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A beautiful and rare picture of a Ruffed Grouse displaying. More often than not, these birds areheard but not seen. Male Ruffed Grouse cup their wings and rapidly beat them against the air.Native people called it the “carpenter bird” because they thought the sound was made by beat-ing its wings against a log. Their population numbers cycle every 8-11 years with respect to pop-ulation numbers of their predators—the fox, Northern Goshawk and Great Horned Owl. Thisstate bird of Pennsylvania is well-adapted for winter with lateral extensions of the scales ontheir toes almost like snowshoes. A group of grouse has many collective nouns, including a"chorus", "covey", "drumming", "grumbling", and "leash" of grouse. - Duane Cross Photo( see www.duanecrosspics.com for more great photos)

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Cutting your ownChristmas tree can

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your NationalForest! Bundle up, make alunch, bring your handsaw or axand look for that special tree.You will need a permit, sharpsaw, thermos of cocoa and a lit-tle patience.

A Christmas tree permit can bepurchased for $5, cash or checkonly - from the White Mountain

National Forest. Offices arelocated in Campton, Lincoln,Gorham and Conway NH. Foroffice hours and permits visit:www.fs.usda.gov/whitemoun-tain.

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green grow in the WhiteMountain National Forest.Many people prefer the balsamfir because of fragrance andneedle retention. Others preferthe spruce because of the full-ness of the branches and theclassic shape. Keep in mind

that a wild tree may not have theperfect appearance of a com-mercial tree. Be prepared to dosome real searching.Somewhere out there is yourideal Christmas tree!

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ated 15 years ago to encouragekids and their families tobecome more active during thewinter months. “According tofederal research, only 7.9% ofkids are physically active threeor more hours per day duringthe winter, as compared to64.4% of kids during the sum-mer. In a state blessed with somuch snow and winter fun, SkiNH resorts want to make it aseasy and affordable as possiblefor kids and their families to getoutdoors, get active and havefun,” explained Kim Pickering,Ski NH’s member service direc-tor. More than 8,500 studentsparticipated in the program last

year.

“Parents enjoy the programbecause it enables families toenjoy outdoor activities at quitea savings at New Hampshire’swinter resorts,” said Pickering.

Ski NH is the statewide associa-tion representing 33 alpine andcross country resorts and morethan 200 lodging and guest serv-ice properties in NewHampshire. For more informa-tion on ski areas, lodging pack-ages, and winter events at SkiNH resorts, call Ski NH at (800)88-SKI-NH (800-887-5464) orvisit the Ski NH website atwww.SkiNH.com.

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Please remember:

· Trees are for personal use only,not for resale. Each family maycut one tree per permit.

· Use only hand tools to cutChristmas trees. Chainsaws arenot permitted.

· Make sure you are on NationalForest land. Respect the rightsof landowners when crossingprivate property.

· Do not cut trees in or nearcampgrounds, picnic areas,Experimental Forests,Wilderness, timber sale areas, orwithin 100' of a state highway.When you purchase the permitask if there are any known "offlimit" areas.

· Do not cut trees larger than 8"in diameter at chest height.Pack down limb piles lowenough so they are within 2' ofthe ground. Scatter limbs andwood at least 25 feet away fromroads, streams, hiking trails, and

property boundaries.

· Cut your tree so remainingstumps will be less than 10" inheight.

· Attach your tree tag after cut-ting and before transportingyour tree.

Be prepared for winter -- dressappropriately in warm clothing,and make your day a safe one.

A NEW YEAR’S EVE BALLon December 31st at the RobertE. Clifford Memorial Building(Woodsville Armory) inWoodsville, NH will kick offthe year-long celebration ofHaverhill’s and Newbury’s250th anniversary. Doors openat 6:00pm and a catered buffetdinner will begin at 7pm. Musicwill be provided by the 18-pieceSwing North Big Band. BYOB;set-ups and ice will be available.Get your picture taken in theantique sleigh by Young’sPhotography (additional feerequired). There are only 200tickets to this event so get yourssoon. $35 per person/$70 percouple. Reservations arerequired by the deadline ofDecember 15th. Mail yourcheck and contact information(including phone number) toLarry Sedgwick, 263 Dartmouth

College Hwy., Haverhill, NH03765. Your tickets will be heldat the door. Join us as we beginour year-long celebration of“250 years as chartered neigh-bors”. For more info email:[email protected]

The Haverhill/Newbury 250thAnniversary Souvenir Book isjust about ready to go to press!Full of our history, currentevents, and many, many photos,this 128 page full color bookwill be a wonderful remem-brance souvenir for you, familyand friends. The pre-sale hasbegun. You can order books at

the following locations:Woodsville Book Store,Newbury Town Office, BaldwinMemorial Library (WellsRiver), Tenney MemorialLibrary (Newbury), WoodsvilleLibrary, Pike Library orHaverhill Corner Library foronly $8.00 each until December31st. A bargain! AfterDecember 31st, books will beon sale at several locations onboth sides of the river for $10.

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Northcountry News Picture Of The Week

A wonderful black and white photo of the Blair Bridge in Campton. It’s not often enough we seewonderful black and white photos any more! Nicely done. - Juliann Sherrill, Photo

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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, watch your step! Ateenage California girl search-ing for a cell phone signal to callher mother in a rural area out-side San Diego accidentallystepped into a nest of rat-tlesnakes and was bitten sixtimes. The 16-year-old, VeraOliphant, spent four days inintensive care; doctors gave her24 vials of anti-venom after shewas bitten by an adult rat-tlesnake and five young rattlersoutside her uncle’s home.”I wastrying to find a signal to call mymom and text my boyfriend,”Oliphant said. “I didn’t see themuntil I already stepped on theirnest and I felt them biting me.”She went to her uncle’s home;he immediately packed her intothe car and rushed her to theemergency room. [Reuters]

Next, watch where you sleep! Aman napping in a cornfield inMontana got quite the rudeawakening when he was runover by a combine. The 57-year-old man had been traveling the

country by bus and decided totake a rest three rows deep in afield on the outskirts of Billings.The farmer turned off his com-bine while harvesting the fieldwhen he felt it hit something.He heard screaming when heopened the door and called 911.The man, whose clothes weresucked up into the machine, suf-fered cuts that required stitchesand may need skin grafts but is“incredibly lucky.” [WMUR]

Finally, just watch! Womenstaff members at a branch ofbakers Greggs have stripped forcharity, strategically coveredwith buns and biscuits (said likeit’s a good thing). They barednearly all for a charity calendar,now on sale at every one of the1,650 Greggs shops across theUK. Priced at £5 it has reported-ly been flying off the shelvesand is on course to raise morethan £100,000 for the BBCChildren in Need appeal. Themouth-watering calendar wasthe idea of Kelly Gilmour, 32,an assistant manageress at theshop in Gateshead, Tyneside,where all the women work.Kelly, who appears as Miss Junewith a pile of doughnuts and acan of cream, said: “Customersmay look at their Belgian bunsin a different way now. Wewere really nervous about doingthe pictures but a couple of

glasses of wine helped. Then itwas good fun.” Covered inBelgian buns as Miss March,manager Nicola Dickenson, 35,added: “We can’t believe it.We’re not exactly supermod-els.” (It doesn’t matter – it’s aguy thing. By the way, I couldprobably raise a fortune by tak-ing contributions to leave myclothes on....)

From my firend Scott, coveringthe bases. The recent presiden-tial election has triggered a newgeneration of Barack Obamasand one Mitt Romney, with par-ents in Kenya naming their new-borns after the newly re-electedpresident and his defeated rival,Mitt Romney. At the NyanzaProvincial General Hospital inKisumu, several mothers namedtheir babies after the firstAfrican-American president andRomney, just hours after theofficial announcement thatObama had been re-elected.Millicent Awuor, 20, named hernewly born twins BarackObama and Mitt Romney. “Igave birth to twins, and I decid-ed to name them after BarackObama and Mitt Romney. Inamed the first twin Barack andthe second one Mitt just the wayObama and Romney performedin the US election,” said Awuor,a housewife. [Reuters] I wonderif she had had triplets if the thirdwould be named Gary Johnson?

Ever wanted to share a gummywith a friend and find that it’stoo small to split? Unusual giftsite Vat19 is here to remedy thatwith a party-sized gummypython. At seven feet long andnearly 27 pounds, it could easilyfeed a room full of sugar-crazedrevelers. We advise splitting thisthing with as many people aspossible as the entire snakepacks more than 36,000 calo-ries. Issues of moderation aside,the “Party Python” sounds likesomething to behold it thedescription on Vat19’s websiteis to be believed: Boastingincredible details includingintricate eyes, extensive andblended coloring, ridged coils,and thousands of individuallycarved scales, the Party Pythonwill steal the show at any party.But such works of art rarelycome cheap, and this is noexception. Both flavors — RedCherry/Blue Raspberry andBlue Raspberry/Green Apple —cost around $150. [www.huffin-gtonpost.com]

Time for a few comments fromSteven Wright, some old, somenew. (1) The sooner you fallbehind, the more time you’llhave to catch up. (2) 82.7% ofall statistics are made up on thespot (or is it 86.5%). (3) Half thepeople you know are belowaverage. (4) All those whobelieve in psycho-kinesis, raise

my hand. (5) I almost had a psy-chic girlfriend... but she left mebefore we met. Bonus: I intendto live forever... so far, so good.

He said, they said.... A formerNew Mexico high school bas-ketball player fed up with bully-ing has filed his own lawsuitagainst two former teammateswho he said put urine in his hairgel. In a lawsuit Senior WakeGardner claimed that fellowbasketball players CarlosSanchez and ChristopherGutierrez played the prankagainst him after a series of bul-lying episodes. The lawsuit saidthe boys also threw urine on hisclothing and other gear insidehis gym locker. Gardner report-ed the prank to school officialsafter another player told him.The two boys later were chargedwith aggravated battery, disor-derly conduct and criminaldamage to property. Gardnersaid he decided to file the law-suit to take a larger stand againstbullying. “It took be about twomonths to do the research andfile the lawsuit myself,”Garnder, 17, told the AP. “Ican’t afford an attorney.” He issuing both boys and their par-ents for “the malicious acts oftheir minor children,” the law-suit said. Rita Sanchez, themother of Carlos Sanchez, andFrancine Jaramillo, mother ofGutierrez, said in interviewswith the Albuquerque Journalthat it was Gardner who bulliedtheir sons and provoked theirsons to respond. [www.azcen-tral.com]

Officials say rescuers saved adog from a septic tank outside aPalm Beach County home. Thefamily told officials that thetank had been open because itneeded some repair work. Mostof the waste had already beenpumped out by the septic work-er. The South Florida SunSentinel reports that Shelly, a96-pound pointer, was about 6feet underground when rescuersfashioned a makeshift harnessand used a tripod and winch tolift her out. The dog appearedunharmed. (Apparently the dogcouldn’t swim, but it wentthrough the movements....)

Finally, words of wisdom:“Things work out best for thosewho make the best of howthings work out.” John Wooden.

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The 12th annual ChristmasCraft Fair sponsored by theTwin Mountain-Bretton WoodsHistorical Society will be heldthis year on Saturday,November 24, at the CarrollTown Hall gymnasium.

Featuring area artisans andentrepreneurs from NewHampshire and Vermont, thecraft fair will run from 9 a.m. to3 p.m. and will include a diversemix of items. These willinclude wood-crafted items,pine wreaths, maple syrup, giftbaskets, crochet, fleece and knit

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North Country Chorus, underthe direction of Alan Rowe, willpresent three seasonal concertsbeginning on the final day ofNovember. The Chorus will per-form sets of carols both ancientand modern accompanied byharp, guitar and marimba. Theprogram will include BenjaminBritten's A Ceremony of Carolswith harpist Rebecca Kauffman,and Conrad Susa's Carol's andLullabies: Christmas in theSouthwest featuring Kauffmanas well as Andrew Mellon onmarimba and guitarist BraydenBaird.

The concerts will take place onFriday 30 November, 7:30 pm,at the First CongregationalChurch, Littleton, NH; onSaturday 1 December, 7:30 pm,at the Wells River (VT)Congregational Church; and onSunday 2 December, 3 pm, atthe Peacham (VT)Congregational Church.

Britten set his English carolswhile on an Atlantic crossingduring World War II. He uses a

mix of plainsong chant, rousingchoruses and solo songs to bringthe ancient texts to life.Originally composed for boychoir and harp, Ceremony's pop-ularity engendered the arrange-ment for full SATB choir, whichNCC will perform.

Susa's Carols and Lullabieswere commissioned to be acompanion to the Britten work.They employ pleasingly simplefolk tunes that celebrate theNativity from the peasant pointof view and are sung in Spanishand Catalan. Susa's choice ofinstrumentation (harp, guitar,and marimba) sprang from his"overriding image of aSouthwestern piñata party forthe new baby."

Harpist Rebecca Kauffman, theprincipal harpist of theHarrisburg SymphonyOrchestra, performs extensivelyboth as an orchestral and cham-ber musician. She has appearedwith a variety of orchestral andchoral groups throughout NewEngland and the Mid-Atlantic

states, including the BaltimoreSymphony Orchestra, theVermont Symphony Orchestra,and the Dartmouth SymphonyOrchestra.

Barnet native Andrew Mellongraduated in 2009 with honorsfrom the University of Vermont,where he studied percussionwith D. Thomas Toner. The St.Johnsbury Academy alumnusperforms regularly with severalpop and jazz bands and classicalensembles in the Burlingtonarea. Guitarist Brayden Baird iscurrently a student at St.Johnsbury Academy.

There will be an admission of$10 ($5 for students) at the door.As a result of the NCC's newpartnership with CatamountArts, concert goers may alsopurchase tickets in advance atthe Catamount Arts ticket officein St. Johnsbury or online atwww.catamountarts.org (ser-vice charge applies for onlineorders).

Tickets are now on sale for the32nd annual Madrigal Dinner ~The Queen's Gift, to be held inMonroe, NH, on January 18, 19,and 20. Details and a printableorder form are available at theChorus website, www.north-countrychorus.org


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2012 Youth Deer Hunt Results

Preliminary reports show thatyoung hunters succeeded in har-vesting 359 deer during the2012 Youth Deer Hunt Weekendin New Hampshire, which tookplace on October 27-28.

This year's preliminary youthhunt total is below the final2011 total of 475 deer for theweekend, but only slightlydown from the preliminary 2011total of 387, according to KentGustafson, the WildlifePrograms Supervisor for theNew Hampshire Fish and GameDepartment. The 2012 numbersremain preliminary because allregistrations have not yet beenverified.

"New Hampshire’s youthhunters had a productive week-end with many being successfulin taking a deer, perhaps theirfirst. Equally important was theopportunity to learn some deerhunting skills, enjoy the com-panionship of their huntingmentor and share the excitementof deer hunting," saidGustafson.

The youth deer weekend givesyoung people statewide theopportunity to go deer huntingwith an adult mentor.Accompanying adults must belicensed hunters and are notallowed to carry a firearm, sothat they can devote all of theirtime and attention to coachingtheir young companions. NewHampshire has offered a specialyouth deer hunt since 1999.

Youth also may hunt in NewHampshire during the regulardeer seasons. All youth huntersunder age 16 must be accompa-nied by a licensed adult 18 yearsor older while hunting."Accompanied" means “withinsight and hearing, excludingelectronic devices, when actualphysical direction and controlcan be effected,” pursuant toRSA 207:1, XXX.

New Hampshire also offers spe-

cial opportunities for younghunters through a youth turkeyweekend each spring and ayouth waterfowl weekend inSeptember.

62% of Hunters Successful in2012 New Hampshire Moose

HuntNew Hampshire’s 2012 mooseseason wrapped up on Sunday,October 28, 2012. Whilehunters have until close of busi-ness today to register theirmoose at N.H. Fish and Gameheadquarters or regional offices,preliminary figures show that174 hunters succeeded in takingtheir moose during the 9-dayseason. With a total of 281 per-mits issued, this represents astatewide success rate of 62%.That's down from last year,when 71% of hunters got theirmoose. The breakdown for theharvest this year was 61% bullsand 39% cows. Final seasonresults will be available uponcompletion of registration dataentry and analysis.

Several factors contributed tothe increase in the antlerlessmoose harvest and the decreasein overall success rate, accord-ing to Fish and Game moosebiologist Kristine Rines. "Therewere more Antlerless-Onlymoose permits issued this yearwhich helped increase the per-centage of cows in the take,"said Rines. "Hunter successoverall was also affected by thereduced moose population andthe unusually warm weather. Bythis time of year, moose havegrown their heavy winter coats,so they really feel the heat. Onwarm days, they tend to beddown, making them harder forhunters to find. The first day ofthe season was decent, but afterthat, it was much too warm,

except very early in the morn-ing, for moose to be movingabout." Some hunters alsoreportedly cut their hunts shortto head home before the arrivalof developing Hurricane Sandy.

Around the state this year, pre-liminary numbers show moosehunters having a 73% successrate in the Connecticut LakesRegion; 82% in the NorthRegion; 64% in the WhiteMountain Region; 51% in theCentral Region; 45% in theSouthwest Region; and 35% inthe Southeast Region.

Everyone is invited to get intothe spirit of the New Hampshiremoose hunt with a limited-edi-tion 2012 New Hampshiremoose hunt commemorativeshirt, available only throughNovember 23 athuntnh.com/mooseshirt.

In all, more than 13,400 peopleentered the moose hunt lotteryfor a chance to win a permit forthe New Hampshire moosehunt. About 85 percent of thepermits went to New Hampshireresidents. The odds of winninga moose permit in the lottery areamong the best in the nation,about 1 in 26 for NewHampshire residents and 1 in 85for nonresidents.

"If you talk to the animals, theywill talk with you and you willknow each other. If you do nottalk to them you will not knowthem, and what you do not know,you will fear. What one fears, onedestroys..."

..............Chief Dan George

Thank you for joining us thisweek. Until the next time, asalways, please take time to enjoythe natural world around you.


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Warren Masonic Hall - breakfastfrom 7-9 on the first Sunday ofeach month. Hope to see youthere.-----------------------------------------Breakfast - All you can eat, 2ndSunday of each month from7:30-10am at the Masonic Hall,North Haverhill, NH. $5adult;$2.50 child.-----------------------------------------The Warren/Wentworth FoodPantry, serving residents inWarren, Wentworth and Glencliff,is located behind the WarrenWentworth Ambulance Servicebuilding and is open every Fridayfrom 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. For eligibilityinformation or to make a dona-tion, stop by or call 764-5265. Thepantry gratefully accepts food ormonetary donations as well asdonations of personal and house-hold care items.-----------------------------------------Scottish Country Dancing, everyWednesday evening, from 7:00to 9:00 p.m. in the Fairlee TownHall, Route 5, Fairlee Vermont.Cost is $3.00. All dances aretaught, no partner is necessary,beginners are welcome. For moreinformation, call (802) 439-3459.-----------------------------------------Every Saturday Afternoon WineTasting at Abbey Wine Cellars, 78Main St, Lincoln. Saturday’s 2-5pm.-----------------------------------------For all upcoming events at DAcres - (D Acres is located at 218Streeter Woods Road inDorchester, NH.) Visitwww.dacres.org.-----------------------------------------Wednesday Evenings- Mo theClown - Elvio’s Pizzeria &Restaurant, Lincoln, NH 5-8pm-----------------------------------------If you have any talent at all, comejoin us on Thursday Evenings,Open Mic Night, at theGreenhouse Restaurant in Warren,NH. Come by to listen or join in!Junction of Routes 25 & 25-C inWarren, NH. Support our areamusicians. Come join us!-----------------------------------------Franconia Heritage MuseumEvents & Exhibits - Fridays &Saturdays, 1-4pm (and by specialrequest) at 553 Main Street (Route18), Franconia (603) 823-5000.www.franconiaheritage.org. The

On-Going Eventsnon-profit Council operates theFranconia Heritage Museum andthe Iron Furnace InterpretiveCenter. Work continues on a scalemodel of the Brooks and WhitneyBobbin Mill. The Brooks familyexhibit will be displaying artifactsand items throughout the muse-um's 1800s farmhouse and out-buildings.

-----------------------------------------To find out the on-going happen-ings at the Squam Lakes NaturalScience Center in Holderness, NH.You can call 603-968-7194 or visitthem online at:www.nhnature.org-----------------------------------------To find out the on-going happen-ings at the AMC Pinkham NotchCenter where programs are free &open to the public: AMC PinkhamNotch Visitor Center, Route 16,Pinkham Notch, NH. For moreinformation contact the AMC at(603) 466-2727 or www.out-doors.org.-----------------------------------------For on-going events at WREN(Women's Rural EntrepreneurialNetwork) of Bethlehem, pleasevisit www.wrencommunity.org orcall them at: 603-869-9736.-----------------------------------------For ongoing schedule at SilverCenter for the Arts, Plymouth,NH, call 603-536-ARTS or visitthem on the web at: www..plymouth.edu/silver-----------------------------------------Friends of the Library are estab-lishing a Conversational Frenchgroup at the Joseph Patch Libraryin Warren. We meet on Mondaymornings, 9-10. Join us! All skilllevels are welcome. For questionsor sign up: call Luane Clark, coor-dinator, at 764-5839, or the JosephPatch Library at 764-9072.-----------------------------------------Wentworth Historical Societymeets monthly, 7:00 p.m, everythird Thursday, April - Dec. atthe Historical Society Museum inWentworth. Join us for historicaltopics and stimulating conversa-tion.-----------------------------------------The Mount Washington RegionalAirport Commission (MWRAC)meets at the terminal bldg. the lastTUESDAY of each month at 6:30PM. Public comment and inputinvited.-----------------------------------------Meditation Group in theShambhala Buddhist Tradition -

Thursdays 6- 7 PM at BlissfulLotus Yoga Studio at 71 Main St,Plymouth NH. Open to new orexperienced meditators of all tradi-tions. Meditation instructionavailable. FREE – Donationsgreatly appreciated. For moreinformation: 603-764-9895-----------------------------------------For on-going programs, concertsand events at COURT STREETARTS, Haverhill, please visitwww.alumnihall.org or call 603-989-5500. Classes, art shows,Shakespeare in the Valley, Music,wide variety of programming. Joinus!-----------------------------------------Sugar Hill Historical Museum:Open Fridays & Saturdays, 11a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy the newexhibit in honor of Sugar Hill’s50th birthday: 50 Years Young:Five Decades of the Youngest OldTown in New Hampshire.Genealogy Library, HistoricalPhotograph Archives, Gift Shop.Main Street, Sugar Hill, NH.Admission free. Memberships anddonations gratefully accepted.Special tours may be arranged. Forinformation, call Director KittyBigelow at 603-823-5275.-----------------------------------------Free tutoring for adults in thePlymouth/Bristol area - GED TestPreparation, Reading, Writing,Math, English as a 2nd Language,Basic Computer Skills. Call Pemi-Baker Literacy at 536-2998 formore information.

Regional Craft Fair on Saturday,November 24th from 9-3pm atthe Mascoma High in WestCanaan, NH. Approx. 100exhibitors, free admission.Sponsored by Canaan Old HomeDays Committee.-----------------------------------------Nov. 24-The Pittsburg RidgeRunners Snowmobile Club AnnualCraft Fair will be partnering withour local gift shops for your holi-day shopping. Start at the clubhouse on 17 Dickson Lane (offBack Lake Rd.) from 10 AM - 2PM where there will be raffles,white elephant tables and craftsincluding jewelry, needlework,paintings, crafts, and baskets,baked goods, fudge. Pick up a dis-count card for our participatinglocal gift shops. A light lunch will

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be available. Raffles will be drawnat the end of the fair. Club pro-ceeds will go to Easter Seals' CampSno-Mo.-----------------------------------------SATURDAY, NOV. 24th- 12thannual Christmas Craft Fair,Carroll Town Hall gymnasium,Twin Mountain, N.H., featuringartisans and entrepreneurs fromNew Hampshire and Vermont.Benefits the Twin Mountain-Bretton Woods Historical Society,9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free admission.Call 846-5434 for more informa-tion.

Friday November 23- SundayDecember 16,- 2nd Annual ReyCenter Artisan Fair Wed.-Sat.10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sun.10:00pm-2:00pm at the Margretand H.A. Rey Center, 2nd FloorTown Square, Waterville Valley.-------------------------------------------Craft Fair and Chowder Lunch –Campton Congregational Church’sannual Craft Fair, Chowder Lunch,& Quilt Raffle is Saturday,December 1, 9:00 – 2:00 PM. Thefair features new original crafts, petand bird items, bake sale, quilt raf-fle, and chowder lunch. Lunchbegins at 11:00 AM & includeschoice of chowder, half sandwich,beverage and dessert. Route 175 inCampton, call 536-2536 for moreinformation.-----------------------------------------The Dorchester Select Board cor-dially invites you to attend the 3rdAnnual Christmas Tree Lightingon Saturday, December 1st at 6pmon the Dorchester Town Common Chocolate, Cookies, Candy Canes& Caroling.-------------------------------------------Saturday, December 1: It's thattime again! And the Church of theMessiah CHRISTMAS SALE isgoing GREEN this year with allkinds of great recycables. OurFAMOUS RAFFLE BASKETfilled with lots of GREEN items!*Gift Certificates* from local busi-nesses and more! Order ahead foryour beautifully decorated HandMade Wreath and Limited Edition2012 Christmas Balls. A deliciousluncheon of Homemade soups &sandwiches will be served! WhiteElephant Table, Gift Table,Delicious Baked Goods Table,

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Homemade Fudge ... and specialthis year ... Great GREENBaskets/Boxes filled with lots ofGreat items! Come to the MasonicHall on Lost River Road, NorthWoodstock from 8:30-1:30 for ourannual sale.-----------------------------------------Saturday, December 1st, 2012 -10:00am – 3:00pm - PiermontVillage School, 131 Route 10 inPiermont, NH

A great time to start your holidayshopping! 20 Area Crafters, Food,Drink and Raffle Tickets beingsold. For more information pleasecontact Jean Underhill603.272.9756 orjunderhill2@gmail.com-----------------------------------------Campton 8th Grade Silent Auction& Spaghetti Supper- FridayDecember 7th At CamptonElementary School. Auction &Spaghetti Dinner to support 8thGrade Class Trip. Dinner from5pm to 7pm & Silent Auction from5pm to 8pmOver 100 items donated for thesilent auction. Good food, lots offuns, great time for all ages.Hawaiian Theme event, comedressed and help support your 8thGrade and have a great time. Call(603) 254-4028 for more info.-----------------------------------------Messaging and Marketing Clinic-Getting your message out intoday’s world can be challenging.The NH Center for Nonprofits isoffering a full-day interactive ses-sion in the North Country, led byGary Stern of Stern ConsultingInternational, for a mix of discus-sion, applying marketing disci-plines to your own organization,and practice in effective messaging.

Date: Thursday, December 13,from 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM; $25members; $50 not-yet-members atthe Indian Head Resort, Lincoln.Pre-registration is required athttp://www.nhnonprofits.org/trainingdetails.cfm?ID=1199. Thisevent is being offered at a reducedrate through the support of theNH Charitable Foundation andThe Corporate Fund.-------------------------------------------Trinity Church of the Nazarene’sAnnual Living Nativity will be heldon Friday, December 14th. at thechurch, located at 41 Nazarene Dr,North Haverhill, NH.

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There’s a charm to theNovember woods and it is foundin their simplicity. They are thesecret warmth that lasts after abig weekend when everyoneelse has gone home; the womanyou love who is even morebeautiful, lying next to you atnight, after the day is spent andher makeup is off. They are pris-tine in their nakedness.

In November the crowds whoflock to enjoy October’s color-ful flourish, are gone. NewHampshire – the real NewHampshire –where wood androck and running water meet farfrom the outlet stores andrestaurants, the true charm ofour state, lives like a secret.

Within the past month, every-thing has reversed. All the deco-rative leaves that had burst forthoverhead now form a luxurious(if at times slippery), bronzecarper underfoot. And whereonce there was the pleasant clut-ter of foliage there’s now noth-ing but bare bark and open air.The forest has shed her clothesand stands there as stark andstunning as can be.

In the Irish fairy tales of old, theLittle People were always justout of sight around the next cor-ner. They could be felt, almostimaginatively heard, but neverseen, and the essence of theirmagic hung like a wisp of a dis-appearing dream. They wereforever hidden, because natureknew how to keep their secret,but not so much so that youcouldn’t find them. There wasalways the belief you’d come‘round a bend and there theywould be sitting, a startling bitof enchantment, looking youright in the eye, causing yourheart to race. In November,where the leaves once blos-somed, you see through the for-est, you see the secret places, attimes beyond to the great viewsyou never knew existed. Take aturn in the trail you’ve taken tentimes before, but now becausethere are no more leaves toblock the view, you look up andsee a mountain towering closeby. It catches you by surprise injust the same way. It fills yourheart with quivering excitement.

It’s these private moments in theforest before you even get to themountaintop, that draws me inthis time of year. Solitude is thesong that plays from tree to treein the open spaces of the for-merly dense forest.

When I was younger and lesssure of myself, I found loneli-ness in the woods of November.Now that I’m older and knowwho I am, it’s just the opposite.There is the murmur of the thrillthat races through me as I feelmyself in a place most knownothing of. It’s an escape and acoming home at the same time.

This past weekend we took thesimplest of hikes, a local loopwe’ve taken many times upfrom the shores of PuddingPond to the small “towering”peaks that sit like an understatedbackdrop to the big box stores

of North Conway. I wonder, attimes, how many even knowthey are there, or even bother tolook up at them. But they areforever a part of our landscapeand I think even those whodon’t notice them, would missthem if they were gone.

As we trod the earthen pathsthat loop up over both summitsaffording views from the moun-taintops of Middle and Peaked,it always feels to me like we arevisiting a familiar friend. It’s thekind of friend you can be your-self with and this is a come-as-you-are kind of hike –not so tax-ing or dangerous that you feelthe need to plan ahead or getgeared up for. It’s more like asimple walk with backpack andwater and little else neededother than a summit snack, notso much for energy, but forenjoyment. Oh, you have towork to get to the prize at thetop, so it’s a workout after all;it’s just not the hike one takes toget to the more challengingpeaks.

But that’s the allure of such ahike. It lies in the simplicity.

My favorite mountain is one wecan be alone on, and while wedid see three people on this day,for the most part we had thetrails to ourselves. When wereached the top of MiddleMountain we sat down, sharedsome treats, and soaked in thesun. It felt warmer thanNovember and warmer than theshady parts of the hike up wherean inch or so of snow crunchedunderfoot. The view is wonder-ful, but again, on this day, at thistime of the year the best part forme Is how the forest feels alone,but not lonely. It’s empty ofeverything that is no essentialand the silver and brown treesconnected the vibrant blue skyand the clutter of crunchy brownleaves on the ground.

I’m still getting acquainted withmy renewed body that weighseighty pounds less than it usedto, and the ease with I nowmove. I’m amazed at how easythe climbs are now compared towhat they used to be and as wecurled up from the cleavagebetween the two peaks aroundto the northern side of Peakedand worked our way up theledges, Atticus was is in hisglory pushing up through theledges toward the summit and Ifollowed happily along. By thistime the white-cappedPresidential Range came intoview behind us, as did viewsdown into Crawford Notch. Itwas the best of all worlds. Wewere alone in the woods, withviews far and near, dear friendsdoing what they like and do best– being together while thedrama and entanglements of theworld are left behind.

On the summit, we sat for agood long while. We took in theviews and then I leaned back

against the pine tree that standslike a sentinel on PeakedMountain, and took a nap whileAtticus lay his head on my legand did the same.

These are the days and hikes welike best - the simple days. Andsurprisingly, these Novemberdays have now become afavorite of mine, for the samereason – their simplicity.

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November is National Home Care & Hospice month, and North Country Home Health &Hospice would like to recognize the dedication of our staff and volunteers. North Country HomeHealth & Hospice has been in the business of providing home care services in our 21 town serv-ice area for over 40 years. Please see story to right.

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November is National HomeCare & Hospice month andNorth Country Home Health &Hospice would like to recognizethe dedication of our staff andvolunteers. This highly skilledand committed team has beenproviding high quality HomeHealth & Hospice care to themost vulnerable members of ourcommunity; those who are inneed of home care support forhealth, personal care, andhousehold needs. North CountryHome Health & Hospice pro-vides services in 21 communi-ties. In the past year we haveprovided over 17,000 home careand hospice visits; traveled over216,102 miles; held 48 healthscreening clinics; held 96 footcare clinics; and immunized forFlu vaccine over 130 individu-als in the North Country. We areso very fortunate to have such ahigh caliber of Nursing staff,Rehabilitation professionals,Social Workers, LicensedNursing Assistants,Homemakers, Companions, andVolunteers, who are committedto improving health care to theill, frail, disabled, and chroni-cally ill in this community.

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Health & Hospice along with itsBoard of Directors salutes thisloyal team that has excelled thispast year in reaching our goalsfor quality care outcomes, orga-nizational efficiency, andpatient satisfaction. Our teamhas been recognized nationallywith “High Honors” for being inthe top 20% of Home HealthCare & Hospice agencies forconsistent high rated patient sat-isfaction as well as pastHomeCare Elite status for top25% for quality performance inthe country. As a community weshould all be very proud to havesuch excellent and high qualityHome Health Care providers inthis community.

North Country Home Health &Hospice has been in the busi-ness of providing home careservices in our 21 town servicearea for over 40 years. We alsowant to express our great appre-ciation for the generous supportfrom this community in assist-ing us to fulfill our mission ofproviding quality Home Healthand Hospice Care. For moreinformation about our services,please call (603) 444-5317.

November is National HomeCare and Hospice Month.During this month, NorthCountry Home Health &Hospice conducts its annualfundraising appeal. As we com-memorated the 40thAnniversary of our agency lastyear, we continue to have manyreasons to celebrate. We cele-brate over forty years of provid-ing compassionate home healthand hospice care to our Clients.We celebrate our dedicated Staffalong with our past and presentBoard Members and manyVolunteers. We celebrate andthank You, our CommunitySupporters, for your generosityand support throughout theyears.

North Country Home Healthand Hospice Agency makes itpossible for hundreds of peoplea year to continue to fulfill theirdesire to remain in their ownhome. We coordinate allaspects of our clients’ care witha keen respect for individualneeds. It is the respect for ourclients’ values and expectationsthat has earned us the reputationfor providing compassionatehome health care and hospiceservices. Additional informa-tion about our agency and ourservices may be obtained on ourwebsite. www.nchha.com

During these challenging timesof diminished funding com-bined with an increased demandfor our services, your contribu-

tions to our agency are so verymuch appreciated. NorthCountry Home Health &Hospice prides itself with theability to meet the home careneeds of our community regard-less of an individual’s ability topay. This is possible throughthe tremendous support of thiscommunity.

As we prepare for Thanksgivingand recall our many blessings,please pause for a moment tothink about the many people inour surrounding communitiesthat rely on the support thatNorth Country Home Health &Hospice Agency delivers totheir homes. As the motto forNational Home Care andHospice month states “Becausethere is no place like Home.”

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We are very pleased to presentthe results of the fifth edition ofthe Library Journal Index ofPublic Library Service (LJI), ameasurement tool that comparesU.S. public libraries on thequantities of services they deliv-er. The 2012 LJ Index, broughtto you by Baker & Taylor’sBibliostat Collect and Connect,is based on Institute of Museumand Library Services (IMLS)data for 2010.

This year, 262 libraries havereceived Star designationsbased on their service output.Over the five editions there havebeen 1,296 Star awards con-ferred upon 455 libraries repre-senting 44 U.S. states. On aver-age, 259 Star Libraries havereceived these designations peredition (the number varies byyear owing to occasional ties).Though a significant number oflibraries post repeat perform-ances, turnover in the annualroster of Star Libraries has beenmoderate. In any given edition,about 200 libraries receivedrepeat Star honors (though notnecessarily the identical Starcount), while roughly 60 addi-tional libraries earned new stardesignations.

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An impressive 111 publiclibraries received Star awards inall five LJI editions, and 30select libraries earned 5-Starratings in all five editions. TheLincoln Library of NewHampshire is rated in this cate-gory.

Even with such examples of

success, describing the contri-butions that public librariesmake to their communitiesremains a challenge. On thisvery topic, if you will indulgeus, we would like to quote fromour November 2009 article:“One clear and positive lessonfrom these distressing economictimes is that we need richer,more relevant data to demon-strate the value of library servic-es.” Not that this idea originatedwith us. This has been the senti-ment of public library directorsfor some time. For instance, inthe past, directors of StarLibraries have emphasized theneed for more electronic meas-ures, such as counts of Wi-Fiaccess; percentage of time pub-lic Internet terminals are avail-able; library website, database,and ebook usage; and so on.Meanwhile, directors arebecoming more cognizant of theneed to document services morecreatively and thoroughly.

We are gratified that the LJIndex uses traditional librarystatistics to promote the missionof libraries and to confirm howlibraries contribute to their com-munities. And we will continueto campaign for the identifica-tion of more relevant and up-to-date output measures to servethis same purpose. Surprisingly,despite the dramatic changes inpublic library services over thepast five years, no new outputmeasures (e.g., library websitevisits, Wi-Fi usage) have beenforthcoming in the annualnational data from IMLS, andonly a small handful of stateshave begun to collect data onnew output measures. Beforenext year’s edition of the LJIndex, we will be examiningnew data from those states toassess whether any of the newmeasures correlate sufficientlystrongly with the established LJIndex measures to encouragetheir adoption nationwide.


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Hello North Country Folk! Justa few little things this week.

First and foremost, I would liketo thank all the gods for allow-ing this ridiculous election to beover with. I am so sickened bythe amount of money spent onboth sides. Enough said. It isamazing how wonderful carcommercials can actually be!

But folks - the election is over,so please stop talking about it.It’s finished, done, over - let’sget on with life regardless ofwho you voted for. Just get onwith it. It’ll be soon enough thatwe’ll be watching commercialsfor the next one and interestingto see who both parties willhave to run the next timearound.

Personally, don’t tell any one,but I think it’s time for morethan two parties to be able torun, I also think it’s time forelection spending caps and fur-thermore, it’s time forCongressional term limits.Period.Seriously, there are thirdworld countries who have morechoices when it comes to elec-tions at this point. Let’s move on

and get with the program.

Okay! Secondly, I am notthrilled that as I write this, it isa week before Thanksgiving andI am already watchingChristmas commercials.Seriously - are you folks doingthese commercials in cahootswith the same people who do theelection commercials?

Thirdly - Baa - humbug to thosebox stores opening up onThanksgiving so they can get theedge on their competition.Leave Thanksgiving alone andlet employees have the darn dayoff for crying out loud. Justleave the holiday alone - please!

Fourth and final - another Baa -humbug to those people thatfind it necessary to change theworld and history. For instance,those who think Santa shouldn’thave a pipe in his mouth, orshould lose weight. Now there’seven a call to get rid of the furon his costume - seriously?These are the same people whowant to rewrite Frosty Thesnowman, because he has a pipein his mouth and the same peo-ple who want Charlie Brown

taken off television because heis always being bullied by Lucy!Again - seriously? Please folks,you are getting out ofcontrol.Deal with your ownlives and leave other’s alone.

So, I guess we should also getrid of Fat Albert for being fat,the Three Stooges for bullyingone another, Scooby Doobecause he likes to eat and he’snot a vegetarian, Spongebobbecause he’s always botheringhis neighbor, Garfield becausehe eats lasagna, and while weare at it, we may as well just doaway with Rudolph because hewas an outcast deer and just notnormal, oh yes and definitelythe Grinch because he just does-n’t handle things well at all -please people... Really?

How about we all go back tosimply being nice to one anoth-er, thinking positive for achange- and maybe, just maybepositive things will come out ofit.

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Prayers before voting

My son reported on Nov. 6ththat Former StateRepresentative Robert Guidadelayed the opening of the pollsin Warren, NH in order to say aprayer calling on Jesus. As Mr.Guida well knows, the FirstAmendment of the Constitution,“prohibits the making of anylaw respecting an establishmentof religion.” Broadly interpret-ed, this means keeping religionout of public spaces. To have apolling official praying in apublic building is precisely whatour founders hoped to avoid.We don't go to hear Mr. Guida'sprayers when we go to vote.Furthermore, in a pluralisticnation if we permit prayers toJesus, then we must also permitprayers to Buddha, Muhammad,Zeus, or Satan. Very quickly –as the founders anticipated – itbecomes a mess. It’s better, byfar, to keep religion out of themix.

Besides, Mr. Guida knows bet-ter. When my son asked himwhy he feels he has the right topreach in a public place, Mr.Guida grew flustered andthreatened to have my sonremoved from the polling place.My son reported Mr. Guida’smisbehavior to the ElectionInquiry and Complaint Line ofthe Attorney General.

I am proud of my son for object-ing to this intrusion of religioninto secular government.Directly across the street fromthe Warren town hall sits a love-ly white church – one thatreceives a tax exemption forexactly the purpose of keepingchurch and state separate – andMr. Guida can say his prayersover there. While in a publicplace, and acting as a publicofficial, Mr. Guida must keep hisreligious opinions to himself.

Sincerely, Joseph MonningerWarren, NH

The American Legion Auxiliaryis an organization dedicated toserving our Veterans, ourChildren and our Communities.Our membership consists ofwomen from all across thisnation from various walks oflife. They share a similarvision: to remember those whohave given so much to this coun-try; to take care of those whoneed us now; and to developPlan to address the needs oftomorrow.

1. Are you looking for a placeto volunteer where it reallymakes a difference?

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3. Is your schedule hectic anddo you need something that isflexible?

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7. Do you have children orVeterans in your family?

Last year alone, Auxiliary mem-bers dedicated over 2.1 millionhours to community service. Weare always looking for ladieswho share our vision of Servicenot Self.

Please take a moment to seewhat we are all about and thinkabout joining our team of com-passionate and caring volun-teers. Please contact NancyPartington at (603) 747-3233and/or join us at a meeting, atRoss-Wood Post 20, 4Ammonoosuc Street inWoodsville, NH at 6PM. Ourmonthly meeting is held the 2ndMonday of each month at 6PMat the Post Home. The hall ishandicapped accessible.

Respectfully submitted,Christine GreenAmerican Legion AuxiliaryRoss-Wood Unit #20Public Relations Chairman

Liberty!

Those 56 leaders in declaringthe independence of the 13colonies from England had par-ticular ideas as to the meaningof liberty. Ideas which in factare evidently not understood bytoday’s citizens.

So committed were they to liber-ty that they wrote: “And for thesupport of this Declaration,with a firm reliance on the pro-tection of Divine Providence, wemutually pledge to each otherour lives, our fortunes, oursacred honor.”

The casting of a ballot in privatebooths hardly comes close tosuch fervor for liberty as theymanifested. As one reads theentirety of the Declaration ofIndependence given just 236

years ago it quickly becomesclear that liberty to ourfounders meant deliverancefrom the overarching power anddomination by a central govern-ment, allowing people to thenlive with freedom and responsi-bility.

In an overwhelming outcome inthis 2012 election it is evidentthat the people have rejectedsuch a concept of liberty, andhave exchanged it for submis-sion again to a dominant cen-tral government. Liberty [inde-pendence] has been exchangedfor dependence. Tragicallythere is little to no liberty underthe rule of government becausegovernment accomplishes itssupposed protection of the peo-ple by law and regulation... orin truth, coercion.

And how silly it seems when oneconsiders that government isonly people like ourselves whocan now in the guise of assistingus with our needs actually forceus to live certain ways that theyare deciding for us. Why not befree to think and do for our-selves rather than being “bul-lied” by others through law?

In this current election an over-whelming number of youngpeople voted to give up true lib-erty for coercion by governmentlaw, I guess thinking that theywould have their needs met byothers.

When you consider that thoseseeking liberty in 1776 wereoverwhelmingly in their 30’sand younger then the transitionof these 236 years is amazing.

Well we’ve all heard that thosewho fail to learn the lessons ofhistory are doomed to repeatthem. I truly hope that is thecase in our future when onceagain people throw off the yokeof a central government and actas necessary to again establishliberty.

Liberty what a joyous “doom”it represents. Bring it on!

John E. SimpsonLyman, NH

Letter To The Editor___________________I write to express my thanks toeveryone who voted in the 2012Elections. Wide participationby citizens of all walks of lifebodes well for our form of gov-ernment at all levels.

As one of your elected publicservants I look forward to hear-ing from you relative to yourconcerns in the ExecutiveBranch of NH StateGovernment.

My main goal is to be yourfriend in your hour of need andin your hour of happiness orcelebration!

Contact me anytime!

Ray Burton, Councilor District One338 River RoadBath, NH 03740 [email protected]

For a packet of informationabout the Executive Counciland County Government con-tact my office anytime!

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1. What was the biggest breakthe band Elephant's Memoryever had?2. Who were the Bar-Kays, andwhatever happened to them?3. Which jazz great recorded the"Blue Train" album, and when?4. Name the singer who had astint with the circus.5. Name the song that containsthese lyrics: "I'll just use youthen I'll set you free."

Answers1. They snagged the gig as back-up for Lennon and Ono on the"Some Time In New York City"album in 1972 under the namePlastic Ono Elephant's MemoryBand.2. The Bar-Kays started as stu-dio musicians in Memphis, atone time backing Otis Redding.In 1967, on the way to a gig,

their plane crashed inWisconsin. Six of them died,including Redding.3. John Coltrane, in 1957. Theshortest track on the five-songalbum was seven minutes. A2003 re-release added twobonus tracks.4. Stacey Q., best known for her1986 hit "Two of Hearts." Shespent two years with RinglingBros. & Barnum & BaileyCircus as a showgirl and then anelephant rider.5. "Baby, Don't Get Hooked onMe," by Mac Davis, 1972.Some people objected to thesong's sexist story: "I'm notready for no family ties, ... don'tstart clinging to me."

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Dear EarthTalk: I heard thatthe Arctic summer sea ice is atits lowest level since we beganrecording it. What are the impli-cations of all this melting?

-- Jo Shoemaker, Bowie, MD

It is true that on September 16,2012 the world reached a newlow: The National Snow and IceData Center (NSIDC) reportedthat the extent of sea ice acrossthe Arctic was at its lowest sincesatellite record-keeping beganin 1979. On that date the sea icereached its summer minimum,1.32 million square miles, halfof what the average size of sum-mer ice was between 1979 and2000, and almost 20 percentlower than the previous recordminimum of 1.61 million squaremiles set on Sept. 18, 2007.NSIDC added that, despiteespecially warm conditions in2007 being much more favor-able for sea ice loss than thisyear, the thinning of sea ice dueto climate change has made theice more vulnerable to breakupand melting.

Meanwhile, researchers with theEuropean Space Agency’sCryoSat-2 probe reported inAugust that beyond the loss ofsea-ice extent, the thickness andvolume of the ice has also beendeclining significantly fasterthan expected. They found just1,679 cubic miles this past sum-mer as compared to 3,118 cubic

miles in the summer of 2004.They anticipate that the Arcticcould be ice-free in the summerfor a day or more by the end ofthe decade.

The implications of such melt-ing are potentially immense. Forstarters, wildlife like polarbears, seals and walrusesdepend on sea ice for their sur-vival; their habitat is literallybeing pulled out from underthem. Polar bears were added tothe federal Endangered SpeciesList in 2008 for this very reasonin what environmentalists her-ald as a great victory in that thefederal government officiallyrecognized the existence ofglobal warming and wouldtherefore be able to take moredecisive action to rein in carbonpollution—of course, that partof the dream has yet to be real-ized.

Perhaps even more alarming isthe fact that melting sea ice andaccelerating Arctic warmingspur changes in the jet streamthat increase the frequency ofweather extremes like droughts,floods, heat waves and coldspells in the mid-latituderegions of the NorthernHemisphere. The fact that 2012has been a scorcher all around—July was the hottest month onrecord, with two-thirds of theU.S. in drought, wildfires run-ning rampant and half the coun-ties in the country designated asfederal disaster areas—onlymakes the connection betweencarbon pollution and the green-house effect all the more appar-ent.

Environmentalists argue that we

already have the technology andthe legal tools to achieve rapidgreenhouse pollution reductions“Full use of all of the Clean AirAct’s successful pollution-reduction programs is our bestroute to quick reductions ingreenhouse gas emissions,” saysShaye Wolf, climate sciencedirector at the Center forBiological Diversity’s ClimateLaw Institute. “The Obamaadministration, however, hasbeen too slow and timid in usingthis bedrock law to cut pollu-tion.”

“The polar meltdown showswe’re teetering on the brink ofclimate-change catastrophe,”adds Wolf. “Arctic sea ice playsa critical role in regulating theplanet’s climate. We can’t waitany longer to cut carbon pollu-tion.”

CONTACTS: Center forBiological Diversity, www.bio-logicaldiversity.org; NationalSnow and Ice Data Center,www.nsidc.org; EuropeanSpace Agency’s CryoSat-2,www.esa.int/esaLP/LPcryosat.html.

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On November 2, 2012 membersof the Pemi-Baker Literacygathered in the CommunityRoom of Pease Public Libraryto celebrate ten years of serviceto the community. The organi-zation grew out of a communitymeeting hosted by the YoungLadies Library Association inMay 2001. The consensus ofthat event was that there was aneed for literacy education foradults in the greater Plymoutharea. With an initial grant fromthe New Hampshire CharitableFoundation, Pemi-BakerLiteracy Task Force opened inthe fall of 2002 with seven stu-dents during that first year.

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In addition to tutoring adults,Pemi-Baker Literacy hasoffered 30 early literacy work-shops to parents and educators,and volunteers have read over200 times to the children stayingat the Bridge House.

For the first eight years, SAU#48 generously served as thefiscal agent for the program. In2010, Pemi-Baker Literacybecame an independent 501-c-3organization. Donations fromindividuals and businesses inthe local community provideclose to 80% of operating funds.Other funding has been provid-ed by the New HampshireCharitable Foundation, NewHampshire Electric CoopFoundation, Meredith VillageSavings Bank Foundation andLincoln Financial Foundation.

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Join us for the 58th year of thismemorable holiday tradition.You will be amazed at the manysights that greet you as youenter the enchanted Santa’sVillage. It begins on Friday,December 7th from 6 – 8 pm

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On Thursday, December 6thfrom 5 - 7 pm there is a specialOpen House for all contributor’sthat donate money, materialsand time to the Village. Pleasecome and preview the 2012Village without the lines andenjoy some refreshments andtreats. This is our small way ofthanking you for the donationsthat come in year after year.

Visitors to Santa’s Villageshould also be aware that thereis a Christmas Craft Fair on themain floor during the threedays. The Craft Fair begins onehalf hour prior to the Villageand ends one half hour after theVillage closes. There will beover 25 vendors to help you findthat ‘special’ gift.

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Lt. Colonel David J. Moore, retired US Marine and Pastor ofthe Warren United Methodist Church, honored veterans dur-ing the recent worship service. He is shown in uniform infront of the new church doors, now painted red.

Pastor Moore tells us the tradition of red doors dates backto16th Century England and there are several meanings asso-ciated with red doors. Red symbolizes the sacrificial blood ofChrist that saves those who come to him. Red is also areminder of the Passover and a sign of the Holy Spirit. Churchdoors began to be painted red as a way of remembering theultimate sacrifice that others had made for their faith.

The red doors of churches traditionally indicated a place ofsanctuary, refuge, and safety. Those in need would not be cap-tured or harmed inside the holy walls of the church, whichoffered physical and spiritual protection.

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For David Ragan, who drivesthe No. 34 CertainTeed/31-WFord for car owner Bob Jenkins'Front Row Motorsports, it's all amatter of gradual improvement.Ragan, 26, spent five yearscompeting in the Sprint CupSeries for Roush FenwayRacing. He won at Daytona onJuly 2, 2011 and finished 13th inthe Sprint Cup point standingsin 2008. He lost his ride atRoush when the team cut itsoperation back from four tothree teams this year.

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Last week I talked about the dif-ferences between Windows 7and Windows 8. This week Ifound more information thatmay help you to decide whichversion of Windows is best foryou, from Mike Muchmore ofPC Magazine, he writes;

Windows 8 is not your conven-tional Windows upgrade. WithWindows 7, Vista, and XP, yougot an upgrade that added newtools, more capabilities underthe hood, new interface options,and a new look. But all of thesewere variations on the basicWindows theme, and ran allyour existing Windows pro-grams. Windows 8 changes allthis, because it has a bigger mis-sion—to extend Windows foruse on touch tablets while stillkeeping its ability to run yourexisting Windows programs.

With this goal came a wholenew class of apps that run on theoperating system, and thatbrings us to our first point ofconfusion: Metro apps vs. desk-top apps. But even before delv-ing into which types of apps runwhere, you have the choice ofwhich kind of machine youwant—tablet or desktop/laptop.In fact the lines between tabletsand laptops start to blur withWindows 8, and many manufac-turers are coming out with con-vertibles that start out lookinglike laptops but detach or swivelto transform into tablets.As with the earlier majorWindows releases, we still havethe "which edition?" question.Thankfully, this time aroundthere's actually a less-confusingarray of choices than we had inthe past for Windows 7: It's pret-ty much Pro vs. standard

Windows 8, unless you're in adeveloping nation or in a largeenterprise's IT department. Alsoin the past, you had questions ofupgrade or buy new, 64-bit or32-bit, and upgrade or cleaninstall. But those are morefamiliar and less existential thanmost of the dualities we coverbelow.Microsoft Windows 8

1. Tablet OS or PC OS?

Windows 8 is a tablet operatingsystem as well as a PC operatingsystem. This is the underpinningof its main two-sidedness. It'sdesigned to be equally at homeon both. So, while Windows 8offers excellent touch inputcapabilities, it can fully takeadvantage of a keyboard andmouse. You can't really say thatabout an iPad with an after-mar-ket keyboard—just try using thearrow keys to scroll up or downon a Web page. And forgetabout keyboard shortcuts.

2. New Style (Metro) vs.Desktop

This is another one of the majorsplits we find within Microsoft'snew operating system. Youalways start out in the new-style, tiled Metro Start screen.From there, you can eitherlaunch new-style apps or tradi-tional Windows apps. The new-style apps are full-screen, touch-friendly, Web-connected, andonly available from theWindows Store—Microsoft'sequivalent to Apple's iTunesApp Store. The Store also listsregular Windows programs, butthese aren't acquired throughstore but rather from the soft-ware publishers own page.

Microsoft presents Desktop asjust another app on the StartScreen, but when you launch it,you'll land in a completely dif-ferent, yet familiar interface—one that's nearly identical to theWindows 7 interface. So while

desktop users can still run theirexisting programs (and enjoyfaster performance, incidental-ly), they can also take advantageof a whole new class of easilyobtainable and updateable light-weight apps more commonlyassociated with mobile plat-forms.

3. Windows 8 vs. Win RT

This one is a tricky one, but theeasiest way to think of it is thatWindows RT is the purely tabletversion of Windows 8. RT is theversion that runs on non-Intel/AMD processors such asthose from Qualcomm andNvidia. For the most part at thispoint RT only runs the new-style Windows 8 apps availablefrom the new Windows Store—Microsoft's equivalent toApple's iTunes App Store. Itsdesktop also run apps specifi-cally compiled for RT, such asthe new version of MicrosoftOffice, which comes bundledwith Windows RT.

But hold on: RT can't actuallyrun every app in the WindowsStore, though it does run themajority. For example, when Ichecked the Windows Store on aWindows 8 tablet with an Intelprocessor, I saw MicrosoftSolitaire Collection andMicrosoft Minesweeper andCyberLink's YouCam, but noton an RT tablet. (There were,however, still plenty of otherSolitaire apps available.) Butthe major players and evenmany minors were in the RTStore, including Skype, Netflix,Hulu Plus, and TuneIn Radio.One thing you're unlikely to seeon RT is a version of iTunes,which you can easily run on aWindows 8 machine in desktopmode.

One advantage of Windows RTover regular Windows 8 (notWindows 8 Pro; see below) isthat it includes data protectionusing Device Encryption, which

is based on BitLocker technolo-gy. According to Microsoft'sWindows version comparisonpage, Data is protected onWindows 8 PCs and removabledrives using BitLocker andBitLocker To Go.

4. Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro

This one is pretty straightfor-ward. If you want a Windows 8PC for home use only, stick withgeneric Windows 8. For busi-ness environments, Windows 8Pro makes more sense, as it canbe joined to network domainsand use Remote DesktopConnection. One exception tothe home/work split is that ifyou want to run a home theaterPC, you'll need Pro, since onlyit can run Windows MediaCenter.

5. Window 8 Phone vs.Windows 8 (no phone)

Some have argued that

Microsoft likes the confusionsown by this one. Yes Windows8 is a mobile OS in the sensethat it runs on tablets, but it's nota phone OS, despite the similar-ity in the names. Unlike Apple,which upsized its phone OS towork on a tablet, Microsoft'sstrategy goes in the other direc-tion, bringing its desktop OSdown to the tablet form factor.And when you think about it,that strategy makes just as muchsense as coming from the phoneto the tablet, especially if youexpect tablets to get more pow-erful and capable. But to clarifythe issue: No, Windows Phone 8apps don't run on Windows 8,and vice versa...yet.

I hope this information helpsany question email me [email protected] or call(603)747-2201 or visit my website at www.paigecomputerser-vices.com, until next time havea good week.

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Coösauke...

Adventures in

Homesteading

byBeth

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There is No Food Shortage!

The YouTube film, GeneticRoulette, about GMO FoodLabeling, covered all the baseswith research we’ll never hearabout on television. Televisionis subsidized by GMO chemicalcompanies like Monsanto andhas silencers on any negativeresearch reporting the health,seed, or soil problems generatedby GMO food production.

Despite Monsanto’s claims tofeed the world, researchers theworld over report that there isNO Food Shortage. The worldstill produces enough food foreveryone, The problem is thateveryone can’t afford to buy thefood. Here are some of the rea-sons why GMO adds to the fooddistribution problem.

1. GMO crops don’t stand thetest of time. After 4-5 years,GMO seed becomes less resist-ant to attack, unlike seeds thathave been naturally developedfor centuries to acclimatize totheir specific environment.2. Roundup depletes the soil ofbeneficial as well as harmfulorganisms, leaving a dismalfarming future of failed crops.3. Several studies demonstratethat when livestock are giventhe choice of GMO or Non-GMO food, they choose theNon-GMO and won’t touch

GMO products. The irony isthat we humans have a less dis-criminating sense than live-stock, especially when produceis all sugared up.

Most alarming is the long stringof health problems aggravatedby GMO food consumption:allergies, autism, cancers, skinproblems, behavioral problems,gastro-intestinal problems andon and on. We have been con-suming GMO food from oursupermarkets for about 40years. Small wonder that GMOfoods are most prevalent in theUS where we lead the world insickness and health care costs.Our chemical companies havebrought devastating conse-quences as well to countries onwhom they have forced theirseed and chemicals.

It is probably no accident thatwe started needing vitamin pillsin the 1940s. Only ten years ear-lier, Congress was arguing overallowing chemical amendmentsto be added to our soil. Thechemical companies won andhave enjoyed producing a con-tinual expansion of chemicalfertilizers, pesticides and pillsever since. That combination isa surefire money maker for cor-porations.

The Indian Ayurvedic systemconsiders the digestive tract theseat of all illness. Hippocrates

advised us to “Let food be yourmedicine.” Time to shake our-selves out of this groggy sleepstate and take the necessarysteps to label GMO food rightout of existence along with thehealth problems it has spawned.How? If the label doesn’t sayNon-GMO or Organic, don’tbuy it. Food companies wantour business.

Milk companies got the mes-sage. When people discoveredthat growth hormones given tostimulate increased milk pro-duction in cows also stimulatesthe development of huge breasts

in young men and women aswell, many stopped buying milkproducts unless they weremarked ‘hormone free’. Breastreduction surgery continues tobe sought actively. The GMOversion of natural bovinegrowth hormone (BGH), devel-oped by Monsanto, is calledrecombinant BovineSomatotrophin. The next timeyou buy, milk, ice cream orother milk products, be sure thecontainer says ‘no rbST’, ‘norBST’, or ‘no BGH’. Severalmilk companies label theirproducts today.Now for the rest of the food

industry…. It’s up to each of usto call the game.

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 - m a i l :[email protected], orher 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.

Out of Daylight

Like many days, this was anoth-er one in which we had setambitious constructing goals aswe continued building thecabin. Driven by the desire tobe done, and threatened by theseason’s first nor’easter, our to-do list was full considering theshortened daylight hours of theseason. .

The morning hours quicklypassed as we secured insulationbetween the floor joists. Postlunch-break, we were ready tolay the sub floor. However, wewere mindful of the snow andsleet predicted for that eveningand the next…and the gapingholes that stood where theremaining three windows hadyet to be hung were prominentin our minds.

While laying the floor was psy-chologically a significant stepthat we were excited to com-plete, installing windows tokeep the weather off the freshfloor was quite appealing aswell. Who wants to see snow-drifts or melt puddles in theirliving room? Optimistic as wecan be, the likelihood of doing itall ourselves was outside ourrealm of realistic.

Quite on cue, enter Bob andMaria. To them we eagerlygave (and they willingly took,we think) the task of windowinstallation. To our completeun-anticipation, this turned out

to be much more difficult thanexpected.

Imagine! Wood framing thathad once fit so nicely during thehot, dry days of summer, nowoffered nothing but resistance.Perhaps it was the recent rain,perhaps our skills, perhaps itjust happened as the housemoved and tensed during thebuilding process. Whicheverthe reason, this was no longergoing to be an easy, 1-2-3process.

As mid-afternoon turned to late-afternoon, Bob and Maria con-tinued to chisel and rasp thewestern window frame in all theright places. With each test ofthe window, we kept hearing“its closer…” but never quitethere. Taking breaks to help liftthe window in and out, Ryanand I finished the floor andplaced the small loft window inthe gable end.

As dusk began to descend, asnug fit was achieved and thechisels laid to rest. The westernwindow went in and wassecured. There were certainlyno cracks for the snow to comein.

Though the southern and north-ern windows had been installedalmost two weeks ago, the east-ern window still remained.While daylight was clearly run-ning out, the low, thick cloudssuggested we best be prudent inclosing up the building.

Caution ruled the day.

With four of us to heave, steady,and evaluate, we attempted tomount the eastern window.Instantly, the same resistancebecame apparent. However,there was a minimum of lightremaining to enable nobleefforts at reshaping the con-stituent parts. While we relishour hand tools as we choose tolive without power, the gather-ing darkness clearly made theiruse a problem.

Determinedly, out came the tapemeasure, and some quick figur-ing was scratched by pencil.The logical next step?Dismantle the window andbring the parts to Bob’s smallworkshop (power tools!) on theother side of the hill. While heran the saw, headlamps andflashlights were assembled toprovide light to work by at thecabin. The four of us then head-ed back to Coösauke.

While we certainly had morehands than the job required, thesmiles we shared in walkingthrough the woods to put a win-dow in by lamplight when weall wished to be having dinner,was oddly enjoyable. At leastjust this once.

Promptly reassembled, the win-dow did fit. To see a light(albeit just a flashlight) shiningout the window in the midst of adark woods sparked a satisfac-tion and a security well beyondthese words. We had our firstglimpse of what our housewould be like as our home.

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The state of Florida is bigger than England!

Dragonflies can travel up to 60 mph!

The average 1 1/4 lb. lobster is 7 to 9 yrs old.

Large kangaroos can cover more than 30 feet with each jump!

The Canary Islands were not named after abird called the canary. They were named

after a breed of dog!

'Second Street' is the most common streetname in the U.S.; 'First Street' is the sixth!

Mexico has more American residents thanany other country except the United States!

¥ It was American bridge expertPhillip Alder who made the fol-lowing sage observation: "Weare born with talents, but weacquire skills."

¥ The inventor of Life Saverswas Clarence Crane (incidental-ly, he was also the father of poetHart Crane). In 1913, a yearafter coming up with the recipefor the candy, Crane sold thepatent for his sweet treat for$2,900. Seems like a paltry rec-ompense for creating a pop cul-ture icon that is still goingstrong after 100 years.

¥ Do you suffer from arachibu-tyrophobia? If so, you probablyrefuse to eat PB&J sandwiches,for fear that the peanut butterwill stick to the roof of yourmouth.

¥ There are 120 drops of waterin a single teaspoon.

¥ In 1976, John Moore, aCalifornia man, had his spleenremoved at the UCLA MedicalCenter in order to treat his can-cer. The operation was success-ful -- in more ways than anyoneanticipated. It seems that thedoctors, upon studying theremoved organ, found certaincells that had unique cancer-fighting properties. The discov-ery led to a new -- and profitable-- treatment. When Moorefound out that his spleen had ledto this discovery, he sued theRegents of the University ofCalifornia for a share of theprofits. In 1990, 14 years afterhis cancer was cured, he lost his

court case.

¥ Those who study such thingssay that ants stretch and yawnwhen they wake up.

¥ If you're like 43 percent of theAmerican population, yourefuse to ever try eating snails,regardless of the fact that they'reregarded as a delicacy in otherparts of the world.***Thought for the Day: "The fearof becoming a 'has-been' keepssome people from becominganything." -- Eric Hoffer


Q: My dad lived in Coloradoand was an avid fisherman.Needless to say, he accumulatedquite an array of fishing items,including rods, reels, tackle andthree older creels. I would liketo determine values. Do youhave any suggestions? -- Lon,Pueblo, Colo.

A: There are several guides thatmight be helpful. My favorite is"Fishing Collectibles:Identification and Price Guide"by Russell E. Lewis and pub-lished by Krause. Copies areavailable at www.amazon.com.This reference features currentpricing for hundreds of fishingcollectibles with more than2,000 illustrations in full color. ***Q: My grandmother had a dollthat was given to her by anuncle during World War II. Canyou tell me its value? -- Win,Surprise, Ariz.

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Since you live fairly nearPhoenix, I suggest you consultthe business pages of the phonebook and check the listingsunder "appraisers." Make cer-tain the appraiser you hire spe-cializes in personal property, notreal estate. They are listedtogether as a rule. You can geteither a verbal appraisal, whichis less expensive, or a writtenopinion, which is best for insur-ance purposes.

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19)Your work on a recent jobassignment is impressive and issure to be noticed. Meanwhile,expect to receive news about anupcoming holiday event youwon't want to miss.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)Saving the world one person at atime is what you were born todo. So accept it when people askyou for help, especially duringthe holiday season.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20)Now that you've resolved alldoubts about an important deci-sion, you can surprise a lot ofpeople by defending your standwith your strong and well-rea-soned arguments.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22)The holiday mood stirs yourneed to nurture everyone fromthe family cat to great-grandma.But don't overdo it, especiallywith teens, who like to feelgrown up.

LEO (July 23 to August 22)Enjoy basking in the warm loveof family and close friends. Butdon't fall into a prolonged cat-nap yet. There's still much to dobefore you can put up your pawsand relax.

VIRGO (August 23 toSeptember 22) Avoid pushingothers to work as hard as you doon a common project. Instead,encourage them to do their best,and they might well reward youwith a pleasant surprise.

LIBRA (September 23 toOctober 22) Like the sensibleLibra you are, you no doubtstarted your holiday shoppingalready. But be careful to keepwithin your budget. Shoparound for the best buys.

SCORPIO (October 23 toNovember 21) Love and friend-ship remain strong in your

aspect over the next severaldays. This is a good time todevelop new relationships andstrengthen old ones.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22to December 21) A belovedfamily member has news thatwill brighten your holidays.Also expect to hear from friendswho had long since moved outof your life.

CAPRICORN (December 22to January 19) Family andfriends are in for a surprisewhen you accept the need tomake a change without beingtalked into it. (Bet it surprisedyou, too -- didn't it?)

AQUARIUS (January 20 toFebruary 18) Restoring an oldfriendship might not be as easyas you hoped. You might wantto explore the reasons for yourformer buddy's reluctance tocooperate.

PISCES (February 19 to March20) Your party-going activitiespick up as the holiday seasontakes off. Enjoy your plungeinto the social swim as youmake new friends and renew oldfriendships.

BORN THIS WEEK: You arecaring and considerate -- twowonderful attributes that endearyou to people of all ages.



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