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NH Audubon recently complet-ed its annual Midwinter BaldEagle Survey with a new staterecord high of 90 bald eaglescounted in one day. This is a 34percent increase over last year,when observers counted 67birds. Overall, a record 102 vol-unteer observers participated inthe event, which was coordinat-ed in partnership with the NewHampshire Fish and GameDepartment’s Nongame andEndangered Wildlife Programand the U.S. Geological Survey.This trend is promising for con-servationists who have beentracking eagle populations

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“The 2015 count results aretruly remarkable,” said ChrisMartin, senior biologist at NHAudubon. “Thanks to theefforts of more than 100 volun-teers this year and hundredsmore over the past 35 years,we’re seeing results from ourefforts to protect this threatenedspecies in New Hampshire. Tosay we are excited would be anunderstatement.”

Weather conditions for thecount, which was held onJanuary 10 statewide andJanuary 8 in the Lakes Region,were extremely positive, withtwo weeks of very cold weather, which likely caused baldeagles to flock to the southernareas of the state, where morevolunteer observers were locat-ed. The top regional honors formost eagles seen on Count Day2015 goes to the MerrimackRiver watershed, where 29eagles were tallied. The GreatBay coastal region followedclosely behind with 26 birdscounted, and the Lakes Regionwas third with 15 eagles count

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ed. Of the birds counted, 48were adults, 41 were “imma-tures” (roughly four years oldor younger and lacking the purewhite feathers on their headsand tails typical of adult baldeagles), and one was of undeter-mined age.

The official Count Day occurswithin a more inclusive two-week count period, whichspanned January 1-15 duringwhich 110 bald eagles werecounted. NH Audubon alsorecords the number of eaglesseen during this15-day interval.Overall long-term trends showthat the number of eagles count-ed during the one-day midwin-ter survey in New Hampshirecontinues to double roughlyevery 10 years; 55 eagles in2005; 25 in 1994; and only 12in 1984.

In addition to this winter count,NH Audubon recruits,trains anddeploys volunteer observers totrack the state’s eagle popula-tion during the birds’ summerbreeding season in partnershipwith the New Hampshire Fishand Game Department.Volunteers search for nests andcount young eagles; biologistsmanage nesting areas by post-ing signs and installing anti-predator guards, and alsobandyoung eagles and collect other

biological information.

To learn more about NHAudubon’s Bald EagleMonitoring and Managementprogram or to support the baldeagle’s continued recovery,please visitwww.nhaudubon.org.

About New HampshireAudubon

Founded in 1914, NewHampshire Audubon’s missionis to protect New Hampshire’snatural environment forwildlife and for people. It is anindependent statewide member-ship organization with fournature centers throughout thestate. Expert educators giveprograms to children, families,and adults at centers and inschools. Staff biologists andvolunteers conduct bird conser-vation efforts such as thePeregrine Falcon restoration.New Hampshire Audubon pro-tects thousands of acres ofwildlife habitat and is a voicefor sound public policy on envi-ronmental issues. For informa-tion on New HampshireAudubon, including member-ship, volunteering, programs,sanctuaries, and publications,call 224-9909, or visitwww.nhaudubon.org.

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This has been a harsh, harshyear for snow, cold, and sick-ness. I am recovering from aweek of coughing, Technicoloryawning, and worse (no, actual-ly, those were the worst). Thebad thing about that is that Iwas pretty much laid up for sev-eral days. Since my short termmemory is shot, I can’t evenremember to whom I made thepromise to share what follows,but in the course of a conversa-tion, I agreed when a man andwoman have an equal illness,the guy’s on his death bed butthe woman carries on! I said itbecause it’s pretty much true.That said, I have to get a col-umn put together, which is whatI am now doing.

There are certain things that onecan usually count of to prettymuch always work (Murphy’sLaw): back in the day, if onewanted the phone to ring, allone had to do was get into theshower. Today, I am finding thesurest way to get the phone toring at work is to take a big biteof a peanut butter sandwich.(“Gorng, PuhrSur”) At home,it’s take a nap. What’s your‘sure thing’?

A few connected Laws: (1) Ifanything simply cannot gowrong, it will anyway. (2) Ifthere is a worse time for some-

thing to go wrong, it will hap-pen then. (3) If you perceivethat there are four possibleways in which a procedure cango wrong, and circumventthese, then a fifth way, unpre-pared for, will promptly devel-op. (4) Clarke’s Law: The onlyway of discovering the limits ofthe possible is to venture a littleway past them into the impossi-ble. (5) Parents’ Law: As soonas you get the babies’ diaper on,he will.... well, you know. (6)Cole’s Law: shredded cabbage,carrots, and some mayo.

Things I hate: when I go toclick on a link on a loadingpage, the screen jumps and Iend up clicking somewhere elseI don’t want to go or be.

Supposedly, a world-famousopera singer would not goonstage for a performance untilhe found a bent nail somewherebackstage? Any guesses? Itwas the late Luciano Pavarotti.A stagehand was generallyassigned to sprinkle some bentnails along the superstitioustenor’s path from dressing roomto stage, to ensure his timelyappearance in front of the audi-ence.

They still say, “Messages.”We’ll be right back after thesemessages.” One of the mes-sages I saw was from SportsIllustrated. For $89 you get themagazine, a jacket, a football,and a book. Or, if you want, you

can check around for betterprices and subscribe for around$30 (and still get a gift).

King Ozymandias of Assyriawas running low on cash afteryears of war with the Hittites.His last great possession wasthe Star of the Euphrates, themost valuable diamond in theancient world. Desperate, hewent to Croesus, the pawn bro-ker, to ask for a loan. Croesussaid, “I’ll give you 100,000dinars for it.” “But I paid a mil-lion dinars for it,” the Kingprotested. “Don’t you knowwho I am? I am the king!”Croesus replied, “When youwish to pawn a Star, makes nodifference who you are.”

TMI is an Internet abbreviationfor “Too Much Information!” Ifthat’s something you don’t wantright now (or you just ate), skipthe rest of this Bit. Having beensick for a week (as of this writ-ing), I may have lost a couple ofpounds as all I had most of theduration was some ginger ale.Eventually I added toast andlater, applesauce. Anyhow, ear-lier this evening I backed thetruck up to the barn door tounload 14 bales of shavings.The short of it was I was bun-dled up carrying bales from thebed to their pile inside, and asthe pile got higher and higher,my jeans started slipping lowerand lower until they passedthrough looking normal to ainner-city-thug to a personwhose pants just dropped off.All I can say is that it’s good mywife is not a techie. If she were,a picture would probably be onFB before I could get inside.

I really do try to do the rightthing. I have not been as pure asthe driven sno... uh, let me pickanother simile as I AM SICKOF SNO... the white stuff.

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conflict). Unfortunately, try as Imay, I still can’t fully let it go(but I am doing so much better)– I feel I am owed two apolo-gies (long story)! If I were topublically talk about it andpresent the whole thing, wouldthat make me as bad as she is?Really, I need some input here.

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It is a beautiful night here in themountains. Snow falls lightly.The flakes are fine, elegant even.As we sit here, with...out a fire-place, a candle suffices. Theflame sputters as the wick crack-les. Atticus is sleeping on mywriting desk, stretched outbehind the laptop. Occasionallythe flame dances in his eyeswhen he opens them. They arelarge and as dark and mysteriousas the night.

We are happy to be home. A cupof tea sits near, a couple ofsquares of dark chocolate next toit. A water dish is within reach ofAtticus, right next to a little ter-rarium. On the windowsill,against the black of the night, is aclear glass vase holding pinktulips open and reaching. A win-dow is all the separates the twoseasons.

Just over two hours ago we wereboth restless so we drove toanother corner of Jackson, Istrapped on my snowshoes andput Atticus into his Muttluks, andwe followed my headlamp into

the woods. I wore a baseball capto keep the snow from my eyes,and to shield the way flakes canmake you feel drunk when walk-ing into them with a bright beamshooting out from your head.

The trail up the Old Path hadbeen broken by someone earliertoday, or perhaps in the last cou-ple of days, but a couple of inch-es of fresh powder was on top ofthe tracks. It appears no matterhow often we hike North andSouth Doublehead we take abreak at the exact same spotwithout planning to. It's wherethe trail starts to really climb andthe deciduous trees give way tothe evergreens. There is a largerock there with enough space tohold us both when we sit, butwhen it's snowing like this wedon't linger. Instead it was abreak of about thirty seconds andthen it was off again. Off into thenight, the snow, and the shadowsof the forest on this very steeppitch.

The trail lags to the left beforestraightening out and then it flat-tens out, barely, just as it reachesthe junction between the twopeaks. North is to the left; southto the right. Typically we head tosouth for the views from theledges to the Presidential Range,Carter-Moriah Range, across tothe Montalban Range, and topeaks beyond and to the south.But tonight there wasn't a view sowe walked over the craggy rocksthrough the tunnel of thick treesup toward North Doublehead.

We've often seen animalsbetween the two summits.Moose, bear, fox, and porcupine.Once, while on the same shad-owy stretch of night hiking we

were on tonight, my headlampcaught the figure of a man aboveus. All I could see was his shape.But when we came closer it was-n't a man at all, but a bear stand-ing upright. He was curious, Iimagined, about the creature withthe glowing eye heading his way.He dropped and lumbered up thetrail, picking up his pace to a trotas we neared him. When wepassed where he had disappearedinto the brush I could feel hiseyes on us still and Atticuspaused and peered into therecesses of the tight trees.

Tonight, with the snow justenough to light up the groundbelow us, and cling to that won-derful gothic moss known at OldMan's Beard, I felt the thrill ofbeing out in this storm as wemade our way over the crown ofthe summit, by the empty cabinwith its menacing dark windows,and down the abandoned ski trail.

Bite, slap, clap. Bite, slap, clap. That's the noise my snowshoesmake. It's the only thing I dislikeabout the MSR brand. They aregreat for climbing with theiraggressive crampons, but theheavy duty plastic can be loud,like walking on trash bin covers.Since we were out for less thanfour miles and in no hurry, westopped often to listen to the vac-uum of emptiness other than thefeathery flight of the snowflakes.

How pure. How stunning in itssimplicity. To be so close tohome, to the village we live in,and to the busy North Conwayarea, and yet have the night sopristine.

At one point I even held mybreath and all I could hear from

my body was my heart under ashirt and fleece top. Other thanthat subtle and rhythmic beat Iheard only the hush of snow.

Earlier today we walked for threemiles in a local forest and Atticusseemed to gallop by me. WhenI'd pass him I'd wait for a bit,then I'd spread my legs like acowboy and he'd trot throughthem. Again and again we flip-flopped the lead position.

It's been a good week of hikingfor us. He's done well. It's goodto see him so healthy and happy.

One of the grand things abouthiking with Atticus is that hecommunicates his desires sowell. When he wants to lead orfollow. When he doesn't trust iceover a stream and wants me tocarry him. When he wants to turnback. When he wants to bepicked up for a shared view, therelease of his body weight intomy chest and nestling arm, andhis heavy sigh when all is justright. When he doesn't want to goat all.

It's not unusual for us to visit twoor three different places to walkuntil he gives his approval. He'llhop out of the car, look around,even though they are places heknows well, and then occasional-ly he'll want to go elsewhere.Since it's a walk for exercise andmutual pleasure he always hashis say.

But on a hike it's different. Heknows it's different. So there isno other choices other than to goor not to go. It's a seldom act, butI am happy that he's never one toshy away from vetoing a hike ifhe doesn't want to do it.

Tonight, as he climbed the steep-er sections with his muscular hipsdropping down to drive upwardwhile his front legs reach out, Imarveled at how much joy hegets from all of this.

It's no secret I love these moun-tains, but those who knowAtticus well understand he does,too. There have been severaltimes in our years up here when Iwould have preferred not to hike,but it was clear he wanted to. It'sa blessing to have a hiking part-ner who is not only quiet, butalso enjoys these forests andledges and trails as much as I do.

One of my favorite memories ofhiking with Atticus was when wewere with our friend Katie on theTripyramids. It was earlyDecember and after we weredone with the ten miles and head-ed to Lincoln for dinner, Katiereminded me that she doesn't pre-fer to hike with dogs. "But it'sdifferent with Atticus. It'sstrange. We were out for sevenhours today and I forgot he waswith us."

It's true, he does. Although weinteract, it's in subtle ways. He'sobviously has his own relation-ship with nature. One that is ful-filling for him.

Now that we are settled in for thenight I'll write a letter to a friend,fix a fresh juice (beet, fennel,kale, apple, orange), and we'lltuck into bed as he presses nextto me while I read by the openwindow near the bed.

It's a simple life but a good one.It was a simple day, but one well-spent.

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Seeks Applications forSummer/Fall 2015

The White Mountain NationalForest (WMNF) and the ArtsAlliance of Northern NewHampshire are pleased toannounce the fifth year of theWMNF Artist-in-Residenceprogram Interested artists in allmedia are invited to apply forthe 2015 residency, a celebra-tion of the connections betweenforest, landscape and culture.The deadline for applications isApril 17, 2015.

The WMNF Artist-in-Residence program offers pro-fessional and emerging artistsfrom around the country -- visu-al and performing artists, crafts-people, writers, composers, ecoartists and media artists -- anopportunity to pursue their par-

ticular art form while beinginspired by the surrounding for-est and, on several occasions,sharing their work and theirartistic process with membersof the public. The goal of theresidency program is to use artand creative expression toexplore the many ways inwhich people relate to forests --and to the WMNF in particular.

The program was inauguratedin 2011, in honor of the 100thanniversary of the passage ofthe Weeks Act, a milestone inAmerican conservation historythat enabled the federal govern-ment to purchase land in theeastern U.S., leading to the cre-ation of the White MountainNational Forest and more than50 other national forests. It hasnow become part of the Forestfabric.

The focus of the program is toprovide an opportunity for theselected artist to spend anextended time in the forest, cre-ating work and sharing it duringa weekly public session, whenvisitors can learn more about --or possibly participate in -- theartistic process, and be encour-aged to think about the connec-tion between art, the forest andconservation.

Public programs may includedemonstrations, talks,exploratory walks or hikes, orperformances, based on themedium, interest and experi-ence of the artist. One artist res-idency of at least three weekswill be offered between mid-July and September. The artistwill be provided accommoda-tions on or near the forest aswell as limited reimbursement

of travel expenses and the costof supplies and materials.

"Artists have been inspired bythe beauty of the WhiteMountains for hundreds ofyears," notes Tom Wagner,WMNF Forest Supervisor, "andthey've played an importantrole in shaping the public'sview and understanding of ourlandscape. We’re very pleasedthat through our partnershipwith the Arts Alliance, theArtist in Residence program iscontinuing into its fifth year.The program helps us broadenthe ways in which we experi-ence and communicate thevalue of the national forest.”

"All of our selected artists so farhave really connected with theforest – as well as with the localcommunity and with Forest

Service personnel,” saysFrumie Selchen, ExecutiveDirector of the Arts Alliance ofNorthern New Hampshire, anonprofit working to promote,support and sustain cultural lifethroughout northern NewHampshire. “Now that the pro-gram is established, there’s asense of expectation and excite-ment about each new artist, andthe ways in which he or she willhelp us see and understand ourlandscape and the incredibleresources the forest offers all ofus who live and work here – aswell as those who are coming tothe region for the first time.”

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By David Falkenham, UNH Cooperative ExtensionGrafton County Forester

I would like to be able to telleveryone that I am the kind ofhunter that never loses focuswhile I am hunting. That I amdriven by a level of concentra-tion that is determined to get thejob done no matter what dis-tractions in the forest surroundme. But I am not one of thosehunters. Admittedly every fewyears a blind squirrel finds anut, but I have never beenaccused by anyone who knowsme of being a person with com-plete and unwavering focus ontask.

So there I was, climbing thewest slope of SugarloafMountain, rifle in hand pursu-ing a buck of very respectableproportions. Up he went, and upI went after him. His track wasvery fresh and these were thebest tracking conditions I hadseen all season. It was the sec-ond to last day of the 2014 sea-son and the sun was soon to seton the day, and the season itself.It was foggy and snowy and allaround me there were hugegranite boulders that had fallenoff the craggy slopes of themountain since the last ice age.

The buck worked his way

between the boulders andseemed to use them as coverwhile he checked his back trackfor me. Then his track passed amassive basswood tree, and Imomentarily forgot about him(I did mention the focus issue Ihave).

This tree was huge and growingin a forest of many giant bass-wood trees on the steep slopesof broken bedrock. Americanbasswood, (Tilia americana) isan interesting tree that gets verylittle mention in the world offorest management. The woodof basswood is not very strong.It is light weight and light col-ored. Basswood is sometimes

used in the manufacturing ofguitars, however due to its lightand soft characteristics, bass-wood isn’t widely considered atimber market species. It ishowever very good wood forcarving, and that is probablywhere it has gotten most of itshistorical use.

In the days of unregulated mar-ket hunting, a person who wasgood at decoying ducks intoshotgun range could often makea pretty good living. The duckdecoys that were used for thisjob were all carved by hand,often from solid blocks of bass-wood. The wood is soft, buoy-ant and takes paint well andmany craftsman were wellknown for their ability to carvelifelike decoys of all species ofwaterfowl for both market andsport hunting.

Ecologically speaking, bass-wood is a very important foresttree. The flowers of basswoodprovide nectar for pollenatingbirds, bats and insects. Theseeds are eaten by squirrels andbirds. Basswood is a nutrient

demanding tree and grows bestin rich basic soils with high pHlevels. These types of sitesdon’t occur routinely in thegranite based acidic soils ofNew Hampshire’s forests so astand of timber with lots oflarge basswood indicates anunusually high level of calciumin the soil and bedrock. In manycases, such as the one I was wit-nessing, the bedrock is frac-tured on a mountainside, mak-ing the calcium more availablefor plants such as basswood.What appears to be boulderythin soil, is actually very richwith nutrients and the trees willpush their roots deep into therocks to take advantage of thisopportunity.

The calcium rich boulders makegreat hiding spots and the buckwas making a clean getaway offSugarloaf and towards theshores of Long Pond. The tem-perature was dropping, andsnow pelted my face as I staredlongingly into the bowl of LongPond. I then turned west tobegin my long sunset walk outof the woods.

The members of the LittletonRotary Club are asking localbusinesses and individuals todonate items to be sold at theClub's special 50th AnnualScholarship Auction Event tobe held at the Mountain ViewGrand Hotel in Whitefield onFriday, May 8th. The Club isalso seeking sponsors for theevent. Proceeds from the club'sannual auctions are applied tofund its scholarship programfor local students.

"We are hopeful that businessesand others will be generouswith their donations to our auc-tion and other support thisyear," said auction team mem-ber Schuyler Sweet. "We wantto celebrate our 50th year ofauctions by raising the mostfunds ever for the scholarshipsthat are needed more than everby deserving local students."

The club welcomes donations

of almost every type anddescription for its auction.These in the past have includedsuch varied items as homerepairs, getaway stays, sportsequipment, legal services andoutdoor adventures. Cashdonations to the LittletonRotary Charitable Fund are alsogreatly appreciated.

Littleton Rotary mem-bers will in the coming weeksbe contacting many local busi-nesses and individuals seekingdonations for our auction event.Anyone interested in donatingitems or making cash donationsshould talk with a club memberor contact the club at

[email protected]

Cash donations for the club'sscholarship program can also bemailed to the Littleton RotaryCharitable Fund at PO Box 785,Littleton NH 03561.

Littleton Rotary is also creatingCommunitiy Partnerships formajor business and professionalorganizations that otherwisewould not be able to contributeto this scholarship effort basedon the nature of their businessor professional practice. Fundsraised through these partner-ships will allow for more andlarger scholarships.

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- Notices, Letters, Opinions, Help Wanted, & More! - Letter To The Editor_______________________________________

ATTENTION WARREN VOTERSI have previously served the town for two separateterms as one of your selectmen, which I greatlyenjoyed . I am ready to serve again, if you wish.

We are all concerned with the tax rate. I believe insaving where possible without causing problemslater on. Our buildings, roads and grounds need tobe maintained and our employees and elected offi-cials need proper reimbursement for work per-formed.

Please be sure to take part at Town Meeting wherewe all have the opportunity to decide spending —thus affecting our tax rate.

We do need to plan for the future and find new/bet-ter ways to function.

I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. Patricia (Pat) Wilson

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT #23

NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF BATH,BENTON, HAVERHILL COOPERATIVE, PIERMONT AND WARREN

PLEASE NOTE BELOW THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF YOUR ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETING

School District Date Time Place

Bath March 12, 2015 7:00 PM Bath Village School

Benton March 10, 2015 7:00 PM Benton Town Hall

Haverhill March 19, 2015 7:00 PM Haverhill Cooperative Cooperative Middle School

Piermont March 17, 2015 7:30 PM Piermont Village School

Warren March 10, 2015 9:10 AM Warren Town Hall

NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF WARREN, NH

ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETINGS

The Town of Warren and the Warren School District

will hold their Annual District Meetings at theWarren Town Hall on

March 10, 2015 starting at 9:00 AM. The school meeting will take place first (9:10 AM)

immediately followed by the town meeting.

VOTEMARCH 10, 2015

RE-ELECT BOBBY CASSROAD AGENT • WARREN, NH

ALMOST 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE

THANK YOU FOR YOURCONTINUED SUPPORT.

LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVINGTHE TOWN IN THE COMING YEAR.

Less Taxes not More

Last week, RepresentativeBlumenauer, a Democrat fromOregon, introduced a new billthat would tax Americans onevery mile we drive our cars.Yes, another tax.

Living in NH, I drive a lot. I justwas hired in Acton, Ma for aposition for 3-6 months and amgrateful for the position. Thecommute will be and hour and45 minutes each way. I take ajob in another state as I cannotfind one here and I will bepenalized. All of us in NH willbe penalized. It is not that thecorner store is around the block,but 4-5 miles away. Everythingis a drive for us in NH.

In a time when my electric billwent up considerably, I do notneed another tax. Again it istime for Washington DC to curbits spending, and not ask us themiddle class for more money.

I stopped in the rest area inHooksett and saw the chargersfor electric cars. There may bea time when we will be usingelectric cars. I have a lot oftaxes and charges in my billalready. So in the future, if agasoline car becomes obsolete,and the government cannot col-lect gas tax, they want a mileagetax and monies from charges,fees and taxes on my electric billtoo?

We often just look to the total ofthe bill owed and not look at thebreakdown. I am guilty of that.But nearly every bill we havehas some sort of fee, charge ortax in it.

Our roads and bridges need helpbut that is supposedly why feder-

al and state gas taxes were cre-ated. Yet both state and federalgovernment raid that money forother things. Why can't the fed-eral government live within itsmeans as we have to?

Senator Rand Paul, and SenatorBarbara Boxer have introducedlegislation that would cut the taxon businesses on money over-seas if brought back to thiscountry from 35% to 6.5% for 5years. This money could not beused for increases in executive’spay or bonuses or stock divi-dends or stock buy back up to 3years after program in over.

Senator Rand Paul would rathera lower tax and that it would bepermanent but this is a biparti-san bill.

They money from this legislationwould be used for highways. UScompanies have 2 trillion over-seas rather than pay US taxes atthe rate of 35%, which is thesecond highest in the world.

What a thought, cutting taxes onthe rich to bring back money tothe US and help with the roadsinstead of creating a new tax onthe middle class.

To me 6.5% of something is bet-ter than 35% of nothing. That istax money coming into thiscountry and these companiescould invest in our country….What an idea, investing inAmerica……

Congressman Guinta has intro-duced a new bill, OperationTaxpayer, which will mandatethat any new bill that comesbefore the legislature isreviewed to see if it is redundant.Great! But what about theredundancies that we have

already. Representative Guintasaid the US Government isspending 250 billion on redun-dant programs. Let’s clean upthat mess.

I am sure both Republicans andDemocrats can get together andtake care of that. We the publicmust reach out to our represen-tatives and tell them what wewant. If we are not seriousabout cleaning up governmentthen how do we expect them tobe serious?

It only takes a quick phone callor email and gives your nameand address and state your mes-sage. Ten minutes tops and youcan contact all your federal rep-resentatives. Below are the web-sites to email our representa-tives. Can you imagine if every-one reading this contactedthem? Especially about thesame subject? I think it wouldget their attention to start work-ing for us again. This could eas-ily be done in a lunch or coffeebreak. Book mark these web-sites.

https://guinta.house.gov/contact

http://www.shaheen.senate.gov/contact/

http://www.ayotte.senate.gov/?p=contact

Cleaning up redundancies andlowering business tax to bringmoney back into America are 2simple bills that both partiescould pass if serious. No moretaxes on the middle class,please. Contact your represen-tatives.... Let's take back ourcountry!

Linda RileyNH

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Warren Masonic Hall - breakfastfrom 7-9 on the first Sunday ofeach month. Hope to see youthere.-----------------------------------------Breakfast, every second Sundayof each month, at 8 AM.Masonic Hall, 1262 St. JohnsburyRd, Littleton, (The big log buildingwith the blue roof.) Donation:$7.00 Adult, $3.00 child under 6-----------------------------------------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.-----------------------------------------Nightly EntertainmentWoodstock Inn, Station &Brewery 745-3951, Lincoln.www.woodstockinnNH.com-----------------------------------------Haverhill Memorial Post 5245 andtheir Ladies Axillary hold theirregular monthly meeting at 7pmon the third Thursday of eachmonth at the VFW Post in NorthHaverhill. All members are invitedto attend.-----------------------------------------Piermont Parents meeting theChallenge NAMI (NationalAlliance on Mental Illness) sup-port group 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 [email protected] with anyquestions.-----------------------------------------For all upcoming events at DAcres - (D Acres is located at 218Streeter Woods Road inDorchester, NH.) Visitwww.dacres.org.-----------------------------------------Beginner line dancing - StarrKing Fellowship, Plymouth, NH.Sundays 4-5pm ($5.00 donationrequested) Contact: George @536-1179 [email protected] 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-

On-Going Events buildings.-----------------------------------------Lisbon Area Historical Society,Fridays, 1-3pm . Pickwick-Clough Room - Lisbon PublicLibrary, 45 School Street, Lisbon,(603) 838-6146 or (603) 838-2228. www.aannh.org/heritage/grafton/lisbon.php. Lisbon AreaHistorical Society meets everyother month downstairs in theLisbon Public Library in thePickwick-Clough Room. The pub-lic is welcome to attend meetingsand visit the historical room. ThePickwick-Clough room houses acollection of artifacts, correspon-dence, photographs and genealogyfrom the early settlers to presentday.-----------------------------------------To find out the on-going happen-ings at the Squam Lakes NaturalScience Center in Holderness,NH. You can call 603-968-7194 orvisit them online at: www.nhna-ture.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 orcall 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-----------------------------------------Wentworth Historical Societymeets monthly, 7:00 p.m, every

third Thursday, April - Dec. atthe Historical Society Museum inWentworth. Join us for historicaltopics and stimulating conversa-tion.-----------------------------------------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.Join us!-----------------------------------------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!-----------------------------------------Gentle Yoga - Saturdays 8:30-9:30; Wednesdays 5:00-6:00pmat Starr King Fellowship,Plymouth,NH. Contact DarleneNadeau 536-1179.-----------------------------------------Monthly Bereavement SupportGroup – Last Wednesday ofeach month at 5:30 to 7:30pm atPemi-Baker Community Health.June 26th, July 31st, August 28th,September 25th, October 30th,November 27th and December18th (change due to holiday). Freeof Charge. Call Abigail at 536-

2232 ext. 305 for more informa-tion. -----------------------------------------Scottish Country Dance Lessons,Fairlee Town Hall, Wednesdayevenings from 7 - 9 PM. Cost$3.00 (first time free). All dancestaught. No partner necessary.Beginners welcome. For moreinformation, call (802) 439-3459or e-mail [email protected]."-----------------------------------------Tuesdays - T.O.P.S. (Take offPounds Sensibly) Weigh in - 5 PM- 5:45 PM; Meeting - 6 PM atHorse Meadow Senior Center,North Haverhill.-----------------------------------------Anxiety Umbrella is a new PeerSupport Group for people withAnxiety related disorders. Theseinclude: Generalized or SocialAnxiety, Panic (attacks), ObsessiveCompulsive, Phobias & fears.This group will meet the 1st & 3rdThursday of each month at theCottage Hospital OccupationalTherapy Waiting area at 6: PM.For more info. [email protected] or callLurette @ (603)838-5595 orRobin @ (603) 747-2527. You arenot alone in your struggle!

Potluck & Open Mic- Bring aDish & your Talent! February27th, 6 pm. Free and Open to thePublic. D Acres of NH,Permaculture Farm & EducationalHomestead 218 Streeter WoodsRoad, Dorchester. 603-786-2366

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200 Club raffle - benefit WarrenHistorical building fund. Only 200tickets sold $20. each; 19 weeklydrawings of $25.,$15, $10.20th week drawing $500., $300.,$100., $50., $50., $25., $25..Tickets on sale NOW call JaniceSackett 764-9949 or Don Bagley764-9469 or see a member.Drawings to start as soon as alltickets sold.-----------------------------------------Farm Feast Breakfast- All-You-Should-Eat! March 1st 10-1pm.$5-$15 suggested donation. DAcres of NH, Permaculture Farm& Educational Homestead, 218Streeter Woods Road, Dorchester603-786-2366.-----------------------------------------Pizza & a Movie - Kid's movietoo! March 13th 6pm, $5-$15suggested donation. D Acres ofNH, Permaculture Farm &Educational Homestead, 218Streeter Woods Road, Dorchester603-786-2366.-----------------------------------------North Country Home Health &Hospice Events - March 3rd,Foot Clinic at Horse Meadowfrom 10-1 and on March18thfrom 9-12 and on March 26thfrom 12:30 to 2:30. Please call forappt at 603-787-2539. Also, BloodPressure/Blood Sugar Clinic at theOpera Block on March 17th10:30-11.

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Beth Weick

WaitingAt the moment, I’m waiting.

Waiting while knitting, waitingwhile writing, waiting overshared laughter and the foldingof laundry. Waiting, for snowto melt.

Snow in the pot atop the wood

stove, that is. (I’m quite con-tent to keep the snow outsidearound until springtime.) ’Tisthe night for hair washing, andthis is how it’s done. With nei-ther pipes nor the threat offrozen plumbing, this time ofyear all our water comes frommelting down pots of snow.The river has long since icedover, and chopping our waythrough to the low water belowthe ice is not terribly practical,especially so given the uphillhaul through drifting snow onthe return trip. What is passablein summer is not ideal for win-ter.

So here I am, waiting as thewood stove's heat transformssnow into warm wash water.Ryan and I have finished din-ner, Mica has licked our plates,and the dishes are scrubbed.We sit, he with coffee in hand,me with hot water, first joking,talking, sharing the day’s anec-dotes and amusements. I pickup my knitting as Ryan turns toa book on Tibet; a few morerounds are added to the sweaterI’m making while we look atpictures of Mount Kailash.Ryan daydreams about a trip tothis remote and sacred peak,some day. Mica sighs, glad tobe a homebody.

I check the pot: snow has con-densed to half it’s original vol-ume. Change is happening. Iadd another log to the dwin-dling fire.

The knitting needles are putaway in exchange for pen andpaper. This is where these arti-cles begin, from my bare handsand a stack of scrap paper atopthe desk. Ryan, meanwhile,grinds his coffee beans inpreparation for tomorrowmorning. The hand-held castiron grinder holds the cold well;grasping it first thing on aFebruary morning is coldindeed. Better to do the tasknow, when it has warmed thor-oughly with an afternoon andevening beside the wood stove.

The pot of snow now holds afew inches of water and a chunkof slushy ice at it’s center. Ittook some time to get here, butthe remaining stage will bequick. Heating the water tobath temperature is a morerapid process than meltingsnow into water. I continuewriting; Ryan sorts through our

sewing materials - a wool jacketneeds a new button. Through itall, snippets of observations,glances, chuckles, thoughtsunfold. A few words can con-vey a sentence, a smirk connotethe simple pleasure of sharingspace and an evening’s timetogether. Mica is silently pres-ent, punctuating his restful dogrepose with intermittent snores.

I lift the lid of the pot oncemore, test the water’s tempera-ture with my fingertip. It’swarm, and this page is written.I trade my pen for a towel, andthe final task of the evening.

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Happy 150th, NH Fish & Game! __________________________________________________________________This is a big year for the NewHampshire Fish and GameDepartment, as the state'swildlife agency celebrates 150years of fish and wildlife con-servation in the Granite State. Agrowing collection of storiesand photos celebrating Fish andGame's fascinating history isbeing gathered on theDepartment's website athttp://wildnh.com/150. Visitoften!

The anniversary theme will beincorporated into many Fishand Game activities throughoutthe year. If you meet up with aFish and Game ConservationOfficer, notice the special 150thcommemorative "warden"badges being worn throughout2015. The Department's spring

outdoor festival, DiscoverWILD New Hampshire Day(coming April 18 at Departmentheadquarters in Concord) willfeature historic Fish and Gametrucks and artifacts and activi-ties exploring the 150thanniversary theme. WeeklyFacebook posts are underway athttps://www.facebook.com/nhfishandgame observing memo-rable moments in Fish andGame history. And watch formessages each month with per-spectives on the colorful past –and future outlook – for Fishand Game's many different pro-gram areas.

"Thanks to the work of the NewHampshire Fish and GameDepartment over the past centu-ry and a half, we have healthy

wildlife populations, fish tocatch, and open land to enjoy –resources that contribute to ahealthy economy and a high-quality lifestyle," said Fish andGame Executive GlennNormandeau.

New Hampshire's wildlife wasin trouble in 1865, before theState Legislature took action toset up the first Commission onFisheries. Some species hadbeen hunted, fished and trappedto extirpation. Wild turkeys haddisappeared, and deer, mooseand beaver were scarce. Damspowering the new industrialeconomy prevented fish frommigrating up our rivers.

The Fisheries Commissionsoon expanded to include over-sight of the state's wildliferesources. Conditions graduallyimproved as laws and enforce-ment put a stop to over-huntingand fishing. In the early 1900s,license fees provided a modestfunding source. Scientificadvances and federal fundingthrough the Wildlife and SportFish Restoration Acts helpedmake management efforts moreeffective.

In recent years, Fish andGame's responsibilities haveexpanded beyond traditionalfish and wildlife managementto include search and rescue,marine fisheries management,public boat access, nuisancewildlife control, Off-HighwayRecreational Vehicle education

and enforcement, and endan-gered wildlife and habitat pro-tection.

"Over the years, a proportional-ly small investment in the Fishand Game Department hasbrought enormous benefits tothe state," said Normandeau,pointing out that wildlife-asso-ciated recreation generates$556 million in economic activ-ity for New Hampshire.

The anniversary year waslaunched with a special issue ofNew Hampshire WildlifeJournal magazine focused onFish and Game history. Theissue is packed with historicalphotos and includes features byNew Hampshire author JackNoon, a timeline of Fish andGame milestones, a profile ofrenowned biologist HelenetteSilver, and excerpts from for-mer Director Charles Barry'snew book of memoirs.Theanniversary issue's Warden'sWatch column features "theLegend of Slim Baker" andtales from the Fish and GameNewsletter archives. New sub-scribers can request a free copyof the anniversary issue(January/February 2015). Visithttp://wildnh.com/Wildlife_Journal/WJ_mag.htm.

To mark the occasion, special"Since 1865" merchandise,including t-shirts and sweat-shirts and hats with the 150thanniversary logo have beendesigned and are available at

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Two New Hampshire firearmsmanufacturers, Ruger and LHRSporting Arms, have createdlimited edition guns engravedwith the Fish and Game 150thanniversary logo and an exclu-sive serial number (seehttp://wildnh.com/150/ltd-guns.html). A portion of allsales of the commemorativefirearms will benefit theWildlife Heritage Foundationof N.H., Fish and Game's non-profit partner. A grant from theFoundation helped fund out-reach materials and historicalresearch for Fish and Game'sanniversary.

"This anniversary is an impor-tant time to reflect on the differ-ence an effective Fish andGame Department has made forNew Hampshire," saidNormandeau. "As we look atthe successes over the past 150years, we must also look ahead.Adequate funding to performour various missions is critical.This Department works everyday to connect people to lifeoutdoors, to strengthen NewHampshire's economy, and topreserve our wildlife legacy forfuture generations. That's some-thing to celebrate."

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Microsoft is set to release theirnext version of Windows in thefall it will be called Windows10.

Why not Windows 9? Well.Microsoft wants to get awayfrom the stigma that users ofWindows 8 faced trying to usethe operating system.

You can now downloadWindows 10 technical previewit can be downloaded athttp://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/preview-iso.

I recommend if you installWindows 10 do not install it onyour primary computer, whenyou install this preview you willlose any data or files on yourcomputer. This is a trial versionof Windows 10, not the finalversion. When the Final versionof Windows 10 is released andyou want to install it on yourcomputer you will have to do aclean install and it will wipe outyour trial version of Windows10 and any data you had backupyour files.

Microsoft is giving awayWindows 10 to all users ofWindows 8 and 8.1 at no

charge, for users of Windows 7,it will also be a free upgrade forone year from date of releaseafter the one year Windows 7users will have to purchaseWindows 10, and no price hasbeen announced as of the writ-ing.

This may be the final version ofWindows, Microsoft willrelease future updates ofWindows 10 in the form ofservice packs instead of creat-ing a new version of Windows.

Windows first appeared in per-sonal computers in 1982, 33years ago. How many versionof Window we have had? Wellhere is a list and their releasedate.

MS Dos 1982-1985Windows 1.01 Nov.1985Windows 1.03 Aug.1986Windows 1.04 April 1987Windows 2.0 9 Dec.1987Windows 2.10 27 May 1988Windows 2.11 13 March 1989Windows 3.0 22 May 1990Windows 3.1 April 1992Windows NT 3.1 Nov. 1993Windows for Workgroups 3.11November 1993Windows 3.2 22 Nov. 1993

Windows NT 3.5 21 Sept.1994Windows NT 3.51 30 May1995Windows 95 24 August 1995Windows NT 4.0 24 Aug 1996Windows 98 25 June 1998Windows 2000 17 Feb. 2000Windows ME 14 Sept. 2000Windows XP 25 October 2001Windows XP Pro x64 25 April2005Windows Vista 30 Jan. 2007Windows 7 22 October 2009Windows 8 26 October 2012Windows 8.1 18 October 2013

Windows 10 release date to beannounced

So for folks who have beenusing Windows for years, howmany of you can rememberyour first computer and the ver-sion of windows that wasinstalled on it?

Let me hear from you and I canshare your experience with ourreaders.

Email at [email protected] visit my website paigecom-puterservices.com, or call me at(603)747-2201 until thenHappy Computing!

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