The Laconia Daily Sun, January 19, 2012

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City to convene meeting on future of State School property LACONIA — Planning Director Shanna Saunders said yesterday that city officials expect to convene a meeting about the future of the former Laconia State School property on North Main Street next month. No specific date has been set.

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Arts group gives up on Colonial purchase

By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

LACONIA — In a formal statement issued yesterday, attorney Rod Dyer, chairman of the Cultural Arts Center of the Lakes Region committee, announced that the group has abandoned its effort to purchase the Colonial Theater after failing to reach agreement for a reduction in price

with its owner, Patricia Baldi.

Expressing “profound regret” at the outcome, the statement added that, “We do not regret the time and effort spent on this endeavor. We believe that this was probably the last best opportunity to purchase the Colonial.”

In 2009, then City Manager Eileen Cabanel, with $15,000 from an anonymous bene-

factor, took an option to purchase the theater and adjoining properties for $1,470,000. Originally the term of the option was 18 months, but it was subsequently extended for another six months and is set to expire in April of this year. Meanwhile, last spring the Arts Center board, a group of 12 members, was formed by Cabanel with City Council’s blessing to shepsee COLONIaL page 10

Numbers from Gilford teen survey aren’t new but shock is

A cat in a hat attracts attention

By Gail OBer

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Catherine McLaughlin as “The Cat in the Hat” performs along with the Wickersham Brothers during dress rehearsal for Gilford Middle School’s production of “Seussical” at the GHS auditorium on Wednesday. Performances of the musical be be Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at 7 p.m., with a matinee show on Saturday at 2 p.m. (Karen Bobotas/for the Laconia Daily Sun)

GILFORD — The findings of the 2009 Youth Risk Behavior survey will soon be available on both the town’s and the School District’s websites.

Although the results were released two years ago and reported by local newspapers at the time, Lisa Morris of the N.H. Partnership for Public Health and Deb Laliberte of the Gilford Drug Task Force addressed the selectmen last week to see if they could drum up some awareness of the problem by getting the results posted on Internet.

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Final House redistricting plan keeps Laconia’s 6 wards together

By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

CONCORD — The redistricting plan adopted by the New Hampshire House of Representatives yesterday spared Ward 4 from being severed from Laconia and attached to Belmont and Gilmanton, but reduced the city’s House seats from five to four.

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Originally the House Special Committee on Redistricting proposed that Wards 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 would elect four representatives at-large and Ward 4 would join Belmont and Gilmanton in a district where four representatives would be elected at-large.

Representative Frank Tilton (R-Laconia) said yesterday that together with his colleagues from the city — Don Flanders,

Harry Accornero and Bob Kingsbury — he met with William O’Brien, Speaker of the House and Representative Paul Mirski (R-Enfield), chairman of the Special Committee on Redistricting earlier this week, seeking to persuade them to keep the six wards intact. Tilton said that he suspected the committee had already addressed the issue with an amendment.

Under the plan adopted by the House the voters of all six wards in Laconia would see hOusE page 11

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Wikipedia protest exposes Silicon Valley v. Hollywood rivalry

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a move that heightens the growing tension between Silicon Valley and Hollywood, Wikipedia and other websites went dark Wednesday in protest of two congressional proposals intended to thwart the online piracy of copyrighted movies and TV programs.

The web-based encyclopedia is part of a loose coalition of dot-coms and large technology companies that fear Congress is prepared to side with Hollywood and enact extreme measures — possibly including the blocking of entire websites— to stop the online sharing and unauthorized use of Hollywood productions.

The fight will test which California-based industry has the most sway in Washington.

For now, Silicon Valley appears to have the upper hand. Supporters of the legislation — called the Stop Online Piracy Act in the House and the Protect Intellectual Property Act in the Senate — say the bills are aimed at protecting see WIKIPEDIA page 13

Pressured by GOP, Obama rejects Canada-Texas pipeline WASHINGTON (AP) — In a politically explosive decision, President Barack Obama on Wednesday rejected plans for a massive oil pipeline through the heart of the United States, ruling there was not enough time for a fair review before a looming deadline forced on him by Republicans. His move did not kill the project but could again delay a tough choice for him until after the November elections.

Right away, the implications rippled across the political spectrum, stirred up the presidential campaign and even hard-

ened feelings with Canada, a trusted U.S. ally and neighbor. For a U.S. electorate eager for work, the pipeline has become the very symbol of job creation for Republicans, but Obama says the environment and public safety must still be weighed too.

The plan by Calgary-based TransCanada Corp. would carry tar sands oil from western Canada across a 1,700-mile pipeline across six U.S. states to Texas refineries.

Obama was already on record as saying no, for now, until his government could review an alternative route that avoided

environmentally sensitive areas of Nebraska — a route that still has not been proposed, as the White House emphasizes.

But Obama had to take a stand again by Feb. 21 at the latest as part of an unrelated tax deal he cut with Republicans.

This time, the project would go forward unless Obama himself declared it was not in the national interest. The president did just that, reviving intense reaction.

“This announcement is not a judgment on the merits of the pipeline, but the arbisee PIPELINE page 12

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Mitt Romney tried doggedly Wednesday to sidestep the political furor he had started a day earlier by revealing he pays federal taxes at a rate of about 15 percent, less than millions of middle-income American families.

Facing a new controversy, his campaign confirmed that Romney has money invested in the Cayman Islands but said

he was not getting any tax break.

Newt Gingrich, his main rival in this weekend’s South Carolina primary, poked at Romney anew and disclosed that he personally pays more than twice what Romney does.

Just before Saturday’s South Carolina voting, Romney is trying to wrap up his push for the Republican nomination, but it’s been anything but smooth. He’s spent nearly

two weeks answering questions and criticism about his personal wealth and tenure at Bain Capital, the private equity firm he founded, and those subjects are sure to come up again in Thursday night’s debate.

Gingrich slapped at the GOP front-runner, saying in Winnsboro that he himself paid 31 percent of his income in taxes for 2010, more than twice what Romney said see ROMNEY page 7

CONCORD (AP) — A New Hampshire woman convicted of funneling more than 18,000 painkillers into the greater Concord illegal drug market will spend more than three years in prison.

Megan Douillette of Penacook pleaded guilty last February to four counts of conspiracy to distribute Oxycodone she

obtained illegally from a supplier in Lawrence, Mass.

Federal prosecutors say she delivered the drugs to a Concord dealer who sold the Oxycontin pills on the street for $55 each between January 2009 and April 2010. Her lawyer says she was paid in pills — not cash — to feed her own addiction.

Douillette on Wednesday apologized to the court, the community and her family for her actions.

“I hurt others, not just myself,” Douillette said in federal court in Concord. “I couldn’t see beyond getting my next fix.”

Douillette, who has been confined since see OXYCODONE page 9

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Penacook woman fed 18K Oxycodone pills into illegal drug market

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Vulture capitalism or populist demagoguery?

“They’re vultures that are sitting out there on the tree limb, waiting for a company to get sick, and then they swoop in ... eat the carcass ... and ... leave the skeleton.”

So Rick Perry colorfully characterized the private equity firm Bain Capital, once run by Mitt Romney.

How did Bain prosper? Says Perry: “These companies ... come in and loot the people’s jobs, loot their pensions (and) loot their ability to take care of their families.”

Behind this depiction is a 28-minute documentary, “King of Bain,” being aired in South Carolina by a super political action committee that supports Newt Gingrich and is financed by Vegas-Macau casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson.

The truth, however, turns out to be less colorful, as The Washington Post has awarded the documentary four Pinocchios for “manipulative interviews” and a “highly misleading portrayal of Romney’s years at Bain Capital.”

Seems that two of the companies Bain allegedly looted were not acquired until after Mitt left the firm, and the closure of a third plant in Gaffney, S.C., was no communal disaster. No one in Gaffney, writes The New York Times, seems to recall the company, and the local paper did not even report its demise.

“King of Bain” is a hit piece, a malicious libel full of so many errors and lies that even Newt said it must be corrected or pulled down. Yet if Romney is nominated, we will see this avenue of attack pursued by the Democrats. For populist assaults on capitalists and capitalism, dating back to William Jennings Bryan’s “Cross of Gold” speech to the 1896 Democratic National Convention, have a long and venerable history.

Moreover, the hysteria of Beltway Republicans and their Chamber of Commerce allies over the NewtPerry attacks on Mitt “the predator” and Mitt “the vulture capitalist” testifies to the power of the narrative and Republicans’ fear of it. And they would do well to be fearful.

To many Americans, the period from the Civil War to World War I, when U.S. production grew from half of what Britain produced to twice what Britain produced, was a legendary era of growth and prosperity.

To others, however, this was the Gilded Age of Jim Fisk and James Gould, of robber barons and the Pullman strike, of the Haymarket Massacre and the Homestead strike at Carnegie Steel, where armed Pinkertons came up the river in barges to break the strike, only to be shot, disarmed and beaten by strikers and their families.

In 1904, Ida Tarbell wrote “The History of the Standard Oil Company,” painting oil magnate John D. Rockefeller as a capitalist without conscience, a “money-mad ...

hypocrite.” “Our national life is on every side distinctly poorer, uglier, meaner, for the kind of influence he exercises.”

In 1906, Upton Sinclair penned “The Jungle,” a novel depicting the horrors of the stockyards and meatpacking plants of Chicago.

Teddy Roosevelt said of these reformers, “The men with the muck rakes are often indispensable to the well-being of society, but only if they know when to stop raking the muck.”

Yet T.R. himself took up the role of trustbuster. When J.P. Morgan wrote to him to protest Justice Department moves against one of his trusts — “Just send your man to my man and we can fix it up” — T.R.’s man at Justice retorted, “We don’t want to fix it up; we want to stop it.”

Teddy Roosevelt savaged the “malefactors of great wealth,” and his cousin Franklin would echo him on taking office, denouncing “the money changers ... in the temple of our civilization.” They hate me, exulted FDR, “and I welcome their hatred!” He went on to crush and almost wipe out the Republican Party in 1936.

At the end of the Reagan era, which the left had decried, “Barbarians at the Gate” was published, portraying the leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts as a manifestation of colossal greed.

Michael Lewis — author of “Liar’s Poker,” about the fall of Salomon Brothers, and “The Big Short” — has built a successful career describing the amorality at the apex of corporate America.

Today, President Barack Obama, with his Osawatomie, Kan., attack on “breathtaking greed,” channeling T.R., seeks to insert himself in that populist tradition.

Undeniably, Americans cherish their economic freedom and respect the men who helped make America great, inventors such as Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison and industrialists such as Henry Ford. But they do not revere the men who make millions and billions at the big casinos of capitalism. They do not admire a George Soros for winning his billion-dollar bet shorting the British pound.

They believe that a man’s professional, as well as private, life should be guided by a conscience.

And because they recoil from the teachings of Karl Marx does not mean they embrace the values of Ayn Rand. Let-the-devil-take-thehindmost capitalism, economic Darwinism, is neither conservatism nor Americanism.

Should Mitt Romney be nominated, he will need to make a national address defending his career at Bain Capital with the same conviction and passion with which he defended his faith in the campaign of 2008.

LETTERS Newspapers should abound with stories of academic accomplishment To the editor, According to Patrick Buchanan (author and columnist) American society, as we know, is irrevocable changing. This nation is declining as a world leader — and due to endless wars and soaring debt, we may not achieve leadership status, as we have in the past. Our culture is in an age of permissive behavior: morality, both domestic and internationally, is based on “what you can away with” and not on strict rules and laws. Meanwhile, state legislators, wrangle about gun ownership, not on the problems of people in crisis, poverty, and joblessness. What is critical is the absence of competent, intelligent leadership based on a moral imperative to raise levels of awareness, conscience and problem solving. It starts at the bottom level — in schools and classrooms across the country Walk into any area school and what do you see? Rows and rows of showcases full of gaudy trophies for sports achievements. Nothing wrong with this? Yes, its message is simple and blatant. This school recognizes and rewards games and singular performances on fields of play. It celebrates game successes with parades, banquets, news stories, endless photos, and trophies by the dozen. What about classroom achievements? There is hardly any mention (ever) of those endeavors until graduation time.

While newspapers cover every sports

event, nothing is said about the real and vital teaching experience within the school itself. Simply put: games have no consequences; education has lifelong consequences. In a “feel good” era we live in, games have taken on an unreal and disproportionate claim on our imaginations and intellect. Young students don’t see anything wrong with this. They are excited about endless games and the acclaim and rewards of winning. We should know better. We continue to fail in gaining a foothold on better jobs in worldwide competition. It means we will continue to be a donor nation where higher paying jobs go overseas. This spells disaster for our economy and survival in a never ending struggle to prosper.

Newspapers should abound with stories of classroom accomplishments; weekly spelling bees, discussions on history, essay contests with cash incentives from local businesses, weekly reviews of science and math exams and percentile grade changes, art and literature studies, music and theater events. In a Utopian society, games would be hardly be mentioned because they matter little in the final appraisal of the school year. Teachers must reclaim ownership of the classroom backed by a strong zero-tolerance administrative staff.

Can we bring about a reversal of priorities? I think we have to ... ASAP! Leon R Albushies Gilford

Professor can’t realistically protect his students without a weapon To the editor, At last, a way to stop Leo Sandy from teaching, by allowing any tax-paying citizen the right to bear arms wherever. I found his letter quite comical; this man who makes Ghandi look like Ivan the Terrible, considers it his duty to protect all his students and cannot guarantee this if guns are allowed on campus? Uh, newsflash professor, you can’t guarantee that anyway. In fact the only realistic way you could ever protect your students against another student who was twisted and had mass murder on his mind, would be in fact to have your own weapon. My money would be on you being the first for the window in any case.

I also wonder how many of your stu-

you in online sessions. I think your standard of living would plummet, but that’s just my humble opinion.

Lastly, I would like to acknowledge and thank Russ Wiles again. I can never write like you but will always share your philosophies as well as appreciate the way you sort through all the lies and propaganda that these letter pages are mired in sometimes.

I find some of the writers from the conservative side of the fence can sometimes make me cringe just as the more liberal writers often do, but your letters are always sophisticated yet simple, factual and thought provoking. Thank you and I’m glad you’re on my side of thinking!

Thomas Lemay

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LETTERS Teaching school children evolution is foundation for Godlessness To the editor, E. Scott Cracraft’s letter in the Jan. 12 Laconia Daily Sun concerned a proposed bill that would have creationism taught along side evolution in science classes in public schools.

Scott says, that, “Science is what can be empirically demonstrated. Otherwise, it is a matter of faith or philosophy,” and that the theory of evolution meets that criteria and that creationism does not.

Let’s start there. Here’s Webster’s definition of empirical: Relating to or based on experience or observation. On that basis neither creationism nor the theory of evolution are really empirical. The theory of evolution makes predictions completely in the world of the natural — I say that loosely because it tries to predict what happened in the past, and only very disastrously, for it’s own credibility does it make predictions about the future — this fact that it deals with the natural world is the only basis one could have for, ever so remotely claiming it to be empirical. In fact, I think I can make a better case for the Biblical creation account being empirical, and if not empirical at least reasonable, than Scott can for the theory of evolution.

What we know of history seems to support that the early chapters of Genesis are actual history for if they are true you would expect to find in ancient history cultures from around the world that are religious and you would expect to find the custom of animal sacrifice to be rampant if indeed the world was repopulated by survivors of Noah’s Flood. This is indeed the state we find the world in most accounts of ancient civilizations.

To borrow the Copernican revolution analogy, evolutionist do epicycles here. If the early chapters of Genesis are true you would expect that there would be written and oral stories of a world wide flood that have survived from around the world, and by golly that’s what we have. Evolutionists generally ignore this or explain it away by it being a local flood? If the early chapters of Genesis are true history you would expect an ancient language that was first based on pictograms, like Chinese language, to perhaps possess a memory of the events recorded there, and that seems to be what we have.

Let’s go back to “empirical”, Scott imagines evolution to be empirical.

What is empirical is studies of viruses adapting to resist immunization. But the virus remains a virus. What is not empirical is species changing into other species and these changes continuing across lines of genus, family, order etc. These proposed changes are not based on experience or observation — can we at least be congruent and chose words that accurately describe what we are talking about. I know this puts liberals at a disadvantage but at least we can have communication that way — they are present to be observed only in charts made

by men and artist’s depictions. Bones from extinct species of apes do not equate to observable evidence either; seeing determining what an extinct species was from skeletal remains, particularly when your talking about fragments that usually represent less than a third of the creature is a bit subjective wouldn’t you say? First you have to assume that evolution is true to even think that these finds are transitional forms, then you need your imagination and a good artist to draw them up as such. This is not empirical evidence. Now let’s look at the experience part of that definition. What is our experience? If your wife is having a baby you may wonder weather it will be a boy or a girl or what color eyes she will have etc.and hope that she will be healthy, but you expect that your baby will be human. In the same manner you know that your pregnant dog will have puppies and your cat kittens. Well, you may then say evolution takes millions of years and you can’t see it. Well alright then. You can’t see it. We don’t experience it. But I believe you do believe it.

So let’s be honest. You believe evolution to be true. But please don’t tell me that it is empirical unless you can demonstrate it to be so.

As to the legislation being proposed.

What we believe as a nation has a consequence. Teaching our children evolution in school these past generations has provided a foundation for Godlessness in our generations and all of the evils that goes along with it. As Mr. Cracraft has brought to it to our attention it has not helped our science scores. How could it? It has nothing to do with science that is useful to us.

Think. Do you have to be spoon fed?

It’s function is to undergird modern philosophy and rebellion against God. What is coming upon our nation will not be healed through politics unless as these legislators are beginning to propose, that we begin to mend the fabric that once made us great.

Christianity for nearly two centuries nourished the soul and informed the conscience of our nation. Unless we return there we will not survive as a republic. Our founding fathers understood this; read George Washington’s farewell address. Do you?

As to constitutionality: if the Supreme Court would rule according to the constitution the legislation should have know problem at all passing muster. The problem is the Supreme Court justices have too often been making up their own rules. We know that the 1st amendment was written to assure the states that the federal government would not interfere with, for one, the free exercise of religion. If the 9th Amendment means anything at all, it certainly means that the federal government cannot use the 14th Amendment to restrict freedom of religion as it did in Abington School District vs Schempp.

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To the editor, It’s Friday the 13th and if I was superstitious I’d put this letter off until tomorrow but I’m not so here goes. After reading all the nonsense from the likes of Leo Sandy, James Veverka and others I feel the need to comment.

Our “nutty prof” believes and states that he has the right to pick and choose which laws he will obey. What arrogance, as though he and he alone has the final say on all things, judge and jury. Does the professor give that power to all, or is it reserved only for he and his progressive friends? Seem to me what is good for the goose, as they say, hey Leo? Lets say I thought the 1934 machine gun law was wrong.

Should I go out and get a machine gun and begin blasting away out my back window past the neighbors house? ( Honestly I can’t afford a machine gun or the ammo to “blast away” so don’t worry folks.) My point is that Leo is wrong as usual. He and the liberalleft have always believed that they and they alone have the right to pick and choose which laws that they will or will not obey. If they do, so do child molesters, so do bank robbers, so does any screw loose nut case walking the streets. Change the law if you think it’s wrong Leo; until then, if you don’t like it, close down your class, I doubt it would be much of a loss.

Now about the Christian-hating bigots on the left who have been crawling out of the dark places, what’s really your problems bunkie? I notice you never have anything bad to say about Muslims, whose history of violence,

antisemitism, anti-human rights, antiwomen’s rights, well anti-everything that isn’t them, never draws your ire.

Just to make it clear, and I’ve said this before, there isn’t a nickles difference between them and the KKK. We all know how you on the left feel about the KKK, so what’s up here? Could it be that because most Christians are conservative and vote Republican, is that what rubs you the wrong way? I’ll bet it is. Say, now doesn’t that kind of make you, dare I say it, hypocrites? Yea, I really think it does. Not a liberal fiber in there makeup.

I hear and read how great a job those on the left think Obama has been doing yet all they seem to do is try to smear their opposition. You know I’ve challenged those on the left over and over to give us an example of a truly successful socialist nation in history. Leo keeps bringing up Finland, which is a joke and has been discredited by myself and others time and time again along with the European countries, Russia, and China. So what is their fascination with the concept?

In a change of pace for this last letter, Scott Cracraft wrote yesterday in defense of teaching evolution vs creationism in the class rooms. I agree.

Evolution can be quantified making it a science where as creationism is a faith. Personally I have resolved that in my mind that evolution is God’s tool for creation and I am very comfortable sitting astride this fence thank you.

So a “Good job” goes out to Scott on this one.

Steve Earle Hill

DD wait list is again growing, contrary to state law and policy To the editor, In 2006, under Democratic leadership, the N.H. Legislature finally made good on its 1991 promise made to our state’s developmentally disabled citizens, which was: you will not have to wait more than 90 days to receive the services available to you through state and federal programs. Imagine: what would any of the rest of us do if we had to wait 90 days to see a physician or dentist or have a prescription filled? These services are the ones that allow these individuals to remain in the community — usually at home with family members — rather than face more costly institutional alternatives. In other words, providing these services in a timely fashion saves N.H. general fund dollars.

But the Republican Legislature elected in 2010 has already broken that commitment. In a report to the Health and Human Services Oversight Committee released this month, the Bureau of Developmental Services acknowledged that the well known “DD Wait List” is again mounting — in direct contradiction to state law and policy. Currently these individuals are looking at a minimum of 100 days before services will be provided to them. And, even more disturbing, it is projected that a minimum of 70 individuals will not be served at all this year due to lack of available funds.

Now you may have heard some N.H. Senators patting themselves on the

cuts made by the N.H. House in the developmentally disabled assistance budget. In fact, this spending is akin to putting a Band-Aid on a patient who requires 10 stitches to treat his wound. The numbers released last week show this was well below the mark, so these congratulations were premature at best.

This issue is not going away. In fact, as the current developmentally disabled population ages out of school and their family caregivers age out of caregiving, this population is expected to grow dramatically. This population is among the most hard-working and deserving of those served by state assistance. These families do their utmost to keep their family members in their homes. Those among the DD population that can work, do work: they are active and valuable members of their communities. If the Legislature continues to turn its back on this population, it will not only be a humanitarian obscenity but a fiscal nightmare as the institutional alternatives for these individuals could well cost this state way beyond any Health and Human Services budgetary capacity.

Not only were these individuals promised state services in a timely fashion, the state demands of itself that it be fiscally responsible. Both marks are being missed by this GOPcontrolled Legislature, and a critical promise is being abrogated.

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LETTERS It feels worse than 8.5% unemployment because it really is To the editor, Mark Twain said, “There are lies, damn lies, and statistics.” Government statistics seems to fall somewhere between the last two.

The employment statistic we focus on when the unemployment rate comes out is U3: the proportion of the civilian labor force that is unemployed but actively seeking a job, which now shows unemployment between 8.5 and 9-percent. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes at the same time U6, which shows unemployment nearing 18-percent. The reason for the difference is that U6 includes underemployed, marginally attached workers, and discouraged workers. That’s the number that people feel, not U3.

Job gains or losses are affected in a similar way. In one month alone, we lost 85,000 jobs, but more than 600,000 people left the workforce, according to the BLS. Left the workforce is the euphemism for their unemployment benefits ran out.

That’s why it feels so much worse on the street than the statistics show. The unemployment rate actually went down when all those people lost their jobs or left the workforce.

In fact, the statistics on the number of long term unemployed continue to go down because people are losing their unemployment benefits not because they are no longer unemployed and have found jobs. Government statistics focus very little on hiring, and that’s where the big problems are now. We may be losing jobs at a lower rate than we have been in the recent past, but hiring is still very slow, and that’s what people see when

they are job hunting or worried they might lose their jobs.

Monthly government statistics are subject to revisions. These revisions often have little effect on the stock market but have a big effect on how people on the street feel. In housing the annual revisions are large. Even the government says its monthly statistics have a margin of error of 15-percent. The annual revisions that can be performed are significant. Statistics like home sales aren’t adjusted for sale cancellations. When almost 35-percent of home sales were being cancelled, that was a big number.

That number has since fallen into the 10-percent to 15-percent range, but it’s another example of how government statistics are misleading.

The government isn’t trying as hard as it could to emphasize statistics that show the real situation. It is also clear it is not trying hard to be more accurate. It isn’t important whether there’s outright manipulation. You and I can’t actually know for sure, but certainly anyone who works in the production of government economic statistics knows which way to swing bias if there are any judgment calls or efforts to improve the statistical methodology. It is important to try to understand what you are looking at or listening to.

The old saying may apply figures never lie, but liars always figure. Mr. Clemens would have observed we are at “Quarter Less Twain” with our government statistics. Vote early, vote often.

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ROMNEY from page 2 he paid. Gingrich’s campaign said the 31 percent was the effective federal rate on income, apparently not including Social Security payroll taxes.

Gingrich told reporters that he is not criticizing Romney for paying a tax rate below what many wageearning Americans pay. Gingrich has proposed a plan that would give Americans the option of paying a 15 percent flat tax — which he notes is the same rate Romney is citing.

“My goal is not to raise Mitt Romney’s taxes but to let everyone pay Romney’s rate,” Gingrich said.

There may be more fallout.

Romney’s campaign was confronted with new questions about his finances Wednesday when ABC News reported that Romney has millions of dollars of personal wealth in investment funds set up in the Cayman Islands, known as a tax haven for Americans. The report said that Romney had the ability to pay a lower tax rate by investing in funds located offshore.

A spokeswoman for Romney’s campaign confirmed that the Romneys have money in the Caymans. But the campaign did not say why. Spokeswoman Andrea Saul also said: “ABC is flat wrong. The Romneys’ investments in funds established in the Cayman Islands are taxed in the very same way they would be if those funds were established in the United States.

These are not tax havens and it is false to say so.”

While a supporter rushed to Rom-

ney’s defense, the former Massachusetts governor tried to duck the issue entirely on Wednesday, making no mention of his tax returns or tax rate during a rally at Wofford College here and declining to take questions from the news media. Instead, he delivered his standard campaign speech and assailed Gingrich, who has been running second in opinion polls in South Carolina.

Romney aides, too, refused to comment about his tax returns or details of his tax rate when pressed. His campaign held a conference call featuring surrogates who tried to cast Gingrich, the former House speaker, as an unreliable leader, but the wealth and taxes issue showed no signs of going away.

At an event in Rock Hill, S.C., Romney kept away from the issue of his taxes, but he criticized Republicans who “jumped on that bandwagon” of criticizing free enterprise.

“My goodness, I listened to Speaker Gingrich the other night talk about the enterprises I’ve been associated with,” Romney said. “I’m proud of the fact that I worked in the private sector, that I’ve achieved success.”

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who has endorsed Romney, sought to help by defending Romney’s tax status on TV. But that may have backfired when Christie, on NBC’s “Today” show, suggested Romney put out his tax returns “sooner rather than later.”

“It’s always better in my view to have complete disclosure, especially when you’re the front-runner,” Christie said.

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House Republicans pass-on constitutional amendment to ban N.H. income tax CONCORD (AP) — New taxes on personal income would be banned New Hampshire, a state with no income tax, under a proposed constitutional amendment passed by the state House on Wednesday.

The House voted 257-101 to send the amendment to the Senate, where a three-fifths vote will be needed to place it on the November ballot.

New Hampshire is one of nine states that does not tax personal income, though it taxes interest and dividends. New Hampshire and Alaska are the only states without taxes on either personal income or sales.

Supporters of enshrining the pro-

hibition against the tax in the constitution argued the amendment would leave untouched any existing taxes.

“We need to take this off the table now and forever,” said Rep. Keith Murphy, R-Bedford.

Rep. Paul Mirski, R-Enfield, said New Hampshire would attract business by forever blocking new taxes on income.

“We will become a magnet for wealth, for venture capital,” he said.

Opponents argued the prohibition could have unintended and devastating consequences, saying it could result in higher business taxes if government had no other way to fund

Millham only ‘no’ vote from Belknap County

CONCORD — No less than 17 of the 18 members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from Belknap County, all Republicans, voted in favor of amending the state Constitution to prohibit the introduction of an income tax.

The amendment carried the House on Wednesday by a vote of 257 to 101, more than the requisite two-thirds majority.

Representative Alida Millham of Gilford was the lone member of the county delegation and one of only nine Republican representatives to vote against the amendment.”It’s important to maintain flexibility in terms of revenues,” she said. “You can’t tie the hands of the Legislature because you never know what’s coming around the corner.”

Representatives Harry Accornero, Don Flanders, Robert Kingsbury, Bob

Luther and Frank Tilton of Laconia, Peter Bolster, Robert Malone and Jeffrey St. Cyr of Alton, Guy Comtois and Elaine Swinford of Barnstead, Jim Pilliod of Belmont, David Russell of Gilmanton, Bob Greemore and Colette Worsman of Meredith, Tyler Simpson of New Hampton, and Dennis Fields and Bill Tobin of Sanbornton all voted with the majority.

CACR 13 stipulates that “No new tax shall be levied, directly or indirectly, upon a person’s income, from whatever source it is derived.”

If the amendment receives a twothirds majority in the 24-member New Hampshire Senate, it will be placed on the ballot for the general election in November, where it will require a three-fifths majority to succeed.

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services. They also objected that the proposed constitutional change would handcuff future legislatures dealing with changing economic conditions.

“We cannot predict the future needs of the state or which revenue sources will dry up,” said Rep. Mary Cooney, D-Plymouth.

She said the amendment’s wording is simple but would be open to wide interpretation.

Rep. Steve Vaillancourt, R-Manchester, said he opposes an income tax, but he did not think it should be taken out of the political debate by putting it into the constitution. Voters can weigh in on the issue by paying attention to the positions of legislative and gubernatorial candidates during elections, and voting accordingly, he said.

New Hampshire has a long history of opposing an income tax. The House narrowly passed an income tax in 1999 during a debate over how to satisfy a state Supreme Court ruling on paying for public education, but the bill later died.

Taking an anti-income-tax pledge

has been a ritual in gubernatorial elections in New Hampshire for years.

Candidates who refused to vow to veto income and general sales taxes have, with one exception, been defeated.

The ritual of taking the pledge began with Gov. Wesley Powell, a Republican first elected in 1958. Republican Gov. Meldrim Thomson elevated it to a political sacrament in the 1970s with his slogan, “Ax the Tax.” For years it was political suicide for any gubernatorial candidate to even entertain the possibility of a personal income or general sales tax.

Gov. Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat who now is a U.S. senator, refused to take the pledge when she ran successfully for re-election to a third term, but took it before winning her first two terms. Shaheen opposed an income tax, but proposed a sales tax to pay for public education. Her sales tax proposal did not pass.

Current Gov. John Lynch, a Democrat, took the pledge to veto sales and income taxes before winning his four terms.

LSS from page one meetings held at Laconia Middle School last year together with private individuals and public officials familiar with the financial and logistical issues posed by acquiring and redeveloping the property will be invited to the meeting. The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation awarded the city a $3,000 grant to fund the event, which will be facilitated by Roger Hawk of Hawk Planning Resources,

LLC, the former community development director of the city of Concord.

The purpose of the meeting is to explore sources of funding to acquire and redevelop the site as well as to consider the feasibility of different uses for the property.

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N.H. House votes to prohibit state from contracting with Planned Parenthood CONCORD (AP) — New Hampshire’s House voted Wednesday to bar publicly funded contracts with organizations that provide elective abortions even if private money is used to pay for the service. from preceding page known as Risley Field, which the city leases from the state to provide parking for the Robbie Mills Sports Complex; and the 75-acres, where most of the 26 buildings stand.

The state has offered the property to the city at a reserve price of $10-million, a figure unsupported by an appraisal of the site. Later Russ Thibeault of Applied Economic Research, who appraised much of the site for the city, placed a much lower value on it.

He valued the 77 acres at $676,200 and Risley Field at $396,000, for a total of $1,063,200. He noted that if an equivalent land value of $6,100 per acre were applied to the remaining 75 acres, discarding the value of the buildings, the total value of the entire site would approach $1.5-million.

In 2010, with funding from the United States Environemntal Protection Agency (EPA) Credere, LLC of Westbrook, Maine undertook an initial environmental assessment of the site that indicated there were typical but significant environmental concerns, most of them confined to the 75-acres housing the buildings. Soils and groundwater are likely contaminated by petroleum products and possibly other hazardous materials while asbestos, lead paint and other contaminants are present in the buildings.

In October officials of the EPA all but assured the city of funding to conduct an more comprehensive environmental assessment of a significant portion of the property. Alan Peterson, who administers the Brownfields Project at EPA’s Boston office, toured the site with city officials. The Brownfields Project provides funding for the assessment, remediation and redevelopment of properties blighted by contamination. He recommended the city apply for a Brownfields grant for a Level 2 assessment of an 11-acre portion of the larger 75-acre tract that houses the Toll Building and four nearby buildings, where many of the environmental issues were identified.

City Councilor Matt Lahey (Ward 2), who chaired a state commission on the future of the property, said that the environmental assessment of this portion of the site would offer an indication of its value and, by extension, of the entire 75-acres, which in turn could affect the ultimate price of the property to the city.

Meanwhile, the New Hampshire Department of Administrative Services has subdivided the site, where the Department of Safety will continue to operate the 911 Call Center, and the state will retain the Dwinell Building once Lakes Region Community Services moves to the Federal Building downtown. The state is also appraising the entire property.

— Michael Kitch OXYCODONE from page 2 her arrest in April 2010 and completed an intensive rehabilitation program behind bars, said she is “making great strides toward being the person I was supposed to be.”

Prosecutors asked for a sentence of between seven and nine years, saying she was the conduit for the drugs reaching the dealers and addicts in the Concord region. They disputed her lawyer’s contention that she played a minor role.

U.S. District Judge Paul Barbadoro called her “the quintessential, ordinary drug co-conspirator.”

“I recognize she was committing a crime to support her habit,” Barbadoro said. “It’s sad, but that’s the norm.”

The judge, in sentencing her to 41 months, noted she has no prior criminal record or history of violence. He also commended her efforts to deal with her addiction and said her testimony against one of her co-conspirators was “essential.”

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The House deleted a provision that would have also barred public employee insurance from covering most abortions.

The House voted 207-147 to prohibit the state from contracting with Planned Parenthood Federation of America and other organizations that provide abortion services. The bill would bar contracts regardless of whether they are funded by state or federal money. Supporters argued tax dollars should not be used to support organizations that provide abortions.

“I do not want to contribute to the stopping of a baby’s heart with my tax dollars,” said Rep. Susan DeLemus, R-Rochester.

Planned Parenthood of Northern New England provides some reproductive health services to poor people, but no publicly funded abortions.

The bill would allow medical procedures to save the life of the child, remove a dead fetus and remove

an ectopic pregnancy. The bill also allows funding to organizations that perform federally approved abortions under Medicaid rules.

Opponents said the bill would hurt women by making it harder for them to get family planning services.

Rep. Alida Millham, R-Gilford, said the contracting prohibition would include hospitals. She said the bill would have unintended consequences, which could include the federal government contracting directly for family planning services.

But Rep. Warren Groen, R-Rochester, argued abortion providers, including hospitals, could set up a separate business to handle abortion services considered to be elective.

“This is our opportunity to reclaim the sanctity of life in one small area and that is the area of government funding,” he said.

The Senate next considers the bill.

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The group commissioned an appraisal of the property, consisting of the theater, 18 apartments, and storefronts on Main Street and Canal Street, that put its fair market value at $1,060,00, a third less than the option price. Dyer said that negotiations to get a better deal stretched over several months and included offers for the entire complex and the theater auditorium alone, which was appraised at $256, 000.

Baldi reportedly insisted on fulfilment of the terms of the original option agreement, leaving the two parties approximately $500,000 apart.

In July the Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA) awarded the city $625,000 in state tax credits for the project. And last month the city was awarded a $150,000 matching grant by the New Hampshire Land and Community Heritage Foundation (LCHIP) toward the acquisition of the theater.

The CDFA stipulated that the purchase price of the property not exceed its fair market value while LCHIP required a purchase and sale agreement be signed by today, January 19. “We were unable to satisfy either condition,” Dyer said.

Dyer declined to elaborate beyond his statement, but said that he would “flesh out the issues and provide more details” when his group reports to the City Council at its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, January 23.

Meanwhile, Mayor Mike Seymour said that he had been cautiously optimistic, but was not altogether surprised at the outcome. He said that “there was no way to bridge the gap or even come close, but an effort needed to be made, a shot needed to be taken.”

Seymour was unsure what, if anything, the City Council could do to salvage the project. With the exception of City Councilor Matt Lahey (Ward 2), the councilors have expressed unwillingness to commit municipal resources to acquiring, renovating or operating the theater.

Dyer said that his group considered whether the city could fund the difference between the appraised value and the option price to acquire the property without forfeiting the tax credits. But, he said that the CDFA confirmed that the award would be withdrawn if the property were purchased for more than its market value.

Lahey doubted more energy should be devoted to the Colonial Theater. Instead, he said “I think we should focus our attention on building a freestanding auditorium.” He noted that the plan for expanding the Huot Regional Technical Education Center and reconfiguring the athletic fields at Laconia High School would create 35,000-square-feet of space adjacent to 140 parking spaces on the campus. Construction of an auditorium serving both the community and the school, would allow the vinatage auditorium at the high school to be put other uses, facilitating expansion of the school on its existing footprint.

GILFORD from page one iberte was a representative of the U. S. Army National Guard Counter Drug Task Force who wanted selectmen to know that his agency was ready to help the town work on a response to the problem.

Taken by students between ages 13 and 18, the survey measures what types of risky behavior children have experienced, including drugs, alcohol and sex, and Gilford’s results showed that in many categories, the town’s children are as much as 10-percent more likely than children in other communities to engage in risky behavior.

Citing some of the statistics, Laliberte said Gilford’s youth were in some cases 10 times more likely

than youth in other communities to engage in some types of risky behavior, As an example, she told selectmen that 49-percent of the Gilford youth who took the survey thought marijuana was not harmful while the state average was 32-percent.

Thirty-three percent of Gilford’s youth said they had taken prescription drugs not prescribed to them within the past 30 days while the norm in New Hampshire is 19-percent.

In addition, 75-percent of Gilford’s youth in grades 9 through 12 had tried alcohol while the state’s normal rate was 68-percent. Of that 75-percent, she said the survey showed that 36-percent of those students admitted to binge drinking — or drinking more than a certain number of drinks in an hour.

“It seems there’s a problem in Gilford and we’re asking for your support,” Laliberte said to selectmen.

Selectmen were generally taken aback by the results of the survey and told the audience they would be more than willing to have the results available on the website.

Selectmen also had a number of questions for both Morris and Laliberte.

Kevin Hayes wanted to know how accurate and verifiable the survey was and Morris replied by see next page

from preceding page Howard Bishop of Concord. Bishop built up his “customer” base to the point where he needed 200 pills every few days to satisfy demand, according to court documents.

Barbadoro called it “a very significant drug-dealing conspiracy.”

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NEW YORK (AP) — A surprisingly strong report on the housing market and the prospect of more cash for the International Monetary Fund to fight off a financial crisis powered stocks Wednesday to their highest close since last summer.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index closed above 1,300 for the first time since July 28, and the Dow Jones industrial average finished at its highest since July 25. That was just before the bitter fight in Washington over the federal debt limit.

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trading day of the year, that the S&P 500 moved more than 1 percent. The market has made a quiet ascent since then. The S&P is up 4 percent for the year, the Dow 3 percent.

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HOUSE from page one elect four representatives instead of the current five.

Belmont would elect two representatives. And Laconia and Belmont would form a so-called floterial district, which would return one representative elected by the voters of both municipalities. That representative could be a resident of either municipality.

With the change, Gilmanton would join with Alton in a district with two representatives and with Alton and Barnstead in a floterial district with one seat.

Barnstead would elect one representative on its own.

Although the population of Tilton is sufficient to entitle the town to one seat, it will remain joined with Sanbornton, where the population falls short, in a district electing two members. Likewise, because the population of Gilford entitles the town to two representatives while Meredith qualifies for

less than two, the plan combines the towns in a district where four members would be elected at-large.

The plan carried the House by a margin of more than two to one, 205 to 86. However, there is a likelihood that it will be vetoed by governor or challenged in court.

The state Constitution states, in effect, that any municipality with 1/400th or more of the state’s population (3,291) is guaranteed a seat in the N.H. House. Proponents of the plan that passed on Wednesday, however, argue the U.S. Constitution and the principal of “one man, one vote” trump the state document and no district can contain more or less than a 10-percent deviation from the ideal size.

That principal makes dividing the state up into 400 pieces, while adhering to town and ward boundaries, a real puzzle.

from preceding page saying the survey is done by the Nation Center for Disease Control and is “tricky” in that “it is designed to weed out liars.”

She acknowledged that not all of the youth who took the survey were telling the truth 100-percent of the time but the “fidelity” or truthfulness factor was acceptably accurate.

Chair John O’Brien asked how the results were presented to students and parents and Laliberte told him that when they were first released the Gilford Drug Task Force sponsored a community forum that was “very poorly attended.”

“I’ll bet there was a lot of ‘my kids are okay so I don’t need to attend,’” said Selectmen Gus Benavides, who not only has children in the testing age but expressed his shock and dismay at some of the statistics presented, especially some of the ones that asked children about the number of them subjected to domestic violence by a boy or girlfriend.

He said he was floored to learn that 7-percent of Giford’s youth admitted to carrying a weapon at some point to school.

Morris and Laliberte said the next step was evaluating how ready the town’s people were to take preventative steps and said the National Guard would

assist the town in a Readiness Survey as part of the initial next step.

Unfortunately, she said the state government eliminated funding for drug prevention programs but said there is a good change the N.H. charitable Foundation would step in with some grant money for the readiness assessment.

“This is a community issue and not a school issue,” said Laliberte, adding that it is the community and the school system working together that will tackle the problem.

Town Secretary Sandy Bailey said Tuesday that she is working to get the results on the town’s website and will send an “e-mail blast” to people who have signed up for the service when the results are posted.

In addition, Morris said the survey results are also available on the Gilford School District’s website.

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Simone Henderson, the new proprietor of Annie’s Book Stop in Laconia, is shown here with her husband Keith. Simone comes to the business after spending 14 years in library science. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Adam Drapcho)

Former librarian is new owner of Annie’s Book Stop

By AdAm drApcho

LACONIA — Simone Henderson loves to read, so a 14-year career in library science was a natural choice for her. After brief break from books, she’s back in the bound business, having assumed proprietorship of Annie’s Book Stop on far north Union Avenue on the first day of this year.

Henderson’s career as a librarian included time spent working at Bates College, in the University of Maine system and, for the final three years, in the New Hampshire State Library. She left that career to take part in a family business. That move didn’t work out as planned, and in August of last year she found herself looking for something to do.

She looked for work in a library and other positions she might qualify for. She said, “Nothing came up,” until September, when her husband Keith walked into Annie’s Book Stop, where the Hendersons had been regular customers. Four years prior, Keith told the then-owner, Judy Normandin, that he’s like to know if she was ever willing to sell. It just so happened that time had come, coinciding with his wife’s period of unemployment.

By January 1 of this year, the Hendersons were the new proprietors of the store, which is part of an association of similarly-titled businesses found in dozens of locations in New England, and one in Florida.

The Laconia Annie’s was opened in 1983 and is currently the sole book store in the city. Most of Annie’s business is used books, though the store also sells new

books at a discounted rate and jigsaw puzzles.

Simone said she has a total stock of books exceeding 20,000. There’s few places she’d rather be than among stacks of books, which is why she spent many hours at Annie’s before she knew she would someday own the place. “I liked the atmosphere, I’m a real browser. You never know what you’re going to find in here, it’s a treasure hunt.”

Although she said that “any book store runs like a library,” Annie’s is even more so like Simone’s previous career. Customers don’t need an account or membership card, but they’re welcome to buy books, read them and bring them back to exchange for store credit. Most regular customers do just that.

Annie’s regulars have come to rely upon the recommendations of Simone’s five employees, who she said are a valuable resource. All avid readers, they have expertise in differing genres and Simone said regulars can expect to find a hit in the “staff picks” section. Many customers have found a particular staff member whose tastes align with theirs – not an unusual occurrence considering that the store’s turnover of employees is unusually low. The average length of employment is greater than a decade.

“They’re a wealth of knowledge,” she said.

Simone is preparing for the store’s annual February romance novel sale. She’s also planning to host an open house and author signings.

Though she’s only two weeks into her ownership experience, Simone said she’s happy to be back among the books. “If you’re a real bookworm and you read a lot, this is the place for you,” she said.

PIPELINE from page 2 trary nature of a deadline that prevented the State Department from gathering the information necessary to approve the project and protect the American people,” Obama said in a written statement. “I’m disappointed that Republicans in Congress forced this decision.”

Republicans responded unsparingly.

“President Obama is destroying tens of thousands of American jobs and shipping American energy security to the Chinese. There’s really just no other way to put it. The president is selling out American jobs for politics,” House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said. Insisting that the pipeline would help the economy, he declared: “This is not the end of the fight,” signaling that Republicans might try again to force a decision.

The State Department said the decision was made “without prejudice,” meaning TransCanada can submit a new application once a new route is established. Russ Girling, TransCanada’s president and

chief executive officer, said the company plans to do exactly that. If approved, the pipeline could begin operation as soon as 2014, Girling said.

It did not take long for the Republicans seeking Obama’s job to slam him.

Newt Gingrich, campaigning for the GOP presidential nomination in South Carolina, called Obama’s decision “stunningly stupid,” adding: “What Obama has done is kill jobs, weaken American security and drive Canada into the arms of China out of just sheer stupidity.”

Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney said the decision was “as shocking as it is revealing. It shows a president who once again has put politics ahead of sound policy.”

Project supporters say U.S. rejection of the pipeline would not stop it from being built. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said Canada is serious about building a pipeline to its West Coast, where oil could be shipped to China and other Asian markets.

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U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) greets Laconia High School student Robert Vachon at a recent ceremony Ayotte held in Concord for students she nominated to the nation’s military service academies. Vachon has since been accepted at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. (Courtesy photo)

Robert Vachon will attend U.S. Naval Academy

LACONIA — Robert Vachon, a senior at Laconia High School, has been accepted into the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. He expects to report to the 167 year-old institution in late July.

Vachon was nominated for appointment by both U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte and Congressman Frank Guinta.

The oldest son of Scott and Bethanie Vachon, Robert has lived in Laconia for about 12 years. The family moved to the city after his father concluded six years of service in the U.S. Marine Corps. Robert was born in South Carolina, while his father was stationed at the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.

Robert said growing up in an environment of military service inspired him to apply to the Naval Academy. “I have a real drive to serve my country and to get an education – this was a great way to do both,” he said, adding that he’s interested in aviation.

Robert, who plays football and lacrosse for Laconia, has a younger brother and a younger sister.

— Adam Drapcho WIKIPEDIA from page 2 jobs in the movie and music industries. But a campaign including tech heavyweights such as Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. has successfully portrayed the bills as an attack on a free and open Internet.

“It has nothing to do with stolen songs or movies,” said Justin Ruben, executive director of MoveOn. org, which is participating in the blackout. Ruben says tougher legislation — even directed overseas — could make domestic cultural commentators more prone to legal attack.

Rather than showing encyclopedia articles, Wikipedia displayed a blacked-out page describing the protest and offering more information on the bills.

Many articles were still viewable on cached pages.

Reddit.com shut down its social news service for 12 hours. Other sites made their views clear without cutting off services. Google blacked out the logo on its home page, directing people to a page where they could add their names to a petition.

The one-day outage was timed to coincide with key House and Senate committee hearings as they prepare to send the bills to the full floor for debate.

However, sponsor Rep. Lamar Smith, a Texas Republican, sought last week to remove a controversial provision from the House bill that could force Internet service providers to interfere with the way Web addresses work for foreign sites deemed dedicated to piracy. He postponed work on the measure until February.

Critics believe such tinkering with core Internet technology treads into dangerous territory that could lead to online censorship. The White House raised concerns that the bills could stifle innovation. Over the weekend, the Obama administration reacted to two online petitions, saying it “will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet.”

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LACONIA — Laconia High School Drama will present an evening of two one-act plays tonight, Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Laconia High School auditorium.

The nights will feature the drama “The Pattern is Broken” and the comedy “What Dreams May Come.”

Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students and seniors.

“We’re very excited”, says director Bernie Campbell. “We’ve got a lot of talent in these shows.”

“The Pattern is Broken”, written by Ian Stansel, and produced by an arrangement with Huer Publishing Inc., is a thought provoking drama that features two couples, one at the beginning of their relationship, and one at the end. It is directed by senior drama student Hailey Miles, and features the talents of senior Drew Prag, junior Gwen Huot, freshman Alana Persson, and drama club newcomer, senior Nick Fecteau.

“These kids are going to really blow you away.

This is a powerful show, and Hailey’s done a great job with it,” says Campbell.

“What Dreams May Come” is a hilarious romp through the subconscious of playwright William Shakespeare, written by director Bernie Campbell.

The club performed this show several years ago, but it has undergone major revisions since that time, and the club is very excited to be presenting this revised version.

The show features sophomore John Hammond and senior Kat Beliveau as Horatio and Ophelia, as well as a cast of dozens of others, portraying familiar, and some not-so-familiar Shakespearian characters. Senior Kristian Brown takes a turn as the sleeping Shakespeare, in a part more difficult than you might think. “He has to make sure he doesn’t actually fall asleep, and not move,” says Campbell.

“It’s a challenge.”

“What Dreams May Come” will also be the show that LHS takes to the NHETG regional festival in March. “We’re looking forward to it,” says Campbell.”We didn’t get a chance to show it off last time, and I think it’s even better now. I’m hoping for good things.”

Meredith Village Savings Bank awards more than $78,000 MEREDITH — Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB) has announced that the charitable fund that carries its name has awarded $78,762 in grants to 32 area nonprofits. This includes $26,992 that was split equally among 14 local food pantries. These grants are in addition to the bank’s contributions in the form of sponsorships, donations and scholarships, as well as the extraordinary volunteer efforts of its employees.

“Providing support to the communities and people we serve has been a central part of our mission as a mutual savings bank since we opened in 1869,” said Rick Wyman, executive vice president and CFO at MVSB and one of the trustees of the MVSB Fund.

“While the profits of stock banks often benefit their stockholders, our charter as a mutual savings bank allows us to invest in ways that provide benefit to our communities, employees, customers and to the long-term success of the bank. We are pleased to support these very deserving organizations as part of that long-term commitment.”

MVSB established the Meredith Village Savings Bank Fund in 1997 under the leadership of John Starrett who was then president and CEO of the bank. Since then, 216 grants totaling more than $796,000 have been awarded to a wide range of environmental, social, educational, and historic projects

throughout central New Hampshire. Over the years, the Fund has supported literacy programs, afterschool programs, environmental monitoring and education, restoration of historic structures, organizations that provide support for individuals and families in challenging circumstances, and equipment that helps save lives.

The recently-selected 2011 MVSB Fund recipients are: — Appalachian Mountain Teen Project of Wolfeboro. Awarded $2,000 to help fund trips and activity-based programming, offered through their Teen Project and Pathways to Leadership programs, for Lakes Region youth that face challenging life circumstances and have limited financial resources.

— Ashland Police Department. Awarded $1,000 to purchase a digital camera with lens-changing capability. The new camera will be used to process violent and major crime scenes, as well as thefts, and will replace the police department’s current practice of borrowing a camera from a neighboring police department each time they are in need.

— Belknap Regional Special Operations Group (BSOG) of Laconia. Awarded $5,000 to purchase new bullet-proof vests for its members, who provide specialized law enforcement services beyond the see next page

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LACONIA — Central New Hampshire VNA and Hospice will be offering a six-week Bereavement Support Group this January for those who have experienced the death of a loved one. The group will meet in the late afternoon in Laconia. John Walker, Bereavement Volunteer, and Ginny Caple, Hospice Bereavement Volunteer, will be the group facilitators.

The purpose of the Support Group is to give participants the opportunity to learn about the grief process, discuss their own ways of coping, and to gain the support of others in safe and caring ways. Although grief is a unique experience through which each person finds his or her own way, there are common threads we all share when facing this experience.

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— Hands Across The Table of Laconia. Awarded $2,500 to continue to provide a free community meal every Tuesday night at the St. James Church in Laconia. Hands Across The Table serves 100+ meals on real plates each night.

— Holderness Afterschool Care & Enrichment (A.C.E.). Awarded $2,500 to expand the program’s current services in response to participant and family feedback to include: middle school leadership and mentoring technology club; year-round children’s theater curriculum; temporary tuition services; 10th year anniversary “Lights On” celebration using green energy; and program evaluation consisting of the production of a Continuous Quality Assurance Plan.

— Kingswood Youth Center of Wolfeboro Falls.

Awarded $3,500 to install electrical service in the program’s thrift shop – the KYC Kloset. The thrift shop is designed to help teach students in the afterschool program business and money management skills through the real-world scenario of running a thrift shop.

— Lakes Region Child Care Services (LRCCS) of Laconia. Awarded $2,000 to provide tuition assistance low income and otherwise impacted families.

Grants funds will be allocated to LRCCS’s Financial Assistance Fund, which assists families whose income is at or below 133% of federal poverty guidelines, as well as others who have demonstrated financial need through extenuating circumstances.

— Lakes Region Habitat for Humanity of Meredith. Awarded $3,545 to update its current scaffolding to meet OSHA safety standards, and in turn provide a safer workplace for its volunteers.

— Meredith Historical Society. Awarded $1,500 to

replace the existing building sign at the Main Street museum.

— Sandwich Children’s Center of Center Sandwich. Awarded $1,500 to accommodate a recent influx of infant enrollments. The Center’s infant enrollment went from zero to seven in just one year, and they have seen a potential for more enrollments in the coming months. Grant funds will be used for professional development, facility improvements, equipment purchases and tuition support.

— Sandwich Fire and Rescue Association.

Awarded $2,500 to purchase a new cardiac monitor/ defibrillator to replace their current equipment that is expensive to support and does not meet current hospital and state standards.

— Skatepark of Plymouth. Awarded $5,000 to finish building a skatepark in Plymouth that will provide the 6,200+ children, teenagers and young adults in the Pemi-Baker region with a place to enjoy camaraderie and physical exercise. By the summer of 2012, the skatepark is hoped to triple in size, complete with new concrete features and a winding 8-foot wide concrete gully called a “snake run.”

—Spaulding Youth Center of Northfield. Awarded $5,000 to support their two-year enrollment and marketing initiative that is aimed at providing critical information to area schools, state agencies and referral sources for children with special needs.

Their year two plan focuses specifically on building awareness and outreach to those managing children with special needs, as well as the launch of a new, interactive website, an electronic newsletter, and updated marketing materials.

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Stephen Ellis one of SantaCroce family entertains at Opera House Jan. 28 2011’s NH Five Star Mortgage Professionals LACONIA — Laconia Savings Bank is pleased to announce that Stephen Ellis, Mortgage Loan Officer for Laconia Savings Bank, has been named one of the 2011 New Hampshire Five Star Mortgage Professionals.

The Five Star Professionals award is given Stephen Ellis to mortgage professionals rated highest in overall satisfaction by clients, peers and industry experts. The 2011 New Hampshire Five Star Mortgage Professionals is a select group, representing less than 3% of mortgage professionals in the area.

Ellis can be reached at the Laconia Savings Bank’s Hillsborough Office located at 325 West Main Street and at 528-8121 or via e-mail at EllisS@laconiasavings.com.

FRANKIN — The SantaCroce family will entertain at the Franklin Opera House on Saturday, January 28, at 7:30 p.m.

The group features six brothers and sisters with unsurpassed five-part harmony, and virtuoso guitar and mandolin skills and delights audiences with songs from the Mamas and Papas to Justin Beiber as well as some of their own songs.

Brittany, the oldest of the siblings has emerged as the leader of the group, singing and accompanying on mandolin. Next in line is Rebecca with very solid guitar and vocals, who also does her part in leading the group and mentoring her brothers and sisters.

Olivia, James, Robert and Greg, who is the youngest member of the group is now accompanying on drums and percussion.

Originally from New York state, the family of ten

children with parents Jim and Lorraine now call Sullivan, New Hampshire, their home.

Franklin Opera House Executive Director Steve Foley said that he was intrigued when he first heard about the group and decided to book them for a show. “When I actually saw them on stage and heard them sing, I was blown away, not only by their musical talent, but by the great warmth and energy that radiates from them when they sing. I can’t wait to hear the full concert,’’ Foley said.

For tickets and information call the Franklin Opera House Box office at 934-1901 or visit: www. themiddlenh.org. To learn more about SantaCroce and hear samples of their music visit: www. wearesantacroce.com.

Adult tickets are $12, students and seniors are $10.

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— Transport Central of Plymouth. Awarded $2,500 to begin serving the towns of Ashland and Holderness through offering coordinated volunteer services to transportation-challenged individuals.

This will be accomplished by hiring a Mobility Manager to initiate and coordinate local and regional connections, as well as manage the volunteer driver program. Transport Central plans to provide these services to 19 towns in the Plymouth area by the spring of 2012.

— Visiting Nurses of Meredith and Center Harbor of Meredith, Awarded $1,150 to help purchase equipment, including a pulse oximeter, a pediatric stethoscope and a geriatric 3-position reclining chair, for their new community facility located on Waukewan Street in Meredith.

— Wolfeboro Area Children’s Center. Awarded $2,575 to replace the facility’s 12 cribs in order to meet federal safety standards.

— Wolfeboro Cooperative Nursery School of Wolfeboro Falls. Awarded $3,000 to provide tuition assistance to families in need and take the students on educational field trips.

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In addition to the grants listed above, fourteen local food pantries – Alton Community Services Food Pantry; Ashland Community Food Pantry; Calvary Bible Church Food Pantry in Meredith; Community Food Center in Tamworth; First Fruits Food Pantry in Sanbornton; Helping Hand Food Pantry of Plymouth; Inreach Ministries Food Pantry in Laconia; L.I.F.E. Ministries Food Pantry of Wolfeboro; Meredith Emergency Food Pantry; Moultonborough United Methodist Church Food Pantry; Plymouth Area Community Closet; St. Vincent de Paul Society of Laconia; The Salvation Army of Laconia; and United Baptist Church Food Pantry in Laconia – were each awarded $1,928 to help feed the struggling families in their service areas.

2012 MVSB Fund awards The deadline for consideration for the next grant cycle is October 15, 2012. Applications are available on the Bank’s website and at all MVSB offices.

Meredith Village Savings Bank, founded in 1869, is an independent mutual savings bank with 11 offices serving individuals, families, businesses and municipalities in the Lakes Region and the Plymouth area.

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OBITUARY

Richard L. Perley, 73

LACONIA — Richard L. Perley, 73, of 70 Cottonwood Avenue, died at the Lakes Region General Hospital on Tuesday, January 17, 2012. He was the widower of Gale P. ( Kaiser ) Perley who died in 2008.

Mr. Perley was born February 1, 1938 in Laconia, the son of Drs. John R. and Melba D. (Beagle) Perley.

Mr. Perley was a longtime resident of Laconia. He graduated from Laconia High School in 1956 and from Kimball Union Academy in 1957. He attended Middlebury College and graduated from Babson College in 1962.

Mr. Perley served in the US. Navy. He was manager of a marina in Dillon, Colorado and was a member of the ski area management team at the Arapahoe Basin in Dillon, Colorado, Camelback Ski Area in Tannersville, Penn. and the Poco North Ski Area in Hawley, Penn. While living in Laconia, he was owner of the Laconia Dairy Queen and Jan and Her Friends (children’s clothing store). He also worked for the Hobo & Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad as a train crew member and rail car maintenance. He was also the ticket agent at Weirs Beach, N.H. Survivors include a son, Craig Richard Perley and

his wife, Onixcia, of Laconia; two daughters, Marcia Ann Gagnon of Meredith and Michelle Brown and her husband, David, of Williamsburg, Virginia; four grandchildren, Nicole Gagnon, Christopher Gagnon, Tyler Brown and Paxten Perley; two brothers, John S. Perley and his wife, Suzanne, of Laconia and David Perley and his wife, Cathy, of Keene and a sister, Ann Morin, and her husband, Gerard, of Laconia. In addition to his wife and parents, Mr. Perley was predeceased by a brother, R. Allan Perley.

There will be no calling hours or funeral service.

Spring burial will be in the family lot in Union Cemetery.

For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Laconia Historical & Museum Society, PO Box 1126, Laconia, NH 03247 or to the Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation, PO Box 7312, Gilford, NH 03247.

Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www. wilkinsonbeane.com.

Hayden Peaslee wins Gilmanton Geographic Bee

GILMANTON — Hayden Peaslee, an 7th Grade student at Gilmanton School won the schoollevel competition of the National Geographic Bee on January 11, and a chance at a $25,000 college scholarship. The school-level Bee, at which students answered oral questions on geography, was the first round in the 24th annual National Geographic Bee. The Bee is sponsored by Google (visit www.google. com/educators/geo).

The school winners, including Peaslee will now take a written test; up to 100 of the top scorers in each state will be eligible to compete in their state Bee March 30.

The National Geographic Society will provide an allexpenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for state champions and teacher-escorts to participate in the national championship rounds on May 22 -24.

The first-place national winner will receive a $25,000 college scholarship and a lifetime membership in the Society and a trip to the Galàpagos Islands, courtesy of Lindbald Expeditions and National Geographic (visit www.expeditions.com).

“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek will moderate the national finals on May 24. The program will air on television. Check local listings for dates and times.

MEREDITH — The Meredith/I-L Alumni Association held its first meeting of the new year and formed plans for 2012. The progress of the recent “Giving Letter”, which has been sent out to all the alumni that are currently in the alumni database, was the first order of business. This is the alumni’s annual fundraiser and donations are used for annual scholarships. The Alumni Association will award three $1,000 scholarships to three deserving seniors from the I-L Class of 2012.

The association is seeking updated information

for its database on alumni which can be e-mailed to Shannon Bickford Szelsnack at szelsnack@yahoo. com or mailed to the Meredith/ I-L Alumni Association, PO Box 1076, Meredith, NH 03253. Donations to the association can be sent to the same address.

The Alumni Association will hold its annual gathering event at Church Landing in Meredith on Sunday, June 3. The 50 Year Class that will be honored at the annual gathering will be the Class of 1962 and Carol Nichols Davis has been coordinating the reunion plans. A second letter will be going out to class members soon. For more information class members may call Carol at 279-5844. Other classes that are planning reunions are asked to contact Judy Dever at 279-4845 or judynjoed@metrocast.net.

The next alumni meeting will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, February 6 at President Nancy Morrill’s on Parade Road.

Call Nancy at 279-6657 if interested in attending.

Meredith/I-L Alumni Association maps plans for 2012

Summer Theatre sign-up open now for ‘Annie’

MEREDITH — The Interlakes Summer Theatre is holding auditions for the 2012 season that includes “Nunsensations!” -June 26-June-July 1, “All Shook Up” July 3-15, “Annie” -July 17-29, “Singin’ in the RainJuly 31-Aug 12”, “A Chorus Line”- Aug 14-19. Mainstage productions require a four week commitment.

There are 60 audition slots available for “Annie” and the other orphans, and all local or summer residents interested in small ensemble roles throughout the season.

The theatre will also be auditioning teens for its Junior Intern Company which performs its’ children series. Each children’s show rehearses for two weeks prior to production dates 9:30-12:30 every morning.

There is no participation fee.

Appointments are necessary. Auditions will be held at the Interlakes HS Auditorium, Saturday, March 3, Sunday, March 4, and Monday, March 5.

Auditionees should prepare a song, bring a recent picture, and should be prepared to dance if seeking a dance role-which does include those auditioning for Orphans and Annie.

To request an audition or more information, call 1-888245-6374, or email interlakescasting2012@gmail.com.

Laconia Lacrosse Club opens registration

LACONIA — Laconia Lacrosse Club has started player registration for the upcoming spring 2012 season.

Players can register on-line at www.sportsmanager.us/OrgManager/NHYLA.htm, select Organizations, then to Laconia.

The club will also have a registration meeting on Jan. 31, from 7-8 p.m. at the Laconia Police Station.

Laconia Lacrosse Club fields seven teams that include a U-9 Co-ed team that plays under boys rules but has no contact, as well as boys & girls U-11, U-13 and U-15 teams.

The club is open to all Laconia residents, as well as players from surrounding towns that do not have teams, such as Belmont, Meredith, Franklin and New Hampton.

For more information, call Tony Pederzani , 528-5449.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The difference between being extraordinary and being ordinary is the “extra.” You’ll push yourself to do more than what’s expected. Then suddenly doing more is the new normal.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 19).

You’ll approach life with new creativity and a gleeful heart. Potential mates and business partners find you attractive in February. March brings the opportunity to put your faith in a loved one, and this person will make you proud. You’ll find money in April. Special training in the fall will increase your financial bottom line. Leo and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 14, 39, 20 and 6.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 21). All that you need to learn is readily available to you in your current situation. Maybe you think the energy will change if you seek a new position, but it won’t. So instead, work your current scene to the best of your ability.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Hone your talents by exploring what captures your interest and quickly move past what doesn’t. You’ll find friends and group activities especially fun tonight.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your social network could use some attention. It’s an excellent time to remember those who have supported you in the past with a kind gesture. Also, make a list of potential future supporters.

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Today is Thursday, Jan. 19, the 19th day of 2012 with 347 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: In 1861, Georgia seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy.

On this date: In 1920, the U.S. Senate voted against the country joining the League of Nations.

In 1938, the Spanish Nationalist air force bombed Barcelona and Valencia, killing 700 civilians and wounding hundreds more.

In 1975, China published a new constitution that adopted the precepts and policies of Mao Zedong.

In 1977, U.S. President Gerald Ford pardoned Iva Toguri D’Aquino, who had been convicted of treason for her World War II Japanese propaganda broadcasts as Tokyo Rose.

Also in 1977, snowfall was recorded in Miami and the Bahamas. It was the first recorded snowfall in Miami.

In 1994, ice skater Tonya Harding’s former husband, Jeff Gillooly, was arrested and charged with conspiracy in the attack two weeks earlier on Harding rival Nancy Kerrigan.

In 1995, Russian forces captured the presidential palace in the rebel republic of Chechnya.

In 2001, U.S. President Bill Clinton announced he had made a deal with the independent prosecutor that would prevent him from being indicted after he left office.

In 2005, the Southeast Asian tsunami death toll was raised to 220,000, including more than 166,000 killed in Indonesia.

In 2007, former U.S. Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio, the only member of Congress to plead guilty in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison.

In 2008, U.S. President George W. Bush said that although the economy was growing, the rate of growth has slowed and “there’s a risk of a downturn.” He called it “a challenging period for our economy.”

In 2009, Iranian intelligence officials said their forces had dismantled a U.S.-backed spy network involving several nations aimed at toppling the country’s Islamic regime.

In 2010, Republican Scott Brown, a little known former state senator, scored a major political upset by winning a special Massachusetts election over a heavily favored Democrat to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the death of Democratic legend Ted Kennedy.

In 2011, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill to repeal healthcare reform legislation enacted during the last Congress. The Senate, however, blocked the proposal.

Today’s Birthdays: James Watt, inventor of the steam engine, in 1736; Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in 1807; American short story writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe in 1809; French post-Impressionist painter Paul Cezanne in 1839; actors Jean Stapleton is 89, Fritz Weaver is 86 and Tippi Hedren is 82; television newscaster Robert MacNeil is 81; singer Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers is 73; British stage singer and actor Michael Crawford is 70; singer Dolly Parton is 66; actors Shelley Fabares is 68 and Katey Sagal is 58; chef Paula Deen is 65; singer/actor Desi Arnaz Jr. is 59; comedian Frank Caliendo is 38.

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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS Program on 50 Years of Banding Birds in the Lakes Region. 7:30 p.m. at the Loon Center in Moultonborough.

Hosted by the Lakes Region Chapter of the Audubon Society. Refreshments will be served.

Saxophonist Harry Allen and pianist Rossano Sportiello perform at the N.H. Jazz Center at Pitman’s Freight Room in Laconia. 8 p.m. $10. BYOB. Al-Anon Meeting at the Congregational Church Parish House (18 Veterans Square) in Laconia. 8 to 9:15 p.m. each Thursday. Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 6459518.

Chess Club at the Goss Reading Room (188 Elm Street) in Laconia. 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. each Thursday. All ages and skill levels welcome. We will teach.

Giggles & Grins playgroup at Family Resource Center in downtown Laconia (635 Main Street). Free group for parents children from birth through age 5. For more information call 524-1741.

Toddler Time at the Gilford Public Library. 11:30 a.m. to noon. Songs, stories and movement to music for children 18-36 months. Sign-up in the Children’s Room.

Book Discussions at the Gilford Public Library. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. and again from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. “Bliss, Remembered” by Frank DeFord. Copies available at the library.

Tales for Tails at the Gilford Public Library. 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. Improve your reading skills while reading to a therapy dog.

Knotty Knitters gathering at the Meredith Public Library. 10 a.m. to noon. Open to all experience levels.

Brown Bag Book Group meeting at the Meredith Public Library. Noon to 1 p.m. “One Thousand White Woman: The Journals of May Dodd” by Jim Fergus. Copies at the front desk. Dessert and beverages provided.

ABC & ME storytime at the Meredith Public Library.

1 to 2 p.m. Class will feature the letter “M”, Children 3-5 encouraged to bring something from home that starts with the letter.

Poetry with Paint time at the Meredith Public Library.

3:30 to 4:30 p.m. For ages 10 and up. Create a piece of artwork with paint then feel the words come to you as you express yourself in words.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 20 Open climbing wall time at the Meredith Community Center. 7:30 to 7 p.m. $10 family rate or $3/child and $5/ adult.

Al-Anon Meeting at the Congregational Church Parish House (18 Veterans Square) in Laconia. 9:30 to 11 a.m. each Friday. Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 645-9518.

Giggles & Grins playgroup at Family Resource Center in downtown Laconia (635 Main Street). Free group for parents children from birth through age 5. For more information call 524-1741.

Jumpin’ Janaury Tot Time at the Giford Public Library.

9:30 to 10:20 a.m. Learning about tracks different animals make for children to 3 years old. Story art project and a snack.

Open Storytime at the Gilford Public Library. 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Songs, stories and a take-home craft in the story time room. No sign-up required.

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First recipient of Ed & Polly Chertok Scholarship is Taylor Williams of Laconia Fredda Osman, right, and Judi Tucker, center, met with Taylor Williams, left, first recipient of the Ed and Polly Chertok Memorial Scholarship, donated by Osman and her sister, Maxine Derby. Osman showed Williams a photo of her parents and told heartwarming and humorous stories about them. Polly and Ed, who were both involved in many worthwhile community activities, believed deeply that education is a gift and that spreading knowledge could be a way to promote peace and end prejudice.

Williams, a Laconia High School graduate is a freshman at St. Michael’s College, majoring in Psychology. (Courtesy photo)

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: I am in a relationship with a widower. He is a thoughtful person and works two jobs. His two adult sons live in his home with their girlfriends. Neither of the boys pays rent. Nor do they buy groceries or cleaning supplies.

They never offer to take their father out to dinner or do anything special for him. Their father buys their vehicles and pays their insurance.

The house is in shambles. The boys’ only responsibility is to take the trash to the dump and mow the yard in the summer. They do this grudgingly and not very well. The boys show little respect for their father. They leave beer bottles and dirty dishes all over the kitchen and their shoes, dirty clothes and trash all over the house. No one cleans a bathroom or vacuums a floor. They are busy working out, doing what they want with their friends or going out drinking. One of the girlfriends is always broke and looking for a handout, but she has money to get hammered every weekend. She doesn’t lift a finger around the house and has the nerve to tell my boyfriend what he needs to buy to make her more comfortable.

My boyfriend thinks that this is normal behavior and that I am the one with the problem. He believes it is his responsibility to take care of them, because they don’t have “good” jobs that pay a lot of money. He would never kick them out.

We don’t live together and never will under these circumstances. My boyfriend reads your column every day. Will you tell him I’m not the only one who thinks this situation stinks?

-- Kick ‘Em Out! Dear Kick: Some parents have such soft spots for their children that they become enablers, allowing the kids to postpone adulthood. This is unfortunate for the children. They never learn to support themselves or manage their money and are forever dependent on others to take care of them.

However, these are not your children, and how your boyfriend chooses to deal with them is only your business if you marry him. Right now, we don’t recommend it.

Dear Annie: I have been at my job for more than 20 years and will be retiring soon. Co-workers have been asking whether I would like a party and gifts. I’ve made it clear that I want absolutely nothing and politely suggested that they donate to the local food bank.

I don’t like these people. I will not “keep in touch.” I am happy to leave this miserable job. So if they give me a cake or gifts, is it OK to simply express my thanks, or do I have to send a thank-you note? All gifts will end up in the trash, and I have no intention of participating in any celebration. -- New York Grouch Dear Grouch: Verbal thanks are sufficient for an office cake or party. If you are given a gift, however, a thank-you note is in order. We think you can manage it, especially because it’s likely to be the last communication you will have with these people. It never hurts to depart on a gracious note.

Dear Annie: Our experience as an over-50 couple has been entirely different from that of the couple who were having the problems with intimacy.

When my husband and I retired, we both got back in shape after 40 years behind desks. I felt better and younger than I did at 25. I took up belly-dancing, and even though I can’t seem to make it past the beginner level, my husband thinks it is very sexy. I try to build up his confidence in the bedroom even when things are less than perfect, and he does the same for me. We both have loads of fun trying new things, and after this many years, there is absolutely no pressure to perform. Sex after 50 is awesome. -- Flirtin’ in Florida Dear Florida: Good for you! We love your attitude.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to: anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

$1-A-DAY CLASSIFIEDS • CALL 527-9299 DOLLAR-A-DAY: Private Party ads only (For Sale, Lost, Autos, etc.), must run ten consecutive days, 15 words max. Additional words 10¢ each per day. does not apply to yard sales. REGULAR RATE: $2 a day; 10¢ per word per day over 15 words. PREMIUMS: First word caps no charge. Additional bold, caps and 9pt type 10¢ per word per day. Centered words 10¢ (2 word minimum) TYPOS: Check your ad the first day of publication. Sorry, we will not issue credit after an ad has run once, and we do not offer refunds. DEADLINES: noon the business day prior to the day of publication. PAYMENT: All private party ads must be pre-paid. We accept checks, Visa Mastercard and Discover credit cards and of course, cash. $10 minimum order for credit cards. CORRESPONDENCE: To place your ad call our offices at 527-9299 between 9 am & 5 pm, Monday through Friday; Stop by our office or send a check or money order with ad copy to The Laconia Daily Sun,1127 Union Ave, Laconia, NH 03246. You can email ads to ads@laconiadailysun.com, we will contact you for payment. OTHER RATES: For information about display ads or other advertising options, call 527-9299.

Animals

Autos

For Rent

For Rent

BEAUTIFUL Puppies: Apricot, red, mini poodles. Champ background. Good price. Healthy, happy and home raised.

253-6373.

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

2 Br 2 Bath home, attached ga rage, full basement. Gilford. $1400/mo. References required.

Security deposit and first month s rent. Call Dave 603-293-9320.

BELMONT: 2 bedroom, 3rd floor. Coin-op laundry and storage space in basement. $235/week including heat, electric & hot water. 524-1234, www.whitemtrentals.com.

DACHSHUNDS puppies. Heath & temperament guaranteed. $450 (603)539-1603.

Announcement LOOKING to start Alzheimer patient group to meet, to eat, to talk and to have some fun. Need a place to meet. Call Jordan at 603-968 4088.

WE Pay CA$H for GOLD and SILVER No hotels, no waiting.

603-279-0607, Thrifty Yankee, Rte. 25, Meredith, NH.

Autos

CASH paid for unwanted or junk cars and trucks. Same day service possible. 603-231-2859.

TOP DOLLAR PAID for junk cars & trucks. Available 7-days a week.

P3!s Towing. 630-3606

BOATS DOCKS for Rent: 2012 season, Lake Winnisquam Point. Parking, bathrooms, showers, launch on site. 603-524-2222.

Business Opportunities

2003 Dodge Conversion Van 78,000 miles, long wheel base, full size, 7 passenger. Garaged. $11,900. 279-0055.

LACONIA Curves Franchise for Sale: Currently operating. Terrific location includes updated equipment. Be your own boss & help women get fit. For more info., contact Brenda at 528-0808.

2003 Dodge SLT Pickup: Clean Florida truck, no rust, 5-speed, nice interior, 121k highway miles. $3,995 firm. Call Phil, 393-7786.

Employment Wanted

2007 Toyota Corolla LE- 9,500 miles, automatic, like new! $12,900. 286-4900

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

KEN BARRETT AUCTIONS Monday, January 23 @ 6pm • Preview at 4pm Log on to: www.auctionzip.com ID#5134, for 300 photos Ted Williams autograph, country primitives, glass & china, books, artwork, ephemera, ad tins & boxes, stoneware,old Valentines, tall case clock,other clocks, kerosene lamps, postcards, 20 dags, lots of sterling, pocket watches, rare Winni Gardens Sawyer, Toby collection, jackknives,Hubley golfer doorstop,NY Giants autographs, old violin, and much more!

Auction Held At 274 Main St. Tilton, N.H. (1 mile off I-93N) 603-286-2028 • kenbarrettauctions@netzero.net Lic # 2975, buyers premium, cash, checks, credit cards.

We DO NOT accept phone bids, but we DO TAKE absentee bids.

ALTON Housemate- Private suite w/use of common rooms in quiet country setting. No drinking/No smoking. $450/Month includes utilities. 875-6875

EAST Tilton- Large 1 bedroom, includes washer/dryer, dishwasher, heat, electricity.

No smoking/dogs. $750/Month.

998-6143.

For Rent

For Rent

Gilford- One bedroom, second floor includes heat, hot water and electricity. $740/Month.

One month s rent and one month security deposit required.

603-731-0340.

Laconia- Great downtown Location. Rooms for rent. Share kitchen & bath. Utilities included. $107-$115/Week.

524-1884

Gilford- 1 bedroom, includes all utilities, washer/dryer. TV, Internet. Great view! No smokers/pets. $850/Month. 293-8976 GILFORD: 1 or 2-bedroom apartments from $175/Week includes heat & utilities. Pets considered. Security/References.

556-7098.

GILMANTON Iron Works Village.

One bedroom apartment, second floor. No pets/smoking, includes basic cable & utilities. References & security deposit required. $700/Month. 603-364-3434 LACONIA 1 Bedroom- Washer/ dryer hookup, storage, no pets.

Security Deposit & references. $600/month + utilities. 520-4353 LACONIA 1 Br, heat & electricity included. $750/mo. 603-781-6294.

LACONIA 3 bedroom house, 2 full baths, FHA Oil, non-smoker, no pets, $1000/month. Jim 279-8247.

LACONIA Almost New Winnipesaukee Waterfront Luxury 2-Bedroom Condominium. Air, large deck. $1,200. No smoking.

One-year lease. 603-293-9111

LACONIA LAKE OPECHEE 2nd floor, private entry, 4-room, 1-bedroom apartment. Includes electric, heat, on-site laundry, plowed parking, use of waterfront & Wi-Fi access.

No Smokers, $775/Month + security deposit.

Laconia- Large 1-bedroom apartment. Washer/Dryer in apartment, close to downtown, small pet OK. $180/Week + 4-weeks security.

455-5736 LACONIA- Large Rooms for rent.

Private bath, heat/hot water, electric, cable, parking included. $145/week 603-781-6294 Laconia- Spacious 2 bedroom, hookups, garage, porch, no pets. $750/Month + utilities 603-455-0874 LACONIA-DUPLEX 2 bedroom 1 bath, washer/dryer hookups, garage. $900/month, heat included. References & security deposit. No pets or smokers.

524-8886 LACONIA: 2 bedroom, 2nd floor in duplex building. $235/week including heat, electric & hot water, 524-1234 www.whitemtrentals.com.

LACONIA: Prime 2-bedroom apt. on Gale Avenue. Walk to town and beaches. Very large rooms.

Beautiful hardwood floors, loads of closets. Private porch and garage. $1,000/month, includes heat and hot water. 524-3892 or 630-4771.

LACONIA: 2-bedroom, 2-bath.

Includes 3-season porch. Close to school, park & beach. Includes heat/hot water & washer/dryer. $300/week +security. 528-3840.

LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments.

Call for available apartments.

524-4428

524-1917

LACONIA: Large 3-bedroom apartment. First floor, parking. $850/mo + utilities, security deposit required. 603-781-6294.

LACONIA, 1 bedroom, 1st floor.

Quiet, clean, sunny, Parking, hookups, early move-in bonus. $160/Weekly.With heat.998-7337.

LACONIA: Large, Sunny, 1st floor, updated, 8-room apartment.

Heat/Hot Water included, 4-bedrooms. $1,200/Month 566-6815

Laconia- 1+ bedroom duplex apartment, off street parking, walking distance to stores, no pets/smokers. Security deposit and references required. $800/Month, includes heat/hot water. For additional information, call 524-2575 between 5 and 8pm.

APARTMENTS, mobile homes. If you need a rental at a fair price, call DRM Corp. Over 40 years in rentals. We treat you better!

524-0348 or visit M-W-F, 12-5, at 373 Court Street, Laconia.

GILFORD, 2-Bedroom, 2-Bath, Balconies, no smoking/pets, $890/month plus utilities, Security deposit and references, 603-455-6662

Laconia- 2+ Bedrooms, 2nd floor, washer/dryer hook-up. $225/Week + utilities. References/deposit required. No pets/No smoking.

528-6205

AT Weirs Beach. Nice 2 Bedroom/ 1-Bath. Heat/HW incl Laundry hook-ups. $890/month. $500 security. 296-5314.

GILFORD- 3 bedroom 2 bath house. 2-car garage, tons of room, nice view. Walk to lake.

Rent to own. $1,400/Month + utilities. Bill 293-0685

Laconia- Clean, spacious 2 bedroom. Includes heat/hot water, washer/dryer hookups, no pets/smoking. $875/Month.

528-1829

LACONIA: Messer St., 3 Room, 1 bedroom with sunporch, 2nd floor. $165/Week. Includes heat/ electric. $500 security. 524-7793 LACONIA: Small 1 Bedroom, $135/week, includes heat & hot water. References and deposit required. 528-0024.

MEREDITH One bedroom apartment on second floor. 16X22 ft. deck, Open concept, cathedral ceiling, very elegant and rustic.

Plowing, parking, dumpster & utilities included, $850/month.

455-5660 Meredith- 2 bedroom 1st floor, nice apartment. Walk to docks/village. Washer/dryer hookups, Non-smoking, unitlites not included. $750. 279-7887 or 781-862-0123 MEREDITH- 2 bedroom duplex apartment, off street parking.

Parade Rd., no smoking/Pets.

References and security deposit required. $750/Month, heat included. 524-2575 MEREDITH: Small 1 -bedroom house, Jenness Hill Road. $625/Month +utilities. 1-Month security deposit. Available now.

279-5674.

NORTHFIELD: 3 bedroom trailer with additions and storage shed in small park with on-site laundromat, $235/week including heat, electric & hot water.

524-1234. www.whitemtrentals.com.

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For Rent

TILTON 3 Br house for rent with garage and fenced in yard, washer & dryer, gas heat. $950/mo plus utilities.

603-286-4845.

TILTON- Downtown room for rent in large 3-bedroom 2-bath apartment. $130/Week, includes all utilities. 603-286-4391 TILTONTWO CLEAN, UPDATED one bedrooms.

Heat/Hot Water included, no dogs. $640-$660/Month.

603-393-9693 or 916-214-7733.

TILTON-LARGE 2 bedroom, all utilities included. $850/Month or $212.50/Week. We accept section 8. 617-501-9611 WINNISQUAM: Small efficiency and a cottage including heat, hot water, lights and cable. $175-$185 per week. $400 deposit. No pets. 387-3864.

For Sale

Free

Land

BEDROOM-SOLID Cherrywood Sleigh bed. Dresser, mirror, chest, night stand. New! Cost $2,200 sell $895. 235-1773

FREE Pickup for your unwanted, useful item garages, automobiles, etc. estates cleaned out and yardsale items. (603)930-5222.

CUSTOM Glazed Kitchen Cabinets. Solid maple, never installed. Cost $6,000 sacrifice $1,595. 833-8278

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

BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE: Belmont, 3 acres, 100% dry, driveway roughed in to cleared house site, $54,900. Gilford, 1 1/4 acres, near Laconia line, 100% dry, level land, $79,900.

Owner/broker, 524-1234.

FIREWOOD: Green. Cut, split and delivered (within 15 miles). $190/cord. (603)455-8419.

GE Electric Range, Self Cleaning Oven, Excellent Condition. $150 Ask for Gary. 556-4832

GOLD & SILVER WANTED

This Month Paying: $22 for $1 Face Value Silver Coins Spot + $2 OZ for Silver .999 279-3087 17 years @ 55 Main Meredith, NH

No One Pays More!

WINTER RENTAL CEDAR LODGE Weirs Beach, Open Year Round ... Studios, 1-bedroom or 2-bedroom condos starting at $575 per month.

Please call Wendy at 366-4316.

GREEN FIREWOOD- cut, not split $130/cord, cut & split $175/cord.

Also, logging, landclearing & tree work (All phases). 393-8416.

For Rent-Commercial

Salon Dryer & hydrolic chair, (2) sink w/wall cabinet, station unit, desk, etc. Closing shop. Best Offer! 524-3613

Laconia-O’Shea Industrial Park 72 Primrose Drive

SKI-DOO-FLEX Ski!s w/carbides.

New, $300/Firm. Teck vest safety $50. 340-7066 or 366-2679

•10,000 Sq, Ft. Warehouse / Manufacturing. $5,800

UTILITY trailer with ball. 4x6, $350, Echo chainsaw $75.

998-7337.

• 3,000 Sq. Ft. Office Space $2,800

Furniture

• 3,340 Sq. Ft. Warehouse / Manufacturing - $1,800

FHA Heat/AC 3 Phase Power 72 Primrose Drive, Laconia

(603)476-8933 LACONIA Prime Location, 1200 sq. ft., with heated garage showroom/ office, $650/ month plus utilities, additional space available. 455-6662.

LACONIA Prime Union Ave Loca tion. 2 room office suite, ground floor. All utilities. included, except phone.

Rent Negotiable.

603-524-0753 OFFICE/RETAIL Space for Rent: 450 Sq.Ft. Great front building exposure! $700 per month.

Everything included. Busy Route 3, 539 Laconia Road, Tilton. Call 630-2332.

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

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.

MATTRESS & FURNITURE CLOSEOUTS AND OVERSTOCKS! 20% OFF ENTIRE STORE! RECLINERS $299, FUTONS, $299 BUNKBEDS, $399 SOFAS, $599 RUSTIC FURNITURE AND ARTWORK TOO! COZY CABIN RUSTICS AND MATTRESS OUTLET 517 WHITTIER HWY. (RTE 25) MOULTONBORO CALL JAY 603-662-9066 WWW.VISCODIRECT.COM

Free 10 FREE FIREPLATES

Save oil & money, make hot water with a Fireplate "water heating baffle for wood stove".

Restrictions apply, Email: info@dearbornbortec.com or Call: 207-935-2502 for complete details.

Accepting applications for our waiting list (Rental Assistance) One Bedroom Units Designed for Elderly (Over 62), Handicap, or Disabled Individuals, Regardless of age.

Spacious units, on-site laundry and parking, all utilities included, 24-hour maintenance.

Hillside Apartments Meredith, NH Call today to see if you qualify.

603-224-9221 TDD # 1-800-545-1833 Ext. 118 or Download an application at www.hodgescompanies.com An Equal Opportunity Housing Agent

Help Wanted APPLY TODAY START TOMORROW

17 hardworking men & women for our distribution center in Rochester, NH. Due to an increase in product demand. We are looking to fill 17 positions immediately. Starting salary $500/wk, benefit package, vacations. These positions will not last. Call today; hours 9-5 for interviews. 1-(603)822-0220.

Services

Lost

CALL TODAY! “PELLET STOVE” CLEANING AND SERVICE........

LADIES! prescription progressive eyeglasses, thin brownish frames, sunglass attachment in hard brown case. Reward. 253-4334.

Motorcycles

CALL DEAN AT 630-6180

Buy • Sell • Trade www.motoworks.biz

Carpenter- 10 + years experience.

Finish work, sheet rock & painting.

No job too small. Scheduling now.

998-0269

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

Be Part of the MADEIRA USA

Real Estate

Customer Service Team

FOR Sale By Owner: 2-Bedroom house, 1-1/4 bath. 180 Mechanic Street, Laconia. 524-8142.

Be Part of the Madeira USA Customer Service Team. As a Part-Time Customer Service Representative you will answer incoming customer service calls. This is a high-volume telephone contact environment that requires organizational skills and attention to detail.

Candidates must possess strong telephone skills and be PC literate. Must have the availability to work a flexible part-time schedule Monday–Friday between the hours of 8am and 8pm. High school diploma or GED required.

Services

PIPER ROOFING Quality Work Reasonable Rates Free Estimates Metal Roofs • Shingle Roofs

Roommate Wanted

CLEANING & ORGANIZING (Lakes Region): Home, office, garage, storage units, etc. Will remove unwanted items. Flat rate. Free estimate. Contact Anne @(757)506-6919.

CLEANING Service from Jennifer Harwood. Over 17 years of experience. Great references, free estimates. 603.524.9407.

Our Customers Don t get Soaked!

LACONIA- Roommate wantedSober home, steady income references needed. Off-Street parking, two rooms. $300-$400.

581-4364

528-3531 Major credit cards accepted

Email resumes to hr@madeirausa.com or fax to (603) 524-1839 BEYOND the Fringe seeking 1 stylist w/ clientele 25-35 hrs/wk.

Call 528-4433.

Dependable Male or Female LNA in private home.

20-40 hours per week.

Some overnights & weekends.

Send Resume to: Laconia Daily Sun BOX L 1127 Union Avenue, #1 Laconia, NH 03246

BRICKFRONT Restaurant and Lounge now hiring

Dishwasher/Experienced Line Cook Apply in person at: 134 Church St., Laconia

524-0399

Now Hiring Part Time Front Desk Attendant With Excellent Customer Service Skills!

Nights and Weekends a Must.

Please Apply In Person 177 Mentor Ave. Laconia, NH 03246

Now Hiring Part-Time Night Security Requires Light Maintenance Duty Please Apply In Person 177 Mentor Ave. Laconia, NH 03246 POSITIONS available in Housekeeping, Breakfast and Laundry: We are looking for hard working people willing to clean and to do various tasks! Part-time positions, with potential for full-time hours available. Must be flexible, reliable and dependable. Weekends a must. Please apply in person at Fireside Inn & Suites, Junctions of Routes 11 & 11B, Gilford, N.H.

HELP WANTED

Graphic Prepress Position And Customer Services/Sales Positions Small printing/book binding company in Moultonborough has immediate opening for Graphic Prepress Position with a strong InDesign and Word background experience a must. We also have Customer service/Sales representative positions available. Applicants should have general office experience, including strong computer, phone and customer service skills. Telemarketing experience is a plus. Benefit package includes matching 401k, health, life and disability.

Please fax resumes to 603-253-8126 or email to Robin@elanpublish.com. No phone calls please.

EOE

FLOORING & ROOFING And everything in between!

Roof Shoveling ~ Decks Hardwood Floors ~ Siding Additions & More!

Free Estimates • 24 Hours JP Smith Contractors

(603) 630-9811

PIANO TUNING- Goodwin Piano, experienced tuner/pianist. Call 603-366-1904

HANDYMAN SERVICES Small Jobs Are My Speciality

Rick Drouin 520-5642 or 744-6277 HERITAGE ENTERPRISES

Masonry Contractor. Chimney specialist, masonry repair, chimney cleaning, stainless steel liners. Stephen Peoples 1-(800)-330-9085, (603)253-4557/

SAVE 30% ON PAINTING SAVE 30% on Interior Painting.

Insured, references. Troy Turcotte Painting 455-9179.

At 5.1%, N.H. has 4th lowest unemployment rate in country CONCORD (AP) — New Hampshire’s unemployment rate dropped slightly in December to 5.1 percent, which the governor says is the fourth lowest unemployment rate in the nation.

The national unemployment rate in December was 8.5 percent.

Gov. John Lynch said Wednesday that the decline in the state unemployment rate is evidence that New Hampshire’s economic strategies are

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working. He says New Hampshire’s rate is 40 percent below the national average.

Lynch said that while the increase in people returning to work is good news, there are 38,000 Granite State residents still looking for work.

The New Hampshire unemployment rate two years ago — in December 2010 — was 5.6 percent. It peaked at 6.7 percent in September 2009.

Basketball legend Abdul-Jabbar thrilled to be named global U.S. ambassador NEW YORK (AP) — In a move to justice. His 2011 documentary, “On the engage young people worldwide, SecShoulders of Giants,” sought to highretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinlight these issues. He has also launched ton has named Kareem Abdul-Jabbar the Skyhook Foundation, which works as a global cultural ambassador. to improve children’s lives through eduThe Hall of Famer and NBA career cation and sports. scoring leader will promote the imporLast year, he received the Lincoln tance of education, social and racial tolerMedal for his commitment to educaance, cultural understanding and using tion, understanding and equality and sports as a means of empowerment. his contributions that exemplify PresHis appointment was announced ident Abraham Lincoln’s legacy.

Wednesday by the State Department.

His latest book, “What Color Is My “It’s a great honor and I’m thrilled that World?: The Lost History of Africanthey see me as the person that could get American Inventors,” was released this done,” he said in a phone interview. earlier this month.

The 64-year-old said he remembers a similar program under President John F. Kennedy where speakers came to his school in Harlem.

“So now I get to follow in the footsteps of one my heroes,” he said.

Ann Stock, assistant secretary of state for education and cultural affairs, said Abdul-Jabbar will travel Services the world to engage a generation of young people to help promote diplomacy.

Stock said Tuesday the appointment is part of Clinton’s vision of “Smart Power” that combines diplomacy, defense and development to “bridge the gap in a tense world through young people.”

Abdul-Jabbar said he will share his take on life in America, adding: “I’ll be doing a few basketball clinics, too.”

He will make his first official trip Sunday when he travels to TILE INSTALLATIONS Brazil for a number Buy your tile from the box of events centering on stores but have me install it for education. much less. Mark (603)452-8181 or for pictures visit “I look forward to myspace.com/aptile. meeting with young people all over the world and discussing ways in which we can strengthen our understanding of one another through education, through sports and through greater cultural tolerance,” he said.

Since his retirement in 1989, Abdul-Jabbar Yard Sale has been involved in projects focused on MIXED media sale at Sat Jan 21 at UBC, 35 Park St, Laconia 10-2.

African-American hisBooks, music, movies, etc. Tables tory and socio-economic available. Call 528-0247.

Hector’s is focal point of final push to raise $9K for new Laconia police dog Laconia Police Officer Kevin Shortt, Sergeant Mike Finogle and Gail Batstone of the Inns and Spa at Mill Falls read one of the winners of a raffle held on Wednesday evening at Hector’s Fine Food & Spirits in Laconia. The raffle is part of an effort to raise $9,000 for the purchase of a new police dog, which will be handled by Shortt. Chief Chris Adams said that the fundraising target is nearly reached, thanks to this and other recent efforts. Former chief Bruce Cheney won three prizes in the raffle, including a Bud Light beer cooler, a Mary Kay gift bag and one of the grand prizes, a night’s stay at one of the the Inns at Mill Falls. Cheney, apparently deciding that he was pretty enough, gave the cosmetics to a female acquaintance. Police Commissioner Armand Maheux joked that he would embark upon and investigation into the former chief’s unusual luck. In addition to hosting the raffle, Hector’s owners Carl and Carla Peterson also donated 20-percent of restaurant’s lunch and dinner tickets to the cause.

Their are celebrating their 25th Anniversary as owners of the establishment. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/ Adam Drapcho)

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#10162PA Silver, 4-Cylinder, 6-Speed, Auto, Power Locks, Windows & Seat, Alloys, Sunscreen Glass, 28k Miles.

Certified.

‘08 Chevy Malibu LT2

Red, V6, Auto, Alloys, Power Locks & Windows, 49k Miles.

Certified.

$16,900 or $225/Mo*

#12051SA Blue, V6, Auto, Alloys, Power Locks & Windows, 34k Miles.

Certified.

All Certified!!

Malibu Madness ...

‘09 Chevy Malibu LT2

$16,900 or $225/Mo*

$28,500 or $483/Mo*

‘07 Chevy Equinox LT AWD

LD SO

#10159PA

Loaded! V6, Leather, Moonroof, Full Power, Heated Seats, Sunscreen Glass, Only 37k Miles! Certified.

$16,785 or $223/Mo*

“When other dealers can’t ... Cantin can!”

623 Union Avenue, Laconia, NH 603-524-0770 or 1-800-226-8467

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Not responsible for typographical errors. Photos for illustration purposes only. *Payment based on 72 months at 4.9% APR, with $3,000 cash or trade equity down