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Trial new group at top of community ‘Action Committee’ stemming from bloody incident in Meredith apartment Daily Sun is moving this weekend. Visit us at 1127 Union Ave. on Monday starts on Monday LACONIA — Those most familiar with The Weirs liken the challenge of forging consensus among the diverse commercial interests of the resort community to “herding cats.”

The Weirs Action Committee (WAC), the principal shepherd of this feline flock, recently underwent a changing of the guard when Tom Pucci, president for the past five years, stepped down along with the vicepresident, treasurer and secretary.

They were succeeded by a slate topped by Judy Krahulec, a past president and former city councilor. Joe Driscoll, IV, an attorney whose father was a founding member and first president of the WAC, was chosen vicepresident and Diane Driscoll, his mother, as secretary. Robert Ames, among the leaders of the effort to restore the famous beach itself, will serve as treasurer.

Referring to the transition as “recycled blood,” City Councilor Ava Doyle (Ward

1), a business owner at The Weirs herself, praised Pucci for his efforts, noting that because the WAC is a small organization a significant share of the responsibilities falls on the shoulders of the officers, in particular of the president. “There are no hard feelings,” she emphasized.

Pucci, the owner of the Grandview Motel, said only that after a long tenure he needed to apply his time and energy to his busisee WEIrs page 9

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LACONIA — The jury trial for one of three people involved in an alleged 2010 armed robbery in Meredith that resulted in the violent death of one of the perpetrators will begin Monday morning in Belknap County Superior Court with jury selection.

One key element in Michael CarpenterNoucas’s trial for two charges of armed robbery and one charge of burglary will be whether or not one of the key witnesses against him, David Rivera of Massachusetts, will return to New Hampshire to testify.

Rivera was sleeping in Sarah Longeal’s 16 Lake St. apartment on June 6, 2010 when Carpenter-Noucas, 28, and Robert Hart allegedly entered the residence armed with a knife and a baseball bat, faces covered and see trIaL page 8 We Sell

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government has doled out more than $600 million in benefit payments to dead people over the past five years, a watchdog report says.

Such payments are meant for retired or disabled federal workers, but sometimes the checks keep going out even after the former employees pass away and the deaths are not reported, according to the report this week from the Office of Personnel Management’s inspector general, Patrick McFarland.

In one case, the son of a beneficiary continued receiving payments for 37 years after his father’s death in 1971. The payments — totaling more than $515,000 — were only discovered when the son died in 2008.

The government has been aware of the problem since a 2005 inspector general’s report revealed defects in the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund.

Yet the improper payments have continued, despite more than a half dozen attempts to develop a system that can figure out which beneficiaries are still alive and which are dead, the report said.

“It is time to stop, once and for all, this waste of taxpayer money,” it said.

Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry said Friday that the agency has already adopted 10 of the inspector general’s 14 recommendations for stopping the improper payments.

“Though we have implemented many positive reforms, I remain deeply committed to keeping this a top priority and to working with our IG to ensure the proper internal controls are in place to protect the taxpayers and our employees and retirees,” Berry said in a written statement.

Berry said the agency is attempting to recoup its losses, including $113 million currently in collection.

There are about 2.5 million federal workers who receive over $60 billion in benefit payments from the program each year. The improper payments represent less than two tenths of one percent of the program, Berry said.

Federal officials have tried matching the fund’s computer records with the Social Security Administration’s death records, checking tax records and improving the timeliness of death reporting.

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Palestinian leader took his people’s quest for independence to the heart of world diplomacy Friday, seeking U.N. recognition of Palestine and sidestepping negotiations that have foundered for nearly two decades under the weight of inflexibility, violence and failure of will.

The bid to win recognition of a state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem — submitted over the objections of the U.S. — laid bare the deep sense of Palestinian exasperation after 44 years of Israeli occupation.

“The time is now for the Palestinian Spring, the time for independence,” Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared.

“The time has come to end the suffering and the plight of millions of Palestine refugees in the homeland and the diaspora, to end their displacement and to realize their rights.”

After Abbas submitted his formal application, international mediators called on Israel and the Palestinians to return to long-stalled negotiations and reach an agreement no later than next year.

The Quartet — the U.S., European Union, U.N. and Russia — urged both parties to draw up an agenda for peace talks within a month and produce comprehensive proposals on territory and security within three months.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said

the proposal “represents the firm conviction of the international community that a just and lasting peace can only come through negotiations between the parties.”

Similar plans have failed to produce a peace agreement, and it was unclear how the two sides could bridge their huge differences and resume talks.

The Quartet statement was radically different from what diplomats had been hoping to draft since it became clear that Abbas would not back down.

U.S. and European officials had been trying to craft a statement that would outline parameters of the negotiations, including a reference to borders being based on the 1967 lines and affirm Israel’s identity as a Jewish state.

Instead, the Quartet focused on proposing deadlines.

World sympathy for the Palestinian cause was evident from the thunderous applause that greeted Abbas as he mounted the dais in the General Assembly hall to deliver a speech that laid out his grievances against the Israeli occupation and why he felt compelled to take his appeal directly to the U.N. In a scathing denunciation of Israel’s settlement policy, Abbas declared negotiations with Israel “will be meaningless” as long as it continues building on lands the Palestinians claim. He went so far as to warn that his government could collapse if the consee STATEHOOD page 12

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A 6-ton NASA satellite on a collision course with Earth clung to space Friday, apparently flipping position in its everlower orbit and stalling its death plunge.

The old research spacecraft was targeted to crash through the atmosphere sometime Friday night or early Saturday, putting Canada, Africa and Australia in the potential crosshairs, although most of the satellite should burn up during re-entry. The United States wasn’t entirely out of the woods; the possible strike zone skirted Washington state.

“It just doesn’t want to come down,” said Jonathan McDowell of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

McDowell said the satellite’s delayed demise demonstrates how unreliable predictions can be. That said, “the best guess is that it will still splash in the ocean, just because there’s more ocean out there.”

Until Friday, increased solar activity was causing

the atmosphere to expand and the 35-foot, bus-size satellite to free fall more quickly. But late Friday morning, NASA said the sun was no longer the major factor in the rate of descent and that the satellite’s position, shape or both had changed by the time it slipped down to a 100-mile orbit.

“In the last 24 hours, something has happened to the spacecraft,” said NASA orbital debris scientist Mark Matney.

On Friday night, NASA said it expected the satellite to come crashing down between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. EDT. It will be passing over the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans at that time, as well as Canada, Africa and Australia.

“The risk to public safety is very remote,” NASA said in a statement.

The Aerospace Corp., which tracks space debris, estimated the strike would happen sometime see SATELLITE page 12

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Leaders of failed solar U.S. stocks mixed on Friday; it was brutal week panel company invoke 5th Amendment at Congressional hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top executives from a bankrupt California solar energy company declined to testify before a congressional hearing investigating their half-billion dollar government loan.

Solyndra Inc. CEO Brian Harrison and the company’s chief financial officer, Bill Stover, both invoked their Fifth Amendment right to decline to testify to avoid self-incrimination.

Harrison told the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Friday: “On advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer any questions.”

Stover did the same.

Lawmakers from both parties said they were disappointed, but said that silence from the two executives would not stop them from pursuing their investigation into a $528 million loan that Solyndra Inc. received from the Energy Department in 2009.

The panel’s chairman, Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., compared the Solyndra loan to the Great Train Robbery in England in the 1960s.

“It appears we have a great heist of over half a billion dollars and ... maybe even co-conspirators called the U.S. government,” Upton said.

Upton faulted the Obama administration for its role in the loan, saying at a minimum the Energy Department did not complete due diligence on the company, which lost hundreds of millions of dollars in the years before the loan was approved.

He called the loan “reckless use of taxpayer dollars on a company that was known to pose serious risks before a single dime went out the door.” see SOLAR page 13

NEW YORK (AP) — A brutal week for the stock market ended on a quiet note Friday, but worries about the global economy again pounded copper, gold and other commodities.

Fears about Europe’s debt increased early Friday on news that Moody’s Investors Service had downgraded its ratings of eight Greek banks by two notches. Investors have been waiting in vain for news that Greece will receive the next installment of a bailout package in time to avoid defaulting on its debt next month. If it defaults, banks throughout Europe are likely to lose the money they invested in Greek bonds — and investors fear that could ultimately lead to a recession in Europe and the U.S. Finance ministers from 20 large countries pledged Friday to take “all necessary actions to preserve the stability of the banking systems and financial markets.” But they offered nothing specific.

Europe’s problems helped feed the heavy selling in stocks this week. But the chief worry was that the U.S. is headed for another recession and that the Federal Reserve is running out of ways to fight it.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 37.65 points Friday, or 0.4 percent, to close at 10,771.48.

The Dow lost 6.4 percent for the week, its biggest drop since the week that ended Oct. 10, 2008, when it fell 18 percent. That was at the height of the financial crisis.

The S&P 500 index rose 6.87 points Friday, or 0.6 percent, to 1,136.43. For the week, the index dropped 6.5 percent, its worst slide since the first week of August.

The Nasdaq rose 27.56, or 1.1 percent, to 2,483.23.

Nearly two stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange Friday. Trading volume was slightly above average at 5.1 billion shares.

John Merrill, chief investment officer at Tanglewood Wealth Management in Houston, said Friday’s respite might not last.

“Nothing goes in a straight line, even markets that are declining steeply,” he said. Merrill said the market was moderating as traders bought shares that looked like bargains after the week’s selling. see STOCKS page 13

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just a week away from a possible government shutdown, lawmakers boxed themselves into a new budget impasse Friday.

With Congress’ approval ratings already at an alltime low, a tit-for-tat over disaster aid left Republicans and Democrats — and the House and Senate — in a faceoff that’s all too familiar to millions of Americans. Deep partisan disputes pushed the government to the edge of a partial shutdown in April, and to the brink of a debt ceiling crisis in late July.

On Friday, the Democratic-controlled Senate blocked a Republican House bill that would provide stopgap federal spending, plus aid for people battered by hurricanes, tornadoes and other natural disasters. The legislation also calls for $1.6 billion in

spending cuts to help defray the disaster costs.

Democrats say it’s unprecedented and unfair to require spending cuts to accompany badly needed emergency aid. They are especially unhappy that the GOP measure would tap clean-energy programs credited with creating jobs.

Republicans say that with a $14 trillion-plus national debt, business-as-usual spending is no longer acceptable.

With elections coming, congressional Republicans suggest voters will find it outrageous that Democrats wouldn’t accept a mere $1.6 billion in spending cuts. Democrats are betting voters will find it petty and manipulative to let tornado and hurricane see CONGRESS page 10

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Jim Hightower

More Perry tales It’s bedtime, children, so put on your jammies, scootch under the covers, and I’ll tell you another “Perry Tale.”

Once again, the Texas-governorwho-wants-to-be-your-president is flitting hither, thither and yon — spreading little “Perry Tales” about his record. The bonny prince is trying to make it to the big White House in Washington. It’s a bit of a strange quest, because he calls the Capital City “a seedy place,” and he tells the commoners in the land that he hates — nay, deeply loathes! — the very government that he wants to head.

With his tea party hat carefully positioned atop his bounteous crop of perfectly coifed hair, Prince Rick warns the commoners that big government is bad, bad, bad — because it intrudes into their lives, forcing things like Social Security and Medicare on them.

Strangest of all, though, this prancing prince of privilege would not be where he is without the steady “intrusion” of big government into his life. From first grade through college, his education was paid for by local, state and federal taxpayers. He was even a cheerleader for the government-run college he attended. Also, as cotton farmers, he and his family were supported with tens of thousands of dollars in crop subsidies from the pockets of national taxpayers — a big government “intrusion” into his pocketbook that he wisely avoided condemning at the time.

Then, after a brief stint in the federal government’s Air Force, the perfidious prince hit the mother lode of government largesse: political office.

He’s been hunkered down there for 27 years and counting. In addition to drawing more than a quarter-century’s worth of monthly paychecks from Texas taxpayers, including $150,000 a year as governor, Prince Rick also receives full health coverage and a generous pension from the state.

Wait, there’s more — he gets $10,000 a month to cover the rent on a luxury suburban home, a flock of personal aides and even a state-paid subscription to Food & Wine magazine.

So, children, the moral of this Perry Tale is to ignore the prince’s hypocritical hype — and look at what he actually does. When he says he intends to make government “as inconsequential as possible,” he

means in your life, not his.

And now, Rick the Right-wing Sprite is sprinkling fresh fairy dust across the land in an effort to soften his earlier screed against America’s Social Security program. During the past couple of years, in the heat of his lusty romance of the rowdy tea party crowd, Perry has wooed and wowed those who hate government by offering passionate denunciations of Social Security as “a Ponzi scheme,” “a monstrous lie” and a “failure.” The national retirement program, he thunders, violates the Constitution’s “principles of federalism and limited government.” His unequivocal message was: Kill it!

But — oops — now in hot pursuit of the GOP presidential nomination, he’s learned that even most Republicans wince at his macho wackiness on a social program they support and millions of them use.

A CNN poll in August finds that 57-percent of Republicans want no major changes in Social Security.

Why? Because, despite the Ponzischeme Perry Tale, it works.

So, the red-meat tea partier who had savaged the program has suddenly turned into a senior-hugger, offering a revised, gentler Perry Tale.

In this one, he never, ever meant to abolish Social Security. Nay, Perry now says with a pixie twinkle, he only wants to stimulate “a legitimate conversation in this country about how to fix that program.”

If you’re not sure what “fix” means, ask your dog.

Perry might heed the blunt words of another Republican, who was twice-elected to the White House, Dwight Eisenhower: “Should any political party attempt to abolish Social Security ... you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes you can (abolish it). ... Their number is negligible, and they are stupid.”

Until our next Perry Tale, goodnight children, and sweet dreams.

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

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

‘Pass them by’ was exactly what Mr. Paul was suggesting To the editor, Mr. Stewart of Gilford completely missed my message or I didn’t make it clear enough. Ron Paul made a comment during the September 7 debate that inspired me to write that letter. The comment inferred that we should NOT help those in need, was applauded by the tea party crowd, but just let them go and move on. That remark and only that remark inspired me to write. I am glad you, Mr. Stewart, were offended by the “pass them

by” comment I made because that is exactly what Mr. Paul was suggesting that he would and we should do.

At least that’s the way I understood the comment. Believe me, I for one have benefited more from my local EMTs this year than most and am EXTREMELY thankful for that.

I’d gladly have the union argument anytime but that’s for another time. Both pros and cons exist on that issue too.

Jon Hoyt Bridgewater

LETTERS Must be 2 Steve Earles if one was the ‘middle’ on that program To the editor, I haven’t written in a while, but I just can’t help commenting on some of the things I’ve seen on these pages lately. First I would like to thank James Veverka for his excellent letters — keep ‘em coming James. Second I would like to also thank Nancy Parsons for her equally excellent letters.

On the latter, I would also like to say that while I don’t like to stoop to name calling, I would have to say that the only “nutty” thing I’ve seen in this paper lately is that Steve Earle was the person representing the middle between the right and left at a Constitution Day event. Must be two Steve Earle’s around here.

As to the letter from Gene F. Danforth, wow, he actually found a psychiatrist who engages in psycho-babble with the best of them eh? I’m sure that if anyone, liberal or so-called conservative were to levitate anywhere to anyone it would really be a newsworthy event, that’s something I would like to see. I found it interesting that the

word equality was used, even prefaced as it was with “economic and social”, because our wonderful Constitution states: “all men are created equal”, doesn’t say anywhere that the poor are less equal, I’m just wondering if Mr. Danforth has a problem with that document. I also found it interesting that indoctrination is not education. I realize that it is used by the right as a “bad” word to describe people that disagree with them because they have no other ideas on what else to call it,. But indoctrination could easily be a right wing education also. Not too long ago a gentleman wrote that when he got to college he was indoctrinated by the left wing professors he encountered, I don’t recall his name, but apparently he wasn’t ready yet to be out in the big bad world and hadn’t yet learned to think for himself. Too bad.

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LETTERS Critical thinking, applied consistently, will lead you to Jesus To the editor, I’d like to respond to Leo Sandy’s last two columns, “Critical thinking” and “Lies I’ve been told”.

Let’s look at critical thinking first.

Leo’s column has such a rolling together of liberal ideas and a sometimes good description of critical thinking it’s hard to unravel. I think we need to start with Leo’s observation that independent thinkers can distinguish between genuine and false authorities. It’s a good point. Say in the work place, this is easy, you know who the owner of your company is and he in return clearly indicates who it is he’s delegated authority to and so on down the line. It works the same in life. God created all there is. He is therefore the owner of all; you can follow the analogy on your own from here.

I think it’s safe to say that most people who live in America at least profess a belief in God and I will guess that they would agree that God is the Creator. It is the rest of that analogy that gives many trouble for it requires one to find out who God is and then to submit yourself to His authority.

This can involve critical thinking. But it does take critical thinking off of it’s pedestal that the liberal mind gives it — as a provider of answers for all of the world’s problems — and renders it as a tool that can help one come to know God, Who is Himself the answer to all of the world’s problems. In this context the other benefits of critical thinking can be realized. What I am proposing is that critical thinking if applied consistently and without bias,

if you will plumb history, religion, science, philosophy and your own soul to to their depths — if you will eat the meat and spit out the bones — this will lead you to Jesus, and a new found reverence for the Scriptures.

As to “Lies I’ve been told”, If you will read the Declaration of Independence you will see that our nation was founded on a belief in the Creator and His superintending hand on the affairs of this world. It is indeed easy to point out our corruptions throughout American history. Men are corrupt — this is called sin — in that America is no exception. Yet in as much as our country was founded on a belief in the Creator and the rights He endowed us with — don’t argue with me, argue with Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock and the other members of that committee who saw fit to include this belief in our founding document — America has proven to be an exception to the rule as far as governments go, in that it was established for the people, and in spite of the many corruptions that can be pointed out, with the exception of Jesus, we have been the best hope of the world. That is why so many still what to come here. That is why so many who are oppressed abroad mourn the self-imposed decline of American leadership in the World, which is also the cause of rejoicing for the many power hungry dictators of the world. In this I maintain that Leo cannot see the forest from the trees.

John Demakowski Franklin

Goodness knows where Democrats were spending $30 I paid To the editor, Ms. Doyle, I read your letter regarding Meredith Neck Rd and it was both inaccurate and misleading. Meredith Neck Road has been a problem since long before the Republicans took control of the Legislature. In fact, while the Democrats were in control and the economy was strong the town of Meredith was dutifully contributing its share of the money to repair Meredith Neck Road. The state was supposed to have been matching those funds but it failed to do so. If the Democrats had

cared about fixing our road they could have done so back when we gave them the money to do it. Goodness knows where they were spending the $30 I gave them but it clearly wasn’t on our local roads.

More importantly though, Ms. Doyle, based on your letter it appears that your are both educated and informed.

That means you know the truth and were being deliberately deceitful and misleading. Shame on you!

Fred Hayek Meredith

Economy will probably still be in shambles on Election Day ‘12 To the editor, Incumbent presidents are hard to beat. Did you realize that seven of the last 10 were re-elected? There are however other electoral precedents.

Economic growth today is more sluggish than it was before Gerald Ford’s or George Bush senior’s electoral defeats — just an observation. Unemployment has not been this high in the run-up to an election since the 1940s, it’s all in the perception. Individual purchasing power actually fell according to the government’s last tally. That would be a bad thing if you have to buy food, pay rent or a mortgage, the kids need clothes or… well you get the idea.

The polls seem to corroborate the expectations for continued negative economic developments. The lead donkeys’ approval rating had been below 50-percent for the past year and a half; it has

the economy, the approval figure is even more dismal. The chances of reelection seem to be moving towards a Jimmy Carter-like level.

There are 14 months before the election. Things could change. Growth could pick up. But wait, that would mean that banks would have to be making loans. Unemployment could start to fall. But wait, businesses would have to be hiring. Voters do not expect the president to come up with a miracle cure for the economy but they are looking for some improvement in the vital signs. They expect that he will demonstrate a grasp of economics and that he will articulate a vision for how to restore the nation. Re-election was achieved by the incumbent in 1984 with unemployment at almost the level that had sunk Mr. Carter four years before. The difference was see next page

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Then just when I was ready to become a regular visitor to his website, he sited Paul Krugman, esteemed Princeton professor and 2008 Nobel Peace Prize winner for Economics. Yes, this would be the same Mr. Krugman who said on CNN’s Fareed Zakaria’s GPS show, “If we discovered that space aliens were planning an attack and we needed a massive buildup to counter the space alien threat and really inflation and budget deficits took secondary place to that, this slump would be over in 18 months. And then if we discovered, oops, we made a mistake, there aren’t any aliens, we’d be better — “.

This liberal tax and spend economist assures us that 90-percent of GDP would be just ducky as a percentage of our national debt and that the credit rating downgrade is of little consequence. Because of course Moody’s Triple A ratings are pure nonsense, he assures us. In the New York Times on December 28, 2001, Paul told us, “ According to the anti-government ideology that dominates much U.S. political discussion, low taxes and a weak social safety net are essential to prosfrom preceding page that joblessness, although still high, was falling fast.

That is the narrative that has sustained the lead donkey’s supporters through the past year or so. There was reason to accept the scenario as plausible. From November to March the unemployment rate fell by a full percentage point, from 9.8 to 8.8-percent. The White House seemed to be expecting vindication. They even touted that this was the biggest fourmonth drop since 1984. An administration member even stated, “we are seeing signs that the initiatives put in place by this administration…are creating the conditions for sustained growth and job creation.” While the news was good it almost sounded like they were going to be responsible for something… but no.

The good news faded and the hope and change proved false. Growth has stalled. Unemployment has crept back up to 9.1-percent. The administration itself concedes that level is unacceptably high. There does not appear to be much prospect of a dramatic improvement before the election. The White House’s own forecast shows unemployment averaging 9-percent for the rest of this year and all of next year.

Economists are talking of a doubledip recession. The continuing debt issues in Europe and Japan only further darken the outlook.

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perity ....But the next time a politician tries to scare you with the European bogeyman, bear this in mind: Europe’s economy is actually doing O.K. these days, despite a level of taxing and spending beyond the wildest ambitions of American progressives”.

A short 10 years later, seems those progressive dreams have come home to roost in Europe. Socialism has failed yet again. I looked, but couldn’t find where Paul had printed a retraction of his clueless and deadly wrong assessment of the progressive wonderment that is Europe.

I am now in need of Jim’s assistance.

Back in October of 2010, Robert P. Murphy, adjunct scholar at the Mises Institute challenged Paul to an Internet debate with all monies going to charity. $35,000 had quickly been raised in pledges. Robert was thinking that it would be hard for Paul to resist a debate on Austrian versus Keynesian business-cycle theory with a potential of $100,000 going to a needy charity during a difficult recessionary period. If you are aware of this issue Jim, could you let the reader’s of The Sun know what happened with this challenge? I can’t imagine that Paul would swerve the chance to put some verve in economic analysis eh Veverka? After all, he is your guy. I’m sure you can’t believe he wouldn’t have the nerve to share his economic philosophy in a critical debate rather than just to those loyal readers he lives to serve. I’m just looking for a fair and balanced discussion regarding our economic malaise with full disclosure that I’m known as one who is “tilting to the right in Tilton”.

Russ Wiles Tilton donkey can do to change this. Despite his efforts at another round of stimulus; he is not in control of his party, the economy and probably not the election.

The elephants continue to insist on the new austerity project. They know that their tendency toward thrift precludes the most effective job-creation measures directly controlled by the federal government. They understand their thrift will also lead to the loss of public-sector jobs.

The elephants are proposing remedies that the president will not accept, such as repealing his health care reform and the financial system reforms.

Expect the lead donkey to respond by railing against elephants’ unwillingness to do-it his way. But then again, the donkeys are as unwilling to talk, to compromise and to actually resolve issues as the elephants. All that is likely to happen is that his standing among independent voters will decline as a result of the lack of progress on the issues. Independent voters are likely to look for a president who is responsible for and capable of defusing partisan politics, rather than inflaming them.

In all likelihood the economy will still be in a shambles when we reach Election Day next year and struggle as he will to evade the responsibility for what has happened on his watch there is only one likely outcome. He will be found responsible. Vote early, vote often.

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LETTERS Living United is about a lot more than ‘Wearing the Shirt’ To the editor, Over 200 volunteers from 31 businesses didn’t just wear their LIVE UNITED shirt…they took action!

The outcome of Lakes Region United Way’s 16th Annual Day of Caring is evident at 26 nonprofit organizations throughout Central New Hampshire.

Buildings were power washed and painted inside and out, fall flowers were planted, trails, brush and trees were cut, windows and carpets were cleaned, and office tasks were tackled.

This incredible day ended with volunteers feeling tired but satisfied by a job well done. All this was only possible through the dedicated efforts and generosity of so many who deserve recognition.

A very special team of volunteers invested scores of hours to plan and carry out all details. Credit goes to CoChairs Pam Paquette from Public Service of NH, who has led these efforts for 15 years, and Cindy Hemeon-Plessner from Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB). These two community leaders reviewed project requests and volunteer interests and addressed numerous changes during the planning process. It is a huge undertaking to match volunteer skills with project requests, and then have it all fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. Assisting on this planning team were Amy Parker of Parker House Design, Candice Carrier of Laconia Savings Bank, Cyndi Paulin and Marty Humphrey of the Lakes Region United Way, and Kathi Fuller and Beth Matthew, both of MVSB. Travis Cole of Lakes Region Rotary, Rick Fogg of Alton Rotary and Gilford’s Kent Baron helped to ensure that project plans were adequate. The collective commitment of this team insured that this year’s event was the most successful ever.

It is important to recognize and thank all organizations, volunteers and individuals that participated in this very rewarding day. Special thanks to Tina Hayward and Paul Gaudette at Sacred Heart Hall for hosting the Laconia breakfast location, to Alton Bay Christian Conference Center for hosting the Alton breakfast, and to Hannaford Supermarkets in Gilford, Alton and Plymouth for sponsoring 3 breakfasts.

Megan Page and the staff at Patrick’s Pub & Eatery hosted the wrap up celebration for volunteers and nonprofit organizations.

Thanks to all the hardworking volunteers from AFL Noyes Test & Inspect, Alton Rotary, Asplundh Tree Service, AutoServ, Belknap Landscape Company, Better Together/Laconia High School, Bigelow & Ashton, Coldwell Banker, Cross Insurance, Franklin Savings Bank, The Inns & Spa at Mill Falls, Laconia Savings Bank, Lakes Region Community Services, Lakes Region Rotary, LRGHealthcare, Melcher & Prescott Agency, Meredith Village Savings Bank, MetroCast Cablevision, Miracle Farms Land-

scaping, Northway Bank, Parker House Design, Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, Penny Pitou Travel, Petal Pushers, Pike Industries, Public Service of NH, Shaw’s-Tilton, Taylor Community, TD Bank, TJ Maxx and 3M/Innovative Paper Technologies.

Work projects were organized in 11 communities by Alexandria Historical Society, Alton Bay Christian Conference Center, Alton Senior Center, Belknap County Youth Services, Historic Belknap Mill, Belmont Senior Center, Carey House Homeless Shelter, Chapman Sanctuary & Visny Woods, Community Church of Alton, Cornerbridge, Genesis Behavioral Health, Greater Wakefield Resource Center, Inter-Lakes Day Care Center, Inter-Lakes Senior Center, Kingswood Youth Center, Laconia Area Community Land Trust, Laconia Conservation Commission, Laconia Housing Authority, Laconia Senior Center, Lakes Region Child Care Services, Lakes Region Partnership for Public Health, Mayhew Program, New Beginnings, NH Catholic Charities, Pemi Youth Center and Whole Village Family Resource Center.

Businesses donated materials and supplies to complete some projects, including Appletree Nursery, Belknap Landscape Company, Lowe’s-Gilford, Petal Pushers, Taylor Rental and True Value Hardware, and many more that partnered directly with project staff.

Many local restaurants provided lunches for the hungry workers.

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by Helen Nickel, were provided by Dairy Queen, Greenlaw’s, Hannaford, The Inns & Spa at Mill Falls, Lakes Region Floral Studio, Travis Cole-RE/ Max, Sal’s Pizza, The Soda Shoppe, TJ Maxx, and Vista. Massage Therapist Nancy Lee provided some lucky volunteers with an on-the-spot massage at the wrap up gathering.

And it goes without saying, without the support of local radio, newspaper and LRPA-TV staff the public would not be aware of this wonderful day!

Our community is a much better place because of everyone’s efforts.

While September 9th has come and gone, the benefits are truly longlasting and have touched the hearts of many. Volunteers enjoyed the satisfaction of giving back to their community. They worked side by side with individuals from other organizations and learned first-hand about nonprofit services. And those nonprofits were grateful recipients of volunteers tackling projects that otherwise would not happen. The value of this event is immeasurable to our community. Thanks to all for advancing the common good…and for Living United!

I encourage everyone to go to our website LRUW.org to view photos of the Day of Caring activities.

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New N.H. community chancellor visits LRCC LACONIA —Community College System of New Hampshire Chancellor Bonnie Newman met with students, faculty and staff at Lakes Region Community College on Friday.

“It was an incredible honor to meet and talk with Chancellor Newman earlier today,” said Michelle LeBlanc, a LRCC Business Management graduate who has returned to the college for her Nursing degree. “Chancellor Newman’s outgoing personality made her very approachable and I feel that she will

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TRIAL from page one wearing gloves to commit armed robbery.

Rivera told police he woke up and began fighting with Hart who was wielding a baseball bat. Carpenter-Noucas, he said, was providing “back-up” for Hart.

During the fight, Rivera stabbed Hart, killing him, and slashed Carpenter-Noucas across his throat.

A third person, Julie Sallies, drove a badly wounded Carpenter-Noucas away from the scene and to the front door of the Meredith Police Station and returned to Lake Street to try and find Hart, her fiance.

Rivera was able to leave the apartment and went to a nearby payphone where he called police. He has never been charged with any crime.

In December of 2010, Sallies pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit armed robbery. She is serving a five- to 10-year sentence in the N.H. State Prison for Women and has also been ordered to pay restitution to, among others, Rivera for the $800 cash stolen from his wallet and $21,593 to Neighborhood Commonwealth Insurance for his medical bills.

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WEIRS from page one ness. He stressed that he would remain a member of the WAC, but did not expect to be deeply involved.

Speaking off the record, several people remarked that the WAC, which has had a strained relationship with the city in the past, has worked well with city officials in recent years and hoped the close collaboration would continue.

“I don’t think anything has changed in that regard,” said Doyle. “I think we’ll see some very positive things.”

The change of leadership at the WAC occurred as Planning Director Shanna Saunders is pursuing a number of initiatives designed to foster improvements and redevelopment at The Weirs. These include the delineation of a “tax increment finance” (TIF) district to match those adopted in downtown and at Lakeport. Tax increment financing allows municipalities to define a TIF district, then apply a portion of the future tax revenues that accrue from the increase in assessed value generated by the construction, expansion or renovation of property in the district to either provide funds or service borrowings for public improvements within it.

In addition, Saunders said that the zoning at The Weirs should be reconsidered. Noting that much of the area is lies within a single zone — the commercial resort district — she recalled the recommendation of the team sponsored by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to divide The Weirs into several districts to separate commercial, residential and recreational uses. Likewise, she said that she wanted to sound the businesses and residents of The Weirs about an architectural ordinance the Planning Department is developing with assistance from consultants.

Finally, Saunders said that Community Development Block Grants, tax credits and so-called “Brownfield” funds, which are designated for sites with environmental problems, could be secured to foster economic development at The Weirs.

Saunders, who so far has found consensus elusive, said yesterday that she was pleased that Krahulec took the initiative to arrange a meeting to discuss how to tackle these and other issues.

Meanwhile, not long ago Krahulec and (first WAC president) Joe Driscoll appeared on “The Advocates,” the radio program hosted by conservative activist Niel Young, to respond to remarks by Fire Chief Ken Erickson and acting finance director Donna Woodaman during a strategic planning session with the City Council, as reported by the Daily Sun. Erickson referred to “a lack of vision” on the part of some business and property owners who relied heavily on Motorcycle Week but otherwise did not invest in their enterprises as a handicap to growth. Woodaman comfrom preceding page apartment; Kevin Shea and his wife who were in a house across the street and who placed a 9-1-1- call when they heard Sallies screaming outside following the stabbing, and other state witnesses.

Testifying for Carpenter-Noucas is Leslie Noucas.

Carpenter Noucas, whose last known address was on Mile Hill Road in Laconia, is represented by Atty.

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On Carpenter-Noucas’s behalf, Winter also filed a notice of an affirmative defense of physical force claiming any actions he took against Rivera were either in self-defense or in defense of another.

pared The Weirs unfavorably with Meredith.

Krahulec did not return telephone calls this week, but stressing that they spoke as individuals and not for the WAC, Driscoll said yesterday that he took the remarks as an “insult” that suggested “The Weirs is a weakness.” He listed the construction of Cumberland Farms, the housing complex across from it and the condominiums on Scenic Drive along with improvements at the Naswa Resort, Proctor Cottages and the Lobster Pound and the opening of the Weathervane Restaurant on Lakeside Avenue as some examples of recent investment at The Weirs.

“Saying that nothing is going on up here just doesn’t make sense,” he said.

Acknowledging the divergent interests at The Weirs, Driscoll said the WAC has “chosen the things we can all agree on and moved forward on them,” setting divisive issues aside. He indicated that the project to restore the beach and ensure the future of the pier commanded widespread support.

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Driscoll said that the Abdullas, who acquired the pier in 1976, have put it on the market. The property is assessed at $1.8-million.

Discounting comparisons with Meredith, Driscoll agreed there is potential for redevelopment at The Weirs, but also said that those who say “we’re not upscale enough overlook the fact that most of our guests like this stuff.” He suggested that the ongoing conversion of rental cottages to condominium units would ultimately change the character of The Weirs by reducing the volume of summer visitors, which he suspected would take a toll on attractions and restaurants.

The WAC will again be hosting candidates night at the Weirs Community Center next month, when the issues uppermost on the minds of business owners and residents are sure to come to the fore.

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Developing the gluten-free alternatives has been a challenge for the Bickfords but is one they don’t shy from. “Personally, I feel it’s part of our responsibility to the public to offer these things,” said Bill.

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Sally and Bill Bickford, owners of Kitchen Cravings in Gilford, have adopted a gluten-free diet and are developing many gluten-free options for their patrons, such as eggs Benedict, crêpes and sandwich bread. They think they can create a gluten-free version of nearly every item on their menu. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Adam Drapcho)

GLUTEN-FREE from page one diners pick any item on the menu and ask if it can be made without gluten.

Gluten is a protein contained in products made from wheat and related grains such as barley or rye.

A small percentage of the population suffers from Celiac’s disease and experiences severe reactions to gluten. However, many more people, such as the Bickfords, report that eliminating gluten from a diet relieves less-acute aches and pains. For Sally, her stomach no longer acts up. Bill experienced noticeably less joint pain after changing his diet. They’ve both lost weight, too.

Compared to restaurants that rely on processed, pre-prepared foods, it was relatively easy for Kitchen Cravings to amend their recipes.

Sally said they were inspired to start a restaurant because, “we couldn’t find a place to eat.”

“We were looking for a step-above – top quality, home-made food,” added Bill. With the exception of a handful of canned products and a few baked goods, all their food is home-made, by nearby artisan producers if not created in the restaurant’s kitchen.

“We like being able to tell people what’s in our food,” said Sally. “We try to cater as much as we can to people. If we’ve got the food, we’ll cook it.”

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Public assistance aid was previously made available for impacted communities in Coos, Carroll, Grafton, Merrimack, Strafford and Sullivan counties. Lynch had asked that additional counties be considered for assistance should federal thresholds be met, and state officials have continued working with local governments to assess and collect information regarding storm damage.

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victims who need assistance checks to continue stays in motels and other temporary housing. Disaster victims could also face delayed aid for crucial repairs of house and structural damage, said FEMA spokeswoman Rachel Racusen.

She said the disaster relief fund contained no more than $175 million, which is already committed to aiding victims of Hurricanes Irene and Lee and the heavy flooding across the Eastern seaboard.

Lawmakers are quarreling over deeply held principles but a minuscule amount of money in an annual discretionary budget of more than $1.3 trillion.

Early Friday, the House voted 219-203, mostly along party lines, for a spending bill to keep the government operating through Nov. 18. It provided $3.7 billion in new disaster assistance, partly offset with cuts in two loan programs that finance technological development.

House Democrats balked because the cuts included $1.5 billion for an Energy Department program that subsidizes low-interest loans to help car companies and parts manufacturers retool factories to meet new fuel economy standards. Democrats said it would cost up to 10,000 jobs.

The Senate rejected the House bill, 59-36.

The Democratic-crafted bill scheduled for a Senate vote on Monday is nearly identical to that House bill, with the major exception that it doesn’t require spending cuts to offset the FEMA aid.

Democrats said Republicans are cynical in their newfound insistence on offsetting new programs with spending cuts elsewhere. They noted that less than a decade ago, a Republican-controlled White House and Congress enacted two big tax cuts, new wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and a prescription drug benefit for Medicare without paying for them.

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SATELLITE from page 2 between about 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. EDT, which would make a huge difference in where the debris falls.

Those late-night, early morning passes showed the satellite flying over parts of the United States.

But NASA stressed its predictions had almost all of the U.S. in the clear — with Washington state the lone holdout.

Any surviving wreckage is expected to be limited to a 500-mile swath.

The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, or UARS, will be the biggest NASA spacecraft to crash back to Earth, uncontrolled, since the post-Apollo 75-ton Skylab space station and the more than 10-ton Pegasus 2 satellite, both in 1979.

Russia’s 135-ton Mir space station slammed through the atmosphere in 2001, but it was a controlled dive into the Pacific.

Some 26 pieces of the UARS satellite — representing 1,200 pounds of heavy metal — are expected to rain down somewhere. The biggest surviving chunk should be no more than 300 pounds.

Earthlings can take comfort in the fact that no one has ever been hurt by falling space junk — to anyone’s knowledge — and there has been no seriBENEFITS from page 2 ents identified as over 90 and about 3,400 over 100 years old.

Both the Obama administration and Congress have made it a higher priority to crack down on improper government payments.

Last year, government investigators found that more than 89,000 stimulus payments of $250 each from the massive economic recovery package went to people who were either dead or in prison.

STATEHOOD from page 2 struction persists.

“This policy is responsible for the continued failure of the successive international attempts to salvage the peace process,” said Abbas, who has refused to negotiate until the construction stops. “This settlement policy threatens to also undermine the structure of the Palestinian National Authority and even end its existence.”

He ignored any Palestinian culpability for the negotiations stalemate, deadly violence against Israel, and the internal rift that has produced dueling governments in the West Bank and Gaza, as well as Jewish links to the Holy Land. Some members of the Israeli delegation, including Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, walked out of the hall as Abbas went to the podium.

Abbas declared himself willing to immediately return to the bargaining table, but with long-standing conditions: Israel must first stop building on lands the Palestinians claim and agree to negotiate borders based on lines it held before capturing the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem in 1967. Israel rejects those conditions and has defied international pressure to freeze settlement construction. It has staked out bargaining positions that are extremely distant from anything the Palestinians would accept.

“We extend our hands to the Israeli government and the Israeli people for peacemaking,” Abbas said. “Let us build the bridges of dialogue instead of checkpoints and walls of separation, and build cooperative relations based on parity and equity between two neighboring states — Palestine and Israel — instead of policies of occupation, settlement, war and eliminating the other.”.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, addressing the General Assembly shortly after Abbas, said his country was “willing to make painful compromises” in its quest for peace.

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ous property damage. NASA put the chances that somebody somewhere on Earth would get hurt at 1-in-3,200. But any one person’s odds of being struck were estimated at 1-in-22 trillion, given there are 7 billion people on the planet.

“Keep in mind that we have bits of debris re-entering the atmosphere every single day,” Matney said in brief remarks broadcast on NASA TV. In any case, finders definitely aren’t keepers.

Any surviving wreckage belongs to NASA, and it is against the law to keep or sell even the smallest piece. There are no toxic chemicals on board, but sharp edges could be dangerous, so the space agency is warning the public to keep hands off and call police.

The $740 million UARS was launched in 1991 from space shuttle Discovery to study the atmosphere and the ozone layer. At the time, the rules weren’t as firm for safe satellite disposal; now a spacecraft must be built to burn up upon re-entry or have a motor to propel it into a much higher, longterm orbit.

NASA shut UARS down in 2005 after lowering its orbit to hurry its end. A potential satellite-retrieval mission was ruled out following the 2003 shuttle Columbia disaster, and NASA did not want the satellite hanging around orbit posing a debris hazard.

Space junk is a growing problem in low-Earth orbit. More than 20,000 pieces of debris, at least 4 inches in diameter, are being tracked on a daily basis. These objects pose a serious threat to the International Space Station.

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SOLAR from page 3 Meanwhile, fallout from the Solyndra controversy continued. A solar company slated to get a separate Energy Department loan guarantee said Friday it has been told the guarantee will not be approved in time to meet a federal deadline.

The Energy Department said earlier this month it would provide a partial guarantee for a $344 million loan to San Mateo, Calif.-based SolarCity to install solar panels on 160,000 homes across 124 military bases in 33 states.

But SolarCity said in a letter to Congress Friday that the project now appears to be dead. “In the past 48 hours, DOE has informed us ... they will be unable to finalize the loan guarantee” by Sept.

30, the company said in a letter to Upton and other committee leaders. “The reason provided was the increased documentation requirements that are the result of the current congressional investigation into the Solyndra bankruptcy.”

The announcement came after two other solar firms, First Solar and Solar Trust of America, said they would not be able to accept loan guarantees worth about $4 billion for major solar projects in Southern California because they could not meet the Sept. 30 deadline.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, California Gov. Jerry Brown and other elected officials were in attendance from preceding page saying a return to those frontiers would expose Israel’s heartland to rocket fire from the West Bank. He argued that attacks on Israel from lands it occupied in south Lebanon and Gaza showed that territorial compromise would not resolve the conflict.

Talks for all intents and purposes broke down nearly three years ago after Israel went to war in Gaza, followed by the elections that propelled Netanyahu to power for a second time. A last round of talks was launched a year ago, with the ambitious aim of producing a framework accord for a peace deal. It ended three weeks later after an Israeli settlement construction slowdown expired.

in June when Solar Trust of America broke ground on its 1,000-megawatt Blythe solar project. Salazar said in an Associated Press interview this week that First Solar is one of the most innovative companies in the solar industry. The Arizona-based company has two other projects awaiting final DOE approval.

SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive called his company a victim of Solyndra, and urged Congress to extend the Sept. 30 deadline by a few weeks to allow his project and others to move forward. DOE says as many as 10 projects worth more than $6 billion face the Sept. 30 deadline.

An Energy Department official confirmed that the SolarCity project would not close by Sept. 30, but would not say the reason.

Spokesman Damien LaVera said in an email that the department has consistently said it will not close any deal until rigorous technical, legal and financial reviews have been completed.

“Failure to close a loan application does not indicate that a project doesn’t have merit or a strong business case to succeed, but rather that all of the extensive due diligence and legal documentation simply cannot be completed by September 30,” LaVera said.

Even as some solar projects appeared in jeopardy, the Energy Department on Friday announced three more loan guarantees for renewable energy projects: $168.9 million for a wind farm in New Hampshire; $350 million for geothermal power in Nevada; and $105 million for a commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Iowa.

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ST. JAMES CHURCH Appearances deceive Holy Eucharist: Saturday: 5PM - Informal Eucharist St. James Preschool 528-2111 Sunday: 8AM - Eucharist Rite I The Rev. Tobias Nyatsambo, Pastor & 10AM - Family Eucharist stjameslaconia.org Nursery Nook in Sanctuary

STOCKS from page 3 But the problems that have weighed on markets for months now show no sign of letting up.

Bargain-hunters “bring some stability into the market for a day or two, until they’ve used up their buying power,” Merrill said. “Then the macro issues surface again” and volatility returns.

Commodities from soybeans to metals sank Friday. Gold dropped 5.9 percent, copper lost 6 percent and silver 17.7 percent. Stocks in commodities producers also dropped. Range Resources Corp. fell 11 percent to $58.53. Newmont Mining Corp. fell 3.6 percent to $62.86.

Treasury yields rose slightly from record lows reached Thursday as the quieter stock market reduced traders’ hunger for lower-risk bets such as U.S. government debt. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to 1.80 percent from 1.71 percent late Thursday. Demand for Treasurys drives their prices higher and their yields lower.

Traders had sold gold to raise cash during Thursday’s sell-off. They dumped other commodities because they tend to lose value when the economy weakens, such as oil and raw materials.

The rout started Wednesday afternoon after the Federal Reserve announced its third plan in less than three years to lower long-term interest rates.

But the Fed unnerved investors with a dismal view of the economy’s health, spotting “significant downside risks to the economic outlook, including strains in financial markets.”

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Lakes Region Real Estate Market Report / Roy Sanborn

Good deal = quick sale Residential homes sales in the Lakes Region communities covered by this market report jumped a healthy 23-percent in August compared to the same month last year. There were 83 sales last month at an average of $330,718 compared to 67 last August at an average of $411,780. A 23-percent increase in sales is welcome news but one month doesn’t make a trend. On a rolling twelve month basis we are still off last year’s pace…just a bit. For the twelve month period ending August 31, 2010 there were 772 sales at an average of $312,389. For the twelve month period ending August 31, 2011 there have been 758 sales at an average of $331,556. Hopefully, a strong fall sales season will bring us up over last year’s total numbers.

As usual, about 50-percent (49.4-percent to be exact) of the sales were under $200,000. The sale to asking price percentage averaged 93-percent.

One statistic that perhaps tells a little more of a story is the sale to the original asking price percentage. Last month the sales price was 88-per-

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cent of the original asking price which means that there was a 5-percent reduction on average in the original asking price before the homes went under contract. Sale prices averaged 95-percent of the home’s assessed value (for the homes reporting the assessed value in the MLS system).

There were a number of quick sales last month and it is always interesting to see what sold and why. The quickest sale, at least according to the MLS system, was a home that sold the same day it was put on the market only it was never on the market. Huh? It was actually a For Sale By Owner, that a quick thinking agent named Jason had in the back of his mind and showed to his client that had exhausted the other possibilities. It turns out that the buyer had always wanted this property and didn’t know it was for sale. This turn of the century Winnisquam waterfront property at 20 Winnicoash Street in Laconia has 1,624-square-feet of living space, three bedrooms, 1 ½ baths, a one car garage, and sits on a .31 acre lot with 94-feet of water frontage. The asking price was $480,000 and it sold for

$457,674 which was well under the assessed value of $523,200.

Another extremely quick sale was at 44 Driftwood Drive in Moultonborough. This Winnipesaukee waterfront home was built in 2000 and has 2,924-square-feet of living area, a master bedroom suite, three guest rooms , three full baths, cathedral ceilings, gas fireplace, and a two car garage on a .63 acre lot with 100 feet of frontage with Southern exposure. This property was listed for $859,000 and sold for $825,000 after just two days on the market. The town’s current tax assessment is $943,000. Good deal, quick sale, happy seller, and happy buyer!

Over at 26 Hunter Court in Belmont an older 70’s vintage two bedroom, two bath, 1416-squarefoot ranch with a two car garage on a 1.11 acre lot also found a quick buyer. This property was listed at $134,900 and got a full price offer after only five days on the market. This great entry level home is currently assessed for $193,600.

Another ranch at 104 Waukewan Street in Center Harbor also sold for well under assessed value. This home was built in 1979 and has 1,536 square feet of living area with three bedrooms, two full baths, hardwood floors throughout, and a two car garage.

It sits on a sunny 1.15 acre lot near the Waukewan Golf Course so I hope the new owners like to chase those little white balls around. This home was listed at $199,900 and sold for $187,500 after only 8 days on the market. The assessed value is $287,900. Are you beginning to see the trend?

A great little cottage with access to Hills Pond at 197 Alton Shores Road in Alton also sold in just 9 days. This four room, two bedroom, 680-squarefoot get-a-way is cute as a button and sits on .56 acres with two lots of record. The property is seasonal, but at only $93,500 it makes a great little summer vacation property. Perhaps you can go there to hide from the Mrs. or vice versa. The town’s current tax assessment is $117,1000.

So there you have it. Five quick sales; two waterfronts, two small ranches, one water access, and more accurately, five good deals.

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

You can also receive these reports by email. Roy Sanborn is a REALTOR® for Roche Realty Group, at 97 Daniel Webster Highway in Meredith and can be reached at 677-8420. Data was compiled as of 9/12/11 using the Northern New England Real Estate MLS System.

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OBITUARIES

Rosemary C. Kemp, 92

MEREDITH — Rosemary Crocker Kemp, 92, of Meredith, NH died peacefully September 19, 2011 with her family by her side at Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia, NH after a short illness.

She was born November 4, 1918 in Fitchburg, MA daughter of Bigelow and Barbara Cushing Crocker.

She resided in Fitchburg until 2006 when she moved to Golden View Health Care Center in Meredith.

During her many years in Fitchburg she energetically supported such local institutions as the Fitchburg Historical Society, the Fitchburg Art Museum, the Unitarian Church and the Audubon Society’s Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary in Princeton, MA. She also took special joy in working with her family on the North Country Land Trust and other forest and woodland conservation projects. As all of her large family will attest, she showed special devotion to maintaining and strengthening family relationships, and it seemed that she warmly embraced everyone she met as a member of her family. She always had a spark in her eye for fun, and loved

reminiscing going back surely to such childhood activities as missing Church on Sunday to go roller skating at the family paper mills with her brother Biggie under the watchful eye of their father.

She is survived by four children, William and his wife Lise of Montreal Canada, John and his wife Joyce of Exeter, NH, Lawrence of Gilbert, AZ and Barbara of Meredith; a sister Carolyn and her husband Sears Winslow of North Andover, MA; seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren; she was predeceased by her brother Bigelow Crocker.

Services: A memorial celebration will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Rd. Princeton, MA 01541; or Copper Cannon Camp, PO Box 124, Franconia, NH 03580, www. coopercannon.org.

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Future business leaders hosting Holiday Fair BELMONT — Members of the Belmont High School chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) have been busy preparing for the fifth annual Holiday Fair, to be held at the high school on Saturday, November 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Last year’s event included approximately 60 vendors offering a wide variety of crafts and other gift items. Advisor Ben Hill notes, “The fair has been growing each year. We had well over 1,000 shoppers last year. The students have really done a nice job, received positive feedback, and they enjoy the opportunity to work with vendors and the community on a successful event.”

Additional vendors are still being accepted for this year’s fair. In addition, breakfast, lunch, and snacks

will be offered throughout the day. A raffle will be held and include many crafted items, as well as gift certificates to local shops and restaurants. Finally, silent auction items will include a 2012 Inner Circle Membership at the Meadowbrook US Cellular Pavilion.

Any vendors wishing to attend the Holiday Fair can contact Ben Hill at Belmont High School (bhill@ sau80.org or 267-6525 x211). In addition, anyone wishing to donate food items or raffle items can contact Hill, and they will be recognized at the entrance to the fair for their generous support of the students and the event.

Proceeds from the fair are used to support students attending NH-FBLA conferences and competitions.

2nd annual Crop Walk for hunger planned for October 2 nity Church and Trinity Episcopal Church in Tilton.

Registration will take place at the Franklin United Methodist Church between 1:15 and 1:45 pm. Following a short program a band of several Franklin High School students will lead the walkers to Trestle Park, where a group photo will be taken. Refreshments will be served at Boutin Center at St. Mary of the Assumption in Tilton. Drivers will be available for those who cannot walk back to Franklin.

There will be prizes for the walkers raising the most money. Goal of the Crop Walk is $5,000. Those who would like to walk or sponsor a walker please contact Marilyn Ladew at 934-5717 or mrlynldw@ gmail.com. Pledges will also be accepted online at www.cropwalkonline.org/franklinnh.

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Twenty five percent pf the money raised will go to the Twin Rivers Interfaith Food Pantry and the rest will be used by Church World Service to meet the needs of those in disaster areas, such as those left behind recently by Hurricane Irene.

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Lakes Region Youth Chorus starts rehearsals 10/4 GILFORD — Lakes Region Singers’ new leader, Karen Jordan, has announced the formation of a new group to be called the Lakes Region Youth Chorus.

According to Jordan, “Kids 9 to 13 are welcome, and no audition is required.” Schools in the area have been contacted to recruit interested young members, and the first rehearsal will be held Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 6:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Gilford.

“I felt it was time to begin a kids’ community chorus, because nothing like this exists so far, and I know there must be a lot of young talent in our

area. With so many school budget cuts to the arts, it seems like the right thing to do, so that students who want a choral experience will have the opportunity to get it,’’ said Jordan.

Director Jordan, who started her leadership of the Lakes Region Singers just last spring when longtime director Betty Welsh retired, has sung professionally for many years. While raising four children and teaching private voice lessons at home, she found time to do summer stock in Boston where she sang in “The Mikado.”

She has also performed as a soloist with the New Hampshire Music Festival, a featured singer with the jazz quartet called Swell Party, and several roles in the local Streetcar Company’s musical productions.

The regular Lakes Region Singers adult chorus will resume their rehearsals for the fall concert season on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 7:30 pm., also at First United Methodist in Gilford.

GILFORD — Fireside Inn & Suites has announced that Francis Tuscano has joined the hotel as general manager. Tuscano has 35 years of experience in the hospitality industry.

He has worked for the past eight years as the general manager of the Anchorage Inns & Suites in Portsmouth and Rochester.

Tuscano was previously employed by LaCava Associates as a general manager at several of their properties in Waltham, Marlboro and Fitchburg, MA. He said that he is looking forward to getting involved with the local community charities. In the past 12 years he has been a member of Rotary Inter-

national as well as other organizations.

The Fireside Inn & Suites has 24 suites and 59 full size rooms and is owned by Lafayette Hotels.

Established in 1982, Lafayette Hotels is a Mainebased company which owns and operates 29 hotels in Maine and New Hampshire and one in Michigan. Lafayette Hotel properties include six Fireside Inn & Suites located in Auburn, Bangor, Portland, and Waterville, Maine, as well as Gilford and West Lebanon. Other locations include: the Senator Inn & Spa in Augusta, Holiday Inn by the Bay, the Boothbay Harbor Inn and the Tugboat Inn in Boothbay Harbor, among others.

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GILFORD — A genealogical workshop sponsored by the Mary Butler Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution will be held on October 1 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Gilford Public Library.

Leading the workshop will be Tylene Jousse, New Hampshire State Organization Daughters of the American Revolution (NHSODAR) Organizing Secretary and Judy Eriksen, NHSODAR State Registrar.

There is no charge and the workshop is open to prospective members and anyone who is interested in working on family lineage. Women interested in joining DAR will find the assistance especially helpful.

Those planning to attend should bring any helpful data concerning their ancestors. Worksheets will be provided.

Preregistration is not required. For more information, call 293-0429.

The Fireside Inn & Suites Lake Winnipesaukee welcomes new general manager Francis Tuscano

DAR hosting genealogical workshop on October 1

Meredith Rotary ice fishing derby adds species MEREDITH — The Great Meredith Rotary Ice Fishing Derby, scheduled for the weekend of February 11-12, 2012, will be adding a new species.

Tracy Aquilla, derby chairman, said “For the 2012 Derby, we are introducing the Black Crappie to the winner boards.”

The New Hampshire Fish & Game Department reports that this species has been recently introduced to New Hampshire waters, inhabiting quiet, weedy areas of lakes, ponds and streams. Black crappies are in the Sunfish family, grow up to 16 inches long and can weigh five pounds. They are character-

ized by their round body, greenish back, silvery belly and silverly sides with black markings. Jigs fished through the ice are successful crappie lures.

The minimum sized Black Crappie that can be entered into the Derby will be 13 inches.

“This will our 33rd year for the fishing derby. And you don’t need to fish to win many of our cash prizes, you simply need a derby ticket.”

Late breaking information is available on the Meredith Rotary Club website, and online sales of derby tickets will be available through the website (www.meredithrotary.org) beginning October 1.

LACONIA — The Laconia Parks and Recreation Department is offering a variety of fall programs at the Laconia Commuity Center geared to all ages, for the young and old and those in between.

For young girls ages 3-6 there’s the Royal Princess Academy, where girls will learn to wave, curtsy, walk and speak like a princess. They will learn to be kind to others, do arts and crafts and will receive a princess diploma.

The classes will be on Thursdays, October 6, 20 and 27 from 1–1:45 p.m. and will cost $20 per child with a $50 per family maximum. Registration deadline is September 30. Call 524-5046.

There will also be a beginners sewing class on Tuesdays, October 4, 11, 18 and 25 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. The cost is $50 and participants will need to bring their own sewing machine, a basic sewing kit

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by September 30. Call 524-5046.

Tuesday mornings a Yoga class will get underway at 9:30 a.m. starting October 4 for a six-week session. Fee for seniors 62 and over is $25 and $30 for younger people. A water bottle and a yoga mat are suggested. Participants will work in and out of chairs for support. Call 524-5046 for more information.

Tuesday afternoons will offer classic games from 1-4 p.m. It is a free program and no registration is necessary.

Thursday mornings from 9-11 a.m. those with nimble fingers will be knitting and crocheting hats, mittens, scarves for the people of the area that may need them. The yarn will be provided along with coffee and all the talk is free. Just bring your own needles.

GILFORD — The Gilford Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring a four-week session of Beginner/Intermediate Olympic Archery instruction to be led by certified archery instructors from Archery In Motion.

The program will be held on Friday afternoons from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. on October 7 through October 28 at the Arthur A. Tilton Ice Rink. The class is for youth and adults aged 7 years old and up and no experience is required.

Enrollment in this program is limited. Registration forms can be picked up at the Parks and Recreation office or can be found on the department website at www.gilfordrec.com .

Cost is $55 per person and includes all necessary equipment. Personal equipment can be used with approval by instructor.

For more information, contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 527-4722.

PLYMOUTH — Lamson Learning Commons is presenting a photo exhibition “Iran 1967-1969: David McBride Photographs,’’ through October 7 at Lamson Library.

The exhibition presents a series of 28 photographs depicting life in Iran during the late 1960s. McBride, PSU associate director of admissions, lived in Iran for 12 years. During the first two years he served

as a Peace Corps volunteer teaching English-as-asecond language at two middle schools in the northwestern town of Miandoab.

McBride turned to black and white film to capture the essence and personality of ‘the neighborhood’ and its people because of the earth-toned landscape.

These photographs will be on display near the Lamson Learning Commons information desk.

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Friday afternoon archery lessons start October 7

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By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Everything happens in its own time. Rushing makes it harder for you. Don’t let stress and strain creep in. Slow down.

Remember what you learned from the frustrations of your parents.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

Sit around a table with friends, colleagues or loved ones. Relax and unwind together. Talk about your day.

You will discover something you didn’t know before.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

Your priorities will shift again, and as they do, you’ll think about how well your current lifestyle really suits you.

You don’t have to figure it out in one day. This process of evaluation will go on for weeks to come.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

Friends may disappoint you, so you’ll have to cut them some slack. You’ll ultimately be better off letting them be themselves instead of making them feel they have to perform or walk on eggshells around you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You feel relaxed, and you create a relaxed environment around you. You feel you can share honestly with your loved ones without being attacked. It’s a safe, comfortable feeling.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 24).

You’ll make yourself useful. This habit will keep you at the center of the social swirl and in a prime professional position. Refusing to take things personally, you’ll sail past financial and political obstacles. December features travel and stellar entertainment. A group effort will make a difference in the world. Gemini and Aries people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 14, 39, 11 and 29.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You will feel empowered to experiment. You’ll eat different food, talk to new people and read about subjects you never considered before. You’ll like how this develops you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). People like what they can be involved in. You may start out alone, but don’t finish all by yourself, too, or you’ll be setting yourself up for judgment and possibly rejection.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You are deeply averse to inconveniencing others. What you fail to understand is that being inconvenienced can be the most interesting part of a person’s day.

Who are you to deprive someone of that?

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Your commitments are so numerous that if you don’t write them down or put them into a good system, you’ll likely lose your way. Take a moment to consider all of the promises, big and small, you’ve made of late.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It is hard to be nice to someone when you think that person is behaving like an idiot.

But try. Detach, step back, and see the dynamic from a higher place. Compassion requires perspective.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The world is put off by ill-mannered pushiness. Needing results to come faster than they seem to want to come creates struggle and negativity. Go the other way. Make peace with the natural pace of things.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). A friendly invitation comes your way, and you would be wise to accept it, mostly because you’ll have a good time. Social antics will be an adventure. Laughter will light your path.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Saturday, Sept. 24, the 267th day of 2011. There are 98 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 24, 1789, Congress passed a Judiciary Act which provided for an Attorney General and a Supreme Court.

On this date: In 1869, thousands of businessmen were ruined in a Wall Street panic known as “Black Friday” after financiers Jay Gould and James Fisk attempted to corner the gold market.

In 1929, Lt. James H. Doolittle guided a Consolidated NY-2 Biplane over Mitchel Field in New York in the first all-instrument flight.

In 1948, Mildred Gillars, accused of being Nazi wartime radio propagandist “Axis Sally,” pleaded not guilty in Washington, D.C., to charges of treason. (Gillars, later convicted, ended up serving 12 years in prison.)

In 1955, President Dwight D. Eisenhower suffered a heart attack while on vacation in Denver.

In 1961, “Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color” premiered on NBC (it succeeded Disney’s anthology series on ABC).

In 1963, the U.S. Senate ratified a treaty with Britain and the Soviet Union limiting nuclear testing.

In 1976, former hostage Patricia Hearst was sentenced to seven years in prison for her part in a 1974 bank robbery in San Francisco carried out by the Symbionese Liberation Army. (Hearst was released after 22 months after receiving clemency from President Jimmy Carter.)

In 1991, kidnappers in Lebanon freed British hostage Jack Mann after holding him captive for more than two years. Children’s author Theodor Seuss Geisel (GY’-zul), better known as “Dr. Seuss,” died in La Jolla, California, at age 87.

One year ago: President Barack Obama and Southeast Asian leaders meeting in New York sent China a firm message over territorial disputes between Beijing and its neighbors, calling for freedom of navigation in seas that China claimed as its own.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor-singer Herb Jeffries is 100. Actress Sheila MacRae is 87.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Sonny Turner is 72. Singer Barbara Allbut is 71. Singer Phyllis “Jiggs” Allbut is 69. Singer Gerry Marsden is 69. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Joe Greene is 65. Actor Gordon Clapp is 63. Former U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy II, D-Mass., is 59. Actor Kevin Sorbo is 53. Actress-writer Nia Vardalos is 49. Country musician Marty Mitchell is 42. Actress Megan Ward is 42. Singer-musician Marty Cintron (No Mercy) is 40. Contemporary Christian musician Juan DeVevo (Casting Crowns) is 36. Actor Justin Bruening is 32.

Olympic gold medal gymnast Paul Hamm is 29. Actor Kyle Sullivan is 23.

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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS Autumn Festival at the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in Holderness. Live animal presentations and crafts for children throughout the day. Regular trail admission. $15/adults. $12/seniors. $10/youth. No charge for members. www.nhnature.org.

Carter Mountain Brass Band concert at First United Methodist Church in Gilford. 7:30 p.m. Donations accepted at the door. A part of the congregations celebration of the 150th anniversary of the church’s founding in the Lakes Region.

5th Annual Family Fun Fest at Praise Assembly of God Church (180 School Street) in Tilton. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Free.

Public open house at N.H. Fish & Game’s Owl Brook Hunter Education Center (387 Perch Pond Rd.) in Holderness. Free. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Annual Plymouth Area Community Health Fair. 8 to 11 a.m. at Boulder Point, just off the Tenney Mountain Highway. Free health screenings and information.

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

38th Laconia Farmers’ Market. Every Saturday morning from 8 a.m. to noon in the City Hall parking lot. www. laconiafarmersmarket.com.

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

Call 645-9518.

Open Door Dinners offer free weekly meal in Tilton.

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

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“Cowcello”, organic groovefest at the Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion in Gilford. An effort to inspire and encourage individuals to embrace a life of health, wellness and fitness, environmental consciousness and awareness of natural ,organic and alternative products and solutions.

Includes nine hours of music, starting at 2 p.m. Tickets at www.meadowbrook.net or 293-4700.

Antiques Appraisal Day to benefit the Andover Historical Society. 1 to 4 p.m. at the firehouse in Andover Center.

Featuring auctioneer Dan Olmstead. $5 per item or three for $12.

Sports Card & Collectibles Show at the Leavitt Park House in Laconia. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hosted by the Rich Valasquez Youth Sports Equipment Foundation.

Birding walk along Andover’s Northern Rail Trail. 8 to 10 a.m. Sponsored by Proctor Academy and the Friends of the Rail Trail in Merrimack County. Free. Start and end in the parking lot beside Carr Field on Main Street. Call 735-5021 if weather becomes a concern.

4th Annual Inter-Lakes PTO Walk-a-thon & Famiy Fun Fitness Day. 1 to 4 p.m. on the high school football field.

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“Seeking the truth and printing it” THE LACONIA DAILY SUN is published Tuesday through Saturday by Lakes Region News Club, Inc. Edward Engler, Mark Guerringue, Adam Hirshan, Founders Offices: 65 Water St., Laconia, NH 03246 Business Office 737-2020, Newsroom 737-2026, Fax: 527-0056 News E-mail: news@laconiadailysun.com CIRCULATION: 18,000 distributed FREE Tues. through Sat. in Laconia, Weirs Beach, Gilford, Meredith, Center Harbor, Belmont, Moultonborough, Winnisquam, Sanbornton, Tilton, Gilmanton, Alton, New Hampton, Plymouth, Bristol, Ashland, Holderness.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: I discovered that my 55-year-old husband of 35 years was texting, calling and receiving calls from a 27-year-old woman for a period of nine weeks. Sometimes there were 200 texts in a day. I’m pretty sure she was sexting him, but I can’t prove it.

When I confronted him, I discovered he was also having breakfast, lunch and dinner with her and sometimes going to her apartment for coffee. Even if there was no sex involved, it was wrong. I was sad, angry and devastated. We talked about it, and he mentioned some things he needed me to change, and I agreed. He says he never touched her and promised to stop contacting her altogether.

Six months later, I found out she was still calling him. They also went shopping together, and she was seen in his car. He still says he didn’t do anything wrong because there was no sex.

I am beside myself. I am living with a liar.

I love my husband and want to stay married. He says the same, but how can we stay together when he won’t take responsibility for what he has done? My husband has always been the most honest person I know, so this is completely out of character for him. He’s also grossly overweight and bald. But he’s financially successful, and this woman has money problems.

Please tell me how to get through to him. -- Want Her Out of Our Lives Dear Want: You assume that this woman is only interested in your bald, overweight husband because of his money. You could be right. But he is interested in her for other reasons, and that is what you need to address. He is besotted and has no intention of leaving her alone. Even a temporary midlife crisis can damage your marriage permanently. Get some counseling -- with or without him -- and figure out your next step.

Dear Annie: My friends and family believe I am wealthy and at times have asked for loans that are never repaid. I am generous with people and have given money when it matters -- once to get a family member into a treatment facility and another time to help someone who needed to sell their home.

My husband and I have saved and invested during our entire marriage, and I am continuing to do so in retirement. Now I have money challenges myself and really don’t want to loan money, nor do I enjoy talking about someone else’s financial problems. How can I tell people I don’t want to discuss their bills and would rather have a different conversation? -- Not Mrs. Gotrocks Dear Mrs.: By saying so and then changing the subject. It’s OK to tell them, “I wish I could help you, but I am no longer in a position to do so. How are the kids?”

Dear Annie: Like “No Signature, Please,” I also grew up with an abusive father and a mother who allowed it to happen.

I was in counseling for many years, and one counselor put things into perspective for me. He said I should think of my father as mentally ill. This attitude allowed us to remain in touch for the remainder of his life and permitted my children to have a great relationship with him -- one of the best gifts I could have given them.

Dad passed away 20 years ago. I can now look back and say that I am glad I was able to forgive him. Now I am responsible for my elderly mother’s care. I sometimes have to remind myself that I am a better person because I am doing my best to protect her, although she never protected me. -- Another No Signature, Please Dear Another: Bless you for choosing to take the high road.

You have obviously become a stronger person because of it.

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

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Animals

Autos

Autos

BOATS

AKC German Shepherd puppies ready 10/15, 1 all black female, 1 all black male, $1500/ea. 6 bi colored $1200/ea. Eilene (603)374-9257.

1999 Ford Ranger. Runs good, looks good. $1,200.

603-524-1242

CASH in your pocket for junk cars and trucks! 7 days a week.

603-717-6340 leave message.

MOBILE shrink wrapping and winterization, $10 a foot. 630-3198

2001 FORD Explorer XLT4-Wheel drive, 4-door, immaculate interior, body excellent condition, AC, 71,000 miles. $5,500.

603-476-5017

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

Australian Shepherd Puppies for sale. 2 males remaining.

Blue/green eyes, registered parents. For more information, please call 603-455-4058 DACHSHUNDS puppies boys & girl heath & temperament guaranteed. $350 to $450.

(603)539-1603.

DOBERMAN puppies with registration, three red males left.

Tails and dews done. Parents on site. $750.00. 581-9152 ROTTWEILER Pups, AKC, tails, shots done, parents on premises, $950. 340-6219

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

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

Autos

2002 Ford Focus Station Wagon SE: 58,000 miles, good condition. $5,900. 524-8213.

2002 GMC Sierra X-cab 4X4. SL package, AC, AM/FM/CD. 130,000 miles, well-maintained.

Asking $6,495. 476-5164 2003 Cadillac CTS- Black. 93K miles, excellent condition. $8,000.

Call 603-707-0102 2003 Monte Carlo V6 w/76,000 miles CD/Radio, built in Amp Good, clean condition and alarmed $4,000 OBO 556-7307 2006 Ford 500- Original owner, AWD, 26+MPG, 89K miles, extras. Excellent condition. $12,500. 253-4590

/FOR Sale 1999 Jetta Gls, 260 K miles, new Michelin Tires, completely tuned up. $2400 848-0014

2007 Honda CRV. 1 owner, excellent condition, 85k miles, black w/ tan leather interior.

Many options.

Carfax. $14,900/obo (603)539-3185.

1992 Buick- 6 Cylinder, auto, 4 door. Gets around 20 mpg. New brakes. $1,500. 603-539-5194

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

TOP DOLLAR PAID for junk cars & trucks. $200 & up. Avaiable 7 days. 630-3606 WANTED- 2000-2009 Toyota Tacoma or Tundra or SUV with little rust, under $12,000.

293-7937

BOATS 1972 Scotty Craft: 27ft, red & white w/trailer, 2 Buick 155hp twin engines. $15,000/b.r.o.

524-7901.

1973 Glastron Carlson 16 ft. 100 HP Mercury 1985. Stored inside, 36 years. $4,900. 293-2111 1984 Wellcraft 19.5 ft I/O 5.7 250 HP. New engine & new upholstery. Runs great. With twin axle trailer included. $2900 obo.

Must sell. 630-2440.

BEFORE/AFTERSCHOOL Childcare: Laconia mother of two has openings, days only, 527-8129.

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

528-1857.

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

MOBILE BOAT SHRINK WRAPPING & WINTERIZATION 24 Years Experience Earlybird September Special

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.

581-4847 (previously 527-0032)

BELMONT,

$10/ft. for most boats

BELMONT: 2 bedroom, 1st floor, coin-op laundry and storage space in basement. $220/week including heat, electric & hot water. 524-1234.

CLEAN UPDATED studios in Tilton. Heat/Hot Water included. $590/Month.

Cat okay.

603-393-9693 or 916-214-7733 Laconia: Single Occupancy Furnished Rooms $107/wk

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

Make Riverbank Rooms your home.

524-1884 or 934-3287 Franklin-Duplex/Condo- Large 4-bedroom 1-bath, deck, newly renovated, washer/dryer hook-up, 4-season porch, 2-car parking.

Security & references required.

No smoking/pets. $1,050/Mo. + utilities.

Available 10/1.

978-290-0801 GILFORD 3 bedroom waterfront winter rental. Dock, washer & dryer. Available through May 31st. $900/mo. + Utilities. Oil heat. No pets. (603) 778-9515 GILFORD Condo: 2-bedroom, 1.5 bath, granite counters, fireplace, pool/tennis/washer/dryer. $1,100/month plus utilities. No pets. 617-501-8545 GILFORD Small 1-bedroom house w/galley kitchen, porch & private drive. $600/Month +utilities, no pets. 293-2750 GILFORD waterfront winter rental, 3Br furnished, outdoor hotub, some utilities paid. Available thru 5/31. $1500/mo 781-844-0444 Gilford- 4 bedroom house for rent. $1,500/Month. First & last security. No pets. 387-7543 GILFORD-SPACIOUS 4-bedroom 3-bath house. Furnished, $1,800/Month, first & last. 5 minutes to beach/Ski. 860-608-1204 GILFORD: 2 and 3-bedroom units from $250/Week includes heat & utilities. Pets considered.

Security/References. 556-7098.

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

GILFORD: 1BR WITH AMAZING VIEWS, includes heat, hot water, electric, cable. Newly remodeled, dead-end location, quiet, 3 miles to downtown. No pets, $165/week. Sec. plus first week.

455-8319 LACONIA 3 bedroom homeShore Dr. $1,100/Month. First & Last security. No pets. 387-7543

HEAT INCLUDED! Two 2-bedroom units $800/Month.

Security deposit required. Newly painted, quiet location. 387-8664 LACONIA -Beautiful, large 1 bedroom in one of Pleasant Street!s finest Victorian homes.

Lots of natural woodwork, Beamed ceilings, fireplace, washer/dryer, heat & hot water included. $900/Month 528-6885 LACONIA 1 Bedroom with garage, $550/ month plus utilities. Security, deposit, references. Please call 520-8212.

LACONIA 2 Br, $950/mo heat and hot water included, laundry hook ups. No pets, no smokers.

707-1908 Laconia 3-4 Bedroom. Huge enclosed porch, washer/dryer hook-up. No pets. First + Security. $1,100/Month. 387-6810 LACONIA ONE bedroom efficiency apartment, partially furnished, second floor, close to hospital. $130/week, Includes heat/hot water, lights. Very clean, owner lives in the home. Security deposit and references required.

No pets/smoking. 524-5437 LACONIA Pleasant St. Studio apartment $650/Month. Heat/hot water included, no pets/smoking.

524-5837

LACONIA, NH Spacious two and three Bedroom Apartments $600.00 - $800.00 per month. (Security Deposit equals 1 months rent).

Utilities Not Included.

Section 8 Welcome, Income Restrictions Apply.

Well Maintained Units, Off Street Parking. No Pets Please

CONTACT US TODAY FOR MORE INFO!

1-800-742-4686 THE HODGES COMPANIES 201 Loudon Rd. Concord, NH 03301

LACONIA South Down Shores 3-Bed, 3-Bath Townhouse with Garage $1,400 + Utilities

(603)455-9189

LNA background, activities of daily living, companionship, cleaning, shopping, meal prep. Flexible hours and overnights. 581-4877

Alton- Unfurnished home. 5-years young 2-3 bedrooms, fully applianced w/washer/dryer, eat-in kitchen, jacuzzi garden tub.

Garage, ceramic tile kitchen & bath, farmers porch. 1st & security, $1,285/Month. Steve 401-241-4906

Leavitt Park 334 Elm St., Laconia

For Rent Gilmanton 4-Corners, 1 bedroom in nice neighborhood. Wireless internet and hot water included, propane heat and electricity separate. Coin-op laundry, parking, backyard. Security deposit and lease req'd. No smoking or dogs. $680/month 267-1711.

Employment Wanted

For Rent

6 pm Tuesday, September 27 Preview 4 pm

phone 603-528-0247

Child Care

3 BR, 1 1/2 bath home in country setting, close to everything. $1200/mo plus utilities and i month security deposit required.603-393-8424

David's Antique & CollectiblesAuction

Wakefield green wicker chaise, Vict sewing bird,5 Morgan dollars, paper, Excelsior accordian, sax, clarinet,jewelry, HO trains, sterling dresser set, 4 gal. jug w/ blue décor, old keys & locks, many small boxes full of interesting trinkets,wedding band quilt.

For more detailed list & photos go to auctionzip.com & enter ID 4217 D Cross lic 2487* email gavelcross@yahoo.com

Business Opportunities LACONIA Pizza- Deli -Market. 25 years, same owners. Business & Real Estate. N. Main St. $475,000. 293-2111

For Rent BELMONT-1 bedroom, heat, hot water, cable included. $175/week. no pets, security, references.

(603)520-5132

Rt. 106. Taking

Rental Assistance Available Apply Now At

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.

Hurry and call today to see if you qualify, or download an application at:

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

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Saturday, September 24, 2011— Page 21

For Rent

For Rent

For Rent

For Sale

LACONIA waterfront condo rental, 1-BR next to Naswa, private beach, no pets $725/mo.

978-855-2112

LACONIA: Large 3-bedroom apartment. Second floor, parking. $850 + utilities, security/backgound check required.

603-781-6294.

SMALL 1 BR, w/d, garage parking for 1 car. Union Avenue, Laconia NH. $650/mo. Plus Uttilies. Available Oct. 1 774-230-0109

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

Sussievale- Spacious 2 bedroom home. Parking & storage. references & credit check. $1,000/month (757) 876-9559

ASH Dining Room Table- 47X35 with pop-up leaf in the center & 4-chairs. One surface scratch. $75/OBO

LACONIA, Large 1-bedroom, $165/week. Includes parking, heat and hot water. No pets. References & security. 455-6662.

Laconia- 3 Bedroom, fresh paint, urethane hardwood floors, private entrance, on-site plowed parking, private playground. Heat/Hot water included. No pets. $900/Month. 3 to choose from.

(603) 455-6115 LACONIA- Charming 1-bedroom apartment with private entrance and exit. Flower garden, large living room and kitchen. Utilities included. $750/Month. Call 524-5557 LACONIA -Ideal 1-bedroom, large living room, hardwood floors, modern kitchen & bath, washer/dryer, Pleasant St. Heat & Hot water inlcuded.. $750/Month 528-6885 LACONIA-VERY large apartment 1,048 sf. Includes garage, laundry hookups, porch. No pets. $850 +utilities. 603-455-0874 LACONIA: 1 bedroom, 2nd floor, near hospital. $185/week including heat, electric & hot water. 524-1234 LACONIA: 2 bedroom, 2 story apartment with access to basement and attic. $230/week, including heat, electric & hot water. 524-1234.

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

References & deposit required.

Available10/1/11. 387-3864.

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

603-781-6294.

LAKE Winnisquam waterfront.

Sanbornton, cozy cottage for 1-2 people. Beautiful views, no utilities/pets/smoking.

Unfurnished, Reduced to $725/ Month. 524-1583.

LACONIA: 3 bedroom. Clean, quiet, new carpet, near park.

Short walk to town and schools. $1,100. Heat & hot water included. Call 524-0703.

LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments.

Call for available apartments.

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

603-781-6294.

LACONIA:NEWLY REMODELED 2BR, 2BA fully furnished condo, $700/month, no utilities, no pets.

Available now-May. 978-423-2310

Two 2-Bedrooms in the Weirs.

Nice, washer/dryer hook-ups. $850-950/Month, Heat/hot water included, $500/security Call 494-3232.

MEREDITH 3-Bedroom, 2-bath, fully furnished, washer/dryer.

Beach access, boat slip. $900/month plus utilities.

Non-smokers, no cats.

Now-June. (508)265-6817.

WANTED TO RENT- Responsible Single 62 year old man, with 3 older dogs looking for monthly/winter rental in the Bristol area.

Have References 603-219-3934

MEREDITH 3BR farm house, unfurnished, great location, year lease, pets allowed, $1,200/month plus utilities, please call 455-8011.

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

MEREDITH

WEIRS BEACH Stand Alone Condo. 3-Bedrooms 2-Baths.

Beach & Pool. $1,100/Month Pets OK. (203) 372-8185

In Town - Fully Renovated 2 Bedroom 1.5 bath Condo with Garage. Quite location, Energy efficient. $1,095 + utilities No pets No smokers.

Rick (781)-389-2355 MEREDITH One bedroom apartment on second floor. Open concept, cathedral ceiling, very elegant and rustic. Plowing, parking and dumpster included, Pets? $850/month 455-5660.

LACONIA: Large, updated one bedroom apartment with heat & hot water included. Two full bathrooms, bons room with built-in cabintes. Perfect for office or storage. No dogs. Quiet neighborhood. $650.00. 566-6815 LACONIA: 2-3 bedroom, good location, full basement, washer/dryer hook-up, one stall garage, 2 porches, good condition, $950/month. Low heat costs.

No dogs/smoking. 293-7902.

Owner/Broker.

TILTON-DOWNTON 1st floor studio apartment. $800/Month includes all utilities. 286-4391

Weirs Beach- Winter rental.

2-bedroom, 2-bath furnished condo. 10/1-5/31. First+Security.

No Pets. $700+ utilities.

603-366-4373 WINNISQUAM: Small efficiency and a cottage including heat, hot water and lights. No pets. $150-$170/week. $400 deposit.

387-3864.

WINNISQUAM: 1 Bedroom Second Floor Garden Style Condo; 450 SF of Living Space; Close To Lake Winnisquam & I-93; Mint condition; $700/Month, includes all utilities.

455-0910

For Rent-Commercial

NORTHFIELD: Small 2 bedroom trailer in 11 unit trailer park with coin-op laundry on site. $200/week including heat, electric & hot water, 524-1234. www.whitemtrentals.com.

PREFERRED RENTALS Long term and winter rentals available in the towns of Moultonboro, Meredith, Center Harbor, Sandwich, Gilford, Laconia and Sanbornton. Starting at $650/ month. Please call for list of inventory at 603-253-7811 or visit our website at www.preferredrentals.com MEREDITH: Room for Rent, quiet country setting, shared living/ kitchen, electric/hw/heat/gas cooking included. Smoking ok. References required. $125/week or $500/month. Contact 707-9794.

Home Sweet Home With Affordable Housing PRINCE HAVEN APARTMENTS All utilities included Plymouth, N.H. (Prince Haven has an elderly preference) If you are 62, disabled or handicapped, (regardless of age), and meet annual income guidelines, you may qualify for our one-bedroom apts.

Call today to see if you qualify.

603-224-9221 TDD # 1-800-545-1833 Ext. 118 or Download an application at www.hodgescompanies.com Housing@hodgescompanies.com

40% of our vacancies will be rented to applicants with Extremely Low Income.

Rent is based on your household size and income.

An Equal Opportunity Housing Agent

CRAFTSMEN 10” compound miter saw with Craftsmen adjustable table, and an adjustable Craftsmen extension. Like new $125 firm. 293-7641

FRIGIDAIRE refrigerator and freezer side by side with ice maker, 3 years old, $500.

527-1149.

GOLF balls Approximately 750 excellent condition all makes.

Please call 279-7124 Jett III-Ultra Power Wheelchair with oxygen carrier. Like new. $2,000. Professional roller skates, ladies size 7 $50. 744-6107 JOHN DEERE yard trailer. Never used. A $140 value - $95 firm.

366-5775 LOVE Free Jewelry & Parties with Friends? Call 603-452-5405 for more information NASCAR Tickets for this weekends race. Laconia Grandstand.

Section C Row 33, Seats 12/13.

Turn 4. Retail $110. Pair $150.

707-6970 OAK Entertainment Center with 32” TV: Excellent condition, 58H, 38W and 21D. Asking $150 or best offer. Fantastic buy ... will go fast! Call 393-9667.

FHA Heat/AC 3 Phase Power

(603)476-8933

2002 MXZ 600, 1900 miles, good shape,$1400 Complete scuba set with computer, $500. 848-0014 2008 150cc 4 stroke scooter.

1400 miles, 55 MPH, $695 OBO. Scooter platform w/wheel chock, 2 in. receiver hitch & ramp. $200 OBO. Summit Tree Stand $100.

603-340-7066 4-white mags. 16 inch, low-profile with tires. $250. 4-large outside building security lights. $150.

279-6067 6-FT. Truck Bed: Fits Chevy 1988-1999, $400. 630-0957.

7 ft. pool table, good condition, includes all accessories $199.

Brass bar railings and footings, $199/ set. 401-580-4419.

8FTX25FT Aluminum Ground Level Box Trailer: Good storage.

Why rent when you can own?

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.

BEDROOM Set- 5-pieces- Queen bed, 2-bedside tables, triple dresser w/mirror, armoir. White & green. $900/OBO. 603-524-2503 COFFEE Table & 2-end tables.

Blond wood w/glass tops. $200/OBO. 524-2503 Dining room furniture- Drexel Heritage brand. Table, 3-leafs, 8 chairs, custom pad, buffet, & chest with lights. $10,000 new, Sell for $1,895. 603-253-3362

Free Free Corn Stocks - Come and get em! 382 Union Rd. Belmont FREE PALLETS- Union Ave., Lacoina. Call for access.

528-5001

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

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

Help Wanted AKA TOOL, INC. 1st Shift Quality Control Manager. Must have exprience in Machining Industry. Required to have a background in ISO 9000 and have a complete understanding of GD&T. Experience with programming and operation of DCC CMM also required. Salary 50K + Excellent benefits, Health/Dental/401K plan.

477 Province Road, Laconia, NH 03246.

524-1868.

Email: hr@akatool.com Area Manager looking for motivated self-starters who love jewelry.

Part or Full-time.

603-452-5405

FRONT OFFICE ASSISTANT IMMEDIATE opening for part-time front office assistant at Gilford Physical Therapy & Spine Center. Must have strong computer and typing skills and be able to multi-task in a busy office.

Must be able to work late afternoon/ early evening hours Monday thru Friday and be flexible to cover additional shifts if needed. Email resume to gilfordpt@gilfordphysicaltherapy. com.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 20 Hours flex time: Responsible for community outreach, fund raising, volunteer and program management. Good leadership, communication, organizational and computer skills required.

Non-profit experience preferred.

Contact: 253-9275 Mail: CHMM Community Caregivers, P.O. Box 421 Center Harbor, NH 03226

LNA Full Time/Part Time 3-11pm & Part Time 7am-3pm Part-Time Laundry Aide

Belknap County Nursing Home Come make a difference and promote our mission of caring for our residents, with compassion, dignity and respect. For more information and to download an application, please visit our website at www.belknapcounty.org or contact Deb Laflamme at 729-1245.

72 Primrose Drive, Laconia

2001 Kropf 37 Special Edition Park Model- Exceptionally clean, 1 bedroom. Loaded w/extras, plenty storage, upgraded insulation, appliances, furniture included, Attached 9x16, 3 season finished porch w/ furniture- must move. Currently in lakes region camp -$25K call 508-963-3504

Waukewan Antiques 55 Main St. Meredith

20% off In-stock furniture! 10% off in-stock matresses! Fall clearance overstock sale! Cozy Cabin Rustics 517 Whittier Hwy. Moultonboro, NH. Open Daily. Call Jason 603-662-9066

ONE year old Maytag washer/dryer set $500, Toyotomi new oil heater $1000, miscellaneous tools, subwoofer $25, 4 Jetta snow tires with rims $100, coat rack $15, 2 travel dvd players $40, $25, brass floor lamp $40.

Call after 5 pm. 520-5321

For Sale

Call 279-3087 or Stop In at

FLY Rods- Winston (IM6) 8ft-3-Weight, 3-piece. $285. Orvis 71/2ft. 1 weight, 2-piece $225.

524-0284 5pm

72 Primrose Drive •10,000 Sq, Ft. WarehouseManufacturing. $5,800.00

TILTON-OFFICE building for Rent. Highly visible location, 800 sf. $500/Month. 387-1692

(coins, flatware, etc. )

Antiques & Unusual Items

Furniture

Çoffee & end tables, TV console, Chair (like new) and more!

455-9244

• 3,340 Sq. Ft. WarehouseManufacturing $1,800.00

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

Electric Wheelchair- New battery $395. 387-0855 9am-9pm

Laconia-O’Shea Industrial Park

• 3,000 Sq. Ft. Office Space $2,800.00

For Sale

REFRIGERATOR, 8.8 cubic ft. chest freezer, Oak tall corner entertainment center, commercial meat slicer, best offer. 279-5598.

RUG hooking stand $25, industrial Singer sewing machine, parts, thread, etc. $100, 20+ yard of wool cloth for braiding rugs $60.

776-2571.

Several wood working tools for sale. Most power. Good condition, best offer. 293-4451

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

36x58– Reg $21,900 Now $18,800.

Source# 1IB, 866-609-4321 TRAILER 4 x 6 Steel Mesh with ramp, $495 new, never used. Alton Bay 364-0195 USED FIREWOOD EquipmentSaws, splitters, accessories, chains, Ariens, Husky, Echo, Poulan and Homelite.

All about 1-year old. 1/2 price.

998-7337 YARDMAN self propelled high wheel rear bag mower. 559K 6.5 hp 21” cut asking $150.00 or B.O. 524-5733 YARDMAN 16 1/2 HP Yard Tractor with leaf bagger, runs great!

Applications received by October 3, 2011 will receive primary consideration.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/DP/V

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Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Instruction

Services

BALLROOM DANCE Private lessons, couples only.

Professional Instruction, reasonable rates. 279-1329.

Land

Rightway Plumbing and Heating

Experienced form carpenters needed. Call 528-4961 EXPERIENCED line cook. Apply at the Main Street Station Diner, Downtown Plymouth.

FULL-TIME gas attendant, apply in person at 415 Union Ave. JCS Now HIRING 1st & 2nd shift.

We are looking for highly motivated individuals with great attitude. No exp. required. This is an appointment scheduling position; JCS is the lead marketing company in the vacation marketing industry. Commission based, top performers make $19-$25 per hour. For interview call Christina Pagliarulo at 603-581-2452 EOE

MEDICAL OFFICE

2 clerical support positions in fast paced office, full time, with benefits. Medical office experience a plus, some office experience and computer skills required. Must be pleasant, flexible and professional. Send r e s u m e t o medofficeconway@yahoo.com.

PART-TIME and per diem Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse and Medical Assistant positions available in a busy medical office that offers a variety of opportunities. Medical office experience preferred. Must be professional, pleasant and flexible.

Send resume to medofficeconway@yahoo.com.

THE Galleria Salon & Day Spa is now accepting applications.

Please apply in person & have resume ready. 1 Pleasant St., Laconia.

GILMANTON: 2-acre lots, on paved Sawyer Lake Road, $40,000- $50,000. Owner financing available. 267-1258.

Restoration Technician

MEN learn square dancing: Thursdays, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6.

Leavitt Park Clubhouse, 7pm.

934-3749. Leave number.

We!re looking for a self motivated, energetic, responsible person that has experience in water and fire restoration and a background in construction. Must have a valid driver!s license with 4 points or less. Please come to the office to fill out an application. All Brite Cleaning & Restoration, Inc. 41 Country Club Rd. Gilford, NH 03249

SHOWROOM SALES Fast paced stove shop is looking for a motivated salesperson to join our team. Weekend availability a must. Email resumes to info@fireNstone.net The Gilmanton Year-Round Library is looking for Library Director. This position is 24 hrs a week (Tue/Thur 1-7 & Wed/Fri 10-4), starting in Oct. Duties: responsible for overall operation of the Library, oversees staff and volunteers, covers circulation desk, collection maintenance, promotion of programs and compilation of stats and reports for the Board of Directors.

Qualifications: MLS preferred. The right person will be enthusiastic and responsible with attention to detail. Must have experience in library procedures, familiarity with circulation and cataloging software and good computer skills. Great people skills a must!

Closing date: October 10, 2011 Salary: $17-$20 per hour. Send resume, letter of interest & 3 recent references to gyrla@metrocast.net or GYRLA, 1385 NH Rt. 140, Gilmanton IW, NH 03837

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

Personals

PASSION FOR FASHIONcustom sewing. & alterations. Ask about fall specials September -October. 393-5878

Clearview Builders & Landscaping Property Maintenance Home Repair, Painting, Finish Work, Decks, Dock Work, Lawn Mowing, Pruning, Mulch, Fall Cleanups & Tree Trimming.

Call 387-9789

POOL CLOSINGS

Winter Covers, Service, Maintenance, Equipment, Liners, 22 years. 603-785-8305.

SPARKLY Clean. We make your house, business or commercial job sparkly clean. Give us a call.

707-9150

Recreation Vehicles

LACONIA Indoor Yard Sale Computers, laptops, electronics, household goods, men!s clothing, plus size women!s cothing.

Saturday, Sept. 24th, 8am-3pm.

115 North St. LACONIA 70 Sarasota Lane, Sat urday 9/24 9 am - 2 pm household items, gas grill party size, John Deere riding lawnmore w/grass catcher, men s clothing, billy goat leaf blower, large Sears air compressor and much more ...

LACONIA MOVING SALE NOW! Good, clean beds, chairs, dressers, lamps, tools.

Everything must go!

88 Summer St. Friday-Tuesday 9am-4pm.

LACONIA Sat. ONLY 8am-2pm 174 Sarah Circle Off Pleasant St. Everything must go!

Household items, clothes, electronics, tools, furniture, lawn mower, snow blower.

Trampoline, above ground pool, basketball hoop.

Little bit of everything!

Laconia Yard Sale- Sunday only.

7:30am-2:00pm, Rain or Shine!

21 Dartmouth St.

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

FOR Sale By Owner: 2-Bedroom house, 1-11/4 bath. 180 Mechanic Street, Laconia. 524-8142.

Services

LACONIA- Saturday, 9/24, 30 Morningside Drive, 8am-1pm.

Rain or Shine! A good variety of household items. Everything priced to sell!

LACONIA: 41 Elizabeth Terrace, Saturday, 9/24, 8am-2pm.

Antiques, Wedgewood, Fenton & Misc.

MEREDITH Multi-Family Estate Sale Saturday 9am-3pm

Storage Space

HANDYMAN SERVICES Small Jobs Are My Speciality

LACONIA: Garage bay for rentGood for boat/RV off season storage. $40/mo. 494-4346

Yard Sale

Rick Drouin 520-5642 or 744-6277 HOUSECLEANING-LOOKING for fall cleaning jobs. Fridays and Saturdays anytime afternoons.

Rentals, Condos, mobile homes, foreclosures. Available to help with errands/shopping. Great references. Please call 524-6363.

23 Needle Eye Rd. Off Rt. 3 Household items, furniture, children!s accessories & clothes 0-4T, womens clothes.

MEREDITH yard sale, Sat. Sept.

24, 9-1 rain or shine. Furniture, baby stuff, kids' books and educational items, TV, microwave, audio equip., bedspreads and lots more. All proceeds to benefit Susan G. Komen and Jimmy Fund. 86 Blackbrook Rd. No early birds. Please park on the road.

James Akerley Home Improvements ATTICS, garages, barns, cellars and yards cleaned out. 279-6921

LACONIA POLICE DEPARTMENT 126 New Salem Street Laconia, New Hampshire 03246 ATTN: Lori Marsh

Lori Marsh (603) 524-5257, ext. 330 lmarsh@laconiapd.org

Call 393-4949

2011 North Country Travel Trailer.

29 ft. w/slide. Like new, used 4 times. Selling because of health.

Hitch, covers, jacks, hoses and sewer equipment, inc. New $20,000; asking $16,500. (603) 539-4578

Crossing Guard

Applications can be downloaded at www.laconiapd.org or obtained at the Laconia Police Department.

Deadline for Applications: Friday, October 7, 2011 EOE Questions or inquiries can be referred to:

Fully Insured. License #3647

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

Motorcycles Buy • Sell • Trade www.motoworks.biz

The Laconia Police Department is actively seeking an individual to fill the position of: for the Elm Street School area. Position will require approximately 1 hour in the morning and 1 hour in the afternoon on each school day.

Ideal position for at-home parent or retiree.

Applications & 3 references can be submitted to:

Over 20 Years Experience

GILFORD: 1 1/4 acres of level and 100% dry land. 175' on paved town road, just over Laconia line. $79,900.

Owner/broker, 524-1234.

Saturday’s Required Clerical duties require strength in math, writing and MS. Office to create & revise documents, sales binders, showroom signs & communication for customer service & telephone duties. Prior experience in field a plus! FT potential, position available immediately.

E-mail Resumes to cbruning@metrocast.net

Yard Sale FIRST Baptist Church, 49 Church Hill, Belmont Saturday 9/24, 8 am - 2 pm Something for everyone, clothes, household items and much more... Bag Sale noon - 2 pm.

LOW PRICE ~ QUALITY WORK

BELMONT: 3 acres with 180' on paved town road, all dry land.

Good gravel soils for building, driveway already roughed in, owner financing available. $54,900.

Owner/broker, 524-1234.

PT Position for Meredith Flooring and Window Treatment Store.

Services LOOKING for Jobs: Yard work, painting inside houses and odd jobs. Anytime weekends OK. 524-6363.

Low Cost Quality Work

455-8820 Over 30 Years Experience JAYNE ’ S PAINTING is now Ruel ’s Painting ...Same great service!

Jason Ruel, customer satisfaction guaranteed! 393-0976

BLUE RIBBON

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

Our Customers Don t get Soaked!

528-3531

PAINTING CO. Interior/Exterior Since 1982 ~ Fully Insured

Powerwashing

BELMONT - ARTHRITI S FOUNDATIONbenefit yard sale, 9/24, 9 to 2, 28 Vineyard Way (off Cotton Hill). Table saw, La-Z-Boy, household items Belmont- Moving Sale. Saturday, 9/24, 9am-2pm. Sunday, 9/25, 9am-12pm. Household goods, tools, bikes, patio set, dishes, craft books, fans and much more! 88 Wildlife Blvd.

BRISTOL Multi-Family Saturday, 9/26 9am-4pm Rude Rd. Off Rte. 104 Tools, Furniture & More

279-5755 630-8333 Bus.

Cell

NEED FINANCIAL HELP with the

GARAGE Sale: 55 Shore Drive, Laconia.

Saturday, 9/24, 8am-4pm. Clothes, dishes, TV!s,

RUMNEY YARD SALE huge!

Saturday & Sunday, 9am-3pm.

Household, sporting, tools & more! 39 Stone Hill Rd. From Rt. 25 go 2 miles up Stinson Lake Rd., then right on Stone Hill, Follow signs.

W. Alton- Echo Shores. 3 Family Moving/Garage sale. Saturday, 9/24, 8am-2pm. #80, #94 & #132 Minge Cove Rd., (Off Rte. 11) Furniture, kitchen sets,

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Saturday, September 24, 2011— Page 23

Laconia Little League needs new volunteers LACONIA — Laconia Little League will hold its annual meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 11 in the Laconia Room at Colby Field for the purpose of electing the Board of Directors for the coming year.

All board positions are up for re-election, and many of this year’s board members have been renominated

CALENDAR from page 19

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

MANSFIELD WOODS

60 North Rt 132, New Hampton, NH

for their positions. Several positions are completely empty, though. The 2012 board is in need of a new information officer, a new t-ball coordinator, a new coach-pitch coordinator, a new umpire-in-chief, and a new minor league coordinator. The League is always looking for someone to coordinate the concession stand.

Those interested in any of the vacant positions should visit the League’s website www.laconiall.org. for phone numbers.

New volunteerrs attending the meeting should bring their driver’s license and fill out a membership application in order to vote.

Free Zumba for beginners and strength-training for adults classes at 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. at the Pines Community Center in Northfield. 286-8653.

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. 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 Under New Ownership Guy Haas at 279-2230.

Alzheimer’s Cargiver Office: (603) 267-8182 Lowest Suport Group meetFax: (603) 267-6621 Prices ing at Forestview Manor Around! Route 140E, 3 miles on right (Parade Road) in Merfrom Exit 20, off I-93. edith. 5:30 to 7 p.m. RSVP Visit: www.nationalmultilist.com to 279-3121.

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

Mahjong game time at the Gilford Public Library.

12:30 to 3 p.m. New playFrom $208,400 on a few choice lots! ers welcome.

Program on new laws 2 Car attaChed garage • open kitChen, dining and relative to water qualliving rooms • approx. 1500 sqft. • City water & sewer Nature’s View is located off Elm St., Laconia, to Mass. Ave, to North St., to Nature’s View. ity and the authority of municipalities to develop New 7 Room Cape effective water quality at NatuRe’s View: plans and regulations. 6 3 Bedrooms, 3 baths, 2 car p.m. at the Meredith Comgarage, porch, first floor munity Center. Hosted by master suite & sun room. the Lakes Region Planning From $239,900 on a few choice lots!

Commission. For additional information call 279-8171.

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OPEN HOUSE Sunday 12 to 2 call Kevin 603-387-7463

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New “Over 55” land lease village. $6,000 down 240 at 6.5% or $59,995.

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ONE OF MEREDITH’S most desired neighborhoods. 5 BR home with so many extras. Gas & wood stoves, sunroom, deck, central vac, brick patio, and a lovely private setting on 1.6 acres. $298,000 Directions: Rt.106 to a left on Pease Rd. Turn left on Woodvale, then left on Skyview.

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Directions: Pleasant St. to a left on Gale Ave. Right on Holman St., bear left on Shore Drive.

Contact THOM ROY - 630-5228 ~ Thom_Roy@comcast.net

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LHS students Olivia Dean and Talia Leblanc at the NEACAC College Fair at UNH on Friday. (Courtesy photo)

45 LHS students attend College Fair

DURHAM — Forty-five collegebound Lacocnia High School juniors and seniors went to UNH for the NEACAC College Fair on Friday morning. From Montana to Maine, over two hundred colleges from all corners of the country were on hand to talk to students from around N.H. After the college fair the LHS students enjoyed lunch at the Holloway Commons dining hall where they were joined by several LHS alumni now attending UNH. After lunch the students went on a mini-tour of the UNH campus.

The field trip was organized by the LHS Guidance Department and the guidance office invites all seniors and parents to their next event, College Overview for Seniors, on Thursday, Sept. 29th from 7-8 p.m. in the LHS Auditorium, presented by The Center for College Planning at NHHEAF. The Guidance Counselors encourage all LHS families to watch the guidance tab of the LHS website for ongoing events and information throughout the year. For more information go to the guidance tab at: http://www2. laconiaschools.org/lhs/

Ryan Newman will be on pole for Sunday’s NASCAR ‘Chase’ race at Loudon speedway LOUDON (AP) — As rain hit the track, five drivers were parked waiting for a qualifying turn that might not come. Led by Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon, the five could afford to have their laps called because of rain: They were the five fastest in practice and would have started up front Sunday had qualifying been wiped out.

Kurt Busch wanted them to get going or else his top-five qualifying lap would have been erased, and the washout would have dumped him back into the 30s.

The rain eased up, leading to some rare pole day drama. Ryan Newman was the last car out and the fastest at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, turning a lap of 135.002 mph on Friday to win the pole for the second time this season at one of his favorite tracks. “I don’t think I’ve seen that much drama go into the last five cars in qualifying,” Newman said.

Newman started first at New Hampshire in July and went on to earn his only win of the season. Newman is seventh in the points standings and has three total poles this year.

Red Bull Racing drivers Kasey Kahne and Brian Vickers were second and third, respectively. Greg Biffle and Busch rounded out the top five.

When the rain came, Vickers sat on the pole. Juan Pablo Montoya was next in line and refused to take a turn when NASCAR asked if he wanted to run before the rain picked up from a

drizzle. So the drivers waited through a 51-minute delay.

When officials decided it was clear enough to run, Montoya turned in a miserable lap and qualified 31st.

Montoya was visibly agitated as he criticized the decision to qualify and said it was still raining at the track.

“We’ve got a car fast enough to be on the pole,” he said. “It’s a joke.”

Johnson, the five-time defending champion, was behind Montoya. He declined an opportunity to go ahead of Montoya shortly before the cars were covered on pit row. Once the track was dried and ready to race, each driver had the option to go out and lay down his qualifying lap. “I go when the 42 goes,” Johnson said.

Montoya was fifth fastest in practice — a stat that meant nothing as he stormed off in the garage.

Johnson still had trouble on a slightly slick track.

“My car was slipping and sliding pretty bad out there,” he said. “I’m not sure what the reason is for that. But we got a decent lap in and NASCAR put a huge effort in to make sure those last five cars had an even playing ground.”

Newman and Busch were the only Chase drivers in the top five.

Championship contenders occupied the next three spots, with points leader Kevin Harvick sixth, Jeff Gordon seventh and Kyle Busch eighth. Johnson was 10th.

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