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THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, September 11, 2014
VOLUME 23, NO. 37
THE WEIRS, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H., THURSDAY, September 11, 2014
COMPLIMENTARY
Bloom In Art Exhibit
At Castle In The Clouds Until Oct. 26th
Fifty Years Later It’s Still Only Rock N’ Roll and They Still Love It by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor
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The Beatles appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 was the inspiration for hundreds, if not thousands, of small garage type bands to emerge that year. Odds are that hundreds, if not thousands, of those bands never went much further than that initial wave of excitement.
New Hampshire’s own “Annie and The Orphans” was one of those many bands inspired by that day in February, 1964, but unlike most of their fellow musicians of the era, they are still alive and successfully Rockin’ and Rollin’ fifty years later. Anatole Paquette (otherwise know as Annie) was in his living room
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Fifty Years ago in 1964, Annie and The Orphans were born. Above in 1967 (L to R) Jay Ley, Bob McNab, Tom Paquette, Annie Paquette Drums) and Dick Ackerman. Below, Annie and the Orphans in 2014 (R) Bob McNab, Ray D’Innocenzo, Annie Paquette, Steve Giotas, Peter Predite and Scottie Groleau.
Castle in the Clouds in Moultonborough will host Bloom in Art, an exhibition of paintings, at the Carriage House Art Gallery from September 4th through October 26th. Bloom in Art presents a collection of over forty thoughtfully selected paintings of flowers in all forms and settings, from floral arrangements and tree branches to fields and gardens. On loan from a private collection and guest curated by Samuel and Sheila Robbins, the exhibition features both prominent and unknown talented artists working in a variety of styles and media. Castle in the Clouds is located off Route 171 (455 Old Mountain Road), Moultonborough. Take Route 25 into Moultonborough, then south on Route 109 to Route 171 to Ossipee Park Road. For information about Castle in the Clouds visit the website at www.castleintheclouds.org or call 603-476-5900.
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Sept Through the Month Free Admission
The Wright Museum, 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro. The Wright Museum will offer free admission to each individual bringing 3 canned food items. The canned items will be donated to Wolfeboro’s L.I.F.E. Ministries Food Pantry to assist them in their efforts to provide a wonderful Thanksgiving for the less fortunate. *Cannot accept perishable items* 569-1212
Donate “Gently Used” Jackets for the Needy in NH
The Wright Museum, 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro. Jackets should be brought to the museum during normal business hours. Mon.-Sat. 10am-4pm, Sun. 12-4pm. 569-1212
Thursday 11th The Lodger – Silent Film Series
The Flying Monkey, 39 South Main
Street, Plymouth. 6:30pm. With live musical accompaniment by Jeff Rapsis. $10pp. www.flyingmonkeynh. com or 536-2551
state officials, laying of the wreath and more. The American Legion invites all attendees back to the Post for a light lunch following the closing remarks.
Blackberry Smoke
Lasagna Supper
Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton. 929-4100 or www.casinoballroom.com
The Fogcutters
Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street, Concord. 225-1111
Wild Edible, Medicinal Walk
Remick Country Doctor Museum and Farm, 58 Cleveland Hill Road, Tamworth. 11am-12:30pm. Walk the Remick property with herbalist/ educator Carol Felice. Learn to identify and discover the abundance of useful wild plants. $10pp; includes admission to the museum. Pre-registration required. 323-7591
Voices from Sanbornton’s Past – Living History Skit
Lane Tavern, 520 Sanborn Road, Sanbornton. A 21st century woman searching through an old attic enters a world of 19th century reality as acted by current Sanbornton people: a tavern keeper, his daughter and a teacher. Free and open to the public. 286-4526
Tracking Ospreys from NH to South America
McLane Audubon Center, 84 Silk Farm Road, Concord. 7pm. Lain MacLeod will describe Project Osprey Track, a multi-year project using GPS trackers to follow these fish eating raptors from their nests in NH to their wintering grounds in South America. 224-9909
Craig Jaster and the “Buskers”
Scenic Cruises
Lake Winnipesaukee is Beautiful in September. Cruises From Weirs Beach daily. Also serving Wolfeboro & Alton Bay
Sunday Brunch
From Weirs Beach at 10 & 12:30 Alton Bay 11:15
Dinner Cruises
Rock, Roll & Remember Enjoy a sunset cruise with dinner and dancing. Sat. Nights in September From Weirs Beach - 6–9 PM
Swing to The Tunes of The Good Old Days
Friday nights in September Adults 60+ get $10 discount. From Weirs Beach, 6–9 PM
Sunday Family Dinner
Sunday Nights in September Kids cruise FREE From Weirs Beach, 5–7 PM Complete schedule on line:
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Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. Dinner buffet available before the show. BYOB. $12pp. 527-0043
September 11th Commemoration Program
Hesky Park, Meredith. Noon. Join Master of Ceremonies, Pat Kelly for this commemoration, which will include the singing of the National Anthem by local 13 year old Molly Brown, several addresses by local and
Union Congregational Church, Union. Two settings, 5:30pm and 6:15pm.
Friday 12th Antique Cars on Sentimental Journey
Wright Museum of World War II, 77 Center St., Wolfeboro. 9:30am – appx 1pm. The Granite Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America is sponsoring a tour with 100 antique automobiles traveling through Maine and New Hampshire. One of the Club’s tour stops is at the Wright Museum where spectators are invited to view the cars. www.WrightMuseum. org 603-569-1212
John Mayall
The Flying Monkey, 39 South Main Street, Plymouth. www. flyingmonkeynh.com 536-2551
Chris Trapper
Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street, Concord. 225-1111
Unique Book & Music Sale
The United Methodist Church, 18 Wesley Way, Gilford. 1-6pm. This will not only be of interest to antique book dealers, but also to local people who will be able to pick up a novel, biography, historical books or music at a bargain price! 524-2580
“The Magic of Music” – Free Concert
Golden View Health Care Center, Meredith. 2:30pm. Residents and their guests will gather in the Inn’s dining room to enjoy a concert of American standards on piano starring Ronnie Chase. 279-8111
Saturday 13th August Watters
The Back Room at the Mill Fudge Factory, Bristol. 744-0405 www. themillfudgefactory.com
Laconia Farmers Market
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Public Information Sessions For Annual China Trip The Greater Somersworth Chamber of Commerce has announced that it will hold two public information sessions for anyone interested in learning about its annual tour of China that is scheduled to depart on March 27, 2015. In the past five years, the Chamber has sent more than 300 local travelers on this adventurous journey to China. The all-inclusive price for the journey is $2,499 per person, based on double occupancy and includes round-trip bus transportation from Portsmouth to JFK Airport in New York; round-trip international and domestic airfare, taxes included; 5-star and 4-star hotels; three full meals each day; English-speaking tour guides; and admission tickets to all the scheduled tourist attractions. Tours include Beijing, Shanghai, the Great Wall of China, the Forbidden City, Tian en Mien Square, a tea plantation, silk factory, and much more. There will be two public information sessions held: one on Thursday, September 25th at 6pm. and the other on Saturday, October 18th at 4pm. Both info sessions will be held in the Somersworth City Hall. To attend, please contact the Chamber to sign up at 603-692-7175 or info@ somersworthchamber.com. Download the detailed brochure at www.somersworthchamber.com.
Free Admission At Wright Museum of WWII Now until October 31st, The Wright Museum of WWII will offer free admission to each individual who brings in 3 canned food items. The canned items will be donated to Wolfeboro’s L.I.F.E. Ministries Food Pantry to assist them in their efforts to provide a wonderful Thanksgiving for those less fortunate. The Food Pantry serves over 160 families on the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday weeks. The Wright Museum will also act as a collection point for anyone who wants to donate canned food without visiting the Museum. A collection box for canned food donations will be placed outside the Museum entrance for those not visiting the Museum. The Food Pantry is especially in need of canned foods such as soup, pasta, vegetables, tuna, and canned meats. The Food Pantry was founded in 1985 and is a 501 (c) (3) organization whose goal is to provide assistance to families in need. In all they distributed nearly 120,000 meals in 2013. Help the Wright Museum and the L.I.F.E. Ministries Food Pantry make this a Thanksgiving to remember for everyone in the Wolfeboro Community. Bring your donations to the Wright between September 1 and October 31. Please – Canned food only. They cannot accept perishable items.The Wright Museum is located at 77 Center Street in Wolfeboro snd is open 10am – 4pm.Sat, and Sun Noon to 4pm.
Tim Sample At Franklin Opera House The Franklin Opera House will be hosting an appearance by Tim Sample Saturday, September 20th at 7:30pm. Tim Sample is widely acknowledged to be New England’s premier native humorist. Tim was born and raised in Maine. His first album of downeast humor was recorded in 1979 and produced by Noel Paul Stookey, “Paul” of Peter, Paul, and Mary. Be part of the audience at the Franklin Opera House on Saturday, September 20th starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available on-line at franklinoperahouse.org or by calling the box office at 934-1901.
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columnist I know. But I’m not going to name names.) Writing a weekly column is not always easy. Other things in life, no matter how crucial, often have to take a back seat to my deadline. I have even, on occasion, written other pieces for the paper even after just a rest of a day or two. There were other times that I sacrificed my column space for the good of the team. Still, I always kept loose, ideas at the ready, just in case I was needed. Sure I’ve had my critics who claim that I just don’t have my old stuff any longer, that my nouns are weak and my adjectives just don’t have the pop they used to. I disagree. I still think my best days are ahead of me. The column writing season is a strenuous one, especially here in the Lakes Region. From May through October the ideas have to keep coming at a furious pace. You can’t keep throwing out the same old ones as the readers will soon figure you out. It’s my own skill, or lack of it, that will be remembered once the dust clears. I believe that one of my strongest points in renegotiating a contract is that I have never been on the disabled list. Even through the worst of head colds, backaches and near carpal tunnel disaster, I have stepped up, taken the keyboard in hand and threw out my best words. I feel I have always been a team player and gotten along well with the other columnists. Sure, there have been the occasional disagreements and some have felt that at times I have stepped on their toes in writing about subjects they felt were
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To The Editor: I am writing in response to the letter submitted by Nancy Frost regarding “Women’s Equality Day” and her candidacy for the NH House. Reading her letter one would think, as so many Progressive Democrats try to perpetuate, women still do not have the same opportunities as men. Progressives continue to portray women as weak victims of an “evil male society” that has kept them down and not able to accomplish the same goals and financial status as a male. If anyone has succeeded in keeping women back, it has been Progressive Democrats who continually tell women how unequal they are. They accomplish this by solely focusing on women’s body parts (abortion and birth control) and not a woman’s body smarts (education and careers)! It is the Progressive’s agenda to make all people, especially women, believe they are victims of an evil Republican or Tea Party conspiracy whose only goal is to take care of the rich and not worry about the poor. I believe I am a strong and successful woman and I owe that strength and success to the inspiration of two strong women in my life. I am also the mother of a son and daughter and the grandmother of three. I tried to instill in my children and now my grand-
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children what was taught to me by my Mother and Grandmother. For your information, my Grandmother was born in 1885. She came from a family that was not wealthy but believed in strong family values, the value of education and an even stronger work ethic. In 1904 my Grandmother, not worrying about not being able to vote, graduated from Business College and went to work. In 1914 she married my grandfather (a mechanic who worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad for 50 yrs.) and together they raised seven successful children who held those same values. She was always a very savvy business woman who successfully raised a family with my grandfather during some of our countries hardest times. From as early as I can remember, both my mother and grandmother instilled in my sisters and I that it was just as important for us to be as educated as my brothers. They both wanted us to know that we also needed to be financially independent and able to take care of ourselves and our families and, when it came to work; we needed to give at least 100%. Today the goal of Progressive Democrats is to make women think they are victims of society and that the Democrats are the only ones who can save them from the evil
This newspaper was first published in 1883 by Mathew H. Calvert as Calvert’s Weirs Times and Tourists’ Gazette and continued until Mr. Calvert’s death in 1902. The new Weirs Times was re-established in 1992 and strives to maintain the patriotic spirit of its predecessor as well as his devotion to the interests of Lake Winnipesaukee and the Cocheco Valley area with the new Cocheco Times. Our newspaper’s masthead and the map of Lake Winnipesaukee in the center spread are elements in today’s paper which are taken from Calvert’s historic publication.
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War On Men To The Editor: I have been wondering about the so called “War on Women”. It occurs to me that a “War on Men” is more like what’s happening. As an example, many commercials depict men as unattractive bumbling fools and the women are beautiful, and intelligent enough to endorse the product or service being showcased, while the men are slow on the uptake, and losers. One in particular, played repeatedly, portrays a pudgy man lounging on a sofa. The message: he is so stupid that he has bought a whole suite of furniture in order to save money. His wife appears and berates him condescendingly in a preschool teacher’s voice about: “Buying things we don’t need”. In the media ,talk shows are often hosted by former female prosecutors, egal analysts, judges, doctors, all of whom just happen to be stunningly beautiful and, of course, articulate. Most panels have at least one or two unattractive fools who just happen to be men. Whenever I go out in the world I find a prevalence of women in financial institutions, stores, restaurants, hospitals, libraries and all service industries. In my experiences of serving on boards of non profits, women invariably outnumber men by at least six to one. Churches have a preponderance of women in the pews, the choir, and See war on 34
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Mount Cabot- Unknown Pond Trail & Kilkenny Ridge Trail Mount Cabot is the northern most peak on the 4,000 footer list. Cabot’s summit is wooded but on a clear day along the trail there are plenty of fine perches to spy grand vistas. We planned to hike rain or shine and it looked like rain was most likely going to be the weather for the day. I met Sarah and Sharon at the top of Franconia Notch and we did a quick grab and go at the On the Unknown Pond Trail on our way to Mount Cabot, stop sign and we were the tallest peak of the North Country, elevation 4,170 feet headed north! We drove and #33 on the New Hampshire 4,000 footer list. through Whitefield and Lancaster on our way to marvelous hardwood for- in at the fish hatchery Stark. We saw that the est. Beaches and Birches where they began their Stark covered bridge is surrounded us and the hike. They explained that under construction and forest floor when not cov- they wanted be back besoon after passing the ered with ferns was car- fore the gates would be bridge we turned right peted with wildflowers. locked at 4 pm. onto Mill Brook Road and Purple Asters and Blue We continued on and drove to the end of the Bead Lilly were abun- t h e t r e e s t u r n e d t o dant. gravel road. spruce and hemlock as After a couple miles we we worked our way up The Unknown Pond Trail’s northern termi- reached the Unknown and over the shoulder of nus begins on the north Pond and we followed a See patenaude on 28 bank of Mill Brook. There herd path to the water’s were just two other cars edge. We were so socked parked at the trailhead. in that we could barely This trail is less popular see across the water so ¥ L / F wasn’t S E C T I OaN A L chance because it is a further there peek at The drive and a more difficult we’d ¥ R / get F S OaFA summit. route to Cabot’s sum- Horn’s ¥ R / F L O V E S E AT Back at the trail intermit. The sky was cloudy and the temperature was section we turned onto warm and comfortable the Kilkenny Ridge Trail as we started out up the just as another pair of hikers arriving from the trail. Right away we enjoyed s o u t h w a s d o i n g t h e RICE Also Group They were racing t h e savailable o l i t u d e ain n dSofa/Love t h e same. SALE P steady moderate climb to the summit because W/ One L Coordinates with 1050 they feared being locked up the trail through a Ottoman
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Guest Editorial Education Tax Credit I n a unanim o u s decision, the NH Supreme C o u r t o v e r turned a lower court ruling that by Jim Forsythe had ruled Former NH State Senator that parts of the Education Tax Credit (ETC) program passed in 2012 was unconstitutional. This is huge victory for poor and middle class families in NH who need more educational choices for their children. It’s also a victory for public school students, as studies of other choice programs have shown that public schools tend to improve in response to the competition provided by choice. For defenders of the status quo who don’t like competition, it’s a solid defeat, albeit an expected one given that every court attack on ETC programs across the country has failed. An appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) would be extremely likely to fail since the ruling used similar logic that SCOTUS used to over-turn the challenge to AZ education tax credits in Arizona ACSTO vs. Winn. – the plaintiffs lacked standing. While this ruling may sound like a technicality, it really goes to the fundamental reason ETCs are Constitutional - tax credits are not public money. This was put well in the SCOTUS ruling: “Respondents’ contrary position … assumes that all
income is government property, even if it has not come into the tax collector’s hands. That premise finds no basis in standing jurisprudence.” This does not mean that the program is completely safe, legislative repeal efforts are likely. However, unlike the court case, there is a lot that can be done by families and businesses to ensure that the program is supported by the legislature. In other states that passed similar laws, thriving programs were able to expand legislative support. For example, Florida’s ETC program originally passed with only one Democratic House member in support. However, in 2010 a bill to expand the program received support from 42% of the House Democrats! This is already happening in NH where only one Democratic House member voted to pass the program, but last year five opposed repeal Businesses can get involved by making donations to a scholarship organization (SO). In return they receive an 85% credit against the BET or BPT. Additionally, since the donation is to a 501c3 and should be deductible at the Federal level, the net tax savings can go above 85% since the top line of the NH taxes can be reduced while it is not for the deduction for BET/BPT paid. While non-business owners are not eligible for a NH tax credit, they may also contribute to SOs, and should get a Federal deduction. Any money donated this way doesn’t count in the $2500 average that SOs are limited to, so See forsythe on 8
Bloodstained Hypocrisy Of Hollywood’s Violence Profiteers Did you miss Tinseltown’s latest political correctness powwow? Preeni n g c e l e br i ties showed their solidarity with Ferby Michelle Malkin guson, Mo., Syndicated Columnist at the MTV Video Music Awards show this week. Rapper Common led the convocation, preachifying about the positive impact of hip-hop music on society as a “powerful instrument of social change” and “truth.” Cameras showed drug-addled gangsta rapper Snoop Dogg bowing his head and flashing a peace sign during a “moment of silence” for Ferguson. MTV President Stephen Friedman aired public service announcements plying social justice messages. “It’s a call to action to our audi-
ence that we have to confront our own bias head-on before we can truly create change,” Friedman pontificated. Spare me the shizzle and hypocri-dizzle. While these Hollywood dogooders gnash their Zoom!brightened teeth over violence in the black community, they turn their Restylane-filled cheeks from the bullet-riddled violence glamorized by their own industry. The night before the VMAs, a gunman barged into the 1Oak nightclub in West Hollywood and shot rap mogul Suge Knight six times. He survived. It wasn’t the first time Knight had been targeted for apparent revenge. And it wasn’t the first time the VMA party scene had been rattled by violent gunfire. In 2005, Knight was shot at a pre-VMA party in Miami hosted by rapper Kanye West.
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The Real Rape Culture There are no words for the horror of Rotherham. More than 1,400 young girls have been raped and brutalby Rich Lowry ly exploited Syndicated Columnist in the northern England town of roughly 250,000 over the past 16 years, while nearly everyone in authority did all he or she could to look the other way. A newly released independent investigation says: “It is hard to describe the appalling nature of the abuse that child victims suffered. They were raped by multiple perpetrators, trafficked to other towns and cities in the north of England, abducted, beaten and intimidated.” In other words, the local government tolerated sexual violence on a vast scale. Why? In part, because the criminals who committed these sickening acts were Muslims from the local Pakistani community, and noticing their depravity was considered insensitive at best, racist at worst. The victims were white and overwhelmingly from broken homes. They were groomed by young men who would ply them with cigarettes, alcohol and
drugs, and, after initiating a sexual relationship, force them to have sex with other men and make violent threats to keep them subservient. The New York Times interviewed a girl who was first gangraped at age 13. Thereafter, it became a regular occurrence. To keep her in line, her torturers threatened to rape her mother and firebomb her house. Once, they carried out a mock execution with a gun clapped to her head. Even though reports were reaching social workers of the crimes in Rotherham as far back as the 1990s, nothing of consequence was done for more than a decade. The police were pigheaded and clueless, and the fear of being called “racist” paralyzed the very social workers and local officials who were supposed to protect the girls. In a BBC documentary, the author of a 2002 report to the Rotherham council on the scandal said her work was quashed. When she noted that the perpetrators were from the Pakistani community, a colleague told her “you must never refer to that again -- you must never refer to Asian men.” She was sent to diversity training and, by her account, nearly fired. The reports kept coming every few years, to no effect. It should be taken as a given that a rapist is a rapist, no mat-
ter what his religion or ethnicity. But British multiculturalism isn’t so simple-minded. The member of Parliament who represented Rotherham admitted that as a “liberal leftie” he didn’t want “to rock the multicultural
community boat.” And so the rapists did their vile worst, protected by the appalling assumption that violating and exploiting young girls is just another ethnic folkway See lowry on 38
Irresponsible Choices The latest Gallup poll indicates that 14 percent of the people “moderately disapprove” of Barack Obama’s performance as president and by Thomas Sowell 39 percent Syndicated Columnist “strongly disapprove.” Since Obama won two presidential elections, chances are that some of those who now “strongly disapprove” of what he has done voted to put him in office. We all make mistakes, but the real question is whether we learn from them. With many people now acting as if it is time for “a woman” to become president, apparently they have learned absolutely nothing from the disastrous results of the irresponsible self-indulgence of choosing a President of the United States on the basis of demographic characteristics, instead of individual qualifications. It would not matter to me if the next five presidents in a row were all women, if these happened to be the best individuals available at the time. But to say that we should now elect “a woman” president in 2016 is to say that we are willfully blind to the dangers of putting life and death decisions in the hands of someone chosen for symbolic reasons. If we were to choose just “a woman” as our next president, would that mean that any criticism of that president would be considered to be a sign of being against women? No public official should be considered to be above criticism -- and the higher up that official is, the more important it is to hold his or her feet to the fire when it comes to carrying out duties involving the life and death of individuals and
the fate of the nation. We have not yet had a Jewish president. If and when we do, does that mean that any criticism of that individual should be stigmatized and dismissed as antiSemitism? What of our first Italian American president, our first Asian American president? Human beings of every background are imperfect creatures. When they are in a position high enough for their imperfections to bring disasters to more than 300 million Americans, the last thing we need is to stifle criticism of what they do. It is by no means guaranteed that this country will survive the long-run consequences of the disastrous decisions already made by Barack Obama, especially his pretense of stopping Iran’s becoming a nuclear power. Obama may no longer be in office when those chickens come home to roost. If we wake up some morning and find some American city in radioactive ruins, will we connect the dots and see this as a consequence of voting to elect an unknown and untried man, for the sake of racial symbolism? Among those who look around for someone to blame, how many will look in the mirror? Presidents already have too much insulation from criticism -and from reality. When President Calvin Coolidge caught everyone by surprise in 1928, by announcing that he would not run for reelection, despite a prosperous economy and his own personal popularity, he simply said, “I do not choose to run.” Coolidge was a man of very few words, despite his knowledge of multiple languages. Someone once said that Coolidge could be silent in five different languages. But, when he later wrote a small autobiography, Coolidge explained the inherent dangers in the office See Sowell on 8
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Mitt: “the Dems, the White House, the GOP, and Constituents” Primary Day 2014 has come and gone. This is being written on Friday of last week. No, the results have by Niel Young Advocates Columnist not been shared with me prior to the Election. That is a little inside joke for some of us in Laconia! If you listen to my radio show you have heard some discussion on what may still be news to some folks. As reported earlier the US Chamber of Commerce has said any Republican who does not support the act of illegal aliens being allowed to wander into our country will not be endorsed by the C of C. You see, the GOP proves the contention that we only care about making the rich richer. This is one common sense principled fiscal and social conservative who believes in the Rule of Law and the security of our borders. Government does not create jobs – well Obama’s so-called stimulus sure did help big auto and big union, right? Mitt Romney was my first choice in the 2008 Primary. I haven’t forgiven Mike Huckabee for his staying in the race to take votes away Romney, thus helping John McCain. You know John; he is the one who endorsed his opponent, Barack Hussein Obama. In this ad paid for by the US C of C Mitt says: “There’s one candidate who won’t take orders from the White House and will buck his own party to do what’s right for New Hampshire. That’s my friend, Scott Brown.” Let us all swoon, just in case he defeated my friend Bob Smith. Mr. 50% will have 6 years to stick it to
the serious conservative Republicans who may be looking for a new home. Wow, that is something I hear more and more from Establishment Republicans, the Party Platform and party principles are just words. If Brown is not with a Republican White House, and will take on his own party, where do we the voters, citizens, his constituency – will his loyalty only be to Scott Brown? ******* DID YOU SEE the Associated Press picture of “People signing up for unemployment fill a room at the Atlantic City Convention Center in New Jersey on Sept. 3. Thousands of laid-off casino workers turned out for a mass filing” Will Maggie Hassan continue to push for that imaginary windfall of millions to allow more spending for her? ******** ANOTHER FAILURE FOR OBAMA SOCIALISM is found at eagnews. org: CHICAGO – Hummus is too fatty, pretzels are too salty. Even hardboiled eggs and yogurt don’t make the cut. Those restrictions and others imposed on schools through the revamped “healthier” National School Lunch Program convinced officials in Illinois’ second largest school district to forfeit nearly $1 million in federal lunch aid to serve students food they want to eat, rather than what the government tells them to, CBS reports. “So far so good. The meals, as you’ve seen, look fantastic, and there’s a lot of excitement,” District 214 Associate Superintendent Cathy Johnson told the news station as officials recently unveiled their new menu. The federal “healthier” school lunch overhaul, championed by First Lady
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This firewood storage shelter matches the house perfectly. It was constructed in just a couple of days. of keeping firewood nice and dry. Many years ago a business partner of my fatherin-law gave me some very good advice about how to store and dry firewood. At the time, I was just out of college and had no experience with firewood, having grown up in the city. There was no woodburning fireplace in the house I grew up in. Carl taught me that it’s all about air. You need lots of air passing through the firewood to dry freshly split wood and to dry out wood that may get a brief sprinkle or rain shower on it. He showed me a way to stack the wood to maximize airflow, although this method can
eat up space in the wood pile. The shelter I recently built to protect my firewood from the rain, snow and ice here in New Hampshire looks like a simple table with a slanted roof. I took the time to make sure the roof pitch of the shelter matches that of my home. I painted the shelter the same color as my house trim and installed shingles that match those on my home. Anyone looking at it might assume the home builder constructed it at the same time as the house. The legs of the shelter are simple treated fourby-six timbers. They sit See builder on 19
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on top of a frame made from treated four-byfours that measures exactly 4 feet wide by 16 feet long. I built it this dimension so that four standard oak shipping pallets could sit on top of the frame keeping the firewood well off the ground. The open nature of the pallets also allows plenty of air to pass under the firewood. There’s a center fourby-four in the bottom frame that’s also 16 feet long. The three long four-by-fours provide plenty of support for the pallets so they don’t crack or sag under the tremendous weight of four cords of split firewood. The top beams that support the roof of the shelter are just regular lumber twoby-eights. The roof load, even with snow, is very minimal, so the two-by-eights over the 16-foot span don’t have any sag at all.
The simple roof rafters are cut from two-by-fours. I didn’t worry if the ground was level where I built my shelter. In fact, in the long dimension the ground drops nearly 9 inches. I did make sure the shelter was level across the narrow 4-foot width. That’s easy to do at each end. I made sure the roof beams were level by lengthening the two four-by-six posts on the lower side of the shelter. I felt it would look odd if the roof ridge line was out of level. I notched the tops of all four posts so the roof beams would rest on the solid lumber. Nailing the posts into the notched part of the four-by-six posts also helped stiffen the shelter against racking. Diagonal two-by-four braces nailed into the vertical four-by-six posts also help ensure the shelter does not collapse. The roof overhang at each end and along the long run of the roof is 9 inches. It’s all about scale. If you have too much roof overhang on a small structure, it looks odd. Nine inches will protect the wood in all but the strongest
wind and rain storms. Even if the lower rows of the firewood get damp from the rain, they’ll dry out in a matter of days when the rain stops. I discovered some heavy galvanized corner connecters at my local lumber yard that I used to screw into the bottom of the posts and into the four-by-four base frame to secure the shelter legs. This ensures the shel-
ter won’t blow over in a heavy wind so long as you keep at least one cord of wood in the shelter at all times as a counterweight against the small amount of wind load on the roof. Where the rain runs off the roof, I’ve made sure I have a thick layer of crushed stone that doesn’t have any sand in it. I want the rain runoff coming from the roof to enter into the gravel with
minimal splashing so it keeps the wood on the bottom rows as dry as possible. Since the wood is stored up on the pallets, the bottom row of firewood is a good 8 inches up from the ground. Need an answer? All of Tim’s past columns are archived for FREE at www. AsktheBuilder.com.
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quired to enjoy the tours at either of these historic railroad stations, donations will be greatly appreciated. Hobo Railroad & Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad Train Schedule – September 13 & 14, 2014 •Hobo Railroad – Lincoln, NH Departure times: 11:00am & 1:00pm •Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad – Meredith, NH Departure Times: 10:30am & 12:30pm •Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad – Weirs Beach, NH Departure Times: 11:00am, 12:00pm & 1:00pm For more information regarding the NH Railroad Days celebration, or the events taking place across New Hampshire in support of the September 1314, 2014 event, visit the Featured Events section at www.TrainsNH.com. The Hobo Railroad is located in Lincoln, NH, just off Exit 32 on I-93, left on Route 112, directly across from McDonalds. The Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad has locations in Meredith at 154 Main Street and in Weirs Beach at 211 Lakeside Avenue.
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he joined the band. “I asked him what he could play and he told me he could play some harmonica,� said Annie. “I told him we really needed a bass player. He thought he could learn that a lot easier than a guitar since it only had four strings� The two went down to Greenlaw’s Music in downtown Laconia. “There was a bass guitar that had been sitting in the window for a long, long time, so I asked Hy
Greenlaw, the owner, if he’d be willing to make a deal and we did.� The next thing they needed was a bass guitar amplifier and they ordered one through a Sears Roebuck catalog using McNab’s mothers credit account. “I think it cost around $119,� said Annie. “Bob picked up the bass as he went along.� “One of the first songs we learned was ‘LouSee annie on 24
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with brother Tom and friend Bob McNab that evening and after the show was over said “We ought to do that.� “None of us had any lessons or even instruments,� said Annie Paquette sitting in the office of his forty-year old business Paquette Signs in Meredith. “There were a couple of guys I knew in school who played guitar and I told them I was forming a band and asked if they would like to be in it.� Annie was to be the drummer. The only issue was that Annie had to yet not only
buy a set of drums, but learn to play them as well. “They said ‘You don’t know how to play drums?’ and I told them I’d pick it up somehow,� said Annie. He had saved sixty dollars towards a class ring and ended up getting his deposit back. With other money he had saved he skipped school one day and with the help of a friend who owned a car, went to Manchester to Ted Herbert’s Music Store and made a deal with Herbert for a set of drums that were in the window. Bob McNab, the bass
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their amplifiers behind my drums and when we started to play they all turned their backs to the audience.� After awhile the gigs started coming in. There was frat house parties at Dartmouth, Belknap College, Battles of The Bands around the state, fairgrounds and more. “One time we rented the auditorium at Interlakes High School for five dollars and had to hire a cop for five dollars for security,� said Annie. Annie left for college in 1966 at an Art School in Boston. The band’s sax player, was going to Berklee. On weekends they would hitchhike home to
there have been a few sabbaticals as well as personnel changes over the years, but Annie and The Orphans have always endured. “It has always been the same core with Bob and me,� said Annie. “The band has always taken some new turns over the years with some disco music, music from the 80s, even Country and Western. In 1989, with our Silver Anniversary Band, I realized we weren’t really focused on a theme and decided we should reform and go back and learn some of the music we never played, music from the 50s and 60s mostly.� See annie on 25
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The following for Annie and The Orphans has always been loyal. The demand for their performances has always been high. They have appeared at Gillette Stadium, Meadowbrook Musical Arts Center, Trump’s Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, The Hampton Beach Seashell stage and the Flying Monkey in Plymouth. They have been a fixture on the MS Mount Washington for the last 32 years and also at the Sandwich Fair where they are back this year after a two-year hiatus. “At first we were a disappointed we wouldn’t be at the Fair those two years,� said Annie. “But not long after we found out that first year we got a call to perform on a cruise ship out of Portland. Maine which was great. The next year we were booked to play at a wedding at Church Landing in Meredith. When
one door closes another opens.� Performing over forty shows a year while also running his successful sign business, Annie doesn’t see any reason to slow down at this point. “This group of guys in probably the best combination I have ever played with,� said Annie who says he still gets nervous before each performance. “I feel like we will do this as long as we can and as long as it pleases the crowd since that is where we get our energy from.� A recent show at Pitman’s Freight Room in Laconia saw some of the ex-Orphans come up on stage and perform with the band. A CD from that concert will be out in the near future. One great addition to their show is the singing of “God Bless America� at the end. “We get everyone involved in that,� said Annie. “Even people who
have been sitting in their chairs just watching the show will get up at the end and wave the flags we pass out and join in. A lot of Veterans love it as well. It really is a blast.� If you’ve never seen Annie and The Orphans perform you can still catch them on the Mount Washington through September, at the Sandwich Fair in October, a New Year’s Eve celebration at Church Landing in Meredith as well as a variety of other venues throughout the year. “Bob said to me that he will stick it out for fifty years,� laughed Annie. “Now that we are at fifty he said ‘Ok, one more.’� You get the feeling that there will still be a few more than that. To find out where Annie and The Orphans will be playing next visit www. annieandtheorphans. com.
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League of NH Craftsmen, 279 DW Highway, Meredith. 9am-5pm. Class led by Ray Lagasse. Students are encouraged to bring a lunch as the workshop runs a full 8 hours. Tuition is $90-$110 depending on the basket chosen to create. Space is limited. Pre-registration required. 279-7920
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classic Highlander cuisine, Scottish heavy athletics and dozens of other unique cultural attractions. www.loonmtn.com or 800-229-LOON
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Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street, Concord. 225-1111
Rummage Sale
Holderness Community Church, 923 US Route 3, Holderness. 9am-6pm. 9687643
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Books-a-Million, Fort Eddy Road, Concord. 6pm. Anne Archer Butcher will present the workshop titled “ Inner Guidance: A Tool for Spiritual Growth�. All are welcome. www.eckankar-nh.org or 800713-8944
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Saturday 20th Fall Festival Craft Festival
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Laconia Farmers Market
Local Foods Gourmet Dinner to Benefit The Community School’s Scholarship Fund
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The Flying Monkey, 39 South Main Street, Plymouth. www. flyingmonkeynh.com 536-2551
10th Annual Harvest Festival
Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street, Concord. 225-1111
Rummage Sale
Benefit Dinner and Auction
Holderness Community Church, 923 US Route 3, Holderness. 9am-2pm. 9687643 Fri. 19th – Sun. 21st
NH Highland Games & Festival
Loon Mountain Resort, 60 Loon Mountain Road, Lincoln. Visitors will find the spirit of Scotland alive and well at Loon Mountain! One of the largest Scottish festivals in the country, the Highland Games will feature top Scottish bands,
Grace Capitol Church, downtown Laconia. 4pm7:30pm. This fun evening of bidding against your neighbors for some fabulous antiques, gifts and certificates will benefit the renovation and restoration of the 200 year old Sanbornton Second Baptist Church. $25pp. Silent auction starts at 4pm, followed by dinner at 5 and a live auction at 6:15pm. Early ticket purchase recommended. 524-5992
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Cellist Yehuda Hanani & American Guitar Master Eliot Fisk
All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 258 South Main Street, Wolfeboro. $25pp. High School students with an ID will admitted free of charge. 569-2151
Remick Country Doctor Museum and Farm, 58 Cleveland Hill Road, Tamworth. 11am-3pm. Seasonal activities, historic games and crafts, food tractor rides, demonstrations and more. $10pp ages 11 and up, $5pp ages 5-10. Children 4 and under are free. 323-7591
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Franklin Opera House, Franklin. 7:30pm. Tickets available by calling 934-1901 or online at www.franklinoperahouse.org
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Holderness Community Church, 923 US Route 3, Holderness. 9am-2pm. 9687643
2014 NH Eckankar Regional Seminar
Arts and Humanities Center, Pinkerton Academy, 44 North Main Street, Derry. 10am8:30pm. Featuring: a workshop with Anne Archer Butcher, creative arts performances throughout the day, panel discussions on spirituality and consciousness and much more. Free and open to the public. A pre-registration brochure is available at www.eckankar-nh. org 800-713-8944
Lava Scarf Necklace Class
Lake Winnipesaukee Museum, 503 Endicott Street North, Laconia, next door to Funspot. 10:30am-4pm. Tuition is $75 per student and an additional $15 materials fee to be paid to the instructor, Nancy Evans the day of the class. Please bring to class: very strong thread, a needle that will take this thread, a small pair of very sharp scissors, a special button for closure, a couple of old towels and any other beads or embellishments you want to use on your piece. Preregistration required. 279-7920
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Sunday 21st Martin and Lewis Tribute Show
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Lakes Region Detachment Marine Corps League
The Flying Monkey, 39 South Main Street, Plymouth. www. flyingmonkeynh.com 536-2551
Meredith Community Center, Rt. 3, Meredith. 6:30pm. Second Thursday of the month. New members always welcome. 455-0636
Heather Maloney & Darlingside
Genealogy Workshop
Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street, Concord. 225-1111
Fairy House Tour
Downtown Portsmouth. 11am3pm. Take a tour through various Portsmouth gardens and historic homes with entry to Strawbery Banke, Prescott Park, The Wentworth Gardner and Tobias Lear Houses. www. prescottpark.org/fairthouses
Musical Variety Concert
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Funspot, Rt. 3 Weirs Beach. 10am every Monday morning. 50 years and older welcomed! Call Gail 569-1974 or Marie 494-8405
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Gilford Public Library, 31 Potter Hill Road, Gilford. 9am-10am Every Wednesday. 524-6042
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Trinity Episcopal Church, Route 25, Meredith. 7-9pm. First and third Thursday of the month. Persons of all experience levels are welcome to attend. www.lrcameraclub.com
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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Singles Dance
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Protestant churches are very likely to be led by female pastors and deacons. When I seek out a lawyer, physician, physical therapist, psychiatrist, social worker, teacher, principal, accountant, journalist , forester, environmentalist, veterinarian, septic designer, stock broker, architect, professor, landscape designer or any other professional I am very likely to hire or consult a woman. It is certainly true that men still dominate most activities where physical strength is an important factor, such as mining, construction, auto mechanics, agriculture, fire fighting, crime control, the military, sports and so on, but women are also making inroads into these occupations . I recently attended a
wonderful concert by Village Harmony, a stellar group of teenagers from around the country travelling around New England singing songs from different nations. I observed that out of about 25 young people aged from 14 to 18, there were only three young men. I have noticed that graduation ceremonies most often feature female salutarians and valedictorians. Is something happening here? If we look at our New Hampshire elected representatives, the power structure is dominated by women: Governor Hassan, Senators Kelly Ayotte and Jeanne Shaheen and Congresswomen Carol Shea Porter and Annie Kuster come to mind . Close to home, Robin Gordon is our highly respected Carroll County Attorney. What seems to be hap-
pening is that men in large numbers no longer feel the necessity for being the prime bread winner. There may be many reasons, perhaps related to the fact that any kind of rough and tumble play so much a part of boyhood is no longer tolerated . God forbid a boy pretends to have a gun, perhaps using a cheese sandwich, or even his own finger or engages in any kind of horse play. Studies have shown that girls learn better in a sedentary fashion whereas boys often perform better while moving around. “Over active” boys are deemed inconveniently disruptive and frequently medicated. Paradoxically,high school male sports heroes are glorified and put on pedestals and excellence at sports often trumps academic achievement.
The breakdown of the American family and the fact that children are often raised in single parent homes with absent fathers are affecting children, particularly boys adversely. One of the saddest children I have ever encountered was a six year old boy who used to visit our home about twenty years ago. He was a beautiful child, one any man would have been proud to call his son. He was being raised by a single mother, who was doing her best to raise him in adverse circumstances without the support of the father. He asked , plaintively: “why do you think my daddy wants nothing to do with me, what did I do?”. Predictably, about 5 years ago his name appeared a court report and he was convicted of a serious felony and incarcerated. His older brother is
also familiar with courts and prisons and is serving time. Meanwhile news outlets obsess on violence , rioting, and mayhem almost entirely perpetuated by males in this country and overseas. Rarely do women engage in these practices. Our prisons are predominately populated by men. Yet despite all the visible signs of female success and male failure in our society, some women are still whining about the politically motivated phony war on women for the specious reason that they feel victimized because other people don’t want to pay for their birth control and abortions. How bizarre! Ann McGarity, Tamworth NH.
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Father of British Blues John Mayall in Plymouth At 7:30 on Friday, September 12th, The Flying Monkey in Plymouth welcomes John Mayall to its stage. A pioneering English blues singer, songwriter, guitarist, keyboard player and harmonica player, he is often referred to as the “Father of the British blues.” Blues veteran Mark T Small will open the evening. Tickets start at $35. John is hailed as the “Father of the British Blues.” That’s a big statement, but John always had a key eye for talent, wooing Clapton from the Yardbirds and discovering Peter Green and Mick Taylor. Jack Bruce, (also of Cream), John McVie, & Mick Fleetwood also played in his band. Literally hundreds of great bluesman have been a part of the Bluesbreakers and learned from the master himself. Nearly fifty years
later, he still has one of the finest blues bands on the planet. John Mayall remains true to the timeless music, and over the decades has done a great deal to popularize the blues all over the globe. “John always brings that high energy rockin’ blues,” says Seth McNally of the Flying Monkey. “It’s always a pleasure to see a master of the genre create some magic on stage...highly recommended for not just blues fans, but anyone that appreciates live music.” Tickets for John Mayall are $35, and $45 for premier seats. For tickets and more information on concerts and the Flying Monkey Performance Center, visit www.flyingmonkeynh.com or call 603-536-2551.
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