The Laconia Daily Sun, December 22, 2010

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OSSIPEE — This winter, Ward Bird has traded his chosen titles of husband, father and farmer and is instead playing the role of inmate. His incarceration began on November 17 and, if the considerable public campaign to achieve a governor’s pardon fails, he could be spending the next two years behind bars.

It’s a situation he’s especially unhappy about, because Bird insists that the victim of the crime he’s been convicted of fabri-cated her complaint against him and that the legal system that sentenced him to an absolute three years of imprisonment for felonious criminal threatening is flawed.

However, Bird has faith. Speaking in the visitation area of the Carroll County Jail on Tuesday, he spoke at length about his life, his

family, his property in Moultonborough, the events of the day in 2006 which lead to his arrest, and the subsequent legal proceedings which saw him refuse a plea bargain only to be found guilty by a unanimous verdict of a superior court jury and sentenced to the minimum allowable under the constraints of state law.

Bird, 49, grew up in Meredith in a house near the town library. Although his father worked as a technician for Sears Roebuck, Bird’s family had been farming in the Lakes

Jury never heard Ward Bird’s story but he insists he didn’t threaten lost womanNow incarcerated at Carroll County Jail, farmer says accepting plea bargain would have been a lie

Ward Bird(Carroll County House of Corrections photo)

Region for several generations. He started working at 10 years old for his grand-uncle, Marshall Hodsdon, who owned Long Ridge Farm in Meredith. Bird would work “on and off” in agriculture from then on, work-ing as a builder and general contractor when he wasn’t farming. Three years ago, Bird joined John Hodsdon, Marshall’s son, and formed Picnic Rock Farm, LLC, on the same 125 acres that Long Ridge Farm was located.

With Virginia, his wife of 26 years, Bird had built the life he wanted. They acquired in the early 1990s a secluded 60-acre parcel of land off Rte. 109 in Moultonborough, land which had been owned by Virginia’s family and upon which they built a home in 1998. They have had four children together, which currently range in age from 10 to 18.

By AdAm drApchoTHE LACONIA DAILY SUN

see waRd BIRd page 13

BRENTWOOD – A former Salem woman whose name has become well known because of the ongoing drive to free Ward Bird from jail is still facing her own legal troubles with an animal cruelty case.

After two years, an appeal and seven court-appointed lawyers, Chris-tine Harris, 57, appears to be headed to trial in Rock-ingham County Superior Court in early January on animal cruelty charges.

She faces five counts of

Bird’s accuser faces animal cruelty trial in JanuaryFormer salem woman charged with keeping 47 dogs in mobile home

By JAmes A. KimBleN.H. UNION LEADER

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BARNSTEAD — For the second time in less than a week fire-fighters were called to the Great North-ern Wood Pellet plant at the foot of Depot Street yesterday, where the smoldering remains of a fire that broke out last Thurs-day afternoon erupted into flame.

Fire Chief Mike Tetreault said that firefighters arrived around 10:30 a.m. to find wood chips burn-ing in a silo adjacent to the silo that caught fire last week. “We were able to knock it down pretty quickly,” he said. He explained

Fire rekindled at Barnstead pellet plant

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“Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” the most expen-sive production in Broad-way history, suffered its fourth accident in a month when a stuntman playing the web-slinger fell about 30 feet into a stage pit during a preview Monday night. The safety tether that clips to his back failed to prevent the spill.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama locked up enough Senate Republican votes Tuesday to ratify a new arms control treaty with Russia that would cap nuclear warheads for both former Cold War foes and restart on-site weapons inspections.

Eleven Republicans joined Democrats in a 67-28 proxy vote to wind up the debate and hold a final tally on Wednes-day. They broke ranks with the Senate’s top two Republicans and were poised to give Obama a bipartisan win on his top foreign policy priority.

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The Obama administration has made arms control negotiations the centerpiece of resetting its relationship with Russia, and the treaty was critical to any rap-prochement.

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The treaty will leave the United States “with enough nuclear warheads to blow any attacker to kingdom come,” Alexander said on the Senate floor, adding, “I’m con-vinced that Americans are safer and more secure with the New START treaty than without it.”

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ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. teen birth rate in 2009 fell to its lowest point in almost 70 years of record-keeping — a decline that stunned experts who believe it’s partly due to the recession.

The birth rate for teenagers fell to 39 births per 1,000 girls, ages 15 through 19, according to a government report released Tuesday. It was a 6 percent decline from the previous year, and the lowest since health officials started tracking the rate in 1940.

Experts say the recent recession — from December 2007 to June 2009 — was a major factor driving down births overall,

Poor economy cited as reason for all-time low in U.S. teen birth rateand there’s good reason to think it affected would-be teen mothers.

“I’m not suggesting that teens are exam-ining futures of 401(k)s or how the market is doing,” said Sarah Brown, chief execu-tive of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.

“But I think they are living in fami-lies that experience that stress. They are living next door to families that lost their jobs. ... The recession has touched us all,” Brown said.

Teenage moms, who account for about 10 percent of the nation’s births, are not unique. The total number of births also

has been dropping, as have birth rates among all women except those 40 and older.

For comparison look to the peak year of teen births — 1957. There were about 96 births per 1,000 teen girls that year, but it was a different era, when women mar-ried younger, said Stephanie Ventura, a co-author of the report issued by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Preven-tion. The CDC births report is based on a review of most birth certificates for 2009.

Overall, about 4.1 million babies were born in 2009, down almost 3 percent from 2008. It’s the second consecutive drop in births, which had been on the rise since 2000.

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Among New England states, New Hampshire grew at the fastest rate — 6.9 percent. Rhode Island’s growth rate of less than 1 percent was the region’s lowest. Connecticut’s growth rate was 4.9 percent, Maine’s was 4.2 percent, Massachusetts grew by 3.1 percent and Vermont grew by 2.8 percent.

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BOSTON (AP) — Two brothers from New Hamp-shire accused of jumping onto the ice at a Boston Bruins game have been ordered to stay away from the team’s home arena.

Twenty-year-old John Parker and 17-year-old Matt Parker of Bow, N.H., were released after plead-ing not guilty to a charge of disturbing a public assembly. They and their lawyers declined com-ment as they left Boston Municipal Court after their arraignment Tuesday.

The brothers went over the glass in the third period of Saturday’s game against the Washington Capitals at TD Garden. The game was delayed a few minutes as the men were apprehended by the lines-men and escorted from the ice.

Officers who arrested the men said they both appeared to be drunk.

Boston won the game 3-2.

BARTLETT, N.H. (AP) — A snowmobile ban on a sidewalk in Bartlett, N.H., has some residents wor-ried about access to trails and the future of a local business.

Hundreds of snowmobile riders use the Albany Avenue sidewalk as a connection between Bartlett and miles of trails.

The selectmen voted 2-0 to ban snowmobiling on the 432-foot sidewalk after hearing from residents who wanted a quieter street.

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Froma Harrop

It’s been tough watching fellow shoppers fill their carts with Chi-nese imports as the People’s Repub-lic stomps on American interests and values. At WalMart, Bed Bath & Beyond and other big chains, it’s hard to find goods NOT-made-in-China. Lamps, popcorn makers, kitty scratch boards. Cuisinart toasters and Emeril cookware. Made in China.

My goodness! Drinking glasses from the Czech Republic. How did they get here? The fancier the store, the greater the chance of finding things not produced by 75-cents-an-hour labor. But even there ... I was looking through the bathrobes at an upscale department store, and every last one was made in China.

The creepy thing: China is not our friend, but it’s become our keeper. America’s Christmas trees groan with ornaments made in the country that lets North Korean threaten our troops and Asian friends. China sup-ports the regime of the bizarre Kim Jong-il and his son, bent on strutting the world stage as a nuclear menace. China could close down the North Korean freak show tomorrow, but it won’t because that would create a unified Korea allied with the United States. China doesn’t want us to have strong ties in Asia.

Under the twinkling Christmas trees lie toys made in the place that imprisons a recent Nobel Peace Prize winner and threatened Norway (the Nobel’s home) with economic retali-ation. Beijing called the award to human rights activist Liu Xiaobo an “anti-China farce.” Eighteen other countries, intimidated by China or in cahoots with it, boycotted the ceremony. At the same time, China blocked its citizens’ Internet access to reports on Liu and his prize.

Four years ago, the European parliament honored another jailed Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng. Beijing accused it of committing “violent interference in China’s internal affairs” and warned of harm to European interests.

This is the country to which Amer-ica has put itself in hock, mainly because we don’t have the discipline to raise taxes and/or cut spending — and instead borrow from the Chinese.

Other than ruthlessness, China

Can we break our Made in China habit?

does have one strength that this country lacks: a leadership four-square behind modern science. While America’s carbon cavemen question the need for green energy — going so far as trying to halt California’s efforts to promote it — China is full-speed-ahead assem-bling clean-power equipment (while expropriating the technology from others).

Make no mistake. China is an environmental disaster. It contin-ues to build the most primitive coal-fired power plants, and its air is so bad that made-in-China smog drifts to our West Coast. But its dic-tators see the future, and so have opened the national treasury to industries making solar panels and wind turbines. They’re also build-ing high-speed passenger trains and rail lines. For a planned rail link between Beijing and Shanghai, one test train was clocked at over 300 miles an hour.

Long Island’s Suffolk County is putting a solar energy farm at the Brookhaven National Laboratory and erecting solar panels over seven public parking areas. The panels for the parking lots will come from China, as will many at the lab, with the rest also not-made-in-the-USA.

In one small but illustrative deal, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is buying a Chinese-built wind turbine to power a wastewater pumping station. Chinese manu-facturers now hold nearly half the globe’s $45-billion market for wind turbines.

Meanwhile, a significant segment of our so-called conservative lead-ership slows progress on behalf of polluters — and drugs the Ameri-can public with tax cuts financed by debt to China. As Beijing frustrates Washington’s program to isolate Iran, Americans load their SUV trunks with Chinese tricycles, shirts and snow domes.

Makes you worry about our future. Makes you sad.

(A member of the Providence Jour-nal editorial board, Froma Harrop writes a nationally syndicated column from that city. She has writ-ten for such diverse publications as The New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar and Institutional Investor.)

LETTERSI vehemently object to paying for yet another entitlement program

Having insurance cover naturopathic docs will bring costs down To the editor,

I just found out a bill H-O169-R for Naturopathic is trying to get the insur-ance company to pay for these doctors. I hope it does pass so everyone has the chance to see that it works. Call your representatives to get this bill passed. We will be much better off to go to a NATUROPATHIC doctor and see the results you get.

Lets all fight to get this passed so

we have the choice to go to a NATU-ROPATHIC doctor if we choose to do so. That would be great instead of having to pay that expense out of pocket. That would bring HEALTH CARE costs down because it works. That would be a good thing for all of us. It is about time!

Anna DeRoseMoultonborough

Write: [email protected]

To the editor,A recent stay at the Lakes Region

General Hospital has revealed many things to me about the current status of the problems all our hospitals and doctors, and we as patients are facing in this new era of health care and the need for us to understand some of them, rather than to blame the institutions or the personnel for some serious consequences of today’s gov-ernment control of medical policy.

First, “The Good”. Each time I am a patient at Lakes Region General Hos-pital, I am more impressed with the quality of care I received over the last time I was there. It starts with the ER personnel, OR nurses and doctors, lab techs, inhalation therapists, the ter-rific nursing staff, the aides, student nurses, cleaning people, and the fab-ulous dietary department and their very successful room service program, although I must admit, it wasn’t until my last day there, I was allowed real food. And, it was not only the profes-sional side that impressed me. They were outgoing, friendly, and went out of their way for little things I wanted.

“The Bad”. Because of cutbacks and the necessity to hold the line in all things, I was surprised to find you no longer get those kits going in with simple toiletries. It was also dif-ficult to find Kleenex in the outpatient department and in the room, but they were provided once they were asked for. Small things and nothing neces-sary for my recovery other than the personal desire to primp a bit so you don’t have all that “bed hair”. Then, comes the day when all your tubes are out and you need no medication. You might be very elderly and have no home support, but you are notified immediately that you are to go home the next day. This is not because they want your bed, or they are unfeeling. The government’s Medicare regula-tions have specific rules and guide-lines which don’t allow for that kind of consideration. They would be in jeopardy of losing Medicare standing, fines, etc. One doctor expressed to me his frustration with today’s standards, and that it was not of his choosing to send me home.

“The Ugly”. The hospitals and par-ticularly our local hospital have been hit with huge slashes in payments for hospital Medicaid care and doc-tor’s reimbursements for the past few years.

When I mentioned before about the great care beyond what is required, one aide actually volunteered to pick up what staples I might need when I went home and bring them to me. Thank you Theresa. I was fortunate to have a daughter who flew in a day later to take care of me for a few days, but it was reassuring to know there are still such caring people out there.

As a senior citizen, it was in many ways a rude awakening and I heard of people who had lost their pri-mary doctor and could find no new doctor who would take on a Medicare patient. Many doctors are now plan-ning other fields or retiring. This is country wide and as an aside, this year is the second year in a row there will be no raises for Social Security recipients (which basically I don’t object to if it helps) but at the same time, I have just received my notice of increase in Medicare payments and also in my supplemental insurance. More money, for less care. I often hear that cutting entitlement programs is essential to our financial survival. I agree, but I vehemently object to paying increased premiums to pay for yet another entitlement program. The new health care plan is working its way throughout the country, with over a hundred companies getting waivers to not participate, while you and I pay for everyone.

There are a lot of us seniors still left, and on the way are the baby boomers. So baby boomers, beware and if some-thing can be done, let’s all take a part in it. Get our legislators to act.

So, there we are, the Good, Bad, and the Ugly. But, the good is so good and we should all stand up and sup-port the bills that will help our Lakes Region General Hospital continue to be the best.

Brenda BaerSenior CitizenLaconia

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LETTERSWard Bird never once ‘shouted threats’ to Christine HarrisTo the editor,

An open letter to the editor of The Citizen:

I am writing to you in response to your editorial in the December 21st edition of The Citizen. While I cer-tainly appreciate your comments on the unreasonableness of the sentence in the Ward Bird case, I take excep-tion to some of your other conclusions.

First of all, as one of those who have been “rallying” over the past several weeks to shed light on Ward’s case, I would suggest that it is you, not I who has failed to fully consider all of the facts in this case. I have not just relied on the hours of conversation I have had with Ward, the arresting officer in this case, the former police chief or various family members and citizens who attended both trials. I have read the full transcripts of both the first trial, which ended in a mis-trial due to improper testimony from a state’s witness and the second trial, including the quite remarkable sen-tencing order from Judge Houran. By all accounts of those that were in attendance at the first trial, the state was not proving beyond a reasonable doubt the elements of the reckless conduct with a firearm charge. You will have to forgive me if I question the county attorney’s motives when she added the second charge of crimi-nal threatening with a firearm when she got the opportunity for a “do over”, so to speak. By the way, the county attorney’s office wasn’t able to prove the reckless conduct charge in the second trial either.

Secondly, Ward never once “shouted threats” to Christine Harris. By HER own testimony, he told her repeatedly to get off of his property in admittedly col-orful language. Ms. Harris didn’t “blun-der” onto his property and again, by HER own testimony, never once asked for directions. Instead she continued to argue with Ward as to his identity, even though she also tried to claim that she felt she was in “imminent harm” (termi-

nology I would suspect was provided by the prosecution if one studies Ms Har-ris’s vocabulary throughout both trials). Beyond that, this was a woman known to area real estate offices as a problem, one of whom cut off all dealings with her after one brief meeting. I find it hard to believe that the prosecutors’ in this case, over the course of months, couldn’t likewise determine that her word might be something less than reliable.

You further state as fact that “Bird rejected this deal on the grounds that his right to have firearms was sacro-sanct”. I’m not sure how you arrived at that conclusion, but you obviously did not ask Ward if that was his reason. If you had, you would know that he made the decision not to accept the plea bargain after some deliberation. He decided that it would set a terrible example for his children if he admitted doing something he hadn’t done, just to take the easy way out. (And for the record, ownership of firearms, while maybe not something that is “sacro-sanct” to you, was important enough to our forefathers to become the Second Amendment to our Constitution)

You conclude your editorial by saying that those of us who have been fighting for Ward’s cause are “ready to throw a hero’s mantle around him.” You further state “But he is not a hero.” I can assure you that Ward Bird would agree with you on the latter. However, Merriam-Webster’s diction-ary defines “hero” as: “a man admired for his achievements and noble quali-ties” and “one who shows great cour-age”. I, for one, consider personal integrity and standing up for one’s principles as “noble qualities”. I also look at people who don’t choose the path of least resistance when faced with life’s difficult choices as having “great courage”. If that means I must think of Ward Bird as a hero, then so be it, I sure could do a lot worse in this day and age.

Jonathan W. TolmanMoultonborough

I can’t repeat how Mass. safety officer can afford home on big lakeTo the editor,

This is response to the letters sent to The Laconia Daily Sub regarding my 9/11 lawsuit letter.

To Christopher Brady, thank you for the facts that you presented. Also I would like to thank Thomas Sellew for his well-put letter in today’s paper, a very correct and heartfelt letter .

At this point I guess I need to pres-ent my case and justify my animosity. To you Tim “Troppie” Lima, I want to make it very clear that I have a lot of respect for law enforcement and fire-fighter individuals. We have dedicated and honest cops in our region, the folded hundred dollar bill under your license won’t work up here because of honest people. My stepson is a fire-fighter and an EMT and he did all the testing and passed, unlike your bothers in uniform in Mass. that got certified without going to the required classes. I am very proud of him. My nephew is a Belmont police officer and I am very proud of him as well; he is away from home on his third tour of duty. Troppie, have you ever been out of this country? I am not talking

a Carnival cruise. You hinted that I may resent police officers because of tickets in the past. I have had two speeding tickets in the last 30 years so that is not the case. The encounters that I have had with law enforcement individuals have had a positive influ-ence on my life. (While I am on this note I would like to say hello to former officer William Sypes, Sr. A former marine and law enforcement individ-ual, honest and dedicated.)

Now let me present a couple of items that kind of make my blood boil. Recently we have heard of the firefighter who was out with a back injury. He while collecting 67,000 tax free dollars per year for his bad back, he was in the gym daily working out. A lawyer proved that it was not an on the job injury (so he was caught lying) and he now he collects 67,000 dollars a year but he has to pay taxes on the money. Oh brother, only in Mass.

Next the DUI firefighter, I love this one and again only in Mass. This fire-fighter had a lengthy history of DUI. He got busted in N.H. and had to do

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LETTERSWould Jesus put up no trespassing signs & scream at a lost person?

30 days in jail. His FELLOW firefight-ers covered for him as he used sick time and vacation time to cover his time in the pokey. He almost got away with it, but they were putting paper work together to fire his dead you know what but before he was canned he went in an resigned. He got FULL BENEFITS.

I worked on a home on the big lake owned by a uniformed individual from Mass. I wondered how working people

could be so lucky and have a house on the big lake. Well on Friday afternoons we would enjoy a drink and this person was not shy about how extra money could be made. I will not provide any more details for fear of reprisal.

So here are three cases in Mass. So let’s say that there are three fraud cases per state, so that would be 150 that comes to only about $10-million per year paid by taxpayers; no big deal.

Dean TappanCenter Harbor

from preceding page

To the editor,I’ve read with interest the story of

Mr. Bird in the news and the com-ments of supporters of his, mostly from the far right. I see their articles all the time in these local papers and hear them on talk radio. They seem to think it’s alright to wield a dangerous weapon around freely and well, sorry folks, but the law disagrees with you. This is not the Wild West after all.

I also read that Mr. Bird is a god-fearing Christian, so I must ask: do he or his supporters think Jesus would put up “No Trespassing” signs on his property? Or if someone appeared there, lost in direction, he would appear yelling and screaming profani-ties and showing off a weapon? Call me crazy, but I doubt it.

I’ve read and heard that this woman has issues and, if true, it’s all the more reason to be a good Christian and help her on her way. Where was his Chris-tian love?

I read in the Boston Globe that an off-duty police officer in Mass. bran-

dished his firearm in public and is now facing felony charges. What hap-pened to people’s common sense to think before using a weapon and not react to a simple action? What if, god forbid, Mr. Bird’s weapon discharged and someone were hurt, or worse yet, killed? For such a stupid reason as being lost on a country road? If any-body out there can tell me they have never strayed upon private property, I would simply say, you’re a liar. It hap-pens, get over it!

No one is perfect, especially myself. I have had my problems and had a price to pay in the past. That’s how we learn to try to do better in the future. Laws are established for a reason. Do your time and move on. It wouldn’t hurt my feelings if Mr. Bird were able to do home confinement so he could be near his family, but remember, every-one else that has to serve their sen-tence.

God speed, Mr. Bird!R. CorlissLaconia

Many Belmont residents will appreciate school board keeping its wordTo the editor,

I was very pleased to read of the efforts of the Shaker Regional School Board’s efforts to keep their portion of the town tax bill down substantially over past years. I mentioned last year that it would have been nice if the teachers’ union had forgone their pay increases as many other school dis-tricts had done. They did not which certainly would have been a nice ges-ture on the unions part.

Concerning the possible elimination

of positions and other reductions, I am not one to want to see anyone laid off however in this instance I can cer-tainly understand the need to do so. The district has cost the taxpayers a great deal of money over the years and many of us have not had any pay raises for quite awhile. There are still a lot of people out of work, etc.

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3. Other business. 4. Minutes for December 8, 2010. 5. Adjournment.

LACONIA — The lawyer for Erica Blizzard, convicted of being respon-sible for the death of her best friend in a boating accident in 2008, yesterday told a superior court judge that it is not legal to suspend something that does not exist.

In his appeal of a three-year sus-pension of Blizzard’s right to pilot a boat, Atty. James Moir said the N.H. Department of Safety has no juris-diction over what he said are boating privileges — not licenses — in the same way the Department of Safety has no jurisdiction over bicycling, swimming or walking privileges.

Moir also told Judge James O’Neill III the notice she was served by the Department of Safety regarding her suspension hearing didn’t adequately specify what section of New Hamp-shire RSA 270 she violated.

“It’s no different than saying someone violated just the criminal code,” he said noting that all criminal accusations specify the exact law allegedly broken.

O’Neill did not immediately offer a ruling, but took the case under advisement.

After a hearing this past summer, a Safety Department hearings offi -cer suspended Blizzard’s Safe Boat-ing Certifi cate for one year and her license to operate a boat for three.

Blizzard is the general manager of her family’s Lakeport Landing marina and her ability to make a living is somewhat dictated by her ability to pilot a boat.

Calling RSA 270 “vague and indefi -nite” he said that even if the court rules there is a licensing procedure and that Blizzard received adequate

Judge to decide if Erica Blizzard’s boating privileges were legally suspended by state

notice, the Department of Safety never issued any specifi c penalties making the hearings offi cer’s power “unfettered” and his penalty determi-nation “arbitrary.”

“Why three years? Why not one day or life? And how do you get it reinstated?” Moir asked rhetorically adding there is a clear lack of stan-dards for suspensions and that this is the fi rst time in state history a boat-ing “license” has ever been suspended.

“It is a distinction without a differ-ence,” said Department of Safety Atty. Chris Casko saying Blizzard didn’t meet the burden of proof required to repeal the suspension. “It is essen-tially the same as a driver’s license.”

Casko said the laws intent was to give the power over boating licenses or privileges to the Department of Safety and the hearings offi cer used the general rules of procedure as they apply in all administrative matters.

As to Blizzard’s hearing notice not being specifi c enough, he said the date and time of her accident was written at the top.

“She was put on notice as to the subject of the hearing,” Casko said. “I think she was given suffi cient infor-mation.”

While he agrees there is no spe-cifi c sentence length, Casko said the hearings examiner’s suspension was “reasonable” and the procedure to reinstate Blizzard’s boating license is to go three years without one.

Blizzard was convicted of negli-gent homicide in April and has been serving a six month sentence in the Belknap County Jail. She is to serve the remaining time on her overall one year sentence under house arrest.

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that when fi refi ghters reached the plant on Thurs-day, smoke was rising from all three silos where wood chips are stored, but the fi re itself appeared confi ned to one silo. That fi re was extinguished, but Tetreault said “it found a place to hide” and after smoldering for days fl ared up again.

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FIRE from page one

misdemeanor animal cruelty for keeping 47 dogs inside her trailer in September 2007.

Harris is also known as the woman who in March 2006 was ordered by an armed Bird to get off his Moultonborough property, which was marked with no-trespassing signs.

A jury found Bird guilty last year of criminal threatening for waving a .45-caliber handgun at Harris while telling her to leave his property.

More than 100 House members have signed a petition asking Gov. John Lynch to pardon Bird, who is now serving his sentence in county jail.

Bird’s mandatory three-year prison sentence — dictated by state law — has set off a debate about gun ownership and property rights.

More than a year after being caught up in the Bird case, Harris’ home was condemned by Salem’s health offi cer and her dogs removed from her trailer on South Policy Street in Salem. The dogs included pugs, Boston terriers, miniature pinschers, an Eng-

lish bulldog and mixed breeds.The defense may try to block the testimony about

ammonia that built up to toxic levels while the dogs were living inside the trailer, according to court doc-uments.

Steve Sprowl, an animal cruelty investigator, claimed in a report to Salem police that after he took samples from inside Harris’ home, he concluded that, “ammonia in this concentration can cause brain damage in humans and to animals.”

Court papers show that at least four of the court-appointed lawyers were allowed to leave the case after citing a potential confl ict by representing Harris.

Lawyers for the New Hampshire Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals have been allowed to join the case. The NHSPCA claims that Harris owes the organization $17,415 to cover food, shelter and medical expenses for the animals.

Harris, who now lives in South Carolina, is sched-uled for trial the week of Jan. 10.

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BY GAIL OBERTHE LACONIA DAILY SUN

MEREDITH — A 64-year-old Moultonborough man was transported by DHART helicopter to Boston Medical Center on Tuesday evening for treatment of injuries suffered when his car left Rte. 25, hit a telephone poll and ended up resting on its roof on the highway. Robert Smith was said by police to have suffered “possible serious bodily injury” as a result of the 4:41 p.m. wreck.

Police say Smith was traveling westbound when his Subaru Forester left the highway in the vicinity of Moulton’s Farm. There was no apparent reason

for the accident. Wires attached to the pole that was struck came down across the roadway.

Smith was extricated from his vehicle by the Mer-edith Fire Department and transported to nearby Inter-Lakes High School by Stewart’s Ambulance Service, where the helicopter was met.

Rte. 25 was shutdown for about one hour because wires on the road.

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and Kayla Guest, 19, of 100 Valley St. in Franklin were on Elm Street waiting for a ride to the bus sta-tion.

Raffaelly said he heard they were headed for Ken-tucky where Drown apparently has connections.

Drown and Guest are accused of operating a methamphetamine lab in an apartment on Memo-rial Street. On Sunday night the building landlord notified Franklin Police that Drown, Guest, and Robert Gonthier Jr. were making methamphet-amine in one of his apartments. The landlord and one of his friends were able to detain Gonthier until

police arrived, but Guest and Drown had already fled.

Raffaelly said he and two of Northfield’s officers with support from Tilton Police went to 6 Elm St. where they saw Drown coming down the stairs.

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By Gail OBerTHE LACONIA DAILY SUN

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — No. 89 came and went as effortlessly as nearly all their previous games. This season. Last season. And the season before.

UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma, never at a loss for words, was close Tuesday night.

“It’s pretty amazing. It really is,” he said.No exaggeration there.His No. 1-ranked Huskies topped the 88-game win-

ning streak set by John Wooden’s UCLA men’s team from 1971-74, beating No. 22 Florida State 93-62. Playing with the relentlessness that has become its trademark — and would have made Wooden proud — UConn blew past the Seminoles as it has so many other teams in the last 2½ years.

“I don’t want my team to compare themselves to anyone,” Auriemma said. “I’m not John Wooden and this isn’t UCLA. This is Connecticut and that’s good enough.”

Maya Moore had a career-high 41 points and 10 rebounds and freshman Bria Hartley added 21 points for the Huskies, who have not lost since April 6, 2008, in the NCAA tournament semifinals. Only twice during the record run has a team come within single digits of UConn — Stanford in the NCAA championship game last season and Baylor in early November.

When the final buzzer sounded, UConn players sprinted across the floor to shake hands with the

At 89 wins in a row, UConn women now in class by themselvesstudent section as fans held up “89” signs and “89” balloons bobbed in the stands behind center court. Two other fans raised a banner that read “The Sor-cerer of Storrs” — a play on Wooden’s nickname, “The Wizard of Westwood.”

After a brief huddle in front of their bench, UConn players re-emerged wearing “89 and Counting” T-shirts. As fans roared, the players bounced around at center court before posing for photos.

It is one more chapter of history for UConn, and perhaps the grandest.

Asked what he would recall from the incredible run, Auriemma mentioned a pair of experienced stars on this team: “I’ll probably remember Maya Moore and Tiffany Hayes. And how incredibly dif-ficult it is to play that many games in a row and win ‘em all.”

Connecticut long ago established itself as the marquee program in the women’s game, the bench-mark by which all others are measured. The Hus-kies already own seven national titles and four perfect seasons under Auriemma, and they’ve pro-duced a galaxy of stars that includes Rebecca Lobo, Diana Taurasi, Jennifer Rizzotti, Sue Bird and Tina Charles.

The streak, though, takes it to another level, cer-tainly raising the profile of women’s basketball and maybe all of women’s athletics.


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From the point at which they took ownership of the land, Bird said he and Virginia have posted several “no trespassing” signs along their long driveway. They built their home “off the grid,” meaning no utility lines run to their house. Instead, they get their electricity from solar panels and a large generator, and harvest wood from their land to heat their home. The “no trespassing” signs, Bird said, are due to the fact that he is regularly felling trees for fi rewood and often will drop a tree in the driveway for convenience’s sake.

Cutting fi rewood is what Bird would be doing this time of year, pre-paring wood for both use at his home and for sale at the Picnic Rock farm-stand. Making a living in agricul-ture is a hard row to hoe, he agrees, yet he said it’s the life he wants. “It’s a hard life, but it is satisfying when you’ve accomplished something. The end of the season comes, you’ve taken those little seeds, they’ve done their life cycle and given people something good to eat.” He loves being outside, he said, creating a vibrant environment and showing his children, who are the eighth generation of his family to turn that soil, how to farm.

However, his world was turned upside-down on March 27, 2006, when Christine Harris of Salem drove past every one of those “no trespass-ing” signs while she was looking for a neighboring piece of property that was for sale. Harris had come from the Birds’ niece’s residence, nearby, where she asked for directions and, according to Bird, was explicitly told not to approach the Birds’ residence.

But approach the Bird home Harris did. In her sworn testimony, Harris said she was immediately greeted by an irate man who yelled screamed at her to get off his property, waved a gun around and pointed the weapon in her direction as he followed her as she backed out of his driveway.

That’s not the way Bird recalls it, though. He had a pistol – in this case, a .45-caliber Sig Sauer – in a holster he said he’s in the practice of carry-ing on his person. However, he asserts that would never have behaved in the manner Harris described. “If I had done what she accused me of, I would consider that a felonious act. But I did

not threaten her verbally or point the gun at her ever, period. The gun was always in a safe position.”

Bird said he heard a vehicle pull into his driveway and saw the woman get out of her Ford Ranger pickup. He stayed on his porch, he said, and calmly explained to Harris that she was on private property and should leave. She persisted with questions about whether he was a person she was looking for, and if he knew where the property for sale was.

“I told her to leave, she started asking me questions I wasn’t inter-ested in answering,” he said.

When Harris didn’t leave after the fi rst few statements from Bird, he said he began to become concerned about her. After all, he explained, most people wouldn’t cross several “no trespassing” signs, and most would promptly leave when asked to do so by the property owner. “There was some-thing wrong with the whole picture. I could just feel it, I just wanted her to leave,” he said. “The normal person, in their right mind, in their right head, would get back in their car and drive away.”

Through frustration and concern, Bird concedes that he raised his voice and used profanity. After several min-utes of the exchange, Bird turned to go inside and call police, and Harris entered her truck to leave. Bird said that before he walked in his front door, he did something he always does as a matter of safety before entering a residence — he pulled the gun from the holster, removed the magazine and checked the chamber to ensure that the gun wasn’t loaded.

To Bird’s surprise, Harris’s story was treated credibly enough by authorities that he found himself sit-ting in the defendant’s seat in court. His fi rst trial was declared a mistrial because of a statement made by the offi cer who investigated the incident that was judged to be prejudicial.

At the second trial Bird and his attorney Mark Sisti rested his defense without calling a single witness – Bird himself didn’t even take the stand in his own defense. The jury never heard his side of the story.

“After all the testimony, we just didn’t feel they had made their case, there was more than enough reason-

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Francis R. ‘Wink’ Beaule, 80NORTHFIELD — Francis “ Wink” R.

Beaule, 80, of 5 Arch Street #1, died at his home on Monday, December 20, 2010 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Wink was born August 3, 1930 in Laco-nia, N.H., the son of Helen (Stinson) and Alphonse Beaule, Sr. He was a lifetime resident of the Lakes Region and owned his own construction and landscaping business.

In his retirement, Wink spent his time collecting and going to yard sales.. He enjoyed spending time with his family and cooking.

Wink is survived by his wife, Barbara A. (Thibodeau) Beaule, of Northfi eld; three daughters, Sarita M. Beaule, of New Mexico, Susan J. Beaule, of Laconia and Alicia G. Cardinal of Belmont; three grandchildren, Gage Cardinal of Laconia, Janessa St. Pierre, of Laconia and Madyson Love of Belmont; a sister, Mary Rose Durocher, of Belmont; a brother, Alphonse Beaule, Jr. of the Veterans Home in Tilton

and two nephews and three nieces. In addition to his parents, Mr. Beaule was predeceased by a sister, Theresa Thomp-son.

Calling hours will be held on Thursday December 23, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H.

A Graveside Service will be at a later dater in the family lot in South Road Cemetery, Bel-mont. The date and time will be announced.

For those who wish, memorial donations may be made to the New Hampshire Humane Society, PO Box 572, Laconia, N.H. 03247.

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LACONIA — The Parks and Recreation Depart-ment announced on Tuesday that the Laconia Skate Park, located on Fair Street, behind the Laconia Police Department, has been closed for the winter season.

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able doubt,” Bird said.In fact, Bird could have escaped the trial without

serving any time if he had accepted a plea bargain offered by the Carroll County attorney. The prosecu-tor would have dropped the charge of felonious crim-inal threatening, which comes with a mandatory 3 to 6 year prison sentence, to a misdemeanor charge that would have subject him to only a probationary period. To accede to that offer, though, Bird would have had to have entered a guilty plea.

“I couldn’t take that plea bargain because they’re asking you to lie, to say you’d done something you didn’t do. I don’t regret that I didn’t lower myself to that point, but I became very concerned for the well-being of my family at the time of my conviction.”

If sticking by his principles has landed him in jail, Bird said he still doesn’t regret his decision. “You have to be willing to tell the truth no matter what. That’s why I’m in prison, I told the truth. Yes, I’d be home with my family,” if he had accepted the plea offer, he said, “but I would be a liar.”

Bird and Sisti appealed his conviction all the way to the state’s Supreme Court, and when that court upheld the ruling Bird began serving his sentence, first at the state prison in Concord and now at the Carroll County House of Corrections. Simultaneously began the public groundswell of support for him and outrage over his sen-tence. It seems that every other residence in Moultonbor-ough and surrounding towns has a “Free Ward Bird” sign in its lawn, and every business with a marquee sign has displayed a similar message.

The support has been more than just lip-service, too. Many hands have joined together to be sure his family has what they need in Bird’s absence. For example, a crowd of 37 spent a day at his property

in November, cutting and splitting enough wood to heat the Bird home for three years.

Bird hopes to be home before that wood runs out, as a campaign has been mounted to have Governor John Lynch and the Executive Council grant him a pardon. “There’s hope. With enough voices, things can change,” he said.

More than a pardon, Bird wants his experience to produce lasting change in the system that thinks he should spend three years in jail. Legislators are among his sympathizers and he hopes they will make changes to prevent others from later sharing his predicament. “This is something I never would have thought would come this far, for me to be incar-cerated for something I didn’t do.”

“None of this which is happening now, changes in legislation, the Moultonborough community coming together, none of that would have happened,” Bird said, if he hadn’t been found guilty of a felony. “That’s the only way I can think of it as I sit here.”

For a private man like Bird, his sudden popular-ity has been “humbling.” “I just want it over with, I just want to be home with my wife, my kids and my farm. I’m used to working 16 hours a day, I’m not cut out for this crap.”

To his supporters, Bird said he has a difficult time putting his gratitude into words. “There’s a bunch of people standing behind me that I don’t even know, that’s fantastic... We’re very fortunate that people have been helping us.”

Until he hears that he can count the governor among his sympathizers, Bird said he’s keeping his perspective manageable. “I’m not thinking next week, not thinking a month from now. Today I’m living today, tomorrow I’m doing tomorrow. Eventu-ally, I’ll get out.”

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LACONIA — While a quorum of the school board listened to the jazz band, the policy subcommittee last night held a public hearing about installing cameras on the city’s school buses.

The hearing was noticed to be held in the High School library but was instead moved to a room across the hall because of the music. The change in venue was noticed by a paper sign on the front door of the school and by one next to the room itself.

According to Business Administrator Ed Emond, not a single citizen showed up for the hearing, which was to allow members of the public to weigh in on whether or not the school should pay $6,000 to install the cameras on the eight buses used by the

No public for public hearing on putting cameras on Laconia school busses Laconia School District.

The School Board also gave a first reading to the new bullying policy which, according to state law, has to be in place by Jan. 1.

The Laconia High School Jazz Band was excellent and entertained with a variety of Christmas music.

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to do one thing completely today than to attempt many and leave them unfi n-ished. It will bring you good fortune and deep satisfaction to do so. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You will be amazed at the people who fi nd success more challenging than failure. You, on the other hand, take to winning like you were born to do it. Indeed, you were. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Your ability to concentrate in spite of distractions is impressive. External events will be more easily ignored than internal mental chatter, but you shut out both in favor of fi nishing something that is very important to you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your perspective is different from how others experience life. Right now, the small details seem as bright and close as the large issues. You must distance yourself in order to decide what is truly important. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You tend to value the things that take a good deal of effort. But something you do effortlessly is of great value to another person. Recognize what it is, and deliver it to the one who needs it. This is how you’ll make a difference. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 22). You’ll move up in the world. Author-ity fi gures who once challenged you will extol your virtues. Relationships are smooth going into 2011, and you’ll have wonderful times with friends and family. In January, you’ll use your power to help someone attain what you have. There’s a trip in March and a windfall in October. Libra and Scorpio people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 30, 11, 3, 33 and 18.

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Today is Wednesday, Dec. 22, the 356th day of 2010; with 9 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:On Dec. 22, 1910, a fi re lasting more than

26 hours broke out at the Chicago Union Stock Yards; 21 fi refi ghters were killed in the collapse of a burning building.

On this date:In 1808, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sym-

phony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, and Piano Con-certo No. 4 in G major, Op. 58, had their world premieres in Vienna, Austria.

In 1864, during the Civil War, Union Gen. William T. Sherman said in a message to President Abraham Lincoln: “I beg to pres-ent you as a Christmas-gift the city of Savan-nah.”

In 1940, author Nathanael West, 37, and his wife, Eileen McKenney, 27, were killed in a car crash in El Centro, Calif. while en route to the funeral of F. Scott Fitzgerald, who had died the day before.

In 1944, during the World War II Battle of the Bulge, U.S. Brigadier General Anthony C. McAuliffe rejected a German demand for surrender, writing “Nuts!” in his offi cial reply.

In 1968, Julie Nixon married David Eisen-hower in a private ceremony in New York.

In 1977, three dozen people were killed when a 250-foot-high grain elevator at the Continental Grain Company plant in Westwego, La., exploded.

In 1990, 21 sailors returning from shore leave to the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga drowned off Haifa when the Israeli ferry they were traveling on capsized. Lech Walesa (lek vah-WEN’-sah) took the oath of offi ce as Poland’s fi rst popularly elected president.

One year ago: Assailants gunned down the mother, aunt and siblings of a Mexican marine who was killed in a raid that took out one of Mexico’s most powerful cartel lead-ers. Nebraska’s Ndamukong Suh became the fi rst defensive player voted The Asso-ciated Press College Football Player of the Year.

Today’s Birthdays: Former House Speaker Jim Wright is 88. Actor Hector Eli-zondo is 74. Country singer Red Steagall is 72. Former World Bank Group President Paul Wolfowitz is 67. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Steve Carlton is 66. ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer is 65. Rock singer-musician Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick) is 64. Rock singer-musician Michael Bacon is 62. Baseball All-Star Steve Garvey is 62. Singer Robin Gibb is 61. Golfer Jan Stephenson is 59. Actress BernNadette Stanis is 57. Rapper Luther Campbell is 50. Country singer-musician Chuck Mead is 50. Actor Ralph Fiennes is 48. Actress Lauralee Bell is 42. Country singer Lori McKenna is 42. Actress Dina Meyer is 42. Actress Heather Donahue is 36. Actor Chris Carmack is 30. Actor Logan Huffman is 21. Rhythm-and-blues singer Jordin Sparks is 21.

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CALENDARTODAY’S EVENTS

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

Check out a computer expert at the Gilford Public Library. 9:15 to 11 a.m. Library volunteer Mike Marshall will help on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis.

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

Affordable Health Care at Laconia Family Planning and Prenatal. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 121 Belmont Road (Rte. 106 South). 524-5453. GYN and reproductive services. STD/HIV testing on walk-in basis from 4 to 6 p.m.. Sliding fee scale.

Cub Scout Pack 143 meets at the Congregational Church of Laconia (across from Laconia Savings Bank).6:30 each Wednesday. All boys 6-10 are welcome. For information call 527-1716.

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

Concord Transplant Support Group meeting. 7 p.m. in Room 5C at Concord Hospital. Open to all pre- and post-transplant patients, friends and family. Bring your concerns and share your news. For more information call Yoli at 224-4767.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23Al-Anon Meeting at the Congregational Church Parish

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

Affordable Health Care at Laconia Family Planning and Prenatal. 4 to 6 p.m. at 121 Belmont Road (Rte. 106 South). 524-5453. GYN and reproductive services. STD/HIV testing. Sliding fee scale.

Weight Watchers meeting. 6:30 p.m. at the Center Harbor Christian Church.

“Penguins on Parade” at the Goss Reading Room at 188 Elm Street in Lakeport (Laconia). Noon to 5 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday in December. Kirk Dougal’s collec-tion of penguins includes brass, wood, ceramic, stuffed, great and small. Each young reader who visit the exhibit will receive a penguin gift, while supplies last. 524-7683.

Knotty Knitters gathering at the Meredith Public Library. 10 a.m. to noon. All levels of experience are wel-come.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24Choral music offered by the Congregational Church

of Sanbornton. 7 p.m. Christmas Eve service. Both Junior and Senior Choirs will perform under the direction of Minis-ter of Music Dennis Akerman.


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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: My husband, “Bill,” and I have been married for almost two years. Bill was in the U.S. Army and served in Iraq. When he got back, we were married, but, Annie, he has totally changed. This past year, all we seem to do is fi ght. Bill gets upset about everything I do and say. I can’t even mention any of his behavior without it leading to a fi ght. A year ago, he got drunk and accused me of sleeping with one of his friends. He yelled at me so loudly that the neighbors called the police. I have tried suggesting we talk to a counselor, because nothing is helping us get along better, but he refuses. If he drinks, he treats me like dirt. When we are at a party, he’ll totally ignore me and spend all his time fl irting with other women. I am tired of being treated this way, and I know the drinking is a huge part of it. I am eight months pregnant and an emotional mess. I’ve told him that fi ghting is not healthy for the baby. I believe he has Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, but he says he doesn’t need any help. I don’t know how much longer I can last in this marriage. I feel like I’ve lost the man I fell in love with. Please tell me what to do. -- Don’t Know Where To Get Help Dear Don’t Know: It’s a shame Bill is unwilling to get help when he clearly needs it. He may be suffering from PTSD, or he may have developed an alcohol problem, or both. Whether or not he is willing to get help, however, you absolutely must. You can get information on PTSD through the Veterans Ad-ministration at ptsd.va.gov. We also recommend you contact Military OneSource (militaryonesource.com) at 1-800-342-9647. It is an excellent resource for service members, veterans and their families. Dear Annie: Why do intelligent, educated people fail to practice the most basic rules of e-mail etiquette? Do they not realize how intrusive many practices have become?

One of the most fl agrant abuses is to forward a message without removing the names and e-mail addresses of others. Another travesty is the chain e-mail that promises good luck if you forward it or, worse, predicts bad luck if you don’t. Does anyone actually believe them? And what about those that insist you demonstrate your affection for the sender by returning the message? Please provide your readers with a refresher course in courtesy when sending personal e-mails. Thank you. -- Shreveport, La. Dear Shreveport: Whether dealing with e-mail, phone calls or visits, it is common courtesy not to be overly intrusive. That means asking whether someone wants to be on your mailing list for jokes, political rants, religious editorials and chain letters, and respecting the answer. It means deleting the e-mail addresses of others, along with any extraneous mate-rial, when forwarding something. When sending a personal e-mail, be friendly. Don’t type in all caps unless you are furi-ous. And please do not send pornography. Dear Annie: I beg you to reconsider your answer to “Smoke-less in Seattle,” who didn’t want to spend Christmas Eve with Grandma because she smokes. Please educate your readers about the dangers of third-hand smoke. This refers to contamination that settles into the environment and remains on clothing, upholstery, pets, etc. long after the smoke has cleared. Infants and children are thought to be in the most danger since they touch sur-faces and then put their fi ngers in their mouths. I doubt you would advise exposing an infant to 250 chemicals just to keep Grandma happy. -- Oncology Certifi ed Registered Nurse Dear Nurse: We cannot live in sterilized bubbles. Parents are capable of watching their children carefully for an eve-ning at Grandma’s once a year, although we concur that other family gatherings should be held elsewhere.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to: [email protected], or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045.

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Animals

BEAUTIFUL puppies, red minipoodles and pomapoos. Sire ischamp background. Good price.Happy, healthy, home raised.253-6373

NEW! THE DOG WASH WAG-GIN � A full-service mobile groom-ing salon. Easy, convenient,time-saving! Call 603-651-9016.

ROTTWEILER Pups, AKC, tails,shots done, parents on premises,$700 to $950. 267-7186.

Autos

2 1999 Dodge utility vans, lowmiles, run great $3,000 for bothCall Scott. 786-9955.

2003 Hyundai Tiberon- 1 owner,black on black leather, 24 valveV-6 six speed. New parts & ex-tras. Good shape. $5,500934-5387

2008 Dodge Caravan- Showroomcondition under, 6,000 miles. Ask-ing $13,500. Can be seen at 72Stark St. Laconia. Call 630-9901Linda or 387-2276 Garey

ABLE to pay cash, cars average$250, trucks full-size $2300, truckbatteries $6 each, alloy $7 each,in Epping we have scale, $1/ lb.for coded Copper wire, $2.65/ lb.for copper pipe. (603)502-6438

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

Autos

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

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

01 Subaru Limited OutbackWagon. Loaded, heated seats,winter package, dual sun roof.Grea t cond i t i on , 127K,$6,000/obo. 630-1950

Business Opportunities

LACONIA- Unique opportunity.Laundromat in well established lo-cation; Dryers, some equipmentneeds repairing or replacing; Allduct work, plumbing, & boiler inplace; Free rent to get started.$3,000. 603-455-6662

For Rent

ALEXANDRIA Rooms for rent,quiet country setting, large bed-rooms and use of family room andkitchen, large backyard, beautifulopen space, everything included(cable, Internet), built and de-signed for easier living. Pleasecall Randy 744-6787 or 707-7295

ALTON/GILFORD Town Line:2-Bedroom house, $200/week+utilities; Studio, $200/week,includes utilities, cable/internet..Lake/Beach access. 365-0799.

For Rent

APARTMENTS, mobile homes. Ifyou need a rental at a fair price,call DRM Corp. Over 40 years inrentals, 524-0348 or visit M-W-F,12-5, at 373 Court Street, Laco-nia.

BELMONT1 Bedroom Unit

Washer/Dryer Hookup.$600/Month

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1 Bedroom units startingat $600/Month

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BELMONT2 Bedroom manufatured homeon 1/2 acre. Town water andsewer, newly renovated andenergy efficient. Nice location. FOR LEASE: $1,000 a month FOR SALE: Call for details

Call 267-8023GC Enterprises Property Mgt.

GILFORD 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms,1-1/2 baths, attached one car ga-rage, excellent condition, $1200/month plus utilities, contact Deb-bie at Roche Realty 603-279-7046or 603-520-7769.

For Rent

BELMONT3rd Floor 1-bedroom apt.Available 1/1/2011. Heat &hot water included. $175 perweek. Small Animals consid-ered, Security required

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520-0753

BELMONT, NH - $699.00 amonth. 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath,W&D hookup, single wide mobilehome with yard for rent. Close toschool. Call Fairlane Homes at800-325-5566 for more informa-tion.

GILFORD At Glendale Docks:3-Bedroom, 2 story, porch, appli-ances, wood floors. Year-round.No dogs. $900/month.401-741-4837.

GILFORD one bedrm apt. $850/month everything included. Con-tact Sara Mon-Fri 6:00am- 2:00pmfor appointment 293-8400 orleave a message after 2pm. at455-0461.

GILFORD: 3 bedroom apt, 2 bed-room apt., one bedroom cottageavailable including electricity, hot-water from $175/week, heat nego-tiable, pets considered. Security +references. 556-7098 or832-3334.

LACONIA 3 bedroom, $240 perweek plus utilities, security de-posit, Pets OK, references.630-3126

For Rent

Laconia 2 bedroom apartment.Heat included. Garage parking, nosmokers/dogs, near downtownand hospital. Deposit, references.$750/Month. Call 724-1985

LACONIA Efficiency first floor,with private entrance, quiet areain good location, $650/ month in-cludes utilities, security depositand references required,524-4694.

LACONIAHEAT, HOT WATER &ELECTRIC INCLUDED

1 Bedroom $750 Mo.1 Room Efficiency $450/Mo.

Call 267-8023GC Enterprises

Property Management

LACONIA In-town, 2-Bedroom,finished basement. $750 plus utili-ties, first and security. No smok-ing, available now. 528-2292

LACONIA One bedroom, heat in-cluded, $695/ month, cute andclean, large livingroom, eat-inkitchen, extra storage room, park-ing for 2 cars. 455-5253.

Laconia-Large 3-bedroom 1stfloor apartment. $1000/Month. 1month security deposit required/1year lease. Available now.603-524-3759

LACONIA-LARGE 1 bedroomapartment. $700/Month, newlypainted, utilities not included.Available 12/15. References & se-curity deposit required, 1 yearlease. Off-street parking.914-826-4591 603-524-3759

LACONIA-South Down, Golf Vil-lage: 3 bedroom 2 bath town-house; Cathedral ceiling, gasheat, central air, gas fireplace, allappliances, washer & dryer,beach, trails, tennis and all SDamenities. No smoking, no pets.Snow removal & lawn care in-cluded. $1,200 Month. Garageavailable. 603-387-2954

LACONIA: 1 bedroom apt, sec-ond floor, close to downtown.$650 includes Heat and hot water.newly renovated bath, new appli-ances. One month security. Nopets. Call 455-8762.

LACONIA: 3 bedroom, 2 bath-room in duplex building, 1st & 2ndfloors plus access to attic andbasement with laundry hook-ups,$1,100/month plus util it ies,524-1234.

LACONIA: 1 bedroom, 2nd floor,$210/week including heat, electric& hot water. 524-1234.

LACONIA: 3 bedroom, 2nd floor.Separate entrance, coin-op laun-dry in basement. $265/week in-cluding heat, electric & hot water.524-1234.

For Rent

LACONIA: 26 Dartmouth St. 1/2 ofa Duplex; 7 Rooms, 3 Bedrooms,1 Bath. Walkout Basementw/Laundry Hookups. Very clean,hardwood floors, private off streetparking for 2 cars. Convenient tolibrary, churches, downtown,Opechee Park & schools. Avail-able immediately non-smoking.$1,000/month plus util it ies.Owner/broker 396-4163

LACONIA: Close to downtown, 5room 2-Bedroom, 1.5 baths, firstfloor, includes heat, 2-car parking,snow removal, landscaping, deck,washer/dryer. $210/week. 4-weeksecurity deposit, first week in ad-vance, references and creditcheck a must. No pets. Leavemessage for Bob, 781-283-0783

LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments. Ef-ficiency, 1, 2 and 3 bedroomapartments available. 524-4428.

LACONIA: STUDIO $135/ Week &1 BDRM $155/ Week Heat & HWincluded, 2 BDRM $185/week$785/Month, utilities included. Nodogs. 496-8667 or 545-9510.

LACONIA: 2 bedroom, heat/hotwater included. Private entrance.No smoking/pets. References andsecurity. 524-0329.

Lakeport-Lake view 4 room-2 bed-room 1 bath. Includes snow re-moval, trash removal & landscap-ing, 2-car off-street parking,washer/dryer, partial heat. Nopets. $200/week. References &credit check a must. 1st week inadvance & 4 week security de-posit. Leave message for Bob.781-283-0783.

MEREDITH: 2-Bedroom House,3/4 bath, washer/dryer hookup, oilFHW. $900/month. 279-8247,Jim.

MEREDITH: In-town 1-bedroom,includes heat, $600/month. Park-ing w/plowing. No Smoking. Nopets. Security deposit. 387-8356.

MEREDITH: Large 2 Bedroomsecond floor. Main St, newlypainted, off-street parking, nopets/smoking. First month and se-curity, references required. $795 +heat/utilities. 603-630-2381.

NEW Hampton - stunning quality!Immaculate 2+bedroom/ 2 bathexclusive Condo. $1195/ mo. As-tonishing open stairwell extendingup to the 3rd floor lighted by theskylight in the cathedral ceiling.Brazilian wood floors, W/D hookup. Less than 3 minutes from I-93.Cal l today 603-744-3551.NEFH...Come on Home!!

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SPACIOUS 1 bedroom apartment,within walking distance to LRGHfacil i t ies. Heat/Hot Water,Washer/dryer hook-up, Privateparking. NO SMOKERS ORPETS. References and securitydeposit required. $750/month.279-1080 leave message.

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MODULAR Home in 55+ park,Englewood, Florida. Three bed-rooms, large Florida room, nearGulf beaches and golf courses.Available months of February,April and May. $1,800/Month. Call603-724-1985

NEED a vacation? WaterfrontMarco Island Condo Specialsavailable now. (Perfect Xmas gift)Owner 603-393-7077.

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LACONIA Prime retail. 750 sf.,parking, includes heat. $550 permonth. Also 1325 sf. $625/monthSecurity deposit & references.455-6662.

RETAIL Space for Lease: 450square feet, $650/month plus utili-ties. Route 3, Tilton (539 LaconiaRoad). Located in building occu-pied by Northeast Metal Roofingand Fire and Stove Stove Shop,630-2332.

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2008 Dodge Caravan- Showroomcondition under, 6,000 miles. Ask-ing $13,500. Can be seen at 72Stark St. Laconia. Call 630-9901Linda or 387-2276 Garey

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7 foot plush sofa, like new, choco-late microfiber, scotchguard,$200. 267-0977

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Complete Hensley Towing Hitchwith operating manual. 10,000 lb.capacity, good condition. $325.603-524-8860

DRY firewood, 80% Red Oak,$275/ cord, delivered within 20mile radius of Moultonborough.236-6749.

DRY firewood, all hardwood, cutand split 16” to 18” last winter,$265/ cord, $150/ half cord. JohnPeverly 528-2803 no calls after 8pm please.

FISHER used plow 7 ft. Completehydraulics, lights, push rods. Off1989 Chevy pickup. You haulaway. $700. 536-2489

Generac 5000 Watt Generator. 10HP motor, new $600, now $300.Call 267-1935

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Hodgman Quality Hip Waders.Size 9 Cushion insoles, fully guar-anteed. New in box, never worn.$25. 677-6528

BED Orthopedic 10” thick pillow-top mattress & box, new in plasticcost $950, sell Queen $285, Full$260, King $395. 431-0999

BEDROOM set brand new 6 pcesolid cherry Sleigh bed, all dove-tail sacrifice $750. 427-2001

HOT tub Mp3/ ipod dock, speak-ers, led lights, 5/6 person. All op-tions with cover. New in wrapper.Cost $8200, sell $4200. Will de-liver 235-5218.

KITCHEN cabinets solid Maplewith glazing never installed/ dove-tail. Cost $7000, sell $1650.235-1695.

MEADOWBROOK Inner CircleMembership 2011 Season, cost$300, sell $150. Great Christmaspresent! Call 630-2440.

NORDICTRACK Elliptical: $150.Call after 5pm. 524-2239.

SEASONED Hardwood Cut, Split& Delivered $240/ cord. Call603-534-8863.

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BEAUTIFUL, Queen Luxury Sup-port Pillowtop Mattress Set. Newin plastic. Cost $1095, Sell $249.Can deliver. 603-305-9763

MED-LIFT recliner, Brand newless than 6 mos. Cost $1600, sellfor $800. 293-2026.

PROMOTIONAL New mattressesstarting; King set complete $395,queen set $239. 603-524-1430.

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Studio/ Platform Bed w/Mattress:T-$295, F-$350, Q-$400. FloorSample Clearance on all Mat-tresses! Exceptional savings atJeff�s Discount Furniture &Bedding. Save Big! Route 3, La-conia, NH (across from Funspot),603-366-4000.

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ADVERTISING Sales for tourismpublication, must have solid adsales experience. Lakes Region,North Conway to Canadian Bor-der. Commission only. Resumeand references required.(603)356-7011.

BOOMING INDUSTRYis expanding due to record highsales & demand for more JCStours! Average rep. pay $21/hr,PT. Day shift 8:15am-1:00pm.Night shift 4:15pm-9:00pm, Alsofull-time available. Must havegood communication skills. Lots offun, no experience needed. JCSis the industry leader, providingtours to Inn Season, Sterling,Tradewind, Windham, and Fanta-Sea Resorts. 603-581-2741,Laconia. Ask for Carlos.

COME join our fun, fast paced ful -fillment center! We are a localInternet company looking for mo-tivated individuals to pack andship orders! Positive attitude andstrong work ethics a must. Thisposition does involve some heavylifting. These are full-time posi-tions that require weekend avail-ability. Please forward resumes to:Big Cat Coffees 72 Primrose Dr. SLaconia, NH 03246 Phone calls orwalk-ins WILL NOT be accepted!Online applications available athttp://www.bigcatcoffees.com/ca-reers.cfm.

Maintenance Person- Must haveknowledge of light plumbing, re-modeling, painting, light electrical& carpentry. Must be able to lift 50lbs. and shovel snow. Customerservice background helpful. ValidNH drivers license, vehicle with in-surance and background checkrequired. Must work Sundays. Faxresume to 603-366-4879 or e-mailto [email protected] No callsplease.

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SUBSTITUTE BUSDRIVERS

Substitute positions available withRural Transportation Program pro-viding transit services for olderadults in the Lakes Region includ-ing the greater Laconia, Meredith,Belmont, and Franklin areas.Flexible hours. Experience driving18 passenger vehicle. NewHampshire commercial driver�s li-cense required (CDL-C) or(CDL-B) with passenger endorse-ment, DOT medical card and ex-cellent driving record. Substitutepositions may cover more thanone area. Contact Kris Bregler,Assistant Director of Elder Serv-ices at 225-3295. Community Ac-tion Program Belknap-MerrimackCounties, Inc. is an Equal Oppor-tunity Employer.

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SINGLE white male seeks singlewhite female, 40-60. Please call733-8387.

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ADULT person to share house inLaconia. $140/wk. includes every-thing. Pets okay. Female pre-ferred. 524-1976

BELMONT Female seeks room-mate to share adorable house,clean 3-bedroom cape, $125 perweek includes utilities,-laundry-parking. Dog okay. Non-smokerplease. 401-243-3237

SEEKING female roommate forP leasant St . apar tment .$450/month. Heat/Hot Water in-cluded. Call for details: 566-3831

SINGLE mom seeks female room-mate to share expenses. Nice 2bedroom apartment in Belmont.Kids not with me. Non-smoker, nopets, call 603-393-5998

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