06/15/2023 Weirs Times

Jody Nicholas WiNs The lasT aMa 100-Mile MoTorcycle race iN 1963

by Bobby Arnold Contributing Writer

The AMA 100 Mile National motorcycle road race was held at the Belknap Mountain Recreation Area, now Gun -

Sculpture Walk’s 10th Anniversary

This year will be the tenth anniversary year for the Meredith Sculpture Walk which features thirtythree works positioned throughout Meredith in high visibility areas along Main Street, on the grounds of the Mill Falls complex and in the Hesky and Scenic lakeside parks.

It is a year-round, outdoor, juried exhibition featuring works by northeast artists and a number of special events are planned to celebrate.

While four of the current sculptures will remain, a record twentyeight new ones will be installed by the MSW Ground Team.

The Meredith Sculpture Walk Ground Team is made up of volunteers who help the artists install their work. The wonderful support and cooperation of the town, its residents and property owners working together has made the Meredith Sculpture Walk a great addition to the town.

New brochures with a walking map will be available when all the sculptures are installed in early July. Residents and visitors are encouraged to enjoy the sculptures now and for more information visit www.greatermeredith.org -sculpture walk.

stock Mountain Resort, from 1938 – 1963. Jody Nicholas won the last one and it is arguably one of the most memorable. The many twists and turns of the 1-mile track required up to 15 shift changes per

lap, which combined with two hairpin corners, were very tough on both the rider and the brakes.

Jody Nicholas was 16 years old and riding for BSA when he first raced at Laconia. Jody had altered

his birth certificate so that he could begin racing in American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) events. He told me, “I really enjoyed riding at Laconia. I was doing real well in the

WEIRS, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H., THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 2023 VOLUME 32, NO. 24

Jody Nicholas crosses the finish line at the AMA 100-Mile Motorcycle Race in 1963 at the Belknap Recreation Area (now Gunstock). To the right with the clipboard and hat is Fritzie Baer.

PHOTO FROM THE ARNOLD/BAER FAMILY LIBRARY.

—Dover Jewelers—

Shurtleff Responds To Brandano

To The Editor:

My response to Mr. Al Brandano’s letter which took exception to my position on an Article V Convention. (Weirs Times, May 11th, 2023.)

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While the thirty-nine delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, ratified the two methods of amending the Constitution, it does not imply that they all supported passing amendments for the sake of passing amendments or holding an Article V Convention for the sake of, well, holding an Article V Convention. In their wisdom, they made amending the Constitution exceedingly difficult. They agreed that in order for a convention for the purpose of “proposing amendments” to be held, 2/3rds of state legislatures had to apply for one. They expected a rigorous debate on the subject. Mr. Brandano forgot to mention that Congress can change the mode of ratification to “ratifying conventions.” -- a fact that many Article V Convention supporters conveniently leave out.

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John Hancock, who signed the Declaration of Independence, authored a circular letter while Governor of Massachusetts stating his opposition to an Article V Convention. I do not remember anyone accusing them of being “defiant and scornful” towards the thirty-nine who ratified it. Nor was their courage questioned. I do not think opposing a well-funded movement that has the support of Neo-Cons like Jeb Bush and Sean Hannity, and far-leftists like Cenk Uygur of the Young Turks and Professor Larry Lessig of Harvard University is a sign of cowardice.

Mr. Brandano attempted to make me look un-American by making refence to those who died defending the U.S. Constitution. Does Mr. Brandano assume that every person who died in defense of this nation supported an Article V Convention? I would think that they died for my right to oppose or support an Article V Convention. As a U.S. Army veteran, and a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, I take strong exception at Mr. Brandano questioning my patriotism.

ship. In 2016, its New Hampshire leadership made up an ugly accusation accusing NH Senator Keven Avard of taking a bribe from me and others. It was a total lie which we caught thanks to a friend who was receiving COS’s unsolicited Emails. Their recent dirty smear tactics in North Dakota led to a refund of donation to a pro-COS candidate.

Mr. Brandano accuses me of “apparent defiance and scorn” of the thirty-nine Founding Fathers because of my opposition to an Article V Convention. If the thirty-nine Founding Fathers wanted an Article V Convention, why didn’t they hold one? James Madison, the Father of the Constitution, and one of the thirty-nine, was against an Article V Convention. He sent a letter to a friend writing that he “shutters at the thought” of one.

Mr. Brandano tells us that 68% of American voters support an Article V Convention for term limits, fiscal responsibility, and states’ rights. I am not sure where he produced that number, but if that is true, then why did a percentage of these voters reelect supporters of big government?

While most Convention of States members are decent and honorable people, I cannot say that about some of its leader-

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

Mr. Ken Quinn, a former COS leader now working for Term Limits USA, defended COS’s call for “structural change” of the Constitution. He also said that since the Constitution can be ignored, it “has defects” According to Mr. Brandano’s logic, Mr. Quinn is “defiant and scornful” of the Founding Fathers? If an organization advocates “structural change” including a 50-member U.S. Supreme Court, I think my term “trash the Constitution” applies. No, Mr. Brandano I will not “rethink” my position. Indeed, your letter, laced with logical fallacies, and vitriol, only encourages me. It looks like I am not alone. The New Hampshire House recently voted down all applications for Article V. Convention by a comfortable margin, and, as of this writing, not one state this year has passed applications for a convention and your COS has had no success in two years.

Mr. Brandano ended his letter with: “Respectfully in closing it appears Rev.” Road Blocker” and Mr. Shurtleff Camp Constitution can justify denying and teaching (as a 501C3 nonprofit) against the constitutional rights of 68%

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by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Contributing Writer

Someone once said to me, actually more than once, that they wished that my father had been their father. I don’t know if they stopped to think that that would have made me their brother.

Logic tells us that there is no way that another persons Dad or Mom could have been ours; their offspring would have always been someone else, never us. We are uniquely the children of our biological parents, whoever and whatever they are or have been. So, we must accept who we are within our families, though someone else other than our biological Dad may successfully fulfill that role in ones life.

With that, maybe confusing introduction over, I will say that I was blessed with having the Dad I did and thus could understand why someone would wish that I was their brother because of my

father.

What was it though, about yesterdays’ fathers that was different than those of today? Let’s say yesterdays’ fathers were the fathers in the days of my childhood. The one big difference, granting the fact that there are often exceptions to the rule, is that yesterdays’ fathers usually married the mother of their children.

On social media sites

I see women looking for a place to live and, more often than not, they identify as single mothers. Sometimes they are looking for a place for themselves and their “partner,” and quite often, some children. It would thus appear that yesterdays’ fathers felt a greater obligation to provide a legal family framework for the women they lived with or had children with,

and the children they fathered. Again, this does not mean that all men are the same in this regard because there are still many who have that sense of responsibility in regards to wife and children as did those of my childhood.

Yesterday’s father was often the sole wage earner in the family and his wife was the main homemaker and had more responsibility for the care of the children.

I vaguely recall the days when my Dad worked a twelve hour night shift in the woolen mill and my Mother’s efforts to keep her

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My dad with our daughter, Heather.

EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

Nichols Library Celebrates 113 Years

CENTER HARBOR - In June 1910, the Town of Center Harbor received a most generous gift from James Edwin Nichols: a public library! On Saturday, June 17, 2023, the Nichols Memorial Library will mark its 113th year with a special anniversary celebration from 10am to 1pm. Everyone is invited! Children will be entertained with stories and crafts. Staff will give tours of this beautiful, classic library building, which is listed on the Federal Register of Historic Places. And, of course, there will be singing of “Happy Birthday” to live music and delicious birthday cake! James Edwin Nichols was the proverbial local boy who made good as a successful businessman in the wholesale grocery business during the late 1800s. Nichols was persuaded by Smith F. Emery, a leading citizen of Center Harbor, to purchase the site of the former Senter House Hotel on the corner of Plymouth and Main Streets, which had burned down, for a town public library. Not only did Nichols buy the property, he decided to build the library and hired the renowned architect Charles Brigham to design it. From the Tuscan columns framing the entrance to the Addison Le Boutillier tiles gracing the fireplace, James Nichols clearly spared no expense in the building of his library, which has been judged one of the finest classical library buildings in New Hampshire.

Nichols dedicated the library to the memory of his parents Robert and Huldah Nichols. His gift was to show his profound appreciation for his early life in the Village of Center Harbor. To this day, Nichols Memorial Library offers its services to everyone at no charge. Please join us in celebrating James E. Nichols’ special gift for our community on June 17th. The Nichols Memorial Library is located at 35 Plymouth Street.

Special Loon Cruises With NLRA’s EcoTours

The Newfound Lake Region Association (NLRA) is once again partnering with the Loon Preservation Committee (LPC) to offer special Loon Cruises on Newfound Lake! These 2-hour cruises aboard the NLRA pontoon boat, Madelaine, feature a biologist from LPC to provide information on the behavior and ecology of loons as passengers tour Newfound on the lookout for loons and other wildlife such as bald eagles, otters, and osprey. These programs complement work by LPC and NLRA to support Newfound’s loons through monitoring and placement of a nesting raft. This year’s Loon Cruises will take place June 22, July 6, and August 10. You can learn more and book a tour at: NewfoundLake.org/EcoTours. NLRA members receive a 25% discount on the price of the tour!

Newfound EcoTours are part of NLRA’s initiative to introduce residents and visitors of the Newfound area to the unique qualities of Newfound Lake and the importance of protecting it. Along with educational programs to foster stewardship of our natural resources, the NLRA performs water quality monitoring, stormwater management, invasive species monitoring and prevention, and land conservation to work towards their mission of protecting and conserving the Newfound Watershed. Visit www.NewfoundLake.org to learn more about these programs and how you can join the effort.

10th Annual Newfound Firecracker 5K Fundraiser

Area runners, walkers, and families are invited to the 10th annual Newfound Firecracker 5K on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. The event, held at Kelley Park, North Main Street in Bristol (the start and finish line is near the Newfound Memorial Middle School parking lot), is a non-timed event hosted by the Newfound Track & Field program. Day of registration is $45 ($20 if registered before July 4). The first 60 to register before June 19 receive a free race t-shirt. Check-in/same-day registration starts at 8:00 a.m. and the race begins at 8:30 a.m., rain or shine.

The Newfound Firecracker 5K is a fun run to raise money to support the track and field program and fund the Peter Corneliusen Memorial Scholarship. This $1,000 scholarship, which commemorates the former Newfound teacher and co-founder of the school’s track and field program, is awarded annually to a 4-year track and field Newfound athlete to assist with their continuing education costs. The 2023 recipient was Benjamin LaPlume.

Registration and race details are available at www.NewfoundFirecracker5k.org. Registration can be made online or by downloading the mail-in form and returning it to the Firecracker 5K, 5 Park Street, Bristol, NH 03222.

Event sponsorships are available, and prizes are needed for the day of raffle. For more information, contact Kendra LaPlume at newfoundfitnessnh@gmail.com or call 603-387-1681.

Music on the Green Kicks off with Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki Trio

On Sunday, July 2 at 4:00 p.m., Jordan TirrellWysocki Trio will kick off Music on the Green, an annual concert music series hosted and presented by Canterbury Shaker Village. An Emmy nominated composer and critically acclaimed New Hampshire based fiddler and singer, Tirrell-Wysocki will be joined by fellow NH natives Matt Jensen on guitar and Chris Noyes on upright bass. Held outside in a natural, intimate setting, the Music on the Green series features various types of music for all ages and runs every Sunday from July 2 – September 17. Admission is free with a suggested donation of $20. Music on the Green is sponsored by CCA Global Partners, New Hampshire Dance Collaborative (NHDC), and Kathleen Belko, Trustee.

Village tours are available with a reservation before Music on the Green performances, while visitors are encouraged to explore the extensive trail system on the Village’s nearly 700-acre property.

To purchase tour tickets or learn more about the Village, which interprets Shaker life through tours, exhibits, buildings, gardens, and programs, visit shakers.org.

Motorcycle Week is in full swing and with it comes a summer full of predictions about how many visitors will come to New Hampshire.

These estimates for holidays like Memorial Day, Fourth Of July, Labor Day, as well as Motorcycle Week, are usually the lead-in story on the local New Hampshire TV news unless something more important, like a social justice protest, takes precedent.

I’m assuming that the local TV news station get their numbers from a state agency like the NH Division Of Travel and Tourism (OTT) since I doubt they have a reporter out there counting.

As I write this, I have not yet heard the predictions for this weekend, but I’m sure they will be hyper inflated.

After all, this is the 100th year of the event, so they need to go large.

I’m expecting at least the usual: “Authorities are expecting an estimated 300,000 motorcyclists to visit the Granite State before the weekend is over.”

The same thing will happen as we approach the July 4th weekend.

About a week before, there will be a report out that will tell us how many people we should be expecting in the area.

“Authorities are expecting over 860,000 people to visit over the Fourth Of July Weekend.”

(If you are watching on TV this is always said over an old video of a long line of traffic at the Hooksett tollbooth.)

Just who are these authorities and how do they estimate how many people will be here on holiday weekends?

I’m pretty sure they just make it up.

They could just as easily say

850,000 or 870,000 for the Fourth of July? Why not a half a million for Motorcycle Week? Who is going to call them on it?

You see, these “authorities” are only in authority because their jobs, and beefy pensions, depend on good numbers visiting over the holidays.

What they are doing is merely wishing.

Of course, if it becomes too obvious that the numbers don’t quite match up to their initial expectations you might hear or read this:

“Authorities blame overcast skies and the threat of a plague of locusts in keeping the holiday traffic lower than expected.”

Or the newest excuse to add to their roster:

“It seems some folks still have some concerns about Covid and are not yet quite ready to make the commitment to travel.” (This excuse will be good for years.)

Of course, the OTT is always praying for big crowds. They spent $200,000 on their “Live Free” campaign back in 2010.

If you are unfamiliar, the campaign took our proud state motto: “Live Free or Die” and cheapened it with a bunch of insulting phrases like “Live Free and Splash “and “Live Free And Giggle.” (Lately they’ve toned it down to just “Live Free.”)

(Originally the OTT claimed they wanted to stay away from anything to do with “Live Free Or Die” since they felt it had negative connotations. So they spent two hundred grand to have someone cut out the last two words. I’m not making this up and I have the older columns to prove it.)

They are counting on some ads showing things like a few kids running through the woods with an inner tube or a father hugging his son by a waterfall to really pack ‘em in.

So, of course, no matter how many people are actually here this summer, you can be sure, by the end of it, you will read

we have had “record” crowds… unless…well…Covid.

It’s called job security.

One of the benchmarks they use to determine how many visitors there were to the state is how much they collect in rooms and meals taxes. This is the obnoxious tax that everyone pays in “tax free” New Hampshire when you go out to eat, stay in a hotel or buy a precooked BBQ chicken at the supermarket. It helps fund the OTT so they can spend the money out of state to someone else to come up with marketing for them.

So, the logic is, if there are more rooms and meals taxes collected, then there have been more visitors. But if the cost of food is rising and more restaurants are forced to raise their prices then wouldn’t the room and meals tax collected go up even with less people visiting?

What if one visitor orders lobster, steak and two bottles of expensive wine every night when he is here? He will pay a lot more tax. How do they average that out?

When it does get busy you will always hear that there were “record crowds” at a particular place like at the beach?

Did someone count the people, and did they compare it to a count someone did in years past? And if they did, how do they know they didn’t count some people twice. Did they ever get to say, 4,263, and say “Oh shoot, isn’t that the same guy that was over there before?” and have to start all over?

Every year we will be expecting record crowds for the Fourth; 300,000 will also be here Bike Week no matter what; Labor Day Weekend could be the busiest in years; so many millions of dollars will be spent.

It seems to me that it is all a big guessing game.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to listen to the 7-day forecast so I can plan my week.

by Brendan Smith

Weirs Times Editor

Disney Works To Destroy The Values That Built Its Company

In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Lawrence v. Texas, found Texas’ anti-sodomy law unconstitutional.

This is a free country, the Court proclaimed, and individuals can engage in whatever private consensual sexual activity that they wish.

The revoluTioN aT The hearT of ‘Pride’

by Ben Shapiro Syndicated Columnist

But freedom is not the value that LGBTQ activists seek. They will not rest until their values and lifestyle are imposed and accepted by every American.

by Star Parker Syndicated Columnist

Which gets to the heart of the current dispute between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Walt Disney Co. Florida passed into law, in 2022, the Parental Rights in Education Act that bars instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in grades K-3, and 4-12 unless there is conflict with other state standards in reproductive health education.

This law quickly was labeled by LGBTQ advocates the “Don’t Say Gay” law. But the law prohibits instruction of any sort in these categories, under assumption that conveying this sensitive material to young children is the responsibility of parents and not public school bureaucrats.

A biblical point of view on these matters is also off the table in public schools, but Christians are not screaming about it. Christians see education differently. It’s not about indulging developing, rudimentary instincts in children, but rather conveying to children the knowledge and skills to become responsible adults.

As DeSantis has pointed out, the LGBTQ community interest is in indoctrination, not education. And it is never too young to be indoctrinated.

Disney, which operates Disney World in Orlando, opposes the Parental Rights in Education law.

The governor, in return, has removed the special tax and regulatory treatment that Disney enjoys in Florida, and now Disney has sued.

Disney then-CEO Bob Chapek wrote to Disney employees pledging opposition to the law, saying, “It is clear that this is not just an issue about a bill in Florida, but instead yet another challenge to basic human rights.”

It is a “basic human right” to indoctrinate 6-year-olds in public school about sexual ori-

June 1 marked the advent of Pride Month -- the most important sacrament of the American secular religious calendar. During Pride Month, public schools across the nation teach small children the joys of alternative sexual practices and orientations; corporations plaster their stores in rainbow accoutrements of all sorts; and the federal government of the United States proclaims its fidelity to the LGBTQ+*&^% ideology. The American public, for the most part, has historically taken Pride Month not for what it is but for what it sometimes purports to be: a call for tolerance of the marginalized. But that, of course, is not what Pride Month is or ever was. Pride Month is not a call for equality but a call for revolution. The Pride movement was always a call for a replacement of historic, tried and true cultural norms with new, untried and risky cultural norms. Heteronormativity is one such tried and true norm: the correct belief that any durable society rests on the basis of malefemale dyads producing children. Such a norm ought to be promoted. But Pride suggests the opposite: that heteronormativity is an authoritarian and discriminatory standard that places artificial limits on the full flowering of human sexuality. Explode the norm and maximize human happiness!

This, of course, was precisely the case made by the original exponents of the sexual revolution. Herbert Marcuse, author of “Eros and Civilization” (1955) called for a rewriting of all sexual norms in order to tear down the capitalist structure. He sought “a non-repressive civilization, based on a fundamentally different experience of being, a fundamentally different relation between man and nature,

and fundamentally different existential relations.” Such a civilization could only be birthed by treating “the body in its entirety (as) an object of cathexis, a thing to be enjoyed -- an instrument of pleasure.” Sex would be unmoored from marriage and parenthood; Marcuse argued, “the barriers against absolute gratification would become elements of human freedom... This sensuous rationality contains its own moral laws.”

By 1970, feminist Shulamith Firestone argued that sexual revolution would bring about “not just the elimination of male privilege but of the sex distinction itself: genital differences between human beings would no longer matter culturally.” Happiness would now be found in a “reversion to an unobstructed pansexuality -- Freud’s ‘polymorphous perversity’ -would probably supersede hetero/homo/ bi-sexuality.”

We have now reached the dystopia sought by Marcuse and Firestone: a world in which all the elites in our society participate in the rewriting of durable societal norms in favor of unending sexual gratification. In order to maintain that dystopia, however, our societal elites require one more element: repression of the traditional norms. A fair fight might leave traditional Judeo-Christian norms in place; they’ve proved rather durable over time. Marcuse had a solution for just such a problem: repression. Promotion of the new morality would require quashing the old. “(L)iberation of the Damned of the Earth presupposes suppression not only of their old but also of their new masters,” Marcuse wrote.

And so the culture war rages. Because, after all, old norms don’t die easily. They must be killed in order to achieve “Pride” in the alternative. And that revolution requires the exercise of cultural, governmental and corporate power from sea to shining sea.

“Greed of the fossil fuel industry” is “destroying our planet,” says Sen. Bernie Sanders. Young people agree. Their solution? Socialism.

Rep. Alexandria

socialisM versus NaTure

cialist countries. He once smuggled books into the Soviet Union.

What he’s seen convinces him that environmental-movement socialists are wrong about what’s “green.”

“We tried socialism,” says Palmer.

“We ran the experiment. It was a catastrophe. Worst environmental record on the planet.”

into staying aloft for longer than they could tolerate.

“These poor exhausted birds fell from the skies,” says Palmer. “It was insanity.”

I pointed out that, watching video of people killing sparrows, it looked like they were happy to do it.

tiplied. Bugs destroyed more crops than the sparrows had.

“People starved as a consequence,” says Palmer. “People confuse socialism with ... a ‘nice government’ or a ‘government that’s sweet’ or ‘made up of my friends.’”

Socialism means central planning. That ends badly.

by John Stossel Syndicated Columnist

Ocasio-Cortez says socialism creates “an environment that provides for all people, not just the privileged few.”

“Nonsense,” says Tom Palmer of the Atlas Network in my new video. Palmer, unlike Ocasio-Cortez and most of us, spent lots of time in so-

In China, when socialist leaders noticed that sparrows ate valuable grain, they encouraged people to kill sparrows.

“Billions of birds were killed,” says Palmer.

Government officials shot birds. People without guns banged pans and blew horns, scaring sparrows

“If you failed to show enthusiasm for the socialist goals of the party,” Palmer responds, “you were going to be in trouble.”

The Party’s campaign succeeded. They killed nearly every sparrow.

But “all it takes is two minutes of thinking to figure, ‘Wait. Who’s going to eat all the bugs?’” says Palmer.

Without sparrows, insects mul -

securiTy couNsel carousel

“What AOC wants to do is basically give the Pentagon, or similar agencies, control over the entire society. She thinks that’s going to turn out well,” says Palmer. “It’s a joke.”

China’s central planners keep making mistakes.

Many Chinese lakes and rivers are

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by John J. Metzler Syndicated Columnist

In one of the more predictable rites of Spring at the United Nations, the Security Council has elected, or actually selected, five new non-permanent members to serve on the powerful fifteen member Council. While this year’s contest lacked some of the drama, debate and deliberation of the past, nonetheless, there were some positive outcomes to the current vote.

The Council’s five Permanent members are among the UN’s founders in 1945 and the Big Five during WWII; China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the

United States.

Indeed the so-called Perm 5 with veto power still hold the cards. Yet there are another ten non-permanent members elected for two year terms from among the UN’s 193 member states.

So in the current contest members from the different geographical groups are chosen for a coveted two year tenure in the UN’s most powerful deliberative body. Voting for the non-permanent members is carried out by secret ballot and even an unopposed state must receive two/ thirds majority, that’s 128 votes.

But non-contested “done deal” selections are not really elections but back room arrangements to show consensus and at the same time stifle debate and genuine competition for what amounts to an im -

portant vote/voice on the Council. Such cosy accord may be fleetingly attractive but in the long run debases the vote and value of these non-permanent seats.

Now let’s take a look at the new members and offer some reflections on how their membership will affect the Council.

Africa

Algeria and Sierra Leone were selected in a non-contested election for the seats. Both members will replace Gabon and Ghana. The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, since its independence from France in 1962, has been a traditionally “progressive” socialist North African regime. Freedom House, the human rights watchdog, ranks the country as “Not Free” while its ratings on civil and political rights

for Algeria stand at only 32 out of 100.

Sierra Leone, a West African state, ranks as “Partly Free” with a score of 63 out of 100. The African selection saw the traditional linguistic balance of choosing a French and English speaking country.

Asia/Pacific

The Republic of Korea, aka South Korea, won the Asian seat uncontested. The South Korean government ranks highly with Freedom House rated as a “Free” country with an impressive score of 83 out of 100! For comparison, communist North Korea ranks as 3 out of 100!

South Korea’s seat replaces the United Arab Emirates.

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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

QUESTION: What Do You Think Of The Move To Sexualize Our Children?

Your “move” to sexualize children is well under way since you have rejected me and my will for godly and healthy sexual relationships between a man and a woman in marriage alone and have perverted every aspect of my design. It was only a matter of time before you began to degrade your children. I created the sexual relationship and I blessed it. I also designed it to be expressed only in the context of a relationship between a man and a woman who have made a commitment to me for a lifetime. Within that design it is a rich blessing not only for the couple but also for society. Outside of that design it is and will be disastrous. You cannot violate my design and experienced delight, instead you will always experience disaster.

Sexualizing children, as you are however, is taking it to a new low. You are also exhausting my patience and accelerating the time in which I will bring my judgment. I created the family and parents in particular, to not only be the ones who would care for and nurture their children until they were old enough to stand on their own and make righteous decisions but also to

guard their hearts from predators. Children are like sheep who have no natural defensive protection capabilities. Without the shepherd they will fall prey to the wolf, the lion and the bear. When parents not only fail to carry out the task of guarding them, particularly from being sexualized, but then model and expose them to perverse sexual stimulus in the early years of their life, they ensure that they will be crippled at best and experience premature death at the worst. They will inevitably develop the addictive habits and the associated diseases that come from the practice of sex apart from one man and one woman in a committed relationship for life.

It is for this reason that I have given strong warning to anyone who chooses to lead them astray in this most vulnerable period of their lives. When I asked Matthew to write one of the accounts of my son’s life, death and resurrection, in the book bearing his name, I had him write the following: “but if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.”

Listen to these words and take it to heart because they express not only my will but my passion to protect children in the earliest days of their life from the ravages of sin that their adult family members and friends are

already practicing. Listen as well to the curse that is associated with those who do sexualize children, leading them into sin at this time of their lives.

I take this sin seriously because of the vulnerability of these children. If you continue in this practice you will suffer devastating consequences in life and if you do not turn back to me and to my son, Jesus, who came to pay for your sins, those consequences will be eternal.

I designed sex as a glorious gift of pleasure and procreation for couples who walk according to my design. But it belongs to those who are old enough and mature enough to make that commitment and to honor the practice of sex within the boundaries of their marriage. In fact, I have included an entire book within my book the Bible, called the song of Solomon, in which I showcase the glories of sex within marriage.

It is a book that is explicit but sacred because it is being practiced by a man and a woman who have committed themselves to one another in marriage. It is for that reason that within the book, I have repeated a refrain on three different occasions. It is spoken by observers witnessing the growing love, engagement, marriage and sexual relationship that this couple are experiencing. These observers are not literal but a literary, device that you use often in your own literature, to express my pleasure, as God, at the beauty and majesty of my design being fulfilled and bringing pleasure

and life through this committed relationship.

But note carefully that not only do they sing my praise for doing it right they warn against doing it wrong. The threefold refrain is this, “do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.” (Song of Solomon 2:7; 3:5; 8:4).

Love in the context of this book is sexual love and my admonition through these observers is never expose children to the practice of sex before it’s time for them to have desires they can practice properly in marriage, according to my will.

I have never changed my will and unless you change, you will discover, not my blessing but my curse. It will fall as natural consequences upon you and your children who are sexualized early in their life but I will also be forced to bring my supernatural judgment as well.

All hell is breaking loose around you and that is also true with respect to sexualizing children. Hell, always promises life but always brings death. Heaven, following my will, always promises life, and brings “life that is truly life.’ (1 Timothy 6:19). Choose life!

I write because I love you, God

These letters are written by Rev. Dr. Samuel Hollo, pastor at the Community Church of Alton, NH.

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On Tuesday, June 20th, the Wright Museum in Wolfeborp will welcome author Molly Guptill Manning. This is the third program of the Wright Museum’s 2023 Education Series.

When America entered World War II in 1941, we faced an enemy that had banned and burned 100 million books. Outraged librarians launched a campaign to send free books to American troops, gathering 20 million hardcover donations. Two years later, the War Department and the publishing industry stepped in with an extraordinary program: 120 million specially printed paperbacks designed for troops to carry in their

“WheN Books WeNT To War” aT WriGhT MuseuM of WWii

pockets and rucksacks in every theater of war.

These small, lightweight Armed Services Editions were beloved by the troops and are still fondly remembered today. Soldiers read them while waiting to land at Normandy, in hellish trenches in the midst of battles in the Pacific, in field hospitals, and on long bombing flights. This pioneering project not only lifted soldiers’ spirits, but also helped rescue The Great Gatsby from obscurity and made Betty Smith, author of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, into a national icon.

Molly Guptill Manning is an Assistant Professor of Law at New York Law School, where she teaches Legal Prac-

tice, Civil Procedure, and Professional Responsibility.

Professor Manning’s scholarship focuses on legal history and the intersection between law and culture. She has written articles on soldiers’ voting rights, fraud and poetic license, and prisoner’s access to the federal courts. Her articles have been published in the Columbia Journal of Law and the Arts, New York University Journal of Legislation and Public Policy, and the Federal Bar Council Quarterly, to name a few. She has also written several books including When Books

Went to War, a New York Times best seller. She is currently work-

ing on a fourth book on the First Amendment. She has been interviewed on MSNBC, NPR Morning Edition, and WNYC, and she has given talks across the United States, including at the FDR Presidential Library, the Library of Congress, and the U.S. Senate Library. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., the program begins at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20th 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 www.wrigthmuseum. org/lecture-series or by calling 603-569-1212.

BIRDS For The

New England’s Wild Birds & Their Habitats

WhaT aBouT The Birds?

by Chris Bosak Contributing Writer

I’m lucky enough to work at a place where there is a small wild area with a circular trail running along the outer edge. The entire tail takes about five minutes to walk, but at least it’s something.

For such a small area, there are varied habitats such a meadow, woods, thickets, stream and a very small pond.

I’ve seen wildlife such as deer, garter and water snakes, wild turkeys, Canada geese, hooded mergansers and a variety of songbirds.

I’m sure there are otters, minks, muskrats and plenty of other critters that I haven’t been lucky enough to see yet.

The other day, I took a short break and visited the area. I heard a yellow warbler in the thickets, and a few goldfinches flitted among the meadow. Then I heard a song I did not recognize in a tree overhead. I launched my Merlin app, and it identified the songster as an orchard oriole. That made sense because I have seen orchard orioles in the area before.

I peered into the tree to try to find the bird, knowing it would be easier since I now knew what I was looking for. I did not have any luck spotting the oriole, but I did catch a glimpse of the afternoon sun.

I shaded my eyes and carefully took another

Ruby-crowned kinglets, seen often in New England during migration, nest in the boreal forest of Canada.

peek at the sun. It was a perfectly round bright orange orb glowing rather dimly through a haze. I had noticed it was hazy when I stepped outside but did not realize the extent until I looked at the sky and noticed the oddly muted sun.

I returned to my desk and mentioned the eerie atmosphere to a co-worker, who told me about the wildfires from Canada impacting the air quality through much of the Midwest and eastern U.S. As a former newspaper reporter and editor, I keep up with the news fairly well and listen to news radio on my halfhour drive to and from work. At the time anyway, I hadn’t heard any

mention of the fires. By the time I drove home, it was all anyone was talking about.

The walk, particularly the yellow warbler and orchard oriole, got me thinking about what happens to birds and other wildlife during such ecological events. The impact, of course, is far greater where the actual fires are as wildlife of all sorts must scramble to find water or other safe areas. Generally speaking, birds and larger mammals are fast enough to stay ahead of the flames.

Smaller mammals may not be as fortunate. Birds that had already nested would have been forced to abandon their nests. Hopefully, they are able to find suitable

habitat nearby and try again.

But what about the impact on birds and other wildlife in New England? From what I could find in researching the topic, it should not have a big impact on our local birds. In fact, there has been little scientific research done on the impact on birds from distant fires. It is known that birds have respiratory systems that are more sensitive than humans, hence the expression “canary in a coal mine.” The smoke, which could be seen and smelled throughout New England, will hopefully not impact our birds too much.

liv Golf

by Mike Moffett Contributing Writer

“Fore!” or “Foul!” (?)

Last week’s big sports news involved the merger of the PGA Golf Tour and the Saudibacked LIV Golf Tour. The sudden and unexpected announcement caught many by surprise and there was plenty of fallout. A statement put out by PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan was a “head scratcher” for some golf fans.

“After two years of disruption and distraction, this is a historic day for the game we all know and love. Going forward, fans can be confident that we will, collectively, deliver on the promise we’ve always made — to promote competition of the best in professional golf and that we are committed to securing and driving the game’s future.”

Monahan and many in the PGA establishment had previously demonized the LIV tour, which spent a lot of money on competing events while contracting with big names like Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson. Part of the animosity was due to an autocratic Saudi Arabia’s international and domestic policies. And part of it just reflected a fear of a threat to the golf status quo.

Michelson and com-

pany were vilified.

“There’s no room in the golf world for LIV Golf,” PGA star Rory McIlroy said in July 2022. “I don’t agree with what LIV is doing. If LIV went away tomorrow, I’d be super happy.”

But competition is generally a good thing.

In the 19th Century the National League was the only “major” baseball league. The upstart American League was born on January 28, 1901. The new A.L. ruffled feathers, but then someone suggested a “World Series” between the respective league champions. Boston of the American League defeated Pittsburgh of the National League in the first Fall Classic in 1903 and baseball has mostly prospered ever since.

to his golf courses.

(After the January 6, 2021, D.C. riot, the PGA relocated its 2022 PGA Championship away from Trump’s Bedminster golf complex in New Jersey.)

So let’s come back to this in 2024 and review whether this unexpected merger led golf to broad, sunlit fairways—or to dark rough bunkers from which escape is difficult.

LEGISLATIVE GOLF

Golf generates lots of money for good causes. The PGA tour’s charitable contributions reached $3 billion last year. And charity golf events are among sports’ most lucrative fund-raisers.

A third Major League, the Federal League, was in operation from 1914-15, but it folded. The market laws of supply and demand are immutable.

Similar dynamics existed vis-à-vis the AFL/NFL as well as the ABA/NBA. These respective football and basketball leagues were in competition and then merged—like the PGA and LIV did.

And like MLB did— although MLB needed an exemption from antitrust laws which allowed it to be a quasimonopoly.

Time will tell how the golf merger works out. There will always be winners and losers and unintended consequences. Some feel it could be a “coup” for Donald Trump if it results in big-time tournaments returning

One such fund-raiser is New Hampshire’s Legislative Golf Classic, which will be held at Loudon Country Club on Monday, June 26. A bipartisan event organized by Democrat and Republican legislators, the Classic raises funds for Manchester’s Liberty House which supports homeless and transitioning veterans.

The Classic will include the usual “bells and whistles.” Best-ball scramble format. The obligatory beer cart. Longest drive contest. Nearest the pin competition. A putting contest. Raffles. Lots of prizes. A luncheon social. Special guests and more.

It’s a chance to mix and mingle with lawmakers and influencers. Shots will be made. Stories will be told. Friendships will be enhanced. Fun will be

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The Simple Feast

sToNe souP

WEIRS TIMES’ BEER FINDER

by Eric N Gibson Contributing Writer

The Simple Feast Simple The Simple

You have, no doubt, heard of Stone Soup. Often a delicious combination of ingredients but never two soups shall taste the same.

Now before you go turning the page, thinking I am advocating the eating of rocks, fear not! No rocks were harmed in the making of this soup. But, through the gifts of friends, knowing I enjoy cooking, I had a hodgepodge of ingredients to use. The day was overcast, chilly, and I wanted soup. So while making my Stone Soup it got me thinking…

Imagine it is late afternoon, a long day’s work finished. With the garden tended and fences mended, you sit down to enjoy a cup of tea and a chapter of a good book before dinner. There is a knock at the door. You rise from your easy chair and open the door, cautiously as you are not expecting company. Peering out from behind the door slightly ajar, you see a stranger. He explains that he and his small band of wayward pilgrims are just passing through this hamlet on their way to a kingdom far

beyond. He asks for a bit of food to tide them over for the night.

“Any scrap or bits would be a welcome morsel.”

“I have nothing to offer.” Your reply is short. “Mine is but a humble home. I have nothing to spare.” And you close the door before the visitor finishes thanking you for your time.

Your cohabitants of this tiny burg were too not very charitable on this particular eve. These interlopers who had unexpectedly come to call, receive not even so much as a flake of dandruff, say nothing of scraps saved for the compost. But the weary travelers were undeterred.

into the kettle. As the steam began to rise, so too did the villagers’ curiosity. One resident went so far as to come out of their hovel and enquire as to what was in the kettle.

“It is Stone Soup,” was the reply.

“And just what is Stone Soup?” the villager asked.

“Oh, you don’t know about Stone Soup?” said the stranger as he bent over his pot. “Stone Soup is only the most delicious soup when done just right.” And with that said, the pilgrim tasted his simmering granite broth.

“Mmmm… and, it is coming along just fine. It really shouldn’t be too much longer,” the stranger paused. Then, continuing with a bit of hesitation, “But, it needs a bit of something.”

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Deciding to make their camp within sight of the quaint shire at a nearby stream, they build a fire and set a kettle on to boil.

Now curiosity is a strong force within the soul and, getting the better of them, the villagers could not help but watch from behind drawn curtains and half closed shutters. What they witnessed was quizzical indeed, for upon filling the large kettle with water one sojourner gathered a few rocks from the streambed.

Eyeing these pieces carefully as one would when choosing produce at the market, after consulting his companions, each stone was placed carefully

“What might it need?” asked the villager, his appetite whetted.

“Oh, perhaps a small sachet of herbs. Something of complement should do the trick.”

Eager to try Stone Soup the villager was all too amicable to the veiled suggestion as he set off to his cottage. Back in a moment with spices and sprigs, he glanced at his new found friend as he held the small bundled bouquet over the kettle. His acquaintance gently nodded with an approving smile and into the kettle went the seasonings.

Upon seeing this, another villager came out, and she too enquired of what was in

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Chicken Noodle and Pork Leek Dumpling Soup with Lemon Mint, and Chive Blossom Garnish.

100Th aNNual loudoN classic headliNes Mc Week aT NeW haMPshire MoTor sPeedWay

LOUDON - New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) is a top destination for riders visiting the area during Laconia Motorcycle Week, June 10-18, with onand off-track events throughout nine days of motorcycle mayhem. The 100th Annual Loudon Classic headlines a week-long motorcycle celebration that also features vendors, demo rides, camping and more.

“We’re thrilled to be a part of this century-long tradition in New Hampshire,” said New Hampshire Motor Speedway Executive Vice President and General Manager David McGrath. “We can’t wait to welcome thousands of riders from all over the country to NHMS as they roar in to New Hampshire. We’ll have lots of thrill-

ing racing on the road course, highlighted by the 100th Annual Loudon Classic with an incredible purse this year, as well as a new motorcycle skills challenge, a variety of vendors, charity rides, demo rides and more.”

On June 16-18 the Northeast Motorcycle Road Racing (NEMRR) competes in round three of racing, high -

lighted by the 100th Annual Loudon Classic Middleweight Grand Prix on June 17, which has been held on site since long before the speedway was built, when it was simply a road course named Bryar Motorsports Park. Known as the longest-running motorcycle race in America, this year’s Classic will feature riders from all

over the world competing to take home a piece of the $250,000 purse with $55,000 going to the winner, making it the richest motorcycle road race in U.S. history.

THE FULL SCHEDULE

•June 9-11: Top Cop for Kids Motorcycle Skills Challenge presented by Laconia Har-

ley-Davidson to benefit the New Hampshire Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities (S2 Lot)

•June 10-11: USCRA FIM North American Vintage Championships (1.6-mile full road course)

•June 10-11: New England Racing Museum open

•June 10-17: Demo rides, vendor mall and food court open (S1 Lot)

•June 10-18: Camping available (NHMS)

•June 13: Ride to the Racetrack to benefit the New Hampshire Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities (Laconia Harley-Davidson to NHMS)

•June 14-15: Penguin Road Racing School (1.6-mile full road course)

•June 16-18: Northeast Motorcycle Road Racing (1.6-mile full

road course)

•June 16-18: New England Racing Museum open

•June 1 7: 100th Annual Loudon Classic (1.6-mile full road course)

Riders are encouraged to check the speedway website (NHMS.com) and social channels for the most up-to-date information regarding events happening as a part of Motorcycle Week at NHMS.

Keep track of all of New Hampshire Motor Speedway’s events by following on Facebook (@NHMotorSpeedway), Twitter (@NHMS) and Instagram (@NHMS). Keep up with all the latest information on the speedway website (NHMS.com) and mobile app.

Squam Lake is known for its beautiful scenery.

kayak uNiversiTy PreseNTed

By old ToWN

by Tim Moore

Contributing Writer

Last weekend was the annual Kayak University presented by Old Town event that I hold on Squam Lake every year. This was the eighth year of the event. Eight years ago, I envisioned an event that would bring kayak anglers together for a weekend of learning and community. To my knowledge, this

was a first of its kind event for kayak anglers. My hope was to bring strangers together in hopes that they would form lasting friendships, while sharing information and knowledge. It was a slow start, with a mere three paying attendees. Each year the event has grown and I’ve had the privilege of meeting some amazing people. Every year, I see new people come

to the event looking a little wide-eyed and not knowing what to expect. By the end of the weekend, they have almost always become part of the group. It’s rewarding to host such a meaningful event.

Squam Lake is nestled in some of the most picturesque scenery in all of New England. In addition to being beauti -

ful, Squam is rich in history. The lake is the site of the famous 1981 movie, On Golden Pond, starring Henry Fonda, Catherine Hepburn, and Jane Fonda. It’s known for its beautiful and picturesque scenery. This year we moved to a new location. The event is now held at Rockywold-Deephaven Camps and the deSee MOORE on 33

scieNce PlayGrouNd coMiNG To The Mcauliffe-shePard discovery ceNTer This suMMer

CONCORD - Thanks to generous donors, a new Science Playground is slated to open on July 1, 2023 on the northwest lawn of the McAuliffeShepard Discovery Center. The Center broke ground on the playground on May 8, and erected the playground centerpiece, a 35’ tall space shuttle slide, on June 4 and 5. The Center’s shuttle slide, created by Miracle Recreation, is one of only five in the world. Outdoor musical playground equipment that will enable children and families to explore the physics and mathematics of sound are in transit, arriving by mid-June. Fencing, gardens and playground amenities will be installed in advance of the July 1 opening.

Designed for children ages 0-12 and their families, the Discovery Center’s new Science Playground will enable children to learn through play, exploring science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in the great outdoors. In Summer 2023, the Playground will open with a variety of engaging science experiences for children and families. Over the course of the fall and winter, the Discovery Center plans to partner with area high school and college students and community volunteers on the design and construction

of additional STEM Stations to add to what is planned to be a constantly evolving Science Playground, in Summer 2024.

Visitors to the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center will be able to access the new Science Playground at no additional charge beyond the Center’s general admission fee. The Discovery Center is deeply grateful to Dr. Toni Galvin, Northeast Delta Dental, and other generous current and future donors who make this playground and its future augmentations possible.

Dedicated to NH Space Pioneers Christa McAuliffe and Alan Shepard, the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center features 21st century interactive exhibits on aviation, astronomy, Earth and space science, a full-dome, all-digital planetarium and a variety of science, technology, and engineering and mathematics programs. The engaging, robust educational programs are geared towards families, teens, seniors, students, community groups and lifelong learners. For more information, visit www. starhop.com

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urday, June 17, residents of New Hampshire will be able to visit the New Hampshire Boat Museum (NHBM) in Wolfeboro at no charge during the museum’s popular annual New Hampshire Appreciation Day.

“It’s our way to thank our fellow NH citizens for all of their support,” said NHBM Executive Director Martha Cummings.

Highlights at NHBM this season include “Letting Off Steam: Escaping to New Hampshire during the Golden Age of Steam,” an exhibit that displays a Fitzhenry Steam Engine from the historic Iona steamboat. The exhibit also features artifacts from the Woodsum Steamboat Company on Lake Sunapee. Other highlights at NHBM this year include Vintage Boat Rides, Boat Building, Community Sailing, Lake Discovery Family Days, and more. “At the New Hampshire Boat

Museum, our focus is on not just educating people of all ages about the state’s rich boating boating heritage, but experiencing it firsthand,” added Cummings. “We hope residents from across the state accept our invitation to visit us on our annual New Hampshire Appreciation Day. New Hampshire Appreciation Day takes place on Saturday, June 17, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at NHBM, 399 Center St., in Wolfeboro. To gain free entry, New Hampshire residents should bring their driver’s license.

Founded in 1992 by antique and classic boating enthusiasts, NHBM is committed to inspire people of all ages with an enduring connection, stewardship, and appreciation of New Hampshire’s freshwater boating heritage through compelling exhibits, experiences, and educational programs.

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A Tip

by JoAnn Derson

Synidcated Columnist soap scum from shower doors. Apply and buff lightly with a soft washcloth. Follow with a shampoo cleaning or just leave as is. It will repel water and smells nice, too.

* “Store kitchen matches wrapped in tin foil to keep them dry when on camping or fishing trips. You can also store them in an empty pill bottle if they are the short kind. If you fill paper egg carton cups with dryer lint and drizzle it with wax, you can cut the cups apart and you’ll have small firestarters for your campfires. My family does a lot of camping in the summer, and we use these every time.” -- K.R. in Missouri

* “Baby food jars make wonderful organizer containers; most people know that. But you can make a great first cup from a baby food jar. Screw on the lid tightly and poke holes along one side. Baby can tip and sip, but not much will come out. They are just the right size for small hands.” -- M.W. in Alabama

* Baby oil can loosen

* To keep shirt collars from absorbing oil and grime, sprinkle with talcum powder while ironing.

* Keep your steering wheel in touchable condition on very hot days with a paper grocery bag. Cut out a strip down one side of the bag, allowing it to slip over the steering column. The bag can be refolded and stored next to your seat. When you get out of the car, just slip the bag over the steering wheel. No more burning hands when you get back in the car.

* Use a mesh bag to hold flowers in place in a vase. Just roll or wad it up and put it down in the bottom of the vase. When you are done with the flowers, you can use a stick to swish the bag around and loosen any gunk inside the vase when cleaning. Launder the mesh or just toss.

* “To make a waterproof mattress protector in a pinch, slit a large garbage bag down the side and bottom, lay it flat over the matSee TIP on

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tress and cover with a beach towel. Then put the sheet over that. The garbage bag protects the mattress; the towel makes it comfortable. “

-- U.D. in Tennessee

* “Keep extra liner bags in the bottom of the garbage can. They are handy, so you will be more likely to reline the can as soon as you take the garbage out.”

-- K.P. in Massachusetts

* Keep a box of baking soda in the fridge. When it’s time to replace it, dump it down the drain and follow with a small bottle of vinegar and a hot water flush. Keep your kitchen smelling nice and use less chemicals to do it.

* “Here’s a fun invitation to make and receive: Blow up a balloon and pinch (don’t tie). Write the details of the party on the balloon in permanent marker. Let it dry fully before you deflate it. Then send it!” -- R.A. in Washington

* Purchase a large tub of cookie dough, and when you make the first batch, go ahead and portion out the remaining dough by teaspoons onto a cold cookie sheet. Freeze as balls, and then replace them in the container they came from. Refreeze. Now you can take out only as many cookies as you would like to make, and cook them straight from frozen.

* “This is a tip for painting stairs. Paint every other stair. Let them dry. Then paint the other stairs. This will make your staircase usable the whole way through your paint job.” -- R.L. in Michigan

* Spray old artificial flowers with hair spray to make the look fresh and vibrant.

* Many food containers can be reused to store personal items. Glass jars can be

cleaned and labels removed. Paperboard boxes can be custom trimmed and covered with leftover wrapping paper or wallpaper. Paper milk cartons can be cleaned with soap and water, dried thoroughly then painted to hold a variety of items. Don’t overlook the many possibilities in a piece of recycling or trash.

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Strange But True

by Lucie Winborne Synidcated Columnist

* One day in 1930, the BBC announced on air that “there is no news,” and played piano music.

* Larry Lemieux, a Canadian sailor at the 1988 Olympics, was about to win a silver medal when he abandoned the race to save two other competitors whose boat had capsized. While he lost the silver medal, he was given the Pierre de Coubertin medal for sportsmanship.

* A hydrangea flower’s color is determined by the relative acidity of the soil in which it’s grown: Acidic soil will produce a blue flower, while alkaline soil will yield a pink blossom.

* Had a solar eruption happened nine days earlier than it did in 2012, the Earth would have been hit by a massive solar storm that would likely have caused major X-ray and UV radiation and power failure over the planet. It also would likely have cost trillions of dollars and taken four to10 years to recover from. Timing really is everything!

* The hotel that inspired Stephen King to write “The Shining” plays the Stanley Kubrick film of the same name on a continuous loop on channel 42 for guests.

* In a study to improve hospital design for children, researchers polled 250 kids about their opinions on clowns. The verdict was unanimous: Every single one reported disliking or fearing them. Well, so do some adults.

* A Texas woman named Verda Byrd, adopted by a Black family in the 1940s, only discovered she was white after finding her adoption papers in 2013.

* In 1987, a barge left New York for North Carolina with a whopping 3,168 tons of trash on board. North Carolina didn’t want it either, so the barge traveled for seven long months trying (and failing) to find someone to take it, launching a national conversation on the subject of landfills and recycling.

* Because goats can eat poison ivy with no ill effects, some farmers rent out the animals to clear parks, golf courses and historical sites without having to use chemicals or herbicides.

* A nuclear bomb is stuck somewhere in the ice on the coast of Greenland.

Thought for the Day: “Pay no attention to what the critics say. A statue has never been erected in honor of a critic.” -- Jean Sibelius

(c) 2023 King Features Synd., Inc.

CHICKEN NOODLE AND DUMPLING STONE SOUP

Yield: 4 Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 10oz. Can Chicken Noodle Soup

1 Carrot thin slice or small dice

1 Stalk Celery thin slice or small dice

2 tsp. Minced Garlic

1 Tbsp. Sesame Oil (Olive Oil is OK)

¼ Cup Frozen Peas

4 Cups Water

12 each Pork and Leek Dumplings

2 tsp. Low Sodium Soy Sauce

TT Onion Powder

TT Asian Five Spice

TT Ginger

TT salt

TT Black Pepper (ground)

— Preparation —

- In a pot over medium heat combine the oil, carrot, celery, and garlic. Saute until tender. (About 8-10 min.)

- Add to the pot 4 cups of water, the frozen peas, and the Low Sodium Soy Sauce. Bring this to a vigorous simmer for about 10 minutes. Add in the spices (just a dash, you can always add but you cannot take away.)

- Add the frozen dumplings and bring to a rolling boil for about 10 minutes.

- Add the can of Chicken Noodle Soup and return to a boil for an additional 5 minutes. (The dumplings will float when they are done.)

- Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint, a lemon slice, or fresh chopped chives.

*(TT is To Taste, a personal preference and typically too small to measure.) the pot.

“Why, it’s Stone Soup,” replied her neighbor with enthusiasm, “the most delicious creation you will ever taste. And, I have added some of my most select herbs.”

“Mmm, yes,” agreed the stranger, “but it seems that something is still missing.”

At the implied suggestion the neighbor hastened back toward her home as she called out, “I have just the thing!”

Upon returning, she presented from her apron the remains of a haunch of beast. “Fresh from the Butcher!” she declared. “Bones and scraps make for a robust broth!”

Well, for those in the know this may be a bore, but I’ve gotten this far so I’ll go a bit more. As word spread of Stone Soup, the

most delicious soup ever, the questions continued.

“Have you had it?”

“I´ve never!”

The curious came and not empty handed, for copious amounts were canned or planted. There were carrots and celery. And onions? A few. And potatoes and parsnips and a turnip or two. And oh, so much more that went in to that stew!

No one came streamside without something in hand. Why, even Briscoe Darling showed up with his five piece band. (Sorry! The Seuss got loose.)

Soon the villagers and their new friends were gathered as one people around tables bedecked with fresh breads, cheeses, and other fine foods. And, of course, the Stone Soup that everyone had shared in the making. Just imagine that

of yourself to enhance the flavor of a shared experience. I would encourage you to take stock of what is in your personal pantry and try your hand at “Stone Soup” once in a while. Too, load up your literal pantry and fridge with the basic veggies and staples. And then, gather some friends together for a meal, asking each one to bring a

light appetizer and an ingredient for Stone Soup. Once gathered you too may find that all will declare of Stone Soup “that there was

nothing finer nor more delicious!”

Now that’s a Simple Feast! Enjoy.

feast! A meal so grand, the likes of which had never been seen in this humble village before. And all claimed that there was nothing finer nor more delicious than… Stone Soup!

Now, if you were to ask anyone what Stone Soup is, you would never get two answers the same, because no two soups are the same. Stone Soup is not a literal soup, it is an abstract concept that cannot be replicated because it is not the soup itself but the people who make it.

Stone Soup is a shared experience. It is what you bring to the table whether it is a dish to share or a few ingredients; your presence, your personality. Or perhaps it is your ability to bring it all together; coordinating the people, the place, the time. Stone Soup is what you give

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1960 Sportsman Class 5 race when the clutch on my BSA C15 gave out.”

Jody was back at Laconia for the 1961 race, which was filmed by CBS as a 1-hour

television show. As a 10-year-old boy, I was so excited to watch that show as my grandfather Fritzie Baer was featured doing the interview with the winner Joe Leonard. Joe won La

a top-level Indy car racer, nearly winning the Indianapolis 500 in 1968.

Jody was entered in the 50 Mile Amateur race that year and as he told me “…… lapping the field and then some!” As an indication on how fast Jody was, he averaged 59.78 MPH in that 50mile race. In the 100 Mile National race won by Joe Leonard the next day, Joe averaged 59.47 MPH which set a record for the 100 Mile National. Jody had shown his mastery of the Laconia track and was one of the top ranked amateur riders in the country in 1961, winning another two AMA amateur road race nationals plus the amateur program of the famed Springfield Mile.

In 1962, 18-yearold Jody was now an Expert racing in the 100 Mile National. He

the country at the National. As Joe Leonard once told me, “Any

wanted to race at Laconia.” The entry list was filled with great riders, such as Joe Leonard, Dick Mann, Ralph White, Roger Reiman, Bart Markel, Gary Nixon, Don Burnett and Dick Klam -

foth.

In Jody’s first 100 Mile National, he placed 4th. However, 28-year-old Dick Mann lapped the entire field.

In the September 1962 Cycle World article on the race, journalist Boyd Reynolds wrote:

“Unchallenged, Dick Mann went into the lead, never to be topped again for 88 laps. Winner in 1960 and second place finisher in 1958, Mann built up such a pace that young Jody Nicholas said that he passed him like he was hooked to a tree.”

Dick was so dominant in this race that he lapped every rider, including Jody twice, on lap 47 and lap 77. Dick was only 9 riders from lapping second place finisher Don Burnett for a second time at the finish. Dick set a record of one hour, 36 minutes 15.12 seconds, clipping over 4 and a half minutes of the record made by Joe Leonard the previous year.

1963 was billed as

Ed Kretz and 1938 trophy.

1963 AMA Championship program. PHOTOS FROM THE ARNOLD/BAER FAMILY LIBRARY.

the Silver Anniversary of the A.M.A. Sanctioned National Championship Motorcycle Road Race. My grandfather Fritzie Baer was president of the New England Motorcycle Dealers Association in 1938 when the race and the Gypsy Tour was first brought to the Belknap Mountain Recreation Area. That first Laconia race was a 200 Mile race and won by Ed Kretz, who also won the first Daytona 200 race with the straight away down the beach. Ed’s Laconia win took 4 hours and 41 minutes, av -

eraging 42 MPH on the dirt track with his hand shift Indian Sport Scout. Newspaper articles told of Ed’s mechanics having to peel his cramped hands off the handlebars. Thereafter he became Iron Man Ed Kretz. The race was changed the next year to a 100 Mile race.

The 1963 National Road Races were held June 18-23, Tuesday thru Sunday’s 100 Mile National. Jody as a second year 19-yearold Expert came to Laconia in 1963 very familiar with this track. Many other Laconia veterans were

riders to track as they came around the hairpin corner back to the start finish line. Jody never allowed a rider to pass him during the race, but George Roeder had his work cut out for him. He was the ninth man across the line at the end of the first lap. Riding a Harley Davidson KRTT, George has to pass Dick Hammer, Tony Murguia, Bill Haast, Roger Reiman, Gary Nixon, Don Twigg and James Varnes in order to get

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also entered such as last year’s winner Dick Mann, George Roeder, Roger Reiman, Ralph White and Gary Nixon. The largest crowd to attend the races was estimated at 25,000 spectators, only separated from the track by snow fencing.

Jody had set the fastest time trial of 54.56 seconds, breaking Ralph White’s old record of 55.84 seconds. Winning the time trail put Jody in position #1 at the start of the race. The riders were started in two batches. Spotters in the timing building were each assigned

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A look at the hairpin turn.

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Jody Nicholas takes a spill on the hairpin corner that last lap.

PHOTOS FROM THE ARNOLD/BAER FAMILY LIBRARY.

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Jody.

But Jody was determined that no one would get past him. George made him work for this win, staying

right on his heels. Heading into the hairpin turn as the end of the downhill straight just before the white flag signaling the last lap of the race, the

crowd collectively gasped. Jody spilled and George roared past him. Jody has said, “I lost my concentration for a second or two.”

This is how Jody explained to me what happened that day.

“I was able to keep George Roeder behind by riding at less than 90%, so when I fell I thought that I could remount, catch and pass him. I saw him look

back over his shoulder as I remounted, and by that time I was still in low gear and was already tucked in! I followed him over the hill, out braked him going into the horseshoe turn (at the end of the back straight away) and led him to the flag. He was riding Carroll Resweber’s bike which was tuned by Ralph Berndt. Resweber had been hurt at Scherville, IN and the bike was given to George to ride. Carroll had won four Grand National Championships on the machine and looked like he (e.g. the bike) might win a fifth. George was doing a really fine job that day and looked as if he might win.”

I sent Jody a copy of the picture of his spill on the hairpin corner that last lap. He told me, “What a great memory pic! I was probably the strongest man on the track at that moment. Nothing could have stopped me from picking that Gold Star up off the ground and going after George...”

Ted Hodgdon was president of BSA motorcycles at the time. He had his customary cigar ready for the win. Jody told me that when he fell on that last lap, Ted threw his cigar away in anger. Of course, Ted had to find another one when he saw that Jody had regained the lead over

George, winning the 100 Mile National for BSA.

In the picture of Jody taking the checkered flag, my grandfather Fritzie Baer can be seen with his red hat and cigar next to the flagman. You can see by body language his excitement as Jody crosses the finish line to take the checkered flag. In the August 1963 issue of American Motorcycling magazine, writer Boyd Reynolds wrote, “….. the crowd cheered him on wildly and louder than perhaps any competitor has ever received at Belknap in the past.”.

Writer Jack Mercer in the August 1963 issue for Floyd Clymer’s Motor Cycle magazine wrote:

“Cheers of admira -

tion roared out from the crowd as they witnessed one of the greatest ‘cycle comebacks of all time.”

AMA referee Berkeley Baron, who has observed many of the biggest races in the country, declared, “It was the most exciting finish I have ever seen.”

Veteran motorcycle booster and one of the men who brought the races to Belknap in 1938, Fritzie Baer described Nicholas’ performance as, “A superhuman effort.”

Laconia’s purse for the 100 Mile National was $6,100 ($58,300 in 2022). Jody’s share for winning was $1,500 ($14,350). For second place, George received $1,000. But more importantly, Jody had

Jody Nicholas and Fritizie Baer.

Results of the 1963 race.

PHOTOS FROM THE ARNOLD/BAER FAMILY LIBRARY.

Classic National would be held beginning in 1965. The Loudon Classic continued as a national champion -

ship race until 2001. By then the track was the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, built more for NASCAR than motorcycle racing. A combination of safety issues and more powerful motorcycles eventually made the track obsolete for AMA Superbike events.

Jody’s BSA Gold Star was recently restored by Mike Iannucilli, an experienced motorcycle collector. The bike was publicly displayed for the first time at the August 2021 Trailblazers Banquet, where Jody and his wife Bev saw it for the first time. At the banquet, Don Emde presented the organization’s first ever President’s Award Trophy to the BSA Gold Star. It is a landmark bike as two months after Laconia, Jody won the

been launched to prominence among AMA fans with this fantastic win. Sadly, in 1964, the commissioners of the Belknap Mountain Recreation Area de -

cided that they no longer wanted to hold the Laconia National Race. But in 1964, Belknap Tire Company owner Keith Bryar built a 1.6 mile road racing track in nearby Loudon NH where the Loudon

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Jody’s restored BSA Gold Star.

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150 Mile Meadowdale National. It was the last time a BSA Gold

Star won an AMA National road race.

children from making excess noise. During most of my childhood, however, Daddy would go to work in the morning and come home at evening time, though there was sometimes additional night work. With our family of eight eating together at the meal table, I remember my Dad and my Mother always being at the same place at that table down through the years, though the particular place each child occupied could change as the years passed by.

At one period in my young life I was seated between my Father and Mother. Our big meal for the day was the evening one, except for Sundays and holidays, and it was customary for us not to sit down to eat that meal until my Dad ar-

rived home from work. As the songwriter said, “How dear to my heart are the scenes of my childhood,” including those in which my Dad was a central figure.

The family’s fondness for reading started with him, though many times farm duties called him away from the rocking chair and his book. My Dad settled into a job writing for the Laconia Evening Citizen for nearly three decades and he kept up with the state and world news, as well as the local stories he was often involved in writing. He would occasionally share a story with us that he didn’t write, avoiding broadcasting a sensational but best kept private happening. He knew when not to tell all that he knew.

I am mindful that some children have grew up without a

father in the home even in those yesterdays when the traditional family was highly valued as the ideal way to live.

In the early days of my childhood World War II was happening and many Dads went off to war and some became casualties and didn’t come home. Their children

can remember their Dads as heroes who gave their lives to preserve our country. Others of us were fortunate to still have our fathers to be guides, teachers, masters, and companions, etc.

I remember helping my Dad to install a barb-wired fence to enclose a pasture for the

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My Dad with a former classmate at New Hampton Literary Institution ( New Hampton School), Danny Santell, a Hollywood photographer.

Dad on the left at a meeting of 4-H Alumni.

Dad seated at his desk in the Newsroom of the Laconia Evening Citizen.

milk cow we had in those days. We didn’t have special tools or manufactured posts, but he taught me how to secure the wooden posts into the ground or use any trees that happened to be in the right place to fasten the wire to. I found by experience that barbed-wire was hazardous and it took some skill to properly tighten it to make a fence that worked.

On a different task, I don’t think I ever operated my end of a twoman cross-cut saw to my Dad’s satisfaction. “Pull! Don’t push!” I was told, and I tried to do as told, but I don’t think those sessions lasted very long.

My Dad liked to hoe around the potatoes in the garden barefoot and feel the warm sand between his toes.

He didn’t take much time for recreation, but I recall one day when he and I, just the two of us went fishing in the brook. He was catching some fish and I wasn’t, until we came to a section where the water ran rapidly downhill with a series of little waterfalls.

My Dad skipped that part of the stream, but I decided to fish the “rapids” by dropping my hook with attached worm into the little pools at the bottom of each little waterfall.

My Dad was surprised when I caught up to him lower down the brook with several fish caught in the area he passed over. So we were both successful that day.

As I look back I realize that there was much that he taught me by the show and tell method that I

coming town election. Though a Democrat in a largely Republican town, my Dad was elected as a selectman and as the town’s representative to the state legislature in 1949.

My Dad was more involved in reporting about politics than participating, however, during his many years as political editor of The Laconia Evening Citizen . He also covered sports events during part of his career, including the Motorcycle Races at the Belknap Recreational Area, now Gunstock.

It was with a sense of pride that I rode as a passenger with some of my siblings as my Dad drove to the entry gate to the World Champion Motorcycle Races, showed the attendants his “Press” pass and drove onto the grounds.

My Dad and I and many other people

were also there when President Eisenhower visited “The Area” and gave a speech.

And maybe a good activity at this year’s

Father’s Day would be to ask yourself how much you are like your Dad at whatever age he and you might be.

didn’t fully appreciate at the time. He took me to a Democrat party caucus in our home town of New Hampton when I was a youngster. It was held in the little Old Institution brick schoolhouse and there were just a handful of the party faithful there as they chose their candidates for the up-

Ray Smith, my Dad at his retirement party with my Mother, Dorothea, and Laconia Mayor Rod Dyer. Dad was made an honorary Citizen of Laconia by the Laconia City Council.

Campaign Card when Dad ran for Belknap County Commissioner.

cision to move there couldn’t be more obviously a slam dunk. RDC is situated just beneath Rattlesnake Mountain, on an area of the lake known as Deephaven. Deephaven is one of the best fishing areas on the lake. It has everything we could want for access to good fishing. Smallmouth bass dot the shorelines, while landlocked salmon can be caught in the deep waters of Deephaven. And catch they did!

The event is held Thursday evening through Sunday on the first weekend in June. We never know what the weather is going to be like, but we have been lucky in the past eight years with only a couple bad weather days. This year we got a bit of everything. We had temps in the high 80s and little wind for Friday fishing. Then, temps dropped over night Friday and we woke to 50 degrees with stiff and chilly wind that blew all day, accompanied by occasional rain showers. It made fishing tough, but the area of the lake we fish also has plenty of islands to hide behind and take shelter from the wind. Despite the change in weather, those who persevered were handsomely rewarded with some very nice fish.

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fore heading back to our common space for an evening of seminars and chatting around the fireplace. We have some attendees who haven’t missed it in eight years. Some people come for the knowledge, some come for the comradery, and some come just for the fishing. Deephaven is located pretty far from the boat ramps on the lake, so there is very little kayak fishing pressure in our area, making for some excellent angling opportunities. Regardless of why they come, everyone has a great time, including me. Every year, as I bid my attendees farewell, I have that proud dad feeling knowing that many of them will get together outside the event and most will return again next year. event will include three nights lodging, all meals including dinner Thursday through lunch on Sunday, seminars, giveaways, and the opportunity to spend two days on the water with some of the best kayak anglers I know. Attendees need to bring their kayaks and fishing gear, and a fishing license. For those who do not own a fishing kayak, RDC rents Old Town Predator PDL (pedal drive) fishing kayaks.

Days are spent on the lake fishing. We return for dinner be -

For more details and an updated special guest and sponsor list visit the event page at www.KayakUniversity. info.

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.

The author with a Squam Lake smallmouth bass caught during this year’s Kayak University 8.

of the voting population. How Ironic.

“Thou shall not FEAR” – We the people!”

We are not a 501 (c) (3). We are a New Hampshire based charitable trust. We do not teach against the rights of anyone, but we can certainly explain why we believe an Article V Convention should not be held.

Let me remind Mr. Brandano that we live in a republic where the rights of the minority are protected by the whims or tyranny of the majority or well-funded out of state lobbyists. And, while we don’t fear “We the people.” we are concerned at the wisdom of at least eightyone million of them.

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bright green. Fertilizer runoff created algae blooms that kill all fish.

A Lancet study says Chinese air pollution kills a million people per year.

Wherever socialism is tried, it creates nasty pollution.

In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin wanted cotton for his army. His central planners decided it should be grown near the Aral Sea. They drained so much water that the sea, once the fourth biggest inland lake in the world, shrank to less than half its size.

“Soviet planners caused catastrophic environmental costs to the whole population,” says Palmer. I push back. “That was then. Now the rules would be different. Now the rule would be: ‘green.’”

“All the time we hear socialists say, ‘Next time, we’ll get it right.’ How many next times do you get?” asks Palmer.

Yet American media still sometimes say socialists protect the environment. A New York Times op-ed claims “Lenin’s eco warriors” created “the world’s largest system of most protected nature reserves.”

“These are not nature preserves,” Palmer responds. “They use it as a dumping ground for heavy metals, for radioactive waste -- in what sense is it a nature preserve?”

Capitalists destroy nature, too. Free societies do need government rules to protect the environment.

But free markets with property rights often protect nature better than bureaucrats can.

Private farmers, explains Palmer, are “concerned about the ability of the farm to grow food next year, year after year, (even) after that farmer is gone. Why? Because the farm has a (SET ITAL)capital value.(END ITAL) That’s the ‘capital’ in capitalism. They want to maximize that.”

Capitalism also protects the environment because it creates wealth. When people aren’t worried about starving or freezing, they get interested in protecting nature. That’s why capitalist countries have cleaner air.

Also, capitalists can afford to pay for wild animal preserves.

“When no one has property rights and people are poor, tigers and elephants are considered a burden ... They kill them,” says

Palmer. “When you’re wealthier ... you care about the environment.”

Socialists say they care, but the real world shows: to protect the environment, capitalism works better.

Every Tuesday at JohnStossel.com, Stossel posts a new video about the battle between government and freedom. He is the author of “Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media.”

Audubon Society made a blog post about the fires and their potential impact on our birds but did not mention with certainty what will happen. Of course, with the fires still burning, it’s too early to tell what short- and long-term impacts the fires will have on New England wildlife. In terms of respiratory concerns, the blog reads: “Wild birds, like other animals, can experience respiratory problems when exposed to smoke and poor air quality. Smoke particles and pollutants can irritate their lungs, leading to difficulty breathing and potentially impacting their overall health.” Again, let’s hope for the best for our birds and the birds up north closer to the fires. It’s a story worth keeping an eye on as the impacts become known.

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had. And money will be raised.

As I write this, there’s still room for a few more players and teams. Ping me at mimoffett@ comcast.net for more information.

A win/win/win!

Sports Quiz Golf’s 123rd U.S. Open starts today, June 15. Where is this “Major” golf tournament being held? (Answer follows)

Born Today

That is to say, sports standouts born on June 15 include golfer Margaret Abbott (1878) who was the first American woman to win an Olympic event (golf in 1900) and former Red Sox hitting star Wade Boggs (1958).

Sports Quote

“Although golf was originally restricted to wealthy, overweight Protestants, today it is open to anyone who wears hideous clothing.” – Dave Barry

Sports Quiz Answer

The Los Angeles Country Club.

State Representative Mike Moffett was a Sports Management Professor for Plymouth State University and NHTI-Concord. He coauthored the awardwinning “FAHIM

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Since joining the UN in 1991, South Korea has played a strong role in UN security and development issues; ROK served on the Security Council on two prior occasions. The Seoul government has the diplomatic depth and gravitas to play a positive role in the next two years.

Interestingly South Korea will serve alongside Japan in the Council during 2024.

Eastern Europe

Here’s where the political action was. Belarus was vying for a seat against Slovenia, the small Alpine democracy which was once part of Yugoslavia. Belarus, a buffo comrade of Putin’s Russia, was running for the seat since 2007. But Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine put a negative spotlight on authoritarian Belarus and by December 2021 a competing candidate emerged. The European Union and the U.S. pushed to get another candidate to challenge the seat. Slovenia won with 153 votes to 38 for Belarus.

Slovenia is ranked by Freedom House as 95 out of 100! That’s higher than the USA at 83 by the way. Belarus is ranked 8 out of 100! Even Russia scores 16 out of 100. Needless to say Belarus has an image problem even in the hallowed halls of the UN. It’s current plan to host Russian tactics nuclear weapons sealed its fate. Slovenia will gain the seat now held by Albania.

Latin America/ Caribbean

For the Latin America group, Guyana was selected unopposed. Guyana remains a good choice as the country has a 73 out

of 100 Freedom House rating. English speaking Guyana bordering Venezuela has faced some of the refugee outflow from the socialist state. Guyana takes the seat held by Brazil.

During these turbulent times there’s increasing focus on the Security Council whose responsibility to maintain international peace and security has been globally stressed and overextended. During the past decade the Council faced a Cold War style political logjam between West and East.

This new Council balance slightly favors U.S. interests as South Korea and Slovenia are firm allies.

Reviving a Security Council which works beyond ideological lines while unlikely today, clearly remains a long-term necessity.

John J. Metzler is a United Nations correspondent covering diplomatic and defense issues. He is the author of Divided Dynamism

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entation and gender, even if their parents oppose such instruction?

The Disney company was built on entertainment for children.

The panorama of the firm’s history appears on its website. Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Pinocchio, “Fantasia,” etc., and Disney’s entry into television in 1954 with the Disneyland series and in 1955 with “The Mickey Mouse Club,” which, according to the history, was “one of television’s most popular children’s series.”

It was an America, then, where more than two-thirds of American adults were married, compared to less the half today. And it was an America where the Bible was read aloud in public schools. It was not until 1963 that the Supreme Court ruled this unconstitutional.

Does Disney’s current CEO see banning the Bible, and Christian values in general, from our public schools as a “challenge to basic human rights”?

The concept of the Disney theme parks -first Disneyland in California and then Disney World in Florida -- emerged from Walt Disney’s inspiration that “there should be a park where parents and children could go and have a good time

together.”

Disney brings in some $4 billion income annually for their stockholders but now is on a campaign, which unfortunately mirrors much of what is happening in general in the country, to destroy the truths and traditional family values that built the wealth it now enjoys.

It also must be noted that no state in the USA enjoys more education freedom than Florida. As result of legislation signed into law by DeSantis, every family can apply for a voucher, estimated to be worth $8,700, to send their child to any private school they want.

So those who want

to indoctrinate little children with sexual indulgences they see as truth are free to do so.

But, as noted at the outset, the priority of those who call Ron DeSantis fascist is not seeking freedom, but indoctrination of their agenda.

Star Parker is president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education and host of the weekly television show “Cure America with Star Parker.” 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.

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Hey , hey , you , you , get off of my cloud . I mean swing .

-Joe Vitali, Belmont, NH.

Runners Up :

At age 8, Elon Musk developed his first space launch system, called KidX. - Rick Kaufman, Dover, NH..

Sometimes being at the end of your rope is a beautiful experience..Dave Barth, Laconia, NH.

I’m swinging in the rain, just swinging in the rain.. -Kenneth Fougere, Campton, NH.

CAPTION THIS PHOTO!!

Send your best brief caption to us with your name and location within 2 weeks of publication date... Caption Contest, The Weirs Times, P.O. Box 5458, Weirs, NH 03247 email to contest@weirs.com

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PHOTO #866

The Winklman Aeffect by John Whitlock