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On the CoverCOOKIE CLUB RAISES FUNDSFOR HUMANE SOCIETY Students from the Jackson Grammar School’s after school Cookie Club raised $146.35 for the animals in care of the Conway Area Humane Society. The four stu-dents pictured brought the proceeds to the shelter Fri-day after school (the shelter is now open on Friday until 6 p.m.) and had a wonderful time visiting the kittens and dogs in the shelter. Courtesy Photo

IndexValley Folks & Focus ....................Pages 11-12Social Security ......................................Page 20Valley Business ..............................Pages 18-19Valley Education .....................Pages 10, 13-15Valley News ......................... Pages 3-10, 20-21Rockpile ................................................Page 22The Freedom Column .........................Page 22Calendar .........................................Pages 24-25

InsideKids on Bikes Riding the new river trail - Page 26

Nooks & Crannies Mount Passaconaway, Monarch of the Sandwich Range - Page 16-17

Out of the Woods These were the days - Page 28

Valley FeatureResurrected Rovers ride around the Valley and beyond

Rachael BrownEd Starr has loved Rovers since the 1950’s. He has been resurrecting them in Chocorua since 2010.

Rachael BrownPeople rubberneck to see the unusual looking vehicles in front of Resurrected Rovers on Route 16 in Chocorua. Rovers have a simplistic beauty, says, Ed Starr restorator and Rover owner.

By Rachael BrownEd Starr lives up to his

namesake. He shines in the pursuit of his passion: resur-recting Rovers.

The former Connecticut native and heavy equipment technician works quietly in a small, two bay garage on the side of Route 16 in Chocorua, bringing back to life vintage Land Rovers.

“People drive by my shop, they rubberneck, slow down, take pictures, wonder what’s going on; they have never seen so many vehicles like this at one place,” says Starr about the classic vehicles parked out front with spare tire mounted on the hood.

“Land Rovers were manu-factured by the Rover Motor-car Company in Solihull, En-gland, right after World War II,” explains Starr.

“The intent was to replace the very popular Jeeps left be-hind by US military,” he adds.

Farmers found that small Fords and Willy’s made great tractors, but the cost of repairs outweighed their usefulness, he continues. Rover stepped in.

“The general public became instantly fascinated by their simplistic beauty. Soon, the car company was selling more Land Rovers than their most popular Saloon Car,” says Starr.

Later models were designed to plow during the days. But the design was versatile enough to comfortably let the farmer slip down to the pub for a pint, or pick up a bale of hay, a can of milk, maybe even a passenger on the way home, he adds.

Fast forward to today. Starr talks about his business and the annual White Mountain Rover Rally, held each May around the Mt. Washington Valley.

“I am not a general garage, we are an inspection station and primarily restore Rov-ers,” says Starr, adding that a new Land Rover runs 30 to 50 thousand dollars while a Range Rover runs $60,000 to $125,000. Both are designed to go off-road.

His is an old-fashioned ga-

rage, too. “Too many garages today

rely on diagnostic equipment. I came out of the old school, by listening and tasting,” says Starr.

That’s right: tasting. “You used to be able to taste

the engine oil, anti-freeze. You could dip your finger in the antifreeze. You knew it was good if it tasted sweet. Nowa-days, there are so many added chemicals. You can’t taste it. It burns, can’t get it off your tongue. It’s just no good,” he adds.

Starr likes the old four wheel drive models. He loves Series I-II, IIA-III from 1948 to 1955, he says.

“A full restoration can take three to six months, but at the same time, to maintain points, plugs, oil changes can take a few days,” says Starr.

Old Rovers are hidden in all sorts of places. Take the De-fender in front of the Sunrise Shack in Glen, he adds. Starr has his own 1973 Series III, in front of his shop, which he is working on.

“It still needs a paint job,” he says.

Starr says he goes against business practices.

“A lot of things the average owner can do themselves. I show customers how to main-tain. I know it is against busi-ness rules, but I figure if I can save them time and money, down the road I may get more work,” he says.

Star adds he is the only Waxoyl application center in

New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont.

“Waxoyl is the biggest un-der coating product in Eu-rope. The difference [between US rust proofing] is paraf-fin. There are three elements for rust, base metal, air and moisture. Waxoyl completely blocks the air and moisture, even if rust has started, it will stop it,” he explains.

It is payment that the ve-hicle will last longer even if customer wants to drive it into the ground, he adds.

Now about that Rover ral-ly. This past May marked the third White Mountain Rover Rally held in the Mt. Wash-ington Valley on May 18.

“The original intent was to bring tourism when the season is low. It began as a green lane event,” says Starr.

“Green laning is a big Euro-pean phrase. You throw a pic-nic basket in the car, go down a country lane, look at ducks and go to the next stop,” ex-plains Starr.

“The customers said all very well and good, but no oppor-tunity to pull into four wheel drive,” adds Starr.

Starr had a solution. He found different roads.

Beginning in mid April, he starts his up front work.

“We go on Class VI roads, and roads without classes. There are a lot of old stage-coach roads running through private property. The roads used to connect one small village to another. When the state started paving roads, and

not using these, property own-ers found old roads thinking they owned them and put up blocks,” says Starr, adding that it is very complicated to deter-mine ownership.

If he finds a road with a fence, he looks for another. This year, a gentleman who refuses to be mentioned, had his road blocked but allowed Rovers to use.

“We were very grateful, and locked the gate after ourselves. This was a one time usage,” he says.

Not to worry — Starr changes the route each year.

“I provide an outlet so peo-ple can articulate suspension, a different off road ride. Once you experience it, it puts a grin on your face,” he says.

What sparked Starr’s inter-est in Rovers?

“My introduction was in

the ‘50’s and ‘60’s, Mutual of Omaha’s ‘Wild Kingdom’ TV program with Marlin Per-kins. Everything was scripted: ‘Here is Bill driving across Rhodesia.’ It showed you the world and an odd looking ve-hicle,” says Starr.

And the appeal? “Rovers are unusual in ap-

pearance. The bodies are made of aluminum, and they don’t rust prematurely,” he says.

The appeal is ageless. “They are in your life, your

child’s, your grandchildren’s. My 10- and 11-year-old grandsons love them. The ten year old loves mine, and says it will be his someday,” smiles Starr.

For more information: http://resurrectedrovers.com 123 Chocorua Mountain Highway, 726-6673.

Wright Museum lecture series continues Tuesday

WOLFEBORO — The Wright Museum will host the first session of its “Tuesday Night at The Wright 2013 Summer Lecture Series” on Tuesday, June 11 beginning at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m.

“German Firearms: 1870-1945” will be presented by Mike Hashem, Wright Muse-um Board of Directors.

Wright Museum firearms expert Mike Hashem offers a detailed presentation on Ger-man rifles and pistols originat-ing from 1870 to 1945, many of which were brought to the United States as souvenirs of World War II. Soldiers re-

turning from the European Theater brought thousands of weapons home with them in their duffle bags. Items like Luger pistols and Mauser ri-fles were high on their list of favorites. Hashem will illus-trate his lecture by displaying a vast assortment of weap-ons from his personal collec-tion. Reserve early—seating is limited to one hundred peo-ple!

Space is limited, and RSVP’s are strongly encouraged to en-sure sufficient seating for all lecture attendees. Call 569-1212 to reserve your seat to-day.

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Critter Corner

CourtesyMeet DollyWelcome to Dollywood! Are you busy working “9 to 5?” Please find the time to come visit me “Behind Closed Doors” “Before the Next Teardrop Falls.” “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?” I want to be able to say that “You Walked in the Door” “Just When I Needed You Most.” To hear you say “You Know I Will Always Love You” would be the “Greatest Gift of All.” I am half Dachshund and half Staffordshire Bull Terrier, and “It’s All Wrong but It’s All Right.” Please come meet Dolly at the Conway Area Humane Society at 223 E. Main St. in Conway.

CourtesyPERSONAL: Young fetching blondes looking for lifelong companions. Must love hiking! We Are Seeking: SM, SF, MM, MF, GM, GF, BF, BM, TGF, TGM, DWM, DWF..... we are very accepting. We are Bud, Flop, Margie, Virginia (pictured), Peggy and Runner, and we are looking for someone who loves romantic strolls through the woods, quiet nights by the fire, morning sleep-ins and moments to treasure together. All we require is a lifetime of love. Come meet us at the Conway Area Humane Society at 223 E. Main St. in Conway. You won’t be disappointed!

Conway Area Humane Society announces Pets for Vets ProgramCONWAY — In recogni-

tion of all the work being done to keep all of us safe (including our pets), the Conway Area Humane Society (CAHS) rec-ognizes and extends a thank-you to those who serve our county and community each and every day.

The list of benefits of pet ownership is endless, includ-ing the unconditional love of a puppy or kitten, which as been proven to help healing and to bridge the gaps where words cannot sooth.

The Pets for Vets Program is now in place at the Conway shelter. Active and retired vet-erans are eligible to adopt a dog or cat at 25 percent off the adoption fee.

The program is also extend-ed to members of police and fire departments.

The Conway Area Humane Society is a non-profit, all-in-clusive animal resource center. We are committed to the Hu-man/Animal bond. Encourag-ing it through education and animal adoption.

Protecting it when threat-ened by violence, disaster, or medical emergency. Respect-ing it when broken by death. The Conway shelter depends on the continued support of the local community, events, grants and donations from in-dividuals and receives no state or federal funds. The shelter is located at 223 E. Main St. in Conway, NH. Visit www.con-wayshelter.org for more infor-mation or call 447-5955.

Mountain Garden Club’s Annual Spring Plant Sale on June 8

NORTH CONWAY — The Mountain Garden Club’s annual sprint plant sale will be held on Saturday, June 8, at 9:30 am at the North Conway Community Cen-ter in North Conway Village, adjacent to Schouler Park. Come early for the best vari-ety; the choicest items are of-ten sold out by 11:30 a.m.

Many beautiful plants and garden whimsy will be avail-able at reasonable prices just in time for the Valley’s gardening season. The sale features an-nuals, perennials, herbs, flats, hanging baskets, floral décor, and a brand new item, moss purses. All are fine specimens lovingly created or nurtured by Mountain Garden Club members.

For your convenience, the Mountain Garden Club is now able to process credit transac-tions. Cash and check are also accepted. All sale proceeds will benefit the Alice T. Madden Memorial Scholarship Fund as well as many Garden Club civic improvement projects in the Mount Washington Valley.

The Mountain Garden Club, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, was established in 1973 and is a member of the New Hampshire Federation of Garden Clubs – District 1, and of the National Garden Clubs, Inc. – New England Region. The Mountain Garden Club is dedicated to promoting horticultural education, civic beautification, and conser-vation through volunteerism and friendship in the Mount Washington Valley.

The Alice T. Madden Me-morial Scholarships provide funds for graduating high school seniors and post-sec-ondary students from the Mount Washington Valley, who are pursuing studies in plant science disciplines such

CourtesyThe Mountain Garden Club’s annual sprint plant sale will be held on Saturday, June 8, at 9:30 am at the North Conway Community Center in North Conway Village, adjacent to Schouler Park.as Horticulture, Agriculture, Forestry, Environmental Sci-ence, Land Management and other related fields.

Members take an active part in civic improvement projects throughout the area during the warm weather months, which include the planting and maintaining of gardens in Schouler Park and Connie Davis Watson Park in North Conway, the Library in Free-dom, the Gazebo and Town Hall in Jackson, Will’s Chil-dren’s Park, the Fountain Park and the Veteran’s Memorial in Bartlett, the traffic islands along Route 16 in Conway and the annual planting of a “Me-morial Tree” at local schools.

The club also supports Hab-itat for Humanity, Children Unlimited, Inc., Merriman House, Tin Mountain Con-servation Center, Jen’s Friends (dedicated to providing sup-plemental financial resources to the at-risk cancer patients in the greater Mt. Washington Valley area), Angels & Elves, North Conway Community Center and the Mount Wash-ington Observatory.

The Mountain Garden Club, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, was established in 1973 and is a member of the New Hampshire Federation of Garden Clubs – District 1, and of the National Garden Clubs, Inc. – New England Region. The Mountain Garden Club is dedicated to promoting horticultural education, civic beautification, and conser-vation through volunteerism and friendship in the Mount Washington Valley.

Membership is open to all residents in the Mount Wash-ington Valley. For more in-formation regarding the club, its programs, and activities go to www.mountaingardenclub.org .


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Valley News/ Round-UpsNH Premiere for “Northern Borders” at The Barnstormers in Tamworth June 13

T A M W O R T H — Award-winning Vermont director Jay Craven will pres-ent his new film, “Northern Borders,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 13 at The Barnstormers Theatre in Tamworth. The screening will be presented as part of the film’s 100 Town Tour of New England and it will mark the picture’s New Hampshire premiere.

“Northern Borders” is based on Howard Frank Mosher’s award-winning novel that was recently declared by The London Guardian as one of the “Top Ten Books Fea-turing Grandparents” (oth-ers included Charles Dick-ens’ “Great Expectations” and Roald Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Facto-ry”). The picture stars Acad-emy Award nominees Bruce Dern (“Coming Home,” Alfred Hitchcock’s “Family Plot”) and Geneviève Bujold (“Anne of a Thousand Days,” “King of Hearts”), along with Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick (“Moonrise Kingdom”) and

2010 Tony Award nominee Jessica Hecht (“Sideways,” “Friends”).

“Northern Borders” tells the story of ten year-old Aus-ten Kittredge, who is sent to live on his grandparents’ Kingdom County Vermont farm, where he has wild adventures and uncovers long-festering family secrets. It’s 1956, and Austen experi-ences rural Kingdom Coun-ty as a place full of eccentric people including his stubborn grandparents, whose thorny marriage is known as the For-ty Years War. Initially feeling stuck in this fractured house-hold, young Austen plans a quick exit but ends up strand-ed with no choice but to nav-igate and endure. A humor-ous and sometimes startling coming-of-age story, North-ern Borders evokes Vermont’s wildness, its sublime beauty, a haunted past, and an aura of enchantment.

“Northern Borders” was produced as the result of a unique partnership between

Jay Craven’s non-profit King-dom County Productions and Marlboro College, where Craven is professor of film and video. The film was made as the outcome of a semes-ter-long film intensive called Movies from Marlboro. It was produced on a lean bud-get, through the collabora-tion of 20 young filmmaking professionals and 34 students and recent graduates from 15 colleges, who worked in sub-stantial roles in every level of production.

Tamworth resident Alison Pugh, who attends Mount Holyoke College, participated in the Marlboro College film intensive, working as “North-ern Borders” sound boom operator. She will attend the screening and participate in post-film discussion, along with director Jay Craven whose previous films include four pictures based on stories by Howard Mosher (“High Water,” “Where the Rivers Flow North,” “A Stranger in the Kingdom” and “Disap-

pearances”). Craven’s films have played in 53 countries and throughout the U.S. and Canada. Special screenings include The Smithsonian and Lincoln Center.

Tickets for the June 13 screening will be available at the door door, $12; $10 for over 65; $5 for under 18. For more information about this performance at The Barn-stormers Theatre, please call 323-8504. Proceeds will pay the film’s completion costs – and help launch the 2014 Movies from Marlboro proj-ect, which will again partner professionals and college stu-dents for the production and national release of “Peter and John,” based on the acclaimed 1887 novel by Guy du Mau-passant. More information is available at Movies.Marl-boro.edu or by contacting Jay Craven ([email protected]). 100 Town Tour sched-ules are available online at KingdomCounty.org or by calling 802-357-4616.

Stone Mountain announces new classical music seriesBROWNFIELD, Maine

— The Stone Mountain Arts Center starts a new classical music series...."A Little Classi-cal Can't Hurt" Music Series,” a classical music concert that everyone can enjoy!

From owner Carol Noonan..."Classical music is just a genre of music like any other music…it has musicians who perform music...it's that simple..but is it? If it isn't, it should be. I want to know the names of the players, I want to here them talk, and relate to the audience, and I don't want to read a program. I want my eyes up, not down. I want to enjoy the music without rules and with spontaneous out-bursts of appreciation...like clapping...anytime!"

In the 1800's, this genre of

music was their rock and roll...and they stood on chairs and cheered like they were at a rock show. Somehow, over the centuries, the music became a bit elitist and is still unfair-ly thought of that way today...and that scares people off. But the music is so amazing, and there are still musicians learn-ing and interpreting the music

in new fresh ways. We need to love this music, and seeing it live is the best way to do it....we guarantee...this classical music won't hurt"...but please, no standing on the chairs.

June 6 (Thursday): "A Little Classical Can't Hurt" Music Series!

A great new series featuring soprano Lisa Saffer, musical director pianist Sarah Bob,

and hosted by owner Carol Noonan. Click for details to see what other performers will be joining them. These three friends will present an evening with classical performances that is top notch but also fun and accessible. It's like a classi-cal variety show! You will actu-ally hear the performers talk, learn about the music they are playing, and connect with these artists in a way that most classical concerts will not al-low. Noonan, who spent some years at New England Conser-vatory herself, wants folks tnot be afraid of classical music.

"The music is not boring, or scary, but sometimes the way it is presented is,” she says.

Lisa Saffer brings a level of vocal and musical artistry that will make you love her instant-

ly, and Sarah will bring a young and fresh approach to a genre that could use some new gift wrapping. And Noonan says it is a gift. Trust me. Those of you who enjoy classical music will not be disappointed by the talent and the program...you newbies will discover a music that you will wish you had not deprived yourself of...and yes, you can clap between movements! We will encour-age audience emotions, and there will be no program to bury your head in....the per-formers will walk you through the music to make it easy and enchanting. Jump in, cause a Little Classical Can't Hurt!!! (who

knows, maybe Lisa will coach Carol on a little "Cara Mio Ben.").

OSSIPEE — The Barn-stormers Theatre will host its second annual golf tourna-ment on Saturday, June 8, at the Indian Mound Golf Club, in Ossipee, New Hampshire.

The tournament will start with registration at noon, call to the carts and announce-ments at 12:45 p.m., and a shotgun start at 1 p.m. The format will be an 18 hole mixed scramble. Prizes will be awarded for the low team score, and second and third place. There will also be put-

ting contests, and prizes for the longest drive and clos-est to the pin. A hole in one on the eighth hole will win a new Subaru Impreza, courte-sy of Profile Subaru and the Chalmers Insurance Group. Other special prizes will be awarded for a hole in one on any of the other par three holes.

Following the completion of the golf rounds, there will be a barbecue supper provid-ed by River’s Edge Tavern, and a cash bar. Raffles will

include a 50/50 and theatre and golf related items. Entry forms can be downloaded at www.barnstormerstheatre.org. The tournament is being sponsored by The MacCabe family Foundation. Proceeds from the tournament will go towards keeping the the-atre available for use by local groups during the spring and fall.

The Barnstormers Theatre, located in Tamworth Village, is one of the oldest summer stock theatres in the country,

having been founded in 1931. It is the only summer theatre that still produces the tradi-tional schedule of eight plays in eight weeks. The 2013 season will open on July 9th, with a production of The Full Monty, with a score by David Yazbek and book and lyrics by Terrence McNally. For a complete season schedule, and to purchase tickets, go to our website, www.barnstormers-theatre.org. Tickets are also available at the box office, or by phone at 323-8500.

Barnstormers to host second annual golf tournament

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Valley News/ Round-UpsRegistration is now open for Tin Mountain

Conservation Center Summer CampALBANY — Summer camp

spots are filling fast at Tin Mountain Conservation Cen-ter. Celebrating its 29th year, Tin Mountain state accred-ited summer camps provide high quality nature experi-ences for children up to age 16. Exceptional camp coun-selors, professionals and col-lege students certified in first aid, CPR, and water rescue with diverse backgrounds in art, early childhood, and en-vironmental studies, impart an appreciation of nature, knowledge of local ecology and natural history, and prac-tical introductions to lifelong outdoor survival skills. Us-ing tools and outdoor gear including binoculars, tele-scopes, magnifying glasses, compasses, GPS equipment, kayaks, canoes, backpacks and tents, campers spend their time outside observing nature while forging a deep and abid-ing connection to the natural world.

The historic 1800’s barn at the Tin Mountain Nature Learning Center in Alba-ny serves as the home base for Explorers Camps, camps providing outdoor experienc-es with teens and preteens in mind. Surrounded by 140 acres of forests and fields, the Albany site is an excel-lent location to explore the outdoors as well as to prepare for a week of adventure. Paths and Peaks running from July 8 through 12, is a popular wil-derness backpacking camp for ages 13 through 16 offering a real alpine adventure. Camp-ers hike above treeline and overnight and dine at Green-leaf, Galehead, and Zealand huts. Previous hiking experi-ence is required. After three days of exploring and honing paddling skills during the week of July 29, Canoe/Kay-ak Voyageurs campers ages 12 and 13 years old will head into the unspoiled wilderness of the North Country, pad-dling and camping on Lake Umbagog where sightings of moose, loons, bald eagles, osprey, frogs and turtles are common. Newly introduced this year are one day climbing camps for teens interested in climbing the 4,000 footers in-

cluding Mount Pierce, Mount Tom, Mount Jefferson, Mount Moriah and more!

A series of adventure theme camps are scheduled to ac-commodate a variety of ages and topics throughout the summer. For rock hounds, Stones and Bones for ages six through eight from July 1 through 5, offers campers the opportunity to visit the Tin Mountain quarry, dis-cover a glacial erratic bigger than a school bus, and exam-ine Tin Mountain’s exten-sive rock collection as well as examine skulls and skele-tons of native wildlife from moose to mouse; and, camp-ers in Rock and Gem Camp for ages 10 through 12 from July 22 through 26 will trav-el to a rock and mineral site where they will dig for their own gems and minerals, and at the center experiment with a rock tumbler, and an exten-sive rock collection. As with most day camps, there will be plenty of time for swimming, crafts and games.

If your child likes exploring wildlife habitats, the follow-ing camps will be of interest. At Fun at the Pond for ages 8 through 10 campers break out their muck boots and grab a net to take a closer look at frogs, dragonflies, beavers and wood ducks at Chase Pond located on the Tin Mountain Albany site. Woodland Wild-life, July 29 through August 2, is very popular as wildlife abounds. Good Earth Farm Camp for children ages 8 through 10, exposes children to area farms with an oppor-tunity to plant and harvest, visit farm animal friends.

For elementary aged camp-ers ages four through nine, nature crafts, songs, games, hikes, swimming and friend-ships are all part of the day camp experience. Day camp sites are located on acres of pristine land in Tamworth, Jackson, and Fryeburg, and Albany. Each location offers something unique. Tam-worth’s views are spectacular as the field station overlooks distant mountain ranges, ex-pansive flowering fields and offers meandering paths through woods bordering a

babbling brook. The Frye-burg sites are nestled in the woods of Maine; the Jack-son 300 acre site offers trails through enchanted woods and fields and boasts one of the best frog ponds in the valley, and the Albany camp site of-fers exploration of a seven acre pond, and miles of woodland trails. What makes a bug a bug, discover who crawls, flies hops, and swims in the fields, forests, and ponds of summer camp in Bug Camp for ages five through seven, at three different locations each on three different dates Jackson, July 8 through 12, Tamworth,

July 22 through 26, and Frye-burg Aug. 5-9. Campers will search for butterflies and dragonflies, turn over logs to find centipedes, and dip their nets to catch and observe aquatic bugs.

Do not let the price of camp prohibit a chance for your child to enjoy the outdoors this summer; the trustees and staff of Tin Mountain are proud that so many gener-ous supporters, local groups and businesses make it possi-ble for the area youth to at-tend Tin Mountain summer camp. Scholarships are avail-able by request. Download a

CourtesyTin Mountain summer camp registration is now open. Celebrating its 29th year, Tin Mountain Conservation Center state accredited summer camps provide high quality nature experiences for children ages four to 16. If your child is interested in a week of canoeing with their peers, hiking the 4,000 footers, or simply enjoying everything the great outdoors has to offer, then consider downloading a camp brochure at www.tinmountain.org, or call 447-6991 for more information.

camp brochure at www.tin-mountain.org or call the Tin Mountain office for informa-tion at 447-6991. Camps fill quickly, so you will want to register soon.


Choose from two old-fashioned train rides, both departing

from our 1874 station in the center of North Conway Village.

11:30 Bartlett Valley Train (1 hr. 45 min.)

1:30 Conway Valley Train (55 min.)

Dining Car Service starts June 7th!

Valley News/ Round-UpsPequawket Kids Association

announces summer camp scheduleFRYEBURG, Maine

— The Pequawket Kids As-sociation will hold its annual Summer Camp from July 8 – Aug. 2, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Mol-ly Ockett Middle School, with a family barbecue Aug. 2.

We are very excited to an-nounce that the PKA will once again be offering an amaz-ing summer vacation camp for MSAD 72 students who have been promoted for 2013-2014 to first– fifth grade. This year’s fifth graders who have been promoted to the sixth grade will be able to sign up for the Middle School Sum-mer Adventure Camp. This year, camp will be held at Molly Ockett Middle School (MOMS). Breakfast, lunch, and snacks will be provided for all students.

Camp will take place five days a week. We will be taking full advantage of the fact that we are centrally located in the heart of Fantastic Fryeburg. Our four weekly themes are intended to entice and excite the senses. Our daily sched-ule will include small and large group activities, reading and academic time, as well as com-munity-building activities and

a special walking trip in town everyday.

We will be going to these places each week on the day scheduled.

Mondays: Fryeburg Pub-lic Library for story time and book related activities

Tuesdays: Jockey Cap for trail hikes

Wednesdays: Fryeburg Fairgrounds for wheeling (Parents are requested to bring their children’s bikes, skateboards, rollerblades, or scooters, as well as helmets to the school in the morning.) We will walk down to the fair-grounds and start wheeling it!

Thursdays: Molly Ockett Middle School for water ac-tivities

Fridays: Special field trips or activities

Weekly themed programs are described briefly below:

Week 1 July 8-12 PKA Olym-

pics We will be using this

time to get out and get mov-ing. We will be training in different events like track and field, water games, relay rac-es, and team building. At the

end of the week, we will have a medal ceremony at the Frye-burg Academy. We will all

be winners because, in addi-tion to the week’s activities, we will be learning how to make healthy meals and snacks.

Week 2

July 15-19 Wet, Wild, and Wonderful Water

Come learn about the dif-ferent bodies of water. We will learn about what we can do with

water and just how import-ant this natural resource is in our daily lives.

Our students will learn how to fly fish and we will discover the different types of

creatures that call our local

bodies of water home. Our week will end by us going on a

field trip to a local lake.

Week 3July 22-26 Space… the

Final Frontier Look to the sky

at night, what do you see? You see what we will be learning about this week! In addition to the stars, planets, and con-stellations, we will talk about how we can journey there. Our students will help to make a rocket using recycled materi-als. We want to find out what it would be like to explore out-er space. Our week will end with rocket launches with Mr. Oliver from the middle school camp.

Week 4July 29-Aug.2 Fantastic

Fryeburg and The Mount Washington Valley

We live here but do we really know all it has to offer? We want to take advantage of the great oppor-tunities that we take for grant-ed everyday. We will visit the Fryeburg Academy art gallery, explore the Fryeburg histori-cal society, as well as visit the local firehouse and ambulance corps.

We will learn about Mt. Washington and the Presiden-tial Mountain Range. Our fi-nal field trip will be a van ride to the top of Mt. Washington and a tour of the observatory.

Tin Mountain to host volunteer appreciation breakfast

ALBANY — Tin Moun-tain volunteers, join us for the Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast on Saturday, June 8, from 9-10:30 a.m. at the Nature Learning Center in Albany and enjoy breakfast and good company. For those early ‘birders,’ there will be a bird walk on the property be-forehand starting at 7 a.m.

Tin Mountain relies heavi-ly upon its volunteers to ful-fill its mission to bring envi-ronmental education to the Mount Washington Valley through public programs, summer camps, and school programs. Many special events, fundraisers, and trail maintenance projects couldn’t happen without their help.

If you are one of the many

generous individuals sharing your time with Tin Moun-tain, or want to become one, come enjoy a tasty home cooked breakfast, visit with your fellow volunteers, and hear about what’s new at Tin Mountain. In the spirit of volunteerism, all of the food for the breakfast is being do-nated by local businesses, in-cluding Old Village Bakery, Dig Dave’s Bagels, the Fron-tside Grind; and Hannafords, Grants and Shaw’s Supermar-kets.

The breakfast is free to Tin Mountain volunteers and those interested in becoming volunteers. Tin Mountain asks that you call them at 447-6991 if you plan on attending. Interested in volunteering

for one of our bike events this summer? The volunteer breakfast is a great opportu-nity to learn more about what various volunteer roles entail and to speak with past event volunteers.

If you aren’t able to make the breakfast, but are inter-ested in volunteering at Tin Mountain, contact Outreach Coordinator Nora Dufilho at 447-6991 or email [email protected]. Volunteer opportunities include special events, trail work days, fund raisers, program help, and fa-cility maintenance at the Na-ture Learning Center. Have a project in mind? We’re always interested in expanding our volunteer possibilities. Na-ture Learning Center, Albany.

The Bridgton Printery hosting open house to benefit Harvest Hills Animal ShelterBRIDGTON, Maine

— The Bridgton Printery, 190 Portland Rd., Bridgton, Maine, is hosting an open house on June 14 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to benefit Harvest Hills Animal Shelter, Route 302, Fryeburg, Maine.

Harvest Hills Animal Shel-ter is a non-profit organi-zation which contracts with nineteen

towns in Western Maine to accept neglected , stray and abandoned cats and dogs. These

animals are brought in by the towns’ animal control offi-cers. When space is available,

Harvest Hills also accepts owner surrendered animals from all surrounding com-munities in Maine and New Hampshire and will assist oth-er shelters by providing a safe place for

adoptable animals that would otherwise be eutha-nized, or did not fit another shelters

admission policies.The first 25 guests to attend

the open house will receive a high quality custom T-Shirt

produced by the Bridgton Printery sporting the Harvest Hills Animal shelter logo.

Refreshments will also be

provided with a portion of the proceeds to directly benefit

Harvest Hills. There will also be a raffle and door prizes.

You may also bring dona-tions of dog and cat food as well as supplies to the event. Please

call Harvest Hills and ask what their immediate needs are at 207-935-4358.

So please come and join the owners and staff of the Bridg-ton Printery on Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 14, and show your support for a very worthy cause; the kind

and humane treatment of animals.

It Pays To Shop Locally!!


Indoor Yard Sale

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Appliances: Dishwashers, Refrigerators, Stoves, Washer & DryersBuilding Materials: Tools, Sinks, Toilets, Doors, Windows, , Light Fixtures, Various

Hardware Items

A 50/50 Raffle to be held – $10 per ticket

Proceeds Benefit Mount Washington Valley Habitat for Humanity

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Valley News/ Round-UpsBearcamp Valley Garden Club

announces the 2013 Home and Gardens TourREGION — The roots of

the Bearcamp Valley Garden Club were planted 75 years ago. Since then, members have contributed countless hours as volunteers dedicated to community beautification and the wise use of natural re-sources. Enjoy a truly unique Lakes Region experience this summer. Visit a hidden garden on Lake Winnipesauke and two secret gardens on Squam Lake. One venue will offer both a garden and home tour.

Mark your calendar for the 2013 Hidden Gardens Tour on Saturday, June 29 from 11 a.m. — 4 p.m. Tickets pur-chased in advance are $30. Tickets purchased the day of the tour are $35. Rain date: Monday, July 1. Proceeds will benefit UNH Scholarship Program.

Tickets are available at Bay-

swater Book Company, Cen-ter Harbor and The Other Store, Tamworth. For more information and to order tick-ets, please call 284-9225 or visit www.bcvgardenclub.com.

Garden No. 1 Tranquil Vistas: View “Fabric Art amongst the Foliage,” thanks to the Country Village Quil-ters. Stroll through fragrant gardens and lawns. Meander park-like paths through the woods to the water's edge, while appreciating the spec-tacular views and creative quilts playfully displayed in the trees.

Garden No. 2 Creating a Garden Oasis: Enjoy the whimsical artistic flair in this unique garden as vegetables happily intermingle with flowers. Flowing to the wa-

ter’s edge on beautiful Squam Lake, this garden will inspire and delight. Stroll leisurely and experience this garden oasis created from local ma-terials.

Garden No. 3 Passionate about Repurposing: Thanks to one couple’s dedication, a 100 year old cabin from a boys’ camp became the heart

of the home giving new life to old building materials and new functions to others. This up-to-date family home is unique in both design and dé-cor while retaining the char-acter of the original old camp. Both the gardens and home will be open.

Enjoy this garden bouquet all year long! The Bearcamp Valley Garden Club Raffle is proud to showcase local arti-san, Laura Hubbard and her stunning hooked rug design; an abundant bouquet of flow-ers sized to be a two-foot-by-three-foot rug used in either the traditional way or as a unique wall hanging. The rug will be on display at the Sum-mer Garden Tour, June 29. Tickets are $5 each, or five for $20, and will be available on the tour and on the club Web site, www.bcvgardenclub.com.

CourtesyMark your calendar for the 2013 Hidden Gardens Tour on Saturday, June 29 from 11 a.m. — 4 p.m. Tickets purchased in advance are $30. Tickets purchased the day of the tour are $35. Rain date: Monday, July 1. Proceeds will benefit UNH Scholarship Program.

Mount Washington Cruises and American Red Cross partner to shore up blood supplies in JuneNORTH CONWAY

— Mount Washington Cruis-es and the American Red Cross are partnering to shore up blood supplies. During the entire month of June, all pre-senting donors at Red Cross blood drives throughout New Hampshire will receive a ten dollar discount coupon to cruise aboard the M/S Mount Washington on beautiful Lake Winnipesaukee. Coupons are non-transferrable and not redeemable for cash. Mount Washington Cruises offers scenic daytime and sunset din-ner dance cruises from late May through October.

During the summer months,

blood donations typically be-gin to drop off, often creating great challenges for hospitals and patients throughout the summer season. Residents in the Mt. Washington Val-ley area can help by donating blood on Thursday, June 6 at the North Conway Fire De-partment from noon to 5 p.m.

Blood is used to treat a wide variety of life-threatening medical conditions, including the support of cancer treat-ment, surgery, trauma, prema-ture births and more. Donors must be at least 17 years of age, or 16 in New Hampshire with written parental consent, weigh 110 pounds or more

and must be in good health. Blood donors can give blood every eight weeks and all blood types are needed at this time.

Please call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit online at redcrossblood.org to schedule an appoint-ment or for more information.

The need is constant. The gratification is instant. Give blood.

NORTH CONWAY — The First MacKenzie, Lewis and White Music Scholarship preparations are under way! The date of the concert will be Sunday, Sept. 15 from 6 – 11 p.m. at the Wolverine Grille. Raffle tick-ets are available at Wolverine Grille, North Conway Music, North Country Fair Jewel-ers, Joseph's Spaghetti Shed, and local volunteers. The Grand Prize is a trip for two to Bermuda, and there are lots of other great prizes to be won.

This will be the 27th con-cert, although it is the first under the name of the MacK-enzie, Lewis and White Music Scholarship. This concert is the main fundraiser for the scholarship which provides a scholarship to a Kennett se-nior who will be majoring in music, whether it be applied music, music education, or musical theatre.

For more information, you can go to the Web site, Lew-isandWhiteMusic.org, or you can phone 447-2418.

The first MacKenzie, Lewis and White Concert

preparations are under way!


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Clara Walsh selected as MWV Arts Association’s Artist of the Month

NORTH CONWAY — Clara Walsh of North Con-way will be featured as June’s Artist of the Month at the Mt. Washington Valley Arts Asso-ciation’s Downstairs Gallery at Norcross Place.

An internationally recog-nized artist, Clara is known to local residents for her wa-tercolors depicting area scenes and some of these images will be included in this retrospec-tive of her work. The Exhibit will be hosted by her husband Francis, and their four chil-dren – Laura, Janet, Dave & Jim, in honor of Clara Walsh’s talent. Prices will be given upon request.

Painting for over 55, years, Clara has lived in Massachu-

setts, Maryland, and New Hampshire. She was Presi-dent of the Laurel, MD Art Guild, and was instrumental in the creation of the Montpelier Cultural Arts Center in the same city. It was a state of the art facility which houses three galleries, classrooms and open studios. She herself was one of the first artist residents.

Her work has been displayed throughout the United States, England and Australia, and she has won numerous awards, ribbons and prizes.

In 1997, Clara and her hus-band moved to Glen, where she continued her involve-ment in art and has been a long time member of the Mt. Washington Valley Arts Asso-

ciation. Miniature paintings became her focus, and she painted, taught and lectured on this specialty. She was a member of the prestigious Miniature Painters, Sculptures and Graver’s Society of Wash-ington, D.C., and a highlight of Clara’s career was when one of her miniature paintings was accepted and exhibited in a show at the Smithsonian Mu-seum in Washington.

Clara’s work may be viewed at the Downstairs Gallery at Norcross Place from June 6 through June 29. The Gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. For more information, call 356-2787 or go to the MWVARTS Web site: mwvarts.org.

CourtesyClara Walsh of North Conway (pictured here with her husband, Francis) will be featured as June’s Artist of the Month at the Mt. Washington Valley Arts Association’s Downstairs Gallery at Norcross Place.

Fun event, great cause!JACKSON — Court Ap-

pointed Special Advocates (CASA) of New Hampshire will be holding a fundraising event at The Shannon Door in Jackson on Thursday, June 20 between 4 and 10 p.m.

Money from each pizza sold that night, dine in or take out, will be donated by The Shan-non Door to the non-profit. CASA recruits, trains and sup-ports volunteers to advocate

for children who have been abused / neglected in New Hampshire’s courts. Basket raffles and a silent auction will include incredible prizes pro-vided by the following friends of CASA; North Country Fair Jewelers, Dutch Bloemen Winkel, Cranmore, Con-way Scenic Railroad, Whis-ky Disks, Storyland, North Woods Rafting, Big Dave’s Bagels, Fun Sport, Toy Chest,

Whale’s Tale, Attitash and Wildcat. Tess Conroy, Mrs. New Hampshire and cham-pion advocate for children / youth in foster care will also be making a special guest ap-pearance.

“CASA of NH is for the child. Most people are. We just have to get our message out to more people. Once people learn about CASA, they typically become sup-

porters; either by volunteer-ing, donating or spreading awareness about the issue of child abuse / neglect that unfortunately impacts every community in our state. We have some amazing CASA volunteers in the Mount Washington Valley, however due to the incidences of abuse / neglect cases we do not have enough volunteers to advocate for every child in need. Events

like this one at The Shannon Door not only helps us raise needed funds but also furthers our reach,” stated Jen Buteau, North Country Recruitment and Training Coordinator for CASA of NH.

CASA of NH believes that every child deserves a safe, permanent home. To learn more about CASA, visit www.casanh.org or call Jen Buteau at 752-9670.

Adopt-A-Pumpkin now!NORTH CONWAY

— This year’s pumpkin crop at the North Conway Library is growing beautifully!

The North Conway Pub-lic Library is currently in the midst of its fifth annual pump-kin fundraiser. If you’ve ever wanted to be the proud parent of a huge championship pump-kin, this is your big chance!

For a $15 donation, you will receive a pumpkin plant in a six inch pot with a blue ribbon pedigree, a birth certificate, and growing directions. Fur-thermore, it comes along with a subscription to the Pump-kin Community newsletter

and directions for entry to the Fryeburg Fair for hard core competitors! And the North Conway Library owns two DVD’s, which you can borrow, with advice on how to best grow your pumpkin.

Make sure to pre-order a pumpkin plant now! If you re-serve your pumpkin plant now, you will be contacted when your plant is ready for adop-tion. Adopt one for yourself, your children, grandchildren, or a special friend. Help the library raise money and have fun with this great summer project.

The pumpkin starter plants

and materials should be avail-able on the weekend of May 31/June 1 if everything goes well. Pumpkin plants are limited and competition was fierce last year, so reserve your plant now! Reservations can be made at the North Conway Public Library by calling 356-2961 or email [email protected].

For more information, check the library’s website at www.NorthConwayLibrary.com

Pumpkin growing, the ide-al sport for the competitive couch potato who doesn’t want to sweat!

CourtesyThe North Conway Public Library is currently in the midst of its fifth annual pumpkin fundraiser. If you’ve ever wanted to be the proud parent of a huge championship pumpkin, this is your big chance!FOR SCHOOL BUSES!

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Corey Lane joins GMCCTAMWORTH — Green

Mountain Conservation Group (GMCG) is pleased to announce that Corey Lane has joined the staff as the Water Quality Coordinator, and will oversee the 2013 Water Qual-

ity Monitoring program. Corey has a B.S. in geogra-

phy and terrain analysis with an emphasis on earth sciences from Plymouth State Univer-sity. She most recently worked for the Saco River Corridor

Commission where she was the Water Quality Program Coordinator and Environ-mental Compliance Evaluator. She is passionate and knowl-edgeable about the rivers in the Ossipee Watershed and working with volunteers.

"It is a treat to have the opportunity to work with GMCG in a proactive pro-gram that promotes protec-tion of water quality with stakeholders as partners. I love working with volunteers and share in their enthusiasm for all the special sites that we

are sampling," Corey com-mented as she collected water samples on Ossipee Lake last week .

The GMCG Water Qual-ity Monitoring program is comprised of several different programs, all braided together to help track water quality in the Ossipee Watershed over time. Programs include trib-utary sampling, lake sampling and educational outreach programs to the schools and Ossipee Watershed Stake-holders. Field data collected can be used by town planning

boards and municipal offi-cials to better guide develop-ment of the land in ways that will protect water quality in streams, rivers, lakes and aqui-fers. There are over 35 volun-teers who help collect data on a bi-monthly basis from April -October. GMCG is also fortunate enough to have ad-ditional volunteers who help collect data at 9 sites through-out the entire year. In 2013, GMCG has added three new sampling sites which brings the total sites across the water-shed to 28.

Da Capo presents a fifth anniversary extravaganza

CourtesyCome join the fun as the Da Capo singers celebrate their Fifth Anniversary Extravaganza on Sunday, June 2, at 4 p.m. at the First Christian Church of Freedom, then at the Salyards Center for the Arts in Conway on Saturday, June 8 at 7 p.m., and at the Jackson Community Church on Sunday, June 9 at 4 p.m.

REGION — Can you be-lieve it? The Da Capo singers are celebrating their fifth year of bringing popular music and enthusiastic entertainment to the Mt. Washington Valley.

They will be in concert on Sunday, June 2 at 4 p.m. at the First Christian Church of Freedom, then at the Salyards Center for the Arts in Conway on Saturday, June 8 at 7 p.m., and at the Jackson Communi-ty Church on Sunday, June 9 at 4 p.m. The chorus is under the direction of Susan Brink-er and Judy Herrick, who also accompanies the group.

This is choral singing that you will enjoy from beginning to end. Some songs will give you goose bumps. Some will make you tap your feet. Some will get you dancing in the aisles. But all of the songs will make you want to sing along.

From Gershwin to Billy Joel, from Simon & Garfunkel to Journey; from Country to Broadway, you will love it all.

There is a suggested do-

nation per guest and/or per family to enjoy these upcom-ing concerts. For more infor-mation, call 662-6415 or visit Da Capo on Facebook.

Literacy Foundation donates books to Copper Cannon Summer Camp

INTERVALE — Each year, the Believe in the Books Lit-eracy Foundation donates hundreds of books to Cop-per Cannon summer camp in Franconia that the camp is offering free to low income children ages six to 18 in New Hampshire.

The camp has developed a Summer Reading Program where each child spends a minimum of 30 minutes read-ing a day and then each cab-in has an adult read to them 30 minutes before bed each night. At the end of their week at camp, each child gets to choose a book to take home with them. The Foundation delivered over 700 books this year on Monday, June 3.

The mission of the Believe

in Books Literacy Founda-tion is to enhance the quality of life through exposure, ed-ucation, and the engagement of reading by bringing stories to life. The Literacy Foun-dation is a Charitable 501(c)(3) Non-Profit guided by the needs and involvement of the communities of which it serves.

The Foundation office, the Theater in the Wood and 100 Acre Wood property are lo-cated on Observatory Way in Intervale, just two miles north of the Scenic Vista, directly across from Town Hall Road on the west side of Route 16.

For more information about the Literacy Foundation, call 356-9980 or visit www.believ-einbooks.org.

CourtesyShyanne Millette, Copper Cannon reading coordinator on the left, and Believe in Books Literacy Foundation Director A.O. Lucy, opening boxes of new donated books.

NORTH CONWAY — On Sunday June 16, the Mount Washington Valley Masonic Lodge opens its doors once again to host a breakfast buffet to benefit Tin Mountain Con-servation Center.

The Lodge is located above the movie theater in North Conway Village, across from Schouler Park. All you can eat pancakes, sausage, ham, corned beef hash, baked beans, potatoes, fresh fruit, chef at-tended omelet station, cereals, oatmeal, pastries, juices, tea, hot chocolate, and coffee are all on the menu, for a small do-nation to the sponsored Char-ity. This popular event is a “must attend” to support local

charities and is a great way to start your Sunday. Breakfast is served from 8 to 11 a.m., and the dining hall is handicapped accessible.

Proceeds raised will go di-rectly to the charity. All of the costs are paid by the Lodge and supported by the Valley Originals. The breakfasts are offered to any local non-profit charity in the area as a public service by the Lodge.

You can also access all up-coming events at the lodge Web site: http://http://www.mtwashingtonlodge.com/lo-caldistrictcalendar.html.

Mount Washington Valley Masonic Lodge sponsors a breakfast buffet

By Claire Flynn

NORTH CONWAY — Jen’s Friends Cancer Foun-dation will be hosting its 5th Annual Golf Tournament on Friday, June 14 at North Conway Country Club and at Hale’s Location.

“There was so much inter-est last year in having an op-tion to play only nine holes, that we’re offering it again this year,” stated Kathy Swee-ney, Jen’s Friends’ Treasurer and Chair of the Golf Com-mittee.

Although the event is sold out for the 18-hole play at North Conway CC, there are

still foursomes available at Hales Location. There will be putting and long-drive contests, as well as the chance to win $10,000 in the hole-in-one contest. Cost includes greens fees, golf cart, good-ie bag, prizes, and dinner at North Conway CC. Check-in time at Hales Location is 2 p.m., with a shot-gun start at 3 p.m.

Registration forms are available at Hales Location, North Conway CC, and on-line at www.jensfriends.org. Return forms and checks (payable to Jen’s Friends) to Kathy Sweeney’s office at 62 Grove St. in North Con-

way (next to Post Office), or mail to Jen’s Friends Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 1842, N. Conway, NH 03860. For more information, contact Kathy Sweeney at 344-7011.

Jen’s Friends Cancer Foun-dation, founded in 1998, is currently supporting 66 fam-ilies in the Mt. Washington Valley of New Hampshire and western Maine. Jen’s Friends is proud to state that 100 per-cent of donations is used to provide supplemental finan-cial assistance to these cancer patients who are uninsured, underinsured, or financially challenged.

Jen’s Friends Golf Tournament set for June 14Foursomes available at Hale’s Location



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Valley News/ Round-UpsLovell Old Home Days T-Shirt design winner named

LOVELL, Maine — Kyra Hunsicker, a senior at Frye-burg Academy, submitted the winning design for the Ninth Annual Lovell Old Home Days 5k Run T-shirt.

As part of the competition, students are asked to incorpo-rate the themes of Lovell and running into their artwork. Although Kyra is a resident of Intervale, she is very familiar with the beauty of Kezar Lake. Kyra, a talented artist, will be attending Green Mountain College in Vermont where she will be studying Environ-

mental Studies and Photogra-phy. For creating the winning design, Kyra receives a $100 prize, as well as the pleasure of seeing her artwork on shirts around town! Steve Pullan, the Academy’s art teacher, as-sisted the committee in mak-ing the selection.

This year’s run is on July 20 at 9:45 a.m. Only the first 100 registered runners are guaranteed a t-shirt, so please sign-up early. Applications are available in local stores or by contacting race director Stan Tupaj at [email protected] or

207-925-1500. Registration is also available on-line at www.Running4Free.com. Visit www.lovell5k.com for more information, photos and past records.

The 5k run precedes the Old Home Days Parade and begins the day’s festivities. Family members are encouraged to cheer the runners along the route, enjoy the parade and participate in all of the ac-tivities at the Lovell Athletic Field, including the popular (and free) Lollipop Run for children.

CourtesyKyra Hunsicker and Steve Pullan, Fryeburg Academy art teacher.

Gibson Center to host AARP Driver Safety courseNORTH CONWAY

— The Gibson Center is sponsoring the AARP Driver Safety program on Tuesday, June 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. at the Gibson Center, Main Street, North Conway. The entire course will be held in one day. A lunch break will be taken. Participants are en-

couraged to have lunch in the Gibson Center dining room.

AARP developed this class-room refresher to ensure that drivers 50 years and older stay safe behind the wheel. The course’s curriculum has been updated to reflect the most current driving information and safety tips available. The

driver safety course is de-signed to educate participants about how best to reduce traffic violations, crashes, and chances for injuries; update drivers’ knowledge about rel-evant laws; and provide safe driving strategies to compen-sate for age-related changes that affect one’s driving abili-

ty. Upon successful comple-tion of the course, participants may be eligible for a discount on their automobile insur-ance.

AARP volunteer instruc-tor Dan Andrews of Jackson will be presenting this course through a combination of group discussion and video.

For more information or to register for the course, please call the Gibson Center at 356-3231.

For those choosing to lunch at the Gibson Center, dona-tions are accepted for that lunch.

The Harry Nadler Collection on display at Fryeburg Academy’s Pace Galleries

FRYEBURG, Maine — View the captivating new exhibit featured at Fryeburg Academy’s Palmina S. and Stephen F. Pace Galleries of Art entitled The Harry Na-dler Collection.

The exhibit will be on dis-play from June 8 through Sept. 2. Come out for the free exhibit opening on Saturday, June 8 from 1-3 p.m. Light fare will be offered alongside musical entertainment. At 3pm the Student Gallery of the Leura Hill Eastman Per-forming Arts Center will be dedicated and named for Har-ry and Helen Nadler.

The Pace Galleries are lo-cated at 18 Bradley Street on the Campus of Fryeburg Academy in Fryeburg, Maine.

The Pace Galleries are free and open to the public, Mon-day through Friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The gallery is also open during most performances in the Leura Hill Eastman PAC or by appointment. Please call (207) 935-9232 or e-mail [email protected] to schedule a visit.

Helen Nadler, of Tiverton, R.I., widow of the widely re-spected American Modernist artist, Harry Nadler, has do-nated a significant study col-lection of 37 paintings to the Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries of Art at Frye-burg Academy. This collec-tion, which will be followed with further donations, rep-resents a lifetime of artistic

endeavors exploring different styles and techniques.

Harry Nadler (1930-1990) was a prolific artist and uni-versity professor. He grad-uated from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and he later taught at New York University and Wesleyan University. He also served as Chairman of the De-partment of Art and Art His-tory at the University of New Mexico.

During Nadler’s career he received a number of honors, including a Fulbright Grant to Spain, and over 22 solo exhibitions throughout the United States. His paintings are in the collections of the Guggenheim Museum, the Cincinnati Art Museum, the

Detroit Institute of Art, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and many major university collections.

This generous gift to the Pace Galleries of Art will greatly expand the Academy’s art collection and will enhance opportunities for students and art historians to study the

rich history of Mid-Twentieth Century Modernist Art. After this exhibition, it is Mrs. Na-dler’s wish that the paintings be displayed throughout the campus for the enjoyment of students and faculty.

For more information about the artist, please visit www.harrynadler.com/index.html.

CourtesyView the captivating new exhibit featured at Fryeburg Academy’s Palmina S. and Stephen F. Pace Galleries of Art entitled The Harry Nadler Collection.

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Lisa DuFault

MTMC Chamber PlayersMountain Top Music Center's Chamber Players performed at the Jackson Library on June 3.

Flutist Kate Vachon and pianist Jeanne Mason performed Variations for Flute and Piano at the Mountain Top Chamber Players recital on June 3.

The Mountain Top Chamber Players at the Jackson Library on June 3.

The full ensemble of the Mountain Top Chamber Players launch into Ilya Mishchenkov's Tango for a Railway Station.

Pine Tree Elementary School K-Kid member Dakota Moody helped to hand out snacks to guests at the June 2 Teddy Bears picnic.

Monty the Bear led children and their teddy bears in a parade around the gazebo in North Conway.

Monty the bear took a moment to pose with Pine Tree K-Kids mem-bers (l-r) Gracie Leibenow, Ella Fecteau and Dakota Moody.

Monty the bear was a big hit with the little ones at the June 2 Teddy Bears picnic in North Conway.

Even adult Kiwanians got into the spirit of the Teddy Bears picnic as Tim George shows.

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Teddy Bear picnicThe Pine Tree K-Kids and MWV Band hosted a Teddy Bear picnic at the North Conway Gazebo on June 2. Monty the Bear led a parade and welcomed children with their favorite Teddy Bears.


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Lee Guerringue, of Assets Jeans Company, models her Bling at the Style Night fashion show on May 30.

Charlin Ryall shows off some fancy Boots and other fun western wear at Style Night, to benefit Starting Point.

Spruce Hurricane's Amber Dalton modeled her store's attire at the May 30 Style Night fund-raiser at Margarita Grill.

Janet Seymour sported some Bling and a cowboy hat as she strolled the runway for Starting Point at the May 30 Style Night.

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Style NightAs the formal kick-off to Starting Point's upcoming Boots and Bling event, Margarita Grill, Spruce Hurricane and Assets Jeans Company teamed up on May 30 to host Style Night. The event was held at Margarita Grill and featured a fashion show by Assets Jeans and Spruce Hurricane. Boots and Bling will take place on June 14th at the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel.

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Serving up spaghettiThe Knights of Columbus of Our Lady of the Mountains Church in North Conway served up spaghetti and meatballs at their monthly dinner on May 31.

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Da Capo celebrates fifth anniversary with concertsDa Capo is celebrating their fifth year anniversary with their concerts in June. The first performance was at the First Christian Church of Freedom on Sunday, June . Additional performances will be held June 8 at Salyards Center for the Arts in Conway and June 9 at the Jackson Community Church.

Bella and her human, Kendra Stanley, stopped by Four Your Paws Only for the ice cream social on June 2.

The pool was open for dogs at Four Your Paws Only.Lisa DuFault

For Your Paws Only ice cream social


Valley EducationFryeburg Academy fculty wins the adult Scholar Bowl again!

FRYEBURG, Maine — Dollars for Scholars of the Mt. Washington Valley is proud to announce that the Fryeburg Academy Faculty Scholar Bowl team has “three- peated,” having won the adult Scholar Bowl three consecu-tive times.

Twelve teams participated in the 2013 Scholar Bowl and the competition was fierce. In the championship round, the Fryeburg Academy Faculty team, “The Fryeborgs,” faced the Kennett High Faculty team known as the Kennett Eagles, also former three time champions, and the battle was a real nail biter. Eventually the Fryeborgs prevailed and the Scholar Bowl returned again to Fryeburg Academy’s trophy case.

The Scholar Bowl, shown each spring on Valley Vision, is one of Dollars for Scholars most well-known fund raisers and is in its 14th year. Dollars for Scholars is an all-volunteer community organization that has been in the valley since 1995. Entry fees from Schol-ar Bowl teams and program sponsorships help Dollars for Scholars to provide scholar-ship money to valley students. In 2012, Dollars for Scholars gave out over $83,000 to high school seniors and post-sec-ondary students from the communities served by SAU9 and SAD 72.

Community support makes the Scholar Bowl a success and Dollars for Scholars would like to thank our dy-namic host of the games, Dr.

Dennis Hiller for his time and talent, Bill Edmunds of Valley Vision for filming and pro-ducing the shows, Program Sponsors Dan and Judy Ken-nedy of White Horse Press and Russ and Joan Lanoie of Rural Home Technologies, Deb Karmozyn for spending hours and hours on the ques-tions, the volunteers for their behind the scenes work and, of course, the teams that played. These teams represented Ro-tary (two teams), Kiwanis (two teams), MWV Psychological Services, John Fuller School, Echo, the Conway Histori-cal Society, Cooper, Cargill and Chant, Caputo, Gamwell and Company , Kennett High School and Fryeburg Acade-my.

CourtesyDollars for Scholars of the Mt. Washington Valley is proud to announce that the Fryeburg Academy Faculty Scholar Bowl team has “three- peat-ed,” having won the adult Scholar Bowl three consecutive times.

KHS Key Club hosts spelling bee FridayREDSTONE — The Ken-

nett High School Key Club is hosting a spelling bee for Kennett students that will take place this Friday, June 7 at 6 p.m. in the KHS Audito-rium.

The students will compete for cash prizes that will go to first, second, and third place

in the event. There will also be various gift cards and other prizes for audience members willing to come up to the po-dium and spell.

Please come to support your local Key Club and its chari-ties! Admission is $5 at the door, and concessions will also be sold at this fun, scholastic

event. The cash prizes were generously donated by Coo-per Cargill Chant law offices and the MWV Kiwanis Club. Other sponsors for this event are The Shannon Door Pub, Story Land, Valley Jewelers, and MWV Graphics.

We hope to see you there!

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White Mt. Waldorf School receives donationDavid Brooks accepts a check from Jamie (l) and Leo (r) Sabina for $62 as part of the Community Market and Deli’s program to give back to local non-profits. Since the program’s inception in March 2012, White Mt. Waldorf School has received over $275. Here is how the program works: simply visit the store, ask for a Waldorf card, then present the card at check out for every pur-chase and four percent of the entire purchase goes to the WMWS! So, stop by Community Market & Deli, located on Route 113 in Madison for your card and start supporting the school today! For more information on the educational programs of the White Mt. Waldorf School visit: www.whitemountainwaldorf.org or call the school at 447-3168.

Hannah Gaschott of Silver Lake earns degree From Clark UniversityWORCESTER, Mass. —

Hannah Kathleen Gaschott, of Silver Lake, received a de-gree from Clark University on Sunday, May 19. Gaschott graduated with a Master of Arts in international develop-ment and social change.

During the 109th Com-mencement exercises, Clark awarded 523 baccalaureate, 541 master's, and 32 doctoral degrees. Carolyn Mugar, ex-ecutive director of Farm Aid, and founder of the Armenia Tree Project, delivered the Commencement address and imparted lessons from the early days of both organiza-tions. Mugar was married to the late John T. O'Connor, who served as a Clark Trustee from 1997 to 2001. O'Connor died at the age of 46.

"Don't wait for your life to begin," she urged the gradu-ates. "When you see what's

wrong, there is ALWAYS something you can do, no matter what your age."

Mugar told the story of Farm Aid, and how musician Willie Nelson, whose origi-nal plan was to host just one concert to raise money and awareness for family farm-ers, sparked a movement and earned himself a reputation as the most committed visible supporter of family farmers.

"Yes, it's good to think ahead, to plan, but often, the best thing is to simply act," said Mugar. "Don't spend any time standing still in fear about which road to take. Just get moving. Life happens when you make choices, when you take action."

Founded in 1887 in Worcester, Mass., Clark University is a small, liberal arts-based research university addressing social and human

imperatives on a global scale. Nationally renowned as a col-lege that changes lives, Clark is emerging as a transforma-tive force in higher education today. LEEP (Liberal Educa-tion and Effective Practice) is Clark's pioneering model of education that combines a robust liberal arts curricu-lum with life-changing world and workplace experiences. Clark's faculty and students work across boundaries to de-velop solutions to contempo-rary challenges in the areas of psychology, geography, man-agement, urban education, Holocaust and genocide stud-ies, environmental studies, and international develop-ment and social change. The Clark educational experience embodies the University's motto: Challenge conven-tion. Change our world. www.clarku.edu.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Hannah Kittle, a resident of North Conway, was among over 900 students from Prov-idence College who received undergraduate degrees during the College's 95th Com-mencement Exercises held on Sunday, May 19. Kittle grad-uated with a bachelor's degree in Public Community Service.

The Commencement ad-dress was delivered by The Very Rev. Robert Barron, cre-

ator and host of the Catholi-cism documentary series and founder of a global media min-istry. He received an honorary doctorate in religious educa-tion. Four other distinguished individuals received honorary degrees from the College. They are: Paul J. Birmingham, Vito D. Buonomano, D.D.S. '53& '76G, his wife, Louise J. Buonomano '76G, and Mi-chael A. Ruane '71.

Providence College is the

only college or university in the United States adminis-tered by the Dominican Fri-ars. The Catholic, liberal arts college has an undergraduate enrollment of approximate-ly 3,900 students and offers degrees in 49 academic ma-jors. Since 1997, Providence College has consistently been ranked among the top five regional universities in the north according to U.S. News' America's Best Colleges.

Providence College awards undergraduate degree to North Conway resident during 95th Commencement Exercises


Valley EducationUnder the Rocks

Susan M. PoirierCarroll County

Master GardenerUNH Cooperative Extension

Have you ever thought

about how much life goes on under the surface? I’m guess-ing that what is out of sight is usually out of mind, but some recent activity has remind-ed me that below the surface, there’s another world that most of us know little about.

It started because of some trees that we’d had taken down for firewood. The work had been done in the late fall, ac-tually early winter and the cut up trunks and large branch-es had been left there on the ground, to be moved another day. June, and that day had come. I dressed in long pants and sleeves, sprayed tick repel-

lant on, and began the work of rolling heavy, unsplit trunk pieces up the hill and into the yard.

It was in the moving that I had my revelation. Because the wood had been there for a while, many critters had had the time to move in, or should I say, under. With each piece rolled or lifted away, I dis-covered something new. As the warming early summer sunshine revealed the dark recesses beneath, there would be a sudden scurry. “Horrors! Light!” the black beetle must have thought as it rapidly ran for the cover of fallen leaves.

Now, I’ll not say that all beetles look alike, because clearly, they do not. There’s a world of difference in the appearance between an as-sassin beetle and a Japanese

beetle, a red flat bark beetle and a horned fungus beetle. But for those who live most-ly beneath rotting logs and leaves and cobble, there can’t be much use for bright colors or interesting shapes because it’s dark in there! At least, that was my thought as I watched the mostly black beetles scur-rying away.

What could they be finding to eat under the soil surface? Later I checked some books because I realized that I knew very little about these ‘under’ beetles. Dead and dying trees and the liquid exuded by wood are the preferred food of some beetles. I guess these are the ones the pileated woodpeckers are after when they tear huge holes in dead trees. Larvae of bark beetles and other insects– oh, how tasty is this! Drying

carrion, larvae of flies (good – more power to you, bee-tle!), soft-bodied insects like snails and slugs. Yes! Beetles, I’m coming to appreciate you more and more. Finally, some beetles prefer fungi. Looking over the list, you really have to be impressed with the cycle of Nature – how dead and dying things are food for some crea-tures which then become food for others. All around me, as I worked, was life and death, decay and regeneration. And these ‘live in the dark’ crea-tures were vital to the work-ings.

All that said, I can’t get as ex-cited by insects as I can about amphibians. And here was a favorite, stunned momentari-ly by the shock of the sudden daylight, as well, I expect, as by the unexpected removal of the ceiling above. I’m talking red eft here, the juvenile form of the red-spotted newt. Be-cause we live surrounded by vernal ponds and pools, we have prime breeding territo-ry here for the adult newts. Seeing the juveniles isn’t an unusual occurrence, but it is always a delight.

For one thing, they are so pretty against the browns and blacks of the forest floor. Their dusky red body, the black bordered circles, and the dark eyes with their yel-

lowy lids, all combine to make these really attractive amphib-ians. These creatures have an interesting life cycle as well. In the spring, anywhere from April to June, the adults go courting in their home pond, lake, or swamp. The females will lay from 200 to nearly 400 eggs, in the water, attached singly to the leaves of aquatic plants. Depending on the wa-ter temperatures, the eggs will hatch in three to five weeks. The larval period lasts about two months in our area before the young migrate from their watery home to the woodlands where they’ll live for several years, perhaps as long as seven or as few as two. They’ll eat just about anything – insects and their larvae, worms, spiders, mites, and snails. That’s why they were hiding out under the wood I was moving. What a great place to find food! Af-ter those years of feeding, they reach maturity and head back to a pond to find a mate.

After a while, I tired of my heavy work and decided to give the under-the-surface creatures a break from their frenzied fleeing. They had important feeding to do, and, come to think of it, I was hun-gry myself. No insect larvae for me though; a tasty salad and some fruit waited at the house.

TAMWORTH — Now is the time to register your child for a week of fun at one of the day camps being offered for youngsters at The Communi-ty School in South Tamworth during July and August.

The school's 325 acres of streams, fields, and woodland paths offer unending adven-tures to young explorers. Reg-ister by June 15 for art and adventures in nature for ages four to 12. Those who just want a chance to run around, can register for soccer skill building camp (ages seven to 12). There are still openings, but the rosters are filling up quickly, so don’t delay!

Check our Web site, www.communityschoolnh.org, for more information on all the activities scheduled for this summer. Registration forms for the day camps are available under the Summer Programs link.

The Community School is a fully accredited, independent day school for college-bound students grades six through 12, with a focus on travel and hands-on learning opportuni-ties. Now accepting applica-tions for fall 2013; financial aid and daily bus service available. Call 323-7000 to schedule a tour or visit the Web site for more information.

Summer Camps at The Community School

CourtesyIn the midst of all their nature “finds,” our summer explorers' imagina-tions are captured by storytime!


Valley EducationLocal students receive degrees at Merrimack College

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — Local residents were among the 512 undergrad-uates and 162 graduate stu-dents who recently received a diploma at two separate

commencement ceremonies at Merrimack College recently. This was the first time a sepa-rate commencement was held to accommodate the growing number of Master’s degree

students at the College.Brian Munck of Center

Conway earned a Bachelor of Arts in History and Education.

Justin Clements of Center Conway earned a Bachelor of

Science in Business Adminis-tration.

Joseph Murphy of Kearsarge earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.

Founded in 1947 by the Order of St. Augustine, Mer-rimack College is a private, selective college located just minutes from Boston in North Andover, Mass. The College offers 40 undergraduate ma-jors in liberal arts, science and engineering, business, and education, and graduate pro-grams in education, business and science, and engineering,

and part-time degree comple-tion and certificate programs. Its 2,600 undergraduate and graduate students come from 20 states and 19 countries to form an engaged communi-ty of thinkers, learners and achievers integrated in an ac-ademic culture of excellence, diversity and stature. The re-cent implementation of the College's ten-year strategic plan, The Agenda for Distinc-tion, has led to renewed en-ergy and sense of community, combined with growth of our faculty, and student body.

Sarah Smith to attend NYLFBARTLETT — Founded

in 1992, the National Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF) helps prepare extraordinary young people for their aca-demic future and profession-al careers. Its mission is to bring various professions to life, empowering outstanding young people with confidence to make well-informed career choices. NYLF programs are held in 18 cities throughout the United States.

Sarah Lyn Smith, from Bart-lett, a sophomore at Kennett High School, will take part in the nation's foremost program in pre-medical education for high school students and get a valuable head start her ca-reer path. Sarah was nomi-nated to attend the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine (NYLF/MED) in Boston and is honored to rep-resent the Mount Washington Valley. She will experience a

hands-on, interactive curricu-lum that includes shadowing practicing physicians, clinical site visits at the nation’s top medical centers and meeting and interacting with faculty from world-renowned medi-cal institutions.

There will be a fundrais-er at the Shannon Door Pub on Thursday, June 6 from 4-9 p.m. to help her effort.

For more information, call 374-6121.

Local residents named to the Dean's List at Saint Joseph's College of Maine

STANDISH, Maine — The following local residents were named to the Dean's list at Saint Joseph's College of Maine for the spring semester.

Meghan Bradley of Frye-burg, Maine.

Sophie-Mary Creegan of Fryeburg, Maine.

To be eligible for Dean's list, a student must attain an average of 3.5 or better.

Saint Joseph's College is Maine's only Catholic lib-eral arts college, providing a

supportive, personalized and career-focused education for more than 100 years. From its 350-acre campus on the shore of Sebago Lake, the college offers more than 40 undergraduate programs to a population of approximately 1,000 students. Saint Joseph's College Online provides cer-tificates, undergraduate and advanced degrees for work-ing adults through an online learning program. For more, visit www.sjcme.edu.

Alexander Michael Milford of Intervale named to Clemson University Dean's List

CLEMSON, S.C. — Al-exander Michael Milford of Intervale has been named to the Dean's List at Clemson University for the spring 2013 semester.

Milford is majoring in Gen-eral Engineering.

To be named to the Dean's

List, a student achieved a grade-point average between 3.50 and 3.99 on a 4.0 scale.

Ranked No. 25 among na-tional public universities, Clemson University is a ma-jor, land-grant, science- and engineering-oriented re-search university that main-

tains a strong commitment to teaching and student suc-cess. Clemson is an inclusive, student-centered community characterized by high aca-demic standards, a culture of collaboration, school spirit, and a competitive drive to ex-cel.

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Kennett Middle School campus beautification

The staff and students of KMS have been celebrating the

kindness of Home Depot in North Conway. On Tuesday, May 20, approximately 12 members of “Team Depot” spent the day working with staff and students on a campus beauti-fication day. Using the materials donated and the expertise of the Home Depot associates, students constructed a stone bench facing Mt. Washington, planted hanging baskets, built pallet gardens, edged the existing gardens and planted perennials. Adding to the kindness of the event, Flatbread Company of North Conway providing lunch for our vol-unteers, Rotten Rock Hardscaping and Tree Service donat-ed a load of loam and the Governor's Lilac and Wildflow-er Commission donated an assortment of lilac trees which are being planted around the campus. The kindness, dona-tions and hard work by all involved reinforce the pride we have in our school, campus and community.

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Nooks & Crannies

Mount Passaconaway: Monarch of the Sandwich Range

Steve SmithA viewpoint on the Walden Trail near the summit of Mt. Passaconaway looks south to the Lakes Region beyond Mt. Wonalancet (left) and Mt. Whiteface (right).

By Steve Smith

In his 1916 history of the Albany Intervale, Passacon-away in the White Mountains, Charles Edward Beals, Jr. described Mount Passacon-away as "the loftiest, wild-est, yet most symmetrical, most awe-inspiring mountain of the Sandwich Range….a huge monarch and leader of

this southern herd of blue el-ephants." It is indeed an im-pressive peak when viewed from afar, and an interesting mountain to climb. Though it’s wooded to the top, hikers can enjoy a full range of views from Passaconaway’s four near-summit outlooks.

I prefer ascending via the less-used but more varied

northern route from the Kan-camagus Highway (Oliverian Brook Trail, Passaconaway Cutoff, Square Ledge Trail and Walden Trail), rather than the popular southern ap-proach from Wonalancet via the Dicey's Mill Trail. This 10-mile round-trip trek is a full day’s journey, with a long, gradual approach followed by an abrupt ascent of 1,500 feet in the last 1.5 miles.

Passaconaway has been dis-missed as a boring hike ("Pass-a-yawn-a-way") by some trampers who have just gone up and back on Dicey's Mill Trail, missing three of the four viewpoints. Coming in from the north gives you a proper appreciation for this imposing peak.

Last Tuesday, I set off on a cool, sunny, bug-free morn-ing from the parking area for the Oliverian Brook Trail off the Kanc, a mile west of Bear Notch Road. Beyond the gate, a solo camper had a breakfast fire crackling in the old gravel pit.

I cruised up the gentle Ol-iverian Brook Trail, tiptoeing around a section flooded by an overfull beaver pond. For a half mile here, the trail fol-lows the smooth, level grade of a spur from the Swift River Railroad, used a century ago by the Conway Lumber Com-pany to haul the virgin timber


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Steve SmithThe north outlook on Mt. Passaconaway opens a wide panorama all the way out to Mt. Washington. It is well worth the half-mile round trip down and back up from the Walden Trail.out of the Oliverian Brook ba-sin.

The trail offered streamside vignettes as it climbed gently along its namesake brook. Easy walking continued as I veered right onto the Passaconaway Cutoff. Friends and I do the basic “adopter” maintenance (cleaning drainages, brushing and clearing blowdown) on this pleasant, remote-feeling trail. It was nice to walk it on a “regular” hike without lugging the heavy tools. The drainages seemed to have worked pret-ty well over the previous wet weekend. Though we had done several hours of brushing two weeks earlier, hobblebush tendrils were already creeping back into the trail corridor.

In its upper half, the Cut-off climbs steadily on a slope high above the west branch of Oliverian Brook. Through the trees I had glimpses of the work ahead of me: the cone of Passaconaway looming mas-sively across the valley.

I always enjoy the Square Ledge Trail portion of this hike. I paused to admire a long

sled runner lying beside the birch-wooded path, an artifact from a high mountain logging camp used by the Conway Lumber Company. Farther up, the trail crossed the rub-bly base of an old landslide. I made a short (less than one minute) scramble up its right side, using caution on the broken rock. From a shelf I enjoyed a picturesque view looking north over the bright granite ledges of Hedgehog Mountain, all the way out to snow-speckled Mt. Washing-ton.

Above the slide, I slogged up a long, stiff grade. Then my route transferred to the Walden Trail, one of the wild-est and most rugged paths in the Sandwich Range, named for the Chinook sled dog breeder Arthur T. Walden. After a steep, breath-stealing climb up the cone of Pas-saconaway, over rock steps built by the Wonalancet Out Door Club and several short scrambles, I emerged at the southern outlook.

This granite perch peered

out to the big lakes – Squam and Winnipesaukee - beyond the broad glacial valley known as The Bowl. The vista was anchored by the whale-backed rise of Mt. Wonalancet on the left and the muscular profile of Mt. Whiteface on the right. I stretched out like a cat in the sun and just looked, for a long time.

A short, steep climb hoist-ed me to the eastern outlook ledge. The prime view here was eastward to Mt. Paugus, Mt. Chocorua, and distant Maine horizons. It was clear enough to spot the buildings of Portland over the southern shoulder of Paugus.

Just 20 yards away was the spur path to the fabulous north outlook, marked by a simple sign, “To View.” Many hikers skip this one because it descends a quarter-mile and nearly 200 feet in elevation. Take my word for it – it’s worth it. From this small ledge – Charles Edwards Beals, Jr. called it a “lofty eagle-nest of a cliff” – I reaped a panoram-ic sweep from Mt. Tripyramid

around to the Three Sisters of Chocorua. Thirty-eight of New Hampshire’s 4,000-foot peaks can be tallied from this one spot.

After savoring this visual feast, I climbed back to the Walden Trail, made the short side trip to the wooded 4,043-foot true summit of Pas-saconaway, and enjoyed my last views of the day from the northwest outlook at the top of the Dicey’s Mill Trail. This had an especially good view of Tripyramid, and I could

see the top of the landslide unleashed by Tropical Storm Irene on the flank of West Sleeper.

For the descent I made a loop around the summit us-ing the upper Dicey’s Mill Trail and the little connector known as the East Loop. Back down in the valley, a beaver was patrolling the pond beside the Oliverian Brook Trail. He cruised back and forth several times, checking me out — a neat ending to a day well-spent on Passaconaway.

KNOWLEDGE GIVES SOCIETY THE POWER TO ADVANCE.

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Valley BusinessThird Annual Boots’ N Bling, Friday, June 13 at Attitash Grand SummitGourmet menu, silent auction and dancing to a live country band!

BARTLETT — Executive Chef Michael Evans of Atti-tash Grand Summit Hotel and Resort is the culinary master of the Third Annual Boots ‘N Bling Charity Auction and Dinner to benefit Starting Point Services for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence on Friday, June 14 at 6 p.m.

Chef Evans has created a signature menu for this year’s event drawing upon his ex-tensive culinary experience at both the Omni Mount Wash-ington Hotel and Foxwoods Resort. General Manager Al-yssa Whittle has pulled out the red carpet for this event, giving her chef free rein to deliver the western themed menu com-plete with pass around hors d'oeuvres to include shrimp

and roasted vegetable skewers, pulled pork on cornbread tart-let, chile shooters with lime crème fraiche, and black bean and pico de gallo mini que-sadillas. Expect a delightful menu of Southwestern grilled flat iron steak with smoked tomatoes, blackened sea bass, chipotle Statler chicken stuffed with roasted corn and cheddar and more. Kahula Chocolate Mousse Bomb and Indian Pudding Crème Brulee are dessert offerings created by award winning Pastry Chef Cheryl Emerson of

Attitash Grand Summit Ho-tel is hosting the event in the Grand Ballroom and have gra-ciously donated a room for the auctioneer and made unique accommodations for the ease

and flow of Starting Points largest fund raiser of the year.

"The need for our services in Conway, Jackson and all of Carroll County has increased exponentially. Boots ‘n Bling is a signature event that rais-es much needed funds for our work. We are dedicated to making this event stand out as one of our most fun and suc-cessful events to date, " says Michelle Rober, Co-Chair of the fund raising committee for Starting Point and owner of 121Fit. "Chef Evans and Al-yssa have been outstanding in their support of this event and we thank them."

Boots N Bling Charity Auc-tion and Dinner encourages cowboy and cowgirl attire. Dust off your boots, grab your

best pair of jeans, your hat and get ready for some fun. Tickets to the event are $80 and include a “live” red carpet welcome by WMWV 93.5 & Magic 104.5, appetizers, din-ner & desserts, table wine, a personalized gift for each guest AND dancing to a live country band. The past two Boots N Bling events were sold out long before the night of the event so please make your reservations now by call-ing 447-2494 or you may buy them on line at www.starting-

pointnh.org.Northway Bank is the pre-

senting sponsor of the 2013 event with additional spon-sorship from Conway Daily Sun, Conway Scenic Railroad, Infinger Insurance, Chalmer’s Insurance, Hannafords, Ba-varian Chocolate House, Val-ley Originals and with media support from the Mt. Wash-ington Valley Radio Group.

For more information about the event or about Starting Point, please call 447-2494 or go to startingpointnh.org.

Leadership MWV talks “shop” with Gov. HassanCONCORD — As the 2013

Leadership MWV culminates the end of its program, the class of 15 students – made up of business and community leaders- enjoyed a limousine ride by Sutton Luxury Lim-ousines - down south to visit the State House.

Students were greeted by Representatives Tom Buco and Syndi White. Both rep-resentatives acted as a private tour guide and escort for the students as they made their way to Speaker of the House Terie Norelli’s office. Speaker Norelli spent time answering students’ questions and offer-ing words of wisdom.

After spending time with the Speaker of the House, students were invited to the Executive Council chambers, where Gov. Maggie Hassan sat with students to discuss any and all matters at the fore-front of Leadership’s minds. Questions such as how does one in her position separate personal feelings from busi-ness to the future of techno-logical innovation in New Hampshire were raised. One piece of advice from Gov. Hassan that resonated with students as they embark and build their professional career in the Mt. Washington Valley — “If you can understand the basics of the human condition and work from a place of com-mon ground, then there isn’t any issue that New Hamp-shire can’t work through.”

Students were also privi-leged to watch a senate meet-ing in action as they decided to vote on HB 501- Institut-ing a State Hourly Minimum Wage. Sen. Jeb Bradley then

CourtesyAs the 2013 Leadership MWV culminates the end of its program, the class of 15 students – made up of business and community leaders- enjoyed a limousine ride by Sutton Luxury Limousines - down south to visit the State House.introduced the class to his peers who sent out a warm welcome.

As the day began to wind down, students were left with much to think about. New Hampshire is unique with is an all-female delegation and is facing some very interest-ing changes in the upcoming year. As local leaders, this trip allowed students to see its gov-ernment in action. This kind of an experience is one they can hold onto as they build

their own career in the Mt. Washington Valley.

Leadership MWV’s sixth graduation luncheon will be held on June 12 from noon-2 p.m. at the White Mountain Hotel. Those involved in the program as sponsors, inter-viewees, panelists, employers of graduates and those inter-ested in the 2014 program are invited to attend. Please con-tact Jaimie Crawford at [email protected] for more information.

Primary care practice offers free sports physicals for

middle & high school studentsOpportunity for local students

from Carroll, Coos and Oxford CountiesNORTH CONWAY —

In continuing support of the communities they serve, the medical providers at Memo-rial Hospital’s Primary Care practice are offering a free op-portunity for students to get the sports physicals they may need.

On Saturday, June 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., students in middle school and high school, along with their par-ents/guardians, can come to the office on the hospital cam-pus for the “no appointment necessary” complimentary physicals which will be per-formed by the primary care practitioners.

“We wanted to find a way to help local families with some-thing that they really needed,” said medical director Dr. Ray-mond Rabideau. “At the same time, we also want to encour-age young people to partici-pate in sports and other physi-cal fitness activities as a way to stay healthy and fit.”

In addition, the practice will accept voluntary donations of

CourtesyMemorial's Primary Care Physicians, including Drs. Brian Sponseller and William Martin depicted here, will offer free sports physicals to local students on June 15.up to $20 that day from those receiving the physicals. All of the funds collected will be donated to the Kennett High School Boosters Club and the North Conway Recreation Center. Families should go to the primary care office where they will be given an informa-tion form to complete. Phys-icals will be given on a first-come, first served basis.

For more information, call Primary Care at Memorial Hospital, 356-4949.

LOS ANGELES — Mount Washington and the Valley named after it has been “nom-inated” by the Mt Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce for VirtualTourist.com’s quest to crown the “8th Wonder of the World.”

Public voting begins June 3 and continues through Sept. 30 at VirtualTourist.com, a leading travel research web-site and community that is part of TripAdvisor Media Group. Many landmarks from throughout the world have been nominated, but Mount Washington is the only nom-

inee from New Hampshire. The winner of the 8th Won-der of the World contest will be the landmark with the most votes.

The nomination reads: From Mount Washington, the tallest peak in the Northeast, you see 4 states and Canada. Named after it, the Mt. Wash-ington Valley has provided a source for outdoor adventure lovers for centuries.

“We know that Mount Washington and the Valley that surrounds it can earn the distinction of 8th Wonder of the World, with the help of

everyone in the Valley,” said Janice Crawford, Executive Director of the Mt Washing-ton Valley Chamber of Com-merce.

“We hope every resident and business in the Valley will fire up their social networking machines and encourage their friends and fans to vote,” en-couraged Crawford.

Numerous Tourism Boards, Chambers of Commerce and Visitor Bureaus have nomi-nated landmarks around the world, and the public is asked to vote for their favorite “won-der” out of the more than

200 submissions. Yet Mount Washington is the only nom-inee in New Hampshire, mak-ing it the state’s icon in the contest.

Voters can visit http://www.virtualtourist.com/8thwonder to vote for Mount Washing-ton daily until September 30, 2013. The “wonder” with the most votes will be crowned the winner and will be featured in a national broadcast TV seg-ment on a popular syndicated program as well as receive a massive media relations cam-

Mt. Washington NH’s only nomination for Virtualtourist’s “8th Wonder of the World”

8th Wonder, to pg. 28


PINKHAM NOTCH/BARTLETT — On Father’s Day, Sunday, June 16, all dads can enjoy a free Scenic Gon-dola ride at Wildcat Moun-tain and a half-price general admission to the attractions at Attitash Mountain Resort.

Fathers can ride New Hampshire’s highest Sce-nic Gondola at Wildcat for free when one or more other family members purchase an adult or junior ride ticket. The only one of its kind in North America, the Wildcat Express transforms from a high-speed summit quad chairlift during the winter and spring skiing and riding season to the state’s highest summer and fall scenic ride. The enclosed four-per-son Scenic Gondola offers a unique guest experience and opportunity to view Mt. Washington and the Presiden-tial Range from atop the over 4,000 foot summit. It is a great way for the entire family, in-cluding well-behaved dogs on leash, to enjoy the legendary views and scenery that have been consistently voted #1 in the East.

At Attitash Mountain Re-sort, fathers can purchase a half-price 48 inches & taller general admission when one or more other family mem-bers purchase a 48 inches & taller or under 48 inches general admission. Families can enjoy the many summer attractions available includ-ing the Nor’Easter Moun-

tain Coaster, original Alpine Slides, Waterslides, Mountain Biking, Climbing Wall, Eu-robungy Trampoline, Scenic Chair Ride, and the new Air-bag Jump and Slacklines. Bike rentals and Horseback Riding are not included in the general admission ticket.

Currently open weekends only, both Wildcat & Atti-tash Mountain will be open daily starting Saturday, June 15 through Labor Day, Sept. 2. All rates and information for Wildcat Mountain can be found online at skiwildcat.com or by calling 1-888-SKI-WILD. All rates and infor-mation for Attitash Mountain Resort can be found online at attitash.com or call 1-800-223 SNOW.

Attitash Mountain Resort is the original summer fun ski area in the Mount Washing-ton Valley offering the Alpine Slide, year-round Nor’Easter

Mountain Coaster, Waters-lides, Lift-Serviced Downhill and Cross-Country Mountain Biking, Scenic Chair, Horse-back Riding, and new Airbag Jump and Slacklines. Special events this summer will in-clude a new Mountainside Music Series in July & August and the BlueberryFEST set for Aug. 3. Attitash Mountain Resort is also home to the At-titash Grand Summit Hotel & Conference Center pro-viding the areas only full-ser-vice, slopeside accommoda-tions. For further information, please visit attitash.com or call 1-800-223 SNOW.

Wildcat Mountain, a year-round destination, provides both exhilarating and one-of-a-kind opportunities to enjoy views and scenery that have been consistently voted #1 in North America. In addition to the ZipRider zip-line cable ride and the state’s highest sce-nic gondola, Wildcat Moun-tain offers lift-serviced disc golf, hiking, weekly guided tours and outdoor interpretive programs with the Tin Moun-tain Conservation Center and Appalachian Mountain Club. This summer, Wildcat will celebrate the 80th Anniver-sary of the Wildcat Trail Sat-urday, Aug. 24 with a guided hike, presentations, live music and more. All rates and infor-mation can be found at www.skiwildcat.com or by calling 1-888-SKI-WILD.

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Thad Thorne 5K Memorial Race Saturday, June 15BARTLETT —

Cross-country trail runners are invited to register now for the second annual Thad Thorne 5k Memorial Trail Race to be held at Attitash Mountain Re-sort Saturday, June 15 at 10 a.m. Part of the proceeds of this race will benefit the Bart-lett Middle School Ski Team.

Long-time general manager of Attitash Ski Area, Thad-deus Thorne was integral to launching one of New En-gland’s original summer fun ski areas when he initiated the construction of the Alpine Slide and established summer operations beginning in the summer of 1976. Considered

a Founding Father of Attitash, Thad took part in the origi-nal planning of Attitash Ski Area and served as the General Manager for over 20 years.

“The inaugural Thad Thorne 5k was a fun event for the field of participants last year,” said Attitash Events and Race Manager Corey Madden.

CourtesyA group of runners cross the finish line at last year’s inaugural Thad Thorne 5k Memorial Race. The race is named for one of the founding fathers of Attitash and proceeds from the event registration benefit the Bartlett Middle School Ski Team.“It’s just enough challenge for experienced cross-country and recreational runners to enjoy the morning with their fami-ly and friends on the slopes of Attitash.”

Early registration for the Thad Thorne 5k is currently open, and the fee of $20 will include a free event t-shirt for the first 50 registered and (1) BBQ lunch ticket. Registra-tion is available online at www.attitash.com; at the Attitash Ticket Office (Open M-F, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.); or by phone at (800) 272-5228 before nnon Friday, June 14.

Registration on the morn-ing of the event will be $25 and take place from 8-9 a.m. at the Adventure Center building (located at the base of Attitash Mountain). All 5k trail race registrations on the day of the event will include (1) BBQ Lunch Ticket. This is a rain or shine event.

The course will be a mix of

trail conditions including dirt, loose gravel and grass. The race trail route will utilize ter-rain on both Attitash and Bear Peak. A free children’s fun run will take place after the 5k event. Attitash wishes to thank Eastern Mountain Sports, Keen Footwear, Dakine and Smith Optics for helping to sponsor this event.

Attitash Mountain Resort is the original summer fun ski area in the Mount Washing-ton Valley offering the Alpine Slide, year-round Nor’Easter Mountain Coaster, Waters-lides, Lift-Service Downhill and Cross-Country Moun-tain Biking, Scenic Chair, Horseback Riding, New Air-bag Jump and more. Attitash Mountain Resort is also home to the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel & Conference Cen-ter providing the areas only full-service, slopeside accom-modations. For further infor-mation, please visit attitash.com or call 1-800-223 SNOW.

Wildcat & Attitash Mountain offer Father’s Day specials Sunday, June 16

CourtesyStill the longest in North America, the original Alpine Slides at Attitash continue to be an exciting attraction for fathers to enjoy with their children.

Meredith Village Savings Bank donates $4,000 to Lakes Region Humane Society OSSIPEE — Meredith Vil-

lage Savings Bank (MVSB) is pleased to announce a $4,140 donation to the Lakes Region Humane Society (LRHS) of Ossipee.

As part of MVSB’s commit-ment to assisting non-profit agencies in the communities it serves, the Bank agreed to match all 2013 employee con-tributions to the Lakes Region United Way. The $41,400 in matched funds were distrib-uted evenly to 10 deserving non-profit agencies selected by MVSB employee vote.

“We are so thankful for this surprise donation from Mer-edith Village Savings Bank,” said Mardy Fulgham, Presi-dent of the Board of Direc-

tors for Lakes Region Hu-mane Society. “These funds will help us finish our newly constructed meet and greet room off of our front porch; providing a more comfortable location where adopting indi-viduals and families can meet and interact with animals to determine which pet is a right fit for them.”

The Lakes Region Humane Society serves the communi-ties of the Lakes Region by providing a compassionate ha-ven for animals in need. The organization is dedicated to the loving care of abused, un-wanted, and lost pets. LRHS respects all animals, and eutha-nasia is never used as a means of population control. Their

CourtesyMeredith Village Savings Bank’s Kristy Badger (right) and Kasey Borski (left), present a $4,140 check to Lakes Region Humane Society Board President, Mardy Fulgham (second from left) and Board Vice President, Carla Copeland (second from right). The Lakes Region Humane Society was one of ten non-profit organizations chosen by MVSB employee vote to receive matched funds resulting from the Bank’s Annual United Way Giving Campaign. Bank, to pg. 21


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Social SecurityHow to get the most from Social Security

By Deni DuFault, CLU, ChFC

This is part two of a three part series on “How to get the most from Social Security.” In part one, we went over the ba-sics and when to apply for your benefit. In part two we will take a look at some strategies for married couples as well as those that are divorced or wid-owed. These are options that you might not be aware of that could drastically increase your retirement income.

Strategies for married cou-ples:

File and Suspend: This al-lows the spouse to begin re-ceiving spousal benefits based on the worker’s record, while the worker continues to accrue Delayed Retirement Credits.

If you are at full retirement age, you can continue to work and suspend your benefit so your current spouse can col-lect a “spousal benefit” and you can earn delayed retire-ment credits. This triggers benefits for a spouse, but al-lows the worker to delay col-lecting his/her own benefit.

A current spouse cannot claim a benefit on the workers record until the worker has applied.

Restrict claim to spousal benefit only: (Claim spouses benefit now and workers bene-fit later) This strategy lets you collect only your spousal ben-efit while deferring/growing your own benefit. (You must be at full retirement age to file for restricted benefits). If you are married and attained full retirement age, you can claim a spouses benefit now and then switch to a benefit based on your own work record at a lat-er date. This allows a person to collect a spouse’s benefit now while earning “Delayed Retirement Credits” up to age 70 on their own work record. People under full retirement

age are not allowed to do this.For example, let’s assume a

husband and wife are at full retirement age (age 66). The husband’s monthly benefit is $1400 and the wife’s monthly benefit is $1,000. The hus-band files for benefits and the wife files for a spouses bene-fit of $700 (50 percent of the husband’s benefit). The wife continues working and con-tributing towards her social security benefit. At age 70, she files for her own retirement benefit that has been earning “Delayed Retirement Credits” of eight percent per year, and she now receives $1,320 per month. Her spouses benefit stops and her higher workers retirement benefit starts.

Strategies if you are di-vorced:

A spousal benefit is avail-able to a former spouse if the marriage lasted ten years and the individual filing for spou-sal benefits is currently un-married. In fact the option to file a “restricted claim” men-tioned above is available as well. There is one unique twist however, if you have been di-vorced for more than two years, your ex-spouse is not required to have filed for ben-efits for you to receive your spousal benefits. The former spouse only has to be eligible for benefits. (i.e., age 62 years and one month).

It does not matter if your former spouse has remar-ried. Both former and current spouses have rights to a full spousal benefit as well as full survivor benefits.

Remember, when you file a “restricted claim” for a spou-sal benefit, your own worker benefit will grow with De-layed Retirement Credits and COLA’s (Cost of Living Ad-justments), and you can switch over to your own higher work-er benefit at a later age, such as age 70.

Strategies if you are widowed:

There are a few options available for those who have earned a benefit based on their own work record and also had a spouse who has passed away. If you are widowed com-ing into retirement and have worked for at least forty quar-ters, you will have a worker benefit and a survivor benefit to choose from. One option,

the simplest method is to take the survivor benefit as early as age 60. Another option is to claim the survivor benefit ear-ly, at age 60, and then switch over to your own worker ben-efit at Full Retirement age.

Deni DuFault, CLU, ChFC can be reached in Glen NH at 383-9400. He is a Financial Consultant/Branch Manager with Investors Capital Cor-poration. Tax information

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Round-UpsWildquack River

Festival re-scheduledJACKSON — It is not an

easy decision but we have to think... "Safety First" as the Wildcat River is running swift-ly and there remains more rain in the forecast we have no al-ternative but to reschedule the famous Wildquack Duck Riv-er Festival to Saturday, June 8.

Jackson, a recognized quint-essential New England Village and a highly visited resort des-tination, plays host to the 24th running of the Ducks Satur-day, June 8.

Come see this wild and zany event that has been a favorite for more than 20 years. Fam-ilies, friends, singles, writers, photographers… You really need to see this one for your-self. Watching more than 3,500 yellow rubber ducks make their way down the Wildcat River to the finish line will excite the child in all of you. There is No Admissions Fee anyone can pick a spot on the side of the river where you will share the excitement as the ducks pass you and try to maneuver there way through the rocks to their final desti-nation. Duck races are not un-usual but Jackson’s duck races are fast becoming famous for the eclectic selection of ducks coming together to race. You have your regular yellow ducks that look like all the other duck

race ducks but then you have the Olympic Ducks with their fire stripes and the BIG ducks and they are BIG both in size and in prizes. So remember when visiting the Wildquack duck race you are going to see some very different racing styles. The prizes are incredi-ble offering more than $2,500 in cash and 50 other prizes in-cluding vacation stays, dining certificates, spa treatments, gift baskets, attractions tickets and so much more. Black Bear Realty to sponsor "Last Prize" again this year by providing us with an incredible Mountain Bike. You won't want to miss the incredible Silent Auction that offers more than $5,000 in choice stays, dining oppor-tunities, gift baskets, art work, photos and so much more.

Everyone should come hun-gry and be sure to check out all the fabulous barbeque foods offered by local and visiting chefs, try the kettle corn, ice cream, lobster sandwiches and more. Watch the “ever grow-ing” parade starting from the Covered Bridge at 1:30 PM, have your picture taken with “Wildquack” the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce Duck, visit local businesses and real-ly enjoy this “ole” fashioned “Day in the Park”. Watch for a chance to become this year's

Wildquack Duck River Festi-val King or Queen where some lucky person will be treated like the royalty they are!

Find out who will be this year’s “Jackson’s Cake Boss” (winner will receive a $200 purse!) just be sure to enter early by calling the office to-day, 383-9356. Judging will be done by three local chefs and announced at the event. All visitors can taste the entries for a $1 donation. Be sure to stop by the “Jackson Cake Boss Competition Tent area and try out all the yummy cakes. Do you think you’ve got talent? If you have any talent and would like to show it off... be sure to register for your “5 Minutes of Fame” contest. Winner will be selected by our M/C's and the winner will receive a prize package valued over $200. En-tries must fill our an applica-tion and there is a $15 entry fee per act. Acts will be given 5 minutes on stage.

To learn more about how and where you should go to get your Duck Tickets, to vol-unteer, to register for Jackson’s Cake Boss or 5 Minutes of Fame Contests call the Jack-son Area Chamber of Com-merce today at 383-9356 or be sure to keep checking back for more details as we get closer to the event.

NORTH CONWAY — Calling all artists and craft-ers: The North Conway Pub-lic Library will be hosting a two day outdoor art sale in conjunction with their gigan-tic annual book sale on the weekend of July 13 and 14 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

If you are a painter or pho-tographer, do watercolors or drawings, pottery, sculptures,

jewelry or any other art or craft and would like to exhib-it and sell your art, rent some space at the North Conway Library’s Book & Art Sale this year! Exhibitors need to bring their own tables and/or tents.

Take advantage of this al-ready successful event that draws in a lot of visitors and display & sell your own art.

Sign up soon since space will

be limited. Sign up by June 30 for a discounted rate of $50.

Registration forms are avail-able for pick up at the library in North Conway Village, or can be sent via email. Please call the library at 356-2961 for more information, check out the library’s Web site at www.NorthConwayLibrary.com , or e-mail [email protected] for an application.

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Round-UpsTin Mountain Eco-Forum:

“A Conversation on Climate Change” June 13ALBANY — Watch Al

Gore’s February’s Domini-can University speech at the Tin Mountain Eco-Forum: A Conversation on Climate Change on Thursday, June 13, from noon through 1 p.m. at the Nature Learning Cen-ter on Bald Hill Road on Al-bany.

“Mapping the future is a risky undertaking. Perhaps the only thing riskier is doing nothing at all.”

In “The Future,” Gore iden-tifies emerging forces that are reshaping our world, includ-ing ever-increasing economic globalization; worldwide digi-tal communications, Internet, and computer revolutions; the shifting global political, eco-nomic, and military power; unsustainable growth in con-sumption; genomic, biotech-nology, neuroscience, and life sciences revolutions; and the

beginning of a revolutionary transformation of energy sys-tems, agriculture, transporta-tion, and construction world-wide. Gore’s holistic view of the world to understand the changes we are undergoing as a planet will undoubtedly be an eye opener, and surely will stimulate some interesting conversation.

Gore’s book, “An Inconve-nient Truth” stirred up ma-jor conversations on climate change; will his new book Future do the same? “If you are concerned about the mas-sive changes the world is just heading into, then you should read this book. If you aren’t, then you must read it!”-Tim Berners-Lee. “From politi-cal policy and economics to science and the most, thorny ethical issues, Al Gore has stated the human condition and the issues we face forth-

rightly, fearlessly, and in easily understood language.”—E.O. Wilson, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize.

Come join the conversation. The EcoForum lunchtime lecture series is sponsored by The Flatbread Company of North Conway, the Rock House Mountain Baker, and Frontside Grind Coffee. Eco-Forums are free and open to the public and are presented at noon on the second Thurs-day of each month at the Tin Mountain Nature Learning Center in Albany.

Tin Mountain Conserva-tion is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit environmental education or-ganization serving the greater Mount Washington Valley for over 30 years. For more infor-mation on Tin Mountain visit www.tinmountain.org, friend us on facebook, or call 447-6991.

Courtesy“Mapping the future is a risky undertaking. Perhaps the only thing riskier is doing nothing at all…” Al Gore. Watch Al Gore’s Dominican University Speech at the June 13 Tin Mountain Eco-Forum from noon through 1 p.m. at the Nature Learning Center in Albany and join the Conversation. Food sponsors for the lunchtime EcoForum include The Flatbread Company of North Conway, the Rock House Mountain Baker, and Frontside Grind Coffee.

Visit an inn, take home an herb garden at Fifth Annual Inn to Inn Herb TourREGION — Leave it to the

Country Inns in the White Mountains to come up with the perfect spring follow-up to their annual Inn to Inn Holi-day Cookie and Candy Tour.

Just in time for gardening season, Country Inns in the White Mountains guests can usher in spring with a week-end event celebrating the gar-den-to-table movement com-bined with a relaxing learning getaway. On June 8-9, join 11 premier White Mountains inns for the Fifth Annual Inn to Inn Spring Herb Tour from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. each day, as each inn presents an in-depth look at a popular culinary herb. Tourgoers will take home herb trivia, historical facts, recipes and ideas for growing the herb seedlings they receive from each inn. It’s a take-home herb garden and a fun, educational getaway combined with relax-ing and rejuvenating stays at award-winning inns.

Each inn will focus on one herb and offer delicious tast-ings featuring that assigned herb from their own kitchen

garden. In the past, tour go-ers have grazed from inn to inn enjoying tastes of tomato basil soup, carrot-chervil dip, sage biscuits, tarragon egg salad, and rosemary choco-late cookies. This year’s tour will feature a whole new menu of wonderful herb-inspired tastings. Participants will go home with a folder of new recipes from dishes they tast-ed plus interesting herbal lore and pots of herbs or seeds to grow their own. It’s quite lit-erally a take-home herb gar-den in one getaway!

Six Northern inns (Jackson to North Conway) will be open on Saturday, June 8, and five different Southern inns (Conway to Chocorua) will be open on Sunday, June 9, allowing plenty of time to en-joy delicious tastings and tour inns at each stop.

Northern Inns open from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 8 include:

Inn at Ellis River, Jackson: featured herb - mint

Glen Oaks Inn, Intervale:

featured herb - lemongrass1785 Inn, Intervale: fea-

tured herb - parsleyEastman Inn, North Con-

way: featured herb - thymeOld Red Inn & Cottages,

North Conway: featured herb - anise

Admiral Peary House, Frye-burg, Maine: featured herb - sage

Southern Inns open from 11

a.m. - 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 9 include:

Darby Field Inn, Albany: featured herb - basil

Snowvillage, Snowville: fea-tured herb - lavender

Inn at Crystal Lake, Eaton:

featured herb- rosemaryRiverbend Inn, Chocoura:

featured herb - chivesBrass Heart Inn: featured

herb - oregano

The Spring Herb Tour is an annual event held the first weekend in June available primarily for those booking a two-night package at one of the eleven participating inns. Lodging packages range start at $178 per couple including two-night stays, herb-themed breakfasts each morning and two tickets to the tour. Pack-age prices vary from inn to inn and also depend upon room choice. Some lodging pack-

ages will also include special five-course, herb-themed din-ners. Tickets are available in advance by reserving a lodging package directly from partici-pating inns. Those interested may check online for availabil-ity at participating inns here.

Celebrate gardening season with a getaway that guaran-tees you go home with all the makings and plenty of green growing tips for your own herb garden. Tickets make a great Mother’s Day present too. For more information, visit www.CountryInnsinthe-WhiteMountains.com or call 356-9025.

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The Freedom ColumnBy Lisa Wheeler

Transfer Station summer hours have begun and are as follows: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Also, all the red facility permits expired on May 31. New ones can be pur-chased at the Transfer Station or the Town Office.

Saturday, June 8, there will be a plant exchange at the Freedom Village Store that will benefit the First Christian Church. Thin out your plants, then bring them and exchange for different ones, or if you do not have any, come and make a donation for what you want. Items from the FVS that have been steeply discounted will also be for sale. All of this will be happening while Sam Southworth is playing some great music for our entertain-ment. The next artisan’s night will be on Friday, June 14 with Vicki Thelemarck who does some fantastic weavings of furniture seats. Samples of her work are in the store window.

Saturday, June 8 or Tuesday, June 11 are the dates for you to make one of Janet’s beauti-ful wall baskets to use for mail or magazines. Both classes begin at 10 a.m. at the Town Hall. The price for the class is $30. Supplies needed: scissors, screwdriver, clip clothespins, 5 gallon bucket or larger and an old towel. Call Janet at 539-7757 to register.

The library is offering an "Intro to the iPad" class on Tuesday, June 11 at 7 p.m. This free class will introduce you to this incredible device, both the iPad and the iPad Mini, and will cover getting started, adjusting some of the important settings, using "apps" such as Safari (the iPad web browser), email, Face-time, the camera, maps, the virtual keyboard and some of the other applications that make using the iPad more enjoyable. This class is open to those that already have an iPad and those that are think-

ing of getting one. Feel free to bring your own iPad with you and share what you enjoy about it. This class is limited to 15 participants, and will last about 90 minutes. Please reg-ister at the library's front desk or by calling 539-5176.

The annual Freedom Water Precinct meeting is Wednes-day. June 12 at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall. All members are encouraged to attend.

The AARP Driver Safety class will be held on Tuesday, June 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. at the Gibson Center, Main Street, North Conway. Cost is $12 for AARP mem-bers and $14 for all others. Register by calling the Gibson Center at 356-3231. Lunch is available at the Gibson Center for a small donation.

Save the date, Friday, June 28, when the Historical So-ciety invites the public to the Town Hall at 7 p.m. for the celebration of the winning photographs to be included in the 2014 calendar. The new calendars will be available that evening and we ask you to join us to honor the winning pho-tographers and enjoy home-made desserts and beverages. Last year’s calendar sold out so you won’t want to delay getting your 2014 edition.

A part time employment opportunity exists for two Lake Host salaried attendants. The individuals will conduct boat inspections for aquatic invasive species at the Ossipee Lake Marina. The program is sponsored and funded by the New Hampshire Lakes Asso-ciation, administered locally by the Freedom Conservation Commission (FCC)/Free-dom Aquatic Invasive Species Committee (FAISC). The re-quirements for employment are: minimum age 18 (excep-tional 16 & 17 year olds also considered), communication skills, be able to work week-end hours from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The program is scheduled to start on June 15 and end on Aug. 31.

Insurance coverage is pro-vided by the New Hampshire Lakes Association. Selected applicants will be required to attend a two hour training course at NH Dept. of Envi-ronmental Services located in Concord, NH. Applicants will be reimbursed for all expenses. Interested candidates should

contact Jim McElroy at 603-539-5492 or email [email protected] or RA Oram at 539-4311.

The Friends of the Library want to help make your sum-mer fun both interesting and inexpensive. Passes include Portland Museum of Art,

Portland Children’s Museum, Strawbery Banke and more. There are seven passes in all so visit the library website: free-dompubliclibrary.org to get the details of all that is offered.

Have you renewed your beach pass yet? Please email Melissa at [email protected].

On the Rock Pile

By Tom PadhamSummit Intern

This week started out with temperatures well below normal, and ended with re-cord highs and strong thun-derstorms. Temperatures on Monday only made it up to the freezing mark after start-ing in the mid-20’s with rim-ing conditions in the morn-ing after the late season snow storm the day before. Tuesday was a quiet day on the summit, with temperatures moderat-ing to near normal and winds becoming light and variable at times after reaching 87 mph just the day before.

A warm front crossed the region on Wednesday, bring-ing with it showers and the start of the warm and muggy air mass that sat over New

England for most of the rest of the week. Temperatures climbed into the mid-50’s on Thursday, followed by a high of 62 degrees on Saturday, just 10 degrees away from our all-time record high of 72 degrees. Saturday was the warmest day so far this year on the summit, with a new daily record high of 65 de-grees. Sunday temperatures climbed quickly to tie a daily record high of 64 degrees un-der a brief break in the clouds before a line of strong storms approached in the afternoon.

Around 4 p.m. on Sunday the storm crossed the summit, with a very strong downdraft from the thunderstorm ramp-ing winds up from about 20 mph before the storm to our peak gust of the week at 101 mph. Quarter inch hail also

fell during the peak of the storm along with frequent lightning. The storm made for an exciting ending to the week and a reminder that even the summertime can see extreme weather on the sum-mit of Mount Washington.

If you are looking for some-thing fun and free to do in North Conway, why not stop by the Weather Discovery Center? It has several interac-tive exhibits that are great for the entire family. If you visit us at 11 a.m. or 2 p.m., you can even connect to the sum-mit via a live video connec-tion, and talk to an observer. The Weather Discovery Cen-ter is located across the street from the Eastern Slope Inn in North Conway Village, and is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

CourtesyRainbow after a passing shower to the east.

WEATHERMT.

WASHINGTON OBSERVATORY

Compiled by Observatory Staff

Date High Low Prec. Snow27-May 32 22 None None28-May 44 30 None None29-May 50 35 0.52 None30-May 54 46 None None31-May 62 50 None None01-Jun 65& 53 0.02 None02-Jun 64& 45 0.65 0.2

Peak Wind gust was on June 2 from the W at 101 MPH.

&-Temperature Record Tied or Broken


Almost There – AlbanyJune 7 – Simon Crawford Band/ every

Friday @ 4pm

The Corner House Inn – Center SandwichJune 10- Jill Ducsai ( in the Pub):

Delaney’s – North Conway

June 12 – The Grumps

The Inn at Thorn Hill – JacksonJune 8 – Mike Jewel

May Kelly’s Cottage – North Conway

June 7 – Dennis & Davy, 8pmJune 9 – Irish Seisium, 3-7pm

McGrath’s Tavern – North Conway

June 6- Preface

Rafferty’s Restaurant & Pub – North ConwayJune 6 – Thursday Trivia Night (N)

June 10– Monday Billiard-Golf Night

Red Parka Pub – Downtown Glen June 7 – The Dean Machine, 9pm

June 8 – American MadeJune 10 – Open Mic’ with Ryan St. Onge

Shannon Door Pub – Jackson VillageJune 6 – Dennis O’Neil & Jon Deveneau, 7pm

Pizza FundraiserJune 7 – John Sarty & Ray 8pmJune 8 – Dennis & Davey 8pm

June 9 – Kevin Dolan & Simon Crawford at 7:30pm

Shovel Handle Pub – JacksonJune 8 - Closed for Private Function

Wentworth – JacksonJune 7 – Ronnie Chase (D)June 8 – Ronnie Chase (D)

White Mountain Hotel – North Conway

June 7 – Mike Jewel (D)June 8– Ted Paul (D)

June 9 – Mike Jewel (B)

Wildcat Inn & Tavern – Jackson VillageJune 8- Al Shafner & the Revtones, 8:30pm

June 9- Croon at the Moon with Jonathan Sarty, 6:30-8:30pm

June 11- Headwater Guitar Circle 6:30pmJune 12- Al Shafner, 5-7pm in the Tavern

White Lake Inn and Tavern – TamworthJune 7 – TBA

Entertainment Lounges, Taverns & Pubs

(N)=Nightlife, (A)=Afternoon, (D)=Dinner, (B)=Brunch

White Birch Book NotesBy Laura Lucy

Last week, I took a trip to New York City for the annual Book Expo America. I was not alone! Booksellers, publishers, authors, agents, readers and many more book-centric peo-ple were in attendance. Here are some of my highlights.

One of the coolest programs was a panel called Inside the Mystery Writers Studio. Mar-cia Clark, once of O.J. Simp-son trial fame and now an author with her third Rachel Knight mystery coming out this summer, was the moder-ator. Her panelists were none other than Michael Connelly, Scott Turow, David Baldac-ci and George Pelecanos. In other words, just a few light-weights. Kidding! All of the authors had books or projects coming out in the near future and they were all funny, hon-est and even a little charming.

I got to sit at lunch with young debut author Kent Was-com. His book, “The Blood of Heaven,” just came out and is set in the south in the late 1700’s-early 1800’s – that time between the American Revo-lution and the Civil War that most of the history books just skip over. He finished the book while teaching at a high school for special students. He would get up at three in the morning and write until he had to go to work. When he finished, he was hospitalized for nervous exhaustion. I worry about him and his upcoming book tour, but the book looks fabulous.

At one of the morning ses-sions, I got to hear from Diana Gabaldon, one of my favorite authors. I had always won-dered why she picked Scotland

in the 1700’s as her setting for the Outlander series. Turns out she likes kilts as much as I do and the concept of time travel came to her from watch-ing old Dr. Who episodes.

There were many celebrities popping up at the Javits Cen-ter. Julianne Moore was there signing posters of her new pic-ture book. Jim Carrey also has a new children’s book coming. Dr. Ruth is kind of a regular at the show, and was there to make her annual appearance. Also, Grumpy Cat, who has a new book and apparently just signed a movie deal, woke up long enough to stare at the crowd.

I also ran into a few New England authors. Paul Hard-ing, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Tinkers” and the upcoming “Enon,” told me he had been in the area over Memorial Day weekend. He was trying to climb Mt. Washington, but got turned away by the snow. Andre Du-bus, one of our past book gala authors, was at the show sign-ing copies of his upcoming novel “Dirty Love,” which is coming in October. He was only supposed to sign for 30 minutes, but the line was so long he just kept going. He finally had to quit when they ran out of books.

But one of my favorite en-counters was catching up with Cathie Pelletier. Originally from Maine, her new book, “The One-Way Bridge,” is currently out. We had a nice chat about her visit here years ago, when she came with New Hampshire author Ernest He-bert. I was delighted to hear that her new publisher is plan-ning to release all of her older

titles, which are currently out of print.

New York was fun, but I am happy to be back! Book Expo is always a good time – and it’s not just for people in the business. The show is open to readers on the last day. If any-one want to go to BEA 2014 next year, just give me a call. It will be a great time.

Upcoming this month at White Birch Books:

Thursday, June 13, 7 p.m.The Mystery Book Club

meets to discuss “Breakdown” by Sara Paretsky.

Thursday, June 27, 7 p.m.The Thursday Night Book

Club meets to discuss “The Art Forger” by B.A. Shapiro.

Thursday, June 27, 7 p.m. at Tin Mountain Conservation Center

Eric Masterson, author of

“Birdwatching in New Hamp-shire,” will be giving a presen-tation at Tin Mountain.

Sunday, June 30, 1:30 p.m.Kimberly Cloutier Green

will be at the store in the af-ternoon for a poetry reading from her new book, “Next Hunger.”

Laura Lucy is the owner of White Birch Books in North Conway Village.

Letters to the Editor

To the Editor:North Conway Rotary

would like to thank everyone who helped make this year’s Rotary Ravenous Raffle a true success. Thank you to all who attended, supported, donated or otherwise offered support.

This year’s event was a night of great fun and fellowship. All of the money raised will be poured back into this commu-nity that we know and love.

A special thanks to all of our sponsors:

-Stone Mountain Arts-North Conway Country

Club-Kennedy Insurance-Vintage Frameworks-North Country Fair Jewel-

ers-Arts Jubilee-Indian Mound Golf

-Valley Jewelers-Naked Bohemian-Spruce Hurricane-Earth and Fire-Miles Crowe CPA CFP-Karen and Jim Umberger-Carolyn’s Valley Tailor

Shop-Crest Auto World-Saco Bound Canoe and

Kayak-Cooper Cargill Chant At-

tourneys-Friends of Rotary-School of Movement-Asselin Family-AMMONYC.com-Hales Location Golf-Northway Bank-121 Fit-Cranmore Mountain-Progressive Auto Works-Lucy Lumber-L.A. drew

-John and Elise Edgerton-North Conway Dental-Nordic Village-Red Elephant Inn-RMS Residential Mortgage

Service-Roger Miklos Painting and

Papering-Lavis Body and Spa-Katy’s Massage-Hannaford Supermarkets-McLean Precision-Intervale Benefits and Fi-

nancial services-Infinger Insurance A special thanks to the Red

Jacket Mountain View Resort and Kahuna Laguna Water Park, and all whom donat-ed anonymously. Thanks for making it a special evening.

North Conway Rotary Club

Thanks for making Rotary’s Ravenous Raffle a success

Round-Ups

CONWAY — On Tuesday, June 11, the Conway Histor-ical Society meeting at the Salyards Center (lower level) will feature Bill Marvel, well known local and Civil War his-torian, who will speak on New Hampshire in the Civil War.

Bill will discuss how the Granite State responded to the war — who served, who didn't, and why. Included will be an overview of the social and eco-nomic impact on citizens who served, as well as on those who remained at home.

Bill is an independent scholar focusing primarily on mid-19th Century American History. He is the author of

fourteen published books and has another in production. He is currently working on his next book about the history of the town of Conway in the Civil War.

A pot luck dinner begins at 6 p.m., so please bring a dish (entree, salad, side or dessert) to share if you plan to partici-pate. A brief business meeting will begin at 7 p.m., with the speaker immediately follow-ing. The public is welcome and admission is free.

Conway Historical Society members are encouraged to bring a friend, a small gift for the raffle and a dollar or two for a raffle ticket.

“New Hampshire in the Civil War” at Conway

Historical SocietyJune 11 meeting


Ongoing Events

Conway Public Library. Ham Community Room. North Conway Camera Club exhibit throughout the month of June.

Contribute to the Conway Public Library Collection. $20 Donation will purchase a book in the genre of your choice. Order form is available at the Library or call 447- 5552.

Alzheimer’s Support Group meets second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the Merriman House, Memorial Hospital. Caregivers will find sympathetic and knowledge-able support and advice. Info 356 5461 X 194

Madison Library; Friday morning, 10am playgroup/preschool story time. Social time for babies and toddlers, parents and caregivers, age-ap-propriate stories FMI Call 367-8545 @ madisonlib on Twitter for a clue.

The Cook Memori-al Library in Tamworth holds “Stories and Songs” a story time for young children on the first 3 Tuesdays of each month at 10:30. Tech Tuesday is held from 3:00-4:00. FMI [email protected] 323-8510.

North Conway Community Legal Services (CLS) has a low cost legal clinic (by appoint-ment only) every Wednesday in North Conway. FMI 888-696-3393 or 473-2002. CLS is a 501 c 3 non-profit Check us out at www.lowpaylaw.org www.nhcommunitylegal.com

CoDA Meetings a Twelve Step Fellowship of men and women in the development and maintenance of healthy relationships. Tuesdays at 7pm at Eastern Slope Inn, Gibson Suite, No. Conway FMI 207-283-3267 or email Bill @ [email protected]

The White Mountain Stamp Club meets twice month-ly year-round on the second Wednesday at 1:30 PM & on the third Tuesday at 7:00 PM at the home of Barbara M. Savary, 1724 NH Rte #16 on the corner of the South end of Bald Hill Road. Everyone in-terested in stamps is welcome! FMI 603-447-5461 or email

Barbara @ [email protected].

Overeaters Anony-mous. 5:30-6:30pm at the Ossipee Valley Bi-ble Church (near Napa Auto). FMI: Vikki at 323-3369.

Loss and Recovery Group. For those who have lost a loved one, this group meets Wednesday’s at 5:30pm at Visiting Nurse, Home Care & hospice of Carroll County, 1529 White Mountain High-way (former Lenox Bldg). Ex-perience shows that a group process aimed toward recovery from the loss of a loved one can significantly enhance one’s quality of life. No registration necessary. FMI: F. Gardiner Perry, D. Min, CPC at 603 662 9552

Every Tuesday. Walk through the Grades at White Mountain Waldorf School. 8-9:30am. This is a great op-portunity to see how Waldorf Education is taught in the el-ementary and middle school classrooms, by educating the whole child: academically, emotionally, socially, and spir-itually. Parents only please. FMI: 603-447-3168 or email [email protected]

Resale Shops to Benefit An-imals at Conway Shelter. Re-tail Boutique featuring upscale clothing & accessories located in Norcross Place across from the Courtyard Café; open Tues. through Sat. 10am to 3pm or The Harrison House offering a variety of domestic goods and much more; located at 223 E. Main St at driveway entrance to the shelter Shop or re-purpose your items to help the shelter. Open Tues. Thurs. Sat. & Sun. 10 am~3 pm. FMI Call 447-5605

Mt. Top Music for ba-bies (free). Babies from birth through eighteen months play interactive games involving familiar songs, rhymes and rhythm. Every Thursday from 9:30-10:am. For toddlers and their caregiver’s dance, play rhythm and acoustical instru-ments, sing and play games using familiar songs. Thursday 10:15 – 11:00 FMI call 447-4737

MWV Children’s Museum 2936 Rt16 North Conway - Music For Tots held at MWV Children’s Museum. Mountain Top Music with Sharon Novak every Friday at 11am. Kids History Tree House: A safe indoor Tree House for kids to play in with the near by His-tory Tree exhibit. Dress-up Drama Center: for Kids 0-9

can dress-up in a multitude of costumes then put on their on performance on the little stage. Thomas the Train: kids can make an electric train weave in and out of rooms. Also play with a miniature “Thomas the Train” set. Outer Space Ex-hibit: kids can wonder thru the outer space hallway full of “glow in the dark” views and inspire curiosity of the mys-teries of our universe. FMI for all events at MWV Children’s Museum call (603) 356-2992 or www.mwvchildrensmuse-um.org $ 5.00 suggested dona-tion per child. Some programs with Healthy Kids Gold /Maine Care are free

Recurring Events at the Gibson Center:

Mondays: *Chair Exercise at 10:30am.*Bowling after lunch. Board

the bus and travel to Saco Val-ley Sports Center; bowl two strings., for only $9.

* Yoga at 12:30pmTuesday:

*Second Tuesday each month: Blood pressure Clinics and VNA foot checks at 11:am to 12:00 and the last and blood pressure checks.

*Lunch & games at Silver Lake Landing. Lunch is at noon, followed by games or a movie.

*10:00am Strength, Balance & Stretch with Bobbi Broeme.

* Fran’s Flicks, after lunch 2nd & 4th Tuesdays.

Wednesday: Last Wednesday of the

month: Ambulance Blood Pressure Clinics from 11:45 to 12:45.

*Wii practice from 10:30 to 1:30. Practice your golf swing, tennis game or bowling. Game day at 12:30. Play bridge, scrabble, Cribbage, Canasta, Rummy or board games.

Thursday: *Belly Dance Class at 9:0am.*Chair Exercises at 10:30am.

Friday: *Stretch, Balance &

Strength. 10-11am in the ac-tivity room.

“Care for the Caregiver Support Group” Self-care for those caring for a loved one at home is the focus of this sup-port group that meets Wednes-day’s at the Gibson Center at 12:30pm. No registration nec-essary. For more information, call F. Gardner Perry, D. Min., CPC at 603-662-9552. Next session March 20-April 24.

TAOIST TAI CHI offers classes for the beginner, con-tinued learning and health recovery in North Conway, E Madison, Tamworth and Brownfield ME. In North Conway at the Eastern Slope Inn Plaza. FMI call 603-356-

5581 or visit newengland.usa.taoist.org.

St. Margaret of Scotland Church 85 Pleasant Street, Conway NH holds a week-ly adult study program. The study group will meet every Sunday from 11:00 AM to Noon, in the parish hall after Sunday service.

The Breakfast Club, the monthly M&D Productions’ Executive Director meeting is held the 1st Monday of each month at M&D Productions, call Mark at 603 662 7591 to reserve your seat.

There will be a FREE Adult Learner Study Group meet-ing by appointment on Satur-days for 10am-noon at Car-roll Academy, 11 Runnell’s Hall, Chocorua ( cross from the Chocorua Library). Focus will be on all 5 content areas: Reading, Social Studies, Sci-ence, Math and Writing. FMI: Elisabeth Swiriduk at 603-323-5100. There are a limited number of seats available, so call now to reserve. Remem-ber: You can do it!

Mount Washington Val-ley Choral Society rehearsals are held in the Kennett Mid-dle School Choral Rooms on Mondays. We will gather at 7:00pm. Nancy Farris and George Weiss will be with us again this season. FMI: [email protected]. Share this information with others who like to sing. Need altos and tenors!

Open Door Bible Church, 2324 Rt. 16. Next to West Ossipee Post Office. Sunday worship at 9:30am. Wednes-day Bible Study and Prayer at 6:30pm. Saturday Community Prayer at 9:00am. FMI: Paster John Donovan 508-380-0471.

BINGO! Sponsored by Theatre North, every Friday night at 6:30pm, doors open at 3:30pm. Located at St. Anne’s Hall on School Street, Berlin Largest payout in the area

Walk –in –Wednesdays. 9am-4pm. Visiting Nurse, home Care & Hospice of Carroll County, 1529 White Mountain Highway, NC. Next to Green Granite Inn. Basic health screenings, blood pres-sure, foot checks, advance di-rectives, questions about home health care services. Free and open to the public. FMI: 356-7006 or 1-800-499-4171.

Kiwanis Club of the Mount Washington Valley meets ev-ery Wednesday evening at the New England Inn and Lodge at 6pm. Kiwanis is a global or-

ganization of volunteers dedi-cated to changing the world, one child and one community at a time. FMI: 603-722-7267.

Jackson Public Library hosts monthly storytime ; held the 3rd Thursday of each month at 10am. The program is free and open to all. Call the li-brary for more information at 383-9731.

Gibson Center Carriage House Thrift Shop. Gently used clothing, housewares, and more. Monday –Friday 10am -2 ish; Saturday, 9am-1ish.

Carroll County RSVP has recently started Bone Builders, a low impact exercise program for seniors who are interested in a mild program to strength-en their bones and muscles. At the Eaton Town Hall on Tues-day and Thursday for 9-10am; at the North Conway Congre-gational Church on Tuesday and Thursday for 11am-noon-pm. FMI: CCRSVP Mon-day-Friday, 8am-4pm at 356-9331.

The First Christian Church of Freedom Ladies Guild meets every Monday ( except holidays) from 9am-2pm. Join us for a few hours for for the day and bring your lunch. We make guilts that are distribut-ed to area nursinghomes and to young children in the area. FMI: [email protected]. We always need extra hands!

$1 Bag Sale at the Thrift Shop of the Lovell United Church of Christ. Rt. 5. This sale takes place on Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays in June; except June 24 & June 26. 10am-noon.

North Conway Model Rail-road Club’s Open House takes place every T-TH-S from may-Oct. 18. 10am-4:30pm. In the freight house at Con-way Scenic Railroad’s yard in North Conway. As many as seven trains operate concur-rently. Admission is free but donations are gladly accepted. FMI: www.ncmrrc.com

Calendar of Events

Thursday 6.6Conway Public Library.

5:00pm. The Library’s Teen Advisory Board holds their monthly meeting today to plan events, suggest purchases and brainstorm projects. Details call the library at 447.5552 or visit us online at www.conway-publiclibrary.org

Conway Public Library. 4:00pm. The public is invited to a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Library. Trust-

SAVE THE DATECarroll County Adult Education

Graduation. Carroll Academy.

6:00pm. First Congregational

Church, Rt. 16, Ossipee Village.

Calendar


Friday,6/76:00a Baseball: Fryeburg Boys8:00a Let's Move!9:00a Softball: Fryeburg Girls10:30a Lost in Movies12:00p Recreation Weekly12:30p Breakfast with Willie1:00p Left & Right3:00p Baseball: Fryeburg Boys5:00p Softball: Fryeburg Girls6:30p Lost in Movies7:00p Charity Chatter7:30p Remember When8:00p Around the State House9:00p Fryeburg Academy Softball or Baseball

playoff game

Saturday, 6/86:00a Fryeburg Academy Softball or Baseball

playoff game8:00a Let's Move!9:00a Charity Chatter9:30a Remember When

10:00a Around the State House12:00p Softball: Fryeburg Girls1:30p Lost in Movies3:00p Fryeburg Academy Softball or Baseball

playoff game5:00p Charity Chatter5:30p Remember When6:00p Around the State House7:00p Conway Selectmen (6/4)9:00p Recreation Weekly9:30p Breakfast with Willie10:00p Left & Right

Sunday, 6/96:00a Fryeburg Academy Softball or Baseball

playoff game8:00a Let's Move!9:00a Charity Chatter9:30a Remember When10:00a Around the State House12:00p Pastor Tim12:30p Fryeburg Municipal Programming

Monday, 6/106:30a TBA8:00a Let's Move!

Tuesday, 6/119:00a Pawprints9:30a Eagle Academy Graduation

10:00a TBA12:00p Charity Chatter12:30p Remember When1:00p Around the State House3:00p Recreation Weekly3:30p Breakfast with Willie4:00p Left & Right5:00p Eggs & Issues7:00p Harvest Hills7:30p Inside MWV Education8:00p Fryeburg Academy Softball or Baseball

playoff game9:45p Eggs & Issues

Wednesday, 6/126:30a Eggs & Issues8:00a Let's Move!9:00a Harvest Hills9:30a Inside MWV Education10:00a Fryeburg Academy Softball or Baseball

playoff game12:00p Conway Selectmen (6/4)2:30p Eggs & Issues4:15p Harvest Hills4:45p Inside MWV Education5:15p Fryeburg Academy Softball or Baseball

playoff game7:00p Rec Weekly7:30p Breakfast With Willie8:00p Da Capo Singers Concert

9:00p Conway Selectmen (6/4)

Thursday, 6/135:30a Conway Selectmen (6/4)8:00a Let's Move!9:00a Rec Weekly9:30a Breakfast With Willie10:00a Da Capo Singers

Concert12:00p Harvest Hills12:30p Inside MWV Education1:00p Fryeburg Academy

Softball or Baseball playoff game3:00p Conway Selectmen (6/4)5:00p Rec Weekly5:30p Breakfast With Willie6:00p Da Capo Singers Concert7:00p Conway Rec Girls Softball champi-

onship8:30p Lost in Movies9:00p NH Disaster Animal Response Seminar

ees are pleased to announce the appointment of David Smolen as Director of the Conway Pu-bic Library. Smolen will join the staff in mid-July.

M & D Productions “Dan-ny and The Deep Blue Sea”. 7:30pm. The story revolves around the dilapidated lives of Danny and Roberta, two tortured strangers, who meet by chance in one of the many nameless sods in the Bronx. Danny is a broad, beastly man without direction or purpose. Shows are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from May 30-June 15th. FMI: 662-7591.

Kennet Middle School. Unified Arts Festival. 5:00-7:000pm. Art Show with Ms. Eastman; Healthy Snacks with Mrs. Campbell; Band & Cho-rus Spring Concert with Mrs. Ouellette and Mrs. Littlefield; Technology with Mr. McKay; Physical Education with Ms. Powers; Health Projects with Ms. Collard; German with Frau Uhl.

Shannon Door Pizza Fund-raiser. 4-11pm. For Sarah Smith, will help with her fund-raising for the National Youth Leadership Conference forum on medicine.

AMC Highland Center. 7:30pm.Featured film: Appa-lachian Impressions. An epic story about hiking the Appa-lachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. Hear real-life experi-ences. FMI: 603-278-4453

Friday 6.7Friday Painters – meet every

Friday from 9:00 – 12:30 begin outdoor work. Meet at Steel residence in Wonalancet. Call for directions. FMI 356-2787 www.mwvarts.org .

M & D Productions “Dan-ny and The Deep Blue Sea”. 7:30pm. The story revolves around the dilapidated lives of Danny and Roberta, two tortured strangers, who meet

by chance in one of the many nameless sods in the Bronx. Danny is a broad, beastly man without direction or purpose. Shows are Friday, and Satur-day from May 31-June 15th. FMI: 662-7591.

AMC Highland Center. 7:30pm.Featured film: IMAX, the Alps. Against a backdrop of overwhelming natural beauty, The Alps is a true life story of courage and the indomitable spirit of the people who live there. FMI: 603-278-4453

Saturday 6.8FREE Adult Learner Study

Group, 10am -noon. Carroll Academy, 11 Runnell’s Hall, Chocorua, NH; across from the Chocorua Library. 10 week course will focus on all 5 content area: Reading, So-cial Studies, Science, Math and Writing. Call Elizabeth Swir-iduk at 323-5100 to sign up.

Tamworth Farmers’ Market from 9am-12noon in the park-ing lot of the Unitarian Church in Tamworth. Vegetables, herb, and flower seedlings, breads, baked goods, prepared foods for breakfast and lunch. Artisan demonstrations, live music, community fundrais-ing. FMI: Peg Loughran 323-2368; Bob Streeter 323-2392.

AMC Highland Center. 7:30pm.Featured film: Stars Above the Notch: Astronomy at Highland. FMI: 603-278-4453

Barnstormers Second Annu-al Golf Tournament at Indian Mound Golf Club. 1:00pm Start, with registration at noon. Mixed scramble format, shotgun start. Prizes for the low team, closest to the pin, longest drive, and putting. A hole-in-one on the 8th will win a new car. There are spe-cial prizes for a hole in one on the other par threes! An entry form can be downloaded at www.barnstormerstheatre.org.

M & D Productions “Dan-ny and The Deep Blue Sea”. 7:30pm. The story revolves around the dilapidated lives of Danny and Roberta, two tortured strangers, who meet by chance in one of the many nameless sods in the Bronx. Danny is a broad, beastly man without direction or purpose. Shows are Saturday from June 8-June 15th. FMI: 662-7591.

Mountain Garden Club. An-nual Spring Plant Sale at the North Conway Community Center. Open at 9:30am. An-nuals, perennials, herbs, flats, hanging baskets, floral décor, moss purses. Cash, credit, or check accepted. Proceeds to benefit the scholarship fund and civic improvement proj-ects. Come Early, often sold out by 11:30am!

Tin Mountain Volun-teer Appreciation Break-fast, 9-10:30am and 7:00am Birdwalk on the Tin Moun-tain Rockwell Property. Tin Mountain Nature Learning Center, Albany. Enjoy break-fast and good company. The breakfast is free to Tin Moun-tain Volunteers and those in-terested in becoming volun-teers. FMI: 603-447-6991.

Fryeburg’s 250th Birthday! At Fryeburg Fairgrounds 6:30-10:00pm. Rock ‘N Roll Sock Hop Dance featuring 6-piece band: THE SPECTRAS from New Hampshire. BYOB and Snacks. Sponsored by the Mt. Washington Valley Old Car Club to benefit the Scholar-ship Fund.

Fryeburg Academy, Reunion Parade. Line –up at 3:00pm, parade at 3:30pm. Love to have your participation! FMI: Rachael at 207-935-2001 ext. 3134 or Margaret at 207-935-3297.

Sunday 6.9AMC Highland Center.

7:30pm.Featured film: Wall-E. After hundreds of lonely years

of doing what he was built for, Wall-E discovers a new pur-pose in life. FMI: 603-278-4453

Monday 6.10Brownfield Rec. Dept.,

Walking Program. Do you like to walk? Shed some extra pounds? Meet new people? Runs every Monday, Wednes-day, Friday at 9:30am, 3:30pm, 6:30pm at the Brownfield Community Center. No need to commit to this free program – just come when you can. Please bring your own water.

Conway Public Library. 6-7:30pm. Conversation-al Spanish workshops every Monday evening until June 11. Lilly Flores, native of the Dominican Republic, is gen-erously donating he time and knowledge so all sessions are free and open to the public. FMI: 447-5552.

AMC Highland Center. 7:30pm.Featured film: Earth. James Earl Jones narrates this documentary film which fol-lows families of artic bears, Af-rican elephants, and humpback whales for an entire year.FMI: 603-278-4453

Tuesday 6.11Conway Historical Soci-

ety- New Hampshire in the Civil War. Free presentation at 7:00pm by Bill Marvel, well-known local and Civil War Historian, at the Salyards Cen-ter, lower level, in Conway Vil-lage. The public is welcome. Pot luck supper at 6:00pm; bring a dish to participate. Members are encouraged to bring a friend, a small gift for the monthly raffle, and a dollar or two for a raffle ticket.

AMC Highland Center. 7:30pm.Featured film: The Loons on Golden Pond. This Emmy nominated film follows the life of loon pair as they court, bathe, dive, hunt, pro-tect their eggs, and teach their fledglings to swim.FMI: 603-

278-4453

The Wright Museum, Wolfeboro. Will host the first session of its “Tuesday Night at the Wright 2013 Summer Lecture Series”. Beginning at 7pm; doors open at 6pm. German Firearms: 1870-1945. Presented by Mike Hashem, Wright Museum Board of Di-rectors. He will offer a detailed presentation on German rifles and pistols originating from 1870-1945, many of which were brought to the uS as sou-venirs of World War II. FMI: 603-569-1212.

Wednesday 6.12Bridgton Recreation De-

partment hosts a program for wood carvers 7-9pm each Wednesday. This program is free and light refreshments will be served. Held at 26 North High St, which is behind the old town hall in the Bridgton Ice Rink. FMI: Bob Carey at 978-290-1879 or Tom Tash at 207-647-1126.

Gibson Center. Lupine Trips, June 12 and June 18. Polly’s Pancakes, Sampler, Cheese Shop. Please call 356-3231 to join this trip.

WALK-IN WEDNESDAY @ Visiting Nurse, Home Care & Hospice, 9am-4pm.1529 White Mountain Highway, North Conway (just past the Green Granite) Special day-long focus on National Healthcare Decisions Day

Free resources on advance care planning, advance direc-tive forms and help completing them. FMI: (603) 356-7006 or 1-800-499-4171, www.vnhch.org

AMC Highland Center. 7:30pm.Featured film: Na-ture’s Most Amazing Events. Witness the planet’s most breathtaking natural events, and follow the dramatic wild-life stories behind them. FMI: 603-278-4453


Kids on BikesRiding the new River Trail

By Sally McMurdo

It’s tough coming up with a family biking vacation des-tination. Last Memorial Day weekend, while driving to a North Carolina wedding, we found the perfect spot at Foster Falls, Va. Combing through Welcome Center brochures, I picked up the Virginia State Park’s booklet and discovered that the state has two “linear” rail trail parks – New River Trail and High Bridge Trail State Parks. The New River Trail was on our way, so we stopped at the Fos-ter Falls access to try it out. We paid a $3 parking fee to enter the park, found a shady parking place, and got out our bikes. All around us, other us-ers were getting ready to ride the trail, too. Some were on bikes, some were on horses. A Greensboro, N.C. family was getting their bikes ready. As I took their picture in front of the restored caboose, I asked them why they came to New River. They said they liked to bike as a family and it was a safe and beautiful place to do it.

The New River Trail Park was created in December 1986, when the Norfolk Southern Corporation donated a 57 mile tract of abandoned railroad to the Commonwealth of Virgin-ia for a state park. Because the ties had already been removed and the cinder rail bed need-

ed little grading, volunteer groups and the local chamber of commerce had 4 miles of trail opened by the next May. Today, the 57 miles from Pu-laski to Galax, Va. are graded with fine gravel and dirt, and are suitable for most bikes, horses, walkers, and runners. The trail parallels the scenic New River for forty miles and passes through four counties. It crosses three major bridges, one of them over 1,000 feet long, 30 smaller bridges and trestles, and goes through two tunnels. New River is a unique river, as Peter discovered when he examined it at Foster Falls. I saw him shaking his head as he declared, “Something’s wrong here – this river is go-ing the wrong way!” He was right – the New River flows north from North Carolina, through Virginia, to West Virginia. Despite its name, it is the third oldest river in the world (300 million years) and predates the formation of the Appalachian Mountains.

The New River Trail State Park has expanded since its inception and now has 11 access points/parking areas where you pay a $3 parking fee. There are four primitive campgrounds and bike, boat, and horse rentals. Fishing and boating are popular on the New River and four boat launches are along the trail. There’s even a shuttle service for bikers or paddlers to get

back to their beginnings. All along the trail, there are shady picnic tables and bathroom stops, as well as informational markers. The trail follows an 80 foot wide shelf between the river and limestone outcrop-pings and is shady and pictur-esque.

By starting our ride at Fos-ter Falls, we saw a little bit of everything the trail offers. The park’s administrative of-fices are at Foster Falls so there’s information available there as well as bike, canoe, horse rentals, livery service, guided horseback rides, and a gift/snack shop. Two primitive campgrounds are at Foster Falls - Millrace on the shore and Baker Island (reachable by boat only). The recon-structed 19th Century village and iron smelting furnace at the site add historic elements. Ride 1.2 miles down the trail to visit the Shot Tower His-torical Area. There, two hun-dred years ago, lead shot was made by dropping molten lead

down the tower’s shaft into a container of water.

What makes the New Riv-er Trail a good family biking destination is all this – the amenities, the history, the wa-terside camping and river. The best part is the trail itself. It’s wide, relatively smooth, flat, and shady as it travels the cor-ridor between cliffs and river. We saw people walking, run-ning, and riding horseback, and of course, on bicycles. Most cyclists rode hybrids or mountain bikes, but we rode it on our touring bikes with wid-er tires. Kids traveled behind parents on bike seats and bob trailers or on their own two wheels. Adolescents passed their parents. At a picnic table stop, we met a Charlotte, N.C. family who drove about two hours to try the trail. Their kids, age seven and nine, were ready to try more adventure-some riding. They excited-ly told us about the tunnel ahead, which was longer than it seemed. We couldn’t wait

to try it! The 135-foot tun-nel is built into the limestone cliff. When you’re halfway through you see what they meant. It’s dark, you can’t see the ground, and sounds echo. On the other side, we met a large multi-family group of cyclists. They have a seven year tradition of coming to the park every Memorial Day to camp and ride. When they first started, their kids were on tag-a-longs. Now, their kids outride them. The tunnel was once their goal, now it’s the trail’s end.

If Virginia is too far to go for a family bike vacation, try camping at Gorham’s Moose Brook State Park and riding either their mountain bike trail network or the Presiden-tial Rail Trail with your kids, then dipping in the cool river pool afterwards. Or do what we did – research rail trails in the area you want to go at www.railstotrails.org. You might find just the perfect spot for family fun and exercise.

Sally McMurdoA Greensboro, N.C. family gets ready to ride at Foster Falls, Virginia last Memorial Day weekend.

Sally McMurdoA multi-family group riding and camping on the New River Trail State Park pauses beside the old railroad tunnel.


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On the LinksEla/Belcastro beat the heat — and the field!

By Pru Smith

It was a sunny, steamy and successful weekend at the NCCC, where approximate-ly 115 players in the Merli-no’s Invitational Tournament braved the oppressive heat for 36 holes, raising funds for the Travis Roy Fund and the Ham Arena Youth Skating Program. Leading the field by three strokes, Bill Ela was Overall Gross Winner at 147. Former Pro Shop “cart kid” returned to his alma mater and carded a net 131 to claim his first golf trophy as the Overall Net Winner. Congratulations to both! The field was divided into four flites with six spots honored in both the gross and net divisions. Thus, the name game begins!

Flite 1: First Gross-Tom Merrill followed in order of place by Rob Brewster, Mike Doucette, Paul Harlow, Tara Watt, Bruce Sanderson. First Net - Steve Gallagher fol-lowed by Dave Emmett, Bill Corcoran, Mike Burke, Mike Luciano, Chris Bartlett. Flite 2: First Gross- Doug Dugre-nier followed by Jay Parker, Roger Garland, Paul Haase, Rick Jaskinski, Al Deforge. First Net - Mike Marbin,Seth Foward, Jim Doyle, Dave

Anderson, Paul Jasinski,Jack Lupo. Flite 3: First Gross-Bud Carrier followed by Bob Bennett, Greg Holden, Mike Garafolo, Cider Berry, Ron Oliver. First Net: Vance Osgood followed by Voughn Gusher, Murray Knox, Tom Brown, Tom Flanders, Dave Caswell. Flite 4: First Gross - Marilyn Miller followed by Tony Waterman, John Clark, Doug McNamara, Tony Vel-lotti, Mike Jasinski. First Net - John Brennan followed by Drew Henderson, John Sze-wczk, Scott Ross, Paul Bou-dette, John Tringale. There were specialty prizes too nu-merous to be reported. Sadly, noone won the $10,000 hole in won prize - we’ve been waiting 38 years for someone to take this one home! Vince Osgood was the lucky winner of the top raffle prize of a trip for two to Florida next spring complete with tickets to Red Sox pre-season games. Put the first weekend in June on your calendar for next year’s Merlino’s year 39!

Indian Mound to host Ladies Invitational

Put it in your day plan-ner, ladies of the Mound - Wednesday, June 26 is the date for your Invitational-time and

format to be revealed later. And while you are planning ahead, all members take note that your Member Guest is scheduled for Friday, July 12 and start practicing for Match Play as qualifiers are July 19, 20 and 21. Last Thursday the star of the day in the Riv-ers Edge Quota Golf League was Dick Prunier who was on the winning team with Jake Hall and Bruce Pater at +7; won the skins game along with Dave Charrett and Adam Robinson AND won closest to the pin prize for #8. Norm Roy was the CTP winner for #4. When you’re hot, you’re hot - and it wasn’t 90 degrees yet!

The Sh’t Birds -7 was good for the win in On The Links Golf League play. Steve Keachley and Carrie Nolet took home closest to the pin prizes. Competition next week will be at Maplewood. In the category of “it’s for them to know and us to figure out” Jill Butterfield used two trees, a rock and the cart path to “get out of the bubble” on #9. I’m going to investigate this “bubble” and will report in later.

Don Ho League competition getting tighter

Pru SmithMerlino's Invitational Brett Balcastro (third from left) share his victory with friends Andy Smith, Kathy Gallagher, Chris Bartlett, Larry Gallagher and Tara Watt.

It’s now four weeks into the Spring competition at the Ea-gle, and there are no longer any runaway leaders as their are only two shots separating teams one and three. The Divot Kings maintain their lead at -23 followed at -22 by The Chip Shots with the Golfaholics right in the fight at -21. Fred Fallen was most accurate this week for closest to the pin while Tyler Palm-er, Dennis Lufkin, Vicky Ela and who else but Ann Bennett (every week so far - eat lots of Wheaties, Ann) were long drive winners. The Shot of the Week goes to Kris Kebler for his double eagle on the Par 5th hole which he holed out with his second shot - con-grats,Kris!

Maybe a little brush up would enable an eagle or two on your score card - call the Pro Shop (383-9090) for info on summer-long clinics and ladies take advantage of June Women’s Golf Month at the Eagle. Free clinics and $10 greens fees!

Two tie in Red Fox LeagueThe Bedazzles(Keith Brad-

ley, Kim & Jerry Dougherty,

Chris Bailey, Anthony Anto-nucci) and The Darth Faders (Josh Shoen, Adam Lanzalot-ti,Will Forbes, Ryan Nolin, Nick Gagnon) tied for first at Wentworth in this week’s Red Fox League play. The Hale Mary’s came in third. Long drive hitters were Evie Butler and Eric Russo. Tom Mc-Donough took home closest to the pin and again, the ladies failed to find the green. Better luck next week, ladies!

Chip ShotsNCCC’s Buddy Carrier

wants a discount on his mem-bership “because he can’t play good anymore.” “The kids” in the picture were either pre-vious “cart kids” or graduates of the Gallagher Junior Golf Program and gathered this weekend for the Merlino’s and were delighted with Brett Belcastro’s Low Net Win. He was heard commenting to friend (2011 Women’s State Amateur Champ) Tara Watt that it was nice to have her congratulating him on a win for a change. Why is a double eagle also called an albatross? Send me the answer at [email protected].

New BeginningsWelcome, Jonathan Paul Bovee, Jr.

NORTH CONWAY — Jo Marie Rose Bovee and Jona-than Paul Bovee, Sr. of Cen-ter Ossipee are thrilled to announce the birth of their son, Jonathan Paul Bovee, Jr.,

on May 23, 2013 at Memorial Hospital.

The seven pound, nine-ounce baby boy, who arrived at 11:49 a.m., was also wel-comed by big sister Jada Pearl

Bovee, age four; maternal grandmother Sheila J. Felix of Wolfeboro; and paternal grandparents Joy L. Rutter, Roger Rutter, and Thomas M. Bovee of Center Ossipee.

Welcome, Asher Jacob Thomas CliffordNORTH CONWAY

— Stacey and Jeffrey Clifford of North Conway are thrilled to announce the birth of their son, Asher Jacob Thomas Clifford, on May 7, 2013 at

Memorial Hospital.The five-pound baby boy,

who arrived at 1:46 a.m., was also welcomed by older sib-lings McKayla Burnell, 13, and Aidan Burnell, nine. Ma-

ternal grandparents are Ken and Kim Koslow of Conway. Paternal grandparents are Wendy Hullinger of Concord and Darryl Clifford of Roch-ester.

Welcome, Brianna Maxine HudsonNORTH CONWAY —

Corrine L. Hudson and Steve W. Hudson of Madison are thrilled to announce the birth of their daughter, Brianna Maxine Hudson, on May 5,

2013 at Memorial Hospital.The seven pound, 13-ounce

baby girl, who arrived at 9:56 p.m., was also welcomed by big sister Brookelyn Rae Hudson, age three. Mater-

nal grandparents are Delcia and the late Donald Clough of Center Conway. Paternal grandparents are Laura and Charlie Guyette of Tamworth

Welcome, Beau David Duggan SavaryNORTH CONWAY — Jil-

lian Duggan and David Savary of Madison are thrilled to an-nounce the birth of their son, Beau David Duggan Savary,

on May 15, 2013 at Memorial Hospital.

The seven pound, 15-ounce baby boy, who arrived at 7:01 a.m., was also welcomed by

maternal grandparents Jane and Bill Duggan of Bartlett and paternal grandparents Brian and Lorraine Savary of Albany.



RN, Occupational/Employee HealthCoordinates and performs pre-employment and other physicals and screenings for out-side companies and Littleton Regional Healthcare employees. Carries out the duties per-taining to the treatment of the injured employee. Assists the director with coordination of various screenings for outside companies and the presentation of various educational programs. Drives to off campus locations for vaccination and health screening clinics and teaching courses. Assists the director with coordinating and implementing yearly health and wellness screenings.

QUALIFICATIONS: Licensed as an RN in NH. Bachelor of Science degree preferred with two years previous clinical nursing experience - Occupational Health preferred. Computer experience desired.

• Training/certification in Fit Testing within 2 years of hire• BLS certification and CPR instructor certification within 1 year of hire• Breath Alcohol Technician (BAT) certification with 3 months of hire• Urine Collector certification for D.O.T. drug screening within 3 months of hire• Certified Hearing Conservationist within 6 months of hire• Certification in Spirometry testing within 6 months of hire• Certified Occupational Health Nurse (C.O.H.N.) within 5 years of hire

Littleton Regional Healthcare offers competitivecompensation and a generous benefits package.

LITTLETON REGIONAL HEALTHCAREHuman Resources Department

600 St. Johnsbury Road Littleton, NH 03561Phone: (603) 444-9331 Fax: (603) 444-9087

e-mail: [email protected] our website at www.littletonhospital.org

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SURGICAL SERVICES OPPORTUNITIESLittleton Regional Healthcare, located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, offers a place to build a great career in healthcare and much more-- It’s a place to build a life and a future for yourself and your family.

Our 25-bed healthcare facility has just completed an impressive expansion and renovation of the Surgical Services department, resulting in four full time day shift openings:

• Certified Surgical Tech (CST): High school graduate or equivalent. Minimum two years of recent operating room scrub experience. Certified or must become certified within one year. Military trained candidates will be considered. BCLS Required

• Certified Scrub/Certified First Assist (CST/CFA): Minimum of two years recent operating room scrub and first assisting experience. Graduate of an approved Surgical Technologist program. Certification credentialed by one of the following, National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA), National Surgical Assistants Association (NSAA), American Board of Surgical Assisting (ABSA) or National Assistant Surgery Council (NASC). Military trained candidates will be considered. BCLS Required

• Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN): One year recent Operating Room experience. Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a current New Hampshire RN License. BCLS, ACLS, PALS required. CNOR Preferred.

• RN First Assist (RNFA): Minimum of two years perioperative experience in the scrub and cir-culating roles. CNOR and CRNFA upon hire or within one year of employment. CRNFA preferred. Successful completion of an RNFA program that meets the AORN education standards and has been accepted by the Competency and Credentialing Institute. BCLS, ACLS, PALS required.

Littleton Regional Healthcare offers generous benefits, competitive salaries and ample opportunity for professional growth and development.

Please visit our website and apply online at www.littletonhospital.org, or by mail:Littleton Regional Healthcare

Human Resources Department600 St. Johnsbury Road, Littleton, NH 03561Phone: (603) 444-9331 Fax: (603) 444-9087

Out of the WoodsThese were the days

By Jonathan SartyIt was about ten years ago

when I first walked into the Big Kahuna Café, the best Folk ‘n Blues Club in Maine — my birthplace, Bridgton, to be precise. I climbed the dimly lit stairway in hopes of speak-ing with whoever might be

able to tell me if I had a shot at getting a gig there. There was a very large, very tall dude standing behind the bar with a long pony tail, a goatee, and a deep voice. On the walls hung a wide variety of guitars and other music memorabilia, and a real snarling toothed black

bear mount wearing a Ha-waiian shirt, sunglasses, and a fedora, and playing the blues harp. I knew I was in a spe-cial place, and it wasn’t long before, like that black bear, I became a regular fixture in the joint.

Over the years, the Big Ka-

huna was in operation I held my post as host of the open mic, the house musician, and it was there my band became known as the White Mountain Boys. One night, we pulled up in front to park and head in to play our show, and hap-pened to look up at the mar-quee, which read “Tonight the legendary White Mountain Boys.” We were confused and sort of angry since, as far as we knew, we were booked to play the Kahuna that night, and who the heck were the White Mountain Boys. We strode through the doors and swept up the wide steps to be greeted by the mountain of a Bartend-er. We tried to look tough and said “Hey, who are these white mountain boys?”

“You are!” replied our new friend, and that was how we became the White Mountain Boys.

Over the years, we grew as a band and as players in the magical environment of that historic old Masonic Hall converted into a great perfor-mance venue. The big bar-tender became a dear friend, and as big as he was, he be-came an even bigger influence on my life.

In those years at the Big Kahuna, I had the distinct pleasure of meeting a good number of incredible and tal-ented musicians. I was able to both share the stage and the backstage with many of them. Among those artists I had the chance to meet and learn from were Don Ross, the Down Child Blues Band, Paul Ge-remia (gave me the only gui-tar lesson I ever paid for), JP Jones, William T. Bookbinder,

and those cool guys who have since passed on, Jack Hardy and my buddy Barry Cowsill, who lost his life in Hurricane Katrina. I miss those great players and the many others I met — Frank Morey, Dan-ny Brooks, solo artists, bands, open mic attendees, and many more.

One of those performers who had a deep impact on me as both a musician and a hu-man being was a songwriter hailing from Woodstock, New York who has been writing, recording, and touring since his early beginnings in the late ‘60’s in Greenwich Village, and who still is touring and playing his incredible songs for listeners throughout the world. His name is Tom Pa-checo.

I am delighted to be able to tell you that after several years and a lot of water un-der the bridge, I am soon to see Tom again. I have recently confirmed with his people that he will be our guest and one of our main acts on the July 14 Cold River Radio Show. I am so thrilled to be inviting this prolific songwriter to the Valley to take the stage and share his wonderful ability as a songsmith, player, singer, and storyteller. Tom has had a powerful impact on my life and I know he will win the hearts of Cold River Radio Fans.

The Big Kahuna closed its doors to the public years ago and I was sad to see the lights out on the old marquis, but the big bartender is still a dear friend of mine and I know he is just as fond of those great days as I am.

8th Wonder, from pg. 18

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paign push from VirtualTour-ist and other media outlets in-terested in the contest.

“It’s wonderful to have a nomination from every corner of the world so we are thrilled to receive Mount Washington as a nomination from New Hampshire,” said Giampiero Ambrosi, General Manager of VirtualTourist.com. “As one of the best travel guide re-sources on the web, members

and visitors to our site have been to almost every country in the world. We are eager to see which landmark they will choose to be crowned the 8th Wonder of the World.”

To vote for Mount Wash-ington, go to http://www.vir-tualtourist.com/8thwonder and scroll down through the nominations listed in alpha-betical order.





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