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VOL. 12 NO. 68
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LACONIA — The Daily Sun is moving to more spacious quarters later this month. As of Monday, Sept. 26 the newspaper’s offices will be located at 1127 Union Ave. “I don’t believe there will be but a handful of people in the Lakes Region who won’t instantly know where to look for us when we tell them our new see suN page 10
A no meat, fish, dairy, eggs or honey picnic People line up to help themselves to vegan fare at a potluck cookout Saturday at the Tilton Island Park. (Roger Amsden/for The Laconia Daily Sun)
By RogeR Amsden FOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
TILTON — When people hear the word barbecue, the image that most often comes to mind are of animal products like steaks, chicken, ribs and sausages being cooked on a grill. There were none of those at a potluck vegan barbecue held Saturday at Tilton’s Island Park. That’s because the vegan diet means “no meat, fish, dairy, eggs or honey. No animal products period,’’ says Louisa Dell’Amico
of Northfield, who organized the cookout as a way of introducing area residents to the healthful and tasteful aspects of a vegan lifestyle. Dell’Amico, who describes herself as an independent activist, has been eating a plant-based diet for over 40 years. She is a massage therapist who teaches Zumba dance classes at the Pines Community Center and also teaches a cooking class using whole, unprocessed foods. The potluck barbecue is the second she’s held this summer. The first one held
at The Pines Community Center in July drew about 40 people and more than 30 had signed up for Saturday’s event, one of several she has organized to educate people about food, nutrition, animal agriculture and environmental issues. Some of those at the event weren’t vegans at all, like Judy Stewart of Northfield, a former chairman of the Winnisquam Regional School Board and former school administrator who said that she was attracted by the company and the see VeGaN page 10
Restoration study concludes most Jewett Brook issues are in Gilford By michAel Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — With a geomorphic assessment, the first of three steps toward restoring Jewett Brook is complete. The Conservation Commission will get its first glimpse of the study, prepared by Bear Creek Environmental of Middlesex, LOW PRICES ON WOOD & PELLET STOVES
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year later Senator Judd Gregg secured $100,000 for the project, which began with the geomorphic assessment undertaken last year. Meanwhile, Dubois & King, Inc., consulting engineers of Bedford, New Hampshire, are preparing recommendations to lessen the risk of flooding at Norsee JeWett page 16
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