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LACONIA — A Superior Court judge yesterday dismissed the two felony charges against a former Belmont man who had been charged with holding police and a SWAT team at bay from a house on Union Road in Belmont for five hours in September 2010.

Belknap County Superior Court Judge James O’Neill ruled a third charge, a misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest against Christoper Kelly, 34, would be decided by the jury that will gets its instructions from him this morning at 9 a.m.

Kelly had been indicted on one count of being a felon in possession of a gun but the charged was reduced to unlawful possession of a handgun when he stipulated out of the jury’s earshot that he was a convicted felon. He had also been indicted for one count of criminal restraint for keeping see TRIAL page 10

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Laconia firefighters involve themselves in Ward 1 council race Quinn Davis (as Dirk Shadow) and Gwen Huot (as Martha Willis) act out a scene from “The Boardinghouse” in the a dress rehearsal at the Laconia High School auditorium on Wednesday afternoon. The curtain will rise on what is described as a fun, frantic comedy tonight at 7 p.m. Other performances are scheduled for Friday and Saturday nights at the same time and there will be a Saturday matinee performance (2 p.m.) as well. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for seniors and students. Two entirely different casts of students have been selected to perform the play. Each cast will have two performances. (Karen Bobotas/for The Laconia Daily Sun.)

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LACONIA — The Laconia Professional Fire Fighters, International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1153, have endorsed Mark Condodemetraky, who is challenging incumbent City Councilor Ava Doyle in Ward 1.

In a letter published in The Daily Sun last week Mike Foss, president of the union, urged voters to return Condodemetraky, see WARD 1 page 12

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PORTLAND, Texas (AP) — Police launched an investigation Wednesday into a Texas family law judge whose daughter posted a YouTube video of him savagely beating her with a belt during a tirade several years ago when she was a teenager.

The nearly 8-minute video, which had been viewed more than 600,000 times since it was uploaded last week, shows Aransas County Court-at-Law Judge William Adams lashing his then-16year-old daughter in the legs more than a dozen times and growing increasingly irate while she screams and refuses to turn over on a bed to be beaten.

“Lay down or I’ll spank you in your (expletive) face,” Adams screams. His daughter, Hillary, wails and pleads for him to stop.

Tim Jayroe, the police chief in William Adams’ hometown of Rockport, a Gulf Coast community about 200 miles south of Houston, said see BEATING page 12

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N.H. Presidential Primary date set for Jan. 10 CONCORD (AP) — New Hampshire on Wednesday scheduled its first-in-thenation presidential primary for Jan. 10, finally giving candidates a concrete calendar after months of uncertainty.

The date announced by Secretary of State Bill Gardner Wednesday had been widely expected since Nevada Republicans voted last month to shift their presidential caucuses to early February, ending what had become a bitter standoff among rival states. Gardner had warned that Nevada’s initial decision to hold its contest in mid-

January could force New Hampshire to vote in early December.

“I was sort of on the edge of a cliff,” Gardner said. “I was hoping if I had to move, there would be a puddle of water to jump into if necessary.”

It’s a position Gardner knows well, though he said this year’s wrangling over the date wasn’t the worst he’s faced by a longshot — that distinction goes to 1984, when he faced intense pressure from the Democratic National Committee to change the date.

New Hampshire state law requires the primary to be held at least seven days ahead of any other similar contest and gives Gardner exclusive power to set the date. That has made him the target of criticism from other states hoping to grab some of the spotlight.

Critics also argue that New Hampshire is too small and too white to play such a major role in picking presidents, but Gardner and other defenders of New Hampshire say the country — and the candidates see PRIMARY page 14

WASHINGTON (AP) — They are two successful, professional women, now the focus of an intensifying presidential campaign after their sexual harassment complaints against GOP businessman Herman Cain became public.

One woman thrived in her pursuit of her communications career, more recently working in federal government jobs in Washington. The other moved up in positions focusing on political outreach and

later public policy research, working since 2005 at a large lobbying and consulting firm in New Jersey with Republican and Democratic clients.

Cain calls their complaints of sexual harassments, settled a dozen years ago while he was leading the National Restaurant Association, “totally false” and baseless, raising questions about the women who, until days ago, had privately dealt with their allegations of his sexually inap-

propriate behavior.

The two women have declined dogged media requests to speak out, including requests from The Associated Press. A lawyer for one of the women has said he will ask the restaurant association to lift a confidentiality agreement prohibiting comment after Cain insisted he did nothing wrong, suggesting that at least one of the women may have been terminated. see CAIN page 12

CANNES, France (AP) — European leaders drew a line in the sand for Greece on Wednesday, saying its referendum on a hard-won bailout deal will decide whether it stays in the eurozone — and vowing Athens will not get new aid until the result is in.

The acknowledgment that the vote — which will likely take place on Dec. 4 — could see Greece leaving the currency union is the first official admission that such an exit is possible and follows almost two years of pledges to the contrary.

The move to tie the vote to the fate of the euro is a huge gamble that could endanger the future of the currency union, the centerpiece of Europe’s postwar unity, and potentially push the world economy into see GREECE page 4

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If vote is a ‘no’, Greece warned it will be kicked out of eurozone

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Mardi Gras attorney seeks public airing of court documents related to Oct. 18 raid

By Gail OBer

LACONIA — Attorney Mark Sisti filed a motion yesterday in district court to ask a judge to unseal affidavits submitted by Gilford police that were filed to support the search of a strip club raided by state and local police two weeks ago.

Sisti filed his motion of behalf of the Mardi Gras North Cabaret — a Kimball Road night club that was beset by two SWAT Teams and local police.

Gilford Prosecutor Crp. Eric Bredbury had filed a motion to seal the affidavits supporting the search and subsequent arrests the morning after the raid. The motion was unopposed at the time and Judge Jim Carroll ordered the affidavits sealed for 120 days.

Three dancers were arrested by police that night and two of them were charged with numerous counts of individual drug sales to undercover police officers, which were the results of an 4-month long investigation by the N.H. State Drug Task Force.

An additional four people, including a dancer who was home in Holderness and one who was in Franklin and who management said was fired three weeks before the raid, were arrested on warrants issued by

Gilford by their respective police departments.

The other two arrested were two males and both alleged patrons — one who was alleged to have sold oxycodone and one who was alleged to have sold or otherwise transferred marijuana to someone in Belmont.

Management at the club contend the police and SWAT Team caused unnecessary damage to the interior of the club by prying open safes and a beer cooler to which they were allegedly offered keys and combinations, ripping out an owner-installed camera and surveillance system, removing an ATM machine and punching holes in a wall.

At a Gilford Selectboard meeting held a few days after the raid, selectmen delayed a vote on a motion made by them to revoke the Mardi Gras’ live entertainment permit. Attorney Matt Lahey represented the Mardi Gras and said the company needed time to prepare for the hearing.

He also said the town had to prove the Mardi Gras management was involved in the alleged drugs sale.

No criminal charges have been made against any manager or the owner of the property, Will Drew.

The motion to ask the state to revoke Drew’s liquor license was made the night of the raid and

draft minutes of that selectmen’s meeting indicate all three were in a police car in the Mardi Gras parking lot while police were conducting the raid.

Town Administrator Scott Dunn said the meeting was legally noticed by him as a “special” meeting, with the posting occurring at 4 p.m. on the Monday before the Tuesday raid. The notice was posted at the Town Hall and posted and on the town’s website.

Convened in public, draft minutes indicate the selectmen voted to enter a non-public session and met with a number of town employees including Police Chief Kevin Keenan, Fire Chief Steve Carrier, Code Enforcement Officer Dave Andrade and Health Officer Sheldon Morgan. Minutes indicate they later met with Sheriff Craig Wiggin and the leader of the N.H. Drug Task Force.

The Daily Sun had previously referred to this meeting as an “emergency” meeting which was not correct as it had been posted 24 hours before as a “special” meeting.

After the raid, selectmen toured the Mardi Gras and then met back at Town Hall for the liquor license vote. A hearing before the Liquor Commission is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 7 at 2 p.m. in Concord at the Commissioners Office on Storrs Street.

GREECE from page one another recession.

“The referendum ... in essence is about nothing else but the question, does Greece want to stay in the eurozone, yes or no?” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a news conference together with French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

The leaders of the two biggest eurozone economies spoke to the press after emergency talks with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou in Cannes, France. The discussion also included International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde and other top EU and eurozone officials.

By turning the referendum into a popular vote on whether Greece wants to remain in the eurozone — the currency union that gave it access to the club of Europe’s

richest countries but also allowed it to pile up a massive debt mountain — leaders are taking a risky bet.

The exit of the eurozone’s weakest member could trigger a dangerous domino effect that could quickly see Ireland and Portugal, the other two countries that have received bailouts, also leave the currency bloc and cause the financial collapse of Italy and Spain, which are barely hanging on.

Papandreou said that he was forced to call a referendum after it became clear that there was no “broad support” from opposition parties for a bailout deal reached with the rest of the eurozone and big banks just a week ago.

That deal would supply Greece with an extra €100 billion ($138 billion) in rescue loans from the rest of

the eurozone and the IMF — on top of the €110 billion it was granted a year ago — and would see banks forgive Athens 50 percent of the money it still owes them.

However, in return Greece had to accept another painful round of austerity measures and privatizations — harboring years of more pain for a people already reeling from two years of deep cuts.

“I felt that it was important that the Greek people make a decision on these important developments,” Papandreou said. “It is their democratic right and the Greek people, I believe, are mature and wise to make the decision that is to the benefit of the Greek people and the country.”

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Commissioners again propose to take $3-million from rainy day fund to keep county property tax burden virtually level

By Michael Kitch LACONIA — The Belknap County Commissioners last evening unanimously agreed to recommend a $30.4-million operating budget for 2012, which represents an increase of only 0.1-percent, to the County Convention later this month.

Ed Philpot, chairman of the commission, described the budget as “judicious” and “responsible,” adding that “increases in the costs we don’t control have been dramatically offset.”

The total appropriation of $30,460,452 less revenues of $16,300,801 leaves $14,159,651 to be raised by property taxes, a 0.6-percent increase in the county tax burden.

The revenues include $3,150,000 drawn from the undesignated fund balance, which is equal to the amount applied to the 2011 budget. Finance Director Glen Waring projected that

by December 31, 2012 the fund balance would stand at $4,439,035,

slightly more than the $4,037,729 reported in 2008 before the surplus was inflated by the receipt of stimulus funds appropriated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. “There’s another term for fund balance,” Philpot remarked. “Rainy day fund and it’s raining.” He said he was pleased to minimize the increase in the tax commitment without withdrawing more from the fund balance than last year.

Commissioner Steve Nedeau said that the increase was “insignificant,” despite falling revenues and rising costs. “I don’t want to go much lower,” he said. “I really don’t.”

Expressing ongoing concern that reductions in the state budget transferred costs to the counties and municipalities, Philpot said that the commission should continue discussing the issue with the convention, which is made up of the 18 men and women who represent the county in the N.H. House.

from preceding page a hard default by Greece within days after the referendum, potentially toppling banks across Europe and further undermining an already slowing economic recovery.

Europe’s increasingly shaky condition is the center of attention at a summit of the Group of 20 leading

world economies in Cannes on Thursday and Friday. The United States, China and other nations are looking to Europe to get its house in order and avoid harming the global recovery. The United States has an important role to play but it is ultimately Europe’s problem to solve, the White House said Wednesday.

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Jim Hightower

The disuniting of America In the Bible, Paul doesn’t say that money is the root of all evil — rather, it is the love of money that he warns against.

In recent years, the insidious love of mammon (in the form of greed and excess) has not merely been tolerated in our country, but celebrated and even exalted into official public policy, marring our economy with dangerous inequality and injustice. The reigning ethos of those at the apex of our nation’s wealth pyramid is that too much is not enough. They’re not merely out to make loads of the money they love, but to make a killing, everyone else be damned.

New numbers from the Congressional Budget Office confirm that as the moneyed elites have been making their killing, wealth disparity has become extreme in a country that once prided itself on trying to build a more egalitarian society.

Analyzing 30 years of income data, the nonpartisan CBO reports that the richest 1-percent of our population has enjoyed a stunning 275-percent increase in their income during that time. As a result, these privileged few have more than doubled the slice of America’s income pie that they consume, going from 8-percent to 17-percent of the whole in just three decades.

From whom did these richest 1-percenters get their extra-big slice? From us, the 99-percent. The share of national income going to middle class and poor families shrank in this period — which is why there is such broad support today for Occupy Wall Street’s “We are the 99-percent” movement.

At the extreme tip of America’s wealth pyramid are the multimillionaire CEOs and billionaire Wall Streeters. They are the richest .01-percenters (a mere 14,836 households). These few now take 6-percent of all U.S. income — the biggest piece ever consumed by America’s mega-rich.

If the widening chasm between the rich and the rest of us is not addressed, our society will devolve into a jungle — and not even billionaires will enjoy living there.

As an old country saying puts it, “Money is like manure — it does no good unless you spread it around.”

Instead of recognizing such common-

sense wisdom, America’s corporate and political leaders have intentionally been shoveling wealth into an ever-bigger pile for those at the top.

They’ve gotten away with this by lying to the great majority, which has seen its share of America’s prosperity steadily disappearing.

Yes, they’ve told us with lying smiles, the rich are getting richer, but that’s just the natural workings of the new global economy, in which financial elites are rewarded for their exceptional talents, innovation and bold risk-taking.

Horse dooties. The massive redistribution of America’s wealth from the many to the few is happening because the rich and their political puppets have rigged the system.

Years of subsidized off-shoring and downsizing, gutting labor rights, monkey-wrenching the tax code, legalizing financial recklessness and finagling, dismantling social programs, increasing the political dominance of corporate cash — these and other self-serving acts of the moneyed powers have created the conveyor belt that’s moving our wealth from the grassroots to the penthouses.

Not since 1928, in the Gilded Age that preceded and precipitated the Great Depression, have so few amassed so much of our nation’s riches. Having learned nothing from that devastating financial crash almost exactly 82 years ago, nor from their own financial failure that collapsed their banks in 2008 and crushed our economy, the wealthiest of the wealthy fully intend to keep taking more for themselves at our expense.

Now, however, the people are onto their lies. In an October poll, two-thirds of Americans support increased taxes on millionaires, and two-thirds want an end to corporate tax subsidies and are for policies to more evenly distribute the wealth that all of us help create.

This rising egalitarianism is the real America, and it will change our politics — for the better.

(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”.)

Gilmanton taxpayers need to be made aware of this controversy To the editor, The recent contentiousness between the Gilmanton School Board/Administration and the Town/Selectmen has brought to light issues of conflict of interest, fiscal mismanagement and lack of communication. The Gilmanton taxpayers need to be aware of the controversy.

The school administration approached the selectmen to have them furnish funds in the amount of $1.3-million but refused to provide a cash-flow statement as requested by the selectmen.

Apparently matters were settled when the school administration agreed to changes in funding that would not require the town to borrow money in order to make payments to the school but not before there was an attempt by the school administration to force legal intervention.

And you might then ask where was your elected School Board when the school administration was speaking in their place?

Douglas Isleib Gilmanton Iron Works

LETTERS Jack Terrill has few peers when it comes to having positive impact To the editor, I read the article about the Ward 4 City Council race in the Tuesday edition of The Laconia Daily Sun and was befuddled by Brenda Baer’s apparent questioning of Jack Terrill’s commitment to the city. According to the article, Ms. Baer asked “where have you been, Jack” and why haven’t you offered “those great ideas”. If Ms. Baer isn’t aware of where Jack Terrill has been or the positive impact of his ideas on our community, she either hasn’t been paying attention or hasn’t been involved in the community outside of her service on the council.

Jack Terrill has served this community and region well in his role as president of the Lakes Region United Way. Jack has brought new and innovate ideas to the non-profit sector and continues to champion positive change in Laconia and throughout the Lakes Region through community initia-

tives such as the Lakes Region Financial Stability Partnership, Better Together, Lakes Region Listens and others. Jack has served, and continues to serve, on countless boards and committees and seems to have his hand in any initiative that will make Laconia and the Lakes Region a better place to live and work for everyone. In fact, were I to make a list of the 10 people who have had the greatest positive impact on Laconia over the past five years, Jack would be on that list.

Age shouldn’t be an issue in any campaign. Ideas, values and commitment to the community should be.

Contrary to what Ms. Baer may think or say, Jack has shown that he has strong ideas, values and a commitment to our community and the voters of Ward 4 should know it.

Michael Persson Laconia

Law requiring a photo ID to vote should be passed immediately To the editor, Democrats are accusing the Republicans of trying to disenfranchise voters by requiring a photo ID to vote. The Democrats state that the photo ID requirement is unfair to the elderly, young (18 and older), minorities and the poor. So, I decided to find out where photo IDs are required. This would prove where Republicans are restricting people from certain functions/activities. Here is a partial list of where a photo ID is required: Taking the ACT/SAT exams for college; cash a check; buy a gun; apply for a job; fly; get a passport; get married; see a doctor (Laconia Clinic scans a photo ID); real estate sales; sign-up for reward cards; e.g., Shaw’s; redeem a large winning lottery ticket; buy liquor (beer) at a restaurant (Meadowbrook request a photo ID before serving alcohol); take professional exams like CPA, law, etc; buy a car; get a hunting/fishing license;

apply for food stamps/housing; apply for Social Security/Medicare; There are many other times where you are asked for a photo ID. Please note that all of the above with the exception of buying alcohol applies to the elderly, young (18 and older), minorities and the poor. New Hampshire and Massachusetts are considering changing their voting laws to require a photo ID. One of the arguments used by Democrats in N.H. is that we know the person. Would the state of N.H. accept this excuse if a bar served a minor a drink?

A law requiring a photo ID to vote should be passed immediately. As I suggested before, have a line at the voting place labeled “No ID”. Then allow the police to state whether the person can vote. I would be surprised if the police were busy.

Jim Mayotte Sanbornton

Ava Doyle is looking after our interests in Ward 1 & the whole city To whom it may concern, We need stability in Ward 1. I am confident Mrs. Doyle will continue to fairly represent Ward 1 and comfortable knowing she is looking after our

interests in Ward 1 and through out the city of Laconia.

Alison Hildebrand Laconia

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LETTERS Our Christian fundamentalists aim for the same thing as the Muslim extremists do To the editor, It appears that Gary Torresson does not like my writing style. He wants me to be more respectful. I guess if someone’s idea is worthy of respect, than it is due. But I have to reiterate for Gary what is obvious to most — it is difficult to be respectful to the disrespectful. One can bend only so far. Generally speaking, you can’t reason with the unreasonable. Simply put, there is no moral equivalency between those who truly love liberty and those who believe its just for some according to what their religion dictates. Legally, this is not a Christian nation; the Constitution forbids religious tests and any establishment of religion by the government yet the Christian right wishes to create tests based in religious belief for equal rights. With Mr. Perkins and Mr. Torresson, your sexual life has to have Biblical clearance. I think we should leave neolithic ideas in the neolithic period.

Gary is upset that I have pegged Tony Perkins for what he is — a theocrat who prefers medieval models of religious government over a religion-neutral government such as ours. Back in 2000, Mr. Torressen did his best to attack gay rights by introducing a law in the N.H. House to do just that. By introducing a law that attacks gay rights, he has become just like the Islamists using the government to enforce his religious viewpoint on the LGBT community. By introducing that law in N.H., Gary Torresson, like Mr. Perkins is an advocate of a Christian version of Sharia Law. People who use the state to enforce Christian beliefs are Christian versions of Ayatollahs. Like Ayatollahs who issue edicts, Christian radicals use the legal system to enforce religious viewpoints. If people took the Bible literally, we would have capital punishment for misdemeanor offenses, women would be silent, slavery would still exist and having the wrong religion would land you in the Christian Sharia Court. Years ago I created a side by side chart comparing the Bible, the Quran and the Muslim Hadiths (Hadiths are the pillars of Sharia law).

When it comes to religious intolerance, sexism and anti-gay bigotry, fundamentalist Jews, Christians and Islamists are of the same species. The chart is at www.stopthereligiousright.org/biblequran.htm Mullah Torresson claims I am intolerant. He could not be more right; I am fiercely intolerant of intolerance and have plenty to say to those who talk of patriotism and the constitution yet will not afford equal rights to all. Consider this: those on the right have an obsessive fear of Sharia law and claim its going to destroy the American way of life.

When Christian extremists protested to N.J. Governor Chris Christie after he appointed a judge who happened to be Muslim, he told them it was crazy talk. It certainly is. When Muslims were trying to

build a new Mosque in Tennessee, right wing Christians were trying to convince people and local courts that Islam was not a religion but a political system.

Their motions in court were their way of attacking the Constitution’s guarantee of a Muslim’s religious liberty. How is this any different from Islamists who legally attack other religions?

How are Mr. Torresson and Mr. Perkins any different from the Muslim lawmakers who attack the LGBT community through the law? How is the use of the political system by Christians to promote bigotry towards the LGBT community any different from the Muslim version? It isn’t any different. Every religion has its fundamentalist crazies. Most Muslims, like most Christians, are decent people but there are many rogues in each faith. There are even radical Christians in the USA that side with the Islamists in that homosexuals should be executed according to Biblical law.

When social issues arise in the U.N., the right wing sides with the Pope and Muslim nations. Muslim and Christian extremists both derive their legalism from the laws of Exodus and Leviticus. Like medieval Christian governments, Sharia’s foundations are in the Old Testament. Judaism, Christianity and Islam are all “Abrahamic religions” that are founded in the laws of the Old Testament. Sharia law is the Muslim version of the Jewish Sanhedrin Court where religion and state were one. Stoning women to death for adultery is not originally a Muslim idea; it comes from the Old Testament. In fact, stoning for adultery is not even in the Quran. Killing homosexuals originates in the Old Testament, not the Quran. Death for wrong religion originates in the Bible, not the Quran. (To see my chart comparing the Bible, the Quran and the Muslim Hadiths by specific themes, www.stopthereligiousright.org/biblequran.htm) When Christian radicals raise a clamor about “Islamofascism” don’t be fooled because the Christian fundamentalists like Gary Torresson and Tony Perkins aim for the same thing as the Muslim extremists do. While radical Muslims prefer real bombs, radical Christians use powerful word bombs that promote discrimination and bigotry. Like Muslim fundamentalists, Christian fundamentalists will fight continually until their will is done thru the government. That is government intrusion, Mr. Torresson. Conservatives keep claiming they are for less government intrusion but the facts say otherwise. They are no different than the Taliban.

“Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions” — Thomas Jefferson regarding priest-craft in his letter to Francis Adrian Van der Kemp, 30 July, 1816 James Veverka Tilton

Platitudes and a pat on the back will not put food on the table or gas in the tank To the editor, I taught as an adjunct in the Computer Science department at PSU for approximately nine years, until 2003, and I must take exception with some of the points outlined in Mr. Gerken’s letter to the editor. I liked teaching, however I always questioned the disparity in pay between full-time professors and adjuncts. Besides the miniscule pay, we received no benefits from PSU but we were teaching the same classes, providing the students with the same quality education. We even served on the same committees and participated in department meetings.

Adjunct work isn’t just lecturing to a class. My 3-credit courses were taught twice a week for 16 weeks and were often packed with at least 35 students. They entailed lecture preparation, lab time, class time, creating tests, grading tests and lab work and papers. I had to provide mandatory office hours for each course. This all calculated out to less than $100 per week per course – if you were lucky – and when you broke that down to the number of hours you spent working on each course– it came to less than $10 an hour – not including travel time.

Mr. Gerken said working as an underpaid adjunct is “our choice” but I wonder if he realizes how many

and that when people are not paid equal pay for their effort, they are being exploited.

Labor unions formed when inequities and mistreatment of workers were brought to light for the first time over 100 years ago. They were formed to protect the working people. Unions fed and supported my family for two generations and to me they serve as the backbone of what our nation represents — people standing together to create a solidarity that both protects them and helps them obtain fair pay for a fair days work. Unions stand for what is fair – for what is right!

Today, the message we send our children must speak volumes. Platitudes and a pat on the back will not put food on the table or gas in the tank. When we are not fairly valued for the work we do, we must focus on making sure that things change for the better. Without an “equal work for equal pay” standard, there are many pitfalls. Not only is it a form of discrimination, it is a very slippery slope. And more than that, it is a direct indication of the diminishing worth of working people in our world. Is that a message we really can afford to send — especially in this economy?

T.K. Whalen, M.S.

TOWN OF GILMANTON REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The Town of Gilmanton is soliciting proposals for shoveling the sidewalks at the Academy building on Province Road, Gilmanton, and the Old Town Hall in Gilmanton Iron Works. Shoveling should be completed initially by 7:30 am, and walks to be shoveled continually during the storm after each 2” accumulation of snow. *Contractor must provide the Town of Gilmanton with a certificate of insurance.

Proposals should be submitted to: Tim Warren, Town Administrator, Selectmen’s Office, PO Box 550, Gilmanton, NH 03237 by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, November 14, 2011. Phone: 267-6700 – Fax: 267-6701.

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LETTERS Being retired doesn’t give you blinders to concerns of working youth

I worked for over 50 years, holding 27 different full & part time jobs

To the editor, I have resisted my urge to put my 2-cents into Laconia’s local political scene since I have moved from Laconia. I believe very strongly in the ability of people to speak on issues that are important to them but I don’t believe in stating my position on issues when they no longer affect me personally.

I have read with some interest the dialogue going on in the contest for the Ward 4 race and some of the things that have been said in the press. I have to say that Jack Terrill’s comments on Brenda Baer’s age may not have been a direct attack on her age but it was still construed by me that he feels that Brenda is too old to represent the constituency in Ward 4.

Jack is quoted in the press as saying “”Generations look at things differently,” ... noting that while Baer tends to look at things from a retiree’s perspective, which is ostensibly shorter term, he takes a considerably longer view.” He also is quoted as saying “... that “we’re from different generations and that differentiates us,” explaining that “our perspectives, how we approach problems, come from different generations.”

I can tell you Jack that having served with Brenda on the City Council (Ward 1), age is not an issue. She is as sharp as anyone on the council and she not only knows and understands the issues the city faces she truly

To the editor, Thanks as always for covering this election. Information is so crucial to the voter.

I would like to take this opportunity to further flesh out my positions and make one or two a bit clearer.

Yes, six years ago I was more liberal on spending and I did oppose the tax cap at the time. However, over the past six years, economies throughout the city, state, and country have changed drastically, and if you are indeed working for the taxpayer, you adapt to change, and adopt policies that go with that change. If you can’t learn and change positions, you are not doing your job. My son-in-law wrote to me when I was first elected and said “When confronted with difficult issues, always try to determine what is in the best interest of the city and citizens of Laconia.”

Words to live by.

Faced with mounting costs to dispose of our waste, we are looking for ways to lower this $2.3-million cost item. To be up front, I oppose PayAs-You-Throw at this time. Increasing recycling will allow us time to further examine other means. We are also implementing increased rates to private haulers who pay less at the transfer station than the city. It costs the city $82.60 a ton at transfer station. Private haulers pay between $5 and $30 a ton, so the city is subsidizing them between $77.60 and $52.60 a ton. I am not in favor of forcing the public to PAYT and thereby have them pay twice for a service they already

represents the will of the people who elected her.

Having worked in continuous improvement I can tell you that the principles of problem solving do not vary by age or what “generation” you come from. The principles are to understand the root of the problem you are facing, determining possible solutions and their effect and implementing a remedy to the situation. Brenda understands this process and knows how to achieve the desired results.

Jack Terrill is quoted as saying “”I have a real vested interest is seeing our property values increase,” which he said was a different perspective from that of a retiree living in an “isolated community”, a reference to Briarcrest Estates where Baer resides.” I am not quite sure how to take this. Is Jack insinuating that Brenda doesn’t have a “vested interest” in seeing property values increase? Does he seem to think that the Briarcrest Estates is a tax-exempt property? I can assure you, Jack that Brenda pays taxes on her property at the exact same rate that you pay your taxes. Having age and wisdom doesn’t make you incapable of participating in our form of representative government and being retired does not give you blinders to the difficulties facing the working youth in the city.

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pay for. But, this is a serious matter and we have to reduce the bottom line.

Yes, we do have $89-million in city owned property, all of that is not marketable as they are municipal buildings, etc. but there are properties out there that could be put back on the tax rolls. I also am averse to the city continually buying more property and taking it off the tax rolls.

I couldn’t end this piece without saying that I do not live in an “isolated community”. It is also not a retirement community. While most of the residents are over 50 (that would include you Jack), there are many young families and many, many residents work full or part-time. All of us pay the taxes based on the same assessment formula as the rest of Laconia. We do not have garbage pick up, nor do we have plowing of roads. We pay a monthly fee. So, there is no one more interested in seeing property values increased and lower property taxes than us.

Jack, while you are working to put a second child through college, I worked for over 50 years, holding 27 different jobs, full- and part-time so that my four children could go to college.

That’s why we are parents.

Finally, sometimes when dealing with budgets, it can’t always be about cutting. There are times investing in something that will bear fruit and raise our economic level is a necessary thing.

Councilor Brenda Baer Ward 4 - Laconia

TOWN OF GILMANTON REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

The Town of Gilmanton is requesting proposals for shoveling, plowing and sanding for the 2011-2012 winter season at the Public Safety Complex per specifications listed below.

Attention Gilford Residents The Town Clerk – Tax Collector’s Office will be closed for employee training November 8th from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Holiday closings for November will be as follows: 11/10/11 – Veteran’s Day 11/24 & 11/25 – Thanksgiving Holiday Please note that there are many on-line services available through the Town’s website (www.gilfordnh.org) and extended office hours are available on Thursdays from 8:00 a.m. through 6:30 p.m.

We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause for you.

• The lot shall be plowed after every storm and snow accumulation should be no greater than 2” between plowings.

• Walkways will be shoveled after any accumulation of snow.

• Parking lot and walkways will be treated so as not to be slippery.

• Parking lot and walkways will be treated during any ice storm.

• Walkways are to be treated with a material that will not cause damage to the concrete.

• There must be a path to the flagpole to allow for raising and lowering of the flag.

• There must be a path cleared to the propane tanks to allow access for filling.

• Snow must be removed from around the generator.

The Town of Gilmanton reserves the right to reject any and all bids. The Town also reserves the right not to accept the lowest bidder.

Please submit bids to Tim Warren at PO Box 550, Gilmanton, NH no later than 4:30 pm on November 14, 2011.

A certificate of insurance is required.

Denise M. Gonyer dgonyer@gilfordnh.org Town Clerk – Tax Collector

TOWN OF GILMANTON REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The Town of Gilmanton is seeking proposals for the scraping, priming and painting of the south and east sides of the Academy Building at 503 Province Road, Gilmanton, NH. Painting is to be done in the spring of 2012. A certificate of insurance is required.

The Town of Gilmanton reserves the right to reject any and all bids. The Town also reserves the right not to accept the lowest bidder.

Please submit bids to Tim Warren at PO Box 550, Gilmanton, NH no later than 4:30 pm on November 14, 2011.

TOWN OF GILMANTON REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The Town of Gilmanton is seeking proposals for the staining of the Recycling Facility Building at 284 Province Road, Gilmanton, NH with Cabot OVT oil base stain. The project will include washing the dirt off the building, and spraying all exterior areas of the building, approximately 6,000 sq. ft. Painting to be done in the spring of 2012. A certificate of insurance is required.

The Town of Gilmanton reserves the right to reject any and all bids. The Town also reserves the right not to accept the lowest bidder.

Please submit bids to Tim Warren at PO Box 550, Gilmanton, NH no later than 4:30 pm on November 14, 2011.

TOWN OF GILMANTON REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The Town of Gilmanton is seeking proposals for the touch up, scraping, priming and painting of the Old Town Hall at 1800 NH Route 140, Gilmanton Iron Works. Painting is to be done in the spring of 2012. A certificate of insurance is required.

The Town of Gilmanton reserves the right to reject any and all bids. The Town also reserves the right not to accept the lowest bidder.

Please submit bids to Tim Warren at PO Box 550, Gilmanton, NH no later than 4:30 pm on November 14, 2011.

Gilford tax burden up 3.9% this year GILFORD — The New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration has set the 2011 property tax rate at $18.55 per $1,000 of assessed value, an increase of 93-cents, or 5.3-percent.

The total amount to be raised by property taxes increased by $1,039,578, or 3.9-percent, from $26,922,828 to $27,962,400. The GILFORD from page one

total assessed valuation shrank by $21,806,450, or 1.4-percent, from $1,544,563,980 to $1,522,757,530.

The town portion of the tax rose $0.14 to $4.93, the local school portion $0.66 to $9.35, the state school portion $0.15 to $2.74 while the county portion decreased $0.02 to $1.53.

— Michael Kitch

nity and academic institutions. If its appeal fails, the firm could still turn to the New Hampshire Supreme Court.

Ever since the coal tar was discovered in 2004 the selectmen and residents of the area have insisted that all the hazardous material and contaminated soil must be removed from the site. GEI Consultants, Inc., which developed plans for addressing the site, estimated that removing 100-percent of the contaminated material would require excavating 114,000 cubic yards of soil and removing 121,000 tons of soil in 6,000 truckloads, which would return with a near equal amount of clean fill, over 60 weeks at an estimated cost of $16.8-million.

National Grid, the corporate successor to the firm that dumped the coal tar in the 1950s, initially proposed to remove 80-percent of the contaminated materials and contain the rest within a slurry wall and beneath a cap. In 2008, DES granted preliminary approval to that plan, but after it was challenged by the town, the deferred its final decision pending tests to determine its effectiveness.

When the test results revealed shortcomings in the plan, it was modified to include a system for pumping and treating contaminated groundwater.

The cost of firm’s preferred alternative was estimated at $10,924,529, excluding the cost of operating and maintaining the pumping and treatment systems.

DES ruled that the plan failed to satisfy two of the 10 criteria required for approval. The first stipulates that

any long-term management of the site, including the operation and maintenance of equipment, must be minimal.

DES determined that inspection, maintenance and adjustments to the pumping and treatment system would be required “beyond 140 years.”

The second criterion specifies that the need for modifying the structural and operational components of the plan must also be minimized. Since the components of the plan must function “for substantially longer than 140 years,” DES concluded that it was very likely they will require modification.

Moreover, DES requires assurance that National Grid has provided financial arrangements to meet the cost of operating and maintaining the system throughout its lifespan.

When DES initially rejected removing 100-percent of the contaminants, the agency relied heavily on costbenefit analysis, finding that the additional cost required to remove all the contaminated material from the site “would result in no appreciable reduction in risk to human health and would provide little or no benefit to the environment.”

However, when National Grid’s preferred approach failed to pass technical muster, cost was no longer a significant factor. And, in any event, the cost of babysitting the system for more than 140 years would eliminate any difference in cost.

In the 1950s the coal tar, a by-product from a manufactured gas plant in Laconia, was dumped in a sand and gravel pit on the south side of lower Liberty Hill Road, which was subsesee next page

from preceding page friend that I was fortunate enough to have worked with on the City Council and it upsets me when I feel that a friend is being unfairly attacked by someone. I know that Brenda not only represents the residents of Ward 4 but makes decisions based on what is best for all the citizens of Laconia.

In my opinion the city is well served by having someone that has the time, ability, understanding and principles that Brenda Baer brings to the council chambers. She is more than willing to “roll up her sleeves” and do the hard work that needs to be done.

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TRIAL from page one his then girlfriend’s and now wife’s 4-year-old daughter inside the house during the standoff.

Three shots were apparently fired from inside the house during the siege but who pulled the trigger has not been legally established.

Kelly’s lawyer, Mark Sisti, presented no defense witnesses of his own but instead relied on driving holes into prosecutor Melissa Guldbrandsen’s case that had been being heard by a 14-member jury for the past three days.

With the exception of a criminalist from the N.H. State Lab, all of Guldbrandsen’s witnesses were police officers and/or members of the Belknap County Special Operations Group who went to Union Road during the overnight of Sept. 2 to Sept. 3, 2010 to arrest Kelly, who was wanted for a parole violation.

Kelly had been convicted in 2004 of selling a small amount of crack cocaine to an undercover police officer at Tyler Street Market in Laconia in 2003. Sentenced to 3 1/2 to seven years in state prison, his sentence was suspended and conditioned on 15 years of good behavior. The sentence was concurrent with a second conviction for conspiracy to sell narcotics.

After Guldbrandsen finished presenting the state’s case yesterday morning — included testimony from two Belknap County Sheriff’s Deputies who collected the evidence on the day after the standoff — the jury was excused and Sisti made three motions to dismiss each of the three charges.

Motions to dismiss charges are fairly routine in criminal cases and typically come before the defense presents its case. It is up to a judge to decide whether or not the state presented enough evidence to allow the charge to be decided by the jury.

Sisti’s motions argued that Guldbrandsen didn’t provide any evidence that Kelly ever had in his possession or under his control the 9 mm Smith and Wesson handgun that was found in a bedroom with Diamond Morrill — a 20-year-old acquaintance of Kelly and his wife.

“Diamond Morrill was found alone with the firearm,” Sisti argued, adding none of the police officers who testified about their roles that night ever saw Kelly with the gun or in the room where Morrill and the gun were later found by police.

“Not one cop saw him from outside or inside,” Sisti said.

He said Guldbrandsen only showed there was male clothing in the room but no direct evidence was offered that the clothing belonged to Kelly.

Guldbrandsen argued that with the evidence presented in a light most favorable to the state, she had proved that Kelly had “constructive possession” of the gun, meaning Guldbrandsen only had to prove that he knew there was a gun in the house and that he had some control over it.

O’Neill ruled that she had not provided any evidence of that and dismissed the charge.

In the matter of criminal constraint, Sisti said the indictment was “inartfully drafted” in that the indictment said Kelly unlawfully confined a minor child but no proof was ever offered that the child in question was either incapacitated or younger than 16.

“The state has that burden and it has not produced (it.)” he said.

He also said that under N.H. law, in order to prove the state’s case, Guldbrandsen would have had to prove that the child was with Kelly against the wishes of her primary custodial parent, Alisha Morgan.

Morgan had voluntarily come out of the house at the beginning of the siege and was not allowed to go back in.

Morgan didn’t testify and Sisti said no evidence that the child was forced or that she was trying to get away from Kelly was presented.

He said there was no evidence that Kelly was even with the little girl when the gun was fired.

Guldbrandsen argued that Sisti himself referred to the little girl as “a baby” and that Kelly had told crisis negotiator Mike McCarn to leave the child inside and come out of the house.

“That Kelly didn’t immediately surrender, exposed her to the risk,” she said saying the charge should go to the jury adding that Kelly told the negotiator “he will let her go for a cigarette.”

O’Neill again ruled that Guldbrandsen had not provided enough evidence to let the jury decide the case.

With both felonies gone, O’Neill ruled that Guldbrandsen had provided enough evidence that Kelly had resisted arrest and the jury could decide if he was guilty.

Sisti argued that resisting arrest had to be a physical thing and that a verbal protest or no protest at all didn’t meet the standard.

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Laconia woman resigns from N.H. Freedom to Marry leadership position because national funding pulled CONCORD (AP) — The executive director of the driving force behind New Hampshire’s gay marriage law announced Wednesday she is resigning due to insufficient funding drawn partly through the group’s national organization.

Laconia resident Mo Baxley led New Hampshire Freedom to Marry for nearly six years, including through the state’s adoption in 2007 of a civil unions law recognizing gay couples and then its passage two years later of a law legalizing same-sex marriage. She has been the face for the group in its fight to kill an effort next year to repeal the law.

“I am incredibly proud of the success we have had over the past six years and of New Hampshire’s status as the only state to pass equality entirely legislatively,” Baxley said.

Board chairwoman Claire Ebel said the national Freedom to Marry organization stopped providing money for Baxley’s salary in May and instead poured resources into a new group it helped create, Standing Up For New Hampshire Families. She said Baxley worked for five months without pay, but could no longer afford to volunteer her time. Most of their funding is private with some contributions from members, she said.

“We will continue with a volunteer organization.

We cannot continue with paid staff,” Ebel said.

Ebel said Standing Up for New Hampshire Families cut New Hampshire Freedom to Marry out of any meaningful decision-making and essentially tried to tell her group what to do.

“I’m chair of the organization and we were not invited in any meaningful way to participate,” said Ebel. “Once funding was cut off, we could not afford staff.”

Neither Ebel nor Baxley would disclose how much money the state organization had been receiving, but national Freedom to Marry President Evan Wolfson said it was a mischaracterization to say his group funded the state group. He said the national group raised money for advocates in New Hampshire to fight for marriage laws, but both the group Baxley led and Standing Up for New Hampshire Families also conducted their own fundraising.

Wolfson said Baxley was paid out of money the national group raised last winter when a lobbyist was from preceding page that the case should go to the jury because Kelly’s “overt act was his refusal to leave the residence.”

This morning Sisti and Guldbrandsen will make closing statements as to why Kelly should be found guilty of resisting arrest — a Class A misdemeanor with a maximum sentence of one year.

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needed to fight the repeal bill in the Legislature. When the House postponed action on the bill until next year, the focus shifted to reaching out to other New Hampshire residents, Republicans and Democrats alike, who could speak out against the bill.

“What was needed was a broad-based vigorous campaign to deliver those voices in a really powerful way,” which no single organization could do by itself, he said.

Wolfson said he did not know when the group stopped paying Baxley. He said the state group was part of the planning that created Standing Up for New Hampshire Families, which in turn recently hired a new spokesman once legislative activity renewed on the repeal bill.

“It needs to be more than one group. It needs to be a broader range of voices speaking up,” he said.

Standing Up For New Hampshire Families declined to comment.

The House plans to vote early next year on a bill to repeal New Hampshire’s gay marriage law.

Baxley said Standing Up For New Hampshire Families is working toward the same goal, but not as a coalition with the state Freedom to Marry group. She expressed confidence that the repeal effort will fail.

“I think we’re going to win. I think (gay) marriage is going to be safe,” Baxley said.

Ebel said she is concerned about what will happen after next year’s fight if the state Freedom to Marry organization has no staff.

“Having staff makes such a difference,” she said.

Baxley said when she joined the organization it worked out of a church basement. It now has an office and enough funding left to pay the rent, but not enough for a staff person.

The House Judiciary Committee voted last week to recommend replacing the law legalizing samesex marriage with civil unions for any unmarried adults, including relatives. The committee recommended killing a bill that simply repealed the law.

If the House passes the repeal bill, it would go to the Senate.

Democratic Gov. John Lynch has repeatedly said he will veto attempts by the Republican-controlled Legislature to repeal the law, which he signed in 2009. New Hampshire enacted civil unions in 2007 for same-sex couples and two years later replaced that law with the marriage law. Lynch also signed the civil unions law.

State Rep. David Bates, the sponsor of the repeal bill, said Tuesday he will not pursue a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriages. Bates, R-Windham, said he wants the focus to be on passing his bill.

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“We talked to a few of the candidates,” Foss said yesterday, “and decided to endorse Mark because he had solutions to issues important to firefighters,” among them staffing of the department, safety of the firefighters, response times to emergencies and terms of contracts. He said that Condodemetraky was the only candidate openly endorsed by the union.

Firefighters have been without a contract since July 1, 2010 after negotiations reached impasse when union representatives rejected the city’s offer of a one-year agreement without step pay increases.

The union filed a grievance with the New Hampshire Public Employee Labor Relations Board (PELRB) charging that the city bargained in bad faith. Earlier this year the PELRB dismissed the charges and Foss said that contract negotiations have resumed.

At the candidates forum hosted by the Weirs Action Committee last month Condodemetraky described the rising cost of compensation and benefits for municipal employees as “unsustainable,” but cautioned against solutions that would hinder the ability of the city to attract and retain exemplary employees.

“We have to offer competitive salary and benefits

packages,” Condodemetraky said during an interview yesterday, warning that without skilled, experienced employees, including firefighters, the cost of municipal services would rise as the quality fell. “If we don’t have good people overseeing the work of the city,” he said, “it will cost more in the long-run.”

Although Foss did not speak with Doyle, he stressed that “we think she has done a good job and we’re not bad mouthing Ava by any means.”

For her part Doyle discounted the effect of the endorsement. “I’ve never been treated poorly by our firefighters,” she said. “They have always been very professional and very polite.”

Doyle also said that employee benefits, especially health insurance, are “a big expense and something has got to give. It’s one of those times the municipality has to start acting like a business,” she continued, suggesting that employees may have to contribute more and accept higher deductibles. “People are not going to be happy to hear that,” she acknowledged, “but it is what it is.”

Upon learning that the firefighters endorsed Condodemetraky, City Councilor Brenda Baer threw her support to Doyle, indicating that she was concerned

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CAIN from page 2 But his client is having second thoughts, concerned about how the frenzied attention she’d likely receive will affect her career, her family, and her life today, a person close to the situation said Wednesday.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the accusations and the fact that the incident has become public is very unsettling to the woman.

Despite her lawyer’s claims, a woman who accused Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain of sexual harassment in the 1990s is reluctant to talk about the episode in public.

The AP confirmed the identity of the women but is not revealing their names. But what can be disclosed about their backgrounds without identifying them reveals that Cain’s two accusers moved on professionally and personally after their ordeals at the restaurant association.

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earning her college degree. She has handled political outreach and fundraising in the private sector and for trade organizations. She owns her own home, volunteers on community boards and serves on public boards in her county and town.

The other woman earned her master’s degree before moving into her current communications career. She started a media career in Washington soon after graduate school, working in the private sector and in the federal government. Her husband has worked as a lobbyist on environmental, municipal and health issues. And he’s donated money to both Democrats and Republicans. They live in suburban Maryland.

A third woman interviewed by the AP said Cain also made sexually suggestive remarks or gestures to her while she worked with him at the restaurant association. She said she considered filing a complaint against him because of what she considered aggressive and unwanted behavior. But she never did.

BEATING from page 2 Wednesday that he’s asked the Texas Rangers to assist in investigating whether the video shows anything criminal happened. He said his department began investigating after receiving phone calls from several concerned people who watched the secretly recorded 2004 video.

No one answered the door at William Adams’ home in Rockport on Wednesday, and repeated calls to his office rang unanswered. However, the 51-year-old judge told Corpus Christi television station KZTV

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NEW HAMPTON — Gordon DuBois, thanks to the enthusiastic reception to the “Lost in Laconia” documentary that he helped create, recently made a name for himself as an authority on the controversial history of the Laconia State School. For the past few months, though, he’s been answering to a different name, “Gorbo,” his trail name as he hiked the Appalachian Trail.

DuBois, who turned 65 in April, said hiking the scenic 2,181 mile trail was an idea that was planted in his mind decades ago, as a young father who was on a family hike when they stumbled upon a sign directing hikers toward the Appalachian Trail, which runs continuously from Mount Katahfrom preceding page downloading media files she hadn’t paid for. She said she feels some regret over posting the video because she said she doesn’t want to see her father punished, but that she hopes it will spur him to seek help.

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din in Maine to Georgia’s Springer Mountain.

It was the first time DuBois had heard of the trail. “I got home and started reading about it.” The adventure and challenge intrigued him, but children and career responsibilities intervened, giving the idea a 40-year gestation period.

In 2006, though, DuBois retired from his career in the disability field and started a second career: hiking.

That year, he hiked a portion of the Long Trail and in 2007 put his boots on the Appalachian Trail. His plan of attack was to divide and conquer, starting in North Adams, Mass. and hiking the northern 600 miles of the trail. He intended to return the next year and complete the 1,600 miles from North Adams to Georgia.

Though DuBois found himself with the time and determination to hike, his body was less capable than it was when he first found out about the trail.

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He reached the trail’s end in Maine and in October of that year had his right knee replaced. He hoped to finish the rest of the trail the next year, but, “the knee wasn’t right. I put the Appalachian Trail hike on hold.” Instead, he started working on the International Appalachian Trail, an unofficial trail that continues north form Maine and crosses into Quebec.

Still, he harbored the desire to finish what he had started in 2007 and achieve a goal he had set for himself decades earlier. “It just fascinated me that you could walk from Maine to Georgia on this continuous trail.” He loved the stories hikers reported, of meeting unusual and interesting people and seeing places of natural beauty that are only revealed to hikers. “It was that sense of adventure, hiking that many miles,” that gripped his imagination, said DuBois.

His dream deferred was revived this year on June 14, when he returned to North Adams and started walking south. It took him four months, but on October 22, DuBois reached the summit of Springer Mountain, where he was greeted by family members and friends.

His numbers were as follows: he hiked for about 11 hours each day, covering an average of 14 miles and wore through four pairs of footwear. His right knee held up, but his other knee decided to become problematic enough that he stopped in Waynesboro, Virginia. for a steroid shot in that knee. He’s planning to replace his left knee in January.

DuBois had his share of foot trouble, too, which was instigated by the stretch of the trail that runs through Pennsylvania. “Pennsylvania was the worst hike of my life,” he said. The trails had him hiking over mile after mile of sharp, loose rocks, rocks which wore out his hiking shoes. Once the shoes were stretched out, his feet began to slip around within them and he developed the hiker’s bane of blisters.

Other hikers were happy to offer tips and blisterameliorating supplies to “Gorbo,” though, illustrating the sense of helpful camaraderie that the trail culture is known for.

Taking the ethic to the extreme were the “trail angels,” people who supported hikers through various means. Some would leave bottled water where the trail crossed a roadway, others would leave cool-

ers full of ice cream at shelters, one man cooks a deluxe trail side breakfast for hikers.

Not all hikers behaved so benevolently, apparently.

While DuBois was trekking through Virginia, a hiker’s body was discovered buried in a shallow grave near the trail. The FBI is investigating the suspicious death. News of the violence reached DuBois as he was experiencing a period where he would hike for several days at a time without coming across another person.

Despite the blisters, bad knee and news of an untimely death, DuBois said he was determined to savor every day of the adventure. He started every day with the song, “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning,” borrowed from the musical “Oklahoma!” “I looked forward to this for so long, I had so many things that prevented me from doing it, I finally got on the trail, nothing was going to stop me, nothing was going to prevent me from enjoying it.”

“I knew I would get to Springer Mountain,” DuBois said, explaining that he never doubted his eventual success, even though statistics predict that only about one of every five hikers that begin the trail will endure to see it through. “I know I’m a person that’s very goal-oriented. When I say I’m going to do something, I’m going to do it.”

He met many interesting and helpful people along the way, including Jennifer Pharr-Davis, who this year set a record by completing the trail in an astonishing 46.5 days. He came across several who hiked with a dog but only one man who brought along a cat. While in Pennsylvania, he crossed paths with a Civil Air Patrol, which used his blistered feet as an opportunity for an impromptu first-aid class.

Now that he’s had several days to recover from and reflect on the hike, DuBois said the hike has helped him see his life from a new perspective. “The solitude, putting yourself at the edge of what you can do personally as an individual. Leaving the society that is so technologically intrusive, to depending on everything you have in your backpack.”

“It gave me a space to put everything aside, break that cycle, look at who I am, my age and what’s a priority for my life.” He concluded that he’s ready to leave behind his career in disability care and that he wants to continue to make hiking, especially winter hiking, a priority for his life, to continue life as “Gorbo.”

DuBois is available to speak for groups who would like to hear more about his adventures. He can be reached at 279-0379 or forestpd@metrocast.net.

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“Really, the election for the candidates begins today,” said state Rep. Jim Splaine, who authored the state law that puts New Hampshire first.

New Hampshire’s decision brings welcome clarity to the path for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. New Hampshire will vote a week after

the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses, with South Carolina’s primary on Jan. 21, Florida’s on Jan. 31 and the Nevada caucuses on Feb. 4.

Some feared that jockeying states might cram more contests into January, creating an informal national primary that would deprive second-tier candidates of opportunities to regroup and raise money as they raced from state to state. With the calendar set, campaigns can now launch strategies that had been held hostage to an uncertain calendar.

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Joani was born in Concord, NH on May 16, 1936, the daughter of Lavern Hahn, from Ohio and Aubrey M. Brown form Concord, NH. She Graduated from Concord High School in 1954, then went on to graduate Collage at UNH, with a degree in Art. Shortly thereafter becoming a highly active and valued actress, singer, dancer, musician and costume designer with the Concord Community Players, a well respected and talented floral designer, an avid golfer in the Concord Country Club and Bald Peak Country Club while raising her three cherished children.

Joani summered on Lake Winnipesaukee from the age of four, where fishing, swimming, camping, hunting and all outdoor activities became a natural and major portion for the rest of her life. She moved to Meredith permanently in 1976 and in 1985 met her soul mate John Peters while they were both in the play “Peter Pan” put on by the Street Car Company in Laconia, NH. While continuing her own home floral and wedding services business she began framing art at the Leighton Tracy Art Gallery in the Mill Falls Market Place. Two years later she started her own in home custom framing business called “I WISH YOU LOVE” which also included seam stressing, calligraphy, and hand carved signs.

In 1986 she recorded a four song demo tape with the popular and talented Al Gould called “I Wish You Love”. Joani published a book of her life-long poetry called, “Just Passing Through” and a non-published

children’s book called “Where Is Somewhere” both self illustrated. She loved every job she did, most of all the framing.

She and John have been trustee’s at the Union Church on Meredith Neck for over 28 years where Joani was a regular singer and musician. Joani photographed everything and made a series of greeting cards.

She saw good in everything without question, and her word was better than any handshake in the world. She wanted to do everything humanly possible.

Joani was the most Giving, Caring, Honest, Loyal, Intelligent, Full of Wisdom person, and would always give one the benefit of any hint of doubt. You can be sure God had blessed her Beautiful Soul long ago. She is Free.

She was predeceased by her daughter Lauryn Ekstrom Braley of Meredith, NH on August 22, 1999.

She is survived by her husband John Peters of Meredith, NH, her only sibling and sister Jacquie Gard of Oakton, Virginia, two sons, Carl Ekstrom of Kailua, Hawaii and Jay Ekstrom of Honolulu, Hawaii four grandchildren, Jennifer Ekstrom and Shayna Ekstrom both of Kailua, Hawaii, Seth Braley of Coral Gables, Florida and John Ekstrom of Syracuse, NY. Also two great grandchildren, Aubrey Ekstrom and Devin Fitts both of Kailua, Hawaii.

Calling hours will be held at the Mayhew Funeral Home in Meredith, NH on Saturday November 5 from 4-6 p.m. and a Celebration of Joani’s life will be held at the Carriage House at Church Landing, Meredith, NH, on Sunday November 6 from 1-3 p.m.

Donations in her name may be made to the Meredith Visiting Nurses Association, Waukewan Road, Meredith, NH. 03253 The Mayhew Funeral Homes and Crematorium, in Meredith and Plymouth, are in charge of arrangements.

Quilt dedication and open house at Sanbornton Library SANBORNTON — The Sanbornton Public Library will hold an Open House Saturday, November 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The community quilt will be dedicated and on display at the library. The semi-annual book sale will be held in the front hall and entry way, while local crafters and artists offer demonstrations in the rest of the library.

For children, a local entertainer will be creating balloon sculptures between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

The community quilt, pieced and quilted by volun-

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2nd Annual Dancing With the Lakes Region Stars is Friday night in Meredith

MEREDITH — Laura Brusseau and Ashley May White are back at it again — making final arrangements for the second annual Dancing With The Lakes Region Stars charity event! Last year Brusseau and White created and planned the event to raise funds for the Inter-Lakes Habitat for Humanity Club. The event paid for students and their chaperones to fly to Denver, Colorado, and spend a week volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, local food banks, and homeless shelters.

Brusseau and White The 2nd Annual Dancing with Lakes Region Stars charity event will be held at the Inter-Lakes Comwere so impressed with munity Auditorium on November 4. Taking part in the event, which is being organized by Ashley White the outpouring of comand Laura Brusseau (foreground) will be Bev Lapham, Annie Forts, Carol Gerken, Deb Dickinson, munity support that they Erin Lovett-Sherman, David Levesque, Elizabeth Rohdenburg, Meagan Hiltz, John Francis and Erin have decided to make McDonough. (Roger Amsden Photo for the Laconia Daily Sun) Dancing With The Lakes Region Stars an annual event to benefit local charities. rities: The event this year is on Friday, November 4 at — Dave Levesque, vice-principal at Laconia High Inter-Lakes High School, from 7-9 p.m. Tickets will go School, will partner with Erin McDonough, a proon sale later this month. Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 fessional dancer from Meredith Bay Dance Acadfor students, and FREE to children 5 and under. emy. Together they are dancing for the Laconia Got This year’s cast includes the following local celebLunch Program.

— Aaron Leyton, owner of Leyton’s Steakhouse and Grill in Ashland, is teaming up with Liz Rohdenberg of the Fitness Edge. Together they are raising funds for Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA).

— Brian Sutherland, an Inter-Lakes guidance counselor, is teaming up with Mary Lyons, a professional dancer from Lakes Region Dance. This duo is dancing for the Inter-Lakes High School Giving Tree Fund.

— Jon Francis, of the Irwin Zone and assistant football coach at Inter-Lakes High School, is pairing up with Meagan Hiltz, owner of Meredith Bay Dance Academy. They will be showing some fancy footwork for the Keeping You, Me, and Memories Alive Cancer Fund.

— Annie Forts, founder of the Annie Up Fund, is teaming up with Bev Lapham of the Fitness Edge to raise funds for the Annie Up Fund.

— Carol Gerkin, executive director of Community Caregivers, hopes to raise funds for her organization-Community Caregivers by teaming up with Ashley May White, a Zumba and dance instructor from Lakes Region Dance.

— The Meredith Police Department will be cheering on their own Deb Dickinson as she pairs up with Erin Lovett Sherman, owner of Artfest in Laconia, as they dance for the Meredith Food Pantry and the Laconia Police Department Holiday Family Fund.

The winner will receive 50-percent of the proceeds for donation to their favorite non-profit enterpirse and the remaining 50-percent will be split between the other participant’s charities.

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Dunnam named sales manager for Laconia H-D MEREDITH — Laconia Harley-Davidson announced that Ken “Kenny” Dunnam has been named sales manager of the dealership, further strengthening the management team that has built one of the fastest growing dealerships in the nation.

Dunnam is intimately familiar with New Hampshire, having spent many of his earlier years Ken “Kenny” Dunnam living on Silver Lake in Madi- been named sales manson and working at the family ager of Laconia Harley(Courtesy restaurant, the Yankee Smoke- Davidson. house in West Ossipee. Dunnam photo) also attended Kennett High school in Conway.

“I’m excited to return New Hampshire where I spent

so much time growing up. I attended my first Laconia Bike Week at age 10, so you could say New Hampshire motorcycle riding is in my blood” said Dunnam.

He most recently was sales and finance manager at Orlando Harley-Davidson, part of American Road Group, which also owns Laconia Harley-Davidson and other retail stores nationwide. Prior to that, he spent nine years in sales and finance positions at Ocala Harley-Davidson in Florida.

“Kenny has demonstrated strong abilities as a sales manager: disciplined in his approach; ethical and customer service-oriented; and of course, he loves Harley-Davidson,” said Laconia Harley coowner Anne Deli. “We had a Eureka moment when we discovered his connection to New Hampshire and desire to return to the area.”

Kenny, his wife Sara, daughter Mackenzie and son Gavin are looking forward to relocating to the area.

LACONIA — The Belknap County UNH Cooperative Extension office will be hosting an open house Friday, November 4 from 3-6 p.m. to celebrate its’ new location in downtown Laconia.

UNHCE moved into 635 Main St., last month and is located on the third floor above Greenlaw’s and the Family Resource Center.

“While the move was challenging, the staff are very excited about the new location. Downtown Laconia has

so much to offer and we are very excited about being part of it. We encourage everyone to stop by our new location and learn more about what Belknap County UNHCE has to offer,” says Sue Cagle, Extension Educator.

For more information on UNHCE, visit extension. unh.edu.

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Donations sought for free Christmas Day meal at Gilford Methodist church

GILFORD — For almost 15 years members of the First United Methodist Church of Gilford have opened their hearts and doors to the public for a free Christmas day dinner.

With times being tough for many, the church is hoping to continue the tradition this year as well and donations from the community are being sought to make that happen.

At 1 p.m. on Christmas day the fellowship hall of the church will be decked out in grand holiday fashion and the aromas of cooking ham will be wafting out of the kitchen. In the past, 200 or more people from all over the central New Hampshire area have come to share a meal and some companionship on the holiday.

All are welcomed and no one is every turned away. Meals are even packed up and delivered to shut ins or sent home with folks to make the coming days less hungry.

This year the congregation and friends of the Methodist church need a little extra help to get the food on the table. Dinner Chair Jessica Alward says, “We have been

so lucky for a very long time. We have asked a lot of this community over the years and they have always stepped up.

Even as hard as things are now, we are hoping they will step up again.”

The dinner committee anticipates a huge turnout for the dinner this year and donations from its usual supporters, are down this year as the economy has affected everyone. “We are asking for help from individuals, community groups and businesses. No donation is too small or too big. If we put a lot of little donations together we can do this.

If we get a couple of larger donations that will be great too,” says Alward, The meal will consist of ham, carrots, stuffing, potatoes and all the trimmings including homemade pies.

There is no cost to those who come to eat and transportation can be arranged for those needing it.

Contributions to help keep this holiday mission alive should be made out to Charles Keysar, Dinner Chair and mailed to 36 Emerald Dr., Laconia, NH 03246. For more information call Jessica at 527-0152.

LACONIA — The Belknap County Republican Committee will honor veterans and current servicemen and servicewomen when it meets at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday November 9 at the Shang Hai Restaurant.

There will be an update on the presidential primary in the Granite State.

A guest speaker for the event will be announced shortly.

Those who want to dine or socialize before the meeting should arrive at 5:30 p.m. For more information, send an email to Alan@BelknapCountyRepublicans.org or check out the committee’s website at www.belknapcountyrepublicans.org

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David Stamps added to list of ‘Bell Ringers’ who help preserve Belknap Mill

LACONIA — The Belknap Mill Society has recognized a generous donation by David Stamps of Laconia by adding his name to the prestigious list of Bell Ringers who have helped maintain the historic building and preserve its history.

“We are grateful to David for his generosity to the Historic Belknap Mill – not only of time in his volunteer efforts as a trustee but also now by his large monetary donation to financially support the mill,” said Stephen Cotter, president of the society.

“The mill has been a real cultural and community force in Laconia and for that reason I am proud to continue my support for the mill both financially and with my time on the board of trustees,” stated

Stamps, who has previously served as secretary to the board of trustees and currently serves as its treasurer.

Stamps explained that his family has had many connections to the mill over the years, including his mother, Ann, also a Bell Ringer who served on the board of trustees, and his wife, Judy Buswell, who was the organization’s executive director for several years.

“Mary Boswell (a former long-time executive director) recruited me to help with various exhibit photos. It was during this time that I fell in love with the history and the people who built and worked in the Mill,” said Stamps, “so much so that in 2004 I created a video on its history.” This video on the origins and history of the

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Cotter explained that a Bell Ringer is an individual, business, organization or foundation who donates at the $5,000 level. In appreciation, donors are given a replica of the Mill’s bell on a solid wooden pedestal engraved with their name and date. The donor also receives permanent recognition in the mill lobby, with their name and year embossed on a handsome permanent display.

These limited edition miniature bronze replicas represent the original bell cast in 1823 by George Holbrook, an apprentice to Paul Revere, which is still in the mill’s bell tower.

Donors may select a year of their choice, depending on its availability, from 1823, when the mill was built, to 1973, with only about 50 dates still

available. The lowest numbers presently available of 1830 to 1832 may be chosen for a $10,000 donation.

In addition to the replica bell, these donors receive a larger display listing in the lobby.

Founded in 1970 as the Save the Mills Society in response to the urban renewal plan in downtown Laconia, the Belknap Mill Society is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization created to preserve and maintain the Historic Belknap Mill.

The Mill is open for tours Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm and Saturdays until 3pm, all year round, and is located at 25 Beacon Street East, Laconia, New Hampshire. Admission is free; donations gratefully accepted.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll quietly guard your privacy. You might say you’re in one of your “complicated” moods, which to the rest of the world just looks like a self-assured, soft-spoken and gracious style of interacting.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

The quality of your work depends on the information you gather before you begin. You’ll do your research and come to an unexpected conclusion.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

There’s excitement brewing around you, and you can feel your body responding to the environment. It will be hard to tell whether this is good stress or bad stress. Ultimately, it will depend on your interpretation.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). If you dare to make the first move, you will join forces with like-minded individuals. You’ll find fun and profit in helping the people in your neighborhood, community or town.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll feel like you have something to prove today, but you’re not trying to prove it to anyone else. This is all about what you think of you. Get busy, strive for greatness, and work at it all day long.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 3). Your mental wheels spin with big ideas and high hopes. This optimism draws to you the best and finest support and resources available. Relationships are tinged with a new ease, and you’ll flow with the changing times, even when those changes seem contradictory to what you’ve learned in past years. Leo and Aries people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 40, 10, 31, 16 and 50.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). There are certain things you wish you could tell a loved one, but you’re reasonably sure that he or she wouldn’t be receptive to the message. Maybe there’s a more subtle way to get it across.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). To observe instances of beauty without another person is practically torture for you. You want to share! You need to share! You have to share! And share you will.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The spider is a fine hunter. You’re not afraid of this creature, as long as the spider in question doesn’t encroach on your territory. You will see the arachnid today -- a sign that your own hunt will be fruitful.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You are socially more advanced than most and will be the grease that allows a group of people to function well together. You’ll pick up on people’s cues and behave as they would prefer, as long as it’s also what you want to do.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll get the chance to express your artistry.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Don’t cast a wide net to catch every fish that comes within a mile of you. That will be too much trouble, and you have no use for so many random fish. Use the right lure to catch the exact fish you want.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your potential is innate, and you’re just the one to nurture it and bring it into reality. You don’t need a teacher now.

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Today is Thursday, Nov. 3, the 307th day of 2011. There are 58 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 3, 1911, the Chevrolet Motor Car Co. was founded in Detroit by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant. (The company was acquired by General Motors in 1918.)

On this date: In 1839, the first Opium War between China and Britain broke out.

In 1900, the first major U.S. automobile show opened at New York’s Madison Square Garden under the auspices of the Automobile Club of America.

In 1903, Panama proclaimed its independence from Colombia.

In 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt won a landslide election victory over Republican challenger Alfred M. “Alf” Landon.

In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2, the second manmade satellite, into orbit; on board was a dog named Laika (LY’kah) who was sacrificed in the experiment.

In 1961, Burmese diplomat U Thant (oo thahnt) was appointed acting SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations, following the death of Dag Hammarskjold (dahg HAWM’ahr-shoold). President John F. Kennedy established the U.S. Agency for International Development.

In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson soundly defeated Republican Barry Goldwater to win a White House term in his own right.

In 1979, five Communist Workers Party members were killed in a clash with heavily armed Ku Klux Klansmen and neo-Nazis during an anti-Klan protest in Greensboro, N.C. In 1986, the Iran-Contra affair began to come to light as Ash-Shiraa, a pro-Syrian Lebanese magazine, first broke the story of U.S. arms sales to Iran.

One year ago: President Barack Obama acknowledged that Democrats took “a shellacking” in midterm elections. The Federal Reserve announced a plan to buy $600 billion in Treasury bonds over the next eight months in an attempt to boost lending and stimulate economy. Former Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin died in Moscow at age 72.

Today’s Birthdays: Actress Lois Smith is 81. Former Massachusetts Gov. Michael S. Dukakis is 78. Actor-dancer Ken Berry is 78. Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally is 72. Actor Shadoe Stevens is 65.

Singer Lulu is 63. Comedian-actress Roseanne Barr is 59. Actress Kate Capshaw is 58. Comedian Dennis Miller is 58. Actress Kathy Kinney is 58. Singer Adam Ant is 57.

Actor Dolph Lundgren is 54. Rock musician C.J. Pierce (Drowning Pool) is 39. Olympic gold medal figure skater Evgeni Plushenko is 29. Actress Julie Berman (TV: “General Hospital”) is 28.

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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS 34th Annual All New England Choral Festival in the Hathaway Theatre at the Silver Center for the Arts at Plymouth State University. Featuring 200 high school students from 50 schools, the PSU Chorale and PSU Chamber Singers. Tickets at 535-2787 or 800-779-3869.

Laconia Democratic Party Committee meeting. 6:30 p.m. at Hector’s Fine Food & Spirits. All Laconia Democrats are encouraged to attend.

Laconia High School Theatre Arts presents “The Boardinghouse”, a fun, frantic, family comedy. 7 p.m. in the school auditorium. $7 for adults and $5 for students and seniors.

Guitarist John Stowell at the N.H. Jazz Center at Pitman’s Freight Room in Laconia. 7 p.m. $10. BYOB. Annual Brown Bag Auction sponsored by the Friends of Minot-Sleeper Library in Bristol. 7 p.m. at the Bridgewater Town hall. Auciton begins at 7 p.m. Light refreshments.

Farewell party for Gilmanton Year Round Library’s Claudette Gill. 6:30 p.m. at the library.

Organizational meeting of Boy Scount Troop 68 Amateur Radio Club. 6:30 p.m. at the Scout Hut located behind St. Joseph Church in Laconia.

Reception for Laconia artist Susan Hayes at the Gordon Nash Library in New Hampton. 6 to 8 p.m. Her exhibit, “People, Places and Things” will be on exhibit at the library throughout November.

Winter Farmer’s Market in at the Skate Escape on Court Street in Laconia. 3 to 6 p.m. Vendors offering local farmraised meats, fresh-baked breads, organic tea, cofree, fudge, pastries, pies, cakes, fresh produce, jellies & jams, local wines, herbs, oils, plants, jewelry, wood workers, and fine art.

Al-Anon Meeting at the Congregational Church Parish House (18 Veterans Square) in Laconia. 8 to 9:15 p.m. each Thursday. Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 645-9518.

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

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

Senior Exercise Time at the Meredith Community Center. 9 to 10 a.m.

Beginning Volleyball at the Meredith Community Center. 7 to 9 p.m. $1 per session.

Food For Freinds meal at the Tapply Thompson Community Center in Bristol. 5 to 6 p.m. All are invited to enjoy a free hot meal and great company. For more information call 744-2713.

Toddler Time at the Gilford Public Library. 11:30 a.m. to noon. Songs, st ories and a craft. Sign-up required.

Tales For Tails time at the Gilford Public Library. 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. Children are invited to read a story to “Sam” and “Brady”.

Crafters’ Corner at the Gilford Public Library. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Bring your latest needlework project.

“A Walk Back In Time: The Secrets of Cellar Holes”.

6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Gilford Public Library. Featuring author Adair Mulligan.

Preschool Story Time at the Meredith Public Library. 1 to 2 p.m. Downstairs in the function room.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Nutcracker Festival hosted by St. Andre Bessette Parish (291 Union Avenue) in Laconia. 5 to 8 p.m. Sugar Plum Place with Santa, Fritz’s Food Baskets, Snow Queen Penny Sale, Mother Ginger’s Cookie Walk, Land of Sweets Baked Goods, Herr Drosselmeyer’s Magical Surprise Theme Baskets, Clara’s Homemade Gift Collection, Tchaikovsky Jewelry Room and Famous Pork Pies for sale.

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“Seeking the truth and printing it” THE LACONIA DAILY SUN is published Tuesday through Saturday by Lakes Region News Club, Inc. Edward Engler, Mark Guerringue, Adam Hirshan, Founders Offices: 1127 Union Ave. #1, Laconia, NH 03246 Business Office 737-2020, Newsroom 737-2026, Fax: 527-0056 News E-mail: news@laconiadailysun.com CIRCULATION: 18,000 distributed FREE Tues. through Sat. in Laconia, Weirs Beach, Gilford, Meredith, Center Harbor, Belmont, Moultonborough, Winnisquam, Sanbornton, Tilton, Gilmanton, Alton, New Hampton, Plymouth, Bristol, Ashland, Holderness.

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The Belmont Middle School Girls A soccer team celebrates their recent tournament victory in which they beat out teams from Alton and Gilford before defeating Inter-Lakes in the championship game. Shown above are Jasmine Syed, Natalie Tur, Clorissa Roode, Jen Hamilton, Megan Prescott, Hannah Shirley, Anna Scott, Courtney Clairmont, Emily Ennis, Kelsey Scott, Karyln Brown, Hailey Clough, Kylie Donovan and Coach Tom White. (Courtesy photo)

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Music Clinic Theatre Company presents “Autumn Leaves”, seasonal songs of genres from opera, Broadway, folk and jazz. 7 p.m. at the Music Clinic Theatre (197 Daniel Webster Highway) in Belmont. $15 and $12 for seniors. Reservations recommended at 677-2777.

Trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis performs at the N.H. Jazz Center at Pitman’s Freight Room in Laconia. 8 p.m. $10 BYOB. Oscar Night at the movies at the Gilman Library in Alton. 7 p.m. screening of “Arsenic and Old Lace” (1944).

Laconia High School Theatre Arts presents “The Boardinghouse”, a fun, frantic, family comedy. 7 p.m. in the school auditorium. $7 for adults and $5 for students and seniors.

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

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

Climbing Wall open at the Meredith Community Center. 5:30 to 7 p.m. $3 per child & $5 per adult.

Tot Time at the Meredith Public Library. 9:30 to 10:20 a.m. A story, songs and a craft for ages 1 to 3.

Adult (18+) Dodgeball at the Meredith Community Center. 7 to 9 p.m. $1 per session.

Drop-In Storytime at the Gilford Public Library. 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Stories and songs.

Knit Wits gathering at the Gilford Public Library. 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. All knitters welcome.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: I am a stepmom to two wonderful little boys under the age of 4. I treat them the same as my own children.

The problem is their mother. “Carla” acts as if I am the wicked witch. I know it is hard to let another woman care for your children. I have assured her numerous times that I am not out to take her place. She is their mother and always will be.

Two years ago, the children were removed from her home due to anger issues and drug abuse. She had some counseling and now shares joint custody with their father. But if I happen to run into Carla when she is with the boys, she causes a huge scene, yelling and cussing at me if the boys say hello. She has sent me awful text messages and threatening Facebook posts.

I always try to be the bigger person and ignore her, but it’s hard. I have had to call the police numerous times when I felt she was a danger to my children or me.

My husband tries to keep the peace because no one knows what Carla is capable of. I feel she is unstable. The youngest son has minor surgery scheduled, and Carla told my husband I better not show up at the hospital. As a stepmom, what am I to do? -- Not-So-Wicked Stepmother Dear Stepmom: It doesn’t sound as if Carla’s counseling was sufficient to overcome her anger issues. She is a loose cannon and could be dangerous. Please keep records of her threatening texts and posts in case your husband chooses to fight the custody arrangement. We understand that he fears rocking the boat, and there is no simple solution. Sometimes the best thing is just to stay out of the way and be as nonconfrontational as possible. That includes not going to the hospital. Have your husband convey your good wishes to your stepson. Also try the National Stepfamily Resource Cen-

ter (stepfamilies.info) for a support group in your area.

Dear Annie: I was adopted as an infant. I am now in my early 20s and am interested in contacting my birth family. I know my birth mother’s name from a letter she wrote me, in which she asked me to contact her if I ever wanted to. It wasn’t hard to find her or her family. I even found the Facebook pages of my older half-siblings, who know about me.

By perusing those pages, I learned my birth mother died 10 years ago. I want to make contact with my biological family, but I don’t know if they shared my mother’s wish to meet me. I don’t want to cause them any pain, and I don’t want to overstep any boundaries. Doing this through Facebook seems tacky, and the only address I have is for my bio mother’s sister. Isn’t it more appropriate to contact my grandmother first?

How should I proceed? -- Adopted Child Dear Adopted: You are overthinking this. Send a letter to your bio mother’s sister. Tell her about yourself and that you’d like to establish contact. Say you want to get to know your grandmother and half-siblings, but do not wish to intrude. If you do not hear anything back within a month, it is OK to contact your half-siblings via Facebook. If there is still no response, it means they are not interested.

Dear Annie: This is for “Stressed Out by Picky Eaters,” whose family makes holidays more difficult with their various dietary demands.

Why not have them cook with her in her kitchen? This way, they can each prepare a side dish they know they will love and share it with their family. Instead of being resentful, they will create many memories along with all the great food. -Sunday Dinner Fanatic in Clive, Iowa

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to: anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045.

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Animals

Autos

BOATS

For Rent

BEAUTIFUL puppies. Apricot, red, mini poodles.

Champ background. Good price. Healthy, happy and home raised.

253-6373.

1999 Jetta GLS, 267K miles, new Michelin Tires, runs great! $1,100 848-0014

Aluminum Boats & Motors. 14!

Grumman-$1000; 12! Smokercraft-$250; 12! Starcraft-$250.

Honda 5.0 HP 4 stroke-$500; Evinrude 18 HP 2 stroke long shaft-$350.00; Mercury 18 HP 2 stroke long shaft-$250. 279-4140.

Belmont large 3 bedroom with yard and shed. References & security deposit. $940/Month.

603-630-3770

BORDER Collie Pups: Vet checked, shots. Good watch dogs. Black/White. $300.

524-4616.

Dachshund smooth mini young adults, kennel closing, $100 340-6219.

ROTTWEILER Pups, AKC, tails, shots done, parents on premises, $500. 340-6219

2003 Dodge Dakota Extra Cab: V6, very clean in/out, state inspected, $3,250. 991-9969.

2003 GMC Yukon- Clean, leather, maroon, new tires & exhaust.

Great stereo. $102K. $8,900 or B/O. 387-4537 or 387-6969 2005 4x2 Mercury Mariner only 16,200 miles, 6 cylinder, automatic, many extras, $11,740.

279-6157

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

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

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

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

Autos 1998 Subaru Legacy Wagon AWD: Maroon, Automatic, Loaded, Fully Serviced, Super Clean, Inspected, $2,350.

991-9969.

1998 TOYOTA TACOMA Ex-Cab. 4X4, 5-speed, A/C, good frame, 114K, $7,500./BRO. 254-7414

Chevrolet S-10 pickup extra cab.

2-wheel drive, 120K miles, tonneau cover, runs good! $1,800/BO. 603-848-0530 TOP DOLLAR PAID for junk cars & trucks. Available 7-days a week.

P3!s Towing. 630-3606 TOP Dollar Paid- $150 and up for unwanted & junk vehicles. Call 934-4813

KEN BARRETT AUCTIONS Monday, November 7, 2011 @ 6pm • Preview at 4pm Log on to: www.auctionzip.com ID#5134, for 300 photos Civil War canteen, Andrew Johnson military commission,Lincoln Responders medal 17th Penn Reg,C.W. Gen.Nat. Banks sig document, Currier & Ives “More Free Then Welcome”, mechanical trunk bank,Pelican doorstop, 24” bisque doll as is,small Japanese flag,travel posters,W. Churchill Toby, many autographs, 3 sets of snowshoes,traverse sled,Roseville, sterling, log rules, 24 full Jewelry boxes,furniture, glass & china,much more!

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

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

Child Care LOOKING for mature teen to watch 11-year-old son occasional weekend nights. Must have transportation. 603-707-6970 MEREDITH grandmother offering childcare in my child-friendly home. Will transport to and from school. 393-9079

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

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

BELMONT 2 bedroom apartment, heated, walking distance to shopping, $195.00/wk, no pets, one month security deposit.

Call

527-9221

BELMONT: 2-Bedroom, heat included, $700/month plus seurity deposit. No dogs. 630-2614.

Bristol- 2 bedroom downtown, walk to everything. Cute & cozy, washer/dryer hook-up. $650/Month. 455-3864 CENTER Harbor House- One bedroom, year-round, propane central heat, tenant pays all utilities, tenant does all yard maintenance. No pets/Smoking. credit report required, verified income, references. $400/Month, security. Call between 6PM-8PM 603-707-8751 CLEAN UPDATED studios in Tilton. Heat/Hot Water included. $590/Month.

Cat okay.

603-393-9693 or 916-214-7733

Laconia: Single Occupancy

Furnished Rooms $107/wk

Quiet riverside location in downtown Laconia. Shared kitchens and bathrooms.

Make Riverbank Rooms your Home. 524-1884

For Rent

For Rent

FIRST FLOOR Large 3BR 2 bath apartment. Storage, deck, parking, w/d hookup, no pets, no smokers, sec dep and refs required. $925 per month plus util.

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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

FRANKLIN 2 bedroom 1 bath apartment Nice neighborhood, $700/Month + Utilities No Smoking

LACONIA(2) 2-Bedrooms; Family neighborhood. Large, clean & bright, washer/dryer hook-ups, parking, porch. $850/Month.

References & deposit required.

603-318-5931

455-0592 FRANKLIN: 3BR Mobile home for rent, $750 plus utilities, Security deposit required, no pets..

279-5846.

GILFORD - 2 Bedroom 2 Bath Condo. Fireplace, gas heat, W/D hookup, no pets/smoking. 1 year lease, $975/month + security.

455-6269.

GILFORD: Spacious Stonewall Village Condominium, 1,800 sq.ft., 3-bedroom, 2-bath, laundry hookup, no smoking/pets. $1,600/month. 603-556-7788.

Gilford: 2 bedroom, 2nd floor. All utilities included. $1,000/Month.

No smoking and no dogs 528-5540.

GILFORD: 2-bedroom apartments from $250/Week. Heat & utilities included.

Pets considered.

Security & References. 556-7098 GILFORD: Great 3 bedroom 2 bath HOUSE. Large rooms, nice yard. Close to Winni and Gunstock, pets considered. 1st floor master bedroom and laundry. $990/Month 566-6815 GILFORD: Newly renovated 2 bedroom house, applianced kitchen. Sun porch, basement with washer/dryer hookups, heat/hot water included, walking distance to shopping. No pets/smoking, one month security deposit, $950/month. Call 527-9221.

LACONIA 1 BR Apt, includes Heat HW, Electric, nice location, no pets, no smoking. $650/month 630-4198 LACONIA 2 bedroom, 2 story apartment with access to basement and attic, $230/week including heat, electric & hot water, 524-1234, www.whitemtrentals.com.

Laconia 2/3 Bedroom Apartment.

Includes heat/hot water.

References & deposit. $200/Week. 524-9665 LACONIA 3 rooms, one bedrm, 2nd floor, Messer St., $165/week incl heat/electric, $500 security.

524-7793.

LACONIA Mountain VIew 2BR & 3BR townhouses, 1.5 bath and large decks. $775 & $850/mo.Quiet location with laundry and playgrounds. No Dogs.

Office on site. 524-7185

LACONIA South Down Shores 3-Bed, 3-Bath Townhouse with Garage $1,250 + Utilities

(603)455-9189 LACONIA waterfront condo rental, 1-BR next to Naswa, private beach, no dogs. $675/mo.

978-855-2112

LACONIA- 3 bedroom house. $1,000/Month + utilities. No pets, references & deposit. 524-9665 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- Large Rooms for rent.

Private bath, heat/hot water, electric, cable, parking included. Free WiFi Internet. $145/week, 603-781-6294 LACONIASunny, small 2bedroom, 2nd floor no smoking/dogs $950/Month includes heat/hot water.

455-5569 LACONIA-VERY large apartment 1,200 sf. Includes garage, laundry hookups, porch. No pets. $800 +utilities. 603-455-0874 LACONIA: 2-BR apartment, heat, hw, lights & cable included. Security deposit +first month s rent.

References required. $900/month.

Call 528-7742. Leave message for Linda.

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

References & deposit required.

Available10/1/11. 387-3864.

LACONIA: Bowman St. 2nd floor 2 BR apartment, heat and water included, parking, security deposit.

No pets. $190/week.(603)267-7949.

LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments.

Call for available apartments.

524-4428 LACONIA: Large 2-bedroom apartment. Second floor, parking. $800 + utilities, security/backgound check required.

603-781-6294.

LACONIA: Large 4-bedroom apartment. Second floor, parking. $850 + utilities, security/backgound check required.

603-781-6294.

LACONIA: NICE 3 bedroom apartment. Clean, quiet, newly renovated, near park. Short walk to town and schools. $1,000/month. Heat & hot water, Snow removal included. Washer & Dryer hookups, pets welcome.

Call 524-0703.

Lakeport- Freshly painted big 5-room, 2-bedroom apartment with lake view. Includes washer/ryer, hardwood floors, cabinet kitchen, 2 car parkeint, plowing and landscaping. Huge, bright and sunny master bedroom overlooking lake. $185/Week + 4-week security deposit. No utilities, no dogs, no smoking.

Proper I.D., credit check and background check required.

Showings on Friday only. Call Rob, 617-529-1838 Large 3 bedroom ground floor apartment. Enclosed sunroom & basement storage. Laundry hook-ups, near hospital $900/Month + Deposit. Credit report & good rental history required. 603-520-6313 or 530-474-1050 MEREDITH CONDO- 2 bedroom 1 1/2 bath, garage. Non-Smoker.

Quiet complex. $950/Month + utilities. 603-455-7591 Meredith- Beautiful 1 bedroom in the country. Monitor heat, yard.

No smoking/pets. $700/month.

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For Rent

For Rent

For Rent

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

Newly remodeled Weirs Beach First Floor Two 2-Bedrooms i Nice, washer/dryer hook-ups. $950/Month, Heat/hot water included, $500/security Call 494-3232.

WATERFRONT Townhouse Southdown Shores. 2 bedroom, 2-1/2 bath, $1,150/ month, + Utilities. (617) 254-3395.

MEREDITH: Room for Rent,. $125/Week, utilities included.

Smoking OK. Contact 707-9794

Laconia Middle School is seeking a Long Term substitute for 7th grade Mathematics. Candidates interested in this position should contact:

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.

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

For Sale 10 H.P. Tecumseh Motor. Fits many snowblower makes.

Originally on a Craftsman. $100.

707-9297

EOE

Main Office Administrative Secretary

MOVING SALE

(603)476-8933

Please visit our website for information about Laconia School District at www.laconiaschools.org

Full-Time Position Candidate must have strengths in organization and budgeting background. Candidate must also be the welcoming face of Laconia Middle School!

Interested candidates please send Letter of Intent and Resume to: Jim McCollum, Principal Laconia Middle School 150 McGrath Street, Laconia NH 03246 Phone: 603-524-4632 EOE

For Sale

Laconia-O’Shea Industrial Park

72 Primrose Drive, Laconia

Jim McCollum, Principal Laconia Middle School 150 McGrath Street, Laconia NH 03246 Phone: 603-524-4632

Laconia School District

For Rent-Commercial

WAREHOUSE/SPACE Up to 4,000 sq. ft. available with on-site office on busy Rte. 3 in Tilton.

Seasonal or long term. Relocate your business or rent a spot for your toys. 603-387-6827 WINNISQUAM: Small efficiency and a cottage including heat, hot water & lights. $150-$175/week. $400 deposit. Also 2BR single family house, $1,150/month, includes all utilities. $1,150 deposit.

No pets. 387-3864.

For Rent-Commercial WAREHOUSE/SPACE Up to 4,000 sq. ft. available with on-site office on busy Rte. 3 in Tilton.

Seasonal or long term. Relocate your business or rent a spot for your toys. 603-387-6827

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

ARIENS Snowblower: 24” all steel, electric start, with chains, $300/b.o. (603)556-9287.

Bathroom Vanity- Lowe's 42” Insignia Ridgefield style in vanilla.

Six drawers, center cabinet, white molded top with brushed nickel faucet. $350. 603-528-2880 CIDER Apples $4/per bushel or best offer. Bring your own container. 382 Union Rd. Belmont Custom Glazed Kitchen Cabinets.

Solid maple, never installed. May add/subtract to fit kitchen. Cost $6,000 sacrifice $1,750. 833-8278 DUNCAN Phyfe Drop-leaf pedestal table $150. New granite vanity top-Desert Gold-with white undermount sink and backsplash 37x22 fits standard 36x21 vanity $125. 279-4760.

EARLY Cut Bale Hay: $5/bale or b.o. 382 Union Road, Belmont, (603)524-3832.

EMPIRE 15,000 PTU Wall Mount LP gas furnace,used one season, excellent condition $375. GE Microwave with sensor and automatic features, black/like new. includes oak and cherry cart with draw and storage under $275.

Custom Bali Window Blinds, 46” wood blinds, 2 white, 2 tan, and 6 brown $35 ea. 630-2157 ENTERTAINMENT Center: Solid wood, light pine, arched top, molding, viewing for 32” TV with slide-in doors, storage area below with 2 doors, 80”Hx43”Wx23”D. Asking $250/best offer. Call 279-8267.

IRON Man elliptical trainer- Almost new! Originally $850 asking $300. Weed Wacker $50. Original Asian artwork prints. Signed and professionally framed. Many other art selections available.

603-528-7776 KENMORE large capacity, white electric dryer $150 BO Jenn -Air 30” Electric Glass Cooktop (black) stainless steel trim $150 BO Fisher & Paykel Electric Convection Wall Oven. Brushed stainless steel, 30” x 28”H, was $2,000 new, $500 BO All in excellent condition, changed to gas in home.

279-6998 LOVESEAT: 2-years old, brown w/light colored floral pattern. Paid $900, sell $450/best offer.

524-3218.

Moving out of state: Proform Exercise Bike $50, Computer Desk $50, 2-wood book cases $20, 4-drawer filing cabinet $25. many items have to go! 520-6239

Iron Man elliptical trainerAlmost new! Originally $850 asking $300. Weed Wacker $50. Original Asian artwork prints. Signed and professionally framed. Many other art selections available.

603-528-7776

Furniture SUPER Sale extended! 20% off instock furniture and mattresses!

Log Cabin, Adirondack, Shaker, Country, Traditional. Uncle Lucian says, If We Ain!t Got It, You Don!t Need It! Cozy Cabin Rustics & Mattress Outlet 517 Whittier Hwy Moultonboro (Next To Windshield Dr and Goodhue Marina) Call Jason 603-662-9066 www.VISCODIRECT.COM or Email me for Current Specials! jayw100@yahoo.com

MOVING SALE Snowblower, wicker furniture, wood stove, household items.

By Appointment

581-8963 NAPOLEON Woodstove: Model #1150, very good condition, bought a larger stove. $700.

(603)677-2015.

NAPOLEON WOODSTOVE: Glass front door, sits on 4 legs.

Used four winters. $600.

603-809-9944 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 ORECK XL vacuum like new with portable handvac plus never-used steam iron cost $359 asking $180.

524-2035.

P.I.C.K. FALL CLEANING USED OFFICE FURNITURE 107 INDUSTIRAL PARK LACONIA

CALL RON 393-7143 PORTABLE GARAGE: 12x20x8 feet (new), heavy duty steel frame, all weather cover. $399.

603-520-1607.

SEARS Craftsmen 5.0HP, 22-Inch, 2-Stage Snow Blower: AC Electric & Hand Start. $200.

528-2283.

STEEL racks for pick-up truck.

28” high X 56” long. Fits Ranger, Mazda, S-10. 707-9297 UPRIGHT freezer 8.7 cu. ft. $25.

Oak Couch table $30. 2-oak end tables $25/each. 524-4497 “WESTERN Flyer” red wagon 32year-old 3 x 16” all wood body used once $65 firm. 524-2035.

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

Help Wanted ARE YOU REGISTERED

WITH US Come on in, call, or email to register with us!

Central NH Employment Services is always looking for candidates with a

Good work history Able to pass a criminal/drug screen Good work references We specialize in:

Temporary Temporary to Direct Permanent positions Light Industrial – Manufacturing Administrative – Engineering/Technical

Central NH Employment

Services 25 Beacon St. East, Suite 201 Laconia, NH 03246 (603) 528-2828 1-800-256-2482 Fax: (603) 528-6625 derek@cnhesinc.com laconia@cnhesinc.com www.cnhesinc.com

NEVER A FEE TO YOU EOE

Furniture AMAZING! 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

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

Asking $200/BO. 520-5345 NEW mattresses ...always a great deal! Starting; King set complete $395, queen set $249.

603-524-1430.

SOFA- Klaussner, like new, neutral sge green, $195. Call Gilford cell 387-4806 evenings after 5pm.

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

BMW Technician Busy, independent shop requires qualified BMW Technician for expanding service department.

Send resumes to germanmotorsports@metrocast.net

524-5016

DENTAL ASSTANT LACONIA DR. R. THOMAS FINN, JR. Our general dental practice has an immediate opening for a part-time/full-time dental assistant.

CDA preferred. Must possess excellent computer skills and be experienced with dental software. Maturity, enthusiasm, curiosity, confidence, and self-motivation are skills we value. If you are great with people, have a desire to help us provide excellent & healthy aesthetic oral dental care to our patients, and our looking for your own dental home, please contact us now: please email resume, references & education data and professional licensing info to:

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Transcontinental Piano Weaving display at Busiel Mill runs through November Duo performing at PSU PLYMOUTH — Elaine Greenfield and Janice Meyer Thompson, aka the Transcontinental Piano Duo, will present at master class and a recital in the Smith Recital Hall at the Silver Center for the Arts at Plymouth State University November 6.

The master class, which is presented free of charge, begins at 12:30 p.m.

The recital, a program of dances and variations by composers including Dvorak, Schubert, Barber, Debussy, Fauré and Liszt is at 7 p.m.

Tickets for the recital are $6 at the Silver Center Box Office, 535-2787 or (800) 779-3869.

For information contact Professor Carleen Graff, carleeng@plymouth.edu.

Senior Moment-um Dinner and Theatre Night 11/17

GILFORD — The Gilford Parks and Recreation in conjunction with the Gilford Rotary, GHS Interact Club and GHS Performing Arts, is sponsoring a Dinner and Theatre evening on, November 17 for participants of the Senior Moment-um program.

Participants will meet in the Gilford High School Lobby at 5 p.m. to enjoy a dinner. Following dinner the group will head into the auditorium to watch the performance of “The Sound of Music.” There is no fee for this program, but space is limited and reservations will be accepted on a first come basis. RSVP no later than noon on November 10. For more or to RSVP, call 527-4722.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Experienced Greenskeeper

Substitute Driver needed for Senior Center in Laconia.

Deliver midday meals to homebound elderly. Requires own transportation. MondayFriday, approximately three hours per day. Route miles reimbursed.

Contact Tammy Levesque, Center Director at 524-7689. Community Action Program Belknap Merrimack Counties, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Meals-on-Wheels

for Lakes Region 9-hole golf course 2012 season Chemical licenses preferred

jntlzbth@yahoo.com

LACONIA — Nine women from the LOONS weaving group of central New Hampshire are presenting a weaving show at the Busiel Community Room and Gallery in the Busiel Mill which is now open and runs through November 30. The show will consist of handwoven items such as wall hangings, clothing and items for the home.

Two groups of weavings being shown will be projects based on two photographs taken by Bob Ilgenfritz and Suzanne Pinto. The public will be able to see how the photographs influenced the weavers.

There will also be a display of miniature weaving which the group has used as a study topic this year.

The third selection of weaving will be a variety of weavings consisting of clothing or weavings for the home. Items such as jackets, scarves, rugs, bureau scarves etc. will be on display.

Weaving is one of the oldest forms of art and was practiced by early man. Evidence of woven mats and shoe soles have been found in prehistoric caves.

The weavings displayed at the Mill were woven on modern floor or table looms. Some looms are small rigid heddle looms and some are large multi-harness looms enhanced by computers.

Members of this group of weavers attend the New Hampshire Weavers Guild in Concord that meets six times a year at the Kimball Jenkins Estate.

They also meet locally eight times a year in each

Services

Services

Lakes Region Answering Service Telephone Operator Position Looking for enthusiastic person for part-time third shift. Must have good typing skills and good customer service skills.

Please contact Mel at

524-0110

others homes. The group consists of Carole Elliott from Warren, Suzanne Pinto and Diane Mitton from Gilford, Joan Theve from Melvin Village, Arlene Ilgenfritz from Lochmere, Marlene Witham from Sanbornton, Penny LaRaia from Salisbury, Lucile Patten from East Concord and Harriet Mitiguy from Concord.

The Busiel Mill is located at One Mill Plaza in downtown Laconia. The Gallery is on the bottom floor of the Mill. It is open to visitors from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and other times by appointment.

Services

Discover the pain-relieving, stress-reducing benefits of Acupuncture. Fully clothed, one-hour private acupuncture treatments at the Sol Acupuncture office in Meredith, $35 until June 2012. Call Heidi Eberhardt, Licensed Acupuncturist at 617-894-0178 for more information and to make an appointment.

Meridian Stretching Open your body for optimum health with this Japanese-style yoga using the 12-main meridians used in Acupuncture. Gentle, joint-opening exercises plus meridian stretch sequence following the breath.

One hour class $5, Thursdays at 11:00 in Gilford. Learn a 15-minute sequence you can do at home. Call Heidi Eberhardt, Licensed Acupuncturist at 617-894-0178, for more information and to make an appointment.

DRUM Lessons available at competitive rates. Taught by professional with years of experience.

Call 603-520-5671 for more information

Land LAND FOR SALE: Belmont, 3 acre lots, dry land with rolling terrain and good gravel soils, $54,900 & $59,900. Also Gilford, 1 1/4 acre lots, level and dry land, located just over the Laconia line. $79,900.

Owner/broker, 524-1234.

MR. Junk. Attics, cellars, garages cleaned out. Free estimate. Insured. 455-6296 FALL Clean up, free estimate, call 387-9788

Motorcycles

SNOWPLOWING

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

MEREDITH AREA Reliable & Insured

PIPER ROOFING

Buy • Sell • Trade www.motoworks.biz

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

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.

Services

$35 Acupuncture Treatments

Instruction LANDSCAPE Company seeks landscape personnel. Experience in plowing, mowing, excavation, and landscape construction preferred. Successful candidate must be a self-starter and be able to work without supervision. Drug test and DOT physical required.

E-mail resume to abacrombys@comcast.net.

Closing date for application is November 4, 2011.

Members of the LOONS weaving group whose works are on display at the Busiel Community Gallery are front row: Arlene Ilgenfritz, Joan Theve, Suzanna Pinto, back row: Carole Elliott, Diane Mitton, Marlene Witham, Harriet Mitiguy. (Courtesy photo)

Quality Work Reasonable Rates Free Estimates Metal Roofs • Shingle Roofs

Our Customers Don!t get Soaked!

528-3531 Major credit cards accepted CALL Mike for fall clean-ups, scrapping, light hauling, snowblowing. Very reasonably priced.

603-455-0214

Michael Percy

HANDYMAN SERVICES Small Jobs Are My Speciality

Rick Drouin 520-5642 or 744-6277

BLUE RIBBON PAINTING CO. Interior/Exterior Since 1982 ~ Fully Insured

Powerwashing

279-5755 630-8333 Bus.

Cell

Rustic Wood Works- Hardwood Floors. Installation, Sanding & Refinishing. Starting at $1.50/sq. ft. Insured & Reliable. Quality Work Guaranteed.

Free Estimates.

Call Walter 603-296-5017

677-2540 Snowmobiles 2002 Polaris ProX 440, 1400 mi, mint cond., $2000 obo. Call Bill, 744-3300 SERVICE new & used parts, complete line of accessories for Snowmobiles & ATV!s. Pre-owned sleds. Lake City Cat House, 283 White Oaks Rd., Laconia. 7 days a week. 524-5954.

Storage Space STORE your car-boat-motorcycle before the snow in a clean and secure brick building. Low-prices.

(603)524-1430

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