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Lots Going on at Tin Mountain!

The staff at Tin Mountain Conservation Center in Albany is planning many interesting and unique nature opportunities for 2016. (One of the best ways to stay updated is to visit www.tinmountain.org.) New nature programs and event opportunities will be introduced on a regular basis.

Along with community nature programs and events, Tin Mountain’s nature trails at both the Rockwell Sanctuary and Bear Paw Sanctuary are open year round. The Center also offers home-school programs, school programs, after-school programs, winter and summer camp programs, internship opportunities, high school environmental clubs, a naturalist certification program, and facility rentals.

If you are a Facebook user, Tin

Mountain has plenty of pages to strike your fancy from its homepage to the Tin Mountain Bird Society Page, Hillclimb and Century Pages, Environmental Club Pages and more.

During the year, a Volunteer Morning Coffee Break takes place the first Monday of the month at 9 am. The gathering is a chance to hear about current volunteer needs, meet other volunteers and enjoy some great treats courtesy of Old Village Bakery and Frontside Grind.

If you are interested in volunteering but are unable to make the gathering, please contact Nora Dufilho at nbeem@tinmountain.org Tin Mountain’s monthly EcoForum Series is held the second Thursday of the month from noon to 1 pm and

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The Tin Mountain Bird Society Program meets on January 22 at 7 pm in the Nature Learning Center. The program will feature Charlie Nims, an accomplished birder who is a member of the Tin Mountain Bird Society. Nims lives part time in Bartlett. Come learn about birds from Colorado to California; this is a great introduction for people who have not had the opportunity to bird in the West, but may be planning to, or just wish to learn more. The cost of the program is $5 for families, $3 per person and free for members. Tin Mountain community nature programs are open to the public, and are made possible thanks to generous sponsorship by L.L. Bean.

How to Lead a Nature Walk takes place on January 23 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm at the Tin Mountain Conservation Center. This interactive workshop covers the basics of planning and delivering a nature walk on local conservation lands. Volunteers will review the barriers to leading a nature walk, the importance of engagement on conservation/public land, best practices for event development and promotion, and general safety considerations. It’s easy, it’s fun and you’ll feel prepared after this workshop, which is open to all natural resource volunteers including Tin Mountain naturalists, conservation commissioners, and volunteers with other conservation organizations or community groups. Registration is free, but space is limited; register at: newengland.stewardshipnetwork.org.

Contact Corrie Blodgett at cblodgett@ tinmountain.org or 447-6991 ext. 11.

(The How to Lead a Nature Walk training is part of The Stewardship Network: New England Training Guides series, a project of the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension, with funding support from the NH Charitable Foundation. Use of the training guide, associated materials, and the name “The Stewardship Network: New England Training Guides” is made available through a Creative Commons license by the University of New Hampshire.)

Cones & Conifers: Botanical Art in Graphite will be held Saturday, Feb. 6 and Sunday, Feb. 7 from 10 am until 4 pm both days at the Nature Learning Center. The fascinating features of cones and conifers will be the subject of this popular two-day workshop.

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Birding in the American West takes place at Tin Mountain on Jan. 22.

Courtesy photo. opt to draw studies of smaller cones or foliage, while those with more experience may take on a larger cone in all its glory. An inspiring array of specimens from near and far will be provided; all levels are welcome. Visit helenbyers. com to see Helen’s work and slideshows from her courses. Contact Corrie Blodgett at cblodgett@tinmountain. org or call 447-6991 ext. 11.

Online registration opens on February 1 for the Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb (which will be held on Saturday, Aug. 20, and the Mt. Washington Century+ Ride which takes place on Saturday, July 30.)

The Hootenanny at Tin Mountain a four-mile snowshoe race, will take place on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 10 am, at the Tine Mountain Rockwell Sanctuary at 1245 Bald Hill Rd, Albany (This is the same site as the White Mountain Milers’ Dirty Girl Trail Race.) The course is yet to be determined, but one can expect the unexpected with this challenging, yet beautiful location.

Visitwww.runreg.com/the-hootenanny-at-tin-mountain.

Tin Mountain’s First Season Auction and Dinner will take place on Saturday, March 12 at Fryeburg Academy’s Ada Wadsworth Arena. The real start of spring at Tin Mountain is marked with the First Season Benefit Dinner and Auction. Tin Mountain will be showcasing a fabulous new chef and of course lots of amazing items. Support environmental education while ushering in spring by having a stupendous time, with over 400 items up for bid, a fabulous meal, great music and interesting company. Tickets are $50 each.

If you are interested in volunteering, donating items, being a sponsor or attending the event please email Donna at donnadolan@tinmountain.org or call 447-6991.

Tin Mountain Conservation Center is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit environmental education program serving the greater Mount Washington Valley for over 35 years.

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Where the Rubber Meets the Snow: Tubing at King Pine Resort

By Barbara Neville Wilson It’s the weekend. The family has been scattered, doing individual activities all week long. What can you do together?

How can you get outdoors and please everyone’s taste for adventure? Where can you go without breaking the bank?

Head to Pine Meadows Snowtubing Park at King Pine. Part of the Purity Spring Resort, the snowtubing hill in East Madison offers families, couples and groups a chance to enjoy outdoor fun while pursuing a low impact activity.

Snowtubing requires no special equipment. Pull on warm winter clothing and boots, and head straight out. No lessons or practice is required.

Pre-schoolers to grandparents can all enjoy the sport together.

Choose your tube, settle in, and enjoy a leisurely pull up the hill by the lift. Get to the crest of the hill, station yourself at the lane of your choice, and let the attendant know your style: some tubers like a gentle ride, while others practically live to careen down the hill.

Some get their thrill from going round and round. According to Dalton Swett on the King Pine Reservation Desk, the crew at the top of the hill has earned a reputation for being the “best spinners ever!”

King Pine knows the need for speed and spinning varies from person to person, however, so it offers two fast lanes, as well as a lane with a more gradual incline.

Snowtubing is just one of the many outdoor activities offered at Purity Spring Resort in these cold months.

Renowned for offering reasonable rates and well-groomed trails for downhill skiing and snowboarding, it also offers Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, horsedrawn sleigh rides, and ice skating at the Tohko Dome, the region’s only covered and Zamboni-groomed outdoor rink. It even features a fire pit. Is there anything that beats a marshmallow roasted outdoors in winter?

In addition, Purity Spring and Hoyt family properties have lodging, restaurants, the adjacent NH AudubonHoyt Wildlife Sanctuary with miles of hiking trails, campsites, and a fitness center featuring a hot tub and heated pool.

Purity Spring takes family and affordability seriously. Owned by the Hoyts for more than 130 years, the resort works hard to make sure the fun at King Pine is within reach of the typical family. Lift tickets for downhill skiing also cover same day snowshoeing, ice skating, and crosscountry skiing. Snow tubing rates are $18/two-hour session when it’s an a la carte activity for day trippers. It can be complementary for guests visiting the resort overnight Sunday through Thursday.

Kids attending the King Pine Ski Camp (February 14-20; February 2126; and March 13-18) can choose snow tubing as one of their “free time” activities. Adults and families staying for extended periods can enjoy complimentary snowshoeing, ice skating, horse-drawn sleigh rides, and free snowtubing, too.

Concerned that this season’s late winter will affect conditions? Aly Coakley, Purity Spring Marketing Coordinator reports, “Russ {Ellis} and the rest of the crew are doing a phenomenal job out making snow every chance they can, which has been quite a bit with the true-to-January temperatures that we have had.” The number of open trails will only expand as cold weather continues.

Pine Meadow Snowtubing Park is open Friday and Saturday nights, and weekend days, as well as during holiday weeks. Find more information about conditions, group discounts, non-profit fundraisers, parties, and a coupon to tube on Friday evenings at kingpine.com/activities/tubing.

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Remick Museum’s 13th Annual Ice Harvest & Winter Carnival On Saturday, Feb. 6 from 11 am to 3 pm, visitors will have a chance to participate in a wonderful NH tradition: an old-fashioned ice harvest.

The ice harvest is the most popular event at the Remick Country Doctor Museum and Farm in Tamworth. It offers a blend of historic, wintertime fun and a chance to view life on a farm.

Those who stop by the Remick Museum for the event can try their hand at marking, cutting and piking ice blocks from the Remick Farm pond and see it transported by steer team. They also will be able to help store ice blocks in the farm’s icehouse.

The day also offers a variety of additional activities for all ages. The following is a list of scheduled events: Celebrate winter with fun outdoor activities, historic demonstrations, exhibits and games.

Visit farm animals in their winter coats and surroundings.

Take a sleigh ride along Doc Remick’s harness racing practice track (weather permitting; this will be a wagon ride if there is insufficient snow).

Tree ID walk presented by UNH Cooperative Extension.

Play in the snow and participate in carnival games.

Enjoy live music by Brier Hill Band in the Hearth Room.

Take part in indoor handcrafts with a wintertime theme.

Take a self-guided history tour of the Museum Center.

Warm up with Farmhouse Kitchen favorites.

If ice is not safe, visitors will not be allowed on the ice; however, iceharvesting demonstrations—on and off ice—will occur. Some activities may be dependent on the weather.

There also will be outdoor cooking at an open fire pit, ice sculpting by Brian Stockman and a chance to watch as harvested ice blocks are carted from the pond to the Ice House.

Exhibits will include wintertime animal trapping and lore; ski boot and skis presented by Peter Limmer; snowshoes through time and an antique snow roller will be on display.

Among the historic buildings for visitors to see will be the Ice House; an English barn stable and the Hillsdale Dairy cattle barn.

Children will have the chance to say hello to the farmer, visit with animals Rosie, Chloe, Harriet and Riley, say hello to Ben and Jerry, Sadie, Queenie, Isis and Hannah, and the pigs and sheep.

No one will leave the event hungry because the Farmhouse Kitchen will serve lunch offering signature beef stew, beef and veggie chili, rolls, dessert and beverages.

Admission to the Ice Harvest and Winter Carnival at the Remick Museum is $10 per person for ages 11 and up, $5 per child ages 5-10 and age four and under are free. Member admission is $8 adults and $3 for ages 5-10.

In the event of severe weather, the event date will be Sunday, Feb. 7. Call the Remick Museum at 323-7591 or visit www.remickmuseum.org.

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Winter Concerts Presented by Wolfeboro Friends of Music The Wolfeboro Friends of Music present some cabin-fever reliever concerts this winter that are sure to please.

The lineup begins in January with the man acclaimed in international circles as one who “envisions himself as a total orchestra.” Hector Olivera is a passionate, gifted and unique musician, whose personal interpretations of both classical and popular music have delighted audiences around the world. (In the summer of 2014, Olivera packed Wolfeboro’s First Congregational UCC sanctuary with a concert that saw multiple standing ovations throughout the virtuoso’s 90-minute concert of technique and musicianship.)

Wolfeboro Friends of Music presents Olivera in a return concert to Wolfeboro on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 2 pm at the First Congregational Church.

On Sunday, Feb. 14, the Wolfeboro Friends of Music will present the Strafford Wind Symphony, directed

by Bruce Gatchell. The concert will take place at Kingswood Arts Center in Wolfeboro at 2 pm. The Symphony is celebrating its 25th anniversary season and will present A New Hampshire Valentine Kiss program in honor of Wolfeboro Friends of Music’s 80th anniversary season.

The ensemble will perform a wide variety of repertoire such as Overture from the Marriage of Figaro, The Girl With the Flaxen Hair, España Cani and more. The lyrical voice of Don Plummer will enchant with Sinatra favorites such as Night and Day and The Best Is Yet To Come.

Michael Arnowitt’s Jazz Suite

Hector Olivera will perform on January 17 in Wolfeboro, presented by Wolfeboro Friends of Music. from West Side Story is a performance of eight jazz arrangements made by the pianist based on music from Leonard Bernstein’s classic, featuring famous songs such as Somewhere, Maria, Tonight, and America.

Arnowitt will perform at Anderson Hall, Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro on Sunday, March 13 at 2 pm. Audiences have loved this head-bobbing, toe tapping music if they are familiar from the Broadway musical and hit movie. In the Wolfeboro concert, Arnowitt creatively transforms the music into the world of jazz. The

program will also include selections blending jazz and classical music by Debussy, Ravel, Chopin, Kapustin, and Art Tatum’s version of Tea for Two. The Washington Post said of a recent Michael Arnowitt concert at the National Gallery of Art. “He played with an exquisite sense of touch, color and musical imagination.”

April 9 brings Heifetz on Tour to Anderson Hall at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro at 7:30 pm. This season as Heifetz International Music Insti-

tute celebrates its 20th anniversary and Wolfeboro Friends of Music celebrates its 80th anniversary, the 100year combination will deliver classical pieces honoring New Hampshire’s own Amy Cheney Beach. Ms. Beach is the original inspiration for organizing WFOM, so it is very fitting to perform her work this year. Heifetz On Tour is an annual homecoming concert for classical music lovers. The Heifetz Stars will be shining brightly for a shared anniversary night perfectly in sync with Friends of Music’s joint missions of “providing quality entertainment and support of young musicians.”

The unique Jim Witter 1970s Coffeehouse performance will take place on May 21 at 7:30 pm at Anderson Hall, Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro. Get in the groove with Canadian singer/ songwriter Witter as he (and his band) fascinate by conjuring up the 1970’s of James Taylor, Gordon Lightfoot, Jim Croce and more.

Witter is a prodigious piano player with a warm, clear baritone voice. His award-winning qualities wrung the cry for “More!” after his prior Wolfeboro appearances Piano Men in 2012 and Feelin’ Groovy in 2013.

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Yesteryear Intrepid Adventuring…and Dog Sledding

By Kathi Caldwell-Hopper

If you are headed to remote country, you should pack necessary supplies, and it would be advisable to bring along a traveling companion.

That companion should be someone who can travel long distances on foot, more than pull their weight and enjoy the cold and the outdoors. It also helps if the companion has a sunny, alwaysready-for-adventure disposition.

This description fits a Chinook dog perfectly. The Chinook is New Hampshire’s official state dog and given the background of the hearty breed, it is easy to see why the dog has been elevated to such status.

The Chinook dog started in New Hampshire, but the breed became world famous due to publicity about a trip led by Admiral Byrd to the Antarctic. The original Chinook dog accompanied expedition member Arthur Walden of Wonalancet, New Hampshire.

Walden’s life could have been taken from the pages of an adventure book; he had skill, daring, physical fitness, bravery and the desire to explore the unknown.

Born in the mid west in 1871, Walden was the son of an Episcopalian preacher. However, the ministry wasn’t the career for young Arthur and historical information says he made his way to the Klondike Gold Rush in the late 1800s.

The Gold Rush took northwestern Canada’s Klondike region by storm.

The lure of gold meant thousands flocked to the area to try their luck and perhaps become wealthy. It wasn’t an easy place to reach – gold seekers traveled by sled dogs and roughed it to reach the Klondike.

It can be surmised that the Klondike adventure prepared Walden for living off the land and learning how to survive in snow, cold and a variety of outdoor conditions. It surely instilled in him a lifelong respect for dog teams.

Walden married Kate Sleeper in 1902 according to The Tamworth Narrative by Marjory Gane Harkness.

Kate was no wallflower/stay-at-home woman and she must have been perfect for Arthur. She was said to be petite and outing and she loved the outdoors and was probably an independent woman. (Her courage to purchase the Wonalancet Farm at a young age and run it as an inn before converting it to a private property speaks to her determination in an era when most females were attending tea parties and shopping for eligible husbands.) She was also the first postmaster in Wonalancet in the 1890s.

Kate was the daughter of a wealthy Boston newspaperman and enjoyed country life. She hired Walden as a farm manager at some point before he left for the Klondike Gold Rush.

Wonalancet Farm, with vast acreage, was perfect for the outdoorsy couple and it gave space for Walden to begin breeding and training sled dogs. Walden

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This was the start of the famed Chinook dogs in about 1917. (Walden named his favorite pup from the litter Rikki, and later renamed the dog Chinook.)

Walden wanted a dog that would be strong, could move with speed…and be friendly.

Chinook, his favorite of the original litter, grew up to be large – he was about 100 pounds and was a savvy, strong lead dog. Walden bred Chinook to German Shepherds and various other female dogs in an effort to produce a dog that had the qualities he was looking for.

Walden introduced the dog at the 1920 Gorham, New Hampshire Winter Carnival. The public must have been entranced by the large, friendly and intelligent Chinook that seemed able to do it all from racing and hauling goods to playing with children and lounging by the fireplace after romping in the snow all day.

Sled dog travels were in Walden’s blood, along with an ability for selfpromotion. Not one to be content with former adventures, Walden was the first to reach the summit of Mt. Washington with a team of dogs in 1926, according to Arthur Walden, Dogsledding Pioneer

by Susan Kieffer at www.outdoors.org.

The weather was cold and windy, but probably nothing new to the man who had risked life and limb in the remote

Klondike. The dog team also was accustomed to harsh weather and likely reveled in the chance to taken on the most weather-intense mountain in the eastern United States.

Sled dog racing was not well known at the time but Walden changed that when he created the New England Sled Dog Club in 1924 (www.nesdc.org). It raised awareness of the sport, which was perfect for a snowy state such as New Hampshire.

Walden also is well known for joining Admiral Richard E. Byrd’s Antarctic expedition. Treks to the remote Antarctic were the stuff of romantic adventure and newspapers were full of accounts of the daring explorers and their faithful sled dogs. Although by this time Walden was in his late 50s, he was in much better physical condition than most people his age and he was named expedition lead sled dog driver and trainer.

Walden, brought Chinook, his favorite dog, on the trek and with the dog and his team, moved huge amounts of supplies for Byrd. Sadly, the aging Chinook wandered away from the group and was lost to Walden.

Understandably, Walden took the loss of his canine friend very hard, as did the larger world. Newspapers had reported on the gentle giant of a dog and Chinook was a sort of mascot to the expedition. Word of the dog’s passing spread by newspapers around the world. In Wonalancet, the townspeople also were saddened by the loss of Chinook and asked the Walden’s for permission to rename a road between Tamworth and Wonalancet as Walden Road. Arthur suggested instead that the road be named the Chinook Trail.

Although things would never be quite the same without their beloved Chinook, the Waldens were looking ahead. Kate and Arthur worked to bring electricity to the area, as well as the telephone service. Soon, the area was connected to the outside world.

Times were difficult during the Depression years. In the early 1930s, Arthur sold his remaining dogs and decided to retire from dog training.

A tragic end to the Walden’s love story came in March 1947 when Arthur rescued Kate from a house fire. Kate survived; Arthur did not.

The breed that started with the early Chinook is well respected in the state today, and the Chinook breed holds the distinction of being New Hampshire’s official state dog.

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Get to Know the Global Awareness Local Action (G.A.L.A.) Organization

By Sarah Wright We’ve all heard of ways we can help the environment and reduce our “carbon footprint.” Recycling, using less electricity, conserving water and composting are all great ideas, but the non-profit group Global Awareness Local Action (G.A.L.A.), with headquarters in Ossipee, aims to empower people to do more. G.A.L.A.’s mission is to translate sustainability education into local actions that are practical, effective and fun for county residents. Their many guiding principles include interdependence as well as independence, local autonomy and inclusive decision-making, peace and nonviolence, creativity, diversity, intrinsic wisdom of nature, learning, storytelling and celebration.

G.A.L.A. is a volunteer-based organization made up of teachers, farmers, business-owners, senior citizens, parents, students and many others. Anyone can get involved and participate. Interests of the group are vast, ranging from environmental stewardship to human rights, from participatory democracy to holistic healing practices, to promoting peace. The group’s focus is to harness resources that already exist within our communities, rather than looking elsewhere.

They achieve this through arranging multiple programs like Homesteading Workshops and Film Screenings.

One of their current programs is the Study Circle, where small groups of people come together to explore topics like sustainable design, climate change, nutrition and health topics and local revitalization. It’s a great way to brainstorm and share ideas.

The “G.A.L.A.vanting” program has volunteers arranging carpools to attend local sustainability events, like homebrew bottling potlucks, cucumber canning parties, and farmer’s markets.

G.A.L.A. also works together with the Jack Mountain Bushcraft School to organize the monthly Re-skill-ience Workshop Series, which focuses on sharing homesteading, sustainable living and traditional bushcraft skills. Workshops take place on the first Wednesday of the month at a rotating venue. Last year’s workshops included topics like beekeeping, fly fishing, bike maintenance, compass and map navigation, campfire cooking and native landscaping.

A large part of G.A.L.A. is the Sustain-A-Raisers program, which is nationally recognized. It’s basically a home and yard makeover service that helps homeowners and businesses achieve self-sufficiency while conserving natural resources. This might include anything from installing a garden bed, rain barrel, or compost bin to ecological yard cleanups and even solar hot water systems. If you have a project in mind and would like to know if it would be eligible for a Sustain-A-Raiser, you can contact G.A.L.A. and schedule a free site visit.

Of course, there are also many community events held by G.A.L.A. throughout the year. G.A.L.A.’s first Earth Week Celebration involved more

than 75 area businesses and nonprofits.

Farm to Table Feasts are also popular and bring together more than 50 farms, businesses and organizations to make the local food dinner possible. Held during the summer in the picturesque Barn at Moody Mountain on Pork Hill Road in Wolfeboro, the feast showcases several delicious and unique courses made by local chefs. There is also entertainment from local musicians, a silent auction and raffle for prizes, a keynote speaker, and the presentation of the G.A.L.A. Volunteer of the Year Award.

If you like dancing, join the fun at a Contra Dance Series fundraiser, which G.A.L.A. says is the most sustainable way to stay warm on a cold winter’s night. Participants will follow a caller and do-si-do to the tunes of local musicians. This year, the dances will be held in the Great Hall at the newly renovated Wolfeboro Town Hall.

Dances are held on the last Saturday of each month from January to April, from 7 to 10 pm. If you’re new to Contra Dancing, get there early. The first half hour will teach you the basics.

Have you ever heard of a vehicle that runs on vegetable oil? Restaurants in particular have lots of leftover vegetable oil after cooking, so why not put it to good use? Well, G.A.L.A. has a truck that runs on waste vegetable oil, and it’s available for hire! When the truck is not being used for a Sustain-ARaiser, it’s available for nearly any job you might have where a one-ton dump body would be useful. Experience the truck for yourself and see how vegetable oil can be reused as fuel.

You may have also seen G.A.L.A. at the Wolfeboro Summer Farmer’s Market. They have a booth there and their Fender Blender smoothie bike always gets people’s attention. Operating the bike is pretty straightforward— put some delicious ingredients in the blender, put the blender on the bike, and pedal away! But did you know that the bike is also available to rent for your next function or party? Have your guests give it a whirl and you’ll be making fun memories along with some delicious drinks.

How can you get involved with this exciting organization? If you’re interested in volunteering, you can email contact@galacommunity.org or call the office at 603-539-6460.

A list of volunteer opportunities is also on G.A.L.A.’s website at www. galacommunity.org. (The website also has links to sign up for G.A.L.A.’s free monthly e-newsletter and information about becoming a member of the organization.)

G.A.L.A.’s office is located at 3 Pork Hill Road in Ossipee, in the former Mt. Grange Hall, with a mailing address at PO Box 2267 in Wolfeboro, 03894.

Office hours are Monday through Friday, from 9 am to 5 pm.

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G.A.L.A. Community Contra Dances Begins Jan. 23 The Community Contra Dance Series hosted by Global Awareness Local Action (G.A.L.A.) kicks off 2016 on Saturday, Jan. 23 at the Wolfeboro Town Hall’s newly renovated Great Hall. The dance runs from 7 to 10 pm, with the first half hour dedicated to a brief overview of the basic steps of New England contra dance. The dances are a fun and energizing night out for all ages and abilities, even if you simply prefer to cheer the dancers on from the sidelines.

The headline band for January’s dance is Brier Hill Band. Brier Hill has been playing local farmer’s markets and dances in the Wolfeboro/Ossipee area for the last four years. Named for one of the roads in Canaan Valley where they started playing, the band serves up standard New England dance tunes drawn from the French Canadian and British fiddle traditions that make up most of the contra dance repertoire.

Brier Hill is comprised of Lane and Scott Evans, Patrick O’Hagin, Michael Haeger and Tim Morrison. Eric Rolnick will be calling the dance with Brier Hill. Eric is from Conway, has called many G.A.L.A. dances, and has also performed at many Wolfeboro First Night events with the Caribbean steel band, Mango Groove.

The name “Contra Dance” refers to partnered folk dance styles, where couples dance in two facing lines. Contra dance is a hybrid of English countrydances and French court dances. At the end of the 17th century, French dancers began to incorporate English countrydances with steps from their own court dances and in turn called these dances contra-dance, or contredanse. Many of the moves called out during the dance originate from the French terminology.

The contra dance was very popular throughout America from the 1700s well into the 1800s, but with the ar-

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Brier Hill Band, picture courtesy of G.A.L.A. rival of the square dance, waltz, swing and other forms of dance its popularity was mostly confined to rural areas.

It is interesting to note that before the contra dance revival it was not known to be called a night of “Contra Dancing.” Rather it had other names such as Barn Dance, Kitchen Junket, Old Timers Ball, and The Dance. These dances were held in church halls, grange halls, town halls, barns and even places like kitchens and living rooms. There was a time in New England when contra dances were so popular that one band might be booked six nights in a single week!

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ways to increase our brain’s cognitive reserve, something good for the brain at every age, but a particularly valuable protective force for maintaining cognition into old age. In a New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) study, dancing was found to reduce risk of dementia more than any other physical or mental activity studied. Bicycling

and swimming, for instance, while excellent for the cardiovascular system, reduced the risk of dementia by 0%, as did playing golf. Reading reduced the risk by 35% and puzzling out crosswords at least four days a week, 47%.

Frequent dancing, however, reduced the risk of dementia by 76%.

What does contra dancing have to do with G.A.L.A.’s commitment to sustainability? Aside from strengthening community relations, warding off cabin fever and keeping the blood moving to stay healthy, G.A.L.A. is known to claim contra dancing as, “the most sustainable way to stay warm on a cold winter’s night”!

Dance admission fees are $7.00 for adults, $5.00 for students and seniors, and $3.00 for children under age 12. In an effort to protect the newly refinished wood floor in the Great Hall, participants are encouraged to bring an extra pair of shoes for dancing that do not have a black sole. If you are unable to bring extra shoes there will be a brush at the door for you to remove dirt and snow before entering. G.A.L.A. is also looking to fill a few volunteer shifts for the dances this year if you are interested. For more information about this event or to sign up to volunteer visit their website at www.galacommunity.org, call the office at 539-6460, or email josh@galacommunity.org.

Castle Preservation Society Wins CDFA Tax Credit This past summer, the Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA) awarded the Castle Preservation Society’s Castle in the Clouds Fund to Finish Project $250,000 in tax credits.

Through the program, CDFA grants state tax credit awards on a competitive basis to qualified organizations for specific projects or programs. CDFA is attracted to innovative projects that show a high degree of community support, build partnerships and leverage other funds, and in the case of the Castle – will contribute to the economic development of the region.

They issue tax credits totaling 75 percent of the value of each donation to the project donors. For example, a donor making a $10,000 donation to CDFA on behalf of an approved project will receive a state tax credit in the amount of $7,500. All approved Tax Credit project sponsors must raise the money for their project within an allocated time frame.

The tax credit may be applied against the donating company’s business profits tax, business enterprise tax, and/or the insurance premium tax. The donation also may be eligible for treatment as a state and federal charitable contribution making the actual “cost” to the business approximately 11 percent of their donation. The contributing company may carry forward the credit for up to five years. The company can se-

lect which business tax and how much of their credit to apply towards their taxes in any given year.

CDFA, created by legislation in 1983, is a nonprofit public instrumentality of the State of New Hampshire.

CDFA administers nearly $20 million in funding resources, which includes a combination of state tax credits and federal Community Development Block Grant, Neighborhood Stabilization, and Energy Reduction Funds.

CDFA supports the development of vibrant and resilient communities by providing resources for community development efforts. For more information about CDFA and its programs visit www.nhcdfa.org.

The Castle Preservation Society has received tax credit donation pledges from several community-minded businesses and urges the public to support them in return: White Mountain Subways, Hart’s Restaurant, Leone, McDonnell & Roberts P.A., Bank of New Hampshire CDFA believes that completing the restoration of the Castle will be a statewide economic driver, bringing more tourism and jobs to the region.

Castle in the Clouds is an historic landmark property located in the Ossipee Mountains overlooking Lake Winnipesaukee.

If you can help with a donation, please call Jill at 476-5415 or email jcromwell@castleintheclouds.org.

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Ossipee: Home of the First Snowmobile

By Barbara Neville Wilson At first glance, this story should be straightforward. It’s been told so many times before, and often it goes something like this: The world’s first Snowmobile attached to a Ford Model T chassis was invented by madcap Virgil D. White.

White worked alone in the early 20th century in the primitive White’s Garage in the backwoods of Ossipee, New Hampshire.

Well, in researching this story, we find there’s more to it.

Let’s first dispel a couple of 21st century myths: Ossipee, New Hampshire was not a backwater in the early 20th century. In fact, the location of White’s Garage in West Ossipee (across from the current Hobbs Tavern) was a busy junction for tourists and businessmen traveling north into the White Mountains, and west to Vermont and south and east to the seacoast.

Virgil White did not work in a vacuum. Many people were seeking ways to improve motorized travel in the snow. Inventors and tinkers were common, postal gazettes kept them well informed of progress being made by others across the country and around the world. In a period exploding with practical invention, financial backing was available.

So let’s start at the beginning: The first automobiles were invented in the late 1800s, and by the early 1900s, several companies were massproducing autos for purchase. Initially a novelty feared by some and embraced by others, the new vehicles allowed freer and—mostly—more comfortable transportation than trains and animals allowed. The boom in tourism begun by the rapid expansion of railroads in the 19th century, expanded when autos could travel to remote places railroads didn’t reach.

The current Routes 16, 41 and 25 soon became major tourist and trade routes for the newfangled auto. By 1911, Motor World Wholesale reported that names still familiar in the area had partnered to incorporate “The autoDrug Co., under Delaware laws, with $15,000 capital; to conduct a retail pharmacy, act as agents of motor cars, deal in accessories and supplies and operate a machine shop and garage.

Corporators—Dr. L.W. Lord, R.T. Lord, H.R. Flye, M. White.” In 2015 dollars this is a $348,700 investment in a very interesting twist on one-stop shopping—pharmaceuticals and all things auto!

Around this time, Ossipee’s Virgil D. White (related to M. White, a “corporator” of the nearby auto-Drug Lord’s Garage?) opened White’s Garage on land across from what is now Hobbs’ Inn. According to the 1951 Ford Dealer’s News, he was awarded one of the very first auto dealerships from Henry Ford in 1914. As you may recall, Ford developed the modern assembly line to keep production costs down and make his cars affordable to the masses. This was apparently the next step in making the Ford ubiquitous across the nation.

White’s Garage, photo courtesy Hobbs Tavern.

It seems that before throwing in with Ford, White had already been dabbling with autos. He created a forerunner to his Snowmobile attachment for a 1905 Model G Buick, perhaps as early as 1906. A photo in the March 1913 edition of Motor Age Magazine shows White’s Buick under the heading, “Motor Vehicle That Defies Wintry Weather” with skis in the front and tracks on the rear axle.

By all accounts, White’s Garage was very successful. A short article in The Motor World in December 1915 noted that the garage had expanded to 8,000 square feet and had added a “paint shop and machine shop for winter overhauling and painting.” Perhaps this led White to consider expanding his interest in mass-producing a winter-worthy attachment for vehicles.

Some reports say that he invented the apparatus to ensure year-round work for his mechanics, perhaps as many as six employees at this time.

And this is where the homespun story seems a little hard to believe. Was Virgil White just a goodhearted tinker looking out for his staff?

First we need to realize there was no market for automobiles in winter.

The modern snowplow had not been invented. Once snow fell, roads were maintained simply by packing them down by horse drawn snow roller, and traveled by horse and sleigh. A savvy businessman who had invested in an 8,000 square foot building would certainly be looking for ways to sell more automobiles. What better means than by creating an attachment that would allow vehicles safe passage, no matter the weather or conditions?

The attachment said to be invented

by White was described in later marketing materials as “…a Ford on snowshoes…Snowshoes make it possible to travel over deep snow…

Runners five feet long and eight inches wide were substituted for the front wheels. To the rear end was added an additional pair of wheels and over each

set of two wheels was placed a traction belt to provide the necessary additional traction and bearing surfaces. The rear pair of wheels are driven by a worm gear axle shaft and the front pair are idlers.”

And does the image of a lonely inventor working by flickering light in the dark of night, all for the good of his employees, seem too good to be true?

Unsubstantiated accounts point to a more collaborative invention than legend has passed down. An unsigned note found in the “Snowmobile” file at the town of Ossipee Library says, “…

The story was always told that John Hayford a country blacksmith who was working at White’s Ford Garage as a mechanic invented the snowmobile.”

And in a 2014 post to The Old Motor, Bob Swett wrote, “My dad as a young man lived in Ossipee and worked for Virgil White…My mother told me that dad actually had a lot to do with development of the ‘T’ snowmobile but Virgil knew how to proceed to get it patented and I have no proof father was the builder!”

And indeed, it seems that Virgil White not only knew how to get patents,

but he was business savvy as well. By 1917 he had working prototypes and had coined the name “Snowmobile” to describe his attachment.

On March 17, 1917, the Automobile Snow Attachment Company was incorporated in Fryeburg, Maine by a group of prominent area businessmen that did not include Virgil White, with capital of $500,000. This is equivalent to an investment of more than $10 million today.

Ten days after incorporation papers were filed, White applied to the U.S. Patent Office and was awarded U.S. Patent #1245293 for his snow attachment for Ford automobiles on November 6, 1917.

The first Snowmobile™ was marketed to the public in 1922 by The Snowmobile Company. Huntley Spaulding of Rochester, of the successful multi-state Spaulding manufacturing company and brother to past governor Rolland Spaulding, was president, and Virgil White was the Vice President and General Manager.

In 1923, 70 units were sold, but after a distribution arrangement was made with Farm Specialty Manufacturing, sales picked up. White expanded his facilities to include a factory across the road, reportedly on the current Route 25, and operations continued with reports of 3,300 units made annually until 1929.

What caused sales to rise so exponentially after 1923?

The Spaulding network may very well have led to connections between the Snowmobile company and prominent figures of the day. In his article, “Conquering Snowdrifts with the Model T,” Jim Rodell reported, “When the father of President Calvin Coolidge died on March 18, 1926, a Model T Snowmobile led the funeral procession over the snow-covered hills of Vermont.” Arctic explorer Donald MacMillan took a White Snowmobile with him on his 1927 Arctic expedition.

The Snowmobile was not just for celebrities and explorers, though.

Advertising materials touted the Snowmobile’s rigorous testing in snowy conditions by postal workers, utility companies and doctors. Dr.

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Jan. 17, Hector Olivera concert, 2 pm, presented by Wolfeboro Friends of Music at First Congregational Church, Wolfeboro, tickets/info: 569-2151, www. wfriendsofmusic.org.

Jan. 18, Lakes Region Photography Club meeting, meets first and third Monday of each month, All Saints Church, Wolfeboro, all welcome, 569-3337.

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Jan. 16-17, Women’s Winter Escape, women’s weekend with skate and ski clinics, showshoe tours, yoga, equipment demo, snow tubing, nutrition talk, meals and more. Great Glen Trails Outdoor Center, 1 Mt. Washington Auto Road, Gorham, info/pre-register: 466-2333, www.greatglentrails.com.

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Jan. 21, Dinner & Storytelling at Corner House Inn, Jct. Rts. 109 & 113, Center Sandwich, 6:30 pm, Peter Brodeur performs, reservations: 284-6219, www.cornerhouseinn.com.

Jan. 22, Small Farmer’s Club, Winter on the Farm, Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, Tamworth, 10 am-noon, activities, craft, games and exploration of farmstead life. $5/child, ages 2-6, adult must accompany child. Pre-register by 1/21: 323-7591.

Jan. 22, Yardird Temple Jazz Ensemble, Anderson Hall at Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro, 6:30 pm, 366-6738, www.wolfeborocoop.org.

Jan. 23, Abenaki Ski a Thon and Bonfire, Abenaki Ski Area, Wolfeboro, 4 pm, Wolfeboro Parks and Rec.: 569-5639.

Jan. 23, Christmas Tree Bonfire, Abenaki Ski Area, Wolfeboro, 5 pm, drop off your tree at Abenaki parking lot or Solid Waste Facility until January 22. Info.: 569-5639.

Jan. 23, Community Contra Dances by G.A.L.A. (Global Awareness Local Action), taking place at Wolfeboro Town Hall, 84 S. Main St., Wolfeboro, 7 pm, all ages welcome. Info: 539-6460, www.galacommunity.org.

Jan. 24, Breakfast Buffet, Ossipee Valley Masonic Lodge, 7:30 am, Masonic Lodge, Rt. 25, $10 p/p, 323-7313.

Jan. 23, Wolf Full Moon Fundraiser, 5:30 pm, Abenaki Ski Area, Wolfeboro, crockpot contest, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, info: 569-1707.

Jan. 25, AARP Driving Safely, Conway Public Library, 15 Greenwood Ave., Conway, 10:30 am, one-hour course focusing on safe driving techniques and advice for senior citizens, info: 447-5552.

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Jan. 28, Dinner & Storytelling at Corner House Inn, Jct. Rts. 109 & 113, Center Sandwich, 6:30 pm, Dudley Laufman performs, reservations: 284-6219, www. cornerhouseinn.com.

Jan. 28, Thursday Night Book Club, White Birch Books, N. Conway, The Son

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Jan. 30, Herbal Medicine Chest Workshop, Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, 1-3:30 pm, led by Museum educator/herbalist focusing on herbal helpers you can use. $25 p/p, ages 16 (with parent) and up, pre-register by 1/22, 323-7591.

Jan. 30, Powder Bear’s Snow Fest, breakast with the mascot bear, face painting, skiing, snowboarding, BoBo the Clown, King Pine Ski Area, Madison, 367-8896.

Feb. 1, Mens Breakfast Group, Huggins Hospital Cafeteria, Wolfeboro, 7 am.

Feb. 3, First Movies, 6:30-8:30 pm, eclectic films, Effingham Public Library, 539-1537, Town House Rd., Effingham.

Feb. 4, Dinner & Storytelling at Corner House Inn, Jct. Rts. 109 & 113, Center Sandwich, 6:30 pm, Arthur Surette performs, reservations: 284-6219, www. cornerhouseinn.com.

Feb. 4, Waldorf Puppet Show, Conway Public Library, 15 Greenwood Ave., Conway, 10:30 am, info: 447-5552.

Feb. 6, Draw the Line, Aerosmith Tribute Show, 8 pm, Rochester Opera House, Rochester, tickets/info: www.rochesteroperahouse.com.

Feb. 6, Ice Harvest & Winter Carnival, 11 am-3 pm, winter activities, try your hand at ice harvesting, visit farm animals, snacks in farmhouse kitchen, Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, Tamworth, 323-7591.

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Feb. 6, Marianne Posner Puppet Show, Conway Public Library, 15 Greenwood Ave., Conway, 10:30 am, info: 447-5552.

Feb. 8, The Care and Maintenance of Trees, speaker will be Russell Warnock of Bartlett Tree Experts, 9:30 am, hosted by Mountain Garden Club, Salyard Center for the Arts, Conway, 383-9466.

Feb. 9, Book Discussion – River of Doubt by Candice Millard, 1-2 pm, Wolfeboro Public Library, S. Main St., Wolfeboro, 569-2428.

Feb. 9, Mardi Gras at King Pine, 8 am-4 pm, Madison, wear your most fun, creative costume, 367-8896, www.kingpine.com.

Feb. 11, Dinner & Storytelling at Corner House Inn, Jct. Rts. 109 & 113, Center Sandwich, 6:30 pm, Kate Chadbourne performs, reservations: 284-6219, www. cornerhouseinn.com.

Feb. 12, Stay and Play, Gafney Library, Sanbornville, program for birth to preschool age, 10:15-10:45 am, info: 522-9735.

Feb. 13, Barnyard Basics Workshop: Raising Chickens, 10 am-noon, workshop for beginning chicken owner, info on chicken shelters, care, nutrition and more. Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, Tamworth, pre-register by Feb. 11, 323-7591.

Feb. 13, Beveridge Craft Beer Ice Fest, noon-3 pm, 19 Mile Bay, Tuftonboro, info: 978-880-3013.

Feb. 13, The Last Waltz Live, recreation of The Band’s last concert, 8 pm, Rochester Opera House, Rochester, tickets/info: www.rochesteroperahouse. com.

Feb. 14, A Valentine Celebration, 2 pm, Strafford Wind Symphony concert, presented by Wolfeboro Friends of Music, Kingswood Arts Center, Wolfeboro, tickets/info: 569-2151, www.wfriendsofmusic.org.

Feb. 15-19 & 22-26, King Pine Winter Carnival, Madison, sleigh rides, snowshoe tours, silly slalom, belly bag races, family challenge races, fireworks over King Pine on Thurs., 2/18, kids light parade on Fr., 2/19, more events. Info: 367-8896, www.kingpine.com.

Feb. 18, Writer’s Night, 7-9 pm, local writers and musicians perform, followed by opportunity for others to share written or musical work, info: 539-1537, Effingham Public Library, Town House Rd., Effingham.

Feb. 18, Mid Season Dinner & Storytelling Gala at Corner House Inn, Jct. Rts. 109 & 113, Center Sandwich, 6:30 pm, variety of storytellers perform, reservations: 284-6219, www.cornerhouseinn.com.

Feb. 20, Abenaki Winter Triathlon, 9 am, snowshoe, XC ski and skate competition, Abenaki Ski Area, Wolfeboro, 569-5639.

Feb. 20, Art Workshop with Pastels, Gafney Library, Sanbornville, ages 5 and up, 10-11 am, info: 522-9735.

Feb. 20, Progressive XC Ski Dinner, 6:30 pm, magical dinner in the woods, use XC skis or snowshoes to reach dinner site, Abenaki Ski Area, 569-5639.

Feb. 25, Dinner & Storytelling at Corner House Inn, Jct. Rts. 109 & 113, Center Sandwich, 6:30 pm, Ed Fayle performs, reservations: 284-6219, www. cornerhouseinn.com.

Feb. 26, Small Farmer’s Club, A Little House Birthday, Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, Tamworth, 10-11 am, ages 2-6, pre-register by Feb. 25, 323-7591.

Feb. 27, Community Contra Dances by G.A.L.A. (Global Awareness Local Action), taking place at Wolfeboro Town Hall, 84 S. Main St., Wolfeboro, 7 pm, all ages welcome. Info: 539-6460, www.galacommunity.org.

Feb. 27, La Santa Cecilia, Latin Rock/world music concert, 8 pm, Rochester Opera House, Rochester, tickets/info: www.rochesteroperahouse.com.

Feb. 27, Medicinal Foodways Workshop, 1-3:30 pm, learn about food as medicine, Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, Tamworth, pre-register by Feb. 19, 323-7591.

Feb. 27, Wakefield Ice Fishing Derby, prizes, raffles, giveaways, weigh-in station at the Rec at 132 Meadow St., Wakefield. Info: 522-9977.

March 3, Dinner & Storytelling at Corner House Inn, Jct. Rts. 109 & 113, Center Sandwich, 6:30 pm, Andy Davis performs, reservations: 284-6219, www.cornerhouseinn.com.

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Benz Center Senior Meals, Sandwich, each Wednesday at noon. Well-balanced and delicious meal. Ages 60 and older are targeted, small donation requested, 284-7211, http://www.benzcommunitycenter.webs.com.

Book Sale, first Sat. of each month, Cook Memorial Library, Tamworth, 10 amnoon, 323-8510 Chair Yoga, Tuesdays at 8 am, Greater Wakefield Resource Center, 254 Main St., Union, www.greaterwakefieldresourcecenter.webs.com.

Country, Bluegrass and Gospel Music Jam, Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30 pm, Tuftonboro Old White Church, across from Tuftonboro General Store and Post Office, Route 109A, Tuftonboro. Musicians and listeners welcome. Free. Call 569-3861.

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Featured Artist Jan. & Feb., multi-media artist Heather MacLeod, Freedom Public Library, 38 Old Portland Rd., Freedom, 539-5176, paintings of animals

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Fiber Gatherings, first Thursday of the month and third Wednesday of the month, 7-9 pm, fiber enthusiasts gather at Benz Center, Sandwich village. Knitting, crocheting, spinning, weaving, needle felting, embroidery, crewel, rug hooking, quilting, sewing-no formal lessons provided. lupineblossoms@gmail.com.

International Dinners, Benz Center, Center Sandwich, dates are tentative: Jan. 30, Feb. 12, Feb. 26, March 4, visit www.benzcommunitycenter.webs.com for updates.

Crafty Kninjas, meets Friday afternoons, 3:30-5 pm, Milton Free Public Library, 13 Main St., Milton Mills, 473-8535. Knitters and crafty people gather.

Knit and Crochet Group, meets Wednesdays 2-3 pm, Effingham Library, info: 539-1537.

Learn to Skate, four wk. sessions, info/pre-register: Rochester Parks and Recreation, 332-4120.

Masonic Breakfast, Sunday Breakfast Buffet 7:30-11 am, Ossipee Valley Masonic Lodge, 535 Route 25 East, Ossipee (across from Abbott & Staples Gas) every second and fourth Sunday, all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet. Sponsored by Ossipee Valley & Carroll Lodges.

Movie Night, Rochester Public Library, Wednesdays at 6 pm, 65 S. Main St., Rochester, public welcome, www.rpl.lib.nh.us, 332-1428.

Ossipee Knit/Crochet meets at the Ossipee Public Library on the second and fourth Friday of each month, 1:30-3 pm.

Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, 58 Cleveland Hill Rd., Tamworth Village. Activities and tours, exhibits, workshops, Capt. Enoch Remick House and farm stand. Call 323-7591 or 800-686-6117, www.remickmuseum.org.

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Winter Film Series, Jan. 24, Feb. 14, 28, Jan. 28, March 13 & 20, Freedom Public Library, 38 Old Portland Rd., Freedom, Sundays at 4 pm, simple supper served after the movie during movie discussion. 539-5176. Free, public welcome.

Tamworth Winter Market, (Jan. 16, 30, Feb. 13, 27, March 12, 26, April 9 & 23), Tamworth Town House, Main St., Tamworth, 9 am-1 pm, info: wwwtamworthfarmersmarket.org.

The Grainery’s Farmers and Artisans Market, The Mountain Grainery, 755 Route 16, Ossipee. Weekly farmers and crafters market. Saturdays 10 am – 2 pm. Through March. Meats, veggies, raw dairy, honey, crafts, baked goods, herbals, gluten free goodies and more.

Wolfeboro Indoor Farmer’s Market, second and fourth Saturday of each month through April 9. First Congregational Church, 115 S. Main St., Wolfeboro, 10 am-2 pm, info: www.wolfeboroareafarmersmarket.com

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Bartlett Roundhouse named to National Register of Historic Places The New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources announces the United States Secretary of the Interior has honored the Bartlett Roundhouse with placement on the National Register of Historic Places. In addition to being a surviving example of a rare type of 19th-century railroad architecture, it is significant for the role it played in the history of rail transportation in northern New England.

Once a critical part of a bustling rail yard in Bartlett Village, the Roundhouse was built in 1887 for the storage and repair of locomotives on the Portland & Odgenberg line.

Its footprint is arch-shaped and was designed so a 56-foot turntable in front of it could guide trains into the six separate repair stalls, where crews could perform maintenance 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Locomotives kept at Bartlett assisted trains over the steep grade to Crawford Notch. In addition to carrying tourists to

Bartlett Round House; photo courtesy NH Division of Historical Resources. hotels and boardinghouses in the White Mountains, they also transported a wide variety of freight, including lumber, pulpwood, cedar ties, telephone poles,

limestone, ice, sulfur, coal, paper and manufactured goods.

After playing a critical transportation role during World War II, rail transportation in New Hampshire scaled back as highways were built and roads improved. The Maine Central Railroad Company, the final owner of the Bartlett Railyard, ran its last passenger trains in 1958 and the Roundhouse then ceased being used as a service facility.

The Bartlett Roundhouse was one of 35 on the Boston and Maine Railroad, a handful of which still exist in various forms in New Hampshire. It proved highly adaptable throughout the years: two stalls were lengthened in 1913 to accommodate larger steam locomotives and two other stalls were removed around 1950 as train transportation declined.

Windows were added after each of these renovations to provide additional natural light. Each stall has double doors that open inward to avoid getting stuck in ice and snow. Segments of rail survive in each of the stalls and train track with sidings and switches is still located north of the building.

The Bartlett Roundhouse was listed to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Administered by the National Park Service, which is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, the National Register of Historic Places is the nation’s official list of cultural resources worthy of preservation and is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate and protect our historic and archaeological resources.

For more information about the National Register program in New Hampshire, please visit nh.gov/nhdhr or contact Peter Michaud at the New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources at 271-3483.

(New Hampshire’s Division of Historical Resources, the “State Historic Preservation Office,” was established in 1974. The historical, archaeological, architectural and cultural resources of New Hampshire are among its most important environmental assets.

Historic preservation promotes the use, understanding and conservation of such resources for the education, inspiration, pleasure and enrichment of New Hampshire’s citizens. For more information, visit nh.gov/nhdhr or call 271-3483.)

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Although company materials suggested maximum speeds of 15-18 miles per hour, the doctor was reported to have cruised at speeds of 35 miles per hour over three feet of snow.

And we can’t discount America’s love affair with speed. Even as the Snowmobile was recognized as an asset for work, it was also seen as an agent of entertainment. The first recorded snowmobile races were recorded January 31, 1926 in Three Lakes, WI. Ever savvy, it seems Virgil White and the principals of The Snowmobile Company foresaw the future of the snowmobile with the advent of the modern snowplow. They sold all manufacturing rights for the Snowmobile to the Farm Specialty

Manufacturing company in 1925, and by 1929, the West Ossipee factory was closed.

Soon afterwards, the factory burned down—some say in mysterious circumstances. That same year, as Huntley Spaulding’s term as governor ended, Virgil White was elected New Hampshire’s first highway commissioner.

Today, Ossipee proudly displays “Home of the First Snowmobile” on its welcoming flags. Well-groomed snowmobile trails intersect Route 16, the road where White’s Garage once stood, and vintage snowmobile races are held every snowy Sunday at Sunny Villa just a few miles south of the old factory. {Author’s note: This story of Virgil White and The Snowmobile Company is far from complete. I hope you will contact Sweet 16! if you have stories, facts and corrections to share.}

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Coffee Break Puzzles 1. Costa del ___ 4. Book of maps 9. Adult 14. “The Three Faces of ___” 15. Allotment 16. Give the third degree 17. Hard throw, in baseball 18. Absurd 19. OK, in a way 20. 3-sided polygon 22. Clairvoyants 23. Beside 24. Heavy loads 26. Boston suburb 27. Man with a mission 30. ?Sesame Street? watcher 31. Park, for one 33. Easy mark 35. Office Furniture (2 wds) 38. Dentist’s direction 39. Hidden 40. “A jealous mistress”: Emerson 41. Oblivion 42. “O, gie me the ___ that has acres o’ charms”: Burns 46. French for Herbarium 49. Military wear 50. Electron tube 51. Pool chemical 54. Scalawag 55. Pizazz 56. Fed. Construction overseer 57. Complimentary close 58. Postal scale unit 59. Coal carrier

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The Meredith Rotary Ice Fishing Derby Is Coming!

By Sarah Wright This winter, so far, has been pretty mild. I’ve taken full advantage of the chance to get outdoors this late in the year (late December). But the cold temperatures are moving in, and plenty of people are eager to get the winter ball rolling, especially when it comes to sporting activities. There isn’t much ice on Winnipesaukee yet, but one of the biggest ice fishing competitions is just around the corner.

The 2016 Meredith Rotary Ice Fishing Derby will take place on February 13 and 14. Freshly caught fish from any lake in the area can be entered in the competition that sees thousands of participants each year. If you need extra motivation to sit out on the cold ice, this year’s prizes are big. The first prize is $15,000, second prize is $5,000, and third prize is $3,000! These three prizes will be awarded to the top anglers whose names are drawn on Sunday during the Grand Prize drawing. Eligible anglers include those with Derby tickets who have the largest fish in each category. (Anglers can receive prizes from $50 to $500 in their respective categories, depending on the weight of the fish caught.) But even if you don’t have much luck on the end of your line, you can still enter $100 prize drawings held throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday with your Derby ticket.

There’s even one particular drawing on Saturday and on Sunday that could net you $5,000 in winnings. This may be

the year I learn to ice fish, or at least become a serious spectator.

The Rotary’s website lists which kinds of fish can be entered for prizes, and included are rainbow trout, lake trout, black crappie, cusk, pickerel, yellow perch and white perch. There are also tips on the site for each fish regarding the best type of bait to use and the recommended time of day to use it.

For instance, a tip-up or hand-line with live minnows is good for catching yellow perch, while jigging with lures or cut-sucker bait are good ways to catch lake trout. I don’t know what a cusk is, but it’s apparently a member of the cod family, and the word on the ice is that it tastes great in a chowder. Fish not including on the above list cannot be entered in the Derby. Also, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department prohibits salmon from being taken through the ice.

Derby participants can register their fish between the hours of 8 am to 5 pm on Saturday, and from 7:30 am to 3 pm on Sunday. Any fish caught after the end of registration on Saturday can be registered on Sunday. Times will be recorded on the official Derby time clock at Derby Headquarters.

In order to register a fish, all participants must be at the outside weigh-in station no later than the above closing times each day and be acknowledged by a judge or Rotary member in the event there is a waiting line.

Keeping the environment in mind,

Liese Gauthier

January art exhibit and reception at Gafney Library The comforting art of Liese Gauthier hangs in the Gafney Library in Sanbornville during the month of January.

Liese’s beautifully framed, small pieces make one feel like wrapping oneself in an afghan while viewing her works.

Thirty paintings in the exhibit conjuring up a feeling of coziness to cure the January cold. Mostly done with acrylics but including some mixed media and hand painted linoleum prints, titles include “Strawberry Fields,” “Pine View,” “Rest Stop” and “Summer Clouds.”

Liese explains, “My paintings are tiny windows into the landscape of New England. I strive to capture the lovely simplicity that surrounds me, to recreate the joyful feeling that one has in nature. I want my paintings to be a reminder of a nice day strolling outside to a favorite vista, driving home on a beautiful afternoon, sitting outside sip-

ping tea, or feeling the first snowflakes of a new storm.

“My paintings are about the calm delights of nature. And so I paint while sipping tea at an old wooden desk or outside on a warm spring day. Small brushes, tiny piles of paint, pieces of hardboard that I can hold in my hand.

It is quiet. My brush traces the ridge of a distant mountain. An old blue shirt splattered with color keeps me warm.

I paint.”

Come visit Liese during her art reception in the library on Saturday, Jan. 16 between 10:30 am and noon. Or, visit the library during open hours of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 1 to 7 pm and Friday and Saturday 9 am to 12:30 pm. Tea is available. Call the library at 522-3401 for more information. The library is located at 14 High Street in Sanbornville.

the Rotary encourages the practice of “catch and release” for any fish that doesn’t reach the minimum requirements to compete. For the larger, registered fish, anglers can reclaim their catch after the award presentations.

I was happy to learn that the leftover fish go to a good cause. All fish not reclaimed by 4 pm on Sunday will be donated to the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in Holderness for feeding their otters, raptors, bears and other animals. I’m sure if the animals could thank you, they would!

So how can you join the fishing fun and get in on the action? Everyone who would like to enter a fish in the Derby or participate in a prize drawing must have a valid Derby ticket. To register and receive your Derby ticket, you can fill out the brief form in the Derby brochure, or view the list of local participating vendors selling Derby tickets on the Rotary’s website at www.meredithrotary.org. The registration costs $30 per person. Also, those anglers age 16 and older will be required to have a New Hampshire fishing license for identification. For further information or questions, call the Rotary at 2797600. To find out more about obtaining a fishing license, visit www.wildlife. state.nh.us/licensing/.

If you’d like to enter the Rotary Derby, but worry you’ll run out of time to

register, here’s some great news for you. The Derby Headquarters trailer in Meredith will be open for Derby ticket sales and New Hampshire fishing license sales starting at 8 am the Friday of Derby weekend until 10 pm; Saturday from 6 am to 3 pm and Sunday from 6 am to 3 pm. Tickets sold after 12 noon on Saturday of Derby weekend will be eligible for ticket stub cash drawing prizes only.

Whether you’re a fishing veteran or a newbie, the Rotary stresses safety for the enjoyment of everyone at the Derby. After all, conditions can change quickly out on the ice. The following advice is listed on their website: Always test the ice; Remember that wind and currents can break up the ice; Dress in layers, bring food and hot drinks; Fish with a partner; Do not gather in large groups; No fires on the ice; Bring blankets and a first-aid kit; If you fall in, reach for solid ice, kick, and roll to safety; Follow all fishing regulations; Do not drive cars onto the ice; and Leave nothing behind.

That being said, the cold weather is finally here and the “skyline” of bob houses will soon be visible out on the lake. That’s a sure sign that winter has arrived, and the Rotary Ice Fishing Derby is certainly a highlight of the season.

New Hampshire Boat Museum Becomes Home of the Mini Mount The New Hampshire Boat Museum in Wolfeboro announces that the Little Mount Washington, affectionately known as the Mini Mount, is being donated to the museum for its permanent collection.

Doug Smith, who along with Tim Lacey and a dedicated crew of volunteers, lovingly restored the Mini Mount over the past four years, is giving the extraordinary one-fifth working scale model of the M/S Mount Washington to the Boat Museum.

The late Jack Miller of Wolfeboro originally built the Mini Mount, with help from Ed Aleska. The building project took over seven years of dedicated and meticulous workmanship. Upon completion, Jack launched the Mini Mount on July 4, 1995 from its boathouse on Wolfeboro Bay. The boat cruised Lake Winnipesaukee with the captain and up to nine passengers at a time for nearly a decade.

During its 10 years of cruising, the Mini Mount became an iconic object of awe and amazement for Lake Winnipesaukee boaters, particularly when it was viewed in the presence of its larger inspiration, the M/S Mount Washington. Thanks to the Mini Mount’s two V8 engines that provided power to twin propellers, the Mini Mount could reach a top speed of 15 knots.

In 2008, the replica was removed from the water for repair and eventually was acquired by Mount Washington Cruises. The boat was purchased in the fall of 2011 by Doug Smith of Laconia

and over the years was restored with the help of dedicated volunteers.

Doug Smith says, “We are delighted the Mini Mount is going to make her way back ‘home’ where she can be housed for all to admire this incredible creation.”

Plans are to move the boat to the New Hampshire Boat Museum in the early summer of 2016 where it will be temporarily displayed on the Museum’s grounds. Eventually, when the Boat Museum completes its new facility on Bay Street, the Mini Mount will be permanently located on the property overlooking Back Bay. President of the Board of the New Hampshire Boat Museum, Joe DeChiaro, says, “We are thrilled to be the new caretakers of this important part of Lake Winnipesaukee history.

The boat will serve not only as an attraction, but as an educational tool on the history of pleasure boating on New Hampshire’s lakes.”

The New Hampshire Boat Museum will reopen for the 2016 season over Memorial Day weekend and remain open daily through Columbus Day weekend. The Museum is a not-forprofit institution focusing on New Hampshire’s boating and fresh water heritage. It is located at 399 Center Street, Wolfeboro Falls, two miles from downtown Wolfeboro in the former Allen A Resort dance hall.

For further information contact the Museum at 569-4554, email museum@ nhbm.org, or visit www.nhbm.org or via Facebook.

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Winter Fun for Kids at the Gafney Library!

The Gafney Library in Sanbornville has a lot going on this winter for children of all ages. Get young ones into the habit of visiting and enjoying the library early and it will lead to a lifelong love of reading and supporting their local library. The library is located at 14 High St. in Sanbornville; call 5229735 for information or to pre-register for groups.

The following is a listing of events at the Gafney Library: Music Together - Ages 1-5 years, held on the fourth Friday of the month.

In each class, the connection between music, movement, and language through songs and rhymes will be explored. The event takes place on January 22 from 10:15 to 10:45 am and on February 26 from 10:15 to 10:45 am.

Storytime Jamboree – Ages 2-5 years, held on the first and third Fridays of the month. The interactive program introduces young children to books, reading and language with engaging stories, songs and activities. Local day cares and nursery schools are invited.

The event takes place on January 15 from 10:15 to 10:45 am and on February 5 and 19 from 10:15 to 10:45 am.

Twilight Tales – A family evening story time, held on the fourth Thursday of the month. Kids can wear pajamas and bring their favorite stuffed animal as stories and a related craft are presented. The event will be held on Janu-

ary 28 from 6 to 6:45 pm and on February 25 from 6 to 6:45 pm.

LEGO Club – Geared to school age, but open to all ages, held on the second Tuesday of the month. The library will provide the LEGOs and you provide the imagination. The LEGO creations will be on display until the next scheduled Club. The Club meets on January 12 and February 9 from 4:15-5:15 pm.

Bricks 4 Kidz – Geared to grades 1-5, but open to all ages, held on the first Saturday of the month. Bricks 4 Kidz owner, Gordon Lubbers, provides model kits and plans to build animated, motorized Lego machines. The group meets on February 6 from 9-10:30 am.

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Teen Advisory Board – geared to grades 7-12, held on the first and third Tuesdays of the month. Earn community service credit while joining in a lively discussion about books, library programs, music, gaming, movies and everything in between. Do you have an idea to make the library even more exciting? Come to a meeting and share your suggestions! Snacks provided.

The event is held on January 19 from 5:30-6:30 pm.

Craft Time – All ages. Come to the library any time during open hours and try out a different craft each month, materials provided. The event is held on February 2 and 16 from 5:30-6:30

pm.

Game Time - Ages 3 and up, available during open hours. Stop by and enjoy some Board Game fun at the library.

Makerspace – All ages, available during open hours. Use your imagination to create, build, and craft in a space equipped with kits, materials, and ideas.

Special Winter Events: Art Workshop with Watercolor Ages 5 and up, January 16, from 10 to 11 am. Have fun while learning to paint a winter landscape using a variety of watercolor techniques. Please register beforehand.

(YA) Mini-Library Golf - Grades 7-12, January 19, 5:30-6:30 pm. Putt around the library on a course designed with book tunnels, ramps and more.

Teddy Bear Picnic - January 28, 6-6:45 pm. A themed family evening story time and chance to enjoy a wintertime picnic with your teddy bear as stories and a related craft are presented.

(YA) Memo Board Workshop Grades 7-12, February 16, 5:30-6:30 pm. Create your own memo board using fabric, buttons, ribbon and more.

Please register beforehand.

Art Workshop with Pastels - Ages 5 and up, February 20, 10-11 am. Learn about Picasso while using pastels to create a face in the style of Picasso.

Pre-register for the class.

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