia Motorcycle week - Names and year unknown. (Do you know who is in the photo?)

mile world championship motorcycle race.

Sundays for me back then in my childhood years often had as its

main event attendance at church services, but I do remember riding in my Dad’s car as he drove with me and some

of my siblings as passengers to the entrance of the Belknap Area Recreation Area on race day. At the entrance my Dad showed the guy selling the tickets his press card, and he, along with his passengers were granted entrance to the big event. My Dad went to find his place near the starting line as the reporter covering the event for the Laconia Evening Citizen He did his thing, and his children in attendance did theirs, which involved watching some of the race and observing the crowds of people. There were bleachers set up near the starting line, but they and the space close-up on either side seemed to be full, so I immediately gave up on finding a seat or

EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

“Breakout From Normandy” Program At Wright Museum

WOLFEBORO - On Tuesday, June 18th, the Wright Museum will welcome Lt. Col. Ron Janowski. This is the third program of the Wright Museum’s 2024 Education Series.

After the Allied landings in Normandy, commanders began to formulate a plan to push out from the beachhead. Initial efforts were hampered by the need to take the city of Caen in the east and the dense hedgerow country in the west. Seeking to launch a major breakout, General Omar Bradley sought to focus the Allies’ efforts on a narrow front west of St. Lô.

Doors open at 6:00 p.m., the program begins at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18th at the Wright Museum’s DuQuoin Education Center, 77 Center Street in Wolfeboro. Admission is $5 for members and $10 for non-members. Reservations are strongly encouraged and can be made online at https://wrightmuseum.org/lecture-series or by calling 603-569-1212.

The region’s leading resource for educators and learners of all ages on World War II, the Wright Museum features more than 14,000 items in its collection that are representative of both the home front and battlefield. For more information about the 2023 Lecture Series, or museum, visit wrightmuseum.org.

Soft Plastics Recycling Collection In Laconia

Weather permitting, the next soft plastics recycling collection will be held Saturday June 22 from 11am-1pm. Volunteers from the Green Sanctuary Committee of the Unitarian-Universalist congregation & the Laconia/Gilford Lions Club will be curbside in front of the little white church at 172 Pleasant St. in Laconia to collect donated clean, soft, dry plastics.

Additionally, for the first time a Styrofoam collection will also be held. Only Styrofoam products with a ‘#6’ symbol can be accepted.

Acceptable items include: all size #6 coolers, clean meat & produce trays, egg cartons (any color), packing blocks, clean #6 plates & cups, food clam shells or trays, coffee cups. We cannot accept pipe insulation, bubble wrap or thin foam wrap, packing peanuts, soft or squishy foam, eggcrate foam layer, craft foam, foam board insulation, any dirty foam products. All foam must be clean & dry.

“This effort is to use and promote the Styrofoam recycling machine at the Gilford Solid Waste Center,” explained Green Sanctuary Co-Chair Inez Andrews. “There is a lack of awareness and some misunderstanding about that facility, which we want to address.” There is no charge or fee to drop off unwanted plastics or Styrofoam. And this effort is not limited to residents of Laconia & Gilford. All are welcome to participate. Since the Styrofoam & plastics will be delivered to different locations, all Styrofoam & plastics must be kept separate from each other.

At the same location & time, the Lions & the UU Social Justice Committee will also be holding a pet food drive benefitting the Community Action Program (CAP) pantry. “The CAP pantry includes a pet food section for people struggling to support their animals,” explained Lion Carol Dow: “For instance, disabled folks who have service animals or seniors with pet companions. We are glad to help them during a period when donations are particularly needed.”

Celebrate Local Historical Societies At Wolfeboro Library

The Lakes Region Genealogy Interest Group and the Wolfeboro Public Library are co-sponsoring a Celebration of Historical Societies on Saturday, June 22 from 10am to noon in the Library’s Bradley Room. The event is free and open to all.

Local historical societies play a vital role, especially in rural communities. They can be a valuable resource for individuals interested in researching their family histories and learning more about their communities. Knowing, recording, and preserving family histories directly impacts families today and future generations.

Debbie Ann Doyle in her article, “The Future of Local Historical Societies” published in “Perspectives on History, The Magazine of the American Historical Association,” writes about the unique importance of local historical societies, particularly the tiny, often volunteer-run organizations that operate museums, archives, and historic houses. “Small historical societies play a key role in protecting and preserving the historical record and interpreting the past to the public. Their future is thus intertwined with the future of the historical profession.”

This celebration on June 22 is an opportunity for people to become more aware of the resources available to them through their local historical societies. They can meet with volunteers and board members from a number of societies and pick up information and local history books that will be offered for sale. It will also be a great opportunity for members of historical societies to network with other volunteers from neighboring towns. If you are involved in a local historical society and would like your organization to participate, please call Dee from the Lakes Region Genealogy Interest Group at 603-630-8497 for more information.

NH Master Chorale Presents

A Musical Romp Through Radioland

The centerpiece of New Hampshire Master Chorale’s two concerts on Father’s Day weekend is “The Radio Hour,” an innovative one-act “choral opera” about a woman who’s given a new lease on life by a trip through Radioland.

The concerts’ second half will transport audiences to the studio of a 1940’s radio variety show, featuring swing-band arrangements of golden oldies such as “Our Love Is Here to Stay” and “Blues in the Night.”

The concerts will take place on Saturday, June 15, at the South Church on Pleasant Street in Concord, and Sunday, June 16 at the Plymouth Congregational Church. Tickets, available at the door or through nhmasterchorale.org, are $30 for adults, $25 for seniors or military members, free for K-through-undergraduate students and “pay what you’re able” for others.

The music, which will involve a chamber orchestra, explores a variety of textures, colors and sounds – traffic noise, big-band swing tunes, radio ads, a quasi-rap song, a touch of esoteric 12-tone music and finally, a flowering of grand choral singing.

The second half of the upcoming concerts is an adaptation of “The 1940s Radio Hour,” a fullfledged musical that played on Broadway in 1979-80.

Perkins says the Master Chorale’s version “is really just an excuse to revisit some of the music from the 1940s which will be so familiar to our audiences.” In swing-style, close-harmony arrangements typical of the time, concert-goers will hear “Our Love Is Here to Stay,” “Ain’t She Sweet,” “Blue Moon,” “I’ll Never Smile Again,” “Blues in the Night,” “Strike Up the Band,” and “I’ll Be Seeing You.” And even a Pepsi commercial.

by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor

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I must admit it’s been a bit exhausting. First, being the editor of a free weekly publication isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Working on a weekly deadline that must be met no matter what else is going on in life can occasionally be a bit stressful. Add into that the emails and messages from readers who aren’t happy about this, that or the other thing and would prefer I do something about it so that the next time they pick up their free copy it will suit their own personal tastes better, can be a little overwhelming as well.

Of course you can’t please all the people all the time, so you do the best you can.

Still, it could just end there, but I have, by my own decision, also added into the mix running F.A.T.S.O. (FLatanders Adjusting To Solitary Oblivion) a winter support group for new transplants to New Hampshire, as well as managing TAIALBBTWICFF. (And let’s not forget running for governor, a full-time endeavor in itself.)

TAIALBBTWICFF stands for “The Air Is A Little Bit Better Than Where I Come From Fund” and its goal is to provide Middle to Upper Class vacationing Flatlanders access to comfortable lakefront (or at least lake access) vacation accommodations since they tried to book something too late and were now in danger of being stuck for the summer in their suburban neighborhoods, usually in Massachusetts or Connecticut. (Or worse, a hotel in the Lakes region far from a view of any lake.)

As I get a bit older, I have been thinking about stepping down from my role as Executive Director of TAIALBBTWICFF and let-

ting someone else take over the reins. But I am worried that this great organization that I have built up may fall apart under the wrong management.

Still, things have been getting more difficult over the years.

With new online sites such as AirBnB and others, not as many folks have been turning to TAIALBBTWICFF and in turn it has been harder to generate funds to help us survive (we are a non-profit). Still, there are many underserved middle to upper class families who still need a hand up. So, I will continue to do my best.

As I ride around the Lakes Region taking in the magnificent views of the plethora new high rise condominiums and homes where once beautiful views of the lakes and mountains once shone but are now mostly blocked from view, I can’t help but feel nostalgic for the “old days” when TAIALBBTWICFF really made a difference.

I remember some of the first families helped by TAIALBBTWICFF. We always hold an “End Of Summer” get together where a the families we helped stop by for a few minutes in their busy summer schedules to say Thanks and to get a receipt they can use for a tax write-off.

There was the Holt Family from Greenwich, Connecticut who were very grateful for being given the opportunity to enjoy a week at a beautiful lakefront home after having almost missed the opportunity.

I remember Bill Holt telling me, “It was a frantic week and we had been preparing ourselves for the country club annual gala and completely forgot about making reservations on the lake. We really enjoyed the relief of finally having some fresh lake air for a couple of weeks after a year of breathing that salt air. We really appreciate all you’ve done. Excuse me, I have to take this call.”

“Everything has been great

for the most part,” his wife, Jean, commented. “Of course not knowing the local maître d’s we often found ourselves waiting, sometimes for as much as ten minutes, for a table. But we knew we’d have to rough it a bit. That’s what these rustic vacations are all about.”

I remember the Riley’s too, because of their story they shared.

“It was late at night,” Mr. Riley explained. “This terrible smell began to creep through the windows of our five-bedroom condo. After awhile we realized it was a dead skunk so we called 911. We were told there was nothing they could do so we ended up shutting all the windows. It was quite an evening, but we made it…barely. Law enforcement really needs to be better about these intrusions,”

I still get teary eyed when summer ends and the TAIALBBTWICFF families climb into their Lexus’ and Teslas and ride off into the sunset.

So, despite feeling overwhelmed at times I will continue on my mission to help those who are too busy to help themselves.

I realize it will be a bit harder this year to find accommodations that meet the specific requirements of these troubled families, but I will do my best, along with all my other commitments as well as, of course, putting out this paper every week and trying to please all of the people all of the time.

I am sure, as usual, that I will get the usual plethora of dissenting messages from some of the usual suspects who don’t like something or other about this issue of the Weirs Times, but I wouldn’t expect any less.

But, I’m not getting any younger and the more aches and pains I feel as I get older make it easier for me to let things roll off my back, which is sore most of the time anyway.

It’s time for a nap.

I hope you are okay with that.

why is the United stAtes negOtiAting with terrOrists?

by Star Parker Syndicated Columnist

A Gallup poll of several months ago asked, “On the whole, would you say that you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the position of the United States in the world today?”

Only one-third, 33%, said they were satisfied. This down from 53% in February 2020 at the conclusion of Donald Trump’s presidency.

It’s a wonder that even a third of Americans are comfortable with President Joe Biden’s disastrous leadership. Many scholars now liken the world today to the 1930s, the years preceding World War II.

Latest is Biden’s new proposal to resolve the conflict in Gaza.

The proposal ignores Israel’s main objective, final removal of the presence and influence of the terrorist organization Hamas from leadership and control in Gaza.

Of the 120 hostages that remain from the 251 originally abducted Oct. 7, 2023, it is not even clear how many are alive. Yet, in exchange for release of an unspecified number of hostages, Israel is asked to pull its troops out of all populated areas of Gaza.

I pray that, for the sake of Israel but also for the sake of all remnants of decency in today’s crazy world, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resists pressure to accept this horrible arrangement.

Why is the United States negotiating with terrorists and giving legitimacy to those who commit atrocities beyond the pale of minimally decent human behavior?

The widespread backlash against Israel’s campaign in Gaza is supposedly because of the large number of civilian casualties.

But those criticizing Israel should look in the mirror to see who has led to these casualties.

If Hamas, who hides their fighters and equipment among civilians, whose priority is the death of Israelis and not saving lives of their own people, was immediately condemned and isolated by global leadership, Israel would not be left to take unilateral military action as its only option for its national security.

Let’s recall that immediately following the Oct. 7, 2023, attack, rather than condemn-

OF ‘COnviCted FeLOns’ And Lying FrAUds

by Ben Shapiro Syndicated Columnist

Last week, a New York City jury, prompted by the legal coordination between Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and Judge Juan Merchan -- both partisan actors -- convicted Donald Trump on 34 felony counts having to do with falsification of business records. Or election fraud. Or more tax issues. Or ... something. Nobody really knows, and apparently it was unnecessary for the jury to agree on the crime in order to find Trump guilty of one.

No matter.

Trump was convicted and may now face jail time. We’ll find out on July 11 -- just a few days before the Republican National Convention. Obviously, this represents opportune timing for the Biden campaign. And yet Donald Trump remains firmly knotted with Biden in the race for the White House. There have been four polls taken since Trump’s conviction. In all of them, Biden and Trump are either tied or within two points either way.

But how? The question echoes throughout the media: How can a convicted felon be running even with the incumbent president? The answer is twofold: First, Joe Biden is a truly awful president; second, Biden has no ground to stand on in labeling Trump a threat to law and order.

First, Biden’s terrible record. Americans have been slammed by inflation for three years. Our social fabric has continued to decay as Biden openly seeks “equity” -- meaning discriminatory legal regimens designed at rectifying group disparities -- in every area of the federal government. On the foreign front, Biden has hamstrung Ukraine in its defense against Russia, and openly manipulated on behalf of Iran and Hamas in Israel’s war against the terror group that performed Oct. 7. It is difficult to see an area of the world that is markedly better off since

Biden took the White House

Second, Biden’s hypocrisy. In the aftermath of the Trump conviction, Trump naturally condemned the justice system that targeted him. Biden then responded by doubling down on his narrative that Trump’s pushback represents a threat to Our Democracy and Our Institutions: On Friday, Biden staggered out to the podium to claim that “the American principle that no one is above the law was reaffirmed.” He added that it was “dangerous” and “irresponsible for anyone to say this was rigged just because they don’t like the verdict.”

The problem is this: Biden as Defender of Our Democracy and Our Institutions just doesn’t play. This is the same president who tried to use his Occupational Safety and Health Administration to illegally cram down vaccines on 80 million Americans; who attempted, in defiance of law, to relieve student loan debt -- and then bragged about defying the Supreme Court; whose DOJ even let him off the hook for mishandling of classified material by calling him a dotard. Biden’s party has spent years tut-tutting massive riots, appeasing pro-terrorist student trespassers and calling for an end to parental autonomy. There isn’t an institution in the country Biden hasn’t weakened. To hear Biden rail against Trump for undermining institutions, then, simply won’t play. But Biden doesn’t have much left in the playbook.

All of which means that Trump still -still- has the upper hand. Ironically, Trump being sent to jail might actually help him, given that most Americans will correctly see the jailing of Biden’s chief political opponent as an act of vicious partisanship unworthy of the most powerful republic in world history. In 2020, Biden ran on the platform of stability and normalcy; he has exploded both. All he’s left with is slogans about Orange Hitler. And that’s unlikely to be enough come November if gas prices are high, groceries cost too much and the world remains aflame.creators.com.

by John Stossel Syndicated Columnist

Donald Trump recently spoke at the Libertarian National Convention.

Good for him. It’s encouraging that he reached out to those of us who often disagree with him. We libertarians put individual liberty first. We think government that governs least governs best.

That’s a reason we fear today’s Democrats. In their eagerness to tax and regulate, while throwing newly printed money at a thousand

FreedOm Under trUmp

special interests, we fear they will destroy our future.

So, Trump won applause saying, “I have been indicted by the government on 91 different things. If I wasn’t a libertarian before, I sure as hell am a libertarian now!”

Trump promised to “put a libertarian in my cabinet.”

He said he’d commute the jail sentence of Ross Ulbricht, the entrepreneur who created Silk Road, an underground website that lets consenting adults buy things that most government officials don’t like.

Trump told the libertarians, “Our goal will be nothing less than the

rebirth of fair equal and impartial justice under the Constitutional rule of law.”

Libertarians should like that. But when Trump spoke, he was mostly booed. Why?

Trump did do some pro-freedom things as president. He cut a few regulations (though not as many as he promised,) withdrew from the Paris Climate Accord and appointed Supreme Court judges who might keep government in check.

He told the convention, “We must fight for the same fundamental freedoms, freedom of expression, freedom of religion, freedom of the right to own a firearm.”

Libertarians complain that Trump didn’t keep his promise to “bring our soldiers back home.” But at least, unlike most recent presidents, he didn’t begin new wars.

So again, why did libertarians boo?

Because much of Trump’s agenda is authoritarian.

Libertarians want a humble, restrained government that keeps the peace while respecting individual rights. We want a government that does less, better.

Trump, despite throwing us a few rhetorical bones, is anything

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nOrmAndy And the rOAd tO UkrAine

by John J. Metzler Syndicated Columnist

The somber but uplifting commemorations of the DDay landings in Normandy, now eighty years ago, shed light on the historic Allied victory of arms, men and spirit. For American Presidents, D-Day serves as a talismanic singular moment in WWII which saw the successful Allied landings on the French coast, signaling the beginning of the end of Hitler’s Third Reich which would come less than a year later.

On key anniversaries, American Presidents dutifully and reverently made the pilgrimage to the

hallowed stretch of Norman coast, which is forever linked with the date of 6 June 1944, D-Day, the courage and sacrifice of the Allied forces, and the eventual Liberation of France.

Over 156,000 American, British, and Canadian forces would land in France that momentous day. Those landing beaches code named Omaha, Utah, Sword, Gold and Juno became synonymous with past generations for the heroic fighting spirit against tyranny and as significantly ushered in the dawn of Occupied Europe’s freedom.

President Ronald Reagan’s visit during the 1984 40th anniversary commemorations, and his “Boys of Pointe du Hoc” address presented a magisterial masterpiece of uplifting oratory. Joe Biden’s speech

at the 80th anniversary, on these same Cliffs in Normandy offered a pedantic and political vision set for 2024. Joe Biden spoke incessantly about democracy. Ronald Reagan intoned freedom, liberty and deterrence the means by which democracy is attained and preserved.

The Wall Street Journal wrote, “Against D-Day Backdrop, Biden Puts Democracy at Center of AntiTrump Pitch.”

A day earlier in Paris, the U.S. President, meeting with Ukraine’s wartime President Vlodomyr Zenlensky, brought a feckless political partisanship to the discussions when Biden apologized to his Ukrainian counterpart for the delay in the massive American weapons and support package, passed earlier this year.

The President said, “I apologize for the weeks of not knowing what was going to pass, in terms of funding, because we had trouble getting the bill that we had to pass, that had the money in it,” he lamented to Zelensky. “Some of our very conservative members were holding it up.” Fine, he could have said this privately and without question Zelensky totally understands. But Biden’s public remarks were made overseas; breaking the unofficial taboo of mixing American domestic issues into the game of partisanship.

During the Paris meeting, Biden announced new aid of $225 million to Ukraine. The Biden Administration is openly talking about sending Ukraine new weapons

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Avoid These Estate Planning Mistakes

By the time you reach retirement age, you may have accumulated a 401(k), IRA and other investment accounts, along with insurance policies and physical properties. You’ll use some of these assets to support your retirement, but the rest may end up in your estate — which is why an estate plan is so important.

So, to leave a legacy for your family and those philanthropic groups you support, you need a comprehensive estate plan — and you need to avoid making mistakes. Here are some of the most common ones:

• Procrastinating – Estate planning, and its implications about our mortality, may not be a pleasant topic to think about. Yet, putting off your estate plans can be risky. If you were to pass away or become incapacitated without doing any estate planning, the results could be costly for your loved ones. One possible consequence: If you haven’t at least created a basic, simple will, the courts could decide how to divide and distribute your assets, and they may do so in a way you wouldn’t want.

• Not updating wills and other documents –Drafting a will and other legal documents, such as a living trust, is an important step in your estate planning. But you shouldn’t just create these arrangements and forget about them. Changes in your life and among your loved ones — deaths, divorce, remarriage, new children and more — may result in the need for you to update your estate plans, so it’s a good idea to review them periodically.

• Not updating beneficiaries – Similar to updating your will to reflect changes in your life and family situation, you may also need to update the beneficiaries listed on your financial accounts and insurance policies. These designations carry a lot of weight and can even supersede instructions in your will, so you’ll need to make sure they are

current and accurate.

• Not properly titling assets in a trust – Depending on your situation, you may benefit from establishing a living trust, which may allow your estate to avoid the time-consuming and expensive process of probate. A living trust also helps give you control over how, and when, you want your assets distributed. However, you need to retitle your assets in the name of the trust for the trust to be effective.

• Not choosing the right executor – An executor carries out your wishes based on the instructions you’ve given in your will or trust documents. But fulfilling an executor’s duties is not as simple as, say, following a recipe for a basic meal. Consequently, while you might just want to pick a close family member as executor, you need to be sure this person is competent, good with details and won’t be overwhelmed by the financial and legal issues involved in settling an estate. If your initial choice doesn’t have these skills, you may need to find a responsible person outside the family.

Finally, here’s one more mistake: going it alone. Estate planning is not a do-it-yourself activity. To help ensure your estate plan addresses all the issues involved, you’ll need to work with a legal advisor, and possibly your tax and financial professionals, too.

Devoting the necessary time and effort can help you avoid many of the mistakes that threaten the effectiveness of estate plans — and the fewer mistakes you make, the better off your beneficiaries can be.

Edward Jones, its employees and financial advisors cannot provide tax or legal advice. You should consult your attorney or qualified tax advisor regarding your situation.

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This series of Letters From God is an attempt to put the thoughts of God as revealed in the Scriptures.

Letters From God Letters From God

“I Really Only Did It For The SocksStories & Thoughts On Aging”

QUESTION:

What Do You Think About 1 Million Members Leaving Your Church?

Your question relates to the 1 million members of the United Methodist Church of Ivory Coast who voted on May 28 to leave the denomination of the United Methodist Church (UMC). They left after the recent decision of the denomination to approve as “sacred,” the legitimacy of clergy who practice homosexuality, individuals who practice it and the marriage of homosexual couples. I am so proud of them and I commend their love and devotion to me and my Word. They have chosen a courageous stand that will continue to bring my blessings on them and all those who follow in their path. Many have already preceded them in defecting from the UMC and other so called “Christian” denominations as well, who in truth are not my Church. Thousands in the U.S have already disaffiliated from the UMC and other so called Churches and have joined together in the Global Methodist Church and other faithful fellowships. Why am I proud of them, you ask? It is because they honor

me as God and my design for the example of clergy and the practice of sex only within marriage between a man and woman alone, who covenant together for life in my presence. I have asked faithful ministers to model and faithfully teach my will and never cave to prevailing social customs that are outside of my will. The Priests that I ordained were from the lineage of Levi. I gave clear instruction to Levi and all who followed him in the ministerial role. I summarized this when I spoke through Malachi saying, “My covenant was with him, a covenant of life and peace, and I gave them to him; this called for reverence and he revered me and stood in awe of my name. True instruction was in his mouth and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness and turned many from sin. For the lips of a priest ought to preserve knowledge, and from his mouth men should seek instruction—because he is the messenger of the LORD Almighty.” (Malachi 2:5-7). I had this written because at that time, the ministers of my chosen people had failed to teach my will and word and instead bowed to their congregants, giving them what they wanted. That is why I went on to say, “But you have turned from the way and by your teaching have caused many to stumble; you have violated the covenant with Levi, says

the LORD Almighty (Malachi 2:8).

That tragic mistake is being repeated in your day by many individual clergy, whole congregations and now even entire Denominations who continue to use my name but unfaithfully teach their people, that practices that I have called sinful and an “abomination” are “sacred.” (Leviticus 18:22). You must know that I am LORD Almighty. It is my will revealed in my Word, the Bible, that alone will bring life if practiced and death if it is not obeyed. Moses himself declared for me, “Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to obey carefully all the words of this law. They are not just idle words for you—they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.” (Deuteronomy 32:4647). Look back at History and see that when Israel and any other country stopped following my will and created their own laws contrary to my will, at the sanctioning of “clergy,” they lost “life.” As I said through Moses, “They are not just idle words for you—they are your life.” You must take them to heart and never follow any clergy, or denomination that teaches otherwise.

I have not changed. As I said of my son Jesus, who like me is God, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” (Hebrews 13:5). We do not change. My son, when

he walked the earth to live a perfect life and die to pay the penalty for all your sins, made our will abundantly clear when he said, “I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.” (Matthew 5:18). In my Law, which is your manual for life, I established marriage to be between a man and woman only, in a Covenant of Marriage (Genesis 2:24). This Law of life was affirmed thousands of years later when my son, Jesus walked the earth (Matthew 19:5). It was affirmed by the Apostle Paul (Ephesians 5:31). It will be the basis of my judgement when you stand before me (Revelation 21:6-8; 22:12-15). Any practice of sex outside my design, be it homosexual or heterosexual, is “sexual immorality.” Those who call it “sacred” are leading you to judgement and death, not life.

Let me close by reminding you that the word Church, literally means “the calledout ones.” It is not a building, a service or even a Denomination. The true Church is comprised of those who are “called out” of a sinful world to walk with me and obey me. They have asked my Son, Jesus to forgive their sins and apply his sacrificial death to pay their penal -

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by Chris Bosak

Contributing Writer

The birdwatching had already been fantastic as Baltimore orioles, gray catbirds, yellow warblers, and even bay-breasted warblers were overly abundant. The walk got even more exciting as we watched a blue-gray gnatcatcher fly back and forth from a branch to a bush about 30 yards away.

The nest must be up there, I thought, as we now watched two blue-gray gnatcatchers going back and forth to the branch.

Blue-gray gnatcatchers are small migratory birds with blue-gray plumage, as the name suggests, long tail and white eye ring. A peek through the binoculars confirmed that a nest was on the branch. I was surprised that the nest had been built on the middle of a dead branch with very little cover from the leaves above.

It took binoculars for confirmation as bluegray gnatcatchers are tiny birds of only four or five inches. Their nests are just as small as the birds themselves, even a bit smaller at only two or three inches wide.

A blue-gray gnatcatcher collecting material for its nest.

Like some other birds, such as house wrens, blue-gray gnatcatchers often build “dummy” nests to throw off predators. Perhaps that explains why the nest was built in such an open area. Cornell says the multiple nests are also to “counteract the effects of predation, mite infestations, or cowbird parasitism.”

Speaking of cowbird parasitism, the eastern phoebes that nest at my work returned this

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology describes the blue-gray gnatcatcher nest as such: “(It is) attached to its branch with spider webbing and decorated with lichen. The nest’s high walls are built in flexible layers. The main structural layer is built of fibrous materials like plant stems, bark strips, and grasses, all held together by spiderweb or caterpillar silk.”

year and built a nest in the same spot as the last two years. The first time I checked the nest this spring, I saw four eggs in the nest: three phoebe eggs and one cowbird egg. A week or so later, I checked again and, unfortunately, only the cowbird chick was in the nest. No other chicks, no other eggs. I get mixed results when I do an internet search for whether it is appropriate to remove cowbird eggs. (Cowbirds are nest parasites and lay their eggs in the nests of other birds so the unsuspecting parents of the host nest raise cowbirds − often at the expense of their own offspring.) Aside

from being illegal under the Migratory Bird Species Act, most experts agree that it is best to leave the eggs alone. But back to that walk the other week. After watching the gnatcatchers for some time, I headed back on the same trail. I noticed a female yellow warbler remaining close to a low-growing shrubby tree on the right-hand side. The brush on either side of the trail was very thick and impenetrable. This shrubby tree, however, was at a point where it was accessible on either side of the tree. I gingerly walked up to the tree and spied a yellow warbler nest where one

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BLACk seA BAss Fishing

by Tim Moore Contributing Writer

Some years dirty water from heavy rains will affect the numbers along the New Hampshire coast, so Tim heads south to more consistent fishing and larger size.

Over the last few years black sea bass seem to be appearing with increased frequency along New Hampshire’s coastal waters and in the Piscataqua River as far in as Little Bay. Until recently they have been considered rare by most anglers. You just didn’t hear much about them in years past. As a kid, I can remember hearing occasional reports of a black sea bass being caught by a striper fisherman every now and again, but not much more than that. Warming ocean waters are bringing black sea bass further and further north. In the late 80s there was a small population of anglers who knew where to find black sea bass in New Hampshire, but they successfully kept them a secret from the masses. Today there are many anglers who head out specifically to target black sea bass, and I’m one of them.

Black sea bass (Centropristis striata) are members of the grouper family. They are very distinct looking and adults can be distinguished by their brown or black color, a spiny dorsal fin with white bans or tips, and large mouths. Dominant males will grow a large blue hump just in front of their dorsal fins during the

spawning season while females are typically somewhat brown in color with distinct vertical barring patterns. Black sea bass are also protogynous hermaphrodites, meaning they begin life as females, and some females change sex to males between 2-5 years old to maintain a healthy ratio of maleto-female fish for optimal breeding.

New Hampshire used to be considered to be on the edge of the black sea bass’ range, but obviously it is not outside it and warming waters has allowed them to establish more permanent residency in New Hampshire.

They are quite common in the Cape Cod area, drawing anglers from all over New England. Despite many anglers viewing black sea bass as a southern New England fish, they have actually been in New Hampshire waters for many years. In fact, the New Hampshire fish and Game Department has angler data going all the way back to 1984. How have these fish managed to exist in New Hampshire waters for so long largely undetected? Many would argue the internet is to blame, but that’s a topic for another article. The internet has given the term word of mouth

new meaning and like it or not, it’s a fact of life…and fishing.

Black sea bass prefer very specific habitat. They fish prefer deep water, 30-feet or deeper depending on the time of year, where there is structure. Knowing where to find them is easy if you know the bottom where you are fishing or have a good contour map. Figuring out how to catch them, however, can be a bit more difficult. Some of the prime spots, such as the rock piles in the Piscataqua River and along the coast, are accessible only by

The Simple Feast

by Eric N Gibson Contributing Writer

For a few weeks now I have been noticing a familiar looking plant growing, of all places, at the foot of my mailbox. First, saw-toothed green leaves began to unfold. Then, a small cluster of pale greenish buds began to form at the ends of slender green stalks. And most recently, those pale buds turned to white blooms opening to reveal yellow centers. All the tell-tale signs of a Strawberry plant.

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Now, I’m not getting my hopes up as to these tender little tidbits making it to maturity but how encouraging it is to see such things growing in unexpected places. It reminds of the time when we moved across town. I had just finished third grade and we moved to a new neighborhood the following week. At nearly an acre, it was a large, in-town lot by comparison, with a modest home. Situated on a once quiet street off the beginning of Dover’s “Miracle Mile”, what had sold this Eden to my parents (well, mom anyway) was the sprawling green lawn, rock garden that bordered the

road in front, and the variety of flora that flourished on the surrounding grounds. It was well kept by its previous occupants and included a stunning array of perennial flowers, shrubs, and bushes that shared the property with several fruits including quince and grapes, along with apple and pear, and my personal favorites high bush blueberries and a strawberry bed. A magnificent accomplishment by a generation whose leisure time centered on creating the backyard oasis. In retrospect, the surrounds were quite a feat carved out of that hillside on Dover’s north end. Slabs of chiseled granite crafted into retaining walls and raised beds, the grounds were well thought out. It offered

proof that not only was America’s Greatest Generation capable of destruction on a world wide scale in order to thwart tyranny but those same hands could indeed hammer spears into pruninghooks and bring to life some of the most beautiful backyard landscapes. It is only now, as an adult, that I can truly appreciate the work involved in keeping and maintaining such a place. Not that I have such a place, but I now see the effort, dedication, borderline obsession one must have to keep pace with such grounds. The previous owners packed a lot onto that short acre and mom had a hard time keeping up with it. Sure, the rest of us did a bit here and there but, truth be

told, having the attention span of a gnat, I was of little help. My efforts fell far short of the obligatory raking in the fall and shoveling in the winter. Dad took his turn at the push mower in his typical blue collar attire (Dickies and work shirt with front left pocket) and the ever-present cigarette dangling from his lips. The blue smoke puffing from his nostrils blended with that of the lawn mower. It was as though man and machine became inexplicably fused together. Weeds and crabgrass: their common foe. Smoking: their common bond.

It was in the blueberry bushes and the strawberry patch that I found my reward for my meager labors. But

the strawberry is a fickle cultivar, it must be cared for, nurtured, cherished, revered. And as much as mom knew this, knew the basics, we just didn’t have the experience nor resources (other than water) to propagate life to its successful conclusion. Each year the crop declined a bit further until the beds lay fallow and overtaken by weeds. Perennials and annuals being more to her liking, rather than tend crops, mom had turned her efforts elsewhere.

Funny how something as simple as a wild strawberry plant at the foot of a mailbox can trigger a flood of memories. And too, how this fragile little rhizome acts as a reminder that the strawberry season will again soon be upon

us. To me there is nothing finer than a local strawberry. Cast in its characteristic deep lucious fire engine red hue and filled with a tender, juicy, sweet flavor, a local strawberry picked at its peak is so far removed from those half green, meaty, mealy, tart wonders we consume from half a world away during the rest of the year.

But what strawberry season means most to me is Strawberry Shortcake! While it is true that I have yet to meet a dessert I do not like, one of my all time favorite desserts is Strawberry Shortcake. And when it is served up with homemade biscuits, a light, buttery, slightly salty, pastry whose one and only purpose is to sop up all that delicate, sweet, fresh, local strawberry fla -

vor, and garnished liberally with whipped cream… Well, I can only imagine that this is like experiencing heaven on a plate. Making Strawberry Shortcake recently I thought, “There has got to be a day that celebrates Strawberry Shortcake. And it must be coming up soon, the local strawberry season is nearing.”

Well, sure enough it is: June 14. So, it was a topic made to order, as the short season here in New Hampshire typically begins about mid June and runs to about mid July. For just about four short weeks we have the potential to enjoy local fresh strawberries. With this in mind, here is a sure fire way for you to enjoy some local flavor while supporting the local economy. Farmer’s markets and farm stands will soon be open with

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

Yield: 8 Servings Time: About 30 Minutes (Not Including Fridge Time)

INGREDIENTS

2 pounds of Strawberries washed, stemmed, cut, and culled

1 can of large biscuits (8pk) 3-4 Tbsp. Butter soft enough to spread easy 4-6 Tbsp. Honey 2 tsp. Sugar 1 can of whipped cream

PROCESS

- Wash, stem, cull and cut strawberries. Place cut strawberries into the refrigerator until ready to serve.

- Preheat the oven according to the directions on the can of biscuits.

- Place biscuits on a baking sheet as directed.

- Dab each biscuit top with butter, then a small swirl of honey, and finish with a sprinkle of sugar.

- Bake according to directions on the can.

- Remove from the oven and immediately place onto a plate for service.

- Serve with the bowl of strawberries and whipped cream family style.

strawberries, an early season crop. PYO’s (Pick Your Own) too will welcome the public once again on site to enjoy events and outings that focus on this delicious fruit. So, while it may be less expensive to pick up a pack or two of strawberries at the local grocery or big box store, why not take a few extra pennies out of the “Rainy Day” jar

and take the family out to the local PYO. The return on investment is not strictly found in the economics of cost per pint. The ROI is the memories you are creating with family and friends as you get up close and personal with the strawberry plant. Feel the grass and mulch between your fingers. Smell the sweet aroma of composted earth as it is heated by the sun. Breath the sweet scent of real fresh strawberries as they ripen. Gently pluck ripe red berries from their stems. And taste the sweet local flavor (after you pay for them) while you enjoy the memories in the making.

Now, for those of you like me, on the way home stop off at the local grocery for a couple cans of biscuits and a can or two of whipped cream. Unfortunately, try as she may, mom never could teach me how to make biscuits.

I know the basics, but my biscuits just never

come out nice, light, and flakey. This aside, once you are home, cull and cut your berries and get them into the fridge to chill. After dinner, pop your cans of biscuits, lay them out on a sheet pan, dab each top with butter, a smattering of honey, and a sprinkle of sugar. Get them into the oven and once done put the berries, biscuits, and whipped cream on the table. And this, friends and neighbors, is guaranteed to make you one deliciously memorable Simple Feast. Enjoy!

by Mike Moffett Contributing Writer

NEWS ITEM: Major League Baseball announced on May 29 that it incorporated the statistics of more than 2,300 Negro Leagues players from 1920 to 1948 into its records, which are now available in a newly integrated online database.

“Today’s announcement is the first major step that makes the achievements of the players of the Negro Leagues available to fans via the official historical record,” the MLB said in a statement.

Sometimes it’s still hard to imagine, even in 2024, that AfricanAmerican baseball players were banned from Major League Baseball prior to 1947. It was what it was. How and why segregation was what it was can better be examined/explained by historians and sociologists. But baseball was certainly enriched when things finally opened up after Jackie Robinson’s 1947 debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. His #42 was later retired by every MLB team.

To be sure, blacks played baseball before 1947. And while the old Negro Leagues didn’t have the financial resources that MLB did, the teams

BAseBALL— BLACk And white

Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige were two of the brightest stars in the old Negro Leagues.

were rich in talent. Sadly, the times being what they were, there is a dearth of film records to document the wonderful action involving the Kansas City Monarchs, the Birmingham Black Barons, the Indianapolis Clowns, or the Baltimore Elite Giants, et al.

But while there’s not much in the way of You-Tube videos of Negro League action, there do exist numbers and statistics. And more than any other sport, baseball is about stats. And these numbers are cause for eternal, unresolvable debate. Could Ty Cobb have compiled a lifetime .367 batting average if he played in the 21st Century? Could Barry Bonds have enjoyed a 73-home run season in the dead ball era?

MLB’s inclusion of Negro League stats

into its all-time records and statistical database naturally invites discussion. Serious baseball fans have long considered Ty Cobb’s .367 lifetime batting average as one of MLB’s all-time unassailable records. But now, suddenly, the new record is Josh Gibson’s lifetime .373 average. Who knew? Probably not many.

Back in the 1930’s Gibson was a star Negro League catcher for the Homestead Grays and the Pittsburgh Crawfords. By some accounts he hit around 800 home runs, but Negro League records credit him with 168. MLB recognizes 174 Gibson dingers. He hit .466 in 1943, easily surpassing the previous single season modern bigleague record of .424, set by Rogers Hornsby in 1924.

Hornsby’s .424 was another one of those supposedly “unassailable” big league records. But Gibson’s .466 in 1943 didn’t even win him a Negro League batting crown. That title went to Tetelo Vargas who hit .471 that year, during WWII. So, .471 is the new .424.

Traditionalists point out that Cobb played 3034 MLB games. Gibson is credited with only 602, which is less

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Chef Allen’s journey itself is one of inspiration. As she once captivated the Laconia community with her delightful bakery, health

challenges led her to the difficult decision of closing her bakery. On June 22, She will be teaching a series of baking and cake decorating classes where participants can learn from her wealth of experience and incredible talent. Participants will have the unique opportunity to master baking techniques under the guidance of a true professional whose dedication to her craft is evident in every delicious bite. In addition to the cooking classes with Chef Allen, Prescott Farm will welcome Clare Persson who will lead a ‘Mindfulness Walk’ on June 22 as part of their Wellness Program series. Participants for this program will immerse themselves in nature and learn mindfulness meditation techniques. Nature Programs this month features ‘Inside

the Beehive,’ a fascinating exploration of their beehives. On June 15, attendees can get an up-close look at the Prescott Farm beehives through an observation hive and watch a beekeeper in action, learning about the crucial role bees play in our ecosystem.

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W.N.L.A., Fritzie Baer (Publicity and Exhibit), Ed Hoagland, Weirs Beach Publicity Bureau, Seth Keller, Chamber of Commerce.

even standing where I could see any thing near the starting line, though I realized that somewhere among the people assembled near that starting line, my Dad, whether standing or being afforded a media seat, was taking in all the details that would be printed in the newspaper the next day.

I don’t remember having a favorite driver, but I do recall knowing some of the names of the drivers, such as Joe Leonard, Dick Mann, Dick Klamforth, and Jody Nicholas. The race course which hosted the road race was bordered by a fence with people seemingly watching the race from behind that fence at about every viewpoint available. So I watched the race from numerous viewpoints as I peeked through the

cracks between humans or grabbed a rare empty space to glimpse the cycles, mostly one at a time go by - back then. If there was word passed along that there was an accident somewhere along the race track I would try to find the location only to be kept at bay by everyone else who rushed to that location, back then. I don’t remember what year that was, or even if I was there for more than one race, but it was a significant event, even for a youngster who wasn’t greatly interested in the details about motorcycles or the details of the race, to have been there.

The Laconia Motorcycle Week was part of the Gypsy Tour, though what that was meant little to me, except I realized that the Laconia Motorcycle Week was part of a series of such

events. I might have pictured Fritzie Baer as being one of the gypsys. I remember Fritzie Baer as a colorful and sometimes controversial manager of the Belknap Recreational Area and a motorcycle enthusiast who was a promoter of the Gypsy Tour. I’m sure that my main knowledge of Mr. Baer was through the times my reporter Dad mentioned his name in the course of conversations. From a 1960’s era Motorcycle Week program I find that Fritzie and Louise Baer opened a gift shop called The Christmas Carol at the junction of routes 3 and 11B at the Weirs. The “Area” he managed was advertised as a Belknap Mountain Family Recreation Area with a scenic 3,200 foot chair ride. Motorcycle Week is and was associated with

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41st Annual Motorcycle Week Officials: (Seated) Dr. Lacaillade, Chairman of Belknap Recreation Area and Wiliam Schietinger, General Chairman of Gypsy Tour and Rally. (Standing): “Roxy” Rothafeld of Radio Station

LACONIA MOTORCYCLE WEEK 2024

the second place finisher receiving $1000, and third place being awarded $800.

Those are some of the observations and bits of knowledge that a not so bike involved resident of the Lakes Region has to offer, but I have been involved enough to have provided housing for some very nice riders from Pennsylvania during bike week, and have

noise, a fact that annoyed some residents of the area though welcomed by those who owned a motorcycle or wished they did. All seemed to endure the visitors for a week, realizing that with the motorcycles came dollars, though some vowed to stay off from area roads when they were infested with motorcycles.

Churches put welcome motorcyclists signs in front of their buildings, while preachers prayed that their words for their congregations would not be drowned out by motor noises. A 1960’s era program included a Sunday Plea for all riders. The churches of Laconia welcomed all to attend services in the church of their choice. They also had a request of riders.

“If you attend an earlier mass or service, or if you do not plan to attend church....-Please try to avoid the Depot Square of Laconia. The noise makes it extremely difficult to conduct a service of any kind. Laconians are patient with Motor-

cycles throughout your stay in their town.... Won’t you be considerate of them during their worship hour?”

Riders were also warned to obey the motor vehicle laws of the state, being told that if they were arrested in New Hampshire they would lose their driving licenses in their home state. They were warned to never cross the solid yellow line and that most of the shoulders next to roads in New Hampshire were very soft and could cause very serious accidents.

A motorcycle exhibit in the early 1960’s made up of nearly every make of 1960 cycles as advertised as “big and very interesting.” The end of racing at Gunstock, Belknap County’s recreational area, did not end racing as a part of Laconia Motorcycle Week, and I’m still not ‘the man in the know ‘ when it comes to being an expert on any part of the biker competition and festivities, but I think the championship racing as the main event of Motorcycle Week ended

when it moved literally “out of the Area.”

But my ears still perk up when I see or hear the names of some of those racers who raced back then in the days my youth: Joe Leonard, Joe Weatherly, Dick Klamfoth, but maybe one that promoted it all, yet to my knowledge, didn’t race, may be remembered longer than those that did, one Frit-

zie Baer.

There were other races and competitions other than the big one back then, as now, including drag races and hill climbs. Governors have added their interest in the race by officially welcomed the Bikers to New Hampshire. In 1961 it was Governor Wesley Powell. The winner of the 1961 100 mile race received $1,500, with

a biker son who participates in American Legion charity rides in Washington State, and has ridden to Sturgis on his Harley. My desire would be that my wife could drive through the Weirs Beach area during Motorcycle Week without finding the experience offensive, and that everything about the week would be family friendly.

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Official entry list for 1961 100 mile championship race.

Dick Klamfoth, Two-time 100 mile Race winner at Laconia.

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And what can Washington expect as a reaction from Moscow? Already Vladimir Putin is threatening possible use of tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine. But politics plays so well in the French capital where President Emmanuel Macron is inching yet closer to active involvement in the Ukraine war against Russia. Ma -

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cron has openly spoken since February on various occasions about sending French advisors, troops and certainly much more military equipment to assist the beleaguered Ukrainian military.

Emmanuel Macron during a press conference at the Presidential Élysée palace alongside Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelensky, said he wanted to “finalize a coalition” of countries prepared to send military advisers/instructors to Ukraine and confirmed the impending start of training of Ukrainian pilots on French Mirage 2000-5 fighters. Macron also supported initial membership talks for Ukraine to eventually join the European Union.

Macron’s near giddy enthusiasm for arming Ukraine was dealt a triple expresso jolt when the results of the European Union elections not only devastated his own party but saw a surge of the right/populist National Rally (RN) connected with Marine LePen.

A stunned Emmanuel Macron, citing a “feverish tone in political debate in our

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country,” dissolved the French National Assembly and has called for new Legislative elections on June 30.

This poses a risky gamble. These elections, just weeks before the Paris Olympics, will most certainly reshuffle the political deck in the National Assembly but not necessarily in Macron’s favor. Macron’s Ukraine policy is generally opposed by both Right and Left wing parties and thus puts the President on thin political ice both in Paris and Kyiv.

The postwar European political architecture, that of a whole and free continent, forged by the blood and the battles of WWII and the defensive deterrence of the Atlantic Alliance, faces new challenges to the old norms, the status quo, and politics as usual. Frustration abounds on all sides.

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. 3

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As of this writing ten of Mama Bella’s pups have been adopted and gone home with their new families. Her eleventh puppy Sprout, is

awaiting his veterinarian visit to complete his adoption to his forever family/home with Cary and Teresa, long time volunteers of LLLF. Te-

resa works as a homeless coordinator, and is planning for Sprout to be a therapy dog in helping the human homeless in the greater Concord NH area.

Fooldja, a soon to be two-year-old Hackney, Morgan cross pony, a high energy filly who was brought to LLLF rescue on April Fools’ Day, when her owner, immersed in a complicated pregnancy, could no longer afford to board her, train her, or care for her. Fooldja arrived in need of a lot of positive handling and training.

There are so many discarded, unwanted kittens, puppies and pregnant dogs and cats this spring, it is beyond heartbreaking. As much as we’d like to, we in the rescue world can’t save all of these treasured lives. While we do our absolute best, it never feels like quite enough.

Presently LLLF has four pregnant cats in foster, two litters of new born kittens with their mom, and four litters of beloved motherless kittens, each from different circumstances, such as one litter found in a building being demolished, with no mother. In another instance, a wildlife trapper had been called in, as it was thought a wild animal was living in the walls of their home. It turned out to be a litter of kittens, along with their mom, who had made it back to her babies but died from a severe wound. Just one more in a never-ending chain of heartbreaking situations.

be in search of their NH foster families. Rescue is difficult, often formidable and challenging on the heart and soul. This is especially true when working directly with the animals that have been abused, neglected, or discarded like dross; refuse. Such is the case with a resilient kitten we now have custody of, in foster with our “regulars,” Melody and Cassidy. We named her, appropriately enough, “Ms. Elite,” and while sweet as can be, has a long road ahead.

aged with swelling, with no functional hearing. She is being treated by the veterinarians with hopes the swelling goes down and she might recover some hearing. It is presently unknown if surgery to the jaw bone will be necessary, or if her eye will need to be surgically removed. But this precious girl is a fighter and has many people praying for the best possible outcome. We’ll keep you posted on her progress.

We also have three litters of motherless puppies, two litters of pups with their mama and four pregnant mama dogs, with two of the pregnant mama dogs on their way to LLLF. They will soon to

Ms. Elite, the small three-month-old, was found discarded at a feral colony with her ear cut off, and significant damage and swelling to her jaw bone and eye. Chewing the few scraps of food left at the feral colony was painful and difficult. There was nothing feral about Ms. Elite however, as she struggled to hide in the arms of her new rescue volunteer. Presently the ear drum appears dam-

The great state of Texas has been plagued by harsh tornado’s and floods this spring, with scores of volunteers seeking and probing for humans and animals in need of help. And from all this searching comes this heart wrenching story, just one of thousands, I’m sure. Deep in the poststorm, eerily quiet farmlands north of Abilene, a rescuer’s heart was stunned to find a mother dog (now appropriately named

Kittens found in building being demolished.

3 month old Ms. Elite discarded with her ear cut off, broken jaw and damaged eye

Mama Stormy and 7 pups trapped in this cage, discarded during the farmlands of North Abilene, TX

Stormy) and her seven pups trapped in a cage, having been tossed about in the seemingly endless tempest; interminable cataracts. Stormy and her pups were severally malnourished. Sadly, one of the pups in the bottom of the cage had already drowned.

LLLF was immediately contacted to take rescue responsibility for Stormy and pups while our three volunteer rescuers-Courtney, Kenste and Kristen-- became the rescue foster for this precious family during their long road to recovery from the severe neglect and cleansing of parasites along with needed veterinarian care and vaccines. Please contact the rescue at tehorse@aol. com and leave your contact information if you are able and willing to be a foster home for such precious lives. And we continue to ask, if you are within an hour of Live and Let Live Farm Rescue, and are willing to possibly become a foster, please contact the rescue at tehorse@aol.com and

ing hands. Please consider contacting Live and Let Live Farm Rescue if your considering adopting a loving family companion. Adoption events at the rescue are held every Sunday from 2-4pm, or by appointments at other times by emailing:tehorse@ aol.com.

leave your contact info. You could be part of our team making a difference in the precious lives of dogs, cats, pups, kittens. Everyone can help make a difference in an animals life with your giving hearts and car-

Financial contributions are in need and greatly appreciated, as the cost of running such a facility are staggering. Financial contributions are tax deductible. Contributions can be made through the website with credit or debit cards: www. liveandletlivefarm.org or by mail to: Live and Let Live Farm Rescue, 20 Paradise lane, Chichester, NH 03258 Guided tours are held most every Sunday afternoon, starting at 2:30 (weather permit ting) please wear good closed toed shoes.

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boat. For kayak anglers, the Piscataqua River has very strong currents, giving them short windows of opportunity before the current becomes too fast to drift over rock piles or stay next to bridges long enough to get their jig to the bottom. For many, the hidden humps along the ocean front that hold black sea bass are a closely guarded

secret. When I target black sea bass I fish in 20 to 70-feet of water where there is structure.

Rock piles, ledges, debris, wrecks, and bridge or dock pilings will all attract and hold black sea bass. Tackle should include 1.5 to 3-ounce lures depending on how swift the current is moving. Around slack tide you can get away with a 1.5-ounce lures, but

run for their money in flavor and texture.

as soon as the current picks up you will need to increase your jig weight to as much as 3-ounces or more. My favorite jigs are the 1.4 or 2.8 Elite Deluxe and the Diamond Chain Jigs from Daddy Mac Lures. Since black sea bass often target squid, I sometimes also use 6 to 9-inch soft plastics on a jig head. Black sea bass are very scent-oriented so tipping the hook with a strip of squid will sometimes get

you more bites, especially when the water is muddy, but I rarely use bait.

Jigging methods seem to vary from angler to angler. I drop my jig all the way to the bottom, then reel it up until it is just off the bottom. Then bounce the jig as fast as you can until you feel a bite. Other times I will bounce my jig along the bottom, but not leaving it sitting long enough to get hung up. My jigging cadence usually de -

pends on the type of bottom structure I am fishing and the behavior of the fish. Sometimes it is usually necessary to reel in and drop back down, because the currents will sweep your jig away (also called scoping) and raise it off the bottom.

My favorite way to target black sea bass is by kayak. I find it more exciting and more enjoyable, but depending on where I am fishing, fast currents make prime ar-

eas in the Piscataqua River inaccessible, and I have found that some years are better than others depending on water temperatures and water quality. Timing around slack tide gives me a short window in the river, so I will usually head out along the ocean front. If the numbers of fish aren’t up to parr in New Hampshire I will make the trek to my favorite spots in Buzzards Bay on Cape Cod. Regardless of how and where I fish one thing will remain constant, the meal of fresh fish that (hopefully) follows. They have delicious firm white fillets that keep me targeting them for many years.

Tim Moore is a fulltime licensed professional fishing guide in New Hampshire. He owns and operates Tim Moore Outdoors, LLC. He is a member of the New England Outdoors Writers Association, and the producer of TMO Fishing on YouTube and the Hooked with TMO Fishing Podcast. Visit www.TimMooreOutdoors.com for more information.

Pan seared with salt and pepper is the only way Tim eats fresh black sea bass. He says they would give even the most expensive fillets a

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than four full MLB seasons’ worth. Cobb stole 897 bases in his 3034 games. Gibson stole 40 bases in his 602 games.

Unfortunately, there are stat gaps in the Negro Leagues’ record books. A full accounting of baseball achievements in those leagues can never be achieved.

And sadly, Gibson passed away at the age of 35 in 1947, four months before Robinson broke the color barrier.

Baseball fans—for whom the record book is a bible with all-time stats being chapter and verse— must suddenly embrace a new holy book with official text replacing old names and numbers with “new” ones. It’s not easy for some. Just as racial integration was sometimes a difficult process in the 20th Century, so too is statistical integration in the 21st Century. Josh Gibson, Tetelo Vargas, and company are long gone. But the recent incorporation

of Negro League numbers into MLB record books helps immortalize many underappreciated and underacknowledged players.

Mentioning Gibson and Vargas here keeps their memories alive.

And while most of these stars never saw Fenway Park, MLB’s new statistical integration means their spirits are now present at that old ball yard—along with Babe Ruth’s and so many other baseball immortals.

Sports Quiz

Are there any living Negro Baseball League veterans? (Answer follows).

Born Today

That is to say, sports standouts born on June 13 include legendary football running back Red Grange (1903) and ice hockey great and 9/11 victim Garnet “Ace” Bailey (1948).

Sports Quote

“Baseball in the Negro Leagues was a little bit rougher, a little

bit sweeter, a little bit faster, a little bit cooler, and a little bit more fun than anything in Major League Baseball.” – sports journalist Joe Posnanski.

Sports Quiz Answer

At this writing, there are three Negro League survivors: Willie Mays (93), Bill Greason (99), and Ron “Schoolboy” Teasley (97).

State Representative Mike Moffett was a Sports Management Professor for Plymouth State University and NHTI-Concord. He coauthored the awardwinning “FAHIM SPEAKS: A WarriorActor’s Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back” which is available on Amazon.com. His e-mail address is mimoffett@ comcast.net.

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ty. They hunger and thirst for righteousness (Matthew 5:6). If you are not a “called out one,” ask my Son, Jesus to forgive you. If you are not a part of a fellowship of believers who honor my word and will, flee, like the millions are, and rejoin with genuine believers who will know my blessings for eternity.

I love you, God

These letters are written by Rev. Dr. Sam Hollo of Alton, NH

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of the little branches met the trunk. I had never found a nest of a blue-gray gnatcatcher or a yellow warbler before and I had found both in a matter of a half hour. Not a bad walk, for sure.

There was one more highlight to come on this walk and it also involved young birds. As we walked by the lake, I noticed a blob in a distant cove. I figured it was a duck, but I couldn’t tell what kind with the naked eye. Looking through the binoculars, I saw a female common mergan-

ser with about a dozen fluffy young ducks encircling her snuggled into her feathers.

The scene reminded me of the time I was canoeing in northern New Hampshire and saw a female common merganser swimming with a dozen little balls of fluff following behind her. To this day, it is one of my favorite photos I’ve taken.

Spring migration 2024 may be over, but there is still a lot of excitement out there in the birding world. Good luck to all the birds and birders.

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ing Hamas, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Israel.

The attack “did not happen in a vacuum,” said Guterres. And he then justified it, saying, “The Palestinian people have been subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation. ... Their hopes for a political solution to their plight have been vanishing.”

Guterres chose to ignore that it was the organization that he leads, the U.N., that endorsed partition in 1947 to create a Jewish state and a Palestinian state -- an arrangement accepted by the Jews and rejected by the Arabs, who chose, instead, war.

Hillary Clinton appeared on “The View” last December and reminded viewers that her husband tried to broker a peace deal in 2000, inviting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat for talks in Camp David. Barak accepted the Clinton plan, and Arafat rejected it and, per Hillary Clinton, returned home and launched an intifada that would claim the lives of 1,000 Israelis, most of them civilians.

But why, when the U.N. secretary-general started with his distortions of truth, did the United States U.N. representative sit by in silence?

We saw nothing like this when Nikki Haley was the U.N. representative during the Trump presidency.

When Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the U.N. voted 128-9 criticizing the U.S. Nikki Haley stood before the U.N. General Assembly and said, “To its

shame, the United Nations has long been a hostile place for the state of Israel. ... It’s a wrong that undermines the credibility of this institution, and that in turn is harmful for the entire world.”

The United States is one of 193 nations in the U.N. yet provides some 22% of its budget -- $18 billion in 2022. The U.N. gives a vote and a say in world peace to unfree countries, countries led by dictators and despots.

How about redirecting that $18 billion into our own sagging defense budget?

It’s time for a new era of principled American leadership. This is the only path to peace.

Star Parker is president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education and host of the weekly television show “Cure America with Star Parker.” Her recent book, “What Is the CURE for America?” is available now. To find out more about Star Parker and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

but “humble.” No one knows what he might do next.

Trump criticized President Joe Biden’s use of executive powers, but as president, Trump ignored those limits when he wanted to build a border wall without congressional approval and when he fired an inspector general investigating his administration.

Trump demonstrates ignorance of the benefits of economic freedom. He bragged about helping politically connected businesses by imposing fat tariffs. Now he wants more, promising “stiff penalties on China and all other nations as they abuse us.”

“Screw us, and we screw you,” he smugly said.

But China selling us cheap stuff doesn’t screw us. It helps us.

Yes, Chinese subsidies destroy some American jobs when companies can’t compete with subsidized imports.

But the imports lower prices so much they create more jobs, thousands more. Trump’s tariffs hurt Americans, not just the other side.

Sadly, Biden has now increased Trump’s tariffs. And Trump wants to raise them still more?

America’s biggest problem may be the future of our retirement funds.

The Libertarian Party platform, wisely, points out that both Medicare and Social Security are unsustainable. They propose: “transition to a private voluntary system.”

That would be better. Retirees should decide for themselves how their pension money is invested. And your retirement funds would

belong to you -- not the government.

But tough-guy Trump, like most politicians, is a coward when it comes to admitting that Social Security and Medicare are bankrupt.

As president, he made the problem worse. He nearly doubled American spending, added almost 2 million jobs to the federal workforce.

Finally, Trump doesn’t care about free speech unless it’s his.

Recently, Trump said

that he’d terminate visas of pro-Palestinian sympathizers, shouting, “Get them the hell out of our country.”

That appeals to some Americans, but as my new video explains, free speech is a wonderful thing. As long as people don’t directly incite violence, it’s important to allow people to say hateful things. Censorship creates more hate. It’s anti-freedom.

America needs a president who understands and cares St. Joseph Church

about such things.

That’s why Libertarians and libertarians (like me) mostly booed Donald Trump. Not that Joe Biden would do better.

Most likely, he would do worse.

He didn’t dare even show up at the convention.

Every Tuesday at JohnStossel.com, Stossel posts a new video about the battle between government and freedom.

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