Saturday, January 5, 2013 VOL. 13 nO. 151 LaCOnIa, n.H. 527-9299 FrEE saturday Malala strides out of U.K. hospital Pakistani girl was shot by Taliban for advocating girls’ education – Page 10 FREE EyeMed , Medicaid, and many other insurances accepted 527-1100 Belknap Mall BUY ONE GET ONE FREE EYEGLASSES AND SUNGLASSES Press “I Have a Code” Enter 12348 1181 Union Ave., Laconia 246 D.W. Hwy., Meredith ( 6 0 3 ) 2 7 9 - 7 1 1 4 (603) 279-7114 May not be combined with other discounts. Expires June 30, 2013. www.SparkleCleanCarWash.com $ 2 . 0 0 $2 .00 T h e The W o r k s Works W a s h Wash O f f Off 3.59 9 * 10-day Heating Oil Cash Price: * subject to change staffordoil.com 524-1480 Laconia 524-1421 Fuel Oil 10 day cash price* subject to change 3 . 5 9 9 * 3 . 5 9 9 * 3.59 9 * OIL & PROPANE CO., INC. Jamie Adams (left) and Harold Mossey, of Bestway Disposal Services empty two recyling toters on Lewis Street yesterday, finishing the first recycling week of the new year. Recycling increased 11-perecent last year, saving property taxpayers $80,000, but much greater sav- ings remain to be had. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Michael Kitch) LACONIA — When the City Council met this week Councilor Henry Lipman (Ward 3), who chairs the Finance Committee, anticipated that balancing the 2013-2014 budget within the bounds of the tax cap Can recycling help ease the city’s budget? Councilor Bob Hamel: “We’re throwing money away” BY MICHAEL KITCH THE LACONIA DAILY SUN would pose significant challenges and sug- gested looking to the recycling program as a means of reducing expenditures. The property tax cap limits the annual increase in total amount raised by prop- erty taxes to the rate of inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index — Urban (CPIU), for the prior calendar year, plus an additional amount tied to the value of new construction, which is calculated by multiplying the value of building permits less the value of demolition permits issued between April 1 and March 31 by the prior year’s property tax rate. The CPIU for 2012 is projected at 2.1-per- cent, or one-third less than in 2011. The value of new construction is estimated at approxi- mately $14-million, com- pared to $18-million last year, a decrease of 22-per- cent. By a rough calcula- tion, the tax cap would permit approximately $1.1-million in additional spending in 2013, almost $500,000, or 30-percent, less than last year. Steep increases in the employer contribu- tion rates set by the New Hampshire Retire- ment System are pro- jected to add $735,000 to the municipal budget — $350,000 for city employees and $385,000 for school teachers. The county budget proposed by the Belknap County Commission projects an 8.9-percent in the amount raised by property taxes, which would increase the city’s county assessment by $250,000. Together these expenses represent almost 88-percent of the increase in property taxes allowed by the tax cap. In light of these pres- see rECyCLE page 7 Eric Grant denies allegation of sexual assault BY GAIL OBER THE LACONIA DAILY SUN LACONIA – The front man and founder of one of the area’s most popular country bands said he did not commit aggra- vated felonious sexual assault in 2006, a charge for which he was indicted last month, and is confi- dent he will be acquit- ted. “The State has accused me of a crime see GraNt page 10 Commissioners eye fund balance to blunt county tax hike BY ROGER AMSDEN FOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN LACONIA — Concerned over specula- tion that the Belknap County Delegation is poised to cut the proposed $26.8 million county budget by as much as $1.5 million, Belknap County commissioners are looking at what the impact on the county’s bond rating would be if it uses an additional $1 million from its fund balance to reduce the proposed county tax rate increase from 9 percent to 2 percent. ‘’If we were to reduce the fund balance by $1 million, would we take a hit on the bond side later for a $40 million bond for a Com- munity Corrections facility? That’s a key piece of information for our future credit rating and that could mean huge amounts of money down the road’’ said Commis- sion Chairman Ed Philpot at a commission work session Friday morning. County Administrator Debra Shackett said that she will look for an answer to that question which she hopes to have before commissioners meet with the Laconia City Council on January 14 to discuss the pro- posed new correctional facility and their currently proposed budget. Currently, agencies have rated the county AA+, which is a high rating, but they have added “a negative outlook” due to concerns over the size of the fund balance, which is see COuNty page 6
Jamie Adams (left) and Harold Mossey, of Bestway Disposal Services empty two recyling toters on Lewis Street yesterday, finishing the first recycling week of the new year. Recycling increased 11-perecent last year, saving property taxpayers $80,000, but much greater sav-ings remain to be had. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Michael Kitch)
LACONIA — When the City Council met this week Councilor Henry Lipman (Ward 3), who chairs the Finance Committee, anticipated that balancing the 2013-2014 budget within the bounds of the tax cap
Can recycling help ease the city’s budget?Councilor Bob Hamel: “We’re throwing money away”
By Michael KitchTHE LACONIA DAILY SUN
would pose significant challenges and sug-gested looking to the recycling program as a means of reducing expenditures.
The property tax cap limits the annual increase in total amount raised by prop-erty taxes to the rate of inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index — Urban
(CPIU), for the prior calendar year, plus an additional amount tied to the value of new construction, which is calculated by multiplying the value of building permits less the value of demolition permits issued between April 1 and March 31 by the prior year’s property tax rate.
The CPIU for 2012 is projected at 2.1-per-cent, or one-third less than in 2011. The
value of new construction is estimated at approxi-mately $14-million, com-pared to $18-million last year, a decrease of 22-per-cent. By a rough calcula-tion, the tax cap would permit approximately $1.1-million in additional spending in 2013, almost $500,000, or 30-percent, less than last year.
Steep increases in the employer contribu-tion rates set by the New Hampshire Retire-ment System are pro-jected to add $735,000 to the municipal budget — $350,000 for city employees and $385,000 for school teachers. The county budget proposed by the Belknap County Commission projects an 8.9-percent in the amount raised by property taxes, which would increase the city’s county assessment by $250,000. Together these expenses represent almost 88-percent of the increase in property taxes allowed by the tax cap.
In light of these pres-see rECyCLE page 7
Eric Grant denies allegation of sexual assault
By Gail OBerTHE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA – The front man and founder of one of the area’s most popular country bands said he did not commit aggra-vated felonious sexual assault in 2006, a charge for which he was indicted last month, and is confi-dent he will be acquit-ted.
“The State has accused me of a crime
see GraNt page 10
Commissioners eye fund balance to blunt county tax hikeBy rOGer aMsdenFOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — Concerned over specula-tion that the Belknap County Delegation is poised to cut the proposed $26.8 million county budget by as much as $1.5 million, Belknap County commissioners are looking at what the impact on the county’s bond rating would be if it uses an additional $1 million from its fund balance to reduce the proposed county tax rate increase from 9
percent to 2 percent.‘’If we were to reduce the fund balance by
$1 million, would we take a hit on the bond side later for a $40 million bond for a Com-munity Corrections facility? That’s a key piece of information for our future credit rating and that could mean huge amounts of money down the road’’ said Commis-sion Chairman Ed Philpot at a commission work session Friday morning.
County Administrator Debra Shackett
said that she will look for an answer to that question which she hopes to have before commissioners meet with the Laconia City Council on January 14 to discuss the pro-posed new correctional facility and their currently proposed budget.
Currently, agencies have rated the county AA+, which is a high rating, but they have added “a negative outlook” due to concerns over the size of the fund balance, which is
see COuNty page 6
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Wounded ex-Rep. Giffords meets with Newtown, Conn. familiesNEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Nearly two
years after being critically wounded in a mass shooting, former Arizona congress-woman Gabrielle Giffords on Friday met with families of victims in last month’s shooting that left 26 people dead inside a Connecticut elementary school.
Giffords was accompanied by her hus-band, astronaut Mark Kelly, at the pri-vate meeting in Newtown that was also attended by U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
“As always, I was deeply impressed by the strength and courage and resolve of the fam-
ilies and the extraordinary caring and gen-erosity of Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly in visiting with them,” Blumenthal said.
Giffords, a Democrat, met earlier in the day with officials including Connecticut’s lieuten-ant governor and Newtown’s first selectman.
Giffords was left partially blind, with a paralyzed right arm and brain injury, when a gunman opened fire at a constituent meet-and-greet outside a Tucson grocery store on Jan. 8, 2011. Arizona’s chief federal judge and five others were killed and 13 people, including Giffords, were injured.
The gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, pleaded guilty to 19 federal charges and was sentenced to seven consecutive life sentences, plus 140 years.
Kelly has become a vocal advocate for gun control in recent months, most nota-bly at Loughner’s sentencing in November. He lashed out at politicians for avoiding a “meaningful debate” about gun laws and called out Arizona Republicans, including the governor, for taking a pro-gun stance in the months after the shooting.
see GIFFORDS page 10
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Antonio Vazquez is a cherubic 72-year-old with twinkling eyes, a long white beard and a knack for predicting things that don’t actu-ally happen.
For more than three decades, Mexico’s self-proclaimed “Grand Warlock” has been doing tarot card and horo-scope readings to reveal what’s in store for the coming year. Among past predictions: Fidel Castro would die in 2008. Germany would win the 2006 World Cup. Barack Obama would lose to Mitt Romney.
Despite Vazquez’s consistently incorrect record of prognostica-tion, dozens of journal-ists swarmed Mexico City’s press club on Friday for the Grand Warlock’s latest round of predictions in what has become one of this country’s most reliably strange and inexplica-bly popular New Year’s traditions.
On tap for 2013, according to the Grand Warlock: a new war in the Middle East, chaos
Mexico’s ‘grand warlock’ makes 2013 predictions
see WARLOCK p. 7
Venezuelan VP: Chavez could be sworn in by courtCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezu-
ela’s vice president said Friday that Presi-dent Hugo Chavez could be sworn in by the Supreme Court later on if he’s not able to take the oath of office next week before lawmakers because of his struggle with cancer.
Vice President Nicolas Maduro made the comment in a televised interview on Friday night, dismissing the argument by some opposition leaders that new elec-tions must be called if Chavez doesn’t take office as scheduled on Thursday. His stance appeared likely to generate friction between the government and opposition over the legality of putting off the swear-ing-in, which the constitution says should occur on Thursday before the National Assembly.
Maduro says Chavez, as a re-elected president, remains in office beyond the inauguration date stipulated in the consti-tution, and could be sworn in if necessary before the Supreme Court at a date to be determined.
“The formality of his swearing-in can be resolved before the Supreme Court of Justice, at the time (the court) deems in coordination with the head of state, Com-mander Hugo Chavez,” Maduro said.
As for the opposition, Maduro said, “they should respect our constitution.” The vice president held up a small copy of the con-stitution and read aloud passages relating to such procedures.
Opposition leaders have demanded that the government provide more specific information about Chavez’s condition, and
say that if the president doesn’t return to Venezuela by inauguration day, the presi-dent of the National Assembly should take over the presidency on an interim basis. But Maduro echoed other Chavez allies in suggesting the inauguration date is not a hard deadline, and that the president should be given more time to recover from his cancer surgery if needed.
“Maduro’s comments are not surprising. The government holds all the cards in the current situation, particularly given the compassion for Chavez’s serious illness. It has interpreted the constitution loosely, to its own political advantage,” said Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dia-logue think tank in Washington. “In this way Maduro is able to buy some time, assert his
see CHAVEZ page 19
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Susan Estrich
The truth about fi nding bin Laden
At the very beginning of Kath-ryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty,” the audience is told that the movie they are about to see is “based on fi rsthand accounts of actual events.” Then we hear tapes, ter-rifying if familiar, of those fi nal calls being made by those trapped on 9/11.
Then comes the torture.Bigelow has defended the
scenes, which leave audience members rooting for our heroes (who are doing the torturing) as a “part of our history.” If you believe the movie (and you shouldn’t), tor-ture was key to fi nding and killing Osama bin Laden.
Except it wasn’t. This is a movie masquerading as a true telling when in fact what it tells is a lie.
Others, including Jane Mayer in The New Yorker and Glenn Carle on the Huffi ngton Post, have detailed what’s wrong in “Zero Dark Thirty” — what’s wrong about the effi cacy of tor-ture (which tends to produce false information or none at all) and what’s wrong about the role of torture in the killing of bin Laden. (The key name did not come from a detainee in CIA custody, accord-ing to former CIA Director Leon Panetta, who knows more about the “actual events” than Bigelow or screenwriter Mark Boal.)
And contrary to the defense being offered by the fi lmmakers in the aftermath of such criticism, the fi lm does not, in Boal’s words, “show the complexity of the debate” about torture. There is no “debate” in the movie. Everyone in it — hero and heroine and their bosses — is for it. The only con-trary voice is a clip of President Obama in the background, whose condemnation of torture seems, while you’re watching it, to be the voice of a legalistic priss.
But the problem with this movie isn’t just that it’s wrong. Plenty of movies are wrong. Oliver Stone’s movie about President Kennedy’s assassination is wrong.
The problem is that it’s dan-gerously wrong, and not simply because it is distorting the debate here at home about torture (“Look, Mom, it works,” you’ll hear some conservatives boast.), but poten-tially and much more seriously because it could endanger the lives of Americans who are already risk-ing their lives for our country.
This movie won’t be seen only by those who know that what they’re seeing is fi ction. It won’t be seen only by Americans. Enter-tainment is America’s biggest
export. The myth that Americans support torture, that we depended on it for our greatest military operation, will be seized upon not only by those in the world who already hate us but also by those who might grow up to hate us and those who are still not certain about how much they hate us. Just as we are lulled into support-ing torture, they will be lulled into hating us for it.
The “myth” — and that is what this movie is selling, pure and simple — that torture is what allowed us to kill bin Laden insults the hard work of the Americans who risked their lives and also endangers those who follow in their footsteps. It arms the extremists with far more pow-erful propaganda than anything their own machines are capable of producing. It cements the view that there is no limit to the evil we will engage in to suit our goals, and that in this respect we are no different from our enemies.
At one point, one of the heroes/torturers tells the detainee that if he doesn’t cooperate, we can send him to Israel. Even in the midst of the fi lm’s drama, I cringed. The point was: We’ll send you to Israel, and they’ll kill you. The danger of gratuitous lies is not limited to Americans.
Another scene in the movie, one of the doctor knocking on the door of the “safe house” in the hopes of collecting information under the guise of giving polio vaccines, provoked a collective chuckle in the theater. Except that there really isn’t anything funny about it. There was, reportedly, such a doctor, who is being held in a Pak-istani prison. But the myth that polio programs were created by the CIA to gather intelligence has led to the suspension of such pro-grams in Pakistan and elsewhere and has blocked efforts to wipe out that scourge. And we’re laugh-ing? We are better than that.
The First Amendment protects the right to make movies, includ-ing this one, not because words are harmless but because they aren’t. They have power. With power should come personal responsibil-ity for how it is used.
I wanted to see a movie about the hunt for bin Laden. I wanted to feel proud of the Americans who risked their lives to hunt him down. If it’s just a movie, as its defenders have urged, it should not pretend to be based on “actual events.” It isn’t. But God help us if it leads to them.
LETTERS
To the editor,Happy New Year to all. And in the
fi rst edition of this paper for 2013, Charlie St. Clair reveals the astound-ing news that batteries have been invented. Thanks Charlie for being right on top of the latest technology. But be that as it may many of us still consider solar power to still be inef-fi cient and expensive. Checking out wholesale prices of solar panels on the Internet appears to confi rm this in my mind. Whether someone chooses to purchase many smaller panels or fewer of the larger, more powerful, ones the cost is in the thousands. I do think most folks would have to hire professional installers so add more thousands. Charlies batteries, 30 or so if car batteries at around $65 each — add a couple thousand more. Now I may be wrong, so I invite anyone out there to correct me on this but it seems to me that even a basic system up and running would cost the consumer something between $15 and $20 thou-sand. The payback, they claim, is 10 years but remember car batteries normally need replacing every 4 to 5 years. Large industrial batteries could be used but up goes your costs there.
Charlie’s letter was short and due to that a lot of information was excluded such as the energy needed to recycle those old batteries. That is often not taken into account by people. Just thought I’d mention that.
Supporters of solar energy must be pretty well off being able to put their hands on so much ready cash. As for my wife and I, we’re retired on fi xed income and to afford to go solar we would need either to refi nance or take out a home improvement loan. Realize that a fi ve year loan (on just the prin-cipal) of a $15 thousand loan would be $250 a month. Throw in interest and we’re somewhere in the $300 zone. (I think I’m pretty conservative with these numbers.) So really how realis-tic is it to expect myself and millions of other retired seniors to jump to assume thousands of more debt? As for that matter, how about millions of lower middle class working families struggling to make ends meet, to do it?
No Charlie, batteries or no batteries solar is just not cost effective for most people.
Steve Earle Hill
Batteries or no, solar energy isn’t cost effective for most people
To the editor,In the wake of the tragedy at Sandy
Hook, Connecticut, a lot of Americans are reexamining our nation’s love affair with guns. Of course this is not true of the NRA and other “gun rights” extremists. It would appear as though their “right to bear arms” (ANY arms!) is more important to them than the safety of America’s children and that of the general public.
Instead of considering that easy access to fi rearms may be a major part of “the problem,” they are sug-gesting that we need more, not less guns. Some even advocate teachers and administrators coming to school armed as if that would have really prevented the tragedy at Sandy Hook. The shooter there was suicidal so how were armed teachers or prin-ciples going to stop it? Teachers are already overworked and underpaid. Do they now have to double as secu-rity guards? In our own state, pro-gun
extremists tried, in the last legislative session, to make it legal for college students to come to class armed and criminalize educators who refused to allow guns in their classrooms.
Thank God, that piece of legisla-tion failed and those who proposed it are out of power in Concord. Thank-fully, the new legislature is consider-ing restoring the ban on guns in the Statehouse where last year a “respon-sible gun owner” did not properly holster his handgun and it fell out on the fl oor. Those who oppose the ban are threatening to march armed on the Statehouse for the hearings. If they do bring guns to the hearings, the authorities should consider pros-ecuting them for threatening and intimidating state offi cials which is essentially what they would be doing! No matter whether one likes or dis-likes guns, most rational people would agree that guns have no place in a leg-
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Do you need an AK or .357 Magnum to go deer hunting? I think not
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To the editor,On Saturday, December 15th, the
Gilford Bicentennial Committee held its final event in a year-long series cel-ebrating the 200th birthday of Gilford. The Candlelight Stroll was the perfect ending to a year filled with events planned by the dedicated members of the committee. Judging by the com-ments that were made during this event, I know I am not the only one who would like to thank the entire Bicentennial Committee for their tire-less efforts to make the town’s 200th birthday special for us all.
People who attended the stroll were treated to an abundance of sights and sounds of the season as they walked through the candle-lined streets of
LETTERSGilford Bicentennnial was a triumph of old-time volunteerism
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islative chamber, a court of law, or a classroom!
True, guns themselves are only part of the problem. A big part of the prob-lem is that we are a violent culture in love with guns. But, while it may be true that “guns don’t kill people, people kill people,” it seems that much of the killing is done by criminals or unbalanced people who have easy access to guns. The Connecticut shoot-er’s mother (who was also killed) had dozens of guns in her home and it did not prevent her son from killing her!
The well-funded pro-gun lobby would have us believe that a gun is no different than any other weapon and that you can kill someone with a toothpick. While that may be true, it takes a lot less effort and thought to kill someone with a firearm. With a knife, you have to think about it and you usually cannot commit mass murder with it.
There may be a constitutional right for sane, law abiding citizens to own guns. Some people hunt and there is nothing wrong with that. But do you need an AK or a 357 Magnum to go deer hunting? Do you need a hun-dred-round magazine for recreational shooting? I think not. Some pro-gun, anti-government fanatics will tell you that the Second Amendment is there to protect us from the government.
Really? If that is true then I should be able to own any weapon the military or the police have. I don’t think we want citizens owning private nukes, tanks, and antitank weaponry!
All “rights” in the Constitution come with reasonable limitations. For exam-ple, your Freedom of Speech or Press does not give you the right to slander or libel someone. Nor does Freedom of Religion give one the right to practice human sacrifice. Similar restrictions on gun rights are reasonable.
Perhaps in order to own a gun, you should have to prove that you are properly trained and have a need for it. Pro-gun advocates cite the example of Switzerland where people have guns at home and where they have little or no gun crime. What they fail to mention is that in Switzerland, everyone (at least the males), goes through military training.
Also, perhaps we could do much deeper background checks and have longer waiting periods. Currently, background checks can only ascertain if you have actually been convicted of a crime or been adjudicated mentally incompetent. While people certainly have the right to the privacy of their medical records, perhaps they should have to give up some of that right in order to have the right to own a gun.
E. Scott CracraftGilford
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Gilford Village. The Thompson-Ames Historical Society opened all three of their historic buildings to the public as did some of the residents in the vil-lage. Village homes were beautifully-decorated for the holidays. Activities and refreshments offered during the stroll by the Thompson-Ames His-torical Society, Gilford Community Church, Gilford Public Library, and the Snow/Bickford families were well-coordinated with the town’s police, public works, parks and recreation, and fire departments. All of these departments ensured the evening was a success while making public safety their number one concern.
Gilford has a long history of notable vol-see next page
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love to see the Candlelight Stroll become an annual event.
For all those who worked so hard on Gilford’s Bicentennial celebrations — your efforts did not go unnoticed, and the entire town thanks you for all that you gave to us this year.
Carol AndersonGilford
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County Delegation subcommittees starting budget review on January 11
By RogeR AmsdenFOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — The Belknap County Delegation has named its subcom-mittees and plans to start reviewing departmental budgets on Friday, Jan-uary 11.
The meetings get underway at 9 a.m. Friday with the Administration and Finance budgets. Members of the subcommittee are Republicans Robert Greemore of Meredith, Bob Luther of Laconia, Guy Comtois of Barnstead, Michael Sylvia of Belmont and Demo-crat David Huot of Laconia.
At 10 a.m. the Register of Deeds and Maintenance budgets will be reviewed by a subcommittee made up of Republicans Frank Tilton of Laco-nia, Stephen Holmes of Alton, Richard Burchell of Gilmanton, Bob Greemore of Meredith and Democrat Ruth Gulick of New Hampton,
At 11 a.m. Outside Agencies will be considered by a subcommittee com-prised of Republicans Bob Luther of Laconia, Dennis Fields of Sanbornton,
Stephen Holmes and Jane Cormier of Alton and Democrat Beth Arsenault of Laconia.
At noon the Public Safety subcom-mittee will review the budgets of the Sheriff ’s Department, the County Attorney’s office, Corrections Depart-ment and Youth Services and Diver-sion. Members are Republicans Herb Vadney of Meredith, Frank Tilton of Laconia, Charles Fink and Michael Sylvia of Belmont and Democrat Ian Raymond of Sanbornton.
On Monday, January 14 at 1 p.m. the Nursing Home and Human Ser-vices budgets will be reviewed by a subcommittee composed of Republi-cans Guy Comtois of Barnstead, Don Flanders of Laconia, Jane Cormier of Alton, Charles Fink of Belmont and Democrat Lisa DiMartino of Gilford.
Followup meetings, if necessary, are scheduled for Friday, January 18.
The Delegation plans to hold a public hearing on the budget at 5 p.m. on January 21, the Martin Luther King holiday, followed by a vote.
projected to reach $5.1 million at the close of 2013.
In last year’s budget the county used $3,750,000 of fund balance, which is made up of excess revenues plus unspent appropriations, to offset property taxes. Commissioners have proposed using only $2.1 million this year.
Commissioners also expressed con-cern at Friday’s work session over a lack of communication with the County Delegation. They were par-ticularly troubled by a caucus held by Republican members of the delega-tion last month at the Laconia Public Library at which sources familiar with the discussion told The Daily Sun there was talk of reducing the 2013 budget proposed by the county commission by $1.5 million by trim-
ming the total amount committed to wages and benefits by 20-percent.
‘’We know they held a caucus to discuss the budget. And now they’ve set up subcommittee meetings on dif-ferent parts of the budget which are only one hour long and will give some department heads only 15 minutes to outline their budget. That’s not a lot of time for an $11 million budget like the County Home,’’ said Thomas.
Commissioner Steve Nedeau said that the delegation, which elected Colette Worsman of Meredith as its chairman by a secret ballot vote at its organizational meeting last month, has 11 new repre-sentatives of its 18 members, many off whom he said “are not familiar with the way the county works.’’
He said that giving so little time to the department heads didn’t make
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sense ‘’unless they’ve already made up their minds on the budget.’’
Nedeau also said he wondered why the Republican caucus chose the Laconia Public Library as its meeting spot when they could have used the room at the county complex where the delegation usually meets.
‘’They’re talking outside the public purview. And nobody is talking to us.’’ said Nedeau.
Philpot said that he was concerned that the del-egation doesn’t appear to be informing itself before making decisions and felt that there were questions of whether or not the caucus, which was attended by at least 8 of the 13 Republican members, was legal.
‘’They’re not having their discussions in the public eye,’’ said Philpot, who wondered if all those who attended the caucus are on the same page when it comes to cutting the budget.
‘’Does the entire delegation look at it the same way as the caucus? That’s something we don’t know yet.’’ said Philpot.
He said that it would be important to talk about the consequences of the idea of a $1.5 million budget cut, noting that the county has union contracts with its employees and that a 20 percent cut in wages and ben-efits would create morale problems and invite lawsuits.
Philpot said that the commission still holds author-ity over how the appropriated funds are spent and said that outside agencies, which are seeking some
$930,000 in funding, would be an obvious target if the budget is greatly reduced.
‘’There are consequences for indiscriminate cutting of the budget,. Draconian cuts will have impacts on the towns’’ said Philpot, who said that he believes the com-mission has put forth a budget which is ‘’reasonable and responsible, as it has done over the last five years.’’
Thomas said that he expects that the Laconia City Council will have some thoughtful questions for the commission at the January 14 meeting and wants to be prepared to answer how the proposed cuts would impact services.
He also said that he was concerned over whether or not the new members of the delegation were aware of the state’s Right to Know law regarding e-mail communications and of the need to debate and set policy in public sessions.
NOTES: The Community Corrections Planning Committee will meet next Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 and will receive a draft of the 217-page report from Ricci Greene Architects, the New York consult-ing firm which is developing plans for the proposed new correctional facility. ..... Commissioners and the Belknap County Delegation have been invited by the Belknap County Economic Development Coun-cil to a breakfast discussion on economic develop-ment in the Lakes Region which will be held Friday, January 11 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the lower level conference room at One Mill Plaza.
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LACONIA — With the recent snowfalls person-nel of the Department of Public Works have spent long hours in the cold seeking to clear streets and sidewalks so motorists and pedestrians can go about their business with minimal inconvenience and in maximum safety.
However, they have been hampered by those snowplow operators and private residents who repeatedly deposit snow from driveways and walk-ways onto the city sidewalks, creating insurmount-able barriers for the sidewalk plows. Often the sheer amount of snow blocking the sidewalk is too much for the equipment to move, particularly when it has compacted and frozen.
The department reminds residents that a city ordinance (Chapter 201, Section 201-207) prohibits placing materials, including snow, in public rights-of-way and provides for a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days — or both — for those who violate it.
— Michael Kitch
DPW urges residents not to pile snow on sidewalks
Yesterday morning an employee of the Department of Public Works encountered impassable and immovable mounds of snow while trying to clear the sidewalk on Fenton Avenue. Placing snow on sidewalks violates a city ordinance and may carry a fine or imprisonment. (Courtesy Photo)
sures and other uncertainties, Lipman pointed to the recycling program as a potential source of sav-ings. This year the volume of recycled material rose 12-percent, from 1,219.8 tons in 2011 to 1,361.03 tons. Every ton taken out of the waste stream and recycled reduces the cost of collecting, transport-ing and disposing of solid waste, which is funded by property taxes, by more than $150-per-ton. During the year recycling reduced the cost of handling solid waste by $204,310. The cost of collecting recyclables was $10,340 for the first nine months and $10,427 a month for the last three months of the year. The net savings for the year were nearly $80,000.
However, the volume of recycled materials repre-sented only 11-percent of the entire commercial and residential waste stream, which totaled 12,301 tons. In fact, the share of recyclables is likely less since an indeterminate amount of the material left at the five remote sites — at the transfer station, Lakeport Fire Station, Weirs Community Center, Memorial Park and City Garage on Messer Street — which account for nearly half of total collections, originates outside the city.
After residents balked at introducing a Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) program, City Manager Scott Myers announced a recycling challenge with the goal of recycling 30-percent of the solid waste stream. To provide incentives, the city purchased more bins, sold discounted toters and raised tipping fees at the transfer station. Recycling has increased, but not kept pace with the growth of the waste stream and remains far short of the goal.
“We’re leaving money on the table,” Lipman remarked, while Councilor Bob Hamel (Ward 5) echoed more pointedly “we’re throwing money away.”
For instance, if the target of 30-percent were met approximately 3,690 tons would be withdrawn from the waste stream by recycling, reducing the cost
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Two Laconia fi refi ghters work to extinguish a chimney fi re on Endicott Street East. The fi re went to a fi rst alarm because fi refi ghters realized it burned between the bricks and the liner and feared it may have extended into the house. (Gail Ober/Laconia Daily Sun)
BY GAIL OBERTHE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA – Fire-fi ghters called for a fi rst alarm yesterday after realizing a chimney fi re in a small home off Endicott Street East was burning between the fl ue and the bricks.
Chief Ken Erickson said the smoke was “pushing out of the roof” when they arrived, pointing to the curled fl ashing around the chimney to indict where the fi re was headed.
Homeowner Donna Sickinger said she heard a “crackling” sound in the wall near the wood stove that is on the fi rst fl oor.
“We grabbed the dog and got out,” she said, adding that she was really impressed with response of the city fi re department.
Sickinger said she had her chimney cleaned in the middle of November and she and her husband burn only kiln-dried wood.
“We’ve been here 10 years full-time and this is the fi rst problem we’ve ever had,” she said.
Sickinger said she and her husband have electric heat for a backup source and will use that until the chimney problems can be resolved.
Erickson said the fi refi ghters will remove all of the fl ues on all three fl oors.
She said she was very grateful the fi re happened during the day and they were home to call the fi re department.
“Thank God we caught it and no one was hurt,” she said.
of collection, transportation and disposal by more than $550,000, for a net saving of some $430,000 a year. As a rule of thumb, 60-percent of household trash can be recycled. If half the city’s solid waste stream were recycled, the net annual saving would approach $800,000.
Lipman wondered what could be done to boost the recycling effort, mentioning more frequent collection of recyclables and less frequent collection of trash.
Although no councilor mentioned PAYT, it remains the most effective alternative to a voluntary recycling program. PAYT is intended to increase recycling by
requiring residents to place the trash and garbage they do not recycle in a special-marked plastic bag purchased at local retail outlets. The trash, together with recyclable materials, is collected at the curb-side once a week. Trash not contained in a marked bag is left at the curb. PAYT treats trash disposal like a public utility by ensuring that households and businesses pay only for what they generate, without subsidizing those who choose not to recycle. More-over, non-profi t organizations exempt from property tax would also pay their fair share with PAYT. It has been estimated that PAYT could reduce solid waste expenditures by more than $1-million.
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Barnstead man arraigned for September assault in AltonLACONIA – A district court judge ordered a
Barnstead man held on $500 cash-only bail after he turned himself into to the Alton Police Department yesterday morning for assaulting and intimidating his former girlfriend.
Jacob R. Marsh, 22, of 103 Pineo Road has been charged by Alton Police for one count of false impris-onment, one count of simple assault, one count of criminal threatening, and one count of criminal mis-chief – all Class A misdemeanors.
Alton Prosecutor Dan St. Hilaire argued that Marsh should be held on $5,000 cash-only bail because the Alton Police had been repeated trying to get Marsh to self-surrender since the incidents occurred on September 23, 2012. He also said Marsh works in Vermont and, despite his family being in the area, presented a fi ght risk.
Affi davits obtained from the 4th Circuit Court, Laconia Division said Marsh had previous encoun-ters with Alton Police regarding the same victim and had previously told them “good luck fi nding me.”
Public Defender Wade Harwood argued that Marsh had turned himself in and that $500 was a lot of money to him and it would be enough to ensure his appearance at further court hearings.
Affi davits fi led by the Alton Police said the victim
was driving to a friend’s home in Alton on September 23 when she realized a black Jeep in which Marsh was a passenger was following them.
Police said witnesses told them Marsh was inside the Jeep and was leaning out of the passenger side screaming at her to stop.
When the victim stopped, Marsh allegedly jumped into her car from the passenger side, grabbed onto to her and pulled the keys from the ignition. Marsh allegedly took the keys from the victim and threw them in the river. Police said witnesses reported seeing Marsh jump on the hood of the victim’s car and kick in the windshield.
Affi davits said when Marsh turned himself in yesterday morning he waived his Miranda rights and told them that he followed the victim because she wouldn’t return his phone calls and he wanted his stuff back. Police said he admitted breaking the windshield when he “blacked out” and to throwing her keys in the river.
Judge Jim Carroll ordered that if Marsh were to post bail he was to stay away from the victim and all alcohol and non-prescribed drugs. He has to report every Saturday morning in person to the Alton Police.
— Gail Ober
LACONIA – A district court judge ordered a local man held on $1,000 cash-only bail after his appear-ance yesterday morning for a probation violation and a civil contempt change for non payment of child support.
Cannon Wein, 31, of 613 Main St. Apt. 5 was picked up last night by the Belknap County Sheriff ’s Department on Messer Street for a probation viola-tion, said Parole Offi cer Serene Eastman.
The violation of probation stems from a January 24, 2012 conviction for violating a protective order and for willful concealment. He was sentenced to 12 months in the house of corrections with all but seven days suspended pending his good behavior.
Eastman told Judge Jim Carroll that the sheriff ’s deputy told her Wein was drinking a beer when he was located.
Wein faces one probation violation for failing to report
to Eastman, who said she hadn’t seen him since August, for associating with people who have criminal records, for testing positive for Vicodin and benzodiazepines on October 10, 2012 and for being in the room while some-one was using alcohol and heroin. Eastman said he also failed to complete the drug and alcohol treatment pro-gram ordered by Carroll at the time of his sentencing.
Since that time, Wein was indicted by a Belknap County grand jury in December for one felony count of possession of clonazepam and one felony count of possession of alprazolam on November 8, 2012 while he was at a Winter Street home.
Carroll reminded Wein that he is also $16,000 in arrears on his child support and failed to appear for a hearing about the child support in Family Count.
“I am dogged when it comes to child support,” Carroll said, after Wein told him that he doesn’t see his child.
— Gail Ober
Local man held on $1,000 bail for probation violation
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When known as WWHQ, the station belonged to the stable of Nassau Broadcasting Partners, airing several formats, including class rock when it was branded “The Hawk.” Amid the bankruptcy of Nassau Broadcasting Partners WWHQ was among 29 stations purchased at auction by Carlisle Capital Corporation, whose princi-pal Bill Binnie of Rye, owns WBIN-TV of Derry. Almost at once the station, together with another dozen, was acquired by Vertical Capital Partners, controlled by
Jeff Shapiro, the chief executive offi cer of Great East-ern Radio. On Christmas Eve the call letters were changed to WZEI-FM.
In a prepared statement Shapiro said that “Great East-ern Radio and WEEI have a great partnership that has been key to great sports programming in northern New England for the past few years.” WZEI-FM will broad-cast the entire WEEI weekday lineup, along with Boston Celtics basketball games and weekend sports talk shows.
WEEI is one of 111 stations serving 23 markets in 15 states owned by Entercom Comminications Corp. of Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, one of the fi ve larg-est broadcasting companies in the country.
— Michael Kitch
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it claims I committed seven years ago,” said Eric Grant, 41, in a state-ment sent to the Daily Sun by Grant’s attorneys Phil and Emily McLaughlin. “Those who know me will believe me when I say that I have been accused of a crime that I did not commit.”
The statement continued, “I owe a duty to my friends and family, to the musicians associated with me, and to the public that supports my music to defend myself as forcefully and quickly as possible.”
“I ask for myself what you would ask for yourself, not to be prejudged. Let me be judged by a jury, on the facts, and not by accusation,” he said.
Grant, who is the leader and namesake of the Eric Grant Band, was indicted by a Belknap County grand jury in December for digitally penetrating a 10-year-old girl on December 31, 2006.
The incident allegedly happened at an unnamed location in Gilford and was investigated by the Belknap County Sheriff ’s Department. Sher-iff Craig Wiggin declined Thursday to comment on the specifics and only confirmed that the accused was the leader of the Eric Grant Band.
The Eric Grant Band was named 2011’s New Country Band of the Year and Vocal Group of the Year. Accord-ing to the Eric Grant Band website, the band won the 2012 Southwest Airline “Calling All Musicians” Award, NHCMA Song of the Year for “Take Off Your Coat”, CD of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year and Band of the Year.
Grant added that neither he nor his attorneys will make any additional statements until his case is resolved.
Grant is scheduled for arraignment on January 9 at the Belknap County Superior Court.
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“As a nation we have repeatedly passed up the opportunity to address the issue. After Columbine, after Vir-ginia Tech, after Tucson and after Aurora, we have done nothing,” he told the court.
He has issued strongly worded state-ments many times since the massacre in Connecticut, including a harsh response to the National Rifle Association’s reac-tion to the shooting. He often begins state-ments with “Gabby and I” as he makes pointed comments about the direction of the gun debate in America.
Kelly said on the day of the New-town shooting that it should lead to better gun control.
“This time our response must consist of more than regret, sorrow, and condo-lence,” Kelly said on his Facebook page, calling for “a meaningful discussion about our gun laws and how they can be reformed and better enforced to prevent gun violence and death in America.”
Blumenthal said he is eager to find allies as he pursues tougher gun con-trol laws.
“I’m hopeful that everyone who
cares about this issue or has a stake in it will be active in supporting our effort in gun violence prevention leg-islatively,” he said.
Giffords’ visit came one day after Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced the creation of an advisory commission that will review and recom-mend changes to state laws and policies on issues including gun control in the wake of the Dec. 14 rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
The gunman, Adam Lanza, shot and killed his mother, then drove to the school and slaughtered 20 first-grad-ers and six educators before commit-ting suicide as police arrived.
Giffords has appeared in public a few times since the shooting. She came face-to-face with Loughner when he was sentenced and attended ceremonies for the anniversary of the shooting.
She received tributes and ovations when she returned to the House in January 2012 to say goodbye as she resigned her seat and she delivered the Pledge of Allegiance at the Demo-cratic National Convention in Sep-tember.
GIFFORDS from page 2
DUBLIN, N.H. (AP) — The pub-lisher of Yankee Magazine and The Old Farmer’s Almanac has acquired the assets of McLean Communications, which publishes New Hampshire Magazine and other publications.
Yankee Publishing Inc. said Friday that McLean will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yankee and remain at its current headquarters in Manchester.
McLean also publishes New Hamp-shire Business Review, Parenting New Hampshire, New Hampshire Home,
and a number of custom publications, such as annual publications for the Manchester and Nashua Chambers of Commerce.
McLean’s president and publisher said Yankee was her first choice of buyers when she learned that McLean’s parent company, Indepen-dent Publications Inc., of Pennsylva-nia, planned to sell. Yankee’s president said the two companies are compati-ble and complementary with different business models and strengths.
Terms of the sale were not disclosed.
Yankee buys McLean Publishing 15 year-old Pakistani girl shot by Taliban leaves UK hospital
LONDON (AP) — Three months after she was shot in the head for daring to say girls should be able to get an education, a 15-year-old Paki-stani hugged her nurses and smiled as she walked out of a Birmingham hospital.
Malala Yousufzai waved to a guard and smiled shyly as she cautiously strode down the hospital corridor talking to nurses in images released Friday by the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
“She is quite well and happy on returning home — as we all are,” Malala’s father, Ziauddin, told The Associated Press.
Malala, who was released Thurs-day, will live with her parents and two brothers in Britain while she continues to receive treatment. She will be admit-ted again in the next month for another round of surgery to rebuild her skull.
Experts have been optimistic that
Malala, who was airlifted from Pakistan in October to receive specialized medi-cal care, has a good chance of recovery because the brains of teenagers are still growing and can better adapt to trauma.
“Malala is a strong young woman and has worked hard with the people caring for her to make excellent prog-ress in her recovery,” said Dr. Dave Rosser, the medical director for Uni-versity Hospitals Birmingham. “Fol-lowing discussions with Malala and her medical team, we decided that she would benefit from being at home with her parents and two brothers.”
The Taliban targeted Malala because of her relentless objection to the group’s regressive interpretation of Islam that limits girls’ access to education. She was shot while return-ing home from school in Pakistan’s scenic Swat Valley on Oct. 9.
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NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts police responding to reports of teenagers tossing eggs at a house last month got quite a surprise when they tracked down the suspects.
A department spokesman tells The MetroWest Daily News (http://bit.ly/VHWaXJ ) the three people who egged the house in Framingham early Dec. 11 were fellow law enforcement offi cers serving with
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Police in Newton, Mass. caught egging superior’s home
Her case won worldwide recognition, and the teen became a symbol for the struggle for women’s rights in Pakistan. In an indication of her reach, she made the shortlist for Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” for 2012.
The militants have threatened to target Malala again because they say she promotes “Western thinking,” but a security assessment in Britain concluded the risk was low in releasing her to her family. British police have pro-vided security for her at the hospital, but West Midlands Police refused to comment on any security precautions for Malala or her family going forward.
Pakistani doctors removed a bullet that entered her head and traveled toward her spine before Malala’s family decided to send her to Britain for
specialized treatment. Pakistan is paying.Pakistan also appointed Malala’s father as its
education attache in Birmingham for at least three years, meaning Malala is likely to remain in Britain for some time.
Hospital authorities say Malala can read and speak, but cited patient confi dentiality when asked whether she is well enough to continue her educa-tion in Britain.
While little has been made public about Malala’s medical condition, younger brains recover more fully from trauma because they are still growing. Dr. Anders Cohen, chief of neurosurgery at the Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York, estimated she might recover up to 85 percent of the cognitive ability she had before — more than enough to be functional.
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Belknap County Delegation Belknap County Commissioners
A public hearing will be held on Monday, January 21, 2013 at 5:00 PM at the County Complex, 34 County Drive, Laconia in conference room #1. The purpose of this public hearing is for delegation subcommittee presentations and possible vote on the 2013 Belknap County Budget.
GILMANTON SUPERVISORS OF CHECKLIST The Supervisor’s of the checklist will be meeting on the following dates: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Tuesday, January 22, 2013 from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. to make additions and corrections to the checklist. This working session will be held at the
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The year has come to a close and once again people will be making predictions and resolutions. There's no question we've had some pretty lean years recently and everyone is truly hoping for a more prosperous New Year. We are all looking for good news. Everyone wants to have their share of the American Dream. To many, the most impor-tant part of the American Dream is home owner-ship, you know, to have a nice house with a white picket fence on a tree lined corner lot. The mon-etary and housing crisis that we have been going through have left many wondering if achieving the American Dream is possible.
The term "American Dream" was coined by a James Truslow Adams (October 18, 1878 – May 18, 1949), who was a historian and lived in New York. He became famous for a three volume his-tory of New England. Adams used the term "American Dream" in his depression era book "The Epic of America." His American Dream is "of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. It is a diffi cult dream for the European upper classes to inter-pret adequately, and too many of us ourselves have grown weary and mistrustful of it. It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable, and be recog-nized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position."
So, the term "American Dream" originally had a much loftier meaning than just home ownership, but that goes to show how important home owner-ship has become to most Americans. Is the Ameri-can Dream in jeopardy in 2013? I don't think so, but it could use a little help here and there. Trulia just released the results of its American Dream survey in December. This survey has tracked American attitudes towards home ownership since 2008. It found that " more than one in four consumers (27 percent) feel more positive about home ownership than they were six months ago, compared with 19 percent who report feeling more negative. In fact, 31 percent of today's renters plan to buy a home in the next two years — a 9-point increase from 22 percent in January 2011." But, some Americans aren't positive about owning their own home with only 72 percent saying home ownership is part of their personal "American Dream." That's down a bit from January 2010 when 77 percent agreed with this sentiment.
Lakes Region Real Estate Market Report/Roy Sanborn
American Dream is alive and somewhat well
One thing that I found really positive is that 72 percent of the Millennials (these are 18-34 year olds also know as Generation Y. They are not related to millipedes) also had home ownership as part of their American Dream and among renters a whopping 93 percent intend to purchase a home someday. Now this may not necessarily help us in the Lakes Region as Millennials, and the good jobs that would keep them here, aren't in abundance. But we do have a strong second home market. According to NHAR's Peter Francese, "New Hampshire ranks third in the nation in the per-cent of homes that are second or vacation homes. This is partly due to the fact that our state and the rest of New England has more than its share of aging Baby Boomers, who are in the prime age group for second home buyers." Owning a second home in the Lakes Region is a pretty darn good American Dream, too.
I decided not to give any prognostications this year and rely on the wisdom of others. That way I can point my fi nger at them when their forecasts don't come to fruition. A recent article in Forbes by Bill Conerly predicts that "the housing market (nationally) will improve moderately in 2013, but nobody will mistake this for a boom. The gains in activity and prices will be a welcome relief, but will leave many homeowners still underwater." I'd agree with that. The author also predicts that "2013 will probably see over one million total housing starts. This will be a substantial percent-age gain over 2012," and but then quantifi es it by saying "but remember that a 30 percent gain from diddly squat is still not too far away from diddly squat." I like his use of technical adjectives.
So for 2013, resolve to work on your American Dream whether it be your fi rst home, that vaca-tion get-a-way, or just paying off your credit cards. But keep things in perspective. Mr. Adams per-haps should have said instead; "It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable and the rest don't mean diddly squat."
Happy New Year!Please feel free to visit www.lakesregionhome.
com to learn more about the Lakes Region real estate market, comment on this article and others, and maybe fi nd your Dream Home. Roy Sanborn is a REALTOR® at Roche Realty Group and can be reached at 603-677-8420
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OBITUARY
Paul E. O’Callaghan, 71MEREDITH — Paul Edmund
O’Callaghan, 71, of Meredith, N.H., died unexpectedly of health complications at home on December 21, 2012.
Born December 5, 1941, in Lynn, Mas-sachusetts, he was the third of four sons of James S. and Helen (Knight) O’Callaghan. Paul spent a happy childhood in Marble-head, Massachusetts, and at the family cottage on Wentworth Cove Road on Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H. He attended Marble-head schools and graduated from Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H., in 1959. He matriculated to Colby College. Paul earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees from New Hampshire College (SNHU). A lifelong learner, he pursued certifications in Network Systems Admin-istration and computer science.
In 1962, he joined the family’s Citizens Band radio manufacturing company, Tram Corporation. His career was interrupted during the Vietnam War when his National Guard unit was deployed; follow-ing his tour of duty, he returned to work at Tram, eventually working his way up to Accountant. When Tram/Diamond Corporation was sold, Paul became the business manager of Oriental Rug Auction
Review, Inc. for eight years. For several years, he was self-employed as an accoun-tant, until he was hired by the Internal Revenue Service, Boston, Massachusetts; he retired in 2012 after 10 years of service.
Paul’s interests included music, and he was a collector of stringed instruments. He enjoyed physical exercise and martial arts, and he earned a brown belt in karate.
Paul was predeceased by his parents, Jim and Helen O’Callaghan. His is sur-vived by three brothers: Jack O’Callaghan
of Meredith and his wife Nancy (Laurier); Ron O’Callaghan of New Hampton and his wife Lyn (Bourgault); and Rick O’Callaghan of Meredith and his wife Susan (Heath). He was especially fond of his niece, Robin O’Callaghan Lamprey, her husband Scott and son Jamie, of Moultonborough, N.H. He is also survived by nieces, a nephew, grandnieces and grandnephews, and several cousins.
There will be no calling hours. Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that contributions be made to the charity of one’s choice.
Mayhew Funeral Homes & Crematorium of Mer-edith and Plymouth are assisting the family with arrangements. www.mayhewfuneralhomes.com
Castle in the Clouds receives $20,000 grant to further preservation of historic Moultonborough structure
MOULTONBOROUGH — The Castle Preser-vation Society (CPS) has been awarded a grant of $20,000 by LCHIP, the New Hampshire Land and Community Heritage Investment Program, for another phase of preservation work at the Castle in the Clouds.
LCHIP is an independent state authority that provides matching grants to New Hampshire com-munities and non-profits to protect and preserve the state’s most important natural, cultural and historic resources. Its legislatively mandated mission is to ensure the perpetual contribution of these resources to the economy, environment and the quality of life in New Hampshire.
CPS last year received a $60,000 LCHIP grant towards the restoration of the exterior of the Gate House at the entrance to Castle in the Clouds along Mountain Road (Rt. 171) in Moultonborough.
That project was completed this fall, thanks to the LCHIP grant, a grant from the Samuel P. Hunt Foundation, business event sponsorships, fundrais-ing events, and hundreds of individual donations.
Work began this fall on stabilizing the stonewall façade under the sun parlor on the east side of the Castle mansion, which was bulging and crumbling. That high priority project will be paid for from oper-ational profits.
The next restoration phase is another side of the Castle at the front portico. It has suffered over the years from steady deterioration as has the rest of the building. Water leaks from the open second floor porch into the front hallway of the mansion. Masonry is separating from the timber frame and exposed joints in the woodwork suggest the portico is separating from the building.
With this new LCHIP grant and donations from
many supporters, the work can begin immediately and be completed in May. The goal of the restoration project is to preserve the remaining original pieces and replace the columns and brackets altered in previous attempts to correct structural faults with components matching the original materials.
The restoration of the front facade was one of 18 projects funded by LCHIP from 51 applications, tes-tifying to the importance of the project and the qual-ity of restoration work performed to date.
The total budget for this front portico section of the Castle is estimated to cost $150,000. Restora-tion of the two small dormers and larger servants’ dormer on the front side of the building will be post-poned to another year if funds are available.
The Castle Preservation Society is a non-profit corporation dedicated to the restoration and pres-ervation of the buildings at the Castle in the Clouds property. Tax deductible donations can be made at the Castle in the Clouds offices at 476-5900 or through www.castleintheclouds.org.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19). The glass may be half-full of air and half-full of water, but technically it’s all full of something. Your day today is much like this. It holds some lightness and some heaviness, but it’s not empty. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). What seems chaotic is actually networked, loosely organized and more predict-able than you could have imagined. Get some distance. Watch from afar and you’ll see. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Beware of the mouth-moving-fast-brain-mov-ing-slow syndrome. You could win a prize with your honeyed words, but only if you understand the value of the silences between them. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ll get a glimpse into an area in which you’d like to do some selfl ess service. Consider giving anonymously. It’s the only way to make sure you’re really doing it for all the right reasons. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It’s wonder-fully liberating not to give an opinion. The smartest person in the room often sits back and listens without feeling compelled to chime in. That’s how he or she got so smart. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll be recognized for the qualities you are most proud of. This will not only be a pleasurable experience, but it’s also a sign that you’re spending time with the right people: people who get you. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). No matter how much you know, you are well aware of the fact that it’s a minutely small portion of all there is to know. That’s why you’ll think twice before advising others.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll deal with fast-mutating technology and a loved one who changes the game plan fairly often, too. With everything developing so quickly, it will be heart-ening to lay a hand on what’s depend-able and unchanging. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ll be trend-resistant. You won’t be too quick to hop onto the latest meth-ods and ideology. Whatever makes old-fashioned good sense also happens to be the best move for you. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Romance isn’t the only thing on your mind, but it’s in the top fi ve now. Venus doesn’t like to be dissed and will try to move up on your list. A gesture to pla-cate the love goddess may be in order. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). If the early day has you using up your personal energy without a chance to recharge, stolen moments of stretching and exercise will bring back your vital-ity. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Shar-ing the full range of your feelings, good and bad, is favored. After all, you can’t expect someone to know what you need when you act like you don’t need anything. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 5). For long stretches at a time, you’ll feel as though you know no bounds. You’ll heed a distant call in February. Small concerns will diminish because you’ll be too busy adding layers of sophis-tication to your game. The investment you make in February pays in one year. Family additions come in November. Virgo and Libra people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 6, 31, 25, 40 and 9.
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Today is Saturday, Jan. 5, the fi fth day of 2012. There are 360 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:On Jan. 5, 1983, President Ronald Reagan
announced he was nominating Elizabeth Dole to succeed Drew Lewis as secretary of transporta-tion; Dole became the fi rst woman to head a Cabi-net department in Reagan’s administration, and the fi rst to head the DOT.
On this date:In 1589, Catherine de Medici (MEHD’-uh-
chee) of France died at age 69.In 1781, a British naval expedition led by Bene-
dict Arnold burned Richmond, Va.In 1895, French Capt. Alfred Dreyfus, con-
victed of treason, was publicly stripped of his rank. (He was ultimately vindicated.)
In 1896, an Austrian newspaper, Wiener Presse, reported the discovery by German physi-cist Wilhelm Roentgen (RENT’-gun) of a type of radiation that came to be known as X-rays.
In 1925, Nellie T. Ross of Wyoming became America’s fi rst female governor.
In 1933, the 30th president of the United States, Calvin Coolidge, died in Northampton, Mass., at age 60. Construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge. (Work was completed four years later.)
In 1943, educator and scientist George Wash-ington Carver died in Tuskegee, Ala., at age 81.
In 1949, in his State of the Union address, President Harry S. Truman labeled his adminis-tration the Fair Deal.
In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower pro-posed assistance to countries to help them resist Communist aggression in what became known as the Eisenhower Doctrine.
In 1970, Joseph A. Yablonski, an unsuccessful candidate for the presidency of the United Mine Workers of America, was found murdered with his wife and daughter at their Clarksville, Pa., home. (UMWA President Tony Boyle and seven others were convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, the kill-ings.) “All My Children” premiered on ABC-TV.
In 1972, President Richard Nixon announced that he had ordered development of the space shuttle.
In 1993, the state of Washington executed Westley Allan Dodd, an admitted child sex killer, in America’s fi rst legal hanging since 1965.
One year ago: Speaking at the Pentagon, President Barack Obama launched a reshaping and shrinking of the military, vowing to preserve U.S. pre-eminence even as the Army and Marine Corps shedded troops and the administration considered reducing its arsenal of nuclear weap-ons.
Today’s Birthdays: Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale is 85. Actor Robert Duvall is 82. Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Chuck Noll is 81. King Juan Carlos of Spain is 75. Talk show host Charlie Rose is 71. Actress-director Diane Keaton is 67. Actor Ted Lange is 65. Rhythm-and-blues musician George “Funky” Brown is 64. Rock musician Chris Stein is 63. Former CIA Director George Tenet is 60. Actress Pamela Sue Martin is 60. Actor Clancy Brown is 54. Singer Iris Dement is 52. Actor Ricky Paull Goldin is 48. Actor Vinnie Jones is 48. Actress Heather Paige Kent is 44. Rock singer Marilyn Manson is 44. Actor Bradley Cooper is 38. Actress January Jones is 35.
CALENDARTODAY’S EVENTS
Al-Anon Meeting at the Lakes Region General Hos-pital in Laconia. 8 to 9:15 p.m. each Saturday in the fi rst-fl oor conference room Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 645-9518.
All compulsive eaters are welcome to attend the Overeaters Anonymous meeting held each Saturday morning from 11 to 12 at the Franklin Hospital.
Narcotics Anonymous meeting. 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Uni-tarian Universalist Society (172 Pleasant Street) in Laconia.
The New Horizons Band of the Lakes Region meets every Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Music Clinic on Rte 3 in Belmont. All musicians welcome. For more information call 528-6672 or 524-8570.
Open Door Dinners offer free weekly meal in Tilton. 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. An outreach housed at Trinity Episcopal Church on Main Street, downtown. provides a free hot meal open to all members of the community. All are welcome to eat and all are welcome to help out. For more information, especially about volunteering, please call Pastor Mark at 286-3120 or e-mail him at [email protected].
Separated/Divorced Persons Support Group meet-ing. 6 to 8 p.m. on the fi rst and third Saturdays of each month at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Belmont. Compas-sion and affi rmation in a confi dential atmosphere. Refresh-ments. Scholarships available. For more information call the rectory at 267-8174 or Ginny Timmons at 286-7066.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 6Line Dancing at Starr King Fellowship Sundays from
4-5 p.m. $5 per person. For more information call George at 536-1179.
Epiphany Choral Concert featuring choral members, instrumentalists, and the Hallelujah Chorus. 7 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Gilford (18 Wesley Way). For more information call 524-3289.
MONDAY, JANUARY 7Narcotics Anonymous meeting. 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 35
Tower Street in Weirs Beach. Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery
from compulsive eating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA. The program is held Monday nights at 7 p.m. at the Laconia Congregational Church Parish Hall, 18 Veterans Square, (for mapquest use 69 Pleasant St.), Laco-nia, NH 03246. Use back entrance. Call/leave a message for Paula at 998-0562 for more information.
Daily happenings at the Hall Memorial Library in Northfi eld. Chess club 4-7 p.m. Trustees Meet 5 p.m. First of the 6 week Biggest Loser Program beginning at 6:30 p.m. Info Session and Weigh-In. $5.00 entry fee.
Adult Pick-up Basketball offered by Meredith Parks & Recreation Department held at the Meredith Commu-nity Center Monday nights from 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. $1 per person - sign in and out at the front desk.
Laconia Chapter of Barbershop Harmony Soci-ety meeting. 7:15 to 9:30 p.m. at the Gilford Community Church. Guests and singers of all ages and skills are invited to attend these Monday night rehearsals. For more informa-tion call Harvey Beetle at 528-3073.
Free showing of ‘Joyeux Noel’ at Laconia Public Library. 6:30 p.m. Presented as part of the Laconia Human Relations Committee’s International Film Series.
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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: I am a divorced father of two teenagers. Their mother and I have maintained a good relationship when it comes to raising the children. However, an issue has now come up. Since my divorce, I have enjoyed international travel to the Caribbean. My chil-dren have seen many pictures and heard my stories and are very interested in traveling with me. I now think they are old enough to enjoy it. Their mother, however, is afraid to fl y and has not been willing to sign the paperwork required to get passports for the kids. We have had discussions about this over the years without success. I think this would be a wonderful experience for my chil-dren, and I’d like to take them with me to the tropical climate. In our last discussion, my ex said I could take them anywhere I wanted within the U.S., but she wasn’t comfortable having them outside of the country if something were to happen. I offered to pay for her passport so she would have it in case she needed to see them, but she has made no effort to follow through. What do you think? -- Kidless in the Caribbean Dear Kidless: Your wife is afraid to fl y and is also afraid that something will happen to the children. This is slightly irrational, which means it will be diffi cult to convince her that the kids will be safe. You can ask her to accompany you on this trip, you can recommend that she work on her fears with a therapist, or you can simply wait until the kids are a little older. Sometimes life demands patience. Dear Annie: I’d like to get a point across to someone, and it is important that I remain anonymous. Here goes: Money versus a relationship: Granted, money is important and should be respected. Striving to earn enough to buy a home, put food on the table, drive a decent car, pay the bills and have some savings is necessary. It provides us with secu-rity and stability.
That being said, there are many things that money cannot do. Money doesn’t ask “How are you feeling?” Money doesn’t tell you it has been thinking about you. Money doesn’t spend a romantic evening with a candlelit dinner and intimate con-versation. Money doesn’t take the time to listen to you or greet you at the door. Money doesn’t hold your hand or give you a lus-cious kiss goodnight. You can’t give money a phone call and say, “I’d really like to see you tonight.” You decide: money or relationship? Or don’t you want someone to care about you? -- Anonymous Dear Anonymous: If your Signifi cant Other is focused on money to the detriment of the relationship, it’s unlikely to change appreciably. And if you insist on remaining anony-mous, your point may not get across. Please speak up and settle this before you commit to something that will make both of you unhappy. Dear Annie: I hope you have room for one more reply to “Your Husband.” It is true, our relationship is based on love. You say the only thing missing from our relationship is sex. This is not the only thing missing. Over the years, I have done all I can to support your needs, even during intimacy. You would get what you needed, but if I dared to ask for what I needed, you would get angry. When I tried to talk to you about it, you never had time. We sought counseling, but you said I was “crazy” and quit going. A year ago, my doctor found that I had an STD. In order to protect myself, I stopped having sex with you. I have given most of my life to being there for you, and you say I haven’t done enough. Going outside of our marriage is just another betrayal by someone who doesn’t consider me worth the ef-fort. -- Your Wife
Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to: [email protected], or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.
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New Year Antique Auctionby Dave Cross
Sat., Jan 5th at 10 AM Preview 8 AMLeavitt Park 334 Elm St, Laconia
Severe storm date Sun, Jan 6 @ 10 AM
Featuring Lone Ranger holster set from theTV show, Native American items,Confederate reunion battle flag, greatVictorian scrap album, country items, etc.
D. Cross lic. 2487 NH phone 603-528-0247Photos & listing at auctionzip.com ID 4217
Buyer Premium & Catered
KEN BARRETT AUCTIONMonday, Jan. 7 @ 6pm • Preview at 4pm
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Early hooked rugs [11], massive amount of jewelry, gold, sterling,platinum diamond ring, coins,1500 wheat�s, country primitives, artwork,
3 Bill Etheridge clown watercolors, Sevres 1805 Venus & Cupidplaque, Civil War document, 2 NRA flags, lots of pottery-glass-china,5 RR lanterns, movie posters, postcards, old paper, early magazines,
several Shaker items, WWII poster, Grueby tiles, black folk art doll,hand cut silhouettes, sterling YO-YO and much more!
Held At 274 Main St. Tilton, N.H. (same location - 23 years!)603-286-2028 • [email protected]
FREE Parakeet: Young. To agood home only. Cage not in-cluded. 524-6653.
Announcement
THE THRIFTY YANKEE
HUGE JANUARY SALE! Everything on sale, up to 50% off.Open Wednesday-Sunday, 10-5.603-279-0607. Route 25 MeredithNH across from Interlakes HighSchool, plenty of parking. Cashfor your Gold and Silver.
Appliances
USED Frigidaire 20.6 Cubic Ft.refrigerator and electric stove.$150. each. 603-998-6176
Autos
$_TOP dollar paid for junk cars &trucks. Available 7-days a week.P3�s Towing. 630-3606
2004 Buick LeSabre- 100K, auto-matic, 4-door, runs good. Not reg-istered or inspected. $2,000.524-5052
2009 Toyota Camry- 4 cylinder,automatic, 40K miles, excellentcondition, loaded. $14,000/OBO.290-2324
Buying junk cars, trucks & bigtrucks ME & NH. Call for price.Martin Towing. (603)305-4504.
CASH paid for unwanted or junkcars and trucks. Same day servicepossible. 603-231-2859.
NICE Ford Ranger short bedpick-up. 4 cylinder, 5-speed,170K, inspected until May, rustfree, book value $3,200 selling$2,150/OBO. Call 455-2430
Business Opportunities
NEED Extra Money? Start anAvon Business for $10. CallDebbie at 603-491-5359. Or goto www.start.youravon.com andenter reference code: dblaisedell.
RETIRING! Great part time busi -ness for sale. $7200. Only 2 to 3days per month . Ca l l603-455-5813.
Employment Wanted
HARD WORKING experiencedcleaning woman looking for morejobs. Regular or one-timecleaning. Hillarie, 998-2601
For Rent
ALTON/GILFORD Townline: 2BRCottage w/3-season porch,$235/week +utilities; 3BR Apt.$250/week +utilities. Cable/ Inter-net included. Dogs OK w/refer-e n c e s . B e a c h a c c e s s .(603)365-0799.
APARTMENTS, mobile homes. Ifyou need a rental at a fair price,call DRM Corp. Over 50 years inrentals. We treat you better!524-0348 or visit M-W-F, 12-5, atour new location, 142 Church St.(Behind CVS Pharmacy.)
GILFORD: Currently available,semi-attached. 2 bedroom + exer-cise/utility room, one bathroom,and one car garage. W&Dhookup, refrigerator and stove.Large backyard. $850/Month +heating oil & electric. Owners paywater, sewer, trash and snowremoval. No smoking on premisesand no pets. 524-1467
GILMANTON 4-Corners, 1bedroom in nice neighborhood.Wireless internet included, park-ing, backyard. Security depositand lease req'd. No smoking ordogs. $750/month 630-2681.
LACONIA 1-Bedroom Apartment.Includes Heat, Hot Water, Electric.Nice location., No pets/ No smok-ing. $650/month 603-630-4198.
LACONIA 1st floor 2-3 bedroomapartment on Pleasant St. Walk totown & beaches, recentlyrepainted, carpeting, appliances,full bath. $1,000/Month includesheat & hot water. 524-3892 or630-4771
LACONIA 2-bedroom 2nd floor onProvince St. Clean, sunny, leadsafe. Good neighborhood withprivate parking. Washer/dryeraccess, no pets, $800/Month +utilities. 508-423-0479
LACONIA- 2-ROOMMATESwanted to share personal home.Clean, quiet, sober environment.All inclusive, $110-$150/week.455-2014
LACONIA Duplex Unit- 2 Bed-room unit with W/D hookups,storage and parking. $805/monthplus utilities. Call 315-9492.
LACONIA Large 3 bedroom 1stfloor apartment. All rooms newlypainted, new carpeting, newlyt i led k i tchen f loor wi thwasher/dryer. $1,100/Month +utilities. 1 month security depositand lease required. Availablenow. Call 603-524-3759 and leavemessage for application.
LACONIA: 1 bedroom subsidizedapartment. Must be elderly ordisabled. Preferece given toelderly applicants with extremelylow income. ($14,800 or lower).EHO. Please call Mary at StewartP r o p e r t y M a n a g e m e n t603-641-2163
LACONIASmall 1-bedroom secondfloor apartment close toLRGH. $150/weeek, includesheat & hot water. Smoke free,no pets & security depositrequired. Call 524-9240
LACONIA- 1 bedroom home.$850/Month + utilities. $850deposit, available immediately.Call 603-340-0936 No calls after8pm please.
LACONIA- 2 bedroom house nearLRGH. Includes heat & hot water,washer/dryer, and snow removal.$1,000/Month. No pets/smoking.524-5455
LACONIA- LARGE, bright 1st floor1 bedroom on Pleasant St.Heat/Hot water included, on-sitel a u n d r y , n o n - s m o k i n g .603-617-9987
Laconia- Wingate Village, 103Blueberry Lane. 2-Bedroom &3-bedroom townhouses for rent.$825/$875. Washer/Dryer hook-ups, private yard, full basement,dishwasher & A/C, in convenientlocation. Heat & hot waterincluded. Call us today at603-524-4363. EHO, FHO.
LACONIA: 2 bedroom, 1st floor.Separate entrance, coin-oplaundry in basement. $230/week,including heat, electric & hotw a t e r . 5 2 4 - 1 2 3 4www.whitemtrentals.com.
LACONIA: Very nice 1-bedroomapartment in clean, quiet, down-town building. Recently painted.Nice kitchen and full bath.$175/week, includes heat, hot wa-ter & electricity. 524-3892 or630-4771.
LACONIA: 1st Floor, Large 3BR,2-bath apartment. Deck and park-ing. No pets, no smokers. Securitydeposit, references and leaserequired. $900/month plus utilities.875-2292.
LACONIA: 3 bedroom close todowntown. $250/week or$1,083/month, heat, hot water &electric included. Security deposit& references required. Sorry, NoDogs. 524-4428
LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments.Call for available apartments.524-4428
LAKEPORT: 3 bedroom nearpark. $240/wk or $1,040/month,heat, hot water & electricincluded. Security deposit & refer-ences required. Sorry, No Dogs.524-4428
MEREDITH Ultra-nice Studio.Private country setting. Very con-venient location, separateentrance. $800 includes all utiliitesplus cable and high speed Inter-net. No Smoking. 279-4376
MINUTES from Concord-2-bedroom 1-bath completelyrenovated energy eff icientapartment complex. $825, includ-ing hot water with free WiFi.Secured building access, onsitelaundry and more. Military dis-count available. Convenient Rte3 location in West Franklin!Must See, Ca l l today!603-744-3551
NEWFOUND Lake Area, 3 BR, 3B, 15 acres, fields and woods,1835 ft on the river, mountainviews. $1400/mo. 1 plus yearlease, Roche Realty Group, askfor Chuck 603-279-7046 ext 342anytime day or evening.
TILTON: Spacious 2 and 3 bed-room apartments available. Heatand hot water included. Pleasecall Mary at Stewart PropertyManagement (603)641-2163.EHO.
TILTON: Large room for rentdowntown. $150/week includes allutilities. 603-286-4391.
TILTON: Downstairs 1-bedroom.$620-640/Month. Heat and hotwater included. No dogs,603-630-9772 or 916-214-7733.
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For Rent
WINNISQUAM: Small efficiencyand a cottage including heat, hotwater, l ights and cable.$165-$225 per week. $500deposit. No pets. 387-3864.
AMAZING! Beautiful Queen or Full-sizedMattress/ Box-spring Set.LUXURY-F IRM EuropeanPillow-Top Style. Fabulous Back,Hip and Leg Support, HospitalityA+ Rating! All New FactorySealed with 10-YR Warranty.Compare Cost $1095, SELL$249. Can Delivery and Set-up.603-305-9763
COUCH with matching couchchair, country style skirted fabric,light blue and white checkered.Great condition, needs shampoo-ing, been stored. $250. 524-6653
NEW trailer load mattresses....agreat deal! King set complete$395, queen set $249.603-524-1430.
Free
FREE Pickup for your unwanted,useful items. Garages, vehicls, es-tates cleaned out and yardsaleitems. (603)930-5222.
Help Wanted
Belknap Independent
Business Alliance (BIBA)
Director position available:
20 hours per month. Excitingopportunity to support local
independent businesses andthe community. Email yourresume to [email protected]
Help Wanted
CASHIER & DELI5 years experience, open & closeshifts. Weekends & open availabil-ity a must. Friendly and outgoing,must be a people person. Apply inperson, no phone calls. EllacoyaCountry Store & Deli, 2667 Lake-shore Rd., Gilford.
FULL TIME
AUTO TECHNICIANMust have own tools, NHState Inspection License. AScertification, valid driver�s licenseand clean driving record required.Apply in person at Union Ave.Auto, 415 Union Ave. Laconia
Help Wanted
Full-time clerk, cashier, stocking.Must be 21 years old. Nights andweekends a must. Apply inperson. No phone calls please.Meredith Case N� Keg.
HAIR CUTTER WANTEDFull time, must have barberingskills. 524-7978
LINCARE, a leading Nationalrespiratory company, is seekinga Healthcare Specialist. Responsi-bilities: Disease managementprograms, clinical evaluations,equipment set up and education.Be the Dr.�s eyes in the homesetting. RN, LPN, RRT, CRTlicensed as applicable. Greatpersonalities with strong workethic needed. Competitive salary,benefits and career paths.Drug-free workplace. EOE. Pleasefax your resume to 603-267-8231Attn: Carol, or call 603-267-7406
MARINE Technician opening; abusy Lake Winnipesaukee boatdealership is seeking an experi-enced technician to join our serv-ice team. Certifications with Mer-cruiser and or Yamaha a plus.Forward resume to [email protected] or call Kelly at603-366-4801, X214.
SHOVELERS
WANTED
$10-$15 PER HOUR
Belknap Landscape Com-pany is looking for depend-able people to shovel snow.This is an On Call position;shifts could vary - day or nighton heavy snow days. Jobduties will include shovelingsnow off roofs or clearingwalkways at commercial &residential properties. Mustbe able to lift heavy objects,work long shifts & able todrive in snowstorms. Appli-cants must be 18 years ofage, have a valid NH driver'slicense & reliable transporta-tion. BLC is a drug freeemployer & conducts pre-em-ployment drug screens.
If interested please apply in
person to Rhonda Blackey
at 25 Country Club Road,
Unit #302, Gilford, NH.
Home Improvements
TOTAL FLOOR CARE,
TOTAL HOME CAREProfessional Floor sanding,refinishing. Repair: remodeling,painting, cleaning. 603-986-8235
Instruction
DRIVER ED$50 OFF 1-9-13 Class
when you mention this ad(Prepaid by 1-8-13)
Limited SpaceGranite State Auto School
Laconia, NH524-7994
GUITAR LESSONSWith Mike Stockbridge- Berklee,UMaine All styles, levels, andages. www.mikestockbridge.com(603)733-9070.
CLEANING SERVICEReasonable rates, home andcommercial. No job too big orsmall. Call for free estimate today.603-717-6682
DELETED YOUR PHOTOS?
We can get them back! Call524-4042.
DICK THE HANDYMANAvailable for small and odd jobs,also excavation work, small treeand stump removal and smallroofs! Call for more details. DickMal ta is 603-267-7262 or603-630-0121
HARDWOOD Flooring- Dust Free
Sanding. 25 years experience.Excellent references. WeilerBuilding Services 986-4045 Email:[email protected]
PLOWING Commercial & Resi-dential. Call 630-3511.
QUALITY Firewood: Seasoned,dry hardwood. Pine or greenavailable. Call for details, compe-tative prices. 393-1708.
DO YOU NEED FINANCIALHELP with the spaying, altering ofyour dog or cat? 224-1361
LACONIA: Storage sheds, SouthMain Street. 8 1/4 X 8 1/4$30/month, 4 1/4 X 8 1/4$15/month. 524-1234.
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LACONIA — Laconia Adult Education offers adult learners a second change to return to school at night to earn their High School Diploma or GED Certifi cate.
The Adult Success Program (ASP) is a workforce development initiative design to help unemployed, underemployed, high school dropouts and refugees in the Lakes Region achieve a secondary completion of their high school education.
Limited scholarship funds are available to help cover the tuition and books fees for degree seeking adult learners through grants provided by the Bank of NH, the Samuel P. Pardoe Foundation, Altrusa Club of Laconia, and the NH Charitable Foundation.
These funds are administered through the Adult Success Program, a collaborative effort through NH Employment Security, Lakes Region Community College, Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce and
the Laconia School District.‘’Hopefully, this innovative partnership will help
to remove the fi nancial barrier for any adult seeking a better future through education.’’ says Peggy Selig, Laconia Adult Education director.
She says adult learners will be able to improve their math, reading and language skills through the avail-ability of the ASP Grant. Selig says successful gradu-ates will be better prepared for the workforce and may opt to continue their education at a community college.
Any Lakes Region resident, who has dropped out of high school, for whatever reason, is encouraged to contact Peggy Selig at the Laconia Adult Education Offi ce to inquire about the availability of the limited scholarship funds. Applications need to be fi lled out at the New Hampshire Employment Security Offi ce. Those who are interested can call the Laconia Adult Education Offi ce at 524-5712.
Adult Success Program offers 2nd chance for education
LACONIA — Sessions of Better Choices, Better Health, a 6-week workshop presented by LRGHealthcare Community Educators Melissa Rizzo and Carolyn Muller, will get underway start-ing Tuesday, January 8, at the NH Veteran’s Home in Tilton from 12:30-2:30 p.m. and at the Taylor Community in Laconia starting Wednesday, Janu-ary 16, from 9:30 a.m. to noon.
The defi nition of a chronic condition is a health condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects. The term chronic is typi-cally applied when the course of the disease lasts for more than three months.
This can include arthritis, chronic pain, asthma, obesity, osteoporosis, diabetes, heart disease and
other conditions that people live with on a daily or weekly basis, which signifi cantly limit day-to-day activities. Those who suffer from a chronic health condition or know of someone who does can start the New Year off right by attending LRGHealthcare’s Better Choices, Better Health 6-week workshop.
Better Choices, Better Health will help partici-pants learn skills for living a full, healthy life with a chronic condition, learn to set weekly goals, and develop a practical step-by-step plan for improving health and quality of life.
A $25 donation is appreciated, but not required.For more information or to register for this 6-week
workshop, call LRGHealthcare Education Services at 527-7120.
Better Choices, Better Health workshop offered
All Brite Cleaning & Restoration, donated $1,900 and over 5,000 food items to the Salvation Army. Shown above left to right are Bryan Stewart, Rob Stewart, Nick Adel, Krysten Adel, Charles Colby, Captain Steve Warren of the Salvation Army, Alex Gandolfi , & Robert Beaupre. (Courtesy photo)
GILFORD — For the past six years All Brite Cleaning & Restora-tion, Inc. has teamed up with the Laconia Salva-tion Army to re-stock their food pantry. It was kicked off this year with All Brite’s 3rd Annual Bowling Tournament. Between the tourna-ment
and cash donations, All Brite was able to raise $1,900.
For the fi rst three Saturday’s in December, All Brite employees vol-unteered their time to stand outside of Market Basket in Tilton to col-lect non-perishable food items. Everything that All Brite collected, All Brite matched. This year All-Brite was able to donate over 5,000 non-perishable food items to Laconia Salvation Army.
“It’s been another tough year for many of our neighbors and friends. All Brite and its employees are committed to this community and helping in their success. We don’t want any person or family to go hungry, especially around the holidays,” said Robert Stewart, owner of All Brite Cleaning & Res-toration, Inc.
“We were surprised at the number of donations we received this year. People were very giving. And as always, a special thanks to the Laconia Kiwanis Club for their generous donation.”
The food was delivered on December 20, just in time for Christmas.
For more information, call (603)524-4889 or visit www.allbritecleaning.com.
All Brite Cleaning & Restoration delivers 5,000 units of food and $1,900 to Salvation Army
Community business leaders come together to support LRGHealth-care’s Red Dress Gala. From left to right: Liane Clairmont of Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion and Red Dress Gala co-chair; Heidi and Marc Bourgeois of MB Tractor & Equipment; and Susan Brown, owner of Lakes Region Floral Studio and Gala co-chair. (Courtesy photo)
LACONIA — Tickets are on sale now for the Ninth Annual LRGHealthcare Red Dress Gala, presented by MB Tractor & Equipment.
An event open to all in the community, the Red Dress Gala will take place on Friday, February 1, at the Conference Center at Lake Opechee Inn & Spa. The gala is held each February to raise awareness about heart disease and prevention.
The proceeds from this year’s event will be used to purchase state-of-the-art LUCAS Chest Com-pression Systems for the Emergency Departments at Franklin Regional Hospital, LRGH, and for at least three local ambulances. According to Physio-Control, Inc. representative Peter Landry these sys-tems are a “tireless lifesaver” offering a heart attack patient effective, consistent and uninterrupted com-pressions in accordance with AHA guidelines.
“In a busy Emergency Room or on a long ambu-lance ride the chest compression unit will be an invaluable tool. In addition to the clear benefi t to the patient, the LUCAS units are also benefi cial to emergency medical personnel -- lessening confusion at the scene of the emergency, allowing responders to be safely seat-belted in the back of the ambu-lance, and we’ll also likely see decreased occur-rences of back injuries sustained while delivering CPR,” explains LRGHealthcare Director of Emer-gency Services Debbie Livernois. “We’re very excited to have this technology right here in the Lakes and Three Rivers regions. The generous support from Red Dress Gala sponsors, advertisers, donors, and guests will make this purchase possible.”
The theme of this year’s gala is A Winter Night’s Romance. The night’s festivities will include a mouth-watering meal created by O Steaks & Sea-food, live and silent auctions, and dancing to the sounds of Paul Warnick and Phil ‘n the Blanks.
Joining Presenting Sponsor MB Tractor & Equip-ment in supporting the Red Dress Gala are Gold Sponsor Evroks Corporation; Entertainment Spon-sor Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion; Silver Sponsors Bank of New Hampshire, Lakes Region General Hospital Auxiliary, Landmark Benefi ts, Lovering Volvo, and Meredith Village Savings Bank; Bronze Sponsors BlueSpire Marketing, Decora-tive Interiors, DiGiorgio Associates Inc./Monitor Builders Inc., FairPoint Communications, Franklin Regional Hospital Auxiliary, Franklin Savings Bank, and Health Plans Inc. Corporate Sponsors include Daniels Electric Corporation, EPTAM Plastics, and Holbrook Insurance Center. Major event sup-porters include: Annalee Dolls, Comcast Spotlight, Crown Design, Divine Inspirations, Lake Opechee Inn & Spa, Lakes Region Floral Studio, O Steaks & Seafood, Paul Warnick and Phil ‘n the Blanks, Tim Cameron – Achber Studio, Tylergraphics, What’s Up Cupcake and Candy Buffets, 5 Star Entertainment, and 98.3 LNH.
Tickets on sale now for the Red Dress Gala: A Winter Night’s Romance
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DESIRABLE LACONIA NEIGHBORHOOD .. Bright & Sunny and all freshly updated to include new vinyl windows, roof 2 yrs, new flooring, remodeled kitchen, 5 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, maple hardwood floors, deck and 2 car garage. REALLY NICE!! $229,000
WILDWOOD VILLAGE CONDO.. Spacious LR w/vaulted ceiling and a brick fireplace, dining, den w/hearth w/WS, master bedroom suite and a 2nd bedroom with private bath. Central air, central vac and attached 2 car heated garage. Full basement and plenty of storage space. Deeded beach and tennis too! $179,000
BRAND NEW DBLE WIDE HOME..on it’s own land!! No park fees!! SHINY & NEW!! Three bedrooms, 2 baths, open concept, landscaped yard and close to I- 93. Fully appl’d kitchen. 1120 SF Be the first to live in this new home!! Immediate occupancy!! $119,000
GORGEOUS PENNY LANE CONTEMPORARY offers 2300 SF of living space. Living room and family room with fireplace, formal dining, stainless steel appl’d kitchen, vaulted ceilings, first floor master bedroom suite, 4 bedrms, 2.5 baths and 2 car garage. Deeded Winnisquam beach rights and tennis courts too. Wildwood Assoc... $275,000
A BRAND NEW HOME!! Put that on your holiday list!! Deeded Lakewood Beach on Lake Winnisquam!! Hardwood and tiled floors, six rooms, 3 bedrms and 2 baths. Private backyard w/deck. 2 car garage..$5000 allowance towards appl’s or upgrades. Lower level family and laundry room.....Nothing like moving into ALL NEW!! $ 239,000
YOU’LL LOVE THIS GILFORD CONTEMPORARY!! Deeded Winnipesaukee beach rights and minutes to Gunstock Ski Area. Open concept w/a fireplace LR, beautiful kitchen, 3 bedrms, 2.5 baths, big family rm w/ fireplace, 2 big decks , security system and beautifully landscaped. $249,900
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Directions: Rte. 3 (Union Ave, Laconia) or Rte. 106 (Parade Rd.) to Elm St., Laconia to Massachusetts Ave. Left on to North St. and then right onto Nature’s View Dr. to 53 Port Way.
53 Port Way, Laconia. Come check out Nature’s View: Laconia’s fastest growing area of new homes. Several models to look at—ready for you to pick out the finishing touches. Stop at 53 Port Way for info and a brochure. Prices starting at $219,900.
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To receive an invita-tion, or for additional information about spon-sorship, advertising, or donation opportunities, contact the Offi ce of Philanthropy at [email protected] or 527-7063. People can also visit this website for more information or to download an invitation: www.lrgh.org.
LRGHealthcare is a not-for-profi t health-care charitable trust representing Lakes Region General Hospi-tal, Franklin Regional Hospital, and affi li-ated medical providers. LRGHealthcare’s mis-sion is to provide quality, compassionate care and to strengthen the well-being of our community
from preceding page
authority, and rally support within Chavismo. He puts the opposition on notice and throws it off balance.”
As for Chavez, Maduro reiterated that the president is fi ghting a “complex” health battle but expressed hope that eventually “we’ll see him and we’ll hear him.”
“He has a right to rest and tranquility, and to recu-perate,” Maduro said on state television, speaking with Information Minister Ernesto Villegas.
“The president right now is the exercising presi-dent. He has his government formed,” Maduro said. He read a portion of the constitution detailing pro-cedures for declaring an “absolute absence” of the president, which would trigger a new election within 30 days, and declared that “none of these grounds can be raised by the Venezuelan opposition.”
The Venezuelan Constitution says the presiden-tial oath should be taken Jan. 10 before the National Assembly. It also says that if the president is unable to be sworn in before the National Assembly, he may take the oath offi ce before the Supreme Court, and some legal experts have noted that the sentence mentioning the court does not mention a date.
Others disagree. Ruben Ortiz, a lawyer and oppo-sition supporter, argued that Maduro is wrong and that under the constitution the inauguration date can’t be postponed.
If Chavez is not in Caracas to be sworn in on Thursday, Ortiz said in a phone interview, “the pres-ident of the National Assembly should take charge.” He added that “there is a formal separation between one term and the other.”
But Shifter said the opposition is on the defensive, with its only tactic being to insist that Jan. 10 is the established date.
“Chavez controls all the key institutions, and it’s doubtful that most Venezuelans will get too upset about defying what seems a fairly minor constitu-tional provision,” Shifter said. “Attacking the gov-ernment because it has no objection to the Supreme Court swearing in Chavez after Jan. 10 is not exactly
a winning political strategy for the opposition.”As for the government, he said it appears to be
playing its cards for its purposes. “The government wants more time, whether to see if Chavez gets better, or to consolidate their ranks and further splinter and demoralize the opposition,” Shifter said.
Venezuelan lawmakers will meet Saturday in a session that could shed more light on what steps Chavez’s allies plan to take.
Legislators will choose a president, two vice presi-dents and other leaders of the National Assembly, which is controlled by a pro-Chavez majority. Who-ever is elected National Assembly president could eventually end up being the interim president of Venezuela under some circumstances.
Brewing disagreements over how to handle a pos-sible transition of power could be aired at the ses-sion, coming just fi ve days before the scheduled inauguration day specifi ed in the constitution.
“If the opposition thinks it will fi nd a space in the National Assembly to conspire against the people, it’s mistaken once again. It will be defeated,” National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello said in a message on Twitter on Friday, saying the leg-islature will stand with Chavez.
CHAVEZ from page 2
Season of Giving carries over into January at Sanbornton Congregational ChurchSANBORNTON — The Sanbornton Congrega-
tional Church-UCC is looking for those who would like to share with their neighbors-locally and far away.
The church is collecting coats to give to the women at Shea Farm-a half-way house in Concord. There will be a box outside the side door to put coat contri-butions in through mid January. Also, “The Glasses for Zimbabwe Collection” is starting
up again. These glasses are sent to the village of Chikore in Zimbabwe where local Sanbornton women, Rev. Andy Jepson and Lindley Kinerk are serving as missionaries. The recipients are thrilled to be able to see again wearing our used eye glasses.
Glasses cases are also useful also to help the new owners protect their glasses from damage when not being worn.
Ann Emerson-Knott, a member of the church and the Board of Outreach, has made it her mission to send gift boxes to those in the military serving our country overseas. The church is collecting items for these gift boxes including: snack items (excluding chocolate, pork, and liquids that might leak), books, small games, music CDs, DVDs, and batteries.
People can receive a complete list from Ann at her email below. People ay request that a gift box be sent to someone they know and include their own mes-sage plus their address on the label. She can be con-
tacted at [email protected] box for the eyeglasses and gift boxes will also
be outside the side door of the church throughout the month of January. The church is located at 21 Meeting House Hill Road, Sanbornton. For further information on these projects call the church at 286-3018.
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