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BY MICHAEL KITCHTHE LACONIA DAILY SUN

Mobility talk overshadowed by ‘visitability’

LACONIA — Although intended to elicit sugges-tions for improving mobil-ity for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians downtown, improving “visitability” emerged as the foremost theme of a community con-versation, facilitated by Lakes Region Listens, at the Belknap Mill last night.

Lakes Region Listens was established under the aus-pices of the Lakes Region United Way as an affi liate of New Hampshire Listens and is led by a steering committee. Its mission is “to facilitate informed and meaningful community dialogue on critical issues.”

see MOBILITY page 10

Aichinger’s status as Gilford resident to be investigatedGILFORD - Supervisors of the check-

list voted unanimously Saturday morning to investigate concerns raised by resident Joe Wernig regarding whether or not tax cap proponent and town Budget Commit-tee candidate Barbara Aichinger is a legal resident of Gilford.

Aichinger lists her address as Edgewater Drive in the Governor’s Island section of Gil-ford. A self-described fi scal conservative, she has been one of the lead spokespeople of four

BY GAIL OBERTHE LACONIA DAILY SUN

petitioned warrant articles, including one that will enact a tax cap and a second that will allow the Budget Committee to develop the default budget rather than the Board of Selectman. Both warrant articles are also on the School District annual warrant.

Wernig presented his concerns at a meet-ing attended by the checklist supervisors, Selectman’s Chair John O’Brien and a reporter from the Daily Sun Saturday.

As evidence, Wernig said he found two list-ings for each of her Edgewater properties on the Internet advertising each for sale or rent.

He said her daughter goes to Bedford public schools, and her address according to her Gil-ford tax card is in Bedford, and that political contributions made in the name of her on-line Website list her address as Bedford.

Checklist supervisors Connie Moses, Mary Valone, and Irene LaChance reviewed each of Wernig’s statement individually and decided each had enough merit to jus-tify a further inquiry. The supervisors said a written copy of Wernig’s challenge will be sent via registered mail to her Governor’s

see RESIDENCE page 12

Tempers boil at Gilford School Board meetingTalk of tax caps & electioneering brings tensions to surface

BY GAIL OBERTHE LACONIA DAILY SUN

GILFORD — Even though School Board members maintain a public comment period held near the end of school board meetings is not a “question and answer session,” when challenged last night during comment time, Chair Kurt Webber sharply defended the right of Superintendent Kent

Hemingway to work and speak openly on a position statement to appear on the school district’s Website espousing the Board’s stance against a proposed tax cap.

Kurt Webber also took offense when Kevin Leandro challenged the numbers provided by Hemingway about how much the school budget has risen or numbers provided by a budget committee member

about the past fi ve years of budgets.“I really don’t like to be called dishonest,”

he said when Leandro accused him and Hemingway of lying about the amount of increases the school budget has seen since in the past few years.

All public comment at the Gilford School Board happens during the end of the meeting and is often the last agenda item. It happens after most of the decisions are already made

see SCHOOL page 12

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NEW YORK (AP) — Qazi Qayyoom, an imam in Queens, says he believes the New York Police Department is keep-ing his community safe, and if that means some Mus-lims are monitored, so be it.

“The police, they come to us and say, ‘Is everything OK? How can we help you?” he said Monday. “They are not trying to hurt us. For this, I want to say thank you and tell them I support them.”

Qayyoom and about three dozen other people on Monday attended the fi rst rally held by Muslims in sup-port of the NYPD following a series of Associated Press stories detailing the police department’s secret surveillance of mosques, Muslim-owned businesses and college campuses across the Northeast since Muslim extrem-ists attacked the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, killing thousands of people.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — On the eve of their Super Tuesday showdown, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum strained for an edge in Ohio on Monday and braced for the 10 primaries and caucuses likely to redefi ne the race for the Republican presi-dential nomination.

Newt Gingrich, though winless for more than a month, campaigned in Tennessee and issued a stream of signals that he intended to stay in the race.

In a race marked by unpredictability, Romney’s superior organization and the support of an especially deep-pocketed super PAC allowed him to compete all

across the Super Tuesday landscape and potentially pick up more than half of the 419 delegates at stake.

Santorum cast the race in biblical terms, his David vs. Romney’s Goliath. Even that “is probably a little bit of an understate-ment,” he added.

By contrast, Romney projected confi -dence. “I hope that I get the support of people here in Ohio tomorrow, and in other states across the country. I believe if I do, I’ll get the nomination,” he said.

Primaries in Ohio, Georgia, Massachu-setts, Vermont, Virginia, Oklahoma and Tennessee plus caucuses in Idaho, North

Tuesday of reckoning: Ten GOP contests held todayDakota and Alaska make Tuesday the busiest day of the primary season.

Unlike previous Republican campaigns, when a primary winner would typically win all of a state’s delegates, allocations this year generally refl ect the split in the popular vote. As a result, several candi-dates may be able to claim success once the Super Tuesday results are known.

Romney kept his focus on the economy in a fi nal sprint across Ohio, the state that has drawn the most attention and televi-sion advertising. Pre-primary polls show him with momentum in a close race with Santorum.

Small NC children survive as tornado destroys house around themCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — When Lato-

nya Stevens heard thunder and lightning in the distance, she knew the drill. Every time a storm drew near, her children would run to her room seeking comfort.

So Stevens turned on a hall light for the young kids as high winds began buffeting the house. Then she blacked out and awoke to fi nd only one of the four children in sight

and the house ripped apart.She quickly assumed the worst: that a

twister had carried off the other three kids.“I was screaming for them,” Stevens said

Monday. “I was panicking. For a moment, I didn’t know where they were.”

No one knows precisely what happened, but this much is clear. The three children were in their rooms when the tornado approached. As

the winds rose, most of the home’s second fl oor was swept away. After the storm passed, the kids were found outside on the ground, one of them 100 feet away along a major highway.

All three emerged with only cuts and bruises — and a story to tell for the rest of their lives.

“It’s a miracle they survived,” said their grandfather, Clarence Gray Jr. “God was looking out for them.”

Fleeing government assault, thousands of Syrians find refuge in Lebanon QAA, Lebanon (AP) — Syrian refugees

fl eeing to neighboring Lebanon on Monday said they feared they would be slaughtered in their own homes as government forces hunted down opponents in a brutal offensive against the opposition stronghold of Homs.

With world pressure at a peak in the boil-

ing crisis, U.S. Sen. John McCain called for airstrikes against Syria. He said the United States has a moral and strategic obligation to force out Assad and his loyalists.

“The only realistic way to do so is with for-eign airpower,” McCain said from the Senate fl oor. “The United States should lead an

international effort to protect key popula-tion centers in Syria, especially in the north, through airstrikes on Assad’s forces.”

The U.N. refugee agency said Monday that as many as 2,000 Syrians crossed into Lebanon over the last two days to fl ee the

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The new measures, signed into law by Lynch on Monday, prohibit public utilities from using emi-nent domain for projects not directly related to New Hampshire power needs, such as Northern Pass.

“The use of eminent domain should be limited to projects designed to benefi t the public as a whole,” Lynch said in statement.

Northern Pass — the 180-mile transmission proj-ect to bring Canadian hydropower to southern New England — is hotly debated in the North Country, where residents say they were worried the project would attempt to use eminent domain to carve out the 40 miles it needs in the area.

Northern Pass offi cials have said they have no intention of using eminent domain, nor is the project

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Project critics say other states like Connecticut would benefi t from the cheap hydropower, but the additional power is not vital to New Hampshire.

The new law also establishes homeowner protec-tions against any attempt to use eminent domain and creates a commission to develop policies for burying power lines.

Under the new protections, an entity looking to use eminent domain must fi rst successfully peti-tion the Public Utilities Commission before broach-ing the subject with the property owner. Violations would be subject to a $25,000 fi ne.

Law stops Northern Pass from using eminent domainBiden meets with three main contenders for Mexican presidency

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden said Monday that Mexico’s three main presidential candidates all share a vision of continued close coop-eration with Washington, and used his brief visit south of the border to also knock down talk of drug legalization.

Biden’s two-day trip to Mexico and Honduras comes amid calls by many of the region’s leaders to discuss decriminalizing drugs as a way to ease a vicious war on cartels that has left Latin America bloodied.

“It’s worth discussing, but there is no possibility the Obama/Biden administration will change its policy on (drug) legalization,” he said after meeting with President Felipe Calderon.

But the main purpose of his visit was to meet with the contenders in Mexico’s July 1 presidential elec-tions to get a feel for future U.S.-Mexico relations.

The U.S. has enjoyed an unprecedented level of cooperation with Calderon, whose administra-tion has received hundreds of millions of dollars to wage a heavily militarized fi ght against drug car-tels. Drug-related violence has killed at least 47,515 people in Mexico from December 2006, when Calde-ron launched his fi rst anti-cartel offensive, through September 2011.

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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Navy soon will begin giving Breathalyzer tests to many of its sailors before they report to work aboard a ship under a new program that will spread to the Marine Corps later this year.

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced the plan Monday during a rare “all hands” call from aboard the USS Bataan at Naval Station Norfolk.

Mabus’ comments were broadcast to sailors and Marines worldwide, who were able to submit ques-tions to him via email and each service’s Facebook page. During the question and answer session, Mabus was not asked about the Breathalyzer tests, which are already in use aboard submarines in the Pacifi c Northwest.

The Marine Corps will begin a similar pilot pro-gram in April for four of its units, including one at

the presidential retreat at Camp David. Lt. Gen. Dennis Hejlik, commander of Marine Corps Forces Command, said the program would expand to the rest of the force after that initial six-month pilot pro-gram.

Hejlik said it is important to identify Marines who may have an alcohol problem early on so that their careers aren’t hampered and, more importantly, that they don’t put other Marines at risk.

Details of the Navy program are still being worked out, but not every sailor who walks onto a ship will be given a Breathalyzer test. Navy offi cials estimate that between one sixth and one eighth of a ship’s crew will be given the test, which will target those standing watch and overseeing important aspects of a ship, such as its nuclear reactors. Other sailors may be tested at random.

Navy to soon step up Breathalyzer tests of sailors

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LETTERS

LETTERS

To the editor,The Center Harbor selectmen’s

million-dollar proposal has hidden costs of increased insurance premi-ums, increased maintenance and increased utility bills. It also has the unknown financial consequences of meeting the goals set out in the town’s 2010 master plan, among one which is to expand police department staff and add another vehicle to the fleet. With current compensation packages for CHPD ranging from $82,100 to $100,234 and the cost of a new cruiser to be in the $50,000 range with proper equipment — along with additional insurance, maintenance and fuel costs, there are unknown financial consequences if this structure is built.

It’s quite interesting that selectman candidate Barry Borella’s tax figures are similar to all numbers offered in rebuttal – they are different – all numbers presented are not consistent. However, no one has questioned Mr. Borella’s remarks that his opponent has a proven track record for support-ing spending polices which plan to load our beautiful little town with millions in debt. That is because his opponent, former Selectman Richard Drenkhahn, spearheaded plans as selectman to

destruct Morrill Park and build a mas-sive $1.7-million police station and parking lot in the middle of it; then, the next year, proposed plans to build a $1.3-million police station on private “lakeview” property.

In regards to Morrill Park, it was former Selectman Drenkhahn who led the town’s legal battle against a fellow resident to alter the Morrill Park chari-table trust under the doctrine of cy pres, costing residents over $40,000 in legal fees. Residents should be aware that in order for the doctrine of cy pres to be successful, the court has to determine that the trust property’s purpose is “wasteful, impractical or impossible”. In other words, former Selectman Dren-khahn declared Morrill Park, a gener-ous gift from a proud Center Harbor resident and home to the Center Harbor footrace, to be “wasteful, impractical or impossible”.

These are political philosophies the town can do without. Barry Borella is the candidate of choice. It can be through his passion and dedication to the town, with which we can finally achieve a reasonable solution to the space needs of our Police Department.

Derek KlineCenter Harbor

Barry Borella will bring reasonable solutions to Center Harbor

To the editor,How can you help keep the waters

clean? Don’t throw trash into the lake. Dispose of household cleaners prop-erly. SUPPORT the Moultonborough Milfoil Committee’s efforts with a vote of YES on budget article 19 at Town Meeting Saturday, March 17. Pick up any floating pieces of milfoil that you find and dispose of them away from the lake. Tell a Milfoil Committee member where you have seen milfoil growing. Contact information is on the town website on the Milfoil Com-mittee page in the “VOLUNTEER TO HELP” link. Please be as precise as possible about the location, so we don’t sacrifice valuable time search-ing.

Do NOT try to harvest the milfoil yourself. The entire root system needs to be removed and this requires a state-certified diver. You can actually do more harm by attempting to pull up the milfoil yourself.

You, hopefully, have already read the articles about how milfoil infesta-

tions affects the entire towns property valuations and tax rates, so I will not repeat. I’ll just say that clean water is much nicer to swim, boat, recreate in and vacation at than milfoil clogged.

We have started the long process of reducing the milfoil to manageable levels. We can already see a good improvement over the past two years. Our long-term goal is to move as thoroughly as possible to a non-herbicidal program.

With over 70 miles of shoreline on the different water bodies to check, we need your help. Become a Weed Watcher and coordinate your efforts with the town effort. Adopt a sec-tion of waterfront to report on. Go out every 3-4 weeks and look for new growth and report it.

Support warrant article 19, pick up floating fragments, consider becoming a weed watcher, and check your boat and trailer for fragments before put-ting into or taking it out of the water. Together we can control the milfoil.

Al HochMoultonborough Milfoil Committee

‘Yes’ votes on article 19 will combat milfoil in Moultonborough

To the editor,I am writing to once again register

my opposition to the SB-2 initiatives in Gilmanton. I opposed SB-2 for sev-eral years when I was a member of the Gilmanton School Board, some 10 years ago, and I still oppose it today.

Also known as the Australian Ballot, I believe the decision making process created by SB-2 is bad for local gov-ernance. Proponents argue endlessly that it increases voter participation by enabling larger numbers of voters to turn out for a simple yes-no vote on town and school district budgets, as well as other warrant articles, on election day. But this participation is essentially meaningless if these voters have not taken the time to adequately acquaint themselves with the questions at hand. I believe on the whole such voters are not — nor can they be — adequately acquainted in towns where SB-2 is in place. Delib-erative sessions in such towns have seen lower turn-outs than at the tra-ditional town and district meetings.

I believe these traditional meetings

are the best forum for voters to hear all sides of any given issue. These meetings can be lengthy, no doubt, but this time spent by the electorate is ultimately priceless. I believe many proponents of SB-2 simply do not want to dedicate the time it takes to be fully involved citizens on these two days in March. And I believe many others are simply looking for an easy (and secret) way of rejecting spending any increases and thereby thwarting local government initiatives in order to protect their pocketbooks.

It should be apparent to all by now that the real problem we face is our necessary and inordinate reliance on the property tax, especially for fund-ing local education. Instead of engag-ing in perennial civil tax wars in every town across the state, it would be nice if we could unite in favor of meaning-ful structural tax reform from Con-cord. Until such time, please let’s keep our Town and School District Meet-ings in Gilmanton.

Hammond BrownGilmanton

SB-2 won’t address the inordinate reliance on property taxes

To the editor,In reply to the recent letters about

SB-2 and the Gilmanton School Board, John Funk states that the School Board wrote their letter as individuals, but in the very first sentence of their letter it states and I quote, “As members of your School Board”. When they met as a group and composed and signed that letter, was that a posted meeting of the board as it should have been?

Another writer states that SB-2 has been defeated before but doesn’t state that it was defeated by a very small margin. Results of the School Ballot, March 8, 2011: 290 voted yes, 216 voted no. Three hundred four (304) yes votes were needed for the 60-per-cent majority. SB-2 lost by 14 votes.

Most of the reasons given as unfa-vorable to SB-2 are simply scare tac-tics and are not documented or proven. It’s easy to say that voters will not attend the school deliberative session and thus will be uninformed. Voters do not attend the school district meet-ing either and our school budget gets passed by a small attendance. Majori-ties of those attending either work for the school or benefit from the school in some way other then education.

It’s broke and we need to fix it. Please vote yes for SB-2 on the Gil-manton School Ballot on March 13 and go to your last School District Meeting on March 24.

Douglas IsleibGilmanton Iron Works

Governance of Gilmanton District is broken and SB-2 is the fix

To the editor,On March 13, I am asking the citi-

zens of Moultonboro to vote YES on warrant article 2 of the School Dis-trict Ballot. Vote in favor of the official ballot form of town meeting. A vocal few would like to limit your ability to vote and be informed citizens at the Moultonboro Annual School District meeting.

A recent letter to the editor had a number of misstatements about SB-2 which have proliferated over the years to sway voters against this initiative. As voters and taxpayers, we should ask them, why are you so intent on limiting our ability to vote on all war-rant articles?

It is disingenuous at best to imply that SB-2 is not “The Town Meeting form of government “. It is still Town Meeting. There is traditional Town Meeting and there is SB-2 Town Meeting. Check with the NH DRA or the NH LGC or better yet, go directly to the RSA 40:13.

SB-2 does allow the citizens of Moultonboro “to come together, gather information, listen to each other and

each others point of views.” It’s called the deliberative session. Contrary to what the writer implies, the delib-erative session allows “all sides of an issue by all those who choose to speak; all those who choose to participate and all those who choose to make an informed decision.”

SB-2 is not” a new form of govern-ment .” How long will that myth con-tinue to be perpetuated?

There have been nearly five dozen deliberative sessions in SB-2 school districts this year and guess what? It works! It has matured and people on all sides of the issues have their say. Then, for 30 days or so, people can read, ask questions, (and yes cam-paign) and gain a full understand-ing of what they are voting on. They can go to the school board meeting and ask for clarification. They can write to their selectmen or go to their meetings. The point is that there are numerous opportunities for informa-tion, unlike traditional Town Meeting where articles are changed on the spot and only a handful of voters can vote.

Guess what? SB-2 is working for dozens of NH school districts

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To the editor,While I thank The Sun for print-

ing my letter about Colette Worsman on Saturday, I just wanted readers to know that I did not choose that head-line for it. My title had been “Colette Worsman has earned another term”. While I did include in the letter the recommendation for readers to “Take a look at Carla Horne’s ‘interests & activities’ on Facebook”, it was The

Sun who chose to make that the head-line.

My letter was meant to be a rally for Colette, and I fear that headline made it appear to be more of a spear at Carla, which was not my intention. As I said, Carla sounds like a nice person… just not one I prefer for our Selectboard during these tough times.

Frank MarinoMeredith

Letter was intended to support Worsman, not to spear Horne

To the editor,I am writing to support the re-elec-

tion bid of Tom Goulette to the Shaker Regional School Board on March 9. As a past board member who worked with Tom for 11 years, I know fi rst hand Tom’s unwavering commitment to the students, staff and citizens of our district. Tom has devoted many years to balancing the needs of the district in a manner that does not place an undue burden on the taxpay-ers of Belmont and Canterbury,while insuring continued excellence in pro-

grams and activities for our students.I am proud of the work Tom and the

Shaker Board have accomplished and I feel his re-election will only continue to benefi t both communities and its citizens.

I would also like to add my voice to those opposed to the adoption of a SB-2 form of government for the Shaker Regional School District. I join those present and past board members who feel the current system works well and should not be changed.

Bill HartBelmont

Tom Goulette has unwavering commitment to Shaker District

“Is it realistic to attend several meet-ings to understand many issues before we vote?” Yes, in fact it is your civic duty to be informed before you vote.

There are currently 59 School dis-tricts that operate under SB-2 and not a single one has ever rescinded SB-2.

In closing, I will borrow from the letter writer: The right to hear, under-

stand, discuss and make informed and meaningful decisions about our town, our school, and our lives is at stake. Don’t let a few take away a valued right of decision making from us. Vote YES on warrant article 2 on the School District Ballot at the polls on March 13. Let everyone vote!

Paul PunturieriMoultonboro

from preceding page

To the editor,In response to John Funk of Gilman-

ton: “These kinds of attacks have no place in a small town like Gilmanton and leave lasting damage to personal relationships. We may have differ-ences of opinion, but personal attacks should be left at the door.”

John: REALLY? Do you really believe these letters were a “personal attack”? Why is it that most Obama supporting Democrats get so defensive and accuse those with differing opinions of being “hostile”, “racist”, or turn issues into a “personal attack”? Can’t we have differ-ing opinions anymore? Does it all have to end with sniping or demands for apolo-gies? If only everyone just would believe that two plus two equals fi ve (1984)!

I did quote the law and I will admit that I am not an attorney, like you. I am just one of those “ignorant” voters that candidates like Perry Onion believe want SB-2. I would like to also enlighten you, John, that my comments were in no way a personal attack on anyone. I don’t have any ill will or negative opin-ions of Ella Jo, the letter was simply a response to her demands for an apology. Whether or not this action is within or outside the law, I believe the essence of the real question or debate is, is this ethical? I don’t think as many would be

voicing their concern if it were not rais-ing this question among those who vote in this town.

It just does not feel right for an entire board to lobby voters against an issue. Sure, there are receipts for the mailing, but there are also many questions about what took place that will go unanswered and remain ques-tions in voters minds. Here are some examples; How much did this entire mailing cost? Where were the letters stuffed? Who mailed them? When were they mailed? Did a teacher drive the letters to the post offi ce during work hours? So many questions. . .

Actually, John, in 2009 the residents of Epping, N.H., brought forward a similar issue to court. The judge, go fi gure, actu-ally ruled in their favor. The situation was slightly different. The school board there was dumb enough to send the letters home in the children’s backpacks. This is probably why our board was so careful to make sure they had all of the bases cov-ered before they went forward with this type of a questionable action.

Like it or not John, we all have opin-ions. These opinions will not be left at the door, because two plus two, John, equals four!

Cindy HoughtonGilmanton

Two plus two is still four and I won’t leave opinions at the door

To the editor,I write in support of Phyllis Corri-

gan , a candidate for Gilford Budget Committee. As a budget committee member Phyllis has been fair minded, asked the pertinent questions and studies the issues. She brings an air

of civility to the proceedings.I urge you to vote for her so she may

continue as a valuable member of the Budget Committee.

Polly SanfaconGilford

Phyllis Corrigan brings air of civility to Gilford Budget Committee

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LETTERS

To the editor,The voters of Belmont and Can-

terbury will have an opportunity to vote March 9 at the Shaker Regional School District Annual Meeting at the Belmont High School, starting at 6p.m., till 7:30 p.m.

There are three major issues to be voted at that meeting.

Number 1 -The question of the adop-tion of the offi cial Ballot Vote Law (SB-2). This in my opinion is perhaps one of the most essential opportunities to get a handle on how this district operates and especially how the voters will be able to have an impact in the budget. If approved the vote will take place in a voting booth, instead of a show of hands conducted in an open forum.

Number 2 — The vote on the contract that was negotiated by the district and the Shaker Regional Education Associ-ation, the teachers’ union; a three year contract worth more than $600,000. I fi nd it unconscious able that the School Board would appoint Mr. Goulette the chairman of the negotiating commit-tee for the School Board. Tom has been

involved with education on the state level at the Lakes Region Community College for as long as I can remember and as stated by Tom himself. “Nego-tiations were conducted with common goals”. In my opinion this arbitrates to a confl ict of interest.

Number 3 – The third important reason to attend this districts Annual Meeting is to choose a new School Board member; fortunately we have Donna Cilley stepping up to the plate to offer her open-minded enthusiasm to the board. Donna has lots of experience in town government and has been excep-tionally capable and willing to serve.

I myself have had the privilege to serve on the Board of Selectman in Bel-mont with Donna back in the early 90s. I have always found Donna to be honest, energetic and open I her work on the numerous boards and committees she has served. She does her homework and as always has an independent approach to the subject at hand. Hope to see you at the meeting on Friday night.

Mark MooneyBelmont

Unconscionable to appoint Tom Goulette to negotiating teamTo the editor,

This is a response to the letter by Councilor Brenda Baer, Ward 4:

Although I appreciate the total num-bers game, it is just that, a game. If we want to start adding in health care lets talk about the health care plan that our very own president would have in place if he had his way. It would cost our nation trillions of dollars in health care to illegal immigrants, not just the people born and raised in our country or even our state, let alone people who are willing to risk their lives to save our property, or even more important, our LIVES!

Sure, many of our city employees do not live in this town. How many of you who do live in this town have taken a walk down Main Street, Opechee Park, heck, anywhere in town lately ? As a child growing up in Laconia — born and raised I might add — my parents required one thing of me, come in when the street light came on. Today we do not let our children play outside without supervision. On my street alone there are two registered sex offenders. No one walks anywhere anymore, unless of course they cannot afford a vehicle.

As we all know, LRGH currently shut off all Medicaid patients from treatment within their system, unless of it is a medical emergency. For the record those people are not moving, just bogging the system down even more. Laconia, contrary to popular belief, is not the fi ne city it used to be. So many businesses have left, moving to Mexico or other cheap-labor coun-tries. Crime rates have soared during the recession that no one wants to admit that we are in. Instead of wor-rying when the street lights come on,

we worry where our guns are.Do we not have bigger things to

worry about than where the city employees live? The way I see it is let them live where they feel comfortable. Personally I am not willing to sacri-fi ce quality for residency. Our “fi ne” city does not attract the cream of the crop. Do we really want to settle for a fi refi ghter/EMT/paramedic who does the job so so, but lives in our town, for someone who is the best at what they do, but does not live in Laconia? I have had some the honor of having some of Laconia’s fi nest fi refi ghter/EMT/paramedics help my family, and they saved my mom’s life, for that I could care less where they live and will be forever grateful.

As far as them not spending any money in our community, I know that is a fallacy. Working at a local busi-ness I have had the pleasure over the years of servicing the vehicles of many of the men and women who serve our city. They are spending the money back where they are getting it in many ways, from vehicle repairs, to dining out, to having a drink, and I am sure many other ways. Maybe if we made our city a better place to live these top of the line individuals would want to live here.

When you give to certain chari-ties they let you request where your money goes. Personally, if I could choose where my tax dollars go, every dime would go to the Laconia Fire Department for the profi cient and professional job they do. In closing I want to thank all those who serve our “fi ne” city — fi re, police, or other, with-out you our city would be nothing.

Chris ArchibaldWard 5Laconia

City employees should to their job well and live where they want

To the editor,This year, residents of Moultonbor-

ough will be asked to continue sup-port for the effort to remove milfoil infestations from our waterways.

The reasons for engaging in this effort continue to be primarily recre-ational and economic. Over 70-percnet of the town’s tax revenue originates with lakefront properties. Maintain-ing the value of the water resources abutting these properties is critical to maintaining their very signifi cant economic contributions to our com-munity. The quality of our water resources also strongly infl uences the economic contribution from properties in the many water-access communi-ties that are responsible for a great amount of the other 20-30-percent of our property tax revenue.

Separate from the tax revenue for our municipal and school services, much of the employment in our com-munity is considerably related to our water resources attracting vacation-ers, people seeking a second home and those seeking to live or retire in a desirable community with great water access options.

The water resource issues affect more than just lakefront owners. They impact every resident who chose to come and live in the area because of easy access to water. They impact every resident working at a busi-

ness that sells its service or prod-uct to our summer guests who visit because of the lake, and also for every employed person whose business sells to the large number of full year resi-dents who came to this area and stay because of the lake.

In 2010 we treated about 330 acres with herbicide. In 2011 we treated about 175 acres with herbicide and in the other areas we removed a bit over 13,000 gallons of milfoil regrowth and old-growth in low density areas using hand-pull methods. We are very hopeful that 2012 will see another improvement to the overall situation however we must remain cautious about our expectations.

Successful programs of our neighbors, such as the Squam Lakes Association and Back Bay in Wolfeboro, depended initially on reducing heavy infestations with several years of state-controlled herbicide treatments before they could depend primarily on hand-pull tech-niques to control their milfoil.

Success over the long haul requires that we annually budget and plan for a comprehensive program, supported by the state, that considers the sea-sonal variability of weed regrowth.

Success also requires regularly checking to ensure a balance of effec-tiveness and fi scal conservatism so we can do the best job while retaining

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Peter JensenMoultonborough

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LETTERS

To the editor,Even though I am not a resident of

Belmont, I am a 15 year resident of Bri-arcrest Estates located in both Laconia and Belmont, and I feel it is important that voters of Belmont know a little about their candidate for selectman.

Ruth Mooney is a lifetime resident of Belmont and is the owner and manager of the successful Briarcrest Community and Province Kiln Dried Wood Company. She is known to her customers as “the wood lady”

Ruth in partnership with her hus-band Mark Mooney worked together side by side developing and building the 241 home community known as Briar-crest . It was over 25 years ago when they started this community. While Mark laid out the plans and oversaw the construction, Ruth was involved in all aspects of the administration of this project, and its chief salesman. Today, the project is completed, but Ruth remains at the front of the daily opera-tions and sale of open properties.

Ruth is one of the most successful women in the area overseeing a mul-tibusiness operation, and at the same time holds tight to her roots of being raised on a farm, one of six children. She and her husband live the same way as they did early in life, farming, raising cattle, sheep and horses. She rises early in the morning to do her farm chores before she heads to the office.

She represents both qualities needed to serve her beloved town.

A history and love of Belmont, but also a modern business woman who knows how to run a business and succeed in it.

Ruth is well known for her many charitable works for her church and the people of Belmont and her resi-dents in Briarcrest Community.

I am sure she will look out for Bel-mont’s best interests as she does in her day to day businesses. If I were a resident of Belmont, she would surely have my vote.

Councilor Brenda BaerWard 4 - Laconia

Ruth Mooney possesses business savvy and a love of Belmont

To the editor,The Center Harbor town employees

are riding on a “Gravy Train” and the data from the New Hampshire Local Government Center (NHLGC) website proves it. (http://www.nhlgc.org/ser-vices/wsbs_currentsurveydata.asp)

Here’s the one indisputable fact:In total full and part-time salaries,

Center Harbor ranks 5th of the 53 towns with populations below 2000, behind Bradford, Lincoln, Waterville Valley and Newington.

The bloated salaries are just one aspect of the over-the-top spending spree that Center Harbor government delights in.

But what’s truly troubling is the “Exclusive Club” atmosphere that pervades the Center Harbor town gov-

ernment at every level and in every department.

I was personally on good terms with the town employees with whom I was acquainted until I dared to offer an oppos-ing view on the Police Department boon-doggle. What’s clear is that anyone who opposes the status quo in Center Harbor will be blacklisted, vilified and personally attacked. It’s sophomoric and pitiful.

It’s time to clean things up and I strongly urge the voters of Center Harbor to show on March 13th; vote no on Article 2 and elect Barry Borella selectman. Barry will bring strong leadership and fiscal sanity back to Center Harbor town government.

Tony HalseyCenter Harbor

‘Exclusive Club’ atmosphere pervades Center Harbor government

To the editor,Town Meeting 2012 will afford

Moultonborough voters the oppor-tunity to bring to conclusion our dis-cussion regarding the location of a new soccer/multi-purpose field for the community. The separation of fact from fiction is important for voters to be accurately educated on the decision at hand.

Fiction: A town Selectboard can over-rule the vote of the Town Meet-ing. Fact: The governing body cannot overrule the legislative body. Our 2009 Town Meeting voted to construct a new field at the town-owned com-munity facility at Old Route 109 (aka Lions Club). Upon the request of our Selectboard, town counsel recently advised that proceeding with recon-struction of our youth-sized field at Playground Drive prior to building a new field at the Lions Club property would need to go back to Town Meet-ing for approval since the former action would not be consistent with

the 2009 vote. Our Selectmen made an appropriate decision to bring the question back to the legislative body.

Fiction: A town Selectboard can appoint a commission to act as the town’s legislative body. Fact: See above.

Fiction: Reconstruction of the field at Playground Drive is a better financial alternative. Fact: The cost estimates based upon preliminary engineering show the cost to construct a full-size, high school regulation sized field at Old Route 109 to be $18,294 LESS THAN the cost to reconstruct the smaller field. And, logically, if we build the larger field, which can accommo-date greater use by all age groups, we will still have our multi-functional field at the Playground as well.

Fiction: The Lions Club is a swamp. Fact: A portion of the Playground Drive field is sited directly within jurisdictional wetlands and will require a Wetlands Permit approval

Fact battles fiction in Moultonborough athletic field debate

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from the Department of Environmen-tal Services. The Old Route 109 site has no jurisdictional wetlands in the field construction zone.

Fiction: The Planning Board already denied locating the field at the Lions Club. Fact: The Planning Board con-ducted a site plan review in 2010 and subsequently issued a letter to the selectmen outlining several points within the site plan that needed attention. Those items that actually apply to this field proposal can all be addressed in the final site plan.

Fiction: The soccer field is the begin-ning of a build-out of the Old Route 109 site. Fact: The field is the only

item we are voting on. The site already hosts a town-owned building that has served our community for decades as a community center and continues to do so today, presently under lease to the Moultonborough Lions Club.

Be glad for the opportunity to cast your vote again – many people were looking to deprive you of that right. Now we can make our decision with a better understanding of both sides of the issue. Finally, should we again decide to build the field at the Lions Club, let’s make certain that we have given full clarity to our vote to avoid the project being stonewalled any longer.

Tom HowardMoultonborough

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Sarkozy names Little Chevalier de l’Ordre de la Legion d’Honneur

LACONIA — Long a member of “The Society of Sons of Bitche,” the GIs who captured the German strong-point of Bitche in eastern France in March of 1945, Bernard Little was recently named a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor by President Nicolas Sarkozy of France.

Last week, Little, 92, and his sister, Victoria McBride, traveled to Roches-ter, where, together with Fred Hall, a veteran of the Normandy landings, he was decorated with the highest honor France can bestow by the hand of Christophe Guilhou, the French Consul General. The award came five years after Little, whose service records were destroyed by fire, was presented with a fistful of medals by then United States Senator John E. Sununu during a brief ceremony at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall.

Little had just turned 25, when, after bucking a hurricane and dodging sub-marines in the Atlantic for 15 days, the 100th Division — the “Century Division” — landed at Marseilles. “The crossing was awful,” he said . “There were three bunks this far apart,” he said, holding

By Michael KitchTHE LACONIA DAILY SUN

his hands barely a yard apart. After sun-down, the troops were sent below and the ship was darkened to evade detection.”It was crowded and hot and lots of guys were getting sick,” he said.

Barely two weeks later the lead ele-ments of the division had engaged the Germans at St. Remy in the Vosges Mountains at the northeast corner of France, where fighting would continue for the next five months. Little was a forward observer with Battery C of the 925th Field Artillery Battalion.

“It was a pretty exposed position,” Little said. “They didn’t like us finding their artillery and calling in fire on their posi-tions. We were caught and surrounded one time and often pinned down by machine guns, mortars and ‘88s.”

By late November the division had driven the enemy from a number of small towns and by December reached the strongholds of Wingen, Lemberg, Reyersweiler and Schiesseck, all of which fell to heavy assaults. With the Battle of the Bulge raging to north, late in December the division took up defen-sive positions south of Bitche, a link in the Maginot Line overlooked by a citadel that had withstood every attack

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have it then,” Little said, remembering fierce German counterat-tacks in January. “If you were in an open field you could lie flat and escape the shelling,” he said. “But, in the forest the shells would hit the trees and the shrapnel would come down like rain. The tree bursts were terrible.” He said that a close friend was wounded, but recovered to ultimately become his brother-in-law.

The offensive resumed in March with an assault on the “ensemble of Bitche,” a series of for-tresses and strongpoints ringing the ancient town on the River Horn. The

Bernard Little of Laconia was recently awarded France’s highest honor for his role in helping to liber-ate that country during World War II. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Michael Kitch)

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town fell quickly. To this day Little carries a weathered and worn card identifying him as a “legitimate son of Bitche.”

By the end of March the division had crossed the Rhine into Germany, where in mid-April units encoun-tered stiff German resistance at Heilbronn, which was taken after nine days of house-to-house fighting.

Little found himself patrolling south of Stuttgart when the war ended in May. He said that husbands and father were the first to return home, leaving single men like himself to man the occupation forces

in Germany. Little, who returned in March, 1946, said “I had tears in my eyes when I saw the Statue of Liberty” and remembered “waving goodbye and wondering if I’d ever see it again” four years earlier.

Little went back to work at the Coca Cola plant in Laconia, where he began as a route salesman in 1938, the year it opened. After another 32 years with company, as a route supervisor, warehouse man-ager and sales manager, he joined the New Hamp-shire Department of Safety, “I’m the only original employee of Coca Cola still living,” he remarked.

Coalition outside police headquarters in downtown Manhattan, illustrated a division even among the faith’s adherents about how far authorities should go in seeking to protect the nation’s largest city from

terrorists. Other Muslim groups were quick to say the coalition didn’t represent their views.

Among the speakers was Dr. Zudhi Jasser, the narrator of “The Third Jihad,” a documentary about

RALLY from page 2

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“We are not here to criticize the NYPD but rather thank them for monitoring extremists, a job that Muslims should be doing,” Jasser said.

Jasser and others, including activ-ist Manda Zand Ervin, said that the danger is clearly coming from within the Muslim community and that it’s up to other Muslims to help law enforcement stop the threat. They said Muslims do not want to give up civil rights and are behind transpar-ency in police work but it is wrong to suggest that all Muslims are some-how afraid of the NYPD, the nation’s biggest police department.

“In no way do we want to be spied on,” Jasser said. “But this is not about spying. This is about monitoring and public programs.”

The NYPD didn’t comment Monday. Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly has said he is doing everything within the law to protect the city from another terrorist attack. The department is bound under federal guidelines, known the Handschu guidelines, on how it can do certain investigations, and Kelly said the department’s efforts follow them.

“Anyone who intimates that it is unlawful for the police department to search online, visit public places or map neighborhoods has either not read, misunderstood or intentionally obfuscated the meaning of the Hand-schu guidelines,” Kelly said at a week-end breakfast.

Kelly planned to meet with Muslim leaders on Tuesday, said Sheik Moussa Drammeh, who received an invita-tion by phone. Drammeh, founder of the Islamic Leadership School in the Bronx, said he wasn’t sure what the meeting would be about.

Several other Muslim leaders were invited, but it was unclear how many would attend. The police department on Monday didn’t comment on the meeting.

The police department has been criti-cized by many civil rights groups and politicians who say its surveillance efforts go too far. Several other rallies have been held in the past months by other Muslim groups that drew hun-dreds of people to protest the NYPD’s tactics. Each side says it’s not being accurately represented by the other.

Critics of Monday’s rally pointed out that there were few people in atten-dance and that “The Third Jihad” had been described even by city officials as “over the top.”

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LACONIA - City police arrested a Concord man for allegedly giving a false name at the Lakes Region Gen-eral Hospital in order to receive pre-scription pain killers.

William R. Eades, 52, of 23 Pearly St., is also accused of using a different name to fill and pick up the prescrip-tion at Walgreens.

He is charged with one count of obtaining a controlled drug by fraud or deceit, one count of uttering a false pre-scription and one count of possession of a false controlled drug prescription.

Eades was released on $5,000 per-sonal recognizance bail and is sched-uled to appear in the 4th Circuit

William R. Eades (Courtesy photo)

Concord man charged with using false names to acquire prescription drugs

Court, Laconia Division on April 12.— Gail Ober

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BELMONT — Selectmen Chair Jon Pike responded to a challenge by Selectman’s candidate George Condodemetraky’s request that he return the money the town paid him for his health insurance premiums by saying the policy of keeping former spouses on employees health insur-ance premiums predated Pike’s term as Selectman.

Attorney Paul Fitzgerald, who rep-resents Pike personally, also said the 13 exhibits Condodemetraky attached to his petition for summary judgment couldn’t be verified and should go through the legal process of discov-ery before they can be accepted by the court as evidence.

“Co-respondent Pike was not ‘awarded’ a payment in the amount quoted but, rather, there was a pay-ment approved as the settlement of a disputed claim,” wrote Fitzgerald on behalf of Pike.

The issue at hand is an $11,000

Pike files challenge to Condodemetraky suit over health insurance premiums

payment to Pike to settle his threat-ened claim against the town for not allowing him to remain on his ex-wife’s medical insurance policy at the town’s expense.

Condodemetraky challenged the payment and asked that a judge order Pike to return the money because the decision to make the settlement occurred in a meeting he said was unlawfully convened under the provi-sions of RSA 91 A or the state’s public meeting law.

Minutes of that meeting, which included the Belmont Town Attor-ney Laura Spector, say Pike recused himself immediately while a second selectman, David Morse stayed in the meeting for about 20 minutes and then also recused himself, leaving Selectman Ron Cormier to move and second the motion to settle with Pike.

Fitzgerald only represents Pike in the Condodemetraky action. Spector has filed a notice of appearance on behalf of the town of Belmont but has yet to file the town’s official response.

Attorney Mike Persson, a steering committee member said that the initia-tive to discuss sprang from the recent decision of the City Council to shelve a plan to open Beacon Street East and Beacon Street West to two-way traffic.

Altogether 32 individuals, evenly divided between men and women and representing a mix of merchants, landlords, residents and customers, attended. They were divided into five groups, each with a trained facilitator.

Several of the groups offered similar recommendations for enhancing mobil-ity. Three groups proposed opening a right-of-way at the abandoned police station on Church Street, which would connect Messer Street to the parking lot at City Hall or Canal Street to provide access to downtown access to downtown. One group stressed the need for better signage, especially directional signage, while another suggested color coding the streets themselves. A third found the notion that the downtown traffic pattern is confusing exaggerated, but acknowledged that steps should taken to overcome the perception that it is not “mobility friendly.” Improved cross-walks at Veterans Square and Pleasant

Street, Beacon Street West and Water Street and across Main Street where the WOW Trail begins were a high pri-ority for one group.

However, “creating downtown,” as one group expressed it, overshadowed sug-gestions for improving traffic flow and pedestrian access. “Laconia is the city on the lakes,” said John Moriarity, whose group favored creating a “commercial port-of-call” on Lake Winnisquam at the end of Water Street along with a performing arts center downtown.

Calling attention to the drab appear-ance of downtown, one group stressed the need for landscaping while another spoke of wider sidewalks, benches, bike racks, bike lanes and “removing all the snow.” Economic development should aim to establish “community spaces” and “attract diverse businesses,” the same group urged.

Afterwards Persson said that clearly there were some limited issues everyone agreed should be addressed, particularly the use of the old police station property, signage to ease the flow of traffic and ame-nities like wider sidewalks and additional crosswalks. At the same time, he said that conversation indicated that “more discus-sion needs to take place beyond mobility.”

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asked twice whether or not she was a Gilford resi-dent. She said she was, that she spent seven months annually on Governor’s Island and it was her intent to retire in Gilford.

Aichinger and her husband also own a home in Bedford. She told the people at the candidates’ forum that her daughter, a senior in high school, remains in Bedford schools because her husband’s legal resi-dence is in Bedford and her daughter wanted to stay in Bedford and remain with her graduating class.

Wernig’s challenge was dated February 7 and was presented to Town Clerk Denise Gonyer, who for-warded it to the Supervisors of the Checklist. Only the supervisors can determine who is an eligible voter.

“A person’s domicile for voting purposes is that one place where a person, more than any other place, has established a physical presence and manifests an intent to maintain a continuous presence for domestic, social, and civil purposes relevant to par-ticipating in democratic self government,” Wernig wrote, quoting directly from the state law.

He recommended the supervisors consider where Aichinger owns or rents the property where she sleeps more than any other place; where (or what address) she uses when she conducts business with the government; where she sends her children to school; and where she tells the U.S. Postal Service to deliver her mail.

“I hope I have provided enough information for you to consider removing Barbara Aichinger from the voter list in Gilford,” he said.

Aichinger, who is out of the country on business, responded to the challenge by E-mail.

“I have been a frequent face in the Gilford politi-cal scene since 2008. I have participated in dozens of planning board meetings, zoning board, selectman’s meetings, budget committee, social events, coaching local tennis teams, school board meetings, etc. I served as a poll watcher and the captain of the Gilford Ron Paul campaign. I do not do these things in any other place. I do not vote in any other place and that is easily verified. I am a member of the Gilford community. To

deny me my rights is paramount to an effort to control the vote and to control access to elected office. Will you challenge all the other people in town who own prop-erty in other states or other towns or whose business is not located in Gilford?,” she said.

Aichinger also said she believes the challenge to her residency stems from her espousing a political viewpoint not necessary held by Wernig.

She also said Gilford was a very diverse commu-nity and people from all walks of life and who hold different beliefs live there.

“We have retired folks who are not here in the winter time and may travel extensively. We have residents who work in foreign countries, we have residents that because of job scarcity live during the week in other parts of the state or even other states during the week and only spend weekends at their Gilford homes,” she continued.

Moses said the three supervisors would lean heavily on N.H. RSA 641:1 - the state statute that defines who is a legal resident for voting and hold-ing elective office purposes.

“Anything we determine will be determined by a vote,” said Moses. “We will present this (in writing) to the challenged party who will have at least 30 days to respond.”

Following Saturday’s hearing, Wernig said he sat-isfied with the action the Supervisors will take and said he absolutely agrees Aichinger should have at least 30 days to respond to his challenge.

“I know if I was the one being challenged, I would want enough time to file a response,” he said.

According to Gonyer, the entire state of New Hampshire is on an automated state-wide data system whereby if a person registers to vote in one community, their names are automatically removed from the other community.

According to the Right To Know Laws in New Hampshire, the only information legally obtainable from either the supervisors of the check lists or the town clerk is a voter name, an address, and a politi-cal affiliation if there is one.

Information such as where a vehicle may be reg-istered or a person’s phone number are considered private according to the Right To Know.

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by the board and is not supposed to be a question and answer session but rather a time for people to express their opinions about something school related.

Leandro, who apparently spoke on the telephone earlier in the day with Hemingway, has said the school budget had risen $1.6 million since 2006. Hemingway told the gathering in a statement made earlier in the

evening the increase has been $450,000 or 1.9 percent.While there is a good chance both men are correct

- their disagreement about the numbers is based on different years and time spans - the argument served to underscore the recent tension between the School Board, Hemingway, some members of the Budget Committee, and School Board candidate

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In last night’s case, public comment and the ensu-ing fireworks happened after Hemingway presented the budget increases challenged earlier in the day by Leandro and had announced to the board and attendees that he had contacted School District Attorney Gordon Graham, and an unnamed N.H. Asst. Attorney General, who told him he was not considered an employee for the purposes of the state’s electioneering laws or RSA 659:44-a.

During that statement he said he would continue to work on a position paper expounding the board’s oppo-sition to the tax cap and four other petitioned warrant articles because Graham told him it was not a viola-tion of the law. It was nearly 90 minutes later when Leandro and Lambert got to address the board.

New Hampshire’s electioneering laws prohibit the use of municipal or school district resources from being used to promote a political opinion or in support of a particular candidate. RSA 659:44-a refers to RSA 273A:1 for its definition of who is a public employee.

It is Hemingway’s opinion, according to Graham, that RSA273A:1-XI(b) says a person who is appointed by a governing body is not an employee and he has the right, if not the duty, to express and promote the opinions of the board.

According to Leandro and Lambert, he does not.“If Gordon Graham told you the world was flat, you’d

say that too,” said Leandro in his opening salvo.“You, Sir, are a public employee. You have a contract,”

said Lambert who read the beginning of Hemingway’s employment contract. He pointed out that Hemingway

was interviewed in a non-public session and has a con-tract that states he is an employee.

“Do you really want to go there with this?” Lam-bert asked. “I don’t want to pay you to work on some-thing that’s on the ballot. Why don’t you work on education and leave the politics to the politicians.”

“By your definition,” interjected Leandro, “The janitors and the teachers aren’t employees either.”

Violations of the electioneering laws became an issue last year in Gilmanton when a few people accused the members of the School Board of violations when they used their own resources to advocate against the adop-tion of SB2 or the Official Ballot Act.

Although members of the Gilmanton School Board sent the mailer to voters, they used their own resources and time, something Deputy Secretary of State David Scanlon said last week was perfectly legal. He said there was no real case law about the role of employees and electioneering.

“Sure it’s electioneering. It’s all electioneering,” he said. “But is it against the law? I don’t know.”

In Gilford’s case, Hemingway had approached Town Parks and Recreation Director Herb Greene about speaking to a senior forum about the tax cap.

The forum was canceled when Greene learned Barbara Aichinger, one of the tax cap’s leading pro-ponents, was unavailable. Last week Greene said he, Town Administrator Scott Dunn and Hemingway all agreed that without representation from both sides, the forum would be inappropriate.

At the time, Hemingway he said he was unaware of the laws about electioneering as it related to his possible participation.

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“We fled the shelling and the strikes,” said Has-sana Abu Firas. She came with two families who had fled government shelling of their town al-Qusair, about 14 miles (22 kilometers) away, on the Syrian side.

The town is in Homs province, where the govern-ment has been waging a brutal offensive for the past month.

“What are we supposed to do? People are sitting in their homes and they are hitting us with tanks,” Firas told The Associated Press. “Those who can flee,

do. Those who can’t will die sitting down.”Lebanese security officials say more than 10,000

Syrians are believed to be in the country. One official said as many as 3,000 are believed to have crossed in recent days because of violence in Homs, though it is unclear how many have returned to Syria.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity under government protocol.

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Anne and Andrew Bartlett celebrating their easement finalization. (Courtesy photo)

GILMANTON — A couple months ago, Anne and Andrew Bartlett finalized an agreement that had been in the works for several years. They had decided to make a selfless decision to add to Gilmanton’s natural appeal by placing 156 acres of their land (in 2 parcels) into conserva-tion.

The lands will remain undeveloped enhancing scenic enjoyment by the public and furthering the town’s goal of maintaining “rural character”. One prop-erty has frontage on Grif-fin Road and Pancake Hill Road (approx. 116 acres) and the other piece has frontage on both Lougee Road and Thistle Road (39 acres).

Stonewalls define the borders of both properties and accentuate the agricul-tural past of this beautiful community. The properties are heavily forested and are critical for wildlife habitat. Large wetlands, especially the large beaver pond on one of the properties, mature trees, deer yards for winter habitat; large snags and downed woody debris, all add to their habitat value.

The NH Fish and Game Depart-ment’s Wildlife Action Plan, as updated in 2010, has categorized parts of both properties as “supporting landscapes…that are important to the highest rank-ing habitat because of their interactions with those habitats.”

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tects the headwaters of both the Sou-cook River and Upper Suncook River watersheds. These easements protect forested land that is currently being used or has been used in the past, for snowmobiling (a trail is found on one of the properties) and sugaring, while one of the properties also has a developed plan for forest management activities.

The easements also enhance and abut 110 contiguous acres of nearby conservation lands, as well as the Hillard Cemetary. The Gilmanton Conservation Commission would like to thank the Bartletts for making this decision to maintain their lands in its natural state forever and adding to the aesthetic quality of our special town.

LACONIA — Laconia Adult Edu-cation is offering a four week Micro-soft Office Basics: Word, Excel and PowerPoint computer class beginning on Tuesday, March 6 and Thursday, March 8. The class will meet from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Laconia High School noted Peggy Selig, program director.

This course will allow those indi-viduals who are only slightly familiar with Microsoft programs to get a leg up and learn all the tips and tricks that make each program easier to use as well as more efficient. This class is designed for people who already work with these programs, but don’t feel thoroughly knowledgeable or who want to learn some new tricks. Stu-dents will learn about formulas and pivot tables in Excel, how to create

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Common Man celebrates Girl Scouts’ 100th with Thin Mints Sundae

ASHLAND — In honor of Girl Scouting’s 100th birthday, the seven Common Man restaurants in New Hampshire have teamed up with America’s favorite cookie – Girl Scout Thin Mints – to create a craveable ice cream sundae that will benefit pro-grams supporting girls and young women in two states.

The Thin Mints Sundae features velvety smooth, all-natural Hatch-land Farm mint ice cream with crushed Thin Mints, topped with hot fudge, whipped cream and a cherry. The sundae is available through Girl Scouting’s birthday month of March

at all seven Common Man-named restaurants in New Hampshire for $6 each. The Common Man is donating $1 of every sundae sold at its Lincoln, Ashland, Concord, Claremont, Wind-ham, Merrimack and Portsmouth homes to Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains.

This is the fifth year The Common Man has helped support Girl Scouting by creating a unique ice cream des-sert blending popular Girl Scout cook-ies with ice cream. This year’s dessert featuring Thin Mints highlights the Girl Scouts’ second-best selling cookie in the world.

‘Go Grinning’ series at Gilford churchGILFORD — The Belknap County

Area Committee on Aging will present Part III of it’s Go Grinning Series on Friday March 9, at 10 a.m.

Brenda Kummerer-Cyr, Commu-nity Options Specialist from Servic-eLink will speak on Family Dynamics in Caregiving (how to ask for help and mediate the tough situations).

BCACOA meetings are held in the Wesley Woods Community Room behind the First United Methodist Church in Gilford.

For more information contact Stace Dicker-Hendricks at 528-2555 or sdhendricks@wesleywoodsnh.org or Carrie Chandler at 279-8111 or cchandler@goldenview.org.

Altrusa scholarship deadline is March 23MEREDITH — Friday, March 23

is the deadline for submitting Mere-dith’s Altrusa Club scholarship appli-cations.

The club will be awarding schol-arships geared to “non-traditional” students 23 years of age and older continuing their education and either living or working in the following towns: Meredith, Moultonborough, Center Harbor, New Hampton or Sandwich.

One of the scholarships awarded will be in memory of Professor Jea-nette Ritzenthaler, Ed.D, founder of the Meredith Altrusa Club. Another scholarship will be awarded in memory of Mrs. Marian Touhey, a long-time member, past treasurer and

co-chair of the Scholarship Commit-tee.

Applications may be picked up at the following public libraries: Mere-dith, Moultonborough, Center Harbor, New Hampton and Sandwich. In addition to the libraries, applications are available at Plymouth State Uni-versity and Lakes Region Community College. People may also receive an application by emailing a request to jwilson@metrocast.net. The Altrusa Scholarship Committee will select candidates to interview.

For further information contact chairperson, Jodi Wilson (455-3591) or co-chairperson, Phyllis Hamblet (279-6794).

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OBITUARIESGudbjorn ‘Bjossi’ Karlsson, 1966-2012

MAINE — Gudbjorn (Bjossi) Karlsson, D.O., a dedicated physician, husband, father, son and friend, passed away in Colorado on February 29, 2012, following a sudden illness.

He leaves his loving wife, Dr. Julia Woods Karlsson; devoted daughters, Nika Kroyer Karlsson and Anya Kroyer Karlsson; parents Karl and Bergthora Asmundsson of Gilford, NH; brothers Johann Ingi Asmundsson and Karl Runar Karlsson, NH; Godson Oskar Mark Karls-son, NH; grandfathers Gudbjorn Gudjons-son and Asmundur Bjarnason, both of Iceland; dogs Banjo and Sterling; and cats Surtsey, Kiki and Suki.

Bjossi, or BOC, or Dr. Karlsson, or Doc BOC, lived a full life of love, sport, family and adventure. Bjossi channeled his vast energy into loving his family, healing the sick, spending time with his deeply loved extended family of friends, strengthening his connection to his Icelandic heritage, and pursuing an active sporting life out-doors, through all seasons. Throughout his youth Bjossi excelled in tennis and downhill ski racing, and any other ven-tures he devoted himself to.

Bjossi accomplished all of this with his trademark enthusiasm and magnetism that kept a broad range of close friends in his orbit, friends dating as far back as secondary school, and many more that he gathered along the way. He was, to those close to him, an iconoclast, the real deal.

As a father, a brother, a husband, and a son, Bjossi was an embracing, caring man. Bjossi deeply loved his wife, daughters, parents, grandparents, and brothers. Bjossi was as expresser of this love for all to see and know. His love was beautiful, warm, com-forting, reassuring and extremely cherished. Bjossi was also a grouch at times! However, this was only another of his approaches to articulate his love to those closest to him – never far removed from ten-derness and caring.

Bjossi’s family extends with deep family commit-ments in Iceland, on the main island and on Vestman-naeyjar, with an abiding connection to his Icelandic family heritage and ancestry. His family of grand-fathers, aunts, uncles, great aunts, great uncles, and cousins were a priority for Bjossi, with frequent travels to Iceland to visit. Bjossi had a particularly close rela-tionship with his maternal grandfather, Afi Gudbjorn, who was Bjossi’s hero and a formative infl uence in the

character of man that he grew to be.Dr. Karlsson graduated from Bates Col-

lege with a B.S. in 1989, and went on to earn his D.O. from the University of New England’s College of Osteopathic Medi-cine in 1999. He completed his residencies at Eastern Maine Medical Center and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. He was an accomplished medical researcher, and published well-regarded papers on neurological and cardiovascular topics in Brain Journal, The American Journal of Physiology and Neuroscience Research, among others. Along the way, Bjossi also picked up an M.Sc. in aquaculture from the University of Bergen in Norway, which included research on the Icelan-dic grey seal population that gave him great pride in contrast and addition to his accomplishments in medicine.

Dr. Karlsson spent his distinguished medical career practicing in the state of Maine, where he was an attending physi-cian in the Emergency Medicine depart-ment at Inland Hospital in Waterville. At Inland Hospital Dr. Karlsson achieved the distinction of Assistant Director of the Emergency Department. Bjossi was a respected member of the local Newport, Maine, community, where he lived in his idyllic home on Durham Bridge Road, on the shores of Sebasticook Lake.

Bjossi Karlsson is dearly loved and will be deeply missed.

Calling hours will be on Friday March 9, 2012 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Wilkinson-Beane-Simo-neau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH, using the Carriage House entrance. The memorial service will follow on March 10, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2238 Parade Road, Laconia, NH.

In lieu of fl owers, the family has requested that donations be made in Bjossi’s name to Good Shep-herd Food-Bank, PO Box 1807, Auburn, ME 04211-1807. Alternatively, gifts can be made to USAA 529 college savings plan for the benefi t of either Nika or Anya Karlsson (must specify), at PO Box 55751, Boston, MA, 02205.

Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.

Jennie C. Smith, 87LACONIA — Jennie C. (Dyer) Smith,

87, of 49 Batchelder Street, died at the Laconia Rehabilitation Center-Genesis on Sunday, March 4, 2012. She was the widow of Roland E. Smith who died in 1995.

Mrs. Smith was born November 5, 1924 in Atkinson, Maine, the daughter of John H. and Olive (Albert) Dyer. She was the youngest of seventeen children.

Mrs. Smith lived in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine before moving to Laconia sixty-eight years ago. She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church. She enjoyed gardening, cro-cheting, photography and dancing.

Survivors include three sons, Keith A. Smith, Terry R. Smith and Henry J. Smith, all of Laconia; two daughters, Janet M. Dalis of Melrose, Mass. and Cheryl A Sydlik of Slidell, Louisiana; twelve grand-children; eleven great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband and her par-ents, Mrs. Smith was predeceased by a son, Kenneth W. Smith in 1997.

A calling hour will be held on Thursday, March 8, 2012 from 10:00-11:00AM at St. Andre Bessette Parish-Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia, N.H. Following the calling hour, a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00AM also at Sacred Heart Church.

Spring burial will be in the family lot in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Laconia.

For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Alzheim-er’s Association, NH Offi ce, 5 Bedford Farms Drive, Suite 201, Bedford, NH 03110.

Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.

Mae I. Swanson, 94LACONIA– Mae I. Swan-

son, 94, of 30 County Drive, formerly of Belmont, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Lakes Region General Hos-pital.

She was born in Bollnas, Sweden, the daughter of Ernest and Ida (Peterson) Lexen. She was a member of the Friendship Club in Laconia. Mae enjoyed singing in the choir in ear-lier years and was known for her fantastic cooking and baking. Mae truly made an impression on many people’s lives.

She was predeceased by her husband, Chell Swan-son in 1999, one daughter, Lorraine Schnorbus in 2010, one brother, Gesta Lexen and two sisters, Val-borg Nylander and Vilma Hodder.

She is survived by two daughters; Elizabeth Ripley and her husband Robert of Port Orange, Fl. and Gail St. Clair and her husband Walderne of Laconia, 10 grandchildren, fi fteen great grandchil-dren and seven nieces and nephews.

Calling hours will be held from 10AM to 11AM on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H, using the Carriage House entrance. Funeral services will follow at 11AM at the funeral home. Burial will be privately held in Windham, NH.

In lieu of fl owers, the family suggests contribu-tions to Central NH VNA & Hospice, 780 North Main Street, Laconia, NH 03246.

Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.

ALTON BAY — Thomas E. “Tom” “Papa” Carney Jr., age 67, of Sanctuary Lane In Alton Bay, died on March 2, 2012, at home.

Born December 12, 1944 in Boston, Massachusetts the son of Thomas E. and Mary S. (Cutting) Carney Sr., raised in South Boston and graduated from Woburn High School class of 1962, he had attended the Bridgeton Academy in Bridgeton, ME. Tom has resided in Alton Bay for over 23 years coming from Townsend, MA and Woburn, MA.

A retired School bus driver for the First Student of Belmont NH, he had owned and operated the Aqua Delight known as the “Ice Cream Man on the lake” serving Lake Winnipesaukee, and Ossipee Lake.

He enjoyed Boating and Fishing.Survivors include his wife of 47 years: Janet G.

(DiSilva) Carney of Alton Bay, NH, 2 sons: Sean M. Carney and Josh R. Carney both of Alton, NH, 2 daughters: Dawn and her wife Donna (Wilson) Carney of Hudson, NH, Kimberly and her husband Ken Nadeau of Enterprise, Alabama, 1 sister: Alli-son and her husband Rocky Nelson of Woburn, MA, 10 grandchildren: Alisha, Erica, Samantha, Devan, Mathew, Brendon, Erin, Aren, Corey, Nicole.

A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at Peaslee’s Alton Funeral Home, 12 School Street, Alton, NH at 11:00am with a calling hour prior to the service from 10-11 am. If desired memorial donations may be made in his memory to the American Diabetes Foundation 1701 North Beauregard Street, Alexandrea, VA 22311. To express condolences, please visit: www.peasleefu-neralhome.com

Thomas E. Carney, Jr., 67

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Howard W. Bates, 72MOULTONBOROUGH —

Howard Warren Bates, 72, died Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at the Lakes Region General Hospital, Laconia, NH.

Howard was born April 29, 1939 in Concord, NH, the son of Howard W. and Altha (Rob-ertson) Bates. He attended Northeastern University, Boston Architectural Center and graduated from Boston University in 1971. He was a combat engineer with the 101st Battalion of the 26th Yankee Division of the Massachusetts National Guard.

Howard graduated from Winchester, MA High School Class of 1957. He enjoyed living in Moulton-borough, NH for over sixty years. Howard lived and worked in Burlington, MA until moving full time to their Moultonborough home.

Howard was a Center Harbor Fire Department volunteer, an Eagle Scout, a 32nd Degree Mason with the William Sewell Gardner Lodge, a Boy Scout leader, a member of the Burlington, MA, Moulton-borough and Center Harbor Historical Societies and an avid gardener.

Howard was heavily involved with the Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall that came to Meredith in 1995. For many years, he was part of the weekly vigil of the POW-MIA in Hesky Park, founded by Bob Jones, until failing health prevented attendance only on occasion. He had previously gone to Washington DC with Vets to stand before the real wall, a somber experience. He placed flags at the eight NH MIA’s names on the Wall who are named on the bracelet which he wore with pride and will never forget.

Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Sally (Clem-ent) Bates, of Moultonborough; daughters, Diane Campbell and her husband, Kevin, of Moultonbor-ough, Judith Bates Merritt, of Lenox, MA, Laura Vickery and her husband, Mike, of Saco, Maine; seven grandchildren, Simon and Elizabeth Camp-bell of Moultonborough, Elijah, Samuel and Ruby Merritt, of Lenox, MA and Maxwell and Pearl Vick-ery of Saco, Maine; a brother, David Allen Bates, of Rhode Island; a brother-in-law, Lawrence Clement, of Florida and many nephews and nieces. He was predeceased by his father, Howard W. Bates; by his mother, Altha Bates Sifritt; by his brother, Richard Stephen Bates; by his sister-in-law, Deborah Clem-ent, and by his step-father, George T. Sifritt.

With respect to Howard’s wishes, there will be no calling hours.

Spring burial will be at the family plot in the Middle Neck Cemetery, Moultonborough, NH.

For those who wish, the family suggests that memo-rial donations may be made to Central NH VNA & Hospice, 780 North Main Street, Laconia, NH 03246.

Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH is assisting the family with the arrange-ments. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.

OBITUARIESDonald Chesebrough, 82

GILFORD — Donald Chesebrough, 82, of 341 Belknap Mt. Road, died surrounded by family at the Lakes Region General Hospital, Laconia on Wednesday, Febru-ary 29, 2012.

Mr. Chesebrough was born January 29, 1930 in Westerly, Rhode Island, the son of J. Cutler and Lois (Brown) Chesebrough. He served in the U. S. Army Active Reserve for twenty years, retiring as a Lt. Colonel from Fort Devens in Massachusetts. He moved to Gilford in 1973 and worked for the State of N.H. Department of Environmental Ser-vices for eighteen years.

Mr. Chesebrough was an avid skier, skiing some 70 years in New England and the Alps. He was a long-time member of the Gilford Community Band and enjoyed volunteering for Bolduc Park, Gun-stock, and many other organizations.

Survivors include his wife of forty-eight years, Mary (Fiock) Chesebrough, of Gilford; a son, Robert A. Chesebrough and wife Lynn, of Hollis, NH; a daughter, Patricia C. Passariello and husband Paul, of North Andover, MA; three grandchildren;

a sister, Nancy Denison and husband Oliver, of Mystic, CT and many nephews and nieces. In addition to his parents, Mr. Chesebrough was predeceased by his twin brother, Richard Chesebrough, and by a brother, Wilfred Chesebrough.

There will be no calling hours.A celebration of his life will be held on

Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 11am at the Gilford Community Church; 19 Potter Hill Road, Gilford, NH. Rev. Michael Graham, Pastor of the Church, will officiate.

Burial will be at a later date at the family lot in Stonington Cemetery, Stonington, CT.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memo-rial donations be made to the Gilford Community Band; c/o Laconia Savings Bank; 62 Pleasant Street; Laconia, NH 03246; or to Bolduc Park Association; P.O. Box 7273; Laconia, NH 03246.

Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.

Arthur C. LaFoe, 78LACONIA – Arthur Charles LaFoe, 78, of 44 Gar-

field Street, died Friday, March 2, 2012 at Lakes Region General Hospital.

He was born in New London, NH, the son of Arthur W. and Roberta (West) LaFoe. He served in the USAF and also worked for many years as a machinist for such companies as Scott & Williams, New Hampshire Ball Bearing and Baron Machine. Arthur loved and lived the Native American culture and enjoyed making silver and turquoise jewelry.

He was predeceased by his wife, Jan (Miller) LaFoe.

He is survived by his three sons; John C. LaFoe of Belmont, James M. LaFoe of Sanbornton and Jeffrey R. LaFoe of Belmont, one brother, Arthur W. LaFoe

Jr. of Franklin, one half brother, David Hosmer of South Sutton, NH, two sisters; Cheryl A. LaFoe of Laconia and Grace Gould of Stoneham, Mass., two grandchildren; Leah LaFoe and Cory Lyn Shea, nieces and nephews.

There will be no calling hours.A Celebration of Life will be private.In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contribu-

tions to New Hampshire Humane Society, PO BOX 572 Laconia, NH 03247.

Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.

GILFORD — Amber Flanders from Vital Kneads in Gilford will address how to combat and conquer aches, pains, chronic illnesses, health issues and weight problems with the food you eat on Tuesday March 13, at 9 a.m. in the Wesley Woods Community Room behind the First United Methodist Church in Gilford.

Flanders will discuss what foods to purchase and how to prepare them. A light breakfast will be served, as well as some of the healing foods. RSVP to Stace at 603-528-2555 or sdhendricks@wesleywood-snh.org

Healing foods program set for March 13

PSU Theatre presents Twelfth Night March 8-11PLYMOUTH — The Department of Music, Theatre

at Dance at Plymouth State University will present Twelfth Night, Shakespeare’s festive riot of mischief-making and misplaced desire, March 8–11 in Han-away Theatre at the Silver Center for the Arts.

Shakespeare loved to use the devise of mistaken identity, and nowhere does he use this convention more skillfully than in Twelfth Night, creating one comedic situation after another.

Guest Director Kevin Gardner says Twelfth Night is Shakespeare’s last pure comedy, with elements of several of his previous comedies however, almost as though he was summing up his career in this genre, or perhaps poking sly fun at himself. There is a cross-dressed heroine, confusions of identity among twins, romance in several different forms both true and false, conniving servants, drunken louts and a wisecracking jester.”These are all things familiar in Shakespeare, but in Twelfth Night they’re served up with a trace of wistfulness, as though they were parts of a world that’s just about to fade away,” Gardner says.

Gardner, a former feature writer/producer and theatre critic for New Hampshire Public Radio, is a longtime actor and director who works primarily in New Hamp-shire. He has taught theatre-related subjects at the New Hampton School, the New Hampshire Institute of Art and at St. Paul’s School, where he is in his 14th year as a faculty member in advanced studies. At PSU he has directed Macbeth, As You Like it, The Crucible, Metamor-phoses, Rhinoceros and Mother Courage.

Among the 20 plus characters in the play, audi-ences will meet Viola, a Lady of Messaline who has been shipwrecked, portrayed by Nicky Mandiola, a sophomore theatre arts major from Manchester; Olivia, an Illyrian Countess, portrayed by Saman-tha St. Onge, a senior theatre arts major from Londonderry; Sir Toby Belch, Olivia’s kinsman, por-

trayed by James McEnerny; a senior theatre arts major from Middlebury, Vt., and Orsino, Duke of Illyria, portrayed by Mervin Enver Marvey, a senior theatre arts major from Rustenburg, South Africa.

The PSU production sets the play in the mid-19th century—a visual world that’s pre-Civil War—”a kind of a Gone with the Wind world,’ according to Gardner. “This allows us to dress the show quite romantically and to use a musical palette that’s tra-ditional and sentimental, like Stephen Foster and other composers of the period,’ Gardner says.

Twelfth Night has more songs in it than most Shake-speare plays, and Gardner says they are lovely. He and two New Hampshire traditional artists, John Holden and Carolyn Parrott, will be the musicians.

Audiences are invited to ‘’encounter’’ Twelfth Night March 8-10 at 8 p.m., March 10 at 2 p.m. and March 11 at 3 p.m.

Tickets are $14 for adults, $12 for seniors and $10 for youth at the Silver Center Box Office, 535-2787 or (800) 779-3869. Tickets are also available online at silver.plymouth.edu.

SANDWICH — There will be a “Meet the Candi-dates” event on Sunday, March 11 at 3 p.m. at the Methodist Church in Sandwich on Main Street.

All the candidates on the March 13 Sandwich town ballot and the Inter-Lakes school district ballot have been invited to attend. Lee Quimby will be the moderator.

Meet the Candidates’ event in Sandwich next Sunday afternoon

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Today is Tuesday, March 6, the 66th day of 2012. There are 300 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:On March 6, 1962, what became known as the

Ash Wednesday Storm began pounding the mid-Atlantic coast; over a three-day period, the storm resulted in 40 deaths and caused more than $200 million in property damage.

On this date:In 1834, the city of York in Upper Canada was

incorporated as Toronto.In 1836, the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, fell

to Mexican forces after a 13-day siege.In 1853, Verdi’s opera “La Traviata” premiered

in Venice, Italy.In 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Dred

Scott v. Sandford that Scott, a slave, was not an American citizen and could not sue for his free-dom in federal court.

In 1902, Congress passed a measure creating a Census Offi ce in the Department of the Interior (the offi ce was moved to the Department of Com-merce and Labor the following year).

In 1912, Oreo sandwich cookies (origi-nally called “biscuits”) were fi rst introduced by Nabisco.

In 1933, a nationwide bank holiday declared by President Franklin D. Roosevelt went into effect.

In 1944, U.S. heavy bombers staged the fi rst full-scale American raid on Berlin during World War II.

In 1957, the former British African colonies of the Gold Coast and Togoland became the inde-pendent state of Ghana.

In 1967, the daughter of Josef Stalin, Svetlana Alliluyeva (ah-lee-loo-YAY’-vah), appeared at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi and declared her intention to defect to the West.

In 1970, a bomb being built inside a Greenwich Village townhouse by the radical Weathermen accidentally went off, destroying the house and killing three group members.

In 1987, 193 people died when the British ferry Herald of Free Enterprise capsized off the Belgian port of Zeebrugge.

One year ago: The space shuttle and space station crews hugged goodbye after more than a week together, but saved their most heartfelt fare-well for Discovery, which was on its fi nal voyage after nearly three decades.

Today’s Birthdays: Orchestra conductor Julius Rudel is 91. Author Gabriel Garcia Mar-quez is 85. Orchestra conductor Lorin Maazel is 82. Country singer Doug Dillard is 75. Actress-writer Joanna Miles is 72. Actor Ben Murphy is 70. Opera singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is 68. Singer Mary Wilson is 68. Rock musician Hugh Grundy is 67. Rock singer-musician David Gilmour is 66. Actress Anna Maria Horsford is 65. Actor-director Rob Reiner is 65. Singer Kiki Dee is 65. Actor Tom Arnold is 53. Actor D.L. Hughley is 48. Country songwriter Skip Ewing is 48. Actress Yvette Wilson is 48. Actor Shuler Hensley is 45. Actress Connie Britton is 45. Actress Moira Kelly is 44. Actress Amy Pietz is 43. Rock musician Chris Broderick (Megadeth) is 42. NBA player Shaquille O’Neal is 40. Country singer Trent Willmon is 39. Country musician Shan Farmer (Ricochet) is 38. Rock musician Chris Tomson is 28. Actor Eli Marien-thal is 26. Actor Jimmy Galeota is 26. Actor Dillon Freasier is 16. Actress Savannah Stehlin is 16.

CALENDARTODAY’S EVENTS

Living history presentation of “Abraham & Mary Lin-coln: The Long & Short of It” at the Gilmanton Year-Round Library. 6:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Featuring character actors Steve and Sharon Wood of Cla-remont.

Fundraiser at Patrick’s Pub & Eatery in Gilford to ben-efit the Laconia High School Sachem Band Boosters. 5 to 9 p.m. Mention the cause and half of your food bill will be donated to to support the band’s Disney trip in April.

Chess Club meets at the Laconia Public Library on Tuesdays from 3 to 7 p.m. All ages and sill 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.

Hands Across The Table free weekly dinner at St. James Episcopal Church on North Main Street in Laco-nia. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Lakes Region Camera Club meeting. 7:30 p.m. at the Meredith Public Library. www.lrcameraclub.com

Lakeport Community Association meeting. 7 p.m. at the Freight House.

Reading with “Rocky” at the Meredith Public Library. 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Sign-up in the Children’s Room to hear a great story hold by “Rocky” the therapy dog’s mom, Miss Carol.

Luck Legos time at the Meredith Public Library. 3 to 5 p.m. For ages 5-10.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7Brown Bag Luncheon Seminar on topic of “Why Your

Website Still Matters in a Social Media World”. Noon to 1 p.m. at the Pease Public Library in Plymouth. Hosted by the Plymouth Regional Chamber of Commerce. Free but seating is limited. Reservations at 536-1001.

Public information session hosted by the Down-town Laconia TIF District Advisory Board. 6 p.m. at the Belknap Mill. An explanation of how TIF District funds may be used, followed by an open forum to solicit ideas on how to utilize TIF funding to improve the downtown area. Light refreshments will be served.

TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) group meeting. 5:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church in Meredith.

Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recov-ery from compulsive eating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA. Wednesday nights at 5:30 p.m. at St Joseph Church, 96 Main Street in Belmont. Call and leave a message for Elizabeth at 630-9969 for more information.

Free community meal of hot soup and bread at Trinity Episcopal Church on Main Street in downtown Tilton. 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. every Wednesday. For more information call Pastor Mark at 286-3120 or e-mail him at markk@trini-tytilton.org.

Free knitting and crochet lessons. Drop in on Wednes-days any time between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. at Baby Threads workshop at 668 Main Street in Laconia (same building as Village Bakery). 998-4012.

The Thrifty Yankee (121 Rte. 25 - across from (I-LHS) collects donations of baby clothes, blankets and hygiene items for Baby Threats of N.H. every Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 279-0607.

Laconia Elders Friendship Club meeting. 1:30 p.m. at the Leavitt Park Clubhouse. People 55 and older meet each Wednesday for fun, entertainment and education. Meetings provide an opportunity for older citizens to to meet for pure social enjoyment and the club helps the community with philanthropic work.

Duplicate bridge at the Weirs Beach Community Center. 7:15 p.m. All levels welcome. Snacks.

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This Weeks Activities

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Children: Preschool Storytime Wednesday, March 14th @ 10:00 Thursday, March 15th @ 9:30 & 10:30 Stories and crafts in the Selig Storytime Room.

Goss Reading Room Storytime Tuesday, March 6th @ 3:30, at our Goss branch, 188 Elm St. in Lakeport for storytime. For more information, call 524-3808.

Eating of the Green! Monday, March 12th @ 3:30 Selig Storytime Room Kids - come try green foods!

Booktalks for Kids Thursday, March 15th Laconia Rotary Hall Grades 6-8 @ 3:30; grades 3-5 @ 5:00

LEGO ® Club Friday, March 16th @ 3:30 Laconia Rotary Hall Kids 5-12 are invited to join the LEGO Club. Bring your imaginations!

Teen Game Day Tuesday, March 13th @ 3:30 Laconia Rotary Hall Teens in grades 6-12 are invited to play board games such as Cranium, Jenga, and Fact.

Laconia Historical and Museum Society Exhibit January – April at the Laconia Public Library Perceptions & Celebrations of Laconia’s Native American History Re-imagining Captain Jack explores how past and present generations of Laconians have seen and celebrated the city’s Native American roots. It shows how new knowledge and inherent appreciation have steadily enlightened residents and made their celebrations more in line with the Native American cultures they seek to honor.

January – April at the Goss Reading Room 188 Elm St. Lakeport Getting Around Town on the Laconia Street Railway The Historical and Museum Society also has a display at Goss Reading Room about the history of Laconia Street Railway, our city’s first public transportation system.

Children: Preschool Storytime Wednesday, March 7th @ 10:00 Stories and crafts in the Selig Storytime Room.

Goss Reading Room Storytime Tuesday, March 6th @ 3:30, at our Goss branch, 188 Elm St. in Lakeport for storytime. For more information, call 524-3808.

Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ Birthday! Wednesday, March 7th @ 6:00 Laconia Rotary Hall Movie, books, & snacks for families with children. Free admission.

Movies & More for Kids Friday, March 9th @ 3:45 Laconia Rotary Hall “Dolphin Tale” PG A story centered on the friendship between a boy and a dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap. Admission is free. Children under 10 must be accompanied by a responsible caregiver 14 or older.

Adults: Adult Book Discussion

Tuesday, March 6th @ 7:00 Laconia Rotary Hall “The Good Earth” by Pearl S. Buck Discussion led by Maren Tirabassi. The story of a Chinese farming couple whose lives are torn apart by poverty, greed, and nature.

Hours: Monday - Thursday 9am - 8pm • Friday 9am - 6pm Saturday 9am - 4pm

Narcotics Anonymous meeting. 7 to 8:30 p.m. 18 Vet-erans Square in Laconia.

ABC & Me time at the Meredith Public Library. 10 to 11 a.m. Stories, crafts and games for children 3-5. Children are encouraged to bring an item from home that starts with the letter of the week — “P”.

NoveList class at the Meredith Public Library. 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sign up at the Main Desk for this class that helps you find everything written by a favorite author.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7CALENDAR from preceding page

Gearing up for the Private Collections event which will feature “Made in the USA’’ automobile collections are Sally Keroack, Steve Weeks, Susie Page, Pam Landry, Uncle Sam, Dick Dearborn of Eptam Plastics, Roger Landry, Alison Whynot and Ana Gourlay. (Courtesy photo)

Eptam Plastics is presenting sponsor of Belknap Mill’s ‘Made in the USA’ event

LACONIA — The Belknap Mill is raising the flag at this year’s Private Collections’ Event by salut-ing products “Made in the USA.” Eptam Plastics has once again signed on as the Presenting Sponsor of this seventh-annual event. Open to the commu-nity, it will be held on Friday, May 11, at the Lake Opechee Inn & Conference Center, with proceeds supporting the efforts to preserve and enhance ongoing programming at the Historic Belknap Mill.

This year’s theme, “Made in the USA,” is a celebra-tion of American classics. The collections will show-case American-built automobiles, featuring vintage and new vehicles, owned by some of the region’s most-notable collectors.

Also included is a sampling of products made by prom-inent Lakes Region manufacturers. On display will be locally-made products, using the latest technology and valued items from our manufacturing heritage.

“Eptam Plastics is proud to once again be the Pre-senting Sponsor of this year’s event. Maintaining the integrity of the Belknap Mill and its ongoing com-mitment to the history of the area is a very worth-while cause,” says Eptam president, Dick Dearborn. As one of the event’s founding sponsors, Eptam has sponsored the event for all seven years.

The Belknap Mill is also pleased to have two other returning major sponsors. Robert F. Smith of Gilford is the event’s Top Sponsor, and Laconia Savings Bank is the Reception Sponsor. Other contributing sponsors include Cantin Chevrolet, Coldwell Banker Commer-cial Weeks Associates, Fay’s Boat Yard, Happy Jack’s Pipe & Tobacco Shop, Jack Hutton, Meredith Village Savings Bank, McDevitt Trucks, NAPA Auto Parts, Profile Motors, and Public Service of New Hampshire. The generous support from these sponsors, volunteers, and guests makes this event possible.

The Belknap Mill Society encourages others to show their pride for the red, white and blue and join its members and guests at this fun event. Tickets are $100 per person or $575 for a table of six, which includes a buffet of American dinner classics catered by O Steaks and Seafood, a live auction, and dancing to the sounds of Annie & the Orphans.

For more information or to order tickets, call 524-8813 or visit www.belknapmill.org.

LACONIA — A cheerleading class offered by Laconia Parks & Recreation Department will start on Sunday, March 11 and run for five weeks.

Classes will be held March 11-18 and April 1-15-22. (Note the dates are not consecutive).

Beginners will run from 8:30–9:45 a.m. and inter-mediate 10–11:15 a.m. at the Laconia Community Center. The fee is $50 per child.

Taught at the beginner level will be all the basics, including stretches, motions, voice drill, basic jumps and body conditioning

Intermediate courses are for those who know the basics and are ready for routines and stunting

Contact Laconia Parks & Recreation to register at 524-5046.

Parks & Rec offers 5-week cheerleading class

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: My father is 87 years old and has conges-tive heart failure. I am the youngest of four siblings, two of whom live out of town. For some reason, everything falls on me. We pay for a caregiver to come in for four hours a day, but she leaves at noon. My brother sometimes takes over until I get home from work, at which point I stay until my husband relieves me. Then I go home to change clothes and return. I have not enjoyed the comfort of my own bed for a while. On weekends, my husband and I take care of Dad together. When my two out-of-state siblings last came to visit, I told them this is too much for me and I have no time for myself or my family. One told me he didn’t care about my life, that all he cared about was Dad not being alone. I told him to ask the neighbor how many hours I am with Dad. He became angry and said that after Dad dies, he never wants to see me again. I left my father’s house and decided if that’s the way it’s going to be, I’ll take the night shift and stay with Dad from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. every day, but no more. If they want addi-tional coverage, they’ll have to do it themselves or pay for it. One of my brothers can fl y here anytime he wants. Dad doesn’t know we argued, and I don’t plan to tell him. I took care of my mother when she was ill and don’t appreciate being treated this way. I think it’s time everyone contributed their fair share. -- Hurting in Texas Dear Hurting: Your siblings are being terribly unfair to you, but that’s not uncommon in these circumstances. Can your other siblings contribute fi nancially to extend the caregiver’s time during the day? Would it make sense to put your father in an assisted-living facility or let him move in with one of you? You might also look into respite care so

you and your husband can get a break. Check the National Family Caregivers Association (thefamilycaregiver.org) for resources and support. Dear Annie: My boyfriend recently broke up with me via text message, stating that I “deserve better.” He leads a very active and busy life, and so do I. He also told me our relationship wouldn’t last and wasn’t going anywhere. But the funny part is, he keeps inviting me out. I did go over to his place, and he apologized and said he regretted the breakup. But he added that in the long run, it was for the best. He keeps asking me to stay all night, and he holds me real tight. I am confused. What should I do? -- Devastated Dear Devastated: Walk away from this manipulative guy. He’s looking for “friends with benefi ts,” not a real relation-ship. He’s been honest enough to say there is no future for the two of you. That much you can believe. Dear Annie: I read with interest the letter from “Troubled in Tallahassee,” whose supervisor is constantly interrupt-ing her. While your suggestions are helpful if her claims are true, I was surprised you did not mention that one reason why her supervisor interrupts might be to keep her on point. I have supervised many employees in my life, and it never fails that at least one employee in a group feels the need to prattle on endlessly about tedious details, sometimes to-tally unrelated to the topic. I suggest you add to your advice the suggestion that “Troubled” trim down her responses to “just the facts, ma’am,” and rely on her supervisor to ask any questions if further information is needed. -- No Time for Nonsense in Imperial, Penn.

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

$1-A-DAY CLASSIFIEDS • CALL 527-9299DOLLAR-A-DAY: Private Party ads only (For Sale, Lost, Autos, etc.), must run ten consecutive days, 15 words max. Additional words 10¢ each per day. does not apply to yard sales. REGULAR RATE: $2 a day; 10¢ per word per day over 15 words. PREMIUMS: First word caps no charge. Additional bold, caps and 9pt type 10¢ per word per day. Centered words 10¢ (2 word minimum) TYPOS: Check your ad the fi rst day of publication. Sorry, we will not issue credit after an ad has run once, and we do not offer refunds. DEADLINES: noon the business day prior to the day of publication. PAYMENT: All private party ads must be pre-paid. We accept checks, Visa Mastercard and Discover credit cards and of course, cash. $10 minimum order for credit cards. CORRESPONDENCE: To place your ad call our offi ces at 527-9299 between 9 am & 5 pm, Monday through Friday; Stop by our offi ce or send a check or money order with ad copy to The Laconia Daily Sun,1127 Union Ave, Laconia, NH 03246. You can email ads to ads@laconiadailysun.com, we will contact you for payment. OTHER RATES: For information about display ads or other advertising options, call 527-9299.

Animals

DACHSHUNDS puppies. Heath& temperament guaranteed.Parents on premise $450(603)539-1603.

LABRADOR RETRIEVEROutstanding yellows, blacks andchocolate Puppies AKC In homeraised. Taking deposits.(603)664-2828.

SHIH Tzu puppies. Heath & tem-perament guaranteed. $450.(603)539-1603.

Announcement

$100 Reward for information re:who shot my windshield in Tilton,the 26-year-old using my name,who ordered break-in to my Bel-mont home, any known relation-ship this has to unlisted pedo-philes. Information re: abuse in in-stitutions by police & courts.Janine Wallace, 4 Brookside Cir-cle, Belmont, NH 03220 or POBox 1555, Avon Park, FL 33825.

WE Pay CA$H for GOLD andSILVER No hotels, no waiting.603-279-0607, Thrifty Yankee,Rte. 25, Meredith, NH.

Autos

1985 Ford van 85,000 milesF-350 Diesel fuel tanks, $1800.524-6592 or 455-5436.

1993 Dodge Ram Wagon B350Van Towing package, 43,000miles, $3000. 524-6592 or455-5436.

1993 F150 Extended Cab withcab. 6-cylinder, all new brakes &shocks. Not a rust bucket, totallyinspectible, truck in good shape!$1,500. 603-677-2865

1998 Buick Century. 67K miles,from Florida. Runs great, goodcondition. $3,500. 998-7337

2002 Chevy Prizm- 90,000 miles.G o o d c o n d i t i o n , h a v emaintenance records. $3,000.968-5179

Autos

2002 Nissan Sentra R Spec-V, 4cylinder, 6-speed, good gasmileage, $2500/ obo. Call Shane603-848-0530

2003 Chevy Silverado 1500- 4X4Ext. Cab. 6 1/2 ft. bed, Automatic,4.8 V8. A/C, 64,500 miles, towpackage, one owner, excellentcondition. $12,995. 393-1408

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, trucks & bigtrucks ME & NH. Call for price.Martin Towing. (603)305-4504.

CASH FOR junk cars & trucks.Top Dollar Paid. Available 7days a week. 630-3606

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

Child Care

CHILD care in my home, all mealsand snacks provided, reasonablerates full or part-time. Twenty-sixyears experience as pediatricnurse. 369-1824 or 393-0164.

For Rent

ALTON Room w/bath in country:10 minutes from Alton & Wolfe-boro. $450/month w/utilities. Out-side smoking OK. 875-6875.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.

AT Weirs Beach. Nice 2 Bedroom/1-Bath. Heat/HW incl Laundryhook-ups. $890/month. $500 se-curity. 296-5314.

BRISTOL- 2 bedroom neweverything inside. $750 per monthplus utilities. Call 231-9894.

For Rent

AVAILABLE April 1. Large 1 bed-room apt. 2nd floor, quiet street,off-street parking, furnished or not,small pets OK, walk to park &beach includes basic cable, WiFi,hot water. You pay elec. $750.630-1250.

BELMONT- 1.5 bedroom mobilehome , appliances, Located in a55+ park - no pets, no smoking-first + security, references.$700.00/month + utilties, storageshed, large lot. 528-1463 or524-6162email-lad1@worldpath.net.

BELMONT-Available Immediately.2-bedroom townhouse-style.Quiet, heat included. $225/week.All housing certificates accepted.267-0545-or 781-344-3749

Franklin 3 Bedroom

Mobile Home on Own Land

1-1/2 baths, Washer/Dryer

Handicap Ramp

Mowing, Plowing & Water Includ.

$850/Month + utilities

No Smoking, Pets, Sec & Refer.

(603)934-5716

GILFORD Lease to Own - $1,250/Mo.

5% or $10k Down3 bedrooms, oversized garage/workshop, need 5% or $10k downand owner will finance the rest.For pictures and more info, Call393-5756.

GILFORD 3 bedroom condo,$1,300/monthly. Parking garagesavailable. Heated pool, tenniscourt. Close to shopping and lake.Boat slip available. Washer/Dryerhook up available. NO PETS.References & security required.781-710-2208.

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

For Rent

Gilford- 1 bedroom, includes allutilities, washer/dryer. TV, Inter-net. Great view! No smokers/pets.$850/Month. 293-8976

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.

GUNSTOCK Acres Home: Pri-vate entrance, deck & livingroom.No pets or smoking. $525/month.603-759-2895.

LACONIA - 26 Dartmouth St., lowtraffic area near schools, park &downtown. 1/2 of a duplex, 8rooms, 3 bedrooms, walk-outbasement w/washer-dryer hook-ups, large open porch, level lot foroutside activities & ample offstreet parking. On the sunny sideof the house, clean w/hardwoodf l o o r s . N o n - s m o k i n g .$1,000/month plus heat &uti l i t ies. Call owner/broker396-4163

LACONIA - Old Mill Building. Firstfloor, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath condo.Wood floors, granite, stainlesssteel appliances $1000 per monthincludes cable. Washer/dryer inunit. No smoking/ no pets524-1799.

LACONIA 1 Bedroom- Washer/dryer hookup, storage, no pets.Security Deposit & references.$600/month + utilities. 520-4353

LACONIA Lg. 3-room refurbished,2nd floor apt. inc. heat/ parking,$175 week, no pets/ smoking.Refer. & Security deposit required.524-1874 or 524-4590

LACONIA Union Ave. 3 Bedroom,fresh paint, urethane hardwoodfloors, private entrance, on-siteplowed parking, private play-ground. Heat/ hot water incl. Nopets. $210/week. 455-6115

LACONIA- 1 room for rent. 118Court St. 1st floor, $120/Weekincludes everything. Ownbathroom, 524-7218 or 832-3535

For Rent

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- Charming large 1bedroom first floor apartment inquiet neighborhood. Large yard,parking, washer/dryer hookups.$685/Month + Utilities. 524-2453

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

LACONIA- Large Rooms for rent.Private bath, heat/hot water, elec-tric, cable, parking included.$145/week 603-781-6294

LACONIA- Spacious 3 bedroomduplex. Laundry hookups, twoporches. No pets. $950/Month +utilities. 603-455-0874

LACONIA: 2 bedroom, 2ndfloor in duplex bui lding.$225/week including heat,electric & hot water, 524-1234www.whitemtrentals.com.

LACONIA: 2-3 bedroom on 1stfloor, includes basement withlaundry hookups, near hospital,$280/wk including heat, electric &h o t w a t e r , 5 2 4 - 1 2 3 4 ,www.whitemtrentals.com.

LACONIA: Large, sunny 3BR,first floor. $1,000/month plus utili-ties. Central air, washer/dryerhookup, hardwood floors, walk tothe lake and downtown with spacefor your garden. Available June1st. Pet friendly. ContactHeather, 998-3174.

LACONIA: 1-bedroom, $135-$150/ weekly includes heat & hotwater. References and deposit.528-0024.

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

LACONIA: 3-bedroom house.$1,000/Month + utilities. Pets con-sidered. References & deposit.524-9665.

LACONIA: Charming sunny small2-bedroom, 2nd f loor nosmoking/dogs. $200/week.includes heat/ hot water.455-5569.

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

LACONIA: 1-2 Bedrooms startingat $175/Week, utilities included.No pets. 496-8667 or 545-9510.

LAKEPORT- Freshly painted, big5-room, 2-bedroom apartmentwith lake view. Includeswasher/dryer, hardwood floors,cabinet kitchen, 2 car parking,plowing and landscaping. Huge,bright and sunny master bedroomoverlooking lake. Section 8approved. $185/Week + 4-weeksecurity deposit. No utilities, nodogs, no smoking. Proper I.D.,credit check and backgroundcheck required. Showings on Fri-day only. Call Rob, 617-529-1838

LITTLE HOUSE, Ashland. Thisguesthouse is tiny, but cozy.Climb up ships ladder to 2 smallbedrooms. Bath has shower only.Nice porch. All utilities includedplus basic cable & internet.$175/wk or $750/mo, plus securitydeposit. References. No pets, nonsmokers ONLY. 968-7800

MEREDITH lakefront studio, utili-ties included, no pets, no smok-ers, single person, $850/mo. Call279-1472.

For Rent

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New two bedroom apartment:$1,100/month, New three bed-room apartment: $1,200/month.Great parking, close to town,brand new appliances heatand air conditioning in-cluded in rent. Call for more infor-mation and appointment tosee. Joyce Janitorial Service603-524-8533

LACONIA: 1-bedroom apt., 2ndfloor, South Main St. $650/monthincludes heat and hot water.Security deposit required.267-5228, evenings. Leave mes-sage.

Tilton- Large 1 bedroom. Newlyrenovated kitchen. Featureswasher/dryer , d ishwasher,attached greenhouse. $750/Monthincluding utilities. No dogs.524-7315

TILTON- UPDATED onebedroom. Top-floor, quiet.Heat/Hot Water included, nodogs. $630/Month. 603-393-9693or 916-214-7733.

TILTON: 3-bedroom spaciousapt., 2nd floor, convenient loca-tion, no pets. $850/mo. plus utili-ties. Security deposit, references.286-8200

WINNISQUAM: Small efficiencyand a cottage including heat, hotwater, l ights and cable.$160-$185 per week. $400deposit. No pets. 387-3864.

For Rent-Commercial

LACONIA - 1,200 Sq. Ft. of lightand airy 1st class, 2nd floorprofessional office space withexposed brick walls and beamedceilings; in downtown overlookingthe Winnipesaukee River andRotary Park in the HistoricBelknap Mill. $1,400/mo. pluselectricity and A/C. Call 524-8813for an appointment to see.

Laconia- Several prime Main St.Stores in center of town. 1,000 &2,000 Sq. Ft.+ basements. From$1,000/Month includes heat.524-3892 or 630-4771

LOCATION LOCATION. If yourbusiness needs exposure thismay be your perfect fit. Real es-tate, legal, dental, eye care, officeor retail business seeking. Visibil-ity, should take a look at this 750sq. ft. office/store front with hightraffic count and plenty of parking.Just steps away from the Com-mon Man in Ashland. $850/mo. Allutilities included. 968-7800.

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office cubicle on 1st floor. Perfect for graphic, woodwork-ing, artistry, retail, storage, etc.

$750/Month + Utilities279-0142 (Business)

677-2298 (Cell)

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Building Products Company

Looking to hire several people. If you have worked in the wea-therization field we want you. Previous experience only.

Ideal candidate will have worked in the industry 2-5years and have OSHA 10 card.

Must have valid NH Drivers License with clean driving record, pass back-ground and pre-employment drug screening.

We offer paid vacations, holidays, health insurance and 401Kwith match.

Apply in person to:Quality Insulation, 1 Pease Rd., Meredith, NH

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Team LE is looking for an energetic, dependable selfstarter who enjoys working with the public. Thesuccessful candidate must have a positive attitude,good communication skills and be detailed oriented.Previous sales/customer service and general officeexperience required. Computer experience preferred.Candidate must be available to work up to 30 hours aweek including Saturdays 8-12.

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Openings Available

New Boat RiggerPrepare new boats for delivery. Basic mechanical andaccessory installation experience required.

Forklift OperatorLaunch boats with a Marina forklift and/or travelift andother miscellaneous boat year duties. Experiencepreferred.

Seasonal Boat Cleaner/DetailersEnergetic and motivated individuals to clean and detailboats.

Apply to Jason Marceaujasonmarceau@irwinmarine.com

For Sale

AMAZING FOUR WHEELERDEAL! 2012 Polaris SportsmanHO with brand new trailer. Bothnever used! Title, Warranty,Manuals. Sell both for $6500 orfour wheeler for $5800, trailer for$800. NEED TO SELL!603-387-2630.

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

CLASSIC Wooden Motorola ste-reo phonic console LP and 45player 44”X30”X18” withAM/FM radio from the 1950'sstill works, $100, 723-4032.

Eli’s Attic355 Central Street, FranklinAll your household & family

needs with prices that are hardto beat. All kids clothes

size 0 thru 20 youthjust 2 bucks top & 2 bucksbottoms regardless of brand

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630-9664

FIREWOOD Kiln dried, 16 inchcut and split, $300 a cord or half acord $200, clean, no bugs, inclfree bag of kindling and delivery.Early Bird Farm. 435-9385

FIREWOOD: Green. Cut, splitand delivered (Gilmanton and sur-rounding area). $190/cord.(603)455-8419.or (603)267-1934.

I buy old stuff. House, barn, atticcontents. 528-0247.

LARGE LOT women�s clothing,brand new with tags, mostly plussizes, 600 to 700 pieces, racksalso. Retail value $16.000 sell for$1200. 603-930-5222.

LACONIA MOVING SALEFri. 3/9 - Sun. 3/11, 10-4. Stopby check it out, buy some-thing, take some free stuff.White wicker set, canoe,chairs, dressers, table,computer , and o ther

household items. 581-8963

MOVING SALE- Leather chair,round kitchen table/chairs-$50.Desks, glass coffee (2) endtables - $75. Air conditioner(10,000btu) -$75. snow blower-$95. 387-4516

New Yorker CastIron Oil Fired

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PINE dining room set, (table and4 chairs), hutch, and a dry sink.$400 or BO. Sears Electric Dryer$40. Call 528-5454.

Save 10% off first order withAvon. Call Katie at 603-387-1650.Host an Avon Party Today!!

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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.

COUCH and matching oversizedchair, dark green, $250. 2 sagegreen recliners $75 each. Clean,no rips Call 528-0287.

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

Furniture

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OVERSTOCKS! 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

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Help Wanted

Be Part of the

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As a full-time Sales Team Leadyou will generate new business,nurture existing business andmentor a team of SalesProfessionals. Candidates musthave a Bachelors degree alongwith 3-5 years consumablesales experience. Valid driver!slicense, ability to travel and aproven record of leadershipand dependability. Salary +commission.

Send resumes andcover letters to:

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BOOTH Rental Available: Down-town Laconia, designer salon,$100/week. Please email resumeto onebelieving@yahoo.com

KITCHEN Dining room helpneeded, 20hrs per week. CallDonna (603)476-5110.

Help Wanted

is presently taking applica-tions for asphalt lay downcrew positions, aggressivepay & health benefit.Musthave 5 years’ experiencefor all positions workingwith asphalt lay downcrews and valid license.

• Field superintendent

• Lay down crewforemen

• Lay down crew paverand roller operators &laborers/rake men

• Low bed driver/laborer

• Truck driver/laborer

• Grader operator

Please call forappointment at

524-0200

Help Wanted

LIFEGUARDSJune 21 - September 4 for AltonParks and Rec rea t i on .Seasonal/PT/FT- 32-40 hours perweek for Alton swim areas onLake Winnipesaukee. Red CrossLifeguard Certification required.Applications are available at theAlton Parks and Recreation De-pa r tmen t , 875 -0109 o rwww.alton.nh.gov. EOE.

PHEASANT Ridge Golf Club.Seasonal positions Available. Fulltime Snack Bar Supervisor, Full &Part-time Snack Bar staff, Fulltime Golf Course Maintenance.Call 524-7808 or pick up applica-tion at the golf club, 140 CountryClub Rd. Gilford.

Help Wanted

MAINTENANCELABORERS

May 1- October 31 and June 19-August 17, 2012 for Alton Parksand Recreation. Seasonal/PT-32-40 hours per week. Duties in-clude: mowing, raking, landscap-ing, rubbish removal, janitorialcleaning and building mainte-nance. Valid NH Driver's License,physical and background checkrequired. Applications are avail-able at the Alton Parks and Rec-reation Department, 875-0109 orwww.alton.nh.gov. Position willremain open until filled. EOE.

PARKS & RECREATIONMAINTENANCE

POSITIONThe Town of Meredith is currentlyrecruiting for a seasonal Mainte-nance Laborer in our Parks andRecreation Department. Theschedule for this position is Satur-day and Sunday 5am-1:30pm;and the pay range for this positionis $10.73-$13.45. The position willremain open until filled by a quali-fied candidate. Employmentapplications can be obtained atthe Town�s website; www.mere-dithnh.org. All positions requiresuccessfully passing a criminalbackground check. The Town ofMeredith is an Equal OpportunityEmployer.

Help Wanted

NEW OPENINGS NOWIncrease in business hasopened the door for immediatefull-time positions for GCO Ad-vertising. We are currently seek-ing the right candidates for thefollowing:• Scheduling Depart.• Customer Service• Management Trainees (in as

little as 30 days)• And Marketing / Advertising

DepartmentsThis is a permanent psoition solooking for those looking forsomething long term.All applicants must pass a crimi-nal background check and al-ways dress to impress.Those interested should callMon & Tue due to the fact wecan put you to work this weekour # is 528-2237 ask for Allie.

Office ClerkJune-August for Alton Parks andRecreation. Seasonal/PT- 24-32hours per week. Position in-cludes: filing, data entry, account-ing, customer assistance, publicrelations and working programs asneeded. Applications are avail-able at the Alton Parks and Rec-reation Department, 875-0109 orwww.alton.nh.gov. EOE.

PART-TIME LNA to work with anelderly male veteran in the Gilfordarea. Hours Mon-Sun 6:30-8:30am or 4:30-6:30 pm, at $18/ hour.Call Sandi 524-2328.

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SALES CONSULTANTWould you like to control your income?

Well you can at Ippolito!s!

We have an immediate opening for a commissioned Sales Consult-ant. Experience is not necessary, we will train you and you will re-ceive a salary while you are in training.

Good references are a must, must be self-motivated and reliable.Working Saturday and Sunday are a must. Control your income.The more you sell the more you make. Health insurance availableafter 90 days of employment.

E-mail resume to ippfurn@metrocast.net or bring it in person or mailto:

Ippolito!s Furniture193 Daniel Webster Hwy

Meredith, NH 03253No phone calls!

SERVICE WRITERFull time position as a member of ouraward winning Service Department.

Responsibilities include customer contact by phone and inperson, work order writing, assignment, tracking and closeout. Position requires ability to perform multiple tasks, atten-tion to detail and a positive attitude. Some weekend avail-ability is required.

Year round position with benefits.

Call or apply to Jason Marceaujasonmarceau@irwinmarine.com

Instruction

DRUM Lessons taught by experi-enced instructor. All ages/levels.Very reasonable rates. Call603.520.5671 for Jared Steer

FLYFISHING LESSONSon private trout pond. FFF certi-fied casting instructor. Gift cert.available. (603)356-6240.www.mountainviewflyfishing.com

Mobile Homes

BELMONT-new 2 bedroom mobilehome with front porch, newappliances, washer/dryer hookup.Located in a 55+ park, no pets.Boat dock available. References.$49,900. 528-1463 or 524-6162email-lad1@worldpath.net.

Motorcycles

Buy • Sell • Tradewww.motoworks.biz

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

Roommate Wanted

LACONIA 2-roomates wantedclean, quiet, sober environment.All inclusive, must see, will gofast. $110-130/week. 455-2014

Services

CARPENTER- 10 + years experi-ence. Finish work, sheet rock &painting. No job too small. Sched-uling now. 998-0269

CLEANING Service from JenniferHarwood. Over 17 years of experi-ence. Great references, free esti-mates. 603.524.9407.

Services

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Free EstimatesMetal Roofs • Shingle Roofs

Our CustomersDon�t get Soaked!

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Professional PaintingAffordable price. Michael Marcotte455-6296

Services

HANDYMANSERVICES

Small Jobs AreMy Speciality

Rick Drouin

520-5642 or 744-6277

TILE INSTALLATIONSBuy your tile from the boxstores but have me install it formuch less. Mark (603)452-8181or for p ic tures v is i tmyspace.com/aptile.

Services

PACKAGING Plus Shipping. Anyhousehold item, anywhere. Do-mestic or International. 24/7.524-1430

SPRING is Here! Time to Clean!If you don�t have time, I DO! 45Years experience, great rates!279-7795

Storage Space

GILFORD garage for rent nearAirport. One large lighted garage.$170 monthly. 781-710-2208.

Wanted

WANTED Immediately. Washer/electric dryer in good working con-dition. 630-1250.

Yard Sale

VENDORS wanted for indooryard sale. Sponsored by the Bel-mont High School French Club.Saturday, March 17, 2012 8 am to2 pm Belmont High School Cafe-teria. $10 rental fee, donatioms ofitems accepted. Contact WendyBordon at 387-4234 or email:wjb9kahnefan@metrocast.net

Speare Memorial Hospital to host national exhibition ‘Lilly Oncology on Canvas’PLYMOUTH — For Chris Bolan it was a shock.

It gave Donna Toohey a new perspective. Melissa Howard made a radical decision because of it. And for Marcia Morris, it is now all about prevention. They all have their own story to tell, but they share a common bond—being diagnosed with cancer.

That is exactly what the Lilly Oncology on Canvas: Expressions of a Cancer Journey is all about; the indi-vidual journeys people face when confronted with a cancer diagnosis as patient, family member, friend, caregiver or healthcare provider. This national exhibit is coming to Speare Memorial Hospital March 9 – 11, and the community is invited to take part in this shared experience. Sponsored by Northway Bank, over 50 pieces of art will be on display in Speare’s east wing, accessible from the main entrance off Hospital Road. There is no charge to view the exhibit which will be open during regular operation/visiting hours.

The idea for bringing the exhibit to Speare was Miriah Greenwood’s, clinical leader in the Surgi-cal Services Department. She has her own story to tell, having lost her mother and grandfather to pan-creatic cancer, and a sister who is a breast cancer survivor. Greenwood says, “I am such an advocate

for cancer awareness and prevention. We all know someone who has been affected by cancer, and by sharing experiences we as a community—both as neighbors and healthcare— can embrace knowledge as power for prevention, offer hope through support and learn from survivors.”

Fred Nold, of Hebron says his airplane series of paintings, which will also be on display during the Lilly exhibit, took shape while he sat in the chemo chair. He says, “My inner child began to emerge and I reflected on my beginnings as an artist. I remembered drawing WWII planes when six of my uncles fought overseas, and my childhood drawings were combat related.”

Nold began painting his adult version of the planes initially as a present for his grandson. He moved on to painting bold, vibrant impressions of the WWII

images. He states, “In the very end, they are just the impressions of a young boy in an old man’s hand.” Nold’s work can be seen at Artistic Roots in Plym-outh or on his website: noldgallery.com.

Together with Chris, Donna, Melissa and Marcia mentioned above, several other community mem-bers are sharing their journeys to help promote the exhibition. Their stories are on display in businesses throughout the greater Plymouth area.

Many will also be on hand at the Opening Night Gala planned for Thursday, March 8 to support cancer care services at Speare. Requested dona-tion is $35 per person and advance reservations are required. For further information contact Susan Durgy, director of development, by March 2 at 238-2211, or via email: sdurgy@spearehospital.com

LACONIA — The annual meeting of the Lou Athanas Youth Basketball League will be held on Sunday, March 11 at 6 p.m. at the Laconia Commu-nity Center.

The league’s board of directors will elect the exec-

utive board for the upcoming season and make rec-ommendations for appointed board positions. Those interested in an appointed board position are invited to attend the meeting.

Lou Athanas Basketball League meeting March 11

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