The Berlin Daily Sun, Tuesday, November 22, 2011

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Funding approved for Arrest made prison, focus now on hiring after armed robbery attempt

BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

BERLIN -- With the funding to open the federal prison now approved, the focus is quickly switching to preparing local people for jobs at the medium security facility.

“Everyone has been waiting for so long, now it’s time to take action,” said N.H. Employment Security Berlin Office Manager Mark Belanger.

The Northern N.H. Talent Team, which has been working for over a year to maximize the impact of the federal prison on the regional economy, quickly sprung into action with the news that funding to open the prison had finally been appropriated. Yesterday morn-

ing, the Talent Team announced a series of informational sessions that will be held over the next two weeks throughout the North County. The free sessions, lasting up to two hours, will provide interested people with an overview of both the job opportunities available and the application process involved in applying for a job. There will be presentations by officials from N.H. Employment Security, Gorham Family Resource Center, and White Mountains Community College.

The first session will be held Monday, Nov. 28, at 6 p.m. at White Mountains Community College.

Approximately 60 percent of the see HIRING page 12

BY MELISSA GRIMA THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

GORHAM — Two pedestrians on Gorham’s Main Street were approached by an armed man demanding money on Sunday afternoon. Shannon Orr, 29, of Gorham, was arrested shortly after the incidents and charged with the crimes. He remains held in Coos County House of Corrections on $20,000 cash bail after an arraignment and bail hearing in front of Judge David King in Lancaster on Monday.

Orr was apprehended on Sunday afternoon after a brief confrontation with police. Law enforcement officers caught up with Orr in front of Cumberland Farms in Gorham shortly after the initial crime was reported. During the confrontation, police say, Orr told police they were interfering with his mission to commit murder. According to Lt. Jennifer Lemoine of the Gorham Police Department, Orr had to be stunned twice with a taser to prevent him from see ARREST page 22

City Councilor loses license, fined for DWI

BY MELISSA GRIMA THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

White Mountain Lumber donated two trees to the city of Berlin. This tree can be seen on Glen Ave. as you are traveling into the city. Mike Lizotte of White Mountain Lumber delivered and helped erect the tree. (RITA DUBE PHOTO)

BJHS principal Bev Dupont to retire BERLIN—After 40 years of service to the Berlin school system, Berlin Junior High School Principal Bevery Dupont plans to retire in June 2012, School Administrative Unit Superintendent Corinne Cascadden told the Berlin School Board at their regular Thursday meeting.

Dupont began her Berlin career as the fifth grade teacher in the Burgess School in 1973, became a teaching principal (Grade 4) at the Bartlett

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In order to even out the responsibilities and grade levels, Cascadden see DUPONT page 19

BERLIN — A recently, re-elected Berlin city councilor who made headlines after a traffic stop in August has had her day in court.

On Nov. 18, Dori Ducharme, 41, of Berlin, was found guilty of driving while intoxicated, and disobeying an officer in First Circuit Court-District Division. The charges stemmed from an Aug. 3, incident in Gorham, where Ducharme struck another vehicle while driving impaired in the area of the Royalty Inn on Route 2/16 and then failing to stop when signaled by police with lights and sirens.

She was initially charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated, but the charged was amended down to driving while intoxicated as part of a plea agreement.

Ducharme was fined $750 and her license was revoked for 12 months. She has the ability to seek reinstatement after 6 months if she enters the Impaired Driver Intervention Program (IDIP) within 45 days of conviction and undergoes licensed alcohol and drug abuse counseling (LADAC) and complies with follow up recommendations.

She was fined $500 for disobeying an officer. A charge of conduct after an accident, for not stopping when she struck the parked vehicle, was placed on file without finding for one year on the condition of good behavior and compliance with LADAC. A charge of transporting alcohol-open container against Ducharme was dropped.

The Driver Record Report for Ducharme from NH-DMV showed no previous DWI convictions.

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Truckers seek better health

(NY Times) — After driving hundreds of miles, the last thing Roy Williams, a truck driver from Denton, Tex., wanted to do was exercise.

After a day trapped in the cab, stopping only to gorge on greasy fare at truck stops, who could think of working out?

Truck driver Oran Clay tried jump roping during driver appreciation day at Texas Star Express, a company he works for, in Rockwall, Texas, in October.

But once he ballooned to 405 pounds, he knew he had to make a change. So last year, Williams, 58, did something all too rare for someone in his profession: He embarked on a diet and exercise program.

The six-pack of Coca-Cola he drank each day? Gone.

The hamburgers, chips and chocolate he relished? No more. Today, he drinks a protein shake mixed with ice water or soy milk for breakfast, nibbles cantaloupe and red grapes, and makes “sandwiches” with thinly sliced meat and cheese but no bread. He keeps a fold-up bike in his truck and zips around rest areas on his breaks.

His weight is down to 335 pounds, and he’s managed to reduce the amount of blood pressure medication he takes. “I rarely, maybe once a week, even go into a truck stop,” said Williams, who has been navigating an 18-wheeler for the last 30 years.

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Egypt’s civilian government submits offer to resign CAIRO (NY Times) — Egypt’s interim prime minister and cabinet offered to resign Monday in the face of a bloody third day of protests, adding to the crisis of legitimacy for the nation’s ruling military council and its faltering effort to oversee a peaceful transition to democracy.

It was unclear whether the ruling military would accept the resignation, news of which was greeted with cheers by tens of thousands of protesters who had crammed

into Tahrir Square, epicenter of the Arab Spring uprising, to demand that the military council step aside. A report on state television said that the generals were seeking a potential successor as prime minister.

If accepted, the resignation would bow to the protesters demands as leaders across the spectrum — liberals and Islamists — endorsed a call for a “million man march” Tuesday to demand a new civilian govern-

Panel fails to reach deal on plan for deficit reduction WASHINGTON (NY Times) — After one last bout of fitful but futile talks, Congressional negotiators conceded the obvious: that the joint Congressional committee charged with drafting a deficit reduction package would miss its deadline this week. But they did not quite give up the ghost of a chance that a solution might be found later.

“After months of hard work and intense deliberations, we have come to the conclusion today that it will not be possible to make any

bipartisan agreement available to the public before the committee’s deadline,” said a statement issued late in the afternoon by Representative Jeb Hensarling of Texas and Senator Patty Murray of Washington, the panel’s Republican and Democratic co-chairs.

“Despite our inability to bridge the committee’s significant differences, we end this process united in our belief that the nation’s fiscal crisis must be addressed and that we cannot leave it for the next generation to solve,” they said.

U.C. campus police chief put on leave in pepper spray incident (NY Times) — The chancellor of the University of California, Davis, said Monday that its police chief had been placed on administrative leave, three days after two campus police officers sprayed seated protesters with pepper spray during a demonstration aligned with Occupy Wall Street.

The university’s chancellor, Linda P.B. Katehi, indicated that she was trying to calm the campus community amid outrage at the police tactics. She named Matt Carmichael as interim police chief. Katehi also sped up an internal probe into the incident and asked the district attorney’s office to conduct an investigation into her police department’s use of force on the protesters.

On Sunday, the university said that two police officers had been placed on administrative leave with pay pending an investigation into Friday’s incident. In videos that were widely distributed over the Internet, two police officers in riot gear were seen dousing about a dozen protesters with pepper spray as they sat on a sidewalk with their arms entwined.

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Vernon H. Hamlin

LOWELL, MASS. -- Vernon H. Hamlin, 86, of Nashua, husband of the late Colleen C. Hamlin, died peacefully Saturday evening, November 12, 2011 at the Fairview Nursing in Lowell, Mass. after a long struggle with Alzheimer s disease.

Vern was born on May 27, 1925 in Gorham, NH. He was the youngest of three sons to Homer and Olive Hamlin.

Vern graduated from Gorham High School in 1943. Shortly after his graduation, he joined the Navy and served for two years, part of this was at Dartmouth College where he was training to become a pilot. After World War II ended, Vern attended the University of New Hampshire where he earned a degree in business.

He married his childhood sweetheart, Colleen Curley of Gorham on October 9, 1949. They had three children and shared 62 years of marriage.

After moving to Nashua in the early 1950s, Vern was an insurance salesman for many years before opening his own insurance business in Nashua in the 1960s. His wonderful sense of humor and active mind served him well in this role. Vern always had a joke or funny story to share and especially enjoyed pulling practical jokes. He was an active member of the Pilgrim Congregational Church of Nashua acting as moderator for a number of years.

He enjoyed supporting his daughters in their endeavors and was a member of the Nashua High Band Boosters Club.

Vern also struggled with alcoholism and

was an active member of AA. Vern celebrated many years of sobriety. He cherished his friendships with all the people he met over the years and was moved by their stories. Vern was the kind of person who would talk to anyone and bring people home to meet the family, especially if they needed help. He loved the outdoors, camping, people, claiming that he was the youngest of the 13 cousins, family reunions, and laughing.

Vern was predeceased by his young son Christopher and his wife Colleen Hamlin of Nashua, who died October 16 of this year.

Members of his family include his two daughters, Holly Hartman, and her husband Lester from Needham Mass., and their children Sarah and Laura, and Heather Warr and her husband Tim of Exeter, NH, and their sons Kevin and Alex. Vern also leaves behind his two beloved brothers, Homer Hamlin and his wife Romaine of Dover, NH, and Charles Hamlin of Longmeadow, Mass., and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

There are no calling hours. A private memorial service celebrating Vern s life will be held at the Bryant Funeral Home in Gorham, NH, followed by interment in the Hamlin family lot at Lary Cemetery in Gorham.

Donations may be made in his memory to the Pilgrim Congregational Church, 4 Watson Street, Nashua, NH 03064. For more information or to sign the online guest book go to www.bryantfuneralhome.net

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‘Good Turn for America’ – Scouts say thanks To the editor: Thanks to every individual who donated food items, money or contributed in some way to the 2011 “Scouting for Food” Campaign.

Over 1400 bags and boxes of food were collected by Berlin and Gorham Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, leaders and other wonderful volunteers on Saturday, November 12.

All donations went directly to the area’s food pantries that afternoon.

Thank you to our advertisers: Shaw’s Communications, Top Furniture, H&R Block and the Berlin Daily Sun. Thank you to Berlin IGA and Save-A-Lot for their donations. A big “thank you” goes to Mike Fortier for his time and the use of his shiny new school bus. Thank you to Gorham Walmart for allow-

ing us to use your parking lot to “Stuff the Bus”. We are thankful for all the volunteers who helped put out tags and/or collected bags and boxes: many family members of our scouts; members of the Knights of Columbus Council 506; Girl Scout Troops 20777 and 12401; Rene, Cheryl and Zach Boucher; Elena and Chelsee Caron; Richard Dagesse; Joshua Arsenault; Leo and Sue Roberge; Jordan Neil; Bart, Cindy, Logan, Emma and Madison Bergquist.

Also thanks to Good Shepherd Parish and the Berlin Armory for the use of their facilities.

Thanks again to all who helped do a “Good Turn for America”!

Emilie Stiles B/G Coordinator

Senator Kelley Ayotte said no, say no to her To the editor: Does Senator Ayotte as our representative have some responsibility to the voters of New Hampshire or does she only represent the ideology of the tea party Republicans.

She said she was for financing the opening of the federal prison in Berlin but voted against it. What happened to creating jobs in the North Country?

It’s a pattern of the Republicans party to say no to everything except to their ideology of cut taxes for the wealthy and the huge corporations, roll back all regulations that protect the middle class, the working class and the poor, create laws that cater to their

base like unfunding Planned Parenthood, cutting Medicaid likethe New Hampshire legislature did, they cut $230,000,000 that was for reimbursement for hospitals like Dartmouth, now they are having to let go close to 1000 employees. What does that do to the health care in this state at the same time they cut taxes on cigarettes by 10 cent a pack. I could go on, but I am sure you get the picture. My hope is that everybody will do the right thing when it come time to vote next November.

This country can not afford more of these policies, at the federal and state level.

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Roger Jones and grandson Jonathan Patrick on top of Mount Isolation (last of 48 mountains over 4,000 feet) July 31 of this year.

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By Roger Jones

Hiker completes the 48 highest peaks in New Hampshire’s White Mountains

“It all started when we moved to Berlin in 1979 with just taking my children hiking on the smaller mountains, like Percy Peak, Mt. Goose Eye, etc.; but it was beautiful and exciting, and we loved it,” said Roger Jones in exxplaining the beginning of his hiking trips of the next 32 years. What follows is his first person account of his journey.

As our four daughters grew up and left home, I would take our youth group from church hiking and later my grandchildren. I had never heard of the 48 – “over four thousand footers” at that time.

Then in 1998, I decided I’d like to try hiking on the Appalachian Trail. My youngest daughter, Cheryl, was still single and between jobs so we decided to go on a two and one half month continuous hike, starting at Springer Mountain, Georgia, (the southern terminus of the trail) and hiking north.

We had to buy new equipment and map out a detailed schedule of camping sites, hostels, towns, etc. Then we planned our food accordingly, which we bought ahead of time and had all prepackaged to fit each “leg” (usually about five days) for my wife, Donna, to send out to prearranged hostels, post offices, out-

fitters, etc. along the way. Actually, we were able to maintain that “pre-estimated” schedule almost exactly, with very few changes. We scheduled an average of about ten miles a day.

We took Amtrak as close to Springer Mt. as we could and then a taxi to the bottom and started our hike on April 1. I remember a beautiful red sunset our first night and me saying “red sun at night, sailor’s delight… we’ll have good weather tomorrow.” We awoke at dawn to find it pouring rain and had to cook and eat breakfast and pack up in the rain. That was the first year I’d ever heard of “El Ninyo”; it rained every other day for a whole month.

I’ve always been a confirmed northerner and expected the hiking in the South to be second rate, compared to our mountains, but I was wrong. The southern mountains and trails are very different but just as beautiful. The trails aren’t as direct and therefore not as steep as ours, as they traverse back and forth more. Most are not as rocky as ours, with 4,000 ft. and 5,000 ft. mountains with beautiful grassy meadows on top (just see HIKER page 5

THE BERLIN DAILY SUN, Tuesday, November 22, 2011— Page 5

Roger on top of Mount Katahdin, the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail at elevation 5,267 feet. The name means “greatest mountain” and is the single biggest climb on the Appalachian Trail with an elevation gain of over 4,000 feet.

HIKER from page 4

like in “Sound of Music”). They call their notches “gaps” and their valleys are “coves”, as if they were water. We would often hike for hours with the forest floor covered with a continuous bed of beautiful flowers such as Trilliums, Rhododendrons, Foam Flowers, Azaleas, and others as far as we could see.

We had some freezing temperatures at night and were worried about the weather in the Smoky Mountains, which are the highest. They had a bad snow storm with freezing temperatures about a week before, but when we got there, it had almost all melted and we had good weather. The Smokies were beautiful and lived up to their name with fog in the valleys that would rise as the day progressed so it looked just like smoke rising. The Appalachian Trail (A.T.) goes right over Clingmans Dome, which is the highest point on the A.T. (6643 ft.) and is similar to Mt. Washington in that it has an auto road to the top with an observation deck, etc. There are so many black bears that they have big steel boxes at shelters (made of stone) for your food bags (otherwise normally hung from a tree) and chain-link fencing across the front to keep them outside. There are also a lot of wild boars, but we only saw their signs (digging and tracks). We encountered horseback riders in the parks several times and though they usually had separate trails, we shared trails in the Smokies with small groups of riders doing overnight trips also.

Hiking continuously for long distances, as we did, allows you to actually see the seasons change and also see the country change. We noticed this in about two week increments. All A.T. hikers have trail names, such as Model T, Osprey, Hawk, Bear, Happy Feet, Cobweb Breaker (an early riser), Cloud Walker, Blaze, etc. Two of our favorite couples were the “M&M’s” (middle aged) and a great young couple we also hiked with for quite a while called “Jiminy & Cricket”. I was “Gideon” (I carried Testaments in my pack which I would sometimes give out but more often left in shelters and hostels) and Cheryl was “Wild Flower”.

It was very special hiking with Cheryl for two and one half months on the A.T.; something most fathers never get to experience. Several times she was so exhausted she couldn’t go on and I took care of her and several times she did the same thing for me. She may have saved my life once. I was hiking ahead of her (just before we came out of NC into VA), when she stopped me and said she heard something. I didn’t hear anything; but in looking more closely saw a big rattle snake, coiled up and rattling just off the side of the trail just a few steps ahead. He would have bitten me for sure if she hadn’t stopped me! She did see HIKER page 18

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Roger on top of Mount Katahdin, the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail at elevation 5,267 feet. The name means “greatest mountain” and is the single biggest climb on the Appalachian Trail with an elevation gain of over 4,000 feet.

HIKER from page 4

like in “Sound of Music”). They call their notches “gaps” and their valleys are “coves”, as if they were water. We would often hike for hours with the forest floor covered with a continuous bed of beautiful flowers such as Trilliums, Rhododendrons, Foam Flowers, Azaleas, and others as far as we could see.

We had some freezing temperatures at night and were worried about the weather in the Smoky Mountains, which are the highest. They had a bad snow storm with freezing temperatures about a week before, but when we got there, it had almost all melted and we had good weather. The Smokies were beautiful and lived up to their name with fog in the valleys that would rise as the day progressed so it looked just like smoke rising. The Appalachian Trail (A.T.) goes right over Clingmans Dome, which is the highest point on the A.T. (6643 ft.) and is similar to Mt. Washington in that it has an auto road to the top with an observation deck, etc. There are so many black bears that they have big steel boxes at shelters (made of stone) for your food bags (otherwise normally hung from a tree) and chain-link fencing across the front to keep them outside. There are also a lot of wild boars, but we only saw their signs (digging and tracks). We encountered horseback riders in the parks several times and though they usually had separate trails, we shared trails in the Smokies with small groups of riders doing overnight trips also.

Hiking continuously for long distances, as we did, allows you to actually see the seasons change and also see the country change. We noticed this in about two week increments. All A.T. hikers have trail names, such as Model T, Osprey, Hawk, Bear, Happy Feet, Cobweb Breaker (an early riser), Cloud Walker, Blaze, etc. Two of our favorite couples were the “M&M’s” (middle aged) and a great young couple we also hiked with for quite a while called “Jiminy & Cricket”. I was “Gideon” (I carried Testaments in my pack which I would sometimes give out but more often left in shelters and hostels) and Cheryl was “Wild Flower”.

It was very special hiking with Cheryl for two and one half months on the A.T.; something most fathers never get to experience. Several times she was so exhausted she couldn’t go on and I took care of her and several times she did the same thing for me. She may have saved my life once. I was hiking ahead of her (just before we came out of NC into VA), when she stopped me and said she heard something. I didn’t hear anything; but in looking more closely saw a big rattle snake, coiled up and rattling just off the side of the trail just a few steps ahead. He would have bitten me for sure if she hadn’t stopped me! She did see HIKER page 18

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We’ve aged, yet remain unmoderated, unpredictable and unrepentant in our bold selection of gifts. The list is long.

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Unusual varied gifts to please a nun to a pole dancer, a stoner to a banker!

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Nutcracker Ballet returns to the North Country BERLIN -- The magic and excitement of the Nutcracker Ballet returns to the North Country!

St. Kieran Arts Center will present the popular holiday classic “The Nutcracker Ballet” on Saturday, December 3, at 3 p.m. at the Berlin Junior High Auditorium. Advance tickets are now available on a first come, first served basis.

“The Nutcracker” is the timeless tale of a Christmas adventure, where dreams come to life for Clara and her beloved toy, the Nutcracker. After a family’s holiday gathering, the clock strikes midnight and strange, mysterious and wonderful things begin to happen. You will be amazed when fairies, soldiers, dolls, angels, a Snow Queen, a Snow Prince and even a Rat King--- are all brought to life by over forty dancers of the Robinson Ballet Company.

Featuring brilliant costumes, exciting music and award-winning set designs, this fast-paced, highenergy performance is truly the family holiday event of the season. Over the years, the Robinson Ballet Company has performed this special holiday classic to a full house audience, making it the Arts Center’s most successful event to date. The Nutcracker enchants and mesmerizes from opening scene to standing ovation.

The Robinson Ballet is a popular and highly respected dance company based in Bangor, Maine.

Its mission is to educate, inspire and involve people of all ages in the appreciation of dance and to bring dance performances to communities throughout rural Maine and Northern New Hampshire who would not otherwise have access to large-scale dance performances such as the Nutcracker.

Founded by Ralph Robinson over three decades ago, the company is now under the artistic direction

of the husband and wife team of Keith Robinson and Maureen Lynch. Robinson and Lynch have danced professionally throughout the United States and in Europe with the Ballet Classique De Paris and the Athens Ballet Theater in Athens, Greece. Over the company’s 30-year teaching and performing legacy many aspiring Maine dancers have gone on to enjoy professional dance careers and world-wide acclaim.

“Some people have read the Nutcracker story as a child and many others have always wanted to see a live performance of the Nutcracker but have never had the opportunity. Appearing for the sixth consecutive year, we now have children, parents and grandparents from throughout the region who have not missed one Nutcracker performance. It is very exciting to know that attending the Nutcracker has become a new North Country Holiday Tradition. Get your tickets early,” said Joan Chamberlain, executive director.

This performance is sponsored by Northway Bank and Steve, Cindy and Nick Griffin with support from NH State Council on the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, and the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation/North Country’s Art Ventures Fund, an Anonymous Fund, Libby Family Fund, North Country Region Community Fund and the Stanton and Elizabeth Davis Fund.

Nutcracker tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children, and are available at Northway Bank’s Berlin and Gorham offices, Top Furniture, Gill’s Florist, White Mountain Café, Lazer Works Radio Shack in Colebrook, Riff’s Florist in Lancaster and St. Kieran Arts Center office, 155 Emery Street, Berlin. For more information and to reserve your tickets call 752-1028. www.stkieranarts.org.

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Holiday Shopping in the North Country Be Local, Shop Local Annual road toll St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Ecumenical helps give thanks Clergy Association to hold Thanksgiving service BERLIN -- Senior Meals of Coos County announces its annual road toll on Wednesday, November 23, as a part of their “A Time of Thanks” campaign to raise awareness in our communities about the reality that many of the senior citizens in this area are going hungry each and every day. Some local seniors may not have family nearby to help or may not have adjusted to the changes in their own lives –illness, loss of balance, confusion, financial constraints – that make cooking more and more difficult or that might force them to choose between buying food, heat, or medicine.

Through the Senior Meals/Meals on Wheels program, Tri-County Community Action provides nutritious, delicious meals to those in need and they are reaching out to the local community for any donation people are able to give to help in their mission to provide help for our elder citizens.

“Small donations mean a lot” said program manager Leila Villeneuve, “we delivered over 106,000 meals throughout the county to elderly homebound seniors last year with the help of many kinds of funding we are able to put together.” She said that the road toll is a great fundraiser for Senior Meals because the community understands the need and often the program has often touched lives local people. “We hear positive things about the meals and get many thanks from families during the day for the work we do” added Villeneuve.

The road toll which goes from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Wednesday has taken place for over 15 years during the Thanksgiving week. The Senior Meals volunteers and staff look forward to the opportunity to showcase their program to the public. Tri-County CAP is proud to be part of the effort to ensure that our elderly family members, friends and neighbors have access to nutritious food delivered right to their homes.

Each year, the city of Berlin provides the opportunity for the road toll the non-profit agency to build awareness and fundraise along Glen Avenue as you enter Berlin’s downtown district.

It in turn gives the community an opportunity to help provide food and nutrition to local senior citizens through Senior Meals. For questions on the campaign or services available to local seniors, please contact Elder Programs director Patti Stolte at 752-3010.

BERLIN -- St. Barnabas Episcopal Church and the Ecumenical Clergy Association will be offering a Thanksgiving Service on Wednesday, November 23, at 7 p.m. Members of the Ecumenical Clergy Association will participate. The Reader will be Judy Rheaume, director of The Ecumenical Food Pantry. The Gospeler will be Sr. Monique Therriault, Good Shepherd Parish. The Litanist will be Pastor Gail Bauzenberger, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. The Preacher will be The Rev. Dr. David Smith, Pastor Pro Tem, Gorham United Church of Christ. The Rev. Richard Davenport from St.

Stephen’s, Colebrook, will be deacon and The Rev. Fran Gardner-Smith from St. Barnabas Episcopal Church will be the presider.

The music will be led by a community choir from several of the member churches, led by Dr. Susan Ferré, organist and director of music at St. Barnabas.

This service will also offer us an opportunity to support the Ecumenical Food Pantry. Please bring food donations for the pantry. An offering will also be taken to support the food pantry’s work.

Remember your deceased loved ones this holiday season BERLIN -- Remember your deceased loved ones this holiday season through the AVH Auxiliary Christmas Memory Tree Ceremony to be held Thursday, December 8, at 6 p.m.

The annual AVH Auxiliary Christmas Memory Tree is an annual remembrance program, offering people an opportunity to honor the memory of deceased loved ones and friends during the holiday season.

The 2011 tree lighting ceremony will be held in the Androscoggin Valley Hospital cafeteria. The ceremony will include the reading of memorialized names, carols and hymns, lighting of the Christmas Memory Tree,

and refreshments. A keepsake booklet of memorialized names and donors will be available at the ceremony and in the hospital first floor lobby after the event.

A $5 donation is requested for each memorialized name. Christmas Memory Tree donation forms are available in many community businesses, at the hospital, and on the hospital’s web site, www.avhnh. org. A form may be mailed to you as well by calling AVH at 326-5607. Completed forms must be received

by Friday, December 2, in order to be included in the keepsake booklet. All funds donated are used to purchase patient care equipment for AVH.

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estimated 340 full-time employees (or approximately 200 employees) at the prison will be new hirees. For the majority of positions within the prison, employees must be hired before their 37th birthday.

Building upon the informational sessions, Belanger said the Talent Team has put together a ten-hour workshop to help those who want to apply for positions go through the computer-graded application process. He said applicants are shown how to register on the USA JOBS web site and fill out the computer resume. Belanger said there is terminology and key words that must be included to put together a successful application.

Run concurrently with the application workshop, is one conducted by the Gorham Family Resource Center to

help applicants pass the background check. The Applicant Background Investigation Drill (A-BID) especially helps applicants research and repair their credit history. BOP officials report many applicants are rejected because they do not pass the credit history investigation.

Belanger said the workshops will be scheduled as there is demand. He said they can be scheduled for evenings and weekends to accommodate working schedules.

BOP officials could not be ready Friday and yesterday for information on the hiring schedule. U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen last week said she understood hiring would start within a few weeks. She said the prison is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2012.

The Talent Team has scheduled a

meeting for next Monday, Nov. 28 and hopes to have BOP officials there to provide an update on the hiring timetable.

Both the U.S. House and Senate last Thursday passed the so-called minibus spending bill that also contained a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through Dec. 16. The bill contained funds to open the $276 million prison which has been sitting vacant for a year because Congress had not approved funding for it to operate.

President Obama signed the bill Friday morning.

The state’s Congressional delegation split on the bill. In the House, U.S. Representative Charlie Bass, R - District II, voted in favor while Representative Frank Guinta, R - District I, voted against it. In the U.S. Senate, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, D, voted for the bill while Senator Kelly Ayotte,R, opposed

it.

“After a long and unnecessary wait, the Berlin prison will finally get the funds it needs to open,” Shaheen said.

“This is excellent news for the North Country and for New Hampshire. The prison will provide a $40 million economic boost to a community that really needs it, and the Bureau of Prisons has said it will begin the hiring process within weeks. I am glad that Democrats and Republicans, the Congress and the White House, were all able to come together in a bipartisan way to pass this bill and get people back to work in New Hampshire.”

Ayotte stressed her support for the prison but said she could not vote for the spending bill.

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HIRING from page 13 age that combines yet another short-term continuing resolution with three appropriations bills stuffed with wasteful and duplicative programs. This bill increases spending by billions over last year’s levels, which is why I voted against it, despite my unequivocal support for staffing the Berlin prison. We can’t keep operating in Washington without a budget, funding government through a series of short-term spending measures,” Ayotte said in a release yesterday.

In addition to the informational session scheduled for this coming Monday, the Talent Team has six others planned.

Scheduled sessions will be held Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 6 p.m. in Colebrook, tentatively at the Colebrook Elementary School; Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 6 p.m. in Littleton at the Littleton Learning Center; Thursday, Dec. 1, at 6 p.m. at Lancaster, tentatively at the Lancaster Elementary School, Saturday, Dec. 3, at 10 a.m. in Berlin at White Mountains Community College; Monday, Dec. 5, at 6 p.m. in North Conway at the Technology Village, and Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 6 p.m. in Bethlehem at the Bethlehem Library. Future sessions are being planned for Concord, Plymouth, Manchester, Bethel, Maine, and Lyndon State College in Lyndon, Vt.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

The term “personal responsibility” means something different to each person, although there’s certainly a consensus. You prefer to act in a manner that most would deem highly responsible.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

The role you play in a group, especially a family, can change. The thing that makes it change is your decision to act a different part. You’ll bring about a new dynamic in the weeks to come.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

Breakups are breakthroughs, and breakthroughs can cause breakups.

Knowing this, you’ll be happy for the status quo. You’ll make a point of enjoying the relationships that are going well right now.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). A conversation plays out in pretty much the same way every time you connect with a certain person. It’s getting old, isn’t it? You’ll be the one who initiates something new to talk about.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 22). This will be a busy year for you. You will find new qualities to appreciate in yourself.

You’ll look after yourself and do what’s best for you. The start of 2012 feels like you’re waking up to a dream. In March, your personal life sparkles with new characters. You’ll invest, and it will pay off for you in August. Aquarius and Scorpio people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 39, 1, 21, 30 and 16.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’re stretched beyond comfort, and yet you don’t mind it so much. You realize that you must be challenged slightly more than is cozy in order to grow into the role you so desire.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You will be increasingly willing to explore what your senses are telling you. Whatever you feel, it informs you. Therefore, there are no inherently bad feelings, just feelings that give you different kinds of information.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). No one will accuse you of being boring. Maybe you’ll say things that are even a little more “interesting” than you intended, producing a wave of publicity. If you believe the masters, any publicity is good publicity.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll be spending time with people who are difficult to get to know. You’ll just have to work a little bit harder to crack the code, that’s all. And only you can determine whether it’s really worthwhile to do so.

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––––––––––––––––– DAILY CALENDAR ––––––––––––––––– Tuesday, November 22 Bake Sale: To benefit the Child Care Center at White Mts. Community College, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come and get your pies, cookies, cupcakes, fudge, relishes, pickles, and more delicious treats in the WMCC Bistro, 2020 Riverside Drive.

Thursday, November 24 Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner: Turkey and all the fixings will be served at the Community Bible Church, Sullivan St., Berlin at 4:30 p.m., desert and board games will follow. We are excepting donations of any sort and would love to have volunteers.

Saturday, December 3 “The Nutcracker Ballet”: St. Kieran Arts Center , 155 Emery St., Berlin, 3 p.m., Berlin Junior High Auditorium. Advance tickets $12/$6. Call 752-1028 www. stkieranarts.org.

Sunday, December 4 Spaghetti Dinner: Philbrook Farm Inn, 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sponsored by Shelburne Union Church. Contact Kimberly Landry, Phone: 603-466-5353; e-mail: morningglory@wildblue. net.Includes Saladino’s spaghetti and meatballs, garden salad, fresh bread and homemade desserts. Adults $10, Children 12 and under $5.

Saturday, December 10 Jingle Bell Fair: 11 a.m. to 2:0 p.m., St. Francis Hall, Groveton. Santa arrives at 11:30 a.m. Christmas Shop at our fudge table, bake table and Christmas craft table.

Annual Jefferson Christmas Festival: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fun filled day includes a craft fair, dog sledding demonstration, wagon rides, bonfire and open houses at local businesses. Also be door prizes and raffles.

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––––––––––––––– ONGOING CALENDAR –––––––––––––– Tuesday USW 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 member’s only. FMI Information, USW Local 75 Union Office 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., first and third Tuesday 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, MondayThursday 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.

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 Applications: 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 gorhampubliclibrary@ne.rr.com Artisan Gift Shop: 961 Main St., Berlin. Open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Jefferson Historical Society: Meets first Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m. May through October meetings held at the museum on Route 2, and November through April meetings are held at the Jefferson Elementary School on Route 115A. Everyone welcome.

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. Members and bonafide guests welcome.

Gorham-Sabatis Lodge 73, F&AM: meets second Tuesday except January, February, and March (first 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 Restaurant 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 Meeting: 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) Upper Coos Cancer Support Group: For cancer victims and their families. 6 p.m., 109 Park St., Berlin. (FMI Eva Hawkins, 752-2693)

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$1-A-DAY CLASSIFIEDS • CALL 752-5858

by Abigail Van Buren

FATHER’S ‘PLAYFUL TOUCHING’ COULD EASILY BECOME ABUSE

DEAR ABBY: A number of things in the letter from “Uneasy in Indiana” (Oct. 21) can be red flags for sex abuse. I have worked in child welfare for 35 years. Abusers often start with “playful touching,” comment about “cute” body parts, continue after being asked to stop, and make power statements that they can touch the child if they want.

If the incident was innocent, why didn’t he recognize that it made his daughter uneasy and immediately stop when asked? “Uneasy” already fears he may accuse her of being a paranoid former victim. Abusers, when confronted, often accuse the other parent of “misunderstanding” or “being crazy.” They may also accuse the child of misunderstanding the touches or being provocative.

That “Uneasy” and her husband don’t have sex is also of concern -- it can mean her husband finds children, not adult women, sexually desirable.

Even if “Uneasy” isn’t sure, she should stop leaving the child alone with him. Take her with her to class, leave her with a friend’s parents or a safe relative. Let the husband know the touching and comments stop NOW -- no excuses -- and if there’s anything else of this nature she will report it to the authorities.

The time to protect a child is BEFORE something happens.

Afterward is too late. Children often tell only one time. If no action is taken, the child won’t tell again! -- SEEN IT ALL IN TEXAS DEAR SEEN IT ALL: My thanks to you and the others who wrote to support my advice to “Uneasy in Indiana.” My readers comment: DEAR ABBY: I’m a clinical social worker who works with sex offenders in a prison. I’m distressed that the husband “truly believed it was OK and didn’t mean ...” Yes, he DID

mean to touch his daughter inappropriately. He has begun to groom her for his own sick pleasure.

The key statement in that letter is the girl asked him to stop and he negated her feelings by telling her she “belonged” to him. HUGE red flag! So many offenders I see are infatuated with preteens. “Uneasy” needs to get him to counseling ASAP and never leave her daughter alone with Dad. -- UNEASY THERAPIST IN ILLINOIS DEAR ABBY: That husband is playing with fire. I know.

After my wife died I playfully spanked and patted my daughter’s cute little butt. Her school counselor found out, called child protective services, who called the police, and I was arrested. I wound up serving 2 1/2 years in prison. I’m now on parole and will be on the federal Sex Offender Registry for the next 20 years. That man needs to rethink his actions and get professional help before it’s too late for him or his daughter.

-- C.R.H. IN KENTUCKY DEAR ABBY: “Uneasy’s” letter made me sick to my stomach, having endured the same treatment from my father. If it’s not stopped immediately, it will most likely escalate into incest. The issue is boundaries. Every girl needs them in order to maintain her self-worth, control over her own body and her ability to say “no” without being afraid of offending some guy who wants to treat her like a sex object.

It took years of therapy and work to repair the damage my father caused. This father’s problem should be addressed immediately by a professional therapist. “Uneasy” needs to put her foot down and let him know his behavior will not be tolerated. The daughter needs her mother’s full support. She has a right to feel safe in her own home. -- DISTURBED IN OREGON

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

Doonesbury

by Gary Trudeau

DOLLAR-A-DAY: Ad must run a minimum of 5 consecutive days. Ads over 15 words add 10¢ per word per day. REGULAR RATE: $2 a day; 10¢ per word per day over 15 words. PREMIUMS: First word caps no charge. Additional caps 10¢ per word per day. Centered bold heading: 9 pt. caps 40¢ per line, per day (2 lines maximum) TYPOS: Check your ad the first day of publication. Sorry, we will not issue credit after an ad has run once. DEADLINES: noon two days prior the day of publication except for Monday’s paper when the deadline is Thursday, 11 a.m. PAYMENT: All private party ads must be pre-paid. We accept checks, Visa and Mastercard credit cards and of course cash. There is a $10 minimum order for credit cards. CORRESPONDENCE: To place your ad call our offices 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 752-5858; send a check or money order with ad copy to The Berlin Daily Sun, 164 Main Street, Berlin, NH 03570 or stop in at our offices on Main Street in Berlin. OTHER RATES: For information about the professional directory or classified display ads call 752-5858.

For Rent

For Rent

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

COTTAGE: 3 bedroom, one bath, living room, dining room, kitchen, FMI $750/mo. call 723-2828, 752-6826.

BERLIN 1st floor, 2 bedroom apt. heated. Call 978-609-4010.

BERLIN Apartments: 1 bedroom $450 and $500/mo- 2 bedrooms. $575 and $625/mo W/D hook ups, parking. No smokers.

723-7015.

BERLIN Houses 131 Jolbert: 3 bedroom, 1.5 baths. Garage, deck, yard. $775/mo No utilities.

252 Wight St: 2 Bedroom, 1 bath. Large yard, garage. $675/mo No Utilities. 723-7015.

BERLIN- Spacious 2 bedroom 1st 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 bedroom house, plus utilities, $700, security, references, 603-817-4398.

BERLIN: 2 bedroom, enclosed porch, heat, h/w, all applianced, security, first month, no pets, smokers, 342-9995.

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

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

BERLIN: 3rd. floor, 4 rooms, heat, no pets, references, $750/mo. 752-7650.

BERLIN: One bedroom, 2nd. floor, heat, h/w, parking, $130/wk. 752-6459, 752-7693.

$1-A-DAY CLASSIFIEDS • CALL 752-5858 Animals BOXER puppies ready, 12/1/11, $500, 5 fawn females, 1 brindle females, one/fawn male, 603-348-1256, 207-357-6152.

COCKATIELS, price negotiable FMI call 752-2166.

Low Cost Spay/ Neuter Cats & dogs Rozzie May Animal Alliance www.rozziemay.org 603-447-1373

Antiques ANTIQUES, glass, furniture, & collectibles of all kinds wanted by Bob Gauthier, 449-2542. Specializing in Estate and Business liquidation. Bonded.

Announcement FORGIVE someone today. Make God happy!

GOT a problem? Pray the Rosary.

THANKS life.

Mom, for choosing

Announcement

Due To The Thanksgiving Holiday There will be EARLY DEADLINES for CLASSIFIEDS and DISPLAY ADS on Mon. 11/21, Tues. 11/22 & Wed. 11/23 Deadlines are at 10:00 AM instead of Noon.

Autos

For Rent

1994 GMC Jimmy 4x4, 4dr, new tires, exhaust and more $1950 (603)466-2427.

3 apartment rooms: $100 weekly, utilities included. Separate rooms: $50. Pit-lab puppies read! (603)348-5317.

1999 Chrysler Sebring Convertible, 2 door, asking $1500/obo.

Call (603)466-1136. Can see it at 500 Main St. Gorham, NH #21.

BUYING JUNK CARS and trucks. Paying in cash. Honest pricing. No gimmicks. Kelley’s Towing (603)723-9216.

BUYING junk cars and trucks ME & NH. Call for price. Martin Towing. (603)305-4504.

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

Crafts GREAT Glen craft fair on Sat. Nov. 26th, 9am-3pm. 33 crafters, demonstrations, bake sale, raffle. Great Glen Trails outdoor center, Rt.16 Gorham, NH.

For Rent BERLIN (2) 4 room 2 bedroom apartments heated. Call (978)609-4010.

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

Are you visiting/ working in the area or working on the Burgess PioPower Biomass Plant and need a room by the night, week or month? Stay at DuBee Our Guest B&B in Milan, eight miles north of project. Fully furnished, including paper 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 603-449-2140 or 603-723-8722.

BERLIN 2 bdrm home 1 acre $650/mo. 3 bdrm home $650/mo 2 bdrm apt 1st floor, $600/mo heat included. No pets.

1 year lease. Call (603)714-5928.

BERLIN: one bedroom, first floor, $600/mo.; studio, first floor, $500/mo. includes electriciy, heat, h/w, 603-723-4724.

BERLIN: One bedroom, York Street, $525/mo. heat, h/w included, first month, security deposit required, no pets/ smoking, 617-771-5778.

FIRST floor, 315 High Street, 4 rooms, w/d connection, enclosed porch, Mt. Washington view, shed, heat, h/w, $700/mo. senior discount 50+, 752-5633.

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

GORHAM- 1 bedroom apt, new carpet, large closet, big yard, off street parking, utilities not included. $535/mo (603)986-5800.

GORHAM- 2nd Floor 3 bedroom in Cascade Flats. $750/mo includes heat /HW, stove and fridge W/D connection. Also 2 Bedroom Bell St. 1st floor $650/ 2nd floor $625/mo includes heat, stove, fridge. W/D connection, storage. No smokers please 723-7015.

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

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

GORHAM: 2 bedroom, partly furnished apt., 2nd floor. Parking, snow removal included.

Heat & utilities not included. No pets, no smoking. Security deposit & reference required.

(603)752-7096.

HOUSE: Nay Pond, 2/3 bedroom home, 2 full bathrooms, open kitchen concept, all appliances, hot tub, jacuzzi, fireplace, huge sun room, boat dock and more, $2000/mo. call 723-2828 or 752-6826.

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

NEWLY renovated apartments, hot water included, electric heat, HUD approved: 3 bedroom $650; Large 2 bedroom, $500; 2 bedroom $450; 2 studios $375/each, no dogs allowed, call Rich 326-3499.

BERLIN: Spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2nd floor, recently renovated, w/d hook-up. 50% heat included, pets considered, no smoking, references required, $695. plus security, 603-986-5264.

ONE Bedroom furnished, security deposit, background check, heat, h/w, electricity included, no pets/smokers, 752-7190.

COMPLETELY renovated 3 bedroom & 1 bedroom apartments.

Call H&R Block, great landlord (603)752-2372.

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

For Sale

TWO OFFICES AVAILABLE OFFICE SPACE IN BERLIN Spacious second-floor corner office in downtown Berlin. Known as the Sheridan Building, this classic revival structure built in 1905 and renovated in the 1980s and 1990s is located next to City Hall.

Ceilings are high and windows are plentiful in this corner which includes 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.

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For Sale

Help Wanted

Custom Glazed Kitchen Cabinets.

Solid maple, never installed. May add/subtract to fit kitchen. Cost $6,000 sacrifice $1,750. 833-8278 ROSSIGNOL ski equipment- skis 76”, as well as poles & boots $75 (603)752-1324.

Steel Buildings Reduced Factory Inventory 30x36 – Reg. $15,850 Now $12,600.

36x58– Reg. $21,900 Now $18,800.

Source# 1IB, 866-609-4321 TIRES: 3 studded, 225/70R15; 4 A-S P195/75R14, make offer, call after 5 p.m. 752-7186.

VIDEO Poker Machine. Full size.

Plays quarters. Great Xmas gift $395/obo. 723-6276, 752-6276.

WE have all types of ammo on special. Along with other gun accessories. Visit us at The North Country Gun Shop, 161 Main Street, Gorham, 466-1140.

Furniture AMAZING! Beautiful Queen or Full-size mattress set, Luxury Firm European Pillow-top style, Fabulous back & hip support, Factory sealed-new 10Yr. warranty. Cost $1095, sell $249. Can deliver

• Quality Control Supervisor • Machined Parts Inspectors Looking for some well rounded Machined Parts inspectors and a Quality Control Supervisor to come join our team producing top quality gun barrels. Full benefits after 90 days. Two weeks paid vacation after 1 year service.

EOE

Apply in person to: Green Mountain Rifle Barrel Co. 153 West Main St., Conway

The Red Fox Bar & Grille is now accepting applications for part time experienced, Servers. Must be able to work weekends. Apply in person between 10-3pm. Or send an email inquiry to: paul@redfoxbarandgrille.com Jackson, NH (603)383-4949.

St. Judes - $5 Instruction

Free T&B Appliance Removal. Appliances & AC’s removed free of charge if outside. Please call (603)986-5506.

FRENCH TUTORING Experience certified/ MA teacher seeks to tutor French.

For rates and FMI (603)466-1138.

We offer competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package!

Please check our website for specific details on each position.

• Operating Room RN - Full-time • LNA @ Merriman House - Full-time • LNA/Unit Secretary Med Surg - Full-time • ICU RN - Part-time • Director of OR & Surgical Services - Full-time • Staff Nurse - Part-time • Controller - Full-time A completed Application is required to apply for all positions Website: www.memorialhospitalnh.org.

Contact: Human Resources, Memorial Hospital, an EOE PO Box 5001, No. Conway, NH 03860.

Phone: (603)356-5461 • Fax: (603)356-9121

Mobile Homes

Services

TWO homes to choose from in central North Conway park.

New 2012 model Skyline, 14x72, two bedroom, 2 bath, workshop/ shed, gas heat, big lot $49,900. 1994 Astro, 14x56, two bedroom, 1 bath, washer dryer, new appliances, new furnace, new roof, new hot water heater $24,900. Both homes ready to be lived in! No dogs. Financing available, affordable living right in North Conway. Walk to shops, outlets, trails, river. Call 603-986-3991.

LAUNDRY service. Available 7 days wk 7am-7pm Same day service. Pick-up/ drop-off available 603-348-5442.

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

BUY • SELL • T RADE www.motoworks.biz

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PAINTING: Top quality, interior, exterior, reasonable rates, free estimates, references, Don Guerin, contractor, 915-6119.

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NOTICE TO GORHAM RESIDENTS

In observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday, the Public Works Dept/Transfer Station will be closed on Thursday, November 24th and Friday, November 25th. There will be no recycling collection on Thursday or Friday. Collection for November 11 and 25 will take place on November 22.

Thank You and Happy Thanksgiving!

Notice of Certain Transactions Pursuant to New Hampshire Pecuniary Benefit Law, RSA 7-19a Androscoggin Valley Hospital hereby gives notice of three pecuniary benefit transactions involving members of its Board of Directors as follows: AVH plans to renew its lease arrangement with Tourist Village Motel, Inc. (dba Royalty Athletic Club) for the two-year period January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2013, for rental of space and the pool for use by the Rehabilitation Services Department. Richard King is part owner of Tourist Village Motel. Cost for space rental in 2012 is $12,000; estimated cost for pool rental in 2012 is $28,032 (based on third quarter 2011 utilization); total estimated 2012 cost is $40,032.

AVH plans to hold its annual holiday party at the Town & Country Motor Inn on December 9, 2011, with estimated attendance of 220 individuals. Randall Labnon is part owner of the Town & Country Motor Inn. Estimated cost is $7,920.

AVH plans to hold an all-day management training seminar at the Town & Country Motor Inn on December 14, 2011, with estimated attendance of 100 individuals. Randall Labnon is part owner of the Town & Country Motor Inn. Estimated cost is $2,590.

ANTIQUES, individual pieces and complete estates. Call Ted and Wanda Lacasse, 752-3515.

BUYING JUNK CARS AND TRUCKS Paying in cash Honest pricing No gimmicks Kelley’s Towing (603)723-9216.

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Head Teller- Berlin Office Woodlands Credit Union in Berlin, New Hampshire is seeking a highly qualified individual to become a Head Teller. The successful candidate will be goal oriented, personable, professional and passionate about exemplary member service.

The ideal candidate will have at least 6 months experience as a head teller, with experience supervising and scheduling staff, customer service problem resolution, teller training, cash vault management and compliance.

Woodlands Credit Union is the industry leader in Northern New Hampshire with a strong commitment to member service. We offer employees a professional working environment, competitive pay structure and a benefits package that includes an employer matching 401k, paid vacation and more.

Pick up an application at any Woodlands location, or send resume to:

Attention Berlin Residents There will be no Garbage or Blue Box (recycle) collection on Thursday November 24th, 2011 Thanksgiving Day Holiday. All collections will be on Friday November 25th, 2011.

Administrative Assistant 1/Secretary Receptionist

The Mental Health Center has two openings for full-time Administrative Assistant 1’s to provide front desk coverage in its outpatient clinic and at the Community Services Center. Position requires experience and comfort with computer programs for data entry as well as dependability, organizational skills, attention to detail and the ability to interact with the public in a pleasant and mature manner. We are seeking a quick and enthusiastic learner who can work independently as well as function comfortably as a team member in a busy office environment. Previous experience with front desk work a plus.

These are entry level positions ($10.55/hr). Both positions qualify for our full benefit package, including access to medical and dental insurance, flex plan, vacation (3 weeks first year) and sick leave.

Submit a letter of interest and resume to: Eileen Theriault, Office Manager The Mental Health Center 3 Twelfth St., Berlin, NH 03570 ~Northern Human Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer~

CITY OF BERLIN, NH

Berlin City Hall & Courthouse Telephone System REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

The City of Berlin will be accepting proposals through 4:30 PM Friday December 9, 2011 from qualified firms for the replacement of the telephone system located at the Berlin City Hall, 168 Main Street, and the old Berlin Courthouse, 220 Main Street which is served off premise from City Hall.

The full RFP may be obtained by contacting the City Manager’s Office at 603-752-7532 or taking it from the City web site www.berlinnh.gov . All proposals must be addressed to the City Manager’s Office, 168 Main Street, Berlin, NH 03570 in an envelope marked “City Hall Telephone System”.

References will be checked and interviews may be conducted in an effort to determine the best proposal for the price quoted as part of the evaluation process at no cost to the City. The City, through its City Manager, reserves the right to reject any or all proposals where it may serve the City’s best interest to do so and to request additional information or clarifications from proposers.

Bidders may further acquaint themselves with the work to be done by attending an onsite preproposal meeting at the Berlin City Hall auditorium, 168 Main Street on Monday November 28, 2011at 2 pm.

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HIKER from page 5

below Pearisburg (where we finished our hike) we stayed at a hostel on an isolated dirt road operated by two elderly women. We slept in the hay loft of their barn; they had a make-shift primitive outdoor shower with water heated (very slightly) by a coil of garden hose on top of the roof.

In the morning they invited all of us into their home for a big delicious hot breakfast. This was quite dignified, with grace and in their dining room (for a donation of $3.50). How many elderly women, living on an isolated dirt road, would dare do that

up here? Another of our very favorite hostels was “Blueberry Patch”, near Hiawassee, Georgia. I had scheduled that section so we would come into a city the Saturday before Easter so we could go to church. “Blueberry Patch” was a four-acre “farm” run by a young married couple (Gary and Lennie) and their children. They grew fruit, organic vegetables, and also a large blueberry patch (they picked approximately 1,000 gallons a year). They made a small wooden bunk house filled with bunk beds and a small separate bath house. And again, they invited us all in to their

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home for a big hot breakfast with them, but first Gary had a short Bible reading and prayer. Their breakfast always included pancakes (blueberry pancakes in season) and “all you can eat” (which is a dangerous offer when feeding a group of very hungry hikers every morning). Somehow she was able to make every single pancake on every platter she brought in, exactly the same size and thickness and perfectly round. It was like they were cut out by a “pancake cutter”. After breakfast, they took those of us who wanted to their church with them (Baptist, of course). It was a very beautiful church with organ, an excellent organist, and a large choir. We found their service to be almost the same as our Methodist service.

We ended our hike at a hostel in the large city of Pearisburg in early June so I could be home for our anniversary on the 13th (I didn’t quite make it).

Cheryl (and Jiminy and Cricket) gave me a little birthday party there for my 61st, complete with a cupcake with one candle and a few little gifts.

Later, Cheryl and I hiked the A.T. through New Hampshire and in 2001, I went back to Pearisburg (where we stopped three years earlier) and hiked alone for six weeks to Harper’s Ferry, which is 1,000 miles north of our beginning in Georgia. The next year I hiked the states of Connecticut and Massachusetts for a total of 1,300 miles on the A.T. That left Maine, Vermont, Pennsylvania, and a short section in New York left to hike; but hiking alone for long periods was not as much fun. In 2003 my neighbor Mike Gentile, suggested

I hike the 48 “over four thousand footers” in New Hampshire instead (he and his wife, Lynn, had already completed them). I’d already hiked about 20 of them so he and I started hiking together. We hiked many of them in the winter which was a new experience for me and which I really enjoyed. By 2008, I only had two left (Owl’s Head Mountain and Mount Isolation). Two shoulder operations and one knee operation kept me from hiking until I hiked Owl’s Head in August of 2010 with my friend Erick Johanson from Maine. Finally, July 31, 2011 my grandson Jonathan Patrick and I hiked #48 (Mount Isolation), which was my last and his first.

It would have been great if Cheryl could have joined us on that last hike, but with two little girls now, that wasn’t possible. She and I did hike Mount Katahdin, the northern terminus of the A.T. in 1999, so we did do the beginning and end together.

We both found Mount Katahdin especially impressive and exciting and the longest (literally dawn to dusk). The name means “greatest mountain” and is the single biggest climb on the A.T. with an elevation gain of over 4,000 ft.

I’m very thankful God has given me the good health and strength to continue hiking like this at age 74, but I’m finding myself more content now to hike just the day hikes with my grandchildren and other youth, continuing to create new memories. However, hiking on the A.T. for five months was a special experience I will always treasure.

I would like to share one more spesee HIKER page 19

Join us for Thanksgiving Weekend November 24th–27th AMC Joe Dodge Lodge & Pinkham Notch Visitor Center Start a family tradition with AMC Pinkham Notch. Join us for Thanksgiving Dinner and spend the weekend!

Enjoy a stress-free Thanksgiving Weekend getaway that will get your holiday season started off right! Your 3-night stay includes lodging at the AMC’s Joe Dodge Lodge as well as a terrific schedule featuring programs that offer something for everyone. Whether you opt for a guided hike with an AMC naturalist, enjoying the evening programs or socializing with other guests by our fireplace, a fun and relaxing weekend of activities awaits!

Thursday, November 24th Traditional Family Style Thanksgiving Dinner; reservations are recommended. Buffet served from 1-6pm DINNER MENU Artichoke and Tomato Bisque • Garden Salad • Pumpkin Candied Ginger Sweetbread & Homemade Rolls Herb Roasted Turkey and Gravy • Rosemary & Sage Stuffing • Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes Fresh Cranberry Sauce • Orange & Ginger Glazed Rainbow Carrots • Pumkin Pie and Mock Cherry Pie Vegetarian Option: Acorn Squash stuffed with Quinoa & Candied Pecans Child Friendly Option: Baked Chicken Fingers with Honey Mustard Dip & Sweet Potato Fries – Executive Chef Paul Santos –

Friday, November 25th Traditional New England Style Dinner; reservations are recommended. Buffet served from 5:30-7:30pm Featured Program at 8:00pm: Fiddling With North Country Fiddler Patrick Ross - Patrick has been making music around the North Country ever since he received his first fiddle at age three and began playing at house parties.

The 5th generation fiddler performs with other musicians around New England, teaches private lessons, and works in schools and community sites as part of the roster of the Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire

Saturday, November 26th “Best Of” AMC’s International Dinner and Adventure Series, reservations recommended. Buffet served 5:30-7:30pm Featured Program at 8:00pm: Guatemala: Lowlands To Highlands With Jack Holmes - Jack Holmes, Traveling Photographer, has spent the past ten years traveling internationally. Always, there are at least two cameras capturing images of the place and it’s people. Jack maintains a studio gallery in Lowell, MA (Jack Holmes has presented for our International Dinner and Adventure Series in 2011 and will return in 2012.)

Adults $22, Child $12, Discount for AMC Members Call AMC Reservations at 603-466-2727, or check out our website: www.outdoors.org, for more information on this special weekend package and to make reservations!

Black Moose Deli will be open Thursday-Sunday 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

AMC Staff and Volunteers will be offering family friendly programming throughout the weekend, including: •Early Morning & Afternoon Walks • Wild & Crafty for Kids • Natural History & Background Basics Table Talks All programs are free and open to the public.

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DUPONTfrom page one

The Hillside School will be grades 3,4, and 5. Berlin Junior High School will be grades 6, 7, and 8.

At the meeting, the board gave their approval to begin to advertise for the two positions, which will become effective next year.

HIKER from page one

managed the inn told us that the owner was a doctor and in addition she “happened” to be there that day (Sunday) working on her flower garden. I explained Cheryl’s situation to her and she agreed to see her. After examining her, she said a different type of inhaler was needed along with Cortisone pills and she would have them delivered to the Inn the next day from her main office about 20 miles away. The next morning Mark, the manager, took us back to the trailhead and we hiked slowly to the next trailhead, eight and one half miles away, and waited for Mark to deliver Cheryl’s medicine to us, which he did (without cost for the medicine or delivery). She improved quickly and we were able to continue hiking.

Remembering so many of these special memories remind me of the wise words of Albert Einstein, who after mentally “hiking” to the ends of the theoretical universe, observed, “Ultimately, there are two ways to live life – as if there are no miracles or as if everything is a miracle.”

There’s no question in my mind that life is filled with miracles!!

said in an email exchange following the school board meeting, the Berlin School Board approved restructuring Dupont’s former responsibillities to two separate principals and elimlinating an assistant principal position. cial A.T. experience. Shortly after hiking into Virginia, we were hiking in one of those “El Ninyo” rainy days, when Cheryl had a bad asthma attack and could hardly breathe.

She tried her inhaler, but it didn’t help; and by mid afternoon, she had to get off the trail. By a wonderful “coincidence”, we were only one half mile from a trailhead and checking my hiking guide, found there was a B&B about seven miles away. When we got to the trailhead, by another wonderful “coincidence”, there was a day hiker arriving at the same time. She agreed to give us a ride (in the back of her open pickup in the rain). She had a problem finding it as it was six to seven miles away and another one mile off the road on a rough dirt road, but she took us all the way. It was a beautiful B&B on 70 acres on top of a big hill with beautiful grounds and view. We hoped that getting dry and warm and well fed (takeout from nearby deli) and a good night’s sleep, Cheryl would be okay in the morning, but she was not, so we could not hike. By another wonderful “coincidence”, the couple that

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The Berlin ATV trails through the city are now closed for the season.

Androscoggin Valley ATV Club.

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Donald Norton

BERLINFuneral services for Mr. Donald Norton, 82, of Berlin were held on November 18, 2011 at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, following prayers at the Bryant Funeral Home.

Rev. Fran GardnerSmith officiated and read committal prayers, the organist was Dr. Susan Ferre’. Interment followed in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Berlin.

Pallbearers were his son Christopher Norton, Mike Godbout, Matt Godbout, Keith Roberge, Tom Belanger, John Nadeau. Many relatives and friends attended the services.

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ARREST from page one fleeing and resisting arrest. Police found a kitchen knife, a paring tool, kitchen shears, and prescription medication in Orr’s possession at the time of his arrest, according to the report. He was charged with two counts of attempt to commit robbery, possession of controlled drugs (Alprazolam, aka Xanax), resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.

According to police, Orr approached Philip Green, a traveler staying at the Royalty Inn, on the sidewalk in front of the hotel shortly after 2 p.m. on Sunday. Orr allegedly demanded that Green put down his phone and give him his money while brandishing a knife. Green backed away before running across the street, according to his statement to police, while Orr chased him briefly before giving up.

Orr continued south down Main Street while Green notified police. As he approached the area near SAALT’s Pub, police say Orr encountered Jenni-Lee Cote and her two young children. He attempted to get her into an alley-way near where they were standing Cote told police and when she refused he said, “I want everything you got on you,” Cote said in her statement to law enforcement.

She again refused and Orr continued down the street.

Police caught up with Orr near the Town Common, when Lemoine spotted a man matching the description given by both witnesses — a white male, with short, blond hair, wearing a red shirt, and jeans, with tattooed arms. Both witnesses later confirmed that Orr was the man who allegedly tried to rob them by picking him out of a photo line up, police said.

Orr pleaded not guilty to the violation and misdemeanor offenses of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, respectively, in First Circuit Court on Monday. He entered no plea on the felony charges. In asking that bail be continued at $20,000 cash, Lemoine told Judge King, Orr “has a lengthy criminal record,” citing convictions for burglary and breach of bail among others. When asked if he had any response to the bail request being made, Orr —who appeared via video — told Judge King that he did not recall the incidents of the previous day.

A probable cause hearing on the drug and attempted robbery charges is scheduled for Dec. 2 at 11:30 in Berlin.

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Camellia L. Hill

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BERLIN -- Camellia L. Hill, 67, of Mt. Forest Street, died unexpectedly, Saturday, November 19, 2011 at Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, NH. Born on May 30, 1944 in Coaticook, Quebec, she was the daughter of Camille L. and Viola (Dezan) Gosselin.

Camellia grew up in Stanhope, P.Q. She was employed in the hospitality industry for most of her life. She worked as a waitress at the Candlelight Restaurant in Beecher Falls, the Wayside Restaurant in Barre, Vt., and during the past summers at the Androscoggin Valley Country Club in Shelburne, NH. She enjoyed outings with family and friends.

Besides her father, she is pre-deceased by her step-father Louis Rheaume (1999), husband Byron G. Hill (2001), a daughter Yvonne Lamoureux, and two sisters Jackie Johnson and Diane Gosselin.

She leaves her mother, Viola A. Rheaume of Berlin, NH: two daughters, Dianne Lamoureux and Theresa Bernard, both of Allenstown; a son, Paul Lamoureux of Berlin; seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m.

Saturday, November 26, at St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish Camellia L. Hill in Berlin. Rev. Kyle F. Stanton will officiate.

Calling hours will be held from 5 to 9 p.m.

Friday, November 25, at Fleury-Patry Funeral Home, 72 High St., Berlin, NH.

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