08/19/2021 Weirs Times by The Weirs Publishing Company

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VOLUME 30, NO. 33

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“A Toast To The Rat Pack”

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by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr.

Quilt Show Tells The Story Of A Town’s History

I have been inside the historic Dana Meeting House in New Hampton many times, but I never considered the

many quilters along with some needle-pointers and other sewing artisans were put on display. The event was sponsored by the Dana Meeting House Association with Eileen Lovett of Holderness as the curator.

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lack of variety in color until the recent Quilt Show held in the old church building. The August 7th event brightened up the interior of the building with a wide variety of colors and patterns as the skill of

Curator Eileen Lovett standing in front of one of her quilts at the Dana Hill Quilt Show in New Hampton.

The Colonial Theatre of Laconia is proud to welcome ‘A Toast to the Rat Pack’ presented by the Putnam Fund on Friday, September 17th at 7pm. Drift back to a tuxedoed, glamorous era where the famous rubbed shoulders with the politicians and partied hard. Frank, Sammy & Dean, all around entertainers injected their songs into a lifestyle that everyone wanted. The lights dim, the room quiets and the announcer says “ladies and gentlemen, direct from the bar... Dean Martin!”. Dean opens the show with a few songs and some relaxed humor, introduces Sammy to kick up the energy, then Frank appears to belt a few great standards. The guys then take the stage together to sing and joke their way to a fun finale, including audience interaction along the way. Tickets for ‘A Toast to the Rat Pack’ presented by the Putnam Fund at the Colonial Theatre of Laconia on Friday, September 17, 2021, at 7pm are Free and are available starting Friday, August 20 at www.coloniallaconia. com or by calling 1-800-6578774.

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To The Editor: It has been common knowledge for years that all major developing countries have possessed the ability to conduct germ warfare. The Wuhan crisis is no exception. Was a virus created in the lab and deliberately leaked into the local wet markets for experimentation on the people of Wuhan? This is totally consistent with China’s poor record on civil rights and it’s complete lack of concern for all of the Chinese people. The virus created in Wuhan is by no means a poor reflection on all Asians especially Asia-Americans. It is simply a reaffirmation of the Communist Chinese Government’s unconscionable disdain for human life. They are the ones to blame. Now we the American people will soon be required by our government to get the vaccine without being told what are the short/long term side effects. This is inherently a violation of our civil rights since the vaccine has never been approved by the Food & Drug Administration. The one benefactor from the spread of the virus is the environment. Consider how working from home reduces the amount of carbon emissions caused by the automobile. Why isn’t the Biden Administration and various environmental groups encouraging this?

To The Editor: I agree with some of the members on the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee who recently reported the COVID 19 virus was leaked from the experimental virus laboratory in Wuhan China. Communist China exported the COVID 19 virus to the United States and the rest of the world, and it is primarily responsible for the millions of deaths, virus ailments, and economic hardship in the world. A study by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, which was subsequently removed from the internet by the Chinese government, stated researchers in two laboratories in Wuhan China had been gathering bats infected with the coronavirus since 2012, and they were experimenting with bats that could spread the virus to human beings. In 2015 the Wuhan institute of Virology conducted further experiments on bats capable of infecting human beings with the coronavirus. On November 18, 2019 the Wuhan Institute of Virology posted job openings for postgraduate students to study the coronavirus in bats and humans. In particular, the openings emphasized the experiments would involve letting the coronavirus lie dormant in some people for a long time without symptoms. It is noteworthy China has a history of students working in laboratories becoming infected. Subsequently, one researcher was bitten by a bat and another worker was secreted on by a bat.

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The woman director of the laboratory got the COVID 19 virus and died, and this was covered up by the Chinese authorities. These laboratory workers then infected people in the surrounding population of Wuhan China and the virus took off from there. Communist China might not have foreseen the possibility of the COVID 19 virus escaping from the Wuhan laboratories and infecting the world. However, China with its strictly controlled closed society had to know it could lockdown the country and bring the virus under control, but the open societies of most other countries, including the United States, are not conducive to locking down, and are prone to spreading the virus. Furthermore, China experimented with a virus capable of mass infection and being asymptomatic in people, which weaponized the virus. Communist China owes the world pandemic reparations payments in the many tens of billions of dollars. It, along with other countries, must conduct in-depth reviews of the safety and security procedures in virus laboratories, and implement any necessary changes to ensure viruses cannot escape from laboratories. China, in particular, must stop experimenting with viruses, because it poses an ongoing health and security threat to the world. It should be sanctioned for developing and accidentally unleashing a biological weapon of mass infection into the world. Donald Moskowitz Londonderry NH.

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EVENTS & ACTIVITIES Celebrity Waiter Dinner To Support Franklin Opera House

Get Ready For Archery Season At Belknap County Sportsmen’s Association

The Celebrity Waiter Dinner is Back! For the 15th time, guests will be served by some of our favorite local “celebrities” at the Celebrity Waiter Dinner and Auction to benefit the Franklin Opera House, on Thursday, August 26th at the newly renovated Mojalaki Country Club in Franklin. Celebrity waiters include Mill City Park founder and executive director, Marty Parichaund, Franklin interim Mayor Olivia Zink, NH Commissioner of Labor Ken Merrifield, Former Tilton Police Chief Robert Cormier, FMS Principal Ken Darsney, FMS Vice principal Jason Trafton, Franklin Footlight Theater actor Jack Finley, and other prominent leaders of NH business, education, and other organizations. Guests are encouraged to tip their waiters generously! All proceeds from the evening will support the ongoing mission of the Franklin Opera House to provide the best in community arts programs and live entertainment to the Lakes Region. Guests will bid on items in a silent auction and a live auction to follow the dinner. Below is a sneak peak of a couple items up for auction. Tickets are available for this amazing event until August 22, 2021. $25 Per Person or $175 for a table of eight. Visit https://bit.ly/2021CWD for details and tickets.

The Belknap County Sportsmen’s Association Has an archery range laid out at its club location at 182 Lily Pond Road in Gilford. There will be 10 three D targets. As you prepare for the upcoming archer y season beginning September 15th think about joining the club to sharpen your shooting skills. A basic club membership which includes use of the archery range is only $25. Use of the archery as well as the rifle range costs $80 for a single member and $85 for a family membership. The family membership includes everyone in your household under the age of eighteen. Applications to join the club can be found on the clubs web site (belknapcountysportsmens.org) You can fill the application in on line, pay on line and receive your membership card within a few days.

The Vintage Vocal Quarter At Taylor Community In Laconia Taylor Community’s 2021 Concert Series sponsored by Bank of New Hampshire features the Vintage Vocal Quartet, Sunday, Sept. 5 at 3 p.m. in the community’s Woodside Building. The quartet’s repertoire is inspired by groups like Glenn Miller’s Modernaires, the Nat King Cole Trio and the Andrews Sisters. If you love vocal harmony and swing music, the Vintage Vocal Quartet has your number! While the event is open to the public, all attendees are required to be vaccinated. As space is limited, please make a reservation by calling Brenda at 366-1226 or emailing her at bkean@taylorcommunity.org. Visit www.taylorcommunity.org, or call 366-1400 for more information about this premiere not-for-profit Continuing Care Retirement Community in the Lakes Region.

Genealogy Program on French-Canadian History

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The Lakes Region Genealogy Interest Group (LRGIG) will host a program on French-Canadian Family History Research on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at 6:30 pm – 8 pm at the Wolfeboro Public Library. The program will be inperson as well as on ZOOM technology that LRGIG has relied on during times of COVID. The program is free and open to all. Presenter, Richard Paul Cote (Côté, Cauté, Costé, Cotté and Coté as found in the vital records) was born in Berlin, New Hampshire to Québec immigrants. His ancestry is almost exclusively French-Canadian, with French being his first language as a boy. He and his wife, Cindi served two stints (12 months from 2011-2012 and 18 months from 2016-2018) at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. There they were assigned to assists the thousands of guests who come to seek their ancestors. The Lakes Region Genealogy Interest Group is free and open to those with an excitement for genealogy, beginner or professional. To register for a ZOOM session, contact Dee Ide at lakesrgig17@gmail.com.

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New Fall Season Lineup I don’t know if you’ve been following the latest line-up for the new fall TV programming schedule, but it looks like it is going to be a doozy by Brendan Smith (whatever that Weirs Times Editor is). Among the many new sitcoms and dramas that will be appearing, there are going to be more than a few remakes of older shows from the 50s, 60s and 70s, updated to represent out current culture. Though these are supposed to be a big surprise, I got my hands on a list of some of the new programs and am sharing them with you. In “The Fugitive” update, Dr. Richard Kimble is falsely accused of spreading the Coronavirus at an indoor event when he sneezed, even though he swears he was wearing three masks and a face shield as mandated by the Federal Government. Kimble goes on the run while searching for the actual culprit, the “one-masked man” he saw coughing near the bean dip at the same event. “The Six-Million Dollar Man” follows the exploits of a guy who finds out his six million dollars isn’t really worth much as the country sinks deeper into inflation. In the same vein, the “Dukes Of Hazard” remake finds Bo and Luke Duke, once constantly on the run from the law, now mostly hanging out at home, since they can no longer afford the gas for their 1969 Dodge Charger, “The General Lee.” “Car 54 Where Are You?” is a raucous remake of the popular comedy of the early sixties. In this new version, officers Toody and Muldoon, the last two police officers left in Minnesota after the defunding the police effort decimates the rest of the

force, find themselves racing from crime scene to crime scene and never quite making it in time. Audiences will be rolling with laughter as each time the two, once again just missing the burning of another business or a violent robbery, go back to their squad car dejected, only to hear the dispatcher say, “Car 54, Where Are You?” sending them off to yet another disaster. One new show just recently added, is a sitcom about an egomaniacal governor who can’t keep out of trouble when it comes to the ladies. “I Love Lucy, Mary, Jennifer, Susan, et. al,” sounds a lot like a current soon to be ex-governor we all know, but the producers claim that is purely coincidental. If you are the current events type of person, you can still tune into CSPAN to watch our government representatives in action. But, for the sake of trying to increase viewership, it will be renamed after that popular TV variety show from the sixties “Laugh-In.” With over sixty different genders, and more on the way, the LGBTQ+ community has never been louder in having their voices heard in having more and more programming that represents them. So, the networks are obliging with a slew of new shows. So many, in fact, that I only have space here to give you a preview of just a few. “My Three Sons?” is the story of a widowed father raising three male children, As they grow older and are influenced by teachers, social media and culture in general, the boys decide to be a different gender each day and insist on being called by the correct pronouns just because they can. Hilarity ensues as dad tries to reason with the boys, but constantly fails as he keeps forgetting their preferred pronouns for the day. The first episode “They/Them/ Theirs” will have you hooked. Having had a sneak peek, I

found that one of my favorite episodes is “Ze/hir/hir which will have viewers in hysterics. With so many genders, this show should have a good run. One of the more ambitious new programs to cater to the LGBTQ+ crowd will be a remake of “My Mother, The Car.” In this version the mother hasn’t passed on and come back as a car as in the original 1960s version, but is fully alive and one morning decides that, well, she would rather be car. This new take will have viewers shedding a tear as the mother, who has received a significant government grant, finally has her surgery at “Jim’s Auto and Human Body Repair” and then gets to live her dream life as a Hyundai Sonata. In the end, it is truly an inspirational message for all those who are considering transitioning to motor vehicles. Interestingly, there was thought of having a new version of “Bosom Buddies’ but the premise of two guys dressing as girls in order to live rent free in a female college dorm just didn’t seem weird anymore. There was also talk of a new version of “The Odd Couple” where a man and a woman, fall in love, get married, have children and attend church, but the TV execs decided to scrap the idea because it was too old-fashioned and were afraid most young people, sadly, just wouldn’t understand it and might become confused. It should be an interesting season, but I don’t think I’ll be watching. Brendan is also the author of “The Flatlander Chronicles” and “Best Of A F.O.O.L. In New Hampshire” available at BrendanTSmith.com. Hie news book “I Really Only Did It For The Socks Stories & Thoughts On Aging” will be released this summer.

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Afghanistan’s Saigon Scenario PARIS - Sadly, we have seen this movie before. In the Spring of 1975 the collapse of South Vietnam coming to crescendo with the fall of Saigon indelibly marking a generation. Cities like Pleiku, Danang and Hue in this contemporary saga are Kunduz, Kandahar and Herat. Now with the Taliban’s stunning success over the by John J. Metzler beleaguered and ineffective Afghan Army, the same tragic fate awaits Afghanistan as Syndicated Columnist the Taliban capture Kabul. “Afghanistan is spinning out of control,” warned UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. He added, “Humanitarian needs are growing by the hour.” America’s frustrating twenty year military commitment in Afghanistan was coming to an end in any event. It was certainly time to go and both sides of the political aisle in Washington realized this. Yet, it was the Biden Administration’s original tone deaf policy to plan completing the pullout on September 11th, the 20th anniversary of the most hideous Islamic terrorist attack on the USA. This timing signaled weakness and an almost comic understanding of the war we were fighting and where 2,200 American were killed and 20,000 injured. The pullout of remaining U.S. troops and over 8,000 NATO forces from France, Italy and Germany, created a gaping political power vacuum. Moreover the move psychologically demoralized the Afghan army almost immediately. The Taliban is now filling the void with lightning efficiency. American political policy in Afghanistan has been a mix of muddled mediocrity, lubricated with billions of dollars in misspent largesse and good wishes which exceed the cost of the post-WWII Marshall Plan to rebuild devastated Europe! Now the drama has turned full circle has reached its crescendo with much of Washington’s politicians oblivious as to meaning of the final outcome. Significantly, this was not a rout of the American military but a tragic collapse of the Afghan proxy. The U.S. military’s pullout from the strategic Baghram airbase some weeks ago, allowed this strategic jewel filled with so much new U.S. equipment, to fall first into the hands of looters then an indifferent Afghan garrison. The move telegraphed frightful stupidity to the lurking Taliban militants. Yet news of this chaos in Afghanistan has been tempered by the strategic sagacity of See METZLER on 35

The Demise of the Love Gov This week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York resigned his office. It was a stunning turnabout for a man who had been proclaimed a hero of the republic by the entire media just last year, even as by Ben Shapiro he presided over the Syndicated Columnist worst COVID-19 spike in the United States and covered up the deaths of thousands of nursing-home patients. Trevor Noah declared himself a “Cuomosexual”; Chelsea Handler gushed about her “crush”; there was even talk about supplanting President Joe Biden with Cuomo at the top of the 2020 Democratic ticket were Biden to falter. Crown Publishing saw fit to shower $5 million in advance money on Cuomo’s self-flattering COVID-19 memoir, humbly titled “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Now, of course, Cuomo isn’t being dumped by the side of the road because of his horrific performance with regard to COVID-19, despite the fact that his state currently carries the second worst deathsper-million ratio in the United States (Florida, the media’s favorite bugaboo, ranks 26th by this metric, despite its status as America’s oldest state outside of Maine). Far from it. Upon Cuomo’s resignation, Biden lamented that Cuomo had done a “hell of a job” on “everything from access to voting infrastructure to a whole range of things. That’s why it’s so sad.” Instead, Cuomo was forced into resignation because of his habit of touching subordinates’ body parts. Attorney General Letitia James, who has her own eyes on the gubernatorial mansion, put out a 168page report detailing Cuomo’s treatment of 11 different women who alleged sexual harassment; the most egregious allegation came from Brittany Commisso, a former aide, who said that Cuomo had rubbed her butt, kissed her on the lips and grabbed her breast under her shirt. James declined

to prosecute Cuomo or recommend his prosecution, but her report was enough to open the floodgates. By the end of last week, it was clear that Cuomo didn’t have any support in the halls of power to remain as governor -- at least partially due to his long-standing habit of treating legislators like trash. Now we’re told that Cuomo’s ousting is the result of Democrats’ high moral standards. Joy Reid of MSNBC bragged that Cuomo’s departure was “100% the result of Democratic pressure” -- true as far as it goes, given Democrats currently comprise a supermajority in the New York state Senate. Russell Berman of The Atlantic made the same argument, stating, “Democrats hold their leaders to higher standards than Republicans do.” Of course, that isn’t true. At all. Democrats routinely overlook powerful politicians accused of sexual misconduct, from the late Sen. Edward “Ted” Kennedy to former President Bill Clinton to Biden himself. It all depends on the politics of the moment. And the reality is that Cuomo was a liability for Democrats not merely because of his penchant for grabbing asses, but because his COVID-19 performance was so abysmal. Cuomo’s lockdown policies resulted in extraordinary numbers of deaths, residents fleeing the state and the fourth-worst unemployment rate in the nation -- even as Democrats championed him as a model governor. Getting rid of Cuomo, then, was good politics. It allows Democrats to pretend that they care deeply about the #MeToo movement while simultaneously ridding themselves of a rather nettlesome problem. That’s why it must be so galling for Cuomo -- who has gotten away with egregious interpersonal behavior for at least a decade -- to have to resign in his supposed moment of triumph. It’s also why Democrats must defenestrate him: To acknowledge that Cuomo botched COVID-19 would be to acknowledge that Democrats’ current policies mirror Cuomo’s botchery. Better to brush See SHAPIRO on 36

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Silenced! Are they still protesting in Cuba? I don’t know. The Cuban government has shut off the Cuban people’s internet. The big demonstrations began by John Stossel four weeks ago, Syndicated Columnist sparked, curiously, by a rap song. The key lyric is: “Freedom! No more Doctrine!” “Doctrine” refers to the “constant cycle of propaganda” from the government, explains Cuban emigre Alian Collazo in my newest video. Sadly, silly TV reporters in Amer-

ica claimed the protests were about “hunger, pandemic restrictions and the lack of COVID vaccinations,” or, according to ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, “food and fuel shortages.” “Nonsense!” says Collazo. The cause is clear. “The protesters were yelling, ‘Down with communism!’ and ‘Libertad! Liberty!’” Democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed, “They are protesting the lack of materials during the pandemic, particularly the lack of medical supplies.” Collazo is bewildered. “She speaks Spanish! Can she not listen to what the Cuban people are saying? ‘Libertad’ means ‘freedom’!” It’s true that

Cubans want food, “but if you don’t have liberty, you don’t have food.” Some people say Cubans lack food because of what Ocasio-Cortez calls America’s “absurdly cruel” embargo. The embargo is absurd and counterproductive. But that misses the point. “Do research on what the embargo is! Medicine, food, and all of that can be traded,” says Collazo. Yes, they can. America exempts food and medicine from its embargo. Also, at least 80 other countries do trade with Cuba. The real reason for shortages and suffering in Cuba is communism. “When the government controls your

business,” says Collazo, “people don’t have food. All resources end up in the hands of the state.” Other American “useful idiots,” like Michael Moore, praise Cuba’s “free” services. In his documentary “Sicko,” Moore took a group of Americans to a Cuban hospital and celebrated how they were given free health care. But Collazo points out that “free” is misleading. “Go to a hospital in Cuba -- they don’t even have aspirin! Yeah, (health care’s) free. (But) it’s horrible.” When the recent protests began, a reporter asked President Joe Biden’s press secretary, Jen Psaki, “Do you See STOSSEL on 36

Chris Cuomo Should Resign Michelle Malkin is off this week. Please enjoy the following column by Tim Graham. Color me shocked that Gov. Andrew Syndicated Columnist Cuomo knuckled under to demands he resign after a devastating report detailing his sexual harassment of 11 women. But it was not quite as shocking as reading a Washington Post report that CNN’s top star Chris Cuomo was still moonlighting (or daylighting) as one of his top political advisers. Chris Cuomo should follow his big brother’s example and resign. This CNN situation should be seen as by Tim Graham

untenable. Chris made a promise not to do this again. Back in May, he said, point blank, “It will not happen again. ... It was a mistake because I put my colleagues here, who I believe are the best in the business, in a bad spot.” He claimed, “I know where the line is,” but he never demonstrated that he did. CNN abruptly fired three employees for the offense of going unvaccinated and coming to the office, but Chris Cuomo seemingly faces no consequences for his years of advising infractions. Ex-Cuomo strategist Susan Del Percio said on MSNBC that Chris was moonlighting back in 2014, the year after he joined CNN. His interviews with his brother in 2020 should have been an ongoing source of embarrassment for CNN. They wanted to milk the ratings

-- they were so far behind in the ratings! -- and they never demonstrated any concern that there was a damaging conflict of interest. Instead, it was just the Cuomo News Network, sharing all the Cuomo family’s jokes and political boasting, with the sound of a charming sitcom like “Everybody Loves Raymond.” Last June, Chris proclaimed, “I’m wowed by what you did, and more importantly, I’m wowed by how you did it,” he gushed. “Obviously, I love you as a brother; obviously, I’ll never be objective; obviously, I think you’re the best politician in the country.” Does that sound like a guy who “knows where the line is”? Does anyone at CNN? Chris also discussed the governor’s sex appeal as leftist celebrities like Cher were ogling him as a

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Alton’s Water Bandstand Reflects a Long History “I did extensive research and found no other free standing water bandstand in the USA”. Those were the words of guest speaker, Nancy (Downing) Merrill, who addressed members of the Alton Rotary club at its weekly Thursday morning meeting. Merrill’s father, Lester Downing, was one of a group of 6 men, Harry Jones, Ralph Stevens, Edward Downing, Martin Lynch, and Stephen Lynch who formed the Alton Bay Racing Assoc. in the mid 1920’s with the idea of hosting speedboat racing on Lake Winnipesaukee. In 1928, the association decided that

a bandstand should be built in Alton Bay. It would be used for two purposes: band concerts and a judging stand for races. The bandstand was built over a large ledge and during the winter months, a crib was built and filled with rocks to create a solid foundation over which the bandstand is free standing. The cost to build the bandstand 93 yrs. ago was a ‘whopping’ $893.00. Money was raised from donations, the town of Alton, and its citizens. Much of the labor and materials were also provided by locals and any extra money was used to pay for band concerts, See ALTON on 36

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A female common yellowthroat calls from a branch in a meadow in New England. appeared on the walk even before my car was out of sight. The walk started on a trail that cuts through a meadow and the yellowthroats moved about among the tall grasses. The male showed himself on the tops of the plants about 10 yards from the trail. The female was much closer, however, she stayed low in the tall grass and largely out of sight. She did pop up into view a few times, but mostly the only sign of her was the movement of the grass and the call notes used to keep in contact with her mate.

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much to say about these events, I will spend the next few weeks overviewing the entire book, so that, should you desire to return to me and have ears to ear, you can prepare yourself for that critical crossroads to life or death eternally. With respect to your question, what will happen after the Man of Lawlessness is revealed, quite simply, my Son will return to the earth and his return will stop him and the near destruction of the entire earth in the World War he initiates. I told you in the book of Daniel, chapters 2, 7 and 9 that at the end of the reign of this world leader, of the final human government, my Son will return to stop him and end all human governments. You will see the same truths in the last chapter or book of The Bible, Revelation, Chapter 19. It begins with a celebration in heaven, as they realize, his and all sinful leaders are going to meet with final justice and be cast from me forever. But also, those who trusted me, and suffered as a result, will meet with final justice and be exalted. It continues with my Son, riding on the white horse to crush him and all evil at the time of a great worldwide battle of Generals. The man of Lawlessness, called, the Beast, and his re-

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Dr. Marion Dorsey to Present The Truth about Lies: Deception Plans in World War II

WOLFEBORO — O n Tuesday, August 24 at 7 p.m., the Wright Museum will present The Truth about Lies: Deception Plans in World War II, a lecture by Dr. Marion Dorsey. Part of the museum’s 2021 Lecture Series, sponsored by Ron Goodgame and Donna Canney, the lecture will explore what happened behind the scenes of World War II to increase the likelihood of winning battles and minimizing casualties. According to Dorsey, associate professor of history and a core faculty member in Justice Studies at the University of New Hampshire, elaborate Allied deception plans lived “in the shadows of some well-known actions.”

“They utilized international casts, civilian experts, innovative artists, and creative minds, among others, in efforts to divert and delay the enemy,” she said. “What is even more amazing is that these plans could be successful, fooling the Axis so successfully that Germany did not even know it had been tricked.” Mike Culver, executive director of The Wright, said Dorsey’s presentation will be “an ‘eye-opener’ for most of the program audience.” “Almost anyone interested in WWII knows about the ‘Ghost Army’ used to convince the Nazis that General Patton was leading a new US Army First Group pre-

paring for D-Day,” he explained. “However, there were so many other ‘tricks’ used by the military during the war that remained mostly unknown.” The Truth about Lies: Deception Plans in World War II begins at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 24 at the Wright Museum, 77 Center Street in Wolfeboro on the first floor of the new DuQuoin Education Center. Admission is $3 for Wright Museum Members and $8 for nonmembers. Masks are optional for all fully vaccinated

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At this writing, summer is still in full swing with hot days making it tough to stay hydrated. Whether you’re out on the lake, hiking trails, taking rides to catch a breeze with the top down or doors off your Wrangler, summer is the time for fun in the sun while you still can before the inevitable change in temps and an end to vacation time off along with family and friends. Barbecues, picnics, grabbing food on the run or wherever your life takes you, summer is a time for making memories. Part of this equation also includes newly discovered beverages which I love to help you find. RTD’s (Ready to drink cocktails) are likely found to make these moments more memorable. Just the right RTD can help make the moments happen. In our focus drink this week are two flavors that are offered from Island District. The Island District Company, recently founded in Hampton, NH by Kayla O’Connor and James Scully, wanted to provide Better Tomorrows according to their box brand-

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Plaid Is Forever Fun At Jean’s Playhouse

The cast of “Forever Plaid” at Jean’s Playhouse in Lincoln, NH, which plays from August 19th 28th. Tickets ate www.jeansplayhouse.com On Feb. 9, 1964 not everyone was rushing to catch the debut of a British pop phenom on the Ed Sullivan Show.

In one small town, another fab four with great aspirations were headed to their breakout appearance when their vehicle – and they – were crushed en route. Forever Plaid places them center stage for one fantastic evening to relive the success that could have been. The Stuart Ross creation remains a peren-

nial favorite in every regional of the country, and the Plaids make their triumphant return to the North Country Center for the Arts (NCCA) at Jean’s in Lincoln, NH – a town with a long love for all things Highland. Not that these Plaids evoke the heritage of Scotland: what they deliver is the close harmony of guy groups from the 1950s and 60s. The songs and sounds are the soundtrack for many, with songs like “Sixteen Tons”, “Heart and Soul”, “Cry”, “Catch a Falling Star”, “Perfidia”, “Sh Boom”, and more. And the four actors pull out all the stops as the foursome who give the show of their (eternal) lives. Audiences may well recognize actors Joshua Pryer, Tyler Mell and John Marshall as members of the 2021 resident acting company, appearing in all this summer’s mainstage musicals. (Marshall and Mell are returnees from

the 2019 company with memorable roles that season too.) Miles Messier, who may be more familiar to our younger audiences as Music Director and Actor with the IMPACT troupe for both 2019 and 2021, rounds out the talented quartet in the lively new production directed by Clayton Phillips. Phillips is no stranger to NCCA, having directed The Addams Family and Man of La Mancha at the Playhouse, as well as numerous awardwinning productions throughout NH and beyond. Forever Plaid opens August 19 for seven performances through August 28, sponsored by InnSeason Resorts Pollard Brook and BlueGreen Vacations South Mountain Resort. More information and ticket purchase 24/7 at www.jeansplayhouse. com; the Playhouse Box Office is open at 11:00 a.m. Thursdays through Saturdays at 603-7452141.

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New Hampshire Boat Museum to Offer Vintage Voyage Boat Excursion WOLFEBORO — O n Thursday, August 19 at 9 a.m., the New Hampshire Boat Museum (NHBM) will host Vintage Voyage Boat Excursion, which will leave from Meredith Bay and take people on a tour of Lake Winnipesaukee. Sponsored by Lake Life Realty, Blue Water Mortgage and Meredith Village Savings Bank, the event represents a new iteration of NHBM’s longstanding popular Boathouse Tour. “The pandemic forced us to think outside of the box to create a new type of

tour on the lake that would still give guests a unique experience,” said NHBM Executive Director Martha Cummings. This new version includes ‘drive-bys’ of special landmarks and interesting boathouses along with stories of New Hampshire’s rich lake history told by NHBM boat captains. “It will be a lot of fun,” said Cummings. A gourmet picnic lunch (12 p.m.) at Church Landing under a tent will follow the Vintage Voyage Boat Excursion. At 1 p.m., Molly the Trolley will

transport guests from the Town Docks to NHBM’s new boat collection from the Stowell Family. Guests will be returned to Town Docks at 2 p.m. “This is a unique opportunity to experience the lake in a fun way while also learning little-known history,” added Cummings. “Later this fall, another episode of the virtual Boathouse Tour will premiere and share boathouses on some of New Hampshire’s other pristine lakes, so stay tuned for that, too.” Vintage Voyage Boat

Excursion starts at 9am on Thursday, August 19. Seating is limited. To purchase your tickets, visit nhbm.org or call NHBM at (603) 569-4554. Founded in 1992 by antique and classic boating enthusiasts, NHBM is committed to inspire people of all ages with an understanding of, and appreciation for, the boating heritage of New Hampshire’s fresh waterways. To learn more about NHBM visit nhbm.org.

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Recently, the Wright Museum partnered with Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB) to offer Free Admission Sundays for history teachers on August 8, September 19 and October 17. The opportunity, however, is available to any educator whose subject matter intersects with history. The majority of school tours take place between February and April when the museum is closed to the general public. Schools must may call and arrange a special “winter tour” for their classes. “An art teacher may want their students to see exhibits in our gallery space, an English teacher might be inter-

ested in aspects of our collection that cover literature of the World War II era,” added Culver. Free Admission Sundays take place on September 19 and October 17. Teachers are requested to bring some sort of identification that identifies them as educators. Teachers may also bring one guest at no additional charge. Upcoming exhibits at The Wright include Shaped by Conflict, sponsored by The Weirs Times and Taylor Community, which provides an in-depth look at common mementos and personal items of the WWII era. The region’s leading

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QUILTS from 1 Though my ancestors probably never saw the building adorned with so many quilts, it wouldn’t surprise me to learn that they took quilts or other knitted

items to wrap around themselves to keep warm at cold weather meetings. I can’t believe that the wood stove in the center of the building was enough to raise the temperature to a

comfortable degree in the whole building. The preacher in the high pulpit may have worked up a sweat, however. Members of the congregation probably used these coverings as they traveled to and from the meeting house to attend services. At the Quilt Show I looked for quilts associated with families I have known in the Dana Hill area of town. I know where Bob Moulton and family of Ancestral Acres Farm sit when attending events at the Meeting House, and, sure enough, draped over the rails of the pew once owned by his ancestors I saw items made by his grandmother and his wife, Minnie Smith Marsh and Betty Moulton. I didn’t know Bob’s grandmother, but I feel sure that both of these well-respected ladies, known for more than their skills with

Quilt made by Minnie Smith Marsh, grandmother of Bob Moulton of Ancestral Acres Farm in New Hampton. ROBERT HANAFORD SMITH PHOTO fabric, would appreciate knowing that their fame lives on. The tag on the door of that pew identifies it

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as originally belonging to Samuel Smith and Timothy Dalton. History remembers Samuel as living until an “advanced age.” I remember walking to the Ancestral Acres farm as a child on Halloween nights when it was occupied by John and Alice Marsh and being cordially welcomed at their home. On the opposite side of the church building, in the back corner, was one of the Deacon John Huckins pew (individual families had their own “fenced in” compartment which have affectionately come to be called “sheep pens.”) Appropriately enough with that designation and the wool used in quilts, etc., the Brown family brought a lamb to the event with wool exhibits under the tent outdoors. In that corner “pen” was an exhibit showing items made by five generations of the Huckins family prepared by Margaret, the daughter of Leonard and Bet-

ty Huckins. Leonard was a veteran and a farmer, and the exhibit included his mother’s sewing kit and a diary and an autograph book from her childhood, as well as pictures of the Hollowdale Farm where they lived and which is now occupied by Margaret’s brother, Bill Huckins. Leonard and Betty were more good neighbors and Leonard was our 4-H Club leader for a number of years. One of my boyhood memories is that of walking to their house to borrow a horse to pull the equipment to harrow our garden. We had the harrow, but not the horse. The original owner, of those back corner seats, Deacon John Huckins, was said to possess unusual strength. On his 80th birthday he is said to have mowed an acre of “heavy lodged clover in the forenoon, a remarkable feat even for a young man.” Keep in See QUILTS on 29

— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, August 19, 2021 — New Hampshire seal. Caroline passed away a few years ago and her husband, Judge Leonard Sawyer of Plymouth, passed away earlier this year. Caroline was especially known for her active life full of helpfulness and com-

Caroline Sawyer’s unfinished seal of New Hampshire. ROBERT HANAFORD SMITH PHOTOS

Caroline Sawyer’s unfinished seal of New Hampshire . QUILTS from 28 mind that his mowing equipment was probably a scythe. I walked to a section once belonging to the John Gordon family, but more recently occupied at services by

the nieces and nephew of Louis and Rosalie Smith Gordon. Not many years ago you would have seen three or four Smith sisters (Caroline, Elaine, Josephine, and Cymbeline) occupying that section

of the building at an Old Home Day service, but on this August day I discovered some items made by one of them, Caroline Sawyer. One of these is an unfinished needlepoint production of the State of

passion for others. I should add that another familiar name was attached to another needlepoint production of the State seal, that of Liz Hager. I had to stop at the pew section with the name of Dr. Simeon

Dana on the door. The building and the association which sponsored the event were named after Dr. Dana who was prominent in the town as a preacher, teacher, physician, and town official. This pew See QUILTS on 30

— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, August 19, 2021 — QUILTS from 29 has, since Dr. Dana’s family has vacated it, been used by the Ziba and Minnie Smith family who lived in Dana’s former house in the 1900’s. A framed picture of the old house was on display. Another set of local rugs was that which the label identified as having been found in the barn at the former Rockledge orchard which was owned by the Leslie Smith family during my childhood. The quilts were brought by the present owner of the Rockledge farm, Greg

The Deacon John Huckins section with items made by five generations, including clothes made from discarded garments by girls of the current ROBERT HANAFORD SMITH PHOTO generation. Flowers. These Quilts looked similar to those used as bed covers in our Dana Hill home when I was a child These were made with square or rectangular pieces of cloth from a variety of sources so there is no special pattern. They were made for personal, practical use, though I assume, as country fairs came into popularity, that quilts were entered into competition at those events. So long before quilts became an item for display and items entered in competitions they served the function of keeping colonial Americans warm in their beds and elsewhere. They have been used as insulation of homes by being placed over windows and doors to help prevent the cold air from coming in houses from the outside. And though most of those on display have probably been kept from the pets, some may have been enjoyed by cats and dogs. When I was a young pastor at a small

church the women (not so young) insisted that I attend their monthly women’s meetings. So, I may have assisted to a small extent in their quilt making, but was mainly an observer. Church women’s groups have made quilts to give to guest missionary speakers. This usually supplies a need, but at least one missionary to a tropical African country has shared with me the fact that they had all the quilts they needed. Having said that, I am quite sure that there are needy people in many parts of the world who would welcome the gift of a quilt, and many more who appreciate the beauty of a quilt on display and the days, weeks, months, or years of work involved in its production. One of the many examples of the beauty that’s all around us! Robert Hanaford Smith welcomes your comments at danahillsmiths@yahoo.com

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Echo opens the Clark’s Bear Show by raising the Flag. Echo and Pemi were cubby bears just 18 years ago and are excellent talented show bears. Echo plays Bearsketball, gets the mail and loves to eat vanilla ice cream. PATENAUDE from 3 we were upside down while we didn’t age a minute while we were inside! Everyone that works at Clark’s is so polite and fun that we believe it was really Merlin. We arrived at the

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At Clark’s Trading Post the Yandong Chinese Acrobots perform 3 shows daily. parks so visitors can go from one show to another. We walked with the crowd to board the train. All the train cars offer great viewing of the

Wolfman but the car at the far end is the best to see Wolfie’s last ditch effort to stop the train before it crosses back over the covered bridge.

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Wolfman along the tracks of the Central White Mountain Railroad tracks at Clark’s Trading Post. Trains run 6 times daily and rides are included in the price of admission. The Wolfman chases off every train to protect his Unobtainium mine and we hear he is looking for a wife.

PATENAUDE from 31 stopped. The conductor instructs everyone to yell “Scram you old goat” at the Wolfman and we hollar with glee! Back at the station everyone hustled off the train because it was now time for the bear show! We truly love all Murray Clark’s corny bear jokes and we joyfully clapped our hands as he introduced his sister Maureen and Showbear Echo as they entered the ring. Echo began her act by raising the Flag. Echo is a pro at bearsketball and really knows how to swing and delights in eating ice cream. 18 years ago I saw Echo and Pemi when they were just little cubs. We love them Beary much! After Echo left the ring Darla and Hildie burst in the ring. Wow the energy, they went Bear-zerk! The two little bear cubs ran around and took See PATENAUDE on 33

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Yours truly floating in my packraft on Black Pond in the Pemi Forest in Lincoln. The pointy head of Owl’s Head Mountain can be seen in the distance from over the water. PATENAUDE from 32 quick turns at performing dozens of different acts, with a little help from Maureen and Murray. One cub is swinging and then goes off to catch a bearsketball and then runs off to balance on a ball. All the while the other cub jumped off a wheel and into a barrel and sticks its tongue out the bunghole for a lick of ice cream! They were Beary entertaining. I don’t know how the Clark’s can keep up with them! After the bear show we went and bought cones at their Peppermint Saloon ice cream shop. We joked that we were eating the same ice cream as the bears and it sure would taste good with blue-Beary pie. It was almost noon and time for us to leave for our

next adventure. We drove to Lincoln Woods Trailhead on the Kanc and took out our bicycles and our backpacks that held our packrafts. We jumped on our bikes and rode our bicycles almost three miles up the Lincoln Woods Trail and a short distance up the Black Pond Trail where we locked our bikes to a tree. The hike to Black Pond was hot and hu-

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mid and we Bearely could stand the heat. Thankfully we had less than 10 pounds in our packs. At the outlet of the pond there is a good view of the pointy Owl’s Head Mountain and here we used our “electric fan in the box” to blow up our packrafts. The water was shallow here and from the rocks we were able to get in our boats without getting wet. Black Pond, according to the NH

Fish&Game maps, is just 5 acres with an average depth of 17 feet and a max depth of 44 feet, wow that’s deep. The water is black and not inviting. In the shallow edges it even smelled. But out on the water we found a nice breeze. We spent more than an hour floating and paddling around the lake. From the water we were able to enjoy unique views of the mountaintops See PATENAUDE on 34

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PATENAUDE from 33 of Whaleback, Flume, Owl’sHead and Bondcliff. Unlike the Lincoln Woods Trail at Black Pond we were the only people around. On trees that fell into the lake a long time

On the north end of Black Pond we found the carnivorous Pitcher Plant growing on a rotting log in the pond. The Pitcher Plants attract bugs with their nectar and trap them inside and as they decompose the plant derives nutrition from the bug’s remains. ago, Pitcher Plants were now growing and their bright pink and red colors stood out above the black water. They were really pretty. We took out our boats, pushed out the air and rolled them back up. They’re no bigger than a sleeping bag and they fit right inside our backpacks.

We started walking back a few minutes and it was so hot. I suggested to Becca that we should go swimming at Franconia Falls. I took out my compass and to get my Bearings and we made the 15 minute bushwhack through the forest to hit the Franconia Brook Trail. Lots of people were

in the cold water among the sculptured rocks and ledges that make up the bed of Franconia Brook. We dropped our packs and we took off our shoes and went Bearfoot into the cold water to swim. Bearrrrr it was cold but it felt good. We hiked down the trail along the brook and then back to our bicycles for a fast downstream trail ride back to the car. After a big day it was great driving home with the Bear-conditioning on to keep cool. Have fun. Amy Patenaude is an avid skier/outdoor enthusiast from Henniker, N.H. Readers are welcome to send comments or suggestions to her at: amy@ weirs.com.

— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, August 19, 2021 — METZLER from 6 President Joe Biden who weeks ago expressed confidence in the Afghan military being able to defend the war torn country. But as the Taliban reached the gates of Kabul, a shaken Secretary of State Antony Blinken conceded that the collapse “has happened more quickly than we anticipated.” It’s not that the Taliban Islamic militants are really so tough; nor that the Afghan side lacks training or armaments, but sadly the motivation and willingness to fight. Taliban, harbingers of a medieval ideology and theoretic regime, have the momentum to victory. A return of an Al Qaida terrorist presence is almost assured. Now our task is to secure and evacuate personnel from the sprawling U.S. Embassy without evoking haunting scenes of Saigon 1975. We never grasped the truism that Afghanistan remains a tribal and ethnic quilt of peoples who see sovereignty resting in their particular province or valley and bound often by warlords and fundamentalist Islam. Trying to create a secular and internationally respectable state promoting elections, tolerance, and women’s rights while clearly a noble concept and probably embraced by a significant minority in urban centers such as Kabul, became Quixotic at best. The French daily Le Figaro headlined, “Afghanistan; The Routing of the West.” The current Afghan government in Kabul can at best be seen as largely incompetent and corrupt clowns not respected by their own people.

Clearly a Taliban victory signals a victory of Islamic extremism. It evokes the humiliation of the U.S. by forces which cannot logically be grasped by Washington think tanks or woke Leftist media. A few poignant issues; U.S. military commitment prevented a serious Al Qaida presence for 20 years. Human Rights. Sadly we already know the answer as we did back in South Vietnam. Interpreters. So many decent and dedicated Afghan civilians worked with the American and European coalition forces as interpreters, guides, etc. Their fate to a Taliban takeover is painfully obvious. The U.S. has given special refugee status to some of the interpreters and their direct families. Germany has rescued them all. Italy has rescued 225 and awaits to save another 300. Regional Powers. The Iranians, Turks, Russians and the Chinese are all gauging

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Refugees. The expected outflow of refugees may be staggering and the human tide may be at the Gates of Europe. The UN’s Guterres warned, “seizing power through military force is a losing proposition. That can only lead to prolonged civil war or to the complete isolation of Afghanistan.” The Fall of Kabul and the creation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan presents a starkly stunning setback and lingering talisman for the United States’ standing and global credibility.

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GRAHAM from 7 avoid hiring Chris. This is not a “conundrum.” It’s a fiasco. There is a more responsible course. Washington Post media critic Erik Wemple slammed Stelter’s defensive crouch of a segment and insisted “CNN needs to commission a report of its own to determine just how its star anchor fit into this sexual harassment pushback effort. What, precisely, did he say in the conference calls?” The Post reported in May that Chris Cuomo told his brother he should not resign and “strike a defiant tone” toward his accusers. How defiant? Are they

all liars? When Chris said, “I am family first, job second,” let’s guess he means that it’s not his job to care about his brother’s accusers or to investigate what they may have suffered from his brother’s groping hands. Chris Cuomo has no moral authority and no journalistic integrity left. He should resign. But that might be as surprising as his brother’s extremely reluctant resignation. Tim Graham is director of media analysis at the Media Research Center and executive editor of the blog NewsBusters.org.

STOSSEL from 7 think that people are leaving Cuba because they don’t like communism.” She responded, “They are opposed to the oppression (and) mismanagement of the government.” She wouldn’t condemn communism by name. Fortunately, a few days later, her boss did. “Communism is a failed system, a universally failed system,” said Biden. “I don’t see socialism as a very useful substitute.” Good for Biden for saying that. Collazo wishes he would do more. “The Cuban people are not asking for military intervention,” he says. Instead, “Get the president of the United States

to deliver internet.” The current protests “happened spontaneously,” says Collazo, “because of social media. That’s why the regime didn’t even know about it ... they were surprised by the enormous amount of individuals that went out at the same time.” Because of that, Cuba’s government has now shut down the island’s only internet provider. Future protests will be hidden from the rest of the world. The United States could beam internet into Cuba. I don’t know if it would make a difference. But Collazo thinks it would. “This is historic. In Cuba, we have never seen this.”

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