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Autumn Hiking Along The Maine Coast by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Columnist

1 until we turned off towards the ocean. We passed through Damariscotta where traffic was stop and go, not due to the bridge bottleneck but because of forklifts running around carrying giant pumpkins on the main street. Three hours later we were standing at the La Verna Preserve trailhead kiosk—trip #22 in the guide complete with map. I picked this

trip because the 3 mile lollypop-loop has half of mile of trail right on the rocky coast and it sounded lovely for a late afternoon adventure. Wasting no time we hit the trail. We wanted to make sure we were out by dark—can’t waste those headlamp batteries. The well blazed trail’s good footing made it easy for us to hustle down the trail through the woods See patenaude on 20

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Why not? We could stay with our AT thru-hiking friend Carey Kish and his fine wife Fran in Southwest Harbor on Mount Desert Island. We could see the Ocean. It would be fun. So we did! We skipped out of work a little early on Thursday and with a copy of the AMC’s Best Day Hikes along the Maine Coast

in my hands, written by non-other than our friend Carey Kish, I made a plan while Charlie drove east. Midcoast Maine, as best as I can tell, are the places between Freeport and Belfast. Then it’s Acadia/Bar Harbor and that other coastal place I have yet to visit called Downeast. Maine is big and has a big coastline. Just north of Freeport we got off the Interstate and continued on Route

Outdoor/Ski Columnist Amy Patenaude takes us on a breathtaking autumn hike along the midcoast of Maine. Pictured here are Fran Leyman and Charlie Gunn on top of Beech Cliff overlooking Echo Lake on a fine fall morning. There are over 120 miles of paths and trails in Acadia National Park and Fran has redlined the Park--hiked every trail and path.

Over 50 emerging opera singers, from all over the United States, are coming to New Hampshire to participate in the Third Annual Piccola Opera Idol Competition. This competition offers young opera performers the opportunity to participate in an opera competition with cash prizes and performance opportunities. The Final Round of the competition is Oct. 22 at 7:30 pm at the Concord City Auditorium. The live competition will offer over $5,000 in cash prizes and contracts to the winners of the competition. Judges will include Dr. Michael Johnson, opera director and coach; Carlos Martinez, Music Director of Piccola Opera; Jane Cormier, Artistic Director of Piccola Opera; and Allison Messier, Mezzo Soprano from Rhode Island. First Prize of $750 is donated by WKXL; Second Prize $500 is offered by Piccola Opera; Third Prize of $250 is offered by Opera NH in Manchester. Contracts for 2017 will also be offered to winners of the competition. More info at www.piccolaopera.net.

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October Thursday 20th Montgomery Gentry Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. www. rochesteroperahouse.com or 3351992

Belknap EDC Offers Tours of the Colonial Theatre in Laconia The Colonial Theatre, downtown Laconia. 4-7pm. As the Colonial Theatre Block restoration project continues moving forward, Belknap EDC is pleased to be able to offer the general public the opportunity to tour the theatre. More details can be found at www.609mainstreet.org

This Changes Everything Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh.com or 5362551

Beer for History American Independence Museum’s Folsom Tavern, 164 Water Street, Exeter. 5pm-8pm. In an effort to entice more people to visit the oneacre campus in the middle of historic downtown Exeter, The American Independence Museum will be hosting Beer for History. Featuring handcrafted beers from Neighborhood Beer Co., 7th Settlement, D.L. Geary Brewing Company, Moat Mountain Brewing Company and more! Tickets are $30pp and include light appetizers, samplings of beer, games for kids and more! Members of the museum may purchase tickets at a discounted rate of $25. www.independencemuseum.

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“The History of Agriculture as Told by Barns” – by John Porter

Chichester Grange Hall, 54 Main Street, Chichester. 7pm. Mr. Porter’s presentation will be a chronological walk through time, with photo illustrations of barns around the state that are examples of the changes throughout agricultural history. Free and open to the public. 798-5709

The DAV Mobile Service Office On Site

American Legion, 12 North Stark Highway, Weare. 9am-4pm. The DAV Mobile Service Office will be at this location to personally provide the best counseling and claim filing assistance available. This service is free to all veterans and members of their families. Please contact NSO David Bennett at 222-5788 for more info.

“Primeval Forests of New Hampshire”

The Loon Center, Lee’s Mill Road, Moultonborough. 7pm. The Lakes Region Chapter of the New Hampshire Audubon Society presents this program by forest ecologist Dr. Michael Cline, Tin Mountain Conservation Center Executive Director. Refreshments will be served. Public welcome. 476-5666

Friday 21st Marc Cohn Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh.com or 5362551

Comedian Kathleen Madigan Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton Beach. www. casinoballroom.com or 929-4100

Hospital & Community Aid Street Fair Fall Fundraiser Sale

65 Pine Hill Road, Wolfeboro. 10am2pm. Art, antiques, camping, books, furniture, sports, toys, electronics and more!

Belknap House Pumpkin Masquerade Ball Saint Andre Bessette Hall, 31 Gilford Ave, Laconia. 6pm-11pm. Cocktail hour, dinner and dancing! Musical entertainment, silent auction, photo booth, candy & coffee bars. $75/single, $125/couple or $500/friendship table of eight. www.belknaphouse.org

The DAV Mobile Service Office On Site

American Legion, 20 Webster Street, Jaffrey. 9am-4pm. The DAV Mobile Service Office will be at this location to personally provide the best counseling and claim filing assistance available. This service is free to all veterans and members of their families. Please contact NSO David Bennett at 2225788 for more info.

Free Family Movie Night – “Woodlawn”

Mountain View Church, 322 Upper Bay Road, Sanbornton. 6:30pm. The movie “Woodlawn” is a true story about a racially divided community and how God interceded through Woodlawn High School, healing the region with thousands giving their lives and souls back to Christ. Free popcorn and drinks.

PBVRC – Spaghetti Dinner

American Legion Hall, 37 Main Street, Ashland. Join for an evening of fun and fellowship, while listening to guest speakers Bill Sharp and Frank Guinta. Tickets are $10/adult, $5/children 5-12 years, and a family price of $25. 536-3880

Saturday 22nd Disney’s Choo-Choo Soul Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. www. rochesteroperahouse.com or 3351992

Moulton Farm’s 9 Annual “Great Pumpkin Drop th

Moulton Farm, Quarry Road, Meredith. Enjoy music, exploding pumpkins, pumpkin games, visit with the animals and free tractors rides from noon till 4pm, as well as navigate the Farm’s tricky corn maze! At 4pm hundreds of pumpkins will be dropped from eight stories! This event is free of charge, however there is a charge to enter the corn maze. 279-3915

Comedian Bob Marley Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. www. rochesteroperahouse.com or 3351992

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

Hospital & Community Aid Street Fair Fall Fundraiser Sale

65 Pine Hill Road, Wolfeboro. 10am2pm. Art, antiques, camping, books, furniture, sports, toys, electronics and more!

Free Flu Clinic

HealthFirst Family Care Center, 22 Strafford Street, Suite 1, Laconia. 9am-1pm. Ample parking available. This clinic is designed to protect citizens against the flu during the oncoming season. It is recommended that families partake in this free offering. 934-1464

The Funhouse Haunted Barn and Walk Fundraiser

Located at 19 Franklin Road, Salisbury, near the Salisbury Four Corners, the intersection of Route 4 and 127. 6pm-9pm. Lots of cool new spooks have been added this year, including a laser vortex, expanded zombie town and a few other surprises! For a $3 donation to the Merrimack Valley Middle School, you are sure to get a good scare! Not recommended for young children! 496-2334

Grammy Award Winning Guitarist Ed Gerhard Performs

Wakefield Opera House, 2 High Street, Sanbornville. Tickets are $20 at the door or in advance from Ed Morrison 522-0126.

Bake Sale

Danis Super Market, 8 Water Street, Pittsfield. 9am-3pm. Bake Sale held by the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 112. 435-5366

Piccola Opera Idol Concord City Auditorium, Prince Street, Concord. 7:30pm. The final round of the competition live at the Audi! Over $5,000 in cash prizes and contracts to the winners will be awarded. www.piccolaopera.net

Harvest Craft Fair

Somersworth High School, Somersworth. 9am-3pm. The Somersworth Festival Association hosts one of the area’s largest and best Harvest Craft Fairs in the region. Over 150 vendors will be selling their unique, handmade goods. Free parking, handicap accessible. 6925869

Eckankar Spiritual Chat

The Soda Shoppe, 30 Beacon Street East, Laconia. 10:30am. Spiritual wisdom on prayer, meditation and contemplation. 852-4283

Sunday 23rd The Grateful Ball Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh.com or 5362551

Moulton Farm’s 9th Annual “Great Pumpkin Drop

Beginner Stained Glass Class with Juried Artist Susanna Ries League of NH Craftsmen, 279 DW Highway, Meredith. 9am-4pm. This

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18th Annual Gathering Of Marines The Lakes Region Detachment of the Marine Corps League will celebrate the 18th Annual “Gathering of Marines” on Saturday, November 12th at the Pheasant Ridge Country Club, 140 Country Club Rd.,Gilford, New Hampshire. During the evening’s ceremonies which will begin at 7pm, a presentation of the Colors occurs, the National Anthem, and all service hymns are played, and honor salutes to all the branches of the services are conducted. The “Commandant’s Birthday Letter” is read and the traditional “cake cutting” ceremony in which the first and second pieces are given to the youngest and the oldest Marines in attendance. Recognition is also rendered to any special attendee who has been awarded honors for his or her service to the Marine Corps. Once again the very favorable Contigiani’s buffet will be served, and dancing will be available to all throughout the evening Those who wish to attend this year’s “Gathering”with spouses and guests are encouraged to contact Commandant Robert Patenaude at 603-455-0636 or via e-mail at rppatenaude@aol. com as soon as possible to ensure reservations. (Cost is $30.00 person, before Nov. 1st, $45.00 after Nov 1st). Mail checks to Lakes Region Det., MCL, PO Box 764, Center Harbor 03226

Rochester Historical Society Program On Thursday, November 10, at 7pm at the Rochester Historical Society Museum on Hanson Street, Robert Macieski will present Child Labor in New England. This program explores child labor in New England during the Progressive period from 1890 to 1918 by exploring the child labor photography of Lewis W. Hine and examining his work and travels in the immigrant neighborhoods in the region. Hine was an American sociologist and photographer who used his camera as a tool for social reform. His photographs helped change child labor laws. Macieski explores the relationship between “social photography,” as Hine called documentary photography, and movements for social reform. The program is free and open to the public. Refreshments will follow the meeting. For more information please call 603 330-3099 or e-mail rochesterhistorical@metrocast.net.

Downtown Concord Halloween Howl Intown Concord presents Halloween Howl on Friday, October 28th. This is a family friendly event. Retailers and businesses along Main Street and downtown side streets open their doors to Concord’s little trick or treaters and the evening features a variety of activities for all ages. There will be more than 75 trick or treat locations along Main St and side streets. To make way for all the fun and to ensure safety for thousands of trick-or-treaters, North Main Street from Centre Street to Pleasant will be closed to vehicles from 4-8:30pm. Trick-or-treating from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. Nazzy, from the Morning Wake Up on 98.3 LNH’s dance party on North Main St., and the Annual Costume Parade starting at 6pm Throwback playground games near City Plaza on No. Main Street with Concord’s Park & Recreation Department 5:30-7:30pm Music in Bicentennial Square, 6-8pm. Touch a Fire Truck from Local 1045 Up-close with the Concord Police Department Motorcycles and Mountain Bike unit The Concord Family YMCA Haunted Bus & Playground located at Warren and N. State Street from Hours 6:30-7:30pm. Free to the public. This is scary and appropriate for school age children. The Concord YMCA will also have a small area that will be less scary for very young children and those kids who are too scared to go through a traditional haunted area.

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George Farrow III looks over the finishing touches for this year’s Darkhill Cemetery Haunt. Now in its 8th year, the popular haunted house held in his parents’ garage in Rochester has special effects to “rival Disney World and Universal Studios” according to Farrow.

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Ayotte Supports American Industry To The Editor: After the Cold War ended, the US decided to buy cheap Russian rockets to get commercial and military payloads into space, allowing NASA to mothball the expensive Space Shuttles. These rockets were intended to shoot nuclear bombs at America, but buying them saved America money and kept Russian scientists from going to North Korea and Libya. US rocket companies have now demonstrated their superiority, and supporting the Russian military’s rocket industry is no longer necessary. The administration and parties established in business with the Russians want to continue with the RD-180 rockets. My friend Dan works for a Vermont aerospace company and his son works for Sen. Bernie Sanders. In 2015 Dan’s company, and several others, lobbied Sen. Ayotte to allow the Department of Defense to purchase even more Russian rockets. Dan told me that Sen. Ayotte listened carefully, then simply said that she can no longer enable an increasingly belligerent Russia when Americans can be making these rockets. But other senators added more Russian rockets to the Pentagon budget to support the launch companies in their home states. In May 2015, just as the Defense budget and Russian rockets were being

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debated, I presented Sen. Kelly Ayotte with part of a US rocket engine made by TURBOCAM International in Barrington, New Hampshire. Sen. Ayotte used the display to make her case in the Senate for American jobs as well as security. A final compromise decision was made to not allow any more RD180 launches after 2021. TURBOCAM’s rocket engine part remains in Ayotte’s office as part of the “Made in New Hampshire” exhibit. Senator Ayotte is supporting American industry and voting against subsidizing the Russian military. This is just one reason why we must support her re-election to the US Senate. Marian B Noronha President, TURBOCAM International Barrington NH

What If…….? To The Editor: If Hillary Clinton becomes President, the Federal Government will continue to grow, seize more of our earnings, and further restrict our freedoms. The economy will continue to flounder, as this is necessary if Democrats are to retain and expand their power and influence. We will continue to murder our unborn children, accelerating and expanding this behavior. Government institutions like the IRS, FBI, Department of Justice, and the State Department will continue

This newspaper was first published in 1883 by Mathew H. Calvert as Calvert’s Weirs Times and Tourists’ Gazette and continued until Mr. Calvert’s death in 1902. The new Weirs Times was re-established in 1992 and strives to maintain the patriotic spirit of its predecessor as well as his devotion to the interests of Lake Winnipesaukee and the Cocheco Valley area with the new Cocheco Times. Our newspaper’s masthead and the map of Lake Winnipesaukee in the center spread are elements in today’s paper which are taken from Calvert’s historic publication.

to be corrupted and used to punish political adversaries and/or protect political cronies. Those who oppose the leftist/ progressive agenda will continue to be unjustly slandered with the help of the mainstream media. The great scam that is “Climate Change” will continue to be used as a boogeyman to facilitate taking more of our money and freedoms away. I think that if Hillary Clinton becomes President, it may be a sign that God has forsaken our country. Russell B. Cumbee Franconia, NH

Supporting Pearl To the Editor: Howard Pearl is running for State Rep for Merrimack District 26 which includes Northfield, Boscawen, Franklin-Ward 3, Canterbury and Loudon. As a sixth generation farmer he will bring good, old-fashioned common sense to the statehouse. He has first-hand knowledge of what over regulations and government interference can do to a small business in this state. He will work to reduce gov’t waste and rein in reckless spending. Please join me in supporting Howard Pearl with your vote on November 8th. Kathy Rago Franklin, NH

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by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor

I was contacted by the folks at the Guinness Book of World Records recently to inform me that I just might be included in their next edition. It seems that this election day will be my eleventh consecutive attempt at running for Governor of New Hampshire and, if I don’t win, I will have officially broken the record for “Most Consecutive Futile Attempts At Running For A Public Office Without A Victory.” I have to admit I was a bit surprised. I certainly didn’t have this goal in mind when I first started on this journey in 1996. (The previous record is held by Harold Harrington of Ottumwa, Iowa, who ran for Register of Deeds ten times in a row with no success.) This is certainly not something I am proud of, but if I can’t seem to make it to the big chair in the corner office of the State House this year, then I guess I will just have to be happy with my inclusion in the 2017 edition of Guinness. It’s not like I haven’t been trying, as I’m sure readers of this column can attest to. It’s just that certain protocols which are in place have made it virtually impossible for me to get elected. I can’t tell you how many people over the years have written to me or approached me at the deli counter at the local supermarket to tell me that

they would like to vote for me for Governor as the Flatlander candidate. In fact many, who are disillusioned with what’s been going on lately, want to be registered members of the Flatlander Party and join the fight, but they can’t. It seems that here in New Hampshire, when you register to vote, you are only allowed to pick from one of three options: Republican, Democrat or Undeclared. These folks that come and talk to me (usually when I am in a discussion with the deli clerk on exactly how thick I’d like my bologna) are a bit upset that they aren’t allowed to choose Flatlander Party, or any other party besides those two for that matter, because it’s against the rules. One woman was particularly distraught, not just because her number in the deli line was “78” and they were only up to “55”, but also because she was told at the town offices where she lived that if she didn’t want to register for either Republican or Democrat she would have to choose Undeclared. “So, I told the clerk, I AM DECLARED, I WANT TO REGISTER AS A MEMBER OF THE FLATLANDER PARTY!,” she told me while looking around on the floor to see if she could find a discarded lower number thrown away by someone who just couldn’t wait any longer for a pound of low salt turkey breast. “I know, it is unfair,” I told her. “But you can still make a difference by writing in my name once you are in the voting booth.” My suggestion went unheeded as she did find that lower number and was now concerned with wedging her way through the crowd. I can’t tell you how many times I have heard this. (Actually, I can, it is nine times). People want to join

with me on election day and be registered to vote as a Flatlander, but the powers that be have made the rules and there are only two choices allowed. It’s really a psychological thing. Once people are registered in one party or another, they feel an obligation to vote for whoever it is the powers that be in that party decided to put on the ballot, even if it’s a dish rag, which is often the case. Not letting people feel like they are truly a member of the Flatlander Party by letting them register as one, gives them no reason to feel committed to whatever person happens to be running for governor under the Flatlander Ticket. In this case, me. Of course, people can register as undeclared, taking away the psychological factor, but once they are in the voting booth, all bets are off, no matter how many free doughnuts they ate at one of my rallies. They will most likely pick the Republican or Democrat anyway because they keep hearing (most likely from a registered Republican or Democrat) that voting for a third party is a wasted vote, so they go ahead and choose which one they think isn’t as awful as the other one based on the thousands of TV commercials the have watched over the last weeks before election day. So, things are looking good for me to be making the Guinness Book Of World Records for next year. It isn’t something I’m proud of, I’d much rather be sitting in that big chair at the State House (and using that magnificent rest room), but until they change things up as far as letting people register for any party they want, I don’t feel it happening any time soon.

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Obama Lied. My Third Health Plan Just Died Once was a shock. Twice was an outrage. Thrice is a nightmare that won’t end. Over the past three years, my by Michelle Malkin family’s priSyndicated Columnist vate, individual health insurance plan -- a high-deductible Preferred Provider Organization -- has been canceled three times. Our first death notice, from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, arrived in the fall of 2013. Our second, from Rocky Mountain Health Plans, came last August. Three weeks ago, we received another ominous “notice of plan discontinuation” from Anthem informing us that the insurer “will no longer offer your current health plan in the State of Colorado.” Every time we receive a cancellation letter, I recall President Obama’s big lie: “If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor. Period. If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. Period. No one will take it away. No matter what.” Then I imagine Vincent Price’s evil “Thriller” laugh reverberating at the end of that cruel punchline: Mwahahahahahaha! (Actually, you can play a reallife horror soundtrack by watching Obama’s jerk speechwriters Jon Lovett, David Litt and Jon Favreau cackle with liberal PBS host Charlie Rose earlier this year about authoring Obamacare’s big lie. Google it, but take your blood pressure medication first.)

Like an estimated 22 million other Americans, I am a selfemployed small-business owner who buys health insurance for my family directly on the individual market (as opposed to group insurance through a company or third party). Our most recent plan features a $6,000 deductible with a $1,000 monthly premium. It’s nosebleed expensive, but provides us access to specialists not curtailed by bureaucratic gatekeepers. This has been important for us because several members of my family have required specialized care for chronic illnesses. Once again, however, I’ll soon be talking about our plan in the past tense. Choices for families like mine have evaporated in the era of Obamacare. In Colorado, UnitedHealthCare and Humana will cease selling individual plans next year. Rocky Mountain Health Plans is pulling out of the individual market in all but one county. Nearly 100,000 of my fellow Coloradans will be forced to find new insurance alternatives as open enrollment approaches on Nov. 1, according to the Denver Business Journal. As Anthem abandons PPOs, the cost of remaining individual market plans will soar an average of 20 percent. It’s a nationwide implosion. Individual market customers on the Obamacare exchange in Oklahoma learned last week that they’ll face average rate hikes of a whopping 76 percent. Last month, Maryland approved double-digit rate hikes for all individual market plans. In August, Tennessee approved rate increases of between 44 and 62 percent for three insurers still carrying individual

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Unclog The Pipeline To Economic & Energy Security Plans for a new oil pipeline just went up in flames -- literally. This summer, radical environmentalists in Iowa set fire to pipeline by Tom Borelli c o n s t r u c t i o n Contributing Writer equipment, causing nearly $1 million in damages. The incident was hardly isolated. Environmentalists nationwide are desperately working to stop pipeline construction. In Massachusetts, for example, protestors locked themselves to their cars -- with bike locks! -- in an effort to block construction of a pipeline in West Roxbury. Unfortunately, these activists -- and the politicians who pander to them -- aren’t just slowing the construction of new oil and gas pipelines. They’re also slowing economic growth and limiting America’s efforts to become energy independent. Take the project that inspired the Iowa arson -- the 1,168-mile

Dakota Access pipeline. The pipeline will move 570,000 barrels of oil daily across North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Illinois -- bringing each of those states 4,000 jobs. It’s also expected to generate $156 million in tax revenue. These economic gains will give local economies a welcome boost. Campgrounds and rental properties near Dakota Access pipeline construction sites are in high demand. Restaurants, grocery stores, healthcare clinics, and recreational venues will all benefit from more business. Other pipelines are just as financially promising. Take the Energy East pipeline project -- proposed by the same company behind Keystone XL -- that would carry oil 3,000 miles across Canada to the East Coast. For regions of the country still reeling from manufacturing job losses, pipeline projects like Energy East show real economic promise. The pipeline is forecast to add over $10 billion to the economy and create 14,000 full-time jobs anSee borelli on 26

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-In a quiet but contentious campaign, countries are competing for new openings on the UN’s Human by John J. Metzler Rights CounSyndicated Columnist cil. Many of the contenders for membership on the Geneva-based body include the political Who’s Who of authoritarian regimes who are noteworthy abusers of the very human rights they would be slated to protect. Recalling the adage of the fox guarding the chicken coop, among the states competing for places include, Cuba, Mainland China, Egypt, Russia, Rwanda and Saudi Arabia. These states, if elected, would be tasked to “uphold the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights,” in the international arena. As is the custom in such international forums, countries vie for places in regional groupings. In a press conference sponsored by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) Chief Legal officer Javier ElHage stated, “This year, five notorious dictatorships are running for re-election at the world’s top human rights body. By gaining these highly coveted seats, which they have consistently used to exercise a heckler’s veto, they seek to shield themselves from any significant exposure of their horrendous human rights records.”

Let’s take a look at the regions and the contenders and view their suitability through the prism of various human rights monitoring groups such as UN Watch and the Human Rights Foundation. Africa On the African continent, there are four countries running for four seats unopposed. Egypt, Rwanda, South Africa and Tunisia comprise the candidates. In the view of rights monitors both Egypt and Rwanda are listed as “not free” countries with authoritarian regimes which stifle press and political rights. Both are deemed “unqualified” by the rights watchdogs. South Africa and Tunisia while viewed as “flawed democracies” by the Economist and having a “partly free” media, are called “questionable” candidates for the Council. Asian Group Here there are five candidates for four seats. Four of the five are deemed “unqualified” by the rights monitors; China, Iraq, Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia. Both the People’s Republic of China and Saudi Arabia represent authoritarian regimes with stifle media freedoms and human rights. Iraq and Malaysia, are labelled “flawed democracies” by the Economist with their press facing a “difficult situation.” All four countries are described as “unqualified” for membership. The Asian group illustrates some of the most egregious offenders. Yang Jianli, a survivor of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and a former political prisoner suggested, “electing China to the Hu-

man Rights Council is like picking the fox to guard the hen house, while he was still wiping feathers off his mouth from his last meal.” Yang urged democracies such as the USA, Canada, and France to gather and “openly cast a No vote”

on China’s candidacy. “If every democracy says NO, China would have no chance.” In the Asian group, only Japan, the fifth candidate, remains a free country.

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Words Vs Deeds D o n a l d Trump’s gutter talk about women shows yet again that he is bad news. The problem is that Hillary Clinton is far worse. by Thomas Sowell Trump’s Syndicated Columnist talk is indefensible. But Hillary Clinton’s actions as Secretary of State, carrying out the Obama administration’s foreign policies, have cost many lives in many places, including the American ambassador and others killed in Benghazi. Women have a right to be offended by Trump’s words. But women have suffered a far worse fate from Secretary Clinton’s and President Obama’s actions. Pulling American troops out of Iraq, despite military advice to the contrary, led to the sudden rise of ISIS and their seizing of many women and young girls as sex slaves. A message from one of these women urged the bombing of ISIS. She said she would rather be dead than live the life of a sex slave. Some women who tried to commit suicide and failed have been tortured for trying. Meanwhile, President Obama tried to downplay ISIS with flippant words, by calling them the junior varsity. His half-hearted, foot-dragging military response has allowed ISIS to parade before the world as triumphant conquerors, appealing to disgruntled people in Western countries to carry out terrorist attacks in support of their cause. That is a lot worse than some stupid and gross words by Donald Trump, which even he has had to repudiate. Make no mistake about it. Neither party has

a good candidate for President. The choice is between bad and disastrous. Are women more in danger from Trump’s words or Hillary’s actions? Are Americans in general more in danger from Trump’s shallowness on issues or Hillary’s ruthless grabs for money and power -- a track record that goes all the way back to the days when Bill Clinton was governor of Arkansas? Mrs. Clinton’s own announced agenda attacks the very foundation of American Constitutional government, on which Americans’ own freedom depends. She has already said that she will appoint Supreme Court justices who will specifically overturn a recent Supreme Court decision, “Citizens United versus FEC.” That decision said that both corporations and labor unions have freedom of speech, including the right to contribute money toward political campaigns. Hillary Clinton’s determination to pick judicial appointees on the basis of their willingness to overturn that decision is a more brazen extension of the political left’s other attempts to stifle the free speech of those who oppose their agenda. Demands that various advocacy organizations reveal the names of all their donors are an obvious attempt to scare off those donors, with harassment by everyone from vandals to rioters to the Internal Revenue Service and other government bureaucrats. Without the right to free speech, none of the other rights is safe. Government officials can get away with all sorts of abuses, if others are not free to talk about those abuses. Despite Hillary Clinton’s claims to be a champion for black people, her political agenda threatSee Sowell on 25

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No fair for me, and that was no fair to me. October 12th was Columbus Day. Every year it was Columbus Day, and every year on October 12th Sandwich Fair was held. I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t attend the Sandwich Fair because New Hampton school children were required to go to school on that holiday unless it fell on a weekend, and I did not think that was fair. As the day approached the then one day fair was the talk of the town, and I spent the day in school wishing I could be at the Fair. The only consolation was that at an earlier date I had been able to attend Plymouth Fair. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like school, and I can still remember walking with my siblings down the dirt road one-fourth of a mile for my very first day of school, but there are other autumn memories to share, so I will leave school for a moment. Fall or autumn is considered the season of harvest, and that was true for my family when it came to potatoes, dried beans, pumpkins, squash, turnips, carrots, beets, grapes, apples, and wood. My Dad would sometimes hoe around the potatoes in the summertime barefooted because he liked the feel of the warm, sandy soil on his feet. I still have the special potato digging tool we used to lift the potatoes from the ground, leaving them in the sun to dry before placing them in

The Hanaford one classroom school in New Hampton. bushel baskets or burlap feed bags and on to the potato bin in the cellar for winter storage. Carrots, beets, and apples were also stored in the cellar. I still remember a Saturday night boys 4-H meeting (the Hustlers) held in our living room when older cousin Kenneth Torsey illustrated by the use of his hands the large size of the potatoes grown in his garden. Peculiar shapes as well as size were traits we looked for in the potatoes we dug. Autumn is apple picking time. We had our own orchard basically for our own use with a few apples to share with others, but our Smith neighbors at Rockledge Farm raised apples for commercial sale and our family was involved in picking and sorting and packing the apples. My brothers and I would begin our after-school and Saturday jobs by picking up apples that had fallen off the trees (drops) at ten cents a bushel , and when we were older were allowed to pick apples off the trees. I envied the accounts of some of my older Torsey cousins picking a hundred or more bushels in a day. Back at home we would use our drops to make cider with the old cider press and

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our children was kind, generous and self-effacing. Perhaps the fact that he â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;drove the mule teams with chowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to the front lines in World War I made it easier for him to get along with some of our frustrating and mulish ways. While Ernest Abbott remained a bachelor throughout his lifetime, he shared in the affection of all our families. To us and our children he was a radiant example of that true happiness which comes from humble and unselfish service. In our island life he is irreplaceable. Truly: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;There will never be an end to the good he has done.â&#x20AC;? News of Ernest Abbottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passing earned a position on the front page of The Laconia Evening Citizen. (9/8/64 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lake Summer Property Guardian Dies Suddenly on Birch Islandâ&#x20AC;?) The article reminded readers of the party held in his honor five years earlier and that â&#x20AC;&#x153;birds and small animals were his friends.â&#x20AC;? Funeral services were held on September 10 in Laconia with summer residents of Birch, Jolly and Bear islands in attendance. Ernest Abbott was a veteran of World War 1 and received military honors. The flag that covered his casket was presented to his brother by American Legion and Lake City Barracks 143 Veterans of World War 1. The following day an editorial acknowledging his passing appeared again on the Laconia Evening Citizenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s front page under the title â&#x20AC;&#x153;Man of Character.â&#x20AC;? Ernest Abbott then returned to the city of his birth and was buried in Concordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Millville cemetery. The following summer of 1965 the Annual Meeting of the BICC concluded their business by setting aside a page in their official minutes for Ernest H. Abbott. Traditionally this honor has been reserved for BICC members and with the exception approved, members attending the August 7th meeting rose â&#x20AC;&#x153;to stand in See ABBOTT on 19

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silence for a moment in Mr. Abbott’s memory.” 2014 was the 50th anniversary of Ernest Abbott’s death. To recognize the occasion, my wife Diana and I visited his grave. We left a small stone taken from Birch Island in remembrance of his life and what he meant to those who treasured his friendship, unannounced winter visits, spring post cards and the summer gateway he opened so cheerfully to our island homes. Certainly Ernest Abbott was of a different era - a different century. But what he most valued in his friendships and in the Lake Winnipesaukee community, is similar to what brings us and our children back to the islands year after year. In his time Ernest Abbott was an important part of what defined summers for Birch Island families. I suspect this is also true for many of the other island families whose new generations continue to care for and treasure these special lands. Dur-

Memorial poster on Birch Island honoring Ernest Abbott was installed this past summer.

ing the summer of 2016 the Birch Island Camp Company approved installation of a simple memorial poster honoring Ernest Abbott with photos and narrative. It was posted on the same building where in 1924, leaders of the Birch Island community met to appoint Ernest Abbott “Keeper of the Island.” The gesture assures that future generations of our community can learn of his life, his work and contributions that still resonate today. When the inevitable challenges of island life arise, hopefully we can gain a measure of wisdom and perhaps humor by considering the question “How would Ernest have handled it.”

George and Karen Hilton, Dennis Shedd and Anne Spengler for reviewing the manuscript; to Ginny Woodruff, Pam Tucker, Carol and Jack Hanover, and my Mother, Margaret Sanders Forbes, for providing photos and personal correspondence included or referred to in the text. And finally a special thanks to the members of the Birch Island Camp Company who embraced the effort to revive an appreciation of Ernest Abbott. Their unpublished but detailed history and archives made it possible to better understand why this NH native and veteran of World War I, left such indelible memories on those in the Lakes Region who knew him.

Author Notes: This work of local history would not be possible without the support of so many Birch Island families who searched their memories and family photo albums to enrich the profile. I’ve tried to share with a 21st century audience. Special thanks to

Ripley Forbes is a third generation Gilford Island resident. He has a Masters Degree in History from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia and is vice president of the Gilford Islands Association.

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homemade bread toast prepared by our host at the Hawk House we drove two hours to Acadia National Park. Straight to the Loop Road we went and we parked in the right hand lane (like they do on the one-way Loop Road, remember not anywhere else) and just past the parking for the popular Precipice Trail. Luckily, right in front of the rock climber’s herd path. Charlie led me up a three pitch vertical climb and it did have wide belaying ledges to stand on while Charlie climbed above me. The rock was nice, the weather perfect and the wide ocean vista was grand and it was a fine fun afternoon for rock climbing. Carey and Fran are The Perpendicular Trail up Mansell Mountain isn’t as steep as it it sounds but the 1,100 stone steps do climb over 800 vertical feet in wonderful hosts. They just over half a mile. There are no scary drop-offs just count on nicely graded stone steps. The stonework is magnificent and it is located made us supper and put above Long Pond on the quiet side of Mount Desert Island. Charlie and I didn’t meet anyone during our hike that morning. us up in a comfy bed. the distance, the view of the woods we hiked fast recommendation to stay We were up early and patenaude from 1 and over bog bridges. the near and far islands back to the trailhead and at the Hawk House B&B Fran, Charlie and I went W e heard the noise were tinged pink in the darkness greeted us back (just four miles away). off to hike. Fran is a of the water hitting the alpine glow of the soon to at the car. After yummy eggs and See patenaude on 21 rocks before we caught be setting sun. The super large pumpour first glimpse of the More than once I mut- kins were out on disdark ocean through the t e r e d t h a t w e s h o u l d play in Damariscotta and trees. The trail dropped have allowed for more luckily we were able to and we went nearer the time to enjoy this place. secure two seats at the water and we followed a We walked slowly until King Eider’s Pub. At the spur that opened right the path turned away bar we were served crab out to onto the rocks. In from the ocean. Back in cakes, fresh fish and a

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s t r o n g hiker and she is in part because she redlined Acadia’s hiking trails—she’s hiked every single trail! She is the best guide. From her husband’s guide I had picked Trip #30—Beech Cliffs/Beech Mountain Loops. Fran agreed it was a good choice and nearby on their “quiet side” of Mount Desert Island. From the parking area on the south end of Echo Lake we started up the Beech Cliffs Trail. Wood carved signs, rock steps, big lookout ledges and even a few iron ladders on the steepest parts make up the trail to the lookout tower. The Beech Mountain fire tower is sometimes open but we were too early for its noon opening. We still climbed the stairs up to just below the cabin. Oh the view of the surrounding mountains and the sparkling waters was lovely. The guide book gives an excellent description of the trails and what you can see in the vista. With Fran’s guidance we strayed from Trip #30’s route and we headed down the South Ridge and returned via the Valley Trail. There are so many options for hiking—Acadia National Park has over 120 miles of trails and paths. Yes, Fran has hiked every mile and many more than once. After our hike we picked up Carey and we all went to the Oktoberfest celebration. We met friends, tasted beers and tasted beer (yes we did). The next day the weather wasn’t as wonderful—rain was moving in. Charlie and I managed to get up early and go for a hike. The trailhead for Mansell Mountain is not far from where we started our last hike but on the south end of Long Pond. The wind was blowing hard and making whitecaps on the pond. The Perpendicular Trail, originally constructed by the CCC, has over 1,100 stone steps. Fran has counted them and con-

Not far from downtown Bar Harbor the Tarn Trail a.k.a Kane Path is paved with giant rocks and the path follows along the edge of the scenic mountain lake. firmed that there are that many stone steps! This trail is a piece of art and will withstand the test of time and the repeated travel of hikers for generations to come. Again we enjoyed nice views and the darkening skies really made the yellow and red foliage appear even brighter. We had a nice view of Beech Mountain and could see the fire tower too. Since it was not raining yet we descended via the Razorback Trail. From the ledgy open ridge we could see far out to the mountains and ocean. Luckily we made it back to the car just as it started to rain. After lunch we met our good friends Kris and Jay for a short hike in the rain. Donning our rain gear we walked on trails close to Bar Harbor. We walked along the Tarn on the path paved with giant rock blocks and then we made a loop up the stone staircase that forms the path for the Kurt Diederich’s Climb and then descended on the switchbacks on the fine stonework of the Emery Path. We got soaked but the view over the Great Meadow and Bar Harbor to the ocean was stunning. The giant cruise ship anchored in the See patenaude on 22

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On our way we stopped Midcoast and took a hike in the La Verna Nature Preserve. We raced the setting sun and enjoyed the loop trail and especially the half mile that runs along the rocky shoreline of the Muscongus Bay. This trip is described in the AMC guide, Best Day Hikes along the coast of Maine by Carey Kish. patenaude from 21

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front lawn for those first years, but the snowstorm forced us into the garage,” said George. The rest is Haunted House History. “That is the first year we started building extensive sets,” said George. Who gets help from friends both at school and through his work. The garage is 24’ by 24’ and has five distinctive areas that people can walk through and experience. (The theme for the haunted house changes every year. This year is “loosely based” on the hospital asylum theme.) George builds in his workshop all year in anticipation of the haunted house and in August the work begins in the garage. (The entire thing is torn down in November in anticipation of winter and they start from scratch the next year.) The special effects of the haunted house such as the lighting, animatronics and fog are all kept in order by a custom control system that George designed himself. “The computer uses the same signal protocol that every stage light in the

The special effects of the haunted house such as the lighting, animatronics and fog are all kept in order by a custom control Many live actor volunteers are part of the haunted house system that George designed himself. experience. world uses to communicate,” George explained. “It is the same system to program lighting, animatronics, etc, that I use in the haunted house that you would use for a stage production.”

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It is also set up so that it is actually the person walking through the haunted house who will trip a motion sensor or step on a pressure to activate one of the experiences in each room. “I don’t control what is happening at that time,” said George. “I am usually just walking around with my IPad monitoring everything to make sure they work.” Besides the animatronics, which George built himself, there are many live actors who volunteer to be part of the haunted house experience.

George also likes the public to know that the fog that is used in the haunted house is water based and any chemicals in it are pharmaceutical grade and safe for both people and the environment. “If you have asthma or other conditions you don’t have to worry,” said George. Still, you may have to worry about being scared out of your wits. “The storyline for this year’s hospital asylum theme is that the hospital was abandoned years ago,”

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said George. “So, they had run out of places in the morgue and had to find something to do with the bodies.” We won’t tell you more since you need to find out for yourself. A trip through the haunted house can take up to ten minutes. In holding this growing event on a residential street George points out that his neighbors have been really “awesome” and he asks those attending to be courteous when parking. As far as what’s in line for George’s future, his dream is to own a chain of commercial haunted houses in different cities. “People have told me you can’t make a living building haunted houses,” said George, “I can’t accept that.” Darkhill Cemetery Haunted House, located at 26 Dodge Street in Rochester, will be open to the public for two nights. Saturday, October 29th and Sunday, October 30th. The hours are 6-9:30pm each night. Admission is free. A donation to Amy’s Treat is greatly appreciated. All photos are courtesy of Anna Carter and Tatiana Brown.

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