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The bank around the corner

CATTARAUGUS, N.Y. (NY Times) — The Bank of Cattaraugus, the New York’s smallest bank — one branch, eight employees — isn’t the kind of bank you’ll find anymore in New York City, where multiple branches and capitalizations counted in 10 figures are the norm. With $12 million in total assets, the Bank of Cattaraugus is a microbank, well below the $10 billion ceiling that defines small banks. It exists in a seemingly different universe from the mammoth banks-turned-financial-services-conglomerates.

With obvious exceptions, business at the Bank of Cattaraugus hasn’t changed much since 1882, when 20 prominent residents — among them a Civil War surgeon and a cousin of Davy Crockett — established the bank to safeguard townsfolk’s money and to finance local commerce. In its 130-year history, the bank has rarely booked a profit for itself in excess of $50,000. He and his officers are industry anomalies: bankers who avoid high-risk and high-growth tactics in order to reinvest in their community’s economy.

“My examiners always ask me, ‘When are you going to grow?’ ” said Cullen, a Cattaraugus native who is 64 and has the prosperous stoutness of a storybook banker.

“But where is it written I have to grow? We take care of our customers. The truth is we probably couldn’t grow too much in a town like this.”

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(NY Times) — In under an hour on Friday, the House and Senate dispensed with weeks of partisan bickering, passing a bill to ensure a two-month extension of a payroll tax holiday and unemployment benefits for millions of Americans. President Obama signed the legislation hours later, as soon as it arrived from Capitol Hill, calling the resolution “good news just in the nick of time for the holidays.”

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ing American will keep their tax cut,” Obama told reporters, and “vital” assistance will continue for the long-term unemployed. “More money spent by more Americans means more businesses hiring more workers, and that’s a boost for everybody,” the president said.

In his remarks, Obama sounded his campaign theme of fighting for the middle class, and at one point looked into the cameras in the White House briefing room as if address-

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (NY Times) — Pakistan lurched between crises on Friday with its military chief, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, dismissing talk of a coup and canceling a visit from a top American general, a sign that Pakistani fury at the United States over airstrikes that killed 26 soldiers is far from abating.

Concern has been growing in Pakistan and abroad that the two crises — a political struggle that has pitted civilian officials

against the military, and the fraying relations with the United States — are distracting from deeper threats to stability, primarily the faltering economy and the festering Islamist insurgency.

The Pakistani Taliban offered a sharp reminder of their potency on Friday, killing one soldier and abducting 15 in an attack on a paramilitary post in the country’s northwest, the police said. The Taliban militants threatened to kill the captives.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (NY Times) — Two powerful bombs exploded outside government offices in Damascus on Friday, in what appeared to be the most brazen and deadly attacks against the government since the start of the uprising in Syria in March.

SANA, the government news agency, reported that dozens of people were killed, blaming suicide car bombers.

The news agency said that while some soldiers were among the dead, most were civilians. Faisal Mekdad, the deputy foreign minister, was quoted by The Associated Press as saying that 30 people were killed and 100 wounded in the attacks, coordinated within minutes of each other. In a statement, SANA said an initial investigation showed the attacks “carried the blueprints of Al Qaeda,” though it did not provide any further detail. It appeared to be the first use of car bombs — a frequent and deadly means of attack in neighboring Iraq — in the Syrian conflict.

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More than 250 expected at community Christmas dinner

BY LLOYD JONES THE CONWAY DAILY SUN

CONWAY — Anyone who knows John Pandora knows where he’ll be on Christmas Day — in a kitchen preparing food for the community.

For the past 28 years he has headed the annual American Legion Post 95 Christmas Day feast, and he’ll be back running the show again in the Conway Congregational Church (the brown church) in Conway Village.

What started out as a meal for a handful has grown to a complete homemade Christmas dinner for close to 300.

“Everyone is welcome regardless of their financial status,” Pandora said. “You can be poor, unemployed, have a job or have a ton of money, you’re all welcome to come and share this day.

The legion delivers meals to those who aren’t able to attend, and Conway police officers will give rides to and from the dinner.

This free community dinner dates back over two decades. Pandora approached his fellow American Legion Post 95 members in 1983 and told them of his plans to host a Christmas dinner for the community. That first year, 37 people turned out.

More than 275 are expected this year.

Last year, nearly 275 dinners were served, many delivered to the home-bound.

“That first year,” Pandora said, “I came before the membership and asked for $300 to host a Christmas dinner for shut-ins. I felt we needed to do something for the community. We had been taking a lot out of the community as well as giving a lot back, but my idea was do something good for everyone and anyone. Some members said I was crazy to open up for free. They thought we’d be full and run out of food very quickly.

“Well, that first year we had 37 people and I was really disappointed,” he said. “I asked a fellow why there were so few people and he told me, ‘You held the dinner at 2 p.m., damn fool. Don’t you know us old people like to eat at noon.’ So we changed the time to noon the next year and, you know, he was right. We had 100 people, and it’s grown every year since then. Anyone who didn’t have a place to go was invited, and we even gave out presents to everyone.”

The meal is prepared Christmas Eve and served the next afternoon at the church, located on Route 16 in Conway Village.

“The good thing about this is all of the volunteers,” Pandora said. “Last year I had over 40 people helping out. These are people, including a lot of post

members, who are willing to give up their time to come and help out. It’s become a tradition for them.

I’ve had people working with me for the past 21 years; they wouldn’t miss it. I do all of the prepping work but the volunteers are phenomenal.”

Is any more help needed?

“I don’t dare advertise,” Pandora, said, laughing.

“A few years ago, I said we needed some help, and the response was amazing. So many people called to offer their services and left their phone numbers it was incredible. The only thing we lacked last year and may need this time are a few more drivers for home delivery. We usually have plenty of volunteers.

“Anyone who would would like to lend a hand is more than welcome — it’s a very rewarding experience. I know I get a lot of satisfaction out of it. If people want they can call and we’ll put you to work.”

Pandora said those interested in helping can contact him at (207) 935-2552 or co-chair Michael Gilmore at 356-2331.

Transportation is provided for those unable to get to the church on their own.

“The Conway PD has helped us out every year with rides to anyone who needs them,” Pandora said. see next page

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24 Candlelight Service in Tamworth. A Christmas Eve Candlelight Service will be held at Tamworth Congregational Church, from 6 to 7 p.m. The sound of Christmas carols will fill the sanctuary and Pastor David Kemper will share the Christmas Message. There will not be a service on Christmas Day. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service in Chocorua. There will be a Christmas Eve candlelight service located on Route 113 at The Chocorua Community Church on Deer Hill Road, near Route 16. at 7 p.m. Sing favorite carols with brass, harp and organ. Pre-service music starts at 6:45 p.m. For more information visit www. chocoruachurch.org or Facebook.

Candlelight Christmas Eve Service in Freedom. The First Christian Church of Freedom welcomes all to a traditional Candlelight Christmas Eve Service at 7 p.m. Once again, the Children’s Pageant, under the guidance of Music Director Carolyn Olzerowicz,will delight all young and old.

Flautist Dana Demore will perform during the prelude and drummer Sam Mason will accompany the choir processional, “African Noel.” Reverend Dr. Robert Bossdorf will return to the pulpit as guest minister. All are welceome to join the congregation and experience the love, peace, hope and joy of the Christmas Season.

Candlelight Service in Ossipee. The Ossipee Valley Bible Church, on Route 16 in West Ossipe, will hold a candlelight service at 5 p.m. For more information, call 323-8212.

Jackson Community Church Christmas Eve Services. The Jackson Community Church invites members, friends, and visitors of the Mount Washington Valley to the church’s Christmas Eve services. The family service will be held at 5 p.m. and the special candlelight service will be at 10 p.m. All are welcome. The Jackson Church is located in the heart of Jackson Village.

Candlelight Service in Glen. The Glen Community Baptist Church will be having a Candle-

light Christmas Eve Service at 7 p.m. There will be a morning worship service on Christmas day at 11 a.m. All are welcome to come to the services. The church phone is 383-9223.

Christmas Candlelight Service in Brownfield. There will be a Christmas Candlelight Service at the Brownfield Community Church in Brownfield at 7 p.m. with music by Katherine Rhoda, special readings, and the story of the birth of Christ as taken from the Book of Luke.

Pastor Parr invites all to join in this celebration.

Christmas Eve Service And Pagent in Eaton. There will be a Christmas Eve Service and Pageant with Mary Edes at the Little White Church in Eaton at 6 p.m.

Alcoholics Anonymous. Alcoholics Anonymous is meeting at the Gibson Center in North Conway from 8 to 9 p.m.

Al-anon. Al-anon Family Group meets every Saturday from 8 to 9:15 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Church on Whittier Road in Tamworth.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25 Christmas Day Communion Service. There will be a Christmas day communion service at 10 a.m. at the Chocorua Community Church on Deer Hill Road, Route 113 east near Route 16.

Pastor Kent Schneider will share the Christmas message. Everyone is welcome.

Christmas Donations at the Jackson Community Church. The Jackson Community Church will be open on Christmas Day, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. to accept non-perishable donations for the local food pantry, as well as gifts for the church. There will be no regular worship service. The Jackson Church is located in the heart of Jackson Village.

Christmas Service in Glen. The Glen Community Baptist Church will be having a morning worship service on Christmas day at 11 a.m. All are welcome to come. The church phone is 3839223.

Alcoholics Anonymous Beginners. Alcohol-

ics Anonymous beginners meetings are every Sunday at Memorial Hospital in the walk-in clinic from 3 to 4 p.m.

Alcoholics Anonymous. Alcoholics Anonymous is meeting at the Gibson Center in North Conway from 10 to 11:15 a.m. and at the Conway Village Congregational Church on Main Street in Conway Village, from 7 to 8 p.m.

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Australians to curl Monday

BY LLOYD JONES THE CONWAY DAILY SUN

CONWAY — International bragging rights could be on the line at Ham Ice Arena this Monday afternoon. A group of Australians who are spending the holiday week here in Mount Washington Valley will learn to curl with the local club and after a bit of practice will partake in a short match.

“They learned about curling through The Conway Daily Sun and contacted me about doing a private instructional session,” Pat Kittle, president of the Mount Washington Valley Curling Club, wrote. “We will have at least four trainers on hand to work with them to get them the basics, and then will play a two or three end game together.”

Kittle said club members and approximately 20 Australians will go over some curling basics in the warm room at Ham Arena at 3:30 p.m. and from preceding page

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Alcoholics Anonymous. Every Monday, Alcoholics Anonymous meets at the Conway Methodist Church Hall on Main Street in Conway Village from noon to 1 p.m., the Women’s group meets at First Church of Christ, North Conway, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and at the Gibson Center in North Conway from 8 to 9 p.m.

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Pandora will be serving the traditional Christmas dinner: roast turkey, stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, boiled onions, squash, corn, peas, carrots, breads, cranberry jelly and a wide range of desserts.

“Last year, I cooked almost 280 pounds of turkey,” Pandora said. “We’ll do maybe a little bit more than that this year. We’re planning on cooking for 300. I’ll cook right around 300 pounds of turkey; 60 pounds of potatoes; 40 pounds of onions; 40 pounds of squash and so on. Now we have people willing to help out who asked for the turkey carcasses when everything is done. They’re great for making a good soup. I like to say we have everything from soup to nuts.

“We do a lot of the prep work the day before,” he said. “We have a crew come in that day and we do all of the vegetables. On Christmas morning I usually get to the kitchen by 8 a.m., and we’re always on schedule for noon. One thing I want to do is thank the local businesses who help make all of this possible. Shaw’s, Leavitt’s Bakery, North Country Wholesale, Hill’s Nursery, Grant’s and Wal-Mart

then have the ice from 4 to 5:30 p.m. for practice and the match.

Eight teams participated in the fall season which began in October with another league scheduled to begin next month. On Saturday, Jan. 14, from 6 to 8 pm., the curling club will be have another free open house for anyone in the community that wants to experience curling.

The sports has been rocking in its inaugural season.

“It’s great,” Darrell Umlah, general manager of Ham Ice Area, said Wednesday. “We put out feelers about trying to get the sport started here last spring and it’s really taken off.

I couldn’t be more pleased with the response. I don’t think there’s a day that goes by where I don’t field a call or an e-mail with interest in it.” see next page

and many other individuals — it’s really too numerous to mention — all deserve a big thank you.”

Pandora said everyone is invited to the meal.

“It’s completely open to the public,” he said. “Everyone is welcome, no questions asked. It’s open to all ages, and we even get a few families in and a lot of senior citizens. We’re usually there from noon until about 2:30 p.m., when we’re having coffee. We’ll stay until whenever.”

Everybody gets a gift as well from the American Legion. “We usually set out a table with toys and gifts for the kids,” Michael Gilmore, of the American Legion, said, “People tend to bring donations, which is wonderful.”

Celebrating 28 years this year, Pandora said he continues to look forward to the yearly event.

“I really wouldn’t know what to do with myself on Christmas Day if I wasn’t cooking,” he said. “This is my tradition. I still enjoy it. I’m 80 now so we’ve turned some of the responsibilities over to other people. I’m no longer the chairman, I’m co-chairman with Michael Gilmore, but I’ll still be in the kitchen a lot. Michael will do most of the cooking and I’m the supervisor — I’ll say when to do it.”

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from preceding page

Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice toward a target area. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy (weighing between 38 to 44 pounds), polished granite stones, also called “rocks,” across the ice curling sheet toward the house, a circular target marked on the ice.

Each team has eight stones. The goal is to accumulate the highest score for a game, points being scored for the stones resting closest to the center of the house at the conclusion of each end, which is completed when both teams have thrown all of their stones. A game may consist of eight to 10 ends.

Kittle said MWV Curling Club received a collection of smaller rocks from a club in New York that weigh 18 pounds apiece and are designed to be thrown by children.

Umlah explained how curling came to be at the Ham Arena. The arena’s board of directors had been exploring ideas to increase the use of ice at the rink, and the idea of curling was floated. An initial meeting was held in April to see if there was any interest in the community.

“We had 52 people for a preliminary meeting, which was absolutely outstanding,” he said. “I thought there might be an interest for the sport in this community, but this definitely confirmed it beyond my expectations.

We had 52 people plus a lot of people of the 52 who have siblings and children who are interested, too.”

A board of directors was created

within two weeks and the MWV Curling Club was born by May 1.

The board of directors and members raised $10,000 with the help of a matching grant from the Gibson Woodbury Foundation all within three months, and acquired three sets of curling stones, a full complement of brooms and sliders, and hacks for the curling sheets — in short, everything needed to curl. The club even permanently painted three curling sheets on the ice at the arena.

Over 100 people turned out in September for Curl-A-Palooza where members of the Nashua and Merrimack curling clubs put on a demonstration of the sport.

From there a few learn-to-curl nights were held and almost 40 people signed up for the initial league. While some formed their own teams, others were simply created by pulling names out of a hat.

Cost for memberships to the MWV Curling Club vary. A full membership is $120 for people who want to curl weekly. A trial membership is $60, which entitles a player to curl the first half of the season to see if he or she like it. A third option is a social membership, which costs $75 and allows a player to take to the sheet two times a month. A $15 fee is charged each week for ice time.

The winter league will play every Saturday for eight weeks, beginning Feb. 4.

For updates, call the Ham Ice Arena at 447-5886 or go to the MWV Curling Club on Facebook or on its newly created website (mwvcurlingclub.com).

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Happy Holiday Greetings!

The Perfect Christmas Tree

Ice Waiting

The snowflakes drifted down from the pinkish gray skies, lingering long enough on my red snowsuit to marvel at the intricate fractals. They were the kind of snowflakes that prompted me to throw my head back and catch them on my tongue, and made me dizzy when I stared upwards into the endless passageway to the enchantment of winter.

I held on tightly to the sides of the wooden Speedway sled, jerking with each tug as my father trudged through the deep snow, into the woods beyond the old covered bridge that led to my Uncle’s cabin. Every time we approached Durgin Bridge, my father told us to close our eyes and make a wish and then he would toot the horn of his 1958 Buick.

My father spoke sternly to my two older sisters as they wandered dangerously close to the banks of the raging waters of Cold River. I focused on their brightly colored stocking caps – like our mittens and socks, knit by our mother – bouncing along behind them. Their laughter blended with the melodic rushing river, resonating throughout the otherwise silent woods. A part of me longed to frolic with them, but even back then I was wise enough to know that the snow was unmanageable.

We had a ways to go until we reached my Uncle’s land. My father – a true woodsman in his customary red and black checked wool coat with his tree saw slung over his shoulder – blazed a clear path through the virgin snow.

For an instant, I let go of the sled for a taste of snow mixed with wool from the tip of my mitten, but quickly grabbed the edge of the sled again when almost toppling over the side.

We stopped abruptly when we reached the top of the knoll and pondered the possibilities sprawled before us. Black-capped Chickadees and Nuthatches flit excitedly in and out of the nearby woodland garden of Evergreens and abundant Winterberries.

My sisters climbed onto the sled and my father gave us a push. We sped down the hill, narrowly missing saplings and rocks, finally stopping at the edge of a cluster of burdocks and man-

Under the brightly light night sky, the two skater slide, walked, shuffled, glided, danced, and tumbled across the ice.

aging to get a few stuck hopelessly on hats and mittens.

My shiny red boots quickly filled with snow as I followed my sisters rushing from one tree to the next while my father explained his reasoning for why we could not take each one home.

He taught us to leave the trees that had hopes of flourishing and growing to be healthy amongst the others in the woods. It was vital to find a tree that would not thrive and that cutting it down would help not hurt the future of the grove.

We finally decided upon a charming, wildly imperfect, Balsam Fir. It struggled courageously, wedged between another heartier pine tree and enormous rock. I stood by examining a pitch covered pine cone as my father sawed the tree and my sisters made snow angels and repeatedly sang Jingle Bells.

The snowfall increased greatly and the wind blew hard. My father held the tree with one hand and pulled the rope on the sled with the other and we headed back to the car. My sisters walked beside me, teaching me words to Silent Night and trying to pull the deeply embedded burdocks from their mittens.

The light of day was quickly fading as my father tied the tree onto the top of the car. Shivering and with reddened cheeks, we climbed into the car, eager to bring the tree home to our mother who we were sure was waiting with hot chocolate and fresh baked cookies.

Without our father’s prompting, we closed our eyes and made a wish while he did the traditional toot of the horn and we crossed Durgin Bridge with our Christmas tree tied firmly to the roof.

I didn’t realize until many years later that when we crossed Durgin Bridge, it wasn’t really about wishes, but to warn possible approaching vehicles. However, to this day, I continue to toot the horn when I approach the bridge and I tell my own children to make a wish.

Maryjane Pettengill North Sandwich

The traces of the skates wound here and there in the thin layer of snow upon the ice.

SUN SANTA Mark Borek, Madison

A small ball of light seemed to be hovering just below the ice, but it was only the reflection of the naked light bulb hanging from a post.

The trees around the rink were filled with snow, and the land seemed to be laying under a white blanket.

A woman called the two skaters’ names from across the ice, holding up hot mugs.

They races towards the woman, and the ice was finally left in peace under the stars and full moon.

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The Tree

Our Christmas Gift

Here I stand in this forest green all is white and crisp and clean.

Look, my branches hang so low, laden with the winter’s snow.

Darkness has come, Christmas Eve has begun, The annual renewal of God’s greatest gift, his Son, arrives.

The birds take shelter underneath me, protected from the winds and sleet.

Rabbits burrow, keeping warm, squirrels can play away from harm.

All is quiet. All is peaceful.

A covering of unbroken snow blankets the distant landscape, stretching to the peaks in the distance.

Trees dot the landscape, standing guard over all who pass.

Wind whistles through their branches, knocking snow softly to the ground.

But, hark now, what’s this I hear?

Voices mean that Christmas nears.

I will stand so very tall that they won’t notice me at all.

I’ll not move at bit, you see, my blanket of white quite covers me.

I must stay here, oh dear, oh dear.

Quiet now, they’re coming near.

Stars twinkle in the black sky, and the moon shines brightly, reflected by the snow crystals, and illuminating the valley in a soft blue light.

They come and stand so very close it nearly shakes my blanket loose Look! Rabbit peeks from underneath.

The birds are singing songs with glee.

DUTCH AMERICAN GOTHIC Julie Lanoie

Just then the little boy spoke out.

“Daddy, this must be a rabbit’s house.

And hear the birds sing so fair among it’s branches way up there.

The Light of the World Look toward me, and have pity on me for I am alone and afflicted, Relieve the troubles of my heart, and bring me out of my distress.

Psalm 25:16-17

We must leave this tree right here, for if we cut it down I fear we’ll have ruined rabbit’s home: please, may we pick another one?

The birds seek shelter from the wind, the sleet and snow, way deep within.

Please, daddy, let us go on so we’ll not disturb their winter home.”

She knelt alone, a small figure in the front pew. The janitor fussed a while with hymn books in the back rows and then left.

She looked u at the sanctuary lamp. No prayers came. She didn’t need to confide her pain in Him. He knew. And so she waited -- sitting there just to be with Him.

The boy’s compassion touched his Dad. “We’ll choose another tree”, he said.

And so it was, the tree was spared.

Perhaps... it is still standing there.

Diane Clark Madison, NH

It wasn’t a miracle she looked for but a decision -- a decision that would determine the course of her life -- Robert Frost’s “fork in the road”.

Strength to choose, that’s all I’m asking for Lord, she thought. Without you I could make a mistake. Ask and you shall receive, isn’t that what You said?

THANK YOU SANTA Linda Morgan, Ctr. Ossipee

An hour passed. Time to go. In that hour of silent communion, she knew the answer. His strength had become her strength. No matter what twists the path held, she would take the final step. At the door, she blest herself, turned for one last look at the red lamp and stepped out into the Sunshine.

Ann Cullinan North Conway, NH written in 1956

May your family enjoy unforgettable moments together this Holiday Season

Ghosts of shepherds and three kings past watch in the darkness, as Jesus, Mary, Joseph, and the angels gaze down from the heavens, at the small hut in the middle of the wilderness, where a soft golden glow radiates from the windows.

Where inside, a man and woman renew their love for each other, giving gifts the way God did when he gave us his only son, from their heart and soul.

Their gifts have been given, and the spirits listen to the words of each, as they carry on the wind to the four corners of the world: I love you, truly. I always have, and I always will.

The spirits fade, to await the next Christmas, content in knowing that their gifts have not been forgotten.

The glow in the cabin fades, the man and woman sleep, content in the knowledge that God must truly love them, to have blessed them with their life.

The night goes on, the moon sets, and the world rises.

Bells ring from the steeples, celebrating the birth of Christ, the renewal of spirit, and the love between all people.

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My Valley Winter’s cold breath upon my cheek snowflake kisses sting my eyes the glittering snow bank pleasant to my eye for this is winter upon my valley the snow a whirl dancing in the wind tucking the valley to sleep with a blanket of snow a barren land the exception is bird song sleep away my valley have pleasant dreams of children’s laughter as you sleep we shall admire sleep the winter away pleasant dreams my valley Sophie Dubois, age 12

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It’s the day we celebrate Christ’s birth; so instead be blessed.

Enjoy your family and friends; take time to “smell” the holly; Keep the day simple and loving since “tis the season to be jolly.”

Sing the old Christmas carols at your church on Christmas Eve; Santa and gifts are lots of fun; but don’t forget what to believe; That God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten son.

Whoever believes in Him lives forever; God blessed us everyone; With the free gift of salvation; a babe laid in a manger upon the hay; Who grew up as the Savior who died for us, and rose on Easter day.

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Wondering

The Radio Of Truth

I wonder what a feeling means to me I wonder why no two snowflakes can be alike I wonder if a reindeer’s nose can really glow

Every year at Christmas I get out my radio, I prefer it more than sleigh bells ringing and Santa’s ho ho ho’s!

But this year I felt down, I couldn’t wake up with a smile instead it was a frown.

I had lost my Christmas cheer, but then I heard it the sound that brought joy to my ears.

On my radio I heard that an auction was coming to help children in need, Maybe I thought that’s why I was down why when I tried to smile it always turned into a frown.

I needed to put all my attention my goodwill and effort to the true meaning of Christmas so it wouldn’t go wrong.

So as you read my poem of truth and hope think not only of presents and gifts but instead think of who you love!

I wonder at the emotion I feel when I watch my daughter sleep I wonder why there are mysteries I wonder why just why I wonder why Christmas trees need to be triangular Mine almost never is I wonder what does a sigh mean, just a simple sigh I wonder why children grow up not to believe in fairy tales I wonder at the strength of family and friends I wonder at the beauty of nature I wonder at the sense of wonder in itself For I survived when I could have died Life is wonderful Be happy SKIER Mark Emmons, North Conway

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Where we can watch Snowflakes falling

CANDLE Hannah Ness, 16, Fryeburg Gently down!

Its so cold outside But warm in your Arms here While holding hands You always make Me smile!

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I want to be with you For Christmas Dear Santa Where we can watch Snowflakes falling Gently down!

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Merry flakes

Christmas

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In a world of gray winter sunsets the stars shine early, by the nightly news hour.

In November black bears wearing slippers moved silently through the dark forest.

But now, December, they rest.

The snow fall. Deep snow two feet, four feet, six feet, more White Mountain snow.

Year after year, midnight church bells ring and voices sing noels. Small towns decorate a beautiful tree ornament called Earth.

Year after year, a place where children wearing new red mittens catch “Merry Christmas” snowflakes.

Catharine Trimble Conway THE DAY AFTER Mark Borek, Madison KIDS WITH SANTA Savanah (5), Autumn (7), Joseph (1) and Hannah (4) with Santa at Ossipee Rec. Dept “Breakfast with Santa” December 10, 2011.

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Our Lord would not be vain In the Heaven’s shown a bright star Three wise men traveled far Gold, frankincense, and myrrh they brought To gift the Messiah they sought They found him in a stable No great mansion with a gable They fell on bended knee And worshipped the one they came to see The one they adored Christ the Lord Laurie Crouse

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Christmas is near Christmas is near Candles are glowing Choir voices flowing Children making their lists.

There’s shopping and baking Mistletoe making Cards to be written and mailed We all know what all this entails.

Christmas tree lighted Santa is sighted Candles in windows My ducks are all in a row?

Oh no, stockings to fill More presents to wrap Do I have time for a nap?

Or a hug? Maybe a mug of good cheer!

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It is a family tradition. Every year my family and I go to Bald Peak Christmas Tree Farm in Tuftonboro, New Hampshire. What seems like a fun, exciting family extravaganza, usually turns into an episode on the show Survivor. So last year when we went to get our Christmas tree, I was mentally prepared to stay strong. My mom, dad, brother, and myself all piled into my dad’s truck and drove to the farm. We parked near an old barn and I quickly began to scan the rows of trees. My brother grabbed a well-worn saw and we started down the trail to look for “ the perfect tree.”

For some reason I’m always drawn to the tall and huge trees, and this year was no exception. So as usual I pointed out a very nice looking tree, but my parents just looked at me and said, “ Allie that tree is never going to fit in our house.” Although they were probably right, I was not about to give up. Next I tried to find the largest trees that could possibly fit in our house and showed them to my family. They did like any of them but we had to keep looking to make sure we were not missing anything.

At this point, we had narrowed our selection down to three very nice looking trees, however I did prefer two of them as apposed to the third. So I said that I did not have a preference over the two, and my mom said she

didn’t have an opinion over the three.

I believe she was trying for neutral ground. So that’s when my brother decided, the one tree he liked was the one that I didn’t care for. Traditionally, my brother and I stop talking at this stage of the selection process because we are so frustrated with each other.

I’m upset because he liked the one tree I hated and he is mad at me because he thinks I’m being immature and difficult. About this time each year my mom says, “Don’t forget I want to get a photo for our annual Christmas card.”

Our response is to glare at her.

That’s when my dad usually saves the day. There he is standing in front of a gorgeous, full, tall, perfect tree. We all look at each other and realize that this is the tree for us. My dad then gets onto the ground and starts sawing the tree. Then my brother gets down and saws some more and then I finally it’s my turn and I saw until it’s about to fall, so I let my brother step in and help me. After it is all cut down and ready to go we place it into the truck bed.

Even though we do get frustrated and mad with each other, when it comes to an end and we all look at the fully decorated tree and we know how much we love picking out our Christmas tree.

It’s a simple family moment, but one that I wouldn’t trade for the world.

Allie Campbell, age 15

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Did You Ever Have A Christmas

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Did you ever have a Christmas With no snow upon the ground No trees or decorations Anywhere to be found Did you ever have a Christmas With a table that was bare Nothing in your cupboards With others you could share Did you ever have a Christmas Without friends or family Truly a sad Christmas That would really be

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Did you ever have a Christmas Where baby Jesus did not lay Sleeping soundly in the manger On His bed of hay No wise men from the East With gold, frankincense and myrrh As angels sang the glory Of our Saviors birth Did you ever have a Christmas Where know star was shining bright Pointing you to Jesus our Savior And our light Know matter what your Christmas Poor and needy though we be Remember Christ our Lord His love has set us free

Joyful shops bearing gifts stood in the midst of Holiday Square, actually Fifth and Brawn Avenue; it stood sedately amongst the busy traffic.

Happy shoppers and not such were coming to view joyful in expectancy or making a purchase; Christmas day was a week away. They had been saving throughout the year to give the right package.

Packages were there joyful.

Button bright teddies, dolls dressed in Victorian lace awaited; little ones peered and oohed, ahhhed.

Jack in the box was simply popping, choo, choo, choo went the gospel express train.

I’ve good news to bring, that is why I sing.

Drummer boy began to march around joyful, skaters ride their blades, skies are longing to go for a slalom, toboggans are flying down a snowy slope.

Father clock was busily ticking off the minutes, counting them as they flew.

Joyful’s shelves were full to the brim.

This was opening day for the holiday shoppers.

When they had entered joyful shop, “Joy to the World” had rung out, the Lord is come.

Gifts of necessity were there too, gloves and mufflers all in view, with colors.

Window dressing was a lovely string of pearls, arrayed against blue velvet.

So fitting for her Christmas wedding.

It would go with her midnight blue gown.

Anne May Roberts

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There’s the grey chapel, looking like a large cupcake with a cradle on top. I can even hear the boys’ choir. Oh, look, over there the pines have lots of my friends on them already!

The crowd is gathering by the stone bridge. their scarves and wooly hats are so bright.

If I fall on one of them, I might melt. I hope my friend, North Wind, pushes toward that slope. I want to stay to hear what holy music the carolers are singing from house to house.

I have a great seat now. Coming to earth is certainly a revelation!

Ho! Ho! Ho! Where’s all the snow?

If you should find it, Please let us know.

It’s hard to feel Christmas, With all the green, Bare streets and sidewalks, Oh what a scene.

But with charity and kindness, The season will prevail, When we make love our boat, Our hearts will always sail.

Hanukkah, Christmas or Kwanzaa, It’s always a December to remember, It doesn’t matter if there is Snow, As long as your heart is tender.

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Christmas in the Valley Valley Christmas!

It’s Christmas Time!

For hearts enjoyments keep joy in mind Homes decked in beauty Christmas lights abound Gold and silver, what a pretty sight Carolers sound their music Wafts throughout the night.

It’s time for those goodies Those that you create Sharing is such fun so don’t hesitate

Sip that chocolate Marshmallow rimmed Peppermint salted divinity too Popcorn balls are all great so enjoy!

When the tree gets lights and presents have been exchanged Remember this moment For a time of love and sharing Is what God had in mind.

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Spicy compote, coffee or tea, the table is cleared, the guest did not appear.

Who was the one, the one so rude, who would ignore our holiday cheer?

Lovely china, sparkling crystal, shining silver on embroidered white.

Seven guests, eight place settings, the food is ready to serve.

No one speaks, no one asks, who is the guest who did not call?

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“My hospitality’s for all who come, “A Guest in my home is God in my Home”.

All the guests bow their heads, the host says grace, then she smiles.

The food is served, the meal begins, Happy Holidays to one and all.

There is piece of straw here, too, beneath the linens, the silver and all.

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Then the strangest thing happened. This pecking chickadee flew up in the air and hovered over the “dead” chickadee for a few seconds. Then it slowly lowered itself until it’s talons were linked to the talons of the chickadee on the ground. And suddenly it lifted the grounded chickadee about one foot in the air, and when that happened, the “dead” chickadee came to life.

They unlocked their talons and flew over to a mossy stump in our yard where they sat for a couple of minutes. The the healer bird pecked at the other chickadees’ beak and nestled against it’s side. When that happened, the both flew together out of our yard, up in the air and down towards the APA cannery.

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Wenceslas, 2011 December twenty-sixth. Boxing Day. The Feast of Saint Stephen.

The relatives were gone, the turkey carcass sat awkwardly in the fridge waiting to be made into soup, empty wine glasses perched in unlikely places, and Miss Wenda Celeste King stood at the window of her penthouse apartment looking listlessly down at the street. Her maid and cook, Paige, had been in all day cleaning up strewn wrapping paper and condensing a month’s worth of leftovers. Wenda felt somewhat guilty having her come in to work the day after Christmas.

She was perfectly capable of cleaning up after herself, but really she just wanted someone in the house to help fill the sudden and deafening silence after two full days of merry chatter, loud laughter, and rambunctious games of charades.

Her gifts had been as luxurious as always.

Cashmere sweaters and matching gloves from her sister, a diamond bracelet from her boyfriend, and yet, now that it was all over, Wenda was left with the nagging feeling that she hadn’t done much that was worthwhile in the 366 days since last Christmas. Sure she’d made her usual donations and attended numerous charity dinners, but had she ever actually seen the results of these deeds? No. So she continued to stare out at the deepening dusk.

It had been snowing steadily since morning, but during the past hour or so, the sky had begun to clear as the wind picked up, and the temperature plummeted. The moon reflected brightly off the snow, as yet untainted by sand and salt trucks, but it seemed to Wenda as she gazed up at its shining face, that it was literally trembling in the freezing sky.

Looking down at the street again, Wenda noticed a dark shadow shuffling lopsidedly along the sidewalk, a stark contrast to the white of the snow. The figure was hunched against the bitter night, in a ragged coat, thin gloves, and a pair of old sneakers that were surely soaked through from trudging through the unplowed streets.

As he came under the streetlight, Wenda got a better look at him. He was not stooped from

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age, but a large bag he carried on his back made him appear so. He paused in front of her trash bin, and Wenda gasped as he opened the lid and started stuffing crumpled up wrapping paper into his bag, presumably to use for a fire.

He must have sensed her stare, for he suddenly looked up from his task, straight into Wenda’s window. Straight into her face. Automatically, she raised her hand to wave, but lowered it quickly, feeling foolish. The man looked back to his collecting, but Wenda’s stomach was lurching. It just smacked of spoiled, pretentious, wrongness that the red, green, and sparkly, silver paper that she’d spent close to a hundred dollars on and then casually torn apart and crumpled up without a second thought, was going to keep this man from freezing to death tonight.

“Paige!” she called. The cook was by her side in seconds, drying her hands on a towel. “Do you know that man down there?” Paige often volunteered at the soup kitchens and homeless shelters in the city.

“I’ve seen him before I think,” Paige nodded, squinting down into the street. “Down at that shelter run by that old Czech lady, Agnes. But that’s blocks from here! Agnes’s place must be full.”

No room at the inn… The thought drifted dazedly across Wenda’s mind before something clicked into place. She turned away from the window to face Paige.

“We’re inviting him in,” she said in a tone that brooked no refusal.

“Are you sure?” Paige asked uncertainly.

“Absolutely. We’ll build him a proper fire and feed him every last scrap of leftovers if he wants it. There’s two spare bedrooms in this place, they might as well get some use.”

Paige nodded in assent.

“You’d better go down and get him then, before it gets any colder.”

Wenda turned back to the window, but her eyes met only with the white, empty street.

“He’s gone!” she cried in dismay. Already she was charging towards her closet for her coat and

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boots. “Well come on, Paige, he can’t have gone far!”

It appeared as though he could. A half hour of searching had done no good, especially since the fierce wind had blown snow into whatever footprints he might have left.

“Wenda!” Paige, several paces back, called miserably, teeth chattering. “You know I hate to say it, but I think we should turn around. It’s getting even colder now, and with this wind, it won’t be long ‘til we’re frozen through ourselves!”

“Just walk in my footprints! Then you won‘t be as chilled by snow getting in your shoes!” Wenda shouted back distractedly. She could feel that they were getting close, and whether it was the intensity she felt for her mission, or some higher presence helping her along, she was hardly bothered by the cold at all.

She saw it then, a pitiful light in the distance, a flame sputtering dangerously in the wind.

“I see him!” she cried triumphantly, quickening her steps.

“Thank Heaven,” Wenda heard Paige breathe in relief.

When she reached the man, huddled over his pathetic gift wrap fire, and he looked up at her in amazement, Wenda knew that even had she needed to search all night to find him, it would have been well worth it.

“The girl from the window,” he said in wonder, his body wracked with shivers.

“Wenda,” she corrected with a small smile. She offered him her hand.

“Steve,” the man replied, grasping it. Still, he seemed surprised when Wenda pulled him to his feet.

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Saturday, Dec. 17 * Two wounded warriors and their families receive a warm welcome at the opening flag-raising ceremony for Christmas Can Cure. * Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield celebrates five years of down-home music. * Local author Jeff Leich of the New England Ski Museum has completed his revised edition of "Over the Headwall," the book he first authored in 1999. * Thirty-seven Kennett High students, including seven seniors and 30 juniors, are inducted into the National Honor Society.

Light rain and cold temperatures made for slippery driving conditions on Wednesday. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)

Tuesday, Dec. 20 * Police are investigating the beating of a small child in Golden Oaks mobile home park in Albany. * Conway selectmen approve a $9.1 million 2012 budget, an increase of $119,823 over last year. * The 11th and final Habitat for Humanity home on Morrell Drive in Conway has been completed. * Police are trying to locate a Bobcat skid-steer that was apparently stolen from Dig & Doze LLC on Porter Road in Freedom.

Wednesday, Dec. 21 * The outlook improves for a 2-year-old boy who was beaten and seriously injured on Monday, but no arrests have been made. * A blue spruce in the yard of First Church of Christ Congregational in North Conway has been declared a state champion in the state's "Big Tree Program." * An arrest in Maine leads to the recovery of items that were stolen from a Conway home several weeks ago. * Two Ossipee brothers are sentenced in connection with an altercation in April in Tamworth. * Two fund-raisers are planned for local football coach, North Conway Country Club golf pro, Cranmore ski coach and avid ice hockey player Ian Meserve, who has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing treatment at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Hanover.

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* TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel review site, ranks the North Conway region as the least expensive ski destination in the Northeast.

Thursday, Dec. 22 * Winter arrives today, and local ski areas are hoping winter weather will arrive soon. * There are still no arrests and a number of unanswered questions in the case of a young boy who was beaten so badly he had to be flown to Maine Medical Center earlier this week, but authorities say the child's condition has stabilized. * Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, the leader in the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary polls, holds a town hall meeting tonight at Kennett Middle School.

* The Carroll County sheriff wants a guarantee that State Police Troop E will give a clear response to the county's emergency dispatchers in a timely manner.

Friday, Dec. 23 * Dan Lee announces that he will retire as Fryeburg Academy headmaster in 2013. * A Carroll County Superior Court judge hears arguments in The Conway Daily Sun's Right-to-Know request for paperwork pertaining to complaints against school board member Randy Davison. * Twenty Eagle Academy graduates and 12 GED recipients are applauded for their perseverance in a ceremony at Kennett High. * About 40 percent of Freedom Elementary School students were out sick last week from a norovirus. * Madison Elementary School principal Brian Ernest pleads no contest to driving while intoxicated.

Off the Wall Some of the comments posted on The Conway Daily Sun’s Facebook page this past week: The Sun endorses Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination: “Oh, come on. Good grief.” — Norman Desjardins “As a newspaper, you should stay impartial and endorse no one. You’re not a person, you’re an entity, and your job is to report, not support.” — Bob Ferreira “Guess I will be boycotting the Sun. Which means boycotting any businesses who advertise in it.” — Rob Campbell “Did he leave some money on his visit to the paper?

I don’t get it. Does every employee endorse him? Let’s have a vote and I’d like to count the ballots please.” — Pat Quinn “Just when I thought it was time to give you some credit, I guess it’s back to calling you the ‘Daily Rag’ as I did, back in your beginnings. You are a newspaper, thus have no vote and should stay impartial. If the management wants to endorse someone, that is your right, but by saying the Sun endorses him, you are speaking for the entire group and I can bet that not everyone is on the same page.” — Roger Allan

“Ron Paul 2012!” — Ethan Nesbitt “That’s a shame. First of all he’s a rich Republican, and second he’s one of the three candidates that you can be positive is just going to screw our country over more than it already is. Do people not even follow politics?

Or world view in general? America is tired of the ‘let the rich get richer and the poor get poorer’ philosophy that 1 percenters like Romney ooze out of their pores.

By endorsing Romney so early you almost show that the Sun clearly goes where the money is. Gross!” — Richard Chavez “What’s everybody getting so worked up about? It’s not like somebody is going to vote for him just because the CDS endorsed him. This endorsement has absolutely no effect on the election.” — Aaron Conway “The Sun endorses candidates in every election; this isn’t anything new. As for whom they endorse, it’s usually the candidates of the far right. When a guy like Mitt looks “moderate,” you know the GOP has really gone off the rails.” — Susan Bruce “What’s wrong with Romney? He supports 100 percent of the issues 50 percent of the time, so we all should be happy with him!” — John White

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The Hard Hills of New Hampshire CRAWFORD NOTCH, N.H. — Strange things happen in these hills. There are occurrences beyond comprehension, events that defy explanation. They stick in the mind, haunt the memory, shape the way we look at the world and cling to our culture.

We sometimes think that what New Hampshire will do in its primary two and a half weeks from now will have a great effect on our lives. But what happened here more than 185 years ago — witnessed by no one, remembered by nearly everyone — did more than almost anything else in the year 1826 to govern the way we look at the great mysteries of that time and ours: the role of God in our daily lives, the fallibility of man's judgment, the power of human will, the irresistibility of destiny.

For in that year a terrible landslide altered the landscape of New Hampshire and of our inner selves. In that year an avalanche of mud and rock destroyed a fleeing family of seven even as it left standing the family's mountain home, underlining the dominion of nature and the weakness of human reasoning, the power of Providence and the futility of prudence.

This cruel phenomenon of nature is known to history as the Willey Slide, and to this day it lingers in the American subconscious and in American folklore. Had the Willey family — living in what Nathaniel Hawthorne called "a cold spot and a dangerous one" — done nothing and remained in its cottage, it would have survived serenely and would be remembered by no one. But because it fled the slide all seven were killed and live on in American literature and memory.

This story has been told and retold, by masterly storytellers from Hawthorne to Hammett, but only in recent years has the key to the legend been recognized. Like so many vital details, it was right before our eyes all the time.

For decades this story has been repeated. Tens of thousands of tourists have traveled to Crawford Notch to contemplate the vanity of human wishes even as they imagined where the Willey House stood and the path the avalanche took.

Then, an old postcard showed the location of the boulders that split the slide, allowing the dirt and rocks to avoid the house but hit the frightened family.

Park authorities realized that the boulders were right there all along. They were hidden in thick brush in an area covered by new forest growth, only a few dozen steps from the tourist wayside that for years had been selling trinkets celebrating the sad fate of the Willeys and the cruel beauty of the White Mountains.

Hiding in plain sight, in other words, were the geological keys to the story that Nathaniel Hawthorne transformed into his classic "Ambitious Guest" and that appears in altered form in Dashiell Hammett's "Maltese Falcon." All that was required was an excavation effort to expose the boulders.

"They looked like a bunch of rocks," says John Dickerman, who for three decades has been manager of the Crawford Notch State Park, "but we realized these were important rocks."

In the Hammett story, a falling beam transforms the life of a man who was not hit. "He knew then," Hammett wrote, "that men died at haphazard like that, and lived only while blind chance spared them." The Hawthorne story has a more direct

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Willey tie, set as it is "in the bleakest spot of all New England."

Hawthorne describes this place as "the Notch of the White Hills, where the wind was sharp throughout the year, and pitilessly cold in the winter, giving their cottage all its fresh inclemency before it descended on the valley of the Saco." Here the mountain rose up behind the family's house, "so steep that the stones would often rumble down its sides and startle them at midnight."

Hawthorne was drawn to the tale during a White Mountain vacation tour, but already the tragedy that defined these hills as dangerous to the body and to the soul had raised fulsome commentary — on the caprice of life, the mortality of man, and the world's capacity to infuse a spot of reverie and beauty with the curses of danger and despair.

"Like Dashiell Hammett, Hawthorne liked the kind of twist of fate at the center of this story," says Robert L. Gale, an emeritus professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh and the editor of the Nathaniel Hawthorne Encyclopedia. "He saw human existence as being full of irony."

It was a twist of fate — and faith.

In his landmark 1855 work "Historical Relics of the White Mountains," still available at booksellers across this region, John H. Spaulding speaks of the isolation of the site of the Willey tragedy, which first was explored after the Revolutionary War and, then as now, was characterized by sharp cliffs and deeply forested slopes.

"How lonely there is the dirge of the high wind, as it sweeps down that solitary chasm; and the wail of the sunset breeze, with the loud requiem of the on-rushing hurricane, is most mournful, for human bones are there palled in an avalanche's ruins."

Last month when I walked in the White Mountains, those winds swept the leaves around the granite boulders, shaped much like a ship's prow, that separated the Willeys from life. Those gusts formed small eddies along the mossy path that leads on to the Ethan Pond Trail, one of the most beloved in these hills.

For years the residents of New Hampshire's North Country have exalted their hardiness, independence and self-sufficiency. "The granite core of strength and resilience projected by our mountains define and shape the strength and character of its people," wrote Suzanne Moberly, a writer and teacher from Orford, N.H. Hardly anyone would contest that.

But as another New Hampshire primary approaches — when the state's independence and character are being employed once again in the nation's service in helping to select a presidential nominee — it is wise to be cautioned that, in politics and in our own journey, we travel what Hawthorne in his story from this remote part of the world calls "a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone."

We remember, too, that this state, with its peculiar mix of romance and ruin, also has tested man's faith, challenged his assumptions, toyed with his self-confidence, made folly of his judgment and reminded us that God's plan is not necessarily our own.

David M. Shribman is executive editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He can be reached at dshribman@ post-gazette.com. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist has a vacation home in Kearsarge.

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Reward offered for return of baby Jesus To the editor: Last summer a big yard sale was held on the lawn of the Universalist Chapel in North Fryeburg to benefit the chapel fund. Many people donated items and several people worked setting it up. With all the items that were donated, several pieces of our church nativity scene were mistakenly put into the yard sale.

We are heart sick about this and thought if we wrote a letter letting you know what happened that the person who purchased these few pieces and our manger read this, you could call us or email us as we would be very happy to buy it back

and give you a reward for it. It was given by a family member as a gift to the chapel and we are unable to set up the nativity scene this year because of the missing pieces. We are praying that whoever bought the manger and pieces will read this letter and contact us as we have the rest of the set. The pieces are a cream colored porcelain are the camels and the baby Jesus.

Please call Diane Jones at (207) 697-3484 or email her at ewjones@roadrunner.com.

Diane L. Jones, vice president For the board of directors Universalist Chapel North Fryeburg

Nativity made, installed by Bob Smart To the editor: Have you been to Freedom to see the Nativity scene at The First Christian Church? It was made and installed by the Bob Smart family, members of the church. Beginning with Advent, new parts of the scene are added every Week. The baby Jesus will

not be added till Christmas Eve. We don’t have any camels yet as we are looking for help with these.

The Nativity will be there, I believe till Twelfth Night.

Most of all, a welcome to all to our traditional Christmas Eve service at 7 pm.

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Funniest spot-on article on Christmas To the editor: The question is: When have I ever laughed so hard, and since when do I agree with anything William Marvel writes? My husband read the op-ed out loud to me, with emphasis and flair,

and when I picked myself up off the floor and dried my tears of laughter I had to read it again. Absolutely the funniest, spot-on article on Christmas. Thanks you!

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When Animals Could Talk One recent day a man came up to of the tax man, the Spruyts let Isaac and me at the post office and asked if I was Abraham out one day when Benoni StebNicholas Howe. I said that I was and he bins came to assess their property. asked if I remembered a story I wrote for There was also a team of horses, and the local paper about Christmas with a many ewes attended by rams with proud Dutch family and I said that I did. Then chests and massive curling horns. Our he asked if the paper favorites were the oxen could print it again on that pulled a highChristmas and I said After dinner we’d all walk out into the wheeled blue cart. that was up to them. I snow and the night, and go to the barn They were named Cynhope they will: and sing to the goats and sheep and dric and Pindar and they had long sweeping horses and oxen.

The Spruyt family horns tipped with polwere friends of my ished brass knobs.

Deerfield childhood Each of the Spruyt and they lived on a children, Dirk, Harry, farm at the top of the ridge east of town, and Kee, had a room with their bed let into at the very outer edge of walking distance. the wall and a ship’s porthole set beside Actually, it was farther away than that; it the pillow and opening to the outside. One was more like another world. Frick Spruyt spring a pair of birds made their nest in was Dutch, his American wife Antionette one of the portholes and raised a family seemed even more Dutch than he was, and there. There were also small houses on the a man named Trask lived in his own house farm that had been built for the Spruyt at the far end of the fields and helped with children. They were not toy houses, but the heavy work. I thought his name was real houses made small. probably “task” misspelled.

My sister Elizabeth would go up to the The way into the main house led Spruyts and help with chores, and when through a room with racks of strange one year when the babies were old enough tools and devices that we understood were to travel the Spruyts gave her one to keep used in animal husbandry, a calling which until the end of spring. We soon learned puzzled us. The barn was a vast place of that a baby goats appetite could be larger cool darkness lit by thin shafts of light than its stomach, so mealtime modificacoming in through the chinks, there was tions had to be made. a haymow several stories high, and each On Christmas Eve we’d go up to the kind of animal had its own section in the Spruyts for a traditional Dutch dinner, barn. The goats, for instance, had a long most memorable for an immense tureen narrow wing with many small windows of pea soup with sausage in it. We ate and immaculate pine-paneled stalls, each in their large music room, which had an topped by a brass fixture holding a slip of upper-level gallery reached through a paper with the name of the resident. secret panel in another part of the house.

The Spruyts were doing research with Fred Hyde would be the only other guest.

Togganberg goats, trying to develop a He was a gentle aesthete who liked to go strain that would produce maximum on long summer hiking trips in the Green butter-fat for minimum feed back home Mountains, where he’d recite the poetry of in Holland. The Second World War was in Lewis Carroll in a loud clear voice as he its darkest days, Holland was occupied by made his way through the woods. Fred was the Germans, and the people were having a musician, he specialized in the Baroque hard times. Those name slips were imporera, and he played the harpsichord and tant, because Togganberg goats tend to clavichord. look very much alike.

The Spruyts told us that once each year Then came a day when one of the goats the animals could talk. This was at midnight on Christmas Eve, and the gift would was testing the limits of her tether in only come if the right carols were sung, a search of something more exotic than the different one for each kind of animal. After carefully controlled ration assigned to her. dinner we’d all walk out into the snow and Before long, she found the slip of paper the night, and go to the barn and sing to in the brass holder and, faithful to her the goats and sheep and horses and oxen. species’ reputation, she ate it. This news Fred would play his clavichord, a tinkling spread quickly, and the next time one of antique keyboard that he carried with a the Spruyts came to check on the goats, broad ribbon around his neck, and we’d anonymity was everywhere. make our way around the vast barn and This gentle and sweet-smelling wing of sing a different carol at the stall of each the barn was, of necessity, for ladies only. animal. Then we’d have to leave quickly, Their collective other half was named because if any humans were around to Isaac and Abraham, immense shaggy hear, the gift of talking would not come. brutes whose evil smell was exceeded only by their irascible temper. They lived as far Nicholas Howe is a writer from Jackson. away, and under as tight security, as space E-mail him at nickhowe@ncia.net. and carpentry could provide. No friends

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BY TOM EASTMAN THE CONWAY DAILY SUN

CONWAY — Wide-eyed. Frantic. And, in most cases, male.

With Christmas arriving all too fast tomorrow, and with Friday's snow getting everyone in the mood, the alarm has sounded for last-minute holiday shoppers to rush not only to finish checking off their gift lists — but in many cases, to start them.

True, some smart, perennially punctual people do their Christmas shopping in August. Or all fall.

But not last-minute shoppers, who know that the holidays aren't the same without that last-minute, always crazed adrenaline rush they need to do their shopping the day before Christmas.

“Yep, the last day before Christmas is a big day for shopping, and yep, we get a lot of men. Yep,” laughed Dot Seybold, general manager of Settlers' Green Outlet Village, noting that gift certificates are always hot sellers this last shopping weekend before the big day. “We're way up ahead over last year for gift certificates — it's been a trend like that for a while, and it's a big part of our holiday business. It solves a lot of problems for people.”

Many second-home owners and visitors wait until the last minute to shop locally as well when they arrive for the holiday week, she said.

Good to the last Brian Smith of North Country Fair Jewelers is a last-day shopper himself.

“You've got to be walking on the knife edge of life for it to feel good every year, doing it last minute, right?” said Smith, now starting his 43rd year in business, and in the midst of celebrating his annual Christmas holiday sale.

“The typical last-minute shopper is all testosterone. It's all men, or at least 99 percent of the time, for sure,” said Smith. “And I know what I'm talking about, because I am one of those who likes to go shopping on Christmas Eve. It's fun — you bump into people who are all in a good mood. If not, then they're in serious trouble, because it's a cool time to be out.”

The Santa-hatted Smith said he and his elf-hatted staff normally keep the shop open later on Christmas Eve, knowing that people who are looking for that special gift may show up.

“We create relationships here. We offer special items, and we work with our customers to help them find them,” said Smith.

He used to also offer a punch bowl during the holidays, which accounted for some of the season's merriment and good cheer, but he stopped that Christmas tradition a few years ago.

“We had decided some time ago that we would offer the punch a day for every year we had been in business, but we had to stop it because if that were the case now, we'd be backed up to before Thanksgiving!” chortled Smith.

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Seybold, Smith and other shopkeepers interviewed said that despite the challenging economy, this holiday season is turning out to be stronger than last year's, which was better than 2009, and it's way better than the downturn of 2008. see next page

With Christmas arriving Sunday, shoppers hurry to make last minute gift purchases. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)

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Shawn Philip Smith December 25th, 1973 – July 30th, 2008 I remember the day you were born, one snowy Christmas morn How happy I was to receive this beautiful son to adorn.

I thought you were my present sent from far above To have and to hold forever and a day To raise, nurture and love.

It broke my heart to lose you, but you did not go alone Part of me went with you, the day God called you home.

A million times I’ve thought of you, a million tears I have cried If loving could have saved you, you never would have died.

But God broke my heart to prove to me, he only takes the best.

Forgive me Lord, but I will always weep For the son I loved but could not keep.

Shawn, I miss you so much!

You will never be forgotten…. gone too soon!

Love, Mom XOX

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“If we get out of 2011 with a solid 5 to 7 percent increase for the year, we will be happy. This last quarter is carrying a lot of weight. We would hope that this quarter will be an increase of 10 percent, which would be delightful.

Incredible even,” said Seybold.

No time to eat Shopkeepers who concurred that business has been brisk these past few days leading up to Christmas include Amanda Shackford at Assets Jeans Co. and Amber Bennett of Spruce Hurricane.

“I have to say we are seeing a lot of new customers, and that's a good thing — the regulars are definitely coming, but we're having a lot of new people, too. I think we will see the second-home owners and visitors coming today and tomorrow,” said Shackford, who has been at her Main Street location for the past year and a half after moving from Reporter Court in North Conway Village.

She says people seem to be in better spirits this season.

“I think [Friday's] snow will help to get people into the holiday spirit, too.

Everyone is saying 'Merry Christmas' this year, which is great because last year we didn't see much of that. So I like to see that, because it doesn't make me feel like some holiday Scrooge. And, I am finding that people are spending this year,” said Shackford.

She said among the hot items that are selling this year are Sally Bags, created locally by Janet Prescott and Sirri Grubb.

She said she is always happy to help last-minute shoppers — most of whom are hurried husbands or boyfriends, desperately seeking that special gift.

“I had a guy come in yesterday who was in a panic mode,” related Shackford. “He asked me what I thought his wife might like — I told him I needed to know her size and taste because you don't want to offend her. So I sent him home to find get her size and come back.”

Bennett was so busy when she answered the phone at Spruce Hurricane at 5 p.m. Thursday that she had yet to taste her lunch.

“We haven't been able to breathe today, we've been so busy,” said Bennett in the phone interview Thursday evening. “So, yes, that's good.

My lunch is cold — it's still sitting on the desk.”

“I would say we are up from last year, but last year was a record-breaker for us, so our story is a little atypical.

November was down a bit for us, but December has been strong,” added Bennett about her store, which offers higher-end merchandise of clothing, western footwear and jewelry.

As for the last-minute shoppers?

“The closer to Christmas we get, the more men we see,” agreed Bennett, confirming what the other storekeepers observed. “And we also get a lot of visitors who want to shop when they come to vacation in the valley. We also get a local clientele, so that's good, too.”

Hot-selling items this year include Spruce Hurricane's lineup of Pandora jewelry, she said. see next page

While visiting Mount Washington Valley please join us in celebrating Christmas by visiting these eating establishments who have helped the economy of the valley by keeping local business local!

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Margarita Grill Matty B’s May Kelly’s Cottage McGrath’s Tavern Merrill Farms Moat Mt. Smokehouse Mt. Washington Snowballs Muddy Moose Old Village Bakery Ouellett’s Pizza Oxford House Inn Peach’s Peking Sunrise Pizza Shed Priscilla’s Red Parka Redstone Variety Ron’s Variety Rumors Restaurant Scarecrow Shalimar Shannon Door Pub Smoke & Water

Pete’s will be closed Monday, Dec. 26th through Friday, Dec. 30th.

Reopening Monday, Jan. 2nd. Happy Holidays!

Snowville Inn Stonehurst Manor Stone Mountain Art Center Thai Nakouping Restaurant The Chef’s Market The Met Tuckerman’s Tavern Vintage Bakery Vito Marcellos Italian Bistro White Lake Pizza Whitney’s Inn Whittier House White Mountain Cafe White Mountain Cider Co. White Mountain Cupcakery White Mountain Hotel Wildcat Tavern Wine Thyme

THE CONWAY DAILY SUN, Saturday, December 24, 2011— Page 27

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Snow — and snowmaking — help Stan Millen of Stan and Dan's Sports said Christmas week is always a busy one — with Friday's snow and the return of colder temperatures for snowmaking for much of the past week, business has picked up.

“The enthusiasm has turned around 100 percent with most of the areas opening with some skiing last weekend,” said Millen Thursday. “We service a lot of the skiers, so when there is snow, we get busy. We also sell a lot of accessories.”

Gift baskets and candy Zeb's General Store manager Ray Boutin agreed that it has been a strong season for the local landmark retailer, and that typically the store sees a lot of lastminute business from people looking for stocking stuffers.

“We have a lot of maple syrup and candy going out the door,” said Boutin, who has worked at the store for 10 years and who has been manager for three. “I don't have exact numbers, but we are seeing a nice increase the past few weeks especially.”

Asked if working the shopping season was like running a marathon, Boutin answered, “Yes — but we figure we can have a chance to breathe again right before February vacation week. It may take us that long to recover from the shopping season and the coming week,” he joked.

He added that Zeb's has been

filling a lot of orders for holiday gift baskets, including one for 300 from a business to give to their employees and customers.

Sound last-minute decisions Chris Jones of the Sound Resort agreed that it has been a good shopping season for his high-end electronics firm.

“The hot sellers for us have included car starters, home theater systems, any kind of Blue Ray player. And, anything to do with iPods and iPads,” said Jones.

“I would say that since the economy went south in 2008, things have leveled off. Last year was pretty good, and we seem equal to last year. So, I would say if anything, we are turning the corner — but that corner will be a slow turn,” said Jones.

Does he see more males on the last day?

“Actually, we see a good mix — the wives I think at this point finally say that they guess their husband is worth getting something for!” laughed Jones.

‘Following Atticus’ boosts business Laura Lucy, owner-operator of White Birch Books in North Conway, said the big seller driving the gift-buying season is local author Tom Ryan's book about hiking the 48 4,000-footers with his canine sidekick, “Following Atticus,” along with other books such as Jeff Leich's revised “Over the Headwall” book on Tuckerman Ravine and a book on the centennial of Fenway Park.

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The two latter books are sold out and re-ordered; autographed (and pawtographed) copies of “Following Atticus” are still in stock.

“It's a very good season,” said Lucy on Friday, as shoppers — both male and female — flocked to the in-town, independent store.

She said more than 1,300 copies of “Following Atticus” had been sold as of that day, with 100 in the past week.

“We have a kind of a 'Perfect Storm' thing going on here. 'Following Atticus' is bringing people in,” said Lucy on a very busy Friday afternoon, “and we've also had a lot of exposure in local media. Also, nationally this whole 'Occupy Wall Street' movement is getting people to think even more about shopping locally, so that's all been good.”

She said on the last day of holiday shopping Saturday, the store will remain open until 5 p.m.

“That's kind of late on Christmas Eve, I know — but we hate to slam the door on anyone as they are racing down the sidewalk to get to the door. Things start to taper down at 4:30 p.m., and 5 seems to be pretty organic and a nice time to phase out,” laughed Lucy.

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Christmas Eve Service 6-7pm Sunday Celebration Service 10am

Tuesday, Dec. 20: Free Community Dinner— 5-6pm Thursdays: Symphony of Prayer— 6:30pm at the church Breadbasket Food Pantry: Second Tuesday of every month from 4-6pm and by app’t at 447-6633.

Children’s Ministries available during Sunday morning service.

Rev. Henry Snyder, Pastor

Please join us!

2600 East Main St., Ctr. Conway, NH • 603-447-6686 Across from McSherry’s Nursery

Christmas Day Holy Communion: 9:30 am in the Chapel

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church Route 5, Fryeburg, Maine

All are welcome to attend

Thursday: Adoration 5:30pm; Mass 6:30pm

Christmas Mass Saturday, Dec. 24 at 7pm No Sunday Service Christmas Day

Eucharistic Ministry for the Homebound 207-697-3438 Religious Education & Youth Ministry 207-697-2277 Rev. Joseph Koury 207-647-2334

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church Route 5, Fryeburg, Maine

AN ORTHODOX ANGLICAN PARISH FAMILY

All are welcome to attend Thursday: Adoration 5:30pm; Mass 6:30pm

Sunday Mass 8:00am

The Valley Christian Church A Bible Based Church

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST CONGREGATIONAL WORSHIP SERVICE & SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:00 AM FELLOWSHIP HOUR FOLLOWS... ALL WELCOME! CHILDCARE PROVIDED WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUNION SERVICE 8:00 AM • AIR CONDITIONED •

Pastor: Rev. Gilman E. Healy

Service of Lessons and Cards Organist: Floyd W. Corson Choral Director: Richard P. Goss III

Candlelit Service Christmas Eve 4:30 All Are Welcome!

SUNDAYS 10:00 am- Morning Worship Jr Church after praise & worship Nursery available

MONDAY NIGHTS Men’s & Women’s Bible Study 6:30 pm.

Come join us as we worship Jesus the Christ!

230 E. Conway Rd. Located in front of Abbott’s Dairy 603-356-2730 • www.vcc4jesus.org Pastor John Leonard

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bartlettchurch.net Bartlett Union Congregational Church Albany Ave/Bear Notch at US 302 Phone: 603-374-2795

CHRISTMAS SERVICES Christmas Eve Service at 7:00pm. Readings, Carols & Special Music Christmas Day Service at 10am

Everyone Welcome!

10 a.m. Worship and Children Activities Communion Sunday: First Sunday of Every Month Ellen Hayes, music ministry Handicap Access - Side Entrance Lift takes you to Church Sanctuary

YOU’RE WELCOME HERE

No Matter Who You Are or Where You Are On Your Life Journey

Eucharistic Ministry for the Homebound 207-697-3438 Religious Education & Youth Ministry 207-697-2277 Rev. Joseph Koury 207-647-2334

Our Lady of the Mountains Roman Catholic Church MASS SCHEDULE Weekday: Wednesday-Friday 8:30 a.m.

Rosary after Mass Adoration every Friday after Mass Weekend: Saturday: 4:30 p.m.

Reconciliation: 3:15-4:00 p.m.

Sunday: 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.

Holy Days: Please call for current schedule

Church Location

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603-356-2535 ourladyofthemountainsnh.org

The Conway Village Congregational Church United Church of Christ (The Little Brown Church)

Rev. Martell Spagnolo

Roger Miklos, Minister of Music

Merry Christmas!

Please join us at the Brown Church to celebrate the birth of Jesus.

Worship Services & Sunday School 10 am • Child Care

Christmas Services Christmas Eve: Family Service - 5:00 PM and Candlelight Service - 10:00 PM Christmas Day: 10:00 AM “Christmas is a season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.” Washington Irving 132 Main Street, Conway, NH 03818 603-447-3851• www.thebrownchurch.org

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Mt. Washington Valley Jewish Community

Baha’i Faith

We have a worship service the last Friday night of each month.

We usually gather the last weekend for a Shabbat potluck. Inquire about children’s and adult ed.

For info call (603)694-3058

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Chavurat HeHarim * Fellowship in the Mountains

First Congregational Church of Ossipee CHRISTMAS DAY CAROL SERVICE

WORSHIP & Sunday School 10am • NURSERY CARE

8:45 & 10:30 am - Contemporary Worship Service Christ-centered, Biblical teaching Visit www.firstossipee.org for more info.

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Holy Epiphany Liberal Catholic Church

“That in all things Jesus Christ might have the pre-eminence”

Faith Bible Church

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Independent * Non-Denominational

Meets each Sunday at 10:00 am

Mass: Monday to Friday 9:00am Sundays 11:00 am Bp. Jason Sanderson, Pastor • (603)-733-6000

Located at Rt 16A and Dundee Road in Intervale Pastor Bob Novak • 383-8981 • Nursery Provided

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Jesus Is Coming Again. Are You Ready? Acts 4:12 Rev. William B. Rose, Jr.

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Jesus Is Coming Again. Are You Ready? Acts 4:12 Rev. William B. Rose, Jr.

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Sunday, December 18: “Not Quite Solstice. Not Quite Hanukkah. Not Quite Christmas.”

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FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST CONGREGATIONAL ALL WELCOME!

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Christmas Eve Services 7:00 pm - Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Featuring the Story; “Legend of the Poinsettia” 11:00 pm - Christmas Message Organist: Floyd W. Corson Choral Director: Richard P. Goss III 2521 Main St., No. Conway • 356-2324 churchoffice@firstchurchnc.com

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BY TOM EASTMAN THE CONWAY DAILY SUN

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day rose to a high of 41 degrees in North Conway.

With the predicted return of colder temperatures, snowmaking at alpine resorts and at Great Glen Trails Outdoor Center was expected to enable all areas to add to their terrain for the upcoming important holiday week.

“This allows ski resorts and cross country ski centers awaiting snowfall to go into Christmas Week with more terrain open — the ideal holiday gift for resort managers and skiers alike,” said Mayne Friday.

• Attitash (374-2368): Received five inches of new snow and are expecting additional accumulation Friday night and Saturday morning.

Snowmaking continues. Attitash is open on Christmas Day. Ten trails and four lifts open as of Friday. Bear Peak will open with Illusion on Saturday and shuttle service will be available then between the two peaks of Attitash and Bear Peak.

• Bear Notch Ski Touring Center (374-2277): Received five inches of new snow Friday. “We are going to let it set up so we can groom after that,” said Doug Garland Friday afternoon. Free season passes will be issued to all children up to 18 years Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as the Garland family and Bear Notch staff's “Merry Christmas” present. Projected to open for the season Dec. 26, conditions permitting.

• Black Mountain (383-4490): Received five inches of new snow and snowmaking will continue throughout the weekend for a planned Dec. 26 opening.

• Bretton Woods Ski Resort (278-3320): Received three to five inches of new snow, depending on elevations. Snow expected to continue into the weekend. Snowmaking continues. Bretton Woods is open Christmas Day; night skiing starts Dec. 26 and continues until 8 p.m. through New Year's Dec. 31, It will be held Friday and Saturday thereafter; Sunday of Martin Luther King Weekend, and nightly during February vacation week. As of Friday, Bretton Woods had 19 trails and five lifts open.

• Bretton Woods Nordic Center (278-3322): Received three-plus inches and were packing and ski tracking around the golf course and adjacent trails in anticipation of opening Saturday for limited skiing.

• Cannon Mountain (823-7771): Six nches of new snow. Eleven trails and three lifts. Expected to have skiing from the top as of Monday. Closed Christmas Day. Dec. 31: Family Fun Night with fireworks and torchlight Parade from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the Peabody Base Area. Movies for kids in the Brookside Lodge, Huckerbrook Mini-Park open under the lights for $5 and the Cannonball Pub open for adults. * Cranmore Mountain Resort (356-5543): Received five inches of new snow with additional accumulation expected. Snowmaking continues. Open for skiing Christmas Day. Mountain coaster, giant swing, tubing park and indoor adventure park open, with skiing and activities Dec. 26 through Jan. 1 until 6 p.m. Fireworks 6:30 p.m. on New Year's Eve prior to North Conway Village's fireworks at 9:30 Dec. 31.

• Great Glen Trails Outdoor Center (4662333): Reported four inches of new snow. Snowmaking continues. Outfitter shop open Dec. 24. Snowshoe trails to open Dec. 26. Call for updates on skiing.

• King Pine Ski Resort/Purity Spring XC and Snowshoe Reserve (367-8896): six inches of new see SKIING page 32

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A young skiier enjoys the fresh snow at Cranmore Friday afternoon. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)

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SKIING from page 30

snow reported in the last 24 hours.

Snowmaking continues at King Pine. Five trails and two lifts Saturday. Closed Christmas Day. Night skiing starts Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, and then continues Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and Friday through Sunday Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend, and then nightly during February week. Torchlight parade and fireworks Dec. 31 at 9 p.m.

• Jackson Ski Touring Foundation (383-9355): four to five inches of new snow accumulation reported, allowing trails to open in upper and lower elevations.

“We will start grooming again Saturday morning after it cools.

We expect to have 10 to 12 kilometers Saturday at such areas as Woodchuck Fields and the Eagle Mountain House golf course. We may wait until Monday to ski the South Hall Trail,” said executive director Thom Perkins, advising people to check www.jacksonxc.org for the latest on conditions.

• MWV Ski Touring and Snowshoe Center (356-9920): Nonresident season pass discount ends Dec. 24. Season passes for

Conway residents now being processed - bring proof of residence to the center. Cost for Conway residents: new passes, $15; and $5 for renewal. "We're awaiting snow,” notes Cort Hansen.

• Shawnee Peak (207-647-8444): four to six inches of new snow reported at various elevations.

Additional accumulation expected throughout the day. Snowmaking continues. Closed Christmas Day. Night skiing starts Dec. 26 and continues throughout the week. Torchlight parade and fireworks for Ullr Fest Dec. 28 beginning at 6 p.m.

Fourteen trails and four lifts are expected to be open for Saturday.

• Wildcat Mountain (466-3326): 4 inches of new snow accumulation reported. Snowmaking operations under way. On Saturday, four trails (Upper Catapult, Middle Wildcat and Cheetah) and two lifts, including Snowcat and Wildcat Express summit quad. Snowcat Trail to open for beginners Saturday.

Closed Christmas Day. “The forecast is for good snowmaking, so we will be working around the clock, running the guns, including on Christmas,” said general manager Josh Boyd Friday.

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The icy summit of Mount Chocorua from Middle Sister. (ED PARSONS PHOTO)

Hiking –––––

This Thursday, the Carter Ledge has an first day of “winter,” incredible view, and saw a lot of hiking it was a perfect day to Ed Parsons take advantage of it. activity. That night, on Jeremy Clark’s I parked outside the Website “NewEnglandTrailgate at the White Ledge CampConditions.com” there were a ground, walked in and bore an flurry of new entries dated Dec. immediate left on the tar cir22, 2011 from hikers who had cular road, and soon headed up returned home and recorded the Carter Ledge Trail. the trail conditions they found The smell of the wet forest that day. filled my nostrils. Soon I It was a precious mild sunny started having ideas of conday. In the valley, any icing tinuing up the trail past the from the cold rain the day summit of Carter Ledge to before had turned to soaked Middle Sister in four miles, ground. In the woods, pleasand possibly looping over the ant odors of fall decay were summit of Mount Chocorua released again by mild temps. and down the Weetamo Trail.

I decided to take a quick 2.8 It was that nice out. mile hike up to Carter Ledge I zipped up the trail to Carter on a shoulder of Mount ChoLedge, and walked left out to corua. The bare summit of the first viewpoint. Below, the

valley of the Chocorua River swept westward, up to the rocky summit of Mount Chocorua, perhaps another 1,000 feet above me. Any White Mountain enthusiast who hasn’t seen this view on a clear day is missing something.

The long Carter Ledge is populated with what is probably the largest jack pine grove in the east, where it is a primeval looking stunted tree. I followed the trail through these up to the actual summit of the ledge with its unobstructed northern view.

Often, you know of the presence of one thing by the presence of another. Mount Washington was still encased by rolling clouds, as the morning see HIKING page 36

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Country Ecology: Black Spruce Back in 2005, I finally They don’t grow very fast planted a tiny black spruce as a boreal species, so the seedling that I had kept miniature tree I inserted alive in a landscaping pot, it into the ground on that since, well—the mid-1980s. day was still only 16 inches I grabbed it near the top of high. I planted in a moist Mount Webster while my spot in hopes of it triumphsmall family was traversing there. ing this high ground from The black spruce grows Mizpah Hut over to Crawin damp situations, and ford Notch. We stopped often in hostile places that David Eastman for the view on that trail’s other plant life couldn’t tolsummit, watching a pererate those environmental egrine soar up from the steep valley stresses it endures. Black spruce below, moving rapidly through handles poor conditions, and can the balsam fir and red spruce as be found north to tree line in the it hunted songbirds throughout White Mountains. It is tolerant the precipice’s coniferous cover. It of nutrient-poor soils, and is comwhipped over their green boughs monly found on poorly drained, and branches as a swallow might, acidic peatlands. I often look for it with long, pointed, falcon wings. in bogs, with its companion plant, Then, it dove dramatically, and the tamarack. The peat deposits repeatedly, down to the base of in the cool bogs and swamps black Webster Cliff. I knew it had a nest spruce commonly grows in can be on Mount Willard, just across the from 20 inches to 20 feet deep, and Notch. That bird could fly. may have been developing since the I had gathered a few tiny coniglaciers receded thousands of years fer seedlings well rooted in sphagago. Seeing any there always gives num moss along the trail, and these me the essence of true wilderness. small handfuls were kept inside a But, in some way black spruces also plastic sandwich bag for safekeepseem like the jackasses of the northing until I would later transplant ern forests — sort of ungainly looking, them into potting soil. With all ugly, little beastly trees that somehow my housing moves since that date, survive under conditions prohibitive it is lucky this scrubby little black see next page spruce withstood all since that time.

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to the taller, more elegant birches and white spruce abounding. And, black spruce is a poor self pruner — keeping its short, compact, sparse, dead branches on for several years. Down here in New Hampshire, this is a small to medium tree of a straight trunk with little taper, and possesses a peculiar, narrow crown with somewhat drooping branches, which culminates in a dense, clumped top. As an interesting quality, this oddly tufted aspect is a giveaway to this species’ identification all the way to Alaska.

The pendulous cones are the smallest of any spruce, 0.6 inches to 1.25 inches long, spindle-shaped to nearly round, dusky purple when young — but ripening to red-brown as they mature. These are in dense clusters in the upper crown, open at maturity but persisting for several years, even remaining on the boughs indefinitely. This stunted spruce’s noticeably short and stiff, foursided, straight little needles are a curious dark grayish-green, and arranged in all directions along the blackish twigs or pointed upwards.

A “crow’s nest” is often formed by these uppermost branches near the pointed top.

Black spruce dominates the northern part of commercial forestland that is scattered with conifers. It is truly a symbol of our vast boreal forests, where it can reproduce by layering — when its lower branches, lying on the ground, take root. This occurs when these become covered with moss or litter, and is particu-

larly common in swamps and bogs.

At the northern tree limit, black spruce reproduces almost entirely through layering — this is called krummholz on Mount Washington.

Black spruces are the climax trees you see on the cold, poorly drained soils in Alaska and the Yukon.

There, they rarely exceed 45 feet in height or 9 inches in diameter, and because of the permafrost, have a shallow rooting habit. In a typical stand, the diameter of most trees is less than five inches, and growth is very slow. They can be this size and still be well over a hundred years old. Half the trees in a 30-year-old stand may be less than two inches in diameter.

These black spruce trees are an important commercial type in the immense Canadian taiga forest biome, with long fibers for very high quality pulp, but forget about this species having any significant lumber value. However, black spruce has been used for boxes and crates, snowshoes, and piano sounding boards. The hard resin that seeps out of this tree can be chewed like chewing gum!

It is called spruce gum. Various native people used the roots for sewing baskets tightly, and birchbark canoes.

Dave Eastman also broadcasts “Country Ecology” four times weekly over WMWV 93.5 fm. As Vice President of the Lakes Region Chapter/ ASNH, he welcomes you to monthly programs at the Loon Center in Moultonborough. Contact him at: cebirdman@hotmail.com.

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I bypassed a few big ice flows, then they were gone in the south facing ravine.

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But I wasn’t looking forward to it. The wide Piper Trail is pretty boring. But an interesting alternative developed. While descending a steep esker on the Piper Trail, I paused to look up to the left at the attractive smooth ledges of Carter Ledge. Also, a few hundred feet directly below me down a steep slope, was a stream. What if I bushwhacked down to it and climbed up the other side to the saddle between the Sisters and Carter Ledge? I would hit the same trail I had hiked up earlier. And I would have the pleasure of seeing the great views from the top of Carter Ledge again, and a little later in the day.

That turned out to be a great idea, and made up for not making it to the summit of Chocorua. The bushwhack up the slope was fun, on new territory in the midst of of familiar territory. I hit the Carter Ledge Trail, and headed down the trail as if nothing had happened.

Later, I knew this hike was a wake up call for me. I hadn’t really planned carefully enough, and made a spontaneous decision to continue higher without considering the conditions and what equipment I should have.

Winter is here. For quite a while now, I haven’t frequented the website NewEnglandTrailConditions.com. But I’m going to get back into it to check on what other hikers encountered before me, and plan my hike accordingly.

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progressed. But a beautiful bulging white cloud had grown upwards above its summit, like an identical higher peak. Then in a minute, it descended, blended into the mass of cloud, and was gone.

I was psyched to keep going. I called my spotter and let him know I was continuing, and possibly climbing Chocorua. Then I dropped down into the stunted forest of the saddle, and began climbing the steep trail up the Three Sisters.

There were hardly any ice flows on the trail below Carter Ledge, but here they appeared almost steadily. Yet there was enough open clean ledge, and it didn’t matter if it was wet. The ice didn’t slow me down much.

But as I got higher, I knew that it would have been nice if I had brought Micro-Spikes. They certainly would have gotten beaten up, going from ice to rock to ice. But it would have been a lot easier to pick my way up the ice flow, rather than from rock to rock.

Then again, although MicrosSpikes would have been convenient, they would also require caution, especially on the steep trail up to Middle Sister. They are not meant for steep ice.

I reached the top of Middle Sister. The sunny ledges were free of ice. But the close up view of the summit pyramid of Mount Chocorua revealed a lot more ice that than was visible from below. I knew at that point that I wasn’t going that way, and would soon head down the south facing Piper Trail.

It was, in effect, an escape route.

I didn’t want to go back the way I had come.

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Elvio’s Quality, quantity and price for more than 50 years best describes Elvio’s, a North Conway fixture, pizzeria and restaurant. Elvio’s motto is the “Best Pizza North of the Bronx” and for good reason. His family opened their first pizzeria in the Bronx in the 1940s and the rest, as they say, is history.

Using only the best ingredients, Elvio’s serves large portions at reasonable prices. No pre-made crusts here. Pizza is still made the old way, Elvio’s way. What it really comes down to, says Elvio, is: “Our pizza, is pizza.” 2888 White Mount Highway (1/2 mile north of village), Thursday and Sunday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Closed Monday through Wednesday. 356-3208 or 356-3307.

Fields of Ambrosia Holiday shopping should be fun, not frantic. Walk through the doors of Fields of Ambrosia: Bath, Body and Home, in North Conway village for terrific gift ideas, a friendly staff and eco-friendly products made right in the store using local and homegrown ingredients. You will find wonderfully scented bath and body products for family and friends, athome spa gifts for girlfriends and men’s grooming products for those special guys in your life — and gift boxed for you right there in the store. New this year are unique glass ornaments and reed diffuser bottles by local glassblower, Olivia Hollowell, Crystal Potpouri and new wax pottery bowls and globes for flame free home fragrancing. This season, shop festive, local and stress free find something really special for family and friends, and yourself - at Norcross Place next to the train station. A portion of all sales are donated to Jen’s Friends Cancer Foundation. Open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. fieldsofambrosia.com.

The HandCrafter’s Barn The HandCrafter’s Barn is a year-round craft show, featuring merchandise from dozens of talented artisans from New England and beyond. We proudly showcase a wonderful selection of pottery, stained glass, jewelry, folk art, primitives, fine art, local photography, country decor gifts and Christmas ornaments. Be sure to visit the lower level, where you’ll find home decor and accessories, and handcrafted furniture. They are located at the corner of Depot Street and Route 16. Open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday 9 a.m to 5 p.m.

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It’s My Girlfriend’s It’s My Girlfriend’s is a consignment boutique featuring gently used current fashions and vintage jewelry, hats, furs and purses. Owner Alice Spears believes that every woman can and should look like a million without spend a million.

Spears wants people to feel they are getting current fashion at a great price. The boutique is a great eclectic mix of both current and vintage fashions. 2757 White Mountain Highway, second floor, North Conway Village. 733-5144. www. itsmygirlfriends.com.aspears@itsmygirlfriends.com.

League of NH Craftsmen Gallery There is something special about an object when it’s made by human hands. The League of NH Craftsmen Gallery features contemporary and traditional fine crafts by over 200 of New Hampshire’s finest artists and craftsmen. This exquisite gallery is brimming with beautiful turned-wood bowls, colorful pottery, and hand blown glass. There are framed wood-block prints picturing our beautiful White Mountains, luxurious chenille scarves, shelves of hand-wrought iron, and all types of handcrafted ornaments. The gallery also features the largest variety of hand crafted jewelry in town, representing nearly 50 of New Hampshire’s finest jewelers. You can also witness the creation of some of these works right here in the building. Earth & Fire’s open studio allows customers to watch the exciting process of glassblowing as gobs of molten glass are formed into beautiful pieces of art. Come explore, and find out why this historical gallery has thrived for over 75 years offering beautiful fine crafts of integrity and heirloom quality, all made right here in New Hampshire. Visit the League of NH Craftsmen this holiday season and find the perfect gifts for all the people you love! Located in North Conway Village, just north of Peaches. 2526 Main Street North Conway www. nhcraftsmen.org. 356-2441 The Local Grocer Their mission is to provide the community with delicious healthy food and natural living products; organic and local when possible, always all-natural. Their health food market offers a wide variety of products to meet your weekly grocery needs with a large gluten-free section, bulk foods, organic beer and wine and an herb and supplement room. They offer a large selection of local foods including local pas-

ture raised meats, milk, eggs, cheese, wine, beer, organic produce and more. Their breakfast and lunch cafe offers original, delicious and healthy menu options made with 100 percent organic produce and all natural meats and cheeses with no antibiotics, growth hormones or preservatives. The grab ‘n go deli selection is quite extensive with meals to-go, local artisan cheeses and delicious salads and spreads.

The in-house bakery offers fresh bread, baked goods and a whole bakery case devoted to gluten free goodies and raw chocolate desserts. They also offer creative party platters perfect for holiday parties, potlucks or business meetings.

For unique green gift ideas, check out the eco-goods section and the many locally made products. Visit them just north of North Conway Village. 356-6068. nhLocalGrocer. com. Open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Luna Gallery Magick is in store for you at this enchanting shop located on Main Street in North Conway Village. Luna Gallery’s enchanted emporium brings peace, serenity, and a sense of sacredness to all those who enter. Tools for your spiritual path mingle with Fairies, Mermaids, and Angels. Meditative and metaphysical CDs sit among candles, crystal balls, books, incense , essential oils, herbs, pendulums, tarot cards, wands, mystical jewelry and more. Each person’s spiritual journey is as unique as the Individual. This understanding, coupled with customer satisfaction has created a devotion to offering esoteric products, and an ever increasing products line, much of it locally created, for those traveling spiritual paths rooted in Nature and Goddess worship, Wicca, and other belief systems. Unusual and unique gift items speak from the soul.

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Naked Bohemian Right in the heart of the village is the Naked Bohemian, North Conway’s most unique shopping experience. Located on Main Street across from the North Conway Library, Naked Bohemian carries quality furniture handmade from exotic woods from around the world. Outdoor iron furniture, planters, bird baths, antiques, antique reproductions, bar signs, lighting, hand-blown glass, wine racks, oriental rugs and hundreds of other imports of unparalleled perfection and functionality. Sweeney Ridge metal signs. Stop by and escape your day. Mon-Thurs 10-6, Fri & Sat 9-9, Sun 9-6.

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New England Charms and Imports When you’re looking for jewelry, look no further than New England Charms and Imports, Too, in the heart of North Conway Village. You’ll discover the largest selection of sterling silver, 14k gold, Italian and Biagi Bead Charms. If you yearn for earrings, they have more than 1,000 unique pairs to compliment your wardrobe and a treasure trove of many other unique jewelry pieces. They carry the largest selection of hand-painted Mexican Talavera pottery in all of New England, Women’s clothing, scarves, T-shirts, Licensed Harley-Davidson items, Haitian, Metal Art, Rocks and more. Diversity of merchandise is the key to their success.

Located at 2729 Main Street. Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 356-7880.

Nancy’s Alterations and Yarn Shop Nancy started her business in the valley seven years ago.

Since then she has added tuxedo rentals and has become a full fledged yarn shop carrying a wide variety of yarn, books and knitting supplies. Located at Norcross Place behind Olympia Sports. Open Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 356-7344 or 986-1900.

North Country Cottage Our specialty shop offers an ever-changing selection of gourmet foods, home and mountain lodge decor including Big Sky Carvers, gifts and accessories. Be sure to visit our newly designed boutique featuring Vera Bradley handbags and stationary, jewelry, bath and body, Willow Tree Angels, and more. And don’t miss our daily food samples featuring jams, dips, and sauces for the grill. We are located at the corner of Depot Street and Route 16, next to The HandCrafter’s Barn. Open Monday through Saturday 9 a.m to 7 p.m. Sunday 9 a.m to 6 p.m. Phone: 603.356-8997. Also online at www.northcountrycottage.com and on Facebook.

North Country Fair Jewelers After four year at college, in the summer of 1969, North Country Fair Jewelers opened for business. They were open for one week before closing to head to Woodstock.

Upon returning, they had their goal to create and present the highest quality custom and handmade jewelry in an atmosphere of good fellowship and warm surroundings.

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The Rugged Mill At the Rugged Mill owners Matt and Carissa Fusco provide well styled sportswear, outerwear, blankets and wool accessories of superior quality and performance.

They offer apparel from Woolrich, Arborwear, Pendleton, Royal Robbins, Kuhl, Exofficio, Ibex, Alps Sportswear and Dri Duck and footwear from Ariat, Timberland, Acorn and Fox River plus they carry many New Hampshire made items. The Rugged Mill is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Located next to Badger Realty across from the train station. 2633 White Mountain Highway in North Conway.

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Spruce Hurricane Spruce Hurricane is a family owned and operated boutique located in the heart of North Conway Village for more 18 years.

The shop offers an eclectic mix of women’s fashion apparel and accessories. Some of the top lines featured are Brighton, Tribal and Not Your Daughter’s Jeans. An exclusive at Spruce Hurricane is Pandora, the hottest line in jewelry today. Footwear brands include Minnetonka and Old Gringo western boots. It’s all about color, texture

from preceding page at 2448 Main Street in village of North Conway, just 4/10th of a mile south of the train station. 356-5819.

Peach’s Located in the village, south of Schouler Park, Peach’s in its quaint setting has a delightful, creative menu, using the freshest of ingredients. Stuffed french toast, spinach benedict and peach almond pancakes are some breakfast favorites, served all day. New on the menu and already a favorite are our breakfast and lunch burritos.

The locals say its the place for lunch: the white mountain wrap(grilled chicken breast, baked apples, cranberries, walnuts, red onion with a herb cheese), gourmet salads, reubens or a selection of homemade soups and quiches and crepes for breakfast and lunch. Peach’s is family friendly with a children’s menu. Peach’s has been featured in The Washington Post, The Boston Globe and The Union Leader as a place to eat in the Mount Washington Valley. Open daily 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 356-5860 for takeout.

Priscilla’s Country Kitchen This family restaurant offers great salads, sandwiches and family recipes. Eating is a social event and with that in mind, being at Priscilla’s is more like a home gathering of family and friends instead of just going out to eat. “It’s not just about the food, it’s the experience.” They will feed your body and

and artistry in a style they call “mountain chic.” A selection of men’s leather belts and wallets along with jackets by Rain Forest round out the offerings. Spruce Hurricane, where the wilderness blends with city sophistication to bring you unique, quality merchandise. Open daily at 10 a.m. in the heart of North Conway Village. 356-3854.

Steph’s Stylin’ Studio Steph’s Stylin’ Studio is a hometown salon that prides itself in providing a comfortable and friendly atmosphere as the staff, Stephanie Miller, Marcia Mancini, Kelly Trapani and Caitlin Butler, take care of all their customer’s needs. The salon provides hair cutting, coloring services, basic and hot stone manicures and eyelash and eyebrow tinting. Open Tuesday through Saturday. 2760 White Mountain Highway, Eastern Slope Plaza. Webpage on the Mount Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce Website. stylinstudio@roadrunner.com. 356-6122.

White Birch Books “One of the best bookstores in the country,” said many an author who has visited White Birch Books. The store’s great selection of books, from bestsellers to classics, is enhanced by an in-depth New England

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Zeb’s General Store Now a landmark in the heart of North Conway village, Zeb’s offers a shopping experience like no other, blending the virtues of quality reminiscent of yesteryear with modern products and gifts. Zeb’s twostory emporium features the best of New England products including gourmet food, maple syrup, home furnishings, clothing, Christmas decorations, pottery, books, pet gifts, children’s toys and more. Owners Peter Edwards and David Peterson invite you to experience Yankee ingenuity at its best — all under one roof. Retailer of the Year, 2006 and 2009. Main Street, North Conway, 356-9294, www.zebs.com.

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in the TD Bank parking lot Breakfast All Day 6-2 • Lunch @ 11:30 Early Bird Specials Mon-Fri 6am-8am Starting At $2.99 Lobster Eggs Benedict and Taters......................................................................$10.95 Blueberry or Raspberry Stuffed French Toast.....................................................$8.95 Breakfast Burrito and Taters..................................................................................$8.95 Meatloaf w homemade mashed and cole slaw..................................................$8.95 Tuna Salad Croissant..............................................................................................$7.95

This Week’s Specials

America’s Great Railroad Stations

by Roger Straus III

An evocative and stunning photographic tribute to America’s railroad stations. The book tells the astonishing story of these enduring structures and the important role they still play in the country’s landscape. Filled with both new and archival photographs and drawings, this volume is a glorious salute to the institution that transformed our nation.

Includes North Conway’s train station, too!

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Holiday shopping is always a treat at Zeb’s!

BOOKS

White Birch Books

2568 So. Main St., No. Conway • 356-3200 • www.whitebirchbooks.com

Last Minute Shopping?

Gift Certificates always the Perfect Fit

We know what she wants, let us help you!

Stocking Stuffers Everywhere!

Open 9am-6pm North Conway Village 356-0303

Huge Selection of Holiday Gift Baskets Endless Gift Giving Ideas Located next to Peachʼs Restaurant

Warm, Friendly Old-time General Store Main Street, North Conway Village • 603-356-9294 • zebs.com

Holiday Hours: Open all week from 9am - 8pm, except Saturday close at 9pm

DAILY CROSSWORD TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES

by Lynn Johnston

by Scott Adams

DILBERT

By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll find simple ways to bring joy to others using the talents with which you were born. It’s a win-win: You delight in applying yourself in this way, and everyone you reach out to really appreciates it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

Waste not a moment in apprehension.

There is no use in wondering whether everything will turn out. It already has.

There is no better place or time than now.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

Scientists have yet to figure out exactly why flowers make people smile. But they do. You’ll use flowers and other methods to put a smile on the faces of those around you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

You’ll be decisive, choosing as though you know you can’t get it wrong. In fact, you probably can’t. Whatever you pick, you can always pick something different next.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You believe that being alive is enough of a reason to celebrate. So when special occasions come up, you think either “What’s the big deal?” or “This is the biggest deal ever!” Which one is it this time?

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 24).

You’ll systematically build on small victories, and before you know it, you’ve done something remarkable. Your accomplishments will give you a sense of pride. You’ll be available to those who need your support in 2012 and will be grateful to be in a position to help.

Adventure happens in April and August.

Libra and Aquarius people adore you.

Your lucky numbers are: 20, 14, 3, 1 and 18.

Get Fuzzy

ARIES (March 21-April 19). It may feel like everyone wants something from you at once. You’ll rise to the occasion.

You’ll be quite amazing in your ability to address more than one need at a time.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You enjoy making people comfortable. You could use your charm to climb to new ranks, though more than likely, you’ll dedicate yourself to simply making others happy, and whatever happens after that is just icing on the cake.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

You’ll have more company than you expected, but that’s OK because you get such a positive charge from friends.

You’ll notice a loved one’s happy, dancing eyes and wonder what secrets lie behind them!

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Life will seem suddenly less complicated.

You can feel that you have the potential for a good life ahead of you, and you sense that success is really just a matter of continuing to choose what’s best for you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You know better than to pin your hopes on acquiring certain objects. You’d rather have the feeling that comes with knowing that you love and are loved. You’ll do what it takes to kindle that feeling now.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll have the strong sense that you’re in control of your own destiny. This is what liberty feels like. When you exercise your free and independent will, joy rings through you like a bell.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ll do everything within your ability to make life the way you want it to be. There are others involved who won’t mind doing things your way. In fact, they’ll rather enjoy being a part of your vision.

by Darby Conley

HOROSCOPE

by Chad Carpenter

Solution and tips at www.sudoku.com

TUNDRA

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 thru 9.

For Better or Worse

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Yesterday’s Answer

THE CONWAY DAILY SUN, Saturday, December 24, 2011— Page 41

Today is Saturday, Dec. 24, the 358th day of 2011. There are seven days left in the year. This is Christmas Eve. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 24, 1814, the War of 1812 officially ended as the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Ghent.

On this date: In 1524, Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama — who had discovered a sea route around Africa to India — died in Cochin, India.

In 1809, legendary American frontiersman Christopher “Kit” Carson was born in Madison County, Ky. In 1851, fire devastated the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., destroying about 35,000 volumes.

In 1865, several veterans of the Confederate Army formed a private social club in Pulaski, Tenn., called the Ku Klux Klan.

In 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe as part of Operation Overlord.

In 1951, Gian Carlo Menotti’s “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” the first opera written specifically for television, was first broadcast

by NBC-TV. In 1961, the Houston Oilers won the second American Football League Championship Game, defeating the San Diego Chargers, 10-3.

In 1968, the Apollo 8 astronauts, orbiting the moon, read passages from the Old Testament Book of Genesis during a Christmas Eve telecast.

In 1980, Americans remembered the U.S. hostages in Iran by burning candles or shining lights for 417 seconds — one second for each day of captivity. Karl Doenitz, the last leader of the Third Reich following the suicides of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels, died in West Germany at age 89.

One year ago: Pope Benedict XVI ushered in Christmas Eve with an evening Mass amid heightened security concerns following package bombings at two Rome embassies and Christmas Eve security breaches at the Vatican the previous two years. John Warhola (cq), the older brother who helped raise pop art icon Andy Warhol and later helped establish the Andy Warhol Museum, died in Pittsburgh at age 85.

Today’s Birthdays: Songwriter-bandleader Dave Bartholomew is 91. Author Mary Higgins Clark is 84. Rock singer-musician Lemmy is 66. Actor Clarence Gilyard is 56. Actress Stephanie Hodge is 55. The president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai is 54. Rock musician Ian Burden is 54. Actor Anil Kapoor is 52. Actor Wade Williams is 50. Designer Kate Spade is 49. Rock singer Mary Ramsey is 48. Actor Mark Valley is 47.

Actor Diedrich Bader is 45. Singer Ricky Martin is 40. Author Stephenie Meyer is 38.

“American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest is 37.

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3: Valley Vision, 10: QVC, 16: RSN TV16 North Conway, 17: C-Span. 18: C-Span2, 20: HSN, 25: Headline News, 26: CNBC, 32: ESPN2, 36: Court TV, 37: TV Guide, 38: EWTN, 57: Food Network

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Olympics official Town crier Bucket in a car?

Tex-Mex menu selection Classical mechanics principle Hunk of bacon Satirical humorist Sahl

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$1-A-DAY CLASSIFIEDS • CALL 356-2999 DOLLAR-A-DAY NON-COMMERCIAL: Ad must run a minimum of 6 consecutive days. Ads over 15 words add 10¢ per word per day. COMMERCIAL RATE: $2 a day; 10¢ per word per day over 15 words. PREMIUMS: First word caps no charge. Additional caps 10¢ per word per day. Centered bold heading: 9 pt. caps 40¢ per line, per day (2 lines maximum) TYPOS: Check your ad the first day of publication. Sorry, we will not issue credit after an ad has run once.

DEADLINES: noon, one business day prior to the day of publication. PAYMENT: All private party ads must be pre-paid.

We accept checks, Visa and Mastercard credit cards and of course cash. There is a $10 minimum order for credit cards.

CORRESPONDENCE: To place your ad call our offices 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 356-2999; send a check or money order with ad copy to The Conway Daily Sun, P.O. Box 1940, North Conway, N.H. 03860, email ad to classified@conwaydailysun.com or stop in at our offices on Seavey Street in North Conway village. OTHER RATES: For information about the professional directory or classified display ads call Jamie or Hannah at 356-2999.

Animals

Animals

#1 A Petlovers Service Who Let The Dogs Out?

AKC German Shepherd puppies; cute extra large quality.

Born 11/02/2011. Parents and grandfather. $1200.

(603)539-7727.

Kitties too! Pet sitters/ Pet taxi.

Bonded and insured. Barbara Hogan. 383-9463.

6 new English Plott puppies, big ears. Very friendly, mellow, very colorful. Some blue ticks, some red ticks. Have been breeding this line for 15 years. Wormed, Vet checked & shots UTD. $250 for the boys, $300 for the girls.

(207)935-4570.

ADORABLE Pekingese pups.

Real smart, easy to train $350 (603)487-2418.

AKC Chocolate lab pups ready to go 1/3/12. 1 female $550., 5 males $500. ea. (207)935-3614, Betty & Steve.

ANIMAL Rescue League of NHNorth has cats, kittens, dogs and puppies looking for a second chance. (603)447-5955 or visit online- conwayshelter.org ANIMAL Rescue League of NH-North is scheduling monthly low cost spay/ neuter clinics for both cats and dogs. Call (603)447-1830 for information and to schedule.

DISABLED gentleman needs companion dog. Doctors orders! Prefer small, shots. Free.

Walking.

Fenced yard.

(603)348-5317.

Animals AUNTIE CINDY'S Albany Pet Care Center

Affordable, Quality care for your "Kids". Stress free Grooming, Cage free Boarding and sandy Play Yards, Daycare. Open 6am-6pm. (603)447-5614.

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

CFA Registered Maine Coon kittens. Vet checked, 1st shots, health guarantee. $400. All ready now. www.pinecoonmainecoons.com (207)693-4933.

PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY

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Carpentry • Interior Painting and Home Repairs Insured • Ron Poirier • Free Est.

603-383-9971

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

Commercial, Residential, Industrial

Tim DiPietro

Pop’s Painting

DUVAL ELECTRICAL Contractor

Generator Hookups New Homes Remodeling

Conway Office 603-493-7527 Dave Duval

DAVE GAGNE DRYWALL CO.

Home Repairs, Plaster & Ceiling Repairs, Drywall, Insulation, Int/Ext Painting, Texture Removal & Wallpaper Res.

603-986-5143 • 207-935-5030

RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL MASTER LIC, NH/ME/MA - INSURED

For your residential & light commercial needs • Plowing • Sanding • Roofs • Etc. Now quoting 2011-2012 winter season MC/VISA accepted

EE Computer Services

Roofing • Siding • Flooring

CHIMNEY CLEANING Safety Sweep Serving the Valley Since 1990

603-356-2155 - Fully Insured

603-733-6451 eecomputerservices.com

FIRST RESPONSE Plumbing & Heating LLC

Credit Cards Accepted, Licensed, Insured, Background Checked

603-662-8687

GRANITE COUNTERS

Est. 1980 - Fully Insured

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

603-340-0111

KARLA’S PET RENDEZVOUS

PET BOARDING • DOG DAYCARE GROOMING • SELF-SERVE DOG WASH 603-447-3435 www.karlaspets.com

YEAR-ROUND TREE SERVICE WINTER ROOF SHOVELING mattchristiantreecare.com

A QUALITY JOB AT A QUALITY PRICE

Quality Marble & Granite

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

Sunshine Yoga Community Alliance & Massage

726-6955

MIKE’S PAINTING & REMODELING Specializing in int/ext painting, kitchen remodeling, tile & hardwood flooring

207-625-7450

603-356-9255

Steven Gagne ELECTRIC

603-447-3375

Residential & Commercial Insured • Master NH/ME

Quality & Service Since 1976

TREE REMOVAL

603-356-6889

www.sacotreeworks.com

LEGACY PAINTING and Remodeling

B.C.’s Custom Colors

Anmar PLASTERING

Where Quality Prevails. Interior/Exterior.

Fully Insured. Reasonable Rates.

Cell 662-9292 HANIBAL

DOGGIE PLAYGROUP 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.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Labradoodle Puppies

603-662-8447

EAST BRANCH TIMBERWORKS Tree Removal Bucket Truck

For all ages and abilities. Pet Dog 101 or 102, Canine Good Citizen, Reactive Dog, Therapy Dog, Attention, Rally, Agility & much more!

Go to www.TellingTailsTraining.com or call 207-642-3693 for details.

1979 Chevy 3/4 ton 4x4 dump body, plow, parts truck. Good tires. $1000/obo. (207)925-3737.

1989 Ford F250, fuel injected, 8ft Fisher Plow. Yard truck only.

Good frame. $750 (603)539-2658.

1993 GMC 3/4 ton 8’ bed pickup.

350 auto, runs good. $800/obro.

(603)651-8962.

1998 Audi A4 2.8L, 160k miles, standard, silver, runs great. Asking $3000/obo (603)986-3614.

1998 Chevy Blazer, 4x4, new tires, great body, solid vehicle. $1700/bo. (603)733-8355.

1998 Dodge Dakota Sport. Auto, V6, alloy wheels. Runs good.

CFMI $800/obo (603)662-3799.

1999 Chevy Prizm. 68,000 miles.

California car. $3100.

(603)733-6801.

603-356-6667 • 800-564-5527

Scott Richard, Conway 662-5760

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

DOG TRAINING CLASSES~ FRYEBURG

1955 Chevy 4dr. Resasonable good shape, 350 2spd tran-automatic motor. Runs good, but knocks. $5000/obo.

(207)625-8067, need to sell.

HARVEST Hills Thrift Shop.

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

Honest Rates, Ref., Lead Lic., Insured

Dealers for Husqvarna, Troy Bilt & DR

Class starts Saturday, January 21st. Go to www.TellingTailsTraining.com or call 207-642-3693 for information.

Autos

Difficult Removals • Pruning Chipping • Stump Grinding

Damon’s Tree Removal

Woodman’s Forge & Fireplace Wakefield, NH • 603-522-3028

DOG 2x2 WEAVE POLLS- FRYEBURG

2005 Ford E250 cargo van, white, only 70k miles, new tires, runs great, professionally maintained. $9995.

Call (603)356-3133, days.

MR. KNOW IT ALL

Licensed and Insured MasterCard/Visa Accepted

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

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.

LLC

603-447-6643

SMALL ENGINE REPAIR 603-356-9058 603-726-6897

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

2001 Buick Regal. Strong motor, recent tires & brakes. Driven daily. $750. (603)383-9057.

www.popspaintingnh.com

ALL BRANDS

Auctions AUCTION- Dec 27th Tuesday 5pm- Huge Auction during vacation week at Gary Wallace Auctions in Ossipee NH- viewing starts at 2pm- Estate treasures, furniture, antiques, glass, China, items from many sources. Please attend- Gallery on Rt16 Ossipee- see www.wallaceauctions.com or call 603-539-5276 NH lic #2735.

From all of us at Telling Tails Training Center in Fryeburg.

Thank you for another successful year.

We look forward to seeing you and your dog in 2012. www.TellingTailsTraining.com.

603-356-2248

For All Your Home Renovations and Repair

Animals COME & GO PET CARE For when you have to be away!

(Sit and stay overnights also available). Connie Stanford MtnWanderer@gmail.com (603)733-8148.

603-986-4096

Interior/Exterior Painting.

Insured/Affordable Free Estimates 603-662-4301

www.bcscustomcolors.com

Ready to go Dec. 17th. $1200 heath certified.

Non-shed hypoallergenic. For more info email: info@karlaspets.com.

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

ONE NIGHT DOG TRAINING CLASSES~ FRYEBURG

Coming When Called- January 12th at 7pm. Loose-Leash Walking- January 19th at 7pm. Go to www.TellingTailsTraining.com or call 207-642-3693 to register.

PET DOG TRAINING Golden Paws, LLC. Conveniently scheduled private lessons. John Brancato, KPA training.

(603)244-0736 jrbrancato@roadrunner.com PUPPIES small mixed breed.

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

PUPPY TRAINING CLASSES- FRYEBURG

Getting a puppy before the end of the year? We have Pet Dog 101 Class just for you. Classes starting in January. Go to www.TellingTailsTraining.com or call 207-642-3693 for information.

RAINBOW hound mix heartbreaking surrender desperately needs loving home. Call LRHS for info (603)539-1004/ (603)767-9321.

2001 Dodge Dakota ext. cab 4x4, w/ cap. Safe, dependable, restored $5800/obo (603)986-7945.

HERMANSON!S AUTO WAREHOUSE, LTD Auto Sales & Repair Eastern Spaces Warehouse East Conway Road Hermansonsautowarehouse.com 05 Chevy Suburban, 4x4, V8b, auto, leather, 3rd row, slver $8,200 04 GMC Envoy, 4x4, 6cyl, auto, pewter .................................$7,500 04 Jeep Gr Cherokee, 4x4, 6cyl, auto, silver...........................$6,750 03 Chevy Trailblazer, 4x4, 6cyl, auto, silver...........................$7,250 03 Chevy Trailblazer, 4x4, 6cyl, auto, Lt. green.....................$6,500 03 Dodge Durango, 4x4, V8, auto, blue......................................$5,950 03 Mazda 6, 4dr, 4cyl, 5spd, red... ............................................$5,450 03 Subaru Legacy GT, sedan, awd, 4cyl, 5spd, silver.........$5,900 03 VW Passat, 4cyl, auto, Lt. green ...................................$5,900 02 Chevy Suburban, 4x4, V8, auto, 3rd row, white.............$6,900 02 Dodge Grand Caravan, V6, auto,. Gold...........................$4,900 02, Ford Explorer, 4x4, 6cyl, auto, 3rd row, gold .......................$5,900 02 GMC Tahoe, 4x4, 3rd row, leather, silver.......................$6,900 02 GMC Yukon, 4x4, 8cyl, auto, pewter .................................$5,900 02 Nissan Xterra, 4x4, V6, auto, sliver....................................$6,900 02 Nissan Xterra, 4x4, 6cyl, auto, silver....................................$5,900 01 Dodge Caravan, 6cyl, auto, blue......................................$4,250 01 Dodge Durango, 4x4, V8, auto, black....................................$5,900 01 Nissan Pathfinder, 4x4, 6cyl, auto, silver...........................$4,900 00 Chevy Blazer, 4x4, 6cyl, auto, silver....................................$4,450 00Ford Expedition, 4x4, V8, auto, green ...................................$4,900 00 Jeep Gr Cherokee, 4x4, 6cyl, auto, black...........................$5,250 00 Pontiac Bonneville 6 cyl, auto.

Silver ...................................$4,950 00 Subaru Outback, awd, 4 cyl, auto, black...........................$4,750 Our vehicles are guaranteed to pass inspection and come with a 20 day plate and 30 day mechanical warranty. In house financing with 50% down payment and a minimum $200/month payment at 0% APR for 12-18 month term.

Please call Sales at 356-5117.

ALWAYS PAYING CA$H for junk vehicles. Fast and courteous pick up (603)730-7486.

BUYING Junk vehicles, paying cash.

Contact Joe (207)712-6910.

G.P. Auto is now buying junk vehicles at a fair price. We pay cash. (603)323-8080.

PAY $250 minimum for your junk car/ truck picked up. Also buying junk vehicles, light iron, heavy iron over the scales. We also buy copper, brass, wire, aluminum, batteries and much more.

Call for scale (603)323-7363.

WE SPECIALIZE IN S UBARUS we buy used and junk Subaru’s for parts. We also repair and sell Subaru’s. Call Shawn’s Auto (603)539-3571.

Child Care Center Conway in-home day care has openings for children 6 weeks and up. Excellent references. (603)340-1677.

EFFINGHAM Daycare in business for 20 years has 1 opening, lots of TLC, playtime and learning. Meals and snacks included.

Title 20 accepted. Call Elaine FMI (603)539-7574.

RETIRED Head Start teacher. In home child care Mon- Fri. Call Joanne (603)356-3737 or (603)662-9499.

Crafts STUFF & THINGS A unique place to shop. Antiques, furniture, collectibles & more. Group space avail. Consignments wanted. 1470 Rt.16, Conway (one mile south of Kanc). (603)447-5115.

Employment Wanted COMPASSIONATE LNA/Care Giver. 30 years experience. Great references. Will travel, do overnight. 603-875-1232

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

BARTLETT 3 bedroom, 2 bath, immaculate Linderhof chalet. $1100/mo plus utilities. References. Dan Jones, ReMax Presidential (603)356-9444.

BARTLETT, available immediately, small pets considered. 2 bedroom/ 1 bath duplex home, furnished or unfurnished. Propane heat. $800/mo + utilities.

One month security. References required. Mountain & Vale Realty 356-3300.

BARTLETT- 2 bed, 1 ba $650 + utils, 1 yr lease, credit and refs a must. Call Jeana at Re/Max Presidential 603-356-9444 or jeana@mwvhomes.com.

BROWNFIELD: beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 bath home, Jacuzzi tub, central air, propane fireplace on over 2 acres, $1,250/mo ($1,200 if paid by 1st of mo) plus utilities. No smoking, pets considered. Bill Lydon, Coldwell Banker Wright Realty, references, credit check.

603-986-6247.

We have the rental property you are looking for! Look at our full page ad in the real estate section for listings.

CONWAY 2 BEDROOM Village apt. newly renovated.

1st floor, yard, includes heat and plowing, lease, security. No smoking or pets $725.

(603)447-6033.

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For Rent

For Rent

CENTER CONWAY 2 BEDROOM APT. Convenient main St. location.

Efficient propane heat & well insulated modern unit.

Washer in unit/ Dryer hook up.

Off street parking, plowing and trash removal.

No dogs. $600/mo plus utilities.

See photos on Craigslist.

603-236-9363 CENTER Conway 2 bedroom, 1 bath apt. very efficient, no pets/ smoking $780 (603)452-5183.

CENTER Conway Apt. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, w/d hookup. $600/mo plus utilities.

(603)387-3571.

CENTER Conway- 2 bdrm, 1 bath Saco Woods condo.

Convenient to town. $700/mo. plus utilities.

Email: amyb5677@yahoo.com.

CHOCORUA 3 bedroom, 2 bath house, 1 car garage, no pets, no smoking. $1000/mo plus utilities. First and security.

(978)283-5651.

CONWAY 1 BEDROOM 1st floor, $625/mo. Includes heat, plowing & trash. Security, lease, no smoking or pets (603)447-6033.

CONWAY Village: 2 bedroom apartment with gas heat. Coin operated laundry room on premises. Absolutely no pets.

One year lease with $25/mo discount for automatic rent deposit agreement. Rent is $650/mo.

Security, references and credit check are required. Please call Richard at 603-452-8422.

CONWAY Village: Completely renovated, large 2 bedroom apartment with laundry room, and large storage area. Security deposit, references and credit check required. Gas heat. Absolutely no pets. One year lease, with $25/mo discount for automatic rent deposit agreement.

Rent $675/mo with no utilities.

Plowing included. Please call Richard at 603-452-8422.

CONWAY- Large 1 bedroom $650/mo. Includes heat, hot water, plowing, trash. Deposit/ references required.

(603)447-6612.

CONWAY: Rooms for rent. Micro fridge, cable, wi-fi. $150$175 wkly. 447-3858.

Conway: living room, kitchen & 1 bdrm apt. Heat, plowing, trash removal included. $850/mo.

(603)662-9292.

COZY riverside 2 bdrm cottage.

Sundeck, Rt.302w/16, Glen. $650/mo plus utilities.

781-724-7741.

3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, dining room, Denmark, ME. $700/mo plus. (207)890-1910.

CONWAY 2 bdrm mobile home.

Walk to town. W/D, dishwasher, no pets, no smoking. $675/mo plus utilities. 1st, security & references. (603)367-9957.

EDELWEISS 3 bdrm, 1 bath on lake. Furnished, close to many ski resorts $850/mo. $850 deposit. (904)695-1412.

CONWAY 3 bedroom, 2 bath, pet friendly, call Anne at (603)383-8000 or anne@fgpm.com.

FRYEBURG 2 bedroom, 1 bath apt. $700/mo, includes heat & hot water. Call Paul Wheeler Re/Max Presidential 603-356-9444 ext.206.

CONWAY rooms for rent. Fridge microwave wi-fi cable, coin laundry, phones. $125-$175 per week. 603-447-3901.

CONWAY Rt. 16 efficiency cabins. Single room w/ kitchenette and bath. Compact/ convenient.

Starting at $400/mo. plus utilities. No Pets, no smoking.

Credit/ security deposit required. Call 603-447-3815.

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

CONWAY- 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment, pets considered, 1 year lease, unfurnished, $650/mo plus utilities, security deposit and credit check. Good credit required. Rich Johnson, Select Real Estate (603)447-3813.

FRYEBURG2 bedroom, 1st floor apt. $750. Security deposit, 6 month lease. Plowing included. Fryeburg Academy school system. (207)671-2578.

FRYEBURG- 3 bedroom ranch with porch, close to town. $800/mo plus utilities.

Non-smoker. (207)256-0077.

1 month free rent! Fryeburglovely 4 bedroom, 2 bath, a/c, w/d hook-up, deck, $1000/mo plus. No pets 207-935-3241.

GLEN- 2 bed, 2 bath, newly renovated house, w/d, dishwasher, 2 car garage. $950 plus utilities. (603)374-2391.

INTERVALE 3 bdrm condo.

Newly done over, walkout, small dogs accepted. No cats, no smokers. $699/mo plus utilities. (603)356-2203.

1 Bedroom Elderly/Disabled Apartments Newly Renovated

Pinewood Apartments Elderly and Disabled Housing On-Site laundry 24 hour maintenance Federally subsidized - must meet income guidelines Please contact Foxfire Property Management for an application at (603)228-2151 ext. 302 or (TDD) 800-545-1833 ext. 102

www.foxfirenh.com

For Rent

HOUSE: Route 16A Intervale. Perfect ski house! Three bedroom, fireplace, hardwood floors, new windows and furnace, carport, 6/mo. lease, pet considered, non-smoking, $1000 plus utilities, security and first month, FMI 603-723-8722.

INTERVALE- 2 plus bedroom, 2 bath, ranch. Full basement, $1000/mo plus utilities. References. Dan Jones, ReMax Presidential (603)356-9444.

INTERVALE: 2 bedroom, gas heat, garage for storage, w/d, $725/mo + utilities + security deposit. Call Dave (508)314-7699.

JACKSON Ready for snow! Tyrol 2 bedroom, 1 bath chalet, December thru April, $6500 + tax and utilities. Alex Drummond RE/MAX Presidential, 603-356-9444 x240.

JACKSON- 3 bedroom, 2 bath home, $1200/mo. Call Margie at Remax 520-0718.

JACKSON: NEWLY REDUCED 2 bdrm ranch style house. 1 bath, 1 small office, easy basement access. No pets, no smoking. References, sec dep., lease. $800/mo (603)466-5841.

KEARSARGE 1 bedroom apt. with bath, kitchen & livingroom, in nice neighborhood $650/month with heat. No pets or smoking. Electric not included, 1 year lease with security deposit (603)986-9069.

For Rent

For Rent

For Rent-Vacation

NORTH Conway charming 2 be carriage house apt. $695/mo including heat. References & credit check. No pets. Dan Jones, ReMax Presidential (603)356-9444.

TAMWORTH 2 bdrm. apt. avail.

12/1. $500/mo plus utilities. Propane monitor heat. No pets.

(207)229-6749.

INTERVALE4 bedrooms, 2 baths, stone fireplace, sleeps 2-6 $500 Fri, Sat, Sun. (561)381-5252.

TAMWORTH Apartment for rent, small 1 bedroom in my home, private seperate entrance. All utilities included. $575/mo. Call for info.

(603)986-5010.

JACKSON Ready for snow! Tyrol 2 bedroom, 1 bath chalet, December thru April, $6500 + tax and utilities. Alex Drummond RE/MAX Presidential, 603-356-9444 x240.

NORTH Conway home- 3 bedroom w/ family room, 2 full baths. Nice back yard. Walk to town. $1050/mo plus utilities.

Available immediately. First month and security. References required. Mountain & Vale Realty (603)356-3300.

NORTH Conway unfurnished 2 bdrm, 1 bath condo. 2nd floor, 1 year lease. No pets or smoking. $700/mo + utility. Security & credit check.

Rich Johnson, Select RE (603)447-3813.

NORTH Conway Village 1 and 2 bedroom apts available. Walking distance to town. Starting at $500/mo. and up. Please call (603)986-6806.

NORTH Conway walk to everything village living. Wonderful 3 bedroom, 2 bath, North Conway Village home. Beautiful wood floors, tasteful updates, replacement windows throughout, large level yard, screened wrap-around porch and large deck. $900 + N/S. Call Josh at Pinkham Real Estate 603-356-5425 or 986-4210.

NORTHBROOK 2 BR/ 2 BA, furnished or un-furnished, woodstove, washer/ dryer. Outdoor pool and tennis, views to Cranmore. No pets. $895/mo plus utilities. First month and security. References required.

Mountain & Vale Realty 356-3300.

MADISON farmhouse rent or rent-to-own. 2200sf, 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2 acres $1395/mo. 5 car barn $195/mo. skypilot2c@tampabay.rr.com (603)986-6555 Real Estate Agent.

NORTHBROOK Condominium.

2 BR w/ den, 2 bath. Outdoor pool and tennis. W/d, woodstove, views to Cranmore. Attached bath off master bedroom. $900/mo plus utilities.

Furnished or unfurnished.

Available immediately. No pets.

First month and security. References required. Mountain & Vale Realty 356-3300.

MADISON Spacious 2 bedroom apt., close to Conway Village.

Deck, no smoking/ pets, $675/mo plus utilities.

367-9270.

RENTALS Wolfeboro, Ossipee, Tamworth, Effingham, Wakefield and Alton

MADISON- Mountain view efficiency, private entrance, parking. Plowing included. $350/mo tenant pays all utilities. Available immediately.

(401)578-1427.

NORTH Conway 3- 4 bdrms, 1.5 bath house. Base of Cathedral Ledge with views, w/d, woodstove. No pets, no smoking.

Credit check. $1000/mo (603)609-5858.

Largest selection of houses, apartments, office space, store fronts, storage units and mobile homes.

Short or long term.

No pets please.

See our website for details.

DuCo Property Services, (603)539-5577 Mon-Fri 9-5pm.

ducoproperties@myfairpoint.net,

ducopropertyservices.webnode.com

2 & 3 Bedroom Town House Apartments Newly Renovated

Millbrook Apartments Family Housing On-Site laundry 24 hour maintenance Federally subsidized - must meet income guidelines

**SECTION 8 CERTIFICATES ACCEPTED** Please contact Foxfire Property Management for an application at

(603)228-2151 ext. 302 or (TDD) 800-545-1833 ext. 102

www.foxfirenh.com

1 Bedroom Elderly/Disabled Apartments Newly Renovated

2 Bedroom Town House Apartments Newly Renovated

Whitman Woods Apartments

Brookside Acres Apartments

Elderly and Disabled Housing On-Site laundry 24 hour maintenance Federally subsidized - must meet income guidelines

Family Housing On-Site laundry 24 hour maintenance Federally subsidized - must meet income guidelines

Please contact Foxfire Property Management for an application at (603)228-2151 ext. 302 or (TDD) 800-545-1833 ext. 102

Please contact Foxfire Property Management for an application at

www.foxfirenh.com

www.foxfirenh.com

**SECTION 8 CERTIFICATES ACCEPTED** (603)228-2151 ext. 302 or (TDD) 800-545-1833 ext. 102

TAMWORTH, 2 bdrm ranch house, 2 bath, nicely done, cathedral ceiling with garage. $900/mo. 1st & last month deposits & references required.

(603)323-7497.

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

For Rent-Commercial

WASHINGTON Street Apts.

Now available 1 bedroom, 2nd floor section 8, must be income eligible, 1 person annual $14,600, 2 people $16,650. Rent is 30 percent of adjusted monthly income including all utilities. For more info, call 1-800-850-3795, Lorraine.

BUSINESS Opportunity. Auto Sales/ Repair shop. Customer waiting area, large heated shop with lift, compressr, oil tanks, etc. 2400sf with plenty of parking. Ctr. Conway 603-860-6608.

WASHINGTON Street Apts. Ya esta disponible 1 dormitorio, Seccion 2a planta 8, debe beincome elegible una persona anual de $14,600, 2 personas $16,650. La renta es del 30 por ciento del ingreso mensual ajustado incluyendo todas las utilidades. Para mas informacion, llame al 1-800-850-3795, Lorraine.

NORTH CONWAY VILLAGE Options from 250 sq. ft up Call or email for pricing Sheila 356-6321 x 6469

For Rent-Vacation 2 level, 3 bed condo with views, $100/night, every night, weekends included. Monthly specials. North Conway. For information and dates call (401)497-9115.

AFFORDABLE getaway: Fryeburg log home, quiet acreage, furnished. Sleeps 8. Available Christmas week and beyond. $850 Weekly. Weekends or extended rental negotiable. 15 minutes to skiing and N. Conway attractions. (978)877-6493.

ATTITASH Mountain Village Glen, NH. Large studio. Sleeps 4. Week 9. 40,000 RCI points.

Great ski week. Red. $2,000 Call (603)332-5272.

CHOCORUA 2 bedroom house.

Close to King Pine & Mt. Washington Valley. $700/wk. Also available weekends.

(207)329-6433.

CHOCORUA- Ski/ shop/ snowmobile: 3 cottage rentals with 2, 3 or 4 bdrms. A short drive to several ski areas, miles of x-country ski trails & snowmobile trails with connection to the State trail system from cottage.

Available weekends, weekly or monthly. (603)323-8536.

CHRISTMAS Week rentalCondo (North Conway). Sleeps 8- 3 bedrooms- 2.5 bathswoodstove, jacuzzi tub, w/d in unit- heated pool onsite- very spacious- $1750/wk- call Leah 617-803-2424.

CONWAY- 3 bedroom, 2 bath home, sleeps 8, fireplace, near 5 ski areas, available for weeks, weekends, or remainder of ski season.

Reasonable.

(401)284-0116.

GOLF resort in St Pete Beach, FL- Superior rated 1 bedroom condo with pool. Walk across quiet street to beach. $600/wk.

Call (603)498-5768. Monthly rates available.

RETAIL & OFFICE SPACE

sheiladuane@attitashrealty.com GROW YOUR BUSINESS HERE! Garden shop & Landscaping?

Christmas Trees? Winter equipment sales? Antiques? Crafts?

Art Gallery? Insurance? Engineering? Food Service? Ice Cream? Retail? Lawyer? Ski Shop? Accountant? What ever you do, a new, highly visible location in the most affluent section of the Valley offers Opportunity! Attractively updated log commercial building in dynamite Bartlett location has 500’ frontage on Route 16 between Story Land and Jackson. 1598 SF. Lease for $1,500/mo. plus utilities.

Rent-to-own? Or purchase now for $219,500 ($22,000+ under assessed value) E-mail interest and references to pinkham@pinkhamrealestate.com

Broker interest. Or call Peter at Pinkham Real Estate 603-356-5425.

INTERVALE, NH Rt. 16A/302“Office space for rent” Single/ multiple rooms. For available rooms and rental price list see Johnsoncpa.com (207)636-7606.

NORTH Conway Village- 400 to 1450 sq.ft. Premium office/ retail space. Convenient in-town location (next to TD Bank). Newly renovated, great visibility and access from Main Street or North/ South Road, ample parking. Call Roger (603)452-8888.

For Sale 10X17 Cabin needs some work $1500.

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

2 Arctic Claw snow tires.

215/65R16 $100. Used only two months! (603)662-2810.

2- bar stools, high back, swivel, dark wood 24” high, perfect condition. $75 for both. 2- Firestone snow tires P225/70R15 100S. Used 18 weeks. $50 for both. (207)935-2366.

4 brand new truck tires, never been mounted! 245/70R17. General Grabber HTS asking $600 (603)447-1062.

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

Ceilings are high and windows are plentiful in this corner which includes one large room, one medium sized, and a private bathroom. $450 a month, and includes heat.

Second floor, corner office, two rooms with shared bathroom. $350.

For a video tour go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcX8mKIu01Q For more information call Mark 603-356-3456.

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by Abigail Van Buren

WIFE DEMURS ADVANCES MADE

BY MEN RECONNECTING ONLINE

DEAR ABBY: I have been happily married for more than 20 years. I joined an online social network to keep in touch with family, friends and my kids who are in college. I love the convenience, but I’m in a quandary.

A number of men from my past (some I dated and some not) have contacted me online with their phone numbers and asked me to call them. I was flattered at first, but now I think phone communication would be inviting trouble.

I politely inform friends who push the issue that I’m happy to catch up online, but out of respect for my husband and my marriage I don’t call men who send me their numbers.

Most of them then drop further attempts at communication; others do not. My problem is it continues to happen. I don’t remember being that popular when I was young, so it has caught me off guard. I suspended my account several times, but reactivated it because I miss the connection with extended family and friends.

I’m getting turned off to responding to any “friend” requests anymore because it seems that most men just want to recapture some youthful fantasy. How do I handle this?

-- BLAST FROM THE PAST DEAR BLAST: You are handling it very well just the way you are.

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, “Ian,” and I are in our 30s.

Although we have been together for seven months, his family is not yet over his ex-wife. They invite her for dinner, share weekend visitation with Ian’s daughter with her, and remind him constantly that they are disappointed with his decision.

Ian has moved on. He would like to cut all ties with his ex, but his family won’t allow it. He’s afraid if he puts his foot down it will destroy the already strained relationship he has with them.

My family accepts Ian, but his refuses to admit I exist.

How do we deal with this? It’s Ian’s life, and he has the right

to choose who he spends it with. -- INVISIBLE WOMAN IN PHILLY DEAR INVISIBLE WOMAN: Toughen up, grit your teeth and continue the relationship. Remember, because a child is involved, Ian cannot completely move on. As for his parents, accept that their grandchild’s mother will always be a part of their lives so get used to it. If this romance leads to the altar, you will meet Ian’s family at some point.

DEAR ABBY: My friend “Cailin” is very sensitive and not very accepting. She’s also unforgiving and tends to get into stupid arguments about nothing. Since the sixth grade it has gotten even worse. There is a new girl in school who seems to be a really nice, friendly person. Cailin was the first one to meet her and she wouldn’t let anyone else sit with them.

I told my mom about it and she said to just sit down with them both. Today I did what my mom said to do. When Cailin saw us together, she was steaming. She ignored me for the rest of the day.

I don’t want to keep the new girl, just share her. Why can’t Cailin and I both be friends with her? Is there any way I could talk to her? I’m considering talking to the dean of students.

Would this be OK? -- SHARING FRIENDS IN COLORADO DEAR SHARING FRIENDS: Cailin is immature, insecure and possessive. She’s afraid that if the new girl talks to other people, the girl will no longer like and depend on her. That’s why she was angry when you sat down with them.

By all means discuss this with the dean of students. The dean may have a solution that will allow the new girl a chance to make friends with more of her classmates -- including you.

TO MY CHRISTIAN READERS: I wish each and every one of you a joyous and meaningful Christmas. Merry Christmas, everyone.

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

For Sale

Help Wanted

WHIRLPOOL dryer, 6 months old. Like new, computered. Too big for house. Paid $400, asking $250. (603)539-3774.

A Better Life Snowmobile Tours & Rentals- Now hiring FT/ PT Tour Guides & FT Office Personnel. Dependable transportation & weekends are a must. GuidesMechanical ability, clean driving record & excellent people skills required. This position can be physically demanding. No experience necessary, willing to train the right person. Office- Excellent organizational, communication & multi-tasking skills required. Heavy phone & in person, customer contact. Computer & cash register experience preferred. Contact Rick @ 603-374-0952.

WOOD HEAT Vigas Gasification Wood Boilers Call today for information & to see a live demonstration!

Alternative Heating of Mt. Washington Valley

(603)387-0553 vigasboilers.com

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

Furniture

BROCHURE distributor needed.

Flexible hours, good pay, must have reliable car. References required (603)356-7011.

AMAZING! Beautiful Queen or Full-size mattress set. Luxury Firm European Pillow-top style.

Fabulous back & hip support.

Factory sealed - new 10-Yr. warranty. Cost $1095, sell $249.

Can deliver 603-305-9763.

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

PAY $250 minimum for your junk car/ truck picked up. Also buying junk vehicles, light iron, heavy iron over the scales. We also buy copper, brass, wire, aluminum, batteries and much more.

Call for scale (603)323-7363.

has an immediate opening

Class A Truck Driver

Please call 207-925-1138

For Sale

For Sale

For Sale

GARAGE doors, better prices, better doors, guaranteed.

Starting @ $487. Installed.

Call (603)356-6766.

Alphaoverheaddoor.com

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

ABCybersell (207)925-3135 Mike.

GUNS, Guns, Guns. I trade, swap, exchange. I do not sell guns. This is a hobby. Please call if you want to trade. Please no junk. Tel. (603)367-8589.

NEWMAC wood furnace, WB100E, used one season. Cost $3300 new, will sacrifice for $1795. Call Bob 356-3133 days.

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

AMERICAN Girl Doll clothes and accessories. Handmade, wide selection of styles $10-$20 per outfit. (603)356-2978.

ARIENS snowblower ST 724 $450/obo. Husqvarna chainsaw $250/obo. (603)447-5091.

ATLANTIC end heater $50. 2 small box stoves $95/ea. 1 round steel stove for garage, etc $50. 1 cookstove $400. Cookstove for decoration only $50.

Tel (603)383-4329.

BRAND new hot tub cover.

80”x80”, hunter green, w/ arm rail. Over $500 value, reduced to $300.

(603)539-6937, (603)733-7952.

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

CURTIS Sander, 1.75 Yard, runs and spreads great. Minor cosmetic issues, $500/obo 603-986-6010.

Davis Sugar House, 8 Dundee Rd., Jackson. Christmas Trees 5’-9’ $18-$45. Freshly cut, hand made wreaths. Daily hours 8am- 8pm 383-4656.

D&D OIL Fuel oil and Kerosene, great prices. Call (207)890-6616 or (207)935-3834, or visit: dndoil.com.

DELTA Iron bed 1440 wood lathe. Like new, several chucks & high end turning tools $1200 (603)986-6995.

FIREWOOD and more $185/cord, Ossipee area. Clean, green. Portable saw mill, logging. Snowplowing Ossipee area. Honest, reliable, great reputation. (603)539-9550.

FIREWOOD cut, spit and delivered. 16”, 18”, 20”, 22” $275/cord. 12”, 14” also available (603)356-5923.

FIREWOOD for sale: Dry wood $225/cord.

Green wood $150/cord. Call (603)986-3842 Ken. FIREWOOD: Green 10’ long logs, delivered $150/cord. Cut, split & delivered $200/cord.

(603)540-0307. Prompt delivery.

HOT air furnace; tank & piping.

Like new (603)236-2699.

HAMMOND Cadet electric organ. Excellent condition. Several 33-1/3 discs; pop, classical.

(603)323-8082.

HAY- Round bales, 1st cut, excellent quality $50/bale.

(207)935-3197.

HOLIDAY sale! Give the gift that keeps on opening. Garage door openers $295.00 Installed 356-6766.

Alphaoverheaddoor.com

PAINTINGS: 3 large sized R.G. Packer. Beautifully framed. $350 each. (603)759-3010.

PAULIN chainsaw 46cc 20 bar and chain $100 (603)473-2582, (603)630-0199.

REFRIGERATOR: Good running cond., $75. (603)356-2316.

LYMANOIL.COM

SHENENDOAH woodstove, exc. cond. great for basement or shop $250. Fisher Mama Bear new brix, exc. cond. $350.

Stoveman (603)662-8103.

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

SKIS with boots Atomic 138 with bindings, Rossi boots size 7.5 Used once. $200.

(781)956-3775.

MAGIC Chef stainless steel stove 6 burners, double oven, grille and broiler, LP gas $1200 (603)473-2582, (603)630-0199.

MONITER 41 heater with kerosene tank. $300. (207)928-3100.

PATS Vs Bills Jan 1st. 2 tickets, $100 each. 603-548-8049.

SNOWBOARDS, Skis, snowshoes, helmets all sizes used.

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

TELEVISION: 57” Hitachi rear projection TV; asking $300.

Good picture, must pick up.

781-789-2546.

HOUSEKEEPERS, Floor Techs & Laundry Aids wanted for Nursing home. Competitive wages and benefits. Apply in person at Mineral Springs of North Conway. 1251 White Mt. Hwy., North Conway, NH 03860.

MARKETING AGENT Looking for a professional, high energy, outgoing, people person to represent our resort to the public. Indoor work $8/hr plus high bonus opportunities, up to $20/hr. Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 18 hours per wk. No experience required will train.

Call Jim at 603-387-4883.

MOTIVATED person to provide multiple services to our customers. For details please visit www.BergeronTechnical.com.

No phone calls or walk-ins.

Minimum 3 years exp. Must have clean driving record.

Pay to commensurate with experience

CHRISTMAS TREES

Weekends and holidays a must.

Please apply between 12-2pm.

Free G.P. Auto is now buying junk vehicles at a fair price. We pay cash. (603)323-8080.

Help Wanted

For Sale

needs

Waitress

CASH & Carry blow out sale!

Chairs $5, sofas from $40 at the Glen Warehouse. 383-6665.

WESTERN MAINE TIMBERLANDS

4 265-70-17 tires $40/ea. 4 235-85-16 tires $50/ea. All have good tread, 1 new trailer tire on rim, 5 lug 205-75-15 $75. Tel (603)383-4329

BLUEBERRY MUFFIN RESTAURANT

NEW SALON IN OSSIPEE VALLEY AREA

Ole Hitching Post Beauty and Floral Design is seeking an experienced Hairstylist that is interested in a booth rental position. Full or part time available.

Call or stop by (603)539-6006 ask for Suzanne.

Summit Achievement Summit Achievement of Stow, ME is a nationally recognized outdoor behavioral healthcare program combining therapeutic wilderness and tailored academics to adolescents with mild to moderate social, emotional and educational issues.

Openings

The Math Teacher provides individualized math instruction to a small population of middle, high school and rising college students.

Undergraduate degree and demonstrated experience with individual educational planning and academic advising is required.

The Admissions Associate will join the admissions and marketing team and frequently be the initial point of contact for parents and other referral sources providing program information and coordinating the flow of communication with external sources. Superior organizational, communication and interpersonal skills are critical.

Significant computer experience with database development and maintenance is required. Tech savvy and familiarity with social media is necessary. The position is primarily office-based. Undergraduate degree required.

The Field Director works as part of a team that is responsible for the safety and quality of the expedition and residential programming.

The position includes bi-weekly overnight field supervision as well as participating in the on-call rotation. Undergraduate degree, WFR certification and demonstrated experience working in outdoor behavioral healthcare are required. Applicants must possess a strong skill set in wilderness risk management, crisis prevention/intervention, and gear and facility management.

These are full-time year round positions.

Competitive pay & benefits are available.

Please e-mail or fax a resume to (207)697-2021 or moyler@summitachievment.com.

Deadline for applications is 1/6/12

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Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Hampton Inn & Suites Waterpark Supervisor

Full time year round position in our indoor waterpark. Responsible, accountable, mature individual with supervisory and guest services experience preferred but we are willing to train the right person. Duties include waterpark staff supervision, scheduling, water sample testing, cleaning, and training protocol. Good people skills required as this is a high guest impact/guest interactive position. Mornings, nights, and weekend hours required.

Benefits package available.

Help Wanted

Home Improvements

Mobile Homes

Real Estate

WHITE Mountain Cider Co. looking for full time bartender. & line cook. Please contact Teresa (603)383-9061.

STREETER BUILDING & REMODELING

TWO homes to choose from in central North Conway park.

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

CTR Conway- 1984 Commodore- Mountain Vale (55 or older community). Includes w/d, full tank of fuel and propane. 5 year old furnace. New roof. $18000/obo. (603)449-3435.

Home Improvements 1 CALL DOES IT ALL

For more info, stop by our front desk to apply or call Patrick at (603)733-3023

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.

We offer competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package!

Full service contractor. All types roofing, siding, decks, remodeling, new homes and garages.

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

Siding, Decks, Additions, Kitchens, Baths, garages. Insured 603-662-9934.

Instruction Horseback Riding Lessons

Riding lessons located in Conway. Christmas packages available. Call Shannon for more info. (603)662-2981.

Motorcycles

AM BUILDERS

Please check our website for specific details on each position.

Director of Information Services- IT, Full Time Controller- Full Time Clinical Applications Support Specialist- Full Time LNA Merriman House- Full Time and Per Diem RN Surgical Services/OR- Full Time + Call Director of Surgical Services- Full Time A completed Application is required to apply for all positions Website: www.memorialhospitalnh.org.

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

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

GRANITE COUNTERS 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. www.sites.google.com/site/home worksremodelers/ (603)455-7115, (603)447-2402, homwrksrem@yahoo.com.

Information Technology System Administrator Gorham Paper and Tissue LLC, located in the heart of the White Mountains of New Hampshire, is seeking an Information Technology professional interested in joining our staff as a System Administrator. In addition to strong interpersonal and communication skills, the right candidate will have a broad range of knowledge and experience working with Microsoft products and troubleshooting/ supporting a large base of on-site users, PCs, servers, network, and associated software. Key knowledge includes depth of understand of Windows, networking hardware, TCP/IP, security, and excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills. Experience with scripting, system automation, routing, Active Directory, Exchange, VMware ESXi 4.0, SQL Server, premise cabling, and Citrix are all considered significant pluses.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: • Position requires at minimum a two-year Associates Degree in Computer Technology, Information Systems, Computer Management, or equivalent, and 3 years experience.

Longer work experience and certification(s) will be considered in lieu of the degree requirement.

• Key personal traits: communication skills, interpersonal skills, problem solving skills, willingness to learn, ability to adapt to quickly changing environment.

• Computers: Knowledge of Windows operating systems (especially Windows 2000), Windows security, file serving, print serving, application serving.

• Network: Knowledge of LAN, WAN, VPN, WiFi. Cabling (Copper and Fiber), TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, routing, switching.

Work and play in the shadow of Mt. Washington by joining Gorham Paper and Tissue LLC. A competitive wage and benefit package is offered.

Submit resumes to the attention of Zanita Morin, Gorham Paper and Tissue LLC, Gorham, NH 03581. (e-mail MS Word documents to: zanita.morin@gorhampt.com An Equal Opportunity Employer

MIDTERMS? Finals? SATs? ACTs? Are you ready? Granite State Statistics Consulting & Tutoring is here to make sure you are! Quality math tutoring and college entrance exam preparation. $14/hr FMI: Contact Phil (603)953-3673 info@gssc.vpweb.com http://gssc.vpweb.com

SIGN up now for January pottery classes. Thursdays 6-9pm $95 includes materials.

367-4666 to reserve space.

2010 Dyna FXD. Black, 677 miles, $9500. (603)662-2813.

Buy • Sell • Trade www.motoworks.biz

(603)447-1198. Olson’s Moto Works, RT16 Albany, NH.

Recreation Vehicles 2004 Southwind 32 VS Class AExcellent shape, well below book value jacks, satelite dish, full loaded, $47,900.

(352)208-5502.

Land

Real Estate

CENTER Conway. Location, Location, Location! Jct. of 302 and 113. 78 acres. $299,000.

603-367-8054.

CONWAY Saco Woods 2 br.

2nd. fl. condo. New paint, carpet. $66,000. L. Davis, Broker/ Owner 919-259-0166.

Always Ready, Always There.

Call your local Recruiter!

CPL Coree Kinerson (603)717-5676

Part Time Consumer Directed Assistant to provide support to a young man in the Wolfeboro area. Help find employment, volunteer jobs, routine community activities and skill acquisition in areas as diverse as building social skills and learning how to handle money. He loves hiking, fishing and other outdoor activities. Good communication skills necessary. To apply please email your resume to ddavis@northernhs.org (010-400) 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.

Part time positions in Food & Beverage Part time openings are available in the following positions; Janitors, Wait staff and Bussers. These are weekend positions working 13 to 16 hours a week.

Cafeteria Grill Cook/Restaurant

Prior experience of food prep, grill and fry cooking. This position has direct contact with customers. Good customer service skills are required, heavy lifting (up to 25 pounds). There are full and part time day shift available. Position requires weekends and holidays. Applicant must be 16 years old.

Rental Technician

There is a full time seasonal opening for a Rental Technician.

This position completes and adjusts rental skis and snowboard equipment for guest. Assists with rental returns and answers general questions. Experience is required and must be 18 years old. Position requires working weekends, holidays, and vacation weeks.

Tune/Repair Shop

This is a full time seasonal position. Applicant must have Ski and Snowboard tuning, repair experience and customer service skills. Must be 18 years old. Position requires working weekends, holidays, and vacation weeks.

For immediate consideration, stop by the Human Resource Office, Route 302, Bartlett, New Hampshire, NH or email hr@attitash.com EOE

FRYEBURG two- 3 br. mobile homes on 1.7 acres. $86,500. L. Davis Broker, Owner 919-259-0166.

NO. Conway Timeshare. Unique opportunity at the Stonehurst.

1/10th ownership share, 5 full weeks in this great 3 bedroom 2.5 bath condo. Sleeps 10+ comfortably. Close to all valley activities yet very private location with pool and tennis court available. Walk to great restaurant at the Stonehurst Manor.

Fully furnished and equipped.

Call 781-603-8048 for details.

Asking $12,000.

SACO Woods: First floor condo unit for sale. Asking $89,000.

Email: jsm4461@gmail.com for more info.

Real Estate, Commercial NEED high visibility and location- Look at this offering- Comprising of 2100sf of renovated space on 1.5 acres of roadside commercial zone property in Ossipee, NH. This charming signature location has mountain views and has frontage directly on busy Rt16. Large sign with maximum exposure. Considered to be one of the best business locations in town near major stores and attractions. $329,900- Owner may finance with 30% down. Building is Cape Cod style and offers lots of character and charm. For details contact owner.

603-539-5276.

Rentals Wanted LOOKING to rent your vacation property for the season or long term.

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

NEED MORE RENTERS FOR YOUR VACATION PROPERTY? Call Kirk @ Leisure Properties (603)305-1052 LeisurePropertiesNH@gmail.com

Real Estate, Wanted LOOKING for a seasonal rental on Lovewell Pond, Fryeburg Maine. May through Oct. 207-890-2880 lamc325@yahoo.com

Roommate Wanted CONWAY- Near Davis Park 3 bedroom house with 2 rooms available. Living room/ kitchen, furnished. $450/mo per room including utilities. Dogs considered. Call Kristin 603.986.1512, wdz4eva@gmail.com

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

A CLEAN HOME Preston’s Cleaning Service. Fall Cleaning. Cleaning residential/ commercial offices, providing security checks. Free estimates, insured. FMI (603)356-5075.

BILL B and Son Building/ Remodeling. 30 years experience.

All your improvement needs. Insured. Call Bill Bochicchio (603)301-1236, (603)397-2284.

Custom Saw Milling Custom Planing Custom Kiln Drying Call for details Home Grown Lumber (603)447-3800.

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Cornerstone announces first quarter honor roll The following students have been named to the honor roll at Cornerstone Christian Academy for the first quarter of the 2011-2012 school year: Grade 7 High Honors: Josh Bisson, Wolfeboro.

Honors: Jacob Keslar, Alton; Savannah Bowling, Alton; and Aislinn Noble, Wolfeboro.

Grade 6 High Honors: Bridget Krauss,

Services BIZEE BEE HOME SERVICES

Professional housecleaning services, laundry, trash removal, window cleaning, interior/ exterior painting, light carpentry & routine property repairs. Specializing in residential & vacation homes. Serving the valley since 2006. Visit us at www.bizeebeeservices.com (603)447-5233

Wolfeboro.

Honors: Robert do Carmo, Wolfeboro; Amanda Gagne, Alton; and Wyatt Parsons, Mirror Lake.

Honorable Mention: Caleb Holmes, Alton.

Grade 5 High Honors: Hunter Proulx, Wakefield.

Honors: Colby Bisson, Wolfeboro; Kyle Diamond, Milton Mills; Christopher Martin, Wolfeboro; and Madison

Services

Services

Storage Space

Storage Space

Wanted

OSSIPEE AREA

THE HANDYMAN No job too small. Plus interior house painting. Reasonable rates. Conway and Freedom areas.

Call George (603)986-5284.

All your storage needs in the heart of the valley. Modern, clean, dry and secure. Mountain Valley Self Storage (603)356-3773. www.mvselfstorage.com.

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.

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

Call Boarder Patrol (603)356-5885.

BROWNFIELD Self Storage.

10x10, 10x15, 10x20,10x30. Prepay 6 months- 7th month free!

Call for prices. (207)625-8390.

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

COMMERCIAL Storage Units, centrally located in North Conway, 200 sq.ft. and up. Ideal for small businesses. Call Roger (603)452-8888.

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

Seasonal Storage Available.

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

PLOWING & SANDING I have room for a few more driveways on my route in the Conway area. Reliable & over 40 years in the business. Sanding now available also. Call for free estimate. (603)662-6062.

PLOWING/ R OOF SHOVELING

Vacation Rentals Private Homes Offices 24/7 Windows

Great pricing. Ct. Conway, Conway, North Conway, Interval areas. Call Tom! (603)662-6373.

PROCLEAN SERVICES Fall cleaning, windows, carpets, rental cleaning, condos, janitorial services, commercial, residential. Insured. (603)356-6098.

Property Maintenance

HYPNOSIS for habit change, stress, regression. Michael Hathaway, DCH, certified hypnotherapist. Madison 367-8851. www.whitemountainhypnosiscenter.com.

KEN'S PLOWING Affordable rates. Ossipee & Madison area. (603)733-7751.

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

Blanchet, Parsonfield, Maine; Giana Cubeddu, Tuftonboro; and Daniel Hartley, Tamworth.

Grade 3 High Honors: Elizabeth Fogg, Wolfeboro.

Honors: Alyssa Dow, Wolfeboro and Katherine Martin, Wolfeboro.

Honorable Mention: Maggie Kirwan, Wolfeboro; Catherine Ling, Wolfeboro; Kendall Proulx, Wakefield; and Abagael Swenson, Alton.

Trash Removal; Brush, demo, debris. Demo of old structures and real estate clean outs.

(603)730-2590

Cleaning & More

Carl & Dixie Lea 447- 3711 ~ credit cards accepted ~ ~ Est 1990 ~

Shatzer, Mirror Lake.

Honorable Mention: Joshua Keslar, Alton.

Grade 4 High Honors: Molly Mansfield, Effingham.

Honors: Hannah Crane,Tuftonboro; Hope Drenning, Wakefield; Samantha Gagne, Alton; Charlotte Noble, Wolfeboro; Joseph Wasson, Ossipee; and Cullen McGee, Brookfield.

Honorable Mention: Cartwright

Snow removal, plowing, shoveling. Interior, exterior maintenance & renovations, property checks. Serving the Bartlett/ Glen area. A licensed & insured contractor since 1993. Carr Contracting. 603-383-4334.

“QUALITY” CLEANING Local family business. Office store, home, camp. Great references. John’s Cleaning.

(207)393-7285.

SNOW REMOVAL Plowing, snow blowing, shoveling (walks, roofs, decks) etc.

Do-List Property Maintenance (603)452-8575.

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

VIDEO TO DVD All formats. Local- quick turnaround. (603)356-6274.

WET BASEMENTS, cracked walls, buckling wall?

Straighten with no digging, 603-356-4759 rwnpropertyservices.com.

Situation Wanted IN-HOME 24 HR HEALTHCARE SERVICES

Flexible hours, excellent references. 16 plus yrs experience.

FMI call (603)986-4891.

Snowmobiles 2004 SKI-DOO Legend, GT800 Rotary SDI, like new, 2307 miles, asking $5000, 449-3488.

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 6 years. Richard (207)890-3721, anytime.

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.

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 JB Self Storage- Rt5 Lovell, 10x20, 10x24, 10x30, secure, dry, 24 hr access. (207)925-3045.

U-STORE-IT

Wanted $250 & up for unwanted cars & trucks. Call Ricker Auto Salvage (603)323-7363.

BOOKS puchased; AMC Guides, White Mountains, regional town state histories, others. Cash paid now (603)348-7766.

Wanted To Buy

EAST COAST ART & ANTIQUE BUYERS Art, collections, furnishings, books, etc. Professional, discrete.

Marc (603)986-8235.

GOLD OVER $1,600/0Z.!

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.

LOOKING for trains, cars, boats, planes, teddy bears, thimbles, stamps. Hartmann Museum.

Roger (603)356-9922 www.hartmannrr.com.

NEED CASH? We buy gold and silver, jewelry, flatware and coins! Conway Gold Buyers, Rt 16, 2 miles below Conway Village, (603)447-3422.

WANT to Purchase Wildcat Ski Gondola and/ or Cranmore Ski-mobile in reasonable condition.

Please call Al at 603-534-0993.

THE CONWAY DAILY SUN, Saturday, December 24, 2011— Page 47

Beginning and small farmer workshop Jan. 9 MEREDITH — Getting Started for the Small and Beginner Farmer Part 2, a free workshop, will be held Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Meredith Community Center, One Circle Drive, in Meredith.

This is part 2 of the two-part series and is intended to provide those just starting out, or who

want to keep a small farm, with the resources needed to grow and raise a variety of commodities.

Some topics are, pesticide licensing, organic certification, dairy sanitation, and farm insurance.

Pre-registration is required by Jan. 5, 2012. For more information or to register, contact UNH Cooperative Extension at (603) 527-5475.

Santa and Mrs. Claus visit Ossipee

Santa and Mrs. Claus visited the Ossipee Public Library on Dec. 19. Mrs. Claus read bedtime stories to the children, who were all dressed in their pajamas ready for bed. After the stories the children talked with Santa and received a book, a jingle bell and a goody bag.

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––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– OBITUARY –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Philip R. Burnell

FRYEBURG — Philip R. Burnell, 79, passed peacefully in his sleep Thursday, December 22, 2011. He was born in Brownfield, Maine May 3, 1932 one of 8 children of Bernice (Johnson) and Millard Burnell.

Phil loved hunting and fishing and the outdoors in general, but especially his family and the legacy he left behind. He was famous for Grampa's "beef jerky" and "dump cake." He never thought of himself as retired, just self-employed.

Phil is survived by his children, Ralph of Waterford, Maine, Russell and children of Fryeburg, Maine, Carole and Dan of New Durham, seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, one sister, Thelma Lowell of Brownfield, three brothers, Keith

and his wife Doris of Brownfield, Gene (Beetle) and his wife Theresa of Brownfield, Horace and his wife Charlotte of Fryeburg, several brother-inlaws and sisters-in-laws, nieces and nephews.

He is pre-deceased by his parents, his first wife Anna (Pandora) Burnell, his second wife Betty (Brown), brothers Millard, Jr. (Mitt), Norman and Wallace.

A celebration of Phil's life will be held at a later date, after the holidays. In lieu of flowers the family has requested donations be made to Fryeburg Fish & Game in his memory.

Arrangements are made with Wood Funeral Home. On line condolences may be expressed to the family at www.woodfuneralhome.org.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– MEMORIAL SERVICE –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Chuck Draper

The family of Chuck Draper extends a warm invitation to friends and neighbors of Chuck to attend a memorial service at the Stone Mountain

Arts Center on Wednesday, Dec. 28, at 2 p.m.

They wish all peace and love this holiday season.

All are Welcome for Christmas at

Christ Episcopal Church

Saturday, December 24, Christmas Eve 4:30 pm- Pageant and Holy Eucharist

(your child is welcome to take part in our pageant, but must be here at 3:45 to get costumed)

9:30 pm - Christmas Carol Sing 10:00 pm - Festive Choral Eucharist

Sunday, December 25, Christmas Day 10:00 am - Holy Eucharist Rt 16 and Pine Street, North Conway 356-2062 christchurchnorthconway.blogspot.com The Rev. Susan J. Buchanan, Rector

Peace to all people on earth

Merry 18th Birthday & Happy Christmas

Katie Noel Thank you for 18 years of life, laughter and love!

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Albany Town Column Mary Leavitt 447-1710 /Dorothy Solomon 447-1199

Christmas Bird Count Dec. 30

Tis the season indeed. The Selectmen’s office will be closed on Monday, Dec. 26, Thursday and Friday, Dec. 29 and Dec. 30.

The town clerk/tax collector’s office will be closed on Monday, Dec. 26. Most of the Wednesday selectmen’s meeting was taken up with a discussion of health officer Brian Taylor’s frustration regarding substandard housing in Albany. The board will ask for help from state agencies that may be involved with the residents of these houses.

Undoubtedly most of the readers of this column have read about the terrible event that occurred to the little boy in Albany. We all pray for his full recovery and wish him well for the future.

Tin Mountain: Remember, Dec. 30 is the 23 Annual North Conway Christmas Bird Count.

Call 447-6991 for more information.

Gibson Center: Enjoy a Christmas movie on Dec. 29: “The Bishop’s Wife.� There will be no lunch served on Monday, Dec. 26. If you were a recipient of “Computers for Christmas� at the Gibson Center on Dec. 29, please call for your free half hour lesson: 356-3231.

UNH Cooperative Extension: Part two of the class “Getting Started for the Small and Beginning Farmer� will be held on Monday, Jan. 9 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Pre-registration is required by January 5. Call 527-5475 for further information.

Check out the truck in the Profile Motor’s showroom that they are filling with donations for the local food pantry.

To help fill this truck, Profile Motors will change your oil for $19.95 when you donate three or more cans of food.

As this is the holiday season,

there have been lots of partys.

At the Red Hat Honeybee’s recent holiday luncheon, among the guests were several Albany women (Anna Cataldo, Mary Leavitt, June Johnson, and me) enjoying a lovely lunch. At the annual Chanukah party held at the Gibson Center, I saw Charisse and Keith Croto and their daughter, Gabrielle as well as former Albanians, Barry and Rheba Kronberg. That same evening at the annual Conway Daily Sun Christmas Party, Mary and Arthur Leavitt and Stan and I had a great time as well as a great meal. The highlight of the party was the retrospective photographs by Jaimie Gemmiti.

The winter is upon us and if you are in need of fuel and/ or electrical assistance, go to the Tri-County Cap building in Chocorua and fill in the needed paperwork. If you are a veteran in need and have been denied help, please let me know and I will pass the information on to the chair of the state Committee on Aging who is looking into this problem.

The Blue Loon is ready to start operation early in January. Come down to the grand opening party being held at the Tri-County Cap building on Jan. 3 and get to know more about the bus system.

Congratulations to Gregg and Sharon Quint on the birth of a new grandson, Tristan Jon Westover born to Jennifer Shaw and Earl Westover Oct. 7.

Congratulations to Taylor Mathieu, grade 9, and sister Emily Mathieu, grade 10.

Both are on the honor roll at Kennett this semester.

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Student council members present Kennett High School’s donation of $545 for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer to Kathy Metz of the American Cancer Society.

Kennett students’ Black and Pink Day raise money for American Cancer Society CONWAY — Kennett High School students joined the fight against breast cancer this fall by hosting its Black and Pink Day, raising funds and awareness for breast cancer research. The Kennett Student Council donated $545 to the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event. Funds were raised by students, faculty and community members.

The 2011 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, which took place on Sunday, Oct. 16, had more than 450 striders in North Conway raising more than $58,000 to help fight breast cancer and provide services to patients. Statewide nearly $1,600,000 was raised, maintaining New Hampshire’s position as the No. 1 state in the nation in per capita fund-raising.

Every day, the American Cancer Society fights breast cancer in our community. We fund lifesaving research, provide up-to-date breast cancer education, advocate for public policies that ensure all women have access to cuttingedge breast cancer screenings and treatment, and provide services that improve the quality

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If you would like more information on how you, your organization or business can become involved with Making Strides call Kathy Metz at 356-3719 or email at Kathy.metz@cancer. org.

To make a donation to Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, visit www.cancer.org/ stridesonline and help the society continue making strides and saving lives. For more information about breast cancer, contact the American Cancer Society at 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit www.cancer.org.

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Germaine Perrault Duguay, 69, of Glencliff, went to heaven with her family by her side on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011.

She was born to the late Thomas and Theresa Perrault, in Manchester and attended St. Marie's School.

She married Donald Duguay in 1961, where they lived, worked and raised their family in Manchester until 2002 when she moved to the Glencliff Nursing Home.

Germaine loved dancing, interior decorating and ceramics, and filled

her home and others with the love of her gifts.

Germaine is survived by her husband Donald, of Glencliff Nursing Home; two children, her son, Dale and his wife, Kelly, of Madison, and son, Duane, of Manchester; four grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Pius Church 575 Candia Road, Manchester on Tuesday, Dec. 27, at 2 p.m. followed by a gathering at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Manchester.

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Case # 447 Authur McLeod, property located at 32 Ridge Road, Tax Map 34, Lot 8. Applicant is seeking a Variance from Article 6.4.2a for a side setback of 17.2’ and a rear setback of 11.6’ instead of 25’ for a garage.

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Credit score up, interest rate down

BY JASON ROBIE If you’ve started the process of financing a home, you have inevitably run into the negotiation of your interest rate for the mortgage. There are many factors that determine the rate you end up with. One of the more critical pieces of that nasty little puzzle will be your credit score.

Most of us have had small hiccups in our financial past. In my first year of college, I had to learn the hard way that my debit card was not tied to an endless supply of cash (though it seemed that way for a couple months!). If this is your first home or first mortgage and the first time you’ve seen you own credit report, you might be surprised at how much information it includes.

I won’t attempt to cover how the credit companies come up with your specific score, but will cover a few simple ways to get and keep that score healthy and high. If you have never looked at your credit score, there are multiple ways to get a free copy (from the three main agencies).

This will give you time to make any corrections necessary prior to approaching the lending company.

Through this information or through this simple three-digit number, creditors will decide whether or not to approve you for the credit card or the loan you are applying for as well as where to set your rate. While you may still be able to get a credit card or a loan with a low credit score, it will usually have higher interest rates because you will be deemed too risky to lend money to.

First and foremost, you should get a copy of your report and take the necessary steps to correct any errors you find. For example, if you noticed that a particular report contains an unpaid debt but you previously paid it, you have to correct the error by sending a letter and the proof that you paid the debt in full. It is the responsibility of the credit bureaus to correct these errors, but it is up to us to bring those errors to their attention.

I have heard a couple horror stories about friends’ school loans never being cleared from their reports after they were paid in full. Most reporting agencies will provide free reports once a year, but you can always request additional reports if necessary. You will be unable to correct these errors if you don’t know about them.

Although not an immediate step, you should always pay financial obligations on time. Do not underestimate the value of this simple step.

While not always possible, it is also a good idea to pay your bills ahead of the scheduled due date.

If you have problems in making payments on time, you may also consider automatic payments or some other type of direct payment plan.

Something that was taught to me many years ago is to maintain communication with your financial company. If you know you are going to be late on a loan, credit card or even utility bill payment, make contact with the company and work out some equitable arrangement. While they won’t be happy that you are missing a payment, at least they know you were willing to take responsibility and are not just leaving them hanging.

The next best thing you need to do is pay down the debt you have. For example, if you have a see ROBIE page 54

Why visit when you can stay?

This week’s Home of the Week is a three-bedroom contemporary in the Eidelweiss section of Madison.

MADISON — Welcome to 3 Bristenstock in Eidelweiss. Here you have access to five different beaches tucked away on the three Pea Porridge ponds. Here you can enjoy the fresh outdoor air, sip a delicious beverage as you lounge away in the screened-in octagonal gazebo and take in the beautiful mountain view.

The lower-level breezeway entrance is off the one-car garage and laundry room. Also on the lower level you'll find a grand master bedroom with private bath and two additional bonus rooms, loads of closet space and sliders to the lower deck.

The main level upstairs is on an openconcept floor plan and features a stone wood fireplace in the living room area.

Parquet floors run throughout the living, dining and kitchen areas. In addition to the bedroom and full bath, you have a master suite with sliders leading out to the upper deck, which is the perfect place to sit and enjoy the mountain views.

There is an above-ground pool for those hot summer days, and the nearly one-acre property features mature landscaping.

This home is located near all the recreational activities that the Mount Washington Valley has to offer. Why drive up and pay to stay when you can have your own permanent place with tons of space for family and friends? Take advantage of this offering on your next trip up and make an appointment to see this great opportunity.

Listing agent is Nicole Martinez, CBR, of Exit Realty Leaders in Ossipee. She can be reached at (603) 986-1567 or nmarti1164@aol.com. Her website is www.nicolemartinezhomes.com.

The home has 2,420 square feet of space.

A screened-iin gazebo is a great place to lounge and take in the mountain views.

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ROBIE from page 52

credit card, you don’t have to pay all of it at once.

The point to all this is to pay down your credit card debt up to the point that it will not have a balance that exceeds 50 percent of your credit limit. This will not only show that you have the ability to pay, it will also increase the amount of money you are able to borrow.

While I would never encourage anyone to empty his or her savings to pay off a debt, the money you owe is actually costing you money every month.

Basic finances tell us that it is better to save 10 percent than “earn” .5 percent.

Use credits on a minimum basis. If you are using credit cards, avoid making purchases beyond your credit limit and attempt to keep your balances as low as possible.

One of the more common pieces of advice I encourage all my buyers to stick to is avoiding large purchases prior to going for a loan. While you may have the money or the credit, it does not look good to the lending companies to be making big purchases leading up to the purchase of a home. While some things are unavoidable such as a broken washing machine or other costly repair, these should be explained so there are no surprises at closing.

There are a bunch of factors that determine your credit score and determine your interest rate, both for a home mortgage and personal loans. It’s no secret that having steady income that exceeds your monthly expenses will help you get the money you want to borrow. But your credit score helps increase that dollar amount and lower your interest rate.

Jason Robie is a staff writer for Badger Realty in North Conway. Phone number is (603) 356-5757.

Good signs for the new year

BY LAWRENCE YUN NAR CHIEF ECONOMIST

Here’s a change. Lately most of the dire economic news has been coming out of Europe: talk about the future of the Eurozone, whether or not the EU will hold together as an entity, and even some predictions that the euro may not survive as a currency.

Some analysts in the U.S. are suggesting that problems in Europe are contagious and will doom our economy to another recession. But despite those European currency and economic troubles, a possibility of an economic recession in the upcoming year here in the U.S. looks less and less likely.

The key reason is the housing market recovery. After six years of a demoralizing and protracted housing market recession, a light is finally appearing at the end of the tunnel — and it is not a headlight from a freight-train. It is a genuine warm sunny glow. The latest pending home sales index — which reflects contract signings to purchase a home — rose more than 10 percent in October from the previous month and more than 9 percent from one year ago. Because the wide swings in sales related to the home-buyer tax credit are largely over, that year over year increase is a clean jump and not just a rise due to some artificially low comps of the past year.

Clearly the data implies something is brewing out there. Yes, there are still cancellation issues related to appraisals, tight underwriting, and other issues. But buyers are evidently recognizing the great opportunity to own real estate and acting accordingly. Let’s examine several of the factors that suggest the worst is over.

First, existing home inventory has been trending downward consistently. The total number of homes listed for sale at the end of October was 3.3 million,

down from 4.5 million in the middle of 2008. Remember, there are seasonal swings in the number of listings — with spring/summer months reflecting more home sellers (more listings) and autumn/winter months reflecting fewer sellers (fewer listings), so we still need to make proper seasonal adjustment comparisons.

When we look just at the month of October during the past several years, this October registered the lowest inventory since 2005. The same was true for the month of September; September 2011 registered the lowest September inventory since 2005. Again, similar stories are seen for July and August of this year. In short, inventory has been running at six-year lows for several consecutive months. That is important to note, because lower inventory is a signal that price declines are coming to an end. In fact, the government measurement of home prices — from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) — has risen in five out of the past six months, and home prices according to the FHFA are up two percent from their low point in March of this year.

Other price data, such as that from Case-Shiller and NAR, have been moving both up and down with no consistent direction since 2009. In other words: Prices have been roughly stable for the past three years.

Second, rents are rising and rent increases accelerating. The primary rent component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is up 2.4 percent from 12 months ago, but has been accelerating at 4.8 percent in the most recent monthly reading on an annualized basis. Rising rents will tip some renters into home buying, while real estate investors will have an added reason to own another property.

According to The Economist magazine, the rent see next page

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metric in the U.S. is such that home values are eight percent below justifiable levels.

Third, jobs are being added to the economy. Since the low point in early 2009, the economy has added 2.5 million net new jobs. Generally more jobs mean more home sales. So far, the extra jobs have not led to higher home sales.

But to view it another way, pent up demand for housing has been growing and it is inevitable that home sales will have to tick higher with more jobs.

Fourth, mortgage rates are too low to pass up. While some financially qualified buyers are strategizing about the perfect time to enter the market in term of rates and home prices, these considerations are like picking up nickels and dimes when viewed from a far-off horizon. Consider what has happened in the past 30 years regarding the prices of consumer goods. On a broad basis, consumer prices have risen 160 percent from 1981 to 2011. Rent — and coincidentally gasoline prices — rose 200 percent. Home values rose 220 percent, even after accounting for the price declines during the recent housing downturn years. Medical care costs increased a whopping 400 percent. But

even that increase was bested by the increase in college tuition which rose nearly 700 percent (which raises a number of questions about where the tuition monies go). One consumer item that did not rise in cost was the average monthly mortgage payment for those who took out a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage back in 1981.

What will happen over the next 30 years? If the cost of some of the above consumer items rises at a similar pace as in the past 30 years, then gasoline prices will run around $9 per gallon while the $20,000 college tuition of today will reach $140,000 per year. But one item which the consumer will not pay a nickel more is on their monthly mortgage payment. At the current median home price and current mortgage rate, the monthly mortgage payment would be fixed at $698 per month for the next 30 years. At the same time, home values likely will have tripled.

So, as we approach the end of 2011, I am fairly hopeful that our housing recovery is on the right track.

Submitted with permission from National Association of Realtors by Karl Seibel, communications director of the White Mountain Board of Realtors.

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An Exit Christmas Story...

Wishing to reunite her family for the holidays, Real Estate Agent Ann, planned on putting aside money from her sales of homes and land here in New Hampshire.

Spring of 2011 came, real estate sales pick up, yet there were car bills to be paid, summer came and the kinds wanted a vacation, fall came with the bills for new school clothes.

When Thanksgiving was approaching Ann looked at the Christmas Savings Account, to bring everyone home from place across the country was going to cost more than the Christmas balance.

OH NO, she had had such wonderful plans! If only she could get that big house sold now!

Disappointed and saddened, Exit Agent Ann walked out to the mailbox. Hmmm, what was this envelope from Canada?

OH WOW! A check! It would cover everyone’s plane fare & put more gifts under the tree! Ann had forgotten about the agent she had sponsored into Exit Realty who sold real estate in Southern New Hampshire. That agent had made a terrific sale & now Exit Realty Headquarters has sent Ann her first residual check!

At convention, Ann had heard the stories about residual checks coming when you least expected yet most needed them, now, it was happening to her!

Ann said thank you to Santa (Exit), called her agent friend to congratulate her on the sale & thanked herself for investing in her future by joining the Exit Realty Family, where agents are valuable assets meant to be appreciated!

Merry Christmas to All, Exit Realty Leaders

To learn more about single level residuals that take care of you now, when you retire and then some, call 877-539-9500, ext 103

Lyon, Laskin receive new designation Suzie Laskin and Brenda Lyon of JtRealty Lakefront to Mountainside have been awarded the Certified Negotiation Expert (CNE) designation by the Real Estate Negotiation Institute.

The CNE designation is earned by real estate professionals after successfully completing formal negotiation training from. Agents who receive this certification are in the top 1 percent of all agents nationally.

"With professional negotiation skills, agents are able to help clients obtain better results in the sale or purchase of their home," according to a press release. "CNE agents have a powerful competitive edge because of their ability to 1) communicate effectively to uncover more information, 2) help clients understand their options, 3) work collaboratively with others, and 4) resolve deadlocks. CNE agents have a thorough understanding of how to negotiate effectively to help achieve their client’s goals."

The Real Estate Negotiation Institute is the leading negotiation training and coaching company in the real estate industry. Tom Hayman, CEO and cofounder of the Real Estate Negotiation Institute, is a professional negotiator with 35-plus years of negotiation experience, including 25 years with The Procter and Gamble Company (Fortune 50 company).

Says Hayman, “Any buyer or seller who hires a CNE agent can feel confi dent they have one of the best trained negotiators in real estate. They should achieve superior results and have better resolution of all issues when represented by a CNE agent.”

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Happy Holidays to Everyone! Thank you to all my clients for a successful year.

11 transactions for 2011! Wishing you all the best for the New Year.

MLS# 4115710 $525,000 Chatham

MLS# 4091250 $399,000 Freedom

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Realtors help buyers overcome tight mortgage credit ANAHEIM, Calif. — Home buyers face unprecedented hurdles in qualifying for a mortgage in today’s market, but getting a loan is possible for those who know how to overcome the obstacles, according to a presentation on Cracking the Credit Code at the 2011 Realtors Conference and Expo.

Data from the National Association of Realtors shows that 18 percent of association members reported contract failures in recent months, which are double the levels of a year earlier. Contract failures are cancellations caused by declined mortgage applications, failures in loan underwriting from appraised values coming in below the negotiated price, or other problems. In many cases, understanding how the credit system works would help buyers avoid problems.

“We need to get back to reasonable lending standards,” said National Association of Realtors' president Ron Phipps, broker-president of Phipps Realty in Warwick, R.I. “That’s why NAR, as the leading advocate for homeownership and real estate issues, is working closely with policymakers and lenders to ensure that mortgages are available and accessible for qualified buyers and real estate investors.”

During the session, Chandra Hall, a Realtor and real estate instructor from Colorado Springs, Colo., explained that an individual’s credit score is the key to his or her personal economic health. “Your credit score can affect where you work, what car you can drive, how much you pay for insurance and where you live,” Hall said. “It’s

imperative to know how credit scoring works and how to achieve the highest possible score.”

Even so, Hall said that many home buyers with good credit are challenged by tight lending restrictions.

Credit scores are derived from payment histories using a wide range of creditors, including credit card companies, home loans, car loans, and department stores.

Information also is obtained from court records, which can include bankruptcy filings, tax liens and judgments.

“A credit score is simply a numerical representation of your statistical likelihood to repay credit that has been extended to you,” Hall said.

The most widely used model for assigning the statistical probability of repaying debt was developed by Fair Isaac & Company, and is called a FICO score. The scores range from 300 to 850; the higher the score, the better the credit rating. A newer system called VantageScore, developed by the credit reporting bureaus, has gained traction in recent years, with scores ranging from 501 to 990.

National Association of Realtors' analysis shows the average credit score for home buyers using conventional mortgages rose to 760 in 2010 from 717 in 2007. A score of 640 is considered to be a minimum score to get a mortgage, but varies among lenders.

Weighted average FICO scores for conventional loans purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac eased a bit in the second quarter of 2011, declining to 755, but remain well above historic norms. Less than one percent of loans were offered to buyers with credit scores of 620 or below,

and 70 percent of loans were provided to borrowers with credit scores of 740 or higher.

Twenty-five percent Americans have credit scores below 599, almost double the level of two years ago.

Homeowners who have experienced a foreclosure on a conventional loan can expect to have a negative credit score for at least seven years, while a foreclosure on an FHA loan can have a three-year impact. The impact for an owner in a short sale can vary widely, but is much less severe if the owner was current on the mortgage payments.

Realtors can help educate buyers on how to improve their credit score, including things to do and avoid, such as paying all bills on time and not taking on new sources of debt before applying for a mortgage, such as buying a car or making any other installment purchase.

The Fair Credit Reporting Act protects consumers from unfair treatment as a result of inaccurate information in personal credit files. Individuals may obtain a free copy of their report and have the right to examine, revise, delete old information, inform others of a dispute, or trace who pulled or issued a report. Consumers may check their credit score with one of three credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian or TransUnion.

There are a number of online resources available, including www.myfico.com/crediteducation, which provides basic credit education; www.annualcreditreport.com, where consumers can get free credit reports with no strings attached; and National Association of Realtors' Field Guide to Credit Scoring at www.realtor.org/library/library/fg706a.

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Retiring without a home loan

BY JANET MORRISSEY It has long been an element of the American dream for a homeowner to burn the mortgage note and celebrate, as soon as he or she is able to pay it off. Conventional wisdom held that this would help pave the way for a debt-free retirement.

But in today’s shaky economy, many financial advisers are suggesting that homeowners wait.

“I think paying off the mortgage would probably be a poor decision financially right now,” said Gibran Nicholas, the chairman and chief executive of the Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist Institute, which trains and certifies financial planners who provide mortgage and real estate equity advice. The decision, he says, depends upon cash flow and returns.

Debra Shultz, a managing director of the Manhattan Mortgage Company, says that homeowners approaching retirement must ensure that they have enough cash flow to cover daily expenses. Once the mortgage is paid off, she noted, “you can’t take it back unless you refinance and cash out again.”

And refinancing as a retiree could be difficult. “Their qualified income might drop, which might inhibit them from refinancing and qualifying,” she said.

In some cases, homeowners might receive a better return by investing the money they would have used to retire the mortgage. “Why pay off a mortgage and save maybe 3 percent after tax when you could be putting that money into a muni bond earning 4.5 percent after tax right now?” Nicholas said.

Returns could potentially be even greater if the retiree bought a vacation or retirement home on the cheap. “I think there’s going to be fire sales and they’ll

have opportunities to grab assets at fire-sale values,” said DaRayl Davis, a money manager and the author of “Economic Secrets of the New Retirement Environment” (Xlibris, 2009).

Financial advisers also contend that it makes little sense to pay off the mortgage on an asset whose value is still depreciating. Indeed, home prices in the country’s top 20 markets have fallen more than 30 percent, on average, from their peak in June 2006, with those in Las Vegas, for instance, tumbling 60 percent, according to Alex Barron, the founder and president of the Housing Research Center.

Prices in New York City are off 22 percent from their peak, he said, adding that he expected home prices to fall another 5 percent before bottoming out in the next one to two years.

Davis is even more bearish, predicting that prices could slide another 30 percent. “That bubble has burst,” he said, “and it’s not done deflating yet.”

Nicholas recommends that any homeowner with a mortgage rate above 7 percent try to refinance to a lower rate if the refinancing costs are not too high.

Then there are the tax implications of losing the mortgage deduction. These are only relevant, Shultz noted, to owners whose principal is less than twothirds paid off. Once the two-thirds threshold has been reached, the interest deduction, if any, is small and doesn’t justify keeping the mortgage.

Of course, the good feeling of owning a home debtfree should not be minimized. “Trading off a known 4 percent interest rate for an unknown market return may leave some retirees jittery,” said Drew Denning, the vice president for retiree services of the Principal Financial Group.

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Home inspections are more critical than ever

BY ERIK MARTIN CTW FEATURES

The basic house hasn't changed much in the past 100 years. It has a foundation, walls, roof, plumbing, heating and electrical systems, windows and doors.

What's changed drastically are the building standards and materials used to construct that house and, in recent years, the extended time many properties have sat inactive and in disrepair due to the foreclosure problem and economic downturn.

With those uncertain variables in play, it's critical to have a professional home inspector when going to buy a home in today's market.

"A home inspector in the early 1970s didn't have to concern themselves with lead-based paint or asbestos — those materials had yet to be deemed unsafe," says Reggie Marston, president of Residential Equity Management Home Inspections in Springfield, Va. "In the early 1980s, no one was concerned with radon gas or anti-tip brackets on stoves.

In the early 1990s, mold was not on everyone's high priority list, and composite building materials were just starting to be installed."

Those are just a handful of the myriad problems that today's home inspectors need to be cognizant of when examining homes, which have more complicated components and systems built into them than in years past.

Ask Kurt Salomon, 2011 president of the American Society of Home Inspectors what the biggest issues his brethren are discovering nowadays and he'll provide a lengthy list of hidden hazards and overlooked flaws — from improperly spaced balusters on railings and defective garage-door safety features to bolted- or painted-shut windows that reduce the

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number of fire exits in a residence and residual chemicals found in a house that had been used as a secret meth lab.

Yes, checking staples like the HVAC system, wiring, roof and foundation is essential, but 21st century home inspectors also have to be on the lookout for window seals that go bad after 10 years, rotten door thresholds due to inadequate awnings over the outside of the door, the presence of bacteria that can cause sickness, and even an infiltration of bedbugs in certain areas of the country. The rash of repossessed homes has only made their jobs harder.

"Since many foreclosed properties have been closed up for many months, even years, water damage, mold growth and deteriorated wiring inside wall cavities goes undetected until the home inspector starts the inspection," says Gene Burch, certified microbial inspector for RTK Environmental Group, Stamford, Conn.

"The purpose of a home inspection is not to assemble a list of normal wearand-tear or cosmetic items but to identify the home's most pressing problems to be addressed in an effort to save the buyer money in the long run," says Salomon. "Even if the seller is not going to fix or compensate the buyer for problems revealed in a home inspection, the buyer will still benefit from having the knowledge of defective or unsafe components and systems."

According to a recent poll conducted

by ASHI, nearly 90 percent of all American homeowners surveyed believe home inspections are a necessity, not a luxury; 72 percent of respondents agree the home inspection they had when they purchased their current primary residence helped them avoid potential problems with their home, and 64 percent indicated they saved a lot of money in the long run as result of their home inspection.

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