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Their excrement is dried and made into earrings – or mixed with tea and used as fertilizer.

Farmers call them pasture poodles.

Breeders call their fleece

“Inca Gold.”These South American

cousins of llamas and camels have been raised for 5,000 years in Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Ecuador, where their hollow hair has been spun into yarn and turned into sweaters, mittens, blankets and hats.

Still, most North Americans don’t know what an alpaca is. Decidedly fewer have ever seen one. Their Andean an-cestors may have thrived at altitudes of 11,000 to 16,000 feet, but the hardy creatures are now raised in pastures and paddocks from Florida

Pasture Poodles out Back- alPacas at Home In new HamPsHIre

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Young alpacas at Skyeview Farm in Elkins, New Hampshire. There are currently 2,383 registered alpacas in New Hampshire, most kept by small-scale farmers. roberta baker Photo

The Wright Muse-um in Wolfeboro is holding an auction for rides in genuine American aircraft of World War II.

Half-hour rides in a P-51 Mustang, a B-24 Liberator and a B17-Flying Fortress will be auctioned off on Tuesday, August 7th at the museum.

The auction takes place at 7pm. Inter-ested participants may purchase as many tickets as they desire. Please call the Wright Museum at (603)-569-1212 or

visit the Museum in person to make your purchase.

They will also be auctioning off qual-ity examples of WWII period firearms, Ad-irondack style chairs, replica WWII period men’s bicycle, cou-pons for local area r e s t auran t s , and more. The winning bids are tax deduct-ible donations.

The Wright Museum is located at 77 Center Street in Wolfeboro, For more information call 603-569-1212 or www.wrightmuseum.org

Auction To Ride In Classic WWII AircraftTues., Aug 7th, at Wright Museum

On Wed, Aug. 8, from 10am to Noon, The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire will hold their annual Ted-dy Bear Clinic & Tea Party.

Children are invited to bring their favorite stuffed friend to the Teddy Bear Clinic.

Health professionals and volunteers will be on hand to perform health check-ups and conduct minor sur-gery on children’s furry friends in need of a little repair.

The clinic is followed by a tasty Tea Party

Teddy Bear Clinic At Children’s Museum

from 12 - 12:30pm with refreshments from Stonyfield and Fiddlehead Farms Marketplace.

The Children’s Muse-um of New Hampshire is located at 6 Washing-ton Street in downtown Dover.

For more informa-tion call (603) 742-2002 or visit them online at www.childrens-museum.org.

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On The Green 2 Arts & Crafts Festival The On The Green 2 Arts & Crafts Festival will be held, Fri-

day & Saturday and Sunday, August 10-12th at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro.

There will ne over 80 arts and crafts exhibitors. Some of the exhibits include beautiful quilts & quilted table decor, New England photography, handpainted clothing and hand-painted scarves, American girl doll clothing & accessories, wooden home & garden decor, birdhouses, puzzles, pillow quilts, garden art, personalized signs, metal art, primitive folk art, fabulous chain saw wood carvings, antler art and antler home decor, alpaca clothing, jellies/jams/salsa/dips/fudge, cedar furniture, glass decor and jewelry.

Hours for the Crafts Fair are Friday and Saturday from 10am to 5pm and Sunday from 10am to 4pm. Admission is free.

Music will be provided by Tim Janis and food vendors will be available. Rain or shine under canopy! Food! Preview online www.joycescraftshows.com or call 603-528-4014.

Rochester Touch-A-TruckGet up close and personal to a fire truck, crime van, tow

truck, and more at the Rochester Touch-A- Truck in down-town (Union Street Lot and St Elizabeth Seton School Parking Lots) from 10am to 2pm on Saturday, August 11.

Help Hervey Tire celebrate 100 years of business in the community as they feature a Monster Mega Car Crusher. Look for free souvenir hard hats for children while they last. Also enjoy an activity area at the Union Street Parking with a sandpile, trackless train ride and bounce house. (Train ride and bounce house have a nominal fee.) The Saint Elizabeth Seton School will also be hosting an interactive activity in their parking lot. Food vendors will be on hand, and there will be informational tables and demonstrations. There is no admission fee and there is free parking nearby in the Con-gress Street, North Main Street and City Hall Parking Lots.

“Big Foot” will be on display at 22 Union Street, with enter-tainment by Brian Munger, a Monster truck Bounce House and the “car crushing begins at 2pm, followed by the Tim Matthews Band. Bridgestone/Firestone representatives will be on hand with free giveaways.

For more information, please call 603-330-3208 or email [email protected]

Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants/Fungi Of The Lakes Region

Walk, Talk And Workshop With Dr. Rick Van De Poll and Andrea Marshall

Saturday, August 11 from 9am-Noon at the Samuel Wentworth Library, Sandwich NH.

Safety, preparation techniques, modern scientific re-search and ancient lore surrounding the valuable treasures in our wild forests and fields will be discussed as well as exploring many new botanicals not discussed at last year’s workshop.

You will have the opportunity to learn about botany from one of New England’s top ecologists. Explore a collection of useful wild plant specimens. Sample various delicious wild tonics. Learn to make an herbal tincture and more… Please bring walking shoes to explore surrounding trails, water, a notebook and pencil.

The Library has purchased top quality botanical guide books, mycology reference books and herbal science books for participants to check out following this workshop.

Thank-You to the community partners whose generous support has made it possible to bring this 3 hour workshop to you at the very low suggested donation of $15 per person. Children 10 and under are free.

You can register for this program by E-Mail at [email protected] or you can sign up at the Samuel Wentworth library in Sandwich. Walk-ins are welcome. Lim-ited to 30 participants.

AUGUSTThrough SaT. 4Th

“Witness for the Prosecution”the barnstormers theatre, 104 Main Street, tamworth. 323-8500 for tickets and showtimes.

Through SaT. 11Th “The Last Night of Ballyhoo”the Winnipesaukee Playhouse, alpenrose Plaza , Weirs beach. appropriate for ages 12 and up. 366-7377 for showtimes and reservations

ThurSday 2nd 8th Annual Seacoast Concert for a CureSeacoast Science Center, 570 ocean blvd, rye. Gates open at 5pm with the show starting at 6pm. this year’s bands are “bliss” and “truffle”. $15/adults or $1/children 4-12

Bucky Lewis – Hilarious Comedythe Margate, Laconia. Doors open at 7:15 and the show starts at 8pm. $15 at the door. 524-5210

ThurS. 2nd – Sun. 5Th 20th Annual Pemi Valley Bluegrass FestivalSugar Shack Campground, rt. 175, thornton. www.pemivalleybluegrass.com

Friday 3rd Cowboy Junkiesthe Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551 www.flyingmonkeynh.com

Hospital Aid Street Fairbrewster Field, Wolfeboro. 10am-10pm. amusement rides, refreshments, books, clothing and more! entertainment in the evening.

Dessert TheatreFirst United Methodist Church in Gilford. 7:30pm. “Murder takes a holiday.” by tim kelly, is a murder mystery set in an 80’s Nh ski lodge

where murder and mayhem trap a number of characters. $7. 528-6485

Ball in the House – International Touring A Capella GroupGarrison Players, rollinsford. 7pm. Guests are encouraged to stock the Dover Food Pantry. $18/adults and $12/students. 516-4919

Summer Gallery Walkthe Galleries of Center Sandwich from 5-7pm. 284-7728 for more info.

SaTurday 4Th Another Tequila Sunrise – Eagles Tributethe Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551 www.flyingmonkeynh.com

Hospital Aid Street Fairbrewster Field, Wolfeboro. 10am-10pm. amusement rides, refreshments, books, clothing and more! entertainment in the evening.

Chocolate & JazzWaterville Valley town Square. 5:30-8:30pm. 1-800-Go-VaLLeY or www.visitwatervillevalley.com

Backpack Giveawaytanger outlet Center, 120 Laconia road, tilton. the first 500 kids will receive a free backpack filled with school supplies from participating merchants. Parents will receive free fingerprints of their child and a personal safety ID kit. 286-7880.

Peter Ferber Gallery Showthe art Place, Wolfeboro. Unveiling at 9:30am with artist reception to follow. Show continues through august 15th. 569-6159

Teaching Your Child to Survive Getting Lost in the Woodsthe Little Nature Museum, 656 Gould hill road, Contoocook. 10am-noon. Program is for children in grades 2-4 and children must be accompanied by an adult. $15pp. rain or shine. Pre-registration is required. 746-6121

16TH Annual Show of Dreams – British Cars of NHthe Nick recreational Field, trotting

track road, Wolfeboro. 10-4pm. Crafts, car parts and accessories, food, music and more! www.bcnh.org

Dessert TheatreFirst United Methodist Church in Gilford. 7:30pm. “Murder takes a holiday,” by tim kelly, is a murder mystery set in an 80’s Nh ski lodge where murder and mayhem trap a number of characters. $7. 528-6485

Sunday 5Th Antique Transportation DayDanbury historical Society, 440 North road, Danbury. 1-3pm. bring your car, truck, tractor, motorcycle or horse drawn carriage! 768-3534

Monday 6Th The “Ed Selleck Classic” Golf Tournament ridgewood Country Club, rt. 109, Moultonborough. 8am. $100pp. 476-8409

TueSday 7Th The New Horizons Band of the Lakes Regionhesky Park, Meredith. 7pm.

TueS. 7Th – SaT. 11Th “Our Town”the barnstormers theatre, 104 Main Street, tamworth. 323-8500 for tickets and showtimes.

WedneSday 8Th Suzanne Vega Prescott Park arts Festival, Portsmouth. 7pm. www.prescottpark.org 436-2848

Bradford Bog People – Live MusicMill brook Gallery & Sculpture Garden, 236 hopkinton road, Concord. 6-8pm. bring your lawn chairs and a picnic. rain or shine. 226-2046

BIANH Charity Golf TournamentPheasant ridge Golf Course, Gilford. registration begins at 7:30 am with a shotgun start at 8:30am. $125pp. 225-8400. www.bianh.org

15th Annual Public Benefit AuctionFirst United Methodist Church, 18 Wesley Way, Gilford. Doors open at 5:30pm for viewing, silent auction, quick sale and supper.

ThurSday 9TTh Scotty McCreeryhampton beach Casino ballroom. Doors 6pm, show 8pm. 18+. 929-4100

Paws for a Cause – Annual AuctionChurch Landing, Meredith. an evening of fun, comedy and giving to benefit the Nh humane Society. $50pp. www.nhhumane.org 524-3252


Silent Film Series – Buster Keaton’s “Cameraman”the Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. 6:30pm.536-2551 $10pp. www.flyingmonkeynh.com

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On Saturday, August 4th, The Art Place in downtown Wolfeboro will hold its semi-an-nual Peter Ferber Gal-lery Show featuring local well-known art-ist Peter Ferber’s col-lection of new original paintings. The unveil-ing and artist’s recep-tion will commence at 9:30am., and all are welcome to attend and meet the artist.

The artist Peter Fer-ber talks about his upcoming show. “Fol-lowing the leadings of my inspiration seems to keep me out of any ruts. I find it leads in a variety of direc-tions which I hope makes an enjoyable collection to view at each exhibit. The paintings in this summer’s show range from the inti-macy of an attic on Mer-edith Neck to the broad Atlantic off Monhegan Island, from quiet, pine-framed beach to the entire sweep of Winnipesaukee and the mountains that surround it, from a soft, mist-laden morning near Piper Point to a crisp, blue afternoon on Wolfeboro Bay. They reflect a variety of the thoughts, respons-es and moods that touch me as I move thru day to

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day life in our lovely New England setting. The im-ages express the peace of an undisturbed lake, the invigoration from a brisk sailing regatta, the awe of a landscape transformed by the setting sun, the melancholy of an aban-doned farm for sale, the comforting warmth of a beach chair in the late afternoon sun. But the constant that underlies this array is the beauty that causes me to take note and work to bring out in each piece.

“I’m particularly excit-ed about two new medi-

ums, or variations of technique, that have enabled me to con-vey that beauty in a way I’ve never done before. Those who know my work may recall my affinity for white clapboard buildings, which can be beautifully ren-dered in watercolor. But I’ve found a new way to achieve that without paint, using cut paper. Years ago I clipped an article about an artist who rendered Victorian houses in layered cut white paper.

They were so striking, and I thought it would

lend itself especially well to our beloved white New England structures. So in this show I’ve started with a boathouse (what else!) You literally construct a relief sculpture by cutting out and assembling all the pieces just as you would with a real building, in-cluding each individual clapboard. The process is tedious, but the result is striking, each element casting a crisp shadow, bringing the building to life. I then paint a back-ground of water and trees as a setting for it, I’m so

“Boat Show Arrival” is one of the new works by acclaimed New Hampshire artist Peter Ferber which will be part of his new show at the Art Place in Wolfeboro through August 15th. The unveiling and artist’s reception will be Saturday, August 4th at 9:30am.

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NCAA Piling On Penn State

To The Editor:I am upset about the

child abuse committed by Sandusky and the cover up by Paterno, Curley, Schulz and Spanier. The lives of many young chil-dren have been adversely impacted by these men.

And that is my point. The five individuals were involved with these tragic events, not the assistant football coaches, not the football players, not the faculty and not the stu-dent body.

I believe the NCAA presi-dent and executive board overstepped their author-ity by imposing very harsh penalties on the Penn State football program and by extension on the entire university. The penalties will needlessly decimate one of the premier athletic programs in the country and could debilitate the entire university.

If the leaders of a corpo-ration, e.g. president, vice president, commit a crime, are the junior level man-agers and hourly workers punished? If a parent commits a crime, are his/her children punished for the crime?

The NCAA decided to use Penn State as a scapegoat example to thwart other university leaders from going astray. I think the NCAA should have stayed out of it and let the crimi-nal and civil proceedings run their courses. The NCAA is persecuting in-nocent people.

Donald A. MoskowitzLondonderry, NH.

Doesn’t Like TeaTo The Editor:I have found a pattern

in this election cycle. For-get the normal campaign rhetoric from the candi-dates. This is about false content in the other me-dia; internet, twitter and email. Here is what I have found.

1. All candidate bashing is against Obama. Odd there was nothing against Romney.

2. About a third of it in-volved faked photos with changing messages.

3. All statements are completely or mostly false.

4. Research was able to track over 90% back to Tea Party organizers, lately from Maine and Michi-gan.

The Tea Party movement is funded primarily by publisher Rupert Murdoch and the Koch brothers. This is media and big oil backing Romney and the Republican (GOP) party. It is also Republican leg-islators who have created voting requirements which prevent a certain demo-graphic from getting re-quired id. Is it coincidence these are mostly the elder-ly and poor, who generally vote Democratic?

I can research actual texts of legislation, but could never know all the deals conducted behind closed doors. I can see the kind of people backing Romney, and the corpo-rate attitude that voters are expendable. There’s poison in the tea, and I’m not drinking or voting for it in November.

Warren IsleibNashua, NH

Please ReconsiderTo The Editor:As the Laconia city

chairman for the Romney 2012 campaign I like to share how valuable New Hampshire is and has been for the election pro-cess for ourselves, as resi-dents, and also through-out the United States. It’s a “curse” to be looked upon as a “special voter”, however, you are! Volun-teers have been making identification calls and completing the walking books that “target” only those that are registered as “independent” voters. It’s important to explain the purpose of the volun-teer’s efforts in this elec-tion cycle and say thank you to those who were kind enough to take 30 seconds to help us com-plete our assigned tasks already. But alas, we are not finished…we could be….we’re not, because again, you are special.

An important back-ground story of NH is that not only are we the first in the U.S. for the prima-ries, we used to be the only state that got it right in the choice of presi-dent. If you didn’t win NH, you didn’t win. This has changed. Also, we have the distinct benefit of be-ing one of just a few states that has no state income or sales taxes. This must not change. Therefore, we are just a little bit “picky” of whom we put in the Governor’s seat and legislature to keep that “protection”.

For this 2012 election I hope that we are go-ing to be just as “picky” when selecting the next president. As one of Gov. Romney’s volunteers, I did find that many inde-pendents have already made up their mind as they were gracious with their time with me. I also found that some preferred not to come to the door when they saw a clipboard or when telephoned they prefer to hang-up abrupt-

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It seems tha t ev -eryone is w r i t i n g children’s b o o k s n o w a -days.

S o m e are very good and

some, well, aren’t.It’s a big business and

a lot of folks are trying to cash in on it; even if they don’t know how to write very well.

Illustrated and easy to read, a good children’s book should tell an in-triguing story that either teaches about something or has a message.

The big mystery to me is why the format of chil-dren’s books isn’t carried over into the adult world. After all, there are plenty of so-called adults out there who won’t read un-less it is easy and could be better informed as well.

They like lots of pic-tures too.

So, I thought of some great ideas for “Adult Children’s Books.”

With the health care fi-asco going on it would be a good idea if people just learned to stay healthy.

The book “James and The Giant Peach” was a big hit so I thought “James and The Giant Prostate” would be a good Adult Children’s Book for men who need to be better aware of one thing that can cause a lot of trouble.

In the story, James, a middle-class invest-ment banker who works around the clock wakes up one morning to find his prostate, giant and enlarged, sitting at his kitchen table drinking coffee. At first James is horrified until he realizes that his giant prostate is there to help him under-stand.

The only thing a little disturbing about the book would be the illustrations, but with the right artist’s touch, I believe it could be handled nicely.

Some Doctor Suess books could also be modi-fied to tell some good adult-sized tales.

“Green Eggs and Ham and Foodborne Illness” would be a great book on teaching people the dangers of eating under cooked and raw food. Unfortunately, it would be necessary to illustrate it with a few, tastefully done, pictures of people retching in the bathroom. It would be necessary to truly portray the mes-sage.

“The Cat In The Hat And Other Horror Stories” would open up people’s eyes to the ongoing prob-lem of animal abuse in this country.

In teaching people more about government, so that they might make better choices in the vot-ing booth, assuming they will actually vote in No-vember, a modification of the classic children’s book “The Little Red Hen” could be used.

It would be called “The Little Red President.” The story would revolve around the leader of a powerful nation as he constantly berates the hard-working people in his country as they try to make a living. He refuses to help them at every turn until, at last, despite all his attempts to stop them, they succeed any-way. It is at this point in the story that “The Little Red President” steps in and takes for himself all of the fruits of their hard work and labor.

For a more involved explanation of how our government works and exactly what goes on in the halls of the House and Senate, I thought

that the title “Where The Wild Things Are” would make for a great book.

For those who might feel a little put off by the Adult Children’s format, books written more in the theme of teen novels might do better. Teen novels, for those of you who have never read one, are like popular adult fiction minus the curses and sex scenes.

“The Nancy Drew Mys-tery Series” were big hits so I thought that the Lib-eral side might try and get their message out with “The Nancy Pelosi Mys-tery Series.” It would be a never ending series of books where Nancy Pelosi and her friends continu-ally find mysteries that need to be solved. Using gobs and gobs of tax-payer dollars they go off on their pursuit. Usually, at the end of each novel, they have not solved the problem but only have come to realize that the problem is caused by an-other problem that needs gobs and gobs of money to investigate and turns into the next book.

Of course, Al Gore, in order to tell more of his fairy tale about climate change could publish his own Adult Children’s Book called “Cloudy With a Chance Of Meatballs and Total Annihilation.”

So, as you can see, the Adult Children’s Book market is a whole new avenue for would be writ-ers to investigate. And you can be sure that if they become the least bit popular, then every wannabee writer will be crawling out of the wood-work with one.

Brendan Smith wel-comes your comments at [email protected]. You can also follow him on Twitter at @weirsbren-dan.

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Hot enough for ya? Ra-chel and I needed to go hiking. There is a big back-packing trip in our future and we are working to get into the best hiking shape we can.

We decided that it was too hot in the sun and that maybe we should do a nice long hike under the cover of a forest canopy. The Attitash Trail from Bear Notch all the way to West Side Road in North Conway would be 9.6 miles and it is all below treeline.

I followed Rachel to the Diana’s Baths empty park-ing area where we left her car. I drove us to the top of Bear Notch Road. The At-titash Trail parking area is small and some dope from a neighboring southern state parked right in the middle making it a one car lot. Another pickup truck was wedged at the edge of the entrance, I am sure that driver was as happy about the car in the middle of the lot as I was. I man-aged to not to wreck my car parking between the

entrance and the edge of the main road.

The hike up Table Mountain starts out very pleasantly on old roads. Just ten or fifteen minutes into the hike we passed by a nice cascade splash-ing into a tempting pool of cool water. At 1.3 miles the trail turned left and we began to climb steeply on a loose gravely path. We had to be cautious because it was easy to slip.

As we were nearing the top of Table Mountain we heard someone say, “We’re turning around it is too strenuous, just too strenuous” and we saw the city gal bounding down the trail speaking loudly into her cell phone. She was followed closely by per-haps her daughter and she smiled sheepishly at us. They looked quite fashion-able; I give them credit for wearing good shoes and more power to them for getting out and knowing their limits (and their car would be out of the park-ing area soon). See patenaude on 22

attItasH traIl traverse There are two open

ledges near the top of Table Mountain where the sun fried us as we soaked up the grand vista. Through the hot hazy air we could see that the Three Sis-ters allowed the summit cone of Mount Chocorua to peek above them, fur-ther west Passaconaway and Tripyramid stood out and below us we could see the Kanc and the Albany covered bridge over the Swift River.

The trail doesn’t travel over the true summit of Table Mountain and we attempted to bushwhack around on top but we didn’t find anything worth our efforts.

A slight breeze felt good as we descended. This sec-tion of trail to Big Attitash is not popular and not ful-ly maintained. We found the trail in good condition, there were few blow downs but there were sections that could use a good clip-ping. We wore shorts and we scratched our legs.

On the Attitash Trail at the first crossing of Lucy Brook in the col between North Moat Mountain.

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gone and dragged his adult chil-dren into the land of Democratic make-believe. This is a BFD: a Biden Fabulist Dud.

As usual with White House class-warfare demagoguery, real-ity doesn’t fit the wealth-bashing narrative.

At the International Association of Fire Fighters 51st Convention in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Biden stoked passive-aggressive resentment of the 1 percenters. “The wealthy,” he sniveled. “God bless ‘em,” he snarked. “I wish my kids would become wealthy,” he sighed before railing against tax relief for all those evil, privileged rich people earning more than $250,000 a year.

Does Biden have kids we don’t know about? Because his three children with wife Dr. Jill Biden all appear to be, well, doing just fine. Way more than just fine.

Daughter Ashley, a social worker in the Delaware state bureaucracy, graduated from Tulane University and has a master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She’s married to an otolaryngolo-gist/plastic surgeon at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals in Philadelphia. Along the way, Ashley’s husband also racked up a Ph.D. and snagged a slot as an assistant professor of otolaryngol-ogy/head and neck surgery and as a director of the Herbert Kean Center for Facial Aesthetics.

Not exactly Occupier-level pov-erty in that line of business.

Oldest son Beau is the current attorney general of Delaware, a former Justice Department official and federal prosecutor, a former partner in the Wilmington law firm Bifferato, Gentilotti, Biden and Balick, and a career benefi-ciary of the Biden dynasty.

Then there’s younger son Hunt-er. Vice President Biden, meet your well-heeled and wildly suc-cessful lobbyist/lawyer offspring.

Hunter Biden now fronts Eu-dora Global, “a uniquely organized growth and acquisition firm fo-cused on purchasing and accel-erating the development of high potential enterprises in industries that meet its selective investment profile.” He co-founded the firm with Jeffrey Cooper. Who is Jeffrey Cooper?

Cooper helped build one of the biggest asbestos litigation firms in the country. SimmonsCooper, based in Madison County, Ill., has donated a whopping $196,050 to the senior Biden’s campaigns since 2003, according to the non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics in Washington, D.C. In that same time frame, the firm poured $6.5 million into lobbying against a key tort reform bill -- which Sen. Biden worked hard to defeat. Cooper also contributed to Beau Biden’s first attorney general campaign and paid Beau for legal work on Delaware asbestos litiga-tion cases.

Hunter Biden was previously a top official at PARADIGM Global Advisors, a hedge fund hold-ing company founded with Vice President Biden’s brother, James, and marketed by convicted fi-nance fraudster Allen Stanford. As Paradigm chairman, Hunter Biden oversaw half a billion dol-lars of client money invested in

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GEORGETOWN, S .C . - - When Alexander the Great died at the age of 32 in 323 B.C. , his once un-beatable army began a 2,900-mile withdrawal from India and headed home to Macedonia. As

they retreated, the empire they had created collapsed behind them. To prevent pursuit, Alex-ander’s royal cavalry and infan-try dealt viciously with all inter-nal dissent, destroyed cities and burned bridges. The Russians employed a similar scorched-earth tactic against Napoleon in 1812, as did the Red Army when Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941. It’s a maneuver now being employed both do-mestically and internationally by Barack Obama.

The re-elect Obama-Biden machine has less sanguinary methods for dealing with discord

in the ranks than the Macedo-nian army used 2,335 years ago. There are no goblets of poisoned wine, no toxic darts -- but the Obamians and Bidenites are no less effective. It took just hours for Democrats Cory Booker -- mayor of Newark, N.J. -- and U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein to re-cant after they had the temerity to criticize our Nobel laureate.

Mayor Booker told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he was “very uncomfortable” with attacks on Republican Mitt Romney’s tenure at Bain Capital, and he said, “If you look at the totality of Bain Capital’s record, they’ve done a lot to support businesses, to grow businesses.” Less than two hours later, Hizzoner was on Twitter “clarifying” his remarks. Apparently, the social network message wasn’t good enough for the O-Team. That night, in an eerie re-enactment of “purge confessions” filmed by Josef Stalin’s NKVD, Booker went before cameras in a Web video, saying, “I encourage it, for the

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thoughts on the passing scene:

Even squir-r e l s k n o w enough to store nuts, so that they will have something to eat when food

gets scarce. But the wel-fare state has

spawned a whole class of people who spend everything they get when times are good, and look to others to provide for their food and other basic needs when times turn bad.

The 14th Amendment to the Constitution prescribes “equal protection of the laws” to all Americans. But what does that mean, if the President of the United States can arbitrarily grant waivers, so that A, B and C have to obey the laws but X, Y and Z do not -- as with both ObamaCare and the immigration laws?

Two reports came out in the same week. One was from the Pentagon, saying that, in just

a few years, Iran will be able to produce not only a nuclear bomb but a missile capable of carry-ing it to the United States. The other report said that the Ameri-can Olympic team has uniforms made in China. This latter report received far more attention, both in Congress and in the media.

People who lament gridlock in Washington, and express the pi-ous hope that Democrats and Re-publicans would put aside their partisan conflicts, and cooperate to help the economy recover, implicitly assume that what the economy needs is more meddling by politicians, which is what brought on economic disaster in the first place. (Skeptics can read “The Housing Boom and Bust.”)

Racism is not dead, but it is on life support -- kept alive by poli-ticians, race hustlers and people who get a sense of superiority by denouncing others as “racists.”

One of the arguments for Medi-care is that the elderly don’t want to be a burden to their children. Apparently it is all right to be a burden to other people’s children, who are paying taxes.

U N I T E D N A -TIONS—These are tumultu-ous times in Syria. Civil war has en-g u l f e d t h e c o u n t r y , f ierce f ight-ing plagues the capital of Damascus, a

bomb blast decimated the ruling regime’s top security chiefs, and the Arab League called on Presi-dent Bashar al-Assad to step down. But as the world watches in suspended animation, the UN Security Council remains check-mated by Russian and Chinese support for the regime. Syria on the crossroads of the Middle East is heading full-throttle towards the abyss.

Civil war confronts the forty year plus Assad family rule. For the past 17 months, emboldened by the “Arab Spring,” the violence has increased and over 20,000 people mostly civilians have been killed and according to the UN over one million people have been displaced inside the country. An additional 42,000 refugees are in neighboring Turkey, 35,000 in Jordan and 32,000 in Lebanon.

The ruling regime which is based in the Allawite sect of Is-lam (closer to that of Iran), and at odds with the majority Sunni, battles on with the ferocity of a cornered mongoose.

Significant UN Security Council actions to sanction Assad have been stopped short on three occasions, by double vetoes of Russia and China. First in Oc-tober, then in February and now in July, cautiously optimistic U.S. and British diplomacy was jolted by the riveting realpolitik that both Russia and commu-nist China are still willing to give Assad diplomatic cover fire in the Security Council despite the growing political collateral dam-age throughout much of the Arab world.

Knowing the political intransi-gence of both Moscow and Beijing towards any serious action by the Security Council, former UN Sec-retary General Kofi Annan made a mission to Moscow hat in hand to see Vladimir Putin. Annan was trying to revive his moribund peace plan, while at the same

syrIa reacHes tHe tIPPInG PoInttime trying to encourage Russian flexibility and support for a uni-fied approach to Syria. His an-swer was Nyet. Additionally 300 UN military observers are now going to be phased out.

In the meantime globetrotting Secretary General Ban Ki Moon arrived in Beijing to try to per-suade the PRC rulers to soften its stance backing the Syrian regime..

After the double veto, British Ambassador Sir Mark Lyall Grant stated he was “appalled by the decision of Russia and China to veto this resolution aimed at ending the bloodshed in Syria.” American Ambassador Susan Rice rightly called it “a dark day,” but that does not belie the Obama Administration’s ama-teurish inconsistency in the UN.

Despite the stunning diplo-matic setback in the Security Council, Hillary Clinton’s State Department rationalizes that such votes will shame Russia and the People’s Republic of China; as if Vladimir Putin or Hu Jintao really care?

As Richard Haass President of the New York’s prestigious Coun-cil on Foreign Relations advised, “The United States and other like minded government should not equate the United Nations with multilateralism, nor should they see the UN as having a monopoly on legitimacy.”

But why do Russia and China still back the dictator Assad in the face of growing opposition in the Arab world? Since the 1960’s Syria was close ally of the old Soviet Union and still relies on Moscow. Russia sees Syria as a regional firewall against the spread of separatism and sectari-anism.

For China there’s some of the same logic; keeping the lid on restive ethnic, religious and na-tional groups inside the confines of the People’s Republic.

Of course there’s the Iran con-nection. Though Assad’s Syria is a secular state, the ruling Al-lawite minority in Damascus are close to Iranian Islam. Syria’s remains the Islamic Republic’s sole serious ally in the Arab world and thus a loss of Assad would be a stunning setback to Tehran. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has regularly stressed the strategic significance of Iran’s loss of its

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Syrian satrap.Put in a geopolitical perspec-

tive, Syria’s loss to Russia would mirror the USA’s loss of secular Egypt, and France’s setback in Tunisia.

Ominously as the endgame ap-

proaches, we are reminded that Syria holds a major supply of chemical and biological weapons. Should Assad cross the threshold and use them, foreign interven-tion would become near certain.


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There are currently 2,383 registered alpacas in the Granite State, nearly 27,000 in Ohio, and even six in Washington D.C.

Today, alpaca farming is big business in the Mid-west and Northwest. But in New Hampshire, most alpacas are kept by small-scale farmers with a soft spot for cute, furry critters and a penchant for work-ing with wool.

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husband, Bruce, raises alpacas in Holderness. “I put my hand inside their coat and had the most soft, wonderful feeling. And they have these beau-tiful expressive faces and eyes.”

Carpenter and Jeanine O’Neill of Derry are long-time knitters who admire all things warm and fuzzy – including angora rab-bits. To them, alpacas are sweet-tempered livestock that live happily in the backyard, providing hours of amusement and the kind of heart-felt satisfac-tion that comes from car-ing for farm animals you don’t eventually eat. Their annual shearing produces a harvest of soft fleece that can be spun into yarn in 22 earth tones. When the females give birth, their offspring, or crias, can be sold to hobbyists who enjoy spinning, and knit-ting.

“They’re cool animals. They’re easy to take care of. You get to know them and like them, and they’re kind of mesmerizing some-times,” says Bruce Car-penter.

Sue King of Elkins, was the first to breed alpacas in New Hampshire with her husband, Jim. Today, King keeps 115 alpacas ranging in age from seven months to 18 years at her 40-acre farm, Skyeview Acres, selling fleece, breed-ing stock, and geldings

Beverlee Carpenter feeds her alpacas in Holderness.

Jess Bishop, farm manager at Skyeview Farm, brings tree branches closer so the alpacas can munch on leaves.

alpacas: Suri, whose long silky fleece is woven into textiles, and Huacaya, whose ultra-warm hair is typically spun into yarn. Animal lovers find their appearance irresistible; but when it comes to al-pacas, it’s about the fleece; twice as warm as wool, nearly as soft as cash-mere, the yarn sells for up to $5 an ounce.

At the New Hampshire Sheep and Wool Festival seven years ago, “I fell in love at first sight and first feel,” says Beverlee Carpenter, who, with her See alpacas on 11


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for fiber production, and knitted items from a store in a front room of her home. She hosts visitors from schools and nursing homes, and even takes a few well-trained alpacas to mingle with seniors in a local Alzheimer’s unit, where the congenial ani-mals enjoy being patted. Her animals have been to Musterfield Farm Day in Sutton and New England Hospital Day.

“We have an incredible number of visitors,” says King. “We get people from all over the world. I think we’ve had every grandchild visiting the state of New Hampshire come here. We’ve had early Alzheim-er’s patients come from Woodcrest Nursing Home (in New London). We take our animals to nursing homes, too. They’ve been up and down elevators. We’ve brought them into rooms to visit people lying in beds with rails.”

Alpacas are extremely curious, shy herd animals whose primary defense is to gather in a clump or run. Affability comes from frequent human con-tact and handling, breed-ers explain. King employs a farm manager, Jess Bishop, who lives across the street and cares for

the herd. The animals are eager to greet her, and she knows each by name.

“Most farms you go to they just run away from you. We can hug any one of ours, just about,” says King.

In keeping with alpaca tradition, each year’s off-spring are given names based on themes. Four years ago, four geldings were named Pepsi Cola, Coca Cola, R C Cola, and Inca Cola, a soft drink pop-ular in Peru. At Skyeview, newborn alpacas have also been named after Broadway musicals in-cluding “Oklahoma,” “Chi-cago” and “Mama Mia,” and Beatles songs such as “Hey Jude,” “Norwegian Wood” and “Sergeant Pep-per.” A friendly fawn-col-ored female who answers to “Oh, Darling” was born in a Beatles year.

King worked in special education and raised a family in Wellesley, MA, before retiring at 50 and moving to central New Hampshire with her hus-band, a financial advisor. They became the state’s first alpaca breeders in 1992, and their hobby ballooned into a full-time occupation. The Kings transported as many as ten alpacas by trailer to shows all over the country from Ruidoso, New Mexico to Harrisburg, Pennsylva-nia and the Eastern States

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“I love the animals. I love the fiber part of it. I’ve always loved to knit and spin,” says King. “My husband loved the indus-try part of it.”

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Sue King enjoys feeding her alpacas at Skyeview Farm.

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“This is what we like to do,” says Jeanine O’Neill. “If you have a stressful day, you go out to the shed. It’s very therpeutic.”.

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Thomas Proulx is an ex-traordinary individual. It is not surprising seeing that his father is Roger Proulx.

Roger has been a great supporter of the New Hampshire Veterans of the United States Armed Forc-es. He initiated a program known as; “Military Appre-ciation Day.” Its purpose is to make our returning troops, veterans and their immediate families feel welcome by sponsoring entertainment programs at no cost to them. No words can fully describe the goodness of his all out welcome home efforts. If you could be present to see the smiles on the faces of the children of our vet-erans- it makes it all worth the hard work that goes into the planning of every Military Appreciation Day program.

Thomas has taken up this noble cause and works alongside of his father in the “Military Appreciation Day” program. The one caveat Thomas deals with every day of his life is his vision impairment. He eventually will go blind. And yet despite what he calls an “inconvenience” he gives his all to make life better for our returning veterans. He seeks no self pity, nor does he want any. Simply put he said, “It’s not about me, it’s all about them. They mean every-thing to me. We owe them so much. They delivered for America while serving abroad. Now our employed and unemployed Vets need to reconnect with their lives after deployment. The need transcends across America from East to West and from North to South”.

The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Bos-ton has diagnosed Thom-as’ condition as Macular Degeneration; a condition in which the cells of the macula lutea degenerate, resulting in blurred vision and ultimate blindness.

Thomas doesn’t let that get him down, instead he moves forward. Thomas attended Plymouth State University and majored in marketing. He is now honing those skills to fur-ther his career. Thomas’ passions are singing, mu-sic, motivational speak-ing and mentoring High School students. He has also started his new web-site [email protected]. The website is still under construction but anyone interested is encouraged to call 603-393-9395 for more infor-mation.

Recently, Thomas was

accepted at the Guide Dog School of Obedience, called “Guiding Eyes for the Blind” in Upper New York State, where he will take a 26 day course, be-ginning on November 12, training and getting ac-quainted with a guide dog that will ultimately lead to his independence with the assistance of one of these marvelous dogs.

Most recently he jour-neyed to Utah to go Snow-boarding with his sister Kim. He rose to the oc-casion and enjoyed every minute of the challenge. But it doesn’t end there:

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The Economic Restruc-turing Committee volun-teers at Rochester Main Street will host their monthly “Sidewalk Talk” on Tuesday, August 9 at Fat Tony’s Italian Grill, 61 North Main Street at 8:00 am. Along with a Main Street Update, there will be two featured topics: first is seeking input from local businesses for in-clusion of the planning of the 2013 workplan for the volunteers at Rochester Main Street and voting for the items the businesses consider most important. There will also be a pub-lic forum held request-ing input in late October. Second, there will be a short presentation of the results from the July 14 Street Audit Exercise con-ducted by members of the community that included representatives from the Rochester Economic De-velopment Commission, Arts & Cultural Com-mission, Historic District Commission, art esprit, City Council Community Development Committee, Planning department and Main Street Design Com-mittee volunteers.

S idewalk Talk is a monthly forum presented by Rochester Main Street to provide downtown busi-nesses with an opportuni-ty to network and to speak

Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB) is pleased to congratu-late Joanne Pearce, senior vice president, risk management offi-cer, on her June 7th graduation from the prestigious American Bankers’ Association Stonier Graduate School of Banking at the University of Pennsylvania.

The Stonier program helps senior-level bankers develop the skills for effectively recog-nizing and handling high-level management issues, with an emphasis on strategic planning, financial management, and leadership. Consist-ing of two week-long residence sessions at the Wharton School of Business in Philadelphia – and additional coursework and assignments throughout the year – the program culminates in a final Capstone Strategic Project offering stu-dents the unique opportunity to apply their skills

and knowledge to a major initiative within their own organizations.

As MVSB’s senior vice president, risk management officer, Pearce ensures that sufficient manage-ment resources, software pro-grams and controls are in place to effectively identify, measure, and monitor enterprise risks to the bank. She also oversees the bank’s compliance program and develops and implements policies and procedures for physical and data security and disaster recovery.Pearce joined MVSB in May of 2002

as an information security specialist and was promoted to security manager later that year. Prior to joining MVSB, Pearce worked in Boston and Washington D.C. in banking and software consulting. She is a member of the advisory board for The Salvation Army in Laconia. Pearce resides in Holderness with her family.

MVSB’s Joanne Pearce graduates from Stonier Graduate School of Banking

Parking Lot. For more information on Sidewalk Talk or the Main Street Program please contact the Rochester Main Street Office at 603-330-3208 or email [email protected]. The con-tact number the day of the event is 603-781-7116.

New Publishing Co. Opens in Woodsville

Steady Moon Press, a new micro publishing company that specializes in Themed Poetic Anthol-ogies and Narrative Poetry has opened for business in Woodslville.

It was was founded in May of 2012 by published author, Amanda Clark. Clark wanted to develop her own publishing com-pany that provided more rights to authors, quality customer service and care for the author’s vision, as well as free opportunities for authors of poetry

Accepted authors do not pay anything, they are not locked into a contract without their book rights, and they are encouraged to participate in the pub-lishing process. Founder of Steady Moon Press, Amanda Clark, loves po-etry and respects authors, and has made it her mis-sion to put authors first.

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I r e -call back i n 1959 my bes t f r i e n d Mike and I w e r e standing outside of B a l d i ’ s M a r k e t a t t h e

busiest intersection in Laconia. There was this big fellow named Jack. Must have been, just passing through. Nice guy. We enjoyed chat-ting with him. Without a thought, two white guys and a Black American. Who gave it a second thought? We knew of three homosexuals in town. Youngsters stayed clear of them. It was not bigotry. We had one Chi-nese restaurant. Living in Laconia then; many French families, so much that there was a sec-tion of town referred to (with respect) as “Little Canada.” Jewish and Greek families, American Indians, the Irish – some more affluent than oth-ers – no one said much about that. Heck, my grandmother cleaned some of their homes. Isn’t that an interest-ing concept; people with money provided jobs? Under Obama, my Gram would have demanded half of what the “job providers” were mak-ing. Same with doctors Perley, LaFrance, Brody, and Slovak (all good men) should have been told they could not charge for saving lives. Same with another great lady, Doc-tor Alice (Normandin). Let me not forget Doctors Bernard and Kathleen Robinson. What would these doctors think of Government Healthcare? Another point before we move on – seems to me that just about every-

body had a job. Many ladies could be “Stay at Home Moms.” Today there are people across the country who envy the more success ful (neighbor more secure financially than you) – if you must.

Thomas Jefferson, let-ter to Joseph Milligan, 1816: “To take from one, because it is thought his own industry and that of his fathers has acquired too much, in order to spare to others, who, or whose fathers, have not exercised equal industry and skill, is to violate arbitrarily the first prin-ciple of association, the guarantee to everyone the free exercise of his industry and the fruits acquired by it.” That is the genius of Jefferson, the Founding Fathers, those courageous Pa-triots and competent Leaders. Lord, where are men of that caliber today?

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pioneer: “The work of the individual still remains the spark that moves mankind forward.” Ba-rack Obama bel ieves that living off those who provide the spark should share their fruits of their labor with those who haven’t had a spark in years!

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Region and across Amer-ica who oppose intol-erance – I guess that means that those folks are tolerant – how do you feel about Chica-go Mayor (Obama thug) Rahm Emanuel saying that Chick-Fil-A does not share the values of Chicago therefore the company cannot open a second store in the friendly windbag city. CBS Chicago: “Equal-ity Illinois is launch-

ing a campaign against Chick-Fil-A – petitioning universities and lawmak-ers to evict the fast food restaurant from their campuses and planning a ‘kiss-in’ campaign by gay and lesbian couples outside Chick-Fil-A res-taurants?” Rahm speaks of Chicago values. He must be really proud of his Chicago’s murder rate of 250 as June 26.

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from Scott Whitlock of Newsbusters.org we learn that “Chris Matthews, who once giddily specu-lated that ‘at some point, somebody’s going to jam a CO2 pellet’ into Rush Limbaugh’s head that will ‘explode,’ on Thurs-day called for civility in the political discourse.

“Speaking of the tragic shooting in Aurora, Colo-rado, Matthews lectured, ‘We need to remember that we don’t despise each other, but we do despise, maybe, the ar-guments that are thrown up by the other side.’

“On October 13, 2009, Matthews ranted about Limbaugh, ‘Rush Lim-baugh is looking more and more like Mr. Big, and at some point some-body’s going to jam a CO2 pellet into his head and he’s going to ex-plode like a giant blimp. That day may come. Not yet. But we’ll be there to watch.” If I said that about “Community As-pirations” members in Laconia more than likely the police would want to speak with meat mini-mum!

Quotes from Chris Mat-thews, who gets a tingle up his leg over his hero Barack Hussein Obama. There is no tolerance for fiscal and social conser-vatives, Christians, suc-cessful folks who made

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Ticket sales at the Museum July 1 – October 3, 2012

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anyone else out here! We joined them, ate our pea-nut butter sandwiches and exchanged hiking stories. We learned that Tom has redlined the AMC White Mountain Guidebook and

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The cast of The Wesley Player’s production of Tim Kelly’s Murder Takes A Holiday react to the demise of Mr. Mitchell played by David Bownes. Surrounding him are (L to R) Scott Alward, Peter Ayer, Lynn Dadian, Braeden Alward, Sharon Walden, Melissa Bigler, Eric Marsh, Raelyn Cottrell and Dick Walden. The play will be presented at The First United Methodist Church in Gilford on Friday and Saturday August 3rd and 4th at 7:30pm. Tickets are $7.00 and include refreshments to be served at intermission. They can be obtained at Greenlaw’s Music in Downtown Laconia, at the door or by calling 528-6485.

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Peter Asher – A Musical Memoir of the 60’s and BeyondCapitol Center for the arts, Concord. 8pm. 225-1111

Seeing Stars in the Sky – Special Mount Washington CruiseMS Mount Washington, Weirs beach. Partnered with the Mcauliffe Shepard Discovery Center hosting a satellite exhibit aboard the ship. 888-843-6686. www.cruisenh.com

Teddy Bear Clinicthe Children’s Museum of Nh, 6 Washington Street, Dover. 10-Noon. www.childrens-museum.org 742-2002

Fri. 10Th – Sun. 12Th On the Green 2 Arts & Crafts Festivalbrewster academy, 80 academy Drive, Wolfeboro. 10- 5 Fri. & Sat. and 10-4 Sun. over 80 exhibitors, live music, food and free admission. rain or shine. www.joycescraftshows.com 528-4014

SaTurday 11Th Meredith Kiwanis Golf TournamentWaukewan Golf Club, Center harbor. 1pm shotgun start. $110pp includes golf, cart, raffle tickets and dinner catered by hart’s restaurant. 476-5511

Gilmanton Old Home Daythe grounds of the Smith Meeting house, Gilmanton. Starting at 10am. www.gilmantonnh.org

the Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551 www.flyingmonkeynh.com

Cowboy JunkiesPrescott Park arts Festival, Portsmouth. 7pm. www.prescottpark.org 436-2848

33rd Annual Artists in the ParkCate Park, Wolfeboro. 10-5pm. Free admission. Lindsay and her Puppet Pals will be performing at 12:30, 1:30 & 3:30pm so bring the kids! 569-4994

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Introduction to Permaculture – An Ecological Design ProcessMeredith Community Center, 6pm. Presented by Steve Whitman. $5 donation. 279-7783

SaTurday 18Th Joan Osborne the Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551www.flyingmonkeynh.com

10th Annual Brenda’s Ride with Friends. ride starts 10am sharp from Weirs beach Lobster Pound. $30 day of event registration. 581-6992

Chili Cook-OffFactory Court, Downtown rochester. 2-4:30pm. Minimum donation of $5. Children under 12 are free. 335-2509

Winnipesaukee Wellness Center’s Annual Golf TournamentWaukewan Golf Course, Center harbor. registration at 11:30am with a shotgun start at 12:45. $90pp. 253-1839

Golf TournamentMojolaki Country Club, Franklin. 8am shotgun start. $75pp includes bbQ lunch. 286-3494

Sunday 19Th Nickfestthe Nick, 10 trotting track road, Wolfeboro. Noon-4pm. Family event featuring; live music, bbq lunch, rides, bounce house, Nemo slide, air brush tattoos, dunk tank and much more. $10pp, kids under 2 are free. www.thenick.org 651-6605

TueS. 21ST – SaT. 25Th “The Foreigner”the barnstormers theatre, 104 Main Street, tamworth. 323-8500 for tickets and showtimes.

WedneSday 22nd Blues Traveler the Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551 www.flyingmonkeynh.com

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Belmont High School Alumni Reunion; Class of 1953 and Priorthe bhS Cafeteria, 55 Seavey road, belmont. 11am-1pm. 267-7569 or 267-6047

New Hampton Old Home Dayopening ceremonies begin at 10am at the old town house, town house road, off rt. 104. 744-9435

Tuckermans at 9 – Rockin A Capella Cate Park bandstand, Wolfeboro. 7pm. 438-4537

Alton Bay Boat Showalton bay Public Docks. 9am-Noon. antique and classic motorboats galore! 569-4554

Gilmanton Old Home DayMeeting house road, off rt. 140 & rt. 107. 10-3pm. Children’s games, animals, jolly jumper, arts & crafts, antique car, truck & tractor parade and more!

Robin Mark – Live Music from Belfast Irelandemmanuel Church Family Life Center, 34 eastern ave., rochestere. $25 at the door. 332-5355

Roy Orbison Tribute Concert to Benefit Local SheltersStockbridge theatre, Derry. Doors open at 6:30pm. $30. Proceeds go to benefit the Live and Let Live Farm rescue and the Salem animal rescue League.

Sunday 12Th Paddle Fest!Leavitt beach, Meredith. 10am. any vessel welcomed that is propelled by paddles, Prizes for best costume and most decorated vessel! Mix 94.1 live broadcast, food and plenty of fun! www.jenifund.org for pre-registration, which is preferred.

TueS. 14Th – SaT. 18Th “It Had to Be You”the barnstormers theatre, 104 Main Street, tamworth. 323-8500 for tickets and showtimes.

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Friday 24Th 1st Annual Lakes Region Mah Jongg TorunamentWeirs Park Community center, 25 Lucerne ave. 8:30am-3pm. $25pp. 524-5071

SaTurday 25Th Meredith Altrusa Food Aid Concert & BBQhesky Park, Meredith. bring non-perishable food items and cash donations. www.tunesforspoons.com

Fine Arts & Crafts FestivalMain Street Meredith and Mills Falls. 9am-5pm. Live music and food too.

4th Annual Flying Show Highlights RC AircraftNh Flying tigers air Field, b Street, Derry. 10-4pm. the public is not only invited to watch the rC Pilots fly their airplanes but also to try their own hand at flying a radio control plane. 437-2847

Sunday 26Th Fine Arts & Crafts FestivalMain Street Meredith and Mills Falls. 9am-5pm. Live music and food too.

4th Annual Flying Show Highlights RC AircraftNh Flying tigers air Field, b Street, Derry. 10-4pm. the public is not only invited to watch the rC Pilots fly their airplanes but also to try their own hand at flying a radio control plane. 437-2847

WedneSday 29Th The DuhksPrescott Park arts Festival, Portsmouth. 7pm. www.prescottpark.org 436-2848

ThurSday 30Th Bucky Lewis – Hilarious Comedythe Margate, Laconia. Doors open at 7:15 and the show starts at 8pm. $15 at the door. 524-5210

Friday 31ST Iris Dement Prescott Park arts Festival, Portsmouth. 7pm. www.prescottpark.org 436-2848

OnGOinGSenior Ten Pin Bowling LeagueFunspot, rt. 3 Weirs beach. 10am every Monday morning. 50 years and older welcomed! Call Gail 569-1974 or Marie 494-8405

Free Admission to Wright Museum for all Active Military & Familythe Wright museum, Wolfeboro. From Memorial Day to Labor Day. 569-1212

Boating Education Classesevery Saturday starting May 5th in numerous locations throughout the state. $30.00 non-refundable fee per person due to the limited seating per session. www.boatingeducation.nh.gov or 267-7256

Singles DanceDaniel’s hall, rt 4, Nottingham. Fridays from 8pm-12am. Casual dress. bYob, free light buffet and drink set-ups. Smoking outside on the patio. $12. 942-8525

Acoustic Country Pickin Partytilton Senior Center from 7pm-9pm every Wednesday.

Free Movie MatineeDover Public Library. every Saturday at 2pm. Free screening of a family movie. bring your own popcorn!

Village Pizza Cruise NightsVillage Pizza, route 3a, bristol. Friday nights from May 11th – Sept. 21st. 6-8pm. 744-6886

Reiki ClassesMeredith Senior Center. every 2nd and 4th tuesday of the month. Free. 279-5631 for times and to schedule an appointment.

Preschool StorytimeMeredith Public Library, Main St. Wednesdays, 10:30-11:30am and thursdays, 1-2pm. ages 3-5. 279-4303.

Knotty KnittersMeredith Public Library, Main St. 10:30am - Noon. every thursday. all levels of experience welcome. 279-4303.

Woodside Carvers ClubWoodside building at the taylor Community, Laconia. tuesday and thursday 9:30-11:30am. beginners welcome. 934-4265

Trivia Nightthe barley house, 132 North Main Street, Concord. Wednesdays at 7pm. 228-6363

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Dinner Specials 4 - 5:30 pm

—THURSDAYS—Prime Rib Dinner

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1 - 4 pm

—TUESDAYS—Pizza Time!

All pizzas $10, up to 4 toppings, dine in only, 2

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—MONDAYS—Burger Time

$5.00 burgers all day!Mouth watering, big

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—DAILY—Early Bird Gets The Deal!

Dinner Specials 4 - 5:30 pm

—MONDAYS—Burger Time

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Party at the barn!20% off mexican items on menu, $1. off margaritas

—THURSDAYS—Prime Rib Dinner

15 oz. cut $14.95Live music 7 - 10 pm

It’s a Good Time Every Night Of the Week at the Barn!

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—TUESDAYS—Pizza Time!

All pizzas $10, up to 4 toppings, dine in only, 2

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COME OUT ON THE BIG LAKE FOR

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Live entertainment by the band The Warmth

Wednesday, August 15th6:30 – 8:30 PM

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Keaton creates com-edy that plays with the very nature of film and reality. The film con-tains several classic sequences often cit-ed as among Keaton’s best, including a scene where Keaton and a large man both struggle to change into swim-suits in a tiny dressing room. The scene, which runs several minutes long, was filmed in one take.

Keaton entered films in 1917 and was quick-ly fascinated. After ap-prenticing with popular comedian Roscoe “Fat-ty” Arbuckle, Keaton went on to set up his own studio in 1920, making short comedies that established him as a one of the era’s leading talents. A re-markable pantomime artist, Keaton natu-rally used his whole body to communicate emotions ranging from sadness to surprise. In an era with no special effects, Keaton’s acro-batic talents meant he performed all his own stunts.

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The Greenside Restaurant

The Greenside Restaurant

LOCHMERE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB Proudly Presents

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Saturday NightTour of Italy

$12.95

Saturday NightTour of Italy

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CHOOSE A PASTA:Cheese Ravioli or Pasta of the Day

CHOOSE A PASTA:Cheese Ravioli or Pasta of the Day

Still Hungry? Seconds on the House! (dine in only)

Still Hungry? Seconds on the House! (dine in only)

CHOOSE 2 MEATS:Italian Sausage, Homemade

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Casual Outdoor Dining in our Gazebo

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Salome’s Stars HoroscopeARIES (March 21 to April 19) A strong social whirl brings a new round of good times to fun-loving Rams and Ewes. Cupid also is busy aiming arrows at single Lambs hoping for a heart-to-heart encounter.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A romantic incident could take a more serious turn if the Divine Bovine considers meet-ing Cupid’s challenge. Meanwhile, a professional opportunity is also about to turn up.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A bit of hardheaded realism could be just what the Twins need at this emotionally chal-lenged time. Face the facts as they are, not as you want them to be. Good luck.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Many opportunities open up. But you need to be aware of their actual pros and cons. Check them all out and make your choice from those that offer more of what you seek.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) A more

stable situation begins, allowing you to feel more secure about making important decisions. Meanwhile, be sure to meet your project deadline so you can move on to other things.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Con-gratulations. A new personal relationship thrives as you learn how to make room in your busy life for this wonderfully warm and exciting emotional experience.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A new contact opens some doors. That’s the good news. But there’s a caution involved: Be sure you protect your rights to your work before showing it to anyone.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A former colleague might seek to resume a working partnership. Ask yourself if you need it. If yes, get more information. If no, respectfully decline the request.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to Decem-ber 21) Good times dominate your aspect. So why not have a party to celebrate a loved one’s success? And do invite that special

person you want to know better.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to Janu-ary 19) The shy side of the Sea Goat soon gives way to your more assertive self. This should help you when it comes time to speak up for yourself and your achievements.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) A new period of stability will help you deal with some recently reworked plans. Once you get your current task done, you can devote more time to personal matters.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Things are finally much more stable these days, so you can restart the process of meeting your well-planned goals with fewer chances of interrup-tion or delay.

BORN THIS WEEK: You love being the brightest light wherever you are, and people love basking in your warmth and charm.

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75 “knots Landing” character 76 Yankee Derek 79 Nickel creature 80 toughen up 82 Dachshund declaration 83 Surrounded by 84 Dedicated to defamation 85 Laotian native 86 “La boheme” seamstress 87 Lave the linoleum 88 Part of a process 89 black piano key 90 Spirit 91 - Lanka 92 Mutt of mystery 93 - -relief 95 end of remark106 Corner a cat107 Indy 500 figure108 actress Freeman109 Fury’s food110 Destined to diet112 Lost113 Ultimate whale watcher?115 Former african nation117 actress Marisa118 Garr of “Mr. Mom”119 theater section120 New York city121 Salamander122 57 across, e.g.123 Look like a letch124 Com. treaty

DOWN 1 Peck part 2 a heep of Dickens 3 Come around 4 Look at 5 Sent out 6 Like some milk 7 Jungle bird 8 top numero 9 “In Memoriam” poet 10 hefty grass 11 Witch wheels? 12 Low-octane joe? 13 Sphere 14 Prove 15 Famed figure in fiddles 16 bile producer 20 opus 22 Magnum opus 29 r.e. Lee’s govt. 31 Part of Da 32 Scores in ores 35 best 36 hitter hank 37 Sail through 41 Scarecrow stuffing 42 Monsieur Matisse 43 Precise 44 a particular key 45 Lilly of pharmaceuticals 46 Mans the bar 47 Met men 48 rossini’s “Le Comte -” 49 Some trimmings 50 bungle 51 Gnus center? 53 Seek out a school? 54 Conifer coverings 55 really rain 57 Sleek swimmer

58 Some kind of a nut 59 - Island 62 “In Search of . . .” host 63 Unyielding 65 Pay attention to 66 opens the mail 67 Discernment 68 hunker down 69 Serve a purpose 70 Fate 71 Impish 76 berry sweet stuff? 77 Funny Philips 78 Inside info 79 herd word 80 Farouk’s faith 81 Nicole on “Fame” 84 exercises the arms 85 “- is said and done” 86 a real butte 88 expert 89 tennis legend 91 Playground feature 92 reach 93 Prohibition 94 Woman warrior 95 Subway station 96 Papal name 97 “Superman” star 98 Coup d’- 99 Desert refuges100 Jacques, for one101 effigy102 Like a judge103 Man of steal?104 Jeweler’s weight105 african scavenger111 tolkien creation114 Form furrows116 Cookbook phrase

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hedge funds while remain-ing a lobbyist at Oldaker, Biden and Belair. Cooper chipped in $2 million for the ill-fated venture, which went down in flames amid nasty fraud lawsuits.

Before all that, Hunter Biden was a senior vice president at MBNA Amer-ica Bank, one of his dad’s wealthiest corporate cam-paign donors. An MBNA bank official helped fa-cilitate an eyebrow-raising real estate deal for Daddy Biden that paved the way for the acquisition of a custom-built house in Del-aware’s ritziest Chateau Country neighborhood.

While raking in consul-tant payments at MBNA, Hunter Biden also served as a founding partner in D.C. lobbying shop Old-aker, Biden and Belair. His lobbying for drug compa-

malkin from 8 nies, university earmarks and other clients and causes brought in nearly $4 million in 2007 alone.

Nice Beltway influence-peddling work if you can get it. As I noted in my book “Culture of Corrup-tion,” one client seeking federal government ear-marks told The Washing-ton Post, “Biden’s parent-age was a selling point.”

Nepotism has its privi-leges -- and the Biden chil-dren, despite Papa Joe’s lamentations, have en-joyed far more than their fair share.

Michelle Malkin is the au-thor of “Culture of Corrup-tion: Obama and his Team of Tax Cheats, C rooks & Cronies” (Regnery 2010). Her e-mail address is [email protected].


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al Green at tHe PortsmoutH musIc Hall— Tuesday, August 28th at 7:30pm —

The legendary Al Green will bring his Grammy winning voice to the Portsmouth Music Hall on Tuesday , Augsut 28th, at 7:30pm.

An eight-time Grammy winner and inductee into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Al has been thrill-ing audiences the world over with his Memphis soul emotive blend of gospel and R&B for close to four decades now. His hit singles include: “Tired of Being Alone,” “Look What You Done For Me,” “I’m Still In Love With You,” “Call Me,” “Here I Am,” “Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)” and “Put A Little Love In Your Heart” with Annie Lennox.

Green reached the peak of his popularity in the 1970s, with hit singles such as “You Oughta Be With Me,” “I’m Still In Love With You,” “Love and Happiness” and “Let’s Stay Together”.

In 2005, Rolling Stone named him #66 in their list of the “100 Great-est Artists of All Time.” The nomination stated that “people are born to do certain things, and Al was born to make us smile.”

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted Green in 1995, referring to him as “one of the most gifted purveyors of soul music.” Green has sold more than 20 mil-lion records.

Tickets for Al Green are $92 and $129. There are also Gold VIP tickets available on a limited quantity. These give you gold seats and a Post Show “Meet and Greet” with the performer.

The opening artist for the evening will be Jesse Dee.

For tickets call the Box Office at (603) 436-2400 or you can go online to www.themusichall.org.Legendary Blues and Gospel singer Al Green will be at the Portsmouth Music Hall on

Tuesday, August 28th at 7:30pm.

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