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Barbara tells us that this Momma Fox along with her babies, gave her the opportunity to hangout with them and take plenty of pictures, stating that momma fox would sit alongside of her,within about 3 or 4 feet, and they would watch her babies play. Barbara said it was a Privilegenot given to many people. - Sent to us by Wayne & Barbara Klingler, Benton, NH
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Rumney, Sugar Hill, Swiftwater, Thornton, Warren, Waterville Valley, Wentworth, and Woodsville. In Vermont - Bradford, Corinth, Fairlee, Groton,Newbury, South Ryegate and Wells River
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Apples have a long cherishedhistory in New England. Forgenerations we have delightedin the spring flowers and deli-cious fall fruit. The preservationof cider and sauce nourishes usthrough the long winter months.The challenge of producing anunblemished consistent highquality organic fruit is immense.Fortunately there is an outstand-ing resource available inMichael Phillips who will bevisiting Plymouth on November14th .
Michael Phillips is a livingencyclopedia of apple knowl-edge. He is known across thecountry for helping people growhealthy fruit. His Lost NationOrchard is part of a medicinalherb farm in northern NewHampshire which practices theholistic approach to orcharding.He is the author of The AppleGrower, the definitive guide toNew England organic apple pro-duction published by ChelseaGreen in White River Jct,Vermont. Michael’s newestbook, The Holistic Orchard,recently received garden bookof the year honors from theAmerican Horticultural Society.
The presentation will focus ongrowing healthy fruit. The pri-mary role as orchardists is tobuild system health. Come learnabout fungal allies, root rela-tionships, and the biodiversitythat makes good fruit possible.Holistic orcharding involves awide breadth of knowledge andtimeliness, yet one fact stands
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In northern New Hampshire,where the sun can seem like adistant memory, an unusualsight is taking shape behindLaPerle’s IGA supermarket. It’sthe largest solar electric projectnorth of Franconia Notch andthe brainchild of Guy LaPerle,
the greenest grocer in the NorthCountry, if not the state.
Surveying the racks of solarpanels that stretch for half afootball field in his back parkinglot, LaPerle is already thinkingpayback, as in - how long will it
take for this latest investment topay for itself? He figures abouteight years, not bad for a systemthat, at today’s prices, will cuthis electric bill by more than$5,000 a year.
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Michael speaks regularly atregional and national agricultur-al conferences. He has helped tofound the “community orchardmovement” which can beexplored at www.groworgani-capples.com. He will be pre-
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“Incessantly scouring the uni-verse for the weird, the wacky,and the stupid so you don’thave to.”
Greetings, and thanks for join-ing me for another week.Starting us off are a few newsstories you may have missed.First, bon appétit (that’s Frenchfor “I don’t think so!”)Championship eaters gobbledown hot dogs on New York’sConey Island, but this summer,when a Filipino restaurant inBrooklyn wanted a more ethniccontest, it offered plates of“baluts” — the Philippine deli-cacy of duck fetuses. WayneAlgenio won, stuffing 18 downhis throat in five minutes.Typically, the baluts have barelybegun to develop, sometimesallowing a “lucky” diner tosense in his mouth the crackle ofa beak or the tickle of a feather.Since baluts are exotic, they areconsidered to be (as is often thecase in Asia) aphrodisiacs.[Huffington Post] Eeeuuuw!
Next, that’s my story, and...well, you know the rest. Ms.Navey Skinner, 34, was chargedwith robbing the Chase Bank in
Arlington, Wash., after passinga teller a note that read, “Put themoney in the bag now or [d]ie.”According to investigators,Skinner subsequently told themshe had been thinking aboutrobbing a bank and then, whileinside the Chase Bank, “acci-dentally robbed” it. [DailyHerald]
Finally, something else toworry about. A jury has decidedthat a Syracuse doctor isn’t toblame for an operating-roommishap that caused a pregnantwoman to catch fire during acesarean section delivery. KiraReed suffered a 7-inch-longburn on her side two years agowhen an alcohol-based antisep-tic applied to her skin was acci-dentally ignited by a medicaldevice. The fire was out quicklyand her baby was fine, but shesued over the injury. Reedreached an out-of-court settle-ment with the hospital, but thePost-Standard of Syracusereported that a jury rejected anegligence claim this weekagainst obstetrician StephenBrown. Brown’s lawyer says thejury’s decision was appropriate.
The good news is no more polit-ical ads... at least for a while. Asthis is being put together wellbefore November 6th, here ismy early prediction: Obama(and Democrats in general) willbe victorious and fare well. I didvote Libertarian (see my lastcolumn), but as slow as anyrecovery is, I still couldn’t seeRomney doing any better for“we the people.” No discussionnecessary. Whatever you feel isright (for you).
My calendar may have filled upby the time this appears in print,but if you want to get marriedbefore the end of the year, as ofthis writing I am still open 12-12-12 (easy date to remember).
Although I rail against the evilsof excessive drinking (liquidstupid pills), I am not againstdrinking in moderation. I willoccasionally have one or two.That said, one or two may beenough. A Scottish breweryclaims to have created theworld’s strongest beer - a 65%alcohol drink calledArmageddon. And it is provingso popular that there is a two-week wait for delivery - despitethe $64 price tag for a single330ml bottle (11 oz). Created byScottish firm Brewmeister, thebeer is made from crystal malt,wheat and flaked oats and isfreeze fermented to bring it to
the required ABV. A pint of thebeer contains an alarming 37units of alcohol - twice the rec-ommended weekly intake for aman. Brewmeister says the beershould be ‘consumed like a finewhisky’. A spokesman said:“Despite being 65%, the beerhas a lot of flavour - malty,hoppy, slightly sweet and lots ofyeast still in the beer. “Be care-ful though, smelling it is proba-bly enough to put you over thelimit!” Brewery founder LewisShand told Standard Media:“The phrase “delivers a punch”doesn’t quite cut it - delivers asupersonic charged explosion isprobably more appropriate.”
How quickly we forget. JordanCobby, 14, died 18 months agoafter a long battle with cancer.His classmates at the NuneatonAcademy in Warwickshire,England, raised funds by sellingmemorial wristbands at school.The bands have a sky-and-clouds motif, Jordan’s name,and “R.I.Paradise”; the pro-ceeds went to the TeenageCancer Trust in Jordan’s memo-ry. But after 18 months theschool says enough is enough,and has decreed the wristbandsviolate the school’s uniformstandards. One of Jordan’s clos-est friends was sent home afterrefusing to remove his. Schoolofficials refused to comment, soJordan’s mother stepped in to
broker a compromise: a com-memorative necktie that stu-dents will design and the headteacher agrees will be consid-ered part of the school uniform.[Coventry Telegraph]
One of the best jokes ever: Acouple of New Jersey huntersare out in the woods when oneof them falls to the ground. Hedoesn’t seem to be breathing,and his eyes are rolled back inhis head. The other guy whipsout his cell phone and calls theemergency services. He gasps tothe operator: “My friend isdead! What can I do?” Theoperator, in a calm soothingvoice says: “Just take it easy. Ican help. First, let’s make surehe’s dead.” There is a silence fora moment, and then a shot isheard. The guy’s voice comesback on the line. He says: “OK,now what?”
In all fairness, one of the worstjokes ever: Question: If you’reAmerican when you go into thebathroom and American whenyou come out of the bathroom,what are you while you’re in thebathroom? Answer: European!
Kinda rushing here – the stormrages outside and it’s uncertainhow long power will remain on.I told my wife she is the personI’d most like to face a stormwith... except maybe ChuckNorris. I think she liked that...I’ll find out when she talks tome again.
Finally, a few supposedly truequotes that are (or should beself-explanatory): (1)“Everything that can be invent-ed has been invented,” CharlesH. Duell, Commissioner, USOffice of Patents, 1899. (2) “Wedon’t like their sound, and gui-tar music is on the way out,”Decca Recording Co. rejectingthe Beatles, 1962. (3) “I’m justglad it’ll be Clark Gable who’sfalling on his face and not GaryCooper.” Gary Cooper on hisdecision not to take the leadingrole in “Gone with the Wind.”(4) “640K ought to be enoughfor anybody.” Bill Gates, 1981.(5) “Computers in the futuremay weigh no more than 1.5tons.” Popular Mechanics, fore-casting the relentless march ofscience, 1949. Bonus: “It will begone by June.” Variety, passingjudgment on rock ‘n roll in1955. ...Later.
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A combination of rebates andincentives from NewHampshire Electric Co-op(NHEC), the Retail MerchantsAssociation and the State ofNew Hampshire made the proj-ect feasible, LaPerle said.
“You’ve got to look at the bigpicture,” LaPerle said. “There issome financial incentive, but Ibelieve in being green andadvancing the field of renew-able energy.”
He also believes in keeping hismoney close to home. LaPerlehas hired fellow Colebrook res-ident David Belanger of SmartEnergy of New England(smartenergyne.com) to buildthe 36 kWh solar photovoltaicsystem. Belanger says it’s thelargest project his company hastaken on and one of the largestin the state. When completed,the solar array will generateabout 40,000 kWh annually.
The solar PV project is just thelatest in what has been a long-running campaign of projectsthat have made LaPerle’s IGAthe model of energy efficiency.In 2005 he upgraded to energy-efficient motors for his refriger-ation system. In 2009, heupgraded lighting in the pro-duce department, saving $490per year. In 2010, he replaced allvertical lighting in the freezercases with LED lights, savingover $4,500 per year. In 2011 hecompleted a storewide lightingretrofit and installed nightshades to insulate freezer casesduring off hours for an annualsavings of $5,300. This year’simprovements have includedthe installation of LED lightingin meat and produce cases at asavings of $5,400 a year; andthe solar PV project – thebiggest of all.
Working with Bill Vecchio, hisNHEC Account Executive,LaPerle has been able to takeadvantage of Co-op Energy
Solutions programs to receiveincentives and rebates totalingmore than $44,000.
“Guy really takes the long viewwith these improvements,”Vecchio said. “Energy efficien-cy costs more upfront, but staterebates and federal tax credits,combined with our EnergySolutions incentives, can makethe difference.”
LaPerle puts it more succinctly.“I couldn’t afford not to do it,”he said.
Pike, NH-Donald KennethBarton, 71, ofMt. MoosilaukeHighway, died athis home onS a t u r d a y ,October 20,
2012. Donald was born in Hartford,CT, on February 5, 1941, toHomer and Florence (Hall)Barton. He was a graduate ofWeaver High School inHartford, CT.
Donald was employed with G.Fox and Company ofSpringfield, MA laying rugs.He then worked as a machinistfor Allen Manufacturing inBloomfield, CT.
He married Jeanne (Brinn)Grabowski on September 11,1981 and they moved fromConnecticut to New Hampshirein 1987.
Donald was a member of theAcres of Hope ChristianFellowship in North Haverhill,NH. He enjoyed the outdoors,particularly hunting and fishing.He loved riding the back roads.He was a handyman and crafts-man and enjoyed working withwood.
Donald is survived by his wifeof 31 years, Jeanne Barton ofPike, NH; his two sons,Kenneth Barton of Enfield, CTand Douglas Barton and wifeJanet of Willimantic, CT; three
grandchildren, Sarah, Lillie, andDouglas Barton, Jr.; two step-daughters, Jamie Grabowski ofSouth Windsor, CT andDeborah Anderson and husbandMark of Woodsville, NH; astep-son, Joseph S. Grabowskiand wife Michelle ofWoodsville; five step-grandchil-dren, Noah Grabowski andJennifer, Daniel, David, andJoshua Peart; a brother, BruceBarton and wife Lois; a sister inlaw, Eileen Daly and husbandBen of Haverhill, NH; a brotherin law, Delbert Brinn and wifePam of Waterbury, CT; and sev-eral nieces, nephews, andcousins.
Calling hours were held atRicker Funeral Home,Woodsville, NH, on Wednesday,October 24, with a funeralservwhich followed, officiatedby Pastor Joe Grabowski.Burial followed in the EastHaverhill Cemetery, Pike, NH.
Memorial contributions may bemade to the St. JohnsburyDialysis Unit, 1080 HospitalDrive, St. Johnsbury, VT 05819or to the Dialysis Unit,Dartmouth Hitchcock MedicalCenter, One Medical CenterDrive, Lebanon, NH 03756.
For more information or to offeran online condolence, pleasevisit www.rickerfh.com
Ricker Funeral Home,Woodsville, NH was in chargeof arrangements.
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By Heather BryantRegional Field Specialist, Food and Agriculture
When I was a kid, Northern Spywas my Mom’s favorite applevariety for pies, but today theyare fairly hard to find and mostpeople, including me, reach forCortlands when baking pies.My grandparents used to waxpoetic about Wolf River, theirfavorite variety in childhood.I’ve never seen one. This allbegs the question, why do vari-eties come and go and why arethere so many out there?
A wide range of varieties existfor most crops because ourgrowing conditions vary widelyand growers benefit when theychoose the ones that grow beston their farms. Different vari-eties ripen at different timesmeaning careful selection canallow a grower to extend theirseason. Markets also vary, and
more varieties allow the growerto cater to a wider range of nich-es. New varieties are continu-ally being developed to adapt tochanging pest problems andconsumer preferences, but oftenit’s only growers and seriousgardening enthusiasts who areaware of it and can list off theirfavorites by name.
Apples are a notable exception.In my experience, compared tocarrots and onions, apple con-sumers are quite knowledgeableabout what they like in an appleand why they like it and theycan name the varieties with thepreferred characteristics. BillLord, a UNH CooperativeExtension Fruit Specialist,Emeritus, feels that much of thisstems from the fact that producedepartments account for a greatdeal of business in grocerystores, and apples are a reliableseller. A University ofMassachusetts study(http://www.umass.edu/fruitad-
visor/fruitnotes/v72n1/a1.pdf)showed apple consumers arewilling to try new varieties andare willing to travel to find thevarieties they are looking for.The researchers also said thistrend started in the mid 80’swith the release of the GrannySmith. This consumer sophisti-cation creates demand for newand different varieties, a won-derful situation for plant breed-ers and growers alike.
Plant breeders look at a range ofcharacteristics when developingnew varieties. In the case ofapples, they are often lookingfor pest resistance, storage qual-ity, appearance and taste.
Bill Lord feels Wolf River waspopular back in the day becauseit was naturally scab resistant,winter hardy, relatively early, itstored well, and was dry enoughto soak up flavoring whencooked. My grandparentsremembered it as a large applewhich means more bang foryour peeling buck. I’ve alsoheard it said it tasted like saw-dust if you ate it raw, but I won’ttell you who said it becausethose sound like fighting words.With the better disease control
methods, a wider range of dis-ease resistant varieties availabletoday and a greater consumeremphasis on eating apples, WolfRiver has been outcompeted byother varieties.
Northern Spy in its turn hasbecome less popular because itdoesn’t have the disease resist-ance of some of the other vari-eties on the market. It alsodoesn’t tend to start fruitinguntil later in life and then is verysusceptible to biennial bearing,a condition where you have agood crop one year and a poorone the next year. This means,compared to more modern vari-eties, the Northern Spy leads toa lower economic return for thegrower. As an Extension staffperson, I can appreciate why it’sno longer a top variety. As aperson who remembers fondlythe pies of my childhood I’mstill happy to buy it when I findit.
So if the varieties you rememberaren’t available anymore, howdo you choose a suitablereplacement? Of course I’mbiased, but I say, go to thesource. Most of the orchards inGrafton County offer either
farmstand or pick-your-ownoptions for customers, and thepeople who run those establish-ments can rattle off a ton ofinformation about the varietiesthey sell. They may even beable to tell you which modernvariety is most like the old oneyou remember.
Some of their comments will beobjective, “Cortlands tend to belarge, don’t brown quickly andabsorb spices well so they are agood choice for baking” or“applesauce with at least threeapple varieties has a more com-plex flavor.” Others will be lessobjective opinions “Gala is thebest variety for apple crisp” or“Macoun is the best eating appleon the market”. So take whatyou hear with a grain of salt,and then write the name of thevarieties you choose on the bag.Take them home and experi-ment with them. Decide foryourself which ones work bestin pie, which ones make the bestsnacks, and whether or not athree variety applesauce reallytastes any different to you than aone variety applesauce. Andwhile you are at it, enjoy thetaste of fall.
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Opening day for NewHampshire’s regular firearmsdeer season is November 14,2012, a date anticipated withgreat enthusiasm by the state’sestimated 60,000 deer hunters.The season runs throughDecember 9 in most of the state,except in Wildlife ManagementUnit (WMU) A in northern NewHampshire, where it closesDecember 2. Changes in seasonlength remain in place inWildlife Management Unit A aspart of an effort to improve thebuck age-structure of the north-ern deer herd. The state’s popu-lar muzzleloader deer seasongot underway on November 3statewide and runs throughNovember 13.
"For many New Englanders, thefirearms deer season is a tradi-tional opportunity to get togeth-er with family and friends,enjoy our bountiful resourcesand put meat in the freezerbefore winter," said KentGustafson, Wildlife ProgramsSupervisor for the NewHampshire Fish and GameDepartment.
New Hampshire's archery deerseason began September 15. Asof October 21, 2012, archershad taken a preliminary total of1,943 deer. The season total isup significantly from this pointin the season in 2010 and 2011(years when the Septemberarchery season was bucks only)and is the second highest in thelast nine years. Reported regis-trations in most counties haveincreased toward 2007 levels,when the state’s second highestdeer total kill occurred, accord-ing to Gustafson.
The archery deer season extendsthrough December 15, except inWMU-A, where it closes onDecember 8. For a comparisonby county (based on where deerwere registered, not necessarilywhere harvested), visithttp://www.huntnh.com/Hunting/deer_hunt_take_October.htm.
Deer hunters can find WildlifeManagement Unit and season-specific either-sex day regula-tions in the 2012-2013 N.H.
Hunting and Trapping Digest,available athttp://www.huntnh.com/pubs/hunting.html or from any agentwhen you buy your license.Special Unit M Antlerless DeerPermits are sold out.
New Hampshire may see thebest deer season that the statehas seen in several years,according to Gustafson. In partsof the state, the deer populationhas recovered from declines fol-lowing some severe wintersbeginning in 2007-08, and deernumbers are improving in manyother areas. Last year, the deerkill bounced back to 11,109.Fall foods were quite good lastyear, including both beechnuts,apples, and acorns, helping deergo into last winter in goodshape.
On top of that, the mild winterof 2011-12 turned out to be agreat winter for deer. In most ofthe state, deer were not confinedto wintering areas and were freeto wander and take advantage ofwidespread food sources.Winter mortality was low anddoes came through the winter ingood shape, says Gustafson, sofawn production and survival inthe spring of 2012 should havebeen well above average.
Hunting licenses can be pur-chased online athttp://www.huntnh.com, fromlicense agents statewide, or atthe N.H. Fish and GameDepartment in Concord. Thebasic N.H. hunting license costs$22 for residents and $103 fornonresidents, plus a $2.50wildlife habitat fee. Huntersyounger than age 16 do not needa license, but do require permitsfor some species, such as turkeyand bear, and must be accompa-nied by a properly licensed adultat least 18 years of age.
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This year’s Youth Deer HuntingWeekend is scheduled forOctober 27 and 28 and providesyoung hunters 15 years old oryounger the opportunity to takea deer of either sex whileaccompanied by an experiencedadult hunter. The youth week-end provides youngsters achance to learn deer huntingtechniques and traditions, aswell as other outdoor skills thatcan provide a lifetime of enjoy-ment. All youths must beaccompanied by an adult men-tor at least 18 years of age, witha valid N.H. hunting license.
Hunters with full freezers arereminded that the NewHampshire Food Bank is seek-ing donations of whole orprocessed deer. This venisonprovides a valuable source ofmeat for food banks around thestate. For more information, callthe food bank at 603-669-9725x240 or visithttp://www.nhfoodbank.org.The New Horizons Food Bankin Manchester also acceptsgame donations to help feed thehungry. To donate game meat toNew Horizons, call 603-628-6133, x114.
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As I write this I realize that mylife is now different than it wassix months ago. I’m a changedman. . . . a better man. I’m morethan I used to be and inspired inboth head and heart. Friendshipand love can do that to even thehardest most dubious man. Socan helping another becomewho he was meant to be.
Two weeks ago I sent out thefollowing email to a handful ofclose friends.
Today, what I had grown tothink of impossible became real-ity when my best friend and Ifollowed Atticus as we pushedand carried Will's hiking chari-ot to the top of Pine Mountain.It was a very difficult journeyand much harder than weexpected it to be, but throughoutit all Will was comfortable, safe,and even happy. We chose PineMountain because of the dirtaccess road and the relativelyshort, but challenging (chal-lenging when you are carryingup a dog in a carriage) trail tothe summit. The approach onthe road is long and uphill andtired us out as we took turnspushing his little chariot. Whenwe reached the trail itself, whichwe had scouted out yesterday,we were challenged by rocks,
roots, mud (from this weekend'srainstorms), and slippery ledgesand we tired quickly as wepicked up either end of the rigand carried it over the roughersections.
We stopped often to rest ourshoulders, backs, and arms, andsimply to catch our breath. Atone point my friend turned to meand said, “Are you okay?”
“Yeah.”
“You’re not going to have aheart attack on me, are you?”
I assured her I was okay and wecontinued following the ever-patient Atticus up the mountainwhile carrying Will in his chari-ot.
In the end we reached the moun-taintop and I held Will in myarms as I have always heldAtticus and that old, mostlyblind and deaf dog sat there andsighed. I'm not sure what hesaw, if anything, but he obvious-ly knew it was something specialbecause he leaned in to me,sighed, and licked my cheek - afirst.
I am so proud of Will, who couldhave given up on life long ago.I'm proud of Atticus as well, forhe's shared me with Will anddidn't seem the least bit put outby Will's first mountaintop, eventhough it was Will in my armsand not him. And none of thiswould have been possible with-out my best friend. I first tried abackpack but Will's hips weretoo sore to sit in it. I gavethought to carrying him up in asling but I didn't feel his oldbody could take the jostling, andI was ready to give up. But shecame up with the idea of the hik-ing chariot and today we tookturns pushing it up that moun-tain, and at times we carried it.In all of the mountains we’veclimbed, this was one of ourmost challenging. It’s also nowone of our most memorable.
Will is happily snoring at homeright now and Atticus is just
being Atticus. But we are wornout. But it’s a good tired that hasus feeling fulfilled and happy.
Six months ago Will was aban-doned at a kill shelter by theonly family he'd ever known forfifteen years. When we took himin he was broken, depressed,angry, and I didn't think he'dlive very long. But not only hasWill not given up on life, he'sthriving and today he reachedhis mountaintop, and togetherthe four of us made a memorythat will last a lifetime.
There’s an old saying about tak-ing in a shelter dog: “Who res-cued who?” But that questiondoesn’t apply to us. Will, a fif-teen year old partially lame (dueto being put away in a crate sohe wouldn’t be a bother), mostlyblind, and completely deafminiature schnauzer didn’t saveus, for we didn’t need to besaved. But he has taught us athing or two about life and love.He’s taught us, and everyoneelse who knows his story, thatit’s never too late to love or tobe loved; and it’s never too lateto live.
In the six months Will’s beenwith us he’s emerged from theshell of a dog he was to one whois aware, vibrant, and very muchalive. We’ve watched him growand reclaim his life. But noth-ing has changed him more than“climbing” Pine Mountain has.Perhaps it’s just more of themagic of the White Mountains,but in the days that have fol-lowed he’s more self-assuredand follows us from room toroom. He wants to be part of usand is so far removed from thelittle dog who hated to betouched, tried to bite me if Ipicked him up, and did his bestto isolate himself in the verybeginning.
Now, as I sit here writing this, Irealize how different everythingis than it was in May. Back thenwe took in an unwanted dogwho had nothing left to live forwith the idea of giving him aplace to die with dignity. I fig-ured he’d last a month or twoand that would be it and wewould move on with our livesknowing we’d done a gooddeed.
But as I look at him today I real-ize I don’t want him to go –ever. And yet he is closing in onsixteen and the cruel truth is thatthe dogs we love only live afraction of the time we do.When I look at Will and see howalive he is I remind myself thathe’s not getting younger, he justseems like he is. And whetherhe lasts another year or two, orsimply another month or two,it’s all too fleeting. He’ll take apiece of me with him when hegoes and there will always be abit of Will in my heart. (Justwriting that has tears welling inmy eyes for whenever we find atrue friend, we never want tolose them.)
At 2,400 feet, Pine Mountain isdwarfed by Mount Madison, thefifth highest peak in NewEngland. And yet on one day –a day I will always remember –it was for a little elderly once-broken and once-discarded dog,the top of the world. Webrought him there, and in turnhe brought us along for the jour-ney, a journey that will touch usforever.
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Both the boy’s and girl’s Lisbon Soccer Teams were part of theHalloween Cup tournament which was held on Saturday, October26th on Dow Field in Franconia, NH. - Mickey de Rham Photos
This week I will be giving youthree variations of Chicken PotPie to try. All three can be pre-pared in less than 15 minutesand each take only 30 minutesto bake. The first is if you pre-fer the crust on the top, the sec-ond is if you prefer the crust onthe bottom and the third is if youprefer more of a Chicken andBiscuits style.
# 1crust
1 cup Bisquick® baking mix1/2 cup milk1 egg
chicken mixture1 cup cooked & cubed chicken¼ cup onion1 cup cooked and cubed pota-toes1 cup frozen mixed vegetables1 can [10¾oz] condensed creamof chicken soup
Heat oven to 400°. Mix chicken,onion, vegetables and soup inungreased 9” pie plate.Combine Bisquick®, milk, andegg in bowl and spread evenlyover chicken mixture and bake30 minutes or until golden
brown.
# 2crust
1 cup Bisquick® baking mix1/2 cup milk
chicken mixture2 cups cooked & cubed chicken½ cup chopped onion1 cup cooked & cubed potato2 cups frozen vegetables1 cup milk2 cans [10¾oz]condensed“cream of” soup (such as creamof chicken, cream of broccoli,cream of mushroom- you don’thave to use the same kind forboth cans or you can replace onecan with condensed cheesesoup)
Heat oven to 400°. Generouslygrease 13”x9”x2” (3 quart) bak-ing dish. Combine Bisquick®and milk and spread evenly in
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1 can [16.3oz] Pillsbury®refrigerated biscuits(uncooked)-biscuits should becut into quarters
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Heat oven to 400°. Spreadchicken mixture in ungreased13”x9”x2” (3 quart) bakingdish. Bake for 15 minutes oruntil mixuture begins to bubble,remove from oven and spreadbiscuit quarters over chickenmixture. Return to oven andbake 15 more minutes or untilbiscuits are golden brown.
Cottage Hospital, a criticalaccess hospital located inWoodsville, New Hampshire,today announced that its mainclinical laboratory receivedaccreditation from the College
of American Pathologists(CAP).
Lori Hughes, Cottage Hospital’schief nursing officer, empha-
sized the importance of such aprestigious recognition. “Sincemost of what happens in pathol-ogy takes place ‘behind thescenes’, it is often easy to over-look its criticality. Providinghighly accurate, guideline-com-pliant pathology services pavesthe way for lower healthcarecosts, more effective treatments,and better patient outcomes.This accreditation helps demon-strate our commitment to pro-viding the highest qualitypathology services.”
Cottage Hospital received this
accreditation based on a recentonsite inspection in whichrecords and quality control pro-cedures for the prior two yearswere analyzed. The CAP labora-tory inspection program is equalto and, in some cases, morestringent than the U.S. govern-ment’s own inspection program.
“This accomplishment speaksvolumes about the quality ofcare provided at CottageHospital,” stated Joan McIntire,laboratory director. “To achievethis recognition it requires notonly having a top-notch team ofphysicians and laboratory pro-
fessionals on staff, but also hav-ing processes and systems inplace that will ensure high stan-dards of care. Quality does nothappen by mistake. It is not anaccident. Quality systems occurby design, with the right combi-nation of experience, knowl-edge of regulations, and perse-verance to move forward withthe clear goal of providingexceptional patient outcomes.”
CAP, a medical society withmore than 18,000 physicianmembers nationally, is consid-ered to be the gold standard inlaboratory accreditation.
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Terri Dautcher has been a mem-ber of PSU’s College ofBusiness and Administrationfaculty since 2007 teachingmarketing and professionaldevelopment to both graduateand undergraduate classes. Herdecades of corporate experiencespan various industries fromtrucking to non-profit to psychicreading source. Terri hails fromPhiladelphia, PA where shereceived her MBA from TempleUniversity; prior to that shereceived her BA fromDickinson College.
As part of their ongoing com-mitment to business growth anddevelopment, the EnterpriseCenter at Plymouth brings edu-cational seminars and profes-sional skills training to GraftonCounty. Managed by PlymouthState University, the ECP is anincubator in your communitycomplete with services to assistbusiness owners and entrepre-neurs through one-on-one coun-seling, resource referrals, andhands-on learning. For moreinformation about programs orthe ECP, you may contact theCenter office at 536-2011 ore m a i [email protected]
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Postal Service Blues
I’ll start right off by asking thisquestion - has the governmentever operated any business thathas actually made any money?
It’s clear, seems no matter whatthe government gets their handsinto or on, sooner or later itfalls apart. The postal service isno different, and they are nowscattering to try to save what’sleft of it.
Between being billions in debtand continually going up onpostal rates, the USPS is simplyfalling apart and fast.
They have never gone forward,but always one step backwards.They are taking us back to thePony Express, which by the way,was seemingly a better operatedtype of system for its day.
Yes, I know - the technology ofcomputers and emails took it allaway from them. In my opinion,that’s a poor excuse. They justdidn’t diversify and stay with thetimes and technology. Sort oflike Kodak. They had the pho-tography market licked untilthey allowed technology to passthem by, always thinking thatpeople would be taking 35mmpictures.
Like them, the postal servicealways thought that they’d havethe market cornered, becausethe mail industry would alwaysbe there. Wrong!
Look at it this way, email hasdone to the postal service whatWalmart has done to others. The
businesses which have survivedalong the way ended up diversi-fying what they did, and howthey did it, looked at other alter-natives and used them.
A classic example of the postalservice failings can be seenlocally. Both the Warren and theGlencliff Post Offices will startrunning on minimum hoursshortly. Get this, the people inGlencliff, NH will only be ableto mail packages, buy stampsand use the window servicebetween 3-5pm each day!! Nowthat’s pretty darn convenient forpeople who work until 5pm isn’tit? They won’t be getting theirstuff but once a week at best.
In Warren, you’ll be able to usethe window services from 7amto 9:30am, then it closesbetween 9:30am and 3pm andthen you can use the windowonce again from 3-5pm.
Knowing that the mail isn’t evensorted at the post office untilaround 10 am, owning a busi-ness in town, I now will have togo down to mail stuff before9:30am and then make anothertrip down when the mail getssorted. Then, if I want some-thing to go out that evening, goback down again between 3-5pm. That’s our government atwork.
Instead of cutting some of thewhite collar jobs at the top, let’scut the hard working blue collarworkers and add to the unem-ployment lines. Typical govern-ment entity.To top it all off, theydidn’t even work it out so thesame person could run both
offices which are only 5 milesfrom one another!
So, they still have to pay rent atthese locations, they still have topay electric and heat for thebuildings, so the one and onlything they cut, is some measelyhours of a blue collar worker.That’s the money they are savingat these two locations.
The other truly sad part aboutthis entire story is, everyone intown was sent a survey to fill outand send back to the WarrenPost Office. And out of the 434surveys sent out, only 116 cameback in to the Warren PostOffice. Yet I am sure there willbe more than that who will com-plain when the hours finallychange!
Oh yes, and by the way, thepostal service will be going upon postage yet again comeJanuary - and they still wonderwhy there’s more and more peo-ple using email and FaceBookthese days.
So, as of January 1, 2013, thehours at the two mentioned postoffices will not only change togive us much less, but your firstclass postage will go up to .46¢.What a bonus...
I say get with the program andgo forward or privatize it sosomeone else takes it on whocan do the job!
Nobody Asked, Just MyOpinion...
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Notify your Reps, to vote for billS2242.
John Thumes S.D. introducedthis bill to kill the 55% DeathTax that will pass Jan. 1. GivingObama more money to spend, orgive away. He is hoping this billwill die in the DemocraticSenate, where many bills areheld up and not even allowed tobe voted on.
Is this America?
If this tax is allowed to pass, itwill take away 1/2 of your inher-itance for your family, no matterif you have a will. Your childrenwill have to sell your home orbusiness, just to pay off theGovernment tax.
If Bushes tax cuts expire andthis tax is voted in, it will be thelargest Tax increase in theU.S.A. ever seen! Then all weneed now is the U.N. world tax.So this Anti-American oneworld Government can build itsown army and take our boys,against our Constitution.
They are constantly trying totake over our country and ourfreedom. We now pay 25% of
their budget, over 8 Billion thisyear, and have one vote, thesame as a small country whopays a fraction of our portion.Now they want to oversee ourelections. They won't eveninvestigate their own corruptproblems, such as the Iraq foodfor oil project that they wereinvolved in. A bill protecting oursovereignty has also been heldup by the Democratic Senate.
Please get involved and let yourRepresentatives know what youwant; your freedom is at stake.Obama and Hillary are 100%for the U.N. and will be pushingfor votes on 17 treaties, comingup for voting. The Sea Treatyalready voted down a dozentimes, putting them in full con-trol of the Seas and oil and fish-ing, and controlling 2/3 of theland and of course trying tocontrol our 2nd Amendment,our guns, which we all knowabout, after fast and furious.
Here goes the rest of our free-doms!
Fight back now!
Mrs. Lorraine BarneyWentworth, N.H.
Manchester NH 03103
Thank You,Roland &Nancy Leclerc
Farmers and Ranchers Urged toRecord Losses from HurricaneSandy
The New Hampshire FarmService Agency (FSA) urgesfarmers and ranchers affectedby Hurricane Sandy to keepthorough records of all losses,including livestock death losses,and expenses for such things asfeed purchases and extraordi-nary costs because of lost sup-plies and or increased trans-portation costs.
FSA recommends that ownersand producers record all perti-nent information of natural dis-aster consequences, including:
Documentation of the numberand kind of livestock that havedied, supplemented if possibleby photographs or video recordsof ownership and losses;Dates of death supported bybirth recordings or purchasereceipts;Costs of transporting livestockto safer grounds or to move ani-mals to new pastures;
Feed purchases if supplies orgrazing pastures are destroyed;Crop records, including seedand fertilizer purchases, plant-ing and production records;Pictures of on-farm storagefacilities that were destroyed bywind or flood waters; andEvidence of damaged farm land.Producers with damaged farm-land should contact their localFSA County Office. TheEmergency ConservationProgram (ECP) may be able toassist producers who need torepair farmland or removedebris due to Hurricane Sandy.
Producers with private forestland that was damaged shouldalso visit their local FSA CountyOffice for information on theEmergency Forest RestorationProgram (EFRP). EFRP pro-vides assistance to landownersof private non-industrial forestland to help carry out emer-gency measures to restore landdamaged by a natural disaster.
To deliver assistance to thosewho need it most, Secretary
Vilsack effectively reduced theinterest rate for EmergencyLoans in July 2012, whilestreamlining the Secretarial dis-aster designations process,resulting in a 40-percent reduc-tion in processing time for mostcounties affected by disasters.Among other administrativeactions, USDA has also workedwith crop insurance companiesto provide more flexibility tofarmers.
Crops insured by federal cropinsurance or by the NoninsuredDisaster Assistance Program(NAP) are covered when flood-waters have rendered them val-ueless. USDA encourages allfarmers and ranchers to contacttheir crop insurance companiesand local USDA Farm Service
Agency Service Centers, asapplicable, to report damagesto crops or livestock loss. Moreinformation about federal cropinsurance may be found atwww.rma.usda.gov. Additionalresources to help farmers andranchers deal with flooding andother damage may be found atwww.usda.gov/disaster.
To find the USDA ServiceCenter nearest you, please visithttp://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?state=us&agency=fsa.
Also visit:http://www.usda.gov/wps/por-tal/usda/usdahomecontentidon-ly=true&contentid=HurricaneInfo.xml
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Please think about SupportLiberty House by Mailing acheck to:
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1. Who were Boyce and Hart?2. Name the group that wroteand released "The Letter."3. Which artist got a start with aband called Steel Mill?4. Name the female artist whowas born Anna Mae Bullock.5. Identify this song lyric: "Takeyour silver spoon and dig yourgrave."
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1. Tommy Boyce and BobbyHart produced hits for manymajor groups in the 1960s, butwere best known for the songsthey wrote for The Monkees.The duo created more than 300compositions and sold 42 mil-lion records.2. The Box Tops. The first lineof the song, "Give me a ticket
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Dear EarthTalk: What’s thelatest on the proposal to turnparts of the Northern Forest inMaine into a big national park?
-- Peter Griswold, Jaffrey, NH
The idea of turning a largechunk of forest in central Maineinto a national park dates backat least 150 years when HenryDavid Thoreau himself calledfor making the region “a nation-al preserve” in essays about histravels through the area via footand canoe in the 1850s. To thisday most of the areas in centralMaine that Thoreau visited arestill primarily undeveloped savefor intermittent timber extrac-tion.
But recent changes in land own-ership there are worrying ecolo-gists. The non-profitRESTORE: The North Woodshas been carrying the torch forcreating a Maine WoodsNational Park and Preserve for20 years and reports that,between 1994 and 2005, theshare of forest land in Maine’s9.3 million acre UnorganizedTerritory owned by timber com-panies dropped from 59.2 to15.5 percent while that ownedby investors grew from 3.2 to32.6 percent. RESTORE is con-cerned that this dramatic changepositions the region for a realestate gold rush. A huge devel-opment already planned for theshores of Moosehead Lake inthe region is just one example ofthe kinds of changes afoot thatcould decimate the region’s
wilderness qualities.
RESTORE’s proposal, firstaired in 1994, calls for settingaside 3.2-million acres sur-rounding Baxter State Park(home of Maine’s tallest peak,Mt. Katahdin, and the northerntip of the Appalachian Trail) as anational park. Bigger thanYellowstone and Yosemite com-bined, the proposed park wouldsafeguard thousands of miles ofrivers and streams while provid-ing unfragmented habitat forwildlife.
According to RESTORE, thereare no significant chunks ofundeveloped wilderness any-where in the NortheasternUnited States and that such alarge park “is needed to protectwildlife habitat on a landscapescale to allow for adaptation inthe face of unprecedented cli-mate change.” Also, the pro-posed park would ensure per-manent access for outdoorrecreation and support a diversi-fied and sustainable economy.Although RESTORE’s cam-paign has the backing of amajority of Maine residents, ithas failed to gain enough trac-tion to make it before Congress.Some blame local opposition,allied as the Maine WoodsCoalition, for convincing thestate’s Congressional delegationnot to push for the proposal.
A new proposal from Burt’sbees founder Roxanne Quimbylater rekindled the issue: In May2011 she offered to donate up to70,000 acres she owns adjacentto Baxter State Park for a new
national park, along with a $40million endowment for parkoperations. And to appeasethose opposed to RESTORE’sproposal, she offered a similaramount of land for multiple-use,including hunting. Quimby’sproposal includes only lands sheowns, and would create a muchsmaller park than whatRESTORE envisioned.
A few months after Quimbymade her offer known U.S.Secretary of the Interior KenSalazar and National ParkService Director Jon Jarvis helda public listening session inMillinocket, Maine. But then inFebruary 2012, Maine’sCongressional delegation con-vinced Secretary Salazar totable the new proposal for thetime being. So for now, the fateof millions of trees—the verita-ble lungs of the NortheasternU.S.—and hundreds of wildlifespecies may just hang in the bal-ance.
CONTACTS: RESTORE’sMaine Woods National Park: AVision of What Could Be,www.mainewoods.org; MaineWoods Coalition,www.mainewoodscoalition.org.
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Cutting the ribbon to mark the completion of the project were: (left to right) NHDOTCommissioner Chris Clement, Rep. Gene Chandler (Bartlett), and Gus Lerandeau of All StatesAsphalt, Executive Councilor Ray Burton, and Alan Chicoine of All States Asphalt, the contrac-tor for the $875,000 project. - NCN Courtesy Photo
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Willem Lange (L) Author, and Illustrator Bert Dodson (R)offer a book signing of their book, “THE WHITE FOOTEDMOUSE” at the Village Book Store, Littleton NH on Sunday,October 28th. -Mickey de Rham photo.
Just in time for some uniqueholiday shopping, or for addingto your own antiques collec-tions, the first annual AntiquesMarket, sponsored by theCohase Chamber of Commerce,will be held at the Lake MoreyInn and Resort in Fairlee onSunday, November 18th from 9a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Thirty guns will be raffled off inNovember to benefitConservation Law Enforcementactivities of the New HampshireFish and Game Department.The raffle is sponsored by theWildlife Heritage Foundation ofNew Hampshire. One gun willbe picked each day of the monthduring November at the BarnStore of New England, and win-ning numbers will beannounced daily on KISS102FM and 107.7FM WTPL"The Pulse" radio.
Tickets are $40 each and are forsale now through November 15at the Barn Store of NewEngland, 96 Old TurnpikeRoad, Salisbury, NH (603-648-2888). They can also be pur-chased at the Law EnforcementDivision, N.H. Fish and GameDepartment, 11 Hazen Drive,Concord, NH; or throughPayPal at the Wildlife HeritageFoundation of New Hampshire'swebsite, http://www.nhwildlife-foundation.org (be sure toinclude phone contact informa-tion).
The list of firearms to be raffledis impressive. Among them area Browning x-bolt hunt, BerettaPX4, Henry H004 Golden Boy,Ruger LCR-22, and the RugerAmerican. A full list of the
firearms, along with official raf-fle rules, can be viewed athttp://www.nhwildlifefounda-tion.org.
Proceeds from the raffle will bemanaged as grant awards to Fishand Game's Law EnforcementDivision, benefitting criticalprograms such as hikeSafe,Operation Game Thief and theConservation Canine Searchand Rescue Program.
The Wildlife HeritageFoundation of New Hampshireis the official non-profit partnerof the N.H. Fish and GameDepartment. The Foundationraises funds in support of theDepartment’s conservation andmanagement of wildlife andnatural places important to NewHampshire’s family traditionssuch as hiking, hunting, fishingand watching wildlife. Fundingfor the Foundation’s grants pro-gram comes from individualand corporate donors, events,and from the annual auction offish and game permits andlicenses. For more informationon the Foundation and how togive, please visithttp://www.nhwildlifefounda-tion.org or [email protected]
Jct, as well as those from ourlocal Cohase towns ofHaverhill, Piermont, Orford,Newbury, Bradford and Fairlee,will be attending the event. Awide variety of collectibles willbe available including EarlyAmerican furniture, advertisingitems, primitives, jewelry, glass-ware/pottery, kitchen items,prints/paintings, quilts,books/ephemera, and lots moreinteresting and unique objects.Drop in to shop for special, one-
of-a kind gifts, browse throughthe displays, and learn a littleabout the past!
Admission for the event is $3(with discounted coupon avail-able online at www.cohase.org)and there will be refreshmentson sale. There are still a fewvendor slots available so ifyou’d like more information,please contact Russ Collins [email protected] or at 802-333-4809.
New Hampshire has a newopportunity this year for sharingor participating in the huntingexperience. The ApprenticeHunting License allows peopleto hunt, under the guidance ofan experienced hunter age 18 orolder, without first taking aHunter Education course. Ininstituting the program, NewHampshire followed the lead ofthirty states that have estab-lished apprentice hunting pro-grams over the past five years.
2012 is the first year NewHampshire has had the newlicense. During the spring gob-bler season, 93 new huntersbought Apprentice HuntingLicenses. Of these, more thanhalf were women, and manywere in the 16-25 age group.Some 23% of these hunters (21in all) were successful – better
than the overall success rate forspring gobbler hunters the pre-vious year. No safety incidentswere reported.
You can find tips for apprenticehunters, and those who accom-pany them, athttp://www.huntnh.com/Hunting/apprentice.html.
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* ACCOMPANIED: Thelicensed apprentice hunter isallowed to hunt only whenaccompanied by a properlylicensed hunter age 18 or older."Accompanied" means main-taining physical direction andcontrol (keeping the apprenticewithin sight and hearing at alltimes, without the use of elec-tronic devices).
* COST: The apprentice huntinglicense is the same price as aregular resident or nonresidenthunting license. It can be pur-chased only at N.H. Fish andGame headquarters, 11 HazenDrive in Concord, N.H., or bymail (visithttp://www.wildnh.com/Licensing/license_forms.htm for anapplication.)
* ONE-TIME OPPORTUNITY:You can purchase an ApprenticeHunting License only once inyour lifetime. If you want tohunt in a future year, you mustfirst complete a hunter educa-tion or bowhunter educationcourse, then buy a regular NewHampshire hunting license.
"The Apprentice HuntingLicense is an exciting newopportunity for sharing thehunting experience," said MarkEllingwood, Chief of the N.H.Fish and Game WildlifeDivision. "Like our successfulyouth hunting program, inwhich youngsters go afieldunder the supervision of anadult mentor, this program is agreat way to provide a positivefirst-time experience for adultswho never had the chance to gohunting as a youth."
The Apprentice License is validfrom the date of purchasethrough the end of the calendaryear. It may not be used to huntmoose and does not apply to thethree-day small game license.Learn more athttp://www.huntnh.com/Hunting/apprentice_FAQs.htm.
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On October 16th and 17th of2012 the 7th and 8th grade classof Wentworth ElementarySchool traveled to the HighlandLodge in Crawford Notch forthe 7th consecutive year as anannual Wentworth MiddleSchool tradition.
Students hiked over the courseof those two days, but first theyhad to be prepared for the condi-tions ahead of them, with food,water, and layers of clothing.
They also participated in a class
about bodies of water and howto measure the acidity of a liq-uid.
The purpose of this trip was toeducate the class, while stillhaving fun and being outdoors.The trip also provided a greatbonding experience for thechaperones and students.
During the Wentworth students’class about ponds and rivers,they gained knowledge ofCrawford Notch’s history. Thearea was always a tourist site
because of the scenic views andnatural formations. Mt.Washington was also anotherbig reason for the area’s popu-larity.
In 1875 a railway system wasdeveloped that moved people toand from the Notch and a hotel.The Notch was mostly isolatedand about twenty miles awayfrom any other form of civiliza-tion, and with cars not beinginvented, carriages and the trainwere the only way to get about.
The hotel’s owner had childrenthat lived in the almost vacantvalley and therefore had noschool nearby. To fix the prob-lem the children’s mother hadthem stand near the tracks in themorning with their arms out and
when the train passed by theconductors would grab the chil-dren’s arms and hoist them onboard. The history of the Notchincluded a few other interestingstories as well.
Overall this trip was highly ben-eficial to the minds of theWentworth 7th and 8th grade. Itreinforced what they had beenlearning with a real life experi-ence and allowed the students tospend time outdoors with
friends. The trip also providedan excellent bonding experiencefor the students through, dining,hiking, and bunking together.
A reminder to all: WE CLOSE FOR THE SEASON ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18th.
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Among my colleagues, it's pop-ularly believed that I am at mybest, particularly as a columnist,when, uh, "all hell breaksloose."
Of course, my view isn't objec-tive, and I think I do pretty wellregardless of the circumstances.But ... I certainly missed a greatopportunity when I went off gal-livanting to Texas to play music,taking a few vacation days, andpassed up the crashfest atKansas Speedway on Oct. 21. Iwatched most of the race on amotel television set after listen-ing to the early stages in bits andsnatches on radio.
My gosh. There were timeswhen it took half an hour to runa handful of green-flag laps.Drivers who "just don't wreck"wrecked.
By far the most amusing inci-dent involved Danica Patrick,who apparently pronounced her-self ready to deliver "the oldpayback." She didn't like theway Landon Cassill -- yes, that'sright, this was truly a Clash of
the Titans -- was racing her, so,again apparently, but with verylittle in the way of denial,Patrick decided she'd deliver amessage by spinning him out.It's hazardous for any driver toplay with such fire, but it'sabsolutely a must for a driverwho does decide to wreck hisopponent to do so withoutwrecking, uh, herself.
Oh, I wish I'd been there. It wasapparently quite the scene. Viaradio, Patrick's veteran crewchief, Greg Zipadelli, let herknow in fairly blunt languagethat he didn't think much of heractions. When Patrick finallygot around to talking about it,she did herself no favors. Shehas many virtues, but one ofthem isn't being capable offreely accepting blame for hervarious misadventures.
Patrick may prove me wrong,but her development as a stock-car racer is lagging.
When a great college footballplayer doesn't make it in theNFL, it really doesn't detractfrom what he accomplished ear-lier. Some people can make thetransition and others can't. Infootball, it's a move upward.Some would claim that movingfrom Indy cars to NASCAR islateral, but the differencebetween racing a lithe, rear-engined speedster and a heavy,fendered behemoth is consider-able. Many have been unable tomake that transition.
As much as I missed being atKansas, I'm dreading next sea-son already. I have a hunch thestory of Danica Patrick trying tomake it in Sprint Cup is going tohave many twists and turns, andmost aren't going to be pretty.***Monte Dutton covers motor-sports for The Gaston (N.C.)Gazette. E-mail Monte [email protected].
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By David Falkenham, UNH Cooperative ExtensionGrafton County Forester
As I walk through the woods thefrozen fall leaves crunch loudlyunderfoot, making quiet conver-sation nearly impossible. Withtwo hard frosts under our beltsthe foliage of the birches,maples, aspen and ash are tum-bling to the ground at a rapidpace. The winds of summer, softand muffled by dense greenleaves are replaced by fallwinds, harsher in their soundand feel. The cold breezes blow-ing through leafless trees tells atale for the coming months.These breezes would be muchmore harsh were it not for thepresence of our stately whitepine which is always green tosoften the fall and winter winds.
The mighty white pine, tallesttree species east of theMississippi, adds softness to ourwinds and beauty to our forests.It has been the wood of choicefor building since the first set-tlers arrived in this new country.The early forests along theConnecticut and other largerivers greeted new explorerswith white pines sometimesreaching over 200 feet in the air.These first trees were cleared tofarm the rich soil beneath andthe wood from the white pinewas used to build homes andbarns.
It didn’t take long for the Kingof England to realize the valueof the white pine for building
ships, in particular the mast ofthe ship. Exceptionally largespecimens of white pine wereonce marked as property of theKing, destined for use by theRoyal Navy. These giant treeswere felled, dragged out of thewoods by oxen teams andloaded into barge like vessels.To make transporting, handlingand shipping easier the masttrees were squared after felling.A 100’ mast tree was typically3’X3’ at the butt and 2’X2’ atthe top and a 120 foot mast was4’X4’ at the butt and 30 inchessquare at the top. Generallyabout 50 masts fit into a barge.
As you might imagine, owner-ship of these trees by the Kingwas a bone of contention amongthe colonists and was one ofmany issues that led to theAmerican Revolution. Duringthe Revolution it became greatsport among the Patriots to seewho could fell and destroy themost king’s mast trees.Eventually the use of wholetrees as ship’s masts gave wayto the use of laminated woodwhich coincidentally is moreimpact resistant against cannon-balls.
Today’s white pine are not quiteas massive as those of the pre-colonial forests however thelargest specimens in the north-east measure between 160 and180 feet tall. The wood of whitepine is soft, light and yet verystrong making it an ideal woodfor building just about anythingfrom log cabins, to trim work, tothe inside frames of replace-
ment windows. Severalsawmills in Grafton County sawwhite pine and it accounts forthe majority of all sawed speciesin New Hampshire. The valueof a pine saw log is measured bystraightness and lack of knotstherefor a tree which is destinedto become lumber must bestraight, have little rot and veryfew dead branches.
White pine is susceptible tomany insects and diseasesincluding white pine weevil,needle cast diseases, blister rust,and calliopsis canker. Some ofthese cause eventual mortalityof trees and others simply a lossof measurable tree value. Whitepine is best suited to grow onwell drained, sandy sites whereit regenerates easily, naturally orthrough timber harvesting.Other sites that are better suitedto hardwoods often have whitepine growing there now becauseof past land use history, mostlyhistorical farming and grazing.However these sites are not des-tined to maintain pine foreverand will eventually be occupiedby other species such as hard-woods and sometimes balsamfir.
If you own land, don’t hesitateto contact me for a free consul-tation about the management ofyour forest, 603-787-6944 [email protected].
WMUR NOW OnDish Network______The TV Guy of Woodsvilleannounces the addition of NewHampshire’s channel 9 to thelocal channels provided by theDishNetwork satellite TV sys-tem.
On September 6th, DishNetwork began providing theManchester ABC affiliateWMUR to all of it’s customersin NH who subscribe to thelocal stations at no additionalcharge. “We’ve been waitingyears for to see Dish get theManchester station” states TVGuy owner Dick Guy.
“We carry Dish and DirecTVand this will be quite helpful forour New Hampshire Dish cus-tomers who want to see localnews from our own state.
Sometimes it takes the wheelsof government a long time toturn but they finally allowedDish to provide Channel 9 hereand for that, we’re grateful”.
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This week a new generation ofWindows Operating systemshas arrived Windows 8.Microsoft has taken a bold newapproach on changing howWindows operates with a newlook and feel. Gone is the startbutton, instead we have the startscreen with live tiles replacingthe icons and how we installprograms has changed, sure wecan still use the old programshowever Microsoft has intro-duced the Microsoft App storewhere you can purchase andinstall apps much the same wayyou can do on you smart Phoneor tablet. I am asked should Iupgrade to Windows 8, I say ifyou need to upgrade your oldcomputer from Windows XPinstall Windows 7 instead.Windows 7 will be around formany years it is reliable andmore stable than Windows XP,and keep in mind end of life
support for Windows XP is inApril 18, 2014 after that dateMicrosoft no longer will pro-vide updates or patches andsoftware developers will nolonger make programs to workon Windows XP, Now back toWindows 8 if you do decide toupgrade I recommend buying anew computer that will takeadvantage of the Windows 8experience, what do I mean bythat, Windows 8 is touch cen-tric, all the new computers thathave Windows 8 are touchscreen enabled, same as yourSmart phone or Tablet, youtouch the computer screen tolaunch applications and browsethe internet. You will still need akeyboard to type however theday of the mouse is coming toan end. There is also a new key-board you must use withWindows 8; the keyboard hasshort cut keys for the charmsbar, much like the Windows keyyou see on the keyboard; how-ever you must enter the charmsbar if you want to shut yourcomputer off. There are otherkeyboard shortcuts you may usethat I will put in future articles.Here are some deference’sbetween Windows 7 andWindows 8 reported fromhubpub.com is:
Lightning Fast Boot Time
The past history of Microsoftsuggests that we shouldn’tbelieve in their claims thatWindows 8 will provide light-ning fast boot time. Theyclaimed it with Windows 7 toobut failed miserably in bringingany considerable difference. Itis for this reason that I didn’tbelieve it at first when some-body told me that it took only 10
seconds for a 3 year old laptopto boot with Windows 8 (it tookaround 48 seconds to boot for anormal PC with Windows 7).However, it is the truth and itseems that Microsoft has finallymade an improvement in boottime which is really exciting!
Close applications automati-cally!
I find this difference reallyinteresting and would like to testit intensively as soon as I get thefinal copy of Windows 8.Traditionally, all versions ofWindows (including Windows7) left it up to the user to decidewhether he wanted to close therunning programs or not. Insuch a case, computer perform-ance depended upon youractions and if you started usinga lot of programs at once, yoursystem’s speed slowed down asyou ran out on RAM. Windows 8 tries to help you inmanaging your programs andyour system’s performance byactually closing the applicationsand programs which youhaven’t used for a certain time-period (no need to worry, theWindows will auto-save itbefore closing it) so as to helpyou in keeping your systemspeed intact.
Dynamic Desktop
Windows 8’s desktop would bea lot different from the desktopof a Windows 7 user asMicrosoft has replaced the nor-mal shortcut icons with dynam-ic tiles. You can change theirsize and place similar applica-tions around each other- or any-thing else that my suit you. Theimportant thing to understand is
that these tiles just don’t openup the application but also dis-play information from them. Forinstance, if your RSS Feed hasgot something interesting, it willstart to show on the tile rightaway!
Mount ISO images without aproblem
Another difference betweenWindows 7 and Windows 8 isthat Windows 7 could only burnan ISO image to a DVD butWindows 8 actually betters thisby offering you the option tomount the image too. InWindows 7, you didn’t have theoption to make virtual drives touse the ISO image’s content butWindows 8 allows you to createa virtual drive to mount the ISOimage so that you can easily useit just like a normal DVD.
Some say that Microsoft hasbeen late in offering this featurebut I say ‘better late thannever’!
Built-in Antivirus
Moreover, Windows 8 has anantivirus present inside the ker-nel of the operating system.This means that your systemwon’t boot if a corrupt USBdevice is plugged in. It soundsimpressive though I don’t knowwhether it would pass the test oftime…. and viruses!
All in all, I do believe thatWindows 8 is a serious upgradeon Windows 7 and withMicrosoft working on the thingsthat require some tweaking; Igenuinely believe thatMicrosoft is finally ready tolaunch an OS which will takethe world by storm!
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The successful wave of thefuture may well be found inwhat Jeremy Rifkin calls‘Autonomous Communities’.Such communities are self-sus-taining. Hydro Quebec’s PlanNord is an example of an out-dated, archaic, centralized sys-tem of a huge corporation thatsubjects masses of people to ascheme that makes the corpora-tion rich on the backs of cus-tomers they control. In this case,through control of electricalpower.
Canada’s Sierra Club Director,John Bennett, in his presenta-tion at PSU, said that manyCanadians aren’t happy withHydro Quebec’s destruction ofthe environment. HQ has flood-ed an area in Quebec the size ofBelgium. 10,000 cariboudrowned when HQ opened thefloodgates on a river crossing aspart of their project. WhenHydro Quebec tells Canadiansthey’ll have cheap powerbecause the US market they aretargeting will be footing the bigbill, this doesn’t give Canadiansback their environment, nor
does it give the native peoplesback their culture and liveli-hood. And it will never bringcheap energy to NortheasternUS.
Europe is clearly struggling tocome up with a better plan.Understandably, big corpora-tions don’t like Europe’s plans.Germany already has legislationin place that new buildings haveto be self-sustaining. Germanyhas tired of centuries of war andis proactively getting it’s acttogether, a courageous taskamidst a world that has not quiteawakened to the fact that warhas not brought peace, muchless robust health to the world.
Germany is taking new riskswith their attention to a sustain-able energy makeover and isproviding needed education tomeet future challenges. Here inthe US, we continue to watchour government steal educationfunds and stir up wars that havenothing to do with defense.We’ve become the biggestthreat to the world, destroyingcountries and sending in corpo-rations to bleed those samecountries even more with‘restoration’ projects, and GMOseeds, pesticides and fertilizersthat poison what’s left of the
land.
We don’t have to continue onthis tack; we can decide to pulltogether to make health a prior-ity. Autonomous communitiesare health promoting communi-ties. Instead of complaining thatour young people aren’t pre-pared for technological jobs, weneed to put money back intoeducation so that our people canuse new technologies to makeour communities sustainable
without leaving our youngestand brightest drowning in debt.We need to respect the diversityof the web of life that natureitself provides checks and bal-ances for.
These are heavy thoughts thatalso contain the possibility of abrighter future for the genera-tions to come. Hopefully, theywill be proud of the efforts wemake now on their behalf.
Elizabeth Terp draws on herexperiences as a School Nurse-Teacher, Psychiatric NursePractitioner, Yoga Instructor andHome Health Nurse. She wel-comes your comments at POBox 547, Campton, NH 03223,e -mail:[email protected],or her Keeping Each Other WellBlog: http://elizabethterp.com.Her book, Forget That Diet AndEat What You Need: The Tao ofEating, is available locally andon Amazon.com
A Stormy Evening
Sandy. A kind and pleasantname considering the perfectstorm it was supposed todescribe. While we were skep-tics, we were not so brazen as tooverlook precautions. Whileothers were stocking up on bat-teries and bottled water, our toppriority was securing the cabin’snew roof.
The paneling was affixed aweek or so ago, and the tarpapertacked into place shortly there-after. The last step was tosecure the metal roofing. Thiswas daunting for our lack ofexperience and naiveté in thewhole ordeal. We were appren-tices without a teacher.Nonetheless, it finally camedown to it. With two days untilHurricane Sandy’s much hypedarrival, it was go-time.
Assembling the right tools and
developing our system requiredthe usual process of hiccups andfrustrations as we slowly lum-bered, intellectually, to anunderstanding of the process.Isn’t everything easier if some-one else says what to do, elimi-nates the mishaps, and providesthe best in tools and equipment?Well, that was certainly not thecase. Thank goodness we likethe learning process – there’sbeen no shortage of that.
Once we got going, however,the job proved to be easyenough. Simple directions andsome practice led us to a jobcompleted. With fourteen pan-els on and the ridge cap in place,we breathed a sigh of relief.
Two days later and Sandy wasimminent. As the winds gath-ered strength and rainapproached, the sound of treessnapping on the surroundinghillsides couldn’t be ignored.We put in the southern and
northern windows, and finishedpaneling the southern eves asrain began to shower. It was aneffort to do as much as possible,to keep progressing until the lastworkable moment. I suppose itstems from my own irrationalbut desirable logic: the greaterthe effort made, the less thestorm damage should be.Naturally.
Nevertheless, the storm didarrive promptly at the dinnerhour. Rain and wind obliteratedthe brief bursts of blue sky thathad dotted the afternoon.Despite the full moon, the nightwas dark. The long wait loomedbefore us – would our littlehome be okay come daybreak?
Of course it would. It must.And yet? The question lingeredlong without needing to be spo-ken. We slept, to quell the ques-tions and anticipation of themorning.
We awoke to a gray sunrise andthe remnants of a not-so-badstorm. Our small house hadmade it just fine.
The Pasquaney Garden Clubmeeting in October was a spe-cial evening session that wasopen to the public. The GardenClub would like to thank LouisLieto for his interesting andinformative presentation,"Speaking for Wildlife." Louisdescribed New Hampshire'sunusually diverse natural habi-tats, many of which are scenicplaces to visit. His presentationwas based on a new book, "TheNature of New Hampshire" byDan Sperduto and Ben Kimball,who were also responsible formost of the photography used inthe program. The program wassupported by Speaking forWildlife, a volunteer project ofthe University of NewHampshire CooperativeExtension, NH COVERTSProject, and NH Fish and Game,with funding provided by theNH Charitable Foundation andthe Davis EnvironmentalFoundation.
The Garden Club monthlymeeting on Tuesday, November13 will be a workshop on fallflower arranging, presented byKaren O'Shea. Karen is a localgarden and landscape designer.Those who plan to attend shouldbring a vase or other container,oasis, a garden pruner or scis-sors, and $10 to cover the costof floral materials. Register byNovember 6 by contactingJanette Crawford, 603-744-6428 or [email protected] are welcome.
The Pasquaney Garden Club is amember of the New HampshireFederation of Garden Clubs(NHFGC). The Garden Club isdedicated to education, conser-vation, and beautification in theBristol community. Projectsinclude speakers and work-shops, field trips, and volunteergardening in Bristol's publicareas. Visitors are welcome toattend garden club activities.Bookmarks presenting theclub's schedule of activities areavailable at the Minot-SleeperLibrary in Bristol
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Northcountry News Parting Shot
People from throughout the state and elsewhere took a trip toFreemont, NH recently for the Annual snowmobile grassgrags. Shown here is a jumper in the freestyle event. The eventincludes water races, grass drags and other events such as thefreestyle. Thanks to Ray Wujcik for sharing this one.
If you have a photo which you think could make it as ourPicture of the Week or Parting Shot - let us know. Email it [email protected] Your picture could become our nextPicture Of The Week! Pictures should be of good quality andin focus.
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¥ It was 20th-century Americanauthor and actress Cornelia OtisSkinner who made the follow-ing sage observation: "Onelearns in life to keep silent anddraw one's own confusions."
¥ If you grew up during a cer-tain era in the United States, youare probably familiar with theboard game Parcheesi. If youhave a particularly good memo-ry, you may recall that thegame's subtitle is "The RoyalGame of India." You may notrealize, though, that the game isso-called because royalty inIndia used to play a life-sizeversion of the game in gardensspecially designed for the pur-suit. Centuries ago, rajas woulddress members of their haremsin brightly colored costumesand use them as game pieces.
¥ Everyone knows that a sopho-more is someone in his or hersecond year of high school orcollege. Most people don't real-ize, though, that the word isderived from the Greek words"sophos," which means "wise,"and "moros," which means "stu-pid."
¥ It's not unusual for music crit-ics and the artists they critiqueto butt heads, but they usuallydo it in print, not in person. In1978, though, the staff ofRolling Stone magazine and theband the Eagles went head-to-head in a softball match. Thewriters ended up losing to therock stars.
¥ The creator of the ubiquitoussmiley face earned a grand total
of $45 for his creative effort.
¥ Having trouble with yourteenager? It's a worldwide prob-lem, it seems -- though notalways for the same reasons. In2004, a 13-year-old boy in Indiaran away from home, declaredthat he was a Hindu holy manand founded a monastery. Hisparents arranged for him to bekidnapped and brought backhome.***Thought for the Day: "Life isnot a spectacle or a feast; it is apredicament." -- GeorgeSantayana
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Northcountry NewsDID YOU KNOW?
Americans eat nearly 100 acres of pizza every day - that's approximately
350 slices per second!
Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously!
Only 1 person in 2 billion will live to be 116!
Washington, D.c. has one lawyer for every 19 residents!
The Blue Whale's tongue weighs more than an adult elephant!
More people in china speak English than in the United States!
IIf you put a raisin in a fresh glass of cham-pagne, it will rise and fall continuously!
Mystery Cat
Q: I found a ceramic cat's headin a junk shop in Dallas, and Iam not quite sure what it wasused as. It obviously mountedon the wall, and the cat's mouthhas a small hole. -- Betty, SpringBranch, TexasA: You have a string holder, anitem often found in kitchensthroughout the 1930s and '40s.The one in my grandmother'skitchen featured a monkeydesign. Values vary dependingon style and condition, but oftensell in the $20 to $45 range.***Q: I recently inherited a collec-tion of books from a distant rel-ative who was a professor of lit-erature at a major university.Although several of the booksare extremely interesting, I amcurious about one in particular:"Prufock and OtherObservations" by T.S. Eliot. Itwas published in London in1917 and appears to be a firstedition. -- Susan, Helena, Mont.A: This was T.S. Eliot's firstbook. According to "CollectedBooks: The Guide to Values" byAllen and Patricia Ahearn(Putnam Press), your book, if itis, indeed, a first edition and indecent shape, is worth in the$8,500 to $10,000 range.***Q: My grandmother wasCanadian, and I found a com-memorative plate in her estate.It was issued in 1927 and is theCanadian Jubilee issue. Theidentification mark indicatesthat it was made by Wedgwoodand Sons and imported byNerlich & Company of Toronto.Do you have any idea of howmuch it is worth? -- Stan,Providence, R.I.A It took a little effort to trackdown information about thisplate. After searching throughseveral guides, I finally found itreferenced in "Bergesen's PriceGuide of British Ceramics" byVictoria Bergesen, who indi-cates it is worth about $100USD.***Write to Larry Cox in care ofKing Features Weekly Service,P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL32853-6475, or send e-mail [email protected]. Dueto the large volume of mail hereceives, Mr. Cox is unable topersonally answer all readerquestions. Do not send anymaterials requiring return mail.
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WEEK OF NOV. 12, 2012
ARIES (March 21 to April 19)Your work requires increasedeffort during the next few days.But it all will pay off down theline. Things ease up in time forweekend fun with family and/orfriends.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)Your genuine concern for otherscould prompt you to promisemore than you can deliver. It'sbest to modify your plans now,before you wind up overcom-mitted later.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20)A situation that seems simple atfirst glance needs a more thor-ough assessment before yougive it your OK. Dig deeper forinformation that might be hid-den from view.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22)Careful: Right now, thingsmight not be quite what theyappear. Even the intuitive Crabcould misread the signs. Getsome solid facts before you acton your suspicions.
LEO (July 23 to August 22)Your energy levels are high,allowing you to complete thoseunfinished tasks before you takeon a new project. A social invi-tation could come from anunlikely source.
VIRGO (August 23 toSeptember 22) You might thinkyou're helping, but unless you'reasked for a critique, don't giveit. If you are asked, watch whatyou say. Your words should behelpful, not hurtful.
LIBRA (September 23 toOctober 22) Your attempt atmediating disputes might meetsome opposition at first. Butonce you're shown to be fair andimpartial, resistance soon givesway to cooperation.
SCORPIO (October 23 toNovember 21) Go ahead.Reward yourself for helping set-tle a disturbing workplace situa-tion. On another note: A person-al relationship might be movingto a higher level.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22to December 21) A suddenchange of heart by a colleaguemight create some momentaryuncertainty. But stay with youroriginal decision and, if neces-sary, defend it.
CAPRICORN (December 22to January 19) Rely on a combi-nation of your sharp instinctsalong with some really intenseinformation-gathering to helpyou make a possibly life-chang-ing decision.
AQUARIUS (January 20 toFebruary 18) Instead of worry-ing if that new person in yourlife will stay or leave, spend allthat energy on strengtheningyour relationship so it becomeswalk-out resistant.
PISCES (February 19 to March20) A sudden financial dry spellcould reduce your cash flowalmost to a trickle. But by con-serving more and spending less,you'll get through the crunch ingood shape.
BORN THIS WEEK: Yourability to keep secrets makesyou the perfect confidante forfriends, family and co-workers.
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