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VOLUME 28, NO. 33

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Wright Museum Hosts Food Pantry Drive

Is The Loon Population Growing In New Hampshire? by Dan Seufert

Weirs Times Correspondent

its new frontiers For the first time, the very popular Loon Preservation Committee (LPC) “Loon Cam” brought footage so graphic that it required a warning for potentially disturbing material. Viewers watched as an American Bald Eagle, a giant predator to a mother loon, swooped into view and knocked her off her nest before clasping its talons on a helpless justhatched chick and took it

away. “To our shock and the shock of our viewers, we lost a loon chick on camera,” said the LPC’s Caroline Hughes. “The mother loon put up a spirited defense, but it was not enough.” Loons are known to be incredibly vulnerable to predators. But both birds are being brought back in the Granite State, and the LPC staff and its thouSee LOONS on 34

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It’s been a summer of firsts – one of them particularly dramatic – for loon preservationists on New Hampshire waters. The Loon Preservation Committee of Moultonborough has been operating under its first summer after a loon census that counted the endangered birds statewide, which are loved for their beauty,

and their calls. Last year’s loon census was the first to capture more than 300 pair of the birds. But modern viewing technology that’s been used to bring family life of New Hampshire loons to YouTube also brought into focus the real challenges the birds face in raising their young, particularly as another endangered but returning bird, the eagle, searches for food in

This screen shot from the Loon Preservation Committee’s Loon Cam shows an American Bald Eagle, a natural predator to a mother loon, swooping into view and knocking her off her nest before clasping its talons on a helpless, justhatched chick and taking it away.

From August 15 to September 15, the Wright Museum in Wolfeboro is accepting donations to support the Kingswood Regional High School Food Pantry. Individuals who donate two boxes of single serve pre-packaged snack foods, such as granola bars, crackers with peanut butter, protein bars, crackers or nuts, will receive half off admission to the museum. Food may be dropped off at Wright Museum from 10am to 4pm., Monday through Saturday, and noon to 4pm on Sunday. The region’s leading resource for educators and learners of all ages on World War II, Wright Museum features more than 14,000 items in its collection that are representative of both the home-front and battlefield. For more information, visit wrightmuseum.org.

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Through September Dinosaurs Alive! Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Holderness. Visitors to the Science Center can see life-size dinosaurs like the way they lived during prehistoric times. The temporary exhibit features five life-size dinosaurs. They look, move, and sound like the real thing! One even spits! The exhibit is open daily from 9:30am-5pm (last trail admission at 3:30pm) and is included in regular trail admission. www.NHNature.org or 968-7194 Through September 2nd

Lakes Region Art Association Members Annual Exhibit

Lakes Region Art Gallery, Tanger Outlets, 120 Laconia Road, Tilton. Gallery hours are extended during the month of August, Tuesday – Sunday 10am-6pm. Closed Mondays (except Labor Day, Sept. 2nd). Come see all the new artwork and celebrate the awards and recognition afforded the artists. Through August 17th

Cinderella – Live Performance Jean’s Playhouse, Papermill Drive, Lincoln. Cinderella is at once a fairy tale and a tale of how fortune wins out over almost every obstacle, with the help of a little magic. It’s been told in multiple variations and cultures for more than a thousand years, but the one we know best is from French author, Charles Perrault, in about 1697. The girl who dwells in the kitchen ashes whose chance meeting with a handsome prince drives the satisfying and just conclusion of a happy romance; the way strewn with stepsisters, stepmother, a royal court and the magic of fairy dust applied liberally. It is that legendary tale that Rodgers and Hammerstein built their entrancing musical in 1957. www. JeansPlayhouse.com or 745-2141

“Passages” – Art Exhibit by Jean Kennedy

VynnArt, 30 Main Street, Meredith. “Passages” is the title of a special exhibit of award-winning, Gilford Artist, Jean Kennedy. These new paintings reflect her experiences and keen eye for the beautiful skies and reflections that draw visitors and artists to the Lakes Region. Jean will be on hand at the opening reception August 2nd from 4pm-7pm. The public is invited. 279-0577

Barnstormers Present – Agatha Christie’s “Spider’s Web” Barnstormers Theatre, 104 Main Street, Tamworth. The Barnstormers present Agatha Christie’s Spider We b, D a m e A g a t h a a t h e r wittiest, never before seen on the Barnstormer’s stage. You’ll never guess who dunnit. 323-8500 or www.

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Saturday Night Fever – The Musical Interlakes Summer Theatre, InterLakes Community Auditorium, 1 Laker Lane, Meredith. Tickets on sale at www.InterlakesTheatre.com or at

Winnipesaukee Playhouse, 33 Footlight Circle, Meredith. Dining with your prospective in-laws can be a daunting proposition. Particularly when a traditional San Francisco household is about to welcome, sight unseen, their daughter’s new love. Who happens to be a black man. Progressive thinking meets progressive reality, and the contrast and challenge is treated with humor and warmth in this relatively new stage version of the popular film.

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Plymouth Farmers Market

Plymouth Regional Senior Center Outside Plaza, Garden Street, Plymouth. 3pm-6pm. Rain or shine! 536-5030

Mary Fagan – Live Music Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 8pm. www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841

Rummage Sale

Holderness Community Church, 923 US Route 3, Holderness. 9am-2pm.

“Angling in the Smile of the Great Spirit”- NHBM Lecture Series New Hampshire Boat Museum, Wolfeboro. 7pm-8pm. Join author Hal Lyon, as he presents “Angling in the Smile of the Great Spirit”, where he will share all kinds of tales, secrets, folklore, and the history of fishing in NH’s big lakes, especially Lake Winnipesaukee, which is the “Smile of the Great Spirit.” Free and open to the public. www.NHBM.org or 569-4554 Friday 16th

Guided Evening Lantern Tour at Lost River Lost River Gorge & Boulder Caves, 1712 Lost River Road, Route 112W, North Woodstock. Guided evening tours begin at dusk and last 1 and a half hours. Explore Lost River by the light of lanterns and headlamps. Following the tour, enjoy s’mores around the campfire. All reservations must be made in advance as space is limited. Multiple dates available through October. 745-8031 or www.

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Dueling Pianos – Gardner Berry vs Matt Langley Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 9pm. www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841

John Mayall Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. www. RochesterOperaHouse.com or 3351992

Weirs Beach Jazz Series – Honey Bees Trio Patio Garden Restaurant, across the footbridge on Lakeside Avenue, Weirs Beach. 7pm-10pm. Table, bleacher, and bar rail seating is available. Full dinner and liquor service are available. For more information email

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Holderness Community Church, 923 US Route 3, Holderness. 9am-2pm.

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Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation Sanctuar y, 39 Strawberr y Hill, Bethlehem. 5pm. $20pp/general admission, $17pp/BHC Member. Tickets are available at the door. Saturday 17th

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Brit’s Cookout for Families – CADY and Pemi Youth Center Fundraiser Plymouth Town Common, Plymouth. 12pm-3pm. This family-friendly BBQ fundraiser is being held in honor of Britney Pinker, who passed away in April from a brain aneurysm, that no one was aware of. All proceeds from this event go support CADY and the Pemi Youth Center, which had been a vital part of Britney’s life growing up. Britney gave back to these programs by becoming a mentor herself, and she was a well-known and well-loved icon of the Plymouth area. Join in the fun as we celebrate Britney and these wonderful programs, with a delicious BBQ, live music, ice cream and desserts, games, 50/50 raffle, silent auction and more. $5pp for burger or dog; ice cream/dessert is by donation. If you would like to donate an item for the raffle, silent auction, or a monetary donation please call Malissa at 603-236-1838 or email msr1986@

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17th Annual Brenda’s Ride with Friends Registration is 8:30am-9:30am at The Broken Spoke, 1072 Watson Road, Laconia. Ride starts at 10am SHARP. Participants will ride from the Broken Spoke to Waterville Valley and then back for a cookout, live music and great raffle prizes! Proceeds from the ride go to benefit the patients at the Anderson/Ganong Oncology Department. Registration is $25pp/ advance or $30pp day of. For more information about Brenda’s Ride with Friends, call 409-4949 or visit www.

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Annual Lakes Region Fine Arts And Crafts Festival On Saturday and Sunday, August 24th and 25th, Main Street in Meredith and the upper Lot of the Mill Falls Marketplace with come alive with music and song as well as culinary delights as the Chamber hosts over 65 juried artists and craftsmen during the two day event. Lakes Region based singer/songwriter Ray Porcell will provide entertainment both days, featuring some of his latest music co-written with Academy Award winner, Ernest Thompson, author of On Golden Pond. The Festival will be held from 9-5 both days and admission is free. For more information contact the Chamber at info@meredithareachamber.com or call 279-6121

Artist BJ Eckardt At VynnArt Gallery BJ Eckardt is the featured artist in an upcoming art show at VynnArt, located at 30 Main Street in Meredith. The art show, “Works: New and Favorites” beginning on Sunday, August 18th and runs thought Tuesday, August 3rd, 2019. An Artist Reception will be held on Wednesday, August 21st, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm. The public is welcome to attend and meet the artist. Established in 2010, VynnArt Gallery represents over 20 local artists from the Lakes Region. Artwork includes pieces from emerging as well as established artist in a variety of mediums including oil, watercolor, acrylic, photography and more. Located at 30 Main Street in Meredith NH, it is free and open to the public from 11:00 am to 5:00pm, Tuesday through Sunday. For more information call 603-279-0057.

Pianist Diane Walsh In Concert The Wolfeboro Friends of Music will present a solo piano concert by pianist Diane Walsh of Portland, Maine on Tuesday evening, August 20, at 7:30 pm, at First Congregational Church, 115 So. Main St., in Wolfeboro. Her program highlights Sonata No.18 (the ‘Hunt’) by Beethoven, Chopin’s Ballade No.3, “Reflets dans l’eau” by Debussy, and “Graceful Ghost” rag by William Bolcom. These classical gems and more will please our Wolfeboro friends and visitors who have been patrons of the Summer Piano Concerts at the Kingswood Arts Center for the past five years. WFOM’s regular eight-concert season commences September 21 with the return of Ted Vigil’s ‘John Denver Tribute’ Tickets at $15 each may be purchased at the door, in advance at Black’s Paper Shop and Gift Store or Avery Insurance in Wolfeboro; at Innisfree Bookshop in Meredith, online at wwwfriendsofmusic.org, or by calling the Friends of Music at 569-2151. High school students with ID will be admitted free of charge and any child accompanied by an adult ticket purchaser will be admitted free of charge.

Tim Thierault – Live Music Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 9pm. www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841

New Hampton Farmers Market

Townhouse Road, New Hampton. 9am-noon. Maple syrup, cheeses, yogurt, baked goods, farm fresh eggs, organic and certified beef and chicken, wood crafts and so much more! Every Saturday through Columbus Day. 968-7995

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New England’s Largest Showroom & Workshop for hand laced braided rugs. Also an extensive collection of hand made used Braided Rugs. Hooked Rugs, Braiding Supplies, Kits and Wool Available. Stop by for Summer Time Savings and stock up on wool from our Rem Room – only $11.95/lb! 462 West Main Street, Tilton, 2 miles west of I-93, exit 20 603-286-4511 • Open Mon-Fri 9-5, Sat 10-4

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Skelley’s Market

Whether you are a vacationer or a full time resident of the Lakes Region, Skelley's Market is the place to go for your shopping needs. Located on route

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Stop by Skelley’s Market today and enjoy some great food, Bailey’s Bubble ice cream, a lobster roll or anything else you may need. You will be glad you did!

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Blood Shortage

Let’s Be Clear

To The Editor: Summer can be a busy time full of fun activities and vacations, but the need for lifesaving blood transfusions never stops. In fact, every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. Right now, the American Red Cross is facing an emergency blood shortage and urges eligible donors of all blood types to give as soon as possible to help avoid delays in lifesaving medical care for patients this summer. This follows a difficult Fourth of July week, where donors were less available to give and hundreds of fewer blood drives were held compared to an average week as people celebrated the holiday. There is currently less than a three-day supply of most blood types on hand. Accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those being treated for cancer or sickle cell disease don’t get a holiday from treatments that are critical to their care. More donors are needed now for these friends, family and community members who depend on lifesaving blood products. On behalf of the Red Cross, I’m inviting you to roll up a sleeve and give the gift of life. About an hour of your donated time could lead to a lifetime of summer memories for patients in need.

To The Editor: As might be expected after the horrible mass murders in El Paso and Dayton, the hard left Democrats are calling for bans on high-capacity magazines and so-called assault weapons. But let’s take a look at what that really means, with a look back to the not too distant past when we actually had such bans in federal law. Under the expired assault weapons ban law championed by Sen Feinstein and others, bans were imposed on certain rifles that fell into the definition of being an “assault weapon.” But that definition in the law made no sense whatsoever- the definition relied solely on certain physical appearances of a weapon, such as having a pistol grip, a detachable magazine, etc. If it had 2 or more of the features, it was deemed an assault weapon and was banned, irrespective of the fact that the definition had virtually nothing to do with the actual functioning of the weapon. And even more ridiculous was the fact that thousands of weapons that had the prohibited features were already out in the hands of thousands of law-abiding citizens, who were not prohibited from continuing to own them. The high capacity magazine ban was similarly ridiculous. The law pro-

Maria Devlin CEO American Red Cross NH and Vermont Chapter Concord, NH. Dear Editor,

Our Story

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.

hibited any new magazines with a capacity of more than 10 rounds of ammunition but did not ban any of such magazines that had been manufactured before the effective date of the law. Thus, between the time of enactment of the law and its effective date, many manufacturers worked overtime to crank out thousands of highcapacity magazines, with the result that even when the ban was in effect for several years, it was very easy to acquire and own high capacity magazines legally. The usually unspoken goal of the Democrat left is actually confiscation of any weapons they do not like, which means most firearms. Some of those politicians have actually admitted that has always been their ultimate goal. But they have either failed or refused to take into account (a) the Second Amendment to our Constitution, and recent Supreme Court decisions upholding the rights of law-abiding citizens to own and possess firearms; (b) in some countries without Second Amendment protections and where confiscation has been tried, it has been an abject failure; and (c) the real problem is the disturbed people who commit these crimes. There are laws in some states that provide for involuntary commitment See MAIL BOAT on 46

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ALL BOATS WILL BE SOLD! Our Annual Rental Boat Sale Starts After Labor Day

*A FLATLANDER’S OBSERVATIONS ON LIFE

Now I Get It

by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor

In my book “The Flatlander Chronicles”, there is a chapter on my attempt at being a professional yard sale goer. Though things didn’t quite work out the way I had planned, I never lost my fascination with this human ritual. It is especially around this time of year when the yard sale phenomena truly starts to take shape. You can tell it’s the season when more and more cars look like they have been suddenly abandoned on the side of narrow roadways, the rear ends of the vehicles sticking out into oncoming traffic as though their engines had failed completely at this particular point in time and the vehicle could not make it even one more foot to be safely out of the way of traffic. Soon you realize that the drivers of these cars are really professional yard sale buyers and that they know, when suddenly coming across a home whose yard is full of musty smelling boxes of old board games, ancient framed watercolors, decades old clothing that has been worn and washed hundreds of times and pieces of rusted metal that may or may not have at one time been something, there is not a second to waste. The car needs to be stopped immediately where it is when the site of potential treasures has been spotted. There is not a moment to lose as someone else might scoop up that

potential fortune before they do. They have all seen “Antiques Roadshow” and they realize the financial implications of leaving just one piece of rusted metal unexamined or not stopping to consider a dime a dozen framed watercolor and its possible value. (Have you ever really stopped and looked at a painting by Grandma Moses?) Of course, as all professional yard sale goers have read the same manual (also explained in my book) and soon the street is filled with abandoned cars, left willy-nilly along the side of the road as those traveling behind, not yet wise to the ways of yard sales, are left to maneuver this newly formed obstacle course. There are also the occasional yard sale shoppers who really are looking for “junk.” This I discovered after meeting my wife, Kim, who is an artist, specializing in sculptures, who finds that one person’s discarded artifact can be re-purposed as a work of art. Not necessarily looking for something that might be valuable, but looking for some thing that can be turned into something of value I never did understand all of this myself when I was a younger man, but today I am starting to see the sense of it all from many perspectives, including those of the folks who are actually holding the yard sales. You don’t need to bother throwing things out, you can just get someone to give you money to take stuff away. I used to rush through these obstacle courses, annoyed at the extra time it was taking me to get from point A to point B. Today, I enjoy the diversion, taking the time to notice the goings on at the yard sale. I soon realized, after all these years of buying and

accumulating things myself, that I might have some of this same junk somewhere in my basement that all these people were risking life and limb to look at and possibly buy. I also realized, admittedly having watched enough episodes of “Antiques Roadshow” myself lately, that people are always hoping that they will find, somewhere amongst that pile of musty board games and tattered clothing, a valuable artifact worth tens of thousands of dollars, so they’ll take a chance and buy your stuff. (I do understand the anticipation factor of this myself, not as a yard sale shopper but as a person who has on occasion purchased a Powerball ticket. Though parking is much stricter at the convenience store). So, unlike my youthful days of being annoyed at another small traffic jam because of some overzealous professional yard sale shopper who throws caution to the wind when he spies yet another property lined with stuff, I now think about taking advantage of this phenomenon myself. So, I may just have a yard sale of myself sometime in the future. We will have to wait and see. Of course, I would need to run each potential yard sale item by Kim first, she may already have plans for some of them. If you want to learn more about yard sales and how to go about attending one, you can always pick up a copy of “The Flatlander Chronicles” at www.BrendanTSmith.com or, if you are feeling adventurous, maybe you can find an old, rare copy at a yard sale. You can also check out some of Kim’s sculptures at www.KimberlyJBSmith. com

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Warning: How The VA ‘Red-Flags’ Patriots Gun-grabbing crisis vultures just can’t let the latest mass shootings go to waste. “Red flag” laws are now all the rage by Michelle Malkin in the BeltSyndicated Columnist way as the magic pill to prevent homicidal maniacs from wreaking havoc on the nation. Even President Donald Trump has endorsed the idea of preemptively confiscating people’s firearms if they are deemed a “threat.” But if you want to know how this American version of China’s social credit system would work in practice, let me remind you of how Veterans Affairs recklessly red-flags “disruptive” citizens without due process, transparency or accountability in the name of “safety.” Government bureaucrats routinely deprive our nation’s heroes of medical treatment based on arbitrary definitions of who and what constitutes a mental health menace. I first reported on the VA’s secretive database on “disgruntled” and “disruptive” vets five years ago. Under the VA policy on “patient record flags,” federal bureaucrats can classify vets as “threats” based on assessments of their “difficult,” “annoying” and “noncompliant” behavior. The VA manual says the flags “are used to alert Veterans Health Administration medical staff and employees of patients whose behavior and characteristics may pose a threat either to their safety, the safety of other patients, or compromise the

delivery of quality health care.” What a crock. It’s precisely because so many vets receive inferior care from the feds that they have been forced to raise their voices. Have we all forgotten the 40 veterans who perished at the Phoenix, Arizona VA, which relegated patients to a bureaucratic black hole through secret waiting lists? Among examples of patients’ behavior referred to the red-flaggers in the VA’s “Disruptive Behavior Committees” (Orwell couldn’t have cooked up a better name): venting “frustration about VA services and/or wait times, threatening lawsuits or to have people fired, and frequent unwarranted visits to the emergency department or telephone calls to facility staff.” Disabled Air Force veteran and veterans advocate/attorney Benjamin Krause has exposed the Soviet-style targeting of veterans flagged for exercising their First Amendment rights or threatening to sue the VA over neglectful care or for simply being too “expensive.” He calls it “straight out of a totalitarian regime.” In 2013, the VA inspector general concluded that the bureaucracy “does not have a comprehensive definition of what constitutes disruptive behavior.” In January 2018, a VA Office of Inspector General report found that large numbers of flagged veterans were being left in the dark about being placed on dangerous patient lists -- with no recourse to remove phony flags or appeal in any meaningful way. Despite rules requiring the “Disruptive Behavior Committee” to notify flagged patients of their status and informing them of their right to amend their

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Why Can’t We Unify In The Face Of Evil?

This should be easy. We’re all on the same side. When a white supremacist terrorist shoots up a Walmart filled with innocents in by Ben Shapiro El Paso, we Syndicated Columnist should all be on the same side. We should be mourning together; we should be fighting together. Instead, we’re fighting one another. We’re fighting one another for one simple reason: Too many on the political left have become accustomed to castigating the character of those who disagree with the left on policy. Favor tougher border controls? This puts you on the side of the white supremacist terrorist. Believe in Second Amendment rights? You’re a vicious, violent cretin covering for those who commit acts of evil. Cite Western civili-

zation as a source of our common values, believe that police forces across the United States are not systemically racist, favor smaller government intervention in the social sphere -- in short, disagree with the program of the American left? Most of all, consider voting for Trump? You’re an accessory to murder. Now, there are many on the political left who are too smart for this sort of specious reasoning and character assassination. But not everyone. Charles Blow of The New York Times, for example, writes in a column this week that “terrorists” and “policymakers” are the two “sides of white nationalism.” Blow clarifies: “White nationalist terrorists -- young and rash -- and white nationalist policymakers -- older and more methodical -- live on parallel planes, both aiming in the same direction, both with the same goal: To maintain and ensure white dominance and white supremacy.” Who, pray

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never polite to question the deteriorating human rights situation in China but let’s do it anyway. The by John J. Metzler h i d d e n a n d Syndicated Columnist systematic repression of ethnic Uighur Muslims in China’s western Xinjiang province and the high profile crackdown on pro-demonstrators in Hong Kong, many of them Christian, are both rooted in the same glaring reality; China’s Communist Party (CCP), does not allow dissent. The regime’s crackdowns in Xinjiang are rooted largely in religious and cultural repression of the Muslim minority, usually under the specious guise of combatting terrorism. Beijing’s atheistic state does not sit well alongside genuinely practiced religion whether it’s Islam or Roman Catholicism. Thus, over the past few years more than one million Muslim civilians have been detained in remote “reeducation camps.” The practice evokes the dark Maoist era but in the best Orwellian tradition is cynically rebranded as “vocational training.” Indeed. The existence of the detention camps has been painstakingly documented by human rights organizations and scholars but until recently has been politely overlooked by the Foreign Min-

istries of most countries. It’s part of what U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described as “One of the worst human rights crisis of our time.” Recently there was a slight diplomatic sea change at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Twenty-two countries called on China to end “mass arbitrary detention” of Uighurs and to permit international observers access to the network of camps. Australia, Britain, Canada, France, Japan and much of the European Union joined in this unprecedented censure of China. The USA could not formally participate since Washington pulled out of this Council last year. Nonetheless, in May the U.S. accused Beijing in placing more than a million Chinese Muslims in “concentration camps.” Not to be outdone, just days later 37 of Beijing’s comrades and friends fired back a rhetorical broadside not only praising China’s record in human rights but commending its regime for its “counter terrorism and deradicalization measures in Xinjiang” by setting up vocational education and training centers. As you would expect the usual list of suspects lauded China’s actions including Cuba, Russia, Burma (Myanmar) North Korea, Syria and Venezuela. Beyond the predictable sycophants are added a number of Arab states including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Algeria, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

Beijing’s African comrades included Angola, Somalia, Sudan and Zimbabwe. Yet here’s a morally glaring contradiction. If Saudi Arabia claims to be the protector of Muslims and their interests,

why then support China’s religious repression of the Islamic faith? You guessed it; it’s all about trade and business. Just last year the People’s Republic of China signed $28

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From Good Wood To Goodwill

There is something refreshing about seeing familiar sights with new eyes. That was my sense while hiking to the summits of North and Middle by Ken Gorrell Tripyramids Contributing Columnist last weekend. My hiking group consisted of two old guys (myself included) and three young men of the type who give one hope for the future: two Eagle Scouts and a current member of the Air National Guard. They are the perfect antidote to the violent malcontents and safe spaceseeking nebbishes protesting everything that makes America great. If we’re going to keep America great, we need more guys like them. My “new eyes” came courtesy of a book, “Logging Railroads of the White Mountains,” by C. Francis Belcher. I found a wellworn copy on the bookshelf at AMC’s Greenleaf Hut on Mt. Lafayette earlier this year and purchased a used copy online as soon as I reached civilization (i.e., a place with a cell signal). The fascinating story of logging the White Mountains in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was accompanied by some shocking photos. It’s hard to imagine now, but much of the area – hundreds of thousands of acres – had been ravaged by clear-cutting and forest fires sparked by the steam locomotives used to bring the timber to market. One of the region’s timber barons was James E. Henry, the man responsible for putting the town of Lincoln on the

map. He’s also the man, along with his sons and hundreds of employees, responsible for cutting millions of virgin trees to stumps, from valley floors to mountain summits. Pictures of the clearcutting look like something not just of another time, but another place as well. Henry’s East Branch and Lincoln railroad was considered one of the best-build and bestrun operations of its day. In his book, Mr. Belcher wrote that “One feature of East Branch camp life – and a nearly unique feature of life in American logging camps – was due to Rule No. 46 of the famed “J.E. Henry & Sons Rules and Regulations.” The rules covered every aspect of camp life, from the proper care of horses to finable offenses for cutting stumps too high or tops too low (wasting precious board-feet of lumber). But Rule 46 was aimed squarely at getting the most work out of his men: “Any person found throwing food or making unnecessary and loud talk at the tables will be fined.” Mealtime was for eating, not for socializing in the ways rough men might. Henry didn’t become a self-made millionaire by wasting resources or time. The Henry family’s control over camp and community life was as deep as the roots of the tress they were cutting. Their lumber operation built and rented out homes to the workers, operated the company store and hotel, supplied the ice and electricity, and ran the hospital (subsidizing hospital insurance for workers and their families). James Henry was the local judge; one of his sons was the postmaster.

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Anne Franke, Henry Ford, Eleanor Roosevelt To Attend Historic Tea at Clark House Barn – Henry Ford, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Anne Franke and Madame Chiang KaiShek will be among eight “special guests” at the Second Annual Historical Figures Tea to be held at the Clark House Barn, Wolfeboro this Sunday, August 18. Sponsored by the Wolfeboro Historical Society, this limited-seating event was such a big hit last summer that two seatings are planned this year, one WOLFEBORO

in the afternoon from 2-4 pm, and the second after dinner, from 7-9 pm. Collectively the lives of these famous people span over two and half centuries from the 1700s to the late 1900s. They will be portrayed by community members including Alan Harding as Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company; Barbara Wilson as Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, wife of Chiang Kai-Shek, leader of Nationalist Chi-

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The Weirs Times sports columnist wore a Celtics tee-shirt to the top of Ireland’s Kerry Mountain. Galway Bay can be seen in the background. reconciliation and Lowrey’s amazing golf triumph underscored the hopes for lasting reconciliation between the Emerald Isle and Britain. Like so many Americans, I have a lot of Irish in me and thus pay attention to such things. The poignant golf story reminded me of a delightful summer trip Beth and I once made to Ireland when we traveled all over Èirinn. As part of our experience, I wanted to climb Carrauntoohil—Ireland’s tallest mountain at 3,406 feet. As Beth and I drove towards the peak, she spied what she thought was a very pretty alternate trail pointing AWAY from Carrauntoohil. “Why don’t we try that trail instead?” she asked. WHAT? I swallowed hard. Didn’t she know we were on a mission with a clearly defined goal? Aye carumba! As a Marine Corps infantry officer I was focused on taking the hill that was the primary objective. Was she CRAZED? I was about to chastise her for her independent thinking, when I recalled how my daughters didn’t seem to

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“Picturing The Past” Artist Peter Ferber At Lake Winnipesaukee Museum The Lake Winnipesaukee Museum will host acclaimed Lakes Region artist Peter Ferber with his presentation “Picturing the Past” on Saturday, August 24th, at 11 AM. Ferber will describe his process in recreating historic scenes and include a step-by-step discussion of recent commissions of Sanbornton Square and Wolfeboro. While watercolor has been his primary medium, he also does work in oil, acrylic and cutpaper. Growing up in New England, Ferber came to have a real love of landscape and the built environment, especially the centuries-old homes and buildings found throughout our region. He hopes that his paintings will spur recognition of the need to value and preserve the natural and historic assets that define the character of our communities. After graduating from college with a degree in studio art, Ferber began a freelance career as a commercial designer

Hampshire, where he had spent all childhood his summers on Lake Winnipesaukee. His love and deep feelings for the area give a wonderful spirit and authenticity to his work, which resonates with many who share the same love for this beautiful area. For the past twenty years, he has had two oneman shows each year at The Art Place gallery in Wolfeboro. He is best known locally for an annual poster done for the New England Antique Boat Society over the last 25 years. Many area organizations (including

“Channel Marine” (top) and “Shelling Peas” (right) are just two of the paintings artist Peter Ferber will be discussing at his presentation of “Picturing The Past” on Saturday, August 24th at 11am at the Lake Winnipesaukee Museum in the Weirs. and illustrator. One of the more interesting aspects of his work was in architectural renderings for historic restoration projects. These included the state capitols of Tennessee and New York,

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Wright Museum Welcomes Professor Tom Perera To Lecture Series WOLFEBORO - On Tuesday, August 20 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Professor Tom Perera will present “Breaking the Secret ENIGMA Codes: The Real Story of the ‘Imitation Game.’” The event is part of Wright Museum’s 2019 Lecture Series, sponsored by Ron Goodgame and Donna Canney. At the lecture, Perera will discuss the history of the Enigma machine, an encryption device used by Nazi Germany during WWII to protect important military communication. According to Museum Executive Director Mike Culver, the Enigma machine played an important role in WWII. “The breaking of these Enigma codes helped shorten the war by two years and saved thousands of lives,” he said. “Perera has been studying these objects for the past 30 years, so I expect the audience will learn a lot about this interesting aspect of the war that often is not discussed. A retired professor of neuroscience who specialized in research on the coding of information in the human brain and nervous system, Perera will explain how the Enigma works and the real story behind the “Imitation Game” movie. Perera is also the founder of the Enigma Museum, which is devoted to locating, restoring, preserving, documenting, and trading German Enigma machines. “Breaking the Secret ENIGMA Codes: The Real Story of the ‘Imitation Game’” takes place at Wright Museum, 77 Center Street in Wolfeboro. Admission is $3 for members and $8 for non-members. Seating is limited, and reservations can be made by calling 603-569-1212. The region’s leading resource for educators and

learners of all ages on World War II, the Wright Museum features more than 14,000 items in its collection that are representative of both the homefront and battlefield. For more information about the 2019 Lecture Series, or the museum, visit www.wrightmuseum.org.

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Those Cat Rescue People have some Great News!

With the help of FUNds4Paws as well as a generous donation from Rex and Judy Lambert of York Maine, Those Cat Rescue People have opened a Feral Cat Haven (well, it is really a nice insulated shed with heat and lights, attached to an outside exercise area. Of course, I still need to hire an electrician to hook up the power, so if there are any electricians out there who want to save kitties…. Now that we have a place to hold feral cats safely, where they can gain weight, recover from surgery, and plan to take over the world, we are ready to really kick off our Barn Cat Program. These cats, while undoubtedly comfortable in their new digs, really would be happiest out killing rats, mice and chipmunks who are out there eating your expensive hay and grain, your seeds for next year, and the siding on your house. A working cat can take care of those pests, and often will leave you a line of bodies so that you know they are earning their keep. All you have to do is guarantee a warm place to sleep out of the weather, and at least one regular meal a day and water that isn’t frozen. We can help you get set up with Awesome Working Cats. Cats are spayed or neutered, microchipped and up to date on preventive shots. For information about donating to our Barn Cat Program, or to request information about getting your own working cat, contact Vera at 603.978.9172, or by email at ThoseCatRescuePeople@gmail.com.

Rescue calls are up!

Those Cat Rescue People have been getting about 5 calls a DAY to help with feral moms with babies, catch stray cats, help get vet care when owners cannot afford to pay for emergency care, as well as our routine mission to help loved but disadvantaged cats get the spay or neuter that will help to extend their lives. Any donations would be greatly appreciated. Contact Vera at 603.978.9172 if you would like to help learn to trap, or to donate food or money for our cats. ThoseCatRescuePeople@gmail.com.

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Handsome Ruger has changed homes 3 times in his first year of life. With instability like this in such a short time is it any wonder he’s scared of veterinarians and new people? Ruger is a bright young German Shepherd mix with a lot of energy (totally normal for 1-year-old dog). He is seeking an adult home where he can be the only pet and get the exercise, stability and stimulation he needs. Ruger is current on vaccinations, neutered, microchipped, crate-trained, housebroken, loves car rides and fetching and knows the following commands: sit, come, stay, down, treat and let go. He does not enjoy dogs or cats and has had no exposure to children. His most recent owner disclosed that Ruger had nipped a stranger on the hand but that no medical attention was required. Lakes Region Humane Society 11 Old Rt. 28, Ossipee, NH (603) 539-1077 • www.lrhs.net

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Meet Orca!

This handsome guy came to the shelter in April as a stray. Despite his good looks, Orca has been overlooked by potential adopters for over four months. Orca is an adorable five-yearold pup with a strong personality! Though it takes him a little while to trust new humans, he makes an awesome companion once he warms up to you! Orca loves exploring the

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outdoors on long walks, and almost never goes anywhere without one of his toys! Most days, you can find him sitting quietly in his kennel, holding one of his beloved toys in his mouth. He’s just waiting for the right person to finally notice him! Though Orca is friendly once you get to know him, he can be a bit hesitant. You’ll often see him with a toy when meeting new people, as his toys act as a kind of security blanket for him. He’s looking for an experienced, loving home that is willing to give him the time he needs to be comfortable and practice self-control! He must go to a home without any feline friends and with family members aged teens and up. Orca will need to meet any potential canine companions to determine compatibility. Will you be the one to finally give Orca the forever home of his dreams? Come meet him at Pope Memorial Humane Society (formerly Cocheco Valley Humane Society) at 221 County Farm Road in Dover, NH! For more information on adopting a pet, visit cvhsonline.org.

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EVENTS from 2 Almost Queen – Queen Tribute Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester.

www.RochesterOperaHouse. com or 335-1992

Mt. Washington Valley Craft Show Schouler Park, 1 Norcross Circle, Rt. 16, North Conway. 10am-5pm. Fabulous exhibitors including hand painted home décor, cedar wood furniture, photography and lots more! Live music. Rain or shine, u n d e r c a n o p i e s . w w w. JoycesCraftShows.com or 528-4014

Weirs Beach Jazz Series – Wangari Fahari Trio Patio Garden Restaurant, across the footbr idge on L a ke s i d e Ave nu e, We i r s Beach. 7pm-10pm. Table, bleacher, and bar rail seating is available. Full dinner and liquor service are available. For more information email

PatioGarden@weirsbeach. com Rochester Historical Society’s Annual Yard and Book Sale

Rochester Historical Society Museum, 58 Hanson Street, Rochester. 8am-2pm. Rain date is August 24 th . The museum has received many fine donations of a wide variety of household and kitchen items, dolls, knickknacks, antiques, books, puzzles, furniture and much more. 330-3099

Wheels for Meals – Car Show - Fundraiser

Franklin Shopping Center, 880 Central Street, Franklin. Car parking starts at 9am, spectators are welcomed 10am-2pm. Vehicle entr y fee is monetary donation or nonperishable food. There will be 50/50 raffle, pinball games, hamburgers, hot dogs, refreshments, baked goods and snacks available. All proceeds from the day provide vital financial support for the Twin Rivers Interfaith Food Pantry. Rain date is August 24th.

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Holderness Community Church, 923 US Route 3, Holderness. 9am-2pm.

Advice to the Players Presents Timothy Mooney’s “Thy Will” The Arts Center, 12 Main Street, Sandwich. 7:30pm. In “Thy Will”, Timothy Mooney explores the life of Mary Sidney, one of the writers some historians h ave c l a i m e d m ay h ave been the real Shakespeare, through a fictional telling ‘in

her own words.’ Including such characters as Ben Johnson and Queen Elizabeth I, “Thy Will” brings history to life with wit. www.

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Formerly known as Nadia’s Trattoria, voted one of the First United Methodist Church, top ten restaurants in NH by Boston Magazine. 18 Wesley Way, Gilford. 9am•ThirsTy Thursdays! $4 Margaritas & $5 appetizers 2pm. Tables/space is available VealSpecials Francese and -Eggplant Rollatini Small Plate Tuesday Thursday from 3-5pm for anyone who would like •Cheeseburger Mondays! $6 with side — Join us Tue-Thurs from 3-5 p.m. for Small Plate Specials — with discount drafts and select house wines to participate; Inside table Hours: Tues. Wed. & •early bird dinner speCials 4-5:30pm $12 is $20, Outside table is $10, Located theatcanopy at Plaza Located under the canopy at 131under Lake Street Paugus Bay Thur 3-9pm both must be paid in advance. 131 Lake Street At Paugus Bay Plaza Hours: & Thurs. 3-9pm; Fri. & Sat. 3-9:30pm (603)527-8144 myrnascc.com 24 Kingswood Rd | wolfeboRo | (603) 569-9869 Fri.Tues. & Sat.Wed. 3-9:30pm 524-3289 97th Annual Leavitt Park Carnival

L e a v i t t Pa r k , 3 3 4 E l m Street, Lakeport. 3pm-6pm. This year’s Carnival will be better than ever! It has been completely revamped with new games, bingo, dunking booth, food, face painting, raffles and much more! The Carnival will be moved inside the Clubhouse in case of rain. 998-1418

Sat. 17th & Sun. 18th 2-Day Dichroic Pendant Class

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League of NH Craftsmen, 279 DW Highway, Meredith. Sat. 10:30am-12:30pm, Sun. 1pm-4pm. Come and find out why melting glass is so fun and addictive in this fast-paced class, taught by League-juried artist, Lynn Haust. Once your pendant has been created, it will be fired and annealed off-site, and you will be notified when they are available for pick-up (within a few days of class). Tuition is $120 per student and includes all glass material and several silver chains. Beginners and advanced students, age 12 and up are welcome to participate. Space is limited, and pre-registration is required by stopping by the Gallery, or by calling 279-7920

Sunday 18th

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Mt. Washington Valley Craft Show Schouler Park, 1 Norcross Circle, Rt. 16, North Conway. 10am-4pm. Fabulous exhibitors including hand painted home décor, cedar wood furniture, photography and lots more! Live music. Rain or shine, u n d e r c a n o p i e s . w w w. JoycesCraftShows.com or 528-4014

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Barnstormers Annual Auction

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Under the tent behind The Other Store in Tamwor th Village. Event begins at 5pm. Auction will include open bar, hors d’oeuvres, silent and live auctions, all presided over by your favorite Emcee, George Cleveland. Tickets are $35pp and are available at the Barnstormers Box Office by calling 323-8500 or at the door.

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Monday 19th Solar Gazing Castle in the Cloud’s Field, Moultonborough. 12pm-4pm. Drop by the field to join the NH Astronomical Society in looking at the sun through a hydrogen alpha telescope! Free and open to the public.

www.CastleintheClouds.org

“Richard Potter: America’s First Black Celebrity”

Northfield Historical Society, Nor thfield Town Hall, 21 Summer Street, Northfield. 7pm. Author and presenter, John Hogdson, will tell you the story of Richard Potter, who was one of the most successful and widely attended popular entertainers in America in the early 1800s. Potter learned the performing arts of acrobatics and tight-rope walking in Europe; later toured Canada and America as a magician and was the first successful ventriloquist in America. He built a great estate and raised his family in Andover, NH, and “Potter Place” was named for him. This program is free and open to the public. 455-5341

Squam Lakes Science Center, Holderness. 10:30am. Join a Squam Lakes Natural Center docent every Tuesday through August for a fun and educational session about turtles! Talk is included with trail admission.

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“Wit and Wisdom: Humor in 19th Century New England”

Ashland Railroad Station Museum, 69 Depot Street, Ashland. 7pm. Jo Radner presents her illustrated talk on handwritten literary “newspapers”, and how they were common in villages across Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Their content wa s s o m e t i m e s s e r i o u s, sometimes sentimental, but mostly funny. Radner will share

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some examples from her research into hundreds of these “newspapers”, which will be the topic of her forthcoming book “Performing the Paper: Rural Self-Improvement in Northers New England”. Program is free and open to the public. 968-7716

“Breaking the Secret ENIGMA Codes: The Real Story of the “Imitation Game”” – by Tom Perera The Wright Museum, Wolfeboro. 7pm. Tom Perera gives his presentation about the real story of Alan Turing, a British computer scientist and mathematician who cracked the Enigma cipher machine the Germans were using to send encrypted communications. Breaking the Enigma codes is credited with shortening the war by two years, saving t h o u s a n d s o f l i ve s, a n d perhaps keeping Hitler from producing an Atomic Bomb. Reservations recommended as seating is limited. $8pp or $3/members. RSVP at www. WrightMuseum.org or by calling 569-1212 Wednesday 21st

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Guided Hike of the Brook Walk Trail Castle in the Clouds, Moultonborough. 1pm. Unplug and rejuvenate in nature with a hike along the Brook Walk Trail, passing 7 waterfalls! Meet at Cones in the Clouds inside the gate. No extra cost to attend the hike. www.CastleintheClouds.

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Souvenir Needle Felting Class – Diane Johnson

Sandwich Home Industries, 32 Main Street, Sandwich. 10am-12pm. Weather you are a resident, or seasonal resident, or just visiting the area for the first time, this is your chance to make a truly personal souvenir of Sandwich. Needle-felting is an easy, creative, and relaxing craft. The wool for your project (project will be a felted chicken!) will come from Sandwich sheep and feathers will come from a local flock (or you can bring your own). This class

is appropriate for students 12 years and older. Tuition is $40pp and includes materials. To register call 284-6831

Thursday 22nd Plymouth Farmers Market

Plymouth Regional Senior Center Outside Plaza, Garden Street, Plymouth. 3pm-6pm. Rain or shine! 536-5030

Joel Cage – Live Music Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 8pm. www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841

Center Harbor Historical Society and Congregational Church Joint Meeting

Schoolhouse Museum, 94 Dane Road, Rt. 25B, Center Harbor. 7pm. The Historical Society and the Congregational Church will have a joint meeting with a show and tell about the history of an 1890s red, white, diamond pattern, signature quilt. The quilt has over 300 names on it and was given to Mrs. Arthur Ward, wife of the minister who preached at the Center Harbor Congregational Church between 1883 and 1887. They will also talk about some of the early Center Harbor churches, including the present church. There will be cake and something to drink for light refreshment. All ages are welcome to join, and donations will gratefully be accepted. 968-3902

Thurs. 22nd – Sat. 31st Barnstormers Present – Katherine DiSavino’s “Things My Mother Taught Me” Barnstormers Theatre, 104 Main Street, Tamworth. The Barnstormers present the most love-affirming play you are likely to see in a long while. Funny, poignant, and full of heart, this one’s a new Barnstormers classic. 323-8500 or www.

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Summer Fun! The Best Summer Ever Starts Right Here!

Mount Washington Valley Craft Fair Don’t miss the Mount Washington Valley Craft Fair this Saturday & Sundau, August 17-18 at Schouler Park, 1 Norcross Circle, Rt. 16, North Conway (In Front of the Scenic Railroad). Hours for the Craft Fair are Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday 10am to 4pm. Fabulous Arts & Crafts. A special feature includes North River Music both days The photos feature Elise Ford of NH who will be doing a chainsaw wood demonstration both days!!! Some of the arts & crafts will in- Elise Ford of NH who will be doing a clude handpainted chainsaw wood demonstration at the Mount feathers, chainsaw Washington Valley Craft Fair.

bears & other creations, cedar wood creations, handpoured soaps, fabric items, amazing wildlife photography, jewelry, glass art, handpainted wood/slates/glass/ mushrooms, mosaic fiber arts, kettle corn, homemade fudge, ceramic tiles and cheese trays, soy candles, handcarved wooden bowls, NH maple syrups, American girl doll clothes, historical names framed, garlic graters and more. Food Trucks will be on Site. Held rain or shine under canopies. Free Admission Info Joyce (603) 528-4014 www. joycescraftshows. com

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Magician B.J. Hickman Headlines At Old Home Day Fair

The Gilford Community Church & Youth Center is presenting a performance of “The BJ Hickman Magic Show” during Gilford Old Home Day, Saturday August 24th at 11:30 & 12:15. Both magic shows will take place in the Gilford Youth Center. Magician BJ Hickman entertains family audiences with comedy magic, dazzling deceptions, and mind reading miracles. Hickman’s audience participation magic shows are a popular favorite throughout New England. Recently, he returned from performing seven nights at the famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, and various venues in Burbank and Beverly Hills, California.

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been a prime killer. Year after year, dead loons are found and their cause of death is found to be lead poisoning, the LPC said. Though this year’s loon census is still underway, there is hope that the numbers will be even greater when they are announced later this month. “We counted 309 loon pairs last year at this time, and we’d like to see eventually 450 to 650 pair,” Vogel said. “Eagles will always have have an impact on loon (mortality),” he said. “It will be a great day in New Hampshire when eagles are the only impacts we have to worry about.”

This year’s loon census is still underway and it is a good possibility that the 300 pairs of loons counted last year will be increased. Photo by Kittie Wilson on Pleasant Lake in New London. The LPC was created in 1975 in response to concerns about a dramatically declining loon population and the effects of human activities on loons. Its mission is to restore and maintain a healthy population of loons throughout New Hampshire, to monitor the health and productivity of loon populations as sentinels of environmen-

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that has been killing the state’s loons. Lead poisoning from ingested lead fishing tackle is the leading known cause of adult loon mortality in the state, accounting for 44 percent of all documented adult loon deaths between 1989 and 2017, according to the LPC. Despite the opposing debate by fishing groups on whether lead fishing tackle really killed so many loons, the Legislature voted for the law banning lead tackle. After the debates ended and the lead laws passed, a lead tackle buy-back program was organized. Last year, the programs, which offer a $10 voucher for anglers trading in their leaded lures and sinkers for non-leaded tackle, collected 4,700 pieces of tackle, Vogel said. The program is again bringing in lots of lead tackle this summer. To exchange leaded tackle and get the vouchers, anglers should head to the participating fishing shops: A.J.’s Bait and Tacklein Meredith, Clarke’s Hardware in New London, L.L. Cote in Errol, Newfound Sales and Trading Post in

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discovering some relics from past explorations. Finding a way back home Hall began planning for his next trip by giving lectures but found few who were interested in supporting a second expedition. Charles Hall, who had brought Joe and Hannah home with him, finally raised enough money for the three of them to return to the cold northland of the arctic on another whaling vessel. Some of the whaling men were persuaded to help Hall in his continuing search for possible survivors of Franklin’s failed expedition and whatever else he could learn about the arctic. He found some relics of the expedition and travelled many miles by sledge but found no survivors. The men helping him became rebellious and he reportedly fired his shotgun in an act of self-defense at one of the men who was threatening him and the man died from his wounds. Hall returned home in 1869 only to appeal to the United States Congress to fund an expedition to the North Pole with himself as the leader, competing against a Dr. I.I. Hayes whom many thought more qualified for the job. President Grant informed Hall that a $50,000 grant was being provided for him to lead the government backed venture to reach the North Pole. The Navy ship provided for the journey was renamed the “Polaris” and was captained by Capt. Sydney Buddington who also was the captain of the whaling ships which transported Hall on his first two expeditions. This might seem a little strange as the two men were not known to get along well together. The Polaris proved to be a sturdy vessel whose engine moved it at a rapid pace. In August of 1871 it had reached the closest point ever for a ship to the North Pole. In November, however the

ticularly those with more education than himself. The suspicion is that he was murdered, but, because arsenic was sometimes used in the medicines of that day, it is speculated that he may have died of a selfadministered overdose of the poisonous substance. It was Hall who insisted that they winter at what they called Thank God Harbor instead of further south, a decision not to either Capt. Buddington’s or Dr. Bessels liking. Nevertheless, the cool dude from Rochester who was called a nobody is now a somebody who left a huge volume of information and relics that are of value to today’s scientists and explorers. Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr., welcomes your comments at danahillsmiths@ yahoo.com

Depiction of Eskimo community in the arctic was apoplexy (stroke), but Hall had insisted before he expired that he had been poisoned, an opinion that is now shared by others. Many decades later a Dartmouth professor, Chauncey Loomis, and a pathologist, Dr. Franklin Paddock from Massachusetts exhumed Hall’s frozen body where it had been buried in Greenland and took tissue samples. They found massive amounts of arsenic in his body. Charles Hall seem to have had a way of turn-

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The winner will be crowned the Aviation Museum’s 2019 Geography Champion, receiving a trophy, prize package, and bragging rights until next year’s competition. The contest, part of the Museum’s annual ‘PlaneFest!’ celebration on Saturday, Aug. 17, will take place at 2:30 p.m. at the Aviation Museum, which is location at 27 Navigator Road, Londonderry, N.H. The geography bee is intended for students of middle school age, but is open to any young person who’d like to take part; no advance registration necessary. Participation is open to attendees of the Museum’s annual PlaneFest! event, which runs from 10am to 4pm at the Aviation Museum. PlaneFest! is a day-long event designed to bring people of all ages closer to local aviation. The event includes access to vintage and

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white nationalism” and my personal “ideological project.” Never mind that I’ve been perhaps the loudest voice on the right decrying white nationalism for years; that I firmly fight for particular Western civilized values and small-government conservatism that foreclose and despise racism; that I’ve incurred hundreds of thousands of dollars in security costs for my trouble; that I require 24/7 security to protect me from white nationalist blowback; and that just weeks ago, the FBI arrested a white nationalist threatening to murder me. Obviously, all conservatives are the same -- and all are complicit in the mission of white supremacy. There can be no unity when one side of the political aisle firmly believes that the other side is motivated by unmitigated evil. No decent conversation about fixes can be had when you assume the person sitting across from you sympathizes with monsters who go to shoot up Hispanic Americans at a Walmart. If we can’t at least assume that we’re all on the same page in condemning white supremacist terror attacks and white supremacist ideology, we may as well pack this republic in. We’re done.

Henry was a man born into relative poverty who created a multimilliondollar industrial operation and a town to boot. But even by the standards of his day, how he did it was controversial, earning him the nickname “the wood butcher.” He was quoted as saying, “I didn’t see the tree yet that didn’t mean a damned sight more to me going under the saw than it did standing on a mountain.” Yet for all the damage done, a hundred years later as I walked in the woods on land once owned by James Henry and cleared to nothing but stumps, I was surrounded by beauty – a forest full of trees and wildlife, a recreation area enjoyed by many thousands of people every season of the year. The profitable devastation of James Henry and men like him helped to coalesce a growing movement to protect these lands. On March 1st, 1911, President Taft signed the Weeks Act, authorizing Federal purchase of forest lands. Later that month, the 780,000-acre White Mountain National Forest was created.

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folks are raving about this one. Finally, we arrive at Smuttynose Brewing, produced in the Portsmouth area, and attracting attention with this Plum Cinnamon Sour. Because all three of these beers are kettle-soured and use Lactobacillus to get that job done, they won’t spoil or lose their tartness over too much time. Of course, it is always good to enjoy freshly brewed craft beers, no matter what they are. The pink-to-plum hue is quite attractive and the tartness doesn’t overtake the ingredients. Smutty uses real plum and cinnamon in this recipe with a balance coming from Magnum hops.

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Mother Nature can do remarkable things with a little help from man. If you didn’t know the history and hadn’t seen the photos, you’d never believe the White Mountains had once been extensively clear-cut. And some of that good wood went to a great purpose: Like many wealthy men of his generation, James Henry gave away much of his profits to worthy causes. For the Henry family, one of those causes was the Morgan Memorial of Boston – what we know today as Goodwill Industries. There’s a certain symmetry to that. Goodwill provides job training and employment placement services; James Henry knew the value and necessity of honest work. The virgin forests are gone, but the other trees grew back. The profits from resources put to good use more than a hundred years ago are helping people to this day. Ken Gorrell welcomes your comments at kengorrell@gmail.com

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billion infrastructural and investment deals in the Middle East. We wonder if there are any vocational training ventures? Hong Kong presents the other side of the coin. Though Xinjiang remains landlocked and out of the global media gaze, Hong Kong presents an accessible, vibrant and media focused society which is increasingly threatened as an “Special Autonomous Region” of China. In 1997 when the former British Crown Colony reverted to Beijing’s political control, the Anglo/China deal ensured that the region’s civil, economic and political system

would not change for 50 years. When I was in Hong Kong just after the handover, the operative political rationalization was, “China will not kill the Golden Goose. If it does it has only one meal, but if it lets the Goose alone, it continues to harvest Golden eggs.” In other words Hong Kong’s prosperity was the gift that kept on giving to the PRC’s own bottom line. Until now that was basically true economically. Political and press freedoms have been steadily proscribed however. Hong Kong has prospered over 22 years despite PRC rule; indeed this small island group

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off the China coast is all about commerce and thriving global markets. But it is Beijing’s rulers who are treading very gingerly in its widening crackdown on prodemocracy forces and mass demonstrations which after two months appear to be reaching a crescendo. Interestingly France’s Le Monde reports, “The Christian churches are at the heart of the revolt.”in the ongoing struggle for democracy. Hong Kong’s human rights showdowns in the light of “One Country, Two Systems” mantra are carefully monitored in Taiwan where a democratic system is directly threatened by Beijing’s blusterous diktat to rejoin with the Mainland. Though the sanguinary lessons of Tiananmen Square in 1989 are glossed over by the West in a bid to do business with Beijing, the central fact remains that the communist Chinese state does not permit dissent. Hong Kong take note. 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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and mental evaluations, under due process protections, of persons reasonably believed to pose a danger to themselves or others. Such a law (the Baker Act) has existed in Florida for many years but was never used by the hard left Dems controlling political life in Broward County at which the Parkland School shooting occurred, notwithstanding numerous incidents involving the

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reports, the OIG found no evidence in 49% of electronic health records that the panels had provided such notice and disclosure. In 25% of medical records reviewed, the OIG “found no evidence that patients were informed they had the right to request to amend or appeal” special orders restricting care of flagged patients. There are undoubtedly patients in the system who may pose real threats. But the “problem with the process is that it is secret,” Krause explains at DisabledVeterans.org. “The review process is done in secret and the veteran will not know who sat on the committee or what the evidence presented was prior to the decision. Only after the decision is made are veterans informed of the outcome and given a chance to appeal the vague allegations. That seems like a due process violation if I have ever seen one.” Army vet David Scott Strain of Virginia told me recently that he was a flagged veteran. “My grave sin?” says Strain. “I tried to report the abuse of a deaf, infirm, WWII veteran. He was approximately 95 years of age. A male nurse stood behind his waiting room chair and shouted down at the top of his head, ‘Hello! Hello! Hello! If you can hear me, you can come in now!’” Strain describes how the elderly vet “could not hear this, and the nurse ultimate shooter that would have provided a more than adequate basis for an involuntary commitment and mental evaluation of him before the school shooting. We now have been told that at least one of the two most recent shooters posted screeds on hate web sites indicating, at least in part, their intention to do what they did. So, where were our vaunted federal law enforcement agencies that

went through 3 iterations, while giggling and looking at the wait-room personnel as if we were a comedy club audience. It was one of the sickest displays I’ve ever seen.” For blowing the whistle on VA elder abuse, Strain says, he was banned from all satellite clinics and only granted access to one main facility. VA flaggers can “manufacture tone, the content of what you’re saying, and will even ascribe actions to you that you did not perform,” Strain warns. “The potential ‘red flag’ laws concern me deeply,” Strain told me. “Why any citizen would think it wise to let the government screw such handles to our backs, to threaten and wag us any which way, is beyond my understanding. However, I fully understand why politicians want it.” Complain too much. Criticize the powers be. Ask too many questions. Boom! You’re a threat. If such tyranny is allowed among those who volunteered to protect and serve our country in the name of safety, imagine how it will be implemented among the law-abiding, gun-owning general populace. Michelle Malkin’s email address is MichelleMalkinInvestigates@protonmail.com. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www. creators.com.

should have been monitoring those sites, tracking down the IP addresses of the posters, and establishing surveillance of the posters that might have prevented the tragedies? Let’s be clear: the gungrabbing left want to confiscate all of our guns. Norman J. Silber Gilford, NH.

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