11/17/2022 Weirs Times

NH Golf Great ricH Parker –a MaN for all SeaSoNS

by Mike Moffett SportThoughts Columnist

Seeing the photo of all the golf ers in a post on my Facebook feed caused me to stop my scroll and look more closely. Sixteen men and women were standing together on a green smiling and holding golf clubs. Late October isn’t really golf weather as cold

autumn winds blow leaves all over fairways and greens. What was up?

I drilled down and saw it was a photo of the men’s and women’s golf teams from Dartmouth Col lege. The linksters had just com pleted a co-ed “Ryder Cup” com petition at Enfield’s Montcalm Golf Club and the post’s author explained that he’d promised to

post a photo of the winning team. That all 16 golfers were in the photo meant that they were “all winners.”

Nice.

The “poster” was Dartmouth College men’s golf coach Rich Parker, and the post reminded me of a note I’d added to my “todo” list in June during golf’s U.S.

WHat Will WiNter BriNG for live aNd let live farM?

Well dear readers, the palette of yet another New Hampshire autumn has made its appearance once more, a harbin ger of the throes of yet another New England winter soon to be set upon us. The panoply of colors on the terrain, hillsides, and skylines at Live and Let Live Farm Rescue & Sanctuary in Chichester, NH., are broad and vivid. Winter is coming, and the scope of duties undertaken by our volunteers will become a bit more difficult. Shortened daylight hours, cold temperatures, depths of snow with every storm, and the everconstant dealing with “dressing in layers” make the feeding shifts and water shifts, as well as the already complex order of individually tai lored meals for 75-85 horses, a bit more bur densome. Yet their smiles and demeanor remain unchanged, for the hearts and hands of LLLF’s volunteers are thankfully, as constant as the procession of animals in need whose life-jour neys bringing them to

by Scott Philbrick Live And Let Live Farm

THE WEIRS, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Dartmouth golf coach Rich Parker with some Big Green protégés on the ski jump at Lake Placid, site of the 1980 Winter Olympics. SportThoughts columnist Mike Moffett tells of the amazing sports journey of Parker.

Hoof specialist, Amanda works to gain the trust of Twix the pony with the goal to work with his feet/hooves. Twix came to Live and Let Live Farm Rescue in Chichester after the death of his owner.

Satchels For Souls

To The Editor:

As the cold of winter sets in, many are starting to worry about heating their homes. Oil, gas and food prices are through the roof. However, we often forget about the people that don’t have homes. The state of our economy is only expected to increase the homeless popula tion this year.

After hearing about the strug gles these people are facing, I approached my parents and church family, Spirit of Life Fellowship, and decided to do something to aid the efforts of organizations like Healthcare For The Homeless. We are starting a campaign called, ‘Satchels for Souls,’ which aims to help provide supplies to the homeless for winter. We purchased 60 satchels to fill with winter aids, such as hats, gloves, socks, hand/boot warmers, hygiene items, grano la bars and beef jerky and other desired items. But we need the community’s help. If you are willing to purchase even one item, you can touch a life with hope and love.

Finally, I want to thank not only the Healthcare for the Homeless representative, Eliza beth Vozzella, that opened our hearts and eyes to this dire need, but also to those who have and will support Satchels For Souls. We would love to purchase even more than 60 satchels! Items can be dropped off at the following locations: Harvest Market located at 36

Center Street, Wolfeboro and at Integrity Earthworks between the hours of 8am and 3pm located at 15 NH-28, Ossipee, NH 03864. A complete list of items can be found at booko fromans8.org. You may also contribute a tax-deductible donation at that website and designate the funds to be used for the Satchels for Souls cam paign or mail a check to: Spirit of Life Fellowship c/o Satchels For Souls PO Box 1732 Wolfeboro, NH 03894

Thank you. Daniel Pack

Thanks From Rep. Terry

To The Editor:

Thanks to those who cast ballots in the election last week and have reelected me to a sec ond term as one of your State Representatives from Alton and Barnstead.

All of us were bombarded with messages from opponents such as Citizens for Belknap that ranged from distortions of facts and truth, to outright mean personal smears. Nega tive campaigning, and pri mary shenanigans especially, may have worked elsewhere in Belknap County, but not here.

It appears Republicans will continue to enjoy majorities in both the House and Senate in Concord. This means that the we will continue to pursue the

enactment of more legislation that reflects the core values of most New Hampshire citizens, and resist proposed laws that would restrict personal free doms and liberties and impose more and more restrictive gov ernmental regulations.

Best wishes to all for a won derful Thanksgiving holiday!

Rep. Paul A. Terry Alton, NH.

Thanks From Smart

To The Editor:

I want to thank all the vot ers who showed up to exercise their right to vote on November 8th. What a wonderful turn out!! A special Thank You to everyone who cast their vote for me, I am so honored! I am looking forward to serving the people of Meredith and working with Matt Coker. I know he and I are both eager to be your voice in Concord.

I’d also like to give a shout out to all those who stood with us, holding signs and greeting voters in the cold wind, again Thank You. Your support and determination was invaluable! Your presence there was my strength to power through the biting wind and cold tempera ture. I hope you have all thawed out. Thank You to all!!

Our StOry

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 reestablished in 1992 and strives to maintain the patriotic spirit of its predecessor as well as his devotion to the interests of Lake Winnipesaukee. 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.

Locally owned for 30 years, this publication is devoted to printing the stories of the people

and places that make New Hampshire the best place in the world to live. No, none of the daily grind news will be found in these pages, just the good stuff.

Published year round on Thursdays, we distribute 24,000 copies of the Weirs Times every week to the Lakes Region/Concord/ Seacoast area and the mountains and have an estimated 60,000 people reading this newspaper.

To find out how your business or service can benefit from advertising with us please call 1-888-308-8463.

PO Box 5458 Weirs, NH 03247 Weirs.com info@weirs.com facebook.com/weirstimes 603-366-8463

Lisa Smart NH State Representative Elect Meredith, NH.

Not So LoNg Ago

...

Exploring ThE lEgEnd & lorE of our graniTE STaTE

take it for GraNted

by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Contributing Writer

Just to be clear, my name under the head line does not indicate that I am granting any thing.

The phrase “take it for granted” is used today to mean that we can assume that a cer tain statement is true because of common knowledge. This ar ticle is, however, about New Hampshire towns that were taken by a grant because they were granted by some authority to the people who took possession of them.

If you take a look at the list of New Hamp shire towns in the Manual of the Gen eral Court you will find that most of them were granted by someone or someones to someone or someones. It wasn’t always clear who had the authority to grant what, but probably most of the recipients were glad to take a grant that was offered to them. Original towns in New Hampshire have sometimes been divid ed into smaller towns and sometimes gone through one or more

name changes. For example, one of our first towns, now recognized as one of the oldest cities in the country is Portsmouth. It was granted by the “Council of Plymouth as a township in the year 1631, and was at first called Pisca taqua. The name was later changed to Straw bery Banke, but was changed again in 1653 when it was incorpo rated by the Massa chusetts General Court and named Portsmouth after a city in England. The first towns in New Hampshire became under the jurisdic tion of Massachusetts for awhile before New Hampshire became a separate province. Over a period of time parts of Portsmouth

were set apart and be came the towns of New castle, Greenland, and part of Rye. Part of Newington was added to Portsmouth. Ports mouth became a city in 1849.

Laconia was not a city until 1855 when it was set apart from Mer edith and incorporated, after which it added some of Gilford and lost some of its land to Gilford, and became a city in 1893. Meredith, part of which, as just noted, became Laco nia, was granted by the Masonian propri etors to Samuel Palmer in 1748 and was then called “Palmer’s Town.” Settler’s coming to the town changed the name to “New Salem,” In 1768 it was incorpo rated as Meredith.

Center Harbor re ceived some of its land from Meredith in 1873. The Masonian Propri etors were descendants and their representa tives of John Mason who was granted by the King of England through the Plymouth Council much, if not all, of the land that makes up the land of New Hampshire. The boundaries are indefinite. But, if we are going to focus on some towns whose property was granted by the Ma sonian proprietors, we should probably men tion Mason. This town was taken for grant ed in 1749 by William Lawrence and others and was simply called “No. 1.” When it was incorporated in 1768

Gilmanton was granted by Governor John Wentworth in 1727.

EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

“Soups On!” A Special Exhibit Of Handmade Soup Bowls

The League of NH Craftsmen Meredith Fine Craft Gallery presents “Soups On!” a special exhibit of handmade soup bowls in all shapes and sizes by various artists. A percent age of all proceeds from the sale of soup bowls will be donated to the Belknap House in Laconia to support local families in need. This special exhibit wwill run until the end of the month.

Stop in the Meredith League of NH Craftsmen Meredith, Fine Craft Gallery to fully appreciate the work of these tal ented artists. To inquire about this exhibit, call us at (603) 279-7920, visit our website at http://meredith.nhcrafts.org/, or stop into the gallery at 279 Daniel Webster Highway, Meredith, NH.

The League of NH Craftsmen is a non-profit organization that encourages and promotes the creation, use and preservation of fine contemporary and traditional hand craft. The League represents the signature of excellence in fine craft, through the work of its juried members, and its rigorous standards for self-expression, vision, and quality craftsmanship.

Aviation Museum Presents “The Amazing

Cardstock Of Dick Zoerb”

This month, you can see dozens of vin tage aircraft parked right next to the Eiffel Tower, the Taj Mahal, and the Brooklyn Bridge—all without leaving New Hamp shire!

Iconic aircraft, landmarks, and more can be seen in ‘The Amazing Cardstock Mod els of Dick Zoerb,’ a limited-time exhibit on display at the Aviation Museum through Sunday, Nov. 27.

All models in the exhibit were assembled by Dick Zoerb of Nashua, a life-long model maker who has worked in a variety of scales and materials since first taking up the hobby as a youth prior to World War II.

The Aviation Museum, 27 Navigator Road, Londonderry, N.H. is open to the public on Fridays and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m.

Regular admission rates apply: $10 adults; $5 age 6 to 12, seniors, veterans, and ac tive military; under 6 free.

In addition, modelmaker Dick Zoerb will give a presentation, ‘My Life in ModelMaking,’ on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m.

Admission to the talk is free and open to all.

Follow the Aviation Museum on social media at www.facebook.com/nhahs.

41st

Annual Turkey Trot

The 41st Annual Turkey Trot hosted by the Newfound Grocery and Coun try Store and the Tapply Thompson Community Center will be on Thanks giving morning, Thursday, Novem ber 24, 2022, start ing at 9:00 a.m. The Turkey Trot features a 3.5-mile loop around Whittemore Point starting and finishing at the New found Grocery and Country Store.

Every year the Turkey Trot brings together runners and walkers of all ages and abilities to celebrate an early morning kick off to the Thanksgiving holiday. Taking part in the Turkey Trot has become a Newfound area family tradition for many residents and visiting relatives. Participants that pre-register will receive a special commemorative custom knitted beanie hat with the Turkey Trot logo!

Pre-registration is available on-line at: https://ttccrec.org/special_programs/turkey-trot/ or trotters can register in person at the Newfound Grocery and Country Store. Registration fees are $20. Pre-registration will guarantee a Turkey Trot hat (race day registration will be first come, first serve for hats!).

F OOL

NEW

HAMPSHIRE

It dawned upon me yes terday that this column recent ly turned twen ty-seven years old.

As it got older it would often go off in its own direction and the end result would be completely unexpected…and often I would be pleasantly surprised.

was never quite sure if I was really running for governor for all these years or if I was just fooling around. I admitted that I really didn’t know the answer myself.

by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor

I haven’t re ally spent as much time with it as I should, just showing up to check in on Saturday and Sunday morn ings while basically ignoring it the rest of the week as I focused on other things.

I can remember when this column was just a baby, when it took those first few steps.

It seems like it was just yes terday. I was a young man of forty and now north of sixty-five. Tempus Fugit (whatever that means).

My thoughts were consumed with this most of the day, so when I got home from work, I decided that I should try to bond more with this column and take it out for the evening to a local watering hole for a few beers. I knew my wife would under stand. I explained that it was something I needed to do. You know, a guy-column thing.

Reconnecting with my column was emotional. After all, I can remember teaching it its first words. Of course, they were mostly about my experiences as a Flatlander adjusting to life in New Hampshire. As it got older, it started to develop its own personality sometimes drifting into different territories all to gether. It didn’t always listen to my advice.

We both took each other for granted over the years. I just as sumed it would always show up every weekend to spend an hour or two with. And it did, though sometimes begrudgingly.

Still, I knew that no matter how dry the well of my creativ ity might be from one week to the next that my column would always come through for me.

At first, when we entered the bar, the locals didn’t know what to make of us. Here was this tall bald guy sitting at a barstool with a newspaper column tak ing up space on the stool next to him, but after I bought a round for the house, we were more than welcome and soon we just part of the scenery.

It was our first heart to ink talk in…well…forever.

We talked about that day twenty-six years ago when it was merely a sparkle in my com puters word program file. We talked about how I sent it out to newspapers and other pub lications all around New Eng land and how no one seemed interested in it or me at first. I thought the column would never survive.

Then we both found a home at The Weirs Times and everything quickly changed.

The column was no longer just an idea, but now had a life of its own. I was suddenly faced with this big commitment in my life.

No did not matter how I felt or what my week was like, I had a column to nurture and take care of and I did my best. Over the years I took care of it as best I could. Even when I cut corners on occasion and went back and used old ideas, I was only doing it so that the column would sur vive and have a good life.

I changed the subject when I realized we were both getting a bit teary-eyed, I didn’t need to be bringing home a giant heap of soggy newpaper.

We had a few good laughs talking about grammatical and spelling errors we shared to gether as well as some of the funny ideas we had that we knew would never see light of day in the newspaper. (There were libel suits after all.)

It confessed to me that it

During our talk I could sense that my column was feeling a little restless and unsure about what it really wanted to do. Many of us were at twentyseven, I guess.

It told me that it was having thoughts about striking out on its own someday. Maybe it wants to see what it would be like to be a column in a big city paper or maybe be nation ally syndicated. It was a dream many columns have at a certain age, and I understood.

There wouldn’t be much I could do to stop it, but I wasn’t sure if I could go it alone.

Still, I told it that the deci sion was up to it and I wouldn’t stand in the way.

Last call was given and it was time to leave. I’d had a few beers but my column, having the physical makeup to only finish half a beer, thought it best it drive us home.

The next morning I had a bit of a hangover but there was my column, waiting for me as usual as it was deadline once again. It didn’t judge; it never did. It was just ready to get down to business.

I’m sure the day will come when this column moves on and I accept that. For now I will just try to enjoy the time we have together and try not to take it for granted.

Brendan is the author of “The Flatlander Chronicles”,“Best Of A F.O.O.L. In New Hampshire” and “I Only Did It For The Socks Stories & Thoughts On Aging” All are available at BrendanTSmith. com.

Order your autographed copy today for $16.99 plus $3 shipping. (Please include any inscrip tion you would like.) Make out checks or money orders for $19.99 to Brendan Smith and mail to: Socks Book c/o Weirs Times, PO Box 5458, Weirs, NH 03247

Or order online at BrendanTSmith.com (Autographed copies also avail. at the Weirs Times)

Box 5458,

in Live Free or Die.

*A FLATLANDER’S OBSERVATIONS ON LIFE

tWitter exPoSeS deMocrat douBle StaNdardS

tHe red fizzle

There was no red wave. There was no red tide. There was no red trickle.

Those candidates then lost.

When it comes to policing free speech, Democrats are experts in hypocrisy and double standards. They feign “outrage” over alleged misinformation, conspiracy theories and other repugnant speech when it hurts their side but conveniently turn a blind eye when it benefits them by weakening their political opponents. Take the latest advertiser boycott hap pening at Twitter. Scores of so-called woke advertisers and cowardly corpora tions like food company General Mills, Oreo maker Mon delez International Inc., Volkswagen, Pfizer and other brands have halted its advertising with the social media network at the behest of activist groups since free speech enthusiast Elon Musk took over the platform.

by Adriana Cohen Syndicated Columnist

“We’re continuing our call to companies to pause ALL advertising on Twitter,” NAACP President Derrick Johnson tweeted recently. “Hate speech and disinformation have gone through the roof since Musk’s acquisition. Until he makes this a safe space for all communities, companies cannot in good conscience put their money behind Twitter.” Johnson added, “In our meeting, Elon Musk made a com mitment that he would do his part to protect the integrity of these midterms. But just days later, he fired employees at Twitter who oversee election mis- and disinformation. So we called on companies to pause all ad spending im mediately.”

Of course, these same corporations and special interest groups had no issue when misinformation and unfounded conspiracy theories ran wild on Twitter -- for years -- when its prior CEO, Jack Dorsey, ran the almighty platform.

Under Dorsey, the five-alarm disinformation campaign known as the Russia Collusion Hoax that Democrats waged against former President Donald Trump was allowed to flourish. Without evidence, scores of Twitter users, in cluding Democratic lawmakers and the media, were per mitted to falsely accuse the former Republican president of colluding with the Kremlin to steal the 2016 election from Hillary Clinton. Those lies and tin foil hat conspiracy theories amplified on Twitter were based on a bogus dos sier commissioned by the Democratic National Commit tee and Clinton’s 2016 campaign that were debunked by Congressional investigations

See COHEN on 36

by Ben Shapiro Syndicated Columnist

There was a fizzle. The 2022 midterm election fundamentals would have suggested a ringing Republican victory: an unpopular president of the oppos ing party, deep pub lic unhappiness with the state of the economy, unified Democratic control in Congress and radical social policy out of step with most Americans. Polls showed Republicans cutting deeply into Demo cratic constituencies including Hispanic and black voting blocs.

Yet as of Wednesday morning, Repub licans, who were widely expected to win historic margins in the House of Repre sentatives and to take back the United States Senate, are coming up short nearly everywhere. They will likely take back the House, but by a slim margin after an extraordinarily tepid showing that may land them with a majority of just north of 220 seats; they are unlikely to take back the Senate, given that the deciding vote will likely come via a runoff in a Georgia Senate race featuring the highly vulner able and troubled candidacy of Herschel Walker.

So, what happened?

What happened is that in many districts and states all over the country, Republi cans picked bad candidates. Believing that the fundamentals were all that was neces sary to sweep them to victory, Republican leadership failed to intervene in these pri maries to the extent necessary to ensure durable general election candidates. They stood aside largely out of fear of former President Donald Trump; Trump himself personally intervened in a variety of cases in the primaries, endorsing candidates almost solely on the basis of whether they were sufficiently sycophantic regarding the election of 2020.

And then Trump ripped them. Take, for example, Don Bolduc in New Hamp shire. New Hampshire is a toss-up state; late polls suggested that Bolduc, despite his myriad oddities and strong support for Trump’s 2020 election fraud claims, might win the race. Instead, he lost by double digits. And Trump promptly took to Truth Social to let the world know that Bolduc deserved it: “Don Bolduc was a very nice guy, but he lost tonight when he disavowed, after his big primary win, his longstanding stance on Election Fraud in the 2020 Presidential Primary. Had he stayed strong and true, he would have won easily. Lessons Learned!!!” He also took the time to issue a statement (SET celebrating a Democrat winning the Colo rado Senate seat, ripping Republican Joe O’Dea, who had refused to countenance Trump’s election 2020 obsession: “Joe O’Dea lost BIG! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

The Republican Party had one job in the 2022 election cycle: to provide some sem blance of responsible leadership. Where they didn’t, they lost.

And where they did, they won.

In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis, who reopened the state during COVID-19, ensured children could go to school un masked, kept the economy open, handled Hurricane Ian and fought off the preda tions of wokesters and corporate Leftwingers, won an overwhelming victory: he grew his 30,000-vote, 0.4% 2018 victory margin to 1.5 million votes and nearly 20 points, and took the entire Florida GOP along for the ride. Republicans picked up four House seats in the state; Marco Rubio defeated Val Demings in the Senate by over 16 points, and won the Hispanic vote outright, taking even historically blue Miami-Dade County.

Meanwhile, Trump was taking potshots at “Ron DeSanctimonious.”

In Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp hand ily defeated Democratic darling Stacey Abrams, de

electioN Good, Bad aNd uGly

The Good: We have divided gov ernment. Since Democrats no longer control Congress, they can’t bankrupt America quite so fast!

bit better this time. They also said Republicans would win both, but they gave them only a slight edge.

As I write this Wednesday morn ing, Republicans have (according to ElectionBettingOdds.com, the site Maxim Lott created that tracks election betting around the world) a 19% chance of winning the Senate.

cans battle for control of the House (CBS),” those of us who follow the betting already knew that Republi cans would win the House.

more than a 90% chance of winning the Senate seat, up from 63% ear lier in the day. You wouldn’t have noticed that shift watching TV. The AP didn’t call the race until 11:39 p.m.

by John Stossel Syndicated Columnist

The Bad: Pre diction markets, which I touted as the best guide to elections, didn’t do so well. Yes, they correctly said Republicans would take the House, but they’d also predicted Republicans would take the Senate. Polls and statisti cal modelers like Nate Silver did a

Nineteen percent isn’t zero; they c ould still win the Senate, but Re publicans don’t have the 60-70% chance that bettors gave them in recent weeks.

The Good: Bettors at least adjust their predictions quickly.

Election night, while clods on TV still said “Democrats and Republi

Historically, bettors have a great track record. Across 730 candidate chances we’ve tracked, when some thing is expected to happen 70% of the time, it actually happens about 70% of the time.

That’s because people with mon ey on the line try harder than pun dits to be right. They also adjust quickly when they see they’ve made a mistake.

At 8:23 p.m., with just 12% of the New Hampshire vote counted, bet tors gave Democrat Maggie Hassan

iraN PullS Back tHe veil

Bettors also failed to predict Trump’s win in 2016. But they at least gave him a 20% chance, much higher than most “expert” statisti cal modelers, like the Princeton Election Consortium, which gave him an absurd 0.01% chance.

Big picture: Betting odds remain the single best, and fastest-updat ing predictor.

The Good: Last night, Ron De

See STOSSEL on 35

by John J. Metzler Syndicated Columnist

The women’s led uprising against Iran’s Is lamic Republic continues. Un der the inspiring slogan Woman, Life, Freedom , the movement confronting Teh ran’s theocratic regime is widening and now had gained vital political support from key Western countries many of whom long rationalized their politi cal and business links with Iran.

Nationwide protests triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody, for not wearing the obligatory hijab head scarf properly, have since Septem ber morphed into a massive upris

ing among significant portions of the female population.

During this entire Autumn the streets of Iranian cities were not filled with a warm sun and the smells of roasted chestnuts and turnips but with the sting of tear gas, the chants of demonstrators and the crackle of gunfire. “The walls are covered in slogans calling for the death of the Supreme Lead er and the overthrow of the Islamic Republic and forty-three years of religious theocracy and tyranny,” adds an Iranian friend overseas who closely monitors events in his homeland.

Germany and Iceland have called for a special session of the UN Human Rights Council later this month concerning the continu ing demonstrations. The request

backed by 42 countries, demands a landmark meeting covering the widening repression in Iran.

The Islamic Republic of Iran faces a major transformation if not an outright violent revolution as millions of people across this land push for social, civil and po litical rights long denied to them by the ruling Mullahs. The hijab , the mandatory head cover for girls and women, remains the singular symbol of the simmering grievances which have smoldered in silence for decades and have now ignited into a massive still largely peaceful uprising against the arbitrary and mandatory religious controls of the theocratic regime.

Iran’s massive women led pro tests seem to have reached a tipping point; girls and women

throughout the Islamic Republic continue to push back against the hated hijab.

There’s a particular ironic poetic justice in France tilting towards the Iranian opposition; French President Emmanuel Macron held a unannounced meeting with four key Iranian women active in the de mocracy movement. This was the first time in 43 years that Iranian dissidents had an official meeting with a sitting French president.

President Macron called the Ira nian demonstrations a Revolution. “Something unprecedented is hap pening,” Macron said in an radio interview. “The grand children of the revolution are carrying out a revolution and are devouring it,” he added.

See METZLER on 35

Letters From God

This series of Letters From God is an attempt to put the thoughts of God as revealed in the Scriptures as they re late to individuals and the nation of the USA.

•

•

QUESTION: What Do You Think About The Elections?

They were predict able. You have been on a path of rejection and rebellion from me for over a half a cen tury and your elec tions show it. Unfor tunately, that path is plagued with deci sions, policies and be havior that is diamet rically opposed to my will and therefore my blessing. If you con tinue on this path, by choosing leaders who embrace it, you will soon lose everything you have. Let me il lustrate this point.

It was interesting to consider that many embraced a politi cal party which made abortion the rallying point for their party’s candidates. As a re sult, you elected men and women who sup port the murder of ba bies and use the power of the law to encourage this sinful practice.

You have gone so far as to encourage mil lions of women and men to support your political party in order to keep your “rights” to take the life of a child.

May I remind you that I have made it clear that this is not the right of a woman or a man (Genesis 9:6-7).

I created women with the ability to bring the physical body of a child into existence, but I place the person

or spirit in that child. Through abortion, you not only take the life of a person I am forming but you also abruptly stop my work of bringing life into the world. King David re minded you of my work I was doing which, in every abortion, stops my formation process.

“You formed my in ward parts; you knit ted me together in my mother’s womb” (Psalm 139:13).

You have chosen your “rights,” which are wrongs, over my will. You have chosen a political party over me, your creator God.

Murder is a sin. Un less you have a savior and unless you turn from your sin, neither you or your country, will enjoy eternal life with me, a holy and sinless God.

It was also interest ing to consider that many of you cast your votes for individuals and a political party that have promoted a host of ungodly and destructive behaviors.

Each of these things I have condemned as evil and confirmed that if you practice them, they will lead to death not life.

Things like defund ing police and secu rity forces to protect the innocent from the predators who will al ways be in existence in any society. It was also evident in your support of candidates and a party that want to release prisoners prematurely and en couraging repeat of fenses, due to light sentences or early re leases. I established laws and I established

firm punishment for breaking laws in order to protect the innocent and punish the crimi nals. I told you that “when the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out, the hearts of the people are filled with schemes to do wrong.” (Ecclesiastes 8:11). Your wisdom has made you become foolish.

it comes.

Letters From God

Yet another area of support for candidates was given to those who support godless and immoral behavior that is being promoted and practiced on children. The encouragement of children to accept and participate in the lifestyle of those who change their sexual status at birth either by dress, drugs or surgeries, is leading children away from the truth I have es tablished. I created you in the womb and I gave you a sex of either male or female. “God made them male and female.” (Genesis 1:27) . To change this, is a perversion of my design and to encour age children to accept this is leading them astray.

I have made it clear that to do this to children who are na ive and vulnerable, is worthy of serious judgements and con sequences (Mark 9:42). Remember, that I will not treat lightly those who violate my laws like you do. Remem ber as well, that if practices like these continue to be pro moted and practiced it will bring my severe judgment on your na tion and nothing will be able to stop it when

Speaking of chil dren, you have sup ported politically so many who believe and have sought to enact laws that would take the responsibility for the care and nurturing of children away from parents and give them to the state. Many of those in the state wish to lead them into the perversions and sinful practices that are now being celebrated as “rights.” I gave that re sponsibility to parents not the state. I said to parents, “love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children.” (Deuterono my 6:5-7). To take this out of godly parent’s hands and entrust them to a godless state is reprehensible.

So many of those you elected, support these and many other things that will bring my judgement. So, what do I think? I “know,” you are walk ing a path that will lead to destruction (Proverbs 14:12). If you hope to flourish and know life you must choose me and lead ers who will lead you back to me and to my values. Time will tell if you get this message in time.

I write this out of love, God

These letters are written by a New Hampshire pastor.

•

Weirs Times F.O.O.L columnist, Brendan Smith’s first book with over 30 of the best of his original Flatlander Columns.

From learning to Rake The Roof to Going To The Dump to Buying Firewood for the first time and everything in between, Brendan recounts the humorous tales of his learning to fit into New Hampshire life as a Flatlander from New York.

Order your autographed copy today for $13.99 plus $3 for shipping. (Please include any inscription you would like the author to personalize your copy with.)

Make out checks or money orders for $16.99 to Brendan Smith and mail to: The Flatlander Chronicles, c/o The Weirs Times, PO Box 5458, Weirs, NH 03247. Order online at www.BrendanTSmith.com (Pickup autographed copies at the Weirs Times)

BIRDS For The

New England’s Wild Birds & Their Habitats

NoveMBer Bird WatcHiNG

by Chris Bosak Contributing Writer

November is an in teresting time to watch the feeders. The regular birds are still around, although some of them look a little different than they did in the summer.

A few new birds are also likely to show up. The trick is spotting them and seeing which ones actually do make an appearance. No vember is also a time when the weather can be unpredictable, and ahead of a good storm is always a terrific time to see the birds as they prepare for a rough day or days ahead.

My regular birds these days are chickadees, titmice, white-breasted nuthatches, blue jays and cardinals. Over the years, for whatever rea son, I’ve never had great luck attracting cardi nals. But this fall is dif ferent with daily visits from several males and females. I also get house finches, house spar rows and starlings.

One day last week, a flock of 50 to 60 grack les showed up in the evening, which was in teresting to see. Caro lina wrens show up on occasion as do mourn ing doves.

As I mentioned in a previous column, I have also seen a few redbreasted nuthatches. I am looking forward to seeing what else shows up this fall and winter.

I would love to see some evening gros beaks. That would be a first at the feeder for me. I have received a few reports of people seeing evening gros beaks over the last few weeks. Hopefully, the birds will head my way.

I also get the occa sional visit from a few American goldfinches. They are interesting to see in November as the males show very little of the famous bright yellow plumage that they show in the spring and summer. They are slowly molting into their winter plumage and will look similar to females before long.

There is an interest ing article with illus trations that may be found on the Audubon

Society’s website. It de scribes and includes il lustrations, of the gold finches’ plumage month by month. Interestingly, the goldfinch does not look the same from any one month to the next. It is a constantly chang ing cyclical plumage. Unfortunately, it will be many months until we see the bright yellow feathers of the goldfinch again.

A bird that may show up at birdfeeders this winter is the pine sis kin. Siskins are often confused with gold finches because of their similarities in plum age coloration. I have a video on YouTube that describes the differenc es and shows the birds side-by-side to elimi nate the confusion. If

you go to YouTube and put “bosak goldfinch siskin” in the search bar, you will likely find the video, if you are in terested.

Perhaps the worst thing about watch ing the feeders in No vember is that it gets dark so early now that the time has changed. Many people leave for work in the dark and come home in the dark. Thankfully, I recently started a remote posi tion so I get to watch the feeders throughout the day as I work. Lucky.

Based on emails from several readers, the bird action is picking up throughout New Eng land. I love to hear what others are seeing. Drop me a line and let me know what is in your yard.

A male American goldfinch in November plumage visits a feeder in New England last week.

SPortS aNd Society –dei aNd oWG

by Mike Moffett Contributing Writer

There are countess ex amples of sport chang ing the world. A great example involves Jackie Robinson breaking Ma jor League Baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.

Now significant ma jorities of NBA and NFL stars are African-Amer ican. But it was a pro cess. During the sixties there still seemed to be an unwritten rule in the NBA to limit numbers of black players on teams and on the court.

The general practice with many teams then was to only play two black players at a time during home games, or three during away games.

“Or five if you were way behind” laughed Boston Celtic great Bill Russell, the NBA’s first African-American head coach.

The current percent ages of black NBA and NFL players indicate those leagues became meritocracies where tal ent trumps race in de ciding rosters—a good thing. So maybe pro sports can again help change the world by serving as examples to progressives and “woke” higher education.

Seriously.

Which brings us to the DEI craze on so many campuses: “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.”

The University of New

Hampshire recently ad vertised for a new direc tor for its Civil Rights and Equity Office. The position is Labor Grade 25, meaning it can pay up to $118,000. This director would report to the Chief Diversity Officer – the Associate Vice President for the Division of DEI. And some wonder col lege costs so much. These positions are presumably filled by de cent people, but con cerns abound that they do more harm than good. There are count less horror stories of the DEI police hounding students and faculty for innocuous “micro aggressions.” Like the student who turned in a roommate for watch ing a Ben Shapiro video (Michigan State), or a female student reporting her Economics professor for utilizing too many

male authors (Utah). A Trump sticker seen in a (Nebraska) faculty office brought charges of “cre ating a hostile environ ment.” On and on.

So much for free speech. And the real ity is the proliferation of DEI positions invites such behavior. These new ideological DEI jobs reflect the agendas of virtue-signaling pro gressives—as though most college campuses weren’t already suffi ciently “woke.” But to express concerns here invites judgmental con demnation.

Apparently, profes sors, parents, counsel ors, advisors, mentors and coaches were insuf ficiently enlightened to properly educate and enlighten students dur ing the past two centu ries. Hence the need for DEI officials.

DEI offices inevitably

focus on our differences rather than our com monalties as they gather anecdotal and statistical information that can be used when invok ing convenient statutes to hound people while suppressing speech. The good news is that the U.S. Supreme Court will soon deal with a case involving discriminatory admissions and DEI of fice policies that may have profound conse quences.

Interestingly—to para phrase George Orwell— some populations are more equal than others when it comes to “eq uity.” Offend a member of a “protected” group and then be prepared to hire a lawyer and ap pear before a campus DEI board to defend yourself. But “Old White Guys” are fair game, routinely written about and denigrated at our “academies.” It’s a way to diminish our Ameri can heritage, as OWGs created our country in the 18th Century. Ironi cally, slamming OWGs represents a trifecta of prejudice—based on age, race, and gender. But OWGs are fair game. Seriously.

So back to pro sports. They’ve come a long way since 1947. Rewarding individual talent and personal initiative re gardless of race seemed work out. So why can’t higher education simi larly get over identity politics and return to being the oases of free speech, inquiry, and tolerance that they once

Jackie Robinson

tHat’S a WraP!

by Tim Moore Contributing Writer

Well, I just finished my 16th season of guid ing. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 16 years. When I first began as a licensed New Hamp shire guide, I also guid ed hunters. It was my dream job that I wanted since I was a child. My dad is the one who in troduced me to hunt ing and fishing. He was largely referred to as

the local guide, because he was always taking friends fishing. He was so proud when I got my guide’s license, because even though he regular ly “guided” his friends, he never received any payment for it. To know that I was going to be working as a guide made him proud. I had no idea what a long road I had ahead of me.

One common miscon ception about being a fishing guide is that if you are a really good angler, you’ll be a really good guide. That’s not always the case. In fact, it’s more rare than one might think. There’s a lot that goes into guiding besides catching fish. At its core, guiding is a customer service job. I spend easily as much time keeping my cli ents comfortable, safe,

and entertained as I do putting them on fish. Let’s face it, if you’re a reasonably good angler, the fishing part will be easy. Dealing with dif ferent personality types and learning styles is the tricky part.

Anyway, as time has passed, my business has grown. My first year I averaged two cents an hour. In contrast, 2022 was the busiest year I’ve ever had. I’ve been a fulltime year-round fishing guide for the past six years. I’ve met countless amazing people and had numerous memorable experiences. I’ve guided people from around the globe. I’ve had clients from all over the United States and as far away as Japan. More than half of my clients are repeat clients, most of whom come every year.

One client travels from Switzerland to fish with me once or twice a year. In 2023 he will be fish ing with me seven days in a row.

I like to think that I improve as an angler and a guide each year. At least that’s my goal. Regardless of what is go ing on during each trip, my brain is always try ing to learn something and become a better guide. On my “days off” I often fish for the species that are most popular at that time so that I can keep track of what is working best and refine my techniques.

This year began with a slightly late starting and dearly ending ice fishing season. Early ice out means an earlier start to salmon season, so it’s not all bad when we

Tim says the people are his favorite part of how he makes his living. Owen C. (pictured) and his dad Greg come fishing with Tim at least three times every year.

The Simple Feast

HuMBle cruMBle cHerry Pie

by Eric N Gibson Contributing Writer

The Simple Feast Simple The Simple

I can remember silly things from my child hood like it was just yesterday. Things like JicJac Strawber ry Soda. Its flavor, a sticky, almost sickly sweet yet slightly sharp taste, like cough medi cine. My siblings, both, would cringe upon see ing me exit the store with a bottle of that in my hand. They, with their RC Cola and “slushie” served in a plastic baseball hat, prided themselves on being older, wiser, and much more sophisti cated than their little brother.

I don’t know how many gallons of slush my brother drank that summer in an attempt to get one of every MLB team hat. If you were to ask me though, slurp ing slush from a plastic baseball cap through a straw long enough to reach to the bottom of an inground pool while trying to ride your bike home looked more like a circus act rather than sophistication. Add a tightrope and a couple hoops on fire and we could have taken that show on the road!

My bottle of “cough syrup” may have brought unsolicited grimaces of disdain from “The Illuminati”

but to me, there was nothing quite like the anticipation of that first sip. To feel the cracking of the cold screw top cap under my twisting grasp. Each little piece of crimped metal flange made that tell-tale snap, snap, snapping sound, as they yielded away from the bottle’s neck. With each twist the cap climbed further up the molded glass threads until finally, that audi ble Pfsst! sounded out success as that first bit of carbonation left the bottle and with it a whiff of candy sweet Strawberry.

Through the magic of chemistry, that bottle of JicJac Strawberry Soda had a lusciously alluring artificially im bued ruby red color; a harsh contrast to the blush of real strawber

ries. But what did I know? I was only seven and real strawberries were a rarity, a delica cy not typically found on the color palette of most kitchen tables in our neighborhood. And growing strawberries was next to unheard of in a backyard com posed of fill gathered from the old rail yard; gray-black soot, piec es of coal “clunkers,” bits of slag metals, and rusty shavings that looked like old clock springs. The only thing we could grow in our backyard were a few wisps of crab grass and a good case of Lockjaw. It was not only Jic Jac Strawberry soda that captivated my tastebuds, it was all manner of odd flavors; lime, lemon, grape, raspberry, root and birch beers, sarsapa

rilla, Moxie, and an other favorite; cherry! I have always enjoyed all manner of fruits especially when in sea son, but I think Cherry is one of my biggest favorites. I love cherry season but it is brief and expensive. Often, when I buy them, I will hide them in the fridge and only after every one has gone to bed or left the house will I indulge in this ¨for bidden¨ fruit. Cherry Pie is also a sleeper favorite in our house, because of its unique ness I suppose. Apple Pie holds little interest by comparison, per haps because it is so readily available, but a Cherry Pie is usu ally gone within a day, maybe two.

So, this article’s recipe is for a simple cherry pie that adds a hint of chocolate; while being a little bit differ ent it’s still not too far off the beaten path. It all happened the other day while my wife and I were cleaning out the spice cupboard, conducting the weekly gleaning of the fridge, and going through the pantry shelves look ing for foods on the verge of extinction, be fore heading off to the dump. I came across a couple cans of Cherry Pie filling. Both were still well within code. Two containers of Cin namon Sugar mix for Cinnamon Toast were in the spice cupboard. (Relax, I know what you are thinking. I’ve had Cinnamon Toast at least once since I wrote that article last

WEIRS TIMES’ BEER FINDER

ACKERLY’S

Grill & Galley 83 Main Street, Alton 603.875.3383 Akerlysgrillandgalleyrestaurant.com 603 - Amber Ale Shipyard Pumpkin Stoneface - IPA Baxter - Coastal Haze Great Rhythm - Resonation

COPPER KETTLE TAVERN

At Hart’s Turkey Farm Restaurant 233 D.W. Hwy, Meredith 603.279.6212 hartsturkeyfarm.com Henniker - Working Man’s Porter Concord Craft - Safe Space Stoneface - IPA Moat Mtn - Blueberry 603 - Winni Amber Ale ...+6 More On Tap

D.A. LONG TAVERN

At Funspot 579 Endicott St N., Weirs 603.366.4377 funspotnh.com Foley Bros. - Big Bang Fiddlehead - Mastermind Deciduous - Dodging Squirrels Maine Beer - Fall Coffee Stout Throwback - Heavy Stone Allagash - Windfall ...+6 More On Tap

FOSTER’S TAVERN

403 Main Street Alton Bay, NH 603-875-1234 fosterstavernbythebay.com Tuckerman - Pale Ale Sam Adams - Seasonal Sam Adams - Wicked Hazy Maine Beer Co - Lunch Lord Hobo - Boomsauce ...+2 More On Tap

JOHNSON’S TAPHOUSE

At Johnson’s Seafood & Steak 69 Rt 11, New Durham 603.859.7500 eatatjohnsons.com/ newdurham

Shipyard - Pumpkin North Country - Fire Starter

Greater Good - Peach Cobbler Sour

True North - Comet Over

Denali

10 Bends - Northern Heights

Founders -All Day Vacay ...+30 More On Tap

MORRISSEYS’

Porch & Pub 286 S. Main St., Wolfeboro 603.569-3662

Morrisseysfrontporch.com

Smithwick’s

Guinness Harp

Concord Craft Safe Space

Concord Craft Coffee Stout Stella Artois ...+11 More On Tap

OVER THE MOON FARMSTEAD

1253 Upper City Rd., Pittsfield overthemoonfarmstead.com

A Little Fling - Strawberry Rhubarb mead 6.5%

IPA 7.8%

Scotch Ale 5.4%

Octoberfest 5.7%

Chili Lime Ale 4.5%

White Knight Wit 5.1% ...+8 More On Tap

PATRICK’S PUB

18 Weirs Rd., Gilford 603.293.0841 Patrickspub.com

Patrick’s Slainte House Ale

Great North - Moose Juice

Guinness Clown Shoes - Bubble Head 603 - Winni Amber Ale

Tuckerman - Pale Ale ...+9 More On Tap

THE WITCHES BREW PUB

At The Craft Beer Xchange 59 Doe Ave., Weirs Beach 603.409.9344

FB @craftbeerxchange

Shipyard - Smashed Pumpkin Jack’s Abby – Blood Orange Wheat

Downeast – Cider Donut Cider

Able Ebenezer – Burn the Ships

Cigar City – Maduro Brown Ale

Left Hand – Peanut Butter Milk Stout

...+30 More On Tap

** Tap listings subject to change!

Here’S a tiP

by JoAnn Derson Syndicated Columnist

most likely to want to see in the middle of the night! -- R.G. in Indiana

* Before you set your

new can of shaving cream on the sink edge, take this man tip from me: Borrow a bottle of clear nail polish and paint the bottom rim, extending up a quarter inch. It won’t leave rust

rings. Been doing this for years. -- M.W. in New York

* Cut the top off of a soda two liter to use as a funnel. They are very easy to cut and you have a funnel whenever you need one!

* Save and clean your prescription bottles; they make a really great container for bobbins. I take a spare piece of thread, ball it up a bit and tape it to the top of the container, too. Then I sit them all in a shoe box. I can see just from the tops which color I need to use. -L.K. in Alabama

* If you use condi ment bottles with a squeeze top, start sav ing them for snow sea son! Clean and fill with water, then add a few drops of food color ing. Make several of different colors. You can teach the children how to make different shades by mixing the drops. The kids can take them all out in the snow to “paint.” Be sure to take photos of your temporary art.

* Use a piece of plas tic mesh as a sink liner. Dishes set in the sink won’t slide, but the wa ter can still drip away down the drain.

Send your tips to Now Here’s a Tip, 628 Vir ginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

lakeS reGioN SyMPHoNy orcHeStra Holiday coNcertS feature vocaliSt MicHael GallaGaN

Join the Lakes Re gion Symphony Or chestra for two joyous Holiday Concerts on Saturday December 10th at 7pm at the Colonial Theatre in La conia and Sunday De cember 11th at 3pm at the Inter-Lakes Com munity Auditorium in Meredith. Tickets with reserved seating are available at www. LRSO.org for all perfor mances.

Crooner Michael Gallagan returns with his personal touch on these classics: Bing Crosby’s “Joy to the World” and “O Come All Ye Faithful”; Josh Gro ban’s “O Holy Night”; Andy Williams’ “Most Wonderful Time of the Year”; Tony Bennett’s “Christmas in Herald

Square” and “I Love the Winter Weather”; Sina tra’s “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christ mas”. Lush orchestral favorites include Char lie Brown Christmas, Winter Wonderland, Greensleeves, Festive Sounds of Hanukkah and many more.

These holiday con certs have sold-out in the past so we encour age you to purchase tickets early. Hot on the heels of our tre mendous November concert season opener at Plymouth State Uni versity we can’t wait to delight you with our holiday performances.

Tickets are $20 - 30

for adults and $10$15 for students col lege-age and under (please no children un der age 5) available at www.LRSO.org or by phone using the num bers listed with each concert on the LRSO web site.

Follow us on Face book at LRSO1 and on Instagram at LRSO.NH ! We are looking for “Friends of the LRSO” to assist with social media, community pro motion, graphic design, or many other talents. Please seek out a Board member at any concert, or contact us at www. LRSO.org/contact if you can help.

The LRSO celebrates the support of its con cert sponsors Bellweth er Credit Union, Fay’s Boat Yard, and Cupples Car Company. Their generous community support is a big part of what makes the LRSO, your community or chestra, possible.

LRSO performs with a home-town flair that is comfortable, familiar, and uplifting. We invite you to give us a try. Live orchestral music is an amazing experience!

On Saturday, De cember 3 at 4:00 p.m., Canterbury Shaker Vil lage will host Concert & Cocktails, a holi day string quartet con cert with Symphony NH, the first of several ‘Merry Merry Canter bury’ events. Concert & Cocktails is made possible with support from Coaches Col lective International, Cambridge Trust, and Betsy & Bruce Stefany.

“We are thrilled to have the Symphony NH String Quartet for this special concert,” said Leslie Nolan, executive director of the Village. “Their performance will complement the beau tiful and festive atmo sphere of the Village during the holidays.”

Concert & Cocktails includes a festive re ception at 5:00 p.m. featuring farm-grown appetizers by The Rus tic Gourmet and a sig nature cocktail by Cold Garden Distillery. Tick ets are $75 and may be purchased at shakers. org/symphonynh.

Other ‘Merry Merry Canterbury’ events in clude a performance by Canterbury Singers on Sunday, December 11 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. At this performance, free al though donations are encouraged, Canter bury Singers will sing holiday Shaker songs.

“We also have tours during the weekends through December 18, so there is plenty to still see and do at the Village,” said Nolan.

Featuring 694 acres of forests, fields, gar dens, nature trails, and mill ponds under per manent conservation easement, the Village is designated as a Nation al Historic Landmark with 25 restored origi nal Shaker buildings and 4 reconstructed Shaker buildings. To learn more about the Village, visit shakers. org.

Canterbury Shaker Village is a member of the NH Heritage Mu

seum Trail, which con nects the public with culturally rich heri tage institutions in New Hampshire. For more

information about The Trail, visit nhmuseum trail.org.

looN PreServatioN coMMittee to HoSt Holiday oPeN HouSe

The Loon Preserva tion Committee will host its annual Holi day Open House at The Loon Center in Moultonborough, NH on Saturday, Novem ber 26th from 10am - 2pm. This is a free event, and there will be fun for the whole fam ily, including horsedrawn hay rides, bal loon animals, crafts for the kids, and a visit from Santa!

There will also be special holiday sales in the Loon’s Feather Gift Shop (10% off for every visitor, 20% off for members, and 25%

off for new members)!

For over 40 years, The Loon Preservation Committee has worked to preserve the Com mon Loon and its hab itat in New Hampshire through research, ed ucation and manage ment activities. Come take part in the holi day cheer and learn about these birds and how you can help pro tect them.

For further infor mation call (603) 4765666 or email info@ loon.org.

GiftS for SeNiorS WHo Have everytHiNG

Matilda Charles Seniors have ac quired so much “stuff” over the years that we have nearly everything we need ... and more.

by

If you’ve held off buy ing a gift for a senior in your life because you don’t know what to get someone who already has everything, here are a few gift ideas that would be most wel come.

— Coupons for cab rides or gift certificates for restaurant meals, laundry services, auto detailing, spa day or hair salon services.

— Gift basket cre ated especially for your seniors, such as gour met food, cheese, jams or chocolate. Or, con sider a subscription to a quarterly or monthly gift club. Options range from fruit baskets or flowers to bacon, coffee and cigars.

— Pay for a year of cable TV, the daily newspaper, magazine

subscription or Netflix.

— Two tickets to a play or other event where you’ll accompany your senior or a pair of movie passes so your

senior can take a friend.

— Pay for a senior’s lifelong learning class, either at the senior cen ter or nearby university,

and arrange for trans portation.

— Put together a box of useful things, like stamps, note cards, ad dress labels, batteries, razor blades and calen dar with large print. In clude a list of important phone numbers printed out in a large font that can be taped to the in side of a cupboard door. (Keep the file and make changes whenever your senior needs to update it.)

— Make single serving meals for the freezer. — Don’t leave out your own participation and that of your children. A small coupon book full of services you can

do year-round, such as cleaning, painting a room, weeding the garden, raking leaves and checking expira tion dates on food in the cupboard — all will

be appreciated. What do seniors re ally want most? The gift of your time.

©

2022 King Features Syndicate

create tHe Perfect cHarcuterie Board for your Holiday Party

(StatePoint) Are you hosting a holiday party and looking for a simple way to impress your guests?

The Texas Roadhouse Butcher Shop is shar ing steps for building an eye-catching and mouth-watering char cuterie board that will add color, flavor and variety to your holiday table.

1. Grab a platter or surface to display your charcuterie. Anything will work, even a simple cutting board. Just be sure to choose a size that you can fill com pletely.

2. Use dishes or ramekins of mismatched sizes, shapes and colors to hold dressings, top pings and sauces. This will keep your board clean and add fun visual details to the display.

3. Include two to four cheeses of contrasting flavors and textures to please all palates, and to complement other elements of the board. The varieties you select should represent these basic categories: hard cheese, (such as Char donnay Bellavitano) soft cheese, (such as brie) and blue cheese (such as French Roquefort).

Canterbury’s oldest historic homes.

Complementing our garlic and sheep products are 5 rooms offering a diversified and eclectic collection of 50 NH artisans, artists and authors as well as antiques. Be sure to look for this year’s special themed gifts celebrating “Scandinavia.”

4. While a traditional charcuterie board typi cally sticks with cured meats, the holiday sea son is the perfect occa sion for adding depth and richness to your feast with grilled meats, such as filet, sliced into strips. Those from Tex as Roadhouse Butcher Shop are lean, flavor ful, and melt in your mouth, making them

a natural choice for a hearty holiday spread. Whether you are firing up the grill or preparing on a cooktop, allow any cooked meats to rest well before adding them to your board.

5. No charcuterie board is complete without some crunch Add two to three op tions like pita crackers,

crusty breads or toasted baguettes that will stand up to the weight of your meats and cheeses.

6. Now, add some brightness and sweetness

to your board

Fresh fruits like blue berries, strawberries and green grapes, and preserves such as peach pepper jam, will add contrast to rich, salty meats and cheeses. Don’t forget seasonal sweets and treats like soft peppermints, pea nut brittle, chocolate dipped pretzels and can died nuts.

7. You’ll want your charcuterie board to look as if it’s overflow ing. So, as you’re build ing it out, start with the largest elements like the cheeses and meats first, followed by smaller items like crackers, fresh produce and sweets. Fill in any holes with sprigs of aromatic rosemary for trimming, along with additional portions of the smaller items. The various elements of the board should pair well together, so it’s okay if they touch.

For additional host ing tips, or to shop for seasonal gifts and your holiday spread, visit trbutchershop.com. For 15% off your order, use the promo code PAR TY15.

To wow your guests and their tastebuds, take your charcuterie board to the next level with seasonal treats, grilled meats and a cor nucopia of sweet and savory flavors.

electrical Safety HiNtS for tHiS Holiday SeaSoN

ESFi offers Twelve Holiday Safety Tips to keep your home pro tected from household electrical fires during the season of decora tion.

1. Keep decorations at least 3 feet away from heat sources -especially those with an open flame, like fireplaces and candles. And remember to blow

out your candles when you leave the room or go to sleep.

are a fire hazard and should not be left in the home or garage.

26% CREDITTAX on qualifying wood & pellet installationIncludingstoves. & venting

2. The best decorations are safe decorations , so when you are decorating, make sure not to run cords under rugs or furniture, out of windows, or across walkways and side walks.

3. If you have a natural Christmas tree water it to keep it fresh and safe . Real trees can dry up and turn into kindling in no time at all. Get rid of the tree after Christ mas. Dried-out trees

4. Always turn off your decorations when you leave your home and when you’re sleeping. Most dead ly fires happen while people are asleep.

5. Be mindful of how you are using electrical outlets. If you’re using extension cords or adapters that add receptacles, con sider having a quali fied electrician add more outlets to your home. Extension cords are a common cause of home fires.

6. Only use electronics in dry areas. As tempting as it is, you just can’t decorate your aquarium with icicle lights.

7 . Remember that phones and tablets should stay on your nightstand. We all love falling asleep to the muffled crooning of Bing Crosby and Michael Bublé, but overheated electron ics under pillows and blankets are danger ous.

8. Need a perfect gift idea? How about a smoke alarm? Every home needs a work ing smoke alarm in each bedroom, out side sleeping areas, and on every level, in cluding the basement. And remember to test your own to make sure they’re working.

9. If you’re using a space heater, switch it off before leav ing the room. It only takes seconds for a fire to start if a space heat er tips over or comes in contact with some thing combustible, like

a blanket or curtains.

10. Inspect your decorations and discard any that are damaged or worn out. Talk to your aunt about that life-sized Elvis-dressed-as-San ta statue — it’s falling apart, it’s creepy, it’s got to go.

11. Keep batteries stored safely in their packaging and out of reach of anything that might try to eat them, like small children and pets. Eating a battery can be deadly.

12. The best gift for your family is to upgrade to arc-fault circuit interrupter breakers or outlets. It is estimated that half of the electrical fires that occur ev ery year could be pre vented by AFCIs. All upgrades should be completed by a quali fied electrician.

Visit esfi.org for a ton of information on keeping your home and workplace safe. The Electrical Safety Foundation Interna tional (ESFI) is the premier nonprofit or ganization dedicated exclusively to promot ing electrical safety at home and in the workplace.

© 2022 King Fea tures Synd., Inc.

The Center Har bor Congregational Church invites

Many people have produced beautiful items to decorate your home or give as gifts.

You will find hand knit and crocheted items, home decor, jewelry, ornaments, home-canned jams and pickles from their gardens, beautifully created gift baskets, and a silent auction featuring local mer chants.

And… be sure to treat yourself to their scrumptious home made baked goods.

the townspeople voted to call their grant “Sha ron,” but the Governor over-ruled that name and named it Mason in honor of Captain John Mason. The town of Greenville was set off from Mason.

Some New Hampshire towns were said to have been bought from the Indians and some are shown as just being settled by someone(s), but most were granted.

Atkinson was pur chased from the In dians in 1642 with a deed passing from the hands of Passaquo and Saggahew with the ap proval of Chief Pas saconnaway. Rev, John Wheelwright must have felt like he had won the lottery when he received a grant of one hundred and thirty miles north and northwest from the Merrimack River which excluded Dover and Portsmouth. He named this territory and the settlement he shared with some 20 to 30 oth er men, Exeter. Over the years the territory called Exeter shrunk considerably, but the town has a prominent place in New Hamp shire history.

Some towns were granted by the Maso nian Proprietors, some by the Massachusetts Bay Colony or General Court, and some by a Governor. There were years before New Hampshire became a Province when it was under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts.

Gilmanton was grant ed by Governor John Wentworth in 1727 and settled by Benjamin Mudgett in 1761. It was ranked as the sec ond town in the state in the year 1827 with Londonderry being the first. It should be noted that, at least partially because of the Indian wars, some grants were not taken into posses

sion as quickly as oth ers. Eleven men named Lyman and fifty-two others were granted land for a town in the year 1761, but not many settlements took place before the Ameri can Revolution in the town named Lyman after the eleven.

Granted, some towns took a while to set tle on a permanent name. When Orange was granted to Isaac Fellows and others in 1769 it was first called “Cardigan.” Ten years later the inhabitants petitioned for incorpo ration of the town un

der the name Bradford, but in 1783 changed the request to Middle ton, and in 1789 to Lis comb. Then the name Liscomb was crossed out and replaced with Orange with which the town was incorporated in 1790.

A grant was taken by two hundred men from Boston who incorpo rated their settlement as Nottingham, though they would have liked it to be called New Bos ton. You’ll have to read a history of Nottingham to find out why New Boston didn’t stick.

It wasn’t until 1763

Vermont. Provincial Governor Benning Wentworth tried to expand New Hampshire’s territory into present-day Vermont by granting land for about 130 towns there. New York also claimed the land.

that the town of Lane’s Town, granted by the Massachusetts Colony in 1735 to John Simp

son and other soldiers, was incorporated as New Boston and re mains so today. An

other town which has had a name change is New Durham which was granted by the Masonian Proprietors to Jonathan Chesley in 1749 and originally called Cocheco Town ship. Its settlers, who were from Durham, changed the name to New Durham. The town of Alton was once called New Durham Gore. Durham had once been a part of Do ver, as had Newington which had previously been known as “ Bloody Point.”

The grant seekers were apparently intent on filling in the gaps on the New Hampshire landscape by securing grants by the number. That is, they obtained a number of grants for towns about 100 years after Captain John Ma son’s death in 1635, located between the Merrimack River and the Connecticut River. Number one was War ner, #2, Bradford, #3. Acworth, #4 Alstead, #5 Hopkinton, #6 Hen niker, #7 Hillsborough, #8 Washington, and #9 Lempster.

So how did New Hampshire towns come into existence?

They were taken for granted.

Rev. John Wheelwright

the short, dusty, Para dise Lane that leads to LLLF.

Driving home in sheets of rain a few days ago, I realized I hadn’t even turned on my wipers. There was no need. I spend the extra buck or two to get the Rain-X wiper fluid, which scatters the raindrops effort lessly off the wind shield almost before they can fully land. I find it renders use of

the wipers almost un necessary in all but the harshest of rains.

And I got to thinking, wouldn’t it be great if we could Rain-X on everything? If RainX could wash all our troubles, and woes right off the edges of our windshields of life?

Make pain so slippery that life just can’t hold onto it for very long at all? The things you think of when driving bored.

There appears to be

Pregnant, 13 year old Lab Mama to be BeBe, is now in a Live and Let Live Farm Rescue foster, when her previous people became homeless and than Bebe woke them in a pool of fluid and blood, they than ask for help to take her. We immediately brought Bebe to the vets, confirmed pregnancy with a sonogram showing up to 6 wee ones due soon. Blood and fluids found to be caused from UTI and needs parasite treatment. This precious girl also just tested high with HW + (Heartworm). This would be overwhelming for a young pregnant dog, it will be extremely rough for Bebe to pull through the next 6 months or more

no break in the kit ten season this year. Our second pregnant cat this week came in right on the heels of the first who gave birth within days of her arrival. Several abandoned litters of kittens with no ma mas were found and brought to us, as well as a beautiful lit ter of four-week-old pups who were found deserted on a rural, dead-end road. Five weeks plus in one of our wonderful fos ter homes included treatment for inter nal parasites, exter nal parasites, proper vaccines, much food, and many baths led to veterinary clear ance. These precious pups, loyal life com panions, will soon be at LLLF Rescue for adoption into their new families/homes. Puppies and kittens abandoned on deadend roads. Got any Rain-X for that?

Beautiful but scared pony Twix came to LLLF Rescue, along with his paddockmate, a young male Nubian goat. Their human mom, Gina,

only in her 40s, passed away tragically. With no information on their training or vaccination history, their trust had to be established and earned, through many hours of one-on-one loving contact, in or der to provide them with proper hoof care, dental care, and other veterinary needs.

Just two days later, a sheep and several goats needed help af ter their animal-lov ing companion, Jody, passed away after un successful surgery and complications. A re markable, highly re spected and accom plished horsewoman, and 25-year scientist at UCLA, she had re tired and moved to our Granite State with her horses and other agri cultural animals.

Then comes the sto ry of Subway, a cat found in a dumpster by an animal-loving transporter when she stopped along the way to get a sub sandwich. Subway was very thin and in great need of food, yet was sweet and loving. She could not leave this soul be hind and contacted LLLF Rescue to see if we could help pend ing clearance by a veterinarian. Subway soon put on weight, was vaccinated and cleansed of all internal and external parasites and all looked good.

Ready to head to LLLF Rescue from fostering, he suddenly started choking up blood and could no longer eat or drink. X-rays dis cerned an intestinal blockage that needed emergency, life-saving surgery. A portion of his intestines were ex cised to remove the blockage, which turned out to be clumps of sandwich wrapper pa per he had eaten while trying to get scraps of

Discarded cat Subway, after his emergency intestinal surgery to save his life.

food from them while in the dumpster.

Subway has healed well, has put on weight nicely, and will soon be at LLLF Rescue from our foster place ment, in search of a loving, forever person or family. So much pain, anguish, unnec essary costs and com plications, all because someone discarded a cat instead of just bringing it to a repu table rescue. Some of that “Life Rain-X” is sounding pretty good right about now, isn’t it?

Look folks, the econ omy is tanked, and things are rough all around. Cost of living is up, inflation is up, problems are multiply ing for people. All while incomes, be they full time work, part time work, Social Security benefits, you name it… seem to remain unchanged, at best. Gas prices remain high, electricity costs have nearly doubled in many parts of the region, and heating fuel costs this coming winter could be dread ful. Many municipal property taxes have increased, applianc es give out, and cars break down.

These hard financial times often bring some harsh consequences, and one of those con sequences for us right now is diminished do nations. We’re heading into winter with a con stant flow of animals coming in, costs of hay, feed, and a host of other expenditures are at all-time highs, and our coffers are dwindling. You folks, our wonderful readers and supporters, are what we depend on, day in and day out, year after year. Will you help us spread the word? Be our “RainX” in this economic

T-Bar the Bay gelding and Maddy the Gray mare with Mike and Chris whom have loved them dearly until inflation financially did them in with high heat, electric bills as well as the high cost of hay and grain on a fireman’s retirement income.

storm?

Bottom line, we’re hoping for a surge of contributions as we head into winter, in or der to properly receive, treat, and care for the deluge of animals coming in at a record pace. LLLF’s electrical, heating, equipment repairs, hay, grains, veterinary needs, med ications and meal for mulas for individual animals - these are all looming over us like colossal storm clouds. This rescue communi ty, this family of hands and hearts, all clasped in unison to help alle viate the broad spec trum of animal suffer ing, needs you.

It would surely be nice if we had an end less supply of that “Life Rain-X” to spritz on our daily problems as they arise. We could apply it to countless troubles we face, mak ing them swoosh right off our proverbial windshields. But we don’t. It’s great on car windows, but that’s about it. For our con stant groundswell of animals in crisis, we are the last stopgap; their last safety net.

And our supporters, our extraordinary sup porters, are our safety net. We remain ever grateful.

PLEASE CONSIDER contacting Live and

Let Live if you’re con sidering adopting a loving family compan ion. Financial contribu tions are desperately needed and greatly appreciated, as the costs to operate such a facility are stagger

ing. Contributions are fully tax deductible, and 100% allocated to the care and healing of these animals. Contact Teresa by email, at: te horse@aol.com, or send donations to: Live and Let Live Farm Rescue,

20 Paradise `Lane, Chichester NH 03258. Donations can also be made with credit or debit cards, at: www. liveandletlivefarm.org. We welcome you for our weekly tours, held Sundays at 2:30 pm, to meet the animals of Live and Let Live Farm. If you’re looking to adopt or become part of the working hands and caring hearts of our volunteer family, the tour is where it all begins. We’ll be mak ing an appearance again at the Made in New England Expo in downtown Manches ter NH, on Saturday and Sunday December 3rd and 4th. Please stop by our booth to chat and visit some animals. We will also have our 2023 rescue calendar, as well as Logo items, available for sale. These calen dars are also available to order at $12 each, plus shipping. Thank you, one and all.

Open, which was held in Brookline, Mass. at the historic “Country Club”—America’s oldest golf club. England’s Matt Fitzpatrick triumphed at that Open, which was the site of “The Greatest Game Ever Played” in 1913.

Later the subject of a movie of that name (starring Shia LaBoeuf), the greatest game ever played was played by teenaged Brookline caddy Francis Ouimet who somehow qualified for the 1913 Open on his home course and ended up winning it all in a playoff against two top British golfers. Too poor to hire the required caddy, Ouimet had tenyear-old Eddie Lowery drag his clubs around the course.

A great story. A true story. The greatest game ever played.

An earlier Facebook post by Parker during that Open in June is what prompted my “todo” memo. Rich was down at Brookline for that Major golf event, and I recalled that like Ouimet, Parker had also improbably quali

fied for a U.S. Open—in 1990. While Parker’s performance at Medinah Country Club in Illi nois didn’t quite match Ouimet’s greatest game ever played, the Granite Stater’s golf story was still great.

I got ahold of Rich on the phone, checked off the to-do list item, and then spoke with Parker for over 90 minutes. But there was so much more than the U.S. Open to talk about.

Lebanon to Plymouth

Rich Parker gradu ated from Lebanon High School in 1977. A won derful baseball play er, he also starred on Coach Lang Metcalf’s Red Raider basketball team. And Metcalf also coached Parker the LHS golf team, where Rich also excelled, winning an NHIAA title. Parker’s golf skills caught the interest of some top col leges and he even made a “golf” visit to the Uni versity of Miami. But campus life was post poned as Parker needed to save some money, which he did by work ing at a local steel com

pany for a couple years. Then in 1979 he made the first of countless trips down Route 118 to Route 25 to Plymouth State College.

Parker not only

played three sports, but he excelled in three sports. A great shooter and playmaker, he expe rienced many memora ble basketball moments at PSC’s Foley Gym, capped off by a stunning upset of highly-rated Bridgewater State in his final college basketball

game in 1983.

Parker was equally at home on the baseball diamond. His single sea son batting average of .512 is still a Plymouth record. He once had two grand slams and a three-run homer in a win against Middlebury and in his last game he smacked two roundtrippers to beat UNH.

Then there was golf.

PSC golf coach Joe Clark was a teaching professional who helped the Panther linksters to some wonderful suc cesses. In 1983, Clark, Parker, and company won a regional champi onship, defeating Har vard and Dartmouth along the way. Besting Dartmouth was espe cially sweet for Parker, as the Lebanon native grew up next to Hanover and was always acutely aware of that wonderful Dartmouth sports tradi tion.

Then it was on to the ECACs which were host ed by Yale University in Connecticut. Park er was fearless and in his groove and won the ECAC individual title by seven strokes.

Perhaps more than any other sport, golf requires incredible emo tional discipline and sta bility. Parker always had that winning combina tion of physical skill and mental toughness.

“I’d always be a bit nervous on the first tee, but after that first drive I always settled down and focused on doing what needed to be done to win,” Rich explained over the phone.

Parker added that some folks sometimes second-guessed his de cision to go to a smaller state college as opposed to the likes of a Division I power like the Univer sity of Miami.

“I loved Plymouth and really appreciated the PSC experience,” said Parker. “Having played on three teams I was

plugged into three dif ferent sports networks. And I was in a fraternity as well. The friendships and memories are price less.”

Parker turned pro fol lowing his 1983 golf he roics. After graduating from Plymouth State, Parker parlayed that love of golf into employ ment at golf courses and driving ranges and he made some money on what later became the Hogan/Nike tour, a sec ond level golf circuit. He also taught golf at Laco nia Country Club, where he befriended many, including some former Boston Bruins.

To The “Open”

Rich and his good friend and Clemson grad Jeff Julian were the pride of Hanover Coun try Club. And natural ly the young golf stars chased dreams of golf glory, which meant an nually trying to qualify for the U.S. Open—the “Super Bowl” of golf.

A descendent of leg endary Holy Cross ath lete and Dartmouth coach “Doggie” Julian (who once coached the Boston Celtics) Jeff pushed Rich to ever higher levels of excel lence. In 1990 both Rich and Jeff survived the first stage of U.S. Open qualifiers at Longmead ow, Mass. A second stage competition was held in Summit, New Jersey. Rich made plans to compete there, where six qualifying spots were available. Jeff signed to compete at a Portland qualifier, where there was but one spot, but Julian figured it would be easier and closer to go to Maine, rather than going to New Jersey. But it turned out the Portland qualifier was in Oregon, not Maine! But Julian adjusted and flew to the west coast while Parker drove to New Jersey.

Rich Parker the hoopster was both a playmaking guard and a shooting guard for Plymouth State.

A golf friend of Park er’s named Jim McGov ern met Rich at Canoe Brook Country Club in New Jersey for the qualifiers. McGovern was accompanied by a girlfriend who intro duced Rich to her friend Barbara Giles. (Barbara and Rich would later marry and have three youngsters. They re cently celebrated their 30th anniversary and that 1990 New Jersey golf tournament would forever hold priceless memories for them.)

Parker hung in throughout the quali fying tournament and eventually ended up in a playoff. On the third playoff hole, Parker’s 39th of the qualifier, he deployed a 4-wood on his second shot on a long par five and put the ball on the green. He two-putted for a birdie and a ticket to the 1990 U.S. Open at the fabled Medinah Country Club in Illinois—golf’s “Super Bowl!”

Nice! Meanwhile, in Port land, Oregon (as op posed to Portland, Maine) Julian some how managed to secure the one qualifying spot available in that part of the country.

“Jeff and I flew sepa rately to Chicago,” ex plained Rich. “We were each trying to get into success mode.”

Parker was accom panied by his Hanover Country Club friend and caddie Tony Pippin, who was an established golf expert—as opposed to the ten-year-old Lowery who caddied for Oui met during the Greatest Game Ever Played at Brookline in 1913.

The Big Time Parker and Pippin got to Medinah on Mon day, June 11, 1990. The tournament would commence on Thursday, June 14.

“The place was mobbed all week,” re called Parker. “People were twenty deep lining the fairway for our prac tice rounds!”

The early prep time enabled the New Eng landers to mix and min gle with the world’s best golfers. Jeff’s practice round partners were Payne Stewart, Tom Watson, and José María Olazábal, a Spanish star of Basque ances try, which was of inter est to Parker, who is also of Basque ancestry. Later in the week Park er would meet all-time great Seve Ballesteros, who was once the top player in the world and winner of 90 tourna ments, including five majors. Like Olazábal and Parker, Ballesteros claimed Basque ances try.

As Thursday’s opening round approached Park er hit countless practice shots while still mix ing and mingling with golf immortals like Jack Nicklaus, with whom he had a beer at the Medi nah Club House.

But in retrospect, Rich feels he overdid the prep, hitting so many practice shots that his wrist was sore when the first round commenced

on June 14.

“And things were very wet on Thursday,” Park er recalled. “It rained like crazy the night be fore.”

Despite the strained wrist, Rich played well. He was one over par getting to the 15th but finished with two bo geys and a double bo gey for a 77. Then on Friday he shot a 75 and missed the cut. Hale

Irwin would eventually prevail to win his third U.S Open after a playoff. Twenty-year old ama teur Phil Mickelson fin ished five over par.

Julian also missed the cut but looked forward to enjoying the final two rounds as a spectator. But Parker and Pippin headed back to New England.

“I’d committed to the Vermont Open which

started on Monday,” ex plained Parker. “But if I’d made the cut, I’d obviously have stayed in Illinois.”

With his wrist no lon ger sore and having just competed against the world’s best, Parker won that Vermont Open.

(Note: Julian would pass away in 2004 after a prolonged battle with ALS, Amyotrophic lat eral sclerosis, or “Lou Gehrig’s Disease.”)

Back to Dartmouth Parker continued to play competitive golf for the many years that followed his Medinah adventure and almost qualified for a second U.S. Open. He settled down with Barbara and their three kids in his beloved Upper Valley and in 2005 was named head golf coach at Dart mouth—a dream job.

In 2010, having reached the requisite age of 50, he sought to qualify for the U.S. Se nior Open, which would include many of golf’s “older” immortals. He shot a 64 at Thorny Lea Country Club in Brock

ton, Mass., to earn a spot at that year’s Se nior Open in Seattle, where he played well and made the cut.

The Lebanon High School sports phenom who had to work for two years before going to col lege had established a golf legacy that made all Granite Staters proud.

Parker’s coaching suc cess at Dartmouth Col lege and Hanover Coun try Club only enhanced that legacy—until 2020 when during the COVID pandemic and with the Dartmouth Athletic De partment seeking to save money, the school’s golf programs were dropped and Hanover Country Club closed down.

Parker and the Big Green golfing commu nity were devastated, but a 2021 Title IX law suit brought the sport back to Dartmouth with the college’s linksters now playing at Enfield’s Montcalm Golf Club, where Parker snapped that Facebook photo of his college golfers who were “all winners.”

Like Rich Parker. Nice!

Rich Parker the golfer won the 1983 ECAC individual title and played in the 1990 U.S. Open in Medinah, Illinois.

fall. Or maybe it was from the Snickerdoo dle recipe last win ter? Hmmm???) Some extra crumb topping from the fridge, leftover from a recent crisp, was added to this mix. And a pie shell from another recent kitch en endeavor rounded out some items that needed to be used. So, I gathered these items and set out to make something different.

I call this pie Humble Crumble Cherry Pie because this was so easy it was unpreten tious, not stuffy, nor “upper crust.” (Pun in tended!) If you are not a big fan of cooking or just not comfortable in the kitchen then this pie is for you! And with Thanksgiving coming up, why not bring a Cherry Pie? So where’s the chocolate? Glad you asked! I didn’t have enough crumb topping but we’ve been buying a granola prod

uct lately that is really yummy, lower in carbs than many other gra nola cereals per serv ing, is advertised as having 80% less sugar than most other gra nolas, and it is made with dark chocolate. Really any granola with chocolate will work, and if you don´t have a granola with choco late then toss in some chocolate chips or buy a few “cheap” choc olate bars found in the checkout lane of the local grocery store. Gently smash these up while still in the wrapper and then open them and mix them in with the granola crumb topping.

Humble Crum ble Cherry Pie is not your ordinary Cherry Crumb Pie. The sun flower seeds, nuts, and coconut in the granola that I used adds a dif ferent texture and the hint of dark chocolate adds a good contrast to the sweet profile of

HUMBLE CRUMBLE CHERRY PIE

Yield: 8 Portions Time: 3-40 mins if using pre made pie crust

PIE

2 cans Cherry Pie Filling 1 Pie Crust

TOPPING

¾ Cup Dark Chocolate Granola ½ Cup Crisp Topping

Preparation Instructions

-Pre heat oven to 425 degrees F.

¼ Cup Cinnamon / Sugar Mix for Cinnamon Toast 3-4 Tbsp. Butter (Soft)

-Place pie crust evenly in pie plate and up the sides and place in preheated oven for 7 minutes.

-Remove pie crust from oven. Should be soft but slightly cooked.

-Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees F.

-Pour contents of two cans of cherry pie filling into the pie crust that is in the pie plate.

-In a mixing bowl combine topping ingredients and mix until butter is well incorporated with other ingredients. (Wash hands completely and dive in!) Mixture should be slightly clumpy.

-Sprinkle the crumb mixture over the top of the cherry pie filling to evenly distribute.

-Cover the top with foil for a softer crumble and bake for 20-25 minutes or until cherry pie is bubbling. For a crisper topping leave uncovered and bake for 20-25 minutes or until cherry pie is bubbling.

-You may choose to garnish with a few dark chocolate chips or shaved chocolate just before service or serve as is.

this Cherry Pie. Also, this pie with its crumb topping made from a blend of granola and leftover crisp topping is a great way to utilize some simple ingredi ents rather than need lessly tossing them out because there just may not be enough left to do anything with on their own. And if you are not a fan of the kitchen but want to try your hand at an easy pie, you could proba bly make a crumb top ping out of just your favorite granola, some added brown sugar, and soft butter.

In this economy it’s all about using what you’ve got, stretching the dollar a bit fur ther, and rotating your pantry items to ensure you’re not wasting good food. But most of all, good food is about the good memories that are created while enjoying the Simple Feast!

lose the ice early. I spent the spring and sum mer trolling for salmon, rainbow trout, and lake trout, and eventually mixed in vertical jigging trips for lake trout in August and September. Overall, the fishing was very good. After a couple very slow years for salm on, it was nice to see the numbers improving. There were also a bunch of kayak striped bass trips on the coast mixed in. Once the salmon and lake trout season closes at the end of September, I take my boat out and begin trailering it to the north end of the lake for the month of October to target black crappie. I only do a dozen or so of these trips and it’s al ways nice to scale back and catch my breath, but still enjoy the beau tiful scenery of Lake Winnipesaukee during peak foliage.

I’m fortunate to be able to make my liv ing as a fishing guide. I also supplement my income with writing, so cial media content, and promotional work. I love my job and rarely dread it. I get to work in one of the most beautiful places, with some of the most amazing people. I appreciate everyone who books trips, stops to say hello on the water or at a boat ramp, reads my writings, or watches a video I make. I’ll spend the rest of the year get ting ready for winter and recuperating before the grind of ice fishing sea son begins.

Tim Moore is a fulltime licensed profession al fishing guide in New Hampshire. He owns and operates Tim Moore Outdoors, LLC. He is a member of the New England Outdoors Writ ers Association, and the producer of TMO Fish ing on YouTube and the Hooked with TMO Fish ing Podcast. Visit www. TimMooreOutdoors.com.

Santis’ odds of becom ing the Republican presidential nominee jumped from 16% to 27%, while Donald Trump’s odds fell to 18%. That’s probably because of DeSantis’ nearly 20-point blow out win in a swing state. I put this in the “good” catego ry because, watch ing Trump on TV last night, I’m reminded that he’s an igno rant bully who only cares about himself. His mere presence on the public stage hurts America by creating more division and hate. His election “de nier” candidates like Doug Mastriano, Doug Bolduc, Tudor Dixon, and John Gibbs all lost.

Also, if DeSantis is nominated in 2024, bettors give him a 74% chance of win ning, whereas they give Trump just a 47% chance.

The Good: If Kamala Harris is nominated, bettors give her just a 36% chance of becom ing president.

The Ugly: Longterm incumbents won again: Patty Murray, Mike Crapo and Chuck Schumer (29 years in Congress); Ron Wyden and Chuck Grassley won, too (42 years).

The Good: Iowa passed an amendment protecting gun rights. Three states passed measures protecting reproductive freedom. Anti-abortion mea sures in two states lost. Maryland and Missouri legalized rec reational weed.

Maybe Good: Ranked-choice voting leads in Nevada.

The Bad: Recreation al weed lost in Arkan sas, North Dakota and South Dakota. Sports gambling lost in Cali fornia. California also banned e-cigarettes,

which will create a new criminal black market and kill more cigarette smokers.

The Ugly: Chuck Schumer will prob ably be Senate Major ity Leader again.

The Ugly: The Wall Street Journal reports: “Europe Doubles Down on Big Govern ment ... adding hun dreds of thousands of public-sector jobs, guaranteeing business loans.”

Won’t voters ever ask government to LEAVE PEOPLE ALONE?

It’s so sad. All around the world, we don’t learn.

By the way, Election BettingOdds.com also tracks football odds. The Buffalo Bills, de spite losing last Sun day, still lead the Su per Bowl pack. The Eagles, Chiefs follow; 49ers, Ravens and Cowboys follow.

Every Tuesday at JohnStossel.com, Stossel posts a new video about the battle between government and freedom. He is the author of “Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media.”

During the late 1970’s during the re volt against the re formist Shah of Iran, the French govern ment gave safe refuge to Ayatollah Khomeini, the radical religious zealot who led the re volt from exile. Kho meini’s return from Paris to Tehran at the cusp of the revolution in 1979, sealed the fate of any long shot chance Iran had for a democratic govern ment. This remains part of a tragic history.

Germany too saw its Chancellor Olaf Scholz chide the Iranian re gime with uncharac teristic clarity. He strongly chastised the Tehran regime for its brutal crackdown on protests and said Ger many stood, “shoul der to shoulder with the Iranian people”. Scholz said the nation wide protests triggered by Mahsa Amini’s death by Iran’s mo rality police, were no longer “merely a ques tion of dress codes” but had evolved into a fight for freedom and justice.

He stated, “It is clear that the Iranian government is solely responsible for this spate of violence.”

So far more than 300 people have been killed and there have more than 14,000 ar rests. Some of those arrested have been given the death sen tence by Iran’s Revo lutionary Courts.

Both Germany, France and Britain host large numbers of the Iranian exile diaspora. Many of the dual/ British and French citizens who visit family in Iran have often been de tained by the regime.

Equally, France, Germany and the United States have pursued the long elu

sive de-nuclearization deals with Iran in the hope of forestalling Tehran’s race to gain atomic weapons. Re viving the moribund 2015 Deal between Iran and major world powers reached by the Obama Administra tion looks less likely now given the Tehran’s regime treatment of its citizens.

But what happens next? Shall Iran’s clerical regime, sens ing its fragility in fac ing its own people, now unleash the dreaded Revolutionary Guards and perhaps the regu lar military to launch a bloody crackdown? Or shall Iran’s long suffering people topple this wicked regime?

John J. Metzler is a United Nations corre spondent covering dip lomatic and defense is sues. He is the author of Divided Dynamism The Diplomacy of Sep arated Nations; Ger many, Korea, China.

were?

Seriously.

Sports Quiz

Who was the first Af rican American MLB manager? (Answer fol lows)

Born Today

That is to say, sports standouts born on November 17 include NBA great Elvin Hayes (1945).

Sports Quote

“Taking offense has become America’s new national pastime.” –Baseball fan George Will

Sports Quiz Answer

The Cleveland Indians named Frank Robinson as player-manager in 1975.

State Representa

tive Mike Moffett was a Sports Management Professor for Plym outh State University and NHTI-Concord. He co-authored the award-winning “FA HIM SPEAKS: A War rior-Actor’s Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back” which is available on Amazon.com. His email address is mimof fett@comcast.net.

Release By Brendan Smith

and the (2017-2019) special counsel Robert Mueller investigation, which found no evi dence of collusion.

“The investigation did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the

Russian government in its election interfer ence activities,” stated the Mueller report. Did any of the cur rent crop of “woke” corporations and leftwing activist groups call for advertising boycotts back then? Or at minimum, did

any publicly condemn those responsible for spreading a mas sive disinformation and smear campaign against a former duly elected president that harmed our democra cy by sowing distrust in U.S. elections? Of course not.

Under Dorsey, Twit ter’s left-wing content monitors were cen soring conservatives en masse, including shadow-banning sev eral top GOP lawmak ers on the platform. And in October 2020, Twitter also spiked the New York Post’s

factual reporting on Hunter Biden’s aban doned laptop and shady overseas busi ness dealings, helping Joe Biden get elect ed. Twitter also took the extra tyrannical step of shuttering the Post’s Twitter account for several weeks at

THE CLASSIFIEDS

AUTOS WANTED

CASH FOR CARS! We buy all cars! Junk, high-end, totaledit doesn’t matter! Get free towing and same day cash! NEWER MODELS too! Call 1-866-258-6720

FINANCIAL

WESLEY FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC

Timeshare Cancellation Experts. Over $50,000,000 in timeshare debt and fees cancelled in 2019. Get free informational package and learn how to get rid of your timeshare! Free Consultations. Over 450 positive reviews. Call 855428-7954

MISCELLANEOUS

4G LTE HOME INTERNET

Now Available! Get GotW3 with lightning fast speeds plus take your service with you when you travel! As low as $109.99/mo! 1-877-452-1183

DISH NETWORK $59.99 for 190 Channels! Blazing Fast Internet, $19.99/mo. (where available.) Switch & Get a FREE $100. Visa Gift Card.

FREE Voice Remote. FREE HD DVR. FREE Streaming on ALL Devices. Call today! 1-833-800-0411

ELIMINATE GUTTER CLEANING FOREVER! LeafFilter, the most advanced debris-blocking gutter protection. Schedule a FREE LeafFilter estimate today. 15% off Entire Purchase. 10% Senior & Military Discounts. Call 1-855-723-0883

MOVING SALE

Maytag washing machine, two yrs old, like new. $250 2 Twin beds, complete with Vera Wang Headboard. $125. Solid dresser w/mirror. $75. Night stand. $25. Coleman Powermate 300 watt generator. Bridges and Stratton Vanguard 7.5hp w/power cord. Excellent condition. $250. Jerri 603-630-7003

a critical time leading up to a major election, violating longstanding norms surrounding a “free press.”

Again, did these “woke” corporations band together like they’re doing now and suspend their Twitter advertising in protest? Nope!

But now, with Musk, who has publicly criti cized the Democratic Party on Twitter and recently encouraged independents to vote for Republicans in the latest midterm elec tions, the “woke” mob is pressuring compa nies to yank its adver tising revenue from the platform. “Twitter has had a massive drop in revenue, due to activ ist groups pressur ing advertisers, even though nothing has changed with content moderation and we did everything we could to appease the activists. Extremely messed up! They’re trying to de stroy free speech in America,” Musk tweet ed recently.

Bottom line: The onesided advertising boy cotts are political. It’s all about Democrats’ unquenchable desire to control speech and public discourse to maintain power. Any one who gets in their way pays a price.

Adriana Cohen is a nationally syndicated columnist with Cre ators Syndicate. To find out more about Adriana Cohen and read her past columns, please visit the Cre ators Syndicate web page at www.creators. com.

spite

Trump’s personal attempts to defeat Kemp in his pri mary -- again, due to Kemp’s failure to illegally flip the state to Trump in the 2020 election. Kemp is trusted by Georgians; he won.

There is a silver lining here for Republicans. Demo crats, who should have been

taught a lesson by voters, were saved by Republican in competence and pusillanim ity; that means they’ll keep doubling down. President Joe Biden is, barring actual incapacity, the prohibitive 2024 Democratic nominee. And the fundamentals will continue to move against Democrats as they pursue a woker and woker agenda.

This means Republicans will get another bite at the apple -- but only if they get serious. The time for frivolity is over. The laws of politi cal gravity apply. Nominate good, sober candidates capa ble of governing and earning the trust of Americans. Pick your culture war battles and hit them hard. Make it hard to vote for Democrats and

easy to vote for you.

This isn’t tough stuff. But if Republican leadership is unwilling to pursue the obvi ous, the shipwreck of 2022 will be only the beginning.

Ben Shapiro, is a gradu ate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show,” and cofounder of Daily Wire+. He is

a three-time New York Times bestselling author; his latest book is “The Authoritarian Moment: How The Left Weap onized America’s Institutions Against Dissent.”

Super Crossword

PUZZLE CLUE: GOOD THINGS

B.C.

by Parker & Hart

Caption Contest

Runners Up : “And.. whichever one of you finishes first, will be my date for the dance…!” - Nancy Sweeney, Lincoln, MA.

The women were amazed that their theory worked. If you put a stove outside, a man will cook dinner.

David Doyon, Moultonboro, NH.

Enroll Now to the first Julia Child cooking school. Picnic basket additional charge. - Barbara Maggia, Derry, NH.

“We think you might be better of with this new thing called Tupperware. Can we show you?. -Robert Ferltio, Lynbrook, NY.

Send your best brief caption to us with your name and location within 2 weeks of publication date... Caption Contest, The Weirs Times, P.O. Box 5458, Weirs, NH 03247 email to contest@weirs.com

The Winklman Aeffect by John Whitlock