E E R F Saturday, November 12, 2011
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Morgenstern seeks another term on Gunstock Commission; 3 additional men to be interviewed
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Local vet hopes strong Iraqi nation will be memorial to lives lost By roger Amsden FOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
MEREDITH — A veteran who served three tours of duty in Iraq and one in Kuwait says that on his most recent tour he saw the growing strength of the Iraqi people and that he hopes that continues to grow as
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American combat troops prepare to leave Iraq by the end of the year. SSgt Casey Brennan of Gilmanton, who completed his final tour of duty in Iraq in
July and is now a police officer in Belmont, told those attending a Veterans Day ceremony at the state POW-MIA memorial in Hesky Park on Friday that over the last eight years
he has seen “the transition of the Iraqi people and just how strong they have become.” He said that he hopes that continues and that a strong Iraqi nation will emerge that will justify the loss of American lives in the war. see VEt day page 9
By michAel Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — The Belknap County Convention will choose from among four candidates to fill the vacancy on the Gunstock Area Commission arising from the expiration of the term of John Morgenstern of Gilford when it meets on Monday. Morgenstern, who was named to the commission in 2007, said yesterday that he was seeking a second fiveyear term. The other candidates are Phil Brouillard, an attorney and developer from Gilford, Steven Thomas, an engineer from Gilford and Dave Gammon, a former Laconia city councilor. Not for the first time, Gammon has questioned the commission’s oversight of Gunstock Mountain Resort, which is owned by the county. Noting that the county taxpayers own the facility, which they rescued financially in difficult times and annually lend in anticipation of revenues, he questions the elimination of discounted season passes for residents. see aPPOINt page 10
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Carol Lee Anderson of Gilford has seen a warm reception for her book, “The History of Gunstock: Skiing in the Belknap Mountains,” which was published last month and is available at several local retailers. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Adam Drapcho)
It turned out a non-skier was just the right person to write the history of the Gunstock Mountain Recreation Area By AdAm drApcho THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
GILFORD — Carol Lee Anderson, a non-skier who moved to Gilford two decades ago, may not seem like an obvious choice of a person to write the history of the Gunstock Mountain Resort. Sometimes, it seems, it takes the perspective of an outsider to see a story as a whole. Earlier this year, the History Press published Anderson’s book “The History of Gunstock: Skiing in the Belknap Moun-
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tains.” Response to the book has exceeded Anderson’s expectations and she finds herself a sought-after speaker for events and book signings, such as one to be held November 16 at the Gunstock Inn and Fitness Center in Gilford. “The History of Gunstock” is graced with a forward from Penny Pitou, Olympic medalist and the unofficial first lady of skiing in New Hampshire. Pitou, a Gilford native who learned to ski at the facilities and with the people described in Ander-
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son’s book, agreed that the story of Gunstock was waiting for the right author to come along. Referring to Anderson, Pitou writes in the forward, “I believe that only she could write this book... The task has been a daunting one, but the respect she has for the individuals who make up the history of Gunstock is immense, and it shows.” Anderson came upon the project by happenstance, through the curiosity of her see GuNstOCK page 8
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