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Province Lake Golf Set to Host Ladies of the Lakes Tournament By Linda Carlson Contributing Writer

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Amazing Native American Legends - Part I by David Warren Contributing Writer

My previous article in 2021 about the Maid of the Isles mentioned her association with my favorite Winnipesaukee steamboat, the Mineola. Do you remember the children’s book “The Little Engine That Could” by Watty Piper? It’s the story of a steam locomotive tasked with pulling a train load of toys over a steep mountain to children waiting in the

valley beyond. Do you remember what the locomotive repeated to itself as it struggled up the slope? That’s the story of the Mineola - a small boat with a huge heart. My model of her has been on exhibit in the Libby Museum for a few years now, and I thought this would be a good time to tell her story. But then I got sidetracked. The Mineola was named after an Abenaki maiden from the Pequaket tribe. Unfortunately, we know very

little about her. We don’t know when she was born, got married or died. We don’t even know how many children she had. In fact, history rarely chronicled the exploits of Abenaki women. They were so burdened with daily chores, they had little time to distinguish themselves. The only things we know about them stem from associations with the men in their lives. Mineola’s father was the famous sachem (chief) Chocorua See LEGENDS on 28

History tells us that Mary Queen of Scots’ love of golf led her to commission the building of St. Andrew’s Golf Course in 1552. The Royal and Ancient Course that became The Old Course after The New Course was built in 1895 became the seat of all things golf for hundreds of years up to and including today’s golf world. Ironically, women have not been included as a major part of the golf world until modern times when some talented women golfers broke through actual and virtual barriers to bring recognition that women loved to play golf, too! Professionals like Babe Zaharias, Nancy Lopez, Annika Sorenstam and so many others have created role models for young women over the world See GOLF on 26

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To The Editor: Alternative history: In 1940 that conflagration that we would know as WWII never gets beyond the status of a regional tussle. Neville “peace in our time” Chamberlain is the Prime Minister of Britain; however, in this scenario he is never supplanted by the indomitable Winston Churchill. He comes to terms with Nazi Germany as he believes that Britain’s interests don’t conflict with Germany’s. Belgium, Holland and Luxemburg are quickly and fully un-occupied, as is France (with the exception of Alsace-Lorraine, which prior to 1919 was a German possession anyway).Denmark and Poland are sacrificed “for the greater good of peace”. Hitler is ecstatic, as no threat exists now or is capable of existing in the near future. With the exception of frontier requirements and about 1300 civilian employees in Norway he needs not commit resources to the west as his plans are in the east. So begins Operation Barbarossa on steroids. Russia and Stalin don’t have many friends in the world, thus no assistance is forthcoming and results in their total defeat. In 1948 Germany detonates the worlds first atomic bomb, prompting American president Harry S. Truman to revive the Manhattan project, suspended in 1944 by FDR as it was too costly a peacetime venture. (It must be remembered that no

wars of relevance were occurring at that time and that the American public was largely isolationist.) The United States detonated it’s first atomic device in late 1949. The Japanese wisely never confronted a nuclear armed America, but the Nazis do not possess that degree of wisdom. Even though the Germans also have atomic weapons they are eventually defeated by the United States and world coalition. Thus WWII is postponed but results in the deaths of millions of additional persons as it is a nuclear affair (extermination camp activities come to dwarf the actual, and an additional 12.5 million innocent fatalities result from them alone). The point of all of this is that the slaughter of untold millions could have been avoided by the removal of ONE WEAK MAN back in 1940. C an you guess his 2022 American counterpart? Leonard Paquette Laconia, N.H.

Options in Education To The Editor: Feeling pressured about the future of your child’s or grandchild’s education? Is school choice more than just a political talking point for your family? The relatively short number of years a child will spend in school should yield the best results possible and the clock is ticking. Benjamin Franklin Academy Charter School offers you an educational option. This open

enrollment, tuition free, public charter middle/high school is coming to the Suncook Valley area in 2023. You can visit franklinacademy.info to learn more and take a brief survey. You can also visit Benjamin Franklin Academy on Facebook for updates and important dates in the coming months including informational sessions beginning August 2022. Benjamin Franklin Academy may be the choice that meets your family’s educational needs. Diane Rider Pittsfield, NH.

When WIll Fauci Finally Be Fired?

To The Editor: As Americas healthcare freedoms darken, so goes the world. When will Anthony Fauci the leader of the darkness be fired? While good doctors and nurses and aids labor short staffed with passionate concern for the best care for their patients, darkness at the top seems to have forgotten the age old Hippocratic Oath. Establishment medicine married and joined together with government have compromised ethics while politics has ruled supreme since Anthony Fauci became chief of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NAID). Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO boss and Chinese communist “water boy for tyranny” in collusion with Bill Gates of Big Pharmaceutical and Klaus See MAILBOAT on 34

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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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EVENTS & ACTIVITIES On The Green Arts & Crafts Festival At Brewster Academy

Don’t miss the On The Green 1 Arts & Crafts Festival to be held once again at Brewster Academy on July 8-10, Friday & Saturday 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday 10 am to 4 pm. There will be over 100 ar ts & crafts exhibitors with a fabulous chain saw demonstration on

Saturday by Buck Ridge. Don’t miss his amazing talents! Some of the other exhibitors will include handsome soy candles, cedar wood furniture, beautiful leather jewelry, handsome alpaca products, personal care products, soft sculpture dolls & animals, gourmet oils & vinegars, stained glass, kettle corn, amazing metal creations with nuts & bolts, laser engraving, home decor & signs, cribbage boards, pottery, handsome leather items - belts/pocketbooks, quilt raffle, fabric creations, NH maple syrups, beautiful wooden spoons & ladles, hats/tee shirts, beautiful tie dye clothing, inlaid wooden tables & mirrors, fine art paintings, doggie apparel, & lots more!!! Music - Food - Rain or Shine Under Canopies - Friendly, Leashed Dogs Welcome - Free Admission & Free Parking - GPS Address: 80 Academy Drive, Rt. 28, Wolfeboro - More Info Call Joyce (603) 387-1510 - See you there.

Moultonborough Library Annual Book Sale The Moultonborough Library will be holding their annual book sale on Saturday, July 9 and Sunday, July 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. There will be a Preview Night on Friday, July 8 from 6-8pm. Registration and payment ($25pp) is required for this special Friday preview. The popular book sale is a much-anticipated event for avid readers in the Lakes Region who want to restock their shelves for summer time reading. The sale takes place on the grounds of the Moultonborough Library at 4 Holland Street, at the junction of Route 25 and Route 109. Proceeds from the book sale support a variety of family activities and events sponsored by the library. These include passes for family attractions, adult and youth programs, the summer reading program and also provide funds to enhance literacy among all ages. People who want to donate good quality books, DVDs and puzzles can do so during library hours up until June 30. Please call the library at 603-476-8895 if you have more than one box of books to arrange a time for drop-off. For more information, call Deb Hoadley, Library Director at 603 476 8895.

Greater Rochester Camera Club Summer Show

The Greater Rochester Camera Club (GRCC) is excited to host its 2022 Summer Show titled “Still Life” at the Franklin Gallery at Riverstones Custom Framing, 33 N. Main Street in Rochester. Still Life in art, and more specifically in photography, is a broad topic and the GRCC encouraged its members to explore the topic with their personal artistic expression at the fore. “Still Life” will hang in the gallery for the entire month of July and an opening reception will be held at Riverstones Custom Framing on Wednesday, July 6 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend. The Greater Rochester Camera Club was formed in 2017 to provide photography enthusiasts, spanning all skill levels, a place to learn and grow together. They achieve this goal by fostering an open learning environment at group meetings, DSLR workshops, and photography outings with a focus on continuous improvement for all members. Monthly meetings are held once a month at the Rochester Performance & Arts Center, 32 North Main Street, Rochester, NH. For general information about GRCC please email them at grccmailbox@gmail.com or visit www.greater-rochester-camera-club.com RiverStones Custom Framing and the Franklin Gallery are open Wednesday through Friday, 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. For information about this exhibit and other RiverStones events and services, call Kris or Tom at 603-812-1488 or visit the RiverStones website or Facebook page.

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Rabbit’s adventures come to life this summer, with an in-the-garden reading / performance of this endearing classic, featuring Beatrix Potter, grouchy old Mr. McGregor, and imaginary rabbits! “The Tale of Peter Rabbit.” This special event will be held 3 times in July at Petals in the Pines, 126 Baptist Road in Canterbury NH. After each performance, families can participate in some hands-on seed starting / garden activities, play in Petals in the Pines’ award-winning Arbor Day-certified Outdoor Classroom, walk through the “Peace” children’s labyrinth, and pose with the characters for a photo. Reservations Are Required and space is limited. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please leave pets at home. Performances are on Saturday, July 9, 1-3pm; Sunday, July 10, 1-3pm andMonday, July 11, 1:30-3:30pm. The cost is $12 for adult(s) plus 1 child, $6 for each additional child; infants are free. Complete details are available, and reservations can be made (with paid deposit) at petalsinthepines.com/kids-workshops

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A Fishing Story Brendan is off this week. This story appears in his book “The Flatlander Chronciles” There’s this guy I know who by Brendan Smith keeps asking Weirs Times Editor me when I am going to write a story about fishing. He thinks that if a Flatlander like me can come up with ideas on raking the roof, going to the dump, etc., then I must as easily be able to come up with a story about fishing. Every week he brags about how he went to some secret fishing spot somewhere and caught a “Green-Eyed Mallet Finned North American Slippery Bass” or a “Silver Striped Big Mouth Canadian Squeaky Fish” or something similar. He explains the different kinds of rods, reel, hooks and lures he uses and how, if I came fishing with him, he’ll set me up with the best equipment so I can also enjoy the victory of catching a “Slimy Tailed Bacon Greased Hook Eyed Mountain Trout.” I have never admitted to him, for the sake of not wanting to engage in the conversation, that I have fished before. I have even fished since I’ve moved to New Hampshire. I do find it relaxing and peaceful. Still, when I weigh it against my other options for spending a Sunday afternoon, other choices always seem to win out. When I was a young boy growing up on Long Island, New York, my Uncle Artie owned a home right on an inlet to the ocean. For a couple of years, for most weekends in the summer, a couple of my brothers and me would go visit him and he would take us fishing on his boat.

He’d gas up the boat, load it with all sorts of fishing poles and bait and off we’d go. The first few times we ever were on the ocean, I was seasick and didn’t pay all that much attention to what was going on. But after a few trips I got my sea legs and I actually grabbed a pole and fished. The only fish I can recall ever catching were these weird creatures called Blowfish. They were easy to catch. Every time I threw in my line I would snag one in what seemed like seconds. After we’d reel the Blowfish in, Uncle Artie would throw them in the back near the engine in a shallow hold that was filled with seawater. That was truly when the most fun of the fishing trip would begin for me. I would stare in amazement as the Blowfish would expand their bodies to the point where it seemed like they would explode; pushing their skins so taught that they even became transparent for a second. And then, just when my little boy mind prepared for the anticipated burst filled with guts and blood, they’d relax. After a little while of this, Uncle Artie would throw the Blowfish back into the ocean. Seems you wouldn’t eat them, you’d just watch them almost blow up. When we got back to Uncle Artie’s house we never had any fish. Then he would drive to the local fish store and buy lobsters and steamers for dinner. I once tried to go fishing with my brother down at the pier in Wantagh, Long Island, near Jones Beach. My brother woke me up at 4am and dragged me down to the pier which was already full by the time we arrived. We would wedge our way through hundreds of other “enthusiasts” who were, I thought, all trying to catch the same fish. This wasn’t exactly a peace-

ful morning of floating on the open sea, throwing your worries to the wind. This was a full-scale fishing battle, jockeying for position and to heck with the other guy. Some of the fishermen arrived early enough to set up shop for the day with chairs and propane stoves to cook three solids while waiting for a fish to bite. Some had to ask a fellow fisherman to save their spot from newcomers while they uncomfortably broke down and answered the call of nature. It seemed, to me, like work and it didn’t interest me much to experience it again. My initial experiences with fishing were, I admit, a bit jaded. It wasn’t until I moved to New Hampshire years later that I tried again. As I said, I found it relaxing, but by that time my mind was set in its ways and it hasn’t become the adventure I turn to on a sunny Sunday. I have nothing against those who spend their days on the lake, line in the water, waiting for that bite on the hook and maybe not even caring if they get one. They have found what they enjoy and that is what it is all about. I’m sure after my friend reads this he might be a little disappointed that it wasn’t quite the fishing story he was hoping for. Maybe he’ll try even harder to convince me to go with him in search of the “Purple Tongued Overweight Deep Fried Creek Salmon”. But, I’ve made my decision and this is my story and I’m sticking to it. 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 availa

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The Cowardly American Corporation I no longer bubble with rage when a new outbreak of corporate wokeness erupts across our fruited plain. It’s just another day in the pathetic life of the Land of the Greedy and the Home of the Enslaved. To wit: this week’s parade of U.S. companies ostentatiously trumpeting “health care coverage” for employees who want to by Michelle Malkin travel to Planned Parenthood-beholden states to destroy the lives of their unborn Syndicated Columnist babies in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade. You know and I know that these firms aren’t leaping forward to shower “health” benefits (translation: fetal homicide subsidies) on workers out of compassion or principle. It’s not even about straightforward financial calculations. Yes, of course, covering workers’ quickie trips to eliminate inconvenient life is much cheaper than footing the bill for extended maternity leaves. But the bottom line is this: Corporate aborti-mania is driven by abject fear and quivering compliance with cultural authoritarianism. The woke bullies of American capitalism (LOL) are not really bullies at all. They’re yellow-bellied pimpers of Chinese-made goods and globo-homogenized services who are captives -- not captains -- of the regime. They are mortified by boycotts and terrified by bad press (see what happened to Pepsi in January after abortifa targeted the company for its donation to the Texas GOP). So they surrender to the violence-threatening wrath of a miserably hideous minority of hysterical harridans online and on the ground. The CEO of Dick’s Sporting Goods, Lauren Hobart, announced on her LinkedIn account that the company is “prepared to ensure that all of our teammates have consistent and safe access to the benefits we provide, regardless of the state in which they live.” That means forking over $4,000 per worker, spouse or dependent’s abortion. Outdoor clothing retailer Patagonia followed suit, with a press release filled with gooey rhetoric about “caring” for their employees’ “choices.” Again: LOL. No one is fooled by Big Business leaders wrapping themselves in “My Body, My Choice” rhetoric. (Hello, Alaska Airlines, Google, Citigroup, Apple, Microsoft, JPMorgan, Columbia Sportswear, Nike, Adidas, Uber, Netflix, Disney, etc., etc., etc.) Everything is performative theater. Never forget: The companies who ruthlessly cracked down on maskless autistic toddlers and senior citizens See MALKIN on 36

Roe V. Wade Abortion Debate Reveals Rot At America’s Center This week, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling overdue by some five decades, striking down Roe v. Wade (1973) and its constitutionally unsubstantiated “right to abortion.” by Ben Shapiro Writing for the 6-3 maSyndicated Columnist jority in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Justice Samuel Alito stated, “The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision ... It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.” Despite the media’s wailing and gnashing of teeth, and despite Democrats’ impotent roars of rage, the reality is that the Supreme Court decision was not extreme in any way. It did not reflect the most ardent desires of pro-lifers. It did not, for example, declare a right to life applicable to unborn children under the 14th Amendment’s guarantee against the removal of “life, liberty or property, without due process of law.” Nor did the decision follow the legally correct advice of Justice Clarence Thomas, who recommended trashing the Supreme Court doctrine of “substantive due process,” a persistently and irritatingly vague rubric that generally acts as a pretext for courts to pursue their favored public policy objectives. The decision did not even suggest that the federal Congress had the power to regulate abortion in place of state laws. No, the Dobbs ruling returns the status of the question of abortion to the status quo ante prior to Roe. Now states will decide how and when to regulate abortion. Some states, like Texas, will work to bar abortion except in cases in which the mother’s life is in danger. Others, like New York, will cheer abortion up until the

point of actual birth. No consensus policy is likely to emerge, because there is no consensus on the issue among Americans. Yet Democrats and the media seem firmly convinced that the re-animation of abortion as a state law issue will somehow translate into 2022 electoral victory. There is little evidence to this effect: State laws generally reflect the opinions of those who live in those states, and the most ardent abortion defenders tend to reside in heavily blue areas where abortion will be freely available. It’s hard to believe that Manhattan residents are going to show up to the polls en masse to vote on Alabama’s abortion policy -- and even if they did, it would make no difference in House or Senate elections in Ohio. There is another problem for Democrats, too. That problem lies in the simple fact that if Americans do vote based on abortion, they don’t do so purely based on preferred abortion policy. They do so based on the attitude of the parties toward abortion generally. And today, the party of abortion extremism is the Democratic Party, which long ago abandoned the logically unsound but emotionally appealing rubric of “safe, legal and rare,” instead substituting the hideously monstrous “shout your abortion.” The Democratic Party moved away from moral condemnation of abortion because Democrats now believe that human happiness is rooted in subjective self-definition, particularly with regard to sexual activity; that biology, particularly pregnancy and childbearing, is an active imposition on such a vision of human happiness; and that abortion is therefore a sacrament to be protected. Few Americans outside of solid blue areas agree with these bizarre and ugly notions. So, while Democrats suggest that voters will resonate to their abortion messaging, fearful of abortion restrictions that might prohibit them from terminating their pregnancies, they miss a broader point: their viSee SHAPIRO on 35

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Pro-Choice Versus Pro-Life Now abortion law is up to states. Some will ban it, while most blue states will allow it in some form. Because libertarians want government out of our by John Stossel lives, people asSyndicated Columnist sume we are prochoice. Some of us are. But like the rest of America, there are principled libertarians on both sides. We freedom-lovers believe women (and men) own their bodies and should have control over what happens to them.

But we also believe that one of the few legitimate roles for government is stopping murder. If a fetus is a life, abortion is legally murder. “Life begins from the moment conception is complete,” says Kerry Baldwin, host of the “Dare to Think” Podcast. “Abortion is murder.” “The termination of a pregnancy is the right of any woman,” counters pro-choice Avens O’Brien of Feminists for Liberty. I say to O’Brien, “That is a form of life in the womb. You’re not bothered terminating that?” “I’m not sure I agree that it’s a person with rights,” she responds. “At what point does the baby have

a right to be protected by the state?” I continue. “You’re saying that one minute before birth, the baby does not, and one minute after, it does?” “Individuals have rights,” she responds. “Individuals don’t exist inside other people.” Baldwin counters, “Passing through the birth canal doesn’t change the humanity of the fetus.” “As long as a fetus is inside a person, the person gets to determine whatever’s happening to it,” answers O’Brien. Baldwin says the only time abortion should be legal is if a woman’s life is in danger. Rape is not justification. Rape, she says, is “a crime

against women. They need restitution for that crime,” but the woman must carry the baby to term. Baldwin is libertarian, so she usually opposes government force. I point out that abortion bans are government force. “It is the role of civil governance to criminalize acts of violence,” she replies. I wonder how such criminalization would work. “If abortion is illegal,” I point out, “the state either has to punish the woman or doctor or both.” “This is a woman who’s in crisis,” says Baldwin. “It doesn’t make See STOSSEL on 35

NATO’s New Nordic Flank UNITED NATIONS Just a year ago, the political odds of comfortably neutral Sweden and Finland joining NATO were a long shot; Vladiby John J. Metzler mir Putin’s atSyndicated Columnist tack on Ukraine changed the military threat and jolted the political calculus. At last week’s NATO Summit in Madrid, both countries were fast-tracked to full membership in the Atlantic Alliance. One of the tragic ironies of the Ukraine war has been Vladimir Putin’s aim to keep NATO member states away from the Russian border. Ukraine’s long term intent to join NATO was seen as moving

the frontier closer to Russia itself. From the Kremlin’s viewpoint this became an excuse and the principal trigger to the war which they started on February 24th. Now in a sweep of the cartographical pen, two major countries are joining the Atlantic Alliance. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said confidently, “If Vladimir Putin was hoping he would be getting less NATO on his western front as a result of his unprovoked, illegal invasion of Ukraine, he’s been proved completely wrong, he’s getting more NATO…we’ve already got two new members coming in, Finland and Sweden, a huge step forward for our alliance.” Previously Russia only bordered two small and very vulnerable Baltic states of Estonia and Latvia.

Now Russia’s frontier with Finland alone expands by 800 miles! Finland’s move has prompted the usual huffing and puffing in the Kremlin but with no specific retaliatory threats. Finland has a particularity sensitive history regarding Russia having been a Grand Duchy since 1809; Finland would only gain its full independence in 1917. Yet in 1939, Stalin tried to seize large parts of the country; the Winter War saw tiny and outnumbered Finland fight Stalin’s Red Army to a standstill before being eventually overwhelmed by the Soviets in 1940. The Finns learned a bitter lesson, and also lost the Karelia region still occupied by Russia. The term Finlandization was a Cold War phrase describing the

neutral, if not neutralized, status of Finland, this Nordic nation bordering the former Soviet Union. Basically it expressed what became a postwar buffer state between Soviet Russia and Europe. Finland was a rich and advanced country but also very aware of the terms after a 1948 treaty imposed by Moscow. Russia allowed this status as a convenient go between for commerce and neutralist diplomacy. Today Finland remains a prosperous nation inside the European Union. I recall being in its capital Helsinki some years ago to visit a city with many historical and architectural vestiges of Russia but with better food! What will the new members bring to the table? See METZLER on 35

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Fiber Day At The Dana Meeting House The Past And The Present making seamless wool socks at a much quicker pace than ordinary hand knitting methods. Margaret makes a washable sock using a mixture of wool and linen. This is a reminder to us that our ancestors were much more self-sufficient than we are in that much that they ate was grown on their farms and much that they made came See SMITH on 30

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Designed to remove the wool from your eyes concerning fiber, while allowing you to understand its continued use in today’s world, the Dana Meeting House Association is sponsoring a FIBER DAY on Saturday, July 9th at the Meeting House in New Hampton. There was a time when the wool industry was a thriving business in New Hampshire and the hillsides of the Lakes Region were populated by the sheep that provided the wool fiber used by Granite Staters for personal use and commercial businesses. The textile industry was once a major part of our state’s economy and Fiber Day will help to explain that history and the ongoing use of fiber in our lives today. The Dana Meeting House is located on Dana Hill Road in New Hampton and the Fiber Day events will take place between 10am and 3pm on July 9th and are open to the public. Be-

Lucie Brown of Three Creeks Farm in New Hampton with a Horned Dorset Sheep. sides the presenters of hourly talks concerning fiber throughout the day another special guest will be on hand. This year’s presentations represent an expansion of last year’s Quilt Show and will include several demonstrations involving fiber by guest presenters throughout the day. The Meeting House will house an exhibition of quilts and at 10:30am there will be a discussion about quilts including information concerning the history involved. Holly Pope from Boston, Massachusetts will be present to show

and talk about contemporary quilts. The display of quilts inside the meeting house will include heirlooms from families from Dana Hill and vicinity and afghans made by local persons. The favorite quilt from last year’s Quilt Show, the Rooster Quilt from Rhode Island will be on display again this year. At 11:30am there will be a demonstration and talk by Margaret Hoyle of Bristol concerning sock-making. Margaret will have her vintage World War II era hand-cranked sock-making machine and will demonstrate

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would eventually take their physical lives and it would, if no changes were made, lead to an eternal separation from me forever. Needless to say, death began to affect all creation as well. Even your world is suffering greatly because of the ill effects of that choice. But now to the second part of your question. Can we live after we die? Let me answer that first by saying, you can live even while you’re alive and you can live after you die also. But it is not something that you can accomplish without me. You see, there is a penalty for sin that is inescapable. You must pay that penalty. The only other possible way to eliminate this penalty is to have a substitute pay your debt in your place. In order for this to be possible, a sinless and eternal substitute alone must pay your debt, for that is your penalty. No one born of human birth is qualified to make that payment. Only God, who is without sin and eternal, can make it. Fortunately for you I, your creator God, love you and long for us to be restored together. As a demonstration of my love for you, I allowed my son, Jesus the Messiah, to be your substitute (Romans 5:8). When he was put to death by sinful humanity, he gave his eternal life blood to pay your debt of sin that kept you separated from me and brought death (2 Corinthians 5:21). Three days later He would rise from the grave to prove that he

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QUESTION: If You Are Good, Why Should We Fear You? Your question is interesting, and it assumes that I did create death. But I never did! When I wrote my book, the Bible, I was very careful to make sure that whoever read it would understand how I created and brought everything into existence. If you were to read this carefully, particularly in the first two chapters of Genesis, you would recognize that there was no death as a part of my creative process. In fact, everything I created was only said to be “very good.” (Genesis 1:31). Every good thing I created was intended to be eternal and that included mankind never dying. I did however make it clear to the first man and woman, that their life was dependent on being in a relationship with me, the source of life. I am eternal. I am also perfect, without the presence of evil. When I created them, I created them in my image, perfect without evil, even as I am perfect (Genesis 1:27). As a result, we were in a relationship together in which I was able to pass my eternal life into them. There was a caveat however and it was, that since I am without sin and evil, they must

was God and that your sins were forgiven (1 Corinthians 15:3,4). How can you live now while you’re alive and for eternity? You must have a Savior. You must ask him to forgive your sins and to restore you to me. If you do, because my son has paid for your sins, I will forgive your sins and give you power to live as you should while you’re alive. Then, when you die, I will accept you into my eternal Kingdom as though you’ve never sinned and you will live forever. I must remind you however, that this offer expires when you do. Come back to me and I will once again give you life! With all my love, God These letters are written by a New Hampshire pastor.

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Our Boston Red Sox recently went on a 19-4 tear which one would think would have put them back in the American League East pennant race. But they gained no ground on the first-place New York Yankees. Interesting. So the Yankees have a powerhouse. As I write this the Bronx Bombers have the best winning percentage in baseball—well over .700. Outfielder Aaron Judge leads the league in homers and runs scored to pace MLB’s most potent offense. Jameson Taillon is 8-1 on the mound with a staff that’s allowed the fewest runs in baseball. And I don’t mind. While like most folks around here, I identify as a BoSox fan, I still want the Yankees to flourish. It makes the rivalry better. While the “Yankees Suck” chant is sometimes popular at Fenway Park and elsewhere, most of us don’t really want them to suck. Imagine how boring sport’s greatest rivalry would become if the Yankees sank to the level of ineptitude of the Baltimore Orioles— who’ve made the postseason only twice in the last three decades. That’s not to say the Yankees have a dynasty going. New York has won but one World Series since the turn of

Aaron Judge. the century. The Red Sox have won four. But when both teams are in a pennant race, we get a special sports sparkle—and sometimes sparks. Still, what’s kind of missing right now are villains. Yankees you love to hate. Like Roger Clemens. Reggie Jackson. Billy Martin. Alex Rodriguez. I was at Fenway Park when Yankee catcher Thurman Munson and Red Sox catcher Carl-

ton Fisk got into a fight at home plate. I loved seeing the benches clear. Does that make me a bad person? And how exciting it was when Yankee bench coach (and former BoSox manager) Don Zimmer went after Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez during another Fenway brawl! Last year’s playoff be-

tween the two teams at Fenway drew extraordinary TV ratings and one can only hope they’ll meet again in post-season. But if they do, it won’t be a onegame play-in. The way the Yankees are going they’ll have a bye. But a seven-game series such as in 2003 or 2004 would be great. We just need some villains to spice things up. The Yankees are in Boston for a four-game series starting tonight— July 7. Perhaps some villains will emerge that we can hate. One can only hope. (Does that make me a bad person?) Sports Quiz What were the New York Yankees known as before they became the Yankees in 1913? (Answer follows) See MOFFETT on 18

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Meet The Farmers Open House At Moulton Farm Have you ever wondered who grows the food that is on your plate? Helping people connect with the people who grow some of their food is the aim of the “Meet the Farmers Open House” on Tuesday, July 12, at Moulton Farm in Meredith. The event starts at 5 p.m. “Many people have little connection with the people who grow their food,” says John Moulton, owner of Moulton Farm. “Certainly, in the grocery store, there’s no connection. Even in our farm

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market, our customers often know our farm market staff and maybe me depending on the day and the weather. They rarely get the chance to interact with the rest of our team who do the work of growing the food because we’re out in our fields planting, tending crops, and harvesting.” In this special evening event, visitors will meet some of the people at the farm who are involved in the daily process of growing and harvesting the food. The farm’s team will share what they do, why they enjoy the

challenging profession of farming, and answer questions. Guided wagon tours around the farm will be an enjoyable way to see more of the farm and learn about the practices the farm uses. Attendees will also have the opportunity to sample some of the items prepared in the farm’s kitchen and bakery using food that has been grown at the farm. The “Meet the Farmers Open House” starts at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12. It is a free event, and registration See FARM on 18

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It’s like clockwork. At 6:45 p.m. the crows glide in and land on the upper branches of the mostly dead, huge maple tree in the front yard. It’s not a massive murder of crows like you’d see in the winter at dusk, but rather it’s a small family. First, two adults land, then two youngsters follow. They sound a few seemingly innocent caws, but their disagreeable reputation as egg eaters precedes them. The crows’ arrival puts the other birds in the neighborhood on alarm. Robins sound off from the surrounding trees, but remain out of view. Cardinals, also unseen, use their high chip alert calls to keep in contact with each other. Orioles join in but keep their distance. Blue jays and grackles are more aggressive in their attempts to drive the crows away from the neighborhood. The blue jays squawk and divebomb. More jays materialize from the trees and join the effort. Usually, it’s the grackles that get the crows off their perch, starting a battle of large black birds against mediumsized black birds. For an instant, I almost feel bad for the crows. They appear to be merely looking for a place to rest, but the other birds want noth-

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smart birds, especially since they remind me of the Great North Woods, where they are also abundant. But the fact is, they eat eggs and baby birds, and I wouldn’t trust them either if I were a songbird. The action doesn’t stop there in the neighborhood this time of year. The evening chorus — even though these birds might not be the sweetest singers — also includes various woodpeckers. Northern flickers and red-bellied woodpeckers — both of which have loud, unique calls — are common visitors to the dead maple, as well. It must be loaded with grubs, insects and other goodies for the woodpeckers. It’s time well spent, sitting on the porch listening to the birds go

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NH Boat Museum To Host New England Vintage Boat And Car Auction On Saturday, July 16, the New Hampshire Boat Museum (NHBM) in Wolfeboro will host the annual New England Vintage Boat and Car Auction, an in-person and online event that attracts bidders from across the nation. Some of the featured items available at this year’s auction include a 1961 24 ft. Chris Craft Sportsman, 1968 20 ft. Chris Craft Grand Prix, and 1947 22 ft. Goodhue Race Boat. According to NHBM Executive Director Martha Cummings, each of these boats possesses a unique backstory. “The Goodhue is a one-of-akind racer built by the Goodhue Boatyard in Quincy, MA just after World War II,” she said.

“It was origand Car inally powAuction ered by a features V-12 fighter fiberglass aircraft enboats, sailgine with boats, cathe specific noes, outgoal to beat board mobandleader tors, and and Gold memoraCup racer bilia. The Guy Lomauction bardo. will be held T h e in-person Chris Craft at the Nick Grand Prix, Recreation referred to A 1947 22 ft. Goodhue Race Boat is just one of the items up for auction Center in as ‘HeavWolfeboro enly,’ is one at the NH Boat Museum’s New England Vintage Boat and Car Auction. and feature of the last a virtual mahogany runabouts dition and is one of lakes.” “The boat was component where peobuilt by Chris Craft the finest Grand Prix bought new at Irwin’s ple can bid online. Probefore they switched models in the country,” Marine in 1961 and ceeds from the event exclusively to fiber- said NHBM Auction has been on Lake Win- benefit NHBM’s eduglass. Of the 32 Grand Co-Chair Betsy Farley. nipesaukee all its life,” cational programs and The Sportsman, de- she added. Prix boats built, just 8 preservation efforts. In addition to vintage had the powerful 427 s c r i b e d C u m m i n g s , Boats and cars will be V8 engine. “This boat is “the perfect classic boats and cars, the New displayed at the Nick is in exceptional con- mahogany boat for big England Vintage Boat for the general public

to view on July 14 and 15 from noon to 5pm. An additional preview showing will take place from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 16 followed by live bidding at 10 a.m. Bidder registration is free. Online bidding begins July 7. To learn more about the auction, or register as an online bidder, visit nhbm.org. Founded in 1992 by antique and classic boating enthusiasts, NHBM is committed to inspire people of all ages with an understanding of, and appreciation for, the boating heritage of New Hampshire’s fresh waterways. NHBM is sponsored in part by Goodhue Boat Company, Eastern Propane and Oil, Stark Creative, KW Lakes and Mountains, Meredith Village Savings Bank and FL Putnam.

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Featuring nearly twodozen museums in New Hampshire’s Lakes Region, Merrimack Valley, and Seacoast, the New Hampshire Heritage Trail has become known for its diversity in programming, including its penchant for music. “There is nothing quite like a live music performance with a museum of regional, or possibly, national significance serving as backdrop amidst beautiful scenery,” said Trail President Jeff Barraclough. Two examples of The Trail’s emphasis on

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Canterbury Shaker Village. music can be found at Canterbury Shaker Village in Canterbury and Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth. Taking place every Sunday, 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m., through September 11, Canterbury Shaker Village presents Music on the Green, each week providing a different style of music from a different genre. Upcoming concerts in July include the Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki Trio (July 3), The Wholly Rollers (July 10), River Sister (July 17), The Mink Hills Band (July 24), and Jim Dozet Duo (July 31). The concerts are free, but donations are encouraged.

“Music was very important to the Shakers, which is why this series is both fun and mission-driven,” said Leslie Nolan, executive director of Canterbury Shaker Village. “The Shakers were known to participate in long sessions of singing and dancing. “ To learn more about Music on the Green, or Canterbury Shaker Village, which interprets Shaker life through guided tours, exhibits, buildings, gardens, and programs, visit shakers.org At Strawbery Banke Museum, Tuesdays on the Terrace take place every Tuesday through September 13 from

5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Upcoming July performances include “Kids Music and Magic Night” with Sages Entertainment and Mr. Aaron (July 5), Ben Baldwin & Kent Allyn (July 12), “Chorus Night” with Sounds of the Seacoast and Portsmouth Pro Musica (July 19), and Sharon Jones (July 26). Admission per concert is $5 and free for members and children under 3. “The outdoor concert series is a wonderful addition to the slate of Strawbery Banke events and showcases the talent of accomplished musical acts from the Seacoast area,” noted President and CEO Lawrence J. Yerdon. Located on 10 acres, Strawbery Banke Museum interprets more than 300 years of history through historical houses on their original foundations, heirloom gardens, traditional crafts, and costumed roleplayers who share the stories of the families who lived in the authentic waterfront neighborhood of Puddle Dock. To learn more about Tuesdays on the Terrace, or Strawbery Banke Museum, visit strawberybanke.org. To learn more about The Trail, or its Passport program, which provides buyers with one free admission ticket to each museum on The Trail, visit nhmuseumtrail.org.

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‘The Sound Of Music’ Under The Stars In Lincoln The stars will perform under the skies above Loon Mountain once more July 7, 8, and 9, when North Country Center for the Arts returns with an outdoor production of The Sound of Music at Loon’s Pemi Base Camp location. In partnership with sponsors Loon Mountain and The Mountain Club at Loon, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s beloved classic returns to make beautiful music in the White Mountains. And with it, a cast of performers to give voice to the familiar score, in a character concert version that should delight audiences of all ages, both fans and first-timers. See STARS on 36

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Artist Larry Frates will be at the Meredith Historical Society’s Farm Museum on Saturday, July 9th. Tucked away from the Lakes Region’s waterfront attractions is the Meredith Historical Society’s Farm Museum, a building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built

in 1801, it is one of the oldest buildings in Meredith. Closed during Covid years, the Farm Museum is now ready to celebrate its reopening with a Special Event on Saturday,

July 9. On the lawn beside the building, Larry Frates, Artist in Residence at Laconia’s Belknap Mill, will enchant children with his artwork, magic and storytelling, while linking it all to the antique farm equipment inside the Farm Museum. From 11:30 – 12, Larry Frates, the Artist, will draw caricatures and tell witty stories related to the use of the antique farming implements. From 12:15 – 12:45 Mr. Frates transforms himself into Nascimento, magician extraordinaire, performing many of the magic tricks which entertained visitors at Funspot’s Storybook Forest for 15 years. From 1 – 1:30 p.m. Larry Frates, the Artist, returns, engaging the audience with caricatures for youngsters to take home. Multi-talented Larry Frates has been an art-

ist and teacher both here in the Lakes Region, New Orleans and as far away as the Orkney Islands of Scotland during a Fulbright Year. Known for his fine art watercolor and acrylic paintings as well as humorous caricatures, he currently offers classes on Facebook, Zoom, on LRPA Channel 25 and at the Belknap Mill. Geared to younger children, everyone is invited to enjoy these two gems of the Lakes Region: Larry Frates and Meredith Historical Society’s Farm Museum. There is no charge and each child will receive one of Mr. Frates original caricatures. Light refreshments will be served. For more information email meredithhistoricalsocietynh@ gmail.org; Meredith Historical Society is a non-profit, 501c-3 organization.

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On Monday, July 25th Province Lake Golf will host the 7th Annual Ladies of the Lakes Invitational Golf Tournament. For tournament info and to register visit provincelakegolf.com. Lake Golf in Parsonsfield, Maine has a rich history of pioneering their course layout to recognize the needs of women golfers. Jann Leeming and Arthur Little, the former owners of PLG, have written many articles and a book on the optimal placement of tees to make golf more enjoyable for all. Golf Week’s article (Let them score: How misguided course setups are holding back women’s golf, March 16, 2021) on the subject references Leeming and Little “For three decades, Arthur Little and his wife Jann Leeming have been preaching

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LEGENDS from 1 (c.a. 1650 -1727), and her grandfather was chief Paugus. She married the Penacook chief Wonalancet (1619 - 1697), who’s father Passaconaway (1575 c.a. 1665) was the most famous chief in New England. I was completely drawn into their stories. Abenaki history isn’t anything like what I was taught in school. And the legends, while extremely entertaining, have absolutely no basis in fact. So I thought I’d tell you the story of Mineola’s family, including the many fascinating legends about them, and then reveal what actually happened. I’ll start with Chocorua. Chocorua (which means “sweeping bend of the river”) was chief of the Pequaket tribe, which settled along

the banks of the Saco River between Bartlett, NH and Fryeburg, ME. The chiefs that preceded him included Paugus, Asscumbit and Squando. We don’t know when Chocorua was born. The Abenaki never invented writing and therefore left no records. But the colonists did, so we can guess a birth date around 1650. That was after the worst pandemic in New England history. Known as the “great dying”, a disease of unknown origin or type decimated the native American population of New England between the years 1616 and 1620. Their numbers were reduced from approximately 150,000 to between 15,000 and 22,000. It was even worse for the western Abenaki, who’s popuSee LEGENDS on 29

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Chamberlain shooting Pequaket Sachem Paugus. LEGENDS from 28 lation dropped from 10,000 to 250. This resulted in major cultural and political changes. Local tribes were so weakened, they were forced to band together and ally with the British or French for protection from their Mohawk enemy to the west. Following the second French and Indian war (also called Lovewell’s war) which ran from 1717 to 1725, the Pequakets moved to St. Francis in Quebec to live under the protection of their French allies. Chocorua, however, decided to stay behind and reside with a Tamworth resident named Campbell. And this brings us to a legend you probably know. Chocorua eventually did have to travel to Canada to consult with his people, so he left his son in the Campbell’s care. Unfortunately, the boy died after he drank some poison that was intended to kill foxes. When Chocorua returned, he blamed Campbell and killed his entire family. Campbell in turn chased Chocorua to the top of what became known as Mount Chocorua and commanded him

to jump off (variations of the legend say that Campbell shot him). But before he died, Chocorua delivered his famous curse upon the white men - “Lightning blast your crops. Wind and fire destroy your dwellings. The evil spirit breathe death upon your cattle. Your graves lie in the warpath of the Indians. Panthers howl and wolves fatten upon your bones.” Unfortunately, there are a few problems with this story. First, settlers didn’t keep poison, fearing their children or domestic animals might get into it. Second, no native American brave worth his salt would attempt to escape a pursuer by running to the open summit of a mountain - he would hide in the woods instead. And third, we know when, where and by who’s hand Chocorua died. Chocorua’s father, chief Paugus, was killed by the Englishman John Chamberlain at Fryeburg, ME, during Lovewell’s war, on May 19,1725. Both France and England claimed northern New England at that time, which lead to this conflict. Paugus was known as a

bold and wily chief, but his warriors proved no match for Lovewell and his regiment of 46 troops. Seeking revenge, Chocorua pursued Chamberlain back to Dunstable, MA. But Chamberlain got the drop on him and killed Chocorua in 1727. As for the curse, cattle did die, which later aroused the suspicions of a University of New Hampshire professor who found that the soil contained muriate of lime, a naturally oc-

curring poison. And of course, we all know about New England weather. When Mineola was quite young (probably in her early teens) she married the Penacook chief Wonalancet, who’s name means “breathing pleasantly”. Wonalancet was the second son of Passaconaway, who’s name means “child of the bear”. Passaconaway oversaw a large confederacy of Abenaki tribes who were forced to band together during the great dying. He was a peace loving man who realized early on the futility of fighting the English colonists. Unfortunately, the colonists questioned his motives and, suspecting that he was planning an attack, issued arrest warrants for both him and Wonalancet. Passaconaway escaped to the mountains, but Wonalancet and his family were captured. The English soon discovered that their fears were unfounded and, concerned that Passaconaway would look upon the arrest as a manifest injury, told him that what was

done to his son and family was without order, and released them. Passaconaway in turn agreed to surrender his artillery, and so came under the protection of Massachusetts and was given a large tract of land in what is now southern New Hampshire. Thus, Passaconaway became a kind of Puritain magistrate and was eventually con-

verted to Christianity by Jesuit missionaries. In 1665, Passaconaway passed the tomahawk to his son Wonalancet, another peace loving man who continued his father’s policies. I hope you’ll join me next week when we’ll wrap up this story with some truly amazing legends about Passaconaway and Wonalancet. Continued Next Week...

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SMITH from 9 from products grown on the farm. I suspect that mutton and lamb were more often on the dinner plates of New Hampton residents in the 1800’s and even the early 1900s than in more modern times. Certainly wool socks were more common and greatly appreciated during the winter months, as was other wool clothing. Dr. Simeon Dana, whose name now introduces the meeting

house (church building), though the town doctor, preacher, available to teach, and a town official, was still a part-time farmer, as probably were most of the townspeople who weren’t full-time farmers. What New Hampton residents couldn’t grow or produce for themselves was provided by town shops such as lumber, shingle, and grain mills, blacksmith shops, cobbler, tailor, and I assume lawyer establishments.

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Fiber - what Fiber Day is all about. Back to the FIBER DAY schedule. At 12:30pm. Elizabeth Humphrey of Temple, New Hampshire will lead a session about spinning wheels, once a necessity in many area homes, and, in some of those old homes, one may still be found in the attic. Moreover, there are women, and probably some men, in today’s world who still enjoy using a spinning wheel to prepare wool and/or other fibers for manufacturing socks and larger clothing

and other items. So, this is your opportunity to learn how to use the spinning wheel or just to admire seeing someone who does, turning the wool into yarn. The final demonstration and discussion of the day will be at 1:30 p.m. and will focus on dyeing wool. This will also be presented by Elizabeth Humphrey. The Fiber Day presenters and exhibitors will be able to help those who attend understand the whole process of handling the wool grown See SMITH on 31

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Some of the quilts from Last Year’s Quilt Show at Dana Meeting House in New Hampton. SMITH from 30 on the sheep from the shearing to remove the raw product through the necessary processes needed to produce clothing or other goods for human use. Once the raw wool is removed from the sheep (they’ll grow more- it’s their hair!) it is washed in hot water with a special soap. After the washing an instrument called a picker opens up the fiber to make it fluffy. This is followed by hand carding to prepare the wool for spinning by getting the hairs going in the same direction. Then the wool is ready to be spun on the spinning wheel to make it into the yarn which skilled hands can then produce into a variety of wool articles. Elizabeth will demonstrate the way to dye the wool which can be done at any step in the process of making it into a useful product. Natural dyes can be used for this purpose. The wool can also be used as batt to insulate coats. Having written all of that I suggest that you attend the Fiber

Day presentation on July 9th at the Dana Meeting House to make sure that I have accurately revealed what’s happening on that day and how wool is processed, and to see and learn for yourself how this is done. Believe me, I’m not trying to pull the wool over your eyes. Bring the kids (not the goat variety), because there will be crafts available for the children to work with, and a storytime for the children will begin at noon. There will also be light re-

freshments and snacks to help keep the bodies refreshed and nourished. And the special guest will be Lambie, a real, live Horned Dorset Sheep which should be of interest to both children and adults. Lambie comes from Three Creeks Farm on Dana Hill Road and owner Lucienne Brown who raises Dorset Sheep and processes the wool. The Horned Dorset sheep were at one time one of the most popular breeds in America, Coordinators for this event are Lucie Brown,

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July 9th Bennett & Perkins with Taylor Whiteside will be performing the first concert of the Lynda Cohen Performing Arts Series held on the grounds of the AMC’s Highland Center. Bennet & Perkins hail from the mountains of northern New Hampshire and will perform both original and their own takes of other songwriters works of Americana, Blues, Bluegrass and more. Gather your friends and family and enjoy an evening of music in the mountains. To register for the free concert and more information visit: PQ PRODUCTIONS PHOTO AMCmusic.eventbrite.com. PATENAUDE from 3 and August 20th Beg, Steal or Borrow. To enjoy the con-

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is a good idea since the sunsets around 8:30 pm in July. There are many hiking trails near the Highland Center. There are trails to the summits of nearby 4,000ers mountains Willey, Field and Tom and the famous Crawford Path that traverses along the southern Presidential Peaks. But there are many nice short and easier hikes too. The walk around the headwaters of the Saco River is nice and requires about half a mile of walking to complete the loop. The Saco Lake Trailheads are located on the north and south ends of the Saco Lake and to close the loop walk along the shore on the eastside of Route 302. On the south end it leaves a small parking area near the dam and at the north end it See PATENUADE on 33

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The rugged stone stairway up to the Idlewild Ledge on the Saco Lake Trail across from the AMC’s Highland Center. PATENAUDE from 32 begins 50 yards north of the driveway to the Highland Center. The Saco Lake Trail follows the shore and passes by a pet cemetery and then a side path to the Idlewild Ledge–a rugged little climb offering good mountain views above the Lake. Behind the Highland Center are more nicely graded paths. The Around the Lake Trail, Ammonoosuc Lake, and add on the out and back on the Red Bench Trail. Yes, at the end of the path you’ll find a red bench with a view. The distance for the complete loop including the outing to the Red Bench is 1.8 miles. For a short strenu-

ous outing make the climb to the Crawford Cliff. From the Highland Center follow the Crawford Path and then turn left on the Crawford Connector Trail and just after the bridge over Gibbs Brook you’ll find the beginning of the Crawford Cliff Spur. The path follows along the north bank of Gibbs brook passing by a small flume and pool before it climbs steep-

ly to the top of the cliff. From the cliff are views over the Highland Center and to Willey Range mountains. I recommend reading up on these and more hikes in the area in the AMC’s White Mountain Guide by Steven Smith. I just made my reservation to attend the July 9th concert! Have fun.

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— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, July 7, 2022 — MAILBOAT from 2 Swab head of the World Economic Forum, these are powerful allies that deserve to be called the medical mafia helping Anthony Fauci lead the charge against Americans personal “inherent right” to make their own decisions in healthcare. The first step is education using truth as your only weapon. We have a great source of truth from Americas Frontline Doctors and Nurses, thousands of courageous “whistleblowers” who have put their careers in jeopardy to tell the truth to expose all the criminal activity now called “good for your health” by Anthony Fauci. How blind can citizens be not to see this “neon sign” picture of the future? Trust the news sources that promote the “whistleblowers” and truth telling public servants that need to overcome the “fake newsmakers” agenda to protect this criminal activity that for several years has replaced good healthcare. Senator Rand Paul exposes godfather Fauci’s lies twice in 2021 testimony about the established fact that the research called “gain of function” conducted by the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), genetically enhanced a bat coronavirus to infect human beings. Fauci lied that NIAID did not finance this research with tax grants. Even though his “lies” did

not fool Dr. Paul, media bias still must be overcome to allow truth to penetrate the minds and hearts of the average citizen who have been easily deceived with constant fear. Concerned as I, ask the question: what is the benefit of this “gain of function” research? It would seem that any benefit would not be worth risking the potential danger of what happened, the death of millions of people around the world as a result of this research. What other lies are being covered up? Perhaps, Dr. Fauci’s covers up the fact that he spent 79 billion on his pet drug Remdesivir which has no clinical efficacy against COVID? And he pushed this $3,000 highly toxic treatment that costs roughly a thousand times more than HCQ or Ivermectin IVM even though he surely must have known of Remdesivir’s hazards to good health. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation just might not appreciate competition that saves lives, for they have a 6.5 Million stake in Gilead the company who developed Remdesivir. Fauci surely must have moved heaven and earth to deter the below facts from being brought to the publics attention by Dr. Pierre Kory in 2021: “COVID resulted in -6 million hospitalizations and 700,000 + deaths. If HCQ and

Ivermectin(IVM) had been widely used instead of systematically suppressed we could have prevented 75%, or at least 500,000 lives and 80% hospitalizations, or 4.8 million .We could have spared the states hundreds of billions of dollars.” The vaccine doesn’t work and it is dangerous to public health. Consider the latest evidence provided by Steve Kirsch , California tech entrepreneur who founded Vaccine Safety Research foundation (VSRF). As of June, 24th, 2022 Kirsch tells Americans the results of Fauci’s political conniving: his survey indicates that over 750,000 people died from the vaccine…. Surprisingly , the ever-vigilant CDC hasn’t found anyone who has died from the mRNA vaccines. Not a single person. So that’s a gap of 750,000 people. …. Someone isn’t telling the truth. “ Read the whole article at Survey: More Than 750,000 Dead, 30 Million Injured Because of Covid Vax . It’s apparent that Fauci knew of Dr. Peter McCullough Vice Chief of medicine at Baylor University Medical Center who revealed last year the standard vaccine protocol applied to FDA approved new vaccines: McCullough tells us a typical new drug …” at about 50 unexplained deaths for a product, it’s pulled

off the market…. In the 1976 Swine Flu Epidemic we attempted to vaccinate 55 million Americans. At 25 deaths, the program was killed.” Based on these above “tip of the iceberg” concerns representing the failure of Fauci’s policies, don’t you think it is obvious that collusion exists between big government and Pharma? And that such powerful evidence warrants firing Fauci? It is obvious that his policies to protect our people have failed. They are a hazard to good health, and have infringed on our God given rights. Our liberty is in the balance. Help! Join the crusade to expose what appears to be criminal activity called “healthcare” that is being forced on our people by informing yourself and while there is still time, build a fire under officeholders with truth until they take action. We in America have a law that limits government. It is called the Constitution. The Constitution is the solution! Politicians will only obey it when they are held accountable. Citizens must study how it limits office holders to force them to obey it. Crimes of government employees are crimes, violators must suffer punishment just like the average citizen is punished when they violate the law. Why should government jobs such as Fauci’s continue to be immune from righteous judgement? Don’t forget that It is you and I who “hire and fire” at the ballot box. We have the responsibility “to police the government.” Russ Payne Merrimack, NH.

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sion of human happiness and the measures necessary to achieve it are not in line with that of most Americans. And that means that the culture war that the Left began is now turning against them, as it should. Ben Shapiro is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show,” and Editor-inChief 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.”

sense to ... throw her in prison.” Before Roe v. Wade, prosecuting women was rare. Sometimes doctors were prosecuted. “The way you enforce is not through a police state,” says Baldwin. “The way to get women to stop choosing abortion is to provide other options.” One such option, she says, is to make adoption easier. Easier adoption would be good, but it certainly won’t persuade all women to carry babies to term. Watching this week’s abortion protests, one thing puzzles me: Why do activists always turn to politics?

METZLER from 7 Significant geography with its position near shipping lanes. Moreover though having a population of only 5.5 million people, Finland’s capable military packs a lethal punch. While its military only has 23,000 troops, the country’s reserves number a formidable 900,000! Sweden with a population of 10 million fields a military of 30,000 but a mere reserve of 34,000. Indeed Sweden has been neutral since the Napoleonic wars! Both countries border the Baltic Sea/ Gulf of Finland and can control the narrow outlets for Russia’s Baltic Fleet. Conversely this is certain to raise concerns in Moscow about NATO’s perceived “threat” to Russian shipping, thus the enlargement is not without risk. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg surmised, “We face the most serious security situation in

decades. But we are rising to the challenge with unity and resolve.” Importantly NATO’s new Strategic Concept adopted at the Madrid Summit, defines Russia as “the most significant and direct threat to the Allies’ security and to peace and stability in the Euro-Atlantic area.” The document states clearly, “The Euro-Atlantic area is not at peace…The Russian Federation’s brutal war of aggression against Ukraine has shattered peace in Europe.” Significantly NATO extends Article 5 defensive protection to new members; in other words an attack against one is an attack against all thirty members of the Atlantic Alliance. Regarding cost sharing, NATO members have pledged to spend 2 percent of GDP on defense; Only ten countries are actually doing so with the USA spending 3.47 per-

Celebrities like Lady Gaga and Rihanna attacked Alabama’s abortion bill. “Governor ... SHAME ON YOU,” said Rihanna. Instead of shouting at politicians, activists could put their money where their mouths are. I say to Baldwin and O’Brien, “Lady Gaga and Rihanna by themselves have enough money to fly every woman ... to a state where it’s legal. Why is this a government issue?” “It would be great if celebrities spent their money on mutual aid and direct action instead of lobbying politicians,” says O’Brien. “Currently there is a meme going around,”

cent, Poland 2.4, and the UK 2.12. Greece, the Baltic states and Slovakia also meet the standard. Nineteen others haven’t. Importantly the United States still allots for approximately 70 percent of all member spending. Jean Sibelius the renown Finnish composer wrote the patriotic symphonic hymn Finlandia, an epic paean to his country, “This is my song, O God of all the nations, A song of peace, for lands afar and mine.” Finland and Sweden joining NATO leads to enhanced Nordic deterrence facing Moscow’s next machinations. 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.

she adds. “People write, ‘If anyone needs to go camping because their state does not allow camping ... come camping with me. We’ll never talk about your camping.’” Why “camping” instead of “abortion”? Because in “certain states, that would create a legal problem,” explains O’Brien. The two sides will never agree about abortion. Personally, I think it’s reasonable when states ban late-term abortion. An 8-month-old fetus sure seems like life to me. But I’m mostly prochoice. People should own their own bodies. If someone lives inside you, you have a right to control that life. John Stossel is creator of Stossel TV and author of “Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media.” For other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www.creators.com.

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MALKIN from 6 on respirators -- the same ones who threatened, punished and fired vaccine objectors en masse -- are now preening loudly about their “culture of care,” “equity” and commitment to sacred health care “rights.” The corporate enforcers of COVID-19 tyranny are now the corporate enforcers of abortion-ashealth-care extremism because that is what the Beltway swamp decrees and the TikTok mob demands. The late dissident playwright and Czech president Vaclav Havel exposed the motivations of today’s woke banner-wavers in his “greengrocer” parable, detailed in his seminal 1978 essay, “The Power of the Powerless”: A shopkeeper places a sign in his grocery

store window proclaiming, “Workers of the world, unite!” “Why does he do it?” Havel asks. One answer: to avoid conflict. “If he were to refuse, there could be trouble. He could be reproached for not having the proper decoration in his window; someone might even accuse him of disloyalty. He does it because these things must be done if one is to get along in life.” It’s a signal of capitulation and conformity. “I, the greengrocer XY, live here and I know what I must do. I behave in the manner expected of me. I can be depended upon and am beyond reproach. I am obedient and therefore I have the right to be left in peace,” Havel decoded the placard’s slogan. “This message, of course, has an ad-

dressee: it is directed above, to the greengrocer’s superior, and at the same time it is a shield that protects the greengrocer from potential informers” (or online snitches and outrage manufacturers in modern day). Communist ideology, like today’s corporate woke ideology, “is a veil behind which human beings can hide their own fallen existence, their trivialization, and their adaptation to the status quo,” Havel declared. “It is an excuse that everyone can use, from the greengrocer, who conceals his fear of losing his job behind an alleged interest in the unification of the workers of the world, to the highest functionary, whose interest in staying in power can be cloaked in phrases about service to the

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