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Small Frye wins big prizes on Father's DayBY DONNA [email protected]

WINNISQUAM — It was aspecial Father's Day for somemen last Sunday, courtesy ofthe depths of Lake Win-nisquam.

Bubba Bassin is a fishingclub begun in 1999 that holdstournaments around thestate each year as membersvie for record-sized fish,bragging rights and cashprizes.

The Lake WinnisquamTeam Bubba Trail event,sponsored by Arma Coatingsof N.H., started bright andearly as approximately 66 an-glers hit the water or theshoreline in search of thefour largest bass they couldcatch. The two-person teamscast their lines throughoutthe day, hauling what theyhoped would be the biggestor heaviest fish of the day.Large and small mouth basswere the target, and prizeswere offered for the largestin both categories and for thehighest overall weight of thefour fish each team hadcaught by 3 p.m.

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Rob Frye and 8-year-old son Josh exchange big smiles as they hoist their winning catch at a bass tournamenton Lake Winnisquam last Sunday. Josh's 4.53 lb. large mouth bass won first place making it a memorableFather's Day. The pair also won for the weightiest catch of the day.

COURTESY PHOTO

Sunshine off and on throughout the week brought crowds to the Weirs, where some vendors had a chance tomake up for lost revenue on the rainier days of the rally.

Event coordinators TracyGerbert and Paul Englandkept busy tracking weightsof the fish brought up fromeach boat's "live well." After

weigh-ins the fish were re-turned to the lake to becaught again another day.

Kelly McNamara and herfather Mike were fishing to-

gether for Father's Day, anevent she said they attend an-nually. Sister Katie was alongas well but opted to be thereonly for the weigh-in to cheer

them on.Not all men had children

along but were grateful theygot to spend Father's Dayfishing. The happiest dad,however, may have been clubfounder Rob Frye ofSandown, who brought his 8-year-old son Josh as his part-ner for the day. Dragged fromhis bed at 3:30 a.m., it was allworthwhile for Josh when hehooked the winning largemouth bass in the tourna-ment.

"This was the first fish hecaught at about six thismorning," Rob Frye said. "Al-most 5 pounds! It definitelymade me a happy father."

The fish was caught by aninlet near the east shore ofWinnisquam. It weighed inat 4.53 pounds. Josh's firstplace finish netted him $165.The pair also weighed inwith the highest total of 14.70pounds for $530, beating sec-ond place finishers ChrisJean and Jim Peak by morethan a pound in total weight.

"This has been the best Fa-ther's Day," said Frye. "Whata day! It wasn't fast and furi-ous but we caught a keeperprobably every hour all daylong. We just kept swappingfor the biggest ones."

Josh was full of ideas on

War on milfoilresumes in NewHampshire’s lakesBY DONNA [email protected]

LAKES REGION — Agrowing problem in N.H. isagain drawing attention ascrews set out to tackle milfoilproblems in the lakes.

Spring is an opportunetime to begin the task of erad-ication of this noxious weedas plants have not yet grownto their full potential. Thestate Department of Environ-mental Services has targetedareas like Jay's Marina inTilton to address through afive-year plan of weed eradi-cation.

2-4d, a chemical compo-nent known to not just defoli-ate but spread to the roots ofthe plant, was sprayed at themarina's dock area earlierthis month. It is the first stepin attacking the problemwhen it grows out of control.

"It's a process," said statelimnologist Jody Connor."They sprayed on Friday andwill go back and spray againlater when they can movesome of the boats out of theway to get underneath them,too."

The chemical disperses in

PHOTO BY DONNA RHODES

Mark Richardson of DiveMasters Dive Services hoists a clump of milfoilonto his harvesting platform while a diver hand pulls the weeds fromLee's Pond in Moultonboro.

the water column quickly,heading into the root systemof the milfoil. Although basshave nested in the area, theyleave when disturbed by thespraying and return later.Connor assured that thechemical does not affect themas a part of the food chain.

"This chemical (2-4 d) is anherbicide and we use such alow concentration of it in thespraying," Connor said. "It'staken up through the root sys-tem of the plant very quicklyand kills it, especially thecrowns."

Following the spraying,Connor said a crew wouldmost likely be sent in to handharvest some of the remain-ing plants.

Left alone, these weeds canbe extremely detrimental tothe aquatic environment.Some sportsmen claim it tobe a boon to bass that nestalongside a milfoil field,which later provides shelterto their young spawn. Connorsaid bass populations can ac-tually be harmed in the longrun.

"The milfoil can actually

Weather dampens business for some, not allBY DONNA [email protected]

WEIRS — Peeks of sun-shine brought peaks of busi-ness to vendors throughoutMotorcycle Week’s fair-weather forecast.

The first Saturday of theweeklong event saw manyshoppers out buying sou-venirs, apparel and othersundry items as the cloudsparted over the large tent vil-lage of shops along thestreets of Weirs Beach.Restaurants and bars along

the popular strip saw an in-crease as well when motor-cyclists were able to get outand about more readily.

One popular stop was theSmoke Shack at the top of theboulevard. There, a break-fast buffet and a meaty lunchand dinner menu had thestaff hustling to keep up withthe crowds at times. Staffmembers reported that raindid dampen business a bitbut visitors still managed tostop in for a bite to eat.

Cloudy skies were no boon

to vendors of sunglass andtee shirts commemoratingthe 86th year of the Rallywere an up and down busi-ness, too. One shirt salesmantraveled all the way from Or-lando,Fla.,and said sales hadbeen "lousy" by mid-week.

"A lot of people are justwindow shopping," he re-ported on Thursday. "It's anice crowd but no one isspending a lot of money."

The Laconia KiwanisClub was happy to reportthat they had a good week

with donations for their an-nual raffle. Tickets for achance at a custom paint jobby Phantom Phenders, boxseats for a Patriots game ornightly dinners at arearestaurants sold well.

"The veterans are ourbiggest supporters," said in-coming president Dick Metz."Vets are always willing togive. They're a great group."

Dave and Suzan Scott-Strohmeyer sat in front oftheir lakeside home sellingwater, coffee and assortedtreats. The couple reportedbusiness was just fine attheir sidewalk table. Somepeople, Suzan said, were con-cerned about the weatherbut she and her husband haddone well, despite the cloudyskies. Their home, the CastleRest, offered rooms to ven-dors who were operating onthe property and the addedincome was welcomed eachyear.

"We're happy," she said."It's interesting just to be outhere and see all the sights."

Some felt there were fac-tors above and beyond theweather that effected busi-ness. A poor economy andrising gas prices had an im-pact also, they said.

Two men who were find-

Virginia Hutton Trail revival in the worksBY MEGHAN [email protected]

SANBORNTON — It’s notnew, but it may look that way

– the freshly cleaned-up, re-blazed Virginia Hutton Trail,that is.

The Sanbornton Conser-vation Commission recentlyworked on the mile-long trail,cleaning up debris and re-blazing the way for hikers.The next step is to put in anew sign at the head of thetrail so people know it’sthere.

“It’s a really nice woodednature trail,” ConservationCommission Chair BradCrosby said. “We’ve got to tellpeople what it is.”

According to commissionmember Lindley Kinerk, thetrail was originally cut on Ju-

ly 19, 1994 by Hal Graham andthe Trailwrights, as well as afew volunteers from the Con-servation Commission. Itwas named in honor of Vir-ginia Hutton, a former com-mission member who did alot of work on wetlands map-ping.

The trail is a basic loop.Back in ’94, the plan was toexpand it up to Steele Hill,but due to logging and lack ofvolunteers, that never hap-pened. Crosby said there isone place on the VirginiaHutton Trail that connects toa snowmobile trail comingfrom Steele Hill, but he does-n’t expect that connection to

be expanded any further.Instead, residents and vis-

itors looking for a moderatehike can spend about 45 min-utes to walk the loop, or moreif they want to stop for a pic-nic or look for signs ofwildlife.

“There’s all kinds ofthings to see,” said Crosby,who has found tracks, drop-pings, feathers and fur thatsuggest a variety of wildlifein the area.

There’s also a cellar holenear the top of the loop thatmarks an old homestead.

“It’s pretty amazing whenyou get up there,” Crosby

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Sun Lake Village tax settlement a done dealBY MEGHAN [email protected]

BELMONT — Overprotests from one selectmanand after some waveringfrom another, the board fi-nally voted 2-1 to approve arequest for a settlement ofland use change taxes for theSun Lake Village subdivi-sion.

Sun Lake Village develop-er Phil Brouillard had madethe request because his cur-rent use assessments havebeen abated, and he felt heshould be paying a land usechange tax based on the re-vised assessments. The LandUse Change Tax is a penaltytax charged when land is re-moved from Current Use andis 10 percent of the fair mar-ket value.

Selectman David Morsehad asked last month that theissue be tabled so he couldlook through the abatementprocess files so he could seehow it had been determinedthat the original current useassessments were more than$1 million higher than theyshould have been. Town Ad-ministrator Jeanne Beaudinhas said that the lots’ origi-nal assessed values werebased on what Brouillardthought he could get forthem. Without comparables,though, the original assess-ments were off their marks,she said, but Morse said thenew values weren’t accurate

either.“My concern initially was

that the values that are beingagreed upon are the valuesthat are being marketed to-day,” Morse said last week.

Morse said he reviewedthe files from the town asses-sor to see how the originalvalues were determined, aswell as the set of values thathad ultimately been agreedupon by the town and Brouil-lard. He suggested that theboard use the values he cameup with based on what the as-sessor originally said wasfair.

Prior to the revision, thecurrent use assessmentscame in around $3,353,000.The revised assessmentshave them totaling closer to$2,280,000.

While Morse argued thathis numbers were closer towhat the assessments wouldhave been in 2007, when thelots were taken out of Cur-rent Use, board Chair RonCormier pushed for the se-lectmen to make its decisionbased on the agreed upon re-vised assessments.

“The one issue I have withthe whole thing, to be per-fectly honest, is that we as atown entered into what Iwould consider a good faithagreement,” Cormier said.“Now we’re backing out; itwas a negotiated agreement.I’m not disagreeing withyour math and your num-

bers.”The tentative agreement

Brouillard had worked outwith Beaudin was that hewould pay the town $319,753by Sept. 15. Morse wantedhim to pay approximately$383,000.

“We have a $64,000 ques-tion, round numbers,” Se-lectman Jon Pike said.

With discussions at astandstill, Pike suggestedBrouillard pay $351,753, split-ting the difference betweenBrouillard and Morse’s num-bers.

Morse said he was alreadycompromising as it was, be-cause he’d rather go to zerothan make any settlement.

“Then we’ll get nothingbecause they can’t pay tax-es,” Cormier said, pointingout that he’d discovered thefundamental difference be-tween his mindset andMorse’s. “You’re lookingback, I’m trying to look for-ward.”

Brouillard said he was try-ing to restructure his debt inorder to get the lender onboard so he can pay off his

taxes.“This is sort of the straw

that breaks the camel’sback,” Brouillard said. “(It’s)that whole ‘Jerry Maguire’thing, help me help you.When you help me be suc-cessful, it’s going to help thetown collect money.”

Ultimately the decisioncame down to Pike.

“I’ll do what I can to put adeal together,” Pike said. “Ifpeople are going to offer memoney, I’ll take it … I can as-sure you I want to see thesetaxes paid.”

Pike said that he feltMorse was right, but that inthe interest of being fair andmoving forward, he votedwith Cormier to accept thesettlement request that willhave Brouillard paying the10-percent land use changetax plus interest, a total of$319,753, before Sept. 15.Brouillard will save $102,000in abated current land usechange taxes. If he doesn’tpay the total amount by Sept.15, Brouillard will have topay an 18 percent penalty in-terest.

Tilton-Northfield’s fire alarms may get an upgradeBY LAUREN TINERSTAFF WRITER

TILTON — At the Tilton-Northfield Fire DistrictCommission meeting lastThursday, Captain BradOber discussed Master Boxregulations and proposed anupgrade from the fire de-partment’s current dial-upstreet box system to a radiobox system, which wouldsend fire alarm signals by ra-dio frequency.

Ober said that the currenttelegraph system was inneed of an improvement.

“I feel like we are way be-hind the eight-ball in tech-nology,” said Ober.

Ober said the wires in theexisting street boxes wouldnot have to be replaced, andthe current wire systemwould not need an upgrade ifit were switched to a radiobox.

“It’s easier to infiltrate ex-isting property, and havingthis alarm gets the districtout of liability … we can takethe boxes off the poles andstill have a wire to workwith,” he said.

Ober explained that a ra-dio box had certain advan-tages that dial-up boxes didnot. A missing or malfunc-tioning box would be report-ed, and several buildingscould be clustered togetheron one radio box, withoutdedicating two phone lines tothe present system, saidOber. He used Tilton Schoolas an example and explainedthat every building there hasan alarm system and phonelines. Ober said the fire dis-trict could decrease theirlimitations with these eightboxes in eight differentzones.

Chief Stephen Carrierfurther explained that thefire district was limited onwhere they could run boxeswith their current system.

“Dialers go down, radiosdon’t,” added Deputy ChiefMichael Robinson, who alsofound this new proposal tohave its benefits, describingthe radio boxes as “finan-cially feasible.”

“The radio fire alarm sys-tem’s cost depends on the fa-cility and the needs,” Obersaid, but he estimated thecost to come in at about$5,000, to $6,000 which wouldinclude the installation.

If desired, said Ober, therewould be the option to keepdial-up in certain locations,as they long as these boxeswere not hooked directly upto the master-box system.

This project could start in2010 if the box on Park Streetis approved. A fire-alarmhearing will soon be plannedto further discuss this issue.

Carrier said the line thatruns to Park Street may needto be re-located in the mean-time. The line can be movedfor $500 and will keep themaster-box operating, hesaid.

SANBORNTON — OnFriday, June 26, from 3-6 p.m.in Sanbornton Square, theSanbornton Farmers’ Mar-ket will start its 2009 season.

The market will be open,rain or shine, every Fridayfrom 3-6 p.m. through Oct. 2.

Types of products offered:Agricultural crafts, bakedgoods, dairy, free range poul-try and meat products, eggs,fiber goods and crafts, flow-

ers, fresh fruits and berries,herbs, honey, jams and jel-lies, potted plants, processedfoods, seeds, syrup, vegeta-bles, and wood crafts andproducts.

Special Events: Local en-tertainment; non-profit in-formation organizations andcraft demonstrations.

The Sanbornton Farmers’Market invites you to join usin celebrating NH Farmers’Market Week on Aug. 7.

Lane Tavern Tours: July

3, July 17, Aug. 7, Sept. 4, Oct.2 (3–6 p.m.); Wine and CheeseTasting and Open House onAug. 13.

Call Pat Consentino, 286-8700, or Katie Surowiec, 286-4069, for more information oremail us at [email protected].

The SFM participates inthe WIC Farmer's MarketNutrition Program pro-gram.

Sanbornton Farmers’ Market starts tomorrow

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SANBORNTON — OnWednesday, July 1, the San-bornton Historical Societywill be presenting the pro-gram: “History of theGrange” by Elizabeth Cotsi-bas, Richard Patten and oth-er Grange members at 7 p.m.,at the SHS Lane Tavern inSanbornton Square.

The SHS meetings areopen to the public, free ofcharge. Refreshments will beprovided.

The Grange is a fraternalnonprofit, community serv-

ice, family organization witha special interest in agricul-ture. During August 2008 theHarmony Grange #99 of San-bornton celebrated its 125thanniversary. Included was anexhibit of Grange memora-bilia, which was later dis-played and remains at theLane Tavern.

Richard Patten, Past NewHampshire State GrangeMaster and current Histori-an will present the 1 July pro-gram, “History of theGrange.” Harmony Grange

#99 members will be presentto explain items in the dis-play. Copies of a written his-tory of the Harmony Grange#99, prepared for the 125thanniversary will be avail-able. Elizabeth Cotsibas, cur-rent Harmony Grange #99lecturer, will conduct the pro-gram, introduce the speak-ers, and call for questions.

For general informationcontact: Linda Salatiello, 286-4526 or email info lanetav-ern.org. For information onthe Sanbornton Historical

Society, go to lanetavern.orgThe Sanbornton Histori-

cal Society would like tothank all the members,friends, participants, andtownspeople who have sogenerously supported ourprograms fundraisers thathave enabled the Society toundertake and successfullycomplete various preserva-tion endeavors and ourmonthly programs. The SHSis an IRS recognized 501(c)3organization so any dona-tions are tax deductible.

Historical Society presents ‘History of the Grange’

Old Home Day celebrates ‘Good Ol’ Country Fun’BY MEGHAN [email protected]

NORTHFIELD —Tilton-Northfield Old Home Day or-ganizers expect this year’sevent to be much like lastyear’s but are hoping for oneexception: that any rain willstay away long enough forthe fireworks to go off.

Old Home Day CommitteeChair Peg Shepard said thatlast year’s fireworks wererained out, and worse, therewas no rain date because ofscheduling conflicts. Thisyear she’s hoping for betterweather; after all, the themeis “Good Ol’ Country Fun,”and everything is more fununder sunny skies.

“We didn’t want anythingtoo serious this year,” Shep-ard said of the theme, notingthat last year’s theme en-couraged recycling and theyear prior honored soldiers.

Old Home Day is sched-uled for Saturday, June 27,with a rain date of the 28th.The first of the day’s eventstart bright and early, withroad race registration begin-ning at the Pines Communi-ty Center at 6:30 a.m. TheFun Race starts at 7:45 a.m.,

and the 5k DARE Road Racestarts at 8 a.m. Shepard saidall the money raised duringthat race goes toward localDARE programs.

For those participating inthe parade, line up begins at8:30 a.m. at Union SanbornSchool, with the actual pa-rade commencing at 10 a.m.The parade route runs fromthe school to the Pines.

“We’re going to have a lotof floats this year,” Shepardsaid.

One of those floats willfeature live animals that kidswill be able to pet, she said.

After the parade, the Pinesarea will be filled with gamesfor children of all ages, ac-tivities such as rock climb-ing, and vendors selling toysand food. The Tilton-North-

field Center Street fire sta-tion will be open so kids cancheck out the trucks.

At 11 a.m., horse pullingwill begin at the Pines.

The popular chicken bar-becue will start at noon, withplates full of chicken, potatosalad, and some extras for $6– the same price as last year.

“It hasn’t gone up a pen-ny,” Shepard said.

She said the price stayslow because Mulligan’sRestaurant donates thechicken and potato salad, andthe Tilton-Northfield RotaryClub donates anywhere from$250 to $500 toward it eachyear.

There will also be twostands selling hot dogs andhamburgers instead of one,“because the lines were so

horrendous,” Shepard said.At 2:30 p.m., anyone who

has saved room after lunchcan participate in a pie-eat-ing contest.

The vendors close up shoparound 4 p.m., and the fire-works start at dusk. They canbe viewed from RiverfrontPark or across the river at theold Surette Battery site.

Fire commissioners move forward with committee plansBY LAUREN TINERSTAFF WRITER

TILTON — Revisiting hisComprehensive FacilitiesReview Committee proposal,Tilton-Northfield Fire Com-missioner Tom Gallant reit-erated during a meeting lastweek that he is moving for-ward with the committee andits goals.

Gallant first presented theComprehensive FacilitiesReview Committee at lastmonth’s commission meet-ing. The committee will in-clude all three commission-ers, Chief Steve Carrier, andan appointed selectman fromTilton and Northfield, to

keep the towns involved.“The board of commis-

sioners will represent, fulfill,and reach out to districtneeds,”

Gallant said.Through this committee,

Gallant said he plans to re-view and assess Park Streetand Center Street facilitiesand will examine thestrengths and weaknesses ofeach, review the district’s“major apparatus needs” inthe next five to 15 years, andreview the legal aspects ofthe fire district.

Upon completion of thecomprehensive study, thecommittee will then address

the needs of Park Street andCenter Street station. Thecommittee will also gatherinformation from the LifeSafety Building Committeeand issue a report the re-spective communities, saidGallant.

Gallant said the Compre-hensive Facilities ReviewCommittee will also reviewthe pros and cons of havinga Life Safety Complex. TheHannaford brothers have of-fered to map out districts andlocation possibilities for theLife Safety Building Com-mittee, which will be re-viewed as well, said Gallant.Eventually, the map will be

presented and will includeoverlays for each year.

“The district alone will berepresented. This is a goodplanning tool for us,” saidGallant.

Deputy Chief MichaelRobinson said they were stillworking on the legal aspectof the district map and LifeSafety Complex proposal.

“If agreement were madeto be involved in LSBC, thenit would be drafted and dis-cussed,” said Robinson.

The district facilities com-mittee plans to present a war-rant article to voters inMarch of 2010.

Last month, the commis-sioners agreed to draft a let-

ter to boards of select peopleon behalf of this new com-mittee. Commissioner KevinWaldron modified this letter,which is now ready to be sentout to respective boards.

“I stand ready to sign theletter and go forward withthis. I want to get going withit,” said Gallant.

Gallant and Commission-er Kevin Waldron signedtheir copies of the letter dur-ing the meeting, while Com-missioner Paul Auger tookmore time to review the pro-posal.

The Comprehensive Facil-ities Review Committee willhold its first meeting July 16at 7 p.m. at the Tilton School.

Opinion■

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Thursday,

June 25, 2009

Winnisquam Echo

EDITORIAL■

It always rains during Bike Week. The localsknow it, the vendors know it, and even the bikerswho still make the trek year after year know it.While many locals secretly smile under the cloudsthat keep the traffic and noise down – secretlybecause it’s a sin in New Hampshire to denounce aweeklong event that brings in out-of-state revenue –the vendors and bikers openly cringe at the unwel-coming yet predictable forecast. That the rain heldoff for most of the weekend meant happier bikersand happier businesspeople this time around.

The weather is always the talk of Bike Week,aside from how many accidents there have been andhow high and fast riders made it up the HillClimb atGunstock. We think it’s a good sign, though, thatthis year was no different. It would have made senseif fewer bikers participated in the week’s events thisyear, because of the economy. It would have madesense to hear vendors blaming their slow sales onthe economy. The fact that most of the people wetalked to blamed any negatives on the pesky rain is,we think, a testament to the fact that the economy ison the upswing.

And, on that note, we’d like to point out thatnothing – neither rain nor the economy – slowedsales down for some local businesses. LaconiaHarley Davidson in Meredith was straight out allweek and reported that sales exceeded expectationsfor them and their vendors. This may have beenbecause of some of the traditions started by newowners Anne and Steve Deli this year, which wethink are smart efforts that have the potential tobring in more revenue to the state without makingBike Week more of a headache for locals.

Their best effort is the commemorative RideGuide they produced that promotes riding tourismin the state. They distributed the guide to sevenstates to show off New Hampshire’s gorgeous high-ways that lead to scenic roads along lakes andmountains. This guide could bring in bikers duringthe spring or fall, rather than just during BikeWeek, meaning the state gets more tourism incomewithout having to host a major event.

Happily having little to do with the economy,business, or the weather, the Delis also stepped up toinvolve the community in Bike Week’s festivitiesthis year. Gilford’s Fire Rescue Honor Guard, localScouts and Inter-Lakes Chamber Singers, amongothers, participated in the opening ceremony – anice change that gets locals off the sidelines. Wehope this tradition continues.

Weather as influential aseconomy for Bike Week

LETTERS●

Brook development right for Sanbornton

Put your skills to work

Thank you forbeautifying our town

To the Editor:

I agree with much of SteveAhlgren’s letter regardingthe Emerson Brook Develop-ment. The peripheral altru-istic motivations behind thisfor profit venture and theproposed social and internalretail space included in thefinal product have uncertainfuture value, and are imma-terial to the question of over-all impact to the town. Afterthese residences are sold, themost likely circumstancewill be the formation of anowner’s association that willdictate the terms of accessand interaction with thecommunity outside its gates.

I do, however, disagreewith Steve’s opinion that thismodified cluster develop-ment should be rejected out-right because it’s “wrong forSanbornton” and will notcontribute to positive taxbase. Simple math and prop-erty tax reality decries oth-erwise.

$100 million dollars in as-sessed property is $1.8 mil-

lion in revenue at current taxrate. That kind of increasedrevenue will offset town wideresidential taxes if the im-pact of the development islimited by careful and dili-gent planning and negotia-tion from the start.

Laconia and Meredithhave had very positive netburden experiences with gat-ed communities.

The impact of a tradition-al and presently zoning ac-ceptable road frontage devel-opment of that scale valuewould be financially, envi-ronmentally and culturally afar greater burden to thetown than what is being pro-posed. They would be morelikely to be marketed as pri-mary residences than vaca-tion homes, increasing theschool population. Moreroads to maintain and patrol,more open space eaten up,more drainage, utility anddriveway construction; tra-ditional physically and so-cially isolated postage stampkingdoms that require every-one to have a vehicle, drive-

way plowing, a lawn mower,a well, septic and water pumpand every other energy wast-ing and environmentallydetrimental accoutrement.Mass transit and walking dis-tance retail opportunities inservice to the residents ofthat development will be thesame as what is now thenorm: none.

Sanbornton has alwaysbeen the regional local leaderfor civic progress in a num-ber of areas: historic preser-vation with the establish-ment of the Historic District,guided growth by early adop-tion of zoning, environmen-tal preservation through itsSolid Waste Committee recy-cling plan, and Mr. Foudriat’sefforts that paved the way forthe WRBP sewer project.Sanbornton has an active En-ergy Committee that has leadthe conservation efforts atthe school district level inplanning a massive reduc-tion in pollution and energycost with the biomass/con-servation plan. We now haveanother opportunity with

the Emerson Brook Develop-ment to be the regional con-servation land use leader us-ing creative zoning and plan-ning to increase tax basewith a low infrastructureburden and resource impact.

It should be noted that it isnot only socially responsibleto include low income and/orsenior housing in Sanborn-ton’s development future, itwill be mandated at somepoint soon under workforcehousing law. Why not offsetthat eventuality with a high-end development?

Residential cluster devel-opment is recognized as themost energy efficient and en-vironmentally sound ruralgrowth model by many statesand environmental agencies.Google it and read about itbefore you reject it. The eco-nomics and energy realitiesof this decade demandchange, and this change if re-sponsibly instituted will beright for Sanbornton.

Andrew SanbornSanbornton

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Our fax number is 279-3331. Or, you can e-mail usat [email protected].

Please include your name, address and phonenumber.

Pet of the week: DaisyIf life is a beauty contest,

Daisy should have beencrowned Miss New Hamp-shire a long time ago. Arriv-ing August 2008, none of us atNew Hampshire Humane So-ciety can understand why thisabsolutely stunning long-haired tortoiseshell cat hasnot been snapped up by some-one, especially one of themany folks that exclaim“what at great looking cat!”

She was surrendered be-cause her owner had plans tomove that evidently did notinclude Miss Daisy. One posi-tive note stemming from the

economy is that landlords arefar more likely to be receptiveto renting to folks with pets,making the reason for sur-render all the more perplex-ing. At just 1 year old, Daisyfinds herself without a fami-ly – she is outgoing, friendlyand comfortable in the com-pany of children, cats anddogs. What’s not to love? Theplayful, gregarious young fe-line only requires a littlemaintenance, weekly brush-ing to keep her luxuriouslycoiffed. If you’d like a showoff the most spectacular ofpets, then Daisy should be

your first choice. Please, let’sfind her a loving home duringour June Adopt a Cat promo-tion. Daisy would qualify forthe $15 micro chip service too,

meaning she would neveragain suffer separation fromher home.Call the feline de-partment at NHHS 524-3252for further details.

To the Editor:"We must not, in trying to

think about how we can makea big difference, ignore thesmall daily differences we canmake which, over time, addup to big differences that weoften cannot foresee." Thisquote by American lawyerand social activist MarianWright Edelman helps us re-alize that there are manythings each of us can do thatalone may seem insignificant,but collectively can changethe world around us.

Through individual acts ofkindness, volunteers at Lakes

Region United Way becomebetter acquainted with theplace they call home. Individ-uals invest small amounts oftime into a team approach toproduce results that advancethe common good for all.Theyalso connect with those whosustain local community serv-ices in the areas of education,income and healthy commu-nities.

We know there are folkswho would jump at the chanceto help out, if just asked.While we have many volun-teer opportunities in the com-munity, and we want to wel-

come all to share their talents,I am specifically seeking thoseindividuals who want to be-come part of the team that en-gages the community throughfundraising and special eventproduction. You can make ameaningful contribution byhelping to plan our specialevents (always a great time!)and with many aspects of ourfundraising efforts. Each per-son has unique talents and in-terests that can be custom fitto team goals. Many volun-teers over the years have con-nected with others they metthrough United Way and have

become best friends. Togeth-er, we grow, laugh and share alot, and become proud of ouraccomplishments.

To find out if this is some-thing that is right for you,please connect with me to dis-cuss your interest and answerany questions.I welcome yourcall at 524-6864 Ext. 104 oremail [email protected]. OurWeb site, www.lruw.org, ex-plains much more about whatwe offer to our community.

Judi TaggartCampaign Director

Lakes Region United Way

Let’s get involved in housing developmentTo the Editor:

I have read and heard a lotabout the merits and demer-its of the Emerson Brook De-velopment but maybe I havemissed something! What Ihave not seen is an acceptanceof the proposition that wasmade to the Sanbornton com-munity: we were asked to beinvolved in the design and theplanning of the development.Let’s take up that option andwe will be able to influence theoutcome far better than bywriting letters to the editor.Let us be thankful for the op-portunity to be involved.Many times in the past wehave only heard of zoningvariances that have beenpassed to allow building or de-velopment occur well downthe planning track and toolate to influence.

As expressed in many let-

ters to the editor on a varietyof subjects, we seem to be sus-picious about people trying tobe creative, open, collabora-tive and genuinely interestedin doing the right thing. Let’sembrace this opportunity inthe spirit with which it waspresented to us. Let’s form aplanning committee withbroad representation, or, givethat responsibility to the Mas-ter Planning Committee tooversee. The Master PlanningCommittee has representa-tion from almost every group,department or organizationwhich has interest or insightinto the long term planningneeds of the town plus it hasa participatory process inwhich all citizens can con-tribute.

But what we should not dois say no to this offer. Devel-opment is inevitable and weshould be at the table in de-

ciding the parameters withwhich this new area can be-come an integral part of ourgrowing community. It can bea model for how we work to-

gether in shaping the San-bornton of the future.

Liz MerrySanbornton

To the Editor:

I wanted to thank (Board ofSelectman) ChairmanKatherine Dawson for herbrave community beautifica-tion volunteerism. Recently, Ispotted Katherine plantingaround the war monument lo-cated at the intersection ofMain St and School St inDowntown Tilton. For thosewho are familiar with thearea, you know how precari-ous this particular intersec-tion can be. Katherine was

busy planting away as carscircled her like hungrysharks. Thank you Kather-ine, for helping to make down-town Tilton more beautiful,and for risking life and limbon that tiny "island" amidstzooming traffic!

Thank you also to the oth-er volunteer I noticed plant-ing the other island bed andanyone else helping to beauti-fy our downtown for the sum-mer season.

John CirielloTilton

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I would like to encourageall the readers of this publi-cation who are dog momsand dads to come and visitthe Happy Tails Dog Park of

Belmont information boothat Belmont Old Home Day onSaturday, Aug. 8.

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To the Editor:

On May 15, area barber-shop groups presented anevening of entertainment tobenefit the St. Vincent dePaul Food Pantry. Perform-ing were the Cordsmen,Boardwalk Quartet andRewind Quartet. Theevening was a success in thatmany enjoyed the music andbags of nonperishable fooditems were collected as an“entry fee.” This is the goodnews and the pantry wishesto thank all who provided tal-

ent and time to make it a funevening.

The bad news is that thepantry is in desperate need ofadditional contributions.The food collected from theconcert has already been dis-tributed to local area fami-lies in need. With today’s eco-nomic conditions it is no sur-prise that food donations aredown and families requiringtemporary support are ris-ing.

If you can help, pleasedrop off a few cans of any ofthe following:

VegetablesSoupPastaTomato ProductsMeatWe are located at 1269

Union Avenue (between Mc-Donald’s and KFC). Thestore is open Tuesdaythrough Saturday from 10a.m. to 4 p.m. Thank you inadvance for your generosity.

V-Jo CarignanManager and VP

St Vincent De Paul Food Pantry

To the Editor:

I would like to thank thestudent and parents of theclass of 2009 and for all theirsupport during this year'sWRHS Chem Free program.This was my first year head-ing the program and it was alittle overwhelming at times,but we raised over $12,000 andtook 48 students to New YorkCity overnight! The studentssaw a Broadway show,CentralPark Zoo, Madison Square

Garden, Times Square, ChinaTown, Empire State Building,Statue of Liberty, Ground Ze-ro and scenic Seaport. Al-though both staff and stu-dents were exhausted fromtraveling, overall we had agreat time. I would like tothank the following businessfor their support: Walmart,Pizza Hut, Smitty's, Apple-bee’s, Uno's, Tilt’n Diner,Blooming Iris, Multi-CulturalMartial Arts, Lil Red Baron,Quality Control, Judy Tilton

Real Estate, Country Brook-side Real Estate, Coca-Cola,Tilton Police Dept., and Mix94.1fm. Again, I would like tothank the class of 2009 formaking this a great year andI will miss you all. I look for-ward to working with nextyear's class and the communi-ty as we start the process ofmaking the Class of 2010Chem Free program evenmore successful.

Sonia ShawWRHS Chem Free Advisor

TILTON — The Tilton-Northfield United MethodistChurch and the New Hamp-shire District of the New Eng-land Conference of the Unit-ed Methodist Church have an-nounced a pastoral change ef-fective July 1.

Preston Fuller, currentlyProtestant Campus Chaplain,United Campus Ministry atPlymouth State University,will become pastor of T-NUMC in addition to his cur-rent responsibilities in Ply-mouth.

Tilton church names new pastor

Hall Memorial Library HappeningsTilton/Northfield

Public breakfast and bake saleTILTON — "The Masons at

Doric-Centre Lodge #20 inTilton are putting on a publicbreakfast and bake sale onSaturday, June 27, from 7 to9:30 a.m. at the

Masonic building on Route3/11 West in Tilton (acrossfrom the Fitness Center).

Eggs made to order - justthe way you like 'em. Thismonth's special is waffleswith strawberries and cream.The price is $5. Takeout is

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one of two free car washes do-nated by the Tilton TouchlessCarwash."

Monday, June 29

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Edward Hajdusek, 57NORTHFIELD — Edward

W. Hajdusek, 57, of North-field passed away on June 16,2009 at Lakes Region Gener-al Hospital after a brief bat-tle with cancer.

Ed was born on January5, 1952 in the Bronx, N.Y., theson of Walter and Elsie(Palu) Hajdusek. Ed grew upin the Bronx and was a 1970graduate of Cardinal HayesHigh School. As a youth, Edwas known for his athleticabilities and went on to playcollege football for the Uni-versity of Massachusetts –Amherst. He later earnedhis degree in biology fromHerbert H. Lehman Collegein the Bronx. Ed was em-ployed by Kalwall Corp inManchester from 1998-2008and also worked at Freuden-berg-NOK in Bristol from1988-1997.

Ed was an avid sports fanand especially enjoyed at-tending Winnisquam Re-gional High School sportevents. Ed also enjoyedsporting clubs, computergaming, and made manyfriends throughout theworld with various Internetclubs.

Ed is survived by his threechildren, Alysha, Joseph,and Carolyn Hajdusek of

Northfield, close friend LisaMartin of Northfield, hisbrother Stephen Hajdusekand wife Gail, and nieces El-yse and Amy Hajdusek ofParlin, N.J. The family wish-es to respect Ed’s directivethat no calling hours or fu-neral services be held. Agathering for friends andfamily to celebrate Ed’s lifemay be held at a later date. Inlieu of flowers, donationsmay be made to the E.W. Ha-jdusek Memorial Fund c/oFranklin Savings Banks, 61Laconia Road, PO Box 228,Tilton, NH 03276 for the ben-efit of his children.

For an online guestbook,please go to neunfuneral-homes.com by Paquette-Ne-un Funeral Home in North-field.

Bertha M. Beaupre, 84FRANKLIN — Mrs.

Bertha M. Beaupre, 84, ofFranklin, died at her homeon June 19, 2009.

She was born in Lisbon onJan. 3, 1925 the daughter ofByron and Viola (Lumbard)Hubbard. Bertha was raisedin Lisbon, living in Franklinsince her senior year of highschool. She graduated fromFranklin High School in1945.

Several years ago, Berthaworked at the formerFranklin Spa, The CopperKettle, and JJ Newberry’s.She was a communicant ofSt. Paul Church and was amember of the former CourtAnnie Nesmith of TheCatholic Daughters ofAmerica. Bertha was a lifemember of Franklin VFWPost 1698 Ladies Auxiliary.Bertha enjoyed attendingand playing bingo.

Family members includeher husband of 63 years, Val-more W. Beaupre ofFranklin; her daughter: LeeAnn Doucette and her hus-band Scott of Franklin; fivesons: Keith Beaupre of Beau-mont, Texas, Glenn Beaupreand his wife Mary of Thorn-ton, Mark Beaupre and CarlBeaupre, both of Franklin,and Todd Beaupre and his

wife Joannie of Tilton; eightgrandchildren, six greatgrandchildren, and severalnieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by ason, Scott B. Beaupre whodied in 2000 and a brother,Charles Hubbard.

Calling hours were heldTuesday, June 23, Thibault-Neun Funeral Home,Franklin. Funeral serviceswere held at the funeralhome on Wednesday, June 24.Interment will be heldThursday, June 25, at 11 a.m.at NH Veterans Cemetery,Boscawen.

Donations in memory ofMrs. Beaupre may be madeto Franklin Visiting NurseAssn., 75 Chestnut St.,Franklin, NH 03235 or to TheAmerican Cancer Society, 2Commerce Dr., Suite 10, Bed-ford, NH 03110.

For directions and an on-line guestbook, please usewww.neunfuneralhomes.com.

Pauline R. Daniels, 90TILTON — Pauline R.

Daniels, 90, a longtime resi-dent of Cedar Street in Tiltondied Monday, June 22, 2009 atthe Peabody Home inFranklin following a periodof failing health.

She was born in Waltham,Mass., daughter of Williamand Alice (Whitten) Harper.She lived in Franklin for sev-eral years, graduating fromFranklin High School, classof 1937. Following her mar-riage in 1941 she moved toTilton. She worked for manyyears as a bookkeeper withDaniels’ Artesian Wells, afamily business in Tilton.She was a member of theLadies Auxiliary, AmericanLegion Post #49 in North-field. Pauline enjoyed play-ing golf over the years. Shewas a parishioner of St.Mary of the AssumptionChurch in Tilton.

Pauline was predeceased

by her husband George C.Daniels in 1976.

Her family includes:Sons George M. Daniels of

Tilton and Gary P. Daniels ofTilton

Six grandchildrenFour great-grandchildrenNieces and NephewsA graveside service will be

held Friday at 11 a.m. in ParkCemetery in Tilton.

Arrangements are underthe care of the William F.Smart Sr. Memorial Home ofTilton.

Expressions of Sympathymay be made to the Activi-ties Fund, Golden Crest Com-munity, 29 Baldwin St.,Franklin, NH 03235 or to theActivities Fund, PeabodyHome, 24 Peabody Place,Franklin, NH 03235.

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Richard Enright, 38NORTHFIELD — Richard

“Rick” W. Enright, 38, ofNorthfield died Thursday,June 12, 2009 in Dover.

He was born inPortsmouth, Va., Aug. 4, 1970,son of David and Elizabeth(Kimball) Enright. Rick livedin the Meredith-Moulton-boro areas for several yearsand was a graduate of Moul-tonboro Academy class of1990. Prior to moving toNorthfield he had resided inHill with his wife and twosons. At the time of his deathhe worked as a truck driverfor R & D Paving Company inFranklin. He was prede-ceased by a sister, KristineMacQueston.

His family includes:His wife Jennifer M.

(Weese) Enright of North-field

Sons Gavin E. Riley andEthan K. Enright, both ofNorthfield

His mother and stepfa-ther, Elizabeth (Kimball) andDennis Manning of San-

borntonHis father David Enright

of MoultonboroBrother Scott MacQue-

ston of SanborntonPaternal grandmother

Joanne (Whittier) Enright ofMeredith

Maternal grandmotherMarylin (Quint) Kimball ofMeredith

Aunts, uncles and cousinsA celebration of his life

was held on Saturday, June20, at 2 p.m. at the Manninghome, Sanbornton.

Arrangements were un-der the care of the William F.Smart Sr. Memorial Home inTilton.

Contributions may bemade to CHAD, Children’sHospital at Dartmouth, Dart-mouth Hitchcock MedicalCenter, One Medical CenterDrive, Lebanon, NH 03756.

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MEREDITH — All BelknapCounty Democrats are invit-ed to meet in Meredith at 7–8p.m. in Meredith at Hart’sTurkey Farm Restaurant,junction Routes 3 and 104.Please bring non-perishablefood items for Meredith’s foodpantry. We all can help.

The program will be ourBelknap County Democraticparty Senators Deb Reynoldsand Kathy Sgambati; Repre-sentatives Kate Miller, LizMerry and Bill Johnson, giv-

ing us details of the legisla-tive session wrap-up and an-swering questions. Also – spe-cial guest Leslie Mayo-Smithof Organizing for Americawill inform us on this organi-zation’s mission and needs.

“Our summer plans needyour participation and input,too – please!” added countychair Lynn Chong. “We haveGranny D event tickets to sell,looking towards Sept. 3.”

Call Lynn Chong at 934-6486 for more information.

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On old ice box retrieved and again put to good useThe fun way to begin this

would be with “The ice mancometh,” but that would betrite, the way whenever any-one writing the latest gee-whiz story about gold beingpanned in northern NewEngland seems compelled toinclude “There’s gold inthem thar hills.”

Actually, the fun way tobegin this is that we’ve longhad an old ice box gatheringtoo much moisture in the cel-lar and needed a way to pre-serve the shelf-life of oureggs, which the chickens arelaying like mad, so fast thatsales can’t keep up. We couldhave resorted to a large mod-ern camping cooler, ofcourse, and we have several,but then there was that once-handsome old ice box downthere, beckoning.

So my wife Nancee andson Micah lugged it up andout through the bulkhead in-to daylight and onto the mainbarn landing, and shecleaned it all up, and it’s nowback in service after wellover half a century as moreor less a decoration. Frozengallon-jugs of water from thebig freezer in the cellar sub-stitute for the big blocks ofice of yesteryear, and the oldrefrigerator - no electricity,no moving parts - works justfine.

Well, almost no movingparts. The ornate door han-dles automatically swivel in-to the lock position whenev-er a door is shut, a prettyhandy feature. But the 1800swere pretty inventive times,and ice boxes from Civil Wartimes on were loaded with in-novative features.

The Superb Companymanufactured this particu-lar ice box, probably around

1900. It has a large compart-ment for a block of ice in theupper right corner, and fourvariously sized compart-ments for holding perish-ables like meat, milk, cheese,meats and vegetables. Therewas a time in the not-so-dis-tant past when most of thosecommodities and necessitiescould be preserved only bycuring or canning. Onlythose who lived near cold-running springs and brookshad any way to keep thingscool.

Ice boxes rapidly evolvedfrom simple insulated wood-en boxes in the 1830s to evermore efficient and elaborate-ly decorated cabinets, and re-ally hit their stride from theturn of the century until the1930s, when rapid electrifi-cation and the use of ammo-nia gas made powered homerefrigerators possible. Evenso, many households, espe-cially far-flung rural homes,continued using them righton up until the 1950s, andsome households still do.

My parents remembered

ice boxes from their grow-ing-up years and always re-ferred to the latest refrigera-tor in the kitchen as the icebox, which I still do too. ThusI don’t really resent one ofmy research gleanings onthe subject, which states “Be-cause of the prevalence ofthe ice box in recent humanhistory, the name ‘ice box’ isstill used colloquially for themodern home refrigeratorby older Americans in someregions.” Huh. How aboutthat.

Before electrification andfor quite some time after-ward, every town and cityhad sources of block ice. Theclearing, scribing, cuttingand hauling out of ice fromlakes and ponds was a majorundertaking and often awidespread communityevent. Many farms had theirown harvesting operations,and I’ve been to more than acouple of commercial hunt-ing and fishing camps thathad old ice houses, one ofwhich was until recently stillin use.

In fact, the ice man wasstill coming to our neighbor-hood in Colebrook when Iwas a kid in the early 1950s.Belle Frizzell, then ap-proaching the age of 100, stillwas using an ice box in herhouse just up the street, andI have a very clear mental im-age of the deliveryman---Roland Jondro, I think---snagging a big block of icefrom the refrigerated back ofhis truck and lugging it onhis leather apron into Belle’shouse.

That ice was manufac-tured ice from a far-off com-mercial plant, but not longbefore that ice was harvest-ed from Matthews Pond justoff Hughes Road to thenortheast of town. Berna-dine (Davis) Stanton grew upduring those times, and hermemory is sharp as a tack. “Ican see my father Homernow,” she said, “his longrobes flapping as he went offto get the ice.”

(John Harrigan’s address:Box 39, Colebrook, NH 03576.E-mail: [email protected])

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This Superb Company ice box, probably manufactured in the 1920s, looks pretty good after some elbowgrease, and works just fine.

TILTON — So you’ve justspent the day outlet shoppingat Tanger and now your armsare filled with shopping bags.You might be thinking, It’s go-ing to be a long walk back tomy car. Don’t worry! TheTanger Outlet Center inTilton is making your outletshopping excursion just a lit-tle bit easier this summer.

The new Tanger Trolleywas introduced during the re-cent Memorial Day weekendand will operate on weekendsfrom 11 a.m - 4 p.m. throughSept. 7 (Labor Day weekend).The Tanger Trolley is a freeservice that continually picksup and drops off shoppers at

designated locations in theparking lot and in front of thestores at the Tanger OutletCenter.

“With the assistance of ourTanger Trolley sponsorsRocky Mountain Chocolateand Uno Chicago Grill, we areexcited to provide this con-venient shopping amenity toour customers on weekends,rain or shine, during the busysummer months,” remarkedEric Proulx, general managerof the Tanger Outlet Centerin Tilton. “It’s another wayfor us to show our shoppershow much we appreciate theirbusiness.”

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"Prevention," stressed Con-nor,"is the key.Keeping it (mil-foil) out of lakes is very im-portant. The next stage is tokeep it from spreading."

A Weed Watcher Programinstituted by the state hashelped in keeping the problemin check. Volunteers aretrained to identify milfoil andto report it to the proper offi-cials but cannot try to handharvest the milfoil them-selves. Milfoil spreads by aprocess called "fragmenta-tion." A small piece can driftoff and begin to grow else-where,causing the infestationto actually spread. Currentlyit is against the law to pull mil-foil without proper certifica-

tion.On local company certified

for milfoil harvesting is Dive-Masters Dive Services of Gil-ford. Owner Mark Richard-son and his team have beeninstrumental in working withthe state to develop methodsfor harvesting along withtraining other divers in theprocess. Richardson has mod-ified a pontoon boat to serveas a milfoil harvesting plat-form for his crew.

"It's still a work in progressas we learn more ways to dealwith the milfoil," Richardsonsaid during a recent harveston Lee's Pond in Moultonboro.

Simply put, he has set upthe boat with a drainage netbuilt into the flooring and avacuum system. Certifieddivers like Jason McCarthy gounderwater with the vacuumhose, pull the weeds and vac-uum them up into thedrainage net onboard theboat.Water pulls the weeds upthrough the hose, which thenflows through the mesh bagand back into the lake.Richardson scoops up theweeds and transfers them in-to 20-gallon bags to be later

disposed of far from the lakeswhere they thrive.

"You have to be careful notto stir up a lot of silt," cau-tioned McCarthy on a breakfrom harvesting. "Silting isnot good for a pond or lake ei-ther. We want to just get asmany of the plants as possi-ble without disturbing thebottom or the native plants inthe area."

On an average day they canremove close to 300-400 gal-lons or more of milfoil. It's alabor-intensive job but workswell in ridding the waters ofthe weed.

Removing the root ball isessential in clearing patchesor fields of milfoil. Divers likeMcCarthy are trained to getall of the plant as they pulland deposit it in a bag orthrough a vacuum hose.

"Suction harvesting," saidRichardson, "really putshand-pulling in a new dimen-sion. You can pull the plantand send it right out of thewater quickly. Hand pullingis really an effective way tofight the problem.”

DiveMasters was part ofthe clean-up effort in Gilford’sSmith Cove in 2006. They putin many hours harvesting vir-tual forests of the plant.

"There were 12-foot tallplants coming up in the cove,"Richardson said. "It was un-believable, but it's much bet-ter now."

McCarthy said situationslike that can be hazardous.The plants grow so tall and sothick that he said divers liter-ally swim into darkness asthey enter a field of milfoil. Itcan entrap and confuse a div-er caught amidst the weeds.

Connor pointed out anoth-

er downside to milfoil is its ef-fect on lakeside property val-ues. Should a waterfrontproperty be encumbered witha milfoil infestation, it losesits desirability.

"Regionalization in fight-ing this would be helpful,"Connor said, noting howsome lakes encompass manytowns along the shoreline."The problem is with theeconomy. There isn't a lot ofmoney out there to fight it."

Last year the state workedon the north end of Lake Win-nisquam and money has beenrelegated to deal with milfoilin Sanbornton at their recentTown Meeting in May. Laco-nia and Tilton have fundedspraying in the past as well,but the size of the lake makesan all-out effort unfeasible.

New Hampshire is notalone in dealing with milfoil,but is known for its proactivestance in handling the prob-lem. A lot of time and effort isput into research and the statehas been working with a sci-entific group in Florida tolearn more about milfoil'scomponents and methodsused to address infestations.

New Hampshire has alsodeveloped the "Lake Host Pro-gram" to combat milfoil. Lakeassociations,concerned prop-erty owners and others aretrained to monitor boatlaunches in their area. Thecommon method of trans-portation for milfoil is byboats brought from one bodyof water to another. Theslightest piece of milfoil en-tangled in a boat propeller isenough to create a new infes-tation. Still, the state urgesboat owners to inspect theirequipment before placing itin a body of water. Signs atlaunches alert them of theirresponsibilities in keepingthe lakes clean and milfoil-free.

Interested citizens orgroups can find out moreabout Weed Watchers andLake Host Programs by goingto www.des.nh.gov and clickon "Programs."

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how to spend the winningshe clutched in his hand."Video games," he exclaimedwith a big grin. "But Mom'snot going to like that."

The tournament also paida bonus to the winner if theywere fishing from a Skeeterbrand bass fishing boat.

"Guess what?" said Frye."I have a Skeeter!"

That meant an additional$1,000 for the Frye fisher-men, sealing the deal on thisbeing dad Rob's best Father'sDay yet. Father and sonheaded out to celebrate over

solation prize for first losers,the team with the seventhhighest weight total. Every-one is also eligible for a hostof prizes given away in draw-ings at the weigh-in. McNa-mara offered her prize of aNew England Fresh Waterfishing guide to her dad.

A Bubba SweetheartTournament, pairing menand women up for the day,will be held on NewfoundLake in Bristol this weekend.For more information onscheduling and other eventsvisit bubbabassin.com.

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ing business brisk as usualwere "Big Daddy" and "Rose-bud." The pair from Floridahosted a bathroom venue inthe Weirs Drive-In where anoutdoor plaza of tented shopshad been erected for the ral-ly. There, customers werestill willing to drop money ina jar in exchange for clean,attended facilities.

"This is one service that

people are always going touse," laughed "Big Daddy.""We've been coming here forabout 13 years. Business hasbeen great. People don't al-ways need a new shirt or anyof the other stuff, but they al-ways need (a bathroom)!"

The Broken Spoke Salon,a hub of activity over theweek, reported business hadbeen fine, too, but did con-cede it would have been nice

to have had more sunshine.Their offerings of daily con-certs, food, drink and assort-ed vendors in the yard be-hind the facility still attract-ed people in any weather torelax and have some fun.

"We'll take it," said Gener-al Manager Dave Shoe."We've been fortunate; we'revery happy with the week."

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said. “You look at it and say,‘How the hell did they livelike this?’”

The Conservation Com-mission walks the trail an-nually as part of its chargebut only recently put in anextra effort to spruce it upand encourage people to useit. Crosby said the new signat the trailhead should be upin a week or two, to replacethe sign that currently says“Trail.” They’ve been hesi-tant to install the new signfor fear of theft, but Crosbysaid the commissioners fi-nally decided that drawingattention to the trail wasworth the risk.

Maps of the Virginia Hut-ton Trail are available at thetown offices. The trailhead isaccessible from HermitWoods Road, and parking isavailable there.

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RIGHT: John Early cuts brush onthe Virginia Hutton Trail.

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Many of the dads saidthey were glad they had achance to enjoy what turnedout to be "not so bad" weath-er. And Lake Winnisquam,most agreed, was a great spotto cast a line and spend a day.

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Why do we make walking with Jesus into such a difficult task? BY REV. G. ALDEN TAYLOR, PASTOR NORTHFIELD-TILTON CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Why do we make walkingwith Jesus into such a diffi-cult task? If God is at all theGod we say that He is, it is on-ly reasonable that He wouldgive us a “guide book.” Manyof us believe that the Bible isthat guide book,but even that

becomes a problem for some.Some do not like the guidebook because they “do notlike what it says” and othersare troubled because ofseeming contradictions.

Today I’d like us to thinkabout that. In thinking of ob-jection number one, howmany children agree with allthe rules that their parents

lay down? ‘Nuff said on that.The problem with seem-

ing contradictions can alsobe dealt with in the familysetting. We must rememberthat the Bible is the progres-sive revelation of God, writ-ten over a period of roughly1500 years by nu-merous au-thors. The truly amazingtruth is that there is virtualagreement throughout, if weread care-fully. Taking thisinto the family … think ofthe instructions that we giveto our children over the 18 or20 years they live in ourhomes. The instruction giv-en to our “boy-child” may dif-fer from that given to our“girl- child.” And surely theinstruction we give to ourthree-year-old is far differentthan that given to our teenag-er.

Thus we always need tonote to whom God is speak-ing in a particular passage.Is it to Israel, as they live inthe Promised Land, to thegentiles of that era, or is it tothe Church, living in the

world, in these days; or theGentiles of our day? If wewill look at any passage in itscontext the “addressee” isnot difficult to determine.Going back to our “family ex-ample” we may say to ourtoddler, “Do not go near theroad,” but to that same childa few (not 1500) years later,“Take the car and go to thestore.” There is no con-fu-sion, even though there is ablatant contradiction.

Going back to our tod-dlers, we may give differing(contradictory) bathroomuse instructions to our “boy-child” and our “girl-child.”No one gets upset or confusedabout this. Our God is a“practical real-ist” and dealswith us appropriately. Theneeded instruction for Israel,living in Israel, in a theocra-cy, is far different from thatneeded by the Church, exist-ing in the unbelieving worldof the 21st century. We mustread carefully to determinewhat the instruction is “forus and to us.” In our Congre-

gational Churches we be-lieve that every man has“soul freedom” to study theBible and determine God’swill for his life. Sad to saymost of us are much better atdetermining God’s will forour brethren than for our-selves.

As we “walk with Jesus”we must humbly go to Hisguide book and allow HisHoly Spirit to be our guide tokeep us on the path. His de-sire for us is to find us faith-

ful, so that He may bless uswith an abundant life, hereand now, and life eternal inheaven with Him.

If you are seeking a Chris-tian fellowship where we areseeking to model this kind oflifestyle, we invite you to joinus for worship at 10:30 anySunday morning at North-field-Tilton CongregationalChurch. For more informa-tion, please call me at 286-4253 or 267-7183.

LAKES REGION — Theweather couldn’t put a stopto the Lakes Region Cham-ber of Commerce’s secondannual Mix and Mingle atthe Meadowbrook U.S. Cellu-lar Pavilion.

The night was a huge suc-cess with great turnout. Wehad the opportunity to handout the Irwin and Hurstawards to two communitymembers that were morethan deserving of theawards.

Warren Bailey, the recipi-ent of last year’s Irwinawards, presented John Ban-croft with this years IrwinAward. Warren introducedJohn as a do-gooder who "upuntil now" had spent "a life-time flying under the radarscreen.”

Among his accomplish-ments, John has been a mem-ber of the Chamber's Boardof Directors, was a founderof the Greater LaconiaCrimeline, was President ofthe NH Graphic Arts Associ-ation and was a leader inraising money for arts schol-arships.

He is a member of theNew England Printing andPublishing Council and apast winner of the Cham-ber's J. Bart Conners Awardfor Volunteer service to theChamber.

John volunteers as a ther-apy dog handler at the NHVeterans' Home in Tiltonand is a veteran of bothWorld War II and the KoreaConflict.

"Thank you, thank youever so much," said John,who promised, "I'm going tobe around for another 25years."

John said that the late JimIrwin, for whom the IrwinAward is named, was afriend who "got me going, gotme straightened out, got meinterested in things" goingon in the community.

Sarah Stanley, last year’swinner of the Hurst Award,presented Sandy Marshall,Director of Volunteers andCommunity Services atLakes Region General Hos-pital, with this year’s Hurst

Award."I am absolutely floored. I

didn't think it was legal,"said a shocked Marshall whojust happens to be this year'sChairperson of the LakesRegion Chamber of Com-merce.

The City of Franklin, saidSarah, was "blessed with nu-merous caring and dedicat-ed individuals" which madechoosing Hurst candidatesdifficult, but ultimately, "weunanimously chose thisyear's recipient."

Sarah then listed some ofSandy’s many accomplish-ments, including her mem-bership with the FranklinOpera House, SpauldingYouth Center Foundation,Franklin Rotary Club, N.H.Charitable Foundation,Choose Franklin, NH/VTAdministrators of Volun-teer Healthcare Services,Children's Auction, BlueStar Mothers and thePeabody Home.

Congratulations again toJohn Bancroft and SandyMarshall for the continueddedication to all of the LakesRegion.

The Lakes Region Cham-ber of Commerce representsmore than 500 businesses inthe Lakes Region and be-yond. The Chamber is dedi-cated to improving and en-hancing the economic vitali-ty and quality of life for theLakes Region.

Mix and Mingle success for Lakes Region Chamber

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Scopes and feeders bring natural funBOREDOM BUSTERS

By Donna Rhodes ■

Have no fear - summerweather will soon be here. Inthe meantime, there are oth-er fun things to do in ouryards and by our lakes andponds even if it isn't warmenough for a swim.

A great learning tool tomake is a Water Scope thatboth you and the childrencan enjoy. They're so easythat everyone can make oneso there is no fighting overwho gets to look underwaternext. A cardboard quart-sized orange juice container,some cellophane and a rub-ber band are all that areneeded. How simple can itget? Cut the top and bottomfrom the container (a "Mom-my Job" since sharp knivescan be dangerous!), leaving alarge rectangular open-end-ed box. Tightly wrap cello-phane across one end andhold it in place with a largesturdy rubber band. Thiswill be the bottom of thescope.

Now head out for the near-est body of water. Sometimesthe murkier ponds might of-fer more to examine so yourtrip doesn't necessarily haveto be to a beach. Take off thesneakers and wade out a fewfeet into the pond. Lower thecellophane-wrapped end ofthe scope into the water,keeping the open end abovethe surface. Look down intothe scope and you will be ableto see what swims or lies be-low. Fish, plants, insects andother objects are much morevisible than they would belooking into the water fromthe surface. It's a great wayto hunt for treasures orwatch what goes on in apond.

Another fun nature proj-

ect is to make homemadebird feeders. A gallon milkjug works just fine. Cut athree to four inch hole in thefront of the jug, a few inchesup from the bottom. Near thetop, poke two tiny holes onopposite sides to thread wireor string then tie in a know tomake a hanger.

For a perch, you can poke

a three inch piece of dowel ora pencil stub just below theopening of the feeder. Thesefeeders can even be decorat-ed with crayons or markersbefore adding seed. Removethe top of the jug to pour theseed down into the feederthen replace it to keep rainfrom getting inside.

Next hang their creation

outside and wait for the birdsto arrive. Be sure to choose abranch viewable from a win-dow so the kids can see whovisits their feeder. We keep anotebook and a bird guidenear our window so that asvisitors come, we can trackhow many types of birds wesee over the summer. Ofcourse, if you live in a bear

prone area, bring your feederin at night to keep unwantedguests from stopping by.

There is so much to do out-doors! Have your kids put ontheir thinking caps and seewhat they can come up withfor nature projects as well.Look for shapes in the cloudson a sunny day. Stake off one-foot sections of the lawns and

have them compare whatthey find in each section. Orjust go pick a bouquet of pret-ty flowers and decorate thedinner table for a "fancy sup-per," as my son used to call itwhen he'd present me withhis flowers. No matter whatit might be, get them outsideand having fun. Summerwon't last forever.

Playhouse season starts with Woody Allen comedyLACONIA — The Win-

nipesaukee Playhouse willkick off its sixth summerseason with Woody Allen’sromantic comedy, “Play itAgain, Sam” beginning onJune 24.

A Broadway hit in 1969, itwas then turned into a filmretaining several of the orig-inal Broadway stars includ-ing Diane Keaton, TonyRoberts and Allen himself asthe down-on-his-luck AllanFelix.

The play is set in the Fe-lix’s New York apartment,where Allan, a film critic,spends his time escaping re-al life by watching oldHumphrey Bogart movies.His wife, Nancy, leaves himfor being “too boring.” Un-able to deal with his emo-tional turmoil and with hisanalyst on vacation, Allanseeks guidance from some-one who knows the secrets ofdealing with women, andimagines Bogart himself hasdropped by his apartment tooffer advice.

Helping Allan meet newwomen are his good friendsDick and Linda Christie.Dick and Linda fix him upwith a succession of dates,all of which end disastrously

because of Allan's neuroses.Finally, Allan realizes Lindais the only woman he trulyfeels comfortable around andbecomes attracted to her.But, of course, she is mar-ried to his best friend – whatwould Bogey do? In a seriesof funny sequences, Allenpokes fun at ‘60s stereotypes,old movies, and male/femalerelationships through Al-lan’s bumbling reality andvivid imagination. Ultimate-ly Allan learns that, unlikein Bogey’s movies, not every-thing is black and white…

The Playhouse’s produc-tion will run from June 24 –July 4 and will be directed byNH Theatre Award-winningdirector, Bryan Halperin. Itstars Josh Odsess-Rubin asAllan. This is Josh’s secondsummer with the Playhouse,following his highly ac-claimed performance in thetitle role in “TheophilusNorth” last summer. Also re-turning, for her fifth sum-mer, is Patricia Runcie, whoplays Nancy. NewcomersMatt W. Cody and Jill Palmerplay the Christies. Anothernewcomer, Alyssa Trasher,will do her fair share of cos-tume changes, playing six ofAllan’s dates – both real and

imagined. Rounding out thecast is local favorite, John Pi-quado, as Bogart.

With lots of Allen-stylehumor, “Play it Again, Sam”is the perfect “date night”play for couples new and old.The shabby-chic apartmentset has been designed by the

Playhouse’s resident design-er, David Towlun. The light-ing is provided by MatthewGuminski. Costume design-er Lesley Pankhurst pro-vides the swinging sixties-era costumes. All three havewon multiple NH TheatreAwards for the design work

for the Playhouse.“Play it Again, Sam” will

be followed by “Crimes of theHeart” by Beth Henley,“Around the World in 80Days” adapted by MarkBrown, “Sleuth” by AnthonyShaffer and “Driving MissDaisy” by Alfred Uhry.

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Josh Odsess-Rubin and Jill Palmer as Allan and Linda rehearse for “Play it Again, Sam.”

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The Winnisquam Region-al School District partici-pates in the New HampshireScholars Program. The StateScholars Initiative is a na-tional program designed toencourage students tochoose a rigorous highschool course of study. It us-es local business leaders tomotivate students beginningin the eighth grade to aspireto and complete a challeng-ing course of study in highschool – one that better pre-pares them for college and ca-reers.

The high school coursesrequired are: four years ofEnglish, three years of Mathto include Algebra, Geome-try and Algebra II, threeyears of Science to includeBiology, Chemistry, andPhysics, three and a halfyears of Social Sciences cho-sen from U.S. History, WorldHistory, World Geography,Economics and Govern-ment, and two years of a Lan-guage other than English

Winnisquam RegionalHigh School is proud to rec-ognize graduating seniors

who have met and exceededthe standard. Twenty-oneseniors were recognized atan Awards Ceremony onJune 10 at WRHS. ThomasRaffio, CEO of NortheastDelta Dental and N.H. Boardof Education member madeopening congratulatory re-marks for the State ScholarsInitiative. Honorees werepresented with medallionsby School-to-Career Coordi-nator Gary Steinbach. Win-nisquam Regional SchoolDistrict has over 140 StateScholars in the middle andhigh school and continues togrow on a yearly basis.

The significance for stu-dents challenging them-selves in these core coursesis not only the attainment ofcritical 21st century skills,but also a greater awarenessof what employers are look-ing for in the competitive jobmarket. New HampshireScholars graduates possessimpressive transcripts forcollege admission and havegreater opportunities for fi-nancial aid.

Recipients of the medal-

lions at Winnisquam Region-al High School are: MaeganCamire, Ali Cannon, Victo-ria Cregg, DestinyDesroches, Janelle Emerson,Kassandra Field, KirahFogg, Ryan Grumbling,Stephanie Hall, AlexHurvitz, Benjamin Kehr,Taylor Lacroix, Justin Muri,Brianna Nichols, KelseyPlimpton,Katie Potter,KevinRobinson, Alexandre Roy,Ray Schmelzer, BenjaminSteiger, and Carlee Stephens.

Sixteen school districts in

N.H. presently participate inNew Hampshire State Schol-ars including Shaker Re-gional (Belmont), Gilford,Governor Wentworth(Wolfeboro), Newport, Clare-mont, Winnisquam Region-al, Nashua, Lin-Wood,Franklin, Fall Mountain Re-gional, Litchfield, Hillsboro-Deering, Laconia, Manches-ter, Merrimack and New-market. Visit www.NHschol-ars.org for more informa-tion.

W.R.S. recognizes seniors for completing hard curriculum

BELMONT — Eight stu-dents from Belmont attendeda nation wide bridge con-struction competition.

The design/build compe-tition, organized by theTRAC program of the Amer-ican Association of StateHighway and Transporta-tion Officials, was held inBedford, Pa. Three teamsfrom Belmont attended thecompetition to compete intwo different competitionlevels.

The 11th and 12th gradecompetition challenged theteam to build a suspensionbridge using the suppliedmaterials. The second placeteam includes Nick Rien-

deau, Sean McCauley, andMike Allen and will share a$900 savings bond. The thirdplace team includes BrendanMcCauley, Luke Robichaud,and Tim Gurshin and willshare a $600 savings bond.The teams designed and con-structed model suspensionbridges that were tested forits strength to weight ratio.

The ninth and 10th gradeteam includes CourtneyClary, Holly Julian and AdlaiGordon. This team designedand constructed a floatbridge. They won secondplace and also share a $900savings bond.

The students were judgednot only on the design and

strength of their model, butalso on the quality of theirpresentation about the proj-ect before AASHTO’s Stand-ing Committee on Highways,composed of chief engineersfrom the nation’s state trans-portation departments. Tobecome national finalistsand be invited to the compe-tition students submittedportfolios (approximately 40pages) to engineers in Wash-ington, DC for their judging.

This is the seventh year ina row that Belmont highschool students have been in-vited to the national finalsand they have brought homeover $11,000 in prize money.

BHS students compete in nationalbridge construction competition

Southwick students build for the birdsThis spring the Southwick School Outing Club was busy buildingbluebird houses with help from several community volunteers.Third grade students worked with the Southwick PhysicalEducation teacher, Kathleen Morrill, and music teacher, BrianWinslow, to construct 18 houses, which were hung around theschool property. Materials were donated from Andy Blier andLowe’s of Gilford. Pat Consentino and Kevin LaChapelle preparedmaterials, and Consentino also instructed students in building thebirdhouses. Matt Cunningham and Karen Hoey from the FranklinFalls Dam Army Corp of Engineers educated students about blue-bird nesting habits and oversaw the hanging of the houses onschool property. Other community volunteers were Bill Dexter,Todd Robinson, Jim Lambert, and Barbara Cram.

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Sant Bani School hands out awards

On June 4, students andstaff celebrated the annualAwards Ceremony.

Athletic Director, MayaHardcastle presented seniorAlec Peters the 3-sport ath-lete award and she gave thescholar athlete award to sen-ior Nathaniel Houran.

Math Department ChairJonathan Powell gave amedal for high scorer fromSant Bani School in theLakes Region Math Leaguemath meets to juniorNicholas Lockwood.

Science DepartmentChair Robert Schongalla, on

behalf of the Science De-partment, recognized thekeen interest in science, theoutstanding effort, and note-worthy achievement of thefollowing students: seniorAlec Peters, senior SarahFox, junior Nicholas Lock-wood, junior Liana Hardcas-

tle, and junior Eki Tun-jungsari of Indonesia

Foreign Language De-partment Chair Debbie As-beck gave the Foreign Lan-guage Award for excellenceto senior Nathaniel Houran.

English DepartmentChair Karen Bicknell gavethe Middlebury Book Awardjunior Nicholas Lockwood,the Smith Book Award tojunior Mira Carey-Hatch,the Excellence in English asa Second Language to juniorRoman Galovic of Slovakia.The Senior English Awardsfor excellence went to sen-iors Nathaniel Houran,Carissa Anderson, AynsleyDoyle, and Rachel McCarthy.

Franklin Savings Bankrepresentative Eileen Puccigave senior Carissa Ander-son a Franklin Savings BankScholarship for $1500.

Kent Bicknell gave seniorNathaniel Houran the Na-tional Merit Scholar Awardand the Robert C. Byrd Hon-ors Scholarship for $1500, aswell as the “book” scholar-ship from the R. Everett &Gwendolyn I. CochranMemorial Fund.

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LRGH Auxiliary awards scholarships to local residentsLACONIA — The LRGH

Auxiliary recently present-ed scholarships to eleven lo-cal residents pursuing ca-reers in the healthcare field.Please join them in congrat-

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LRGH Auxiliary awards elevenscholarships valued at more than$15,000 to local students pursu-ing careers in the healthcare field.Pictured from left to right in thefront: LRGH Auxiliary ScholarshipChair Sheila Sullivan, LRGHAuxiliary Member PhyllisClairmont, Erik Caron, BenjaminWinchell, Katherine Kohut,Gabrielle Mahoney and AuxiliaryPresident Ernie Bolduc. Back row:Derrick Sylvester, Andrew Quinn,Kathrine Smith and LRGHAuxiliary Treasurer DonLockwood.

ulating the following stu-dents:

1.Britni Baron, Universityof New Hampshire - Occupa-tional Therapy

2.Erik Caron, Ithaca Col-lege - Pre-Medical

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A biker gets some air during the annual HillClimb at Gunstock last week.

BY DANIELLE [email protected]

Motors, dirt and leather allcome together at variousLakes Region locales duringBike Week each year, and theannual Gunstock MotorcycleHillClimb is no exception.

“Even before you get thereyou get butterflies in yourstomach,” said George Lor-ing, of Upton, Mass. “Thenonce you start you don’t no-tice anything or anybody.”

Gunstock creates an uphillcourse with jumps for the par-ticipants, who bring a varietyof machines to take on thechallenge. Motorcycles fromthe 150 cc to the fast 750 cc trytheir luck, even snow ma-chines and get in on the race.Loring said he has been doingthe Gunstock race for the pastsix years.“It wasn’t too bad,”Loring said. “It got reallytough at the top. The jumpsare what make it difficult;they’re pretty close together.”

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Live Strong solidarity brings retiring principal to tearsBY MEGHAN [email protected]

SANBORNTON — Beforeshe even made it to the gymwhere she was to be honoredfor her time at SanborntonCentral School, Sandie Ster-ling was fighting back tears.

After serving as principalfor seven years, Sterling is re-tiring. She knew last Thurs-day that she was headed to anassembly that would recog-nize herself and other staffmembers who were movingon. What she didn’t know, un-til right before the assemblywhen some kindergartnerscouldn’t withhold their en-thusiasm any more, was thatthe entire school, includingteachers, faculty and staff,had donned yellow LiveStrong bracelets like the oneshe’s worn for years.What thestudents didn’t know is thatthose bracelets mean more toSterling than she let on. Hermain reason for retiring is tospend time with her husbandBill, who has cancer.

Though most of the adultsin the building were aware ofthis, Sterling didn’t mentionit during the assembly andhas consistently kept thenews low-key. So it was par-

ticularly “overwhelming” forher to see hundreds of littlearms waving with Live Strongbracelets in the air as her hus-band stood at the back of theroom looking on.

“These bracelets are veryspecial to me,” Sterling saidbetween tears as a studenthanded her a gift bag with an-other bracelet.“Now I have anextra in case (mine) breaks.”

The Parent Teacher Orga-nization made a donation tothe Lance Armstrong CancerFoundation in Sterling’s hon-or.

“We wear these braceletsas a wish, so you can alwaysremember to live strong,”school secretary GloriaMuraszko said.

After the ceremony, Ster-ling said her husband wasfeeling good and that she waslooking forward to spendingtime with him.

“He’s doing very well,knock on wood,”Sterling said,while her students scrambledover to the PTO-sponsored,last-day-of-school ice creambuffet.

It wasn’t all sadness forSterling, though. Along withthe bracelets, the SanborntonBoard of Selectmen Chair

PHOTO BY MEGHAN SIEGLER

Retiring Principal Sandie Sterling is given back the stuffed bird thatused to hang in her office before it was deemed a fire hazard.

PHOTO BY MEGHAN SIEGLER

A Sanbornton Central School student looks eager to dive into herice cream sundae during the last day of school Thursday. Shewears a Live Strong bracelet, which all students and staff wore tohonor retiring Principal Sandie Sterling.

Dave Nickerson presentedher with a plaque from thetown thanking her for hercontributions to the commu-nity – including the time shedied her hair hot pink andraised $1,000 for the new li-brary addition.

Sterling also got back thegiant stuffed bird that oncehung in her office, before the

fire department deemed it ahazard and asked her to takeit down. The bird had beenauctioned off, and the personwho bought it donated it backupon hearing of Sterling’s re-tirement.

The bird brought backmemories for everyone at SCSand prompted a couple of

SEE LIVE PAGE B8

Sweet donationFreda Matthews came all the way from Longton, Lancashire, England to spend her 90th birthday withher family, Ken and Chris Nicholls, on Upper Bay Road in Sanbornton. She had requested no gifts forherself, so the family instead donated to the First Fruits food pantry at the First Baptist Church inSanbornton. Because GG (as she is known to her great grandchildren) loves chocolate so much, thedonation was all chocolate. Accepting the sweet donation is Tracey Lewis of First Fruits, Freda and herson Ken.

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Live Free on RyeHumorous (Hopefully)Dispatches From The

Granite State

By Tin-can Caldwell

The last 100 days ofBobby Greenpants

The great state of NewHampshire is dotted withmany storied boardingschools that have great tradi-tions and who turn out someof the finest students in theworld. One such institution,Rumbling Meadows Acade-my in beautiful Conifer, N.H.,has a tradition of requiringtheir graduating seniors tokeep a journal of their last 100days as a student, startingwith a fine celebratory din-ner in the late winter to kickoff the count down to gradu-ation.

A memorable student ofthis year's class,Bobby Green-pants (Robert Forest Green-pants III) has submitted hisjournal to Live Free On Ryefor posterity and has gra-ciously allowed us to print afew select entries (Mostly, itseems, with hopes of im-pressing a certain Miss Jen-ny Parker). Bobby will be afreshman wrestler andlacrosse player this comingfall at the University of NewHampshire's Winnasaugiecampus, and we wish him thebest of luck.

Please note that the poorbehavior cited here is not anendorsement of such acts,butserves to illustrate how onestudent grew during his timeat Rumbling Meadows Acad-emy.

Day 100: Gave triumphantspeech at the Hundred DaysDinner tonight. I know thatthey took a chance with let-ting me speak,but I think thatI rewarded their confidenceby skipping my written com-ments and throwing it downwith my mad lyrical skillz. Ithought about sticking in afew profanities in the middleof the verse about formal din-ner, but I decided that with allthose trustee guys there Ishouldn't. My advisor says Imade a good decision. Rock!

Day 87: There is still snowon the ground, so today I fi-

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WINGS OVER WINNISQUAMSarah Schmidt [email protected] ■

Bird photography: A mixture of skill,patience, and dumb luck

The part of this columnthat can be really difficult attimes is not in the writing,but getting the right pictureto go with it.

I grew up with stacks ofNational Geographics in thehouse and lots of natureshows on the television.Many of those articles andprograms detailed the stalk-ing techniques used by pho-tographers, the ones whowould sit under a blind witha superpowered lens for sixdays in monsoon weather,subsisting on stale granolabars, never looking awayfrom the path for fear ofmissing a chance to recordthe mating dance of thebowerbird.

My own patience is some-what shorter, and the lengthof my lens a good deal short-er than that. I have to get alittle more creative.

Mom has several bird-

feeders on her porch withregular visitors. Woodpeck-ers love the suet, goldfincheslove the thistle seed, andhummingbirds love the nec-tar. While I can only get closeto the songbirds through theglass, the hummingbirdsdon’t seem to mind me somuch. Once they grow ac-customed to your presence,hummingbirds will squeakand hold midair swordfightswith their beaks aroundyour head.

The process here was fair-ly simple. Sit, wait, and trynot to make any false moves.I perched in a chair a few feetfrom the feeder and held upthe camera to my eye, so asnot to scare the humming-bird with the movement.

Twenty-five minutes lat-er, that camera got prettyheavy. Sure enough, though,a hummingbird came backand tentatively, with manysideways glances, hoveredover the feeder and begandrinking.

Not every bird is going tocome at the call of the dinnerbell, however. Most require alittle more effort, the inva-sion of their own territory.So Mom and I went hiking inNorthwood Meadows StatePark, hoping to catch sight ofsome waterfowl (larger andmuch easier to photograph)in the park’s large fishingpond and even larger marsh-lands.

After hiking through thewoods,we stopped to look outover the pond. Almost im-mediately, I saw it, pale blueand somewhat awkward onfirm land - a great blueheron.

The heron stood at theedge of the pond, across fromus, stock still except for thefish wiggling in its beak. Westood, transfixed, as theheron walked with that curi-ous loping step, off into aclump of cattails. Its bluehead and yellow beak stuckout above the reeds, butquickly disappeared for amoment. We heard the sharpslap of something against astone, and realized that theheron must have been “soft-ening up” his dinner.

Done with his appetizer,the heron made a short flight

onto a stone near the middleof the pond, and began look-ing for his entrée.

As I looked back at thephotos I’d frantically taken, Irealized that I was simply toofar away for anyone to dis-tinguish the heron from therest of the photo. To get a bet-ter shot, I’d have to get clos-er. Mom and I discussed thislike a battle plan. Should I po-sition myself on the oppositeside of the pond, and Momapproach the heron so thathe’d fly toward me? It wasn’tcertain which direction the

PHOTO BY SARAH SCHMIDT

A hummingbird nervously drinks nectar on my mother’s porch.

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General Help WantedACCOUNTANT

Lakes Region (Wolfeboro, NH) CPAFirm, 4th largest in NH, seeks a fulltime, professional Senior Accountantfor their Wolfeboro office. Two to fiveyears experience in public accounting,CPA preferred. Salary commensuratewith experience. Great benefits. Pleasesend resumes to LMR, 10 Duprey Road,North Conway, NH 03860. E-mail: [email protected] or faxto (603)356-2149.

General Help Wanted

CLEANER~ Moultonboro/

Center Harbor Area ~ Part time only office cleaner,

experience preferred Night time work after 5:30pmMust have valid driver’s license

and able to pass a securitybackground check

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524-8533

Hair Stylists Wanted - Busy, friendly,professional environment.Approximately 25 hours week with fulltime option. Call or stop by GreatReflections today at 861 Lake St.,Bristol or call 744-9100.

Help wanted working in camp-ground. Duties to include clean-ing camp sites, raking, lawnmaintenance, cleaning bath-rooms, etc. Must be 18 or over.Call 786-2900.

Scissor*gy A Unique Day Spain Center Harbor.Formerly Salon 25Plus. Booth rentalavailable Call Felicia

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The Frost PlaceHalf- Time

Candidates are sought for a half-timeposition managing the Frost PlaceMuseum and programs in Franconia,NH. The Director will manage grantsand financial systems, museum preser-vation, donor and board relationships,and programs. Qualifications:Bachelors degree (Masters desirable),experience managing a non-profitorganization, strong writing and peo-ple skills. Experience in museum orarts management desirable. Pleasesend application letter, resume, andtwo references to:

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Licensed Nurse AssistantTraining

LACONIA, NH7/11/09 - 8/23/09

Sat. & Sun. 8am-4pmLACONIA, NH7/14/09 - 8/21/09

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EquineFULL BOARD, private barn, 12 x 12stall, daily turnout, trails, $400/mo.Call 387-8342.

Pet CareDo You Need Financial Help with

spaying or altering of your dog or cat?Call 603-224-1361 before 2 pm.

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1. Not be transferred before 8 weeks old.

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14 days of transfer.3. Be inoculated.

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

sale, planned or accidental litters.

Pets & Breeders

Poodles Standards AKCYoung Puppies, Teenage Pups,

Special Needs Adults Occasionally Miniature Puppies

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Barn/Garage/Yard SalesHuge Indoor Sale: Sat.,June 27th,9-2.Multiple sellers clearing multiple prop-erties. Antiques, vintage, craft items,furniture, housewares; great stuff! Lotsof parking; Next to the Corner HouseRestaurant in Sandwich.

MOULTONBORO Yard Sale, 11Jeremiah Smith Rd. (off Shaker JerryRd.) Sat. and Sun., June 27th & 28th,8am - 3pm. Furniture, Bedroom sets,toys, baby furniture.

MOULTONBORO Community YardSale at Balmoral, June 27th, 9am -2pm, Rain Date June 28th, directionsat club house on Paradise Dr.

MOULTONBORO, 1074 MoultonboroNeck Rd. Just past JoJo’s Store, Friday- Sunday, June 26 -28, Fri.-Sat. July 3 -5, Lots of items! You name it furni-ture, patio, household, tools.

Moving Sale - 59 Union Wharf Rd.,Mirror Lake, 6/27-28 -8 AM - 1 PM bothdays Kitchenwares, Furniture, Tools,Equipment - you name it, we have it!Willing to negotiate on big ticketitems. Don't miss this sale!!

Multi-family Treasures, Sandwich,June 27+28, 8am-6pm, at BotanicalLampshades, 95 Foss Flats Rd. 284-7468. Textiles and artifacts from India,household goods, clothing, gardensupplies, snowshoes, books, canningsupplies, lamps, camping, tools, lad-ders, toys.

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Quality Estate Sale 34 MeredithNeck Road. Decorator andGardeners delight. Mirrors, art,furniture, pottery, crystal, gardenurns, gates, statuary benches.Saturday, June 27th, 9am - 3pm.Gated entrance no early birds.

YARD SALE ... St TimothyKnights of Columbus will be hav-ing their annual YARD SALE onJuly 4th in the basement of OurLady of Grace Chapel at the cor-ner of Rt. 3-A and West ShoreDrive in Bristol, NH. Doors openat 8:00AM. Needed are all youritems that you want to clean out.

Call Bob at 393-9304for pickup info.

YARD SALE, Meredith, June 27-28,9am-4pm, 29 Waukewan Street. Twohouseholds, decades of stuff includingold quality kitchenware, duck/birdtheme items, womens 2x clothing,books, small furniture, huge variety.

Coins & Stamps

Highest$$ Prices $$

Paid Do not sell until you have checked

our buy prices. Buying all US and for-eign copper, gold and silver coins.

Buying estate jewelry, damaged jewel-ry, dental gold, sterling silver.

Free oral appraisals.

North Country CoinsMain Street

Plymouth, NH603-536-2625

CraftsKnitting and crochet classes. Call YarnGarden at 444-5915 for details.

Fuel/Wood

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

Jumbo Yard Sales

BIG BARN, YARD SALE Sat.,July 4th 9 – 2, Antiques, furniture,farm items, clocks, householditems, china, insulators, andmuch miscellaneous stuff. Followsigns to 163 Maple Ridge Road inNorth Sandwich, .7 mile from N.Sandwich Store and P.O. Rain orShine

Misc. For Sale1800’s OLD 6 Top Coal Stove, WeirStove Co., Taunten, MA. SunnyGlenwood, claw feet, $700, located inNorthfield, NH. Call 781-587-0156.

BEDROOM - BRAND NEW 9PIECE CHERRY, BEAUTIFULINLAYS, PILLOW MATTRESS ANDBOX, SACRIFACE $1200.

CALL 334-3377

BEDS - ORTHOPEDIC PILLOW-TOP SETS. 60 - 70% OFF RETAIL.QUEEN $275, FULL $250, KING$425. CALL FOR DELIVERY 431-3226.

CABINETS CUSTOM GLAZEDMAPLE, NEVER INSTALLED,CAN ADD OR SUBSTRACT TOFIT YOUR KITCHEN, SELL$1650 SELLS FOR $8,000 PLUS.CALL 422-6339

Disney/Beach Area, 7 days, 6 nightstay, with 2 Disney tickets, paid $750.Will sell for $249. Good for one year.603-221-0582.

HOT TUB/SPA, BRAND NEW,5/6 PERSON, 33 JETS, ALLOPTIONS WITH COVER ANDWARRANTY. RETAILS $7459SACRIFICE $3750. WILLDELIVER. CALL 431-0999.

Old NH Fish and Game, ca. 1890,bearing laws, penalties and seasons onmoose, caribou, furbearers, fish, etc.Measures 12”x18”. May be seen at theCoös County Democrat, 79 Main St.,Lancaster, NH. Price, $4; if mailed, $8. Call 603-788-4939 or email [email protected]

Wanted To Buy

Private CollectorBuying Paintings

by Cape Ann and White Mt. ArtistsChampney, Shapleigh, Gruppe and

Hibbard, etc.Immediate payment made.

Send photosPO Box 2180

Wolfeboro, NH [email protected] Tim @ 603-569-3510

WANTED TO BUY•Antiques •Silver •Gold

CHRIS LORD ANTIQUESOne Item or Entire Estate. Cash paid for all antiques.

Antique furniture, oriental rugs,paintings, old weathervanes, glass,china, pottery, old clocks, lamps,

antique dolls & toys, guns, swords,duck decoys, coins, old prints,

books, old photography. Buying antiques

for over 20 years!Home: (207) 676-1034Cell: (207) 233-5814

MAINE & NH

Condos For Sale

BLUEBERRY HILL CONDO-MINIUM, Plymouth, Near PSU,Great View, 2BR, 2Bath, CoveredBalcony, Oversized Garage, UtilityRoom, Fireplace, Dogs OK. Asking$188,000. Owner Will ConsiderAll Offers. (603) 481-0502.

Houses For Sale3% TOWARDS BUYERS CLOSINGCOST! NEWLY RENOVATED BEAUTI-FUL SPACIOUS 3 BEDROOM NEWENGLANDER W/WRAP AROUNDPORCH, GARAGE, FENCED BACK-YARD AND MORE, ALL IN THEHEART OF ROCHESTER, NH. MUSTSEE! $148,500 MLS#2775767. CallLinda 603-781-3975

NEWFOUND LAKEFRONT – Cozy,three-season cottage with privatefrontage on the Lake! Nicely main-tained w/mooring & dramaticpanoramic lake & mountain views, it’sonly $329,000!

Old Mill Properties 744-8526

OPEN HOUSE-Sat. June 27, 10to 2 pm at 36 Baker St., in Bristol.An intown ranch 3 bedroom/1.5bath, 1.1 acres. Great Location ata Great Price.

Tilton Beautiful Ranch w/3 car garage,2 FPs, 3 BR's, wood floors, & finishedbasement for only $274,900. Call TheArvanitis Team @ C21 Thompson RE(603) 798-4708.

Land/Lots

MEREDITH: 3 acre building lots,Parade Road area, level to gentlyrolling terrain, west exposure,some house site clearing done,driveway permits, surveyed & soiltested, $89,900 each. Owner/bro-ker, 524-1234.

Sanbornton 2.9 Acres for $74,900.Close to Rte 93. Survey & test pit dataavailable. Call The Arvanitis Team, C21Thompson RE @ (603)798-4708.

Vermont View Lot all ready tobuild. 9.3 acre view lot in scenicWaterford, Vt., only 2 miles fromexit ramp I-93. Lot is ready tobuild upon with 400 feet offrontage on town road. Drivewayin place. Septic system and well inplace, electricity to site. Sitecleared for new home.Exceptional views of WhiteMountains and Connecticut River.$130,000. Call owner at 978-430-8288.

Real Estate

DON’T be “STUPID”Buy Now

Get $8,000 from Uncle Sam14 wide $28,99544 x 28 $46,995

Modular cape $66,9952 Stories $89,995

Camelot HomesRt. 3, Tilton and

Rt. 18 North of Littleton, NH

EQUAL HOUSINGOPPORTUNITY

All real estate advertising in thisnewspaper is subject to

The Federal Fair Housing Lawwhich makes it illegal

“to make, print or publish, or cause tobe made, printed, or published any

notice, statement, or advertisement,with respect to the sale, or rental of a

dwelling that indicates any prefer-ence, limitation, or discriminationbased on race, color, religion, sex,

handicap, familial status or nationalorigin, or an intention to make anysuch preference, limitation or dis-

crimination.” (The Fair Housing Act of

1968 at 42 U.S.C. 3604(c))This paper will not knowingly acceptany advertising which is in violationof the law. Our readers are hereby

informed, that all dwellings advertisedin this newspaper are available on an

equal opportunity basis.To complain of

discrimination call HUD toll free at 1-800-669-9777.

For The Washington DC area, pleasecall HUD at 275-9200. The toll free telephone number for the hearing

impaired is 1-800-927-9275.You may also call

The New HampshireCommission for Human Rights

at 603-271-2767, or write

The Commission at 163 Loudon Road, Concord, NH 03301

Neither the publisher nor the advertiser will be liable for

misinformation, typographical errors,etc. herein contained. The Publisher

reserves the right to refuse any advertising.

Real Estate

Apartments For Rent1BR Apartment Near MoultonboroAirport, coin-op W/D on site, apart-ment is clean and well maintained,$750/mo. heat and air conditioning isincluded. no smokers/no pets. Call476-5154.

Apartment - Unfurnished - $650.00Downtown Meredith 1Bdr 1st floor.Utilities included are heat, hot water,snow plow and trash removal.(603)785-4490 to schedule an appoint-ment.

FRANKLIN Efficiency at $575/mo.and 1BR, $675/mo. Heat and hotwater incld. Clean, secured brick build-ing. Parking, Laundry. No pets.References and Security Dep. required.603-455-5323

FRANKLIN: Very nice two bedroomapts. available. Secure building, offstreet parking, on site laundry. $700per month plus utilities. 603-455-5055or [email protected]

HOLDERNESS: 2 BR Large 2nd floorApartment steps from Squam Lake.Available Immediately. H/HW includ-ed. No pets. Security deposit and refer-ences required. $925/mo. Call 508-922-4387

Meredith large 1BR in town. Largeroom, vaulted ceiling. Good closetspace, W/D hookup, low utility costs,no pets, no smoking. $700/mo.Security deposit and referencesrequired. Call Hilary at 455-2562.

Moultonboro - 2BR, first floor, newerW/D facilities, large covered rear porchoverlooking lake, $975/mo. includesheat and electric. 279-6505.

Affordable Housingat it’s BEST!

The Hodges Companies

Locations in NH include:Ashland-Family

Boscawen-FamilyConcord-Elderly

Meredith-Family & ElderlyNewport-Family

Plymouth-ElderlyW. Lebanon-Family

Call 603-224-9221 todayto see if you qualify.

PSU Plymouth 2 Bedroom apartmentnext to campus. New bathroom, dish-washer, all utilities included! $2750 perperson per semester. Roommatematching also available. www.stoppe-management.com (603)536-2479.

ROOMMATES WANTED (SOBERENVIRONMENT) TO SHAREMEREDITH COLONIAL. WALKINGDISTANCE TO TOWN/LAKE.CABLE, W/D, HEAT AND UTILITIESINC., $100/WK. AND UP. 1 WEEKDEPOSIT. CALL BARBARA 603-707-7279.

Stoppe Management Services, Inc.536-2479

www.stoppemanagement.comAshland: 2BR, second floor, lots of win-dows. $600/monthAshland: 2BR, first floor with porch.$750/month Ashland: 1BR, first floor close to town.$565/monthAshland: 1BR, first floor corner apart-ment, lots of windows. $585/monthAshland: 1BR second floor. $565/monthAll include heat, hot water, plowing,and trash removal.

Studio Apartment in Colonial on sixacres, minutes from downtownPlymouth. On site washer and dryer,heat included. Lease, no smoking, nopets. $550 per month. Call LorraineRealty 536-1826.

Wentworth, 1BR, minutes to countrystore, H/HW and snow plowing includ-ed. Security deposit and referencesrequired. $650/mo. Call 603-764-9262

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HELP WANTED ClassifiedsMEREDITH NEWS/THE RECORD ENTERPRISE/WINNISQUAM ECHO Thursday, June 25, 2009 • B7

CCAAMMPPTTOONNElementary School

2009-2010School Year

1:1Child Specific Special Education Instructional Aide

(Background with behavioral issues preferred)Associates degree or NHDOE certification

Please send letter of intent, résumé, references to:

Kyla Welch, Special Education DirectorCampton Elementary School

1110 NH Rt. 175Campton, NH 03223

PLYMOUTH REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOLLicense Nursing Assistant Clinical Instructor

Career & Technical Education

Salary commensurate with experience. 6 month contract position startingapproximately November 2009. November to February 2010—(8) week-ends, and March to April—(8) evenings.

Certified LNA instructor or eligible, valid driver’s license, previous experi-ence working with students preferred. Successful candidate will demon-strate ability to teach all student levels and work collaboratively with peers.

Mail cover letter, résumé, application, 3 current references to:Dr. Mark Christensen, Plymouth Regional High School

86 Old Ward Bridge Rd. • Plymouth, NH 03264

Further application information available at sau48.org

NURSING OPPORTUNITIES

• RNs – full-time (36), Med/Surg, shifts vary• RN House Supervisor – full-time (36), primarily nights• RN OR/PACU and Office Practice – full-time (36-40),nurse needed for Same Day Surgical Office Practice forGeneral and Cardiology services. In addition, dutieswill include working in PACU on OR days admitting,recovery and discharging patients.

• RN – full-time (36-40) for the OR, circulate/scrub forGeneral and Orthopedic procedures with flexibility to floaton non surgical days. Will consider part-time for OR only.

APPLY ON-LINEwww.ucvh.org

orpick up an application/send résumé in confidence to:

Upper Connecticut Valley HospitalHuman Resources181 Corliss Lane

Colebrook, NH 03576603-388-4236

[email protected]

CONTACT:Kara Taylor, Human Resources/Payroll Manager

Mountain Club on Loon603.745.2244 x5361 • Fax: 603.745.2317

[email protected]

SALES COORDINATORJOB SUMMARY: Coordinate all aspects of in house groupsprior to arrival, during their stay as well as billing andadministrative duties.Need to be able to work closely with Food & BeverageDepartments. Prior experience is preferred.

Also Needed:FRONT DESK ASSOCIATE

JOB SUMMARY: Meet & Greet Hotel guest with a smile,answer phone, handle cash and see that all guest requests aremet.

SPA & HEALTH CLUB RECEPTIONISTJOB SUMMARY: Meet & Greet Health Club members, checkin Spa guests and answer phones to book Spa appointments.Handling cash.

SPA & HEALTH CLUB CLEANERNAIL TECHNICIAN

RESERVATION AGENTJOB SUMMARY: Answer all incoming calls, book guestreservation, be knowledgeable of the area to answer questionsand assist in planning their stay.

BENEFITS: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, LifeInsurance, 401K, Health Club Membership, Restaurant & SpaDiscounts.

BLACK DIAMOND NEEDS:AM & PM Servers

Starting July 1st. Benefits are health Club membership &Restaurant & spa discounts.

HELP WANTED

Full or part time position.Duties are out-patient, acute hospital

and SNF patients.

BLS & New Hampshirelicensure required.

Submit resume to:E-mail: [email protected] mail to: Human Resources

Cottage HospitalP.O. Box 2001,Woodsville, NH 03785

603-747-9208E.O.E.

PHYSICALTHERAPIST

Est. 1903“A Critical Access Hospital”

SALES ASSOCIATEHarris Family furniture in Plymouth has an immediate opening for a full

time sales position. Prior furniture / decorating experience preferred.

Candidate should be self motivated, customer driven and willing to

work weekends.

Please email résumé to [email protected] or fax resume to 536-5647. Attention Russ and Jack.

485 Tenney Mountain Highway • Plymouth NH 03264603-536-1422

THORNTON SCHOOL DISTRICTThornton Central School | 2009-2010 School Year

(2) TEACHER ASSISTANTS(Minimum 2 years Associates Degree or college courses)

1:1 TRANSPORTATION AIDE(Minimum 2 years Associates Degree or college courses)

ANTICIPATED PART-TIME (57%) MIDDLE SCHOOL READING TEACHER

(Must be certified)

Please send letter of intent, résumé, and three letters of references to:

Jonathan Bownes, Principal • Thornton Central School

1886 NH Rte 175 • Thornton, NH 03223

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HELP WANTEDADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT WANTED FOR BUSY SALES OFFICE.

SOME SALES EXPERIENCE DESIRED. DUTIES WILL INCLUDE TYPING,GENERAL COMPUTER WORK, FILING AND WORKING WITH OTHERSTAFF AND THE PUBLIC. MUST BE COMPUTER LITERATE, FRIENDLY

AND ABLE TO MULTI-TASK.WE ARE ALSO SEEKING AN EXECUTIVE HEAD HOUSEKEEPER.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED.

PLEASE SEND RESUME TO: The Courier, PO Box 230A, Littleton, NH 03561

WENTWORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2009-2010 SCHOOL YEAR

1:1 SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONALProficient in sign language, experience with tube feeding.

(Minimum 2 years Associates Degree or college courses)

Please send letter of intent, résumé, references, transcripts, and certification to:

Keith Charpentier, Principal, Wentworth Elementary SchoolPO Box 139 • Wentworth, NH 03282

The Town of Ashland is accepting applications for an Equipment Operator/Laborer.Position will work part time with the Highway Department as an equipment opera-tor/laborer and part time at the Sold Waste Facility as an attendant.

This position will work approximately 40 hours per week, including 8 hours onSaturday. The schedule for the position will be Tuesday through Saturday.

The position performs routine work at the solid waste facility and highway depart-ment, requiring the ability to do heavy physical labor efficiently.

Possession of a CDL-B required, or must be acquired within six months.

The job description, including the benefits offered, can be obtained from theAshland Town Hall during normal business hours. Starting rate of pay is $12.32/hrand increases to $13.22/hr after a six month probation period.

Applications are available at the Ashland Town Hall and completed applicationsmust be received no later than Thursday, July 2, 2009. The Town of Ashland is anEqual Opportunity Employer.

POSTED ACCORDING TO ARTICLE #6, AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OFASHLAND AND THE STATE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION OF NH UNION AGREE-MENT

Town of AshlandEquipment Operator/Laborer

Part time positionWoodlands Credit Union in

Plymouth, New Hampshire isseeking a highly qualified

individual to become a PartTime Teller. The successful

candidate will be goal oriented, personable,

professional and passionateabout exemplary member

service.

Money handling and computerexperience required. Prior

financial institution experiencepreferred.. Flexible schedule

with 20-30 hrs per week,Saturday mornings required.

Woodlands Credit Union is theindustry leader in Central and

Northern New Hampshire witha strong commitment to mem-

ber service. We offer employees a professional

working environment, competitive salary and a

benefits package that includesan employer matching 401k,

paid vacation and more.

Apply at any Woodlandslocation or send resume to:

Joe Rodgers, V.P.H.R.730 Main Street

Berlin, NH 03570

Berlin, Gorham, Conway and Plymouth

New Hampshire(603)-752-5650

www.woodlandscu.com

Equal Opportunity Employe

Teller

If you think we're fun to dine with,you should try working here!The Corner House Inn

is looking for motivated individualsto join their team.

• Full and part-time.• Experience is good, but will train.

Now hiring forLunch & Dinner shifts for:Waitstaff • Busser • ChefDishwasher/Kitchen PrepJoin the team of one of the Lakes

Region's most respected restaurants.The Corner House Inn

Center Sandwich • [email protected]

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•Fully applianced kitchens and washer & dryer in each unit

•Attached, oversized garages

•Private decks and porches

•Cafe and dining rooms

•Landscaped lawns and gardens

•Walking trails and paved sidewalks

•Activities, trips & special events

•Fitness & exercise rooms

•Therapy pool

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•Libraries, gift shops & craft rooms

•Function rooms for events & gatherings

•Pets welcome

kids, including second-graderCasey Lang, to say that’s whatthey would miss most aboutSterling.But Lang also echoedher peers sentiments, thatSterling has always been akind face in the halls.

“I’m a little sad,”Lang said.“She’s really nice.”

Before faculty and staff

were recognized, 135 students– about two thirds of the en-tire school – were asked tostand up to show everyonethat throughout the schoolyear they have been safe onthe playground and in hall-ways, have shown respect andcompassion for others, andhave been responsible in do-ing their schoolwork.

nally made my move on Jen-ny Parker. I've liked her sincesophomore year and today Ilet her know it by showing offmy fastball and hitting afreshman with a snowball.She seemed upset. Need totalk to advisor again.

Day 65: Today was our firstlacrosse game of the season.It was an away game in Ver-mont and I totally bonked outand forgot the shaft of mylacrosse stick in my room. It'smetal, so I was trying to use itas an antenna for my TV sothat I could watch the Red Soxgame. Anyway, I found abroom that they keep in theback of the bus, and I totally

broke it in half and used thehandle for the shaft of mylacrosse stick. I got tossed outfor having an illegal stick, butI got five good minutes in!

Day 48: Totally oversleptfirst period today. When theteacher sent my roommate toget me I hid under my bed un-til he was gone. Found old ba-nana that was causing the badsmell.

Day 33: Rock! Jenny Parkeris in my group for the Hamletpresentation! Took advisor'sadvice and apologized for thesnowball. She said "that'sokay, but make sure to apolo-gize to that freshman too." I'mtotally going to do that tomor-row. Rock!

Day 24: Bad day! It startedout good. Scored goal inlacrosse game. To celebrate Idid a back flip and landedweird on my ankle. The ath-letic trainer gave me one ofthose heating pads that youstick in a microwave to put onmy ankle. Before study hall Iput it in the microwave andwent to see Jimmy Pascoe. Iguess I put the thing in for toolong because it caught on fire.The fire department camewhen the smoke set off thealarm. It wasn't my fault! Jim-

my got me with a wet wad oftoilet paper and I totally hadto go shaving cream his room.

Day 7: Senior trip was awe-some. Jenny Parker and I aregoing out, I think. She saidthat I could visit her this sum-mer at her house in NorthCarolina. She's going to col-lege some place in California.That's a long way from Win-nasaugie.

Day 1. Graduated today.When they called my nameout I walked across the stageand said, "Awe yeah" reallyloud.Then I gave a big thumbsup to my parents. When thespeaker said "I present to youthe class of 2009" I threw myhat up in the air like they doin the movies. It was a littleweird because nobody else didit, and I had to go find my hatafterward. I'm psyched to gosee Jenny in two weeks.

Day -4: Started summer jobat ice cream stand today. I to-tally impressed my newfriends by eating a whole gal-lon of Rocky Road in an hour.I don't think I'm gonna tomake it to work tomorrow.

Good luck in college Bobby,only 72 days of summer to go.

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heron would fly, however,meaning there were toomany variables for us towaste this chance.

Instead, slowly and quiet-ly, we stalked along a pondside trail, getting close to theheron. As we approached thebank, Mom let me go for-ward, which I tried to do asquickly and as silently aspossible. The heron, howev-er, was having nothing to dowith it, and took off for anarea of the pond with less pa-parazzi. I did manage to grabseveral pictures showing thedifferent positions of thebird in flight.

When patience and cre-ativity desert you, however,never discount the value ofdumb luck.

I stumbled out of bed onemorning a few days ago, andblearily made my way into

let me see the red tips on theirwings, the bright yellow atthe end of their tails, andthose beautifully-painted

heads.Luckily, I had needed a

camera for a story the nightbefore, so it was near to hand

for me to start snapping a fewpictures. Occasionally, dumbluck works in my favor

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the kitchen. Only once mycaffeine product of choicewas in hand did I turn to in-vestigate the persistent high-pitched “zeet” sounds com-ing from the tree outside mywindow.

To my delight, I found aflock of about eight cedar

waxwings, who seemed to betrying to drink the dew fromthe leaves. Probably not a bigdeal for those who have livedup here a while, but livingdown South, I’d always want-ed to see one up close. Now,the birds perched obliginglyclose for my view, enough to

PHOTO BY SARAH SCHMIDT

A great blue heron flies out over Northwood Meadows Pond.

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