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NH Children And Nature Coalition WantTo Open The Door And Connect Kids AndFamilies With Nature in 2013____________

Presentation SlatedFor Book: “It’s NotAbout The Hike”___

With theNew Yearhere, astatewidecoal i t ionhopes par-ents andchild care-g i v e r st h i n kabout thisas a reso-l u t i o n :C o n n e c t

children with the great outdoorsin 2013. They’ll love it and it’sgreat for them!

The NH Children in NatureCoalition has released a newreport, Opening Doors toHappier, Healthier Lives, whichoutlines recommendations forconnecting kids with nature inNew Hampshire. The coalition’sseven goals – starting with get-ting kids outside to enjoy thegreat outdoors – are endorsedand welcomed by Susan E.Lynch, MD, New Hampshire’s

First Lady.

“As a pediatric lipid specialistand as New Hampshire's FirstLady, I am very interested inworking to encourage childrento lead a healthy, active lifestyleas a preventative measureagainst childhood obesity,”Lynch said. “This emphasis onthe importance of the health andphysical activity of our childrenis equally represented andchampioned by the great workof the NH Children in NatureCoalition. This coalitiondemonstrates the importance ofoutdoor activities and learningexperiences while utilizing NewHampshire's rich and diversenatural resources.”

This is a great time to make aresolution for children, accord-ing to Marilyn Wyzga of the NHChildren in Nature Coalitionand the NH Fish and GameDepartment. “Looking ahead toall the possibilities of a new

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The presentation will be held onThursday, March 7th at 7pm atthe Father Bilodeau Center onPollard Road in Lincoln, NH.

We all have our own mountainsto climb. Your mountain may bea 4,000-footer in the WhiteMountains. But it could also begoing to college, getting a job,bringing up children, caring foraging parents or dealing with anillness. Maybe your mountain isreorganizing a business, tack-

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year, let’s make a resolution forour children,” Wyzga said.“Whether you’re a parent,grandparent, aunt, uncle,teacher or any caregiver forkids: Encourage your childrento play outside. Let themexplore. Let them play in thesnow, jump over a log, build afort. It doesn’t have to be a for-mal activity; just enjoy a littletime out each day. Open thedoor and let them play.”

With today’s children watchingscreens an average of 54 hours aweek, the consequences areobesity and sedentary lifestyles,deepening misconceptionsabout the natural world, and lessemphasis on unstructured timeoutdoors, according to theCoalition’s report. “The price ofcontinuing these trends is seri-ous, not only for children andtheir families, but for our com-munities, our schools, our cul-ture, our economy, and the iden-tity of the Granite State.”

In New Hampshire, 71 percentof children ages 6 to 17 and 53percent of high school studentsdo not get enough physicalactivity, according to the NHDepartment of Health andHuman Services. And it’s nocoincidence that 32 percent ofchildren ages 6 to 12 are over-weight or obese. Combined,excess weight and lack of phys-ical activity are risk factors forasthma, diabetes, hypertensionand other chronic illnesses thatburden the state’s health caresystem and lead to lost produc-tivity.

Nationally, the amount of out-side space where children areallowed to roam free aroundtheir homes is one-ninth what itwas in 1970.

Yet, research shows that thebenefits of embracing an active,outdoor lifestyle are many, andthat children who spend time

outdoors are healthier and morecreative, have better concentra-tion, and even get better grades.

The good news is that this canbe done easily in NewHampshire, and at little cost. Infact, New Hampshire is wellpositioned to lead the nation inpromoting a healthy, activelifestyle that takes advantage ofall the natural beauty, outdooropportunities, and facilities ourstate offers – attributes thatalready help make tourism oneof the state’s most importanteconomic engines.

The coalition – representingagencies and organizations fromdiverse health, education andconservation disciplines – sup-ports seven goals:

1. Increase participation in out-door learning experiences forchildren and families.

2. Urge more children and fam-ilies to get outside on a regularbasis.

3. Ensure that every child hasthe opportunity to experiencenature in his or her local com-munity.

4. Provide children with moretime for free play outdoors.

5. Increase appreciation andcare of the outdoors throughorganized activities and groups.

6. Improve the health, fitness,and well-being of NewHampshire children.

7. Deepen the understanding ofthe natural world among chil-dren and youth.

For more information about theN.H. Children in NatureCoalition and how you canmake a resolution to reconnectchildren, youth and familieswith nature, visithttp://www.nhchildreninna-ture.org.

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ling a difficult project, losingweight or starting an exerciseprogram. It's your own personalmountain and it is hard.

It's Not About the Hike is a pres-entation that will bring you intoyour heart, lift your spirits, andinspire you to climb that nextmountain in your life. It is not apresentation of "look at thesetwo women...see what theydid." It is a presentation of "lookinside you...you can do it too."You will want to go back andhear it again and again, bringingfriends and family to share theexperience.

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This presentation is for every-one -- hikers and non-hikers,people who are sedentary oractive, outdoor enthusiasts andindoor homebodies, 10 yearolds and 90 year olds and every-one in between. The presenta-tion is NOT about the hike; it isan inspirational and motivation-al program about pushing our-selves outside of our comfortzones, overcoming our fears,finding our passions and living

our lives to the fullest.

This talk is a multi-media pres-entation including movies,music and photographs. It isboth humorous and touching, asthe speakers share about theirpersonal lives in a way thatmakes the message and learninguniversal.

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Greetings, and thanks for join-ing me for another week.Starting us off are a few newsstories you may have missed.First, authorities continue toinvestigate the circumstancessurrounding a fight at an “Endof the World” party in SanBernardino that turned deadly(for someone it was the end ofthe world). San Bernardinopolice says as many as 100 peo-ple had attended the party. Atsome point during the party, a29-year-old man was stabbedand police were called to thescene to investigate. Uponarriving on scene, authoritiessay a shooting occurred nearby.The shooting victim, identifiedas 20-year-old Felipe JasonMoreno, suffered fatal injuries.His 22-year-old cousin was alsowounded in the shooting,authorities said. “The reason forthe shooting appears to havestemmed from a fight that hadoccurred at the party location,”the statement said.[CBSLA.com] What’s the matterwith people?

Next, oops! After spendingnearly a half-century as husbandand wife, Bob and Norma Clarkare finally actually married. Thecouple celebrated their 48thanniversary in August, and inNovember they were gettingtheir end-of-life documents inorder and sought a copy of theirmarriage license for SocialSecurity purposes. The Clarks,who met in college, took theirvows at a church south of SanFrancisco in August 1964.When clerks at the Hall ofRecords in San Mateo Countytried to pull the license, theycame up empty. “They wentback to the year 1956, but norecord of our marriage could be

found,” Bob Clark told theRedlands Daily Facts. Thechurch where they had marriedstill had a record of the ceremo-ny so they knew they hadn’timagined it, and several of thecouple’s family members andfriends who had been weddingguests were about to come totown for Thanksgiving. On Nov.21 they made their marriagelegitimate, filing their paper-work and obtaining their licenseat the San Bernardino CountyHall of Records, with the maidof honor and a junior usher fromthe original wedding serving aswitnesses.

Finally, a sign of the times(more people behaving badly).Police in Sweden had to inter-vene after a foreign visitor to aspa and conference center grewangry because a visiting SantaClaus was wearing a grayinstead of red costume. No onewas arrested during the incidentin Vallsta, some 300 kilometers(180 miles) north of Stockholm.But police said in a brief state-ment that the foreign guest grewagitated over the Santa outfitand argued with the center’sstaff. They did not say where theforeigner was from.[news.yahoo.com] At least hedidn’t come back with a gun....In one way, this is a special col-umn because it marks the firsttime I have written (typed)2013! Somehow that seems...weird to me. 2013. If you areasforgetful as I am, write 2013 onthe next five or six checks inyour checkbook as a reminder.No joke, I have been known tostart writing 1996 on checks.

I am such a sucker for the end-ing of “Undercover Boss.”While watching a couple ofepisodes, I had a revelation...why not have politicians spendsome quality time workingundercover next to some “realpeople” (or collecting handouts,smoking, and drinking). Justthink about what they could findout and learn!

Just in case you were wonder-ing, “hippopotomonstros-esquippedaliophobia “ actuallyis a real fear of long words. Theirony; the irony! My philosophyis, of course, to eschew obfusca-tion!

I recently saw an ad on TV forsomething called AndroGel, aproduct to boost testosterone;the product apparently under-went a change and changedfrom 1% to 1.62%. Uh, why not1.63 or 1.61 percent? Just won-dering.

Speaking of ads, I love the onesthat show people giving andreceiving new cars forChristmas. Cars! Times aren’tbad for everyone! There’s oneguy who bought four Segwaysfor himself and his family, butthey all end up sad when a cardrives by and they simultane-ously realize the pathetic natureof what Dad has done. Sigh.

Yes, another year has started,and a birthday looms on thehorizon for me. How old am I? Iremember 5c candy bars, 31.9cgas, 25c paperback books, 15chamburgers, and when theNational Guard was theNational Guard, not theInternational Guard.

On a terribly serious note, onthe same day as the horrificslaughter in Newtown, CT, at an

elementary school in centralChina, a man said to be suffer-ing from a psychological illness(gee, you think?) slashed 22children and one adult with aknife. The injuries were grue-some, and included cut-off fin-gers and ears, but this story hada different ending from the mas-sacre in CT. - everyone sur-vived. Then, as of this writing,some nine days after CT, anoth-er man in China, angered by acourt ruling in the murder of hisdaughter, rammed a car loadedwith a gas tank and firecrackersinto a group of middle-school-ers, seriously injuring 13. Intotal, some 23 were run down.China has seen more than a half-dozen school attacks in less thanthree years, though the deathtolls have been mostly in singledigits, largely because kniveshave been the most-usedweapon. China largely prohibitsprivate ownership of guns.Several of the attacks there havebeen sparked by grudges, whichsome experts say shows that theviolence stems from simmeringand widespread frustration overthe growing wealth gap, corrup-tion and too few legal channelsfor people who have grievances(could be here as well). [DrudgeReport, ABC News,www.sfgate.com] Yes, in someways, the end of the world isupon us. What do we do to makea positive difference? I haveplenty of questions, but fewanswers.

Finally, to end on a lighter note,a NH joke. After having dug toa depth of 10 feet last year, NewYork Scientists found traces ofcopper wire dating back 100years and came to the conclu-sion, that their ancestors alreadyhad a telephone network morethan 100 years ago.

Not to be outdone by the NewYorkers, in the weeks that fol-lowed, a California archaeolo-gist dug to a depth of 20 feet,and shortly after, a story in theLA Times read: “Californiaarchaeologists, finding of 200year old copper wire, have con-cluded that their ancestorsalready had an advanced high-tech communications network ahundred years earlier than theNew Yorkers”

One week later. A local newspa-per in New Hampshire reportedthe following: “After digging asdeep as 30 feet in his pasturenear Rumney, New Hampshire,Bubba, a self-taught archaeolo-gist, reported that he foundabsolutely nothing. Bubba hastherefore concluded that 300years ago, New Hampshire hadalready gone wireless.” Justmakes a person proud to live inNew Hampshire, don’t it? Iknow I am!

Hey, have a great New Year!

Later.

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Durham, New Hampshire,December 17, 2012 – In justfour years, America’s top con-servationists have enrolled 50million acres in USDA’sConservation StewardshipProgram (CSP), a program thathelps farmers, ranchers and for-est landowners take conserva-tion to the next level.

CSP is aimed at producers whoare already established conser-vation stewards, helping them todeliver multiple conservationbenefits on working lands,including improved water andsoil quality and enhancedwildlife habitat.

The land enrolled in CSP ismore than 78,000 square miles,an area larger than Pennsylvaniaand South Carolina combined,making it one of the top federalprograms for private landsoffered by USDA’s NaturalResources ConservationService. This year, nearly 12.2million acres across the U.S.were added to the program’s

rolls.

From improving soil health tosending cleaner water down-stream, this program is improv-ing the environment, includingthe landscape here in NewHampshire. Landowners in NewHampshire have enrolled52,716 acres into CSP.

“The Conservation StewardshipProgram allows our conserva-tion-minded farmers, ranchersand forest landowners to go thatextra mile in conserving naturalresources,” NRCS StateConservationist Rick Ellsmoresaid. “This program leads tocleaner air and water, enhancedwildlife habitat and healthiersoil, among many other bene-fits. New Hampshire producersusing this program are innova-tors in conservation, and they’remaking great contributions toour rural communities.”

For example, The Society forthe Protection of NewHampshire Forests (SPNHF), isworking on developing 90 acresof early successional habitat inthe Connecticut RiverWatershed, near the Canadian

Border. Recently named thenation’s first “blue-way”, theConnecticut River is a regional-ly important area for food andfiber production as well aswildlife habitat and water quali-ty. The Connecticut River flood-plains and near-terraces is amajor flyway for waterfowl,song birds, and birds of prey, allof which use early successionalhabitats to some extent to hunt,nest and forage.

Eligible landowners and opera-tors in all states and territoriescan enroll in CSP. NRCS localoffices accept CSP applicationsyear round and evaluate appli-cations during announced rank-ing periods.

A CSP self-screening checklistis available to help producersdetermine if CSP is suitable fortheir operation. The checklisthighlights basic informationabout CSP eligibility require-ments, stewardship thresholdrequirements and paymenttypes. It is available from localNRCS offices and on the CSPw e b s i t e :http://go.usa.gov/g9dx.

Learn more about CSP andother NRCS programs here:http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/pro-grams.

The New Hampshire Wildlife Control Operators (WCO) trainingclass, offered once a year, will take place on Thursday, January 31,2013, at Fish and Game headquarters, 11 Hazen Drive, Concord,N.H., from 8:15 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

There is no charge for the one-day class, but pre-registration isrequired. To sign up, visithttp://www.wildnh.com/Wildlife/wildlife_control_ops_class.htmand download a print-and-mail registration form, or to request aform, call 603-271-2461 or e-mail wildlife@wildlife.nh.gov.

Participants MUST be present by 8:15 a.m.; late arrivals will bedenied certification.

The course is presented by the New Hampshire Fish and GameDepartment, the New Hampshire Trappers Association, and U.S.Department of Agriculture-Wildlife Services.

A Wildlife Control Operator license is required for anyone plan-ning to provide commercial nui-sance wildlife control in NewHampshire, except for licensed trap-pers during the regulated trappingseasons. As part of the WCO licens-ing requirement, you must completethe day-long WCO class given oncea year in Concord, as well as suc-cessfully completing a Fish and

Game Trapper Education certifica-tion course.

The WCO training class includespresentations on the capture and

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Whooping cough (pertussis) is a very contagious disease causedby a bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. It spreads easily andcauses violent coughing fits that can last many weeks. It can bequite severe, even deadly, especially in babies younger than sixmonths old - too young to be well protected by vaccines. We canhelp protect our babies by getting the Tdap vaccine ourselves, ashot that renews protection against whooping cough.Ammonoosuc Community Health Services (ACHS) will be host-ing free Tdap clinics at all five of its sites to help curb the spreadof this contagious disease - see schedule below.

Pertussis usually starts with cold-like symptoms, a mild cough orfever. As it worsens, pertussis can cause violent and rapid cough-ing, over and over, until the air is gone from the lungs and you’reforced to inhale with a loud “whooping” sound. Younger peoplehave a greater chance of complications from pertussis. More thanhalf of the infants who get the disease need hospital care and manywill get pneumonia. Infants are also more likely to suffer fromseizures or brain damage from lack of oxygen.The disease is spread from person to person usually by coughingor sneezing while in close contact with others, who then breathe inthe pertussis bacteria. Many infants are infected by older siblings,parents or caregivers who might not even know they have the dis-ease.

Pertussis vaccines are safe and very effective. However, infantsare not fully immunized until they are a year old. Because whoop-ing cough is so harmful for babies, everyone around should bevaccinated to create a “circle of protection”. The Tdap (tetanus,diptheria and acellular pertussis) vaccine is recommended for alladults, especially parents, other family members, and babysittersbefore coming into close contact with the infant.

No vaccine is 100% effective – if pertussis is circulating in thecommunity, there is a chance that a vaccinated person can catchthe disease, however, the infection is often less severe. Pertussis isusually successfully treated with antibiotics.

Get protected with a FREE Tdap or Flu shot at an upcoming clinicat the following ACHS sites: Saturday, January 5th: ACHS-Littleton, 8am-Noon; Monday, January 21st: ACHS-Warren, 8am-Noon & ACHS-Woodsville, 2-5pm; Saturday, January 26th:ACHS-Whitefield, 8am-Noon & ACHS-Franconia, 2-5pm.

Clinics open to the public for anyone 18 years of age or older andare made possible by ACHS, North Country Health Consortium,NH DHHS, NH Immunization Program.

This report was compiled by ACHS’ clinical staff for information-al purposes, and does not replace any advice one might receivefrom a qualified health care provider.

Founded in 1975, ACHS is a nonprofit community health centeroffering a network of affordable primary health services. Our pro-grams promote and support the well-being of individuals and fam-ilies by emphasizing preventive care and encouraging active par-ticipation in one’s own health.

ACHS serves 26 New Hampshire towns in northern Grafton andsouthern Coos counties and has sites located in Littleton,Franconia, Whitefield, Warren and Woodsville. Clinical teamsprovide comprehensive services on a sliding fee scale to nearly10,000 patients.

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By Heather Bryant, Regional Field Specialist, Food and Agriculture

The seed catalogs have startedarriving in the mail, and it mayseem early, but it is not. In facttwo of my favorite catalogs arelate and I finally became one ofthose people who call up to findout why. Commercial growershave already started orderingnext year’s seeds. If theyhaven’t ordered them all bymid-January, they may not findthe varieties they want in thequantities they want. Homegardeners have more breathingroom, but I would still recom-mend ordering by the end ofFebruary.

Does getting the variety youwant matter, you ask? Yes.Absolutely. Plant breedersspend years, sometimes decadesworking on getting a variety justright. Some are bred to be dis-ease resistant, some to growwell in a short growing seasonlike ours, and others are bred foryield, taste, appearance, size,color and a multitude of othercharacteristics, large and small.Sweet corn varieties are bredamong other things for ease ofpicking so that farm crews canwork quickly without damagingthe plants. All you have to do is

figure out which variety bestmeets your preferences andgrowing conditions.

That brings us back to the cata-logs. In them you can finddetailed descriptions of vari-eties, including comparisoncharts in some cases. Somecompanies highlight varietiesthat are easiest to grow, or pro-vide descriptions that comparenewer varieties to ones that havebeen on the market longer.Most provide planting instruc-tions and information to helpyou decide whether or not thevariety is adapted to your cli-mate. Whether you buy any-thing or not, the catalogs areuseful to have around just forthe information.

Most companies allow you tobrowse products or even readthe entire catalog online. I likemine on paper. It’s moreportable that way, and I canspread them all out on the tableto comparison shop, fold downcorners and write in the mar-gins. Also by ordering the papercopy you will often get includedon email newsletters filled withgrowing and storage tips, pestalerts and recipes. Normally, Icall that cyber junk mail, but forthis I make an exception.

Can’t I just buy seeds off theshelf in my favorite gardenstore, you ask? Yes, but just likewhen you buy milk, check thedate and look at how they aredisplayed. Most seeds are onlygood for a year or two and theyshouldn’t be stored in directsunlight.

Look for the variety name, doyou know it? Will it reachmaturity in our growing season?Does the salesperson have per-sonal experience with thebrands and varieties they sell?That experience in growingconditions similar to yours canbe invaluable.

Personally, I still prefer the cat-alogs because I can map out myspace and rotations, calculatehow much seed I need, makenotes about when to plantthings, and choose varieties allat the same time.

So no, it’s not too early to orderseeds. In fact, in three shortmonths it will be time to dig outthe seed starting paraphernalia;less if you plan to grow onionsfrom seed.

In the meantime, happy plan-ning.

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Hello folks and welcome to thisweek’s edition of Nature Tracks.

We’ dlike to wish you the best ofNew Years and are hopeful itwill be a better one for all of us.

Let’s take a look back on the2012 hunting season!

2012 NEW HAMPSHIREFALL HUNTING SEASON

RESULTS RELEASED

The preliminary numbers are infor New Hampshire's deer, bearand fall turkey hunting seasons,and it was a successful year formany N.H. hunters.

The estimated statewide deerkill for New Hampshire’s 2012season was 11,590 deer, up 4%from the final 2011 harvest(11,109 deer) and the highestharvest since 2007. The 2012harvest represents about 14% ofNew Hampshire's pre-seasonpopulation of about 85,000 deer.Deer hunting closed in the stateon December 15, the final dayof the archery deer season.

"Last year’s mild winter helpedthe deer population in much ofthe state and the statewide killincreased for the second year ina row. Registration data arebeing entered and verified andby mid-January better informa-

tion on the distribution of thekill by Wildlife ManagementUnit will be available," saidKent Gustafson, a deer biologistand Wildlife ProgramsSupervisor at the NewHampshire Fish and GameDepartment.

The unofficial deer kill for NewHampshire’s 2012 season bycounty, with comparisons toprevious years, is posted athttp://www.huntnh.com/Hunting/deer_hunt_take_by_County.htm. The 2012 figures are esti-mates based on the number ofdeer reported as being regis-tered in each county, not neces-sarily killed in that county. As aresult they may not be directlycomparable to the actual kill bycounty for previous years.

Hunters took a record number ofblack bears this fall, surpassingthe previous record of 803 bearstaken in 2003. New Hampshirebear hunters took a total of 806bears (433 males and 373females) in 2012, which repre-sents a new record harvest. Thenumbers are still preliminary.Bait hunters harvested 426bears; still hunters/stalkers took282 bears; and hound huntersregistered 98 bears. The overallharvest sex ratio was 1.2 malesper female.

The 2012 New Hampshire bearharvest was 39% above the 5-year in-season average of 581bears for this time period,according to Fish and GameBear Project Leader AndrewTimmins. Additionally, the 2012harvest was nearly double thatachieved in 2011, when a totalof 418 bears were taken in NewHampshire. Regionally, 180bears were taken in the North,229 in the White Mountains,263 in the Central, 76 inSouthwest-1, 57 in Southwest-2, and 1 in the Southeastregions.

The 2012 bear season also saw anew record bait harvest set, sur-passing the previous high of 372bears taken in both 2009 and2010. The increase in bait har-vest, as well as the overall bearharvest, during 2012 representsboth continued increased partic-ipation in baiting, as well aslower food abundance.

The primary cause of the highbear harvest in 2012 was thedecrease in the abundance anddistribution of fall bear foods.Similarly to previous high-har-vest years, bears become moreconsistent and predictable intheir movements, thus more vul-nerable, when food is scarce orlocalized. Typical fall foodswere generally absent this year -- fruit crops were poor andbeechnuts were absent. Whileacorns were locally abundant inselect areas, the overall nut cropwas poor. Bears were heavilyattracted to cornfields and selectoak groves with nuts. As aresult, hunters encounteredbears at a much higher rate com-pared to years when foods werewidespread and abundant.Additionally, the success rate ofbait hunters tends to be highercompared to the other methodsof bear harvest. While this doesvary some from one year to thenext, bait hunting success isusually high during poor foodyears.

For a comparison of bear seasonresults in recent years, visithttp://www.huntnh.com/Hunting/bear_hunt_take.htm.

Fall turkey hunters also didwell. Preliminary reports indi-cate that overall results for the5-day fall shotgun season and 3-month archery seasons, NewHampshire hunters registered atotal of 1,024 turkeys – a 60%increase over last year's com-bined fall turkey seasons. Thehigher numbers are primarilydue to the semi-drought condi-tions (good for hatching) earlyin the year that led to goodturkey productivity in 2012, aswell as the scarcity of mast(acorns, apples, beechnuts, etc.)in the woods this fall, makingturkeys more vulnerable tohunters, according to Fish andGame Turkey Biologist TedWalski. The preliminary 2012breakdown was 707 wildturkeys harvested during the fallshotgun season and 311 turkeysharvested during the fall archeryseason.

Final numbers from all theyear's hunting seasons will besummarized in the 2012 New

Hampshire Wildlife HarvestSummary, which will be issuedin March.

New Hampshire’s successfulhunting seasons are a reminderthat hunting activities, madepossible by science-basedwildlife management, con-tribute significantly to NewHampshire’s economy. Therecently released 2011 NationalSurvey of Fishing, Hunting, andWildlife-associated Recreationreports that 56,000 people aged16 and older (resident and non-resident) hunt in NewHampshire. These hunters gen-erate about $61 million in hunt-ing-related expenditures eachyear.

The New Hampshire Fish and

Game Department is theguardian of the state’s fish,wildlife and marine resourcesand their habitats. Visithttp://www.huntnh.com.

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

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

Thank you for joining us thisweek. Until the next time, asalways, please take time to enjoythe natural world around you.Questions, comments and sugges-tions can be sent to PO Box 10,Warren, NH 03279 or emailed to:ncnewsnh@gmail.com.

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Warren Masonic Hall - breakfastfrom 7-9 on the first Sunday ofeach month. Hope to see youthere.-----------------------------------------Breakfast - All you can eat, 2ndSunday of each month from7:30-10am at the Masonic Hall,North Haverhill, NH. $5adult;$2.50 child.-----------------------------------------The Warren/Wentworth FoodPantry, serving residents inWarren, Wentworth and Glencliff,is located behind the WarrenWentworth Ambulance Servicebuilding and is open every Fridayfrom 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. For eligibilityinformation or to make a dona-tion, stop by or call 764-5265. Thepantry gratefully accepts food ormonetary donations as well asdonations of personal and house-hold care items.-----------------------------------------Scottish Country Dancing, everyWednesday evening, from 7:00to 9:00 p.m. in the Fairlee Town

On-Going Events Hall, Route 5, Fairlee Vermont.Cost is $3.00. All dances aretaught, no partner is necessary,beginners are welcome. For moreinformation, call (802) 439-3459.-----------------------------------------Every Saturday Afternoon WineTasting at Abbey Wine Cellars, 78Main St, Lincoln. Saturday’s 2-5pm.-----------------------------------------Haverhill Memorial Post 5245 andtheir Ladies Axillary hold their reg-ular monthly meeting at 7pm onthe third Thursday of eachmonth at the VFW Post in NorthHaverhill. All members are invitedto attend.-----------------------------------------Piermont Parents meeting theChallenge NAMI (NationalAlliance on Mental Illness) supportgroup meets the 1st and 3rdWednesdays of each month, 7-9pm at the Horse Meadow SeniorCenter, North Haverhill, NH.Please Call Rebecca Ladd at 603-989-5476 or email atrrladd@myexcel.com with anyquestions.-----------------------------------------

For all upcoming events at DAcres - (D Acres is located at 218Streeter Woods Road inDorchester, NH.) Visitwww.dacres.org.-----------------------------------------If you have any talent at all, comejoin us on Thursday Evenings,Open Mic Night, at theGreenhouse Restaurant in Warren,NH. Come by to listen or join in!Junction of Routes 25 & 25-C inWarren, NH. Support our areamusicians. Come join us!-----------------------------------------Franconia Heritage MuseumEvents & Exhibits - Fridays &Saturdays, 1-4pm (and by specialrequest) at 553 Main Street (Route18), Franconia (603) 823-5000.www.franconiaheritage.org. Thenon-profit Council operates theFranconia Heritage Museum andthe Iron Furnace InterpretiveCenter. Work continues on a scalemodel of the Brooks and WhitneyBobbin Mill. The Brooks familyexhibit will be displaying artifactsand items throughout the muse-um's 1800s farmhouse and out-buildings.-----------------------------------------Lisbon Area Historical Society,Fridays, 1-3pm . Pickwick-CloughRoom - Lisbon Public Library, 45School Street, Lisbon, (603) 838-6146 or (603) 838-2228. www.aannh.org/heritage/grafton/lisbon.php. Lisbon Area HistoricalSociety meets every other monthdownstairs in the Lisbon PublicLibrary in the Pickwick-CloughRoom. The public is welcome toattend meetings and visit the his-torical room. The Pickwick-Clough room houses a collectionof artifacts, correspondence, pho-tographs and genealogy from theearly settlers to present day.-----------------------------------------To find out the on-going happen-ings at the Squam Lakes NaturalScience Center in Holderness, NH.You can call 603-968-7194 or visitthem online at:www.nhnature.org-----------------------------------------To find out the on-going happen-ings at the AMC Pinkham NotchCenter where programs are free &open to the public: AMC PinkhamNotch Visitor Center, Route 16,Pinkham Notch, NH. For moreinformation contact the AMC at(603) 466-2727 or www.out-doors.org.-----------------------------------------For on-going events at WREN(Women's Rural EntrepreneurialNetwork) of Bethlehem, pleasevisit www.wrencommunity.org or

call them at: 603-869-9736.-----------------------------------------For ongoing schedule at SilverCenter for the Arts, Plymouth,NH, call 603-536-ARTS or visitthem on the web at: www..plymouth.edu/silver-----------------------------------------Friends of the Library are estab-lishing a Conversational Frenchgroup at the Joseph Patch Libraryin Warren. We meet on Mondaymornings, 9-10. Join us! All skilllevels are welcome. For questionsor sign up: call Luane Clark, coor-dinator, at 764-5839, or the JosephPatch Library at 764-9072.-----------------------------------------Wentworth Historical Societymeets monthly, 7:00 p.m, everythird Thursday, April - Dec. atthe Historical Society Museum inWentworth. Join us for historicaltopics and stimulating conversa-tion.-----------------------------------------The Mount Washington RegionalAirport Commission (MWRAC)meets at the terminal bldg. the lastTUESDAY of each month at 6:30PM. Public comment and inputinvited.-----------------------------------------Meditation Group in theShambhala Buddhist Tradition -Thursdays 6- 7 PM at BlissfulLotus Yoga Studio at 71 Main St,Plymouth NH. Open to new orexperienced meditators of all tradi-tions. Meditation instructionavailable. FREE – Donationsgreatly appreciated. For moreinformation: 603-764-9895-----------------------------------------For on-going programs, concertsand events at COURT STREETARTS, Haverhill, please visitwww.alumnihall.org or call 603-989-5500. Classes, art shows,Shakespeare in the Valley, Music,wide variety of programming. Joinus!-----------------------------------------Sugar Hill Historical Museum:Open Fridays & Saturdays, 11a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy the newexhibit in honor of Sugar Hill’s50th birthday: 50 Years Young:Five Decades of the Youngest OldTown in New Hampshire.Genealogy Library, HistoricalPhotograph Archives, Gift Shop.Main Street, Sugar Hill, NH.Admission free. Memberships anddonations gratefully accepted.Special tours may be arranged. Forinformation, call Director KittyBigelow at 603-823-5275.-----------------------------------------The Baker's River Grange meetsthe 2nd and 4th Friday everymonth, 7:30 p.m., Grange Hall,Rte.25, Rumney. Visitors wel-comed!-----------------------------------------Free tutoring for adults in thePlymouth/Bristol area - GED TestPreparation, Reading, Writing,Math, English as a 2nd Language,Basic Computer Skills. Call Pemi-Baker Literacy at 536-2998 formore information.

North Country Home Health &Hospice Happenings - Jan 15;Blood Pressure/Sugar Clinc at theOpera Block in Woodsville 10:30to 11am; Jan 16th and 24th, FootClinic at Horse Meadow SeniorCenter in North Haverhill, NH

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Children's Arts Festival -Saturday,January 12 from 8AM to 2PM-Plymouth State University, SilverCenter - Arts Activities forChildren in Grades K-6. ThemedAround Plymouth's 250thAnniversary. To Register Call:(603)535-2615. Or Online at: ply-mouth.edu/outreach/etc

Integrated Arts ConferenceSaturday, January 26, PlymouthState University, Silver Center- JoinEducators and Artists from Acrossthe State to Explore the Power ofthe Arts! To Register Call(603)2933 Or Online at: ply-mouth.edu/outreach/etc

The Educational TheatreCollaborative presents- Markingthe Moment, An Original MusicalCelebrating Plymouth's 250thRelive the History of PlymouthThrough Theatre, Music andDance! Plymouth State University,Silver Center January 23-27.

For Tickets call: (603) 535-ARTSor Online at plymouth.edu/sil-ver/tickets-----------------------------------------January Programs at the LincolnPublic Library, 22 Church StreetLincoln NH. All programs are freeand open to all. For more informa-tion on any of these events call745-8159.

Healing foods with Nicole Parker,Registered Dietitian. MondayJanuary 14, at 7:00pm

Financial strategies for womenWomen & Investing, ThursdayJanuary 17, at 3:00pm

(Not so)Elementary my DearWatson: the popularity of SherlockHolmes with Ann McCLellan.Thursday January 24.-----------------------------------------Piermont Village School’s DC TripGroup Presents: Dinner And AShow! Saturday, January 19th atPiermont Village School. Potluckmeal of comfort foods, rolls, salad,drink & desserts. $8 Adult/$5 Kidsor Seniors/ 3 and Under Eat Free.Dinner and Buddy The Clownfrom 5:00pm -6:15pm. Show startsat 6:30pm Featuring VentriloquistTerri Shawver *Admission bydonation*. All proceeds benefit the2013 PVS Trip to Washington,DC. For more info call603.989.3024.-----------------------------------------FREE Class to prepare to take theGED. Starting January 24, 2013through April 11, 2013. Classeswill be held at Whole VillageFamily Resource Center inPlymouth, NH on Mondays andThursdays from 9am to noon.Space is limited to 10 participants.Childcare stipends available for eli-gible participants. Call Pemi-BakerLiteracy at 536-2998 to sign up.-----------------------------------------Unit 83 American Legion AuxiliarySupper - Saturday January 12thfrom 5-7 PM at the Post Home onMain St Lincoln NH. Price $10.00PP. Homemade Beefstew in aBreadBowl, Salad,Desserts/Drinks. Come join yourfriends and make new ones!

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The weather has us behindschedule. Whether it has beenall the snow or the plummetingtemperatures of last week ornow the melting snow, Atticusand I have yet to get into arhythm this winter. However,this weekend, we were able tohike two days in a row for thefirst time and that felt good.

On Saturday we got a late start,hitting the trail at 1:00 pm for ahike to the top of Mt. Jackson,the smallest of the 4,000-footersin the Presidential Range. It isonly 2.6 miles each way but thesnow, while broken out by sev-eral other hikers wearing snow-shoes, was still loose and thefooting was not the best. Andyet it was a pleasure to be out ona trail again after five days with-out hiking. One of the advan-tages of a late start in the day isthat the trail is often well brokenout by more ambitious hikerswho believe in an early start.Those who wear snowshoes cre-ate a deep path cutting through

the higher drifts on either sideand create a snowy sidewalk.This makes it easier for Atticusand is the main reason I oftenplan later starts after recentsnowfalls.

As we climbed Jackson weencountered many others ontheir way down. The higher weclimbed the more magical thetrees became, looking like snowcovered creatures asleep oneither side of the trail. And evendead or slumbering trees, bareand bleak in the winter months,are beautiful in their stark man-ner, covered in ice or snow. Istopped often to take photos…and to catch my breath. Asalways, when I stopped, Atticusstopped, too. He walks a con-sistent 10 yards in front of meand when I stop he stops wherehe is and doesn’t bother comingback to me. Then when I beginagain so does he.

When we finally reached thesummit cone of Jackson the skywas a beautiful charcoal graybut there were no winds. Beingthe last to hit the trail we had thesummit to ourselves. After Itook several photographs Ipicked up little Atticus and wesat down for a spell. It’s not toooften you can do this on the topof a mountain in winter. Westayed there for quite sometime, Atticus soaking in theviews from my lap and methinking about how lucky weare to be up on a peak looking atscenery some will never see.

A couple of years ago, a long-time reader of my Newburyportjournal was dying in the hospi-tal. I’d never met the elderlygentleman but my journal wasdelivered to his doorstep for aslong as I can remember. On oneof his last days his son askedhim if there was anything spe-cial he wanted. I take it as agreat compliment that he askedif the latest edition of my paperwas out. The son called me toinquire when it would be out(we published ever two weeks).I informed him it was just aboutready to be sent to the printers

and it wouldn’t be out for a cou-ple of days. I heard the disap-pointment in the son’s voice andso I told him I would bring mydraft of the journal to the hospi-tal myself and share it with hisfather.

After I read my latest edition tohis father the elderly gentlemanconfessed that he had neverbeen on top of a mountain butfelt like he had since I’d startedincluding columns about ourwinter treks in with all of thelocal politics I reported on.

“When you are on a mountain,is it like you said?” he asked.

“How so?”

“You once wrote that sitting ontop of a mountain and lookingout at all that surrounds you waslike looking at the face of God.”He had a good memory for I hadwritten that a year and a halfprior to the date I sat with him.

“Yes, that’s what it is like.”

He then asked me if I would dohim a favor and think of him thenext time I was on top of such apeak. It was my pleasure to sayI would.

Before I left I told the gentle-man that I heard he had recentlycelebrated his 60th weddinganniversary with his wife. Icongratulated him on theaccomplishment and asked,“That’s amazing and somethingI will never know. What is itlike?”

This old man who would bedead within 48 hours, dry skinhanging off his bones, eyesbarely open, lips dry andcracked…he just paused then afaint smile appeared and hesaid, “It’s a lot like being on topof a mountain.”

On top of Jackson the other day,under bruised skies with the daymostly spent, Atticus and Ilooked out towards Mt.Washington and I thought ofthat old man and our conversa-

tion. Magic is where you findit; the only thing that matters isthat you take the time to look forit.

People ask me why I like to hikemostly with just Atticus. It isbecause such thoughts as thisdying man come to me on aclimb or at the top or walkingthrough the thick woods on theway down into a golden sun orunder bright stars. I am not areligious man but if I were thewoods would be my church, themountaintops my altar.

I can honestly say that not a hikegoes by where I do not feel likemy life is richer for having doneit. And when I set a goal to hike96 peaks in the 90 days of win-ter I sometimes worry that bypushing for such numbers in thegame of peakbagging I’ll sacri-fice the magic each mountainoffers. I am happy to say thathasn’t happened; I hope it neverwill.Thus far this winter we haveclimbed only 10 4,000-footersbut look forward to having aproductive next few weeks toadd to those numbers. Keepyour fingers crossed that theweather cooperates.

(Peaks we have climbed thiswinter: North Hancock, SouthHancock, Tecumseh,Moosilauke, Waumbek, Tom,Field, Willey, Jackson andGarfield. To keep up with ourmountain adventures this wintercontinue to look for updates inthese pages or on our website:www.tomandatticus.blogspot.com. And please remember thatwe are hiking for a cause thiswinter, raising money throughour hikes for Angell AnimalMedical Center in JamaicaPlain, Massaschusetts.)

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When I wrote to the editor con-cerning Former StateRepresentative Robert Guida’sdecision to open the polls with aprayer, I anticipated receivingsignificant push back. I was notdisappointed. Nevertheless, Ifound both responses to my let-ter missed the point of my posi-tion and its implications.

One respondent, Sandra Hair,wrote a detailed description ofthe way Warren’s architecturehas changed around the towncommon over the years, citingthe frequent overlap betweenchurch buildings and secularinterests. Employing a logicalfallacy, she relies on history, ortradition, as cause to go for-ward in the same direction.Using that logic, we mightendorse slavery because thepeople of the United Statesmight also have endorsed slav-ery at one point. Womencouldn’t vote in ColonialAmerica, either, or own land, soperhaps we should continue thatthinking.

In short, there is no end to thevarious policies and practicesonce common in Warren that wewould find intolerable today.Because it once was so, does notmake it forever so, thank good-ness. Ms. Hair ignores the factthat we now have a functionaltown hall – supported by all thetax payers in Warren, amongthem atheists, Buddhists, Jews,Wiccans, and who knows whatelse (Ms. Hair doesn’t knowwhat else, and that is part of thepoint.) – who have a right toenter a public building to per-form a civic function withoutbeing subjected to a prayer thatone man decides is appropriate.Imagine, Ms. Hair, if I took it onmyself to say a prayer to Satanat the start of Town Meeting anddemanded the proceedings notbegin until I had my full say.Imagine the outcry then. It isbecause, I suspect, you general-ly agree with the Christ story, orthat it is familiar to you, thatyou therefore accept withoutcavil the prayers on his behalfat the commencement of townbusiness. Others are not soinclined, and it is you whodemonstrate intolerance byinsisting that your version ofreligion be permitted in publicspaces. I am not trying to getyou to listen to any god story; Isimply want silence on the mat-ter.

The town of Warren, and theUnited States in general, grantstax-exempt status to places ofworship. We do that to keepthem separate from secular gov-ernment and to protect them.Mr. Guida, or anyone else, iswelcome to join a church and topray as long as he likes. He caneven form his own church andpray to any entity he can con-jure up and I will defend hisright to do so. What I reject ishis right to pray – verbally andin a public manner, therebydelaying the opening of the pollsin this instance-- in a buildingwe pay for in common.

And because you raise it, Ms.Hair, no, I don’t think the Townof Warren should allocatemoney to maintain the clock inthe church tower. I say that assomeone who loves the sound ofthe chimes, and who appreciatesthe quaintness and beauty of thesteeple, but who thinks churchbusiness and government busi-ness should be kept separate.

As to “In God We Trust” on ourcurrency: That’s well beyondmy power, but I would remove ittomorrow if it were up to me. Itwas not the original motto onour currency. E pluribus Unum– out of many, one – served thatfunction. Not until 1957, at thestart of the Cold War, did In GodWe Trust appear on our papercurrency. It was the same peri-od when “Under God” wasadded to the Pledge ofAllegiance. Both additions, inmy view and in the view ofcountless secularists, were mis-takes. The United States is not atheocracy.

The second respondent, Rev.Hansen, quoted Ben Franklin atlength about god, implying, Isuppose, that because Franklinis reported to have said a goodword about the creator onceupon a time it should be inter-preted as reason for RobertGuida to say a prayer inWarren, New Hampshire onElection Day two centurieslater. Again, this is an argumentfrom tradition or history similarto the one Ms. Hair employed.Besides, Rev. Hansen is likely tobe aware that there is a greatdeal of controversy surroundingthe question of our founders’religiosity or lack of religiosity.Jefferson, as Rev. Hansen prob-ably knows, rewrote the Bible toremove all stories of supernatu-ralism or miracles because hecould not abide them and feltthey undermined the betterteachings of the scriptures.Further, President John Adamsand the entire Congress of theUnited States ratified – unani-mously -- the Treaty of Tripoli in1797 that stated:

As the Government of the

United States of America is not,in any sense, founded on theChristian religion,—as it has initself no character of enmityagainst the laws, religion, ortranquility, of Mussulmen(Muslims),—and as the saidStates never entered into anywar or act of hostility againstany Mahometan(Mohammedan) nation, it isdeclared by the parties that nopretext arising from religiousopinions shall ever produce aninterruption of the harmonyexisting between the two coun-tries.”

I could produce dozens of state-ments from our Founders ques-tioning God, the Bible and reli-gion in general. Quotes fromtwo centuries ago are of limitedvalue for us today, however.Certainly we wouldn’t be guidedby Colonial opinions on medi-cine, science, space travel, slav-ery, women’s rights, or the sta-tus of Native Americans. Ourthinking evolves.

Ironically, it is in Rev. Hansen’schurch’s best interest to drawsharply the line between churchand state. He and his congre-gants rely on that separationand he is well advised to be vig-ilant about it. It’s a pretty simple thing I’mproposing: let government busi-ness go forward without reli-gious influence, and let reli-gious practices go forwardwithout governmental interfer-ence.

Sincerely, Joseph MonningerWarren, NH

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Lin-Wood Food Pantry GivesThanks This Holiday Season LINCOLN, NH – The Lin-WoodFood Pantry has a lot to bethankful for this year. A greatbig thanks to all the individualsand local businesses in Lincolnand Woodstock that have mademonetary donations and forthose that held food drives dur-ing this holiday season.

Thank you to Chief Mooreheadand the Rotarians for findingthe Food Pantry a new freezerchest just when the one we hadwas on the outs. Not only forfinding it, but going to get it,delivering it and taking awaythe old freezer. We have a com-

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“Over the Cliff?”

As the story goes the Pied Piperwas contracted with by thetown’s people to get rid of theplague of lemmings overrun-ning the town. When a success-ful conclusion was reached thepeople failed to make paymentand were threatened that thePiper if not paid would get all ofthe children to go off the cliff.

Now by this time our gifted or isit grafter Congress and the oftenmentioned “administration”may have reached some com-promise to avoid what wasthreatened to be “The FiscalCliff”. If so I seriously doubtthat it will accomplish anythingexcept to take some more moneyfrom people to whom it belongsand redistribute it to thosedeemed to have less, needingmore, and having “rights” enti-tled to them to be better off.

Tragically such action won’twork as the nearly $17 trillionnational debt cannot be savedfrom its destructive ends by afew more measly tax dollars!Realize that taxation is simplylegalized theft; and that thepower to tax is the power tocontrol.

Our government leaderslearned these lessons manyterms and representatives agoand have made sure that noth-ing they do to the rest of us willever impact their comfy little

lives. They steal...we continueto pay. Unfortunately their fis-cal appetite grows with eachsucceeding Congress andAdministration [neither party istruly honest with us] and theycontinue to make us believe thatexcept more money is “found”[politicspeak for taken by taxes]then we all face some fiscal cliffover which we might fall intowho knows what sort of pain,loss and suffering. Nonsense –it’s all lies!

If it weren’t lies then most of thedisasters we have supposedlyavoided by their “masterfulconniving” [legislating] wouldhave befallen us years ago. It’sall about manipulation by fearas a means of gaining more con-trol, increasing our dependenceon government “benefits”, andteaching us that stealing fromeverybody else is the Americanway.

So, good people of these USofA,we are forever standing on acliff and must ask if the only wayto pay the Piper is by continuingto put our hands into someoneelse’s pockets while leading

our children to the very edge?The benefits derived from gov-ernment taxation just do notwork...look around, but don’tfall off the cliff!

John SimpsonLyman NH

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In a large saucepan, bing waterand bouillon cubes to a boil.Add egg noodles and cook,uncovered 10 minutes or untilnoodles are tender. Do NotDrain. Add canned soup, chick-en and vegetables. Heatthrough, remove from heat, stirin sour cream.

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Mix together equal parts Honeyand Apple Cider Vinegar-gargleand then swallow. (The acid inthe cider can erode tooth enamelover time, so it’s not a bad ideato rinse your mouth with waterafter gargling/swallowing)

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Mix together equal parts Honeyand Lemon Juice-gargle andswallow. (Another version isadding this mixture to warmedwhiskey or brandy before drink-ing)

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NOTICEThe days fly by, time goes fast,13 years have now passed

Our memories are strong,loving times live on

We can’t see you, your voice we don’t hear,We know you’re there, your spirit is near.

Your loving family & friends...

Norman Leslie SackettMay 2, 1961 ~ January 10, 2000

Well, welcome to 2013! Wemade it! The world didn't end,we made it through the holidaysand it's the New Year. Boy, a lotcan happen in couple weekstime.

Hope everyone had a good hol-iday and was able to take timeto be with family and friends,We seem to prepare forever forthe holidays, then in a matter ofmoments, they are gone!

So for another year, the hustleand bustle of the holiday seasonis done, over with, finished.Although, rest my mother's soul,she'd be out picking up bargainsand prepping for next year'sChristmas holiday!

I honestly don't have too muchto talk about this time aroundeven though much has hap-pened since the last issue hit theshelves.

I am not even going to talkabout the whole gun controlissue! I just won't go there. Ihave my own thoughts and opin-ions on the subject, but whenev-er it's brought up anywherethese days, it's truly a no winsituation, regardless of whichside you sit. Way too many opin-ions on the subject. So I thinkit's safer to keep one's thoughtsto oneself!!!

Alright.... Ahhhhh you know mebetter than that!

Okay, just a couple thoughts!!!

I will say that I believe in theSecond Amendment and do notfeel that gun control is theanswer all, to end all evil in theworld. I do however believe that

something has to be done.Whether it be more and easieraccess to mental health forthose who may need it, stricterrules to legally obtain guns,stricter rules for keepingfirearms away from those whodid not legally purchase them -who knows! I don't claim tohave the answer and remainopen to any and all suggestions.There has to be good sugges-tions out there on both sides ofthe matter.

I do not believe that taking gunsaway from those who legallyobtain them and go through theproper background checks andchannels to get them should bechastised or punished for doingeverything correct and follow-ing the laws.

The problem I see is this, mosttimes, in looking back attragedies involving guns, manytimes, it's not the gun ownercarrying out these despicableacts, but someone who haseither had access to the guns orguns which have been stolen. Sothis tells me a couple of things.First, bad people have too easyan access to legally purchasedguns by others and that legallypurchased guns possibly need tobe better guarded in one's homeor business.

I also feel that unfortunately,people who carry out these actsof violence, whether they haveeasy access to guns or not, willfind a place to get them if theyso choose. I mean, let's be real-istic here, you can purchaseanything online or on the blackmarket if you so choose. There'sunderground access to every-thing. If they can traffic humanbeings, drugs, stolen autos andthe like, guns are no big deal tothese people. Albeit, harder toaccomplish this way, but mosttimes, those who carry out thesesenseless acts have been online,doing research, and reading andknow the exact layout of theirtarget,(s), the people involvedand exactly how they are goingto carry out their extreme actsof violence. They are not suchstupid people. They study andmay many times spend yearsresearching before carryingsomething out.

These are the people who couldcare less about gun control.They already have figured outwhere to get weapons or bombmaking supplies, etc., and prob-ably have already procuredthem.

Yes, the bottom line is, some-thing needs to happen. What, Ido not know. Do you have a sug-gestion? Do you have theanswer? Is there a rightanswer? Is there a way to makeeveryone happy? Write a letterand let us know how you feelabout the subject. Email us atncnewsnh@gmail.com. We'llprint letters as long as it hasyour name and town your from.

Mine, as always, are only mypersonal thoughts and opinions!I know they are probably not theright answers, but maybe theyare not all the wrong answers. Ithink we need to take a look atall the views, look at all theopinions and maybe, justmaybe, we'll find some goodanswers for people on bothsides of the issues.

Any way - I hope everyonegoing forward has a wonderful2013. It's the start of a new yearand I am hopeful, possibly amore positive year for the entireworld is coming.

Nobody Asked, Just My Opinion

~ B.E.F.

To The Area Readers

I wanted to bring to light somesimple facts and or opinionsthat have troubled me in the lastfew days since the Newtown,Connecticut Tragedy. I am aFormer School Bus Driver, I aman EMT/Firefighter withHaverhill Corner FireDepartment and Warren-Wentworth Ambulance Service.I have served the area commu-nities for over 25 years as a vol-unteer in one service or another.

This tragedy that Happened inConnecticut should be areminder that this is very closeto home and Much Closer to usthan Columbine even though inour hearts the Pain was feltworld wide. When I drove

school Bus before we could evendrive, We Had to have aBackground check, Be finger-printed and have our recordschecked through the nationaldatabase to insure that we hadno criminal past before wecould get a school bus endorse-ment. This being said, in everycommunity that I drove in I hadto have this done, Haverhill,Oxbow and BMU are differentdistricts therefore required thata background check was com-pleted for their own Records..All Staff at schools, includingjanitorial staff have to have thisbackground check also, so I askyou this... Why do Our schoolsopen their doors once or twice amonth for "Community Lunchesfor the general public to havelunch in the school cafeteriaswith Our Children?

Any Joe Shmoe from off thestreet may enter an otherwise"Locked Down" secure schoolbuilding during a regularSchool day and mingle with our

children regardless of racecolor creed or Record! We WarnOur children to not talk tostrangers yet Our school boardsdeem it appropriate to open thedoors to any Pedophile,Felon orperson that has a restrainingorder for abuse and waltz rightin and sit down with our kidsand not Have a backgroundcheck because its a "Community Lunch" We asParents don't let our Guarddown, or do we?

I can Promise you this as a Firstresponder with My friends andor family in the EmergencyServices, I do Not Want to gettoned out to a shooting at any ofour schools because we droppedthe ball and let Our Guardsdown.

When I was a child, Nobody GotPast the front office... why dopeople roam the halls now justbecause they are a Familiarface? Can anyone tell me if for afleeting moment that some ofthose children in NewtownDidn't look up and see a famil-iar face, maybe even smile athim because it was their teach-ers son and maybe even hadlunch with him before he pulledthe trigger on an innocent face?I beg of this Area to wake upand see what is before your eyesbefore it to is taken away fromyou!

Sincerely,

Daniel A.BixbyPike NH

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1. Where did the band ProcolHarum get its name?2. Daryl Dragon played key-board with which band beforehe hooked up with ToniTennille?3. Name the band that releasedthe album entitled "Stand!"4. Which early Beatles albumswere released on CD in 1987?5. Name the song that containsthis lyric: "In a lonely shack bya railroad track, I spent myyounger days."

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1. Legend says the name camefrom a Burmese cat that used tohang around the band. The cat'sname was Procul Harum. Ifspelled slightly differently, itwould be the translation of theLatin for "beyond these things."2. The Beach Boys. It was lead

singer Mike Love who gaveDragon the nickname"Captain," which he kept whenhe formed a duo with Tennille.3. Sly & the Family Stone, in1969. One cut from the album,"Sex Machine," was a jam thatran over 13 minutes.4. "Please Please Me" (1963),"With the Beatles" (1963), "AHard Day's Night" (1964),"Beatles for Sale" (1964) and"Help!" (1965).5. "The Wayward Wind," a 1956hit by Gogi Grant. The song wascovered with lesser success byothers, including a 1980s ver-sion by flute virtuoso JamesGalway with Sylvia as guestperformer.

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Dear EarthTalk: Is it true thatchildren are sicker today thanthey were a generation ago andthat pesticides have played amajor role?

-- Maria Jenkins, Clewiston, FL

It’s impossible to say with cer-tainty that our modern relianceon pesticides is directly causingmore of our children to get sickmore often, but lots of newresearch points in that direction.An October 2012 report byPesticide Action Network NorthAmerica (PANNA) entitled “AGeneration in Jeopardy” exam-ines dozens of recent studiesand concludes that the influx ofpesticides in our society is tak-ing a heavy toll on our kids’health and intelligence.

“Children today are sicker thanthey were a generation ago,”reports the group. “From child-hood cancers to autism, birthdefects and asthma, a widerange of childhood diseases anddisorders are on the rise.”PANNA’s assessment of the lat-est science “leaves little roomfor doubt: pesticides are one keydriver of this sobering trend.”

Pesticides are all around ustoday. We are exposed to themvia the foods we eat and the airwe breathe. As a result, we allcarry trace amounts of them inour bloodstreams. Children’sbodies, since they are still

developing, are particularly sus-ceptible to health problemsfrom pesticide exposure. Kidsroutinely come in contact withpesticides inside their homesand schools and out in theirbackyards, schoolyards andparks. Even family pets, manyof which wear pesticide-ladenflea collars and powders, can bea source of pesticide exposurefor children. According toPANNA, even extremely lowlevels of pesticide exposure cancause significant health prob-lems, particularly during preg-nancy and early childhood. Newresearch links pesticide expo-sure to harm to the structure andfunctioning of the brain andnervous system.

“Pesticides may harm a devel-oping child by blocking theabsorption of important foodnutrients necessary for normalhealthy growth,” reports theU.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency (EPA). “Another waypesticides may cause harm is ifa child's excretory system is notfully developed, the body maynot fully remove pesticides.”Exposure to pesticides duringcertain critical developmentalperiods can permanently alter agrowing child’s biological sys-tems. The result, warnsPANNA, is an increase in birthdefects and early puberty andnoticeable increases in asthma,obesity, diabetes and some can-cers.

What’s appalling is that we haveknown about these dangers fordecades yet have done littleabout it. “Nearly 20 years ago,

scientists at the NationalResearch Council called forswift action to protect youngand growing bodies from pesti-cides,” says PANNA. “Yettoday, U.S. children continue tobe exposed to pesticides that areknown to be harmful in placesthey live, learn and play.” For itspart, the EPA does evaluate chil-dren’s exposure to pesticideresidues in common foods andevaluates new and existing pes-ticides to assess risks, creatingguidelines and regulationsaccordingly. But many wouldlike to see the EPA take astronger stand against the wide-spread use of pesticides acrossthe U.S.

There are several ways individ-uals can minimize pesticideexposures for themselves andtheir loved ones. Buy organicfood whenever possible. Avoidchemical sprays and bug trapsinside and out of the home. Andsteer clear of farms and otheragricultural lands that regularlyget sprayed with pesticides.

CONTACTS: PANNA,www.panna.org; EPA,www.epa.gov.

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Lucky local Saint Bernard pup makes the big time! This past June, Cheryl Paskavitch ofGlencliff, NH took some of her Saint Bernard puppies to NYC and did a photo shoot for RalphLauren! Above, is one of the pictures they choose to use online and in catalogs. They areChristmas pictures with children models.The pictures can also be seen on the Ralph Laurenwebsite under Children (it flashes from the girl to the boy and he is holding one of our pups. itis also seen on Ralph Lauren Facebook page where you can see the individual pic of the puppyand the boy! Cheryl says that it was a great experience to spend the day on Long Island andwatch a professional photo shoot being done. They went to an old mansion which is now the St.Josaphats Monastery. Congrats to Cheryl and her great looking litter of Saint Bernard Pups!Thanks for sharing the story.

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SKIING THE“SKY-WAY”by sky king...

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Well it was about a week later than forecasted but those first turnsof the season are now under my belt. Thank the wonders of tech-nology for the opportunity to be able to get on the hill and slideeven if we haven't had any natural snow. Our first day on the hillwas typical of what one might expect for early season NewEngland skiing on 100% man made snow, a little firm but edgeable and a few scattered “Cookies” here and there, but over all itwas some fun sliding!

I was slated to go out with a particular group on this opening dayfor some early season clinic time to get the legs and feet up tospeed but a bit of business delayed me for the first run and I madeplans to catch up with my group shortly there after. You wouldthink it would be easy to find my group as there was only one opentrail yet the entire slope seemed to be a wash in ski instructor redKarbon jackets. But from the lift I was pretty sure I spotted mygroup and headed down to catch up. As it turns out the group wasactually a couple of new hire instructors being given the basic fun-damental progression by veteran teacher Steve Small. As hecoached the new guys on the basics of demonstrating a smoothwedge Christie turn I realized that that it had been far too longsince I brushed up on these fundamental moves and asked to jointhe group.

There were many subtle little issues we addressed such as keepinga good edge angle, proper flexing of the ankle and good extensionbetween the turns. Steve threw in a few little tricks about advanc-ing the downhill ski just a smidge before transferring to our otheredge. As a group we practiced smoothing out the maneuver andkeeping a nice rhythm and flow. All simple stuff but when I joinedmy designated group in the afternoon for more advanced drills ofhop turns etc. with the legendary John Brady I realized that thatbasic refresher course that I joined in the morning set me up forthese more difficult maneuvers and sure as heck made this earlyseason training a lot more fun!

So maybe you already have a few ski days under your belt or per-haps you are getting ready for that first day. I'd advise any one totake just a little bit of time to slow it down and put a few wedgeturns together, feeling the feet and the ankles, and getting that nicesolid edge angle. And as you take these slow turns put a nice littlerhythm into it and I guarantee when you bring it back up to yournormal speed you'll feel a lot more comfortable and have a lotmore fun!

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Thank You On Behalf Of Our Animal Friends...

In memory of our beloved rescue companion & Northcountry NewsMascot, Neka, this season, we have decided to try to help those,

who rescue and help our local animal friends!

Below you will find information on three of the local organizations that take in animals and help them find forever homes. There’s a little info on each of

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Based in the White Mountain region of Northern New Hampshire, Above the Notch is a non-profit,no-kill Humane Society servicing the Littleton, Bethlehem, Franconia, Sugar Hill, Easton, and Lisbonregions of NH. ATNHS seeks to provide assistance to needy animals via food, shelter, socialization andveterinary care; to the community with regular obedience classes, adoption support, animal careeducation, and spay/ neuter clinics; and support other area animal shelters and rescue leagues byassisting with their programs and needs.

ATNHS is located at Littleton Pet Center and Kennel (LPCK) in Littleton, NH. LPCK is open 7 days aweek. Call 603-444-6285 and schedule an appointment to visit with dogs that are available for adop-tion to forever homes. LPCK is located at 1985 St. Johnsbury Road. Take I-93 to Exit 44, turn right andthe facility is 1 mile down on the right

Twin State Humane Society was formed in 2004 by a concerned and caring group of people who saw a need toservice a population who had no voice. With a heart full of commitment, Twin State Humane Society remainsactive by offering a number of services and providing lovingly sweet animals who are looking to you for a home.

Twin State Humane Society, is dedicated to providing humane care and shelter for abandoned, abused andunwanted animals in Pike and surrounding areas of New Hampshire and Vermont. Also, to increase public aware-ness to the impact and implications of dog and cat overpopulation; To decreasing pet over population through itsspay and neuter program and To educate people of all ages about the responsibilities of pet ownership. Twin StateHumane Society also offers Spay & Neutering at a lower cost. Twin State HS also offers a Pet Food On WheelsProgram, working with local senior centers in helping the elderly with their pets! Call for further information.

Our Mission: To provided homeless animals with a second chance at life and companionship in a no-kill shelter. Our organization goes beyond shelter walls and is committed to: 1) Positive people andanimal relationships and placements 2) Offering affordable spay, neuter and vaccination clinics 3)Cooperative rescue efforts 4) Animal welfare education.

SCAR receives no federal, state, or local tax money, or portions of donations made to national humaneorganizations. We are all volunteer with no paid staff, so 100% of your donation goes directly for thecare of the animals. We have adopted out over 350 cats/kittens since opening our doors in November,2010. Low-cost spay/neuter clinics are offered monthly and we also sponsor four low-cost shot clinicsa year. Every year we hold a major fundraiser, our yard sale of gently used items (under the big tent)the second Saturday in August. We currently have an ongoing fundraiser called "The Shoe BoxConnection". We ask the public to give their old shoes new life by donating them to SCAR. We willaccept all paired men's, women's and kids shoes that are still usable. With a simple note in the shoes,you can trace the path your shoes take to meet their new feet. The shoes are for reuse all around theglobe. We have also undertaken a pet food drive called "No More Empty Bowls" to help families inneed by distributing dog and cat food to local food pantries. Become a foster parent, and if you arelooking for a new feline family member, ADOPT. Visit us: www.secondchancear.org or call us today!

Donations can be mailed to:Above the Notch Humane Society

PO Box 456Littleton NH • 03561

Phone: (603)444-6241Web: www.atnhs.org

Email: atnhs.email@gmail.com

Donations can be mailed to/or dropped off:Twin State Humane Society

C/O Lois Franco4060 Waits River Road

Bradford, VT 05033Phone: (802) 439-6280

Web: www.twinstatehs.comEmail: info@twinstatehs.com

Donations can be mailed to/or dropped off (during busines hours):Second Chance Animal Rescue • 157 Meadow St.

Littleton, NH • 03561Our Hours: Monday - Saturday Noon to 3:00pm or by appointment

Phone: 603-259-3244Web: www.secondchance.org • Email: secondchancear.org@gmail.com

Donations can be dropped off at(this is where our dogs are boarded):

Littleton Pet Center and Kennel1985 St. Johnsbury RdLittleton NH • 03561

Phone: (603)444-6285

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NASCAR is implementing anew car next year. Officials arestill tweaking and fine-tuningand sending drivers out to test itone way and then another, as atCharlotte Motor Speedway lastweek. The Sprint Cup teamsknow basically what their carsare going to look like, but notcompletely.

Last week seemed almost like

Christmas shopping. Everyone'sbought the presents but still hasto get them wrapped.

Judged on some of the colorschemes that have been leakedto the public, there's a lot of newwrappers, too.

"The cars feel good," MattKenseth said. "They've got a tonof grip. I felt like they had a lotof rear grip, especially with thatcambered rear end. I'm not sureif that's necessary or not, butoverall, it just seems like a lotmore grip than when we racedhere (Charlotte) in the fall."

Most everyone is accentuatingthe positive, which is always thenorm once one season ends andanother beckons.

The Cup champion, BradKeselowski, thinks it's impor-tant to get whatever edge can behad early in the season.

"Obviously," he said, "the fasteryou get a hold of the speed,

speed is the basic necessity of awinning team, but that's not allit takes. It takes a lot more thanspeed to win, and you still haveto have some of the other thingsthat go with it, which are execu-tion and good fortune, and youhave to have all of those otherpieces that we could list out fordays, but speed is the backboneof this sport and any team's suc-cess."

Keselowski was talking aboutspeed as in "having more of itthan the next guy," but itappears as if speed in generalwill rise. Most drivers areexpecting a bevy of trackrecords to fall with the new car.***Monte Dutton covers motor-sports for The Gaston (N.C.)Gazette. E-mail Monte atnascarthisweek@yahoo.com.

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New Hampshire’s Northern RailTrail Named a Top Trail in U.S.

The 52-mile Northern Rail Trailin New Hampshire has been

named to the list of “100 TopTrails in the U.S.” by the Railsto Trails Conservancy inWashington, D.C. The trail isone of the longest in New

England and the longest in NewHampshire. The trail crosses theState of New Hampshire fromLebanon in the ConnecticutRiver Valley to Boscawen, onthe Merrimack just north ofConcord. A westward extensionof the trail toward Vermont fromdowntown Lebanon as part ofthe Mascoma River Greenwayis in development and would putits final length at 59 miles.

Chris Gamache, Bureau Chieffor the New Hampshire Bureauof Trails, said “New Hampshireshould be proud of the designa-tion. The Northern Rail Trail isa year-round recreational treas-ure thanks to the cooperative

efforts of the New HampshireBureau of Trails, local snowmo-bile clubs and the Friends of theNorthern Rail Trail groups inMerrimack and GraftonCounties.”

More information about theNorthern Rail Trail can be foundat http://northernrailtrail.org/.For a complete list of rail trailsin New Hampshire, please visithttp://www.nhstateparks.org/explore/bureau-of-trails/recre-ational-rail-trails.aspx.

About New Hampshire Divisionof Parks & Recreation

The Division of Parks and

Recreation is comprised of theBureau of Park Operations,Bureau of Historic Sites, Bureauof Trails, and CannonMountain.

The Division manages 92 prop-erties, including state parks,beaches, campgrounds, historicsites, trails, waysides, and natu-ral areas. The Division of Parksand Recreation is one of fourdivisions of the Department ofResources and EconomicDevelopment.

To learn more, visitwww.nhstateparks.org or call603/271-3556.

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We are going to repeat an earliercolumn on the new Windows 8version. Many people over thehoiday may have received newlaptops or PCs with theWindows 8 version. This willtalk about the changes and someof the new stuff!

A new generation of WindowsOperating systems has arrivedWindows 8. Microsoft has takena bold new approach on chang-ing how Windows operates witha new look and feel. Gone is thestart button, instead we have thestart screen with live tilesreplacing the icons and how weinstall programs has changed,sure we can still use the old pro-grams however Microsoft hasintroduced the Microsoft Appstore where you can purchaseand install apps much the sameway you can do on you smartPhone or tablet. I am askedshould I upgrade to Windows 8,I say if you need to upgradeyour old computer fromWindows XP install Windows 7instead. Windows 7 will bearound for many years it is reli-able and more stable thanWindows XP, and keep in mindend of life support for WindowsXP is in April 18, 2014 afterthat date Microsoft no longerwill provide updates or patchesand software developers will nolonger make programs to workon Windows XP, Now back toWindows 8 if you do decide toupgrade I recommend buying anew computer that will takeadvantage of the Windows 8experience, what do I mean bythat, Windows 8 is touch cen-tric, all the new computers thathave Windows 8 are touchscreen enabled, same as yourSmart phone or Tablet, youtouch the computer screen tolaunch applications and browsethe internet. You will still need akeyboard to type however theday of the mouse is coming toan end. There is also a new key-board you must use withWindows 8; the keyboard hasshort cut keys for the charmsbar, much like the Windows keyyou see on the keyboard; how-ever you must enter the charmsbar if you want to shut yourcomputer off. There are otherkeyboard shortcuts you may usethat I will put in future articles.Here are some deference’sbetween Windows 7 andWindows 8 reported fromhubpub.com is:

Lightning Fast Boot Time

The past history of Microsoft

suggests that we shouldn’tbelieve in their claims thatWindows 8 will provide light-ning fast boot time. Theyclaimed it with Windows 7 toobut failed miserably in bringingany considerable difference. Itis for this reason that I didn’tbelieve it at first when some-body told me that it took only 10seconds for a 3 year old laptopto boot with Windows 8 (it tookaround 48 seconds to boot for anormal PC with Windows 7).However, it is the truth and itseems that Microsoft has finallymade an improvement in boottime which is really exciting!

Close applications automatically!

I find this difference reallyinteresting and would like to testit intensively as soon as I get thefinal copy of Windows 8.Traditionally, all versions ofWindows (including Windows7) left it up to the user to decidewhether he wanted to close therunning programs or not. Insuch a case, computer perform-ance depended upon youractions and if you started usinga lot of programs at once, yoursystem’s speed slowed down asyou ran out on RAM. Windows 8 tries to help you inmanaging your programs andyour system’s performance byactually closing the applicationsand programs which youhaven’t used for a certain time-period (no need to worry, theWindows will auto-save itbefore closing it) so as to helpyou in keeping your system

speed intact.

Dynamic Desktop

Windows 8’s desktop would bea lot different from the desktopof a Windows 7 user asMicrosoft has replaced the nor-mal shortcut icons with dynam-ic tiles. You can change theirsize and place similar applica-tions around each other- or any-thing else that my suit you. Theimportant thing to understand isthat these tiles just don’t openup the application but also dis-play information from them. Forinstance, if your RSS Feed hasgot something interesting, it willstart to show on the tile rightaway!

Mount ISO images without aproblem

Another difference betweenWindows 7 and Windows 8 isthat Windows 7 could only burnan ISO image to a DVD butWindows 8 actually betters thisby offering you the option tomount the image too. InWindows 7, you didn’t have theoption to make virtual drives touse the ISO image’s content butWindows 8 allows you to createa virtual drive to mount the ISOimage so that you can easily useit just like a normal DVD.

Some say that Microsoft hasbeen late in offering this featurebut I say ‘better late thannever’!

Built-in Antivirus Moreover, Windows 8 has an

antivirus present inside the ker-nel of the operating system.This means that your systemwon’t boot if a corrupt USBdevice is plugged in. It soundsimpressive though I don’t knowwhether it would pass the test oftime…. and viruses!

All in all, I do believe thatWindows 8 is a serious upgradeon Windows 7 and withMicrosoft working on the thingsthat require some tweaking; I

genuinely believe thatMicrosoft is finally ready tolaunch an OS which will takethe world by storm!

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Our Little House!

We’re done! In that we’ll-always-be-fiddling-and-fixingsort of way. How exciting! Thewindow trim went on last week,the kale plant that we’ve tried tokeep alive has decided to grow,and three bookcases worth ofbooks help hold in the heat.

The simple act of watching thesun rise and set through the win-dows; of sharing the mundanetasks of sweeping, washing

dishes, bringing in wood; ofbeginning and ending the dayinside our cabin: each of these isa delight as we notice moredetails, learn something aboutthe structure, see the same sightin a whole new perspective. Wekeep uttering the phrase, “Oh,our little house!”

Not all lines are straight, not allangles are square. There aresome drafty corners that keepthe air fresh, and some gapsbetween logs that require more

oakum. There are imperfectionsthat remind us of what we didn’tknow; there is comfort andbelonging that reminds of whatwe have created. While therewere frustrations and chal-lenges, there is now great satis-faction and contentment. Thereis a reoccurring thrill in livingthe accomplishment of anunusual endeavor.

Too, there is the reassurance andfamiliarity of family and friendswoven into each nook and cor-ner. As I write this, I am seatedat the kitchen table from Ryan’sparents, the family table atwhich they ate for so manyyears. Beneath my feet is aMorrocan rug, a gift from mychildhood neighbor. To lightmy paper and pencil, is an oillamp from friends in Rumney,while on the wall is the artworkof a Thornton friend. Dinner issimmering in cast iron fromRyan’s great-grandmother, thecookstove is from a fellow yurtenthusiast, and the table is setwith chopsticks from my“adopted grandfather.” Andthere’s more. Indeed, much ofwhat we have bears the story ofthose we’re closest to.

As I hear Ryan outside, I lookup and glance at the embroi-dered artwork by the door. Itreads: “Dear House: You’rereally very small - Just bigenough for Love – That’s all.”First stitched by my great-grandmother, my mother fin-ished it. It has hung inside eachhouse my parents have shared.Given to Ryan and I, it nowhangs inside our handmadehome.

As the stitching says, the cabinis small. But in building theway we did, the freedoms wehave gained are tremendous.With no contractors, no bills, aminimum of waste, and nodebts, we have acquired much.We have a home, which is also astory. Our shared story, throughwhich we gained skills, soremuscles, and understanding.We have reinforced our owncourage and confidence, andvalidated our trust in ourselves.We chose to do something out-rageous – build a home by hand!The joy of succeeding is, per-haps, best expressed in thequiet, simple satisfaction of sit-ting down to a meal cooked overthe woodstove, together, andsaying once again: “Oh, our lit-tle house!”

Will we allow littlechildren to lead us?

This week we learned howimportant is the life and poten-tial of every child and how ded-icated teachers intuitively sacri-fice their own lives in attemptsto protect their students andensure that their students willgrow and flower in safety.

Hopefully, we will also recog-nize that no one has the right tokill children and innocent civil-ians anywhere. This includeschildren and civilians in theMiddle East and elsewhere inthe world.

While theatres temporarily can-cel violent films, we need tolook at the result of the modelput out continually through suchfilms, and the media footage ofhardships created by ourinvolvement in the Middle Eastwhere incidents like Newtownare met on a daily basis.Hopefully, the Newtowntragedy will never just bechalked up to one young man’smental illness.

Ideas come from what we expe-rience daily. If we have a steadystream of media coverage show-ing innocent killings abroad, itsends a message that killing isthe way to deal with differences

of opinion or general feelings.

The grief of Newtown familiesseems more significant becauseit is close to home; we realize itcould happen anywhere in theUS. Yet, in this tragedy we havea microcosm of the pain andanguish being continually expe-rienced by people in the MiddleEast and other countries.

Does the Newtown tragedycompel us to reconsider endlesswars in which our service peo-ple are directed to kill, and thekillings are reported visually onTelevision, where the model isset for the glory of mass murderelsewhere?

Ironically, while we continue tomourn the loss of children, inthe US, we also continue tounderfund their education, leav-ing many strapped with loansbeyond their earning capacity asthey become adults. And wescrimp on funding the VeteransAdministration for PostTraumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD) therapy, so that many ofour service people are waitlistedfor treatment when they returnhome. Many veterans have beenordered to do the opposite ofwhat their religion and familyinstilled in them. They needtremendous support to learnhow to deal with their memo-

ries.

As we approach this new year,we have a tremendous opportu-nity to reset our human values.How open are we to the missionthese little children have givenus? It’s not just about gun laws.It’s about respect for all childrenand all people everywhere. It’sabout learning how to get alongwith and stay in tune with peo-ple everywhere.

Hopefully, the children of theworld have not died in vain.Hopefully, we will get the mes-sage that killing does not bringpeace and health. What a pivotalyear this could be!

Elizabeth Terp draws on herexperiences as a School Nurse-Teacher, Psychiatric NursePractitioner, Yoga Instructor andHome Health Nurse. Commentswelcome at www.eliza-bethterp.com or eliza-bethterp@yahoo.com.

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A beautiful reflection picture. There are a pair of eaglesperched in the tree. This photo was recently taken in Lisbon,NH by Valerie Pickens. Thanks for sharing this one Valerie!

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Drivers kill more deer than hunters!

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WEEK OF JAN. 7, 2013

ARIES (March 21 to April 19)Shutting people out to avoiddistractions, even under a dead-line, can cause hurt feelings.Instead, return calls and emails,and explain why you need azone of privacy for now.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)Although your keen Bull's eyesusually can discern what's factfrom what's faux, that upcomingdecision will need really soliddata before you can risk a com-mitment.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20)As your confidence grows, youshould be able to work towardyour goals with more enthusi-asm. Open your mind to sugges-tions. Some of them might evenwork for you.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22)Reconnecting with someonefrom your past stirs up that oldsense of adventure. But beforeyou do anything else, be sure toget answers to those still-linger-ing questions.

LEO (July 23 to August 22)Some people might resent theway you plan to resolve a diffi-cult situation. But your commit-ment to making tough but fairdecisions soon wins you theirrespect and support.

VIRGO (August 23 toSeptember 22) Mixed signalscould be causing that vexingworkplace problem. Before youchoose to leave the project, askfor a meeting so you can getthings out in the open.

LIBRA (September 23 toOctober 22) Your good inten-tions could backfire if you're notcareful with other people's feel-ings. Try using persuasion, notpressure, to get others to seeyour side of the situation.

SCORPIO (October 23 to

November 21) Your dedicationto finishing the task at hand islaudable. But be careful not tooverdo the midnight oil bit.Take time for relaxation withsomeone very special.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22to December 21) Although yourintuition will help you makesome tough choices in the firsthalf of the month, you'll needmore facts to back up youractions later on.

CAPRICORN (December 22to January 19) All that hardwork and research in the work-place finally pays off as youhoped it would. Ignore com-ments from jealous types whoare out to get the Goat riled up.AQUARIUS (January 20 toFebruary 18) An unfair decisioncreates unnecessary problems.But avoid anger and move care-fully as you work this out.Expect to get support from anunlikely source.

PISCES (February 19 to March20) A fuzzy financial vista per-sists until midmonth, whenthings begin to clear up. You'llalso gain a better perspective onhow to handle those pesky per-sonal problems.

BORN THIS WEEK: Youhave a wonderful way of beingthere for those who need yourhelp in difficult times.

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Q: I have a painting by ThomasKinkade, the "Painter of Light."In addition to the painting, I alsohave a teapot he produced withthe inscription "Home Is Wherethe Heart Is." Since Kinkadedied recently, is his artwork nowworth more? -- Barbara, Alton,N.Y.A: Thomas Kinkade crankedout thousands (yes, thousands)of paintings, lithographs andrelated items during his veryproductive lifetime. Since heflooded the market with his art,when he died there was little orno bump in values. I spoke toseveral gallery owners whothink interest in Kinkade has, infact, declined. Texas Art Depotspecializes in Kinkade's artworkand might be a helpful secondopinion. Contact info is 301West Oak, Palestine, TX 75801.***Q: I have an old fishing reel thatwas never used and is still in itsoriginal box. I'd like to sell it toa collector. Could you pleasepublish my name and address sointerested parties can contactme? -- Bernie, Albuquerque,N.M.A: When I answer a letter formy column, it immediately goesinto my shredder. If it is anemail, it is answered and delet-ed. That protects anyone whocontacts me about their col-lectibles, and there are noexceptions. You might be able tohook a buyer by contactingAntique & Classic FishingReels, P.O. Box 7623, Jupiter,Fla. 33468.***Q: My dad was one of the firstpeople in our Chicago neighbor-hood to own a television. It wasa RCA Model 8T241 with a 10-inch screen. What is it worth? --Carl, Pasco, Wash.A: According to "The AntiqueTrader Radio and TelevisionPrice Guide" edited by KyleHusfloen, your set was made in1948 and is worth about $150.For some reason, vintage radioshave outpaced early televisionsas far as desirability with collec-tors is concerned.***Write to Larry Cox in care ofKing Features Weekly Service,P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL32853-6475, or send e-mail toquestionsforcox@aol.com. Dueto the large volume of mail hereceives, Mr. Cox is unable topersonally answer all readerquestions. Do not send anymaterials requiring return mail.

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¥ It was iconic pop artist AndyWarhol who made the followingobservation: "Employees makethe best dates. You don't have topick them up, and they'realways tax deductible."

¥ At one time in Alabama, it wasillegal to wear a false mustacheto church.

¥ The English word "toast" todescribe a piece of brownedbread comes from the Latinword "tostare," which means"roasted." The word "toast" tomean kind words spoken whilesharing wine also comes fromthe same root, though in aroundabout way. In the MiddleAges, wine was not always ofthe highest quality; as a gestureof goodwill and hospitality toguests, a piece of toast wassometimes added to improve theflavor. Eventually (as vintagesimproved, one might assume),the browned bread was forgot-ten and only the wordsremained.

¥ You might be surprised tolearn that the man who was thelead designer for the original GIJoe action figure also designedthe inaugural medal for the JohnF. Kennedy-Lyndon Johnsonadministration.

¥ If you're an arachnophobe, ityou probably don't want toknow that a tarantula can livefor up to two years without eat-ing a thing.

¥ Have you ever noticed thesmall bumps that seem to coveryour tongue? Many peoplethink that these are taste buds.

In fact, there are more than 200taste buds on each of thosebumps.

¥ Those who study such thingssay that the 15 most commonlyused words in the English lan-guage are, in descending order:I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me,him, her, them, what, the, a andan. ***Thought for the Day: "Thegreatest accomplishment is notin never failing, but in risingagain after you fall." -- VinceLombardi

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