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Family Fun To Celebrate The Season Library, children can decorate gingerbread houses on Wednesday, Dec. 10, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. The library also will have a Christmas singa-long on Friday, Dec. 12, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., with cookies and punch and a visit from Santa.

The Gilford Village Candlelight Stroll will take place on Saturday, Dec. 13, from 5 to 7 p.m. Experience the magic of the many lights as you stroll through town (including some elaborately decorated houses), take a horse-and-wagon ride, and enjoy some warm food, with treats for the children.

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The Mill Falls Marketplace in Meredith will hold its Holiday Open House on Sunday, Dec. 7, from 1 to 4 p.m., with horse-and-wagon rides, carolers, refreshments, and an appearance by “Merry” Poppins. Also in Meredith, the Interlakes Summer Theatre is performing “Yes, Virginia, the Musical” at the Inter-Lakes High School auditorium on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 4 and 7 p.m., and on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 3 p.m. Letters to Santa can be mailed from the lobby. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 603- 7076035 or visit www.interlakestheatre. com.

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By Sarah Wright The countdown to Christmas has begun! If you’re looking for family fun, there are plenty of events scheduled around the lake this month. I’ve also heard from my elf friends that Santa will be making lots of appearances to visit with children in the area.

Here is a round up of some of the festivities: In Tuftonboro, experience the lighting of the tree at the Tuftonboro Free Library on Friday, Dec. 5, at 6 p.m. Join the caroling sing-a-long and then listen to a reading of “The Polar Express”.

The town hall in Alton will celebrate Light Up Night on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Enjoy free refreshments, make a craft, and visit with Santa before viewing the treelighting in Ginny Douglas Park.

Visit the Christmas Village at the Laconia Community Center on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 4 - 5, from 6 to 8 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 6 - 7, from 2 to 5 p.m.

Take a sleigh ride, view some fun toy trains, visit with Santa, and enjoy some cookies and punch. You can even choose a wooden decoration to take home.

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A Different Kind Of Farming: Christmas Trees

By Kathi Caldwell-Hopper Growing Christmas trees takes a lot of patience and dedication. At least 10 years is the time span to grow a tree to full size and it is something most of us give little thought to as we choose and decorate a holiday tree.

Tending and selling Christmas trees is never far from Richard Muehlke’s mind. After working at an out-ofstate day job, he is often at the Gilford property where he grew up. There he tackles his “weekend job” of planting, tending to, and, every holiday season, selling high-quality Christmas trees.

Selecting a tree at Muehlke Family Tree Farm, located at 320 Belknap Mountain Road in Gilford, has been a tradition with many families for years.

Those who obtain their Christmas trees from the cut-your-own tree farm can really feel they are involved in getting just the right tree for their home/ holiday decorating.

Richard’s sister, Jane, and her husband now own the property, but it is still a family affair when it comes to planting, tending to, and selling Christmas trees. Richard grew up at the property in the charming and rustic house that once was part of the Gunstock Ski Tow area in the 1930s and 1940s.

“We moved here in 1954,” Richard said. “I was in 4-H as a kid and it was there that I learned to plant trees. I came home from 4-H with red pine seedlings which we planted.”

The family got interested in planting trees and the Christmas tree farm business was born. Richard’s parents ran the farm while he was at college.

Over the years, much of the property’s pastureland was transformed into space for planting trees. By the mid-1960s, the trees were ready to be cut for use as Christmas trees. “I think we were one of the first cut-your-own Christmas tree farms in the area,” Richard surmised.

It is indeed a process that takes a lot of work and patience. “It does take about 10 years to grow a tree and I have to plant at least 50 percent more than I cut each year. We plant close to 1,000 trees yearly,” he said.

That is a lot of trees and a lot of tending and worrying over the young trees that come to the farm only 12 to 18 inches above ground. At that point, the trees are already four to five years old, but they will need to continue to grow to full size after Richard and helpers plant the young trees at Muehlke Family Tree Farm.

Some farms grow their trees from seedlings, but at Muehlke Family Tree Farm, trees are grown from transplants. “We get our trees from different nurseries and it involves a lot of trust. It is an old-fashioned business in that aspect,” Richard says. “We have to rely upon the nurseries to ship at the right time and deliver quality trees of a Richard Muehlke shows one of the trees at his family’s tree farm in Gilford.

(Photo: Kathi Caldwell-Hopper)

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• Christmas Trees Continued from page 4 minimum size.”

It is those nursery trees that Richard transplants into the rich soil at the farm each spring. The place where a tree was cut in December will see Richard back at the spot the following spring.

He cuts the old tree stump, rakes and measures the area, and, with an auger, drills a six-inch hole. Helpers will then plant a new, small tree in that hole and then the tree is tended for the years it takes to reach adulthood and, most likely, end up delighting a family at Christmas time.

Most of the trees at the farm are Fraser Firs, which Richard says grow well and are a cousin of the Balsam Fir

tree. The second most-popular tree at the farm is the Canaan Fir, which does well in wet soil. White Spruce trees are next in popularity, followed by Blue Spruce.

“My sister, Jane, also plants winterberry and we cut and sell it in bunches during the holiday season,” Richard added.

With 140 acres of land available, the family has put 120 acres into conservation with the town of Gilford.

About half of the customers that cut their own trees at the farm are repeat visitors. They come earlier in the season and choose a tree, which Richard will tag with their name.

Then, when the Christmas season rolls around, the family will return and cut down the tree.

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Richard offers advice for those who have a Christmas tree in their home.

“After cutting it, put it in water right away. And keep it in water. You don’t need the fancy stuff on the market to add to the water; just plain water is all that is needed.

“Water the tree before you go to bed at night and again in the morning. If it were to dry out, sap will seal the place where the tree was cut, thus sealing off a way to get moisture to the tree. The tree will dry out, so you need to make a fresh cut should that happen and keep the tree watered.”

A true Christmas tree lover, Richard always cuts his tree and puts it up around Thanksgiving and does not take it down until around Valentine’s Day. What does the future hold for Muehlke Family Tree Farm? Richard thinks for a moment and then says with a smile, “I want to keep doing this and I plan to keep it simple. We will just do Christmas trees because it’s enough work to grow good trees.”

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anything to go by, growing “good trees” seems to be working well for the Muehlke family.

The farm is open weekends from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; call 603-5249507 for information or visit www. muehlkefamilytreefarm.com.

The following list offers some other locations with cut-your-own Christmas trees for those who want the good, old-fashioned fun of choosing and cutting just the right tree for holiday decorating. Call ahead at all locations; some information may change.

Liberty Hill Tree Farm, 12 Emerson Road, Gilford, open Wednesday Sunday, 10 a.m. to dark; weekends 9 a.m. to dark. Call 603-455-5150.

Neva Dunn Farm Christmas Trees, 77 Peacham Road, Center Barnstead, offering cut-your-own and pre-cut trees; open daily 9 a.m. – 6 p.m,; call 603-776-7000.

Fox Farm Christmas Trees, 158 Upper Bay Road, Sanbornton, open Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.; call 603-581-6336.

Glove Hollow Christmas Tree Farm, 395 DW Highway, Route 3, Plymouth, open Monday - Thursday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Friday - Sunday, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.; call 603-520-9096.

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December Art Exhibit and Reception at Gafney Library The December Art Show at the Gafney Library in Sanbornville will open Tuesday, Dec. 2, featuring Wolfeboro artist Betty Brown. Betty’s vibrant oil paintings will remain on exhibit through December, with an artist’s reception on Tuesday, Dec. 16, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Born in Clearwater FL, Betty started her visual art training at the age of five at the Florida Gulf Coast Art Center in Belleair. She attended the University of South Florida in Tampa where she earned a degree in Fine Art and Education.

The University of South Florida housed the Graphic Studio, a fine art printmaking studio where Raushen-

berg, Larry Rivers, Jim Dine, James Rosenquist, Philip Pearlstein, Roy Lichtenstein, Larry Bell, and John Chamberlain worked. As famous international printmakers, they had a major influence on students at the time.

Betty continued her studies under the guidance of William Flynn at the Museum School of Fine Arts in Boston for a number of years. Between 1985 and 2010, she worked as an art educator and art department chair in Wolfeboro for the Governor Wentworth Regional School District, Brewster Academy, and Wolfeboro Camp School.

After 2010, she attended classes at the NH Institute of Art in Manchester and the Sanctuary Art Center in Eliot,

ME. During that time, the subject of her work focused on the White Mountain National Forest, Castle in the Clouds, and local sites. In 2012, Betty moved to Portland, ME and painted on-site at the Scarborough Marshes, the Falmouth Audubon, and Cape Elizabeth.

Currently living in Wolfeboro, Betty is painting on-site at several lake loca-

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Her exhibit is on view during the Gafney open hours of Tuesday and Thursday, 1 - 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m. to noon; and Saturday, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

For more information, call library director Beryl Donovan at 603-5223401.

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Holiday Concerts at the Winnipesaukee Playhouse The Winnipesaukee Playhouse will bring two concerts to kick off the holiday season with great music and lots of fun.

On Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 3 and 4, at 2 p.m., audience favorite Kristhani Pappas will return for a show called “Sleigh Bells Swing”. Krisanthi has performed at the Playhouse on and off since 2004; this time she will be joined by her band, performing jazzy renditions of holiday favorites such as “Winter Wo n d e r l a n d ” , “White Christmas”, and “Santa Baby”. The show will include some audience involvement.

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• Family Fun Continued from page 3 At the Village Field, listen to carolers and roast marshmallows at the bonfire.

Santa will be in the bandstand to visit with children.

In Wolfeboro, have breakfast with Santa at the Wolfeboro Inn on Saturday, Dec. 13, from 8 to 11 a.m.

Children under age 12 who bring a new, unwrapped toy for the Wolfeboro Children’s Christmas Fund will be able to have breakfast for free. Children also will have the opportunity to skate with Santa at the Pop Whalen Ice Arena on Saturday, Dec. 20, from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Bring your camera for a photo with Santa and then enjoy some hot cocoa

and cookies. As always, children will be able to visit Santa at his special hut in Cate Park on scheduled days until Wednesday, Dec. 24. For visiting hours, call the Wolfeboro Chamber of Commerce at 603-569-2200.

Brewster Academy, also in Wolfeboro, will play host to the Northeastern Ballet Theatre for a performance of “The Nutcracker” at Anderson Hall on Saturday, Dec. 20, at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, Dec. 21, at 2 p.m. To purchase tickets, call 603-8348834 or visit www.northeasternballet. org.

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Dec. 5 Is Christmas Night in Ashland Christmas Night in Ashland, celebrated on the first Friday of December in downtown Ashland, falls this year on Friday, Dec. 5. The Community Council of Ashland coordinates the efforts of several local organizations, businesses, and individuals to put on the holiday family event.

The 2014 celebration will include children’s workshops and a scavenger hunt, a storybook giveaway, pictures with Santa, face-painting, a model railroad display, food sales, storyteller Rusty Locke, letters to Santa, Christmas cards for the military, the lighting of the new town Christmas tree, and a Santa’s Gift Bag Raffle to benefit the local food pantry.

Most events will take place between 5 and 6:45 p.m. on Main Street and Highland Street.

The Friends of the Ashland Town Library will offer Pictures with Santa for a donation at the library, 41 Main Street, overlooking the main intersection in the village. Also at the library, the Pond and Peak Reading Council, a non-profit group that promotes literacy, will give away storybooks. Each child may choose a storybook of his or her liking.

Next door, at the American Legion Hall, the Dupuis-Cross Post will provide an opportunity to honor members of the military, past and present, during the holidays. Visitors

will be able to fill out Christmas cards to send to wounded warriors and those now serving overseas, or help make decorations for the residents of the NH Veterans’ Home in Tilton.

Children can get their faces painted for free. They also will have the opportunity to write letters to Santa Claus, that will be sent to the North Pole through Macy’s, which, in turn, will give to the Make-A-Wish Foundation for each letter.

The Legion Hall will be the last place to buy tickets in a raffle to raise funds for Christmas decorations and lights for the village. The raffle features two homemade items: a wall hanging depicting a Christmas tree, complete with battery-powered lights, and a fabric wreath. Two winners to be drawn the same evening.

The Legion Post also will sell coffee, hot chocolate, and snacks.

Across the street in Memorial Park, the Ashland Area Recreation Association will give away free popcorn.

The Meredith Village Savings Bank sponsors a free Christmas tree ornament workshop for children in its Ashland branch, at the corner or Riverside Drive and Highland Street.

Next to the bank, at 12 Highland Street, is the Ashland Community Center with its Bread Basket Raffle and the popular Cookie Walk, featuring cans of cookies, mostly homemade, for

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The Community Center also is the site of Santa’s Gift Bag Raffle to benefit the Ashland Food Pantry. Nonperishable food items can be brought to the Center between noon and 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4, and Friday, Dec. 5.

One raffle ticket will be given for each qualifying food item that is donated to the Food Pantry. The raffle prizes are gift bags for both adults and children (12 and under). The winning tickets will be announced at the tree lighting at the end of the event.

A Corn Chowder Supper to benefit the Food Pantry will be served at St. Mark’s Church Parish Hall, next to the Community Center. The supper will include chowder, crackers, and beverage.

Horse-drawn hayrides, sponsored by the Community Center, will load up in the Town Hall parking lot at 20 Highland Street, next to St. Mark’s Church. Donations are appreciated, but not required, for the hayrides which will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. The hayride can be taken up Highland Street to the Cheney House at 82 Highland Street, where the popular Lionel model train setup by Anthony Hoerter will be on display.

Returning to Main Street, the Ashland eighth grade class will be selling hot dogs, drinks and raffle tickets for a gift package on the sidewalk in front of the former Ashland Insurance Center. The gift package will include gift cards, lift tickets, and hand-knit items, with a total value of $400. The winning ticket will be drawn and announced that evening.

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The Ashland Baptist Church Dining Hall at 57 Main Street is another focus of the event. The Ashland Area Recreation Association will give away free coffee and hot chocolate. The Ashland Rebekahs will sell cider and doughnuts. The Ashland Historical Society will display historic photos of transportation in Ashland. The Parks and Recreation Department will hold a Little Ones Workshop on making pinecone bird feeders.

The dining hall also is the starting place for the Scavenger Hunt for children, organized by the Parks and Recreation Department. The children will search through downtown for clues that will help them win prizes.

The Community Council and the Friends of the Town Library are sponsoring Storytelling with Rusty Locke, featuring the dynamic holiday tales, songs, and music of storyteller, writer, and musician George Locke of Meredith. The performance, suitable for all ages, will begin at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary of the Ashland Baptist Church. (Donations will be appreciated, but are not required.)

The celebration concludes at 8 p.m. in Memorial Park, at the corner of Main Street and Riverside Drive. The prizewinners of the gift bag raffle and the other drawings will be announced.

Then, with the help of Santa, the new Town Christmas tree, donated by the Baker River Nursery of Wentworth, will be officially lit for the first time.

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Cooking and Craft Workshops at Moulton Farm For years, Sue Dail has been creating beautiful decorations for Moulton Farm customers. Sue and her colleagues at the farm have put together a series of craft and cooking workshops that will take place in December.

“Our ‘Custom Creations Workshop’ has people bring in an object or container from home that they want to incorporate into a decoration for inside or outside their home,” Sue said.

“If you can carry it, we can show you some way to feature it in a decoration.”

The workshop, which includes an optional light lunch from the farm’s kitchen, will take place on Saturday, Dec. 6.

When asked what the key is to creating beautiful decorations for the holidays, Sue said she recommends three things when teaching workshops: “Have fun doing it; learn some simple but effective techniques; and, most importantly, incorporate objects that have meaning into your decorating.”

The farm’s kitchen and bakery team also are offering workshops, ranging from decorating giant gingerbread

Creating personalized decorations and special foods for the holidays is the focus of the craft and baking workshops at Moulton Farm in Meredith during December. (Courtesy Photo)

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“Baking for Joy” on Dec. 9 is the brainchild of the farm’s head baker, Tricia Lutkus, who came up with the idea of helping spread holiday joy by baking cookies and other treats to share with people in the community who are homebound or who use food

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Despite the cold weather, it offers produce from its extended season growing tunnels, as well as locally grown Christmas trees and greens. The farm also offers prepared foods from its farm kitchen and bakery as well as a selection of seafood, meats, cheeses, and other items from northern New England producers.

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Living With - and Loving - Sled Dogs at Valley Snow Dogz

By Kathi Caldwell-Hopper Lidia Dale-Mesaros has dreamed of owning sled dogs since she was a child.

Growing up in Manchester, England, Lidia saw a picture in a magazine of New Hampshire’s White Mountains and sled dogs and, at the tender age of 10, she fell instantly in love with the mountains and the dogs.

“I’ve been in the United States for 21 years now,” she said, adding that her husband, Richard, also had a dream of living here.

After moving to the United States (the couple resides in the WatervilleCampton area), Lidia got her first sled dog. “[It] was an Alaskan Malamute called Sasquatch. He was an amazing dog. We bought him from a breeder in Holderness, after literally searching the country for what we were hoping for,” Lidia recalled.

“I was able to connect with some local mushers and I would go and watch them ‘mush’ their dogs. Then I would go home and try what I learned on Sasquatch. It wasn’t an easy learning curve, as there were few mushers back then and no ‘schools’ and no Internet.

But I got the hang of it fairly quickly and then added a couple more dogs.”

She recalled, “I started locally. I would mountain bike with Sasquatch tied to a rope attached to the front of my mountain bike. We trained this way to help condition him for winter sledding and to help teach him commands.

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sometimes with two dogs attached to my mountain bike. Once winter came, we would use snowmobile trails, but we weren’t going far at that time.

Now there are online resources such as www.sleddogcentral.com, which is the place to go for anything to do with dog sledding. There are also regional mushing groups that host events, workshops, and races such as www. northcountrymushers.com.”

Largely self-taught as a sled dog handler, Lidia kept adding dogs and now is the proud owner of 23 sled dogs with a business name of Valley Snow Dogz. Although she works as a personal trainer and has a dedicated list of clients, Lidia spends a lot of time with her sled dogs as well.

A typical day for Valley Snow Dogz encompasses at least two hours in the

morning to clean the dogs’ kennels, feed the animals, and then play and exercise them. The same schedule holds true for the afternoon as well.

Exercising the 23 dogs means allowing them to run on the two acres of property owned by Lidia and Richard. “From September through April, we train and run the dogs two to eight hours a day,” she explained.

Lidia loves the Alaskan sled dogs for a number of reasons, but most importantly because they are mellow and easy dogs. “They are working dogs and they like to be active. But they are also house dogs and a part of our family,” she said.

It is clear from watching Lidia with the dogs that there is a deep bond between owner and animals. All of the sled dogs are well groomed, friendly, and happy-go-lucky. And they are all eager to work as part of a sled dog team, reveling in racing over the field trail at the Benton’s Sugar Shack Campground property in Thornton where tours and runs originate.

It requires a lot of dedication and work, and the help of others. “My husband, Richard, and my best friends, Kim and Kelly Berg, also help when we are busy, especially when we have groups or families,” Lidia explained.

“Kim and Kelly have their own kennel of sled dogs and operate Kelim Siberians, and I have Alaskan Huskies.

We have run dogs together for 21 years.

We are very close, like family, as are our dogs. We are a family of mushers sharing our passion. We work, train, and race together and I think this is what makes our business special. We’re very connected and very passionate.

Together we can run four teams at any one time — it is spectacular to see all the dogs together.”

The Benton’s location is the site of Valley Snow Dogz’ “Fall” Tours, which focus on teaching how the dogs are trained. Lidia said, “It’s very handson and participants learn how we teach our dogs commands and trail manners ready for the upcoming tour and racing season.

“When the snow arrives and we have enough depth, we switch from wheels to traditional sleds. We can host groups,

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Page 13 business through our tours, events with schools and groups, as well as to offer our guests a memorable, overnight dog sledding experience at a cabin with a cozy fire and some gourmet cooking.”

Those sound like wonderful plans and attest to the fact that the little girl from Manchester, England, has

certainly fulfilled the dream of owning sled dogs and living in the mountains of New Hampshire.

For more information, including a schedule of Valley Snow Dogz happenings, see www.valleysnowdogz. com or call 603-340-2390.

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• Snow Dogz Continued from page 12 families, and special occasions.”

Lidia also goes to schools and gives slideshow presentations, and she brings the dogs for a “meet-and- greet” and generally helps to create awareness about the traditional activity and to help spark a little adventure in the children.

She commented, “We get invited to talk and bring the dogs at many different places such as libraries, old home days, historical societies, etc. We want the educational portion of our dog sled business to be year round.”

Winter is a busy season for Valley Snow Dogz, usually beginning with the holiday season in November/ December. Lidia recalls, “Six years ago, we were asked to bring Santa into Town Square, Waterville Valley. I have been teaching fitness in Waterville Valley for over 20 years, so folks knew of my passion for dog sledding. We turned the event into an annual charity fundraiser and the crowds have grown each year. Waterville Valley asked if we would consider giving tours, as

the demand was there, thus Valley Snow Dogz was born as a result of our connection with Waterville Valley. This is our fourth year in business and we also operate out of Thornton and on Squam Lake.”

Those who want the special and fun experience of meeting the sled dogs and learning about them can call to set up a visit with Lidia and Richard and Kelly and Kim. “We are open for tours at our Thornton location and available for educational talks and events,” said Lidia. “Our additional locations will be in operation once we have enough snow on the ground; but in the meantime, our Waterville Valley tours operate at dusk and into the evening, mostly on Fridays and Saturdays.

“Our Thornton Sugar Shack tours are mostly daytime, as are our Squam Lake Tours; and all are by appointment.

Bookings are necessary, especially for weekends and holidays.”

What does the future hold for Valley Snow Dogz and Lidia? She mused, “My future plans are to continue to broaden the educational side of the

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Holiday Charities Spread the Christmas Spirit

By Sarah Wright The holiday season is upon us, and shopping is in full swing. Amidst all the hustle and bustle, it’s good to take a moment to be thankful for what you have. There are families in the Lakes Region who might be trying to decide between paying some bills and buying gifts for their children. Or maybe their children are wearing mittens with holes in them or just a sweatshirt to keep them warm.

I believe it’s true that “giving is better than receiving” as it’s said, and the feeling that you get from helping someone in need is truly what the holiday spirit is all about.

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spread some joy. Here are just a few suggestions: What’s on every child’s Christmas list? Toys, of course! Many area police departments participate in the Children’s Christmas Fund, collecting money and unwrapped toys to provide

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a memorable holiday for local children. Donations can be dropped off at police stations in Wolfeboro, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough, and Sandwich, among others. Call your local police department to find out if they participate.

The Inter-Lakes Christmas Fund is a charity set up to help less-fortunate families in Meredith, Center Harbor, and Sandwich have an enjoyable holiday. Through donations, the fund provides everything from food and clothing to Christmas trees and gifts for local families. Or you could choose to “Adopt a Family” and play Secret Santa by fulfilling a gift wish list for a specific child. For further information, call 603-937-0301 or visit www. interlakeschristmasfund.com. Donate online or mail donations to PO Box 1516, Meredith, NH 03253.

Ossipee Concerned Citizens, located at 3 Dore Street in Center Ossipee, has a similar program called the Santa Project. Local families who cannot afford Christmas get help with toys, clothing, gift cards, or winter clothes.

If you’d like to contribute, call 603539-6851 for more information.

Help your neighbors stay warm this winter by participating in the Meredith

Village Savings Bank’s “Mitten Tree” program. Visit your nearest bank location to drop off hats, mittens, gloves, and scarves for local families in need. Coats are being collected specifically at the Route 104 branch in Meredith this year.

Of course, one of the most important ways you can help those in need is to donate to your local food pantry.

You can call ahead to see if there is a specific need for certain items. Here is a list of food pantry locations and phone numbers in the Lakes Region (area code 603): LIFE Ministries Inc., 264 S. Main St., Wolfeboro, 569-0202 Agape Ministries, 36 Route 16B in West Ossipee, 539-4456 Lakes Region Food Pantry, 61 Whittier Highway, Moultonborough, 986-0357 Wakefield Community Food Pantry, 1500 Wakefield Road, 522-6970 Alton Community Services, 141 Main St., Alton, 875-2273 Center Harbor Christian Church, 80 Bean Rd., Moultonborough, 253-8008 Gilmanton Community Church, 1817 Route 140, Gilmanton Iron Works, 364-0114 Meredith Emergency Food Pantry, 147 Main St., Meredith, 279-0690 Salvation Army Food Pantry, 177 Union Avenue, Laconia, 524-1834 Whatever you are able to give, know that it all adds up. Every donation counts to those in need. As a community, we can come together to ensure that everyone enjoys this special time of year. After all, the knowledge that you have helped someone is a gift in itself.

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Lakes Region Singers Offer Holiday Concerts The Lakes Region Singers will present two performances of their annual Christmas Concert this year: an evening program on Friday, Dec. 19, at 7:30 p.m., and an afternoon program on Sunday, Dec. 21, at 3 p.m. Both concerts will take place at the First United Methodist Church on Route 11-A in Gilford, and will include performances by both the Youth Chorus and Adult Chorus.

“Our musical line-up is spectacular this year,” said Director Karen Jordan, “and we will again showcase many soloists and instrumentalists from our local communities.”

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The Youth Chorus will perform “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”, “A Candle’s Light”, and “Snowflake Dance”. They also will join the Adult Chorus in “Love Came Down at Christmas”.

The show will conclude with a rousing version of the familiar carol, “Joy to the World”, complete with brass, percussion, and the Hallelujah Handbell Choir. Piano and organ accompaniments will feature the talents of Kelly Cleveland of Belmont.

Directed by Karen Jordan of Laconia, the Lakes Region Singers have been entertaining this area with winter and spring concerts since 1992. The chorale now has more than 40 community singers of all ages from Laconia, Belmont, Gilford, and Gilmanton.

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Hello! Welcome to Wolfeboro, a Winter Wonderland!

Distinguished as “The Oldest Summer Resort in America”, Wolfeboro has grown to become a four-season vacation destination. This publication was created so that we can show you a glimpse of what Wolfeboro looks like in the winter months.

We are so very thankful to the volunteers who plan and present our Community Events such as Christmas in Wolfeboro, and First Night Wolfeboro. Please read about our generous sponsors, recognized with their advertisements.

Our businesses are open year-round and the Wolfeboro area community works together to support our year-round economy. A wide range of comprehensive services and service-oriented businesses orperate in Wolfeboro, creating an outstanding quality of life for visitors and residents alike.

If you are new to the area, this will be an introduction to the abundance of wintertime activities for you to enjoy. And for our area residents, let us remind you of the wonderful recreation, events, dining and shopping available in your community.

Thank you for choosing the beautiful Wolfeboro area.

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Walk! Bundle up and stroll along the area’s walking trails with breathtaking scenery and quiet, snow covered wooded areas.

Mark your calendar with dates of the music concert series and/or join a workshop. If you love the work of area artists, stop by local galleries to take in landscapes and portraits and more by talented Wolfeboro (and beyond) artists. Go to wolfeborochamber.com and check the events calendar often for what is coming up next.

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A Winter Wonderland

Outdoor Recreation Wolfeboro is home to the Abenaki Ski Area, featured as a Most Important Ski Area in the October 2014 issue of Powder Magazine. Abenaki offers trails from green to black diamond and sits adjacent to the indoor Pop Whalen Ice Arena. Both are open to the public.

Just a few of the activities offered by the Wolfeboro Department of Parks & Recreation include a unique Progressive XC Ski Dinner, the Abenaki Winter Triathlon, and a Winter Quilter’s Retreat. Find out more by visiting the Department’s page on wolfeboronh.us or call (603) 569-5639.

Wolfeboro also offers XC skiing; Wolfeboro XC maintains 30 kms of groomed cross-country ski trails, and was selected by N.H. Magazine and

its readers as Best Cross-Country Ski Deal: leading the pack with community-run, family friendly, affordable and beautiful XC Skiing.

Sportsmen will enjoy ice fishing on the area’s lakes; compete in a fishing derby or spend a day on an icecovered lake or pond where you can catch a variety of fish.

Snowmobiling abounds in the Wolfeboro area with trails that lead all over the region. Like the wide open spaces? In the heart of winter, ice covered lakes offer great snowmobiling where you will have the unique experience of being on the lake with spectacular mountain views all around. Snowmobiles have access from the lake into Cate Park, or park at the end of the trail at the former railroad station.

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PERFORMANCES are scheduled for 45 minutes each, allowing time to travel in town between events. Some performances are continual as indicated.

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Alejandro’s Olde Tyme Magik Showe – A wacky world of wonder!

The Kid Jazz Band – a family wing jazz band from Bristol, NH. The Bel Airs – perform Doo Wop and 50’s-60’s Vintage Rock ‘N’ Roll

Carolyn Ramsay Band – 6 piece band covering a variety of music.

Clearlakes Chorale – is a community chorus performing wonderful choral works.

Ice carver Brian Stockman will carve a new creation outside Headquarters.

Shawn Middleton – brings stories to life using sound effects and voice-dramatization.

Bree Schuette Yoga – Interactive experience for children accompanied with holiday story.

Tuckermans at 9 – Popular songs from the 60s to today performed a cappella.

Still Waters – A First Night family fun photo shoot with keepsake.

Walleye – pick up a list of clues and solve as many as you can.

Gary Sredzienski – A performance demonstrating the diversity of the accordion.

Family ice skating – at Pop Whalen Ice Arena.

Wildlife Encounters – Come see what amazing live animals join us this year!!

People’s Procession Parade – join larger-than-life size puppets sauntering down Main Street.

Lakes Region Chordsmen – barbershop style in a variety of entertaining music genre.

Hell’s Gate Fireworks display – over Wolfeboro Bay will be beautiful and thrilling.

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Carolyn Ramsey Band Assortment of Musical Genres 8:30 Tuckermans at 9 A capella Music Show starts at 7:30

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Casual/Fine Dining Feast your eyes (and taste buds!) on a variety of restaurants and bakeries that are cooking up your favorite foods and some surprise dishes too. Relax in a warm, cozy restaurant while listening to great live music. Or spend a romantic winter’s evening at one of our fine dining restaurants. Meet friends for lunch at one of Wolfeboro’s main

street eateries orside street cafes or grab a cup of gourmet coffee while reading a good book at a local bakery or coffee shop.

Looking to set the scene at home by creating a gourmet or comfort food dinner for two or ten? Plan a trip to a local grocery or specialty food shop to gather the goods to create a delicious, at-home meal.

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Shopping!

Picture this: a blanket of snow is forecast and yet you need to get out and accomplish some much-needed shopping. Or looking for the perfect gift for the holiday or Valentine’s Day gift for that special person on your shopping list.

Simply shop down the street in Wolfeboro where the variety of goods cannot be beat. From unique gifts of handmade candy, fine art prints and paintings to handcrafted

clothing and jewelry and so much more, Wolfeboro has a bit of everything for gift giving...or just an afternoon of shopping for yourself.

Remember NH’s shopping is always tax free, and Wolfeboro’s shops are open year round. Check with us for information such as store hours and where to go for what you are looking for: wolfeborochamber. com and (603)569-2200.

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Christmas in Wolfeboro Community Events

Christmas Spirit Open House Our local businesses welcome you to this holiday tradition. Specials or discounts with your donation to L.I.F.E. Ministries Food Pantry.

Christmas Spirit Open House Free Entertainment: The Dickens Singers of Just Love to Sing!

Classical Horns featuring the Wards Hot Dogs on the Grill Mini performances by Northeastern Ballet Theatre

Saturday, December 13th 1- 4pm Breakfast with SANTA At The Wolfeboro Inn Sat. December 13th 8-11am

Children 12 years & under bringing a new, unwrapped toy donation for the Wolfeboro Children’s Christmas Fund have breakfast for free.

Visit Santa Claus at his hut in Cate Park FREE!

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The Opechee Garden Club’s Homes for the Holidays The Opechee Garden Club’s popular “Homes for the Holidays” house tour will return on Dec. 6 - 7, running from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The self-guided tour will feature five beautifully decorated homes in Laconia and Gilford.

The historic 1823 Belknap Mill in downtown Laconia, headquarters for the event, is the site of the “Greens & Gifts Boutique” which will tempt visitors with a variety of wreaths, swags, arrangements, and handcrafted items for sale, and a raffle table of specialty items.

Complimentary refreshments of mulled cider, coffee, and homemade goodies will be served.

Carolyn Temmallo, chair of the event, said, “The tour promises to delight and enlighten you with a true holiday spirit. Each of the houses boasts of creative ideas and beautifully crafted, handmade decorations reflective of the home’s era.”

In Laconia, visit a Greek revivalstyle brick home with slate roof, built in 1911, that was renovated in the early 2000s, respecting the integrity of the original design. Chandeliers, stained glass windows, an ornately decorated tree, and fresh greens will bring out the Christmas spirit.

The second Laconia home, an elegant and beautifully restored Victorian farmhouse, built in the 1800s, will feature a 10-foot tree decorated with cascading ribbons, candle lights, ornaments, and tussie mussies.

Before leaving Laconia, guests will tour a contemporary home on Lake Opechee, designed by the owners,

handcrafted items, and decorations seen in the houses and the boutique. I know this year’s tour will once again delight our guests.“ Co-President Doreen Worthley added, “We are so fortunate to have the support of the businesses and our neighbors in the community. Bank of New Hampshire is again our financial sponsor for this major event and we thank them for their continued support.”

Tickets are available in advance at the Belknap Mill, the Laconia and Gilford libraries, and Kitchen Cravings restaurant and, on the day of the tour, at the Belknap Mill. For additional information, see www. opecheegardenclub.com, email at opecheegardenclub2012@gmail.com, or call 1-978-502-4619 or 1-978-3063350.

Holiday decorations and hand-crafted items will help bring out the beauty of the houses on the Homes for the Holidays tour sponsored by the Opechee Garden Club. (Courtesy Photo) which affords expansive views of Lake event for our club. It provides the funds Opechee. Fieldstone fireplaces, etched needed to support our scholarships, glass doors, and many unusual striking grants, and community betterment decorations skillfully made by the projects throughout the year. Our owner will be featured. talented members love creating Traveling to the historic Gilford the many greens arrangements, Village, guests will be greeted with a Lakersleds at the red sleigh as well The as antique Holiday Ad 2014 oldest home on the tour. The charming (revised) farmhouse was originally built in 1832 (and some fabulous stocking stuffers) 342as (head, bullets & logo) and renovated in PMS 1972 a traditional Black (everything else) European colonial home.

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Tuesday, Dec. 2, Annual Luncheon at Mame’s Restaurant, noon, sponsored by Meredith Historical Society. Call 603-279-1190.

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Wednesday, Dec. 3, End of Semester Concert, 7 p.m., presented by students in the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance at Plymouth State University’s Smith Recital Hall in the Silver Center for the Arts.

Free. Tickets and info: 603-535-2787 or 800-779-3869, or plymouth.edu/ department/mtd.

Wednesday - Thursday, Dec. 3 - 4, Sleigh Bells Swing with Kristhani Pappas and Band, 2 p.m., Winnipesaukee Playhouse, Reservoir Road, Meredith.

Tickets and info: 603-279-0333 or www.winnipesaukeeplayhouse.org.

Thursday, Dec. 4, Homeschool Series: Earth Cycles, 10 a.m., Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Route 113, Holderness. Call 603-968-7194 or see www.nhnature.org.

Thursday – Sunday, Dec. 4 – 7, Christmas Village, (Dec. 4 – 5: 6 – 8 p.m.; Dec. 6 – 7: 2 – 5 p.m.), Laconia Community Center, 306 Union Ave., Laconia. Free admission, donations accepted. Santa, Mrs. Claus and their North Pole friends. Pictures taken for $3.00. Special showing for Seniors on Dec. 6 from 10 a.m. to noon; for special needs children and wheelchair people on Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. – noon. Call Enrie Bolduc: 524-4081.

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Friday, Dec. 5, Festival of Trees, 2 - 6 p.m., Waukewan Golf Club, off Route 3 in Center Harbor, sponsored by Altrusa of Meredith. View themedecorated trees, enjoy cookies and cider, and browse gift items created by local artisans in the Noel Shoppe. Info: www.altrusameredithnh.org.

Friday, Dec. 5, Christmas Night in Ashland, celebration coordinated by the Community Council of Ashland with most events taking place between 5 and 6:45 p.m. Children’s workshops, scavenger hunt, storybook giveaway, pictures with Santa, face-painting, model railroad display, food sales, storytelling, and lighting of the new town Christmas tree. Info: Sue Longley, 603-536-3141.

Friday, Dec. 5, Doug Hazard, 6:30 p.m., Corner House Inn, 22 Main St, Center Sandwich. Live Music in the Pub. Call 284-6219. www. cornerhouseinn.com.

Friday - Saturday, Dec. 5 - 6, Dance Recital, original works by students and faculty in the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance at Plymouth State University’s Hanaway Theatre in the Silver Center for the Arts.

Tickets and info: 603-535-2787 or 800-779-3869, or silver.plymouth.edu.

Saturday, Dec. 6, Winter Celebration, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., with storytelling, a talk on Native language, painted gourd craft, Native foods to sample, Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum, 18 Highlawn Road, Warner. Info: 603456-2600 or www.IndianMuseum.org.

Saturday, Dec. 6, Wolfeboro Festival of Trees, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Wright Museum, 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro. Ongoing entertainment and free refreshments. Info: www.wolfeborofestivaloftrees.com or 603-948-5504.

Saturday, Dec. 6, Festival of Trees, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Waukewan Golf Club, off Route 3 in Center Harbor, sponsored by Altrusa of Meredith.

View theme-decorated trees, enjoy cookies and cider, and browse gift items created by local artisans in the Noel Shoppe. Info: www.altrusameredithnh. org.

Saturday & Sunday, Dec. 6 & 7, The Nu, noon - 2 p.m. with optional lunch, Moulton Farm, off Route 25, Meredith. Info: 603-279-3915 or www. moultonfarm.com.

Saturday, Dec. 6, Something Wonderful I Missed! Holiday Edition performed by Not Your Mom’s Musical Theatre, 2 and 7:30 p.m., Winnipesaukee Playhouse, Reservoir Road, Meredith. Tickets and info: 603-279-0333 or www.winnipesaukeeplayhouse.org.

Saturday, Dec. 6, Christmas at Canterbury Shaker Village, 3 - 8 p.m.

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Sunday, Dec. 7, Senior Christmas Dinner, noon, Inter-Lakes Elementary School, sponsored by Meredith Rotary Club. Free to elders over 55 years of age from Meredith, Moultonborough, Center Harbor, and Sandwich. Fullcourse dinner prepared by Hart’s Turkey Farm Restaurant of Meredith. In addition to the dinner, there will be raffle prizes, music, entertainment, and gift bags, along with a visit from Santa Claus. Reservations required; limit 300 people. Contact Meredith Rotary Club Monday, Wednesday, or Friday after Nov. 10 at 603-279-7600. Additional info: www.meredithrotary.org.

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Sunday, Dec. 7, Festival of Trees, Noon - 4 p.m., Waukewan Golf Club, off Route 3 in Center Harbor, sponsored by Altrusa of Meredith. View themedecorated trees, enjoy cookies and cider, and browse gift items created by local artisans in the Noel Shoppe. Info: www.altrusameredithnh.org.

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Sunday, Dec. 7, Gingerbread House Decorating, sessions at 1, 2, and 3 p.m., Moulton Farm, off Route 25, Meredith. Info: 603-279-3915 or www. moultonfarm.com.

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Sunday, Dec. 7, A Joyful Noise! 3 p.m., presented by Department of Music, Theatre and Dance at Plymouth State University’s Hanaway Theatre in the Silver Center for the Arts. New England Musical Artists will join PSU Chamber Singers and University Chorale in concert directed by Prof. Dan Perkins. Tickets and info: 603-535-2787 or 800-779-3869, or www.silver. plymouth.edu.

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Sunday, Dec. 7, Holiday Concert with Dana Cunningham & Friends, 4 p.m., Little White Church, 2371 Eaton Road, Eaton. Info: www.danacunningham. com.

Tuesday, Dec. 9, Pine Cone Wreath or Centerpiece Workshop, or Baking for Joy, 6 - 8 p.m., Moulton Farm, off Route 25, Meredith. Info: 603-2793915 or www.moultonfarm.com.

Wednesday, Dec. 10, Three-Course Dinner Workshop, 6 - 8 p.m., Moulton Farm, off Route 25, Meredith. Info: 603-279-3915 or www.moultonfarm. com.

Wednesday, Dec. 10, Wolfeboro Festival of Trees, evening event, Wright Museum, 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro. Ongoing entertainment and free refreshments. Info: www.wolfeborofestivaloftrees.com or 603-948-5504.

Friday, Dec. 12, Vagabond Blue, 6:30 p.m., Corner House Inn, 22 Main St, Center Sandwich. Live Music in the Pub. Call 284-6219. www. cornerhouseinn.com.

Saturday & Sunday, Dec. 13 & 14, An Italian Christmas, Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm Clearlakes Chorale Concert. St Katharine Drexel Church, Rt. 28 Alton. www.clearlakeschorale.org Saturday, Dec. 13, Breakfast with Santa, 9 - 11 a.m., Ossipee Town Hall, 55 Main Street, Center Ossipee. Info: 603-539-1307, ossrec@gmail.com, or www.ossipeerec.org.

Saturday, Dec. 13, Wolfeboro Festival of Trees, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Wright Museum, 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro. Ongoing entertainment and free refreshments. Info: www.wolfeborofestivaloftrees.com or 603-948-5504.

Saturday, Dec. 13, TubaChristmas, 2 p.m., All Saints Episcopal Church, South Main Street, Wolfeboro. Call 603-569-3861.

Saturday, Dec. 13, Make a Boxwood Tree, 3 - 5 p.m., Moulton Farm, off Route 25, Meredith. Info: 603-279-3915 or www.moultonfarm.com.

Saturday, Dec. 13, Christmas in Wakefield Corner, with Wakefield Inn offering music and dinner and an opportunity to learn about the history of Wakefield Corner, email fccwakefieldnh@gmail.com.

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Saturday, Dec. 13, Community Christmas, 5 - 8 p.m., Ossipee Town Hall, 55 Main Street, Center Ossipee. Live music with String Equinox (Beverly Woods and Shana Aisenburg), door prizes, pot-luck dinner featuring food from several restaurants in the Ossipee area, and horse-drawn hay-wagon rides through Center Ossipee Village. More info: 603-539-1307, ossrec@ gmail.com, or www.ossipeerec.org.

Saturday, Dec. 13, Holiday Folk Concert, 7:30 p.m., featuring David Surette, Susie Burke, and Kent Allyn at Concord Community Music School Recital Hall, 23 Wall Street, Concord. Tickets and info: 603-228-1196 or www.ccmusicschool.org.

Sunday, Dec. 14, Giant Gingerbread Man Decorating, 1 p.m., Moulton Farm, off Route 25, Meredith. Info: 603-279-3915 or www.moultonfarm. com.

Sunday, Dec. 14, Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, noon, Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street, Concord. Tickets and info: 603-225-1111, www.ccanh.com.

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Sunday, Dec. 14, Legend of Love, 7:30 p.m., film by Bolshoi Ballet at Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street, Concord. Tickets and info: 603-225-1111, www.ccanh.com.

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Friday, Dec. 19, Julia Velie, 6:30 p.m., Corner House Inn, 22 Main St, Center Sandwich. Live Music in the Pub. Call 284-6219. www. cornerhouseinn.com.

Friday, Dec. 19, Christmas Concert, 7:30 p.m., by Lakes Region Singers at First United Methodist Church, Route 11-A, Gilford.

Saturday, Dec. 20, A Christmas Carol, 2 & 7:30 p.m., Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. Tickets & Info: 603-335-1992.

Saturday, Dec. 20, USB Holiday Benefit, 7:30 p.m., The Back Room at the Mill Fudge Factory, 2 Central St., Bristol, 603-744-0405, www. themillfudgefactory.com.

Saturday - Sunday, Dec. 20 - 21, Polar Express, 8 p.m. Sat., 2 p.m. Sun., Village Players Theater, 51 Glendon St. Wolfeboro. See and hear classic movies on the big screen. Call 603-569-9656. www.village-players.com.

Sunday, Dec. 21, A Christmas Carol, 2 p.m., Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. Tickets & Info: 603-335-1992.

Sunday, Dec. 21, Christmas Concert, 3 p.m., by Lakes Region Singers at First United Methodist Church, Route 11-A, Gilford.

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Lost Ski Areas of the Lakes Region

By Kathi Caldwell-Hopper We’ve all driven by one of them: traces of a once-busy chairlift or rope tow or downhill trail, visible among the weeds and trees that threaten to overtake what once were thriving ski areas in New Hampshire.

If you have driven by such places as the former ski area in Ossipee on Route 25 or others that once were busy places, you may have wondered why they now sit virtually abandoned and overgrown.

Perhaps you skied on now overgrown slopes and have fond memories of such places as Brickyard Mountain Ski Area in The Weirs or the Mount Whittier Area in Ossipee.

Thanks to the efforts of a number of people, the fading and out-of-business ski areas that exist all over the state have received attention in the past 10 years or so. One person who deserves a lot of credit in bringing awareness to the old ski areas is Jeremy Davis. As a child, Jeremy came to New Hampshire on family ski vacations. A native of Massachusetts, Jeremy learned to ski early in his childhood and he relished the family trips to New Hampshire ski areas.

It was on one such trip that Jeremy and his family passed Mount Whittier in Ossipee. Although no longer in operation, it was obvious the mountain had once been a large ski area.

In the late 1990s, Jeremy started a website with information he had collected. The subject caught the

Ted Cooke relaxing by the warmth of the stove, possibly after a long day of skiing at his ski area in Gilford. Photo courtesy Richard Muehlke. interest of many people, and word spread about the site. He received many emails with photos and remembrances.

Jeremy also has written a series of books about lost ski areas.

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areas. Viewers will be very surprised at the number of ski areas — some quite modest in size — that once operated in the state.

For example, few may recall Aukee Ski Area in Canterbury, which ran from 1967 until 1985. Aukee, originally built by three families, according to www.

nelsap.org, offered a 400-foot rope tow on the property of the Ruesswicks. All ages with a desire to learn how to ski could take lessons from professional ski instructors. Families enjoyed day and night skiing; night lighting was powered by a 1950s Plymouth.

A beloved former ski area that holds fond memories for many is Brickyard Mountain in the Weirs. Brickyard ran from the 1970s until about 1984.

Originally part of the Shangri-La Resort, the ski area was created as an enticement to bring summer vacationers back to the Lakes Region in the winter with a rope tow and lighted slope in the 1960s. In the 1970s, the resort was sold and renamed Brickyard Mountain Inn. It was one of the largest resorts in the area and offered lodging, dining, and a very popular nightclub.

To offer more skiing options, the owners added a double chairlift in 1976-77 and also opened about six new trails, with night skiing and snowmaking facilities. Many recall learning to ski at Brickyard; there was a ski school and ski equipment rentals.

Perhaps due to limited acreage, the ski area dwindled in popularity and closed by the early 1980s.

Ted Cooke built Gilford’s first rope tow in 1934. Located on land that now is part of the Muehlke Family Tree Farm on Belknap Mountain Road, the

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• Ski Areas Continued from page 22 rope tow area was called the Mount Gunstock Ski Hoist; the name was later changed to Mount Gunstock Ski Tow. The ski tow was in operation from January 1935 until the end of the 1940 winter season.

The Gunstock rope tow was quite a novelty at the time, being the longest rope tow in the world, at 3,100 feet.

When Cooke built the Mount Gunstock Ski Hoist, he also cut two new trails, Corkscrew to the north of his tow and Winnipesaukee to the right (south of the tow). In 1940, Cook’s hoist was taken apart and moved to a golf course in Newton MA. Today, remains of the warming hut and towline are visible on the Gilford property. (Information provided by Richard Muehlke.)

A New Hampton-area ski slope that was used by the town’s prep school students (and others) was Mail Box Hill Ski Tow. According to www. nelsap.org, the area opened in 1938 and not long after, sold to Ralph Fellowes, who ran the tow for years.

With a rope tow more than 1,000 feet in length and a vertical drop of more than 200 feet, it was known as a great spot for skiing. The Mail Box Hill area was once thriving with a warming hut and a snack bar.

The slope was popular, but it felt the effects of World War II and closed for a time. After the war years, it reopened and operated until the 1950s, at which time it was leased to New Hampton School until the 1960s.

The Mount Gunstock Ski Tow, Gilford; an original Harold Piper photo, courtesy of Richard Muehlke.

Another prep school, in nearby Tilton, had a modest rope tow for students at the school. Little information is available; a blurb in Tilton, The Alumni Magazine, Spring 2008, quoted a former student who graduated in 1968 as saying students had use of a rope tow behind the school’s chapel.

Every town of any size seems to have had some sort of ski area or rope tow at one time. Well before the big ski areas that now pepper the state, youngsters (and older folk too) who wanted to ski would find a hill with skiing potential and ask whoever owned it to consider letting them ski there. Sometimes landowners responded by installing simple rope tows. According to an article in the Suncook Valley Sun entitled, “Skiing In Pittsfield, Part II”

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Area in Pittsfield started when a local resident provided funds to purchase a rope tow. Eager high school students and townspeople installed the tow and the area opened in 1939.

Located in a field by Berry Pond Road, the area had a 1,000-foot rope tow powered by a V-8 Ford motor. A sheltering hut provided warmth for skiers. Those who skied there knew they were in for a daring run; they had to turn quickly at the hill’s end so as not to end up in Berry Brook. The area was popular but, in 1941, the rope tow and other equipment were sold to the

Franklin Outing Club.

The Franklin Outing Club established skiing at the Veterans’ Memorial Recreation Area, an area set aside for the town to use. Skiing, sledding, and skating have been popular family events through the years.

And what of Mount Whittier Ski Area in Ossipee? This is the lost ski area that so fascinated the young Jeremy Davis. Actually situated on Nickerson Mountain in the town, the ski area was operating by the 1940s. It probably was quite a newsworthy event when the ski area installed the state’s second gondola lift. (The old gondola cables could still be seen long after the area closed.) The gondola offered the ski area something to attract summer visitors as well, with rides up the mountain in the warm weather months. Later, slides and bumper boats were added to attract summer visitors.

Mount Whittier closed in 1985, the victim of poor snow winters and other problems.

Those who enjoyed the family-like atmosphere of the small ski areas in the state can relive those days via Jeremy’s popular website, where readers can share memories and photos. His books on lost ski areas are offered at many bookstores and via www.nelsap.org and would make great holiday gifts for ski and history enthusiasts.

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Old Trails Merge for BMSC: Kindness and Generosity The Bridgewater Mountain Snowmobile Club (BSMC), located on the eastern side of Newfound Lake, wends through the towns of Bristol, Bridgewater, Plymouth, and Ashland. Like all clubs, it exists because gracious landowners allow us to maintain trails on their property for the benefit of the snowmobilers and businesses alike.

We also exist because of the countless hours that club members donate to keep the clubs going. Many of the hours donated involve the labor of clearing trails, cutting back brush and trees, and building bridges. Some of the labor is not physically demanding.

The story that follows grew out of the construction of a trail that opened in the 2012-13 season on the back of Peaked Hill in Bristol. The trail became part of the new Primary 150 trail, connecting Corridor 24 with the southern end of Newfound Lake. The story behind the trail reminds us what really makes the BMSC possible.

Old Trails Merge for BMSC

By Don LeClair A few years ago, Sondra Keene of A Newfound Bed & Breakfast reached out to her abutting landowner, Barbara Patterson, for a favor. She sought permission to use Ms. Patterson’s property so she and her guests could access the Bridgewater Mountain trail system.

Upon approval, BMSC had agreed to groom and maintain the B&B trail as needed. Without issue, Ms. Patterson granted full permission and the trail opened in 2009.

Three years later, it was the BMSC

reaching out to Ms. Patterson for a favor. BMSC also wanted permission to break a new trail, this time on the south side of Ms. Patterson’s property. The prospective trail would connect the Hemlock Brook trail to the southern end of the lake. Once again, without issue, Ms. Patterson agreed. But this time Ms. Patterson had a request of her own: She wanted to see her land again.

Decades of growth had made much of the terrain hard to walk. Ms. Patterson expressed disappointment that so much time had passed since she last saw the fields her grandfather once farmed; a place where she played as a girl. So she wondered if there was a way to see it all one more time. The

BMSC was happy to oblige.

On a crisp fall afternoon, with a borrowed John Deer Gator, BMSC took Ms. Patterson for a ride to her Bristol property. The ride along the old coach road brought back many childhood memories for Ms. Patterson — visions of her grandmother driving horse and buggy down the Hall Road, delivering eggs for trade at the Bristol Market.

She also recalled the hot afternoons she brought lemonade to her grandfather working in the hayfield. Ms. Patterson waved her hand at the same hayfield, now a mature forest.

The Gator pressed on to the northern end of her property, near the B&B trail. After a hard left turn gave way

to a clearing, Newfound Lake rose up big and gray. Ms. Patterson’s eyes widened. The Gator idled for a moment.

At the bottom of the hill, the gator reached the well-kept grounds of A Newfound Bed & Breakfast and stopped at the back porch. That’s where, for the first time, Ms. Patterson met her neighbor, Ms. Keene.

Ms. Keene welcomed Ms. Patterson and gave her a tour of the inn. The new friends sat before a log fire and enjoyed a cup of tea and pumpkin bread. Ms. Keene recounted the history of the building and the improvements made over the years. Ms. Patterson recounted her early years and the history of the land.

As the shadows grew long and the sun began to set, the Gator brought Ms. Patterson back over the mountain — the end of a good day.

Kindness and generosity are not lost arts, but they are too seldom acknowledged. And they will always be the means to prosperity for the Bridgewater Mountain Snowmobile Club. *** BMSC memberships can be purchased at Outdoor Performance in Bridgewater, Newfound Grocery in Bridgewater, and at Ashland Lumber in Ashland. You can also get your membership the “old-fashioned” way by printing the application off the website (www.bridgewatermtnsmc. org) and mailing it in. We will always

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The Festival of Trees will be open on the weekends of Dec. 6 7, and 13 - 14, and on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Hours are 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturdays, noon to 3 p.m. on Sundays, and 6 - 8 p.m. on Wednesday.

Visitors are welcome to tour the Home Front Gallery section of the Wright Museum and the facility is handicapped-accessible.

For more information and a complete entertainment schedule, see www.wolfeborofestivaloftrees.com or call 603-948-5504.

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• BMSC Continued from page 24 look to earn your membership renewals through our grooming efforts and communication with members during the season.

Last season we received positive feedback from our members about our trail reports and weather conditions. We will continue to provide timely updates to you through our website, Facebook, and now on Twitter at @BMSCgroomer. Be sure to follow us on Twitter for

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Our monthly club meetings are at Newfound Grocery in Bridgewater on the first Saturday of the month at 7 p.m. All are welcome to attend the meetings, hear what’s going on, and meet other members who love snowmobiling and enjoy the trails just like you.

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Clearlakes Chorale To Present ‘An Italian Christmas’ The Clearlakes Chorale will present its annual holiday concerts on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 14, at 2 p.m. at St. Katherine Drexel Church in Alton. The theme of the concerts is “An Italian Christmas”.

The orchestra and its soloists will begin with Corelli’s “Christmas Concerto” — 12 “concertigrossi” in which the musical material is passed between a small group of soloists (the concertino) and full orchestra (the ripieno). All use the same instrumentation: two solo violins and one solo cello with a ripieno group of strings and continuo. Number 8 of the set was inscribed with the title “Fatto Per La Notte di Natale” (Event for the Night of Christmas). The final movement is marked “Pastorale” — a type of music that is familiar to Italians as the music of the Zampognari, shepherds who descend from the hills of Italy at Christmastime to play their zampogni (Italian-style bagpipes) to the villagers.

The Clearlakes Chorale, with soloists Maria Ferrante, Chelsea Basler, and Allison Messier will follow, singing Vivaldi’s “Gloria”.

The Gloria, a joyful song of praise, is a standard part of the Roman Catholic Mass. Its opening phrases are the song sung by the angels to the shepherds as recorded in the Gospel of Luke.

Vivaldi sets the traditional Gloria into 12 short movements which contrast greatly, yet retain a cohesive musical structure. The soloists, well known to local and Boston audiences, maintain

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The second half of the concert features traditional Italian Christmas carols (some of which were imported), arranged by Clearlakes Chorale’s own Andy Campbell. Campbell says, “What fun it was to research and arrange these beautiful Italian gems! To orchestrate them was the real challenge, using a limited economy of instrumentation.

The forces are the same as the Vivaldi Gloria with its scoring for strings, continuo, one oboe, one trumpet, three female soloists, and chorus. To this modest and unusual orchestra we have added only clarinet and tympani for color and depth of sound.”

Some of the carols will be familiar to the audience; others will be new expressions of the joyous Christmas season. An audience sing-along, always a favorite, will be part of that half of the concert.

The Clearlakes Chorale, a chorus of about 80 voices from the Greater Wolfeboro area, performs a wide range of music from all time periods. Their traditional Christmas concert is a notto-be-missed part of the Christmas season. Tickets to the concerts make wonderful Christmas gifts for family, friends, neighbors, and others. Tickets will be available in Wolfeboro at Black’s Paper Store and Made on Earth; at the Lyons Gate in Alton; and at the Innisfree Bookshop in Meredith; as well as online at clearlakeschorale. org and at the door.

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Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus!

Know Before You Go! The Interlakes Summer Theatre will present “Yes, Virginia, The Musical” at the Inter-Lakes High School Auditorium on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 4 and 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 7, at 3 p.m.

Debuting as an animated special in 2009, “Yes, Virginia” was inspired by the true story of eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon who, in 1897, wrote a letter to the New York Sun newspaper, asking if there is a Santa Claus. The Sun’s editor, Francis P. Church, responded with a poignantly worded essay on the importance of believing, including the famous lines, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist…”

His response became one of the most famous newspaper editorials of all time and served as the inspiration for Macy’s “Believe” campaign, which supports the “Make-a-Wish” Foundation. The Believe program encourages children of all ages to drop their stamped letters to Santa at the red Santa Mail Letterbox at their local Macy’s. For every letter received, Macy’s donates $1, up to $1 million, to Make-A-Wish, helping to grant the wishes of children with lifethreatening medical conditions.

To support that campaign, the Interlaces Summer Theatre will provide a box in the lobby and deliver all letters to Santa to Macy’s.

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The Division recommends the following preventive steps: Avoid prepaying for firewood; Pay for each delivery separately if receiving multiple deliveries; When ordering from someone you don’t know, ask for references or ask a friend or relative who has a trusted source; If the price seems too good to be true, then it probably is; Get a receipt from the seller with his or her name, address, phone number, and quantity ordered and delivered; Make sure the receipt reflects the form of payment (especially if paying in cash);

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PSU Musicians To Present ‘A Joyful Noise!’

The Department of Music, Theatre and Dance at Plymouth State University will continue a 24-year holiday tradition with the presentation of “A Joyful Noise!” on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 3 p.m. in Hanaway Theatre at the Silver Center for the Arts.

The New England Musical Artists, a professional brass ensemble, will join PSU Chamber Singers and the University Chorale in the concert, directed by Professor Dan Perkins.

PSU Professor Jonathan Santore’s composition, “The Return (Armistice

Poems)” will be the featured work on the program. “The Return” was originally commissioned and premiered by the NH Master Chorale. “The performance of Santore’s piece is part of the choirs’ year-long theme of honoring the 150th anniversary of the end of the American civil war,” Perkins said.

Two of the three texts set in the work deal specifically with World War I and the Armistice — from an English soldier in the trenches and an American woman far from the battlefields of Europe, receiving

news of the war’s end, according to Santore. The third text, contained in a larger work by Robert Louis Stevenson which predates the Armistice by some 40 years, “seems apt for a piece about the conclusion and aftermath of war, particularly as seen through the quickly dimming lens of remembrance,” Santore said.

Sacred works for brass and chorus by 17th century composers Gabriele (Jubilate Deo) and Praetorius (In dulci jubilo) also are on the program.

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The Chamber Singers will present excerpts from their repertoire for an upcoming January study performance tour in the Southern California desert.

Chamber Singers include 21 auditioned singers whose majors are primarily music and music theatre. The University Chorale is a non-auditioned ensemble of 70 singers from a wide variety of majors and disciplines.

Tickets are available at the Silver Center Box Office, 603-535-2787 800-779-3869 or online at silver.plymouth.edu.

Bolshoi Ballet Performs in Film Series The Bolshoi Ballet will appear on the big screen at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, performing classics including The Legend of Love, La Bayadere, and Romeo and Juliet.

In The Legend of Love on Sunday, Dec. 14, at 7:30 p.m., the royal apartments of Queen Mekhmene Banu are plunged into mourning as her young sister, Princess Shyrin, is dying. The Princess will only be saved if the queen gives Shyrin her beauty. The queen decides to sacrifice herself, but later regrets her action when she is disfigured and Shyrin falls in love with the queen’s own lover, the painter Ferkhad.

The Legend of Love is one of Russian master Yuri Grigorovich’s earliest choreographic works, and its storyline explores the conflict between love and duty through its two heroines. Featuring dance movements, sets, and costumes inspired by the Middle East, the ballet uses pure dance to tell the story.

La Bayadère on Sunday, Jan. 4, at 2 p.m., tells the story of the beautiful dancer Nikiya and the warrior Solor who meet in secret and swear eternal

mutual fidelity. However, the High Brahmin, who also is in love with Nikiya, overhears them. He rushes to reveal their secret to the Rajah, who has decided that Solor will marry his beloved daughter, Gamzatti.

La Bayadère (the word refers to an Indian temple dancer) is a key work in the classical repertoire, set against the backdrop of a lush, mysterious India.

Marius Petipa’s choreography, here in a new scenic version by Yuri Grigorovich, is exquisite; the scene known as The Kingdom of the Shades is one of the most celebrated in the history of ballet.

Bolshoi principals Svetlana Zakharova and Maria Alexandrova bring the characters of the romantic ballet to life.

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Gilford Village 3rd Annual Candlelight Stroll

By Kathi Caldwell-Hopper Anyone who lives in a country village knows the value and wisdom of lifelong residents. These are the men and women who serve tirelessly on committees, volunteer at meetings and organize parades and public events. They are the backbone of their communities.

One such person holds place of honor at the 3rd annual Candlelight Stroll event in Gilford Village on Sat., Dec. 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. Esther Peters, a Gilford resident who passed away this year was well known and liked in the community and the Stroll is in her honor this year.

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Esther was into so many different things and did so much to benefit the public. The display will highlight some of what she did and will be a reminder of her service to the town of Gilford.

She was a local radio personality for years and sat on many Gilford town committees”.

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This year the Haskell family has created all the wooden based candle holders for the Stroll, which was a time consuming task! The glowing sight of all the candles in the village is ethereal and brings to mind days past when candlelight illumination was part of living in the country.

Those who come to the stroll will find the downtown village street area roped off to vehicular traffic so visitors can walk from building to building.

Just about each stop on the Stroll will offer goodies and displays. Parking will

be at the high school and elementary school on Belknap Mt. Road and at the Gilford Community Church and Gilford Library parking lots on Potter Hill Road. Stroll attendees can choose to walk around the village or take the old-fashioned horse and wagon ride, which will be available during the event.

Heritage Farm will be providing the horse drawn wagon rides. Attendees can catch the wagon from the Gilford Library lower parking lot on Potter Hill Road, the Village Field on Belknap Mt. Road or the Rowe House.

This year’s event promises a

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• Candellight Stroll Continued from page 30 lot of family fun, with homes and organizations in the village area participating. The evening begins at 5 p.m. when Jim Colby, longtime Gilford resident, rings the Gilford Community Church bell and Bill Bickford will simultaneously ring the ThompsonAmes Union Meetinghouse bell to call one and all to the Stroll.

There will be no need to wonder what the schedule of events offer because the Town Crier will be announcing events throughout the evening.

From 5 to 7 p.m. Gilford students will be caroling throughout the village. The Community Center (next to Gilford Community Church) on Potter Hill Rd. will be open during the Stroll with movies for children and for strollers to warm up.

The Bill and Sally Bickford home will offer an Open House with delicious warm food and treats in the home’s heated garage. Candle maker Kathy DeNutte will be on site to discuss how she makes candles. Candles will be on sale for last-minute gifts.

Also at the Bickfords, “Trapper of the Year” Brian DeNutte will be on hand to discuss winter wildlife in Gilford. He will have a display for the public to view and he welcomes questions.The Gilford Public Library will be open with treats, the display of Esther Peters family photos, etc. and also a demonstration of dancing by Bonnie Deutsh and Line Dancers from 5 to 5:45 p.m.

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buildings will be open and dressed in their finest for the holidays. Each of the three buildings in the Society will offer displays and goodies and also raffle baskets with a chance for strollers to bid on items from a variety of sponsors.

Tickets for the raffle will be for sale at each Society location. (Tickets also will be on sale and raffle baskets displayed at the library throughout December leading up to the Stroll event.)

The Grange building will be decorated and Stacy Hendricks will be baking cookies from 5 to 6 p.m.

Karen and Walt Stockwell (known as Gilford’s “flagman”) will offer a patriotic display at the Grange building from 5 to 7 p.m.

Nothing says the holidays like Santa, and children will have the opportunity to visit with the jolly old fellow at the Village Field bandstand from 5 to 7 p.m.

After all that strolling, attendees can warm up at the bonfire at the Gilford Village Field. While roasting marshmallows, guests can chat with members of the Gilford Fire-Rescue Team.

The event is free and the public is invited to attend. If you are a photography hobbyist, be sure and bring a camera because this event will offer visuals at every turn!

The Candlelight Stroll will bring the best of a country Christmas to the public and also offers a chance to remember a beloved Gilford resident, Esther Peters – who contributed much to Gilford.

Helping Others With Holiday Baskets The Wolfeboro Rotary invites the public to support its annual Holiday Basket Fundraiser for Life Ministries Food Pantry.

Contributions are welcome in the form of cash donations or food items to benefit individuals and families in Wolfeboro and the surrounding area.

The Rotary recognizes and thanks its partners, including Prudential Spencer Hughes Real Estate, for generously donating its space as a central drop off location and Gary James and the WASR team for publicizing the event on the air each day.

The benefit will run Tuesday, Dec. 16 through Saturday, Dec.

20. Donations are welcome daily at the Prudential Spencer Hughes Office on Main Street in Wolfeboro from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Holiday Basket is an annual tradition, initiated in 1999 by community member Dick Hamilton, through the Wolfeboro Rotary Club. Since its inception, this annual drive has raised more than $350,000 for the Food Pantry and has benefited countless families in our area.

Rotary members are grateful to have the support of the entire community as they work together to make the holiday season brighter for all of our neighbors.

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