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Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr., reminisces on the time of the year when fall turns back to summer. Known as Indian POSTCARD FROM THE PUBLISHER’S COLLECTION Summer, its history can be traced back to the 1800s.

Indian Summer by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Contributing Writer

Indian Summer comes in the fall of the year. Sometime in the early years of my life I heard someone say, when a warm, sunny spell favored us after the cooler weather of fall seemed to with us to stay, that it was the Indian Summer.

Back then I didn’t fret about the weather; I just accepted whatever came, but certainly was glad when Indian Summer arrived, whenever that might be. The experts tell us it is either the last part of the month of October or the first part of November, but it can be anytime in the season we call fall or autumn. The fall “summer”

is supposed to be after there is a frost, but before the first snowfall. The term Indian Summer has been used for many years. The editor of Harper’s New Monthly Magazine w r o t e a b o u t it in November of 1853. He speculated about the origin of the phrase by asking “Is ‘Indian,’ here, synonymous with treachery, as in the case of gifts

among children, where a present made, and then revoked is called an ‘Indian gift?’” I well remember using the term “Indian giver” to describe someone who gave a gift and took it back, so that is compared to a short period of warm weather, which, after days or weeks of colder air, is welcomed, only to have it See SMITH on 24

On Saturday November 14, from 9am - 1pm, the LaconiaGilford Lions Club will partner with the Lakes Region Vineyard Church on a food donation drive to benefit the Vineyard Church’s food pantry. This event will be held in the parking of the Vineyard Church at 175 Mechanic Street in Lakeport. This event is the first of a series of food drives the Lions will stage extending through the winter and into next year. All the events will partner with area faith groups to benefit local food pantries. The Lions call it their ‘Step Up to the Plate’ campaign to target and highlight the issues of hunger and food insecurity in our area. The Laconia-Gilford Lions Club invites anyone who is willing and able to step up to the plate by donating food items to the Vineyard Church food pantry at 175 Mechanic Street in Lakeport. The Vineyard Church can be reached at LakesRegionVineyard. org. To contact the Laconia-Gilford Lions about this event call 9985549. RE ONLINE FOR & SHA F RE D A E RE

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Are We Becoming A Banana Republic? To The Editor: Since President Trump announced his bid for the White House, I have watched those on the political left and their allies in the “Main Stream Media” and “Big Tech” work feverishly to undermine his presidency, destroy his reputation, remove him from office or prevent him from being re-elected. And all of this because he has had the audacity to do what is in the best interest of this country and the American people. The good that this man has done to make America strong and safe again has often been minimized or ignored; while any perceived misstep is exaggerated and distorted. In some cases, they have created fictions, told flat out lies about him and/or accused him of the very misdeeds that they have been guilty of. The final gambit of the Democrats seems to be that, having exaggerated and misrepresented the dangers and effects of Covid-19, many jurisdictions, that are controlled by their party, are now using this issue as a pretext for altering voting procedures in ways that make voter fraud easier to accomplish. Information in regard to these misdeeds is often ignored or censored by those who are supposed to provide us with unbiased news. Democrats are trying to put a man in the White House, who I view as corrupt, well on his way to dementia and who has been feeding at the public trough for

nearly 50 years. If my thinking is correct, he will, in short order, be replaced by an amoral woman who has repeatedly been described as the most liberal member of the United States Senate, who cosponsored the “Green New Deal” and supports “Medicare For All”. If Democrats are successful in this corrupt endeavor, I fear for our country. Please stand up, question what is being done and do what is right for the future of our country. Don’t let corruption win. Russell B. Cumbee Franconia, NH

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walking on rocks. Our microspikes rode in our pack the whole day but our hiking poles were valuable for helping keep our balance and to propel us forward. When we reached the boarded up and closed Lakes of the Cloud hut the sun was bright and it was warming up fast but as we hiked up Mt. Monroe the wind really picked up. We put our jackets back on and Becca put on her goggles. I switched back and forth between my goggles and my sunglasses. I was happy to have them on to block not just the wind but the bright sun that was reflecting off the snow.

We had Monroe’s summit to ourselves at 10 am and we took a very short break while we enjoyed the big vista filled with mountains. The mountaintops were all white covered with snow but down in the valley the Mount Washington’s Hotel’s golf course was bright green. Retracing our steps back to the hut we met a couple groups of people heading up Mt. Monroe. At the hut others were organizing and a few more hikers were headed up Mt. Washington. From the hut we joined the Crawford path and we followed it for 1.5 miles to Washington’s summit. The snow had interesting See PATENAUDE on 22

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Juston McKinney At The Flying Monkey

New Hampshire’s Juston McKinney returns to the Flying Monkey Movie House and Performance Center in Plymouth with lots of new material. Tickets start at $29.50 and the show starts at 7:30pm (Door open at 6pm.) Juston has two Comedy Central Specials including his own one-hour special and multiple appearances on the Tonight Show, and on Conan O’Brien, but there’s no place like home! Consistently selling out theaters, Juston McKinney is at the top of his game. When NH Magazine named him “Best of NH” they wrote, “The Granite State may have more famous comedians than you can shake a stick at (Seth Meyers, Sarah Silverman and Adam Sandler to name a few) but no one really “gets” New Hampshire humor like Juston McKinney. He’s been using the state as his comic muse since he was humoring perps as a deputy sheriff on the NH/ME border in the 1990s. Now he’s got TV deals galore and appearances on “The Tonight Show” and Comedy Central.” Juston was born in Portsmouth and he currently lives in New Hampshire with his wife, two children and two dogs. His Youtube channel has over a million views, which includes NH favorites such as “Live Free or Die” and “Live Freeze then Die!”. For tickets call 603-536-2551 or go online to flyingmonkeynh.com

Comedian Bob Marley Returns To Rochester Opera House C o m e d i a n Bob Marley will be bringing his comedy to the Rochester Opera House on Thursday, Nov 12th at 8pm; Friday, Nov 13th at 6 & 8:30pm; Saturday, Nov. 14th at 3:30, 6 & 8pm and Sunday, Nov. 15th at 5 & 7:30pm. Tickets are $37.50. Bob loves being a comedian. He’s wicked good at it! He lives in Maine which is the best state in the world maybe even the universe. He’s featured regularly on Sirius XM radio and he even won their Superbowl of Comedy! He has put out over 20 comedy CD’s and DVD’s! He was inducted into The Guinness Book of World’s Records for “the longest stand up comedy show by an individual” at 40 hrs of straight stand up! He’s been on over 100 tv shows including Leno, Letterman, Conan, Jimmy Fallon, Craig Ferguson and Comedy Central to name just a few. He co¬starred in “Boondock Saints” I and II “All Saints Day” playing Detective Greenly. He has toured the U.S., Europe, Canada, Kuwait and Iraq. That’s about it! For tickets and COVID-19 restrictions go to rochesteroperahouse.com

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Free Car Wash For Veterans and Military Personnel Wolfeboro Carwash & Executive Detail, along with nearly 4,000 other car wash locations across the nation will provide FREE car washes to veterans and current military service personnel, under the Grace For Vets Free Wash Program on Wednesday, November 11th from 10am-2pm. Washes will be given rain or shine. The Free washes are given to honor and recognize those that have and are serving in the armed forces. Last year a total of over 300,000 washes were donated! Wolfeboro Carwash & Executive Detail owner, Andrew Swenson’s, father Greg served in the Army reserves, His uncle served in the Marines and as many of us have experienced, has grieved the loss of friends and/or family who have lost their lives in or as a result of service to their country. You will notice the American flag on their company shirts in honor of our military. This day is about honoring and recognizing those that have and are serving and protecting our country,” says Swenson. Wolfeboro Carwash & Executive Detail has had incredible community support from so many who recognize the value of their attention to detail and customer service in the last 12 years. This support has allowed them to re-invest in their business by installing a new Touch-Free Carwash in April of 2019, new doors just a month ago, re-faced self serve bays and roll out a new, cost effective, monthly unlimited wash program.

Mica’s Groove Train will be performing at the Bank Of NH Stage, Saturday, November 14th at 8pm Mica’s Groove Train is what happens when a group of ridiculously talented musicians who really enjoy creating music, get together. Nominated 2019’s ‘Best Soul/R&B Act’ in New England, this ensemble has a tight and funky rhythm section combined with tasty guitar virtuosity that creates an amazing backdrop for the incomparable vocals of Ms. Yamica Peterson. Mica’s Groove Train produces feel good sounds to make your hips sway and your smile widen. Funky soul with a twist! This is a band that has as great of an experience as you do and will have you coming back to groove and groove, and groove some more. Bands come and go, but the energy created on stage by Mica’s Groove Train will stick with you for years to come. Professionals on and off the stage, MGT will give you a first class night to remember. Tickets are $25 ($5.75 per ticket fee) and $8 to watch the livestream. For tickets and more info go to banknhstage.com or call 603-225-1111. The Bank of NH Stage is located at 16 South Main Street, Concord.

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Feeling A Little Aggressive This weekend I turn sixty-five. As a teenager, I never thought I would ever be “that old”. I was convinced I was chosen by a higher power to never age while by Brendan Smith everyone else Weirs Times Editor did. At almost forty years of age when my hair began to disappear, I started to think that maybe that was not the case. Still, things couldn’t get any worse. Then along came my fifties introducing me to the wonders of the enlarged prostate, among other things. Things really began to steamroll in my early sixties when even the simple act of getting out of bed in the morning could be the cause of a new aching body part. I have certainly come to terms with the fact that I am not immortal. In fact, with modern science, I am grateful to even be here writing this today. My heart continues to beat about 100,000 times a day due to a valve that once belonged to a cow. That certainly gives me a new perspective on things. The results of an election didn’t go the way I would like? Well, at least I’m around to see it. There is something to be said for that. Of course, just because I am older and feeling grateful, that does not give me the right to be completely unselfish. After all, this is the 21st century and I need to try to ignore what I am grateful for and focus more on staying angry at stupid things. No matter how good life can be, I must never forget that I should feel offended by something. It is the American way lately and I still try hard to fit in, just for the fun of it. So, I am presenting here a list of microaggressions for those of use who have been fortunate enough to live pretty good lives but still

feel the need to be part of the current scene. Microaggressions are a new phenomena. The term is identified as “brief and commonplace verbal and behavioral indignities” which leaves the door wide open for most anything to be considered one. There are already a list of what are called “geriatric microaggressions” towards people 65 and over. They have been created by the Department of Microaggressions (which I am told will be expanding under a possible Biden Administration). For example, calling old people “cute” is considered a microaggression (seriously). Using language considered offensive to older people like “gramps”, “geezer” and “old bag” is listed as a geriatric microaggression. I don’t really mind that one, it just gives me a chance to call the microaggressor an (expletive deleted ) if I choose. It seems that younger people who speak to us geezers in a slower and higher pitched or shouting tone is considered a microagression since they are assuming older folks cannot hear. To not be offensive, they need to speak quieter tones and faster because, even though we might not hear what they are saying, it doesn’t really matter because we probably won’t care anyway (especially if it is about politics). So why waste your breath? (Did I just write a microaggression?) I have come up with a list of other things I feel should be considered “geriatric microaggressions.” Asking me if I watched any TV show that was on past 9pm should be considered a microaggression since you know the odds are high I was most likely in bed already. Not asking if I recorded it is also one as it assumes that you think I don’t know how to program the DVR. (For the record…I do.) If I am watching TV with someone younger and they are about

to change the channel, but then hesitate as another drug commercial comes on, I feel that is a microaggression against me since I am assuming they think I need to see it. (I admit that I am intrigued by the side effects since I have experienced most of them even without taking the advertised drug.) If I go to a clothing store to buy a pair of jeans and see they have “classic fit”, “relaxed fit”, “tapered fit”, etc..but no “just plain old regular fit like they had when I was younger” then I would consider that a microaggression. (And possibly a lawsuit since anything can be one nowadays.) Watching teenagers and twenty-somethings sitting near me typing with two fingers on their smartphones at lightning speed while I am laboriously trying for several minutes to type a threeword answer with one finger, should be considered a microaggression. (I am often tempted to take out a pen and a piece of paper and perform a complicated multiplication or division problem right before their eyes, but I am not one to show off.) There are other “geriatric microaggressions” that I could list, including using the word “geriatric”, but I’m not sure what they all are yet. These things take time to discover and you have to look hard. For now, I am going to enjoy turning 65. I have so much to be grateful for, especially being old enough to have new reasons to be angry. Hear the audio version of this and other columns at BrendanTSmith.com. Brendan is the author of “The Flatlander Chronicles” and “Best Of A F.O.O.L. In New Hampshire” His latest book “I Only Did It For The Socks - Stories and Thoughts On Aging” will be published soon.

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Beware of Red-Diaper ‘Legal Observers’ Buckle up. No matter what happens on Election Day, as I’ve warned for months, we are in for a long and wild ride. Over Halloween weekend, businesses in every major city across the country boarded up their windows and police departments prepared for “civil unrest.” I abhor that propagandistic euphemism, don’t you? “Unrest” is when you’ve had a by Michelle Malkin bout of insomnia. If journalism still meant Syndicated Columnist anything in America, every media outlet would call it what it is: violence. And it’s not just random violence but planned political chaos by antiTrump forces. The National Guard is on standby in Chicago. Cleveland cops have opened emergency operations centers. The Denver Police Department (home of the summer stand-down order that led to left-wing mob assaults on my pro-police rallygoers and me) are now establishing a command post for the first time in anticipation of election week anarchy by antifa, Black Lives Matter and affiliated obstructionists. You will no doubt hear about the “legal observers” being dispatched to document the law enforcement response to “unrest” (a.k.a. violent riots), as well as to monitor polling places for “voter intimidation.” These supposed watchdogs, clad in distinctive lime green hats and vests, are members of the National Lawyers Guild. NLG trainers held online “know your rights” sessions for Suffolk University students in Boston last week. The Delaware-New Jersey chapter of the group helped train about 100 volunteers to be “eyes and ears on the ground” around voting booths. All summer long, NLG “legal observers” have assisted violent rioters and looters. On social media, antifa-adjacent operatives have credited the group with providing bail or cash cards to left-wing arrestees. Mob leaders advise their minions to write NLG’s chapter phone numbers on their arms as they head out to menace police, Trump supporters and local shopkeepers. What the media won’t tell you is that there is nothing neutral or trustworthy about these “legal observers.” The NLG was founded by Communist militants in 1937 who groomed a legion of trained legal agitators to “create change” in “the structure of our at the local, regional, national, and international levels.” In fact, a U.S. House Committee on Internal Security report in 1973 chronicled how the NLG was formed with the assistance of the See MALKIN on 28

The Woke Lose On Tuesday night, the American people spoke. They spoke with millions upon millions of voices to produce the greatest presidential election voter turnout in over a century. And they sent a variety of messages, by Ben Shapiro most of them quite posiSyndicated Columnist tive. Voters rejected the prevailing narratives of a media determined to make the election a pure referendum on Donald Trump’s character. Even if Joe Biden prevails eventually, he will likely be faced with a Republican Senate majority and a 2022 contest that will put the House of Representatives squarely in Republican sights. Voters rejected the pollsters’ overconfident modeling: Pollsters were dramatically wrong in their national numbers and just as wrong in their Senate estimates. Voters apparently aren’t all that interested in registering their opinions with elite firms who see them as social science subjects rather than as individuals. Voters stuck to their guns in red states; they stuck to their guns in blue states; they stuck to their guns in purple states. America is divided, and it is not growing less divided just out of the elitists’ overwrought and hysterical mewling about Trump. This is still a country that is one-third conservative, one-third liberal and one-third in the middle. But one message resonated above all others: the outright rejection of the ongoing quest by Democrats and the media to paint Americans into racial categories and then declare demographics destiny. Donald Trump bucked four long years of Democrats and media members labeling both him and his supporters white supremacists, bigots and homophobes. He refused to be cowed by a media determined to paint him as a racist for refusing the faulty premise that America is institutionally bigoted. And he won an increased share of black and Hispanic voters. According to Edison exit polling, as of

election night, Trump had gained 2 points with white women; 4 points with black men and 4 points with black women; 3 points with Latino men and 3 points with Latino women; and 5 points in the “other” category. In Florida, according to NBC News exit polling, Trump’s coalition included a 55% share of the Cuban American vote, a 30% share of the Puerto Rican vote and 48% of “other Latinos.” Trump substantially elevated the national share of Latino and black voters for Republicans -- and did so without pandering on illegal immigration or buying into the trite and ugly lies of the Black Lives Matter movement. It wasn’t just Trump. In California, a majority-minority state, voters refused to greenlight the racist Proposition 16, which would have repealed a state constitutional provision banning racial discrimination, paving the way for reparations and affirmative action. They did so by a margin of over 10 points and despite the fact that Prop 16 advocates spent 12 times the money their opponents did. All of this has sent woke thinkers into spasms of apoplexy. The execrable Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of the pseudohistorical “1619 Project,” tweeted out that Latinos can no longer be considered a racial category, since some Cubans are “white.” Charles Blow of The New York Times tweeted, “We are surrounded by racists.” Actually, Hannah-Jones and Blow aren’t surrounded by racists. They’re surrounded by people who reject racism and reject the implicitly racist belief that ethnicity ought to dictate voting pattern. All of this is excellent news. Americans spoke last night. They spoke as Americans, as individuals, not as members of contrived interest groups. And that is certainly worth celebrating. Ben Shapiro, 36, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and editor-in-chief of DailyWire.com. He is the author of the No. 1 New York Times bestseller “The Right Side of History.”

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States Can’t Defend Ballot-Selfie Bans John Stossel is off. The following is a column by Corey Friedman. If you share a snapshot from the voting booth, elections officials by Corey Friedman might scour your Syndicated Columnist social media pages and offer you a choice: censorship or a criminal charge. That’s what happened to T. Greg Doucette, who cast his ballot Oct. 15 during early voting at the N.C. Central University School of Law. North Carolina is among 15 states that ban

photos of marked ballots. Nine other states maintain unclear or conflicting statutes, according to Ballotpedia. After tweeting pictures of his ballot before and after voting -- a riff on the “How it started vs. how it’s going” relationship meme -- Doucette said a state board of elections investigator phoned him. A criminal defense attorney who specializes in First Amendment law, Doucette knew a federal judge in New Hampshire had ruled that state’s ballot-photography ban unconstitutional in 2015. After hearing from other voters who were warned to delete their publicly posted ballot selfies, he was ready to challenge North Carolina’s

law on free-speech grounds. “A good number of folks are sufficiently intimidated that they take it down -- it chills their speech,” Doucette said. “They asked me to take it down. I told them, ‘No, I’m leaving it up.’” He also emailed the investigator a written confession along with the original photos from his smartphone and then tweeted screen captures of his email for good measure. While Doucette counsels his clients to never talk to the police or consent to a search, he’s ready for his day in court. Ballot-photo bans are ostensibly designed to prevent voter fraud. People who sell their votes or are coerced into

voting a certain way could provide proof with the click of a shutter. But voters involved in such schemes would be more likely to send photos privately than plaster them on social media. People tell the world which candidates they support, because they’re proud of those choices and want to persuade others. “If someone wants to post it exclusively for political expression purposes, that’s the type of stuff the First Amendment has always protected,” Doucette said. “And it should.” U.S. District Judge Paul Barbadoro agreed, striking down New Hampshire’s ballot-selfie ban in See FRIEDMANL on 29

Election Limbo The experts got it wrong again. The pundits, the pollsters and the mainstream media once again assured Americans of the predictable by John J. Metzler Trump and ReSyndicated Columnist publican rout on election day. An inevitable Biden Blue Wave from sea to shining sea looked plausible to those who instinctively know better and who magnified their genius by high tech social media platforms. Yet, despite giddily exuberant polls predicting massive Democrat party gains on all levels, when the dust began to settle, the Republicans held the Senate, gained at least five seats in the House of Representatives, and

added a GOP Governor. The Presidency would be tougher to hold, but Donald Trump was probably in his best position in the campaign with vibrant overflow election rallies and late narrowing polls. The President had momentum in most of the swing states and if his rollicking rallies were any indication, he had come within striking distance of winning Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Georgia. Over the past few weeks, the President brought together 10, 15, and 30 thousand people often on two days notice for his rallies. Biden, the Democrat leader and ahead comfortably in all the major polls held few rallies and when he did had perhaps 30 to 100 people! But what politician anywhere wishes to speak to a small audience when his opponent

corrals 15,000 the same day in the same state? Enthusiasm on the Left was against Trump and perhaps supporting Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris, not for Biden. Thus the Fear Factor of another Trump Term remained a very strong Democrat electoral motivator. Biden won by who he isn’t, more than who he is. And what the media often overlooks is that the richest areas of the country have voted and donated overwhelmingly for the Biden/Harris ticket; Manhattan, Martha’s Vineyard, and Silicon Valley. Donald Trump’s policies delivered the strongest U.S. economy in a lifetime and record low unemployment levels. Then as if in a surrealistic nightmare, the pandemic hit forcing an almost overnight economic

shutdown, putting the economy into an induced coma, and allowing lockdowns to slam expanding growth. A fast recovering U.S. economy has happily buoyed most Americans. Back in April when unemployment was pushing 20 percent and GDP growth was in free fall, did anybody seriously believe that six months later we would have stabilized the economy with 33 percent growth and declining unemployment below 7 percent? But all along the lurking iceberg of COVID threatened to beach or sink the Trump presidency. Why, because a choice between depressing pandemic lockdowns and reopened optimism and growth divided the nervous electorate. People are psychologically stunned by COSee METZLER on 29

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When you retire, you’ve learned a lot about all sorts of things, helping you avoid some of the mistakes you made earlier in life. However, you may still be susceptible to financial missteps specifically related to your retirement years. How can you dodge these errors?

Consider these suggestions: •Manage your withdrawal rate carefully. You will likely need to tap into your retirement accounts – your IRA and 401(k) or similar employer-sponsored plan. But you should establish an annual withdrawal rate that’s appropriate for your situation. By withdrawing too much each year, especially in the early years of your retirement, you risk outliving your resources. You may want to consult with a financial professional to determine the withdrawal amount that’s right for you. (Keep in mind, though, that once you turn 72, you will be required to take out at least a certain amount each year – based on your age and account balance – from your traditional IRA and 401(k) or similar plan.) •Don’t underestimate health care costs. Once you turn 65, you will be eligible for Medicare, but you may still need a Medicare supplement plan and will probably also incur other expenses. In fact, A healthy 65-year-old couple who retired in 2019 will need nearly $390,000 over their remaining years just to pay for health care, according to HealthView Services, which produces health-care cost projection software. Other estimates show different amounts, but they all amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars. So, when calculating your expenses during your retirement years, reserve a big space for health care. •Don’t take Social Security too early.You can start receiving monthly Social Security checks when you reach age 62, but your

payments will generally be significantly larger if you wait until your “full” retirement age, which will probably be between 66 and 67. (The size of your payments will “max out” at age 70.) Of course, if you need the money at 62, you may have to take it, but if you believe you have longevity working in your favor, and you can afford to wait, you may be better off by delaying Social Security as long as possible.) • Don’t invest too conservatively. Once you’re retired, you might think that you should take as few chances as possible with your investments – after all, you simply have less time for them to bounce back from a downturn than you did during your working years. Nonetheless, it’s important to own a reasonable percentage of growth-oriented investments to help keep you ahead of inflation. Even at a low rate, which we’ve experience recently, inflation can erode your purchasing power over time. •Don’t be more generous than you can afford. If you have grown children who need financial help, or grandchildren heading to college someday, you’d no doubt like to do whatever you can to provide assistance. However, the hard truth is they simply have more time than you do to find workable financial solutions, whereas if you deplete your funds through your generosity, you could put yourself in a precarious position. So, be as giving as you can afford – but don’t go beyond that. By preserving your financial independence, you’ll end up benefiting your family, as well. Retirement can be a wonderful time of your life – and you may enjoy it more by doing what you can to avoid costly financial mistakes. This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. © 2020 Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. All rights reserved. Member SIPC.

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ternoon. I hadn’t seen “my” bluebirds since May. The other day I looked out and saw a female bluebird land on my makeshift log bird feeder. She was joined quickly by a male and another female. I knew I didn’t have anything on the feeder that would appeal to them, so I rushed outside to add mealworms to the selection of food on the log. I knew they would flee when the door opened and I stepped out, but I hoped they would return after a few minutes. They flew only to the nearby branches and as soon as I went back into the house, all three of them came back. It was a nice surprise to see them again. What I haven’t seen yet, and I’m not very happy about it, are evening grosbeaks. Of all

the houses I have lived in and had bird-feeding stations set up, I have never seen an evening grosbeak. I have seen them in the “wild,” but never at my feeders. Others are seeing them as I have received a few reports from people from throughout New Hampshire. It is good to see that they are showing up here and there as it is a species in decline. Three readers reported seeing these large yellow, white and black birds at their feeders last week. Lenny from Greenfield reported seeing about 20 evening grosbeaks one morning. Donna had two male and two female evening grosbeaks at her feeder in Dover. Tricia had three evening grosbeaks pay her a visit in Alstead. I’ll keep my eyes open for these handsome birds, although I can’t

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Neil Armstrong didn’t go to the moon by himself back in 1969, when he took that first small step on the lunar surface. A team of literally millions of people put him there. No U.S. President gets to the White House by himself. A team of literally millions of people puts him there. When Tom Brady stood and hoisted aloft a Lombardi Super Bowl Trophy, it wasn’t the result of a solo effort. A huge team of fellow players, coaches, and supporters put him there. Anyone who enjoys any success should humbly thank others, whether it be parents, friends, mentors, or the Almighty. It’s healthy — with Thanksgiving approaching — to get into that grateful mode. So I want to say “Thank You” to a former Little League catcher from south Boston named Vinnie Dooley. I met Vinnie when we were both working at NHTI-Concord and I learned that he liked people, delighted in conversation, and even enjoyed holding signs on Election Days — including, eventually, some of my own state representative campaign signs.

Vinnie Dooley. Even when it’s freezing and windy, as it was during last week’s Election Day, Vinnie was there for me before 7 a.m. at the Canterbury Elementary School polls on November 3. The long line of early voters waiting to get out of the wind had to be impressed by Vinnie’s dedication. Election Days are endurance tests for candidates and town officials. Sign holders tend to do shifts, especially in bad weather. But Vinnie endured the elements all morning and well into the afternoon. Naturally there was sports talk among sign-holders and as a native Bay Stater, Vinnie shared memories of Boston favorites like Bobby Orr and Larry Bird. “And I’ll always remember my dad taking

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The early 1960’s had so many nuances. First, it was a time when America was in a resurgence of style, change in musical ways, invention and celebration of being an American. Cars were becoming an important way of life and their design became a fashion statement. The space race was on and the economy was booming while folks celebrated success. Cocktail parties were common and drinking liquor among friends was the norm.

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issue and next are going to be dedicated to two very nice brews that will add to your festivities. Let’s investigate the first from our friends at Bell’s Brewery. By 1980, Larry Bell had acquired a part time job at Sarkozy Bakery while at Kalamazoo College in Michigan, where he learned about yeast and fermentation. He soon was home brewing and opened a small home-brew supply store. In 1985, he commercially sold his first beer and by the next year he had distributed 135 barrels to thirsty fans. By 1990, Bell’s was distributing outside of the Michigan border to surrounding states. By 2001, they needed so much more space for production that they purchased and built Bell’s Comstock Brewery. 2011 saw a major investment into a live music beer hall, enlarged beer garden and food provisions. Their success and growth continues simply because of the passion of one man. You can read much more about their story and beer at BellsBeer.com Bell’s Old Fashioned Holiday is bourbon barrel aged scotch ale with orange peel and cherry flavoring. It is essentially Bell’s Christmas Ale with a twist. A scotch ale by definition is a malty and rich drink with See BREW on 28

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PATENAUDE from 3 swirl patterns caused by the wind and the deepest snow we encountered was 8 or 9 inches. We felt like we had the whole mountain to ourselves. The summit buildings are all closed up for the season and offer no services to the public. The observatory staff is inside and there were a couple of NH State Park pick up trucks with gnarly chains on their tires parked nearby. We snapped a few

photos at the summit sign that is famous for having a long line to wait your turn to stand next to it. There were five guys sitting in the sun at the entrance of the old Tip-Top House. We next went over with the idea of sitting out of the wind by the Stage Office building but when we got to the south side of the building a few hikers were already sitting there. Finally we found our sunny windless spot on the steps of the Yan-

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This is the Crawford Path, swirling snow and rocks. The midday sun was warm and we lingered a long time eating our lunch on the steps. We could watch other hikers come and go to the famous summit sign. We decided to walk around the back of the

summit building and follow the Nelson Crag Trail down to the Cog Railway tracks. We quickly caught up to the five guys that were at the Tip-Top House. They said their plan was to take the Gulfside Trail to

the Jewel Trail and they weren’t sure where to find the Gulfside Trail. We suggested that they follow our steps down to the tracks and to follow the tracks down until they intersected See PATENAUDE on 23

— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, November 12, 2020 — PATENAUDE from 22 Gulfside. We took off ahead of them and we later looked back and we could see that they had found their way. I have never walked off Mt. Washington along the Cog Railway’s right of way. It isn’t a hiking trail but about ten years ago a power line from the base to the summit was buried and it resulted in improved footing. I’d have never walked along the tracks the entire way, but I have skied it. Straight down the ridge between the Burt and the Ammonoosuc Ravines we hiked along the tracks. This is the shortest route, about 3 miles, off the mountain but it is steep and relentless. We took our darn sweet time enjoying the view and the sunshine. At Jacob’s Ladder we hiked up to a ledgy perch and took a good look

Yours truly and Becca near the Cog Railway’s famous section of track named Jacob’s Ladder, elevation 4,725 feet.

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“Indian Summer In The White Mountains” by Sanford Robinson Gifford. 1862. us hope that maybe we will escape the usual wintry snow and cold this year, though we know, even with climate change, it is not going to happen. Or, maybe you are wondering if Indian

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November 13th has been designated as Indian Pudding Day. SMITH from 24 kind we eat), after dipping it into a tar-like substance to keep the crows from eating it, of hoeing the rows of corn to kill the weeds, picking the ears of the grown corn, and husking the ears, followed by cutting off the kernels for canning. And,

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people were invited by a farmer to the husking bee to take the husks off ears of his corn crop, thus enabling the drying process to be completed. Mixed among the ears of corn were some red colored ones. When a person found an ear of corn with red kernels they were permitted to choose someone of the opposite sex to kiss. Maybe there were other consequences at times, but, whatever the rules, it was considered a fun time to get some corn husked. Then there is the New England dessert called Indian Pudding which makes a delightful item to serve in the fall and winter months, but traditionally is the desired dessert for Thanksgiving Day, though that tradition may be unknown to many of today’s New Hampshire residents. However, I just read

that Indian Pudding has its own day with November 13th being National Indian Pudding Day. Indian pudding is said to be a variation on the dessert served in England called Hasty Pudding, though the preparation time for the new world’s Indian pudding is anything but hasty. One frugal person suggested that it can only be prepared on Thanksgiving Day as its cooking time matches that of the Thanksgiving turkey. Hasty Pudding was prepared with wheat and milk, but New England settlers substituted Indian corn meal for the wheat and made a somewhat similar dish named Indian Pudding which they sweetened with molasses which is a by-product of making rum from sugar cane.

Spices like cinnamon and ginger were also added as ingredients of Indian Pudding. One recipe lists the ingredients as corn meal, scalded milk, molasses, brown sugar, butter, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, allspice, nutmeg, eggs, and cold milk. Remember that the cows were not native to America, but were brought here by the colonists. If you haven’t had Indian Pudding, maybe you would like to make some to highlight this year’s Thanksgiving dinner, or National Indian Pudding Day. It is estimated that there were about 3,000 Native Americans living in New Hampshire at the time the first settlers arrived from England. This year of 2020 marks 400 years since the landing of the ship Mayflower

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time voters about their social media posts than to fight a losing battle in court. “Since I posted that tweet and the state board called me, that actually creates, in my mind, enough of a conflict where we can preemptively sue the board to ask for a declaratory judgment,” Doucette said. He’s also offering pro bono representation to North Carolina voters charged under the ballot-selfie ban. Voting rights and free speech rights are constitutional cousins. You shouldn’t have to sacrifice the latter to exercise the former. Corey Friedman is an opinion journalist who explores solutions to political conflicts from an independent perspective. Follow him on Twitter @ coreywrites.

METZLER from 7 VID and remain fearful. The swing states on which the election hinged are precisely the electoral battlegrounds where the contest was decided; Florida, Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. Clearly huge and commanding Trump leads on election night suddenly seemed to evaporate in the early hours mist as bales of mail in ballots started being counted triggering whipsaw emotions. Most of these votes were cast a month earlier before the Trump electoral momentum. In some states mail in ballots were as common as the blowing Autumn leaves; let’s face it, widespread mail in balloting opens the door for fraud or at least tampering. Because of the virus, many states allowed the mail in ballot option, presenting a clear advantage for the Dem-

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