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By Edith [email protected]

NORTHUMBERLAND —Groveton River Development,LLC, of Florida, which had signeda purchase and sale agreementover a month ago with GrovetonAcquisition, LLC, that includesmost of the mill, wastewatertreatment, and dam properties,including over 100 acres on bothsides of Route 3 formerly ownedby Wausau Papers of New Hamp-shire and Groveton Paper Board,is prepared to move forward tocomplete the deal this week, ac-cording to the seller Jerry Epsteinof Perry Videx of Hainesport, NJ.All real estate tax obligationshave been paid.

Commissioner George Bald ofthe state Department of Re-sources and Development(DRED) stepped in last week tocut some bureaucratic red tapethat has slowed down the

process, Epstein explained in aMonday morning telephone call.

Since mills have been in oper-ation on that site from 1891 until2006, the commissioner under-stands the importance of thistransaction to the community’sfuture, Epstein said.

The Northumberland selectboard gave the green light onMonday, July 23, to BruceBoshart, representing bothGroveton River Development LLCand Steel Recovery Solutions, sothat their plans demolition plansdesigned to leave two relativelynew facilities intact plus exten-sive environmental cleanup planscan be implemented. The work isexpected to take approximately124 days.

“We’re very pleased for thetown of Groveton and its resi-dents,” Epstein said. “There is in-terest in locating new commer-cial and industrial companies onthat site.”


COOS COUNTY — One camp-ground owner in Twin Mountainreported on Saturday that he isdoing “quite well” this summer,“better than last year.”

Although unwilling to be quot-ed by name, he said that there arelikely many factors at play, in-cluding pent-up demand for qual-ity time in the White Mountainsafter a disastrous snowmobileseason because of scanty snow-fall, lower gas prices, and anuptick in the Bay State’s econo-my. Online reservations showedgrowth before the campground’smid-May opening, he said, addingthat he expects to rack up some7,000 overnight stays by the endof foliage season.

Although too busy with cus-tomers to go into detail, Jim Cov-ey, co-owner of the Profile DeluxeMotel, also in Twin Mountain, re-ported that he and his wife, Lisa,are having a good season and thathe believes that everyone alongthe strip on Route 3 South is do-ing “fairly well.”

Sunny Mahabir, proprietor ofSunny’s House of Pizza on King’sSquare in Whitefield, said that

business has picked up over lastsummer but is still not at the lev-el of two years ago. “Tourists fromother states are stopping in tobuy pizza and subs, but locals areonly buying pizza once or twice aweek, whereas in 2010 manycalled in orders three times aweek. I understand; people aretrying to be frugal. Business isokay this year, but it could be bet-ter!”

“Santa’s Village has experi-enced modest growth thus farthis season,” reported Chief ElfBruce Hicks of the Christmastheme park on Route 2 in Jeffer-son in an e-mail exchange. “A daylike Wednesday, July 25, put usahead but we gave it all back thefollowing day because of the rain!“The next four weeks will tell thestory,” Hicks explained. “Typical-ly we will have great attendancethrough mid-August but thenschools start to reopen in south-ern New England.“Our Canadian traffic is up aboutsix percent thus far this summer,and, interestingly, traffic fromConnecticut is up. However, thetotal attendance from these areasis a small part of our total busi-ness,” he said.“We have put up a N.H. Grand

kiosk in our Guest Services area.It includes brochures from manyof the Grand Adventures as wellas area guides and rack cardsfrom many lodging establish-ments. It has gotten a lot of at-tention from our visitors to thepoint that we’ve had to get addi-tional rack cards from severalbusinesses. “The water park continues to beextremely popular and the com-ments on our new ‘Main Street’project have been overwhelming-ly positive,” Hicks explained.

Thom Richardson, who is onhand most days when Jack’sDairy Bar and Snack Shop indowntown Whitefield is open,said, “May and June were gener-ally good months.” Although hiswife Joanne keeps the books,Richardson said he would char-acterize July as “lackluster” withtraffic on Routes 3 and 116 belowwhat has been the norm in thelast eight years.

“We’re really counting on Au-gust to be better,” he said in atelephone interview, pointing outthat last year more than a week ofgood tourism time had been lostfirst in the run-up to TropicalStorm Irene and then its immedi-ate aftermath.

Megan Gibbs, who owns theNorth Country Family Restauranton Main Street in downtownGroveton, said that business was“okay,” but had been better lastsummer. The down-home restau-rant is open seven days a weekfor breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

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After Whitefield Police Chief Edward J. Samson III of Whitefieldwas sworn into his new post on Monday afternoon, July 23, byTown Clerk Stephanie Glidden, his older son Logan pinned hisbadge onto his uniform.

Abutter asks Court to reconsiderPlanning Board’s Family Dollar decisionBy Edith [email protected]

LANCASTER — Lisa McCul-lough, an abutter to the proposedFamily Dollar Store on two lots at181 and 185 Main Street, filed amotion that asks Superior CourtJudge Timothy Vaughan to re-consider his July 5 order that up-

holds the decisions made by theLancaster Planning Board regard-ing the Family Dollar Store.

McCullough is acting on herown behalf and points out that at-torney Jed Callen no longer rep-resents the petitioners in the mat-ter of Sansoucy, Lisa, and DavidMcCullough and Mary Snowmanv. the Town of Lancaster.

McCullough asserts in her fil-ing that the judge relied on infor-mation that was not factual andalso claims that notices of theOct. 10, 2011, hearing were “false,insufficient and did not allow(the) Petitioner sufficient time fora meaningful review of newly sub-mitted information.” She alsosays “new information was pre-

sented for the first time after theopportunity for public commentwas closed.”

McCullough believes that thisnew information was very signifi-cant because it was the first timeshe had heard that the set-backarea adjacent to her property line

Still no financing for The Balsams, lawsuit blamedBy Edith [email protected]

DIXVILLE — There is still no fi-nancing on the horizon for therenovation and reconstructionproject at The Balsams Grand Ho-tel.

When the co-owners’spokesman, Scott Tranchemon-

tagne of Montagne Communica-tions of Manchester, was asked ina Thursday evening email ex-change whether the Colebrooknatives had secured financing, hereplied: “Nothing yet. The AndyMartin suit has ground thingsdown. No one will lend money toa project being sued.”

The Andy Martin lawsuit to

which Tranchemontagne refershas remained under the radar.

On Thursday, July 5, Martin, aself-described presidential candi-date, New Hampshire corruptionfighter, and conservative bloggerwho “by default has become NewHampshire’s only public interestlawyer,” announced that he had“filed suit to undo the sale of New

Hampshire’s historic grand hotelThe Balsams.” He charged “the‘sale’ of the Balsams was taintedby corruption and insider deal-ing.” Previously, Martin had fileda right-to-know suit.Martin’s own July 5 press releasereports: “The suit was filed in

PHOTO BY JONATHAN BENTON

The scenic covered bridge in Lancaster echoed with the pitter-patter of racing enthusiasts that came out for the Rascals Running Club 5k runduring the Street Fair Saturday.


Skyla Whitman of Lancaster takes advantage of the cookie deco-rating station hosted by Puleo’s Restaurant Saturday.

Sale of Groveton millexpected by week’s end

Mixed reviews at mid-point of summer tourist season

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Balsams, PAGE A11

LANCASTER—Please join usat Weeks State Park for a freeThursday evening program in Au-gust 2 about “The Story and His-tory of Second College Grant,Coos County”. A special place inour great north woods rich in ear-ly logging history and managedtoday for forest and wildlife. Ourpresenter is Kevin Evans, Direc-tor of Woodlands Operation forDartmouth College’s 42,000acres, including the storied andhistoric woodlands of the Dia-mond River known as the SecondCollege Grant. Kevin will bringalive for us the 200-year historyof timber, education and recre-ation of this unique place affec-tionately known by many as sim-ple “The Grant”. Kevin has beenmanaging forestland for 25 yearsand lives in Milan with his wifeand two children.

The program will be in theGreat Room of the Summit Lodge

of Weeks State Park starting at7pm. come early and bring a pic-nic supper, or climb the Fire Tow-er. Weeks State Park is located onthe east side of Route 3, approxi-mately 2 miles south of Lancast-er.

In addition, Kevin will lead aforest tour to The Grant forest onAugust 3 from 8am to 3pm.Please join us for a very informa-tive day touring the Second Col-lege Grant forest in the heart ofthe historic Diamond River wa-tershed along the MagallowayRiver northeast of Errol. Kevinwill show highlights of thescenery, history, natural re-sources, management and use ofthis special forest for timber, ed-ucation, research and recreation.Anyone wishing to participate onthis field trip should register byphoning UNH Cooperative Exten-sion at 788-4961, or by emailingLynda at [email protected] group will carpool and de-part from the main entrance ofWeeks State Park at 8am Forthose not wishing to carpool fromLancaster, you may meet thegroup at 9am at the entrance gateto the College Grant forest offRoute 16 northeast of Errol. Lo-cation maps may be obtainedfrom UNH Cooperative Extension.This program will be conductedrain or shine and will concludenot later than 3pm. Bring a lunch

and water. Please dress for easywalks in the woods. If you havequestions please call 788-4961.

The Weeks State Park Asso-ciation, NH Division of Parks, andUNH Cooperative Extensionsponsor these events. All pro-grams are free and the public isinvited

Sam StoddardFor Weeks State Park Assn

ERROL—Rosaire J.Labrecque, 85, of Bean Road, Er-rol passed away on Tuesday July24, 2012 at the Androscoggin Val-ley Hospital in Berlin. He wasborn in Berlin on July 26, 1926 theson of Albert and Marie Louise(Taillon ) Labrecque and was alifelong resident of the area. Hewas a US Army Veteran of WorldWar II and owned LabrecqueBrothers Logging. Rosaire was anavid hunter and fisherman andreally enjoyed his grandchildren.He was a member of the VFWWhite Mountain Post #2520, theAmerican Legion Post #36 inBerlin and the DAV.

Members of the family in-

clude his wife Florence (Trem-blay) Labrecque of Errol, childrenRaymond Labrecque and wifeCarolyn of Errol, Jeannine Larin

and husband Pierre of Berlin,Robert Labrecque and compan-ion Lise of Berlin, Lena Danielsand husband Kevin of Shelburne,and Ronald Labrecque and wifeJudi of Irmo, S.C.; thirteen grand-children; nine great-grandchil-dren; a brother NormanLabrecque and sisters Beatrice,Theresa, Yvette, Pauline andJeanne. A son Richard and sever-al brothers and sisters prede-ceased him.

Rosaire was a favored, father,grandfather, great grandfather,and friend, generous with histime, tools and fishing gear. Ifthere was work to be done, hewas in the middle of it, whether itwas his work, or yours. He hasgiven his family the example of alegacy worth living up to.

A Mass of Christian Burialwas celebrated on Saturday July28 at St. Anne Church of GoodShepherd Parish. Interment fol-lowed in the St. Pius Cemetery inErrol.

Online guestbook atwww.bryantfuneralhome.net.

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Adela W. AmatoFEEDING HILLS— Adela W.

Amato, 97, passed away Thurs-day, July 26, 2012, at RenaissanceManor Nursing Home, Westfield.She was born in Manchester tothe late Tomasz and Weronika (Al-brewczenska) Chmielewski.Adela and her husband Josephresided for over 25 years in At-tleboro, Mass. and also over fif-teen years in Whitefield.

Adela enjoyed hiking andloved being in the mountains. She

loved and fed all animals largeand small, baking biscuits for thelocal dogs and enjoying classicalmusic.

She was predeceased by herbeloved husband on January 3,2002, and is survived by her chil-dren, Jamie Lee Amato of West-field and Joseph Amato and hiswife Susan of Supply, N.C.; hergrandchildren Gregory Amatoand his wife Carmen of FeedingHills, Mass. and Sandra Vilela and

her husband Scott of Somerset,Mass.; and her cherished greatgrandchildren, Alyssa, Alex andJuliana, all of Feeding Hills, Mass.

A memorial service will beheld on Sunday, August 5, 2012 at5 p.m. in the Colonial ForastiereFuneral Home, 985 Main St.Agawam, MA, 01001. Donations inAdela’s name may be directed tothe Dakin Pioneer Valley HumaneSociety, P.O. Box 6307, Spring-field, MA, 01001.

Rosaire J. Labrecque

Marcia A. EllingwoodLITTLETON— Marcia A.

Ellingwood, 74, died peacefullyon July 22, 2012 at her home inLittleton after a period of declin-ing health.

Marcia was born a daughterCarl S. and Barbara M. (Johnson)Anderson, born on August 3 1937,in Boston, Mass.

She attended Plymouth StateCollege where she majored in Art.Marcia later used her artistic tal-ents to provide art therapy forhandicapped and rehab patients.Her love of crafts included paint-ing, stenciling, woodcarvings,and needlework.

Marcia loved art, reading andbeing a service to the communi-ty via the Littleton Lions Club andthe United Methodist Women’sClub. She was a dedicated mem-ber of the Littleton Lioness andlater Littleton Lions Clubs for 35years. Every Christmas Eve for 47years Marcia relished being “Mrs.Claus.” She was a dedicated mem-ber of the United MethodistWomen’s Club, serving as presi-dent several times.

Marcia enjoyed walking, swim-ming, dancing with her husband,

Bill, gardening and cooking. Shealso enjoyed baseball and was aRed Sox fan.

She got tremendous joy fromher grandchildren. She attendedas many of their activities as pos-sible. Attending both her childrenand then grandchildren’s sport-ing events was a joy for her towatch. She was a tremendouslykind and caring woman whocared deeply for family and thechurch. This was a dedicationthat she carried throughout herlife. She was a devoted servant ofthe Lord. Marcia always had apositive and giving nature. Her

unselfish and genuine love of oth-ers will be greatly missed.

Marcia is survived by her hus-band of 47 years, William Elling-wood of Littleton, son BrianEllingwood & Mavis Shand ofWeathersfield, Vt., son RobertEllingwood and Julie Keith of Lit-tleton; grandsons Anthony, Ethanand Anderson Ellingwood; broth-er and sister-in-law, Earl and Ed-na Ellingwood of Littleton; sever-al nieces, nephews, and cousins.

A Memorial Service were heldon July 28 at the First UnitedMethodist Church, Main Street,Littleton, with Pastor Bob Schnei-der officiating.

In lieu of flowers, donationscan be made to the Littleton Li-ons Eyesight Conservation Fund,PO Box 104, Littleton, NH 03561,or the North Country HomeHealth & Hospice, 536 Cottage St.,Littleton, NH 03561

Arrangements and care havebeen entrusted to the PillsburyPhaneuf Funeral Home and Cre-matorium. For more information,please visit our website atwww.pillsburyphaneuf.com.

Marcia A. EllingwoodHarriet “Harve” E. Wetherby

COLEBROOK—Harriet“Harve” E. Wetherby, 64, of Cole-brook passed away on Wednes-day morning, July 25, 2012, at theUpper Connecticut Valley Hospi-tal in Colebrook after a period ofdeclining health.

She was born in Williamstown,Mass., on December 27, 1947, theonly child of Frank and Irene (Ro-bare) Weeks. Harriet attendedschool in Mass. and graduatedfrom Drury High School in NorthAdams in 1964 at the age of 17.

Harriet worked for many dif-ferent places in her life, includingSignet, CB Sports, and Gamm III.After she and her husband movedto Colebrook in 1987, she workedfor LaPerle’s IGA and most re-cently for Codet, Inc.

Harriet enjoyed her cat anddog, and she was an avid reader

and a lover of country & westernmusic. Only three weeks ago,she was able to attend a RascallFlatts concert. Her family as aloving mother and grandmother,and as a very quiet and privatewoman will remember her.

Her daughter, Chastity Holden

and husband James of Colebrook;and her granddaughter, Saman-tha Sue Holden, survive her.

Her parents and her husband,Harold Wetherby in 1995, precedeher in death.

There are no public callinghours. A graveside service will beheld on Friday, August 3, at 2pmat the Colebrook Village Ceme-tery with The Rev. Marlyn Nearyofficiating.

Expressions of sympathy inHarriet’s memory may be madeto the Two Rivers Ride for Can-cer, c/o Rosemary Mulliken at theFirst Colebrook Bank, 132 MainStreet, Colebrook, NH 03576.

Condolences may be offeredto the family on-line by going towww.jenkinsnewman.com.

Harriet “Harve” E. Wetherby

Patricia Ann (Johnson) CherrySANDFORD, MAINE—Patricia

Ann (Johnson) Cherry, “Auntie,”passed away with family by herside at Goodall Hospital in San-ford, Maine on July, 7, 2012. Pa-tricia was born in 1937 in Boston,Mass. to Jonathan and Alberta(Nickerson) Johnson of BrocktonMass. She grew up in Brockton,Mass. and attended Brockton

Public Schools. As an adult she lived on Cape

Cod. In 1980 she moved to White-field and after a brief return toCape Cod, settled there for therest of her life. Patricia loved theocean and the beach and wouldreturn to it every time she could.She enjoyed camping, fishing,and winning at cards.

Her husband Arthur and a son,Jim, predecease her. Many wholoved and will miss her surviveher. Rest in peace, Auntie.

A celebration of her life washeld on July 28 at the Park Streetcemetery in Whitefield. For moreinformation or to send a privatenote of condolence to the family,go to www.RossFuneral.com.

Joan Stoughton FayNEWBURY VT—Joan

Stoughton Fay, 82 wife of the lateHerbert smith Fay, of Newbury,Vt. and more recently a residentof Marlborough, Conn. passedaway peacefully, Saturday April21, 2012, surrounded by family.Born in Lancaster on 8-29-1929,and daughter of the late Carrolland Kathleen Stoughton, Joanleaves behind a daughter Colleenand Brian Ives: son William Fayand Dessa Bokides: daughter Car-

ol and Frank Messer: her grand-children: Lauren and Robbie Ives,David, Mitchell Dobson: brotherJohn and Sally Stoughton: sisterLucy Schoff and sister Mary andDon Newey. Joans passion wasfamily and education. She en-joyed spending time with her fam-ily at the Stoughton Camp andtaking her grandchildren on daytrips to Lost River, Mount Wash-ington, and Santa’s Village, Chil-dren’s Museums. She loved play-

ing cards and board games, goingfor walks, visiting N.Y. City, cross-country sking. and was an avidfan of the Celtics and UCONNHuskies. In education, she wasdedicated to her students and al-ways striving to find the best wayto inspire. She taught in the Bed-ford, N.Y. public school systemfor fifteen years and the Vt. pub-lic school system for ten years.

To share a memory please vis-it www.mulryanfh.com

Rosaire J. Labrecque

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VENDORS WANTED For Community Day!!!!

Would you like to participate in our Community Day on Saturday, August 11, 2012? We have spaces

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COÖS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Regular MeetingWednesday,

August 8, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.

Coös County NursingHome

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Center (DRED Building)

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To the family and many friends of the late

Chester Ladd, we wish to extend our sincere

thanks for your many kindnesses, and for the

condolences and support that we have received.

We also send our gratitude and appreciation to

Fr. Daniel Deveau, Buckley Nursing Home in

Greenfield, MA for the wonderful care he

received, Armstrong-Charron Funeral Home,

and American Legion Post 17 and Veterans of

Foreign Wars Post 6808 for the beautiful military

service and funeral luncheon.

The Ladd Family - Carl & Michele, Rachel, Mimi,Bob, Tim & Kate, Dana & Peggy, and Peter

~ THANK YOU ~

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Gary Woodward owner of Skid’s Truck Stop & Convenience Centerthat was recently the victim of an armed robbery.

Skid’s stays optimistic inlight of robbery

LANCASTER — It’s tough enough starting on a new businessventure without being robbed within 23 days of reopening, butGary Woodward, owner of Skid’s Truck Stop & Convenience Cen-ter at 100 Bridge Street, isn’t letting it slow him down.

“Business has been good so far,” said Woodward. “We have alot going on with new pumps, new signs, a lot of new stuff.”

There’s new paint, a new ceiling and brand new sinks in thekitchen. What Woodward is most excited about implementing inthe next few weeks is a new grill/restaurant in the store andeventually a sporting goods section including fishing tackle.

A Groveton High School alum of 1984 Woodward is leasingthe property from L.L. Cote of Errol with a few partners, includ-ing Brian Tilton, also of Groveton.

Woodward also owns three GNC vitamin stores based out ofPortsmouth, Concord, and Epping, giving him 23 years in thebusiness.

“This used to be a truck stop so we’re trying to bring thatback,” said Woodward.

Last Wednesday night two armed suspects entered the storebrandishing what appeared to be firearms just after closing andleft with an undetermined amount of cash. No one was harmedin the event.

At about 10 p.m. Lancaster Police with the assistance ofGroveton, Whitefield, and State Police responded. That is all ofthe information that has been released as of Monday afternoon.Anyone who may have witnessed anything is urged to contactthe LPD at 603-788-4402.

Nat Weeks to give slide-talk on climbingMount Ararat on Aug. 17


LANCASTER — Nat Weeks willpresent a slide-talk on climbingMount Ararat at 7 p.m. on Friday,August 17, at Weeks Memorial Li-brary.

Weeks was inspired to give thetalk after purchasing a copy of

“Where Civilization Started Over:A History of Mount Ararat and theSurrounding Area,” recently re-leased by Henrietta Moineau ofLancaster under the pen nameHenrietta Howard.

When asked in an email ex-change how it was that he hadclimbed the famed mountain as-sociated with Noah’s Ark, Weeksreplied, “My son, who hasclimbed the highest peaks on fourcontinents invited me to climbArarat in July of 2007. I’d climbedall the 4,000-Footers in New Eng-land and all but three of the 5414,000-Footers in Colorado but

that had been years ago! At age56, my first question was howhigh is Mount Ararat. When hesaid about 17,000 feet, my nextquestion was, ‘At what elevationdo we start?’ He replied, ‘About5,000 feet!’

“It was quite a trip!” Weekscontinued. “We spent five dayson the mountain itself and hadwonderful weather. I’ll showsome beautiful photographs. Myson brought his fiancé along. Shewas the third to the top in ourgroup of eight, but I didn’t findout until months later that thiswas the first mountain she had

ever climbed! “I took lots of photographs

and brought back part of Noah’sArk (quite a story which I’ll tell),plus a sling (think David & Go-liath) which a goat-herdingyoungster sold to me for $5 afterdemonstrating how well itworked.

“Because we needed specialmilitary permits, we had to gowith five other mountaineers as agroup (see http://anatolianad-ventures.com for the 10-day itin-erary).

“It should be a fascinating andfun evening at Weeks Library!”

PHOTO BY MARGARET TUCKER

Ethan Hutchinson, left, and John Armstrong took a short break while Brian Kingsley (636-6167) ofGroveton and his daughter Kirsten repositioned the lift recently while scraping and repainting the UnitedChurch of Christ-Congregational Church building on Main Street in Lancaster. Crystal Newton is usual-ly part of the Kingsley crew, but took a day off. The congregation is putting on an auction on Saturday,Aug. 18, starting at 10 a.m., to help raise the $24,000 needed for the project.

ColonelTown news

LANCASTER—More partici-pants are needed for next week’sCrazy Chefs class next Tuesday,August 7 from 1-2 p.m. Childrenwill be making yummy fruit piz-zas. If interested, please callColonel Town at 788-3321.

Challenger Sports BritishSoccer Camp is coming toColonel Town next week. Thecamp will be divided into twogroups: grades 1-5 and grades 6-12. Both groups will meet Mon-day thru Friday, August 6-10,from 5-8 p.m. Anyone interestedcan register for this camp atwww.challengersports.com.

Congratulations to the WayNorth Softball team for winningthe 16U Babe Ruth New EnglandChampionship for the secondyear in a row. The girls will com-pete in the World Series in Wil-son County, N.C. from August 9-14. Way North is busy fundrais-ing for the upcoming trip and willbe having a spaghetti dinner onFriday, August 3, at Colonel Townfrom 4:30-6:30 p.m. Admission is$8/adults and $4/children (ages12 and under). Please stop byand support this hardworkingteam!!

Signups for soccer will beginby Monday, August 13. Therewill be a soccer clinic Tuesday,August 14, from 5-8 p.m. for chil-dren in grades 1-8. WMRHSGirls’ Soccer Coach will be lead-ing this clinic. The cost is $8.

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Editorial Opinion

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No, not the Olympic Games; those have just started.We are referring to the games between Time-Warner cableand Hearst Television, which left many thousands of peo-ple in New Hampshire without access to WMUR, which isNew Hampshire’s only television station with local newsand weather.

The loss was especially felt throughout the North Coun-try, which has few additional outlets for television news.At one time in the not so distant past, one could set uprabbit ears on a television or an antenna on the roof of ahouse to get signals from Maine, Vermont, and even south-ern New Hampshire. With the new and improved digitalsignals, however, those days are over. The newer signalsdon’t go as far and they must be strong in order to be re-ceived. No slightly fuzzy or less than perfect reception.Now either you get the signal at full strength or you don’t.Most don’t up here.

So, that leaves the option of cable or satellite for get-ting local stations. Those with cable spent a few weeks inJuly without getting WMUR while Hearst and Time-Warn-er fought it out over fees. In the meantime, customers paidthe price for lost services. Did anyone get reimbursed forthose lost services? We thought not.

Broadcast stations were supposed to be a public ben-efit using public airwaves that were leased to stations, butwith the move to satellite and cable it is less of a publicservice and simply a business.

While it is a good thing the channel is available again,we have to wonder what damage was caused to both com-panies? We know some people switched to satellite serv-ice to get the channel, though there have been fights thereover other channels, such as Dish Network dropping AMC.Others have gotten rid of their television service entirely.That is always the ideal but easier said than done some-times. Maybe it is time to consider it again.

To the Editor:

Last week two pro-Obama supporters took Republicans to task us-ing standard Democratic talking points. One accused them of beingagainst the middle-class by favoring tax cuts for the rich while the oth-er accused them of being mean-spirited.

Let’s talk about the tax-cuts for the rich. What the writer failed tonote is that Mr. Obama previously favored such cuts saying “You don’traise taxes in a recession.” He then signed the Bush tax cut extension,which included cuts for the “rich” (i.e. $250K and above). So why thesudden change of heart when the economy has stagnated, unem-ployment is steadily high, the GDP is pathetic, and the economy showsno signs of getting better anytime soon?

It’s quite simple; it’s an election year and Mr. Obama can’t run onhis record, so class-warfare is one of the few things he has left in hisbag of tricks. When all else fails, appeal to the greed and envy of thevoters. It’s not enough that Obamacare has a whole new maze of taxincreases in it, but he must make sure that he gets every last dimethat he can from the “evil rich” even if they are the job creators in thiscountry. But let’s grant the writer’s premise and concede for the sakeof the argument that the rich should be taxed more.

How much revenue will that raise? Estimates say about $85 billiondollars a year. That will certainly help the middle class, won’t it? No,it won’t, because the federal government burns through $85 billiondollars every seven-and-a-half days! Thus, the Obama Charade is ex-posed for what it is. Another attempt to advance class-warfare for thesake of getting Mr. Obama reelected.

The second writer, who identified him or herself as being “a onceproud Republican”, chided the latter for being mean-spirited. As if Re-publicans have a monopoly on that trait! It didn’t matter that Mr. Su-nunu explained what he meant by the comment and still apologizedanyways. No, for this writer that was irrelevant.

It shows that the party she once loved has been taken over by ex-tremists who have no solutions but only can offer attacks upon theiropponents. Notice she mentioned nothing about how Mr. Obama’spolicies have failed over the last three-and-a-half years. Notice thatshe mentioned nothing about Mr. Obama failing to apologize when oneof his minions falsely accused Mr. Romeny of being a felon. In fact,when asked about it he said no apology would be forthcoming. Andnotice that when both the Washington Post and FactCheck.org repu-diated Obama ads falsely accusing Mr. Romney of being at Bain whenthe latter outsourced jobs, and continued them anyways!

Yes, many Democrats, and especially Mr. Obama, are very good ataccusing others of doing that of which they are often experts. But inspite of his record of failure and his own and party’s mean-spirited-ness and lack of truthfulness, the writer announced that they will“proudly cast her voter for Mr. Obama this November.” May I suggestthat the alleged mean-spiritedness of the Republican Party has littleto nothing to do with that decision?

The decision before us this November is quite clear. Reelect thispresident and see the economy continue to tank, unemployment stag-nate or grow worse, tax upon tax (about 20 new ones in Obamacarealone), the continuation and increase in debt levels never before seenin the history of this nation and the ever advancing intrusion of thefederal government into every aspect of our lives.

And that’s just for starters! Or we can choose his opponent, whowhile far from perfect and is not my first-choice, is nevertheless milesahead of Mr. Obama and who hopefully will stop or at least retard thedestruction of this once great republic.

Has there ever been a clearer choice? Not in my lifetime.

Matthew A. Doyle,Northumberland

Northern passTo the editor:As a dweller on Northern Pass’ “preferred route,” I send gratitude,

respect, and many thanks to those of you in Coos County who haverefused to collaborate with Northern Pass. There are many of us fight-ing this project all along the route, and we know that you in Coos arethe first in line of defense.

If Northern Pass succeeds in buying a route through you, we willin a much poorer position to resist them. I had thought it was mostpeople’s desire to be given the chance in life to do one good act. Soto see people collaborating with Northern Pass at the expense of theirneighbors, those of us on the existing route, and everyone who comeshere for the beauty of the territory is distressing.

Landowners anywhere on the proposed route should understandthat selling their land to Northern Pass is not a simple legal transac-

tion involving two parties, buyer and seller. Rather it is a moral act af-fecting your neighbors, community, and people and terrain far beyondthem.

“What shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, andlose his own soul?”

New Hampshire’s beauty is its soul. Last years 100th anniversaryof the Weeks Act was for me a time to be grateful for the creation andpreservation of the White mountain National forest and those peopleand organizations who have worked to protect New Hampshire’s ter-rain. This year I thank those continuing this tradition in working toprotect New Hampshire from the Northern Pass.

Kris Pastoriza,Easton

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We are located at 4 Main Street, across from Cumberland Farmsin Whitefield. Business hours are Monday – Saturday from 10 a.m.–5p.m.; open until 6 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays. For more infor-mation, call the shop at 837-9044. The shop is a mission outreach ofCommunity Baptist Church, 27 Jefferson Road, Whitefield.

Moseying downthrough FranconiaNotch on a hot late-July day. It’s in themiddle of what the

weather gurus call an unusuallylong hot spell for northern NewEngland, and I’ll say amen tothat–hot enough to sit on the endof the front porch nearest to thecorner of the house, where thehouse itself acts like a sail andthere’s nearly always a littlebreeze. Or do what so many oth-er people are doing, which is toseek water–not the kind to drink,the kind to frolic in.

On this day, a head start onthe Dog Days of August, the tripdown through the Notch presentsa dichotomy of two lakes, onebusy, one not. Echo Lake, with itsbeach and wide exposure to a sunat its seasonal high, is packedwith people in rowboats, canoes,kayaks and all manner of float-tubes big and small, silly and sil-lier, the water at the beach dottedwith swimmers from tot to tot-tering, all looking, from a dis-tance, like so many frogs in apond.

It’s a great place to play in thewater on a hot day, under the spotwhere the Old Man perched, en-throned on the side of Cannon forso many millennia. Now, the Old

Man is a dissolved profile amongthe rubble on the talus slope be-low, but an image that lives on inthe form of a dotted outline in thesky and a strong presence in thememory of countless generationsand countless thousands of peo-ple who passed by before.

Just down the Parkway road,

directly below what was once theOld Man’s chin, sits Profile Lake,one of the most heavily trout-stocked ponds in the state, of-tentimes dotted with boats, ca-noes and float-tubes, the kind offloats people get into with waderson and fish from, a neat inventionthat has enabled many a fisher-

man to fish remote and hard toreach bodies of water that else-wise would be next to impossibleto fish.

I have a remote walk-in campmore or less overlooking a re-mote high country, glacial bowlpond, and have had people comein and fish it with float tubes.They make nary a sound in theprocess, no banging of boats, nosounds of paddles or oars, and Ihave learned of their presence on-ly on my way out the next morn-ing, by dint of bent shrubbery andgrass, and here and there a foot-print in the mud.

On this day Profile Lake isempty and flat with nary a ripple,nobody in sight, not even kidsskipping stones from shore. EchoLake has all the glory on this dayof sun and sizzling temperatures.In darkly shaded and deep ProfileLake, meanwhile, the fish havegone nose-down in the steadilywarming water, seeking the coldwater and oxygen from thesprings below that give the head-waters of the Pemigewasset theirrise. A fly-fishing zealot whowants to fish come hell or highwater could do so on a day likethis, throwing a sinking line outand waiting for a minute or twoand then dragging a nymph (a fly,not the demure damsel you’repassing treats to on an extended

paddle at the other end of yourcanoe) across the bottom, overor alongside a springhole, to snaf-fle onto a fish or two in a processcalled dredging, anathema to asurface-fishing fly-casting purist.Dredging is a pursuit right downthere, if the lexicon will permitsuch an analogy, with baitingbears, anathema to many otherhunters but pursued by a dedi-cated and fiercely traditional few.

Where were we? Headed downthrough the Notch, down alongroads that follow the Pemi as itsgoes from rivulet to spring-fedponds to a brook, and then astream, and then a river, tumblingever-wider and ever-faster as itgathers steam and tributaries andgravity, cascading over big roundrocks and boulders it and the gla-ciers created, imponderable cre-ations of the whimsies of geologyand the impossible to imaginepassage of time.

These places, where the time-less waters tumble over the time-less rocks, places where the road-sides kiss the riverbanks, are theplaces where people have comefor generations to cool off in thewater, recapture childhood, sa-vor picnics, turn their faces up tothe zenith of the sun, and forgetabout firewood and February’slegendary shrinking woodpile. Nomention of winter here, please.Summer is too short as it is with-out shrinking it at its nether endwith thoughts of frost andsnowflakes.

What’s the reason for this wan-dering trip of map and mind? Oh,right–Lester Bradley’s tractorand antique engine and prettymuch antique everything get-to-gether in Thornton, where my life-time experience tells me youcan’t fall down without landingon a Bradley. He and his cohortshave been holding an “I Love OldTractors” gathering for the pastten years, at a family-owned sce-nic spot just off the turnpike (Wa-terest Campground) that hasplenty of room for old contrap-tions of all description, a catego-ry that includes many of the peo-ple, augmented by the usual pas-sel of kids and dogs. Since thegathering has been attracting oldone-lung “hit-or-miss” engines aswell as tractors, it could be calleda just-generally “We Love OldHunks of Iron” event.

And down there on Route 175,just above the Bradley gathering,where the road crosses the riverbefore it goes under Interstate 93,sure enough, gaggles (Flocks?Rafts? Schools? Pods? Schools?)

of people are out there, on and inand along the Pemigewasset,soaking up water and evaporat-ing it through clothing and skininto the hot sun. Geezers and in-fants and all in between are hav-ing a high time of it in high sum-mer, come hell or high water or(the unmentionable) winter.

And then, my trip home, by adifferent route, up to Woodstockand then a hard left onto Route112 and past Lost River, that jum-ble of giant boulders and a streamthat vanishes and reappears onlyto vanish again, an unforgettableplace that forever lodges in themind of a kid, and on up throughKinsman Notch, where the littlepond there at the watersheds’ di-vide is looking pretty parched in-deed, and on down along watersnow flowing west, into the Con-necticut River and eventuallyLong Island Sound.

And sure enough, whereverthe road bumps the Wild Am-monoosuc and the river bumpsthe road, people are out therewhere their parents and grand-parents had gone before, shakingthe pebbles out of shoes and thesand out of blankets, digging intopicnic baskets and coolers, en-joying their all-too-brief momentsin the sun.

(This column runs in 13 week-ly papers covering the northerntwo-thirds of New Hampshire andparts of Maine and Vermont. JohnHarrigan’s address: Box 39, Cole-brook, NH 03576, [email protected])

By Edward Cowan

WHITEFIELD—Jacques Stew-art, the director of this season’srevival of “Kiss Me, Kate” at theWeathervane Theatre, hasbrought something new to thisenduringly wonderful Cole Portermusical: General DouglasMacArthur, who led Americanforces back to the Philippines in1944 in the war against Japan.

To be sure, the character hasanother name, General HarrisonHowell. But when he steps on-stage in Act II, played by Stewarthimself, there is Dugout Doug, intropical khakis, with an oversizedcorn-cob pipe clenched in histeeth.

This is a liberty, an embellish-ment, Stewart has taken with the1948 script written by Sam andBella Spewack in collaborationwith Porter, who composed themusic and penned the lyrics. It isa little much. The Wikipedia plotsummary identifies Howell as a“Washington insider.” Stewarttakes it up a notch—and in so do-ing, flirts with the absurd, at leastfor those who know that when“Kate” opened in 1948,MacArthur was in Tokyo, manag-ing the occupation and the de-mocratization of a defeatedJapan.

With that cavil out of the way,this reviewer heaps high praiseon the big musical of the Weath-ervane’s 47th season. From thepulsing opening song by the en-semble, “Another Op’ning, An-other Show,” this is a productionthat entrances all over again. It’sclear why Stewart, the company’sartistic director, and Gibbs Mur-ray, the producing director, elect-ed to offer “Kate” for a fourth time(previously in 1974, 1986, 1994).

“Kate,” as generations of the-atergoers remember, does Shake-speare’s “Taming of the Shrew” asa play-within-the-play. In the on-stage story, set in Italy around1600, Baptista (Gibbs Murray)seeks a husband for his sharp-tongued daughter, Katherine(Sarah Kleeman), and Petruchio(Mark Bradley Miller), his eye onthe generous dowry dangled byBaptista, seeks to tame the saucywench.

In the parallel offstage plot,the leading lady and man, LilliVanessi (Kleeman) and Fred Gra-ham (Miller), once married andnow divorced, coo and squab-ble—and eventually reconcile,kicking Dugout Doug to the curb.But not before the general de-

clares, ostensibly in the contextof the 1948 election campaign,that both candidates want him asa running mate and he has decid-ed to go with the prospective win-ner, the Republican, Thomas E.Dewey.

The parallel plots work wellenough, but without Porter’s mu-sic and clever lyrics, “Kate”would not fly on the book alone.Many of the songs have becomeAmerican standards, amongthem “Wunderbar,” “Why Can’tYou Behave,” “I’m Always True toYou Darling in My Fashion,” andthe dreamy ballad, “So in Love.”

Sarah Kleeman shows herselfto be a skillful actor with a con-siderable dramatic range—watchher eyes flash as Kate the terma-gant spits fire. She is a polishedoperatic singer whose contraltovoice fills the house. When shebelts out the brassy “I Hate Men,”she sounds sincere.

Miller, on opening night lastweek, came across as a compe-tent baritone, infusing his songswith warmth and feeling. AlainaMils as Lois Lane/Bianca dancednimbly and with elan as she sang“…True to You in My Fashion.”Opposite her, Brad Heikes actedand sang creditably as Bill Cal-houn, a gambling, lying actorwhose onstage persona is Lucen-tio.

Nathan Brisby and EthanPaulini as two, unnamed Runy-onesque thugs–enforcers for agambler who lends to losers–de-liver the Act II show-stopper,“Brush Up Your Shakespeare.” Infedoras and other headgear, theyperform a soft-shoe song-and-dance number that evokes muchof the Bard’s oeuvre.

Costumer Meghan Pearsondraped Brisby in a riotous paro-dy of a pin-striped suit and did asplendid job dressing the onstagecharacters in colorful periodgarb. She fell short, alas, withGeneral Howell’s khaki overcoat,a threadbare World War I-likeremnant that MacArthur wouldnot have worn to Truman’s fu-neral.

Gibbs Murray, a co-founder of

the Weathervane, plays the anx-ious father of Katherine and Bian-ca, wistfully hopeful for a coura-geous suitor who will tame, bedand wed the shrew, so that heryounger sister also may be mar-ried, and father can relax.

Colin Keating on the offstagepiano rolled out the score. TarynHerman as choreographer andStewart as dance captain filledthe stage with twirling, whirlingsupporting characters.

“Kiss Me, Kate” will be per-formed tonight, on Saturday at2:00 and 8:00, and on August 10,16 and 22.

Edward Cowan is a Washing-ton, D.C. editor and writer whosummers on Forest Lake.


AUGUST 1, 2012

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Timeless people, timeless spots, timeless rivers,as High Summer holds sway, and too swiftly flows away

North Country Notebook

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People are definitely part of this idyllic scene, as summer sun worshipers and hot-weather refugees flock tothe Pemigewasset River in Thornton to cool off, dig into picnics, and just generally have a good time.

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LUNENBURG — Amos Bell, a1974 graduate of Concord HighSchool who has spent nearly allhis life living in Vermont, is run-ning to fill the state representa-tive’s seat from Essex-Caledonia-1, now occupied by 24-year in-cumbent Rep. Janice Peaslee ofGuildhall, who is retiring.

Running as an independentfrees him from having to stickwith party policies, Bell ex-plained in a Sunday afternoon in-terview. “I’ve been in both majorparties, and I think one of theproblems today is the very divi-siveness of party politics,” hesaid. “I ran as a Democrat in 2002shortly after the Gilman papermill closed.”

“I don’t need a party affiliationto be an effective voice in Mont-pelier,” Bell said. “A state repre-sentative from the NortheastKingdom must be able to listenwell, understand the issues froma statewide perspective, workwell with the party in power, andbring rewards back to the com-munities he or she represents.”

Bell points to his nine years asa selectman as an example of howhe can deal effectively with com-plex issues, especially his recentservice as chairman when thetown had to deal with massivedamage from spring storms and

to a lesser extent, Tropical StormIrene.

“We developed a five-yearplan, worked with an engineer,the state, and the Federal Emer-gency Management Agency (FE-MA), and put the town on an af-fordable road to making signifi-cant road, bridge, and culvert re-pairs,” Bell said. “It took time toexplain it, but town meeting vot-ed to adopt the select board’splan.”

The bulk of Bell’s career — 22years — was at the paper mill,

and he served as a shop stewardand on the executive board of theLocal #41, including vice presi-dent for four years, and servedon the Vermont Labor Council.

With jobs the number one is-sue in Essex-Caledonia-1, Bellpoints out that he has held thegreatest diversity of jobs of allthe declared candidates.

He worked at Margaret Colby’sdairy farm, harrowing and work-ing in the fields during his teenageyears, continuing as he attendedLyndon State College. Bellworked for the state Agency ofTransportation (AOT) for twoyears as well as Digital Corpora-tion in South Burlington and thenstarted at the paper mill when hewas called for an opening.

Since the mill was shuttered adecade ago, Bell has worked forAdelphia Cable, which also wentbankrupt, Carr Well & Pump Com-pany before the housing bubbleburst, and The Morrison in White-field, where he provided supportservices.

Now he is concentrating sole-ly on running his own propertymaintenance company.

Bell has a number of ideas onhow the former Gilman Mill couldbe repurposed to create newgood-paying jobs, including lur-ing a company like Dow Chemicalto use it to manufacture solarpanel shingles as it does in Mich.,Calif., and Colo. “The hydropow-er makes Gilman a very attractivesite,” he pointed out.

“Organic farming has broad-ened our local economic base,but I believe we need to createjobs in the manufacturing sector,”Bell said. “Tourism and farmingcan’t be our only economies.”

Energy is another complex is-sue with which Vermont and theNortheast Kingdom must wres-tle, he said.

Bell believes that individual

towns should be able to assert lo-cal control and decide whetheror not they want large commer-cial wind farms within their bor-ders. Asked how he views theidea promoted by some that theproposed 1,200-megawatt North-ern Pass Transmission projectshould be shifted across the Con-necticut River from the GraniteState, Bell replied that the con-versation should take into ac-count whether it would benefitthe area by lowering electriccosts for ratepayers and providelocal revenue from a new sourceof real estate taxes.

Asked his opinion of the pos-sibility that the existing PortlandPipe Line that runs through Guild-hall, Lunenburg, Granby and Vic-tory could be used to pump Al-berta tar sands oil southeastthrough to Portland Harbor, Bellreplied that such a decisionwould likely be made by the fed-eral government. He said hewould like to see local low-gradewood used to produce pellets ata local plant if the economicsshifted once again to make it prof-itable for investors and able toprovide steady employment forworkers and loggers.

Bell is the father of threeyoung adults, a son and twodaughters: Joshua, who earned alaw degree at Suffolk UniversityLaw School in Boston, Mass., andwill soon marry Amanda Prue ofAttleboro, Mass., who, like him,earned her Bachelor’s degreefrom St. Joseph’s College ofMaine; Casey, who works atKindercare in Littleton; andLeighann, a 2012 WMRHS gradu-ate who will enroll this fall atWhite Mountains CommunityCollege in Berlin to concentrateon business.

Bell maintains a website,www.bellforstaterep.us, and alink to Facebook.


AUGUST 1, 2012

-NOTICE-LANCASTER 16208

The New Hampshire Department of Transportation will be conducting a combined

Public Official/Public Informational Meeting. The intent of this meeting is to

gather public input concerning possible safety improvements to the US 2 and

US 3 (North) intersection in Lancaster, New Hampshire. Historical properties may

exist in within the project area.

This combined Public Officials/Public Informational Meeting is being held to

discuss the project and gather input from the officials and the public.

Any individuals needing assistance or auxiliary communication equipment due

to sensory impairment or other disability should contact the Bureau of Right-Of-

Way, NHDOT, 7 Haven Drive, P.O. Box 483, Concord,NH 03302-0483 - TDD

Access: Relay NH 1-800-735-2964. Notification for the need of assistance

should be made at the earliest convenience. This project will be administered

according to the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and

related statues to ensure nondiscrimination.

The meeting is scheduled for:Tuesday, August 7, 2012

7:00 P.M.Lancaster Town Hall Auditorium

25 Main StreetLancaster, NH

Christopher D. Clement, SrCOMMISSIONER

Amos Bell is running as anIndependent in Essex-Caledonia-1

Kids’ programs set at Twin Mt.Town Hall on Aug. 7 & 21


TWIN MOUNTAIN — Twomore entertaining performancesare scheduled at 10 a.m. on Aug.7 and Aug. 21 for children andadults at the Town Hall. Theseevents are designed to be thehighlights of the Summer LibraryReading Group “DREAM BIGREAD” and the Twin MountainRecreation program.

Mr. Mark Vadnais, a profes-sional musician and musicteacher who won the Rhode Is-land music teacher of the yearaward in 2011, will organize an

“Interactive Drum Circle” andteach other rhythms on Aug. 7.

Popular guitarist-folk singerKatie Rose Siggins of Whitefieldwill make her first appearance ata Twin Mt. Library program onAug. 21.

“All children and adults fromTwin Mountain and the sur-rounding areas are invited tocome,” town librarian MaureenPhilbin said. “This year’s pro-grams are being brought to us byspecial grants from the TwinMountain Snowmobile Club andlibrary patrons. We are all verygrateful, and we know the chil-dren will be also.”

Public invited to Guildhallschool board Aug. 9 work sessionBy Edith [email protected]

GUILDHALL — A four-hour-long work session from 4:30 p.m.to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, August9, has been set by the Guildhallschool board for the long-await-ed community meeting at theGuildhall School to work on theschool’s vision, mission state-ment, and goals.

Snacks will be served. The school staff, community

members, and ECSU Superinten-

dent Brian Rayburn will join theschool board to discuss impor-tant issues, including the Code ofConduct for School Board mem-bers. Policies and the communi-ty’s expectations for its websitewill also be reviewed.

“We’re looking forward to hav-ing a positive open forum beforethe next school year begins,” saidschool board chairman MarieFay, “and the school board hopesvery much that community mem-bers will turn out for this impor-tant meeting.”


Amos Bell of Lunenburg will belisted on the Nov. 6 ballot as anindependent candidate for staterep in Essex-Caledonia-1.


NORTHUMBERLAND — Lind-say Bezich of Portsmouth andher giant puppet pals and mari-onettes came on Thursday after-noon to the NorthumberlandTown Hall Meeting Room for thefinale of the Northumberland

Public Library’s summer readingprogram, organized by DirectorGail Rossetto of the Northum-berland Public Library.

Lindsay brought her charac-ters to life with wacky andunique voices, and she told orig-inal stories and exchanged jokesin a highly interactive show.Many youngsters brought their

own stuffed animals to the show,and laughter often filled thecrowded room.

This delightful hour-longshow was sponsored by a grantfrom the U. S. Institute of Muse-um and Library Services and theSaul O Sidore Memorial Founda-tion in memory of Rebecca LeeSpitz.


Lindsay Bezich, left, and her giant puppet pal, Betty Bear of Canada, enthralled a lively audience onThursday afternoon in the Northumberland Town Hall in a program sponsored by the town’s Public Library.

PHOTOS BY MARGARET TUCKER

Above: Sierra Frank, left, enjoyedbeing a “helper-friend” and meet-ing Lindsay Bezich’s giant catpuppet, Meowdini, the world’sgreatest feline magician onThursday afternoon at a programsponsored by the NorthumberlandPublic Library.

At right: Lindsay Bezich of Portsmouthintroduced her giant puppet frog— Luis Legstrong — to young-sters at Thursday afternoon’sfinale of the NorthumberlandPublic Library’s summer readingprogram.

Lindsay and her giant puppet palswows Groveton audience


AUGUST 1, 2012

Wilma Corrigan | 586-4488 JEFFERSON

By Wilma Corrigan

Gee-Wiz the month of Julyreally scurried right by in thewink of an eye with many hap-penings throughout its days.Jefferson’s usual visitor fromGlendale, Arizona came forhis time with friends and fam-ily. Angus Cameron was hereto help his sister MillicentMartin celebrate her 80 Birth-day, on Sunday July 1 at theformer Old Martin Homesteadin St Albans near the lake. Lat-er Angus took Bud and DorisPerry to the Waterwheel for anice breakfast treat on July 23and made arrangements tohave a nice luncheon thesame day with sister in-law,Lucille Cameron and NumetBader at Mr. Pizza’s inGorham, what an enjoyableday everyone had. Later in theweek he was to travel to Rut-land, Vt. to visit his oldest sis-ter Jenny and family. Then hisplans were to visit his sister-in-law down in Maine. Angushad a chance to see his sisterCatherine Rocque of St Al-bans, Vt. and his brothersBruce and David of Jefferson.It was great to have Anguscome back to visit people inhis hometown of Jefferson,sure hope to see him againnext year.

Friday evening of July 28the Jefferson Town Hall wasalive with “The Year of Song in1912!” When Ben Sears, BradComer and Cynthia Mork pre-sented a wonderful concert ofthe 1912 era to celebrate theHundredth Anniversary of hisGreat-Great Grandparents Ed-win and Ella Stockin comingto Jefferson, renting the littlecottage on Rte 2, and later pur-chased it which is now knownas the “Home Place”. Here it is100 years later and the fifthgeneration of the family is en-joying their little domain withhopes that many more gener-ations can do likewise. TheTrio also included the 100years of Fen way Park, -MovieStar, Gene Kelly’s birth, the

year the Titanic sailed, andthe birth of Eleanor Powell....Their entering song was ‘I GotRhythm’ with Ben and Cyn-thia harmonizing. For the Ti-tanic the songs were “The Fly-ing Trapeze’, and Come,Josephine, in My Flying Ma-chine’ adding in song hits of1912 was a Medley of ‘WhenIrish Eyes Are Smiling’-Melan-choly Baby’ and ‘MoonlightBay’. For Eleanor Powell Cyn-thia sang ‘Easy to Love’, I’veGot You Under My Skin’ andBen joined in with “Rap Tapon Wood’. For Gene Kelly, Benand Cynthia sang ‘FascinatingRhythm’ and You Are MyLucky Star’. Other 1912 songswhich was ‘By Strauss’ and ‘SWonderful’ sung by Cynthia,with Ben joining her in ‘GoodMorning’ and ‘Singing’ in theRain’. Their Celebration songsfor Fen way Park, after allthree donned a baseball cap,with Brad wearing his side-ways as a ball player would,they sang ‘Thanks For TheMemory’. (Remember TheBob Hope Show in the 1970’sor such? That was his closingmessage to the world), thenThose Were The Days, -Base-ball Fever, -and ‘That BaseballRag’ lyrics sung by Ben andCynthia with Brad joining inon the Refrain. Last was a spe-cial for Gene Kelly being ‘Loveis here to Stay’ with Ben andCynthia doing a little Broadway sketch to make it realis-tic. “Great performance Benand Cynthia”! ! ! ! For an On-chore Ben, Brad and Cynthiainvited the audience to join insinging ‘Take Me Out To TheBall Game -for the Red Sox.’Ben, Brad and Cynthia pre-sented this concert to the Jef-ferson Historical Society,thus, all proceeds were do-nated to the Society of whichall members wish to thank the“Trio” for all their generosityand willingness to help the So-ciety. A light luncheon washad after the show, which theSociety wish to thank all whodonated punch, cookies,

squares, brownies and theirtime to make a most completesuccessful party for all. Benhas written a 210-page book,plus its index -”The IrvingBerlin Reader” hard covered,that he had on sale during theevening at $35.00; also therewere some of his tapes tochoose from to purchase.“Many Thanks Ben, Brad andCynthia!”

The Jefferson Adult Citi-zens -(JACYs) had their lunch-eon gathering on Thursday Ju-ly 26, at the Moose lookRestaurant in Concord, Vt.Members attending were Annand Betty Dow, Ray and AnneMardin, Marilyn Ashby, Ru-pert and Wilma Corrigan, andDonald Noyes who brought aguest being his GrandsonAdam Noyes. Everyone en-joyed a delicious lunch andthe social time together. Theirnext luncheon gathering willbe Thursday August 23 at theSkywood Manor in Jeffersonat 11:30am

Reminder: The JeffersonHistorical Society will meet onTuesday, August 7 at 7pm atthe Historical Museum. Any-one is welcome to join in atany of there meetings.

HUM0R: The wise oldMother Superior was dying.The Nuns gathered aroundher bed, trying to make hercomfortable. They gave hersome warm milk to drink, butshe refused it. Then one nuntook the glass back to thekitchen. Remembering a bot-tle of Whiskey received as agift the previous Christmas,she opened it and poured agenerous amount into thewarm milk. Back at Mother Su-perior’s bed, she held theglass to her lips. Mother drankthe whole glass down to thelast drop. “Mother, Mother”the Nuns cried. “Give us somewisdom before you die!” Sheraised herself up in bed witha pious look on her face andpointing out the window, shesaid, “Don’t sell that cow!”

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Work on Weeks State Parkrestoration delayed until 2013


LANCASTER — The plannedrestoration work atop MountProspect at the John WingateWeeks Historic Site at Weeks StatePark now has a projected comple-tion date of Fall 2013, according toDirector of the state Division ofParks & Recreation Phil Bryce. “We are very excited about thisproject,” wrote Bryce in an emailexchange. Bryce also noted that2013 is the 100th anniversary of theoriginal completion date of theWeeks estate.

Earlier this year, Ben Wilson,who heads up the Bureau of His-toric Sites of the state Division ofParks and Recreation, and projectarchitect Rob Bast, a partner inBast & Rood Architects in Hines-burg, Vt., had planned to break theoverall project into a number ofsmaller pieces in order to get theproject started in May or June.

“However, we have concludedthat there will be less overall dis-ruption by completing the projectin one single year so we are asking

the state Bureau of Public Works totake over management of the proj-ect,” Bryce explained. While theproject could be broken into sepa-rate pieces over two years, its totalcost would likely be over the$250,000 that requires its being putunder Bureau of Public Works man-agement, he said.

“In addition,” Bryce pointed out,“we also found as the year went bythat we do not have sufficient re-sources within the Department ofResources and Economic Develop-ment (DRED) to complete a projectof this size at this time, so neededtheir help.” “Ben Wilson and (DRED architect)

Tom Mansfield will be meeting withthe Bureau of Public Works duringthe week of July 30 to begin theprocess of handing over all the doc-umentation already produced byproject architect Robert Bast,”Bryce said. “The outstanding draw-ings and specifications Mr. Bast hascompleted to date will fast trackthe process of getting the projectout to bid. Ben Wilson has met withthe Division of Historical Resourcesto discuss the positives in working

with Public Works from a restora-tion perspective and will be main-taining a strong relationship withthe Bureau throughout the proj-ect.”

As planning for this restorationproject began, the Bureau of His-toric Sites received a $25,000 grantfrom the Neil and Louise TillotsonFund of the N. H. Charitable Foun-dation. The Bureau, in cooperationwith the Weeks State Park Associa-tion (WSPA), had applied for thegrant for restoration of the build-ings and landscape on the summitof Mount Prospect. One of the goalsof the Tillotson Fund is to preserveand enhance the natural, culturaland social assets of the North Coun-try.

The Bureau of Historic Sites setaside $350,000 of Conservation andHeritage License Plate funds, a.k.a.“moose plate” monies, to put to-wards restoration work. Interest inCongressman Weeks, a Lancasternative who was successful in put-ting together a coalition to pass theWeeks Act of 1911, ran high in therun-up to the Centennial celebra-tion and throughout 2011.

Weeks State Park was the hometo the summer retreat estate ofJohn Wingate Weeks. The Lodge,stone tower, carriage barn, ser-vants’ house, and other features,including some golf holes and a ten-nis court, were built at Congress-man Weeks’ direction. Weeks laterserved as a U.S. senator from Mass-achusetts and Secretary of War un-der Presidents Harding andCoolidge.

Completed in 1913, the moun-taintop estate became the settingfor many distinguished gatherings.Located off Route 3 south of town,its campus was listed on the Na-tional Historic Register on June 6,1985.

In 1941, John Weeks’ children —Katherine Weeks Davidge and Sin-clair Weeks — gave the 420-acre Mt.Prospect estate to the state of NewHampshire. Depending on the sea-son, Park visitors can enjoy a guid-ed historic house tour, as well asmigratory bird watching, hiking,cross country skiing and snowmo-bile trails, as well as the state’s old-est operating downhill skiing ropetow and the first New Hampshirescenic byway.

August 4 Children’s Program byBarbara Desroches

LANCASTER—Bring your family and a picnic to the beautiful andpanoramic summit of Mt. Prospect at Weeks State Park for a fun andengaging hour with local singer and songwriter, Barbara Desroches!The event will take place on Saturday, August 4 from 12 noon to 1pm.Barbara is a singer, songwriter, and educator. She specializes in naturesongs for children ages 3 to 9. These easy to learn sing-a-long songs ed-ucate children and adults about wildlife and their habitats. Ms. Barbwill also have some of her puppet friends with her to help her explainthe role of animals in nature. This program is free to the public.

Barbara Desroches was born and grew up in the Littleton area. Shehas been singing and playing music for many years. Ms. Barb has beenthe lead singer for bluegrass bands and folk trios and duos. Barb per-forms folk/country music at various venues, schools, and educationalcenters. Most recently, she started writing and performing children’ssongs and has a new CD out titled, Ms. Barb’s Nature Songs. Barb hasa Master’s degree in environmental education from Antioch New Eng-land University in Keene. She incorporates her music and puppets inthe nature programs she teaches at preschools, Sunday schools, andcommunity events.

This program will be held at Weeks State Park in the John WingateWeeks Museum great room. For further information or questions, pleasecall the park office at 603-788-4004. This free program has been pro-vided to the public by the New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recre-ation and the Bureau of Historic Sites (http://www.nhstateparks.org/ex-plore/state-parks/weeks-state-park.aspx).

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HOTOS BY BARBARA ARNOLD

The Fireside Fiddlers — Brad Brooks on bass and Roland Cotnoir on guitar, both of Colebrook, plus fiddlers Dick Rosser of Guildhall, Gordon Gray of Groveton, and Joyce Ball and Lyndall Demers, both of Lancaster, CharlieJordan of Clarksville, and Paul Cormier of Randolph — enjoyed the moment at a field concert on Sunday afternoon, July 15, in Randolph.

Paul and Michele Cormier of Randolph danced a polka together onSunday afternoon, July 15, at a field concert they organized on RandolphHill that drew a dozen performers and about 100 music lovers.

Above: Five members of theRandolph Mountain Clubtrail crew danced to the exu-berant music played in anend-of-the-afternoon jamsession at the July 15 fieldconcert on Randolph Hill.

At left: Randolph seasonalresidents Barbara FennWysession, left, ReneeDunham, and Marlene BabzSchilke dance the light fan-tastic at a July 15 field con-cert on Randolph Hill.

Summer fun in Randolph

Peter and Dorothy Bowers, who spend time everysummer in Randolph, performed together onSunday afternoon, July 15, an informal concert onRandolph Hill.

Above: JordanBastian takes asledge to a vehi-cle’s back win-dow as part ofthe LancasterFireDepartment’sswing for a buckfundraiser. Thecar was donatedby Dan Benoit.


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PHOTOS BY JONATHAN BENTON

White Mountains cross country enthusiasts and one soccer player briefly pose before warming up for theLancaster road race: Kelsie Schanalaber, Ada Wharton, and Jackie Kleinschrodt.

Seconds before Smokey the Bear (Sam White) hits his target and Rian Matthews takes a dip during the WayNorth softball dunk booth fundraiser on Saturday.

Lancaster Street Fair and Rascals 5k Run

Monique Gassek leads the pack up the first hill of the Rascals Running Club 5k run through Lancaster onSaturday.

Caroline Adams of Littleton shows off the cookie shemade at Puleo’s.


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Five accidents head Whitfield police blotterBy Jonathan [email protected]

WHITEFIELD — On July 13Scott Harris, 64 of Nashua, wasturning from Lancaster Road ontoLog Cabin Lane when he wasstruck by Sarah Overton, trying topass him. There was minor dam-age to the Harris’ vehicle whileOverton’s had to be towed fromthe scene. No injuries were re-ported.

On July 18 Virginia Poole, 82 ofWhitefield, was backing out of aparking spot at the Methodistchurch and struck operator KellyHarvell, 54 of Bethlehem. Therewere minor damages to both ve-

hicles, but no injuries were re-ported.

On July 22 Michael Bastian, 42of Lancaster, was heading northon Lancaster Road when the vehi-cle in front of him stopped abrupt-ly to avoid hitting a dog and hewas rear ended by Paul Frizzell, 18of Groveton. There was over$1,000 in damages, but no injurieswere reported.

On July 26 Connor Macdonald,24 of Whitefield, was on JeffersonRoad when he swerved to avoid acat and left the right hand side ofthe roadway hitting the embank-ment. The vehicle had to be towedfrom the scene, but no injurieswere reported.

On July 27 Cody Ingerson, 17 ofJefferson, was on Littleton Roadwhen he reportedly suffered a

medical condition and went off theright hand side of the road strik-ing a guard rail taking out a num-ber of wooden posts. There wasminor damage to the vehicle andno injuries reported.

Ryan Endres, 21 of Lancaster,was arrested on a warrant on July23 for traffic violations and wasplaced on $1,000 PR bail. He hasan August 27 court date.

Thomas Lally, 55 of Whitefield,was charged with reckless con-duct and prohibition on July 26.Lally is being held on $500 cashbail.

Mark Dunphe, 52 of Littleton,was charged with disorderly con-duct and simple assault againstRobert Gallo on July 29. Dunphewas placed on $1,000 PR bail andhas an August 27 court date.

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STRATFORD SCHOOL BOARDStratford Public School Multipurpose Room

Wednesday, August 8, 20126:00pm – Board Meeting

STARK SCHOOL BOARDStark Village School

Tuesday, August 14, 20126:00pm – Board Meeting

NORTHUMBERLAND SCHOOL BOARDGroveton High School Library

Monday, August 20, 20126:00PM – Board Meeting

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGSTARK SCHOOL BOARD

Under the provisions of RSA 198:20-c, the Stark

School Board will hold a public hearing to dis-

cuss the withdrawal of funds from the Special

Education Trust Fund. The public hearing will

be held in conjunction with the regularly sched-

uled board meeting at 6:00 PM on Tuesday,

August 14, 2012 at the Stark Village School.

LANCASTER DISTRICT COURT

Simple assault and marijuanapossession head LDC docket

By Jonathan [email protected]

LANCASTER — Brian Shannon,38 of Guildhall, Vt., was foundguilty of resisting arrest and threecounts of simple assault for push-ing Theresa Olsen, Kyle Hicks andpushing Ashley Hicks to theground. He was sentenced to theHOC for 90 days with six days ofpretrial credit. A fine $620 was sus-pended on the condition of one-year good behavior and an addi-tional sentenced of nine monthsin the HOC is deferred for one-yeargood behavior. Two charges ofsimple assault and one count ofmarijuana possession were dis-missed. A charge of violating a pro-tective order was placed on filewithout finding.

Kevin Shannon, 21 of Groveton,pled guilty to simple assault forshoving Joanne Paradis. A 30-daysentence to the House of Correc-tions was suspended on the con-dition of one-year good behavior.An additional charge of marijuanapossession was placed on filewithout finding.

Mildred Arinella, 45 of Berlin,pled guilty to possession of mari-juana and was fined $434.

A charge of marijuana posses-sion against Ryan Dubois, 36 ofMiddletown Springs, Vt., wasplaced on file without finding onthe condition of one-year good be-havior.

Hunter Eaton, 17 of Haverhill,Mass., pled guilty to marijuanapossession and was fined $434.

Joseph Avery, 49 of Sugar Hill,pled guilty to possession of mari-juana and was fined $434.

Natalie Bergeron, 19 of Berlin,pled guilty to possession of mari-juana. A fine of $350 was sus-pended on the condition of one-year good behavior and comple-tion of 42 hours of communityservice within 90 days.

Victor Bitca, 21 of Carroll, wasfined $310 for negligent driving.

Willliam Cappello, 53 of Tewks-bury, Mass., pled guilty to drivingunder the influence. He was fined$620 and license revoked for 90days. Two additional charges ofmarijuana possession were dis-missed.

David Huffman, 34 of S. Burling-ton, Vt., was fined $103.33 forspeeding 59 mph in a 40 mph zone.An additional charge of operatingwithout a valid license was placedon file without finding on the con-dition of one-year good behavior.

James McDade, 62 of Guildhall,Vt., pled guilty to driving while in-toxicated. He was fined $620 andlicense revoked for 90 days. An ad-ditional charge of driving underthe influence of drugs or liquorwas dismissed.

Nicholas Potter, 22 of Grove-

ton, pled guilty to disorderly con-duct for playing loud music andwas fined $124.

Tracy Rocheleau, 33 of Pas-sumpsic, Vt., pled guilty to drivingafter revocation and was fined$286 of which $100 was suspend-ed on the condition of one-yeargood behavior.

Francis Brundle, 24 of Lancast-er, pled guilty to criminal mischieffor causing ruts on a Lost Nationproperty belonging to James Buss.He was fined $620 which was sus-pended on the condition of six-months good behavior and pay-ment of a $565.48 restitution. Anadditional charge of criminal tres-pass was dismissed and a chargeof vandalism for damaging a fencepost was placed on file withoutfinding.

Corey Hudon, 22 of Lancaster,pled guilty to breach of bail andcriminal trespassing on the prop-erty of Colin Wrench. He was sen-tenced to the HOC for 130 days.

Justin Begin, 24 of Groveton,pled guilty to negligent drivingand was fined $560 of which $250was suspended on the conditionof one-year good behavior. Twoadditional charges of driving un-der the influence were dismissed.

Lancaster police reportmultiple thefts


LANCASTER — DanellePhillips, 46 of Lancaster, wascharged with theft, receivingstolen property and operatingwithout a valid license on July 26.Phillips had in her possessionmail from 13 victims.

On July 28 Melissa Potter re-ported a theft from her mailbox.

On July 25 three victims re-

ported theft from their vehiclesall within 24 hours of each other.The thefts from Domenic on HillStreet, Raymond Murray on HighStreet and Angela Shaw of Stoneare believed to be related. Shawalso reported criminal mischiefon July 28 in that her tires hadbeen punctured.

Scott Briggs, 46 of Littleton,was charged with driving whileintoxicated on July 29.

Pondicherry YCC Roadtrip: WorkAt The Fort River Division

By Grace King, Crew MemberThe fourth week of the

Pondicherry Youth ConservationCorps (YCC) crew involved a spe-cial trip down to Hadley, Mass. towork with other NorthWoodsStewardship Center YCC mem-bers from around New England,including our host, the Fort RiverDivision crew. Normally we’d begoing to an island off the coast ofConnecticut, part of the StewartB. McKinney National WildlifeRefuge on Long Island Sound, butthis year the decision was to bringcrews the Hadley, given all theprojects at this relatively new USFish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)property.

On the way we stopped at theFish and Wildlife Service’s Discov-ery Center in Turners Falls, tolearn about the Connecticut Riverwatershed where we all work.Then we drove to the Cronin At-lantic salmon fish hatchery andlearned some interesting factsabout the fish and recovery ef-forts. Sadly, it turns out that thehatchery will be closing next year.

After the hatchery tour, ourcrew arrived at the Fort River Di-vision property, what we called“Spike Camp.” It’s located at theformer Bri-Mar horse farm next tothe Fort River and close to theConnecticut River. We quickly setup our tents and got settled in bylate afternoon. Later we had ori-entation with everyone. After din-ner we did start our ritual of vol-leyball with players from all theother crews.

The next day, July 17th, wewent canoeing in a nearby pondwith the Fort River crew and US-FWS staff to pull an invasivespecies called water chestnut. Weremoved 27 bags or more than1200 lbs. of non-native plants. Itwas a fun experience for our crewbecause we hadn’t yet done anywork on the water. We saw a goodamount of wildlife includingducks, fish, birds, and turtles. I al-most went into the pond when aFort River crew member and Ileaned the same way while pullingplants. We would have dumped ifit wasn’t for Dakota Lurvey in anearby canoe who kept our boatfrom tipping over. After work we

went out for ice cream to celebratemy 16th birthday! When dinnerwas finished, we played volleyballand football until dark.

On Wednesday, we woke upearly and began preparing break-fast for everyone. Later we wouldbegin prefabbing wooden compo-nents for a new accessible trail onthe Fort River Division property.The carpentry was fun. We didthat for half the day and then wehelped other crews clearing out ahedgerow full of prickly roses andsaplings while dodging poison ivy.Sounds like fun right? It was hardwork but we made good progress.After work we played volleyballagain.

On Thursday we finished theworkweek with more carpentryand hedgerow work. Plus wetoured part of the new accessibletrail that we were prefabbing com-ponents for. That evening we hadan awesome volleyball competi-tion after dinner.

It was a fun experience work-ing and getting to know peoplefrom the other NorthWoods YCCcrews. These included: Fort River(Mass.), Nulhegan (Vt.), Blueber-ry Swamp (N.H.), Stewart B(Conn.), and Pondicherry (N.H.).It was also a good learning expe-rience to see how other crews actas a team and what their workhabits are.

On, Friday we packed up ourtents and gear, helped to clean theFort River building and groundsand once again stopped at the fishhatchery to do some catch and re-lease fishing, after some othercrews toured the hatchery for thefirst time. No one could keep anyof the fish, but it was still enter-taining. We made it back toPondicherry at 5 p.m. Everyonewas happy to be headed home fora shower, to change out of workclothes and to sleep in our ownbeds again.

The National Wildlife RefugeSystem mission is to administer anational network of lands and wa-ters for the conservation, man-agement, and where appropriate,restoration of the fish, wildlife,and plant resources and theirhabitats within the United Statesfor the benefit of present and fu-ture generations of Americans.The NorthWoods StewardshipCenter, based in E.

Charleston, VT, is a non-profitorganization that provides highquality scientific, educational andconservation service programsthroughout New England. North-Woods works closely with

the US Fish and Wildlife Ser-vice, other agencies, organiza-tions landowners and schoolsacross the region.Stamp show set in Twin

Mountain for SaturdayBy Edith [email protected]

TWIN MOUNTAIN — The TwinMountain Stamp Club is sponsor-ing its annual Stamp Show from 10a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 4,at the Twin Mountain Town Hallnear the intersection of Routes 3and 302, west of the traffic lights.

Six vendors will be on hand,explained Ann Fabrizio, one of theshow organizers in an email ex-change.

Homemade lunch will be avail-able for sale with all the proceedsgoing to support the Twin Moun-tain Food Pantry, run by volun-teers in the town hall.

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Fort River YCC crew member and Grace King pulling water chestnutplants from pond.


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would be used as a “snow storagearea.” Her property, she states, isat a lower elevation than the proj-ect site, which would mean thatthe snow melt run-off would “un-doubtedly have detrimental ef-fects” on her property and the ad-jacent vegetable garden.

The town’s attorney, JonathanFrizzell of Colebrook, filed an ob-jection to McCullough’s motionon July 25, in which he pointedout that these points are not ma-terial to the judge’s ruling.

McCullough also asserts:“There are issues not readily ap-parent from the ‘Certified Record’that support a re-hearing beforethe Planning Board.” Among oth-er points, McCullough said, “Itwas the Petitioners who discov-ered and brought to light seriousissues in the applicant’s design.”She notes that these issues were“entirely validated by the Berg-eron peer review, and the appli-cant’s plans were required to bechanged accordingly. In spite ofthe obvious relevance and sub-stantive nature of the Petitioners’and citizens’ input, our effortswere discouraged and thwartedat every turn. Conversely, thePlanning Board, Town Officialsand even the ‘independent’ engi-neer appeared to advocate for

and assist the applicant in an ef-fort to ‘fix’ the problems withtheir application and their plans.”

McCullough also charges thatthe Board’s minutes “lack thecompleteness, accuracy and de-tail that would make them wor-thy of creating a ‘record’ of whathappened. Her own detailed sub-mission, a Non-Compliance Mem-orandum, was not sent to Boardmembers as promised, shestates, sabotaging her consider-able efforts. McCullough alsostates: “Petitioner submits thatTown Officials purposely manip-ulated what information the Plan-ning Board members received,and/or when they received it, inan effort to control and influencethe outcome of the Hearing.”

McCullough also asked thejudge to issue a Stay on the rul-ing, “given the irreversible natureof demolition that might other-wise ensue while the Court is con-sidering this Motion.”

Frizzell points out in his ob-jection that McCullough Motionfor Reconsideration was filed onJuly 17 — 11 days after the Clerk’sOrder of Notice was released onJuly 6 — and not 10 days as courtrules call for.

Frizzell also notes that McCul-lough “sets forth several allega-tions of misconduct on behalf ofthe Planning Board,” includingthat its minutes are inaccurate

and incomplete and “that TownOfficials purposefully manipulat-ed what information the PlanningBoard members received.” Thetown’s lawyer points out thatthese are “inaccurate and unsup-ported allegations (that) consti-tute a new ground for relief thatwas not raised in the original ap-peal.” The Court, he says, shoulddecline to consider this argumentsince a prior court rule “does notpurport to authorize either partyto submit further evidence bear-ing on the motion and the courtmay reject such evidence out-right.”

Frizzell maintains, “becauseMcCullough’s Motion for Recon-sideration fails to set forth pointsof law or facts overlooked or mis-apprehended by the court or oth-erwise fails to provide correctedfacts warranting relief, the Courtshould deny the motion.”

Similarly, he says, her request“for a stay is unwarranted and un-supported by both the evidenceand the current procedural pos-ture of this case. Frizzell asks onbehalf of the Town of Lancasterthat the Court deny both the Mo-tion for Reconsideration and theRequest for a Stay of the orderthat would allow the two MainStreet buildings to be demol-ished.

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Merrimack County SuperiorCourt, (and) has been served onthe defendants and process hasbeen returned to the Clerk’s of-fice. Among other relief the suitseeks to undo the sale of the over-all property to Daniel Hebert andDan Dagesse, Jr.“The more I looked into the saleof The Balsams the more itsmelled,” Martin explained. “Themedia were asleep, and no one inNew Hampshire is organized tofight local corruption. Hebert andDagesse never had any intentionof reopening The Balsams. Apriceless North Country resourceis being raped and destroyed bythese real estate hucksters/spec-ulators. “The recent ‘auction’ of The Bal-sams contents was an effort toensure the hotel never reopensas a family-oriented facility,” Mar-tin alleged.“Governor (John) Lynch and At-torney General (Michael) De-laney eliminated 300 North Coun-try jobs,” Martin continued.“They are two of the biggest job-destroyers in recent New Hamp-shire history.“I have consistently accused theN. H. Attorney General of fraudand incompetence in his regula-tion of the Tillotson Trust, and

eventually I am going to ask theCourt to appoint a special prose-cutor to investigate this mess,”Martin said in his press release.“We know as a fact that AttorneyGeneral Delaney conducted his‘review’ proceedings in secret, re-ceived no input from the public,and allowed a priceless NorthCountry resource to be sold inthe dark of night to a couple ofhucksters and speculators.

“That is not the way publictrust assets are supposed to behandled. The whole transactionsmelled from start to finish.” Martin concluded his press re-lease by writing, “The rape ofNeal Tillotson’s trust is a publicdisgrace.”

The lawsuit filed by Andy Mar-tin in Merrimack County SuperiorCourt was also discussed brieflyat the July 9 meeting of the CoösCounty Planning Board for theUnincorporated Places by itschairman John Scarinza of Ran-dolph.

According to the draft min-utes, “The petition for injunctionand other relief was filed againstNorth Country Auctions, DanHebert, Dan Dagesse, BalsamsView, LLC, the Coös County Plan-ning Board, the Colebrook Plan-ning Board, the Attorney General,Tillotson Corporation, and theNeil Tillotson Trust.

Planning Board clerk and

county administrator Sue Collinsindicated that the Coös CountyCommissioners had engaged At-torney Phil Waystack of Cole-brook to file an appearance onbehalf of the Planning Board afterit was determined that there wasno conflict for the WaystackFrizzell law firm to represent theCoös County Planning Board.

“(County treasurer and Plan-ning Board member) Fred King ofColebrook noted that Mr. Martinalleges that nothing will takeplace at The Balsams. That is sim-ply not true as progress is cur-rently taking place with the boil-er plant being dismantled and acrew working inside the hotel.The plan to have the hotel re-modeled and up and running isstill in place.”

Waystack, in his capacity asthe county’s attorney, explainedon Monday morning that all thedefendants would have to filepleas or responsive answers toMartin’s allegations at the Merri-mack Superior Court by Friday,Aug. 3.

Typically some defendantswill also make additional mo-tions, such as a motion to dismissor ones designed to bring the law-suit to a quicker resolution in ashorter timeframe.

The next step will be for thejudge to set a date for a casestructuring conference.

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Hed-Local singer/songwriter BarbaraDesroches kicks off Bretzfelder Series BETHLEHEM—The Society for

the Protection of N.H. Forests andlocal musician BarbaraDesroches will present “Barb’sNature Songs” at Bretzfelder ParkAug. 1 at 7 p.m.

Combining her musical apti-tude with a master’s degree in en-vironmental education,Desroches’ engaging songs arepacked with wildlife facts. Her an-imal puppet friends helpDesroches entertain and teachthrough her music, as she ex-plains the roles animals play innature.

The Bretzfelder performancewill be geared toward childrenages 3 and older, and young chil-dren will be able to learn many ofthe songs and sing along.

Desroches was born and grewup in the area and has beensinging and playing music formany years. She has been thelead singer for bluegrass bands,

folk trios and duos. Derochesnow performs folk/country mu-sic at farmers’ markets and, morerecently, started writing and per-forming children’s songs.

Deroches has a master’s de-gree in environmental educationand incorporates her music andpuppets in the nature programsshe teaches at preschools in thearea.

The program is part of theBretzfelder Park Series, which in-spires families to get off thecouch and into the natural world,leaving technology behind. Twoseries of educational programs,which are free and open to allages, are held at Bretzfelder Parkannually, in August and February.

Owned by the Society for theProtection of N.H. Forests(www.forestsociety.org), Bret-zfelder Park is managed in coop-eration with the town of Bethle-hem. The Park, bequeathed to the

Forest Society in 1984 by HelenBretzfelder in memory of her fa-ther, Charles, includes a class-room, educational trails, a pond,and several picnic sites.

The Bretzfelder Park FamilyEducational Series continuesAug. 8 at 7 p.m. with PriscillaDidio introducing the newWildlife Habitat Trail at the park.

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BRETTON WOODS — Addi-tional terrain is being opened upfor backcountry adventures atthe Bretton Woods Ski Area intime for the 2012-2013 winter sea-son.

New Hampshire’s largest skiarea continues to expand with themuch-anticipated addition of liftservice to the Mount Stickneyarea. “The resort will welcome ad-venturers and families by

stepping back to a traditionalNew England skiing experience,”explained Director of Ski Opera-tions Chris Ellms in an email ex-change. The new 2,000-foot-longDoppelmayr T-Bar will serve theMount Stickney Glades. The glad-ed terrain is being expanded andenhanced to open up the steepdrop offs and cliff area for thosethrill-seeking skiers at BrettonWoods.

For the less adventurous,many of the glades will be pre-pared so they will be skiable evenin lean snow years and cater to allabilities and age groups, includ-ing families with young children.

A new 600-square-foot log cab-in is being constructed at the topof the new T-Bar near the summitof Mount Stickney that will fea-ture an exterior stone fireplace aswell as a sun porch. Inside, awood stove will warm skiers inbetween runs.

“Everything is going well,”Ellms said. “Construction of theMount Stickney Cabin well un-derway, and we hope to pour theconcrete for the first three T-Bartowers this week.”

The next phase of the MountStickney expansion — aimed atthe Nordic skier — will take placenext summer in time for the 2013-2014 season when more Nordicterrain will be added to the al-ready extensive 100km network.The new high-altitude trails willprovide Nordic skiers with earlyand late season terrain. Thesenew trails will start at the MountStickney Cabin and connect into

the existing Stickney trail system.“With the addition of the new

T-Bar, log cabin and trails, Bret-ton Woods will have expandedacross three summits,” Ellms

said, providing skiers and riderswith a variety of terrain designedto provide experiences that fam-ily members can enjoy togetherfor an entire day.”

Whitefield School ass’t. principalSteinert to retire on April 1


WHITEFIELD — Janet Steinert,assistant principal-athletic direc-tor at the Whitefield School, sub-mitted her resignation at Mon-day’s night WMRSD school boardmeeting, effective Monday, April1, 2013.

Steinert came to the 350-stu-dent school on July 1, 2003, afterserving five years as principal ofthe Groveton Elementary School,starting in 1998.

Steinert, who has workedclosely with Whitefield Schoolyoungsters on environmental andWilderness Explorers hiking clubinitiatives, will immediately headto the southern terminus of theAppalachian Trail (AT) atSpringer Mountain in Georgia,she explained in a Thursdaymorning telephone call.

A native of Hawaii who wasdrawn to the North Country be-cause of the Presidential Rangeand the White Mountain NationalForest, she has been an avid ATsection hiker since she came tothe North Country. “I’ve hikedsections all the way from Vermontto Virginia,” she said. “It’s been awonderful way to experience theflavor of the cultures in each area— different parts of the EastCoast. It makes history comealive. I’ve been on Civil War bat-tlefields that you can only reachon foot.”

Her trail “handle” is “Slow-n-Steady,” Steinert said. This timeher aim is to hurry along, howev-er, so that she can finish thewhole length of the Trail by as-cending Mount Katahdin’s BaxterPeak in Baxter State Park in latefall to cap off her 2,178-mile jour-ney.

“After nearly 40 years as aneducator, one quarter of that timeat the White Mountains Regional

School District, I realize that thetime has come,” Steinert wrote inher retirement letter to the su-perintendent and school board.“I will be pursuing my lifelongdream of thru-hiking the Ap-palachian Trail and know that aseach year passes, I risk losing thatdream.

“I have enjoyed my work withthe children, parents and staff atThe Whitefield School, and I willmiss them very much.

She noted that the influence ofan educator as a role modelshould not be minimized.

“We tell our students thatWhitefield School is a placewhere hopes and dreams cometrue,” Steinert pointed out. “Iwant our children to see that,even at my age, people can dreamand people can achieve thosehopes and dreams. I hope thatmy effort to hike the 2,178 milesof the Appalachian Trail will in-spire our youth to attempt to ac-complish what they neverthought they could. And if I amnot able to complete this monu-mental goal, I hope that I can helpstudents see that success is notalways in the achieving of whatyou thought was the goal but inwhat you learn in the journeyalong the way.”

Steinert concluded her letterby writing, “Thank you for yoursupport, your words of encour-agement, and for the opportunityto work with the best children,parents and staff an educatorcould ever hope for.”

A resident of the NortheastKingdom, Steinert pointed outthat her husband, an attorneywho works at New Hampshire’sDepartment of Children, Youthand Families (DCYF), will serveas her from-home support sys-tem, mailing boxes of goods topre-arranged stops along the AT.It’s possible, she said, that he

and-or their two adult sons whoare in their 20s, R. J. and Eric,could join her for a stretch oftime, depending on their sched-ules.

Steinert is already weighingthe pros and cons of various post-retirement possibilities, all ofwhich include staying involvedwith students.

This year marks the 75th an-niversary of the completion ofthe Appalachian Trail (A.T.), thelongest hiking-only footpath inthe world, measuring roughly2,180 miles in length from Geor-gia to Maine. The anniversary willtake place on Tuesday, August 14.

The AT travels through 14states along the crests and val-leys of the Appalachian mountainrange from its southern terminusat Springer Mountain, Ga., to itsnorthern terminus at Katahdin,Maine. Over 250,000 acres of con-tiguous Trail lands are protectedand managed along the footpath.

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BERLIN — The best of the bestin the North Country came to-gether Friday night to put on aheck of a basketball show thatraised $1,150 for the families ofSeth Jones and HeatherLaflamme.

It was the third annual chari-ty fundraiser for the North Coun-try Men’s Basketball League withthe top players from each teamseparated into two teams Northand South. In a highly offensivebattle of four 12-minute quartersteam North won a close 85-82 vic-tory.

Curtis Arsenault drew firstblood for South, but it was soonanswered by a three-pointer fromNorth’s Jordan Wheelock. Thefirst quarter was a strong backand forth with the score tiedtwice until North held the lead19-16. Wheelock led the first can-to with nine points and Arsenaultwith eight.

The second quarter kicked offwith an eight-point run as DylanCurry hit a basket and JakeDrouin drained two three-point-ers. Jon Mullins stopped thesurge at the 9:20 mark with two

quick hoops and South still had achance, 27-20. It was then a sev-en-point run with a three fromDimitri Giannos and hoops fromAllen Komisarek and Curtis Arse-nault that put South a field goalfrom the lead, 29-27 at the 6:50mark. Drouin hit ten-points whileMullins six putting North into a

47-38 lead at intermission.The halftime show saw two-

year defending champ Dan En-man deposed in the three-pointshooting contest in light of Tom-my Wagner of Conway hitting sev-en threes within 30 seconds. The

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SPORTS

Sports ~ Jonathan Benton - Phone: Office 788-4939 • Fax: 788-3022; email: [email protected]

BWednesday, August 1, 2012


LANCASTER — It was anotherhot sunny day at the Colonel Townball field on July 22 at the culmi-nation of the 16u New EnglandBabe Ruth Softball Tournamentwhere the defending champs

would reclaim the title over Lynn,Mass. 11-3.

It was a fitting game as WayNorth had to best Lynn last yearas well for the NE crown and start-ed off one of the closest games ofthe tournament. The score wastied 2-2 after three innings, but in

the fourth the North Country girlsbroke the game wide open withfive runs and stayed on task untilthe very end.

Erika “hot off the skillet” Millettbrought the heat from the moundwith nine strikeouts, one walk andgave up five hits.

An error in the top of the firstcost mean green a base runner thatended up scoring on a sacrifice flyto put Lynn in an early 1-0 lead.

Although shutdown at theirfirst at bat, Way North came outswinging to retake the lead 2-1 inthe bottom of the second. Millettkicked off the revival by lining asingle to centerfield and EmilyBrosseau courtesy ran for Millettthis game. Next Nadia Wasutadropped a base hit to shallow leftfield. A quick steal from Brosseauput runners in scoring positionand a bunt by Kalie Savage loadedthe bases. Mary King was the sav-ing grace batting a grass grinderthat zipped right past the shortstop to plate two runners.

Lynn was able to subside theoffensive with a double play on apop out and tag out at home. It

looked more like a game of bumpercars as catcher and pitcher collid-ed with the former still making thecatch and dazedly regrouping tomake a visibly heavy-handed tagout on Savage heading home.There was a pause in the game tocheck on Savage who was able towalk back to the dugout a littleworse for wear, but would havethe last laugh later in the game.

Lynn came back with three hitsin the top of the third to tie thingsup 2-2 while Way North wasn’t ableto get past second base in the bot-tom.

The top of the fourth markedthe first inning that Way North keptLynn off the diamond with threeouts in a row and would repeatthat theme in the fifth and the sev-enth innings.

Savage started the bottom of

the fourth reaching on an errorand stole to second. King thenskipped a base hit grounder to cen-terfield giving Savage the chanceto tear her way home from second.As Savage slid into home plateahead of the throw to scored thebreaking run there was the unmis-takable look of beaming satisfac-tion on her face. The bases werethen loaded as Kayla Bosse drewin a walk and Lily Stinehour beatthe throw to first. Emily Woodclipped an RBI single to shallowcenter and Becca Hicks pulled inan RBI on a linedrive down the firstbase line. The home team mas-saged their lead 5-2 with still noouts. Lynn changed all that on aforce out double play at home andthird. This didn’t shake Millett

The 16u Way North Soft-ball team is holding aspaghetti dinner fundraiseron Friday August 3 from 6p.m. to 8 p.m. at ColonelTown. All donations go to-wards their incoming trip tothe softball world series inNorth Carolina. An accountat Passumpsic bank has beenset up in their name as wellso those that wish to can sim-ply walk in and drop off a do-nation for Way North.

All Star game raises over a grand for crash victims


Dylan Curry goes up for a contest-ed layup during the charityNCMBL All Star game Friday.

Way Northspaghetti dinner

Way North take New England’s two years in a rowPHOTO BY JONATHAN BENTON

Mary King stretches back to make yet another amazing catch during the NE Tournament.


Kalie Savage talks a satisfying walk back to the dugout after sliding into home plate when she was tagged out onher previous attempt during the NE Championship.

Way north, PAGE B3All Star, PAGE B3


BERLIN — Bodyline broughtdown an avalanche 69-42 win overMr. Pizza after riding out a heavylead from the first half. The doughthrowers were only getting goodlooks from the charity stripe thatfirst 20 minutes while Bodyline hadseven scorers including Shane Whit-ing with 10 points and Keven James11 to give big blue a 40-17 lead.

The Pizzamen stepped up thesecond half with Zach Donaldsonsinking 11 points and Yiram Vil-lanueva hitting two threes, but theycouldn’t crawl out of that first quar-ter hole. Bodyline hit six threes com-pared to Mr. Pizza’s five.

Despite missing their star play-er the Average Joes put up an im-pressive fight against the still unde-feated Morneau Travel gang withthe latter winning 80-62.

Dylan Curry led his team with 20points and put 14 of them away inthe first half while Jordan Wheelockset out nine giving Morneau a solid42-31 lead by intermission.

The Joes were living and dyingby the three-point line with Dan Ri-vard hitting four three-pointers thatfirst half and put up 14 points. Hekept it up in the second until he ledthe game with 28 points includingnine three pointers. That gave theJoes 14 threes for the game com-pared to Morneau’s four.

Charles Alba rocked the secondhalf for the Travelers with six two-pointers. The game took a slightpause that first half to look for a con-tact lens knocked out of Tyler Burt’seye during a heavily contestedlayup.

What started as a close head tohead game between Krusyman Den-

tal and Verizon Wireless ended in aheavy 58-44 win for the tooth shin-ers.

Dan Enman led the game with 31points steamrolling over the cell-heads who were missing star play-er Curtis Arsenault. Enman cruisedthrough the first half with eight fieldgoals and stayed steady in the sec-ond. Wireless played as a tight knitgroup in the first 20 minutes with allsix of their players scoring no lessthen three points each. Allen Komis-arek pulled in seven points as didJustin Stroup, but in the second halfonly Stroup carried much momen-tum.

Game3Bodyline 66

K. James 6-3-15, C. Therrien 1-0-2,R. Doolan 3-0-6, S. Whiting 6-0-15, J.

Curtis 1-1-3, Z. Burns 3-0-7, M.Cook 3-1-7, Z. Knowlton 2-0-5, C.

Breault 2-0-6: Totals 27-5-66Mr. Pizza 42

D. Giannos 2-2-7, Y. Villanueva 4-2-13, C. Patry 3-0-6, Z. Donaldson 4-2-

11, M. Kenison 1-3-5: Totals 14-9-42

Game4Morneau Travel 80

J. Wheelock 5-0-11, D. Curry 9-2-20,J. Atkinson 2-0-4, C. Carpentar 2-0-4, T. Burt 4-0-9, C. Brown 3-0-8, K.

Gilcris 2-3-7, T. Bedell 2-1-5, C. Alba6-0-12: Totals 35-6-80

Average Joes 62K. Griffin 4-0-11, D. Rivard 10-0-28,J. Gamache 2-0-4, J. Frisk 1-0-3, J.Seguin 4-0-8, Y. Balderama 3-0-7:

Totals 24-0-62

Game5Krusyman Dental 58

D. Enman 11-6-31, E. Enman 2-0-5,R. Richard 3-0-6, L. Fournier 2-1-5,J. Howry 2-2-6, 2-1-5: Totals 22-10-

58

Verizon Wireless 44S. Arsenault 3-0-6, C. Kinerson 3-0-7, A. Komisarek 3-2-8, J. Stroup 5-1-11, J. Lauze 3-2-9, S. Flynn 1-0-3: To-

tals 18-5-44

LANCASTER — Way Northstarted off their second day of theNew England Tournament on July21 with a dominating 6-1 victoryover the Connecticut Rip-Tide.

The first three innings were a0-0 stalemate despite mean neongreen having a runner on baseevery inning.

The game didn’t open up untilthe bottom of the fourth whereChelsea Payer led off with a sin-gle, was sacrifice bunted to sec-ond by Erika Millett and plated ona Nadia Wasuta double. Kalie Sav-age also had a heavy bat that in-ning and belted an RBI double.One out later Kayla Bosse scoredanother run on a single to put thehome team into a 3-0 lead.

In the bottom of the fifth ontwo outs Becca Hicks launched adouble on the second pitch, waspushed by a Payer base hit andcame home on a Millett single.

In the bottom of the sixth WayNorth had two runners on withouts after Savage and Lily Stine-hour both reached on errors. Emi-ly Brosseau then launched a twoRBI double to cement her teamthe win.

Way North went on to bestSouthern NH 3-0 on July 21 theclosest and third game the hostshad against SNH this season.

Becca Hicks got the offense go-ing with a hard hit triple in thebottom of the first and was plat-ed by a fielder’s choice from Pay-er

In the top of the third SouthernNH threatened with runners onfirst and second on two outs dueto a walk and an error. Waynorthsnuffed out SNH’s offense on aplay by Mary King with a scooptoss to Wasuta covering second

for the force out.Brosseau led off the bottom of

the third with a walk that sheearned after battling out severalfoul balls. Subsequent walksdrawn in by Emily Wood andHicks loaded the bases and SNHtried out a new pitcher. Payerreached on a fielder’s choice anda pop out to left ended the inning.

Wasuta kicked off the bottomof the fourth with a straight upbomb to left field just inside theline to take second. One out laterKing sacrifice bunted Wasuta tothird. Bosse drew in a walk andStinehour squeezed in a run on abunt to bolster the score 2-0.

Southern NH gained momen-tum in the top of the fifth beatinga throw to first, surviving a stealto second and sacrifice bunted tothird. Waynorth left the runnerstranded with three outs in a row.

Payer pulled out all the stopsin the bottom of the fifth scoringan infield homerun on two outs.She sent a rocket to left field rightto the fence for the final run of thegame.

Defensive highlights includedrunning catches by Lily Stinehourat centerfield in the top of the sec-ond and in the top of the third.Hicks started on the mound be-fore lifted by Millett in the top ofthe fifth for a total of eight strike-outs.

Way North’s rematch with theRip-Tide ended day two and wastheir closest game of the tourna-ment winning 2-0 late in the game.

In the bottom of the first ontwo outs Payer dropped a fenceslapping double in center field,but would end up stranded.

The top of the second be-longed to Hicks who had to make

two tag outs on the first base lineand caught a line drive to stranda runner at third. This would markthe first of four innings that WayNorth kept the Rip-Tide at baywith a runner waiting on third.

Wasuta led off the bottom ofthe second with a single thatdropped into left field and wassacrificed to second on a buntfrom Savage. King followed suitwith sac bunt to put Wasuta onthird, but a right field pop out lefther stranded.

Mean neon green didn’t cutloose until the bottom of the sixthwith Stinehour leading off with awalk. Two outs later Stinehourreached third on a Millett singleand stole home on a pass ball forthe first run of the game. Wasutacontinued the momentum scor-ing Millett on a base hit into shal-low center. Wasuta went 3-3 fromthe plate this game.

Millett dispatched the first bat-ters in the top of the second withK’s, but the perfect storm of awalk, a hit and a hit batter loadedthe bases. The tension wasmounting, but Millett coolly end-ed the game catching a popout.

On day one of the tournamenton July 20 Way North came outstrong clobbering Dover Attack15-0 and Lyndon, Vt. 19-1.

Against Dover the ladies inblack and green led 9-0 after onlyjust two innings on five hits, butby the end of the game each WayNorth player scored at least once.Payer was a power house thisgame batting 4-4 including a triplein the top of the second andpulled in two RBIs while scoringthree times. Millett reached basefour times and pulled in threeRBIs. Bosse also stood out withthree RBIs, Brosseau Savage hadtwo RBIs apiece and an RBI waseach had by Hicks and Wasuta.

Against Lyndon the scoredwas tied 1-1 after two innings, butin the third went on a 15-run ram-page to make it a five-inning game.Every Way North player scored atleast once and had an RBI withMillett, Wasuta and King scoringthree times. Savage had four RBIsand Stinehour three RBIs.

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For the first time this year, theweather was questionable at theWaumbek Golf Course where theCherry Mountain Golf League metfor the 13th time this season butthe forces were with us and therain held up for the evening.

It was not a good week for theleading teams except for Bob andJosh Whitcomb who solidifiedtheir first place lead with 31points after they whipped the“Dynamic Duo” of Dave Leblancand Dave Rich 2.5 to .5. Bobmatched his season low 39 to leadthe pace.

Stoney Jacobs playing withsub Pete Riviere managed to holdon the second spot with 26 pointsafter they suffered a 2 to 1 defeatagainst “Smokin” Joe Walker andWillie “Cold” Stone. Stoney did allhe could by firing 38 but it wasnot enough to avoid the loss. Thetwo points left Walker and Stonetied for the third spot with 25points.

Todd Butler and Bruce Fike,also with 25 points, failed to keeppace as well after they were dis-mantled by John Mackillop andRicky Berry 2.5 to .5. It was “BigMac” who emptied his bag by fir-ing his season low 36 to lead thecharge.

Dave Cameron playing withsub Brian Josselyn also fell backafter they were KO’d 2 to 1 by Je-remie Kenison and Drew Orblych.“Special K” matched his seasonlow 38 in delivering the winningblow.

The sixth place team of RogerBrown and Quinny Welch did notfair any better after they wentdown to Colt Larcomb and TrevorGross 2 to 1. It was “Bad Boy”Brown who did what he could byfiring a 45 to no avail.

In other action, Shawn Mackil-lop and Dana Perkins avengedlast week’s loss by beating BonesDemers and Boo Matson 2 to 1this week. Bones was at his best

in this one, posting his seasonlow 38 to save one point.

The “Dandy Ones”, Roger andBob Dandeneau snuffed out TNT,Trevor Fearon and Tim Mackillop3 to 0 sweeping for the secondstraight week. Trevor (38) andTim (39) both were again solidbut it was not enough to avoidthe sweep.

John Loven and Bob Snell con-tinue their winning ways bythrashing the “Old Timers” RonAlmeida and Marcel Tremblay 2.5to .5. “Needsum” Loven was lone-ly at the top on this evening afterhe fired his season low 40 to leadthe charge.

Finally, Claude Lemelin andBob Cote played to a 1.5 to 1.5draw against Shawn Garneau andMitch Emery. Lemelin was at thetop of the card in this one bymatching his season low 41.

Closest to the pin honors wentto Shawn Garneau on 8 and DaveLeblanc on 9.

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The Berlin Gladiators (highschool level football) have beguntraining camp at Annex Field.Funding is still very much neededand 2011 BHS graduate Bryar Kingis looking to help. King is organiz-ing a golf tournament at An-droscoggin Valley Country Club inGorham. "We really hope the golf-ing community and anybody whojust wants to have a fun day on thegreens comes to support this,"quoted Bryar King. "It's going to be

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The third corner had Southoutscoring North 25-21 and trail-ing 66-63. This was helped by Ar-senault willing six points in the fi-nal two minutes and teammateKomisarek three hoops thatquarter. Curry and Enman hit twohoops each and Charles Alba fivepoints for North in the third.

Mullins was on fire from thefloor with four hoops and Jamesdrained two threes keeping it a

close game until the very end.With a 1:30 left in the game thescore was 85-80 and North wasabout to be in foul trouble. Gian-nos drew in a one-and-one hittingthe first and Komisarek did thesame.

All North needed to do wasrun down the clock, but Southhad fouls to spare and pushedsix in a row to put North to thecharity stripe. James missed thefree, but so did Arsenault on athree forcing South to foul En-man with 3.9 seconds on theclock. After South regained pos-session Giannos attempted a halfcourt shot on the whistle, but the

game ended with a rim ringer.

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North 85K. James 5-0-13, J. Wheelock 8-0-17, D. Curry 4-0-8, D. Enman 2-0-4, J. Drouin 7-0-17, C. Alba 3-3-

10, D. Rivard 5-0-14: Totals 35-3-85

South 82J. Mullins 9-0-18, B. Frost 1-3-5,

C. Arsenault 10-6-26, D. Giannos3-2-10, A. Komisarek 6-1-13, Z.

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from belting a bomb of a triple toleft field plating two more runs be-fore the third out.

In the bottom of the fifth on twoouts Bosse reached first on agrounder. On a hit from Stineour

Lynn tried to force out Bosse atsecond but it turned into an over-throw that allowed Bosse to bookit home.

Lynn made their last run in thetop of the sixth on a base on ballsthat came home on a sacrificebunt. Hicks led off the bottom ofthe sixth beating the throw to first

and a line drive to centerfield fromChelsea Payer put runners on firstand second. Brosseau thenstepped up with the big bat slug-ging an automatic double withbouncer over the centerfield fencefor an RBI. One out later Savagebrought home the final two runs ofthe game on a hard hit double.

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All Star(continued from Page B1)

Riverside Speedway returnedto action and fought off the threatsof Mother Nature for AmoskeagBeverage Miller/Coors night. Theskies opened up during practice,but the perseverance of the River-side Speedway staff got the trackback in racing condition. Once theskies cleared, there was plenty of

action on the track.Dean Weber picked up his first

win at Riverside Speedway for the2012 season. Weber drove by BrianGreer and “Tiger” Tom Estes andjumped out to a big lead. The bigpoint guys had a bit more troublegetting through traffic, but may nothave even had an answer for We-

ber as his car was dialed in. MattCarbone had the best night of hisyear by following Weber across theline for second. Point leader LukeShannon came in third, with new-comer Brandon Lambert and de-fending champion Jeff Marshallrounding out the top five.

The Sign Depot Outlaw Sports-

man division had a rough feature.Jourdan Davis spun in turns oneand two, and was then harpoonedby Tom Sokolis, destroying bothautomobiles. Once the trackcleared, Bill Stebbins Jr and AaronSmith restarted on the front row.Smith took the lead, but was even-tually run down by point leader“Hollywood” Chandler Davis. Daviswas untouchable as he picked uphis fifth win of the season. DougLaleme tried running down Davis,but had to settle for second, andSmith fell back to third. Stebbinsand “Old School” Mike Paquettecompleted the top five.

The Town and Country MotorInn Street Stocks enjoyed MatchRaces before their regular events.Eighteen cars participated in theevent, with $200 on the line to thewinner. Jeff Ainsworth and“Stormin’” Keith Normand foughttheir way to the finals, with Nor-mand taking home the extra cash.Normand then brought his Pontiac

Sunfire to the front of the feature,fending off perennial front runnersBen Belanger and Jason Kenison.Travis Moulton would cross theline second, but failed to pass tech,and was stripped of his finish. Thatgave Belanger the second spot, andmoved “Wild” Will Good into thetop three. Jeff Ainsworth and Keni-son fought their way hard forfourth and fifth.

There was a big wreck in theOuellette Trucking Angels divisionas well. Jenna Randall and TraciNelson connected in turns 3 and 4,Siera Sanschagrin had nowhereelse to go, and ended up in the turn4 tire wall. The damage would betoo much for Randall and San-schagrin to return, but Nelsonchanged her right front tire andwas back on the track. VanessaBrown worked her way aroundTina Leveille and brought her sis-ter Allison Barney with her to fin-ish one-two. Nelson would recoverto finish third, with Nicole Ouel-

lette and Leveille rounding out thetop five.

The Kingdom Embroidery Dare-devils traded some paint as well.Jared Plumley survived to pick upyet another victory, with CodySmith and Colby Bourgeois follow-ing him across the line in the vet-eran’s side of the division. Dylan“The Dragon” Laleme grabbed thecheckers in the rookie side ofthings, with Zachary Savage takingsecond.

Join us next week for VermontDriver’s Discount Night. If youshow your valid Vermont Driver’slicense, you will receive $2 yourgrandstand admission. The NorthCountry Ford Late Models, Sign De-pot Outlaw Sportsman, Town andCountry Motor Inn Street Stocks,Ouellette Trucking Angels, and theKingdom Embroidery Daredevilswill all be on hand. Pit gates openat 2pm, grandstands open at 4pm,and the racing begins at 6pm. We’llsee you at Riverside Speedway!

Riverside Speedway July 28, 2012 winners

ALL PHOTOS BY ALAN PLUMMER

Daredevil Veteran winner Jarred PlumleyDaredevil Rookie winner Dylan Laleme Angel winner Vanessa Brown

Late Model winner Dean WebberOutlaw winner Chandler DavisStreet Stock winner Keith Normand

Weber Victorious, Davis and Normand on Hot Streaks

1912Last Saturday T.M. Maloney was

filling his water cart from the hydrantat the corner of Bunker Hill and Sum-mer streets. The process was slow asusual. Suddenly the water in the hy-drant broke free from the nozzle andwas spraying in a rush and a roaracross the street. That, of course,spooked the horses and they bolted.The horses and the careening watercart came opposite the Runey housecolliding with a telegraph pole, brin-ing it down. The horses were unhurt.

Colebrook people shaken up —Last Wednesday morning, in drivingfrom the express office, Mrs. JohnFinley, Mrs. John Haynes, and Mrs.Allen Heath were thrown from theirteam. Mrs. Heath’s wrist was broken,Mrs. Finley received a cut on herhead and Mrs. Haynes hurt her legbadly. It was a very narrow escape.

1922Uncle Joe in town — The auto-

mobile is responsible for many goodthings. It brought “Uncle Joe” Can-non, who for many years was Speak-er of the House and a striking char-acter to politics, to Lancaster. He wasaccompanied by his daughter andvisited Mount Washington.

William J. Lamplough has senthis resignation as Headmaster of theLancaster High School and Academyto the Board of Education. He ac-counts his poor health as the reason.

Lewis Magistrate of North Strat-ford was killed when he was thrownfrom his automobile in West Stew-artstown. There were five others inthe vehicle who survived.

1932A thunder storm and heavy rains

left many homes in darkness and putstreet lights out and the fire alarmout of commission. A lead line fellacross High Street near Summer andbrought quite a few people out to see

the fireworks.

U - R – Next — was a note that wasfound tacked to the door of the How-land place following an early morn-ing fire.

1942Errol center suffers heavy fire

loss — A fire which threatened towipe out the entire business sectionof Errol on Saturday was brought un-der control by Colebrook and Berlinfirefighters with the help of some 50volunteers. Five buildings were de-stroyed. The fire is thought to havestarted in the kitchen of the proper-ty owned by Frank Leach.

The North Country was shockedon Saturday morning to learn that Dr.Clark E. Swail of Colebrook had beenbadly burned at his camp on BackLake. A water heater evidently ex-ploded. He is in serious conditionand recovering at home.

There was a persistent rumoraround the North Country yesterdaythat German agents had been de-tected in an effort to sabotage theMount Washington Hotel.

1952Robert Montgomery of television

fame has purchased a 1941 Model TFord that he had seen displayed atthe Lancaster Fair and will be havingit shipped to his Long Island Home.

Early Monday morning a White-field boy was found lying in the roadbecause he “was too tired to go anyfurther.” He and a companion hadspent the day in Groveton and walk-ing back seemed like too much.

We are sure you all say the 200-car convoy pass through Lancasterlast week as members from theMaine National Guard were on theirway to New York.

1962

Stewart H. Holbrook, a well-known author, was guest speaker atthe meeting of the Colebrook Acad-emy Alumni Association on Sundayafternoon at the Colebrook CountryClub. Mr. Holbrook attended Cole-brook Academy during his teenageyears. He was employed as a clerk inlumbar operations of the Connecti-cut River Lumber Company in Pitts-burg.

Descendants of Clark Stevens,born 1839 in Maidstone, Vt., startedarriving Thursday at SportsmanLodge, Big Diamond Pond in the WestStewartstown area. The family re-served the lodge, cabins and facili-ties for 21 families.

1962Whitefield boy gets Phipps

Memorial Award — Wayne Huntoonof Whitefield was awarded this,which is named after the late RobertH. K. Phipps, who was Coos CountyForester for 17 years. Wayne re-

ceived the award for the work he haddone at the Faraway Farm, owned byMr. and Mrs. Walter Bradley in Dal-ton.

Steve Jarvis defeated Donat Re-neau to win the chess tournamentfor the Junior Division at GrovetonYouth Center. Martha Brosseau andSharon McMann did very will in thetournament also.

1972Dale R. Childs, M.D. has been ap-

pointed to fill the radiologist post onthe staff of the Beatrice D. WeeksMemorial Hospital.

Miss Dawna Woodward, who hasbeen hospitalized in a partial comasince she was seriously injured in anautomobile accident on Easter a yearago, has been learning to use thetypewriter; she is spending time athome in Groveton with her parents,Mr. and Mrs. Neil Woodward.

1982Photo Caption: Fay Robar’s horseShanta and sulky were parked infront of Hutchins Pharmacy in White-field recently. Camera-shy Fay saidshe uses the horse and sulky all thetime for errands around town.

Ed Sanders, a courier for PublicService saved a great horned owl infrom in front of his Berlin office thathad been struck by a car. Ed calledFish and Game who gave Mr. Sandersinstructions on how to care for theinjured bird.

No cause has been officially setfor the fire at the Gilman Fire De-partment but investigators are look-ing in to the possibility of a powersurge.

1992Police have arrested Robert Bur-

nett and charged him with the mur-der of former Jefferson and TwinMountain resident, Wendy Doyle. Mr.Burnett is being held without bailand is undergoing psychiatric exam-ination in a Massachusetts State Hos-pital.

2002The first legal use of ATVs in the

Nash Stream State Forest in Stratfordwill be open officially tomorrow onthe West Side Trail. The seven-and-a-half mile ATV trail which runs on thegravel West Side Road and an old log-ging trail, is designed to connect theBordeau Trail at the south end andthe Andritz Trail to the north, just be-low Sugarloaf.


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Coos County photos from the pastBy Jeff Woodburn [email protected]

LANCASTER – Here are somemore old photos from the past.

These once appeared in theCoos County Democrat. We wel-

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posted on our Facebook page,where you can join us in remi-

niscing.

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Send us your listings by 9 a.m. on Friday [email protected] to

Democrat, P.O. Box 29, Lancaster, NH 03584

Weekly

Whitefield Historical Society Muse-um, open every Thursday, 2-4 p.m. thru Labor Day.

Lower level Laconia Saving Bank building on KingsSquare.

Wednesday, August 1The Legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps- 8:00 p.m. at the

Appalachian Mountain Club’s Pinkham Notch Visitor Center. Formore information, call the Androscoggin Ranger District at 466-2713.

Lindsay and Her Puppet Pals. Free program at the RandolphTown Hall,130 Durand Road, Randolph.

Thursday, August 2Gorham — NH Eats Local Month. Enter to win two tickets for the

Sept. 8th Farm to Table Dinner. Chef Demonstration by Liz Jacksonof Libby's Bistro, 4-6 p.m. Live Music: Erasing Gray.

Friday, August 3Art Show — Creative Expressions, local, various artists, Strat-

ford Train Station, Community Room, 2 – 8 pm.

Saturday, August 479th Annual Craftsmen Fair — Mount Sunapee Resort, Newbury

NH. For more information visit www.nhcrafts.org.

Saturday, August 4Ghosts of Mount Washington, with Joan Velliuex- 7:00 p.m. at the

Dolly Copp Campground, 5 miles South of Gorham. For more infor-mation, call the Androscoggin Ranger District at 466-2713.

Art Show — Creative Expressions, local, various artists, Strat-ford Train Station, Community Room, 10 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Monday, August 6BERLIN - Celtic Mondays at St. Kieran Community Center: Back

by popular demand is the phenomenal Ashelin, a band of five sis-ters who hail from Newfoundland and who sing and play a varietyof instruments. 7:00 p.m. at 155 Emery Street. $15/$13 St. KieranArts members.

Tuesday, August 7Free Day Camp, Faith Presbyterian Church will hold its fifth an-

nual free day camp for area children from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thecamp which uses the facilities of Camp Shiloh in Jefferson featuresactivities such as field games, archery, a climbing wall, and craftsas well as a free lunch each day. Children aged 7-12 may be regis-tered for the popular camp at www.ShilohNH.com. For more infor-mation call Pastor Mike Kooy at 788-3160.. This will run through Au-gust 9.

Tuesday, August 7Gorham Concert Series, Gorham Common, 6:30-8:30 p.m, free.

Playing - Mountain Music, Karaoke/DJ.

Wednesday, August 8White Mountain Wilderness -8:00 p.m. at the Appalachian Moun-

tain Club’s Pinkham Notch Visitor Center. For more information, callthe Androscoggin Ranger District at 466-2713.

Thursday, August 9Cultivate: Extending the Dance Map in Northern New England is

a daylong dance and education conference that is being held from8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Bethlehem Town Hall as part of the Cul-tivate dance festival. $25 ($15 for Arts Alliance members), and $15for high school and college students ($10 for AANNH members).Lunch is included. Scholarships are available. Register online atwww.aannh.orgor contact Frumie Selchen at 323-7302.

Dan Robards to give talk on daylilies — North Country residentsare in for a treat on at 6:30 p.m. at Lancaster’s Weeks Memorial Li-brary. Dan will be giving a free talk on daylilies to the North Coun-try Garden Club.

August 10, 11 and 12MILAN - "You know you’re from Milan if" is the theme of this

year’s Milan Old Home Days. Lots of activities are planned for theweekend. , including Friday night’s Movie Night on the CommonGreen with "The New Three Stooges," followed by a big line-up offun events on Saturday: yard sale, kids’ games and frog race, horse-shoe tournament, parade at noon, skillet toss, pie judging, food,vendors and Cow Flap Contest. Wrap up the day with local musicalfavorite Straightaway from 7-11 p.m. Activities conclude on Sundaywith a church service at 10:30 a.m. and the dedication of the ChurchBell. Information: [email protected] www.townofmi-lan.org/communityevents.

Saturday, August 11Law Enforcement on the White Mountain National Forest, with

Officer Carifio and Hercules -7:00 p.m. at the Dolly Copp Camp-ground, 5 miles South of Gorham. For more information, call the An-droscoggin Ranger District at 466-2713.

Tuesday, August 14Gorham Concert Series, Gorham Common, special 3-hour con-

cert, 5:30-8:30 p.m. plus BBQ Playing - Straightaway, Classic Rock.

Wednesday, August 15Hurricane Irene and the White Mountain National Forest- 8:00

p.m. at the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Pinkham Notch VisitorCenter. For more information, call the Androscoggin Ranger Districtat 466-2713.

Saturday, August 25Quechee, Vt. — 40th Annual Scottish Festival, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30

p.m. Pipe bands, sheepdog trials, Scottish country dancing. Formore information contact Scotland-By-The-Yard, 802-295-5351.

Saturday, September 8Beekeeping Workshop — "Charles Andros, former NH/VT Apiary

Inspector, will hold a beekeeping workshop from 1:00-3:30 p.m. at18 MacLean Road, Alstead, NH 03602. Bring a veil, if you have one,as we shall be opening some colonies. We'll be inside if it is a rainyday. Water and chair may also come in handy. Registration re-quired. email: [email protected] or call 756-9056.

North Country residents arein for a treat on Thursday, Au-gust 9, at 6:30 p.m. at Lancast-er’s Weeks Memorial Library;Lancaster native Dan Robards,son of Bill and Town lLbrarianBarbara Robards, will be giving

a talk on daylilies to the NorthCountry Garden Club. Dan wasborn and raised in Lancaster, at-tended Bates College, and is cur-rently earning a Ph.D. in orna-mental horticulture at OhioState University. His great love

is daylilies, which he has spentyears hybridizing. While backhome on a family visit, he willshare some of his extensiveknowledge of these diverse andhardy survivors of harsh NorthCountry winters.

North Country Garden Clubmeetings are free and open to allwho are interested. Please notethat this meeting is on the sec-ond instead of the usual thirdThursday of the month.

Dan Robards to give talk on daylilies

The musical group Ashelin ismany things to many people—somehear the Isles of Ireland echoing intheir breathtaking performances,others hear strong overtones ofbluegrass right out of the Kentuckyhills, while still more people will tellyou Ashelin is Newfoundland folk inits truest form. Whatever brand youcome to know Ashelin by, you canbe sure that these five sisters serveup some of the tightest harmoniesyou’re likely to hear anywhere inNorth America today.

And Ashelin is coming to Cole-brook on Sunday, Aug. 5, at 7:00 p.m.at the Tillotson Center in Colebrook.Sponsored by the Great NorthWoods Committee for the Arts, thisshow is sure to be a crowd-pleaser.

Ashelin is actually the fivePalmer sisters, Cassy, Joesie,Kaliyan, Shaelin, and Thea, who hailfrom Newfoundland, Canada. Thesisters began singing and dancing to

Newfoundland and Irish music asfar back as they can remember whilelearning to play a stunning variety ofinstruments. Although they neverexpected this childhood passion forall things musical to be anything butfamily focused, they were soon em-barking on a musical journey that iswinning them attention and fansaround the world.

Known for their sparkling vocalsand intricate harmonies, Ashelin

shines through original songwritingand novel interpretations of tradi-tional tunes. Since their first publicperformance in 1997, these youngsisters have entertained thousandsat such high profile events as theWorld Podium Influential Leadersseries with guest speaker Sarah Fer-guson, Duchess of York, and a visitto Qatar for an audience with QueenSheikah Mozah. Ashelin have show-cased for Contact East, the JUNOs,and the ECMAs, and received nu-

merous standing ovations at folk fes-tivals across the Maritimes includ-ing the Stan Rogers Folk Festival.Most recently they have been tour-ing in Ireland and an extended stayat Dollywood in the spring of 2012.

“The energy these enchantingsisters project from the stage willcapture the audience right from thestart,” said Charlie Jordan, Presi-dent of the GNWCA. “Ashelin is thelatest of a series of stellar perform-ers we’ve been able to bring to theNorth Country through our associ-ation with the Skye Theatre in Maineand we are delighted to bring thisgroup to Colebrook.”

Tickets for Ashelin are $15 eachand now on sale at Fiddleheads, 110Main St. in Colebrook and at thedoor on the night of the concert. Formore information on this and otherupcoming GNWCA shows, visit theorganization’s website at www.gn-wca.org or call 237-9302 or 246-8998.

WHITEFIELD – On Saturday, Au-gust 4, following the performanceof Kiss Me, Kate at the Weather-vane Theatre, the WVAA will hostan Open Mike Night at The Inn atWhitefield. Kicking off around10:30 pm; Francis Kelly will emceethe event and Colin Keating willprovide musical accompaniment.

Alumni old and new will gatherto reminisce, show their supportfor the Weathervane Theatre, andshare their talents with the NorthCountry community. With favoritesongs at the ready, and perhapseven some sung by request, it

promises to be an exciting eveningof laughter and music. Donationsin any amount to support theWVAA will be accepted at the door.

On Sunday, August 5, at 1:00 pmat the Weathervane Theatre, therewill be a performance of comicsketches about small-town life fea-turing Gibbs Murray and JustinJoseffy. Embodying a variety ofcharacters, this deadpan duo willhave you rolling in the aisles; plusexpect some musical entertain-ment from visiting alumni. Ticketsare $20 and are available at theWeathervane Theatre Box Office,

837-9322; or at the door.

Earlier this spring, the WVAApresented Raise the Roof! Recov-er. Rebuild. Rejoice. at Joe’s Pub inNYC, ran a donation campaign andspearheaded a Wish List effortthrough Amazon.com—all to sup-port the Weathervane Theatre inrebuilding efforts following the firethat destroyed the old barn lastfall. Proceeds from these AlumniWeekend events will help to sup-port other on-going efforts of theWVAA, such as upkeep and main-tenance on the Grange Hall build-ing, used for rehearsal and office

space.

The Weathervane TheatreAlumni Association (WVAA) is aninternational network of formerWeathervane Theatre staff andcompany members dedicated toenlarging creative and financialsupport for the Weathervane The-atre by fostering greater aware-ness of the theatre, and by estab-lishing and maintaining a fund ofcontributions from alumni andother supporters to be used to fur-ther the goals and purposes of thetheatre. For more information, vis-it www.wvalum.org.

Which would you rather have in10 years – a mutual fund investmentwith an average annual return of6.0% or an average annual return of5.5%? Maybe it doesn’t matter asthere really isn’t all that much dif-ference between the two returns?But, would you believe $10,000 in-vested at 6% grows to $17,900 andthe 5.5% investment grows to$17,100 in 10 years? That means adifference of about $800. Over 30years, the 6% annual rate of returninvestment has a balance of $7,600more than the 5.5% annual rate of re-turn investment.

What if I told you that the two in-vestments were exactly the same ex-cept one fund had a higher expense

ratio than the other? The one withthe greater expenses winds up withthe lower return after taking the ex-penses into account. In very sim-plistic terms, say a mutual fund hada return of 8% and say the annual ex-penses were 1% of the value of thefund. Well, the actual return an in-vestor would experience would beroughly 7%. Yet, if the annual ex-penses of the fund were say 0.2%,the return would be 7.8%. I’m gener-alizing here but hopefully you getthe idea. The bottom line is that thelower the fees, the higher the poten-tial return, everything else beingequal.

Many people are willing to driveacross town to save a few dollars orspend a few extra minutes on-lineshopping for the lowest price on a$500 purchase but unfortunatelymost investors don’t pay the slight-est attention to the fees their mutu-al fund investments are chargingthem and that can cost them thou-sands of dollars over time. The De-partment of Labor has issued newrules regarding fee disclosure in401(k) accounts so if you haven’t no-ticed more information regardingfees on your 401(k) statements yousoon will. The fees of every mutualfund are disclosed in the prospec-

tus. Some prospectuses also give hy-pothetical examples of total feespaid over a long time.

There are lots of different fees as-sociated with mutual funds and theterminology can be very confusing.All funds have what is called an ex-pense ratio which is the cost to man-age the fund, pay salaries and maketrades. Then, there can be 12b-1 feeswhich get added to the expensecharges. If possible, my suggestion isto try and avoid funds that assess a12b-1 fee. No load funds don’t chargea commission to purchase or sellshares. There are three basic loadmutual funds. Class A shares chargea front-end fee when an investor pur-chases shares. Class B shares havea deferred sales charge if an investorsells shares within the first few years.Class C shares don’t have either afront end sales charge or a back endsales charge but they do have a high-er annual expense ratio, which usu-ally makes them a poor choice for along term investment.

It is perfectly acceptable to askyour advisor about the fees when-ever he or she recommends an in-vestment. How much exactly is thisinvestment going to cost you? Isthere is a comparable investment

with lower costs? Are the fees of theinvestment he is recommending be-low industry average? How much ofa commission is he going to earn onthis sale and is his recommendationdue in part to the commission he willreceive? Don’t worry – if you areworking with an ethical advisor thisis not an offensive question! If youfeel too intimidated or uncomfort-able asking these basic questions orthe responses rub you the wrongway, consider a second opinion be-fore making a final decision.

If you are choosing your own mu-tual fund investments, then there isprobably no reason to choose aloaded/commission charge fund un-less that fee is waived for your pur-chase. There are thousands of mu-tual funds out there so finding de-cent low cost funds isn’t too chal-lenging. Taking a few extra minutesto assess the fees associated withmutual funds could well be worth alittle hassle because choosing a low-er cost fund might mean thousandsof dollars extra over time.-----------------------------------------------------------------

Cynthia V. Taradash, is a fee-onlyfinancial advisor, holds a Certified Fi-nancial Planner certificate and is theowner of CVT Financial Planning. Herweb site is www.cvtfinancial.com. Shelives and works in Whitefield.

It’s a bit late for this year for thepresidential primaries, though notfor the general election, but “Pri-mary Politics” by Charles Breretonis a good overview of how candi-dates get themselves on to the bal-lot for public office.

There are only a very few peoplewho can claim membership in the“Presidents Club” since it’s limitedto those who have served in that of-fice. Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffyprovide an inside look into theworld’s most exclusive fraternity.(Maybe some day it will no longerbe a “fraternity” when a woman hasheld the office.)

Barbara always has her eye openfor books about New Hampshireand turns up some of them in pret-ty surprising places. So she spotted“Comme d’Or – the first fifty years

of Holy Rosary Credit Union” ofRochester NH by Michael Behrendt.Since they were a bit slow in send-ing a copy up, they kindly send twoof them, with an apology!

John Elder has edited a collec-tion of essays called “The Return ofthe Wolf” which summarize the cur-rent state of the wolf population inNew England. Jessica Reichardt de-scribes “Fifteen Journeys Warsawto London.” These were made dur-ing the war years of 1940 to 1945.Some other travelers, women inthese cases, are the subject of “Offthe Beaten Track – Three Centuriesof Women Travellers” by Dea Bir-kett. The ladies each get a short bi-ographical sketch with contempo-rary illustrations.

Dowsing has a long and inter-esting history, particularly here inthe Northeast. “Water WitchingUSA” by Evon Z. Vogt and Ray Hy-man is now in its second edition.

Among the new fiction there are“Advent’ by James Treadwell,“Shadows of Night” by Deborah

Harkness, “The Art of HearingHeartbeats” by Jan and Philip Send-ker, “The Kitchen House” by Kath-leen Grissom, and “Easy Money” byJames Lapidus.

Suspense novels recently ar-rived include “Potboiler” by JesseKellerman, “15 Seconds” by AndrewGross, “Close Your Eyes” by Iris Jo-hansen and Roy Johansen, “BlackList” by Brad Thayer and “Fire-proof” by Alex Kava. New mysteriesare on hand as well. Among themare “Hot Dog’ by Laurien Berenson,“Some Like It Hawk” by Donna An-drews, “The Wurst Is Yet to Come”by Mary Daheim, and “Ransom Riv-er” by Meg Gardiner. “Boca Knights”by Steven M. Forman is new as well.

To fill out the collection of SueHenry’s mysteries set in Alaskathere now are “Dead North,” “Sleep-ing Lady,” ”Death Takes Passage”and “Murder on the Yukon Quest.”

More of Shirely Rousseau Mur-phy’s Joe Grey mysteries have ar-rived. They are “Cat Breaking Free,”“Cat Deck the Halls.” “Cat Cross

Their Graves,’ :and “Cat Pay theDev-il.”

Adding to the suspense novelsof J. A. Jance there are now TrialFury” and “Kiss of the Bees.” “BadMoon Rising” is another of the “DarkHunter” series by Sherrilyn Kenyon.

Annie Proulx has collected moreof her Wyoming stories into “BadDirt 2.”

While the gardens are in fullbloom it’s a good time to think a bitabout how they look. In “Plantingfor Color” Susan Chivers suggestsplants which will look well and be inharmony for each season.

Since their discovery in a desertcave, the Dead Sea Scrolls have shedmuch light on Jewish history and re-ligion in the period surroundingChrist’s earthly mission. Geza Ver-mes has translated and introduced“The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls inEnglish.”

Other caches of ancient manu-scripts have also turned up. “TheGospels of Mary” by Marvin Meyerbrings together several of these.

Weeks Memorial Library

By Iris W. Baird

Musical group Ashelin coming to the Tillotson Center

Weathervane Theatre Alumni return for Weekend of Events on Aug. 4th and 5th

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Littleton Coin Company, a nationally recognized mail order leaderin the collectibles field for over 65 years, providing coins, papermoney and supplies to collectors, seeks to fill the following position:

Director of Human Resourcesfor an Industry Leading Direct Marketing Company

We are seeking an individual with past experience in employer/employeerelations to serve as a member of the executive team, providing strategicdirection on fringe benefits development, staffing needs with emphasis onrecruitment, retention and succession planning, competitive wage planning, aswell as adherence to all state and federal regulations, including OSHAstandards compliance. You will also provide, directly or through outsidesources, technical training assistance to management and employees onsustaining a positive work environment with emphasis on effectivecommunication, collaboration, coaching, and delegated decision making.

You will be expected to maintain an effective working relationship withreporting staff, all levels of management, HR service vendors and other HRmanagement personnel in area companies. You will prepare, monitor, andcontrol the annual department budget, update and maintain the HR policiesmanuals and the Employee Handbook.

Educational/Experience Requirements: The ideal candidate will have a fouryear degree and five to seven years of HR experience. Past teaching andtraining experience a plus, as is a working knowledge of OSHA regulations.

Littleton Coin Company is a strong and growing business currentlyemploying nearly 300 area residents. We offer a competitive salary and acomprehensive benefits package, including group health, dental,disability and life, and 401(k) retirement plan.

Interested candidates should forward their resumesby August 24th for a November 1st start date to:

Director of Human Resources

Littleton Coin Company, LLC

1309 Mt. Eustis Road

Littleton NH 03561-3735

TRI-COUNTY CAP/HEAD START HAS THEFOLLOWING OPENING FOR THE COLEBROOK

PROGRAM BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER

LEAD TEACHER/CENTER DIRECTORPosition requires an Associates or Bachelors degree in early childhoodeducation. Three credits in child care administration or early childhoodleadership and supervision required. A minimum of 1500 hours workingin a licensed childcare program or public or private elementary school &possess excellent organizational, communication, and record keeping skills.This is a full-time 35hrs/wk for a 37 wk/yr benefited position. Medical anddental benefits after 90 days & paid school vacations and sick leave asaccrued. Salary is $12.41-13.52/hr depending on degree. If interested,please send a letter of introduction, transcripts and resume postmarked byAugust 4, 2012 to: Tri-County Head Start, 610 Sullivan St., Berlin NH 03570.

HEAD START IS AN EOE.

WHITE MOUNTAINS REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

2012-2013 School Year

Teaching Staff

• Comprehensive Tech. Ed. Teacher(Engineering/CAD background desired)

• Title I Teacher (.5 FTE – must hold Elementary Ed. Cert.)• Grades 2/3 Teacher (anticipated opening)• Earth/Space Science & Life Science Teacher

Submit resume to Office of Superintendent of SchoolsATTN: Roxanne Hartlen, Admin. Asst.

14 King SquareWhitefield, NH 03598

(603) 837-9363Website: www.sau36.org

EARLY CHILDHOOD/ SPECIAL EDUCATOR The Family-Centered Early Supports & Services Program (early intervention) cur-rently has 1 full time opening (35-hours per week) for a licensed educator to providespecial instruction for infants and toddlers (birth to three) in Upper Grafton County.

Individual will work directly with families and FCESS staff in the child’s homeenvironment. Developmental screenings/evaluations and service coordination/casemanagement functions will be performed. Other responsibilities include but arenot limited to: completion of evaluation/consultation reports, progress notes,other required paperwork and attendance at team and staff meetings.

Candidate must be self-directed, proficient with Microsoft Word & E-mail, highlyorganized, able to multi-task, compassionate and empathetic and maintain firmboundaries with families. Extensive travel is required – 100% reimbursable. Homeoffice option, flex scheduling, excellent benefit package and VST options, officeequipment, child development tools and materials supplied, extensive staff devel-opment opportunities, and more. Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood, SpecialEducation, and/or related field required. MA or M.Ed. preferred. NH TeachingCertification in early childhood, special education or related field required.Experience with ages birth to three preferred.

Send cover letter and resume to: Rochelle Hickmott-Mulkern – Program Director– FCESS/FS Northern Human Services, 71 Hobbs Street, Suite 102, Conway, NH03818 or e-mail: [email protected].

All positions require a valid driver’s license, proof of adequate auto insurance andcompletion of driver’s and criminal background checks. NHS offers an excellentbenefits package.

This Agency is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

HELP WANTEDLittleton Coin Company, a nationally recognized mailorder leader in the collectibles field for over 65 years,providing coins, paper money and supplies to collectors,seeks to fill the following position:

Graphic DesignerSeeking highly motivated designer to join our creative team.Working in a fast-paced Mac environment, you will providedesign solutions for direct marketing and informationalmaterials including catalogs, brochures, space ads, collateraland packaging. Must be proficient in Quark, InDesign,Photoshop and Illustrator, have 3-5 years of graphic designexperience, and be able to do quality work under tightdeadlines with an upbeat attitude. Direct marketingexperience is desired, and knowledge of collectibles a plus.

Littleton Coin Company is a strong and growing business currentlyemploying nearly 300 area residents. We offer a competitivesalary and a comprehensive benefits package, including grouphealth, dental, disability and life, and 401(k) plan.

Interested candidates shouldforward their resumes to:

Director of Human ResourcesLittleton Coin Company, LLC

1309 Mt. Eustis RoadLittleton NH [email protected]

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NSA Industries, LLC is an ISO 9001:2008 Certified metal fabrication andmachining business located in Lyndonville, VT serving many of theregion’s leading manufactures. We are seeking experienced individualswith a desire for personal advancement to join our Quality Assuranceteam.

Quality Assurance Inspector/ProgrammerThis QA Inspector/Programmer position is primarily responsible for gath-ering data to analyze and report on, using custom-written programs togenerate inspection data for manufacturing, engineering, quality andcustomers. The qualified candidate must be a computer-savvy and pre-cise individual who uses their technical skills to create inspection pro-grams for the CMM and OASIS (vision system). This individual must main-tain quality standards by approving incoming materials, in-process pro-duction, and finished products, as well as recording quality results.

Key qualifications for this position include:

� Microsoft Office experience, with strong emphasis in Excel� Knowledge in CMM programming� Knowledge of vision systems� Ability to reverse engineer� Metrology knowledge including calibration� Understanding of machining� Knowledge of ISO concepts� Manufacturing Experience 5 Plus Years

Quality Assurance TechnicianThe QA Technician position is primarily responsible for maintaining highcustomer product acceptance through insuring that products shippedadhere to product specifications at all phases of the operation. Thisincludes inspecting incoming raw materials, purchased parts and out-side service parts. In-process and final product acceptance, first articleinspections and dock audits are also required.

Key qualifications for this position include:

� Knowledge of various Root Cause Analysis methods� Microsoft Office experience, with strong emphasis in Excel� Metrology knowledge including calibration� Understanding of fabrication� Knowledge of ISO concepts� Understanding of Lean principals� Manufacturing Experience 5 Plus Years

NSA pays a competitive wage based on experience and providesexceptional benefits.

Qualified applicants please submit a resume via mail or email to;

NSA Industries, LLC, PO Box 54, Lyndonville, VT 05851, Attention HumanResource or e-mail: [email protected] or visitwww.nsaindustries.com

NSA Industries, LLC is an equal opportunity employer

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FALL POSITIONSCross Country Coach $3079.00: Desire to teachfundamentals of cross country, good citizenship,sportsmanship and proper behavior required. Knowledge ofcross country rules, skills and strategies required. Priorcoaching experience, First Aid, CPR and NFHS coachescertification preferred. Must be willing to obtain coachingcertification. Fall Sports position.

JV Boys Soccer Coach $2161.00: Desire to teachfundamentals of the game, good citizenship, sportsmanshipand proper behavior required. Knowledge of soccer rules,skills and strategies required. Prior coaching experience, FirstAid, CPR and NFHS coaches certification preferred. Must bewilling to obtain coaching certification. Fall Sports position.

Daisy Bronson Golf Coach $540.00: Experience workingwith Middle School Students and knowledge of the sportrequired. Fall Sports position.

SCHOOL YEAR POSITIONSAssistant Yearbook Advisor $1604.00: General interest anddesire to be a yearbook advisor assistant and willingness towork closely with the advisor and students required.Knowledge of and ability to use graphics arts/photo editingsoftware and web based applications desired. School yearposition.

DBMS/LHS Weight lifting Club Advisor $756.00: Desire toteach the fundamentals of weight lifting, good citizenship,sportsmanship, and proper behavior required. Knowledge ofweight lifting skills and strategies required. Prior coachingexperience, First Aid, CPR and NFHS coaches certificationpreferred. Must be willing to obtain coaching certification.School year position.

Music Club/Pep Band $742.00: Desire to assemble and directa group of band students to perform at school events andfunctions required. School year position.

EOE

HELP WANTEDat the

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Position Available:Activities Person

Apply in person at the motel

NURSING OPPORTUNITIESRN HOUSE SUPERVISORFull-time (36 hours/week, 7:00p-7:30a)The House Supervisor is accountable for coordinating the daily clinical care. In addition, is respon-sible for providing clinical and supervisory leadership as well as expertise for the overall NursingDepartment. The candidate must have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in anenvironment with a high level of distraction. The ability to multi-task, problem solving, criticalthinking, conflict management and time management skills is required. In this leadership role,attendance is required for meetings that may occur off shift. Current State of NH RN licensure,ACLS, 5+ years of supervisory/manager experience with ED experience. This is a full-time nightposition (36) 7:00p-7:30a and benefit eligible. Sign-on bonus is offered.

STAFF RNFull-time (36 hours/week, 7:00p-7:30a)Current NH RN licensure, BLS required, and ACLS preferred. Acute care nursing experience pre-ferred. This is a full-time night position (36) 7:00p-7:30a and benefit eligible.

SCHOOL HEALTH STAFF NURSEPart-Time (27 hours/week)The School Nurse is responsible and accountable for providing the fullest possible educationalopportunity for each student by minimizing absence due to illness and creating a climate of healthand well-being in the assigned schools. Current State of NH RN licensure preferred; BLS certification required; three years of pediatricsand/or emergency nursing preferred. The ability to travel between schools is required. The idealcandidate must have a passion working with children and adolescents, possess excellent organi-zational and assessment skills and work independently. This is a part-time (27 hours/week) posi-tion for the UCVH School Health Program during the school year (approximately 42 weeks/year).

If interested please apply online: www.ucvh.org

Upper Connecticut Valley HospitalHeidi Saari, Human Resources

181 Corliss Lane, Colebrook, NH 03576Tele: 603-388-4236 • Fax: 603-388-4114

[email protected]

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General Help Wanted123 FAMILY HAIR CARE in Tilton islooking for family oriented hair stylistswith a great work ethic. Booth rental$120/wk. First week free. Would con-sider employment position for theright person. Call 286-2343.

BUSY AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPlooking for experienced automotivetechnician. Hourly pay based on ASEcertifications and experience. Weeklybonus based on quality and produc-tion. Health insurance paid 100%.Paid vacations/holidays. LimitedSaturdays. Email resume [email protected]

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JEFFERSON - Help Wanted at the OldCorner Store — Evening ShiftManager, good rate of pay, pick upapplication or call 586-7722.

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REED & REED has immediateopenings available for experiencedconstruction specialists, laborers,crane operators, and forklift opera-tors to work on the Groton WindProject in Rumney, NH. Immediateopenings available for qualifiedapplicants. To qualify for this workyou must have experience in heavybridge construction, verifiable pastemployment record and depend-able transportation. Please sendresume, apply online at:

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Reed & Reed, Inc.P.O. Box 370

Woolwich, Me 04579

Women and Minorities are encouraged to apply.

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THE MOONBEAM CAFE located inLancaster, NH has openings for aBreakfast and Lunch Line Cook andfull time dishwasher. Apply at 70 Mainstreet, Lancaster, NH or call 603-915-6704 for interview. Experience andWeekends a must.

WANTED: PLUMBER for establishedbusiness, Plumb Perfect Plumbing Inc.in Easton. NH Journeyman's or Masterlicense required. Oil burner and heat-ing systems knowledge a plus. Paiddays off. Call 603-869-2225

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Part-Time Help WantedCOOK POSITION available atSENIOR MEALS program. Whitefieldlocation needs a reliable individual for28-hrs weekly preparing and servingnutritious meals to seniors in the com-munity. Experience with food servicefor large volume preferred, Foodordering, inventory, lifting and kitchenskills required. Must have insuredvehicle. A positive, energetic personwho enjoys community work would fiton our team! Please call Vickie at 603-837-2424 or Pick-up an application atWhitefield Senior Meals34 Jefferson Rd. Whitefield NH. NorthCountry Senior Meals - Tri-CountyCAP.

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Paid FIRST WeekWe have developed several propri-etary products that small busi-nesses want to buy, now canafford, and will help them gener-ate more income daily.You will be part of a team that issupportive and we'll train you tobe successful quickly and earnimmediately! Commissions andMonthly Residuals! Get paid yourfirst week! Our Reps (part-timeand Full time) earn $150 -$500each day. (Average full-time $250per day including monthly residu-als)Just a couple of our productsinclude Mobile App/MobileWebsites with Text BroadcastingCapability software! You can bethe first to bring REAL Mobile AppCapability to your local smallbusinesses! We have other mobiletechnology and other services inour portfolio that you earn com-missions on! This is a real busi-ness, not one of those you need tosign up for or pay to be a part of,we are a full service associationendorsed by the Local Chambersof Commerce. Requirement: Musthave a smart-phone(iphone/Android) or a portableinternet device (ipad/tablet).Great Attitude, and be willing tocontact and visit both warm andcold leads. This is an excellentopportunity for someone who islooking to launch a career in hi-tech sales, We sell the lowest pricepoint and the highest commis-sions. If you are willing and readyto work, and earn the very firstweek you start, email your resumeand contact information forimmediate consideration. VISITOUR WEBSITEWWW.ASBMA.COM

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of various ages, breeds, mixtures,available for adoption to approved,good homes! Please adopt so moreneedy critters can be taken in and

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needed for the new area shelter.Licensed, tax exempt! Call

Lancaster Humane Society603-788-4500

or write LHS, RR 2 #564, LancasterNH 03584

Pets & BreedersN.H. Law Requires that dogs andcats...

1. Not be transferred before 8 weeks old.

2. Have Vet’s healthcertificate within

14 days of transfer.3. Be inoculated.

This applies to all dogs & cats,mongrel or purebred, gift or

sale, planned or accidental litters.

Auctions/Antiques/Auctioneers

AuctioneersC.W. Gray & Sons, Inc.

East Thetford, VT.802-785-2161

Farm equipment. &consignment sales.

Livestock dealer.

Barn/Garage/ Yard Sales

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Coins & StampsHighest

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Do not sell until you have checked our buy prices.

Buying all US and foreigncopper, gold and silver coins.

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dental gold, sterling silver. Free oral appraisals.

North Country Coins,Main Street,

Plymouth, NH. 603-536-2625

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N.H.DEPT. of Agriculture weights& Measures Law requires: that cordwood (fire wood) must: 1. Be sold by the cord or fraction ofa cord; 2. Contain 128 cubic feet per cordwhen stacked; 3. Be accompanied by sales slip stat-ing the amount of wood sold & theprice.

Jumbo Yard Sales49 HIGH STREET, LANCASTERMoving after 25 years. Lots of qualitystuff of every type. Sat. 8/4 starting at8am.

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Old NH Fish and Game, ca. 1890,bearing laws, penalties and seasons onmoose, caribou, furbearers, fish, etc.Measures 12”x18”. May be seen at theCoös County Democrat, 79 Main St.,Lancaster, NH.

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Apartments For RentA NEWER BUILDING IN WHITE-FIELD: 2 BR, Refrig, stove, hookup forW/D, heat, hot water, trash removal.$700/mo. No pets. Call 603-616-5383.

BERLIN, NH - Northern LightsHousing- 1 bedroom unit –Thisproperty is a development for sen-iors (age 62 or older) and peopleliving with disabilities. Rent is30% of income and includes allutilities. The property is centrallylocated close to downtown andoffers on-site laundry facility, on -site maintenance staff, free park-ing and a beautiful communityroom. Smoke free. Call AHEADProperty Management today foran application and for more infor-mation 603-444-1377. Check outour other rental properties @www.homesahead.org.

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BERLIN: NEWLY RENOVATED 1,2,and 3BR apartments. Call NewEngland Family Housing at 603-744-3551 or visit our website.

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BETHLEHEM: Efficiency units. Nosmoking, No pets, Security depositrequired. Utilities and cable included.603-444-2075

Bethlehem: Quiet second floortwo bedroom with private deck,on site laundry and pergo floor-ing. $625.00 includes garbageremoval, snow plowing and yardmaintenance. Littleton: Charming second floorone bedroom with private deckand on site laundry. $595.00includes heat, hot water, garbageremoval and snow plowing.

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No dogs, no smoking Call 603-838-6528

FRANCONIA: 3 bedroom apt., close totown, $850/mth, available immediate-ly. No smoking, no pets. 616-8603

Groveton, NH – GrovetonHousing - This property is ahousing development for seniors(age 62 or older) and people livingwith disabilities. 1 bedroom unitsare available. Centrally located.Nice community room. On-sitelaundry facility. On-site parking.Rent is 30% of monthly incomeand includes all utilities. Smokefree. Call Property Managementtoday for an application for anapplication and for more informa-tion 603-444-1377.

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GROVETON: Centrally located, nice2-bedrom apt., $625/mo includes heat.Pets OK. Call 788-3678.

LANCASTER – 2 apartments avail.,nice residential location convenient toMain St. and shopping. Large 1bdrm./1st floor avail. now, $600/mo.Also avail. mid-August, 2 bdrm./2ndfloor $550. Lots of nice features, callfor details! 991-0394 after 4 pm please.

LISBON EXTRA NICE large 1BR 1stfloor apartment, private entrance,quiet building, hardwood floors, cookskitchen, w/d hookup. $575/mo. 603-838-6877.

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FFuullll TTiimmee ReporterThe Record Enterprise, the Plymouth area's weekly source for community news,seeks an eager self-starter to cover news and events in and around the Pemi-Bakerand Newfound regions of Central New Hampshire. Candidates should be self-motivated, able to work individually and as part of a team, have keen attention todetail, exhibit solid communication skills, and have strong writing ability.

The ideal candidate should also have a flexible schedule allowing them to covermunicipal meetings and local events, and should be able to set and achieve goalsfor both short-term and long-term stories. Familiarity with Microsoft Word, strongtyping skills, and/or experience in photography would be a plus.

Benefits include medical and dental coverage, 401K plan, mileage reimbursementand paid personal time.

Interested candidates should send resume and references to:

Brendan BerubeEditor, Plymouth Record EnterpriseP.O. Box 729, Meredith, NH 03253email: [email protected]

Fax: (603) 279-3331

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MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST/MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN

FULL-TIMEPrimary responsibilities involve the testing of body fluids and other specimensamples submitted to the Laboratory for analysis. Medical Technologist (ASCP,AMT or equivalent) preferred; or Medical Laboratory Technician (ASCP, AMT orequivalent). Medical Technologist must possess a Bachelor of Science degreethat meets the academic requirements of the ASCP Board Registry or academicexperience by recognized accrediting agencies and is certified within one yearof hire by either AMT, ISCLT, HHS, or NCA in the Laboratory Technologistcategory. Medical Laboratory Technician must possess an Associate’s degreethat meets the academic requirements of the ASCP Board Registry or academicexperience by recognized accrediting agencies and is certified within one yearof hire by either AMT, ISCLT, HHS, or NCA in the Laboratory Technologistcategory. Generalist Technologist/Technician preferred. Computer literacy andLaboratory Information Systems experience desirable. A pleasant demeanor,good patient manner and the ability to communicate with patients is essential.Candidate must demonstrate excellent customer service skills. Full-time, 40hours/week, shares call and holiday coverage. This position is benefit eligible.

If interested please apply online: www.ucvh.orgHeidi Saari

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Apartments For RentLISBON: BOYNTON APTS 14 SouthMain, 1 & 2 bedrooms starting at$130.38 per week includes stove,refrigerator, basic heat, hot water anddumpster. Call John 800-852-8624.

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LITTLETON 1 & 2 BR. Apts.

clean, bright & recently renovated.

Heat included.Location within walking distance to downtown.

Overlooking the river in quiet,well managed building.

Ref., Sec. Dep. and 1 yr. leaserequired. No pets. No smoking.

For more details call 603-823-9099 evenings or

603-616-7770 daytime.

LITTLETON, NH - BRAND NEW2 bedroom apartments located onCountry Lane (off Mann’s Hill),Cottage St. and Ely St. Rents startat just $625/month. Free Heatand hot water. Washer/Dryerhookups. Community play-ground. Walking distance toschools and downtown. CableTV/Internet ready. Trashremoval/recycling. No pets (serv-ice animals only). Smoke free.Call AHEAD PropertyManagement today for an applica-tion and for more information603-444-1377. Check out ourother properties @ www.homesa-head.org.

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LITTLETON, NH - BRAND NEW3 bedroom apartments located onCountry Lane (off Mann’s Hill)and Ely St. Rent is $750/month.Free Heat and hot water.Washer/Dryer hookups.Community playground. Walkingdistance to schools and down-town. Cable TV/Internet ready.Trash removal/recycling. No pets(service animals only). Smokefree. Call AHEAD PropertyManagement today for an applica-tion and for more information603-444-1377. Check out ourother properties @ www.homesa-head.org. EHO

LITTLETON, NH - BRAND NEW4 bedroom apartment located onEly St. Rent is $800/month. FreeHeat and hot water. Washer/Dryerhookup. Walking distance toschools and downtown. CableTV/Internet ready. Trashremoval/recycling. No pets (serv-ice animals only). Smoke free.Call AHEAD PropertyManagement today for an applica-tion and for more information603-444-1377. Check out ourother properties @ www.homesa-head.org. EHO

LITTLETON: Large One BedroomApt, great location near Remich Park.$650/month, includes heat and hotwater. On-site w&d. Call 838-2281.

Newly Remodeled One BedroomPenthouse Apartment Located inKilburn Apartment Building onCottage Street, Littleton. TheApartment Features BeautifulViews, Ample Parking, FullySprinklered, Washer Dryer Facilityand a Private Entrance.Conveniently Located and a ShortWalking Distance to All Shops,Restaurants, Jax Jr. Cinemas,Littleton Fitness Center andLittleton Food Co-op. Rentincludes Heat, Hot Water andRubbish Removal. Sorry No DogsAllowed. Rent: $525.

Eames Realty444-6944 Ext. 10

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WOODSVILLE: FREE HEAT andhot water. 3 bedroom apartmentavailable. $600/month. Quietneighborhood. Ample parking.Washer/Dryer hookup. No pets(service animals only), Smokefree. Stop in or call for an applica-tion. AHEAD PropertyManagement, 260 Main St.,Littleton, NH 603-444-1377.Check out our other properties @

www.homestead.org EHO

WHITEFIELD: Very nice 1Br apart-ment, ground floor, in rural setting.Close to Mt View Grand Resort and Wt.Mt. Regional High School. Includesstove, refrig., W/W carpet, heat, W/Dhookup and front porch. No smoking$575/mo. Security deposit. One yearlease. Available now. 603-837-2767.

WHITEFIELD—Large 3 bdrm apt, noutilities, no pets, washer/dryer hook,security and 1 mth rent, $650/mth.Call 603-837-2239.

Apartments For Rent

PELLETIER PROPERTYMANAGEMENT, LLC

120 Cottage St., Suite #2Littleton, NH 03561

Phone: 444-6999email:[email protected]

Littleton3 Bdrm, Single Family home, NoUtilities Included - $950/mo2 Bdrm, 1st flr- Heat Included -$750/mo1 Bdrm, 1st flr Apt with Heat & HWIncluded - $550/mo

Lisbon1 Bdrm, 2nd flr with Heat & HWIncluded - $650/mo1 Bdrm, 2nd flr Apt with Heat andHW Included - $600/mo

Lancaster1 Bdrm – 2nd flr with Heat & HWIncluded - $500/mo

Vermont2 Bdrm Duplex, No Utilities -$750/mo

TWIN MOUNTAIN––I bedroom apt.,hardwood floors, lots of windows, nicebuilding in a great part of town.$575/mth includes heat and hot water.Call Jim Drummond 616-5857

WINN ASSOCIATES PROPERTYMANAGEMENT INC69 Meadow Street,

PO Box 966, Littleton, NH 603-444-0709

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BETHLEHEM74 Cherry Valley Road – 1 Bdrm.Apartment, private location, noutilities $475/mo

DALTONRt 135 - Large 4 Bedroom House,No Utilities included $1,100/mo(Pets Negotiable)

LITTLETON64 Maple Street - 2nd floor, 1 bed-room – Heat/Hot Water Included -$650/mo 1586 North Littleton Rd, 1 Bdrmapartment with garage, all utilitiesincluded $675/mo

TWIN MOUNTAINRoute 302 North – New Double-Wide 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath – NoUtilities - $1000/mo.

WOODSVILLE: FREE HEAT andhot water. 2 bedroom apartmentavailable. $580/month. Quietneighborhood. Ample parking.Washer/Dryer hookup. No pets(service animals only). Smokefree. Stop in or call for an applica-tion. AHEAD PropertyManagement, 260 Main Street,Littleton, NH 603-444-1377.Check out our other properties @www.homesahead.org EHO

Commercial Space ForRent

FIRST FLOOR OFFICE SPACEon Union Street in Littleton.$375.00 includes all utilities,garbage removal and snowplow-ing. Available July 1st.

Call 603-838-6528

Jax Jr. Cinema Building LittletonStorefront located in the most rec-ognized location on Main StreetLittleton Enjoy Terrific Exposurewith 14,000 Cars Passing by YourDoor Each Day. Building isConveniently Located in front ofFree Public Parking Lot. 1,350 S.F.with Large Window Displays, FloorArea, Store Awning, PrivateBathroom High Ceilings, SidewalkDisplay Space, Fully Sprinklered.The Space was Recently Remodeledand is next to State FarmInsurance. Rent Includes Heat andWater. Rent: $695

Eames Realty444-6944 Ext. 10

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WIDE OPEN COMMERCIAL SPACE:Approx. 1500 sq.ft. Work shop and live-in apartment possible. $995./mo. CallFrank 603-616-8020.

Furnished ApartmentsBETHLEHEM - Nice 1 BedroomApartment, weekly or monthly, fur-nished, all utilities included, reason-ably priced. $550/mo. $140/wk. Call444-6061.

Houses For RentLITTLETON—2 Bedroom House forrent. New construction, energy effi-cient, deck, stove, microwave, dish-washer, deck, pantry, w/d hookup, 2baths. $1,250/month. Call 603-616-8931.

Rooms For RentFRANCONIA - Private Motel StyleRooms w/baths in town, NewlyRenovated. Close to Local amenities.Utilities included, off street parking,nice yard, No Dogs. $120.00 weekly,plus security. Call 603-860-0086.

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ing a rag tag crew and nosubs the Tough Guys ral-lied for a 61-59 win overH&R Block in the BerlinHigh School gym onThursday.

One of the scale tipperswas Remax Realty regularBryar King that was givenlicense by the Blockers tofill TG’s ranks in order tohave a game.

Brandon Frost struckfirst for big green with afree 40 seconds in, but thenthe gray menace went onan 11-point run (11-1)spread across the team. The

Blockers pulled a six-pointsurge of their own rightafter to stay in the game,but trailed 34-20 at half-time.

Mean green had onlyfour scorers includingthree that pulled in 16 ormore points: Frost, LucasBellanceau and ZackBacon. Tough Guy JakeDrouin led the game with25 points.

With two minutes left inthe game the Tough Guyswere still ahead 60-53, butH&R Block soon broughtthe pressure. Bellanceau hittwo frees at 1:15 and Bacona hoop at 43 seconds left toput the score at 60-57. TheBlockers were in foul trou-ble, however, and Drouinwas able to hit the first of aone and one. Bellanceaudropped another field goalkeeping it a one-possessiongame, but that’s as far asthe Blockers would get.

Remax Realty went toeto toe with the CaronBuilding Center and after aclose first half perseveredto take a strong 82-55victo-ry.

Jamason Levesquekicked off with a zealousthree to give Caron the leadwithin the first 30 secondsas well as an alleyoop toIan Boyko. It wasn’t long,however, until some skillfull passing by Remaxclosed the gap and the racecontinued.

Boyko was on fire the

first half hitting almostevery shot for 18 pointsthat was only countered bya combined offensive effortfrom Jon Mullins and DonPicard. Remax held slimlyonto the lead 33-32 at half-time.

The second half, howev-er, Boyko was held to justone field goal whileMullins set up 16-points,King 11 and JosbertVillanueva 10-points. Withsix minutes left Remax wasup to a commanding 71-51lead.

Game1H&R Block 59M. Smith 4-0-8, L.

Bellanceau 7-2-16, Z. Bacon6-3-16, B. Frost 7-2-19:Totals 24-7-59

Tough Guys 61J. Mercier 6-0-13, C.

Laflamme 1-0-3, J. Drouin9-5-25, N. Fodor 2-1-5, B.King 6-3-15: Totals 24-9-61

Game2Remax Realty 82D. Picard 6-0-14, B. King

7-1-15, R. Arsenault 2-0-4,J. Arsenault 4-1-10, J.Villanueva 6-1-15, J.Mullins 13-0-26

Caron Building Center55

Q. Morrisette 0-2-2, B.Frenette 4-1-11, I. Boyko 9-1-20, C. Lamphere 4-2-13, J.Levesque 3-0-7, A. Lyman1-0-2: Totals 21-6-55

The musical ‘Avenue Q’ daz-zled the imagination – and thecritics – when it was a Tonytriple-crown winner on Broad-way. With kudos as Best Musi-cal, Best Score and Best Book,the musical moved to Las Ve-gas for a long and near-perma-nent run — until now.

Released for regional per-formance, the show is makingits mark -- this summer’sBoston engagement sold topacked houses and an extend-ed run. And now, you can seeit in the North Country when‘Avenue Q’ opens at the Weath-ervane Theatre on August 2.

For a generation raised byand with a puppeted neighbor-hood of another name, the ap-peal will be strong. The char-

acters that populate the Av-enue are, however, just a bitmore quirky than those alpha-bet-speaking, number-countingchildhood memories. Thesefriends and neighbors sing andspeak more honestly (andfreely) as they confront life inthe city, making a life, working,and getting along.

To start with, there’s Prince-ton. A recent college grad, he’sembarking on the adventure ofso many: finding a job, anapartment, and a way to fit in.He may not be completely pre-pared for the New York Cityneighborhood in which he findshimself – or the new neighborshe finds there. Like Kate Mon-ster, a kindergarten teachingassistant; bickering room-

mates Nicky and Rod; Brian andhis fiancé named ChristmasEve; not to mention the BadNews Bears, Mrs. Thistletwat,Trekkie Monster, and, oh yes,Gary Coleman and Lucy theSlut.

There are comings and go-ings, pairings and partings, andhip, edgy music with quick andfrank lyrics as you movethrough the lives and lovesfound on ‘Avenue Q’ – a roadworth the trip.

The musical ‘Avenue Q’joins the alternating repertoryat the Weathervane, with ColePorter’s ‘Kiss Me Kate’, A.R.Gurney’s comedy ‘Sylvia’, themusical ‘9 to 5’, and a re-vamped ‘Moose Capades’ revuethat recalls the silly fun of

those clubhouse tv shows ofyouth – seen through the re-union of a group of child starsgrown up. Call 603-837-9322 fortickets; information atwww.weathervanetheatre.org


AUGUST 1, 2012

NorthCountry ManorAssisted Living for Seniors

NorthCountry Manor ... setting the standard for excellence in the North Country

71 School Street | Littleton, NH 03561603-259-3100 | www.ncmlittleton.com

Annamarie Sloss RNOwner/Administrator

At NorthCountry Manor we believe the bestassisted living care takes place in a small,home-like environment. The comforts of homeand the kindness of our staff allow our seniorsto transition into a new life chapter and focuson what matters most. As a family owned andoperated business we take pride in ourindividualized care plans, attention to detailand stable, safe routines.

We invite you to stop in, share a cup of coffeeand discover the NorthCountry Manor Difference.

NCMBL: Remax and Tough Guys rise to the top

Weathervane Adds ‘Avenue Q ‘ to the Neighborhood

COURTESY PHOTO

Avenue Q director Francis Kelleysits among his live and lively castmembers Alan Winner andPrinceton, Brad Heikes andTerkkie, and Laura Oldham andKate Monster. The very contem-porary musical opens August 2 atthe Weathervane Theatre inWhitefield, NH. Tickets and info at603-837-9322. Avenue Q joinsthe alternating schedule at theprofessional theatre, with Kiss MeKate, Sylvia, 9 to 5, and MooseCapades now playing.

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