07/11/2024 Weirs Times

Covered Tucker Toll Bridge between Bellows Falls, Vermont and North Walpole, New Hampshire.

Where There’s A Will, There’s A WAy

by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Contributing Writer

Along the way, as we travel through life, things get in the way. Those things become barriers, boundaries, or challenges to progress. When our country was settled by the immigrants from Europe and elsewhere one of the items that became a

way to speed up travel but also got in the way of their travels and the expansion of their movements was the rivers. It is thus not unusual to find rivers as boundaries between properties.

Such was and is the case of the state of New Hampshire and its boundaries with the states of Vermont and Maine. Rivers, like the Connecticut, could be

crossed with boat or canoe, and there were times and places that people could cross by fording (walking) through low water to proceed to the other side, or swim, if one was able to do that. But the settlers of New Hampshire decided that there had to be a better way, where one could avoid becoming waterlogged, so enterprising men built ferries and bridges

and charged people money to make their way across the rivers.

In the year 1905 the legislature of the State of New Hampshire, that is, our Senate and the House of Representatives, in General Court, met on March 10 and enacted a bill to create a Bridge Commission with the goal of finding a way to provide

Gallery Gatherings At Wright Museum

Come to the Wright Museum of WWII on Thursday, July 11th at 2pm for an engaging conversation with special guest speaker Estelle Parsons. Ms. Parsons, Academy Award Winning American Actress of film, theater and television left college to work on farms in the UK during WWII. She will discuss her life and fascinating endeavors while helping the war effort in England. The Wright’s Gallery Gatherings are an opportunity to ask your questions and speak directly with special guests; Parsons will hold a second gathering on Thursday, August 22, at 2pm.

Ms. Parsons is well known in Wolfeboro as she generously brings productions and talent to the community every summer in her support of the Village Players, a group treasured in the region. Please join Ms. Parsons at the Wright on July 11th – it promises to be an interesting hour that you can combine with your museum visit – Don’t miss it!

The Wright Museum is located at 77 Center Street in Wolfeboro, NH.

GRAND OPENING!!

A resale boutique featuring hand crafted pine furniture, home decor, jewelry, clothing and much more!

603-331-2580

1808 Chocorua Mountain Highway, Silver Lake, NH

Open Tues - Friday 9:30-5 &Sat 9:30-4 (closed Sun/Mon)

Raspberries & Wool

July 20, 2024 9-4

Historic Clough Tavern Farm invites you to join us in celebrating the farm’s main crops:

♦ Pick Your Own patch open as long as the berries last

♦ Master Gardener and growing raspberries

♦ Teeswater Sheep -learn about our critically endangered breed and “Shave’em to Save’em” Livestock Conservancy program

♦ Farm Tours at 10am, 12 & 2pm RSVP please (limited to 10 per tour)

♦ Clough Tavern Farm wool products and Two Sisters’ Garlic herb and spice blends

♦ Wool Demonstrations – shearing. skirting, carding, spinning, felting, knitting

♦ Local Craftspeople selling Ag inspired wares, and antiques

♦ Farm-style raspberry-inspired goodies - drinks and light lunch for sale at The Yellow House

No entrance fee, tour donations accepted Please, no dogs wandering the property.

23 Clough Tavern Rd, Canterbury, NH info@cloughtavernfarm.com 603-731-5574

Follow the "Raspberry and Wool" signs through town.

Antisemitism Is The Deadly Virus

To The Editor:

Douglas Murray puts the worldwide hatred of Israel in clear perspective. “Israel is the only country in the world that, when it gets attacked, it gets attacked more.” Antisemitism is the deadly virus that seems to have no cure. Mr. Murray reminds us that the Jews have been hated first for their religion until that became unseemly. Then they were hated for their race until that was not very inclusive. Then they were hated because they had their own state. Now they are hated because of the hostages taken by Hamas and then because they rescued them. “Historically, they have been hated for being rich and for being poor. For integrating and for not integrating. Anti-Zionism is the only acceptable form of antisemitism.” How else can one explain the poisonous, evil attacks against Jewish people in this country, Canada and around the world?

“Why does the world turn a blind eye to the radical, terrorist views of Palestinians”, asks Mark Levin. Their evil leadership unabashedly declares its readiness to engage in another October 7th. That being the most horrific attack against Jews since the Holocaust. They desire a two state solution as much as a Communist desires Christianity.

Dennis Prager explains with devastating clarity how evil this event is, along with the

reaction of the Palestinian people. “The Nazis tried to hide their crimes while Hamas proudly displayed their crimes against the Jews to the Palestinian people. The Palestinians cheered while Hamas paraded captured Jews - dead and alive - clothed and naked.” As Mr. Prager notes - “the cumulative Palestinian record of evil over the last century has few peers.” Israel is the freest country in the Middle East where millions of Arabs live as equal citizens. Why do so many side with evil on this issue? Sadly, just one more example of how the left embraces evil while crushing liberty.

Russ Wiles Tilton, NH.

Response To Clough

To The Editor: I am writing to respond to the letter from Deb Clough that appeared in the June 13th issue of the Weirs Times. She writes that she does not agree with the editorial slant of the Weirs Times or its letter writers. That is her prerogative. Their conservative leaning is in line with how I think, so I like it. Considering how slanted toward the left most newspapers are these days, I find it refreshing.

But my main point in writing is to comment on Ms. Clough’s urging that the Weirs Times dispose of the “Letters from God” column. Because she does not agree with Rev.

This newspaper was first published in 1883 by Mathew H. Calvert as Calvert’s Weirs Times and Tourists’ Gazette and continued until Mr. Calvert’s death in 1902. The new Weirs Times was reestablished in 1992 and strives to maintain the patriotic spirit of its predecessor as well as his devotion to the interests of Lake Winnipesaukee. Our newspaper’s masthead and the map of Lake Winnipesaukee in the center spread are elements in today’s paper which are taken from Calvert’s historic publication. Locally owned for 30 years, this publication is devoted to printing the stories of the people

Hollo’s messages, Ms. Clough thinks she has the right to have them removed. I would ask Ms. Clough one question, what about my right to read Rev. Hollo’s column? The right to hear an opinion is as much a part of free speech as the right to express an opinion. Also, tolerating someone’s right to disagree with you helps bring a community together.

Ms. Clough asks how anyone can know the mind of God. The mind of God is expressed in His Word, the Holy Bible. Rev. Hollo always backs up what he says with scripture citations. Ms. Clough, I won’t try to force my will on you. If you don’t want to read Rev. Hollo’s pieces, you don’t have to. But don’t force your will on me. If I do want to read his columns, don’t force me not to.

Hillarie Goldstein Franklin, NH

The Draft

To The Editor: Why are Republicans only concerned about drafting our daughters, apparently forgetting that 600,000 American men were slaughtered in the Civil War, 400,000 America men in the WW2, 100,000 American men in Korea and Vietnam.

I thought equal rights requires equal responsibilities. Why are women entitled to special privileges: they decide

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GoT Fish?

by Tim Moore

Writer

We do! Wow, what a difference a year can make. This time last year, and the year before, I was licking my wounds after many trips due to the lack of landlocked salmon in Lake Winnipesaukee. To say the fishing was tough would be an understatement. Sure, me and my clients caught fish, and everyone had fun, but I have really high expectations and the fishing certainly didn’t meet them. Salmon numbers were way down, except for the large number of one-year-olds that were stocked last May, but those one-yearolds measured about 5-inches too small to keep and didn’t put up much of a fight on gear more suited to fish in the upper teens. I am pleased to say that things have definitely turned around. After a couple of years regarding salmon survival, NH Fish and Game answered the call of New Hampshire anglers to help restore

Roger and his son Ben from Delaware experienced the amazing fishing on Lake Winnipesaukee on a recent trip with Tim Moore Outdoors, landing landlocked salmon, lake trout, and some nice rainbow trout.

salmon numbers in Lake Winnipesaukee.

NH F&G estimates that there is only about 3% natural reproduction of salmon in Winnipesaukee due to a lack of

suitable spawning areas. Therefore, most of the salmon are stripped before they head up rivers and their eggs are raised in a hatch-

Contributing

EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

Castle In The Clouds History Program

The Ashland Historical Society will present “The Land of Lucknow, From Ossipee Mountain Park to Castle in the Clouds” by Robin Sherman at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 18, in the Booster Clubhouse in Ashland.

Sherman, the Curator and Director of Preservation at Castle in the Clouds, will give an illustrated talk on the history of the Moultonboro country estate. Originally named Lucknow, the stone mansion, built in 1913-14 for millionaire Thomas Gl Plant, sits on an outcrop of the Ossipee Mountain Range, where it commands a grand view over Lake Winnipesaukee. It is one of a handful of grand estates in New Hampshire that are now open to the public.

This free public program is funded by Roundabout New England, a vintage, gift and thrift store at 62 Main Street in downtown Ashland.

The Booster Clubhouse is located at 99 Main Street in Ashland, on Routes 3 and 25, next to the Town playground and ballfields. The Ashland Historical Society will also serve refreshments.

Guided Paddle Tour Of Newfound Lake

HEBRON—Join Newfound Lake Region Association (NLRA) for a guided paddle on Newfound Lake, Thursday, July 25, at 10am. Paddlers will begin at Grey Rocks Conservation Area in Hebron and launch their non-motorized boats to explore the amazing wildlife and scenic views of the northern end of Newfound Lake, including the mouth of the Cockermouth River and the Hebron Marsh. Wildlife such as loons, eagles, osprey, beaver, moose, bear, and numerous species of turtles and frogs are all present in this area because of the rich habitat provided by permanently conserved lands, including Grey Rocks Conservation Area, The Charles Bean Sanctuary, and NH Audubon’s Paradise Point. Paddlers will gain a new appreciation for the natural resources of Newfound Lake and what it takes to protect them. Participants must supply their own non-motorized watercraft and personal floatation devices. There is no cost to attend this event, however registration is required and space is limited. Register at NewfoundLake.org/ events or by calling (603) 744-8689.

The non-motorized boat launch at Grey Rocks Conservation Area is open to the public throughout the summer. The Northern Newfound Water Trail Map and Guide, which highlights areas of interest for paddlers along the northern shore of Newfound, can be found at NewfoundLake.org/ GreyRocks. Grey Rocks Conservation Area provides year-round public access to the outdoors at the northern end of the lake. In summer it also hosts Newfound EcoTours to provide a deeper look at the ecology of Newfound and NLRA’s work; find more information at NewfoundLake. org/EcoTours. NLRA works to p

Palace Theatre’s Children’s Summer Series

Bank of New Hampshire is proud to once again be the title sponsor of the Palace Theatre’s Children’s Summer Series. This series will run from July 8 through August 28 and features eight different productions designed specifically for young children and their families.

The Palace Theatre is the busiest full-time theatre in the state of New Hampshire, making it a strong economic engine for the local community. It is a nonprofit performing arts center that hosts its own professional company, youth, and teen programs as well as presenting acts. The Palace Theatre is fully committed to strengthening access to theatre for youth in the Manchester area and beyond. Palace Youth Theatre provides an avenue for young children and young adults to perform and grow as individuals within the Palace Theatre Community.

“Our annual Children’s Summer Series provide members of our community with an affordable entertainment option during the summer months,” said Peter Ramsey, President and CEO of Palace Theatres. “We are grateful to Bank of New Hampshire for their continued support of this incredible program and look forward to welcoming children and their families back to our beautiful theatre over the next few months.”

Bank of New Hampshire is excited about this partnership as we aspire to remain an independent mutual financial institution, delivering innovative solutions and exceptional service, while assisting our employees, customers and communities to build brighter futures.

The historic and elegant over 800 seat Palace Theatre is Southern New Hampshire’s crown jewel for entertainment, bringing the Broadway experience to all. For information about any Palace performance, including the Performing Arts Series, Palace Youth and Teen Theatre, Presenting Show Series or other events, contact the box office at .603.668.5588 or visit www.palacetheatre. org.

Chainsaw Carving Demo In Plymouth

On Saturday, July 13th from 11am to 3pm and again on Saturday, July 27th,11am to 3pm, come to Cozy Cabin Rustics in Plymouth to watch Master Chainsaw Wood Carver Adrian Patro create a bear statue. This is a free event and open to the public. Cozy Cabin Rustics is located at 599 Tenney Mountain Highway in Plymouth, NH. For more information call Cozy Cabin Rustics at 603-238-3250

by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor

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The column I had originally written for this week was scrapped at the last minute. Here’s one I wrote a few years ago and, if you are getting older like me, you probably forgot you already read it.

As I grow older and life has thrown me a couple of curve balls along the way, I have found myself with no choice but to pay attention to the health choices I make.

Not necessarily a bad thing. Gone are the days when a sugar-filled, fast food diet energized my resilient teenage body and the thought that I might one day actually be..gasp!!...forty years old, horrified me.

It wasn’t possible that everyone would get older; it would never happen to me. I was different.

Now, as I seep further into my sixties, my thoughts aren’t consumed with such frivolous thinking. I have taken getting older as the natural life progression that it is.

Now when I wake up in the morning, I take a deep breath, look in the mirror and say to myself: “What is that bump on my face? That wasn’t there yesterday. Should I get that checked out? How in the heck did I miss that giant hair in my ear? Is it possible I have been walking around like that all week?”

Still, with age comes wisdom. Also with age comes carefully reading the labels in the supermarket.

I now am one of that club. You members know who you are. Standing sheepishly, many of us with reading glasses, studying sodium, calorie and other important, possibly life-saving info while teenagers and twenty-

somethings reach around us, one or two even saying “excuse me” on occasion, to grab at things willy-nilly on the shelf.

Often when this happens, I will think two things to myself. 1) How reckless, you don’t even know what you are putting in your bodies, your precious temples and 2) I’m jealous.

Of course, labels didn’t always exist.

Our parents and grandparents somehow survived, many well into their nineties and beyond, without ever looking at a label to see what they were actually eating.

Sometimes ignorance is bliss. Labeling for food items began in 1990 when the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act was passed. (I know this because I looked it up.)

To many, this was a great breakthrough.

This eventually led to the incessant possible side-effects disclaimers that accompany most drug ads. (I’m not really sure about this but I don’t have time to look it up.)

Still, I don’t think the labeling thing has gone far enough.

Labeling shouldn’t be simply to let us know what we are eating. There are a few other things that I think would serve the public well if they were labeled or preceded by disclaimers.

There should be labels on all voting booths that say: By casting your vote you are no way guaranteed that things will get better. In fact, odds are good that not much will change.

In that same vein, all political mailings should to carry the same, modified, statements that are on natural food supplements: “These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA ( Facts and Details Administration) This is not intended to treat or cure any actual problem the country is facing.”

Also, I think it would be a great idea to put that little recycling logo we see on a lot of things in

the corner of the TV screen every time a politician makes a speech. Before each weather forecast on television, there should be a disclaimer: “The following weather forecast is subject to change at a moment’s notice. Do not use this information to actually plan your day as you are bound to be greatly disappointed.”

Most Reality TV Shows should actually come with labeling: “The following show contains no calories, no protein and no nutritional value whatsoever.”

During poor economic times, dollar bills should be labeled with something like: “This dollar bill contains a greater percentage of your daily fiber than the actual amount of fiber you are able to buy with it.”

I think smartphones should come with the disclaimer: “Just because it is called a Smartphone, that is no reflection on the actual intelligence, or lack thereof, by the user.” (This disclaimer would be, unfortunately, geared to those fifty and older.)

Labelling and disclaimers work only if people are really care. For most people, on a day to day basis, many of these things are ignored. In fact, most folks don’t bother paying attention to obvious signs, much less those in small print.

Maybe if some of these were more direct, people might pay attention.

I always thought it might be fun to change the sign on the 14 items or less line at the supermarket: Considerate people – 14 items or less . Rude, selfish and self-centered people – As many as you’d like.

Not sure if it would matter.

Well, that’s it for this week, I know some of you plan your week with this column in mind so I thought I’d let you know that next week it will contain 10% protein, 30% sugar and 60% filler. (No sodium though.)

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

Letters From God

QUESTION

Do You Actually Want Us To Give Up Control Of Our Lives?

I do! In fact, you will never know the fullness of life in time and for eternity until you do. I have expressed this, in fact I have commanded it, in both the Old Covenant I made with Israel and the New Covenant made with Jews and Gentiles after my Son, Jesus the Messiah, arrived and paid the penalty for all your sins.

In my book, the Bible, I asked Jeremiah the prophet to write, “A man’s life is not his own, it is not for man to direct his steps.” (Jeremiah 10:23). Solomon also wrote of me when he said, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3:5-6). Later in the same book Solomon would write, “He who trusts in himself is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom is kept safe.” (Proverbs 28:26). In the New Covenant, I asked Paul to write, “Therefore I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God— this is your spiritual act of worship.” (Romans 12:1).

I had these written because when I made you, I designed you not to be

independent of me but dependent. I am God! I am Almighty, Omniscient (possessing all knowledge), Omnipresent (able to be everywhere at once) and Omnipotent (possessing all power, superior to any created thing or person, angel or human.) As my human creation, I never gave you all those capabilities. I designed you to rely upon me in order to possess the resources for life. I made you to be dependent on me for “life that is truly life.” (1 Timothy 6:19). If you remain independent from me and rely on your own limited and feeble resources, compared to my supernatural and complete resources, you will “exist” but never know “life that is truly life.” That will be true for your time on earth but also for eternity, unless you rely upon me and my Son, Jesus, to pay your penalty for sin that separates you from us and from the Spirit of God. I made this clear when I spoke through John, when he wrote for me saying, “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on him.” (John 3:36). Without the forgiveness of your sins and their penalty of death, paid by my Son, you must pay that price by paying it in hell forever. If, however you return to me and acknowledge you are not God and that only I can give you what you need for “life that is truly life,” you will truly live now and for eternity.

But this is not pos-

sible if you remain independent and rely on yourself and your puny and inadequate resource. This is precisely why you must give up the control of your life and your foolish pride, that deceitfully has convinced you that you are God. You are not, despite what you think and what you have been told. You are so weak that one day someone else will have to carry you to your “dead end.”

will. I designed you to possess what you need, only as you rely on me. By relying on yourself, your lack of “wisdom” will only lead to a tragic end. Imagine if you are unskilled at flying an airplane and you choose to commandeer the flight deck installing yourself as the pilot. Your future is certain and so is that of those who unknowingly follow your example and “go down with the ship?”

You have no Omnipotence, Omniscience or Omnipresence. You are not Almighty. You are dead in your trespasses and sins. Nothing you do can ever make you sinless, which is what is required to have a relationship with me, your loving Creator and father. You must come to your senses and give up your fool’s errand that is doomed to fail. You must come back to me and be dependent on me for supernatural resources for life.

Let me remind you of the Proverb of Solomon that I shared previously. It said, “He who trusts in himself is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom is kept safe.” (Proverbs 28:26). Now consider this in light of what I have explained to you in this letter. If you trust in yourself, you are a “fool.” You are a fool because relying on yourself and your inadequate resources you have sealed your fate of “death.” You are not, as the Proverb said, “safe.” Only those who walk in wisdom are kept safe. Those “who walk in wisdom,” return to me, seek forgiveness and by my power, find and live in obedience to my

You must see this and give up control in order to gain control of your destiny by relying on me, my son Jesus, and my Spirit. When the Apostle Paul penned the words recorded above about giving me your bodies to control, he concluded that those who do, will discover “what God’s will is—His good, pleasing and perfect will.” I am your loving Creator and heavenly Father. I love you so much, I sent my Son to die as a substitute for you and take upon himself your penalty of death. You must see that the only reason you resist trusting me is your pride and the fact that you have been blinded by the Devil, who desires to keep you in his grasp all the way to hell.

Open your eyes and heart. Trust me, and you will know the “good, pleasing and perfect will” of your heavenly Father.

I Love You, God

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

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biden, deMocrATs:

believe Us, noT yoUr oWn eyes

by Star Parker Syndicated Columnist

It appears that leadership of the Democratic Party is taking its inspiration from the famous line from the Marx Brothers film “Duck Soup,” -- “Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes.” There is just so long you can hide under a rock. President Joe Biden had no choice but crawl out and stand before the nation and debate, for all to see that the alleged leader of the free world barely can discern what day it is. Yet Democratic Party leaders want us to believe them, not our own eyes, that Biden is perfectly capable of

handling the responsibilities of the presidency.

Damage control began shortly after the debate as Mr. “Smooth Operator” himself, former president Barack Obama, weighed in on X saying, “Bad debate nights happen. ... But this election is ... between someone who tells the truth; who knows right from wrong and will give it to the American people straight -- and someone who lies through his teeth for his own benefit.”

In this case, it’s clear who is lying “through his teeth for his own benefit.”

I have been following and writing about politics for many years. This business is about discerning different approaches to public policy and airing differences of opinion.

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GovernMenT & FreedoM

by John Stossel Syndicated Columnist

Last week, presidential candidate

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked me to moderate what he called “The Real Debate.”

Kennedy was angry with CNN because it wouldn’t let him join its Trump-Biden debate.

His people persuaded Elon Musk to carry his Real Debate on Twitter. They asked me to give RFK Jr. the same questions, with the same time limits.

I agreed, hoping to hear some good new ideas.

I didn’t.

As you know, Joe Biden slept, and Donald Trump lied. Well, OK, Biden

lied at least nine times, too, even by CNN’s count.

Kennedy was better.

But not much.

He did acknowledge that our government’s deficit spending binge is horrible. He said he’d cut military spending. He criticized unscientific Covid lockdowns and said nice words about school choice.

But he, too, dodged questions, blathered on past time limits and pushed big government nonsense like, “Every million dollars we spend on child care creates 22 jobs.” Give me a break.

Independence Day was last week. As presidential candidates promise to subsidize flying cars (Trump), free community college tuition (Biden) and “affordable” housing

Joe biden JUsT desTroyed hiMselF And The MediA

by Ben Shapiro Syndicated Columnist

Last week, President Joe Biden gave the worst debate performance on the presidential stage in history. Looking ancient, gazing glassy-eyed and slack-jawed out of frame, jabbering nonsensically -- Donald Trump clocked him with the signally true observation, “I really don’t know what he said at the end of that sentence, and I don’t think he knows what he said either” -- Biden not only exposed himself, he exposed his administration and his media lackeys as liars. For years, the American public has believed, correctly, that Joe Biden is not up to the job. The White House lied.

They said that he wasn’t just up for the job -- he was the most coherent and incisive president in modern history. The media lied, too. They said that behind closed doors, Biden was doing handsprings and reciting the poetry of Virgil backward in the original Latin.

Then Joe Biden went out and demonstrated that he belongs in an old age home. He confirmed what we all knew, live. For 90 minutes. In doing so, he put everyone around him in a terrible bind. The media were forced to dissociate from Biden, declaring themselves shocked -- shocked! -- that Biden was sundowning. Biden’s aides, preparing for the inevitable attempt to shift blame from Biden himself to them, began leaking about Biden’s mental incompetence: a report from

Axios suggested that Biden’s mental fitness begins around 10 a.m. and ends around 4 p.m.

Meanwhile, Biden’s family -- the only group of people who can’t, with any credibility, claim to have been ignorant of his condition -- continue to insist that the dementia-ridden president is just fine. That isn’t a shock: the moment Joe isn’t president, the Biden family gravy train, which has been running lucratively for half a century, will come to a grinding halt. Jill Biden -- sorry, Doctor Jill Biden -- who now resembles a cross between Lady Macbeth and Edith Wilson, would have to get herself elected to play at the presidency; Hunter Biden would have to find a career other than picking up sacks of cash and finger painting; Frank and James might have to find

clients who aren’t ready to pony up cash for the privilege of hobnobbing with a Biden.

And the Democratic Party, which nominated Joe Biden because he represents a papering-over of the vast chasms emerging between the pro-Hamas, pro-socialism wing of their party and the more sane, tax-and-regulate left, is stuck inbetween. They can’t dump Biden and substitute someone else -- to do so would be to admit their complicity in this debacle. And they can’t keep him -- to do so would be to doom the Democratic Party to a likely Trump victory, and in the aftermath, the victory of a rebellious hard left demanding more power.

Which is why desperation is now setting in. This week, the Supreme

How strong is your emergency fund?

You can’t predict financial emergencies — but you can prepare for them.

To do that, you can build an emergency fund to pay for unexpected expenses, some of which may be sizable. Without one, you might be forced to dip into your investments, possibly including your retirement accounts, such as your IRA or 401(k). If this happens, you might have to pay taxes and penalties, and you’d be withdrawing dollars that could otherwise be growing over time to help pay for your retirement.

In thinking about such a fund, consider these questions:

• How much should I save? The size of your emergency fund should be based on several factors, including your income, your spouse’s income and your cost of living. However, for most people in their working years, three to six months of total expenses is adequate. Once you’re retired, though, you may want to keep up to a year’s worth of expenses in your emergency fund — because you don’t want to be forced to cash out investments when their price may be down, and you may not be replenishing these accounts any longer.

• How can I build an emergency fund? Given all your normal expenses — mortgage, utilities, food, transportation and others — you might find it challenging to set aside some extra money in an emergency fund. But you do have opportunities. If you’re working, you could set up a direct deposit so that part of your paycheck goes directly into your emergency fund. You could also save a portion of any extra income you receive, such as bonuses and tax refunds.

• Where should I keep the money? An emergency fund has two key requirements: You need to be able to access the money immediately and you need to count on a certain amount being

available. So, it’s a good idea to keep your emergency fund in a liquid, low-risk account that offers protection of principal. For this fund, you’re less interested in growth than you are in stability. But because interest rates have recently changed, you may be able to get a reasonable return without sacrificing liquidity or safety.

• What types of emergencies should I prepare for? Your emergency fund could be needed for any number of events: a job loss or early retirement, housing or auto repairs, unreimbursed medical bills, unexpected travel, and so on. But this fund may also be needed to help you cope with other threats. Consider this: In 2023, the U.S. saw a record 28 weather and climate disasters, each of which resulted in at least $1 billion in damages — and often many times this amount — according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Depending on where you live, your home or business may be susceptible to tornadoes, floods, wildfires, hurricanes and extreme heat and cold waves. These events can, and do, result in property repair and relocation costs, higher insurance premiums and even price increases for basic goods, such as groceries and prescription medications.

One final word about an emergency fund: It takes discipline to maintain it and to avoid tapping into it for everyday expenses or impulse purchases. The name says it all — this is a fund that should only be used for emergencies. By keeping it intact until it’s truly needed, you can help yourself weather many of the storms that may come your way.

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by Chris Bosak Contributing Writer

I agreed to houseand dog-sit for a friend recently. I had never been to the house before so when I parked in the driveway, I did what I always do upon visiting a house for the first time: evaluate the birding potential of the yard.

When I visit a home in a city or busy part of a suburb, I don’t expect much but remain optimistic. Sometimes I’m disappointed and sometimes I’m pleasantly surprised. If the house is in a rural area, I assume the best and expect to spend many enjoyable hours on the porch or deck listening to and watching birds.

This particular house was in “the country” and lived up to all expectations.

The owner told me there were active bluebird boxes in the backyard. There were indeed a few bluebird boxes in the yard, but nothing was actively nesting at the time. In fact, when I first looked at the boxes, a house wren was perched on top chattering away. Bluebirds, however, were plentiful around the property so it was probably not too long since they had nested and were now busy raising fledglings.

As it turned out, the bluebird boxes were a

A bobolink perches on a branch in a meadow in New England.

popular perch for birds as they scanned the yard for food and predators. Throughout the days I spent there, I noticed bluebirds, house wrens, cardinals, song sparrows, robins and catbirds all perched on the boxes.

Other birds I saw throughout my stay included wild turkey, American and fish crow, ruby-throated hummingbird, grackle, blue jay and red-tailed hawk. When I walked into the backyard for the first time, I noticed it was great habitat for hummingbirds with dozens of daylilies and bee balm in full bloom.

Sure enough, I spotted my first hummingbird within a half hour of being at the house. Also, at one point, hundreds of redwinged blackbirds flew overhead shortly before dusk. They no doubt had come from the many nearby fields. On one of my walks behind the property, I noticed bobolinks and dozens of barn swallows in one of the fields. Heard but not seen were American goldfinches and eastern towhees. In fact, my favorite part of the experience was sitting on the patio in the evening and listening to the

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bird chorus. Song sparrows and robins were the dominant singers, but plenty of other songsters joined in. I waited until dark to turn on the TV or listen to music. I didn’t want to miss nature’s show, which is vastly better and more rewarding than anything on the television.

I watched the house and dogs as a favor and didn’t expect any payment. I was, however, richly compensated by the birds and peace and quiet. Heck, maybe I should have been the one to leave a payment.

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A very recent Sports Quiz question for this column involved the three living Negro Baseball League survivors. Now there are only two. RIP, Willie Mays. He passed away on June 18 at the age of 93.

As English author Geoffrey Chaucer famously said, “Time and tide wait for no man.”

That sad day was inevitable. We all have our expiration dates.

The death of Mays, an all-time baseball great, occurred six days after the death of Jerry West, an all-time basketball great.

I never met Willie. But I did meet Jerry.

An earlier column touched on the Woodbrook Basketball Camp, which ran for several years in Fitzwilliam, N.H. Yes, there is such a place, south of Mt. Monadnock, on the Massachusetts border. It originally featured Bob Petit, basketball’s greatest forward during the 1950s. It later featured Rick Barry, basketball’s greatest forward during the 1960s. I saw Barry there when I went to that camp in 1971, along with ten other Groveton High School hoopsters.

Also there in 1971 was Jerry West, then basketball’s greatest guard.

So, what were basketball’s greatest players

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Willie Mays.

doing in Fitzwilliam in 1971? They were trying to make a little extra money. Times were tough then. President Richard Nixon had frozen wages and prices while trying to fight inflation. There were many sport salary discussions that summer.

For example, Oakland Athletic pitcher Vida Blue was hurling his way towards an American League MVP Award. His salary that year was $14,000. Would he also make $14,000 in 1972?

(Note: After 90 days Nixon’s 1971 wage/ price freeze went to a Phase 2. Blue would get a raise. But I digress.)

It was great to hear West and Barry talk about sports in Fitzwilliam.

West to Barry: “I heard you could hit a five iron two hundred yards.”

Barry to West: “I can hit a six iron two hundred yards.”

These superstars, especially West, were quite approachable. In

response to a camper request, the 6-foot-3 West happily demonstrated his slam dunk shot. Of course, it was his flawless jump shot that made him famous. West was later the model for the NBA logo.

Perhaps in anticipation of writing this column 53 years later, I asked West a question, so I could one day claim to have spoken to the great man. I asked the L.A. Laker star what he thought of the young Boston Celtic center Dave Cowens, who’d earlier been named 1971 NBA Rookie-of-the-Year. West gave a detailed and thoughtful answer. What a nice man. West returned to California from New Hampshire to lead the Lakers to the 1972 NBA Championship. They’d win an unprecedented 69 games, a total that included a record 33-game win streak.

West retired two years later and had to file a lawsuit against the

Lakers for unpaid back wages. No wonder the world’s greatest basketball guard was spending summers in New Hampshire, trying to earn some extra cash.

(Note: Celtic star Jayson Tatum just agreed to a five-year $314 million dollar basketball contract. But I digress.) West would reconcile with the Lakers and then work as their coach and general manager. He’d later serve as an exec with the Memphis Grizzlies, the Golden State Warriors, and the L.A. Clippers.

Like Mays, West created reservoirs of goodwill wherever he went, by chatting up the likes of me whenever he could. Such superstars are now gone with the wind.

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of the baseball world truly owe so much to the Willie Mays and Jerry Wests of sport’s yesteryears. RIP, Willie and Jerry.

Sports Quiz

Where did Jerry West go to college? (Answer follows)

Born Today

That is to say, sports standouts born on July 11th include boxing champ Leon Spinks (1953) and Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki (1990).

Sports Quote

“You can’t get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.” – Jerry West

Sports Quiz Answer

University of West Virginia, Class of 1960.

State Representative Mike Moffett was a Sports Management Professor for Plymouth State University and NHTIConcord. He co-authored the award-winning “Fahim Speaks: Between Two Worlds: A Hollywood Actor’s Journey as a U.S. Marine Translator through Afghanistan” which is available on Amazon.com. His e-mail address is mimoffett@ comcast.net

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The Simple Feast The Simple Feast Simple

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We were a nation at war. Clearly, boldly, illustrated in black and white on the cover of the September 6th issue of LIFE magazine. Two GI’s, the proverbial Mutt and Jeff team up of short and tall, one from DownEast Maine, the other hailing from the Carolina’s. Warily walking side by side, one holding a Thompson Submachine Gun, the other carrying an M1 Garand rifle, both were all business as they searched the treetops, the tools of their trade held at the ready. It was photographs like these that grabbed the attention of young and old alike; feeding the imaginations of youth while tugging hard at the heart strings of older generations reminded of sons, beaus, and husbands overseas.

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using horses to move some of their field pieces across the European theater.

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The US was woefully unprepared in December of 1941 when we were attacked at Pearl Harbor. We were a small peacetime military caught somewhere between blissful ignorance and blinding arrogance. The lasting depression felt in the

It was 1943, by this time we had fought major battles in the far Pacific with the worst ground fighting still nearly two years away. Closer to home, we had just finished up (August 1943) a minor campaign to rid the Japanese of their toe hold on the North American continent; their invasion of the Aleutian Islands off the Alaskan coast. With every battle fought the American military was gaining valuable experience for bigger battles yet to come. We were making our global presence felt in places like North Africa, within days we would be landing in Italy, and Normandy was just under a year away.

1930’s did nothing to foster nor strengthen our military. In fact, in 1941 we were still primarily armed and equipped with weapons designed during, and prior to, the Great War (WW I 1914-1918). We had effectively put our military at a technological disadvantage going into the current conflict that became World War Two. The only consolation was that most of our adversaries in the ensuing conflict were also fighting a modern war with outdated small arms, and to a degree, in the beginning, relied on decades old tanks, planes, and ships. Even the highly mechanized and technologically advanced German army was still

But, by September of 1943 genies were being freed from their bottles. Here at home, the momentum of wartime production was picking up. Advancements were being made in every industry from agriculture to chemistry, physics, and engineering. With applied concepts in domestic manufacturing such as parts interchangeability and assembly line efficiency pioneered by people like Henry Ford just a few decades earlier, this country’s manufacturers, big and small, were producing again. Anything from small pieces and parts to complete products, all sorts of items were literally rolling (and flying) off the assembly lines. Everyone was involved in the making of something for the war effort and they all wanted you, the consumer, to know about it. During this time period, you could not pick up any newspaper, magazine, or periodical without seeing it on every page. It was a who’s who from Kellogg’s to DeSoto to Philip Morris, all focused on production for the war effort. And they all wanted you, the consumer, to know who it was that helped bring about victory. They were building brand loyalty, even if they couldn’t sell their washing machine, car,

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Now Here’s A Tip

by JoAnn Derson Syndicated Columnist

* Keep in your living room or family room a globe or world map and a dictionary. This way, you can look up the meaning or spelling of a word if you hear it on television, and you’ll be able to reference the map for places mentioned. I consult mine often.

* “I use the large pails of kitty litter. They have a lid that can be removed completely but also has a pour spout. I save my empties to collect rainwater. I remove the lid and set them out to catch water when it rains, then put the lid on so that the water does not attract mosquitoes. I use it to water my flowers between storms.” -- via email

* “Purchase a variety of wood frames from secondhand stores or tag sales, and paint them all one color. It makes a statement when you hang them all close together on a wall. We created a nice large display this way, and it was very inexpensive to do.” -- E.M. in Arizona

* Create your own charging station: Find a wooden box large enough to hold a multistrip power connection and pretty enough to sit on the counter. Drill one hole in the side to fit the plug. In the top of the box, create holes through which you can fit your electronics con-

nectors (cellphones, iPad, camera, etc.). All the cords will be stored in the box, out of sight.

* My best tip for the beach? A laundry basket and a bungee cord. I put my cooler, bags and sand toys in the basket and pull it along the sand using the bungee. It has worked for me many times -and it’s so convenient to keep things corralled in! Here’s more tips on beach vacationing. -JoAnn

* Must-haves at the beach: Zipper-top bags for trash and clothespins to clip a napkin down so it won’t blow away!

* “Freeze bottles of water (take out a sip or two to allow the ice to expand) and juice boxes or pouches before you head out to the beach (or anytime you’re taking a cooler). They will act as ice packs to keep food and snacks cool, and double as refreshing beverages along the way!” -- A.A. in Florida

* “My eyesight started to falter a few years ago, and I had found that my glasses slipped and were uncomfortable during seaside trips. I dearly love to read, and have since discovered audiobooks, or books on tape. I download them to a digital music player and can listen all day if I like. It also allows me to peoplewatch and even doze off! I am almost 80, so I can do that if I feel like it!” -- R.A. in Connecticut

* “I keep an empty gallon jug in the trunk of my car. When I go to the beach, if there’s no shower, I can fill it with water at a faucet and get a good rinse there before I leave.” -- L.G. in Mississippi

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“edUcATinG riTA” AT The bArnsTorMers TheATre

The Barnstormers Theatre presents Educating Rita, running July 11th through the 20th.

Frank is a tutor of English in his fifties whose disillusioned outlook on life drives him to drink and bury himself in his books. Enter Rita, a forthright 26 year-old hairdresser who is eager to learn. After weeks of cajoling, Rita slowly wins over the very hesitant Frank with her innate insight and refusal to accept no

for an answer. Their relationship as teacher and student blossoms, ultimately giving Frank a new sense of self and Rita the knowledge she

The play became a hit film with Michael Caine and Julie Walters. Willy Russell’s play is very English — a bit Pygmalion, a good dose of comedy about social classes, and a lot of irresistible force meets immovable object. PG Rating Directed by Dori Rob-

inson. This production features returning Barnstormers Dale Place and Sarah Corey.

“Educating Rita is a love letter to learning, following your dreams, and celebrating the differences we see in other people. I think we can all find parts of ourselves in Frank and Rita’s stories throughout this charming play.”

- Sarah Rozene, Artistic Director

Educating Rita is presented at the Barn-

stormers Theatre, on 104 Main Street in scenic Tamworth, NH. Tickets are $20-$39.50. Discounted same-day tickets for Carroll County residents, budgetfriendly group tickets and Family Packages available. Intermission refreshments sponsored by Whippletree Winery and Tuckerman Brewing Co. For more information and tickets, visit barnstormerstheatre.org or call 603-3238500.

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There will be over 110 arts & 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.

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cAnTerbUry shAker villAGe WelcoMes Allen JAMes Trio

On Sunday, July 21 at 4:00 p.m., Canterbury Shaker Village will welcome Allen James Trio back for Music on the Green, an annual concert summer music series that features award-winning musical acts in diverse genres.

Touring the country as a 60s and 70s musician, James is a solo singer/guitar player who taps into the roots of folk and rock. His music is widely recognized by multiple generations.

Held outside in a natural, intimate setting, Music on the Green takes place on Sundays throughout the

summer. In addition to July 7 and July 21, other dates in the Music on the Green series in-

clude August 4, August 18, and August 25. Admission is free with a suggested donation of $20. These events take place rain or shine except in extreme weather conditions. Pre-registration on shakers.org is encouraged but not required. Music on the Green is sponsored by Coldwell Banker Lifestyles, New Hampshire Dance Collaborative (NHDC), and Kathleen Belko, Trustee. Village tours are available before Music on the Green performances.

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The music known as Yacht Rock will fill the air on Saturday, July 20, at the Castle in the Clouds in Moultonborough at 7:30, when The Docksiders bring you the Yacht Rock Experience. Prepare yourselves for a fun evening as you picture cruising the Atlantic shores of the Hamptons with your friends while listening to the music of such notables as Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Christopher Cross, Air Supply, and so many more. Familiar tunes such as What a Fool Believes, Africa, and I Just Want to Be Your Everything are just a few of the familiar soft rock hits from the 70s and 80s that the Docksiders will perform.

Led by three-time Grammy nominee Kevin Sucher, the Docksiders band includes music industry veterans. Showstopping hit songs and costume changes are just a part of this worldclass performance. They have entertained thousands of people across the country over the past four years. In 2023, they were voted the Winner of the Best in Las Vegas—Tribute Act and are currently in residency at 1923 Live in Vegas, where they appear before sold-out audiences.

Plan to make it a complete evening by participating in this year’s new Ride and Dine Experience or coming early

and enjoying the food of the three food trucks that will be available before the show. The Ride and Dine Experience begins in Wolfeboro. Travel in Jolly the Trolley from the Kingswood Arts Center or the Taylor Community at Back Bay to a delicious threecourse meal at Birch and Vine in Tuftonboro. Then, continue to the

performance at the Great Waters tent on the Castle in the Clouds grounds. Following the performance, Jolly will return you to your car in Wolfeboro. Are you looking for a different food option? Three food trucks will be available on-site near the Great Waters tent. Refuge Bar BQ, Arlenes AsianKitchSee YACHT on 27

The music and energy of two legendary stadium rock bands come together in one electrifying show! Classic hits by Foreigner and Journey provides a crowd-pleasing night of unforgettable music.

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inTerlAkes sUMMer TheATre opens WiTh “chicAGo”

The Interlakes Summer Theatre will continue it’s 17th season on July 17th at 7:30 pm.

A tale of fame, fortune, and “all that jazz,” with one show stopping song after another, Chicago, is now the longest-running American musical in Broadway history. This 6 time Tony Awardwinning musical is set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s and tells the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife who maliciously murders her lover. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the

media and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago’s slickest criminal lawyer to transform her malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines that entertain an entire city.

The production will be directed and choreographed by GustavoWons, with Musical Direction by Susie Jolink. Set Designer is Katherine Wexler, Costume Designer-Izzy McClelland, Lighting Designer-Connor White, Sound Designer-Jared Lipkin, Technical Director-Michael Byne, Prop Design-Troy Tedeschi, Stage Manager-

Lily Landoch, Production Manager-Kristen Wettstein, Costume Shop Manager-Ginny Fisher, Assistant Stage Manager-Raeya Garcia, Assistant Lighting Designer Brandon Clague, Costume Shop Technician-Savannah Richey.

Chicago will run from July 17-28, with a matinees on both Thursdays.

Tickets can be purchased at our Box Office at 1 Laker Lane from 10-5 every day, or online at interlakestheatre.com, or by calling 1-603-707-6035.

a free way over the rivers and into adjoining states. It should be added that the ferry and toll bridges also were facts of life on rivers within the boundaries of the state, with rivers sometimes being the natural boundary between towns. Towards the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the 20th

there was a movement to eliminate the paying of tolls for ferry and bridge crossings. The bill passed by the legislature on March 10, 1905 had seven sections. Section 1 created a Bridge Commission and stated that it was to consist of three persons to work in conjunction with a similar commission of the state of Vermont to

consider all questions relating to the freeing of all toll bridges between the State of New Hampshire and the State of Vermont, and would ascertain the cost of freeing such bridges. Their duties also were to involve freeing bridges in towns in the state and deciding where new bridges should be built.

Following sections of the bill included making the Governor responsible for appointing commission members, setting the term of office of bridge commission members at two years, setting their pay at three dollars per diem plus expenses, and requiring the commission to make a full report to the 1907 legislature. In addition, if the State of Maine were to establish a similar commission by 1907 the New Hampshire Commission was to work with Maine towards freeing bridges between the two states.

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The same year that the Bridge Commission was voted into existence by the New Hampshire legislature one of the Granite State’s towns on the Connecticut River, in cooperation with a Green Mountain State town, was creating their

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The Arch Bridge between Bellows Falls and North Walpole that replaced the covered toll bridge.

Old Toll Bridge at Newcastle, New Hampshire. Some of the first New Hampshire toll bridges were not covered.

own free passageway over the Connecticut River. Many years previous, I imagine that there were many times that a colonist in our state came upon a river in their travels and explorations, looked across the barrier of water to the other side and thought, “How do I get there from here?”

In 1840 a covered toll bridge was built over the Connecticut River which provided a passage from the town of North Walpole, New Hampshire to Bellows Falls, Vermont. The bridge was named the Tucker Toll Bridge and was near the Sullivan Railroad Bridge, which was built in 1882 as a replacement rail bridge for the original one built by the Sullivan Railroad in 1852. The bridges were the only means for the residents of those towns, other than boats, of crossing

Covered bridge over the Pemigewasset River which was also replaced with an arch bridge

the river in those first years of the 20th century, but the two towns didn’t like the toll.

The Boston and Maine Railroad, which was the owner of the railroad bridge, was not happy with pedestrians using their bridge to cross the river, which I assume they were doing to avoid paying the toll on the Tucker Bridge. So North Walpole and Bellows Falls officials got together and bought

the toll bridge and replaced it with a new bridge that would not be a toll bridge, but would provide free passage between the two towns.

The new bridge, built with steel, and called the Bellows Falls Arch Bridge, was reported as having been the longest arch bridge in the United States at the time it was completed in 1905. It was 644 feet and 8 inches

A year after the Bel-

lows Falls Arch Bridge was completed a prominent New Hampshire personality, Henry Keyes of Haverhill, purchased the Haverhill-Newbury toll bridge, closed it for safety reasons, and gave it to the two towns with the stipulation that they repair it and make it a free bridge. The town replaced the bridge in 1913 with a steel one and eliminated any crossing costs for travelers. Henry Keyes would become a Governor of the state and a then a United States Senator. A number of bridges had been built over the Connecticut River between Haverhill and Newbury which had been destroyed by flood and/or wind. Other covered and uncovered bridges along the river at other locations suffered the same fate. The first bridges, built to replace ferry transportation were uncovered structures,

and the covered ones were built to offer protection, not just for the river crossers, but to protect the wood on the bridges from the elements. Both the ferry owners and the bridge owners, which might include groups of men or corporations, appear to have been profitable undertakings despite the risks involved. A ccording to an account in The History of Bristol by Captain R. W. Musgrove, in 1799 a Daniel Burley of Bridgewater petitioned the New Hampshire House of Representatives and Senate to grant him the right to operate a ferry between New Hampton and Bridgewater until a bridge that was already approved for the site could be built. Burley stated that it was almost impossible to cross the river with horses unless they were made to swim across the river

beside canoes. Burley was given permission to operate the ferry and to charge foot passengers one cent, a horse and cart, 6 cents, a cart with more than one horse, 10 cents, a cart with oxen, 8 cents, a horse that wasn’t being ridden, one cent, and each sheep or swine, one-half cent. The bridge construction was delayed and the Pemigewasset Bridge didn’t begin until at least the year that seems to have been focused upon bridges, 1906.

Like the Connecticut River, the Pemigewasset seemed to have a habit of destroying wooden bridges by flood and wind at different periods of times in the 1800’s and 1900’s. Settlers at a location that is now Laconia but was once New Salem and part of Meredith, built a bridge across the Winnipesaukee River and called the place Meredith Bridge.

or hunting rifle to you now, they kept their name on the pages of what you were reading, boasting of the important part they played to help win the war.

And it is here, on page 71, in the September 6th issue of LIFE magazine, 1943, that the idea for this week’s Simple Feast was born. Al Capp’s Li’l Abner, teamed up with Cream of Wheat to save the day, or at least to save a forest in the heart of Dogpatch USA, from the ravages of a devastating fire. Having just enough time to make his Cream of Wheat “ready in just five minutes” and “packed with vitamins and minerals”, it gave Ll’l Abner the strength he needed to put out the fire and save Daisy Mae and himself from being “barby-cued”. And as the famous Cream of

CREAM OF WHEAT SAVORY MEAT LOAF

Servings:8 Time: 75 Minutes Approximately INGREDIENTS

1 Pound ground beef

1 Cup uncooked Cream of Wheat

1 egg, slightly beaten

1 small onion, minced (diced fine)

2 teaspoons salt

¼ teaspoon pepper

¼ teaspoon sage or thyme

2 teaspoons prepared mustard

1 ½ Cups liquid (tomato juice, mixed vegetable juice from cooked or canned veggies, or bouillon cube dissolved in boiling water).

PREPARATION

- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

- Combine beef, Cream of Wheat, egg, all seasonings, and add 1 cup of liquid. Mix together lightly and pack into a greased baking dish.

- Bake in the preheated oven for about 1 hour basting with the remaining ½ cup of liquid 30 minutes into the baking time.

- Use a thermometer to check for an internal temperature of 165 degrees F. or higher.

“non rationed” Cream of Wheat is the perfect “meat stretcher”. “Try this tested recipe” for Cream of Wheat Savory Meat Loaf, it “blends perfectly” and “molds and

Well, what better testimony than that to entice readers on a budget to save money (and ration points) on expensive ground beef and to put those extra

ing more War Bonds? It certainly convinced me eighty-one years later! Not having a box of Cream of Wheat on the shelf, I went right out and bought a box

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just so I could make this recipe. Now, I will confess that I did alter the recipe just a bit from the original (I know, you’re shocked!) but it is the original recipe, as it appears, in that September issue of LIFE so long ago that I have included in this article. Those slight alterations? I used low sodium V8 juice and about 1 teaspoon of low sodium Soy Sauce instead of salt. I substituted 1 small shallot for the onion. I also cooked this in a loaf pan in a pellet smoker grill, a great way to avoid heating up the house during the heat of summer. The results? Well, the ad did not lie. The meat loaf “molds and slices smoothly”. And it did stretch my pound of ground beef. However, while the flavor was good I will admit to leaving the meat loaf in the smoker a little too long. This particular smoker acts as a convection oven. Convection ovens will typically cook items faster than regular ovens as they force the hot air to move throughout the cooking “chamber” so reducing the cooking time is recommended. I had kept a timer going but one of the other items I was making for dinner took a bit longer and so the meat loaf

was in the smoker for over an hour. 45 minutes would have been sufficient.

While not overdone the meatloaf was a bit dry. Upon slicing and serving, the meat loaf was reminiscent of a dense bread consistency. Two of the four people eating the meat loaf left the majority of their serving on their plate, saying the flavor was good but the texture was not pleasing to the palette. It was indeed, too “smooth”. I, being the third, was able to eat my first serving and most of my second before I concurred with this assessment. The fourth, my son, had two large helpings, deciding to ignore the consistency and just bank on flavor.

It would be nearly two more years before World War Two would come to an end. During that time America and her allies would continue to be asked and reminded to tighten their belt a bit more and give a little more of themselves. Grow more, eat less, and make sacrifices in their everyday lives through rationing, saving, and buying war bonds. And above all else, continue to partake in a Simple Feast. Enjoy!

ery, to be returned to the lake as one-yearolds. Last May, NH F&G stocked more than 59,000 salmon in Lake Winnipesaukee alone and the results seem to be speaking for themselves. Salmon numbers are up and most anglers I hear are happy with the results. Is it a perfect fishery? No, but there really is no such thing anymore. Add to the increased salmon numbers, large numbers of very nice rainbow trout, and the result is some very happy clients on my boat. Happy clients make for a happy guide and a happy guide is a more motivated guide. Moral is high to say the least. Everyone who gets off my boat these days has had a better trip than expected. Sure, there are slow days, but even the slow days are better than many of last year’s trips, which relied heavily on lake trout to fill in the blanks.

For most of the last few years, great fishing came in streaks. Streaks that were certain to be short lived. High angler pressure and low catch and release usually took quick care of hot spots in short order. This year, there seem to be more fish and slightly fewer anglers, making for continued quality fishing. While the salmon aren’t huge, the numbers are good and just about anyone who wants to take a salmon or two home accomplishes just that, but most of my clients return all of the fish that survive, which is almost all of them. On top of that, the rainbow trout numbers are very good, and the fish are huge this year. Almost all the rainbows we are catching weigh 3 –5-pounds. Now that the fish are moving down

to the thermocline, they are even easier to find, so we spend less time looking for fish after a hot area slows down. While I always wonder what next year will bring, I can’t help but enjoy the moment, the memories, and the smiles. With lake trout jigging expected to take off sooner than usual, I’m pretty pleased to say the least.

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

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The debate exposed the lie that Biden is competent to be President, Who’s running our Country and inciting threats of nuclear war?

Biden blatantly lied about Hunter’s laptop being Russian misinformation and his involvement in Hunter’s scheme selling government actions for cash.

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What kind of man showers with his daughter and inappropriately touches women and young girls?

Special Counsel Hur documented that Biden stole and mishandled classified documents. Biden’s prosecuting Trump for far less.

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policies cause misery or death to millions around the world, e.g., Afghanistan, Ukraine, Israel, Russia, Iran, China. By opening the border Biden broke his sworn oath to perform his Constitutional responsibilities. But it benefits his ideology and rich friends; it also causes much needless suffering.

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Court issued a relatively non-controversial decision explaining that the president has criminal immunity for core official acts, presumptive immunity but not absolute immunity for other official conduct, and no immunity for unofficial conduct. There is nothing particularly shocking here. But the entire left exploded with the extraordinary lie that the president had been given the power to drone his political opponents. Nobody in the media or on the left truly believes this -- but Joe Biden immediately rushed to the microphones to speak for four minutes, blasting the Supreme Court and declaring that if he is not elected, the country will fall into Hitlerism.

It was a divisive, nonsensical, utterly dishonest speech. But this is the situation in which Democrats find

Ben Shapiro is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show,” and co-founder of Daily Wire+. 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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But now we are beyond the policy debate, and I confess to being shocked.

Shocked to see reality laid so bare and clear that the raw lust for and love of power of Biden and his party permits them to endanger our nation by insisting that he is capable of handling the responsibilities of the presidency when clearly he is not.

We can understand why the White House has vigorously dug in, claiming presidential executive privilege, in denying the request of House Republicans to release the recording of special counsel Robert Hur’s interviews with Biden regarding his handling of classified materials.

The tapes will show the tenuousness of the president’s mental acuity; at one point he could not recall the date that his son died.

In the report, Hur noted that if Biden was forced to testify in court regarding his handling of the classified materials, he could defend himself by appealing to jurors as a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.”

Now House Republicans have filed suit demanding that Attorney General Merrick Garland release the recording of Biden’s interview with Hur.

Even if the president and his party own up and accept that the responsible thing to do is for him to step aside, replacing him with another nominee at this point is no simple thing.

But picking a replacement for Biden is not a matter of changing course in policy.

In the Republican Party, basic principles are shared by most, but there are serious differences among Republicans on many specific issues of policy. But this

is not the case among Democrats. Among Democrats, there is uniformity, with most being on the same page on most major policy issues. Democrats all want to continue spending money and burying the nation deeper in debt, as if this doesn’t matter and can go on forever. They are all signed off on the woke worldview of race and sexual identity politics. They are all weak on strong border policy and strict rules for new immigrants. Few Democrats are committed to making the necessary increases in our defense budget to restore the strength of our military. And they practically all are indifferent to the sanctity of life of the unborn. So, from a policy view, which Democrat runs does not have much practical import. But what does have import is having a president sitting in the Oval Office for show, when others are really running things.

And that our enemies see weakness and confusion in the leadership in America.

It’s why since Joe Biden assumed the presidency the world has become a much more dangerous and unstable place.

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via 3% governmentbacked bonds (Kennedy), I think about how bewildered and horrified The Founding Fathers would be by such promises.

On the Fourth of July almost 250 years ago, they signed the Declaration of Independence, marking the birth of our nation.

They did not want life dominated by politicians. They wanted a society made up of free individuals. They believed every human being has “unalienable rights” to life, liberty and (justly acquired) property.

The blueprints created by the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution gradually created the freest and most prosperous nation in the history of the world.

Before 1776, people thought there was a “divine right” of kings and nobles to rule over them.

America succeeded because the founders rejected that belief.

In the Virginia Declaration of Rights, George Mason wrote, “All power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people.”

By contrast, Kennedy and Biden make promises that resemble the United Nations’ “Universal Declaration of Human Rights.” U.N. bureaucrats say every person deserves “holidays with pay ... clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services.”

The founders made it clear that governments should be limited. They didn’t think we had a claim on our neighbor’s money. We shouldn’t try to force them to pay for our food, clothing, housing, prescription drugs, college tuition ... They believe you have the right to be left alone

to pursue happiness as you see fit.

For a while, the U.S. government stayed modest. Politicians mostly let citizens decide our own paths, choose where to live, what jobs to take and what to say.

There were a small number of “public servants.” But they weren’t our bosses.

Patrick Henry declared: “The governing persons are the servants of the people.”

Yet now there are 23 million government employees. Some think they are in charge of everything.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, pushing her Green New Deal, declared herself “the boss.”

The Biden administration wants to decide what kind of car you should drive.

During the pandemic, politicians ordered people to stay home, schools to shut down and businesses to close.

Then, as often hap-

pens in “Big Government World,” people harmed by government edicts ask politicians to compensate them.

After governments banned Fourth of July fireworks, the American Pyrotechnics Association requested “relief in the next Senate Covid package to address the unique and specific costs to this industry,” reported the NYT.

“The industry hopes Congress will earmark $175 million for it in another stimulus bill.”

Today the politically connected routinely lobby passionately to get bigger chunks of your money.

For some of you, the last straw was when the administration demanded you inject a chemical into your body.

When some resisted vaccinations, Biden warned, “Our patience is wearing thin.”

His patience? Who does he think he is? My father? My king?

At least Kennedy doesn’t say things like

that. But he does say absurd things. In a few weeks I’ll release my sit-down interview with him, and you can decide for yourself whether he’s a good candidate.

This Fourth of July, remember Milton Friedman’s question: “How can we keep the government we create from becoming a Frankenstein that will destroy the very freedom we establish it to protect?”

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

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