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VOLUME 25, NO. 29

THE WEIRS, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H., THURSDAY, July 21, 2016

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Celebrating Twenty Years Of A Love Of Riding trail guide at Castle in the Clouds in 1991. And they were married in 1993. He passed away seven years ago. “This is my life. This is what keeps me going.” On July 31st, Lawrence is welcoming all friends, old and new, to help celebrate the Riding Academy’s twentieth year. The Lakes Region Riding Academy is run from Jim Cookman’s Farm at

by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor

Julie Lawrence shows a big smile as a group of young riders await her instructions during a morning session at Lakes Region Riding Academy. Lawrence founded the Riding Academy twenty years ago, but has been around horses all her life. In fact she met her late husband when she was a

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Opera House Drape On Display

Ellie Swarthout in a pole bending event at Lakes Region Riding Academy in Gilford, NH. Julie Lawrence started the academy in 1996 which will be celebrating its 20th anniversary on July 31st. Hundreds of students of all ages have learned to ride from Lawrence and many are expected to be on hand to share memories. The general public is also invited to the celebration. michelle swarthout Photo

The Grand Drape from the Moulton Opera House, Laconia, will again be on display at the Laconia Public Library from Wednesday, July 20, until the end of August. Restored in 2014 under a $16,000 grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council, the drape — which reproduces the classic engraving, ‘Morning on the Nile,’ but in rich, full color — is now permanently installed at the library/ When not on display, the 30- by 24-foot drape is rolled up out of sight behind a valance. The Moulton Opera House, which stood on Bank Square from 1887

until it was demolished around 1970 cost $70,000, was considered the most elegant opera house in New England, outside of Boston. The grand drape had been painted by Eugene Cramer, a scenic artist for 24 years at the Sumter Opera House in Columbia, S.C., who had a measure of regional fame in the field.

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Sounds in the Sanctuary Classical Concert Series – Richard Kogan, Piano

Through July 31st “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”

Peterborough Players, 55 Hadley Road, Peterborough. The Peterborough Players presents Christopher Durang’s deliriously funny play. Tickets can be purchased at www.peterboroughplayers.org or at 924-7585 Thursday 21st

Laconia Main Street Outdoor Marketplace

In the parking lot between Main and Pleasant Streets in the center of downtown Laconia. 3pm-6pm. Vendors will offer the best and freshest products from local independent farms and orchards. 528-8541

2 Good 2 Be True

Patrick’s Pub and Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. Local favorite Paul Warnick on stage with $2 drafts and 2-for-1 apps and ‘tinis after 8pm! 2930841

Wolfeboro Farmers Market

Clark Park, 233 South Main Street, Wolfeboro. 12:304:30pm. Rain or shine. www. wolfeboroareafarmersmarket.com

“Old Town Canoes” – Lecture Series

Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation Sanctuary, 39 Strawberry Hill, Bethlehem. 5pm. Concert is open to the public. Tickets available at the door. Reception with the artist follows. www.bethlehemsynagogue.org

Double Take – Live Performance

Music On The Square Concert, downtown Rochester. 11:45am1:30pm. Free parking nearby is available at the North Main Union, and Congress Street Parking lots. 330-3208

Brett Walberg Trio – Live Jazz

Patio Garden Restaurant, end of Weirs Beach Boardwalk, across footbridge from Lakeside Ave, Weirs Beach. 7-10pm. Full bar and menu available.

Piccola Opera – “An Evening with Purcell & Puccini”

Concord City Auditorium, Concord. 7pm. The performance will present two- one act operas, “Dido & Aeneas” by Purcell and “Suor Angelica”, by Puccini. These operas will be presented fully staged with orchestra. Tickets available at www.piccolaopera. net or at the door.

Fri. 22nd – Sat. 30th

New Hampshire Boat Museum, Wolfeboro. 7pm.Benson Gray will talk about the history of canoe building with an emphasis on Old Town Canoe of Maine. His presentation will cover the native birch-bark builders and then move up through the major wood-canvas builders including companies like Gerrish, Thatcher, Morris, Carleton, White, Old Town and Penobscot. To ensure your seat call the museum at 569-4554. www. nhbm.org

The Village Player’s Theater, 51 Glendon Street, Wolfeboro. Bathroom Humor contains adult themes and is not appropriate for children. Tickets are $12pp and are available at Black’s Paper and Gifts on Main Street or on line at www.village-players.com

Jazz at Sunset – Live Music

Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh.com 536-2551

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Castle in the Clouds, Carriage House Terrace, Moultonborough. In addition to the great music and incredible sunsets, there will be food from the award-winning Carriage House Restaurant available. Tickets sell out quickly and are by registration only. To reserve please call 476-5900. www.castleintheclouds.org

Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 8pm. $23pp. www. rochesteroperahouse.com or 3351992

Dan Carter – Pianist and Singer – Live

Melvin Village Church, Tuftonboro. 544-9661 for more information.

Schuster’s Tavern at the Gunstock Inn, 580 Cherry Valley Road, Gilford. 6:30-9:30pm. Free admission. 2932021 or www.gunstockinn.com

Friday 22nd Dueling Pianos at Patrick’s Pub

Patrick’s Pub and Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 9pm. Prepare your friends for some serious fun as YOU pick the music and join in the show! 293-0841

Glenn Miller Orchestra

Kingswood Arts Center, Wolfeboro. 7:30pm. Great Waters will honor all veterans at the Glenn Miller Orchestra concert and are offering FREE tickets to all WWII veterans. www. greatwaters.org 569-7710

New London Garden Club’s 50 Annual Antique Show & Sale

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Town Green, Main Street, New London. 9am-3pm. The show and sale features select New England

Dirty Deeds – The AC/DC Tribute

Melvin Village Church Annual Auction/Fair

Strung Out with Ursula – One Woman Comedy Show

The Little Church Theater, Holderness. An hour of Ursula Boutman’s PG-13 humor will remind you that yes, life is better when you’re laughing! $25pp/ general admission. 968-2250

Gunner’s Blood and Marrow Drive

Oyster River High School, Durham. 10am-3:30pm. Sponsored by the American Red Cross and the Granite State Sisterhood. Call 1-800-7332767 or visit www.redcrossblood.org

Shelli LaTorre Trio – Live Jazz

Patio Garden Restaurant, end of Weirs Beach Boardwalk, across footbridge from Lakeside Ave, Weirs Beach. 7-10pm. Full bar and menu available.

Piccola Opera – “An Evening with Purcell & Puccini”

Concord City Auditorium, Concord. 7pm. The performance will present

two- one act operas, “Dido & Aeneas” by Purcell and “Suor Angelica”, by Puccini. These operas will be presented fully staged with orchestra. Tickets available at www.piccolaopera. net or at the door.

Townwide Yard Sale - Bristol

Covering the whole Town of Bristol. 8am-2pm. $10 donation to be on the map, $3 donation to purchase the map. Vendors are welcome. Tables to be set up at the Masonic Temple at 61 Pleasant Street. 744-3321

6th Annual Psychic Fair

Weirs Beach Community Center, next to the Weirs Fire Station, 25 Lucerne Avenue, Laconia. 11:30am6:30pm. Free admission, door prizes, open to the general public. Group Presentations and demos. 321-4818 or www.lovinglifeexpo.com

Dan Carter – Vocal and Pianos

Schuster’s Tavern at the Gunstock Inn, Gilford. 6:30pm-9:30pm. 2932021 or www.gunstockinn.com

Saturday Sessions – Acoustic Rock

Patrick’s Pub and Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 9pm. Acoustic Rock! Rotating styles each week. 293-0841

Public Breakfast and Bake Sale

Masonic Building, 410 West Main Street, Tilton. 7-9:30am. Full breakfast, including eggs cooked to order. $8pp. 524-8268

Sunday 24th Roomful of Blues – Magic Dick and Shun

Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh.com 536-2551

Loon Preservation Committee’s Annual Summer Luncheon

Church Landing, Route 3, Meredith. 11am-2pm. Attendees will enjoy a delicious buffet lunch, a silent auction and the chance to visit with fellow loon lovers. Call Lin at The Loon Center 476-5666 to purchase seats.

Family Day at the Libby Museum – The Karner Blue Butterfly

The Libby Museum, 755 North Main Street, Wolfeboro. 11am-3pm. The Karner Blue Butterfly is the state butterfly of NH and is in danger of extinction. This Family Day is created in order to spread awareness of local endangered species. Butterfly tents open at 11:30am. There will be a lecture by Fish & Game Karner Blue expert Rebecca Segelhurst from 11am-12pm, kids games, crafts, activities, face painting, hot dogs and ice cream and more! Donations gratefully accepted. 569-1035 or www.thelibbymuseum.org

Boardwalk Jazz Quartet

Patio Garden Restaurant, end of Weirs Beach Boardwalk, across footbridge from Lakeside Ave, Weirs Beach. 7-10pm. Full bar and menu available.

Gallery Reception: Kaleidoscope – Student Art from NH Universities

Castle in the Clouds’ Carriage House, Moultonborough. 5:30pm. Enjoy wine and crudités as you meet the talented artists whose work is displayed. All marked pieces of art are for sale. Free and open to the public. Use Ossipee Park Road entrance. www. castleintheclouds.org

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New Horizons Band Concert The New Horizons Band of the Lakes Region will present a concert at the Sanbornton Band Stand, Sanbornton Square, in conjunction with Old Home Day. Mark your calendars for Saturday, July 23 at 1pm. Several members of the Band live in Sanbornton and in surrounding towns of the Lakes Region. Listen to music, see you friends and neighbors playing on the bandstand, enjoy the atmosphere and the day

David Neufuield Exhibit On Thursday, July 21 between 5pm and 7pm The First Congregational Church of Wolfeboro and Arts on the Edge invite the public to join sculptor David Neufeld, as part of the exhibit, Between Two Worlds, for his first of two artist’s talks: The StoryWithin the Image. The objects that comprise these sculptures were found on the verges of roads, washed up on shores, and in abandoned cellars. They contain bits of the past. Reassembled, they form figures from mythology, dreams, and forgotten history. David Neufeld practices art in multiple forms. He has concurrent professions as a storyteller, landscape designer, stonemason, brick oven builder, writer and photographer… and sculptor. His MFA degree combined sculpture and Jungian psychology. He continues to explore the links between the creative life and human potential. Exhibit hours are: Tuesday-Friday, 9am-noon, Saturday and Sunday, 1-4pm. For more information call: 603-569- 1555 or go to www. fccwolfeboro.org. Exhibit and talks are free but donations are welcome. Sponsored by Arts On The Edge Wolfeboro and First Congregational Church of Wolfeboro, UCC. 115 Main Street, Wolfeboro.

“My Fair Lady” In Meredith Interlakes Summer Theatre in Meredith will present “My Fair Lady” on Tuesday, July 26th through Sunday, August 7th at the Interlakes High School Auditorium in Meredith. Tuesday through Saturday the show will be at 7:30pm. Sunday’s performance is at 5pm. There are also matiness on Wednesday and Thursday at 2pm. Tickets for “My Fair Lady” are $25-$33. Visit www.interlakestheatre.com or call 603-707-6035.

Paws For A Cause To Benefit Humane Society Paws for a Cause Auction to Benefit the NH Humane Society will be held Thursday,August 11, at Church Landing in Meredith. The evening begins at 5pm with check-in, cocktails and silent auction bidding. There’s something for everyone; art, home and garden, sports memorabilia, NH made, wine and spirits, pets, something special for her and more! The evening also includes dinner, entertainment from the Rockin’ Daddios who will play the best of the 50’s and 60’s; and MC Pat Kelly from 98.3 LNH and 107.3 WEMJ along with Auctioneer PK Zyla will give you plenty of additional entertainment. To purchase tickets go to www.nhhumane.org or make your check payable to the NH Humane Society and mail to PO Box 572, Laconia, NH 03247; please note Paws for a Cause in the memo line. For additional information, contact the NH Humane Society at 524-3252. If you are unable to attend Paws for a Cause, but would like to support the event, auction items are currently being collected, or you could purchase 50/50 raffle tickets ahead of time. $5 a ticket or 3 for $10, last year’s 50/50 winner won over $2,000! For more information visit www.nhhumane.org.

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Nicolaos is Ancient Athens only private investigator and while he gets satisfaction and remuneration from the commissions he takes on, often when the job is over the satisfaction comes from making it back to Athens alive and the remuneration is never quite sufficient to the deed. He’s come close to death or disgrace numerous times in the course of his career, but with the able assistance of his priestess wife, Diotima, Nico finds the murderers, solves the crimes, and saves the day for Athens. The investigations are often complicated by Nico’s boss, Pericles, “the first citizen� of Athens, who arranges the contracts but seldom has much to offer by way of implementation and who al-

ways has a sneaky supplemental objective attached. In The Singer from Memphis Nico is hired by wannabe historian, Herodotus, to accompany him to Egypt so that Herodotus can write a first-hand account of the ongoing war between the Hellenes and the Persians. The Egyptians, allies of the Hellenes, are rebelling against the Persians who have invaded Egypt. They are doing well against the Persians and keeping them out of the Greeks’ hair, except for one spot, Memphis, the capital, where the Persians have established a stronghold. Egypt is teaming with three armies, secret agents, bureaucrats and crocodiles, yet without a decent cup of wine to be had. When you read any of See montague on 21

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Candidates in M’Boro To The Editor: The Lakes Region TEA Party is pleased to announce that Congressman Frank Guinta and Gubernatorial candidate Frank Edelblut will speak and answer questions at its July 20 meeting. The meeting begins at 7 PM at the Moultonborough Fire Station which is on Route 25 a little North East of the Holland Ave intersection in Moultonborough (address: 1035 Whittier Hwy, Moultonborough, NH), parking and entry is at the rear. The public is invited to listen and participate in the Q&A sessions. Congressman Guinta is running for reelection to his third term in office. His focus is on helping middle-income Americans prosper by fixing job killing laws and regulations that reduce working hours and family incomes, on growing the economy to provide better jobs, on protecting New Hampshire small businesses, and on protecting Social Security and Medicare on which so many Americans depend. As the two-term Mayor of Manchester he cut taxes, implemented a tax cap, and cut crime by 17%. Congressman Guinta is a conservative voice in Congress, breaking with Republican leadership on crucial votes including the Omnibus, the re-authorization of the Patriot act and the Puerto Rico bailout; he intends to continue being visible to and accessible by his constituents.

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Gubernatorial candidate Frank Edelblut serves as the State Representative from Wilton, NH and as their Water Commissioner. He wants to bring his perspective as a successful entrepreneur to addressing New Hampshire’s problems, searching for what works, not what is ideologically correct. Frank says, “I want New Hampshire to be the first state businesses think about when deciding where to locate, and the first state people think about when looking for a place to raise a family.â€? “I want the people of New Hampshire to put each other first‌.â€? Don Ewing Meredith, NH.

Presidential Respect To The Editor: We hear a great deal about how the American people have little respect for the Congress or the Presidency. Much is being said and much is being written on the subject. You can write a whole book on the subject and still not explain the reasons, nor understand why the public has such a low approval rating for our legislators. I feel, even with all its flaws, we still have the best system of government in the World. Our founding fathers had a great deal of respect for the people. They had such a high level of respect for the people, that they wrote the Constitution in order to limit the power of the government over the American

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 re-established in 1992 and strives to maintain the patriotic spirit of its predecessor as well as his devotion to the interests of Lake Winnipesaukee and the Cocheco Valley area with the new Cocheco Times. 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.

people. Which brings me to President Clinton and Presidential respect. Back in 1995 to 1996, President Bill Clinton had a sexual relationship with a 22 year old intern, named Monica Lewinsky. I remember democrats (and the left leaning press) doing everything they could to down play the scandal. Of course the republicans wanted Clinton impeached. In fact he was impeached by the House but not by the Senate. The Senate later acquitted Clinton of all charges. One aspect of the scandal was that President Clinton had sex in the Oval Office. One comment I heard from people was “all he did was have oral sex.� For me the issue isn’t the act, although isn’t it sexist for a boss to have sex with an intern? To me the problem is where it occurred, the White House Oval Office. For me it is the level of disrespect to the people. When I think of the Oval Office, I think of President Lincoln sitting in that room, discussing with his cabinet about the Emancipation Proclamation. I think about President Roosevelt talking about the Normandy invasion, or Truman contemplating about dropping the Atomic bomb. I can only imagine the discussions on dropping the bomb or invading Japan. I think of President Kennedy, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, sitting in the Oval Office, talking on the phone to Nikita Khrushchev, trySee mail boat on 12

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Have you heard about the new Pokemon Go craze? It’s the newest fun game you can play on your phone. It is another great invention to help people waste more time. The idea for the game came from someone who saw that a vast majority of the population spent the better part of their outdoor time waking while looking straight down into the screens of their phones hoping something someone else was doing would help to brighten their day. Lately though, people have been getting bored with the same old, still they continue to stare at their phones. The creator of this game picked up on this and invented an app where people can use their phones to not only walk about aimlessly waiting for their friends to post say, a funny cat video, but to also now capture imaginary creatures. Maybe you’ve never heard of Pokemon Go, but I guarantee you have seen it being used. It is similar to a Zombie movie where hordes of the undead walk slowly in no apparent direction. Zigging and zagging, suddenly making 180 degree turns with no concern for who or what might be in front of them. In other words, the next time you watch an episode of The Walking Dead, picture all of the zombies holding and looking at smartphones; this is what Pokemon Go is. The only

advantage the Zombies on the TV show have is that they are actually looking where they are going. These people aren’t confused, they are working hard to rid the streets of tiny, furry monsters that only they can see and gather valuable points that can be used for‌well‌nothing at all. If you happen to come across a Pokemon Go player, it is best to stay out of their way since their sense of reality has been compromised and they can no longer be responsible for their actions. (It is fun to watch them for a minute or two as their eyes will look up from their phone for a moment to see if that cute little imaginary goblin is actually there. Even if that doesn’t happen, chances are good they will walk into a tree or pothole which in turn makes for a great YouTube video to share with your friends while taking a break from capturing imaginary monsters.) Even though I personally think the whole Pokemon Go thing really serves no purpose but to help the chiropractic business as people’s necks become more out of alignment from never looking up, there are practical purposes for this technology which makes things exist where they really don’t. I am not talking about obvious applications like, for example, where one could take a museum tour and have a famous person like, say, James Earl Jones, appear on their phones in front of each artifact and tell of its historical significance, I’m thinking on a different level. Parents could load an app onto their kids phones where a virtual image of them would randomly pop up on the screen to check in from time to time. This alone might make the umbilical cord connection to

the smartphone less appealing, though I have my doubts. I thought that those running for office could use an app like this to their advantage. A virtual image of a candidate appearing on phones of people who are frustrated while waiting for long periods of time, letting the user know that, if elected, this will never happen anymore, could be useful in getting a few votes. (The Department of Motor Vehicles, the security line at the airport and my dentist’s office all come to mind.) It could also be used as an anger reliever during moments where a bit of rage may begin to boil. For instance, that person whose has decided their car is more important than everyone else’s and takes up two parking spaces in a busy parking lot. You can take out your phone, point it at the car, press a button and have the Dalai Lama appear to convince you that there really is no need to get angry, it’s all small stuff. (For those of you who were waiting for a more explosive solution, well that just gives me more reason to think we need this app.) I’m sure that similar apps are being developed in the wake of the silly success of the Pokemon Go thing. Let’s hope it gets a bit more positive and useful. I can understand the attraction of the Pokemon Go game to those 16 and under, I was there once, I get it. But if you are older than twenty-one and you play the game more than one minute a day, well, we need to talk. There really is other stuff that needs to be done. To find out more about Brendan’s book and upcoming appearances go to www.BrendanTSmith.com

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Congressional Black Corruption If Black Lives Matter, then why have entrenched members of the Congressional Black Caucus spent more time enriching themby Michelle Malkin selves than Syndicated Columnist taking care of their neglected constituents? Too many social justice protesters are busy throwing shade, rocks, bottles, concrete blocks and vicious death threats at police officers of all colors trying to keep the peace. Instead of moaning about “#WhitePrivilege,” I invite radical racial identity warriors to join me in taking on the black political elites selling out their people. Help expose the most crooked members of the caucus of Congressional Black Corruption: Corrine Brown: This 12-term Democrat from Florida received a 24-count federal indictment last week while her Congressional Black Caucus colleagues tried to drown out the news with diversionary gun-control theatrics. Brown and her chief of staff are charged with creating a fraudulent education charity to collect over $800,000 in donations from major corporations and philanthropies for their own private slush fund between 2012 and early 2016. The director of the hoax group, dubbed One Door for Education, Inc., pleaded guilty last year to fraud and conspiracy. Prosecutors say two relatives of Brown and her chief of staff steered tens of thousands of dollars in cash deposits to their accounts. The charitable contributions paid for lavish galas, NFL tickets, concert luxury box

seats, golf tournaments and apparently Brown’s tax bills. Despite raising nearly a million bucks, Brown’s “charity” only issued two measly educational scholarships for minority students. So while shamelessly claiming this week to be a martyr akin to the murdered Dallas police officers and victims of the Orlando jihad, Brown is embroiled in a sordid scandal that exploited black children’s lives to line her own pockets. You can’t blame righty or whitey this time, Crooked Corrine. Chaka Fattah: This 11-term Pennsylvania Democrat was convicted in late June on 23 charges of racketeering, money laundering and fraud, along with four other co-defendants. His son was UNITED NAsentenced earlier this year to a TIONS— In five-year prison term after being a major legal found guilty of 22 counts of sepasetback for rate federal bank and tax fraud Beijing, an incharges related to his misuse of ternational tribusiness loans and federal educabunal has retion contracts to pay for designer jected and reclothes, massive bar tabs and luxury cars. by John J. Metzler buffed many of Mainland Fattah the Elder’s crimes are Syndicated Columnist China’s claims tied to schemes to repay an illegal $1 million campaign loan. Like regarding exclusive sovereignty his rotten apple of a son, Fattah and rights in the disputed South siphoned off federal grant money China Sea. The landmark ruling and nonprofit funds (including do- in the Hague, by the Permanent nations to his educational founda- Court of Arbitration stated there tion -- sound familiar?) to pay off was no evidence that China had exercised exclusive control over political consultants. The con artists inside your own the region’s waters or resources. communities are your own worst Whether this significant legal ruling defuses competing political enemies. Eddie Bernice Johnson: 12- claims or energizes Chinese naterm Democrat from Dallas, simi- tionalism towards the region relarly helped steer thousands of mains unpredictable. The Hague ruling clearly fadollars in Congressional Black Caucus Foundation college schol- vors the Philippines; the Court arships for four family members ruled that China had violated and two of her top aide’s children the Philippines’ sovereign rights. in violation of the nonprofit’s Beijing predictable bristled at See malkin on 25 the judgement which it calls “ill

UN Court Rebuffs China’s Claims to South China Sea founded.” Xinhua, China’s state news agency, said “as the panel has no jurisdiction, its decision is naturally null and void.” PRC President Xi Jinping scolded, “China’s territorial sovereignty and marine rights in the South China Sea will not be affected by the so-called Philippines South China Sea ruling in any way,” Xi added that China was “Determined to maintain peace and stability” and was committed to resolving disputes “through negotiations based on respect to historical facts and according to international laws.” In other words, Beijing’s version of history, underscored by China’s “nine dash line” outlines its maritime claims. Though the vast South China Sea basin has been claimed by Beijing, the region sees conflicting claims of sovereignty on many of the reefs among the largely uninhabited islands and rocks. No fewer than six sovereign states claim at least some of the Spratly See metzler on 25

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On-shoring Unemployment Remember the last presidential election cycle when the Left wailed about the scourge of “offshoring” jobs? How times change. by Ken Gorrell Northfield, NH. In June of 2012, the uber-Progressive news site ThinkProgress trumpeted a Washington Post story “that Bain Capital, the private equity firm Mitt Romney headed for 15 years, invested extensively in companies that moved jobs overseas to low-wage countries like China. The practice contradicts the rhetoric of candidate Romney, who since announcing his presidential ambitions, has criticized government policies that have led to jobs, particularly those in manufacturing, moving offshore.” Never mind that lowering production costs is something businesses always strive to do, or that businesses with lower cost structures are often good investments for people seeking solid returns on their retirement funds. The Left blamed Romney for enabling the move of “American” jobs to other countries. Four years later, the Left is criticizing Donald Trump for his hard-line on illegal immigration, dismissing his claims that illegals are taking jobs away from Americans. They are even calling

for the Obama Administration to end its very tepid deportation actions aimed at employers of illegal aliens. Progressives don’t want American jobs going to foreign lands, but seem fine with foreign workers taking jobs from Americans here at home. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) jobs report for June was heralded as good news for the economy. But what did that report show? The government reported that 287,000 jobs were added last month, but digging deeper we see that the gain predominantly benefited foreign-born workers. (The data does not distinguish between legal and illegal immigrants.) The number of native-born Americans with jobs actually declined by 179,000 in June. The fact is that foreign-born workers currently have a lower unemployment rate and a higher labor force participation rate than native-born workers. It seems that through our immigration policies we are on-shoring unemployment for the native born. The BLS report also showed that more than half of the new jobs were in lower-wage sectors such as leisure and hospitality, health care, social services, and information services. Not surprisingly, these jobs are attractive to immigrants, both legal and illegal, who generally have lower skills. But many of these are also the “entrylevel” jobs young Americans seek, placing them in competition with

immigrants. And it gets worse. The widely-reported unemployment rate of 4.9% represents “Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force”. That number doesn’t include Americans who have given up looking

for full-time employment. If we count them, the unemployment rate nearly doubles, to 9.6%. This is the BLS’s so-called “U-6” number, defined as “Total unemployed, plus all persons marginally at-

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The War On Cops Even in this age of runaway emotions, there are still some people who want to know the facts. Nowhere are facts more important, or more lacking, by Thomas Sowell than in what Syndicated Columnist has been aptly called “The War on Cops,” the title of a devastating new book by Heather Mac Donald. Few, if any, of the most fashionable notions about the police, minorities and the criminal justice system can withstand an examination of hard facts. Yet those fashionable notions continue to dominate discussions in the media, in politics and in academia. But Ms. Mac Donald’s book of documented facts demolishes many fashionable notions. Consider one of the big talking points of politicians and others who claim that the harsher penalties for people selling crack cocaine than for people selling powder cocaine show racism, since crack cocaine is more likely to be used by blacks. The cold fact, however, is that black political and community leaders, back in the 1980s, spearheaded the drive for more severe legal penalties against those who sold crack cocaine. Black Congressman Charlie Rangel of Harlem was just one of those black leaders who urged these more severe penalties. So did the New York Times, the promoter of many crusades on the left. Fast forward to the present, when both black leaders and the New York Times are blaming white racism for the more severe penalties for selling crack cocaine. If you want to see what they were saying back in the 1980s, check pages 154-159 of “The War on Cops.”

When the political winds change, politicians change. But that does not change the facts about what they said and did before. As in her previous book, “Are Cops Racist?” Heather Mac Donald put hard facts front and center -and those facts devastate many a fashionable notion in the media, in politics and in academia. One of the most popular arguments used in many different contexts is to show that blacks have been disproportionately represented among people stopped by police, arrested or imprisoned, as well as disproportionately represented among people turned down for mortgage loans or for other benefits. Although many people regard these “disparate impact” statistics as evidence, or virtually proof, of racial discrimination, suppose that I should tell you that black basketball players are penalized by NBA referees out of all proportion to the 13 percent that blacks are in the American population. “Wait a minute!” you might respond. “Blacks are more than just 13 percent of the players in the NBA.” Black basketball players are several times more numerous than 13 percent of all NBA players. This is especially so among the star players, who are more likely to be on the floor, rather than sitting on the bench. And players on the floor most are the ones most likely to get penalized. The difference between the percentage of blacks in the general population and the percentage of blacks in the particular activity being discussed is the key to the fraudulent use of “disparate impact” statistics in many other contexts. Hillary Clinton, for example, decried a “disgrace of a criminaljustice system that incarcerates so See Sowell on 37

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naval captain. The grant was named the Province of Maine, but was also called Laconia. The proprietors sent settlers over from England to take possession of the land on the Piscataqua River which resulted in settlements called Little Harbor, Strawberry Bank (Portsmouth) and Northam (Dover) being built. Part of the agreement of the grant was that Gorges See smith on 20

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Keep Your Cardinals by Steve White Contributing Writer

The cardinal is relatively new to this area of New England. Prior to the popularity of backyard bird feeding, the northern most boundary of this brilliant red bird was the Connecticut and Rhode Island regions. As more homeowners enjoyed this hobby of feeding wild birds in the last two decades, attracting the cardinal has almost become an obsession. The chase was on. Just how do you keep this majestic bird in your area year round? Attracting cardinals to your backyard is not a difficult task if you have the right habitat to start with. Unfortunately, most backyards have eliminated the environment necessary for maintaining nesting cardinals. Cardinals are basically ground birds. They enjoy the comfort and safety that natural cover provides. Brambles, briar patches, and thickets are standard cardinal territory. You may witness cardinals singing from the tallest branches of trees, but for nesting purposes, this species prefers the lower levels of your area. Many people choose not to have these natural plantings in their backyard and may have a difficult, if not impossible, task of attracting northern cardinals. Nesting birds are feeding birds. The cardinal is very aggressive in defending its territory from other birds. They are extremely loyal as well. It’s one of the few species of wild birds that allow the offspring to stay for the first year after hatch-

ing. It is not uncommon to witness large flocks of cardinals during the winter months as they forage for food. Large, airy bushes, like the rhododendrons, serve well as cardinal habitat. You can create your own cardinal friendly environment using a simple brush pile. Choose a suitable area at the edge of your property and commence the process of gathering large tree branches that have fallen to the ground in neighboring woods. Place these loose branches on top of one another until you have a rudimentary brush pile approximately 6 feet wide at the bottom and 4-5 feet tall. Do not compress this new site and leave plenty of airy, open areas for the cardinals to fly into. Viola, instant cardinal habitat! Cardinals prefer bird feeders that imitate their natural feeding area, the ground. These birds are not clingers, like chickadees or finches. Perches are very difficult for large birds to use for feeding purposes. Traditional style tube feeders are not cardinal friendly. Consider adding a tray on the bottom so that cardinals will feel comfortable during feeding. Properly designed hoppers can be the most optimized solution to attract feeding cardinals to your yard. Open tray feeders are another solution. Sunflower and safflower seeds are the two favorite ingredients in the eastern region of the United States for attracting northern cardinals. Of course, water is also a key element to serve in order to maintain your population of cardinal families. Enjoy your birds!! Wild Bird Depot is located on Rt 11 in Gilford, NH. Steve

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ture would smile in eternal fertility and bloomwhere wealth would flow in upon them with the profusion of an ocean…”. As ambitious as they were , Sir Gorges and Captain Mason are said to have profited nothing by their investments in The Province of Laconia except for the land that was left for others to fight over in the property disputes that were to come, and the value of their contributions to America seems to have mixed conclusions among historians. The two grant receivers did send people over to seek the riches they expected Maine and New Hampshire to produce , but in doing so they may have neglected to take full advantage of the resources that were available to them in their desire for silver and gold. A few towns were established and the churches that were considered a necessity in each one provided some stability and cooperation among the residents, but Barstow observed that, in violation of the grant given to them, “Gorges and Mason established no government.” And the name Laconia seems to have been f o r go t t e n u n t i l a c i t y brought it back into our vocabulary! Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. lives in New Hampton.

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and Parcel islands which reportedly hold underwater mineral resources. The Philippines who brought the case to the Hague sees its sovereignty impinged upon by Beijing’s standoffs in the disputed Scarborough Shoal. Since the ruling the Chinese have landed two commercial aircraft, an Airbus 319 and a 737, on recently constructed airfields on Mischief Reef and Subi islet. China’s militarization is widespread throughout the region; creating the facts through land reclamation in places like Fiery Cross Reef which now has a 10,000 foot runway. Structures evoking a James Bond movie have sprouted from the azure waters which bristle with satellite dishes, heliports, and runways on previously uninhabited islets. In May, a U.S. Navy destroyer sailed a freedom of navigation mission within 12 miles of Fiery Cross reef. Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia and Taiwan are all affected. Interestingly the Republic of China on Taiwan holds the largest of the Spratly group, Taiping island, on which it maintains a small Coast Guard and research facility. The South China Sea holds not only the presumed untapped mineral rights and exclusive fishing areas but as importantly remains the sea lane conduit for both East Asia’s export trade as well as its petroleum jugular vein for energy imports. Significantly the South China Sea remains the sea lane of communication for fifty percent of the world’s shipping; commerce for Japan, Korea, Taiwan, South East Asia, and naturally China. Thus, the People’s Republic of China gains immeasurable geopolitical clout by direct or indirect control of these vital waters. While Washington takes no formal position on the sovereignty debate, it stresses disputes should be settled peacefully. Traditionally, the United States has argued for freedom of navigation in these international waters. The

U.S. urged the parties to consider the ruling “final and legally binding.” Nonetheless, Beijing’s belligerent nationalism views many adjacent areas to the Mainland as “historically” part of China. Much like Mussolini’s claims of the Mediterranean being his Mare Nostrum, a doctrine based on historical Roman control throughout the region, here too there’s the selective use of history to establish ownership. The PRC can opt out of the UN Convention of Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and therefore not be bound by the recent ruling. More menacingly, Beijing may establish a Air Defense Identification Zone ( ADIZ) over these disputed waters. So beyond the complex case of overlapping claims, can there be multinational cooperation? Shared Resources. Defuse the issue through diplomacy. The UNCLOS convention allows for a 200 mile exclusive economic zone around each genuine island, not rocks or reefs. Naturally, states wish to maximize their geographic advantage but this results in overlapping claims. Beijing should work with the Association of South East Asian Nations, ASEAN, to reach settlements with the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia over resources. Open Sailing. The U.S. position has favored the region as international waters free for the flow of unhindered maritime commerce. Freedom of navigation remains the key. Enhanced U.S. Navy presence in the region insures deterrence against Beijing’s geopolitical expansion. Preventive Diplomacy. The South China Sea poses a classic case for preventive diplomacy. The risks of confrontation are growing. It’s time to defuse. 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.

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rules. Maxine Waters: This 13term Beltway swamp queen from California and past chair of the Congressional Black Caucus walked away with a slap on the wrist from the toothless House Ethics Committee in 2012 after being charged with multiple ethics violations related to her meddling in minority-owned OneUnited Bank. The banks’ executives donated $12,500 to Mad Maxine’s congressional campaigns. Her husband, Sidney Williams, was an investor in one of the banks that merged into OneUnited. As stockholders, they profited handsomely from their relationship with the bank. And vice versa. After Waters’ office personally intervened and lobbied the Treasury Department in 2008, the financial institution received $12 million in federal TARP bailout money -- despite another government agency concluding that the bank operated “without effective underwriting standards” and engaged “in speculative investment practices.” Top bank executive Kevin Cohee squandered money on a company-financed Porsche and a Santa Monica, California, beachfront

mansion. After the federal bailout of Fannie/Freddie, OneUnited’s stock in the government-sponsored enterprises plunged to a value estimated at less than $5 million. Only through Waters’ intervention was OneUnited able to secure an emergency meeting with the Treasury and its thenSecretary Henry Paulson. Waters’ government cronyism earned her a “Most Corrupt member of Congress” designation from the left-wing Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. Then there’s Alcee Hastings, the 12-term Florida corruptocrat impeached while a federal judge in 1989 for making false statements and producing false documents in a 1983 criminal trial accusing him of seeking a $150,000 bribe. He went on to win a seat in Congress in 1992 and used his position to enrich his various lady friends, including paying one girlfriendturned-congressional deputy district director more than half a million dollars in salary and another he calls a “staff assistant” to accompany on his endless junkets abroad. Those three are just the start. There’s Texas’ Sheila Jackson Lee and the Medi-

care fraud racket involving a local hospital in her district; Greg Meeks and his $400,000 earmark for a fake health clinic in New York City and Caribbean resort jaunts underwritten by convicted financier Allen Stanford; and Wisconsin’s Gwen Moore and her lucrative friends and family. And, of course, the ethics violations, shady business deals and tax troubles from New York’s Charlie Rangel deserve their own encyclopedia. My message for BLM? Put down your black power fists and weapons. Give the “#BlueLivesMurder” and “Fry ‘em up like bacon” chants a rest. Aim your outrage at self-serving black leaders and their abject failure to improve black people’s lives. Michelle Malkin is a senior editor at Conservative Review. For more articles and videos from Michelle, visit ConservativeReview. com. Her email address is malkinblog@gmail.com.

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There have not been four heats of the Hambletonian since. Cookman, who purchased the property in 2002 with the history in mind and wanting to make sure it kept on going as a horse farm, had invited Lawrence to bring her Riding Academy to the farm in 2005. (Julie had, coincidentally, worked at the farm when she was sixteen.) “We had done some breeding for awhile,� says Jim Cookman, Jr. “then we began to focus on riding students and boarding and the business grew.� “I started the Academy after I was offered the opportunity to teach riding from Bill and Lynn Harltey’s farm in Meredith in 1995,� said Lawrence who was at that time managing Running Horse Farm in Sandwich. “We went to Vermont and picked out some cool horses for giving lessons and they let me share their backyard with their family as I ran See academy on 35

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the Academy there those first ten years.� The move to the Gilford Farm gave Lawrence the opportunity to expand on the Academy. “The farm was a boarding facility when he (Cookman) bought it and it had twenty stalls as opposed to the seven I had in Meredith,� said Lawrence. “They built a teaching ring since it didn’t have one before and all my previous customers made the move with me as well and ever since we have been slowly expanding and growing through word of mouth.� Right now the Lakes Region Riding Academy is in full swing with their summer camp programs which are weekly programs that include a variety of not only riding instruction but also barn chores, grooming, taking care of tack, games and crafts. “Over the years at least five hundred students have been here,� said Lawrence. “There is about a hundred every summer. See academy on 36

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The riders pause for a photo during a recent session at the Lakes Region Riding Academy (L to R) Lauralei Harper rides Ransom with Michelle Swarthout holding; Addison Harper on Cadbury with Ellie Swarthout holding, LR Riding Academy owner Julie Lawrence; brendan smith Photo Peyton Harper on Luna with Ramsay Stroud holding. academy from 35

I really put an emphasis on the knowledge and mannerisms that make riding horses great fun for both the student and the horse.” Lawrence also is comfortable with taking on new riders of any age. “I will start them at one and a half to two years if you want,” said Lawrence. “It’s like a preschool lesson about twenty minutes

since that is about the span of attention.’ The average age is usually about four to six years old on the younger side up to about eighteen. “A couple of years ago I even had a couple of ladies who were in their eighties who came in for lessons,” said Lawrence. Piper Equestrian, run by Hannah Pelletier, which is a program for advanced English riders, is run out

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The site work has been done with the hope that a first-class indoor riding facility will be constructed in 2017 for yearbrendan smith Photo round riding and lessons. and shoot at balloons. (No real bullets are used, only blanks.) “We are one of very few facilities where there is competition, lessons, hunter/jumper, Gymkhana and the Mounted Cowboy shows,” said Jim Cookman , Jr. In fact, it has become so busy at the farm in Gilford that plans are in the works to add an additional indoor riding facility. The site work has already been done and the hope is that construction can start in 2017 for a winter opening. “It has been a long term goal to have a first class indoor facility, “said Cookman. “With nationwide events like the Mounted Cowboys and others the new facility would really bring us to a new level.” On July 31st, all are invited to 26 Young Road in Gilford to celebrate twenty years of the Lakes

Region Riding Academy. It’s a BYOB affair and side dishes are welcome. It’s also a great opportunity to check out this facility even if you haven’t yet done so. “I’ve invited just about everyone I know who has been a part of the Academy over the years,” said Lawrence. “People are going to bring pictures and share stories about the twenty years and we also hope to see some new faces and introduce them to what we have to offer.” To find out more about The Lakes Region Riding Academy or to find out what is available for Summer Camp this year, visit their website at lakesregionridingacademy.net Of course you are invited to their July 31st celebration from 11 to 4 or just come by anytime to say hi.

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pens in a storm when rain is lashing against the side of a brick wall. The pressure of the wind is forcing the water into the brick wall through the cracks like you’d pound a nail into a piece of wood. Each successive rain drop that hits the wall pushes against the water that just hit seconds ago. This, in combination with the wind pressure, allows water to stream into the wall. This water needs to be captured and redirected so it doesn’t come in contact with any of the wood framing in a brick veneer house. Years ago, in solid masonry buildings, the masons and builders dealt with this water in a different way. They used harder brick to construct the outer face of the walls but the brick used for the inner second or third course was a softer brick that readily absorbed water. You can usually spot these bricks because they’re an orange color and not a deep earthtone color. These soft bricks would absorb the water from the

storm and the next day they’d send the water back out to the air via capillary attraction and vapor pressure. As the sun beat on the wall and the breeze blew over it after the storm, the water stored inside the inner brick would come out faster than rats abandoning a sinking ship. In modern brick veneer construction, it’s imperative this water is captured by flashings and waterproof membranes and then redirected to the exterior of the brick wall. Parts of this system are the round weep holes you see at the bottom of your brick. All sorts of products are available now that channel the water back to the outside of a brick wall, but it’s impossible to retrofit them into an existing brick veneer wall. Your best bet to protect your home is to apply a clear silane siloxane water repellent that has enough solids in it to help plug the tiny cracks that allows water to enter at the brick/ mortar interface. When spraying these products on a brick wall

it really helps to have a helper who’s operating a backpack leaf blower. This person directs the air flow to the area being sprayed with the sealer. The high wind pressure created by the blower forces the water repellent deep into the brick wall to help create a strong barrier against water infiltration. If you’re building a new home with brick veneer, then you’ll want to read many of the technical notes from the Brick Institute of America. These are easy to understand and have great illustrations. They show all the places where you need very important flashings to collect the water. One of the places flashings are a must is under row-lock brick as you have in the photo you sent. The sad thing is many of the brick houses I’ve inspected lack this flashing. It’s also important to make sure the pathway from behind the wall to the front of the weep holes is wide open. All too often mortar falls behind the back of the brick veneer and makes it very hard

for water to easily enter the weep holes. There are products and methods to ensure this doesn’t happen, but many bricklayers and builders don’t use the products -- and then problems happen as the house is subjected to pounding rain.

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Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His website is www.tsowell. com.

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OPEN FOR ITS 22 ND SEASON !!

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