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House fire destroys all Lochmere woman’s belongings

door of the building, which sits some 50 Jesseman praised the work of firefighters, B M K Gilford ZBA yards back from the street, and called 911 who he said “knocked it right down pretty at 12:59 p.m. “There was heavy fire and fast.” However, the building was all but TILTON — Fire yesterday ravaged a member one side of the building was pretty much destroyed as flames reached to the second two-story, frame, two-family dwelling at 25 engulfed,’ he said. floor and lapped at the eaves beneath the Church Street, next door to the Lochmere resigns in Chief Brad Ober of the Tilton-Northfield roof.

Baptist Church, while its sole resident was Fire Department said that when firefightFirefighters from Franklin, Sanbornaway from home. protest of ers arrived the ground floor was “fully ton, Laconia, and Gilford responded to the Joe Jesseman, a selectman in Tilton who engaged” and the fire was spreading quickly second alarm. was driving along Church Street, said that planning see FIRE page 12 from there. he saw flames flaring through the front staff cut Alleged undercover drug buys at heart of Mardi Gras raid search warrant GILFORD — Zoning Y

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Board of Adjustment member Mark Corry resigned Wednesday night following the regularly scheduled selectman’s meeting.

When reached yesterday, Corry said he left the ZBA because the selectmen eliminated the planning assistant position in the town’s Planning Department.

“If the town isn’t going to support the see GILFORD page 10

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LACONIA — Police affidavits made available yesterday supporting the October 18 raid

of a Gilford strip club and the arrests of at least two individual dancers who were there that night indicate under cover drug task force agents had pre-

viously made numerous drugs purchases from dancers, beginning last July.

What the affidavits do not explain is why the N.H. Drug Task

Force targeted the Mardi Gras Cabaret North for drug sales or why state and local police departments used overwhelming force see MARDI GRAS page 9

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GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) — Two New York athletes have been suspended by school administrators for organizing several “kneeldowns” in tribute to NFL sensation Tim Tebow, who said Friday that while he appreciates their boldness, the students have to obey their elders.

“I think if they had good intentions, then good for them for having the courage to do something different,” the Denver Broncos quarterback said when told of the suspensions this week on New York’s Long Island.

The devout Christian, who has led his team to a 7-1 record, often kneels in prayer after a success on the gridiron.

He added: “You have to respect the position of authority and people that God’s put as authority over you, so that’s part of it, and just finding the right place and the right time to do things is part of it, too.”

Riverhead High School administrators suspended 17-yearold twins Connor and see TEBOW page 9

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Assistant coach details what he saw in Penn State shower HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — As soon as he walked into the Penn State locker room, Mike McQueary heard running water and rhythmic, slapping sounds of “skin on skin.” He looked in a mirror and saw a naked Jerry Sandusky, the former assistant coach, holding a young boy by the waist from behind, up against the wall in the campus shower.

“I just saw Coach Sandusky in the showers with a boy and what I saw was wrong and sexual,” McQueary recalled telling his father that night in 2002. He repeated it

the next morning to coach Joe Paterno, who slumped deep into his chair at his kitchen table.

“He said, ‘I’m sorry you had to see that,’” McQueary said.

McQueary’s testimony Friday at a preliminary hearing for two Penn State officials accused of covering up the story was the most detailed, public account yet of the child sex abuse allegations that have upended the university’s football program and the entire central Pennsylvania campus. Paterno and the university presi-

dent have lost their jobs, and officials Tim Curley and Gary Schultz are accused of lying to a grand jury about what McQueary told them.

A Pennsylvania judge on Friday held Curley, the university’s athletic director, and Schultz, a retired senior vice president, for trial after the daylong hearing.

Curley said that McQueary never relayed the seriousness of what he saw, and said he was only told that Sandusky was “horsing around” with a boy but that his conduct see PENN STATE page 13

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two former CEOs at mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Friday became the highest-profile individuals to be charged in connection with the 2008 financial crisis.

In a lawsuit filed in New York, the Securities and Exchange Commission brought civil fraud charges against six former executives at the two firms, including former Fannie CEO Daniel Mudd and former

Freddie CEO Richard Syron.

The executives were accused of understating the level of high-risk subprime mortgages that Fannie and Freddie held just before the housing bubble burst.

“Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac executives told the world that their subprime exposure was substantially smaller than it really was,” said Robert Khuzami, SEC’s enforcement director.

Khuzami noted that huge losses on their subprime loans eventually pushed the two companies to the brink of failure and forced the government to take them over.

The charges brought Friday follow widespread criticism of federal authorities for not holding top executives accountable for the recklessness that triggered the 2008 crisis.

Before the SEC announced the charges, it see FRAUD page 24

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leaders reached tentative agreement Friday night on legislation to extend Social Security payroll tax cuts and jobless benefits for two months while requiring President Barack Obama to accept Republican demands for a swift decision on the fate of an oil pipeline that promises thousands of jobs.

A vote could be held as early as Saturday on the measure.

Any deal would also require House passage before it could reach Obama’s desk.

Racing to adjourn for the year, lawmakers moved quickly to clear separate legislation avoiding a partial government shutdown threatened for midnight — focusing atten-

tion on the final disputed issue of the year in an era of high joblessness and public dissatisfaction with Congress.

There was no immediate response to the compromise from the White House, which a few hours earlier had backed away from Obama’s threat to veto any bill that linked see SENATE page 10

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is poised to reduce federal home heating aid by about 25 percent this winter, a move that could impact thousands of poor and elderly families in New England.

The $1 trillion-plus year-end spending package lawmakers approved Friday included $3.5 billion for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, a cut of $1.2 billion from last year. The Senate is expected to pass the measure Saturday.

Vermont’s congressional delegation said the reduction was disappointing news, but the lawmakers vowed to fight for more money for the program when Congress reconvenes next month.

“The relentless budget battles in Washington are taking their toll on those who can least afford it,” Sen. Patrick Leahy, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Peter Welch said in a joint statement.

Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said it would be difficult, given his state’s tight budget, to cover the reduction. Last winter, the state spent $115 million in aid and now expects to receive $79.5 million under the federal spending package.

“I would not be shocked to see Congress take that up again, after the first of the year when they understand the implications and when some of those congressmen and senators go back to their districts and have to confront senior citizens who are living with some difficulty in the states and districts that they represent,” Malloy said.

Several Northeast states already have reduced heating aid benefits this winter.

UVM frat closed over ‘who’d you like to rape’ survey MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A University of Vermont fraternity whose members are accused of circulating a survey that asked who they would like to rape has been closed indefinitely.

The national Sigma Phi Epsilon made the announcement Friday after an internal investigation and lengthy discussions with the university in Burlington.

“Without suggesting that every member had knowledge of this questionnaire, the questions asked in the document are deplorable and absolutely inconsistent with our values,” said Brian Warren, executive director of the national fraternity organization based in Richmond, Va. The national organization has said there’s no indication the questionnaire was sanctioned by the fraternity or distributed to the more than 50 members of the Vermont chapter.

A student reported the questionnaire to university officials over the weekend, which led the school

and the national organization to suspend the chapter temporarily, pending the investigation.

The school is investigating how widely the survey was circulated, and campus police are trying to determine if any crimes were committed.

UVM Interim President John Bramley said Friday that national representatives of Sigma Phi Epsilon have been thorough, respectful and serious in its investigation. UVM’s investigation will continue.

“We respect and support their decision, and appreciate their interest in maintaining a dialogue going forward to identify lessons learned from all of this, as well as exploring educational strategies and opportunities to address pervasive cultural issues that contributed to this egregious situation,” Bramley said.

The national organization said it will work with the university in considering when a fraternity chapter might be revived.

Barry Bonds’ sentence will be 30 days at home, at worst SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Eight years of being investigated for steroid allegations ended for home run king Barry Bonds on Friday with a 30-day sentence to be served at home. No more — and maybe less.

U.S. District Judge Susan Illston immediately delayed imposing the sentence while Bonds appeals his obstruction of justice conviction. The former baseball star was found guilty in April not of using steroids, but of misleading grand jurors.

Even without prison time, the case has left its

mark on the seven-time National League MVP. His 762 career home runs, and 73 homers in 2001, may forever be seen as tainted records, and his ticket to baseball’s Hall of Fame is in doubt.

Bonds declined to speak in court. Well-wishers hugged the 47-year-old in the hallway courtroom after the hearing was over, and a smattering of fans cheered him as he left the courthouse. It was a marked departure from his initial court appearance see BONDS page 14

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Driving under the influence. . . of cell phones Moving at a stately 30 miles an hour, the woman drove her tanklike vehicle right through the stop sign and almost through me as I crossed the street. Like the psychiatrist assigning mental illness at the mere sound of crazy shouting, I didn’t have to look at the motorist.

I just knew from her behavior that she was yakking on a cellphone.

Sure enough, she was.

Many of us who play pedestrian — even if only in parking lots — have dodged motorists blankly staring out the windshield as they jabber on the phone. Between now and the ringingin of 2012, countless families will have suffered tragedy at the hands of these distracted drivers. And nothing will have been done about their dangerous practice, given the strong political and societal forces amassing in its defense.

But a serious discussion will have begun. For that, we can thank the brave bureaucrats at the National Transportation Safety Board.

NTSB Chair Deborah Hersman recently called on states to ban driving under the influence of a phone call. She means all cellphone use, including that with wireless headsets. The hazard of phoning and driving isn’t about where the hands are. It’s where the brain is.

(I’ve seen guys engrossed in conversation stop their cars in the middle of the road.) Whether one holds the phone in a hand, wears a headset or talks into a car’s voice-activated system, it is the conversation itself that threatens the public.

I would guess that the driver cited above is a hardworking mother. Like many Americans, especially women, her hours rush by in perpetual-motion activity. She feels she must work for pay, bake cookies, chauffeur kids, drop off dry cleaning, shop for presents, get her nails done, do laundry, decorate the house. She is all things to all people, except for those who share the road with her.

The bicyclist who assumes she’s going to stop at the stop sign is virtually invisible to her.

Apparently, there is no such thing

as true multitasking. What we call multitasking is actually moving rapidly among different actions. We do one thing, then we do another.

The student working on homework while watching TV isn’t accomplishing both at the same moment. His attention may flit back and forth, but at any time, it is on one of the two activities. (So the idea that young brains are better at multitasking is off base. Young people are said to be better at rapidly switching back and forth between tasks than their elders.)

Over the years, our car-dominated society has taken only baby steps toward reining in the use of distracting technology on the road. No one knows this better than California Sen. Joe Simitian, a Democrat who spent five years getting his state to ban hand-held cellphone use. Eight other states have followed suit. But no state has said “no phoning while driving, period,” as the NTSB urged this month.

Such change won’t happen quickly.

Multitudes of time-stressed Americans demand the freedom to phone under any circumstances. Thus, lawmakers who rage over the lessdisabling effects of moderate drinking on driving ability defend this practice as some inalienable right.

(Only 35 states have even outlawed texting while driving.) The powerful mobile-phone industry would go bonkers at the thought of a complete ban. And the car manufacturers who put in voice-activated systems as a supposed safety feature would (understandably) respond, “Hey, wait a minute.”

Like the campaign against drunk driving, this one will take time — and with it, a rising tally of innocent victims. Someday, it is hoped, bans on driving while phoning will become the law of the land. Kudos to the NTSB for starting the journey.

(A member of the Providence Journal editorial board, Froma Harrop writes a nationally syndicated column from that city. She has written for such diverse publications as The New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar and Institutional Investor.)

Barack Obama believes he can talk himself into another term To the editor, To you wonder-filled Obama worshipers who attack all “birthers”, why don’t you explain, item by item, ALL the facts that show Obama was NOT born in Hawaii, was never a U.S. citizen, and clearly IS a Muslim, and proud of it! He observes ALL the Muslim ways, denies all Christian or Hebrew ways, will NOT defend Israel but defends the Palestine attackers. How much more evidence do you need? It has been well explained that Obama CAN’T be tried for treason, because he has never been a citizen of the USA! I have to admit that if you DON’T

or CAN’T think, all Obama’s daily speeches almost seem reasonable, despite being mostly contradictory. I believe that Obama believes he can TALK himself into another term, as he talked himself into election, with no checks on qualification, before.

Obama was great at organizing ACORN, a mostly black group which not only got all the blacks to vote, BUT listed many dead, or non existent as voters for Obama. He STILL has that organization, and STILL can fake a win again! If YOU are not alert, this country will go to hell!

Jack Stephenson Gilford

LETTERS ‘Americans Elect’ plans to run alternative ticket in November ‘12 To the editor, Have you wondered what a third party run for the presidency might look like? What would happen if Americans were presented with a wider choice next November? If you think that America’s politics are “broken” going through the exercise might be worthwhile. Most of us think that the ideological polarization of the political parties leaves the great bulk of the electorate unrepresented. But is it the middle that has gone missing as many lament or is that the cry from missing right and the missing left as well?

If you believe the left is missing then why is the incumbent not facing a primary challenger? The elephants make a lot of noise about his being a “socialist”. Many of both parties are unsatisfied with the feckless policies and the poor results of the administration. There are deep-pocketed donkeys disappointed by what they see as his timid centrism but no candidate is emerging to take him on from the left.

Wouldn’t it be entertaining to see, say Russ Feingold, former senator from Wisconsin take on the mantle and make a run? But then again it is probably only because no donkey is politically incorrect enough to risk attempting to bring down the country’s first black president. Had he been white, would be different? Maybe…

What about the concept of the missing right? The donkeys believe it is not missing at all. They say the teaparty has wormed its way into the brain of the elephants taking over and driving it mad. But tea party participants will consider all the worming and the takeover to have been for naught if a candidate from the right of the traditional elephant position fails to win the nomination. So it may not be all that fanciful to think that if Mr. Romney secures the nomination a more authentic conservative might just decide to go it alone.

The fact that Mr. Romney has so far failed to win over more than a quarter of Republican voters suggests that his nomination would leave a tempting gap. Perhaps Ron Paul, the Texan libertarian, will attempt to fill it. Mr. Paul is running as a Republican but in 1988 he was the presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party. So he’s been there and done that. He has an

avid, if small following and he must know that he would be an unlikely president. All the same, by staying in the race under a different banner he could continue what is probably his real goal, to educate Americans about the evils of the Fed, the madness of foreign entanglements.

So what about the missing middle?

In June 2012 an organization calling itself “Americans Elect” will hold an online nominating convention of its own. Its plan is not to create a third party but to use the Internet to choose a presidential candidate from any party who will in turn have to pick a running-mate from a different one and put this non-partisan ticket on the ballot in every state. The outfit has already collected more than two million of the three million or so signatures it will need to satisfy every state’s ballot requirements.

Americans Elect has rich sponsors and good timing. Polls suggest that Americans are sick of the established party machines and a system of primary elections that forces candidates to pander to the extremes instead of reaching for the centre. It is not completely impossible that it could attract a big name with bags of money as its candidate.

What about say a Michael Bloomberg, the post-partisan billionaire mayor of New York City. He claims he is not interested in a presidential run but he could change his mind if the Republicans were to go for one of their ideologues instead of the pliant Mr. Romney.

Because it is more than a prayer, Americans Elect is controversial.

Even a strong independent from the centre would be hard put in a threeway race to win a majority of the 538 votes of the Electoral College. But such a candidate might also prevent the others from gaining a majority.

The Constitution would in that case leave the final vote to the House of Representatives. In the event of the third candidate winning, how would he or she govern with no party allies in Congress?

All of you doubters are probably right. Gridlock in Congress is arguably the biggest obstacle to effective government, and there is no attempt

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LETTERS Americans need to take issue with the ‘Islamaphobia’ label

Gilmanton School Board still paying itself total of $6,025 a year

To the editor, Dean Tappan submitted, and The Laconia Daily Sun published, a letter on Dec. 13 that made significant points on the Muslim (Islamic) issue.

Thank you Dean and we hope you keep up your work on this subject.

The left (and Muslim Leaders in America and worldwide) will try to lead us to think that Dean’s warning about Islam is just a “right wing crazy” again and is not to be considered serious by anyone. The left does not think Islamists can gain control in America and believe “it can’t happen here”.

Now, most everyone should remember that many of England’s elite supported Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s thinking on the dangers of Hitler and his Nazi Party.

That thinking was that “it can’t happen here”. Remember everyone, Mr. Chamberlain believed his government could be nice to Hitler and the Nazi Party, have diplomatic relations with them, and then all would be well.

We all know what happened and the price that the world paid for placating the Nazi’s in the l930s. Do we want to let Islam and Sharia Law be ignored, as the Nazi’s were initially ignored?

Look at Europe and Scandinavian countries and the Muslim influence in their way of life. Look also at the current middle east and how the Islamist controlled countries treat their citizens, in particular women. Then, watch how Egypt, Iran, Syria, Libya and others, go in the next few years and the role of Islamic controlled government in their lives. Yes, Islamic government. (It’s a political ideology, with specific objectives of control/domination, not a religion). Many believe the Middle East will not move toward democracy and freedom but will move rapidly toward Islamic control and suppression of individual freedom’s. After all, when one looks carefully, it will be found that is what Islam is all about.

All Americans who believe in our way of life, and that it should be preserved, need to wake up. I, and many other Americans, do not believe that most Muslims are here to accept our Western way of life, to integrate into our culture and become westernized Americans! They are here to carry out their mission to be Muslims, committed to Islam and Sharia Law. They are following their leadership’s strategic plan to expand their population, get

involved politically and at the right time, when they have enough power, to implement their way of life for all in America.

If you don’t believe that, go look at all the Muslim countries and how they manage their lives and how they treat infidels (non-believers of Islam). Oh yes, there’s some called moderate Muslims. Yes, they are sincere but you hear nothing from them, for if they do speak up, they are often persecuted by other Muslims. So, to survive, they will always be committed to following the Koran and Sharia Law. Americans need to take issue with the labels “irrational fear” and “Islamaphobia” that the left puts on anyone who disagrees with them. I propose to all it’s not irrational and not Islamaphobic to take the Islamists at their word. That word is that all nonbelievers are “infidels” and subject to second class citizenship, persecution and control It’s good common sense for Americans to take them at their word, the word of their bible, the “Koran” and view them with suspicion.

The Islamic issue will continue and Americans will see more and more Muslims allowed into the U.S. due to the open borders and loose immigration law enforcement. That’s another subject for another letter, but it is directly related to the Muslim (Islamic) issue. Until our leaders stop believing, and saying, that Islam is a peaceful religion and tell it like it is, that it is a political ideology that has goals (not good for the West) we will continue to see more and more Muslims in our society. If we are not careful one day we will wake up and the Muslims will control our very lives and Christianity and other religions, will be the minority or just disappear.

What role do we think the Constitution will play in our country then?

I urge all readers to read Dean Tappan’s referenced book “Preachers of Hate; Islam and the War on America”.

I plan to do so, and also urge all to go to the website www.jihadwatch.com and acquire and read some of the referenced materials provided by Robert Spencer and other knowledgeable authors on Islam. There is also a film, “What the West Needs to Know about Islam”, that is available through Netflix, along with other documentary films on the subject of Islam.

James Thompson Laconia

To the editor Gilmanton residents: On Dec. 13 I had the opportunity to attend the Gilmanton School Board meeting, wherein much discussion took place around the superintendent’s recent submission of proposed budget cuts.

During these discussions I recalled a recent article (Laconia Daily Sun, Dec. 2) reflecting the fact that the Gilford School District’s proposed budget had been reduced by nearly $300,000 from last year. However, what really got my

from preceding page to form a third party there. At any rate third parties have had a lousy record.

In 1992 Ross Perot won 19-percent of the popular vote but not a single vote in the Electoral College. In 1912 Theodore Roosevelt, a former Republican president running as a Progressive, won 27-percent of the popular vote and outpolled his Republican succes-

sor, William Howard Taft. But that only handed victory to the Democrats’ Woodrow Wilson.

But wouldn’t it be fun to see say: Obama versus Romney versus Paul, or Bloomberg versus Obama versus Gingrich? Maybe…

Just my honest opinion.

Marc Abear Meredith

attention was the reported fact that the Gilford School Board “stepped up to the plate” and will receive no stipends this budget year. I must add the Gilford Board of Selectmen also voted to forgo its member stipends.

Gilmanton’s School Board member’s salaries amount to $6,025. How many new books could the Gilmanton School purchase for that amount?

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FRM exploded two years ago and the governor and government is still trying to sweep the whole mess under the proverbial N.H. carpet. Why? The most recent sweeping is by the Governor’s Office claiming ex-Banking Commissioner Hildreth resigned his office in the midst of his removal hearing, to end the hearing, thus denying the public the benefit of his complete testimony. Hildreth RETIRED, not resigned, and his retirement was effective weeks later, in January 2011 ,which provided a bigger pension check and medical benefits. The official transcript of the last day of the removal hearing is not and has never been available to the public. There is a letter from the Governor’s Office not to produce it!

The AG’s report was written by “an insider” of the government’s Failure To Act team. This same insider also reviewed and redacted all the Ayotte e-mails before releasing them to the public under Right -To-Know requests by the press. Remember, the FRM “buck” didn’t reach her desk.

The AG’s report didn’t get the facts right, maybe, because no one was under oath. How does one determine whether or not a mortgage brokered by FRM is a security or not if your Boston law firm — Nutter, McClellan, and Fish, paid at $75 grand — doesn’t even LOOK AT ONE MORTGAGE. The Failure to Act insider also did not include his report that a Banking Department attorney said Gallagher, Callahan, and Gartrell clients were to be handled a special way.

FRM had been a Gallagher client for more than six years and never paid a single fine to Banking!

The first legislative committee reviewing FRM followed on the heels of the AG report. The committee chair didn’t want to hear from America’s leading expert on securities law, by saying it’s not the N.H. way to hear from outsiders! Was this a signal that they only hear from those who parrot

it’s thoughts, words, and actions?

Another way to use that broom?

Unfortunately, the independent Chandler Report ordered by the Secretary of State with testimony under oath was limited to FRM. Without broom in hand, further evidence that the AG’s office knew FRM’s Farah was a bad actor, was not explored. The AG’s office — and more specifically, the Failure to Act insider — had knowledge about another company where Farah was a partner, received allegations of embezzlement, drugs, and mafia connections that he considered were not crimes to be investigated by the AG. The last report by yet another legislative committee, also parrots some of the incorrect facts of the AG’s report even though they heard repeatedly the insider did not put anyone under oath.

Somehow bonafide recorded mortgages morphed into securities because the middleman was insolvent? The obvious repeated failures and tactics by the retired bank commissioner to avert responsibility for FRM after not enforcing the laws of N.H. for seven years and blaming another agency are barely mentioned. The broom sweeps some dirt towards the only, and repeat only, agency to take action against FRM. This committee’s chairman boiled the restitution issue down to not wanting to pay for everyone who looses money on the stock market.

At best, this statement says he didn’t understand that restitution was not because a bunch of people lost their money, but because the state did not do the job they are paid to do by shutting FRM down at least six years ago and investigating Farah for criminal acts that could have put him in jail — which then resulted in hundreds of people losing their money. What is the consequence to the state for their not doing their job? Nothing. And at worst, the committee didn’t want to get it, and had their hands on the broom handle too!

Susan McIlvene Kittery Point, Maine

Foundation currently has 14 active Laconia High School class funds To the editor, On behalf of the Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation I wish to thank everyone involved in the first LHS Alumni Scholarship fundraiser as part of this year’s Laconia High School Homecoming event and Alumni Reunion.

Over the years many individual LHS Classes have raised scholarship funds to celebrate anniversary reunions and to recognize the school and teachers responsible for their education. We currently have fourteen active Laconia High School Class Funds: 1910, 1933, 1940, 1950, 1952, 1954 (along with Sacred Heart High School) 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1965, 1972, 1977, and 1980 in Memory of Brad Walker. And fifteen inactive (or onetime) funds: 1929, 1935, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973 and 1974, 1975.

The brainchild of Judge James Carroll (LHS 1965), the alumni gathering encompassed LHS graduates from 1933 through the 90s. A $10 fee purchased a red/white commemorative bracelet to gain admittance to the

efiting the LHS Alumni Scholarship Fund. We are also very grateful to the Laconia School District for their donation of the proceeds of the homecoming football game, bringing the total funds raised to nearly $2,300 for future scholarships to Laconia High School college-bound students.

It has been a pleasure working with everyone on this truly fun fundraising project. Our heartfelt appreciation to the LHS Alumni Committee, the Laconia School Board and Principal, and all the school officials and volunteers, who gave so generously of their time and enthusiasm to make this a successful fundraising event. The best part of the homecoming-alumni experience for me was watching the camaraderie and sharing of memories among alumni and admiring the creativity and energy of the younger LHS generation. We thank you all again for your part in promoting the mission of the Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation in our community.

Joan M. Cormier, Executive Director

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Saturday, December 17, 2011 — Page 7

LETTERS Order the ‘Den Burger’ & substitute the ‘au pouvre’ sauce. Voila!

To the editor, Readers of The Laconia Daily Sun might now be enured to all the letters published either ranting against Professor Leo Sandy, or raving in his favor. Let the rightest vs leftist writers take pause and read a letter that is neither, but “Happy Time News!”

What I believe restaurant fans in the Sun’s readership might appreciate learning is that my spouse, MaryBee, and I have discovered a treasure in the Laconia area which merits recognition for its contribution to the “au pouvre” cuisine lovers of New England.

Gilford readers already “in the know” will recognize that I am lauding the Lyons Den restaurant, adjacent to the Marine Patrol dock on the Big Lake.

Although the Lyons Den excels with even “ordinary” dishes, diners who are not lovers of spicy food, might well discontinue reading at this point. I want to talk about dishes that are not ordinary, but hot.

And it’s not the kind of hot that slams the eater on the head with a two-by-four. It’s that subtle kind of hot that you do not fully realize is there until your tongue starts to take on a warmth of the most pleasurable kind.

Next, all surfaces of the mouth take

on the warmth, but it is not fire. It is sheer pleasure for the connoisseur seeking that kind of gentle — but also powerful — flavor to savior.

The dinner menu at the Lyon’s lists “Steak Au Pouvre,” which is not on the lunch menu. However, you can usually order it at lunch. Better yet, I have discovered an alternative way to this delightful and tasty experience which can be obtained at lunch. The portion is more modest and appropriate for the mid-day meal.

Here is what the discriminating diner should do: Order the “Den Burger,” but hold the cheese, bacon, and other accoutrements. Instead, substitute the “au pouvre” sauce. Voila!

And, Eureka!

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LACONIA — Hundreds of city schoolchildren have been vaccinated against seasonal influenza this year, more than ever before, thanks to a partnership between the Lakes Region Partnership for Public Health, LRGHealthcare and Central NH VNA and Hospice.

Susan Laverack, associate director of Partnership for Public Health, said immunization clinics were held in all five public Laconia schools during the first week of November. The clinics were funded using federal tax dollars funneled through a grant provided by the state’s Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health Services.

The immunizations were offered free of charge for any student whose parent signed a permission slip allowing the shot or nasal inhalation.

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Of the 2,294 students in the district, 337, or about 14.7-percent, received a flu vaccine through the clinics. Elementary students were the most likely to utilize the clinics, showing up at a rate of 22.4-percent.

Laverack said the amount of students who participated in the clinic was greater than ever before. The school-based immunization clinics began in 2009 and were first developed to address the concern of a pandemic caused by the flu strain known as H1N1.

In a survey of parents who chose not to have their child immunized at the clinic, many reported that their child had already been immunized by a primary care practitioner.

The clinics were encouraging to Laverack for a couple of reasons. The first is that it strengthens the long-term relationship between the three healthrelated agencies and the school district. “It demonstrates how we work together,” Laverack said. The next time that there’s a threat of a pandemic, she said, the model for mass immunization will be developed and rehearsed. “These types of events help us practice.”

However, even during a conventional flu season, the immunization clinics will help lessen the impact.

Sure, Laverack allowed, less than a quarter of school children were immunized in the clinics, but, “it goes beyond these individuals in terms of public health.”

Not only will the 337 children be protected from the flu this season, Laverack noted, they also will be prevented from spreading the infection to other students, to their immediate family or to extended family members during holiday get-togethers.

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MARDI GRAS from page one — two SWAT teams — to arrest the two dancers.

A search warrant and arrest warrants for the alleged sales of cocaine by Kyme Locke, 37, of Concord and of oxycodone by Sherry Barnheart, of Campton were executed at the Mardi Gras that night.

One sentence in the documents released yesterday — originally sealed but later ordered unsealed — indicates one detective made contact with Locke on July 21 and she agreed to sell him cocaine. “’Destiny’ (a stage name) told (the undercover officer) that they had to be careful that the bartender did not see them do the deal because she would cause a problem; however, the manager of the club was fine with it,” reads the affidavit of what appears to be the first documented drug sale of the task force sting.

An attorney for the manager of the club was contacted yesterday afternoon but since he hadn’t read the released affidavits he declined to comment.

Dana Zizzo, 22, whose last known address was in Dover, was arrested at the Mardi Gras that evening on outstanding warrants for not appearing in court for allegedly shoplifting in the Seacoast area. She was charged with three counts of selling 1/4 ounces of marijuana.

Four others were arrested on warrants by other police departments in the homes in Holderness, Tilton, and Franklin, also on Oct. 18.

The arrests and raid of the Mardi Gras — a threestory wood-framed building at 15 Kimball Road was on a slow Tuesday night. Members of the drug task force were assisted by the N.H. State Police SWAT team, the Belknap County Special Operations Group and members of the Gilford Police Department.

Also present that night were the three Gilford

selectmen, the town administrator, the code enforcement officer and the heath department officer. It was their presence that caused Judge Jim Carroll of the 4th N.H. Circuit Court, Laconia Division to ruled the affidavits be unsealed, saying he issued no administrative component to the criminal arrest and search warrants and their presence, documented in the minutes issued a few days later by selectmen, “was an affront to the privacy rights of our citizens.”

Club management had said that during the raid police forced their way into coolers and safes for which they were offered keys and combinations and poked a hole in a wall to get beyond a door for which they were offered keys.

To date, law enforcement has declined to comment about the nature of the raid.

As of yesterday afternoon, a clerk in the Belknap County Superior Court confirmed a grand jury had indicted Barnhart for one count of possession of narcotics and five sales of oxycodone. Zizzo was indicted for one count of possession of controlled substance and three counts of drug sales.

In a related matter, the Mardi Gras liquor license holder appeared before the N.H. Liquor Commissioners and had his liquor license suspended until a second hearing for violations of the food-alcohol ratio is held in January. The establishment was also operating under a liquor license held by property owner Will Drew, who is not affiliated with the company that owns the night club, and state officials have protested that is not proper arrangement under N.H. law.

The Mardi Gras is now open and is offering a full menu, exotic dancers, special events and non-alcoholic beverages.

TEBOW from page 2 Tyler Carroll this week after they organized several “Tebowing” tributes to the NFL star in their school hallway.

Connor Carroll said in a telephone interview on Friday afternoon that he and his friends — nearly 40 took part in the last of three demonstrations on Wednesday — merely wanted to pay tribute to Tebow as a “role model, leader and winner.”

He conceded that although kneeling for Tebow has

a religious connotation, their intent was simply to honor a sports hero.

Riverhead School Superintendent Nancy Carney said in a statement that the students’ actions created a potential safety hazard.

“I think it’s wonderful that our students look up to sports heroes such as Mr. Tebow, but we can’t allow students to create unsafe situations in school,” Carney said in a statement. “Students cannot block hallways and prevent other students from getting to class.”

from preceding page School, reported a reduction in students appearing at her office this season with flu-like symptoms.

Thanks to the immunizations, Laverack believes, Laconia families will be spared from having children miss school due to illness. Parents won’t have to skip work to stay home and care for them, avoiding a situation that could result in loss of income.

“The impact goes beyond health,” she said.

In future years, if the funding allows for the clinics to continue, Laverack and her partners will seek to increase the amount of students who participate.

She believes that some parents who would have

signed their child up for the program simply didn’t notice the permission slip among all the paperwork that comes home from school. She said the team will strategize about how better to deliver the immunization literature to parents.

Laverack has some ground to cover if the clinics are to achieve the 40-percent immunization level that she said is her goal. However, she’s optimistic that 2011 marked the beginning of a habit for 337 children, and that more families will pick up the practice in years to come. “We hope that, every year, building it a little bit more, building it a bit more, we can get those numbers a little bit higher.”

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According to a police report, one man entered the Laconia Oasis at 142 South Main Street just before 7 p.m. brandishing at black handgun while the other waited outside as lookout.

The suspects escaped on foot, across the highway, and were observed by witnesses entering the nearby Sacred Heart/Union Cemeteries.

A search of the area was conducted with the assistance of the Alton Police K-9 Unit but the suspects were not located.

The robber who entered the store was recorded by a video camera. He is said to be a white male about 6-feet tall, with a slim build. He was wearing a dark-blue, hooded sweat shirt, a dark face mask and gloves.

The lookout was described as also being a white male of slim build. He was wearing a red/orange hooded sweat shirt.

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GILFORD from page one people who volunteer, then why volunteer,” said Corry, who told selectmen the same thing in a public meeting this past fall when they first debated eliminating the position.

Until 2010, the Planning Department had four full-time employees that includes a director, a code enforcement officer, a planning assistant and an administrator. In 2011, Selectmen reduced the planning administrator’s position part-time with no benefits.

In September of 2011, Selectmen tried to eliminate the assistant position and return the administrator to full time, but members of both the ZBA and the town’s Conservation Commission packed the meeting and told the Board how invaluable both the position and the employee who held the position were to their individual boards.

At the next meeting, selectmen announced they would make no changes until the end of the year, but, according to Corry yesterday, recently

reduced the planning assistant’s job to 20 hours a week without benefits.

Planning Assistant Stephanie Verdile tendered her resignation dated for Dec. 31 and selectmen accepted “with deep regret” her imminent departure at last Wednesday’s meeting.

“By my view, they got exactly what they wanted,” Corry said yesterday.

He said the plan is to increase the administrator’s hours to full-time with benefits, so the Planning Department will operate in 2012 with three full-time employees and not 3 1/2.

Selectmen and members of the Budget Committee have cited a precipitous drop in income generated by the Planning Department due to the slow economy and reductions in the number of building permits.

Corry had served on a number of town boards including the Budget Committee, the Police Mission Committee and the school district’s dress code committee. He said he will remain on the Gilford Meadows Advisory Committee.

SENATE from page 2 the payroll tax cut extension with a Republican demand for a speedy decision on the Keystone XL oil pipeline proposed from Canada to Texas.

Republican senators leaving a closeddoor meeting put the price tag of the two-month package at about $30 billion and said the cost would be covered through a fee on mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The legislation would also provide a 60-day reprieve from a scheduled 27 percent cut in the fees paid to doctors who treat Medicare patients.

Several officials said the measure would require a decision within 60 days on the pipeline, with the president required to authorize construction unless he determined that would not be in the national interest.

Obama recently announced he was postponing a decision until after the 2012 elections. Environmentalists oppose the project, but several unions support it, putting the president in the uncomfortable position of having to choose between customary political allies.

Democratic senators met privately to review the proposal. But even before that session ended, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., issued a statement saying he had “brokered a final deal by bringing lawmakers from both par-

ties together to support jobs.”

Earlier, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell challenged Obama to give ground.

“Let’s not just pass a bill that helps people on the benefits side, let’s also include something that actually helps the private sector create the jobs Americans need for the long term,” he said.

In a political jab, he added, “Here’s an opportunity for the president to say he’s not going to let a few radical environmentalists stand in the way of a project that would create thousands of jobs and make America more secure at the same time.”

Obama said on Dec. 7 that “any effort to try to tie Keystone to the payroll tax cut I will reject. So everybody should be on notice.”

More recently, a veto threat issued Tuesday against the House-passed version of the bill cited the introduction of “ideological issues into what should be a simple debate about cutting taxes for the middle class.” Senior administration officials later told reporters that was a reference to the pipeline.

Senate officials had struggled earlier in hopes they could agree on a full one-year extension of the expiring programs but were unable to agree on enough spending cuts to cover the full

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BELMONT — Some two dozen residents gathered at the Corner Meeting House Thursday night to consider proposed improvements to the infrastructure in the center of town, which represent the first steps toward fulfilling the vision for the revitalization of the village expressed by the N.H. Design Charette in June, 2010.

Chris Mulleavey, an engineer with Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, Inc. opened the session by explaining that the improvements to Main Street, Mill Street, Center Street, Sargent Street and Fuller Street were intended to accommodate the major projects identified by the charette. These include relocating the Gale School, which would house the town offices, expanding the Public Library, building a community center at Sargent Park and constructing a park pavilion along the Tioga River.

Ron Cormier , chairman of the Board of Selectmen, said that the town has sufficient funds to begin pursuing the revitalization process, but emphasized that it would be a “multi-year” undertaking.

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Mulleavey and his team, which includes Michael Castagna of the Castagna Consulting Group, LLC and Randy Knowles of Knowles Design, offered two options, which shared several features in common.

Both options would restrict Fuller Street to one-way traffic westbound, from the Corner Meeting House to the Town Office, and line the north side of the street with sidewalks. Moreover, both plans would install sidewalks on the west side of Sargent Street. Mulleavey said that schoolchildren regularly used both streets and one-way traffic on Fuller Street and sidewalks on both streets would enhance their safety.

Both Police Chief Vinny Baiocchetti and Fire Chief David Parenti silently indicated they had reservations about restricting Fuller Street to one-way traffic.

Likewise, the two plans would line both sides of Main Street with curbing, sidewalks and trees as well as add “bump outs” to define parking spaces from beyond the junction with Route 140 to the north and past School Street to the south.

The first option would add sidewalks and landscaping to Mill Street and Center Street without, however, altering the course or pattern of the streets apart from adding a parking area on the west side of Mill Street in front of the Belmont Mill.

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from preceding page nate the existing westbound stretch of Mill Street to the south of the library and replace it with an elbow intersecting Main Street north of the library and joining Mill Street north of the mill. The existing Mill Street would become part of green space surrounding the expanded library and housing the War Memorial and bandstand. There would be parking areas at either end of the elbow to serve the library and a line of trees in its crook.

This plan would close Center Street at its junction with Main Street while ensuring access to residents from Mill Street. Fire Chief David Parenti voiced misgivings about closing the east end of Center Street, which he said could hinder the movement of emergency vehicles.

Knowles spoke to several sketches of the streetscape envisioned by the plans, stressing the importance of “consistency” of design. For example, he suggested installing street lamps along Main Street and Mill Street matching those at the mill.

He said there are several places on both streets suited to “pocket parks,” small areas with plantings and benches for pedestrians.

In response to questions about the cost of the improvements, Mulleavey said that estimates will be presented at a second public meeting in January.

He said that a third presentation will be made in February with an eye to presenting a final design and soliciting bids for the work in March.

“We’ll do what we can with what we have got,” Cormier said, adding that town officials are continuing to apply for grants and seek other sources of funds.

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Firefighters from five area departments responded yesterday afternoon to the report of a house fire at 25 Church Street in Tilton. The flames were quickly knocked down but the lone resident of the building is said to have lost all of her belongings. The wall in the right foreground of this photo is a part of the Lochmere Baptist Church. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Michael Kitch)

FIRE from page one According to Ober, the cause of the fire was not immediately determined and an investigation in underway.

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The building is owned by Betty Gonyer, who lives in the house next door.

The Disaster Action Team of the American Red Cross provided the resident with financial aid for food clothing and lodging. Pat Consentino, chairman of the Board of Selectman, who with her colleague Katherine Dawson went to the scene of the fire, said that the resident lost all her personal belongings in the fire.

She said that “as soon as we know where she will be settled we will start a drive to collect what she will need to make a new home.” In the meantime, she said that those with offers of assistance should contact the selectmen at Town Hall, 286-4521.

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20-year-old ‘Barefoot Bandit’ gets 7 years in prison for 2-year crime spree in Pacific NW COUPEVILLE, Wash. (AP) — The youthful thief who rocketed to international notoriety as the “Barefoot Bandit” while he evaded police in pilfered cars, boats and planes during a two-year crime spree was sentenced Friday to more than seven years in a Washington state prison after pleading guilty to dozens of charges.

Colton Harris-Moore, now 20, showed no reaction as the sentence was delivered by a judge who took pity on his bleak upbringing at the hands of an alcoholic mother and a series of her convict boyfriends — a situation she described as a “mind-numbing absence of hope.”

“This case is a tragedy in many ways, but it’s a triumph of the human spirit in other ways,” Island County Judge Vickie Churchill said. “I could have been reading about the history of a mass murderer.

I could have been reading about a drug abusive, alcoholic young man. That is the triumph of Colton Harris-Moore: He has survived.”

Harris-Moore’s daring run from the law earned him international fame and a movie deal to help repay his victims after he flew a stolen plane from Indiana to the Bahamas in July 2010, crash-landed it near a mangrove swamp and was arrested by Bahamian authorities in a hail of bullets.

Friday’s proceedings consolidated cases against Harris-Moore in three Washington counties. He has already pleaded guilty to federal charges in Seattle and will be sentenced for those crimes early next year, but the sentence is expected to be shorter than his state term.

Harris-Moore faced a sentencing range of just over seven years to just under 10 years.

“Colton’s very pleased,” said his attorney John Henry Browne. “He was expecting the worst.”

Island County Prosecutor Greg Banks said he’s glad the case is over and he could live with the sentence.

“I can see why people are sympathetic to him,” Banks said. “It’s still a significant amount of time for someone who’s never been in the adult system.”

Wearing handcuffs and an orange jail uniform, Colton Harris-Moore spoke softly in court while entering his pleas.

In a statement provided to the judge, he said his childhood was one he wouldn’t wish on his “darkest enemies.”

Still, he said he takes responsibility for the crime spree that brought him international notoriety, and said he learned only too late of the fear he was instilling in his victims.

Harris-Moore said he studied manuals and online videos to teach himself to be a pilot, and the thrills he experienced while flying stolen planes renewed his passion for life and will help him rehabilitate while in prison.

“The euphoria of the countdown to takeoff and the realization of a dream was nearly blinding,” he wrote of his first illicit flight on Nov. 11, 2008.

“My first thought after takeoff was ‘Oh my God, I’m flying.’ I had waited my entire life for that moment.”

He said he’ll use his prison time to study and get ready to apply to college, with the hope of earning an aeronautical engineering degree.

Several victims and a few curious citizens watched Harris-Moore enter his pleas in Island County Superior Court, along with Harris-Moore’s aunt.

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PENN STATE from page 2 wasn’t sexual.

He said he told the university president about the episode and the top official at a children’s charity that Sandusky founded, but never told university police. “I didn’t see any reason because I didn’t think at the time it was a crime,” he told the grand jury, according to testimony read into the record on Friday.

Curley, Schultz and Paterno have been criticized for never telling police about the 2002 charges. Prosecutors say Sandusky continued to abuse boys for six more years. Sandusky has denied having inappropriate sexual contact with boys.

In about two hours on the witness stand, McQueary said again and again that what he saw was a sexual act, although he stopped short of saying he was sure that Sandusky, now 67, had raped the boy.

“I believe Jerry was sexually molesting him and having some type of sexual intercourse with him,” McQueary said on Friday. He said later he “can’t say 100 percent” that Sandusky and the boy were having intercourse because he was seeing Sandusky from behind.

He said after talking to his father, he went over to Paterno’s home the next morning and said that what he had seen “was way over the lines, it was extremely sexual in nature.” He said he would not have used words like sodomy or intercourse with Paterno; he did not get into that much detail out of respect for the coach, he said.

Paterno told the grand jury that McQueary said he saw Sandusky doing something of a “sexual nature” with the youngster but that he didn’t press for details.

“I didn’t push Mike ... because he was very upset,” Paterno said. “I knew Mike was upset, and I knew some kind of inappropriate action was being taken

by Jerry Sandusky with a youngster.” see next page

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from preceding page Paterno told McQueary he would talk to others about what he’d reported.

McQueary said he met nine or 10 days later with Curley and Schultz and told them he’d seen Sandusky and a boy, both naked, in the shower after hearing skin-on-skin slapping sounds.

“I would have described that it was extremely sexual and I thought that some kind of intercourse was going on,” said McQueary.

McQueary said he was left with the impression both men took his report seriously. When asked why he didn’t go to police, he referenced Schultz’s position as a vice president at the university who had overseen the campus police “I thought I was talking to the head of the police, to be frank with you,” he said. “In my mind it was like speaking to a (district attorney). It was someone who police reported to and would know what to do with it.”

The square-jawed, red-haired assistant coach spoke in a steady voice in his first public account of the alleged abuse, sometimes turning his seat and leaning toward defense lawyers to answer questions. His voice rose a few times and he blushed once when describing the sexual encounter in the shower.

Defense lawyers for Curley and Schultz argued that a perjury charge should not be based solely on a person’s testimony under oath contradicting someone else’s testimony. The defense said uncorroborated testimony from McQueary is not enough and sought to pick apart the ways he described the shower scene differently to different people.

The defense noted that McQueary admitted changing his description of the shower encounter when speaking with Paterno — enough so that the coach didn’t believe a crime had occurred.

McQueary said he had stopped by a campus football locker room to drop off a pair of sneakers in the spring of 2002 when he saw Sandusky with the boy, who he estimated was 10 or 12 years old.

McQueary, 37, said he has never described what he saw as anal rape or anal intercourse and couldn’t see Sandusky’s genitals, but that “it was very clear that it looked like there was intercourse going on.”

In its report last month, the grand jury summarized McQueary’s testimony as saying he “saw a naked boy ... with his hands up against the wall, being subjected to anal intercourse by a naked Sandusky.”

McQueary said he peeked into the shower three times — the first via a mirror, the other two times directly. The last time he looked in, Sandusky and the boy had separated, he said. He said he didn’t say anything, but “I know they saw me. They looked directly in my eye, both of them.”

McQueary said the entire encounter — from when he first entered the locker room to when he retreated to his office — lasted about 45 seconds.

Curley told the grand jury that he couldn’t recall his specific conversation with McQueary, but McQueary never reported seeing anal intercourse or other sexual conduct. He said he spoke to Sandusky about it, who first denied having been in the shower with a boy, but later changed his story.

Schultz said he remembered McQueary and Paterno describing what the younger coach saw only in a very general way.

“I had the impression it was inappropriate,” Schultz told the grand jury. “I had the feeling it was some kind of wrestling activity and maybe Jerry might have grabbed a young boy’s genitals.”

Under cross-examination, McQueary said he considered what he saw a crime but didn’t call police because “it was delicate in nature.”

“I tried to use my best judgment,” he said. “I was sure the act was over.” He said he never tried to find the boy.

Paterno, Schultz and Curley didn’t testify, but District Judge William C. Wenner read their grand jury testimony from January at the Dauphin County hearing.

BONDS from page 3 four years ago, when guards had to clear a path for Bonds to get through dozens of onlookers to his SUV. “Whatever he did or didn’t do, we all lie,” said Esther Picazo, a fan outside the courthouse. “We all make mistakes. But I don’t think he should’ve gotten any kind of punishment at all.”

Bonds was sentenced to two years of probation, 250 hours of community service, a $4,000 fine and 30 days of home confinement. It will take time to determine whether he serves any of it; his appellate specialist, Dennis Riordan, estimated it would

take nearly a year and a half for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to rule.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Parrella called the sentence a “slap on the wrist” and the fine “almost laughable” for a superstar athlete who made more than $192 million for playing baseball.

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LACONIA — Irwin Ford Lincoln, Laconia High School and members of the local community raised $2,100 for the school at a recent test-drive event, as part of Ford Motor Company’s Drive One 4 UR School program. For each person who came out to testdrive a new Ford vehicle on September 29, Irwin Ford Lincoln and Ford Motor Company donated $20 to the school. Funds generated will be given to Irwin Ford Lincoln and members of the local community raised the Band Booster Club. $2,100 for Laconia High School at a recent test-drive event, as Since the program’s part of Ford Motor Company’s Drive One 4 UR School program. inception in 2007, the For each person who test-drove a Ford vehicle on September 29, Drive One 4 UR School Irwin Ford Lincoln and Ford Motor Company donated $20 to the program has generated school. Shown at a check presentation at the school, are seated: over $7 million in dona- Stacia Michalewicz student; Hannah Fortson student; Brandon tions for high schools Wunsch student; Susannah O’Brien student. Standing are Courtnationwide. The money ney LeClaire, student; Steve Beals, principal; Debbi Gibson, music director/teacher; Chris Irwin, Irwin Dealer Principal; Brianna raised during the Drive Healey, student. (Courtesy photo) One 4 UR School program has helped ensure that extracurricuraise funds for spring trip to Disney.” lar actives like sports and music proLaconia High School Principal grams continue in local communities Steven Beals said “Laconia High School despite budgetary constraints and is grateful for Ford’s support. We are funding cuts. proud of all of our music students and “We are thrilled with the turnout,” clearly, our community is too.’’ says Chris Irwin, vice president, Irwin “I hope the kids have a wonderful Ford Lincoln. “There was a great deal time at Disney,” added Irwin. “I’m so of enthusiasm by the community to pleased we could help them on their help support the Band Booster Club journey.”

Author Susan Harkness signing books at Bayswater in Center Harbor today CENTER HARBOR — Susan Harkness, a resident of Wolfeboro, will be available to sign copies of her children’s book, How to Make The Little Graham Cracker House, from 11 a.m to 1 p.m. today at Bayswater Book Company at 23 Main St. Harkness, whose first book was

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There were six sales over a million last November but only one last month. That’s just the way it goes when you look at monthly market snapshots. Year to date we have 92 sales on the big lake at an average price of $1.046-million compared to 87 sales at an average $1.25-million for the same period last year. That’s still pretty good considering the overall economy is stalled like a cabin cruiser run up on the witches.

The least expensive transaction last month on the big lake was an 838-square-foot, two bedroom year round cottage with a guest house at 156 Black Point Road in Alton. This cute property has a knotty pine interior, eat in kitchen, stone gas fireplace, and a deck overlooking the water. There are two lots of record equaling 9/10 of an acre with 103 feet of frontage and two grandfathered crib docks. There’s also an association beach just down the street if the kids need to dig in the sand.

This property was originally offered at $725,000, reduced to $579,900, and sold for $450,000 after 526 days on the market. This property is currently assessed for $489,400 by the town of Alton. It sure sounds like the new buyer should be happy with their purchase.

Over at 189 Dockham Shore Road in Gilford, a really nicely done 2,636-square-foot, three bedroom contemporary waterfront home also found a new owner after only 56 days on the market and just in time for the holiday season. This high quality home, built in 2007, features an open concept living area with a beautiful great room with hardwood flooring, cathedral ceilings, gas fireplace, a bar area, lots of built ins and a wall of windows facing the lake. The custom kitchen has granite counter tops, tile floors, and a great center island with a gas cook top. There is also a formal dining area and a nice three season porch overlooking the water. The second level contains an elegant master suite with a gas fireplace and a private

outside balcony. There’s also a secluded office that looks down into the great room should you need to pretend to work. On the walkout lower level are two guest bedrooms, a guest bath, and a family room. This home has lots of other great features including in floor heat, Bose surround sound system, and a lawn irrigation system. The house sits on a third acre lot with 50 feet of frontage with a sandy entry area and a dock. The new owners thought it was perfect for them and paid $873,000 which was just off the $899,000 asking price. The home is currently assessed of $764,930.

The largest sale of the month honors goes to a property at 28 Dale Road in Meredith. This beautiful 4,773-square-foot, three bedroom, four bath Adirondack was built by Skiffington Homes in 2003 on a level 1.21-acre lot with 200 feet of frontage on Fish Cove. This home features the requisite natural woodwork, hardwood flooring, soaring ceilings, floor to ceiling stone fireplaces, a gourmet kitchen, great open spaces, and high end finishes and the craftsmanship one would expect in this style home. There’s a first floor master suite, two guest bedrooms up, a nice screened porch, and a huge family room on the lower level. This really looks like a home where casual lakeside living will come very easily. Initially priced at $1.795-million and subsequently reduced to $1.595, it found a buyer for $1.45-million after 407 days on the market. The current tax assessment is $1.45 million. I bet the new owners are going to have one of those Lexus’s December To Remember Christmas deals over there this year!

Over on Winnisquam and Squam there were no sales. Zip, nada, none. But that’s okay because December will be full of Christmas miracles, both on and off the lakes…

For complete information on these and all the other waterfront sales visit www.lakesregionrealestatenews.com . You can also receive these reports by email. Roy Sanborn is a REALTOR® for Roche Realty Group, at 97 Daniel Webster Highway in Meredith and can be reached at 677-8420. Data was compiled as of 12/12/11 using the Northern New England Real Estate MLS System.

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Charles L. Clough, 55

BELMONT — Charles L. Clough, 55, of 29 Baron Dr., Apt. 1, Belmont, died Friday morning, December 16, 2011, at the Lakes Region General Hospital, Laconia.

He was born October 28, 1956, in Laconia, the son of Earl and Barbara (Wheeler) Clough. He was a graduate of Laconia High School, and was a long time resident of Belmont.

Charlie had been employed as a form carpenter with MASCON of Laconia for 10 years, then a moulder with Franklin Non-Ferrous Foundry of Franklin for 10 years, and then worked maintenance with the Taylor Community for 8 years before his retirement.

He had attended St. Joseph Church of St. Andre Bessette Parish, was an avid New England Patriots fan, and enjoyed spending time with family and friends.

Charlie is survived by is wife, Ann J. (Carignan) Clough of Belmont; sons, Jeremy J. Clough of White

Deer,PA, and Ian C. Clough of Belmont; a grandson, Dominic M. Clough of Belmont; his father, Earl Clough and his wife Shirley, of Lakeport; his mother, Barbara Cyr of Belmont; a brother, Wayne Clough of Lakeport; a sister, Donna Duso of Laconia; step sisters, Dawn Swain of Belmont and Corrine Merrill of Laconia; several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his step brother, Greg Folsom of Meredith.

Calling hours will be Sunday, December 18, 2011, from 2-4 pm in the Dewhirst Funeral Home, 1061 Union Ave., Laconia.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated on Monday, December 19, 2011, at 2pm, in St. Joseph Church of St. Andre Bessette Parish, 30 Church St. Laconia. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Laconia.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Boys and Girls Club of the Lakes Region, 50 Washington St., Lakeport, NH 03246.

Patricia M. ‘Patti’ Woodland, 68

ALTON BAY — Patricia M. Woodland, “Patti”, age 68, of Mount Major Highway in Alton Bay, died December 16, 2011, at home, after a hard battle with cancer.

Born March 22, 1943 in Boston, MA, the daughter of James and MaryEllen (McCormack) Duval, she previously resided in Medford and North Reading, MA for many years and resided in Alton Bay for the past twenty years.

She worked for years as a Bartender at the American Legion in Alton, Claude R. Batchelder Post 72, where she was an active auxiliary member.

Patti loved motorcycles and travelling, she and her late husband Woody enjoyed a couple of cross country trips. She also loved the beach.

Widow of the late Donald Woodland, who died in 2006, she is survived by her 4 children: Patrice

Devoe, Thomas Calococci, Renee LeBlanc and Philip Calococci, 8 grandchildren: Sara and Mathew DeVoe, Ryan and Andrew Calococci, Megan and Danielle Zuliani, Olivia and Evan Calococci, her 2 sisters: Barbara DeTucci and Sharon White, also several Nieces and Nephews.

Calling hours are Sunday from 3-6 pm at Peaslee Alton Funeral Home, 12 School Street, Alton, NH. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, December 19, 2011 at 11:00 am at St. Katharine Drexel Church, 40 Hidden Springs Road (Route 28N) in Alton, NH with Fr. Robert F. Cole, pastor, as celebrant. If desired, memorial donations may be made in her memory to the American Legion, PO Box 814, Alton, NH 03809. To express condolences, please visit: www.peasleefuneralhome.com

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The pressure of finishing a job might have you feeling uptight, but on some level, you realize that this tense feeling is just what’s needed to get everything wrapped up neatly.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

You get a high from giving. So you’ll dig deep into your pockets (and encourage others to do the same) in order to reignite the wonderful feeling that warms your heart when you make another person happy.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You’ll be rewarded in subtle but unmistakable ways for breaking out of your comfort zone. Don’t waste a minute wishing you would have done this years ago. Celebrate where you are now.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll have moments of clarity that you’ll want to share with others. Hopefully, you won’t take it personally if the others are not quite ready to hear what you have to say.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The best thing to do when you feel that you are personally in a bit of trouble is to help another person out of trouble. All is resolved in generosity and love.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 17).

Everything falls into place when you concern yourself with being a good friend. You’re nearly finished with a project, and by the end of January, it will be a feather in your cap. You’ll enjoy new closeness with loved ones in 2012.

In March, you’ll build or better your business. April is your month to experience adventure. Capricorn and Scorpio people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 14, 3, 24 and 19.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). It is astounding what occurs between people who profess to love each other.

You’ll hear stories and take them as cautionary tales. You’ll avoid experiencing the kind of hardships you hear about.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There’s a fine line between being bossy and taking charge of a situation to solve a problem. Bossy people infringe on the instincts and manners of others as they try to control things that are not their business.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). A deal is coming together. You may be able to guide things along, but be careful not to get more involved than is necessary.

What will occur naturally and without interference may very well be brilliant.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). In the words of Charles M. Schulz’s loveable comic character Charlie Brown, “To get nowhere, follow the crowd.” You have something fresh and offbeat to offer the world, and you’ll start going places once you give it up.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll help someone be brave. You might invent a white lie or look very hard to find the bright silver lining in this person’s dark cloud. You’ll do what’s necessary and be of great comfort.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll acknowledge that something is bothering you and almost immediately discover something new you can do to move your life toward a more perfect situation.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You won’t be content with contentment. It seems to you that if you’re going to put the work into making your life better, you should experience thrilling highs

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Saturday, Dec. 17, the 351st day of 2011. There are 14 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright of Dayton, Ohio, conducted the first successful manned powered-airplane flights near Kitty Hawk, N.C., using their experimental craft, the Wright Flyer.

On this date: In 1777, France recognized American independence.

In 1830, South American patriot Simon Bolivar died in Colombia.

In 1939, the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee was scuttled by its crew, ending the World War II Battle of the River Plate off Uruguay.

In 1957, the United States successfully test-fired the Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time.

In 1975, Lynette Fromme was sentenced in Sacramento, Calif., to life in prison for her attempt on the life of President Gerald R. Ford. (She was paroled in Aug. 2009.)

In 1979, in a case that aggravated racial tensions, Arthur McDuffie, a black insurance executive, was fatally injured after leading police on a chase with his motorcycle in Miami. (Four white police officers accused of beating McDuffie were later acquitted, sparking riots.)

In 1981, members of the Red Brigades kidnapped Brig. Gen. James L. Dozier, the highest-ranking U.S. Army official in southern Europe, from his home in Verona, Italy.

One year ago: President Barack Obama signed into law a huge, holiday-season tax bill extending cuts for all Americans, saluting a new spirit of political compromise as Republicans applauded and liberals seethed.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Armin MuellerStahl is 81. Actor George Lindsey is 76.

Singer-actor Tommy Steele is 75. Rock singer-musician Art Neville is 74. Actor Bernard Hill is 67. Actor Ernie Hudson is 66. Comedian-actor Eugene Levy is 65.

Actress Marilyn Hassett is 64. Actor Wes Studi is 64. Pop musician Jim Bonfanti is 63.

Actor Joel Brooks is 62. Rock singer Paul Rodgers is 62. Rhythm-and-blues singer Wanda Hutchinson is 60. Actor Bill Pullman is 58. Actor Barry Livingston is 58. Country singer Sharon White is 58. Rock musician Mike Mills is 53. Pop singer Sarah Dallin is 50. Country musician Tim Chewning is 49.

Country singer Tracy Byrd is 45. Country musician Duane Propes is 45. Actor Sean Patrick Thomas is 41. Actress Claire Forlani is 40. Pop-rock musician Eddie Fisher is 38. Actress Sarah Paulson is 37. Actress Marissa Ribisi is 37. Actor Giovanni Ribisi is 37. Actress Milla Jovovich is 36. Singer Bree Sharp is 36. Actress Jennifer Carpenter is 32. Actress Shannon Woodward is 27.

Actress Vanessa Zima is 25.

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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS Sant Bani School in Sanbornton presents “Dark of the Moon” at the Studio Theater. 7 p.m. Play not recommended for younger children. For reservations call the school at 934-4240.

Music Clinic Theatre Company presents “A Jazzy Little Christmas”. 7 p.m. The intimate little theater in Belmont is transformed into a retro nightclub with table seating, warm lighting and space for dancing to the songs of Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and George Gershwin, as well as smooth jazz favorites. BYOB. Tickets at 677-2777.

3rd Annual Holiday Party with the Uncle Steve Band to benefit Bristol Community Services. 7 p.m. at the Mill Fudge Factory on Bristol Square. $7 or donation of food or clothing.

Historic Belknap Mill Holiday Bazaar. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The perfect place to finish your Christmas shopping: fudge, soaps, jams & jellies, boxwood trees, jewelry, embroidered items, holiday greeting cards, glass art, wooden toys, Christmas decorations and much more. 524-8813 “The Homecoming: A Smoky Mountain Christmas” at the Inter-Lakes Community Theater in Meredith. 2 p.m. matinee and 7 p.m. The 12th annual One Voice Christmas celebration in music, dance and drama. Free.

A Christmas play titled “Unexpected Gifts” will be presented by the Praise Assembly of God Church at 180 School Street in Tilton. 6 p.m. All are welcome. Church will be decorated as a winter wonderland to accompany them of the play.

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Meat Bingo hosted by American Legion Post #33 in Meredith. 3 p.m. at 6 Plymouth Street. No smoking.

Lakes Region Lyme Support Group meeting. Third Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Laconia Middle School. For victims and support people of those with chronic Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. Questions? Leave message for Nancy at 1-888-596-5698.

Al-Anon Meeting at the Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia. 8 to 9:15 p.m. each Saturday in the firstfloor confernce 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.

Free clothing ministry, Closet 2 Closet. Open the 3rd Saturday of every month. 1 to 4 p.m. at Calvary Assembly of God, 100 Calvary St., Laconia. 524-7559.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18 Music Clinic Theatre Company presents “A Jazzy Little Christmas”. 2 p.m. The intimate little theater in Belmont is transformed into a retro nightclub with table seating, warm lighting and space for dancing to the songs of Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and George Gershwin, as well as smooth jazz favorites. BYOB. Tickets at 677-2777.

Christmas Church Service hosted by the First Congregational Society at the historic Smith Meeting House in Gilmanton. 2 p.m. Featuring the New England Brass Quintet. Refreshments served in the meeting room after the service.

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Laconia Clinic employees donate to St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry LACONIA — Employees at the Laconia Clinic recently made a $675 donation to the food pantry at St. Vincent de Paul.

For the past five years Clinic employees have joined together, raising funds from their annual craft fair/ bake sale in order to give back to their local community. With the growing need for food donations their contributions have been directed to the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry for four of those five years.

All of the crafters and bakers are employees of the clinic or LRGH affiliates and most of the purchases were made by doctors and employees. The Clinic’s lab staff always steps up and recruits bakers and handles packaging and pricing. The dedication of those in the lab and all event supporters was remarkable.

This gift helped the food pantry to restock their shelves after Thanksgiving so they could prepare for LDS

Christmas season needs. Statistics show that for the month of October the pantry served 365 area homes, accounting for 996 individuals. The food pantry has seen a significant increase in traffic and people can only come in every 30 days. The need is even greater over the holidays when kids are at home.

Jo Carignan has been volunteering at St. Vincent de Paul for more than twenty years and has been able to stretch the dollars by buying bulk and receiving discounts that the average person cannot get. So every dollar counts and is crucial in keeping shelves stocked.

At right: Laconia Clinic Bake Sale organizer Janie Benson, left, and Craft Sale organizer Cindy Caron, right, present a check for $675 to Jo Carrignan of the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry. Funds were raised from a recent Clinic bake sale/craft fair to help the food pantry restock shelves during this holiday season. (Courtesy photo)

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Northway Bank expands funding of Dave Ramsey program to state high schools BERLIN — A personal finance curriculum developed by Dave Ramsey is once again being offered free of charge to high schools throughout New Hampshire as part of Northway Bank’s community outreach. This year’s program includes 35 high schools, double the number of schools that received the curriculum last year.

The curriculum, Foundations in Personal Finance, is targeted at teens and helps satisfy state requirements that high school students be exposed to the basics of financial literacy.

“We welcome Northway’s continued support of education and encourage high schools to take advantage of the bank’s generosity in making this curriculum available,” says Virginia Barry, New see FINANCE page 23 CALENDAR from preceding page

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18 A Christmas play titled “Unexpected Gifts” will be presented by the Praise Assembly of God Church at 180 School Street in Tilton. 6 p.m. All are welcome. Church will be decorated as a winter wonderland to accompany them of the play.

“The Homecoming: A Smoky Mountain Christmas” at the Inter-Lakes Community Theater in Meredith. 4 p.m.

The 12th annual One Voice Christmas celebration in music, dance and drama. Free.

Free Christmas Music Concert at the Calvary Independent Baptist Church in Tilton. 10 a.m. 128 School Street. For more information call 286-4525.

Fabulous buffet breakfast being served by the Masons of Winnipesaukee Lodge #75 in Alton. 7 to 11 a.m. at the lodge on Rte. 28 South. Featuring omelets. $10 for adults.

Scottish Country Dancing at the Belknap Mill in Laconia. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. All welcome. No partner needed. For information (603) 524-8813 or scd_md@yahoo.com

MONDAY, DECEMBER 19 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 in Laconia. Call and leave a message for Elizabeth at 630-9969 for more information.

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

Parish of Blessed Andre Bessette Respect Life Committee meeting. 7 p.m. at the Sacred Heart School Gym in Laconia, front room. Public welcome. For more information call 528-2326 or 524-8335.

Open pinochle game at Good Sherherd Lutheran Church (Parade Road) in Laconia. 6:30 p.m. All are welcome.

Adult (18+) pick-up basketball at the Meredith Community Center. 7 to 9 p.m. $1 per session, pay at front desk.

Mahjong game time at the Gilford Public Library.

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

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Saturday, December 17, 2011— Page 21

ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: During a self-exam in March, I noticed a painful lump above my left breast. I was told repeatedly that painful lumps are rarely breast cancer, and that it was probably a benign fibroid. I was unable to get a doctor to take it seriously.

During an appointment for another procedure, I insisted that the doctor examine my breast. The lump was growing like crazy and getting more painful. I had an immediate mammogram, a biopsy was recommended, and I received a confirmation of breast cancer in May. By then, the lump had grown to the size of a small fist. I am in the middle of treatment and doing well. Please tell your readers to do those monthly breast exams, and to insist on further testing if they find anything out of the ordinary, including a painful lump. Be firm if necessary. I also would like to mention these helpful websites: The American Cancer Society (cancer.org) and Susan G. Komen for the Cure (komen.org). -- Somewhere in America Dear Somewhere: Thank you for reminding our readers -male and female -- to pay attention to their bodies, do regular self-exams, and not be intimidated when it comes to advocating for your health. While painful lumps are often benign, there are always exceptions, and any irregularity should be taken seriously.

Dear Annie: We have come to dread the holiday season.

Starting in October, it’s a race between various women in the family to see who will get to host the family dinner. Then several relatives will not attend because of squabbles with others.

Some family members go all-out buying presents for everyone and insist on a full-family gift exchange. This can get really expensive. Last year was financially hard for us, so we asked to do a one-person gift exchange and were ignored. We then insisted they not buy us anything, suggesting they spend their money only on the children. We were ignored again.

The holidays have become a royal pain, but we love going

to the Christmas plays, family events and attending church.

How can I tactfully tell my family our wishes to have a pleasant holiday season without the guilt tripping and stress, and not have everyone mad at us? -- Give Me an Old-Fashioned Christmas Dear Old-Fashioned: The only way to win is to stop playing. Announce to all the relatives that this year, in order to return to the meaning of Christmas, you will be donating to charity as your gift to the entire family. Suggest they do the same. (Charities will accept as much or as little as you choose to give.) If they insist on buying presents for you anyway, thank them graciously, but do not reciprocate. If necessary, remind them that you already donated to charity in their honor.

Keep smiling, and stick to your guns. Don’t make their materialistic insanity your problem.

Dear Annie: The letter from “Not So Dutiful for Much Longer” asked how to handle the rude behavior of an elderly parent. In our family, we noticed that as relatives aged, some of them lost their emotional filters. They became contrary, meanspirited and downright rude. Cruel words that used to be said behind our backs were now being voiced to our faces.

In my father-in-law’s case, this once sweet man became so nasty that we dreaded all contact. Dad was demanding, vulgar and insensitive. After seeking professional advice, my husband and I made an agreement. The minute Dad began attacking us verbally, we would excuse ourselves, saying, “Dad, we can see you’re not in a good mood for company. We hope you feel better next time.”

Dad would plead for us to stay, but he still could not temper his hurtful actions. Sometimes we had to turn around and go home minutes after arriving, but it was worth it. It did not alter Dad’s behavior, but it allowed us to have only good memories of him. -- Saved Our Sanity

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

For Rent

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

Security Deposit & references. $600/month + utilities. 520-4353

LACONIA3 bedroom clean, cozy cape near LRGH. No smokers/pets. $950/Month.

528-3789

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 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 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.

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- Large Rooms for rent.

Private bath, heat/hot water, electric, cable, parking included. Free WiFi Internet. $145/week, 603-781-6294 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-2 bedroom 2nd floor. $210/Week, heat, hot water & electricity included.

Call 603-235-6901

(603) 455-9433

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

524-8886

LACONIA Province St. 4 bedroom apartment. Private parking, laundry, bright & clean, no pets. $1,000/Month + Utilities.

508-423-0479.

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

556-1310

$1,300/Month + Utilities

$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

Announcement

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

524-4294.

2003 Subaru Outback Limited: 4-cylinder, 5-speed, leather, 2-sunroofs, 1-owner, spotless, inspected, $4,950. 387-2701.

DACHSHUNDS puppies 8 weeks old, health and temperament guaranteed. All shots $450.

(603)539-1603.

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

340-6219

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

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

2003 Chrysler Concorde- Leather, 24 MPG. Runs/looks wonderful.

Great tires. 107K miles. $3,600. densanbean@yahoo.com 569-3290

BEAUTIFUL puppies. Apricot, red, mini poodles.

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

253-6373.

LOST DOG. Last seen 1/30/11 on Rte. 202A near Rochester Reservoir. Grey and white, blue eyes, neutered male 80 lbs. Do not chase. Please call 24/7.

603-289-8021 or 603-664-8082.

Autos 2000 Ford Taurus SES: 4-door, leather, buckets, moonroof, rear spoiler, 24-valve, loaded, inspected, $2,750. 387-2701.

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

455-6225 Laconia 1996 GMC Jimmy- Well maintained. $1,100 or best offer 387-4511 1996 GMC Sonoma 4x2 Pickup Long Bed: V6, auto, AC, 139k, runs great, $1,850. 387-2701.

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

387-2701.

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.

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

P3 s Towing. 630-3606

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

528-1857.

1997 Honda Accord EX Coupe: 1-owner, V-Tech, 4-cylinder, auto, moonroof, rust-free, inspected, loaded, $3,350. 387-2701.

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

1997 Mitsubishi Gallant ES 4-Door: 4-cylinder, auto, all power, moonroof, 117k, inspected w/plate, $2,950. 387-2701.

Employment Wanted

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

387-2701.

2000 Dodge Conversion Van. 85,000 miles, 6-cylinder, good condition. Runs great! $4,400.

524-8092 2002 Pontiac Grand Am SE: V6, auto, 119k, new tires, like new, in-

COMPANION job wanted. Have experience, references, insured vehicle. Cell-603-359-1361, leave message.

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

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.

617-909-9892 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.

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

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

FRANKLIN: One bedroom 2nd floor quiet area great for single or couple. $500+Utilities Animals?

934-1252

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

GILFORD, 2-Bedroom, 2-Bath, Balconies, no smoking/pets, $950/month plus utilities, Security deposit and references, 603-455-6662

RETIRED gentleman seeking part-time job, available early morning until 1pm and after 6pm.

GILFORD - Cute 2 bedroom house. Washer/dryer, garage, brookside setting. $1,000/month +

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:

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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.

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Rent is based on your household size and income.

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For Rent

For Rent

LACONIA: 3 Bedroom Apartment, $950/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.

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

603-689-8683

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

524-5837.

LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments.

Call for available apartments.

524-4428 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.

Nice 1st floor 1 Bedroom apartment. Walk to town and lake. $700/Month. Secirity Deposit + utilities. No pets/No smoking.

Owner occupied-call 686-2904 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 trailer in small park with coin-op laundry on site, $225/week including heat, electric & hot water, 524-1234, www.whitemtrentals.com.

LACONIA: Quality, affordable, spacious two bedroom apartment for rent with heat and hot water included. Rent from $697 to $839 per month. Please call Julie at Stewart Property Mgt., (603)524-6673 EHO. LACONIA: Sunny, small 2-bedroom, 2nd floor no smoking/dogs. $200 per week. includes heat/hot water.

455-5569.

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

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

Showings on Friday only. Call Rob, 617-529-1838 MEREDITH– 2 Bedroom, 1.5 bath, 3 story townhouse style Condo.

Garage, plowing, washer/dryer included.

Non-Smoker. $950/month + Utilities. 603-455-7591 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,. $125/Week, utilities included.

Smoking OK. Contact 707-9794

For Rent

For Sale

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

WINTER RENTAL

IT S getting cramped in here ...

Office & store furniture for sale: (1) 12 gondola shelf unit, (2) 4 gondola shelf units, (1) 4-drawer filing cabinet, (1) 8-drawer filing cabinet, (1) 9-drawer filing cabinet, (1) 2-drawer filing cabinet, (1) 5 bookshelf (double sided), (1) revolving card/book display case, (2) gas heaters blue flame w/tstat, (2) 3-tier oval display tables w/glass top. Cash and credit cards accepted.

ClownSupplies.com, a division of Simplicity s Wonderful World, 369 Union Avenue, Laconia, NH. 603-435-8812.

BEYOND the Fringe Salon is looking for 1-2 booth renters with strong client base. 20+ hours/week.

Please call 528-7735, leave message.

STYLIST Booth Rental Available.

Perfect location, clean, professional, great parking.

Relaxed atmosphere. Contact 731-6230 for information.

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

Please call Wendy at 366-4316.

For Rent-Commercial OFFICE/RETAIL Space for Rent: 450 Sq.Ft. Great front building exposure! $850 per month.

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

SHARED OFFCES AVAILABLE IN GILFORD $425-500 per month Very nice and professional offices with shared common areas in Gilford Professional Park. Nice views, parking and well kept complex. Rent includes electricity, heat, cleaning service for common areas, central a/c and shared kitchen, as well as men and ladies' room. Contact Rob at 387-1226 and leave a message to arrange for a view.

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

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

2 Tires size 225/50R17. Great tread. Rockwell Delta drill press, gas leaf blower, used twice. All best offer. 366-4174 TILTON: 1 bedroom, 1st floor, $195/week including heat, electric & hot water. 524-1234.

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.

50% off all wreaths in stock, while they last. Jim Waldron, across from Belknap Tire.

6 qt. Cuisinart Electric pressure cooker $85. Kitchen Aid stand mixer $170. Both never-used.

524-9128 AMAZING! Beautiful pillowtop matress sets, twin $169, full or queen $249, king $399. See AD under “Furniture”.

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

Ladies professional roller skates.

Size 7, with case. $50. Many power tools. 744-6107 SKI-DOO-FLEX Ski s w/carbides.

New, $400/Firm. Teck vest safety $100. 340-7066 or 366-2679 CHRISTMAS TREES: Now Open! Good selection. Union Avenue, across from Belknap Tire. Jim Waldron 279-8066.

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.

NEW mattresses ...always a great deal! Starting; King set complete $395, queen set $249.

603-524-1430.

Free FREE firewood- Call 524-3892 or 630-4771 FREE Pickup for your unwanted, useful item garages, automobiles, etc. estates cleaned out and yardsale items. (603)930-5222.

FURNITURE you remove. Full size bed w/bedroom set, hutch, cedar chest and miscellaneous chairs. Call 934-3749.

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

FOOD SERVICE ASSISTANT for Laconia Senior Center Elder Services is looking for a part-time(3 hours) food service assistant with food service experience and the ability to work well with older adults. Ability to assist senior center director with the facilitation and oversight of the day-to-day operations of food service programs at the senior center to include congregate dining and Meals on Wheels service. Must be able to assure compliance with safe food handling to include temping, serving and kitchen cleanliness.

Strong organizational skills and a talent for handling multiple activities required. Send resume and letter of interest to: kheyes@bm-cap.org or Karen Heyes, Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties, Inc. (LSC), PO Box 1016, Concord, NH 03302-1016.

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LISACHA S Beauty Lounge in Gilford is seeking fun, friendly professional stylist, 3 NEW booths now available to rent! Contact us today, 603-527-8120.

Meredith Public Library, Meredith, NH seeks a part-time custodian for six hours per week. $11.00 per hour. Job duties include vacuuming, dusting, mopping and other cleaning duties. Some heavy lifting and light maintenance. This job will require frequent bending, lifting, kneeling, carrying, pushing and standing with very little sitting. Job application may be downloaded from http://meredithnh.org/ pdfdocs/JOB_APPLICATION.pdf and emailed to erin@meredithlibrary.org or mailed to: Meredith Public Library, PO Box 808, Meredith, NH 03253. Attn: Erin Apostolos. Closing date Friday, December 30, 2011. EOE.

IMMEDIATE PART-TIME OPENING Delivery Driver

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.

Motorcycles Buy • Sell • Trade www.motoworks.biz

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

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

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 LACONIA- 3 bedroom clean, cozy cape near LRGH. Asking less than assessed value. 528-3789

Real Estate, Commercial CREDIT RATED- tenant (3 Net) commercial property for sale or trade. 207-754-1047

Roommate Wanted Looking for Room to Rent in clean home.

Female with cat. $400/Month. Reliable w/references. 832-8862 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.

20 – 25 hours per week Seeking a self-motivated, dependable individual to drive morning delivery route Monday-Friday, 5 days a week.

Position requires valid drivers license and clean driving record. Forklift certification a plus.

Knowledge of electrical supplies helpful but not necessary.

Services

Come join TEAM LE! Apply in person to: Laura Cameron Laconia Electric Supply 935 Union Ave. Laconia, NH 03246

Department of Public Works Director Town of Sanbornton TENTERS or Tailgaters Christmas- Stainless campers kitchen.

Lantern, pans, cook tools & stove. $250 253-4850 ELECTRIC Wheelchair: Never used, many extras, $1,500.

524-2877.

FULL-SIZE Thule. Good condition. $200 or best offer.

524-3344 WHIRLPOOL 21 Cu. Ft. White refrigerator, top freezer, only two years old, excellent condition. $350 GE Black Microwave, like new, comes with two tone wood cart w/storage. $350 Call 603-630-2157.

WOODSTOVE excellent condition, Purchased at tractor supply store, 2 yrs old. Heats 1000-1200

Sanbornton, NH (est. pop. 3,000) in NH’s Lakes Region is seeking a hands-on Public Works Director to oversee highway and bridge maintenance/repair, municipal buildings & grounds and Transfer Station. The position is full-time salary with benefits. Management responsibilities include developing/managing budgets and construction projects, staffing, development and administration of the town’s Transportation Improvement Program, involvement in the Town’s Capital Improvements Program and integration of technology into the DPW operation.

Applicants should have at least 10 years’ experience in road and bridge maintenance/repair and heavy equipment operation, with five years in a supervisory role. Minimum of HS diploma, or G.E.D. and a valid NH CDL. Background or degree in civil engineering a plus.

Applications and/or resume to: Town of Sanbornton, Attn: DPW Director Search P.O. Box 124 Sanbornton, NH 03269 Accepting applications until the position is filled.

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Services

Services

Services PROFESSIONAL painter seeking homeowners and landlords who are considering a paint renovation. Free estimates, and reasonable rates. 1-802-780-9040 SAVE 30% on Interior Painting. I nsured, references. Call Troy at Turcotte Painting 455-9179

HANDYMAN SERVICES Small Jobs Are My Speciality

Snowmobiles

Rick Drouin 520-5642 or 744-6277 PIPER ROOFING Quality Work Reasonable Rates Free Estimates Metal Roofs • Shingle Roofs

Our Customers Don!t get Soaked!

528-3531

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

Paper Hanging

279-5755 630-8333 Bus.

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

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Major credit cards accepted LOW PRICE ~ QUALITY WORK

Rightway Plumbing and Heating Over 20 Years Experience Fully Insured. License #3647

Call 393-4949

HOLIDAY SPECIAL- Stocking fillers 10% off all items in store! Big City Cat House 524-5954 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

Home Care

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

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

Thrift store donates $7,000 to non-profits MEREDITH — The Meredith Thrift Store, located at 4 Water Street, has gifted other non-profits $7,000 this year.

Recipients included The Caring Fund, Meredith Food Pantry and the Visiting Nurses of Meredith and Center Harbor.

The Meredith Thrift Store is a registered non-profit that relies on public donations of household items, small furniture and clothing and is staffed by volunteers with a paid manager which helps keep prices affordable such as $2 jeans and 50 cent baby clothes.

Since opening in 2005 the board has dispersed

FINANCE from p. 20 Hampshire’s commissioner of education. “If we can help students develop good financial habits in their formative years, it will benefit them the rest of their lives.”

After a successful year last year, Northway Bank increased the number of schools for which it would underwrite the cost of the program and the response from participating schools has been tremendous. Jon Judge, an economics teacher at Kennett High School in North Conway said, “We began utilizing the Foundations in Personal Finance course last year as part of our economics curriculum. The results have been quite encouraging. Scores on our students’ exit examinations have increased 22% in the category of financial literacy.”

A best-selling author and national radio personality, personal finance guru Dave Ramsey has become wildly popular espousing a sensible approach to money management.

The Foundations in Personal Finance curriculum adapts Ramsey’s principles to high school students. It consists of video lessons, student workbooks, and teacher guides covering the ABC’s of personal finance, including budgeting, investing, credit, insurance – even career planning.

“The more grounded our young people are in the principles of personal finance, the smarter they’ll be with

Carol Gerken, executive director of Community Caregivers, accepts a check from Meredith Thrift Store manager Lisa Stevenson. (Courtesy photo)

nearly $30,000 to area organizations.

The store is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and

Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit or call 677-1041 to donate items.

their money,” says Bill Woodward, president and CEO of Northway Bank. “As a local community bank, our responsibility is to help build strong, healthy communities. Promoting widespread financial education is central

to making that happen.”

High schools interested in learning more about the Foundations in Personal Finance curriculum should contact Rich Sidor of Northway Bank at 800442-6666 ext. 4300.

Pine Gardens Manufactured Homes Sales & Park

2000 Victorian

28x64 Double Wide - 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, K-11

$26,900

Park Rent is $390/Month and includes water and sewer.

Office: (603) 267-8182 Email: pinegardens@myfairpoint.net

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FRAUD from page 2 reached an agreement not to charge Fannie and Freddie. The companies, which the government took over in 2008, also agreed to cooperate with the SEC in the cases against the former executives.

The Justice Department began investigating the two firms three years ago. In August, Freddie said Justice informed the company that its probe had ended.

Many legal experts say they don’t expect the six executives to face criminal charges.

“If the U.S. attorney’s office was going to be bringing charges, they would have brought it simultaneously with the civil case,” said Christopher Morvillo, a former federal prosecutor now in private practice in Manhattan.

Robert Mintz, a whitecollar defense lawyer, says he doubts any top Wall Street executives will face criminal charges for actions that hastened the financial crisis, given how much time has passed.

Mudd, 53, and Syron, 68, led the mortgage giants in 2007, when home prices began to collapse. The four other top executives also worked for the companies during that time.

In a statement from his attorney, Mudd said the government reviewed and approved all the company’s financial disclosures.

“Every piece of material data about loans held by Fannie Mae was known to the United States government and to the investing public,” Mudd said. “The SEC is wrong, and I look forward to a court where fairness and reason — not politics — is the standard for justice.”

Syron’s lawyers said the term “subprime had no uniform definition in the market” at that time.

“There was no shortage of meaningful disclosures, all of which permitted the reader to assess the degree of risk in Freddie Mac’s” portfolio, the lawyers said in a statement. “The SEC’s theory and approach are fatally flawed.”

According to the lawsuit, Fannie and Freddie misrepresented their exposure to subprime loans in reports, speeches and congres-