The Laconia Daily Sun, December 10, 2011

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Former police Officer Bradley Jardis and Army veteran Tommy Mozingo showed up at Plymouth State University in suits and clearly without the loaded rifles they see PSU page 8

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Bike Week hill climb leaving Gunstock for new Canaan venue

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Mike Farnsworth of Ridge Runner Promotions, which has long sponsored the hill climb , said yesterday that he will bring the American Motorcycle Association (AMA) Pro Hill Climb Series to the group’s 60-acre site in Canaan, where a hill has been built for “the fastest bikes on the planet.” The event will be billed the “Shawn P. Farnsworth Memorial Hill Climb” GIFT IDEA after his brother, a professional hill climb rider who died in 25% October from injuries suffered New England Wireless OFF Belknap Mall Any In-Stock in the last race of the season at Accessory with this ad 603-528-0733 Oregonia, Ohio.

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Farnsworth said that “we appreciated all the time we raced at Gunstock and are grateful to the management of the resort for supporting the sport for so many years” and explained that ‘”we broke our ties with Gunstock in the best interest of the sport.”

Greg Goddard, general manager of Gunstock, said he only recently learned of Fransworth’s decision to move the event.

He acknowledged that “we were having discussions about changing some aspects of the event and I was not surprised by the decision. We had a wonderful partnership see HILL CLIMB page 11

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A jury condemned a man to death Friday for killing a woman and her two daughters during a night of terror in their suburban home, a gruesome crime that evoked comparisons to Truman Capote’s “In Cold Blood” and halted momentum to abolish the death penalty in the state.

The jury took five days to deliberate defense attorneys’ request to spare the life of Joshua Komisarjevsky in light of abuse he suffered as a boy. Komisarjevsky, who

will join his accomplice, Steven Hayes, on Connecticut’s death row, stood rigidly with his arms behind his back and had no visible reaction.

The two paroled burglars tormented a family of four in the affluent New Haven suburb of Cheshire before killing Jennifer Hawke-Petit and leaving her daughters, 17-year-old Hayley and 11-year-old Michaela, to die in a fire.

The only survivor, Dr. William Petit, was beaten with a baseball bat and tied up but

escaped. He appeared calm as the verdict was pronounced, his eyes blinking rapidly and his hand clenched in a fist on the seat in front of him. He later bowed his head and closed his eyes.

Petit said outside the courthouse that he found some peace with the verdict, but “there is never complete closure when you lose your wife and your family.”

“We think that society will be a little bit safer with he and his co-defendant locked see CONN. page 9

BRUSSELS (AP) — Working almost to exhaustion and persuading countries one by one, European leaders agreed Friday to redefine their continent — hoping that by joining their fiscal fortunes they might stop a crippling debt crisis, save the euro currency and prevent worldwide economic chaos.

Only one country said no: Britain. It will risk isolation while the rest of the continent plots its future.

The coalition came together in a marathon

negotiating session among the 27 European Union heads of government — hard bargaining that began with dinner Thursday evening and ended after 4 a.m., when red-eyed officials appeared before weary journalists to explain their proposed treaty.

It was a major step forward in the long, postwar march toward European integration. It was two decades ago, on Dec. 9 and 10, 1991, that European negotiators drafted a treaty in Maastricht, Nether-

lands, to unite their politics, create a central bank and, one day, invent a common currency.

Friday’s agreement — 23 countries are in favor and three more say they are open to the idea — would force countries to submit their budgets for central review and limit the deficits they can run.

The hope is that it will stem a crisis over sovereign debt that consumed Greece, see EUROPE page 11

WASHINGTON (AP) — Newt Gingrich’s rapid rise in presidential polls has left veteran Republicans scratching their heads, and not just because he vaulted from far back to lead Mitt Romney in several key states.

They’re trying to figure out why the former House speaker is supported by GOP voters who think he’s not particu-

larly honest and doesn’t share their values.

They’re puzzled that Iowa evangelical Christians are flocking to a man who was unfaithful to two wives, paid $300,000 in House ethics fines and converted to Roman Catholicism.

They’re surprised that Republican voters say they value Gingrich’s experience far

more than that of his rivals. Gingrich’s record of earning millions of dollars in the government influence business, after 20 years in Congress, seems to upend the notion that this election cycle is driven by tea partyers’ hostility to Washington insiders.

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Newt keeps pitching the America of his imagination Here are a couple of things to keep in mind about Newt Gingrich, as he leads in polls for the Republican presidential nomination nationally and in Iowa and South Carolina, and may be threatening Mitt Romney’s lead in New Hampshire.

One is that he is an autodidact.

A second is that he has incredible perseverance.

Autodidact is a fancy word for someone who is self-taught. Gingrich calls himself a historian and says his worldview was shaped at age 15 by viewing the bones at the ossuary at Verdun, site of the World War I battle. And he did earn a Ph.D. in history in 1971, with a dissertation on “Belgian Education Policy in the Congo: 1945-1960.”

But he hasn’t pursued that or any other subject with scholarly rigor.

Instead, in his voluminous writings and unusually lengthy speeches, you will find references to the futurist Alvin Tofler, to Olympic beach volleyball, to zoos and space exploration. You’ll find management book lingo, salesmanship tips, offbeat and sometimes revealing facts and anecdotes.

Gingrich started running for Congress as a teacher at West Georgia College, in a traditionally Democratic area where he had no local connections, in 1973. That was when Richard Nixon was president.

Nelson Rockefeller was governor of New York, and Ronald Reagan governor of California. Both had supported tax increases and signed bills legalizing abortion. Paul Ryan, Marco Rubio and Bobby Jindal were not yet in kindergarten.

The sophisticates of the time said that Vietnam proved that America was overextended and impotent, Watergate proved that it was morally unworthy and corrupt, and stagflation proved that its days of economic growth were over. Gingrich disagreed on all three counts.

With autodidact intensity, he argued then and has argued ever since, that America is not in decline but at the brink of technological and economic breakthroughs; it is not a waning power in the world, but one that can inspire revolutionary transformation; the wave of the future is not the liberal welfare state but (in a 1983 phrase that never quite caught on) the conservative opportunity society.

Politically he persevered through adversity. He ran a strong race against a longtime Democratic incumbent but lost in the Watergate year of 1974.

He set out to run again, but after Jimmy Carter clinched the Democratic nomination he knew he could

not win in rural Georgia. It was only when he ran a third time in 1978 that he finally won.

I remember Gingrich predicting that in the 1984 cycle Republicans would win a majority in the House of Representatives. Every political insider thought that was ridiculous, and it illustrates Gingrich’s tendency toward overoptimism. But while he was wrong on the timing, he was right on the reasons why the Republicans could and would end the Democrats’ decades of control.

He saw that the South was moving Republican as elderly incumbents retired and that smart young Democrats elected in Vietnam and Watergate years would be replaced

by Republicans. That finally happened in 1994, and Gingrich became speaker of the House.

His record there was mixed. As I wrote in the 1998 Almanac of American Politics, “He had more success as an inside-the-House legislative leader than as an outside-the-House shaper of public opinion.” Congress passed welfare reform and held spending level for a year, which led to a balanced budget. Gingrich and Bill Clinton were negotiating Medicare and Social Security reforms until distracted in different ways by impeachment.

But many Republicans felt that Gingrich was continually outnegotiated by Clinton, who as Gingrich told me at the time, “never stops learning.” Other Republican leaders nearly ousted him in an unprecedented coup in 1997, and few colleagues are supporting him for president now.

As for the public, Gingrich became widely unpopular due, as I wrote then, to “a cocksureness, a professorial abstractness about policy, a more than occasional petulance and high self regard.”

He also showed a tin ear for proprieties, divorcing two wives to marry other women and signing a seven-figure book contract as speaker (later dropped), just as he signed up for seven figures from Freddie Mac after leaving office.

Asked a year ago whether he was running, Gingrich said, “Why wouldn’t I?” When his campaign staff resigned en masse, he persevered. Now we’ll see if voters entrust this autodidact with a position for which few of his colleagues think he is fitted.

(Syndicated columnist Michael Barone is senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner, is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a Fox News Channel contributor and co-author of The Almanac of American Politics.)

LETTERS PSU protestors should not put young people in harms way To the editor, I just completed reading the article about PSU in today’s Sun (12/9) telling their students they can take Friday off, and instructors can take it off as a vacation day. Why? Because protesters will be on the campus and may be armed. Well I do not, thank the Lord, have children, grandchildren or greatgrandchildren who attend PSU. However, if I did I would be encouraging them to stay home.

Perhaps the two men organizing this demonstration may not have loaded guns and have trigger locks but does that also mean that each and every one of their sympathizer friends will do the same? Some have already announced they will be armed. How hypocritical can you get? Mr. Jardis said “Please don’t give away your own self-defense rights. Criminals don’t

care about laws.” These two men and their colleagues will all be violating a Superior Court order. Doesn’t that make them criminals too?

PSU says they will be prepared for whatever is presented to them.

Doesn’t sound like a place I would want to be. Exactly what does that mean? Will there be police officers there? Campus police? It only takes one angry, hotheaded, over-zealous person to shoot a gun which can in turn hurt some innocent unarmed person just standing there. Guns do not belong on school property.

If these men and their friends have a problem with this regulation then go to court and try to change it but at least follow legal channels/options. Do not put young people in harms way or danger.

Nancy Parsons Laconia

I look forward to letters that share Mr. Veverka’s open-minded view To the editor, I find that the letters to the editor from James Veverka refreshing. I am sure there are many other readers of your paper that share this same sense of relief! His use of facts, history and logic put his point of view about each subject on firm ground. I don’t know Mr. Veverka personally, but I know I can count on his letters to represent my points of view accurately. Thank you Mr. Veverka!

Reading The Laconia Daily Sun is taking much less time as I have learned to skip over the letters of some of your too-frequent letter writers. To me they seem so threatened by scientific and historic facts (and the possibility that they just might be incorrect) that they

try to repel the truth by ranting about the “evils” of “liberals” and non-Christians. By using verbosity and hateful speak as a defense, in often offensive ways, they undermine whatever logic they attempt to use.

I look forward to reading more letters from others that share Mr. Veverka’s open-minded and balanced opinions and thoughts. The first eight years of the past decade set us all back into an almost pre-enlightenment period, the effects of which will haunt us for years to come. I hope that in the coming year we see more thoughtful problem solving and less vitriolic ideas shared in you paper.

George D. Sutcliffe, Jr. Holderness

If Paul doesn’t win N.H. Primary, a lot of GOP votes will evaporate To the editor, How many times have I heard that in my life? Don’t vote for so and so because a vote will be taken away from the popular candidate. I’ve never worried much about that, I feel if I vote for the one that I think will do the best job, then I haven’t wasted my vote.

I do see the point behind it though, so for ones that vote that way, think about this: Ron Paul is doing very well in the polls. I think he has a good chance of taking N.H. Ron has gradually and consistently gone up in the

polls. With about a month to go he will likely gain more ground. I think this is because once he gains a supporter he seldom loses them.

If it happens that he doesn’t win the nomination in N.H., I think a lot of Republican votes will evaporate.

Ron Paul has a solid 10-percent of supporters that will likely not vote for any of the status quo nominees. They see very little difference between Obama, and the rest of the Republican hopefuls. see next page

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LETTERS Lots of people to thank for success of ‘A Knight for Children’ To the editor, The Greater Lakes Child Advocacy Center celebrated its 3rd Annual, “A Knight for the Children,” Gala on Thursday, October 27 at the Lake Opechee Inn and Conference Center.

The evening was presented by Meredith Village Savings Bank and included appetizers by Curt’s Catering LLC. and T-Bones & Cactus Jack’s; dinner by Fratello’s Restaurant, Lakehouse Grille-The Common Man, Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, O’Steaks & Seafood’s; dessert by the Culinary Arts Department at the Huot Technical Center (Laconia High School) and Amilyne’s Corner Market LLC; and coffee provided by My Coffee House.

Entertainment was provided by Lisa and Mary English, UNH’s all female a-capella group the “Notables,” speaker Steve Lagan, and comedian Juston McKinney.

The evening was a success due to the support of local businesses and individuals. We would like to thank all of our supporters; Acres of Wildlife, Alan MacRae, Allan & Jennifer Beetle, All Earth-Excavation, Alteration’s Plus, Alton Home Garden, Alton Police Department, Amilyne’s Corner Market, Andrew Stokes, Angel Costello, Bayside Inn, Barbara Belmont, Belknap County Attorney’s Office, Belknap County Sheriff’s Department, Beth Varney-The Lion Garden, Big Lake Taxi and Limousine, Boston Red Sox, Cara Bean Coffee, Carley Ahern, Carol Anderson, Carol Llewellyn, Cindy Bennett, Children’s Dentistry of the Lakes Region, Cheryl Avery, Chris Noyes, Christopher’s Salon, Clark’s Trading Post, Cranmore Mountain Resort, Curt’s Catering, Cybertron, Disney Theme Parks, Doug Lamarre-Statewide Driving School, Eastern Slope Inn, Emily Hanser, Fiddlehead Farms,

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A gift is only a gift if it is freely given for no particular reason To the editor, Any intelligent loving person buys gifts ONLY when there is a good reason, NOT just the season! Your kids, or grandchildren, never demand gifts (and any idiots you know who do should be eliminated!). You have a major mental problem if you think you are obligated to give gifts to anyone!

A gift is ONLY a gift if freely given with no particular reason! Seasonal demanded “gifts” are ONLY extortion, and proof to NEVER give in to that extortion! IF you think you MUST

give, then DON’T! Maybe the Democrat liberal attitude of “GIVE ME MORE” comes from that stupid attitude that we MUST give “gifts” even when we can’t afford them, and there is no reason for them.

REAL gifts are like I and brother George gave years ago, maintaining our parents home in New Jersey. Or years I helped Joan’s parents in New Jersey. Wake up and help those you know!

Jack Stephenson Gilford

PSU basketball provided an exceptional experience for our town To the editor, The Moultonborough Recreation Department would like to take the opportunity to recognize the Plymouth State Men’s basketball team and staff for their volunteerism at our annual community event called Nutty November. It was a motivational evening for all involved and it was pro-

vided by a high quality program right in our backyard.

The PSU players and coaches came to Moultonborough during their busy preseason to help us get excited for youth basketball by running skills stations for kindergarten through 8th grade athletes, demonstrating see next page

from preceding page When the general election rolls around I expect these people will stay home, vote third party, or write in Ron Paul. What would 10-percent taken away from the Republican vote count

do? I think you know the answer to that.

My conclusion? Don’t waste your vote, vote for Ron Paul.

Art George Sandwich

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While dry cleaners often find themselves the target of criticism for polluting the environment, it may be be that pound for pound the legions of home launderers have a far greater environmental impact.

Professional cleaning of garments is on average two times more environmentally friendly than home cleaning, according to a study published by the Europe-based International Committee of Textile Care (CINET) The study took into account energy and water usage, cleaning processes that result in different emissions into soil, water and air and chemical composition of detergents. The different processes were evaluated by using a set of clothing that could be cleaned or washed either professionally or at home.

For home laundering the study investigated how consumers use their home washers and dryers. For professional cleaning, the study assumed the use of modern, efficient perc, hydrocarbon and wet cleaning equipment and best practices of handling discharges of waste containing solvents.

The greenhouse effect and the environmental impact of all processes were evaluated and compared.

Judging the greenhouse effect was based on CO2 emissions and thus on energy consumption included but not limited to energy used by the processes themselves. Also factored in were energy consumption related to the production of detergents, the production of clean drinking water and the purification of waste water.

Under these parameters, cleaning in perc had the smallest greenhouse effect, scoring 44 percent compared to home laundering. Wet cleaning at 53 percent and cleaning in hydrocarbon at 55 percent were also well under the effect of home laundering. The key difference in all cases was energy use.

“It is clearly shown that the contribution to the green house effect is considerably lower where use is made of the professional cleaning methods based on perc, hydrocarbon and/or wet cleaning.” the CINET report said.

Also compared were the environmental impacts of household washing and professional cleaning per kilogram of laundry. Here again, professional cleaning methods scored well with perc at 43 percent, hydrocarbon at 66 per cent and wet cleaning at 41 percent of the impact of household laundering.

The results show that “overall, professional cleaning is less damaging to the environment than household washing, “CINET said.

The use of solvents compared to all the other factors is actually relatively low, CINET said, when a factor of 10 grams of solvent per kilogram of cleaning if considered. Even water use itself is relatively minor on wet cleaning and home laundering. The big difference comes in the energy-related costs of producing drinking water. The same can be said for detergents used in processes.

Since they are mostly biodegradable, the discharge of surplus detergent is not a big factor. Rather it is the energy consumed in producing them that makes the difference.

“This study clearly shows that overall, professional cleaning is considerably more environmental friendly than household washing when taking into account the current state of technology, the correct working processes and a careful discharge of waste containing solvents”, CINET said.

This information should, CINET said “wipe out the image of cleaning sector as the largest polluter.”

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BELMONT — Craig K. Potts of Scottsdale, Arizona, a principal investor in The Lodge at Belmont took ownership of the enterprise in a foreclosure auction this week.

Potts, the founder and former chief executive officer of Cash Systems, Inc., the largest publicly-held company in the cash transaction processing business dedicated solely to the gaming industry, has had a mercurial relationship with the gambling venue. He was an equal partner of Marlin Torguson of the Torguson Gaming Group of Biloxi, Mississippi, when it acquired the former Lakes Region Greyhound Park from the Hart family in 2005. However, a year later, after the venue was renovated but before it opened, Potts sold his interest back to the Torguson Gaming Group. Then in November 2006 he granted an $8.15-milion mortgage on the property and business to Torguson (doing business as Belmont Track RE, LLC).

The partnership began to fray a year ago as the fortunes of The Lodge soured. In November, 2010 simulcast race wagering was suspended and 22 employees let go as the flagging economy and state tax on gambling winnings slowed action at the venue to a crawl. Between 2009 and 2010 The Lodge’s handle, or value of total wagers placed, shrunk by half, from $28.8-million to $14.7-million as betting on simulcast thoroughbred racing plummeted from $16.6-million to $4.3-million. At the same time, The Lodge’s revenues were halved, dropping from $6-million to $3.1-million. Since then The Lodge has offered various forms of charity gaming, including bingo, table games (poker, roulette and craps), a sports bar, pool tables and live entertainment.

Earlier this year Tony Tarbell of Keystone Management Company, Inc., a property management firm headquartered in Concord, who held a $700,000 first mortgage on The Lodge gave notice of his intent to foreclose. Potts and Torguson purchased Tarbell’s mortgage and retired the debt. from preceding page their collegiate skills and providing autographs and public interaction. From meeting the new dynamic coaching staff of head coach Andrew Novick and assistant coach Steve Patrick and the 11 eager, fun players, this was an exceptional experience for our town. Thank you to Plymouth State University for demonstrating what community is all about and the town of Moultonborough is thrilled to be Panther fans this season!

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Last month Potts foreclosed, but the original auction was postponed. Ultimately Potts NH RE, LLC was the lone bidder at $1,000 and acquired the property and business as coveyed by the original mortgage.

Rick Newman, general manager of The Lodge explained yesterday that the transaction was delayed to provide the New Hampshire Racing and Charitable Gaming Commission sufficient time to process the paperwork and licenses, enabling operations to continue uninterrupted as ownership was transferred. In a prepared statement Potts expressed his gratitude to the commission for licensing Potts Gaming, LLC. “We never went dark and there were no lay-offs,” Newman said. “It was a completely seamless transition.” Newman said that he would oversee the gaming operations under the new ownership. He said that apart from changing the name of the venue, “everything will remain the same in the short-term.

With the repeal of the state gambling tax earlier this year, Newman said that The Lodge expects to restore simulcast wagering by the summer of 2012, which he said would add between 20 and 25 positions in parimutuel operations and another 10 to 15 in food and beverage services. He anticipated that bingo, which is now offered twice a week, would be offered seven days a week. The Lodge currently employs 44 people and has a payroll just short of $1-million.

Potts Gaming owns the Bingo Palace in Piedmont, Alabama, which is the largest bingo hall in the country, as well as Elite Gaming, with venues in Turks and Caicos and a 25-percent stake in Carib Gaming, a management company based int he Caribbean.

In September, Potts Gaming and the Alleghany Entertainment Group were among five bidders seeking to operate a slot machine parlors in Baltimore and Rocky Gap, Maryland.

Penn. man fakes mom’s obit

BROOKVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities in northwestern Pennsylvania say a man published an obituary for his living mother in a ploy to get paid bereavement time off from work.

Relatives called The Jeffersonian Democrat newspaper in Brookville after the obit appeared to report the woman was actually alive and well. The woman herself then visited the paper.

Brookville police charged 45-year-old Scott Bennett on Tuesday with disorderly conduct.

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Funds from the federal program are distributed on a fixed matrix driven by need and managed by regional Community Action Programs. As of Friday night, the federal government has released $14.7-million and that’s $20-million less than what the state received last year.

With Congress operating without a budget, funded by a series of continuing resolutions, and no seeming end to the political gridlock, Morin said this winter is potentially one of the grimmest for the Lakes Region’s elderly, disabled and low-income population.

The difference, she explained, is in previous years their was an expectation that the program would be funded as it traditionally has been.

“We cannot start assuming we’ll get more funding,” Morin said.

In terms of raw numbers, Merrimack-Belknap County Community Action Program Director Ralph

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LACONIA — At least four separate homes in one of Gilford’s mobile home parks were targeted Wednesday night by Grinch, who stole their fuel oil.

Although the motive behind the thefts is not known, heating oil thefts could be a precursor to the realities New Hampshirites face this winter: soaring costs of No. 2 home fuel oil and prolonged unemployment.

Add in the better than 50-percent reduction in federal fuel assistance relief and the state is facing a veritable tri-fecta of possible misery over a long New England winter.

“It’s very upsetting” said the director of the N.H Office of Energy and Planning Joanne Morin who oversees the distribution of funds provided by Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

Littlefield said last year N.H. got about $35-million and spent about $33 million.

The $2-million left from last year plus the $14.7-million released this week leaves the state with $17-million “in hand.”

Littlefield said one solution was to change the parameters for the neediest people or those whose income is at or below 125-percent of the so-called poverty level. Last winter, the program was able to assist people who were at or below 200-percent of the poverty level.

For example, a family of four at 200-percent of the the poverty level could list $44,700 in income and still quality for fuel assistance. At 125-percent, the family of four can only qualify if household income is $27,938 or less.

Littlefield said 7,600 families in the MerrimackBelknap CAP were helped by fuel assistance last year. So far this year the number of applications is more than 9,000 and he expects many more will apply.

Last year, the federal government funded $5.1-billion in LIHEAP assistance in all 50 states, both for winter heating in the winter and cooling in the summer. This year, President Barack Obama’s budget requested $2.9-billion, the House of Representatives recommended $3.2-billion and the Senate version of the proposed fiscal year 2013 budget recommends $3.4-billion.

Littlefield and Morin said the money will go to the people who need it the most and they said they expect most of the elderly and disabled who qualify should have their heating needs met. see next page

Fuel oil thieves target 4 mobile homes in Gilford

GILFORD — Police are investigating four separate thefts of fuel oil that were reported to them earlier this week.

According to a statement issued to media and police logs, the thefts were all reported from Sargent Place on Wednesday morning.

It appears that the fuel was siphoned from aboveground tanks and transferred into containers.

“The Gilford Police are asking for the public to assist by being vigilant and reporting any suspicious activity,” read the statement. “Also, watch out for neighbors who have outside fuel tanks especially

when they are away.”

According to a service manager at a local car dealership, No. 2 fuel oil is nearly the same as diesel fuel for trucks, cars and machinery.

He said fuel oil is dyed, taxed and distributed differently, but the two are essentially the same thing.

Police are suggesting motion lights near the tanks, relocating external tanks, or getting locking fuel cap. They recommended going to local supplier for additional security information.

Anyone with any information is asked to call Gilford Police at 737-2018.

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PSU from page one had planned to tote. Had they brought weapons, they faced being charged with contempt of a court order issued Thursday barring them from bringing weapons onto any state university campus in New Hampshire.

Jardis told a small crowd of about 80 students, supporters and security officers that he was glad university officials had obtained the court order.

“We wouldn’t have drawn this much attention without it,” Jardis said.

Several students thanked him for coming and voiced their support. Others criticized him for disrupting the last day of classes before final exams next week.

“I think it’s rude they come here at this time and disrupt my education,” said Danielle Aucoin, a voice major from Massachusetts whose voice lesson was canceled Friday.

A number of students in the crowd scoffed when Jardis said, “I had no idea this would be disruptive.”

Peter Eyre, of Keene, wore a sweatshirt bearing the slogan, “Badges don’t grant extra rights,” and said PSU is public property and those who attend should have the right to bear arms.

Plymouth State President Sara Jayne Steen told students in an email Thursday that they wouldn’t be penalized for not going to class if they feared for their safety.

She said that the court order might not prevent the pair from showing up and that they might have sympathizers who could show up with weapons.

“If you are uncomfortable, please make the best decision for yourself about being on campus,” Steen wrote in the email. Staff and faculty were given the option of taking a vacation day.

Jardis and Mozingo maintain that the university system’s policy banning firearms flies in the face of from preceding page Morin said the state coffers cannot be used for any kind of safety net.

“No. No. No. I have no access to any state funds unless the legislature acts,” Morin said. “They (the Legislature) would have to unwind the budget.”

That leaves the local welfare department, private and not-for-profit charities, and emergency responders as the avenue of last resort.

U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H) has joined what her office said is a bi-partisan group of senators who have pushed for the LIHEAP Protection Act that, if passed would, provide $4.5-billion in energy assistance to the program.

Her office also said that it calculated that pre-

state law and the state and federal constitutions.

They say they look forward to returning to Grafton County Superior Court on Tuesday to argue against a permanent injunction barring them from bringing weapons onto state campuses.

Jardis wouldn’t say whether he was carrying a concealed firearm. Instead, he said several times, “I just want to point out that no one knows if I’m carrying a gun.”

“Yeah, and that’s terrifying,” replied one female student.

English professor Robin DeRosa and a handful of students and staff held signs in support of the campus ban on guns. Several of Jardis and Mozingo’s supporters mocked the group and a sign that said “Thank you for not shooting me.”

Police and college security officers were stationed in and around the campus, but authorities didn’t interact with the two gun advocates.

University spokesman Timothy Kersher said he was pleased the two brought no weapons. Asked how he knew they weren’t concealing a weapon, Kersher said of Jardis, “We’ve taken him at his word all week. I think he’s engaging in dialogue, in discussion. It’s what we do here.”

Jardis, 31, is a former Epping police officer who resigned last year. He had been suspended from the force in 2009 for a year because he publicly advocated for the legalization of marijuana and other illegal drugs. Mozingo, 30, said he served in the Army from 2002 to 2006 and was medically discharged after a parachuting accident during training. He said he is a full-time activist.

Earlier in the week, Jardis began publicizing his and Mozingo’s intention to come to campus to distribute literature with loaded rifles slung over their shoulders on a website he blogs on called freekeene. see next page dicted average price of heating oil would be up about 10-percent and the average house hold is predicted to spend $193 more this winter than last.

Morin said that people who are already in the system have a better chance of qualifying for emergency aid than those who have not already applied.

She said the funding is based solely on need and a fixed equation, not by the number of applications the programs get.

She also said that applicants must reapply every year for eligibility. Fuel assistance subsidies go directly to energy suppliers, not to the applicants, and subsidize anything that is a legitimate primary heat source, including firewood.

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Belknap Convention to get detailed look at 2012 county budget on Monday

By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

LACONIA — The Belknap County Commission will present its 2012 budget proposal to the county convention — the 18 members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives elected in the county — at a public hearing at the county complex on Monday, Dec. 12, beginning at 7 p.m.

The commissioners will emphasize that despite rising fixed operating expenses and falling revenue from sources other than property taxes, the increase in the amount to be raised by property taxes is $87,468, or 0.6-percent. Otherwise, the tax commitment’s the lowest since 2007.

Meanwhile, the undesignated fund balance (rainy day fund) is projected to reach $4.4-million at the end of 2012, slightly higher than where it stood in 2008.

Ed Philpot, chairman of the com-

mission, said that the commission has addressed significant priorities set by the comprehensive facilities management assessment prepared in 2008 without increasing either the budget or borrowings. In particular, he said that investments in repairing and replacing infrastructure and equipment has directly contributed to reducing operating costs.

The cost of health insurance rose by $387,000, payroll increased by $251,000, utilities by $109,000 while revenues other than property taxes dropped by $175,000.

In 2012 the county will spend the remaining $600,000 in federal funding allocated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to complete renovations to the county courthouse.

By the end of next year the county will have invested approximately $2.9-million in federal funds.

School bus, void of students at the time, rear-ended on Rte. 3 in Belmont BELMONT — Fire officials said an unidentified man was not seriously injured when he rear-ended an empty school bus on Laconia Road (Rte. 3) yesterday morning.

Fire Chief Dave Parenti said the driver of the Pontiac Grand Am was a male in his late 20s who was transported to Lakes Region General Hospital for treatment and evaluation.

Parenti said firefighters were on the scene for about an hour and traffic was diverted for a short period.

Police said both the school bus, which was empty except for the driver, and the driver of the Grand Am were headed north toward Laconia when they collided at 8:53 a.m. in front of the First Student owned and operated vehicle.

from preceding page com. After discussions with university officials and lawyers midweek, Jardis blogged that he and Mozingo would affix trigger locks to their guns as show of respect for the dialogue taking place. University officials then obtained the restraining order.

The issue of guns on campuses is stirring debate at the Statehouse as well.

The House votes in January on a bill that would give the Legislature control over regulating weapons. It would prohibit entities like colleges from banning weapons on their campuses. After Republicans took control

of the House and Senate last year, lawmakers voted to ease gun regulations, including allowing them in the Statehouse complex.

If the House passes the bill to bar colleges and other entities from prohibiting weapons, the Senate would next consider it.

University system Chancellor Edward MacKay wrote lawmakers urging them to exempt the community and university college campuses.

MacKay said introducing weapons of deadly force into a milieu where impetuous behavior can sometimes take place was dangerous and potentially catastrophic.

CONN. from page 2 up and facing the death penalty,” Petit said. “We certainly have been criticized over the years that this is vengeance and blood lust, but this is really about justice.”

One juror, Tashana Milton-Toles, told The Associated Press that all the panelists wept during the deliberations. She said everyone wanted to find a way to avoid sentencing Komisarjevsky to death and the fact he has a 9-year-old daughter weighed on her mind.

“It was very intense. It was very emotional,” said Milton-Toles, a 29-year-old state investigator from West Haven. “I walked away feeling like I did the right thing, but it wasn’t easy getting there.”

Juror Timothy Anderson, a 44-yearold New Haven social worker, said he presented Petit with a Christmas

ornament when Petit thanked jurors for their service.

“Dr. Petit was a hero to come down here every single day ... to advocate for his family,” Anderson said.

The sentencing verdict concluded two long trials that subjected jurors to grim evidence including charred beds, rope used to tie up the family and autopsy photos. The 2007 attack led to the defeat of a bill to outlaw the death penalty in Connecticut, sparked tougher state laws for repeat offenders and home invasions and drew comparisons the crime described in “In Cold Blood,” which documented the brutal murders of a Kansas farmer and his family.

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from preceding page extreme psychological and physical pain on the victims that amounted to torture.

Defense attorneys said Komisarjevsky had been prepared for a death sentence.

“Joshua accepted the verdict with dignity and respectfully,” attorney Jeremiah Donovan said.

Komisarjevsky will join 10 other men on Connecticut’s death row. The state has executed only one man since 1960, and the 31-year-old Komisarjevsky will likely spend years, if not decades, in prison.

The jury of seven women and five men, the same panel that convicted Komisarjevsky, sentenced him to death on each of six capital felony counts and took only slightly longer to reach a decision than Hayes’ jury did. One woman clutched a tissue as she was asked to affirm the verdict.

The jurors heard 20 days of testimony from defense witnesses including psychologists, Komisarjevsky’s parents and his sister. In arguing for a life

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“The only option he ever had was to go through life damaged,” defense attorney Walter Bansley said in his closing argument.

Hayes was convicted last year of raping and strangling Hawke-Petit and killing the girls. The girls died of smoke inhalation after they were tied to their beds and doused in gasoline before the house was set ablaze. Komisarjevsky was convicted Oct. 13 of the killings and of sexually assaulting Michaela.

Komisarjevsky admitted in an audiotaped confession played for the jury that he spotted Hawke-Petit and Michaela at a supermarket and followed them to their house.

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HILL CLIMB from page one Ridge Runners,” he continued. “They were good to work with and we wish them nothing but success.”

Charlie St. Clair, executive director of the Laconia Motorcycle Week Association, welcomed the change of venue. “The AMA circuit is the Olympics of hill climbing. This will be a very competitive event and I really like adding motorcycle events to the rally.” He noted that Canaan is 36 miles from Laconia (to the west) and “a really nice ride.”

Farnsworth said that the hill climb will not only move to a new venue but also take on a fresh character. The event will be run on a 400-foot hill, designed and built for the Pro Hill Climb Series. The last of the three tiers on the hill is a 100-foot climb with a vertical slope of 76 degrees, which the bikes take at 60 miles per hour. Instead of racing against one

another, riders will race against the clock and the terrain. “These bikes are way too aggressive to run side by side,” Farnsworth said, adding that the 200pound chain driven machines pack between 200 and 300 horsepower fueled by nitrous oxide, nitrous methane and alcohol.

“We will have 70 riders, including all the best in the east competing for a minimum $13,000 purse,” Farnsworth said. “It will be the best motorcycle show anyone’s ever seen. We’re trying to make Bike Week better for everyone.”

Goddard said that “we’re beginning the process of deciding what the role of Gunstock in Bike Week will be.” Without ruling out staging a hill climb of its own, he said “we’re still very interested in Bike Week and will consider different events.”

EUROPE from page 2 spread to Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain, and threatens to explode into a worldwide financial crisis capable of pushing the global economy into recession.

“This is the breakthrough to the stability union,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said. “We are using the crisis as an opportunity for a renewal.”

To prevent excessive deficits, countries in the treaty will have to submit their national budgets to the European Commission, the executive body of the EU, which will have the power to send them back for revision.

They must also bring their budgets close to balance. Except in special circumstances, the budget deficit of a country won’t be able to exceed 0.5 percent of gross domestic product, the amount of goods and services produced by its economy. An unspecified “automatic correction mechanism” would punish the rule-breakers.

Germany and France insist that fiscal union is the best way to regain market trust, badly shaken by the escalating financial crisis. Most economists think it will not be enough.

They say the euro countries also need enough money to guarantee that they can pay the massive debts that have resulted from running budget deficits year after year. Euro leaders put off until March a decision on whether to provide money on top of a €500 billion, or $668 billion, bailout fund for euro countries.

European leaders did agree to add €200 billion to the International Monetary Fund to help ailing countries.

Only 17 of the 27 European Union countries use the euro currency, and its stability has been threatened by the massive national debts of some of those 17. All but two of the 10 non-euro countries — Britain and Denmark — are committed to adopting it eventually.

The countries that use the euro found they had friends among those that do not. At least six and as many as nine non-euro countries are willing to bind themselves to the euro countries in a pact aimed at having their economies converge.

Britain said no for two reasons: Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative Party includes a strong anti-EU element, and Cameron, despite trying deep into the night, failed to win an exemption from regulation of the British financial industry.

The other leaders would have none of it: Bankers and lack of regulation are viewed on the continent as a prime cause of the financial crisis.

“What was on offer is not in Britain’s interest, so I didn’t agree to it,” Cameron said. “We’re not in the euro, and I’m glad we’re not in the euro. We’re never going to join the euro, and we’re never going to give up this kind of sovereignty that these countries are having to give up.”

NEWT from page 2 Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., one the tea party’s bestknown first-term lawmakers.

“I’ve had a little trouble figuring it out, too,” said Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, one of Congress’ most conservative members.

Fueling the perplexity are three independent polls of Iowa Republicans, who will hold their caucus Jan. 3. They show Gingrich leading, with Romney and Rep. Ron Paul of Texas battling for second, and four others trailing.

Republican elected officials and strategists offer an array of theories, with varying degrees of confidence.

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Skate-A-Thon participants going round & round for WLNH Children’s Auction

By AdAm drApcho THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

LACONIA — After being in business for a little more than a year, Skate Escape owner Janine Page said she and her daughter and business partner Erica Duncan decided they wanted to use their roller skating rink to benefit the annual WLNH Children’s Auction. That’s how the idea of a 24-hour skate-athon was hatched.

Page said they liked the idea because it gave them a chance to involve their regular skaters, a group of teens, pre-teens and a few adults. “We lovingly call them our rink rats,” said Page.

The idea was for participants to collect donations for the Children’s Auction and skate for hours on end. Skaters can spend as much time on the rink as they like, up to the full duration of the event, which started on Friday at 8 a.m. see next page

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Keith Bowman, propelled by Dylan Collins, makes his way around the rink at Skate Escape in Laconia during the 24-hour “skate-a-thon” to benefit the WLNH Children’s Auction. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Adam Drapcho)

from preceding page to buck the system and make needed changes.

Another theory, however, suggests that many Republicans simply don’t know much about Gingrich, 68, whose greatest political triumph was 17 years ago when he rose to become House speaker.

Voters may be unaware of his repeated clashes with fellow Republicans, or his 1995 complaint about being seated in the back of Air Force One. Gingrich said the “snub” contributed to that year’s budget impasse with President Bill Clinton and the unpopular government shutdown that followed.

With Gingrich, “the message resonates more than the record,” said Mark Meckler, a co-founder of Tea Party Patriots. Gingrich is skilled at synthesizing and expressing conservatives’ goals and anger, Meckler said. But he also has “a long history that’s hard to explain away.”

If that’s true, it’s possible the attacks being launched against Gingrich, mainly by Paul and groups backing Romney, will take a big toll before the Iowa caucus and the Jan. 10 New Hampshire primary.

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from preceding page About 60 people signed up to take part in the first-ever skate-a-thon at Skate Escape. Still, Page said, she wondered how many people would follow through and show up. “This morning, when I pulled in at a quarter of eight, we already had a line at the door,” she said. Most of those who signed up to participate were waiting until after school or work to put their skates on, however a couple dozen were there at 2 p.m. yesterday afternoon, having skated for six hours already and intending to keep going for another 18. Most were school-age children and teenagers whose parents had them excused for school to participate in the community service experience.

To break up the action, Page and staff lead skaters in games and songs, provide rest periods and serve food donated by local supermarkets and pizza shops.

“We are really impressed,” Page said. She’s been happy to see that skaters have sloughed off their teenaged inhibitions and social anxieties when they’ve laced up their skates. Instead of copping a too-cool pose, skaters have thrown themselves into activities such as face-painting and costume races.

“Kids are being kids, they come and play, they’re silly,” she said.

Robert DeMeule, a sophomore at Laconia High

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School, took the day off school to skate. “Any chance to help out, I love helping out these people,” he said.

DeMeule, who was wearing a pair of reindeer antlers, said he was enjoying the first several hours of the skate-a-thon. “It’s fun, everyone here knows each other, everyone’s friendly, no one’s afraid to dance, no one’s afraid to sing.” Does he think his legs will hold out until 8 a.m.? “It’s going to be tiring, but I’ll try to go as long as I can.”

Buoyed by youthful optimism, eight year-old Shay Lavoie thought she could keep skating through the day and night, all the way to 8 a.m. Saturday morning, without so much as a nap. She was happy to have the chance to help out while roller skating. “I just wanted to do it so I could raise money for people who need it,” she said.

Page and company were expecting to present all the proceeds to the Children’s Auction today.

Although she didn’t know how much would be raised, Page considered the event to be a success and didn’t hesitate when asked if the skate-a-thon would be an annual event. Watching her “rink rats” speed around her facility, completing one of what must have been hundreds of laps during the event, she said, “they just want to be here.”

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CONCORD (AP) — The state of New Hampshire can collect overdue child support payments from debtors who have filed for bankruptcy.

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s office says a federal bankruptcy appeals court has reversed a ruling that barred the state from intercepting debtors’ tax refunds to pay overdue child support.

Attorney General Michael Delaney says 60 debtors collectively owe more than $300,000 in back child support.

He says the state intercepts tax refunds, garnishes wages and revokes licenses to funnel overdue child support payments to children and their custodial parents. Delaney said the state’s tax refund intercept program netted $9 million in 2008.

The appellate panel ruled that a debtor’s repayment plan in bankruptcy court cannot circumvent the state’s right to intercept payments.

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As of December 1, the residential home inventory was bulging like the sack of toys in the back of Santa’s sleigh! There were 1168 residences available at an average asking price of $498,326 in the communities covered by this report. That is up from the 1074 available last December at an average price of $548,594. The median price point is down from $279,900 last December to $259,450 this month indicating that there are more lower priced homes on the market. The current inventory represents a 19 month supply of homes to be sold. The elves need to get busy…

The mortgage industry meltdown has certainly made buying a home in today’s market a somewhat daunting task. Lending requirements are back to basics with a renewed emphasis on the “three C’s of credit”: credit history, capacity (your ability to pay back the loan) and collateral (the value of your property and your down payment or equity). That’s the way it used to be so that’s really a good thing. But with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guaranteeing the bulk of all home loans today they are going to rather extreme lengths to ensure that there are no bad loans written. Buyers face more and more demands to prove income, verify assets, show steady employment, and explain things like small bank account deposits. In addition, not only does the property being purchased have to appraise, but the property itself goes under a lot more scrutiny. Concerns about the

condition and state of repair of the property often can affect getting a mortgage. The National Association of Realtors has gone on record stating lending regulations are too tight and are hurting the housing recovery. From what I see I would agree. The pendulum has swung too far. That’s the bad thing.

One housing segment that has been hurt by even more regulations are condominium complexes. In order for someone to purchase a condominium with a loan backed by Freddie or Fannie the condo association must meet some pretty stringent guidelines. So it’s not just the buyer’s credit that is checked, the condominium association’s financial picture is closely scrutinized and must be approved. For example, condo associations must have a minimum of 10-percent of their annual budget set aside for reserves. No more than 15-percent of the units can be more than 30 days delinquent on their condo fees. No more than 10-percent of the units can be owned by a single entity and no more than 20-percent of the project can be “non-residential space” such as restaurants or shops. Buyers are also required to get condo unit owners insurance and the association must have fidelity insurance if it is larger than 20 units in order to ensure that the association funds are protected. There also can be no litigation against the association with respect to structural soundness, see next page

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Nursery Guild donates to Santa Fund Representing the Lakes Region General Hospital Nursery Guild, Shannon Allain (left) recently made a donation to the Santa Fund of the Greater Lakes Region.

Accepting the check was Santa Fund coordinator Katy Wells. The Santa Fund works to ensure a Merry and warm Christmas for children from newborn through age 16. For more information call 524-3111. (Courtesy photo)

from preceding page safety, or habitability of the units.

Essentially, what this means is that if a project is not approved by Freddie or Fannie then the only way a buyer can purchase a unit is with cash or a conventional “portfolio loan” from a local bank with 20-percent down. As many of the buyers for condo units in our area are first time buyers and need to use FHA financing with a lower 3.5-percent down payment, these rules really limit those buyers’ choices. Some condo associations, like Waukewan Village in Meredith, have taken the initiative to get their complexes approved in order to make it easier for their owners to sell should they desire. That’s pretty smart.

Waukewan Village is the only association in Meredith currently approved. In Laconia, Weirs Crossing, Quail Ridge, Water Street Condominiums, Beaver Pond Estates, and Meadowbrook Town Homes also have approvals. There are currently no associations approved in

Belmont or Gilford although Mulberry Hill in Gilford is currently in process.

HUD.gov has a page that consumers can go to and check which complexes are approved. Some lenders are given designated underwriting authority by HUD to certify that associations meet the requirements and that could certainly save buyers some time. So if you are considering a condo purchase you should check to see whether they meet with Fannie or Freddie’s approval. Your local REALTOR® would be happy to help you and answer any questions you may have.

You can also receive these market reports by email. Just log onto my blog at www.lakesregionrealestatenews. com to sign up. Data was compiled as of 12/1/11 using the Northern New England Real Estate MLS System.

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SANBORNTON — M. Lou (Kimmens) Cataldo, age 84, passed away on December 9, 2011 at Wilmington Health Care Center after a brief illness.

She was born in Hudson MA and graduated from Hudson High School. She was the widow of the late Edward F. Cataldo who died in 1990.

A longtime resident of Lexington MA and Sanbornton NH, she moved to Billerica MA in 2008 .Mrs. Cataldo was a registered nurse, having graduated from Waltham Hospital School of nursing, Waltham MA. She was Director of Nursing at Pine Knoll Nursing home in Lexington MA, the facility she and her husband built in 1965. In past years she was a member of the Business and Professional Women’s Club and has been an active member of the Extension Homemakers and now the Circle of Home and Family. She has been an overseer of Old Sturbridge Village for many years She is survived by her children Linda L. McNulty and husband Michael of Tucson AZ, Eileen Bitzer of Coral Springs FL, John Cataldo and wife Diane of Sanbornton NH and Paul Cataldo and husband Bruce Neefe of

Billerica MA, 5 grandchildren and one great grandchild. She is also survived by her brother H. Raymond Kimmens of Parrish FL. Visiting hours will be held Sunday, December 11, 2011 at the Sweeney Memorial Funeral Home, 66 Concord Rd., Billerica, MA from 4 – 7 p.m., visiting hours will also be held Monday, December 12, 2011 at the WilkinsonBeane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant St., Laconia, NH from 4-7 p.m. using the Carriage HH ouse entrance. A Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at St. Joseph Parish, 96 Main St., Belmont, NH at 12 noon.

Burial will follow in Union Cemetery, Sanbornton, NH. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Rd. Sturbridge, MA 01566 or to Wilmington Health Care Center, 750 Woburn St., Wilmington, MA 01887.

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

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Community Emergency Response Team graduates 14 residents

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), recently graduated 14 local citizens from the eight week disaster preparedness course. Deputy Chief Deb Pendergast of the Laconia Fire Dept. was the keynote speaker. Graduates are invited to apply to the team. As a member they will be asked to provide support to local first responders and the community in the form of traffic control, sheltering, fire rehab, search and rescue etc. during times of disaster. The next free class will be offered starting January 24 at Laconia High School. Interested pople can contact Kathleen Merriam at Lakes Region Partnership for Public Health 528-2145 or kmerriam@lrpph.org. From Left to right: Martha McIntyre; Sheila Vermacy; Laura Stockton; Valerie Bilodeau; Kathleen Merriam (coordinator); Deputy Chief Pendergast; Charlene Pelland; Lysie Bastien; Tammy Fandel; Connie Leggett; Richard Dow; Front row: Gerie Pingol; Mike Wheeler; John Haven.

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LHS band invites senior citizens to holiday concert

LACONIA — Following in the vein of the yearslong tradition of the Laconia High School’s “SeniorSenior Prom,” in which graduates-to-be dance and mingle with the city’s seniors citizens, Principal Steve Beals said the school’s music department will present a holiday concert for the benefit of the school’s senior class and the city’s older residents.

The “Senior-Senior Holiday Concert” will take place on Wednesday, December 14, beginning at 9:30 a.m. All local senior citizens are welcome to attend the performance and linger afterward for refreshments created by culinary arts students.

The holiday concert will be presented to the general public at 7 p.m. of the same day.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll have moments of doubt and even more moments of excitement, wonder and enjoyment. The key is not to resist any of the feelings. Float along with them, and see where they take you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

You’ll experience a surge of devotion, feelings of loyalty and a willingness to renew your commitments. To love and love well takes time and patience, and you have plenty of both.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You have become used to feelings of “been there, done that,” and you crave fresh excitement. You will be inclined to follow an unpredictable path just to see where it leads.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You will be mindful to create healthy bonds and steer away from the kind of betrayal bonding that comes from two people connecting in shared resentment of a third person.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll find your company delightful, mostly because you are looking for that outcome. You have a way of asking the questions that lead to interesting stories and perhaps even shared adventures.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 10). You will be rather driven in the new year.

You’ll increase your communication and add to your network over the next seven weeks. An idea you once thought was wildly unrealistic will come to being because you have faith and focus with great intensity on the goal. A special relationship makes your heart glad in May. Leo and Gemini people adore you.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ll evaluate yourself and others on the basis of character. This has little to do with accomplishment, ownership, attractiveness or popularity. It has to do with feeling well and doing good.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

Although you are capable of handling surprises well, you prefer not to have to deal with them. You will be content with what is presented to you from a familiar stance and on known territory.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Social events will catalyze positive movement toward a goal. Once you tell people exactly the change you are looking for, the change will happen quickly. You can afford to be boldly instructive.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Don’t worry too much about what to do.

Just pick something you haven’t done before. Your spiritual awareness will be opened. It’s not the activity itself but the novelty of it that will put you in a fresh state of mind.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You may lose your self-discipline for moments; impulse control can be tricky. Preventive measures can be taken, though -- for example, slowing down, staying calm and removing yourself from stressful situations and obvious triggers.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You never can know for sure what people are going through. Sometimes their smiles are a cover-up for desperation. You’ll give compassion to someone who has had a tough time lately, whether or not you realize this.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You love those you need, and you need those you love. Your choice to spend more time at home and with your family will be rewarded. Tonight brings loving

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Saturday, Dec. 10, the 344th day of 2011. There are 21 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 10, 1931, Jane Addams became the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize; the co-recipient was Nicholas Murray Butler.

On this date: In 1520, Martin Luther publicly burned the papal edict demanding that he recant, or face excommunication.

In 1817, Mississippi was admitted as the 20th state of the Union.

In 1861, the Confederacy admitted Kentucky as it recognized a pro-Southern shadow state government that was acting without the authority of the pro-Union government in Frankfort.

In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, for helping mediate an end to the Russo-Japanese War. In 1911, TV newscaster Chet Huntley was born in Cardwell, Mont.

In 1948, the U.N. General Assembly adopted its Universal Declaration on Human Rights.

In 1950, Ralph J. Bunche was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the first black American to receive the award.

In 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. received his Nobel Peace Prize.

In 1967, singer Otis Redding, 26, and six others were killed when their plane crashed into Wisconsin’s Lake Monona.

In 1984, South African Bishop Desmond Tutu received the Nobel Peace Prize.

In 1986, human rights advocate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel accepted the Nobel Peace Prize.

One year ago: The Norwegian Nobel Committee honored Chinese literary critic Liu Xiaobo, imprisoned for urging political reform, by presenting his $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize diploma and medal to an empty chair.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Tommy Kirk is 70. Actress Fionnula Flanagan is 70. Pop singer Chad Stuart is 70. Actress-singer Gloria Loring is 65. Pop-funk musician Walter “Clyde” Orange is 65. Rhythm-andblues singer Ralph Tavares is 63. Rhythmand-blues singer Jessica Cleaves (Friends of Distinction) is 63. Country singer Johnny Rodriguez is 60. Actress Susan Dey is 59.

Actor Michael Clarke Duncan is 54. Jazz musician Paul Hardcastle is 54. Actordirector Kenneth Branagh is 51. Actress Nia Peeples is 50. TV chef Bobby Flay is 47.

Rock singer-musician J Mascis is 46. Country singer Kevin Sharp is 41. Rock musician Scot Alexander is 40. Actress-comedian Arden Myrin is 38. Rock musician Meg White is 37. Rapper Kuniva is 36. Violinist Sarah Chang is 31. Rock musician Noah Harmon is 30. Actress Raven-Symone is 26.

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Santa Claus visits Lakeport. 1 to 3 p.m. at the Freight House behind the Lakeport Fire Station. All children invited to meet Santa and Mrs. Claus and receive treats. Hosted by the Lakeport Community Association.

Frozen 5K Run/Walk in Laconia to benefit the WLNH Children’s Auction. 10 a.m. Hosted by MC Cycle and Sport. $25 entry fee. Register online at active.com or at the store.

Wreaths Across America ceremony at Bayside Cemetery in Laconia. Noon. Hosted by Laconia Rotary Club.

Ceremony will follow the placing of wreaths on the graves of veterans of the U.S. Armed Services.

Holiday Cookie Sale at the Gilmanton Year-Round Library. 2:30 to 4 p.m. $4 a dozen. Gift baskets.

“Little Shop of Horrors” presented by the Winni Playhouse Teen Ensemble. 7 p.m. at the Weirs Beach theater.

Tickets at 366-7377.

Christmas at Canterbury Shaker Village festival. 3 to 8 p.m. For schedule of events and admission information visit www.shakers.org.

Pancake breakfast hosted by the Olive Branch Mt. Prospect Lodge #16 in Holderness. 8 to 11 a.m. at the Squam Valley Masonic Building on Rte. 3. $7.

“Santa Jam” to benefit the Lakes Region Santa Fund at the Laconia Rod & Gun Club on South Main Street. 2 p.m. to midnight. Live music, auction, bake sale, etc.

Book signing for “The History of Gunstock” author Carol Lee Anderson at the Belknap Mill in Laconia. 2 p.m.

Meredith American Legion Post 33 hosts lunch for residents for the N.H. Veterans Home in Tilton. 11 a.m.

All locals veterans welcome.

Pancake breakfast to benefit the Rich Velasquez Youth Sports Equipment Foundation. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Laconia. $5 for adults and $3 for seniors and children under 5. ($20 family price.)

Kids Reindeer Run and Adult Egg Nog Jog 5K at fairgrounds in Center Sandwich. 5K open to runners 12 and up starts at 9 a.m. and kids’ race starts at 10. Post race coffee, egg nog and goodies at Mocha Rizing. $15/adult and $5/kid. Proceeds go to Sandwich Children’s Center.

Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert.

7:30 p.m. at the Inter-Lakes Community Auditorium in Meredith. www.LRSO.org/tickets.

Christmas Nativity Display at the Meredith Bay Colony Club (Upper Mile Point Drive, off the Rte. 3 roundabout) in Meredith. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Over 80 creches representing 30 nations. Many sets handcrafted in native styles. Free admission.

Program on Backyard Winter Birds and Bird Feeding at the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in Holderness. 10 to 11:30 a.m. $6/member, $8/non-member. 9687194. www.nhnature.org.

Al-Anon Meeting at the Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia. 8 to 9:15 p.m. each Saturday in the first-floor conference room. Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 645-9518.

Open Door Dinners offer free weekly meal in Tilton.

4:30 to 5:30 p.m. An outreach housed at Trinity Episcopal Church on Main Street, downtown. provides a free hot meal open to all members of the community. All are welcome to eat and all are welcome to help out. For more information, especially about volunteering, please call Pastor Mark at 286-3120 or e-mail him at markk@trinitytilton.org.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11 Pemigewasset Choral Society concert at Hanaway Theatre on the campus of Plymouth State University. 3 p.m. Open to the public.$10 open seating.

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SUNDAY, DEC. 11 “Little Shop of Horrors” presented by the Winni Playhouse Teen Ensemble. 2 p.m. matinee at the Weirs Beach theater.

Tickets at 366-7377.

Living Nativity program hosted by the Gilford Historical Society. 2 p.m. at the 1834 Meeting House in the village. Hot cider and refreshment and brief business meeting after the pageant.

Learn to skate and open skating program at the New Hampton School’s Lindsay Arena. 2 to 4 p.m. Free. Call 6773445 for more information.

Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert. 3 p.m. at the Inter-Lakes Community Auditorium in Meredith. www.

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Musical spaghetti dinner hosted by Lakes Region Chordsmen and Rewind quartet. 4 p.m. at the Gilford Community Church. Music, raffle, silent auction. $8/ adult and $4/child.

Our Lady of Grace Chapel Singers presents: “A Christmas Story”. 4 p.m.

The location is on Rt 3A Bristol, Our Lady of Grace Church. Admission is free.

Christmas Nativity Display at the Meredith Bay Colony Club (Upper Mile Point Drive, off the Rte. 3 roundabout) in Meredith. Noon to 3 p.m. Over 80 creches representing 30 nations. Many sets handcrafted in native styles. Free admission.

Scottish Country Dancing at the Belknap Mill in Laconia. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. All welcome.

No partner needed. For information (603) 5248813 or scd_md@yahoo.com

MONDAY, DEC. 12 Laconia Historical & Museum Society hosts Celtic harpist and vocalist Jane Wilcox Hively at the public library. 7 p.m.

Free, but donations appreciated.

Alton Democrats meeting in the downstairs meeting room at the Gilman Library. 6:30 p.m.

Holiday Music Fest hosted by the Moultonborough Historical Society. 7 p.m. at the library. Featuring Moultonborough Academy music students. Boston Post Cane will also be presented to John Learned, the town’s oldest resident. Election of officers is also on the program.

White Mountain Dowsers meeting at Starr King Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (101 Fairgrounds Road) in Plymouth. Dowsing practice from 6:30 to 7 and featured speakers — Helena Blavatsky and Kate Rafferty — from 7 to 8:30. $5 suggested donation. For more information call Tom and Sandi at 444-5494 or Suzanne at 726-3874.

Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive eating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA. Monday nights at 7 p.m. at the Laconia Congregational Church Parish Hall, 18 Veterans Square, in Laconia. Call and leave a message for Elizabeth at 6309969 for more information.

Meeting of Lakes Region I.B.D. Support Group for persons with Chrohn’s Disease, various forms of Colitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. 7 p.m. at the Wesley Woods Community Center at the First United Methodist Church in Gilford. For more information call Randall Sheri at 524-2411, 359-5236 or 524-3289.

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

Mahjong game time at the Gilford Public Library. 12:30 to 3 p.m. New players welcome.

Men’s adult (18+) basketball at the Meredith Community Center. 7 to 9 p.m. $1 per session.

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Back On The Market!! Don’t Let This One Get Away!! Just $99,000 And In Great Condition Inside And Out! Vinyl Sided, Porch, Private Deck, 3 Bedrooms, Garage, Formal Dining And Handicap Access, If Needed. Happy Holidays!!

Like A Blind Date. A Good Personality!!

And Good Bones!! Now $89,000.. This Gilford Cape Has Hardwood Floors, Knotty Pine, Nooks & Crannies, A Remodeled 2nd Floor, 3 Bedrooms And A One Acre Yard!! Can’t Beat The Price!!

Must Come Inside!!

$189,500

MVSB supports Inter-Lakes giving tree

Charleen Hughes, assistant vice president and manager of MVSB’s Route 104 Office in Meredith, presents a $1,500 check to the Inter-Lakes Giving Tree Committee at Inter-Lakes High School. Back row (from left to right): Kim Seitzinger, special education teacher; Franceine Clement, health office assistant; Grace Ainsworth, registrar; Christina Gribben, guidance director. Front row (from left to right): Meg Bedford, French teacher and publicist; Jodi Pendexter, school nurse; Charleen Hughes, assistant vice president and branch manager at MVSB. (Courtesy photo)

MEREDITH — Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB) recently contributed $1,500 to the Inter-Lakes Giving Tree to help ensure that local underprivileged high school students will enjoy the holiday season.

When Jodi Pendexter, junior-senior high school nurse at Inter-Lakes High School (I-LHS), joined the school in 2005, she realized that there was no help during the holidays for students in grades 9-12. The community does have a program called the InterLakes Christmas Fund, which provides gifts for students through grade 8, but any high school students who were previously enrolled in the Interlakes Christmas Fund aged out of the program when they entered the 9th grade.

Pendexter saw a need for a separate program to benefit high school students, and the Inter-Lakes Giving Tree was born. The first year, The

Tree was able to support only eight students. With a growing number of contributions from I-LHS staff, community organizations, local businesses and individuals, The Giving Tree now serves 40 high school students, primarily providing gifts such as coats, boots, shoes, and warm winter clothes.

Additional gifts from The Giving Tree encourage a love for reading and the arts. The Tree also provides food baskets to families in need at Thanksgiving and Christmas.

“We are so thankful for this generous contribution from MVSB,” said Pendexter. “These funds will go a long way to help us ensure that each of our high school students has gifts to open this holiday season. They are, after all, still just children.”

Those interested in donating to or volunteering with the Inter-Lakes Giving Tree, can contact Jodi Pendexter, school nurse, at 279-6162.

Laconia High School Class of ‘61 donates to Alumni Scholarship Fund

LACONIA — Recently 86 members of the Laconia High School Class of 1961 gathered for their 50th anniversary celebration, which was held one-week prior to the LHS Alumni event and the reunion committee voted to show their support of the alumni scholarship fundraiser.

During the three days of the Class of ’61 reunion, Jeanne Leavitt Zorick and her husband, Steve, along with Marilyn Rolfe Sidoti, sold raffle tickets to 35 Joan Cormier, left, Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation Executive bountiful and beautifully Director accepting a check for $1,161.38 for the LHS Alumni Scholdecorated theme baskets arship Fund and a 50th anniversary yearbook from Laconia High made and donated by School Class of 1961 reunion co-chairs Pat Landry Manley, center, Jeanne. Classmates were and Bev Bagley Charest, right. (Courtesy photo) delighted with the baskets, which also and Bev Bagley Charest, a cookout included many gift certificates donated and tour of LHS, dinner and dance,

by Lakes Region establishments, and and a farewell continental breakfast, enthusiastically supported the project. was a success in every way, culminatThe reunion, which included an ing with their generous pay-forward elaborate 50th yearbook assembled gift to the LHS Alumni Scholarship and designed by Pat Landry Manley Fund.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: I have three daughters, the youngest of whom is 45. “Susan” has not been in a relationship for five years, and she has a severe drinking problem. She has had two DWI convictions and lost her license for a year. She received the usual counseling, did public service, paid a hefty fine and felt the embarrassment of seeing her name published in the local newspaper.

Susan doesn’t seem to understand the problems she has created within the family. When she drinks, she becomes a different person, and I almost don’t recognize her. She ruined my grandson’s college graduation party, and my daughter-inlaw still holds a grudge.

Recently, her older sister had a 50th birthday celebration.

Susan arrived sober, but drank a bottle of wine and then searched the cupboards for more when she thought no one was watching. After we left, I was told that she was loud and belligerent and kept drinking long after everyone else had gone to bed. People searched for her car keys, but she left them in the glove box and ended up driving herself home at 3 a.m. No one wanted to call the police for fear that Susan would lose her license, her job and her apartment, but they were worried sick.

Susan has been to AA, but doesn’t stick with it. She thinks her friends find her amusing, but she’s lost a lot of friends.

I’ve been to Al-Anon and know the rest is up to her. My question is: Do we continue to invite her to family functions? I hate to see her destroying her health and reputation. -- MADD and Sad Mother Dear Mother: Like many alcoholics, Susan needs to hit rock bottom before she will admit she needs help. And even then, we suspect an underlying depression is interfering with her sobriety. Susan may be more willing to address that aspect of her illness, so please urge her to talk to her doctor and get a

referral to a therapist. Whether to invite her to family functions is up to you, but we recommend she turn over her car keys as soon as she arrives. Otherwise, call the police if she drives drunk. Better she loses her job than her life -- or causes someone else to lose theirs.

Dear Annie: I’ve been with my boyfriend for three years.

When we first met, he was working on his GED. That was fine because I knew he had a learning disability. But he is now 23 and making little progress toward his GED. I don’t want to push him because that only frustrates him, and besides, anything I say goes in one ear and out the other.

He has a janitorial job two nights a week, and with his GED, he could do so much better.

I want him to get this done so we can properly start our lives together. How do I convince him? -- California Girl Dear California: Your boyfriend has to want this for himself and be prepared to do the necessary hard work. Right now, he isn’t willing. The best you can do is ask about his feelings on the subject and see where he stands. Being a janitor is a perfectly respectable job, although he should aim for full-time employment. Decide whether this is good enough for you, because it may be what you get.

Dear Annie: We rarely get a response from grandchildren to whom we send carefully selected gifts. I have concluded that it is mostly due to a pathetic lack of manners.

Children need to be trained to express appreciation for what is given to them, and the irony is that emailing is so quick and easy. The pervasive disappearance of even the most basic manners and consideration for others is cheapening our quality of life and sadly breeding some low-class citizens.

Good manners are nothing more than the oil that lubricates human interaction. -- Disgusted in Florida

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.

For Rent LACONIA 1-Bedroom Apartment.

Includes Heat.

Hot Water, Electric. Nice location., No pets/ No smoking. $650/month 630-4198

Laconia 2 bedroom 1 1/2 bath apartment with deck & nice view of Paugus Bay. No pets.

Lowered rent for qualified tennant with good credit.

630-2883 LACONIA 2 Bedroom. $800/Month plus utilities, no pets.

Security Deposit Required.

520-4353

Laconia 3 bedroom 2 bath apartment with deck & single car garage.

Quiet area with big yard near hospital. No pets. $1,050/Month, plus utilities

630-2883 LACONIA FIRST FLOOR Large 3Bedroom 2-bath apartment.

Storage, deck, parking, washer/dryer hookup, No pets/No smokers, security deposit and references required. $900/Month plus utilities. 875-2292 LACONIA Province St. 4 bedroom apartment. Private parking, laundry, bright & clean, no pets. $1,000/Month + Utilities.

508-423-0479.

For Rent LACONIA House for Rent Spacious 3 bedroom 1 1/2 bath with washer/dryer.

Completely rebuilt, new everything. Near park & beach. Available mid-December, rent starts Jan. 1st.

$1,300/Month + Utilities

(603) 630-2882 LACONIA Mountain VIew apts. $300 off 1st month s rent. 2BR 1 bath, $700/mo. 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- 2-bedroom first floor.

Onsite laundry, newly remodeled, snow removal. $850/Month, Heat/Hot water included. Call 524-0703 LACONIA- 3 bedroom house. $1,000/Month + utilities. Pets considered, references & deposit.

524-9665 Laconia- Lakeport Condo. 2 bedroom, 2 bath. $900/Month + utilities. Call 603-235-6901 LACONIA- Large Rooms for rent.

Private bath, heat/hot water, electric, cable, parking included. Free WiFi Internet. $145/week, 603-781-6294

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

Animals

Autos

Autos

For Rent

AKC Registered West Highlands: 7 weeks, white, m/f, intelligent, affectionate, paper trained, $850.

524-4294.

1995 Ford F-350 Dump- 4X4, plow, good condition. $5,000.

455-6225 Laconia

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

P3 s Towing. 630-3606

Belmont-3 bedroom, 1 bath house for rent. Large yard, pets allowed.

Oil heat. Washer/Dryer hookup. $1,100 per month plus security deposit. References required.

455-4055.

ROTTWEILER Pups, AKC Champion Pedigree, tails, shots done, parents on premises, $500-600.

340-6219 Siberian Huskies- 4-6 month old pups. Price reduced. Shots.

856-7423 kryskasibes@gmail.com

Antiques Four Corners Brick House 525 Province Rd. Gilmanton, NH 267-6949 Holiday Open House Weekend Sat. Dec. 10, 10am-5pm Sun. Dec. 11, 12-4pm Discounts Galore!

Refreshments Closing for the season Dec. 31st. Reopening Apr. 2, 2012

Announcement NEED to go to Ft. Myers, Florida?

I will do the driving of your SUV or Van. Want to leave Approx.

December 28, weather permitting, arrive January 5th. 40 years driving experience with perfect driving record. You pay for gas.

286-7720 PELVIC/ Transvaginal Mesh?

Did you undergo transvaginal placement of mesh for pelvic organ prolapse or stress urinary incontinence between 2005 and present time? If the patch required removal due to complications, you may be entitled to compensation. Call Johnson Law and speak with female staff

1996 GMC Jimmy- Well maintained. $1,100 or best offer 387-4511

Child Care

1996 GMC Sonoma 4x2 Pickup Long Bed: V6, auto, AC, 139k, runs great, $1,850. 991-9969.

CHILDREN S Garden Childcare: Year-round, reliable, clean, structured, pre-K environment, one acre yard, central location.

528-1857.

1996 Toyota Camry LE Wagon: 1-owner, moonroof, automatic, s.i. and plate, immaculate, $2,950.

991-9969.

1997 Honda Accord EX Coupe: 1-owner, V-Tech, 4-cylinder, auto, moonroof, rust-free, inspected, loaded, $3,350. 991-9969.

MEREDITH grandmother offering childcare in my child-friendly home. Will transport to and from school. 393-9079

Employment Wanted

1997 Mitsubishi Gallant ES 4-Door: 4-cylinder, auto, all power, moonroof, 117k, inspected w/plate, $2,950. 991-9969.

COMPANION job wanted. Have experience, references, insured vehicle. 603-359-161, leave message.

1998 Saturn SL2: 4-door, automatic, AC, CD, all power, inspected, runs excellent, $1,850.

991-9969.

For Rent

1999 Lincoln Continental: 126k, FWD, V8, leather, moonroof, inspected and plate, mint, $2,950.

991-9969.

2000 Ford Taurus SES: 4-door, leather, buckets, moonroof, rear spoiler, 24-valve, loaded, inspected, $2,750. 991-9969.

2002 Pontiac Grand Am SE: V6, auto, 119k, new tires, like new, inspected, $3,450. 991-9969.

2003 Subaru Outback Limited: 4-cylinder, 5-speed, leather, 2-sunroofs, 1-owner, spotless, inspected, $4,950. 991-9969.

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

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

PRICE Reduced! 2002 Audi A-4 Quantra. Excellent condition.

Alton Housemate- Private suite w/use of common rooms in quiet country setting. No drinking/No smoking. $450/Month includes utilities. Available 12/15 or 1/1/12.

875-6875 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.

At Weirs Beach- Newly remodeled first floor Two 2-Bedrooms Nice, washer/dryer hook-ups. $900/Month, Heat/hot water included, $500/security Call 279-3141.

Belmont 2-bedroom. 1st month half off, $425! + Utilities, References & security. No dogs.

630-1296 Belmont- 2 bedroom, 1 bath duplex. New carpet/paint.

Washer/Dryer hookups, porch, deck. Private $850/Month.

BELMONT: 2-bedroom duplex, washer/dryer hookups, $800/ month, 1st and $500 deposit, non-smoker. (603)455-7942.

BELMONT: Sunny ground-level one bedroom, private road, deck, quiet country setting. Heat included $695/ month. 455-5848.

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 5PM-8PM 603-253-6924.

CLEAN UPDATED studio and one bedroom in Tilton. Heat/Hot Water included. $600-630/Month.

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

GILFORD, 2-Bedroom, 2-Bath, Balconies, no smoking/pets, $950/month plus utilities, Security deposit and references, 603-455-6662 GILFORD - Cute 2 bedroom house. Washer/dryer, garage, brookside setting. $1,000/month + utilities. 387-8433 GILFORD. 3 bedroom home for Lease/ option to buy, Owner financing available. Big yard, oversized garage. 603-393-5756.

GILMANTON ranch, 2/3 Bedroom with garage and lake and beach access. $1,250 a month.

630-9929 LACONIA 1 Bedroom- Washer/ dryer hookup, storage, no pets.

Security Deposit & references. $600/month + utilities. 520-4353 LACONIA 1 Bedroom- Washer/ dryer hookup, storage, no pets.

Security Deposit & references.

Apartments with Rental Assistance Available NOW!

LEDGEWOOD ESTATES • Spacious units with a lot of storage area • Low utility costs • On-Site Laundry & Parking • Easy access to I-93 • 24-hour maintenance provided • 2 bedrooms with a 2 person minimum per unit.

Rent is based upon 30% of your adjusted income.

Call today to see if you qualify, or download an application at:

www.hodgescompanies.com Housing@hodgescompanies.com 603-224-9221 TDD # 1-800-545-1833 Ext. 118 An Equal Opportunity Housing Agent

Give Yourself a True Gift with Affordable Housing APARTMENTS AVAILABLE NOW! at PRINCE HAVEN APARTMENTS All utilities included Plymouth, N.H. (Prince Haven has an elderly preference) If you are 62, disabled or handicapped, (regardless of age), and meet annual income guidelines, you may qualify for our one-bedroom apts.

Call today to see if you qualify.

603-224-9221 TDD # 1-800-545-1833 Ext. 118

or Download an application at www.hodgescompanies.com Housing@hodgescompanies.com 40% of our vacancies will be rented to applicants with Extremely Low Income.

Rent is based on your household size and income.

An Equal Opportunity Housing Agent

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For Rent

For Rent

For Rent

For Rent

For Rent-Commercial

For Sale

LACONIA- VERY nice 1-bedroom apartment in clean, quiet, secure downtown building. Recently renovated. $175/Week. includes, heat, hot water & electric.

524-3892 or 630-4771

LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments.

Call for available apartments.

524-4428

MOULTONBOROUGH- Spacious 1 Bedroom $775/month; Includes heat, hot water, electricity, on-site laundry. Security & references required, no pets. 393-8245

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

Smoking OK. Contact 707-9794

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

ELECTRIC Wheelchair: Never used, many extras, $1,500.

524-2877.

Laconia-2 bedroom 2nd floor. $210/Week, heat, hot water & electricity included.

Call 603-235-6901 LACONIA-DUPLEX 2 bedroom 1 bath, washer/dryer hookups, garage. $900/month, heat included. References & security deposit. No pets or smokers.

524-8886 LACONIA-LARGE 2 bedroom 2nd floor . Quiet, clean, no pets. $800/month, Includes Heat.

556-1310 LACONIA- STUNNING 2 bedroom 2nd floor.

Totally redone: Hardwood floors, tin ceilings, new kitchen, dining room, living room, sun room, storage.

Walk to downtown. $900/Month, includes heat, hot water & parking. 494-4346.

LACONIA: 3 Bedroom Apartment, $1,050/month, heat & hot water included.

Parking provided.

Washer/Dryer hookup available for stack unit. Section 8 approved. No dogs. References & security required. 603-387-2600.

LACONIA: 1-bedroom for rent, heat/HW/electric included, no smoking, no pets, security deposit required. $750/month.

528-1685.

LACONIA: Gail Avenue, 3rd floor, 1BR heat and h/w included, no pets, no smoking. $725.

524-5837.

LACONIA: HUGE first floor, 8 room apartment. 4 bedroom, Heat/Hot Water included.

Updated, New Hardwood floors, new bathroom, Washer/Dryer hookups, $1,250/Month. 566-6815 LACONIA: Large 3-bedroom apartment. First floor, parking. $850/mo + 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.

Meredith– 2 Bedroom, 1.5 bath, 3 story townhouse style Condo.

Garage, plowing, washer/dryer included.

Non-Smoker. $950/month + Utilities. 6033-455-7591 MEREDITH One bedroom apartment on second floor. 16X22 ft. deck, Open concept, cathedral ceiling, very elegant and rustic.

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

455-5660 MEREDITH Room for Rent- Quiet, beautiful home. Laundry, kitchen, cable TV, porch. $125/Week.

603-689-8683 Meredith- 2 bedroom 1st floor, nice apartment. Walk to docks/village. Washer/dryer hookups, Non-smoking, unitlites not included. $750. 279-7887 or 781-862-0123

NEW HAMPTON: 2-bedroom apartment. Close to Rt. 93. Heat & Hot water included. $750/mo.

279-5577.

TAMWORTH- raised ranch 3 bedroom, 2 bath, $1200 plus security, references required. Tenant pays heat and utilities. One mile Village, great School K-8.

Owner (603)323-7065.

NORTHFIELD: 1 room efficiency cottage with kitchenette & private bath, plus additional storage space & access to coin-op laundry. $140/week including heat, electric & hot water.

524-1234.

NORTHFIELD: 2 bedroom, 2nd floor, coin-op laundry & storage in basement, $215/week including heat, electric & hot water, 524-1234, www.whitemtrentals.com.

NORTHFIELD: 2 bedroom trailer in small park with coin-op laundry on site, $225/week including heat, electric & hot water, 524-1234, www.whitemtrentals.com.

LACONIA- ONE bedroom apt. 2nd floor, South Main St. $650/month includes heat and hot water. Call 267-5228 Evenings are better.

Leave name and phone number if no answer.

TILTON: 1 bedroom, 1st floor, $195/week including heat, electric & hot water. 524-1234.

UNFURNISHED 3+bedroom, 2.5 bath condo. Central A/C, Master on 1st floor. Washer/dryer hookup.

Water view. $1,200/month plus utilities.

Sharon 603-420-8254.

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.

No pets.

387-3864.

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

Please call Wendy at 366-4316.

For Sale 2 Kindle E-readers 3-5 months old. 1 Wi-Fi and one 3G & Wi-Fi both 3rd generation $80-$100.

Sony portable DVD player. Model DVP-FX750 used once, perfect condition. $75. 267-0977.

Apartments Available Now For more information, please contact 603-286-4111 Or TTY 1-800-735-2964

Green Cord Wood. $190 per cord.

Doug 393-5163 or 393-9441

2 Mec reloaders, 20 ga. and 28 ga. Complete with owner’s manuals. Call for details (603)476-2271, (508)243-0349.

HOLIDAY SPECIAL: GREEN FIREWOOD, cut, not split $130/cord, cut & split $175/cord.

Seasoned firewood, $250. Also, logging, landclearing & tree work (All phases). 393-8416.

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

IBM or Compaq laptop $110. IBM or Dell Computer $95. Surround Receiver $45. 524-6815.

BABY visiting for the Holidays?

New, original box, deluxe Disney Pack n Play $30, 387-3083.

BAKERS RACK, entertainment center, living room chairs, coffee tables, fabric rocking chair, kitchen furniture, love seat & more! 279-0641 Baldwin Piano with humidifier unit & bench. $850. Easily accessible.

253-4850 FREE- BODY by Jake Ab Scissor. Good condition.

677-6528 Brand New Harvey Majesty 3-Lite Casement Window with Double Low-E glass and argon gas. All pine inside-Aluminum clad outside. Size 88 1/2” wide X 54 1/4” High with nailing fin. Retails for $2,100, asking $850. Must sell.

Call 224-9213

LAMB -RAISED locally. Hormone & antibiotic free. Vacuum packed, frozen. Custom cuts available.

528-5838 LIFT Chair- paid $800. Only used for 3 months. Still under warranty.

Asking $500. 527-0459 LOOKING to start your own salon? Beautiful furniture, everything you need. 15,000 or BRO. Call Jared, 520-6425.

Polar Express tickets available for North Conway, NH Contact lcampbell@purityspring.com for details.

PRO Mark brush chipper. 16HP. $700 or best offer. 630-0957 TENTERS or Tailgaters Christmas- Stainless campers kitchen.

Lantern, pans, cook tools & stove. $250 253-4850

New Franklin Apartments, LLC Elderly and Disabled Housing Now Accepting Applications for Project-Based Section 8 Subsidized Apartments HUD Income Limits Apply One & Two Bedroom Units Available Located in Tilton, Franklin & West Franklin

GIFT Certificate- One Complete Eye Exam - Dr. Shetty s in Gilford or Bristol. (Up to $180 value). No expiration, $90 Firm. Call 524-5145

Used Andersen Windows. Hot water heater & other miscellaneous items. Cheap! Call Dave 630-3986 CHRISTMAS TREES & wreaths.

Now open! Union Avenue across from Belknap Tire. Jim Waldron 279-8066

WOOD-BLIND: 2” slats, natural stain, brand new, 48 1/8” wide x 38” long, $30. 293-7682.

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For Sale

Free

Real Estate

BUYING

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

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

Gold, (scrap rings, jewelry, etc.) Silver, (coins, flatware, etc. )

Antiques & Unusual Items Call 279-3087 or Stop In at

Waukewan Antiques 55 Main St. Meredith

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

Fabulous back & hip support.

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

Can deliver 603-305-9763.

Cozy Cabin Rustics- Mattress and furniture year end sell-off! All mattress sets 20 % off! NH made Shaker furniture by Cedar and Oak 20 % off! Log Hickory and Rustic Barnwood Furniture and Artwork 20 % off ! Recliners, Futons, Bunk Beds, Dining Room, Bedroom, Sofas, Platform Beds, MacMotion Chairs, occasional tables, art work. Unique, Locally made. Great Deals!! Call Jay 603-662-9066 or shop our website and email for special pricing www.viscodirect.com, jayw100@yahoo.com 517 Rte. 25, Moultonboro, NH NEW mattresses ...always a great deal! Starting; King set complete $395, queen set $249.

603-524-1430.

Free 26" Sanyo TV: Has a horizontal line through the center. If you know how to fix it, you can have it.

You pick it up. 455-3686.

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

Help Wanted BEYOND the Fringe Salon is looking for 1-2 booth renters with strong client base. 20+ hours/week. Please call 528-7735, leave message.

REFER STRAIGHT TRUCK: Owner operator wanted for FT motor carrier contract.

207-754-1047.

STYLIST Booth Rental Available.

Perfect location, clean, professional, great parking.

Relaxed atmosphere. Contact 731-6230 for information.

WINTER/ FALL RUSH

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

Land CONWAY LAKE: Will trade deepwater lot w/tri-dock for comm. prop. or permitted land.

204-754-1047.

Lost LOST Female small Tabby Cat named Rosie. Last seen 11/30 at 11am, Near Exit 20 in Tilton. $100 Reward. 603-738-4431

Services

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

Services

HOUSE FOR SALE-White Oaks Rd., Laconia. Very well maintained, 3-bedroom. 1 car garage, potential in-home business options.

Reduced, $145,000/OBO. By Appointment only, 524-3613 WILL TRADE LAKE lot for comm. prop. or permitted land.

207-754-1047.

LONG BAY ASSUMABLE Mort gage: No balloon. 204-754-1047.

Roommate Wanted LACONIA/GILFORD NEW YEAR/NEW HOME Beautiful home with private efficiency for rent now available in Laconia/Gilford. 8 minutes from college, hospital and downtown in quiet area. Rent includes all utilities, internet and cable. Completely furnished $500/month. Call 528-8030.

MATURE person to share single family home. Close to downtown Laconia. Non-smoker, references. $500/Month, utilities included.

603-491-3535 leave message.

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

Our Customers Don t get Soaked!

HANDYMAN SERVICES Small Jobs Are My Speciality

Rick Drouin 520-5642 or 744-6277

528-3531 Major credit cards accepted

MEREDITH ROOMMATE: Sunny, clean, spacious, walk to town.

Includes washer/dryer. $350/Month. Call 481-0762.

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REDUCED rental share with eld erly person in return for occaional rides and small repairs. Includes furnished bedroom, kitchen, private bath & utilities. 5 minutes to Wolfeboro. Call 397-2694.

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

Services

PROFESSIONAL painter seeking homeowners and landlords who are considering a paint renovation. Free estimates, and reasonable rates. 1-802-780-9040

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Services

MATURE lady with 10 years experience available to help care for your loved ones. Companionship, outings, appointments, etc.

References available. 293-8237 MR. Junk. Attics, cellars, garages cleaned out. Free estimate. Insured. 455-6296

Save 30% on Interior Painting. I nsured, references. Call Troy at Turcotte Painting 455-9179

TILE INSTALLATIONS

Buy your tile from the box stores but have me install it for much less. Mark (603)452-8181 or for pictures visit myspace.com/aptile.

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

CALL THE HUNGRY PAINTER: Painting, small tree work, dump runs, odd jobs, water damage/drywall repairs. 455-6296.

Snowmobiles SALES, SERVICE, performance parts. New & used parts, complete line of accessories for Snowmobiles & ATV s. Pre-owned sleds.

Lake City Cat House, 283 White Oaks Rd., Laconia. Open 7 days a week. 524-5954.

Storage Space Clean, dry, secure storage for your cars, motorcycles, boats, household items.24/7 access.Call 527-9229.

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

(603)524-1430

Wanted To Buy GUNS and ammunition of any type, make or model: 603-930-5222.

Yard Sale LARGE INDOOR YARD SALE save these dates for our large moving sale. Something for everyone at reasonable prices.

Friday-Saturday, 9am-3pm. No early birds please. 136 Watson Rd. #23. Stonewall Village Gilford

WE are back at a new location!

Follow carrot signs to 9 Caveney Drive in Northfield for a fantastic garage sale! Saturday, 12/10, from 9am-1pm. Furniture, housewares, toboggan, generator, hot

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