The Conway Daily Sun, February 23, 2011

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2011

VOL. 23 NO. 22

CONWAY, N.H.

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Conway filing period begins Wednesday 22 town and school posts up for grabs BY LLOYD JONES THE CONWAY DAILY SUN

U.S. Ski Team Member and Conway native Leanne Smith had a top 20 result at the World Championships in Garmisch, Germany, two weeks ago. Smith was home last week for a few days to visit.

Leanne Smith is enjoying her best World Cup season to date BY LLOYD JONES THE CONWAY DAILY SUN

CONWAY — Three years into her U.S. Ski Team career, Conway’s Leanne Smith believes she’s right on the cusp of top 10 and even podium performances on the World Cup circuit. Smith, who had a top 20 result at the World Championships in Garmisch, Germany, two weeks ago, was home last week for a few days to visit with family and friends, attend the Mount Washington Valley Ski Team’s Ski Ball Evening on Saturday and above all to get some well deserved rest before resuming the second half of her season, which has been exclusively in World Cup speed events such as downhill, Super G and Super combined. Smith, 23, the daughter of Paula and Joe Smith, of Conway, posted the best result of U.S. Ski Team last month, cracking the top 10 in a

Super G race in Cortina d’Ampezzo. She placed eighth in the race, which was won by teammate Lindsey Vonn. It marked the first time three U.S. women have cracked the top 10 in a race there. “That’s been the highlight for me so far,” Smith, who dropped by The Conway Daily Sun, Friday, said, smiling. “I just kind of hit it on all cylinders that day. It just shows that if you hit it on all cylinders and make no mistakes you can do fine.” Smith has a been a regular in the top 25 this season. “Everybody is a good skier in the top 30,” she said. “It all just comes down to who makes the fewest mistakes on race day. Anybody who is at a World Cup is a great skier. It just depends on who is making mistakes and who is having a great, great run.” see LEANNE page 16

CONWAY — Filing period for town and school offices begins in Conway Wednesday morning, and town clerk Rhoda Quint is expecting there could be a flurry of activity with 22 town and school posts opening up. The filing deadline is Friday, March 4, at 5 p.m. at the town hall in Center Conway. Voting for offices takes place on April 12 at the Conway Community Building in Center Conway from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. On the town side of things, two three-year terms on the board of selectmen are opening up. David Weathers and Bob Drinkhall are the incumbents. There is a three-year term as police commissioner. Rodney King was appointed last year to fill out the remainder of Bob Porter’s term. Despite already currently having eight vacancies, there are five seats opening up on the budget committee. There are three three-year terms, a two-year and a oneyear. William Masters and Linda Teagan’s terms are expiring. Vice chairman Joe Mosca, whose term expires in 2013, stepped down earlier this month, creating another vacant seat that the committee will try to fill. Another seat for one year will open up in April when current chairman David Sordi plans to step down. see FILINGS page 16

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