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THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, October 11, 2012

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Disabled American Veterans Mobile Service

New England Championship Regatta Moved From Boston to New Hampshire 50 Years Ago by Tom Kudzma Contributing Writer

Opechee Park. A nylon robe attached to a 60 pound weight and a submerged float went into each hole.

The Plot This activity was hardly sinister. In late summer 1961 Parker Lindberg of the Laconia Chamber of Commerce met with Charles F. Brown, President, and Tom Kudzma, Regatta Direc-

tor of the New England Amateur Rowing Association (NEARA). For 107 years, the NEARA Rowing Championships had been held on the Charles River in Boston. But, in recent years, they had been buffeted by motorboat wakes, victimized by tax policing, and had had to share the rowing See regatta on 11

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When there’s a nip in the air in the Lakes Region, thoughts turn to ice fishing, so few were surprised in January 1962, to see a bunch of men going out onto frozen Lake Opechee with ice auger, lines and… surveyors. Up from Senator McIntyre’s house on the

western shore the augers were put to work drilling not one or two, but seven evenly spaced holes out on the thick, snowless surface. Then, guided by the surveyors from Ainsworth Associates led by engineer Bob Rose, the men drilled 28 more holes, the last group of seven being near the powerline tower off

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Rowers practice on Lake Opechee in Laconia in the 60s. The New England Championship Regatta moved from the Charles River in Boston to Opechee in 1962. It was a great community effort to develop the event and the Championship returned to the site in 1963, 1964 and 1966. Photo courtesy tom Kudzma

The Disabled American Veterans Mobile Service Office will be at the following locations to personally provide the best counseling and claim filing assistance available. Like all D-A-V services, help from the Mobile Service Office is free to all veterans and members of their families. •Monday, October 15, 9am -3pm, Harbor Homes, Inc., 45 High Street, Nashua. •Tuesday, October 16, 9am-3pm Elks Lodge,500 Jones Avenue, Portsmouth. •Wednesday, October 17, 9am-3pm. Loyal Order of Moose Lodge #443, 45 Chestnut Street, Dover • Thursday, October 18, 9am-3pm,Elks Lodge, 41 Columbus Avenue, Rochester. •Friday, October 19,9am3pm, Elks Lodge. 24 Old Mill Road, Epsom, New Hampshire. For further information regarding these events, please contact NSO Mark D. Moore at (603) 222-5788

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Oct Thursday 11th California Guitar Trio and Montreal Guitar Trio

Capitol Center for the Arts, Main Street, Concord.7:30pm. 225-1111. www.ccanh.com

Stewart O’Nan– Book Signing

The RiverRun Bookstore,142 Fleet Street, Portsmouth. 7pm. 431-2100

Athletic Performance Series – Massage those Muscles

Hillside Medical Park, Gilford. 6-7pm. Free but registration is required. 5277120

Watercolor for Beginners

Annual Meeting

Lane Tavern, 520 Sanborn Road, Sanbornton Square, Sanbornton. Free. 286-4526

Thurs. 11th – Sat. 13th Lilly Oncology On Canvas – Art Display

Capitol Center for the Arts, Main Street, Concord. An Art exhibition honoring the journeys people face when confronted by a cancer diagnosis. 225-1111. www.ccanh.com

Friday 12th Meg Josalen – Singer/Songwriter

Gilman Public Library, 100 Main Street, Alton. Mature audience please so listeners have no distractions. 8752550

Ghost Encounters – Performance Tour

VynnArt, 30 Main Street, Meredith. 10:30am-12:30pm. The beginner class, taught by Lorraine Gateriewictz, will explain material used in painting with watercolor, setting up your painting and a painting will be completed in class for you to take home. $45 pp. 279-0557

Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Road, Canterbury. 6:30 and 8:30pm tours. Space is limited so reservations are required. $12/adults, $6/children ages 6-17. This spooky tour is not recommended for younger children. 783-9077 x230.

Sanbornton Historical Society’s

“The President’s Own” United States Marine Band

Capitol Center for the Arts, Main Street, Concord.7:30pm. 225-1111. www.ccanh.com

Saturday 13th Mini-Golf Tournament

Paradise Falls Mini Golf, Off Rt. 109, Moultonborough. 2-9pm. $7/adult, $4/children or $21/family 4 pack. To benefit the Center Harbor Food Pantry. 253-8008.

Rock the Regiment – Non-Profit Rock Concert

Franklin Opera House, 316 Central Street, Franklin. Doors 6:30pm, concert at 7:30pm. $12pp, all proceeds go to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. 934-1901

The Piano Men – Songs of Elton John & Billy Joel

Kingswood Arts Center, 21 McManus Road, Wolfeboro. 7:30pm. $25pp. 5692151

James Montgomery – Hometown Heroes’ Blues Festival

Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 335-1992

Ghost Encounters – Performance Tour

Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Road, Canterbury. 6:30 and 8:30pm tours. Space is limited so reservations are required. $12/adults, $6/children ages 6-17. This spooky tour is not recommended for younger children. 783-9077 x230.

Phil Henry – Folk Music

Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 6:30pm. Special fund raising night of delicious Italian dinner and wonderful live music. $27.50 pp includes dinner and music. BYOB. 524-7044

Mission: Wolf

Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, 23 Science Center Road, Holderness. 1:30 & 3:30pm. $10/member, $12/ non-member. 968-7194

Moultonborough Monte Carlo Night

Magic Foods Catering and Banquet Facility, Rt. 25, Moultonborough. 7-11pm. Raffles, silent auction, buffet dinner, cash bar and a variety of casino games! $30pp. 253-9343

Rockin Schoolhouse

Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 335-1992

A.I.M. For a Cure – Archery Fundraiser Shoot

Pioneer Sportsmen Club, Dunbarton. Pre-register at Vicky@archeryinmotion with archers name and age group. $10. 393-9990

Genealogical Workshop

Gilford Public Library, 31 Potter Hill Road, Gilford. 11am-1pm. 293-0429

Jonathan Edwards & Michael Martin Murphey – Acoustic Show

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

Harvest Supper

Trinity Episcopal Church, Route 25, Meredith. 5-7pm. $10pp or $25 per family. 279-6689

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Leaf Peeper’s Craft Fair Come and join the fun at the Leaf Peeper’s Craft Fair on Saturday and Sunday, October 13-14 at the North Conway Community Center, 2628 White Mtn. Hwy., Rte. 16 North Conway next to the Scenic Railroad, Saturday & Sunday 10am-5pm. Fabulous arts, crafts, foods and music of Tim Janis. Buy American made quality and unique arts & crafts. Always free admission. Some of the arts & crafts will include beautiful glass art, handsome quilts, personalized signs, seasonal decor, pottery, game puzzles, holiday decor, fabulous jewelry, cedar Adirondack furniture, Ben’s NH syrups, alpaca clothing, scroll saw crafts, gourmet salsas/dilly beans/jellies/jams/fudge etc., American girl clothing, inlaid wooden & corian cutting boards, & lots more. Preview the fair online www.joycescraftshows.com or call Joyce (603)528-4014 Rain or Shine Under Canopy.

Haunted Alexandria Farm Are you scared of the dark? Do spiders make you scream? Well, grab your diapers because yup, you guessed it, Haunted Alexandria Farm returns for its fourth season of frights! Come over for a frightful night on the farm between 7pm and 9pm on October 26th and 27th in Alexandria Village at 2 Town Pound Road. This is a charitable event for the Bristol Community Services Food Pantry. Suggested admission this year is $5 for adults and $3 for kids under 15 years of age. If you have non-perishable food items in your kitchen, please bring them along! Let’s stock that food pantry for our neighbors who need help putting food on their tables. No one should ever go hungry. So dress warm and bring friends.

Rebecca Rule at Gilmanton Academy Join your neighbors and friends on Saturday evening, October 20, to enjoy Rebecca Rule’s “Evening of Laughter”. The program begins at 7pm at the Academy (Town Offices) building on Route 107 in Gilmanton Corners. Tickets are $15, and desert will be served. Rebecca Rule is a true Yankee story teller. She has been named by New Hampshire Magazine as “Thalia: the Muse of Comedy” in its list of notable New Hampshire muses. Rebecca is great fun so you won’t want to miss this program. And, she’ll also be available to autograph her books. To assure a seat, purchase your tickets at the Gilmanton Year-Round Library, 364-2400, gyrla@metrocast.net. Tickets will be available at the door as space permits.

Bill Cosby at Portsmouth Music Hall Bill Cosby will appear at the Portsmouth Music Hall on Sunday, November 11th at 7:30pm. In the 60s, his stand-up act was a coast-to-coast sensation, spawning a string of hilarious, best-selling comedy albums, which went on to win five Grammy Awards. His role on tv’s I Spy made him the first African-American to costar in a dramatic series, breaking tv’s racial barrier and winning three Emmy Awards. In the 80’s he starred in the hugely successful The Cosby Show, a gentle, whimsical approach to the sitcom. It’s clear – Bill Cosby is a national treasure. Tickets are $80-$92 ($120 includes a meet and greet). Call 603-436-2400 or online at www.themusichall.org.

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Goss Farm in Rye, Sat., October 13, 9:30am – 2:00pm Is your barn’s roof in need of repair? Is a corner post failing? Or is a sill rotting? If so, come to Rye to learn how to address these common barn issues on Saturday, October 13th. Noted timber framer, Ian Blackman of Ian Blackman LLC, Restoration & Preservation, will lead an investigation of the Goss Barn focusing on framing issues and roof repairs/ replacements. The Goss Barn, a 2011 listee to the NH State Register of Historic Places, is owned by the Town of Rye and is being restored as part of an effort with the Rye Conservation Commission to preserve the 10 acres now under a conservation easement for use as a community farm with a farm stand and program space in the barn. The early 19th century barn is in need of some major repairs to its foundation, scribe rule frame (early framing technique), and roof. Ian will focus this workshop primarily on the scribe rule framing issues and the roof repairs he will be doing prior to the installation of a new metal roof. Ian will also touch on other common problems of antique barns including: foundation problems, drainage issues, sill deterioration,

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To The Editor: Isn’t the most important reason to bring children into this world to nurture them, protect them, and help them become successful citizens? Isn’t this what family and society is all about? According to the long term outlook from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) the stark reality is that President Obama has put us in a dire financial situation that our children, grandchildren, and unborn children will have to deal with when they’re our age. Each households share of the federal debt will increase to $382,000 over the next 25 years which is an additional $287,000 compared to current levels. Over the next 20 years high debt levels will decrease the US cumulative economic outlook by about $29 trillion. By 2025 mandatory health care spending, social security, and the interest on the debt will consume 100% of all the revenue received by the federal government. This means no money for education, infrastructure, defense, or countless over federal government programs. By 2037 the federal government will spend $2.5 trillion a year (greater than 25% of the entire budget) in interest payments. The on the record federal debt not including entitlements is greater than the value of all the goods and services produced in the US. The

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Fall is always an interesting season here in New Hampshire as it gets people into thinking about the winter. It’s that calm before the storm or, like last year, the calm before the calm. We never know what we are going to get, but we spend a lot of time trying to figure it out beforehand. Of course, global warming alarmists will tell us that last year was a sign of things to come and all our winters will be as mild as last year. I’ve heard this one too many times in the past. Usually we end up getting a snowy and cold winter right after a mild one and then global warming becomes climate change. Winters have been very mild or very cold since forever, so I don’t worry about it much. Still, I do like to play the game of trying to figure out what the coming winter will bring since, when the weather starts to get colder, there isn’t a lot else to do around here. A lot of people turn to the Old Farmer’s Almanac which is right about as much as it is wrong; just a little bit better than the TV weatherman. Still, there are a few interesting wonders of nature that old farmers, who I guess write these books, use in trying to anticipate the coming winter. For example: “If a mole digs its hole two and a half

feet deep, expect a severe winter; if two feet, not so severe; if a foot, a mild winter.” I’m sure that there is some credence to this but, seriously, who has time to find a mole hole and, if I did, I don’t usually carry around a measuring tape with me. Still, I believe in these signs of nature as an accurate predictor, but hard to really keep track of. As the founder of FATSO (Flatlanders Adjusting To Solitary Oblivion) a winter support group I started years ago to help new transplants to New Hampshire survive their first few winters here after moving from a more urban landscape, I devised my own “adages” to help the uninitiated in getting a handle on figuring out signs for the coming season. Coming from New York, we had a few sayings that helped us determine what was coming. “Red sky at night, sailors delight. Red sky at morning, something is on fire and traffic will be tied up for hours.” “You can tell it will soon be spring when wool socks go on sale at the mall.” I took that same twisted philosophy in order to explain to others, like me, what these strange New Hampshire sayings mean. “If the groundhog sees his shadow on February 2, six more weeks of winter will follow.” (Winter’s going to be just as long as it was last year no matter what happens.) “Onion skins very thin, mild winter coming in; onion skins thick and tough, coming winter cold and rough.” (If you have a really tasty pastrami and onion sandwich in the fall, you won’t have much roof raking to do this winter.) “When spiders weave their webs by noon, fine weather is coming soon.”

(I tell FATSO members to impress unexpected guests to your home with your meteorological skills when you haven’t cleaned it in a while.) I even came up with a couple of original sayings. “When the signs of the roll of the lobster begin to fade then winter is on its way.” “When the muddying rains of the spring be sent then eight dollars at the car wash must be spent.” I also try to make FATSO members realize that trying too hard to figure all of these seasonal signs of nature can be a problem as well. “If you sit by your window and track the migration of birds over the course of several weeks you will suddenly realize that you don’t have a life and you need to get out more.” I could go on with more but I don’t want to bore you and don’t have any more ideas anyway. Other members of FATSO have been gathering info for a Flatlander’s Almanac which we hope to have out for the next planting season, whenever that is. Besides great new sayings like this we will also provide a whole year’s worth of weather predictions. A day by day forecast that we will determine by spinning a big wheel. We figure our odds are about as good as the Old Farmer’s Almanac. This winter you are on your own. Now I am about to go out and enjoy this beautiful fall day because, if my itchy left arm and that fat caterpillar I saw this morning are any indication; it won’t last long. Brendan Smith welcomes your comments at brendan@weirs.com. You can also follow him on Twitter at @weirsbrendan

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Defeatism HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN

-- When our Fox News team left for Afghanistan last week, there was a palpable sense of imminent calamity in the air. Gloom by Oliver North and doom news Syndicated Columnist from here is now a staple in our so-called mainstream media. Reports of “green-on-blue,” or insider, attacks by our Afghan allies against American and NATO troops are depicted as a sure sign of mission failure and portend of worse to come. Commentaries, columns and “analysis” from “experts” urging our political and military leaders to “get out now” routinely grace our print and broadcast outlets. The terms “betrayed,” “cut our losses” and “minimize failure” appear regularly in the press, and “lost cause” is now the media watchword for Afghanistan. Defeatism of this sort is nothing new. Prognostications of failure in American military campaigns

predate the founding of our republic. The “wrong war, wrong strategy,” “no way to win” and “not worth the cost” arguments didn’t begin with Vietnam; they have been commonplace in contemporaneous critiques of every military endeavor in our nation’s history. So, too, have been calls for the heads of those leading these fights. “Fire them all” is hardly a new mantra for American military leaders -- or the politicians who send them to war. In the 1750s -- during what we call the French and Indian War -- British and Colonial troops set out to drive French forces from North America. They were thwarted by an alliance between the French and Native American tribes. During a disastrous campaign to capture Fort Duquesne -- now Pittsburgh -- the BritishAmerican effort was repulsed in part by unconventional warfare attacks perpetrated by Indians who were initially thought to be our allies. Thank goodness, the widely publicized failure didn’t destroy the future military career of an otherwise promising young See north on 21

Mitt Romney sure ruffled a lot of feathers over his proposal to eliminate taxpayer funding for governmentsponsored TV. As soon by Michelle Malkin as the GOP Syndicated Columnist presidential candidate singled out PBS for cuts during the presidential debate in Denver, the hysterical squawking commenced. Left-leaning celebrities immediately erupted on Twitter. “WOW!!! No PBS!! WTF how about cutting congress’s stuff leave big bird alone,” Whoopi Goldberg fumed. “Mitt is smirky, sweaty, indignant and smug with an unsettling hint of hysteria. And he wants to kill BIG BIRD,” actress Olivia Wilde despaired. “Who picks on Big Bird!!! #bulliesthatswho,” actress Taraji Henson chimed in. Social media activists called for a Million Muppet March on the National Mall to “show your support for Big Bird, Muppets, PBS and all that is good.” The grammar-challenged operatives of George Soros-funded Media Matters for America lectured “right-wing media” to be “more concerned with Americans having jobs insteading (sic) of obsessing whether or not Big Bird has one.” Indignant PBS, which employs not-so-neutral debate moderator Jim Lehrer, issued a statement decrying Romney’s failure to “understand the value the American people place on public broadcasting and the outstanding return on investment the system delivers to our nation.” And President Obama, awakened from his

beatdown-induced stupor, scurried the next morning to the safe confines of a campaign rally to mock Romney for “getting tough on Big Bird.” The kiddie character kerfuffle is a manufactured flap that may play well to liberals in Hollywood and Washington. But beyond the borders of La-La Land, desperate Democrats who cling childishly to archaic federal subsidies look like cartoonish buffoons. Let’s face it: The Save Big Bird brigade is comically out of touch with 21st-century realities. In 1967, when Congress passed the Public Broadcasting Act, family options for quality children’s programming were severely limited. More than four decades later, there’s a vibrant marketplace for educational broadcasting -- on radio, TV and the Internet -- that teems with furry friends and information-packed shows. PBS speaks of itself with cultish self-reverence: “For more than 40 years,” the government network chastised Romney, “Big Bird has embodied the public broadcasting mission -- harnessing the power of media for the good of every citizen, regardless of where they live or their ability to pay. Our system serves as a universally accessible resource for education, history, science, arts and civil discourse.” In reality, of course, PBS affiliates have become increasingly corporatized. As GOP Sen. Jim DeMint noted last year, franchises like Sesame Street “are multimillion-dollar enterprises capable of thriving in the private market. According to the 990 tax form all nonprofits are required to file, Sesame Workshop President and CEO Gary Knell received $956,513 -- nearly a million dol-

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ongoing civil war has shadowed the current UN General Assembly both with the danger of by John J. Metzler a w i d e n i n g Syndicated Columnist regional humanitarian crisis and the challenge of a politically deadlocked UN Security Council. The eighteen month conflict between the Damascus rulers and a wide coalition of opposition forces has seen over 20,000 people killed, mostly civilians. Equally is has triggered a major refugee crisis impacting not only inside Syria but on neighboring states such as Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey. “With no end to the fighting in sight, with serious food and medicine shortages and with winter approaching, it was high time to discuss at the highest level what the needs are and how we can bring help to people who need, it,” advised Kristalina Georgieva, Europe’s Commissioner for humanitarian aid. During a high level meeting hosted by the European Union and the Kingdom of Jordan, UN member states were updated on the tragic humanitarian toll as a consequence of the widening violence inside Syria. Significantly the EU is the largest donor of emergency relief with a combined total of $287 million in aid from both member states and the European Commission. Commissioner Georgieva told correspondents that as a result of the conflict the “flames are spreading to other areas beyond Syria,” and while countries need to do more, relief agencies “need more access in Syria” where both sides must allow humanitarian access. Headlines from Homs, Hama and Aleppo, have highlighted what she later told this writer “is largely an urban war, “and thus “delivery of humanitarian aid is difficult.” The UN’s humanitarian chief Valerie Amos put the matter into wider context. Since March, when about one million people were affected by the fighting, the number has jumped to 2.5

million displaced persons. These figures come from a population of 22 million. The number of refugees leaving Syria stands at 300,000, mostly fleeing to the neighboring Jordan, Lebanon, or Turkey. Tragically according to the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) that number could double by year’s end.. In other words the crisis is worsening. While 90,000 refugees are currently in Turkey, the Ankara government is quickly expanding reception centers which are expected to hold up to 130,000 people. I’ve been discussing the sanguinary symptoms of the Syrian revolt; the root cause to solving the problem remains political. But barring a swift victory of the Free Syrian Army and a gaggle of opposition forces, including some hard-line Islamic jihadists over the Assad dictatorship, the paradox returns to possible outside military intervention. The fifteen member UN Security Council remains dangerously deadlocked in an East/ West divide where even tepid resolutions against the Damascus regime have been blocked by Moscow and Beijing. During the past year Russia and China have used their rare double-veto on three separate occasions. German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle advised the General Assembly, “To this very day, the Security Council has failed to live up to its responsibility for people in Syria. The deadlock in the Security Council must not continue. Every day, the violence perpetrated by the Bashar al‑Assad regime is escalating.” French President Francois Hollande implored, “We have the duty to take action. To take action together because it is a matter of urgency… How can we accept the UN’s paralysis?” Hollande called for “France to recognize, once it’s formed, the interim government representing the new Syria…I demand that the United Nations immediately provide the Syrian people with all the assistance, all the support they’re asking for, particularly for the liberated areas to be protected and humanitarian assistance provided to the refugees.”

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The State of New Hampshire added this new event to its “Festival 1300 N.H. Lakes” promotion, and smoothed the way for transporting the shells some more than 61 feet long over State highways. The Preparation Preparations were both exhaustive and exhausting, but on August 26th Laconians and competitors came out to a placid Lake Opechee with an arrow straight, amethyst course See regatta on 13

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Regatta scenes (clockwise from upper left) Laconia Middle School Gym, 2000-meter course on Lake Opechee, docks beside the Middle School, spectator Photo courtesy tom Kudzma area at Opechee Beach, cafeteria for oarsmen, dining area. regatta from 12

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Tom Kudzma holds the Paul Kinney Trophy in 2012. not only that race, but the premier event for Heavyweight Singles to be the first recipient of the Berry Shea Trophy. Jeremiah J. Shea was a champion sculler in the days before World War II, and later coached such national and international champions as Sy Cromwell and Don Spero at the Riverside Boat Club. These and many others represented the U.S. in the Olympic Games and World Championships. Shea was present to award the new Trophy to Lea, and was quoted as praising Lake Opechee: “It’s the most beautiful course I’ve ever seen.” Accompanying Shea was an old friend and wrestling celebrity Steve “Crusher” Casey, himself no mean sculler during Shea’s heyday. The most spectacular race of the day was the Senior Eights. Four crews competed: Brockville, New York A.C., Union, and West Side, with Brockville the leaders in that order. So impressed was the Committee with this race and Paul Kinney’s dedication to rowing and the NEARA Championships, that they afterwards inaugurated the Paul Kinney Trophy for Eights; subse-

quent winners included the cream of American Rowing on the university, club, and Olympic Development Camp levels. The Laconia Difference Many of those who rowed at Laconia in 1962 formed the base of North American rowing for many years. They were there for the “new” 2000 meter distance which was soon adopted by most regattas, including the U.S. Nationals. They became accustomed to the International “FISA” Rules of Racing, which better prepared them for the Olympics. The rowing world found that Laconia had not only the resources, but also the will to run a first class event from scratch. Coaches and the officials of U.S. Rowing also took notice of Laconia’s facilities and willingness to go “all out.” This led to the “Laconia Plan” crews of 1964 in preparation for the Olympic Trials; this three week camp was the precursor to the present “Camp System” for selecting crews - men and women - for the U.S. Olympic Team. The NEARA again selected Laconia’s Lake See regatta on 15

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Whether you are a vacationer or a full time resident of the Lakes Region, Skelley's Market is the place to go for your shopping needs. Located on route 109 in beautiful Moultonboro, New Hampshire, we are very easy to find.

Peter Johnson was called the greatest lightweight sculler in the world. He was from the Photos courtesy tom Kudzma Shrewsbury Rowing Club. young teenager who had first seen rowing as a driver of a referee’s launch. So, if you see rowing shells around the Lakes Region, remember Laconia’s pioneering efforts in the 1962 New England Championships Regatta. How rowing has grown, thanks to those dedicated volunteers and an enthusiastic New Hampshire community.

As soon as the crews hit the water they were surrounded by Laconia’s kids. Here Tom Kudzma (white hat) shows his single to Greg Lavallee, Steve Farnham, Vic Betts, John Chamberlain and Lee Willett at Opechee Park. regatta from 14

Opechee as the site of the 1963, 1964, and 1966 championship. With Paul Kinney’s help, Laconia High School had their first crew in 1963, and afterwards merged this effort with the Laconia Rowing Association. The boats and program eventually went to the ill-fated Belknap College, but individuals continue to row on Lake Opechee, both residents and visitors. Terry Adams became acquainted with rowing as a motorboat driver during the regattas of the ‘60s and at the training camp of the “Laconia Plan� crews. The 1966 high school yearbook called him “Our All

State Co-Captain ... tall and rugged� for his football exploits, but he also ran winter track. Number 77 graduated in 1966 and went off to Dartmouth College to “play Football,� but the first day there saw him go directly to the boathouse to start a four year career on some wonderful crews. In 1973 joined the Potomac Boat Club in Washington and partnered with M. Borchelt to race in England’s famed Henley Royal Regatta. His pairoared shell beat fifteen international pairs to win the Silver Goblets and Nickalls Challenge Cup, putting them, Dartmouth and Laconia in the world spotlight. Not bad for a

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at Prescott Farm Polliwog Pre-K Programs (Ages 2 ½-5) Thursdays, September 27-November 8; 10:30-12:00 OR 1:30-3:00 $7 ($5 Members)/adult-child pair, +$3/additional child A group for the littlest explorers amongst us! Bring along your favorite grown-up and join us to explore the forests and fields around Prescott Farm. Each week we will take a walk and maybe read a story or play a game on that week’s theme – activities perfect for introducing little ones to the joys of the natural world.

Family Programs & Walks $8 ($6.50 Members)/adult or adult-child pair, +$3/additional child, unless otherwise noted.

“Upcycled� Holiday Ornaments—Tuesday, Dec. 4; 6:00-7:30 $10 ($8 Members)/adult or adult-child pair, +$4/additional child You might find yourself looking at the items in your recycling bin differently after this evening of holiday preparation. Join us to create one-of-a-kind holiday ornaments and gifts from 2-liter soda bottles, cardboard milk cartons, business envelopes, and more! Nature-Themed Holiday Ornaments Saturday, Dec. 8; 1:00-2:30 $10 ($8 Members)/adult or adult-child pair, +$4/additional child What better gift to give than one you can assemble with materials found in forests and fields? Learn to make pinecone owls, milkweed mice, wool felt acorns, birch bark sleds with pinecone critters and many more creatures with the collection of natural materials we’ll provide.

Nature’s Palette Trail Walk—Saturday, Sept. 29; 1:00-2:30 The time of year is upon us when Mother Nature adds a new color each day to the trees that surround us. Enjoy the splendors of fall while exploring a Prescott Farm trail with one of our environmental educators. While on our journey, you will create brilliant fall foliage blossoms to take home with you.

Night Hike Adventure—Friday, Oct. 5; 7:00-8:30 Exercise your night vision on a trail walk adventure through the moonlit forest! You’ll use all five senses as you explore Prescott Farm’s trails in darkness and engage in fun activities along the way

Campfire Storytelling—Friday, Oct. 12; 7:00-8:30 What better way to spend a chilly fall evening than around the campfire playing games and listening to stories? We might even sing a few silly nature songs that are sure to make you smile. We’ll close the evening with roasted marshmallows and tasty s’mores.

Workshops (Adults & Teens) $20/person ($16 Members)

Introduction to Lactofermentation Tuesday, Oct. 9; 6:00-8:00 Lacto-what?!?!? Lactofermentation a really cool way of preserving foods such as sauerkraut, pickles, ketchup, kimchi and more. Learn how easy it is to do with very basic equipment and come ready to taste a variety of delicious foods preserved by this method. Participants will take home a jar of sauerkraut!

Preserving the Harvest—Saturday, Oct. 13; 1:00-3:00 Save money and savor the goodness of locally grown veggies and fruits all year-round! Get complete instructions and hands-on experience as you learn the basics of hot water bath canning, freezing, and drying. Also taste a variety of yummy home-canned pair, foods and take home a jar of applesauce.

Fall Family Programs & Walks

$8 ($6.50 Members)/adult Spiders & Webs Puppet Show—Saturday,or Oct.adult-child 20; 10-11:30 child, unless How+$3/additional do you feel about spiders— friend or foe? otherwise With Halloweennoted. around the corner, this is the perfect time of year to gain a better Soap Making at Home Night Hike Adventure—Friday, Oct. 5; 7:00-8:30 understanding of an animal that is often times a fright rather than a Tuesday, Oct. 23; 6:00-8:00pm OR Saturday, Nov. 10; 10:00-12:00 pleasant sight. Storytelling—Friday, Please join us for an entertaining puppet Back by popular demand - learn to make your own homemade Campfire Oct. 12; show 7:00-8:30 about these amazing creatures and the construction of their webs. soap! Participants will receive complete written instructions and Spiders & Webs Puppet Show—Saturday, Oct. get20; hands-on experience making a batch of soap to take home – Prescott Farm Special Places—Saturday, Nov. 3; 10:00-11:30 10-11:30 enough to give as holiday gifts! Have you ever been to the “Octopine�? How about Scat Ridge? Join Prescott Farm Special Places—Sat., Nov. 3; 10-11:30 one of our environmental educators for a guided walk around Non-Toxic Clean Home—Tuesday, Nov. 6; 6:00-8:00 PrescottColors Farm’s trails to discover some of the most beautiful and Wild Storytime & Workshop—Saturday, Nov. Learn how simple ingredients can be used to make safe, non-toxic interesting places on our 160 acre property! cleaning products for your home. We’ll share recipes for surface 17; 10-12:00 $10 ($8 Members)/adult or adult-child cleaner, window cleaner, soft scrub, furniture polish and laundry pair, +$4/additional child Wild Colors Storytime & Workshop soap. Participants will make several products to take home. Please Saturday, Nov. 17; 10-12:00 bring several empty jars with lids and an empty spray bottle. “Upcycled� Holiday Ornaments—Tuesday, Dec. $10 ($8 Members)/adult or adult-child pair, +$4/additional child 4; 6:00-7:30 $10of($8 Members)/adult Follow the adventures a Weaver and the process sheor usesadult-child to Easy Home Dairy—Tuesday, Nov. 13; 6:00-8:00 pair, +$4/additional weave wool in the story Weavingchild the Rainbow by George Ella Lyon. Learn to make fresh soft spreadable cheeses, butter and yogurt in Afterwards, kids will build a loom and learn to weave their own your own kitchen with just milk or cream, basic kitchen equipment Nature-Themed Holiday Ornaments—Saturday, piece of art with yarn, raw wool and various materials found in and a few other simple ingredients. Participants will take home Dec. 8; 1:00-2:30 $10in($8 Members)/adult nature, while adults participate a hands-on introduction to using or adultrecipes and samples of foods made in class. natural dyes to dye wool fabric and yarn. child child pair, +$4/additional

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Frisbie Memorial Hospital today announced the expansion of its clinical affiliation with Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Mass., to include cancer services. Lahey and Frisbie already have a successful urology affiliation and now, patients in the greater Rochester community will also have access to more comprehensive cancer care, close to home. Frisbie Memorial will make a formal announcement of the newly expanded clinical affiliation on October 2, 2012, during the Lahey Clinic – Frisbie Memorial Hospital Affiliation Luncheon. Lahey Clinic president and CEO, Howard Grant, JD, MD, will address Frisbie Memorial physicians and Board of Trustees on health care reform, the state of the local health care landscape and the benefits of developing long-standing affiliations with community hospitals.

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UNH Cooperative Extension brought onboard six new 4-H program coordinators in the last month. The six new staff members are part of UNH Extension’s current organization wide restructuring, an initiative known as “ReExtension.” In Belknap County, the new 4-H program coordinator is Amy Jennings. Jennings said, “I have never subscribed to the ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ approach to program management. I believe if we keep our minds open to all possibilities, there will always be opportunities to innovate and improve on existing programs and policies, ultimately yielding long term growth, sustainability and success for the 4-H program.” Young, as the program leader, couldn’t be more pleased. “These

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trail to the outlook ledge just the same hoping for a miracle. The only thing we could see was each other. We retreated back to the trail out of the wind and put on warmer clothing and we drank and ate a little more. The ups and downs on the ridge between the peaks made for a nice walk. The trail through the dark woods felt spooky and sometimes magical. On top of South Hancock we paused long enough to take a few photos before beginning the steep descent. We picked our way down the trail See patenAUde on 20

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Tuesday 16th Richard Hatin – Book Signing

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Bikecartoberfest – Boston Children’s Hospital and Jaydens Ride Benefit

Heat Grill & Restaurant, Rt. 3 Weirs Beach, across from Funspot under the big three ring tent. Noon -6pm. Featuring the James Montgomrey Blues Band plus three other bands. Bike and car show off, concert, auction, prizes, raffles and more! Event tshirts for the first 500 registrations. $30pp. 2164683. 18+ event.

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Groton Historical Society, 754 North Groton Road. 2pm. Presented by Steve Taylor. Free. 744-5747

Late Night Catechism

Capitol Center for the Arts, Main Street, Concord.7:30pm. 225-1111. www.ccanh.com

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Monday 22nd Lakes Region Genealogy Interest Group Meeting

Wolfeboro Public Library. Question and answer session begins at 6:30pm. At 7pm Hal Inglis will present a program on “The Serendipity, Snags and Family Lore of Genealogy”. 630-8497

Tuesday 23rd Big Cat Coffees Customer Appreciation/Open House

Big Cat Coffees, 109 Industrial Park Drive, Franklin. 4-7pm. Visit and tour the facility. Meet the Big Cat Team and sample tasty treats. There will also be games and giveaways. Pet supplies are welcome at the event for donations to the NH Humane Society and the Franklin Animal Shelter. 9349004.

Jane Hirshfield

Silver Center for the Arts at Plymouth State University, Plymouth. 8:30pm. 535-ARTS

Saturday 27th Henry Rollins: Capitalism

Capitol Center for the Arts, Main Street, Concord.8pm. 225-1111. www.ccanh.com

Halloween Masquerade Ball

Aboard the M/S Mount Washington, Weirs Beach. 7pm. 21+ cruise. $49pp. includes dinner and live entertainment. 366-5531

Zombie Walk and Monster Mash Costumed Street Dance

Main Street, Meredith. Costumed walkers will assemble at Prescott Park between 3 and 4pm with the walk to Main Street beginning at 4:30pm. Local celebrity judges will choose the best costume. The street dance begins at 5pm-10pm. Free

Haunted Alexandria Farm

2 Town Pound Road, Alexandria Village. 7-9pm. Event is free to attend but donations are greatly appreciated to benefit the Bristol Community Services Food Pantry. Also non-perishable food items are being collected.

Sunday 4th

Alexander Who’s Not, Not Not Going to Move

Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 335-1992

Angelina Ballerina the Musical

Capitol Center for the Arts, Main Street, Concord.7:30pm. 225-1111. www.ccanh.com

Friday 9th Guy & Ralna of “The Lawrence Welk Show”

Capitol Center for the Arts, Main Street, Concord.7:30pm. 225-1111. www.ccanh.com

Donna Jean’s GREAT FOOD FAST

Rt 3, at the Weirs Bridge Weirs Beach, NH

366-5996

On the Weirs Channel

Franklin. 9am-3pm. 934-2060

Saturday 10th King Michael – Tribute to the King of Pop

Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 335-1992

Holiday Craft Fair Franklin

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Sunday 11th

Mr. Popper’s Penguins

Hospital,

Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 335-1992

Bob Marley

Capitol Center for the Arts, Main Street, Concord.7:30pm. 225-1111. www.ccanh.com

Mr. Popper’s Penguins

Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 335-1992

Spaghetti & Meatball Dinner with Concert and Silent Auction

The Greenside Restaurant

LOCHMERE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB

Proudly Presents

Thursday Night Prime Rib

with choice of two: Salad, Vegetable or Starch

$10.95

Casual ng ni Outdoor Di in our Gazebo

Saturday Night Tour of Italy $12.95

CHOOSE A PASTA: Cheese Ravioli or Pasta of the Day CHOOSE 2 MEATS: Italian Sausage, Homemade Meatballs, or Pork Cutlet Parmesan

Still Hungry? Seconds on the House! (dine in only)

Call for Hours 528-7888 ext. 2 360 Laconia Rd., Rte. 3, Tilton, NH • 1.5 miles from I-93 exit 20.

LOCHMERE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB Asiangreat Fusion Cuisine serving quality food Proudly Presents Where Healthy Meets Delicious!

The Greenside Restaurant NH’s first true prime steakhouse Daily Happy Hour

Thursday 25th Ron White

Fleet Street, Portsmouth. 7pm. 431-2100

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

Phantom of the Opera – Silent Film Series

1st Annual Boo Fest!

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

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

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Sunday 28th

Pease Public Library, Plymouth. Noon-1pm. All welcome but seating is limited. Reserve by calling 536-1001

Colin Dickey – Book Signing

The RiverRun Bookstore,142 Fleet Street, Portsmouth. 7pm. 431-2100

Indigo Girls with Full Band

Capitol Center for the Arts, Main Street, Concord.7:30pm. 225-1111. www.ccanh.com

Monday 29th Dennis Lehane

Capitol Center for the Arts, Main Street, Concord.7:30pm. 225-1111. www.ccanh.com

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Homemade Biscuits and Sausage Gravy, Thursday Night “Top &3 Restaurants in NH for 2009” Homemade Soup Prime Rib -Manchester Union Leader Sandwich, with choice of two: Salad, Kids Menu. Vegetable or Starch

Silver Center for the Arts at Plymouth State University, Plymouth. 8:30pm. 535-ARTS

Haunted Alexandria Farm

2 Town Pound Road, Alexandria Village. 7-9pm. Event is free to attend but donations are greatly appreciated to benefit the Bristol Community Services Food Pantry. Also non-perishable food items are being collected.

Rocky Horror Picture Show

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

Benjamin Busch– Book Signing

The RiverRun Bookstore,142

Saturday 3rd Alexander Who’s Not, Not Not Going to Move

Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 335-1992

St.Paul Holiday “Angel” Fair

Parish Center, 15 Elkins Street, Franklin. 8am-3pm. Crafts, jewelry, raffles, baked goods, silent auction and more.

Annual Turkey Supper

Bristol Baptist Church, 30 Summer Street, Bristol. 5-7pm. $8/adults, $4/children or $22/ family of 4 or more

$12.95

Italian Sausage, Homemade of your choice for $25, $3 draft Meatballs, or Pork Cutlet Parmesan & full liquor menu available

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OUR PICK FOR BEST CAPTION ENTRY... Runners Up Captions: American Gothic...pre-school version. -Carl Gunderson, Conway, NH.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) You could impress a lot of influential people with the way you untangle a few knotty problems. Meanwhile, a colleague is set to share some welcome news. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Aspects favor recharging your social life and meeting new people. It’s also a good time to renew friendships that might be stagnating due to neglect on both sides.

People say, “You shouldn’t marry until your through with school”, so we just quit kindergarten!” -Tom Hopwood, Meredith, NH.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Congratulations. Your talent for working out a highly technical problem earns you well-deserved praise. The weekend could bring news about a friend or relative.

A very ,....very........very young” Donny & Marie “ -Lori Ann Hayes, Belmont, NH.

BORN THIS WEEK: Your sense of justice makes you a strong advocate for the rights of people and animals alike.

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ACROSS 1 Examine by touching, as for medical diagnosis 8 Florida resort port 13 Assemble again 20 New York Indians 21 Like a vine-covered wall 22 Top celeb 23 What an ivory tickler’s hands are on 25 Kind of onion 26 - Reader (bimonthly digest) 27 Blokes 28 Jolly Roger 30 Bamboo-eating cutie 34 Domination, in slang 35 Hi- 36 Gene-splicing need 37 Army meal buddy 43 Siren-sounding vehicle 50 Politico Ross 51 Shows at the Met 52 Actor Mickey 53 “Dallas” wife 54 Flax fabric 55 FedEx or fax 56 World Cup bouncer 59 Cookout pest 60 Query 62 In the past 64 Actor Ethan 65 With 40-Down, highway snooze site 67 Orca 71 Talks to a beat 75 Port near Nazareth 77 Connection 78 “For” vote 80 Prohibition

81 Chaplin movie, e.g. 86 Cato’s 559 88 - Magli (shoe brand) 90 Inflammation of the ear 91 Stella - (lager brand) 93 Liquor lover 94 -’s razor (“keep it simple” maxim) 95 Cryptogram alternative 98 Synonym books 100 Scale notes 101 Charged bit 102 Rouse 104 Pet that looks like it’s wearing a mask 110 Often-twisted treat 115 Author Rand 116 City in Colombia 117 Breakwater embankment 118 Descriptive of 10 answers in this puzzle 123 Vienna-born photographer Model 124 “- you!” (cry of challenge) 125 Longing person 126 Marital state 127 Campfire residue 128 Professions

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Even the $10,000 a year -- which is less than anyone can earn on an entry level job -- is not guaranteed. If my years of work produced an unpublished manuscript, I would not even have been among the first thousand writers who met this fate. Very similar principles

apply to businesses. We pay attention to businesses after they have succeeded. But most new businesses do not succeed. Even those businesses that eventually turn out to be enormously successful may go through years of losing money before they have their first year of earning a profit.

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his expenses, much less make a profit. There are whole industries where no one can expect to make a profit the first year -- publishing a newspaper for example. Virtually every major American airline has lost money in some years, and some of the biggest and most famous airlines have ended up going bankrupt. If a country wants investors to invest, it cannot tax their resulting capital gains the same as the incomes of people whose incomes were guaranteed in advance when they took the job. It is not just a question of “fairness” to investors. Ultimately, it is investors who guarantee other people’s incomes in a market economy, even though the investors’ own incomes are by no means guaranteed. Reducing investors’ incentives to take risks is reducing the jobs their investments are likely to create. Business income is different from employees’ income in another way. The profit that a business makes is first taxed as profit and the remainder is then taxed again as the incomes of people who receive dividends. The biggest losers from politicians who jack up

tax rates are likely to be people who are looking for jobs that will not be there, because investments will not be there to create the jobs. Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His website is www.tsowell.com.

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and China too. United Kingdom Foreign Secretary William Hague stated, “That the Security Council has failed to act on its clear responsibilities in the case of Syria is inexcusable…it is a terrible indictment of the Council that over 22,000 people have died since it first failed to agree to a resolution to stem to violence.” As French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius conceded, “As long as the Security Council is deadlocked, with the Chinese and Russians sticking to their positions, Bashar al-Assad will stay there.” Tragically this crisis seems far from over. John J. Metzler is a United Nations correspondent covering diplomatic and defense issues.

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