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Ricky Boyd, left, of Gilmanton, and Gilford resident Connor Garfinkle carry a sheet of plywood they had just cut to size to a freshly-framed bob house. Students in the Huot Regional Technical Education Center’s building construction class built the bob house on Tuesday with guidance from the Lakes Region Homebuilders and Remodelers Association. Middleton Building Supply and Southern New Hampshire Concrete helped provide materials. Once finished, the house will be displayed on the lawn in front of Laconia High School, where it will wait to be given as a prize for a contest run by the Hawk 104.9 FM radio station. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Adam Drapcho)

LACONIA — The New Hampshire Department of Administrative Services pre-sented its plan to subdivide a portion of the former Laco-nia State School property on Parade Road to the city Plan-ning Department yesterday.

State draws line around State School property it wants to keep; Ahern Park will have a new entrance

Last year, when the Legis-lature included the sale of the property in the 2011-2012 state budget, the department indi-cated that it would carve out a parcel housing the 911 call center and the building vacated by Lakes Region Community Services, which would remain the property of the state.

The city has no authority approve or deny proposals by the state, which it presented as a courtesy.

The subdivision plan would create a 17-acre lot by annex-ing four acres of Ahern State Park fronting on Parade Road and bordered by Right Way Path to 13 acres where the two

buildings, each with an adja-cent parking lot, stand. The short stretch of Ahern Park Road that begins at Right Way Path and parallels Parade Road before turning west would be abandoned. A new driveway off Parade Road, through the northeast corner of Ahern Park

By Michael KitchTHE LACONIA DAILY SUN

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GILFORD — In addition to the warrant articles requested by outside agencies for funding requests, selectmen on Tuesday

Gilford selectmen all thumbs down on petitioned warrant articles

also reviewed five war-rant articles submitted by petition that propose vari-ous spending and person-nel policy changes.

At their final meeting

before next weeks deliberative session of Town Meeting, selectmen discussed why they recommended against each of the five articles and who would address each one at the Gilford High School auditorium on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

The first is to allow the town’s default budget to be developed by the Budget Com-mittee as opposed to the Board of Select-men. Because Gilford operates under the Official Ballot (SB-2) law, the default budget

takes effect it voters reject the proposed operating budget on election day. State law prescribes how the default budget is to be constructed on a foundation of the previous year’s budget.

Selectman Kevin Hayes said he would speak against the issue on behalf of select-men at the deliberative session because the default budget is the basic responsibility of the Board of Selectmen.

By Gail OBerTHE LACONIA DAILY SUN

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MEREDITH — Police arrested two men in connection with an early-morn-ing burglary at the Et Cetera Shoppe on Route 25.

Police said the alarm at the popu-lar consignment and second-hand store sounded at 5:51 a.m. Tuesday morning.

Initial investigat-ing officers noticed the burglars entered the building through a rear window that had been smashed from the outside. They noticed two sets of fresh footprints in

2 men quickly arrested for Meredith store burglary

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CAIRO (AP) — At least 74 people were killed and hundreds injured after soccer fans rushed the field in the seaside city of Port Said Wednesday following an upset victory by the home team over Egypt’s top club, setting off clashes and a stampede as riot police largely failed to intervene.

It was a bloody reminder of the deterio-rating security in the Arab world’s most populous country as instability continues nearly a year after former President Hosni Mubarak was swept out of power in a pop-ular uprising.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A treasure hunter said Wednesday he has located the wreck of a British merchant ship that was torpedoed by a German U-boat off Cape Cod during World War II while carrying what he claims was a load of platinum bars now worth more than $3 billion.

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana became the Rust Belt’s first right-to-work state Wednesday in a move that is sure to embolden advocates seeking to curtail union rights across the country. But whether other states can replicate the conservatives’ suc-cess in Indiana is less certain.

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74 dead in stampede after Egyptian soccer matchThe melee — which followed an Egyp-

tian league match between Al-Masry, the home team in the Mediterranean city, and Al-Ahly, based in Cairo and one of Egypt’s most popular teams — was the worst case of soccer violence in Egypt and the deadli-est worldwide since 1996. One player said it was “like a war.”

In Cairo, fans angered that another match between Al-Ismaili and Zamalek was halted because of the Port Said vio-lence set fire to the bleachers at the main stadium in the Egyptian capital, authori-

ties said. No injuries were reported, and employees said firefighters extinguished the blaze before it caused much damage.

The clashes and ensuing stampede did not appear to be directly linked to the political turmoil in Egypt, but the violence raised fresh concerns about the ability of the state police to manage crowds. Most of the hundreds of black-uniformed police with helmets and shields stood in lines and did nothing as soccer fans chased either, some wielding sharp objects and others

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Maine treasure hunter says he’s found WWII ship laden with platinumexpressed doubt the vessel was carrying plati-num. And if it was, in fact, laden with precious metals, who owns the hoard could become a matter of international dispute.

Treasure hunter Greg Brooks of Sub Sea Research in Gorham, Maine, announced that a wreck found sitting in 700 feet of water 50 miles offshore is that of the S.S. Port Nicholson, sunk in 1942.

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via the hull number using an underwa-ter camera, and he hopes to begin raising the treasure later this month or in early March with the help of a remotely oper-ated underwater vessel.

“I’m going to get it, one way or another, even if I have to lift the ship out of the water,” Brooks said.

The claim should be viewed with skep-see TREASURE page 12

Indiana becomes first ‘rust belt’ state to adopt right-to-work lawThe political factors that aligned in Indi-

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Gov. Mitch Daniels’ signature Wednes-day on the bill that made Indiana the nation’s 23rd right-to-work state was the

end of a contentious two-year political battle that included partisan bickering, lawmaker walkouts, legislative stall tac-tics and union protests. In the end, Indiana marked the first win for national right-to-work supporters who tried in vain last year

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LETTERSIt’s not about equality of outcome, it’s about equality under law

Susan Estrich

10 reasons why Newt should stay in the race

10. It would be very boring. People would stop paying attention to presidential politics. Campaigns are unique learning experiences, as Professor Gingrich certainly knows.

9. He doesn’t need his own plane. When you’re running to make a dif-ference, running to energize people, attract them to politics and stimu-late a real debate, all you need is a plane ticket to a debate.

8. Without Gingrich, Mitt Romney will veer to the middle faster than you can say Massachusetts. Every time he starts winning, that’s exactly what he does. Every time he starts losing, he remembers what party he’s in. For conservatives, Gin-grich is the last best hope of keeping Romney on their side.

7. Gingrich brings out the best in Romney. Really. Until South Carolina, passive and predictable didn’t begin to describe it. The guy is fi nally going off script (Romney, I mean). He’s actually learning to fi ght. A scripted bore is not going to hold a candle to Barack Obama.

6. Gingrich brings out the worst in Romney. For example, his taxes. Imagine those coming out, say, next October. Disaster. And worse, Romney explaining that of course he deserves to pay lower taxes, because unlike the rest of us poor slobs, his income doesn’t come from working. The rule on bad news is always the sooner the better. With-out an opponent, we’ll never know all the terrible things he must have done as governor of Massachusetts. Need I say the name that brings shivers to any Democrat old enough

to remember? Willie Horton. Does Romney have one? Who knows?

5. Gingrich isn’t running for Senate. He doesn’t need the support of big-money establishment Republicans in the future. So what if they put pres-sure on him? They don’t have any power over him. And as for the world of talking heads, he’s already done that. The national stage commands more people than any talk-show studio. And if that’s where he wants to end up, sooner is not better.

4. No young person is going to go out and pound the pavement for Romney because he inspired them to believe in something, because they thought one person could make a difference, because they felt they were joining a political crusade. If anyone is going to do that, it’s Gin-grich. Romney is Romney, Inc. No wonder he thinks corporations are people. He is one.

3. Maybe he’s right about the moon. Who knows? Unless he stays in, it will stay a laugh line.

2. What would “Saturday Night Live” do?

1. It would be such a disappoint-ment to all of us Democrats if he got out. Here we are, united and rooting for Newt. And with friends like us, who needs enemies?

(Susan Estrich is a professor of Law and Political Science at the University of Southern California Law Center. A best-selling author, lawyer and politician, as well as a teacher, she fi rst gained national prominence as national campaign manager for Dukakis for President in 1988.)

Education has gone to hell to reside with unions and the devilTo the editor,

This is in reply to Kent Warner’s libelous letter of Jan. 28 in our Daily Sun. Kent is a nice guy, but I suspect he is losing it a bit. Our local educa-tion quality has nothing to do with funding. In fact, it is GROSSLY over funded!

It is ALL about the QUALITY of education our kids get today: the teachers only teach to the 4th grade level (all they know). We NEED GOOD teachers to teach to ABOVE the 12th grade level. That was easy when I was in school in 1951. BUT we pay them fi ve times as much as GOOD teachers got in 1954, and we get NO improvements! What the hell

is wrong with asking them to teach to at LEAST 1951 standards? Oh, the damn UNIONS oppose that, with their attitude of “to hell with the stu-dent, just give us lots of money”. Then he ends with, “Our state budget for higher education is lowest”, when it is HIGHEST! The more we spend on education the less the students learn!

Education has gone to hell to reside with the unions and the devil. If you don’t like that then PLEASE change it back to sanity. Eliminate the extremely selfi sh unions, and encour-age real learning. If you are afraid of the unions, then move to China!

Jack StephensonGilford

To the editor,I would like to clarify a statement

made on January 30 at a Meredith Board of Selectmen hearing. The Altrusa Club of Meredith has made a fi nancial contribution in partial sup-port of the annual Easter Egg Hunt

Altrusa Club in contributing to Easter Egg hunt, not running itand will be assisting the staff at the event. This does not constitute total responsibility for this popular event.

Lisa Davis, Vice Chairman &Chairman of Community Service Altrusa Club of Meredith

To the editor,My wife and I both shook our heads

in amazement while reading Bob Meade’s lastest column — “Equality of outcome: the impossible dream” — because it was a column about an alternate reality that only exists in the minds of conservatives. Mr. Meade claims “some politicians are offering up the promise of equality of outcome as a way to divide the country”. First of all, not one politician has offered any promise of “equality of outcome”. I hear that claim in the right wing noise machine but it is a twisted lie designed to hoodwink gullible people who will then spread the same twisted lie to other conservative puppets.

If you have been fooled by the radi-cal right, let me tell you what people want when they speak of income inequality. Firstly, nobody is seeking a world where we all make the same amount. What progressives mean by growing inequality is that the system has been rigged in a way by bought politicians so that a higher and higher percentage of capital is being moved upward to the wealthy. Cornered. A powerful ari$tocracy is being cre-ated. While wages have been fl at for 30 years, the rich enjoy hundreds of percent growth due to changed tax and regulatory laws, they lobbied for, not harder work. As Warren Buf-fett clearly said, there is a class war waged by the rich in which the rich are winning because they have all the weapons. If anyone is dividing us, its the lawmakers and their puppets who support and pass laws crafted by right wing corporations that make the middle class poorer and weaker (and sicker due to “cost effective” unregu-lated hazardous waste).

Laws like “Right to Work — FOR LESS” is typical right wing pandering

to this unclean aristocracy of avarice.Not since the 1920s, right before the

crash, has this country had such a gulf of income inequality. And that is the world that right wingers are success-fully returning us to. Our gulf resem-bles many developing nations now. We have gone backward since Reagan. Mr. Meade quotes Jefferson: “that all men are created equal”. Maybe before God we are equal but under the laws of the United States we are not. We should all be equal under the law but we are not when a system is designed so a Mitt Romney pays 13.9-percent on an income of $20,000,000, some major corporations pay no taxes at all, and someone who makes $200,000 pays over 30-percent. This has abso-lutely nothing to do with “equality of outcome”, it is all about equality under the law. This has nothing to do with envy, it is about fairness and jus-tice which the right gets boils think-ing about. Conservatives are quick to attack any group they think is getting “special rights” but are silent when it comes to the special rights taxes of those with the highest incomes. In America, under the laws created by bought politicians, there is no level playing fi eld for all. The rich have their playing fi eld of lowest taxes, spe-cial treatment, and lobbyists while the middle class has a different fi eld with a higher tax rate than people that make an entire year’s middle class wage in a day. Our Republic is sick because of right wing politicians..

Mr. Meade, this has nothing to do with equality of outcome; its about equality under the law. That is certainly missing in economic America. Don’t believe the right wing clown car’s noise machine. Change the channel.

James VeverkaTilton

History is full of bad laws that were changed only after being brokenTo the editor,

This letter is in reference to Skip Murphy’s letter on Jan. 31.

Mr. Murphy provides a perfect description of a rogue state – one that makes its own rules for behav-ing in the world in total disregard of the international community. Isn’t this what Iran and North Korea are doing? This is surely not good com-

pany to be in. I recommend that Mr. Murphy read “Rogue State” by inves-tigative reporter William Blum, who chronicles the violation by the U.S. of other countries’ sovereignty over sev-eral decades.

U.S. Public Law 107-243 is as invalid as the Jim Crow laws of the south used to be because both are based on

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LETTERSWe didn’t declare war on Iraq because there was no reason to

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false premises. History is full of bad laws that were changed only after being broken. I’m sure the Saudis who attacked the World Trade Center had their own versions of these laws as well, and their cause was equally unjustifi ed.

Mr. Murphy is engaging in concrete, black/white, either/or, dualistic think-ing that is one of the greatest obstacle to world peace. Absolute sovereignty and total world government are both abhorrent structures as far as I’m con-cerned. If all countries minded their own business, then there would be no need for international oversight, and sovereignty would never come into question. To cooperate with the inter-national community does not mean a

loss of sovereignty, and any country’s sovereignty does not give it the right tointerfere with other countries’ sov-ereignty as the U.S. has done over and over. I’m sure that Mr. Murphy believes that having 900 bases around the world gives the U.S. the right to do anything it wants in the world. It may give us the ability but not the right.

Also, I would like to inform Mr. Murphy that there will be no guns allowed in my class, come hell or high water. Just as the Jim Crow laws of the south needed breaking so too should any law that places students for whom I am personally responsible at risk. Maybe the answer to such gun mania is a good dose of Viagra.

Leo R. SandyNew Hampton

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To the editor,I direct these comments to Skip

Murphy, concerning his letter addressing the legality of the Iraq war, in an effort to determine the facts and untruths of this chapter in Amer-ican history. This country, a charter member of the U.N., disagreed with the U.N.’s decision to allow Iraq more time to comply to certain resolutions. We (the U.S.) threatened to take uni-lateral action outside the U.N.’s juris-diction. Kofi Annan, former head of the United Nations said our actions would be illegal. Forty two countries agreed. This is a very important remark. Simply put, if this military assault against Iraq is illegal, and most think it is, it constituted an act of murder, which is illegal killing. There is no other way to describe it.

Regardless, we fomented an invasion plan and a bombing assault on cities and towns. No declaration of war was declared. Why? Because there was no reason to declare war on Iraq. We used a mumble-jumble of scrambled (so-called) legal reasons to justify our military vio-lence against a weak, third-world coun-try, that was unable to muster a fi ghting force, navy, or air power, because they, themselves, were in a protracted civil war. New York Times, in a front page story said that Iraq suffered 600,000

civilian deaths. If the Iraqi war was ille-gal — and it was, both President George W. Bush and Vice President Cheney should be tried as war criminals — the charge being: Crimes against Human-ity. But because we are a land of super-patriots, who will refuse to face the plain facts, and will conjure any story that sounds reasonable — and palm it off as the honest truth, that will never happen. We need to admit we commit-ted a serious crime, because if we don’t, it could very well permit our country and our military to do it again!

The war lobby, the weapons indus-try, and the like, have a powerful voice in Washington. Too many of our weak-willed Legislators are eager for weap-ons contracts, and will too quickly turn their heads to what is right or wrong. I imagine the State of Texas became wealthy overnight when war broke out. Millionaires and billionaires abounded with good ‘ol George sending business their way. We spent a trillion dollars in pursuing a war that was wrong in the beginning and still is! I love my country as much as anyone, but I will not sup-port wanton military action against a neutral, non-threatening country, what-ever a corrupt, war-minded administra-tion says.

Leon R. AlbushiesGilford

To the editor,“Laughter does the soul good”, or so

the old adage goes. In that case, my soul is well indeed, especially after reading the latest dismalocumentary from Kate Miller (who seemingly is still smarting after being thrown out of the N.H. House for being a Democrat extremist by voters in 2010). Her per-sonal jeremiad in attempting to paint the Republicans to where she’s already been cast borders on hysterical these last few months! One would think that she works in a plastics factory (the way she keeps grasping at straws)!

In her latest dismalogy, she vainly tries to ascribe to HB-1658, where the state would no longer provide higher payments to a TANF (welfare) mother who has another baby, as an additional intrusion into the personal lives of women (“So this legislature wants to pry even further into wom-en’s lives?”). Let’s see – if the state has to pay more now, it would have to be involved with a women’s life in order

Liberals happy to pluck taxpayers over & over for their own purposesto see that she was pregnant, see that she gave birth, and see that the baby was delivered in order to pay the cur-rent extra stipend, right (“yup, new baby? Paperwork, please”). And if that woman had yet another baby, it would be “rinse, repeat”. After all, the state HAS to be involved!; How else would update the systems that spit out the checks as the babies arrive?

No, Ms. Miller, if HB-1658 goes through, the state will not become more involved. In fact, it will do nothing more – exactly what you want (i.e., less intrusion!). No asking for “baby proof”, no interaction with paperwork, and nothing done in the computer system. Zippo, nada, nothing. Last time I looked into the dictionary, that would be the essence of “no intrusion”. Right?

So, let’s turn this around – how WOULD this be an intrusion, Ms. Miller – by doing nothing? Right now, the only intrusion I see is the Demo-crat sanctioned reach into taxpay-

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ers wallets to force them to pay for the results of behavior in which they had no part – coerced charity. Isn’t it really is an intrusion by greedy Demo-crat that are all too willing to pluck the taxpayers over and over again for their own purposes (instead of using their own wallets?). Once again, we see a Democrat, Ms. Miller, all too willing to socialize a cost for someone

from preceding page else’s behavior.Or are you simply trying the old

Democrat/Liberal/Progressive (you know, I DO wish you folks would fi nally fi gure out what you want to be called – you have almost as many names as you do ways to fl eece tax-payers wallets) of redefi ning our lan-guage to suit your purposes?

Skip MurphyGilford

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Now that it appears as though everyone has had their say about the dead moose, I, as the accomplice, have

only two words to say: “Bullwinkle Burgers!”.

Harry H. BeanGilford

A story about the arrest of Laconia resident Mary Beth Miner in con-nection with a Dec. 19 bank robbery in Manchester that appeared in our Tuesday, Jan. 31 edition included a reference to the Nov. 4 robbery at a Tilton jewelry store that needs clarifi -cation. The story reported that Tilton Police Chief Robert Cormier indi-cated Miner may be “connected” to the

Clarification: Laconia women provided information that led to arrest of Meredith woman for aiding in jewelry store robbery

Tilton robbery. To be clear, Cormier said she has provided his department with information about that crime. Affi davits fi led in 6th Circuit Court, Frankin Division say information garnered from Miner led Tilton Police to arrest Katie T. Falls of True Road in Meredith and charge her with one count of being an accomplice to the Kay Jewelry Store robbery.

would serve the state-owned lot and connect to Ahern Park Road, offering direct access to the park.

The subdivision would shrink the extent of the remaining property, in which the city has expressed interest in acquiring, from 212 acres to 199 acres.

When the proposal was presented to the Technical Review Committee (TRC), consisting of representatives from city departments, Deputy Fire Chief Charles Roffo questioned the location of the new access road, con-cerned that the line of sight for vehi-cles entering Parade Road may not be adequate.

At the same meeting, Jared Nylund of the Department of Administra-tive Services, indicated that once the property has been subdivided the water tower serving the entire site would be shut down. His remark aroused concern that the Robbie Mills Sports Complex, home to the Laconia Muskrats of the New England Colle-giate Baseball League, could be left without water.

However, “that won’t happen,” said Michael Connor, director of the bureau

of purchase and property. “We’re not going to do anything drastic.” He said that apart from the two buildings in the subdivision, the remaining build-ings on the site are empty and moth-balled and consequently, the water tower is unnecessary. “We don’t need it because there is not enough usage,” Connor said, adding that the depart-ment was considering other options.”

The Legislature directed the depart-ment to sell the property to the city for $10-million and, failing that, to Belknap County. If neither the city nor the county acquire the property, Connor said that it would be offered on the private market. In the mean-time, he said that the state would be responsible for “minimal mainte-nance” at the site.

The city has expressed interest in the site, but questioned the Leg-islature’s $10-million reserve price. Russ Thibeault of Applied Economic Research appraised the property at about $1.5-million, without including the value of the buildings or the cost of addressing environmental issues. Connor said that the state has also commissioned an appraisal that it expects to release soon.

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The issue was also discussed at a previous meeting because because the default budget in recent years has actually been higher than the pro-posed selectman’s budget.

Proponents of giving the responsi-bility to the Budget Committee — in this case many of them Budget Com-mittee members — contend when the default budget is higher than the pro-posed budget, the voters face a Hob-son’s choice, which is no choice at all.

Defending keeping the role of default budget with selectmen were selectmen who pointed out that in tough economic times, like the past few years, selectmen are demanding more and more budget

cuts from their administrators and the default budget should be higher than the budget put before voters by the Budget Committee because is just a refl ection of the present budget minus contractual agreements and one-time expenditures.

The second petitioned article asks that the town impose a tax or spend-ing cap that restricts the amount to be raised by local property taxes to no higher than the amount spent the previous year.

Referring to the “zero percent” men-tioned in the proposed article, Town Administrator Scott Dunn said the deliberative session can change the

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percentage put before voters but that it is essentially “toothless” because it applies only to the number presented by the Budget Committee to the body.

Selectmen agreed and recom-mended against its passage. The above two petitioned articles must pass by a 3/5 majority of those voting on March 13.

The third petitioned article asks the voters to change the annual voting date from March to May.

Selectmen Kevin Hayes said he would speak to the article and opposes it because it would mean the town would technically operate without a budget each year for 17 weeks instead of nine.

He said he would also be prepared to address the topic of changing the fi scal year from beginning January 1 to beginning July 1 — a measure that could be “very expensive” to implement. The warrant article as written does not ask for a change in the fi scal year.

The fourth petitioned article would require voters to adopt an ordinance that would make all employment con-tracts for non-union employees come before Town Meeting for approval.

Dunn, who is employed by contract, said he could think of “fi ve or six” suggestions as to selectman’s case against the the article but said the town attorney advised him it wasn’t “legally binding.”

“We could make an amendment to make the warrant not legally bind-ing,” said Selectman Gus Benavides.

Hayes suggested they amend the article to take out “voter” and insert “selectmen” but he said his real objection to the article was that it could potentially mean a contracted employee could not be hired until Town Meeting which could be det-

rimental to the town at some point down the road.

“Quite frankly, I will ask to vote it down,” he said. “Amend it and ask voters not to support it.”

“It doesn’t work, he continued. “That’s why we get elected in.”

The fi fth warrant article directs the selectmen to make some sweep-ing changes to the town’s personnel policies that Dunn summarized by explaining it would put non-union employees at a distinct disadvantage as compare to union employees.

“It would be a major incentive for non-union employees to unionize,” he said.

Dunn added that setting person-nel policy has been a “long established practice” of the Board of Selectmen and if it passed it would tie selectman’s hands as to the board most signifi cant role which is to set personnel policies.

Dunn also said voters need to know the petitioners did not use the latest version of Gilford’s personnel policy and some of the proposed changes didn’t make a lot of sense.

He also suggested amending the word “direct” to “consider.” Select-man’s Chair John O’Brien said he would speak to the article.

In other action, selectmen delayed any discussion and vote on the pro-posed live entertainment ordinance changes to Feb. 22 because the town attorney’s recommendations had reached them only that afternoon and no member had had a chance to fully read the opinion.

In Benavides case, he had come to the meeting directly from work and hadn’t even looked at the attorney’s recommendation so it was his request that the board delay the discussion and vote.

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LACONIA — City Manager Scott Myers was among several local officials to speak in support of legislation designed to return a greater share of the proceeds from boat fees to municipalities before the Senate Ways and Means Committee last week.

Senate Bill 305, sponsored by Senator Andy San-born (R-Henniker) would forward boat fees paid by New Hampshire residents to the Department of Safety (DOS) through an on-line program to the city or town where they reside.

The bill rekindles tensions between the state and its municipalities, which have wrestled over this source of revenue from time to time during the past six years.

The tussle between the municipalities and the state for the boat fee revenue arises from the con-fused and contradictory statutes governing its col-

Tussle between state & municipalities over boat fees renewed by bill introductionlection and distribution.

Boat registrations are the responsibility of the state. Two fees are collected, the registration fee under RSA 270-E and the boat fee under RSA 72-A. Both may be collected by the DOS, authorized agents — generally marinas — or municipalities. All the proceeds from the registration fee, apart from a nominal processing charge, are deposited with the DOS and applied to several purposes, including the control of exotic aquatic plants, public boat access and search and rescue.

The dispute has arisen over the distribution of the boat fee, which is effectively a tax on the value of vessels based on their type, length, engine and age. According to state law (RSA 72-A:4) the boat fee can be collected in three ways. First, it can be col-lected by duly authorized agents of the DOS, which are almost exclusively marinas. Second, the town or clerk of the municipality where the boat is regis-

tered can collect the fee. Finally, the fee can be paid directly to the DOS.

The law governing the distribution of the proceeds from the boat fee provides that “every clerk, tax col-lector, and authorized agent shall each week send all boat fees collected to his town or city treasurer” and that the funds “shall be for the general use of the town or city.” At the same time, the law stipulates that boat fees collected by the DOS “shall be depos-ited in the navigation safety fund.” In 1999, the Leg-islature established the “navigation safety fund,” which is non-lapsing and continually appropriated to the DOS, “to promote the safety of navigation and the administration and enforcement” of the statutes regulating the registration and operation of boats.

Since boats may be registered with either the state or a municipality, for some time each has sought to enlarge its share of the take at the expense of the other by encouraging boat owners to register with one and not the other. Since 2006 the DOS has mailed renewal notices to all boat owners, along with a self-addressed, postage paid envelope, to encourage them to register their vessels with the state. That same year, for the first time the agency informed Lakes Region boat owners that they may process their registrations at the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office in the Belknap Mall, which was closed last year.

Myers said that in Laconia receipts from boat fees have plummeted from a peak of approximately $140,000 in 2004 to about $65,000 while Gilford Town Clerk/Tax Collector Denise Gonyer said that collec-tions have fallen by half during the same period.

The fiscal note attached to SB-305 reports that in 2010 the state received $637,601 and municipalities $552,378 of boat fee revenue. In testifying against the bill the DOS said that how it would redistrib-ute the revenue cannot be predicted. But, they noted that the number of boat owners paying the boat fee on-line is steadily increasing, anticipating that if the trend continues the transfer of revenue from the state to the municipalities will increase with it.

While Gonyer, who has been in the forefront of the contest with the DOS, recognizes the intent of the bill, she fears waterfront communities may have more to lose than to gain from it. “The key word is residence,” she said, asking “does it mean where you pay property taxes, where you register your vehicles, or what?” She estimated that as many as half of those registering boats in Gilford may not be residents.”Gilford could stand to lose,” she said, “while towns that get nothing could gain.”


hurling sticks and rocks.Security officials said the ministry has issued

directives for its personnel not to “engage” with civil-ians after recent clashes between police and protest-ers in November left more than 40 people dead.

The violence also underscored the role of soccer fans in Egypt’s recent protest movement. Organized fans, in groups known as ultras, have played an important role in the revolution and rallies against military rule. Their anti-police songs, peppered with curses, have quickly become viral and an expression of the hatred many Egyptians feel toward security forces that were accused of much of the abuse that was widespread under Mubarak’s regime.

Egypt is not immune to soccer violence. In April, the ineffectiveness of the police force also was on display when thousands of fans ran onto the field before the end of an African Champions League game between local club Zamalek and Tunisia’s Club Africain. The hundreds of police on duty at Cairo International Stadium could not stop the vio-lence then, either.

Activists scheduled rallies Thursday outside the headquarters of the Interior Ministry in Cairo to pro-test the inability of the police to stop the bloodshed.

Many gathered outside Al-Ahly club in Cairo, chanting slogans against military rule, and hun-dreds filed into Cairo’s main train station to receive the injured arriving from Port Said. “We die like them, or we ensure their rights,” the crowd chanted, along with slogans denouncing the military rulers.

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Britni Baron, a two-year veteran of the New England Patriots Cheerleading squad, is a native of Gilford and 2007 graduate of Gilford High School. (Justin Hammond/Courtesy photo)

GILFORD — When our beloved New England Patriots take on the horrid G-men on Super Bowl Sunday in Indianapolis, their spirits will be buoyed by a team of cheerleaders that includes Britni Baron, a 22 year-old Gilford native and graduate of Gilford High School.

Baron, the daughter of Kent and Robin Baron, is currently in her second year as a member of the New England Patriots cheerleading squad. However, her cheerleading career came as a surprise, especially to her.

For starters, Baron was born into a family that was more interested in professional hockey than football. Also, she had never done any cheering until she, on a whim, decided to attend an audition in Fox-boro. That was in 2009, when she was a junior at the University of New Hampshire.

“I was so nervous, I didn’t expect anything to come out of it,” she recalled. There were more than 300 women at the audition, and only about one in 10 would make the team. “I was so shocked... When they did call my name, needless to say, I was excited,” she said.

While growing up, Baron had been heavily involved in dance, dancing at local studios such as Edgewa-ter Academy of Dance. She also played volleyball at Gilford High. Baron learned that NFL cheerleading relied more upon dance skills than high school-style cheerleading and found out that most of her col-leagues came from a dance background.

Because she didn’t expect to make the team, Baron hadn’t thought about how she would juggle her new job with her full-time studies at UNH. Somehow she found a way, driving from Durham to Foxboro twice a week for practice and again for home games – the cheerleaders don’t typically follow the team to away contests.

Being a member of an NFL cheerleading squad is a part-time, year-round job. In the off-season, Baron and her team mates fill their time with promotional appearances, take a trip to shoot photos for the team’s swimsuit calendar, and then start rehearsing for the upcoming season.

Though they’re all smiles during the games, Baron said there’s plenty of sweating going on during rehearsals. For example, one of their training exer-cises has them jog around Gillette Stadium’s seats, sprinting up every ramp. “You definitely have to be in shape,” she said.

A highlight of the 2009 season for Baron was trav-eling with the team to London, where the Patriots played a game at Wembley Stadium. The Patriots were considered the “away” team, so she didn’t per-form during the game. She and her teammates went along, though, to promote the sport in the English capital.

Baron said cheering is a step out of her usual character. “I’m not typically overt about my life,” she said, adding that she typically is an introverted

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person. Beyond her roommates and her closest friends, she didn’t tell anyone at college about her glamorous part-time job. Her current day-job, work-ing as an accountant for a Natick, Mass. company that provides long-term care, is more in line with her persona.

She’s able to play the role of a NFL cheerleader, she said, because the atmosphere at Gillette Sta-dium is so over-the-top that she’s able to suspend her usual inhibitions. “You feel so small when you’re on the field, it almost feels surreal. It helps you come out of your shell,” she said.

After her first year had concluded, Baron decided to take a break during her senior year so she could focus on academics. After graduating in May of 2011 with a degree in psychology, Baron went right back to cheering.

She’s had a great year to cheer the Patriots, includ-ing watching Tom Brady and company win the AFC title. She and her fellow squad members lined up along the stage, taking a front-row position to watch owner Robert Kraft and other team representatives in their moment of glory, as confetti rained over them all. “That was an incredible feeling. We got to watch them get the trophy,” she said.

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Baron said the team policy limits cheerleaders to three years on the team, so if she’s back it will be for her last go-around. She’s glad she acted on that whim in 2009, and to have the memories, friend-ships and travel opportunities that have followed. “I would love to be able to come back,” she said. “It’s amazing, to put it plain and simple.”

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CONCORD — The New Hampshire Senate yes-terday adopted its redistricting plan by a vote of 19 to 4 with four of the five Democrats dissenting and the fifth absent. The plan redraws 18 of the 24 dis-tricts, including all three in the Lakes Region, leav-ing six districts — all in the southern tier — intact.

A noteworthy change from the plan introduced by Senate leaders in January is that Holderness is now back, with its neighboring Grafton County town-ships, in District 2.

Also, the district that includes Laconia has added Andover and Salisbury and dropped Loudon.

The federal and state constitutions require that the boundaries of all federal, state and municipal electoral districts be redrawn every 10 years to comply as closely as possible with with the principle of “one person, one vote” in light of changes in population reported by the United States Census. Since the population of the state in 2010 was 1,316,470, the ideal size of each of the 24 Senate districts is 54,853.

Laconia and Franklin, together with eight towns — Andover, Belmont, Boscawen, Canterbury, Gil-ford, Northfield, Salisbury and Webster — will form District 7. Laconia, Belmont and Gilford are in

Holderness back in District 2 as final redistricting bill passes N.H. SenateBelknap County while Franklin and the other six towns are in Merrimack County.

The new district would become an open seat since no incumbent senator resides within it. Senator Andy Sanborn (R-Henniker) currently represents four of the eight towns — Boscawen, Canterbury, Northfield, and Webster. But, Henniker, Sanborn’s hometown, has been added to District 15, where Senator Sylvia Larsen (D-Concord), the Senate Democratic Leader, is serving her eighth term. Cur-rently, Laconia and six Belknap County towns — Alton, Barnstead, Belmont, Gilford, Gilmanton, and Tilton — are in District 4, represented by Senator Jim Forsythe (R) of Strafford, who announced his retirement last month.

The plan also makes changes to District 2, which would lose six towns in Grafton County— Bath, Benton, Eaton, Landaff, Thornton and Woodstock— to District 1 while adding five towns — Danbury, Grafton, Hill, Tilton and Wilmot.

The original plan presented last month moved Holderness from District 2 to District 3. But, when residents balked at being wrenched from the neigh-bors in Plymouth, Ashland and Center Harbor Hol-

derness was returned to District 2. That in turn required moving Andover and Salisbury from Dis-trict 2 to District 7 and adding Wilmot from District 8 to District 2.

Senator Jeanie Forrester (R-Meredith), who is serving her first term in District 2, remains the incumbent in the redrawn district.

The plan makes minor adjustments to District 3, which includes Moultonborough, Tuftonboro and Wolfeboro on the north shore of Lake Winnipesau-kee. Farmington, the southernmost town in the dis-trict, will move to District 6 while five towns from District 1 to the north — Albany, Bartlett, Hale’s Location, Hart’s Location and Waterville Valley — will join the district. Senate Majority Leader Jeb Bradley of Wolfeboro will be the incumbent in November.

The municipalities of Belknap County are divided between three Senate districts. Laconia, Belmont and Gilford are in District 7. Center Harbor, Mer-edith, New Hampton, Sanbornton and Tilton are in District 2. And Alton, Barnstead and Gilmanton are in District 6, together with the Rochester, Farming-ton and New Durham.


to push the measure despite a Republican sweep of statehouses nationwide in 2010.

It also could stand as their only victory for a while, based on a mix of obstacles that have spurned advo-cates in other states stretching from New Hamp-shire to Minnesota. The very factors that made Indiana’s right-to-work campaign uniquely success-ful — large state House and Senate majorities and Daniels’ ability to clear one last run for governor in 2008 before mounting a unified push for the mea-sure — also could undermine similar efforts else-where.

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“The next election should tell us quite a bit,” Mourad said Wednesday afternoon.

In New Hampshire, right-to-work supporters found themselves unable to overturn a veto from Democratic Gov. John Lynch last year. Lynch is not running for re-election in November and the New Hampshire governor’s office has often been traded between Democrats and Republicans in the last few decades.

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Police followed the footprints to the Inn at Mills Falls where they spoke with an office manager who then spoke with an inn employee who had noticed two men — one with a cut on his pinkie finger — walk past her and enter the inn.

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Police found Ray Punturieri, 25, of Tampa, Fla. and Travis Watson, 24, of Moultonborough near the pool. They said Wat-son’s finger was bleeding.

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Paul Punturieri (left) and Travis Watson have been arrested by Meredith Police in connection with a Tuesday morning burglary at the Et Cetera Shoppe. (Meredith Police photo)

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day morning who ordered Puntuieri held on $10,000 cash-only bail for one count of burglary. Watson was ordered held on $5,000 cash-only bail and charged with one count of receiving stolen property.

The investigation revealed two rings valued at $700 were stolen and the damage to the store is esti-mated at $400.

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New Hampton School football star signs with Penn StateKiley verbally committed to attend Penn State last summer.

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Kiley was the N.H. Gatorade Player of the Year for 2011. On defense, he recorded 46 tackles and four interceptions as the private school went 7-2 in New England Preparatory School Athletic Council play.

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eage of Silicon Valley prodigies who are alternately hailed for pushing the world in new directions and reviled for overstepping their bounds. In Zucker-berg’s case, a lawsuit alleging that he stole the idea for Facebook from some Harvard classmates became the grist for a book and a movie that was nominated for an Academy Award last year.

Following the model of Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Zuckerberg set up two classes of stock that will ensure he retains control as the sometimes conflicting demands of Wall Street exert new pressures on the company. He will have the final say on how nearly 57 percent of Facebook’s stock votes, according to the filing.

Even before the IPO was filed, Zuckerberg was shaping up as his generation’s Bill Gates — a geek who parlayed his love of computers into fame and fortune. Forbes magazine estimated Zuckerberg’s wealth at $17.5 billion.

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“Every wreck that is lost is the richest wreck lost. Every wreck ever found is the biggest ever found. Every recovery is the biggest ever recovery,” Marx said.

Brooks said the Port Nicholson was headed for New York with 71 tons of platinum valued at the time at about $53 million when it was sunk in an attack that left six people dead. The platinum was a payment from the Soviet Union to the U.S. for war supplies, Brooks said. The vessel was also carrying gold bullion and diamonds, he said.

Brooks said he located the wreck in 2008 using ship-board sonar but held off announcing the find while

he and his business partners obtained salvage rights from a federal judge. Salvage rights are not the same as ownership rights, which are still unsettled.

Britain will wait until salvage operations begin before deciding whether to file a claim on the cargo, said Anthony Shusta, an attorney in Tampa, Fla., who represents the British government. He said it is unclear if the ship was even carrying any platinum.

“We’re still researching what was on the vessel,” he said. “Our initial research indicated it was mostly machinery and military stores.”

The U.S. government has not weighed in on the court case yet, and Brooks said he doubts that will happen, since the Soviets eventually reimbursed Washington for the lost payment.

A U.S. Treasury Department ledger shows that the platinum bars were on board, Brooks said, and his underwater video footage shows a platinum bar surrounded by 30 boxes that he believes hold four to

five platinum ingots each. But he has yet to bring up any platinum, saying his underwater vessel needs to retrofitted to attach lines to the boxes, which would then be hoisted to the surface by winch.

“Of course there are skeptics,” he said. “There’s skeptics on everything you do.”

Maritime law is complicated, and there could be multiple claims on the ship’s contents.

After the sinking of the HMS Edinburgh, an Eng-lish warship carrying Soviet gold bullion as a payment to the allies during World War II, England, the U.S. and the Soviet Union had claims on the sunken trea-sure, Marx said. A consortium that owned the salvage vessel was given 10 percent of the prize, while the rest was shared by the other parties, he said.

In other big finds, treasure hunter Mel Fisher made inter-national headlines in 1985 when he discovered a $450 mil-lion mother lode of precious metals and gemstones from a Spanish galleon that went down off Florida in 1622.

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Fifty-seven-year-old Steven Fay of Hillsborough wasn’t certified to pilot the twin-engine Cessna he crashed on approach to Orange Municipal Airport on New Year’s Day 2011.

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N.H. man in court to face Mass. plane crash chargesHe’s due back in court with a lawyer Feb. 24.

Fay’s license to fly single-engine planes was revoked after the crash. On Wednesday, the judge ordered Fay to send the Federal Aviation Adminis-tration a copy of his revoked license or give the court an affidavit by Friday that he’s lost it.

Fay has declined to comment on his case. He has said he’s grief-stricken since the death of his daugh-ter, Jessica Malin.

CONCORD (AP) — The New Hampshire House has given its initial approval to squirrel away a $26 million budget surplus from last year into the state’s rainy day savings fund.

The House voted 260-81 Wednesday, passing the bill on to the House Finance Committee before it returns for a final vote in the House.

Supporters say the savings account fell to $9.3 mil-

N.H. House votes to put ‘11 budget surplus in rainy day fundlion from $89 million in 2008 and would not support the state in an emergency. They also say an increased rainy day fund would help the state’s bond rating.

Opponents say the change to the bond rating would be minuscule and the surplus would be better left in the general fund where it can be used to pay down an unbudgeted $36.8 million debt.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The race for the GOP presidential nomination probably is far from over.

Front-runner Mitt Romney’s rivals — chief among them Newt Gingrich — are refusing to bow out despite his resounding Florida victory. New rules for award-ing delegates to this summer’s Republican nominating convention give even losing candidates little incen-tive to drop out. And so-called “super” political action committees have proven they can keep even the most cash-strapped campaigns alive by accepting unlimited donations from individuals to run ads on their behalf.

“All of them have earned the opportunity to keep going,” said David Azbell, an Alabama Republican consultant said of the candidates. “We’re only four primaries in for goodness sake.”

Indeed, some 46 states have yet to vote and only 6 percent of the delegates have been won.

“I understand that people are concerned about how long the primary process is dragging out,” House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said Wednes-day. “I think everybody just needs to realize that this will resolve itself.”

His assurances aside, the likelihood that the pri-mary will stretch into the spring or beyond has some Republicans fretting about their eventual nominee

GOP race likely far from over despite Romney winemerging battered and broke, only to have little time to prepare for what promises to be an intense fall campaign against President Barack Obama.

“Dealing with the residue of a very tough primary battle can be a difficult problem,” acknowledged former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu.

Others, Romney included, are defending a pro-tracted nominating fight as a test of strength, even though a long battle risks tearing an already frac-tured GOP even further apart.

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But she added: “A possible concern of protraction is not duration but acrimony.” She recalled the fight between Republicans Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan in 1976, when Democrat Jimmy Carter won and said: “That one was ideological. This one is personal.”

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PLYMOUTH — The Karl Drerup Art Gal-lery at Plymouth State University will present Avian Instinct: Work by Andy Moerlein, Febru-ary 7 through March 3. An opening reception will provide an opportunity to talk with Moerlein and other artists and guests in the gallery from 4–6 p.m. Tuesday, February 7.

Avian Instinct features sculptures and an instal-lation of shaped wood ele-ments, fabric, paper and ceramic birds in conver-sation. The theme, Avian Instincts, draws on the science of evolution and examines the distance, in ancestral terms, between man- and birdkind.

Professor Terry Downs, director of the Drerup Art Gallery, says that art in three dimensions can have an advantage over other art forms in achiev-ing a purity of vision. “It is real, it is tangible, it is actual material, it is an actual object. Three dimensional art is not a depiction of something else—it is itself,” he says. “With Avian Instinct we experience that embodiment, where the forces of nature, life and death merge with material and structure in splendid harmony.”

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Laconia Democrats to caucus Feb. 8; elect delegates to state convention

LACONIA — The Laconia Demo-cratic Committee will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 8 in the Busiel Community Room, One Mill Plaza, Laconia for a caucus to elect committee officers and delegates to the 2012 New Hampshire Democratic Party State Convention. Following the caucus, there will be a general mem-bership meeting to discuss recent activity in the Legislature and to dis-cuss the upcoming 2012 general elec-tion.

“Laconia Democrats are excited about working with independent voters to elect responsible leaders for our community. Our caucus provides a great opportunity for anyone who wants to be involved in the grassroots style politics that makes New Hamp-shire special,” said Matt Huot, Laco-nia Democratic Committee chairman.

There is no cost to attend the caucus, and it is open to all members of the public. Any Laconia resident who is a registered Democrat, regardless of past political experience can run for

an officer or delegate position. The Laconia Democrats encourage anyone who is interested in getting involved in the democratic process to attend the caucus and to consider running for a leadership position.

“We intend to hold Laconia’s rep-resentatives in the State House accountable for their positions that are anti-job creation, anti-education, and anti-health care, and we welcome anyone who wants to join us in that effort,” continued Huot. “Instead of focusing on policies to grow the econ-omy and create jobs and opportunities for our city, our Republican represen-tatives have focused on right-wing fringe issues like disputing Presi-dent Obama’s citizenship and giving domestic violence victims access to handguns, just to name a couple. In 2012, we need to bring common sense back to Concord, and the Laconia Democrats are committed to giving our fellow citizens a clear choice at the ballot box in November.”


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LACONIA — Applications for the 2012 annual Opechee Garden Club EverGreen Awards are now avail-able for interested applicants and not-for-profit organizations. This annual award has been established to promote educational and/or career building skills within the disciplines of conservation, environmental sci-ence, forestry, horticulture, landscape design, or any other area supported by the Opechee Garden Club with a focus on the environment. All area high school students or non-traditional students pursuing a course of study in the above are eligible to apply.

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Reception Thursday for Annette Mitchell display at New Hampton School

NEW HAMPTON — New Hampton School’s Galletly Gallery will feature works by Plymouth artist Annette Mitchell from February 1- 29. The public is invited to a reception for the artist on Thursday, February 2, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The reception will fea-ture Art in Bloom by the New Hamp-ton Garden Club.

Annette Mitchell is coordinator of the Drawing Program at Plymouth-State University. She is known for

creative innovations in the areas of printmaking and art quilting. Ameri-can Artist Magazine published an article titled “Creating Elegant Prints From A Foam Plate” about her work.

The Galletly Gallery is located on the second floor of New Hampton School’s Moore Center. The gallery is open to the public Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon.

Adult snowshoeing program continues on Tuesdays in Gilford

GILFORD — The Gilford Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring a series of “get out of the house” snow-shoe hikes for any adults looking for fresh air, fun and exercise this winter. The scheduled hikes will be held on Tuesday mornings with participants meeting in the Gilford Town Hall at 9:30 a.m. prior to each hike.

The scheduled hikes continue on February 7 at Ramblin’ Vewe Farm in Gilford and February 14 at Wauke-wan Highlands Park in Meredith.

A limited supply of snowshors isn available for each hike at a nominal fee. They may be reserved on a first come basis by calling the Parks and Rec office in advance. All interested participants must RSVP at least two day in advance to each trip. The cost of the hikes is $1 per person, per hike and snowshoe rentals are $4 per hike.

For more information or to RSVP, contact the Gilford Parks and Recre-ation Department at 527-4722.

‘Getting Old is not for Sissies’ program for Belknap County Committee on Aging

GILFORD — The Belknap County Area Committee on Aging will meet on February 10, at 10 a.m. in the Wesley Woods Community Room behind the First United Methodist Church off Rte 11a in Gilford.

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OBITUARIESGloria V. Plaisted, 73

MOULTONBOROUGH — Gloria Victorine (Taylor) Plaisted of Moulton-borough, NH died January 31, 2012 at Huggins Hospital after a brief illness.

Born November 27, 1938 in Laconia, NH to Fred Lester and Adele V. (Ambrose) Taylor, she lived most of her life in Moult-onborough. She graduated from Meredith High School as Salutatorian in 1956. She went on to graduate from the Boston Ste-nography Institute in 1957.

In addition to being a homemaker and mother she also worked at the Old Country Store and the Chowder Barn in Moultonborough. She made cookies, pies, and pot holders for the League of NH Craftsmen in Center Sandwich. She taught cooking through the 4-H and was a 20 year member of the Moultonborough Fire Department Auxiliary.

She is predeceased by her parents and her brother, Richard L. Taylor, all of Moultonborough.

She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Richard E. Plaisted of Moulton-borough, three children, Brian Plaisted and his wife Lisa of Colorado Springs, CO; Deborah Taylor and her husband Keith of Moultonborough; and Mark Plaisted and his wife Sandi of Columbia, MD. She is also survived by 9 grandchil-dren, 5 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

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Burial will take place in the Spring.

Zonta Club scholarship applications now availableLACONIA — The Zonta Club of the Lakes Region

announces the availability of two scholarships given annually by the club, one for high school aged young women and one for college aged women studying business. Winners of each have the opportunity to further compete at the Zonta District (New England and Nova Scotia) level competition and, if selected as a District winner, at the International levels for additional scholarship funding. Applicants for both awards must be nominated by the local club.

The Young Women in Public Affairs (YWPA) Scholarship application forms have been distrib-uted to seven high schools in the Lakes Region. The scholarship honors young women age 16-19 who demonstrate leadership in public policy, student gov-

ernment and volunteer organizations. The local club award is $ 750 and the District competition winner is awarded $1,000. Five International honorees are finally selected to receive $3,000 each.

Interested applicants should contact their high school guidance office and/or visit www.zonta.org/WhatWeDo/InternationalPrograms/YoungWom-eninPublicAffairsAw...

The Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Schol-arship applications are also available. This award is given to young women demonstrating outstanding potential in undergraduate or master’s level busi-ness management or business related programs. The local Lakes Region award is $250 and the District level award is $1,000. The International awards provide 12 scholarships of $5,000 each. For all details on this award program and application process, visit JaneMKlausmanWomenInBusinessS-cholarship.aspx.

To obtain applications contact Phyllis Corrigan at 528-3724.

The 2011 Zonta Club of the Lakes Region winner of the Jane M. Klausman award also won the Dis-trict competition.

For more information on the local Zonta Club contact Cheryl Dorfman, Co-Secretary & Public Relations Chair, [email protected], or call 603-496-5006


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Members of the Special Olympics Ski Team at Gunstock Mountain Resort in Gilford show off their new jackets, purchased with the help of a generous grant fro the WLNH Children’s Auction. The athletes pictured are from Gilford, Laconia, Belmont and Winnisquam. The team meets every Saturday morning at the Stockade Lodge. They are in training for the Special Olympics New Hampshire Winter Games at Waterville Valley, scheduled for early March. At present there are 35 members on the team, and an equal number of coaches. Financial support for the team is also received from Gunstock Mountain Resort, the Gilford Rotary club and a number of generous individuals. (Courtesy photo)

New jackets for Gunstock’s Special Olypmics Ski Team

Local businesses with AMIBA ties fared well during holiday season

LACONIA — The fi fth annual post-holiday survey of independent businesses by the Institute for Local Self Reliance yielded powerful evidence that pro-local attitudes are growing and suggests Inde-pendent Business Alliances like the Belknap Inde-pendent Business Alliance (www.bibanh.org) are yielding direct benefi ts for their members.

The survey tallied responses from 1768 businesses, all independent and locally-owned, across 49 states. About half were retailers. Among the notable results:

— A larger share (61%) of respondents reported revenue growth in 2011 compared to 2010.

— Independent retailers enjoyed stronger holiday sales than the retail sector as a whole. While overall holi-day sales were up 4.1% in 2011, respondents (all inde-pendents) reported an average sales increase of 6.7%.

— More than three-quarters of businesses sur-veyed said public awareness of the benefits of doing business locally had increased in the last year.

— Independent businesses in communities with an active “buy independent/buy local” campaign run by grassroots groups like BIBA saw revenues grow 7.2% in 2011, compared to 2.6% for those in areas without an alliance.

— Looking solely at retail respondents, the survey found those in areas with an active alliance reported holi-day sales growth of 8.5% in 2011, compared to 5.2% for retailers in areas without such an initiative.

“Throughout the holi-day season, we were hearing anecdotally from independent busi-ness owners that they were especially busy and many customers were seeking out locally owned stores. The results of this survey suggest that this was indeed a widespread trend,” said Stacy Mitch-ell, senior researcher at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR).

“This proves that we can and have made a difference in our local economy just by giving thought to where we spend our money”, said Randy Bullerwell, pres-ident of the Belknap Independent Business Alliance. BIBA is a member of the Ameri-can Independent Busi-ness Alliance (AMIBA), a national network of more than 80 commu-nity alliances support-ing local entrepreneurs.

“We know indepen-dent businesses are key to leading the way out of recession. The survey results confi rm the grow-ing number of communi-ties refocusing energy on local entrepreneurs, rather than transient corporations, are receiv-ing a great payback from their investment,” said Jennifer Rockne, co-director of the AMIBA

Bullerwell says: “Think Local First, It Matters!” To get involved locally, contact [email protected].


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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Anger can be the catalyzing emotion that brings about positive change. It can also cause unnecessary restriction, making you smaller than you could be. Cool down and consider how best to use your anger. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Waiting for permission in a matter could prevent forward movement. Calculate the risks involved. It may be worthwhile to act unsanctioned and ask for forgiveness later. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll say what’s on your mind for what its worth, all the while realizing that your communication isn’t really about con-tent. It’s about creating rapport and making a connection. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Your fi rst instinct may be to obey the rules, but there’s a bit of mischief in you, too, especially when you notice that the rules don’t apply to everyone. Have fun dancing through yesterday’s limita-tions. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Don’t pass up the chance to go for the laugh. Maybe it won’t work, but if it does, it will put something wonderful into the world. Laughter is a kind of music. It’s a sound that signals the harmony of souls. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Though you certainly have the most burdens to bear today, you don’t have to play the part of the heavy. You can take a responsibility seriously without taking yourself seriously. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Often you are subliminally infl uenced by your surroundings and the zeitgeist. Though your most stylish and artistic choices happen when you consciously and carefully choose your infl uences.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). A friend who can see you clearly and relate an accurate refl ection of you is invaluable. You’ll learn of one of your blind spots, and you’ll fi nd a way to avoid being ruined by this weakness. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ll be excellent at reading body language, putting together evidence and sleuthing for answers. And though there are many ways to fi nd out what someone is doing and thinking, but the best one is to ask directly. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ll appreciate best the one who rushes to your aid and is the fi rst to get there. Maybe you won’t need the help, but the effort refl ects an affection and level of attention that you’ll value. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). What you thought would be a quick dance is turning out to be a long slog. What makes this so cumbersome is all of the baggage you have to carry from point A to point B. You’ll consider dropping some of it. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The projects that you’re involved with will come together because people coop-erate so well when you’re in the mix. You’ll establish an environment where the truth is welcome. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 2) You’ll teach those with less experi-ence. Many will carry on the legacy of your mentorship. You love competition and welcome the chance to hone your skills against a worthy competitor this month. Next month brings romance and intrigue. Investments pay in May and September. Educate yourself and earn in August. Aries and Gemini adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 10, 3, 2, 45 and 20.

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THURSDAY PRIME TIME FEBRUARY 2, 2012 Dial 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 2 WGBH Royal Weddings Edward VII Karsh Is History-Karsh Charlie Rose (N)

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5 WCVBWipeout Facing ob-stacles that include Buzz Saw. (N)

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Grey’s Anatomy “If/Then” Meredith dreams of a different life. (N)

Private Practice “The Time Has Come” Sheldon counsels a veteran.

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7 WHDH 30 Rock Parks The Office All Night The Firm (N) Å

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8 WMTW Wipeout (N) Å

Grey’s Anatomy (N) Private Practice (N) News Nightline

9 WMUR Wipeout (N) Å

Grey’s Anatomy (N) Private Practice (N) News Nightline

10 WLVIThe Vampire Diaries Caroline is unable to stop a tragedy. (N)

The Secret Circle Cassie receives a disturbing warning. (N)

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Inside Nature’s Giants Dissection of a sperm whale’s organs.

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14 WTBS Fam. Guy Fam. Guy Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Conan (N)

15 WFXTAmerican Idol “Auditions No. 7” Hopefuls audition for the judges.

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32 NESN NHL Hockey: Hurricanes at Bruins Bruins Red Sox Daily Instigators

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Project Runway 24 Hour Catwalk (N) Project Runway

35 E! The Soup After Late Fashion Police: Kourtney and Kim Chelsea E! News

38 MTV Jersey Shore Å

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42 FNC The O’Reilly Factor (N) Hannity (N) Greta Van Susteren The O’Reilly Factor

43 MSNBC The Ed Show (N) Rachel Maddow Show The Last Word The Ed Show

45 CNN Anderson Cooper 360 Piers Morgan Tonight Anderson Cooper 360 Erin Burnett OutFront

50 TNT NBA Basketball Chicago Bulls at New York Knicks. (N) Å

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51 USA NCIS “Twilight” Å

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52 COM Chappelle Chappelle Katt Williams: Pimpin’ Russell Key Daily Show Colbert

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59 HGTV First Place First Place Selling LA Selling NY House Hunters House Hunters

60 DISC Texas Drug Wars Å

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Today is Thursday, Feb. 2, the 33rd day of 2012. There are 333 days left in the year. This is Groundhog Day.

Today’s Highlight in History:On Feb. 2, 1912, Frederick R. Law parachuted

from the torch of the Statue of Liberty in a stunt fi lmed by Pathe (PA’-thay) News.

On this date:In 1536, present-day Buenos Aires, Argentina,

was founded by Pedro de Mendoza of Spain.In 1653, New Amsterdam — now New York

City — was incorporated.In 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,

ending the Mexican-American War, was signed.In 1882, Irish poet and novelist James Joyce

was born near Dublin.In 1887, Punxsutawney, Pa., held its fi rst

Groundhog Day festival.In 1912, Broadway composer Burton Lane

(“Finian’s Rainbow”) was born in New York City.In 1922, the James Joyce novel “Ulysses” was

published in Paris by Sylvia Beach’s Shakespeare and Co. on Joyce’s 40th birthday.

In 1942, a Los Angeles Times column by W.H. Anderson urged security measures against Japanese-Americans, arguing that a Japanese-American “almost inevitably ... grows up to be a Japanese, not an American.”

In 1943, the remainder of Nazi forces from the Battle of Stalingrad surrendered in a major victory for the Soviets in World War II.

In 1961, hijackers of a Portuguese ocean liner, the Santa Maria, allowed the passengers and crew to disembark in Brazil, 11 days after seizing the ship. Chinese-American actress Anna May Wong died in Santa Monica, Calif., at age 56.

In 1971, Idi Amin, having seized power in Uganda, proclaimed himself president.

In 1992, longtime “Miss America” emcee Bert Parks died in La Jolla (HOY’-uh), Calif., at age 77.

One year ago: Supporters of President Hosni Mubarak charged into Cairo’s central square on horses and camels brandishing whips while others rained fi rebombs from rooftops in what appeared to be an orchestrated assault against protesters trying to topple Egypt’s leader of 30 years. The red swimsuit that helped make Farrah Fawcett a 1970s icon was donated to the Smithsonian’s col-lection by her longtime companion, Ryan O’Neal, on what would have been the late actress’ 64th birthday.

Today’s Birthdays: Actress Elaine Stritch is 87. Actor Robert Mandan is 80. Comedian Tom Smothers is 75. Rock singer-guitarist Graham Nash is 70. Actor Bo Hopkins is 70. Televi-sion executive Barry Diller is 70. Country singer Howard Bellamy (The Bellamy Brothers) is 66. TV chef Ina (EE’-nuh) Garten is 64. Actor Jack McGee is 63. Actor Brent Spiner (SPY’-nur) is 63. Rock musician Ross Valory (Journey) is 63. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is 60. Model Christie Brin-kley is 58. Actor Michael Talbott is 57. Actress Kim Zimmer is 57. Actor Michael T. Weiss is 50. Actor-comedian Adam Ferrara is 46. Rock musician Robert DeLeo (Army of Anyone; Stone Temple Pilots) is 46. Actress Jennifer Westfeldt is 42. Rock musician Ben Mize is 41. Rapper T-Mo is 40. Actress Marissa Jaret Winokur is 39. Actress Lori Beth Denberg is 36. Singer Shakira is 35. Country singer Blaine Larsen is 26.

CALENDARTODAY’S EVENTS

All-you-can-eat benefit spaghetti dinner for the Plym-outh Regional High School DECA club. 5 to 9 p.m. at the Italian Farmhouse restaurant. $10. Seatings at 5 and 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the door.

Free soil health workshop hosted by Belknap County Conservation District. 9:30 a.m. at the Gilman Library in Alton. For more information call 527-5580 or e-mail [email protected].

Trumpeter Trent Austin performs at the N.H. Jazz Center a Pitman’s Freight Room in Laconia. 8 p.m. $10. BYOB.

Free Food for Friends meal at the Tapply Thompson Community Center in Bristol. Great meal and great com-pany from 5 to 6 p.m. For more information call 744-2713.

Al-Anon Meeting at the Congregational Church Parish House (18 Veterans Square) in Laconia. 8 to 9:15 p.m. each Thursday. Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 645-9518.

Chess Club at the Goss Reading Room (188 Elm Street) in Laconia. 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. each Thursday. All ages and skill levels welcome. We will teach.

Giggles & Grins playgroup at Family Resource Center in downtown Laconia (635 Main Street). Free group for parents children from birth through age 5. For more infor-mation call 524-1741.

Knotty Knitters group meeting at the Meredith Public Library. 10 a.m. to noon. Open to knitters of all experience levels.

Toddler Time at the Gilford Public Library. 11:30 a.m. to noon. Songs, a story and movement to music for ages 18 to 36 months. Sign-up required.

Tales For Tails time at the Gilford Public Library. 3:15 to 5:15 p.m. Share a story with one of our four-leg reading buddies, “Brady”, a 3-year-old Cockapoo.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3Bake Sale & Cookie Walk hosted by Boy Scout Troop

68. 4 to 8 p.m. at Belknap Mall in Belmont. Stock up for the Super Bowl!

“Political Suicide”, a program of four darkly funny and provocative new plays by Ernest Thompson. 8 p.m. at Pitman’s Freight Room (94 New Salem Street) in Laconia. For ticket information and/or reservations call 744-3652 or visit www.whitebridgefarmproductions.com.

“Give Kids A Smile Day”, a day of free dental services to local qualifying children from underserved families. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Children’s Dentistry of the Lakes Region in Gilford (369 Hounsell Avenue). Call 527-2500 for more information.

“Night at the Oscars” screening at the Gilman Library in Alton. “Sunset Boulevard” staring Gloria Swanson and William Holden. 7 p.m.

Al-Anon Meeting at the Congregational Church Parish House (18 Veterans Square) in Laconia. 9:30 to 11 a.m. each Friday. Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 645-9518.

Giggles & Grins playgroup at Family Resource Center in downtown Laconia (635 Main Street). Free group for parents children from birth through age 5. For more infor-mation call 524-1741.

Warm & Snug Tot Time at the Meredith Public Library. 9:30 to 10:20 a.m. Story, art project and a snack for children through age 3. (At the Community Center in Room C for this session.)

Drop-In Storytime at the Gilford Public Library. 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Songs, a story and a craft to take home for ages 3-5. No sign-up required.

Knit Wits gathering at the Gilford Public Library. 1 to 2:30 p.m. All knitters welcome.

Open climbing wall at the Meredith Community Center. 5:30 to 7 p.m. $10 family rate or $5/adult & $3/child.


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GILFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

ON PETITION WARRANT ARTICLES

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012 7:00 P.M.

GILFORD TOWN HALL – 1ST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM

The Gilford School Board will be holding a public hearing to allow for public discussion on the following petition warrant articles:

1.Shall we adopt the provisions of RSA 40:14-b to delegate determination of the default budget to the Municipal Budget Committee which has been adopted under RSA 32:14? (Submitted by Petition) (3/5 Majority vote is required)

2.Shall we adopt the provisions of RSA 32:5-b, and implement a tax cap whereby the governing body (or budget committee) shall not submit a recommended budget that increases the amount to be raised by local taxes, based on the prior fiscal year’s actual amount of local taxes raised, by more than 0%? (Submitted by Petition) (3/5 Majority vote is required)

3.Shall we change the School District’s date for elections and the second session from the second Tuesday in March to the second Tuesday in May, which would change the date for the first session to a date between the first and second Saturdays after the last Monday in March, inclusive? (Submitted by Petition) (Majority vote is required)

Dr. Nick I. Fleury, D.M.D. and his team proudly introducing

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Nikki Tearno Hygienist

Mary Gosling Hygienist

Heather Mercier Assistant

We encourage the patients we have been treating for years, as well as new patients, to contact us.

We look forward to continuing the treatment of our patients to the high level you have been accustomed to.

178 Daniel Webster Hwy in Meredith, near the traffic circle. “Please call (603) 515-4060 now to schedule an appointment.”

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The Dental Team You Know And Trust.

Governor Lynch greets Prospect Mountain exchange student from Senegal

Ndeye Nini Thiaw Diouf, a exchange student from Senegal who is enrolled at Prospect Mountain High School in Alton spent a recent day at the N.H. Statehouse with Rep. Peter Bolster as her guide and host. A highlight of the day was an opportunity to meet Gov. John Lynch. In the photo above are (l-r), Rep. Bolter, Ms. Diouf, Gov. Lynch and Rep. Jeffrey St. Cyr. (Courtesy photo)

Interactive business plan workshop scheduled in Plymouth for Feb. 15

PLYMOUTH — SCORE Lakes Region in conjunction with North-way Bank is conducting an interac-tive workshop on February 15 from 5-8 p.m. at the Pease Library that will simplify the documented business plan process.

The event is on February 15, 2012 at the Pease Library located in Plym-outh NH from 5 to 8 PM.Whether you are thinking of starting a business or are an experienced entrepreneur, every business needs a documented plan. SCORE Lakes Region in conjunction with Northway Bank is conducting an interactive workshop that will simplify the process. The event is on February 15, 2012 at the Pease Library located in Plymouth NH from 5 to 8 PM.

The workshop instructor, Leo Gla-sheen, is a 19 year SCORE member who has mentored hundreds of aspir-ing or in-business entrepreneurs. He

has experience in conducting Start Your Own Business and Marketing workshops using several business plan models. Glasheen has narrowed down and simplified the writing and data entry process.

Parrticipants will learn:• How to get the best results from a

Business Plan• Why they need to create a busi-

ness plan• How to create a business plan that

will get them funding• How to create a credible financial

story• Staying focused when managing a

businessTo register, visit www.lakesregion.

score.org and link to Local Workshops or call SCORE Lakes Region at 524-0137. Tuition is $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Advance reservations are recommended as space is limited.

FRANKLIN — All local boys and girls ages 8 to 14 are invited to partici-pate in the local level 2012 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. The competition will be held Sunday February 12, at 12:30 at the St. Paul’s Parish Center on Elkins Street in Franklin. Registration will begin at noon.

There is no cost associated with this event. Each contestant will be given a chance to shoot 15 free throws, with the winner of each division determined by who sinks the most shots. There will be six separate divisions for boys and girls – Under 10, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14-years-old. The age of the contestant as of Jan-uary 1, 2012 will determine the division he or she competes in.

Trophies will be awarded to the firstb place winners while all con-testants will be recognized for their participation. Division winners age 10 and over will have a chance to go on and compete at the State of NH Free Throw Championship. All par-ticipants will also be entered in a drawing for an autographed photo of Celtics’ legend Satch Sanders, cour-tesy of Green Monster Sports.

This year’s sponsors are the Knights of Columbus Council 11868 in Tilton, Council 12147 in Franklin, Council 7073 in Bristol and Council 10943 in Belmont. In the event of bad weather, the make up date for this event is February 19. For more information call 286-2284.

Knights of Columbus youth free throw championship Feb. 12 in Franklin


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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: I am a college freshman. My sister, “Katie,” is a sophomore in high school. I am on good terms with many of her friends. One, “Jessie,” is a bit wild. In November, Jessie messaged me on Facebook. She said she had transferred to a private school because the public school “wasn’t good for rebels.” She told me she drank and attended crazy parties. She said she often does her home-work “while hammered,” and that she was writing me dur-ing Spanish class. When I came home for winter break, I mentioned the con-versation to Katie. She believes if I send this to Jessie’s par-ents, it will cause a huge rift between our families. She thinks I should send it to Jessie’s school because they are the only ones who can effect any change. Should I send this to her school? Wouldn’t they question my motives, especially since I’ve waited so long to do any-thing? -- Confused College Student Dear Student: You have no idea whether Jessie is telling the truth or simply trying to shock you. The message could even be a cry for help, in the hope that someone will care enough to be upset with her. Her parents are already aware of her problems, and we doubt the school is oblivious. On your next trip home, it would be a kindness to drop by and talk to Jessie’s parents. Ask how she’s doing. If they think their daughter has shaped up, you should express your concern that this may not be so. You also can suggest to Jessie that she talk to the school counselor. But beyond that, we caution you to stay out of it. Dear Annie: My fi ance, “Steve,” has a rocky relationship with his sister, “Sara.” We live in New York and are planning to marry next year in Georgia. The problem is, Steve doesn’t want Sara to be a brides-maid, because he thinks she will create drama, and he

doesn’t want our day to be about her. But she is going to be my sister-in-law, and I’d like her to be one of my brides-maids. I hope to build a close relationship with her in the future. Since she will have to travel from New York to Georgia to attend the wedding anyway, I cannot imagine not asking her to be in the bridal party. My sister and brother will be at-tendants, along with one of my cousins. Steve has promised to abide by your advice. -- New York Dear New York: We think you should give Sara the oppor-tunity to do the right thing. It could be a good way for her to make amends for past hurts and be closer to her brother. Everyone deserves a second chance. If she becomes diffi cult or problematic while you are making wedding plans, it is OK to tell her you think she might prefer to attend the wed-ding as a guest. Dear Annie: I’d like to tell “In Doubt” that if she has a gut feeling that her husband is having an affair, he probably is. Had anyone asked who had the most perfect marriage, the answer would have been my husband and me. After 40 years, I believed he was honest and sincere, but he began fl irting with a younger woman in our neighborhood. When I asked him about little things that bothered me, he always assured me there was nothing going on. When I fi nally discovered the truth, the affair had gone on for four years. He’d taken this woman on vacation (suppos-edly a men’s fi shing trip) and met up with her for sex in all sorts of places. It was new and exciting to him. So, if you have that gut feeling and there are worrisome signs, hire a detective. You may not think he would lie, but men get so carried away and feel so young that they would say anything to be able to continue. -- Been There

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to: [email protected], or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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SHELTIE puppies available ,!1boy, 1 girl $300.00!healthcertificates. 1st shots 267-8729

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SUPPORT GROUPLooking to start Alzheimer patientgroup to meet, to eat, to talk andto have some fun. Need a place tomee t . Ca l l Jo rdan a t603-968-4088.

Announcement

LACONIA Indoor Winter Marketseeking new vendors: Farmers,crafters, independent sales repre-sentatives. For more information,contact Penny , 455-7515.

SCUBA LESSONS! Start nowwith online videos and poolsessions. Great exercise! CallCentral NH Divers 279-9099

WE Pay CA$H for GOLD and

SILVER No hotels, no waiting.603-279-0607, Thrifty Yankee,Rte. 25, Meredith, NH.

Appliances

Washer & Dryer- Fisher & Paykel.Energy star rated. 5 years used, 1person. sold duo, $350.603-851-2272

Autos

1994 Firebird: Good condition,120k miles, asking $2,000/obo.Runs good. 603-393-0939.Leave message.

1999 Chevy Cavalier, 4 dr, 4 cylin-der, air, auto, CD, 94K mi., $2,495obo. 934-2221.

2002 F-250 4x4: Excellent condi-tion, 84k miles, asking $7,950 withaluminum toolbox. 603-393-2733.Leave message.

2003 Dodge Dakota SLT 4x2 :Single cab, V-6, 5-Speed, red,Florida truck with no rust. Greatshape, 121k miles. $2,995. CallPhil, 393-7786.

BUYING junk cars and trucksME & NH. Call for price. MartinTowing. (603)305-4504.

Autos

2006 Nissan Sentra- 1.8 Ltr.,16-Valve, front wheel drive, 30MPG, new tires & brakes. Havethe CARFAX-No issues. Fullyundercoated, great car for $5,900.603-455-8941

CASH paid for unwanted or junkcars and trucks. Same day servicepossible. 603-231-2859.

BOATS

DOCKS for Rent: 2012 season,Lake Winnisquam Point. Parking,bathrooms, showers, launch onsite. 603-524-2222.

Business Opportunities

CURVES in Laconia for Sale: CallBrenda for more information, at528-0808.

Employment Wanted

FT/PT LNA/Caregiver services of-fered. Ill or need help with adultdaily living, household chores, call344-9190 great references.

For Rent

Alton room w/private bath in quietcountry location, ten minutes fromAlton Circle and Wolfeboro.$450/Month includes utilities.Outside smoking OK. 875-6875.Must Love pets.

APARTMENTS, mobile homes. Ifyou need a rental at a fair price,call DRM Corp. Over 40 years inrentals. We treat you better!524-0348 or visit M-W-F, 12-5, at373 Court Street, Laconia.

BELMONT 2 bedroom, 1500 sq.ft. Sunny clean quiet, full base-ment wash/dryer hookup, $1000/mo. heat and hot water included.603-859-4011

BELMONT: 2BR, heat included,$700 per month plus security de-posit. No dogs. 630-2614.

CENTER Harbor House- Onebedroom, year-round, propanecentral heat, tenant pays utilities,tenant does yard maintenance.No pets/Smoking. credit report re-quired, verified income, refer-ences. $400/Month, security. Callbetween 5PM-8PM $25 fee603-253-6924.

C O N D O i n L a k eWinnipesaukee/Laconia area:Nice condition 1-Bedroom, Fullyfurnished, lake views, utilities +c a b l e / i n t e r n e t i n c l u d e d ,$825/month. Available immedi-ately. Call 860-558-3052.

GILFORD

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3 bedrooms, oversized garage/workshop, need 10% down andowner will finance the rest, forpictures and more info 393-5756.

Laconia 3 bedroom condo- Newcarpets/paint, cheap heat (naturalgas), $950/Month. 265-0624

For Rent

GILFORD, 2-Bedroom, 2-Bath,Balconies, no smoking/pets,$890/month plus utilities, Securitydepos i t and re ferences,603-455-6662

Gilford- One-bedroom, secondfloor includes heat/HW, electricity.$740/Month. One month�s rent &security required. 603-731-0340.

GILFORD: 4-bedroom, 3-bathhouse, garage, decks, hot tub,walk-out basement, lake view,W/D. No smoking. Pet negotia-ble. $1,650/month +utilities. Ref-erences, security deposit, oneyear lease. 603-455-6269.

GILFORD: Fully furnished condo,master bedroom, livingroom, din-ingroom, kitchen, water view.Heat, hot water, electric, cable tv,internet included. Short termlease available. $850/month.(860)614-5866.

LACONIA 2nd floor, very largerooms, heat & hot water included$170/ week. 60 Pearl St.524-7218.

LACONIA house, 3BR 2 bath.$1,100 a month. First month!srent and security deposit.630-2614

LACONIA- 1 bedroom $160 perWeek, includes heat & hot wa-ter. References & deposit.524-9665

Lacon ia - 2+ Bedrooms,washer/dryer hook-up. $225/Weekincludes heat and hot water.References/deposit required. Nopets/No smoking. 528-6205

Laconia- 3 bedroom near park &Beach. Washer/dryer hook-up,off-street parking. $900/Month +utilities. 455-6983

LACONIA- BIg 1-bedroom closeto downtown. Includes plowing,2-car parking & washer/dryer.Plenty of closet space. 2nd floor.$200 hea t c red i t , nodogs/smoking. $170/Week +4-week security deposit. Credit &criminal background checkrequired. Section 8 approved.Leave message for Rob617-529-1838

Laconia- Great downtownLocation. Rooms for rent. Shareki tchen & bath. Ut i l i t iesincluded. $107-$115/Week.524-1884

Laconia- Lakeport Area, 4-roomapartment. 2nd floor in quietneighborhood. Off-Street parking,storage area in attic. Nopets/smoking. $750/Month plusutilities. 603-293-0393


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For Rent

Laconia- Spacious 2 bedroom,hookups, garage, porch, no pets.$ 7 5 0 / M o n t h + u t i l i t i e s603-455-0874

LACONIA: 2 bedroom, 2ndfloor in duplex bui lding.$235/week including heat,electric & hot water, 524-1234www.whitemtrentals.com.

LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments.Call for available apartments.524-4428

LACONIA: Messer St., 3 Room, 1bedroom with sunporch, 2nd floor.$165/Week. Includes heat/ elec-tric. $500 security. 524-7793

LACONIA: Spacious one and twobedroom apartments for rent withheat and hot water included. Rentfrom $598 to $839 per month.Please call Julie at StewartProperty Mgt. (603) 524-6673EHO.

LACONIA: Sunny, smal l2-bedroom, 2nd f loor nosmoking/dogs. $200 per week.inc ludes heat /hot water .455-5569.

MEREDITH 1 bedroom apt. Openconcept partially furnished, easywalk to downtown and publicbeach. $650/mo. Call 476-8405.

MEREDITH Huge. clean 2-bed-room. Bright & Sunny. Walk totown. $800/ month + utilities.520-6931

MEREDITH spacious very privateMerdith Neck 2 Br Apt., lots ofstorage space, on site parking,heat and hot water included. Nonsmoking. Inside cats only.$950/mo. Call Mike at 455-6336

MEREDITH: 1-bedroom apart-ment. Oil forced hot water,1.5-bath, washer/dryer hook-up,nice yard. No smoking/pets.$750/Month 279-8247, Jim.

NORTHFIELD: 3 bedroom trailerwith additions and storageshed in small park with on-sitelaundromat, $235/week includingheat, electric & hot water.524-1234.www.whitemtrentals.com.

TAMWORTH- Available immedi-ately, 2 bedroom ground floorapartment. Convenient Rt16, 25.$765/mo plus security. Tenantp a y s h e a t , u t i l i t i e s .(603)323-7065.

TILTON- TWO CLEAN,UPDATED one bedrooms.Heat/Hot Water included, nod o g s . $ 6 4 0 - $ 6 6 0 / M o n t h .603-393-9693 or 916-214-7733.

WINNISQUAM: Small efficiencyand a cottage including heat, hotwater, l ights and cable.$175-$185 per week. $400deposit. No pets. 387-3864.

WINTER RENTALCEDAR LODGE Weirs Beach,Open Year Round ... Studios,1-bedroom or 2-bedroom condosstarting at $575 per month.Please call Wendy at 366-4316.

For Rent-Commercial

Laconia-O’SheaIndustrial Park

72 Primrose Drive

•10,000 Sq, Ft. Warehouse / Manufacturing. $5,800

• 3,000 Sq. Ft. Office Space $2,800

• 3,340 Sq. Ft. Warehouse / Manufacturing - $1,800

FHA Heat/AC3 Phase Power

72 Primrose Drive, Laconia

(603)476-8933

For Rent-Commercial

LACONIA- Prime Location. 1200sq. ft., with heated garageshowroom/office. $650/month plusutilities, parking. 455-6662.

SHARED OFFCESAVAILABLE IN GILFORD

$425-500 per monthVery nice and professional

offices with shared commonareas in Gilford Professional

Park. Nice views, parking andwell kept complex. Rentincludes electricity, heat,

cleaning service for commonareas, central a/c and sharedkitchen, as well as men andladies' room. Contact Rob at

387-1226 and leave a messageto arrange for a view.

For Sale

1 Bretton Woods Ski Lift ticket a$70 value, only $40/obo. Goodany day. Call (603)723-4032.

AMAZING! Beautiful pillowtop ma-tress sets, twin $169, full or queen$249, king $399. See AD under“Furniture”.

BEDROOM-SOLID CherrywoodSleigh bed. Dresser, mirror, chest,night stand. New! Cost $2,200 sell$895. (603) 235-1773

Black & Decker 10” Radial Arm

Saw w/stand $200. Makita 10”Table Saw w/stand $200. Makita

10 ” miter/cut-off saw w/stand$175. Cal l Frankl in, NH603-934-2121

Brand New Elliptical ExerciseMachine- Originally $350 fromDick �s in Concord. $200.934-9086

Case 220 Compact Tractor with

38” snow blower, 44“ snowplow &

40” 3-blade mower deck, weights& chains. $995/OBO. 455-0442

CELLULAR WINDOW

SHADESKeep out the cold. Brand new.Sky blue, way below cost. 13shades, different sizes. Call forsizes and prices and save yourselfa bundle. 293-7682

CLASSIC Wooden Motorola ste-reo phonic LP player withAM/FM radio from the 1950'sstill works, $100, 723-4032.

COOK Healthy with a Black &Decker Food/ Rice cooker w/ in-struction booklet, hardly used,$15, 723-4032.

CUSTOM Glazed KitchenCabinets. Solid maple, never in-stalled. Cost $6,000 sacrifice$1,595. (603) 833-8278

ETHAN Allen dining room table,excellent condition with 2 tableextensions, $125, 723-4032.

GREEN FIREWOOD- cut, not split$130/cord, cut & split $175/cord.Also, logging, landclearing & treework (All phases). 393-8416.

HP Deskjet

5550 Color Inkjet PrinterGood condition, just put new inkcartridges in. $25. Brother faxmachine. Brand new cartridge justput in. Needs cleaning, $15.Sharp 30” TV. Older Model,heavy. $20. New waffle iron $5,Body by Jake Ab Scissor, goodcondition, Free. 603-677-6528

NEW Screen for Toshiba Satel-

lite M-305 Laptop computer. $75

firm. 603-677-6528

NOMA Snow thrower. 10 HP-27 inch wide, 6 speeds. 528-2730

Salon Closed- 1 hydraulic blackleather chair, dryer leather chair,2 floormats, cast iron shampoobowl wall station. (Towel cabinet,towel hamper, back bar inventory)cutting station, wall displaycase. All Good Condition. Best of-fer. 603-851-2272

SOLID Maple Dining Table: (3' by5') with 6 chairs. Excellent condi-tion. $200. Call 528-2484.

For Sale

DAVID’S AUCTIONS

Of Laconiaseeking quality items:

Antiques & Estates, coins,jewelry, decorated crocks,

old toys, guns, knives,vintage fishing, collections.

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Furniture

AMAZING! Beautiful Queen or Full-sizemattress set. Luxury FirmEuropean Pil low-top style.Fabulous back & hip support.Factory sealed - new 10-Yr.warranty. Cost $1095, sell $249.Can deliver 603-305-9763.

MATTRESS & FURNITURE

CLOSEOUTS AND

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20% OFF ENTIRE STORE!RECLINERS $299, FUTONS,$299 BUNKBEDS, $399 SOFAS,$599 RUSTIC FURNITURE ANDARTWORK TOO! COZY CABINRUSTICS AND MATTRESSOUTLET 517 WHITTIER HWY.(RTE 25) MOULTONBOROCALL JAY 603-662-9066WWW.VISCODIRECT.COM

NEW mattresses ...always a greatdeal! Starting; King set complete$395, queen set $249.603-524-1430.

Free

Pine Trees, yours for the taking.You cut/haul. Must haveinsurance. 279-7795 after 2:30pm.

Help Wanted

ADVERTISING Sales for tourismpublications and website. Musthave solid sales experience.Lakes Region, North Conway toCanadian Border. Commissiononly. Resume and references re-quired. (603)356-7011.

LOOK HERETired of living paycheck to pay-check? If you have a good atti-tude and like people, we wantyou to become part of our team.Fun team atmosphere; vaca-tions; $500/week but not limitedto; bonuses; advancement; startthis week. Call for more infor-mation Mon. thru Fri .(603)822-0220.

Help Wanted

Are You Looking For

a Full Time Job !!!Building Products company

looking to hire several people

• Looking for insulation in-stallers with experience orwilling to learn.• Must have valid NH Driv-ers License with clean driv-ing record.• We offer paid vacations,holidays, health insuranceand 401K with match.

Apply in person to:

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1 Pease Rd. Meredith, NH

NO PHONE CALLSPLEASE !!!

BOOKKEEPERConstruction Company seeks afull charge bookkeeper to managemultiple company books. Re-sponsibilities include but not lim-ited to payroll, accounts payable/receivable as well as monthand year end transactions.Must be a team player and ableto multi-task. Knowledge ofPeachtree Accounting software ispreferred. Email resumes to

[email protected].

Dependable Male or FemaleLNA in private home.

20-40 hours per week.Some overnights & weekends.

Send Resume to:Laconia Daily Sun

BOX L1127 Union Avenue, #1

Laconia, NH 03246

Landmark Inn480 Main St Laconia NH

Sales & Management Skills a plus, but not necessaryNo Experience Required

SUMMER positions. Some Aprilthru October. All departments.Contact Greg at Geneva PointCenter. [email protected].

Help Wanted

Now Hiring - Evenings

Cook & Waitstaff(with bartender experience)Apply in person, 4:30-6pm:

CJ Avery’sin Lakeport (closed Mondays)

BELKNAP

LANDSCAPE

COMPANY

is hiring numerous temporary,on-call positions for its SnowRemoval Division to include:Equipment Operators, RouteLeaders & Shovelers. Priorexperience in snow removal aplus. Must be dependable &flexible. All applicants mustbe at least 18 years of age,have a valid driver!s license &reliable transportation, able tolift heavy objects, able to worklong shifts and able to drive insnowstorms to get to jobsite.All applicants will be requiredto pass a pre-employmentdrug screen & physical.

Apply in Person to HR at:Belknap Landscape Co., Inc.,25 Country Club Rd, Unit 302,

Gilford, NH 03249.Phone: (603) 528-2798

Fax: (603) 528-2799

email:[email protected]

Land

BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE:

Belmont, 3 acres, 100% dry,driveway roughed in to clearedhouse site, $54,900. Gilford,1 1/4 acres, near Laconia line,100% dry, level land, $79,900.Owner/broker, 524-1234.

Motorcycles

Buy • Sell • Tradewww.motoworks.biz

(603)447-1198. Olson’s MotoWorks, RT16 Albany, NH.

Real Estate

FOR Sale By Owner: 2-Bedroomhouse, 1-1/4 bath. 180 MechanicStreet, Laconia. 524-8142.

Real Estate

OPEN HOUSERecently updated 3 bedroom/ 1 -1/2 bath ranch in Gilford's H'sneighborhood. Walking distanceto schools, parks, library, andcommunity center. Single floorliving with cathedral ceiling, walkout basement, large deck, one cargarage, a i r condi t ioning.$225,000. Open House Saturday,February 4th 12:00 to 3:00 p.m.24 Hazelnut Rd. Questionsplease call 387-1755.

WANTED: Plus 55 couple relocat-ing to the Meredith area seekingto rent or purchase waterfronthome or land within 15 minutes ofMeredith Center. Please call860-874-6936

Roommate Wanted

60+ Female wanted to sharesingle family home with oldermale, with separate entrance andliving quarters. No smoking/pets.Shared laundry room. lights,cable TV, heat & garage allincluded. Quiet Laconia neighbor-hood. $500/month. Call Bill at524-1622

Services

PIANO TUNING- Goodwin Piano,experienced tuner/pianist. Call603-366-1904


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Dear Christine,Life with you couldn’t be any sweeter. With all my loveDrake

Violet,We’ve had our ups and

downs,but our friendship has stood the test of time.

Thank you for always being there for us

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MR. Junk. Attics, cellars, garagescleaned out. Free estimate. In-sured. 455-6296

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PRIVATE 24/7 Personal Care-giver. Large, private roomin my spacious home. 20+years experience. Excellentreferences, affordable. Marion568-7125

SAVE 30% ON PAINTINGSAVE 30% on Interior Painting.Insured, references. Troy TurcottePainting 455-9179.

Snowmobiles

SNOMOBILES for sale.603-832-8621

2 snowmobiles w/ trailer forsale. 2004 Ski-doo 550 LegendGT two-up; excellent condition1949 miles, $2700. 2004 ArcticCat Z370; excellent condition,only 626 miles, $1500. Bothhave current 2012 registration.Triton 10’ trailer with salt shield.$800. $4800 as a package. Con-tact (603)723-0955.

Reduced! 2002 Arctic Cat ZL 600EFI w/trailer. 1,770 miles, $2,999/BRO. Call 393-3635-LeaveMessage

GILFORD — The Gilford Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring a family full-moon snow-shoe hike on Wednesday, February 8. This hike is geared towards getting families out into the woods and fields for some fun exercise and socialization. Participants will meet at 6:45 p.m. at the Elemen-tary School before heading out on the Nature trails at 7p.m. A limited supply of snowshoes isnavailable. They may be reserved on a first come basis by call-ing the Parks and Rec office in advance. All inter-ested participants must RSVP at least two days prior to the hike.

For more information or to RSVP, contact the Gil-ford Parks and Recreation Department at 527-4722.

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Auto, A/C, Power Locks & Windows, Tilt, Cruise, Keyless Entry, CD, ABS, Alloys, IPOD Hookup, Only 19k Miles!

$21,900 or

$306/Mo.* $23,900

or $396/Mo*

#11385A V6 Auto, A/C, Heated Leather, Power Locks, Windows & Seats, Remote Start, Sunscreen Glass, Cruise, Tilt, Keyless Entry, CD, ABS, Alloys, Only 17k Miles!

$24,900 or

$354/Mo.*

#12062A

‘09 Toyota RAV4 LTD 4WD

‘11 Chevy Malibu LS

4-Cylinder, 6-Speed, Auto, A/C, Power Locks & Windows, Tilt, Cruise, Remote Start, Keyless Entry, ABS, Alloys, CD, Only 3,704 Miles!

$18,900 or

$302/Mo**

$12,995 or

$189/Mo**

$17,900 or

$269/Mo**

#10119PB


#11120SA XM Satellite Radio, Power Locks, Windows & Driver’s Seat, Cruise, Tilt, Keyless Entry, ABS, Alloys, Leather, 29k Miles.

$18,990 or

$302/Mo**

5 to Choose From .... Starting at $12,900 or $179/Mo.**

‘11 Chevy Silverado LT 3/4 Ton 4WD

8 Ft. Fisher Plow, Line-X, Tonneau Cover, Power Locks & Windows, White, Only 15k Miles!

PLOW! PLOW! PLOW!

#12144A

$34,900 or

$515/Mo*

‘09 Chevy Express Van G2500

4.8L, Auto, A/ C, 1-Owner, Only 28k Miles!

#10149PA

$18,900 or

$257/Mo*

‘11 Chevy HHR LT Loaded, Power Locks & Windows, Sunscreen Glass, Saphire Blue

Metallic, 35k Miles.

$14,500 or $187/Mo*

‘10 Chevy HHR Loaded, Power Locks & Windows, Sunscreen Glass, Red

Diamond, 31k Miles.

$13,900 or $177/Mo*

Auto, Full Power Equipped.

$20,900 or $290/Mo*

#12154A

‘10 Honda CRV 4WD 2 t o 2 t o 2 t o

Choose Choose Choose From! From! From!

IV x IVSUPER SPECIALS!

IV x IVSUPER SPECIALS!

$19,900 or $273/Mo* $16,478 or $219/Mo* $21,131 or $293/Mo* $25,569 or $365/Mo*

‘09 Chevy Silverado 1500 Ext. Cab 4WD ‘09 Chevy Silverado 1500 Ext. Cab 4WD ‘07 Chevy Silverado LT 4WD ‘11 Chevy Colorado LT Crew Cab 4WD

4.8L, ABS, Tilt, CD, Blue Diamond, Only

30k Miles!

#11408SA

4.8L, ABS, Tilt, CD, Graystone Metallic,

68k Miles.

#12155SA

5.3L, Full Power, Trailer Towing Package, Garnet Red Metallic, Only 55k

Miles!

#12074B

3.5L, Full Power, Silver Mist Metallic,

21k Miles.

#10170PA

‘11 Buick Lucerne CXL Leather, Alloys, Loaded!

$22,900 or $322/Mo* SAVE $10,000 FROM NEW!

#10165PA #10147PA #10166PA

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The Laconia Daily Sun, February 2, 2012