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MEREDITH — About 100 people joined U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte for a Town Hall-style meeting in the Community Center here yesterday.

The Nashua Republican gave about a 15 minute presentation about the financial state of the country, providing debt and deficit numbers to support her call for reduced federal spending and a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.

Attendees were given about 45 minutes to ask questions and they ranged from the economy to the environment to questions about Libya and China.

One woman said she was living in a motel room, commuting to Massachusetts for work and yet the single mothers who live in the same place have enough money to smoke cigarettes and talk on cell phones.

“I don’t have money to smoke cigarettes,” she said.

Ayotte said she see ayOttE page 10

Lions accepting your electronic waste today The Laconia/Gilford Lions Club is holding a fundraiser today in the parking lot of the Lowe’s home improvement store in Gilford. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the club will accept, for a fee, unwanted electronics or computer components and unwanted appliances. Most electronics will cost $5 to dispose of, appliances will be accepted for $10. Televisions will also be accepted for either $20 or $30, depending on the model. Funds will be used to further the club’s mission, which includes sight and hearing programs, local youth sports, and scholarships. Shown here, left to right, are President Lori Ann Chandler and two members of the organization’s board of directors, Bob Lemire and Lois Smith. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Adam Drapcho)

Silver Lakers asking lawmakers to set ‘natural’ high water mark

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Stocks rise sharply on back of solid corporate earnings

NEW YORK (AP) — A broad rally swept through the stock market Friday after McDonald’s and several other large companies reported solid earnings.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index closed higher for the third straight week, its best run since February, as hope builds that a weekend meeting will bring European leaders closer to easing the region’s debt troubles.

The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 267.01 points, or 2.3 percent, to 11,808.79.

The Dow is now up 2 percent from where it started 2011. Before Friday’s surge, it was down for the year. The Dow has risen for four weeks straight, the first time that has happened since January.

The combination of stronger earnings, better economic news and a sense that European officials were taking the debt crisis more seriously have helped lift stocks, said Phil Orlando, chief equity market strategist at Federated Investors. “It seems like there’s a greater sense see STOCKS page 12

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Obama says Iraq war is over, troops will be home by year’s end WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s long and deeply unpopular war in Iraq will be over by year’s end and all U.S. troops “’’will definitely be home for the holidays,” President Barack Obama declared Friday.

Stretching more than eight years, the war cost the United States heavily: More than 4,400 members of the military have been killed, and more than 32,000 have been wounded.

The final exit date was sealed after months of intensive talks between Wash-

ington and Baghdad failed to reach agreement on conditions for leaving several thousand U.S. troops in Iraq as a training force. The U.S. also had been interested in keeping a small force to help the Iraqis deal with possible Iranian meddling.

The task now is to speed the pullout of the remaining U.S. forces, nearly 40,000 in number.

Staying behind in Iraq, where bombings and other violence still occur, will be some 150-200 U.S. military troops as part

of embassy security, the defense attaché’s office and the office of security cooperation.

That’s common practice but still a danger to American forces.

Obama, an opponent of the war since before he took office, nevertheless praised the efforts of U.S. troops in Iraq. He said American soldiers would leave “with their heads held high, proud of their success.”

For Obama, Friday’s announcement capped a remarkable two days of national see IRAQ WAR page 12

MISRATA, Libya (AP) — Moammar Gadhafi’s blood-streaked body was on display in a commercial freezer at a shopping center Friday as Libyan authorities argued about what to do with his remains and questions deepened over official accounts of the longtime dictator’s death.

New video emerged of his violent, chaotic last moments, showing fighters beating him as they drag him away.

Nearly every aspect of Thursday’s killing of Gadhafi was mired in confusion, a sign

of the difficulties ahead for Libya. Its new rulers are disorganized, its people embittered and divided. But the ruling National Transitional Council said it would declare the country’s liberation on Saturday, the starting point for a timetable that calls for a new interim government within a month and elections within eight months.

The top U.N. rights chief raised concerns that Gadhafi may have been shot to death after being captured alive. The fate of his body seemed tied up in squabbles among

Libya’s factions, as fighters from Misrata — a city brutally besieged by Gadhafi’s forces during the civil war — seemed to claim ownership of it, forcing the delay of a planned burial Friday.

Also muddled was the fate of Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the only Gadhafi son who stayed in Libya and reportedly survived after his father’s Aug. 21 ouster. It appeared Friday that he was still at large: some government ministers had said he was wounded see GADHAFI page 6

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NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the nation’s largest private employer, is scaling back the eligibility of health care coverage offered to future part-timers and dramatically raising premiums for many of its full-time workers. Industry observers say

the changes could have implications for millions of other workers, as more companies on the fence could replicate its moves.

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CONCORD (AP) — Gov. John Lynch tried Friday to spur compromise over amending New Hampshire’s constitution to shift control over school aid from the courts to the Legislature, but his effort may have backfired.

Lynch released his latest proposed constitutional amendment without fanfare to the media in an email. If he wanted to forge a compromise with House and Senate GOP leaders, the public announcement might have pushed them farther apart.

A visibly upset Senate President Peter Bragdon told reporters he was caught by surprise and disappointed with Lynch.

“After numerous talks with the governor as recently as yesterday, it would have been nice to know this was coming out,” said Bragdon, R-Milford.

He later issued a statement affirming that they share the same goals, but Lynch’s public release of his amendment complicates the process.

House Speaker William O’Brien also criticized Lynch for releasing his proposal publicly without first talking to him.

“As such, this appears to be more of a publicity stunt than an actual concrete proposal to resolve the education funding problem created by the courts,” said O’Brien, R-Mont Vernon.

Lynch’s amendment states that the Legislature shall have the authority and responsibility to define reasonable school education standards. The Legislature also shall hold public schools accountable to meet those standards and mitigate local disparities in educational opportunity. It also would give lawmakers full discretion to determine aid amounts and its distribution.

Lawmakers have tried unsuccessfully dozens of times to compromise on an amendment to nullify the state Supreme Court’s landmark 1997 ruling requiring the state to provide all public school children with an adequate education. After the ruling, the state began providing a base-per-pupil aid amount to all communities, including wealthy ones.

Lynch wants to target aid to poorer communities and has been working with Bragdon and O’Brien for months to come up with an amendment all three could support. As governor, Lynch cannot act on a see LYNCH page 12

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Wall Street: dazed & confused Astonishingly, some Wall Streeters continue to be clueless about what the Occupy Wall Street movement is protesting. Yoo-hoo, Streeters: Note that the movement’s name has the term “Wall Street” in it.

While there is a plethora of particular issues being raised by the protesters — from the corrupting power of corporate money in our elections to the demise of middle-class wages — the unifying theme is that each one adds to the rising tide of economic inequality that’s enriching the most privileged few by knocking down America’s workaday majority. And, Mr. and Ms. Streeter, guess who is the most powerful perpetrators of this greed-fueled disparity: Yes, you.

Perhaps an example would help you grasp the obvious. Even as the protest was spreading in midOctober to hundreds of cities, tonedeaf executives at Bank of America announced three moves: One, to goose up their own extravagant pay, they’re socking financially stressed debit-card users with a new $5 a month fee.

Second, they’re dumping 30,000 of the bank’s worker bees onto America’s already swollen unemployment rolls. Goodbye, and good luck finding another job.

Third, two top executives who are departing the bank are being handed golden parachutes totaling $11-million.

In the midst of this, Steve Bartlett opened his mouth. A former Congress-critter who was promoted to be Wall Street’s top Washington lobbyist, he is a perfect symbol of the infuriating corrupt coziness between financial elites and lawmakers. Yet Bartlett blithely says, “We (don’t) see ourselves as the target (of the protests).” After all, he explains, Wall Street “has to be well capitalized and well financed for the economy to recover.”

Golly, Steve, I think we capitalized you extremely well. What part of the public’s multitrillion-dollar bailout of the Street’s elite did you not see? We the People see every glaring dime of it. And we also see that rather than helping our economy recover, you’re now lobbying Congress to kill Wall Street reforms so banksters can grab even more at our expense.

Yet the most befuddled Wall Streeter of all is — big surprise — the richest guy.

In assessing the spreading public protest against the rampaging greed of today’s corporate and financial elite, John Paulson turns out to be as confused as a goat on Astroturf.

Oh, he gets it that the people’s anger is directed at hedge fund profiteers like him, but he claims that riff-raff like us are simply confused on the virtue of accumulated wealth.

While it’s true that he raked in nearly $5-billion in personal pay last year (the largest single haul in Wall Street history), and while it’s true that his riches flow not from advances to benefit humanity, but from rigged Wall Street casino games, he asserts that it’s the amassing of wealth itself that serves the public good.

It’s unfair, Paulson scolds, that protesters demonstrated in front of his 28,000-square-foot, $15 million mansion on New York’s Upper East Side, targeting him as an exemplar of plutocratic excess. Don’t they know that billionaires like him pay taxes, “providing huge benefits to everyone in our city?” Besides, he points out that he’s not merely a billionaire, but one of those “job creators,” as Republican leaders prefer to call corporate chieftains these days.

Paulson brags that his hedge fund “has created over 100 high-paying jobs in New York City since its formation.” Wow — 100 jobs in a city of over 8-million people. Thanks, John, our economy wouldn’t be the same without you!

When it comes down to it, all that the Paulson-clique really wants is a little love — a small show of gratitude for all that the richest 1-percent is doing for us 99-percent of Americans by making themselves ever-richer.

“Instead of vilifying our most successful businesses,” he wrote recently in a plaintive press release, “we should be supporting them and encouraging them.”

See, protesters, you’re gonna make John cry. You should be ashamed — except that he does have $15-billion in net worth to dry those tears.

(Jim Hightower has been called American’s most popular populist.

The radio commentator and former Texas Commissioner of Agriculture is author of seven books, including “There’s Nothing In the Middle of Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos” and his new work, “Swim Against the Current: Even Dead Fish Can Go With The Flow”.)

We appreciate seeing some successful local guys with their kill To the editor, Thanks for publishing the harvested moose picture. My friends and family are avid hunters and we appreciate the chance to see some successful local guys with their kill. I’ve lived in rural communities my whole life

local rags publish some pictures and articles on local hunters’ success.

It’s good to know that your publication is still doing this for area hunters and their families. I picked up some extra copies for my sons.

Steve Morin

LETTERS I also saw a father & son sharing the experience of a lifetime To the editor, Well, here I go again! Dusting off my pen in response to some confused, misguided, arrogant individuals who have pushed my buttons. This time it’s because I have read so many negative responses to the photo of the “Harrys” and their “First Morning Prize”. Its pathetic how many only saw the “dead moose” — there was SO much more to the picture that they didn’t seem to see. After all, a picture is worth a thousand words. So, for those who were obviously blinded by the bunny they were so vigorously hugging, let me paint you the picture “I” saw.

I saw two men, whom I have known and most have known of for many years, that legally and ethically provided food for their family during a time when the economy. . . well. . .”SUCKS”. How do you suppose our grandparents managed to feed their families during the “Great Depression”? And if you don’t think this economy is history repeating itself you had better wake up and smell the coffee while you can still afford to drink it. We know the animal was taken legally and ethically for two reasons: 1. Fish and Game officers watch moose hunters like a hawk; and 2. It was on the front page of the paper as a public interest story and, much to some people’s dismay, a lot of the public IS interested.

I saw two men who, despite the fact that they are both getting along in years and are a little long in the tooth (sorry

Harry II but I know how old I am and I know your older than that ol’ friend), were “out there” at the crack of dawn, hiking through the woods and swamps tracking this mammoth animal, bagging it, then retrieving the giant in one piece. Oh, Im sure they had help in the retrieval but, you try dragging nearly a ton of dead weight after hiking a mile or more at their ages.

I also saw a father and son sharing an experience of a lifetime — making a memory that can never ever be taken from them. A memory that will be shared long after one of them is gone.

You can’t buy that at any price. So for those who only saw a “dead moose” in the paper they were reading just before they sat down to their veal parm — of course I’m sure it was the kind bought at the grocery store where no animals were hurt in the making — try opening your minds to the picture I saw.

Muzzelloader season opens Saturday, Oct. 29. We hunters didn’t harrass the loon watchers as the paddled their canoes and kayaks through the back waters rousting migratory birds off their nests all summer. . . lets hope they will have the same respect for us as we make our attempts to assist Fish and Game with their wildlife management. For some of us “Bird Watching” just isn’t enough.

Congratulations to the “Harry’s” on their “First Morning Trophy” Good Job Guys!

Holly Tetreault Meredith

You don’t have right not be be offended; your letters offend me To the editor, Please do not allow Louissa Simpson, Tom Stankosky and the grammatically challenged Eric Moss to have any of their letters published in The Laconia Sun, they offend me.

How ridiculous is that last line?

People do NOT have a right to not be offended, their letters truly do offend me in that their intolerance is amazing. Those of us that hunt do not try to force them to eat meat, but at the first sign of anyone else doing so, they swoop in with their pathetic writing campaigns.

I would hope the editor of The Laconia Daily Sun would be a lot smarter

gooders control paper content.

Here is some free advice to those writers, if you don’t like the picture, turn away, I have to do that with the multitude of moronic letters that come in and offend me.

To Louissa, Tom and Eric: you DO NOT have the right not to be offended, put your grown up clothes on and deal, the rest of us have to do so with people like you.

Oh, by the way, congrats Mr. Bean on a wonderful kill; I can taste those delicious moose steaks all the way to Pennsylvania.

Wayne Stottlar, Editor/Publisher The Valley

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LETTERS Southern Poverty Law Center fights racism because it’s wrong To the editor, To my friend, Doug Lambert: please do a little more research before you put your thoughts in a letter to the editor. The Southern Poverty Law Center was established in 1971. If you had looked at their web page – www. splcenter.org – you would have found that the Center “monitors hate groups and extremists throughout the United States and exposes their activities to law enforcement agencies, the media and the public.”

While our Constitutions – both US and New Hampshire – protect free speech, neither of them protect murder and mayhem. By being vigilant in its monitoring, the Southern Poverty Law Center has “crippled some of the country’s most notorious hate groups by suing them for murders and other violent acts committed by their members.”

The Southern Poverty Law Center employs the existing legal system to bring about change. The Center, for example, obtained a multi-million dollar judgment against the leader

and many of the members of the Imperial Klans of America (Ku Klux Klan).

The Center recently joined Mississippi attorney Winston J. Thompson III, in filing a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the family of a black man who was attacked in the parking lot of a Jackson, Miss., motel and then fatally run over by a truck.

In all my years of practicing law, I have never understood that fighting racism and murder are the objectives of any one political group. Abraham Lincoln did not challenge slavery because of his political beliefs – he fought it because it was wrong! That is what the Southern Poverty Law Center does.

If you had been at the meeting at the Laconia Middle School this week you would have heard that bigotry and hatred and bullying occurs right here in our community. Doug, the next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 2, 2011, at 7 pm in the library of the Laconia Middle School.

Give me a call and we’ll go together.

Patrick H. Wood Laconia

As LHS alumni we thank you & hope we can meet again in ‘12 To the editor, The Committee for the Alumni Reunion would like to express our gratitude to Laconia School Department administration, staff and, most importantly, the students who gave so wholeheartedly to insure that the 1st Annual Alumni Reunion was a success.

Specifically, we thank Bob Champlin and Janet Brough for their reception of the ideas, the Laconia School Board whose endorsement was so important, Mr. Donald Haddock who organized the wonderful array of the multigenerational display of automobiles for the parade, LHS Principal Steve Beals, Multimedia Instructor Steve Bouffard, Jack Aldrich and his students of the J.O. Huot Vocational Culinary Arts Department, the LHS students, in general, who all allowed us to share their homecoming events, and the janitorial staff for their support during the day and night of the event.

We thank the generations of alumni who came to Laconia High School to

renew friendships, to exchange memories, and to show that we still remain Sachems in the most respected sense of unity for the blessings of our public education.

On behalf of the alumni, we thank our parents for their insight in supporting us when in school, thank our teachers who challenged us, taught us, and set out dreams and goals to be sought. We know full well that those buildings at 345 Union Avenue have long brought forth a group of citizens who, for some, gave the ultimate commitment so that public education would be available for generations to come, brought forth citizens who made a difference in their nation, their states, their communities, and in the neighbors, in their families, and, yes, in their school systems.

As alumni, grateful and committed to public education, we thank you and hope that next year we can meet again.

James M. Carroll Laconia

When did it become D.C.’s responsibility to pay town employees?

To the editor, If the presidents latest attempt at a “jobs” bill comes to the Senate floor our Senators should vote no.

The millionaires tax to pay for it is a red herring. The vice president’s statements today about putting teachers and first responders back to work is disingenuous at best. It is just another payoff to the public employees unions at the expense of people who have nothing to do with these laid off workers.

When did it become the national government’s responsibility to pay local public employees? These local governments have had three years to deal with their problems. If they do not have the political will to either raise taxes or cut wages and benefits then they can’t have these workers.

And the workers have to deal with a new reality that the country and the

taxpayers are all broke.

Wrapping this jobs bill with code words like “First Responders” makes you think we are not being protected from terrorists by the federal government, when this is just not true.

Rather than dealing with this three years ago, the state governments took hundreds of billions in stimulus money to pay them . . . remember those saved jobs. Now the stimulus money is gone, the workers have lost their jobs anyway and we still have to pay it all back.

If we do not come to grips with and except the economy we have and begin to live within our means rather than continuously kicking the can down the road hoping for some miracle, we will end like Greece.

James Edgar Meredith

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BY MICHAEL KITCH LACONIA — After reviewing the requests from city departments the Capital Improvements Program (CIP) Committee invites the general public to comment on the priorities for capital investment in the 2012-2013 municipal budget when it meets on Tuesday, October 25, beginning at 6 :30 p.m. in City Hall.

The Department of Public Works has requested $1,350,000 for street repairs, which have been traditionally funded with cash. The current budget appropriated $850,000 for street repairs, $500,000 less than the department requested and approximately $250,000 less than was appropriated in prior years. Another $40,000 was requested for the replacement of fencing and guardrails, twice the current appropriation, and $50,000 for repairing and constructing sidewalks. The department seeks $180,000 to replace vehicles in its aging fleet and repeats its request for $50,000 to undertake comprehensive study of the storm drain network.

The Parks and Recreation Department has asked for $250,000 to begin the construction phase of the Weirs Community Park and $125,000 to demolish and reconstruct the park house at Opechee Park. Last year a request for $150,000 toward demolishing, repairing and renovating

park houses was denied by the city manager. Likewise, after foregoing $25,000 for playground revitalization in the current budget, the department has renewed its request for $25,000 to add to the fund, which has a balance of some $60,000, compared to the cost of between $75,000 and $100,000 to equip a playground.

For the Fire Department the top priority is a replacement for Engine No. 1 at an estimated cost of $420,000, with the rider that any remaining funds be applied to planning and engineering the renovation and expansion of Central Station, a project expected to cost $3.9-million. Once again the department has requested $45,000 for an emergency generator for the station at The Weirs and $15,000 to replacement the windows at the station.

Fire Chief Ken Erickson suggested a vehicle for the Fire Prevention Officer could be acquired for $22,000, drawing on surplus funds from the Motorcycle Week account.

The Police Department confined its request to $58,000 for two new cruisers in keeping with its schedule for replacing the fleet and the Finance Department wants $54,230 to equip City Hall with an emergency generator.

After hearing from residents, the committee will score the requests and rank them in order of priority before presenting them to the Planning Board for its approval.

GADHAFI from page 2 and in custody in a hospital in the city of Zlitan, but a military official at the hospital, Hakim al-Kisher, denied he was there.

In Misrata, residents crowded into long lines to get a chance to view the body of Gadhafi, which was laid out on a mattress on the floor of an emptied-out vegetable and onions freezer at a local shopping center. The body had apparently been stowed in the freezer in an attempt to keep it out of the public eye, but once the location was known, that intention was swept away in the overwhelming desire of residents to see the man they so deeply despised.

Men, women and children filed in to take their picture with the body. The site’s guards had even organized separate visiting hours for families and single men.

“We want to see the dog,” some chanted.

Gadhafi’s 69-year-old body was stripped to the waist, his torso and arms streaked with dried blood. Bullet wounds in the chest, abdomen and left side of the head were visible.

The bloody siege of Misrata over the summer instilled a particularly virulent hatred of Gadhafi there — a hatred now mixed with pride because he was captured and killed by fighters from the city.

New video posted on Facebook showed revolutionary fighters dragging a confused-looking Gadhafi up the hill to their vehicles after his capture and less than an hour before he was killed.

The young men scream “Moammar, you dog!” as their former leader wipes at blood covering the left side of his head, neck and left shoulder.

Gadhafi gestures to the young men to be patient, and says “What’s going on?” as he wipes fresh blood from his see next page

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LACONIA — The future of Laconia’s five representatives to the N.H. General Court is uncertain because of a 2006 state constitutional amendment requiring that New Hampshire conform as closely as possible with the concept of “one man-one vote.”

According to Rep. Frank Tilton, who along with other legislators past and present attended a House Special Subcommittee on Redistricting meeting a the Belknap Mill earlier this week, according to the new formula, Laconia is entitled to 4.85 representatives.

“Our fifth may have to be a floaterial,” Tilton said meaning the city many have to share it’s fifth representative with one of the surrounding Belknap County communities.

Right now, Laconia has five representatives elected at large — meaning every single voter can cast a vote for his or her five top choices for state representative.

Belknap County has a total of 18 representatives — seven are elected from District 5 which includes Gilford, Alton, Belmont, and Barnstead; Meredith has two representatives, also elected at large; Gilmanton has one representative; Center Harbor and New Hampton share one representative and Tilton and Sanbornton share two — each also elected at large.

The amendment, passed by a plebiscite in 2006, was designed to break up larger districts — like Belknap District 5 — and give all communities with at least 3,300 people their own representative.

In at-large districts consisting of multiple towns it is technically possible for all elected representatives to reside in just one of the member towns.

The final recommendation of the House Subcommittee on redistricting could change all that and the meeting at the Belknap Mill was held to elicit local opinion.

Ideally and mathematically, the size of a voting district is the number of representatives (400) divided into the state population determined by the 2010 census or 1,316,470. The result

is 3,291 residents would make a perfect district.

In reality, the numbers are less convenient. To further complicate things for Laconia, the city is divided in six wards and none of the wards has enough people to satisfy the “perfect district.”

Tilton said he would like that all of Laconia’s five representative to still be elected at large, but committee member Warren Groen (R-Strafford 1) said his interpretation of the amendment is that each piece of the pie or district should be a small as possible.

What this could mean for Laconia is some kind or ward combinations for elections. Larger cities, Nashua, Concord and Manchester already elect their state representative by wards.

Tilton said Laconia, which doesn’t have any “ward political machines” could find it possible that no one would run for office in one or more wards — something he said has happened before in school board races.

“I also want to be able to represent all of the Laconia residents, not just the ones in my ward,” Tilton said.

Barnstead Rep. Elaine Swinford is the only member of the 18-member Belknap County delegation serving on the redistricting subcommittee.

Yesterday she said that she supports Tilton’s position. “It seems to me that Laconia has always done well with at-large elections and I hope that doesn’t change,” she said.

Whether continuing at-large voting is constitutional is a question for the redistricting committee, which will make it’s report to the full House for a vote.

Rep. Bob Kingsbury said he would like to have the most representative of one-man, one vote and would ideally like to see Laconia redivided into five wards.

“But I know that ain’t going to happen,” he said to the five members of the redistricting committee who met in Laconia Tuesday night, accepting political reality.

Laconia’s ward system is determined by City Charter and that document would have to be changed for Kingsbury’s wish to come true.

from preceding page temple and glances at his palm. A young fighter later is shown carrying a boot and screaming, “This is Moammar’s shoe! This is Moammar’s shoe!

Victory! Victory!”

In Tripoli, joy over Gadhafi’s end spilled into a second day as thousands converged on central Martyrs’ Square for Friday prayers and celebrations.

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She said they told the employees they were in the area working some type of “job” and Doptis said they regularly consumed alcohol and tipped the dancers and staff.

Doptis said it was a couple of weeks ago when “Shawn” approached her with a request for a private party. He told her the crew was finishing its “job” and would like to have a private party — held in a separate but open part of the bar with it’s own smaller stage.

She said she and “Shawn” exchanged a number of phone calls to plan the private party and Small safes located in the managers office were forced open by police who raided the Mardi Gras when he said they didn’t North Cabaret in Gilford this week looking for drugs. Club managers said offers of the combinations to open the safes were ignored. Gilford police chief Kevin Keenan said no combinations were offered. want the two bottles of (Karen Bobotas/for The Laconia Daily Sun) champagne that come with the typical bachelor party package, she offered to make them a special drinks for the staff and somebody drank half of the pitcher of Kamikazes. pitcher of Kamikazes.

She said they asked specifically for four individual Just before nine, she said two of them left and said dancers and were insistent the private party was on they were going to get the rest of the party. She said a Tuesday -— a night she says is generally very slow “Shawn” was wearing a DTF (Drug Task Force) shirt and one when neither she nor the regular security that night and had joked about it with the dancers. manager work.

The next people through the door were police from She said two of the four dancers requested by Gilford, the N.H. State Police SWAT Team and the Shawn don’t work on Tuesday’s but agreed to come Belknap County Regional Operation Group. in that night for the extra shift.

According to the bartender who was there, a total Doptis said the fourth, who was arrested by Holof about 40 police officers, many of them wearing derness Police at her home, wasn’t able to come in masks, camouflage and bearing AR-15 machine to work and the man who had identified himself as guns eventually ended up at the club.

“Shawn” offered to go to Holderness and drive her He said he and the woman who was working secuto the party. rity at the door were outside smoking cigarettes Doptis said “Shawn” also agreed to give the club about 9 p.m. when they thought they saw a police a $150 deposit for the party, in cash, and would pay car but said they didn’t think much about it. the balance before the party, which he did.

The next thing he knew, about 15 police officers, She also said he told the bartender to put all of dressed in full-battle array, came from under the the drinks on his tab but not to tell the other guys awning and ordered him and the woman to lay on because if they knew he was paying, they would the ground and put their hands behind their backs. start ordering really expensive drinks.

He said his hands were zip tied behind his back and She said four of them including Shawn and A.J. he laid on his face for about 20 minutes before police came around 7:45 p.m. and drank for about an hour. allowed him to sit up. see next page They racked up a $131 bar tab, including buying

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from preceding page The bartender said there were five patrons, the three dancers for the private party, and one dancer on the main stage when police arrived. There was arrest warrants for two of the dancers. Doptis said a third dancer was arrested because of outstanding warrants.

The bartender said they were all initially detained, cuffed, identified and eventually sent home. He said police cars blocked the road for at least an hour.

“They had this tank-like thing,” he said. “Big 32-inch tires.”

Doptis said they took everything. All of the money from the register, the tips from the dancers and bartenders, and the money from the safes out back was taken.

“They didn’t pay their bar tab,” Doptis said. “They even picked up the $1 bills from the dance floor.”

They took the ATM machine which is filled with $1 bills. Doptis said employees spent two days cleaning. She noted that she keeps a quart-sized plastic tub with money bands in it and police dumped them on the floor behind the bar.

The club’s general manager, said Doptis, Autumn Vlvisaker, was at the club the night of the raid Doptis said Autumn was taken into the office by police and told “they were going to shut the place down for good so it would never reopen.”

“I know they had warrants for the alleged individual drug sales,” Doptis said. “But this was a witch hunt.”

Managers at the Mardi Gras North Cabaret in Gilford point to wall damage such as shown here as examples as what they see as the unnecessary destruction of property that occurred during a police raid at the club this week. The enclosed area beneath the staircase shown was accessible from a doorway right around the corner. The lock on the door was also destroyed. (Karen Bobotas/ for The Laconia Daily Sun)

She said Autumn said she offered them the keys and combinations to all of the safes but police chose to pry them open. She said police were offered the keys to all of the doors and the outside beer cooler but police put holes in the walls to get around a locked door and pried open the beer cooler, which was locked.

Gilford Police Chief Kevin Keenan said yesterday that police asked the owner of the property for the keys and safe combinations and the owner of the property, Will Drew, didn’t provide them. Keenan said Drew was in his private residence across the street and that he went back inside his house after asking police why they were there.

The club building, long know locally as the Kings Grant Inn, is leased by Drew to Mardi Gras Clubs, which owns a number of clubs similar to the one in Gilford.

The search warrant specifically excluded the nearby private residences.

Keenan said police also asked the general manager for keys and combinations but “nothing was produced.”

The New Hampshire Drug Task Force-led raid, said Keenan through an earlier media statement came as the result of a months-long investigation during which police had gathered evidence that at least “seven different people were selling drugs from this club and many of them were employees.”

He said police raids are dangerous and because of safety issues with the police involved in them and time is of the essence. Keenan said there was intelligence that the place was frequented by members of outlaw motorcycle groups.

Doptis said that was not true.

Keenan referred all further statements to the State Police and the Office of the Attorney General.

All totaled, seven individuals were arrested and charged with a variety of drug sales. In addition, police records of items seized by them indicate oxycodone was taken from a locker used by Sherry Barnhart, 21, of Campton and seven bags of cocaine were confiscated from Kyme Lynn Locke’s locker.

Inventory records show $24 was taken from Barnhart’s purse and an additional $24 from her locker.

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SILVER LAKE from page one letier, assistant director of the Water Division at DES, indicating that the agency was willing to reconsider its past decisions. “We’re not in the land grabbing business,” he remarked. “But, we don’t have the authority or the right to give away public land.”

The issue arose in 2004 when town officials informed residents submitting site plans and seeking building permits that according to DES the NMHWM was 468 feet. “That puts our property underwater,” said Paul O’Connell, then president of the association.

Moreover, the state holds all surface waters in public trust and, for lakes of 10 acres or more, owns not only the water but also the land beneath it. The state’s ownership does not require a deed and its rights trump the metes and bounds in deeds to private property.

“That’s the part that freaked us out,” O’Connell declared. “That they said they owned it.” He said that some 125 waterfront property owners found that, depending on the terrain, between one and 49 feet of their lots belonged to the state.

Although DES claimed that the NMHWM had been 468 feet “for decades,” the agency acknowledged that the documentation supporting its decision had gone astray and agreed to undertake a “thorough, comprehensive, well-documented and thoroughly defensible” reevaluation. In May, 2008 DES reaffirmed its original determination.

The agency’s order carried an important caveat specifying that the elevation of 468 served as the reference line for purposes of delineating buffers and regulating development as prescribed by the Comprehensive Shoreline Protection Act , it did not mark the boundary of the public trust separating state and private property.

Nevertheless, under the common law public trust doctrine, the public trust boundary and NMHWM are one and the same, with the important proviso that the New Hampshire Supreme Court is the ultimate arbiter of the boundary between public and private ownership.

The Silver Lake Association immediately appealed the decision to the Water Council, a board of laymen that oversees the decisions of staff. Meanwhile, an amendment to the Comprehensive Shoreline Protection Act uncoupled the reference line from the NMHWM. Since the decision to set the NMHWM from preceding page anced budget amendment — three things that would return some stability and confidence to a private sector responsible for job creation in the country.

at 468 feet applied only to the reference line, the appeal was dismissed, but the reference line was left unchanged.

In February of this year, following a meeting with representatives of the Silver Lake Association, DES agreed to lower the reference line to 465 feet. While this decision resolved the issue of the reference line, the public trust boundary remains in dispute.

Pete Demas, an attorney at DES, explained that the association could again ask the agency to reconsider its determination, pursue its original appeal to the state Supreme Court or seek legislation setting the public trust boundaty. In any event, the NMHWM, as set by DES, would weigh heavily in any decision.

The NMHWM refers to a line on shore left by the common and usual rise and fall of water, marked by such physical characteristics such as shelving of the bank and changes in the type of soil and species of vegetation. Because Silver Lake is a managed water body, where flows and levels are regulated by a series of upstream dams — Lakeport Dam, Avery Dam and Lochmere Dam — determining the NMHWM is especially challenging. In its decision, DES conceded that “longstanding man-made alterations to areas upstream of the Silver Lake preclude an accurate determination of the mean high water mark in its natural condition.”

DES drew on historical data and two field surveys in 2006 in setting the NMHWM at 468 feet, but residents have added more evidence to the mix.

Referring to DES’s management plan for the Winnipesaukee River watershed, they note that “the normal expected flows on a routine basis” at Lochmere Dam, immediately above Silver Lake, are between 250 cubic feet per second (cfs) and 1,000 cfs.

According to DES “at these flow rates, and routine operation of the upstream dams, the corresponding level of the lake is 463.96 feet and 465.76 feet respectively.”

At the meeting this week Jim Sawicki, the current president of the association, showed a photgraph taken upstream of the Lochmere Dam during the drawdown of Lake Winnisquam, exposing the stumps of mature trees in the river bed, which are covered by water during normal flows. Jim Gallagher, chief of the Dam Bureau at DES, conceded that the photograph seems to indicate that natural water levels were below, perhaps well below, 468 feet.

Likewise, O’Connell pointed to the outline of a fish, carved into the face of a boulder, which is exposed at water levels below 464.87 feet. One speaker reminded DES that scuba gear was not available to the Native American who carved the rock. Sawicki see next page

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LYNCH from page 3 constitutional amendment passed by the Legislature, but Bragdon and O’Brien believe they need the popular Democratic governor’s influence if an amendment is to pass. Democratic lawmakers historically have opposed amendments that would modify the court’s authority over education funding.

“It is my strongly held belief that the state has a responsibility to ensure that every child in New Hampshire has the opportunity for a quality education,” Lynch said in his statement.

“But to accomplish that goal, we need an amendment that allows the state to target aid to the communities with the greatest needs, and that is what this amendment will do.”

The Supreme Court’s rulings require the state to pay the full cost of an adequate education, which means from preceding page Sawicki said that the carving was just one example of archaeological finds, including the remains of camp fires, that also offer evidence of lower natural water levels.

John Cambray was among several speakers who stressed that the physical features that led DES to set the NMHWM at 468 feet were themselves the result of changing flows and levels that stemmed from managing and controlling the Winnipesaukee River

every community gets some aid. The rulings do not prohibit the state from sending additional aid to communities, but Lynch and other critics say the state’s limited resources are used to comply with the court mandate to pay for adequacy.

Lynch says his amendment would allow the state to target more aid while maintaining court review if the state fails to reasonably meet its responsibilities.

The House and Senate have each passed amendments to the other chamber, but neither has received the three-fifths vote of each chamber needed to be placed on the ballot. It would then take a two-thirds vote to change the constitution.

All three proposals are similar but with key differences. The legislative proposals also give the Legislature by dams for the last 175 years.

Gallagher acknowledged that residents presented evidence that his team had not considered when determining the NMHWM. He said that DES would continue its discussions with the association and weigh all the available evidence in preparation for hearings on Forsythe’s legislation.

Recalling the resolution of the difference at Lake Ossipee, Gallagher remarked “I can see this going the same way.”

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discretion to define education standards, hold schools accountable and to mitigate local disparities.

The Senate’s amendment also acknowledges that the state has the responsibility to define reasonable edu-

cation standards and to mitigate local disparities in educational opportunity.

The House amendment, authored

by O’Brien, would give the state full discretion to decide how much, if anything, to pay for aid.

IRAQ WAR from page 2 security successes, though there’s no indication how much they will matter to re-election voters more concerned with economic woes at home.

On Thursday, the president heralded the death of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi and a day later the end to one of the most divisive conflicts in U.S. history.

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have cost the U.S. more than $1.3 trillion.

Obama did not declare victory.

He did speak, though, about the string of wins on his watch — none bigger than the killing of Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaida leader behind the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The Afghanistan war still rages, but there, too, Obama has moved to end the combat mission by the end of 2014.

This was, in essence, the third time Obama had pronounced an end to the war, allowing him to remind the nation he had opposed it all along — a stance that helped his White House bid in 2008.

Shortly after taking office, Obama declared in February 2009 that the combat mission in Iraq would end by Aug. 31, 2010. And when that milestone arrived, he said it was “time to turn the page” on Iraq and put the focus back on building up the United States. On Friday, he said: “After nearly nine years, America’s war in Iraq will be over.”

The U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was launched in March of 2003 after reports, later discredited, that the country was developing weapons of mass destruction. By early April, American Marines were helping Iraqis pull down a statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad.

Saddam was captured in December of that year and executed in 2006, but the war dragged on.

The ending was set in motion before Obama took office. In 2008, President George W. Bush approved a deal calling for all U.S. forces to withdraw by Dec. 31, 2011.

At issue was whether that deal would be renegotiated to keep thousands of U.S. forces in Iraq. The Obama administration and Iraqi government spent months debating whether the United States would keep troops to maintain a training force, to provide added stability in a country where spectacular attacks still occur, and to serve as a hedge against Iran.

The Associated Press first reported last week that the United States would not keep troops in Iraq past the year-end withdrawal deadline, except for some soldiers attached to the U.S. Embassy.

“Both countries achieved their goals,” said Iraqi government spokesman, Ali al-Moussawi. “Iraq wanted full sovereignty while the United States wanted its soldiers back home, and both goals are achieved.”

STOCKS from page 2 of urgency to deal with Greece and the sovereign debt trouble in Europe,” Orlando said.

McDonald’s Corp., Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. and Harman International Industries Inc. were among

the companies that beat analysts’ expectations. The quarterly earnings season is off to a strong start. Of the 118 companies that reported earnings so far, 75 percent have beaten estimates, according to financial data see next page

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from preceding page provider FactSet. The encouraging corporate news was in line with recent signs that the U.S. economy strengthened in September after a very weak summer. On Friday the government said unemployment fell last month in half of U.S. states and was unchanged in 11. That’s much better than in August, when unemployment rose in 26 states.

Markets have been moving sharply in recent weeks, mainly in reaction to the latest headlines out of Europe on the debt crisis. The Dow had a bigger jump on Oct. 10, 330 points, after the leaders of France and Germany pledged to have a comprehensive solution to the debt crisis in place by the end of the month. The Dow has now gained 10.8 percent since Oct. 3, when it sank to its lowest point of the year.

The S&P 500 gained 22.86 points, or 1.9 percent, to 1,238.25. Rising stocks in the S&P outpaced falling ones by a margin of 20 to 1: only 23 companies traded lower.

The Nasdaq composite index gained 38.84, or 1.5 percent, to 2,637.

European markets closed sharply higher as investors hoped that European leaders will agree on a package of measures to address the region’s debt crisis in time for a summit scheduled for Wednesday. Germany’s DAX index rose 3.5 percent. France’s CAC 40 and Italy’s FTSE MIB rose 2.8 percent.

Traders sold ultra-safe U.S. Treasury debt as riskier assets rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.22 percent from 2.18 percent late Thursday. Bond yields rise as demand for them falls and their prices decline.

WALMART from page 2 half the amount it contributes for each worker to help pay for health care expenses not covered under their plan. Tobacco users will be particularly hit hard, seeing premiums more than double compared with increases of as much as 41 percent for singles, according to Making Change at Wal-Mart, a group backed by the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, which has been pressuring Wal-Mart on worker rights.

“Health care costs are continuing to go up faster than anyone would like,” said Greg Rossiter, a WalMart spokesman. “It is a difficult decision to raise rates. But we are striking a balance between managing costs and providing quality care and coverage.” He emphasized that Wal-Mart’s health care coverage remains “top tier” among its peers.

A number of companies have been looking for ways to cut health care costs and have been shifting more of the burden to their employees. The costs of employersponsored health insurance surged 9 percent this year, according to a report released last month by Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust. But Drew Altman, president and CEO of the Kaiser Family Foundation, said that a big package of cuts from one company is unusual.

“While we do see increases in cost sharing, this is unusual and is outside the bounds,” said Altman. “I don’t think this will have a major impact on those who tend to do a little bit of everything to control costs, but it could provide more cover for other employers who

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are looking to move in that direction.”

Still, only about 42 percent of overall companies offer health care coverage to part-time employees, according to Kaiser. About 28 percent of retailers don’t even offer health care coverage for its part-time workers, according to Mercer, a benefits consulting company.

Retailers, in particular, have been under more pressure to cut costs, particularly in labor, as they look to offset a slow recovery in consumer spending. Wal-Mart and other merchants have scheduled employees on duty during peak sales times while reducing staffing during lulls, for example. But the latest moves underscore the increasing pressure that Wal-Mart is under as it works hard to reverse nine straight quarters of decreases in revenue at stores open at least a year, though it is seeing the trend reversing in the last three months.

With the economy still challenging, the discounter is under the gun to cut more costs and put those savings into lower prices for shoppers to remain the low-price leader. But for Wal-Mart’s own associates, many of whom mirror their own blue-collar customers — who live from paycheck to paycheck — that means they’ll have to shoulder even more costs while grappling with higher prices in the food aisle and at the pump.

“Wal-Mart’s plan to roll back health care coverage for part-time workers and raise premiums for fulltime employees should set off alarm bells for American workers,” said Joseph Hansen, president of the UFCW in a statement.” This lowering of working standards will have repercussions throughout the retail industry — particularly for part-time workers.”

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Last September residential home sales in the towns covered by this report were strong with 91 transactions at an average sales price of $263,411.

Sales this September were weaker with only 68 sales at an average price of $213,838. Sixty three percent of the transactions were under the $200,000 mark and only 10-percent were over $400,000. With three quarters of the year done we stand at 545 sales so far at an average price of $312,141. That compares to 583 sales at an average of $302,541 for the same period last year.

Real estate revolves around numbers. For example, numbers like the square footage, the size of the lot, number of bedrooms, number of baths, water frontage, road frontage, etc. There are statistical numbers such as days on market, price per foot,

median price, and sales price.

The sales price is obviously THE most important number to most folks. It represents the value of their home. But how does the sales price relate to the all important appraised value or assessed value?

The sales price of a home is probably the most accurate number we deal with. It is what it is.

It’s what the buyer and the seller agree that the home is worth at that given time. Sometimes (well maybe most of the time) it isn’t easy getting to that number without a lot of arm wrestling, negotiations, and a little praying. Assuming that the deal is an arms-length transaction, the value of any home is set by the market place and the see next page

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“Grant requests from low income Lakes Region residents with disabilities have increased dramatically in the past five years and represent close to 20% of the foundation’s total giving in 2010,” said HGF president Don Shumway. “We’re very grateful to the Annalee Davis Thorndike Fund and NHCF for this award which will help us meet the growing need.”

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people in New Hampshire with disabilities for products and services that will improve their independence and quality of life. The foundation board of trustees meets four times a year to review applications. Grants are limited to $1,200, but are often less due to the large numbers of applications received.

Shumway said that all of the funds will be distributed to grantees, with no funds used for administrative purposes.

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from preceding page accepted deal. Obviously, the housing meltdown flooded the market with foreclosures and short sales and has had a pronounced negative effect on property values. There are $200,000 houses selling for $125,000 while other home owners are trying to sell similar $200,000 houses for the full amount. Nevertheless, recent sales are what are used to determine the value of other homes on the market during the appraisal process.

The appraised value of a home is a crucial number.

If there is financing involved, the appraised value has to equal or be greater than the sales price or the lender is not going to loan money to purchase it . The lender, through a third party intermediary company, sends out an appraiser to determine the value of the home based on recent sales of similar properties in the same general area. If you are buying your home for cash, then congratulations are in order. But, hopefully, you are still getting an appraisal to ensure what you are buying is worth what you are paying. Some appraisals are difficult because it can be hard to find good comparable properties due to fewer sales in certain price ranges or areas. When a property does not appraise for the agreed upon price the buyer does not get his loan, so he can’t buy the home. If that happens, the seller needs to decide whether he wants to keep his property or sell it for less than the contract price. Obviously, this can be a point of further negotiation and some give and take between the two parties.

The assessed value of a home is what your town thinks your property is worth. Towns hire independent companies to appraise properties to determine their current values and compute the total property value for their town. They can then set the tax rate that will raise enough revenue to cover the town’s operating expenses. Whenever a town does a reevaluation of the properties in their community there are always home owners that feel their properties are assessed too high or too low. Tax assessments are also derived by looking at recent sales of properties in the community, but assessments may not be as accurate as a formal home appraisal. The towns’

tax assessors do not get to see the inside of many homes and the task of trying to fairly assess a whole town is certainly much more difficult than finding the value of a specific property. As time passes, the assessed values derived become less accurate as market conditions change for the better or worse.

Right now, we are seeing many properties selling below their assessed value because we are in a very difficult market. For the most part, if you buy a home below the tax assessed value you probably got a good deal, but many times you have to spend a lot of money to get the home back up to snuff. You have to carefully consider the condition of the home.

Conversely, there are many homes that sell over the assessed value every month and with good reason.

These homes generally are those that are of high quality, are in nicer condition, have had upgrades not reflective in the assessments, or have intrinsic value associated with views or waterfront properties. It could also be that the assessed value was not reflective of what is really there. Generally speaking, the homes that sold for over assessed value probably have at least one thing in common: they all appraised for the purchase price or higher.

Comparing the assessed value of a home that is for sale to its asking price is a good place to start your evaluation of the property but it should not be the end of it as there are a lot of other factors to consider. Think of the assessment as kind of a base line. Of the 62 sales in September where the current assessed value could be determined, 40 of the sales were under the assessed value but 22 sales were over it. That’s why you need a REALTOR® working with you to advise you based on his knowledge of the market place and values.

Log on to my blog at www.lakesregionrealestatenews.com for the details on these sales and others.

You can also receive these reports by email. Roy Sanborn is a REALTOR® for Roche Realty Group, at 97 Daniel Webster Highway in Meredith and can be reached at 677-8420. Data was compiled as of 10/15/11 using the Northern New England Real Estate MLS System.

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By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You are emboldened by distance. That’s why email is so dangerous: You can write things you wouldn’t say in person, especially if you knew you would soon be seeing the other person.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

Life is too short to overreact to the parts of it you can’t control. Knowing this, you will spend your time in traffic or waiting in line doing something more productive than stewing.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). A strange old feeling comes back around, signaling that it is finally time to give yourself the warmhearted attention you did not get years ago when you really needed it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll solve problems by first of all believing that it is possible to solve them. Giving up hope too soon is a danger. Consider taking a temporary break (instead of quitting altogether) and coming back to the issue later.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll work on expressing yourself with clarity and simplicity. You may not reach the goal, but adopting an effective communication style gives you the best chance.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 22).

Your talent for uniting and organizing others will be put to good use this year. You’ll generously help friends and worthy causes and will enjoy a windfall when others return the favor. A project takes off in November. Advertise in January. You’ll make an extremely fortuitous commitment in March. July brings travel. Leo and Sagittarius people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 14, 39, 22 and 1.

TUNDRA

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Be careful not to mix up the nonessentials with the essentials. Things like proper rest and a good haircut are not frivolous at all, nor is anything that helps you feel good and attract the best in life.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You can have the goods, but you also have to know how to present them, or no one will buy in. Avoid working completely alone. Gather impressions from others.

A partner or mentor can help you home in on a strategy.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You respond well to positive feedback.

When you know you’re being heard, cared about and accepted, you will form an immediate bond with the one who offers you this acceptance.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). When you are willing to interpret events in a very positive way, magic happens.

What at first seems like a mistake will turn out to be the best part of a process or the most brilliant aspect of the end result.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You want life to be simple, and yet nothing is one way. Work and relationships are multifaceted. Discounting the evidence that doesn’t support your initial belief about a person or situation would be unwise.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The one who keeps everything inside forces you to pretend you’re a mind reader. If you have to guess what another person is thinking, try to guess something positive.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Certain thoughts have a gravitational pull, leading you down a spiral of untruths. But if you can resist believing the first one in the series, you’ll skip over the black hole and dance in the light.

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Today is Saturday, Oct. 22, the 295th day of 2011. There are 70 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 22, 1811, composer and piano virtuoso Franz Liszt was born in the Hungarian town of Raiding in present-day Austria.

On this date: In 1746, Princeton University was first chartered as the College of New Jersey.

In 1797, French balloonist Andre-Jacques Garnerin made the first parachute descent, landing safely from a height of about 3,000 feet over Paris.

In 1836, Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first constitutionally elected president of the Republic of Texas.

In 1883, the original Metropolitan Opera House in New York held its grand opening with a performance of Gounod’s “Faust.”

In 1928, Republican presidential nominee Herbert Hoover spoke of the “American system of rugged individualism” in a speech at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

In 1934, bank robber Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd was shot to death by federal agents at a farm in East Liverpool, Ohio.

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy announced a quarantine of all offensive military equipment shipped to Cuba, following the discovery of Soviet-built missile bases on the island.

In 1979, the U.S. government allowed the deposed Shah of Iran to travel to New York for medical treatment — a decision that precipitated the Iran hostage crisis. French conductor and music teacher Nadia Boulanger died in Paris.

In 1981, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization was decertified by the federal government for its strike the previous August.

In 1986, President Ronald Reagan signed into law sweeping tax-overhaul legislation.

One year ago: WikiLeaks released 391,831 purported Iraq war logs that suggested more than 100,000 Iraqi civilians had died in the conflict.

Today’s Birthdays: Actress Joan Fontaine is 94. Actor Christopher Lloyd is 73.

Actor Derek Jacobi is 73. Actor Tony Roberts is 72. Actress Annette Funicello is 69.

Actress Catherine Deneuve is 68. Rock musician Leslie West (Mountain) is 66. Actor Jeff Goldblum is 59. Movie director Bill Condon is 56. Actor Luis Guzman is 54. Actor-writerproducer Todd Graff is 52. Rock musician Cris Kirkwood is 51. Actor-comedian Bob Odenkirk is 49. Olympic gold medal figure skater Brian Boitano is 48. Actress Valeria Golino is 45. Comedian Carlos Mencia is 44.

Country singer Shelby Lynne is 43. Actress Saffron Burrows is 39. Actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson is 36. Actor Michael Fishman is 30.

Talk show host Michael Essany is 29. Rock musician Zac Hanson is 26. Actor Jonathan Lipnicki is 21. Actress Sofia Vassilieva is 19.

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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS Electronic Waste Collecion hosted by the Laconia/ Gilford Lions Club. In the parking lot on Lowe’s on Lake Shore Road in Gilford from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. $5 fee for computers, $6 for monitors. $10 for appliances. $20 to $30 for televisions. NO hazardous waste accepted.

Free Childrens’ Halloween Party hosted by the Wicwas Lake Grange. 5 to 8 p.m. at the Grange Hall next to the Meredith Center Store. Games prizes, treats and refreshments for children under 13. Wear your costumes.

Fall Festival at Pleasant Street School in Laconia. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Games, raffles, food, bake sale.

Public breakfast hosted by the Masons of DoricCentre Lodge #20 in Tilton. 7 to 9:30 a.m. at the Masonic Building at 410 West Main Street. Full breakfast, including eggs cooked to order. $6.

“From The Heart” Artisan Fair and Marketplace to benefit Tilton-Northfield UMC Mission Group — Hearts and Hands for Haiti. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Riverfront Place on West Main Street in Tilton. Proceeds will assist with the costs and labor of demolition & re-building of Haitian homes during the 1/12/10 earthquake. Available for sale at the fair will be: handmade jewelry, baked goods, candies, art, Norwex, Pampered Chef items, and a wide array of hand crafted items.

Halloween Hoot ‘N Howl at the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in Holderness. 6 p.m. $8 for members and $11 for non-members. Guests encouraged to come in costume. More details at 968-7194 or info@nhnature.org.

Lively and informative discussion of the Northern Pass proposal hosted by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Webster Place Chapel on the grounds of the historic Daniel Webster property in Franklin.

Barnstead Elementary School PTO Craft Fair in the school gym. 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.

All-you-can eat spaghetti dinner hosted by the PemiBaker Valley Republican Committee. 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall (37 Main Street) in Plymouth. $10 for adults and $5 for children 5-12. Guest speaker will be Pam Manney, vice chair of the N.H. GOP. Annual Fall Rummage & Flea Market Sale at the Weirs United Methodist Church. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. 35 Tower Street at Weirs Beach. Most clothing for $2 per bag on Saturday.

Rummage & Odds ‘N Ends Sale at the United Baptist Church in Lakeport. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. At noon you can buy a Bag Full for $1. (Sponsored by the Deacons).

Al-Anon Meeting at the Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia. 8 to 9:15 p.m. each Saturday in the firstfloor conference room. Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome.

Call 645-9518.

Open Door Dinners offer free weekly meal in Tilton.

4:30 to 6 p.m. An outreach housed at Trinity Episcopal Church on Main Street, downtown. provides a free hot meal open to all members of the community. All are welcome to eat and all are welcome to help out. For more information, especially about volunteering, please call Pastor Mark at 286-3120 or e-mail him at mark@trinitytilton.org.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23 Scottish Country Dancing every Sunday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Belknap Mill in Laconia. All welcome.

No partner needed. For information call 524-8813 or e-mail scd_md@yahoo.com Pie-Athalon hosted by Holland Hill Studios in Sandwich. 9 a.m. Lighthearted combination of three events, biking, running/walking and pie eating. Register by calling 476-2476 or writing pasha@hollandhillstudio.com. Same day registration at Mocha Rizing by 8:30 a.m.

Belmont High School French Club Flapjack Fundraiser at Applebee’s restaurant in Tilton. 8 to 10 a.m. $5.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: A few years ago, I married a wonderful, thoughtful, caring man. It was a second marriage for both of us. When we were dating, everything seemed to be perfect. His two sons are grown and out of the house, and he has two teenage girls still at home. My son was so excited to have brothers and sisters. I truly believed our families could mesh.

The big problem is, we cannot have the family together because his children are completely rude. When my son comes over or walks into the room, his children refuse to acknowledge his existence. They won’t talk to him.

I have spoken with my husband about this numerous times, and he always makes excuses for them. My son is very hurt, and it is hard on me. His children’s inconsiderate treatment of my son is driving a wedge between us. My son no longer wishes to attend family functions, because no one will speak to him except me.

These children are old enough to know better. But I have come to resent all of them and don’t want any family events where my son isn’t welcome. What more can I do? -- Lost and Confused in Texas Dear Texas: Your husband should have put the kibosh on this treatment when it first started. His children don’t have to like your son, but they should treat him with respect, the same way they would like to be treated. It is unconscionable that he allows this to continue. Tell him to put his spine back in and insist that his children behave with decency before it destroys your marriage. Also check the National Stepfamily Resource Center (stepfamilies.info) to see whether there is a support group in your area.

Dear Annie: My husband and I have been together for nine years. His parents are divorced. His mother has always made me feel welcome, but I have never been comfortable

around my father-in-law. He is cold and doesn’t acknowledge me. I am less than thrilled when we have to go to his house.

Two years ago, I had a hysterectomy. My father-in-law called later in the week and acted offended that no one had informed him that the surgery went well. But, Annie, even my husband didn’t think the man would care a whit.

Is it acceptable for me to simply bow out of the picture?

My husband and kids can spend time with my father-inlaw, but I’d rather not. I find it painful to be around him.

How do I communicate this without causing a rift? -- Outsider Dear Outsider: Some people give the impression of being remote, when in reality, they are socially awkward. Your father-in-law may care very much, but doesn’t know how to show it, so he appears aloof. Since he is family and his major flaw is coldness, not meanness, we’d suggest putting up with it when you can. That means seeing Dad once every third visit or so. That should be enough to maintain the relationship, while still giving you some respite.

Dear Annie: You printed a letter from “Naive in the Midwest,” whose 70-something friend suddenly began propositioning the other (married) women in his social group. It was threatening their friendship of many years. Thank you for suggesting that she tell his wife to get him to a doctor because such behavior could indicate a stroke or dementia.

Late in life, my father began making odd sexual comments, telling off-color jokes and sending my siblings and me inappropriate birthday cards. Only after he died of a massive stroke did we learn he had been suffering small strokes for quite a while. Seeing his doctor may save their friendship -- and his life. -- Also In The Midwest

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For Rent

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References & deposit required.

Available10/1/11. 387-3864.

LACONIA WATERVIEW TOWNHOUSE In Gated South Down Shores

4 Bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, newly renovated, furnished. Washer/dryer, Wood fireplace, bar, sun room. $1,500/Month + Utilities 2 assigned parking spaces

603-387-8678 Laconia 2/3 Bedroom Apartment.

Includes heat/hot water.

References & deposit. $215/Week. 524-9665 Laconia 3-4 Bedroom. Huge enclosed porch, washer/dryer hook-up. No pets. First + Security. $950/Month. 387-6810 LACONIA Condo - super locationvery large 3BR/3 full bath condo with super view of lake/walk to beach. Laundry room; 2 storage rooms; study off master BR; new appliances; new carpeting; deck off living room/master BR. $1150/month plus security. Available 10/22/11; call 528-1850 or 486-3966.

LACONIA Spacious, clean and energy efficient units w/ washer/dryer hookup2 BR, $825/month 2 BR, $800/month BELMONT 2 BR, $725/month; washer/dryer hookup Call GCE @ 267- 8023 LACONIA waterfront condo rental, 1-BR next to Naswa, private beach, no dogs. $675/mo.

978-855-2112 LACONIA, Clean, 1 Bedroom Apartment, First Floor, Small Porch, Walking Distance to Library, No Smoking, $695/mo., Includes heat. 524-2507 LACONIA, Large 1-bedroom, $160/week. Includes parking, heat and hot water. No pets. References & security. 455-6662.

Laconia- 1 Bedroom, nice yard, parking & utilities included. No pets/No smoking. $700/Month.

Call 630-3126 LACONIA2-Bedroom. $850/Month, heat/hot water included. Close to schools and downtown. Storage and parking.

455-5352 Laconia- 20 X 40 Heated garageInside/outside storage. $350/Month. 603-528-8005 LACONIA- 3 bedroom house, across Street from Leavitt Park, close to school & beach. Efficient heat with new windows. Covered parking with lockable storage. Security & references. required. Pet considered. $1200. per month + utilities. 937-0157 LACONIA3 Bedroom, fresh paint, urethane hardwood floors, private entrance, on-site plowed parking, private playground.

Heat/Hot water included. No pets. $850/Month. 3 to choose from. (603) 455-6115

LACONIA: Duplex, near downtown, 2-Bedrooms, $750 +utilities.

References & deposit required.

Available10/1/11. 387-3864.

LACONIA: Efficiency apartment, $135/week, includes heat and hot water. References and deposit.

524-9665.

LACONIA: Single family, freshly painted, 3BR, cozy cape near hospital. Non-smokers. No pets.

1st and last month s rent. References. $1,100/month. Available November 1st.

Call Bill at 528-3789.

LAKE Winnipesaukee, Laconia, NH. Water View. 3+ bedroom, 2 .5 bath condo (duplex) in South Down Shores. Boat club & private beach. Central air, gas fireplace, master suite on 1st floor.

Washer/Dryer hookup, Sun room.

11 miles to Gunstock Ski Area. $1,400 per month, plus utilities.

Security deposit & references required. Call Sharon at 603-420-8254.

Lakeport- 1-bedroom 1st floor apartment with dining washer/dryer hook-up heat/hot water included. No smoking or pets. Off street parking $ 700.

First/Last/Security. 603-630-4539 Lakeport-4 room 2 bedroom 2nd floor, lake view. Includes washer/dryer, snow removal, landscaping, off street parking. $180/week.

No dogs/No Utilities/No Smoking. References & credit check a must. Call Rob 617-529-1838 MEREDITH BAY Full view of bay and town, executive quality, first floor, one bedroom. Big deck, repainted huge rooms, modern oak kitchen, laundry hookup, new carpets, no pets. $895/Month + deposit. Includes heat, hot water & parking. 603-279-3133 or 603-867-8678 MEREDITH One bedroom apartment on second floor. Open concept, cathedral ceiling, very elegant and rustic. Plowing, parking and dumpster included, Pets? $850/month 455-5660.

Meredith- 1 bedroom apartment.

Oil forced hot water, 1.5 bath, washer/dryer hook-up, nice yard.

No smoking/pets. $750/Month 279-8247 Jim MOULTONBOROUGH: 3BR, 1.5BA house. Walk to Ctr. Harbor proper. Garage, wood & oil heat, w/d hookups. No smoking. No pets. Credit ref. & sec. dep. $1150/month plus utilities.

603-253-9446.

NORTHFIELD: Trailers for rent in small park with on-site laundromat. 2 bedroom $225/week, 3 bedroom $235/week, includes heat, electric & hot water. 524-1234, www.whitemtrentals.com.

PREFERRED RENTALS Long term and winter rentals available in the towns of Moultonboro, Meredith, Center Harbor, Sandwich, Gilford, Laconia and Sanbornton. Starting at $650/ month. Please call for list of inventory at 603-253-7811 or visit our website at www.preferredrentals.com

For Rent

For Sale

Furniture

Furniture

WINTER RENTAL

Treadmill- Image Model 150R $150. 1950’s Hamilton Greyhound wagon. $100. 393-9693

100 year old 58” cherry rolltop desk, in very good condition, $900; Cherry table w/4 chairs, $200; Cherry chest of drawers, unique, $250. All best offer. Call Bill, 528-0001.

SOFA- Klaussner, like new, neutral sge green, $275. Call Gilford cell 387-4806 evenings after 5pm.

AMAZING!

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

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.

For Rent-Commercial

Laconia-O’Shea Industrial Park 72 Primrose Drive •10,000 Sq, Ft. WarehouseManufacturing. $5,800.00 • 3,000 Sq. Ft. Office Space $2,800.00 • 3,340 Sq. Ft. WarehouseManufacturing $1,800.00

FHA Heat/AC 3 Phase Power

LACONIA: Beautiful, large 1BR, large living room, hardwood floors, modern kitchen & bath, washer/dryer, Pleasant St. Heat & hot water inlcuded. $775/Month.

528-6885.

LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments.

Call for available apartments.

(coins, flatware, etc. )

Antiques & Unusual Items Waukewan Antiques 55 Main St. Meredith

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

BRAND NEW 3-Position Pride Lift Chair GL-358M with warranty.

Asking $650. Retails $1,000.

Gilford. (410)280-8976.

Custom Glazed Kitchen Cabinets.

Solid maple, never installed. May add/subtract to fit kitchen. Cost $6,000 sacrifice $1,750. 833-8278 Dremel Jig Saw $100. Receiver hitch platform w/chock & ramp $125. Summit Viper climbing tree stand $125. $279 New. 340-7066 ELECTRIC Wheelchair: Never used, many extras, $1,500.

524-2877.

HOT tub cover (new) round 6 diameter tan paid $289 sell for $150. 524-7525

Lazy Boy Englander Sofa. Red, blue, green & gold floral print. 70 inches. Excellent, clean condition.

Asking $200/BO. 520-5345

Free

Help Wanted JCS Hiring 2nd shift 4:15-10pm Sun-Fri we are looking for highly motivated individuals with great attitude. No exp. required. This is a high paying, commission based, appointment scheduling position; top performers make $19-$25 per hour. For interview call Christina Pagliarulo at 603-581-2452 EOE

CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE VNA & HOSPICE Home Care: at the Very Heart of Healthcare…..

Enjoy job flexibility, set your own hours, provide care to one patient at a time.

For Sale 30 inch ventless stove hood $75, 455-1524

Beautiful Queen or Full-size mattress set, Luxury Firm European Pillow-top style, Fabulous back & hip support, Factory sealed-new 10Yr. warranty. Cost $1095, sell $249. Can deliver

Call 279-3087 or Stop In at

(603)476-8933

Home Care RN:

P/T and per diem positions. Valuable member of case management team providing assessment and nursing procedures, promote referrals to other disciplines, teach/counsel patient and family regarding care. Min. 1 year med/surg exp.; working with geriatric pop. & IV skills beneficial. Computer skills required. Valid NH nursing license, NH driver’s license and reliable transportation required.

LNA:

P/T positions available in lakes region home health care. Enjoy independence and flexibility while working flexible hours. Must have min. of 1 yr. LNA exp., reliable transportation/auto insurance & valid NH LNA and driving licenses.

Medical Billing:

F/T position in healthcare organization for Medicare and 3rd party billing/collections.

Strong Medicare knowledge of billing rules & requirements, computer and communication skills required. Must be a team player and be flexible in daily activities. Min. 1 year experience in a similar position.

Applications may be obtained at Central New Hampshire VNA & Hospice, 780 North Main Street, Laconia, NH or call 524-8444, ext. 340 for more info. role Send resume to HR, 780 N. Main St., Laconia, NH 03246, FAX: 603-524-8217, or e-mail: clong@centralvna.org EOE

Howard Miller Grandfathers Clock.

80 inches tall. Purchased 1994 paid $1,000. Asking $400. Call 875-2847 HP Printer, print, copy, scan, fax, ex. condition, USB connect computer, I had motherboard fry. $50 527-0063 2-10 PM LENNON Hearth Product 20,000 BTU, direct vent propane fireplace. Beautiful unit. Must sell! $450 or B.O. 934-4447 Masterfly Tying Set. 524-1961 New Acorn Chair Lift Model 120 Superglide. Right hand unit with hinge. 16 ft. rail 17 ft. 8 3/4” with hinge. will fit any stairs that length or shorter. Paid $3,000 sell for $2,250. 528-6570 NEW pet carrier, medium size.

Pine computer desk, Lazy Boy recliner-dusty rose tweed. 527-1657 NEW, 48 inch, cherry vanity, granite top and backsplash, with mirror. It cost $2700. Make me an offer 603-707-9293.

Sears Arc Welder $75.

Horizontal/Vertical milling machine, R-8 Spindle, collet, cutters. $400. 524-3603

SANBORNTON - 3 acre farmhouse overlooking Winnisquam. 2 minutes to winnisquam market, 2 bay garage with tool room. $1,200/Month, no utilities. Gas & oil heat with fireplace. References & deposit required. Responsible

WANTED TO BUY Gold, (scrap rings, jewelry, etc.) Silver,

72 Primrose Drive, Laconia

LACONIA. Very nice one bedroom apt. Clean, secure downtown location. Spacious, just repainted, heat hot water and elec. included, $175/ week. 524-3892 or 630-4771.

LACONIA 2-Bedroom; Family neighborhood. Large, clean & bright, washer/dryer hook-ups, parking, porch. Ref. & deposit required. 603-318-5931

UNIVERSAL 3-Way Angle Vise; 90-360-45 degrees of movement.

Un-used, a $375 value. $95 Firm.

366-5775

Side Loading Woodburning stove with glass front. $200/OBO. Round wooden pedestal table $50/OBO. 238-2584

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

36x58– Reg $21,900 Now $18,800.

Source# 1IB,

Maintenance Worker/ Custodian Full Time Belknap County The Belknap County Maintenance Department is seeking applications from highly reliable individuals to perform light maintenance and general cleaning of buildings as assigned. Cleans offices, conference rooms, bathrooms and hallways; performs light building and grounds maintenance and snow removal; advises Facilities Manager of problems which have to be resolved; checks building and secures upon leaving. Both scheduled and emergency overtime may be required of all positions within this class specification and is an essential function of the position.

Minimum Qualifications: Applicants must possess a high school diploma or equivalent and 2 years of related maintenance/custodial experience. Confidentiality and clearance to work in the Sheriff's Department and/or Jail required. Proven record of integrity, trustworthiness, reliability and ability to deal with a wide range of people is required of all individuals in position. An extensive back ground check including criminal history & driver history exam will be required of any applicant prior to being offered a position.

Starting Salary Range: $13.17 - $15.25 per hour DOQ with competitive benefits package. Work shift may include days, evenings, nights and weekends and may vary between the hours of 5 A.M. and 8:00 PM depending on the needs of the County.

A County Application is required. Apply by downloading and completing our on-line job application. Completed applications must be received by Human Resources at 34 County Drive, Laconia, NH, 03246 by no later than November 4, 2011. Please contact Norman O'Neil, Human Resources Director; Phone: noneil@belknapcounty.org or visit our website at (603) 527-5400; email www.belknapcounty.org to download an application, for additional information or a complete job description.

Belknap County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Quality Insulation of Meredith

STORMWATER Pollution Protection Plan Monitor/Inspector: Must be a Certified Erosion Sediment and Stormwater Inspector (CESSWI) with at least 2yrs experience in Highway/Bridge or General Construction projects. Must have valid driver!s license and be willing to travel throughout NH. Must Be familiar with OSHA rules and regs. Will be responsible for reporting and monitoring per local/state/federal regulations. Full Time with Benefits, Equal Opportunity Employer. Send resume to aneville@ajcolman.com

Fireplace Installer needed immediately MUST HAVE NH GAS LICENSE We are looking for installer with NH gas license to install fireplaces both wood and gas,carpentry experience helpful.

M-F work week with benefits including , Health Dental,Life, Disbility,FSA ,Vacation Holidays and 401k Pay based on experience. Must have valid NH drivers License and pass both background and drug test. Apply in person to :Quality Insulation, 1 PeaseRd. Meredith, NH 03253 LaChance's Village Store (Citgo) in Tilton is now hiring for part time.

Must have open availability. We open at 5:00am and close at 11:00pm. See Clem or Kate for an application today.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted FALL INTO A NEW CAREER Company seeking positive, hardworking people to start working full time in our outbound customer service, sales, advertising, marketing or appointment setting departments. Reliable transportation required and please be 18+. For more information, please call 527-1118 and ask for Ian. SMALL private school in the Lakes Region seeking substitute teachers. Please send resume to Lakeland School 40 Meredith Center Rd., Meredith, NH 03253

SUMMIT RESORT Now Hiring Part-Time Housekeepers Flexible hours & competitive wages. (Saturdays a must).

Apply Today!

177 Mentor Ave. Laconia, NH 03246 No Phone Calls Please

YARD HELP WANTED for Gilford Home Center Apply in Person 32 Gilford East Dr.

Rowell's Sewer & Drain

is looking for 1 full-time Technician/Laborer.

Candidate must be self motivated, professional and avail. to work O/T. Must have CDL Class B and be in good physical condition. Benefits include a competitive salary, 8 paid holidays and retirement plan. Forward Resumes to: mandiehagan@yahoo.com Call 934-4145

Become a Weatherization Installer Technician Today Help reduce homeowners’ energy costs while doing a job you enjoy at Lakes Region Community College’s Weatherization Installer Technician course.

Learn how to install air sealing and insulation, become BPI certified and more. The next course begins Nov. 10 in Plymouth, NH. Discounted tuition.

Call (603) 524-3207 for more information.

LONG TERM SUBSTITUTE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER Alton School District The Alton Central School is seeking certified applicants for a long-term substitute position due to a maternity leave from January 1 through March 31, 2012. The position requires a certified special education teacher or behavior specialist with behavioral experience working with children with developmental disabilities.

Please forward your letter of interest, resume, transcripts, proof of certification and three current letters of reference to: Catherine Dix-Herndon, Special Education Director SAU #72 Alton School District 252 Suncook Valley Road Alton, NH 03809 (603) 875-7890

SUBSTITUTE NURSE The Alton Central School has openings for a substitute Nurse. Candidate must be a certified RN. Substitutes work on an on-call basis.

Steve Ross, Assistant Principal SAU #72 Alton School District 252 Suncook Valley Road Alton, NH 03809

WINTER COACHING POSITION Alton Central School is seeking qualified applicants to coach the following basketball team November 1st, 2011 through February 29th, 2012. Girls’ B Team Basketball, Grades 6 – 8 If interested please submit a letter of interest, resume and 3 references sent to: Alton Central School, c/o Bobbi Boudman Athletic Director, PO Box 910, Alton, NH 03809 All Application Deadlines: Open until filled EOE

Diesel Mechanic Alvin J. Coleman & Son Inc. is actively seeking a qualified and experienced mechanic to perform repair and preventative maintenance on a fleet of heavy trucks and equipment. Position is full time, year round, and available today.

Health Benefits and 401k Available.

Stop in or call Jim Drouin Alvin J Coleman & Son, Inc. Rt. 16, Conway, NH 603-447-5936 EOE

Help Wanted

Help Wanted WINTER/ FALL RUSH

BELKNAP LANDSCAPE COMPANY is hiring numerous temporary, on-call positions for its Snow Removal Division to include: Equipment Operators, Route Leaders & Shovelers. Prior experience in snow removal a plus. Must be dependable & flexible. All applicants must be at least 18 years of age, have a valid drivers license & reliable transportation, able to lift heavy objects, able to work long shifts and able to drive in snowstorms to get to jobsite.

All applicants will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screen & physical.

Apply to HR at: Belknap Landscape Co., Inc., 25 Country Club Rd, Unit #302, Gilford, NH 03249.

Phone: (603) 528-2798 Fax: (603) 528-2799 email: rblackey@belknaplandscape.com

Permanent and holiday season help. Start immediately. Due to fall/ holiday season our company is experiencing a massive product demand opening various positions in all departments and must be filled this week. No experience required. Must be at least 18. Positions available: Customer Service/ set up and display/ appointment setting/ sales and marketing. Call today for immediate interview (603)822-0219. Or text anytime (603)930-8450.

Work for an American Legend!

Harley-Davidson at the Tilton Outlets has immediate openings for 3rd Key Team Leaders. Please apply at laconiaharley.com for interview consideration.

Instruction Tutor: Retired teacher will tutor French, English, and study skills.

366-4704.

Firefighter/EMT-I Gilford Fire-Rescue seeks a highly motivated FF/EMT-I or Paramedic to become part of our well-trained department of 14 FT and 30 Call FF/EMTs; to assist us in delivering quality fire and EMS services to our customers. Associates Degree in Fire Technologies or related field; Nationally Registered EMT-I or P; CDL-B w/tank endorsement; and must meet all NH requirements to function as a full time firefighter, including FF2, CPAT, and inclusion on the State hiring list.

Starting at $16.50 or $17.75 DOQ. Send cover letter, along with an application and resume to Chief Stephen Carrier, 39 Cherry Valley Road, Gilford, NH 03249.

Accepted through Nov. 7, 5:00 pm.

Varsity Ice Hockey Coach This coaching position is for the 2011-2012 season Interested candidates please send letter of interest and application to or for more information contact:

James Chase, Athletic Director Laconia High School 345 Union Avenue Laconia NH 03246 Telephone: 603-524-3350 Applications are available at the high school or online at www.laconiaschools.org/personnel EOE

OPEN HOUSE! Beat the recession with a new job at Technical Needs Thursday October 27th from 1pm – 4pm Laconia Unemployment Office 426 Union Avenue STE 3

Laconia, NH 03246 All hiring will be for local companies

• ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN– needs soldering, cable build and troubleshooting of AC and DC circuits • ELECTRICAL ENGINEER – needs Digital, Analog, PCB board Design, and Electro-mechanical experience.

• TESTERS (MACHINE OPERATORS) w/ basic computer and documentation skills • BASIC MACHINE OPERATORS • ASSEMBLERS – large scale, basic hand and power tools • RECEIVERS (Warehouse) For additional information please email mpoirier@techneeds.com Or visit our website at www.techneeds.com

Deputy Fire Chief Fire Prevention Gilford Fire-Rescue seeks a full-time, working Deputy Fire Chief to assist in managing a combination fire and EMS department with 14 career and 30 paid-on-call members. The department has an annual operating budget of $1.8m. The Deputy Chief is responsible for administrative and supervisory work, assisting the Fire Chief in planning, organizing, and directing the department. The Deputy Chief is responsible for the Fire Prevention Division and reports directly to the Fire Chief. Associate Degree in Fire Technology field is required; Bachelor’s degree preferred. Ten years experience in an organized fire department, five in a supervisory capacity. Strong, working knowledge of fire codes, inspections, public education, building construction, and plans review; certifications for Fire Officer II, Nationally Registered EMT, NH State Fire Instructor I, NH State Fire Inspector I, and CDL-B; OR any equivalent combination of education and experience that demonstrates possession of the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. Must live within 20 minutes of the Gilford Fire Station within one year of appointment.

Salary range $65,000-$74,147. Send cover letter, resume’, and salary history to Chief Stephen Carrier, Gilford Fire-Rescue, 39 Cherry Valley Rd, Gilford, NH 03249.

Accepted through Nov. 7, 5:00 pm.

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Member of Carlson’s Raiders to be honored at Marine Gathering November 12 LACONIA — The Lakes Region Detachment of the Marine Corps League will honor a former member of the famed Marine Corps Carlson’s Raiders at CALENDAR from page 17

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23 Rich Velasquez Youth Sports Equipment Foundation Sports Cards and Collectible Show. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Leavitt Park House on Elm Street in Laconia. Free admission.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 24 Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group meeting at Forestview Manor (Parade Road) in Meredith. 5:30 to 7 p.m.

For more information call 279-3121.

Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive eating using the Twelve Steps and

its 13th annual Gathering of Marines on Saturday, November 12 when the detachment celebrates the 236th birthday of the United States Marine Corps.

Twelve Traditions of OA. Monday nights at 7 p.m. at the Laconia Congregational Church. Call and leave a message for Elizabeth at 630-9969 for more information.

Laconia Chapter of Barbershop Harmony Society meeting. 7:15 to 9:30 p.m. at the Gilford Community Church. Guests and singers of all ages and skills are invited to attend these Monday night rehearsals. For more information call Guy Haas at 279-2230.

Mens’ pick-up basketball (18+) at the Meredith Community Center. 7 to 9 p.m. $1 per player.

Senior exercise time at the Meredith Community Center. 9 to 10 a.m.

Mahjong game time at the Gilford Public Library.

12:30 to 3 p.m. New player welcome.

Instruction

Services

KARATE

$20 Traditional Japanese Bodywork Treatments

BLUE RIBBON PAINTING CO.

Please come and enjoy the therapeutic and relaxing benefits of traditional Japanese body work known as Shiatsu.

Each treatment is performed fully clothed on a comfortable floor mat and takes about an hour.

Treatments are performed at the Sachem Shiatsu office at the Fitness Edge building in Meredith.

Please call Sensei Jones at 603-524-4780 to make an appointment.

Since 1982 ~ Fully Insured

Adult and Children's Karate (Ages 4+) classes held in Laconia, Gilford, Meredith and Moultonborough.

Improves balance, coordination, focus, strength and flexibility.

524-4780 TAI CHI Experience the gentle art of Tai Chi. Improves balance, joint health, coordination, bone density, blood pressure, strength and flexibility.

Ongoing classes held in Laconia, Gilford, Meredith and Moultonborough.

All ages welcome.

Services

Services

This year’s event will be highlighted with a declaration honoring Harold Sheffield, a 91 year old former member of the Marine Corps 2nd Raider Battalion, who has maintained a residence in the Bristol/Alexandria area of the Lakes Region since 1950.

Born in Bayonne, New Jersey in 1920, Sheffield joined the Marine Corps in January of 1942, right after the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. After going through boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, he was sent to the Pacific Theatre where he served on Tulagi and Guadalcanal islands before being transferred to New Caledonia. There he joined the elite Marine Raiders and was assigned to the 2nd Raider Battalion under the command of Lt. Col. Alan Shapley.

The Marine Raiders are considered to be the forerunners of today’s elite special combat units in the see next page

Services

Interior/Exterior

Powerwashing

279-5755 630-8333 Bus.

Cell

BELMONT-287 Daniel Webster Highway across from Piche!s.

Saturday, 9am-3pm. Rain or Shine, indoors. Electronics, sports cards, Lionel Trains, collectibles & tools.

Estate Sale Sat & Sun Oct. 22-23 12 - 3:00 pm 162 Intervale Rd. Rte. 11B, Gilford Livingroom set, oriental rug, trundle bed, kitchen set

LOW PRICE ~ QUALITY WORK

Rightway Plumbing and Heating

524-4780

Over 20 Years Experience Fully Insured. License #3647

Mobile Homes

Call 393-4949

FOR Sale new double wide, full factory warranty 28! x 56!. 2 br, 2 full baths, family room and morning room, many upgrades. Beach rights to Winnipesaukee. 303 Old Lakeshore Road, Gilford, N.H, Lot #G6. Call 603-888-0661 or 603-566-0727.

M.A. SMITH ELECTRIC: Quality work for any size electrical job. Licensed-Insured, Free estimates/ 603-455-5607

INSIDE Moving Sale: Final weekend. 26 Dana Hill Road, New Hampton, 3/10 mile off Route 104.

October 22-23, 10am-? More items added, some tools, housewares, etc.

COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL

SNOWPLOWING

SPAS

Experienced ~ Reasonable Reliable ~ Insured

Motorcycles

Summit Spas (603)733-7101.

Service & maintance.

455-2801

1995 Harley Davidson Ultra-New Motor, Less than 2,000/miles, Great shape! $5,800.

603-848-0014 2000 Harley Davidson, Ultra Classic, metallic green & black, new motor, many accessories, asking $7950 Paul 603-752-5519.

Buy • Sell • Trade www.motoworks.biz

RUMMAGE SALE FLEA MARKET First United Methodist Church

Rte 11A Gilford near Bypass Fri & Sat Oct 21 & 22 9am - 2pm Clothes, linens, housewares, furniture and more.

PIPER ROOFING

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

Quality Work Reasonable Rates Free Estimates Metal Roofs • Shingle Roofs

Recreation Vehicles

Our Customers Don!t get Soaked!

1993 24 ft. Komfort camper with 1 slideout. $1,300 or best offer.

293-2878

Major credit cards accepted

Real Estate

CALL Mike for fall clean-ups, scrapping, light hauling, snowblowing. Very reasonably priced.

603-455-0214

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

Yard Sale 28 Village Court, Laconia: Off Old North Main Street, Saturday, 10/22, 8am-1pm. Furniture, old records, bottles and tools. Lots of clothes, pocketbooks, golf clubs and many more items. No early birds.

528-3531

SATURDAY Oct.22 9 am - 11 am 18 Arlene Drive, Belmont. Assorted Furniture, rocking chair, cushion bench and more...

HANDYMAN SERVICES

Home Care

Small Jobs Are My Speciality

Rick Drouin 520-5642 or 744-6277

Stewart’s Landscaping

Services

Fall Clean-ups

Snowmobiles

Snowplowing

Snowmobile, ATV, new & used parts. Complete line of accessories, service. Pre-owned sleds.

Lake City Cat House 524-5954

603-707-9051 SNOWPLOWING CHIMNEY Installation/Repairs: Masonry, metal-bestos, flashing, fireplaces, woodstove installations, liners, caps, inspections, cleanings. Insured, references.

(603)523-7806.

EXPERIENCED Greenskeeper for Lakes Region 9-hole golf course.

2012 season. Chemical licenses preferred. jntlzbth@yahoo.com.

MEREDITH AREA Reliable & Insured

Michael Percy

677-2540 JAYNE ’ S PAINTING is now Ruel ’s Painting ...Same great service!

Jason Ruel, customer satisfaction guaranteed! 393-0976

NEED FINANCIAL HELP with the spaying, altering of your dog or cat? 224-1361 Before 2pm.

Storage Space 3 Garage Bays for rent. Cars, boats, etc. Each bay 25ft. deep 11ft. wide. For storage only. $55 per month each space. Call Dave 528-2872 ALTON/GILFORD Garage 40X60ft. 16ft. high ceilings. Two 14X14ft. doors, insulated, water, electric, can be heated. $1,500./Month 293-7770

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Pine Gardens Manufactured Homes Sales & Park

Under New Ownership Lowest Prices Around!

Office: (603) 267-8182 Fax: (603) 267-6621 Route 140E, 3 miles on right from Exit 20, off I-93.

Visit: www.nationalmultilist.com For New & Used Listings

PUBLIC AUCTION!!

Round Robin Auction Saturday October 22 & Sunday October 23 from 12-3pm

49-4 Orchard Hill Rd., Belmont

Property will be sold to Highest Bidder above starting bid of $37,000.00 Registration fee: $100 2 Bedroom ranch style condo all on one level Light & bright unit with new updated windows Our unique BUYER FRIENDLY auction offers comprehensive buyer protections including low deposits, open house to preview, inspection allowance to confirm the house major systems are accurately represented and even a contingency for financing based on your preapproval. Agents, Investors & Brokers welcome! 3% Buyer Premium 1House.com, LLC Auctioneer: Bert Cox/NH Lic. #4016 For More information: Call Bert Cox 603 225-8000 Laconia Office

Meredith Office

528-0088 279-7046

MLS# 4081751

oPEN HoUSE today

Sat. Oct 22, 11:00-1:00

NAtuRe’S VIeW NeW 3 BR RANCH

From $208,400 on a few choice lots!

2 Car att. garage • Open kitchen, dining and living rooms • Approx. 1500 sqft. • City water & sewer

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Winni Playhouse presenting Spooky Halloween Tales

LACONIA — Following a sold-out run of Nunsense II at the beginning of the month, the Winni Players community theatre season at the Winnipesaukee Playhouse is in full swing.

Upcoming activities include staged readings “radio play style” of some spooky stories for Halloween weekend and auditions for the February production of “To Kill a Mockingbird.”

On Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29 at 7:30 p.m., two classic stories will be read onstage in a radio play style complete with live sound effects.

For a suggested donation of $5 per person, audiences will be treated to readings of “The Canterville Ghost”

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Open House This Weekend at the Havens at the Summit sat. & sun. 10/22 & 10/23, 10:00-2:00 17 Violette Circle, Laconia Come tour this brand new construction at The Havens! Unrivaled amenities package & generous open space!

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Tommy Turkey, Official Mascot of the Salvation Army Turkey Plunge, traveled to Laconia Middle School recently to meet with supporters and discuss the post-Plunge luncheon to be held at the school. Meeting Tommy were City Councilor for Ward One, Ava Doyle, Middle School Principal Jim McCollum, Laconia Mayor Mike Seymour, himself a multi-year plunger, and Salvation Army Captain Stephen Warren.

Mayor Seymour will, once again, be in the lead group of Plungers on November 19 at Opechee Cove Beach. (Courtesy photo)

Nature’s View Open House Sat. Oct. 22, 12:00-3 pm

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Mayor Seymour to again lead Turkey Plungers

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by Oscar Wilde and “Zero Hour’ by Ray Bradbury.

The Canterville Ghost is the story of an American family which moves into a haunted English castle. Unfortunately for the ghost who resides there, the family does not believe in ghosts and, no matter how many strange goings-on they encounter in their new home, they refuse to believe that he is responsible.

Zero Hour is one of eighteen short stories in Bradsee next page from preceding page military such as the U.S. Army Delta Force, Navy Seals, and Marine Recons. The primary function of the Raiders was to conduct amphibious light infantry warfare on the Japanese, particularly doing so in fast moving rubber boats and operating behind enemy lines throughout the Pacific Theatre. The 2nd Marine Raiders Battalion is said to be the first United States special operations forces to see combat in WWII. Sheffield was promoted to Sergeant during his tenure with the 2nd Raider Battalion, including combat action on the islands of Emireau and Bougainville where he received a Presidential Unit Citation and a Navy Unit Citation. After the Raider battalions were incorporated into the 4th Marine Regiment he was transferred in 1946 to the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders School at Quantico, Virginia.

Commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant he completed six more years in the Marine Corps Reserves ending his service as a 1st Lieutenant. He enrolled at the University of New Hampshire, receiving a bachelors’ degree and later graduated from Yale University, obtaining a masters degree in forestry management. He and his wife Cecile, who passed away in 2008, have been residents in the Bristol area since then following in his family footsteps who had vacationed in the area since 1921.

This year’s gathering will be held at The Margate on Winnipesaukee, commencing with registration at 6 p.m. Tickets to this year’s event are $45 per person and can be obtained by contacting Bob Patenaude, Commandant of the Lakes Region Detachment #506, Marine Corps League, at 460 Bean Road, Moultonborough, NH 03254; or by calling 253-7970, or via email at RPPatenaude@aol.com.

Attire for all attendees is a uniform of respective branch of military service, formal tuxedo or gown, or business suit and cocktail dress.

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Saturday, October 22, 2011 — Page 23

OBITUARY

Richard S. Parry, 80

YORK, Maine — Richard Stanley Parry, 80, of Creation Lane, died October 20, 2011 at Lakes Region General Hospital, Laconia, NH. Born in Cambridge MA on September 7, 1931, he was the son of Roy and Ruth (Lamprey) Parry.

He grew up in Haverhill MA and graduated from Haverhill High School. He has been a resident of York for many years.

Richard entered the US navy in 1952 and served during the Korean and Viet Nam wars. He retired from the Navy as an electrician after twenty-two years. After his retirement, he worked at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for many years.

He was a member of the First Parish Congregational Church, York, Life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6977, York, member of the Enlisted Association, and a fifty-three year Master Mason of Saggahew Lodge F&AM, Haverhill, MA. He volunteer as a greeter at Pease Air

Base, and was a Tri-Care for Life Lobbyist for Military Benefits. Richard also enjoyed playing golf.

Richard was predeceased by his wife of twenty years, Elizabeth A. (Lamprey) Parry, who died in 2006.

He is survived by his sons, Russell C. Wakefield and wife Barbara and David C. Wakefiedl and wife Katie, all of Moultonborough, daughters, Colleen Williamson of Odenton, MD, Maxine Halze and husband Jordan of Wakefield, MA, Linda Brazil and husband Michael of Seueran Park, MD, nine grandchildren, four great grandchildren, brother, James Parry of Groveland, MA, nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be held in the NH Veterans Cemetery, Boscawen, on Friday, Oct. 28 at 11:30am. The Rev. Edward J. Charest, pastor of the Plymouth United Methodist Church, will officiate. The Mayhew Funeral Homes and Crematorium, in Meredith and Plymouth, are in charge of the arrangements.

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In the story, children across the country are deeply involved in an exciting game they call ‘Invasion’. Their parents think it is cute until it turns out that the invasion is real and aliens are using the children to help them get control of Earth.

The radio plays have been organized by prolific actor John Piquado. Tickets will be available at the door but reservations can be guaranteed by calling 366-7377 in advance.

On October 30, November 1 (adult

roles) and November 3 (kid roles only and callbacks) the Winni Players will be holding auditions for Harper Lee’s classic American story, To Kill a Mockingbird. There are roles available for adults of all ages plus a small number of roles for children and teens.

Director Bryan Halperin says that auditions will be held at the Education Building on the Playhouse’s Meredith Campus at 50 Reservoir Road.

More detailed directions can be found on the auditions page at www.winniplayhouse.org.

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Anniversary Weekend!

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Our Thank You to Our Community!

Saturday, October 29

Community Yard Sale 8am-12 Fun Filled $5 4 Hour Skate 12-4 Come rent a table and sell your own cool stuff or donate your stuff to the SKATE ESCAPE Improvement Fund! Please Call Or Email To Reserve Your Yard Sale Table Today!!!

Sunday, October 30 ~ 4-6:30 Public Session

Fall Festival Party!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Come dressed in costume (not too scary or gory, please) and be entered to win some cool prizes!!