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COMPLIMENTARY
The Wooten Brothers At The Flying Monkey
Richard Pavlick of Belmont, NH, was stopped by police in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 16, 1960, after a tip from Belmont’s Postmaster, Thomas M. Murphy. Pavlick, who just days before was seconds away from killing then Presidentelect, John F. Kennedy, had a car laden with dynamite and still planned to finish his agenda.
Belmont Man Nearly Succeeded In Plot To Kill Kennedy
by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor
There has been a lot of coverage this year about John F. Kennedy’s Assassination on November 22, 1963, being the fiftieth anniversary of the tragedy. Three years previously on December 11, 1960, another assassination attempt was almost made on the then president-elect.
It was a series of events which kept this from happening and the eventual arrest of the almost assassin was put into motion by the then postmaster of Belmont, New Hampshire, Thomas M. Murphy. The would-be assassin, Richard Pavlick, was also from Belmont. Jeff Greenfield in his book “Then Everything Changed” describes the
incident: “On December 11, 1960, a seventy-three year old would be suicide bomber named Richard Pavlick was parked outside the Palm Beach, Florida, home of President-elect, John F. Kennedy, holding in his hand a switch connected to seven sticks of dynamite, enough to level a small mountain. His presence ignored by the Secret Service, Pavilick was, in the
words of the agency’s chief, ‘seconds away’ from murdering the incoming President of the United States. Only Pavlick’s reluctance to kill Kennedy in front of his wife and children, who had come out to see him off to church, stayed his hand.” It was the next day that police, working on a tip from Postmaster Murphy, See pavlick on 10
The Wooten Brothers, including Victor, Regi, Roy “Futureman,” & Joseph are coming to the Flying Monkey stage on Friday, December 13 at 7:30pm. Victor Wooten has perhaps the most recognizable name, best known as founding member of the super group Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, as well as winning most every major award given to a bass guitarist. But this show is not just Victor, the four brothers are collectively known as one of the most talented and dynamic band of brothers performing today. Opening the night is Soule Monde featuring Ray Paczkowski & Russ Lawton of Trey Anastasio Band. Tickets for this concert start at $34. Call 603-536-2551 for tickets or go online to www.flyingmonkeynh.com.
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CHRISTMAS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Your Guide to Holiday Gifts & Celebration!
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Jean’s Playhouse, 10 Papermill Drive, Lincoln. $20/adult, $16/student. 7452141 www.papermilltheatre.org
Thursday 12th School Day Admission Open House
Sant Bani School, 19 Ashram Road, Sanbornton. Parents should arrive at 8:30am and plan on staying until 10:30am. Campus tours begin at 8:45. There will be opportunities to observe students and teachers during class time, as well as a reception with teachers, deans and admissions staff. RSVP to Becky at 934-4240
Jingle Bell Bash
Concord Food Co-op, 24 South Main Street, Concord. 6-8pm. Enjoy festive food, drink and live music by the Club Soda Band. Limited tickets available. www.concordfoodcoop.coop/jinglebell-bash/
A Charlie Brown Christmas – Heather Pierson Quartet
Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $12pp. BYOB.
Pemigewasset Choral Society – The Glory of the Season
Gilford Community Church, Gilford. 7:30pm. Admission by donation 7645851
Meredith Village Art Walk
Town of Meredith. 4-7pm. During the Art Walk, visitors can stroll through candlelit storefronts in quaint Meredith Village and view beautiful local and international works of art while chatting with local artists. Gallery goers can also catch a ride on a horsedrawn wagon, which will loop around the village several times and make stops at all participating galleries and restaurants. At each location, guests will enjoy music, refreshments and unique discounts, as well as a special 50/50 raffle that will provide donations for the Inter-Lakes “Got Lunch” Program. 279-2123
Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord. 225-1111 or www.ccanh.com
The Children’s Museum of NH, 6 Washington Street, Dover. Three sessions are available, 9:30am, 11am and 1pm. A fresh-baked, unassembled gingerbread house will be provided along with icing, candy and edible decorations. $30 per family for members, $40 per family for nonmembers. Pre-registration required. 742-2002
59th Annual Santa’s Village
Children’s Nutcracker
Friday 13th The Wooten Brothers
The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Tapply-Thompson community Center, Bristol. 6-8pm. All children will have the opportunity to receive a cookie from Mrs. Claus and to visit with Santa and receive a small Christmas gift. There will be instant photos available for a small fee. Cameras are welcome. Free but everyone is asked to bring one canned good to donate to the local Food Pantry. 744-2713
Huggins Hospital Aid Sale
Collection Center Barn, 109A, Wolfeboro. 10am-3pm. Books, collectibles, holiday decorations, toys, skis and more.
The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord. 225-1111 or www.ccanh.com
A Christmas Celtic Sojourn with Brian O’Donovan
Stockbridge Theatre, Pinkerton Academy, 5 Pinkerton Street, Derry. 7:30pm. This seasonal gathering of storytellers, singers, musicians and dancers is steeped in Celtic holiday traditions. $38-$48pp. 437-5210
TUBACHRISTMAS Pemigewasset Choral Society – The Glory of the Season
St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church, Franklin. 7:30pm. Admission by donation 764-5851
Lisa Marie & the All Shook up Blues Band
Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $12pp. BYOB.
The Nutcracker
Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 7pm. 335-1992
Fri. 13th – Sun. 15th 3rd Annual International Nativity Display
Meredith Bay Colony Club, 21 Upper Mile Point Drive, Meredith. Fri. 12-5, Sat. 9-5 and Sun. 12-3. The display features over 100 crèches from some 35 nations. Free. 279-1592
Saturday 14th Family Gingerbread House Workshop
All Saint’s Episcopal Church, 258 South Main Street, Wolfeboro. 2-3pm. 569-3861 or www.tubachristmas.com
Russian Christmas Bazaar
New England Language Center, 16 Hillside Drive, Rochester. 11am3pm. Featuring an exhibit of unique contemporary Russian art and traditional Russian icons, storytelling, Russian cartoons and historical information about the crafts. Free and open to the public. 332-2255
59th Annual Santa’s Village
Tapply-Thompson community Center, Bristol. 2-5pm. All children will have the opportunity to receive a cookie from Mrs. Claus and to visit with Santa and receive a small Christmas gift. There will be instant photos available for a small fee. Cameras are welcome. Free but everyone is asked to bring one canned good to donate to the local Food Pantry. 744-2713
Huggins Hospital Aid Sale
Collection Center Barn, 109A, Wolfeboro. 10am-3pm. Books, collectibles, holiday decorations, toys, skis and more.
Paul Nardizzi and Bob Seible – Live Comedy
Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $15pp. BYOB.
Affordable Care Act Enrollment Fair
Lakes Region Community College, CAT Building, Laconia. 10am-2pm. Certified counselors will be on hand to assist you in signing up for insurance in the Health Insurance Marketplace. Free and open to the public. 5286945.
Children’s Christmas Party
Wicwas Lake Grange, next to Meredith Center Store on Meredith Center Road, Meredith. 5pm. Come join for a family social and have your picture taken with Santa. Kids 13 years old and under will receive a free gift from Santa!. Please bring a non-perishable food item for the local food pantry. 707-1446
The Nutcracker
Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 2pm and 7pm. 3351992
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Meredith Village Art Walk to Benefit “GOT LUNCH” Program On Thursday evening, December 12th, from 4-7pm, seven galleries in Meredith will participate in the 4th annual Meredith Village Art Walk, to benefit the Inter-Lakes “Got Lunch” Program. During the Art Walk, visitors can stroll through candlelit storefronts in quaint Meredith Village and view beautiful local and international works of art while chatting with local artists. Gallery-goers can also catch a ride on a horse-drawn wagon, which will loop around the village several times and make stops at all the participating galleries and restaurants, including the lakes gallery at chi-lin, Gallery 51, VynnArt Gallery and Art Supplies, The League of NH Craftsmen, Oglethorpe Fine Arts & Crafts, Hawkins Photography and Framing and The Arts Collaborative, Mame’s Restaurant and Kara’s Cafe. The wagon, provided by The Inns & Spa at Mill Falls, will be pulled by horses from Heritage Farm and will have Santa and one of his elves on board all evening. At each location, guests will enjoy music, refreshments, and unique discounts, as well as a special 50/50 raffle that will provide donations for the Inter-Lakes, Got Lunch Program. Raffle tickets will be on sale for 5.00 each at all of the participating galleries. The artists and art dealers of Meredith urge everyone to come out and support the Art Walk and its generous cause! For further information, please visit any of the participating galleries or contact Vynnie Hale at 279-0557 or Christine Hodecker-George at 279-3123.
Photographers Fassett, Ness & Schundler Exhibit The public is invited to view Winter Perspectives by local photographers Matthew Fassett, Bob Ness and Russ Schundler at the Gridley Gallery at Cornerstone Christian Academy, Rte 28 in Ossipee, through January 17. Matthew Fassett has been a professional photographer in Alton Bay for more than 20 years. Well-known in the area for his wedding and event photography, this exhibit provides a welcome opportunity for fans to see some of his spectacular landscape art. Bob Ness’ work is familiar to many in the area. His photos have graced calendars, marketing materials, and the covers of more than one regional magazine. His interest in photography began in college and has even trumped forays into television and film. Winter Perspectives will remain on display in the Gridley Gallery until January 17 and is open to the public from 9 am to 5 pm whenever school is in session. For more information, call 603.539.8636 or email info@ cornerstoneca.net.
Pet Passages To Host Dover Chamber Business Open House The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce holds its December Business Open House on Tuesday, December 17 from 5-7pm located at Pet Passages, 2 Concord Road in Lee. Chamber members and not yet members will have an opportunity to make new business contacts, talk about their respective businesses, renew acquaintances, and meet new members. Attendees are urged to bring a supply of business cards to exchange. Call the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce at 603-742-2218 to make a reservation, or you can register online at www.dovernh.org under the business calendar. For not-yet members there is a guest fee of $5 to attend. For details on Dover Chamber membership, a schedule of activities, and information on other programs, please call the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce at 603-742-2218, email info@dovernh.org, or visit www.dovernh.org.
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by Mike Moffett Contributing Writer
Football Rivalries And Alabama–Auburn The last Saturday in November was college football’s Rivalry Saturday, when historic foes met for annual grudge matches. It’s a unique day on the Chris Davis of Auburn returns a missed field goal by annual sports calendar, Alabama 109 yards for the win. as rivalry games are replete with special energy play of all time occurred long. and emotion. at Cal when the Bears The 2013 Alabama-AuI was in California’s Or- beat Stanford and John burn Iron Bowl had apange County and made Elway in 1982. A last sec- parently ended in a 28-28 my way to a Buffalo Wild ond kick-off was returned tie, making it an instant Wings Restaurant to take for a touchdown, a return classic already. But offiin the gridiron action. that included five laterals. cials found one second left BWW has become a pre- The Stanford band was on the clock, and Bama eminent sports bar chain, coming out on the field Coach Nick Saban opted with multiple large screens when Kevin Moen scored for a 57-yard field goal showing grid contests the winning TD, bowling attempt. The attempt was from across the nation. over Cardinal trombone short and Chris Davis It was a perfect venue for player Gary Tyrrell. caught it nine yards deep Rivalry Saturday. “Check it out on You- in the end zone. Around One of the rivalry games Tube,” I advised. “Truly 15 seconds later, after was UCLA-USC, and I the greatest football play he’d returned the ball 109 shared a table with two of all time.” yards for a touchdown, blue-shirted UCLA Bruin And then—suddenly— Davis became an immorfans. To our front was a there was a NEW “greatest tal. table of red-shirted USC football play of all time!” As long as he lives, DaTrojan fans. After the It was loud and rau- vis will be remembered game started, other Bru- cous and most BWW pa- for those 15 seconds. His ins fans sent drinks to trons were focused on run got him on the cover our table. I was wearing a UCLA-USC, but on an of Sports Illustrated, and white shirt, but having ac- alternate screen I saw a the ball he carried into the cepted the free libations, replay of a kick-return Promised Land was soon I felt obliged to become a for a touchdown and fans valued at $100,000. He’ll Bruins fan. swarming out on the field. never have to worry about Other games were on Upon closer examination, finding a job. He’s now set BWW’s multiple screens, I learned that the unde- for life, assuming he can and I noted that Ohio feated, defending national handle the adulation. State improved its re- champion Alabama CrimWas Davis’ return the cord to 12-0 with a 42-41 son Tide had lost to arch- greatest play in college win over arch-rival Michi- rival Auburn, 34-28. football history? I think gan in Ann Arbor—where L a s t y e a r A l a b a m a so, given the circumstancwondrous things have oc- trounced Auburn in the es. The 1982 rivalry game curred in the past. annual Iron Bowl by a between Stanford and Cal A Bruin alum at our score of 49-0. But this featured two .500 teams. table had a sister going to year, Auburn came into T h e A l a b a m a - A u b u r n UCal-Berkeley. Cal had the rivalry game at 10-1, game had national chamearlier lost its rivalry game fresh off an improbable pionship implications. at Stanford, 63-13. It was 43-38 win over Georgia. And there is so much a tough loss for the Bears, Auburn won that game more. Subplots like “Sabut I pointed out that the with a last minute touch- ban is a jerk.” The frenSee moffett on 30 greatest college football down pass on fourth and
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Peter Sullivan He’s a Cad To The Editor: Imagine this if you will. I’m a woman and you’re a man. We’re supposed to be working together to make New Hampshire a better place. We’re supposed to co-operate. We may disagree from time to time, but that’s how it goes in the real world. But one day you become green with envy. You let your true feelings flow through your fingertips out to the whole world on Twitter by posting this about me: “She’s Al Baldasarro in stiletto heels, a lightweight and O’Brien clone.� What kind of man would do that? If you were married to this man, would you be happy with him? How many nights would you make him sleep on the couch? If you were this man’s daughter, would you be proud of your daddy? Would you want him to walk you down the aisle arm in arm surrounded by other women? If you were this man’s pastor, would you mention him in a sermon holding him up as a great moral example others should follow? Democratic State Representative Peter Sullivan said those disparaging comments about Republican State Representative Marilinda Garcia just after she announced she’s running for US Congress. The best thing you can say about Peter Sullivan
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is he’s a cad. I don’t know about you, but I’m sick of politicians who have no class and are sexist. I’m not a trained psychologist, but Representative Sullivan’s tweet drips of professional envy. How many women out there are going to rise up and demand an apology from Representative Sullivan? Or don’t you care? Are you going to let him get away with this? If you remain quiet, then don’t get upset when men treat you like a throw rug and walk all over you. I’ll make it easy for you to chew Peter out. I’d suggest you give Peter a call and give him a piece of your mind, but he’s cancelled the service on his 603-647-5453 phone number. My guess is lots of upset women have already called. You may just want to email him: peter.sullivan@leg.state. nh.us. Tim Carter Meredith, NH.
Thank You Councilor Ray Burton To The Editor: Our great state of New Hampshire and its citizens gratefully thank Councilor Ray Burton for his unwavering public service for nearly forty years. Ray Burton, the Dean of the New Hampshire Executive Council had
This newspaper was first published in 1883 by Mathew H. Calvert as Calvert’s Weirs Times and Tourists’ Gazette and continued until Mr. Calvert’s death in 1902. The new Weirs Times was re-established in 1992 and strives to maintain the patriotic spirit of its predecessor as well as his devotion to the interests of Lake Winnipesaukee and the Cocheco Valley area with the new Cocheco Times. Our newspaper’s masthead and the map of Lake Winnipesaukee in the center spread are elements in today’s paper which are taken from Calvert’s historic publication.
a great impact on all of us in New Hampshire, including nine different New Hampshire Governors he served with, but none saw it more than his constituents of District 1; his beloved North Country. Ray Burton believed that people should get involved in Government and serve their fellow citizens; whether it be local, county, state, or federal. Ray always said he wanted the North County to be well represented and to be heard from in Concord. I remember him encouraging me to serve on a state board which I had an interest in and knowledge of. I took his suggestion and have now served on three different state boards for many years, and I thank him for both his encouragement as well as his support. Many other folks in the North Country have received encouragement from Ray to serve our state and have done so over the years. Councilor Ray Burton’s legacy will be his tireless commitment to those he served in the North Country and the State of New Hampshire. Now that legacy continues in all those he has encouraged to serve; in both District 1 and throughout the state. Thank you Ray Burton for all you’ve done for us in the North Country and our state as a whole. Thomas Thomson Orford, NH.
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Ohh!! Christmas Tree!
by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor
This shortened Christmas season, which many experts blame on global warming, is forcing me to rush in getting a few things done that I would rather wait till later to do. We have come a long way as a species, and for that I am very happy. More and more in the past now are the days when the man of the house would be sent out into the woods, axe in hand, to find that perfect Christmas Tree in the woods, chop it down and then drag it back home to his waiting family, eyes in anticipation of what “their� tree would be like. Yes, some still follow through with this age old tradition. But for the rest of us, too busy for tradition, there is a new Christmas event which we give a name to in a vain attempt to give it the same meaning of those long, ago valiant days. We call it “Buying The Christmas Tree.� To some, the buying of the tree is a simple affair, a quick slant and go down the street, a heave-ho, a few learned tricks with ropes and bungee cords, an exchange of currency, an unheartfelt “Merry Christmas� and then back home. Pop in the tree and still have time for “Shark Tank.� For others it is a mission that was accomplished many years ago when they dragged the giant box with the pieces of artificial tree into the house with a
smile on their face knowing they will never have to venture out again if they need not. For others, like myself, it can be more of a struggle. An event, that when finally done, gives us the same rush of adrenaline that our much heartier forefathers, and mothers, had. First, I hope that the guy I have bought my tree from the last couple of years is still in business. He knows my strengths and weaknesses, my limitations. It’s a place I’m used to, a place where I will feel safe. Then comes the time to decide on the tree. Standing there, holding it upright, shaking it a little so it will look like I know what I am doing. Of course checking out the size is crucial. It doesn’t really matter if it will fit in the living room perfectly. All I really need to know is if it will slip easily into the back of my car, seats down, so I won’t have to go through the embarrassment of tying it to the top. Still, sometimes I find I have no choice but to secure it to the roof. It can be a messy mix of ropes and bungee cords with no distinctive pattern. Using the dozen or so of each I have brought with me, I can only hope that the last one won’t let go until I have reached my driveway a half-mile away. Once I have decided on a tree, it is time to haggle on the price. I have become an expert on this over the years. It usually goes something like this: “How much for this one?� “Twenty-five dollars.� “Fine.� Once I get the tree to the house, the next stressful issue for me is getting it inside. It is a slow and careful maneuver, through narrow doors, around
furniture and pets, close calls with family heirloom lamps and screens of HD TVs. If all is done carefully, the tree will arrive at the predetermined spot safely with no more than a two-inch thick trail of pine needles spreading from the kitchen to the living room. In Christmases past, this would be a time of satisfaction. A time to put the stress of the last couple of hours behind me and now focus on decorating the tree and begin to celebrate Christmas with family and friends. But this year a new worry has been thrown into this once joyous mix. It used to be, once Christmas Day was over, I could simply drag the tree from the house (after taking off the lights and ornaments, of course) place it on the curb where it would eventually be picked up by guys in a big truck. My Christmas tree ordeal for the year would be officially over. This year, the place where I live (which I won’t name but can only tell you it is one of the cities that borders Lake Winnipesaukee) has decided that they will no longer collect used Christmas Trees after the holidays, leaving many like myself, having to find a way to dispose of the trees ourselves, a whole new chapter to this yearly adventure. At this point in time, having not even tackled that first phase yet, I really shouldn’t even think of this. But I have and I will share with you next week some ideas for using that leftover Christmas Tree. Brendan Smith welcomes your comments at brendan@weirs.com. His new] book “The Flatlander Chronicles� makes a great Christmas gift.
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From The State House Consensus or Solutions?
For the past two months, my friends and I, (Ken Eyring and Doris Hohensee) have been traveling around NH by Rep. Jane shining the Cormier light on the Belknap District 8 facts regarding Regional Planning Commissions (Granite State Future) and Common Core. I love the interaction these events bring. With fifteen meetings in the past two months, we are making some headway on these issues. It is especially rewarding when supporters of these initiatives show up at our discussions. We get to actively debate RPC’s, CC, or anything else that may come up in our dialogue. Lively
discussion is a good thing and we should never shun it. It is through this process “light bulb” moments can occur. It’s all good. Moultonborough was on our list this week and I need to give a shout out to Rep. Glenn Cordelli for holding a Town Hall meeting for his constituents. Discussions ranged from the above two topics, to 2014 legislation, to the recent Medicaid Expansion vote in the NH House and Senate. Now, it is perfectly natural that as legislators, we have people attend these meetings who do not always agree with our votes. It can get pretty testy, but we get to explain why we voted thus – and in sharing this information, we educate people to other sides of the issues. Sides they may not have See cormier on 14
Anti-Gun NFL: National Frauds’ League The National Football League’s hypocrisy and selective decency standards reek like a postgame locker room. On the by Michelle Malkin one hand, the Syndicated Columnist organization refuses to run a firearms manufacturer’s self-defense Super Bowl ad under the guise of neutrality and taste. Yet, the professional football conglomerate routinely revels in raunchiness, gratuitous physical violence and anti-gun screeds. Welcome to the National Frauds’ League. Guns and Ammo magazine first broke news last week of the sports empire’s rejection of a commercial created by gunmaker Daniel Defense. The polished paid spot emphasized home security protection and self-defense without even showing or mentioning any of its actual products. But a quick flash of the company’s logo at the end of the ad, which includes a DDM4 rifle, apparently violated the NFL’s high-minded advertising regulations. The fantasy-land football ad policy document will launch even the casual Super Bowl viewer into a fit of gigglesnorts. It outlines copious content restrictions covering alcohol, “nude or semi-nude performers,” firearms, gambling, and “movies, video games and other media that contain or promote objectionable material or subject matter (e.g., overtly sexual or excessively violent material).” The NFL is free to accept or reject any advertiser it wants
to, of course. But its “prohibited content” list seems a far more accurate description of your average Super Bowl half-time performance and ad rundown. Between Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunctions and Beyonce’s leather-clad dry-humping, the football execs have embraced lucrative vulgar ads over the years that have featured: --An upside-down clown who appears to pour Bud Light beer up his rear end. --A bizarre sex-change operation analogy to tout Holiday Inn’s hotel upgrades. --A barefoot Kenyan runner violently dragged to the ground by white hunters and forced to wear a pair of Just For Feet running shoes. --A flatulent Budweiser horse whose emissions cause a candle to torch a woman’s hair. --Ad characters getting electrocuted, run over by buses, kicked, punched, tackled, thrown out of high-rise buildings, and attacked by crotch-biting dogs. Skeezy Super Bowl spots have degraded women with everything from soapy car washes and jiggling bikini tops to squirty burgers and suntan lotion sessions to group stripper pole dances. The NFL regularly airs trailers for violent Hollywood movies and video games. In the aftermath of the Newtown massacre last year, for example, a commercial promoting the shootem-up flick “Gangster Squad” aired during a Colts-Texans game, and a spot promoting the M-rated video game “Hitman: Absolution” aired during a postgame show. The NFL’s laughable ad policy also restricts “social cause/ advocacy advertising,” presumably in the interest of neutrality.
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Ukraine’s Hinge Of Fate U N I T E D NATIONS— Situated geographically between two blocs, divided culturally and religiously between two civiby John J. Metzler lizations, and Syndicated Columnist now placed in the political conundrum of choosing between East and West, Ukraine is again object the competing interests. And amid the political/gravitational pull of the two sides are the swirling clouds of Ukraine’s tumultuous 20th century history. Long a geopolitical prize to be wooed, Ukraine sits astride the civilizational fault line between the West European with the gravity of Rome (now really the European Union in Brussels), and the Orthodox East and the sway of Moscow. Historically, the country was divided between the Ukrainian Catholic and Eastern Orthodox faiths. These historic religious lines basically translate into politics today; the Catholic side looks West while the Orthodox are more comfortable in the East. The renewed political conflict in Ukraine is basically over whether this Republic of 45 million people the size of France, will tilt to the West and the wider benefits of European economic integration or East within the gravity of Putin’s Russia where energy links keep this former Soviet republic in the bear hug of modern Russia. Putin is naturally playing political hardball in trying to cajole or coerce Ukraine back into the grasp of Mother Russia. As would be expected energy ties and dependency are the Kremlin’s trump cards. So too are the historic links (and graphic memories) of the period when Ukraine was part of the former Soviet Union. But twenty-two years as an independent state have hardly solidified democratic institutions, a civic society, or swept away endemic corruption. A decade ago, the Orange Revolution symbolized by the charismatic pro-democracy leader Yulia Tymoshenko offered hope for
serious change; those desires were met only half way. Today former Prime Minister Tymoshenko sits in prison and in need of medical treatment. The current government of Viktor Yanukovych is Moscow friendly; the reasons reflect geography as much as Putin’s less than subtle hints about Ukraine’s dependency on natural gas as much as a desire by a sizable minority of the country to be closer to Russia. During the showdown Yanukovych was on a visit to the People’s Republic of China to forge closer economic and political ties! The other half sees things differently and wishes to embrace the European Union and deepen trade ties with the West. A long expected trade pact between the Kiev government and EU, favoring Ukraine’s wider European integration was on the verge of being signed, until Yanukovych’s abrupt about face. Demonstrations erupted throughout the country and in the capital Kiev, recalling the halcyon days of the Orange Revolution in Kiev’s Independence Square. The country’s young and middle class largely support closer links to the EU. Ukraine’s three previous post Soviet Presidents have given their political blessing to the pro-democracy protesters. The former leaders stated, “We express our solidarity with the peaceful civic actions of hundreds of thousands of young Ukrainians.” Europe has equally expressed its solidarity with a free Ukraine. German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle flew to Kiev to meet with dissidents before he met with government officials to proclaim, “Ukraine is Europe.” Visiting protesters on the iconic Independence Square, Westerwelle added optimistically “the gates of the European Union are still open.” Sweden’s Foreign Minister Carl Bildt appears less sanguine; “They are not going West, I don’t think they are going East. I feel they are going down.” Interestingly the East/West tug of war comes amid the shadows of history; this year the country commemorates the
80th anniversary of the Holodomor, the Soviet engineered famine of 1932-1933 in which at least seven million Ukrainians died. The Soviets forcibly annexed Ukraine and dictator Josef Stalin, fearing that Ukraine
was too nationalistic, decided to use famine as a tool to eliminate and intimidate large parts of the population. The breadbasket of Ukraine had become a mortuary.
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A Challenge to Our Beliefs Depressing news about black students scoring far below white students on various mental tests has become so familiar that people by Thomas Sowell i n d i f f e r e n t Syndicated Columnist parts of the ideological spectrum have long ago developed their different explanations for why this is so. But both may have to do some rethinking, in light of radically different news from England. The November 9th-15th issue of the distinguished British magazine “The Economist” reports that, among children who are eligible for free meals in England’s schools, black children of immigrants from Africa meet the standards of school tests nearly 60 percent of the time -- as do immigrant children from Bangladesh and Pakistan. Black children of immigrants from the Caribbean meet the standards less than 50
percent of the time. At the bottom, among those children who are all from families with low enough incomes to receive free meals at school, are white English children, who meet the standards 30 percent of the time. “The Economist” points out that, in one borough of London, white students scored lower than black students in any London borough. These data might seem to be some kind of fluke, but they confirm the observations in a book titled “Life at the Bottom” by British physician Theodore Dalrymple. He said that, among the patients he treated in a hospital near a low-income housing project, he could not recall any white 16-year-old who could multiply nine by seven. Some could not even do three times seven. What jolts us is not only that this phenomenon is so different from what we are used to seeing in the United States, but also that it fits neither the genetic nor the environmental explanation of See Sowell on 27
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reinforcing steel on a residential job site may be rated at 40,000 pounds of tensile strength. That means it fails or tears apart once you apply 40,000 pounds of pulling force to it. Wow! Once your contractor mixes up small pea gravel concrete -- not the sandy mortar he used to lay the block -- and pours it into the block voids along with the long steel rods, the concrete block then starts to resemble reinforced poured concrete. It’s a best practice to use this same reinforcing steel to connect the concrete block walls to the poured concrete footer. I did this on all my jobs, making sure the steel rods protruded up from the concrete footer about 2 feet. I then dropped the long steel bars from above down to the top of the footer so the steel pieces overlapped. The reason you want to use the pea gravel concrete instead of mortar is that it’s stronger. The rocks used in concrete mixes are responsible See builder on 14
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arrested Pavlick. The story was never a big headline since it was overshadowed on that day by an airline disaster, known as the Park Slope Plane Crash, a midair collision between United Airlines Flight 826 and Trans World Airlines Flight 266 caused Flight 266 to crash into Staten Island and Flight 826 to crash into Park Slope, Brooklyn, resulting in the death of all 128 people on board the two airliners, along with an additional six people on the ground. The Pavlick story received two paragraphs in the Cape Cod Times on December 16, 1960. But what arose Murphy’s suspicions? Pavlick was born in South Boston. When Pavlick lived in Belmont, he was an unforgettable personality. He would complain loudly about government and ranted against Catholics and the wealth of the Kennedy family. One story was told where he disputed a water bill and then, when the supervisor of the water company came to his
Newspaper photograph of Belmont Postmaster Thomas M. Murphy from the 1960s. home, greeted him with a gun. After Kennedy defeated Nixon in 1960, Pavlick became more upset. He told some townspeople that he “had a job to do.” He sold his home, packed up his car and vanished. Over the next weeks, a series of postcards arrived at the Belmont Post Office from Pavlick that were cryptic in nature but promised the residents of Bel-
mont that they would soon “hear from him in a big way.” Murphy noticed that the postmarks on the cards were from the same cities on the same days that Kennedy was visiting them. Murphy contacted the local police who, in turn, contacted the Secret Service. After investigating, they began to get a better idea of who Pavlick was and that he had, over the past weeks, been purchasing dynamite. The Secret Service chief U. E Baughman, recalled years later: “The closeness of the call was appalling, He wasn’t a person acting with random impulse. He planned the assassination with care.” In the book “The Kennedy Detail” by former Secret Service Agent Gerald Blaine who was posted at the entrance to the church that day, he writes: “When a disheveled elderly man walked through the front door, Blaine watched him carefully. He just didn’t seem to fit. The man at the back of the church looked around. When he saw the President-elect sitting in a
Belmont home of Richard Pavlick which he sold before leaving on his quest to kill John F. Kennedy. pew about six rows from the front. The man’s eyes became transfixed and he began walking in that direction… A few minutes passed and the man finally turned and walked out of the church. Blaine watched as the man got into his car and before he drove off, Blaine took note of the Buick’s description and license plate.”
On Thursday, December 15th, with an alert now out for Pavlick, his car was spotted by a patrol officer in Palm Beach. Police surrounded the car and Pavlick was taken into custody. The car was full of dynamite. After his arrest, agents searched Pavlick’s motel room and found binoculars See pavlick on 11
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and a letter that they described as his last will and testament. In the letter Pavlick claimed the Kenneys’s bought the presidency and that Catholics didn’t follow the same laws as everyone else. He wrote they must be stopped “by any and all means possible....My country’s interests are, to me, greater than my own life.” Pavlick pleaded guilty but was found mentally incompetent to stand trial. Pavlick claimed he was perfectly sane and was allowed to hire his own A airline disaster on the same day psychiatrist. That doctor as Pavlick’s arrest kept the story came to the conclusion mostly out of the news. that Pavlick was “mentally incompetent and a homicidal maniac.” On January 27th, 1961, Pavlick was committed to the US Public Health Services Mental Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. Pavlick was moved to different federal hospitals over the years. Meanwhile, in Belmont, New Hampshire, Postmaster Murphy was declared a hero. He received the “Beyond The Call Of Duty” pin, awarded to those who have performed risks of heroism endangering their safety in matters of national emergency. It is believed Pavlick under arrest.
that, up to that point, Murphy was only the second New Englander to have received the pin. Murphy also received letters of commendation from the Postmaster General, Edward J. Day as well as the “Superior Accomplishment Award.” He also received letters from New Hampshire Congressman and William Loeb of the Manchester Union Leader. In 1964, the charges against Pavlick in connection with Kennedy were dropped. The federal attorney said that a grand jury indictment charged Pavlick with threatening the See pavlick on 12
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life of the President, but that Kennedy wasn’t President at the time since the Electoral College had not met yet. After this Pavlick was moved to a New Hampshire State Hospital. Over the years, Pavlick began a letter writing campaign to Congress, newspapers and the Supreme Court. Pavlick claimed to have sent 10,000 letters appealing for aid. In 1966, William Loeb of The Manchester Union Leader, took up the Pavlick situation in front page editorials to secure Pavlick a trial. The focus on Pavlick now brought new attention to Postmaster Murphy who began to receive hate mail from some who found him to blame for Pavlick’s situation. “I was new on the job at the time of the Pavlick case and eager to do the right thing,” Murphy is quoted in a news article of the day “I felt from the information I had that Kennedy’s life was in danger and thought it was my duty to call this attention to my superiors. I had nothing to do with what happened to Pavlick since that time.” It was questioned as to whether or not the releas-
Superior Achievement Award presented to Belmont Postmaster Thomas M. Murphy. courtesy Photo Murphy shows his wife and six daughters his Postal Service ing of Murphy’s name, who Eventually, Loeb, in an commendation. Three year-old daughter, Jeanne (far left was considered to an infor- editorial stated: “…We pass sitting) holds his “Beyond The Call of Duty Pin.” mant, was the right thing for the federal authorities to have done. In a news article of the day, then Belmont Police Chief Earl Sweeney (he served from 1961-1975) said it was unfortunate that the federal authorities ever revealed the source of their information. “Personally, I never believe in revealing the name of an informant. Anyway, there has already been too much comment on this case from people who know nothing about it except what they have read and been told and I’m sure there is nothing more I should add.”
no judgment whatsoever on whether Mr. Pavlick did or did not commit any crime….We pass no judgment as to whether or not he is mentally competent or not…We further pass no judgment on any of the individuals connected with the Pavlick case… What this newspaper is saying is that every man is entitled to his day in court to be tried on the charges against him and to be proved either innocent or guilty. Mr. Pavlick in six long years has never had an opportunity.” In 1966, after a Superior Court hearing found him
Pavlick mailed over 1,000 letters to appeal for aid in his release.
to be mentally competent, Pavlick was released. Soon he began to stalk Murphy and his family. There were no stalking laws at the time so nothing could be done. The stalking went on for several years. In 1970, Pavlick wrote a book about his case entitled “An Innocent Man Illegally Arrested Spent Six Years In Hell.” He also produced his own postage stamp, with his face on it, to clear his name. Pavlick died on November 11, 1975, at the age of 88 following a short illness at
the Veterans Hospital in Manchester. Thomas Murphy died on November 14th, 2002. He was remembered as an outstanding community leader, a navy veteran and a 25-year employee of the Postal Service as well as the proud father of six daughters. Both the Smithsonian Channel and The Travel Channel have been to Belmont to do a feature on the Pavlick case. Check your TV listings to see when they will air.
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O-Zombies Are Good At It, But We Can Defeat Them! Two of my scheduled radio guests for this Saturday are Megan Accornero and Phillip Reed, by Niel Young Advocates Columnist Guidance Counselor Laconia HS. We Will discuss the Mission Statement of Freedom Found. Christopher A. Guilmett Board Chair, Laconia School Board to Megan: “I just wanted to take a minute to let you know how proud you make the Laconia School District feel. “Through your actions, it is evident that you take the Mission Statement of Freedom Found very seriously. “The award that Freedom Found received was a great honor for both Freedom Found and the Laconia School District. Your acceptance remarks from the award ceremony, that you read to us at the Board meeting was a great speech! It is very evident that you are looked up to and are a strong, positive role model amongst your peers.” ******** I know that some of you begin looking for The Weirs Times late Tuesday and early Wednesday: Belknap County Republican Committee is scheduled for the evening, December 11, at the Top of the Town Restaurant, in Belmont. Guest speaker is Karen Testerman candidate in GOP Primary for US Senator. All Republicans and Independents are welcome! ******** I haven’t assigned a Rule number yet, but I am proud to say my beliefs are not in line with the State or National GOP. Oh dear, is he going
to write about our lack of backbone, or remaining silent on the sidelines again? I have become more aware of the Saul Alinsky Rules for Radicals especially #12 by the likes of Obama, Holder, Emanuel, and the lower level of the “Looney Left” (useful idiots) who pen letters to the letter box, call some talk shows, and respond in “comments” section of blogs or the reader’s comments section in the NH Union Leader. Please read Alinsky’s RULE 12: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions. (This is cruel, but very effective. Direct, personalized criticism and ridicule works.) ******** As Black and White Americans, straight, Christian, who want to be rewarded for our knowledge after a proper education, and adhere to the “Golden Rule”, we are the targets. Having been active in politics since 1972/73 these are tough times testing who we are and what we will tolerate. Bob Jean (NH Union Leader) said: “If Niel Young really wanted to reward excellence, he wouldn’t support a system where the people who controlled it inherited their wealth and control over our lives and never earned it. That rewards and protects the less than excellent. Niel wants to keep communist 1% control for people who can’t earn it on their own with their own skill, industry, and excellence. Niel is a fake conservative who wants to reward
fake excellence. Bob Jean said: “Niel, I’m sure you and the five or six listeners to your little radio show will have a ball. For the rest of us we call you on it. If you want to reward, if you want our economic system to reward excellence, why do you and your Republican Commie friends want to protect inheritance of major sectors of our economy and our economic power to people who have not earned it, have not shown any proficiency or contributions to our economic system? You want a small little group, the 1%ers which you probably are not part of, to inherit huge power over our economy, our markets, and our employment markets. Justify that, Niel. Go ahead. The middle class gets your radical redistribution from the middle class to the 1% mostly inherited class. You don’t want to reward excellence, hard work, or real economic contribution. You want to protect the entitled class who has done neither. And you can put your Koch brothers at the top of that entitlement class. They have earned no more than a food stamp recipient from their own skill, industry or personal contribution. Bob Jean said: “Real conservatives want to reward work. Fake conservatives want to protect the 1% inherited entitled class that haven’t earned it or been rewarded in the economy for their own work. Niel is a fake conservative because he pretends he wants to reward work and “excellence”. He really wants to protect the unearned inherited class and their ability to centrally plan a communist economy. See advocates on 28
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On December 12 & 13, Patrick’s Pub & Eatery of Gilford, will host their fifth Pub Mania, a 24-hour barstool challenge, to raise money for the WLNH Children’s Auction. The Pub Mania event has raised over $384,000 in the first four years with a goal this year of surpassing the $165,300 raised in 2012. In addition to the money raised, the event collected 5,724 food items for the local food pantry at St. Vincent de Paul The WLNH Children’s Auction is held every December in Laconia. After raising $2,100 in its first year over 31 years ago, the Children’s Auction has now raised over $2 million dollars. 100% of the funds are donated to local charities focusing on children’s basic needs. The event’s success is due to the 700+
spirited and committed volunteers that produce this truly unique community event. For the Pub Mania event, Patrick’s reserves 30 barstools to teams of 24 participants, one for every hour around the clock beginning at 9am on Thursday the 12th . Teams compete for special honors including “Most Money Raised� and “Outstanding Team Performance�. “Pub Mania, inspired by Laconia Athletic & Swim Club’s ‘Cycle Mania’, is the most fun and successful fundraiser by far,� stated Patrick’s co-owner, Allan Beetle. “The level of enthusiasm and excitement and the spirit of giving that everyone brings to this event is inspiring.� Patrick’s, along with event sponsors, local businesses and area musicians
will provide participants, or ‘culinary athletes’ with food, beverage, entertainment, special guests, fun games and more. With 30 teams and 24 members on each team, there will be a total of 720 Pub Mania participants, affectionately known as Pub Maniacs. 100% of the funds raised via teams, sponsorships, Tshirt sales and raffles will be passed directly to the WLNH Children’s Auction. In addition, Patrick’s will be donating 20% of their gross sales for the day. For additional information about Pub Mania including how you could participate, visit www.patrickspub.com/pubmania. php or email info@patrickspub.com.
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Branch lobby open from 9am to 5pm and will be serving coffee and cookies with holiday lighting and decorations. Bank of New Hampshire – will have their Moultonboro Village Branch lobby open from 9am to 5pm with coffee service, lights and decorations. Beyond Obsession – Open House from 10am to 8pm, offering a free gift with a purchase, serving refreshments and a hosting a bonfire. The Old Country Store – In addition to regular store hours, the store will be hosting their Open House from 4pm to 8pm with a 20% off special during the open house and holiday decorations. Burns Automotive – Open House from 3:30pm to 6:30pm with coffee, cocoa, cookies and holidays decorations. The Lacewood Group – Open House from 4pm to 8pm with refreshments and holiday decorations.
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Zelek & Associates – Open House from 4pm to 8pm serving hot cocoa, holiday cheer, appetizers, a Christmas Cookie Buffet and indoor and outdoor holiday decorations. The Moultonboro Recreation Dept - is hosting their annual “Kids Night Out � from 4:30pm to 7:30pm for children preschool to grade 4. This night out will include pizza, face painting and crafts, and will end at the library with a sing-along and visit from Santa. Please register in advance (476-8868) as space is limited and reservations are required. Moultonboro Library – Open House from 11am to 2pm. At 1pm “The Christmas Visitors� starring Vinette Cotter and Frank Wells – special performance of Karel Hayes’s playlet based on Karel’s new book “The Christmas Visitors�. At 6:30pm Holiday sing-a-long, holiday goodies and a visit from Santa. Moultonboro United Methodist Church – Door will be open from 4pm to 8pm with refreshments and gift bags for young and old and Christmas music in the Sanctuary.
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On Friday, December 13th the businesses of Moultonboro Village will be hosting a number of open houses and other events to celebrate the holiday season. Events will be taking place throughout the day, from 9am to 8pm with something for everyone to enjoy. In addition to the “open housesâ€? there will be a holiday decorating contest. The public will decide who has the best display. Stop in at any of the participating locations to pick up a “holiday dĂŠcorâ€? contest ballot. Ballots will be collected at Zelek & Associates throughout the day until 8pm. Make your vote count.
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The Gilford Rotary Club will launch their 27th season of selling Christmas trees to benefit local charities December 6 to 15th. Look for the Gilford Rotary Christmas tree sale across from Hannaford on Route 11. Browse the great selection of fresh cut trees from noon till eight weekdays and 8 am to 8 pm Saturday and Sunday. These New Hampshire grown, freshly cut, premium trees include hundreds of 1st quality fraser fir and balsam trees in all shapes and sizes from table top to 12 feet tall. Plus decorative holiday wreaths. New this year two collectable Christmas tree ornaments depicting the Tannery Hill covered bridge, constructed by Gilford Rotary members and Gilford townspeople in 1995. The 24-kt finish ornament can be purchased for $15. the second ornament is a Herman Defregger crystal that is $40. Stop in the Gilford Rotary trailer and register
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field a Victorian magician who will be presenting a special show. His magical mysteries will catch the eye, and tales and adventures will engage the ear, and his conjurations will puzzle the mind! Also be sure to visit the boutique for collectible nutcrackers and other nutcracker related items including handmade tutus for American girl dolls. There will be a Land of the Sweets table where baked goods and candy can be purchased by donation. Don’t miss the event of the holiday season! This is a must-see evening for everyone in your family. Tickets are going fast so get yours today by calling (603) 834-8834 or visit www.northeasternballet. org. Tickets are $17.50/ adult, $15.00/student or senior, $55/family pack of 4. There are group ticket available for $12 each by calling (603) 834-8834 or emailing northeasternballettheatre@gmail.com.
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Tapply-Thompson community Center, Bristol. 2-5pm. All children will have the opportunity to receive a cookie from Mrs. Claus and to visit with Santa and receive a small Christmas gift. There will be instant photos available for a small fee. Cameras are welcome. Free but everyone is asked to bring
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Celtic Christmas with the Sky Family
Silver Center for the Arts, Plymouth State University. 3pm. General Admission $10pp. 535-ARTS
Boy Scout Troop #142 Benefit Concert
Moultonborough Academy, 25 Blake Road, Moultonborough. 2-4:30pm. Featuring: Eric Erskine, Audrey Drake, Trish Jackson, Tim & Dave, Tess Erskine, Pete Lawlor, Noah Smith and Harmony & Cliff. $5 donation. 7076971 Monday 16th
Informational Presentation for Veterans to Eliminate Post Traumatic Stress
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Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. $16/$14. 335-1992
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Wolfeboro Inn, 90 North Main Street, Wolfeboro. 7-9pm. Liesbeth Gronski with her ministry of Source Transformation has developed the workshop “Take Back Your Life!!!” for Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress. At this meeting you can get more information about this unique workshop and can sign up for the next Source Transformation workshop. 5151780 www.SourceTransformation.org
Tuesday 17th Christmas Concert
Calvary Christian School, 115 Yeaton Road, Plymouth. 7:15pm. The students, kindergarten through twelfth grade will bring you a night of music and carols to honor Christ’s birth. Free. 536-4022
Movie Night – Despicable Me 2
Meredith Public Library, Main Street, Meredith. 5-6:40pm.
Monthly Mensa Meeting and “Winnipesupper”
Green Ginger Restaurant, Tilton. Beginning at 6pm. The theme of this month’s meeting will be “What are the most important things we’ve learned from the literary characters of both “Scrooge” and “The Grinch” regarding the holidays?” All are welcome, even those from the Lakes Region who are just interested in finding out more about Mensa. The only rules for the meeting are: no sports talk, and no politics.
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Unitarian Universalist Church, 282 State Street, Portsmouth. 7:30pm. $25/advance, $28/door. 664-7200
Lakes Region singers Holiday Concert
First United Methodist Church, Rt. 11A, Gilford. 7:30pm. Suggested donation of $8pp or $15 per family.
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Thursday 19th Lakes Region Camera Club Meeting
Open Door Bible Church, 2324 Rt. 16, West Ossipee. 7pm. Join for a memorable night of Celtic music and Irish dance mingled with the sweetness of the true spirit of Christmas. No admission fee, but an offering will be taken. 217-0124
Trinity Episcopal Church, Meredith. 7pm. Competition: ‘Open’ color and B& W, ‘Nature’ Color Only. Images submitted to NECCC. Persons of any
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But the league itself has discouraged players from using weapons at home for legal self-defense and has opposed legal Wisconsin concealed-carry weapons holders from bringing their weapons into Lambeau Field. Meanwhile, notorious motormouth Bob Costas was free to hijack Sunday Night Football last year to attack America’s “gun culture.� The wannabe MSNBC host exploited the murdersuicide of NFL player Jovan Belcher, claiming that “handguns do not enhance our safety� and ignoring the millions of successful defensive uses of handguns. But God forbid an advertiser be allowed to show a
family safe and secure because they exercise their Second Amendment rights, right? The NFL’s got its Swiss cheese-standards, dagnabbit, and the standards must be enforced! Despite Daniel Defense’s offer to replace the weaponry image in the company logo with an American flag, the ban by the NFL and its Super Bowl broadcasting partner Fox stands. “We believe in protecting our families. We believe in our Second Amendment, which is the right to protect ourselves,� Marty Daniel of Daniel Defense said this week in appealing the decision. “We believe in the First Amendment, which is really the issue here. We are trying to exercise
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Neil Young is right we need to reward REAL work in our economy. But Niel Young is a fake conservative who doesn’t want to reward work in our economy. He doesn’t really want to reward excellence, he wants to reward the inherited class. He supports giving control of our markets and economic system to people who have not contributed or earned it.�
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Salome’s Stars Horoscope ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Careful, Lamb. Don’t let your generous nature lead to some serious overspending as you contemplate your holiday gift-giving. Your social life kicks off into high gear by week’s end. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A positive attitude helps you weather annoying but unavoidable changes in holiday plans. Aspects favor new friendships and reinforcement of existing relationships. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Demands on your energy level could be much higher than usual as you prepare for the upcoming holidays. Be sure to pace yourself. Friends and family will be happy to help. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Don’t allow a suddenly icy reaction from a friend or family member to continue without learning what caused it -- and what can be done to restore that once warm and caring relationship. LEO (July 23 to August 22) A relationship seems to be unraveling, mostly from
ACROSS 1 Joe of “Raging Bull” 6 Boss woman 13 Gabs with flirtatiously 20 Routinely 21 Explorer Leif 22 Carolina of fashion 23 Bought brass and bronze? 25 Swallow greedily 26 Selected passages 27 Mediocre grades 29 Field marshal Erwin 30 Took a chair 31 Where a beautiful woman swims? 34 Jay-Z hit, e.g. 37 Moon of Jupiter 40 Restroom, for short 41 City in central Sicily 42 “Alas, it’s true, Ms. Bergen”? 47 Autumn chill 49 Dolled (up) 50 Library of Congress ID 52 “Hawaiian Favorites” singer 57 “Yer darn -!” 58 Show off parquet work? 62 Ocean Spray flavor prefix 63 Take - (chance it) 65 Oil qty. 66 “... some kind of -?” 67 Ruminant’s chew 68 Guthrie launches a Jedi master into a somersault? 73 Addenda to ltrs. 74 Blind as 76 Hesiod’s H 77 Like Carroll’s “borogoves”
a lack of attention. It might be a good idea to ease up on whatever else you’re doing so you can spend more time working to mend it. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) New facts emerge that not only help explain the recent rift with a trusted colleague, but also might provide a chance to wipe the slate clean and make a fresh start in your friendship. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A family member’s personal situation is, fortunately, resolved in time for you to get back into your hectic round of holiday preparations. An old friend might bring a new friend into your life. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Pace yourself in meeting holiday pressures and workplace demands to avoid winding up with a frayed temper and a Scorpian stinger that lashes out at puzzled kith, kin and colleagues. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) A financial matter requires close attention. Also, news from a trusted source
78 Part of TLC 80 Tinkerbell’s ancient milky gem? 84 “The Raven” maiden 86 BlasŽ feeling 87 Yemen port 88 Sugar quantity 90 During each 92 Maneuver to avoid a traffic jam doesn’t work? 96 Hot tub locales 100 Succor 102 Beaverlike rodent 103 Driver’s peg 104 Inundate Liotta’s bucket? 108 Size up from medium: Abbr. 111 Actor Brando 112 Big drink 113 Recurring melodic fragment 118 Scale ranges 120 What each of this puzzle’s eight longest answers is a 93-Down of 123 Least nice 124 Hit from behind 125 Rainer of film 126 Classifies 127 Myopic cartoon guy 128 Rocker Bob DOWN 1 Pontiff 2 PC-sent page 3 Glue - (adhesive brand) 4 Gives up 5 Prefix with red 6 Pal of Ernie 7 Savings plans, briefly
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The IRS now does house calls for the very wealthy. , -RIck Kaufman, Dover, NH.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) This is a good time to reinforce family ties. Make it a priority to assess and resolve all outstanding problems. Start the upcoming holiday season with a full measure of love.
Since Geoffrey was paid mileage he was expected to be productive on his morning commute.” Marvin Dale, Bristol, NH.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Don’t be pressured into a so-called solid-gold investment. Wait until the holiday distractions are over. Then take a harder look at it. You might find that the “gold” is starting to flake off. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) A former friend might be trying to heal the breach between you by using a mutual friend as an intermediary. Best advice: Keep an open mind despite any lingering bad feelings. BORN THIS WEEK: You have a way of saying the right thing at the right time. Your friendships are deep and lasting.
8 Jazz poet ScottHeron 9 Cato’s 1,150 10 Withdrawn from people 11 “True Blood” co-star Stephen 12 Adams of photography 13 “Evita” role 14 Title king for the Bard 15 Strong rival of Sparta 16 - l’oeil 17 Homily 18 Spur 19 Simmered Spanish dish 24 Decided to enter 28 “My Gal -” 31 Dandy fellow 32 GI’s address 33 Popular Irish ballad 34 Spellbound 35 Like the conga drum, ethnically 36 Destine 38 Manipulate 39 Fishing stick 43 “- girl!” 44 1986 book by rocker Turner 45 Sassy talk 46 Big inits. in fashion 48 Many a sharable PC file 51 Soft as a - bottom 53 Ending for Rock 54 Like the United Way and NPR 55 Locale-specific regulation 56 Meal bits 58 “What’s the -?” 59 Molokai or Maui: Abbr.
60 Penny-pinch 61 Municipal pol. 63 Certain female opera solo 64 Writer Dahl 67 Snug eatery 69 Not a bus. 70 Ms. Zadora 71 Size that’s the opp. of 108-Across 72 - clubs (certain card) 75 Capote, to his buddies 79 Kournikova of the court 81 Quick bark 82 Berlin article 83 Yoko 84 Sticking by 85 In addition 88 35mm camera type 89 Maui paste 91 Impassioned 93 Letter shuffle 94 Hwy. crime 95 Old religious scandal inits. 96 Gallery in western CA 97 Sites 98 Big arteries 99 California county 101 Bad: Prefix 105 Capital of Delaware 106 Bee cluster 107 Pied 109 Fish parts 110 Come after 113 - concern 114 “- I” (“Me too”) 115 Take - at (insult) 116 Hit with a zapping gun 117 - and terminer 119 Aves. 121 Lyric-penning Gershwin 122 Tripod piece
Intrepid traffic reporter Jack, hard at work. -Carl Gunderson, Wrentham. Ma.
When we said it was OK to take some work home with you it wasn’t supposed to include the desk. -Roger Allen, Belmont, NH.
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comfort of their therapist’s office, other head to the corner pub and dive into a pint, but I chose running as my therapy.” ― Dean Karnazes, Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner Sportsquiz Answer Former New York Giant defensive back Emlem Tunnell was enshrined in Canton on August 5, 1967. Michael Moffett is a Professor of Sports Management at NHTI, Concord’s Community College. He recently co-authored the critically-acclaimed and award-winning “FAHIM SPEAKS: A Warrior-Actor’s Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back” (with the Marines)— which is available through Amazon.com. His e-mail address is mimoffett@comcast. net.
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