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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2011 GILFORD, N.H. - FREE

2011: The year in reviewLiberty Hill cleanup

efforts continue in 2011BY JEFF [email protected]

Town officials faced awide range of issues duringthe first few months of 2011,with efforts to clean up theLiberty Hill property contin-uing, and the arrest of a sus-pect in the Gunstock Acresburglaries making head-lines.

Elections

The 2011 elections inMarch brought many famil-iar faces back to the town of-fice. The few contested racesbrought only 832 Gilford res-idents — 13 percent of thetown’s 6,520 registered vot-ers — to the polls.

Incumbent and Chair ofthe Board of SelectmenKevin Hayes reclaimed hisspot on the Board for anoth-er three-year term. Hayescame in with 728 votes overopponent Joe Hoffman, whoran for all eight spots on theballot, with 65 votes.

Three open seats in thebudget committee broughtboth Kevin Roy, with 643votes, and Sue Greene, with538 votes, back for anotherthree-year term. With TerryStewart deciding not to runfor another term on the com-mittee, Kevin Leandro waselected to the Budget Com-mittee with 592 votes. Hoff-man came in with 94 votes,and did not get a seat on theBudget Committee.

Current Town Clerk/TaxCollector Denise Gonyer re-sumed her position with 772votes over Hoffman, with 31.Karen Saunders was votedin as Treasurer with 739votes over Hoffman with 45votes, while Carolyn Scatter-good will serve a three-yearas Trustee of the Trust Fundwith 738 votes over Hoffmanwith 44 votes. IncumbentDon A. Spear reclaimed hisseat on the Board of Fire En-gineers with 741 votes overHoffman, who received 71votes. Dee Chitty also re-claimed her position asCemetery Trustee with 705votes over Hoffman with 71votes.

Liberty Hill

Town Administrationand environmental consult-ants have supported 100 per-cent removal of coal-tar at aproperty on Liberty Hill cur-rently owned by NationalGrid. National Grid submit-ted a letter to the NH De-partment of EnvironmentalServices asking for a reeval-uation supporting an 80 per-cent removal of coal-tar. Ina letter dated March 2, TownAdministration stated theywere still in support of theNHDES preliminary deci-sion of 100 percent removalof coal-tar impacted soil. InNovember, NHDES officalsrulled in favor of 100 percentremoval of coal-tar but Na-tional Grid appealed the de-

Superintendent dispute loomslarge over school district

BY JEFF [email protected]

The first few months of2011 proved to be a period ofcontroversy and changewithin the Gilford SchoolDistrict, which saw the de-parture of a pair of longtimeadministrators and the riseof a heated dispute betweenthe school board and a groupof voters over the superin-tendent’s position.

Elections

A largely uncontestedrace in the School Districtbrought incumbent PaulBlandford, a nine-year mem-ber of the School Board, backfor another three-year termwith 674 votes. KimberlyVarricchio came in with 674votes, winning her anotherone-year term as School Dis-trict Clerk, while JohnCameron will serve another

cision.

Outside agencies

Taxpayers voted in favorof all five petitioned warrantartices for outside agenciesduring the 2011 election,dispite the Budget Commit-tee’s recomendation of onlyone warrant article and norecomendations from theBoard of Selectmen. BudgetCommittee members, after

much debate, voted to onlyrecomend the warrarticlesubmitted by the LaconiaArea Center of the Commu-nity action Program whileSelectmen decided not to rec-ommend any outside agan-cies. Voters decided to sup-port all outside agencies in-cluding the budget commit-tee recomendation and Child

one-year term as School Dis-trict Moderator with 691votes along with Paul Si-moneau with 710 votes.

New

superintendent

The School Board ap-pointed a new Superinten-dent, Kent Hemingway, to re-place Paul DeMinico in hisretirement. Hemingway wasserving as the Assistant Su-perintendent for SAU 54 inRochester, and was one ofthree finalists for the posi-tion. This decision was con-tested with a petitioned war-rant article from residentsasking the School Board toimplement the provisions ofa long-range plan developedin 1998, around the time thatGilford first fromed its owndistrict. The original plan,according to proponents,proposed the use of a busi-ness manager or “generalmanager” instead of a su-perintendent position. TheBoard ignored the petitionedwarrant article, as they feltit was “advisory only,” andappointed Hemingway as thenew Superintendent, statingthat they have the right to ap-point personnel in the schooldistrict, and are required bythe state Department of Ed-ucation to provide superin-tendent services. Continueddisagreement between resi-dents and School Boardmembers led to a publichearing on June 21 to discussthe issue. As this attemptfailed to alleviate all con-cerns, three residents filed alawsuit with Belknap Coun-ty Superior Court requiringSchool Board members toeliminate the Superinten-dent position and return tothe management structureoutlined by the original 1998proposal. School Boardmembers have asked Belk-nap County Superior Courtto dismiss the suit.

GHS Principal retires

June 30 marked the resig-nation and retirement ofGHS Principal for sevenyears, Ken Wiswell. In a let-ter to Superintendent PaulDeMinico, Wisewell ex-plained his decision, and ex-pressed his regret at leavingthe school district.

“It has been a privilege towork with you and the board,along with the faculty andfamilies that make up GHS.I want to express my grati-tude to you and the membersof the Gilford School Boardfr giving me this opportuni-ty to serve as your highschool principal for sevenyears,” wrote Wisewell.

For the 2011-2012 schoolyear, School Board membersappointed Bob Pedersen asthe Interim Principal. Ped-erson last served as Princi-pal of Spauding High Schoolin Rocester for five years un-til his retierment in 2007.

On the march“Ms. Senior New Hampshire” Kathy Salanitro of Gilford took part in Laconia’s annual Holiday Parade recently, along with her husband Ron andtheir four-legged companions.

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Arnie Grandell from AIDS Services for the Monadnock Region presents the AIDS Quilt and speaks to GHS stu-dents about his personal experinces with HIV and encourages them to make health choices in their lives.

In Our Schools: AIDS Quilt Comes to GHSBY JEFF [email protected]

Gilford High School stu-dents had a unique opportu-nity to view seven panels ofthe Names Project Founda-tion AIDS Memorial QuiltThursday, Dec. 22 in theschool gym.

Displayed along with theseven panels were two pan-els signed by students andfaculty from past Quilt visitsto GHS in 1995 and in 2002.

Guest speaker ArnieGrandell from AIDS Ser-vices for the Monadnock Re-gion spoke about HIV andAIDS in society, and sharedstories of his personal jour-ney with HIV.

“I try to let them knowHIV is still out there, andthat it is no longer the dis-ease it was in the ‘80’s and‘90’s,” said Grandell.

According to Grandell,his visit to GHS marked apersonal milestone of whichhe was very proud. Grandellhas spoken to more than80,000 students with his pres-entation to Gilford students.

Grandell said he plans tocontinue raising awareness,especially among 15- to 24-

year-olds, as they are thelargest growing infectionrate demographic.

“People are getting burntout, and society is gettingcomplacent with HIV,” saidGrandell, hoping to encour-age students to think abouttheir actions and make goodchoices.

“Abstinence is still thenumber-one prevention,”

said Grandell. “If that's notan option, then let’s give stu-dents the tools to protectthemselves.”

Julie Andrews of GHSWellness organized all threequilt visits to GHS, and waspleased to bring it back forthe end of 2011.

After she first saw the en-tire quilt for the first time,Andrews felt the need to

share the experience withstudents.

“It brings a human con-nection to something that wedon't hear about much any-more,” said Andrews. “Wedon't want history to repeatitself, and this puts a humanface to the issue.”

Andrews looked over the

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Gilford Public Library Top Ten Requests

1. “Zero Day” by David Baldacci2. “Kill Alex Cross” by James Patterson3. “The Drop” by Michael Connelly4. “Inheritance” by Christopher Paolini5. “Explosive Eighteen” by Janet Evonovich6. “Nightwoods” by Charles Frazier7. “11/22/63” by Stephen King8. “Maine” by J. Courtney Sullivan9. “V is for Vengeance” by Sue Grafton

10. “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson From Dec. 20 - 27, the Gil-ford Police Department re-sponded to 193 calls, includ-ing:

Police arrested Mark God-bout, 47, of Laconia andcharged him with two countsof simple assault.

Police arrested JustinMarcotte, 21, of Laconia andcharged him with conduct af-ter an accident, line violationand reckless operation.

Police arrested BarryCastillo, 42, of Laconia andcharged him with violationof protective order; penalty.

7 reports of suspicious ve-hicles

19 alarms38 traffic checks7 motor vehicle complaint20 motor vehicle checks13 calls for an ambulance14 motor vehicle accident

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4 reports of suspiciouspersons

5 larceny6 reports of existing con-

ditions1 lost/found items8 abandoned vehicles911 hang-up1 service of paperwork5 animal complaints9 calls for the fire depart-

ment2 road/weather reports8 requests for motorist as-

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3 reports of criminalthreatening

1 drug case3 fingerprint requests5 domestic disturbances1 criminal trespass1 request SWAT team2 escort22 motor vehicle lockout2 reports of mental person1 report of burglary1 attempt to locate3 request for contracted

services1 pistol permit

Local DWI revocations announcedCONCORD — The Direc-

tor of Motor Vehicles,Richard C. Bailey, Jr., has re-leased the following list ofDriving While Intoxicatedrevocations, noting that theactual date of revocation

may have preceded this an-nouncement.

-Gilford — William J. An-derson; Alicia J. Macdonald;Charles R. McNutt II; ShellyLynn Mongovan; Nancy J.Tobey.

BY ABI MAXWELLLIBRARY CORRESPONDENT

January gets its namefrom the Roman god Janus, atwo-faced figure who looksboth forward and back, andis therefore thought of dur-ing periods of transition. It’sno surprise, then, that as one-year closes and the nextopens, we look back and,based on what we see, wemake a resolution to carry usforward.

Of all the millions of reso-lutions that have been made,those of Jonathan Edwardsare perhaps the most endur-ing. According to the Stan-ford Encyclopedia of Philos-ophy, Edwards is “widely ac-knowledged to be America'smost important and originalphilosophical theologian.”

Born in Connecticut in1703 to a Puritan evangelicalfamily, Edwards went on towrite, study, and preach hisreligion and philosophy. Al-so, as a young man he beganto compile what became a listof 70 resolutions to guide hislife. Listed below are a few ofhis famous resolutions—allof which could easily be ap-plicable to our own lives—along with some book sug-gestions from our library tohelp achieve that resolution.

Early on in the list is: “Re-solved, never to lose one mo-ment of time; but improve itthe most profitable way I pos-sibly can.” This resolutionworks in two parts—the first,be mindful, don’t waste time.

Andrew Weil’s new book,“Spontaneous Happiness,”might be a good choice forthis sort of resolution, for itreminds us that if we’re wait-ing for happiness to dropdown upon us, we’re wastingtime; happiness, according toWeil, comes from within. Thesecond part of the resolu-tion—improve our time inthe most profitable way pos-sible—means, I think, to dowhat we mean to do. Memoirsand biographies are always agreat inspiration on thisfront, and one recent one isColin Thubron’s “To a Moun-tain in Tibet,” in which heleaves his home in the wakeof his mother’s death to jour-ney up a mountain believedto be sacred by one-fifth ofthe world’s population. An-other inspiring story to re-mind us to live the lives wemean to live is Alison Thomp-son’s “The Third Wave,”which explores her time as avolunteer in Sri Lanka aftera major tsunami.

To not waste time is cer-tainly an incredible goal, butit seems that improving ourphysical health—exercising,eating less sugar, quittingsmoking—is a more commonresolution. Edwards’ list con-tains a number of these,among them, “Resolved, tolive with all my might, whileI do live,” and “Resolved, tomaintain the strictest tem-perance in eating and drink-ing.” The library owns many

books to help with this sort ofgoal. One new, popular bookthat promises to get you inshape fast is “Making theCut,” written by “The BiggestLoser” trainer JillianMichaels. As for food anddrink, there’s an entire sec-tion of cookbooks devoted tohealthy food. A recent one is“Plenty: Vibrant Recipesfrom London's Ottolenghi,”written by chef, restaurantowner, and columnist YotamOttolenghi, who has beennamed one of the most excit-ing new talents in the cook-ing world. The book is filledwith healthy, delicious, andcreative vegetarian recipeslike herb-stuffed tomatoes,sweet winter slaw, and saf-fron cauliflower.

Among Edwards’s otherresolutions are “Resolved,never to do anything out ofrevenge,” “Resolved, never tospeak evil of anyone,” and,“Resolved, to ask myself at

the end of every day, week,month and year wherein Icould possibly in any respecthave done better.” His full listis available online; it’s funand helpful to look over whilechoosing a personal resolu-tion. But a simple resolutionto read more is always a goodone, too!

Programs/Special Events

Drop-In Craft, Thurs-

day, Dec. 29 – Friday, Dec.

30, 10 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Thelibrary is a great place to beover vacation! Children Pre-K through Grade four are in-vited to stop by the library tomake a craft to take home.There will be a different crafteach day of the week, so comeby as often as you can!

Crafter’s Corner, Thurs-

day, Dec. 29, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Needle arts coordinatorDawn Lemay will facilitateall interested crafters who

love knitting, crocheting, andother needlework projects.Bring your latest design andwork in a relaxed corner ofthe library.

Knit Wits, Friday, Dec.

30, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Join theweekly knitting group towork on a project, meet otherknitters, and learn some newtechniques. All knitters wel-come.

Monday, Jan. 2 Libraryclosed for holiday.

Drop-In Rug Hooking,

Tuesday, Jan. 3, 10:30 a.m.

– 12:30 p.m. Carol Dale willlead a 'hook-in' on the firstand third Tuesday of eachmonth. All are invited to joinCarol and learn to hook a rug.

Check Out an Expert,

Wednesday, Jan. 4, 9:15 – 11

a.m. Do you have basic ques-tions about what to do withyour computer or need helpdownloading audio books orusing our telescope? ComeCheck Out an Expert and re-

ceive the help you need. MikeMarshall will be here on afirst- come, first-serve basisto answer your questions.You must be a Gilford Librarycardholder. Help is limited to20 minutes if another patronis waiting.

Write Now Writers’

Group, Wednesday, Jan. 4,

3:30 – 5:30 p.m. This group,led by Bonnie Carnivale andChris Roderick, is open to allGilford Library card holders.In the on-going format, wewelcome new members atany time and writers of alllevels of ability are invited tojoin.

Crafter’s Corner, Thurs-

day, Jan. 5, 6 – 7:30 p.m.Nee-dle arts coordinator DawnLemay will facilitate all in-terested crafters who loveknitting, crocheting, and oth-er needlework projects. Bringyour latest design and workin a relaxed corner of the li-brary.

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Candice Hada, Systems Support and Operational Analyst for LaconiaSavings Bank; Lindsey Ball, Executive Administrative Assistant forLaconia Savings Bank; Captain Sally Warren, Salvation Army; Mary AnnFoley, member of the Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary.

Laconia Savings Bank supports Teddy Bear Masquerade BallLACONIA — In conjunc-

tion with the Salvation Armyeach year, the employees ofLaconia Saving Bank dressteddy bears to brighten theholidays for local children.

This year, 108 teddy bearswere on display enjoying theHoliday Masquerade Ball atLaconia Savings Bank’s 62Pleasant St., Laconia, office.Each well-appareled teddybear was chosen and broughthome by a very special boy orgirl.

The Bank has been in-volved for more than 19 yearsin this very worthy project,which supports the SalvationArmy’s annual “toy basket”distribution project for areachildren.

“This entire event is veryrewarding. The employees re-ally enjoy dressing the bears,

and we enjoy creating the dis-play and interacting with thechildren when they come into choose their bear. We feellucky to work for an organi-zation that gives us the op-portunity and encourages usto get involved with the com-munity,” stated Lindsey Ball,Executive Administrative As-sistant for Laconia SavingsBank, and Candice Hada, Sys-tems Support and Opera-tional Analyst for LaconiaSavings Bank.

For more information onthe Salvation Army of Laco-nia, call 524-1834 or visitwww.use.salvationarmy.org/laconia.

Laconia Savings Bank,founded in 1831, provides de-posit, lending and wealthmanagement services to fam-ilies and businesses through-

out New Hampshire. With 19community offices within thestate and assets exceeding $1billion, Laconia Savings Bankis the largest independentbank in New Hampshire. Be-cause Laconia Savings Bankis a mutual organization, it

doesn’t answer to stock hold-ers and can focus on the suc-cess of its customers, com-munities and employees.Throughout its 180-year his-tory, Laconia Savings Bankcontinues to be a strong andstable financial organization.

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Local officials offer Christmas tree disposal tipsBY DONNA [email protected]

REGION — When the tin-sel and garland, the brightlights and colorful decora-tions are gone, some peopleare left with the dilemma ofwhat to do with the ever-green tree which once deco-rated their homes for the hol-idays. For those who live inrural locations, that tree of-

ten becomes part of a glow-ing bonfire behind theirhouse, but those who residein towns and village districtsacross the Lakes Regiondon’t always have that op-tion.

Towns with a transfer sta-tion or recycling center ac-cept the trees, and residentscan either place them in abrush pile, or in some cases,

the town or civic groups willrun them through a chipperto make mulch for landscap-ing. Moultonboro, Sanborn-ton, Center Harbor, North-field and Meredith all accepttrees at their recycling ortransfer stations for eventu-al burning. In Tilton, howev-er, there is a slight delay intree disposal.

“We don’t have a burn per-

mit (at Tilton’s Departmentof Public Works) until thespring. People need to holdon to their tree until then,when they can add it to ourbrush pile,” said DPW direc-tor Dennis Allen.

Tilton public works em-ployees burn over a four-week period each spring andfall, when they will acceptChristmas trees, leaf piles

and other brush.The Town of Gilford is

hopeful they will be able tochip trees for mulch againthis year, but that hopehinges on whether or not alocal company with a largechipper will be available.Otherwise, the trees can bebrought to the recycling cen-ter where they’ll be added totheir burn pile.

“We prefer to make theminto wood chips, but it all de-pends on whether or not achipper can come down tohelp us out. We do our bestto recycle them whenever wecan though,” said SheldonMorgan of Gilford PublicWorks.

In Meredith, Boy Scoutshave chipped the trees in thepast, but it is uncertain theywill be available this year. Ifnot, the trees can still bebrought to the recycling cen-ter where they will be addedto a brush pile.

In the past, the state hasrun programs where Christ-mas trees were collected atdesignated drop off stationsto protect oceanfront beach-es. Sand drifting over thebranches aided in dunerestoration projects, but thatprogram has been discon-tinued for the time being,foresters reported last week.

People who would like tosee their trees put to gooduse after the holidays canstill find creative methodson the Internet, where land-scaping sites in particularare full of ideas. Branchescan be used as winter mulchon gardens or to line com-post bins and the trunks ofthe evergreens can also becut to set aside for gardenstakes in the spring. Home-owners can harvest thegreen bows to decorate theirwindows boxes, make pinesachets from the needles, orprop the whole tree up andhang suet and small bird-feeders from the branches.

Tips on what not to dowith these trees, however,came from local fire offi-cials.

Tilton-Northfield FireChief Brad Ober cautionedthat trees, along with dis-carded wrapping paper,should never be burned inindoor fireplaces or wood-stoves. Residents who decideto burn their own Christmastree outside should also keepsuch fires at least 50 feetfrom any wooden structure,as cited in state fire codes.Without complete snow cov-er on the ground, residentswill also need a fire permitin order to have a brush fireon their property.

“Once they’re taken downafter Christmas, the treestend to be very dry and burnvery, very fast, so peopleshould exercise caution ifthey chose to do that,” saidOber.

Anyone with questionson proper burn proceduresor whether their town is re-quiring a permit at this timeshould contact their localfire department.

Community celebrates Epiphany with musicHave you sung “The

Twelve Days of Christmas”until you wonder if you willever want to sing it again?

The twelve days of Christ-mas come after Christmas,and end on Jan. 6. This is al-so the day churches tradi-tionally celebrate the visit ofthe wise men to the ChristChild.

That is the day churchesfrom Gilford and Laconiagather to sing and celebrate.The evening of music will

end with a massed singing ofthe “Hallelujah” Chorus. Notonly will the church choirsbe singing, but everyone whocomes is invited to join in!

The Christmas season inthe church ends with thecoming of the wise men tothe infant Jesus. CalledEpiphany, it is celebrated onJan. 6. But this year, that fallsmidweek, so the choirs willjoin together on Sundayevening, Jan. 9, to share mu-sic they have sung over the

season in their own church-es.

The festival will be at FirstUnited Methodist Church onRoute 11A at 7 p.m. on Jan. 9.Musicians will be comingfrom the Gilford CommunityChurch, St. Joseph’s RomanCatholic Church, Good Shep-herd Lutheran, Laconia Con-gregational Church, theGilmanton CommunityChurch, the Unitarian-Uni-versalist Society and FirstUnited Methodist Church.

Two churches are bringinghand bell choirs, and therewill also be flute and clarinetpieces. There may even besurprises as other churchescome unannounced!

This tradition begandecades ago and has involvedbetween five and 12 churchesevery year – and every year,someone new brings a groupto sing or play. The music pre-sented may be familiar ormay be new to the listeners,but it is always a spirited

time.Offering plates will be

available for those whowould like to give toward thework of the Carey House inLaconia. The Carey House isa ministry of the SalvationArmy for the homeless, andis supported by manychurches in the Lakes Re-gion.

For answers to any ques-tions, contact Vickie WoodParrish at First UnitedMethodist Church, 524-3289.

Celtics bus trip tickets still availableThe Gilford Parks and

Recreation Department stillhas some tickets left for ourbus trip to watch the BostonCeltics play the CharlotteBobcats at the Garden onTuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.

Travel to and from thegame will be provided aboarda Coach Company luxurycoach fully equipped with cli-mate control, DVD video sys-tem and lavatory. This trip isopen to any interested par-ticipants, but youth underthe age of 18 must be accom-panied by an adult guardian.

The cost of this trip is $72 perparticipant, and includesyour ticket to the game andtravel aboard the coach bus.This trip is limited to 54 par-ticipants, so register early!

For more information,please call the Gilford Parksand Recreation Departmentat 527-4722.

Jr. Picasso Pre-School

Art Program

The Gilford Parks andRecreation Department issponsoring a six-week artclass for children ages three

and up on Tuesday morningsfrom 10 – 11:15 a.m. This pro-gram will run for from Jan.19 through Feb. 23, 2012, andwill be held in ConferenceRoom A in the Gilford Com-munity Church. Each week,children will have an oppor-tunity to work with differentart styles and mediumsbased on famous artists’ pre-ferred method. Space is lim-ited, so register early! Cost:$60 for the session, which in-cludes all necessary materi-als! For more information,please call the Parks and

Recreation Department at527-4722.

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Country Ski Program

The Gilford Parks andRecreation Department willbe offering four weeks ofCross Country Ski Lessons atBolduc Park this winter.Lessons begin on Saturday,Jan. 7, 2012, and will contin-ue through Jan. 28, 2012 (inthe event a day is cancelledbecause of poor weather, itwill be made up the week(s)following Jan. 28). Lessons

begin at 10 a.m., and rentalskis may be picked up at 9a.m. at Piche’s Ski Shop!

Registration forms areavailable at the Gilford Parksand Recreation Department,Bolduc Park and Piche’s SkiShop. Please mail, fax ordrop off your registrationsdirectly to Piche’s Ski Shop.

Cost: $60 per person in-cludes rental equipment! $30per person if you have yourown equipment!

If you have any questions,please contact Bob or PatBolduc at 524-2068.

Committee on Aging launches new lecture seriesThe Belknap County

Area Committee on Aging ispleased to kick off a seriesof informative sessions en-titled the “2012: Go GrinningSeries.”

Bill York, from Live FreeHome Health Care, willlaunch the series at the Jan.13 meeting with “YourGonna Go, So You Might AsWell Go Grinning.” The dis-cussion address various as-pects of aging and what

everyone needs to know toprepare or adapt so we canlive life as worry free andcomfortably as possible. Inthe months to follow, com-ponents of York’s presenta-tion will be addressed inmore detail.

-February - how to agegracefully in “My Body IsAging, But I Am Not.”

-March – struggle withsaying no or letting yourwishes be known? Learn

how to “Speak Up For Your-self.”

-April – “Do I Have toLeave the Drivers Seat?”Knowing when and how togive up driving, without los-ing your independence.

-May – “In It for the LongRun”; guidance from a longterm care planning special-ist… it is never too late tohear about options and howto use them effectively.

-June – “Now for Later”;

the series will wrap up withan estate planner who willdiscuss what actions shouldbe considered now to maxi-mize future options.

The mission of the Belk-nap County Area Commit-tee on Aging is to advocateand inform the public onmatters relating to the de-velopment and implementa-tion of local, state and fed-eral programs / issues af-fecting well being, inde-

pendence and dignity inkeeping with New Hamp-shire's goal to keep seniorshealthy, helping us to real-ize full potential.

The Belknap CountyArea Committee on Agingmeetings start at 10 a.m. thesecond Friday of eachmonth. The committeemeets in the Wesley WoodsCommunity Room off Route11A, behind the First Unit-ed Methodist Church in Gil-ford. All are welcome.

If you have questions, orwould like more informa-tion, please contact StaceDicker-Hendricks at 528-2555 or [email protected] or CarrieChandler at 279-8111 [email protected].

LSB welcomes new Gilford office managerLaconia Savings Bank is

pleased to announce thatKyril Mitchell has joinedtheir Gilford Lakeshore Of-fice as Assistant Vice Presi-dent, Office Manager.

In his capacity as OfficeManager, Mitchell will be re-sponsible for the overallmanagement of the office’sdeposit portfolio, customerrelationship managementand new business develop-ment.

Mitchell served in the USArmy for eight years, andwas deployed to Iraq for a 13month period as a StaffSergeant, returning to Laco-nia in 2005. He then earned aBachelor of Science degreein business from the Univer-sity of Phoenix. Mitchell not

only served our country, butis active in the community,and currently serves on thestewardship of financescommittee for Saint JamesChurch, as the chairman ofthe Laconia Planning Board,

and was recently appointedtreasurer of the Bolduc ParkAssociation. Previously, heserved on Laconia’s ZoningBoard of Adjustment, Con-servation Commission andthe Squam Lakes AreaChamber of Commerce.Mitchell currently resides inLaconia with his family.

Mitchell brings six yearsof experience in the bankingindustry, and joins LaconiaSavings Bank with a broadknowledge of banking prod-ucts and customer relation-ship building. He will beworking out of the Gilford

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A4 THE GILFORD STEAMER OPINION DECEMBER 29, 2011

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Other voices,other choices

In recent years, it seems that money has be-come more and more of a deciding factor in de-termining who, out of the often crowded field ofcandidates seeking the Oval Office during Pri-mary season, ultimately receives their party’snomination. What should be a question of whocan chart the safest and most prosperous coursefor the country has, over the past few election cy-cles, become instead a question of which candi-date has pockets deep enough to keep him orherself in the public eye long enough to outlastthe competition.

The obvious downside to this scenario is theexclusion of grassroots candidates who feel thatthey have something of value to bring to thetable, but lack the financial resources to presenttheir message to voters. Such is sadly the casein the current Presidential race, where the na-tional news media’s decision to focus on a selectfew Republican contenders has excluded manyof the candidates who will appear on the ballotin New Hampshire’s upcoming Primary fromthe discussion entirely.

Fortunately, thanks to the efforts of Alton res-ident and Lakes Region Public Access Televi-sion videographer Bob Longabaugh, Metrocastcable subscribers along the western shore of theBig Lake will have an opportunity to hear fromsome of those other voices over the next week.

A self-described “political junkie” and long-time friend of the Steamer and its fellow week-ly publications along the shore of Win-nipesaukee, Longabaugh took it upon himself toattend and record a recent forum sponsored bythe New Hampshire Coalition for CommunityMedia (NHCCM) which offered many of the“lesser known” candidates vying for both theRepublican and Democratic nominations achance to make their case to an audience of po-tential voters — in many instances, for perhapsthe first time. Longabaugh’s recording of theevent will air on LRPA-TV’s Channel 26 severaltimes between now and the Jan. 10 Primary, be-ginning tomorrow night at 8 p.m.

As our readers begin to ponder which nameto check off when they enter the voting booth onJan. 10, we strongly encourage them to set asidean hour or two and watch the NHCCM forum.Regardless of what their chances may be in thelong run, each of the 30 or so individuals whoparticipated in the event has shown an enor-mous amount of courage in stepping forward tothrow their hats into the ring, and it is our be-lief that as voters, we owe them the respect oflistening to where they stand on the issues thatcould decide our country’s future. We also ap-plaud both Longabaugh and LRPA-TV for doingtheir part to foster the New Hampshire traditionof independent thinking when it comes to thePresidential race, and for encouraging voters toinvestigate the other voices — and the otherchoices — on the ballot before making their fi-nal decision.

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Rounding out the year atNew Hampshire Humane So-ciety, our last creature toshowcase is Rocky. He’s astrikingly handsome beast,tailor-made for photographywith his muscular body,charm and charisma and bigdog smile. All this personalityshould carry him far in life.

Owned by people whofound moving to a new placedid not allow for Rocky, he end-ed up at our shelter for his sec-ond chance back in Septem-ber. Don’t judge the book bythe cover – yes, our Rocky is aPit Bull Terrier, but he is a)handsome, b) eager to please, c) smart and energetic. Thinkof him as the Ferrari you al-

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Just one year old, Rocky isoutgoing, friendly, always agood boy; apparently, he wasquite interested in chasingwild turkeys on his formerspread, but we don’t believethat a misdemeanor.

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Setting the record straightTo the Editor:

I am writing to presentyour readers and the citizensof Gilford with some factualinformation in response tothe letter from Mrs. BarbaraAichinger published on Dec.22.

Fact # 1 - the FY2012 mu-nicipal budget presented(and recommended) by theBoard of Selectmen to theBudget Committee reducesthe total amount of wagesand benefits paid in FY2011by $179,272. This was done de-spite an increase in the costof retirement benefitsamounting to $19,644 that ismandated by the State ofNew Hampshire; however, itshould also be noted that theproposed budget does not re-sult in any reductions in theemergency services provid-ed by the Town.

Fact # 2 – Since 2008, theTown has eliminated fourfull-time positions, one part-

time position, and convertedtwo full-time positions topart-time with no benefits. Inaddition, the Town has re-duced its contractual fees forassessing and computer tech-nology.

Fact # 3 - The reduction inwages and benefits in the up-coming fiscal year is the re-sult of reducing the size ofthe work force, requiring em-ployees to pay more for theirbenefits, increasing theamount of health insuranceco-payments required of em-ployees, and decreasing theoverall level of health insur-ance benefits.

Fact # 4 - The selectmenrecently concluded negotia-tions with the TeamstersUnion employees (at the Po-lice Department) that will re-sult in no increases in thecontract cost items over atwo-year period.

Fact # 5 - The selectmenhave recently revised their

FY2012 budget recommenda-tion to reduce the proposedbudget by an additional$20,839.

Fact # 6 - In the past threeyears, the selectmen haveamended the Town's Person-nel Policies to reduce em-ployee benefits and the costof these benefits that are paidby the taxpayers on sevenseparate occasions.

Fact # 7 – Since 2008, payincreases for Town employ-ees have been based strictlyon merit; the Town does notprovide employees with stepincreases or cost of living ad-justments. And FY2012 willbe the second year in a rowthat the Town has not bud-geted merit increases for de-partment managers or theTown Administrator; whilethe selectmen have voluntar-ily relinquished their annualstipends for the last couple ofyears, as well.

Fact # 8 - Unlike the pri-

vate sector, the workload inmost Town departments hasnot diminished during theeconomic down turn. This isespecially true of the PoliceDepartment & Library.Meanwhile, the roads muststill be maintained, emer-gency medical techniciansare still expected to show-upwhen someone calls for anambulance, and the workgoes on in the administrativeoffices.

Fact # 9 - There are notown employees who owntwo homes on Governor’s Is-land with a total assessed val-ue in excess of $2.6 million.

Thank you for allowingme the opportunity to set therecord straight. Concernedcitizens are encouraged toscrutinize the Town (munic-ipal) budget in more detail atwww.gilfordnh.org.

Sincerely,Scott J. Dunn

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John Harrigan

No shame, just gumption in holding a part-time job

Editor’s note: John Har-rigan is on hiatus this weekin observance of the holidays.The following North CountryNotebook column was origi-nally published on Oct. 20.

It’s a twisted trail thatleads from Coos County toNashua and back, and thento a New York Times pieceon joblessness and thequandary of whether to ac-cept part-time work or holdout for a full-time job.

The story in the Oct. 10

Times dealt with the allegedstigma associated with part-time employment. Evident-ly, in some parts of the coun-try, full-time employmentmeans that you’re a winner,and part-time jobs mean thatyou’re a loser. It was hard forme to reconcile that distinc-tion with where I live andwork, a region where manyhouseholds are supported byparents working two or threepart-time jobs, and kidsworking at whatever jobsthey can find.

The lead elements in theTimes story dealt with a for-mer Miami mortgagebanker who, through a flukein which a neighbor askedhim to mow his lawn for afew bucks, built a grounds-care business that is nowponying up a healthy, if notmainstream, income. He wasso embarrassed that heasked that his name not beprinted. Another vignette re-lated the plight of a man whohas 17 years of banking ex-perience and speaks threelanguages, and is still await-ing word on his application

to a Walmart. These areamong the hundreds of thou-sands of stories that make upthe national figure of 8.8 mil-lion Americans workingpart-time, and untold num-bers of others who have quitlooking for jobs.

I don’t have to be toldabout how bad things are. Ilive in a part of the countrythat has almost beenpunched to its knees, al-though we are too proud toever go quite that low. Sufficeto say that we’ve lost papermills, a huge furniture facto-ry, a rubber-based manufac-turing plant, and are nowthreatened with big blows toour tourism industry. “Hard-scrabble” does not even be-gin to cover it.

Thus I had to wonder atsome of the examples the

Times piece dredged up to il-lustrate the mire of part-time work. First, most of ushave done part-time work,and would do so again if needbe. Second, part-time workoften leads to full-time jobs.This is an axiom known toanyone who has ever run abusiness, big or small. Talentand smarts are in short sup-ply, and those who candemonstrate a good work eth-ic and job performance tomatch tend to get snapped upwhenever a full-time posi-tion opens.

So I had to wonder aboutthe banker turned landscap-er and mowing mogul.What’s to hang his headabout here? And the bankerwith three languages. Wal-

PHOTO BY JOHN HARRIGAN

In the frame, Karen Harrigan at the South Hill front door, circa 1972,with the same jug today propping up the picture.

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THE GILFORD STEAMER A5Local NewsDECEMBER 29, 2011

ATTENTION GILFORD RESIDENTS

The Gilford Budget Committee has scheduled a pub-lic hearing on Monday, January 9, 2012 at 6:30 p.m.,at Gilford High School, to present their budget recom-mendations and to receive public input on the pro-posed 2012 Gilford School District Budget, pursuantto RSA 32:5.

All interested citizens are invited to attend.

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ATTENTION GILFORD RESIDENTS

The Gilford Budget Committee has scheduled a publichearing on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 6:30 p.m., atGilford High School, to present their budget recommenda-tions and to receive public input on the proposed 2012Town and Gunstock Acres Village Water District Budgets,pursuant to RSA 32:5.

All interested citizens are invited to attend.

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Hear from lesser-known candidates on LRPA-TVLACONIA — New Hamp-

shire prides itself with itsbrand of "retail politics," andthe season for indulging thevoters will shortly be comingto a close when the state con-ducts its Presidential Prima-ry on Jan. 10.

Even Democratic votersmay be surprised on ElectionDay to find 13 others contest-ing President Obama to bethe New Hampshire nomi-nee. Republicans may beoverwhelmed that there are30 names from which tochoose their preference asthe party's standard bearer.They have seen less than tenon national debates, and may

have little inkling on what theother 20 on the ballot are for,or against.

Recently, the New Hamp-shire Institute of Politics con-ducted a forum for the "lesserknown" candidates to appearand make their positionsknown. The New HampshireCoalition for Community Me-dia (NHCCM) had their crewon the scene, and the result-ing video is currently beingshown on NHCCM memberPublic Access cable TV sta-tions across the state.

On the western shores ofThe Big Lake, LRPA-TV'sChannel 26 is carrying theprogram all this week, and

will continue showing itthrough Primary ElectionDay. The next showing onChannel 26 will be at 8 p.m. to-morrow night, Friday. Theprogram runs one hour and50 minutes for those whowould rather record it forviewing at another time.

Of the 30 Republicans onthe ballot, 10 appeared at theforum, made their openingstatements, and then re-sponded to questions ad-dressed to them from twomoderators.

Seven Democrats werepresent to make their case asto why they should be pre-ferred over the incumbent

President. One of these wasthe perennial candidate whostands out from the crowd bywearing a black rubber booton his head. The candidate tohis left had pronounced him-self against gay marriage.The boot-on-the-head candi-date concluded his summaryby leaping to his feet, show-ering "fairy dust" on his op-ponent, and declaring thatthe glitter now made him gay.

LRPA's Alton Bay resi-dent, Bob Longabaugh,filmed and produced theshow, with considerable as-sistance from spouse Mary-Bee.

Gubernatorial candidate speaks out against Northern PassBY BRENDAN [email protected]

HOLDERNESS — Fromthe economy to health carereform, there will be noshortage of contentious is-sues heating up the race forthe governor’s office in 2012,but one looming issue in par-ticular stands at the forefrontof those inhabiting the Pemi-Baker region and pointsnorth — the Northern Passelectrical transmission lineproject.

Kevin Smith has so farbeen one of the few guberna-torial candidates to publiclyvoice his opposition to theproject as it was initially pro-posed, and that stance drew agroup of local anti-NorthernPass activists to a recent din-ner party at the home ofMike and Lee Ann Marino inHolderness, where Smithlaid out his position on thecontroversial project ingreater detail.

A Republican from Litch-field, Smith began his politi-cal career with a stint in thestate Legislature as a repre-sentative from Londonderry,and later served on U.S. Sen.Bob Smith’s staff as a law en-forcement outreach coordi-nator. He went on to serve asformer governor Craig Ben-son’s liaison to the ExecutiveCouncil and the state’s de-partment heads, and, follow-ing Benson’s defeat by cur-rent Gov. John Lynch in 2004,was named Deputy Directorof Juvenile Justice at the De-partment of Health and Hu-man Services, a position heheld for four years. Hestepped down as Director ofthe conservative advocacygroup Cornerstone Actionearlier this year in order toenter the gubernatorial race.

Smith said he decided tochallenge current Republi-can frontrunner Ovide Lam-ontagne for a shot at the gov-

ernor’s office because he feltit had been too long sinceNew Hampshire had seen aleader with a clear, long-termvision for ensuring that thestate is able to compete withits neighbors economically.

That lack of foresight, hesaid, has also led Lynch andthe current state legislatureto adopt a “management bycrisis” approach that needsto change.

To solve the key challengethat he feels New Hampshireis currently facing — an ex-orbitantly high business en-terprise tax and over-regula-tion that he says are crip-pling small businessesthroughout the state, haltingjob growth, and forcingyoung college graduates toleave the state in search ofthe “jobs of the future” else-where, and driving up thecost of health care — Smithproposed eliminating the en-terprise tax on any business-

es that are not turning a prof-it, and lowering the tax rateon those that have been suc-cessful.

The resulting revenueshortage, he said, could becompensated for by cuttingunnecessary spending else-where, and easing the taxburden on businesses wouldentice more entrepreneurs toset up shop in New Hamp-shire, expanding the revenuebase.

Smith also proposed thecreation of a “conduit” be-tween the state UniversitySystem and business ownersto ensure that college gradu-ates are able to secure jobs intheir respective fields.

Addressing the risinghealth care costs facingmany small businesses,Smith suggested that thestate should “ease up” on in-surance mandates and openup the market across neigh-boring state lines to encour-

age competition, consumerchoice, and lower rates.

To weed out inefficienciesin state government (anoth-er critical challenge he saidthe next governor will face),Smith said he would take apage from his days at the Ju-venile Justice Department,and demand that every statedepartment conduct a studyof its programs and producea “taxpayer accountabilityreport card” analyzingwhich programs are produc-ing verifiable results, andwhich are not. He also calledfor the elimination of base-line budgeting (the practiceof using the previous year’sbudget as a starting point,rather than starting from ze-ro and building a budgetbased on the department’sactual needs), and promised,if elected, to find ways to of-fer department heads incen-tives for finding savingswithin their budgets.

Concluding his remarkswith a discussion of theNorthern Pass project (ajoint venture between North-east Utilities — the parentcompany of PSNH — and Hy-droQuebec, a hydroelectriccompany owned and operat-ed by the province of Que-bec, Canada, that wouldbring 1,200 megawatts of hy-dro-electric power into NewEngland along a network ofnew direct current transmis-sion lines stretching fromthe Canadian border in Pitts-burg to a converter terminalin Franklin), Smith said hewas opposed to the project asit was initially presented,primarily because it wouldentail clear-cutting a largeswath of the White Moun-tain National Forest to cre-ate a right-of-way for the newtowers, and could involve theseizure of privately-ownedland along the proposedroute through eminent do-main, which he called “un-constitutional” (a statementthat was greeted with a burstof applause from the audi-ence).

Voicing his belief that theproject could be “done right”if the lines were buried, elim-inating the need to clear-cuta new right-of-way thatmight leave the landscapescarred and produce a dev-astating impact on thetourism industry in theNorth Country, Smith sug-gested that the upfront ex-pense of burying the lineswould be far outweighed bythe long-term costs associat-ed with maintaining 140miles of new above-groundlines.

The growing opposition tothe project, particularlyamong residents of theNorth Country, can shape theoutcome, he said, but thatwill require a willingness onthe part of state officials in

Concord to stand up for theinterests of the people — awillingness that he said hasbeen sorely lacking inLynch’s administration.

Stating his belief that “asa governor, you represent thepeople,” and not special in-terests, Smith assured theaudience that if elected, hewould everything in his pow-er to ensure that no land isseized through eminent do-main, and that the route theproject takes from Pittsburgto Franklin is restricted toPSNH’s existing right-of-ways.

“You have my word,” hesaid.

Commenting on the needfor state officials to develop along-term energy plan,Smith suggested that thefuror over the Northern Passproject could have beenavoided had the region’s en-ergy needs been addressedyears ago.

Instead, he added, that dis-cussion never took place, andthe Northern Pass was “justspring upon all of you, kindof in the middle of thenight.”

During a question-and-an-swer session followingSmith’s remarks, TomMullen (Master Developer ofthe Owl’s Nest Resort andGolf Club in Campton, andan outspoken Northern Passopponent) commented thatSmith and his fellow candi-dates would do well to bear inmind that up to 300,000 votesfrom the North Countrycould rest on the positionthey take regarding theNorthern Pass.

What concerns him, hecontinued, is how little peo-ple in the southern half ofthe state know about the proj-ect, which could have a dev-astating impact on the econ-omy of the entire state if itgoes through as planned.

“The White Mountainsdon’t belong to us just be-cause we live here … they be-long to the entire state ofNew Hampshire,” Mullensaid, suggesting that Smithand the other candidates vy-ing for the governor’s officeuse the platform provided bytheir campaigns to explain tothose in the southern tierthat “they have a stake inthis, too.”

“We’re going to be watch-ing that here,” Mullen added.

“Why any elected officialor politician wouldn’t under-stand that is beyond me,”Smith replied, adding thatonce he became aware of thewidespread opposition to theproject and began to re-search it, it didn’t take himlong to reach the conclusionthat it would have a negativeimpact on the entire state.

“Thank you,” Mullensaid. “You have my atten-tion.”

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Last Spring's "Broadway Babes" show off the dreamcoats they made while learning about "Joseph and theAmazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.”

Theatre education program turns oneLACONIA — The Win-

nipesaukee Playhouse’s neweducation program is aboutto turn a year old!

As it approaches its firstbirthday, it is celebrating thegreat achievements made inthat year including offering30 new classes and work-shops, seven weeks of vaca-tion camp and educatingmore than 250 kids, teens andadults.

Rather then rest on herlaurels, Education DirectorKate Wisnioski has recentlyput out an even more exten-sive catalogue of classes andworkshops beginning thisJanuary. The Winter Sessionof classes, held at the Play-house’s Meredith Campus,runs from January throughMarch, and includes repeatsof popular classes plus newofferings from exciting newinstructors.

Joining the teaching staffthis year are JennieLeonard, Jill Jones and JimGleich.

A NH Theatre Award-win-ning actress, Leonard will beoffering two adult actingcourses, one in movementfor the stage and the other incharacter development. Im-provisation instructor Joneswill be offering classes forboth teens and adults. Gle-ich will be offering classes in

stage combat plus a one-dayFamily Circus Workshopwhere parents and childrenwill learn together fun skillslike juggling scarves andspinning plates and Chineseyo-yo’s.

Other classes include Par-ent and Child classes for pre-schoolers, introductory act-ing classes for kids, puppetry

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The Playhouse has alsopartnered with local musicinstructors who will offerprivate and group lessons invoice, keyboard and guitaron an individual basis.

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Local businesses losing employees to caregiving dutiesEldercare resources provide solutions

As the elderly populationcontinues to grow, familymembers are increasinglyproviding home care fortheir aging loved ones. Infact, according to the Nation-al Family Caregivers Associ-ation (NFCA), in any givenyear, more than 50 millionpeople provide some level ofcaregiving services, valuedat more than $306 billion an-nually. Live Free HomeHealth Care wants to honorthe family caregivers whounselfishly make sacrificesin their own lives to providecare for their loved ones. LiveFree Home Health Carewould also like to raiseawareness of how local busi-nesses can ease the burden ofcare.

The family caregiver inthe workplace presents anunusual and costly set ofproblems for the employer.According to the U.S. Bureauof Labor Statistics, an esti-mated 15-25 percent of everyemployer’s workforce is pro-viding care to an older lovedone. The Eldercare Educa-tion Consultants report thefollowing statistics:

- Lost productivity due toemployees’ needs to addresseldercare issues is estimatedto cost U.S. businesses be-tween $11.4 billion and $29billion per year.

- Caregivers have in-

creased healthcare benefitutilization because often,they end up more sick thanthe person for whom they areproviding care.

- Each caregiver loses, onaverage, 166 hours of pro-ductivity due to absenteeismand interruptions.

- 20 percent of caregivingemployees quit their jobs toprovide care full-time.

Businesses can bufferthese statistics by utilizingeldercare resources and re-ferral services. Since 1996, ithas been reported that elder-care programs have a $3-$5return on every $1 spent(MetLife). Recently, the Na-tional Security Agency re-ported an $8.62 return onevery $1 spent on their elder-care program. The mostvaluable return on this in-vestment, of course, is em-ployee retention. The time,money and valuable expert-ise that is lost when employ-ees leave a company is farmore costly than an elder-care program.

“Eldercare in the Work-place: Solutions that Work”reports the greatest needs forworking caregivers are flexi-bility in work schedules, in-formation about servicesand aging in general, supportfrom co-workers and super-visors and help in making de-cisions about care options

and related issues.To assist with these needs,

companies' eldercare pro-grams typically offer tangi-ble benefits, including thepossibility of a flexibleschedule, financial assis-tance, phone or Internet-based resource and referral,face-to-face consulting andeducational activities likeon-site seminars and healthfair kiosks. Increasingly, el-dercare services are being of-fered via the Internet, andmany employers' Web sitesprovide direct links to serv-ice providers.

Caring for a loved one—whether full-time, part-timeor long distance—takes ahuge toll, both physically andemotionally, on the health ofthe caregiver. It is now rec-ognized that the stress ofcaregiving results in anynumber of long-term healtheffects for the family care-giver, including infectiousdiseases, depression, sleepdeprivation and prematureaging, Additionally, caregiv-ing can result in constantanxiety, irritability or anger,feelings of detachment,numbness or exhaustion,withdrawal from usual activ-ities and negligence or ha-tred of caregiving responsi-bilities.

Businesses can assisttheir caregiving employees

by encouraging them toavoid burnout by caring forthemselves. Here are ways acaregiver can provide carefor himself/herself whilecaring for others:

- Schedule regular after-noons or evenings out.

- If nothing else, take timeeach day for a phone conver-sation with a friend or fami-ly member.

- Eat nutritious meals.Avoid excess sugar and alco-hol.

- Get enough sleep. Takenaps if necessary.

- Exercise regularly, evenif it means finding someoneelse to provide care whilewalking or going to exerciseclass.

- Make a list of jobs thatnecessitate outside help andseek out assistance, such ashome care for respite or geri-atric care management.

- If possible, arrange forthe person needing care to goto an adult day care center.

Join a support group, ei-ther locally or on the Inter-net.

- Draw strength from faithif that is appropriate for thesituation.

- Find a time each day torelax and not provide care.

- Plan a weekend getawayor a weeklong vacation.

- Hire a temporary care-giver to provide respite.

- Hire ongoing home careto allow for consistent care,and for time away from di-rect caregiving.

For more informationabout family caregiving,caregiver burnout, respitecare and geriatric care man-agement options, or any fur-ther information related tocaregiving in our communi-ty, please contact Live FreeHome Health Care.

Serving the Lakes Regionand Central New Hamp-shire, Live Free HomeHealth Care, LLC is dedicat-ed to providing top qualitycare in the comfort of home,wherever home may be.Family owned and operated,Live Free Home Health Careoffers a wide range of serv-ices, from companion careand assistance with activi-ties of daily living to skillednursing. All care is super-vised and updated by a reg-istered nurse, who is spe-

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The Magic Blades Figure Skating Club serves students of all ages in the local Winnisquam and Franklin area.

Celebrate National Skating Month with Magic BladesTILTON — January is Na-

tional Skating Month. Mag-ic Blades Figure SkatingClub of Tilton is celebrating,and invites you to join themon Monday, Jan. 2, 6-7 p.m. atthe Tilton School Ice Arena—free! Bring your skates forfood and fun.

New skates for Christ-

mas? Need to learn how toskate? Magic Blades is pre-pared for you. Lessons for allages are available startingthe following week, on Jan. 9,running through Feb. 13. Tu-ition is $75 for the first skater,and $65 for all other skatersin a family.

For more information, see

Nursing students hit Mile 50Lakes Region Community College (LRCC) first-year Nursing stu-dents, Jennifer Sackett-Vieira (Plymouth-left), and Kelly Newcomb(Ashland-right), hit the 50-mile mark during their walk today. Theladies, along with 22 other LRCC Nursing students, have checkedtheir half -mile distances on a class calendar since the beginningof the semester based upon measured walks around the campus onPrescott Hill. “As Nursing students, it only seems fitting to becomeleaders in fitness and health in America,” says LRCC NursingProfessor, Debbie Brady (Gilford-not pictured). “I thought it wouldbe a great idea to see if students could hit 30 miles total duringclass breaks by the end of the fall semester, and wouldn’t you knowit, the class took the idea and ‘walked’ with it, hitting 50 miles twoweeks before the end of the semester. I am proud of the Class of2013 for their energetic enthusiasm!”

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their Web site at Mag-icBlades.org.

cially trained to watch fornew or changing health is-sues. Whether the need is forshort or long term care, LiveFree Home Health Careworks with each client’sphysician to provide a con-tinuum of care unparalleledwith other agencies, and thecompassionate staff promis-es to treat each client re-

spectfully and like a cher-ished family member. LiveFree Home Health Care alsooffers medical alert systemsto provide extra peace ofmind should an emergencycare need arise.

For further information,contact 217-0149 or visitwww.LiveFreeHomeHealth-Care.com.

A8 THE GILFORD STEAMER Our Local Schools DECEMBER 29, 2011

JEAN-PAUL RABBATH, DMD, MAGD, PLLCMaster Academy of General Dentistry

NH AGD Delegate & Membership ChairMember AGD, ADA, CDA, NHDS, MDS

Gilmanton School honor rollGILMANTON — Carol N.

Locke, Principal, GilmantonSchool, congratulates the fol-lowing students for achiev-ing Honor Roll status for thefirst trimester of the 2011-2012 school year:

Sixth grade Honors

Jenna Baumeister, Sea-mus Bradford, Jackson Bru-lotte, Nicholas Bugnacki,

Julianna Coulstring,Camryn Drew, AlexanderDuchano, Sarah Fillion, San-dor Gamache, Anthony Gen-tile, Nathan Hudson, Saman-tha Knowles, Emily Kordas,Beck McLean, LydiaMerserve, Owen Ramsey,Travis Shute, Emily Stevens,Ryan Waring, CameronWhite, Carly White andSophia Wrobel

Sixth grade High Honors

Connor Adel, Taryn Bre-ton, Cian Brown, LaurenDean, Mitchell Juneau,

Olivia Trindade andEthan Warren

Seventh grade Honors

Will Baldwin, DuncanBond,Aimee Brunt,BrendanCarkin, Danielle Clairmont,Moriah Davies, Katelyn Du-val, Caledonia Hackley, Jen-nifer Hancock, Reese Hen-derson, Sydney Holland,

Alexa McNamara, AbigailNielson, Marlon Pacheco,Hayden Peaslee, VictoriaSkelley, Tyler Thibodeau andRachel Williams

Seventh grade

High Honors

Victoria Brasil, KyleDavies and Kassidy Morris

Eighth grade Honors

Michael Bugnacki, Jor-dan Drew, Jacob Forst, Emi-ly Hudson, Jessica Ladd,Joseph Lempke, Tia Loren-zo, Audrey Malek, HaleighPatch, Parker Plourde,

Savannah Plummer, EricPotter, Caleb Price, JosephRichardson, Hannah Roy,Brianna Spoor, CourtneyStevens, Gary Strzepek, Bre-anna Thibodeau, DylanTiede and Matthew Waite

Eighth grade

High Honors

Allison Blais, MeganBlais, Miranda Bushnell,Cortlynn Danby, SierraJuneau, Corrina Marengo,Dana Ructhi, Owen Sanbornand Nicholas Waring

Congratulation to Gil-manton students having Per-fect Attendance for the firsttrimester of the 2011-2012school year:

Elise Bartley, Justin Bel-lissimo, Noah Bolduc, David,Boyajian, Brendan Bushnell,Cameron Bushnell, MirandaBushnell, Connor Caldon,Ryan Caldon, AlexanderCameron, Daniel Cameron,Keith Cameron, ChristopherConary, Kyle Davies, MelodyDavies, Caroline Dean, Tris-tan Dow, AlexanderDuchano, Ariana Dussault,Annabelle Eisenmann,Melody Gallant, TimothyGentile, Danielle Giardini,Elizabeth Griffiths, JosephGriffiths, Rachel Griffiths,Sara Griffiths, Jane Holiday,Sarah Jansury, Evelyn John-son, Samantha Johnson,Derek Kelly, Brook Kimball,Ryan Kingsbury, Gwenda-lynn Knipping, PersephoneKnipping, Kaytlin LaValley,Michael Macaione, AidanMacLeod, Karina MacLeod,Autumn Maltais, MichaelMaltais, Corrina Marengo,Caleb Nimirowski, JonahNimirowski, Haleigh Patch,Atyra Patch, SamanthaPinckney, Savannah Plum-mer, Cohen Price, BrandonRague, Michaela Ralls, AnselRandall, Colin Randall, Han-nah Roy, William Ryan, Emi-ly Sanborn, Madison Sands,Ryan Swain, Hannah Waiteand Molly Wrobel.

Gilmanton School announcesGood Citizen honorees

GILMANTON — CarolLocke, Principal of theGilmanton School, congratu-lates the following studentsfor being selected as GoodCitizens for the firsttrimester of the 2011-12 aca-demic year.

September

Word of the Month: Kind-ness

Isabella Cottrell, Kinder-garten; Kaylene Messer,Kindergarten; Aidan Mini,Kindergarten; AudreyThurston, Kindergarten;Brook Kimball, Kinder-garten; Zachary Duby,Kindergarten; Autumn Mal-tais, first grade; Jessica Gan-non, first grade; ElizabethGriffiths, second grade;Danielle Giardini, secondgrade.

October

Word of the Month: Re-

sponsibilityAmanda Vezina, Kinder-

garten; Madison Talbot,Kindergarten; Lily Locke,Kindergarten; KeithCameron, Kindergarten;Madeline Breton, Kinder-garten; Abigail Shute,Kindergarten; Natalie Hurst,first grade; Alex Burnham,first grade; Claire Bartley,second grade; Tristan Dow,second grade; Alex Waite,second grade; Esther Wrobel,second grade.

November

Word of the Month:Courage

Alana Gardner, Kinder-garten; Bryce Oliver, Kinder-garten; Jacob Young, Kinder-garten; Emily Knibbs,Kindergarten; James Vallee,Kindergarten; Melody Gal-lant, first grade; BreannaBernard, first grade; SajeMerrill, second grade; Dylan

Gardner, second grade; Jen-nifer Laurendeau, thirdgrade; Stevie McSharry,third grade; Lindsey Sander-son, third grade; NateBaumeister, third grade;Ramsey Landry, fourthgrade; Abigail Warren,fourth grade; Kyle Kimball,fourth grade; Molly Wrobel,fourth grade; GwendalynnKnipping, fourth grade;Ansel Randall, fifth grade;Emily Waite, fifth grade; Jen-nie Gannon, fifth grade;Joseph Laurendeau, fifthgrade; Hannah Lurvey, sixthgrade; Connor Adel, sixthgrade; Lauren Dean, sixthgrade; Camryn Drew, sixthgrade; Ethan Warren, sixthgrade; Sydney Holland, sev-enth grade; Rachel Williams,seventh grade; Michael Bu-gnacki, eighth grade; Corri-na Marengo, eighth grade;Nicholas Waring, eighthgrade.

A trip to the trackNew Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) LEVY Restaurants Representative, John Fadool (left), is shownmaking a presentation to Lakes Region Community College (LRCC) Business Management student, NateDubia (right), and his class in the Conference Room at New England’s largest sports and entertainmentfacility in Loudon. Fadool, along with Sales Account Representative, Tim Renyl; Director ofCommunications, Kristen Costa; and Event Specialist, Anastasia Volsko; explained the racing industry toLRCC business students from their occupational perspectives during a class field trip last Wednesday.“Itwas interesting seeing the multi-faceted elements of NHMS,” says Dubia, employed as an AssistantManager in the checkout area for Market Basket in Tilton. “Mr. Fadool’s relationship with NHMS as thefood vendor of choice is a critical one for the overall success of NHMS.”

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LRCC turns to solar power to reduce energy billsLACONIA — Lakes Re-

gion Community College’senergy bills will be down bymore than $10,000 annuallythis fall, thanks to the instal-lation of photovoltaic tech-nology and improved tem-perature control units.

The new green technolo-gy will help LRCC generateits own power through solarmeans, and use it more effi-

ciently.“We’re grateful to have re-

ceived a portion of the grantto complete this excitingproject on our campus,” saysLRCC interim President, Dr.Scott Kalicki. “In principleand action, it supports ouracademic program focus inEnergy Services and Tech-nology quite nicely, and com-municates to our communi-

ty the importance of this en-vironmental and economicissue.”

In addition to saving mon-ey, this project reduces LR-CC’s energy footprint by al-most 2,000 gallons of heatingoil per year. Pro Controls ofBow and Revision Energy ofPortland, Maine completedthe improvements over thesummer. H. L. Turner, ofConcord, also conducted acomprehensive energy auditof the campus, with recom-mendations that could saveadditional money and ener-gy through future upgrades.

Stationary, roof-mountedsolar panels were installedon the College’s Center forArts and Technology aca-demic building, and a pole-mounted tracking solar sys-tem follows the sun’s path.Both systems are visiblefrom Route 106, and high-light the College’s commit-ment to energy efficiencyand renewable energy.

Lakes Region Communi-ty College is the only collegein New Hampshire offeringNorth American Board Cer-tified Energy PractitionersCertification for photovolta-ic installers.

The Community CollegeSystem of NH was awardeda $1.3 million grant throughthe State Energy Programunder the American Recov-ery and Reinvestment Actfrom the U.S. Department ofEnergy, through the NH Of-fice of Energy and Planning.Each college in the Commu-nity College System receiveda portion of the funding toaddress energy usage and re-duce long-term energy coststhrough targeted facilitiesand systems upgrades.

These cost reductionscome at a time when manypublic entities are feeling thepinch of recent budget cuts,including a 20 percent cut tostate funding for the state’scommunity colleges. Theseinfrastructure improve-ments will reduce operatingcosts, and support the col-leges’ efforts to keep thecosts to students down.

The State Energy Pro-gram, funded for the firsttime by the Recovery Act, isa major investment in ener-gy solutions that willstrengthen America’s econo-my, create jobs locally, andsupport the immediate useof the cheapest, cleanest,and most reliable energytechnologies we have—ener-gy efficiency and conserva-tion. Learn more about theEnergy Efficiency and Con-servation Block Grant Pro-gram at: www.eere.energy.gov/wip/eecbg.html.

LRCC hosts College Access ConventionPictured are Scott Power (Hudson-left) and Amber Potter (Laconia-right) at the Third Annual Lakes Region College Access Conventionhosted by Lakes Region Community College (LRCC) in Laconia.Power is the Director of the NH Scholars Program of the NH College& University Council. Potter is a Laconia High School sophomorewho participated in the College Access Convention at LRCC.Throughout the day, more than 100 Lakes Region high school soph-omores attended various workshops about the college admissionsprocess and financial aid, as well as heard from current two-yearand four-year college students about life on a college campus. “TheAccess Convention was a tremendous opportunity for local highschool students to learn about the college admissions and financialaid process from those directly involved in the field,” says LRCCAdmissions Director, Wayne Fraser (Alton-not pictured), whoserved as a panelist with representatives from University of NewHampshire, Rivier College and Franklin Pierce University.

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Ring in the New Year in NH’s Lakes RegionREGION — There’s not

much time left to party likeit’s 2011, so be sure to makethe final night of the yearcount, advises the Lakes Re-gion Tourism Association.

The tourism group saysthere are plenty of activitiesplanned in central NewHampshire for a variety ofages and interests. And withNew Year’s Eve falling on aSaturday this year, now’s thetime to plan and book a week-end getaway in the Lakes Re-gion.

The Margate Resort prom-ises elegance and romanceduring its celebration. Dineon a five-course meal, danceto a classic rock cover bandand raise champagne glassesfor a traditional midnighttoast. Overnight packages al-so include a hot breakfastbuffet on New Year’s Day, andthey begin at $239. The Mar-gate is at 76 Lake St., Laco-nia.

Wolfeboro First Night is anonprofit, alcohol-free event,ensuring fun for the whole

family. This 16th annualevent includes a puppet pa-rade, performers, ice sculp-tures, fireworks, visits fromthe Wildlife EncountersTraveling Zoo and the McAu-liffe-Shepard PlanetariumDiscovery Center, and muchmore. Admission is $7 beforeDec. 25 and $15 after; children10 and younger are free. Thecelebration takes place indowntown Wolfeboro.

Keep the party going inWolfeboro at the WolfeboroInn! Its New Year’s Eve two-

night package includes din-ner each night,breakfast/brunch, admis-sion to Wolfeboro’s FirstNight, and admission to theinn’s own New Year’s cele-bration, which includes mu-sic, hors d’oeuvres, party fa-vors, champagne toast andwatching the town fireworksat its private beach. The inn’sparty has a $10 cover charge;the New Year’s Eve packagebegins at $289 per night. TheWolfeboro Inn is at 90 N.MainSt., Wolfeboro.

Watch the fireworks inMeredith, with the displaybeginning at 10:30 p.m. Ittakes place over MeredithBay, allowing visitors to seethe fireworks’ reflections fortwice the spectacle.

Opt to ring in the new yearat the Historic Belknap Mill.The Holbrook Bell will berung at midnight – a tradi-tion going strong for morethan 40 years. The bell wascast in 1823 by George Hol-brook, an apprentice to PaulRevere, and is rung on spe-cial occasions such as this.Light refreshments will beoffered. Free and open to thepublic. The Historical Belk-nap Mill is at 25 Beacon St.East, Laconia.

Choose to celebrate at theNew Year’s Eve Gala atChurch Landing over twonights. The formal year-endevent includes a champagnetoast, horse and wagon rides,dinner and dance music.Packages begin at $319. TheInn & Spa at Mill Falls is at312 Daniel Webster Highway,Meredith.

Head to the New Year’sEve Bash at Indian Head Re-sort. The two-night packagebegins at $209, and its Dec. 31party features champagneand a midnight breakfastbuffet. There will be live en-tertainment, as well as an ex-clusive party just for teens.Indian Head Resort is at 664Route 3, Lincoln.

The new Inn on Main is al-so planning a New Year’s Eveparty and specials to ring in2012. The inn is at 200 N. MainSt., Wolfeboro.

Many area ski resorts arealso offering a night of en-tertainment for New Year’sEve:

-“New Year’s Eve at theSummit,” Cannon Moun-tain, 9 Franconia Notch StatePark, Franconia: Reception,dinner, entertainment, tramride. $100 per person; reser-vations required.

-“Gunstock Rocks NewYear’s Eve,” Gunstock Moun-tain Resort, 719 Cherry Val-ley Road, Gilford: Enjoy ski-ing, riding, tubing, snow-shoeing, sleigh rides, fire-works and more.Adults/teens, $48; children 6-12/seniors 65 and up, $38.

-“New Year’s Eve FamilyCelebration,” King Pine SkiArea & Purity Spring Resort,1251 Eaton Road, East Madi-son: Skiing, riding, music,games, parade and fire-works. Adults, $24, juniors,$16. Package rates begin at$279 for two nights.

-“New Year’s at the Bun-yan Room,” Loon Mountain,60 Loon Mountain Rd., Lin-coln: Dancing; proper dressrequired. $25; reservationsrequired.

-“New Year’s Eve Celebra-tion,” Ragged Mountain Re-sort, 620 Ragged MountainRoad, Danbury: Details to beannounced soon!

-“Town Square New Year’sEve Celebration and Fire-works,” Waterville Valley Re-sort, 1 Ski Area Rd., Water-ville Valley: Family eventsthroughout the day, games,sleigh rides and more. Reser-vations required.

-“Starry Nights and Sun-nyside Timberlodge,” Water-ville Valley Resort: Dinner,entertainment and skiing.$120; reservations required.

-“Dinner and DancingGala,” Waterville Valley Re-sort: Dinner, entertainmentand midnight toast. KidsBash for children Adults, $75;children four to 12, $20; reser-vations required.

For more information onthese and other New Year’sweekend events in the LakesRegion, visit the Events Cal-endar on the LRTA Web site.To learn more about restau-rants for New Year’s Eve din-ing options, visit the Whereto Dine page.

The Lakes RegionTourism Association is theofficial tourism board of theregion, representing close to100 communities, 273 lakesand ponds, and more than 400businesses in central NewHampshire, including areaattractions, restaurants, re-tail establishments and ac-commodations. For more in-formation or visitors guides,visit LakesRegion.org, face-book.com/NHLakesRegionor follow on Twitter. The LR-TA office is at Exit 20 onRoute 3 in Tilton, and it canbe reached by calling (800) 60-LAKES.

Former Mill Falls Sales Manager receives promotion

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Joe Ouellette

MEREDITH — The Inns& Spa at Mill Falls inMeredith has announcedthe promotion of Joe Ouel-lette to Director of Sales.

Ouellette, who has beenwith the Inns at Mill Fallssince April 2004, was mostrecently Sales Manager.

Ouellette previouslyworked as Senior SalesManager at The Margate inLaconia, and was Directorof Marketing and Adver-tising for the NASWAResort.

“Joe brings exceptionalleadership and salesman-

ship to the Inns,” said GailBatstone, General Manag-er of The Inns & Spa at MillFalls. “He is a constantsource of motivation, level-headed thinking, and hestrives to take the salesteam effort and the Inns tonew levels. We wish himmuch continued success.”

A resident of Laconia,Ouellette has two sons,Cameron and Nicholas.

The Inns and Spa at MillFalls are located in the his-toric village of Meredith,

on the shores of Lake Win-nipesaukee. The Inns fami-ly includes the four Inns;Mill Falls, Bay Point, ChaseHouse and Church Landingas well as the Mill FallsMarketplace, the CascadeSpa and Meredith Gas Sta-tion. Church Landing wasvoted 3rd Most RomanticHotel in the U.S. by Trip Ad-visor, 2011.

For more information,visit www.millfalls.com orcall 800-622-6455.

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Sam Laverack, president & CEO of Meredith Village Savings Bank, pres-ents a $2,500 check to Linda Harvey, executive director for the LaconiaArea Community Land Trust. The bank recently donated the funds toensure that financial counseling services remained available to local res-idents.

MVSB supports Land Trust homeownership programREGION — Meredith Vil-

lage Savings Bank (MVSB)recently donated $2,500 tosupport Laconia Area Com-munity Land Trust’s (LA-CLT’s) Homeownership Pro-gram.

For the last several years,MVSB and the Land Trusthave worked together to of-fer First Time Homebuyerseminars to Lakes Regionresidents looking to pur-chase their first home. Thebank has also sponsored sev-eral series of Financial Fit-ness workshops, which aredesigned to teach people howto better manage their fi-nances and reach their fi-nancial goals.

Most recently, MVSBstepped in to help LACLTbridge a gap that was leftwhen the HUD counselingbudget for 2012 was halved.This cut meant a $20,000 hitto LACLT’s homeownershipprogram.

“Demand for our home-ownership services – partic-ularly foreclosure education

and counseling – has neverbeen higher,” said Linda Har-vey, executive director of LA-

CLT. “We are very gratefulfor these funds that will helpus continue to provide home-

ownership services andcounseling in the Lakes Re-gion. We thank MVSB fortheir important contribu-tions and for their provencommitment to homeowner-ship support.”

“We are happy to con-tribute to such a worthwhilecause,” said Sam Laverack,president and CEO at MVSB.“Homeownership can some-times seem like an unattain-able goal. The work LACLTdoes in our community helpslocal residents understandthat, with the right tools andguidance, their dreams ofowning their own home canbe realized.”

If you would like more in-formation about the servicesoffered by LACLT, or are in-terested in supporting theHomeownership Program,please contact them directlyat 524-0747.

Meredith Village SavingsBank, founded in 1869, is anindependent mutual savingsbank with 11 offices servingindividuals, families, busi-nesses and municipalities inthe Lakes Region and thePlymouth area. The bankand its employees are in-spired by MVSB’s core val-ues: respect, integrity, team-work, excellence, and stew-ardship. These values are in-trinsic to every decisionmade at the bank and are il-lustrated by the high priori-ty they place on trust, quali-ty service, and commitmentto community support.MVSB strives to make thecommunities it serves a bet-ter place to work and live.More information can befound at www.mvsb.com.

MetroCast Call Center agents give backBELMONT — MetroCast

Communications, the video,Internet and phone providerwith offices in Belmont, isstaffed by more than 30 Cus-tomer Service Agents sevendays a week.

This year, the holidayspirit that MetroCast offerspoured into the call centerwith the leadership of thenew Customer Service Man-ager, Donna Cannon.

The Customer Serviceteam has watched as Metro-Cast prepared support tomany local programs such asthe WLNH Childrens Auc-tion, Mix 94.1 Cash & Cans,and the new FREE Installa-tion TOY DRIVE; which col-lected over 500 toys and giv-en to more than nine localChristmas gift giving pro-grams. In turn the team ap-proached Mrs. Cannon toproduce a community sup-port drive of their own.

In less than 30 days, theBelmont Call Center has col-lected boxes of gently wornand new jackets, non-perish-able foods, and cash that willbe delivered to Saint VincentDePaul’s in Laconia and St.Josephs Food Pantry in Bel-mont before the ChristmasHoliday. There was a lobbytree that showed NH Hu-mane Society animals in

need with a wish list ofgoods; a large collection wasdelivered on Dec. 21. Howev-er, the most fun was a pay toparticipate program forcookie swapping, wearingjeans to work, and manymore games. The programoffered the office so much joythat many other depart-ments joined in to supporttheir program.

Donna Cannon joinedMetroCast in June 2011, so asher first Holiday season withthe company she was im-

pressed by the generosity.“When the Customer Ser-

vice team approached mewith their ideas, I was veryproud to enable them to taketheir ideas and run with it.The support, care, and loveour staff has for this com-munity is very apparent, Iam pleased to be a part of itand, allow this generosity togrow,” Cannon states withenthusiasm.

MetroCast wishes theLakes Region a very HappyHoliday season.

A10 THE GILFORD STEAMER The Rest of the Story DECEMBER 29, 2011

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panels covered with names,personal effects and state-ments from individuals whodied of AIDS-related compli-cations. She remarked at thecare that loved-ones of AIDSvictims put into the squares.

“It’s a personal reflectionof someone's life,” said An-drews. “Someone loved thesepeople, and they are not for-

gotten.”According to Andrews

and Grandell, the Quilt is theworld’s largest traveling artexhibit, with more than90,000 names on the 12-foot-by-12-foot panels, and hasgrown so large that the quiltwill never again be seen inits entirety.

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mart? I’d be camping out atthe doors of the hundreds ofmultinationals who wantAmericans with a good foun-dation to do their transla-tions, whether overseas orhere. If you are well-read, flu-ent in a second language ortwo, and have a decent per-sonality, the opportunitiesare limitless.

Perhaps my French-Irishidealism is running awaywith me here, but I can’t helpciting personal experience.The year 1968, after I’d doneeverything from shovelingdriveways to bagging gro-ceries to caddying to work-ing at sporting camps to cut-ting pulp to working at a fur-niture factory, found mepushing lumber around atthe Lorden Lumber Compa-ny in Milford. Just after I’daimed high, having workedat grader Vern Howard’s el-bow in the planing mill and

taken the test to become a cer-tified softwood grader atFlagg’s Mill in Maine, I tooka day off to look for an insidejob, any inside job, in down-town Nashua. A hunch andthe smell of ink led me towalk through the front doorat the Nashua Telegraph.

Bill Bean, the generalmanager, asked me what Ihad to offer. Not much---nonewspaper experience, nocollege degree (dropped outin my first year), couldn’teven type. But I told him Icould learn any job fasterand do it better than anyoneelse who might walk throughthe door. I was brash enoughto believe it.

He believed it too, and I gota job in the newsroom, learn-ing photography, darkroomwork, and photo-engraving.Before long, Mike Shalhoupstuck a big four-by-five SpeedGraphic in my hands, and

growled, “Go get some pic-tures.” I did, taking my firstfront-page picture of a catcrossing the soon to be closedand replaced Nashua-Hud-son bridge.

I practiced and honed myphotography skills on mykids. My all-time favorite isin my living room at theSouth Hill farmhouse inColebrook to this day. It is asetup shot showing daughterKaren, who now runs Cole-brook’s News and Sentinel,sitting on an earthenwarejug in front of one of the side-windows that frame the 1850house’s ancient front door.Aside from being a senti-mental favorite, it was one ofthe images that propelled meinto a newspapering andmagazine career spanningmore than four decades, andcounting.

Looking at the Times sto-ry, and reflecting on the then

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and now, I came to severalconclusions. Given my back-ground, or lack of same, Iwas extremely lucky to landa full-time job. If offered thechoice, I’d have taken a part-time job with the determina-tion to soon work my way tofull. And as a last option, I’dhave offered to work for amonth as a trainee, for free,on a hunch that I’d find a wayto weasel my way into thefold. Bill Bean, thank thestars, didn’t have a clueabout what was going on inmy head.

(Next week, as an adjunctto this unabashed HoratioAlger piece: “Made in RuralAmerica,” a look at the prod-ucts we once grew and madehere, what we can or shouldgrow and make again, andthe job-producing movementto buy what’s made andgrown right here at home,both in Rural America andthe broader U.S. of A.)

(This column runs in 13weekly papers covering thenorthern two-thirds of NewHampshire and parts ofMaine and Vermont. JohnHarrigan’s address: Box 39,Colebrook, NH 03576, [email protected])

Lakeshore office at 1441Lakeshore Rd., and can bereached at 527-3380 or via e-mail at [email protected].

Laconia Savings Bank,founded in 1831, provides de-posit, lending and wealthmanagement services tofamilies and businessesthroughout New Hamp-

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shire. With 19 community of-fices within the state and as-sets exceeding $1 billion, La-conia Savings Bank is thelargest independent bank inNew Hampshire. BecauseLaconia Savings Bank is amutual organization, it does-n’t answer to stock holdersand can focus on the successof its customers, communi-ties and employees.Throughout its 180-year his-tory, Laconia Savings Bankcontinues to be a strong andstable financial organiza-tion. For more information,call 1-800-832-0912 or visitwww.laconiasavings.com.

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PHOTO BY JEFF LAJOIE

Gilford’s Kelsey Buckley goes up for a shot against Belmont’s LaurenPrice during the Golden Eagles’ 36-27 win on Dec. 22.


Sarah Veazey drives past Belmont’s McKenzie Phelps in Division IIIaction on Dec. 22.


Sophie Brunt played well off the bench for Gilford in its victory overBelmont.


GILFORD – The GilfordHigh School girls’ basketballteam saved its best for whenit mattered most on Dec. 22.

The Golden Eaglesoutscored visiting BelmontHigh School, 13-4, in thefourth quarter to turn a tiegame into a solid 36-27 win inDivision III action.

“We didn’t play our bestbasketball, but neither did

Belmont,” explained Gilfordcoach Rick Forge. “But we’re4-1 now, and that’s great forthe kids. It’s been a couple ofyears since we started 4-1 sothat’s something to build ongoing forward.”

With the teams tied at 23-23 entering the fourth quar-ter, Gilford’s Kelsey Buckley(10 points, nine rebounds) hita jumper to give the Eagles alead but Myranda Lewis re-sponded immediately for Bel-

mont (2-3) with a layup.That’s when Gilford went ona run to go ahead for goodhowever, as Buckley hit twomore buckets and Abby Har-ris and Molly Dietrich alsoscored to cap off an 8-0 runand give the hosts a 33-25 leadwith 2:27 left in the fourth.

“We were one and done of-fensively and we just could-n’t get into our offense in thefourth quarter,” said Bel-mont coach Amy West. “We

tried to get out in transitionbut we just couldn’t convert.”

Lauren Price stopped thebleeding for the Red Raiderswith a jumper to cut thedeficit to 33-27 with 2:00 re-maining, but a three-pointplay from Dietrich securedthe win in the final minuteand the 36-27 final.

“We finally started capi-talizing on our chances as thegame went on,” said Forge.“We didn’t force the ball as

much as we did early and wemanaged to get into a littlebit of a flow.”

The fourth quarter cer-tainly didn’t mirror the pre-vious three frames,as the twoteams battled back and forthall night before Gilford wenton its late run. Behind the hotstart by senior Olivia Brod-erick, who scored eightpoints in the first quarter, theEagles led 10-9 after the firstperiod.

Belmont’s Kaylyn Bel-lamo (nine points) did herbest to keep the Raiders inthe game in the second quar-ter, as she drilled a three-pointer and sank a toughleaner from the baseline tocut into the lead and send theteams into the locker roomwith Gilford up just 20-19.

“I think if we had madesome easy shots in the firsthalf, it would’ve openedthings up a little bit for us,”said Forge. “We handledtheir pressure pretty well allnight but there were somethings we struggled with inthe first half.”

The third quarter didn’toffer much in the way of of-fense, as Belmont outscoredGilford just 4-3 in the eight-minute span, setting thestage for the fourth.

“We just need to get a lit-tle more mentally tough forsituations like that end ofthe game,” said West, whoseteam was without pointguard Mikaela Guertin.“We’ll just get going back af-ter the holidays.”

Belmont’s Britni Spauld-ing, playing in her first gameof the season due to an ankleinjury, scored five points inthe loss, including threefrom the free throw line aftershe was fouled shooting a 3in the second quarter.

Broderick led Gilfordwith 12 points and eight re-bounds, while Dietrich had10 points, four steals and fourassists. Sarah Veazeygrabbed six rebounds to goalong with four steals andthree assists.

Belmont committed 28turnovers compared to 20 forthe Golden Eagles.

Both teams are competingin the Gilford Holiday Bas-ketball Tournament thisweek, and the squads meetagain in the regular seasonon Feb. 7 in Belmont.

Fourth quarter run leads Gilford past Belmont, 36-27

Comeback falls short as B-G drops 5-4 decision to MAIL


B-G’s Jeremy D’Amour skates with the puck during the second period ofthe Bulldogs’ 5-4 loss to MAIL on Dec. 21.


Ryan Davis fends off MAIL’s Simon Campbell during B-G’s loss atLaconia Ice Arena.


LACONIA – It was toughway to enter the holidaybreak for the Belmont-Gil-ford hockey team on Dec. 21,as the Bulldogs allowed a latethird period goal to Lakes Re-gion rival MoultonboroAcademy/Inter-Lakes anddropped a 5-4 result in Divi-sion III action at Laconia IceArena.

“(Belmont-Gilford) is ateam that all the boys knoweach other from comingthrough the youth systemstogether,” said MAIL headcoach Kevin Campbell. “So awin like this is going to builda ton of morale for us andhopefully we can continuethat the rest of the season.”

With the teams tied 4-4and the stakes growing witheach passing second in thethird period, B-G (1-2) took apenalty with just under sixminutes to play. MAIL (2-1)had possession on the de-layed call however, andworked the puck into theBulldogs zone, allowing goal-keeper Connor O’Neil to getoff the ice for an extra skater.The Renegades worked thepuck around, eventuallyfinding junior Chris Brownon the left side, and he burieda slapshot from just insidethe blue line for the eventualgame-winner with 5:19 leftand the 5-4 advantage.

“(Brown’s) slapshots havebeen getting stronger andstronger and he did a goodjob keeping that one downand low,” said Campbell ofthe game-winner.

It was a game full of mo-mentum shifts, as B-G got onthe board first when JeremyD’Amour buried a wrist shotfrom just outside the circle

with 6:38 left in the first peri-od for the 1-0 lead.

That lead looked like ithad a chance to grow, as theBulldogs had a 5-on-3 powerplay with 4:55 left in the open-ing frame. But a tough penal-ty kill from MAIL allowed theteam to escape without yield-ing a goal.

Just over a minute afterthe penalties expired, theRenegades tied things up, asa scramble in front of B-Ggoalie Alex Conway sawMAIL junior Tim Casey slidea short pass across the creaseto Simon Campbell, and heburied it into the open net toeven the score at 1-1 with 1:44left.

While things appeared tobe headed into intermissionall tied up, a last-second blast

from inside the blue line byBrown was tipped in front byRenegades forward Chris In-gham, beating Conway withjust 4.8 seconds left in the pe-riod to give MAIL a 2-1 leadafter the opening 15 minutes.

“It’s a backbreaker when-ever they score with only acouple seconds left,” said B-G head coach Jay Londer.“That’s when momentumstarts to shift and we can’t letthat happen.”

MAIL killed off another 5-on-3 early in the second peri-od, paving the way for anoth-er strike late in the frame.Brown unleashed anotherbomb from the point, and hisslapper found the back of thenet for a 3-1 Renegades leadwith 4:57 to play.

“We’ve got to capitalize on

those 5-on-3s,” Londer stated.“We haven’t had set lines re-ally so far because of a vari-ety of factors so guys areplaying with different guysand we weren’t able to get ina rhythm.”

Just two minutes later,Casey cleaned up a reboundin front of Conway, as he lift-ed the puck over the fallengoalkeeper to extend the leadto 4-1 with 2:32 remaining.

With all the momentumseemingly on the side of theRenegades, it was B-G that re-sponded in the final minutesof the second period, as TomKuntz scored with 1:44 to playand D’Amour followed just 40seconds later to make it 4-3MAIL heading into the thirdperiod.

With his team allowing B-

G back into the game afterholding the commanding 4-1lead, Campbell didn’t saymuch to his squad in thelocker room between peri-ods.

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B-G’s Max Desmarais defends against Max Donahue of MAIL on Dec. 21.

this is your game to lose inthe third,” the coach ex-plained. “That was prettymuch it, just hoping theywould come out and win thegame.”

But it was B-G that con-tinued its momentum intothe third, as D’Amourscored his third goal of thenight with 12:13 remaining.The junior’s low wrist shotbeat O’Neil and tied thegame at 4-4.

“That kid’s been a studsince his freshman year andhe’s really been doing it allfor us so far this year,” saidLonder of D’Amour.

The rest of the period sawB-G pepper the MAIL netwith plenty of chances,though O’Neil was up for thetask. The sophomore made39 saves on the net, quietingdown the momentum andgiving the Renegades achance to pull off the win.That’s what happened late,as Brown’s blast sent theMAIL fans home happy withthe victory.

“When you’re throwingeverything at them, at theirnet, then they come downand score that lastgoal…that’s tough but it’spart of the game,” said Lon-der, whose team lost to MAILfor the first time in his threeyears coaching at B-G.

After a two-week holidaybreak for both teams, thesquads will meet again on

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Jan. 4 for a rematch onceagain at Laconia Ice Arena.It’s safe to say there will beplenty at stake the secondtime around.

“Usually you don’t get achance for that fourth peri-od, but now we get a fourth,fifth and sixth period rightaway when we come back sowe’re looking forward tothat,” said Londer. “I’m nottoo worried about wherewe’re at right now. We’ve gota good break and we’ll refo-cus and hopefully be ready togo.”

Campbell praised thework of his second line, asBrian Wakefield, Max Don-ahue and Connor Donovanhad their best game of theyoung season, especially ear-ly on. The penalty killing trioof Simon Campbell, Caseyand Sander Danielovich wasalso on point, as the unit dida solid job keeping B-G offthe board in the pair of 5-on-3 situations.

Faceoff is scheduled for 6p.m. when the teams meetagain on Jan. 4.

Gilford High School Sports ScheduleThursday, December 29

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Gilford Holiday Tournament, TBABOYS BASKETBALL

Gilford Holiday Tournament, TBA

Tuesday, January 3

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Winnisquam at Gilford, 6:30 p.m.BOYS BASKETBALL

Gilford at Winnisquam, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, January 4

HOCKEY

Moultonboro/Inter-Lakesat Belmont/Gilford, 6 p.m.

ALPINE SKIING

Gilford at Pat’s Peak, 3:45 p.m.NORDIC SKIING

Gilford, Belmont, Moultonboroat Inter-Lakes, 2:30 p.m.

Hot start not enough as Eagles fall to Prospect


Gilford’s James Curtis goes up for a shot during second half actionagainst Prospect Mountain on Dec. 20.


Derrick DuBois goes in for a layup during Gilford’s 63-47 loss toProspect Mountain.


Gilford’s Ronny Bean is guarded closely by Ethan Henderson of ProspectMountain on Dec. 20.


Gilford’s James Curtis (left) and Rich Edson grab for a rebound duringthe second of half of the Golden Eagles’ 63-47 loss to PM.


GILFORD – It was aboutas good of a first quarter asthe Gilford High School boys’basketball team has playedin a long time on Dec. 20, asthe Golden Eagles stormedout to a 20-8 lead after eightminutes of play. But visitingProspect Mountain re-grouped in the second quar-ter, and free throw shootingdown the stretch proved keyin a 63-47 Timberwolves vic-tory in Division III action.

“I thought we did a decentjob in a lot of facets of thegame,” said GHS head coachChip Veazey. “(PM’s) size onthe boards in the second halfmade things tough for usthough. We were only gettingone shot for a pretty longstretch of time and that does-n’t work when you’re playingfrom behind.”

The start was impressivefor Gilford (1-2), as seniorConnor Veazey drained athree to kick things off. Gil-ford led 9-8 thanks to a BenMorris layup, and the Eaglestook off from there. An 11-0run to close out the openingperiod was highlighted bythree consecutive treys, twofrom Veazey and one fromRonny Bean, and Gilford led20-8 after an impressive allaround quarter.

“We played well in thatfirst quarter,” said coachVeazey. “We made some bigshots but we did more thanjust shoot well. We playedwell defensively, reboundedwell. It was a nice start forus.”

Bean sank another threejust 10 seconds into the sec-ond quarter, and Gilford hadits biggest lead of the nightat 23-8. But undefeatedProspect (4-0) jumped on theback of senior guard ZackDrouin after Bean’s triple,and he hit back-to-backthrees to cut the deficit to 23-14. That was just the start ofPM’s run however, as the T-Wolves would embark on animpressive 21-2 run the restof the half, holding Gilford tojust another Morris layupand a total of five points inthe period.

Drouin was just gettingstarted for PM, as he drilled

two more three-pointers mid-way through the frame. Thesniper would wind up with17 points in the second quar-ter alone, and 22 in the firsthalf, as the visitors came allthe way back to take a 29-25lead at intermission.

“(Drouin) kept them in thegame, that’s for sure,” saidVeazey.

Gilford stayed withinstriking distance for most ofthe second half, as a DerrickDuBois offensive reboundand putback had the Eagleswithin 35-32 with 3:40 left inthe third. But the seniorpicked up his fourth foul justseconds later, and was forcedto sit for the rest of the peri-od.

“That hurt us a little bit,”said Veazey of DuBois’ foultrouble. “When he was outthere, he did some nicethings for us.”

PM led 43-36 after threequarters, but a Bean threeand a DuBois layup had theEagles within 49-44 with 4:52left. The T-Wolves came upbig from the free throw linedown the stretch however,holding the ball around theperimeter and forcing Gil-ford to foul over the final fourminutes. PM sank 10 freebiesin the final minutes, pullingaway for the 63-47 final.

“We just needed a fewmore to drop in that fourthquarter and we couldn’tquite get over that six oreight-point hump,” saidVeazey. “It was a much clos-er game than the final scoreindicates.”

Bean and DuBois finishedin double figures for the Ea-gles with 11 points apiece,while Veazey and Morriseach added nine points.

“There were a lot of posi-tives to take away for us,”Veazey said. “And I thinkthere are some things we cando different against themwhen we see them at theirplace later this season.”

Drouin finished with agame-high 32 points, as hedistributed well to openteammates in the second halfafter Gilford keyed on himdefensively.

The teams meet again inAlton on Jan. 27.

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Late free throws lead JV boys to victoryBY JEFF [email protected]

GILFORD – A missed freethrow with just 3.5 secondsleft allowed the Gilford HighSchool JV boys’ basketballteam to pull off a thrilling 41-40 win over visiting ProspectMountain on Dec. 20.

It was a wild final minuteof play, as freshman KalebOrton was fouled with 52 sec-onds left and Gilford trailing39-37. Orton made one of twofrom the charity stripe to cut

the lead to 39-38.With PM looking to get the

ball into play following themake, Kyle Gaudet came upwith a huge steal, and the Ea-gles took over with 40 sec-onds remaining.

Max Troiano drove to thehoop with 26 seconds left andwas fouled in the act of shoot-ing. Troiano calmly hit bothfreebies, giving Gilford a 40-39 lead.

PM missed a shot on theother end following the

makes, and Nate Daviswound up with the ball be-fore being fouled. His freethrow made it 41-39 with 15seconds left.

The Timberwolves franti-cally tried to hit the tying bas-ket, and Justin Mitza drew afoul on Gilford with just 3.5seconds remaining. But aftersinking the first, Mitza’s po-tential game-tying free throwcame up short, and the Ea-gles survived for the 41-40 vic-tory.

Baseball’s winter meeting, Conway styleJeff Locke shares words of wisdom, advice at fundraiser for Friends of Conway Rec

BY JOSHUA SPAULDINGSPORTS EDITOR

CONWAY — With winterseemingly just getting underway, spring seems like a dis-tant destination, a place justout of reach for the next fewmonths.

For Jeff Locke, however,spring begins as soon as thenew year rolls around.

Locke, who made his Ma-jor League debut for the Pitts-burgh Pirates in September,will be heading south just af-ter the first of the year to getready for Spring Trainingand the possibility of earn-ing a spot on the Pittsburghroster to open the season.

However, before he didthat, the Kennett graduatetook some time on Sunday todo a question and answer ses-sion with fans both youngand old and signed auto-graphs as part of a fundrais-er for the Friends of ConwayRec. Inc. The money raisedgoes to help offset the cost ofthe recreation department’ssummer program for kidswho may not be able to affordit.

Locke said that he’d beheading back to Florida afterJan. 1, with the idea of get-ting acclimated to the weath-er before the Feb. 15 report-ing date for pitchers andcatchers. He noted that a lotof his teammates would bethere and they’d get thechance to work together pri-or to Spring Training.

Conway Recreation Direc-tor John Eastman intro-duced Locke to the crowd andasked him to tell “the storyfrom Arizona.”

Locke remembered backto his second Major Leaguetrip, as he was warming upin the outfield, Pirates man-ager Clint Hurdle yelled outto him. The lefty thought hewas in a bit of trouble.

“He said, ‘there’s somevery nice people from NewHampshire and I really wishyou’d go over there and makethem happy,’” Locke recalls.

The people from NewHampshire were the Leavittfamily, owners of a bakery inConway and Hurdle gaveLocke the rest of the warm-up off so he could talk to thefans.

“It goes to show you whatkind of following I’ve beenable to get with the supportof everyone in this town,”Locke told the crowd.

Featuring long hair stick-ing out from under his hat,Locke looked a bit differentthan he did in his high schooldays, but he admitted after-ward that the hair was allpart of a bet.

“Andrew McCutcheon(the Pirates’ All-Star center-fielder) said he’d pay me if Icame back with long hair,”Locke joked. McCutcheon isalso known for having longhair. “It’s all part of a bet.

Locke answered a wide va-riety of questions from kidsand adults alike, includingone native of Pittsburgh whohad driven up a day earlierand was a huge Pirates fan.

One of the inevitablequestions Locke gets sincehe’s from New Hampshire, ishow long it will be before he’splaying for the Red Sox.While he said it would be adream, it would also be verydifficult.

“I’d have a real hard timegoing to the Red Sox rightnow,” he said. “Those teams,the Yankees and the Red Soxare different. Going to Fen-way Park and playing is dif-ferent than going to Pitts-burgh and playing.

“The fans are the same,but the media is so much dif-ferent,” he continued. He not-ed that Cardinals pitcherChris Carpenter, also a New

Hampshire native, gets askedthat question all the time aswell.

He admitted that nerveswere certainly an issue inthat first Major League start,which came against Florida.With 45,000 people in thestands, it was bound to be anight he’d remember forever.

“It was everything I evercould have dreamed of,” hesaid. “It doesn’t do it justiceto talk about it.”

He went on to describe theday he got the call to the Ma-jors, noting it was the finalgame of the AAA season andhe didn’t exactly pitch well.

Four guys were called intothe manager’s office after thegame and told they were go-ing to Pittsburgh.

“I can’t explain it, it’s a dif-ferent feeling,” he said. “It’syour kid dream come true.”

But Locke noted that asthings went along throughSeptember, he became a bitmore acclimated to the MajorLeagues.

“It’s everything that walk-ing on to the Kennett HighSchool field is, but a littlemore,” he said.

Locke discussed hisyounger days, playing base-ball at Hussey Field and theJohn Fuller School and saidthough he loved to hit as akid, he always wanted to be apitcher.

Locke also noted he didn’tplay any other sports on anorganized level when he gotto high school, but remem-bers late longtime Kennettfootball coach Gary Millen al-ways trying to get him tocome out for the footballteam.

“I remember I kicked likea 50-yard field goal right infront of him,” Locke laughed.

Locke also harkened backto his younger days whenasked about catchers, as hewas always partial to his Ken-nett teammate, Robbie Knox.

“He caught me when I wasa kid,” Locke said. “He’s a lotbraver than I’ll ever be. Ithink I’ve broken his thumbseven or eight times.”

He noted that withoutKnox’s willingness to workwith him he never would’vegotten to the place he is now.

Locke admits that living innorthern New Hampshiredoesn’t exactly put one on theradar of Major Leagueteams, but his hard-throwingways he felt were certainly ahelp in getting him noticed,and eventually drafted by the

Atlanta Braves.“I was throwing harder at

a young age than most of mypeers,” Locke said. “Thatdraws attention.”

The Braves were the firstteam to see Locke throw, so itwas fitting that they were theteam that drafted him, but hesaw interest from across theleague.

“Twenty-eight of 30 MajorLeague teams came and haddinner at my house when Iwas a senior,” he said.

Even his minor leagueteammates found it hard tobelieve he was discovered inthe remote area that is NewHampshire’s White Moun-tains.

“I brought a teammateback here once and he askedme, ‘how the heck did theyfind you up here,’” Lockesaid. “It goes to show you thatif you have the talent, they’llfind you.”

Locke admitted that thetrade from Atlanta to Pitts-burgh was a great chance forhim to start over and offeredhim a great shot to make theMajor Leagues.

“Pittsburgh is a beautifulcity, it’s rich with sports tra-dition,” Locke said. “It’s gotto be the best place I’ve everbeen and to be able to call thathome is great.”

Locke said he believesHurdle is the right man in thejob for Pittsburgh and seesgood things ahead for theteam, which had a stellarstart to last season but tailedoff in the later portion of theschedule.

“He’s one of those guyswhen he speaks, you listen,”Locke said of Hurdle. “Youdon’t want to be caught offguard. He’s been able to bringa presence to Pittsburgh thatwe haven’t had in a while.

“It’s shaping up reallygood,” he continued, speak-ing of the new season. “Wewent out and got some goodguys. They’ve invested a lotof time and money in theyoung guys, so there’s a lot ofgood talent coming up.”

Locke made sure to tell theballplayers in the audiencethat anything can happen ifthey work at it.

“I came from this area, itis possible to do it,” he said.“All you guys can do the samething I’m doing, it just takesa lot of time and hard work.”

After speaking, Lockesigned autographs and thenplayed catch with fourthgrader Nathan Grames-Ed-

wards, who’s name waspicked from all the young-sters who had tickets.

The youngster impressed

Locke with his knuckleball,his velocity and his good me-chanics, mainly catching theball with two hands.

Joshua Spaulding can bereached at [email protected] or 569-3126

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 2012STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE ALTON SCHOOLDISTRICT IN THE TOWN OF ALTON NEW HAMP-SHIRE QUALIFIED TO VOTE UPON DISTRICTAFFAIRS.You are hereby notified to meet at the following timeand location:

January 9, 2012 at the Alton Central School,Music Room, 41 School Street, Alton, NH

at 6:00 pmYou are hereby notified to meet for the purpose of apublic hearing to discuss the incurring of long-termindebtedness for a renovation, rebuild and construc-tion at Alton Central School in Alton, New Hampshire.

ALTON PLANNING BOARDNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the ALTON PLANNING BOARD will hold aPUBLIC HEARING on TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012 starting at 6:00P.M. in the ALTON TOWN HALL, ALTON, NH to receive public inputon proposed amendments to the Alton Zoning Ordinance and the AltonBuilding Code. The proposed amendments to be discussed at this publichearing are summarized below. Copies of the full text are available from thePlanning Department and can also be found on the Town website(www.alton,nh.gov)._____________________________________________________________

PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENT NO. 1:

The Planning Board's Amendment No. 1 includes the following:1. Amend ARTICLE 200 DEFINITIONS to add a definition of

“Commercial Function Facility”; 2. Amend ARTICLE 400, Section 401 TABLE OF USES by adding

“Commercial Function Facility” to the Table of Uses as a useallowed by Special Exception in the Residential Commercial, RuralResidential, Rural, and Recreational Service Zones; and

3. Add a new Section 334 Commercial Function Facility ReviewCriteria.

_____________________________________________________________


The Planning Board's Amendment No. 2 includes the following: A. To amend Article 300, Section 320 – Nonconforming Uses as

follows: 1. Amend subsection A, 3 to eliminate the ability to obtain a Special

Exception and require a Variance to change one nonconforminguse to another nonconforming use;

2. To eliminate subsection A, 5 relative to repairing nonconformingstructures due to similar language found in subsection B, 3;

3. To add a new subsection A, 5 to allow a nonconforming usedestroyed by fire or natural disaster to be replaced within threeyears;

4. To add a new subsection A, 6. to allow by Special Exception "inkind replacement" of structures for a nonconforming use that are voluntarily removed;

5. To add a new subsection A, 7. to allow expansion of structures fornonconforming uses beyond existing building dimensions bySpecial Exception.

6. To amend subsection B, 2 by adding a new subparagraph (d) tonot allow decks, porches or patios located within setbacks tobe converted to living space;

7. To add a new subsection B, 4 to allow a nonconforming structuredestroyed by fire or natural disaster to be replaced within threeyears; and

8. To add a new subsection B, 5. to allow by Special Exception "inkind replacement" of nonconforming structures that are voluntar-ily removed.

B. To amend Article 200 Definitions to add a definition of “repair”. _____________________________________________________________


The Planning Board's Amendment No. 3 proposes to amend Section 510TERM, MEMBERSHIP, AUTHORITY, AND DUTIES to reflect that theZoning Board of Adjustment is an elected board and not appointed by theBoard of Selectmen._____________________________________________________________


The Planning Board's Amendment No. 4 proposes to amend SECTION530 VARIANCES to make the criteria for judging a variance consistent withthe amended state legislation (RSA 674:33, I) and recent court decisions._____________________________________________________________


The Planning Board's Amendment No. 5 proposes to amend SECTION520 SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS, paragraph B. to revise the plat requirementto be submitted with a Special Exception application._____________________________________________________________


The Planning Board's Amendment No. 6 proposes to amend provisionspertaining to accessory apartments as follows:

1. Delete SECTION 452 D on accessory apartment. 2. Amend ARTICLE 400 PERMITTED USES - TABLE OF USES

to:a. Change the Note on Accessory Apartment; andb. Allow Accessory Apartment in R, RC, RR & RU Zones.

3. Amend ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS to add a definition ofAccessory Apartment.

4. Add a new SECTION 319 STANDARDS FOR ACCESSORYAPARTMENTS

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The Planning Board's Amendment No. 7 proposes to repeal SECTION380 IMPACT FEES in its entirety._____________________________________________________________


The Planning Board's Amendment No. 8 proposes to repeal all the provi-sions pertaining to Combined Dwelling and Business from the Ordinanceand replace it with provisions for a Home Business. This would involve:

1. Amending ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS to:a. Repeal the definition of Combined Dwelling and Business; andb. Add a definition of a Home Business.

2. Amending ARTICLE 400, SECTION 401 PERMITTED USES -TABLE OF USES to:a. Delete Combined Dwelling and Business from the Table of

Uses; andb. Add Home Business to the Table of Uses.

3. Adding a new SECTION 333 CRITERIA FOR A HOMEBUSINESS.

_____________________________________________________________


The Planning Board's Amendment No. 9 proposes to delete SECTION320, Paragraph C., 3. Contiguous Nonconforming Lots in its entirety._____________________________________________________________


The Planning Board's Amendment No. 10 proposes to amend ARTICLE200 DEFINITIONS to revise the definition of Seasonal Cabin._____________________________________________________________


The Planning Board's Amendment No. 11 proposes to amend ARTICLE600, SECTION 602, paragraph C, 1. to revise the standard pertaining toimpervious lot coverage in the Aquifer Protection Overlay District.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED BUILDING CODE AMENDMENTNO. 1:

The Planning Board's Amendment No.1 proposes to make the followingmajor changes to the Alton Building Code:

1. Amend ARTICLE 2 - APPLICABLE CODES to use theInternational Code Council Codes as outlined in the State BuildingCode, RSA 155-A as amended, and designated National FireProtection Agency Codes as outlined in the state Fire Code, Saf-c-3300 as amended; and

2. Amend ARTICLE 2 - APPLICABLE CODES to revise the localamendments to the State Building Code.

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In 1999, Maxfield Real Estate established the “We Care” Program to celebrate our45th anniversary. Through this program, we contributed 2% of our commissions tolocal charities. Over the past 13 years, we have donated more than $570,000 to non-profit organizations that benefit the Lakes Region area. This year, the “39” agents inour Wolfeboro, Center Harbor and Alton offices were pleased to donate $31,000 to72 different charities, including: Alton Food Pantry, Life Ministries Food Pantry,Appalachian Mountain Teen Project, Child Advocacy Center of Carroll County,CHMM Community Caregivers, East Alton Meeting House, First Start Tonight, GreatWaters Music Festival, Kingswood Theatre, Kingswood Youth Center, Lakes RegionHumane Society, Prospect Mountain High School Scholarship, The Nick, WolfeboroArea Children’s Center.

The following Maxfield agents shared in the “We Care” Program

Robert Buchanan Rick Frame Fred PerryCarol Bush Paula Fuller Jep PosseeSteve Bush James Grigg Nancy ReedLynne Butler Karen Hasselman Bill ReganJohn Byers Ellen Klimm Zannah RichardsJim Chase Lisa LaFreniere Mary Ann RyanJane Coakley Ed Marudzinski William RyanDavid Countway Chip & Tina Maxfield Dave SnellJudi Donnelly Sandy McBeth Jenn SnellJaci Dussault Karen Melanson Pam ToczkoJoe Dussault Joy Messineo Tony TrioloTom Falcon Mike Paradis Denise WilliamsJohn Foster Randy Parker

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ALTON ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

The Alton Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold Public Hearings onThursday, January 5, 2012; during its meeting commencing at 7:00p.m. at the Alton Town Hall to consider the following application (theapplications listed in this notice are in no particular order)

Case Z12-01 Map 40 Lot 4 VarianceWayne & Karen Webster 10-14 Lionel Terrace

On behalf of Wayne & Karen Webster, Arthur W. Hoover P.C. d/b/a AltonLaw Offices is requesting a variance from Article 400, Section 401 of theZoning Ordinance to permit the property owners to identify four specificsites on their property in the Lakeshore Residential District to constructwooden platforms to house tents. This is a Lakeshore Residential Zone.

Plans are on file in the Planning Department on the first floor of the AltonTown Hall. You are invited to come in to view them during our regularbusiness hours of 8:30 to 4:00 Monday through Friday.

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