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Bass optimistic prison funding will pass in House

BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

BERLIN -- With the U.S. Senate’s passage of legislation that would open the federal prison here, the focus now turns to the U.S. House where Rep. Charlie Bass, R-N.H., said he believes funds will be approved as well.

“It looks likely that the funding will be there for the Berlin prison,” Bass said yesterday in a phone interview.

Bass said the earlier this year he was able to insert language in the House Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriation to fund opening the Berlin

prison and it was approved by the committee. The House is set to vote Thursday to send its version of the bill to a joint conference committee where differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill will be resolved. Bass noted that both versions contain funding for the Berlin prison, which bodes well for the funding to be included in the conference committee report.

Bass said he hopes to see a final bill come out of the conference committee by Thanksgiving. As long as the final conference bill falls within the debt limit act, and Bass said he believes it will, the congressman said he will vote in favor when it comes up on

the House floor. The final bill would also have to be approved by the Senate and signed by President Obama. Bass said he is hopeful that will happen by the end of the year.

Local officials yesterday were pleased that legislation to fund the prison passed the Senate and now appears headed to a conference committee.

But while there was praise for U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., who voted and spoke in favor of the Senate Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriation, U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., was strongly criticized for her vote against the bill. see BASS page 8

The Great North Woods meets the Seacoast of New Hampshire

Rita Belanger, daughter Julia Belanger and Andre Belanger prepare to watch the installation of the two relief sculptures he designed and fabricated that will adorn the facade of the new Seashell Complex in Hampton.

HAMPTON BEACH -- Hampton Beach State Park recently welcomed two new sculptures by Berlin artist, Andre Belanger.

In the fall of 2010, Andre Belanger entered a design competition coordinated by The New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and was selected from a number of presenters to be the artist to design, fabricate, and complete two relief sculptures to adorn the facade of the main building of the new Seashell Complex in Hampton Beach. This building, one of three that make up this complex on Ocean Boulevard, houses the central lifeguard communications facility, a large contemporary conference room, and a state of the art, open air performance stage. It is the stage opening that supports the newly installed Belanger sculptures. On either side of the classic bandstand shell arch, passers by and performance attendees will see the relief sculptures that glisten in the sun like pearl earrings on an elegant fashion model. Understated, but hardly minimal, the two stately see SEACOAST page 9

Harvest Market, Holiday Market coming soon to Bickford Place BERLIN -- Berlin Local Works Harvest Market will be held on Saturday, November 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is the first of two planned, the Holiday Market is scheduled for Saturday, December 3. The indoor location for the Harvest and Holiday Market

is at the newly named Bickford Place on Main Street in Berlin, which is the old Rite Aid Building between Family Dollar and Tea Birds Restaurant. Customers are encouraged to park in the city municipal lot on Pleasant Street.

At the Harvest Market you will find all your favorite farmers market vendors. In season are pumpkins, butternut squash, garlic, onions, herbs, beets, carrots, cabbage and shallots will be there for your see MARKET page 11

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South sees manners decline

ATLANTA (NY Times) — One August night, two men walked into a popular restaurant attached to this city’s fanciest shopping mall. They sat at the bar, ordered drinks and pondered the menu. Two women stood behind them.

A bartender asked if they would mind offering their seats to the ladies. Yes, they would mind. Angry words came next, then a federal court date and a claim for more than $3 million in damages.

The men, a former professional basketball player and a lawyer, also happen to be black. The women are white.

The men’s lawyers argued that the Tavern at Phipps used a policy wrapped in chivalry as a cloak for discriminatory racial practices.

After a week’s worth of testimony in September, a jury decided in favor of the bar.

Certainly, the owners conceded, filling the bar with women offers an economic advantage because it attracts more men. But in the South, they said, giving up a seat to a lady is also part of a culture of civility.

At least, it used to be.

The Tavern at Phipps case, and a growing portfolio of examples of personal and political behavior that belies a traditional code of gentility, have scholars of Southern culture and Southerners themselves wondering if civility in the South is dead, or at least wounded.

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CAIRO (NY Times) — Syria has accepted a plan aimed at starting talks with its opposition within two weeks, the Arab League announced Wednesday, with the goal of ending the eight months of clashes between its security forces and anti-government demonstrators. But analysts and diplomats said that the plan’s stipulation for an immediate halt to all operations by security forces against civilians would be a steep challenge for the government in Damascus, and some members of the opposition

rejected the idea of negotiating.

The violent crackdown against protesters continued within Syria on Wednesday, and two cases of what appeared to be mass sectarian killings added to the sense that the Syrian uprising and the crackdown

by President Bashar al-Assad has ignited simmering tensions among a brutalized people. If confirmed, the wave of 20 deaths could be the most serious sectarian bloodshed since demonstrations broke out in

March in the southern town of Dara’a.

The Arab League plan demands an immediate withdrawal of security forces, tanks and armored vehicles from civilian areas and the release of all detainees jailed since the antigovernment insurrection began, a number the Arab League estimates at 70,000. Once the Syria government takes those first crucial steps, talks with the opposition can open within two weeks at the Arab League in Cairo, senior officials said in announcing the plan.

Greek cabinet backs call for Purging old cells found to slow aging in mice referendum on debt crisis

ATHENS (NY Times) — With the government teetering on the verge of collapse, the Greek cabinet offered its full support early Wednesday to Prime Minister George A. Papandreou for his surprise plan to call a referendum on the Greek financial crisis.

The proposal threatens Greece’s adherence to the terms of a new deal with its foreign lenders and has plunged Europe into a fresh bout of financial turmoil.

But several lawmakers in the governing Socialist Party rejected

the plan, raising the possibility that Papandreou will not survive a noconfidence vote scheduled for Friday that depends on his holding together a razor-thin parliamentary majority.

An emergency cabinet meeting convened by Papandreou ended at 3 a.m. with the cabinet saying that it unanimously supported the prime minister’s call for a referendum, local news outlets reported.

The opposition and some members of his own party, however, were calling for new elections immediately.

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THE BERLIN DAILY SUN, Thursday, November 3, 2011— Page 3

BY TOM EASTMAN THE CONWAY DAILY SUN

PINKHAM NOTCH — A lost-dog story — a lost mountain dog at that — had a happy ending on Mount Washington Saturday morning, hours before the day's heavy lateOctober snowstorm.

A 1-year-old Greater Swiss Mountain Dog named Arya was reunited that morning with its owners, Claire and Kevin O'Brien, of Stoneham, Mass.

The dog went missing on Wednesday when she had gone hiking with the O'Briens' son, Colin, and his friend, Sean McCarthy.

“I am so excited to report that Arya was found near Lunch Rocks in Tuckerman Ravine Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. by my son Colin and his friend Sean,” said Claire O'Brien, who is the nursing director at Massachusetts General Hospital's Orthopaedic Ambulatory Surgery Center in Waltham, Mass.

“The story is nothing short of a miracle!” she wrote in an e-mail to the paper. The O'Briens had placed a lost-dog ad in Saturday's edition, had called local radio station WMWV-FM's “Lost and Found,” and had also circulated posters around town.

The dog survived three nights in the brush near the base of the Tuckerman Ravine headwall, above Lunch Rock and near the first aid cache.

The O'Briens said they owe the rescue of their dog to local resident David McKie of Bald Hill Road in Albany.

“He saw Arya late Friday afternoon at around 4:30 p.m., and knew she was very scared but at first assumed she was with hikers,” said O'Brien. “He [McKie] did not know there was a dog lost on the mountain. After he went to the waterfall and headed back, he started thinking, 'I never saw any other hikers,' so he took the time to go and speak to the caretaker at the hut who immediately realized it was our dog. We had spoken to the [Hermit Lake Shelter] caretaker multiple times over the days of our search.”

McKie called Claire O'Brien Friday night and told her he had sighted the dog at 4:30 p.m., north of the Hermit Lake Shelter but before the waterfall at the base of the headwall.

McKie told O'Brien that Arya looked to be in good shape but was really scared.

“Friday night was torture!” said O'Brien. “Now we knew she was alive, on the mountain, alone, cold, scared and hungry. I hung up and called my son and husband and said get up here right now because someone saw her.”

They obtained two rooms at the Appalachian Mountain Club's Joe Dodge Lodge at the Pinkham Notch Visitor Center at the base of the

Tuckerman Trail which leads to the ravine. They searched the base area at Pinkham until midnight, calling out in vain.

The sun greeted them Saturday morning, but they knew that the storm was coming Saturday evening, so the pressure was on for them to find the dog before the storm hit.

“My son and his friend went back up the trail at 7:15 a.m. Saturday morning and at the hut the caretaker told them exactly where David McKie told him he had spotted the dog by the first aid [cache],” said O'Brien.

The young men headed up to the exact spot and called for the dog. “[At long last], they heard four barks and my son knew immediately that it was her,” said O'Brien. “They looked and looked and finally spotted her in front of a huge boulder in dense [brush]. They had to leave the trail, cross two rivers and then bushwhack into the spot where she was and she waited for them to get there.”

“To finally get her,” added O'Brien, “my son had to Army crawl under the brush to reach her. We are forever indebted to all of the hikers, the AMC staff and people of New Hampshire who were so kind and supportive of our family during this harrowing experience.”

Interviewed on Tuesday, O'Brien said she and her husband had

Arya was reunited that morning with its owners, Claire and Kevin O’Brien, of Stoneham, Mass.

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taken the dog to their veterinarian Monday.

“He found some ticks on her, so the doctor had some concerns about lyme disease, but he said overall she was in good shape. She was tired, and hungry but since she was near the stream, she was not dehydrated as she had water to drink. She lost a few pounds, and slept 19 hours straight — and she seems a little more scared of the dark, but she is back living her life on the couch, like she is supposed to be,” said O'Brien.

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BHS Backers thank all who helped us To the editor: The Berlin High School Backers would like to extend our appreciation to our community. Throughout the year we participate in a number of events including Homecoming, Road Toll, Riverfire, Drive into the 50s, Great Glens Race and BHS sporting events and more.

At each and every event we rely on members of our community to help support our school and students.

During Homecoming we ask to take over buildings for students to build floats, we ask for tractor trailers, flatbeds, drivers, we take over streets and reroute traffic and for people to come out

and watch the parade and cheer our sport teams on.

When we set up concessions stands you buy our food and in some cases make it for us to sell. When we have a road toll you stop and donate money. During these hard economic times this community has continued to help us to support our BHS students. To everyone that came to a game, watched the parade, supported our concessions stands, donated your time, donated money, provided a service or anything else that you have done to help us we want to say “Thank you”.

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Let’s have more events like this one To the editor: On Saturday, October 22, there was another of those wonderful suppers at St. Barnabas. The members of the community prepared and served the meal in efficient, joyous and Christian manner. The impact grant from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation was

much appreciated.

The auxiliary crew from the Mormon Church in Randolph and elsewhere were the fastest hands in setting the tables.

Let’s have more events like this. The community that eats together, stay together.

Anthony Harp Berlin

We need to get rid of President Obama fast To the editor: President Barack Obama is on a mad drive, so he says, to create jobs in America. I have a couple of stories that indicate otherwise. Chuck Sink, in a story printed in the New Hampshire Union Leader, Monday October 24, has this story. “On a macro

level in this country, I believe we’re losing the moral and ethical basis for being a great nation. Our government and institutions, including universities and many large corporations, are suffering the death of strong honest leaders. Shortcuts see OBAMA page 9

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Once upon a Berlin Time

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Hello fellow Berlinites. By midsummer of 1906, although typhoid and meningitis were still lingering in Berlin, there were no more reported deaths. New school buildings were almost completed and industry was on the rise. Deadly accidents on the streets and in the mills were also increasing.

A great story appeared in one of Berlin’s weekly newspapers and it talked of this city’s most famous cobbler along with his shop. His name was William Moffett and he owned a business on Exchange Street for many years, not far from the Grand Trunk station (TriCounty Cap).

The building looked weathered and beaten in 1906, because it was built and started as a cobbler’s shop in 1872. Proprietor Moffett had been repairing shoes here for over a quarter of a century and in this year was still going strong.

Mr. Moffett, who was of Scotch-Irish descent, came here from Quebec in 1862. His first job was with the Berlin Mills Company sawmill. Because of trouble with his right leg, he learned the cobbler’s trade and left the mills.

At this time, Moffett was the North Country’s most famous shoe repairman. He even made shoes from scratch, when ordered. He overcame physical disabilities, the loss of his wife and had to raise his family, while working his business. I have his complete story, if anyone is interested. I would love to have seen his shop and the tools that he used in those days.

Two new buildings were getting their final touches in August of 1906. They were the second Marston School and the second high school. Both of these schools were destroyed by fires and being rebuilt.

The new Marston school house was being rebuilt on the same spot as the original one stood on Willard Street. Since the first Marston burned to the ground on February2, 1906, work had been ongoing to construct the new brick school. It was a record breaking job, so far as time went.

On Wednesday August 1, there were twelve

Berlin High School

distinct crews all working harmoniously for one purpose. This was to get the school ready for occupancy on September 17, 1906.

The contractor, Mr. A.N. Gilbert had the following crews working; roofers, carpenters, brick layers, plasterers, lathers and cement block makers. Along with this, contractor John Quinn had steamfitters, sheet iron workers, plumbers and a crew from the Cascade Electric Light Company.

The board of education even had a crew working on grading and one on sewers. In all there were twelve separate crews and over fifty men working diligently to get this school built on time.

Architect William R. Miller of Lewiston, Maine, had made an inspection and claimed that everything was in fine shape. It surely must have been okay, as this structure still stands strong today after all of these years.

Also, even though the new high school on Hillside Avenue had not yet been completed, I mentioned that the class of 1906 held their class day exercises on the grounds of this new building before it had opened. They were homeless and wanted to have their event here.

Contractors were also busy working on this building, which was only a few hundred feet from Marston, so his must have been a busy area back then.

When completed, this building, which burned to the ground in 1923, was a credit to see 1906 V page 5

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Coats for Kids drive kicks off BERLIN — Although it may be early, last weekend’s snowstorm means winter-like weather is already here. Some neighbors may need help preparing for the harsh weather though, and Pyrofax is stepping up to help.

For arpproximately 10 years, Pyrofax Energy’s offices on Glen Avenue in Berlin and in Ossipee have participated in the Salvation Army’s Coats for Kids drive, said Pyrofax’s Sherry Young. This year’s coat drive kicked off on Nov. 1 and runs through the end of the month.

Slightly different from previous years, the need is primarily for children’s coats, Young said. In the past coats for adults were collected as well. Nonperishable food will also be collected.

Young said that the food was added to the drive after she heard that the Salvation Army food pantry had to close for a few days last month after running out of food.

Berlin and its citizens, being second to none in the state.

It also was ready for the school year 1906-1907, with the class of 1907 being its first graduating class and the class of 1922 being its last.

There were 140 students enrolled for the first day of school in 1906 and they were addressed by their Principal Fred S. Libbey. He stated the expectations for himself and those of the students. The principal wanted his students to take good care of the new learning facility that they were going to occupy and not to deface it. He also urged the cooperation of all the parents in this matter.

So, two new schools got there start in the fall of 1906 and one of them still stands today (2011). When the second high school burned in 1923, it was the junior high by then. This was the fifth and last time to date that Berlin had lost an active school to the fiery element. They were: the first school house at the foot of Cates hill (1834), the first high school (1904), the Marston School (1906), the Burgess School (1917) and the junior high (1923).

Finally, a sad accident took place on Berlin’s Main Street Sunday, September 16, 1906, when Doctor D. J. McGabe was thrown from his carriage.

No more shocking accident had ever occurred to date and none which deeply stirred the hearts of all the citizens, plunging the whole city into sadness.

McCabe, who was one of Berlin’s best known physicians, lost his life while driving his team down Main Street.

This accident took place at the same time as many people were returning from church at St. Anne’s, so there were many eyewitnesses. The mishap itself was the result of a partly broken harness.

This harness gave away when the

According to the Salvation Army, they did close for a few days due to a shortage. As did the Tri-County CAP and St. Vincent de Paul food pantries.

June Desmond of the Salvation Army here in Berlin, said that it’s not uncommon for pantries to run low on food this time of year. She explained that the biggest giving season is typically around the holidays and the food runs low just before that time.

Local pantries have reopened though, Desmond explained, after receiving the food surplus they get from the USDA in alternate months. Still, food drives are an important source of inventory for these charitable agencies and Pyrofax will be accepting food as well as children’s coats through the month of November. Anyone who would like more information on the food and coat drive can call Sherry at Pyrofax at 7525510.

doctor was driving up Main Street to the newly built St. Louis Hospital.

When he was about opposite the Central Fire Station and Library, the major breeching broke.

One of the firemen came out of the station and assisted the doctor in repairing it. The doctor then went on his way to the hospital. It was supposed that it was not fastened correctly and let go again on his way back down from the hospital.

With this, the carriage struck the back of the horse, causing it to bolt or run away. The doctor almost had it under control, when the crash took place. Eyewitnesses said that his hat blew off and when he reached for it, dropped the rein.

The strain on the other rein guided the horse and carriage to the left and into the Albert Theater with great force.

While the doctor was trying to get the lost rein, he was thrown out. As he struck the ground, the horse fell upon him, taking his life.

A crowd had gathered at once and doctors were on the spot within a very few moments. Although breathing faintly, it was seen at once that there was no hope. McGabe was pronounced dead shortly after being taken to his house.

This well-known doctor came to Berlin in 1899 and built up for himself not only an extensive practice, but an excellent reputation as a physician.

This young practitioner had just celebrated his 33rd birthday on September 7. This was indeed a sad incident for the citizens of the “Paper City”.

I will continue with the year 1906 in my next writing.

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School Board Candidates

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Voters will select 3 of 6 candidates on the Nov. 8 ballot more candidates on pages 16-17

Mark Evans

Nathan Morin

Nicole Plourde

3) What do you believe is the biggest challenge to providing a quality education in Berlin and what can the school board do to address that challenge?

1) Please provide basic background information such as education, work experience, previous public service, etc.

2) Why are you running for school board and what makes you a better choice than your opponent(s)?

I graduated from Plymouth State College in 1988 with a Bachelors Degree in Education. I then held various part-time teaching positions at the post-secondary level while running my own private tutoring service. I then worked for Lockheed Martin as an aerospace engineer for several years prior to attending acupuncture school. I have been working as an acupuncturist since 2002.

I served on the board of directors for several professional associations including the AAAOM, which is the acupuncture equivalent of the AMA. I am currently finishing a four year term as City Councilor for Ward III.

I feel like my diverse background makes me the ideal candidate for the School Board. As an educator, I can see the importance of having appropriate levels of staffing in our schools. I can also see the importance of having the appropriate materials to enhance the learning experience. As a business owner, I can also see the need to live within our means. As a City Councilor, I always had to maintain an awareness of how each decision we made affected the property tax rate. A healthy and functional school board is made up of people who have hearts full of compassion and minds that are practical.

The biggest challenge facing our schools today is inadequate funding.

Our schools are forced by the Federal and State government to fund certain programs. With a steady decline in Federal and State funding for these programs there is an increased burden on the property taxpayer. Berlin is not unique in this situation. These problems are nationwide with the Federal government continuing to cut support to educational programs. I hope to address these problems by searching for areas where the school department can reduce spending without reducing services to the typical student. Though I believe that the school board has made some efforts in cutting the size of administration in the past two years, I believe more could be done to reduce administrative costs.

I was born and raised here in Berlin and graduated from BHS in 2000. I received a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and History from Plymouth State University in 2005 and recently completed a Certificate of Paralegal Studies from Duke University. I worked as a substitute teacher for Berlin Public Schools until I graduated from Plymouth State in 2005. I have been employed as a Pharmacy Technician for Brooks Pharmacy and now Rite-Aid Pharmacy. I have four years of prior service on the School Board.

I am running for School Board because I want to continue to work on developing policies that will ensure that each and every child reaches his/her maximum potential and graduates with the skills necessary to succeed in today’s global economy. My four years of service on the board has enabled me to fully understand the budget cycle, state requirements, and community needs. I have a good attendance record and always arrive at meetings prepared. I will continue to advocate for increased funding of programs that will help our school district increase student achievement and meet its improvement goals.

The school board needs to continue to monitor what happens with the No Child Left Behind Act that congress passed in 2002. The law was created to hold school districts accountable for student achievement but also brought with it unintended consequences. Our school district and many others in our state and across the country risk losing funding based on how students perform on poorly designed bubble tests. We need to encourage our state government to work with other states to develop an internationally bench-marked common core of college and career ready standards so that high school graduates won’t need remedial courses when they enter college.

I was born and raised in Berlin and graduated Berlin High School in 1987. I pursued film studies and sociology at Keene State College earning my bachelors degree. For eleven years I have worked at New Hampshire Catholic Charities as a Parish and Community Outreach Coordinator in the Berlin district office. I have served two terms (6 yrs) on the school board and currently serve as Board Chair.

I am running for school board because I am passionate about education. I’ve appreciated the opportunity to serve these last two terms.

We as a board have been faced with critical budget cuts and have had to make difficult decisions. We have focused on better management, having saved the district thousands of dollars by having more jobs done in-house. We have begun revising policies that haven’t been updated since 1991 and have led the charge in identifying goals for the district.

It is a very exciting time and I hope to continue the work that has begun.

Voters will have to make up their own minds as to who they trust and believe will best serve our schools and community.

We do provide a quality education now! Let me highlight that Berlin High School is the second longest accredited high school in the state!

Where dollars fall short, we have an amazing staff committed to going the extra mile for our kids. The challenge is in maintaining the quality of our education and the morale of our staff under the constraints of a continuously narrowing budget.

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5) Public education funding is a perennial battle in Concord. Do you believe the current funding formula is adequate or do you believe that donor towns are needed?

6) Do you feel the Berlin School System is adequately funded by the city in the annual budgeting process?

My three main goals would be to: 1) Improve communications between the School Board and the City Council. Though it has improved in past years, there is still room for more improvement.

2) Maintain appropriate education for our students without increasing taxes. The school budget represents a large part of your property taxes.

You should have a school board that is sensitive to the realities of the local economy.

3) Open the channels of communication between the School Board and State and Federal Government to seek ways to reduce our school expenses. Our representatives need to be made aware of how their decisions impact our schools.

I believe in the donor town concept. Prior to 1977 we had the ability to run our schools as we see fit.

Now we are forced to conform to State and Federal guidelines. These guidelines place a higher burden on less affluent communities like our own. Berlin has a larger population of students that require extra care and attention. If these mandates come from a higher level of government, it only makes sense that the more affluent towns would chip in more than their fair share to help our community. If there was no tampering with our schools from the State and Federal government, I would be happy to abolish the donor town concept for good; however, that is not the current reality.

I don’t feel that the Berlin Public Schools are adequately funded. Currently there are no city departments that are adequately funded. I don’t think there are many households in Berlin that are adequately funded as well. The reality is that we all have to live within our means. If the time comes when the taxpayer can afford to pay more to improve the quality of our school system, I will be content to improve the funding of our public schools. Until that time comes, the public school system needs to continue to find creative ways to educate our children on a less than ideal budget.

I have long been speaking in favor of full regionalization of the Berlin and Gorham schools (as well as the other communities in each of the districts). I believe there are cost savings and educational improvements to be gained. I am excited to see that the discussion has begun.

Though I favor full regionalization, I can see many benefits to be gained through partial regionalization if the community is not ready to move to full regionalization. I believe we would be missing an opportunity to improve our educational experience by not taking advantage of this opportunity.

The district has been very successful at increasing parent involvement through the student-led parent conferences. Parental involvement is a crucial element in developing plans that will help students make improvements. The district needs to continue to be proactive in making sure parents are involved in local education.

I will work with other members of the board and district staff to develop strategies that will help students continue to make improvements in math and reading. These improvements could be accomplished by developing alternative learning strategies including distance learning, after-school programming and virtual learning. The board and staff needs to continue to keep the dropout rate low and also make sure our students are not truant.

What makes the current funding formula useful is the fact that more dollars are being given to poorer communities that have a high level of economically disadvantaged students. The downside to the current formula is that it continues to be calculated on a per student basis which shifts resources to bigger schools. The formula needs to include a provision that will send dollars to school districts based on what those districts need in order to provide a quality education. Everyone has an opinion about whether or not the formula is adequate, but at the end of the day, it will be the New Hampshire Supreme Court that will define what is considered to be adequate.

No. The city council’s definition of what is considered adequate has forced the schools to lose a math teacher at the high school, a team of four instructors at the Junior High, three teachers at Hillside Elementary, two educational assistants and a teacher at Brown School.

They want taxpayers to believe that teachers are overpaid and that the budget is wasteful. They have failed to provide any kind of data that supports those claims. I will fight any efforts by the council to reduce funding for our students and will continue to remind them that our teachers deserve to be treated as professionals.

The forums are awesome. The process is bringing people together to have a serious discussion about education in the Androscoggin Valley. I will only support regionalization if it will benefit our students and teachers.

1) I would pursue collaboration with other districts. I would continue to involvement with NCES Collaboration Task Force whose goal is to identify short and long term areas of collaboration with all the northern SAU districts. Working together for example, we could pool our buying power to negotiate costs for supplies, fuel and service contracts.

2) I would like to focus on increasing opportunities for our students through advanced courses, shared staff and distance learning. It would be important to offer continued support of after-school programming and explore virtual learning opportunities.

3) I would like to continue with a 5yr capital improvement plan focusing on potential opportunities for outside funding for alternative fuel.

Donor towns are needed and are part of the current funding formula.

The current formula has a state wide tax to fund education. Berlin receives over 10.7 million while Berlin taxpayers pay much less.

Federal law mandates that NH provide adequate education for all students in all communities in NH. Until there is an alternative source of funding education, we absolutely need donor towns that are already part of the current funding formula.

I appreciate that council has had a challenging job especially these past several years to set the budget.

As we worked diligently to reduce costs in some areas of operation, the city recognized our need for funding in other areas. Collaboratively we were able to realize approximately an additional $500,000 last year.

There is an inherent timing issue with the budgeting process. That is, we do not know what the state reimbursements will be for adequate aid before we have to submit our budget.

Also, we need to offer contracts to teachers by April 15, well before we have an approved budget in June.

This forces us to either hope for the best or risk losing valuable staff by administering pink-slips and demoralizing everyone.

I attended the forum held in Berlin and the follow-up presentation. The results clearly favored regionalization and I am open to the prospect.

I think if our focus is to provide the best education possible for our kids, then pooling our resources makes the most sense. It drops the overhead and increases opportunities both academically and extra-curricular. I think we need to keep our minds open and the dialogue going.

4) If elected, what would your three main goals be for improving the quality of education in Berlin?

7) What are your thoughts on the recent school consolidation forums? Are you open to the idea of regionalization?

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Raymond A. Chapman

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Contract # 2011-19 DEMOLITION SERVICES GENERAL PROVISIONS

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

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

CITY OF BERLIN New Hampshire

Contract # 2011-18 ASBESTOS ABATEMENT AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REMOVAL SERVICES INVITATION TO BID

Sealed Bids for Contract # 2011-18 for the abatement of asbestos and lead contaminated materials and removal of hazardous materials found in a hazardous materials demolition survey for 49 Gilbert Street will be received by the City of Berlin at the City Manager’s Office at Berlin City Hall, 168 Main Street, Berlin, NH 03570 until 2:00 pm prevailing time Thursday November 17.

2011. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 3:00 PM in any available office or conference room at the City Offices, City Hall, 168 Main Street, Berlin, NH. The City Manager reserves the right to waive defects in form and minor irregularities and to reject any or all bids as determined to be in the best interest of the City.

Contract documents are available at no charge at the City Manager’s Office (603-752-7532), Berlin City Hall, 168 Main Street, Berlin, NH 03570, Monday thru Friday between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm or on the City website http://www.berlinnh.gov Bidders may further acquaint themselves with the work to be done by attending an onsite pre-bid meeting at 49 Gilbert Street on Wednesday November 9, 2011 at 1:00 PM. Any contract or contracts awarded under this Advertisement for Bids are expected to be funded in part by an Economic Development Initiative Special Projects under the Department of housing and Urban renewal (HUD). Federal compliance requirements include Civil Rights, Affirmative Action, Etc. This is an equal opportunity/affirmative action agency. All qualified proposals will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, or national origin.

GILEAD -- Raymond A. Chapman, 83, of Gilead passed away at his home October 30, with his family by his side. He was born in Bethel on February 11, 1928, the son of Frank and Gladys Chapman. He worked in many mills; Grafton Lumber, Blakes, Davis and Faverau. He married Thelma Crockett in 1950 and had three daughters and five sons. He was a scrap metal dealer for many years.

He enjoyed hunting and fishing and will be sadly missed by his dog, Abby and his many friends.

His is survived by his daughter, Gladys and her husband Robert Taylor of Gilead and their children, Nancy, Linda and Steven and their children Koral, Taylor, Alexa, Brooke, Juleigha and Lily; his son, David Chapman of Warren; his son, Ernest Chapman and his wife Valarie of Auburn; his daughter, Donna Corriveau and her companion Steven Binette of Bethel and her children, Shelly, Stephanie and Jamie and their children, Devon, Ryan, Dylan, Austin and Courtney; his son, Robert Chapman, Sr., and his companion Suzanne Eracrti of Milan, N.H. and his children, Rob, Jesse and Bud and their children, Joseph and Lillian; his daughter, Susan Dutcher and her

husband Scott of Gilead and her children, Michael and Richie and their children, Abbie and Caleb; his son, Jeff Chapman and his companion Linda St. Amant of Gilead and his children Jeffery, Jake, Chrissy, and Eric; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, an infant son Raymond, Jr., three brothers, Earnest, Robert, and Harold; and two sisters Gwenlyn, and Annie.

Online condolences may be shared with his family at www.chandlerfunerals. com Funeral services will be held on Saturday, NovemRaymond A. Chapman ber 5 at 11 a.m. at the Bethel Alliance Church followed by interment at Mt. Will Cemetery in Bethel. Arrangements are under the direction of Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, Greenleaf Chapel, 37 Vernon St., Bethel.

In a statement yesterday, Ayotte said she would have voted for the bill if it was a straight up and down vote on the Berlin prison funding.

She said, however, that the bill was “stuffed with wasteful and duplicative spending”.

“The practice of politicians passing spending bills full of waste just to advance a worthy home state project is what got us into our current fiscal crisis. If we don’t break this habit, we will continue to bankrupt our country. New Hampshire voters sent me to Washington to stop business-as-usual spending,” Ayotte said.

Ayotte pointed out she has written and met with Department of Justice and Bureau of Prison officials to urge them to open and staff the prison as soon as possible.

Mayor Paul Grenier said he was insulted and upset by Ayotte’s vote. He said the 300 plus jobs and the $40 million annual impact the prison represents are desperately needed in what he noted is the state’s most economically depressed county. He said Berlin has spent $3 million on sewer and water upgrades for the prison and bond payments will soon come due with no water and sewer revenues from the prison to cover those payments.

Grenier said the bill was approved on a 69-30 vote, meaning it had bipartisan support. He said

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Ayotte’s vote against the bill was against the city’s economic interests.

“Either she’s with this project and she supports this community or she doesn’t. She can’t have it both ways,” he said.

State Senator John Gallus, R-Berlin, also expressed disappointment at Ayotte’s vote.

Gallus, who toured the prison with Ayotte earlier this summer, said getting the prison operating is important for the region. He said he could understand her concerns about some of the spending in the bill but pointed to the benefits the prison will provide the city and region.

“Sometimes you make choices based on the overall value of the bill,” Gallus said. “You have to accept some things sometimes that you don’t like,” he added.

Tri-County Community Action Program Economic Development Director Max Makaitis said the prison will create jobs and economic activity for the region while helping to ease overcrowding in the federal prison system. He noted the prison represents a $275 million public investment that has been sitting vacant for a year. In addition, he said the government is spending $4 million a year to maintain and provide security for the empty prison.

“For all practical purposes both parties should support it,”he said.

BERLIN -- On Thursday, November 10, Berlin Junior High School will host a Veterans’ Day Assembly at 7:45 in the auditorium. The assembly will feature presentations by the BJHS chorus, the BJHS band, and patriotic PowerPoint presentations by Brianne Morneau, Julie Downs, Emily Theriault,

Renee Morrissette, Allison Gallgher, Stacy Gendron, Kaley Girard, and Mr. Messineo. Mr. Steve Enman, BJHS Physical Education teacher, will be the featured speaker. He served in the US Navy on active duty from 1969-1973.

This assembly is open to the public.

BJHS to host Veteran’s Day assembly www.berlindailysun.com

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SEACOAST from page one

design elements pay homage to seashells that can be collected on the sandy and rocky shores of the Atlantic Ocean. The periwinkle and the dog whelk, common discoveries on NH shores, in reality, can be held in the palm of one’s hand or grasped between two fingers, yet here, on the new seashell performance building, these shells in relief sculpture form measure 4 feet by 4 feet by 12 inches deep. Belanger sculpted these large shells in the traditional manner of modeling clay over an armature. He then built a mold of plaster over the clay so that every detail of the clay sculpture was captured, yet in reverse. Next, the mold was removed, reassembled, and a final cast was made of the original in a material substantial enough to tolerate the scorching sun and potential hurricane winds on the coast of NH. The completed and installed sculptures are cast in fiber reinforced polyester resin and painted with a 5 stage urethane automotive pearl finish.

Assisting Belanger in the mold making and casting portion of this extensive sculpture project were his wife Rita, his daughter Julia, and his neighbor and friend, Steve Graham. The pearl paint and finish was superbly applied by his longtime friend and artist in his own right, John Beaudoin of Milan, NH. The sculptures were constructed in Belanger’s painting and sculpture studio on Pleasant Street in Berlin for the state on NH Division of Parks and Recreation and for the Hampton Beach Redevelopment Program as part of the state of New Hampshire Percent for Arts program. They can be seen on the building at any time while on a visit to Hampton Beach State Park. Just look up at the stage where you could see The Beach Boys, or The Seacoast Jazz Ensemble, and there, on either side of the performers will be the permanent installation of Berlin artist, Andre Belanger.

OBAMA from page 4

and favors are granted to companies like General Electric, which paid no federal taxes in 2010.”

GE actually shed jobs in 2010, sending them overseas while paying no taxes on more than $14 billion in profits! And yet Jeffrey Immelt, CEO of GE, is the point man on President Obama’s so called “Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.” Jobs and competitiveness? Where, China ?

Cynthia Lummis, Republican-Wyoming, has this to say, “This administration has instituted regulations that handcuff American businesses making it unable for them to hire new employees.”

Think about it! This is all outrageous! I would classify it all as un-American activity. Our countriy’s economy and job situation is in shambles and the one person who is most responsible for its demise is our president. I, you, and everybody who cares for the future of this nation have to do all we can to displace this man as our president. It absolutely sickens me to refer to Barack Hussein Obama as the president of The United States of America. We can’t get rid of him soon enough.

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VEHICLE OUT TO BID

The Town of Gorham is now accepting bids on the following piece of equipment as is: JOHN DEERE 855 TRACTOR 80’S MODEL AS IS! This piece of equipment may be viewed at the Public Works Garage, 24 Main Street. All bids must be sealed, clearly marked “JOHN DEERE 855 TRACTOR” and delivered to: Town Manager’s Office Gorham Town Hall 20 Park Street Gorham, NH 03581 No later than Friday, November 4, 2011 The Town of Gorham reserves the right to accept and/or reject any and all bids.

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Leo C. ‘Bucky’ Buck, Jr. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SERVICE –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

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Fri, Sat & Sun 11:30 AM To Midnight

Come Check Out Our NEW Deli Case Take home one of our Traditional Turkey Pies or a Succulent Stuffed Roasted Chicken.

And, many other home replacement meals to take home and warm up. Plus Desserts & Pastries all homemade to make your busy lives easier. Stop by and check us out.

BERLIN -- A funeral service was held for Leo C. (Bucky) Buck Jr. of Livermore Falls, Me., on Saturday, October 29, 2011, in the Chapel of Fleury-Patry Funeral Home with Reverend Kyle Stanton, as celebrant.

Internment followed the service at, Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Berlin.

There were numerous friends and family members that attended the services from in and out of town.

To post a tribute, please visit www. fleury-patry.com Arrangements were under the direction of The Fleury-Patry Funeral Homes of Berlin and Gorham.

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We are accepting children’s coats, hats, mittens, ski pants, and boots.

Drop off your donation at Pyrofax Energy from Nov. 1st thru Nov. 30th 440 Glen Ave., Berlin, NH 03570 (603)752-5510 • (800)284-6701 • Fax (603)752-5050

Chef Betty’s New Breakfast Menu Sunrise Eggs – Amazing Omelets – Griddle Delights

Hungry? Order the local favorites - “The Double-Up” or “The Gorham Huskie” •Tasty Food We’d love •Hefty Portions to see you!

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INN and RESORT Rt. 2, Shelburne, NH • 466-3315 • www.townandcountryinn.com FREE SEMINAR ON NEW HAMPSHIRE & MAINE PERSONAL INJURY, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION AND SOCIAL SECURITY Date: Time: Cost: Location:

Saturday 9:30 to 4pm Sunday 11 to 4pm

Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011 5:30 - 7:30pm FREE Town & Country Motor Inn Rte. 2 Shelburne, NH 03581 Presented by: Christopher E. Grant, Esquire - Partner Boynton, Waldron, 82 Court Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801 Hand-painted ceramic cookie jar filled with a collectible 2011 Hallmark Keepsake Ornament repaint, two Hallmark Confections White Truffles and a 3.4 oz.

Woodwick Twinkling Spice Candle

This seminar will tell you what you need to know about personal injury cases, your rights and benefits under the workers’ compensation system and social security.

There will be a question-and-answer period following the seminar.

Attorney Grant’s practice includes personal injury, workers’ compensation, social security and employment law Refreshments served. Call Pam at (800) 333-3073 to reserve your seat.

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MARKET from page one

Thanksgiving meal planning. Come get your locally raised pork, lamb, beef, quail, quail eggs and order whole turkeys.

The famous Polish Princess and Sweet Mamas Bakery will have hearty fresh baked seasonal breads.

Also on the menu are pies, quiches, sweet treats, and maple syrup. Enjoy a lunch from the BBQ Guy, Mountain Fire Pizza, with a bag of Autumn Spice, or Limbo Fire kettle corn from Kingdom Kernels. Theatre North will also present a special holiday reading for children and adults. For those looking for local gifts, there will be handmade pottery, jewelry, fabric arts and Nansen Ski Club will be selling memberships for the trails at Milan State Park. Live music provided by the Shelburne Addition fiddlers.

When you are done shopping, check out author Giles Laroche and his new book “If You Lived Here: Houses of the World” at SaVoir Flare, and pre-holiday specials at all your other favorite local Main Street shops.

Local Works Farmers Markets are sponsored by WREN the Rural Entrepreneurial Network at 52 Main Street, Berlin, and the Local Works store in Bethlehem whose missions is to inspire, create, and connect through economic, educational, personal, and community development. To become a WREN member or learn more about starting your own business, small business networking support and classes offered contact wren@wrencommunity. org or call 603-869-9736. To contact your Berlin Local Works coordinator, contact lauralocalworks@gmail.com or call Laura at 603-723-1004.

Joseph A. Poulin

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BERLIN -- A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated for Joseph A. Poulin of Berlin, on Saturday, October 29, 2011, at St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish with Reverend Mark Dollard, as celebrant. The cantor was Denise Sanschagrin, accompanied by Sandra Patrick, as organist. Serving as crucifer was Annie Pelletier and the acolyte was Phyllis Morrissette.

The pall was placed by Father Mark. Serving as reader was his son, Donald Poulin. The offertory gifts were presented by his daughterin-law Patricia Poulin and grandsons Dan and Sam Poulin. A eulogy

was given by his son Donald Poulin Internment followed the service at Russian City Cemetery in Berlin.

Serving as pallbearers were, his granddaughters, Sophie Poulin, Julie Provencher, Sarah Coulombe and Georgia Poulin There were numerous friends and family members that attended the services from in and out of town.

To post a tribute please visit fleurypatry.com or to view an online slide show go to mem.com Arrangements were under the direction of The Fleury-Patry Funeral Homes of Berlin and Gorham.

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DILBERT

By Holiday Mathis delights you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll quietly guard your privacy. You might say you’re in one of your “complicated” moods, which to the rest of the world just looks like a self-assured, soft-spoken and gracious style of interacting.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

The quality of your work depends on the information you gather before you begin. You’ll do your research and come to an unexpected conclusion.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

There’s excitement brewing around you, and you can feel your body responding to the environment. It will be hard to tell whether this is good stress or bad stress. Ultimately, it will depend on your interpretation.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). If you dare to make the first move, you will join forces with like-minded individuals. You’ll find fun and profit in helping the people in your neighborhood, community or town.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll feel like you have something to prove today, but you’re not trying to prove it to anyone else. This is all about what you think of you. Get busy, strive for greatness, and work at it all day long.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 3). Your mental wheels spin with big ideas and high hopes. This optimism draws to you the best and finest support and resources available. Relationships are tinged with a new ease, and you’ll flow with the changing times, even when those changes seem contradictory to what you’ve learned in past years. Leo and Aries people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 40, 10, 31, 16 and 50.

Get Fuzzy

ARIES (March 21-April 19). There are certain things you wish you could tell a loved one, but you’re reasonably sure that he or she wouldn’t be receptive to the message. Maybe there’s a more subtle way to get it across.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). To observe instances of beauty without another person is practically torture for you. You want to share! You need to share! You have to share! And share you will.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The spider is a fine hunter. You’re not afraid of this creature, as long as the spider in question doesn’t encroach on your territory. You will see the arachnid today -- a sign that your own hunt will be fruitful.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You are socially more advanced than most and will be the grease that allows a group of people to function well together. You’ll pick up on people’s cues and behave as they would prefer, as long as it’s also what you want to do.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll get the chance to express your artistry.

New materials will be made available to you. Also, your ideas about how things should look will be taken seriously.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Don’t cast a wide net to catch every fish that comes within a mile of you. That will be too much trouble, and you have no use for so many random fish. Use the right lure to catch the exact fish you want.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your potential is innate, and you’re just the one to nurture it and bring it into reality. You don’t need a teacher now.

You’ll get good on your own by practicing what you like to do in a way that

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––––––––––––––––– DAILY CALENDAR ––––––––––––––––– Thursday, November 3 Free Blood Pressure Screeening: Walmart 1-3 p.m All welcome.

Sponsored by nursing services, city of Berlin Health Department.

Friday, November 4 “Nonsense in the Woods: presented by BHS Players, 7 p.m. , Berlin Junior High School Auditorium, 200 State Street, Berlin.

Admission $8/adults, $5/students.

Cholesterol Clinic: 9 a.m. to noon, AVH ENT office. Complete lipid and sugar profiles available.

For an appointment or more information, call 326-5870.

Saturday, November 5 “Nonsense in the Woods: presented by BHS Players, 7 p.m. , Berlin Junior High School Auditorium, 200 State Street, Berlin.

Admission $8/adults, $5/students.

Yard Sale: to benefit Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 2520. From 9 a.m. to12 noon at post home, 1107 Main St., Berlin.

Sunday, November 6 Josee Vachon: Quebec Heritage singer-songwriter, returns to St. Kieran Arts Center, 2 p.m. bringing her high-energy traditional style to the stage. Tickets $12 adults and $6 for students. FMI 752-1028.

Shelburne’s 2nd Annual Craft Fair and Bake Sale: 9 to 3, Shelburne Town Hall, Village Road. Bake Sale hosted by Union Church in Shelburne. Crafters will be making generous donations to benefit the Peabody Farm Museum in Shelburne.

THURSDAY PRIME TIME 8:00 CBS 3 WCAX Big Bang

8:30 Rules

FOX 4 WPFO The X Factor (N) Å

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9:00

9:30

10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30

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The Mentalist (N) Å

News

Bones (N) Å

News 13 on FOX (N)

The Office The Office

Letterman

ABC 5 WMUR Charlie’s Angels (N)

Grey’s Anatomy (N)

Private Practice (N)

News

Nightline

NBC 6 WCSH Community Parks

The Office Whitney

Prime Suspect (N)

News

Jay Leno

National

Stroumboulopoulos

CBC 7 CBMT 1 Day A single day of life in Canada. (In Stereo) CBC 9 CKSH Enquête (SC) PBS 10 WCBB Maine

Ils dansent (SC)

TJ

Doc Martin Å

Welcome to My World

Charlie Rose (N) Å

PBS 11 WENH Rdside St. Windows

Nature (N) Å (DVS)

Frontline Å

Women, War & Peace

CBS 13 WGME Big Bang

Rules

Person of Interest (N)

The Mentalist (N) Å

IND 14 WTBS Fam. Guy

Fam. Guy

Big Bang

Big Bang

Maine

IND 16 WPME Without a Trace Å

Big Bang

Sport

Big Bang

Kiwis/hommes

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Letterman

Conan (N)

Without a Trace Å

Law Order: CI

Discovery Cops Å

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Crossing

Life on the Rock

Defending Women of

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Anderson Cooper 360

Piers Morgan Tonight

Anderson Cooper 360

Erin Burnett OutFront

LIFE

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Project Runway Å

Project Runway (N)

Project Accessory (N)

Project Runway Å

ESPN

31

College Football Florida State at Boston College. (N) (Live)

ESPN2

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Pardon

MLS Soccer: Eastern Conference Semifinal, Second Leg:

CSNE

33

Tailgate

Quick

NESN

34

The 2011 Tradition

OXY

39

TVLND

Patriots

Rosary

Tailgate

SportsCenter (N) Å MLS Soccer

Sports

SportsNet Sports

Lord Stanley

Daily

Instigators Daily

Movie: ›› “Enough”

Snapped “Kelly Ryan”

Snapped Å

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Married

Married

Scrubs

Raymond

NICK

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Sponge.

Sponge.

’70s Show ’70s Show George

TOON

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Regular

MAD

King of Hill King of Hill Amer. Dad Amer. Dad Fam. Guy

FAM

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“Bruce Almighty”

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Burn Notice Å

Burn Notice Å

Burn Notice (N) Å

Covert Affairs Å

TNT

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CSI: NY Å

CSI: NY Å

CSI: NY Å

CSI: NY “Oedipus Hex”

GAC

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The Definitive

Tom’s Wild Headline

Day Jobs

SYFY

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Movie: “Lake Placid 2”

Movie: “Lake Placid 3” (2010) Colin Ferguson.

TLC

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Hoarding: Buried Alive Undercover Boss Å

Cellblock 6

Undercover Boss Å

HIST

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Swamp People Å

Swamp People Å

Stan Lee’s

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DISC

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American Chopper

Gold Rush Å

Auction

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First Place First Place House

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Super Snake

TRAV

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Man, Food Man, Food Man, Food Man, Food Man, Food Man, Food Man, Food Man, Food

NGC

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Expedition Whiskey (N) Fleet Columbus

SPIKE

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Jail Å

MTV

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The Real World Å

VH1

64

40 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the ’90s

Saturday Night Live in ’90s: Pop Culture

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Futurama

Katt Williams: Pimpin’

Stand-Up

Tosh.0

Daily Show Colbert

Border

Border

The First 48 Å

Scrubs

Jail Å

Futurama

Hunters

Rattlesnake Republic

Jessie

Raymond

Raymond

George

Friends

Friends

ANT Farm Shake It

Auction

Movie: “Sharktopus”

Gold Rush Å Hunters

Ned Bruha Rattlesnake Republic

Behind Loch Beavis

Shake It

GAC Late Shift

iMPACT Wrestling (N) (In Stereo) Å Good Vibe Beavis

Fam. Guy

The 700 Club (N) Å

Selling LA Selling NY House Wildman

Dennis

Raymond

Movie: ›› “Evan Almighty” (2007) Steve Carell.

“Phineas and Ferb: The Movie”

SportsNet

Snapped Å

Expedition Whiskey Movie: “The Stranger”

Good Vibe Beavis

Good Vibe

A&E

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Monday, November 7 Social Club Card Party: 1 p.m., St. Anne lower hall. School Street, Berlin.

The First 48 Å

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Sex-City

Keeping Up With the Kardashians (Part 2 of 2)

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TCM

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Tuesday, November 8 Berlin and Coos County Historical Society: meeting 6:30 p.m., Moffett House Museum, 119 High St. Berlin, N.H. Public welcome.

HBO

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SHOW

221 “Waiting for Forever”

TMC

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Movie: “Life Is Hot in Cracktown” (2009) Å

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248 Movie: ›‡ “Law Abiding Citizen” (2009) Å

Movie: ›››‡ “Jerry Maguire” (1996) Å

YOUTO 110 Say Yes

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

YTPME ©2011 Tribune Media Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Find us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/jumble

Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

Answer here: THE Yesterday’s

(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: BOSSY SPURN IMPOSE FINISH Answer: When the cruise lines started putting billboards on their vessels, they ended up with these — SPONSOR SHIPS

Sex-City

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The X-Files Å Face off

Chelsea

E! News

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LuxuryLinr

The Green Hornet

Batman (Part 1 of 2)

Bored

Hung Å

Taxicab Confessions

Teller

Gigolos (N) Old Porn

Movie: “From the Sky Down” iTV.

TWC - 23, CNN2 - 30, C-SPAN - 99, PAY-PER-VIEW - 59, 60, 61, 62

––––––––––––––– ONGOING CALENDAR –––––––––––––– Thursday Community Bible Church Free Meal: Doors open 4 p.m. for coffee and conversation, Dinner at 5 p.m., close up around 630. There is live music and complimentary Dunkin Donuts coffee for all.

Anyone wishing to make a donation to this service can contact aprilmasiero@gmail.com Developmental Play-Group: FCESS, 9:30 to 11 a.m. every Thursday, St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. Contact person is Sheri Goyette at 603662-2331 or email sgoyette@northernhs.org.

TOPS NH 0057 Gorham: Meet every Thursday, 5:30 p.m., meeting room of the Gorham Public Library on Railroad Street, Gorham. FMI Call Carolyn at 348-1416.

Boy Scout Pack 207: meets every Thursday at 6:30 in the St. Michael’s School cafeteria.

Berlin-Gorham White Mountain Rotary Club: Meets every Thursday 730 to 830 a.m., Town & Country Inn Shelburne. FMI email info@ whitemtnrotary.org Senior Meals: Guardian Angel School, noon.

Suggested donations for 60 and over $3; under 60 $6. All are welcome. (FMI 752-2545) Mt. Jefferson LDG. #103 I.O.O.F.: meets second and fourth Thursdays of month, 7 p.m., 701 Presidential Highway, Jefferson. FMI 1-802892-6684 or 723-0766.

Gorham Public Library: Open M-F: 10am6pm, Saturdays: 10am-Noon. Children’s Story Time: Fridays, 1:30pm. View On-line Catalog at https://gorham.biblionix.com/. FMI call 4662525 or email gorhampubliclibrary@ne.rr.com.

AA Meeting: noon to 1 p.m., St. Barnabas Church, 2 High St., Berlin.

Berlin Knights of Columbus: Third and Fourth Degree meets on second Thursday of each month, 7 p.m., St. Anne’s lower hall, Berlin.

Dinner served at 5:30 p.m. for members and guests from September to May. Shelburne Library Schedule: Thursday 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturdays - 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

FUSION: Youth Group invites all youth grades 6-12, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Games, music, and a good message to get you pumped for the rest of the week! Harvest Christian Fellowship, Willow St. in Berlin. FMIVicky at 348-2354. facbook.com/ fusion603 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: 12 to 1 p.m., Discussion Meeting, St. Barnabas Church, corner of High and Main St., Berlin. Step Book Meeting, 7 to 8 p.m., Androscoggin Valley Hospital, Berlin.

Exercise Classes: Berlin Senior Center, 610 Sullivan St., Berlin, 4 to 5 p.m. (FMI 752-2545) Pre-School Reading, Arts, Crafts Program: Errol Public Library, 10:30 a.m. To register, call Ann Bragg at 483-7720 or go to the library from 8 a.m. to noon Wednesday through Saturday.

F. O. E. Eagles 1464: Meets first and third Thursday of every month at 7 p.m.

The Salvation Army Thursday Afterschool Programs: 3 – 3:30, snack and homework help; 3:30 – 4 Timbrels; 4 – 4:30 Sacred Dance; 4:30 – 5 Singing Company; Dinner; and Boys Adventure Corps and Sunbeams. For more information please call 752-1644.

Dummer Library Hours: 3 to 7 p.m. (FMI 449-0995, E-mail: dpl@ncia.net) Berlin and Coos County Historic Society Moffett House Museum: Open five days, Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Can also be opened by appointment. Call 752-4590. Available are historical documents, school yearbooks, Berlin/Gorham directories, annual city reports, city and county reports, Brown Bulletins, old books, artifacts and more.

Serenity Steps Peer Support Center: 567 Main St. Berlin, Providing peer support services to local area residents challenged by emotional or mental difficulties. Open Monday through Wednesday 11-4; Thursday and Friday 11-7 p.m.

FMI 752-8111.

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For Rent

by Abigail Van Buren

CHILDHOOD PIANO LESSONS: SAME SONG, SECOND VERSE

DEAR ABBY: I had to respond to the letter from “Discordant Family” (Sept. 1). I agree with you that the children should not be forced to play piano. However, let me offer an alternative. Many young pianists quit because practicing is such a solitary chore. I’d recommend finding the kids a community music program they would enjoy.

Perhaps their friends are involved with a chamber or duet group, or a music camp. Set the completion of the group project as a goal and allow them to move on (if they still want to) once they’ve reached that goal rather than quit on the spot.

I, too, wanted to quit piano lessons at 13, but my mother insisted I persist until age 16. Then I joined my high school’s theater program as its pianist. Being part of community music-making is standard for most musicians, but it’s rare for young pianists. There is an added social element. They develop other skills, and the emphasis on practice and perfection is greatly reduced when the focus shifts to working well in a group.

Since “Discordant” is so set on music for her kids, I hope she’ll consider this option, but also identify the aspects of piano playing her kids dislike and attempt to reduce or remove them. Switching from classical to pop music or starting a band with their friends are other possibilities.

I’m 26 now and have made a career as a collaborative pianist for musical theater, operas, choirs and soloist accompaniment. It’s given me an opportunity to travel, meet Broadway actors, play in rock bands, learn language skills -- and more!

-- HAPPY PIANIST IN AUSTIN DEAR PIANIST: Thank you for your helpful suggestions.

Forcing children to do something they hate seems, to me, counterproductive when there are so many constructive, creative things they could be doing. My newspaper readers comment: DEAR ABBY: Each child is unique and needs individual

consideration. Because the l3-year-old wants to stop playing the piano is no reason for the 11- and 5-year-old to quit, too.

How about talking it over with the piano teacher? Maybe it’s time for a new approach. The teen could learn to play jazz piano or perhaps switch to a different instrument, such as the guitar. Making music part of life is a joy when it is approached in the right spirit. -- PIANO TEACHER WHO HAS SEEN AND HEARD IT ALL DEAR ABBY: I took lessons from three teachers before I found one who inspired me and gave me music I wanted to play. My son and daughter also took lessons from him. I played piano professionally in the ‘60s and ‘70s, and my son has followed in that path. I believe it is all in finding the right teacher. What a difference it makes. -- JANET IN ST. LOUIS DEAR ABBY: “Discordant” said she has never met anyone who was glad about having stopped piano lessons. Well, one of the happiest days of my life was when I quit. I read music and hit the keys in order, but I have no sense of timing. Practice did NOT make perfect, and I was prevented from applying myself to areas for which I was better suited. -- FREED FROM THE TORTURE DEAR ABBY: The problem that mom is having is in giving her kids wiggle room. Middle-school-aged children should not be allowed to make a decision about something so important based on how they “feel.” I sweetened the offer for my daughter by allowing her to practice in lieu of doing some household chores. It worked like a charm. Now, at 21, she loves music, plays when she can and intends to return to it after college. -- STAND FIRM! IN MONTANA DEAR ABBY: I was forced to take piano lessons. At age 13, I begged to quit. My parents made a compromise. Lessons only during the school year, summers off. After a poor start, I began to enjoy the lessons, ended up studying piano for 18 years and turned pro. -- PEGGY IN LAS VEGAS

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

Are you visiting/ working in the area or working on the Laidlaw Biomass Project 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) 4 room 2 bedroom apartments heated. Call (978)609-4010.

BERLIN large 1 bed 3rd floor apt. Refrigerator, stove, hot water, shed inc. Inexpensive monitor heat. $395/mo plus security.

717 2nd Ave. (207)571-4001.

BERLIN large 2 bdrm apt. 2nd floor. Heat, hot water, appliances & shed inc. $595/mo plus security. 717 2nd Ave. 207-571-4001.

BERLIN- 3 Bedroom house- Jol bert St. Hardwood floors. Livingroom, diningroom, family room, Stove/ fridge, dishwasher. Yard, garage, deck. $800/mo plus utilities. No smoking Call 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: 2 & 3 bedroom apt: spacious, w/d hook-ups, storage, garage, heat, hot water, sun porches, centrally located (must see) 752-5034, 387-4066.

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

BERLIN: 3 bedroom, heat included, 2nd. floor, available immediately, $525/mo.

802-579-6553.

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.

Animals

Announcement

COCKATIELS, FMI call 752-2166.

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

PUPPIES small mixed breed.

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

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

North Wood MHP 1 Arlington Street Berlin, NH 03570 off E. Milan, Road Needs bids on plowing parks roads. Must have liability insurance.

Call 752-6179 Bob, 752-7374 Chip

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

1998 Subaru wagon, all wheel drive, 5 speed, great winter car!

Inspected, $2000, 752-9838.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A+ pickarent.com apartments of all sizes, homes and commercial rentals. Your one stop shop for rentals, call 348-2000.

GREAT, 3rd, floor, 2 bedroom, dining room, deck, storage, off street parking, $500, includes heat, first, last references, 508-888-7869, 508-274-6512.

Junk Car Removal Best Local Prices

BERLIN 2 Bedroom houseWight St. large yard, garage, full basement. Stove and fridge.

W/D hookup $675/mo plus all utilities. No smoking. Call 723-7015.

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

BUYING Junk Cars and Trucks.

Paying in cash. Honest pricing.

No gimmicks. Kelley’s Towing (603)723-9216.

BEAUTIFUL: Large, one bedroom, big back yard, frig, stove, heat, h/w, w/d hook-up, parking, no pets, sec. deposit, references, $625, 723-3856.

For Rent-Commercial COMMERCIAL: Berlin downtown, 1st. floor, commercial space, 1000 s.f. excellent location, only $495/mo. 723-3042.

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

Custom Glazed Kitchen Cabinets.

Solid maple, never installed. May add/subtract to fit kitchen. Cost $6,000 sacrifice $1,750. 833-8278 FOUR studded snow tires, 205/55 R16, $125; Craftsman tools, 3/4 H.P. reciprocating saw, $60; all-in-one cutting tool, $65. (603)466-5099.

FREE VW studded snow tires after the season (moving).

M&S205/55R16. (603)752-3561.

FRESH CHICKENS Butchering this week. Raised in Dummer, pastured on grass, fed organic vegetables and quality grains.

5-7lbs. dressed. $3.50/lb.

21 available.

(603)449-2333

KITCHEN Set table 4 chairs wood, $125; hot water radiators 15"&24", $50/each; 9" table saw with stand, $60, 752-1777.

COMPLETELY renovated 3 bedroom & 1 bedroom apartments.

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

BERLIN First floor 2BR, $675/mo heat included- First Floor 1 BR $475 heat included. Yard, parking, storage, stove, fridge. W/D hookup. No Smokers Call 723-7015.

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

For Rent

348-3403.

GORHAM- 3 bdrm, large yard, great location. Utilities not included. Parking. $725/mo. Call (603)986-5800.

IGUANA Cage, custom madesuitable for large reptile, 63”x26”x32” wood w/ glass front & screen top.

(603)752-7525.

Autos

ROY'S TOWING

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

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

BERLIN: First floor, 2 bedroom, heat, h/w, included, large storage included, w/d hookups, $650/mo. small dog O.K., no cats, 603-348-5186.

$1-A-DAY CLASSIFIEDS • CALL 752-5858

For Rent GORHAM Two- 2 BR apartments in town. W/D hookup, yard, parking, storage. $725/mo.- $625/mo Heat included. Both have stove and fridge. No smokers. Call 723-7015.

NIKON 35mm D60 10.2 mexapixels digital camera body with all cables, extra battery and good book $400, Tasco 675X telescope $250, HP Deskjet 812C printer $35. 723-8167.

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

36x58– Reg $21,900 Now $18,800.

Source# 1IB, 866-609-4321

THANKSGIVING TURKEYS Raised in Dummer on organic vegetables and quality grains.

20-45lbs. dressed. $10 deposit holds your bird for pickup fresh any time Thanksgiving week. $3.50/lb.

14 available.

(603)449-2333 WOODSTOVE: 1/4 diamond plate, $275/obro, FMI, 752-4443.

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.

THE BERLIN DAILY SUN, Thursday, November 3, 2011— Page 15

Furniture

Help Wanted

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

Help Wanted P/T Assistant driver, must be dependable; P/T Mechanic, flexible hours. Apply to: C&S Vending, 595 Main St. Gorham.

LOOKING for a flexible, depend able and creative team player to provide PT personal care assistance with activities and personal care for a young student in the Berlin/Gorham area. 10 hrs/week. Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities preferred. Send resume plus three letters of reference to Mary Ellen Cade, Northern Human Services, 87 Washington St., Conway, NH 03818 or mecade@northernhs.org EOE Position requires valid driver’s license, proof of adequate auto insurance, and driver’s and criminal background checks. (036)

We offer competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package!

Please check our website for specific details on each position.

Help Wanted

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

The ideal candidate will have previous bookkeeping experience, with knowledge of Accounts Payable, ACH, bank reconciliation, general ledger and other financial skills. The candidate will be proficient with Excel and be detail oriented. Previous financial institution experience a plus.

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:

Joe Rodgers, V.P.H.R. 730 Main Street, Berlin, NH 03570 Berlin, Gorham, Conway, Plymouth & Lebanon New Hampshire (603)752-5650 • www.woodlandscu.com Equal Opportunity Employer

Services

Services

FORTIER HOME REPAIR

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

Mobile Homes

HYPNOSIS for habit change, stress, regression. Michael Hathaway, DCH, certified hypnotherapist.

Madison michaelhathaway.com (603)367-8851.

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

AFFORDABLE ROOFING & SIDING SOLUTIONS.

Old & New- One call, We do it All! (603)752-1224.

• Experienced CNC Setup Positions • Quality Control Supervisor • Machine Operators Looking for some well rounded CNC setup people, a Quality Control Supervisor and entry level Machine Operators 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

• RN- Full-time in OR • RN/Case Manager- Full-time. Long Term Care.

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.

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TRI-COUNTY CAP/ HEAD START HAS THE FOLLOWING OPENING FOR THE BERLIN PROGRAM ASSOCIATE COMBO TEACHER: Applicant must currently have an Associates or Bachelors degree or be enrolled in a program leading to one of these credentials. Applicant must also currently have 9 credits in ECE, 3 of which must be in Child Growth & Development. This is a full-time up to 33hrs/wk for a 37 wk/yr benefited position.

Medical and dental benefits available after 90 days & paid school vacations and sick leave as accrued. Salary is $9.96-10.63/hr. depending on degree. If interested, please send a letter of introduction, transcripts and resume postmarked by November 5, 2011 to: Tri-County Head Start, 610 Sullivan St., Berlin, NH 03570. HEAD START IS AN EOE.

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CLEANING indoor/ out, yard work, fall clean-up, painting, indoor/ out, carpentry, light maintenance, call 752-6526.

EVER wonder what those 'old things' in the attic might be worth? Free appraisals, by Bob Gauthier, certified and bonded, 449-2542.

HANDYMAN Services, property maintenance, snow plowing, roof shoveling, ect. call Rick 915-0755.

HOME or small office cleaning services, 30 years exp. local references available, reasonable rates, 752-3950.

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

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

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SNOWPLOWING: Gorham, residential, only. Dependable, reliable, and affordable. Discounts for neighbors and referrals, 915-1012.

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Wanted To Buy 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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Whatever You Need, Office Manager Position - Northern Human Services is seeking a dynamic candidate to assume responsibility for administrative operations, involving many aspects of Human Resources including hiring and supervision of support staff, maintenance of personnel records and oversight of clerical/administration functions in our New Horizons location in Conway/Redstone, NH. Applicant needs to be able to problem solve, exercise sound judgment and must maintain a high level of confidentiality. Additionally, this candidate should have the ability to work under pressure with competing demands, frequent interruptions and changing priorities. Applicant must have a proven ability to work as a part of a team, be self-directed and present a positive, professional attitude. Strong leadership, communication (oral and written) and organizational skills are necessary. Candidate will have prior supervisory experience, with additional working knowledge of Human Resources. Proficiency with computers is a must including the MS Office suite. Solid math skills and an acute attention to detail are critical. This is a full time 35 hour a week position with an excellent benefits package. Please send cover letter and resume to: Claire Dunleavy, Director of Human Resources, Northern Human Services, 87 Washington St. Conway, NH 03818 cdunleavy@northernhs.org or fax: 603-447-1022.

Part-Time Consumer Directed Assistant - Looking for an energetic and patient person to assist and provide personal care to a loving young lady with developmental disabilities. She enjoys bowling, walks and outings into the community. Candidate must have a willingness to learn medical management for GTube and tracheotomy.

Send resume to Denise Davis, Northern Human Services, 87 Washington St., Conway, NH 03818, or Fax 447-8893, ddavis@northernhs.org. (030-600) All positions require a valid driver’s license, proof of adequate auto insurance, completion of driver’s and criminal background checks.

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School Board Candidates

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Voters will select 3 of 6 candidates on the Nov. 8 ballot more candidates on pages 6-7

Ken Proulx

Bobby Rodrigue

Tricia Walsh

3) What do you believe is the biggest challenge to providing a quality education in Berlin and what can the school board do to address that challenge?

1) Please provide basic background information such as education, work experience, previous public service, etc.

2) Why are you running for school board and what makes you a better choice than your opponent(s)?

I graduated from UNH with a BA in French in 1972. I received a master’s degree in school administration from Plymouth State College in 1978 and a master’s in guidance in 1984. I taught French in the Berlin system for 10 years and have been a guidance counselor and guidance director in the Berlin system since 1982 until my retirement this past June.

I believe that my 39 years working in the Berlin School System has given me a wealth of valuable experience. I have worked as a teacher, a department head and administrator. These experiences have given me an appreciation of the real strengths and the needs of our district.

First of all, the administration, teachers and staff have done an excellent job in the recent economic climate to provide an excellent education for our students at all levels.

Our biggest challenge, if there is no change in the present economic situation, will be to maintain the high level of service that we provide to Berlin students so that all our children will have the resources and skills to compete with graduates from other NH high schools.

I am 56 years old and a lifelong resident of Berlin. I graduated from Berlin High School in 1973 and eventually worked as a school custodian for 28 years before retirement in March 2011. This is my first attempt at serving the community in an elected position.

With my recent retirement I certainly have the time to get involved and dedicated myself to all of the meetings and participate in all of the activities required of a school board member. Having worked for the Berlin Public Schools for 28 years gives the insight needed to better understand the operation of our public school system. I want to put my experience to work to better serve the students, staff and taxpayers of this community. I also would like to promote more accountability and efficiency within the school system to better deliver the best quality education possible within our means.

I believe that adequately funding our school budget is our greatest challenge. Without overburdening our local taxpayers, we as a board, need to get creative in how we procure our funding as well as how we operate our system within the budget we are presented with annually. I think we need to work more closely with our local, state and federal representatives to properly fund education without breaking the bank.

I have lived in Berlin for the last 17 years. My husband Sean and I have two children ages 8 and 6. I am a graduate of Rivier College, where I earned a BA in Elementary/Special Education. I have been employed at the Edward Fenn School for 17 years. In that time, I have taught grades 1, 2, 3, Title One and Reading Recovery, I currently teach first grade. I also run two small businesses out of my home. I have coached field hockey in Gorham and spirit over the course of 10 years for the Berlin School District.

I am running for school board for several reasons. I have a vested interest in our schools, my children are currently enrolled in kindergarten and third grade. I have been in education for 17 years and I feel I have the knowledge about curriculum and school workings needed to do a great job. I have the ability to work well with a team and support group decisions. I embrace change and understand that nothing can be accomplished by not moving forward.

The biggest challenge to providing a quality education in Berlin would be balancing the increased needs of our schools and the ability to fund those needs in our struggling economy. Any decisions made by the school board need to always keep a focus on what’s best for students.

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5) Public education funding is a perennial battle in Concord. Do you believe the current funding formula is adequate or do you believe that donor towns are needed?

6) Do you feel the Berlin School System is adequately funded by the city in the annual budgeting process?

First, maintain at least the current level of funding. This is a perennial issue. In recent years, I have seen teachers, administration and staff do an outstanding job with minimal, skeletal resources. However, this “making do” has already hurt the district.

Second, make every effort to keep quality personnel in the system. In the layoffs of 09-10, we saw many of our youngest and brightest teachers (and taxpayers) leave the district to take positions in other districts.

Third, give staff adequate time and training to handle all the mandates imposed upon them and the district by federal, state and local agencies.

Another way of asking that question would be if a Berlin student has the same educational opportunities as a student from Durham, Hanover or Amherst. It has always seemed such a dichotomy that in a country this wealthy, that every student would not have equal educational opportunities. I’m not sure whether taking from Peter to pay Paul is the most equitable manner of assuring equal funding, but it seems to be working at the present time assuming that the legislature does not make further cuts.

If we compare the percentage of local funding that is given to the schools with other cities in New Hampshire, there is a big discrepancy.

Fortunately, in the past, state and federal funding have filled some of that gap. But if this gap diminishes, which is likely with congress and the present state legislature, we may have to look to local sources for an increased percentage. I think that rather than increasing taxes, we should look to make cuts that do not hurt our students and to pressure state and federal representatives to maintain or increase the support that they provide to public schools.

In my 39 years, this is the fourth time that a major attempt has been made to explore regionalization. The idea was sound in the 1970’s and it’s sound today. The population of the Androscoggin Valley is decreasing.

With diminishing resources and tax bases, it makes sense to look at ways that the local districts can pool resources and personnel. To some extent, we already are doing this.

SAU 20 has 20 students participating in the CTE program at Berlin High and in past years, SAU 20 has had students participating in some academic classes at the high school.

My first goal is to ensure that our students have the same opportunity to receive a quality education as any other student in the state of New Hampshire.

My second goal is to give our educators the tools necessary to accomplish that mission.

My third goal is to maximize the efficiency of the delivery of providing the best running school system we can with the funding we receive.

Giving everyone involved (student, staff, taxpayer) the best bang for their buck is what I will try to bring to the board.

I do believe that the current funding formula is working in Berlin’s favor. If the state of New Hampshire chooses to tweak it or change it, we need to be monitoring this closely and become an active participant in the process. Protecting our funding would be critical to community.

I think the City Council is doing the best it can with what they have to work with. However, I don’t believe the school department is receiving the same percentage of funding as the other city departments do from the city budget. One solution to solving this problem would be to attract businesses and more homeowners to our community to expand our current tax base.

I have attended the school consolidation forums and I am pleased that this discussion is taking place in our region. I am 110 percent in favor of having one SAU office for the region. That move alone could save the districts many thousands of dollars in administrative costs.

I also favor keeping elementary schools in their communities while consolidating the middle and high schools. I believe that pooling our resources regionally will provide all of our students with the best opportunities in academics, athletics and extra curricular activities.

With our shrinking populations and economies we need to start thinking as one region in the Androscoggin Valley. I find these times very interesting and challenging, and that’s why I’m running for school board.

One of my goals would be to learn all I can regarding our current SINI/ DINI status and to educate myself as to what is actively being done to achieve Adequate Yearly Progress.

With this newly acquired knowledge support best practices and alternative ways to best support educators in their role to meet educational standards.

Lastly, I would like to be involved in any consolidation efforts. I have the unique perspective of having strong ties to the community that I live in and the community I work in. I truly want my children and the children of the Androscoggin Valley to have all of the academic, social and extracurricular opportunities possible in order to become well rounded adults.

I am not so sure that the current education funding formula is adequate in New Hampshire. However, I’m not sure donor towns are the answer, I would need to investigate the matter further.

I feel very confident that the administrators and teachers in this SAU are extremely fiscally responsible and are forced to make some difficult decisions regarding how best to use the funds they are allocated. In an ideal world, my answer would be that more should be done financially to support their efforts.

However, times are financially difficult for everyone so I believe those difficult decisions are inevitable.

That is why I fully support thinking “outside the box.” One example of this is the idea of consolidation with SAU 20. I support some degree of consolidation where it is both fiscally and educationally responsible.

In order to do that there is still a great deal of work to be done.

I have attended two of the forums as well as the debriefing session. I am very excited about the future of education in our area. Change is in our future. While some may see the declining enrollment and decreasing funds as a challenge, I see it as our opportunity to think outside the box and step outside our comfort zones for creative ways to deliver the best education for our area children. I am very open to the idea of regionalization.

4) If elected, what would your three main goals be for improving the quality of education in Berlin?

7) What are your thoughts on the recent school consolidation forums? Are you open to the idea of regionalization?

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Curtis Robinson to manage Riverside Speedway in 2012

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GROVETON -- Curtis Robinson, son of long time Riverside Speedway owner, CJ Robinson, will take over the general management of the speedway for the 2012 season in Groveton. Current lease holders Jean and Jane LeBlanc were looking to step back after two years of operation that saw many improvements to the historic facility, a few bumps along the way and racing that was second to none.

“We are very happy that we were able to come to an agreement with the Robinson family,” said current General Manager Jean LeBlanc. “As the current lease holders there were many challenges we faced during the season.

Our families chose to try and come to an agreement that would be beneficial to both the LeBlanc family, the Robinson family and Riverside Speedway.

We were able to do just that.”

Part of that agreement was that LeBlanc stay on as an employee at Riverside and continue his role as part time promoter and race director.

“We have a very good administrative group with a lot of years of experience,” said LeBlanc. “You don’t see that kind of knowledge at every track and for the last two seasons, we have seen a very consistent count in the number of cars racing at Riverside Speedway. In my conversations with Curtis, he is not looking to make major changes. However, he has some great and innovative ideas of getting some of the fans to return to the high banks, which I think

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Curtis Robinson has jumped into his management position with both feet running and has set a date of December 10, at the Groveton Town Hall for rule meetings with the drivers. The schedule is as follows: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Super Stocks, 10 to 11 Street Stocks, 11 to 12 Dwarf Cars, 1 to 2 Outlaw/Sportsman, and 2 to 3 p.m. Late Models.

“Riverside Speedway is just three years away from its 50th anniversary,” said LeBlanc. “I know that there is something very special on the horizon for the North Country. There are some major businesses that are currently getting underway and breathing some life back into the area. We have been hit so hard economically with all of the local mills being closed. These big construction projects will put the local labor force back to work, which will only help the area grow. The Speedway has been one thing in the area that has remained constant through some tough times. In 2012 I can see the speedway growing in leaps and bounds and have some of its best events ever.”

The next event for Riverside Speedway will be its 2011 “Banquet of Champions” scheduled for Saturday November 12, at the beautiful Town & Country Motor Inn in Shelburne. Deadline for ordering tickets is November 5.

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New Crew 6-6, high game men- Gary Pinette 248, Josh Poisson 215, Guy Labens 211, high series- Pinette 647, Labens 532, Poisson 466, high game women- Tina Host 205, Ann Marie Choquette 175, Laura Ouellette 170, high series- Host 588, Choquette 468, Shirley Bertin 444.

Sunday, September 25 Couples League: Top teams- #1 Spares 10-2, #2 Mike’s Handicaps 6.5-5.5, #3 Ballbusters 6-6, high game men- Mike Bockman 197, Bruce Bunnel 191, high series- Mitch Couture 510, Bockman 469, high game women- Louise Tyler 215, Lisa Williams 200, high series- Tyler 563, Williams 534, most over average- Jay Williams +71, Beuce Bunnel +53, Louise Tyler +54, Lisa Williams +45, most over average series- Williams +111, Bunnel +42, Tyler +80, L Williams +69.

Monday, September 26 Women’s League: Top teams- #1 AWDY and Girl’s Nite Out both at 8-4, #3 The Players, Powerhouse, and 3 of a Kind all at 6-6, high game- Lisa Williams 223, Tina Host 211, Chris Lavigne 191, high series- Williams 561, Lavigne 524, Host 518.

Wednesday, September 28 Olympian’s & Friends: Top teams#1 Bruins and Space Invaders both at 5-1, #3 Power House, Pittsburg Penguins, and USA all at 4-2, high gameDominic Morse and Norine Elliot 161, high series- Morse 293, Jason Guay 290, most over average- Mike Lessard 44, Morse +41, most over average seriesLessard +56, Morse +53.

Thursday, September 29 Early Bird League: Top teams- #1Flamingos 12-4, #2 Larks 8.57.5, high game- Anita Valliere 177, Ginger Doherty 171, high series- Lori Penney 464, Chris Lavigne 457.

Men’s North Country League: Top teams#1 Round one- Pine Tree Power 12-4, high game- Bob Allaire 213, Mike Chapman 203, high series- Allaire 568, Chapman 546.

Saturday, October 1 Kids League: Top teams- #1 Taylor gang and Fireballs both at 4-2, #3 Chilltown and Wild Hogs both at 3-3, high game- Amber Roberts 185, high seriesKyle Boisselle 316, most over average- Justin Parent +52, most over average series- Parent +94.

Wednesday, October 5 Senior League: Game 1 “No Tap Winners”Don Springer and Lorraine Martin 211, Game 2 “Predict Your Score”Roger Poulin, Game 3 “Splits, 9’s, X’s”- Don Springer and Norm Bouchard 196, Game 4 “Poker Bowling”- Don Springer, Lucky Ticket

winner- Lorraine Martin.

Tuesday, September 27 Commercial League: Top teams#1 IGA Foodliner 12-4, #2 Double K Trucking 9.5-6.5, #3 Moe Giroux Carpentry 9-7, #4 Mt Washington B&Bers, Guardien Angel, and Windshield World all at 8-8. No individual Stats given.

Friday, September 30 Couples League: Top teams- #1 Hot Rodder and The New Crew both at 10-6, #3 Strike Force 8.5-7.5, high game men- Gary Pinette 248, Josh Poisson 215, Guy Labens 211, high series- Pinette 647, Labens 532, Al Host 505, high game women- Tina Host 205, AnnMarie Choquette 203, Liz Host 187, high series- Host 588, Choquette 516, Laura Ouellette 474.

Sunday, October 2 Couples League: Top teams- #1 Spares 13-3, #2 Ballbusters 8-8, #3 Mike’s Handicaps 7.5-8.5, high game men- Jay Williams and Mike Chapman 202, high series- Chapman 526, Mitch Couture 509, most over average- Ricky Wheelock +48, Luc Perreault +45, most over average series- Chapman +52, Wheelock +49, high game women- Cari Gosselin 189, Lisa Williams 181, high series- Gosselin 524, Williams 494, most over average- Pauline Coulombe +34, most over average series- Lise Baillargeon +41.

Monday, October 3 Women’s League: Top teams- #1 Girl’s Nite Out 11-5, #2 AWDY 10-6, #3 The Players and 3 of a Kind both at 8-8, high game- Tina Host 233, Lisa Williams 223, Louise Tyler 201, high

series- Tina Host 618, Williams 561, Chris Lavigne 524.

Wednesday, October 5 Olympians & Friends: Top teams#1 Pittsburg Penguins and Space Invaders both at 7-2, #3 Bruins, USA, and No names all at 6-3, high gameTom Sweeney 185, Ben Gagnon 177, High series- Tom Sweeney- 327, Travis Roy 307, most over averageBen Gagnon +83, Sweeney +48, most over average series- Gagnon +110, Pat Chaloux +56.

Thursday, October 6 Early Bird League: Top teams- #1 Flamingos 14-6, #2 Larks 11.5-8.5, high game- Lori Penney 165, Anita Valliere 162, high series- Anita Vallier- 430, Dora Vien 416.

Men’s North Country League: Top teams round 1- Pine Treet Power

T & C to host fundraiser for Special Olympics SHELBURNE -- The Town and Country Motor Inn, in Shelburne, New Hampshire, will be hosting a fundraiser on behalf of Special Olympics of New Hampshire, on Sunday, November 6. The event is scheduled to take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Wednesday, October 12 Senior League: Game 1 “No Tap Winners”- Norm Bouchard and Roger Poulin 172, Game 2 “Predict Your Score”-AnnMarie Choquette, Game 3 “Splits, 9’s, X’s”- Chuck Dodge AnnMarie Choquette, Game 4 “Poker Bowling”- Norm Bouchard, Lucky Ticket winner- AnnMarie Choquette.

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Complementary lunch will be served. During lunch a guest speaker will present on healthy food choices.

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