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StorySlam To Benefit Veterans Group

Porfido’s Market and Deli Traces Back 100 Years Our thanks to Julie Porfido for providing us with this excellent history of Porfido’s Market.

Porfido’s Market in Littleton today is still thriving and as popular as it was nearly 100 years ago. courtesy Photo

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Porfido’s Market in Littleton, New Hampshire will be celebrating its 100th year in business in 2020, but it is fair to say that the start of this successful and generational Littleton mainstay really began 100 years ago this year, in 1917 when Emilio Porfido landed in New York City from Italy.

Emilio was twenty-six years old at the time and first got a job working on the Brooklyn docks. Soon after he joined his sister who was living in Littleton, New Hampshire. His first job in Littleton was peddling fruits and vegetables by horse and buggy for a time. In 1919 he began his fruit and vegetable business at a site later occupied by Homer’s Barber

Emilio Porfido (center) stands in front of his store, Porfido’s Market on Main Street in Littleton, NH in 1935. Emilio came to the United States from Italy in 1917. Today Porfido’s is still in business at the same location, now being run by courtesy Photo the fourth generation of the Porfido family.

“Real Stories North Of Concord” presents a “StorySlam” on Thursday, August 24th at 7:30pm at Pitman’s Freight Room in Laconia as a fundraiser for Camp Resilience. Twelve storytellers will be selected at random and have up to six minutes to tell their story. The theme for this Story Slam is: “Brush With Fame” Tickets are $20 and all net proceeds will go to benefit Camp Resilience. Those who are interested in telling a story can register in advance by sending their name to realstoriesnoc@gmail. com. (Registering does not guarantee that you will be picked.) Everyone must have paid admission to be participate. Seating is limited so call Pitman’s at 5270043 for tickets. Pitman’s Freight Room is a bring your own food and drinks venue. Pitman’s is located at 94 New Salem Street in Laconia. (See ad on page 16.)

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August Through October 2017 “The American Soldier, From the Civil War to the War in Iraq, A Photographic Tribute”

The Wright Museum, Center Street, Wolfeboro. The exhibit contains one hundred and sixteen photographs that focus on the real lives of American soldiers – Army troops and Marines – through the nine major wars America has fought since 1861. Come see this exceptional exhibition honoring the American Soldier. 569-1212

Lakes Region Curling Association – Player Registration Wolfeboro. If you love the Winter Olympics but can’t get to PyeongChang for them, do the next best thing; Play an Olympic sport right here in the Lakes Region! Lakes Region Curling Association Leagues are for men and women of all ages and experience levels. Participants can join individually, as couples, or as entire teams. The upcoming fall season runs for eight Sunday evenings from mid-October to mid-December at Pop Whalen Ice Arena in Wolfeboro. There is no equipment to buy, and new members get an introduction to the basics of the game at a “learn-to-curl” session before the season begins. Registration begins now. For more information about the rules of curling and game play, as well as registration, visit www.lakescurlingnh.org or call 498-4968

Through Sat. 19th Annie, the Musical Jean’s Playhouse, 34 Papermill Drive, Lincoln. Little Orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in the 1930s New York City. 745-2141 or www.

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Thursday 17th Concert in the Park – Annie and the Orphans Kelley Park Concert Pavilion, Bristol. 6:30pm-8pm. Music for ALL ages! All concerts are lawn seating; bring your own blankets & chairs. Concerts are rain or shine, in case of rain, concerts will be held indoors at the Bristol Old Town Hall. www.townofbristolnh.

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Beer for History Folsom Tavern, 164 Water Street, Exeter. 6pm-8pm. As New Hampshire’s Revolutionary War Capital, Exeter is a

town that boasts a rich history, which the American Independence Museum will celebrate with the second annual Beer for History Series. This first event in the series features Neighborhood Beer Co.. Tickets for the entire series, which continues on September 12th and October 14th are $55pp, or you can purchase tickets for each individual event at $20pp. Each event will feature a different brewing company. Ticket price includes; sampling of beers, light fare, themed activity and more! Members of the American Independence Museum can purchase tickets at a discounted rate of $40 for the full series or $15 individual event.

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Holderness Community Church, 923 US Route 3, Holderness. 9am-6pm.

Summer Nature Talk – The Secret Life of Bees The Loon Center, Lee’s Mill Road, Moultonborough. 7:30pm. Join Kelly Dwyer of NH Audubon to explore the challenges facing these vital insects and how actions we take as gardeners and consumers can make a positive difference. She will discuss strategies to improve wildlife habitat on your property, like Integrative Pest Management and native wildflowers which support pollinator health. Free and open to the public. 476-5666

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Summer Lecture Series- “Island Life in the Era of Ernest Abbott” Marine Patrol Building, 31 Dock Road, Gilford. 6:30pm. The talk will be given by Ripley Forbes who will profile long-time island caretaker Ernest H. Abbott. For more than four decades, Abbott cared for island camps and their families living on the Meredith and Gilford Islands of Lake Winnipesaukee. Free and open to the public, however, space is limited; reservations are encouraged by calling 569-4554

Friday 18th Music on the Square Concert Series – Wellfleet North Main Street, Rochester. 11:45am-1:30pm. Bring a chair and buy or bring lunch! Concerts take place every Friday. www.

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Bakersfield Mist – Off the Dock and The Sandwich Players Collaboration Sandwich Town Hall Theatre, 8 Maple Street, Sandwich. 7:30pm. Stephen Sach’s play, Bakersfield Mist, was inspired by true events and asks vital questions about what makes art & people truly authentic. $15pp. Tickets can be purchased at www. offthedockplayers.com or at the door. 284-6897

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

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VoicePlay – Live Performance Kingswood Arts Center, Wolfeboro. 7:30pm. Tickets run $20-$50. www. greatwaters.org or 569-7710

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Gallery Walk in Center Sandwich. 5pm-7pm. Galleries included in the walk are Patricia Carega Gallery, The Sandwich Home Industries, Surroundings Gallery and The Village Green Café and Market. All businesses will be open after hours and serving refreshments. A visit to each of the galleries entitles you to a discount at the Corner House Inn. Stroll the streets of Sandwich on a summer evening while enjoying art, culture and fine cuisine in a picturesque setting. 284-7728

Saturday 19th Meredith Sculpture Walk Tours Tours will leave from Mill Falls Marketplace in front of Innisfree Bookstore on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10am during July and August. Special group tours can be arranged by emailing GMP@ greatermeredithprogram.com or by calling 279-9015. A self-guided brochure/walking map is available in kiosks found at the entrance to Hesky and Scenic Park, the Courtyard on Main Street and in front of the Post Office, Town Hall and Meredith Public Library.

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Wright Museum, Center Street, Wolfeboro. 10am-2pm. Event features live music and food! 569-1212

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Lecture on Island Life On Lake Winnipesaukee The New Hampshire Boat Museum in Wolfeboro will end their summer lecture series with a talk on “Island Life in the Era of Ernest Abbott.” The lecture will be at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 17 at the Marine Patrol Building, 31 Dock Road in Gilford. The evening is co-sponsored with the Gilford Islands Association and is free of charge. Light refreshments will be served. Due to space consideration, reservations are encouraged and may be made by calling the New Hampshire Boat Museum at 603-569-4554. The talk will be given by Ripley Forbes who will profile long-time island caretaker Ernest H. Abbott. For more than four decades, Abbott cared for island camps and their families living on the Meredith and Gilford islands of Lake Winnipesaukee. Abbott’s work ethic, Yankee honesty and enduring friendships characterized an era of island life that has been admired and shared by multiple island families over the generations. The talk will help attendees learn about the work of this unique man. Attendees are also encouraged to share their own recollections of early island life. The New Hampshire Boat Museum is open to the public for the 2017 season and will remain open daily through Monday, October 9, 10am-4pm Monday through Saturday, and Sunday 12noon-4pm.

Finding Phil, Lost in War and Silence The Wright Museum will host the 16th lecture in its “Ron Goodgame and Donna Canney 2017 Educational Program Series on Tuesday, August 22nd, from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Wright Museum, 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. “Finding Phil, Lost in War and Silence” an author’s lecture and book signing by Paul Levy Paul Levy was a year old when his Uncle Phil was killed in World War II and his family, like many other families, faced their grief with silence. Upon retirement, and seventy years after his uncle’s death, Levy set out to discover what might still be found about Phil. At every step, research led him to unexpected turns, and ultimately revealed a vivid portrait of Phil’s life and, astoundingly, of his death. In the process, Levy also gained insights into war, anti-Semitism, family silences, and heroism. He also encountered intriguing and sometimes famous characters who had touched Phil’s life. Paul Levy and his wife, Elizabeth, are retired and live in Concord, New Hampshire. Paul had careers as a poverty lawyer, social worker, and professor of human services. Currently, he is active in social justice issues and is a frequent contributor to the Concord Monitor. Admission is $8.00 per person, by cash or check. Wright Museum members are admitted for free. Space is limited, Reservations are strongly recommended to ensure sufficient seating for all. Call 603-569-1212 to reserve your seat today.

Yoga Class To Benefit Foundation For Faces & Team Eliana Sunday, August 20th at 9am at Waterside Lawn of Church Landing, 281 Daniel Webster Highway, Meredith. 10am Raffle with lots of great prizes. $20 per person. The Foundation of Faces is dedicated to improving the lives of children with craniofacial differences including cleft lip, cleft palate and other head and facial conditions. Team Eliana represents little Ellie who was born with a unilateral complete cleft lip and palate. Please preregister to save your spot at https://www. eventbrite.com/e/yoga-at-meredith-bay-to-benefit-thefoundation-for-faces-of-children-and-team-eliana-tickets36777710121

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GHOSTS? Years later, as a New Hampshire legislator, I was informed by Secretary of State Bill Gardner—a renowned Granite State historian—that that cemetery also included a mass grave that held the remains of scores of British, Hessian and Tory soldiers who were killed by Stark’s New Hampshire men on August 16, 1777. This sobering information only increased my fascination with Bennington. Concurrently, a friend and amateur genealogist informed me that I was a direct descendant of Nathaniel Balch Sr., who was First Deputy of the New Hampshire Provincial Congress in 1775—a forerunner to the N.H. legislature in which I now serve. I asked Gardner if he knew

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How Did the Dems’ IT Scandal Suspects Get Here? Here is a radical proposition: The public has a right to know the immigration status and history of foreign criminal susby Michelle Malkin pects. Their Syndicated Columnist entrance and employment sponsorship records should not be treated like classified government secrets -- especially if the public’s tax dollars subsidized their salaries. In March, I contacted the D.C. offices of House Congressional Democrats Joaquin Castro of Texas, Sander Levin of Michigan, Marcia Fudge of Ohio, Greg Meeks of New York and Ted Deutch of Florida. These public officials have at one time or another employed one of three Pakistani Muslim brothers or their family and friends caught up in a criminal theft and hacking probe of the House Democrats’ information security systems. In all, IT worker Imran Awan and his family and friends hoovered up an estimated $4 million in government funds over a period of 13 years. For months, the D.C. Capitol Police have probed allegations that the Awan ring stole equipment from more than 20 congressional offices and accessed the House IT system without members’ knowledge. Investigative reporter Luke Rosiak at The Daily Caller News Foundation has done excellent work on the case -- most recently breaking the news of Imran Awan’s arrest in late July at the airport for alleged bank fraud, mortgage scams and shady wire transfers of nearly $300,000.

Awan was headed to Pakistan to join his wife, Hina Alvi, and three children, who had hastily fled America in March after Alvi was fired by Rep. Meeks. This reeks. My question to the House Democrats was simple: Were the Awans and their family and friends H-1B tech workers -- like so many of the 650,000 “temporary” foreign guest workers imported into America under that program over the past quarter-century and predominantly working in IT? And if they’re not H-1Bs, how exactly did Awan and company get here, when did they get here, and who brought them over here and why? These are simple questions. Given that these foreign IT workers now under investigation were paid for with our tax dollars, Americans deserve to know their path to the public trough. This is especially true when so many members of Congress in both parties continue to clamor for expanding foreign guest-worker programs like H-1B and refuse to enact freezes on corrupted visa programs exploited by foreign tourists (B visas), students (F-1 visas) and workers (H visas) acting in bad faith. Moreover, U.S. tech workers have grown increasingly vocal about being forced to train underqualified, shoddily vetted foreign replacements before getting pink-slipped -- and increasingly alarmed at their access to sensitive personal, financial and health data. Awan first landed a job with former Democrat Rep. Robert Wexler as an “information technology director” in 2004 at the ripe age of 24 or 25. His younger

The ‘Anti-Diversity Screed’ That Wasn’t

The first thing to know about the instantly infamous “anti-diversity screed” written by a Google software engiby Rich Lowry neer is that it Contributing Writer isn’t anti-diversity or a screed. The loaded description, widely used in the press and on social media, is symptomatic of the pearl-clutching over the memo, which questions the premises and effectiveness of Google’s diversity policies. The document was meant -before getting splashed on the internet -- as an internal conversation-starter. The author posits that innate differences between the sexes may account for the disparity between men and women in the male-dominated world of high-tech. He states repeatedly that he See malkin on 42 believes in diversity, and there’s

no reason to doubt his self-description as a classical liberal. His exclamation-point-free memo is hardly a rant. He expresses the hope that “open and honest discussion with those who disagree can highlight our blind spots and help us grow.” How naive. The witless and inflamed reaction to his document instead underlines his point about “a politically correct monoculture that maintains its hold by shaming dissenters into silence.” It is one thing to disagree with the memo; it is another thing to believe the views therein should be forbidden. Former Google engineer Yonatan Zunger says that if it were up to him, the author would be summarily fired and escorted from the building immediately by security (you can’t take a chance with such a danger). Entrepreneur Elissa Shevinsky believes that the memo could run afoul of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act -- i.e., it might be illegal.

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ette, We are Here,” became the clarion call upon the arrival of the American Expeditionary Force to France by John J. Metzler in 1917. The Syndicated Columnist USA had just entered the hostilities, three years into the Great War, and now the battle hardened U.S. General John Pershing was in a sense returning the favor of French military assistance during the American Revolution. On 26 June 1917, a flotilla of American troop ships arrived in the Atlantic port of St. Nazaire, a well situated staging center situated hundreds of miles from the Front. Over the next few years 198,000 Americans would disembark here. The Sammies, as they were affectionally called by the French as a play on the words Uncle Sam, were also known as the Doughboys in the USA. President Woodrow Wilson’s decision to join the Allies after 32 months of neutrality was as controversial as it was militarily complicated. On the one hand, the young American Republic had by choice stayed away from European conflicts and overseas missions. On the more practical side, when Wilson declared war on Germany in April 1917, the regular U.S. army stood at an understaffed 140,000 troops and with an additional 200,000 in the National Guard. Mobilization would be nothing

short of extraordinary with a combination of mass conscription and an amazing American industrial might to support it. After all it was U.S. military assistance which decisively tipped the military balance on the Western Front, the site of three years of unmitigated carnage for the French and British forces facing Imperial Germany. The battles of Verdun, the Somme, Passchendaele, and Vimy Ridge were nothing less than a grinding abattoir of killing; all sides were literally bled white and exhausted. The Russian Revolution decisively changed the political calculus. The Allies; the British Empire, France and Russia were slogging it out with the Central Powers; Germany, Austria/Hungary and Turkey. Once the Czar was overthrown, Russia would later withdrew from the war after two million soldiers were killed, the balance of power decisively tipped against France in the West. As 1917 wore on, American troops flooded into France, first through St. Nazaire which became a logistical hub which saw delivery of 2 million tons of equipment ranging from disassembled steam locomotives from Philadelphia, to cars, trucks and horses. The logistical genius of the U.S military was on display with more than 500 transport ships bringing everything from tons of beef to cigarette rations for the troops. Supply depots and bases dotted the Loire River region. On a lighter side, the Sammies would introduce the French to

basketball, chewing gum, the infectious Jazz music, and the “American Way of Life.” The American Expeditionary Force would see action mostly in 1918 during the bloody battles of Chateau Thierry and Belleau Wood among countless others. When the hard won victory came

with the Armistice in November 1918, over 53,000 Americans were killed and 210,000 wounded in this War to End all Wars. Tragically, the Peace of Versailles, signed a few years later, would merely set the stage for the Second World War. A century has passed since the See Metzler on 42

Regulating Guns Have a gun license? Plan to bring your gun to my hometown? Don’t. Mean New York authorities will make your life miserable. Patricia Jorby John Stossell Syndicated Columnist dan and her daughter flew here from her home state of Georgia. She wanted her gun nearby for protection. Jordan obeyed all the Transportation Security Administration’s rules: She put her gun in a locked TSA-approved case with its bullets separate. She informed the airline that she had a gun. The airline had no problem with that. In New York City, she kept the gun locked in her hotel room. She never needed it, but her daughter told me, “I was glad she brought it just in case something did happen.” When leaving the city, Jordan followed the TSA’s rules again. At the airline counter, she again told the agent she wanted to check her gun. But this time, she was told: “Wait.” “Next thing I know, they’re getting ready to arrest me,” she said. Her daughter was crying, “Please don’t arrest my mom!” But New York City cops arrested her, jailed her and told her she was guilty of a felony that mandates a minimum 3 1/2 years in jail. Jordan’s ordeal is not unique. Roughly once a week, New York City locks up people for carrying guns legally licensed by other states. Another Georgia visitor, Avi Wolf, was jailed although he didn’t even have a gun. He just had part of a gun — an empty magazine — a

little plastic box with a small metal spring. He brought it to the city because it wasn’t working well and he thought a New York friend might repair it. He couldn’t believe he was being arrested. “Somebody could’ve done more damage to an individual with a fork from McDonald’s,” Wolf told me. Wolf, too, checked with the TSA beforehand. They said, just declare it to TSA agents. So he did. “I’m telling them ... I have a magazine here. It’s empty, no bullets ... Next thing I know they’re pulling me over to the side, they’re like, ‘Do you know what you have in your bag?!’ ‘I know what I have in my bag, I told you what I have in my bag.’” Following TSA instructions didn’t do Wolf any good. “Fast forward about an hour and it was four Port Authority police there. The chief of LaGuardia airport is there, [as if] they thought they found somebody trying to do 9/11 repeat,” he says. “They asked me if I had a gun license. Of course I had a license. I’m from Georgia, and everybody there’s got a gun license. And they’re like, well, sir, you’re going to be getting arrested now.” Wolf and Jordan spent less than a day in jail, but each had to pay lawyers $15,000 to bargain the felony charge down to “public disorder.” “We are not going to apologize for enforcing our gun laws,” said Assistant District Attorney Jack Ryan when I confronted him about these pointless and cruel arrests. He said New York City enforces laws as “humanely and as compassionately as we can.” But the system is neither fair nor humane. See stossell on 44

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Dino Tree thy ‘dragon-tree’ to climb and ride through-out the forest kingdom. Such memories have also brought to mind some of the differences I have noted, over the years, to European parks, royal/noble gardens, hunting grounds and walking paths. For instance, during one of my first walks through the woods, with my Great Dane, in Germany, I remember thinking that it was so very peaceful. The path was a wide and wellmaintained track about the width of an average driveway. A crushed stone mixture that had become packed by ‘volksmarches’ through the years covered the path, so that it felt like it was paved. The other thing

that struck me, was how ‘neat’ the forest appeared as it stretched out into the distance. There was no clutter of underbrush, fallen trees nor dead lowhanging branches. In fact, most of the trees had been trimmed so that the lowest branches on all the trees were about ten-twelve feet above the forest floor. The effect was a sense of order and tranquility. However, after a few trips, I sensed that something was missing. Finally, I realized that it was the chirp and call of birds mixed with the rustling and scurrying through the underbrush and tree branches of small woodland creatures. I finally concluded that without the underbrush and the lofty canopy the fauna were just less visible to the casual observer. Though these manicured avenues were not always as exciting for our imaginative boys, they still burned off steam. Besides, we came to expect that somewhere, nestled along the path, there would be a forest café where we could all get some refreshments. There too would usually be a simple playground, much like the adventure playground at the Prescott Farm Environmental Education center. Such a welcome way-lay allows for the children See maguire on 32

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Old Town Hall, Gilmanton Iron Works. Social hour and refreshments begin at 7pm, and the program begins at 7:30pm. This illustrated talk will include photos of the old hotels and boarding houses as well as key railroad stations and the first lake boats. Program will be presented by Pat Clarke, Vice President of the Gilmanton Historical Society.

Author Lecture and Book Signing – Paul Levy

The Wright Museum, 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro. Doors open at 6pm, presentation 7pm8pm. Paul Levy was a year old when his Uncle Phil was killed in WWII and his family, like many other families, faced their grief with silence. Upon retirement, and seventy years after his Uncle’s death, Levy set out to discover what might still be found out about Phil. At every step, research led him to unexpected turns, and ultimately revealed a vivid portrait of Phil’s life and of his death. $8/non-members, free for members. 569-1212

Wolfeboro Friends of Music -Geoffrey Loff

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603-968-5533

Kingswood Art Center, Wolfeboro, 7:30pm. $15. Geoff is a pianist, repetiteur, and assistant conductor for Houston Grand Opera. Tickets will be available at Black’s Paper Store and may also be purchased at the door. All high school students with ID, as well as children accompanied by an

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pint glass while a white head lives long as you enjoy. This wonderful creation is offered in 16 oz four packs to a welcoming public. You can currently find it at Case-n-Keg, Meredith since this is the first Lakes Region provider from Concord Craft Brewings self-distribution system. With a sparkling 15 barrel brewhouse, Concord Craft Brewing is destined to become a stop-off for any beer lover in this great state. With lots to look forward to, get over to CCB because soon it will be that brewery you said â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew you whenâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;?

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Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a Good Man Charlie Brown, The Musical Jeanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Playhouse, 34 Paper Mill Drive, Lincoln. Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lovable loser Charlie Brown and his friends, the Peanuts gang, delight us as they journey through a day in their lives. 745-2141 or www.

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Main Street, Tamworth. This iconic tale of pride, changing times, and the transformative power of friendship unfolds as Daisy Werthen, a widowed, well-to-do woman living in midcentury Atlanta, is deemed too old to drive. When her son hires Hoke, an African-American chauffer, Daisyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s world is turned upside down. What begins as a troubled pairing, blossoms into a profound, life-altering friendship that transcends all societal boundaries between them. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss it! 323-8500 or

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Sandwich Town Hall Theatre, 8 Maple Street, Sandwich. 7:30pm. Stephen Sachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s play, Bakersfield Mist, was inspired by true events and asks vital questions about what makes art & people truly authentic. $15pp. Tickets can be purchased at www. offthedockplayers.com or at the door. 284-6897

Barbra & Frank â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Concert the Never Was Kingswood Arts Center, Wolfeboro. 7:30pm. Tickets run $25-$55. www.greatwaters. org or 569-7710

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Saturday 26th Meredith Sculpture Walk Tours Tours will leave from Mill Falls Marketplace in front of Innisfree Bookstore on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10am during July and August. Special group tours can be arranged by emailing GMP@

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Bakersfield Mist â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Off the Dock and The Sandwich Players Collaboration Sandwich Town Hall Theatre, 8 Maple Street, Sandwich. 7:30pm. Stephen Sachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s play, Bakersfield Mist, was inspired by true events and asks vital questions about what makes art & people truly authentic. $15pp. Tickets can be purchased at www. offthedockplayers.com or at the door. 284-6897

Class at The Quilting Corner â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Landscape Class The Quilting Corner, 322 West Main Street, Suite 110, Tilton. 9:30am-1:30pm. Lakes, Beaches, Ski Slopes, Autumn Hillsâ&#x20AC;Śthe choice is yours! Class will be taught by Lynn. $30pp. 286-3437 or www.

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NH Boat Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lake Winnipesaukee Poker Run The morning will begin with a launch in Wolfeboro at the Town Docks at 9am. Participants will make five stops on the lake following the lead boat in their group. Each stop, boats will receive a token that will later be redeemed for a poker hand. After a fun morning of touring, everyone will head back to the Wolfetrap Bar & Grill for a catered lunch. Before August 14th, the cost is $75 per boat, which allows for a captain and one passenger, each additional passenger will cost $30. After the 14th the cost is $100 and $35. www.nhbm. org or 569-4554

Londonderry Festival

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Londonderry Commons, 44 Nashua Road, Londonderry. 12pm-4pm. Enjoy an afternoon on the Londonderry Commons listening to local blues bands. Admission is free and benefits Veterans Count. 12pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Deep Fried Blues Band, 1:15pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C;

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The Farmers Dinner on Butternut Farm with Chefs Chris “Koz” Kozlowski and Keith Sarasin Butternut Farm, 195 Meaderboro Road, Farmington. Farm Tour at 4pm, Dinner at 5pm. Join these two chefs at The Farmers Dinner as they prepare a multicourse farm to table dinner, celebrating Butternut Farm. Dine among the apple trees and raspberry bushes for this one-of-a-kind dinner. Limited tickets available.

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NH Artist Margery ThomasMueller Exhibit and Reception Red Dot, 74 Drew Hill Road, Alton. 5pm-7pm. Margery’s landscapes are metaphors for life in today’s tumultuous world and for our efforts to discover the dreams that lie beyond the thickets our lives can become. www.

Bristol Old Breakfast!

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Annie & the Orphans – Free Outdoor Concert

Tilton Island Park, Tilton. 6pm-8:30pm. Bring a lawn chair or blanket! www.

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Moulton farm, Quarry Road, Meredith. 9am-noon. The entire family will enjoy the brunch buffet featuring dishes that incorporate produce grown at the farm in addition to seasonal fruit, delicious baked goods, egg and meat dishes prepared by the Farm’s kitchen and bakery team. Seating is underneath a tent overlooking the farm’s fields and is on a first-seated basis. $16.99pp, plus tax, $9.99 plus tax for children 10 and under. www.moultonfarm.com or 279-3915

Tues. 29th – Thurs. 31st

Art Works “Everyone Can Draw” Classes Art Works, Chocorua Creative Arts Center, Chocorua. 10am-3pm. Beginners and experienced. Must pre-register at www.chocoruaartworks. com or artworks4us2@ gmail.com 323-8041

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Helene Pierce Watercolor Demonstration The Art Place, 9 North Main Street, Wolfeboro. 5pm7:30pm. www.theartplace. biz or 569-6159

Music on the Square Concert Series – Fiddling Thomsons AND an Ice Cream Social North Main Street, Rochester. 11:45am-1:30pm. Bring a chair and buy or bring lunch! Concerts take place every Friday. www.

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REAL STORIES NORTH OF CONCORD

All proceeds benefit Camp Resilience

@ Pitman’s Freight Room Thursday, August 24th - 7:30pm $20 per person Theme : “Brush With Fame”

Everybody’s got a story... so what’s yours? The StorySlam

is a live storytelling competition in the vein of poetry slams organized by The Moth, a non-profit literary society from New York City, since 2001. Storytellers (slammers) have 6 minutes each to tell a story, based on a theme chosen for the event.

Come and tell your story, or just sit back and be entertained by those who do. 12 storytellers will be selected at random and have up to six minutes to tell their story. Stories can be funny, sad, inspirational or all three, but please, no politics or preaching, we all get enough of that every day as it is. No notes allowed. Prizes will be awarded and a good time will be had by all. “StorySlams” are hugely popular events across the country, but very few, if any, have been held North of Concord. What better way to introduce it here than with a benefit for one of the area’s favorite charities? More information can be found on “Real Stories North Of Concord” Facebook page. Those who are interested in telling a story can register in advance by sending their name to realstoriesnoc@gmail.com. (Registering does not guarantee that you will be picked.) Admission is $20 per person for both storytellers and spectators. Seating is limited so call Pitman’s at 527-0043 for tickets. Pitman’s Freight Room is a bring your own food and drinks venue. Pitman’s is located at 94 New Salem Street in Laconia.

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Roman Catholic Faith Community of St. André Bessette Parish, Laconia Sacred Heart Church

EXPLORING THE LEGEND & LORE OF OUR GRANITE STATE

The Good Old Summertime In Pike, NH by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Contributing Writer

Perhaps the primary s u m m e r complaint of northern New England folk is that it seems not to last very long, leading to comments like “summer was on a Tuesday last year.” Historically, for many towns, the two big local events of the summer are the Fourth of July Celebration (Independence Day ) and Old Home Day. The song that we use to sing in the days of my youth which began “Did you ever hear tell of sweet Betsey from Pike?” reminds me of a place by that name in our State. Pike, New Hampshire, which is part of the town of Haverhill, invited its neighbors to join the community for a full day of July 4th activities, the details of which I have taken from a 1906 advertisement. Hopefully someone from that community will read this because it is all about Pike. Its name comes from a family that began an unusual but important business of days past, that being making whetstones or sharpening stones from a rock unique to the area, the Bethlehem gneiss. Isaac Pike was the first of the family to start the production of the sharpening stones in the 1840’s and his son Alonzo became the head of the company after Isaac’s death. The company became the largest producer of sharpening stones

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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

Skelley’s Market Services Include: • Gas 24 hours a day • Fresh pizza • NH Lottery tickets • Beer and Wine • Sandwiches • Daily papers

Pike Manufacturing Complex in the world which were sometimes referred to as scythe stones because they were often used to sharpen scythes and sickles (been there, done that ) and bore the Pike family’s name as does the community that gave it birth. I have a connection to Pike in that my Dad’s cousins Evelyn, Olive, and Leon Clough lived in a rural area of the community at the end of a dirt road if my memory serves me right. The 1906 fourth event was advertised as a “Grand Celebration and Fair ” with the Fair part being a fund raising event for the Church building. E. M. Clark was chairman of the Celebration Committee and Mr s . E . B . Pike was the President of the Ladies Aid Society. A request was made for people of other communities to “ …furnish booths for selling Fancy and Domestic Articles, Eatables and Drinkables, Corn Balls, Lemonade, Ice Cream and other Merchandise or furnish some attractive amusement

to aid us in securing the amount necessary to build a Church.” If unable to furnish booths people were asked to make donations of food, “especially Beans and Brown Bread, Pies, Gingerbread, etc. Every little will help.” Special features planned for the Pike celebration included a “GRAND PARADE HEADED BY THE PIKE BRASS BAND” with “prizes for the most artistic float and the most horrible horrible. Oration and speeches by well known and eminent citizens.” The advertisement preceding the celebration promised continuous amusement with “SOMETHING DOING ALL THE TIME ”. Competitive sports events included swimming and tub races, horse race, hurdle and running races, sack race, three-legged race, potato and thread the needle races for ladies, and a pie eating contest. The prizes were said to be liberal ones. More so than today, See smith on 34

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NOW OPEN FOR ITS 23RD SEASON !!

Experience The Past, and Be Inspired By A Nation United

Among the over 14,000 items in our collection, see WWII military vehicles & weapons; a 1939-45 Time Tunnel; a real Victory Garden, Movie Theater & Army barracks; as well as period toys, books, music, clothingâ&#x20AC;Ś and MORE.

THE RON GOODGAME & DONNA CANNEY EDUCATION PROGRAM SERIES Tuesday, August 15, 7 - 8 p.m. Boomtown, Portsmouth: The World War II Transformation of a Quiet New England Seaport. Lecture and book signing by author Rodney Watterson Tuesday, August 22, 7 - 8 p.m. Finding Phil: Lost in War and Silence. Lecture and book signing by author Paul Levy. Tuesday, August 29, 7 - 8 p.m. Miss Fortuneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Last Mission. Lecture and book signing by co-author John Hartley Torrison Tuesday, September 5, 6:30 - 8 p.m. Remembering Pearl Harbor. A screening of Tim Grayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newest documentary ďŹ lm, narrated by Tom Selleck. Presented by the ďŹ lm maker, Tim Gray Note: This ďŹ lm is 84 minutes long and begins at 6:30 p.m. instead of 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 12, 7 - 8 p.m. The Holocaust: the Twisted Road to Auschwitz. Lecture by Tom White Tuesday, September 19, 7 - 8 p.m. John Winant: New Hampshire Man of the World. Lecture by Richard Hess. Note: This program is free, thanks to funding by the New Hampshire Humanities Council. Tuesday, September 26, 7 - 8 p.m. The Zimmermann Telegram, 1917. Lecture by Professor Douglas Wheeler Tuesday, October 10, 7 - 8 p.m. The Middle East. Lecture by Mohamed Defaa. Note: This program is free, thanks to funding by the New Hampshire Humanities Council.

Admission $8. per person; free for Wright Museum members. Reservations recommended, call 603569-1212 for more info. Doors open 1 hour before the program begins. www.wrightmuseum.org.

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ON EXHIBIT FROM JULY 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; OCTOBER 31, 2017 One hundred and sixteen large-format photographs focusing on the real lives of American soldiers through the nine major conflicts America has fought since 1861. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss out on this extraordinary exhibit seen by over 1 million visitors and now at Wolfeboroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s WRIGHT MUSEUM OF WORLD WAR II. Sponsored in part by Two International Group With Contributions from Pratt&Whitney and Shaun and Ellen Berry And Matrix Business Concepts LLC, Brian Allen, Financial Focus and Northeast Delta Dental and the Wright Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Board of Directors

The Wright Museum will host the Fifth Annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cruise in to the Wrightâ&#x20AC;? antique auto and motorcycle show/ cruise-in featuring original antique and classic motorcycles and cars. Live music performances from noon to 2pm and food will be available for purchase. Regular museum admission admits you to both the car show and the Museum. The Cruise-in is limited to 100 vehicles. Call 603-569-1212 or visit www. WrightMuseum.org for additional information or to register a vehicle in the event. Parking for this event will be off site in nearby municipal lots. This event made possible with contributions from Sunday Paving & Sealing Sponsors: Calico Graphics and Bartlett Tree Experts

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SPORTS TOPICS … AND AFGHAN WOMEN? As a submission deadline approaches, a sports columnist must decide what to write about. The sports world offers countless subjects and the columnist must pick one or more to reflect on in a fashion that is hopefully interesting and informative. Or better yet, provocative and funny. As a hotbed of sports news, greater Boston is a cornucopia of possibilities. Anything accompanied by a photo of Tom Brady or Big Papi usually works. And in this information age, one need only briefly surf the internet to find plenty of grist for the mill. Sports Illustrated remains a rich resource. In thumbing through the August 7 issue one notes possible topics relating to next year’s World Cup soccer, the pro football Hall of Fame, golf’s grand slam, President Trump’s sports habits, the tragic suicide of former Yankee pitcher Hideki Irabu, or the extent to which football contributes to brain injuries. But this week’s SportThought focuses on Afghan women wheelchair basketball players. It may not be sexy, provocative, or humorous— but it’s certainly inspiring. One of the poorest countries in the world, Afghanistan has been war-ravaged for decades. It’ s also a place that traditionally oppresses women. Under Tali-

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Wait For The “Party”? Why? What Have They Done For “U.S”. Lately? Let’s try it again. This is roughly the 9th or 10th attempt at writing my contribution, which by Niel Young I have Advocates Columnist been doing since 12/8/1993. There is so much to comment on. Life, and death decisions to be made. Should President Trump decide the only option is to confront the situation, unlike those presidents before him, or live in fear of the little guy engaging Americans with only verbal back and forth with America being on the losing side. My heart goes out to all of our military, and a deep disliking for big mouth Mitch McConnell, and those phonies in Congress, and the US Senators, who are doing whatever they can to make Donald Trump look bad! Never mind the Americans who may lose their lives while wearing our uniform. The actions of McConnell regarding his undermining of President Trump just prove to us that politicians place America, and Americans, behind wealth, and power! ******** Former Republican Nominee for Lt. Governor of Virginia, E.W. Jackson, weighs in on the violence in Charlottesville over Confederate symbols. “I think both sides in the confrontation - white supremacists and black militants - are looking for trouble,” says Jackson. “The time has come to realize that Confederate Flags and statues are a lightning rod for people who want to keep us

divided and hating each other. Private individuals have a perfect right to display anything they want, but public property should be reserved for the American Flag and unifying symbols of our country. It’s time to put these divisive confederate symbols in history museums and parks where those who want to see them can, and they can be avoided by those who perceive them as symbols of hatred.” However, the former candidate also makes clear that we cannot avoid American history nor should we try to censor it. “This idea that we should not honor Jefferson or Washington or any Founding Fathers who owned slaves is preposterous. We cannot pretend that there was never a Confederacy or that all who fought on the side of the south can be dismissed as racists. History is more complicated than that. That’s why it must be remembered and studied so that we can learn it’s lessons chart a better future.”Jackson strongly defends Americans First Amendment right “to fly any flag they want and display any statues or symbols they want. The government should not be able to stop citizens from putting Confederate symbols on their cars and trucks and property, but public property belongs to us all.” ******** Friend of Niel writes: “ I think marching, calling, and petitioning, don’t mean a BLEEP to our oppressors. What got King George’s attention at Breed’s or Saratoga? A shocking loss of British Regulars, that’s what got

the syphilitic Monarch thinking McConnell and Ryan need to be afraid of surviving, that’s when your voting system you want to remind them of via protest, might work. “Do you think Shaheen , Kuster, or Porter fears you in any, even abstract, fashion? When their station in life is in doubt, that is when our point about our republic will be understood. Marching, protesting, and petitioning is all they ignore. If you want to defend the republic, stay away from BLM and the KKK, make the point that you have had enough of them, and expect representatives to live up to their marketing, or else. They market about freedom and free enterprise. Well, we want that in health care and reduced taxes, don’t we? Deliver or retire. Let’s really focus on creating conditions of doubt in the enemy. Marching around and ‘stomping around’ is so 1960’s. Only a condition of insecurity will create uncertainty, doubt, and reduced confidence. That is who we want negotiations with. I know we want change, but it won’t come from conventional behavior and what we were taught in Civics; not in 2017. Our fore bearers knew when enough was well more than quite enough, and taught the enemy there was a price that would be paid in blood and treasure. That is when we gained sovereignty of our daily affairs.”

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mild seasonal weather air – anywhere - offers an all-natural, healthy alternative for all. Who knows, you might just run across a dragon-tree or if you are lucky a rare dino-tree! Dale is a Laconia resident. With her husband

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on the glamorous and the gaudy—the salacious and the scandalous. But there’s also a place—on NHPR or in columns like this one—to occasionally celebrate the Jess Markts of the world. It’s not sexy, provocative, or funny. But it IS inspiring. Sports Quiz With what Major League Baseball team was a Manchester, N.H. Eastern League AA franchise affiliated with from 196971? (Answer follows) Born Today ... That is to say, sports standouts born on August 17 include former Baltimore Oriole slugger Boog Powell (1941) and former New York Yankee catcher Jorge Posada (1971). Sportsquote “They broke my release to me gently. The manager came up to me before a game and told me they didn’t allow visitors in the clubhouse.”- former MLB catcher Bob Uecke Sportsquiz Answer The Manchester Yankees played at Gill Stadium from 1969-71, leading the Eastern League in attendance their first year. The team relocated to Connecticut under new ownership in 1972 and became the West Haven Yankees. State Representative Michael Moffett was a Professor of Sports Management for Plymouth State University and NHTI-Concord and currently teaches on-line for New England College. He co-authored the criticallyacclaimed and awardwinning “FAHIM SPEAKS: A Warrior-Actor’s Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and B ack” (with the Marines)—which is available through Amazon.com. His e-mail address is mimoffett@comcast.net.

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summertime, and particularly the fourth of July, even in my boyhood, which began long after the 1906 Pike event, was not as it should be without including the great American pasttime, some local baseball games, often with teams from nearby towns play-

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No expense was to be spared for the fireworks display; moreover, a UNIQUE BOOTH “Containing a large assortment of articles of every description, collected by the Sunshine Club of Little Girls,” would be part of the Fair. All of this took place at the ideal location called Pros-

pect Park “located on a plateau overlooking the beautiful Oliverian Valley and offering many natural advantages, which will be enhanced for the occasion.” Interestingly, the advertising promised that “…temporary showers will not affect the fair or seriously affect the celebration program”, explaining that large commodious tents and booths would be erected.” So the message was “THE 4TH’S THE DAY – PIKE’S THE PLACE.” The word “pike” brings to mind a particular species of fish to some New Hampshire residents and visitors, those who are anglers who like to try out their skills on New Hampshire waters as part of their summertime activity. The Northern Pike is not native to the Granite State, but they have been introduced to some places in our state, so the Pike resident or vacationer only has to travel to the nearby Connecticut River to fish for pike. To some people the “pike” is a super highway used to travel from one point to another – a turnpike. It is my understanding that when the first roads were built in New Hampshire when horses were the common means of transportation that there were turnpikes or gates along the roads where travelers had to pay tolls to use the road. The barrier or gate on the road was called a turnpike. Today, if you want to take a summer drive to Pike, it’s a free ride as long as you stay off the pike; the State only operates three of those today. This year’s Independence Day is past and your town’s Old Home Day may be also, but next week we will visit some Old Home Days that are really old..

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armed conflict. Patriotic fervor remained strongest in New England, so the British devised a plan to isolate the region from the rest of the country, crush the rebellion, and reestablish the King’s authority throughout the “colonies.” A gigantic British fleet landed a mighty army in New York, chasing away George Washington’s outgunned American forces. With autumn approaching, Washington’s demoralized army withered away on the Pennsylvania/New Jersey border—barefoot and unpaid. The British soon occupied the revolutionary capital of Philadelphia, which Washington was unable to defend. America’s hopes traveled with Ben Franklin, who went to Paris to plead for French assistance and an alliance. But as much as the French wanted to counter their British rivals, they were reluctant to support a lost cause. The British were utterly confident that the rebellion was in its death throes and sought to deliver a coup-de-grace to end the revolution and then hang its leaders. A huge pincer movement would feature the large Redcoat army under General Clinton moving north from New York City to link up around Albany with an even larger British force moving south from Canada under General Burgoyne. This would effectively sever New England from the rest of the colonies, to be then punished and ravaged. With no significant army in New England and with Washington helpless to assist, the rebellion would be crushed. King George III and his ministers were utterly confident of their plan. The war was all but over. And then New Hampshire changed everything. THE GRANITE STATE COMES THROUGH Bad news travels fast— even in 1777. New Englanders were in a panic. When the giant British armies joined forces and turned east towards Boston, there’d be no hope of See stark on 45

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brother, Jamal, is reportedly only 23 years old, yet has pulled in a salary of nearly $160,000 a year since 2014 (when he was 20!) as an information technology worke r f or Democrat Rep.

Julia Brownley. That’s 3.1 times greater than the median salary for a House IT worker, according to InsideGov. Who sponsored these young foreign techies and chose them to do work in

our nation’s capital doing a job that countless young Americans are qualified to do? If not H-1B, did they arrive first as students on foreign visas (who are supposed to return home after their course of study), then game the system to work through the cheaplabor loopholes, such as the Optional Practical Training program? Or did they switch visa categories? Did they pull strings through their well-connected Democratic employers? The communications official in Rep. Castro’s office, which employed Imran’s brother, Jamal, responded that she would “touch base with some colleagues” and keep me posted. No word since. The others didn’t bother to answer at all, nor did they respond when I followed up last week. As for defiant Democrat Rep. Debbie Wasserman

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Schultz, who only fired Awan after his arrest two weeks ago, it’s apparently un-American to question how foreign criminal suspects got to America and stayed here. Schultz last week cited “racial and ethnic profiling concerns that I had” to deflect from her eyebrow-raising handling of the matter, which now involves smashed hard drives seized from Awan’s home by the FBI. The good news is that S e n . Ch a rle s Gr a s s le y on Tuesday asked DHS for all immigration summaries and detainers for Imran Awan, wife Hina Alvi, brothers Jamal and Abid Awan, and friends/ associates Natalia Sova and Rao Abbas. But it shouldn’t take a Senate demand letter to penetrate the Dems’ partisan protectionism. We paid the salaries of their suspect foreign IT minions. They answer to us. Michelle Malkin is host of “Michelle Malkin Investigates” on CRTV.com. Her email address is writemalkin@gmail.com. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www. creators.com.

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Sammies disembarked at St. Nazaire and elsewhere in France. Two million American troops were sent to France during the relatively short but sharp U.S. intervention. While the centenary of America’s entry into WWI is being acknowledged in the USA, in France its meaning is far deeper with a year of commemorations and exhibits which highlight a friendship through conflict now usually only recalled by the mournful statue of a French soldier, a Poilu which graces every village with the words “Died for France.” At the end of the war, the region commissioned a beautiful statue by the American artist Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney which showed an American Doughboy gracefully arriving, sword in hand, on the spread wings of an eagle. That statue was destroyed by the Nazis in 1941. In 1989, a replica of the monument was placed back in the harbor where it majestically stands today. On 14 July, the French National Day, President Donald Trump visited Paris for the annual military parade which featured some U.S. military units marching in WWI uniforms. Weeks earlier in St. Nazaire, the Cunard ocean liner Queen Mary 2, made a transatlantic voyage to New York commemorating the “Bridge” linking France and America. Today, little strings of American and French flags drape towns in this region in tribute to 1917. Yet, sadly forgotten in the pages of a turbulent history, the Sammies of the Great War still stare out to us from the faded black and white photos. But few remember them. 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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stopping them. Terrified settlers in what is now Vermont desperately pleaded to New Hampshire authorities for help. The Granite State’s revolutionary legislature convened and spirited debate ensued. Defeatists argued that here was no hope of stopping the British and counseled accommodation and appeasement. There was no time, money, or leadership to do otherwise. But some legislators— like Nathaniel Balch Sr.— refused to give up. They turned their eyes to the Granite State’s top military man—John Stark, a hero of Bunker Hill. An officer with the legendary Rogers Rangers during the French and Indian War, Stark had also excelled with George Washington’s army in the months after the Declaration of Independence. But in March of 1777 Stark resigned his commission in disgust when lesser men were promoted ahead of him due to political connections. But Stark was a true patriot who could not ignore his state’s plea for help. He agreed to return to uniform as a Brigadier General under the condition that he answer only to New Hampshire—not to any political generals in the Continental Army. News of General Stark’s return to duty thrilled local patriots who’d not yet given up. Within six days over 1200 men from all over New Hampshire gathered— ready to fight. Langdon provided personal funds to support Stark’s force. Among those who fell in behind Stark was Nathaniel Balch Jr.—my fourth great grandfather, and son

of that First Deputy of the Provincial Congress. Balch Jr. signed up with Stickney’s Militia on July 20, 1777, and was soon marching westward, musket in hand. As Stark and his troops trudged on, they picked up more and more volunteers. The poignancy of the time can scarcely be imagined today, as wives and family members—tears streaming down their cheeks— pleaded with their men to stay home. But hundreds more fell in behind Stark— ill-clad, ill-equipped, and ill-trained, yet eager to take on the most powerful army in the world. True patriots, these men believed in America, but equally important, they believed in John Stark. When the bedraggled column reached Fort #4 in Charleston, N.H., Stark had over 1500 men. They then ferried across the Connecticut River into what is now Vermont. By the second week in August, Stark’s force had reached Manchester, Vermont, where they met General Benjamin Lincoln of the Continental Army. Lincoln ordered Stark to move his men to the Hudson River Valley to reinforce General Philip Schuyler, who was desperately trying to organize a force to slow down Burgoyne. Lincoln was one of the political generals for whom Stark had such contempt. Stark refused Lincoln’s order, explaining that he answered only to the New Hampshire legislature. Stark instead headed towards Bennington, where he’d link up with over three hundred Green Mountain Boys, led by Colonel See starkon 46

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Seth Warner. Stark had received intelligence that Burgoyne’s big army had slowed in its march, and needed supplies that could be commandeered in Bennington. Stark and Warner got there first and prepared to engage a large force sent by Burgoyne, who did not anticipate that Bennington would be well-defended. Leading the British force was LtCol Freidreich Baum, a Hessian mercenary who commanded hundreds of brave, well-trained regulars, along with many more Canadians, Tory/Loyalists, and Indians. Stark’s Granite Staters were untrained and undisciplined, but comfortable in the woods, and confident in their leader. Knowing his men’s limitations, Stark ingeniously split his forces to outflank Baum. With the enemy now harassed by Granite Staters on either side, Stark personally took charge of his remaining men—including Nathaniel Balch, Jr.—on August 16 and famously cried “There are your enemies, the Red Coats and the Tories. They are ours, or this night Molly Stark sleeps a widow!” The subsequent battle resulted in over 200 enemy deaths, ten times as many as Stark’s force suffered.

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Around a thousand prisoners were taken. A relief force sent by Burgoyne was routed by Colonel Warner’s men, further enhancing a marvelous victory. That you’re reading this narrative is living proof that Nathaniel Balch Jr. survived the battle. BENNINGTON CHANGED EVERYTHING Burgoyne was stunned by the defeat at Bennington. The needed supplies didn’t materialize and the loss of 1000 men was a huge blow. His movement southward slowed to a crawl. The myth of Redcoat invincibility was shattered, and Burgoyne’s Indian allies abandoned him. On August 28 Burgoyne learned that major British reinforcements coming east through the Mohawk Valley under Colonel Barry St. Leger had turned back towards Canada. News of the American victory at Bennington similarly unnerved General Clinton in New York, who dithered and delayed his move north to link-up with Burgoyne. Washington replaced Schuyler with General Horatio Gates and ordered troops commanded by Israel Putnam to reinforce Gates’ forces. Stark also marched his men into New York to augment the grow-

certainly would have failed, and without the victories at Bennington and Saratoga, a French alliance would have been very unlikely.

The statue of General John Stark at New Hampshire’s State House. ing American army, whose numbers were further swelled by other militiamen, who—inspired by Bennington—rallied to the cause. Numerous sharpshooters soon picked away at the increasingly demor-

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alized British. By October, Gates’ force finally outnumbered Burgoyne’s, and the Americans closed in and surrounded the British at Saratoga. Burgoyne surrendered an army of 7000 men on Oct. 17. Historians rate the Battle of Saratoga as one of the most significant battles ever—anywhere. The American triumph breathed life into a moribund cause. New England was safe. Washington and his men took heart and the revolution would continue. When news of the Americans’ stunning triumphs reached Paris, Franklin convinced the French to recognize the United States and form an alliance. With French help the Americans eventually prevailed at Yorktown in 1781, guaranteeing total victory and independence. Many factors influenced the outcome at Saratoga— but none more than Stark’s victory at Bennington. Had Stark and his New Hampshire men not responded as they did, history would have unfolded quite differently. Without French help the Revolution almost

STARK’S PROPER LEGACY Nathaniel Balch Jr. and most of the Granite Staters mustered out right after Saratoga and marched back to New Hampshire, hailed as heroes all along the way. Stark stayed with the Continental Army and helped see the American cause through to victory. He then retired to New Hampshire and died in 1822 at the age of 94. The last surviving American Revolutionary War general, Stark arguably saved the young country with his actions during the summer of 1777. Invited to a reunion of Bennington survivors, Stark demurred due to the infirmities of age. He did send a famous message to the commemoration which included the immortal phrase “Live free or die,” which became New Hampshire’s motto. August 16 marks the 240th anniversary of Stark’s heroics at Bennington and hopefully people throughout New Hampshire and beyond will reflect on how the Granite State’s citizen legislature and its citizen soldiers came through to save the country when America’s prospects were never bleaker. As a state representative, I’m especially proud that my fifth great-grandfather was a leader in that revolutionary legislature. And as a United States Marine, I’m equally proud that my fourth great-grandfather picked up a musket and was in the middle of the fight at Bennington. Maybe it was more than a blizzard that stopped us in Bennington on that snowy February night, once upon a time. A professor, author, and retired Marine Corps officer, Loudon’s Michael Moffett serves in New Hampshire’s citizen legislature.

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