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“There is no place to walk, it’s very dangerous,” said Swain.

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CONWAY — Arctic cold air gave the region a big chill Monday, with temperatures dropping to a low of minus 25 degrees Monday morning, according to the local Web site, www.northconwayweather.com.

The wind chills were even colder.

On the summit of Mount Washington, the wind chill at 10:30 a.m. Monday dipped to 59 degrees below zero.

The cold and high winds forced Wildcat Mountain to shut down Monday.

The Eastern Slope Ski Club Junior Program was canceled due to the cold Monday.

Ironically, the coldest weather of the winter so far followed on the heels of a report by University of New Hampshire climatologist Mary Stampone that 2010 was the warmest year on record.

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(NY Times) —The universal remote control is one of the modern world’s great ideas, right up there with the automatic dishwasher, Wi-Fi and flush toilets. The theory behind this gadget is simple and sublime: In an increasingly automated and connected world, wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could manage all our blinking machines from a single super controller?

As electronic gadgets have grown, so has the desire to consolidate their functions in one all-Indeed, the vision is so irresistible that since the invention of the universal remote back in 1985, it has popped up everywhere.

After testing many different universal remotes — cheap remotes, expensive remotes, smartphone remotes, and a few about which the less said, the better — there’s not much good news to report. Sure, some universal remotes are more useful than others, and one of them is almost pretty good, but in general these devices remain more appealing in theory than in practice.

That’s because they all suffer from an inherent, usually fatal flaw: universal remotes cannot possibly offer enough buttons to mimic all functions of all devices, so they usually have to make compromises, cutting out buttons here and there. The trouble is, some of those buttons are important.

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Jared Loughner pleads not Iran rules guilty in Tucson shooting out fuel swap plan PHOENIX (NY Times) — Jared L. Loughner, who was tackled to the ground by bystanders after opening fire outside a Tucson supermarket on Jan. 8, pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he attempted to murder Representative Gabrielle Giffords

and two of her aides.

Appearing in U.S. District Court alongside his defense attorney, Judy Clarke, Mr. Loughner entered the plea in written form to U.S. District Judge Larry A. Burns of San Diego without uttering a word.

Dressed in an orange prison jumpsuit and wearing glasses, Mr. Loughner, 22, smiled through most of the proceedings and chuckled when a clerk read out the name of the case: the United States of America versus Jared Lee Loughner.

Deadly blast at Moscow’s main airport seen as terror attack MOSCOW (NY Times) — A bomber strode into the international arrivals hall at Moscow’s busiest airport on Monday afternoon and set off an enormous explosion, witnesses and Russian officials said, leaving bodies strewn in a smoke-filled terminal while bystanders scrambled to get the wounded out on baggage carts.

Russian authorities said at least 34 people were killed and 168 injured in the attack. The Russian president, Dmitri A. Medvedev, said in televised remarks that the blast was an act of terrorism and

ordered the police to track down the perpetrators.

Investigators said the attack was likely carried out by a male suicide bomber, and that authorities were attempting to identify him.

In the moments after the blast, the smoke was so thick that it was difficult to count the dead, eyewitnesses said. Arriving passengers stepped into the hall to the sight of blood on the floor and bodies being loaded onto stretchers. Ambulances sped away crowded with three or four patients apiece, bleeding heavily from shrapnel wounds to their arms and legs.

PARIS (NY Times) — At the talks between Iran and six major powers in Istanbul over the weekend, Iran said it was “no longer interested” in a fuel-swap deal proposed by Washington and the others, a senior Western diplomat said Monday.

In Istanbul, the lead Western negotiator, Catherine Ashton, said only that her Iranian counterpart, Saeed Jalili, had refused to engage on the details of a revised offer to swap most of Iran’s low-enriched uranium for fuel rods, to power a declining Tehran reactor that produces medical isotopes.

After she laid out the proposals, Ms. Ashton, the head of the delegation of the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and Germany, told journalists on Saturday, “I made it clear that they should consider them and come back to us.” Asked whether Mr. Jalili agreed to do so, she said that he had listened, but “He didn’t say, ‘Oh, O.K., I will.’ ”

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Bitter cold temps N.H. home prices end prompts warnings 2010 up 1.4 percent

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GILMANTON — Bitter cold Monday delayed school across New Hampshire, caused problems for firefighters and forced a town hall to close for lack of heat.

The low temperatures were accompanied by whipping winds, making it feel well below zero in many parts of the state Monday morning. High temperatures were expected to stay in the single digits in southern New Hampshire and may not reach zero in northern areas.

The Lyndeborough Central School was closed after the water pump and water pipes froze, according to the principal. The problem meant that toilets and sinks throughout the building weren’t working.

The school sent 80 students home by bus, but officials said they expect to open Tuesday. While the water pump was frozen, workers were able to thaw the pipes and didn’t find any damage.

Workers in some cities had to brave the cold to continue clearing snow that fell last week. Concord Department of Public Works worker Chad Jaquith said he was trying to stay warm while doing his job.

“In and out of the truck, really quick,” he said. “No more than five minutes. Just keep moving, basically.”

Jaquith was one of the few people moving in downtown Concord on Monday morning, as most people tried to stay inside.

In Canterbury, firefighters battling a house fire on Baptists Hill Road struggled to deal with a frozen water supply as temperatures reached 14 degrees below zero.

“Our source engine froze up, so we couldn’t use that for the water supply,” said Chief Peter Angwin.

“Actually, we had enough on scene so we just called in more trucks.”

At the Gilmanton town hall, workers tried to deal with a broken heating system, but Town Administrator Tim Warren said the decision was made to close for the day.

“We’ve told all the employees to stay home, basically,” he said. “We announced it on the radio stations that we’re closed due to no heat.”

Warren said the heating system was being repaired, but he’s worried that pipes may have frozen.

While the weather was frigid, residents had mixed feelings about it.

“I think I’m ready for summer, just like the rest of us,” said Concord resident Isaac Goodwin.

But others said living in New England means you have to deal with this sort of weather.

“I’m wearing my warmest coat,” said Dijit Taylor, of Hopkinton. “I’m trying to stay outdoors as little as possible, and I’m loving the snow and the sunshine.”

More snow may be on the way. A coastal system could bring significant snow to southern New Hampshire on Wednesday, but its exact track is still unclear.

Health officials distributed some tips for staying safe in the cold: 1) Skin that is exposed to the elements can be frostbitten in minutes. Stay inside as much as possible.

2) Veterinarians are reminding people to give shelter to pets that normally stay outside.

3) Make sure heater vents are cleared 4) Be careful with space heaters and wood stoves 5) Check on elderly neighbors who may need extra help 6) Make sure your car is properly winterized. Keep the gas tank at least half full and carry a winter emergency kit.

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MANCHESTER — Buoyed by a home buyer tax credit the first half of the year, the New Hampshire real estate market put up positive numbers for 2010.

The median price was up 1.4 percent to $215,000 statewide for the full year, according to the New Hampshire Association of Realtors.

That compared favorably to a loss in 2009, when the median price for residential sales fell 9.8 percent to $212,000, from $235,000 in 2008.

“I think the median sales price is huge because we haven’t had years, in

recent years, where the median price has been up, so any type of increase is a positive sign,” said John Rice, 2011 NHAR president-elect.

Sales were strong through mid-year, boosted by the federal homebuyers’ tax credit. But unit sales slid from July through November before turning positive again in December.

“We had very strong sales in the middle of the year, and you’re getting kind of a bounce from that now,” Rice said.

“In addition, I think the forces are in place to create a good market even though it’s the middle of winter,” he said.

Prices rose in all but two counties.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 25 Mount Washington Valley Ski Team Fund-raising Event. Mount Washington Valley Ski Team will hold a fund-raising event at Flatbread Company. A portion of all pizza sales between 4 p.m. and closing, both eat in or take out, will be donated to the team. The Mount Washington Valley Ski Team is made up of 50 young local and regional athletes based in Mount Washington Valley that race throughout New England. Your support will be helping to make their training more affordable, or even possible, through the funding of scholarships. For more information on the team call 356-7627.

Parkinson’s Support Group. The Conway Parkinson's Support Group will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Conway Public Library in the Ham Community Room.

This month Marie Olson from the Visiting Nurses' Service will talk about helpful hints for living with Parkinson's. People with Parkinson's, their caregivers, as well as anyone seeking information about the disease, are welcome.

Kim John Payne Lecture. The White Mountain Waldorf School would like to invite all community members to a lecture by Kim John Payne at Salyards Center for the Arts in Conway. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for reception with the lecture to begin at 7 p.m. Payne's social inclusion approach to working with issues of teasing, isolation and bullying, is internationally recognized.

This is free and open to the public and donations are gratefully accepted. For more information call 447-3168 or visit www.WhiteMountainWaldorf.org.

Career Workshop. Where Do You Want to Go? A career workshop Betsy Gemmecke from Granite State College, at 2 pm at the Madison Library. Interested in a new career? Looking for job training? Come to this workshop and learn how to assess your current skills, how to find places to learn new skills, how to present yourself to prospective employers. Bring a resume for review. The Madison Library’s new Career Cruising database will be introduced. Call 367-8545 for more information.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26 International Dinner. "Tramping New Zealand’s Great Walks," with Sam Jamke; cuisine of New Zealand. The family style dinner starts at 6 p.m. and is followed by the presentation. Dinner prices are $21 for adult members and $23 for adult non-members. Special youth rates are available. For further information and reservations, call the AMC Pinkham Notch Visitor Center at 466-2727 or visit www.outdoors.org.

People Who Read. The Conway Public Library invites older teens to a new discussion group called PWR – People Who Read from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Neil

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PWR will meet on the fourth Wednesday of each month.

For more information call the library at 447-5552.

Chamber After Hours. Mount Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce After Hours has been rescheduled for today from 5 to 7 p.m. at Cranmore Mountain.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 27 Eggs & Issues. The Eggs & Issues Business Leaders' Breakfast, sponsored by the Mount Washington Valley Economic Council, will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Technology Village in Conway. Commissioner Virginia Barry Ph.D. will talk about the New Hampshire Educational Reform Agenda. This presentation will focus on four assurance areas that address reform efforts to ensure that all students are work and college ready. The sponsor for Eggs & Issues in 2010 is Northway Bank. The cost to attend is $10 for council and chamber members and $12 for non-members, To register, contact the economic council by e-mailing kelli@mwvec,com or calling (603) 447-6622. Payments can be mailed to Mount Washington Valley Economic Council, 53 Technology Lane, Suite 100, Conway, NH 03818, by or on Jan. 25.

Homeschool Educational Programming. Tin Mountain Conservation Center is offering educational programming for homeschool students in the Mount Washington Valley for 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. running through Feb. 17. The cost is $60 for members and $75 for non-members for the five sessions, but prices can be amend for those who can't make all the sessions. Registration is requested, call 4476991 or e-mail nbeem@tinmountain.org.

EVERY TUESDAY Snowflake Story Time For 2 Year Olds. The Conway Public Library offers snowflake story time for 2 year olds with half an hour of fun with stories, songs and rhymes about winter at 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday through March 8. No registration necessary. All welcome. For more information call the library at 447-5552.

Rotary Club. The Rotary Club of The Fryeburg Area meets every Tuesday morning at 7:30 a.m. at the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Fryeburg. For more information contact Judy Raymond (207) 935-2155 or visit the website at www.fryeburgarearotary.org.

Mountain Top Music Classes for Kids. Pre-School Music, 11 to 11:45 a.m.($8). Kids ages 305 use folk songs to learn principles of rhythm and pitch. Through singing, dancing, and the playing of rhythm instruments children lay the foundation for further music study. Call 447-4737 to register.

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American Legion Post-95 Meeting. Meetings are at 7 p.m. on the second and forth Tuesdays of the month at 116 Kearsage Street in North Conway. For more information contact Dave Haskell, adjutant, at 323-8775 or wskrs40@yahoo.com.

Genealogy Aid. Ossipee Public Library offers help with genealogy every Tuesday from 3 to 5 p.m. Other times a volunteer will be available by appointment only.

For more information, about this free service, please call the library at 539-6390.

Food Pantry. The Breadbasket Food Pantry will be open from 4 to 7 p.m. on the second and third Tuesday of each month from 4 to 6 p.m. The food pantry, sponsored by the River Church in Conway, serves people needing food assistance in the Mount Washington Valley. It is located across from McSherry’s Nursery. For more information, call (603) 447-6633.

Lunch And Games. The Gibson Center for Senior Services in North Conway sponsors lunch and games at Silver Lake Landing. Lunch is at noon every Tuesday, and is followed by games, or a movie. For more information call 356-3231.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) NH Number 129 in Conway. TOPS meets every Tuesday at the Conway Methodist Church on Main St, Conway Village. Weighins start at 5:15 p.m.; meetings start at 6:30 p.m.

Affordable Health Care. Ossipee Family Planning provides gynecological and reproductive health care and HIV/STD testing services from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. by appointment. Sliding fee scale and same day appointments available. For more information call 539-7552.

Community Steel Band. The Conway Area Community steel band meets every Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Ajaja Music at 903 West Side Road. New members are always welcome. No prior musical experience is necessary. Everyone is welcome to come. For more information contact 447-5107 or mango@ajajamusic.com.

White Mountain Stamp Club. The White Mountain Stamp Club meets at the home of Barbara Savary, at 1724, Route 16, on the corner of the south end of Bald Hill Road, on the second Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. and on the third Tuesday at 7 p.m. each month. Everyone interested in stamp collecting is welcome. For more information call Barbara at 447-5461 or e-mail bmsavary@gmail.com.

Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Carroll County. Every Tuesday, Alcoholics Anonymous meets at the Conway Methodist Church Hall on Main Street in Conway Village from 11 a.m. to noon; at the Gibson Center in North Conway from 8 to 9 p.m.; and in the activities room at Mountain View Nursing Home, 10 County Farm Road, in Ossipee (enter through the main entrance)from 7:30 to 9 p.m. see next page

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Tamworth Sled Dog Race returning Jan. 29 and 30 TAMWORTH — The annual Tamworth Sled Dog Race will be held Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 29 and 30. The race will run on the scenic expanse of Chocorua Lake and its surrounding trails. One of the longest running sprint races in the world, the races will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Access to the start/finish area is from Route 16 adjacent to the lake. Parking will be off the northbound lane.

At least 60 sled dog teams from the New England Sled Dog Club will compete in this two-day event.

The number of dogs per team varies according to class, which progress from the one-dog juniors to the 14-dog professionals. The biggest teams will compete in the Pinetree Power Classic, starting both days at noon, runfrom preceding page

Al-Anon. Every Tuesday, Fryeburg AlAnon meets for friends and families of alcoholics, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the American Legion Hall, Bradley Street, Fryeburg.

Newcomers welcome.

Overeaters Anonymous. Overeaters Anonymous meets every Tuesday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Ossipee Valley Church on Route 16. Overeaters Anonymous is a 12-Step program for people who struggle with their relationship with food. For more information, call Carol Ann, 539-4471.

ning an 11-mile course on logging roads and snowmobile trails.

For more than 50 years, the Tamworth Outing Club has sponsored racers from New York, Canada, and New England to compete on these challenging trails. Other events include one-, two-, three-, four-, and six-dog races, both amateur and professional, throughout each day.

Admission is free for spectators, who are welcome to watch the teams, talk to drivers, and see the action.

The proceeds from a concession stand with food, hot beverages and race memorabilia benefit the Tamworth Outing Club. With Mount Chocorua as a backdrop, this is the most scenic race in the East.

For more information, contact Stan Coville at 323-8023.

Drumming Circle. Vessel Recordings artist Heather Pierson hosts a monthly drumming circle at the White Mountain Hypnosis Center on Route 113 in Madison on the last Tuesday evening of every month at 7 p.m. Through the use of drums and other percussion instruments, she welcomes those of all ages and abilities who seek to incorporate the powerful and healing force of music and rhythm into their lives. For information call (207) 935-4505 or e-mail vesselrecordings@ yahoo.com. Learn more about Heather by visiting www.heatherpierson.com.

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William Marvel To the editor: Here we go. Voters put the Republican party in the majority in the state legislatures. My prediction to you is that this will cost the state of New Hampshire plenty in both raised taxes and lost services for those who need them most. I plan to write letters to the paper before these bills are voted on so that you, the voter, can inform your delegation what you think about the bills that come before them. The first bill I will tell you about is House Bill 0039. This bill would eliminate the following subjects as components of an adequate education: Art, world languages, technology education including information and communications, and health education.

What a disgrace — in a global economy, with the growth of technology in that world economy, the legislature would cut state funding for those courses. And art, which always is the first on the chopping block for politicians who don’t get the importance of the arts to every great and even not so great civilization. The proposed legislation would not permit either the state board of education or the state department education to adopt the common core curriculum standards without approval of the legislature. Politicians should not be making curriculum decisions, whether Democratic or Republican. Educational decisions should be based on sound educational principles developed by professionals, not ideologically driven elected officials with an eye

on re-election. If this bill passes and we in the Mount Washington Valley choose to keep the arts, language, health, and technical ed in pour curriculum, the cost goes directly to our property tax. The Conway School Board has carefully considered these subjects and chose to keep them in our schools.

If the state removes them from their funding, our taxes will go up to cover these very important components to a well rounded education.

Here is contact info for our local delegations. Please be respectful and let them know your feelings about this bill and how it will effect our communities.

Conway, Bartlett, Jackson, Harts Location, Hales Location, Chatham: Gene G Chandler: gene.chandler@ leg.state.nh.us 374-6603, Frank H McCarthy : frank. mccarthy@leg.state.nh.us 356-9160, Laurie P Pettengill : laurie.pettengill@leg. state.nh.us 986-0162, Karen C Umberger : karenu@ncia. net 356-6881.

Eaton, Madison, Albany: Norman A Tregenza: PO Box 146, Silver Lake, NH , 03875-0146 Ossipee, Freedom, Sandwich, Tamworth: David L Babson : davbab@worldpath.net 539-4928, Mark E McConkey : mcconkey2@hotmail.com 520-8275, Harry C Merrow :hcmerrow@myfairpoint.net 539-2109, Brookfield, Wakefield, Effingham: Joseph W Fleck : joseph.fleck@leg.state.nh.us 522-6741, Dino A Scala : nhreps@yahoo.com 522-8077 Bert Weiss Chatham

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Sick Days A few weeks ago, while I was coughing an office-supply store, decades back, I found away with a nasty cold, I reminded an old a few dusty bottles of the same ink, with a friend of the time he suffered from a hacking dipping well, and I still have my mother’s croup in Brownie Thompson’s seventh-grade fountain pen. The rubber reservoir has dried World History class. He remembered, and up, but if I touch the point into the inkwell admitted that he was probably exaggeratit absorbs enough to scribble a sentence or ing it so he would be sent home. I understood two. I can’t write more than that anyway perfectly, for when I was in school I loved without stopping to think, so the drying-up being able to “stay home sick.” It wasn’t being of the pen serves a practical purpose, and sick that I relished, but the ritual of dipping it being able to stay alone again often prompts the With a board for a lap desk and the and do what I wanted. next thought. There is I tried the “I don’t coffee table pulled alongside for my even a partial ream of feel that well” routine a white composition paper materials, I could write all day. few times too many, but in one desk drawer, still throwing up always did in its faded blue wrapthe trick. Once that part per, but the lines are too was over I usually felt much better, and if I wide for my taste now, and I keep it only as a continued to feign a queasy stomach I could memento of my early fascination with words often parlay one good puke into three days and history. on the couch. My mother would ply me with Now I only write letters with that pen, ginger ale and soda crackers, to force some but as late as 1993 I was still using it to set nutrition into me, and what more could a the first drafts of books on yellow legal pads, boy want? Chicken soup wasn’t all that bad, before making second drafts on a manual either: it was better than the macaroni and typewriter. The gift of a used computer, cheese we often had in the school cafeteria— along with a few years of employment in a and if it paled alongside the apple-crisp and newsroom, combined to put an end to my ice-cream desserts, at least I didn’t have to handwritten histories, and by Bill Clinton’s sit among a throng of my clamoring classsecond term I was composing directly on the mates to eat it. keyboard. Often I wonder if my prose hasn’t For me, the perfect day at home from school been somehow transformed as a result. If so, consisted of lying on the couch in the living I suspect the change isn’t for the better. room with a dozen Civil War histories, a dicThanks to the aforementioned cold, I tionary, and a thesaurus piled around me, spent much of Christmas week on the writing first-person accounts of imaginary latest of the couches that have occupied participants in that conflict. This was at the the same spot in my living room since I outset of the Civil War centennial, which was a child. Upstairs my computer sat whipped my native interest in that era into idle, with another book trapped inside it a passion, and I rifled my mother’s desk to waiting to be finished, while downstairs I supply my avocation. I foraged a ream of burrowed under blankets with a box of tiswhite, lined school paper that always came sues, drowsing in and out of consciousness. in a blue wrapper, a long fountain pen in a The imminent deadline for that electronic brass stand attached to a marble base, and manuscript must have provoked some suba bottle of blue-black “Skrip” ink with a little liminal anxiety, because as I emerged from well on one side, for filling the pen without one little coma I caught myself reaching dunking the handle. With a board for a lap for a coffee table that isn’t there anymore, desk and the coffee table pulled alongside for looking for the blue packet of paper with my materials, I could write all day. I wasn’t the fat, ungainly lines. So miserable was expected to attend meals, so I could keep I that for a moment I thought it might be going until bedtime, when I had to start plotmy version of a last-gasp “Rosebud” recolting for another day of simulated convaleslection. cence.

That was 50 years ago. Browsing through William Marvel lives in South Conway.

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What New Hampshire needs is a plan to generate its own energy To the editor: New Hampshire is in a position to demonstrate to the country what it is made of. The economy of all states is dependent on energy and unfortunately New Hampshire imports most of its energy. It is estimated that over $2 billion leaves the state annually on energy costs. What the state needs is a plan to generate its own energy.

The greatest energy asset the state has is the change in tides of Great Bay; it just has to be harnessed.

Another asset of the state is in its educational institutes specifically the world leading research at the University of New Hampshire on oceans. Former senator Judd Gregg was a patron for the funding and aid for this research.

If the current elected officials turned their focus on creating jobs, clean energy, and New Hampshire independence from oilbased energy, they will earn the confidence of voters. The tides are a resource of the state that can be taxed and still leave room for private enterprise to exploit it for profit in an ideal situation.

The technology developed can be exported to other countries and would create many good paying jobs for New Hampshire. To make this work requires the support of elected officials and the focus of the country’s leading research centers for ocean science, in Durham, near Great Bay. Michael Callis Conway

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Tele-Talk

Should the minimum salary for starting teachers be increased?

There were 32 responses to this week’s Tele-Talk question: “Should the minimum salary for starting teachers be increased?” Eight said the pay should be increased; 28 said it should not be increased.

Absolutely. It should even be increased more. We need to keep quality teachers in our schools. The kids that they are teaching are our future.

Don’t we want the best teachers for them. We have great teachers now, but they will leave if we don’t support them. Thank you to our wonderful teachers. You deserve so much more.

Over and over it has been stated by many people that higher teacher pay does not equal quality education. I think teachers beginning pay should start at $40,000. Try it for five-plus years and then look at the results.

There’s a saying: You get what you pay for.

I really have a problem supporting the teachers contract. They threatened to do a lot of things and they tried to play with the kids. At one point they had threatened to stop writing recommendation letters for kids to go to college. They stopped doing after-school activities with children. You know, that’s their job. They want to try to hold the kids over our heads to request more money, and I say no, don’t give them anything. And if they don’t like it, let them go somewhere else.

In response to this week’s question about whether the teachers should have an increase or not, this is how I feel: I know that probably other places in the southern part of the state the teachers start with a higher salary than what they do in the Conway area. However, in this area the wages are nowhere near as high as they probably are in other parts of the country. Secondly, there’s an awful lot of people here that make a heck of a lot less than $27,000 a year. They live on more like $17,000 or $18,000 a year. And as far as senior citizens go, they live basically from $7,000 to $8,500 or so a year (some are below $7,000) — with no benefits. They do not have a union behind them that is pushing for health insurance and three months vacation in the summer plus the holiday weeks that they have off. I feel that the teachers should take into consideration the people who are paying their salaries and be very well satisfied with what they are getting.

I realize that they spent money to go to school to learn to be a teacher. But times aren’t what they used to be and you have to live with the times.

The answer to the question is absolutely not. This is a wonderful place in which to live. If they don’t like it, let them move to Manchester or Boston or an urban area where they will make more money. But they have to factor in the environment in which they live and the marvelous area.

Yes. Teachers should receive more than the raise that we’re giving them.

Teachers in the United States of America are the lowest paid professionals and have the most important job to do, ie. educating our children and bringing them into the next century. Conway

should be ashamed of itself that we’re so low on the pay scale. As soon as we give them additional raises, even this year, I’d love to add an amendment to the warrant. I appreciate your question and I appreciate our teachers.

It is really despicable that they are so poorly paid and so poorly treated in many ways. My name is Pat from Center Conway.

If you raise the starting salary for the teachers you will attract the better quality educators. This is C.C. from Center Conway.

No I do not believe the teachers salaries should be increased, because of the following reasons: Out of 365 days a year, teachers work 185. That gives them 180 days that they do not work.

If you factor in sick time and personal days it’s up to 200 days a year that teachers do not work. If you ask me I think the salaries should be decrease.

And oh, by the way, all that time that they’re off, it’s in the summer, too. Nice job. John from Fryeburg.

I say that the minimum salary for starting teachers shouldn’t be increased because you trade off one thing for another up here in the valley.

You get the nice view and you get the lower pay. When I moved up here I was making $16 an hour in Mass., and I moved up here and got a job making $8.50. So there you go, like I said, you trade one thing for another.

Of course we should raise the starting salaries for teachers. Being 155th in the state is a prime example of the backward-leaning, anti-science, antithought crowd that wants to insure a captive low-wage job market now and in the future. Our children are being treated like excess baggage by the “don’t tax me” crowd — the Shakir-donothings and their ilk, who have one foot out the life door — can’t stand the expense of progress.

The difference between $27,600 and $29,000 amounts to $116.50 more per month over one year. How much better will the new teacher be for that much money? Either leave the minimum salary alone or increase it meaningfully.

Ah, yes, of course the minimum salary should be increased. After all, you should not expect a new employee to earn only $152 a day. Oh, yes, I forgot the benefits, which are equal to another $140 a day, also in this case, tax free — $27,600 — not too shabby.

Not too shabby at all for 180 days work. I think those who pay those salaries — the butcher the baker the candlestick maker — certainly need to be fully considered in your generous suggestions.

We’d all like a raise, but the economy in Mount Washington Valley does not support it. Offering more money to attract highly qualified teachers is not the solution. We have qualified teachers or they would not have been hired in the first place. Parents need to take a more active roll in helping their kids develop and learn. The taxpayers in the valley are also earning less than the state average, yet we are expected to provide teachers with a benefit package that we don’t have ourselves.

As far as I’m concerned, teachers are

among the best paid workers in town and we’re not getting a raise, so why should they? This is Chris from North Conway.

Perhaps. But only if other major valley employers, like Memorial Hospital and Northern Human Services, are able to bring their salaries in line with the rest of the state. Why should the teachers be treated any differently from the rest of us who have college and graduate degrees and who work many more than 187 days. We make financial sacrifices to live, work and play in this beautiful valley. Why can’t they? Face it, ours is a tourist and retail economy. Most taxpayers here don’t have the same income as those in other towns who maybe can afford to pay their teachers more. But living in this valley can work in the teachers’ favor also because it presents lots of opportunities for weekend and summer jobs. Why isn’t that taken into consideration? You can’t just look at salaries. To really compare apples to apples you need to consider the benefit package and the work environment. We offer wonderful medical and dental benefits, pay for advanced coursework, have many half days for snow and early release and our schools are safe, wonderful places to work. Interesting that according to Mr. Finney the Conway union has in the past rejected higher starting salaries because the veterans weren’t getting enough of the pie. One would think they are also committed to attracting the finest young teachers we can find but no, the old the old selfish “What’s in it for me?” prevails. Spoken like true professionals who of course always put the kids first. The only reason they agreed to this new contract, which has a higher starting salary, is because they got a 2 percent increase. We hear how great our teachers are but Neal and Dr. Badger say we need to raise starting salaries and pay our teachers more to attract a better pool of applicants and to keep the good teachers we have. What does that say about the new ones we’ve hired in the past few years and all the veteran teachers who also presumably were hired at a low starting salary.

I think the teachers knew what they were getting into when they applied for a job at SAU 9. I think they’re getting paid more than $27,600 a year, when you figure in their retirement benefits and their medical benefits.

So you put it all together it’s a lot more than $27,600. Nobody twisted their arm to come here to work and if they’re capable of working somewhere else then they better go because maybe they’re not that far ahead to apply for a job somewhere else.

Absolutely it should be increased. It is a disgrace.

This is Mrs. Jones on West Side Road, Conway, N.H., a taxpayer since 1997. I have nothing personal to say about these guys but these people in Jackson, Dr. Badger, Scott and Tim, you know it’s really great for you to tell us what to do with our teachers when you don’t pay a dime of this tax base here in Conway, but yet you receive a paycheck every week. Yeah,

the teachers do need a raise, but right now the taxpayers in Conway are strapped around their neck. They are not going to go for this teachers contract in April, May, June, July — doesn’t matter when it is. No is no.

Stop shoving all of these agencies and all these commissions you’re trying to form against the poor taxpayer in the town of New Hampshire. Enough is enough. No is no. You want a special education for your child, put the kid in private school.

Yes, the starting salary does need to increase as well as average salary for all teachers. In order to retain quality people here in Conway, Conway’s going to have to offer a more competitive salary and compensation package. As long as teachers can leave to go to surrounding districts including neighboring school districts right here in the Mount Washington Valley, and receive 20 to 30 percent raises, turnover is going to continue to be a problem. So, yes, teachers salaries will need to be increased.

Conway’s property taxes at $17.87 per $1,000 are in the bottom half in the state, ranked 153rd out of 293 towns in New Hampshire. The highest in the state is $31.70 and 99 towns had tax rates over $20 in 2010. This is in a state with the lowest overall tax burden in the United States of America. Can we afford to offer good teachers a competitive wage? Yes. As long as, one, we have educational goals that serve the needs of all of our students, two, we hold our educational system accountable and three, we use prudent financial decision making in the budgeting process, then this money is a great investment in the individual students and the Mount Washington Valley’s economic development. $27,000 is an embarrassingly low salary to pay teachers who have dedicated six years of time and money to earning a master’s degree, and who are given the massive responsibility of teaching children. It’s nearly impossible for starting teachers to pay off school loans, then buy homes and start families when they are paid such meager salaries. This leads to many teachers either searching for higher paying teaching jobs elsewhere (SAU 9 is near the bottom for pay) or changing careers altogether. This negatively impacts the quality of education children receive. If you don’t think the starting teacher salaries need to be drastically increased, and you don’t see how it affects children, you need to remove your blinders. Oh, and please don’t compare teachers’ salaries to the pay rate for the majority of jobs in the valley that require a high school diploma and a pulse for qualifications.

I am retired up here in the valley from the Boston area. I realize that most pay scales in the valley are below average, in fact most people work two or more jobs to make ends meet. Don’t forget, the teacher contract is an agreement that is reached by both parties. The union does not dictate nor does the committee, it is a mutual agreement. As far as the minimum pay is concerned, you get see TELE-TALK page 8

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what you pay for. If you want to be educationally competitive you have to have competitive pay. As far as not being able to dismiss bad teachers, most systems evaluate the teachers, and once an evaluation is made a poor teacher is usually offered help to bring his or her standard up to par or that teacher may face dismissal. The union does not prevent this, it only makes sure that the evaluation part of the contract is followed by all concerned. Good teacher pay attracts better teachers who stay longer in the valley.

Absolutely not. With this so-called coalition, the school board, and the union all singing out of the same page, who (besides Bill Marvel and a few other gutsy people on the budget committee) is representing those who of us who can no longer afford further increases in taxes? What part of that doesn’t Dr. Badger get? What part of that doesn’t the school board (except for Randy Davison) get? All of a sudden, the union needs help to do their job? You gotta be kidding me. This kind of concerted action is enough to make RICO blink. A guy like school board Klemment puffs and bellows, but when it counts and he is facing the hostile and mean-spirited crowd of teachers and their relatives who attend the budget meetings, he backs down and folds like the chair he is sitting on. Once again, it is the taxpayer who is expected to join Angus (who can afford higher taxes based on his doctor’s salary), the union, and now even the school board (most of whom are related to union members of some sort or another) to further increase the costs, even though older people in Conway and elsewhere have not had an increase in Social Security in two years, and even though the price of everything from health insurance to gas at the pumps is going straight up. Taxpayers should not fooled by the propaganda that has been put out there in recent weeks as part of a welldeveloped and concerted effort to support the teacher’s union and to push the school budget up with the consequence of pushing taxes sky high. But maybe that’s what these people want.

To drive the older people out of town.

Truly disgusted. Conway.

No, not until they merit a raise by teaching the three Rs. Fire those who want to brainwash the children with their liberal, progressive, socialist agenda. This is Ralph in Eaton.

No! But of course the schools typically get what they want because they are smarter than the rest of us; truly!

They organize themselves. They start coalitions such as the Mount Washington Valley Coalition for Educational Excellence; a fancy name for justifying reaching deeper into your pockets. Then they collectively attend meetings and put pressure on selectmen, who under pressure, forget who they are representing and fold. The selectman’s recent backdown from the $400,000 in proposed school budget cuts is a case in point; and can you blame them? They represent the tax payer, but if they don’t have our support at meetings and such why should they hang tough? Until the fiscally conservative, responsible, common sense, clear thinking, taxpayers get off their behinds and organize themselves,

then those who want more and more of your hard earned money to pay for their salary increases, medical insurance, benefits, pensions, etc. all in the name of “educational excellence” will continue to get your money; and they will do it on the backs of you and your family. All you struggling taxpayers may as well go get that second job right now, and plan on spending more time at work and less time with your family in order provide even more support for the schools, who as it is get more than enough, plus the whole summers off, unlike the struggling taxpayer. Would some fiscally responsible, intelligent, ambitious, motivated, fed up, conservative tax payer, maybe a smart guy named William, who unbeknownst to him has a tremendous number of supporters, please start a coalition against the continued onslaught against the taxpayer. Let’s start with a website to bring us all together. It’s either that or the second job; even a third job for some. Until then, tell your families you’re working, and you’ll be home for the holidays; maybe! One fed up taxpayer!

The following Tele-Talk responses were posted on The Conway Daily Sun’s Facebook page.

No, My wages have gone down over the years, not up. The wages they are paying in my trade are the same I was making 20 years ago.

Teachers and people in law enforcement are very under paid for what they do.

Why shouldn’t everyone’s salary be increased? Don’t get me wrong — I appreciate everything our local teachers have done for our children, but my salary has only increased a mere 50 cents an hour in two years. The money I make is nothing in comparison.

Although I realize their education may be better than mine, I do believe that if one gets increased, they all should be. I know that’s more of a government subject, but I work just as hard and lose a lot of my family time because of the hours I have to work and I don’t get snow days.

No, the government paperwork should be decreased; less stress, more hands-on teaching the children = happier teachers. That way they would haven’t work more than six hours a day.

Six hours a day? That is how long the students are there, not the teachers.

Nine to 10 hours a day is more accurate.

Maybe the students can have a shot at higher-paying jobs in the future if they are getting a better education, which means teacher retention, mentoring, development...and a yes vote for raising the salaries.

Yes, and I believe our schools have been an expensive training ground for many starting teachers over the years. What we might want to be asking ourselves as voters: Years after the kids have grown up and moved away, do we still feel as though we should have to pay less for an adequate education?

I’m not sure (usually I believe in performance first, commensurate pay second). However, the ability of a great teacher to inspire and motivate his/her students is certainly valuable and one of the best gifts our children will ever receive.

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Members of the planning board should step down To the editor: I am a Tamworth resident and proud to say that I have served on two different terms of the Tamworth Planning Board. There were several years between terms and during that time CMI had proposed a road course track in Tamworth.

During candidates night, I was asked how I felt about the proposed road course. My answer was brief and honest. First, I would have to review their plans and then look at state and Tamworth regulations and judge accordingly. I believe that is what I did, which is more than some people on the planning board can say! I can also say that at no time

was I ever influenced by CMI or the Focus group.

The meeting held on Dec. 14, 2010, required by the state court, because of the planning board’s lack of help and guidance was disconcerting. I truly think that their lack of knowledge of open bottom culverts was obvious.

I really do not think the planning board or conservation committee should be abolished, but members should step down and let people who would really like to serve Tamworth step up. However, this will not happen, so maybe Ernie Mills was correct by wanting to abolish the planning board.

Wayne Lloyd Tamworth

Favorite food, ice cream, is packed with legal poison To the editor, I woke last night in panic, thinking about all those poor cows, pigs, chickens, all those farmed animals out in the freezing cold with frozen water. Animals must be given adequate water during these frigid temperatures, which means seeing to their water at least three times every day as it freezes so fast.

Then I fretted because we are feeding children their most favorite food, ice cream, even though it’s packed with poison, all legal in a justice system with incongruous laws governing human safety. Antibiotic resistance has become a plague in the United States due to millions of tons of them being fed to farmed animals.

According to my most recent “notmilk” newsletter: The dairy industry will have you believe that the antibiotics in cow’s milk are within “safe” levels established by the Food and Drug Administration.

Yet, on Tuesday, Jan. 18, the FDA quietly announced that 1,800 dairy farms have tested positive for illegal levels of antibiotics in milk, and that they will soon begin random testing of 900 of those dairies. See: www.dairyherd.com/ news_editorial.asp?pgID=675&ed_ id=13115&news_id=29460&ts=nl2 What FDA has not told the public is that during the approval process for Monsanto’s genetically engineered bovine growth hormone (rbGH), regulators were aware that rbGH-treated cows were getting sick and required more antibiotics, so Monsanto had their top scientist (Margaret Miller) transferred to FDA where she arbitrarily increased the allowable level of antibiotics in milk by 100 times. (See notmilk.com/ deb/021499.txt) On Monday (Jan. 17), Associated Press reported that the federal government filed suit against an 850-cow dairy farm in Washington state for using excess amounts of antibiotics, anti-inflammatory medications and other drugs, and “selling cows for slaughter even though their tissues contained drug residues deemed unsafe to eat,” after repeated violations and warnings

over the past decade.

It takes 12 pounds of milk to manufacture one pound of ice cream.

Concentrated drug-filled milk with the addition of sugar. America’s most popular food. The most common antibiotic found in slaughtered dairy cows is LS-50.

Nine years ago (Feb. 7, 2002), Notmilk reported: LS-50 is an antibiotic made up of two other antibiotics, Lincomycin and Spectinomycin.

Dairy farmers use LS-50 to treat a condition called footwarts. Very unpleasant. Very illegal.

The category of mycins that include LS-50 carry serious warnings regarding their use. FDA works with a manual called the “Green Book.”

Remembering that LS-50 is composed of Lincomycin and Spectinomycin, I first looked up the files on every single variation of Lincomycin approved by the FDA. There are actually 49 different antibiotic drugs permitted for animal use. Without exception, each and every one of those drugs has been approved for either chickens or swine weighing under 250 pounds. None have been approved for cattle or dairy cows.

There are 21 different manufacturers listed for the 49 different drugs.

One name stands out, owning 18 of those 49, Pharmacia-Upjohn. Pharmacia-Upjohn is owned my Monsanto.

The second category of drugs were the Spectinomycins. There were just 10 of these, and Pharmacia-Upjohn/ Monsanto owned three of them.

There on the list was LS-50, and here is the warning for use of LS-50, as written in FDA’s Green Book: “Species: chicken up to seven days old. Limitations: can be used in cattle, calves excluding veal calves, dairy cows excluding female breeding age animals. Do not use in female dairy cattle 20 months of age or older. Use in this class of cattle may cause residues in milk. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.”

Laura Slitt Bartlett

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JOURNAL FROM IRAQ

On the road

BY ERIK EISELE THE CONWAY DAILY SUN

The road is the scariest place in Iraq.

IEDs, car bombs, snipers — who knows where they are, but in a convoy heading east they seem like they could be anywhere.

I landed at Forward Operating Base Kalsu at 10 p.m. There was a convoy of trucks waiting for me when I got off the helicopter. It’s a three-hour drive from Kalsu to FOB Delta, the major told me, but in the convoy it can take up to twice as long.

The convoy was mostly tractor trailer trucks from KBR and Iraqi contractors carrying construction materials, vehicle parts and other necessities.

Going along for the ride were five Rhinos, bigger than Hummers with more armor and more seating. With all the trucks they would be pretty spread out, but unmanned planes had already flown the route checking for explosives and ambushes.

The confusion began as we tried to leave the base. One contractor got stuck in mud on the poorly constructed road. Two others turned north instead of south. It was going to be a long night.

The windows in the back of the Rhino are small and not positioned for rider pleasure. I had the headset on and listened to the radio conversation between the escort vehicles, but I couldn’t see what they were talking about.

“Watch this car up on the right.”

“Don’t get too close to that building, I can’t make out what’s on the rooftop.”

“Roger, we’re approaching the police checkpoint.”

I sat there listening and waiting for something unseen to go wrong.

The road was bad, and it took longer than expected. Around 2 a.m. we stopped at a police checkpoint.

“They want us to wait for an escort,” someone in the lead truck said.

The entire line was stopped, sitting exposed. I hurried them under my breath.

“How long?”

“They’ll be here in 15 minutes, he says.”

“No way. Push.”

“He’s angry.”

“I don’t care! Push!”

The convoy rolled through, and I exhaled.

The base radioed in: “Sabre said we’ll meet a police escort as we go.”

Around 3 a.m. the Iraqi police escort rolled up and reported the road ahead was blocked. We had to follow them, they said.

“No way,” someone said over the radio.

If they went the wrong way it was going to be impossible to turn the convoy around, but they didn’t trust the police. The radio started to jump alive.

Sabre weighed in: We should follow the police. No one was happy. They led us past the main route, down a rutted, unpaved side road, through tight streets of some small town nicknamed Bucharest. The chatter got frantic: “Where are they taking us?” “Keep an eye on them!” “THEY JUST GOT OUT OF THE CAR!” I was sitting in the back, wondering if I was safer or a target because our vehicle had a gun. The tractor trailer trucks looked like sitting ducks — I caught glimpses of them out the rear window, slowly rolling along.

“Watch the roofs,” the lieutenant in the front seat of our Rhino told the gunner, “keep your head down.”

I tried to climb into my helmet. I tried to pull my arms and my legs into my vest. I kept peering around, trying to watch the roofs.

“It’s OK, he’s just looking around.

He’s getting back in the car.”

The police started rolling again, and so did we. I exhaled, and we crept through back to the main road.

Two hours later we rolled into FOB Delta. Just a night’s drive in Iraq, one of the soldiers told me — a heck of a time to be on the road.

Erik Eisele is a reporter for The Conway Daily Sun and is on two-week assignment in Iraq for New Hampshire Public Radio.

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van says for over 150 years, North Conway has catered to tourists like Swain, who is from Marblehead, Mass. So, it doesn’t make sense to shut off street lights and stop maintaining the sidewalk as selectmen have decided to do recently in order to save money.

Selectman Larry Martin said the issue of sidewalk maintence on the strip will come

up at selectmen’s meeting on Feb. 8.

Selectmen’s meetings start at 4 p.m. at the town hall. The meeting was scheduled for that date upon Sullivan’s request The strip is defined as the area that runs from Burger King to Artist Falls Road. The block that Blueberry Muffin occupies has over 440 hotel rooms.

Many visitors enjoy walking from from their rooms to nearby

businesses, said Sullivan.

Further, Sullivan wonders where his $150,000 in taxes are going if the sidewalks aren’t going to be maintained. Sullivan pays state and local taxes on the Blueberry Muffin and the Yankee Clipper hotel.

“What’s next, are we going to put a gate across Route 16 in Conway and say, ‘Sorry we’re closed?’” Sullivan asked rhetorically.

“It’s very distressing.

This is a very challenging time economically.

To put a chokehold on people getting through town scares me.”

Sullivan hopes the situation will be changed quickly because many of the strip’s businesses earn 30 percent of their sixmonth winter season revenue in February.

In that month, families visit the region during their school vacation and couples come for Valentines Day. Sullivan and Swain have already seen a dip in business at the Blueberry Muffin.

“This place is usually packed,” said Swain on Friday.

The section of Route 16 where the Blueberry Muffin is located is already dangerous because two lanes merge. In fact, Sullivan said there was an accident out in front of his business on Friday morning.

The lack of maintenance has been a topic of discussion at Just a Little Off the Top Hair Salon, said owner Kim Wakefield.

“What are we paying taxes for if the roads are not maintained?” asked Wakefield.

Four Your Paws Only Manager Trish Potosky said the snow banks are blocking customers’ view of their road sign. Several said they drove by the entrance.

She expects that the situation will only get worse.

Conway’s Public Works Director Paul see next page

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from preceding page

DegliAngeli said plowing the sidewalks on the east side of the North Conway strip has always been problematic, and in fact, it hasn’t been done in 19 years. What’s different this year is the town will not do snow pickup on the east side of strip after the state plows the road.

Snow pickup is a much different process than plowing. When snow banks get too high, a contractor levels the snow bank by pushing the snow into the street with a skid steer. Then, the town comes along with a giant snow blowing truck (called a SnoGo) which uses an auger and chute to feed the snow into an army of contracted dump trucks. The auger itself is 6 feet tall by 6 feet wide.

In addition, snow pickup requires a police detail and closure of a travel lane. Snow pickup is done at night.

“That’s why we don’t just run down and do the Blueberry Muffin,” said DegliAngeli Selectmen approved the policy change, said DegliAngeli who said his job is to give selectmen options.

“It was a logical choice they made,” said DegliAngeli. “Paul D isn’t making decisions in a vacuum.”

But Mount Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce executive director Janice Crawford said the goal of saving money has to be weighed against public safety and the town’s image as a tourist destination.

“With the business community and our second-home-owner population providing the larger

percentage of our tax base and tourism being the largest industry, I believe these constituencies should be considered in all decision making made by the selectmen and the town management team,” said Crawford. “A penny saved is not a penny earned in these scenarios.”

Crawford suggests the town could increase its revenue stream with a partnership with the private sector.

“Allowing for profit businesses to promote an event on the sign board at Schouler Park for a fee could provide a revenue stream to offset some of these expenses,” said Crawford.

The change in the sidewalk maintenance policy was made for efficiency and cost reasons, said DegliAngeli noting that his highway budget is down 4 percent from last year and his solid waste budget was reduced by 15 percent.

DegliAngeli said he couldn’t give estimates of how much the new policy will save because he can’t predict how much snow would fall this winter.

The reason public works can maintain the sidewalk on the west side of the strip and not the east side is because of topography. The west side is flat and portions of the east side have hills and steep retaining walls. George Fadden, the man who holds the sidewalk maintenance contract, owns a Skid Steer, which is incapable of getting the snow over the hilly and steep sections of the east side of the road. Fadden’s contract ends in April.

So, said DegliAngeli, it wouldn’t make sense to maintain just the flat sections of the east side.

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But first, selectmen would have to renegotiate next year’s sidewalk contract if they want the east side cleared. Currently, the contract doesn’t include the east side of the strip.

The town can’t just borrow Conway Village Fire Precinct’s snow blower. One machine can really only handle one section of town, he said. DegliAngeli stressed that it remains to be seen whether the Holder will be able to throw snow over the hills and retaining walls on the east side of the strip.

In contrast, the SnoGo can easily cover all of Conway.

Before the early 1990s, the plowing regimen on the strip was extremely inefficient. The state of New Hampshire Department of Transportation would push the snow into the sidewalk and the town would push it back on the road. This would happen a number of times before it was finally picked up, said DegliAngeli.

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As the warmest year on record, 2010 was only 0.1 degrees Fahrenheit greater than 1998, the secondwarmest year. Precipitation was also above normal for 2010 with an annual total of 47.45 inches, which ranked as the 24th wettest year on record.

The warmth came early in the year with well above normal mean monthly temperatures for January, February, March and April of 2010 followed by near to slightly above normal temperatures for May through December. During 2010, five months ranked within the top 10 warmest since 1895 including: February (No. 5), March (No. 3), April (No. 2), July (No. 5) and September (No. 7).

Since 1895, three of New Hampshire’s top 10 warmest years occurred during the last decade: 2010 (No. 1), 2006 (No. 4) and 2002 (No. 9). The 1990s made the top 10 four times: 1998 (No. 2), 1990 (No. 5), 1999 (No. 6) and 1991 (No. 8).

The coldest year for New Hampshire was 1926, which ended with a mean annual temperature of 39.5 degrees Fahrenheit.

Despite the mid-winter freeze this past weekend, 75 people bravely took the plunge into Bridgton, Maine’s Highland Lake Saturday afternoon, raising $16,000 for Harvest Hills Animal Shelter.

The cold on Monday caused no official school delays. However, two buses in Jackson and a bus in Albany had difficulty starting because of the cold.

The district had to use one spare bus and do some double runs.

“The drop in the temperature makes it hard to keep the diesels going,” said Carl Nelson, SAU 9 superintendent.

Dispatcher Pauline Schreiber, of Mount Washington Valley Towing and Roadside Service, said she was busy Monday morning as she received over 30

calls from motorists with cars that wouldn’t start.

Temperatures in the valley were balmy compared to the summit of Mount Washington.

“The crews from the Mount Washington Observatory Monday reported a low of minus 34 degrees F, with a peak wind gust from the northwest of 88.7 mph,” according to the observatory Website. “A wind chill warning is in effect until Tuesday. The summit wind chill was minus 59 degrees at 10:30 a.m.

Monday.”

“It is really not that unusual for the summit,” said meteorologist Brian Clark Monday.

He said the staff takes the usual precautions regarding proper clothing and no skin exposure for the extreme temperatures.

He said this week’s temperatures were the coldest on the summit since February 2007 He said the coldest January temperatures for this week ever recorded were in January 2004 when the daily record for Jan. 24 was minus 38 degrees.

“It’s hard to beat that record. But it is the coldest for me personally as an observer,” said Clark.

Still, the cold snap provided the observatory staff members an opportunity to have some fun. They blew bubbles, which turned to ice mid air.

Staffers experienced a challenge Friday when several local business leaders were transported to the summit by the observatory. On the way down, the snow and drifts created white-out conditions. Observatory executive director Scot Henley got out of the Bombardier vehicle, tethered to the front of the vehicle, while driver Slim Bryant nosed the snow machine down a two-mile stretch.

Conway Daily Sun publisher Mark Guerringue was among the local business people on board.

He shot video footage of the descent which will be posted on the Sun’s Web site.

Tom Eastman contributed to this story.

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SPORTS Frase returns; Eagles stay hot

BY LLOYD JONES THE CONWAY DAILY SUN

CONWAY — Finally at full strength for the first time this season, the Kennett High girls basketball team proved too strong for host Berlin last Wednesday. The Eagles welcomed the return of All State guard Melissa Frase — who had being sidelined for the past seven months with a knee injury — and the girls from Conway clicked on all cylinders, cruising to a 70-41 victory.

The victory, the 33rd in the last 34 games for Kennett, lifted the team to 9-0 in Division II play and 12-0 on the winter. KHS is just one of three undefeated teams left in Division II. The defending state champs are joined by Souhegan, 7-0; and Lebanon, who the Eagles beat in the title game last March, 9-0.

"The kids don't really think much about the record," Ames said. "They just say, 'Who are we playing next?' We're the kind of team that realizes we're not going to blow people out. We know we have to play well to win. I think we're kind of under the radar a little bit around the state. You look in The Union Leader and it's Lebanon or Oyster River and no one ever talks about us. We don't get the notoriety, it's probably a good thing to play with a little chip on our shoulders."

Kennett jumped out to a 40-15 halftime lead and never looked back. see EAGLES page 17

Eagles look to rebound after Berlin setback

BY LLOYD JONES THE CONWAY DAILY SUN

CONWAY — The Kennett High boys basketball team failed to protect the basketball Wednesday night and that led to the team's undoing against visiting Berlin. The Mountaineers cashed in on a slew of turnovers and left town with a 76-46 victory.

We just plain and simply didn't do what we had done the week before in Berlin," Steve Cote, Eagles' head coach, said. "We turned the ball over way too much and were not strong with the basketball. This time around, we absolutely allowed Berlin to dominate us on the boards. We gave them way too many second chances and paid the price."

When the two sides met on Jan. 4 in Berlin, the Eagles gave the Mounties all they handle before falling 56-49.

Wednesday's loss dropped Kennett to 1-6 in Division II while Berlin remained undefeated in Division III play, improving to 8-0 on the winter.

The Mounties led essentially from wire-to-wire at The Nest. They opened up a 17-11 advantage after the first period; extended the lead to 45-21 at the half; and 66-36 after three quarters.

"They decimated us in the second and third quarters," Cote said. "We got outscored 49-25 over those two periods and that was pretty much the ball game.

Against a team like Berlin you have to attack the middle of the floor. Unfortunately, we tried to go up the sidelines and they trapped us."

Brandon Frost led the Eagles in scoring with 16 points. Mike Lautenschlager added 14; Sean Beattie, four; Brian Fox, Alex Kidder, Alex Lyman, Shawn Perley and Dustin Stewart, two each. see KHS page 17

Kennett High Senior Maddie Smith does a little hurdle training in the hallway at the high school on Thursday. The KHS indoor track team will be in action this week competing in the final State Meet Qualifier at the University of New Hampshire. Head coach Bernie Livingston has 13 athletes who could qualify for the championship at Dartmouth next month.

(JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)

Silas Eastman skis to second place at Twin Brook FRYEBURG — The Fryeburg Academy boys and girls Nordic teams traveled to Twin Brook in Cumberland to race in a Western Maine Conference 5K skate race last week.

A strong Fryeburg boys’ nordic team finished third in the 16-team meet, and an improving girls team finished seventh.

The boys finished with 52 points behind Yarmouth and North Yarmouth Academy, which tied with 41 points each. The girls totaled 134 points; Yarmouth

won the meet with 34 points.

Silas Eastman skied well and placed second for the boys with a time of 13:05. Seth Eastman took seventh with a 13:28 race. Paul Kurnick turned in a 14:21 time for 16th place, while Adam Armington, the final FA scorer, skied a 15:09 for 26th place.

Other racers included Peter Caffery, 16:11; Logan Gerchman, 16:45; Dacota Griffin, 18:28; Liam LeConey, see RAIDERS page 16

THE CONWAY DAILY SUN, Tuesday, January 25, 2011— Page 15

The Kennett High hockey team has received solid goalie play this winter from its trio of netminders in Nick Kevlin, John Bishop and Jonny Parkhurst. The Eagles are 6-3 in Division III play.

(JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)

Eagles thrash Laconia-Winnisquam 10-0 after setback

BY LLOYD JONES THE CONWAY DAILY SUN

CONWAY — It was a bit of deja vu all over again for the Kennett High ice hockey team when it met Somersworth for the second time this season playing on the road Wednesday night.

In the first meeting with the Toppers last month in Conway, the Eagles held a lead late only to see the visitors net the game-winner on a controversial powerplay and then add an empty-netter to win 4-2. Wednesday, the boys from Conway netted a first period goal and carried that advantage into the third period when Somersworth drew level and later netted the gamewinner, again on controversial five-on-three powerplay with under five minutes to play and added an empty-net insurance tally for the 3-1 win.

The loss snapped Kennett's unbeaten streak at five games in a row. The Eagles quickly rebounded Saturday at home in the friendly confines of Ham Ice Arena, thrashing Laconia-Winnisquam 10-0 on business appreciation night. KHS netted four goals in the first and six in the second en route to victory.

"Sometimes it's nice to have a game like that, especially after the tough one at Somersworth," Michael Lane, Eagles' head coach, said. "It was the sort of game where everyone got a lot of ice time."

Lane was pleased with how the Eagles skated at

Somersworth and felt they deserved a better fate.

"It was a little bit like deja vu again," Lane said.

"The late penalty call hurt us. It certainly was a frustrating evening. The kids really played hard and we left it all on the ice. Somersworth is a great team.

Our kids certainly deserved a better fate. We put in a really solid effort in a hostile environment."

Chuckie Smith put the Eagles in front at 13:32 of the first period with the assist going to Dillon Smith, his brother.

"Chuckie played phenomenal," Lane said, praising the senior. "He's really come alive the last couple of games. I'm really proud of him; he's one our leaders."

"We had some chances in the second to extend the lead but didn't," Lane added. "You're playing with fire against a team if you don't extend the lead when you get the opportunity."

The Eagles made that one goal stand up through the second period, but the Toppers were able to knot the contest 2:10 into the third period. Somersworth's Stevie Wolf netted the equalizer after a KHS defender was hit from behind behind the net, but no penalty called.

The game appeared headed to overtime, but the hosts, just as they had done in Conway last month, struck late. With 4:56 to play and on a five-on-three power-play Matti Doxter one-timed a shot that

found the back of the net.

Somersworth sealed the win with an empty-net goal with 32 seconds left, again. just as it had done in Conway.

Jonny Parkhurst, who was rock solid in goal for Kennett, made 30 saves on the night while Somersworth's Peter Robinson was credited with 22.

"We're a young team and one that continue to improve," Lane said. "We'd certainly love another shot at them."

The Eagles had their way with winless LaconiaWinnisquam with sophomore Nick Massa leading the offensive assault. The talented sophomore struck for four goals for his his first career hat-trick and netted three in a row in the second period.

"I'm really excited for him," Lane said. "Nick is a great kid. He's got fantastic hands, really good hand-eye coordination. He's just been working on the skating aspect of his game and it's getting better and better every day. Nick, is a pleasure to coach."

Prior to face-off the Eagles honored nine local businesses for their support of the program.

"It's important for us to try to give back and recognize people who have been supportive to our program along the way," Lane said. see HOCKEY page 17

Bonny Eagle comes back against the Ice Cats; team is now 2-8

BY CHARLIE TRYDER THE CONWAY DAILY SUN

A youthful Fryeburg Academy/Lake Region Ice Cats hockey team continued to learn some lessons against Bonny Eagle on Saturday. After taking an early lead, the Cats became less disciplined and watched a hungry Bonny Eagle team skate away with a 4-2 win.

The loss left the Ice Cats at 2-8 for the season.

Coach John Moran thought the club’s inexperience showed itself on Saturday.

"It was a very strong first period for us," he said, "but the youthful nature of our team shows itself quite often. It creates a bit of a roller-coaster ride in terms of mental discipline. Our inexperience doesn’t deteriorate into a high number of penalties, but it does lead to a deterioration of play. We prefer as coaches that this happens in the first period,

but against Bonny Eagle it happened in the third period."

Moran went on analyzing the team’s performance after their strong first period.

"It is possible that they became a little over-confident," he said. "Then the lack of discipline led to too many turnovers.” see ICE CATS page 16

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ICE CATS from page 15

“They are a pretty hungry team and they took advantage of the opportunity,” he added. “We were just what the doctor ordered for them."

The Cats led 1-0 after the first period. Michael Legoff notched a goal when Don Kellough set him up nicely just fifteen seconds into the contest. Bonny Eagle tied the game in the second period just 1:04 into the frame. Conrad Ward scored on assist from Patrick Hayes just 41 seconds later to give the Cats the lead again. Bonny Eagle scored again at the 6:08 mark, and the 2-2 score stood until the period ended.

“We play our hearts out. We just lose a sense of options, and we fall into individual rather than team play. We lose a sense of all the options that are out there and we end up making ill-advised passes instead of reading the options and making good choices.”

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In the third period the Ice Cats started making unforced turnovers, in part, as Moran preaches to his team, they lost their sense of options on offense breaking the puck out and started passing without purpose. The Cats also lost their focus on defense.

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The loss was a tough one for the Ice Cats because it was a winnable game. This is a young club, however, and Moran wants players to continue growing and to keep in mind that this is a building year.

They are surely not writing off this year, but they have known that this would be a year in which a young club would be learning lessons against older, more experienced teams.

A positive, Moran notes, is the energy with which the team plays. "We play our hearts out," he said.

"We just lose a sense of options, and we fall into individual rather than team play. We lose a sense of all the options that are out there and we end up making ill-advised passes instead of reading the options and making good choices."

Another positive point to note according to Moran is the improved defense. TJ Leach continues to spearhead the efforts there, and Tyler LeGoff who had 26 saves on 30 shots, continue to play excellent hockey.

Moran praised Legoff’s efforts. "He played fantastic. We have had some erratic defense at times.

Bonny Eagle walked through too many players in front of the net without being checked. Our forwards are not thinking checking. They are focusing on the puck too much, so they ended up getting too many shots on goal."

Moran also spoke highly of Leach, who continues to provide a great example of how to approach the game for younger teammates. "No matter how much we change our defense, he seems totally unaffected.

He is a mature player. He goes out on every shift to simply do his job. Sometimes he skates three and four minutes and returns to the ice with a thirty or forty second break."

The Ice Cats will continue working towards playing three full periods of disciplined hockey this weekend. They have two games at Bridgton Ice Arena.

On Friday they host Westbrook at 7:20 p.m.and on Saturday they host Marshwood at 4 p.m.

FRYEBURG — The Fryeburg Academy girls basketball team traveled to Wells on Thursday and lost a tough one-point game, 42-41. On Saturday the Raiders hosted Falmouth and fell 45-23.

The losses left the Raiders at 4-8 for the season.

Against Wells, the Raiders built a 24-18 halftime lead, only to watch it disappear when Wells outscored them 15-7 in the third quarter to take a 33-31 lead. The game remained close through the fourth quarter, but Wells held on for the win.

“It was a heartbreaker,” Dan Leland, Raiders’ head coach, said. “We took an eight point lead into the third quarter and just couldn’t hold on. We had three players, Skye Dole, Maggie McConkey and

19:17; David Fulton, 19:57; Sully Briggs, 21:06; Forest Edson, 22:10; and Tristan Harvie, 22:20.

Sarah Abramson, of Falmouth, won the girls’ race with a 15:10 time.

Raider Aslyn Dindorf took 15th in 17:40. Hannah Plowden finished 21st, 18:11; Amber Dindorf, 58th, 22:35. The Raiders’ final scorer, Megan Costello, raced a 24:12 for 72nd place. Emily Powers finished with a 25:12.

Fryeburg is back in action tomorrow at Pineland (3:30 p.m.) racing against Lake Region, Gray, Cape, Portland and Waynflete.

Sophomore Kirk Hubbard and his Fryeburg Academy wrestling teammates have been enjoying plenty of success on the mats this winter and are looking for big things with the state meet right around the corner.

(SUE THURSTON PHOTO)

Fryeburg boys lose two tough ones

BY CHARLIE TRYDER THE CONWAY DAILY SUN

FRYEBURG — The Fryeburg Academy boys basketball team hosted the Wells Warriors on Thursday night and traveled to Falmouth on Saturday. The Raiders lost to the 8-4 Wells Warriors on their home court 50-34, and they were clipped by the Yachtsmen for the second time in two weeks, 58-35.

The two losses left the Raiders at 2-10 for the season.

At home on Thursday, Wells took a 24-19 first half lead, but the Raiders seemed poised to make a move against a point-worthy opponent. Unfortunately, Paul McDonough of Wells scored eight of his 23 points on the night in the third quarter as the Warriors outscored the Raiders 18-6. The 42-25 fourth quarter lead proved insurmountable for the Raiders.

Coach Sedge Saunders felt turnovers cost the Raiders the game, "We played pretty tough in the first half, but with 21 turnovers, it was only a matter of time before we succumbed."

Wells’ trapping 1-2-2 defense gave the Raiders trouble. Making things more difficult was the fact that the Raider turnovers led directly to uncontested lay-ups for Wells. Saunders lamented the Raider inability to handle the Wells defense.

"They played passing lanes pretty well," Saunders said, "but we made some foolish passes that led to easy scores for them, and that was the difference in the game. They scored about 16 points off turnovers."

Saunders thought the Raiders executed well on offense, but they did not finish well. The game

marked the return of 6’7" center Florien Forsting, who scored four points as he adapted back to playing in live action. According to Saunders, "We got some good shots, but we only shot 20 percent. Florien’s first game back and we were a little out of sync. We were adjusting to having him in the offense."

Bright Amoako led the Raiders with 13 points, 11 of which came from the free throw line. Colby Locke chipped in nine points.

On Saturday, the Raiders fell behind 20-6 in the first quarter and went on to trail 34-13 at the half. The Raiders never recovered, though Forsting showed his potential with 15 points. Jack Cooleen had a big game against the Raiders with 17 points, 14 rebounds and four blocked shots.

Looking ahead, signs of Forsting’s potential were flashed. Saunders talked about the Raiders efforts to get him the ball.

"We got Florien the ball on the post, the mid-post, and the high post," he said. "He was being triple teamed and he still scored on a couple of plays."

Looking ahead the presence of Forsting will open up Locke. Saunders feels that the duo could make each other better on the post. "When Forsting has the ball, if Colby looks to go to the rim and get open, he should get some easy looks."

The Raiders will play at Gray on Tuesday and they host Poland on Friday. Both teams are in tournament position and will be ready to play. The Raiders are approaching full strength, and although the tournament is a fading possibility, they would still like to show that they can beat tournament teams when they are completely healthy.

Katie Heggie all score in double figures. Good team effort. We had the ball on a sideline out of bounds with six seconds remaining and Skye’s shot was just short. We are very competitive and look forward to the rematch in a week or so.”

Mariyah Heath broke the tie with a free throw for Wells in the one point win.

Maggie McConkey led the Raider effort with 13 points, Dole pitched in 12, and Heggie added 10.

Against Falmouth on Saturday, the Raiders fell behind early, 11-4 after one quarter, and 22-13 at the half. The Falmouth lead continued to grow as the game progressed, as the Raiders were unable to cut into their lead.

— Charlie Tryder

RAIDERS from page 14

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Benson bests the field at Bretton Woods 5K

BY TOM EASTMAN

Kennett is set to face-off with Kearsarge Saturday HOCKEY from page 15

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BRETTON WOODS — Kennett High's nordic ski team finally got in a race the week of Jan. 16-22, threading the weather needle with a 5k classic race hosted by Profile Mountain at Bretton Woods on Wednesday.

Originally scheduled to race at Plymouth the day before, snow forced a postponement and a reschedule of the race to Bretton Woods, joining the Kearsarge Mountain School team.

Kennett sophomore sensation Hannah Benson again bested the field easily, clocking 20:41 minutes over a 5k track of freshly groomed powder from Tuesday and Wednesday's storm. Senior Amber McPherson continued her pursuit of the season-long skimeister title, finishing 24th in 33:33.

The boys continued with their winning ways, placing sophomore Torin LaLiberte first (21:09) ahead of Gorham's Kyle Balon, who was second with a time of 22:00.

Close on their heels, Eagle's senior captains Henney Sullivan, fourth, 22:27; Austen Bernier, fifth, 22:39; and Drew Bormann, 10th, 23:26), completed the team score. Senior Duncan Cromwell followed one second later, 11th, 23:27, with Robert Schrader, 22nd, 26:24.

Kennett was first with 384 points, followed by Moultonborough, 366; White Mountain Regional, 364; and Profile, 340.

The Eagles are scheduled to next race Wednesday when they host a 5k classic race at Whitaker Woods in North Conway.

The Kennett Middle School Nordic boys team placed fourth in the junior high race at the rescheduled meet at Bretton Woods.

Kennett had 93 points, trailing Moultonborough (387 points), White Mountain Regional (197) and Profile (187).

Kyle Alber was the top boy skier for Kennett Middle School, placing eighth in 31:03. Tristan Proce, of Moultonborough, was first in 25:20.

The Kennett girls were third with 183 points behind White Mountain Regional, 386 points; and Moultonborough, 384 points; and ahead of Profile, 92 points.

Top Kennett female skiers were Katie McPherson in ninth place in 35:13 and Cathy Sandstrom, 16th, 44:30. The race was won by Jessica Schanlaber of EAGLES from page 14

"The second half we used a bunch of different combinations," Ames said. "A lot of kids were able to get playing time. (Laughing) Sometimes we had not-so-good combinations on the floor, but learned some things. I thought the kids played pretty well.

We rebounded very well. We had a nice size advantage and made the most of it.

"Melissa played probably 18-20 minutes and played well," he continued. "She looked pretty good for not having played in six or seven months. We have to get kids used to playing with her again.

Allie (Wagner) and Sam (Meader) have played with her quite a bit but we have a number of girls who haven't played with her. Melissa sees the court so well, they've got to be ready to catch her passes. If you're open, there's a pretty good chance she'll get you the ball."

Wagner led the Eagles with a game-high 23 points while Lauren Kidder had a career-high 12 points; Frase nine; and Lauren White seven and a host of girls scored two points.

Kennett is back in action tomorrow (6:30 p.m.) when it hosts Bishop Brady (1-8) in a make-up contest from Friday. The Green Giants have dropped eight in a row including losing most recently at home to Lebanon, 62-25 on Jan. 15.

The Eagles will close out the week in Dover on Friday night at St. Thomas (3-6). KHS beat the Saints 44-27 in Conway on Dec. 17. St. Thomas, who traveled to Portsmouth (6-2) Monday night, fell 48-22 at home to Merrimack Valley (7-2) on Saturday.

Hannah Benson has been cranking.

(JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)

White Mountain Regional in 27:56.

The Eagles are back in action tomorrow afternoon when they host Kingswood, Interlakes, Moultonborough, Plymouth and Profile in North Conway’s Whitaker Woods.

KHS from page 14

The Eagles have a busy week ahead, including a pair of road trips on back-to-back nights. KHS travels to Hanover (5-2) today and then heads to Concord tomorrow to face Bishop Brady (1-7).

Hanover was last in action Jan. 14, falling 75-48 at home to Milford (7-0).

Brady, who hosts Plymouth (0-7) today, is coming off a 51-26 setback at Lebanon (7-2) on Jan. 15.

Netting goals in the first period were Gabe Lee, Kevin Murphy, Massa and Chuckie Smith.

In the second, it was Logan Spoor, Dan Rivera, who got his first of the season, Murphy and Massa, who scored three straight.

Connor Todd, Anthony LaRusso, Dillon Smith, Chris King, Lee, Murphy, Justin Munck and Matt Kelly all had assists.

"We 13 different kids register a point," Lane said. "The guys did a nice job of distributing the puck."

Goalies Nick Kevlin and John Bishop combined for the shutout win. Kevlin made 14 saves and Bishop had eight.

The Eagles are off until next Saturday when they host Kearsarge this Saturday at 4:20 p.m. at Ham Ice Arena.

"We have a long week to prepare for them, which is nice," said Lane. "It’s a big game for us, we need a good week of practice. They have a real strong goalie and for being a first year program, have been playing pretty well. It's going to be a difficult game for us, but one we have to have. Hopefully, we'll get a real good crowd to come out for the game."

Division III standings as of Monday were: Somersworth, 8-0; Alvirne, 7-1; Belmont-Gilford, 9-1; Hollis/Brookline, 5-2; Kennett, 6-3; Kearsarge, 3-2; John Stark, 5-3; Pelham-Windham, 5-3; Portsmouth, 4-4; Pembroke-Campbell, 3-5-1; ConVal, 2-5; Souhegan, 2-5; Moultonborough-Interlakes, 1-8-1; Manchester West, 1-5; Monadnock-Hinsdale, 0-6; and Laconia-Winnisquam, 0-8.

"Somersworth is in a class of their own right now," Lane said. "I think there are a lot of good teams in Division III this winter. This could be the year where a No. 7 seed beats a No. 2 and it wouldn't be that big of an upset. Where we only play most of these teams once, that makes this week's game with Kearsarge huge."

"This is a game both teams desperately need," Cote said of Bishop Brady. "I would expect it to be a pretty intense match-up because both teams see it that way."

Cote would like to see his troops enjoy more success. "I feel bad," he said, "these guys practice so hard. They'll stay for three hours at a time and are willing to put in the extra work. They do whatever I ask them to, unfortunately we haven't had a lot of success for them."

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Cookie tour benefits local organizations The Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire-North, Angels and Elves and the Travis Roy Foundation all benefitted from efforts of local bakers and innkeepers when they were presented with donations from money raised through the sale of tickets to the Country Inns in the White Mountains 14th annual Inn-to-Inn Cookie Tour and Gingerbread contest.

Bakers were asked to interpret the holiday theme "Twas the Night Before Christmas in the White Mountains" in gingerbread structures during the holiday event, and tour goers voted on their favorites while sampling sweet treats during the annual cookie tour. Each gingerbread house was dedicated to a non-profit organization, and first, second and third prize winners received donations from the Country Inns in the White Mountains, sponsors of the annual cookie tour.

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Today is Tuesday, Jan. 25, the 25th day of 2011. There are 340 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy held the first presidential news conference to be carried live on radio and television.

On this date: In 1890, reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) of the New York World completed a round-the-world journey in 72 days, 6 hours and 11 minutes. The United Mine Workers of America was founded in Columbus, Ohio.

In 1909, the opera “Elektra” by Richard Strauss premiered in Dresden, Germany.

In 1915, Alexander Graham Bell inaugurated U.S. transcontinental telephone service between New York and San Francisco.

In 1936, former Gov. Al Smith, D-N.Y., delivered a radio address in Washington, titled “Betrayal of the Democratic Party,” in which he fiercely criticized the New Deal policies of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

In 1947, American gangster Al Capone died in Miami Beach, Fla., at age 48.

In 1959, American Airlines began Boeing 707 jet flights between New York and Los Angeles.

In 1971, Charles Manson and three women followers were convicted in Los Angeles of murder and conspiracy in the 1969 slayings of seven people, including actress Sharon Tate. Idi Amin seized power in Uganda by ousting President Milton Obote (oh-BOH’-tay) in a military coup.

In 1981, the 52 Americans held hostage

by Iran for 444 days arrived in the United States.

In 1990, an Avianca Boeing 707 ran out of fuel and crashed in Cove Neck, Long Island, N.Y.; 73 of the 158 people aboard were killed. Actress Ava Gardner died in London at age 67.

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Roofing, Siding & Windows Call Dwight & Sons 603-356-8231 “We do it right the first time!”

Commercial, Residential, Industrial

DUVAL ELECTRICAL Contractor Generator Hookups New Homes Remodeling

Conway Office 603-493-7527 Dave Duval

EAST BRANCH TIMBERWORKS

Tree Removal • Bucket Truck • Crane Removal

603-356-9255

COUNTERS A QUALITY JOB AT A QUALITY PRICE

Quality Marble & Granite

603-662-8447

THINK SNOW! Local Area Plowing, Sanding, Roof Shoveling, Cottage Checks CRESTWOOD PROP. MGT. Freedom • 866-599-2715

Hurd Contractors Roofing • Siding • Flooring Roofing MW Valley since 1984 North Conway 447-3011

DAVE GAGNE DRYWALL CO. Plaster & Ceiling Repairs, Drywall, Insulation, Int/Ext Painting & General Home Repairs, Pressure Washing.

603-986-5143 • 207-935-5030

RODD

B.C.’s Custom Colors

“Servicing the Area for 80 Years” Specialized Roofing System www.roddroffing.com • 1-800-331-7663

www.bcscustomcolors.com

ROOFING

Pop’s Painting LLC

Interior/Exterior Painting.

Insured/Affordable Free Estimates 603-662-4301

Anmar PLASTERING

603-447-6643

Quality & Service Since 1976

www.popspaintingnh.com

603-356-6889

QUICKBOOKS Certified Pro Advisor

Karen Stancik, MBA 603-986-0035 • North Conway Bookkeeping, Benefits Admin.

Payroll, Marketing/Advertising

Damon’s Tree Removal Difficult Removals • Pruning Chipping • Stump Grinding

Karl Enterprises Full Property Management Complete Renovations 30 Years Exp • Insured

603-491-1633

CHIMNEY CLEANING Safety Sweep Serving the Valley Since 1990

603-356-2155 - Fully Insured

INGOVALResidential Commercial ND EMProperty Services SAOW RGunnars Services AB SN 603-398-5005

Steven Gagne ELECTRIC

603-447-3375 Residential & Commercial Insured • Master #12756

Animals

Animals

Autos

#1 A Petlovers Service who Let The Dogs Out?

LAB pups, outstanding yellow litter, born 12/14/10, 4 yellow males remaining. Asking $900.

FMI heartandsoulretrievers.com, (603)380-6420.

2000 Ford Ranger 4 x 4 pickup.

6 cylinder. $2995. Out front of TIM'S Garage, #192 Rt. #302, Glen, NH, near Glen Sand and Gravel. For info., please call (207)625-7046.

Kitties too! Pet sitters/ Pet taxi.

Bonded and insured. Barbara Hogan. 383-9463.

#1 Animal Care Resort Karla's Pet Rendezvous "Where your Pet is on Vacation too!" Overnight Care, Doggie Daycare, Bathing & Styling Salon, & Self Service Dog Wash! www.karlaspets.com 603-447-3435.

ADVANCED WALK IN CLASS Want to continue training all the basic skills but with higher levels of difficulty?

This is the class for you!

Call 207-642-3693 or go to www.TellingTailsTraining.com for more information.

FIRST RESPONSE Plumbing & Heating LLC

603-356-6667 • 800-564-5527

(603) 323-3399

603-662-8687

HORSMAN BUILDERS New Construction • Renovations Remodeling & Finish Work Insured • Free Estimates

QUICKBOOKS BOOKKEEPER

ARTIE’S ELECTRIC Residential Electrical Specialist • Licensed • Fully Insured

603-340-0111

ROOF SHOVELING FULLY INSURED (603) 356-9968

PULEO ROOFING

603-738-4626

SNOW PLOWING SANDING SHOVELING (603) 234-5005 LEGACY PAINTING and Remodeling

Est. 1980 - Fully Insured

CLEANING AND MORE!

Commercial & Residential Fully Insured Call Carl & Dixie at 447-3711

Damon’s Snow Removal For your residential & light commercial needs • Plowing • Roofs • Etc. Now quoting 2010-2011 winter season MC/VISA accepted

Call Damon’s Tree Removal 603-662-3445 • 603-447-4336

Where Quality Prevails. Interior/Exterior.

Fully Insured. Reasonable Rates.

Cell 662-9292 HANIBAL

Tim DiPietro RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL MASTER LICENSE - INSURED

603-356-2248

got a business? it pays to advertise.

356-3456

603-356-9058 603-726-6897 Licensed and Insured MasterCard/Visa Accepted

ROGER MIKLOS Painting & Wallpaper 10% OFF Labor thru 4/30/11 Free Est. • Insured • Horsehair Plaster Repair

603-986-1153

EE Computer Services 603-733-6451 eecomputerservices.com Conway Area Humane Society Cats, Kittens, Dogs, Pups and Other Small Critters looking for a second chance.

603-447-5955

TICA Siberian kittens, hypo-allergenic, dog like personalities, vet checked, vaccinated $800 www.illusionfarm.com.

(207)935-3197.

AKC Shetland Sheepdog puppies (Shelties) sables and tri-colors, home raised, champion sired $800 www.illusionfarm.com (207)935-3197.

May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. St. Jude, worker for miracles, pray for us.

St. Jude, helper of the hopeless, pray for us. Say this prayer 9 times a day. By the eighth day your prayer will be answered. Say it for 9 days. It has never been known to fail. Publication must be promised Thank you St. Jude.

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ANIMAL Rescue League of NHNorth- Cats, kittens, dogs, and pups looking for a second chance. 603-447-5955 conwayshelter.org.

AUNTIE CINDY'S ALBANY PET CARE Newly remodeled salon and pet care center. Grooming, daycare and doggie bed and breakfast in a fun, clean, happy environment at prices you can afford. Call Auntie Cindy @ 447-5614.

AUNTIE MARY’S PET SITTING Provides in-home pet care in the Conways, Tamworth, Albany, Madison, Eaton, Freedom and Fryeburg, ME. Insured and bonded. Call Auntie Mary at 986-6192 or 447-3556.

BOER Goats yearling doe will kid end of January $200. 2 Spring does $100/each (207)935-3197.

First Saturday of each month for low income families. Please call Harvest Hills Animal Shelter, between 10-3 Tues thru Friday 207-935-4358.

DO YOU NEED FINANCIAL HELP spaying and altering your dog or cat? 603-224-1361, before 2pm.

DOG TRAINING Classes for beginners and upper levels- Starting January 25th.

For info to register, go to www.TellingTailsTraining.com or call 207-642-3693. at Four Your Paws Only on Rte. 16 in N. Conway. New changes for 2011. 11-12 is for smaller, quieter dogs and puppies. 12-1 is for larger more active dogs and puppies. Playgroups are Free and run every Saturday.

All dogs must be on a leash & utd on vaccinations. call 603-356-7297 fmi or Visit www.fouryourpawsonly.com.

FIVE 12 week old peach faced lovebirds. $55/ea. Contact Kenny (603)915-0311. Email for pics: kjsemibpro@yahoo.com HARVEST Hills Animal Shelter, 5 miles east of Fryeburg, 1389 Bridgton Rd. Rte.302.

207-935-4358. 30 loving dogs and kittens and cats available.

All inoculations, neutered.

10am-6pm, Mon. & Fri., 10am-3pm, Tue., Wed., Sat., Sun., closed Thursdays.

HARVEST Hills Thrift Shop.

Open daily, closed Thursday, new hours. 10am-3pm.

...ONE DOG AT A TIME Obedience training and problem solving. Call Dave @ 986-6803

2001 Chevy Tahoe LS. Great cond. Silver w/ gray cloth. All power, On Star, 174k. Needs nothing, very clean. 2 owners, always garaged. $6800/obo.

(603)323-9980.

2001 GMC Sierra 1500 SLT, ex tended cab, 4x4, 85000 miles, well maintained, clean in and out. Spray on bedliner and custom fiberglass cap. KBB $11,750/bo.

Please call 986-0295, Larry.

Announcement LOCAL ARTIST!

AKC English Labrador puppies black. Extremely blocky, champion bloodlines, deposit will h o l d $ 8 0 0 www.illusionfarm.com (207)935-3197.

DOGGIE PLAYGROUP

ROOF SHOVELING General Snow Removal / Plowing Insured • Highly Recommended

NEW! THE DOG WASH WAGGIN! A full-service mobile grooming salon. Easy, convenient, time-saving! Call 603-651-9016.

Interested in displaying your work? Call 356-8790 or 662-5412. Ask for Bill or Andrea for details.

Cats Only Neuter Clinic

Credit Cards Accepted, Licensed, Insured, Background Checked

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

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Appliances HOT Point 25 cubic inch Refrig erator, white $300.

(207)647-5583.

Auditions Acapella Praise Group Looking to start a praise ministry to travel around the valley bring the “Good News” in song and praise. Alto, Tenor, Bass needed. Pray 1st, call second!

651-9491.

Auctions ON Saturday, Jan 29th 4pm Huge auction of antiques, furniture, art, carpets, vintage toys and estate pieces at Gary Wallace Auctioneers- Rt16 Ossipee, NH. preview 4pm, see www.wallaceauctions.com for details- over 400 items offered. lic #2735- tel 603-539-5276 severe weather sale goes to 2/54pm.

Autos 1980 Dodge Pickup, 8’ bed, 6 cyl auto, air, very good condition $1500.

(603)473-2582, (603)630-0199.

1983 1 ton Chevy pickup, V8, auto, 4x4, V plow, runs good, $2000.

(603)473-2582, (603)630-0199.

1989 Dodge Dakota pickup V6, auto, runs good $600.

(207)647-5583.

1989 Fleetwood Cadillac. 88k original owner miles. New tires, brakes, tune-up, new sticker. $3000. (603)447-1755.

1990 Honda Civic. Standard, red, great condition $700/obo.

(603)986-8870. $825 firm 1990 Lexus LS 400, 4dr, black, leather, sunroof, auto, must see to appreciate (603)730-2260.

1997 Ram P.U. 1500, 5.9L, 4 wd, 154,000 mi, $1500.

(603)986-6702.

1999 GMC Savannah work van, 6 cyl auto, runs/ goes very good. $1900 (603)473-2582, (603)630-0199.

2000 Subaru Legacy Wagon.

Auto, AWD, 168k, power windows/ locks, cruise, cd/ cassette $2395. (603)383-9296.

2003 Chevy Trailblazer, 4/WD, auto, 6 cyl, 4 door, green. Books $9900, asking $9000.

(603)939-2013 after 5pm.

2004 Kia Spectra LX 4 door se dan, automatic, AC, very clean, 43k miles, new tires, $4850/firm 603-539-4038.

AUTO WAREHOUSE Auto Sales & Repair Eastern Spaces Warehouse East Conway Road Hermansonsautowarehouse.com 05 Chrysler Pacifica AWD, 6cyl, auto. Silver ..........................$6,900 03 Honda Civic, 4cyl, auto, 2dr, black....................................$3,950 03 Saturn Vue 4cyl, 5spd, silver... ............................................$4,750 03 Subaru Legacy O/B AWD, 4 cyl, 5 spd, green..................$5,900 02 Chevy Avalanche, 4x4, 8cyl, auto, black...........................$9,900 02 Chevy Impala, 6cyl, auto, white....................................$4,500 02 Dodge Durango 4x4, 8cyl, auto, red..............................$5,900 02 GMC Envoy 4x4, 6cyl, auto, silver .......................................$5,900 02 Jeep Gr Cherokee, 4x4, 6cyl, auto, maroon .......................$6,250 02 VW Jetta, 4cyl, auto, silver ...... ............................................$4,900 02 VW Passat SW, 4cyl, auto, black....................................$5,450 01 Chevy Impala 6cyl, auto, red... ............................................$4,900 01 Dodge Dakota 4x4, 8cyl, auto, 4dr, maroon.........................$5,900 01 Dodge Stratus, 4cyl, auto silver .......................................$3,950 01 Dodge Stratus R/T, 6cyl, 5spd, silver....................................$5,250 01 Honda Accord 4cyl, 5spd, 2dr.

Black ...................................$4,950 01 Jeep Gr Cherokee, 4x4, 8cyl, auto, silver...........................$5,900 01 Jeep Gr Cherokee, 4x4, 6cyl, auto, blue.............................$5,750 00 Chevy Suburban 4x4, 8cyl, auto. Gray ...........................$5,500 00 Jeep Gr. Cherokee, 4x4, 6cyl, auto, gray............................$6,250 99 Chevy Tahoe, 4x4, 8cyl, auto, blue......................................$4,500 99 Dodge Durango, 4x4, 8cyl, auto, pewter ........................$5,250 99 Jeep Gr Cherokee, 4x4, 6cyl, auto, charcoal .....................$4,900 99 Jeep Gr Cherokee, 4x4, 8cyl, auto, pewter ........................$4,900 Our vehicles are guaranteed to pass inspection and come with a 30 day mechanical warranty. In house financing with 50% down payment. Please call John or Michael at 356-5117.

RICKER Auto Salvage- Buying complete junk vehicles and light iron over the scale. Buying aluminum, brass, copper, lead radiators. 323-7363.

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

I buy cars, trucks, SUV, foreign or domestic. 2000 or newer. No junk. Call (603)387-7766.

Child Care EFFINGHAM Daycare in business for 20 years has 2 openings, lots of TLC, playtime and learning. Meals and snacks included. Title 20 accepted. Call Elaine FMI (603)539-7574.

LILY BEE DAYCARE ACADEMY in Fryeburg has openings for ages 6 weeks to 12 years old.

We’re open on snow days and most holidays. After school also provided, meals included, great rates. All staff CPR certified. RN owned and operated. Call (207)890-5745.

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Child Care SMALL FRYE ACADEMY Small Frye Academy, LLC, Preschool and quality Childcare in Fryeburg, ME, has immediate limited openings. Call Kelly (207)935-2351.

TWO immediate openings.

Monday- Friday. Fryeburg. CNA certified. Extended hours/ days by appointment.

Vicky (207)344-4205.

For Rent

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3 BEDROOM TOWNHOUSE

HEATED- 2 bedroom, spacious, sunny, w/d hookups, no pets, no smoking, 1st floor. Security, references, $665/mo. Available 3/1/11. Berlin. (603)343-7912.

NORTH Conway- Completely renovated 1 bdrm apt. W/d, plenty of parking, nonsmoking, Reference required $795/mo. plus utilities. (781)953-9693.

INTERVALE, NH Rt. 16A/302See Johnsoncpa.com, “Office space for rent”. (207)636-7606.

INTERVALE 3 bedroom apt.

Snow plowing and water included. Sun deck. No smokers, no cats. May consider small dog. $755/mo. plus utilities (603)356-2203.

NORTH Conway- Large 2 bedrooms; Attractive, beautiful location, deck, w/w carpet, washer/dryer available, no pets, 940sf Rent $775. Call Sheila 356-6321 x6469, Jan ext 6430.

INTERVALE– 3 br, 2 ba $1350.00 includes heat. Carriage House with fireplace, garage, views call or 603-383-8000 or anne@fgpm.com.

NORTH Conway: Must see 2 bedroom condo with views 1 mile from town. Very well maintained with w/d, dishwasher, built-in bar. Open concept with tons of storage, large deck and vegetable garden. Pets okay.

Flexible lease options. Plowing, trash & parking included. Available immediately. $900/mo. plus electric & heat.

(603)323-5078.

North Conway, spacious 1,300 sq. ft. Beautiful location, washer/dryer, yard and patio.

Rent at $975/month.

Call Jan 356-6321 x6430 or Sheila x6469.

Crafts CONWAY INDOOR GROUP MALL The best hidden treasures in the valley. Books! Furniture! Collectibles! Jewelry! New Children’s clothing dept, Men’s and Women’s fashions, lay-a-way, space available for you to rent.

Something for everyone. 1 mile south of the Kanc, next to Produce Depot. (603)515-6056,

Entertainment EXOTIC Dancers, male dancer available (603)236-9488. New talent always welcome $25 off with this ad.

For Rent 2-4 bedroom long term and seasonal. Starting at $750 call 603-383-8000, anne@fgpm.com.

Are you looking for an apartment in the Wolfeboro, Ossipee, Tamworth, Effingham , or Wakefield area? We’ve got the largest selection around of apartments ranging from basic Studios starting at $450/mo to Luxury Townhouses for $895/mo. Looking for something in-between?

We’ve also got 1 and 2 BR apartments ranging from $495-$715/mo, as well as mobile homes. Something sure to fit your needs and your budget. We offer short term or long term rentals.

No pets please!

Contact us Mon.-Fri. 9-5 (603)539-5577 ducoproperties@myfairpoint.net

ARTIST Brook Condominium, 4 bedroom, 2 bath townhouse 1500 sq.ft, fireplace, no pets, electric heat. $775/mo.

(603)423-0313 ext. 3701. bfortin@citysidecorp.com ATTITASH studio apt. Heated pool, hot tub, cable TV, snow removal, trash all included. No pets, no smokers.

(603)356-2203.

BARTLETT Village- 3rd floor studio apt. Available Feb. 1st $500/month plus utilities. Sec. deposit. (603)387-5724.

BARTLETT- Glen- Very nice 2 BR/ 2 BA riverside contemporary condo. $950/mo + utilities.

No pets/ smoke, credit check.

Alex Drummond RE/MAX Presidential 603-356-9444.

BARTLETT/ Intervale free standing duplex, 2 BR, 2 BA, 3 floors of living space, fireplace, large deck, laundry hook-ups, plowing included. Small pets considered. No smoking. $900/mo. plus util. Call Dan Jones, Re/Max Presidential (603)356-9444.

BARTLETT/ Linderhof Country Club. Available immediately.

Two bedroom w/ loft upper unit. One bath. Un-furnished or furnished. Cathedral ceilings, electric heat w/ woodstove. W/d. Small pets considered. $995/mo plus utilities.

One year lease. One month rent + sec. References required.

Call Lynne 603-356-3300 x2.

HEATED- 3 bedroom, spacious, sunny, w/d hookups, no pets, no smoking, 2nd floor. Security, references, $750/mo. Berlin.

(603)343-7912.

CONWAY 2 BEDROOM 1st floor, $725/mo. Includes heat & plowing. Security, lease, no smoking or pets (603)447-6033.

CENTER Conway motel rooms.

Fridge, microwave, cable TV, Wi-Fi, $160/wk. (603)447-3720.

CONDO SHARE North Conway with 1 male.

Month-to-month. Begin early Feb. $450/mo inc Everything. $150 sec dep. Huge room, great location. No pets or smoking.

603-662-8540.

CONWAY 1 BEDROOM 2nd floor, $500/mo. Includes plowing. Nice big yard, freshly painted. (603)662-8987.

CONWAY Mobile home park, 2 bedroom, laundry hookup, deck, a/c, $575/mo. Call (603)383-9414.

CONWAY STUDIO

JACKSON– 3 br, 2 ba, hardwood floors, $950.00 per month, oil heat, call or 603-383-8000 or anne@fgpm.com.

JACKSON- 800 s.f. apartment w/d connection. Heat, hot water, and plowing included $770/mo.

781-910-8407.

MADISON 2 bedroom 1 bath mobile home, unfurnished, 1 year lease, $725/mo. plus utilities. Security deposit and credit check. Pets considered. Rich Johnson, Select RE (603)447-3813.

$475/mo. Includes heat, plowing & trash. Security, lease, no smoking or pets (603)447-6033.

2 bedroom mobile home. Rt.16 Madison. Plowing & trash included. $600/mo. + sec. dep.

(603)447-6524, (603)986-4061.

2 bedroom apt. 2 family home, Conway Village, nice neighborhood. No smoking, no pets $750/mo. (603)447-2152.

MADISON- 4 bedroom, 2 bath home, woodstove, forced hot air by propane. $1100/mo plus security. (617)908-2588.

CONWAY Village. One bedroom apartment. No pets. $800/mo incl. heat. References required.

(603)383-4903 eve only.

$750/MO. 2 bedroom house, just renovated antique cape.

Nice Madison neighborhood.

Washer, dryer. No pets. First month rent and security deposit. (603)986-9843.

CONWAY: West Side Rd, large, sunny 1 bedroom first floor apartment. Freshly painted new LR carpet. $600/mo includes plowing, trash removal, parking.

Security, lease, references.

No smoking.

Small pets considered. Email: needhamsnh@gmail.com for pictures. (603)662-6862.

CTR CONWAY- heat, elec, cable (basic), internet, water, sewer, plowing included 1 bdr and 2 bdr apts available, huge backyard, plenty of parking. Call for price, availability. 603-452-5175.

EFFINGHAM: Ryefield 1 & 2 BR apts. Open concept starting at $655/mo heat incl. No Pets.

(603)539-5577.

EMPTY RENTAL PROPERTY? Coldwell Banker Wright Realty can fill your long-term rental fast with one of our qualified tenants. Low fees! Advertising, pictures, showings, credit & reference checks, leases, more.

Mary (603) 662-8540 FRYEBURG In-town- large 2/3 bedroom apartments. 2nd floor has large studio. Good references, security deposit. $750+.

207-935-3241.

FRYEBURG spacious house. 3 bedrooms- 2 baths, w/d hookup- fully applianced- $975. plus utilities and security. Plowing & mowing included- reference. More information call (207)935-7686 or (207)776-1805.

FRYEBURG very nice 2/ 3 bed room mobile, large kitchen, bath, 2 car garage, fireplace. Security, $875/mo plus (207)935-3241.

FRYEBURG- In-town 1 bedroom apartment, 2nd floor, no smoking, heat and trash removal included. $650/mo.

Call (603)662-4311.

FRYEBURG, NH/ Maine line, excellent location. Mountain views, 1 bedroom, cable and Internet provided. $495/mo. No pets.

(207)415-1444, (207)256-8060.

GORHAM, NH Furnished (optional) 1 bedroom $650/mo, heat and hot water included. 2 bedroom avail. February. Security deposit and references required. 1(800)944-2038.

MADISON: Lovely 3 bdrm home close to Silver Lake with FHW heat and full basement. $1200/mo.

Call Margie at Re/Max Presidential (603)520-0718.

NO. Conway 2bed/ 2 bath furnished end unit at Northbrook $950/mo + utils. Call Jeana at Re/Max Presidential 520-1793 or jeana@mwvhomes.com.

NO. Conway, Kearsarge Rd., 1 bedroom w/ deck, propane heat.

No smoking/ pets. Laundry on property. S.D. & ref. required. $600/month. Call (603)356-2514.

NORTH Conway 1 bdrm apt.

Nice neighborhood. No smoking, small pets considered. $550/mo plus utilities & security. (508)776-3717.

NORTH Conway 1 bdrm, 1 bath small cottage near outlets, groceries. Nonsmoker, no pets.

Credit check. $550/mo includes utilities. Sally (603)986-3991.

NORTH Conway 2 bdrm apt. No pets, $750/mo plus utilities.

(603)939-2462.

1 bedroom- North Conway Village, available February, sunny, convenient to stores, w/d available, year lease, references, non-smoking, no pets; Rents $550. Call Jan 356-6321 x6430 or Sheila x6469.

NORTH Conway Village, 3 bdrm apt. Heat included. $800/mo.

Credit check, no pets or smokers. Bill Crowley Re/Max 387-3784.

NORTH Conway Village- Furnished 3 BR, 1 BA home, walking distance to the Village and seconds to Cranmore. Available Jan thru March, $1000/mo + utils.

Alex Drummond, RE/MAX Presidential, 603-356-9444 x240.

OSSIPEE1 bedroom apt.

Private entrance & parking, storage space. Includes heat, cable, plowing. $650/mo. Security deposit. No smoking, no pets. (603)539-4512. Leave message.

TAMWORTH- 2 bedroom mobile home on private lot. $575/mo. (603)323-8578.

TAMWORTH- Freshly painted one bedroom apt. $500/mo plus utilities. No dogs, Mountain views, trash included, laundry facility on site. (603)249-5230.

TAMWORTH: 1 br, 1st fl. river view apt. located in tranquil Tamworth Village, $615/mo, heat included, coin-op laundry, no pets (603)539-5577 WAKEFIELD: 3 BR mobile home, near Belleau Lake, $645/mo plus util., 2 BR mobile home, $595/mo.

No pets.

(603)539-5577.

For Rent-Vacation AWESOME vacation rental 5 minutes from Attitash. Nicely furnished. Sleeps 12. Walk to restaurants. 603-522-5251.

NORTH Conway Village- Furnished 3 BR, 1 BA home, walking distance to the Village and seconds to Cranmore. Available Jan thru March, $1000/mo + utils.

Alex Drummond, RE/MAX Presidential, 603-356-9444 x240.

SEASONAL- prime locations 1-4 BR properties. Some slopeside units 603-383-8000, email anne@fgpm.com.

For Rent-Commercial AAA warehouse space up to 4000sf radiant heat, loading docks 14’ doors, Rt41. FMI 603-520-1645.

ALBANY, 29 RT113, near RT16, next to Coleman's in Leonard Builders building, conditioned office and warehouse spaces available, up to 10,000sf, excellent condition throughout.

Paved parking. Outdoor storage available. Call 603-651-7041 or 603-651-6980.

RETAIL & OFFICE NORTH CONWAY VILLAGE

Great locations on Main Street; Customer parking RETAIL SPACES Rent $390- $900 OFFICE SPACES Rent $250- $425

Sheila 356-6321 x. 6469 www.AttitashRealty.com/Rentals

NORTH Conway- 1 bedroom, w/d, close to center, furnished, $700/mo plus utilities.

(781)640-9421.

COMMERCIAL Space, 1200 sq.ft. Electric, alarm, overhead door, excellent location. Call for more information (603)356-6329.

NORTH CONWAY- 3 bedroom, 2 bath, townhouse with full walk out basement, fireplace, pool, tennis, available immediately, $900/mo plus utilities, Call Jim Drummond, Remax Presidential 986-8060.

CONWAY Village: Highly visible Main Street retail & office spaces: $370, $600, $675 & $970/mo for 450sf– 1300sf. Private entrances, parking, storage available. JtRealty 603-356-7200 ext 12.

NEW SPACE AVAILABLE Fryeburg, Rte.302, located between Napa & Curves. Retail & office space available. 1,000 to 4,000 sq.ft. Starting at $750. FMI 207-935-2519.

For Sale $800 Toyostove, Laser 56, 22000BTU, 950sf heating area.

Complete with new 175 gal tank. (603)730-2260.

29’ CAMPER TRAILER: Excellent condition. Full sized couch & bed, flat screen TV, microwave, everything works. $2100.

(207)647-5583.

3500 TV Channels.

No Monthly Fees.

FMI: http://mwvemall.com ARIENS Snowblower, 26”, 8 hp, great cond., electric start. $475.

(603)323-9980.

BED- 10 inch thick orthopedic pillowtop mattress & box. New in plastic. Cost $1,000, sell Queen $295, King $395, Full $270. Can deliver. 603-235-1773 BEDROOM- 7 piece Cherrywood sleigh. Dresser/Mirror chest & night stand. New! in boxes, cost $2,200 Sell $895. 603-235-1773 BLIZZAK winter snow tires, 3, 225/55R17. Good for season or two. $75/obo. (603)498-2008.

Brand new maple glazed kitchen cabinets. All solid wood, never installed. You may add or subtract to fit kitchen. Cost $6,900 sacrifice, $1,595. 603-235-1695

CARROLL COUNTY OIL Cash discount, senior citizen discount, prompt deliveries, pre-buy programs. 539-8332.

D&D OIL Fuel oil and Kerosene, great prices. Call (207)935-3834. or visit: dndoil.com.

DRY FIREWOOD $250/cord, 2 cord min. $300/cord 1 cord. Cut, split 12+ months. Immediate delivery.

(603)323-8658.

FIREWOOD cut, spit and delivered. 16”, 18”, 20”, 22” $210/cord.

12”, 14” also available (603)356-5923.

FIREWOOD Dry Firewood $230/cord Semi-Seasoned $185/cord Green Firewood $165/cord Minimum 2 cord delivery 207-925-1138 westernmainetimberlands.com

GOT BED? Best prices and quality. Next day delivery on all floor models.

Buy local and be happy.

603-733-6258/ 986-6389 KENMORE 30” electric range, 4 coil, white, great shape, $75/firm. (603)539-3417.

MILAN grows beef! Hormone free, $2.75lb, hanging weight, cut and wrap, by the side or by the quarter, 449-2251.

For Sale LYMANOIL.COM Now offering propane sales and service. Call or visit www.LymanOil.com Jesse E Lyman, North Conway (603)356-2411.

NEED Cash? Sell your stuff on Ebay. We do the work. You get cash! 10 years experience.

ABCybersell (207)925-3135 Mike.

SNOWBOARDS, Skis, snowshoes, helmets all sizes used.

Burton, Forum, Nitro, Boots, Bindings- cheap. (603)356-5885.

VERMONT Casting Vigilant woodstove. Great shape, has screen for fire viewing. $450.

Delivery, trades possible. Stoveman (603)374-5345.

WHITE baby crib, complete with new mattress, bedding and mobile. All new, child safe sides $200 (603)728-7822.

WHITE MTN. FIREWOOD Seasoned Firewood $190/cord

603-356-5521 WHITFIELD pellet stove located in Bartlett. New auger, works great. $400/obo. (617)413-8290.

Furniture CASH & CARRY, tables, chairs, lamps, sofas, appliances, $5.00 and up at the Glen Warehouse.

383-6665.

Free RICKER Auto Salvage- Buying complete junk vehicles and light iron over the scale. Buying aluminum, brass, copper, lead radiators. 323-7363.

HIGHEST cash price paid for your junk cars, farm equipment and scrap metal. Free removal, no job too big. (207)393-7318.

T&B Appliance Removal. Appliances & AC’s removed free of charge if outside. No TV’s Please call (603)986-5506.

Help Wanted ARE YOU OVER 55?

And looking for work? M&D Productions and ABLE are looking for skilled people in these areas. Carpenters, bookkeeper, seamstress, electrician, props and marketing. Call us at 733-5275 to set up an interview.

ASSISTANT Manager for 56 room North Conway Hotel with focus on marketing. Must have at least 5 years hotel experience with 3 years supervisory positions. Proven track record in originating and implementing marketing strategies. May have to fill in with other hotel duties.

Salary commensurate with experience. Send resumes and salary requirements to: Resumes; Eastern Inns; P.O. Box 775; North Conway, New Hampshire 03860.

DENTAL hygienist to cover part/ all of a 12 week maternity leave late February/ early March.

Send resume to karen@gorhamfamilydentistry.com

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Help Wanted

Help Wanted

by Abigail Van Buren

MASSAGE PUTS HEALTHY GLOW IN COUPLE’S HAPPY MARRIAGE DEAR ABBY: So often I read about troubled marriages in your column. May I share with you something that my husband and I started doing that has transformed what I thought was a good marriage into a blissful one?

One day, after complaining that we had no quality time together -- we rarely talked, much less made love -- my husband suggested we turn off the television and offered to give me a massage.

Ever since, four or five times a week, once the children are in bed, we go into our bedroom, take off our clothes and give each other long massages. Sometimes we spend the entire time in conversation, other times we savor the peace and quiet. Sometimes we make passionate love; other times we fall asleep naked in each other’s arms, completely content.

It doesn’t matter how it turns out; it’s wonderful and it has made the rest of our lives less stressful and more enjoyable.

Our sex life is better than before the children came, and we sleep in the nude more often.

I hope you’ll print this. More marriages would take a turn for the better if couples made time for each other and discovered the wonders of massage. -- HAPPIER THAN EVER DEAR HAPPIER: That’s a terrific suggestion, and one that should be taken to heart. I hope it doesn’t rub anyone the wrong way.

DEAR ABBY: I am in a bit of a dilemma, and I would appreciate some advice.

I divorced my husband six years ago because he was physically and mentally abusive to me. We had two children

together. They are now being raised by me and my new husband.

Abby, my ex-husband never told his family the truth about why we divorced. He told them I was unfaithful and other things which you can’t print in a newspaper.

My question: What should I do when the kids graduate or they get married?

I have tried to make peace with several members of his family. All they did was rip into me and give me their opinion about what I supposedly did to their brother. I don’t want to put my family in the position of being berated and attacked when the children have a special occasion. On the other hand, I don’t want to cut them off from their other family at important occasions in their lives.

What should I do? -- UNDECIDED IN BELLEVUE, WASH. DEAR UNDECIDED: When the time comes, ask your husband and the children how they feel about including these relatives. My advice would be to invite them, and place the burden of whether to attend the events or not on them.

DEAR ABBY: How do you tell someone how well you can do something without sounding like you’re bragging? -STELLA IN DALLAS DEAR STELLA: It’s not bragging to mention that you excel at something. It only becomes obnoxious if you dwell on it to the point that you forget to show an interest in the accomplishments of others.

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

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

Money handling and computer experience required. Prior financial institution experience preferred. Flexible schedule. Approx. 20 hrs per week, Saturday mornings required.

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 structure and a benefits package that includes an employer matching 401k, paid vacation and more.

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

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

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY We are looking for a career-oriented Executive Secretary and receptionist for the President of our well-established local resort company. This individual must be highly organized and enjoy communicating with people at all levels, in an energetic environment.

Must have at least 5 years of secretarial experience with excellent communication and computer skills including Word Excel and Outlook. An understanding of Real Estate a plus.

Salary commensurate with experience and full benefit package offered. Send cover letter with resume and references to:

Human Resources, PO Box 826, N. Conway, NH 03860

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

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Help Wanted

Help Wanted

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ATTN: Work at Home United is expanding locally & looking for serious partners who want their own legitimate home business.

Free website, training, support, no selling, no risk! www.4Total-Wellness.com or Call 603-284-7556.

HOUSEKEEPER– required at the Village House, 49 Main Street, Jackson. Year round opportunity for individuals seeking flexibility in hours worked/ some weekends required. Competitive rates of pay available.

Please call (603)383-6666 for further information.

AVON: Earnings great! No door to door necessary. Choose your own hours. For information call 323-7361.

Line Cook Red Fox Bar and Grille

BUSY 3 Doctor, 2 location small animal wellness/ surgical/ emergency practice seeks part-time technician assistant. Applicant must be hard working, self motivated, a team player, and have great client communication skills. Animal care/ handling experience required. Opportunity for growth/ advancement for the right individual. Wages commensurate with skill level and experience. Interested applicants can send resume to Megan Walker at info@northcountryanimalhospital.com or North Country Animal Hospital 2237 West Side Road, North Conway, NH 03860.

has an immediate opening for Experienced Line Cook. 49 Rt. 16, Jackson (1.5 miles north of Story Land) (603)383-4949.

Wait Staff & Bartenders wanted.

Ambitious, energetic & experience only need apply. Please send a resume to: PO Box 5002, PMB 114, North Conway, NH 03860.

WHITE Mountain Cafe in Jackson is hiring for a barista.

Weekends and Holidays required. Currently part time, full time during summer season.

Apply in person.

WHITNEY’S Inn & Shovel Han dle Pub, now accepting applications for Head Housekeeper.

Stop by at Whitney’s Inn or call 603-383-8916.

Home Improvements The Town of Lovell, Maine will be hiring a

Courtesy Boat Inspection Program Coordinator Work Schedule May through August this part time job will require 20 to 25 hours per week. Fewer hours per week will be required year round. The Coordinator will be a member of the Lovell Invasive Plant Prevention Program Committee.

Principle Responsibilities Recruit and schedule inspectors A mix of paid and volunteer inspectors will be scheduled and supervised to provide boat inspection coverage within the Kezar Lake Watershed. The inspection schedule will provide coverage from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. seven days per week.

Training The Coordinator, having received the necessary traineing, will thoroughly understand the boat inspection process and be responsible for training new inspectors Reporting The Coordinator is responsible for collecting/organizing/summarizing data and reporting results Hiring Process Candidates for this job must submit a letter of intent with appropriate credentials and experience no later than February 4th, 2010. This job is planned to be filled by March 1, 2011.

Please note “CBI “ on the lower left corner of the envelope.

Contact Town of Lovell P.O. Box 236 Center Lovell, ME 04016 207 925-6545

1 CALL DOES IT ALL

Now Hiring: For Host Apply in person or online @ APPLEBEES.COM

Ken Karpowich Plumbing and Remodeling.

Licensed and insured in ME and NH. Repairs, installations, demo to finish remodeling. Call for a free estimate. I will call you back.

800-356-0315, 207-925-1423.

Affordable Handyman CHILDCARE PROVIDER 1: 1 for infant in Bartlett Village home. M-Th flexible hours.

Weekly salary, paid time off. Experience with young children and references a must. Long term commitment preferred.

Call (603)387-3092.

EXOTIC Dancers wanted, we offer a great earning potential, male and female (603)236-9488 Heavenly Bodies.

Senior discounts, interior/ exterior painting, windows, sheetrock, carpentry. Insured. Gary (603)356-3301.

AM BUILDERS Roof Shoveling Ice Dams Removed Full service contractor. All types roofing, siding, decks, remodeling, new homes and garages.

(603)323-7519 View our website: www.AddisonMasonBuilders.com

Elan Publishing Company Small printing/book binding company in Moultonborough is accepting applications for our production team for first and second shifts. Applicant should have mechanical aptitude and be physically capable of standing and performing repetitive lifting. Benefit package includes matching 401k, health, life and disability.

Please stop by Mon-Fri, 9-3pm to fill out an application at 492 Whittier Hwy, Moultonborough

Home Improvements

Personals

GRANITE COUNTERS

SINGLE man zodiac sign Capricorn would like to meet a lady from Taurus, Virgo or Libra and see if the signs of the stars work on earth. Please call me at (603)539-7082.

A quality job for a quality price.

Quality Marble and Granite, (603)662-8447.

Home Works Remodelers All phases of construction, from repairs to complete homes.

“Building on reputation” (603)455-7115, (603)447-2402, homwrksrem@yahoo.com.

NEW Homes Garages Decks Remodeling, Roofing, 30yrs experience, fully insured. Jeff (207)583-6577, cell (207)890-7022.

ROOF WORK All aspects of roof repair!

Entire roofs to small leaks, shingles, steel or flat roofs. Call Mike Lyons, a fully insured professional, serving MWV (603)370-7769.

Real Estate ATTITASH Grand Summit Resort Quartershare 1 BR, 2 BA condo ski in/ out access. Healthclub, restaurant, year round outdoor pool. Vacation, rental, or trade. Was $48,000. Buy now for $19,500!

978-834-6764 lizstotz@comcast.net.

BARTLETT House: 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, built 2004. Granite countertops, large kitchen, economical radiant heat, low Bartlett taxes. $199,000.

(603)387-5724.

Instruction

Real Estate, Time Share

GUITAR LESSONS

FOR Sale deluxe one bedroom condo, week 42, at the Suites at Attitash Mountain Village, 1200 sq.ft. $11,000. By owner (207)251-4595.

With Mike Stockbridge- Berklee, UMaine All styles, levels, and ages. www.mikestockbridge.com (603)733-9070.

Land 2 lots: Panoramic view from Cranmore to Pleasant Mountain. Near National forest at foot of Evans Notch. Frontage on 113 north. $50,000 each. Call Jim Layne (207)935-3777.

STUNNING Mt. side view lot in Bartlett, overlooks Attitash. Septic and utilities in place. Appraised at $250k, asking $169k quick sale.

(603)387-6393.

Looking To Rent RETIRED couple looking for a home or condo with 2/3 bedrooms, L/D, 2 bath, long term lease. (603)569-1073. North Conway, Intervale, Jackson area.

Mobile Homes 3BR Doublewide Tamworth Park needs TLC conditioning, lots of life left. Let’s talk, owner (603)341-0963.

Motorcycles 2008 Harley Road King Classic.

1584cc 6 spd, mustang seat, backrest, 1900 miles $15,700.

(207)935-4161.

Buy • Sell • Trade www.motoworks.biz (603)447-1198. Olson’s Moto Works, RT16 Albany, NH.

Licensed Nurse Needed for 3 - 11 Shift. If interested please call Martha at 207-935-3351

Fryeburg Health Care Center, 70 Fairview Dr., Fryeburg, ME 04037 EOE

Rentals Wanted EMPTY RENTAL PROPERTY? Coldwell Banker Wright Realty can fill your long-term rental fast with one of our qualified tenants. Low fees! Advertising, pictures, showings, credit & reference checks, leases, more.

Mary (603) 662-8540 LOOKING to rent your vacation property for the season or long term.

Call Anne @ (603)383-8000 or anne@fgpm.com.

Roommate Wanted BROWNFIELD: $425/mo., ready immed. Incl. heats, elec., w/d, plowing, shared kit. & bath. Satellite TV $35 extra. 1st & last.

(207)441-6859 Bob. LOOKING for compatible roommate to share 12 room house in Fryeburg on Rt.302. Roommate gets the big master bedroom with own access to house, kitchen and bathroom. Also dish Internet, power, heat, trash removal and storage all included. Big backyard, plenty of space. Need to see to appreciate. $625/mo. 207-256-8008.

NORTH Conway room. Great location, include w/d, cable, electric and heat. $375/mo.

(603)356-2827.

TAMWORTH: Looking for responsible, mature person to share apartment. $95/week, includes everything. FMI (603)651-5289.

Services #1 SANDY'S CLEANING Private, seasonal homes, rentals, commercial, construction cleaning. Security checks, maintenance. 30 years serving the valley. (603)383-9342.

Affordable Handyman Senior discounts, interior/ exterior painting, windows, sheetrock, carpentry. Insured. Gary (603)356-3301.

Northern Human Services is looking for 2 community members to open their homes and share their lives as Home Care Providers. We are assisting two women, who require assistance and encouragement, to continue to develop life skills that will enhance their sense of independence and their quality of life. They are looking forward to having a home to grow in, to discover new things and to develop new relationships. This is an exciting opportunity to life share and to make a difference in two people's lives! This sub- contracted position is available to NH residents only. For more information regarding this position please contact: Shanon Mason, Director of Housing at Northern Human Services, 356-6921 X 1030. Email: smason@northernhs.org All positions require a valid driver’s license, proof of adequate auto insurance, completion of driver’s and criminal background checks.

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

ALEXANDER Painting & Repair over 25 years experience. All painting needs. Bill Alexander 603-662-5465.

AUTO REPAIR Foreign & domestic. Pick up and drop off available. We also do house calls. FMI (603)452-8073

MASTER ELECTRICIAN Electrical repairs and small installations, generator hook-ups, off grid solar/ wind systems.

Reasonable hourly rate. Free estimates. Frank (603)986-1732.

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

Madison 367-8851. www.whitemountainhypnosiscenter.com.

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Services

Storage Space

Cleaning & More

COMMERCIAL storage units, centrally located in North Conway, ideal for small business.

Call Roger (603)452-8888.

Vacation Rentals Private Homes Offices 24/7 Snow Shoveling Carl & Dixie Lea 447- 3711 ~ credit cards accepted ~ ~ Est 1990 ~

EAST Wakefield- Rt153- Located close to both Belleau and Province Lakes. Self storage units available 5x10, 10x10, & 10x25.

24 hour easy access. Call (603)539-5577.

FREE UHAUL TRUCK With move in. Climate Control Storage available. 5x5s all the way up to 10x30s for all your storage needs. Visit East Conway Self Storage 819 East Conway Road. (603)356-8493.

FREEZE UPS Boyce Heating and Cooling Service & Repairs. Call Tim (603)447-4923. Licensed & insured.

FROZEN PIPES? We can help Call (603)662-7583.

LEAKY ROOF? Roof shoveling, stop leaks. Ceiling, wall repair. Interior painting.

Superior results.

1-207-890-3477 NEED Homecare for a loved one? 28+ yrs exp. LNA. Reliable/ reasonable, references.

(603)986-7093.

PERSONAL care assistant, respite care, full-time, part-time days, nights, and fill-in. 25 years experience. 207-807-1011.

PLOWING, SHOVELING roof shoveling and other odds & ends. Bartlett, Jackson & North Conway. Call Tom (603)662-6373. Free estimates.

ROOF SHOVELING Snowplowing & Sanding in Ossipee and surrounding towns.

JJS Property Service.

(603)539-7868, (603)651-7313.

ROOF SHOVELING and decks. Fast & thorough, reasonable rates. Call Jeff Emery (603)356-4414, (603)986-1609 (cell).

ROOF SHOVELING

by Jack. Liability insured. Call 603-367-9430, 603-833-0222.

ROOF SHOVELING Call Mike Lyons, a Fully Insured Roof Professional.

(603)370-7769.

SHOVELING/ roof raking, snowblowing. Reasonable/ reliable, references. (603)986-7093.

SNOWPLOWING Fryeburg/ Ctr. Conway. Seasonal rates and by the storm starting at $10, sanding and loader service, walkway and roof shoveling.

Call (603)662-7583 leave message.

SNOWPLOWING Shoveling & Sanding. Do-list!

Property maintenance. Bartlett & Conway area. Year-round maintenance. (603)452-8929.

SNOWPLOWINGFreyburg, Conway area. Insured, reliable with references. (207)441-6956.

TOTAL FLOOR CARE Professional Installation, sanding, refinishing and repair of wood floors. 447-1723.

WE PAY YOU Dismantling of heavy equipment, steel structures, and concrete.

R&R Salvage (603)662-8308.

Snowmobiles 2006 Polaris 600 Classic, 1900 miles, $4000/firm.

(603)387-1833.

SERVICE AND REPAIRS Need to get your snow machines ready for winter at a great price? Also buying and selling used sleds. Serving the area for 5 years. Richard (207)890-3721, (207)636-7525 anytime.

FREEDOM Storage. 5x5, 5x10, 10X10, 10X20, 20X25. We rent for less, Rte. 25. 603-651-7476.

GLEN WAREHOUSE Storage, household, autos, motorcycles, RVs, snowmobiles. Discounted Penske Truck rentals (603)383-6665 www.valleyauto.us MOUNTAIN Valley Self StorageConvenient Intervale location, minutes from NConway and Bartlett villages, affordable prices, many sizes available. Modern secure facility, call (603)356-3773.

NORTH Conway Storage; 24 hour access; secure, dry. $35 special 4’x10’ units. Climate controlled units. Larger units available also. Discounted Budget Truck Rentals Call Rachael at (603)383-6665.

STORAGE trailers for rent, 27 to 45!. Good clean dry units. Call D. Rock. 1-800-433-7625.

U-STORE-IT Seasonal Storage Available.

Great rates. 5x10- $39/month; 10x15$89/month Call U-Store-It (603)447-5508.

Wanted

CASH For Gold!

Highest Price Paid Ever!

VALLEY JEWELERS 142 Main Street Conway, NH

603-447-3611 CASH paid- New Hampshire history, White Mountains, early guides, Military, other books, collections. Mat (603)348-7766.

WANTED old Kohler 4 stroke engine 7hp, model K161. Call and leave message (603)367-1059, (603)630-5325.

WANTED used skis & snowboards for trade in on new gear.

Call Boarder Patrol (603)356-5885.

WOOD lots for winter. Haul out logs with cattle. Good clean work. (603)452-8241.

Wanted To Buy CASH for antiques, gold, silver, coins, furniture, etc. Conway Village Pawn, 150 Main St. Conway, (603)447-2255.

Cash for Gold/ Silver Conway Gold Buyers, Rt.16 at Conway Auction Hall & Group Mall. (603)447-8808.

GOLD OVER $1,400/0Z.!

WE BUY DIAMONDS, GOLD, SILVER, COINS, Platinum, Jewelry, Watches & Antiques. Free estimates. North Country Fair Jewelers. Established 1969. 2448 Main St., North Conway (603)356-5819.

Eaton Town Column

Nancy Williams 447-5635

Countdown for chef Phil Kelly Hello football! No matter whom you wanted to win, the Packers/ Bears football game was tremendous! I’m very glad that the Packers won, so on to the Super Bowl against most probably the Steelers. These play-off games should always be good football. I’m sure the fans are really getting ready to root for their teams for the Super Bowl. No matter who you want to win, check out the game and enjoy it! Long live the Super Bowl.

I would like to sincerely thank those of you who have kept your Christmas trees out for me to see (and of course, other people, too) but I love them. Ellie and Tom Irving have a lovely colorful tree still lit up at their driveway on the Brownfield Road. Then heading down Route 153 from Eaton, the Bridghams still have a tree on their property near the pond all lit up, and then there is the

beautiful icy blue/green tree at Linda and Burt Day’s property right on their pond. I travel down Route. 153 a lot and I just enjoy seeing these trees so much, even if it is after the holiday. Many thanks.

If you missed the last opera night at the Inn at Crystal Lake last week, make sure to check out the Feb. 24 opera, "Guys and Dolls" by Loesser.

This is a masterpiece of the American Musical Theater and contains such great hits as "Luck Be a Lady Tonight," "Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat," and "I’ve Never Been in Love Before." These opera dinners are so much fun, and the music and food are such a treat. Think about joining us all at these wonderful evenings. Just make reservations at the Inn at Crystal Lake at 447-2120.

I’m sure many of you have

noticed the count-down sign in the Eaton Village Store for the last days of our fantastic chef Phil Kelly cooking our wonderful breakfasts and lunches. I cannot even imagine our store without Phil as our chef, but he needs to be done and the store needs to go on….so please make a huge effort to welcome the new person or persons who will be taking over on March 1. The Eaton Village Store is so necessary to our town and we all need to support the store, whether you come in for breakfast or lunch, or you buy your milk or eggs, or you buy a newspaper…the store is there for your convenience. If it doesn’t make a go of it, we will all suffer. We rely on our mail service, our convenience store, and the perfect place to meet and greet and share a fantastic meal.

Be a part of our town because it is such a beautiful place to live.

Freedom Town Column Lisa Wheeler wheelersinfreedom@roadrunner.com

Ladies night ‘whine and cheese’ party Friday, Jan 29 starting at 5:30 p.m. is the Ladies Night "whine and cheese" party. Ladies, bring your favorite whine to the Freedom Village Store, and the store will provide the rest. Massages will also be available for those interested. The sign up sheet for the 10-minute minimum chair massages will be at the store. The cost is $1 a minute and the slots do fill up fast. Congrats to last weeks’s 50/50 raffle winner Jane Davidson. Stop by the store to get your raffle ticket or sign up for

ladies night.

Get ready for the third annual Valentine’s Brunch at the Parsonsfield Seminary on Saturday, Feb. 12 from 9:30-12:30 (snow date Sunday, Feb. 13) Prices $10 for adults or $5 for children. For more information call Freedom’s Jan Smith at 539-5233.

The Freedom Library book club welcomes all to join in a discussion of the book "The Help" on Monday, Jan. 31, 10:30 a.m. at the library.

Join in the fun with Bonnie

PUBLIC NOTICE Town of Jackson Board of Adjustment Notice is hereby given that on Wednesday, February 2nd at 7:00 PM, the Town of Jackson Board of Adjustment will meet at the Jackson Town Office for a public hearing on the following matter: Case 2011-01: With regard to Map R12 Lot 100 B, 155 Ridge Road and 25 Meserve Hill Road, Daren J and Melanie Levitt have filed an (a) Application for an Equitable Waiver, (b) Application for a Variance from Section 9.2 of the Zoning Ordinance, and (c) Appeal of an Administrative Decision regarding a building permit and/or certification of septic plans by the Board of Selectman. All of the preceding applications have been submitted in regard to the continued status of an accessory apartment at this location.

This meeting shall constitute a public hearing on this application and may be recessed to a further meeting date for deliberation, as may be announced at this hearing.

The above applications are available online at http:// w w w. j a c k s o n v i l l a g e . n e t / p u b l i c _ d o c u m e n t s / JacksonNH_ZBAMinutes/Applications/ and are also on file at the Jackson Town Office building and are available for review during normal town office business hours.

Frank Benesh, Chairman Board of Adjustment PO Box 268, Jackson, NH 03846 January 24, 2011

the Bead Lady. The next beading event is at the Town Hall on Sunday, Jan. 30, from 1 to 4 p.m.

No charge for attending, just for supplies used. This is getting to be quite the popular past time here in Freedom.

Congratulations to Lyman and Phyllis Kenison on the celebration of the 70th anniversary of their wedding.

It’s time to register for the 2011 Miss Mount Washington see FREEDOM page 27

PUBLIC NOTICE Town of Tamworth Candidate Positions for Town Election Tues., March 8th, 2011 Filing period runs Jan. 19th–28th, 2011 at the Tamworth Town Office, 84 Main Street. Hours: Tuesday – Friday 9:00–12:00; 1:00–4:00pm, Thursday evenings until 6:00pm (Jan 28th until 5:00pm) Open Positions: (1) Selectmen (1) Road Agent (1) Treasurer (2) Planning Board Members (1) Trustees of the Trust Funds (1) Trustees of the Trust Funds (2) Library Trustees (1) Fireward Tamworth

3 year term 3 year term 1 year term 3 year terms 3 year term 2 year term 3 year terms 3 year term

Tamworth Town Meeting – Weds, March 9th, 2011 at the K.A. Brett School 881 Tamworth Road 7:00pm

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Joseph Frederic Rancourt Joseph Frederic Rancourt died suddenly, of natural causes, at his home in Etna on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011.

He was born in 1981 and raised in Madison.

He attended Madison Elementary, Kennett High School, Northfield-Mt. Hermon School, and Reed College in Portland, Ore. After college, he returned to New Hampshire to live and work in Hanover. He worked as a research coordinator at Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital.

Joe was a kind and gentle soul, smart as a whip, with a wonderful sense of humor, beloved by everyone who knew him. He loved to travel, read, fish, snow machine with his dad, kayak with his mom, cook for his friends, hang out with his family, and he loved music. He will be sorely missed.

He is survived by his mother and father, Jay and Robbin Rancourt, of Madison; sister, Lichen Rancourt; brother-in-law, David Smolen, and niece Lotte Smolen, of Manchester; his grandparents, Joseph and Jean Rancourt, of North Conway.

In lieu of flowers, send donations to The Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation, 20 Horseneck Lane, 2nd Floor, Greenwich, CT, 06830 (This foundation was started by the family of Joe’s dear friend in high school, Tucker Davis, who succumbed last year to fibrolamellar cancer), or to Cook Memorial Library, 93 Main St., Tamworth, NH, 03886.

We are building a memorial website for Joe, please send your thoughts, stories, and pictures to littlegorilla.net.

There will be a memorial celebration on Saturday, Jan. 29, at 1 p.m. at Tin Mountain Conservation Center, in Albany. Bring potluck, both food and drink. For directions to Tin Mountain: www. tinmountain.org/?page_id=21.

If you are young and get sick with flu or a bad cold, don’t think you are invincible, call for help.

If Joe had, he’d might still be with us. Below is a FREEDOM from page 26

Valley Teen Scholarship Event.

The program, now in its 21st year, has awarded more than $25,000 in scholarship money to past and current participants.

The event is open to young ladies in grades seven through 12 who reside in those towns which send their students to Kennett High School and to Fryeburg Academy. Contestants are scored in personal interview, public speaking and poise. This

BARTLETT SCHOOL DISTRICT Please be advised that a public hearing on Bartlett School District’s proposed budget for the 2011-12 school year will be held at the Josiah Bartlett Elementary School on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 6:00 p.m.

PUBLIC HEARING TOWN OF JACKSON MUNICIPAL BUDGET Selectmen will hold a public hearing in the Town Office at 54 Main Street, Jackson, New Hampshire, on Thursday, February 3, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. to receive public input on the proposed municipal budget to be at the annual Town Meeting on March 10, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.

David Mason, Beatrice Davis, Jerry Dougherty Board of Selectmen

prayer lullaby his mom made up and sang to him every night for many years, cobbled together from pieces of prayers: Great Spirit guide and protect our beloved Joe Bless him and keep him May the lamp of love glow in his heart and make of him a brilliant star in the night sky May he always see the bright day that dawns And the light that fills the world.

is not a beauty pageant. Talent is an optional competition with a separate panel of judges. Top prize is a $1,000 college scholarship and nearly $1,000 more is awarded to runners-up and for sales achievements. Freedom’s Chelsea Page was a winner one year. This year it could be you!

Call Lisa DuFault at 374-6241 for more information.

Mark your calendar: Saturday, Jan. 29: Ladies night whine and cheese at the Freedom Village Store at 5:30

p.m.

Sunday, Jan 30: Beading at the town hall from 1 to 4 p.m.

Monday, Jan 31: Book club meets at the library at 10:30 a.m.

Friday, Feb. 4: "Nanny McPhee" at 5 p.m. at the library. $3 pizza.

Saturday, Feb. 5: Heart basket or bun basket with Janet Johnson at the town hall beginning at 10:30 a.m. Call Janet at 539-7757 for more information.

Sunday, Feb. 13: Library film series "A Prophet" at 4 p.m. Free popcorn.

PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF FREEDOM SCHOOL DISTRICT

PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF TAMWORTH SCHOOL DISTRICT

The following is a list of positions open for election on Tuesday, March 8, 2011. January 19, 2011 to January 28, 2011 is the filing period for these positions:

The following is a list of positions open for election on Tuesday, March 8, 2011. January 19, 2011 to January 28, 2011 is the filing period for these positions:

One Moderator One School District Clerk One School Board Member One Auditor

One Year Term One Year Term Three Year Term One Year Term

Interested candidates need to file with: A. Elizabeth Priebe, Town Clerk Freedom Town Hall 33 Old Portland Road - P.O. Box 457 Freedom, NH 03836 539-8269 Town Clerk Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday: 6:30 pm - 8 pm Saturday: 9 am - 12 pm

One Moderator One School District Clerk One School Board Member One School Board Member One Treasurer

One Year Term One Year Term Three Year Term Three Year Term One Year Term

PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF MADISON The following is a list of positions open for election on Tuesday, March 8, 2011. The filing period is January 19, through January 28, 2011.

One Selectman One Town Treasurer Two Planning Board Members Two Planning Board Members One Planning Board Member One Trustee of the Trust Funds Three Trustees of the Library One Budget Committee Member One Fire Commissioner Two Old Home Week Committee Members

Three Year Term Three Year Term Three Year Term Two Year Term One Year Term Three Year Term Three Year Term Three Year Term Three Year Term Three Year Term

The Town Clerk’s Office is open to receive filings Monday through Thursday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The office will be open on January 28 from 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM. Marcia Shackford Town Clerk

PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF MADISON SCHOOL DISTRICT The following is a list of positions open for election on Tuesday, March 8, 2011. January 19, 2011 – January 28, 2011 is the filing period for these positions: One Moderator One School Clerk One School Board Member One School Board Member One Treasurer

One Year Term One Year Term Three Year Term Three Year Term One Year Term

Interested Candidates need to file with: Kathi Brown School District Clerk 187 Old Mail Road Tamworth, NH 03886 Telephone: 323-8017

Interested Candidates need to file with: Melissa LaRoche School District Clerk P.O. Box 372 Madison, NH 03849

Forms will be available at the Town Offices.

Forms will be available at the Madison Town Office.

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