The Laconia Daily Sun, September 8, 2011

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Thursday, sepTember 8, 2011

VOL. 12 NO. 70

LaCONIa, N.h.

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‘The Guys’ offers poignant challenge for local actors in two-person 9/11-themed production

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By RogeR aMsden FOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

LACONIA — Two local actors who play lead roles in “The Guys”, a play which opens tonight at the Winnipesaukee Playhouse and which focuses on the immediate aftermath of the tragedy of 9/11/2001, say that their own memories of that day and the terrible losses suffered make it more important than ever for them to “get it right’’ in their performances. “I heard about the first plane into the tower on the radio and thought I can’t believe a small plane would do that. When the second one hit, I knew that we were under attack. It was such a shock. And then when I saw the towers collapse I realized how devastating it was” says Jim Rogato, who plays the role of a New York City fire captain in the play. In order to give his performance an air of authenticity, Rogato has been preparing for his role by spending a lot of time with local firefighters and developing a sense of their shared bond. “We want to get the characters right, so that they become part of us,” says Rogato. Katie Dunn, who plays the role of a journalist helping the fire captain write eulogies for eight members of his company who were lost when the World Trade Center towers collapsed, says 9/11 was her “ ‘where were you moment?’ that will be with me all my life.” Dunn was in college in Santa Fe, New Mexico, when the attacks took place and that she remembers how

By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

LACONIA — During the first eight months of the year the tonnage of recycled materials increased 20-percent compared to the same period a year ago, representing a net reduction in the cost of collecting, transporting and disposing of solid waste of $36,699. rECyCLE page 8

see thE Guys page 9 At left: Jim Rogato as Nick/Fireman reads through notes written by Katie Dunn as Joan/the Editor as they work together in writing eulogies for the fallen firefighters of 9/11 during the dress rehearsal of “The Guys” at the Winnipesaukee Playhouse on Wednesday evening. (Karen Bobotas/for the Laconia Daily Sun)

Register of Deeds, Commissioners caught by contradictory statutes By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

LACONIA — With the patience of the Belknap County Commissioners running thin, at least another week will pass before attorneys propose a resolution to their dispute with Barbara Luther, the Register of Deeds, over whether she must comply with the recommendations of the independent auditor. When the commissioners met last evening attorney Phillip McLaughlin, representing Luther, assured them that he aimed to reach a settlement in the best interests of

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both the register and the county, but could not do so before the end of next week. “The end of next week is reasonable,” said attorney Paul Fitzgerald, who represents the commission. “We’ll all be here next week.” “We’ve been here for the last month,” grumbled Commissioner Steve Nedeau of Meredith. Since July, when Melanson Heath & Company, P.C. reported to the commission, Luther has refused to accept the auditor’s recommendation to close the registry’s accounts and deposit the taxes and fees it collects directly into the county general

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fund. In support of their recommendation, the auditors cited the state law delineating the duties of county treasurers (RSA 29:1), which reads “the county treasurer shall have custody of all moneys belonging to the county, and shall pay out the same only upon orders of the commissioners.” Luther, however, relies on the statute governing registers of deeds, a section of which (RSA 478:17-i) stipulates that “Each register of deeds shall pay over once a month to his county treasurer, for use of the county, all fees received by him as such register see COuNty page 9 Modern Woodmen

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