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It’s the most wonderful time of the yearA beautiful little girl soaks in all the sights and sounds of the annual Christmas service of the First Congregational Society at the Smith Meeting House in Gilmanton on Dec. 19. (Karen Bobotas/for The Laconia Daily Sun)

LACONIA — Belknap County Com-missioners met yesterday morning in an emergency session to waive the posting requirements for the replacement of the two hot-water boilers at the county jail.

According to Maintenance Director Harold Powell and Corrections Superintendent Dan Ward, there are two 23-year-old hot-water boilers — one of which is completely broken.

Powell said the remaining one began leak-ing carbon monoxide and shutting down with-out notice, requiring constant maintenance.

“When that second one goes down, there’s

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By Gail OBerTHE LACONIA DAILY SUN

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LACONIA — Three years ago, when their daughter Madison was in first grade, Allan and Wendy Kirker began noticing that money left laying around the house was disappearing. While cleaning house, they opened their daughter’s toy cash register.

“We found coins and bills stuffed into the reg-ister,” said Wendy. “There was even a $5 bill.” She estimated the value of the hoard at close to $30. Madison Kirker

‘Maddy’s Meds’ raises another $1,450 to help pay for medicines for senior citizens

“It was on the ground so I just picked it up,” Maddy said of the money. “When we asked her what she was saving the money for,” Wendy continued, she told us ‘I’m saving for the elderly.’” Questioned further, Maddy explained “so they can buy medicine and stuff.”

Somewhat surprised but clearly impressed with Maddy’s good inten-tions, the Kirkers decided to help her fulfill them.

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CONCORD (AP) — A commission tasked with finding New Hampshire assets to sell or lease to help balance the budget is expected to fall short of its $60 million goal in filling a state budget hole.

“We’re not going to be able to sell enough real property to come up with the $60 million,” Rep. John Graham, a commission member, said Thursday. “About the only pieces we’ve identified that could be sold quickly in this fiscal year are some houses in Manchester and some house lots.”

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NEW YORK (AP) — It’s Black Friday, The Sequel. Stores are rolling out deals and expect to be swim-ming in shoppers on Christmas Eve as stragglers take advantage of a day off work. For retailers, the last-minute rush caps the best year since 2007, and possibly ever.

With Christmas falling on a Saturday this year, Friday is a holiday for most U.S. workers. That lets shoppers hit the stores first thing in the morning.

“I’m calling it Fantastic Friday, because I really do think it’s going to be one of the busiest days of the year,” said Marshal Cohen, chief fashion industry analyst with researcher NPD Group.

A strong Christmas Eve would round out a sur-prisingly successful holiday season for retailers. The National Retail Federation predicts that holiday spending will reach $451.5 billion this year, up 3.3 percent over last year. That would be the biggest

Christmas Eve shoppers may push retail sales to record levelyear-over-year increase since 2006, and the largest total since spending hit a record $452.8 billion in 2007. A strong finish could even give 2010 the crown.

While both are heavy shopping days, Christmas Eve draws a different breed of buyer than Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving and the unoffi-cial start to the holiday shopping season.

“Those who get up and brave the cold on Black Friday are usually looking for hot items, not only to buy gifts but to score something for themselves,” said Kathy Grannis, a spokeswoman for the National Retail Federation. “They’re planners, and they map out what they want to buy.”

Shoppers who come out on Christmas Eve, on the other hand, were either waiting for the biggest dis-counts or they didn’t have the money to spend ear-lier, she said. Or they just tend to dilly-dally.

While many Black Friday shoppers relish the

hunt, last-minute buyers are harried and focused on getting things done.

And true to stereotype, they are mostly men, said Dan Jasper, spokesman for Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn.

Accordingly, stores push men’s and women’s sweaters in their circulars, while shoes and chil-dren’s apparel take a back seat. Jewelry also tends to be a top last-minute gift item, though that cat-egory has been strong throughout the season.

E-commerce has driven much of the holiday’s spending growth. For the season to-date, $28.36 bil-lion has been spent online, a 12 increase over last year, according to research firm comScore. Online shoppers spent $900 million last weekend alone.

Many people who postponed their shopping this year blame busy schedules. The number of hours

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Many California resi-dents who endured flooding, mudslides and evacua-tions during a weeklong onslaught of rain must now clean up or even rebuild — and could face the pros-pect of not being able to spend Christmas at home.

The storm’s push across the West left a muddy mess Thursday across Southern California and the threat of avalanches in Nevada, where Clark County officials urged residents of Mount Charleston, near Las Vegas, to leave after snow slides near two moun-tain hamlets.

Preliminary damage estimates throughout Cali-fornia were already in the tens of millions of dollars

Californians face massive cleanup projects after onslaught of rainand were expected to rise. Acting Gov. Abel Maldonado declared a state of emergency in three more counties, adding Los Angeles, Kings and Santa Barbara coun-ties to the list of six released earlier in the week.

The inland region of Southern California east of Los Angeles was emerging as among the hardest-hit areas, especially San Bernardino County.

In Highland, people were literally chased from their homes by walls of mud and water, leaving behind dwellings strung with holiday lights. They returned Thursday to find their neighborhood inun-dated with mud. Five homes were destroyed and nearly 70 others damaged.

Leslie Constante burst into tears when she approached her parents’ house and saw a red tag slapped on the garage, meaning authorities had deemed it unsafe to enter. Out front, a display with two holiday reindeer was enveloped in mud several feet deep.

“My mom and dad worked so hard for this,” said Constante, wearing knee high rubber boots and a rain jacket. The 29-year-old pharmacy technician couldn’t get inside to see how bad the damage was to Christmas presents and other belongings.

Highland officials estimated the storm caused $17.2 million damage to homes, cars and a bridge

Commission charged with selling state assets not coming anywhere close to $60M goalestimated $400,000. They were supposed to be sold years ago.

The eight-member commission was established this year in a budget bill intended to close a $295 million hole. It has been looking for ways to raise at least $60 million by June 30, 2011, when the state closes the books on the fiscal year. It meets Tuesday to vote on a final report with its recommendations.

The state ended the last fiscal year with a $70 million surplus, which could be used to make up for some of the money.

The concept is not a new one — cash-strapped

states in worse shape than New Hampshire have sold or leased their assets.

This year, Arizona raised about $1 billion selling some of the state Capitol buildings, prisons, and other property to investors. The buildings were leased back by the state, which would eventually regain ownership.

New Hampshire’s commission was charged with identifying assets “that may no longer be necessary to fulfill core governmental functions” and recom-mend whether to sell or lease them. The commission

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Gary Gach, of Laconia, carries one of many boxes of food from an All Brite Cleaning and Restoration truck into the Salvation Army building Union Ave. on Wednesday morning. The food was donated through a campaign the Gilford has organized for four years, in which they solicit donations of non-perishable food items from shoppers at the Market Basket store in Tilton and All Brite and co-sponsor CRDN then join to match each donated item. This year, the drive collected more than 3,000 items of food, which will be used by the Laconia Salvation Army for its food pantry and soup kitchen. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Adam Drapcho)

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also was to explore the privatization of some state-run programs.

A 58-page report found the state owns about 9 per-cent of New Hampshire’s nearly 5.8 million acres, or about 521,000 acres.

Since it started work in August, the commission has found the task isn’t as easy as envisioned.

Not all properties have a current market value. The amounts listed are what they were originally assigned. For example, the Hannah Dustin His-toric Site in Boscawen is listed for $5. The half-acre memorial commemorating Dustin’s escape from native tribes in 1697 was erected in 1874.

Other properties need multiple agencies to approve their sale or are blocked for sale by statute or some other complication. Some may have a clause in which the property — if its use changes — would go back to the original owner, such as a family. And others may have conservation easement restric-tions. Some were bought or built with federal help.

The group also has looked at borrowing against tobacco settlement money.

The use of tobacco settlement money to help fi ll the budget gap would require legislative approval. Such proposals have been brought up in the past in New Hampshire to balance the budget, but they were not popular, partly because of doubts over whether the revenue amount would remain constant.

Sen. Lou D’Allesandro, the commission’s chair-man, said Thursday that borrowing against the tobacco money could raise the entire $60 million, but that the settlement proceeds are already being used this year to pay for school aid.

Graham said he doesn’t like the idea and isn’t sure the Legislature would want to borrow money for this year’s budget that it will have to pay back.

Other big-ticket items like fi nding private part-ners for the Lottery Commission or Liquor Commis-sion, or selling or leasing the state-owned Cannon Mountain ski area, have been ruled out for a variety of reasons.

The commission also isn’t recommending selling the valuable site of the former Laconia State School with lake views — at least not immediately, said Graham, R-Bedford. Another state commission is studying what to do with that property.

D’Allesandro and Graham said that their study may not have identifi ed the $60 million needed this year, but that it was worthwhile because it got the state thinking about doing a proper inventory. Graham said the state is hiring someone to keep working on the project.

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that was washed away.As residents surveyed their homes, work crews

were busy trying to reopen more than a dozen canyon and mountain roads that were closed by slides and fl oods. Reopening times were listed simply as “unknown” for most of them.

“There’s a lot of road damage,” San Bernardino County fi re spokeswoman Tracey Martinez said. “The whole county received quite a bit of damage.”

Ibeth Garcia and her family returned Thursday to a home surrounded by mud 4 feet deep to retrieve Christmas presents and clothes left behind when they fl ed a dirty torrent.

“We left with just our shoes, cell phones and car keys,” said Garcia, 26. “We didn’t have time for any-thing else.”

They found just a light coating of mud inside the house and considered themselves lucky, since some of their neighbors’ homes

were uninhabitable.In neighboring Riverside County, the damage esti-

mate was nearing $30 million. In Orange County, spokesman Howard Sutter issued a preliminary damage estimate of $23 million, adding it was expected to rise.

Along the coast in the county, the upscale commu-nity of Laguna Beach suffered an estimated $4 mil-lion in damage to 46 businesses and 20 homes.

A section of the city’s popular beachfront park was washed away, leaving chunks of mud and a gaping open space where green grass had been the day before. When the sun came out Thursday, however, volleyball players quickly fi lled what was left of the park.

The danger was not over for foothill residents living below wildfi re-scarred hillsides.

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Jim Hightower

Guess who’s whining the loudest these days, wailing that they’re get-ting a raw deal from Barack Obama.

Not the unemployed and barely employed — even though the White House has blithely ignored their criti-cal need for a national jobs program. Not the poor, even though their ranks are swelling as millions of Americans fall out of the middle class.

No, no, the most insistent demand for attention is coming from way above the poor and the middle class. Believe it or not, it’s the CEOs of Americas biggest corporations and the top bankers of Wall Street who’re stamping their little Gucci-clad feet, bawling that they should be getting more love and support from the president.

It seems that the feelings of these precious ones have been hurt by Obama’s occasional condemnation of the stupefying greed that’s been shown by the likes of health insur-ance executives and Wall Street banksters. As one CEO put it, Obama’s attitude “felt too much like we were the bad guys.”

Yoo-hoo, Mr. Multimillionaire Executive, YOU ARE! Corporate chieftains are ruthlessly downsiz-ing the middle class, carelessly pol-luting our air and water, gleefully destroying our democracy by using their corrupting corporate money to buy our government and generally feeling entitled to run roughshod over everyone — all while pocketing obscene levels of wealth for them-selves. Yet they’re the ones crying?

Those guys are pathetic — they’re a bunch of narcissists with a sense of entitlement. Obama ought to send each of them a box of Kleenex and tell ‘em to go to hell. But unfor-tunately, he’s no Harry Truman. So instead, he’s giving in to them!

“(I intend) to make clear to the business community,” he recently announced, “that the most impor-tant thing we can do is to boost and encourage our business sector.” Hello ... they’re doing fine. The most important thing you can do is boost America’s middle class.

Obama’s helping not only multi-millionaire corporate CEOs. He’s also helping their friends at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Of all the groups in America that need the president of the U.S. on its side,

Good grief! Obama feels pain of corporate chiefs

you’d think the last to win a pledge of support would be the Chamber.

After all, this outfit, which is largely funded and run by a handful of America’s biggest corporations, has become the most powerful lob-bying force in Washington — and one of the richest front groups fun-neling secret corporate cash into our elections. Indeed, it poured tens of millions of those dollars into cam-paign ads this fall to demonize the president and turn the U.S. House over to anti-Obama Republicans.

Yet, the day after the election, the Chamber found itself being wooed by the White House. The president even dispatched his treasury secre-tary to the Chamber’s opulent head-quarters to eat crow and promise that, henceforth, Obama and Team would be more corporate friendly.

Good grief! Friendlier than Obama’s Wall Street reform that coddled the big banksters, or his health care reform that further entrenches profiteering insurance giants inside the system? Or the tax bill cave-in that needlessly awards billions of dollars in special breaks for corporations and rich CEOs?

Yes. So friendly that Obama is now holding an ongoing series of closed-door policy meetings with assorted CEOs. So friendly that he’s already delayed regulations to strengthen anti-pollution rules. So friendly that his deficit-reduction panel proposes cutting the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 26 percent. So friendly that he’s planning to put a high-powered CEO right inside the White House with him, as demanded by the whining corporate powers who say they’re not getting enough love from the president.

Why do they get a special presi-dential slot? Why not one for labor, small farmers, consumers, the unemployed? Remind me again — is this guy a Democrat?

(Jim Hightower has been called American’s most popular populist. The radio commentator and former Texas Commissioner of Agriculture is author of seven books, including “There’s Nothing In the Middle of Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos” and his new work, “Swim Against the Current: Even Dead Fish Can Go With The Flow”.)

LETTERSFree Ward Bird goals are directly tied to this 1 specific incident

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To the editor,It’s December the 23rd and I am

still holding out for miracles as are many who have been following Ward Bird’s case. As a member of the Free Ward Bird Committee, I can assure you that we will not stop our tireless efforts to see an injustice overturned and a family reunited.

While some may feel that a back-story such as the one in your paper today is detrimental to our efforts, I see it merely as an unnecessary dis-traction, and regrettable timing for the family facing Christmas without their father. I have said many times since this case hit the media, how grateful I am that every aspect of my life is not being dragged through the front pages for everyone to comment on. At the same time I am encouraged by the fact that stories continue to be run on a daily basis, as it shows the attention we have been able to gener-ate, and ensures that no one forgets that Lauchie (Ward’s nickname) is currently incarcerated, a victim of an imperfect system.

The Free Ward Bird Committee has four very succinct goals, and while they have been published before, it seems like an opportune time to reit-erate them:

— See Ward Bird released from prison as soon as possible.

— Assist Ward Bird in obtaining a pardon.

— Assist Ward Bird in having his record expunged.

— Change NH Law to ensure that what happened in this case does not happen to anyone ever again.

These goals are all directly tied to the charges stemming from one spe-cific incident and the resulting court cases, decisions and sentencing. Lauchie was accused of waiving a gun and threatening a woman, everything else being discussed is irrelevant to those charges — he is innocent of the charges that were brought against him. I hope that the media and public at large do not lose sight of that.

Rebecca BryantMoultonborough

15,000 U.S. home fires attributed to candles in just 4 yearsTo the editor,

Don’t let a candle ruin your home. In the past few years there has been a very high increase in the number of home fires caused by candles. During the period 2003-2007 there were more than 15,000 home structure fires attributed to candles. These same fires caused 166 deaths, and almost 1,300 injuries. More than one-third of these fires started in bedrooms, which caused more than 40-percent of all the deaths. We know the risks associated with candles, hopefully now so do you. Be careful when using candles.

Here are some tips to the safe use of candles: Extinguish all candles when you leave the room or are going to sleep; keep candles 12-in. away from items that can catch fire, such as drapes, curtains, clothing, newspa-pers, and Christmas decorations and trees; use sturdy candleholders that won’t tip over easily; keep blinds, cur-tains and drapes away from candles; keep candles away from flammable

liquids; trim candle wicks to one-quarter an inch; keep candles out of the reach of children and away from pets; never leave a child unattended in a room with a candle; don’t allow children to have candles in their bed-rooms; store candles, matches, and lighters up high and out of children sight; keep a flashlight handy for when the power goes out; don’t walk around with a lit candle; never use a candle when checking pilot lights on heaters; never use candles if medical oxygen is used in the home.

If you think you need emergency services do not hesitate to call 911. Time is of essence in an emergency. The longer you wait to call for help the less chance we have of mitigating the problem successfully.

The Laconia Fire Department wishes you a safe and happy holiday season.

Chief Ken EricksonLaconia Fire Department

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To the editor,I sent this letter to Governor Lynch

and President Obama:What good is the new 13 months

unemployment? I had exhausted my claim in November and was told to keep filing in hope of the new exten-sion. But guess what? It only helps the people still on unemployment and not the other 3,000 in N.H. who lost theirs.

Because my husband works and we can’t make all our bills the State

of N.H. gives me $45 in food stamps a month. I really wish their was help out there for us. There are no jobs, so where do we go for help? THATS MY QUESTION. I lost my home back in 2008 to foreclosure; now I have to worry about being homeless.

I see more people being homeless in the next coming years.

Thank you for listening.Christine JenotLaconia

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LETTERSAverage living standard is going to slide until we fi gure this outTo the editor,

The recession has been hard on both businesses and people who work for wages. Profi t margins shrank or went away all together for many busi-nesses. When businesses do not make money they have to cut costs. Cutting costs means laying people off because in most businesses people are the biggest category of expenditure. As a result employment declined. If you don’t make the sales you don’t need the people to make the products. It is that simple. Well, not really.

You see we have a government with a conscience and it is looking out for our best interest. It has adopted a policy of incenting businesses to export manu-facturing jobs. The reasoning goes that manufacturing causes pollution and we don’t want that. Besides, we are disproportionately wealthy and if others just had more of what we have, then the whole world would be ben-efi ted and we do want that. The fact that it will mean a lower standard for all Americans is a byproduct and we are good with that. Right?

Well the recovery is underway; at least if you believe the talking heads, it is. Weak businesses were weeded out or bailed out. The strong survived. If you listen to the political types they tell you that corporate earnings have benefi ted from the return to profi t-ability of the banks, great right? You probably infer that jobs will be the next logical improvement. Well that’s not likely and here’s why.

What they are not telling you is that business profi ts are also up and perhaps primarily growing because of the contribution of foreign operations. Corporate profi ts of American inter-national companies are improving. Got that? America’s wealth and jobs are being effectively shifted overseas. Our companies are still profi table but the profi ts are originating off shore.

Don’t believe it? Well it is estimated that gross overseas profi ts now repre-sent one third of total corporate prof-its. Did you know that? A side effect of growing profi ts overseas is that the best and the brightest will follow the money. America benefi ted from that simple fact for two hundred years and now we have to deal with the reversal of that effect.

The corporate recovery is not attrib-utable to domestic sales growth as has happened before. The recovery lies in

the reduction of costs. The reduction in costs comes from lower labor costs, lower interest rates courtesy of the Federal Reserve, and lower deprecia-tion as a consequence of less invest-ment in plant and equipment have helped create cash fl ow for businesses. These things have not, will not and cannot create jobs in America.

Healthy businesses providing goods and services in required sectors of the economy are going to survive. What is not going to happen is growing our way out the recession. What is not going to happen is creation of jobs at a pace that will keep pace with popu-lation growth. What is not going to happen is for the pace of wage growth to keep up with the pace of the rise in the prices of goods and services.

The living conditions of the average American are going to slide until we fi gure this out. This is true because there are fewer jobs than there are qualifi ed people to fi ll them. Wages will continue to lose ground to the cost of goods and services until that changes. Changes in public policy caused the problem that created the recession and it will take changes in public policy to undo what caused the damage.

People wonder what business is doing with the money it makes. The answer is simple. They are sitting on it until they understand where it can be reinvested to make the highest rate of return. Right now it looks like that reinvestment will happen elsewhere. So the benefi ts will accrue to those people overseas where the invest-ments will be made. Business creates jobs and wealth. Governments do not.

If you like the tax compromise you better get used to the attached unem-ployment benefi ts extension. The government does not create jobs that are self sustaining. Government jobs require tax revenues to support them. The size of government is self limit-ing. When it reaches the point where there are too many government work-ers for the tax base to support. At that point the government will morph into something else... or collapse under its own weight.

Something has to change. It is egali-tarian to do things for the greater good but there are fi nancial constraints to generosity.

Just my honest opinion.Marc AbearMeredith

I’m impressed that circus issue has been settled in dignifi ed wayTo the editor,

Mr. Pattison and the Laconia Parks and Recreation Commission, THANK YOU! I am very gratifi ed and impressed that the circus coming to Laconia issue has fi nally been settled and in such a dignifi ed way. I cannot say I apologize for raking you over the coals in the beginning of this, but that was directed towards attitude, not the person; and I will go on record saying

that I also will be right back on the bandwagon, thanking you for seeing this through to the end and working with the citizens of Laconia to bring about a wonderful venture and having everyone walk away content.

May you all have a Merry Christ-mas, and a wonderful New Year.

Judi LeavittBristol, Conn.

Overwhelming donations to LHS Santa Fund helped many studentsTo the editor,

Thank you Lakes Region business and community members! Your gen-erosity was overwhelming and truly appreciated. Your donations helped many students in need this holiday

season. We wish you could have seen all the smiles. What a wonderful com-munity!

Happy Holidays.The LHS Santa Fund


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LETTERS672 ‘Culinary Athletes’ helped raise $62,550 for Children’s AuctionTo the editor,

On December 9th & 10th, 672 “Culinary Athletes” and numerous customers of Patrick’s Pub & Eatery participated in the second “Pub Mania” event in support of the WLNH Children’s Auction. Inspired by Laco-nia Athletic & Swim Club’s “Cycle Mania”, Pub Mania is billed as a “24-hour bar stool challenge”.

For 24 continuous hours, beginning at 9 a.m. on Thursday, December 9th, Patrick’s, along with event sponsors, local businesses and area musicians provided participants with food, bev-erage, entertainment and fun and games for 24 hours. Team Captains for each barstool filled their team with 24 participants (one person per hour) and set about to inspire each member of their team to raise funds for the Children’s Auction. Funds raised via teams, sponsorships, 50-50 raffles and T-shirt sales were passed directly to the Children’s Auction. In addition, Patrick’s donated 20-percent of its gross sales for the day. We were all thrilled, amazed and delighted to present a check for $62,550 to the WLNH Children’s Auction!

We would like to thank the Pub Mania teams and team captains for their efforts making this event so successful and so much fun. The enthusiasm and spirit that they and their teams brought to this event was truly remarkable! Our thanks and appreciation to the following teams and their captains:

Lahey Landscaping and captain Janet Mckone; ‘Santa Can You Hear Me’ and team captain Judy Taggart; Sherkanowski Drywall and captains Chris & Heidi Sherkanowski; Cold-well Banker and captain Shawn Bailey; Streetcar Company with captain John Shelley; Patrick’s Pub Sports FANatics and captain Stepha-nie Kirk; The Stool Pigeons and cap-tain Brian Beetle; The Other Team and captain Steven Glencross; Gilford Professional Firefighters and cap-tain Scott Mooney; Amoskeag Dis-tributors and captain John Valliere; Nassau/Meadowbrook with Rocky Pembroke and Ken Tucker; Laconia Athletic & Swim Club and captain Kendra Gilpatrick; Sipping Santas!! (OPA) and captain Marcie Miller; NH Leathernecks MC and captain Ken Anderson; Gilford Home Center and captain Corey Lofblad; Trauma Team and captain Kyle Davis; The Merry Misfits (Laconia Middle School) and captain Brian Connelly; The Yule Stool Softeners (LRGH) and captains Patricia Coates and Ellen Cimon; Pat-rick’s Pub Bar Fly’s and captain Carol Haddock; Lizards & Linguine (Body Covers/Fratello’s) and captain Sarah Gray; Bar Hum Bugs (LRGH) with

captain Stephanie Caldon; The Spin-ners (Meineke Muffler) with captain Barry Williams; Red Nose Reindeers (RE/Max) with captain Travis Cole; 19th Hole @ LCC (Laconia Country Club) and captain Dan Wilkins; SJS & Friends (Steven J Smith & Associates) with captain Steve Smith; The Better Halves with captain Candace Smith; The Merry Stoolers (Laconia Clinic) with captain Lisa Fowler; The Cork Boards (Stonegate Winery/Tradesman Builders) with captain Rich Ellis.

Live entertainment was provided at no cost by our musician friends as fol-lows: Don ‘SEV’ Severance; Mike Bour-geois; Justin Jaymes; George Lodge; Eric Grant Band; Paul Costley, Paul Luff & Tom Yoder; Ken Anderson & Friends. In addition, we had special games and contests during the quiet hours with karaoke, talent, Hula-Hoop, limbo and comedy contests; Lorie Oakley of LASC leading Barstool Yoga (really!), and an arts & crafts hour.

Food and beverage sponsors and other local business sponsors included Drouin Home Builders, CCI (Con-neston Construction Inc.), Notso Costley Productions, O’Du’s Hair Salon, Gator Signs, US Foods, Sysco, Performance Food Group, Amoskeag Beverages, Woodstock Brewery, The Gourmet Food Barn, Granite State Fruit and Shaw’s Supermarket. Particular thanks to Joe Hempel of Pork-eez Pig Roast & BBQ and Body Covers Screen Printing & Embroi-dery who went over and above in their contributions. In addition, local songwriter Rick Page wrote and pro-duced a beautiful and inspirational song called “Santa Can You Hear Me” which we adopted as the Pub Mania theme song.

Finally, we thank our staff at Pat-rick’s for handling the 24-hour pro-duction and keeping the participants well fed and happy. In particular, bartenders Katie Whitney and Chris Young logged some long hours through the early morning. Executive Chef Stephanie Kirk managed a buffet that served over 1,000 and General Manager Megan Page was the glue to make it all work. Referees Wendy Beetle, Jennifer Beetle and Jennifer Bailey went the full 24+ hours, really setting the tone for this event.

To all of these people who helped to make this event such a fun time and a resounding success, we thank you. Your participation and generosity came together to make a huge differ-ence here in our community. We are all proud to be part of such a great com-munity and great community event… the WLNH Children’s Auction!

Allan & Jeff Beetle, OwnersPatrick’s Pub & Eatery

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LETTERSSt. Vincent de Paul continues to rely on an all-volunteer staffTo the editor,

An open letter to the wonderful people of the Lakes Region:

2010 marks St. Vincent de Paul’s 20 years of service to those in need in the Lakes Region. At this milestone and with the Christmas season upon us, I thought it would good to review our programs for those of you that sup-port our efforts.

Jo Carrignan-Sabbow, with the able assistance of John Peavey, manages our Food Pantry. The program served over 12,000 households in 2010 in the Lakes Region. The Food Pantry also provided 700 turkey baskets for this year’s Thanksgiving holiday. Food donations include meat, vegetables, fruit, bread, cereal, paper products, diapers, soap, detergents, and tooth-paste. Most of the food is donated during the holidays. During the rest of the year, we need to purchase addi-tional supplies to meet the need.

Jeanette Buckley and I share the management of the Thrift Store. All items from the store are donated by people who live or visit the Lakes Region. While we sell most of these items, we do give away approximately $20,000 in furniture and clothes each year. The proceeds from the store sales go to support our other programs.

The largest of our programs in terms of dollars and cents is our Financial Assistance program. Under the able coordination of Kay Gray, teams of SVdP volunteers reach out to help families in the Lakes Region with over $130,000 in dental, medi-cal, daycare, rent, utilities, gas vouch-ers and fuel assistance. They conduct home visits to help clients with bud-geting and offering emotional sup-

port, encouragement, and guidance with decision choices.

Long-time SVdP volunteers, Brenda Fortier and Sue Page, monitor the Society’s Children Foundation. This program works with school nurses, guidance counselors and daycare centers to provide education-related assistance to children on the school’s free and reduced lunch program. This includes “Project Pencil” school sup-plies in September, children’s outer-wear at Christmas, camperships in the summer, as well as sneakers, dia-pers, daycare, book scholarships, field trips and head lice shampoo during the school year. The Children’s Foun-dation is a benefactor of the WLNH’s Children Auction in December.

Of course, none of this would be possible without the time and effort by our volunteers and the financial support you, our contributors, provide all through the year. As you know, St. Vincent de Paul in Laconia, has never paid any wages or salaries, relying on our all-volunteer staff and manage-ment that now totals over 120 men and women. If you’d like to join this outstanding team, please give me a call (524-5470).

At this wonderful time of year, it is very appropriate that we extend our heartfelt appreciation for the support you render by donating food, items for the Thrift Store, and your cash dona-tions. I sincerely hope you’ll continue that support again next year. On behalf of all the people at St. Vincent de Paul, I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

With God’s love,Erika Johnson PresidentSt. Vincent de Paul Society of Laconia

Where is the NRA? Ward Bird should be home with his familyTo the editor,

I wanted to know where is the NRA? Everyone has protested to free WARD BIRD. Nothing has been heard or any-thing said about the NRA. I am sur-prised they have not gotten involved with this whole mess. After all, we do have the right to bear arms and pro-tect our property. So we have flyers, letters, races and so many other things going on to support WARD BIRD’S release from prison. He does not belong there.

Like I have said before, the wrong

person went to jail. It should have been that women who would not leave WARD BIRD’S property. So many people are for him to be free. Why is all this red tape taking so long? This man should be home for CHRISTMAS with his wife and four children. This is wrong so lets get on with this once and for all. Write to Governor Lynch. Lets flood his mail box with LETTERS from all of us. FREE WARD BIRD!

Anna DeRoseMoultonborough


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Laconia 3rd grader Madison Kirker, founder and CEO of “Maddy’s Meds”, makes her annual contribution toward the the cost of medicines for local senior citizens yesterday at the Laconia Senior Center. Standing next to her is her brother, Camden. If the back row are Madison’s mother, Wendy Kirker, Walgreen’s Laconia manager Dan Quinn, Walgreen’s pharmacist Wes Crockett and Senior Center Director Paul Weston. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Michael Kitch)

“We had to figure out how to do it,” Wendy said. Searching the Internet, she found FIGS — “Fill-ing in Gaps” — a non-profit organization in Raleigh, North Carolina that during the past 27 years has provided $1.8-million to assist more than 30,000 patients purchase necessary medications. “They told us that pharmacy gift cards would be the best way to handle it,” Wendy said.

Enlisting her fellow pupils at Pleasant Street School and their parents, “Maddy’s Meds” has raised more than $1,000 a year for the past three years through bake sales and donations and match-ing contributions from pharmacies. Bake sales have been held at Pleasant Street School, Laconia Middle School and Laconia High School and this year

Maddy and her crew expect to be a staple at Lou Athanas Basketball League games. Wendy noted the contribution of Lisa Bladecki to the success of the program.

Yesterday, Maddy and her classmates in Jamie Spu-lick’s third grade class crowned this year’s effort at the Laconia Senior Center, where they were joined by store manager Dan Quinn and pharmacist Wes Crock-ett of Walgreen’s Pharmacy. After the class sang carols to the seniors gathered for lunch, Maddy presented Quinn and Crockett with a check for $650. On behalf of Walgreen’s Quinn contributed $400 while Crockett personally donated another $400 to provide $1,450 to be distributed to senior citizens.

“I have learned first hand the great need of our

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— Michael Kitch

from preceding page

FRANKLIN — The police believe a man driving erratically in Franklin earlier this week was trying to inject heroin as he drove.

David Labounty was pulled over by the Franklin police at 2:55 p.m. Tuesday after they received a call from another driver on South Main Street who said Labounty’s car had nearly crashed into oncoming traffi c, the police said.

Labounty was charged with possession of a dan-gerous weapon and possession of a controlled sub-stance, both felonies,, according to Franklin police Chief David Goldstein. He was also charged with misdemeanor counts of driving after revocation, driving while intoxicated and reckless conduct.

Blood was taken at the scene, and a drug recogni-tion offi cer determined Labounty was high on opi-ates and marijuana, Goldstein said. Offi cers also found an uncovered syringe wedged in his passen-ger seat, the police said. Heroin in the syringe was the only drug found during the search, Goldstein said. Because the needle was hidden and uncapped, Goldstein said, Labounty was charged with reckless

Police say Franklin driver tried to inject heroin en routeconduct for endangering the offi cer who was search-ing the car.

“The drug itself is dangerous, but needles can carry anything from hepatitis C to AIDS,” Goldstein said.

Offi cers also found a police-style nightstick, which is considered a dangerous weapon, according to authorities. Because Labounty was previously con-victed of felony charges, possessing the nightstick is a felony, Goldstein said.

Labounty’s plates didn’t match his vehicle, and he was driving without a license, Goldstein said. He told the police that his license had been revoked because of unpaid fi nes in another state and that he had recently moved to New Hampshire from Ver-mont for a job, according to the police.

Goldstein said Labounty’s felony records go back to 1987 and include violent crimes and vehicular crimes but no previous DWIs for drugs. Some of Labounty’s tattoos indicated he may be involved in a gang, Goldstein said, and the police are continuing to investigate.

A probable cause hearing is scheduled for Jan. 4. Bail was set at $10,000 cash.

BY TARA BALLENGERCONCORD MONITOR

LACONIA — The 18-member Belknap County Convention has begun its search for an attorney to replace current county Attorney James Carroll.

Carroll has been tapped by Gov. John Lynch to take over as presiding judge of the Laconia District Court and is expected to be sworn in during the second week of January.

Convention Chair Rep. Alida Millham (R-Gil-ford) said the delegation met earlier this week and decided to ask the county’s human resource man-ager to write a detailed job application.

She said the ad should appear online and local newspapers soon.

Convention will soon advertise for new county attorney“We are being as open about this as we can pos-

sible be,” Millham said.“If we see tons of applications, the Executive Com-

mittee (of the Convention) will do initial interviews in public,” she said, noting that it will be very clear in the advertisement that the process is entirely public.

She said the fi nal choice will be made in public by a voice vote or a hand count.

The appointed county attorney will serve until a successor is chosen in the November 2012 election. County attorney is technically a partisan offi ce and all 18 members of the convention are now Republi-cans.

Carroll is a Democrat.


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9:00 & 10:00 Worship Services 9:00 Sunday School

Weirs United Methodist Church 35 Tower St., Weirs Beach 366-4490

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Sunday Service & Sunday School at 10 AM

Rev. Twila Broadway Childcare available during service

The St. André Bessette Catholic Community

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St. Joseph Church 30 Church St., Laconia

Christmas Eve: 4:30 P.M. (Prelude Concert at 4:00 P.M.)

Christmas Day: 9:00 A.M.

Sacred Heart Church 291 Union Ave., Laconia

Christmas Eve: 4:00 P.M. Children’s Mass (Prelude Concert at 3:30 P.M.)

7:00 P.M. (Prelude Concert at 6:30 P.M.) 12:00 A.M. (Prelude Concert at 11:30 P.M.)

Christmas Day: 9:00 A.M.

— WORSHIP SERVICES —

CONCORD — The New Hampshire Department of Transportation has announced that bridge repairs are underway on the Rte. 28 bridge over Beauty Hill Road in Barnstead. This bridge repair work is

expected to take two weeks to complete. Daily work hours are from 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

In the event of inclement weather, work will be postponed until the following day.

Bridge work slowing traffic on Rte. 28 in Barnstead for 2 weeksA story about bus service for senior citizens that

appeared in our December 10 edition included an incorrect phone number. A door-to-door ride on the bus may be arranged by calling 524-7689.

Correction: Senior bus reservations made by calling 524-7689

U.S. workers are putting in at the office each week has been on the upswing since the official end of the recession in June 2009, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That leaves less time for shopping during the week.

Vivian Lowe, 34, works for an ad agency in Atlanta and didn’t start her shopping until Wednesday. “It just caught up with me this year,” she said.

She spent Thursday at the Lenox Square Mall in Atlanta and plans to hit Target on Christmas Eve because she sees it as a one-stop shop.

Procrastinators like Lowe shouldn’t hit too many snags. Store inventories are not as depleted as last year, when merchants scared about having too many

leftovers saw some empty shelves near the end of the season. But shoppers are not seeing the 75-per-cent-off-everything fire sales that characterized the 2008 holiday.

Still, many stores are offering discounts this week. Express’s store at the Manhattan Mall in midtown had a huge yellow sign in its storefront window pro-moting an “end of the season 50 percent sale” on selected items.

Macy’s is offering 30 percent off some bags and jewelry, while the Gap is applying that markdown to everything in the store. At CVS, there are buy-two-get-one free deals on bath-and-body gift sets and discounts on a 7-inch LCD TV and DVD player combo.

Ron and Lisa Johnson of Indianapolis came to Circle Center Mall Thursday morning just to buy boots for their 20-year-old daughter, Kaitlyn Shirar. Nearly four hours later, they sat on a bench with a pile of bags from Nine West, H&M and Forever 21.

“We haven’t found anything that wasn’t on sale,” Lisa said.

Retailers say shoppers have mostly stuck to a big lesson taught by the recession: using cash, not credit. Toward the end of the season, they pulled out the plastic a little more often, but that’s normal. Overall, analysts consider the increased spending a sign more consumers have paid down debt and have

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F irst Congregat ional Church F irst Congregat ional Church (United Church of Christ)

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The Reverend Dr. Russell Rowland Colette Fand, Music Director

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Family Service at 5pm

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The United Baptist Church

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CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE Friday, December 24th at 7pm

SUNDAY SERVICE December 26th at 10:30am

Guest Preacher/Speaker, Mr. Reuben Lacombe, from Manchester French Speaking Haitian Baptist Church,

will be sharing the current situation in Haiti.

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Rev. Dr. Victoria Wood Parrish, Pastor

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“Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors”

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LifeQuest Church

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The Lakes Region Vineyard Church 175 Mechanic St. Lakeport, NH • 603-527-2662

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Beavers show no respect for Shoreline Protection ActBusily landscaping the bank of the Winnipesaukee River just upstream of the Fair Street Bridge, beavers have nearly gnawed their way through two trees and made a promising start on a third. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is aware of the timbering opera-tion, but has no authority to intervene. The landowner, Beacon Mill, Inc., which is affiliated with the Foster family, former publishers of The Citizen of Laconia newspaper, is entitled to call a halt to the project by trapping the workers, but has not taken steps to do so. The property is being sold to the Boys & Girls Club of the Lakes Region. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Michael Kitch)

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not hot water at all,” said Ward.The replacement boilers will be installed by HVac

Unlimited of Hooksett and will cost $62,168.Commissioner Ed Philpot said Powell and County

Administrator Deb Shackett researched the prices and the company but needed to replace them imme-diately for the safety of all involved.

Commissioners believe they’ll be able to use the remaining money from a federal stimulus grant to pay for them.

Ward said the inmates have been accommodating about the frequent loss of hot water. He added there has always been heat in the facility.

With Thursday’s okay, the work can begin at any-time. Powell said the new boilers would work in a new facility, should one ever be built.

BOILERS from page one

cash to spend.Besides sales, retailers are finding other ways to

accommodate procrastinators.Many stores, including Best Buy Co., let shoppers

order online and then pick up the merchandise at the store. Best Buy’s deadline to order on its website is 3 p.m. Christmas Eve, and most stores close at 6 p.m.

Amy Adoniz, the store manager at Best Buy’s store in Union Square in Manhattan, said that as of midday Thursday, 16 people were in line to pick up items ordered on its website.

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Gerald Knight, at left, and Tom Smith admire the antique model train village set up in one of the unsold townhomes at Beacon Street West in downtown Laconia. In the inset photo above, a streetcar courses through a village scene set up by Knight. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Adam Drapcho)

Magic of Christmas in miniature celebrated in downtown townhome

LACONIA — Ten years ago, Gerald Knight’s wife gave him a Department 56 house, a miniature rep-lica of a home from the Charles Dickens era of Eng-land. That was the start of a collection that has since grown to nearly 40 buildings and about 150 little people, enough for Knight to create a rich, complex winter scene.

“It just seemed like the more we had, the more I wanted to share it with the community,” Knight said. Six years ago, he started displaying his collec-tion at the Rowe House in Gilford, and for the past three years has set up his scene at the Taylor Com-munity.

This year, Knight has been joined by Tom Smith, part-owner of Laconia Antique Center, who has a

quarter century of experience in retail and repair of antique model trains. Together, and with con-sent of developer Eric Chinburg, who owns the unit, the two men have set up an extensive celebration of Christmas in the miniature in one of the unsold townhomes at Beacon Street West — the former Allen-Rogers complex. Both live in the development.

Smith’s display features his personal collection of antique Lionel trains and buildings, most of which predate World War II. It took many evening hours for him to set up his display, but Smith said it’s worth it.

“I just enjoy it, it brings back memories from my childhood, I love the enjoyment other people get out of it,” he said, noting that for most people, the fi rst word to pass their lips after seeing it is, “Wow!”

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Knight’s display features his Dickensian micro-cosm. His little world includes the accounting office of Scrooge & Marley, found in the wealthy part of town with the fancier homes and better-dressed people. On the other end of town, where the homes have thatched roofs and the pedestrians are more shabbily dressed, Knight has placed the Cratchit home, outside of which Bob Cratchit carries Tiny Tim on his shoulders.

The carefully thought-out scene Knight created contains one anachronism: a streetcar. Knight said he included that detail as a nod to the original pur-pose of the Beacon Street West building the display resides in. It was one of the manufacturing build-ings for the Laconia Car Company.

Because the display is on private property this year, it is only open to Beacon Street West residents and their guests. However, because of the enthusias-tic responses it has received from its visitors, Knight said he’s hoping to find a more public location for next year’s display.

“I would like other people to see it. I’m intersted in community, I think it’s a shame to have something like this and not share it,” Knight said.

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GILFORD — Police say one local man faces charges stemming from an accident at the Gilford Avenue entrance to the Laconia Bypass Wednesday afternoon.

Louis Bilodeau, II of 343 Old Lakeshore Road Unit 7 took a left turn from Gilford Avenue on to the bypass headed toward Lily Pond and allegedly cut

off the right-of-way of Steven Marchand, 22, of 23 Liscomb Circle.

Marchand was on Gilford Avenue and headed into Laconia from Gilford.

Bilodeau was taken by ambulance to Lakes Region General Hospital with a right knee injury and lac-erations.

Police say failure to yield right-of-way at core of wreck at bypass entrance

CHICAGO (AP) — Rahm Emanuel is a resident of Chicago and eligible to run for mayor, city elec-tions officials ruled Thursday, removing the primary obstacle to the former White House chief of staff ’s bid to lead the nation’s third-largest city.

The decision of the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners was followed a few hours later by the surprise withdrawal from the race of state Sen. James Meeks, who said the remaining African-American candidates must rally a “divided and splintered” black community in Chicago to beat “the front-running, status quo candidates” — a list pre-sumably topped by Emanuel.

Meeks’ decision to exit and urge the city’s large African-American community to rally around a unity candidate tightens a still-large field of people

Chicago board says Emanuel can run for mayorseeking to replace retiring Mayor Richard M. Daley.

It could also provide a boost to the chances of the two other leading black candidates, former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun and U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, both of whom trail the well-known advisor to Presi-dent Barack Obama in polls.

The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners unanimously rejected arguments Emanuel forfeited his city residency when he went to work for Obama in Washington. While a planned appeal could ulti-mately place the question of whether Emanuel’s name appears on the Feb. 22 ballot before the Illi-nois Supreme Court, Emanuel said the ruling allowed him to “turn the page” and focus on issues important to voters.


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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You respect words and have a rich vocabu-lary. You’ll pick up a few more choice terms as you spend time with a book or in conversation with a particularly expressive someone. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). If you never refl ect on your past, you won’t have an understanding of how far you’ve come. But if you spend too much time refl ecting, you won’t go any-where new. Strike a balance. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You have an excellent imagination, though today you won’t have the luxury of let-ting it run wild. You’ll need to tame it in order to concentrate on the important business of the day. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You like order, but you’re not a slave to it. When things get out of place, don’t rush to clean up the mess. Savor it fi rst. It’s evidence that change and growth, essentially life, have happened. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You have been known to leave your belongings in other people’s territory. This reminds them of you after you have left. But will the remembrance be positive? That depends on what you leave behind. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The work that’s before you is rather exact-ing. Luckily for everyone involved, you fi nd this kind of thing relaxing. In one afternoon, you’ll get through what would take others a week to accom-plish. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your public image gets a boost now. You don’t mind being the center of atten-tion, especially when you are the one most qualifi ed to explain or exemplify the main reason for the gathering.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You are highly responsible and wouldn’t dream of shirking your duties. How-ever, when someone offers to handle a responsibility, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t share the burden. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). There’s a time to say “let’s go” and a time to say “no, thanks.” You’re no stranger to trouble, but you know better than to seek it out. A friend who is less experienced will need your guidance. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Though you usually fi nd it appropriate and necessary to put business fi rst and emotions second, your heart is softer now -- so soft, in fact, that you may be able to feel the feelings of others. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You don’t like to talk a lot and draw atten-tion to yourself. However, there are times when it’s important for you to speak up -- like today, when you have the information that everyone else needs to know. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You tend to be quiet around people you don’t know, especially when those people are boisterous and rowdy. As much as you’d like to join the party, you have to fi rst be sure that it’s a party worth joining. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 24). The friendships that mean so much to you make for laughs, fun times and travel. But you’re also more business oriented than ever. You fi nd goals that excite you and pursue them with passion. Your vision becomes more real because of the work you do in January. Greater freedom is yours in March. Leo and Scorpio people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 2, 14, 32 and 49.

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10 WLVISmallville “Lazarus” (In Stereo)

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Today is Friday, Dec. 24, the 358th day of 2010. There are 7 days left in the year. This is Christmas Eve.

Today’s Highlight in History:On Dec. 24, 1968, the Apollo 8 astro-

nauts, orbiting the moon, read passages from the Old Testament Book of Genesis during a Christmas Eve telecast.

On this date:In 1809, legendary American frontiers-

man Christopher “Kit” Carson was born in Madison County, Ky.

In 1814, the War of 1812 offi cially ended as the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Ghent in Belgium.

In 1851, fi re devastated the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., destroying about 35,000 volumes.

In 1865, several veterans of the Confed-erate Army formed a private social club in Pulaski, Tenn. called the Ku Klux Klan.

In 1871, Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Aida” had its world premiere in Cairo, Egypt.

In 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower supreme commander of Allied forces as part of Operation Overlord.

In 1980, Americans remembered the U.S. hostages in Iran by burning candles or shin-ing lights for 417 seconds — one second for each day of captivity. Karl Doenitz, the last leader of the Third Reich following the sui-cides of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels, died in West Germany at age 89.

In 1990, Canadian teenager Tammy Homolka died after being drugged and sexu-ally abused by her older sister, Karla, and Karla’s fi ance, Paul Bernardo.

One year ago: The Senate passed health care legislation, 60-39, in the chamber’s fi rst Christmas Eve vote since 1895. Sean Gold-man, a 9-year-old boy at the center of a fi ve-year custody battle on two continents, was fi nally turned over to his American father, David Goldman, in Brazil. A woman jumped barriers in St. Peter’s Basilica and knocked down Pope Benedict XVI as he was walking down the main aisle to begin Christmas Eve Mass; the pope was unhurt.

Today’s Birthdays: Songwriter-band-leader Dave Bartholomew is 90. Author Mary Higgins Clark is 83. Recording com-pany executive Mike Curb is 66. Rock singer-musician Lemmy (Motorhead) is 65. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., is 64. Actor Grand L. Bush is 55. Actor Clarence Gilyard is 55. Actress Stephanie Hodge is 54. The president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai is 53. Rock musician Ian Burden is 53. Actor Anil Kapoor is 51. Actor Wade Williams is 49. Designer Kate Spade is 48. Rock singer Mary Ramsey (10,000 Maniacs) is 47. Actor Mark Valley is 46. Actor Diedrich Bader is 44. Actor Amaury Nolasco is 40. Singer Ricky Martin is 39. Author Stephenie Meyer (“Twilight”) is 37. “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest is 36.

(Answers tomorrow)DELVE THICK BECAME EMBODYYesterday’s Jumbles:

Answer: What the ironworkers did when they built thetower — THEY “BEAMED”

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, assuggested by the above cartoon.

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAMEby Mike Argirion and Jeff Knurek

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CALENDARTODAY’S EVENTS

Choral music offered by the Congregational Church of Sanbornton. 7 p.m. Christmas Eve service. Both Junior and Senior Choirs will perform under the direction of Minis-ter of Music Dennis Akerman.

Bake Sale at the Belknap Mall for Cub Scout Pack 68. Noon to 3 p.m. Don’t bake this weekend — just pick up your needed desserts! Pies, cakes, breads and more!

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25Traditional free Christmas Day Dinner served at the

First United Methodist Church in Gilford. Noon fellow-ship — punch, appetizers and carols — followed by dinner at 1. Roast ham with all the fi xings. Call Mac Keysar at 524-6190 to make reservations.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 27Affordable Health Care at Laconia Family Planning

and Prenatal. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 121 Belmont Road (Rte. 106 South). 524-5453. GYN and reproductive services. STD/HIV testing. Sliding fee scale.

Laconia Chapter of Barbershop Harmony Soci-ety meeting. 7:15 to 9:30 p.m. at the Gilford Community Church. Guests and singers of all ages and skills are invited to attend these Monday night rehearsals. For more informa-tion call Guy Haas at 279-2230.

Overeater’s Anonymous meeting. 7 p.m. each Monday night at the Congregational Church of Laconia Parish Hall (Veterans Square).

Weight Watcher’s meetings. Noon and 5:15 p.m. at the Opechee Park Clubhouse in Laconia.

Memory Loss Support Group meeting. 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Forestview Manor (153 Parade Road) in Meredith. For more information call 279-3121 or e-mail [email protected].

Mahjong game time at the Gilford Public Library. 12:30 to 3 p.m.

Vacation Week Drop-In Craft Time at the Gilford Public Library. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Join us in the children’s room for some creative fun. Materials will be suppllied.

LACONIA — Cub Scout Pack 68 will be hold-ing a bake sale at the Belknap Mall, near the large Christmas tree, on Friday, December 24 from noon to 3 p.m., so no need to bake your holiday desserts — just come pick them up! The selection will consist of mostly pies, breads and cakes but smaller, regular bake sale items will also be available to purchase.

The funds raised from this bake sale will help Cubs Scouts get to camp next summer and help them to participate in many other activities the pack will be involved in during the upcoming year!

Cub Scouts holding sale at Belknap Mall today


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Joan M. Laplante, 78LACONIA — Joan Mari-

lyn (Adams) Laplante, 78, of 144 Eastman Shore Road N., died peacefully in the arms of her loving husband, Ernest, at her home on Wednesday, December 22, 2010.

Mrs. Laplante was born September 24, 1932 in Lowell, MA, the daughter of the late John Q. and Beatrice (Breton) Adams.

Mrs. Laplante was a long time resident of Lowell, MA and had been a summer resident of Laconia since 1966. She had been a permanent resident of Laconia for the past fifteen years. Mrs. Laplante attended Fitchburg State College. She had been employed by the Chelmsford Medical Associates for many years and had also been employed by the

Internal Revenue Service in Andover, MA.Mrs. Laplante was an active communicant of

Sacred Heart Church. She enjoyed sewing, cooking, boating on Lake Winnisquam, and delighted in the wildlife surrounding her lakeside home.

Mrs. Laplante is survived by her beloved husband of fifty-eight years, Ernest J. Laplante, of Laconia; brothers-in-law, Leo J. McCaffrey, of Chelmsford, MA, Raymond J. Laplante and his wife, Rita, of Florida, Maurice J. Laplante and his wife, Jeanne, of Pepperell, MA. and Marcel J. Laplante of Chelms-ford, MA; two nieces, Pamela Zupkosky and her husband, Larry, of Westford, MA, Sharon Ryan and her husband, Richard, of Chelmsford, MA and many other nieces, nephews, and grandnieces and grand-nephews. In addition to her parents, she was pre-deceased by a sister, Frances M. McCaffrey, and by two brothers-in-law, Joseph R. “Bob” Laplante and

Donald J. Laplante.A calling hour will be held on Monday, December

27, 2010 from 9:30AM-10:30AM in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Saint Andre Bessette Parish, Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia, NH on Monday, Decem-ber 27, 2010 at 11:00 AM.

Burial will follow at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, Boscawen, NH.

For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to Community Health & Hospice, Inc., 780 North Main Street, Laconia, NH 03246.

Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH is in charge of the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.

OBITUARY

CAPTION: Welcoming TLC Jewelry to the business community are (left to right) Matt Witham of Franklin Savings Bank, Craig Shufelt of Proforma Piper Printing, Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce

TILTON — The Lakes Region Chamber of Com-merce recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony wel-coming TLC Jewelry to the business community.

TLC Jewelry is owned by Cathy Harper-Mathews, who has managed her uncle’s East Boston Diamond and Gold Exchange for the past 11 years.

After commuting to Boston from Gilford five days a week, Harper-Mathews decided to open her own shop in Tilton. “It’s just cozy,” she said. “Everyone around us has been very welcoming.”

Harper-Mathews still works in Boston on Mon-days and, as a result, can obtain any type of jewelry requested including engagement rings, diamond stud earrings, sterling silver, tungsten, stainless steel and titanium bracelets, rings and chains for men, a new Bella Couture line of stainless steel items for women, and the Reflection Bead line.

TLC Jewelry also replaces watch batteries while you wait and offers expert jewelry repairs at a low cost. Layaway and gift certificates are also available.

The store is open from 9 a.m. — 5:30 p.m. Tuesday — Friday; from 10 a.m. — 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Executive Director Karmen Gifford, new store owner Cathy Harper-Mathews, Elaine Blinn of Belknap Point Motel, and Eric Proulx of Tilton’s Tanger Outlet Center. (Courtesy photo)

Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce welcomes TLC Jewelry of Tilton

Laconia Savings Bank has donated $1,000 towards the Santa Fund of the Lakes Region, which helps provide warm winter out-erwear for children up to age 16, offers food gift certificates for holiday dinners, and supports local school lunch programs and many more worthwhile causes. “This money will help the Santa Fund support the needs of the Holiday Assistance Program, espe-cially since donations are down again this year and the need is on the rise,” stated Katy Wells (left), coordinator for The Santa Fund, pictured with Kathy Crane (right), assistant vice president – trust officer for LSB. (Courtesy photo)

Laconia Savings Bank gives $1,000 to Santa Fund

Dorothy and John Piquado, veteran educators and award-winning actors, are expanding their theatrical horizons as instructors for the Winnipesaukee Playhouse. (courtesy photo)

John and Dorothy Piquado expand theatrical horizons as instructors for Winnipesaukee Playhouse

LACONIA — Retired educators John and Doro-thy Piquado are taking on a new role as instructors for the Winnipesaukee Playhouse’s newly expanded education program, teaching a 10-week course — “The Play’s the Thing” — beginning January 11.

For more than 35 years, the Piquados travelled the world teaching English at American Schools in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. When it came time to retire, the globetrotters chose Gilford, NH to call home and began to pursue their mutual passion for the theatre. From its inception, the Piquados have been active participants at The Winnipesaukee Playhouse having done everything from performing to stage management to assistant directing.

Artistic Director Neil Pankhurst said, “It’s hard to imagine what the Playhouse would be like without John and Dorothy. They have been eager partici-pants onstage and off, pitching in whenever help is needed. Dorothy has even been known to climb up the ladder on a bad hip in order to operate the light-ing board. They are both accomplished actors who have performed to great acclaim in our community and professional seasons and are the only married couple to have ever both won awards for acting in the same year from the NH Theatre Awards.”

When the Playhouse’s new education director, Kate Wisnioski, began looking for instructors to launch her ambitious education program, John and Dorothy were

an obvious choice. Their theatre experience, coupled with their analytical skills as English teachers, compelled them to develop a course for adults entitled “The Play’s the Thing.” This two-hour course will run for 10 weeks beginning on Tuesday, January 11th and will focus on

see WINNI PLAYHOUSE page 18


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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Readers: Merry Christmas to one and all. In honor of the holiday, here is a short poem, author unknown: May the spirit of Christmas bring you peace, The gladness of Christmas give you hope, The warmth of Christmas grant you love.

Dear Annie: There are some wonderful people in this world, but it seems we only hear about the bad things that happen. On October 10, I went to New York with a bus group to see a Broadway musical. The bus arrived early to give us some free time to explore the city. My friend Carl and I went to look at the shops inside a hotel and have a sandwich before show time. The hotel had a huge automatic revolving door, each section capable of holding several people. Carl went into one section, and I followed in the next one. As I entered, my shoe caught on something and I fell fl at on the fl oor. I am nearing 80 and have two bad knees. There was no way I could get up, and the door was still moving. As I crawled along, I looked up to see two darling little hands reaching down to help me. The little boy could not have been more than 9 or 10. He wasn’t quite strong enough to pull me up, but fortunately, another Good Samaritan behind me got his arms under mine, and the two of them got me to my feet. I never saw the person behind me. I was rather dazed. I hope you will allow me to use your column to thank him and also to express my gratitude to that wonderful boy who was so courageous and thoughtful to help a stranger in need. His little hands will live in my heart forever. My thanks also to the boy’s mother and father, because children learn kindness from their parents. I will always remember them -- and all

New Yorkers, who sometimes get an undeserving bum rap. I hope they read this and know that I thank them from the bottom of my heart. -- Nancy in Fort Myers, Fla. Dear Nancy: What a charming thank-you note. We hope they see it, too. Dear Annie: This is for “Loving and Missing All at the Same Time” and all parents of freeloading children. I am a 28-year-old male who was spoiled growing up. My every wish was entertained. No surprise that when it came time to spread my wings, I failed to launch. I was terrifi ed of growing up and its attendant responsibilities. I tried moving out a few times, but never took it seriously because I knew my safety net (my parents) was always there to bail me out. When I lived with them, I was a disrespectful and lazy slob who never contributed to the household. My loving parents, especially my mother, put up with it for many years, but they fi nally put their collective foot down. Because they stood up to me, I can proudly say that I am a man. I now live in a lux-ury apartment with my wife. We take pride in our place and keep it spotless. Money is tight, but I manage my fi nances and work hard. I can now say no to myself because my parents fi nally did. And I have a better relationship with them and the rest of my family now than I did before. Please, parents, don’t be afraid to say no to your children. They will thank you for it later. -- Riverside, Calif. Dear Riverside: You are a rare bird to recognize how in-dulged you were and how that swift kick enabled you to grow up and get your act together. Not all children are mature enough to appreciate that kind of parental guidance. Bravo.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to: [email protected], or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045.

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Autos

1995 custom chevy van. Runsgood. 350 motor needs doors.$500. Can drive it home.(603)466-5676.

2 1999 Dodge utility vans, lowmiles, run great $3,000 for bothCall Scott. 786-9955.

CASH FOR junk cars & trucks.Top Dollar Paid. Available 7days a week. 630-3606

Autos

2008 Dodge Caravan- Showroomcondition under, 6,000 miles. Ask-ing $13,500. Can be seen at 72Stark St. Laconia. Call 630-9901Linda or 387-2276 Garey

ABLE to pay cash, cars average$250, trucks full-size $2300, truckbatteries $6 each, alloy $7 each,in Epping we have scale, $1/ lb.for coded Copper wire, $2.65/ lb.for copper pipe. (603)502-6438

BUYING junk cars and trucksME & NH. Call for price. MartinTowing. (603)305-4504.

CASH paid for unwanted or junkcars and trucks. Same day servicepossible. 603-231-2859.

01 Subaru Limited OutbackWagon. Loaded, heated seats,winter package, dual sun roof.Grea t cond i t i on , 127K,$6,000/obo. 630-1950

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GILMANTON LARGE 2 bedroomApartment. Easy commute, petsnegotiable. $950/Month. 630-6812

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GILFORD 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms,1-1/2 baths, attached one car ga-rage, excellent condition, $1200/month plus utilities, contact Deb-bie at Roche Realty 603-279-7046or 603-520-7769.

GILFORD At Glendale Docks:3-Bedroom, 2 story, porch, appli-ances, wood floors. Year-round.No dogs. $900/month.401-741-4837.

GILFORD one bedroom apart-ment over country store.$750/month everything included.Contact Sara Mon.-Fri. 6:00am-2:00pm for appointment 293-8400or leave a message after 2pm. at455-0461.

GILFORD-LACONIA New home 4New year. Efficiency for rent. In-cludes all utilities, cable WiFi, fur-nished. Rent $140/week or $500/month. 528-8030

GILFORD: 3 bedroom apt, 2 bed-room apt., one bedroom cottageavailable including electricity, hot-water from $175/week, heat nego-tiable, pets considered. Security +references. 556-7098 or832-3334.

Laconia 2 bedroom apartment.Heat included. Garage parking, nosmokers/dogs, near downtownand hospital. Deposit, references.$750/Month. Call 724-1985

LACONIA 3 bedroom, $240 perweek plus utilities, security de-posit, Pets OK, references.630-3126

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LACONIA In-town, 2-Bedroom,finished basement. $750 plus utili-ties, first and security. No smok-ing, available now. 528-2292

LACONIA One bedroom, heat in-cluded, $695/ month, cute andclean, large livingroom, eat-inkitchen, extra storage room, park-ing for 2 cars. 455-5253.

Laconia-Large 3-bedroom 1stfloor apartment. $1000/Month. 1month security deposit required/1year lease. Available now.603-524-3759

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LACONIA: 3 bedroom, 2 bath-room in duplex building, 1st & 2ndfloors plus access to attic andbasement with laundry hook-ups,$1,100/month plus util it ies,524-1234.

LACONIA: 1 bedroom, 2nd floor,$210/week including heat, electric& hot water. 524-1234.

LACONIA: 3 bedroom, 2nd floor.Separate entrance, coin-op laun-dry in basement. $265/week in-cluding heat, electric & hot water.524-1234.

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LACONIA: Close to downtown, 5room 2-Bedroom, 1.5 baths, firstfloor, includes heat, 2-car parking,snow removal, landscaping, deck,washer/dryer. $210/week. 4-weeksecurity deposit, first week in ad-vance, references and creditcheck a must. No pets. Leavemessage for Bob, 781-283-0783

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GYM ATTENDANTTEMPORARY/PART TIME

The City of Laconia Parks and Recreation Depart-ment is seeking an individual to oversee the Commu-nity Center gym from December to May 2011. Theattendant will be needed the following times:

•Monday, Tuesday and Thursday-2:15 pm to 4:15 pm

•Monday & Tuesday evenings - 6:45 pm to 10:00 pm

Rate: $7.28/hour

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MEREDITH: In-town 1-bedroom,includes heat, $600/month. Park-ing w/plowing. No Smoking. Nopets. Security deposit. 387-8356.

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TILTON-REMODELED 1 bedroomapartment. 1/2 month rent free!Heat/Hot Water included.$660/Month. 603-393-9693 or916-214-7733

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RETAIL Space for Lease: 450square feet, $650/month plus utili-ties. Route 3, Tilton (539 LaconiaRoad). Located in building occu-pied by Northeast Metal Roofingand Fire and Stove Stove Shop,630-2332.

For Sale

2008 Dodge Caravan- Showroomcondition under, 6,000 miles. Ask-ing $13,500. Can be seen at 72Stark St. Laconia. Call 630-9901Linda or 387-2276 Garey

7 foot plush sofa, like new, choco-late microfiber, scotchguard,$200. 267-0977

7.5 ft. Plow set up complete, off of1987 Chevy Truck. Truck is in-cluded. $500. 630-0957

Diesel fuel tank with electricpump. $300. 630-0957

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BRAND new 18.5 cu. ft. Frigidairerefrigerator $350, 150,000 btumaster heater K1 with thermostat$75, toolbox fits small pickup $40.Tonneau cover fits small pickup$75, chrome rollbar with lights$50. 286-3174

Complete Hensley Towing Hitchwith operating manual. 10,000 lb.capacity, good condition. $325.603-524-8860

DRY firewood, 80% Red Oak,$275/ cord, delivered within 20mile radius of Moultonborough.236-6749.

DRY firewood, all hardwood, cutand split 16” to 18” last winter,$265/ cord, $150/ half cord. JohnPeverly 528-2803 no calls after 8pm please.

FISHER used plow 7 ft. Completehydraulics, lights, push rods. Off1989 Chevy pickup. You haulaway. $700. 536-2489

GE Refrigerator White, 18.5 cubicinches, side by side, ice & water indoor. 2-years old, like new. $300,will deliver. 603-393-8416

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Hodgman Quality Hip Waders.Size 9 Cushion insoles, fully guar-anteed. New in box, never worn.$25. 677-6528

BED Orthopedic 10” thick pillow-top mattress & box, new in plasticcost $950, sell Queen $285, Full$260, King $395. 431-0999

BEDROOM set brand new 6 pcesolid cherry Sleigh bed, all dove-tail sacrifice $750. 427-2001

HOT tub Mp3/ ipod dock, speak-ers, led lights, 5/6 person. All op-tions with cover. New in wrapper.Cost $8200, sell $4200. Will de-liver 235-5218.

KITCHEN cabinets solid Maplewith glazing never installed/ dove-tail. Cost $7000, sell $1650.235-1695.

NORDICTRACK Elliptical: $150.Call after 5pm. 524-2239.

SEASONED Hardwood Cut, Split& Delivered $240/ cord. Call603-534-8863.

STUDDED snows, like new,P215/60R-16 $25 each, metaldesk 5�x2� $25, free cage12x12x41” 528-2324.

For Sale

XXL leather Harley Davidsonjackets. Kidney belt, zippingliner, vent zippers. Cost $700,asking $250. (603)466-5676.

Furniture

BEAUTIFUL, Queen Luxury Sup-port Pillowtop Mattress Set. Newin plastic. Cost $1095, Sell $249.Can deliver. 603-305-9763

MED-LIFT recliner, Brand newless than 6 mos. Cost $1600, sellfor $800. 293-2026.

Studio/ Platform Bed w/Mattress:T-$295, F-$350, Q-$400. FloorSample Clearance on all Mat-tresses! Exceptional savings atJeff�s Discount Furniture &Bedding. Save Big! Route 3, La-conia, NH (across from Funspot),603-366-4000.

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T&B Appliance Removal. Appli-ances & AC’s removed free ofcharge if outside. No TV’sPlease call (603)986-5506.

Help Wanted

ADVERTISING Sales for tourismpublication, must have solid adsales experience. Lakes Region,North Conway to Canadian Bor-der. Commission only. Resumeand references required.(603)356-7011.

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According to Wisnioski, “Our new education pro-gram really does have something for everyone from pre-kindergarteners to senior citizens. John and Dorothy’s class is an excellent example of how every-one can get involved in learning about theatre, even if they have no desire to get onstage themselves.”

“The Play’s the Thing” is one of more than 20 courses available in the Playhouse’s Winter 2011 course catalogue. All classes begin the week of January 10th. There is a discount for applications received prior to December 31. For a catalogue, call 366-7377 or visit www.winniplayhouse.com.

WINNI PLAYHOUSE from page 16 Meredith Bay breaks ground on Lake Winnipesaukee waterfront luxury townhomes

LACONIA — Meredith Bay has announced that they have broken ground on the master-planned community’s next phase, which consists of 19 luxury waterfront townhomes located on the picturesque site of Look-Off Rock on Scenic Drive. The Town-homes at Meredith Bay first phase, made up of the first four luxury units and infrastructure, is sched-uled for completion Fall 2011.

A distinctive village of 19 three-story Adirondack-inspired townhomes designed by CJ Architects of Portsmouth, The Townhomes will provide owners with a maintenance-free lifestyle.

Priced from $490,000, each townhome is planned to offer 1,800 to 2,600 square feet of living space with an open-flow floor plan. The Townhomes’ walk-out lower level plans feature flexible finished space suitable for one or more optional packages such as a media room, billiards room, home office, or addi-tional guest suites. Additional features include spacious master and guest suites, attached garage, waterfront deck, and a loft retreat ideal for an office or children’s activity room.

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It’s coming down to the end of another year so I started thinking. What do you suppose would happen if Dick Clark was counting down the New Year’s ball in Times Square; “10…9…8…7…6…” and it just stopped? The ball doesn’t drop. The New Year, quite unexpectedly, just doesn’t happen. Do you think people might get a little upset? After all, there are a lot of people down there in the square who are all excited and are getting ready to start the promising New Year. Even if you were to back up a bit, say four or fi ve days or maybe even a week or two, and have something unexpected happen to delay or even cancel the New Year, it could really muck up the works. People have made travel plans, paid for hotel rooms, restaurants have ordered more food and champagne, even the hospitals have geared up for the extra overdoses of celebratory elixirs. You just expect that New Year’s Eve will go off without a hitch.

Well, welcome to the world of real estate in 2010! As REALTORS®, we were taught (or we learned) to “expect the unexpected”. But there are so many totally new unexpected things that come up it is, well, still totally unexpected. There are so many obstacles in a real estate transaction today it is a miracle that the ball ever drops or the deal ever closes. The only thing we can really expect is that, just like if the New Year gets canceled, there are bound to be people that are very upset.

There are two distinct categories of unexpected things. Most are “bad”. Sir Issac Newton’s laws of real estate motion say that any “bad unexpected” event has an equal and opposite “good unexpected” event (he was also big in physics). Unfortunately, with the real estate world’s axis presently off-kil-ter about fi fteen degrees (where “OffKilterAxis” or OFA = normal axis²/ma X ϖ) we are seeing a pre-ponderance of “bad unexpected” events compared to “good unexpected” events. It is also true that wise old Isacc said, “I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people.”

Here’s a list of just some of the “unexpected bad” events that have stalled, derailed, or killed real estate deals:

1. Your seller accepts a full price offer on his house and then you fi nd out he owes $100,000 more on it than he has it listed for.

2. The home inspection on the fi ve year old home you have listed reveals a failed septic, mold in the attic, and arsenic in the water.

3. The appraisal on what you feel to be a per-fectly priced home comes in $30,000 lower and the

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appraiser can’t fi nd any other comps.

4. Your buyer loses his job three weeks before the closing date on the house he is buying. No job, no loan.

5. The short sale process is not very “short” and the buyer gets sick of waiting and pulls out of the deal.

6. You have a condo listing that goes under agreement, but the association does not meet new Fannie Mae guidelines so no one will fi nance the deal.

7. Your seller, who’s had his home on the market for over a year, refuses to accept or even counter the fi rst offer he gets.

8. After three years on the market, you get a near full price offer with a quick closing date and no contingencies and your seller decides he really doesn’t want to sell after all.

As mentioned, there are rarer but “unexpected good” things that can also happen:

1. You get a low, but reasonable, offer on a house that you have had listed for only 7 days! And, the seller accepts it!

2. The buyer you didn’t think had a pot to pee in, actually can buy whatever he wants with cash!

3. The inspection on one of your listings reveals a myriad of problems, but the buyer feels he is get-ting a good deal and wants to buy it regardless!

4. The appraisal you have been holding your breath on actually comes in at value and the underwriter has no problems with it!

5. Your listing, which is by far the ugliest house in the Lakes Region, actually gets a buyer.

6. After two years on the market you get two offers on the property on the same day.

7. Both the buyers and sellers in the transac-tion are truly reasonable and nice people and they don’t lose sight of where they want to be (that is in the house and out of the house)

8. After a long and horrendous process with your diffi cult sellers (or buyers), you make it through the closing, and they thank you for your hard work.

I think the only reason most of us REALTORS® keep doing this is for the unexpected good things that happen. So, may the unexpected good things outweigh the bad in 2011. Let the ball drop! Happy New Year…

Log on to my blog at www.lakesregionreales-tatenews.com and leave me your thoughts on this report or the real estate market in general. Roy Sanborn is a REALTOR® for Roche Realty Group, at 97 Daniel Webster Highway in Meredith and can be reached at 677-8420.

Expect the unexpected

excited about the months ahead and revealing to our customers the fi nished product,” said Chris Duprey, project executive for Meredith Bay. “The Townhomes at Meredith Bay will offer buyers amaz-ing views of the Lake along with convenient access to the Marina and Private Beach Club — an ideal location for those who want to take in everything that Lake Winnipesaukee has to offer.”

In addition to the amenities at Meredith Bay, residents of The Townhomes also enjoy membership privileges at the Akwa Marina &

Private Beach Club located just steps from the prop-erty. For a limited time during their pre-construc-tion period, Meredith Bay has announced they are making a limited number of lease rights available for boat slips at Akwa Marina.

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The Laconia Daily Sun, December 24, 2010

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