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Molly The Trolley is ready to take passengers on a special Haunted Tour of Wolfeboro’s past on Thursday nights in September and October until Halloween.

“Haunted” Trolley Tours Around Wolfeboro Is A Fun Fall Event

WOLFEBORO – Molly the Trolley will travel back in time this fall in a special series of Thursday night “haunted” tours exploring the history and mystery of Wolfeboro’s past. “It’s going to be fun and it’s going to be a bit creepy,” said Kathy

Fairman Eaton of the Wolfeboro Trolley Company. “I’ve been a fan of Wolfeboro history for forty-five years and I had never heard most of these stories.” “Molly will be stopping at some of our town’s most familiar sites,

but remember, a place friendly in daylight, can be very different after dark,” she added. The 90-minute “Haunted Tour” will start at 7:00 pm at the Wolfeboro Inn, which is offering a ten percent Wolfe’s See TROLLEY on 12

- The Hobo Railroad recently announced the return of their popular Hobo H a r v e s t Time Express event for 2019. Open daily Saturday, September 14th through Monday, October 14th at the Hobo Railroad in Lincoln, one hour and twenty minute Fall foliage train rides along the Pemigewasset River will depart daily at 11am and 1pm during the month-long autumn celebration. Those riding the train will be treated to complimentary samples of seasonal items and specialty products while they relax in restored vintage coaches from the 1920s and 1950s. One of the many highlights of the monthSee HOBO on 32

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MLK Would Be Horrified To The Editor: I am writing to you because your paper The Weirs Times, is a local newspaper to me. My generation will be effected most in the 2020 election, as this will be my classes first year voting. The 2020 election is clearly on everyone’s mind. I thought I would share some thoughts as a young person looking forward to raising a family in safety and prosperity. As patriotic Americans, we have to decide for ourselves what is best for our families and our country. First on the list, for me, is the most primal requirement: safety. If you can’t protect yourself, all other rights are useless. President Trump has taken a firm stance on the side of the 2nd Amendment. That is a big plus for many young adults, myself included, as most Democratic candidates would prefer to tout gun control, rather than sit down with Republicans and address bi-partisan solutions that would really work. The truth is important to me, and my generation. The Democrats seem to spend every

waking hour calling Trump a fascist, misogynist, racist, xenophobe or a Nazi. To a person who values honesty, this should be abhorrent. There is little to no evidence that Donald Trump is any of these things, yet every day we scroll through the news and see at least four different national news articles accusing him of personifying these ideologies, which renders those words utterly meaningless. Martin Luther King Jr. would be horrified. Safety and truth: this is why Trump will have my vote in 2020. Elias R. Larabee Gilmanton Iron Works, NH

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To The Editor: President Trump has benefitted all Americans, especially minorities, so much that Democrats apparently believe that they only defeat him by falsely charging him with being a racist. If what President Trump has accomplished and is fighting for is “racist”, then most minorities probably wish they had such a “racist” President sooner.

President Trump is delivering for all Americans, and disproportionately benefitting minorities with higher incomes, record low unemployment, greater opportunities, safer neighborhoods, better educations, and a safer world. Republican and Democrat leaders have different objectives. Republicans work to create an environment where everyone can prosper, afford their needs and wants, and can freely pursue the life he/she wants. Today’s Democrat leaders no longer work to make Americans selfsupporting. Today’s Democrat leaders pursue their own power, wealth, and fame which they expect to obtain by promising free stuff and making people dependent on government services promised by Democrats. So Democrats fight President Trump’s efforts to create a growing economy which offers more and better jobs, to provide school choice so students can escape bad and dangerous schools and prepare for successful lives, to enforce the laws passed by Congress to protect the American people, and to make our country stron-

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ger to protect Americans and the world from malicious actors. Democrats opposed Trump’s tax cuts that enabled most Americans to keep more of their money. Democrats oppose Trump’s efforts to eliminate excessive taxes and regulations on American businesses that limited workers’ pay and drove thousands of businesses and millions of good jobs overseas. Democrats opposed President Trump’s efforts to make America energy independent which has made our country safer, reduced energy prices, and provided good jobs for many thousands of Americans. Democrats fight President Trump’s efforts to enforce our laws to make American neighborhoods safer. Democrats provide sanctuary for and fight deportation of illegal alien criminals who disproportionately harm minorities. Democrats excuse criminal behavior, release criminals to prey on others, poorly enforce laws against the drugs and crime that plague many minority neighborhoods, and tolerate riots that destroy minority neighborhoods. See MAILBOAT on 34

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two major milestones. On August 1, the 50th Camp Resilience Retreat wrapped up bringing the total number of veterans, spouses, caregivers and children served to 502. To pre-register for the ride visit www.campresilience.org/ride. If you are interested in donating a raffle item or being a ride sponsor, please contact Alyssa Mosher at amosher@ camp-resilience.org or (978) 219-4003. To learn more about PRLI and Camp Resilience visit www.campresilience.org or Facebook page www.facebook.com/campresilience.

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

Pat Edsall’s “Floating Garden” Art Exhibit and Fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Disease Lakes Region Ar t Association’s Gallery, Tanger Outlets, 120 Laconia Road, Suite 132, Tilton. Hours are Thursday – Sunday 10am-5pm. The “Floating Garden” is a series of hand-painted watercolor 3D images of flowers, strung out in a horizontal plane creating a visual exciting collage. The purpose of the painting is to inspire donations to the Alzheimer’s Association and, for those who contribute, Pat will “cut down” one of the flowers and give it to the patron in appreciation for their support. If you cannot attend the exhibit but would like to donate, you can do so at http://act.alz.org/

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Through October Free Hospice Volunteer Training – Once a Week Cornerstone VNA, 178 Farmington Road, Rochester. 10am-12pm. Cornerstone VNA is offering a free comprehensive 8-week Hospice Volunteer Training program for anyone interested. This program focuses on how to provide comfort, support and a reassuring presence to Hospice patients and their families. No medical or volunteer experience is necessary to make a positive difference. To register for the program call 994-7041 or email NNicolazzo@

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Thursday 19th Plymouth Farmers Market

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

Catapult – Live Show - as Seen on America’s Got Talent Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, 18 Bradley Street, Fryeburg, Maine. 7pm. See Catapult, dancers from all around the world that come together and turn the projected shadow silhouettes of their bodies into seemingly impossible images that tell beautiful stories. This is their first stop on a worldwide tour! Tickets are $25/adult, $15/students. Enter promo code “catapult” when purchasing 4 or more adult tickets on line and receive a $5 discount per ticket. www.

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Lake Sunapee County Club, 289 Country Club Lane, New London. 8am. Tournament will be a “bramble” format. Golfers will enjoy one of the region’s premiere courses, great prizes and a terrific post-tournament lunch! 100% of the proceeds directly support The Pope Memorial SPCA. To register your foursome visit www.

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Full Moon Fever – Tom Petty Tribute R o c h e s t e r O p e r a H o u s e s, 3 1 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 8pm.

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The Bears of Katmai – by David Govatski

The Loon Center, Lee’s Mill Road, Moultonborough. 7pm. David Govatski will present this program on Alaskan Brown Bears of Katmai National Park, a spectacular four million acres famous for its geology, salmon, and the largest protected population of Brown Bears. Govatski retired from the US Forest Service after a 33year career, and currently works as a naturalist, writer, and expedition ship naturalist in Alaska. Program is free and open to the public. 476-5666

BCSA BBQ Chicken Dinner

Belknap County Sportsmen Association Club House, Lily Pond Road, Gilford. Meal will include corn on the cob, homemade potato salad and dessert. Guest Speaker will be Jeremy D’Entremont, who is the current President and Historian of the American Lighthouse Foundation. His presentation will be on “New England Lighthouses and the People who Kept Them”. Tickets are $15pp and are by advanced sale. Contact Kathy at 603-581-5062. Only 110 tickets are being sold.

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Holderness Community Church, beside the Church at the Annex, 923 US Route 3, Holderness. 9am-2pm

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Wolfeboro Trolley, Wolfeboro. 7pm. The 90-minute “Haunted Tour” begins at the Wolfeboro Inn, which is offering a ten percent Wolfe’s Tavern discount on food the evening of the tour, or any day through the end of 2019. Molly the Trolley will travel back in time for the “Haunted Tour”, exploring the history and mystery of Wolfeboro’s past. Tickets are $25pp and can be purchased by calling 569-1080

Friday 20th The Jayhawks Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www.FlyingMonkeyNH.com or 5362551

“Reunion at Hippie High” – Murder Mystery Dessert Theatre Franklin Opera House, Franklin City Hall, 316 Central Street, Franklin. This popular event is performed by members of the Franklin Footlight Theatre and the Franklin High School Drama Department. Seating is limited to 14 tables and seats are going fast! Attendees will enjoy delicious assorted soup appetizers and delectable desserts prepared by Chubbles restaurant in downtown. Tickets are $20-$22pp and are available in advance sales only! www.FranklinOperaHouse.org or 934-1901.

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Holderness Community Church, beside the Church at the Annex, 923 US Route 3, Holderness. 9am-2pm.

A Peek at the Past

Gilford Community Church, Potter Hill Road, Gilford. 5:30pm. Judy Buswell, a member of the Gilford Community Church and a writer and historian, will be presenting “A Peek at the Past”, which will give attendees a look at how the history of the Church, and how it was a social focal point for the community of Gilford. This PowerPoint program will be anything but a dry history lesson on the past. It will bring the many happenings and people who helped grow the Gilford Community Church to life once again, and the public is welcome to attend. A dinner is also part of the program, catered by local chef Ellie Murphy. Tickets are $12pp and must be purchased before the day of the event by stopping by the Church. 455-8880

Vouchers For Veterans At The Barnstead Farmers Market Attention all Belknap County Veterans. Bring proper* ID to the Banstead Farmers Market on Maple Street, any Saturday in September between 9am and noon to receive $20 in vouchers for market purchases, This program is not based on need but rather is a small token of this community’s gratitude for your military service. *Proper ID needs to be one of the following: DD-214, Active Duty Card, Medical Picture ID from Veteran’s Affairs or a current NH driver’s license with the “Veteran” designation. Also needed is proof of residency. Vouchers for Veterans is a non-profit organization created by Jeanne Grover and Alicia Frye. Grover and Frye are also two of the Rochester Farmers Market founders. To thank local veterans for their service, they are connecting American veterans with American farmers by giving the veterans an opportunity to select fresh, nutritious, organic, healthy foods and goods directly from the local farmer. The farmer’s market offers a huge variety of unique vegetables, not readily available at the grocery store. The growers are eager to explain the best way to prepare them, so don’t hesitate to ask! The program is growing, and this year we are in Belknap County as well as Grafton Co., York Co., and Strafford Co. The program operates only in September for a few different reasons. September is a month the farmers have an abundance of fresh vegetables and fruits for sale. Additionally as New Hampshire is a tourist destination, that means that many of the regular market customers have left the state after their summer vacations and their children have returned to school. By offering vouchers in September, the market stays vibrant, the veterans choose from a huge variety of healthy items, and the money stays in the community. Everybody wins. Questions regarding the program may be addressed to info@vouchersforveterans.org

White Mountain Toastmasters Open House

Fri. 20th & Sat. 21st

White Mountain Toastmasters will be hosting its fall Open House at The Common Man Inn and Spa on Wednesday, September 18 at 6:30 pm. The public is invited to a fun evening of laughter, learning and interesting speeches! You are welcome to order food and drink from Foster’s Boiler Room to enjoy during the program. Toastmasters International is a world leader in communication and leadership development. Learn more at www. Toastmasters.org Each local club has as its mission to “…provide a supportive and positive learning experience in which members are empowered to develop communication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-confidence and personal growth.” Learn more about White Mountain Toastmasters at https://5122.toastmastersclubs.org Find out what Toastmasters is all about. For more information, please contact Carol Hart at carolhart@dunadd.net or 604-344-7029.

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A Home Improvement Column? If you have gotten over the fact that the Weirs Times looks a little different this week, you might have also noticed that it is also by Brendan Smith t h e s t a r t o f Weirs Times Editor our Annual Fall Home Improvement Section. It was suggested to me, since I was looking for a column idea for this week, that I write something to do with Home Improvement. If you have read my column over the years, you may have surmise that I am certainly not the handiest of people. Being a homeowner over the years I have forced myself into learning some of the basics. I even have a collection of tools that I stare at once in a while and occasionally pick up. I have lived in a few different houses over the years. As far as improvement projects, my favorite place was a rented condo I lived in for a few years as the biggest improvement I needed to do was to buy new bath towels. I learned some hard lessons in the first house I lived in here about thirty years ago. I did my best to avoid any new projects until it was too late, if at all. For instance. Every time it would rain, water would get into the basement through a partially rotted old wooden bulkhead door. A friend of mine, who was very handy, told me he knew a junkyard where I could get a perfectly good metal bulkhead for free. All I would need to do was replace it and my troubles would be over. We took a trip in his pickup somewhere in Massachusetts. The bulkhead was in good shape, he said, as if I would know the difference, I just nod-

ded to show him I was alive. When we got back to my house and he did some measuring we realized that the door was just a couple of inches too wide. My friend explained that this could be fixed easily. He started to explain the process to me and how simple it would be for me to do. “Blabbity, blah, blah, blabbity blah,” was all I remember him saying as I started to get lightheaded when he told me I would be doing this myself. He left me some funny looking tools that I could swear I had seen on the History Channel on a program they did on torture chambers during the Spanish Inquisition. I looked at the tools, the new bulkhead door, and then the tools again. It was already late in the afternoon (at least 1:30) so I knew I didn’t have enough time to fix it that day. I breathed a sigh of relief, covered the bulkhead with a tarp (which I knew how to use) and then brought the tools into the house. About two months later I gave the tools back to my friend. He asked me how everything went. I told him all was fine. A year later the tarp still covered the bulkhead. A year after that I got divorced and moved out of that house. A man can really go to extremes when he doesn’t want to fix something. There was a precursor to this episode that did force my delay of the task, proving to me that if it did not go as well as expected (which was not very well at all) then I would be stuck and forced to find a quick solution. There was a leaky pipe in the basement with a bucket underneath that filled up every few days. The Reader’s Digest Easy Home Fix-it Book I happened to own showed me just how

easy it would be to fix. I went to the hardware store, found the tools that looked like the ones in the book and attempted this “easy” repair. I don’t remember exactly what happened except that nothing I did looked like the pictures in the book. There was the twist of a tool, a crack of a pipe and more than a few swear words. Unlike the bulkhead I knew this needed immediate attention and that I’d never be able to find enough excuses to not have running water in the house for a couple of years. I was lucky to find a plumber who came over within the hour. He explained it was an after hours emergency (it was 4pm). I wasn’t going to argue. It ended up costing me more than I expected – in money and pride. I will give myself some credit though for some things. I once fixed a toilet seat and even a wiring problem without using Duct Tape on either project. I have driven by that house over the years and it is still standing, so I guess I did a good job. So, as far as a column by me full of Home Improvement ideas, I’d suggest you look elsewhere. I’d be more than happy to give advice on how to change a lightbulb, as long as it’s the old fashioned just screw it in type. I can even be helpful in helping unplug a drain. Otherwise. I won’t be much help. So, this is my attempt at a Home Improvement column. It might not be my best, but I’m open to suggestions on how to fix it to make it better. Brendan is the author of “The Flatlander Chronicles” and “Best Of A F.O.O.L. In New Hampshire” available at BrendanTSmith.com. His latest book “I Only Did It For The Socks and Other Tales of Aging” will be published later this year.

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7 Dem Debate Questions Jorge Ramos Won’t Ask

These are the rules of the militant open borders media: If you are a self-declared Donald Trump-hating “activist journalist” who works for an ethnic separatist TV network that unapologetically elevates illegal immigrants over American citizens, you get to be a “moderator” at the next Democratic presidential candidates’ deby Michelle Malkin bate. Syndicated Columnist Case in point: Univision’s Jorge Ramos. But if you are an activist journalist who exposes immigration anarchy, investigates the global financiers behind it and unapologetically defends American sovereignty, you are dismissed as a “conspiracy theorist” and “racist” who will never be allowed to pose counterbalancing questions at any national political forum. Case in point: yours truly. If there is no mainstream media bias, why is it that the most buzz-worthy immigration questions asked by the media’s phony arbiters of neutrality are all framed from the perspective of illegal immigrants -- and never American citizens? If Democrats “don’t want ‘open borders,’” as anointed fact-checker at the Fishwrap of Record (a.k.a. Linda Qiu of The New York Times) claims, why is it that every last Democratic candidate marches lockstep on the side of exponentially expanding government benefits, rights and privileges for illegal immigrants -- driver’s licenses, in-state tuition discounts, “Medicare for All” -- and never limiting them? And why has the fundamental concept of “sovereignty” never been deemed a worthy enough topic for a stand-alone national town hall -- unlike guns or climate change? Here is my top seven list of Democratic debate questions on immigration that Jorge Ramos (and the rest of the feckless Fourth Estate elites, for that matter) won’t ask: 1) This debate is taking place on the day after the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by 19 foreign Muslim hijackers, five of whom had overstayed their temporary visas. A bipartisan commission urged our government to build a biometric entry-exit program to track and remove visa overstayers -- who comprise an estimated 40% of the total illegal immigrant popuSee MALKIN on 39

Did We Learn the Lesson of 9/11? It’s now been nearly a full generation since Sept. 11, 2001. There are people currently serving in the U.S. military who weren’t born when that act of evil took place -- and the military still has by Ben Shapiro thousands of troops Syndicated Columnist in Afghanistan, the home base of the Taliban-supported al Qaida attack on the United States that took nearly 3,000 American lives. With time comes forgetfulness. The same period of time has now elapsed since Sept. 11 that elapsed between the end of World War I (1918) and the German re-occupation of the Rhineland in contravention of the Treaty of Versailles (1936). Believing that World War I had ended all war, the Allied powers did nothing. That same year, Germany concluded its Axis alliance with Italy, as well as its Anti-Comintern Pact with Japan. Less than three years later, the world would be at war. Forgetfulness is easy, because immediate costs are painful and steep. American foreign policy nearly always vacillates between two poles: isolationism and reactive interventionism. The American people (correctly) don’t like the consequences of isolationism -- increased attacks on America and her allies, maximization of influence by our enemies -- but we also dislike (correctly) the consequences of maintaining a global military presence. It was easy to tear into the Clinton administration’s weakness on defense in the aftermath of the Cold War, but there was almost no political cost in it for Clinton at the time. The sepia glow of media coverage regarding Barack Obama hasn’t been darkened by his single-minded quest to minimize American influence around the world. But every so often, we’re reminded that the world is filled with enemies. We were reminded of that unfortunate

fact this week when President Trump withdrew an apparently secret invitation to the Taliban to visit Camp David. The Taliban was, is and will remain an Islamic terror group; it has continuously sought the murder of American soldiers and citizens for two decades. Why would the Trump administration think it a good idea to sign an agreement with radicals who seek to overthrow the administration of Afghanistan, support terrorism and despise the United States? Do members of the administration truly believe that any agreement signed by the Taliban will be binding? The answer, of course, is no. That’s why the talks fell apart, according to The New York Times -- a response from inside the administration in the aftermath of a terror attack on American soldiers this week, a recognition of the obvious. The problem, of course, is that there are no easy solutions when it comes to foreign policy in the worst parts of the world. Everyone of good heart wants American soldiers out of Afghanistan and home. But how many Americans are willing to risk the increase in terrorism likely to follow such a withdrawal? So long as we remember 9/11, the answer will be: very few. Now, perhaps we should withdraw from Afghanistan. Perhaps the withdrawal is worth the risk. But American history isn’t replete with circumstances in which precipitous withdrawal is followed by peace and security. All of which means that American troops are likely to remain in Afghanistan for the foreseeable future. Few politicians will be bold enough to simply state that truth. After all, when John McCain said as much in 2008, he was roundly mocked by Barack Obama -- the same Obama who escalated the war in Afghanistan and retained thousands of troops there, despite promising withdrawal repeatedly. But our politicians should be brave enough to recognize that a weaker AmerSee SHAPIRO on 34

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With most services, you get to shop around, but rarely can you do that with government-run schools. Philadelphia mom Elaine by John Stossel Wells was upset Syndicated Columnist to learn that there were fights every day in the school her son attended. So she walked him over to another school. “We went to go enroll and we were told, ‘He can’t go here!’ That was my wake up call,” Wells tell me in my latest video.

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She entered her sons in a charter school lottery, hoping to get them into a charter school. “You’re on pins and needles, hoping and praying,” she said. But politicians stack the odds against kids who want to escape government-run schools. Philly rejected 75% of the applicants. Wells’ kids did eventually manage to get into a charter called Boys’ Latin. I’m happy for them. I wish government bureaucrats would let all kids have similar chances. Wells was so eager for her sons to attend that she arranged to have one repeat the sixth grade. “That was the moment where I

most despised Boys’ Latin,” he told me. But the boys’ attitude quickly changed, says their mother. “Before Boys’ Latin, I would come home and say, ‘Read for an hour, read a book,’ and their response would be, ‘Why? What did we do?’ -- like reading was a punishment!” But after they started at Boys’ Latin, she found books scattered around the house. Suddenly, her boys were reading without her pressuring them. She also was surprised to discover her son on the phone at 10 o’clock at night -- talking to a teacher. Boys’ Latin teachers often

volunteer to help students with homework -- even at night. Other differences: Charter students spend more time in school -- from 8 a.m. to 4 or 5 p.m., and they have to take Latin. “Why?” I asked Boys’ Latin cofounder David Hardy. “Nobody speaks Latin.” “We picked Latin because it was hard,” he answered. “Life is hard. In order to be prepared, you have to work hard. We want to get that into the psyche of our students.” It works. Boys’ Latin students do better on most state tests than kids in government-run schools. Hardy See STOSSEL on 33

UN General Assembly Confronts Global Crisis Overload UNITED NATIONS Presidents, Prime Ministers, and Potentates are assembling in New York for the 74th General Assembly. Durby John J. Metzler ing this annual Syndicated Columnist rite of Autumn, delegations from the UN’s 193 member states shall debate, discuss and hopefully find some common ground on a plethora of global crises ranging from bloody military conflicts, to tragic refugee outflows, and the undertow of poverty, underdevelopment and natural disasters. What’s known as the General Debate kicks off Tuesday September 24th with a week of high level

speeches and meetings ranging from trying to secure peace, international security and engender global economic development. President Donald Trump, Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro, France’s Emmanuel Macron, and South Korea’s Moon Jae-in are among the first to address the UN Assembly at a time of heightened crisis as well as elevated expectations. Among controversial speakers this year include leaders from Turkey, Iran and Egypt. Naturally while policy speeches may make headlines often the real story emerges from quiet one to one meetings on the margins of the Assembly here at the UN or at nearby diplomatic missions. Will Donald Trump meet with Iran’s Hassan Rouhani while in New York remains

the big question? Just two years ago President Trump delivered a fire and brimstone address to the Assembly aimed at North Korea in response to that communist country’s continued nuclear testing, intercontinental ballistic missile firings and military threats to East Asia and the USA. North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong-un eventually blinked and a potentially deadly nuclear crisis on the Korean Peninsula was averted. North Korea’s nuclear proliferation was not halted nor reversed but prudent diplomacy between Washington and Pyongyang, supported by South Korea, stopped the clock from ticking towards explosive military confrontation. Following the debate and con-

tinuing into the following months, delegations at the Assembly discuss and vote on over 185 agenda items ranging from peacekeeping missions, administration, climate change and fulfilling the elusive sustainable development goals. Let’s review some of the pressing political and humanitarian issues facing the renewed session. Conflicts The unrelenting onslaught of global conflict continues; Syria’s bloody civil war grinds on after more than eight years of unmitigated terror. More than 600,000 people have died and 5.6 million have became refugees since 2011. Though the Assad regime remains in power backed by Russia, sadly most of the opposition See METZLER on 34

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BRADY, CARTER, AND SPORTS LONGEVITY “The secret to a long life is to stay busy, get plenty of exercise and don’t by Mike Moffett drink too much. Contributing Writer T h e n a g a i n , don’t drink too little.” –Herman Smith-Johannsen, Norwegian supercentenarian and cross country skier New England Patriot quarterback Tom Brady’s longevity is an ongoing story. How much longer can he keep playing at a high level? The ultra-competitive Brady clearly embraces the challenge of doing something that no one has done before as he just keeps going and going. (So are all the septuagenarians running for president are drawing inspiration from Tom Terrific?) Other sports figures have cheated Father Time. Gordie Howe played pro hockey into his fifties. Satchel Page was still striking out MLB batters in his late forties. Tom Watson was almost 60 when he lost the 2009 British Open in a playoff. Then there’s Vince Carter. Yes, THAT Vince Carter. The NBA star who put the Toronto Raptors on the basketball map with his high flying exploits 20 years ago. If you’ve forgotten about this basketball great it’s understandable, because recent years have seen him toiling in relative obscurity with the Memphis Grizzlies and the Sacramento Kings. Last year he played for the lowly Atlanta Hawks. Carter is even older than Brady as the hoopster embarks on an unprecedented 23rd NBA season. And not to diminish the physical demands of playing quarterback, but playing in the NBA is far more taxing. Yes, Brady occasionally gets knocked down, but he’s protected by behemoth linemen, a helmet and padding, and referees. He

too many other athletes (and septuagenarian presidential candidates) who just hang on for too long. Sports Quiz Who was the oldest player in NFL history? (Answer follows) Born Today ... That is to say sports standouts born on September 19 include legendary Dodger centerfielder Duke Snider (1926) and LPGA star Jane Blalock of Portsmouth, N.H. (1945).

Vince Carter with the Toronto Raptors in November 2000. doesn’t have to move all that much. Carter has it tougher going up and down an NBA court while mixing it up unpadded in the paint against true giants. Brady recently received attention for playing against both Devin Bush Sr. (2001) and Devin Bush Jr. (2019). Carter accomplished such a feat years ago, as Vince was a teammate of Dell Curry before the turn of the century before playing against Dell’s son Steph Curry TEN YEARS AGO! One can only cheat Father Time for so long, but it’s great to see folks like Brady and Carter also cheat Mother Nature by succeeding against athletes half their ages. May they and their like continue to flourish in 2020. Hopefully, when their time comes they’ll retire with dignity—unlike all

Sports Quote “A twenty-threeyear-long study in Ohio determined that people who saw growing older as something positive lived a whopping seven and a half years longer than those who didn’t.” ― Victoria Moran

Sports Quiz Answer George Blanda was the oldest player in the history of the NFL—retiring just short of his 49th birthday. He played quarterback and placekicked for the Bears, Oilers and Raiders from 1949-75. Mike Moffett was a Professor of Sports Management for Plymouth State University and NHTIConcord. He co-authored the critically-acclaimed and awardwinning “FAHIM SPEAKS: A Warrior-Actor’s Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back” (with the Marines)—which is available through Amazon. com. His e-mail address is mimoffett@comcast.net.

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603 - Winni Amber Ale Woodstock - Autumn Brew Tuckerman - Pale Ale Sam Adams - NE IPA Patrick’s Slainte’ Ale Switchback Ale ...+8 More On Tap

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D.A. LONG TAVERN vor variations made DownEast a go-to beverage for gluten-free imbibers. You can learn more about them at DownEastCider. com Both of these flavored beverages are understated compared to those who boast pumpkin essence. 603 is a reserved spice ale that gives you the seasonal flavor you crave without being overt. They instead concentrate on giving spice, malt and balance their due reward in a delicious beer. At 8.2% ABV, it is a clever amber refresher with lots of what you look for in a fall seasonal. DownEast Pumpkin Blend is an unfiltered cider that offers a haze as well as pumpkin, apples

and chai spices. The gluten-free aspect makes way for those who cannot enjoy malt beers and yet look for a great golden ale beverage. This 5.1% ABV drink satisfies in a crisp way that beer often can’t provide. They also offer other unfiltered cider tastes of grapefruit, tropical juices, original and double-original blends coming in at 7.3%. Both of these pumpkin flavored beverages are available at Case-n-Keg, Meredith and other fine beer retailers. Maybe you are not the spice or pumpkin type, but make sure you try them during this short season as they are soon gone. I believe you might find them appealing as well as refreshing. Cheers!

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Tuesday, October 8 from 7:00 – 8:00 pm The Battle of the Bulge: Weapons and Equipment Presented by George Gurick This presentation examines the small arms weapons and equipment used by US and German troops during the Battle of the Bulge, the largest land battle ever fought by the U.S. Army. Examples of the weapons and equipment will be displayed during the presentation.

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Changes In New Hampshire’s Religious Make-Up 1750 To 1800 T h o u g h Americans may try and try and try again to separate politics from religion there seems to be no way to accomplish by Robert that feat. A Hanaford Smith, Sr. third entity Contributing Writer that can be added that cannot be separated from the first two is education. A speech given by Lucius Harrison Thayer in 1908 to the General Association of Congregational Churches in New Hampshire illustrates how closely involved with each other politics, religion, and education were in the last half of the eighteenth century. Mr. Thayer was minister of the North Church in Portsmouth and his speech was printed in The Granite Monthly magazine. It particularly addressed the climate of religion in the State between 1750 and 1800 during an era of much change in the country. At the beginning of the last half of the 18th century there were only about 30,000 people living in the State of New Hampshire. At the end of the century there were an estimated 183,858 people who lived here. Lucius Thayer tells us that half of the population of 90,000 in 1775 lived in Rockingham County. Portsmouth was the largest town in the state in 1800 with 5,339 people and Gilmanton was the second largest with

Jeremy Belknap 3,752 people. Some early towns like Exeter and Epping remained under 2,000 in population, while others like Dover, Rochester, Barrington, and Concord exceeded the 2,000 mark. Sanbornton had grown to be one of the largest towns with 2,695 inhabitants. The people in Portsmouth were said to have “maintained and developed a refined social life” The professional men in Portsmouth were associated with the churches with some worshipping in the Puritan churches and others retaining their ties with the Church of England. Ministers in Rockingham County, like historian Jeremy Belknap, were respected men

in their communities, yet church attendance was reported to be low. Chosen as the state capital in 1775, Exeter was the home of a number of prominent men, but they were described as people who were “…not generally church members, and some were a little loose in their lives…”, and were “spiritually nonentities.” The French and Indian wars were certainly a factor that slowed the settlement of the interior of New Hampshire, but, as we have seen, there was rapid growth in the period between 1750 and 1800. The religion of the State was Christianity, but with migration the number of different groups or denominations increased. In Colonial times the Congregational Church with its Puritan roots was the prominent church group in the state, but the Church of England had its influence here, though, according to Thayer there were only four Episcopal Churches in the State at the end of the 18th century. Presbyterian churches sprung up in the state as immigrants arrived, with a settlement of people from Scotland settling in Londonderry before the mid point of the century. By the end of the century See SMITH on 30

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Hawk Watch Birch Ridge Community Forest, New Durham. 11am-2pm. Although the event requires no walking and lawn chairs are appropriate, there is an option for par ticipants to explore some trails around the Birch Ridge area. The Hawk Watch site consists of a clearing on the shoulder of Birch Ridge that has excellent visibility for observing migrating raptors headed south for winter. Participants are encouraged to bring binoculars, telescopes, s t u r d y wa l k i n g s h o e s, a portable chair and a snack or picnic lunch. Event is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required by calling Kari at 603-978-7125 or email info@mmrg.info

2Annual “ImprovOlympics” Fundraises and Frolics Winnipesaukee Playhouse, 33 Footlight Circle, Meredith. 7:30pm. “ImprovOlympics” features teams from Meredith Altrusa, Prescott Farm, Friends of the Meredith Library, and New Hampton School vying for the winning improv comedy title while raising awareness and funds for their work in local endeavors benefiting our towns. Tickets are $10pp. 279-0333

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Asters should to be divided every year or two in the spring to control their spread and keep them vigorous. the divisions back into its original location. Use the others to fill voids, expand existing gardens or start a new bed or border. Just make sure to match the plant with its desired growing conditions. No matter how you plan on using the divisions you should prepare the soil first. Add compost, peat moss or other organic matter to the top 8 to 12 inches of soil. Plant the divisions at the same depth they were growing in the garden. Water thoroughly at planting and throughout the fall or subsequent growing season whenever the top few inches of soil starts to dry. Spread a layer of

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Some granule loss on the shingles is to be expected, especially if a roof has been recently repaired or replaced, since extra granules are a part of the shingle manufacturing process. Loose granules are usually noticed collecting in roof gutters after the shingles are installed. This type of granule shedding is common and not a cause for concern.

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— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, September 19, 2019 — PATENAUDE from 28 what lie ahead--the Desolation Trail. The Desolation Trail is rough and steep and climbs 2,500 vertical feet in just under two miles. This trail is included on “The Terrifying 25” list. Check out the other 24 terrifying trails at theterrifying25.com. This was Bria’s first time on this trail. Jeremy had done it before and I had hiked it too, but it was a long time ago. The trail starts out reasonably on old railroad grades and logging roads and then it just goes straight up. The steepest sections climb up over blocky vertical rocks and damp ledges. Right below a challenging section we took in our first long distance vista over to the cliffs on the side of Mount Willey and the clouds appeared to be lifting. We chugged steadily up the mountain. There didn’t seem to be as many rock steps as I remembered but it was steep and rocky. I asked Bria to guess how many people would be on the summit and she answered 12 and I guessed 8. I knew we were near the top as soon as the grade gradually decreased and poof! We were on the summit and out of the wilderness area. On top of the tower there were a couple people and a dog that didn’t want to climb back down the tower’s metal steps. As we began to climb the observation tower, a group of ten women arrived from the Signal Ridge Trail and a couple guys were sitting nearby eating. The summit was a busy place and both our guesses were low. It was too chilly and

windy on top of the tower. We climbed down and found a place to sit where we could look down over Signal Ridge and far beyond while we ate our lunch. We had lucked out that the day had cleared and gave us grand panorama. I had a cheese sandwich instead of my usual peanut butter and jelly. Jeremy and Bria had leftover pizza and I was a tad jealous. We hiked back down the Signal Ridge Trail and we stopped to take a few photos along the open ridge area. I think we only took one break on the way back. The surprising thing was that we didn’t see that many people along the

way. Nearer the top we had met a few people about to summit but we didn’t meet anyone else until we crossed back over Carrigain Brook. This fellow went running past us at a fast clip. Back at the car we all hustled to get home. We had a terrific day together and we were all happy to have lucked out with the weather. Here comes Fall and have fun!

Yours truly and Bria are happy to be on top Mt. Carrigain’s observation tower! The clouds lifted and we were treated to a grand vista far and wide!

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Gravesite of Lucius Harrison Thayer in Westfield, Mass.x SMITH from 15 there were apparently nine regular Presbyterian churches in the state. The Baptists also

came to New Hampshire during the period we are looking at where they established an association of seventeen churches.

Benjamin Randall organized the first Free Will Baptist Church in 1790 at New Durham and many more would fol-

low after 1800. The Methodists were only successful in starting one church in the state by 1800, that being in Chesterfield, and the Universalists had four with the first being organized in Portsmouth. Lucius Harrison Thayer in his 1908 speech, which was a long one, seemed to give high marks to the majority of the preachers of the latter half of the 18th century, but not to the general climate of morals and religion of the time. He said that two successive Presbyterian ministers from Scotland who were serving in Peterborough “were orthodox in sentiment, but reprehensible in conduct, and their pestilent examples brought a blight on religion.” He also pointed out that “The very few ministers who failed to prove themselves friends of their country were driven from their pastorates.” One, who remained loyal to the British during that time of revolution, was removed from office by the people

Benjamin Randall organized the first Free Will Baptist Church in 1790 at New Durham. of Bedford with the following statement: “Therefore, we think it not our duty as men or Christians, to have him preach to us any longer as minister.” But most of the preachers of that day he considered to be men of high character. The meeting house was usually located in the center of town and was considered to be the most important building,often serving the additional purpose of being used for town meetings. A man in Raymond, Thayer reported, once advertised “Found,a stray meeting house in the woods.” Though the meeting houses were open and the preachers were preaching, Thayer’s studies made him conclude that the state of religion was not in a good condition. In his words, “After the Revolution

the state of morals and religion was lower than at any time in the nation’s history. What was true of the nation was measurably true of New Hampshire.” And,“Men did not follow on into the full membership of the church, and while congregations were large, the real membership of the churches was surprisingly small.” Also, ‘the state of morals at this time made it evident that a better future was needed,” Education was said to be lacking during that time which was seen as another shortcoming “ to that type of religious life which believed that the church and the schoolhouse should stand side by side.” Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr., welcomes your comments at danahillsmiths@yahoo.com

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WOW from 17 in Meredith and issue parking tickets, and ride with an officer in a cruiser in between.” Canfield was certified as a part-time police officer in his senior year of high school, in 1993, and when he headed off to the University of New Hampshire in the fall, he changed his major from civil engineering to criminal justice. Canfield said four certified mountain bike officers also have a presence in the city and on the WOW Trail, riding it periodically for part or all of a shift. The department is also poised to help make residents and tourists feel a degree safer by installing technology along the WOW Trail. The Laconia PD recently purchased three portable video cameras, giving staff the ability to stream video live to the dispatch center. “We’ll use these cameras throughout the city,

typically for special events like the New Hampshire Pumpkin Festival,” Canfield said. “As part of that program, it’s my intention to put cameras on the WOW Trail so we can monitor the spots in more remote locations.” He notes that in a city with 20,000 permanent residents— and a population that swells to two or three times that amount in summer—there are bound to be isolated incidents. “As a whole, all our streets are very safe, and the WOW Trail is no exception,” he said, adding, “I think it’s a source of pride for our community.” For information on Patrick’s Pub, call 2930841 or visit www.patrickspub.com.

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Games include horseshoes, croquette, giant Jenga, bean bag toss, ring toss, corn hole, giant checkers and much more. Also available will be a display of antique tractors provided by the Presby Transportation Museum in Whitefield, NH. The Hobo Junction Station and Farm Yard will be open daily from 10:00am to 3:00pm. “This year’s 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 for this event arose a number of years ago 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 Lincoln, NH, just off I-93 at Exit 32, directly across from McDonalds. For additional information regarding the Hobo Harvest Time Express Fall foliage celebration, visit www. HoboRR.com or call the Hobo Railroad at (603) 745-2135.

— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, September 19, 2019 — STOSSEL from 7 says, “We’ve sent more black boys to college than any high school in Pennsylvania.” But people who work in government monopolies don’t like experiments that show there’s a better way to do things. Philadelphia and other cities are rejecting new charter applications. Philadelphia rejected Hardy’s plan to open a Girls’ Latin. “They realize that if we continue to take children away, they won’t have jobs,” says Hardy. Instead of approving more charters, the education establishment just says, “Give us more money.” But get this: Philadelphia schools already spend $18,400 per child, about half a million dollars per classroom. With that money, they could hire five experienced teachers for every class. But they don’t. So, where does all that money go? Bureaucracy, says Hardy. “They have a director of special ed and assistant director of special ed... director of high school athletics and an assistant... lot of overhead.” The establishment’s new attack on charter competition is: Charters drain resources from public schools. It’s a clever argument, but it’s a lie.

Charter schools are public, too, and Philadelphia, like other cities, gives charters less money than it gives to schools the city government runs. In Philadelphia, charters get only 70% as much. So government schools actually save money when a kid leaves for a charter. Even if charters got equal money, says Wells, “you can’t tell me that charter schools take funding from public schools! Every parent pays taxes that fund the school system. If I choose for my child to go to a charter school, then that’s where my taxes should go!” She’s right. So why aren’t more charters approved? “It would mean a whole lot less union jobs,” Hardy says. “The unions are not going to be for that.” It’s not just unions. Education bureaucrats love working in a monopoly where they are basically guaranteed jobs. Bad charter schools close, but government-run schools almost never do -- no matter how badly they treat kids.

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MAILBOAT from 2 Democrats fight against school choice; they care more about political support from the education establishment and unions than about providing American children with a good start in life. President Trump isn’t a racist; he simply fulfills his responsibility to prioritize American citizens over foreigners. Democrats clamor “racist” to divert attention from President Trump’s successes which expose that Democrats and their policies make people poor, ignorant, and dependent on government. Democrats will shriek even more as President Trump continues enabling more Americans to prosper and live their dreams.

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ica on the world stage means a more vulnerable America at home. If we didn’t learn that lesson on 9/11, we’re bound to repeat it.

comprises jihadi and radical Islamist terrorist groups. Yemen’s civil war slogs on as a proxy conflict between Iranian backed factions and Saudi Arabia. The fighting has taken a dangerous new turn with Iranian supported rebels using drones to attack and disable sensitive Saudi oil terminals. Afghanistan’s Islamic fundamentalist Taliban forces continue to battle a weak central government, the U.S and NATO allies remain politically torn as whether to keep militarily committed to this long running South Asian war or make a deal with the devil. At least a dozen other lethal conflicts continue from the Congo to Libya and Mali to Ukraine.

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Refugee Outflows Syria’s tragedy leads the list for the most tragic. As stated 5.6 million Syrians have fled their country; most remain in neighboring Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan. Furthermore over 6 million people have been internally displaced inside beleaguered Syria. Venezuela continues to percolate politically. As the once prosperous country sinks deeper into chaos, 4 million people have fled Maduro’s socialist regime. This is Latin America’s most pressing crisis; countries such as Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil help with the refugee overflow. In Southeast Asia, Myanmar/Burma’s regime forced 900,000 Rohingya Muslims out of their homes. The

UN’s World Food Program allocates $16 million monthly to help these unfortunates who mostly take refuge in neighboring Bangladesh. Just in time for the new session, the USA has a new Ambassador, Kelly Craft, who replaces the indefatigable Nikki Haley. Ambassador Craft stated she will be the “voice of America’s unwavering commitment to democracy, freedom, human rights, and, whenever possible, the peaceful resolution of conflicts.” She added, “In a world marked by humanitarian crises and geopolitical challenges, strong American leadership is absolutely critical, and I intend to provide it.” Amb. Craft stated significantly, “I will defend America’s values and interests. I will stand by our friends

and allies.” Off and running for an interesting and very likely unpredictable new UN session. John J. Metzler is a United Nations correspondent covering diplomatic and defense issues. He is the author of Divided Dynamism The Diplomacy of Separated Nations: Germany, Korea, China.

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