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VOLUME 30, NO. 39

THE WEIRS, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

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Digging Into Native American History

The Maid Of The Isles at her Lakeport dock.

The Maid Of The Isles -Winnipesaukee’s Most Notorious Steamboat - Part 1

by David Warren Contributing Writer

The commercial steamboat era on Lake Winnipesaukee was a fascinating period in the history of our beautiful lake. Dozens of boats ferried passengers, hauled freight, delivered mail and even towed logs. Many were well known, including the Mt. Washington, Lady of the Lake, James Bell and Governor Endicott. But none were more notorious

than the Maid of the Isles. She scared her passengers to death and was once reported sunk with all hands lost. She spent more time on the bottom of the lake than any other boat, but also towed a much larger boat to it’s watery grave. She precipitated a bank failure, but ultimately made a lot of money for her second owner. She sued the town of Gilford. She was part of the most epic tow in the history

of the lake and beat the Mt. Washington in a race (yes she did!) She was rebuilt many times, ran aground more times than that, and was ultimately burned to the waterline by pranksters. This is her story. Dearborn Halley built the Maid in 1877 at the Wolfeboro shipyard (now the Goodhue/Hawkins Navy Yard) and launched her the following spring. Some say

she was the first propeller driven commercial steamboat on the lake. The Maid was built for speed. She was 96’ long on the waterline, sat 7’ 6” deep in the water (which is as deep as the MS Mount Washington!) and had a single cylinder, 120 horsepower engine. Her narrow hull slipped through the water with ease, but definitely sacrificed stability. She tipped easily in See WARREN on 29

The Meredith Historical Society is pleased to announce its upcoming program,“Digging into Native American History” presented by Robert Goodby, Ph.D. The presentation will be held on October 5th at the Meredith Community Center, 1 Circle Drive. Doors open at 6:30pm for light refreshments. The program begins at 7pm. Robert Goodby is a professor of Anthropology at Franklin Pierce University. Goodby notes that Abenaki history has been reduced to near-invisibility as a result of conquest, a conquering culture that placed little value on the Indian experience, and a strategy of self-preservation that required many Abenaki to go “underground,” concealing their true identities for generations to avoid discrimination and persecution. Goodby will reveal archaeological evidence that shows their deep presence in New Hampshire including a close look at the archaeology of the Lakes Region. All programs of the Society are free and all are welcome. RE ONLINE FOR & SHA F RE D A E RE

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Gunstock Management Out Of Control To The Editor: We are living through what appears to have been a manmade pandemic that has cost our country many thousands of jobs and businesses, small and large, that have simply disappeared. And our economy has been severely damaged as most households have had to tighten their belts to survive. But the Gunstock Area, which likes to bill itself as the Gunstock Ski Resort, or the Gunstock Mountain Resort, supposedly “managed” by an appointed commission, seems to believe that it is or should be immune from the economic laws that govern everyone else in the country. The Gunstock Area encompasses over 1,800 acres of relatively pristine mountainous land in the Town of Gilford. It contains a main lodge and several other buildings as well as ski lifts and snow-making equipment. The Gilford Tax Assessor thinks that the value of the Gunstock Area property is about $15 Million, which is probably on the low side of reality. But under the legislation by the NH General Court formally establishing the Gunstock Area, owned by Belknap County as a government-owned property, the Gunstock Area is only required to pay real estate taxes of $6,587 per year, which is a lot less than many in the Lakes Region must pay on their homes. For its fiscal year ended April

30 of this year, Gunstock reported annual gross revenues of over $14 Million and that it was holding cash and short-term investments on hand of about $6 Million. So, what did the Gunstock Area Commissioners do with all that money that actually belongs to the taxpayers of Belknap County, who actually own the property? They paid bonuses to select members of its staff, and not just small ones and not to everyone on staff at that. Thus, the general manager of Gunstock, who is already believed to be the highest-paid employee in Belknap County government, with a base salary of $180,250 per year + benefits, received a cash bonus of an additional $40,000. With a base salary of $123,600 + benefits, the Gunstock Chief Financial Officer received a cash bonus of $23,484. And 3 other employees , with base salaries of $95,004; $96,096; and 71,774 (all plus benefits) received cash bonuses of $18,069; 17,370 and $10,000, respectively. Total bonuses paid to all employees added up to $151,873, but most of those bonus monies went only to the “top” people. And keep in mind that all of this money is taxpayer money. So, ask yourself: how big of a bonus did you get this year? Norm Silber NH House of Representatives Belknap County District 2

Let’s Make Things Right! To The Editor: New Hampshire is a wonderful place to live. We typically do things right, except when it comes to sending elected officials to DC. For example, the current quartet of liberal Democrat tax and spenders; Pappas, Kuster, Shaheen and Hassan primary loyalties are to their party not to us Granite Staters! Propublica reports that US House Rep Ann Kuster voted with Pelosi 100% of the time, Chris Pappas obeys her 99%. In the US Senate Hassan voted 97% with Schumer, while Shaheen did Schumer’s bidding 98% of the time! Most people I know seem to think that NH as a state is on the right track. Those same people roll their eyes, wring their hands, and complain that as a nation, the country is assuredly on the wrong track. Pick any National topic: censorship, inner city violence, unemployment, critical race theory, illegal immigration, Covid lockdowns, the cost of everything, loss of energy independence, and cheat by mail. There’s much more, but the most egregious is Afghanistan. The current administration’s inept handling of Afghanistan is one of the most egregious affronts to America and to the world anyone has ever seen. Ever! It will take years to regain respect from our allies, fear from our enemies. Democrats did this. New See MAILBOAT on 21

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campsites are spread out and the group site between us stayed empty, so we felt like we had the island to ourselves. The wind died in the late afternoon so we set up our chairs on the sandy beach and we soaked up the sun between taking dips in the Lake’s refreshing waters. The sunset made us say, “Wow” many times as the bright round yellow and orange light sank behind the south end of the Squam Range. The cries of the Loons filled our ears. For supper we enjoyed cold pizza and cold beer as we sat next to our fire.The quality of the fire-

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EVENTS & ACTIVITIES The Wright Museum Presents “The Best Years Of Our Lives”

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WOLFEBORO - O n Tuesday, October 5 at 12pm, the Wright Museum will show the film, The Best Years of Our Lives, as part of its 2021 Lecture Ser ies, presented by Ron Goodgame and Donna Canney. The Oscar-winning film focuses on the re-adjustment of three World War II ser vicemen back into their respective stations of society. “A movie like The Best Years of Our Lives is so important and timeless in its ability to address the many challenges that our veterans face upon returning home,” said Executive Director Mike Culver. Starring Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews and Fredric March, the film won seven Oscars, including best picture, best director, best screenplay, best actor, and best supporting actor. The Best Years of Our Lives begins at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, October 5 at the Wright Museum, 77 Center Street in Wolfeboro on the first floor of the new DuQuoin Education Center. Admission to this program is free due to generous support from Edward Jones, Kevin Lawlor, Financial Advisor. Masks are optional for fully vaccinated audience members. Reservations are strongly encouraged and can be made by calling 603-569-1212.

The History Of Gilmanton’s Jones Mill The Gilmanton Historical Society hosts it’s final program of the 2021 summer series on Tuesday evening, September 28. Jim Garvin, retired NH Architectural Historian, will tell us about the history of Gilmanton’s Jones Mill, describing some new research on the history of the Jones family and the amazing mill complex that they developed on their property at the junction of Loon Pond and Meadow Pond Roads. With multiple dams and many buildings, the Jones family produced a wide variety of products from shingles to wooden clothes driers. The program, at Old Town Hall on Route 140 in Gilmanton Iron Works, begins promptly at 7:30. Social hour and refreshments begin at 7pm. The Society’s Museum, in the basement of Old Town Hall, will be open at 6:30 prior to the program. From October through May the Museum is open on the 2nd and 4th Saturday mornings from 10 to 12. See our new website at Gilmantonhistoricalsociety.org.

Heifetz On Tour Returns - Virtually “Heifetz on Tour” will open the 86th concert season for the Wolfeboro Friends of Music on Saturday evening October 16th at 7:30 in virtual format. Early-career young artists from the springboard training at the Heifetz International Music Institute in Staunton Virginia, have produced a customized, classical concert with piano, violin, viola and cello exclusive to our Wolfeboro audience. Close-up artist remarks and multi-camera filming will provide a vivacious evening in your own living space. The concert is free of charge. To connect electronically to the Saturday evening concert, please email info@wfriendsofmusic.org to request the private YouTube link be sent to your preferred email address to view and listen to this very special performance. The link will be released to you shortly prior to concert time and sent to the email address you sent.

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A Home Project This column was originally published on May 26, 2016. On Sunday night, my wife Kim came out of the bathroom to tell me by Brendan Smith that the handle Weirs Times Editor you push down to make the toilet flush had broken. I had no idea these things could break. Like the rising and setting of the sun, I believed its constant, uninterrupted motion would never have to be considered. The moment this news hit my ears a slight panic set in. Would I need to call a plumber, possibly go to the bank to get a small loan to cover the expense? These are normal, conditioned thoughts that run through my head whenever I hear such news. It can be brought on by anything from a collapsed sewer line to a loose door handle. Once the reality of the gravity of the problem sunk in, I realized, as usual, that I have overreacted in my mind and I went to look at the pending problem. Removing the toilet tank lid I peeked in. At first glance it seemed like it might be a bit complicated. There was all sorts of intricate moving parts that were in play. Each one serving some function needed to properly have the contents of the toilet make its way to places I would never want to visit. It seemed the handle was connected to a plastic stick which was connected to small chain which was connected to a rubber flap which was pulled upward when the handle was pushed exposing a giant hole where water rushed down which made the toilet flush. It was very Rube Goldberg like and I was fascinated. All I would need to do, I surmised after minutes of careful consideration watching with

fascination the process over and over again (which consisted of using my hand as the handle and stick and pulling the chain upwards myself), was to somehow find and attach another handle and stick. I turned to my old friend the Internet who not only keeps me amused with mindless videos of things like cats doing odd things that have no bearing on my life, but can also, on rare occasions, help me in situations such as this. I quickly found that the piece I was looking for was called the toilet lever and that it could be purchased at the local hardware store. Not only that, the installation seemed easy and seamless and I should be able to complete it in one afternoon (if not slightly into the evening as well). Early the next morning I drove down to the hardware store and, after ten minutes of searching, finally found the section where things like toilet levers waited patiently for someone to purchase them. Not wanting to call attention to myself and ask for help in selecting the proper one, I used my best judgement, which with my level of expertise is merely a guess, and grabbed the one I thought might work and paid for it. I didn’t have time to attempt the installation until after work. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t stop thinking about what the night would bring. Had I purchased the correct piece (the package claimed it would fit any toilet…I had fallen for that scam before), would it be a quick and easy installation as was claimed? Would I fail and need to go back to the store tomorrow and search for a human to help me, meanwhile my wife and I having to submit ourselves to another night of plunging warm hands into cold water to pull up on the flapper? These are the things than can strain a happy marriage.

At lunchtime I watched an Internet video over and over on how to install the lever (okay, I watched a couple of cat videos as well). It seemed easy enough, but these guys were seasoned pros when it came to installing toilet levers. Finally, it was time to face my demons. I arrived home and went right to work. There was no sense finding other things to occupy my time in trying to put of the project. After all, this was our only toilet and there could be no procrastinating. I took a deep breath and removed the lever from its package. I brought it into the bathroom, stopping first to give Kim a kiss for good luck. I removed the tank lid, unscrewed the old handle, removed the flapper chain from the broken lever, and then made my first attempt to attach the new one. My fears were unfounded, the attachment of the toilet lever went flawlessly, everything worked exactly as I had been shown. I could now add another project to my very short list of home projects I could successfully accomplish. Sometimes it feels good not to know how to do many handy things because when you finally do something handy, no matter how small and maybe not even considered to be in the least bit difficult, it feels good. Let’s hope things around here stay quiet for at least the next twenty years. Brendan is also the author of “The Flatlander Chronicles” and “Best Of A F.O.O.L. In New Hampshire” available at BrendanTSmith.com. His new book “I Really Only Did It For The Socks - Stories & Thoughts On Aging” will be released soon.

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The Manufactured Border Crisis

In nearly 30 years of covering America’s corrupted immigration and entrance policies, I can tell you definitively that every “border crisis” is a manufactured crisis. Caravans of Latin American illegal immigrants don’t just form out of nowhere. Throngs of Middle Eastern refugees don’t just amass spontaneously. Boatloads of Haitians don’t just wash up on our shores by Michelle Malkin by random circumstance. Syndicated Columnist All the world’s a stage, and as I exposed in my most recent book, “Open Borders, Inc.,” the world’s migrants are nothing more than expedient tools to globalist elites, profit-maximizing corporations, self-aggrandizing religious and nonprofit groups, and criminal smuggling syndicates. That’s how the so-called border crises under former Presidents Bill Clinton, George Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump all played out. The players are always the same: United Nations operatives, U.S. Chamber of Commerce lobbyists, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and its sovereignty-undermining shelter operators around the world, Jewish and evangelical Christian refugee resettlement contractors, international drug cartels, human traffickers, and their militant multicultural abettors. It’s the same old, same old under President Joe Biden. The latest wave of Haitians traversing rough seas and barren deserts to trespass onto U.S. soil at our southern border in Del Rio, Texas, is no accidental phenomenon. Todd Bensman, senior national security fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, has been interviewing Haitians at Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, the town through which an estimated 15,000 of these illegals have passed to form the massive encampment in Del Rio, Texas. Several dozen told Bensman that “on Sunday, Sept. 12, the Mexican government effectively sent a mass of migrants it had bottled up for months in its southern states up to the American border. This move, which appears to have been done under the cover of Mexico’s independence week of celebration known as El Grito, essentially foisted a humanitarian problem onto the Americans in a single week.” Several Haitians told Bensman that government officials in Tapachula informed them they no longer needed passports or other paperwork they had been waiting months for -- and then were suddenly given a three-day grace period to make their rush for the border. See MALKIN on 37

When Politicians Call For ‘Fairness,’ They’re Usually Lying This week, President Joe Biden attempted to inject life into his ailing presidency by dragging out of the closet the hoariest of political cliches: “fairness” in taxation. by Ben Shapiro Touting his new $3.5 Syndicated Columnist trillion tax and spending bill, which would radically increase corporate taxes, personal income taxes and so-called sin taxes, Biden stated, “It’s not enough just to build back; we have to build back better than before ... I’m not out to punish anyone. I’m a capitalist. If you can make a million or a billion dollars, that’s great. God bless you. All I’m asking is you pay your fair share. Pay your fair share just like middle-class folks do.” Of course, those who earn high incomes don’t pay like middle-class folks do. They pay far, far more. IRS statistics show that the top 1% of income earners pay more in federal income tax than the bottom 90% combined -- while the top 1% earned 21% of all income in 2018, they paid 40 % of all income tax revenue. The top 10 % paid over 70 % of all federal income tax. In fact, according to the American Enterprise Institute, those in the highest quintile of income earners pay, on average, well over $50,000 per year in net taxes -- taxes minus government benefits received -- while those in the bottom 60% of income earners (SET ITAL) receive (END ITAL) net tax benefits. According to The Washington Post, the top 10 % of American income earners pay nearly half of all income taxes, compared with just 27% for the top 10% of Swedes, 31% for the top 10% of Germans, and 28% for France’s top 10%. So what, precisely, does Biden mean by “pay their fair share”? Perhaps he means simple sloganeer-

ing. Like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez donning a Cinderella ball gown emblazoned with the words “TAX THE RICH” to the Met Gala -- a dress made by Aurora James, a woman who owes tens of thousands of dollars in back taxes and who has received over $40,000 in federal pandemic aid -- class warfare sloganeering is more about the sloganeering than the class warfare. No Democrat seems prepared to define what “fairness” constitutes, other than “a word I use to pander to the rubes, while hobnobbing with the rich.” And Biden’s “fairness” pitch has to do with good economic policy, of course. In 2008, then-Sen. Barack Obama was asked during a debate about raising the capital gains tax, even if it lowered net government revenue. He answered, “I would look at raising the capital gains tax for purposes of fairness.” In other words, Obama explicitly stated that he would damage the economy on behalf of a vague, kindergarten notion of equal outcome. In the end, the “tax the rich to be fair” notion rests on a simple lie: the lie that income distribution is purely a matter of privilege or luck. It isn’t. In the main, in a free market system, income distribution is the result of successful decisionmaking that must be incentivized rather than punished if we wish to see a more prosperous society. Some people game the system; some are indeed beneficiaries of insider deal-making. But most success in capitalism is due to innovation, entrepreneurialism and creativity. Biden’s “fairness” cuts directly against these core elements of progress on behalf of political pandering. If we truly care about fairness -- a more nuanced and complete definition of fairness that encompasses rewards for productive decisions and disincentives for counterSee SHAPIRO on 35

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Charity That Changes Lives

by John Stossel

Syndicated Columnist

Governmentrun schools fail kids. Teachers unions and education bureaucrats say, “We need more money!” But America already spends a fortune on public

schools. My town, New York City, spends $28,000 per student -- half-a-million dollars per classroom! Think about what you could do with that money: Hire five teachers? Pay for private tutors?

Where does the $28,000 go? No one really knows. When governments run things, money vanishes into bureaucracy. NYC spends $3 million per year on “executive superintendents” and $10 million on consultants. Some charter schools offer better educations for less. But NYC politicians limit the number of charter schools. As a result, 48,000 kids wait on waitlists. Fortunately, some charities have stepped in to help. My video this week features Student Sponsor Partners, or SSP, a nonprofit that helps low-income students go to Catholic schools.

Jeniffer Gutierrez, a parent in the Bronx, was ecstatic to get SSP’s acceptance letter. “I cried so hard when I received that letter because I knew it was an opportunity for my son. ... High schools in the Bronx are violent. There’s no discipline. There’s no education.” Her son Tyler didn’t feel safe in public school. “One of my best friends was shot and killed right next to me,” he recalls. Many Catholic schools, even though they spend much less per student than government-run schools, do better. SSP sent Tyler to Cardinal Hayes High School, where, says Gutierrez, teachers helped her

son “excel in life.” Tyler now attends St. John’s University on scholarship. He and thousands of other SSP students are on a path to success. That’s why I support SSP. I’m not Catholic, but I’ve paid Catholic school tuition for dozens of kids and personally mentored five. That mentoring makes SSP different. SSP assigns an adult to every student. Often these relationships continue after students graduate. Jorge Aguilar says his mentor “planted seeds in my brain that I could do big things in life.” Aguilar then became the first person in his See STOSSEL on 20

UN Assembly Drones On One of the rites of Autumn has been playing out in New York, as the annual UN General Assembly meeting plowed through by John J. Metzler i t s l i s t o f 1 9 3 Syndicated Columnist speakers in under a week. Just before the session started, the South Korean boy band BTS put on a K-pop song and dance routine inside the cavernous Assembly hall. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened the Debate with a stark challenge, “We are on the edge of an abyss, and moving in the wrong direction. Our world has never been more threatened.”

While Presidents and Prime Ministers droned on in the majestic Assembly hall, the audience was often sparse and not particularly engaged. All the more reason why so many speakers took advantage of the recorded Video link option to address the Assembly. China, Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia were among them. COVID, Climate Change, and Calamity underscored the session which nonetheless had few memorable moments or obvious rhetorical flareups. Speakers duly genuflected before the sacred mantras of Sustainable Development and Climate Change. Nonetheless the deep waters of the unexpected U.S. diplomatic conflict with France, over the Biden Administrations’s curt and

clumsy miscommunication with the French, concerned a nuclear submarine deal with Australia. The shipbuilding contracts which were originally signed by Australia with France were abruptly switched without telling the French government. Paris withdrew its Ambassador from Washington and the French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves le Drian strongly condemned the Australia-UK-US alliance, called AUKUS, “a stab in the back.” And this from America’s oldest ally! U.S. President Biden’s first speech before the Assembly offered a rambling address long on platitudes but short on substance or reassurances to allies; there was not a mention of China nor Russia! Biden underscored America’s

commitment to provide more COVID vaccines to the developing world, tackling climate change, and surging what he called “relentless diplomacy” to avoid new conflicts. One of the session’s most contentious moments came when Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, addressing a near empty hall by video link, launched a rhetorical attack on neighboring India. He warned, “The worst and most pervasive form of Islamophobia now rules India. The hate- filled ‘Hindtva’ ideology, propagated by the fascist RSS-BJP regime, has unleashed a reign of fear and violence against India’s 200 million strong Muslim community.” Prime Minister Khan added, See METZLER on 37

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She drew a hard line in the sand. I have to keep him at arm’s length. She really overstepped this time. Boundaries: a necessary and yet ever elusive process of maintaining space and autonomy while simultaneously preserving some degree of closeness in relationships. We are, after all, social creatures by nature as a means of not only surviving but also thriving. We must take great care of those relationships to preserve them. And so, we walk the line, so to speak, of holding boundaries in such a manner that affords us the benefits of those relationships without being swallowed up by the demands that might accompany them. Boundaries can be loosely flexible or unbendingly rigid. They can be barely noticeable or blaringly obvious. We establish them with our body language such as folding our arms in front of us or by offering a warm, open hug. We communicate them with our tone, word choices, and facial expressions. We set them by simply ending a phone call, deny-

ing someone a request for money, accepting an invitation to dinner, or by allowing someone interrupt us in conversation. Ultimately, we are saying ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to some degree or another. Kindly forgive the oversimplification. The age-old adage ‘it doesn’t hurt to ask’ may be all well and fine for the ‘asker’; however, for the individual who struggles to set and hold boundaries, being asked to do some thing may set in motion a truly torturous emotional experience. They may become riddled with guilt or a sense of obligation. They may have fear of rejection, abandonment, or accusations of selfishness. They may even experience fear of being invalidated for attempting to set a boundary if they do say no leaving them feeling as though it is pointless to try. All this for simply daring to say no. And so, they do not. Rather, they say yes, often begrudgingly, which may relieve the tension momentarily but will quickly transform to resentment toward the ‘asker’ for asking and/or to themselves for saying yes. This may in turn set a different but equally painful emotional process in motion plagued with resentment, anger, frustration, selfloathing, disgust, regret, and so on. “If only they hadn’t asked me to do that, I wouldn’t be in this predicament.” Ah, yes: avoidance. If only oth-

ers could read our minds and know that we are uncomfortable with this or that and would just take it upon themselves to set our boundaries for us by not asking. I do not recommend holding your breath for this to occur as it will likely leave you feeling equally as helpless and powerless to the asker. And of course, while the inner turmoil wreaks its havoc on the requestee, the asker may be completely oblivious to the pain they have unintentionally afflicted upon the other. On the other hand, the asker may be well aware that they can ask, and ask, and ask again. Why? Because the requestee has yet to say no. And therein lies the problem. Now, this is not to suggest it is your fault. To the contrary. At some time in your life, you may have been harshly guilt-tripped for saying no or accused of being selfish or stingy; or you may be a helper by nature-a quality highly susceptible to exploitation by others causing it to run rampant and out of control. (The latter suggests a need to set a boundary on that part of your Self, your ‘helper part’. An interesting and provocative suggestion. Do take the time to let it sink fully in.) However, saying yes when you really want (or need) to say no may be perpetuating the likelihood that you will be asked again and

again as a consequence of the intense discomfort you feel about saying no. At the risk of compounding the issue, it should be no surprise to hear that those who struggle to set boundaries are often the same people who struggle to ask for help. A discussion for another article on another day, perhaps. It is also true that those who take issue with you setting boundaries are often the very same people who benefited from you not having any. Expect those individuals to protest loudly when if you choose to take on this challenge. Tune in next month where we will offer some practical steps and tools to help you begin to set boundaries, discern how to do so reasonably to avoid simply going to the opposite extreme, and feel more confident (and therefore comfortable) doing so. Just a little mantra to recite in the meantime to psych yourself up: Boundaries are beautiful! Leslie A. Gray is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and operates Gray Matters Counseling & Wellness, PLLC in Laconia NH. Feel free to submit requests for subject content of future articles to: askgraymatters@gmail. com.

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Need a Self-Care Routine? Start with Your Skin by Briana Plume

Lead Licensed Esthetician Meredith Whole Living Center

Let me begin this by clearing up a common misconception: Self-care is not synonymous with being selfish. Self-care encourages you to maintain a healthy relationship with yourself, and it can promote many positive health outcomes. From being better equipped to manage stress, to even living longer; practicing regular self-care is essential to your overall wellness. Many of us have so much going on everyday, and so many responsibilities, that our personal needs are often overlooked. Pair that with the common myth that self-care is simply self indulgent, and that leads to far too many of us not taking any time to nourish our own wellbeing. About eight out of ten Americans say they frequently or sometimes encounter stress in their daily lives. While self-pampering does not necessarily lead to all of your stress magically melting away, routine self-care is known to trigger a relaxation response, and, in turn, can prevent chronic stress from damaging your health. Chronic stress can lead to

things like frequent colds, high blood pressure, stomach ulcers, and eventually lead you straight to a burnout. Now, more than ever, is the time for us to get rid of the stigma behind self-care, and carve out time from the activities of our fast-paced lives -whether it be caregiving, working, or a combination of both- to take care of the one person whose needs we much too often overlook: ourselves. So, the hard part is settled, you deserve self-care! We all know you do. Problem is, where do you start? Coming from my experience as a licensed esthetician, skin care is one very easy, and gratifying way you can begin your journey of self-care. Your skin is one of the first things people see when they meet you. It’s your first impression, not to mention your body’s largest organ! Your skin is a direct reflection of what is happening in mind, body, and spirit. Something as simple as introducing a new ritual, with elevated skincare products, can leave you feeling cared for, nurtured, and ready to take on the day, all while putting yourself first, even if just for 5 minutes. One of my personal

favorite self-care rituals is an acupressure point facial massage (I also include it in facials with my clients, and always encourage them to incorporate it into their home routine!) Not only does it help relax your facial muscles, it gets your blood circulation going, and boosts your lymphatic system. This is a perfect, quick, mindful way to bring you clarity and focus, while detoxing and draining away any water retention or puffiness from the face. Once stepping into the realm of self-care and making these positive steps a habit, many people find it easier to build up other practices from there. In addition to annual skin health screenings with your dermatologist, I always recommend elevating your skin care routine with a monthly visit with a licensed skin care professional, who can provide knowledge and recommend results-driven routines that you can continue at home. Additionally, the act of someone else cleansing and treating

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DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband is tired all the time. He functions, but frequently has to sit to recoup his energy, even after a shower. He is diabetic and has been for over 10 years. He does not take insulin and manages to keep his A1C within 7.1 to 6.9. He weighs 207 pounds, and he’s 6 feet, 1 inch tall and 75 years old. His bloodwork always comes back normal, and a nuclear stress test came back negative. We have discussed this chronic fatigue

with our family doctor. His only explanation is possibly low testosterone (the low end of normal). We know that some if not all of his medications list fatigue as a side effect, but we cannot persuade our doctor to do further tests. My husband does have an appointment with a cardiologist in May for a consultation and any suggestions, and also a checkup in six months with our family doctor. My concern is his medications and the fact that they are generic. I have read many stories about generic drugs and problems with their effectiveness. -- J.C. ANSWER: Fatigue, which is the sensation of feeling tired, is a nonspecific symptom and a complaint that’s commonly heard by general doctors. It can

be related to many diseases, as disparate as multiple sclerosis to heart failure, anemia to depression, and chronic infection to sleep disturbances. However, your husband notes a severe intolerance to exertion, which makes me suspect systemic exertion intolerance disorder, also called myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome. Poor sleep, difficulty thinking or concentrating, and having worse symptoms with standing also go along with this diagnosis. There is yet no lab test for confirmation. The diagnosis is made after considering other causes, and testing for those that make sense after a careful history and exam. Diabetes, when not well controlled, may lead to chronic fatigue. I’m not so concerned

with generic medications as I am about too many or the wrong ones, so a careful review of medications is appropriate. I have previously recommended a graded exercise program for this condition; however, the study that led to this recommendation had several significant issues; many people will actually have worsening of their post-exercise fatigue, so exercise must be used very cautiously and on an individualized basis. Cognitive behavioral therapy has had some benefit, but we desperately need better treatments. *** DEAR DR. ROACH: What is the difference between eccentric LVH and concentric LVH? Which one is more dangerous and needs more attention? My mother was diagnosed with severe eccentric LVH for body surface area with adequate systolic and diastolic functions. What does that mean? -- C.F. ANSWER: The left ventricle is the chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the entire body, except for through the lungs; that is the job of the right ventricle. When the job is too hard, usually because of high blood pressure, the left ventricle hypertrophies, meaning its walls get thicker as a response to the increased workload. That hypertroSee ROACH on 11

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ROACH from 10 phy can be symmetrical (concentric) or asymmetrical (eccentric). Early on, the left ventricle can still do its two jobs despite the hypertrophy: It can push out all the blood the body needs (that’s the systolic function), and relax under low pressure (that’s the diastolic function). Your mother has adequate systolic and diastolic function, so she is not in heart failure at this time. If LVH is not treated, it tends to get worse. Usually the diastolic function fails first, and the left ventricle, being thick and stiff, requires higher pressure to relax properly and allow the blood to flow in from the left atrium. The major symptom of diastolic heart failure (now called “heart failure with preserved ejection fraction,” or HF-pEF) is shortness of breath, especially with exertion. Some people may progress to having both systolic and diastolic failure (“heart failure with reduced ejection fraction,” HFrEF), where fatigue becomes a major symptom. Swelling of the legs and increasing nighttime urination are additional symptoms. It’s not good to have either eccentric or concentric LVH, but cardiac physiologists note that concentric LVH gives the heart less ability to adapt to increased stress and has a worse prognosis. Both situations need to be treated as rapidly as possible to

allow the heart to return to a more normal state. Blood pressure reduction -- whether through diet, weight loss, salt restriction, stress management, pharmacologic therapy or a combination -- is the primary treatment. Some blood pressure medications are more effective than others in helping the heart return to a more normal state, and high blood pressure experts often choose agents that are more effective in those people with LVH, especially concentric LCH, on echocardiogram. ACE inhibitors and beta blockers are typically a part of firstline treatment. *** DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 83-year-old female with bladder problems. I get up two or three times a night and usually make it to the bathroom. I thought it would be good to see a doctor in case the problem got worse. An operation was mentioned, which I am not interested in, so they gave me a pessary, which has been good and bad. It is comfortable and I don’t have to use the bathroom as often, but now I don’t get bathroom warnings and don’t always make it to the bathroom. I also leak urine with coughs and sneezes, which didn’t happen before. Now the doctor wants me to use Imvexxy inserts. After reading the side effects, I’m not sure that’s a good thing to do. What are your thoughts: Is the Im-

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A number of times in the history of our nation we have faced perilous times and the perils, then present, have prompted the people to unite against the common enemy. One of those times was during World War II. The people of the country, including those in New Hampshire, were asked to sacrifice certain goods and services and support special projects in support of the war effort. A farm organization, the Grange, resisted the idea of shutting down during the war, choosing rather to engage in activities that would benefit the country during the conflict. Moreover, the children’s section of the Grange, called the Juvenile Grange, was enlisted to help, which they did. As the year 1943 began the Grange leaders planned a heavy work schedule while facing “restricted travel, shifting population, and other emergency problems,” according to a newspaper report of a

Food rationing poster from World War II. January 4, 1943 deputies meeting. The state master of the Grange, William J. Neal of Meredith, holding the highest Grange office in the state, scolded leaders in the organization who considered closing down for the duration of the war. He told them that the farm organization was needed more than ever to help carry out war programs and maintain morale in rural areas. He told his deputies, “If it is no use to carry on the grange program during the war, then it will be of no use to attempt to carry it on afterward.”

While instructing the deputies to continue their regular leadership roles to the 300 New Hampshire Grange units, he indicated that the changes and restrictions brought about by war regulations would bring on problems that could only be solved by Yankee ingenuity. This would require fast thinking and hard work. Goals were set for Grange activities during and after the war at the meeting, or school, as it was called, which was held on a Saturday at Pilgrim Hall in Concord. Those goals included, not only maintaining

a steady membership, but also, adding 600 new Grange members in the year 1943, growing war gardens by at least 90% of Grange families, and “serving the home community well in the war crisis...” Every Grange officer in the state from the state master to the gatekeeper in the smallest grange in the state was asked to enlist someone to become a new member. Having been a member of the grange in my younger years, the first office I held in the subordinate Grange was that of gatekeeper. The President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, had instituted an Office of Price Administration which had imposed rationing and other restrictions on the citizens of the country, and State Master Neal emphasized the importance of food in winning the war. Citizens were urged to have war gardens and to preserve their own food for year round use. He suggested that families might have to rip up the back lawn in favor of carrots. With men leaving homes to serve in the military there were manpower shortages at home, travel was restricted with gasoline rationing, and there were shortages of other materials, including farm machinery and repair parts. See SMITH on 34

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The Annual Car Show At Castle In The Clouds MOULTONBOROUGH – The annual Car Show at Castle in the Clouds has a place among the changing foliage of the Ossipee Mountains again this year, scheduled for Saturday, October 2 from 10am to 3pm. It is one of the Castle’s biggest events of the year, featuring automobiles from across generations. Past shows have included between 200 and 250 vehicles. This year, social distancing is encouraged and face coverings are encouraged to be worn by all in attendance when social distancing is not possible. Attendees may vote for their favorite exhibitions, with prizes awarded for this year’s featured categories: modern classics (2000s to present) and Tom Plant (1914-1941),

plus prizes for vehicles recognized outside of these eras. Lunch will be available for purchase in the field from Café in the Clouds, which serves items like

wraps, salads and ice cream, and at local food trucks including Hart’s Turkey Farm. The event will also feature a book sale by author Jerry LoFaro, sharing

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The event will take place in the field by Shannon Pond, with free spectator parking and a $5 cash admission fee (tickets are also available online in advance). Vehicle registration for the show costs $25 per vehicle, and includes one driver and one passenger admission to the Car Show, and coupons for one free admission and one discounted admission to tour the historic Lucknow Mansion. Registration is offered online at castleintheclouds.org, over the phone at 603-4765900, and on site the day of the event. The first 100 people to register their vehicle will receive a commemorative dash plaque and a goody bag. Registered autos may enter the grounds from 7:00am

to 10:00am through the scenic road (front gate) entrance or through the 586 Ossipee Park Road entrance. Spectators receive a $5 discount on regular Castle tour admission by showing their Car Show admittance sticker and likewise, show admission is included in the price of regular Castle admission. All spectators should enter the grounds via the 586 Ossipee Park Road entrance. Mansion tours will be offered as normal throughout the day according to COVID-19 guidelines – please be sure to review the Castle’s updated tour procedures prior to your visit. This year’s Castle Car Show is generously sponsored by Christopher P. Williams Architects, PLLC.

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Starring Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews and Fredric March 170 minutes The story concentrates on the social re-adjustment of three World War II servicemen, each from a different station of society. The crisis each veteran faced upon arriving home is a microcosm of the experiences many returning American servicemen encountered when they found an alien world awaiting them. The film won seven Oscars, including best picture, best director, best screenplay, best actor, and best supporting actor.

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Screening of the film “The American St. Nick” which is based on the book by author Peter Lion. Lion spoke about his book at the Wright Museum in September. This is a wonderful opportunity to actually see the people, places and events that comprise the true story of how a handful of American GIs bring Christmas back to a small Luxembourg town caught up in World War II. It is a heart-warming Christmas tale that spans seven decades and continues to this day, honoring the sacrifices of all American soldiers who helped liberate Europe in WWII.

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Letters From God Letters From God

This series of Letters From God is an attempt to put the thoughts of God as revealed in the Scriptures as they relate to individuals and the nation of the USA. QUESTION: Everything seems to be spinning out of control. Should I Be Afraid?

My simple answer is yes and no. Yes, things are spinning out of control. Mankind, increasingly is rejecting me, my wisdom and my power to control events of human history, so that they work for good and not for evil. As a result, with the limited resources, the malevolence that fills the heart of those who reject me and the magnitude of the task itself, it is impossible for humanity to stop the inevitable chaos that will be manifested, if you continue in your death march. I have written clearly in my book to you, the Bible, that there are forces that you can’t even see, which manipulate you like a puppeteer, so that you think you’re in control but in fact you’re in their control (Ephesians 2:12). I created angels before I created mankind. They are people as you are people, but I made them unique from you and they share some of the unique attributes that I possess. These include the ability to live in dimensions beyond yours, dimensions you cannot enter because of your limitations, but dimensions that enable them to live in yours and to direct your minds, hearts and affairs in malevolent ways. One

that I created, called Lucifer, because he was bright like the morning star, chose to rebel against me and take a host of those angels with him. He has dedicated himself to manipulating those who reject me so that they may think they are controlling their own destiny and moving towards greatness and prosperity, but all the while, leading you in paths that will lead to chaos and ultimately destruction (2 Thessalonians 2:9-12). Oh how I wish you had ears to hear me and believe that I, your creator, love you and long to bring you life in all of its fullness. But I can only give it to you if you trust me, instead of yourself and ultimately the devil. This is truly something you must fear and let the fear cause you to turn back to me, to trust me as your creator God and my son, Jesus, the Messiah, to be your Savior by paying the penalty of your sins and restoring you to me, a righteous God. Should you choose to do this, the answer to your question is also no, you do not need to fear. I made it clear in my book that my love is perfect. I am without sin and evil, I can’t hurt you, I don’t have the capacity. I can only love you and offer you the resources of heaven and the fullness of life. My perfect love should cast out all fear (1 John 4:18). It should also give you the assurance that even if the rest of humanity continues to reject me and all of life spins out of control, I will take you under my protective care and ultimately deliver you safe

and sound into my presence and into eternal life (Psalm 91). I am, as God, the glue that holds all things together (Colossians 1:1617). I have the power and the authority, for I am almighty. I will, however, give you your choice and honor the free will I gave you, when I first created you. If you choose to continue to reject me and walk in your own wisdom, all that I possess to bring order, peace and prosperity to your nation and the world, will be unavailable to you. You will continue, being deceived, and manipulated, until you lose everything I gave you (Ephesians 6:10-12). If, however, you turn back to me and seek my leadership over you, I will make all my resources available to you. You will conquer your enemies, even the unseen spiritual forces of the devil and his hosts, and you will once again see the blessings you once knew. I once offered this same choice to my chosen people, Israel. They stood at the crossroads of either trusting me and following my leadership

or continuing on their own, relying on their own wisdom, power and will. Sadly, they chose the later and the chaos and destruction continued until they lost their sovereignty and suffered humiliation at the hands of cruel enemies (Jeremiah 6:16). You and your nation stand at the same crossroads today. With me you cannot lose but without me you cannot win. As you stand at this crossroad, would you consider that you are not God and you were never meant to live without me. Would you consider, that without me you face opposition with power far greater than that which you possess. Would you consider returning to your senses and returning to me (1 Peter 2:25). Time is short and hell is real. Choose me and live, and you will never need to fear anything again. I love you, and long to bless you with life. God These letters are written by a New Hampshire pastor.

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With 44-year-old Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady throwing nine touchdown passes in his first two games this season for the defending Super Bowl Champion Buccaneers, the question of “How old is too old?” is back. What is Brady’s secret? Seriously. Yes, the legendary Fountain of Youth is supposedly in Florida, but Brady’s always had a boyish look. But beneath that deceptively youthful exterior is a very fierce competitor with a hidden “chip” on his shoulder who is driven to achieve and do things heretofore unthinkable. Reportedly he has a very strict and disciplined fitness and diet regimen which helps explain things somewhat. But my theory is that marrying a super model somehow keeps him young. So while anyone can emulate his fitness and diet regimen, there are only so many super models to go around. With the median age in the USA being 38, Brady has already been older than most Americans for half a decade! Which brings us to Hoyt Wilhelm. I’ll always remember that White Sox knuckleballer coming into a game against the Red Sox long ago and hearing BoSox TV commentator Ken Coleman claim that Wilhelm

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Hoyt Wilhelm. was his favorite player because “He’s the only major leaguer older than me.” Wilhelm pitched his in his 1070th and final game at age 50, for the Dodgers against the Phillies in 1972. Which brings us to Robert Parrish. The Chief was one of the Celtics’ “Big Three” from 1980-92, along with Larry Bird and Kevin McHale. His 21st and final NBA season ended in 1997 with Michael Jordan’s NBA Champion Chicago Bulls. He was the last NBA player older than me. It’s a sobering rite of passage for sports fans to realize that they’re older than all the big leaguers. But Father Time marches on and Mother Nature never sleeps. Which brings us to Kriste Lewis. At age 40, fourteen years af-

ter being diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease, she tried out for the New Orleans Saints cheer team and earned a spot with the Saintsations. In 2016 she was the oldest NFL cheerleader at age 42. (Perhaps her husband Tim was a supermodel?) Which brings us to Barack Obama. When he was elected President at age 47 in 2008, many of us had to come to terms with the fact that not only were we older than all the big leaguers, we were also older than the President of the United States. That just seemed wrong. But Father Time marches on. However, with the election of Donald Trump in 2016 many of us were again much younger than the President, which is as things should be. Which brings us to Joe Biden. Our current

Born Today That is to say, sports standouts born on Sept. 30 include Hall of Fame MLB pitcher Robin Roberts (1926) and Swiss tennis star Martina Hingis (1980). Sports Quote “Growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional!” - Walt Disney Sports Quiz Answer Gordie Howe played his final NHL game on April 11, 1980, at the age of 52. State Representative Mike Moffett was a Professor of Sports Management for Plymouth State University and NHTIConcord. He co-authored the critically acclaimed and award-winning “FAHIM SPEAKS: A Warrior-Actor’s Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back” which is available on Amazon.com. His e-mail address is mimoffett@ comcast.net.

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Fall is an exciting time for birdwatching with hawkwatches, the southern warbler migration, and, later in the fall, the waterfowl migration. Early fall holds many non-bird surprises in nature as well. On recent walks, I have seen dozens of monarchs and other butterflies. When I walk through fields, I am constantly on the lookout for monarch caterpillars on milkweed plants. Rarely am I lucky enough to spot one, but it does happen on occasion. The other day happened to be one of those occasions. Monarchs are struggling as a species as habitat loss, pesticides and, potentially, climate change have played a heavy toll on their numbers, particularly out West. I did read an article recently that said the numbers may be rebounding, however. That would be great news. Dragonflies are still out in force as well and may keep birdwatchers occupied when birds are scarce. During a walk after a rain recently, I had to watch my step as dozens of efts, or newts in the terrestrial stage, were scattered among the trail. Luckily, they are bright orange (at least most of them) and easy to spot.

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A monarch caterpillar eats a milkweed leaf in New England this fall. Fall is also the rut for deer and moose. If you are lucky enough to come across a moose these days, the rut is an exciting, but also potentially dangerous, time to see them. Keep your distance and admire them from afar. Be extra cautious on the roads in the fall as deer are moving about more than usual. Young bucks in particular are on the move looking for potential mates. Keep an eye out, day and night, as these deer have their focus elsewhere and getting from point A to point B often leads them across

roads. Back to birds ... In recent days, I have seen black-and-white warblers, yellow-rumped warblers, a Canada warbler, several Eastern Phoebes, and many common yellowthroats. The fall warbler season is notoriously difficult for identification purposes as the young ones have not yet attained adult plumage and many of the adults have traded their spring breeding plumage for a duller non-breeding plumage. It can make for some very difficult identifications.

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Protect Your Feet When Tackling Home Improvement Projects

(StatePoint) Did you know many home and yard projects contain hidden dangers for your feet? The good news though, according to foot and ankle surgeons, is most injuries are avoidable if you take appropriate precautions. Amber Shane, DPM, FACFAS, an Orlandoarea foot and ankle surgeon and Fellow Member of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, sees many patients coming in with foot and ankle injuries from home improvement projects gone wrong. “Feet may be the last thing people think about while working on home improvement projects, but we see so many different types of foot and ankle injuries in our office -- many of which can be avoided with proper shoe wear and extra caution,” Dr. Shane says. Dr. Shane advises to avoid working in bare feet or in sandals when engaging in any projects around the house, even the projects that seem harmless such as power washing decks or using a ladder. According to Dr. Shane, if you’re not paying close attention while power washing, and not keeping a firm grip on the machine, the stream from the washer can hit your feet instead of your intended object. “The pressure from a heavyduty power washer is

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If an injury does occur, Dr. Shane recommends contacting a foot and ankle surgeon near you to have the injury properly examined and treated, or for serious injuries, visiting the closest emergency room. To find a foot and ankle surgeon in your area and for more healthy feet tips, visit the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons’ patient education website at FootHealthFacts.org. DIY projects can bring tremendous joy and satisfaction to See FEET on 27

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The Maid Of The Isles hauled out for rebuilding at George Brown’s Shipyard on Long Island.

Captain Herbert Blackstone. enough to submerge the open seams and went straight down. And there she sat, as there

was no money to raise her. In 1885, Halley engaged Herbert A. Blackstone, who would later

become captain of the Mt. Washington, to raise the Maid and rebuild her. Because she sank in shallow water, Blackstone used a clever method to raise her. First, he placed a large beam crosswise on the middle of the deck that hung out over the water on both sides of the

boat. He tied the beam down with a long chain that ran around the bottom. Then he brought in two barges, sank them almost to their waterlines and secured them under each end of the overhanging beam. He then pumped the water out of the barges, which raised the Maid enough

so he could get inside, make temporary repairs and then pump out the bilge and re-float her. (Blackstone later used this same salvage technique in 1910 when, leaving Center Harbor in a dense fog, he ran the Mt. Washington up on a ledge at Mile IsSee WARREN on 30

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The Maid Of The Isles before (left) and after Blackstone rebuilt her (right). WARREN from 29 land. After weeks of effort, the B & M RR men, could not re-float her. They eventually gave up and said “she’s all yours Cap’n”. Using his beam method he said “it was a simple as lifting a rowboat off a beach, but I just couldn’t make those locomotive men see it”.) Now that she was floating again, Blackstone towed the Maid to Wentworth Place Cove on the northwest side of Long Island and hauled her out on the beach. He shipped the engine to the shops of Fitzhenry in Boston for re-conditioning, and started to

make repairs to the hull. Unfortunately, Halley died the following winter and the work stopped. The Granite State News reported that “she lies at present in her useless condition”. With all possibility for repayment of the original loan gone, the bank foreclosed and put the Maid up for auction. After many weeks, the top bid stood at $10! At the last minute, Blackstone offered $50 and became her new owner. Assisted by his father William and his brother William Jr., he towed the Maid to Back Bay on the other side of Long Island, and

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Old postcard showing the narrow clearance under the Weirs Bridge. Weirs and Center Harbor (which lacked rail service). According to an article in News and Crit-

ic, a local paper, he instituted a policy to carefully supervise activities on board. His new home port was a wharf near the Laconia Waterworks pumping station at Lake Village in Paugus bay. Because this area had a burgeoning population and a growing number of businesses, he was immediately successful, and at the end of his first season was able to repay the loan (presumably from another bank!) that he took out to purchase and rebuild the boat. He extended his route the second year with two trips per day from Lake Village to the Weirs, Center Harbor, Front Wharf on Long Island and Lakeshore Park. But not before running afoul of the Gilford town fathers. Because her new base of operations was in

Paugus Bay, the Maid had to pass under the Weirs channel bridge. Blackstone made special provisions for this when he rebuilt her. The flagstaff’s were removable and the upper part of the smokestack could telescope down over the lower part. In addition, he added forced draft to the boiler so a tall tack wouldn’t be needed. Nonetheless, high water in the spring presented a problem for him and many other boats (which had been complaining for years). To understand why Gilford was involved, we need to cover a bit of history. The Weirs channel bridge is now in Laconia, but that wasn’t always so. Laconia started to form from land taken from Gilford, Gilmanton and Meredith in 1855, See WARREN on 31

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The Maid Of The Isles at the old Weirs landing. WARREN from 30 and didn’t become a city until 1893. The land on the southeast side of Paugus Bay remained a part of Gilford until 1893, and, apparently, Gilford owned the trestle bridge. So Blackstone approached the town selectmen and asked them to raise it. They flatly refused. They soon received a letter from him stating that, starting June 1, 1889, the Maid would be placed in the Weirs channel near Endicott Rock, and would bill the town $50 for each day she couldn’t pass under the bridge. The selectmen contacted Laconia lawyer Col. Thomas J. Whipple, who advised them that, because the channel had been dredged using federal government funds for the purpose of providing passage between Lake Winnipesaukee and Paugus Bay, anything that obstructed navigation was clearly a violation of the law. A mad scramble ensued and the bridge was jacked up to met the June 1 deadline. As required by navigation rules, Blackstone gave one long and one short blast on the steam whistle, and passed under the bridge that day to open his second season. Blackstone soon expanded his route to in-

clude excursions out of Wolfeboro. He advertised in the Wolfeboro Citizens Directory in 1891 and, in 1894 and took over the Lady of the Lake’s passenger route after she was retired (we’ll hear much more about her later). Unfortunately, he didn’t provide the level of service people were accustomed to. An article in the Granite State News dated July 32, 1894 stated “Quite frequent complaints are heard by travelers and citizens of our village concerning the running time of the Maid of the Isles, which is taking the place of the Lady of the Lake that furnished in the past such excellent boat accommodations on this side of the lake. The boat only makes one trip from this port a day, and many do not know when that is, as it is not advertised in the Wolfeboro paper (a plug for the GSN?), and quite frequently inquiry is made for the schedule time by parties outside the village. The 10:00 and 3:00 are sadly missed” Indeed, he made only one trip a day out of Wolfeboro, departing at 7:10 AM for the Weirs with stops along the way at Front Wharf (a major hub on the lake) and Center Harbor. After running his sched-

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PATENAUDE from 3 and very few boats on the water, we were amazed. We were in our boats by 9 am and we paddled around the north end of our island, around the east side of Kimball Island, past some tiny islands and then all the way to Five Finger Point. We beached our boats and put on our hiking shoes and hiked the two mile loop around the Point. We went to all the outlooks. We didn’t dive into Rattlesnake Cove but Bria did go swimming when we got back to our landing point.

The campsites have fire rings and one bundle of firewood per night is included with your SLA camping reservation. We cooked hot dogs and beans for supper. The fire was easy to get going because the firewood was of the highest quality, dry split hardwood

Bria paddling on glassy smooth water on Squam Lake somewhere north of Long Island and near Little Loon Island on our way to Five Finger Point. West Rattlesnake’s summit ledge is front and center with the Squam Range Mountains Morgan and Percival above and behind.

On the rocky shoreline of Five Finger Point. You don’t need a boat to hike here! The Five Finger Point Trail leaves the East Rattlesnake Trail, Pinehurst Rd, Holderness, and makes a lolllypop loop of under three miles distance. The Rattlesnake Paths are wonderful fall hikes to view foliage. For our late picnic lunch I pulled chicken salad out of my cooler, along with tortillas, cherry tomatoes and two cans of seltzer water. We paddled right under West Rattlesnake Mountain; my eyes were always flashing back and forth to the mountains and the water. Bria was the

first to see the eagle smash into the water and come flying back up carrying a fish. And Loons so many Loons that seemed to often pop up and look at us and then dive and let us be again. Past Deephaven, Algonquin & Willoughby Points, Sheep Island, more small islands and Merrill Island and

back to our Moon Island beach, we paddled over 9 miles. We rested on the beach and ate slices of Mom’s apple pie covered with vanilla yogurt! But before the sunset show we decided to get in our kayaks and paddle the short distance over to SLA’s Bowman Island where See PATENAUDE on 33

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An early morning view from the benches of the open air chapel. The sign Early morning coffee on the shore of Moon Island. Campsite reservations at the docks reads, “The Chocorua Island Chapel established in 1881 by for Moon and Bowman Islands must be made through the Squam Lakes Camp Chocorua the first boys came in America, services have been held Association’s website, SquamLakes.org. here continuously during July and August since 1903. All Are Welcome.” in the rock fire ring. There was a grill grate at the site so we set it on the fire. We grilled hot dogs and heated up baked beans and I didn’t even burn either of them. The smoke went straight in the air since there was no wind, that was nice. The Loon’s sang us to sleep again. I got up early and went down to the

beach to get water and the big full moon was setting a little further south of where the sun had set. I rushed up to camp and woke Bria up and we ran back down to the beach to see the full moon’s last minutes as it went out of sight. Bria suggested that before breakfast we should paddle to Chocorua Island Chapel, also known as Church

Island. The small island is home to the non-denominational open air chapel, =services are held from the first Sunday in August through the first Sunday in September. This was their 118th season, since 1903, and the chapel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The public is welcome to enjoy its See PATENAUDE on 35

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Bria with her kayak on our Moon Island beach. PATENAUDE from 32 there are also campsites and hiking paths. As we paddled around the south end of our island the fishermen were enjoying sitting on the rocks on their beach. They told us they didn’t have much luck fishing. They were amused that we were going

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SMITH from 13 Children who were members of the Juvenile Granges, now called the Junior Grange, were asked to help with the war efforts at home. A newspaper article clarified how a ban placed on the use of automobiles for social purposes during the war applied to grange meetings. It read: “Senator Bridges was advised Friday by the Office of Price Administrator that the ban on use of automobiles for social purposes did not apply to autos used for members of the Grange to attend regular meetings but it did apply to attendance at social affairs given by the Grange.” A separate conference was held for the New Hampshire Juvenile Grange planning for the war years with the juvenile superintendent, Mrs. Marion H. Atwood, of Sanbornton,

Copy of minutes of New Hampton Juvenile Grange including recitation titled “Hitler’s to Blame”.

1943 newspaper headline about New Hampshire Grange. in charge. Mrs. Atwood reported that there were 64 juvenile granges in the state and asked that each Grange have a “live” juvenile committee. Besides asking local granges to support

a juvenile committee, Mrs.Atwood requested that all of them be active in “...supporting the 4-H club program, the school system and juvenile welfare generally.” On the National

Grange level, the Juvenile Grange Superintendent, Mrs. Margaret H. Caldwell reported on a list of projects related to the war credited to young grangers. Her list: “Tons and tons of pre-

cious metal, paper and rubber collected and hauled in on little toy wagons;victory gardens sponsored, contributions to Red Cross and USO; war bonds and stamps purchased, Victrola records and magazines sent to camps; junior air raid wardens appointed; aid in aluminum collections; assistance in harvesting of crops; prevention of forest fires; collection of thousands of automobile license plates.” Mrs. Caldwell reminded grangers that the Juvenile Grange was created for the advancement of rural youth. She wrote, “It is designed to develop leadership, strengthen character, to aid the grange and the community. May we remember that children pass this way but once. They cannot wait until after the war to receive the attention, care and training that they need.” Newspaper clippings of the activities of the juvenile granges during and after the war show that their activities went on much as before with some added attention to positive contributions to help win the war. The New Hampton Juvenile Grange held whist parties to raise money to buy war bonds. They also contributed to the Red Cross, Crippled Children, and Educational Loan Fund. All

members also agreed to have Victory Gardens. At one of the meetings of the Osceola Juvenile Grange the chairman of the Welfare Committee reported that they had $4.30 in their Defense Stamp Book’ and at a later meeting they announced that the amount had increased to $10 which was raised from money brought in from waste kitchen fats. They also voted to give $1 to the Crippled Children’s Fund. At a March meeting they voted to give $3 to the Red Cross. The Newfound Lake Juvenile Grange also raised money for the purchase of a $25 War Bond, while the Dorchester Juvenile Grange members voted to buy flags to be placed at G.A.R. Soldier’s graves at the town house cemetery. I don’t know if the West Thornton’s Juvenile Grange’s decision to attend church on a May 10th had anything to do with helping the war effort, but they also voted to give $2.50 towards the minister’s salary. Just one last item that has particular interest to me is that the newspaper noted concerning my Dad,: “Selectman Raymond Smith carried in his car nine members, all Smith children from three families.” Saving gas by packing cars.

BOSAK from 17 slowly a few feet above the grass line looking for prey. Harriers are easily distinguished from other hawks in-flight by the large white patches on their rumps. This is a great time to be outdoors. The weather is not too hot and not too cold, wildlife is abundant, and the thought of winter looming makes one feel as if they should take full advantage of these remaining unfrozen days. Drop me a line and let me know what you are seeing out there this fall.

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— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, September 30, 2021 — PATENAUDE from 33 peace and beauty and to respect it as a religious sanctuary. We paddled fast on the smooth water. We heard the music before we saw the boat dragging an X-Games type wakeboarder doing flips. Seriously, who does this at 7 am? The smooth water was perfect for water skiing but the loud music was not cool. We enjoyed a quiet time on Church Island. On the north end of the island there is a white birch wooden cross and a granite rock pulpit with the water and a view of Mt. Chocorua and all the benches face this natural setting. On the way back to Moon Island we saw the eagle catch another fish! A couple of Loons made appearances too. Back at camp we

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— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, September 30, 2021 — METZLER from 7 “New Delhi has also embarked on what it ominously calls the ‘final solution’ for the Jammu and Kashmir dispute,” and underscored a litany of Indian actions which are in Khan’s opinion aiming to transform the disputed region “from a Muslim majority into a Muslim minority.” The Prime Minister saved his best for the situation in Afghanistan, a country bordering Pakistan, and which has faced near continuous conflict since the former Soviet Union invaded and occupied the country in the 1980’s. While there is no question Pakistan has borne the brunt of refugee outflows, and still does, at the same time the Islamabad government has played a double game in supporting some factions of the Taliban as a cat’s pat to promote its interests. Now following the Taliban takeover and return to power in Afghanistan, Premier Khan advised, “A destabilized, chaotic Afghanistan will again become a safe have for International terrorists, the reason why the U.S. came to Afghanistan in the first place…Therefore, there is only one way to go. We must strengthen and stabilize the current government, for the sake of the people of Afghanistan.” Khan implored, “What have the Taliban promised? They will respect human rights. They will have an inclusive government…If the world community incentivizes them, and encourages them to walk this talk, it will be a win-win situation for everyone.” Wishful hyperbole indeed!

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not take the political bait, but in a speech the following day he recounted India’s democratic credentials, yet warned obliquely, “The country that uses terrorism as a political tool must also understand that it will also suffer from the same tool that they are inflicting on others.” This was a clear reference to Pakistani policy of supporting Tali-ban factions. Modi added, “It is absolutely essential to ensure that Afghanistan’s territory is not used to spread terrorism.” Few of the speeches were noteworthy; most of the diplomatic sound bites were either awkward or quickly forgettable, and little of the weeklong debate ritual was memorable. Mind you the UN Assembly, still behind masks and COVID regulations and protocols, seems to have lost most of its buzz, vibe and political mojo. It moved to tepid and polite applause. 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.

MALKIN from 6 Because Ciudad Acuna and Del Rio are not as infested with Mexican cartel enforcers, thousands of Haitians took advantage of the relatively safe passage into America’s promised land without having to pay the usual coyote fees. Most have been lying in wait in Chile and Brazil for several years looking for better economic opportunities, so don’t believe sob-story propaganda that the prime factor has to do with any recent natural disaster or sudden political turmoil. Openborders academic Andrew Selee of the Migration Policy Institute himself tweeted that “for those wondering about where Haitian migrants are coming from, most left Haiti in 2010-12 after the earthquake and settled in Brazil. ... Later most moved to Chile & Ecuador. ... This means that most of those arriving in Texas have been out of their country for about a decade. The Covid recession, discrimination, and the perception that they could get into the US now all played a role in the movement north over the past few months. ... Both Colombia and Panama registered huge increases in transit through the Darien Gap in July/August suggesting significant movement north.” Countless Catholic parishes, like the Franciscan parish in Necocli run by Father Henry Lopera, have facilitated Haitians’ migration through the Darien Gap and onto Mexico and the U.S. by supplying food packages. Doctors Without Borders has three health posts to assist the trespassers. Along the way, these Haitian invaders have also been

assisted by the United Nations’ International Organization of Migration, which has dispatched minibuses filled with toiletries and hair ties, according to The Guardian. As I reported in “Open Borders, Inc.,” the International Organization of Migration, or IOM, is the same agency that signed “cooperation agreements” in Mexico with three migrant shelters along its southern border to assist border-busting “irregulars” traveling through the Mexican states of Chiapas and Oaxaca on their way to the U.S. The IOM pact guaranteed supplies of medicine, hygiene products, construction materials, therapy services and legal training at the Hermanos en el Camino shelter, along with the

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Catholic-run Hogar de la Misericordia shelter and Jesus el Buen Pastor del Pobre y el Migrante shelter. IOM extended similar aid to nine other migrant shelters in the northern and central parts of Mexico, from Chihuahua, Sonora and Tamaulipas along the northern border to San Luis Potosi, Veracruz and Tlaxcala in the center of the country. Who’s paying? Funding for IOM’s operations comes from the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, which is subsidized by y-o-u. The bozos in the Biden administration are now play-acting with their performative gestures of “mass deportation” of Haitians. But I’ve seen this show and all its reruns

over the past three decades before. It ends with sneaky “temporary protected status” orders, mini-amnesties and maxi-amnesties to feed the global Open Borders, Inc. beast. All the world’s a stage, and America is the overrun doormat being trampled upon while our own citizens suffer increasing deprivation and anarchotyranny. Ain’t “diversity” grand? Michelle Malkin’s email address is MichelleMalkinInvestigates@ protonmail.com. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

St. André Bessette Parish

Mass Schedule at Sacred Heart Church

291 Union Ave Saturdays: 4pm; Sundays: 7:00, 8:30 & 10:30am Laconia, NH Daily Masses: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 8am, 524-9609

St. Joseph Church

30 Church St. Laconia, NH 524-9609

Tuesday: 5:00pm

All Masses Livestreamed at standrebessette.org Both churches are open daily for private prayer

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Very Reverend Marc B. Drouin, V.F., Pastor

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