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THE WEIRS, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019

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Saving The Landscape From Big Wind by Dan Seufert

Weirs Times Correspondent

A huge swath of Land in Groton is now under state protection thanks to a somewhat unlikely alliance between two organizations which both have land conservation as goals but disagree on wind power. State Fish and Game officials took control in March of 2,800 acres of land in Groton, not far from the controversial Groton Wind business, in order to protect the land for wildlife. The protection will prevent new

wind-power projects on the property. New Hampshire Wind Watch, a group that formed about 10 years ago in the Newfound Lake area in response to wind-power projects proliferating in the Lakes Region, came together two years ago with The Nature Conservancy, an international land preservation group with more than a million members worldwide. Together, they secured the Kimball Hill property, a vast amount of hardwood forest which hasn’t been changed See WIND on 20

Wright Museum To Honor Veterans

Groton Wind Farm, a 48-megawatt wind farm, was constructed in 2012 in Groton, NH. Since its construction other wind farms have been dropped by developers due to public concerns. The nearby Kimball Hill property was recently purchased by two local groups to prevent further wind development. PHOTO COURTESY NH WIND WATCH

Wright Museum in Wolfeboro will reopen for Veteran’s Day on Tuesday, November 11 during which it will also host its annual ceremony to honor veterans at 11 am. “It is important we honor the contributions and sacrifices made by all veterans,” said Wright Museum Executive Director Mike Culver, who noted the ceremony is organized by Wolfeboro’s American Legion Post 18. At the ceremony, which will take place in the Military Gallery, the featured speaker will be John Frank, previously serving Marine and current Wright Museum Board mem-

ber. In addition, there will be a color guard, benediction and bagpipe music. “It’s a touching, moving ceremony,” added Culver. The Museum will be open from 10am to 4pm with regular admission prices. For more information about Wright Museum, visit wrightmuseum.org. & AD RE

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Wednesday 6th 4-Week Introduction to Curling for Adults Pop Whalen Ice and Arts Center, 390 Pine Hill Road, Wolfeboro. 10am11am. Wolfeboro Parks and Rec and Lakes Region Curling Association have partnered to offer a 4-week Introduction to Curling for Adults class. This session will continue 11/13, 11/20 and 12/4. Cost is $60pp and pre-registration is required by visiting www.WolfeboroNH.us/ parks-recreation or stop in the Arena. 569-5639

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Lee Safety Complex, George Bennet Road, Lee. 7pm. The program will explore the fascinating history of the state’s beer and ale brewing industr y from Colonial days to modern breweries. The program is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served following the presentation.

An Acoustic Evening with John Hiatt Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. www. RochesterOperaHouse.com or 335-1992 Thursday 7th

Revolutionary Story Time American Independence Museum, Exeter. 2pm-4pm. This event is designed to entertain kids, ages 3 to 5+, and their families. The free series provides entertainment and live music. After the 30-minute program, parent-supervised playtime includes imaginary play, colonial games and period dress-up. www.

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Sit, Stay, Laugh – Live Comedy Show to Benefit Pope Memorial SPCA Grappone Conference Center, 70 Constitution Ave, Concord. Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8pm. Join featured comedians Kendra Cunningham, Carolyn Plummer and Paula D’Angelo as they keep the audience rolling with laughter while raising money for the Pope Memorial SPCA. Advance tickets are $50pp, after November 1st they are $60pp and include the show and snacks. Reserved tables will be available, as well as a cash bar. To purchase tickets visit www.PopeMemorialSPCA.org

Eaglemania – World’s Greatest Eagles Tribute Band Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. www. RochesterOperaHouse.com or 335-1992

Nutcracker Christmas Fair

St. Andre Bessette Parish Hall, Sacred Heart Campus, 31 Gilford Ave, Laconia. 5pm-8pm. Shop for gifts with many unique and local crafters! Themed baskets, food baskets, Jewelr y room, Children’s Sugar Plum Place feat. Games, prizes, face painting and Santa!

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Tuftonboro Holiday Festival

Event takes place in 20 location throughout the Town of Tuftonboro. Maps detailing each location are available in advance at Melvin Village

Post Office, Tuftonboro Library, and the Tuftonboro Town Offices. Find them on Facebook at Tuftonboro Holiday Festival.

“Once Upon a Mattress” – Live Performance T h e V i l l a g e P l aye r s T h e a t r e , Wolfeboro. Fri. & Sat. 7:30pm, Sun. 2pm. The fun filled live musical, “Once Upon a Mattress” with a cast of 20 giving song, dance, laughter, and fantastic period costuming. Advance tickets are available at Black’s Gift in Wolfeboro, online at www.VillagePlayers.com or at the door if still available.

Saturday 9th LRAA Artist Reception

Lakes Region Art Association Gallery, Tanger Outlet Mall, Laconia Road, Tilton. 5pm-8pm. See beautiful photographs taken at the Fuller Botanical Gardens in North Hampton, NH, by members of LRAA on a recent field trip there.

Jim Laletta & Steve Scarfo – Live Comedy Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $20pp. BYOB venue. www.PitmansFreightRoom.

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Lakes Center For The Arts Fundraiser On Thursday, November 14th The Lakes Center For The Arts will hold a fundraiser at Chase House at Mill Falls, 300 Daniel Webster Highwya, Meredith, NH from 5-8pm. Tickets are $25. The Lakes Center For The Arts will operate as a nonprofit, created with the intent to repurpose the old Annalee Doll Fac- Artist Rendition of the Lakes Center tory In Meredith into a For Arts Building at the former cultural center and arts Annalee Doll Factrory in Meredith. incubator for the Lakes Region and all of New Hampshire. A five year build out plan envisions artist studios to rent, gallery space, classrooms, a café, performance spaces and artist lofts. The November 14th fundraising event will feature a Silent Auction featuring fifty works of art created and donated by local and regional artists. Bidding closes at 7:30pm. All proceeds from ticket sales and bidding go directly to the Lakes Center For Art Building Fund. Tickets may be purchased by mailing a check for $25 each to to Lakes Center For The Arts, PO Box 1398, Meredith, NH 03253. (Checks payable to Lakes Center For Arts).

Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www.FlyingMonkeyNH.com or 5362551

Concert Fundraiser to Rescind Recidivism At Pitman’s

21st Annual Gathering of Marines

On Sunday, November 10 at 2pm join Oscar winner Ernest Thompson, television star John Davidson and Eric Troyer of ELO Part II/The Orchestra, and other extraordinary singers and musicians for a once-in-a-lifetime concert to support the effort to Rescind Recidivism. Nearly 30 performers will take the stage at Pitman’s Freight Room, in Laconia, a fabulously relaxed venue that allows BYO drinks and food. Also in the line-up are award-winning composer Joe Deleault, local favorites Audrey Drake, Justin Jaymes, Ray Porcell and members of the Rockin’ Daddios, Boston’s Samantha Farrell, Prince Edward Island’s Cam MacMaster and Liz Simmons of Low Lily, backed by Al Hospers, Jared Steer and Jarrod Taylor. Julie Gnerre-Bourgeois, owner of Giuseppe’s, will share the spotlight with her husband Michael, a choir of Lakes Region voices will sing “Soar”. Superintendent Keith Gray, from the Belknap County Department of Corrections, will speak briefly during the concert about the C.O.R.E. and volunteer programs at his jail and how they have significantly decreased recidivism. All profits from ticket sales will go towards developing programs that help those who’ve stumbled find their footing. Your gift is your ticket: $20 per person. Don’t wait! Our last three events sold out fast. To reserve tickets, call Pitman’s Freight Room at (603) 527-0043.

Laconia Countr y Club, 607 Elm Street, Laconia. This year’s Gathering commemorates the 244 th Birthday o f t h e fo u n d i n g o f t h e U n i t e d States Marine Corps at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 10 th , 1775. Each year Marines, old and new, from WWII to those now on active duty throughout the world celebrate the occasion at 7pm with a presentation of the Colors, the National Anthem, and a salute to ALL branches of service. 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 oldest Marines in attendance. This year’s special guest of honor will be General David G. Perkins, U.S., Army (retired). For tickets and more information contact Robert Patenaude at 455-0636

Nutcracker Christmas Fair

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of sleep, I am so fatigued in the morning it often takes me days until I can get to all the clocks and put them ahead. Often this causes me to be late for important appointments. (Fortunately, many of the folks I am meeting with are usually as late, and as tired, as me when we finally do meet and not much gets done.) It certainly isn’t just getting that extra hour of sleep for the next few months that makes leaving Daylight Savings Time so enjoyable for me. Having it get dark just a few hours after lunch is something I look forward to as well. Some folks whine about it being dark when they leave work, but not me. Being well rested from that extra hour of sleep I am more alert behind the wheel, which is important in driving home in the dark. Come Daylight Savings Time, when I lose that extra hour of sleep, I might not react as well to certain traffic conditions. It’s good to have that extra daylight considering I may not be as alert as I like. I will admit that leaving Daylight Savings Time isn’t all peaches and cream. When I arrive home from work at night, full of pep and vigor after having yet another night with an extra hour of sleep, it is too dark for me to do any work around the yard. This is ironic since, during the Daylight Savings Time months there is plenty of light to accomplish many outside tasks. Unfortunately, I am so wiped out from another long day, compounded by the fact that I lost yet another hour of sleep, I am just too exhausted to get anything done. Of course, with it getting light out earlier, I could wake up sooner and take care of those things in the morning before I go to work. But that would be silly, as it just defeats the whole purpose of getting

that extra hour of sleep in the first place. Having so much extra energy at night after putting the clocks back, does make me a bit restless and I try to put it to good use. I do find that my mind is much clearer as I contemplate what I can accomplish at night that I could never accomplish during Daylight Savings Time. I have a good list so far and I look forward to adding to it in the coming months. I also plan on staying up later tonight and watch the Patriots game, which will end much later than my usual bedtime. But with that extra hour of sleep, I should be ready and as fit as a fiddle in the morning. So, I revel in this time of year and try to enjoy it as much as possible. It won’t be long until early March shows its head and we turn on our TVs to hear the newscasters, their smiles now turned to frowns, reminding us that it will soon be time to go back to daylight Savings Time again and to “…be prepared to lose an hour of sleep.” Enjoy it while you can. Sweet Dreams! Brendan is the author of “The Flatlander Chronicles” and “Best Of A F.O.O.L. In New Hampshire” available at BrendanTSmith.com. His latest book “I Only Did It For The Socks and Other Tales of Aging” will be published in early 2020.

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Radical Spawn Chesa Boudin: Nation’s Most Toxic DA Candidate Socialist Bernie Sanders just endorsed the bleeding-heart candidate for San Francisco District Attorney who makes President Obama’s Attorney General, Eric Holder, look like Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Meet Chesa Boudin. He’s the Bay Area public defender and former shill/ translator for the late Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez who plans to turn the by Michelle Malkin craphole of San Francisco into an even Syndicated Columnist bigger sanctuary for the homeless, drug abusers, illegal immigrants, gangsters, vandals, thieves, recidivist criminals and cop-haters than it is already. Boudin leads a spooky field of left-lefter-leftists running for DA on the Nov. 5 ballot. The cornerstone of Boudin’s campaign is sabotaging immigration enforcement. He has called for prosecution and imprisonment of ICE and police officers for doing their jobs and vowed to create an “immigrant defense unit” within the DA’s office to “stand up to Trump on immigration.” While American veterans beg for money on San Francisco’s feces-clogged street corners, Boudin will instead subsidize “universal legal representation” for illegal immigrants facing deportation. While American angel families are denied standing in American courts to sue the sanctuary outlaws whose policies enabled criminals in this country illegally to injure, rape or murder their loved ones, Boudin will “help every single immigrant victim of every crime obtain a U-Visa.” Boudin’s campaign tagline claims he wants to build a criminal justice system “for everyone, not just the wealthy and well-connected.” The chutzpah. It burns. Well-connected? Boudin has been endorsed by a who’s who of far-left celebrities, from Sanders to Hamas-linked “Women’s March” co-founder Linda Sarsour to Black Lives Matter hate crime hoax propagandist Shaun King to radical Chicago DA and Jussie Smollett fixer Kim Foxx to Black Panther Party commie revolutionary Angela Davis. Wealthy? Boudin is the top fundraiser in the San Francisco DA’s race, raking in more than $623,000 in donations this year -- a significant chunk from out-of-state academics, entertainment industry executives, and East Coast lawyers in New York and D.C. I discovered from Boudin’s most recent campaign fiSee MALKIN on 26

The J Street Democrats This week, four of the top candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination -- Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Julian Castro and Bernie Sanders -- gathered at the J Street by Ben Shapiro Conference to explain Syndicated Columnist why the United States ought to pressure the state of Israel to make concessions to terrorists, why the Obama administration was correct to appease the Iranian regime and why American Jews ought to value the opinions of Bernie Sanders over those of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the future of Jewish safety. Two other top Democrats -- Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden -- sent video messages in support of the group. By contrast, when the American Israel Public Affairs Committee held its annual conference in March, not a single Democratic presidential candidate showed up. The Democrats are, by and large, simply too ashamed to stand with an actual pro-Israel group, although prominent congressional leaders still show up to mouth nostrums about bipartisan support for Israel. But the heart of the Democratic Party has moved against Israel. That’s because Israel is economically successful, while its enemies are not; Israel is liberal, while its enemies are not; Israel is the tip of the spear of Western civilization in an area known for its tribalism and brutality. This means that according to the radical left, Israel is an exploitative country hell-bent on domination, despite its lack of territorial ambition -- Israel has signed over large swaths of land won through military victory to geopolitical enemies, and offered much more repeatedly. So the Democrats built up and gave credence to J Street, a Trojan horse group dedicated to undermining Ameri-

can support for Israel and justifying left-wing hatred of the Jewish state. J Street was founded by Clinton operative Jeremy Ben-Ami and Israeli far-left political figure Daniel Levy in late 2007. One of its chief sources of funding -- a source obscured in the early years by its founders -- was anti-Israel radical George Soros. The media quickly began treating J Street as a legitimate representative of mainstream Jewish opinion on Israel, and so did Democrats, particularly in the anti-Israel Obama administration: Rather than having to deal with those troublesome actually pro-Israel voices at AIPAC, it was easier to bring in a few ringers from J Street to pretend that advocating for negotiations with Hamas represented an acceptable opinion in the pro-Israel community. And those sorts of positions routinely crop up at J Street. J Street repeatedly urged the Obama administration to abstain from anti-Israel resolutions at the United Nations. Proponents of the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement have found comfort at their events. J Street was an adamant backer of Barack Obama’s Iran deal when the pro-Israel community unanimously opposed it. J Street has refused to condemn a government deal between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas and has even undermined Israeli self-defense in conflicts with Hamas. On campus, J Street regularly hosts groups dedicated to smearing the Israel Defense Forces. So it was no wonder that Bernie Sanders arrived at the J Street conference and quickly suggested aid to Israel be redirected to the Gaza Strip, run by Hamas, to the cheers of attendees. It was no surprise when Buttigieg suggested that the Iran deal correctly ignored Iran’s terrorist funding and ballistic missile testing, while also suggesting that America reconsider aid to Israel if Israel continues to build See SHAPIRO on 31

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Send In The Clowns I don’t like clowns. In fact, I hate clowns. Not just the murderous Pennywise from Stephen King’s “It.” Even Bozo the Clown. They are all creepy. And sometimes by Ken Gorrell they are a danger Contributing Columnist to the Republic. Not Pennywise or Bozo. The dangerous clowns are called FOGO. As in Flag Officers and General Officers. FOGO the Clowns. Few in number, but with an outsized

place in media: NBC contributor and retired Army General Barry McCaffrey; retired Admiral William McRaven in the New York Times; and in various other media venues, retired generals John Allen, Stanley McChrystal, and Joseph Votel. They have a right to express their opinions. But they have a responsibility to do so judiciously and temperately, as befitting their status as retired senior military officers in a real republic, not a banana republic. They also have a duty to the troops currently serving our nation not to undermine the chain of command that leads to the top – the civilian, duly-elected President

of the United States. Yet that is what they are doing. Professional opinions are valuable, but much of what we’ve been getting from these pundit-chair generals is foolish hyperbole. McCaffrey stepped over the line when he tweeted, “The White House Trump statement telling the entire Federal Government to terminate subscriptions to the NYT and Wash Post is a watershed moment in national history.” He then proved his tenuous grasp of history: “This is deadly serious. This is Mussolini. I know a bit about Mussolini’s Italy after editing the wartime manuscript of my distant cousin,

United Press journalist Henry Tilton Gorrell. (Shameless self-promotion: Henry’s memoir, Soldier of the Press: Covering the Front in Europe and North Africa, 1936-1943 is available on Amazon and would make a great Christmas gift.) Henry was booted out of Italy on Mussolini’s order after he printed news putting il Duce’s regime in a bad light. If Trump did that, there’d be no reporters left in America. Henry witnessed rallies in Rome stage-managed by the fascist leader’s thugs, who threatened the crowds forced to gather to hear Mussolini’s speeches if See GORRELL on 31

Global Rage Boils Over UNITED NATIONSFrom

Hong Kong to Barcelona, and from Beirut to Bolivia and Chile, a global rage seems to be by John J. Metzler boiling over. Syndicated Columnist It ranges from Hong’s Kong’s pro-democracy pushback to Beijing’s dour diktats, to Spain’s Catalonia region’s revived separatism against the central government, to Beirut’s crowds protesting Lebanon’s corrupt government, and Bolivians opposing a shamelessly rigged election. Then there’s Santiago where deadly demonstrations have rocked the core of the Chilean state.

There’s an odd irony in many of the demonstrations with the exception of Bolivia. All the cities are fairly prosperous, reasonably democratic, and not remotely resembling what would be called Third World. In a sense, the global rage mirrors that 1970’s movie Network where a fellow says, “I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” Just last year thousands of French converged on Paris to protest fuel tax increases and what’s often seen as an out of touch central government. The Gilets Jaunes or Yellow Vests movement drew deep support from forgotten middle class living in suburbs and rural areas who feel “left out” of France’s general prosperity. Heavily taxed and frankly

discriminated against for driving cars, these citizens converged on Paris and cities throughout France for massive and raucous demonstrations from last November till Spring. Some of the Gilets Jaunes movement sputters on. It’s all about frustration. The demonstrations are not strictly political but do represent a deep and dangerous political undercurrent. Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement has changed the narrative of this former British colony which used to care only about commerce and prosperity. Now a younger generation has challenged Beijing’s under handed tricks to manipulate the Legislature, muzzle the media, and remind the locals that they are living in a “Special Autonomous Region”

of the People’s Republic of China. Enough said. This ultimately challenges Beijing’s authority and may not end well. Spain’s traditionally restive Catalonian region is no stranger to separatism. But here too recent protests in Barcelona again challenged the Spanish State. But Catalonia is hardly a forgotten backwater but one of Spain’s richest and rebellious regions. The usual crisis of political expectations, combined with an often ham-handed response from the Madrid government, have fanned the embers of Catalonian separatism. Beirut, once known as the Paris of the Middle East, is capital of See METZLER on 31

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FOR THE BIRDS by Chris Bosak Contributing Writer

I was recently interviewed about birds and bird population trends by radio show host John McGauley of WKBK in Keene. John had a lot of interesting questions and, following the interview, one in particular stood out in my mind. He asked: “What are the more sturdy birds? Are there any that are especially hardy and durable?” My on-the-spot answer was hawks and other large raptors. While hawks are indeed large and strong and fierce, I wish I would have responded differently. All birds,

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A ruby-crowned kinglet inspects sedum for food CHRIS BOSAK PHOTO in New England this fall. large and small, are hardy and durable. It would have sounded like a wishy-washy answer, but I could have explained it. Ruby-throated hummingbirds, weighing in at about three grams and measuring a mere three inches, are amazingly resilient in their migration. The hummingbirds that breed in New England fly more than 2,000 miles to Mexico or Central America each fall — then return to us each spring. Part of that arduous journey includes a non-stop flight of about 500 miles over the Gulf of Mexico. It takes about 20 rest-

free hours to make that trip. I can barely stay awake for 16 hours straight, let alone trying to keep moving for that long. Yes, the rubythroated hummingbird would have been a good candidate for a “sturdy bird,” despite its colorful and dainty appearance. I like to keep my columns focused on New England, but penguins would have been another good answer. The penguin movies that came out a few years ago shed light on the brutal conditions they endure in Antarctica. They are, of course, well suited for that weather, but still.

Or, how about frigate birds or albatrosses? They can fly or soar for months on end. An albatross can travel 10,000 miles without stopping. Think about that for a minute. Coming back to New England, I was reminded of another sturdy bird while I did some yard work the other day. A ruby-crowned kinglet flitted among the sedum, a tough plant that blooms well into fall. I looked around the yard and three or four other kinglets were moving among the trees and bushes. Hummingbirds get the majority of attention as a tiny bird that accomplishes great things. I sang their praises myself a few paragraphs ago. The attention is deserved as they are New England’s smallest bird. Kinglets, however, are an often overlooked tiny bird that beats the odds. Kinglets are not that much larger than hummingbirds, having them beat by only a half-inch or so, depending on the individual birds. Kinglets are much bulkier and the difference in weight is more significant. But that’s compared to a hummingbird. By any other standard, kinglets are tiny little things. Even chickadees make kinglets look small. That doesn’t mean kinglets are delicate. Not by any stretch. Both New England kinglet species — ruby-crowned and golden-crowned — breed in Canada and northern New England. We see kinglets in the middle and southern parts of See BOSAK on 18

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girlfriend had gone to a dance with another man while the man was out of town, and when he returned he heard of her deed. The man was said to have had an “ungovernable temper, inflamed by jealousy.” A man in Bristol in the early 1900s (maybe 1907) apparently posed no threat to others but was “considered of unsound mind at times having a mania for suicide.” One attempt at suicide by attempting to shoot himself in the heart failed, “because his aim proved faulty” and he recovered. Realizing that he had a mental problem he asked to be watched and that any means that might be available to him for a repeated attempt at suicide be taken away from him if he showed See SMITH on 23

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Monday 11th New Hampshire Regiments at the Battle of Gettysburg

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Meredith Rotary Annual Senior Christmas Dinner The Meredith Rotary Club will host the 28th Annual Senior Christmas Dinner on Sunday, December 8, 2019 at Interlakes Elementary School. Senior citizens over 55 years of age from Meredith, Moultonborough, Center Harbor, and Sandwich are invited to reserve a seat for the occasion. “The Senior Christmas Dinner is always a fun filled day that is free of charge for all participants,” according to Betsey Moulton Donovan, co-chairman of the event. Since 1991, the Mer-

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would cut property values and tourism visits in an area that experts said had only a small amount of wind to offer, they said. Indeed, shortly after Groton Wind went online, Energias de Portugal proposed a $140 million, 60-megwawatt, 15- to 25-turbine windpower project. EDP’s “Spruce Wind” project would have dotted ridgelines in several towns in the Newfound Lake and Cardigan Mountain areas. EDP officials met with town residents at board meetings in 2014 but found most in attendance opposed to their plans. Towns voted overwhelming in opposition to the proposal at their town See WIND on 21

— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, November 7, 2019 — WIND from 20 meetings the following year, despite promises from the company to help pay local tax bills. Facing heavy opposition, the project has not been pursued. Other projects, such as Iberdrola’s proposed 23-turbine Wild Meadows Wind Farm in Alexandria and Danbury, have also been dropped by developers. The risk of human development like wind power and logging projects drew the Conservancy to Groton. The group, formed in 1951, calls itself “one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world.” When Kimball Hill’s owner put the property up for sale in 2017, the organization pounced, quickly raising money to buy and protect it. “We identified the land as a highly resilient landscape, a place where biodiversity, animals and people can thrive,” Zankel said. The Conservancy often acts quickly to preserve lands, he said, particularly lands that are not already divided by human impacts like roads and powerlines. The property was found to have nine miles of frontage on streams and rivers that deposit water in Newfound Lake. “It’s really important for trou t an d cold water fisheries, it is important for water quality on Newfound Lake, it has a bunch of wetlands on it, and it has quite a bit of habitat diversity for a property of its size,” Zankel said. The Conservancy was aided substantially in the purchase by members in Wind Watch, and many Wind Watch members helped the purchase

Some of the turbines at the Groton Wind LLC plant in Groton. with donations, Zankel said. In this case, the two organizations found they had shared goals. “We felt like conservation was the right outcome for this property,” Zankel said. “Conserving and protecting pristine natural habitats, and the many species of wildlife that thrive there, is vitally important to both organizations,” Wind Watch officials said. “Conserving the Kimball Hill tract was doubly important to Wind Watch since this land was being potentially targeted for industrial wind development.” Once the land was purchased, the Conservancy turned to state Fish and Game officials, who finalized the state’s purchase of the land in March. State officials found the land ideal for their work. “It’s a large chunk of area which can have populationlevel impacts on wildlife,” said Jim Oehler, a Fish and Game lands habitat biologist. “It provides good con-

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morning by her young grandson who was in the habit of staying with the woman in her apartment at night. The woman, whose doctors were reported to have “feared for her mind for some time” was about 45 years old. This apparently had been the case since her husband had committed suicide by hanging himself in the barn about 18 months previously. Around the same time a 38 year old proprietor of a grocery store in Dover took his own life by locking himself in his son’s room and turning on the gas, thus dying by asphyxiation. He was a well-known businessman who had at one time been the secretary of the Y.M.C.A. in Dover.

In Franklin in the year 1906 a woman disappeared from her home and was thought to have committed suicide by drowning herself in the Pemigewasset River but efforts to find her body had not been successful a week after she went missing. Apparatus for dragging the river was used, but a week after much searching had resulted in many thinking that the body wouldn’t be found. A daughter of the missing woman had consulted two clairvoyants who said the searchers were looking in the wrong location, but after the searchers found no body in the suggested location they determined that the clairvoyants had not prophesied correctly. Others felt that

the woman had wandered into the woods and her body would be found there. I don’t know the outcome of that situation though I do well remember the suicide of a woman who jumped off the bridge between New Hampton and Bristol when I was a child and whose body was recovered. Those things do have an impact on the minds of young children as well, I suppose, upon all who even hear of such things. So in these days when many seem to be seeking to prevent suicide and address the “feelings” that precede the act let us encourage all to “brace up” against “ bad feelings” and choose life.There are some things that should be ruled out

as being a possible solution to even our biggest problems, including suicide. Alternatives that I suggest include turning to God and the comfort and direction of the Scriptures and seeking professional help. So instead of letting articles like this one or other things depress us, let us put our sunny sides up and overcome by “bracing up” against the things that trouble us and grasping all that is good and positive. Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. welcomes your comments at danahillsmiths@yahoo. com

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Alex Trebek in the 1980s and (at right) The Ryder Cup. MOFFETT from 3 His calming demeanor dissipated my panic and when I saw the next set of categories I figuratively licked my chops. The “Civil War” was very good for me and I made a charge to take the lead, with time for one more question. I chose “Golf” for $600 “Of the Ryder, Curtis, and Walker Cups, the Trophy competed for by women.” As a sports guy, I knew the Ryder Cup was a male competition so I buzzed in and said “What is the Curtis Cup?” But I immediately knew I should have said “Walker” and I lost $600. The Mensa lady buzzed in and said “What is the Ryder Cup” which was obviously wrong. So Rocky, by default, buzzed in and said “What is the Walker Cup?” thus winning $600. The $1200 swing gave him a slight lead going into Final Jeopardy, for which the category was “In the News.” A news watcher, I bet all my thousands and waited for the answer, which was “The Year of a New Pope, a Test Tube Baby, and when Oscar turned 50.” I con-

fidently wrote: “What is 1978?” The Mensa lady got it wrong and Trebek then came to me and reviewed my answer. “What is 1978? That is correct. And what did the lieutenant bet? He bet it all!” The studio audience erupted with applause, apparently pulling for the Marine from New Hampshire who made the big comeback and then successfully bet it all. “Wow!” exclaimed Trebek. “A lot of support here for the Marines!” My heart was joyful. I’d done it! The only way I could lose was if Rocky bet all his money and if he also got it right. Which he did. The crushing defeat devastated me. The show ended and the lights went down and Trebek came over to chat with us and his generous comments eased my pain, and presumably that of the Mensa lady too. Trebek clearly had special empathy for the losers on his show who put themselves out there only to fail on national TV. Rocky would keep all his money and return again as defending

champ. I later learned that Trebek hired him as an assistant. My second place prize was a La-Z-Boy recliner, which still occupies a “reading nook” in my Loudon home. I never watched Jeopardy again. Too painful. Except once, when “60 Minutes” did a feature on the show, which interested me, as an erstwhile Jeopardy alum. They showed footage from a show, of course, and of all the thousands of shows from which to choose, they selected the one I’d been on. There I was, again on national TV, in my dress blues between Rocky and the Mensa lady. While insisting on wearing my uniform probably cost me fame and fortune, I remain proud of those dress blues, which now hang in a closet not far from my Jeopardy chair. C’est la vie. Oh yeah. Our Final Jeopardy Question: “What TV game show host will always be remembered for his kindness and empathy to a terrified Marine Corps lieutenant from New Hampshire?”

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MALKIN from 6 nance disclosures that one of his top donors is Chloe Cockburn. She is a prominent partner of globalist billionaire George Soros’ Democracy Alliance. Cockburn moderated a crucial 2017 summit with Soros and other deep-pocketed liberal philanthropists to strategize on taking over local and state offices to reclaim “our progressive future.” Other bigwig Boudin donors hail from the Soros-allied Tides Foundation and Soros-funded Brennan Center for Justice. What makes Boudin especially toxic is his family tree. Boudin is the militant offspring of spoiled-rich radicals Kathy Boudin and Da-

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