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THE WEIRS, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H., THURSDAY, September 3, 2015

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Low Lily Trio At Franklin Opera House

Military Appreciation Day At Funspot All Active Military, Veterans & Families Welcome door events. “We decided to hold the event earlier this year to make sure that all of our veterans come out,” said Starr Lawton, the manager of Funspot’s D.A. Long Tavern as well as the event organizer. “We appreciate the service that each and every one has given for their country. We look forward to this event like we do every year.” By showing a military ID

or Veteran’s ID, veterans will receive for themselves and their family members Funspot tokens to use in any of the over 600 games as well as tokens for Funspot’s new 5,500 squarefoot, 18-hole, indoor mini golf course. Among the events planned are a hamburger, hot dog, potato salad and baked beans buffet luncheon for the first six hundred attendees. “Hannaford’s donated

the burgers and buns, Hart’s Turkey Farm donated the potato salad, baked beans and burger setups, Smoke Shack Southern BBQ donated the hot dogs and buns and the food trucks and Amerigas donated the propane,” said Lawton. “Josh Davis, the owner of the Smoke Shack and his staff are donating their time to be on hand again this year to cook and See military on 35

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Military Appreciation Day will be held at the Funspot Family Entertainment Center in the Weirs on Saturday, September 12, from 11am to 3pm for all active military, veterans and their families. Last year the event was held in early November to coincide with Veterans Day but the weather was brisk and kept some of the attendees from taking part in some of the out-

Volunteers from the Wright Museum of World War II in Wolfeboro with some of the WWII vehicles they brought to display during Military Appreciation Day at the Funspot Family Entertainment Center last year. The 2015 event will take place at Funspot, Saturday, September 12th from 11am to 3pm.

Low Lily, an American Roots & Branches trio formerly known as Analivia makes their second appearance at the Franklin Opera House on Friday, September 11th. Hannah Sanders, an English singer and guitarist, makes her debut at the Franklin, joining Low Lily for a night of traditional and original folk music from both sides of the pond. Both acts are releasing brand new albums, and both acts are on tour this fall promoting them. For music fans who enjoy folk, traditional and Americana string music, this co-bill will be a real treat! Showtime is 7:30 PM. Tickets are $18, seniors an students $16 and kids are $14. To purchase tickets go to: www.franklinoperahouse.org or call the box office at 603-934-1901. To find out more on Lowlily go to www.lowlily. com.

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“NH Cemeteries and Gravestones”

Franklin Public Library, 310 Central Street, Franklin. 7pm. Glen Knoblock, noted local author and NH Humanities Council lecturer. Free and open to the public. Friday 4th

Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton Beach. www. casinoballroom.com 929-4100

6th Annual “Run Your Buns Off” 4.2 Miler

The start and finish of the race will be at Basic Ingredients Bakery, Route 3A, Bristol. Registration starts at 7:45am with the race beginning at 9am. $20 per runner/walker. For more information or to download a registration form go to www.basicingredientsnh.com 7446035

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Los Lobos

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

Hermit Woods’ Sparkling Wine Release Party

Hermit Woods Winery, 72 Main Street, Meredith. 7-9pm. Hermit Woods will be pouring their four new sparkling wines. $10pp includes a tasting of still and sparkling wines, live music by Paul Bourgelais and light hors d’oeuvres. 393-6971

Mt. Washington Valley Arts Association – Friday Painters

Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, Cleveland Hill Road, Tamworth. 9am-noon. Join this plein air painting group. All ages and abilities are welcome. 356-2787

Saturday 5th Laconia Farmer’s Market

Laconia City Hall parking lot, Beacon Street East, Laconia. 8am-noon every Saturday through September 26th. The market features a rotating line up of 12-15 vendors, offering the state’s finest farm-fresh, local and organically produced food and artisan crafts. The market now offers EBT?SNAP benefits and will match all EBT purchases with up to $10 free to spend on produce. www.laconiafarmersmarket.com

Monster Energy Outbreak Comedy Tour

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

Rapsis. $10pp. 536-2551

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Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton Beach. www. casinoballroom.com 929-4100

Tuesday 8th Author Lucy Sanna Book Signing

RiverRun Bookstore, 142 Fleet Street, Portsmouth. 6:30pm. Lucy Sanna will read from and sign copies of her new novel “The Cherry Harvest”. Free and open to the public. 431-2100

Comics Go to War: Cartoons, Superheros and Graphic Culture in the WWII Era - Lecture

The Wright Museum, 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro. Doors open at 5:30pm, lecture begins at 6:30pm. Join NH Cartoonist and educator Marek Bennett in this exciting survey of the various comics cultures of the 1930’s and 40’s. RSVPs are strongly encouraged to ensure seating. 5691212

Wednesday 9th Karaoke

Hart’s Turkey Farm, Route 3, Meredith. 7-11pm.

Thursday 10th “Hangman’s House” – Silent Film Series

Flying Monkey Moviehouse, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. 6:30pm. Film will be accompanied by live music from Jell

Friday 11th Sebastian Maniscalco

Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton Beach. www. casinoballroom.com 929-4100

Low Lily w/ Hannah Sanders

Franklin Opera House, Franklin. 7:30pm. www.franklinoperahouse.org

Martha Redbone

Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street, Concord. 7pm. www. ccanh.com or 225-1111

Saturday 12th Laconia Farmer’s Market

Forestry Walk in Scoutland

Walk will leave from the Colonel Paul Wentworth House, Water Street, Rollinsford. 10am. Join professional forester Charles Moreno for a guided walk through Scoutland along the Salmon Falls River. Sign up by emailing register@seltnh.org

Blueberry Pancake Breakfast

First Church Congregational, UCC, 63 South Main Street, Rochester. 7:30am-10am. $6/adults, $3/children. Children under 5 are free. 332-1121

Lee Fair

Town Field, Route 155, Mast Road, Lee. 11am-6:30pm. Plenty of family fun, kids games, 30 ft. inflatable obstacle course, food and craft vendors, tractor parade, animal exhibits, Harvest Supper at 5pm. Free admission and free parking. 6594068

2nd Annual Military Appreciation Day and Motorcycle Run at Funspot!

Funspot, Route 3, Weirs Beach. 11am3pm. The Lakes Region Community’s way of saying “Thank You” to all of our Military, past and present. Show your Military I.D. (or something proving you were in the military) at the main entrance and receive a cup of goodies including; free tokens, free mini-golf, grand prize entry ticket and more! Limit one per family. The first 500 people to come will receive a ticket for a free All American BBQ under our tent outside! All food has been donated by area businesses and cooked and set up by The Smoke Shack Southern BBQ! The Wright Museum will be on hand with WWII vehicle displays. New for this year is the “Ghost Ride”, motorcycle ride around the lake with the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association. Registration will be from 8am-10am. Kick stands up at 10am for a beautiful ride around the lake, returning to Funspot for some fun and THANKS! For more info on the Ghost Ride call “Coach” at 603-205-0456. For more information on M.A.D. at Funspot call 366-4377

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September 11th Memorial In Meredith On Friday, September 11th “Patriot Day” at Hesky Park in Meredith at Noon a September 11th Memorial Commemoration with take place “WE WILL REMEMBER” Master of Ceremonies will be Pat Kelly. The Program includes: Posting of Colors byAmerican Legion Post 33 Honor Guard. The National Anthem –sung by The Cordsmen. The Pledge of Allegiance. Striking of “The Four Fives” by Meredith Fire Department, Introduction of Dignitaries. Special Recognitions. Invocation by Reverend Lemiuex. Addresses by Police Captain Kevin Morrow, Fire Chief Ken Jones, Chair of Board of Selectman Nate Torr, Ralph Ascoli eulogy for his sister Debbie, State Senator Jeanie Forrester and Service Officer Bob Kennelly There will be a Laying of the Wreath by Elliott Finn, Benediction byAmerican Legion Auxiliary Chaplain Alicia Gorrell, the playing of“Taps” and closing remarks by Pat Kelly The American Legion invites you back to the Post afterwards for a light lunch.

History of Lane Tavern Preservation To honor the fiftieth anniversary of the Sanbornton Historical Society’s ownership of the Lane Tavern, David Witham, President of the Society, will present a narrative of the twentieth century preservation of the “Lane Tavern” at the Lane Tavern, 520 Sanborn Rd (Rte 132), Sanbornton NH on Thursday, September 10 at 7pm. In his history, “The Lane Tavern: Evolution of a Sanbornton Icon”, Mr Witham will describe how many area citizens rallied to purchase and restore an early 19th century building which once housed travelers on the road north from Concord to the White Mountains. Most recently( Summer, 2015) a New Hampshire State Preservation matching grant and Society fund raising allowed the outside of the Tavern to be repaired and repainted. For more information call 286-4526. Sanbornton Historical Society programs are free and open to the public. Refreshments are served after the program in the “tap room”.

Church In The Park in The Weirs On Sunday, September 20th from 11am to 3pm come you are invited to the Ampitheater behind the Weirs Community Center and Fire Station for Church In The Park. The theme is “God, Country and Family.” There will be live music, church service and Christian Fellowship. Moultonboro “Come As You Are” Praise Team, Duddy Sisters, Larry Frates Magic and more. Bring a lunch, family and a friend. Also bring a blanket and/or laen chairs. The church service is at 11am and music and fellowship from Noon to 3pm. This is a totally free community event. Rain will cancel vent.

Register Now For Apple Harvest 5K Run and Walk The Apple Harvest Day 5K Road Race and Walk will be back in Dover for the 7th straight year on October 3rd as part of the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce’s 31st celebration of this highly anticipated fall festival. The 2015 race is presented by Seacoast Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Advanced registration is $20 for adults and $15 for children and is available online at http://www.lightboxreg.com/apple-harvest-day-5k_2015 or in person at the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center located at 550 Central Avenue.

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ALL-STAR GAMES New Hampshire defeated Vermont 27-12 in this year’s Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl All-Star Football Game before a big crowd at Castleton State College. It was N.H.’s 15th straight triumph in the one-sided series and it got me thinking about All-Star games—to include the good, the bad, and the ugly The first baseball AllStar game took place in 1933—the brainchild of Chicago sportswriter Arch Ward. It pitted the best of the American League against their National League counterparts. It was a resounding success and the Midsummer Classic became part of our annual sports cycle. Ted Williams always claimed his favorite baseball memory was hitting that three-run ninth inning home run in the 1941 All-Star Game in Detroit to lead the A.L. to a 7-5 win. Fan balloting determined the starters for the All-Star game until 1957, when Cincinnati Reds fans stuffed the ballot boxes and almost suc-

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unwilling communities. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because the people simply donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fight back in a productive manner. We fight each project as a single issue and we end up settling for mitigation of damage to the people and the environment. Outright victory is rare, and this leaves us frustrated and disillusioned. The only way for people to take back control of this country is to fight for a systemic change to the process. Voters in several communities across New Hampshire have decided to fight for this systemic change. In 2006 Barnstead became the very first municipality in the nation to prohibit corporations from privatizing its water. Through an overwhelming Town Meeting vote, they adopted an ordinance banning corporations from massive water extraction projects. This ordinance, known as The Barnstead Water Rights & Local Self-Government Ordinance, is based on constitutional rights, not regulatory law. Why did they do this? Because they saw their neighbors in Nottingham trying to fight a permit the state department of â&#x20AC;&#x153;environmental servicesâ&#x20AC;? issued to USA Springs, allowing them to extract up to 300,000 gallons of water per day from a local aquifer to bottle and sell. Being a rural farming community, they understood immediately the threat on their lives and the impact that could have. In 2008 Nottingham passed their own Community Bill of Rights Ordinance and has since won their battle against

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USA Springs. (The permit expired and the company filed for bankruptcy.) Folks further north in Sugar Hill, Easton and Plymouth have passed similar ordinances that puts their constitutional rights above the â&#x20AC;&#x153;alleged rightsâ&#x20AC;? of Eversource (formerly PSNH) and Hydro-Quebec to use them as a resource colony so they can profit from the Northern Pass project. Four towns in the Mt. Cardigan/Newfound Lake region have also adopted ordinances providing a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right to a Sustainable Energy Future and Community Self-Governmentâ&#x20AC;? to protect the pristine ridgelines and waters from the subterfuge that is industrial wind projects. Today the New Hampshire Community Rights Network is looking for sponsors to introduce a bill for a constitutional amendment that would solidify those communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right to protect their health, safety and welfare. There will soon be a letter addressed to your town select board asking them to place a resolution on the next warrant in support of this amendment as well. We encourage everyone to support this resolution. Albert Einstein once defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. To learn how to make real change, go to nhcommunityrights.org. Cindy Kudlik Grafton, NH.

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This time of year is always exciting for people like me. No, it’s not just 6’2” bald men approaching sixty (thought some of them might be excited) who love this time of year, but others as well. You see, in this world which seems to get a little crazier and dangerous by the day, there is still one constant that folks like me can be sure will never change and will be there year after year as a sense of comfort. It is when new words and phrases are added to the dictionary and to our language. I love words. Some people like to take pieces of wood and other things and put them together to create things. People like me like to take different words and put them together to create things as well. I often put words together to explain why it is so hard for me to put other things together. So, it is always an anxious time when new words and phrases are introduced that are now considered official to our language. This year some of the additions are: Rando ( A suspicious person that one does not know), Mkay (A non-standard way of saying “Okay), Hangry (Being bad tempered or angry as a result of hunger and Melty (melting or partially melted). The list goes on and on.

Okay, right about now I’m sure many of you are looking at some of these words and thinking they are ridiculous, especially 6’2’ bald men approaching sixty. Still, like it or not, these words and others are now part of our language and culture. There are also a lot of words out there that didn’t make the cut; words that might need a few more years until they see their way into being considered acceptable. For instance. When you are standing in a long line at the supermarket on a busy Saturday and the shopper in front of you, after watching carefully as the cashier scans each and every one of their dozens of items and then hears the cashier exclaim; “That will be ninety dollars and eight cents” decides, at that moment, to reach for her pocketbook (or his pocketbook, just so I don’t get hate mail), carefully open it up and then pilfer around inside it for a minute or two until she/he finds her/his wallet while the growing line behind her/him lets out a unified groan. This person is known in some circles as a “Procashtinator.” An offshoot of “Procashtanator” is the “Proscratchanator”, a person who spends countless minutes at the convenience store check-out, line growing behind, as they have each and every one of their scratch tickets checked to see if they are winners (odds are high they aren’t). The chances are growing each year for both of these words to be official parts of our language as it is almost certain that those responsible for choosing which words make the cut will experience these things them-

selves. When you are driving down the road and suddenly a lit cigarette butt thrown out the window by the driver in the car in front of you goes whizzing by your window, almost making its way into your vehicle. This person is often referred to by a few as an “Ashhole.” It didn’t get quite enough votes this year, but many feel that it is only a matter of time until one or two more of the judges experience the event and will gladly cast their vote to add it to our language. Have you ever gone into a room to get something and then forget what it is you went in there for? This is becoming increasingly known as “Brain Flakes” and may soon be part of our everyday language as well. In these times of having to remember countless pin numbers to access accounts, most of us have found ourselves at a cash machine or checkout, having swiped our cards and then froze as we cannot bring to mind what our pin numer is. This is called by some being “Numbernumb” and is growing in popularity and will soon make the list. There is not enough space in this column for me to include all of the words that didn’t make the cut but should but I will be including many at my website www.BrendanTSmith.com. I invite you to email me with your suggestions and if I like them I’ll add them as well (Hey, it’s my website, I can do what I want). You can also follow Brendan’s blog at www. foolinnh.com.

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What Is Obama’s Top Population-Control Freak Hiding? The most transparent administration in American history is at it again -- dodging sunlight and evading public disclosure. by Michelle Malkin Joining forSyndicated Columnist mer Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her secret servers, former IRS witch hunt queen Lois Lerner and her secret email accounts, former EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and her Internet alter egos, and former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and his non-public email account is White House science czar John Holdren. President Obama’s top climate change adviser is defending his hide-and-seek game in federal court. Earlier this month, the Washington, D.C.-based Competitive Enterprise Institute appealed a D.C. district court ruling protecting Holdren’s personal email communications from Freedom of Information Act requests. CEI argues that federal transparency law “applies to the workrelated records of agency employees regardless of where they are stored. Many agencies routinely instruct their staff to preserve any such documents that they might have on their personal email accounts.” Yet, as head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Holdren has placed himself above the law and spirit of transparency that Obama fraudulently vowed to uphold. “It makes little sense to claim

that an agency is not ‘withholding’ documents when it refuses to produce documents held by its own chief executive that relate to ‘agency business,’” CEI’s legal brief rightly argues. “Even if OSTP had demonstrated that these emails were not within its actual control -- which it did not -- its failure to search its director’s personal account would still violate FOIA because any agency records in that account fall within the agency’s ‘constructive control.’” The White House science czar’s private email account resides with his former employer, the Woods Hole Research Center. It’s a far-left eco-alarmist group that pushes radical anti-capitalist interventions (Remember “cap and trade”?) to eliminate the decadeslong hyped “global climatic catastrophe.” Their ultimate goal? Establishing government rule by eco-technocrats who detest humanity. To th is day, Holdren has escaped questions about his freaky-deaky population-control agenda. Remember, this is the unrepentant sky-is-falling guru who joined fellow whack jobs Paul and Anne Ehrlich in coauthoring “Ecoscience,” a creepy tome that called for saving the planet by proposing that: --Women could be forced to abort their pregnancies, whether they wanted to or not. --The population at large could be sterilized by infertility drugs intentionally put into the nation’s drinking water or food. --Single mothers and teen mothers should have their babies seized from them against their will and given away to other

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The movement to defund Planned Parenthood has taken on new energy. And, rightly so. The recently released videos from the Center by Jane Cormier of Medical ProgHooksett, NH. ress have opened up a Pandora’s Box. Because of these videos, people are beginning to wake up to the horrors occurring in abortion clinics across America. Citizens are taking a new look at the hundreds of millions of federal tax dollars flowing to fund PRIVATE abortion facilities. And let us not forget the state funds which come right out of our own General Fund to subsidize abortion right here in New Hampshire. This is double dipping right from the taxpayers’ pockets. And, it needs to stop. On August 22, there was See malkin on 32 a nationwide protest against

Planned Parenthood. The New Hampshire protests were active and well attended at five facilities. Over 200 people marched and quietly prayed at the Manchester clinic on Pennacook Street. Over 40 participated in the protest in Derry, over 50 joined to stand against Planned Parenthood in Exeter. Claremont and Keene also had a healthy and active presence. It was also very exciting to see so many new faces standing for the right to Life. In speaking with life supporters at the Planned Parenthood in Manchester, there were more than a few out-of- state protestors participating. In addition, there were also quite a few “first timers” who attended to stand in solidarity for life. Virtually everyone spoke about the released videos. Clearly, these videos are causing people to take a second look at the humanity and dignity of the preborn. Here in New Hampshire, that is very good See cormier on 44

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Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe… “It is our choices... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” ― J. K. by Ken Gorrell Rowling Northfield, NH. “We are our choices.” ― Jean-Paul Sartre In the wide literary gap between Harry Potter and Jean-Paul Sartre we can find a common theme on the issue of choice. Choosing things is such a natural part of being human that we take it for granted. At an early age we express our wants and needs sim-

ply (“I want that!”), but later we figure out strategies to get what we desire. Most of us consider the freedom to choose as a good thing, but the idea of choice has a dark side. If we are our choices as Sartre taught, then we can be shaped by those seeking to limit our range of choices. Beyond the “Thou shalt nots” and the laws that protect our human rights, we are constantly challenged by rules and regulations imposed on us by those who want to substitute their choices for ours. People who try to dominate others through restrictions on choice rarely put it that bluntly. Usually they cloak it as helping the less fortunate or fighting for some common good. But regardless of the smiley-faced

notion that any system can be all things to all people, public school zealots fight any attempt to bring choice to a system that continually fails to meet the basic education needs of millions of children. Worse, they believe there is no aspect of our local public schools that should be beyond the purview of that leastsubtle instrument of coercion, the federal government.

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Sorting The Candidates

Despite a nuclear Iran looming on the horizon, the media seem to be putting most of their attention on two candidates for by Thomas Sowell their respecup patriotism. While China’s rul- Syndicated Columnist tive parties’ ers know that communism has presidential long ago lost its luster, proud and nominations next year. Morejustifiable Chinese nationalism over, Hillary Clinton and Donald serves to unite the people. Trump each make their own For a generation China’s eco- party nervous. nomic reforms brought a grudging If next year’s election comes legitimacy to the CCP. down to Clinton versus Trump, The PRC’s power Paradigm is a lot of people may simply stay simple: a Supercharged economy/ home in disgust. high GDP growth, Chinese nationWhen we are this far away from alism with the self-righteousness the official start of the primary of regained status, and a strong election season, we can usually military able to both defend the just say, “It’s still early days.” borders and project power in re- Many a front runner this early in gional crises such as the South the process ended up out of the China Sea or Taiwan. running by the time the party The PRC has mollified its citizens conventions were held, and towith socio/economic prosperity, tally forgotten by election day. has seduced them with high ocThat is the way it usually is. tane nationalism, but has kept But that is not likely to be the them in check through the CCP’s way it will be this time. undisputed one party rule and This is Hillary Clinton’s last rigid authoritanism. hurrah. It is now or never for her. If the CCP now falters in its eco- And the Democrats have nobody nomic growth, and maybe can’t comparable as a vote-getter to deliver the benefits to a growing put in her place. middle class, does the regime then Even if an investigation finds turn to darker methods and stoke Mrs. Clinton found guilty of the embers of historical grievanc- violating the law in the way she es and look to unresolved disputes handled e-mails when she was like Taiwan, the South China Sea, Secretary of State, the Obama or the contested Daioyutai/Sen- administration is not likely to kaku Islands? prosecute her. And President Western commercial hype over Obama can always pardon her, China is nothing new and the daz- so that the next administration zling economic stories which have cannot prosecute her either. So emerged from the Mainland over Hillary doesn’t even have to take See Metzler on 32 a plea bargain.

China Blues New York— The reverberations of China’s economic jolt are being felt worldwide from New York, to London, Frankfurt and Toby John J. Metzler kyo. It’s the Syndicated Columnist fear of a slowdown in the once- supercharged Chinese economy which has sent the country’s Shanghai Index market into a tailspin down over 20 percent in two weeks. The economic knockon effect has been sobering since China, as the world’s second largest economy, has been a driver of global growth and commerce. Ominously in parallel, the People’s Republic of China is set to stage a massive military parade in Beijing to commemorate 70th anniversary of the end of WWII, and to celebrate the country’s role in defeating Imperial Japan. China’s ruling communist party (CCP) and its Chairman/President Xi Jinping, is using this event to stoke a new nationalism not only against Japan but as crucial, letting East Asia know that the Chinese dragon is not a paper tiger. China’s decelerating economy and rumbling social unrest, may soon be offset by Beijing’s ramped

emoji they use to punctuate their edicts, the result is reducing choices for others to some “acceptable” range. Just as our choices show us what we really are, using the regulatory state to limit other people’s choices shows them for what they truly are. Nowhere does the impulse to control others by limiting choice manifest itself more malignantly than in the public school system. Despite the unsupportable

Someone with a sense of shame might well withdraw from the contest for the Democratic Party’s nomination, now that public opinion polls show that most people distrust her. But since when have the Clintons ever had a sense of shame? On the Republican side, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has pointed out that if Donald Trump can continue to get 20 or 25 percent of the Republican voters on his side, he can build up a formidable lead of delegates in winner-take-all primaries. It will not matter if 60 percent of the Republican voters turn against him, if that 60 percent is split up among all the other Republican candidates, with none of those candidates getting more votes than Trump. Sometimes financial backers can withdraw their support and force a stubborn candidate to drop out of the race. But Trump has enough money of his own to stay in the race as long as he wants to, even if that ruins the Republicans’ chances of winning the 2016 elections. Ironically, the Republicans have a much stronger set of presidential candidates than usual to choose from this year. But the media obsession with Trump means that even the best of these candidates are not likely to get enough exposure for most voters to get to know much about them. Governors with superb records -- such as Bobby Jindal in Louisiana and Scott Walker in Wisconsin -- may not have much name recognition on the national scene. And certainly the See Sowell on 42

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garage is acting like a dam, and water prefers to take the path of least resistance. Cracks in the concrete block walls or between the block walls and the floor are easy entry points for the water. Here’s what your builder should have done to create a dry garage -- and this advice applies to any structure built into a hill. The portion of the concrete block walls below the soil line should have been waterproofed. There are many different products and methods to waterproof a foundation wall. I used a rubberized asphalt spray and stiff insulation boards on the last house I built, and it is still keeping the basement dry.

A perforated drain pipe should have been placed alongside or on top of th e f ootin g th a t sup ports your concrete block walls. This pipe should have extended around the back and along the two sides of your garage. The pipe should have then extended past the front of the garage, with the trench having a minimal slope. Because the hillside is fairly steep, within about 10 or 15 feet, the ends of this pipe on both sides of the ground would surface out of the ground. Any water entering the pipe underground would readily flow out of the ends of the pipe exposed to daylight and then go back into the top soil to continue its journey to

Lake Ontario and then to the St. Lawrence River. This pipe should have then been covered with washed rounded gravel the size of golf balls or walnuts. The gravel should have extended up to within 4 inches of the top of the final grade, where you have grass growing. Water passing through the soil would discover this gravel, immediately drop down through it to the perforated drain pipe and then exit to daylight, never having a chance to enter the garage. To stop water vapor from coming up through the garage floor, the builder should have put down a plastic vapor retarder or barrier under the concrete or asphalt floor. This plastic sheeting is a common product available at any building supply store. If you want to permanently solve your water issues, you need to dig along the sides of your garage and do all I outlined above. It’s not necessary to put the perforated pipe all the way down to the top of the foundation footing at this point. I’d probably only bury it 1 foot below the level of the soil at the two front corners of the garage. You’ll have to use a pressure washer to clean all clay and soil from the concrete block walls once you expose them. Allow them to dry and apply the best waterproofing

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serving a healthy lawn and garden is to provide at least one inch of water per week through a regular watering schedule. You’ll want to choose a hose that has the durability to last even after you’ve moved into your new home. For additional watering and gardening tips, visit www.facebook.com/ GilmourGardenAndWatering.

compound that’s available to you. If you choose to hire a company, understand that hot asphalt that’s sprayed on the walls is just damp proofing. Standard hot liquid asphalt is not a waterproofing material. It will do a great job of keeping dampness from the soil from entering the concrete block, but it will not bridge cracks to stop liquid water. To stop water vapor from coming up through the garage floor, the best way is to install a thin concrete overlay over your existing floor. You need to put down the 6-mil vapor barrier first and then pour 1 inch of concrete over your existing floor. This concrete needs to contain very small pea gravel no larger than 3/8-inch diameter. The mix is like any other concrete, but if you’re doing it yourself I’d probably do a ratio of 3 parts gravel, 2 parts medium sand and 1.5 parts Portland cement. The extra amount of cement will give you a very strong mix that will resist the freezing weather you have in Ontario. Need an answer? All of Tim’s past columns are archived for free at www. AsktheBuilder.com. You can also watch hundreds of videos, download Quick Start Guides and more, all for free.(c)2015 TIM CARTER DISTRIBUTED BY TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY, LLC.

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frame of the reel. When casting with this unit, the line comes off the spool from the side, much like the open face of a spinning reel. It’s a bit of practice to get it right. Also, there is NO DRAG on these reels. You slow a running fish down by applying the palm of your hand to the reel. Check this out on the internet. It’s quite a system. On our second day there, Jeff brought his Center Pin reel and gave Tony some instructions on how to use it. It took 5 or 6 casts to get the hang of it, but on the 6th cast, he hooked up with a nice steelhead and for sure, that was the highlight of the trip. On the way home we had a lengthy discussion on the Center Pin fishing AND coming up with ideas to keep the line from freezing to the line guides in 9 degree weather. We never did solve that one. Mother Nature dealt us a late ice-out and salmon fishing on Winni didn’t get started until late April. For sure, this was one of the strangest spring fishing sessions that I have seen in quite a few years. The fish were, for the most part, hitting for 10 – 15 minutes, then it would be 1 – 2 hours before they hit again. On our first day out (our “Shake down”) we did VERY well. All systems on board were working well and we picked up 12 nice salmon in about 3 hours. Of course we fish with barbless hooks and ALL fish were released, virtually unharmed. I thought that this was setting the stage for the upcoming season, but NOT SO. Overall, we had some great days out there,

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the past twenty-five years, while impressive, need to be taken with more than a grain of salt. Beijing’s statistics may look good on a press release but has the CCP fudged the numbers? Growth is expected to be 7% this year. Officially anyway. Will the PRC’s GNP-ism, namely the ideology of high economic growth and crony capitalism swag, be replaced by saber-rattling nationalism? This is where it can get dangerous. Despite being political rivals, the PRC and the Republic of China on Taiwan remain major commercial partners; China is Taiwan’s number one trade partner with $130 billion in two-way trade last year. Moreover as a political enticement, Beijing is willing to run a large trade deficit with the island democracy. China remains the USA’s second largest trade partner with $590 billion in trade but with a massive $343 billion deficit favoring Beijing. The PRC is South Korea’s number one trade partner

too. China has just devalued its currency by 2% as well to boost commerce. And let’s not forget about Beijing being the USA’s major banker with over a trillion dollars in U.S. debt to the People’s Republic. What if China called in these American loans to prop up its economy? At the same time, the PRC is saddled with towering and dangerous debt of its own. But let’s return to the parade for a moment. This patriotic excess is based on very selective reading of history. To be sure China was a victim to Japanese aggression starting with Tokyo’s takeover of Manchuria in 1931 and the subsequent dismembering of China well before Pearl Harbor in 1941. Millions of Chinese died. Yet it was Nationalist China under attack. For the most part it was the Nationalist army, not the communist rebels, who resisted the Japanese. Chiang Kai-shek’s China, one of WWII’s Big Five Allied powers, thus played a significant role is fighting and tying down millions of Japanese on the Mainland

who otherwise would have been free to fight General MacArthur’s advancing American military onslaught in the Pacific. Returning to the present, unquestionably the PRC has had an serious economic setback which has been felt globally and far from over China seems to have lost some economic luster, but is hardly out of the game. 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 (2014).

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couples to raise. --People who “contribute to social deterioration” (i.e. undesirables) “can be required by law to exercise reproductive responsibility” -- in other words, be compelled to have abortions or be sterilized. --A transnational “Planetary Regime” should assume control of the global economy and also dictate the most intimate details of Americans’ lives -- using an armed international police force. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy obstinately refused to answer my questions for Holdren on his views about forced abortions and mass sterilizations or on his continued embrace of forced-abortion advocate and eugenics guru Harrison Brown, whom he credits with inspiring him to become a scientist. Holdren’s mentor likened the global population to a “pulsating mass of maggots.” These are not harmless dalliances of the past. Holdren’s insidious ideology -- and his hidden poli-

cy communications -- now have an untold impact on American taxpayers. He is the top strategist in Obama’s war on carbon, war on coal, war on the West and war on the economy. Holdren is the zealot “right at the heart” (as The New York Times put it) of devising White House climate change initiatives that reward environmental cronies, send electricity rates skyrocketing and kill jobs. Who is Holdren conducting government business with, and what is he hiding from the public? What data is being doctored, what scientific evidence is being stonewalled in the name of rescuing the planet and consolidating power in the hands of the green elite? It’s time to turn up the heat. Michelle Malkin is author of the new book “Who Built That: Awe-Inspiring Stories of American Tinkerpreneurs.” Her email address is malkinblog@ gmail.com.

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harvest-time event once again” stated Betsey Pelletier, Retail Director for Annalee Dolls, Inc. “Annalee has been bringing smiles to young and old for 80 years! We’re excited to add some Annalee whimsy to these Cornstalk Critters and help create special memories for all of the visitors!” The backdrop for the month-long fall-themed event will be reminiscent of days gone by consisting of a farm yard and harvest stand along with a variety of outdoor games the entire family will enjoy such as pumpkin bowling, sack races, Hobo bean bag toss, horse shoes, ring toss and more. The Hobo Farm Stand and Farm Yard will open to guests daily from 10:00am to 3:00pm and will feature a variety of New Hampshire made seasonal products from the Moulton Farm in Meredith, NH as well as from Fadden’s General Store & Sugarhouse in North Woodstock, NH. Included in the mix of seasonal products will be Fadden’s award-winning Maple Syrup which was voted the “Best Maple Syrup in New Hampshire” in 2014. One hour and twenty minute train rides along the Pemigewasset River will depart daily from the Hobo Junction Station in Lincoln at 11:00am and 1:00pm during the monthlong autumn celebration. Those riding the train will be treated to complimentary samples of seasonal items and specialty products from the Hobo Farm Stand while they relax in restored vintage coaches from the 1930’s and 1950’s. “The Hobo Harvest Time Express will afford passengers the opportunity to relax, unplug and enjoy the ever changing foliage views from the window of a moving train” remarked Benjamin Clark of the Hobo Railroad. “The concept

  The Hobo Farm Stand is an integral part of the Hobo Harvest Time Express event experience as it features a variety of NH-MADE products popular during the Fall harvest season. In addition, the garden area at the Hobo Railroad is transformed into a Farm Yard filled with games the entire family can enjoy . arose last year from our desire to create a unique and entertaining way for families of all ages to experience the magic of fall foliage and harvest time in New Hampshire”. The Hobo Railroad is located in the village of Lincoln, NH, just off Exit 32 on I-93, left on Route 112, directly across from McDonalds. For additional information regarding the Hobo Harvest Time Express celebration, other special events or departure times, visit www.HoboRR. com or call (603) 7452135. The Hobo & Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroads are privately owned with operations based in Lincoln, Meredith, and Weirs Beach, NH. As one of the Northeastern United States largest and most popular tourist railroads, weekend operations begin in mid-May with daily operations getting underway in late June and running through the end of October with additional events taking place weekends from just after Thanksgiving until just before Christmas. Popular annual events include the 4th of July Family Party Train, the Nature by Rail series presented by Bank of NH, the Hobo Harvest Time Express, a variety of different Fall Foliage Excursions, the Hobo Harvest Time

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Monday 14th Artist Duane Martin Gives Lecture on Intarsia Woodworking Technique

woodworking technique that uses varied shapes, sizes, and species of wood fitted together to create a mosaic-like picture with an illusion of depth. Free and open to the public. 2797920

Garrison Players Open Auditions for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not On This Nightâ&#x20AC;?

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Tuesday 15th Popular Music During WWII: Using Propaganda to Boost Morale - Lecture

The Wright Museum, 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro. Doors open at 5:30pm, lecture begins at 6:30pm. Calvin Knickerbocker will explore the historical era and the changes this government-sponsored music wrought in American Culture. RSVPs are strongly encouraged to ensure seating. 569-1212

Wednesday 16th Diabetes: Take Control â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Informational Talk

Sugar Hill Retirement Community, 83 Rolling Wood Drive, Wolfeboro. 11am. Talk will be given by Huggins Hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Registered Dietitian Jessamy Wood, RDN, LD, CDE. Register online or call 515-2088

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Garrison Players Arts Center, Route 4, Rollinsford. 11am. Actors should be prepared to do a cold reading from the script. Auditions are drop-ins, so no

SHS Pavilion, 11 Memorial Drive, Somersworth. 10am6pm. This years bands will be; Zink & Company, Seth Sawyer Band, The McGeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Dixie Grass, and Wilf Clark & the Misty Mountaineers. www. hilltopcitybluegrass.com Holderness Community Church, 923 US Route 3, Holderness. 9am-2pm. 9687643

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Tuesday 22nd Huggins Community Health Fair

Huggins Hospital Medical Arts Education Center, 240 South Main Street, Wolfeboro. 3-6pm. Huggins Hospital employees will offer health information and health screenings free to the community. Community members of all ages are welcome to attend. All attendees will receive a free gift and will be entered into a free raffle for fun giveaways. 515-2088

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Thursday 24th Ladies Night Out! Upscale Resale

Event takes place at a private home on Lake Winnipesaukee. Upscale resale of handbags and jewelry. Presented by Altrusa. There will be wine, savories and sweets. $30pp donation. For reservations call 366-2621

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Paws in the Park â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Franklin Animal Shelter Fundraiser

Odell Park, Franklin. 8:30am2pm. The fun kicks off with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Walk for Pawsâ&#x20AC;? which begins at 9am. Suggested donation of $5pp (waived with $20 in pledges). There will be live dog demonstrations, vendors, chili cook off, live broadcast from Mix 94.1 and more! www. franklinanimalshelter.com

Canaan Town Wide Yard Sale

Village Common and all over the town of Canaan. Starting at 9am. 523-7712, 5237043 or 523-4248 for further information.

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Ongoing Senior Ten Pin Bowling League

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Gilford Public Library, 31 Potter Hill Road, Gilford. 9am-10am Every Wednesday. 524-6042

Newfound Knights â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Chess Club

Sleeper-Minot Library, Bristol. 5-7pm. Twice a month (Tuesdays). Any and all chess players are welcome, even if you have never played, people will be willing to take time and teach you how to play. Learn a new game, meet new people and have fun! Free and open to all. Tron84nh@gmail.com for dates and more details.

Lakes Region Brain Injury Support Group

Lakes Region Community Services, 719 Main Street, Laconia. 6-7:30pm. 1st Thursday of every month. 2258400

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Lakes Region Detachment Marine Corps League

Meredith Community Center, Rt. 3, Meredith. 6:30pm. Second Thursday of the month. New members always welcome. 455-0636

Genealogy Workshop

Wolfeboro Public Library, Wolfeboro. 10am-Noon. The first Tuesday of every month. Featuring methods of jump starting genealogical research for both the beginner and the advanced genealogist. Free and open to all. 569-2428

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to vote twice, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fine. More money for charity. Next, the size of the All-Star squads should be cut back to eighteen, which was the size of the 1933 teams. In 2009 MLB expanded the rosters to 33. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s farcical. This may mean that some years no Red Sox players will make the team. So be it. Stipends for participating should depend upon winning or losing. Let the winners receive stipends twice the size of the losersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; shares. Some of these â&#x20AC;&#x153;reformsâ&#x20AC;? could also be applied to the NBA and NHL. The NBA deserves credit for creating an All-Star Weekend basketball festival, which includes not just the game, but a slam dunk competition, shooting contests, and more. But the Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference format has grown

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family and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m getting the help that I need.â&#x20AC;? How You Can Help You can help John and other veterans in need by attending a Veterans Count fundraising event. At our next event, you can meet Danny McKnight who will be joining us at the Veterans Count booth for the Sprint Cup race series at the NH Motor Speedway on Saturday, September 26th. McKnight is a highly decorated soldier whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s military career included combat duty in Panama in 1989 and Somalia in 1993 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the mission which formed the basis of the book and movie, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Black Hawk Down.â&#x20AC;? The retired Colonel is a longtime friend and supporter of Veterans Count and American military families. Additionally, please join us for Funspot Military Appreciation Day on September 12. More than 30 events are held during the year throughout the state and can be found at www. vetscount.org. We owe it to our service members to continue raising money no matter how long it takes and how much is needed to make sure all of their needs are met. Time has shown that the challenges of deployment can manifest themselves years after service and continue for a lifetime. We are committed to being there for our veterans of all eras as long as they need us. To refer a service member or veteran in need, please call Chrystn Fisher at 603.315.4354. For more information about Veterans Count or to make a donation, please visit vetscount.org or join us on Facebook (www. facebook.com/VeteransCount).

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coming a bit frustrated, hooked up a jig box and ran a fly for a while. Yikes! It looks like this was the key. The next morning, went right back to the same area and ran the jig boxes with fliesâ&#x20AC;Ś..We scored 4 for 7 in just a hair over an hour. ALL were fish in the 19 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 20â&#x20AC;? range and full of fight. I think that this is just a bit early for the flies to be THAT productive, but I will not argue. I guess now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to get to the purpose of this article titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tale Endâ&#x20AC;?. I think that this will be IT! I thought that being retired, after 28 years of State service, I would have a lot more time to pursue some of the things I really enjoyed, but couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t devote enough time to. Well, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the case and the old saying of when you retire, you will be so busy you will wonder how you found time to workâ&#x20AC;Ś.true, true, true. The first few years were fine, but as time went on, I became a bit bored. Mostly during the winter months. Oh, I skied a bit, but that was about it. In the interim, I had been helping out a friend in Florida and doing some part-time subcontract consulting work. In 2012 he gave up a segment of his business and myself and a friend took it over. This was great and it kept me busy. As time has gone on, our business has increased to a point that I find myself back into trying to squeeze in non-work activities. Since this is a home based business I pretty much dictate my own hours, but I do have to coordinate, somewhat, with normal business hours as my clients operate on usual and customary business hours. The chartering business is still my number one priority during the April thru September time period and I tailor all of my other activities around that. I guess what I am leading up to is the fact that after 20+ years of writing

the â&#x20AC;&#x153;FISHTALESâ&#x20AC;? articles for the Weirs Times, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to have to draw this to a close. I have tried, in the past, to put something together for publication every other week, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s becoming a bit difficult now. If I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t adhere to this schedule, I feel guilty. As time goes on, I hope to be able to sit down & scratch something out on an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Occasionalâ&#x20AC;? basis, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see what transpires. In the interim, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a great deal of enjoyment over the years and I sincerely hope that my readers have as well. I hope Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve given you all some great fishing tips and hopefully, a few laughs along the way. Thank you all for putting up with me and hope to see you on the water. You can follow Dr. Hook Sport Fishing Charters on facebook.

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meschooled kids continue to outperform their public school contemporaries in almost every category. Despite â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or because of â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the documented success of private schooling options, the voices of the limited-choice status quo grow louder and shriller. Our school choice taxcredit scholarship law remains in their sights, even though it is voluntary, revenue neutral, and does nothing to your local districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funding that wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen if the family next door moved to Idaho or were wealthy enough to send their child to a private school without a tax-credit scholarship. Every win for freedom of choice must be protected through vigilance and action. Last week also brought humorous news about choice in our schools. Some multi-degreed academics at the University of Vermont (UVM) discovered that kids donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always eat their vegetables. The study (yes, they needed a study) was published in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Public Health Reports.â&#x20AC;? Our First Lady should

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THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, September 3, 2015

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by Parker & Hart

The Winklman Aeffect

by John Whitlock

THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, September 3, 2015

Emilyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wish, Tragedy Into Hope For The Month Of September, $5 - $25 Of All Cat Adoption Fees At NH Humane Society Will Be Covered By Emilyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wish

Often times you hear of tragedy inspiring something wonderful, as is the case with Emilyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wish. Emily Clogston loved cats, had four of her own, and often spoke to her mother and father about the cats at the NH Humane Society and how she hoped theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d all find loving homes. She would visit the shelter on Meredith Center Road to spend time with the cats that currently call NHHS home. Tragically, on July 12, 2015, Emily, a vibrant 18 year old recent high school graduate, lost her life in an accident involving a motor vehicle. To honor Emily, and to help as many cats find their forever homes as possible, the Clogstons have made a donation to the NH Humane Society to establish Emilyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wish. For the month of Sep-

tember, $5 - $25 of all cat adoption fees will be covered by Emilyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wish. The full adoption fee will be covered for Bud, since he and brother Howey must go to the same home. In addition, $500 will help cover expenses for LJ; an orange tiger cat that arrived at the NH Humane Society from a hoarding situation with a large, oozing tumor in his ear that needed removal. You can read more about LJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story online at nhhumane.org. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are privileged to honor Emily this wayâ&#x20AC;?, said Marylee Gorham, Executive Director for NH Humane Society. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are currently 125 cats looking for a forever home at the shelter. Our feline population increased significantly in just a matter of weeks this summer due to three hoarding cases. We hope to see Emilyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wish come true,

To honor Emily Clogstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory her family has made a donation to the NH Humane Society to establish Emilyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wish to help as many cats find their forever homes as possible.

that all of our current feline population find their forever homes.â&#x20AC;? For more information about Emilyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wish and to see adoptable animals, visit the shelter at 1305 Meredith Center Road in Laconia or online at nhhumane.org. The NH Humane Society is a 501(c)3 nonprofit whose mission is to find responsible and caring forever homes; provide shelter for the lost, abandoned, abused and unwanted animals; advocate and speak for those who cannot speak for themselves. The Society works hard to prevent cruelty to animals and offers education and outreach programs along with many community initiatives to help people and their pets. Find out more at nhhumane.org

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