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The Board of Selectmenhave asked the town apprais-er to look into declining prop-erty values on the LibertyHill site due to the ongoingremediation project.

“Obviously you haveheard about Liberty Hill,”Se-lectman Gus Benavides saidto Town Appraiser Wil Cor-coran. “How will this affectproperty values?”

Benavides wanted toknow if the area could beclassified as a hazardouswaste site and Corcoran saidthe site has to be legally usedregularly for that classifica-tion. Since the site is a one-time illegal dumpsite it does

not meet that classification,Corcoran said that he is un-sure how this will affect theproperty values of the homesalready on the property. Thedrop in the values on thehomes will depend on theamount the home is affectedby the site.

“Some wells will need tobe monitored and some willnot,” said Corcoran. “So it’sall a question of how muchthe value will be lowered,which will be different foreach home. It is a fascinatingproblem and I will look into it.”

Corcoran did note thatthose homes do sell and whatthe town would do as ap-praisers would be to add the

Liberty Hill factor on top ofthe property value.

Property value was of def-inite concern for residentsfollowing the public hearingbetween DES, KeySpan andtown residents. Some voicedtheir concern that theywould be stuck with theirhomes, unable to resell be-cause of the coal tar if theychoose to move.

The selectmen had previ-ously discussed, at the sug-gestion of Selectman KevinHayes, to look into hiringtheir own private contractorto do their own analysis ofthe site and any areas ofhealth risk. Concerns raisedby residents at the publichearing included the


The Gilford Board of Se-lectmen has had three mem-bers since the town wasfounded, but that mightchange in the near future.

“There has been a lot oftalk about a five-member

board,” said Selectman KevinHayes.“I got asked if we couldhave a special town meetingto talk about a petition for thisif it came to us in the next fewmonths.”

The idea proposed byHayes was to review a peti-tion if it came before the

board and then hold a specialtown meeting to put it on theballot, possibly for Novemberso the town would not have towait until 2010 for the changeto take place. Without a spe-cial meeting, the town wouldvote on the petition in 2009 and then elect new

officials in 2010.Connie Grant,chairman of

the Board of Selectmen,asked if they needed to havea meeting to decide they want-ed to have a five-person board.Debra Shackett, interim townadministrator, said they didnot need to if they decided it

was something they were in-terested in proceeding with.

The selectmen decided tohold a public hearing in thenear future to hear from resi-dents about the possibility ofelecting two more selectmenin the 2009 election. Hayessuggested putting it on the

ballot in November if the res-idents seem amenable to theidea.

“It is a direction I wouldlike to see us move to,” saidGrant. ‘I whole-heartedlyagree we need a five-person

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Leah Cote, 2, tries her hand at ribbon dancing during the Childhood Learning Fair in Gilford, put on by LakesRegion Community Services. Children were able to participate in painting, storytelling or play with musicalinstruments while parents learned about the services available at LRCS. See story page A4.

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The Facility PlanningCommittee will move for-ward without architect PeterStewart, who has declined tocontinue with the project ex-cept on a consultant basis.

“He said he just couldn’tdo it,” Selectman KevinHayes told the FPC Monday.“I think the reason was two-fold. He said he had a lot ofjobs on his plate…”

“Was he trying to protectthe process?” asked SteveGrant, FPC member.

“I think it goes deeperthan that,” Hayes replied.

The FPC also learned thatthey have no contractual ob-ligation to Horne Construc-tion. They can re-establishnegotiations with the com-pany or they can walk away,according to town counsel.The FPC is recommending tothe selectmen that they con-tinue with Horne Construc-tion for the project and if theselectmen give the greenlight, they will meet with the

company to discuss plans.The committee will also re-quest not to exceed anamount to be attached to theproject.

“What we have right nowis a yellow light,” said JimMull, FPC chairman.

He cautioned the commit-tee to keep in mind that thisis an additional part of theproject that should not cre-ate much more work or re-quire sub-committees, asthey were already close to be-ing done.

“If the plug hadn’t beenpulled (the committee) couldhave been done with this bynow,” Hayes said.

The committee memberssaid that if they are given ap-proval by the selectmen tocontinue with Horne Con-struction then the companymight be able to finish whatneeds to be completed in theway of specifications. Thecommittee will then go overthe specifications until both

FPC moving forwardwithout architect

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assistance were reported.7 animal complaints were

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were reported.2 domestic disturbances

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were reported.2 services of paperwork

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1 report of harassmentwas made.

1 report of a bad checkwas made.

1 armed robbery/inprogress was reported.

1 report of a mental per-son was made.

1 request for a SWATTeam was made.

1 9-1-1 hang up call wasmade.

1 request for a roadblock/stop all traffic wasmade.

2 lost/missing/wantedpersons were reported.

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If you see someone walk-ing around the Lakes Regionin June with a shaved head,that person just might haveparticipated in the St.Baldrick’s fund-raiser forchildhood cancer.

“The Web site is up andrunning,” said John Beland,from the Gilford Fire De-partment. “We encourageeveryone to go there and seehow they can help.”

The Web site is www.st-baldrick.org and on the sitepeople can register to havetheir heads shaved in ex-change for donations, do-nate to someone who is par-

ticipating or just donatemoney to the general cause.

There are over 300 eventsthis year across the nationto benefit the foundation.This will be the fourth yearfor the event held in Gilfordand it will be held Saturday,May 31, at the GunstockRecreation Area from 10a.m. to 3 p.m. or until every-one who is participating hasbeen shaved.

The Gilford Fire Depart-ment is heavily involved inthis event every year and al-so host a bone marrow drivepartnered with the Save Gio-vanni Team and DKMSAmericas. In 2007, therewere 405 events hosted in-

ternationally and over18,000 heads were shaved forthe cause. This year St.Baldrick’s is hoping to reacha goal of raising $35,000 dol-lars in 2008.

St. Baldrick’s started in2000 and since then theyhave raised over $20,000,000dollars to help fight child-hood cancer. There are thou-sands of children diagnosedeach year with cancer andevents like St. Baldrick’shelp raise money for re-search and support for thesechildren. There are manyinstances where thechemotherapy involved inthe treatment of the cancerleaves the child without a lot

of hair and leaves them feel-ing self conscious. Duringthe event hair that is over 10inches will be collected for“Locks of Love’ whichmakes wigs for childrenwho have cancer.

Not only will participantsbe raising money for cancerresearch, but those raisingover $50 will get a t-shirt.

“We have more peoplesigned up this far out thanwe ever had before,” said Be-land. “We are at over a thou-sand dollars so far. “

The Web site says that theapproximate amount is$1,510 so far, which is 4 per-cent of the events goal of$35,000.

St. Baldrick’s raising money for cancer research

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Patrons of the Crab AppleCafé in Laconia nod and holdquiet conversations as Gil-ford’s Don Watson performs.

”I’m gonna drive this oldVolkswagen Bug just as fastas it will go,” sings Watson.“Pray to God to help methrough the rain and thesnow. Cause I’ve got to getback east before she’s gone.”

Watson recalls he was dat-ing the woman who was tobecome his wife when hewrote those lyrics. She wasliving in Maine and he wasin Colorado, and as he wasdriving across country tomeet her the words came tohim for the song “Back East”which became the title trackfor his first CD.

“I was just thinking abouthow I needed to get there,”he said. “A lot of times it’sthe melody that comes to mefirst. In this case it was thelyrics.”

Watson performs both hisoriginal music that can befound on his CD and old fa-vorites mixed in. He playssuch hits such as John Den-ver’s “I’m Leaving On A JetPlane” and Jimmy Buffet’s“Margaritaville” as patronseat their lunches and occa-sionally slip money into histip jar. After each round ofapplause and donation Wat-son smiles and gives a“Thank you” before continu-ing with his set.

It wasn’t until high schoolthat he picked up the guitarand started learning to play.He said that it was the time-lessness of folk music thatdrew him to that genre,which he listened to as ateenager. His inspirations in-clude Denver, Jim Croce,Joni Mitchell and JamesTaylor.

“I learned a lot of theirsongs,” said Watson. “Thenafter a while melodies wouldjust start to come to me.”

Watson remarked that ittakes a lot to do music fulltime, and he holds a day jobas a water tester for the Stateof New Hampshire. He triesto hit open mic nights at leastonce a week with his guitarin tow and says that some-times he can manage threein a week.

His favorite tune is one ti-tled “Isn’t Life Just Grand;”the way it comes togetherlyrically and musically isstill something he is proud oftoday.

“Songs are like photo al-bums,” said Watson. “Eachone brings you back to thattime or place.”

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Don Watson, local folk artist and Gilford resident, performs for lunch patrons at the Crab Apple Café in Laconia. Watson has recently gotten airplay on a local Massachusetts radio sta-tion and finally fulfilled his lifelong dream of producing his own CD “Back East” on New Year’s Eve 2008.

when the listener takes asong out of context, but Wat-son says he is okay with it.He recounted the tale of a lis-tener who thought a particu-lar song was upbeat whenWatson felt it was a reallyfrustrated sort of song. Hewondered whether he hadfailed to convey his message,but over time he said he’s got-ten over that feeling.

Watson noted with cha-grin that his family has lis-tened to his songs so manytimes they are sick of it, butit keeps him grounded, andthey are still supportive ofhis music. The making of aCD is not a cheap endeavor,but Watson said his familywas behind him while heworked to make his first.

“There were some obsta-cles,” Watson said. “The firsttime I had everything alllined up and then I got a joboffer in Minnesota I couldn’trefuse, and so it fellthrough.”

When he moved to theLakes Region Watson decid-ed it would be the perfect op-portunity to try again and sostarted attending the localopen mic nights about nineyears ago and started meet-ing other local artists.

“It is hard because it’s arural area and we are so farapart,” Watson said. “We dosee each other at eventsthough and that’s how I metMike Moran.”

Moran agreed to recordWatson’s album in his home

studio and other local artistscame in to play instrumentsbehind Watson’s vocals andguitar. The musicians allworked full time, so they didnot record their tracks to-gether, and it took fivemonths before they werehappy with the finishedproduct. He said the experi-ence has made him muchmore appreciative of whatgoes into the production of aCD.

“It was always a dream ofmine to make a CD,” said

Watson. “Now that has hap-pened other little things thatI thought would be great arehappening.”

One of which is a song hewrote being played on the ra-dio. Specifically, on WATVout of Marshfield, Mass., onthe “Tomorrow’s Dreamers”radio show which plays un-signed area artists. It will be

the first time Watson willhear his music on the radio.

“I don’t even know whatsong they are going to play,”laughed Watson. “My wifeasked me which one and Ireplied ‘Does it matter?’ Iplan to be on the glued to theInternet Sunday night listen-ing for it anyway.”

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months of living in a nearly campaign-free statesince the New Hampshire Primaries in January.Now, as the campaign signs for those presidentialhopefuls, some of whom have long since quit therace, are unearthed from mounds of snow, new cam-paigns for state elections are just beginning. Thesecampaigns, while perhaps not as in-your-face, prom-ise to be increasingly prominent as the Novemberelections near.

These races, which include offices in the state sen-ate, on the executive council, and in the House ofRepresentatives, involve local candidates and moreclosely affect our local communities. Whomever iselected president is hugely important to our future,of course, but on a local level, it is the people who areelected to seats in our state government that have thepotential to benefit us directly.

As we move toward November, getting to know theresidents of our towns who aspire to serve their com-munities promises to be enlightening. It also reiter-ates how closely New Hampshire government is con-nected to its citizens. Your neighbor could well be thenext state senator or representative, and the closeproximity may come in handy if you have a com-plaint or comment that you’d like someone in Con-cord to hear about.

So, as big as the race for president is, those of usein the local newspaper business are looking forwardto getting back in touch with our own politicians andbringing their ambitions and missions to the fore-front. Last year at Salmon Press, we talked with nu-merous presidential candidates, from Sen. McCainto Sen. Clinton to the long-forgotten Gov. BillRichardson. In the past couple weeks, we’ve had thepleasure of meeting with Executive Councilor RayBurton, who is seeking yet another term, as well ascandidate for Senate Jeanne Shaheen. Whether wewould endorse these candidates or not is irrelevantat the moment; it is still early, after all. But regard-less of whom we agree with or want representing us,each candidate has a fascinating story about theirNew Hampshire roots and the goals they have forserving people in the Granite State.

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Children laughed as theybanged on toy drums,washed their hands, paintedand played with a largebrightly colored parachute atthe Childhood Learning Fairat Gilford High School lastFriday.

The event was sponsoredby Lakes Region CommunityServices.

“Where else could you seeso many kids having thismuch fun?” asked Jeff Keith,director of marketing andpublic relations for LRCS.“This is really all about kidshaving a good time and let-ting people know about ourprograms.”

The learning fair broughtout over 200 people out to testsome of the activities run bythe staff of LRCS. Childrenlearned how to properlywash their hands, testedwhether certain items sinkor float, listened to a

storyteller, participated inteatime and played withblocks.

“Everything we do here ishands on,” said Keith. “Wepromote parents discovering‘teachable moments’ withtheir child.”

This particular event ofLRCS focuses on families andparents learning creativethings they can do at homewith their children, butLRCS also has many otherservices to support the com-munity. Parents can get ad-vice or share their experi-ences with other parents.

Keith said he hopes every-one who came to the fair willtake advantage of their serv-ices. One such service is the“Giggles and Grins FamilyResource Centers” whichKeith explained looks like areally good day care centerbut families are there togeth-er playing and spending timetogether. LRCS also providesearly intervention for chil-

dren who have learning orother developmental impair-ments and transition sup-port for children starting innew schools.

“It’s a very good time,”said Jason Hennessy. “I think(the children) liked the paint-ing best, and the eating ofcourse!”

Hennessy brought his fivechildren and a neighbor’sdaughter to the fair. MatthewHennessy, 9, thought the eat-ing was the best part whilehis 8-year-old sister Rileythought the parachute wasthe best activity. Their fatherexplained that they got back-packs and Frisbees and oth-er free items from the activi-ty tables as well.

“They are really takingfull advantage of everythinghere,” said Hennessy.

After the activity tableschildren and parents were letinto the auditorium to listento Rick Charette, a singer andsongwriter who is in his 25th

year of entertaining chil-dren with his songs and sto-ries. Many parents of thechildren in attendance re-member Charette from theirown childhood’s and manysang along with his most fa-mous songs like “I LoveMud” and “Bubblegum”while their children dancedin front of the stage.

Charette started as ele-mentary school musicteacher and his performanceis filled with participationand sing-along to appeal tothat age group. Not only arethe kids dancing and singing,but they’re also learningabout animals and vocabu-lary as well as rhythm andrhyming from Charette’ssongs.

“Let’s see you hop likefrogs,” encouraged Charetteas he hopped across the stage.

“Listen to kids and you’lllearn,” said Charette afterthe show. “They will lead youto what they want to know.”

Kids get rowdy at learning fair in Gilford

Rick Charette, children’s author and musician, performs at theChildhood Learning Fair.

Rick Charette, children’s author and musician, performs with his friendsBaxter and Stinky at the Childhood Learning Fair. Charette is in his 25thyear of performing and many of the parents in attendance heardCharette perform when they were children and remember many of hissongs such as his famous “I Love Mud!”

Sebastian Moceri, 5, laughs as he tries to prevent a parachute from falling on his head at the Childhood Learning Fair.

Colby Vetter, 2, experiences life under a parachute at the ChildhoodLearning Fair.

James Hersey, 4, plays with water trying to figure put if objects sink or float.

Photos by Danielle DeLisle

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The School Board has ex-pressed continued concernwith NECAP results fromthe high school as well as theincreases in the Youth RiskBehavior Survey.

“These are dishearten-ing,” said Meg Jenkins, dis-cussing the Youth Risk Be-havior Survey at the boardmeeting Monday. “There is amessage here. We want tobelieve that these numbersare incorrect, but they areconsistent with the statenumbers.”

The survey is put togeth-er by the Center for DiseaseControl and asks kids abouttheir drug and alcohol usage.One of the facts that Jenkinscalled disturbing was that 41percent of student said thatin the past 30 days they haveconsumed five or moredrinks in a row. This is con-sidered binge drinking by

School Board worried about Youth Risk Behavior Surveydefinition and 5 percent ofthose students said that theyhad more than 20 times in thepast 30 days.

Kurt Webber, member ofthe school board, questionedwhether or not the studentswere taking the survey seri-ously and that he couldn’tquite believe these numbersto be true. Margo Weeksechoed his thoughts and saidthat if this amount of drink-ing was going on that some-one would have noticed bynow and done something.

“I think that if parentschecked out MySpace andlook up their children andtheir children’s friends that they would be very sur-prised at what they see,” saidJenkins.

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site where users can post pic-tures and make comments onother members’ profiles.

“I can vouch for those re-sults,” when students report-ed that experienced abuse intheir relationships, Jenkinssaid, “through things I haveseen and heard. Just ask theguidance counselors.”

In an effort to raise aware-ness a forum on underagedrinking was held on April 8at the high school cafeteria.

“I think we should en-courage students to attendtoo,” Sue Allen, chairman ofthe school board, said at themeeting.

“Disappointed” GHS Prin-cipal Ken Wiswell discussedthe results of the NECAPtests. Last week, the boardheard the elementary and

middle school results andwas not satisfied with the av-erage scores. The high schoolresults did not yield a betterresponse, as the students’scores still fell into the aver-age and sometimes below av-erage state level.

“Our staff meeting onApril 2 was dedicated tothis,” said Wiswell. “I am dis-appointed but not discour-aged.”

Wiswell offered severalcourses of action that werealready being implementedat the high school. The mathteachers are asking students

to solve more multiple stepproblems and requiringmore writing. The schoolwill also move the testing toan off site location to ensurethe same proctors for eachtest and instill the serious-ness of the test on the stu-dents. Wiswell also suggest-ed that the scores go on thestudent transcripts and per-haps offering incentives suchas gift certificates at the stu-dent store or requiring sen-iors to have certain scores foropen campus privileges.

“How can we say studentscan go off campus when they

are scoring below average?”asked Wiswell.

Wiswell said that whatneeds to change is the cultureof the school and that the stu-dents don’t feel like they arepart of something bigger.The students don’t feel thescores count for anythingand so do not do as well asthey could. Wiswell asked se-lected students individuallyabout how hard they workedon the test and showed themthe results for the school.

“Most of them said ‘Oh ifI had known I would havetried harder,’” said Wiswell.

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April 22 marks the 38th an-niversary of the first EarthDay celebration. Becausethis day falls during schoolvacation, Gilford studentsplan to celebrate with aweeks’ worth of activitiesfrom April 14 to April 18 inorder to raise awareness ofour planet Earth.

On Monday,GHS and GMSstudents will be attending apresentation of Climate andProsperity by Michael Mor-rison, Scientific Coordinatorfor the Greenland Ice SheetProject Two (GISP2). Datafrom this project formed thebasis of our current under-standing of how our climatehas changed over the past100,000 years. Mr. Morrisongives a dynamic presentationon the current state of theEarth’s climate, the dangerswe face, and the bright op-portunities that lie ahead.The public is invited to thesepresentations which will beheld at the GHS auditoriumat 9:30 and 10:25 am.

On Tuesday, the GHS

Environmental Club will bepresenting a series of envi-ronmentally minded moviesin the GHS auditorium. At 3p.m., Dr. Seuss’s “The Lorax”will be playing. At 4:10, “Fer-nGully, The Last Rainforest”will be shown. “The Day Af-ter Tomorrow” starts at 5:35.The evening ends with theOscar winning documentary“An Inconvenient Truth” at7:50 p.m. The creation andpromotion of this filmhelped earn narrator Al Gorethe Nobel Peace Prize for2007. The public is encour-aged to attend these topicalfilms. All admission is free.Refreshments and earthfriendly items will be for salein the lobby to benefit the re-cycling efforts at GilfordHigh School.

On Friday, the GES GreenPandas will be hosting theWinnipesaukee Players per-formance of The RecyclaB-ulls, a musical adventureaimed towards teachingyounger students how to re-duce, reuse, and recycle. GES

will also be hanging theirEarth Day flag to kick-offtheir spring curriculum fo-cus of “Outdoor Spaces areMagical Places.” Meanwhile,Gilford Middle School will be crowning the winner ofthe weeklong recycling com-petition at their school wideassembly.

As a final act before springbreak, Gilford High Schoolwill be hosting a live concertof local (and some not so lo-cal) talent at the first everEarth Jam. From 5:30 until11 p.m., a dozen different actswill hit the Gilford stage tobenefit the environment.There will be a $5 admissionfee with all proceeds going to-ward improving the local re-cycling efforts and global en-vironmental awareness.

The environmental clubsof all three schools haveworked hard to bring theseevents to fruition and arehappy to invite the public.These same students havebeen working throughoutthe school year to collect the

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your part to reduce, reuse,and recycle, and rememberto celebrate Earth Day on

April 22. For more informa-tion, contact Student Ser-vices at 524-7135 x226.

LAKES REGION — TheLakes Region ScholarshipFoundation announces thatthe 2008 Annalee ThorndikeArt Scholarship CompetitionAward applications are nowavailable.

In 2000 AnnaleeThorndike established thismerit award to encourage lo-cal art students to fulfill theiraspirations in the field of art.From 2001 through 2007over$14,000 has been awarded toLakes Region students par-ticipating in this merit-basedcompetition. The AnnaleeThorndike Art Competitionwas a dream come true forthis caring and creativewoman, who wanted to leavea legacy to perpetuate herpersonal dream and support

the artistic future of LakesRegion students.

Scholarships are awardedon the basis of merit (not fi-nancial need) of the student’sartwork as determined by athree-person panel of judgeswho are local artists.

High school students grad-uating in 2008, who are LakesRegion Belknap County resi-dents and who will be attend-ing college as art majors inthe fall of 2008 are eligible toapply. The 2008 LRSF com-mittee organizing the compe-tition this year requests thatstudents make their inten-tions to compete known tothe committee by Friday,April 18.

The competition is restricted to two-dimension-

al art works only, because ofthe limited scope of theaward. Participants areasked to submit five paint-ings, along with sketchbooks,and artist’s statements ornarratives. Paintings may beframed or matted.

Applications and contestdetails are available nowthrough the art departmentat area high schools through-out Belknap County. In addi-tion, applications and moreinformation may be obtainedby contacting CommitteeChairman Marilyn Lynch at524-1906 or at the office of TheLakes Region ScholarshipFoundation located in the De-Camp Center, 14 CountryClub Rd. Gilford.

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Gunstock Ski Club, NewHampshire’s oldest organ-ized ski club, recently hostedthe Francis Piche Invitation-al event at Gunstock Moun-tain Resort. Our talentedNew Hampshire team proud-ly won this highly-competi-tive Giant Slalom.

The first run of this racewas made in 1970, beginningits life as the Tompson Tro-phy Race. It was renamed theFrancis Piche Invitational in1995 after Bob Bolduc, alongwith Kevin Hayes, now Gil-ford’s newly-elected Select-man, campaigned for thename change.

Bolduc gave a simple,straightforward answerwhen he explained why hetook on the daunting task ofrenaming an already-estab-lished Alpine skiing event.

“Well, Francis Piche justdid so much for the sport ofskiing,” he said.

Piche, the founder ofPiche’s Ski Shop, grew up onMorrill Street in Laconia, theoldest of seven children. Hesold his first pair of woodenskis during the Great De-pression of the l930s, figur-ing he could make some

much-needed money, howev-er little it might be.

It remains an amazing factthat recreational skiing inthe East grew at an astound-ing rate during a time whenthe basic necessities of lifewere so difficult to obtain.Piche, selling Lund Factoryseconds from his family’sconverted chicken coop, hadno problem selling out ofskis.

While continuing to sup-ply skis to local residents, hecoached the Laconia High skiteam for two seasons, earn-ing a meager two dollars perweek. Possessing an incredi-ble work ethic, Piche workedat the Belknap RecreationArea, recovering rope towhandles, when the Areaopened during the 1937-38winter season. Again, paywas minimal.

Throughout the time heworked in the ski industry,Piche became an accom-plished skier in his ownright, winning medals inthree different dash events atthe 1939 Winter Carnival inMeredith.

The 1940s brought majorchanges to skiing in Ameri-ca as well as to Piche’s life.Skiing in this country began

Francis Piche – the man behind the invitational

After the purchase wasmade, Bolduc expanded theproduct lines as well as thestore itself. Last year,Bolduc’s sons, Pat and Rob,took over the reins of thebusiness and now run bothsport shops, one in Gilford,the other in Belmont.

Over the years, Piche’s Skiand Sport Shops have beenactively involved in reachingout to the community. Eachyear, they proudly sponsor

the Francis Piche Invitation-al event, providing productdemonstrations and equip-ment maintenance for racecompetitors.

Piche died in 1999; howev-er, if he were alive today, hewould be justifiably proud ofthe sport shops and the invi-tational event that bear hisname. All are well-run withthe utmost considerationtaken for the people involved-exactly as he would have

wanted it.Gilford’s Thompson-

Ames Historical Society al-ways welcomes historicalstories. If you have a storyyou would like to share,please contact the Society [email protected]. Please visitwww.gilfordhistoricalsoci-ety.org for a complete listingof upcoming programs andevents.

primarily as a Nordic event.During WWII, a flood of Aus-trians entering the UnitedStates brought with themdownhill skiing, along withthe excitement of its speed,to the slopes of eastern skiareas. That same war tookPiche overseas in 1942 to bat-tle the raging war in Europe.He returned home in August1945, when he was dis-charged from active duty.

Upon his return, he wentto work for Scott andWilliams, a local company,while running his ski shopon Batchelder Street onnights and weekends. At thesame time, he was very ac-tively involved in local ski-ing groups such as the Win-nipesaukee Ski Club and theGilford Outing Club.

Working at the local postoffice was the last job thatPiche would hold outside ofhis ski shop. In 1951, he wentto work full-time at the shop,a bold move that raised a feweyebrows at the time. Thebusiness was moved to itspresent location in 1953.

In 1978, Piche sold his skishop to Bob Bolduc, after thepair had worked side-by-sidefor 20 years. Bolduc pos-sessed the same work ethicas did Piche; neither thoughtanything of working an ad-ditional 40 hours just on aweekend.

The two met at Gunstockwhere Bolduc was workingin the kitchen. Bolduc, whowas just entering his teenageyears, was also working onthe family farm in Gilford.Piche allowed him to jugglework on the farm with workat the shop. Eventually,Bolduc became Piche’s man-ager, and it became a naturalstep for him to purchase thebusiness when Piche wasready to sell.

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Francis Piche, left, shakes hands with Bob Bolduc in 1978, the year Bolduc purchased Piche’s Ski Shop in Gilford.

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Event: Brown Bag Book DiscussionTime: 11:30 AMEnd: 12:30 PMDescription: We are offering a day-time book discussion!Bring your 'brown bag' lunch and we'll provide dessert alongwith a lively discussion of "Memory Keeper's Daughter" byKim Edwards. Books are available at the Library.Location: Gilford Public LibraryContact Name: JessiePhone: 524-6042

Event: KIDS ONLY! Book Group (Grades 3&4)Time: 6:00 PMEnd: 7:30 PMDescription: Come pick up your copy of DIARY OF AWIMPY KID:GREG HEFFLEY'S JOURNAL by Jeff Kinney.When we meet, we'll discuss the book, watch a movie and doa craft. Popcorn will be served.Location: Gilford Public LibraryContact Name: TashaPhone: 524-6042

Friday, April 11Event: Peter Mayer in ConcertOrganization: Gilford Community ChurchTime: 7:00 PMDescription: (pictures of Mayer available at his website:http://www.petermayer.net)Peter MayerGilford CommunityChurch, 7:00 p.m. April 11, 2008Singer-songwriter and gui-tarist Peter Mayer will be performing on Friday, April 11, atthe Gilford Community Church, offering music from hisrepertoire of original songs, acoustic music and contempo-rary folk music. Tickets are $10.00 advance sale, and $12.00at the door. Advanced sale tickets are available at two out-lets: Greenlaw’s in Laconia and the Gilford CommunityChurch office at 19 Potter Hill Road in Gilford (603) 524-6057.Location: 19 Potter Hill RdContact Name: Dru ChattertonPhone: [email protected]

Event: NH State Drama FestivalOrganization: Gilford Performing ArtsTime: 6:00 PMDescription: This 2 day event features performances by sev-eral school groups from around the state. Tickets are avail-able at the door and prices vary depending on the number ofshows you would like to see.Location: Gilford High School

Saturday, April 12Event: NH State Drama FestivalOrganization: Gilford Performing ArtsTime: 9:00 AMEnd: 8:00 PMDescription: This 2 day event features performances by

several school groups from around the state. Tickets areavailable at the door and prices vary depending on the num-ber of shows you would like to see.Location: Gilford High School

Tuesday, April 15Event: After School Craft (Ages 5 and Up)Time: 3:15 PMEnd: 4:30 PMDescription: Get ready for Spring by stopping at the Library.We'll decorate sun catchers to welcome back the flowers, but-terflies and sunshine. (Old clothes recommended...there willbe painting!)Location: Gilford Public LibraryContact Name: TashaPhone: 524-6042

Thursday, April 17Event: Teach Your Child Basic Sign LanguageOrganization: UpstreamTime: 5:00 PMEnd: 6:30 PMDescription: Does your child want to communicate morethan he/she does? Does your child cry or yell more than youwould like? Do you think your baby is trying to tell you some-thing? Parents and other caregivers of infants from age 6months to 3 years have an opportunity to learn baby sign lan-guage to improve communication. Teach Your Child BasicSign Language will be held on Thursday, April 17, from 5:00to 6:30 pm at Modern Mums 2B in the center of the BelknapMall in Belmont. Instructor Kim Stiles will demonstrate ba-sic signs from American Sign Language. Signs which will betaught will include: more, no, yes, all done, eat, drink, water,milk, please, thank you, hurt, change (diaper), help, mama,daddy and more based on questions from the audience. Stileswas a teacher who worked with special needs children andtaught early intervention using sign to facilitate language insmall children. She will teach you and your child fun, prac-tical ways to learn sign and use it in your daily activities.At-tendance certificates, a door prize and light refreshmentswill be included in this free parenting series sponsored by Up-Stream and Modern Mums 2B. Advance registration is re-quired to attend as space is limited. Parents and caregiverscan attend with or without children. To register, call Katy

Gautsch, Community Health & Hospice, at 524-8444, Ext. 346,or email [email protected]. Limited assistance withhome child care and transportation costs may be availablewith required advance notice and approval. Call UpStreamat 524-6864, Ext. 104, or email [email protected] seriesis made possible in part by grant funding from Belknap Coun-ty Incentive Funds. UpStream, a Lakes Region United Wayinitiative, offers parenting education opportunities, collabo-rating with community groups, social service agencies andvolunteers. UpStream offers an email sharing network as aprimary communication tool to promote community servic-es and share resources.For more parenting information or toview the program flyer, click on www.upstream.org.Location: Modern Mums 2B, Belknap MallContact Name: Katy Gautsch, Community Health & HospicePhone: 524-8444, Ext. 346 / [email protected]

Sunday, April 20Event: United Methodist Trio ConcertOrganization: First United Methodist ChurchTime: 3:30 PMDescription: The United Methodist Trio will once again begiving a concert in the sanctuary. The trio is comprised of Al-ison Witham on Flute, Alice Beyrent on Clarinet and JeannePorter on Piano. They will be performing the music ofBrahms, Mozart, Cui, Finzi and Saint-Saens. A recep-tion in the Fireside Room will follow the concert.Admission for the concert is a donation of $6 per ticket. Pro-ceeds will benefit the Wesley Arts Committee who are spon-soring this event. Come and enjoy.Location: First United Methodist Church, 18 Wesley Way,Rt. 11A Phone: 524-3289

The events calendar is courtesy of the Gilford CommunityForum via www.gilford events.com and DK Net design. Toplace an item on the calendar, visit www.gilfordevents.com orcontact the Gilford Steamer at [email protected] fax number is 279-3331 Or, mail us at:.Gilford Steamer5 Water StreetMeredith NH, 03253

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board.”Grant did caution that

there has been a problem inthe past with interest in theposition and that she hopedthe interest of the 2008 elec-tion would continue.Grant al-so suggested looking into howother towns, such as Mered-ith, have switched from athree-person to five-personboard to minimize the awk-wardness of the change forGilford.

“There are just some meet-ings we can’t go to because oftime,” said Benavides. “Hav-ing other people on the boardto represent the board andhaving a new set of eyes on issues would be

beneficial.”All three selectmen ex-

pressed support for the ideaand gave Shackett the task ofdetermining the process ofthe change.

Moultonboro changedfrom a three-person board toa five-person board threeyears ago in March.

“For us it was verysmooth,” said EdwardCharest, selectman in Moul-tonboro. “Town governmentbecomes very complex. Wenow have so many state regu-lations to look at and you seea lot more correspondence.That was what the problemwas here.”

Charest says with a five-person board the work getsspread around and the select-

men are available to attend more functions andcommittee meetings. He alsonoted that with a five-personboard you have good discus-sions on various issues.

“I foresee more and moretowns moving towards (a five-person board),” said Charest.“The responsibilities of run-ning a town and the votingseem much fairer too. I wouldrecommend that (Gilford) gowith the five-person board. Iwould be happy to talk to (theGilford selectmen) about itand I am sure the other se-lectmen would as well.”

Meredith Town ManagerCarol Granfield said that shehas worked with three, fiveand seven-person boards, andwhether it works

parties are satisfied and thenbring the proposal to theBoard of Selectmen for ap-proval.

The selectmen at their lastwork session approved mov-ing the responsibility of thegeothermal study, a consid-eration for the new police sta-tion, to the Energy Commit-

tee. Hayes will meet with thecommittee to discuss theircharge. Coincidentally, Dale“Chan” Eddy is a member ofboth the Energy Committeeand the FPC and is thereforein a position to be liaison be-tween the two during thisprocess.

“I think it would be pre-sumptuous of us to build thisproject without consulting

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United States Postal Systembegan offering discountedpostage to free news week-lies – reviving an obscureclassification of mail called“controlled circulation,”which had not been used per-vasively in the periodicaltrades for a quarter centuryor more. Any publication ap-plying for the special permitmust carry at least 25 per-cent local news content in itspages. The Gilford Steameris traditionally is 50 percent news and 50 percentadvertising.

The signature collectioncampaign began two weeksago, and the Niagara of ear-ly returns has caused a hap-py bedlam around the news-paper office.

“We are buried,” Piattsaid.

All the cards have to betyped into a computer data-base and alphabetized toready-up the requester listfor verification by a team ofUnited States Postal Audi-tors later this year.

“People in this area couldnot be more gracious.”

Hundreds of signaturecards have “we love the pa-per” scrawled in the mar-gins. One lady wrote “thankyou for this lovely gift.”

“I don’t know of any newsmedium in America thatgleans these kinds of lovenotes from its audience,” Pi-att said. Can you see this hap-pening at the NY Times or ata television network? “It’sjust amazing and very touch-ing. All of us love publishingthe paper here.”

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depends on the make-up ofthe board and the town. Shecommented that Meredithhad a rough time the firstyear, but in this second yeareverything is working well.

“I think it’s a good idea,”said John Goodhue, who ran

for the open selectmen’s officethis year. “Three people cando it, but it’s a heck of an ob-ligation. I think with the five-person board you have a lotmore flexibility. It spreads theload.”

Goodhue said he thought a

five-person board could ab-solve situations better.

He is not sure if there wasa switch whether he wouldrun for office again.

“I am not ruling anythingout at this point,” said Goodhue.

the Energy Committee aboutefficiency,” said DennisDoten, FPC member.

The selectmen also dis-cussed the possibility of onewarrant article if the sav-ings from geothermal wereoverwhelming. Hayes cau-tioned against it, saying thatif the police station planswere voted down they stillmay want to go forward withthe geothermal for the build-ing.

Grant also mentioned tothe board that he was con-sidering removing himselffrom the committee.

“It has nothing to do withthe process,”said Grant.“It’sjust my kids are in schooland things are so busy. Thistakes up a lot of time. I thinkyou guys are on the righttrack.”

Doten noted that he felt allthe heavy lifting had beendone and most of the committee expressed theirdesire for Grant to stay onthe committee.

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GILFORD REAL ESTATE UPDATEAccording to the National Association of Realtors, sales of existing homes rose by 2.9percent in February. It was the biggest increase in a year, and caught economists by sur-prise, considering that they were expecting a decline. However, the February salesnumbers do indicate that the market is stabilizing.

Analysts cautioned against reading too much into the one-month rise in sales. Manyeconomists are predicting that the steep slump in housing will not bottom-out until laterthis year since inventories are still high.

As for sales of homes in Gilford for the month of March, there were five (5) residen-tial sales and one (1) condo. This compares favorably to March of last year in terms ofnumber of residential units sold, but when you compare average selling price, the aver-age selling price in March of last year was $472,350 as compared to $192,180 this year.Our inventory of homes remains stable at 132 homes available for sale.

GILFORD HOMES SOLD IN MARCH 2008

No. Homes Sold Price Range Avg. Days on Market Avg. Selling Price3 100/200 178 $ 145,9672 200/300 144 261,500

Dick Vaillancourt is a Realtor for Exit LakesideRealty Group in Laconia. Should you have anyquestions concerning real estate, he may be reachedby calling 527-1111, ext. 11, or bye-mailing him at [email protected] compiled for this report were generated usingthe Northern New England Real Estate MLS system.

that has proven untrustwor-thy,” said resident KathyLaCroix at the public hear-ing.

The selectmen held anemergency meeting onMarch 28 and authorized Mc-Donald Morrissey, environ-mental consultants, to do ananalysis of the site and givetheir findings within threeweeks. The cost for the townwill be around $23,000. Thisanalysis is an unexpectedand unbudgeted expendi-ture, but one that the select-men said they are willing towork with to get the matterof Liberty Hill resolved.

Concerned parties haveuntil April 25 to submit com-ments on the proposed DESplan and 60 to 90 after com-ments close DES will issueits final recommendation.

Former town administra-tor Evans Juris had noted athis final Board of Selectmenmeeting that there were alimited number of agenciesthat could do such a studythat wasn’t conflicted withKeySpan. Gilford will havethe option to appeal the DESdecision should the depart-ment decide against com-plete removal, which thetown and selectmen havebeen adamant about as their choice for remediationof the site.

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The Board of Selectmenwill send a letter to formerSelectman Alice Boucherinforming her that theycannot comment on the pe-tition submitted by her atthe March 26 selectmenmeeting.

“Obviously because ofthe current situation wecan’t comment too much onthis,” said Chairman of the

Board of Selectmen ConnieGrant. “Though in all fair-ness to Ms. Boucher we needto acknowledge we receivedthe petition.”

The petition asked for apublic hearing about the fir-ing of former Town Admin-istrator Evans Juris and areversal of their decisionpending the public hearing.The selectmen decided tosend a letter saying thatthey could not comment onthe matter and they did re-ceive the petition, whichhad 209 names on it whenBoucher presented it to theselectmen.

There is no word from theselectmen or Juris on thestatus of any legal proceed-ings currently n process orplanned. Both parties havebeen advised by attorneysnot to comment on the mat-ter. It has been over a monthsince Juris was removedfrom his position as townadministrator by a select-men vote of two to one andDebra Shackett was namedinterim town administrator.Boucher said it was the nu-merous phone calls she re-ceived that prompted her towrite the petition and bringit before the selectmen.

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The nine contestants for the title of Mr. Gilford High School “nervously” await the judges decision at the conclusion of the event last Thursday. Josh McCutcheon, fourth from the left, walked away with the title. From left are:Greg Lines, Colby Athanas, Chandara Khim, McCutcheon, Alex Howe, Ben Brouillard, Travis Harsin, Patrick Harris and Christian Adams.

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The creative leg art of Travis Harsin was good enough to earn second runner up in the Mr. Gilford Hish Schoolpageant last Thursday.

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Travis Harsin's saxophone talents earned him second runner up status in the Mr. Gilford High School pageant last Thursday night.

I don ‘t know why we feedthe birds. We like to see them,of course, and there is the un-derlying self-indulgent grati-fication that we are helpingthem get through hard times.It’s a noblesse oblige sort ofthing, or as the now-jadedproducts of the ‘70s wouldput it, a feel-good thing.

Yet when I go out to tendthe three bird-feeders andrectify the ravages of windand weather, and fill them upwith a rich and varied mix-ture of seeds, which the redsquirrels also appreciate, Iinevitably think of twothings: coyotes and deer.

Some people won’t admitit, but there is almost alwaysan underlying theme of dis-crimination and bigotry go-ing on in, around and undera bird feeder. There arespecies people want and loveto see, oohing and ahhing atthem and peering out at themwith binoculars and rushingfor the Peterson’s FieldGuide to ascertain the mean-ing of a stripe of plumagehere, a patch of color there.“Look! It’s a rare CentralAmerican pitted-beak worm-grubber! Probably blown inby that southeaster!”

Meanwhile, the mourningdoves show up, one of the cer-tain harbingers of spring,and a sure sign that they’llsoon be followed by one ofthe most hated species of all,grackles. Most people whofeed birds, if they told thetruth, would admit to deeplyheld desires for ethniccleansing when it comes tograckles, with blue jays notfar behind. Blue jays, whichare killers and maraudersand thieves, get onto birdfeeders and slew their beaksthrough everything to findjust the nuggets they want,driving out all other birds inthe process. If my wife madenoises about wanting a bluejay pie, which I’ve nevertried, and if it weren’tagainst the law, they’d prob-ably be on our target practicelist.

As for mourning doves, tosome they are symbols oflove, cooing softly in pairs onsome wire, but to me they arepin-headed midget pigeons.

Pigeons, by the way, areconsidered a rats-at-the-dump species and are notprotected. If they take up res-idence in an open barn orshed they can become a realproblem.

All of our kids have beentaught to regard guns as toolsto be used carefully and re-spected, nothing more. In-variably they start with a 22single-shot rifle and gradual-ly graduate to a 410 shotgunand then maybe a 20 gaugesingle, and then, if deer hunt-ing is in the script, a 30-30Winchester or Marlin. Noneof these firearms are auto-matic or easy to operate andactually require somethought before pulling thetrigger. You have to thinkabout what you’re doing andexercise great caution,which, come to think of it,you have to do with a carvingknife or a chainsaw.

One of our barns acrossthe river in nearby Vermontbecame infested with pi-geons, whose droppings weremaking an awful mess on oursheepskins laid out to dry be-fore being sent off to becured, and so we set Nancee’selder son Nathaniel loosewith the single-shot 22,loaded with what I call rat-shot, meaning cartridgesloaded with very tiny pellets,smaller than BB pellets.They can bring down a pi-geon but will do no damageto a metal roof.

Soon we had six fat pi-geons, and I dressed them offas I would a partridge and wehauled them home for sup-per. After all, they had beenfeeding mostly on grain, ourgrain.

Nancee made a stuffingand I oiled and seasoned thebirds and popped them intothe oven. “Squab, in an adultstage,” I thought, picturingthe European delicacy.

At the supper table my review, if I wrote reviews fora food magazine, would be

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BOATING EDUCATION CLASS SCHEDULEThe Department of Safety, Boating Education recently scheduled additional boatingsafety courses for the upcoming months. There is a $10.00 non-refundable fee perperson for the class and because of the limited seating pre-registration is required,Call (603) 267-7256 or (888) 254-2125 to pre-register. Seating is still available inthe following courses:

ONE FULL-DAY SESSION (Saturday)

04/05/08 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Department of Safety, 33 Hazen Drive, Concord04/05/08 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Keene Fish and Game, Keene04/05/08 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Lakes Region General Hospital, Laconia04/05/08 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Rochester Police Department, Rochester04/05/08 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Windham Fire Department, Windham04/12/08 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Alton Prospect Mountain High School, Alton04/12/08 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Claremont Town Hall, Claremont04/12/08 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Department of Safety, 33 Hazen Drive, Concord04/12/08 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Moultonborough Public Safety, Moultonborough04/12/08 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Portsmouth Urban Forestry Center, Portsmouth04/12/08 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Seabrook Fire Department, Seabrook04/12/08 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Squam Lakes Association, Route 3, Holderness04/12/08 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Windham Fire Department, Windham04/19/08 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Department of Safety, 33 Hazen Drive, Concord04/19/08 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM Groveton Emerson Outdoor Outfit, Groveton04/19/08 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Keene Fish and Game, Keene04/19/08 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Lakes Region General Hospital, Laconia04/19/08 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Ossipee Town Hall, Ossipee04/19/08 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Rochester Police Department, Rochester04/19/08 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Windham Fire Department, Windham04/26/08 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Lakes Region General Hospital, Laconia04/26/08 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Nashua St. Joseph’s Hospital, Nashua04/26/08 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Newbury Town Hall, Newbury04/26/08 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Ossipee Town Hall, Ossipee04/26/08 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Plaistow Library, Plaistow04/26/08 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Portsmouth Urban Forestry Center, Portsmouth04/26/08 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Windham Fire Department, Windham

TWO-DAY SESSION (weeknights)

04/1&3 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM Bedford Police Department, Bedford04/7&9 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM Dover High School,Dover04/7&9 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM Meredith Community Center, Meredith04/8&10 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM New Durham Library, New Durham04/14&16 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM Exeter Library, Exeter04/14&16 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM Newbury Town Hall, Newbury04/15&17 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM Laconia High School, Laconia04/15&17 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM Merrimack Town Hall, Merrimack04/21&23 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM Berlin NHCTC, Berlin04/21&23 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM Derry West Running Brook Middle School, Derry04/21&23 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM Meredith Community Center, Meredith04/21&23 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM Moultonborough Public Safety, Moultonborough04/22&24 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM Bedford Police Department, Bedford04/22&24 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM Londonderry Police Department, Londonderry04/22&24 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM Wolfeboro Huggins Hospital, Wolfeboro04/28&30 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM Bridgewater-Hebron Village School, Bristol04/28&30 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM Dover High School, Dover04/28&30 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM Exeter Library, Exeter04/28&30 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM Lebanon Dartmouth Hitchcock, Lebanon04/28&30 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM Milford Police Department, Milford04/29 &

05/01/08 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM Meredith Community Center, Meredith

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LeaguesNow FormingTUESDAY EVENING

MEN’S LEAGUE2-man teams

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Leagues have limitedspace available.

Call 524-7808for more info.

North Country Notebook

John Harrigan

About species preference and feeding the birds

Yet I slog out there to feedthe birds, most recently dig-ging through three feet offresh wind-blown snow to doso, and never mind the therealities and consequences.

In our household I do mostof the dishes, and can see thebird feeders from the kitchensink, mentally canceling outthe squirrels, grackles,mourning doves and bluejays, all flocking there for myfeel-good, artificial food. Thehuman mind is truly a won-drous and fallible thing.

Photos By John Harrigan This picture was taken (after a lotof shoveling) on Sunday, March30. The only birds around at thetime, chickadees, flew back andforth to feed while the feederswere being repaired and filled,alternately stopping to cock theirheads and chirp.

“Not bad.” As in “Tough buttasty.” Meaning, a hell of alot of work for a buzzard.

(Reality check: I’ve notchecked on Vermont laws.There may be one againstshooting pigeons, and thisarticle might result in my be-ing dragged away by the Pi-geon Police. You never knowabout Vermont. Despite itsliberal image as the land ofponytails, rimless glasses,Volvos and yurts, it is thestate where there are utterlyno handgun licensing lawsand where people can stillshoot fish. So who knowsabout pigeons?)

This brings me to coyotes.In western Massachusetts, afarmer recently shot whatlooked to be an oversizedcoyote attacking his live-stock. The animal, after ex-haustive DNA tests, turnedout to be a bonafide graywolf. Wolves are protected,and there are strident, right-eous movements to restorethem to their ancestral habi-tats. One of the resultantquestions was whether thefarmer should be prosecut-ed.

Huh? We are drilled, as asociety, to hate coyotes andregard them as vermin, andare allowed to persecutethem in all manner, includ-ing haphazard shooting, poi-soning, trapping, snaring,and swerving to run overthem in the road.

Yet we are told to reverethe wolf as a mystical, soul-soothing, adorable symbol ofthe wild. Never mind that thewolf and the coyote are closeto being lying-down-togeth-er cousins. Is this species dis-crimination, or what? Samething as at the bird feeder.

As for the deer, we are toldthat feeding deer is not goodfor them because their di-gestive tracts can’t take itand feeding draws them intodangerous situations con-cerning traffic accidents, ha-rassment by coyotes andfree-running dogs, disease,parasites, and loss of passed-down knowledge about natu-ral movement and winteringsites.

After a lot of research onthis and a lot of looking,reading and listening, par-ticularly to biologists andwildlife friends I respect, I’mdead set against feeding deer.It’s a feel-good practice thatin the long run does the deerlittle good, and can do themgreat harm.

Every month the employ-ees of Orthopedic Profes-sional Association in Gilfordsponsor a Casual Dress Day.Employees are allowed todress casually in return formaking a small donation to acharitable cause, which

changes each month. For ourMarch 28 Casual Day em-ployees contributed $170,which will be donated to theVan Tassel family (who ex-perienced a devastatinghouse fire in Sanbornton inFebruary).

OPA contributes toVan Tassel family

A14 THE GILFORD STEAMER Culture APRIL 10, 2008

Summer'08

6th annual

Camp

“Free” Day Camp“Free” Day Campat Camp Shiloh

138 Gordon Drive, Jefferson, NHMonday-Friday, June 23-27 • 8 AM - 2:30 PM

(check-in from 8-8:20, camp starts at 8:30)

Registration Is Limited • First Come, First Serve • Registration Deadline Is June 10th

For more information please call us at 603-788-3160 or email [email protected] Address: 104 Main St., Suite #2, Lancaster, NH 03584

Lancaster, NH

for kids

ages 7-12for kidsages 7-12

Daniel Webster CouncilBOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA“Serving the youth of New Hampshire since 1929”

Boys ages 6-20 • Girls ages 14-20Nine Day Camps • Weekend Family CampingResident Camp, June-August at two locations

• Camp Carpenter, Manchester• Griswold Scout Reservation in beautiful Gilmanton

For more information please call (603) 625-6431 ext. 116to request a brochure or visit www.nhscouting.org.

Camp begins June 22nd • Register by May 15th for best rate.

• Swimming• Archery and BB

shooting sports• Crafts

• Special events• Indoor and outdoor

rock climbing• Waterskiing

• Tubing• Sailing• Mountain biking• Kayaking

Sandwich Children’s Centerhas openings in their

Summer School Age Program6 years - 12 years

Hours: 7:15-5:30 Monday-FridayNature activities, art workshops, plant a garden ...

join the fun!Please contact: Amy Morse, Director

SCC, 54 Maple Street, Ctr. Sandwich, NH 03227603-284-7014 • [email protected]

Boys & Girls Clubof the North Country

Rt. 302, Lisbonbehind Four Seasons Sports Center

summer campJune 23 - August 22

5 days a week, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.Sign up for any number of weeks

For ages 8 - 15

Games, Hikes, Crafts, Cookouts, Dance, Plays,Exploring, Swimming, Special Programs, Field Trips

Air conditioning, outdoor meadows, caring staffmake us the BEST!

$75 per weekTitle 20 Reimbursement.

Financial assistance possible.

Details: www.northcountrybgc.orgTo learn more, call Mike Ferrant 838-5954

Welcome to Wanakee !Adventure: ropes, games, canoeing, hiking...Creativity: drama, music, crafts, clowning...

We build Christian Community through making friends, learning new skills& non-competitive challenges. You are accepted at Wanakee!

Camps for grades K-12 (plus a camp for 4-7 year olds with parent)

For info or brochure: 279-7950 or email: [email protected]

Visit us on the web for info, pictures & camper stories www.wanakee.org

My Favorite Place for Faith, Fun & Friends!!!ALL ARE WELCOME

BOAT BUILDING CAMPCome to camp and build a skiff, Opti

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Course hours: 9 AM to 3 PMFAMILY BOAT BUILDING

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WOMEN’S KAYAK BOAT BUILDING7/14 - 7/18 • Course hours: 9 AM to 3 PM

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or Call Hank Why 603-569-2212

To advertise your summer or day camp with us, pleasecall 279-4516 x132 or e-mail [email protected].

BRINGING UP BENMeghan Siegler/[email protected]

Today’s grandparents are busier, but no less dotingFor many of us who re-

member spending manydays and nights at ourgrandparents’ houses,there’s a certain expectation

that our own parents areready and willing to care forour children. But, even forparents like my own whoadore their grandchild,

grandparenting these daysseems to come with morelimitations – time limita-tions in particular.

I thought I was the only

one who has to book mymother’s babysitting servic-es way in advance, but re-cently I read an article inone of the numerous par-enting magazines I some-how wound up getting forfree, and there was a storyabout how many moderngrandparents have theirown lives and are busy go-ing back to school, volun-teering, working, or pursu-ing hobbies like dancing orscuba diving. Their sched-ules are packed, and al-though grandchildren canbe squeezed in, it seems totake more effort and guilt-ridden pleading than it didfor them 20 or 30 years ago.Maybe it’s just the skewedmemories of childhood, butit seems they could easilypawn my brother and me offon our grandparents, andthat our grandparents livedfor our visits.

This is not to say that thegrandparent population isless loving or willing to helpout. My mom and dad willtake Ben any time they can– but it takes pre-planningand a good amount of luck.

When I needed someoneto watch Ben all day on a re-cent Saturday, it happenedto fall on a weekend that myparents weren’t up northskiing, so I was relieved,

Ben was thrilled to spendthe day with Grandma andGrandpa, and my parentswere truly happy to have thetime with him. But for plen-ty of other weekends thiswinter, we just didn’t havethe option of going down toDerry to see them, becausethey were up in Plymouthon the slopes, doing theirown thing.

Last weekend, my hus-band and I would have hap-pily made plans with myparents, but they were gonefor the weekend visitingfriends. Nothing new. Ithought I was busy, but com-pared to them, my life isdull.

My mom pointed out backwhen Ben was born that hermom actually came up andstayed with her for severaldays after I was born, be-cause my dad went back towork right away and it wasjust natural at that time forher mom to help out. Mymom, couldn’t have stayedwith me, because she had towork; on the same token, Ididn’t need her, becauseBrandyn had enough timeoff for me to recover and getused to having a babyaround. When the new babyarrives in July, my mom willbe out of school (she’s ateacher), so it’s quite possi-

ble that she’ll help out more,which I’m actually countingon, because I’m thinkingtaking care of Ben and abrand new baby will bequite a bit harder than whenBen was born and therewere no toddlers runningamok.

I think my view of today’sgrandparents might be dif-ferent if Brandyn’s momdidn’t live in California, be-cause she doesn’t have a job,or a whole lot of friends orhobbies that I’m aware of. Ifshe lived closer, she wouldbe more likely to play thetraditional role of grand-mother, which, come tothink of it, may not be upmy alley.

If my mom had no lifeoutside of family and wasconstantly badgering meabout when she could seeBen, as I know some grand-parents still do, she wouldprobably drive me nuts.Things are good the waythey are; I can count on myparents when I really needthem, Ben gets a healthydose of grandparent fun,and my parents are happilyliving their own lives. Aslong as they keep a few daysopen on their calendar forsome quality grandkid time,I can’t complain.

Pet of the WeekThree-year-old Alex is a Shepherd mix. Check nhhumane.org or call 524-3252 for more information.

THE GILFORD STEAMER A15CultureAPRIL 10, 2008

Invites You To A

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JESSIE TANNERLIBRARY CORRESPONDENT

It’s National LibraryWeek, a time to celebrate thecontributions of libraries, li-brarians and library work-ers in schools, campuses and

communities nationwide -and the perfect time to dis-cover how you can join thecircle of knowledge at yourlibrary.

The Gilford Public Li-brary is celebrating National

Library Week by hosting anafter-school craft. Get readyfor spring by visiting the li-brary on Tuesday, April 15,3:15-4:30 p.m. We'll decoratesun catchers to welcomeback the flowers, butterflies

and sunshine. (Old clothesrecommended!)

“Every day, libraries inbig cities and small towns,colleges and universities, inschools and in businesseshelp transform their com-

munities,” said DirectorKatherine Dormody. “At ourlibrary, people of all back-grounds can come togetherfor community meetings, lec-tures and programs, to do re-search with the assistance,

Join the circle of knowledge at your public libraryto get a job or to find home-work help. Each month wehost an adult book discus-sion. This month's discus-sion book is ‘Memory Keep-er's Daughter’ by Kim Ed-wards. Books are availableat the Library. We’ll meetThursday, April 17, 7-8 p.m.to share our thoughts onwhat we’ve read and enjoy some refreshments.”

First sponsored in 1958,National Library Week is anational observance spon-sored by the American Li-brary Association and li-braries across the countryeach April.

For more information,visit the Gilford Public Li-brary at 2 Belknap MountainRd., call 524-6042 or see the li-brary’s Web site at www.gil-fordlibrary.org.

LACONIA — The 5th An-nual WOW SweepstakesBall, the key fund-raiser forthe soon-to-be WOW Trail,will be held on Saturday, May17, at 6:30 p.m. at the Confer-ence Center at Lake OpecheeInn & Spa. Only 300 ticketswill be sold to the event,which will go on sale at noonthis Saturday, April 12,through Meadowbrook’s on-line ticketing service(www.meadowbrook.net).

“This event has sold outevery year,” said WOWBoard Member Allan Beetle,“and this year, with the helpof Meadowbrook, peoplewill get to go online to buytheir ticket and pick theirlucky number for the sweep-stakes drawing on a firstcome, first serve basis.”

Tickets to the WOW Ballcost $100 and include dinnerfor two, wine and beer tast-ing, cash bar, 30-minute liveauction, dancing and achance to win the $10,000grand prize. There are 10cash prizes totaling $13,000that will be given away thatevening (you do not need tobe present to win).

“People enjoy the dinnerand festivities of theevening, however, it’s thedancing and the chance towin big that gives theevening a buzz,” said Beetle.“Given the limited tickets,the excitement of the eventand the community support

behind the trail, it’s reallyanybody’s guess how quicklythe tickets will sell out thisyear, so plan to get your tick-

ets this Saturday.”The first mile of the pro-

posed 10-mile trail is sched-uled for construction this

summer, connecting down-town Laconia to Lakeport.For more information on thetrail or the event, please call

the Chamber’s office 524-5531or log on to www.wow-trail.org.

COURTESY PHOTO

The WOW Sweepstakes Ball always sells out.

WOW Sweepstakes Ball tickets go on sale Saturday

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FOR RENT in Melvin Village, com-mercial auto repair shop. Previous owner retired after 20 years at this lo-cation. 4 vehicle capacity w/lift. In-cluded meticulous 3 bedroom house adjacent to shop. 603-569-6843 or 1-800-366-3659.

General Help WantedApplications being taken for person wanting to learn a trade.Construction or mechanical knowl-edge helpful, hand tools needed, heavy lifting and heights involved. Clean driving history (5 yrs.) . Drug screen-ing will be required.

Apply in person (no phone calls)to Northeast Glass Co. (since 1970)

1161 Whitefield Rd (Rt. 116) Bethlehem, NH

CASTLE IN THECLOUDS CAFE

is now hiring May - October. The following

positions available:Sous Chef, Line Chef, Wait Staff, Dishwash-

ers, Bus People. Resumes To:

Chef William Schulte or call 476-5900.

General Help Wanted

COOKSSUMMER CAMPBoys & Girls YMCA CampsLake Winnipesaukee

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L(.)(.)KATTRACTIVE WAGESMeals & Cabin Provided

Meredith756-4578 X96

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For details contact Jim Cande at603-476-5900Resumes to:

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Need valid driverslicense and dependable insured

vehicles.LISBON/FRANCONIA $350/WKPLYMOUTH/RUMNEY $600/WK

MEREDITH AREA $350/WKInvolves early AM delivery,

7 days/wk.Also includes some collections.

Income isapproximate and basedon commission of sales.

For more info, callcirculation @

1-800-562-8218.Between 6am and noon

Installation TechniciansWork for one of DirecTV’s top Home Service Providers. Competitive pay,

full benefits, free satellite TV, advance-ment opportunities. Must pass back-

ground check, drug screen, possess an acceptable MVR, be comfortable with heights, exposure to outside weather conditions, and have flexible hours. Experience preferred, but will train

the right candidate. Call 207-878-3322 x 208 or 866-512-5220.

email [email protected] Free Workplace EOE

Join our Team!

Center Harbor Dock and Pier

is looking for

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Positions Available

- Installers-Carpenters-Welder-Laborers-Retail Sales Clerk

Call 253-4000

Merchandiser wanted for local re-tail garden center. Flexible sched-ule. Saturday's required. Great for plant lovers. For more information please call 781.297.3880.

Sandy Point Restaurant taking appli-cations for summer employment. Sat-urday April 12th from 10am to 1pm. 186 Mt. Major Highway, Alton Bay. 603-875-6001.

Part-Time Help WantedEmployment Offer Part time. No ex-perience required. Good people skills. Lots of opportunities! Manufacturing Excellent pay & benefits! Full benefits package. contact us for more : [email protected] Apply now!

Medical & Dental HelpWanted

Per-Diem SLP $75 per hour -

Genesis Rehab Services is seeking a FT SLP to add to our team in Fran-

conia, NH!

PRN SLP's can earn up to $75/hr! Other PT and OT opportunities

available in the area as well.

GRS offers a competitive compensa-tion package, including a well-devel-oped mentoring program, full health

coverage, generous paid time off, 401k w/employer contribution, tui-tion reimbursement and continuing education! Opportunities to grow in-

to a clinical instructor, studentmen-

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For more information please contact Sheryl-Lynn Haddad at

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Special Instructions

GUITAR LESSONS- First lesson free! Private, semi-private, and group lessons available. Bachelors Music Ed. degree and 25 years ex-perience. Learn your favorite songs at your own pace! Learn the secrets of how your guitar heroes improvise and write solos and then learn to improvise and write your own! All ages and beginners welcome! Lessons in Barnstead. Call 603 620 8085.

Pets & BreedersAustralian Shepard Searching for a black & white or tri-color unneutered male to become a father! Must not be related to anyone in Sanbornton. For details please call Trish (603)387-9376.

N.H. Law Requires that dogs and cats...

1. Not be transferred before 8 weeks old.

2. Have Vet’s healthcertificate within 14 days of

transfer.3. Be inoculated.

This applies to all dogs & cats, mongrel orpurebred, gift of

sale, planned or accidental litters.

Pet CareDo You Need Financial Help with

spaying or altering of your dog or cat? Call 603-224-1361 before 2 pm.

EquineHorse Boarding - lovely indoor, large outdoor ring, many trails and dirt roads, riding and driving lessons and pony rides. Horses for sale.

[email protected] 776-8636 or 491-4949

Misc. For Sale

Old NH Fish and Game, ca. 1890, bearing laws, penalties and seasons on moose, caribou, furbearers, fish, etc. Measures 12”x18”. May be seen at the Coös County Democrat, 79 Main St., Lancaster, NH. Price, $4; if mailed, $8. Call 603-788-4939 or email [email protected]

Misc. For Sale

FURNITURE WAREHOUSE

AND BARGAIN BARN 486 RTE 25

(TENNEY MTN HWY) PLYMOUTH NHMarch madness!

hotel MATTRESS sets $175-$295

Memory foam or thick pillowtop, $399-$699LIVING ROOM sofa &

love $899, 6pc BEDROOM $999! HOT TUB with cover

$2950! POOL TABLE,

all accessories, all slate, $1195!

Dinette set $395!CALL KEN 455-6995 OR ART 996-1555

Barn/Garage/ Yard Sales

PLEASE NOTE!IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO HAVE A

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Remember to place your Yard Sale Ad EARLY!

The deadline for the Thursdaypublications, before the weekend

of your yard sale isMONDAY at 11:00 am

Fuel/WoodFIREWOOD: Green $160 cord. Call Jon or Sara 603-286-4336.

N.H.DEPT. of Agriculture weights & Measures Law requires: that cordwood (fire wood) must: 1. Be sold by the cord or fraction of a cord; 2. Contain 128 cubic feet per cord when stacked; 3. Be accompanied by sales slip stating the amount of wood sold & the price.

Coins & Stamps

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Paid Do not sell until you have checked

our buy prices. Buying all US and for-eign copper, gold and silver coins.

Buying estate jewelry, damaged jewel-ry, dental gold, sterling silver.

Free oral appraisals.

North Country CoinsMain Street

Plymouth, NH603-536-2625

Hobbies & Collectors

Pfaltzcraft Yorktowne Stoneware for Sale

Looking for the oldest pottery maker in the United States? Look no farther than York, Pennsylva-nia where the Pfaltzgraff Company began producing salt-glazed stone-ware in the early 1800’s.

4 soup/salad bowls2 small bowls1 small plate1 salt box2 wine cups4 piece canister set with covers6 custard cupsSugar (with cover) and creamer1 trivet3 piece condiment set with holder and spoons 3 piece serving dish on turntablePotpourri burner (2 pieces)Wine bottle2 tiered serving dish4 napkin rings3 piece scoop setLarge salt and pepper set6 saucers, 10 cups, 2 candlesticks1 small pitcher, 5 mugs, 7 dinner plates1 covered casserole, 1 large bowl 1 small bowl , 1 large low bowl2 au gratin dishes, Teapot with cover1 sloped-sided platter1 steep-sided platterOil & Vinegar curettes8 blue wine glasses (with pattern)8 large soup/pasta bowls

Call 603-254-4461

Building SuppliesEnviromental Stoneworks-26 boxesflats (approx. 312 sq. ft.) & 2 boxes (approx. 16 ln.ft.) corners of cultured stone. Buff-colored fieldstone. $50/box. U p/u. Shawn (603) 677-2744

Wanted To Buy

Private CollectorBuying Paintings

by Cape Ann and White Mt. ArtistsChampney, Shapleigh, Gruppe and

Hibbard, etc.Immediate payment

made. Send photos

PO Box 2180Wolfeboro, NH

[email protected] Tim @ 603-569-3510

Wanted to Buy!Old oriental rugs purchased. Any size,

any condition. Please call 1-603-356-2309.

Real EstateBOAT SLIP – MEREDITH, NH FSBO – 12 x 28 covered boat slip at Bay Shore Yacht Club, Meredith Bay. New club house W/kitchen, showers, swim & picnic area. Electric hookup & winter storage. Walk to town ameni-ties. $125,000. Call (603) 279-6480.

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Lakes Region Community Services, a leading Human Service provider, islooking to fill vacant positions. Job opportunities within the Agency are asdiverse as the needs of the individuals with which we work, affordingemployees a refreshing dynamic workplace in which to thrive. We currentlyhave full and part-time positions available in the Tilton, Plymouth andLaconia areas.

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Lakes Region Community Services offers a generous benefits package,including; medical, dental, 403b retirement with Agency match, short andlong term disability, life insurance, paid training, continuing education andflexible scheduling. The successful candidates will successfully pass a crim-inal and motor vehicle records check; have a valid State of NH driver’slicense and motor vehicle insurance.

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FARMINGTON- Cute 1 1/2 story 3 bdrm 2 bth antique capew/tin ceilings, 5 yr old septic system, mostly updated electric(2nd floor not updated) that abuts the Farmington Golf Course/ Country Club. Addl parking w/U-Shape Driveway - greatlocation for possible in-home business. All offers subject tolender / third party approval. #2696246 $149,900

ALTON- To be built, this new 4 bdrm full dormered Cape ison a lovely wooded lot w/mountain views and stonewalls.There is still time to pick your colors, kitchen, etc. Some ofthe amenities include open floor plan w/eat in kitchenw/sliders to deck & a much desired first floor Master bed-room and bath. #2710978 $249,500

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Fruit Pudding DessertA light, colorful salad that even the littlest ofcooks can make!

GET READY . . .• One 20-ounce can of pineapple chunks

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(drained)• One 16-ounce can of fruit cocktail with juice• One 3-3/4-ounce package of instant lemon

pudding mix• Can opener, large spoon, medium bowl

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GO!Mix the pineapple chunks and juice withbananas, oranges, fruit cocktail and juice andcoconut. Stirring slowly, sprinkle pudding mixinto fruit mixture. Let stand five minutes.Pudding will set in fruit juice. Makes six 1/2-cup servings.

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Find a sealable plastic container and put in messages,predictions, pictures and goals for each member of thefamily. Bury the container in the back yard or nearby woods.Bury it deep so animals don’t dig it up. Make a map and put it into a safe place so that in 10, 20or 30 years or more, family members who dig it up canenjoy the past. A variation of this is to put allthe materials into a trunk which isthen locked. The key is storedsome place where you cannotreadily get to it. Store the “treasurechest” in the attic for futuregenerations to enjoy!

vigorously with a fork. (Hint: Adjust color by addingmore grits if color is too dark, or more food coloring ifcolor is too light. Keep the mixture very dry.)• Select a figure (keep it simple with big areas to color)or draw your own on a sheet of white paper. Cut outfigure. Center picture on colored paper and glue down.Let dry. Glue paper to cardboard. Let dry.

GO! “Paint” the figure. To color one section, spread glue onto picture with finger or small brush.Sprinkle grits over glued area. Carefully press grits

Sand paint with grits and used coffee grounds.Use your imagination and create your own picture!

GET READY . . .• Picture of choice (create your own or select a figure

from a preschool coloring book)• Grits (dry)• Used coffee grounds (dried)• Food coloring (colors of choice)• Piece of cardboard (size of choice)• One sheet of construction paper (color of choice)• 2-1/4 yards of sisal twine or other trims such as lace,

rickrack or braid• Six inches of string• Clear-drying craft glue• Round-end scissors, small bowls, forks, small

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GET SET . . .• To dye grits, place two teaspoons of water into a cup.Add a few drops of food coloring to water and mix.Add approximately one cup of grits to dye and stir

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The fastest mammal is the cheetah. It has been clockedat 65 to 80 miles per hour over short distances!

The largest animal is the blue whale. One measured 110feet long and weighed over 110 tons! The heart weighed1,540 pounds!

The largest animal baby is the blue whale, weighing inat ten tons!

The smallest mammal is the pygmy shrew whichweighs less than a dime!

Asiatic elephants are used to move trees. One elephantcan lift one ton and can drag ten tons!

onto picture. Let set a few minutes, then turn picture onits side and gently shake excess grits from picture. Forbrown color, glue coffee grounds to picture in the sameway as the grits. Fill in remaining areas in the sameway using different colors. Let dry. Use uncolored gritswhen white is needed.

Finish Up. To make a rope frame, double twine in half. Tie knots, evenly spaced, in entire length oftwine. Glue twine around outside edge of cardboard,cutting off excess. Other trims, such as rickrack, lace orbraid make great frames, too! For hanger, fold string inhalf and knot ends. Glue loop to center back of pictureat top.

Options: Glue seashells, bits of wood, oatmeal, beans,sequins, jewels and greenery to pictures (to mentionjust a few!). Use dimensional paints to accent figures.Be creative!

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The rough winter has tak-en its toll on the spring sportsprogram at both the highschool and middle school lev-els.

“We are way behind,” saidDavid Pinkham, Gilford ath-letic director. “We still have

snow on our fields. There is10 to 12 inches on the base-ball field and eight inches onthe tennis courts. There is nofrost, so that might help us. Iwould be very, very surprisedif we are on the courts beforevacation.”

Pinkham said this sectionof the state was hit the hard-

est this winter,but sports pro-grams all over the state areexperiencing the same prob-lems. In Gilford the athleteshave to practice in the gymand the coaches are having adifficult time keeping theteams motivated. They haveto be creative with practicesto keep the players interested

and pumped up for the sea-son.

The regular season ofsports was set to begin onMarch 31, but it looks like itwill be well into April beforethe teams get outdoors.

The area athletic directorswill be getting together this week to “reschedule”

Spring sports teams have a difficult season aheadthe season.

“It’s a lot easier than call-ing each other everyday,”said Pinkham. “We are goingto get together and just askeach other ‘When do youthink your fields will beready?’”

Because of the late seasonstart the teams will be play-ing a shorter season but willplay more games per week tomake up for the lost time. In-stead of three games a week,teams will have to play four,and an increased number ofgames will be held on Satur-days.

“You need recovery fromgames in lacrosse,” said DanKilmartin, head coach forboys varsity lacrosse in Gil-ford. “The trouble with beingindoors is that there aresome things that you justcan’t work on, and the hard-est part is keeping them mo-tivated. They love to practicebut there comes a pointwhere they want to get intothe game.”

Kilmartin said lacrossehad a bit of an advantage be-cause the league was ex-panded this year and so theteams will not have to play asmany games anyway.

“I’ve been through this

before,” said Terry Wilson,boys’ varsity tennis coach. “Ifeel so bad for the kids be-cause they want to get outthere and show me what theycan do and with 36 kids in thegym at one time that is hard… playing in the gym is notthe same as a court.”

Wilson said the newerkids have it the worst be-cause he already has a gen-eral idea of the veteran play-ers’ skills. He is not so famil-iar with the newer players,and inside games are not thebest way to get to know them.

One advantage to being in-side is that they practice withthe girls’ team more thanthey would if they were outon the courts, and the ath-letes enjoy playing with theothers on the tennis team.

Wilson also noted that get-ting games in for the othersports requires creativescheduling on the part of theathletic directors and saidthat fortunately for tennis,they do not need as much re-covery time and can playdouble headers to make uptime during the season.

“We are just going to takeit one week at a time,” saidPinkham.

For Russian native IgorBadamshin, exercise has al-ways been a way of life, herein this country as well as inRussia. As a member of theRussian National Team forNordic skiing, Badamshinlearned, with the aid of di-agnostic testing, how to getthe best out of every work-out. He brings this knowl-edge with him as he coachesmembers of the GunstockNordic Association eachwinter at Gunstock Moun-tain Resort.

Badamshin will be offer-ing diagnostic testing for in-terested athletes on April18–21, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., atPiche’s Ski and Sport Shopin Gilford.

“This type of test ismandatory in Russia for ath-letes, and it has been aroundin that country for 30 or 40years,” he commented.

Testing of this sort is rel-atively new in the UnitedStates. It is quickly gainingpopularity here due to thefact that it is now availableto both amateur and profes-sional athletes.

The diagnostic test in-cludes working with thestate-of-the-art Cardio-Coach machine. Data gath-ered from this machine al-lows Badamshin to build afoundation for an athlete’sexercise program.

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Igor Badamshin, pictured above, is a coach with the Gunstock Nordic Association and will offer diagnostic test-ing for athletes April 18-21 at Piche’s Ski and Sport Shop in Gilford.

are pictured during strenu-ous exercise, and we thinkthat this is the way to exer-cise, but that is not the wayto get the most from your ex-ercise program. A slowerpace, which builds en-durance, is a more efficientway to exercise without un-necessary tiredness after aworkout. If an athlete istired after every workout,they are more likely to quittheir exercise program,”he said.

Important data is gath-ered, during testing, on anindividual which measurestheir target heart rate, theamount of calories burnedat all exercise levels as wellan individual’s anaerobicthreshold. Exercise abovean athlete’s anaerobicthreshold, while improvingcardiovascular fitness, willcause fatigue and musclesoreness.

He recommends that ath-letes, both amateur and

professional, participate inthis diagnostic testing in or-der for everyone to get themost out of their summer ex-ercise program, regardlessof the sport.

Reservations are re-quired for this testing andcan be made by callingPiche’s Ski and Sport Shopin Gilford at 524-2068. Formore information on thebenefits of diagnostic test-ing for athletes, please visitwww.v o2max.net.

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