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lunch, bring your handsaw or ax
and look for that special tree.
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A Christmas tree permit can be
purchased for $5, cash or check
only - from the White Mountain
National Forest. Offices are
located in Campton, Lincoln,
Gorham and Conway NH. For
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kids are physically active three
or more hours per day during
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Please remember:
Trees are for personal use only,
not for resale. Each family may
cut one tree per permit.
Use only hand tools to cut
Christmas trees. Chainsaws are
not permitted.
Make sure you are on National
Forest land. Respect the rights
of landowners when crossing
private property.
Do not cut trees in or near
campgrounds, picnic areas,
Experimental Forests,
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within 100' of a state highway.
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ask if there are any known "off
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Do not cut trees larger than 8"
in diameter at chest height.
Pack down limb piles low
enough so they are within 2' of
the ground. Scatter limbs and
wood at least 25 feet away from
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property boundaries.
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height.
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A NEW YEARS EVE BALL
on December 31st at the Robert
E. Clifford Memorial Building
(Woodsville Armory) in
Woodsville, NH will kick off
the year-long celebration of
Haverhills and Newburys
250th anniversary. Doors open
at 6:00pm and a catered buffet
dinner will begin at 7pm. Music
will be provided by the 18-piece
Swing North Big Band. BYOB;
set-ups and ice will be available.
Get your picture taken in the
antique sleigh by Youngs
Photography (additional fee
required). There are only 200
tickets to this event so get yours
soon. $35 per person/$70 per
couple. Reservations are
required by the deadline of
December 15th. Mail your
check and contact information
(including phone number) to
Larry Sedgwick, 263 Dartmouth
College Hwy., Haverhill, NH
03765. Your tickets will be held
at the door. Join us as we begin
our year-long celebration of
250 years as chartered neigh-
bors. For more info email:
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The Haverhill/Newbury 250th
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just about ready to go to press!
Full of our history, current
events, and many, many photos,
this 128 page full color book
will be a wonderful remem-
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and friends. The pre-sale has
begun. You can order books at
the following locations:
Woodsville Book Store,
Newbury Town Office, Baldwin
Memorial Library (Wells
River), Tenney Memorial
Library (Newbury), Woodsville
Library, Pike Library or
Haverhill Corner Library for
only $8.00 each until December
31st. A bargain! After
December 31st, books will be
on sale at several locations on
both sides of the river for $10.
Visit us at
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Facebook at
Haverhill/Newbury250th.
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Northcountry News Picture Of The Week
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Incessantly scouring the uni-
verse for the weird, the wacky,
and the stupid so you dont
have to.
Greetings, and thanks for join-
ing me for another week.
Starting us off are a few news
stories you may have missed.
First, watch your step! A
teenage California girl search-
ing for a cell phone signal to call
her mother in a rural area out-
side San Diego accidentally
stepped into a nest of rat-
tlesnakes and was bitten six
times. The 16-year-old, Vera
Oliphant, spent four days in
intensive care; doctors gave her
24 vials of anti-venom after she
was bitten by an adult rat-
tlesnake and five young rattlers
outside her uncles home.I was
trying to find a signal to call my
mom and text my boyfriend,
Oliphant said. I didnt see them
until I already stepped on their
nest and I felt them biting me.
She went to her uncles home;
he immediately packed her into
the car and rushed her to the
emergency room. [Reuters]
Next, watch where you sleep! A
man napping in a cornfield in
Montana got quite the rude
awakening when he was run
over by a combine. The 57-year-
old man had been traveling the
country by bus and decided to
take a rest three rows deep in a
field on the outskirts of Billings.
The farmer turned off his com-
bine while harvesting the field
when he felt it hit something.
He heard screaming when he
opened the door and called 911.
The man, whose clothes were
sucked up into the machine, suf-
fered cuts that required stitches
and may need skin grafts but is
incredibly lucky. [WMUR]
Finally, just watch! Women
staff members at a branch of
bakers Greggs have stripped for
charity, strategically covered
with buns and biscuits (said like
its a good thing). They bared
nearly all for a charity calendar,
now on sale at every one of the
1,650 Greggs shops across the
UK. Priced at 5 it has reported-
ly been flying off the shelves
and is on course to raise more
than 100,000 for the BBC
Children in Need appeal. The
mouth-watering calendar was
the idea of Kelly Gilmour, 32,
an assistant manageress at the
shop in Gateshead, Tyneside,
where all the women work.
Kelly, who appears as Miss June
with a pile of doughnuts and a
can of cream, said: Customers
may look at their Belgian buns
in a different way now. We
were really nervous about doing
the pictures but a couple of
glasses of wine helped. Then it
was good fun. Covered in
Belgian buns as Miss March,
manager Nicola Dickenson, 35,
added: We cant believe it.
Were not exactly supermod-
els. (It doesnt matter its a
guy thing. By the way, I could
probably raise a fortune by tak-
ing contributions to leave my
clothes on....)
From my firend Scott, covering
the bases. The recent presiden-
tial election has triggered a new
generation of Barack Obamas
and one Mitt Romney, with par-
ents in Kenya naming their new-
borns after the newly re-elected
president and his defeated rival,
Mitt Romney. At the Nyanza
Provincial General Hospital in
Kisumu, several mothers named
their babies after the first
African-American president and
Romney, just hours after the
official announcement that
Obama had been re-elected.
Millicent Awuor, 20, named her
newly born twins Barack
Obama and Mitt Romney. I
gave birth to twins, and I decid-
ed to name them after Barack
Obama and Mitt Romney. I
named the first twin Barack and
the second one Mitt just the way
Obama and Romney performed
in the US election, said Awuor,
a housewife. [Reuters] I wonder
if she had had triplets if the third
would be named Gary Johnson?
Ever wanted to share a gummy
with a friend and find that its
too small to split? Unusual gift
site Vat19 is here to remedy that
with a party-sized gummy
python. At seven feet long and
nearly 27 pounds, it could easily
feed a room full of sugar-crazed
revelers. We advise splitting this
thing with as many people as
possible as the entire snake
packs more than 36,000 calo-
ries. Issues of moderation aside,
the Party Python sounds like
something to behold it the
description on Vat19s website
is to be believed: Boasting
incredible details including
intricate eyes, extensive and
blended coloring, ridged coils,
and thousands of individually
carved scales, the Party Python
will steal the show at any party.
But such works of art rarely
come cheap, and this is no
exception. Both flavors Red
Cherry/Blue Raspberry and
Blue Raspberry/Green Apple
cost around $150. [www.huffin-
gtonpost.com]
Time for a few comments from
Steven Wright, some old, some
new. (1) The sooner you fall
behind, the more time youll
have to catch up. (2) 82.7% of
all statistics are made up on the
spot (or is it 86.5%). (3) Half the
people you know are below
average. (4) All those who
believe in psycho-kinesis, raise
my hand. (5) I almost had a psy-
chic girlfriend... but she left me
before we met. Bonus: I intend
to live forever... so far, so good.
He said, they said.... A former
New Mexico high school bas-
ketball player fed up with bully-
ing has filed his own lawsuit
against two former teammates
who he said put urine in his hair
gel. In a lawsuit Senior Wake
Gardner claimed that fellow
basketball players Carlos
Sanchez and Christopher
Gutierrez played the prank
against him after a series of bul-
lying episodes. The lawsuit said
the boys also threw urine on his
clothing and other gear inside
his gym locker. Gardner report-
ed the prank to school officials
after another player told him.
The two boys later were charged
with aggravated battery, disor-
derly conduct and criminal
damage to property. Gardner
said he decided to file the law-
suit to take a larger stand against
bullying. It took be about two
months to do the research and
file the lawsuit myself,
Garnder, 17, told the AP. I
cant afford an attorney. He is
suing both boys and their par-
ents for the malicious acts of
their minor children, the law-
suit said. Rita Sanchez, the
mother of Carlos Sanchez, and
Francine Jaramillo, mother of
Gutierrez, said in interviews
with the Albuquerque Journal
that it was Gardner who bullied
their sons and provoked their
sons to respond. [www.azcen-
tral.com]
Officials say rescuers saved a
dog from a septic tank outside a
Palm Beach County home. The
family told officials that the
tank had been open because it
needed some repair work. Most
of the waste had already been
pumped out by the septic work-
er. The South Florida Sun
Sentinel reports that Shelly, a
96-pound pointer, was about 6
feet underground when rescuers
fashioned a makeshift harness
and used a tripod and winch to
lift her out. The dog appeared
unharmed. (Apparently the dog
couldnt swim, but it went
through the movements....)
Finally, words of wisdom:
Things work out best for those
who make the best of how
things work out. John Wooden.
Later.
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The 12th annual Christmas
Craft Fair sponsored by the
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Historical Society will be held
this year on Saturday,
November 24, at the Carroll
Town Hall gymnasium.
Featuring area artisans and
entrepreneurs from New
Hampshire and Vermont, the
craft fair will run from 9 a.m. to
3 p.m. and will include a diverse
mix of items. These will
include wood-crafted items,
pine wreaths, maple syrup, gift
baskets, crochet, fleece and knit
hats, chocolate candies, snow-
men ornaments, knit sweaters,
jewelry, photos, cards, stuffed
moose, bear & snowmen, local
interest books, and much more.
There is no admission to the
craft fair.
The Carroll Town Hall gymna-
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at the junction of Routes 3 and
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For additional information
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North Country Chorus, under
the direction of Alan Rowe, will
present three seasonal concerts
beginning on the final day of
November. The Chorus will per-
form sets of carols both ancient
and modern accompanied by
harp, guitar and marimba. The
program will include Benjamin
Britten's A Ceremony of Carols
with harpist Rebecca Kauffman,
and Conrad Susa's Carol's and
Lullabies: Christmas in the
Southwest featuring Kauffman
as well as Andrew Mellon on
marimba and guitarist Brayden
Baird.
The concerts will take place on
Friday 30 November, 7:30 pm,
at the First Congregational
Church, Littleton, NH; on
Saturday 1 December, 7:30 pm,
at the Wells River (VT)
Congregational Church; and on
Sunday 2 December, 3 pm, at
the Peacham (VT)
Congregational Church.
Britten set his English carols
while on an Atlantic crossing
during World War II. He uses a
mix of plainsong chant, rousing
choruses and solo songs to bring
the ancient texts to life.
Originally composed for boy
choir and harp, Ceremony's pop-
ularity engendered the arrange-
ment for full SATB choir, which
NCC will perform.
Susa's Carols and Lullabies
were commissioned to be a
companion to the Britten work.
They employ pleasingly simple
folk tunes that celebrate the
Nativity from the peasant point
of view and are sung in Spanish
and Catalan. Susa's choice of
instrumentation (harp, guitar,
and marimba) sprang from his
"overriding image of a
Southwestern piata party for
the new baby."
Harpist Rebecca Kauffman, the
principal harpist of the
Harrisburg Symphony
Orchestra, performs extensively
both as an orchestral and cham-
ber musician. She has appeared
with a variety of orchestral and
choral groups throughout New
England and the Mid-Atlantic
states, including the Baltimore
Symphony Orchestra, the
Vermont Symphony Orchestra,
and the Dartmouth Symphony
Orchestra.
Barnet native Andrew Mellon
graduated in 2009 with honors
from the University of Vermont,
where he studied percussion
with D. Thomas Toner. The St.
Johnsbury Academy alumnus
performs regularly with several
pop and jazz bands and classical
ensembles in the Burlington
area. Guitarist Brayden Baird is
currently 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 new
partnership with Catamount
Arts, concert goers may also
purchase tickets in advance at
the Catamount Arts ticket office
in St. Johnsbury or online at
www.catamountarts.org (ser-
vice charge applies for online
orders).
Tickets are now on sale for the
32nd annual Madrigal Dinner ~
The Queen's Gift, to be held in
Monroe, NH, on January 18, 19,
and 20. Details and a printable
order form are available at the
Chorus website, www.north-
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R h i a n n o n
Beauregard is
the new state
4-H Animal
a n d
Agricultural
Science edu-
cation coordi-
nator for
U N H
Cooperat i ve
Extension.
For over a decade, Beauregard
has worked in the field of higher
education administration, start-
ing as a work-study student and
moving through the ranks to
administration and faculty.
Additionally, she has been
involved with working with var-
ious not-for-profit organizations
that use animals and horses as a
therapeutic and educational tool
for youth.
She received her Master of Arts
degree from Hofstra University,
and her Bachelor of Science
degree from Boston University.
She is a licensed marriage and
family therapist and is a certi-
fied equine assisted psychother-
apist and therapeutic horseback
riding Instructor, working with
very diverse populations of chil-
dren and youth in the metropol-
itan areas of Boston and New
York as well as the suburban
areas outside of these cities.
Mike Young, Youth and Family
program team leader with UNH
Cooperative Extension, said,
The hiring process was a qual-
ity one and it produced a quality
result. We had a diverse search
committee that included 4-H
volunteer leaders with back-
grounds in equine studies,
working steer, and poultry. We
had a 4-H youth. We had faculty
from the Thompson School of
Applied Science as well as from
the UNH Cooperative
Extension Food and Agriculture
Team. While it was time con-
suming, it was a solid process
and thus it is not surprising to
me that we have ended up with
an incredible person for this
position. I think Rhiannon has
the right mix: a love of 4-H that
will drive her to support our
existing programs and also the
kind of initiative and clarity-of-
thought that will help us grow
and improve.
Beauregard holds professional
memberships with the N.H.
Association of Marriage and
Family Therapy, the
Professional Association for
Therapeutic Horsemanship, the
Equine Assisted Growth and
Learning Association, the U.S.
Dressage Federation and
Equestrian Federation and the
American Morgan Horse
Association.
As a youth, she was a 4-Her in
Cheshire County, participating
in the Cheshire County 4-H
Equine Field Days competition,
the N.H. State 4-H Horse Show,
receiving first place in a junior
Hunt Trial at the N.H. State 4-H
Horse Show. She also was a 4-H
Teen Conference delegate for
two years, and a 4-H Cloverbud
leader.
Beauregard may be contacted at
603-862-2188 or by email at
Rhiannon.beauregard@unh.edu
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Hello folks and welcome to this
weeks edition of Nature Tracks.
2012 Youth Deer Hunt
Results
Preliminary reports show that
young hunters succeeded in har-
vesting 359 deer during the
2012 Youth Deer Hunt Weekend
in New Hampshire, which took
place on October 27-28.
This year's preliminary youth
hunt total is below the final
2011 total of 475 deer for the
weekend, but only slightly
down from the preliminary 2011
total of 387, according to Kent
Gustafson, the Wildlife
Programs Supervisor for the
New Hampshire Fish and Game
Department. The 2012 numbers
remain preliminary because all
registrations have not yet been
verified.
"New Hampshires youth
hunters had a productive week-
end with many being successful
in taking a deer, perhaps their
first. Equally important was the
opportunity to learn some deer
hunting skills, enjoy the com-
panionship of their hunting
mentor and share the excitement
of deer hunting," said
Gustafson.
The youth deer weekend gives
young people statewide the
opportunity to go deer hunting
with an adult mentor.
Accompanying adults must be
licensed hunters and are not
allowed to carry a firearm, so
that they can devote all of their
time and attention to coaching
their young companions. New
Hampshire has offered a special
youth deer hunt since 1999.
Youth also may hunt in New
Hampshire during the regular
deer seasons. All youth hunters
under age 16 must be accompa-
nied by a licensed adult 18 years
or older while hunting.
"Accompanied" means within
sight and hearing, excluding
electronic devices, when actual
physical direction and control
can be effected, pursuant to
RSA 207:1, XXX.
New Hampshire also offers spe-
cial opportunities for young
hunters through a youth turkey
weekend each spring and a
youth waterfowl weekend in
September.
62% of Hunters Successful in
2012 New Hampshire Moose
Hunt
New Hampshires 2012 moose
season wrapped up on Sunday,
October 28, 2012. While
hunters have until close of busi-
ness today to register their
moose at N.H. Fish and Game
headquarters or regional offices,
preliminary figures show that
174 hunters succeeded in taking
their moose during the 9-day
season. With a total of 281 per-
mits issued, this represents a
statewide success rate of 62%.
That's down from last year,
when 71% of hunters got their
moose. The breakdown for the
harvest this year was 61% bulls
and 39% cows. Final season
results will be available upon
completion of registration data
entry and analysis.
Several factors contributed to
the increase in the antlerless
moose harvest and the decrease
in overall success rate, accord-
ing to Fish and Game moose
biologist Kristine Rines. "There
were more Antlerless-Only
moose permits issued this year
which helped increase the per-
centage of cows in the take,"
said Rines. "Hunter success
overall was also affected by the
reduced moose population and
the unusually warm weather. By
this time of year, moose have
grown their heavy winter coats,
so they really feel the heat. On
warm days, they tend to bed
down, making them harder for
hunters to find. The first day of
the season was decent, but after
that, it was much too warm,
except very early in the morn-
ing, for moose to be moving
about." Some hunters also
reportedly cut their hunts short
to head home before the arrival
of developing Hurricane Sandy.
Around the state this year, pre-
liminary numbers show moose
hunters having a 73% success
rate in the Connecticut Lakes
Region; 82% in the North
Region; 64% in the White
Mountain Region; 51% in the
Central Region; 45% in the
Southwest Region; and 35% in
the Southeast Region.
Everyone is invited to get into
the spirit of the New Hampshire
moose hunt with a limited-edi-
tion 2012 New Hampshire
moose hunt commemorative
shirt, available only through
November 23 at
huntnh.com/mooseshirt.
In all, more than 13,400 people
entered the moose hunt lottery
for a chance to win a permit for
the New Hampshire moose
hunt. About 85 percent of the
permits went to New Hampshire
residents. The odds of winning
a moose permit in the lottery are
among the best in the nation,
about 1 in 26 for New
Hampshire residents and 1 in 85
for nonresidents.
"If you talk to the animals, they
will talk with you and you will
know each other. If you do not
talk to them you will not know
them, and what you do not know,
you will fear. What one fears, one
destroys..."
..............Chief Dan George
Thank you for joining us this
week. Until the next time, as
always, please take time to enjoy
the natural world around you.
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North Country Happenings...
Warren Masonic Hall - breakfast
from 7-9 on the first Sunday of
each month. Hope to see you
there.
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Breakfast - All you can eat, 2nd
Sunday of each month from
7:30-10am at the Masonic Hall,
North Haverhill, NH. $5adult;
$2.50 child.
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The Warren/Wentworth Food
Pantry, serving residents in
Warren, Wentworth and Glencliff,
is located behind the Warren
Wentworth Ambulance Service
building and is open every Friday
from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. For eligibility
information or to make a dona-
tion, stop by or call 764-5265. The
pantry gratefully accepts food or
monetary donations as well as
donations of personal and house-
hold care items.
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Scottish Country Dancing, every
Wednesday evening, from 7:00
to 9:00 p.m. in the Fairlee Town
Hall, Route 5, Fairlee Vermont.
Cost is $3.00. All dances are
taught, no partner is necessary,
beginners are welcome. For more
information, call (802) 439-3459.
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Every Saturday Afternoon Wine
Tasting at Abbey Wine Cellars, 78
Main St, Lincoln. Saturdays 2-
5pm.
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For all upcoming events at D
Acres - (D Acres is located at 218
Streeter Woods Road in
Dorchester, NH.) Visit
www.dacres.org.
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Wednesday Evenings- Mo the
Clown - Elvios Pizzeria &
Restaurant, Lincoln, NH 5-8pm
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If you have any talent at all, come
join us on Thursday Evenings,
Open Mic Night, at the
Greenhouse Restaurant in Warren,
NH. Come by to listen or join in!
Junction of Routes 25 & 25-C in
Warren, NH. Support our area
musicians. Come join us!
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Franconia Heritage Museum
Events & Exhibits - Fridays &
Saturdays, 1-4pm (and by special
request) at 553 Main Street (Route
18), Franconia (603) 823-5000.
www.franconiaheritage.org. The
On-Going Events
non-profit Council operates the
Franconia Heritage Museum and
the Iron Furnace Interpretive
Center. Work continues on a scale
model of the Brooks and Whitney
Bobbin Mill. The Brooks family
exhibit will be displaying artifacts
and items throughout the muse-
um's 1800s farmhouse and out-
buildings.
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To find out the on-going happen-
ings at the Squam Lakes Natural
Science Center in Holderness, NH.
You can call 603-968-7194 or visit
them online at:
www.nhnature.org
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To find out the on-going happen-
ings at the AMC Pinkham Notch
Center where programs are free &
open to the public: AMC Pinkham
Notch Visitor Center, Route 16,
Pinkham Notch, NH. For more
information contact the AMC at
(603) 466-2727 or www.out-
doors.org.
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For on-going events at WREN
(Women's Rural Entrepreneurial
Network) of Bethlehem, please
visit www.wrencommunity.org or
call them at: 603-869-9736.
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For ongoing schedule at Silver
Center for the Arts, Plymouth,
NH, call 603-536-ARTS or visit
them on the web at:
www..plymouth.edu/silver
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Friends of the Library are estab-
lishing a Conversational French
group at the Joseph Patch Library
in Warren. We meet on Monday
mornings, 9-10. Join us! All skill
levels are welcome. For questions
or sign up: call Luane Clark, coor-
dinator, at 764-5839, or the Joseph
Patch Library at 764-9072.
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Wentworth Historical Society
meets monthly, 7:00 p.m, every
third Thursday, April - Dec. at
the Historical Society Museum in
Wentworth. Join us for historical
topics and stimulating conversa-
tion.
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The Mount Washington Regional
Airport Commission (MWRAC)
meets at the terminal bldg. the last
TUESDAY of each month at 6:30
PM. Public comment and input
invited.
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Meditation Group in the
Shambhala Buddhist Tradition -
Thursdays 6- 7 PM at Blissful
Lotus Yoga Studio at 71 Main St,
Plymouth NH. Open to new or
experienced meditators of all tradi-
tions. Meditation instruction
available. FREE Donations
greatly appreciated. For more
information: 603-764-9895
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For on-going programs, concerts
and events at COURT STREET
ARTS, Haverhill, please visit
www.alumnihall.org or call 603-
989-5500. Classes, art shows,
Shakespeare in the Valley, Music,
wide variety of programming. Join
us!
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Sugar Hill Historical Museum:
Open Fridays & Saturdays, 11
a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy the new
exhibit in honor of Sugar Hills
50th birthday: 50 Years Young:
Five Decades of the Youngest Old
Town in New Hampshire.
Genealogy Library, Historical
Photograph Archives, Gift Shop.
Main Street, Sugar Hill, NH.
Admission free. Memberships and
donations gratefully accepted.
Special tours may be arranged. For
information, call Director Kitty
Bigelow at 603-823-5275.
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Free tutoring for adults in the
Plymouth/Bristol area - GED Test
Preparation, Reading, Writing,
Math, English as a 2nd Language,
Basic Computer Skills. Call Pemi-
Baker Literacy at 536-2998 for
more information.
Regional Craft Fair on Saturday,
November 24th from 9-3pm at
the Mascoma High in West
Canaan, NH. Approx. 100
exhibitors, free admission.
Sponsored by Canaan Old Home
Days Committee.
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Nov. 24-The Pittsburg Ridge
Runners Snowmobile Club Annual
Craft Fair will be partnering with
our local gift shops for your holi-
day shopping. Start at the club
house on 17 Dickson Lane (off
Back Lake Rd.) from 10 AM - 2
PM where there will be raffles,
white elephant tables and crafts
including jewelry, needlework,
paintings, crafts, and baskets,
baked goods, fudge. Pick up a dis-
count card for our participating
local gift shops. A light lunch will
November Events
be available. Raffles will be drawn
at the end of the fair. Club pro-
ceeds will go to Easter Seals' Camp
Sno-Mo.
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SATURDAY, NOV. 24th- 12th
annual Christmas Craft Fair,
Carroll Town Hall gymnasium,
Twin Mountain, N.H., featuring
artisans and entrepreneurs from
New 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- Sunday
December 16,- 2nd Annual Rey
Center Artisan Fair Wed.-Sat.
10:00 am 5:00 pm, Sun.
10:00pm-2:00pm at the Margret
and H.A. Rey Center, 2nd Floor
Town Square, Waterville Valley.
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Craft Fair and Chowder Lunch
Campton Congregational Churchs
annual Craft Fair, Chowder Lunch,
& Quilt Raffle is Saturday,
December 1, 9:00 2:00 PM. The
fair features new original crafts, pet
and bird items, bake sale, quilt raf-
fle, and chowder lunch. Lunch
begins at 11:00 AM & includes
choice of chowder, half sandwich,
beverage and dessert. Route 175 in
Campton, call 536-2536 for more
information.
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The Dorchester Select Board cor-
dially invites you to attend the 3rd
Annual Christmas Tree Lighting
on Saturday, December 1st at 6pm
on the Dorchester Town Common
Chocolate, Cookies, Candy Canes
& Caroling.
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Saturday, December 1: It's that
time again! And the Church of the
Messiah CHRISTMAS SALE is
going GREEN this year with all
kinds of great recycables. Our
FAMOUS RAFFLE BASKET
filled with lots of GREEN items!
*Gift Certificates* from local busi-
nesses and more! Order ahead for
your beautifully decorated Hand
Made Wreath and Limited Edition
2012 Christmas Balls. A delicious
luncheon of Homemade soups &
sandwiches will be served! White
Elephant Table, Gift Table,
Delicious Baked Goods Table,
December Events
Homemade Fudge ... and special
this year ... Great GREEN
Baskets/Boxes filled with lots of
Great items! Come to the Masonic
Hall on Lost River Road, North
Woodstock from 8:30-1:30 for our
annual sale.
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Saturday, December 1st, 2012 -
10:00am 3:00pm - Piermont
Village School, 131 Route 10 in
Piermont, NH
A great time to start your holiday
shopping! 20 Area Crafters, Food,
Drink and Raffle Tickets being
sold. For more information please
contact Jean Underhill
603.272.9756 or
junderhill2@gmail.com
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Campton 8th Grade Silent Auction
& Spaghetti Supper- Friday
December 7th At Campton
Elementary School. Auction &
Spaghetti Dinner to support 8th
Grade Class Trip. Dinner from
5pm to 7pm & Silent Auction from
5pm to 8pm
Over 100 items donated for the
silent auction. Good food, lots of
funs, great time for all ages.
Hawaiian Theme event, come
dressed and help support your 8th
Grade and have a great time. Call
(603) 254-4028 for more info.
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Messaging and Marketing Clinic-
Getting your message out in
todays world can be challenging.
The NH Center for Nonprofits is
offering a full-day interactive ses-
sion in the North Country, led by
Gary Stern of Stern Consulting
International, 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; $25
members; $50 not-yet-members at
the Indian Head Resort, Lincoln.
Pre-registration is required at
http://www.nhnonprofits.org/trai
ningdetails.cfm?ID=1199. This
event is being offered at a reduced
rate through the support of the
NH Charitable Foundation and
The Corporate Fund.
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Trinity Church of the Nazarenes
Annual Living Nativity will be held
on Friday, December 14th. at the
church, located at 41 Nazarene Dr,
North Haverhill, NH.
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Theres a charm to the
November woods and it is found
in their simplicity. They are the
secret warmth that lasts after a
big weekend when everyone
else has gone home; the woman
you love who is even more
beautiful, lying next to you at
night, after the day is spent and
her makeup is off. They are pris-
tine in their nakedness.
In November the crowds who
flock to enjoy Octobers color-
ful flourish, are gone. New
Hampshire the real New
Hampshire where wood and
rock and running water meet far
from the outlet stores and
restaurants, the true charm of
our state, lives like a secret.
Within the past month, every-
thing has reversed. All the deco-
rative leaves that had burst forth
overhead now form a luxurious
(if at times slippery), bronze
carper underfoot. And where
once there was the pleasant clut-
ter of foliage theres now noth-
ing but bare bark and open air.
The forest has shed her clothes
and stands there as stark and
stunning as can be.
In the Irish fairy tales of old, the
Little People were always just
out of sight around the next cor-
ner. They could be felt, almost
imaginatively heard, but never
seen, and the essence of their
magic hung like a wisp of a dis-
appearing dream. They were
forever hidden, because nature
knew how to keep their secret,
but not so much so that you
couldnt find them. There was
always the belief youd come
round a bend and there they
would be sitting, a startling bit
of enchantment, looking you
right in the eye, causing your
heart to race. In November,
where the leaves once blos-
somed, you see through the for-
est, you see the secret places, at
times beyond to the great views
you never knew existed. Take a
turn in the trail youve taken ten
times before, but now because
there are no more leaves to
block the view, you look up and
see a mountain towering close
by. It catches you by surprise in
just the same way. It fills your
heart with quivering excitement.
Its these private moments in the
forest before you even get to the
mountaintop, that draws me in
this time of year. Solitude is the
song that plays from tree to tree
in the open spaces of the for-
merly dense forest.
When I was younger and less
sure of myself, I found loneli-
ness in the woods of November.
Now that Im older and know
who I am, its just the opposite.
There is the murmur of the thrill
that races through me as I feel
myself in a place most know
nothing of. Its an escape and a
coming home at the same time.
This past weekend we took the
simplest of hikes, a local loop
weve taken many times up
from the shores of Pudding
Pond to the small towering
peaks that sit like an understated
backdrop to the big box stores
of North Conway. I wonder, at
times, how many even know
they are there, or even bother to
look up at them. But they are
forever a part of our landscape
and I think even those who
dont notice them, would miss
them if they were gone.
As we trod the earthen paths
that loop up over both summits
affording views from the moun-
taintops of Middle and Peaked,
it always feels to me like we are
visiting a familiar friend. Its the
kind 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 feel
the need to plan ahead or get
geared up for. Its more like a
simple walk with backpack and
water and little else needed
other than a summit snack, not
so much for energy, but for
enjoyment. Oh, you have to
work to get to the prize at the
top, so its a workout after all;
its just not the hike one takes to
get to the more challenging
peaks.
But thats the allure of such a
hike. It lies in the simplicity.
My favorite mountain is one we
can be alone on, and while we
did see three people on this day,
for the most part we had the
trails to ourselves. When we
reached the top of Middle
Mountain we sat down, shared
some treats, and soaked in the
sun. It felt warmer than
November and warmer than the
shady parts of the hike up where
an inch or so of snow crunched
underfoot. The view is wonder-
ful, but again, on this day, at this
time of the year the best part for
me Is how the forest feels alone,
but not lonely. Its empty of
everything that is no essential
and the silver and brown trees
connected the vibrant blue sky
and the clutter of crunchy brown
leaves on the ground.
Im still getting acquainted with
my renewed body that weighs
eighty pounds less than it used
to, and the ease with I now
move. Im amazed at how easy
the climbs are now compared to
what they used to be and as we
curled up from the cleavage
between the two peaks around
to the northern side of Peaked
and worked our way up the
ledges, Atticus was is in his
glory pushing up through the
ledges toward the summit and I
followed happily along. By this
time the white-capped
Presidential Range came into
view behind us, as did views
down into Crawford Notch. It
was the best of all worlds. We
were alone in the woods, with
views far and near, dear friends
doing what they like and do best
being together while the
drama and entanglements of the
world are left behind.
On the summit, we sat for a
good long while. We took in the
views and then I leaned back
against the pine tree that stands
like a sentinel on Peaked
Mountain, and took a nap while
Atticus lay his head on my leg
and did the same.
These are the days and hikes we
like best - the simple days. And
surprisingly, these November
days have now become a
favorite of mine, for the same
reason their simplicity.
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by Suzanne Flagg
norThcounTry
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North Country Home Health & Hospice
Celebrates National Home Care And
Hospice Month________________________
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Its what The locals read!
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 Home
Health & 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.
If you have the oven on to cook
your main meal, why not throw
in a quick and easy to prepare
vegetable side dish?
Baked Parmesan Tomatoes
4 tomatoes, halved horizontally
cup freshly grated parmesan
cheese
1 tsp chopped fresh oregano
salt & pepper to taste
4 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
Place tomatoes cut-side up on a
baking sheet, sprinkle with salt
& pepper and let sit a few min-
utes. Top with Parmesan and
oregano and drizzle with oil
Bake at 450 until tomatoes are
tender, about 15 minutes.
Baked Zucchini Sticks
Cooking spray
cup whole-wheat flour
cup all-purpose flour
2 TBSP cornmeal
salt & pepper to taste
3 medium zucchinis, cut into
x 3 sticks
2 egg whites, lightly beaten
Coat a large baking sheet with
cooking spray. Combine flours,
cornmeal, salt and pepper in a
large sealable plastic bag. Dip
zucchini in egg white, drop zuc-
chini in bag, shake to coat, and
arrange, not touching, on the
baking sheet. Coat all exposed
sides with cooking spray. Bake
on the center rack at 425 for 7
minutes, turn sticks and cook an
additional 5 minutes or until
tender.
Roasted Garlic Potatoes
4 large potatoes, thinly sliced
2 TBSP olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp crushed rosemary
salt & pepper (optional)
In a large bowl, toss all ingredi-
ents together, coating the pota-
toes evenly. Pour mixture into
a baking dish and bake, uncov-
ered, at 375 until potatoes can
be easily pierced with a knife
and are golden brown and crisp
on the top, about 45 minutes.
November is National Home
Care & Hospice month and
North Country Home Health &
Hospice would like to recognize
the dedication of our staff and
volunteers. This highly skilled
and committed team has been
providing high quality Home
Health & Hospice care to the
most vulnerable members of our
community; those who are in
need of home care support for
health, personal care, and
household needs. North Country
Home Health & Hospice pro-
vides services in 21 communi-
ties. In the past year we have
provided over 17,000 home care
and hospice visits; traveled over
216,102 miles; held 48 health
screening clinics; held 96 foot
care clinics; and immunized for
Flu vaccine over 130 individu-
als in the North Country. We are
so very fortunate to have such a
high caliber of Nursing staff,
Rehabilitation professionals,
Social Workers, Licensed
Nursing Assistants,
Homemakers, Companions, and
Volunteers, who are committed
to improving health care to the
ill, frail, disabled, and chroni-
cally ill in this community.
Thus, North Country Home
Health & Hospice along with its
Board of Directors salutes this
loyal team that has excelled this
past year in reaching our goals
for quality care outcomes, orga-
nizational efficiency, and
patient satisfaction. Our team
has been recognized nationally
with High Honors for being in
the top 20% of Home Health
Care & Hospice agencies for
consistent high rated patient sat-
isfaction as well as past
HomeCare Elite status for top
25% for quality performance in
the country. As a community we
should all be very proud to have
such excellent and high quality
Home Health Care providers in
this community.
North Country Home Health &
Hospice has been in the busi-
ness of providing home care
services in our 21 town service
area for over 40 years. We also
want to express our great appre-
ciation for the generous support
from this community in assist-
ing us to fulfill our mission of
providing quality Home Health
and Hospice Care. For more
information about our services,
please call (603) 444-5317.
November is National Home
Care and Hospice Month.
During this month, North
Country Home Health &
Hospice conducts its annual
fundraising appeal. As we com-
memorated the 40th
Anniversary of our agency last
year, we continue to have many
reasons to celebrate. We cele-
brate over forty years of provid-
ing compassionate home health
and hospice care to our Clients.
We celebrate our dedicated Staff
along with our past and present
Board Members and many
Volunteers. We celebrate and
thank You, our Community
Supporters, for your generosity
and support throughout the
years.
North Country Home Health
and Hospice Agency makes it
possible for hundreds of people
a year to continue to fulfill their
desire to remain in their own
home. We coordinate all
aspects of our clients care with
a keen respect for individual
needs. It is the respect for our
clients values and expectations
that has earned us the reputation
for providing compassionate
home health care and hospice
services. Additional informa-
tion about our agency and our
services may be obtained on our
website. www.nchha.com
During these challenging times
of diminished funding com-
bined with an increased demand
for our services, your contribu-
tions to our agency are so very
much appreciated. North
Country Home Health &
Hospice prides itself with the
ability to meet the home care
needs of our community regard-
less of an individuals ability to
pay. This is possible through
the tremendous support of this
community.
As we prepare for Thanksgiving
and recall our many blessings,
please pause for a moment to
think about the many people in
our surrounding communities
that rely on the support that
North Country Home Health &
Hospice Agency delivers to
their homes. As the motto for
National Home Care and
Hospice month states Because
there is no place like Home.
Americas Star Libraries, 2012:
Top-Rated Libraries Chooses
Lincoln Public Library five (5)
years in a row. The only 5 Star
library in New Hampshire.
We are very pleased to present
the results of the fifth edition of
the Library Journal Index of
Public Library Service (LJI), a
measurement tool that compares
U.S. public libraries on the
quantities of services they deliv-
er. The 2012 LJ Index, brought
to you by Baker & Taylors
Bibliostat Collect and Connect,
is based on Institute of Museum
and Library Services (IMLS)
data for 2010.
This year, 262 libraries have
received Star designations
based on their service output.
Over the five editions there have
been 1,296 Star awards con-
ferred upon 455 libraries repre-
senting 44 U.S. states. On aver-
age, 259 Star Libraries have
received these designations per
edition (the number varies by
year owing to occasional ties).
Though a significant number of
libraries post repeat perform-
ances, turnover in the annual
roster of Star Libraries has been
moderate. In any given edition,
about 200 libraries received
repeat Star honors (though not
necessarily the identical Star
count), while roughly 60 addi-
tional libraries earned new star
designations.
THE ONLY NEW
HAMPSHIRE LIBRARY
CHOSEN AS A FIVE STAR
LIBRARY 5 YEARS
IN A ROW
An impressive 111 public
libraries received Star awards in
all five LJI editions, and 30
select libraries earned 5-Star
ratings in all five editions. The
Lincoln Library of New
Hampshire is rated in this cate-
gory.
Even with such examples of
success, describing the contri-
butions that public libraries
make to their communities
remains a challenge. On this
very topic, if you will indulge
us, we would like to quote from
our November 2009 article:
One clear and positive lesson
from these distressing economic
times is that we need richer,
more relevant data to demon-
strate the value of library servic-
es. Not that this idea originated
with us. This has been the senti-
ment of public library directors
for some time. For instance, in
the past, directors of Star
Libraries have emphasized the
need for more electronic meas-
ures, such as counts of Wi-Fi
access; percentage of time pub-
lic Internet terminals are avail-
able; library website, database,
and ebook usage; and so on.
Meanwhile, directors are
becoming more cognizant of the
need to document services more
creatively and thoroughly.
We are gratified that the LJ
Index uses traditional library
statistics to promote the mission
of libraries and to confirm how
libraries contribute to their com-
munities. And we will continue
to campaign for the identifica-
tion of more relevant and up-to-
date output measures to serve
this same purpose. Surprisingly,
despite the dramatic changes in
public library services over the
past five years, no new output
measures (e.g., library website
visits, Wi-Fi usage) have been
forthcoming in the annual
national data from IMLS, and
only a small handful of states
have begun to collect data on
new output measures. Before
next years edition of the LJ
Index, we will be examining
new data from those states to
assess whether any of the new
measures correlate sufficiently
strongly with the established LJ
Index measures to encourage
their adoption nationwide.
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Hello North Country Folk! Just
a few little things this week.
First and foremost, Iwould like
to thank all the gods for allow-
ing this ridiculous election to be
over with. Iam so sickened by
the amount of money spent on
both sides. Enough said. It is
amazing how wonderful car
commercials can actually be!
But folks - the election is over,
so please stop talking about it.
Its finished, done, over - lets
get on with life regardless of
who you voted for. Just get on
with it. Itll be soon enough that
well be watching commercials
for the next one and interesting
to see who both parties will
have to run the next time
around.
Personally, dont tell any one,
but Ithink its time for more
than two parties to be able to
run, I also think its time for
election spending caps and fur-
thermore, its time for
Congressional term limits.
Period.Seriously, there are third
world countries who have more
choices when it comes to elec-
tions at this point. Lets move on
and get with the program.
Okay! Secondly, Iam not
thrilled that as Iwrite this, it is
a week before Thanksgiving and
Iam already watching
Christmas commercials.
Seriously - are you folks doing
these commercials in cahoots
with the same people who do the
election commercials?
Thirdly - Baa - humbug to those
box stores opening up on
Thanksgiving so they can get the
edge on their competition.
Leave Thanksgiving alone and
let employees have the darn day
off for crying out loud. Just
leave the holiday alone - please!
Fourth and final - another Baa -
humbug to those people that
find it necessary to change the
world and history. For instance,
those who think Santa shouldnt
have a pipe in his mouth, or
should lose weight. Now theres
even a call to get rid of the fur
on his costume - seriously?
These are the same people who
want to rewrite Frosty The
snowman, because he has a pipe
in his mouth and the same peo-
ple who want Charlie Brown
taken off television because he
is always being bullied by Lucy!
Again - seriously? Please folks,
you are getting out of
control.Deal with your own
lives and leave others alone.
So, Iguess we should also get
rid of Fat Albert for being fat,
the Three Stooges for bullying
one another, Scooby Doo
because he likes to eat and hes
not a vegetarian, Spongebob
because hes always bothering
his neighbor, Garfield because
he eats lasagna, and while we
are at it, we may as well just do
away with Rudolph because he
was an outcast deer and just not
normal, oh yes and definitely
the Grinch because he just does-
nt handle things well at all -
please people... Really?
How about we all go back to
simply being nice to one anoth-
er, thinking positive for a
change- and maybe, just maybe
positive things will come out of
it.
Nobody Asked, Just My
Opinion...
B.E.F.
Prayers before voting
My son reported on Nov. 6th
that Former State
Representative Robert Guida
delayed the opening of the polls
in Warren, NH in order to say a
prayer calling on Jesus. As Mr.
Guida well knows, the First
Amendment of the Constitution,
prohibits the making of any
law respecting an establishment
of religion. Broadly interpret-
ed, this means keeping religion
out of public spaces. To have a
polling official praying in a
public building is precisely what
our founders hoped to avoid.
We don't go to hear Mr. Guida's
prayers when we go to vote.
Furthermore, in a pluralistic
nation if we permit prayers to
Jesus, then we must also permit
prayers to Buddha, Muhammad,
Zeus, or Satan. Very quickly
as the founders anticipated it
becomes a mess. Its better, by
far, to keep religion out of the
mix.
Besides, Mr. Guida knows bet-
ter. When my son asked him
why he feels he has the right to
preach in a public place, Mr.
Guida grew flustered and
threatened to have my son
removed from the polling place.
My son reported Mr. Guidas
misbehavior to the Election
Inquiry and Complaint Line of
the Attorney General.
I am proud of my son for object-
ing to this intrusion of religion
into secular government.
Directly across the street from
the Warren town hall sits a love-
ly white church one that
receives a tax exemption for
exactly the purpose of keeping
church and state separate and
Mr. Guida can say his prayers
over there. While in a public
place, and acting as a public
official, Mr. Guida must keep his
religious opinions to himself.
Sincerely,
Joseph Monninger
Warren, NH
The American Legion Auxiliary
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Our membership consists of
women from all across this
nation from various walks of
life. They share a similar
vision: to remember those who
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need us now; and to develop
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tomorrow.
1. Are you looking for a place
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2. Is your time limited, but you
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3. Is your schedule hectic and
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Liberty!
Those 56 leaders in declaring
the independence of the 13
colonies from England had par-
ticular ideas as to the meaning
of liberty. Ideas which in fact
are evidently not understood by
todays citizens.
So committed were they to liber-
ty that they wrote: And for the
support of this Declaration,
with a firm reliance on the pro-
tection of Divine Providence, we
mutually pledge to each other
our lives, our fortunes, our
sacred honor.
The casting of a ballot in private
booths hardly comes close to
such fervor for liberty as they
manifested. As one reads the
entirety of the Declaration of
Independence given just 236
years ago it quickly becomes
clear that liberty to our
founders meant deliverance
from the overarching power and
domination by a central govern-
ment, allowing people to then
live with freedom and responsi-
bility.
In an overwhelming outcome in
this 2012 election it is evident
that the people have rejected
such a concept of liberty, and
have exchanged it for submis-
sion again to a dominant cen-
tral government. Liberty [inde-
pendence] has been exchanged
for dependence. Tragically
there is little to no liberty under
the rule of government because
government accomplishes its
supposed protection of the peo-
ple by law and regulation... or
in truth, coercion.
And how silly it seems when one
considers that government is
only people like ourselves who
can now in the guise of assisting
us with our needs actually force
us to live certain ways that they
are deciding for us. Why not be
free 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 young
people voted to give up true lib-
erty for coercion by government
law, I guess thinking that they
would have their needs met by
others.
When you consider that those
seeking liberty in 1776 were
overwhelmingly in their 30s
and younger then the transition
of these 236 years is amazing.
Well weve all heard that those
who fail to learn the lessons of
history are doomed to repeat
them. I truly hope that is the
case in our future when once
again people throw off the yoke
of a central government and act
as necessary to again establish
liberty.
Liberty what a joyous doom
it represents. Bring it on!
John E. Simpson
Lyman, NH
Letter To The Editor___________________
I write to express my thanks to
everyone who voted in the 2012
Elections. Wide participation
by citizens of all walks of life
bodes well for our form of gov-
ernment at all levels.
As one of your elected public
servants I look forward to hear-
ing from you relative to your
concerns in the Executive
Branch of NH State
Government.
My main goal is to be your
friend in your hour of need and
in your hour of happiness or
celebration!
Contact me anytime!
Ray Burton, Councilor
District One
338 River Road
Bath, NH 03740
747-3662
ray.burton@myfairpoint.net
For a packet of information
about the Executive Council
and County Government con-
tact my office anytime!
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popular, what a pity- For now all I have to show for the
pain and unkind laughter, Is a crystal mansion on a
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all.
Submitted by Jeannine Bartlett
Lloyd Donnellan
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Tattooing
239 West End Rd.
Landaff, NH 03585
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97 Monroe Rd.
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989-9899
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802-757-2163
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Maple Products & Supplies
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79 Union St.
Littleton, NH 03561
603-259-3130
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Nicholas Kendall
Specializing in
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Colors, Copper & Galvinized Steel
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PO Box 128 South Ryegate, VT 05069
(802) 584-4065
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A Senior Residence
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14 Maple Street
Woodsville, NH 03785
603-747-3493
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housekeeping and laundry included.
A non-profit organization
serving people since 1921
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Magdrael PO Box 71
(Marsha Lorraine Downs) Glencliff, NH
higherrealm@earthlink.net 603-764-9151
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well Drilling
Surveying
Tack
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Sporting Hunting Fishing
Timber Harvesting / Tree work
Taxadermist Services
Storage Facilities
David Whitcher
Warren, NH 603-764-9982
NHTHC Certified
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Whitchers Tree Farm Whitchers Tree Farm
We Cut Wood & The Price We Cut Wood & The Price
x x Logging Logging
x x Firewood Firewood
x x Land Clearing Land Clearing
x x Tree Work Tree Work
Harry J. Burgess
Surveying/Forestry
192 Hibbard Road Bath, NH
Phone: (603) 838-5260
Fax: (603) 838-6692
Murrays
Storage Trailers
Many Sizes Available
For Sale Or Rent
(802) 757-8068 (802) 757-8068
2975 Ryegate Road 2975 Ryegate Road
(US Rt. 5) E. Ryegate, VT (US Rt. 5) E. Ryegate, VT
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Two Forestry Awards Insured
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Turkeys Fish Moose Bear Deer Coyotes
All Varieties of Wildlife Mounted
1308 Loop Rd Northfield, VT
802-485-7184
www.mountaindeertaxidermy.com
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Bristol, NH 03222
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On September 16, 2012 the National Snow and Ice Data Center reported that the extent of sea
ice across the Arctic was at its lowest since satellite record-keeping began in 1979. Pictured:
Satellite data reveal how the new record low compares to the average minimum extent over the
past 30 years (in yellow). - Credit: NASA/Goddard Scientific Visualization Studio
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1. What was the biggest break
the band Elephant's Memory
ever had?
2. Who were the Bar-Kays, and
whatever happened to them?
3. Which jazz great recorded the
"Blue Train" album, and when?
4. Name the singer who had a
stint with the circus.
5. Name the song that contains
these lyrics: "I'll just use you
then I'll set you free."
Answers
1. They snagged the gig as back-
up for Lennon and Ono on the
"Some Time In New York City"
album in 1972 under the name
Plastic Ono Elephant's Memory
Band.
2. The Bar-Kays started as stu-
dio musicians in Memphis, at
one time backing Otis Redding.
In 1967, on the way to a gig,
their plane crashed in
Wisconsin. Six of them died,
including Redding.
3. John Coltrane, in 1957. The
shortest track on the five-song
album was seven minutes. A
2003 re-release added two
bonus tracks.
4. Stacey Q., best known for her
1986 hit "Two of Hearts." She
spent two years with Ringling
Bros. & Barnum & Bailey
Circus as a showgirl and then an
elephant rider.
5. "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on
Me," by Mac Davis, 1972.
Some people objected to the
song's sexist story: "I'm not
ready for no family ties, ... don't
start clinging to me."
(c) 2012 King Features Synd.,
Inc.
Dear EarthTalk: I heard that
the Arctic summer sea ice is at
its lowest level since we began
recording 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 new
low: The National Snow and Ice
Data Center (NSIDC) reported
that the extent of sea ice across
the Arctic was at its lowest since
satellite record-keeping began
in 1979. On that date the sea ice
reached its summer minimum,
1.32 million square miles, half
of what the average size of sum-
mer ice was between 1979 and
2000, and almost 20 percent
lower than the previous record
minimum of 1.61 million square
miles set on Sept. 18, 2007.
NSIDC added that, despite
especially warm conditions in
2007 being much more favor-
able for sea ice loss than this
year, the thinning of sea ice due
to climate change has made the
ice more vulnerable to breakup
and melting.
Meanwhile, researchers with the
European Space Agencys
CryoSat-2 probe reported in
August that beyond the loss of
sea-ice extent, the thickness and
volume of the ice has also been
declining significantly faster
than expected. They found just
1,679 cubic miles this past sum-
mer as compared to 3,118 cubic
miles in the summer of 2004.
They anticipate that the Arctic
could be ice-free in the summer
for a day or more by the end of
the decade.
The implications of such melt-
ing are potentially immense. For
starters, wildlife like polar
bears, seals and walruses
depend on sea ice for their sur-
vival; their habitat is literally
being pulled out from under
them. Polar bears were added to
the federal Endangered Species
List in 2008 for this very reason
in what environmentalists her-
ald as a great victory in that the
federal government officially
recognized the existence of
global warming and would
therefore be able to take more
decisive action to rein in carbon
pollutionof course, that part
of the dream has yet to be real-
ized.
Perhaps even more alarming is
the fact that melting sea ice and
accelerating Arctic warming
spur changes in the jet stream
that increase the frequency of
weather extremes like droughts,
floods, heat waves and cold
spells in the mid-latitude
regions of the Northern
Hemisphere. The fact that 2012
has been a scorcher all around
July was the hottest month on
record, with two-thirds of the
U.S. in drought, wildfires run-
ning rampant and half the coun-
ties in the country designated as
federal disaster areasonly
makes the connection between
carbon pollution and the green-
house effect all the more appar-
ent.
Environmentalists argue that we
already have the technology and
the legal tools to achieve rapid
greenhouse pollution reductions
Full use of all of the Clean Air
Acts successful pollution-
reduction programs is our best
route to quick reductions in
greenhouse gas emissions, says
Shaye Wolf, climate science
director at the Center for
Biological Diversitys Climate
Law Institute. The Obama
administration, however, has
been too slow and timid in using
this bedrock law to cut pollu-
tion.
The polar meltdown shows
were teetering on the brink of
climate-change catastrophe,
adds Wolf. Arctic sea ice plays
a critical role in regulating the
planets climate. We cant wait
any longer to cut carbon pollu-
tion.
CONTACTS: Center for
Biological Diversity, www.bio-
logicaldiversity.org; National
Snow and Ice Data Center,
www.nsidc.org; European
Space Agencys CryoSat-2,
www.esa.int/esaLP/LPcryosat.h
tml.
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In addition to tutoring adults,
Pemi-Baker Literacy has
offered 30 early literacy work-
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and volunteers have read over
200 times to the children staying
at the Bridge House.
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2010, Pemi-Baker Literacy
became an independent 501-c-3
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individuals and businesses in
the local community provide
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in one canned good item when
you visit the Village, if possible,
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and time to the Village. Please
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enjoy some refreshments and
treats. This is our small way of
thanking you for the donations
that come in year after year.
Visitors to Santas Village
should also be aware that there
is a Christmas Craft Fair on the
main floor during the three
days. The Craft Fair begins one
half hour prior to the Village
and ends one half hour after the
Village closes. There will be
over 25 vendors to help you find
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Some of the exciting cast of
characters you and your chil-
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will be Cadderly the Bear,
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to receive a cookie from Mrs.
Claus and to visit with Santa
and receive a small Christmas
gift to take home for their tree.
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Smiles In The Town Of Warren! ____________________________
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Lt. Colonel David J. Moore, retired US Marine and Pastor of
the Warren United Methodist Church, honored veterans dur-
ing the recent worship service. He is shown in uniform in
front of the new church doors, now painted red.
Pastor Moore tells us the tradition of red doors dates back
to16th Century England and there are several meanings asso-
ciated with red doors. Red symbolizes the sacrificial blood of
Christ that saves those who come to him. Red is also a
reminder of the Passover and a sign of the Holy Spirit. Church
doors began to be painted red as a way of remembering the
ultimate sacrifice that others had made for their faith.
The red doors of churches traditionally indicated a place of
sanctuary, refuge, and safety. Those in need would not be cap-
tured or harmed inside the holy walls of the church, which
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out the country. However, this
years tax rate in Warren, NH
should bring some smiles and
some relief to its residents!
The Town of Warren was able to
reduce the tax rate from its cur-
rent $20.62 per thousand to
$15.98 per thousand! Thats a
reduction of $4.64 per thousand,
or just under a $500 discount
per $100,000 of property value
over last years rate!
The property owners in Warren,
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keeping the same budgets as last
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After leaving Roush Fenway Racing for Front Row Motorsports, David Ragan is taking more
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For David Ragan, who drives
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Ford for car owner Bob Jenkins'
Front Row Motorsports, it's all a
matter of gradual improvement.
Ragan, 26, spent five years
competing in the Sprint Cup
Series for Roush Fenway
Racing. He won at Daytona on
July 2, 2011 and finished 13th in
the Sprint Cup point standings
in 2008. He lost his ride at
Roush when the team cut its
operation back from four to
three teams this year.
As suggested by his one career
victory, Ragan, from Unadilla,
Ga., is adept at restrictor-plate
racing. He has two top-10 fin-
ishes this season, seventh and
fourth in the two races at
Talladega Superspeedway. He
crashed in both Daytona races.
Ragan, whose father, Ken, once
competed at NASCAR's top
level, has plenty of time to work
his way back into a quality ride,
but he hopes he can help lift
Jenkins' team up to a higher
level.
"I think where we're at today is
about where I hoped we would
be," Ragan said, "and our team
is stronger with (teammate)
David Gilliland and myself than
they were at the end of 2011, so
I think that's a good judge that ...
the team is clearly better.
"We've got to keep ... fine-tun-
ing on our race cars, but it's
been good, steady progress."
There's a world of difference
between the haves and the have-
nots, though.
"I'm definitely more hands-on at
a team like Front Row
Motorsports versus Roush,"
Ragan said. "At Roush, I was
part of the system. I had my
small part of the puzzle to take
care of, and you go through the
motion that Jack (Roush) and
Robbie (Reiser) set forth.
"At Front Row, it's a little differ-
ent because we're talking about
55 to 60 employees versus 400
employees, so I definitely have
a more personal relationship
with each and every one of
them, and get to be included on
some of the decision-making,
which makes it feel like I'm
more part of the team, for sure.
"It's kind of made me get fired
up and a little more interested,
and I definitely feel like I have
more of a hand in the decision-
making process."
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Gazette. E-mail Monte at
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With this goal came a whole
new class of apps that run on the
operating system, and that
brings us to our first point of
confusion: Metro apps vs. desk-
top apps. But even before delv-
ing into which types of apps run
where, you have the choice of
which kind of machine you
wanttablet or desktop/laptop.
In fact the lines between tablets
and laptops start to blur with
Windows 8, and many manufac-
turers are coming out with con-
vertibles that start out looking
like laptops but detach or swivel
to transform into tablets.
As with the earlier major
Windows releases, we still have
the "which edition?" question.
Thankfully, this time around
there's actually a less-confusing
array of choices than we had in
the past for Windows 7: It's pret-
ty much Pro vs. standard
Windows 8, unless you're in a
developing nation or in a large
enterprise's IT department. Also
in the past, you had questions of
upgrade or buy new, 64-bit or
32-bit, and upgrade or clean
install. But those are more
familiar and less existential than
most of the dualities we cover
below.
Microsoft Windows 8
1. Tablet OS or PC OS?
Windows 8 is a tablet operating
system as well as a PC operating
system. This is the underpinning
of its main two-sidedness. It's
designed to be equally at home
on both. So, while Windows 8
offers excellent touch input
capabilities, it can fully take
advantage of a keyboard and
mouse. You can't really say that
about an iPad with an after-mar-
ket keyboardjust try using the
arrow keys to scroll up or down
on a Web page. And forget
about keyboard shortcuts.
2. New Style (Metro) vs.
Desktop
This is another one of the major
splits we find within Microsoft's
new operating system. You
always start out in the new-
style, tiled Metro Start screen.
From there, you can either
launch new-style apps or tradi-
tional Windows apps. The new-
style apps are full-screen, touch-
friendly, Web-connected, and
only available from the
Windows StoreMicrosoft's
equivalent to Apple's iTunes
App Store. The Store also lists
regular Windows programs, but
these aren't acquired through
store but rather from the soft-
ware publishers own page.
Microsoft presents Desktop as
just another app on the Start
Screen, but when you launch it,
you'll land in a completely dif-
ferent, yet familiar interface
one that's nearly identical to the
Windows 7 interface. So while
desktop users can still run their
existing programs (and enjoy
faster performance, incidental-
ly), they can also take advantage
of a whole new class of easily
obtainable and updateable light-
weight apps more commonly
associated with mobile plat-
forms.
3. Windows 8 vs. Win RT
This one is a tricky one, but the
easiest way to think of it is that
Windows RT is the purely tablet
version of Windows 8. RT is the
version that runs on non-
Intel/AMD processors such as
those from Qualcomm and
Nvidia. For the most part at this
point RT only runs the new-
style Windows 8 apps available
from the new Windows Store
Microsoft's equivalent to
Apple's iTunes App Store. Its
desktop also run apps specifi-
cally compiled for RT, such as
the new version of Microsoft
Office, which comes bundled
with Windows RT.
But hold on: RT can't actually
run every app in the Windows
Store, though it does run the
majority. For example, when I
checked the Windows Store on a
Windows 8 tablet with an Intel
processor, I saw Microsoft
Solitaire Collection and
Microsoft Minesweeper and
CyberLink's YouCam, but not
on an RT tablet. (There were,
however, still plenty of other
Solitaire apps available.) But
the major players and even
many minors were in the RT
Store, including Skype, Netflix,
Hulu Plus, and TuneIn Radio.
One thing you're unlikely to see
on RT is a version of iTunes,
which you can easily run on a
Windows 8 machine in desktop
mode.
One advantage of Windows RT
over regular Windows 8 (not
Windows 8 Pro; see below) is
that it includes data protection
using Device Encryption, which
is based on BitLocker technolo-
gy. According to Microsoft's
Windows version comparison
page, Data is protected on
Windows 8 PCs and removable
drives using BitLocker and
BitLocker To Go.
4. Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro
This one is pretty straightfor-
ward. If you want a Windows 8
PC for home use only, stick with
generic Windows 8. For busi-
ness environments, Windows 8
Pro makes more sense, as it can
be joined to network domains
and use Remote Desktop
Connection. One exception to
the home/work split is that if
you want to run a home theater
PC, you'll need Pro, since only
it can run Windows Media
Center.
5. Window 8 Phone vs.
Windows 8 (no phone)
Some have argued that
Microsoft likes the confusion
sown by this one. Yes Windows
8 is a mobile OS in the sense
that it runs on tablets, but it's not
a phone OS, despite the similar-
ity in the names. Unlike Apple,
which upsized its phone OS to
work on a tablet, Microsoft's
strategy goes in the other direc-
tion, bringing its desktop OS
down to the tablet form factor.
And when you think about it,
that strategy makes just as much
sense as coming from the phone
to the tablet, especially if you
expect tablets to get more pow-
erful and capable. But to clarify
the issue: No, Windows Phone 8
apps don't run on Windows 8,
and vice versa...yet.
I hope this information helps
any question email me at
paigecs@gmail.com or call
(603)747-2201 or visit my web
site at www.paigecomputerser-
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a good week.
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Keeping Each Other Well
by Elizabeth Terp RN
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Cosauke...
Adventures
in
Homesteading
by
Beth
Weick
S
O
L
D
There is No
Food Shortage!
The YouTube film, Genetic
Roulette, about GMO Food
Labeling, covered all the bases
with research well never hear
about on television. Television
is subsidized by GMO chemical
companies like Monsanto and
has silencers on any negative
research reporting the health,
seed, or soil problems generated
by GMO food production.
Despite Monsantos claims to
feed the world, researchers the
world over report that there is
NO Food Shortage. The world
still produces enough food for
everyone, The problem is that
everyone cant afford to buy the
food. Here are some of the rea-
sons why GMO adds to the food
distribution problem.
1. GMO crops dont stand the
test of time. After 4-5 years,
GMO seed becomes less resist-
ant to attack, unlike seeds that
have been naturally developed
for centuries to acclimatize to
their specific environment.
2. Roundup depletes the soil of
beneficial as well as harmful
organisms, leaving a dismal
farming future of failed crops.
3. Several studies demonstrate
that when livestock are given
the choice of GMO or Non-
GMO food, they choose the
Non-GMO and wont touch
GMO products. The irony is
that we humans have a less dis-
criminating sense than live-
stock, especially when produce
is all sugared up.
Most alarming is the long string
of health problems aggravated
by GMO food consumption:
allergies, autism, cancers, skin
problems, behavioral problems,
gastro-intestinal problems and
on and on. We have been con-
suming GMO food from our
supermarkets for about 40
years. Small wonder that GMO
foods are most prevalent in the
US where we lead the world in
sickness and health care costs.
Our chemical companies have
brought devastating conse-
quences as well to countries on
whom they have forced their
seed and chemicals.
It is probably no accident that
we started needing vitamin pills
in the 1940s. Only ten years ear-
lier, Congress was arguing over
allowing chemical amendments
to be added to our soil. The
chemical companies won and
have enjoyed producing a con-
tinual expansion of chemical
fertilizers, pesticides and pills
ever since. That combination is
a surefire money maker for cor-
porations.
The Indian Ayurvedic system
considers the digestive tract the
seat of all illness. Hippocrates
advised us to Let food be your
medicine. Time to shake our-
selves out of this groggy sleep
state and take the necessary
steps to label GMO food right
out of existence along with the
health problems it has spawned.
How? If the label doesnt say
Non-GMO or Organic, dont
buy it. Food companies want
our business.
Milk companies got the mes-
sage. When people discovered
that growth hormones given to
stimulate increased milk pro-
duction in cows also stimulates
the development of huge breasts
in young men and women as
well, many stopped buying milk
products unless they were
marked hormone free. Breast
reduction surgery continues to
be sought actively. The GMO
version of natural bovine
growth hormone (BGH), devel-
oped by Monsanto, is called
recombinant Bovine
Somatotrophin. The next time
you buy, milk, ice cream or
other milk products, be sure the
container says no rbST, no
rBST, or no BGH. Several
milk companies label their
products today.
Now for the rest of the food
industry. Its up to each of us
to call the game.
Elizabeth Terp draws on her
experiences as a School Nurse-
Teacher, Psychiatric Nurse
Practitioner, Yoga Instructor and
Home Health Nurse. She wel-
comes your comments at PO
Box 547, Campton, NH 03223,
e - m a i l :
elizabethterp@yahoo.com, or
her Keeping Each Other Well
Blog: http://elizabethterp.com.
Her book, Forget That Diet And
Eat What You Need: The Tao of
Eating, is available locally and
on Amazon.com.
Out of Daylight
Like many days, this was anoth-
er one in which we had set
ambitious constructing goals as
we continued building the
cabin. Driven by the desire to
be done, and threatened by the
seasons first noreaster, our to-
do list was full considering the
shortened daylight hours of the
season. .
The morning hours quickly
passed as we secured insulation
between the floor joists. Post
lunch-break, we were ready to
lay the sub floor. However, we
were mindful of the snow and
sleet predicted for that evening
and the nextand the gaping
holes that stood where the
remaining three windows had
yet to be hung were prominent
in our minds.
While laying the floor was psy-
chologically a significant step
that we were excited to com-
plete, installing windows to
keep the weather off the fresh
floor was quite appealing as
well. Who wants to see snow-
drifts or melt puddles in their
living room? Optimistic as we
can be, the likelihood of doing it
all ourselves was outside our
realm of realistic.
Quite on cue, enter Bob and
Maria. To them we eagerly
gave (and they willingly took,
we think) the task of window
installation. To our complete
un-anticipation, this turned out
to be much more difficult than
expected.
Imagine! Wood framing that
had once fit so nicely during the
hot, dry days of summer, now
offered nothing but resistance.
Perhaps it was the recent rain,
perhaps our skills, perhaps it
just happened as the house
moved and tensed during the
building process. Whichever
the reason, this was no longer
going to be an easy, 1-2-3
process.
As mid-afternoon turned to late-
afternoon, Bob and Maria con-
tinued to chisel and rasp the
western window frame in all the
right places. With each test of
the window, we kept hearing
its closer but never quite
there. Taking breaks to help lift
the window in and out, Ryan
and I finished the floor and
placed the small loft window in
the gable end.
As dusk began to descend, a
snug fit was achieved and the
chisels laid to rest. The western
window went in and was
secured. There were certainly
no cracks for the snow to come
in.
Though the southern and north-
ern windows had been installed
almost two weeks ago, the east-
ern window still remained.
While daylight was clearly run-
ning out, the low, thick clouds
suggested we best be prudent in
closing up the building.
Caution ruled the day.
With four of us to heave, steady,
and evaluate, we attempted to
mount the eastern window.
Instantly, the same resistance
became apparent. However,
there was a minimum of light
remaining to enable noble
efforts at reshaping the con-
stituent parts. While we relish
our hand tools as we choose to
live without power, the gather-
ing darkness clearly made their
use a problem.
Determinedly, out came the tape
measure, and some quick figur-
ing was scratched by pencil.
The logical next step?
Dismantle the window and
bring the parts to Bobs small
workshop (power tools!) on the
other side of the hill. While he
ran the saw, headlamps and
flashlights were assembled to
provide light to work by at the
cabin. The four of us then head-
ed back to Cosauke.
While we certainly had more
hands than the job required, the
smiles we shared in walking
through the woods to put a win-
dow in by lamplight when we
all wished to be having dinner,
was oddly enjoyable. At least
just this once.
Promptly reassembled, the win-
dow did fit. To see a light
(albeit just a flashlight) shining
out the window in the midst of a
dark woods sparked a satisfac-
tion and a security well beyond
these words. We had our first
glimpse of what our house
would be like as our home.
For garden design & mainte-
nance, land management &
wildland services, as well as
advice, stories, or commisera-
tions contact Cosauke at
b.a.weick@gmail.com.
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on November 7th. with us by her side. She was deeply loved
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DID YOU KNOW?
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 a
bird called the canary. They were named
after a breed of dog!
'Second Street' is the most common street
name in the U.S.; 'First Street' is the sixth!
Mexico has more American residents than
any other country except the United States!
It was American bridge expert
Phillip Alder who made the fol-
lowing sage observation: "We
are born with talents, but we
acquire skills."
The inventor of Life Savers
was Clarence Crane (incidental-
ly, he was also the father of poet
Hart Crane). In 1913, a year
after coming up with the recipe
for the candy, Crane sold the
patent for his sweet treat for
$2,900. Seems like a paltry rec-
ompense for creating a pop cul-
ture icon that is still going
strong after 100 years.
Do you suffer from arachibu-
tyrophobia? If so, you probably
refuse to eat PB&J sandwiches,
for fear that the peanut butter
will stick to the roof of your
mouth.
There are 120 drops of water
in a single teaspoon.
In 1976, John Moore, a
California man, had his spleen
removed at the UCLA Medical
Center in order to treat his can-
cer. The operation was success-
ful -- in more ways than anyone
anticipated. It seems that the
doctors, upon studying the
removed organ, found certain
cells that had unique cancer-
fighting properties. The discov-
ery led to a new -- and profitable
-- treatment. When Moore
found out that his spleen had led
to this discovery, he sued the
Regents of the University of
California for a share of the
profits. In 1990, 14 years after
his cancer was cured, he lost his
court case.
Those who study such things
say that ants stretch and yawn
when they wake up.
If you're like 43 percent of the
American population, you
refuse to ever try eating snails,
regardless of the fact that they're
regarded as a delicacy in other
parts of the world.
***
Thought for the Day: "The fear
of becoming a 'has-been' keeps
some people from becoming
anything." -- Eric Hoffer
(c) 2012 King Features Synd.,
Inc.
Q: My dad lived in Colorado
and was an avid fisherman.
Needless to say, he accumulated
quite an array of fishing items,
including rods, reels, tackle and
three older creels. I would like
to determine values. Do you
have any suggestions? -- Lon,
Pueblo, Colo.
A: There are several guides that
might be helpful. My favorite is
"Fishing Collectibles:
Identification and Price Guide"
by Russell E. Lewis and pub-
lished by Krause. Copies are
available at www.amazon.com.
This reference features current
pricing for hundreds of fishing
collectibles with more than
2,000 illustrations in full color.
***
Q: My grandmother had a doll
that was given to her by an
uncle during World War II. Can
you tell me its value? -- Win,
Surprise, Ariz.
A: A free appraisal is generally
worth what you pay for it. In
other words, if it is important to
know the value of an antique of
collectible, you can contact
dealers in your area for their
opinion. A more accurate
assessment would be an
appraisal by a certified profes-
sional, and you should, of
course, expect to pay for this
service.
Since you live fairly near
Phoenix, I suggest you consult
the business pages of the phone
book and check the listings
under "appraisers." Make cer-
tain the appraiser you hire spe-
cializes in personal property, not
real estate. They are listed
together as a rule. You can get
either a verbal appraisal, which
is less expensive, or a written
opinion, which is best for insur-
ance purposes.
Write to Larry Cox in care of
King Features Weekly Service,
P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL
32853-6475, or send e-mail to
questionsforcox@aol.com. Due
to the large volume of mail he
receives, Mr. Cox is unable to
personally answer all reader
questions. Do not send any
materials requiring return mail.
(c) 2012 King Features Synd.,
Inc.
ARIES (March 21 to April 19)
Your work on a recent job
assignment is impressive and is
sure to be noticed. Meanwhile,
expect to receive news about an
upcoming holiday event you
won't want to miss.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)
Saving the world one person at a
time is what you were born to
do. So accept it when people ask
you for help, especially during
the holiday season.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20)
Now that you've resolved all
doubts about an important deci-
sion, you can surprise a lot of
people by defending your stand
with your strong and well-rea-
soned arguments.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22)
The holiday mood stirs your
need to nurture everyone from
the family cat to great-grandma.
But don't overdo it, especially
with teens, who like to feel
grown up.
LEO (July 23 to August 22)
Enjoy basking in the warm love
of family and close friends. But
don't fall into a prolonged cat-
nap yet. There's still much to do
before you can put up your paws
and relax.
VIRGO (August 23 to
September 22) Avoid pushing
others to work as hard as you do
on a common project. Instead,
encourage them to do their best,
and they might well reward you
with a pleasant surprise.
LIBRA (September 23 to
October 22) Like the sensible
Libra you are, you no doubt
started your holiday shopping
already. But be careful to keep
within your budget. Shop
around for the best buys.
SCORPIO (October 23 to
November 21) Love and friend-
ship remain strong in your
aspect over the next several
days. This is a good time to
develop new relationships and
strengthen old ones.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22
to December 21) A beloved
family member has news that
will brighten your holidays.
Also expect to hear from friends
who had long since moved out
of your life.
CAPRICORN (December 22
to January 19) Family and
friends are in for a surprise
when you accept the need to
make a change without being
talked into it. (Bet it surprised
you, too -- didn't it?)
AQUARIUS (January 20 to
February 18) Restoring an old
friendship might not be as easy
as you hoped. You might want
to explore the reasons for your
former buddy's reluctance to
cooperate.
PISCES (February 19 to March
20) Your party-going activities
pick up as the holiday season
takes off. Enjoy your plunge
into the social swim as you
make new friends and renew old
friendships.
BORN THIS WEEK: You are
caring and considerate -- two
wonderful attributes that endear
you to people of all ages.
(c) 2012 King Features Synd.,
Inc.
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