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Lawrence Hubbard mans the working classic trains display on the second floor of the Laconia Antique Center in downtown Laconia. BRENDAN SMITH PHOTO

Take A Train Ride Back In Time At Laconia Antique Center by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor

If you’ve been to the Laconia Antique Center in downtown Laconia, chances are you spent most of your time on the first floor poring over their impressive collection of antiques and collectibles. If you happen to venture up to the second floor on Saturdays, you may be surprised to experience one of the

more impressive collections of working classic trains running on a variety of carefully laid out scenes full of the knick-knacks and accessories that will, if you are old enough, take you back to your childhood. “A lot of older folks are surprised when they come up and see this,” said Lawrence Hubbard, who maintains and runs the trains every Saturday from 11am-3pm. “They will reminisce about the set they had as

kids.” Of course, a lot of little kids love it too, It is a new experience, far removed from the video games and technology they are used to. The train display at the Antique Center has been around since 2015. It was designed by Bruce Eisehauer after Charlie St. Clair, who owns the Antique Center, provided Bruce with a plethora of classic trains and train See TRAINS on 28

The second annual Wolfeboro Lions Club Car Show Drives into Wolfeboro on Saturday, July 2, from 11am-2pm at The Nick Recreation Park, 10 Trotting Track Road, Wolfeboro. The event is free and open to the public, the Lions Club invites car & motorcycle owners to showcase their vehicles in a fun, non-judged, no classes show. This is a show and shine event, and pre-registration is not required. The Lions club will be holding a 50/50 raffle and have a concession stand with all proceeds to benefit the Wolfeboro Lions Charitable Fund. Ss a special treat the Girl Scouts of Maine Troop #2271 will return with Girl Scout Cookies (while supplies last) and Sno-Cones. New this year, the show will also feature Makn’ Ends Meat Food Truck. They focus on utilizing locally raised heritage Berkshire pork from Birch Rise and try to be creative and playful with their menu The Car Show is part of The Wolfeboro 4th of July Festival visit www.facebook.com/Wolfeboros4th-of-July-Festival for details on other events.

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Abortion Is An Economic Benefit? To The Editor: Today I heard something that I absolutely found to be breathtaking. I watched and listened to the Secretary of the Treasury say in a Congressional Hearing that abortions are good for the nation’s economy. Janet Yellen said that more black women will be able to enter the work force without being responsible for caring for a baby. She actually said this to Senator Tim Scott who is black. Scott reminded Janet Yellen that his mother was thankful to have given birth to Tim Scott. You cannot make this stuff up with the Secretary of the Treasury thinking in terms of killing babies from an economic viewpoint. Where are we going as a society? Is a human life really about economics? The Biden Administration, responsible for appointing Yellen, is taking this country in the wrong direction exemplified by showing no intrinsic value for human life. This cannot be sustained in any society where integrity seems to be no longer important. Human life is precious and needs to be coveted or our country will fail to exist. Kenneth L. Bowers Wolfeboro, NH.

Does It Work? To The Editor: With the recent shooting by a disturbed teenager all I hear is licensing of guns and restrict our Second Amendment Rights. Well since my son was killed by a drugged driver how about restricting drugs? Oh wait we have licensed drugs to make taxation. Does it work? NO! Then why not restrict people from owning cars with over a 100,000 killed in car accidents each year maybe we should take cars away from people, we already license drivers and that hasn’t prevented people from accidents and killing or maiming. For those calling for gun control it makes as much sense as car control so we won’t have car accidents killing people. Identify the mentally ill and give them medical help, then maybe we won’t have deaths from acohol, druged drivers, etc. Common sense says its not guns that kill it’s people with mental instability. Harriet E. Cady Deerfield, NH.

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To The Editor: I am told the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. Unfortunately the recent mass shootings were all by a good guy with a gun. That is

until they started shooting innocent people. We can say it’s a mental illness issue, really... what person in their right mind would shoot up a school, store or anything else. Back ground checks?? I believe none of these shooting were performed by convicted felons or with stolen guns. No matter the age, there is no need for anyone to have military grade weapons. Age (they waited until they were legal) or background check would not have prevented their action. The only thing that would have prevented these horrible events is not to have access to military grade weapons. If anyone feels they can’t live without military grade weapons, perhaps we should be looking at their mental health. John Brennick Rochester, NH.

Two Reasons To The Editor: Hopefully now the American public understands the folly of ever electing a career politician (12+ years) of any party or ideology to the office of president of the United States. In most fields of work, experience is regarded as a plus, not a contaminant as in political endeavors of overly long tenure, especially the highest office in the land. One reason stands out more clearly in Joseph Biden than any president in recent memSee MAILBOAT on 19

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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 over 20 years, this publication is devoted to printing the stories

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Meredith’s Sculpture Walk Is Now In Its Ninth Season

This will be the ninth year for the yearround sculpture walk featuring 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. While sixteen of the current sculptures will remain, those that have been part of the project for two years will be retired, and seventeen 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 with installing their work. 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 as each has a nameplate with its title and the artist.

Sponsored by the Greater Meredith Program, the Meredith Sculpture Walk is committed to developing awareness and enjoyment of public art in Meredith, NH for residents and visitors. It is a year-rounda: A Call to Stand Up, Speak Up and Never Give Up A Presentation by Dr. Rick Scarborough

“Recover America” Presentation in Alton On Monday June 20, at 7pm at the Community Church Of Alton, Dr. Rick Scarborough will be the speaker for “Recover America” A Call To Stand Up, Speak Up and Never Give Up” Dr. Scarborough is the Founder and President of Vision America a group that is dedicated to informing, encouraging and mobilizing pastors and their congregations to be proactive in restoring Judeo-Christian values to the moral and civic framework in their communities, states, and our nation. Rick Scarborough holds a Master of Divinity Degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry Degree from Louisiana Baptist Theological Seminary. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Houston Baptist University, with a double major in Political Science and Speech. Free Admission. Donations Accepted, The Community Church of Alton is located at 20 Church St Alton, NH Recover America: A Call to Stand Up, Speak Up and Never Give Up A Presentation by Dr. Rick Scarborough

Showtunes Supper In Meredith The Joyful Noise Music Series presents “Showtunes Supper” on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 from 5:30 -7:30 PM at the First Congregational Church Meredith. Phil Breton, at keyboard, will entertain with an evening of memorable showstopping showtunes, accompanied by a supper buffet of culinary favorites from Fratello’s Italian Grill. With his vast musical talents, Phil Breton is a busy musician who’s performances have delighted numerous audiences in varied venues throughout New England. This “Showtunes Supper” will not only satisfy your palate, it will please your soul and leave you with joyful songs in your heart. Come join us for a special evening of Joyful Noise! Tickets are $25 per person (cash or check) and seating is limited to the first 60 people. Please call 603-279-6271 to purchase tickets. Deadline is Monday 6/20/22 or earlier once 60 tickets are sold. The First Congregational Church of Meredith is located at 4 Highland Street. To learn more about this event and The Joyful Noise 2022 music series please see www.fccmeredith.com

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Much Ado About Nothing In Wolfeboro Perform It! Stage Company is presenting Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing June 16, 17, 18, 6:30pm at Wolfeboro’s Town Hall. Perform It!, a non-profit homeschool high school Shakespeare performing arts program, is led by Christopher Dudley and Lachlan Plache. For tickets call Wendy at 603-998-7111 or email performitstagecompany@gmail.com

The Ashland Historical Society will present “Mary Baker Eddy:An Extraordinary Life Told In Ordinary Terms” will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 16th (listed in error last week as June 26th at the Ashland Booster Clubhouse, 99 MaIn Street, Ashland. The Clubhouse is the red building at the east end of the Town ballfield on Routes 3 and 25.) Admission is free to the public, but donations are welcome. The program depicts the personal history of a local girl who became the founder of the Christian Science movement. In a re-imagined interview, Boston Herald reporter Sibyl Wilbur, portrayed by Linda Salatiello, elicits the life story of Mary Baker Eddy, as depicted by Evelyn Auger. It is an amazing tale and not at all what one might envision. Come and meet the woman with New Hampshire roots who lived in more places than George Washington slept.

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Native, I could simply say “yes” and then all of the extra chatter about where I was born and raised would be eliminated and help me save precious time. Believe me, it is tempting to think about. I do know a few Flatlander folks who have transitioned to native, but some admit it hasn’t been as easy a life as they had thought. A few spoke to me anonymously to share their story and I thought I might share one with you in case you are thinking of making the transition yourself. This is Charlie’s story. Charlie, like myself, was born and raised just outside of Manhattan. He moved here to Central New Hampshire around 2002. He definitely found it hard to fit in, and I could relate. Like myself he struggled with learning to rake his roof after a snowstorm and also fitting in at the local dump. If you read my book, The Flatlander Chronicles you would see the similarities. (Shameless self-promotion.) Charlie loved New Hampshire, but didn’t know if he could make it. Unlike me and other Flatlanders who did successfully assimilate, Charlie didn’t give it enough time and in 2016, at only the age of fourteen in Flatlander years, he decided he wanted to transition into a native. At first all seemed well, but it wasn’t until this year, 2022, when he would have been twenty in Flatlander years, that Charlie started to have his doubts. “At first it was easy,” said Charlie. “It only took me a little while to get used to saying ‘Ayuh’ and ‘You can’t get there from here’ instead of ‘Whaddyawant’ and “Fugedaboutit’. I even found another group of Flatlanders who transitioned to natives and we’d hang around at the dump on Saturday mornings.” But eventually who Charlie actually was would begin to take

hold and it got a little harder. “It all changed with the food,” Charlie said. “It was hard to pretend I actually liked the store bought bagels and what they called potato salad at first, but I got used to it. Then one day I was with a group of co-workers, who were born natives, and we were moaning about our lunches when I said ‘I’m really dying for a potato knish’ and that was it. They had no idea what I was talking about, and I really wanted that knish. I realized right then and there I could never go back since I had made that choice so many years ago and now I was stuck where I was. I now have dreams, well nightmares really, about buying delicious potato knishes from sidewalk vendors near Rockefeller Center,” Charlie’s story is just one of many and not all were about the food. (Admittedly a few New York Flatlanders who did transition held onto the fact that they didn’t have to be New York Jets fans any longer as some solace for their pain.) So, as you can see, as easy as it might seem to transition from Flatlander to Native simply be declaring it is so, you have to remember you can never go back to the way it was. Do what you want, but if you do decide to transition to a Native, take Charlie’s story to heart. Things are always tough at first, but often when you just give them time, everything works out the way it should. “Lets Go Jets!” Brendan is the author of “The Flatlander Chronicles”,“Best Of A F.O.O.L. In New Hampshire” and “I Only Did It For The Socks Stories & Thoughts On Aging” All are available at BrendanTSmith. com.

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Goofus And Gallant Go Woke Do you remember Highlights, the ubiquitous children’s magazine that you’d devour at the dentist’s office? If you were lucky, you’d wait for the mailman to deliver a fresh edition to your home at the beginning of every month. It was a treasure. The venerable American publication was established in 1946 by an enterprising by Michelle Malkin married couple devoted to improving elementary education. Highlights became a Syndicated Columnist staple in generations of playful and curious youngsters’ lives. Its slogan was “fun with a purpose.” Long before the advent of toxic social media and Silicon Valley, way back before kids were obsessing over “likes” and “views” of self-indulgent selfies of themselves making Kardashian duck faces in their bathrooms and gyrating like Las Vegas poledancers in their bedrooms for TikTok, grade-school readers had healthy addictions to the wholesome trademark features of Highlights. Who can forget spending hours hunting down the cleverly camouflaged objects in “Hidden Pictures”? (Dang it, where was that boomerang?) Did you sit outside in the summer sunshine like 7-year-old me, unplugged and care-free, poring over the nonsensical scenes in the colorful “What’s Wrong?” artwork puzzle on the back cover of your well-worn copy of the magazine?(Wait, how did you miss the dog riding the bicycle backward!) Raise your hand if you memorized the knock-knock jokes, giggled at “Goofus and Gallant” and begged your mom to buy pipe cleaners and popsicle sticks for the magazine’s craft projects.(Puh-lease, Mom, please don’t forget the googly-eyes.) Feeling nostalgic? You’re not alone. Highlights delivered its billionth copy to a Texas schoolgirl in 2006 and marked its 75th anniversary last summer with publication reach in more than 40 countries. Highlights became an American tradition by respecting and inculcating tradition. In its early days, editors incorporated Bible stories without controversy or backlash. Depictions of traditional nuclear families were normal -- and normality was celebrated, not shunned. Highlights was also founded as an advertising-free sanctuary from incessant commercialization by sugary cereal companies, Big Pharma, toymakers and other promotional predators. Most importantly, the 44-page booklet of silliness was a protected space from partisan political pollution. Its side lessons on right and wrong were unobjectionable (Hey, did you see See MALKIN on 34

Is Ignoring The Other Side A Winning Strategy For The Left? This week, my company, The Daily Wire, premiered a blockbuster new documentary starring Matt Walsh. Titled “What Is A Woman?”, the documentary investigates radical gender theory and its peculiar by Ben Shapiro hold on the elites in our Syndicated Columnist society -- and how the insane proposition that men can become women and vice versa has become so well-accepted that even normal Americans now live in fear of questioning it. The film has been the single largest success in the history of The Daily Wire; hundreds of thousands of Americans have subscribed to view it. Yet Rotten Tomatoes, the review aggregator for film and television, has not a single traditional review of the film. That’s because, according to the legacy and entertainment media, the film doesn’t exist. When the Daily Wire press team sent out invitations to reviewers to watch the film -- knowing, of course, that the vast majority of reviewers are Left-leaning and would undoubtedly pan the film -- reviewers began responding with insults and declarations of preemptive hatred. “Hard pass,” wrote one. “Unsubscribe,” wrote another. “Lose my email. Forget my name.” A third reviewer, this one a member of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, wrote, “Hard f---ing pass. I won’t give that transphobic bigot a platform on my site. Never email me again!” Thus, the current Rotten Tomatoes audience score for the film is 96%; the reviewer score remains empty. Reviewers’ willingness to pretend that there is no controversy with regard to gender and sex perfectly reflects the Left’s beliefs about transgender ideology more broadly. One gender reassignment surgeon -- a medical doctor who performs body-mutilating surgeries -- told Walsh that nobody believed in traditional ideas about biological sex anymore; only “dinosaurs” would believe

such antiquated notions. Such denial of the mere existence of a countervailing argument is a common feature of the Left these days. The idea is that by pretending opposition to bizarre ideas doesn’t exist, you can mainstream those bizarre ideas. Thus, “everyone believes” that climate change is not merely a byproduct of human activity, but that it threatens life on earth; to deny the latter proposition is tantamount to Holocaust denial. “Everyone believes” that America is systemically racist; to do otherwise is to mark yourself as a bigot. But what if everybody doesn’t believe such propositions? What if there are millions of Americans -- the majority of Americans, in fact -- who believe precisely the opposite? Then the only option is to reinforce denial with censorship. Which is why former Barack Obama senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer went on the air at MSNBC to declare the very popularity of conservative viewpoints a threat to democracy. “Right wing content,” Pfeiffer observed, “dwarfs progressive content (on Facebook). It dwarfs mainstream media content, which actually should be the part that scares us the most, that Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire has more followers and engagement, many times more than The New York Times or CNN... That is a problem for democracy.” Democracy, you see, simply means the Approved View. If the Approved View is somehow unpopular, that must be a problem of propaganda, which is in turn a problem for democracy. The only solution is to ban such propaganda, thus leaving a monopoly on behalf of the Approved View. If the echo chamber isn’t strong enough to drown out the outsiders, simply silence those outside the chamber, then declare democracy safe. There’s only one problem: it won’t work. Democrats have siloed themselves into an increasingly progressive universe, one in which the most controversial imaginable propositions are utterly uncontroversial. In this universe, See SHAPIRO on 34

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Biden’s Real Deficit The president now brags that he cut the deficit! “We’re on track,” he says, to have “the biggest decline in a single year ever in American hisby John Stossel tory.” Syndicated Columnist It’s actually true. But utterly deceitful. President Joe Biden’s deficit will be down from last year, but that’s only because he spent such gargantuan amounts then. For once, the media did not take his remarks at face value. Even

CNN ran a “fact check” that quoted a Moody’s Analytics director saying, “The actions of the administration and Congress have undoubtedly resulted in higher deficits, not smaller ones.” Much higher. Despite record tax revenues from last year’s booming stock markets, our national debt will increase by about $1 trillion. Sadly, most people don’t care. These big numbers are too abstract. This will not end well. During Barack Obama’s presidency, I complained about his irresponsible spending. Obama practically doubled our debt. What a relief it was when Donald

Trump was elected! He looked at the budget and said, “There’s a lot of fat in there!” He promised he’d “cut spending, big-league!” Foolishly, I believed him. But Trump cut almost nothing. He bragged that his military spending set “an all-time record.” Congress was partly to blame, but under Trump, our debt rose by another third. Never trust politicians. Last year, Biden made things much worse. He signed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief law, saying he was “giving people in this nation, working people, middle class folks, people who built the coun-

try, a fighting chance.” It included $1,400 stimulus checks, increased unemployment benefits and increased child tax credits. Then he added the $1.2 trillion “infrastructure” bill, which included billions in state and local aid, billions for schools, billions for small businesses, $110 billion for infrastructure and $66 billion for Biden’s favorite subsidy for the rich, money-losing Amtrak. Biden wanted to spend even more, but his Build Back Better Act failed to pass. Thanks, Joe Manchin. You saved us $2.2 trillion and made our government a little less See STOSSEL on 35

Global Investments Rebound, But Expected To Falter Again Foreign investment flows worldwide have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels reaching nearly $1.6 trillion. That’s the by John J. Metzler good news. Yet Syndicated Columnist as a new report warns, the war in Ukraine and widening global uncertainty, make the prospects for expansion appear grim. That’s the verdict from the annual World Investment Report 2022, published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Not surprisingly

the top ten countries attracting foreign direct invest flows (FDI) are the United States, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada, Brazil, India, South Africa, Russia and Mexico. Indeed the USA saw foreign investment post-pandemic flows more than double to $367 billion, the third highest level ever recorded. The U.S. remained the largest recipient of FDI with major investments in the pharmaceutical, aviation and railways sectors by the UK, Ireland and Canada. Conversely, investment flows into the European Union (EU) reached $138 billion, the lowest level since 1997. Countries like the Neth-

erlands witnessed major investment slumps. Tellingly, there’s not a single EU country among the top ten FDI recipients! Germany comes in at 11th with investment falling from $65 billion in 2020 to $31 billion last year. Surprisingly South Korea is not among the top twenty FDI destinations; yet the ROK saw an FDI outflow of $61 billion last year. Stated another way the so called BRICS investment destinations Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa are in the top standings. Following its invasion of Ukraine, Russia is naturally the pariah in the room. During 2021, $38 billion was invested into the Russian

economy; the sum during the pandemic year was $10 billion. Most foreign firms investing into Russia are concentrated in the energy and service sectors. Naturally punishing sanctions regimes,especially from the U.S. and European Union countries, will likely freeze Russian investments and trade causing Moscow’s economy to enter a serious long term decline. The report states that Asia is the largest recipient region, accounting for 40 per cent of global FDI reaching $619 billion. Yet investment flows remain “highly concentrated; six economies account for more than 80 per cent of FDI to the See METZLER on 35

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where he befriended author James Baldwin. In the late 1950s. Sam worked for the publishing company Grosset and Dunlop where he would edit the Hardy Boy and Nancy Drew mystery books. In the early 1960s, his friend Watson Washburn, a New York City attorney and tennis star, asked him to join his Reading Reform Foundation. Sam asked why it was necessary to have such a foundation believing that government schools still used phonics to teach children to read. Mr. Washburn suggested that Sam read Why Johnny Can’t Read by Rudolf Flesch. The book was rightfully critical of the look-say method of reading and promoted the use of intensive phonics. The book changed Sam’s life. Motivated by Mr. Flesch, whom he befriended, Sam’s researched the history of so-called progressive education which led him to conclude that the “progressive educators” were deliberately dumbing down the children of America. This did not endear him with the likes of the National Education Association to say the least. Sam went on to be an editor for a now-defunct weekly publication “The Review of the News” He also founded American Friends of Katanga, American Friends of Algeria, and the Society of Jewish Americanists. He befriended many leaders in the liberty movement but his affiliation with Robert Welch and The John Birch Society caused a rift with Sam and some of his what is now known as NeoConservatives including William Buckley, See SHURTLEFF on 26

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Letters From God This series of Letters From God is an attempt to put the thoughts of God as revealed in the Scriptures as they relate to individuals and the nation of the USA.

your nation looked to me and my book, the Bible, to discern my will as to what is right and what is wrong. You are living in a time however, where people in general and political leaders in particular have made themselves “gods,” and have not only rejected my word but authorized their word. In doing this, the behavior of all who practice the LGBTQ+ lifestyle, deemed wrong for over 350 years, is now deemed “right” and “good.” The problem with this movement, politically and morally, is that I haven’t changed my definition of what is right and what is wrong. In fact, my standard remains, that the only good and right sexual behavior is when it is practiced by one man and one woman in a covenant relationship made in my presence for life (Matthew 19:4-6). For those who have joined the modern movement to reject me and my will and follow that of the newly created “gods,” you no doubt loath the thought that what you are doing is wrong and that anyone, let alone God, should try to oppose your new found “freedom.” I have given you freedom to choose to either accept or reject me and my will. But I must remind you that you are not God. Since my standards of right and wrong remain, you will experience the painful consequences of your sin and miss my loving offer of life. Remember, sin is an archery term and it means, “to miss the mark,” or the bullseye on a target. I set the target bullseye and if you or anyone

miss it because you have chosen your own “mark” or bullseye, you will face dire consequences. It will come in two forms, the natural and also the supernatural. First, since I created the design of one man and one woman, you will begin to experience natural painful and even deadly consequences during your lifetime if you violate my design. You can’t violate the design and expect that there will not be some or many natural consequences. The second major consequence will be supernatural and will occur when you die and stand in my presence. When you do, you along with all humanity, will give an account of your life and the basis of judgement will be my standard not yours (Hebrews 9:27). Since my standard has always been that even one sin separates you from me and the eternal life, only I can give, your moral sins and so many others will cause you to be unable to stand in my presence and enjoy

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QUESTION: What Are Your Thoughts On LGBTQ+ Pride Month? As I promised in my previous letter, I would like to specifically address the social issues that you are facing today, most of which are tearing you apart. With respect to my thoughts on the social issue of LGBTQ+ pride month, I have much to say. Pride is great but you must always be proud of what is good and not what is bad. This is true for all people when they celebrate, with pride, their “rights.” Many take great pride in evil such as gangs, drug lords, human traffickers, violent gun assaults, political corruption and so many others. If they could, they would want a sanctioned government holiday or month to celebrate their desires as well. But this begs the question, what is good? This series of letters has repeatedly highlighted that I, as your creator God, have determined what is good and what is evil. Left to yourselves, there is no reason for anyone to be denied their “right” to be accepted. “There is a way that seems right to man, but its end is the way of death.” (Proverbs 14:12). Until now, the reason that certain behaviors have been denied as “rights” is because they have been deemed wrong. It was considered wrong because

my eternal life (2 Thessalonians 1:3-10; Revelations 21:7-8). This will be the standard for all sinful behavior. If you have never read these warnings in my word, I urge you to do so before we meet. Your only hope is that you take me and my word to heart and recognize that you are not God. Then, see that your behavior, though sanctioned by many so called “gods,” is not a “right” but a wrong and will lead to death. I sent my Son, Jesus to pay the penalty for all your sins. “He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.” (1 John 2:2). Ask him to forgive you and start living according to my will and you will know life now and for eternity. I write this out of love and a longing to restore you to me and to share my blessings of life forever. God

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the City Hotel, but the accident apparently caused greater damage than the fire. The incident occurred on Main Street, near the Story Drug Store, when the fire truck tried to cross the tracks of the street cars to avoid hitting a team of horses driven by two ladies. So I guess we can say that the accident was caused by lady drivers. The wheels of the truck became caught in the street car rails which caused it to turn over. Though several firemen were thrown to the pavement, there was but one serious injury, that of Arthur Jewett. Mr. Jewett suffered serious head injuries and was taken to Cottage Hospital. The big issue being taken up by the Laconia City Council involved the Perley Canal and the problem in posed in the middle of the city. The Ca-

nal, which supplied water to some of the city’s manufacturing plants was in need of repair. A City Council meeting was called by Mayor Drake to act on a resolution to make permanent repairs on the canal. The waterway through the city was called the Perley Canal because it was Mr. Perley who had widened and probably for a time had maintained the canal to provide water for his businesses. To quote the newspaper report, “This resolution authorized the execution of a contract for the repair and reconstruction of the Perley Canal, between the city of Laconia and the Laconia Car Company Works, the features being an offer of the car company to pay the sum of $3,000 towards the reconstruction, with the proviso See SMITH on 30

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In the old days we had scrapbooks and photo albums to help record our life journeys. When so moved, we could wistfully review or share memories and milestones. I still have a scrapbook with all the news clips from my high school basketball days. But in this information age we can augment scrapbooks with other digital “albums” of sorts, to include emails. I have several email accounts, some more organized than others. But occasionally its fascinating to scroll back and see what kind of correspondence was going on 10 or 15 years ago. Also, our computers have folders to save documents, photos, and even videos. And then there is You-Tube, where recordings presumably will last indefinitely— or at least until Putin lets loose on us. But hopefully forever. Generations from now, interested descendants can find some of my speeches and marvel at my wisdom and prescience. Or not. Anyway, my laptop has a Weirs Times folder which contains all these Sport-Thoughts columns going back to January of 2005.

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The sports columnist at the Texas capitol in Austin in June 2013. In the tradition of the “Remember When” features that some newspapers run, I decided to scroll back and troll back and see what was in this space during Junes past … June 2005: Fans getting hurt at games June 2007: Surfing for Stats June 2008: Big Beer Bellies in the Bleachers June 2009: Six Golf Segments June 2011: Athletes and Opinions June 2012: Matt Bonner and NBA “Threes” June 2015: Women’s World Cup Soccer June 2017: Tim Tebow June 2018: LeBron James June 2019: Bob Kraft June 2020: Riverside Speedway

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I wrote a piece several years ago about three of my favorite striper lures and I wanted to expand on some of the information I shared. With any lure, there is a size and profiles that works best in certain situations. Sometimes we tailor our bait to match the hatch and other times we want it to stand out from the crowd. However, color and presentation are easily as important, and sometimes most important. There’s a saying often used regarding lure color: Dark colors on dark days and bright colors on bright days. In general, this holds very true, but you can go one step further and really dial in your color choice to fit just about any situation with often great results. When I am fishing at night, I use a lot of black or very dark colored lures. During the day I like white or shiny lures. Pinks work well when stripers are chasing squid, green is good when the fish are feeding on mackerel or sand eels, and gold works well when bass are eating pogies. Presentation is equally as important. Weightless soft plastics are great for surface feeding fish, and weighted lures are best for fish holding on

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LACONIA MOTORCYCLE WEEK 2022 Laconia Motorcycle Week Schedule of Events Motorcycle Week HarleyDavidson Charity Raffle

ALL EVENTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE Rally Headquarters Open Daily at 8am on the Boardwalk of Lakeside Ave. June 11 @ 8:00 am - June 19 @ 9:00 pm

ALL WEEK EVENTS Cornerstone Outreach Ministries Safety Stop on Route 9. June 11 @ 8:00 am - June 19 @ 6:00 pm. Safety food stop. Route 9, 24hr/8 days, 603-352-2616

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High Octane Saloon (formerly Broken Spoke Saloon): Live music and events ALL week! Sucker Punch Saloon. Live Music ALL WEEK! Tower Hill Tavern, 264 Lakeside Avenue H.O.G. Check-In at the entrance to the Weirs Beach Drive-In. Saturday, June 9thSunday to June 17th from 9am-5pm. H.O.G. Pin Stop daily (through 6/18) at NH Motor Speedway from 10am to 5pm.

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Free Coffee House at the White Church on Tower Street. Methodist Church, 35 Tower Street, Weirs Beach. 9am–8pm. AA Meetings at Noon &

As one of the oldest Rotary Clubs in District 7870 (chartered in 1925), it’s only fitting that Laconia Rotary Club partner with the World’s Oldest Motorcycle Rally, Laconia Motorcycle Week, for an annual fundraiser. For 30-years, Laconia Rotary’s biggest fundraiser has been a motorcycle raffle. A limited number of tickets ($20 each) have been on sale since early Spring and the event concludes on the last day of Laconia Motorcycle Week when the Club announces the winner of a brand-new 2022 Harley-Davidson right on Lakeside Avenue in the heart of Weirs Beach. This year the drawing will be on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 19th, 2022 at 4 pm. Proceeds from the raffle directly benefit the Lakes Region community, including organizations such as The Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation, Boys & Girls Club of Central NH, Got Lunch Laconia, Belknap Mill Society, Gale Memorial Library, Laconia Little League, NH Veterans’ Association and many more. Laconia Rotary has supported the Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation for 64-years with scholarship contributions totaling $354,500! Additionally, Laconia Rotary Club makes an annual financial commitment to the Rotary International Foundation, helping to provide financial support for global projects, such as providing clean water and emergency shelter boxes to people living in third-world countries. This year’s motorcycle is a 2022 White Sand Pearl Harley-Davidson Street Glide.

6pm. Live Music Daily at the Looney Bin Bar & Grill! Live Music at the Naswa Resort daily from 11am – close. Live Music Daily at Tower Hill Tavern, Big House! Demos, Vendors & Live Entertainment at the NH Motor Speedway Mon.-Sat.

WEEKENDS ONLY Weirs Shuttle Train 1st & 2nd Weekend between Weirs & Meredith June 11 @ 10:00 am - June 12 @ 10:00 pm Winnipesaukee Railroad, 154 Main Street Meredith Weirs Shuttle Train:First Weekend: 6/11 & 6/12, train departs every hour from Meredith to the Weirs from 10:30am to 3:30 pm and Weirs Beach to Mer-

edith from 11am to 4pm. 2nd Weekend: 6/18 & 6/19, train departs every hour from Meredith to the Weirs from 10:30am to 6:30pm and from Weirs Beach to Meredith from 11am to 7pm. $20pp roundtrip, children 3 and under ride free! 603745-2135 | https:// hoborr.com/winnipesaukee-scenic-railroad/ See MC WEEK on 23

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LACONIA MOTORCYCLE WEEK 2022 MC WEEK from 22 Northeast Motorsports Museum OPEN from 10am to 4pm on June 11th & 12th and 17th-19th. www. NEMSMUSEUM.com Tuesday, June 13th Bagger & Vintage Motorcycle Show Sponsored by Haymond Law Firm: Location: High Octane Saloon, 11-3pm, Call Dick at 603-455-0458 for more information. Vintage Motorcycle Display on Lakeside Avenue from 10am to 2pm. Pre-1970 bikes showcased. Gypsy Tour to Bentley’s Saloon- 70+ mile Scenic Ride. 10:30 am - 5:00 pm Weirs Beach Boardwalk Hill Climb Expo up Tower Street in Weirs Beach! 10:30 am - 1:30 pm Tower Street Weirs Beach, “Ride Free on Three” Motorcycle Sidecar and Trike Show at High Octane Saloon 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Cruise the M/S Mt. Washington around Lake Winnipesaukee! 4:30 pm - 7:00 pmCruise the M/S Mt. Washington around Lake Winnipesaukee! Take a break from the Weirs Beach rally for a 2½ hour cruise on the Winnipesaukee Flagship. This event has been moved from Monday to Tuesday, June 14th. Tickets are $30/ per person. Event is 21+ only. Get your tickets at: https:// cruisenh.com/prod-

Inaugural Ride-In Bike Show at the Gunstock Hill Climb! 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

10pm on Wednesday! 10:00 pm - 11:00 p Weirs Beach Boardwalk

Covered Bridge Gypsy Tour, 170+ miles, leaves Rally Headquarters.Tour leaves Rally Headquarters at 10:30am. There will be a lunch stop at (TBD) (riders are responsible for their own lunch purchase).

Thurs., June 16th “Ride to the Sky” Guided tour to Mt. Washington Auto Road base. Led by WinniHOG #2529 Chapter. Leaves from Laconia Harley-Davidson, register at 7am and leaves at 9am. All are welcome!

Bike Stunt Show, live music, and promos.Makris Steak & Lobster Restaurant, 354 Sheep Davis Rd.,Loudon from 2pm – 11pm. Watch for updated details at LaconiaMCWeek.com

Northeast Motorcycle Road Racing at NH Motor Speedway (June 16-17) NorthEast Motorcycle Road Racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway: ASRA Team Challenge and Supermoto Practice. Mixing the speed of road racing with the aerial

99th Rally Anniversary Celebration with cake on the beach at the Naswa at 5:30pm. Fireworks Show, ucts/motorcycle-weekcruise Wednesday, June 15th

All Out Bike Show” at High Octane Saloon at 12pm. Motorcycle Lights Parade! Meet at Laconia City Hall at 8pm, kickstands up at 9pm for a ride to Lakeside Avenue. All motorcycles welcome!

Gunstock AMATEUR Hill Climb is back! 9:00 am - 5:00 pmGunstock Mountain Resort, 719 Cherry Valley Road Ladies of Harley Ride (All are welcome!), Registration at 9am, Leaves Laconia HarleyDavidson at 10am

intensity of dirt racing, Supermoto should provide some of the most jaw-dropping and edge-of-your-seat experiences on Friday, June 17. Visit NHMS. com for more info. Slow Race & MC Rodeo at the Historic Train Station in downtown Laconia at 1pm. Penguin Racing School at NH Motor Speedway, June 16th & 17th from 9am to 7pm. Antique Motorcycle Show at Mystic Meadows from 4-7pm 2075 Parade Rd. Laconia. See MC WEEK on 32

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Summer Fun! The Best Summer Ever Starts Right Here!

Canterbury Shaker Village To Host Simply Shaker: Village Gathering Where you want to be on Lake Winnipesaukee!

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On Thursday, June 23, Canterbury Shaker Village will host Simply Shaker: Village Gathering, which will feature an open house, cocktails and appetizers, Shaker-inspired buffet dinner, live music, and more. The Village’s largest annual fundraising event, Village Gathering includes a sneak preview into the new visitor orientation film, produced by SALT, the inaugural James Garvin Award, and special updates,

including the ongoing Schoolhouse restoration project. “This is a chance to really take in the full scope of our magnificent 700-acre property while under a tent overlooking Turning Mill Pond,” said Executive Director Leslie Nolan. Village Gathering concludes the Simply Shaker Annual Fundraiser, which also features an Online Auction taking place June 10 - June 20. The auction features everything from sommelier-selected wines and special artisan wares to getaway packages and exclusive tours. Established in 1792, Canterbury Shaker Village represents one of the oldest, most typical, and most completely

preserved of the Shaker Villages. Subscribing to a revolutionary Christianity that shocked their contemporaries, the Shakers challenged nearly every mainstream ideal of American society, believing in communal ownership, pacifism, dancing in worship, equality of the sexes, celibacy, and living simply. “Both events celebrate the Shakers’ rich heritage and play an important role in helping us continue to interpret Shaker life through engaging tours, exhibits, buildings, gardens, and programs,” said Nolan. “We invite the public to join us in one or both fun events.” Tickets for Simply Shaker: Village Gather-

ing are $100 per person or $750 for a table of 8. To purchase tickets, visit shakers.org. Simply Shaker: Online Auction opens Friday, June 10 at 9AM and concludes Monday, June 20 at 11:59PM. To register for the auction, visit shakers.org. Located at 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, New Hampshire, just south of Laconia and north of Concord, Canterbury Shaker Village is a member of the NH Heritage Museum Trail. For more information about The Trail, which connects the public with culturally rich heritage institutions in New Hampshire, visit nhmuseumtrail.org.

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Goodhue Boat Company & NH Boat Museum “On Water Safety Course”

In partnership with Goodhue Boat Company (formerly Shep Brown’s Boat Basin) of Meredith, NH, the New Hampshire Boat Museum (NHBM) will offer “On Water Safety Instruction.” Designed for individuals with a boater’s license who seek to refine and practice their boating skills, the twohour class will be offered on Tuesday, June 14 at 9 a.m., 12 noon, and 2 p.m. The class will also be offered every Tuesday during those same times, July 5 - September 6. Each individual class is limited to two persons to

“maximize the instructional value,” according to NHBM Executive Director Martha Cummings. In the class, instruction will cover the basic handling characteristics of boats, docking, backing up, entering and leaving a slip, and turning around in limited spaces. “These are the practical boat driving skills that are not covered in boating licensing classes,” added Cummings. Instruction will be provided in a 21-foot Chaparral Bowrider. Taking place at the docks of Goodhue Boat Company Marina on

Lovejoy Sands Road in Meredith, the class includes one hour of hands-on operation and one hour of observation. Limited to two persons, “On Water Safety Instruction will be offered on Tuesday, June 14 at 9 a.m., 12 noon, and 2 p.m. The class will also be offered every Tuesday during those same times, July 5 - September 6. The cost is $150 for NHBM members and $175 for non-members. To register, visit nhbm.org and click on the “Tickets & Registration” button on the homepage.

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and Victor Lasky. Sam’s first book was How to Start Your Own Private School: And Why You Need One. He took his own advice by helping to start Hyde Park Academy and South Boston Academy in Boston during the height of forced bussing. Sam became “a sad atheist” after the death of his father, but while researching the early history of education in Colonial New England, he became a devout Christian. By the mid-1970s, Sam became a pioneer in the modern home school movement. His follow up books included Is Public Education Necessary and the NEA: Trojan Horse in the American Education. His last book which he co-authored with Alex Newman was Crimes of the Educators. Sam was ahead of his times when he warned parents that children are at risk in government schools physically, spiritually, morally, and intellec-

tually. Sam’s most important works was his Alpha-Phonics workbook which my wife and I used to teach our children how to read. Unlike most reading books, it has no pictures. Sam would remark that “You do not need puppets popping out of trash cans

to teach children how to read. Sam not only taught children how to read, but he also instructed adults who were functionally illiterate due to the government schools use of the look-say method. Sam volunteered his services at Boston’s WAAIT-We Are All in This Together-House in Boston’s Roxbury section where he taught inner-city adults how to read. Sam was a regular at homeschool conventions all over the United States where he would promote phonics, cursive first and basic arithmetic. He also would give lectures on the agenda of the progressive educators. From Horace Mann’s compulsory promoting the Prussian Model, to John Dewey and his goal to use the schoolroom to promote socialism and atheism, to sex education and death education, to Marc Tucker, and his “school to work” policies under the Clinton Administration, to Bill Gates’ creation and funding of Common

Core, Sam presented damning evidence to prove that our nation’s government schools were under the control of the elites who hated America. He would appear on television and radio talk shows, and his writing would be published in dozens of journals including ‘Boston Magazine,” “The New American,” “The Chalcedon Report, ““Imprimis,” and World Net Daily. Twenty or so years ago, he told me that he would work until he drops. He was true to his word. I last visited him in late May of 2015 where he was on his deathbed. He was still autographing copies of his books. He died several days later June 1, 2015. I made a pledge to Sam on his death bed that his works would be used by unborn generations. He willed me most of his library, papers, and recording. Thanks to two talented people, Mark Affleck, our camp newspaper editor, and Eric Conover, our webmaster, the Samuel Blumenfeld Archives was created. We were able to digitize most of his books, unpublished manuscripts, articles, newsletters, and speeches in both MP3 and MP4 formats. The archives receive over two million views a year and thousands of downloads of his “Alpha-Phonics” and other works. People from all over the world are using his reading program to create highly literate children and adults. We recently heard from a school in Zimbabwe that found the archive and is now using Sam’s “Alpha-Phonics” The archive is available as a free resource (donations accepted) http://campconstitution.net/sam-blumenfeld-archive/

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TRAINS from 1 paraphernalia he had collected over the past decades. Bruce began the layout in May and finished it in October of 2015. Though Bruce hasn’t been hands on with the train station for the past couple of years, a nice display gives his own words. “Ever since I can remember, I have

loved trains. At the age of 8, my father built my brother and I a beautiful Lionel train layout in Groose Point, Michigan. When my father would come home, he would bring us an new engine or car or accessory. When I turned 10 my parents bought me my own Lionel Train. In 1984, I started working for the Winnipesaukee

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volunteer,” said Hubbard. “Bruce couldn’t run the trains and talk to the many people that would come and see the display and ask questions. He also gave me a lot of trains to repair and kept me in business.” (Hubbard also has a small display that gives some of his own personal history. He entered the U.S. Navy in 1998 and suffered an training accident which left his neck fused with metal plated and 6 screws. He was medically discharged in 2002.) Today Hubbard maintains the impressive train display which uses hundred of trains and about thirty engines. Most of the

ning at the moment. The middle display changes to a Halloween theme in October with a variety of scary additions and Halloween colored lights. The winter display, which includes Santa, is year-round, but during the Christmas season the Polar Express is added as well as the Candy Cane Express, the Freight Express and the classic Snowblower Train which is a rarity. (There are other rare pieces as well that would interest enthusiasts including the Track Inspection Car from around 1950, which is hardly ever used due since it is such a delicate piece.) The trains are powered by those classic

Railroad. In the beginning I worked on weekend. In 1989 I started working at Amtrak, I retired in 2001.” Lawrence Hubbard,

A Lionel Track Inspection Car from around 1950 is one of the unique pieces. who also owns Larry’s Toy Restoration & Small Engine Service in Laconia, started to volunteer on weekends while Bruce ran the trains. “I was always into trains, so I kept coming every weekend to

trains and accessories are from St. Clair’s original collection, but there have been some pieces donated over the years as well as some from Hubbard’s own collection. The are four different themed displays run-

round transformers many of us older folks will remember as kids. They are more than just for show, but essential in keeping the older trains running. “Most older trains are not compatible See TRAINS on 29

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Lawrence Hubbard makes some adjustments to one of the displays. TRAINS from 28 with the new transformers since they use computer chips to talk to the newer trains which also have chips in them,” said Hubbard. There is a lot of maintenance that needs to be done to keep the trains moving, track cleaning being the biggest. “I hopefully can get one section done very Saturday,” said Hubbard who does it by hand using a scrubby and cleaner. (There is an antique track cleaner train in the collection which is pushed by an engine, but it still seems like good old elbow grease works the best.) Up to about sixteen engines an all be running at once, but each engine shouldn’t run for about four hours to save on wear and tear. Even though some of these classics are sixty and seventy years old, young kids still have a blast when they come to visit. “On the layout there are many different things hidden for kids to find,” said Hubbard. “There also a few doorbell type buttons around the display that when activated some fun things happen on the tracks.” Hubbard also takes

nel Trains, Matchbox, Hot Wheels and Tonka Toys. The train station at the Laconia Antique Center also has some train items for sale as well as some pieces on consignment. All in all, it is quite the experience and a fun way to spend some time on a Saturday afternoon between 1pm and 3pm. Bring your kids or maybe just come and sit on one of the classic train seats near the train displays and reminisce. The Laconia Antique Center is located at 601 Main Street, Laconia. Laconiaantiques. com 603-524-9484. Larry’s Toy Restoration & Small Engine Service is located at 11 Appleton St., Laconia. 603-937-0035.

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HAPPY JACK’S The winter display is set up year round with the Polar Express train added near the holidays. some of the trains back to his own shop to tinker with during the week. He also fixes small engines, but his real love is the antique toys. “It’s springtime, so right now I have a ga-

rage full of lawnmowers. Once that cools down, the toys will start coming back. I have been doing this since about 1984.” Among the classic toys Hubbard fixes includes old favorites like Lio-

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SMITH from 11 that the city forever maintain and keep in repair and assume all liability for all time to come.” The committee on roads and bridges, with councilmen Roberts and Smith signing the report, favored its passage. There was a minority report, how-

ever, presented by Councilman John W. Mathes, that recommended that the resolution be postponed indefinitely. Eight of the fourteen councilmen voted not to accept the offer of the car company, not because they objected to the plan to permanently repair the Perley

One of our native animals wandering through Lake Region forests anticipating summer fun. ROBERT HANAFORD SMITH PHOTO Canal, but because they did not agree to the city forever being responsible for the maintenance of the canal and the liability

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F. Smith who thought he had a good chance of becoming the nominee for the State senate. Meanwhile, the current County Commissioners at that time were given the authorization by the County Delegation to make some improvements on the Court House property. It was Ernest Sanborn of Sunset View Stock Farm who bought some prize Jersey cattle before the start of the summer season. He bought some cows and a baby calf to add to his herd. The 1906 Laconia baseball team obviously recruited and relied upon players from other localities to

involved. Without a permanent covering the canal was seen, not only as an eyesore, but as a potential source of a serious accident on Main Street. Lamenting the failure of the city council to act, one writer responded with these words:“Is the child now living who will ever see Main Street put into decent shape? How can one proper thing be done in

Looking across Lake Winnipesaukee from Alton shore. ROBERT HANAFORD SMITH PHOTO that street? Must it always remain part stone pavement, part dirt, and part mudmacadam?” The answer to his question is “No.” I believe it was in the next year, 1907, that the city did decide to work with the Laconia Car Company and permanently cover the Canal. It was the former Belknap County Commissioner and Meredith resident Joseph

represent its interests in having a successful season in the national past time. The pitcher, Mathieu, came from the Connecticut league, Catcher Billy Thompson was from Concord, Fist baseman Fisher of Tufts College, Donovan of Epping at second base, O’Day of Lowell, Mass. Was to play third base, Cragen of Portland, Maine at See SMITH on 31

— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, June 16, 2022 — summer activity, and the faces of many regular summer residents are now to be seen at that resort. The members of the theatrical profession, who have for several years made The Weirs their summer home, are again in evidence, among them being Mr. Robert McWade and family, and Paul Barnes, the song writer, together

with Mrs. Barnes and daughter.” And, “The steamer Mount Washington begins her trips on Lake Winnipesaukee June 25.” Robert Hanaford Smith welcomes your comments at danahillsmiths@yahoo.com

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Laconia Baseball team: Date and identification of players is unknown to me as I found this photo with no identification. Photographer also unknown. Maybe some our readers might know. SMITH from 30 shortstop, and Pease, Wheeler, Spence and Foley playing in the outfield. I don’t know where they came from. Maybe Laconia. Thinking about the signs of summer, I’ll add some items found worthy enough to be in the newspaper in the

not quite summer time of 1906. “ Mrs. Marston, wife of Canterbury’s popular mail carrier, set a hen on fifteen eggs and hatched out fifteen smart chickens.” In Northfield, “ Selectman Young received 16,000 young brook trout on Mon-

day, which he deposited in the various brooks about town. “The U. S. mail steamer Dolphin has commenced regular daily trips on Lake Winnipesaukee, leaving Lakeport at seven every week day morning and arriving back from the route about

noon, These trips will continue until the regular summer season opens about July 1st, when two trips per day will be made.” “The Weirs section of the city is fast taking on its usual air of

— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, June 16, 2022 — MC WEEK from 23 Custom Bike Show at the Historic Train Station in Downtown Laconia. 11:00 am 3:00 pm Burrito Eating Contest: Historic Train Station at Burrito Me, 1:30pm. 1:30 pm Loud Pipes Contest at High Octane Saloon at 3pm. 1072 Watson Rd Laconia. 29th Annual POW/ MIA Freedom Ride 5:00 pm - 6:00 pmMeet at Winnipesaukee Crossing, Kickstands up at 6pm sharp. Lineups at 5pm. In honor of POW/MIAs and families. Pin-Up Contest at High Octane Saloon at 7pm.1072 Watson Rd 2nd Tattoo Contest at the Naswa Resort! 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Friday, June 17th

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MALKIN from 6 Goofus refuse to hold the door open for his grandma? Rude!). Parents could trust that their authority would not be mocked or values undermined. Those days are long gone. In 2017, after being mau-mau-ed by leftwing alphabet activists on Facebook who wanted pro-gay propaganda included in the magazine’s special edition for children 2 years old and under, Highlights featured a cartoon with a same-sex male couple and two children packing their wagon for a family trip. Initially, the editors resisted the call to capitulate because they believed “that parents know best” when to introduce such topics to their kids. But all it took were hysterical radioactive accusations of “homophobia” for the magazine to fold.

Like every other modern institution masquerading as a champion of children, the editors of Highlights now believe their primary obligation is not to respect traditional parents, but to replace them. “Reflecting” the “diversity” of families means in-your-face proselytizing to “celebrate pride,” which includes Highlightsendorsed books that expose preschoolers as young as 3 years old to “gender identity and transition.” The Highlights pride book list includes titles such as the transgender-promoting “I am Jazz” for 4-year-olds and “Prince and Knight,” in which the protagonists “find true love in a most unexpected place” so as to “accelerate LGBTQ inclusivity and acceptance.” You can’t tie your

shoes yet or finish a word search, but hey, kids, time to accelerate your acceptance of toddler cross-dressing, transgender hormone therapy and two-man love scenes! “Fun with a purpose” has given way to dreadful woke-ification programming and virtuesignaling. Highlights magazine editors remained silent in 2014 while the Obama administration separated illegal alien families at the border and held some children in cages but made a splash in 2019 condemning the same practices when the Trump administration tried to stem the tide. The magazine’s current crusading “chief purpose officer” Christine French Cully is a COVID-19 fear-spreader who uses the magazine to condition kids to accept mask mandates

despite their limited effectiveness in lowering COVID-19 transmission and detrimental effect on childhood brain development. Cully’s Twitter feed reads like the daily talking points diary of a B-list MSNBC guest, decrying guns, pushing dialogue with children about “climate change” and peddling ways to “talk to our kids about Ukraine.” Last week, vigilant Falcon School District 49 board member Ivy Liu posted a recent Highlights lesson titled “I feel upset about racism. What should I do?” The editors’ “anti-racism” book list makes clear that embracing anti-white critical race theory is the only solution. Liu is leading a lonely battle against socalled “Social Emotional Learning” saturating D-49 classrooms (and Highlights materials) -and has even been cen-

sured by colleagues for calling out corrupted curriculum. “Is this what they mean by making social justice warriors out of our kids?” Liu asks. Indeed. It won’t be long now before Goofus and Gallant are dancing at Drag Queen Story Hour and the Timbertoes are forced to pay reparations for slavery. End-stage America never looked so grim, perverse and joyless. Michelle Malkin’s email address is MichelleMalkinInvestigates@ protonmail.com. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

SHAPIRO from 6 the other side doesn’t exist. Unfortunately for the Left, the other side does exist. And they vote. And come November 2022, the ostrich strategy of the Democratic Party and its media apparatchiks is likely to bear devastating electoral fruit. Ben Shapiro is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show,” and Editor-in-Chief of DailyWire.com. He is a three-time New York Times bestselling author; his latest book is “The Authoritarian Moment: How The Left Weaponized America’s Institutions Against Dissent.” To find out more about Ben Shapiro and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators. com.

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clude the building of a steel and cement plant for $13.5 billion by Arcelormittal Nippon Steel and the construction of a new car manufacturing facility by Suzuki Motor for $2.4 billion. During 2021, FDI in Latin America and the Caribbean rose by 56 per cent to $134 billion, most investments went to South America which saw higher demand for commodities and agricultural products. Brazil, Chile and Colombia were major recipients. Mexico saw a jump in FDI to $32 billion from $28 billion the year before. China’s Huawei announced that it will open a $4.5 billion cloud data center in Mexico. Africa’s FDI flows reached $83 billion, a record level, from $39 billion in 2020. South Africa gained the lion’s share of investment. As UNCTAD warns, “This year, the business and investment climate has changed dramatically as the war in Ukraine results in a triple crisis of high food and fuel prices and tighter financing.” The report adds, “The 2021 growth momentum is unlikely to be sustained.” Global FDI flows in 2022 are expected to trend downward or at best remain flat. Moreover, does global recession loom? John J. Metzler is a United Nations correspondent covering diplomatic and defense issues. He is the author of Divided Dynamism The Diplomacy of Separated Nations: Germany, Korea, China.

STOSSEL from 7 irresponsible. Biden recent deficitreduction brag didn’t mention that he wants to increase the deficit even more. Last week, he put taxpayers on the hook for $5.8 billion in debt from people who attended Corinthian Colleges. Now he wants taxpayers to pay hundreds of billions more so other students don’t have to pay. Biden also bragged about a “record 6.7 million jobs created last year -- the most in the first year of any president in American history.” But the president didn’t create those jobs. In panic over COVID, governments shut down so many businesses that they raised the unemployment rate to 14.7%. Biden then slowed hiring further by giving nonworkers extended unemployment benefits and fat stimulus checks. For many people, that meant they could make as much, or more, collecting unemployment. No wonder they didn’t go back to work. Finally, most benefits have run out, so of course, we have job growth now. It’s not because of anything good that Biden did. Under Biden, Trump and Obama, government federal spending almost doubled. Hope for future spending responsibility is bleak. “Biden’s 10-year outlook still would rack up $14.4 trillion in deficits,” reports Bloomberg. More money gets printed; inflation gets worse; and the national debt grows. Politicians need to make actual cuts to make a difference in our debt.

Budget cuts are needed to give our children hope for a prosperous future. But Biden won’t do that. John Stossel is creator of Stossel TV and author of “Give Me a

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