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Historical marker dedicated at Nansen Ski Jump

Today is election day in Berlin with competitive races for both school board and city council. Polls are open from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. Look for results in Wednesday’s Berlin Daily Sun. Voting locations are as follows:

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WARD 2 - Berlin Middle School Gym, High Street entrance

WARD 3 - Brown School Cafeteria, Eighth Street entrance

WARD 4- Community Bible Church (formerly Guardian Angel Church)

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Executive Councilor Raymond Burton, state Senator John Gallus, Milan Selectman Dick Lamontagne, and Chair George Pozzuto gathered Friday to dedicate the new historical marker for the Nansen ski Jump. (BARBARA TETREAULT PHOTO).

CONCORD, NH - Joan R. Laplante, a 66-year-old resi-dent of Berlin, New Hampshire, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison.

A former resident of Pembroke, New Hampshire, Laplante was found guilty of mail fraud at the conclusion of a fi ve-day jury trial in United States District Court last February.

Laplante owned and operated JRL Business Resources, LLC, a business that collected money on account receiv-ables it purchased at discounted prices from 1996 to 2002. Laplante’s business discontinued legitimate business activ-ity, also known as “factoring,” in approximately December 2002.

During the ensuing four-year period, however, Laplante obtained loans, totaling more than $2 million, from a

number of people by falsely promising them that their loans would be used to “factor.”

As a further inducement, Laplante promised to repay the loans at unusually high rates of interest, usually 12 to 18 percent, compounded annually. Instead, in Ponzi-like fash-ion, Laplante used the lenders’ money to repay loans that had been previously been made to her business.

When the scheme was exposed, Laplante owed more than $880,000 to people who had loaned money to her business.

The case was investigated by the New Hampshire Attor-ney General’s Offi ce, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Postal Inspection Service and pros-ecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Bob Kinsella.

Berlin woman sentenced to 46 months for mail fraud

MILAN -- A new historical marker has been placed at the site of the Nansen Ski Jump, com-memorating the role of the jump and the Nansen Ski Club in the development of Nordic skiing.

Milan selectmen, state Senator John Gallus, and Executive Coun-cilor Raymond Burton gathered Friday afternoon to dedicate the new sign which Gallus said “cele-brates the contributions to Nordic skiing in America by Scandina-vians immigrants.”

Burton called the new marker a great addition to the state’s his-torical highway marker system.

“These plaques are for special places, special people and special events,” he said.

The marker notes the jump was built in 1936-37 by the National Youth Administration and the city of Berlin. Clarence ‘Spike’ Oleson was the fi rst jumper, making his

inaugural jump in 1937. The fol-lowing year the U.S. Olympic ski jump trials were held at the jump. The jump was the site of the United States Ski Jumping National Championships in 1940, 1957, 1965, and 1972.

Gallus also noted the contri-butions of Alf Halverson, Leon Costello, and Leo Guerin to local ski history.

Nansen Ski Club claims the dis-tinction of being the oldest, con-tinually operated ski club in the United States. According to the club’s history, it was founded in 1872 as Skilubben Club and open only to male Scandinavians living in Coos County. The club eventu-ally changed its name to honor the Norwegian explorer, Fridtjof Nansen and opened its member-ship to all.

According to the club history, the last ski meet at the jump was in the eighties. The jump has

BY BARBARA TETREAULTTHE BERLIN DAILY SUN

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Taxes up in Gorham with revenue hard to come byGORHAM — Late last week, Gorham Town Man-

ager Robin Frost announced that the town’s tax rate had increased substantially, from $23.95 (per thou-sand dollars of assessed value) last year to $26.80 for 2011. That jump of close to $3 per thousand, has some wondering how a town with so much commer-

cial property fared so much worse than a town of similar population with less commerce just 25 miles away. The simple answer is revenue. Unpaid taxes and an overall drop in total valuation are the big-gest contributors to lack of revenue.

A look at the tax rates calculations for each town side-by side (see chart page 8) show that both had similar bottom-lines in their municipal budgets.

Gorham taxpayers approved $5.4 million in munici-pal spending, while Lancaster voters approved $5.7 million.

Each town also had similar school obligations with Gorham responsible for $5.5 million to the GRS Cooperative School District and Lancaster on the hook for $5.8 million to the White Mountains

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — (NY Times) — A satirical song that takes a tongue-in-cheek swipe at religious extremism, militancy and contradictions in Pakistani society has become an instant hit here, drawing widespread attention as a rare voice of the country’s embattled liberals.

The song, “Aalu Anday,” which means “Potatoes and Eggs,” comes from a group of three young men who call themselves Beygairat Bri-gade, or A Brigade Without Honor, openly mocking the military, religious conserva-tives, nationalist politicians and conspiracy theorists.

Their YouTube video has been viewed more than 350,000 times since it was uploaded in mid-October. The song is getting glowing reviews in the news media here and is widely talked about — and shared — on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook.

The name of the band is itself a satire of Pakistan’s nationalists and conser-vatives, who are often described in the local news media as the Ghairat Bri-gade, or Honor Brigade.

Local musicians have produced work in the past vilifying the West, especially the United States, but rarely do they ridicule the military or religious extremists, and none have had Beygairat Brigade’s kind of success.

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LOS ANGELES (NY Times) — Michael Jack-son, among the most famous and beloved per-formers in pop music history, spent his fi nal days in a sleep-deprived haze of medication and misery until fi nally succumbing to a fatal dose of potent drugs given to him by the private physi-cian he had hired to act as his personal pharma-ceutical dispensary, a jury decided on Monday.

The verdict, nearly two and a half years after the star’s shocking death at age 50, came after nearly 50 witnesses, 22 days of testimony and less than two days of deliberation by a jury of seven men

and fi ve women. The trial had focused primarily on whether the physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, was guilty of abdicating his duty or of acting with reckless criminal negligence, directly causing his patient’s death. Dr. Murray now faces up to four years in prison and the loss of his medical license.

Jackson, who had become a star as a child in Gary, Ind., singing with his siblings in the Jack-son 5, grew into one of the best-known perform-ers in the world, earning a fi stful of citations in the Guinness Book of World Records, including for the best-selling album of all time, “Thriller.”

Doctor found guilty in Michael Jackson’s death

ATHENS (NY Times) — Greeks awaited word on Monday on the formation of a unity gov-ernment under a new leader after Prime Minister George A. Papandreou and his chief rival agreed to create a transitional administration to oversee the country’s debt-relief deal with the European Union and then hold early elections. Papandreou agreed to resign once the details were completed.

The agreement appeared to

break a political deadlock that had paralyzed Greece in the face of an acute fi nancial crisis that threatened to infect other euro-zone nations, especially Italy. European leaders see the debt-relief deal struck with Greece on Oct. 26 as crucial to containing the crisis in Greece and insulating Italy, a much larger economy whose politi-cal leaders have also struggled to cut budgets and deal with heavy debt.

Yields on Italian bonds — the price Italy must pay to borrow money on international markets — rose on Monday to over 6.6 percent, the highest since the introduction of the euro more than a decade ago, news reports said.

But in a statement reported by the ANSA news agency, Berlusconi said talk of his res-ignation before a crucial par-liamentary vote on Tuesday was “without foundation.”

Greek leaders reach deal to form a new government

Preaching virtue of spanking

PLEASANTVILLE, Tenn. (NY Times) — The white-bearded preacher, Michael Pearl’s teach-ings on child discipline, which advocate systematic use of “the rod” to teach toddlers to submit to authority have stirred debate across the country. The methods, seen as common sense by some grateful parents and as horrifi c by others, are modeled, Pearl is fond of saying, on “the same principles the Amish use to train their stub-born mules.”

Debate over the Pearls’ teach-ings, fi rst seen on Christian Web sites, gained new intensity after the death of a third child, all alleg-edly at the hands of parents who kept the Pearls’ book, “To Train Up a Child,” in their homes. On Sept. 29, the parents were charged with homicide by abuse.

More than 670,000 copies of the Pearls’ self-published book are in circulation, and it is especially popular among Christian home-schoolers, who praise it in their magazines and on their Web sites.

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THE BERLIN DAILY SUN, Tuesday, November 8, 2011—

Big Bad Bruins of old pack the Ham ArenaCONWAY — They weren't the Big

Bad Bruins of old; they were the fun-loving and still smooth-skating Bruins Alumni of today in a fund-rais-ing game against the MWV All-Stars at the Ham Arena Saturday night.

And the biggest star for the Bruins?Local skater and golf pro Julie

Rivers, who scored the game's fi rst goal while also picking up two assists for the Black and Gold Alumni, a squad that was headlined by such venerated players of old as captain Rick “Nifty” Middleton (an incred-ible fi ve goals and fi ve assists), Terry O'Reilly (one goal, two assists) and former netminder Reggie Lemelin, who played up.

O'Reilly assisted on Rivers' goal, according to Ham executive direc-tor Darrell Umlah, who was ecstatic about the the turnout of fans at the game, the third held by the Bruins at the Ham over the past 12 years and the fi rst in six years.

“We easily had 450 plus. The place was packed. It was fantastic,” said Umlah, who said the Bruins fi rst played at the 1998-opened Ham in 1999, and again in 2005.

The game was divided into two ses-sions — with Umlah strategizing by putting out a younger squad in th fi rst game “hoping,” he said, “to wear the older Bruins out,” followed by inter-mission and autograph signing ses-sions, and then ending with a second session and more autographs.

Bruins all the wayThe crafty Bruins old-timers —

playing their fi rst game of the year — taught the local squads a thing or two (and more) about the art of the game, beating the younger local squad 7-3 and the local veterans 6-2 in the second.

“Sadly, my strategizing didn't work too well,” laughed Umlah, who said the game nonetheless was a huge suc-cess, raising a “guestimate” of $5,500 for the Ham Program Fund.

He said fi nal fi gures will be known later in the week after his bookkeeper handles the receipts.

Woodbury scores fi rst

Chris Weiss of Crest Chevrolet played goal in the fi rst game for the “Young Local Bucks,” and Steve LaRusso was between the pipes for the second game involving the local veterans.

Breaking the ice, so to speak, for the locals in the fi rst game was Dave Woodbury, assisted by Vinnie Furtado. Kennett High hockey head coach Mike Lane of the Conway Recreation Department scored the team's second goal, assisted by Todd Frechette and Evan Howland. Frechette scored the team's third goal, assisted by Lane — it was a doozy of a snapshot to the top corner, which, Umlah said, “brought the house down.”

“It was just a sensational laser of a shot,” said Umlah, who said on a subsequent series of plays, Bruins defenseman Bruce Shoebottom not too subtlely let Frechette know that he might want to lower the tempo of his game “just a notch.”

“It was the talk of the night — Shoe-bottom clocked him in front of the net,” said Umlah, who noted that overall, that incident notwithstanding, the game had a friendly fl avor to it.

“Billy O'Dwyer was real friendly; he had a big smile all the time. He came over and sat with the local squad on the bench. And Terry O'Reilly with-out question is the Santa Claus of the ice — he was surrounded by fans of all ages during the intermission and after the game. It probably took him a half hour to get off the ice after the game,” said Umlah, whose 5-year-old grandson, Camden Noyes of Rye, was among the many who got to have their photographs taken with the former Bruins' brawler, captain and coach, who ended his 14-year Bruins career with 2,095 minutes in penalties and a respectable 204 goals.

Local veteran Dick Delaney was awarded a penalty shot in the second session against netminder Cleon Das-kalakis, who played three years with the Bruins.

“Dick had gone in alone on one play and Rick Middleton grabbed him and knocked him down so he was awarded the penalty shot. Unfortunately, he did not light the lamp,” said Umlah.

Players and fans alike gathered at

Delaney's Hole-in-the-Wall after the game — talking not only about the game and the Bruins' glory days over the years, but also about how the B's won the 2011 Stanley Cup, which made a brief visit to Delaney's via the efforts of local helicopter pilot Steve “Speedo” Cheney Sept. 28.

Umlah thanked Delaney's for their hospitality, as well as Joe Berry of the Eastern Slope Inn for providing lodg-ing for the visiting Bruins Alumni, who were coached by part-time resi-dent and former player Dick Lamby.

“The Bruins say they usually have a required time of six years before they return to an arena but they said because they love it here so much, they'd come back in two,” said Umlah. “They do what they love, and they love what they do. They're just great to be around.”

The teamsIn addition to Rivers, suiting up for

the Bruins were Middleton, forward, 14 years in NHL, 12 with the Bruins; O'Reilly, right winger, all 14 years with the Bruins; Lemelin, goalie, 15 years in NHL; six years with the Bruins; O'Dwyer, forward, attended Boston College and played three years with Boston Bruins; Daska-lakis, goalie, three years with Boston Bruins; Tom Songin, forward, skated

for Boston College and played three years with the Boston Bruins; Frank Simonetti, defense, four years with Boston Bruins; Shoebottom, defense, four NHL seasons with Boston Bruins; Dave Shaw, defense, 16 years in NHL; four years with Boston Bruins; and Guy Larose, forward, six NHL sea-sons, one with Boston.

The MWV All-Stars veterans squad consisted of netminder Steve LaRusso, Greg Snow, Pat Murphy, Jack Pyne, Eddie O'Halloran, Dick Delaney, Steve Blaser, former Kennett High coach Jim Terry, Terry Galligan, Peter Hall and Ian Meserve.

Meserve, the local assistant golf pro at North Conway Country Club, took the opening faceoff as team captain against Rivers, golf pro at Hale's Loca-tion Golf Club.

The younger collection of local All Stars included netminder Weis, Mike Boivin, Howland, Mike Sullivan, Phil LaRoche, Jay Fall, Mike Lane, Frechette, Furtado, Amy Florio and Woodbury.

For those who missed the game, local Valley Vision Channel 3 fi lmed it, with Rick West and Bob Cyr provid-ing play-by-play. Providing play-by-play for the game was Bruins Alumni announcer John Horrigan, who trav-els with the team.

(Right) Bruins legend Rick Middlton drives the puck down the ice during the exhibition game in the Ham Arena Saturday night. (Left)Boston Bruins legend Terry O’Reilly, 14 year Bruins defensive veteran, battles with Todd Frechette of the local Ham Arena All Stars during the fi rst period of play to a packed crowd in the Ham Arena in Conway Saturday night. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTOS)

Ham Arena All Star captain Ian Meserve takes the ceremonial puck drop against Julie Rivers who’s playing for the Bruins Alumni while Bruins legends Rick Middleton and Terry O’Reilly look on during the exhibition game in the Ham Arena Saturday night. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)

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Worthy funding to staff Berlin prison had no place in bloated spending bill

by Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)Guest Column

I fi rmly believe that our country is on a path to losing the American dream, which simply stated is the ability of future genera-tions to do better than their parents.

When it comes to getting the nation’s fi scal house in order, the old way of doing business has to change. We continue to spend over a trillion dollars more each year than we take in, and we are piling up a mountain of debt that continues to sap our economic strength and will doom our country. I will not stand for that.

I knew Washington was broken, but did not realize how badly Congress was broken until I had the chance to see how it operates up close. Let me tell you about the dilemma I faced last week in the Senate.

Very worthy funding to staff the new fed-eral prison in Berlin, which I support and have fought for, was included in a $248 bil-lion so-called “minibus” spending package combining appropriations for Commerce and Justice, Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Agriculture. Unfortunately, what Congress calls a “mini-bus” – lumping together numerous unre-lated funding measures – was a major train wreck when it comes to fi scal responsibil-ity. The bill included a whole lot of money for wasteful and duplicative programs and increases spending by $2.7 billion over last year’s levels. The old Washington trick is to wrap up good uses of taxpayer dollars – like staffi ng the Berlin prison – with pet projects and programs that waste taxpayer dollars and require us to borrow more money from China. This business as usual spending in Washington is one of the major reasons why we now have nearly $15 trillion in debt. I will not support measures that continue to bankrupt this country by failing to spend your hard-earned tax dollars responsibly. That is why I made the diffi cult decision

to vote against this “minibus,” despite my unequivocal support for staffi ng the federal prison in Berlin.

Everyone agrees that it makes no sense to build a prison and then not staff it. In a textbook example of Washington dysfunc-tion, the government has spent the equiva-lent of roughly $4 million a year to operate this vacant facility. That’s why I have spent much of this year making the case for Berlin to Bureau of Prisons offi cials.

However, one of the primary reasons we found ourselves in this situation is because the House and Senate have failed to agree on a budget for the last two years. I believe that if Congress had done its job and put together a blueprint that responsibly priori-tizes spending (just like families and busi-nesses do) we would have already staffed the new prison in Berlin – an urgent prior-ity given inmate overcrowding in our federal prisons and the need for jobs in the North Country.

The ways of Washington must change, and I will continue the fi ght to stop the culture of overspending and borrowing on Capitol Hill. I believe that if Congress makes tough choices and passes budgets that eliminate funding for wasteful programs we don’t need, we will be able to responsibly fund worthy efforts like staffi ng the Berlin prison. As budgets become even tighter, and urgent needs remain in New Hampshire and across the country, making these diffi cult decisions isn’t a matter of if – but when.

Now is a time for courage. To keep alive the American dream for our children and future generations, we need to stop spend-ing money we don’t have. Anything less than that threatens to diminish the greatest nation on Earth.

Kelly Ayotte, of Nashua, is a member of the Senate Budget Committee.

A White Mountain Moment

by Tiffany BennaPublic Affairs Offi cer White Mountain National Forest

Refl ections on IreneAs I sit down to write, I realize a couple of

months have gone by since my last column and my unoffi cial plan of a monthly submission has gone completely awry. I fl ip through my day planner to see where the summer went. At the end of July, the Weeks Act Festival erupted at the base of the Mount Washington Auto Road. Following that fabulous celebration of partners and friends, in August, the Forest celebrated volunteers and the thousands of hours people

willing give to their public lands and natural resource conservation. And then, ah yes, Hur-ricane Irene. Noticing a meeting scheduled for tomorrow, I can’t necessarily say that Irene has completely passed. Like many folks around the State, and Region, the aftermath of Irene lin-gers.

Before the storm, as the storm tracker pre-dicted a closer and more direct path over New England, the Forest began to coordinate with

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If elected I too will support Berlin familiesTo the editor:Your newspaper has

recently been carrying half-page advertisements that indicate that the can-didates for mayor and city council pictured in the ad are “the only candidates who support Berlin fami-lies.” Lest voters in Ward 3 feel left out, I would like to remind them that there are two candidates for city council in Ward 3 who also support Berlin families. As

one of those candidates, I bring with me thirty years of work experience support-ing Berlin families, and I am sure my opponent is a fi ne fellow who cares about Ber-lin’s families.

While we haven’t been invited to join Team Berlin, the families of Ward 3 can be assured whichever of us is elected will support Berlin families.

Peter HigbeeBerlin

I invite you to attend Veteran’s assemblyAttention to all citizens

and especially military vet-erans of the North Country:

“As you read this letter, there has already been some coverage in this newspaper to the upcoming annual Vet-erans’ Day Assembly hosted by Mrs. Beverly Dupont and Berlin Junior High School. This moving/emotional cer-emony commemorates the commitments and sacrifi ces that our military veterans of all branches of the service have made throughout the history of our great country. The event takes place on Thursday, November 10, at 7:45 a.m. at the BJHS Audi-torium. Handicap access

in available from the High Street entrance.

There are so many indi-viduals in the North Country who have or are serving in the military. Just the number of former students of mine in the past 34 years who have served their country is stag-gering. Therefore, I am invit-ing, urging and begging all of you and your families who are still in the area to take time out from your schedules and make it a point to attend this assembly. You will not be disappointed. See you there.

Steve EnmanMilan, NHBJHS TeacherUSN Veteran

Thanks for supporting historical societyTo the editor:On behalf of the Berlin &

Coos County Historical Soci-ety, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the community for making our 2011 barn sales the most

profi table ever! Thank you to everyone who came to shop at the sales as well all those who so generously donated items for the sales. We could not have expanded to the

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the Emergency Operation Centers and the National Weather Service. There was a lot of discussion about the storm, public safety, and about strat-egies of how to inform and respond. Forest Supervisor Tom Wagner and NH Department of Resources and Economic Development Commissioner, George Bald, began to talk more specifi cally about the State Parks and National Forest and how to provide for public safety and make sure emergency work-ers could focus on the communities that might need them the most if forecasts rang true. It wasn’t an easy decision – to close public land on a bright sunny afternoon - and not necessarily a popu-lar one at the time either, but Wagner decided to close the Forest, and close it with enough time to get most everyone out. The State closed the State Parks at the same time – a joint effort to head off confusion. Saturday night, August27, 2011, the day before the now-rated tropical storm was to arrive, the White Mountain National Forest was closed to all users.

Employees were pulled from their regular duties and were sent out in force to get the Forest ready for the clo-sure and to ensure public safety. An inci-dent command team was designated to coordinate efforts pre- and post-storm. Friday through Sunday noon, employ-ees were signing trails, trailheads, park-ing lots, day use sites, campgrounds. They were checking roads and swinging gates. They were talking to visitors and leaving signs and notes on cars. They were contacting outfi tter and guides who might have groups out. They were contacting huts. They were contacting partners and local communities. They were contacting the media and radio stations. And then, Sunday afternoon, most were sent home, with only a skele-ton crew remaining onboard to weather the storm.

I was one of the lucky ones. Hunkered down at home, I monitored the storm and Forest activity and communica-tions through email. At some point in the evening, I knew employees were going out to check suspension bridges, and I held my breath. Internet pictures and the news offered horrifying pictures and footage of the fl ash fl ooding. Roads crumbled away, banks collapsed, rivers ran new courses. Homes were fl ooded by walls of water, vehicles drowned, bridges twisted up and washed away. By 10 p.m. things were pretty quiet and the last few employees headed home. I exhaled and shut down my computer, knowing I’d need a good night sleep to face Monday morning.

With school cancelled, I packed up my son, some portable entertainment and snacks, donned my uniform, and headed into work. With the Forest scheduled to open Monday at midnight, we had an awesome task ahead of us – to get out and see how the Forest faired and assess the damage. Crews were again sent out in force to canvas as much of the Forest as they could, as quickly as they could to prepare for the numbers of visi-tors anxious to get back on public land. That fi rst day, the primary focus was on what we call the front country – roads, trails and trailheads and use sites near roads, campgrounds, and facilities. The assessment also allowed us to make some safety calls, closing roads or trails where bridges had washed out or had extreme erosion and were impassible. There were also campgrounds and rec-

reation sites so heavily damaged or the access to them impaired that they were closed as well.

The condition of the Forest varied from area to area. The amount of damage was really dependent on location and how much rain the area received. Some areas weren’t damaged much at all, if any – while other areas, especially trails and roads along rivers or with steep slopes, suffered some to devastat-ing damage. Pictures of rivers where roads used to be, of bridges broken and dangling, of culverts washed out and lodged ten feet down the stream began to trickle into the offi ce.

By midweek we were developing a better system to inform the public of the condition of the Forest and what areas and sites were opened or closed. Things were changing daily (sometimes hourly) with new information coming in from the fi eld crews. We were getting a good handle on the general condition of the front country and starting to make some emergency repairs – like at Glen Ellis Falls – and getting some sites back open. Other crews were starting to move into the backcountry trails and sites to assess damage. Our engineers were hard at work with the State, look-ing at the major routes accessing the Forest – like the Kancamagus Hwy and Route 302 – and making plans for how to get roads open. Everybody started thinking about Labor Day Weekend.

Indeed the holiday weekend pre-sented another challenge for the Forest – with no guarantee that we would be able to repair sites or access before the weekend, the question became – Do we let people travel here and potentially end up with nowhere to stay, or do we cancel some campground reservations (like at Dolly Copp)? Either way, we knew some visitors would be incon-venienced and even angry with us. It was a diffi cult choice, and we chose to cancel reservations, thus we were able to refund reservation fees to the visi-tors. This decision worked out well for the campgrounds that remained closed through the weekend, but didn’t for others where alternate access was established at the last minute, just before the weekend began. Looking back, we did our best.

We also worked hard to get the best information out to the public and local communities and businesses. We wanted to let people know the condition of the Forest, that many places were open to recreate, and to suggest specifi c places to go for the weekend – whether hiking, camping, biking. We even staffed at road blocks offering alternate routes for those travelers surprised by the road closures. Our focus was on public contact. The weather was beautiful and people were out in numbers, enjoying their public land.

By this time, additional informa-tion was also coming into the Forest from visitors, partners, and volunteers. We started getting condition informa-tion and even some pictures to help us assess damage and provide information to the recreating public.

A quick exhale from the holiday week-end, and then in the second week after the storm, the Forest began moving towards documenting specifi c damage and fi lling out survey forms to submit for possible emergency funding. Fed-eral agencies can apply for emergency funds through the Emergency Relief for Federally Owned roads and some

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see MOMENT page 6


Attention Berlin Residents There will be no Cardboard Recycling on

Friday, November 11, 2011. All collections for that day will be on

Thursday, November 10, 2011

trails – ERFO. Extra help was brought in to help us complete these surveys. Several of our roads and trails were submitted for ERFO funding and are now pending approval.

With leaf season coming upon us, the Forest again focused on public out-reach and coordinated with the State for consistent messages to the Region’s visitors. We wanted visitors to know the options for the taking a scenic drives and recreating on the Forest. The State opened the Kanc for use and tour buses began to show up with a hint of color in the leaves.

The Forest fully shifted from emer-gency response to a recovery effort. We looked at all the needs across the Forest and thoughtfully began to pri-oritize what we needed to address before the snow fl ies. And really, that’s where we are now – at the mercy of the weather working to stabilize areas in anticipation of spring run-off. We’ve accomplished a lot from the emergency repairs to now - Livermore Road, Sab-baday Falls, Sawyer River Bridge, Dis-covery Trail, Bartlett Haystack Loop, Slippery Brook, Tripoli Road, Lower Nan XC trail, Lower Rocky Branch, Tuckerman’s bridges, Ammonoosuc Trail, Diana’s bath, Jewel Spur, Nine-teen Mile Brook Trail, Valleyway Trail (to name a few). We’ve had some tre-mendous help – partners and volun-teers have pitched to clean up trails, stabilize snowmobile routes, fi x Nordic bridges. We have had so many offers to help clean up the Forest. We feel confi -dent we’ll be ready for the snow when it comes.

And once that cold white lays thick on the ground? Well, the truth is we’ll still be working hard to create a plan to address the damaged areas across

the Forest. Some repairs will be fairly simple; others have offered us a chance to really look at the design of a trail or road, bridge or culvert, and question whether we need to be managing dif-ferently in that spot, or if we need to replace with improvements, or realign, or reroute. Part of that planning is to also look at the resources we have and the capacity to do the work. In these economic times and limited appropri-ated funds, we recognize that we won’t be able to go out and fi x everything right away. We estimate about $10-11 million of damage to the Forest infrastructure from Irene. While we have applied for some emergency funding, we aren’t guaranteed all the projects submitted will get relief. And then there’s the rest of the damage not qualifying for the emergency funds. At times it can feel overwhelming – to know that an area might still look like it does now a year from now, to try to prioritize where to start. Even getting some areas stabi-lized for the winter doesn’t mean the trail or area is fully repaired, and we will have to go back to implement a per-manent solution.

But it isn’t all gloom and doom. Across the Forest, District Rangers are working with their employees to create that solid plan – here’s what needs to be done, this is what it’s going to take, and this is how we think we can do it. And often that means reaching out. Like I said, people and partners have been offering to help us and together, we are exploring some creative ways to get that work done. Help doesn’t always involve a shovel or handsaw, and we hope in the near future to have a variety of opportu-nities for people to help out.

The reality is there are areas on the Forest that have been changed by this natural storm event and they may be different from here on out – perhaps

MOMENT from page 5 even some of the places you love to go. Change is part of the natural cycle, whether we like it or not, affecting my favorite hike or drive, or snowmobile trail. We understand that we manage natural resources but we don’t control them. Storms like this, events like this may change the landscape and we have to adapt our management and deci-sions, our work and play, our expecta-

tions and experiences. But that doesn’t mean that it’s scarred, bad, or ruined it may just be different. Events like this remind us that when the going gets tough, there a lot of helping hands that reach out in the aftermath to help clean up, to help each other. They remind us that we a part of nature, and that things change. In the end, who hasn’t been touched and changed by Irene?

Free Thanksgiving dinner being offered to the community

BERLIN -- Once again, Valley Creek Eatery, 4 Hillside Avenue, and the Berlin IGA Foodliner at 19 Pleasant Street in Berlin, have joined forces to provide a free, com-munity Thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving Day, November 24 at Valley Creek Eatery. Joining them in this great community offering are the Family Resource Center in Gorham, North Country Transpor-tation and the Gorham Recreation Department.

These businesses will be combin-ing their efforts to help low income families and the elderly members of the Berlin and Gorham com-munities to enjoy a free, complete Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings.

For five years now, Steve and Penny Binnette, owners of Valley Creek Eatery and Steve and Sue Tardiff of the Berlin IGA Food-liner, have worked to bring their idea of a community Thanksgiving to reality. Country Kitchen Bread Company has once again agreed to support this event by donating all

the rolls for the dinner.These part-ners have been working out the details of this unique partnership, and have established a solid work plan which will include family members, friends and employees of the businesses. Together thy plan to prepare a complete Thanksgiv-ing dinner for area residents from 11:30 to 1 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day at Valley Creek Eatery.

They also plan to prepare home-delivered meals for the elderly and handicapped home bound members of the community. They will be working closely with Androscog-gin Valley Home Care Services and good Shepherd Parish to make sure that as many people as possible will be recipients of the Thanksgiv-ing meal.

Valley Creek Eatery and Berlin IGA Foodliner will be totally in charge of the purchasing and prep-aration of the meal and everything that takes place at the restaurant. Volunteers will be offering trans-portation for the home-delivered

see THANKSGIVING page 7


size we are now without you!

I’d especially like to thank the volunteers who spent so many hours accepting items, picking them up, sorting, pricing, and, most of all, working the sales. You are a truly dedicated bunch who has way too much fun!

We will be accepting items for the barn sales throughout the winter. Do not hesitate to call to make arrangements for pick-up or drop-off.

The profi t from the barn sales each year goes towards the purchase of heating oil to keep open the Moffett House Museum & Genealogy Center fi ve days per week year round. Stop by and visit the museum at 119 High Street in Berlin, NH, Tuesday - Saturday from noon to 4:00 p.m. or call for an appointment at 603-752-4590 or 603-752-7337. Admission is free.

Thanks again to one and all. See you at the 2012 barn sales!

Jacklyn NadeauBCCH

THANKS from page 4

fallen into a state of dis-repair and, along with 14 acres of surrounding land, is now part of the state-owned Nansen Wayside Park.

Gallus said he was contacted eight years ago by then Nansen Ski Club President Doug Huntley about getting an historical marker for the site. Gallus said the state Division of His-torical Resources quickly agreed to the request but working out the lan-guage for the marker took time. The club sug-gested some language and the division had questions on some of the historical facts.

“We’ve been going back and forth for years on the content of the sign,” Gallus said.

One of the issue was the often-repeated claim that at the time the jump was built, the 171 foot tower was the tallest in the world. The marker hedges that fact, stat-ing “it was possibly the tallest steel-tower in the world”. The 80 meter jump had a vertical drop of 225 feet and a descent angle of approximately 37.5 degrees.

Nansen Ski Club now maintains a network of cross-country ski trails at Milan State Park.

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meals. North Country Transit and the Gorham Recreation Department will be providing transportation for those needing a ride to the restaurant on Thanksgiving Day.

A ticket system will be in place for the families and individuals. The tick-ets will detail the time and the number of individuals or families who will be served at any given time. The tickets will be made available to the elderly and needy families through the area

human service agencies. The ticket system is a must, because seating space is limited at Valley Creek Eatery. Timing the shifts when people will be served is crucial. No one will be admit-ted without a ticket.

Androscoggin Valley Home Care Ser-vices and Good Shepherd Parish volun-teers will be responsible for signing up clients for home-delivered meals.

Members of the elderly community and needy families are invited to go to one of the following agencies to pick up

their tickets for their admission to the Valley Creek Eatery for their Thanks-giving dinner: Berlin Welfare Depart-ment; Tri-County Community Action Food Pantry; Berlin Senior Center; The Salvation Army; Good Shepherd Parish; Androscoggin Home Care Services; Family Resource Enter in Gorham and Gorham Town Hall.

If you need more information, or would like to volunteer to deliver the home delivered meals, call Alice Gagnon, 723-2400.

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Population (2010) 2848Total Assessed Valuation $308,622,700

TOWN BUDGET2011 Gross Appropriations $5,430,308

2011 Revenues $2,086,737

Amount to be raised through taxes $3,463,098

SCHOOL BUDGETRegional School Apportionment $5,514,023

State Education Aid $1,994,868

Amount to be raised through taxes $ 3,519,155(local+state school portion)

TOWN’S COUNTY TAX $1,146,736

TOTAL TAXES TO BE RAISED $8,113,889

Lancaster

Population (2010) 3507Total Assessed Valuation $284,810,040

TOWN BUDGET2011 Gross Appropriation (Town Budget $5,718,446

2011 Revenues $3,690,383

Amount to be raised through taxes $2,076,403

SCHOOL BUDGETRegional School Apportionment $5,775,111

State Education Aid $3,745,907

Amount to be raised through taxes $ 2,029,204(local+state school portion)

TOWN’S COUNTY TAX $1,140,784

TOTAL TAXES TO BE RAISED $5,219,391

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Regional School District.What shows absolutely no similar-

ity, however is the tax rates for the two towns in 2011. Lancaster property owners have an obligation of just $18.53 per thousand, a difference of more than $8 per thousand from their neighbors on the other side of the county.

Despite very similar spending over-all, the Town of Gorham is responsible for raising around $3 million in taxes more than Lancaster. The reason why can primarily be found in the rev-enue lines of each budget. Lancaster received close to $1.8 million more than Gorham in state education aid. Addi-tionally, they refl ect $1.6 million more than Gorham in anticipated revenues. According to Frost, the revenues line on the worksheet includes fees for ser-vice, undesignated fund balance used to offset the tax rate, money from the state or federal government, interest accrued, motor vehicle permitting, building per-mits, grant funding, and loans/bonds taken out.

Part of Gorham’s revenue problem, Frost said, is that this year there was not enough money in the undesignated fund balance to apply any to the reve-nue line. That left taxpayers footing the whole bill. In a statement released by Frost last Thursday, she added that the

loss of $10 million in valuation through the adjustment and abatement pro-cesses last year also impacted the tax rate — adding an estimated 87 cents.

Additionally, said Town Director of Finance Denise Vallee, the town’s unre-served fund balance, which had been used in previous years to offset close to $500,000 of the tax liability had been rendered useless for that purpose. Vallee explained that auditors this year had reserved $460,000 of the towns undesignated funds in a deferred reve-nue account in order to offset that same amount of accumulated unpaid taxes.

While the overall tax rate went up roughly $3, the town portion of the tax rate accounted for $1.73 of the increase, while the school portion accounted for 59 cents of the rise. The school district had anticipated an increase of $2.24 per thousand in the Gorham tax rate for their portion alone, but received more state aid than originally pro-jected. Gorham Finance Manager Denise Vallee said that at the time of town meeting , the anticipated tax rate increase for the town portion had been 32 cents.

A snapshot comparison of Lancaster and Gorham shows what many already know — Lancaster is slightly larger than Gorham in both population (3507 to 2848) and size (50.2 square miles to

31.9 square miles). The make up of the two towns are also varied with Lancast-er’s tax base comprised primarily of res-idential property (72%), while just half of Gorham’s tax base is residential. This may look like a large difference, but what it comes out to is 73 residences according to the 2009 fi gures from the State Offi ce of Energy and Planning. Where the disparity comes in is that Lancaster’s residences tend to be single family homes. Even with the over-all lower number of housing units in Gorham, the town has roughly 34 more multi-family units than Lancaster and 130 more manufactured homes.

According to Frost, Gorham employs 52 full time workers, including a police force of seven, three full-time EMS employees and one full time fi re-fi ghter. Lancaster Town Manager Ed Samson said that his town has 26 full

time employees, including a police force of seven, and two full-time fi re/EMS workers. Lancaster contracts out it’s rubbish removal, providing curbside pickup only in the compact downtown area, while Gorham pro-vides curbside trash pickup town-wide using the resources of its public works department. Gorham also maintains a 24-hour dispatch center for police and fi re, while Lancaster utilizes the State Department of Transportation person-nel.

The Lancaster Town Report for 2010 was not immediately available so it was not immediately clear how their revenue was generated. With half the staffi ng, and a pay-per-bag system helping to offset their costs for rubbish disposal, Lancaster’s spending in other areas may be partially offset by grant funding or other revenue.

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BERLIN -- North Country Tran-sit, a Tri-County CAP program, and the Gorham Recreation Department are offering free transportation to the Valley Creek Eatery for their annual free Thanksgiving dinner. Free trans-portation can be arranged by calling North Country Transit in Berlin at 752-1741, or the Gorham Recreation Department ion Gorham at 466-2101.

Riders needing wheelchair accessi-bility are urged to call North Country Transit for a ride. Anyone needing a rider can call and reserve a ride can call and reserve a ride until 3 p.m.

on Wednesday, November 23. Riders are required to have a dinner ticket to receive free transportation. Pick-up times will be arranged according to dinner seating times. Buses will return to the Valley Creek Eatery approximately every 45-50 minutes for return trips home.

Tickets for the Thanksgiving dinner are available at the following agen-cies: AVH Home Care, Berlin Senior Center, Berlin Welfare Dept., Family Resource Center in Gorham, North Country Transit, Gorham Recreation Depts. and Country Kitchen Bakery.

Free rides available for Valley Creek Eatery’s free Thanksgiving dinner

Scrapbooking crop benefit event to be held November 12 at AVH

BERLIN -- The AVH Relay For Life Team invites you to join them on November 12, anytime between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. in the AVH first floor lecture room to help you accomplish your scrapbooking goal. All ages are welcome, as well as all skill levels, whether beginner or advanced. A $10 donation will ben-efit the American Cancer Society.

Come with your photos and scrapbooking tools and supplies. The team will be happy to meet you and assist you with your project.

Two-page layouts and scrapbook-ing recipe cards will be available for purchase, and raffles will be

held. In addition, the AVH Auxiliary

Sunny Corner Gift Shop will be offering a 2o percent discount on all of their scrapbooking supplies during the event.

If you are unable to make it to the November 12, event, future events are scheduled for December 10, January 14, February 11, March 17, April 14 and May 19.

For more information, please call Scrapbooking Crop Benefit Event Chairpersons Debbie Alonzo at 752-3494 or Brenda Aubin at 449-2410. Visit AVH online at www.avhnh.org.


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Jaxson Small

NANTUCKET, MASS. -- Jaxson Tyler Small was born on October 16, 2011 to Carrie Small, formerly of Berlin and now a Nantucket, Mass., resident. The 8 pound, 10.8 baby boy was born at the Nantucket Cottage Hospital, Mass.

Proud relatives include grandparents Norman and Susan Small and great-grandmother, Simone Lavoie of Berlin and uncle Andrew Small of Gorham.

Jaxson Small

Kenley Beth Lyons

Kenley Beth LyonsBERLIN -- Kenley Beth Lyons was born on July

15, 2011 to Wendy (Boucher) and Matthew Lyons of Berlin.

The 7 pound, 6 ounce baby girl was born at the Androscoggin Valley Hopsital.

Maternal grandparents are Gary and Roxanne Boucher of Berlin. Paternal grandparents are Doug and Alice Lyons of Pittsburg. Maternal great-grand-parents are Maurice and the late Lorraine Grenier and the late Henry and Helen Boucher. Paternal great-grandparents are Louise and the late Louis Bissionette.

Kenley joins her big sister Sydney, 2, at home.

Evans named to honor rollGRANBY, VT. -- St. Johnsbury Academy recently

announced those students achieving the honor roll for the fi rst quarter of the 2011-2012 academic year. Tucker Evans, in Grade 9, achieved honor roll at the Academy.

Tucker is the son of Julie Evans of Granby, Ver-mont, and Kevin Evans of Milan.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). In order to achieve your aims, you must fi rst defi ne them well. It will be easy for you to get specifi c now because you have excellent examples close at hand. The more detailed you are the luckier you will be. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Take yourself out for a shopping date. Even if you don’t buy anything, you’ll be cre-atively inspired by the experience. You also will home in on the kind of impres-sion you really want to make. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). While doing something you happen to be great at, you’ll spread sunshine and make people smile. So it’s a win-win all around. Tonight, you’ll reach out to someone who may need more than a little coaxing to reach back. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Be patient with the current state of things. You will have more than one career in your lifetime and several big adven-tures. Whenever you’re in a lull, as you may be now, rest up and take full advantage. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Career issues arise. Give yourself plenty of time to make your next move. Right now, you don’t need any extra pres-sure. Tonight, reward yourself with a teeny, tiny portion of the treat you’ve been craving. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Some-one wants to join in your fun, but is afraid of possibly being rejected. If you want the added input, just give the signal. Dreams will be especially vivid and powerful tonight. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Talking about people who aren’t there compli-cates matters that could be simple. It’s better to say nothing or go right to the

source for answers. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). A training process or area of learning is open to you, though you may have to do a little investigating to fi nd it. There’s money to be made in this, so seize your opportunities. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Your intelligence will be recognized by a like-minded individual, and you’ll be given special treatment and preference because someone sees special poten-tial in you. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). If you ever wanted to live in a candy house or have a unicorn for a pet, you realize that some childhood dreams are not appropriate for adult reality. But don’t let that stop you from dreaming altogether. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Today features the sharing of secrets, directions and information. Write down or otherwise record the information that is given to you. Leave nothing to specu-lation. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Rela-tionships advance because you get more in sync with another person. You won’t have to offer anything new. You’ll create affi nity by falling in step with the other person’s actions and behavior. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 8). What’s good for you makes others happy, too. You’ll try things that others wouldn’t dare. Part of it is your sheer determination. The other part is that you have a feeling it’s going to work, and it will. The professional risks you take will coincide with the risks you take in your personal life, and both turn out well. Aquarius and Pisces people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 15, 39, 20, 14 and 30.

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Tuesday, November 8Berlin and Coos County His-

torical Society: meeting 6:30 p.m., Moffett House Museum, 119 High St. Berlin, N.H. Public wel-come.

Wednesday, November 9Shelburne Neighbor’s Club:

Meeting 1 p.m., Wendy Williams home, 350 North Road. Making of wreaths, $5 donations for materi-als.

Coos County Commissioners Meeting: Wednesday, November 9, 9 a.m., North Country Resource Center, Lancaster.

Free Medicare Counseling: ServiceLink representative avail-able to offer free, confi dential Medicare counseling to benefi cia-ries, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the AVH Mt. Adams conference room. No appointment needed. FMI, call Gisele McKenzie, AVH customer service manager, at 326-5660 or Paul Robitaille of ServiceLink at 752-6407.

Friday, November 11Battery A Homecoming

Diner: Free, 5 to 9; meal served from 5 to 6:30 p.m. VFW, Main St., Berlin. FMI 449-2000.

Men’s Breakfast Group. Topic: “Veterans helping veterans”. Presenter: Rev. David Canter, Viet-nam veteran. Meeting Gorham Congregational/UCC Church, Main Street, Gorham. Women are welcome. Breakfast 7 a.m., presen-tation 7:30 a.m. A free will offering will be taken at breakfast for the Ecumenical Food Pantry. All men welcome. FMI: 466-3496.

Saturday, November 12Harvest Market: 10 a.m. to 2

p.m., Bickford Place in Berlin.Craft Sale: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at

the St. Vincent de Paul Rehab & Nursing Center. Come and shop their knitted items, handmade crafts, huge yard sale tables, home baked pastries/donuts, candies and assorted raffl es.

TuesdayUSW Local 75: Regular Monthly Meeting takes

place on the third Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m., V.F.W. on Upper Main Street, in Berlin. For mem-ber’s only. FMI Information, USW Local 75 Union Offi ce at 752-2225.

Senior Meals: Noon, Dummer Town Hall, second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Suggested donation $3, under 60, $6. Call 752-2545 to reserve,

Senior Meals: 8 to 9:30 a.m., fi rst and third Tues-day of the month, Shelburne Town Hall. Suggested donation $3, under 60, $6. Call 752-2545 to reserve,

Cholesterol Clinic: Monday through Friday, Berlin Health Dept., city hall. By appointment only, Call 752-1272. All area residents welcome. Fee $15.

AA Meeting: Women’s meeting, 10 to 11 a.m., St, Barnabas Church, 2 High St., Berlin.

Weight Watcher’s Meeting: Salvation Army, 5 p.m. meeting, 4:30 p.m. weigh-in.

Senior Meals: Guardian Angel School, Monday-Thursday Noon, Friday 8 a.m.-10 a.m. Suggested donations for 60 and over $3; under 60 $6. All are welcome. (FMI 752-2545)

AVH Diabetes Support and Information Meetings: First Tuesday of every month; 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.; Androscoggin Valley Hospital; open to the public; FMI, call the AVH Diabetes Education Department at 326-5631.

The White Mt. Apple User Group: will not be meeting until September, check the website www.wmaug.com for the date and further information.

Chess Club: welcomes all levels of players, to meet Tuesday, Family Resource building (across from high school) from 6 to 9 p.m. Lessons free. All questions, call Al French @915-0134.

Berlin Area Head Start Accepting Applica-tions: For children between the ages of 3-5 years old. This is an income eligible program. Call 752-5464 to schedule an appointment to enroll your child.

Gorham Public Library: Open M-F: 10 am - 6 pm, Saturdays: 10 am - Noon. Children’s Story Time: Fridays, 1:30 pm. View On-line Catalog at https://gorham.biblionix.com/ . FMI call 466-2525 or email [email protected]

Artisan Gift Shop: 961 Main St., Berlin. Open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Jefferson Historical Society: Meets fi rst Tues-day of the month, 7 p.m. May through October meet-ings held at the museum on Route 2, and November through April meetings are held at the Jefferson Elementary School on Route 115A. Everyone wel-come.

Social Night At Dupont-Holmes Post 82 American Legion: Every Tuesday, Gorham, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Food buffet $7 per person while food lasts! Menu varies each week. Free pool, darts, etc. Mem-bers and bonafi de guests welcome.

Gorham-Sabatis Lodge 73, F&AM: meets second Tuesday except January, February, and March (fi rst Tuesday). For more information, call 466-5739 or 466-5960.

Prayer Shawl Ministry meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at St. Kieran House, 151 Emery St., from 2-4 p.m. All are welcome. For more information, please call Nicole Plourde, NH Catholic Charities,752-1325

Berlin Kiwanis Club: meets at Sinibaldi’s Res-taurant at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday.

Milan Public Library: Monday, 1:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday’s 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Alcoholics Anonymous: Step Book/Discussion Meeting, .Tri-County (Step One), School St., Berlin 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

White Mountain Ridge Runners Meeting: First Tuesday of every month, clubhouse on Route 110.

American Legion Post No. 36 Monthly Meet-ing: First Tuesday of every month.

Salvation Army Social Services: Food pantry, 9 a.m. to noon, 15 Cole St., Berlin.

Computer Lab Classes: Berlin Senior Center, 610 Sullivan Center, Berlin. 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Call to be scheduled (752-2545).

Craft Class: Berlin Senior Center, 610 Sullivan St., Berlin, 1 to 3 p.m. (FMI 752-2545)


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DEAR ABBY: “Pregnant with Apprehension” (Sept. 9) said she’s dreading the birth of her second baby because her fi ance’s mother wants to witness the birth. Apparently, “PWA” wants only her mother and her fi ance, “Cliff,” in the delivery room. You said her wishes should be para-mount. I agree. I am a labor and delivery RN in a major medical center in California. More and more people today view birth as a sporting event. It’s worse when the mother-in-law wants to be there because “it’s her right.” “PWA” should let Cliff know if he can’t stand up to his mom, her labor nurse will! I will be the one who informs visitors that it’s hospital policy that there be only two people at the bedside, and there is NO bending the rule. That way, the mother-in-law can hate the nurse, but not her daughter-in-law or her son. I’ll willingly take the heat for my patient if it means a better labor outcome for her and the family. -- “BECAUSE I SAID SO” DEAR “BECAUSE”: Thank you for agreeing with me. However, those who disagreed shared experiences that are worth noting. My newspaper readers comment: DEAR ABBY: For “PWA” to say she doesn’t want Cliff’s parents to see their grandchild for two weeks is selfi sh, and I don’t think she should demand that her fi ance back her up on this. Her mother is going to be there from the moment of birth. While it’s understandable she doesn’t want anyone else in the delivery room, she shouldn’t be surprised that his mother is hurt. His parents have a lot to offer and can be a big help to her. Cliff needs to tell “PWA” she’s being unreasonable. I wish my son had spoken up on my behalf. Being shut out of this blessed event is hurtful and causes tension. She has

the right to dictate who is in the delivery room with her, but she shouldn’t deny his parents their right to be a part of their grandchildren’s lives. -- BLESSED TO BE A NANA DEAR ABBY: I didn’t want my in-laws in the delivery room either, but I was sensitive to the fact that they are just as much family as my parents. My solution was to have just my husband present for the birth. Blending families togeth-er used to hold a greater importance, and I feel for parents who are feeling left out of their children’s lives. -- MAGGIE IN AIKEN, S.C. DEAR ABBY: As a young mom, I almost always went to my parents for support, baby-sitting, etc. However, now that one of my sons has a baby of his own, I see the other side of the coin. It hurts not to enjoy the kind of relation-ship with the baby that my daughter-in-law’s parents have. There must be middle ground. While I would never invite myself into her delivery room (although it would have been nice to have been asked), or assume I could stay in their home immediately after the birth, some effort to include me should have been shown. I agree Cliff needs to explain to his parents the logistics of the situation, but in a way that still assures them they will have their special time, too. -- THE OTHER GRANDMA DEAR ABBY: If “PWA’s” mother is staying with her, she should make sure the paternal grandmother helps with new baby duties for a few days as well. The bridges that are built now will go a long way later in life. She needs to think about the long-term relationship being built for the children. Cliff needs to be a dad, not a frat boy. But both of them need to grow up. -- KAREN IN FORT COLLINS, COLO.

BIRTH OF A BABY SHOULD NOT BE A SPECTATOR SPORT

by Abigail Van Buren

Doonesbury by Gary Trudeau

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at: Dear Abby, c/o The Conway Daily Sun, PO Box 1940, North Conway, NH 03860

TWO OFFICES AVAILABLEOFFICE SPACE IN BERLIN

Spacious second-floor corner office in downtown Berlin. Known asthe Sheridan Building, this classic revival structure built in 1905and renovated in the 1980s and 1990s is located next to City Hall.Ceilings are high and windows are plentiful in this corner which in-cludes one large room, one medium sized, and a private bathroom.$450 a month, and includes heat.

Second floor, corner office, two rooms with shared bathroom.$350.

For a video tour go to:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcX8mKIu01Q

For more information call Mark 603-356-3456.

Animals

COCKATIELS, FMI call 752-2166.

Low Cost Spay/ NeuterCats & dogs Rozzie May AnimalAlliance www.rozziemay.org603-447-1373

PUPPIES small mixed breed.See website for more details:www.mainelypuppies.com(207)539-1520.

Antiques

ANTIQUES, glass, furniture, &collectibles of all kinds wanted byBob Gauthier, 449-2542. Special-izing in Estate and Business liqui-dation. Bonded.

Announcement

FORGIVE someone today. MakeGod happy!

GOT a problem? Pray the Ro-sary.

THANKS Mom, for choosinglife.

Autos

1994 GMC Jimmy 4x4, 4dr, newtires, exhaust and more $2200(603)466-2427.

1995 F-150 XLT $4195 auto,4X4, 752-4443.

1997 Ford Expedition, 276kmiles, many new parts, asking$1500, Colebrook, 237-5087.

1998 Subaru wagon, all wheeldrive, 5 speed, great winter car!Inspected, $2000, 752-9838.

2000 Toyota Camry, aut., 4 cyl.,4 door, studded snows on,passed inspection, $4300,752-9838.

2006 Ford Focus ZX3 5spd, 95kmiles, white, new tires, 4 extrawheels, Thule with roof rack,clean. $5295. (603)466-5911.

BUYING Junk Cars and Trucks.Paying in cash. Honest pricing.No gimmicks. Kelley’s Towing(603)723-9216.

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

Autos

Junk Car RemovalBest Local Prices

ROY'S TOWING348-3403.

Child Care

LOCAL Mom, w/ home daycarehas opening for kids 1 & up,M-F, 7:30-5:30, Sat. 7:30-12:30,meals incl. 342-9120.

For Rent

3 room apartment, $400. Utili -ties included. Room owner’sresidence- $50; Shihtsu puppy,all shots! 603-348-5317.

A+ pickarent.com apartments ofall sizes, homes and commer-cial rentals. Your one stop shopfor rentals, call 348-2000.

For Rent

Are you visiting/ workingin the area or working on

the Laidlaw BiomassProject and need a room

by the night, week ormonth? Stay at DuBee OurGuest B&B in Milan, eight

miles north of project.Fully furnished, includingpaper goods, full use of

kitchen, wireless internet,Direct TV, barbecue grill

and cleaning service.$35/night, or $140/week.Owners have separate

living quarters.

FMI call 603-449-2140or 603-723-8722.

BEAUTIFUL, one bedroom, bigback, nice neighborhood, yard,frig, stove, heat, h/w, w/d,hook-up paking, no pets, sec.deposit, references, $525,723-3856.

For Rent

BERLIN (2) 4 room 2 bedroomapartments heated. Call(978)609-4010.

BERLIN large 1 bed 3rd floorapt. Refrigerator, stove, hot wa-ter, shed inc. Inexpensive moni-tor heat. $395/mo plus security.717 2nd Ave. (207)571-4001.

BERLIN large 2 bdrm apt. 2ndfloor. Heat, hot water, appli-ances & shed inc. $595/mo plussecurity. 717 2nd Ave.207-571-4001.

BERLIN- Spacious 2 bedroom1st floor of duplex w/ heat, hw,w/d hookups; yard & garage;stove & frig incl., no pets; $700+ sec dep. 560-3481.

BERLIN: 1 bedroom, $450/mo.heat, h/w included, security,f.m.i. call 348-0016.

BERLIN: 1, 2, 4 bedroom apts.,heat, h/w, wd hook-ups, first &security, HUD accepted,752-2607, 723-4161.

BERLIN: 2 & 3 bedroom apt:spacious, w/d hook-ups, stor-age, garage, heat, hot water,sun porches, centrally located(must see) 752-5034, 387-4066.

BERLIN: 2 bedroom house, plusutilities, $700, security, refer-ences, 603-817-4398.

BERLIN: 2 bedroom, heat, h/wincluded, HUD accepted,$550/mo. 802-388-6904.

BERLIN: 3 bedroom, heat, h/w,stove, refr igerator, w/d$725/mo. 723-2807.

BERLIN: 3 bedroom, w/ heat,1st. floor, laundry room, offstreet parking, all appliancesand dishwasher, porches,$750/mo. 603-247-0471.

BERLIN: 5 rooms, 2nd. floor,heated, h/w, 752-3765.

BERLIN: First floor, 2 bedroom,heat, h/w, included, large stor-age included, w/d hookups,$650/mo. small dog O.K., nocats, 603-348-5186.

BERLIN: One bedroom, bath,excellent location, real modern,great view, only $495, 723-3042.

BERLIN: one bedroom, firstfloor, $600/mo.; studio, firstfloor, $500/mo. includes electri-ciy, heat, h/w, 603-723-4724.

BERLIN: Spacious 3 bedroom, 2bath, 2nd floor, recently reno-vated, w/d hook-up. 50% heatincluded, pets considered, nosmoking, references required,$ 6 9 5 . p l u s s e c u r i t y ,603-986-5264.

COMPLETELY renovated 3 bed-room & 1 bedroom apartments.Call H&R Block, great landlord(603)752-2372.

ERROL 2 bedroom 1.5 bath. Ap -pliances, private yard newlyrenovated. Ref. (603)482-3402.

GORHAM HOUSE 3 bedroom, $795 completely re-modeled, no utilities included,84 Lancaster Road, 466-5933,915-6216.

GORHAM: 13 Exchange St,(white bldg w/ black trim) 2 br,first floor, fridge & stove, h/ hw,w/d hookup, w/ shed, parkingspaces, no pets. Sec. dep. Call:466-3378 (8am-4pm, M-F orleave a message).

GORHAM: 2 bedroom, heat,h/w, newly renovated, off streetparking, snow removal,723-6310.

For Rent

GREAT, 3rd, floor, 2 bedroom,dining room, deck, storage, offstreet parking, $500, includesheat, first, last references,508-888-7869, 508-274-5945.

MILAN: Mobile home trailer, 2bedroom, own lot, FMI,752-1871.

MILAN: One bedroom house,no pets, heated. $650. FMI,449-2229.

NEWLY renovated apartments,hot water included, electricheat, HUD approved: 3 bed-room $650; Large 2 bedroom,$500; 2 bedroom $450; 2 studios$375/each, no dogs allowed, callRich 326-3499.

For Rent-Commercial

COMMERCIAL: Berlin down-town, 1st. floor, commercialspace, 1000 s.f. excellent loca-tion, only $495/mo. 723-3042.

For Sale

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

APPLIANCES: 2 gas ranges,both self clean. Side-by-sideelectric refrigerator with water& ice in door. Washer & dryer.M o v i n g , m u s t s e l l .(603)466-2878.

Custom Glazed Kitchen Cabinets.Solid maple, never installed. Mayadd/subtract to fit kitchen. Cost$6,000 sacrifice $1,750. 833-8278

FOUR studded snow tires,205/55 R16, $125; Craftsmantools, 3/4 H.P. reciprocatingsaw, $60; all-in-one cutting tool,$65. (603)466-5099.

NIKON 35mm D60 10.2mexapixels digital camera bodywith all cables, extra batteryand good book $400, Tasco675X telescope $250, HP Deskjet812C printer $35. 723-8167.

Steel BuildingsReduced Factory Inventory 30x36– Reg $15,850 Now $12,600.36x58– Reg $21,900 Now$18 ,800 . Sou rce# 1 IB ,866-609-4321

VEGAS Casino, full size videopoker machine, plays quarters.Fun at home, $395/BO,723-6276, 752-6276.

WOODSTOVE: 1/4 diamondplate, $275/obro, FMI, 752-4443.

Furniture

AMAZING!Beautiful Queen or

Full-size mattress set,

Luxury Firm European

Pillow-top style, Fabulous

back & hip support,

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Yr. warranty. Cost $1095,

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T&B Appliance Removal. Appli-ances & AC’s removed free ofcharge if outside. Please call(603)986-5506.


PART-TIME RESIDENTIALCOMMUNITY POSITION:

We are currently seeking an energetic, patient person to provideresidential support to individuals in their apartments. Duties willinclude providing instruction and assistance with householdtasks and participation in community activities. A flexible sched-ule is desirable. The rate of pay is $10.18 per hour with addi-tional mileage reimbursement. The position is presently 24 hoursper week.Minimum Requirements include: High School diploma orGED, valid driver’s license and proof of auto insurance, comple-tion of driver’s and criminal background checks.

Applicants may send in a resume or pick up an application at:Northern Human Services, Community Services Center,

c/o Housing Coordinator,69 Willard St., Berlin, NH 03570

HOMECARE PROVIDER OPENINGInterested in working from your home?

We are currently accepting applications from people interestedin becoming a homecare provider for a woman who is interestedin returning to the Berlin/Gorham area. This woman is afriendly, social person who will thrive in a caring and nurturingenvironment. She requires 24 hour supports including assistancewith her personal care needs. Applicants who are caring, patient,kind, have a willingness to be a team member and who show agenuine connection with this woman are considered qualified forthe position.This is a contracted position and payment will be negotiated.

If you are interested, please contactCindy Lapointe, Housing Coordinator at (603)752-1005.

Applications are available at the:Northern Human Services,

Community Services Center,69 Willard St. Berlin, NH 03570

Please request returned applications besubmitted to the Housing Coordinator. EOE

Office Manager Position - Northern Human Services is seeking adynamic candidate to assume responsibility for administrative opera-tions, involving many aspects of Human Resources including hiringand supervision of support staff, maintenance of personnel recordsand oversight of clerical/administration functions in our New Hori-zons location in Conway/Redstone, NH. Applicant needs to be ableto problem solve, exercise sound judgment and must maintain a highlevel of confidentiality. Additionally, this candidate should have theability to work under pressure with competing demands, frequent in-terruptions and changing priorities. Applicant must have a provenability to work as a part of a team, be self-directed and present apositive, professional attitude. Strong leadership, communication(oral and written) and organizational skills are necessary. Candidatewill have prior supervisory experience, with additional workingknowledge of Human Resources. Proficiency with computers is amust including the MS Office suite. Solid math skills and an acute at-tention to detail are critical. This is a full time 35 hour a week posi-tion with an excellent benefits package. Please send cover letter andresume to: Claire Dunleavy, Director of Human Resources, NorthernHuman Services, 87 Washington St. Conway, NH [email protected] or fax: 603-447-1022.Part-Time Consumer Directed Assistant - Looking for an ener-getic and patient person to assist and provide personal care to a lov-ing young lady with developmental disabilities. She enjoys bowling,walks and outings into the community. Candidate must have a will-ingness to learn medical management for GTube and tracheotomy.Send resume to Denise Davis, Northern Human Services, 87 Wash-ington St., Conway, NH 03818, or Fax 447-8893,[email protected]. (030-600)

All positions require a valid driver’s license, proof of adequate autoinsurance, completion of driver’s and criminal background checks.

NHS is an EOE. Programs of NHS do not discriminate based onrace, color, national origin, age, sex or disability.

Help Wanted Help Wanted Help Wanted

• Experienced CNCSetup Positions

• Quality ControlSupervisor

• Machine OperatorsLooking for some wellrounded CNC setup people,a Quality Control Supervisorand entry level Machine Op-erators to come join ourteam producing top qualitygun barrels. Full benefits af-ter 90 days. Two weeks paidvacation after 1 year service

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Apply in person to:Green Mountain Rifle

Barrel Co.153 West Main St.,

Conway

BARTENDERS, COOKS,SERVERS

The Wildcat Inn & Tavern inJackson is looking to fill full andpart time year round positionsfor experienced Bartenders,Line Cooks and Servers. Pleaseapply in person. The Wildcat Inn& Tavern, 94 Main Street, Jack-son, NH (603)383-4245.

HOUSEKEEPERYEAR ROUND

Friendly, energetic person to as-sist with housekeeping at 21room Jackson inn. Weekendsrequired. Attention to detail, im-maculate housekeeping, de-pendability and team spirit aremusts. Inn at Ellis River.383-9339.

LOOKING for a flexible, depend-able and creative team player toprovide PT personal careassistance with activitiesand personal care for a youngstudent in the Berlin/Gorhamarea. 10 hrs/week. Experienceworking with individuals withdevelopmental disabilities pre-ferred. Send resume plus threeletters of reference to MaryEllen Cade, Northern HumanServices, 87 Washington St.,Conway, NH 03818 [email protected] EOE Position requires validdriver’s license, proof ofadequate auto insurance, anddriver’s and criminal back-ground checks. (036)

Help Wanted

P/T Assistant driver, must bedependable; P/T Mechanic,flexible hours. Apply to: C&SVending, 595 Main St. Gorham.

PART TIME peer support staff.Personal experience with men-tal illness required; clean driv-ing record a plus. Serenitysteps, 567 Main Street, Berlin,FMI (603)752-8111.

THE Wentworth, Jackson NH-AM & PM Wait Staff. Full timeyear round for our AAA fourdiamond rated restaurant.Please call 383-9700 and speakwith Ellie or Irina, stop by to fillout an application or apply on-line www.thewentworth.com

Home Improvements

FORTIER HOME REPAIROld & New- One call, We do itAll! (603)752-1224.

Instruction

FRENCH TUTORINGExperience certified/ MAteacher seeks to tutor French.F o r r a t e s a n d F M I(603)466-1138.

Mobile Homes

GORHAM: 4 bedroom, GatewayTrailer Park, asking $15,000/BO,FMI, 603-723-1480.

TWO homes to choose from incentral North Conway park.New 2012 model Skyline, 14x72,two bedroom, 2 bath, work-shop/ shed, gas heat, big lot$49,900. 1994 Astro, 14x56, twobedroom, 1 bath, washer dryer,new appliances, new furnace,new roof, new hot water heater$24,900. Both homes ready tobe lived in! No dogs. Financingavailable, affordable living rightin North Conway. Walk toshops, outlets, trails, river. Call603-986-3991.

Motorcycles

2000 Harley Davidson, UltraClassic, metallic green & black,new motor, many accessories,asking $7950 Paul 603-752-5519.

BUY • SELL • TRADEwww.motoworks.biz

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

Recreation Vehicles

CHINOOK- A classic mo-torhome. 21’, timeless design.Sleeps 2. Garaged, nearly mint.58,600 miles. Photos andinfo at: RVonline.com under“1991 Chinook”. $12,250.(603)367-8753.

Real Estate

HOUSE: Private well & septic, 9rooms, 2 full baths, 466-5087.

WE buy houses, any place, con-dition, price, 978-870-6438,[email protected]

Services

$75 Furnace CleaningSpecial: Reliable, dependablefor all your furnace needs. Re-pairs, cleaning and service. Calltoday for an appointment,723-0729.

HYPNOSIS for habit change,stress, regression. MichaelHathaway, DCH, certifiedhypnotherapist. Madisonmichaelhathaway.com(603)367-8851.

AFFORDABLE ROOFING& SIDING SOLUTIONS.

Highest quality craftsmanship.Fully Insured. Lowest pricesguaranteed. FMI (603)[email protected]

CARPENTRY, handyman, prop-erty maintenance, no job toosmall. Call Dennis Bisson,723-3393, free estimates.

HANDYMAN Services, propertymaintenance, snow plowing,roof shoveling, ect. call Rick915-0755.

HOME or small office cleaningservices, 30 years exp. local ref-erences available, reasonablerates, 752-3950.

LAUNDRY service. Available 7days wk 7am-7pm Same dayservice. Pick-up/ drop-off avail-able 603-348-5442.

MOWER MEDICSnowblower tune-up special$40 in shop, $45 on-site, $50picked up (Berlin prices).(603)723-7103.

PAINTING: Top quality, interior,exterior, reasonable rates, freeestimates, references, DonGuerin, contractor, 915-6119.

SNOW shoveling, driveways,walkways, roofs, sanding, salt-ing, available, reasonable rates,603-723-3145.

SNOWPLOWING reasonablerates, Berlin, Gorham, Milan,Dummer, Shelburne, 348-3403.

Services

SNOWPLOWING: Gorham, resi-dential, only. Dependable, reli-able, and affordable. Discountsfor neighbors and referrals,915-1012.

TECHPROS- COMPUTERSALES & SERVICE

18+ years experience! On-sitecomputer repair, upgrades,wireless setup, virus removal, &m o r e ! ( 6 0 3 ) 7 2 3 - 0 9 1 8www.TechProsNH.com

WET BASEMENTS,cracked or buckling walls, crawlspace problems, backed by 40years experience. Guaranteed603-356-4759rwnpropertyservices.com.

Snowmobiles

1999 Ski Doo MXZ 670 HO 6635miles, very well maintained,cover inc. $1500, 603-203-6584.

NEED to sell your snowmobileor ATV? Appraisals and con-signment sales, 466-5211.

VINTAGE original 1978 PolarisCobra 340. Recently serviced. 1owner, stored indoors. FMI(603)723-6061. $1200.

Wanted

REMODELING kitchen? Throw-ing out old cabinets, recycle bycalling 603-466-3972 for pick-up.

Wanted To Buy

ANTIQUES, individual piecesand complete estates. Call Tedand Wanda Lacasse, 752-3515.

BUYING JUNK CARSAND TRUCKSPaying in cashHonest pricingNo gimmicks

Kelley’s Towing(603)723-9216.

BUYING junk cars/ trucks, heavyequip- farm mach., scrap iron.Call 636-1667 days, 636-1304evenings.

PAYING CASH: for all old papermoney from the Berlin NationalBanks for private collection.May purchase other non-Berlincurrency, 603-723-1461.

DEADLINEfor classifi eds is

noon 2 days prior to publication


East Milan Rd. (across from the state prison)

Maynesboro Industrial Park, Berlin Want a better tire and auto-care experience?

Call (603) 752-TIRE

•Major Brand Tires •Computer Balance •Alignments •Oil Changes •Brakes

•General Automotive Repair •State Inspections •Comfortable Waiting Area •Friendly Service •Commercial Tire Retreading

$21.95 Every Day Oil Change Price (up to 5 qts.)

Limited Time Offer

ALIGNMENT SPECIAL ONLY $39.99 !! With t he Purchase a nd

Installation o f 2 o r 4 New Tires

440 Glen Ave., Berlin, NH 03570 (603)752-5510 • (800)284-6701

Fax (603)752-5050

The Salvation Army Food Pantry is empty and we would like to help them

out so drop off your non perishable food at Pyrofax f rom Nov. 1st thru th e 30th

128 Main Street 603.466.2910

Mon - Thurs 3:00 P M To Midnight. Fri, Sat & Sun 11:30 A M To Midnight

Every Sunday– T hursday Complete Meals 2/$20 Includes a n Appetizer, Plus Soup o r Salad

•Chcken, Broccoli & Garlic over Penne Pasta •Baked Haddock Florentne

•Italian Sampler for Two: Eggplant, Chicken Parmesan, & Pasta with Meatballs

•Surf & Turf - Sirloin Steak with Sauteed Scallops •Stuffed Pork Roast

St. Vincent de Paul Rehab & Nursing Center Home Baked Pie Fundraiser

10” Pumpkin Pie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9 10” Apple Grand Pie . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10 10” Pecan Pie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11 10” Lemon Meringue Pie . . . . . . $11 10” Fruit of the Forest Pie . . . . . $12

We also have NO SUGAR ADDED 10” Apple Grand Pie . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11 10” Fruit of the Forest Pie . . . . . $12

Accepting Orders thru Fri.,

Nov. 18th

Please see Jill in the business office or call 752-1820

Pickup Wed., Nov. 23rd

8am–6pm

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Laurette J. LeclercBERLIN -- Laurette J. Leclerc of

Portland Street in Berlin, NH, passed away peacefully Tuesday evening November 1, 2011 at her home, sur-rounded by her loving caregivers. She was 94.

A lifelong resident of Berlin, she was born December 18, 1916 the daugh-ter of Eugene and Rosina (Perreault) Leclerc.

She was employed as an executive payroll clerk for The Brown Company in Berlin. She began working at the Brown Company in 1942 and retired from there on December 31, 1981.

Laurette was a communicant of St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish.

She enjoyed playing cards, crib-bage, having her hair done and visit-ing with people. Her caregivers were a constant source of entertainment and enjoyment. She would spend hours playing cribbage and making puzzles. She loved going for rides and out to eat (the Berlin Dairy Bar being one of her favorite places).

Besides her parents, she is prede-ceased by her sisters, Edna Leclerc and Rose (Leclerc) Belanger, and her brothers, Willard Leclerc and Harry Leclerc and a special nephew, Roland Leclerc of Wethersfi eld, Conn.

She leaves her nephews, Henry Leclerc of Portland, Conn., and Nor-mand Leclerc of Manchester, Conn. She also leaves a special great-niece, Dr. Rachel Leclerc of Wethersfi eld, Conn., and several great-nieces and nephews and great-great nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, Novem-ber 11, at St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish. The Rite of Com-mittal will follow at St. Anne Cem-etery in Berlin.

C a l l i n g hours will be held prior to the Mass from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Friday at Fleury-Patry F u n e r a l Home, 72 High Street, Berlin, NH.

Laurette’s family gives s p e c i a l

thanks to her care-givers over the past seven years as she struggled with dementia. In particular to Laurette Bourbeau, Guylaine Donovan and Linda Nadeau. Their tender, kind and loving care allowed Laurette to remain home during her declining health. They “adopted” Laurette and she spent many hours enjoying their families at holiday times and on week-ends. In addition, special thanks go to Mystie Peare, Katie Amero, Crys-tal Arsenault, Priscilla Breault, Sue Frenette and Anita LaVigne, as well as Lucien and Muriel Blais.

In lieu of fl owers, memorial con-tributions can be made to St. Anne Church, Berlin, NH.

Online guestbook at www.fl eury-patry.com.

Laurette J. Leclerc

Memorial service to be held for Meg Powers November 12

ERROL - A memorial service will be held, November 12, for Meg Lamont-Powers, 42, formerly of Errol, NH, at the Errol Town Hall at noon. Her family would like to

share their farewells (bring pictures and stories), with Meg’s North Coun-try family of friends. There will be light refreshments following the ser-vice. Meg was well known in the area from her growing up at Mt. Dustan Country Store, to working at local

Errol businesses, and most recently, at LL Cote’s. She also enjoyed skiing, her horses, coaching track, her pets and of course being a daughter, niece, mom, sister, auntie and (girl)friend.

Meg passed away quietly with her family, and a few friends, by her side, in Lykens Township, Pennsylvania, on October 17. A funeral was held Octo-ber 22, 2011 at the Stephen R. Rother-mel Funeral Home in Klingerstown Penn.

PINKHAM NOTCH -- Friends and family of Arthur A. Froburg will gather for a celebration of his life on Saturday, November 12, 2011, from 5 to 7p.m., at the Great Glen Trail

House. Share memories, stories, pic-tures, music that Art loved, along with informal potluck in a setting that was an important part of his life. www.bryantfuneralhome.net.

Celebration of life for Arthur A. Froburg

BERLIN -- A funeral service was held for Kelly L. Pageau, on Wednes-day, November 2, 2011, in the Chapel of Fleury-Patry Funeral Home with Reverend Kyle Stanton, as celebrant. Internment will be at, St. Kieran Cem-etery in Berlin at a later date. There

were numerous friends and family members that attended the services from in and out of town. To post a trib-ute, please visit www.fl eury-patry.com

Arrangements were under the direction of The Fleury-Patry Funeral Homes of Berlin and Gorham.

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Kelly L.Pageau

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CITY OF BERLIN New Hampshire Contract # 2011-18

ASBESTOS ABATEMENT AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REMOVAL SERVICES

INVITATION TO BID Sealed Bids for Contract # 2011-18 for the abatement of asbestos and lead contaminated materials and removal of hazardous materials found in a hazardous materials demolition survey for 49 Gilbert Street will be received by the City of Berlin at the City Manager’s Office at Berlin City Hall, 168 Main Street, Berlin, NH 03570 until 2:00 pm prevailing time Thursday November 17. 2011. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 3:00 PM in any available office or conference room at the City Offices, City Hall, 168 Main Street, Berlin, NH. The City Manager reserves the right to waive defects in form and minor irregularities and to reject any or all bids as determined to be in the best interest of the City. Contract documents are available at no charge at the City Manager’s Office (603-752-7532), Berlin City Hall, 168 Main Street, Berlin, NH 03570, Monday thru Friday between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm or on the City website http://www.berlinnh.gov Bidders may further acquaint themselves with the work to be done by attending an onsite pre-bid meeting at 49 Gilbert Street on Wednesday November 9, 2011 at 1:00 PM.

Any contract or contracts awarded under this Advertisement for Bids are expected to be funded in part by an Economic Development Initiative Special Projects under the Department of housing and Urban renewal (HUD). Federal compliance requirements include Civil Rights, Affirmative Action, Etc. This is an equal opportunity/affirmative action agency. All qualified proposals will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, or national origin.

CITY OF BERLIN New Hampshire

Contract # 2011-19 DEMOLITION SERVICES GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sealed Bids for Contract # 2011 -19 for the demolition and removal of debris for 49 Gilbert Street will be received by the City of Berlin at the City Manager’s Office at Berlin City Hall, 168 Main Street, Berlin, NH 03570 until 2:00 pm prevailing time Thursday November 17, 2011. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 3:00 PM in any available office or conference room at the City Offices, City Hall, and 168 Main Street, Berlin, NH. Bids when opened shall be irrevocable for a period of forty- five (45) calendar days following bid opening date. The City Manager reserves the right to waive defects in form and minor irregularities and to reject any or all bids as determined to be in the best interest of the City. Contract documents are available at no charge at the City Manager’s Office (603-752-7532), Berlin City Hall, 168 Main Street, Berlin, NH 03570, and Monday thru Friday between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm or on the City website www.berlinnh.gov . Bidders may further acquaint themselves with the work to be done by attending an onsite pre-bid meeting at 49 Gilbert Street on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 10:00 am.


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CITY OF BERLIN New Hampshire Contract # 2011-20

ASBESTOS ABATEMENT SERVICES INVITATION TO BID

Sealed Bids for Contract # 2011-20 for the abatement and removal of asbestos materials found in an asbestos survey for 246 Grafton Street will be received by the City of Berlin at the City Manager’s Office at Berlin City Hall, 168 Main Street, Berlin, NH 03570 until 2:00 pm prevailing time Thursday November 17, 2011. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 3:00 pm in any available office or conference room at the City Offices, City Hall, 168 Main Street, Berlin, NH. The City Manager reserves the right to waive defects in form and minor irregularities and to reject any or all bids as determined to be in the best interest of the City. Contract documents are available at no charge at the City Manager’s Office (603-752-7532), Berlin City Hall, 168 Main Street, Berlin, NH 03570, Monday thru Friday between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm or on the City website http:// www.berlinnh.gov Bidders may further acquaint themselves with the work to be done by attending an onsite pre-bid meeting at 246 Grafton Street on Wednesday November 9, 2011 at 2:00 pm.


PUBLIC NOTICE Starting on Monday, November 7 th and continuing during the week, Brookfield Power plans to gradually raise the Shelburne Dam pond elevation after repairing damage from Hurricane Irene. For your safety, please be aware of the changing water surface elevation if you’re on the river or shorelines in Shelburne.

For further information contact (603) 479-3566.

Androscoggin Valley Country Club

Annual Meeting for members Nov. 21st at 7 p.m.

Town & Country Motor Inn

BERLIN -- “There is a new excitement in the air” said Julia Mortenson, operations manager for Crack-erJax Marketing. “Local businesses, large and small, are just now becoming confi dent, that together, they can move mountains.”

CrackerJax Marketing, just seven weeks after opening a Berlin offi ce, crafted a unique program, to help Berlin businesses reach out and change percep-tions about Berlin’s retail community and expand their market penetration. Company management believes that most people don’t fully appreciate all that Berlin has to offer. Unlike surrounding com-munities where the vast majority of businesses are located on a main thoroughfare like North Conway, Lancaster, or Gorham, Berlin’s business commu-nity is widely disbursed throughout the city’s many neighborhoods. “Tourists and other visitors to the city, rarely ever get a glimpse of all that is here!”

said Mortenson.The campaign’s strategy is basic and simple.

Create a new web site, www.ShopInBerlin.com. write a handful of ‘feel-good’ articles about the city’s hastening economic resurgence, explain the depth and breath of retail offerings within the city, list all the retail businesses by name, and add an interac-tive map showing business can be found. Then push traffi c to the site with 26 ads each, in the Mountain Ear, Coos County Democrat and the Littleton Cur-rier, add 200,000 banner ads in www.DirectoryNH.com. and 15,000 rack cards, to be distributed at the rest areas throughout the state for a total of 709,000 ads.

The company needed 30 businesses to buy into the program at $275 a piece to make it viable. Over 20 are already on board. Sponsors receive premium

Crackerjax marketing ad campaign promoting Berlin

see CRACKERJAX page 19


www.riversideheightsnh.com

181 Cole Street, Berlin, NH

603-752-7535 www.pcre.com

NEW 2011 2 Bedrooms, 1.5 baths -$49,900

Fresh Seafood!

Main St., Gorham

Visit us at www.mrpizzanh.com

WE DELIVER! 466-5573

LUNCH SPECIALS NOV. 7th thru Nov. 19th

The Westerner Steak Sandwich . . . . . $7.95 American Chop Suey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6.99 Italian Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8.95 Mediterranean Pizza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7.99 Every Tu esda y Is $5.00 P izza N ight

A La rge P la in, a La rge P epperoni or a La rge G reen P epper & O nion For $5.00

Town of Gorham Notice to Gorham Residents

In observance of Veteran’s Day, the Public Works Dept./Transfer Station will be closed on Friday, November 11th. There will be no garbage or recycling collection. Garbage collection for that day will take place on Monday, November 14th and recycling will take place on your next regularly scheduled day.

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9AM - 2 PM PENNY SALE WITH SILENT AUCTION

• Free Admission • Food & Snacks for Purchase

• Children’s Table Sponsored by Chapman Container

6PM - 11PM EVENING FESTIVITIES

• $12 Per Person • Hors d’Oeuvres

• Silent Auction 6pm - 8pm • Live Auction Begins at 8pm

~~ Sports Memorabilia ~~

Meet the Newly Crowned Miss Berlin-Gorham

Dusting • Rug Cleaning • Vacuuming Windows • Errands • and More...

November 8th Presidental Range

Riders Snowmobile Club MANDATORY MEETING

at the Gorham Town Hall

6:30 PM ad paid for by Motorcycle Snowmobile Service

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS PEABODY RIVER BANK STABILIZATION

CONTRACTS #1-#3 TOWN OF GORHAM, NH

The Town of Gorham will receive sealed Bids for the Peabody River Bank Stabilization project, until 2 p.m., November 18, 2011, at H.E. Bergeron Engineers, Inc. (2605 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, NH).

The project includes three contracts. Contract 1 (White Birch Lane South) is the construction of a 450- foot-long berm along the Peabody River adjacent to the White Birch Lane cul-de-sac. Contract 2 (White Birch Lane North) is to stabilize 200 feet of eroded slope adjacent to White Birch Lane by installing riprap with (2) boulder deflectors and a boulder wedge. Contract 3 (Libby Field) is to stabilize 250 feet of eroded slope adjacent to Libby Field by installing riprap with (5) boulder deflectors and (5) tree clumps.

A copy of the Bidding documents may be examined and obtained from H.E. Bergeron Engineers, Inc., 2605 White Mtn. Hwy., PO Box 440, North Conway, NH 03860 (603)-356-6936, upon a non-refundable payment of $85 per set ($15 for regular postage and $30 for US Postal Service overnight postage).

A Pre-Bid conference will be held at White Birch Lane in Gorham on Thursday, November 10, 2011, at 2 p.m. All potential Bidders are encouraged to attend.

promotion on the web site: business biographies, logo and photo publication, rotating mention in the print advertising, and sponsorship credit on all the rack cards. When asked about those last 10, Mortenson smiles. “Berlin can do anything - We’re just keeping

score. With two more weeks left to sell, we’re going way over the top. Then we’ll add additional advertis-ing and promote Berlin in the “Conway Daily Sun”, maybe even getting to a 1,000,000 ads overall”

For more information information contact Julia Mortenson, 603-326-3327.

CRACKERJAX from page 18

Powerful Tools for Caregivers program is designed for youBERLIN -- Powerful Tools for Caregivers is an

educational series designed to provide you with the tools you need to take care of yourself.

This program helps family caregivers reduce stress, improve self-confi dence, communicate feel-ings, better balance their lives, increase their ability to make tough decisions and locate helpful resources.

Classes consist of six sessions held once a week. The series will be conducted by two Class Leaders, Maureen Platt Servicelink Community Organizer and Anne Carter, LNA/ Qualifi ed Dementia Care Provider. Interactive lessons, discussions and brain-storming will help you take the “tools” you choose

and put them into action for your life.The program consists of six two and one-half hour

class sessions held weekly for six weeks beginning on Tuesday, January 10, and fi nishing Tuesday Feb-ruary 14. Classes will be held at the Berlin Senior Center 610 Sullivan Street starting at 4:30 p.m. and fi nishing at 7 p.m.

For more information or to register, contact Beth at Service Link, 752-6407 or our toll free number 1-866-634-9412 or you may register by e-mail [email protected]

Class size is limited and pre-registration is required.

The Berlin Daily Sun, Tuesday, November 8, 2011

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