VOLUME 34, NUMBER 40 MARCH 4, 2010 FREE

THE WEEKLY NEWS & LIFESTYLE JOURNAL OF MT. WASHINGTON VALLEY Cook Memorial Library: Parson Samuel Hidden founded one of the first libraries in the state of New Hampshire in Tamworth, in what was then little more than a wilderness town, but just look at how that little library has grown …

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Adm. Peary and Fryeburg Maine — Part 1: Rear-Admiral Robert E. Peary laid claim to discov- ery of the North Pole in April 1909, but before that he spent two years living in Fryeburg, Maine, in the house on Elm Street that now bears his name … A6

A Look Back: The Conway Historical Society will host a program featuring a photographic display from a selection of the historic photographs that belong to the Eastman Lord House Museum archive ...

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Beautiful Victorian library in Tamworth Village ‘totally rocks’ Cook Memorial Library keeps up with changing times

The Cook Memorial Library is located in the center of Tamworth Village. (Courtesy Photo)

arson Samuel Hidden 1895 in his dedication speech for the education, military service or travel, year, and are well attended (2,033 founded one of the first new library, a lovely Victorian build- can hear and see their loved ones for attendees in 2009). Music, crafts, book libraries in the state of New ing with stained glass windows and a free. Knowing that not everyone is discussions, puppet shows, story- Hampshire, and he did it in clock tower. And so began the story of completely computer-literate, the tellers, art classes and shows are a few Tamworth, in what was the Cook Memorial Library, which staff is more than happy to help of the many diverse programs offered Pthen little more than a wilderness still welcomes visitors at the center of patrons with their technology needs to the community. town. In 1796, the Tamworth Social Tamworth Village. Though twice ren- and questions. Never will you hear, “I The library has three comfortable Library opened its doors, proving that ovated, its historic Victorian portion can’t help you with that,” even if the meeting rooms available for commu- townspeople can be rural in nature, is artfully preserved. answer to your question requires fur- nity meetings and often all three are but sophisticated in mind. The good people of Tamworth, ther inquiry. in use at the same time. In 2009, 131 Over the years, Tamworth residents with the expertise of the library staff, As they say on those TV infomer- meetings with 1,091 in attendance have supported public repositories of remain on the cutting edge. In this cials, “Wait! There’s more!” were held. the printed word, providing year- day and age, when words and images The library lends MP3 players for “This library totally rocks. I feel as round and seasonal residents alike zip around the world in nanoseconds, downloading music and audios, a though we are so lucky to have a with easy and free access to the books the Cook Library not only provides its DVD player for travel, a telescope, library/librarians that so totally that have informed and delighted the hundreds of patrons every year with three Kill-o-Watt meters (for testing encourage and enhance community reading public. In 1891, nearly 100 books and periodicals in the tradition- household energy consumption), and education and well-being,” wrote one years after Tamworth saw the benefit al printed paper form, but also has an LCD Projector (for local commu- teen patron on a survey card, a testa- of a library, the state of New eight public access computers, with nity organizations.) Besides procuring ment to the library’s ability to be Hampshire came on board with the unsecured wireless access both inside 100-150 monthly interlibrary loans totally relevant to yet another genera- Free Library Act, authorizing incen- and out. This wireless is available out- each month, the library even lends out tion of Tamworth residents. Parson ▲ tives to towns for establishing side the building 24/7, because you Netflix DVDs, all this on top of the Hidden would be proud. libraries. Once again, Tamworth was never know when that high school 22,000 books, audios and movies in on the forefront. student might suddenly discover he the collection. Editor’s note: The above article was “There is not a town on the face of has a term paper due in the morning. Last year, almost a thousand originally written by librarian Jay the earth, of the same number of Not content to stop there, the patrons checked out materials. Many Rancourt and was then lightly edited inhabitants (1000), no larger invento- Cook Memorial Library staff has set more came in for computers, pro- and ‘re-arranged’ by Ear writer Sara ry of property ($250,000) that can up several of those computers with gramming, and meetings, both formal Young-Knox. show such a record for intelligence Skype so that patrons who have and informal. More than 100 pro- and morals,” Larkin Mason said in friends and relatives abroad for work, grams for all ages are presented each On the Cover Inside Index Annual Marky B Boardfest Chilly Chili Champs Arts & Entertainment ..Pages B1-3 & 11-13 Sunday, March 7, marks the 10th celebration of the More than 30 contestants competed on Saturday, Feb. 27, Business News...... Page A15 during the MWV Chamber of Commerce’s 7th Annual Marky B Boardfest, a “one-of-a-kind” memorial race Calendar ...... Pages B8-9 for Mark Bierweiler, son of Chip and Barb, long-time Chilly Chili Cook-Off at the Eastern Slope Inn and Flatbread employees of King Pine Ski Area and Purity Spring Company. See Page A3 for story & photos. Nature’s Corner ...... Page A9 Resort. Proceeds from this annual event enrich cur- Salmon Press Co-Owner will be missed On the Rockpile...... Page B10 rent snowboard programs at King Pine, including the Salmon Press co-founder and co-owner David S. Cutler, King Pine Freestyle Team, and makes the sport more died Sunday, Feb. 28, after a seven-month battle with can- On The Slopes ...... Pages B4-7 available for children in the community who may oth- cer. Mr. Cutler loved New Hampshire and spent a consid- Real Estate...... Pages A3 & 15 erwise not be able to participate. See Page B6. erably amount of time in the Granite State. A full obituary Sports ...... Pages A4 & B14-16 (Dan Houde Photo) appears on Page A12.

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Congratulations to the Chilly Chili Cook-off winners Most successful MWVCC Chilly Chili Cook-off to date NORTH CONWAY — More than 30 contestants competed on Saturday, Feb. 27, during the Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce’s 7th Annual Chilly Chili Cook-Off at the Eastern Slope Inn and Flatbread Company. Boasting the best turnout to date, the cook-off event drew in upwards of 600 attendees ready to taste their way through the event and cast their people’s choice votes. A panel of judges comprised of local celebrities and culinary profes- sionals were on hand during the event with the belly-aching task of tasting and evaluating all 34 chili submis- sions. After much deliberation, the judges awarded the Appalachian Mountain Club Highland Center at Crawford Notch the first place prize in the chili competition, and second place to individual contestant, John Vescera, from Worcester, Mass. The people’s choice award for best chili, as determined by the public, went to the Mt. Washington Valley HOG Chapter, with the award for ‘Best Presentation and Theme’ going to Tuckerman’s Restaurant and Tavern. AMC Highland Center at Crawford Notch (1st Place in the Chili Competition & Winners of ‘Best Cornbread”) New to this year’s cook-off were (Photo Courtesy Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce) the cornbread and crazy hat competi- tions, where the Appalachian The Mt. Washington Valley event. A thank you also to Coldstone Tom Eastman, Trudy Kasianchuk, Mountain Club Highland Center at Chamber of Commerce thanks event Creamery, The Met Coffeehouse and Richard Mattei, Tim Remillard, Lisa Crawford Notch again rocked the sponsors Eastern Slope Inn Resort, White Mountain Cupcakery for pro- Somerville, Audley Williams, Corinne competition, taking home the award Flatbread Company, Lakes Region viding delicious sweet treats and sam- Whitaker, Carol Craig and Maureen for best cornbread. Sarah Goldstein, Coca-Cola, The Met Coffeehouse, ples, as well as Frank Hastings of Seavey, as well as the Mt. Washington family member of owners Linda and Sizzlin Sauces LLC, Waste SOUND-FX for providing the enter- Valley Chamber of Commerce volun- John Rafferty of Rafferty’s Restaurant Management and Zeb’s General Store, tainment. teers who helped with the event. ▲ and Pub, took home the prize for cra- as well as all 34 contestants for making A giant thank you also goes out to ziest hat. this year’s cook-off such a successful the cook-off judges; Carey-Ann King, Attitash Realty

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The Mountain Ear, Thursday, March 4, 2010 - Page A3 Sports Highlights Established 1976 PUBLISHER Richard Piatt

FOUNDING EDITORS R. Stephen Eastman Jane Golden Reilly

MANAGING EDITOR Nina Perry

COPY WRITING/ PROOFREADING Nina Perry Kristina Whitten

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Steven D. Smith Peter Minnich Steve Caming Linda Tucker John Harrigan Rachael Brown Sara Young-Knox No race this year. Due to the warm weather and poor trail conditions, Purity Spring Resort and King Pine Ski Area regrets to announce the cancellation of the third annual ‘Purity Spring Sled Dog Race Classic,’an ISDRA sanctioned event presented CONTRIBUTING by the New England Sled Dog Club, Inc., which was scheduled for March 6 and 7. (Dan Houde Photo) PHOTOGRAPHERS Steven D. Smith Joshua Spaulding Linda Tucker Kennett High Girls’ Basketball Steve Caming Dennis Coughlin Eagle girls finish regular season strong Rachael Brown By Joshua Spaulding defensive approach at halftime and held The Knights were coming off their first Dick Pollock Sports Editor her to just three points (all from the foul win of the season a night earlier against Sara Young-Knox NORTH CONWAY — The Kennett line) in the final 16 minutes. Plymouth and came out with a solid girls’ basketball team didn’t have long to “Our kids inside did a really nice job,” game early. However, the Eagles were prepare for the first round of the Class I Ames said. “We made some adjustments able to pull away in the second and third ADVERTISING SALES playoffs. at halftime because she really hurt us in quarters and put the game to rest in the Rick Clay-Storm The Eagles finished their season on the first half. final frame. Thursday, Feb. 25, with a 62-56 win “It left other things open, but I “In the second and third quarters we COMPUTER GRAPHICS, over fellow playoff contender Oyster thought that was good from the perspec- really did a nice job of playing better River and opened the tournament after tive that we made some game adjust- defense and pushing it out to a big lead,” DESIGN & COMPOSITION the main sports deadline on Monday, ments and the kids worked it out and Ames said. “In the fourth quarter the Amanda Dunleavy March 1. The girls finished the regular then executed down the stretch,” the kids came on and held their own. I think season at 15-3, a 15-1 finish after drop- Eagle coach continued. we did what we needed to do.” ping the first two games of the year. Kasey Cavanaugh and Lauren White He noted that playing in the LAYOUT DESIGN “It’s a pretty quick turnaround,” each had baskets that proved instrumen- Kingswood gym is never easy, but cred- Emily Killinger coach Peter Ames noted. “We really tal in the Eagles earning the win, as the ited his team for focusing the entire way. only had one day to prepare.” Bobcats had been keying on guards “The kids were pretty focused, they OFFICE MANAGER Ames has basically figured out that Melissa Frase and Allie Wagner, so mov- were executing the things we wanted to his girls would be playing Coe-Brown in ing the ball inside forced the Bobcats to execute and did a better job of rebound- Kristina Whitten the first round of the tournament, but loosen up the defensive attack at the ing against them than we did the first until the brackets were released on guard position. time,” Ames said. “It was a pretty good DISTRIBUTION Sunday morning, that wasn’t official. Frase scored 31 points in the win, game.” Bill Collins Once he figured that out, he made while Wagner added 19. All told, 10 Eagles got on the score- John Myers some calls to find out what he could The Eagles opened the week with a sheet, with Wagner leading the way with about the Bears, a team the Eagles didn’t 72-39 win over county rival Kingswood. 28 points. ▲ Darlene Westfall face this season. Tina Lamy “They’re a pretty good team, they beat Oyster River twice, so we’ll see,” The Mt. Washington Valley MOUNTAIN EAR is published on Thursdays as an independent newspa- the veteran Eagle coach said. “They per by Salmon Press. The publication is printed 51 haven’t played us either, so that’s a good weeks each year and is distributed from Ossipee to Gorham, New Hampshire, and also in Fryeburg thing. and western Oxford County, Maine. “We’re playing pretty well right now, The MOUNTAIN EAR office is located at so it’s a good time to get into the tour- Mountain River Village on Route 16 in Conway, New Hampshire. Please direct all correspondence nament and hopefully play well,” he to: The MOUNTAIN EAR, P.O. Box 530, continued. Conway, N.H. 03818. The telephone number to call for general informa- The Eagles put themselves into the tion and display advertising is 603-447-6336. sixth seed in the tournament bracket For classified advertising call 877-766-6891. with a big win over Oyster River on The Fax number is 603-447-5474. Ear on Web: Thursday, Feb. 25. The Eagles led most newhampshirelakesandmountains.com of the way, but the game was a close one E-mail: [email protected] for news or from start to finish, with the Eagles [email protected] for ad material The yearly bulk mail subscription rate is $35 and is leading by slim margins at the end of payable in advance. every quarter. “If we’d lost, we would’ve been ADVERTISING DEADLINES eighth (in the brackets),” Ames said. Advertising insertion orders must be placed one week in advance of publication date, and advertising copy “With the win we went to sixth. It does- must be received in our office by Monday at 5 p.m. n’t seem like much, but it can be.”

LETTERS POLICY The Bobcats came to town with a solid front court and in the early going, The Mountain Ear welcomes Letters to the Editor pertaining to local community issues. All corre- the dominating Bobcat center did most spondence should be signed, include a return of the damage, scoring 17 points in the address, and be addressed to P.O. Box 530, Conway, first half. Melissa Frase moves the ball down the court against Oyster River on Thursday, Feb. 25. N.H. 03818, faxed to (603) 447-5474 or e-mailed to [email protected]. All letters should be However, the Eagles changed the She scored 31 points in the Eagles win. (Dennis Coughlin Photo) received prior to publication and be no longer than 300 words. The Mountain Ear reserves the right to edit letters for length and clarity and to not publish letters deemed unsuitable. Please check out more sports on pages B14-16.

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Spending time outdoors in the winter can be an exhilarating experience Think safety when winter recreating in the forest CONWAY — Recent storm systems White Mountain National Forest battering the White Mountain employees are working to remove National Forest and surrounding New snow from trailheads and parking Hampshire and Maine have dumped areas, but be aware that all sites are heavy rain and/or snow. Snow accu- not currently accessible. Park safely mulations have varied according to and do not block entrances or facili- elevation — from inches to feet. ties. Once on a trail, expect to It’s important to dress appropriate- encounter fallen trees from recent ly and be alert. Remember, avalanches storm events. are possible in snow-covered terrain “Being outdoors in the winter takes over 25 degrees, even areas that are special planning and preparation. covered with moderately spaced trees. Conditions can change quickly,” said Locations below these steep slopes Forest Supervisor Tom Wagner. can also be dangerous, as avalanche “Think ahead, stay aware of the con- debris deposits in lower-angled areas, ditions around you, and have an alter- often referred to as “run-out zones.” nate plan.” Use extreme caution when crossing Bottom-line to winter fun? Be pre- any rivers or entering the water. Some pared, know your route ahead of time, rivers and streams have risen signifi- check weather and avalanche condi- When enjoying the outdoors at this time of year, be prepared, know your route ahead cantly and flash flooding has occurred. tions, double check your gear, leave of time, check weather and avalanche conditions, double check your gear, leave route The stream you crossed easily in the route information with others, and let information with others, and let someone know if you deviate from your plans. morning may be impassable later in someone know if you deviate from the day, and an alternate route must your plans. ▲ be planned. GMCG assists communities with Water Quality Improvement projects EFFINGHAM — The Green handling/storage of hazardous chem- Mountain Conservation Group has icals; and providing improved stor- secured limited funding from the age for hazardous chemicals. New Hampshire Department of Projects will be ranked by Environmental Services through GMCG, OASC, and N.H. DES Environmental Protection Agency based on factors such as: location of 319 funds to assist local communities project in relation to water resources; with water quality improvement potential contaminants involved; projects in 2010. GMCG, working match provided by the town/individ- with the Ossipee Aquifer Steering ual/business; local support; visibility; Committee (OASC), is seeking nom- and cost (up to $500 is available for inations of sites in the towns of each project). Ideal candidates are Effingham, Freedom, Madison, municipal projects, private lots, busi- Ossipee, Sandwich and Tamworth nesses or facilities where efforts are where structural or non-structural needed to deal with such issues as: BMP work is needed to improve sur- erosion, stormwater runoff, impaired face or groundwater protection. stream crossings, road salt use/stor- Examples of potential projects age, sedimentation, hazardous fluid include: improved culverts/stream storage or handling, or other non- crossings; winter maintenance plans; point source pollution. rain gardens; porous pavement or Anyone interested in applying for other low impact development tech- assistance should submit a nomina- niques; vegetative buffer strips; tion form to GMCG by March 17 for waterbars and drainage improve- each site nominated. Forms can be Vacationing with The Ear in Steamboat Springs, Colo. Kathy Brown of ments; catch basins; berms and obtained by contacting Tara swales; labeling of storm drains in Schroeder at 539-1859 or gmcgnh@ Raynham, Mass. (left), and Dave and Diane Desclos of Conway took The Ear ▲ along on their ski trip to Steamboat Springs, Colo., in February. Dave and Diane sensitive areas; strategic planning for roadrunner.com. are Mountain Meisters and raced the Steamboat Nastar course, resulting in silver a facility/business to improve the and gold medals, respectively. Way to go! Hey Kathy, like your new hat! (Courtesy Photo)

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The Mountain Ear, Thursday, March 4, 2010 - Page A5 Fryeburg’s link to the Arctic — Part 1 of a 2-part chronicle Rear-Admiral Robert E. Peary A one-time local resident, Peary lived in Fryeburg with his widowed mother for two years after his 1877 graduation from Bowdoin College, in a house (currently the Admiral Peary House Bed & Breakfast) at 27 Elm Street. It was from that house that he emerged in 1879 to take his first step in the road that would lead him farther north than anyone had ever been before and, beyond that, to a fame which would find him being feted by kings and luminaries around the world. Although his residency in Fryeburg was of relatively sort duration, it proved pivotal in Peary’s career. His family and friends recognized this when, in 1930 and again in 1938, they returned to Fryeburg to honor that connection by inaugurating monu- ments to his memory in two successive ceremonies.

xploration had been in Peary’s blood from boyhood. As a lad Egrowing up in several different Maine towns, he made a habit of strik- ing out whenever he could for local woods and mountains where, on innu- merable hikes and rugged camping trips, he pitted himself against the ele- ments, collected natural history speci- mens and honed his outdoor skills — laying a foundation for his later exploits in the Arctic. For Peary, the outdoors was always an arena in which he thrived. Yet it is During his Arctic Expeditions, Peary By Gabrielle Griswold strange to realize that when he was (above) was one of the first explorers Contributing Writer very young, his clinging, domineering to use sledges hauled by dogs rather mother, who was herself frail of health, than men. He sought out the most uestion: What is the connection between Fryeburg, cosseted her only child. The boy, who experienced Eskimo drivers and Maine and the North Pole? Answer: The connection is in adulthood would undergo unimagin- available dogs. Rear-Admiral Robert E. Peary, who laid claim to dis- able hardships and privations in his (Courtesy Photo) covery of the Pole in April 1909 — an event as exciting pursuit of the Pole, was kept indoors as in his day as the first moon landing was in more recent much as possible and made to wear a sunbonnet when he went out lest his Qtimes. fair complexion should suffer from sunburn. His mother also taught him to sew and do patchwork and cross- stitch as though he were a girl. Games • Inflatable Slides • Bouncy House • Obstacle In a biography of her father, Peary's daughter tells us that at this stage he Course • Indoor Playground got into many fights with his school- Movie Area • Birthday Parties • Pizza & More mates to prove he was not a sissy. If proof were required, that was amply provided in later years. But it is inter- No general admission charge. Pay as you play! esting to speculate how much that early teasing by his peers may have engen- 1672 WHITE MOUNTAIN HWY, RT 16 • (ACROSS FROM FRIENDLY’S) dered in Peary the need to prove him- N. CONWAY, NH 03860 • 603-356-5655 • WWW.UBERBLAST.COM self. HOURS: SUN 10-6 • MON - THUR 11-8 • FRI 11-9 • SAT 10-9 As early as he could, the young The Shannon Door Pub Serving Great Food For 56 Years

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Page A6 - The Mountain Ear, Thursday, March 4, 2010 ... and his quest for the North Pole Peary began exploring the outdoors in his spare time. He experimented with taxidermy, learned to mount birds and became so knowledgeable about certain fields of natural history that he was invited to address the Portland Natural History Society in his senior year of high school in Portland. He also labeled and arranged some of the soci- ety’s exhibits. At Bowdoin, he studied civil engi- neering and ran a taxidermy business on the side. In 1875, while still at col- lege, he was appointed one of the offi- cial taxidermists for the state of Maine. It was only in June 1877, after grad- uating from Bowdoin second in his class, first in civil engineering and a Phi Beta Kappa, that Peary moved to Fryeburg with his mother.

ivil engineering jobs were lack- ing in Fryeburg. To earn money, CPeary set himself up as town surveyor, mounted and exhibited bird draftsmen would be hired, four of Peary endured intensive heat and above left: Robert E. Peary graduated specimens, broke horses, and became a whom would be permanently retained humidity as he battled his way through from Bowdoin College in 1877 with Justice of the Peace. He was fascinated following a six-month probationary jungles and swamps, amazing his com- a degree in civil engineering. Peary’s by the mountains of New Hampshire, period. Applicants were invited to sub- panions by his indifference to discom- career was launched in 1881 with explored the outdoors on foot and mit samples of their work. fort. offical appointment as U.S. Navy horseback, and made many sketches of As Peary wrote in his diary, his plan civil engineer with the rank of what he saw. of Fryeburg was “the very best piece of ut ambition burned in him. He Lieutenant. To keep his hand in as a civil engi- work I have ever done,” so that was the wanted to do more. Already his neer, he challenged himself to draw up sample he submitted. The plan won thoughts were turning toward above right: Before his race to the B North Pole, Robert E. Peary lived a plan of the town of Fryeburg. To do it him the job. arctic exploration. right, he noted in his diary, would take Six months later, as one of the four About this time he wrote his mother in the house at 27 Elm Street in Fryeburg, Maine. Currently the a year or more. trainees kept on as permanent staff, that the fame of Columbus, “can be Admiral Peary House Bed & He began his self-appointed task by Peary’s career was launched. In due equaled only by him who shall one day Breakfast owned by Hilary Jones establishing the true North-South course, finding the work dull, he took a stand with all 360 degrees of longitude and Derrek Schlottmann. meridian, which he worked out from grueling examination, which he passed beneath his feet...the discoverer of the careful observation of the stars and ▲ with high marks to become a U.S. Navy North Pole.” (Courtesy Photos) marked with stones in a vacant lot off civil engineer with the rank of Main Street. Lieutenant. Editor’s note: This is the first of a two- Thereafter, the plan consumed many Officially notified of his Navy part series on Peary, which will be con- long hours of his time, involving much appointment in October 1881, Peary’s tinued in next week’s issue of The daytime walking as he paced out the first assignment came in 1882; building Mountain Ear. distances in the village, and consider- an iron pier in Key West, Fla., which he able work at night when he did the fig- completed at a total cost of $6,000 uring his surveys required and began (thousands of dollars below the original the actual drawing. estimate). On the day his plan was finished, From December 1884 until April Peary spotted a notice in the Fryeburg 1885, he was in Nicaragua, surveying Post Office inviting draftsmen to apply the course for an inter-oceanic canal Time to make your Winter Vacation Reservations! for a position in the Coast and later abandoned in favor of the canal Geodetic Survey office in Washington, through Panama. In contrast to the arc- D.C. Out of the entire nation, only six tic cold he would later experience, here

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April is ‘National Donate Life Month’ Memorial Hospital celebrates Donate Life Flags Across N.H. NORTH CONWAY — Although April is “National Donate Life Month,” Memorial Hospital has joined 26 other hospitals in New Hampshire to get an early jump on the celebration with the Donate Life Flags Across New Hampshire project. The project will feature the flying of the same Donate Life flag succes- sively at each of New Hampshire’s acute care hospitals. Memorial Hospital displayed the flag on Feb. 22 and 23. The project will culminate with a flag raising at the State Capitol in April. In addition, each hospital’s CEO will sign the flag with the name of their hospital as it tours through the state. “Memorial Hospital is honored to be a part of this event that contributes to saving lives in the community and the State,” Scott McKinnon, CEO/ President of Memorial Hospital states. “It is a respectful way to pay tribute to those who were donors and raise awareness of the direct impact organ donations have on patients.” above: Memorial Hospital displayed the In addition to honoring the hun- Donate Life Flag on Feb. 22 and 23. dreds of thousands of donors and Pictured are (top left) Martha Ramsey, What should you know before you go? recipients whose lives have been Zach Chase, Cindy Shirley, Kelly Simpson, affected by organ and tissue donation, Scott McKinnon, Memorial Hospital the project invites the community to CEO, Deb Freeman and (front row from SOLO offers course in register as organ and tissue donors at left) Carol Edmunds, Julie Williams and www.DonateLifeNewEngland.org. Aliceann Haulenbeek. (Courtesy Photo) disaster medicine for everyman Donate Life Flags Across New By Sara Young-Knox organizations is the only practical Hampshire is a companion project of Contributing Writer option. Others are so moved by the the national Flags Across America For more information about dona- veryone would like to help out circumstances of the disasters victims that is designed to demonstrate how tion and an opportunity to register as when disaster hits somewhere that they want to be there, in person, people in the country have been a donor, visit www.DonateLifeNew outside our local borders. helping out in any way they can. Not touched by organ and tissue donation. England.org. ▲ E For most, giving money to aid all those who want to travel to disas- ter regions have the skills necessary to ensure that they are an effective team member of relief efforts, but SOLO, the leader in wilderness medicine and based in Conway at 621 Tasker Hill Road, can help remedy that situation. For four Sundays, starting March 7 at 1 p.m., SOLO is offering “What to Know Before You Go.” Much of the course is based on SOLO’s basic first aid course, but with a focus on preparing participants to enter, and keep safe, in disaster areas. Lessons will include how to purify water, what foods to avoid, along with compre- hensive, hands-on instruction on how to treat common ailments and trau- mas, and how to offer comfort to those traumatized by the event and its aftermath. Sometimes, just taking someone’s blood pressure and telling them it’s normal can help calm anxi- eties. Participation is free and open to anyone interested and light refresh- ments will be offered. Donations to offset program costs are welcomed, with donations in excess of those costs donated toward relief efforts. The response to the earthquake in Haiti served as the inspiration to offer the course, but the knowledge and skills gained are transferable to help- ing in disasters wherever and whenev- er they occur. The course will be taught by Dr. Frank Hubbell. To register for the course, contact Lee Frizzell at 447- 5507. ▲

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Tin Mountain Nature Corner Mammalian Olympians of the Winter Games ith the winter mal to the diet of the great horned owl, Olympic games over red fox and the Canadian lynx among and many of the New others and is considered a delicacy in England mammalian many southern recipes. winter sleepers soon The following link shows some of the toW rouse, it is a good time to appreciate “Olympic” feats sqiurrels are capable of: the antics, acrobatics, and survival skills http://www.flyingsquirrels.com/ of New Hampshire’s year-round active Video/Wild/index.html gray, red, and flying squirrels. As nocturnal forest dwellers with Tin Mountain Upcoming Programs pelage that camouflages well with tree Birding By Ear Part I on Tuesday, bark, the native northern flying squirrel March 9, at 6 p.m. (Glacomys sabrinus) and southern flying Eco-Forum: Local Organic Food squirrel (Glaucomys volans) are often on Thursday, March 11, from noon to unobserved as they glide from tree to 1 p.m. tree in the depths of the winter forest. Goshawk: Natural History On occasion, however, a few northern Program on Thursday, March 11, at 7 flying squirrels found their way into the p.m. Tin Mountain Nature Learning Great …and an event you will not want to Room, gliding or bounding onto the Miss — the First Season Benefit roof top at night and down the stone Dinner and Auction on Saturday, chimney, surprising unsuspecting staff. March 27, at 7 p.m. Their appearance allowed close exami- Check out our website at www.tin nation as well as presented a challenge mountain.org for a full listing of nature for proper release and prevention of programs or call Donna at 447-6991 for their reoccurrence. These amazing tiny detailed information. mammals routinely glide from tree to tree for distances between five and 25 Tin Mountain Conservation Center is a meters, and may glide as much as 45 501 (c) 3 non-profit environmental educa- meters or more. tion organization serving the greater During the end of February and the Red squirrel (Photo by Karl Pheil) Mount Washington Valley for over 30 beginning of March there also appears years. Its mission is to promote hands-on to be increased urgency in the eastern scales or nut shells are called “mid- Its bounding stride can be from a few programs in schools, at summer camps gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) as it dens.” inches to over three feet and its tracks and in the community. The Tin Mountain makes frequent trips carrying furled • Red squirrels that survive their first usually have claw prints and while Nature Learning Center is open Monday leaves up to its drey on the uppermost winter have a life expectancy of three bounding its paired hind prints (five through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and section of the white pine with the most years. Individuals may reach seven years toes) are slightly ahead of the front four- the surrounding trails on over 140 acres amazing gymnastic agility and balance. of age, and 10 in captivity. The red toe tracks. are open to the public all week, year It often travels via the aerial telephone squirrel is more noisy than most squir- • Squirrels are an important prey ani- round. tightrope before gracefully leaping rels and has a large repertoire of calls. among branches and dexterously climb- • The Southern and Northern flying ing the 40-foot high tree trunk in prepa- squirrels are the smallest of the tree ration for breeding time. The red squir- squirrels, with the Northern flying tree rel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)… squirrel generally being larger than the Lovely Fryeburg Gentleman’s Farm - $275,000 well….as usual does a wonderful job Southern. Woodpecker holes are making mischief by its lonesome as Tin favored nest sites. They do not truly fly, Mountain trustee Karl Pheil’s photo will but glide. They can change their angle attest. of descent while gliding. A thin mem- Clever survivors of the most harsh brane called the patagium extends winters, eating stored caches of food between the body and limb and contains under snow-covered ground or within a complex arrangement of thin muscles holes of trees, their diet consists of aiding in the direction of their glide. conifer cones, seeds, and nuts, and soon • The gray squirrel does not use with the onset of spring, they will aug- memory to find its buried nuts but ment this diet with emerging buds of instead uses its keen sense of smell to trees and perhaps some maple sap until locate them — even if they are buried in they have access to green vegetation, the ground with a foot of snow above. fruits, lichen, and fungi. True survivors, with ancestry dating back 40 million years, squirrels belong to a large family of rodents called Sciuridae. 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North Conway’s Devin Delaney is among recipients Ski NH awards grants to top ski and snowboard competitors NORTH WOODSTOCK — The dence, college or ski club and must To receive a grant application, or to site at www.SkiNH.com. You can also Friends of New Hampshire Skiing submit an application by the deadline find out more about the application and contact Ski NH at (800) 887-5464 or grant program, operated by Ski NH specified each fall. eligibility process, visit Ski NH’s web- email Ski NH at [email protected]. ▲ member resorts, recently announced that grants to help offset the costs of race training and traveling for the 2009-2010 season have been awarded to 11 ski and snowboard competitors with ties to N.H. The grants, ranging from $500 to $1,000 per athlete, were awarded based on need, an athlete’s past per- formance, and his or her ability to be in serious contention for a national team or the equivalent. Many of this year’s recipients aspire to make national teams or have recently accomplished this. Among these are alpine racers Michael Cremano of Chichester, William Ford of Plymouth, Trevor Leafe of Monroe, Warner Nickerson of Gilford, and Devin Delaney of North Conway. Caitlin Ciccone of Littleton competes in ski cross. Dylan Ferguson, who attended New Hampton School as well as Waterville Valley Academy, competes in aerial freestyle skiing. Ted Broderick of Amherst competes in disabled alpine racing. Angela Mercieri of Littleton competes in alpine snowboarding. Katrina Howe of Gilford competes in bi- athlon and Carl Van Loan of Web- ster competes in nordic combined. In addition to the grants awarded to competitive athletes, the program also this year contributed $20,000 to the University of New Hampshire Ski Team and $7,000 to the Plymouth State University Ski Team. The remaining money is invested in an endowment fund to ensure the Mid-Winter Waltz Party at Eagle longevity of the program. Mountain House. On Saturday, Friends of New Hampshire Skiing Feb. 27, gowned and suited revelers is the only program of its kind in the waltzed and tangoed to their heart's United States. Since its inception as content in the Carriage House at the Friends of U.N.H. Skiing in 1978, the Eagle Mountain House, supported program has raised more than musically by the Mountain Top Music $500,000. This past season, $35,000 Community Orchestra. Festivities was raised through ticket sales. The included a complimentary dessert and tickets, donated by Ski NH member coffee bar, a silent auction and ele- resorts, are packaged and sold to the gant dancing. The event, The Mid- public with all proceeds dedicated to Winter Waltz Party, was a revival of supporting the training of athletes. similar events held at the Eagle in College athletes and post-graduate years past. For more information on athletes training for international this and other upcoming events, con- competition are eligible to submit tact Heidi Lewis at Mountain Top applications for Friends of New Music Center at 603-447-4737. Hampshire Skiing grants. Interest- (Rick Storm/Mountain Ear Photos) ed athletes must have a New Hamp- shire affiliation either through resi-

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Page A10 - The Mountain Ear, Thursday, March 4, 2010 World Religion Day celebrated at UUFES in Tamworth. Rev. Mary Edes (center) of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Eastern Slope in Tamworth, was recent- ly presented with a plaque acknowledging the church’s involvement in co-hosting a World Religion Day Celebration event on Sunday, Feb. 14. The celebration was also co-host- ed by the Baha’i Community of the Mt. Washington Valley, represented in the photo by Nina Perry of Tamworth (left) and Channing Snyder of Eaton (right). (Dick Pollock Photo)

Greater Ossipee Area Chamber of Commerce 2010 Snowmobile Raffle John Daley of Kennebunk, Maine, was a big winner!

TAMWORTH — The Greater Ossipee The drawing was held during Area Chamber of Commerce 2010 Barton’s Motorsports Open House on Snowmobile Raffle drawing was held on Route 16 in Tamworth. Last minute raf- Saturday, Feb. 20, at noon, with many fle tickets were a hot commodity. The sledding enthusiasts waiting to see if winning ticket was pulled by Breanna, they were the winner. the daughter of Alisa and Dale Barton, The big winner of the day was John and purchased at The Remick Museum, Daley of Kennebunk, Maine. John is both Greater Ossipee Area Chamber of the proud owner of two new Yamaha Commerce members. snowmobiles, a Mission trailer and cov- Thanks to the community, visitors, ers worth $20,000. John was called GOACC members, volunteers and the How sweet it is! Tracey Swanson of Dover and Laurie Liffman of Andover, immediately but he was not home. A raffle ticket sales force, the 2010 Mass., take turns at the chocolate fountain at Adventure Suites during the Mt. voice message was left by Steve Sousa, Snowmobile Raffle was a great success. Washington Valley Ski Touring Foundation’s 21st Annual Chocolate Festival on GOACC Past President and owner of “Congratulations to John Daley — Feb. 28. Also widely known as the “sweetest day on the trails,” this is the one day Lazy Dog Inn. “This is one voice mes- you will be able to spot him a mile away of the year when sweet indulgence is guilt free. Nordic skiers, snowshoers and a sage he does not want to miss,” said with his big grin and elated family good number of chocoholics who chose to visit each stop by car, all enjoyed choco- Marletta Maduskuie, executive director astride some pretty snappy machines,” late treats of every description at local businesses along the route. And, needless of GOACC. said Maduskuie. ▲ to say, a good time was had by all. (Dick Pollock Photo)

The drawing for the 2010 Snowmobile Raffle at Barton’s MotorSports was held on February 20. (Courtesy Photo)

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Deaths Cutler was absorbing every aspect of the newspaper business in the most David Sumner Cutler intimate and practical way. Salmon Press co-owner In September, 1957, Mr. Cutler David Sumner Cutler, 66, of entered the class of 1961 at Surplus Street in Duxbury, Mass., Holderness, a boarding school in founder of Mariner Newspapers and Plymouth, New Hampshire, where publisher of the Duxbury Clipper, he was captain of both football and died Sunday, Feb. 28, after a seven- baseball teams. He went on to Colby month fight against cancer. He died College in Maine, where he was surrounded by his family in his again captain of the football team. favorite spot –– a fire-placed living Upon graduating in 1965, Mr. Cutler room framed by hand-hewn 18th cen- went to work at The Patriot Ledger tury Duxbury timbers. as a beat reporter covering the towns Mr. Cutler was the son of John of Abington, Whitman and Henry Cutler and Roberta Sumner Rockland. Fifteen months later, Mr. Cutler. He and his twin sister were Cutler requested and was granted a born on the Fourth of July, 1943, in three-year leave-of-absence to join Olathe, Kansas, where his father was the U.S. Marines. stationed with the Navy. In January, 1967, he went on In 1945, the Cutlers settled in active duty and entered Officer Duxbury year-round. An important Candidate School in Quantico, turning point in David Cutler’s life Virginia. After six more months of came at not yet seven, when over a advanced training, Lieutenant Cutler bridge game at a neighbor’s home, his was sent to Vietnam, where he parents let themselves be publicly became commander of a company goaded into promising to start a stationed near the Demilitarized respectable newspaper in Duxbury. Zone. On a night in March, 1968, Nineteen days later, on May 11, 1950, Mr. Cutler was pinned down while the inaugural edition of The Duxbury trying to rescue one of his men. A Clipper appeared. In the first some- North Vietnamese sniper bullet went times tenuous years of The Clipper’s through both legs. There was every existence, the observant young Mr. chance that he would bleed to death David Cutler

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before daylight. But one of the men Mr. Cutler was a voracious reader, pinned down with him applied a especially of history, biography and tourniquet. He survived the night and politics. He was a brilliant conversa- was rescued by helicopter after sun- tionalist, who could hold his own with rise. For his valor he received a the assorted presidential candidates Purple Heart and was later promoted who came calling in New Hampshire to captain. every four years. He was passionate Mr. Cutler’s beat reporting had about fishing, tennis and a good game impressed his editors, and when he of chess. returned to The Patriot Ledger in For all the native competitiveness 1970 he was appointed the paper’s that fired the newspaperman, Mr. State House reporter. For the next Cutler’s greatest passion was his fami- two years he plied the halls, covering ly. The love and support of his wife the administration of Gov. Francis and children during his final illness Sargent. enhanced his natural inclination to In 1972, Mr. Cutler left the securi- look at death with equanimity. Early ty of his position at The Ledger to in his illness he said to an old friend, found The Marshfield Mariner with “My life’s work was my family, and $1,000 in vacation pay and a small I’ve succeeded.” investment by his partner, Michael David Sumner Cutler leaves his Stearns. The Mariner was inaugurated wife, the Reverend Catherine Cullen, on April 13, 1972, and immediately of Duxbury; sisters Margaret became Marshfield’s paper of record, Chandler of Maryland and Gail richly chronicling the town’s births, Cutler of Pembroke; sons Josh S. deaths and much of what happened in Cutler of Duxbury, Benjamin D. between. Cutler of New York and Jonathan M. Two years later The Norwell Cullen of West Roxbury; daughters Mariner appeared, and over the next Carolyn M. Cutler of Georgia, dozen years papers sprouted in Rebecca W. Cutler of Duxbury and Scituate, Cohasset and Pembroke, Amanda C. Benard of Hingham; as eventually spreading as far north to well as seven grandchildren. Braintree and south to Plymouth. Visiting hours were Wednesday, While the growing company eventual- March 3, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Shepherd ly prospered, there were days when Funeral Home in Kingston. A grave- Patricia A. McGibbon (pictured here with her husband, William). David’s primary meals were snacks he side service at Mayflower Cemetery pilfered from his own vending will be held Thursday, March 4, at 10 (Denver, Colo.) chapter. He served as Patricia A. McGibbon machines. Along the way he learned a a.m. A Memorial Service in celebra- president of the Ridgewood Chapter Patricia A. McGibbon, 60, of few lessons about the business side of tion of Mr. Cutler’s life will be held for two years. Conway, died Feb. 23, at her home the newspaper business — among Saturday, March 13, at 5 p.m. at First Mr. Jones had a home workshop following a brief illness. them to avoid carrying company Parish Church in Duxbury. and enjoyed woodworking, making Born in Chelsea, Mass., the daugh- checkbooks around in a green garbage In lieu of flowers, contributions furniture and home improvements. ter of James and Agnes (Gallagher) bag as they were once tossed in the may be made to the Cutler Family Mr. Jones was an avid square dancer in McLellan, she grew up in Salem and dumpster by a diligent cleaning Scholarship in care of the Trustees of the Timberline Toppers of Frisco, moved to Conway in 1985. woman. Partridge Academy, P.O. Box 2552, Colo., and more recently in the Pat owned and operated Pat’s When Mr. Cutler sold the company Duxbury, MA 02331. Mount Washington Valley Stompers Laundry in North Conway for 20 to Capital Cities/ABC for $8 million in Conway. years. in 1989, Mariner Newspapers boasted Richard “Dick” H. Jones, Jr. Family members include his wife, She was a member of Ralph Shirley 17 community weeklies and 95 full- Richard “Dick” H. Jones, Jr., 84, of Mary L. Jones, of Center Conway; American Legion Post #46 Ladies time employees. The sale came with a Center Conway, formerly of Freedom, three daughters, Susan Gardner and Auxiliary in Conway. five-year contract to continue to run Fairplay, Colo., Ridgewood and her husband, Jack, of Mahwah, N.J., The family includes: her husband Mariner Newspapers. He would now Brielle, N.J., died Feb. 24 at the Barbara Vaughan and her husband, of 38 years, William J. McGibbon Sr., learn something about the corporate Merriman House in North Conway Howard, of Parker, Colo., and Carol of Conway; two sons, William J. world — which in the end reminded after a valiant battle against Parks and her husband, Brent, of McGibbon Jr. and his wife, Sarah, of him too much of military service in a Alzheimer’s disease. Born Sept. 14, Englewood, Colo.; a son, Richard H. Buxton, Maine and Philip L. stateside post to be to his long-term 1925, in Columbus, Ohio, he was the Jones III and his wife, Lynn, of McGibbon and his significant other, taste. As was said in Roman times, son of Richard and Marion Jones. Brielle, N.J.; 10 grandchildren; three Kathleen Bagley, of South Berwick, better to command a village than be He was a veteran of World War II, great-grandchildren; a sister, Diana Maine; four grandchildren, Liam number two in Rome. serving in the U.S. Navy as an ensign Jones of Morris, Conn., and several McGibbon, Caitlyn McGibbon and A fruit of the Capital Cities/ABC on the U.S.S. Montpelier. nieces and nephews. Ryan McGibbon, all of Buxton, Maine period was the respect Mr. Cutler had He graduated from Kent School in Funeral services were held and Sophie McGibbon of South for his immediate corporate boss, Kent, Conn., and went on to Cornell Saturday, Feb. 27, at 3 p.m. at the Berwick, Maine and several nieces and John Coots, who, by and by, had had University, earning a Bachelor of Civil Furber and White Funeral Home in nephews. enough of “Rome,” and the two decid- Engineering degree. While at Cornell North Conway with the Rev. Susan A Memorial Service will be held ed to become partners and purchased he was president of his fraternity, Buchanan, officiating. Funeral servic- Saturday, March 6, at 11 a.m. at the a group of six struggling newspapers Sigma Alpha Epsilon. es were also held Wednesday March 3, Furber and White Funeral Home in in Worcester County. With his part- He was married to Doris (Davy) at 1 p.m. at the Neary-Quinn Funeral North Conway with Pastor Sue ner focused on the business side, Mr. Davidson, who died in July of 1989. Home in Manasquan, N.J. Davidson, officiating. There will be Cutler found himself in the familiar They had four children. In 1991 he Donations may be sent to the no visiting hours. role of community publisher, but this married Mary Wincote and they lived Alzheimer’s Association, 10 Ferry Following the service there will be time the challenge was one of turn- in Fairplay, Colo., prior to moving to Street, Suite 427 B, Concord, N.H. a gathering at the Conway American around artist. And turn-around they N.H. 03301. Legion on Tasker Hill Road in did. He was employed as a sales engi- Conway. After steering the flagship daily, neer for H.H. Robertson Company of Sylvia (Chase) Carr Donations may be sent to Visiting The Southbridge Evening News, back Pittsburgh, Pa. He subsequently Sylvia (Chase) Carr, 95, formerly of Nurse and Hospice Care Services of to health, Mr. Cutler and Mr. Coots became vice-president of Chris Tamworth and North Conway, passed Northern Carroll, P.O. Box 432, grew the company through expansion Andersen Erecting Company of Perth away peacefully, Wednesday, Feb. 24, North Conway, NH 03860. while maintaining the “relentlessly Amboy, N.J. Following this he was at the Riverside Rest Home in Dover. local” credo Mr. Cutler learned in the owner/vice president of Bobby Knapp She was born May 10, 1914, in Editor’s Note: Announcements of early days folding Clippers in his par- Ski Shop in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Tamworth, the daughter of Augustus births, adoptions, engagements, wed- ent’s living room. Today, Stonebridge Mr. Jones was an honorary lifetime and Ida (Davis) Chase and had lived in dings, deaths and memorial services Press and its sister company, Salmon member of Manasquan River Yacht Tamworth for most of her life before may be sent to the Passages Editor, c/o Press, now publish one daily and 23 Club in Brielle, N. J., and served as moving to North Conway in 1993. The Mountain Ear, P.O. Box 530, weekly newspapers across three states Rear Commodore for a period. He She was the widow of Charles M. Conway, N.H. 03818, or emailed to with nearly 100 full-time employees. won the Tennis Men’s Singles Carr. [email protected]. Items must Mr. Cutler had no formal training Championship of MRYC in 1958, Sylvia is survived by her daughter, be submitted by Monday noon for publi- in business, accounting or “human enjoyed tennis at Keystone Resort in Patricia Woodside Garneau, of cation on the following Thursday. We resources” and often boasted that he’d Colo. and Cranmore Fitness Center Bennington, Vt., and a sister, Flora are glad to publish engagement and never taken a journalism course, yet in Conway. Mr. Jones was an active Chase, of North Conway. wedding photos (enclose self-addressed, he grew into all these roles, never for- tennis player all of his life. There will be no calling hours. stamped envelope and kindly print getting the business was, and is, He sang with the Society for the Interment will be in the Riverside address on back of photo for photo always about people. In the end he was Preservation and Encouragement of Cemetery in Tamworth in the spring. return). beloved by those people who had Barbershop Singing in America, first Lord Funeral Home of Center worked so closely with him over five in Ridgewood, New Jersey chapter Ossipee is in charge of arrangements. decades and three states. and then in The Sound of the Rockies

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A congregational church in every sense of the word Tamworth Congregational Church holds 218th annual meeting TAMWORTH — “The 218th Annual weddings, funerals, meditations, and con- Meeting of the Tamworth Congregational certs; they believe in the power of a con- Church will now come to order,” intoned gregation, and are members of the UCC. Moderator Willie Farnum. To conserve resources, the TCC has In the evening dark, softly lit by wall created a new format: they meet every sconces and a high brass chandelier, mod- Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m. for Bible ern day Congregationalists paused to savor study and fellowship. The first Sunday of the moment. Then Calida Salazar, the every month features a speaker and a full church’s historian, offered a prayer, and the communion service with music. 11 gathered members did the business of This past Sunday, the members the church which was started by local approved new by-laws, amended to reflect teacher, preacher and leader, Samuel their new status since the separation in Hidden, in 1792. 2009 of the Yoked Churches of Tamworth. This old church stands on the west end In the past, this yoke has included the of Main Street, backed by Remick TCC, St.-Andrew’s-in-the-Valley and the Country Doctor Museum fields, near the Chocorua Community Church. Once Barnstormers Theatre and the Tamworth again, each stands alone, and the TCC is a Inn. It is directly across from the congregational church in every sense of the Tamworth Town House, which once stood word. By 8 p.m., all matters of business had a mile up Cleveland Hill Road. That orig- Those attending the Tamworth Congregational Church’s 218th Annual Meeting includ- been covered, the meeting was adjourned, inal meeting house was built near the large ed (left to right) Peggy Johnson, Mary Holladay, Rebekah Pugh, Kent Hemingway, Bill talk and laughter rose to the balcony, and a boulder now known as Ordination Rock. Jones, Willie Farnum, Calida Salazar, Linda Jones, Priscilla Remick, Barbara Meader new year began for the venerable old Ordination Rock is where townspeople and Diane Bowles. (Courtesy Photo) church. long ago gathered to hear the preaching of For more information about the Pastor Hidden, and to witness his ordina- ing took place on Sunday evening, Feb. 21. they promote the Gospel in deeds Tamworth Congregational Church, its tion as their pastor on Sept. 12, 1792. The In 2010, the Congregationalists are throughout the community; they tend the uses and activities, call Bill Jones at 323- Tamworth Congregational Church was smaller in number than in Hidden’s time. building, whose graceful lines and great 2099 or 323-8547 or Rebekah Pugh at chartered eight days later. But they carry on his legacy in several ways: acoustics make it a desired location for 323-8504. ▲ Hidden was a dedicated and motiva- tional speaker and teacher. He believed that education would enrich lives and ben- efit the community. He started the Tamworth Social Library, tutored local Scholarships include $1000 G. Harold Shedd Memorial Award youth, found resources for them to go away to school, and in his actions as well as Healthcare scholarship applications at Memorial Hospital words preached the Gospel every day. As the needs and uses of the Town NORTH CONWAY – Applications assist those students within the hospi- than May 15. Awards are based on House expanded, the building was brought are now available for Memorial tal’s service area who have already scholastic ability, applicable work down to the village. The current, larger Hospital’s annual scholarship fund, demonstrated the successful comple- experience, essay, and demonstrated church was built in 1851-53. Its white spire including the $1,000 Dr. G. Harold tion of part of a higher education financial needs. Dollars for Scholars is rises above the trees and roofs of the vil- Shedd Memorial Award and the VNS degree. Adult learners returning to a national program that receives lage. Seen from Great Hill Road, against Kathleen Sheehan Memorial Award. school, changing careers or seeking matching scholarship awards for stu- the backdrop of the Ossipee Mountains, it Affiliated with the local MWV additional education are encouraged dents at participating colleges and is iconic New England. This view of Dollars for Scholars Chapter, the hos- to apply. Students must be accepted universities. Tamworth is often pictured on postcards, pital’s scholarship awards are into an accredited course of study in a Applications and more information placemats, and calendars. Inside the icon, designed to support those pursuing health-related field on at least a half- are available by contacting the the work of the congregation continues, careers in health-related fields. time basis, and demonstrate successful Human Resources Department at The and that is where the 218th annual meet- The program specifically seeks to completion of some earlier portion of Memorial Hospital, 356-5461 ext. 104 their program of study. or 139. An application can also be Candidates must submit completed downloaded from the hospital’s web- application forms to the hospital’s site, www.memorialhospitalnh.org. ▲ Human Resources office not later

New Horizons thanks Conway Veterinary Hospital. Kelley John Scruggs of New Horizons (left) presented a Certificate of Appreciation on Jan. 27 to Shelley Frieberg of Conway Veterinary Hospital for the hospital’s support in providing internships and other employment opportunities for individuals who receive sup- port from Northern Human Services. New Horizons, for Northern Human Services, assists people with developmental disabilities in living meaningful lives. Meet Bodie the super kitty. This little eight-week-old baby was found in Conway Veterinary Hospital provided a Kennett student a one-week internship to Conway lying lifeless in a snow bank. He arrived at the shelter in bad shape, and learn veterinary job functions at Conway Veterinary Hospital facilities on White was immediately put between two heating pads to warm him up. Once he came to Mountain Highway in Conway Village. The student was also supported by New he was so happy to be given food and love. He is sick, but shelter staff at the Hampshire Vocational Rehabilitation. Vocational Rehabilitation is a joint Conway Area Humane Society is working hard to get him well, and he improves a state/federal program that seeks to empower people to make informed choices, little every day. If you would like to help Bodie, please send a donation in his name build viable careers, and live more independently in the community. to The Animal Rescue League of NH-North, P.O. Box 260, Conway, NH 03818. (Courtesy Photo) (Courtesy Photo)

Page A14 - The Mountain Ear, Thursday, March 4, 2010 Business News Book Warehouse moves to new location in Settlers’ Green NORTH CONWAY — On Jan. 24, Book Warehouse with us and arrange them in a very aesthetically pleas- remainder, and bargain-priced books in the U.S., Book swapped ends of the mall and re-opened in its new ing way. We look forward to all our loyal customers Warehouse continues to provide a wide range of books location in Settlers’ Green across from Factory Brand discovering our new space and we are eager to hear for the community. Shoes. their comments.” Customers can also shop online at www.book-ware- Store Manager Maryann Eastman says, “The new Drawing from an inventory provided by the largest house.com. ▲ space looks great! We were able to bring all the books wholesale distributor of promotional, closeout,

Members ‘speak up’ at Toastmasters meeting. The second monthly meeting of ories mixed with personal strengths brought great joy to the rest of the family. Mount Washington Valley Toastmasters was held Feb. 22 at Eastern Slope Inn. DonnaRae Menard’s rendition of “The White Coats Are Coming,” identified Dr. Attending members were challenged to follow the George Washington theme and to Pavlov’s theory on the common fear of doctors. Speakers were evaluated by Norman incorporate the word “Maelstrom” into their presentation. Speakers included Table Tragenza and Jim Pittman. Evaluators assist speakers in polishing their craft by Topics Master Jim Pittman, who led the charge with questions on the theme. Norman pointing out where they, the speakers, are strongest and where a little elbow grease Tragenza, the resident history buff, spoke eloquently about George's crossing the is still needed. There were a number of visitors at this meeting, including Patricia Delaware while Judy Maguire made a stab at the truism of Tricorner hats. Bob and Walter Kayes and Jim Savoy. Visitors are always welcome. MWV Toastmasters Goffredo, the evening’s first speaker, pointed out that Toastmasters prepared him for meets monthly on the second and fourth Mondays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in The presenting the eulogy of family members. He stated the creation of enjoyable mem- Legends Room at Eastern Slope Inn in North Conway. (Courtesy Photo)

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Page A16 - The Mountain Ear, Thursday, March 4, 2010 Entertainment Arts Recreation Enjoy great company,&& a delicious meal, live music, & live and silent auctions Tin Mountain First Season Auction and Benefit Dinner, March 27 ome join in a celebration of schools, at summer camps and through- stuffing with pan gravy and New spring at the 24th Tin out the Valley. If you believe in Tin England style pot roast. All dinner Mountain Conservation Mountain’s mission, and enjoy Tin entreés are complimented with whipped Center First Season Auction Mountain’s many nature program offer- red bliss potatoes, green beans with and Benefit Dinner on ings throughout the year, The First roasted peppers and garlic and for CSaturday, March 27, at 5 p.m. at the Season Auction and Benefit Dinner is an dessert enjoy a New England baked impressive Fryeburg Academy Ada opportunity to have a fun time, and sup- maple apple spice cake. A mixed green Wadsworth Arena in Fryeburg, Maine. port environmental education. Be sure salad with maple mustard and tarragon Widely recognized as the Valley’s to call well in advance for reservations dressing and home baked rolls and corn- social event of the year, this year’s event and entrée selections. Tickets are $37.50 bread will be set on each table. will be filled with good company, great and can be purchased by calling Tin Proceeds directly support Tin music performed by the Mountain Aire Mountain Conservation Center at 447- Mountain’s environmental hands-on Strings Quartet, a delicious buffet New 6991, or emailing Donna at ddolan@tin- programs in local schools, summer camp Tin Mountain Conservation Center England-style meal prepared by mountain.org. and in the community. Think spring and presents The Natural History of the Chinook Café, spirits and cash bar Choose among three main entreés call Tin Mountain now to donate an Goshawk on March 11 at 7 p.m. at the thanks to the Oxford House Inn, a live which include vegetarian baked stuffed item, become a sponsor and/or get your Nature Learning Center in Albany. auction with local celebrity George squash with seeded quinoa stuffing, tickets for the First Season Auction and (J.A. Spendelow Photo) Cleveland and a most amazing silent roasted turkey breast on sage cornbread Dinner. ▲ auction with over 400 fantastic items to Tin Mountain bid on thanks to the many generous local business owners, craftspeople and Conservation Center artists. Nature Program This year items include Gayle Baker Travel’s coach trip to Fenway Park where you can cheer the Red Sox versus ‘Natural History Phillie game in June; an Eastern Mountain Sports Perception Prodigy of the Goshawk’ kayak with paddle, life jacket and binoc- ulars awaiting spring thaw; unique wilderness trips; dining opportunities, set for March 11 luxury get-a-ways, fine art works and oin U.S.Wildlife Biologist Chris more. Costello in the Tin Mountain To date, sponsors include Lupine, JConservation Center Nature Inc., Green Thumb Farms, Northway Program, The Natural History of Bank, Abbott’s Ice Cream, Chalmers the Goshawk, on Thursday, March Insurance Group, Eastern Mountain 11, at 7 p.m. at the Tin Mountain Sports, Fryeburg Academy, Hill’s Nature Learning Center in Albany, to Florist and Nursery, M&M Assurance learn more about this amazing raptor. Group, Inc, Magic 104FM, Pinetree The goshawk is a pursuit predator Power of Tamworth, Quisisana on Lake of the northern forests. It is a power- Kezar, 93.5 WMWV, WPKQ 103.7, ful raptor with amazing flying abilities The Mountain Ear, The Conway Daily to weave around trees at 40 miles per Sun, The Carroll County Independent, hour. It is said by some scientists that and The Write Stuff. Manager Mike Scontsas and assistant manager Tracy Marnich of Eastern Mountain their split-second timing and control Tin Mountain Conservation Center Sports North Conway generously donate a Perception Prodigy Kayak to benefit the Tin in flight is unmatched by any aircraft. fosters a deep appreciation of our envi- Mountain environmental school, camp and community programs. Judy Fowler (right), ronment among children, adults and Tin Mountain trustee and First Season Chair happily accepts the gift on behalf of the GOSHAWK continues Page B3 families through hands-on programs in organization. (Donna Marie Dolan Photo)

The Mountain Ear, Thursday, March 4, 2010 - Page B1 Valley Round-Up Upcoming health series begins March 18 ‘Living Well’ class helps you manage your health at Memorial Hospital eople living with chronic condi- ered during the six weeks are nutrition; tions can get help and encourage- exercise for maintaining and improving Pment through Memorial strength, flexibility and endurance; tech- Hospital’s upcoming health series called niques to deal with frustration, fatigue, “Living Well,” a Chronic Disease Self pain and isolation; and proper use of Management Program, beginning medications. Ways to evaluate new Thursday, March 18. Living Well is a treatments, are also highlighted. Upon six-week program for people living with completion of the program, participants Certified leaders Sue Chenoweth (left) and Joan Lanoie (right) will present the six-week or caring for someone with chronic pain will discover they are able to better com- Living Well Series at Memorial Hospital beginning March 18. (Courtesy Photo) or conditions such as arthritis, heart dis- municate with their health professionals, ease, diabetes, Parkinson’s, asthma or family and friends. Their health profes- for each participant. A $20 voluntary ext. 291 for more information or to COPD. These and other long term sionals will benefit by providing more donation is requested. Call 356-5461, register. ▲ conditions can dramatically affect peo- effective healthcare. It’s a win-win for ple’s lifestyle and prevent them from everyone. achieving the things they want to Today, many people are managing Presented by David Robinson accomplish. more than one chronic illness. For “Living Well” is taught by certified them, “Living Well” offers help in leaders who also live with chronic condi- developing the skills needed to coordi- Conway Historical Society tions. The evidence-based program nate and better manage multiple health developed by Stanford University has conditions. The program does not con- Archival Night, March 9 been implemented in over 40 states with flict with existing programs or treatment significant results. Memorial Hospital in which a person may be enrolled and is he Conway Historical Society has been licensed by Stanford since not disease specific. will host a program on March 2007. The 2 1/2-hour sessions are The series begins Thursday, March T9 featuring a photographic designed to encourage mutual support 18 at Memorial Hospital, and continues display from a selection of the historic and build confidence in the ability to for six weeks. A morning and afternoon photographs that belong to the manage one’s health and maintain an session will be offered. Class size is lim- Eastman Lord House Museum active life. Among the major topics cov- ited to ensure an optimum experience archive. The evening events will begin at 7 p.m. at the Salyards Center for the Arts located on Main Street in Conway Village. A concert to raise funds for earthquake relief This program is made possible by the hard work and dedication of soci- ety member David Robinson, who has Local performers offer been working on selecting photo- Eben Lord, father of Ray Lord, with his graphs from the archive to put on horse, when the pace on Main Street was ‘Hope for Haiti,’ March 13 display for the public to see. There slower. (Conway Historical Society Photo) will be historical images of the Mount n Saturday, March 13, at 6:30 years, playing throughout northern Washington Valley, along with other in the museum. p.m., storytellers and musicians New Hampshire and further afield. odds and ends that were selected All are welcome to attend this free Owill present “Hope for Haiti,” a The Mountain Storytellers Guild has from the CHS collection to display. program. Refreshments will be served. concert to raise funds for earthquake been cultivating storytelling in the This is a program not to be missed. For more information about the relief, at the Lutheran Church of the Mount Washington Valley for most of These pieces from the archives are not Conway Historical Society visit www. ▲ Nativity in North Conway. the past decade, bringing together expe- often taken out of their special storage conwayhistory.org. The idea for the event arose at a rienced and less-experienced tellers to recent meeting of the Mountain support each other’s artistic develop- Storytellers Guild at the Conway Public ment and collaborate in the renaissance Library. Matt Krug suggested getting of this ancient art form. This concert Tickets now on sale local performers together to respond to will feature internationally known story- the tremendous needs left in the wake of teller David Neufeld of Sweden, Maine, the January disaster. “Some of us tell along with well-known local writer- Fryeburg Academy’s annual stories, some of us pick guitars,” said raconteur Marty Basch of Center Krug. “All of us can do something.” Conway and naturalist-climbing guide Jazz Cabaret returns March 10 Krug drew in Doug Hazard of Joan Veilleux of Brownfield. ing the Big Band, Combos, Eklektic Jazz Tamworth who, along with his band- All proceeds from the concert will go ickets are on now on sale for Choir and the Vocal Jazz Ensemble. mates in Idol Hands, was eager to help. to Seeds for Haiti, an initiative to pre- Fryeburg Academy’s annual Jazz Tickets may be purchased on-line at In addition to Hazard on mandolin, the vent famine and create a seed bank for TCabaret to be held on www.fryeburgacademy.org, at the line-up includes Peter Heimlich on gui- Haitian farmers (www.seeds forhaiti.org). Wednesday, March 10, at 7 p.m. in the Academy Box Office or at the door. tar, Bob Peelstrom on banjo and Lisa There is a suggested donation of $7 per Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for stu- Ferguson on bass. Together they’ve person or $15 for a family. Refreshments Center. dents and seniors. Proceeds benefit the been cooking up a blend of bluegrass, will be served. For more information, The Cabaret will feature all of the Academy’s music program. ▲ folk, blues and original numbers for 10 contact Matt Krug at 447-4340. ▲ Academy’s select jazz ensembles includ-

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Page B2 - The Mountain Ear, Thursday, March 4, 2010 The Kennett High School Drumline will perform ‘Infinite Static’ on March 5 and 6 in the Lyond Auditorium of Kennett High School. (Courtesy Photo) A creative and high impact performance KHS Drumline performs ‘Infinite Static,’ March 5 and 6 on’t miss the Kennett High small group pieces that integrate of an infinite game are changed to pre- As the Drumline musicians say — School Drumline’s 2010 show, music, drama, technology, literature, vent anyone from winning and to bring Drumline isn’t a thing; it’s something D“Infinite Static,” on Friday, and just plain FUN! The evening will as many persons as possible into the we do! ▲ March 5, and Saturday, March 6, at 7 include original works created by the play. p.m. in the Loynd Auditorium of musicians as well as standards of per- Kennett High School. This ensemble cussion literatu, all presented with the is known for its creative and high KHS Drumline’s unique, signature ogists from the U.S. Forest Service’s impact performances and this year’s style. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 Northern Research Station have been show is no exception. for students. Goshawk locating nests, banding birds, and “Infinite Static” is an energy-packed The title of this year’s show is taken describing habitat in the White collage of percussion ensemble works, from the book, “Finite and Infinite Continued from Page B1 Mountain National Forest region for solos, drum set extravaganzas, and Games,” by James P Carse. The rules The northern goshawk is the largest several years and have recently expanded North American accipiter. It takes prey this effort to a statewide level. as small as squirrels and as large as All nature programs are open to the grouse, crows, and snowshoe hare. public and are sponsored by L.L. Bean Corned beef and cabbage Wildlife biologist Chris Costello and the Natural Resources invites you to learn about the northern Conservation Service. Donations of $3 with all the fixin’s, March 13 goshawk that currently breeds through- per person and $5 per family are appre- out the state; however, there is very little ciated. St. Margaret of Scotland church historical or contemporary data on the For a full listing of programs visit status, reproductive success, and nesting www.tinmountain.org or call Donna at habitat of goshawks in the northeast. 447-6991. ▲ to hold St. Patrick’s Day Dinner To address this information gap, biol- t. Margaret of Scotland Anglican was a family-oriented celebration of Church, located at 85 Pleasant this special day available in the com- SStreet in Conway, will hold a tra- munity,” said Father Jeff Monroe, ditional, family- oriented St. Patrick’s Vicar of St. Margaret’s. “Even we Day Dinner on Saturday, March 13, Scots enjoy being a little Irish for one in the Chamberlain Parish Hall under day.” the Church building. The meal is being prepared by There will be two sittings, one at 5 David Brennan, well known in south- p.m. and one at 6 p.m. The menu will ern Maine for the dinners he has put feature traditional corned beef and on at various Anglican and Roman cabbage, potatoes, stout marinated Catholic parishes. onions, turnips, carrots, Irish soda Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for bread and coffee, tea and juice. Diners senior citizens and children under 12 will be treated to traditional Irish and $15 for a family of four. Advance music, including bagpipe music per- tickets are preferred and take out formed by noted piper Harry orders will be available. Call 539-8282 Wellsman. for tickets. ▲ “We wanted to insure that there

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The Mountain Ear, Thursday, March 4, 2010 - Page B3 On the Slopes

Winter has returned to Great Glen Trails in Pinkham Notch with an additional 10 inch- es of snow over the weekend. (Great Glen Trails Photo) Families can frolic in more than three feet of new snow, March 6 Final Family Snow Day of the winter at Great Glen Trails PINKHAM NOTCH — On Saturday, animal tracking with a naturalist. March 6, Great Glen Trails will host the Children’s package also includes lunch final Family Snow Day of the 2009/2010 — the Glen View Kids’ Meal. Ski and winter season. Just like the first two snowshoe rentals are also included. If days, this Family Snow Day is a low-key, the family does not need learn-to-ski fun-filled day full of on-snow activities lessons, advanced ski lessons will be that the entire family can enjoy togeth- available. Families get access to all the er. Snow Day activities for one low price: With more than three feet of new $45 for adults and $30 for children ages snow, there will be plenty of snow for five to 12. the entire family! Terrific snow condi- Great Glen Trails is open daily for tions mean that Great Glen Trails really cross country skiing, snowshoeing and does have the entire package for Family snow tubing. A complete winter events Snow Day — even the hot chocolate. schedule and daily snow conditions Family Snow Day package includes report can be found at www.GreatGlen cross country skiing, snowshoeing, snow Trails.com or by calling 466-2333. ▲ This Weekend at Cranmore tubing, learn-to-ski lesson package and Valley skiers shine brightly at Winter Carnivals *Meister Cup Weekend at Cranmore Leanne Smith wins National Benefit for the New England Ski Downhill Championship Museum March 5-7, 2010* ASPEN, Colo. — MWVST Alumnus McPherson, Kaitlin Burton, Claire and U.S. Ski Team member Leanne Hodson, Jake Van Deursen, Bobby Smith won the U.S. Alpine National Langlands, Sam Barber, Austin Florian Championship Downhill title in Aspen and Simon Merryweather. They will *Friday Night* this past Saturday, Feb. 27. compete in two Super G’s, one GS and Smith bested fellow Olympians one SL. Opening Reception, Torchlight Parade Stacey Cook, second, and Alice Two MWVST athletes qualified for McKennis, fourth. Leanne won with a the Eastern Alpine Championships at Ski Race Registration 5-7pm time of 1:38.24. She was on a mission Okemo, Vt. this week. Laura to win the Downhill title after not get- Halupowski and Ryan Gregory will ting an Olympic Downhill start and compete in the championship series, went on to hammer her point home which includes ages 15-25. The event *Saturday Morning* with the victory. Both Cook and includes Super Combined, Super G, McKennis skied the Downhill at the GS and SL. Ski Race Registration Olympics while Leanne did the Super MWVST alumni accounted them- Combined and Super G. selves very well in College Carnival Opening Ceremony Smith now heads to Europe for the action the past two weekends. Ace final World Cup races in Crans Tarberry (Dartmouth) had a second Montana, Switzerland, and Garmisch, place GS result in the Williams Vintage Skiwear Display Germany. The national championship Carnival and placed eighth in the SL. win gives her confidence and momen- Josh Kernan (Colby), won the Williams Ice Carving tum going into these races. It should be SL. Mike Cremeno took ninth in the interesting to see how she does. GS. In the final EISA Carnival of the Silent Auction season at Middlebury, Tarberry took More MWVST news second again in GS followed by Fireworks In other MWVST news, eight Cremeno in 14th. Kernan took fifth in Valley Team athletes qualified for the SL and Alexandra Norden, (U.N.H.) Live Music from Dennis & Davey Eastern Regional J2 Championships in placed 14th in the GS. Tarberry, Stowe, Vt. this week. Kernan and Cremeno have qualified This is a regional championship for for and will compete in the NCAA the top 15-16-year-0old athletes for the Eastern region. Qualifying are: Amber MWVST continues Page B6

Page B4 - The Mountain Ear, Thursday, March 4, 2010 Nordic Tracks with Sven A lesson to be learned from sticky skis: come prepared! By Sven Cole Contributing Writer ithin ten seconds of being on the snow I knew I was in trou- Wble. This wasn’t trouble like there were flashing blue lights coming up after me or some guy in a suit with an ID that said IRS type of trouble, but a lack of glide type of trouble. Maybe say- ing a lack of glide is a bit of an under- statement; in fact, my skis felt stuck, it felt like there was suction holding me in place. Suction, you say...ahhh, that was the culprit. It was about 45 degrees out and the snow was wet; in fact, there were ducks in the trails type of wet, and my skis had been waxed for much colder temperatures and had not been properly set up for wet conditions. Think of taking two pieces of glass or plastic and how you can put a drop of water between them and that bit of water acts as a glue holding the two pieces together via suction. That is what happens with a ski base and very wet Nordic skiing isn’t quite as much fun if you can’t get your skis to move thanks to applying the wrong wax for the conditions. Ski colum- snow unless you give the water a place to nist Sven Cole offers some hands-on suggestions for avoiding this problem in the future. (Courtesy Photo) go along the ski base. This is done by having very aggressive structure in your boxes in the garage (actually I just real- brush to run from tip to tail to clean out Bretton Woods Nordic Marathon on base. ized that’s where it is, so once I finish the rill and offer up a bit more structure. Saturday, March 13, and then the next I had a couple of choices, seeing as I writing I’ll go dig it out so I can get to I hit the trail and enjoyed much day take on the Mount Washington Cup wanted to ski: I could suffer with skis waxing). Ok, the elegant options were greater glide. I felt very proud of myself on Sunday, March 14, www.bretton- that felt like they would be lucky to keep gone, so now what? and my creative problem solving. That woods.com. pace with Congress trying to pass health Now, this is where it gets good. I had is, until I ran into a friend of mine who ❄ Great Glen Trails is hosting the care reform, or I could go back to the car to dig through the car to see what I told me he witnessed my crazed digging Maxiglide Ski to the Clouds on Sunday, and get creative. In a perfect situation I could find, and I found not one, but two through the back of my car and won- March 7, a 10km ski race that spends would have gone to my well organized possible solutions. I found a dog groom- dered what I was doing, only to find most of its time going uphill, www.great- ski box and pulled out another pair of ing comb and I found the wire brush for himself laughing from across the park- glentrails.com. skis that had been carefully prepared for my portable grill that I’ve been looking ing lot while he rilled his skis with his ❄ Jackson Ski Touring is hosting the conditions at hand, but considering for since the 24 Hours of Great Glen Swix riller, which he said I could have the NENSA J2 Eastern Championships my ski box looked like, well, let’s just say from last August. I laughed at what I was borrowed. and National Invitational Friday, March it was messy and I knew none of my skis finding in my car, but then realized I was The moral of the story? When the 5, through Sunday, March 7. Watch were set up for warm, wet snow. in business. The dog grooming comb snow is wet open up the structure on future stars of the sport as they race The second option would have been had steel tines that seemed very stiff, so your skis, ideally with the proper tools Jackson’s storied trails, to roll up to my car, set up my nice ski I chose to use it like a riller and press it so you don’t get the reputation of being www.jacksonxc.org. bench, and plug my wax iron into my into the base and run it tip to tail. I have the crazy guy who talks to himself as he ❄ Purity Spring Resort has had to fancy power converter and re-wax and to say this is a dicey move that should combs his skis with a dog brush. cancel the Third Annual Purity Spring then use my riller to set a new more only be performed by trained profes- Conditions are great, so get out and Dog Sled Classic on Saturday, March 6 open rill in the skis. Now, let’s just say sionals, but seeing how Eli Walker was ski. and Sunday, March 7, due to warm that my car is even messier than my ski all the way up in Pinkham Notch, I ❄ Bear Notch Ski Touring has great weather and poor trail conditions, box, and I don’t have that fancy power chose to do it on my own. I put a mod- snow and Friday and Saturday snowshoe www.kingpine.com. ▲ converter (but I’ll put it on my erate level pressure down on the comb tours led by a naturalist- www.bearnotch- Christmas list for next year), and my wax and ran it tip to tail, leaving an aggres- skitouring.com. Check in daily with Sven at www.skiing- box was at home under a pile of old pizza sive rill behind it. I then used the wire ❄ Bretton Woods is set for the withsven.blogspot.com.

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Marvelous March at Great Glen Trails. It’s not madness; it’s marvelous! With more than three feet of new snow in the last five days, March is going to be marvelous at Great Glen Trails. And, to celebrate Marvelous March, Great Glen Trails is offering free cross country ski- ing, snowshoeing and snow tub- ing every Sunday in March to anyone who presents their trail pass from the previous day. Additionally, anyone who pres- ents a season pass or trail pass from the previous day from another cross country ski area will receive a half-price trail pass on Sundays. Complete snow conditions information is available at www.GreatGlenTra- ils.com or by calling 466-2333. (Great Glen Trails Photo)

Most unique snowboard-only event in region 10th Annual Marky B Boardfest at King Pine on March 7 EAST MADISON — Sunday, March 7, ously donated their goods and services. son pass holders, registration is only rolls, hits and jumps. There are male marks the 10th celebration of the Marky These are contributions that we appre- $20. Additional raffle tickets may be and female categories: 10 and under, 11- B Boardfest, a “one-of-a-kind” memori- ciate so much because they help ensure purchased for chances to win restaurant 15, 16-20, 21-27, 28-34, 35-49 and 50- al race for Mark Bierweiler, son of Chip the success of this very special event,” gift certificates, goggles, helmets, snow- plus. Awards are given to the top three and Barb, long-time employees of King says Chip Bierweiler. His wife, Barb, boards and much more. finishers in all categories. Pine Ski Area and Purity Spring Resort. echoes his sentiments: “It’s a community Race day registration begins at the For more information, call King Proceeds from this annual event effort and it feels good to get everyone King Pine base lodge at 7:30 a.m. and Pine or Purity Spring Resort at (800) enrich current snowboard programs at together, volunteering, racing, anything; racing begins at 9:30 a.m. The race for- 373-3754 or visit www.kingpine.com/ King Pine, including the King Pine we’re just happy everyone is here, and mat is the fastest time out of two runs marky-b. ▲ Freestyle Team, and makes the sport having fun.” The Bierweiler’s thank the through a unique slalom course with more available for children in the com- many sponsors of the event including munity who may otherwise not be able Ten80 Boardsports, Ski Works, Ski & to participate. The Boardfest also sup- Snowboard Liquidation, and the lowed by Maika Strogoff, fifth, Devon ports the training and advancement of Flatbread Company. MWVST Belding, sixth, Amy Chappell, 11th and the Huggins Hospital Adaptive Sports Included in the $40 registration fee is Paulina Karabelas in 12th. On the program at King Pine. a lift ticket, lunch voucher, one raffle Continued from Page B4 men’s side, it was Nick Chappell 12th “Local business owners have gener- ticket and race fees. For King Pine sea- and Austin Florian 13th. National Championships in Steamboat The following week, Wildcat hosted Springs, Colo., next week. another T Cup GS which saw Kaitlin MWV alumni Danielle Shannon Burton take second, Molly Shannon, (Colby-Sawyer) and Pete Ostroski sixth, Eleanor Pryor ninth, Danielle (PSU) will compete in the USCSA Scanlon 12th, Leich 13th and Strogoff National Championships at Sunday 15th. For the men, it was Jake Van River this week. Deursen third, Sam Barber fifth, Kevin The MWVST saw some excellent Nolan sixth, Florian seventh, Simon results in the final Tecnica Cup races of Merryweather eighth and Bobby the season. In a T Cup GS at Wildcat Langlands 13th. Pryor had a strong on Feb. 13, Emily Leich led the way sixth place finish in the final T Cup SL with a fourth place result. She was fol- at Pat’s Peak on Feb. 21. ▲

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Page B6 - The Mountain Ear, Thursday, March 4, 2010 Skiing with Sven Here’s to the Olympic athletes and the inspiration they offer By Sven Cole Johnny Spillane, or Todd Lodwick res- short track speed skating. for another fantastic display of athleti- Contributing Writer onate as top level skiers. The youth of today have watched for cism, sportsmanship, national pride, hat a haul — 21 medals to 18 All of us imagine making that perfect the last two weeks the stories of kids and inspiration. We’ll look forward to it different members of the run and basking in the glory of an who woke up early and trained hard for again in just a few short years. WU.S. Ski and Snowboard Olympic medal. Our children watch years to achieve the pinnacle of their team, six of them being gold. with wonder and fantasize about hear- sport. They witnessed the best in the Events around the Valley: It is always interesting to see the ing the National Anthem play as they world sometimes enjoy success at the ❄ Attitash will be hosting the excitement that the Olympics can gar- stand with tears of pride and accom- ultimate level and they also observed Spread Eagle World Championships on ner. Snowboarders dream of being Seth plishment run down their cheeks. dreams of gold dashed by the slightest Saturday, March 13. Don your neon Wescott or Shaun White or Hannah My daughters have caught the bug; mistake. In today’s world of instant and head out to throw down your best Teter. Freestylers imagine skiing that both of them want to take snowboard- gratification, our youth heard about trick from years gone by, www.atti- perfect bump run like Hannah Kearney ing lessons and take their chances in the grit and determination, sacrifice and tash.com. or putting down innovative tricks like bumper car sport of boarder cross, or to focus, about failures outnumbering suc- ❄ Black Mountain will host the Speedy Peterson’s Hurricane. Alpine be the first woman to put down the cesses, and about kids growing up to be First Annual Red Parka Pub Regatta Jr. skiers imagine attacking the piste like double McTwist 1260 in a competition. adults. event, set for Saturday, March 6, which Bode, Julia or Lindsey. The Nordic They learn about sports like bobsled I remember watching Bill Johnson will give the younger generation a crowd even got into the act with medals (my youngest wants to be the brake per- ski to downhill gold in Sarajevo; he chance to build their own downhill ves- in all three Nordic Combined events, son as she can run real fast and sit made me want to ski fast. I remember sels for competition. Get the details at and now names like Bill Demong, crouched really well!) or skeleton or watching Ingemar Stenmark in 1980 www.blackmt.com. make turns through a slalom course ❄ Bretton Woods will be taking that I didn’t think were possible all advantage of the snowpack and hosting before break-away gates; he made me the New England Telemark Spring Alpine skiing championships, March 12 to 14 want to turn. I remember watching the Fling on Saturday, March 20. A great training that Dan Jansen put himself chance for people who want to try tele- through in speed skating and for at least mark skiing for the first time or for Eastern High School Alpine Ski a week or two I got up early to work out experienced telemark skiers to get and even paid attention to what I ate. together and have some fun, www.bret- Championships at Attitash They all served as inspirations, and for tonwoods.com. some they helped keep some young ath- ❄ Cranmore is hosting the Hannes NORTH CONWAY — The Eastern women. letes motivated as they reached for their Schneider Meister Cup on Saturday, High School Alpine Skiing The athletes will be training on own Olympic dreams. March 6. This legendary event pays Championships will be returning to the Friday and racing on Saturday and As I sign my daughters up for snow- tribute to Hannes and raises money for Valley on March 12 through 14. Sunday, and a banquet at the Attitash board lessons and watch my youngest the New England Ski Museum. Even More than 200 high school racers Grand Summit Hotel will be held on run across the living room as fast as she for those not racing, the event is full of from 10-12 eastern states will be com- Saturday night. Several Kennett Ski can and then sit down very quickly and fun with ice carving, a vintage ski cloth- peting in slalom and giant slalom on the Team members hope to qualify for the stay crouched, I wonder what inspira- ing fashion show, silent auction, and Illusion trail at Attitash Ski Area. The event at the Meet of Champions at tion they will have with them for years much more, www.cranmore.com. racers compete as individuals and as Cannon on March 3. Good luck to to come. ❄ King Pine is getting into spring state teams. New Hampshire is the Team New Hampshire! ▲ As a fan of the Olympics and as a skiing early with the UberSpring all defending champion for both men and father, I say thank you to the athletes month long. Due to the warm weather and poor trail conditions the March 6 and 7 Third Annual Purity Spring Sled Dog Classic has been cancelled. On To benefit New England Ski Museum Sunday, March 7 check out the 10th th Annual Marky B Boardfest, a snow- 14 Annual Hannes Schneider Meister Cup this weekend board event like no other, www.king- pine.com. FRANCONIA — The Hannes Herbert Schneider continued in his Sunday. Racers also receive a unique ❄ Shawnee Peak will ski until 1 Schneider Meister Cup Race returns for years at Cranmore. One result was that event pin and gift bag. All proceeds sup- a.m. on Saturday night, March 6. Then its 14th year on Saturday, March 6, at in many of the Winter Olympic Games port the mission of the Ski Museum to on Sunday, March 7, they will host the Cranmore Mountain Resort in North since 1936, the Mount Washington preserve the history of skiing in the Ninth Annual Hear ME Now! Race, Conway, combining a dual giant slalom Valley area was represented by skiers region and beyond. which will raise money for children and race with a variety of events for specta- who got their start on the slopes of Several special trophies are awarded adults with hearing disabilities, tors, including a Friday evening torch- Cranmore or with the Eastern Slope Ski each year. The Carroll Reed Cup is pre- www.shawneepeak.com. light parade, opening ceremony, silent Club Junior Program. U.S. downhill sented to the fastest team representing ❄ Sunday River is hosting the auction with items specially selected for champion Leanne Smith is the latest of the snowsports industry, and memorial- USCSA National Championships skiers, ice carving competition, partici- this remarkable group. “Olympic Skiers izes the man who first brought ski through Sunday, March 7. Watch some patory vintage skiwear contest, and of the Valley” will be the topic of a talk instruction to the region by contracting of the best collegiate ski racers attack abundant food and festivity. at 9 a.m. on Sunday morning at the for one of Schneider’s instructors to the race course, slopestyle course, and The event, a benefit for New Eastern Slope Inn by ski historian Tom teach in Jackson in the winter of 1937. halfpipe, www.sundayriver.com. England Ski Museum, celebrates the life Eastman, hosted by the Hannes The 10th Mountain Cup honors the ❄ Wildcat is enjoying the fresh snow of the famous Austrian ski instructor Schneider Race. The public is cordially mountain soldiers of the 10th Mountain and has good après ski events going on who devised the ski instruction frame- invited. Division of World War II and more all weekend long. Saturday, March 6, work that modern ski schools still use. Registration is still open for the race, recent conflicts. A team of five World check out WXGR and their Winter Overseeing the entire event will be either as five-person teams, or for indi- War II veterans of the 10th will race in Chill program and on Sunday, March 7, Hannes’ son, Herbert Schneider, long- viduals. The entry is $75, which includes Saturday’s event; they range in age from Bill Cameron will keep the music flow- time North Conway resident and for- a reception and buffet on Friday 84 to 95. ing, www.skiwildcat.com. ▲ mer owner of Mount Cranmore. evening, lift ticket, continental break- For more information, call the Ski Herbert arrived in North Conway with fast, lunch and après-ski bratwurst on Museum at 800-639-4181. ▲ Keep tabs on Sven at www.skiingwithsve- his family on Feb. 11, 1939 after a year- Saturday, and a continental breakfast on n.blogspot.com. long effort by Harvey Dow Gibson, Cranmore’s developer, to free Schneider from German detention was successful. In both his native St. Anton, Austria, and at Cranmore, Hannes Schneider was devoted to developing skiing skills among local youth, a tradition that

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are low-key fun-filled days full of snow activities for more information or to signup, call 383-9403. What to Do the whole family. The package includes cross country Friday 5 skiing, snowshoeing, snow tubing, learn to ski pack- Monday 8 A.A. Meetings. There are several AA Meetings held age and animal tracking with a naturalist. For more Agape Food Pantry. Agape Food Pantry is daily throughout Carroll County. Call 1-800-593- information call 466-2333. open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 1 3330 or go to www.nhaa.net to find one near you. Freedom Food Pantry. Open every Saturday from to 3 p.m., located at the Ossipee Valley Bible 10 a.m. to noon for residents of Freedom, Effingham Church on Route 16 (across from NAPA) in Adult Ballet for Advanced Beginners. Jeanne and Ossipee at the First Christian Church in West Ossipee. Limmer Dance Center located at Eastern Slope Plaza Freedom Village. For more information call 539- in Reporter Court will hold adult ballet for the 2637. Billiard Tournament. Rafferty’s Restaurant advanced beginner every Friday from 9:30 to 11 a.m. and Pub located on Kearsarge Street in North Cost is $10 per class. For more information or to reg- Haiti Benefit Concert and Dessert Social. The Conway will hold an 8-ball billiard tourna- ister, call 356-3422. Madison Church will hold a benefit concert and ment on Mondays at 7 p.m. Single elimina- dessert social at 7 p.m. Proceeds will be used to pur- tion, winner takes all. For more information, Al-Anon. From 8 to 9 p.m. at the Gibson Center, chase a water filtration system for residents of Port au call 356-6460. corner of White Mountain Highway and Grove Prince. Tickets are $10 per person and may be pur- Street in North Conway. Call 800-593-3330 or go to chased by calling 367-4705. Canterbury Trails. The Fryeburg Walking www.nhaa.net to find one near you. Hannes Schneider Meister Cup Race at Group at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church walks 1/2 to 1 mile on Mondays and Bingo Every Friday. The VFW Post #6783 in Cranmore. This 14th annual Meister Cup fund-rais- Wool Making Workshop at Remick Thursdays at 1 p.m. Rain or snow, we cancel. Lovell, Maine will hold bingo every Friday. Early Bird ing event for the benefit of the New England Ski All welcome. Wear comfortable shoes and Museum & Farm. On Saturday, March 6, The Games start at 6:30 p.m. and Regular Games start at Museum is a great time for all, with ski celebrities, fun warm clothes. For more information call Bebe Remick Country Doctor Museum and Farm, locat- 7 p.m. For more information, contact David at 207- team races, a vintage skiwear contest, ice carving com- Toor at 207-935-2068. ed on Cleveland Hill Road in Tamworth, will pres- 935-7807 or 207-890-9222. petition, a live auction, and more. Call 356-5543 or Conway Dinner Bell. Conway Dinner Bell ent a family workshop entitled, “It’s All About Book Discussion Group. This month The North visit www.cranmore.com for details. at the Congregational Church (brown church) Conway Library’s TGIF Book Group will read Keyboard Kids. Mountain Top Music Center locat- Wool,” from 10 a.m. to noon. The workshop is on Main Street in Conway Village serves a “Little Heathens,” by Mildred Armstrong Kalish and ed on Main Street in Conway Village will hold designed for hands-on learning and fun with the free community dinner from 5 to 6 p.m. All discuss it at 10:30 a.m. at the library. The public is Keyboard Kids for children ages five to seven from family. Meet the sheep and create fun projects to 10:15 to 11 a.m. through June 5. Students will learn are welcome. For information call 447-3851. invited to attend. Copies of the book are currently take home. The workshop is designed for ages available and may be reserved by calling 356-2961. music notation, use their right and left hands to play Gibson Center Programs. The Gibson familiar songs. Tuition is $180 for the session and Center for Senior Services in North Conway seven and older with a participating adult. Cost to Community Food Center. The Sandwich/Tam- includes materials. For more information or to sign offers a number of activities and information- attend is $15 per participant or $45 for a family worth Community Food Center based at St. up for the class, call 447-4737. al programs for seniors, including yoga and Andrew’s in the Valley Episcopal Church on Whittier of four. For more information or to make a reser- Kids’ Drums and Songs. Mountain Top Music mobility classes, a game day, computer labs, Road is open every Tuesday and Friday from 10 a.m. vation, call 323-7591. (Courtesy Photo) Center located on Main Street in Conway Village will dances, support groups, movies, health related to noon. Anyone needing assistance at other times, hold Kids Drums and Songs for children ages five to service programs and trips. Call 356-3231 for call 284-7778. eight from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. through June 5. Learn details. Conservation Center located on Bald Hill Road in Easy Sliders. Jackson Ski Touring Foundation will about music by playing together. Tuition is $136 for Albany will present a two-part workshop “Birding by Life Drawing Sessions. The Mt. Washington Valley hold Easy Sliders at 10:30 a.m. through March 12. the session. For more information or to sign up for Ear,’ with Chris Lewey at 6 p.m. at the Nature Arts Association located at Norcross Circle in North This is a gentle introduction to cross country skiing the class, call 447-4737. Learning Center. Learn to identify birds by their Conway will hold life drawing session on the second and winter fitness. Each session is an hour of instruc- Mountain Top Music Home Concert. Mountain songs. A second workshop will be held on March 23 and fourth Mondays of the month from 6 to 8 p.m. tion and gentle practice. Rate is $10 per session Top Music Center will present four sonatas per- at 6 p.m. Participants may attend one or both work- The class is $10 per session for members and $12 for including rentals for the session period only. Easy formed by violinist Guan-Ting Liao with pianist Ya- shops. Tuition for each workshop is $10 for members, non-members. Artists should bring their own materi- Sliders is the way to start your nordic fun. For more Lin Hsu in a private home concert in Jackson at 7 $15 for non-members and $5 for students and seniors. als including the medium of choice and a drawing information, call 383-9355. p.m. For ticket prices and location directions, call For more information or to reserve a space, call 447- board. For more information or to register, call 356- ‘Film, Paint & Steel, Exhibit. The ‘Film, Paint & 447-4737. 6991. Puppy Playgroup. At Four Your Paws Only located 2787. Steel art exhibit featuring works of Heather MacLeod Bread Basket Food Pantry. The Bread Basket Food on White Mountain Highway next to D’Angelo’s Move and Tone Class. Jeanne Limmer Dance and Josef Keller will be on display now through Pantry at the River Church across from McSherry’s Street in North Conway from 11 a.m. to noon. All Center located at Eastern Slope Plaza in Reporter March 26, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 Nursery in Center Conway will be open the second puppies must be on a leash and up to date on vaccines. Court will hold a move and tone class from 1:50 to p.m. at the MWV Visual Arts Center located at 16 and third Tuesdays of the month from 4 to 7 p.m. For No aggressive dogs please! For more information call 2:35 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday. A blend of Norcross Place in North Conway. Opening reception more information, call 447-6633. will be held this evening from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. For 356-7297. movement and fitness to awaken your body and spir- more information about this program, call 356-2787. Snowshoe Instructional Nature Tour at JSTF. it. Bring a mat and indoor sneakers. Cost is $48 for six Conway Historical Society Monthly Program. Friday Gliders Classic Social Ski at JSTF. On From 10 a.m. to noon, a JSTF guide will lead a group classes or $9 for drop-ins. For more information or to The Conway Historical Society will hold its monthly Fridays, Jan. 8 - March 26, the Friday Gliders Classic on a snowshoe outing and gives snowshoeing tech- register, call 356-3422. program at 7 p.m. at the Salyards Center for the Arts in Conway Village. This month society member Social Ski with Ski School Director Marianne nique tips along the way. A great way for beginners to Preschool Story Time in Lovell. The Charlotte David Robinson will present a photographic display Borowski and a host of other skiers will be held at 1 be introduced to the sport. Rental snowshoes are Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell, Maine is holding of historic photographs belonging to the Eastman p.m. Very fun and social with instructional tips along available. Call 383-9355 for more information. story time for preschoolers age five and under on Lord House. The program is free and open to the the way. Includes après ski stretching and refresh- Snowshoe Adventure in Kilkenny. Join Tin Mondays at 10 a.m. For more information call 207- public. Refreshments will be served. For more infor- ments. $22 per person includes day pass or $10 for Mountain Conservation Center naturalists on a 925-3177. annual members. Or sign up for Friday Gliders for snowshoe adventure to explore the remote Kilkenny mation, visit conwayhistory.org. Quilt Making. The Freedom Christian Church the season for only $55. Skill level - experienced region of the White Mountain National Forest. Meet Crohn’s, Colitis, I.B. Support Group. The Crohn’s Ladies Guild will meet every Monday, weather per- beginner to expert. Call 383-9355 for further infor- at Grant’s Supermarket in Glen at 8 a.m. Dress warm colitis and I.B. support group will meet at the Met mitting from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to make quilts for char- mation. and bring a lunch and snowshoes. Donations of $3 Coffeehouse in North Conway at 6:30 p.m. The pub- ity. Bring a bag lunch. All welcome, no matter age or Friday Painters Open Studio. The Mount per person and $5 per family are greatly appreciated. lic is welcome. For more information, email ability. For more information, call Myrtle at 539- Washington Valley Arts Association will hold Painters Programs are open to the public. For more informa- [email protected]. tion or to make a reservation, call 447-6991. 5831. Open Studio from 9 a.m. to noon at the MWV Visual Easy Sliders. Jackson Ski Touring Foundation will Wool Making Family Workshop. The Remick Square Dance Workshop. The Mount Washington Arts Center at 16 Norcross Place in North Conway. hold Easy Sliders at 10:30 a.m. through March 12. Country Doctor Museum and Farm located on Valley Stompers Square Dance Club will hold a work- All mediums and abilities welcome. Work on your This is a gentle introduction to cross country skiing Cleveland Hill Road in Tamworth will present a fam- shop every Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Conway own project or interpret the still life set up. Short cri- and winter fitness. Each session is an hour of instruc- ily workshop entitled “It’s All About Wool,” from 10 Elementary School in Conway. The caller will be tique at class end. Free and open to members and tion and gentle practice. Rate is $10 per session a.m. to noon. The workshop is designed for hands-on Darrell Sprague. For more information, call 447- nonmembers. For more information, call 356-2787. including rentals for the session period only. Easy learning and fun with the family. Meet the sheep and 5527. Guided Naturalist Skiing and Snowshoe Tours at Sliders is the way to start your nordic fun. For more create fun projects to take home. The workshop is Bear Notch. The Bear Notch Ski Touring Center in Tai Chi Classes. Beginning Tai Chi classes will be information, call 383-9355. designed for ages seven and older with a participating held at the Taoist Tai Chi Society’s Center in the Bartlett will host special guided naturalist skiing and Music Exploration. Mountain Top Music Center in adult. Cost to attend is $15 per participant or $45 for Eastern Slope Plaza in North Conway from 6 to 7:30 snowshoe tours on Fridays and Saturdays at 11 a.m. Conway presents music exploration for 4 to 6 year a family of four. For more information or to make p.m. For more information on this and other classes throughout the winter. Reservations are requested olds from 12:45 to 1:30 p.m. The class is designed to your reservation, call 323-7591. being offered, call 356-5581. and may be made by calling 374-2277. give students some experience with an instrument Junior Rifle Team Meeting. The Fryeburg Fish and Sunday 7 Total Body Fitness. Jeanne Limmer Dance Center before choosing to study it intensively. The class runs Game Assocation junior rifle team, the Fryeburg 9th Annual Marky B's Board Fest at King Pine. located at Eastern Slope Plaza in Reporter Court will through May 18. The cost is the session is $180. Fore Fighters will meet at 7 p.m. in the Harold N. Sanborn The most unique snowboard event in the region. A hold total body fitness class from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. A more information or to register for the class, call Room at the Brownfield Recreation Building in slalom race through a course with hits, rolls and blend of cardio, strength and stretch. Bring a mat and Mountain Top MusicCenter at 447-4737. Brownfield, Maine. New members welcome. For jumps! Call King Pine at 367-8896 for details. indoor sneakers. Cost is $10 per class. For more infor- Nordic Meister Weekly Series. Great Glen Trails more information, call 207-935-2625. Argentine Tango Class. Join Isabel Costa at the mation or to register, call 356-3422. in Pinkham Notch will begin its weekly Nordic KHS Drumline Show. The KHS Drumline Line North Conway Community Center for tango lessons. U.S. Census Test Sites. The U.S. Census Bureau Meister recreational race series for skate/classic skiers will present “Infinite Static,” at 7 p.m. in the Loynd Beginners meet at 1 p.m. Classes are $10 per person. will hold testing sessions at the Technology Village in of all ages and abilities today. Participants will com- Auditorium of Kennett High School. This full length No partner necessary. New students welcome. For Conway at 5:30 p.m, Gibson Center in North pete on the same 5 km course week after week, and drum show will run tonight and tomorrow evening at more information, call 383-9403. Conway at 2 p.m. and in the Center Ossipee Town they can show up any time between 9 a.m. and 3:45 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children Benefit Breakfast. The Masonic Lodge located Hall at 9 a.m each Monday. Be part of the 2010 p.m. to do it. Prizes for competitors who complete six at the door. For more information or to purchase tick- above the movie theater in North Conway will host a Census taking. For more information, call 866-861- out of eight weeks are based on a raffle at the end of ets in advance, call 356-4343, ext. 2121. buffet breakfast to benefit the Kennett High School 2010 or 603-570-5100. the series awards party. For further information and registration, call 466-2333. Music program from 8 to 11 a.m. The menu include Waxing Demonstration at JSTF. The Jackson Ski Story Time in Denmark, Maine. The Denmark Pilates Mat Class at the Branch. Jeanne Limmer omelets, pancakes, french toast, meats, fruits, juices Touring Foundation will host a waxing demonstration Library will host story time on Fridays from 9:30 to Dance Center located at Eastern Slope Plaza in and more. Bring a non-perishable food item to donate every Monday at 9:30 a.m. Get the latest info from 11:30 a.m. For more information call 207-452-2200. Reporter Court will offer pilates mat class on to charity and receive $1 off. Admission is $8 for getting started to race fine tuning. All are welcome, Story Time in Effingham. The Effingham Public Tuesdays and Thursdays with Bobbi Broemme from adults and $5 for students. All proceeds benefit KHS free of charge. For further information, call 383-9355. Library hosts infant and toddler story time from 11 to 11:30 to 12:30 p.m. Cost is $40 for four classes or $12 Music program trip to Montreal. White Mountain Horse Assocation Meeting. The 11:30 a.m. For more information call 539-1537. for drop-ins. Bring a mat, any fitness level welcome. White Mountain Horse Association March meeting Film Showing. The John Birch Society Carroll For more information or to register, call 387-7119. will be held at the Conway Village Congregational Saturday 6 Chapter will present a 35-minute film entitled “ The Teen Hip-Hop at the Branch. Jeanne Limmer Church (brown church) located on Main Street in Cranapalooza at Cranmore. Cranmore will host an Real Face of the European Union: Preview of a Dance Center located at Eastern Slope Plaza in Conway at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Deme Erickson of TNT evening festival for families and friends every North American Union,” at 6 p.m. at the Conway Reporter Court will offer hip-hop classes with Andrea Equine in Dover will give a presentation on equine Saturday through March. Between the hours of 2 and Cafe Majestic Theatre located at 32 Main Street in Dunleavy from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Get your friends dentistry. The meeting is free and open to the public. 8 p.m., you’ll enjoy live music, terrain park competi- Conway Village. This movie is free and open to the together and join a high energy dance class. Cost is $9 For more information, call 383-4302 or 356-4438. tions, face painting, clowns, fireworks and other activ- public. For more information, call 733-6736. per class or $64 for eight-week session. For more Zumba Dance Classes. Dotti Aiello will present ities that will vary from week to week. The fun will be information or to register, call 356-3422. Ski to the Clouds. North America’s Toughest 10K. Zumba Dance Class lessons every Monday, Tuesday, held in Cranmore’s Schneider Square in front of the Tuesday Evening Twisted 10 Big Air Series. Raced on the trails at Great Glen Trails and then up Thursday and Friday at various locations throughout Main Lodge. Visit www.cranmore.com for details. Tuesday evening competition under the lights with to the finish at treeline on the Mt. Washington Auto the Valley. Class is $5 per person with multi-class dis- Family Fun Days. Come to the 100-Acre Wood rotating events each week at King Pine. Every Road, Ski to the Clouds includes a climb of more than count cards available. For class locations and more located at 41 Observatory Way in Intervale for a fun Tuesday, 6 to 8 p.m. (except Feb. 17) Call 367-8896 2200 vertical feet over the final 6 kilometers. The race information, call 978-790-3375 or 383-8264. day of cross country skiing and snowshoeing on 7k of is a true freestyle event: skiers can use either skating or for all the details. groomed trails. Plenty of outdoor activities as well as classic technique. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more infor- Tuesday 9 Tuesday Trekkers. Jackson Ski Touring Foundation indoor activities such as movies, music and puppet mation, call 466-2333 or go to www.skitotheclouds. will hold Tuesday Trekkers for snowshoers at 1 p.m shows. Refreshments are available. Donation of $10 com. Adult Singers Class. Mountain Top Music Center through March 23. A social trek to explore the forest for adults and $6 for children three and older includes Spanish Lessons. Learn conversational Spanish with located on Main Street in Conway will hold adult followed by refreshments by the fireplace. Cost is $18 all activities plus trails day pass. For more informa- Isabel Costa every Sunday at the Met in North singers class with Lillian Lee-Morse from 6:30 to 8 per persona and includes a day pass. Skill level begin- tion, call 356-9980. Conway. Beginners will meet at 10:40 a.m. and inter- p.m. every Tuesday. For more information, call 447- ner to expert. For more information, call 383-9355. Family Snow Day. Great Glen Trails in Pinkham mediates will meet at 11:40 a.m. New student wel- 4737. Yoga Classes. The winter session of the Tamworth Notch presents Family Snow Days. The snow days come. The cost is $10 per person/per lesson. For Birding by Ear Workshop. Tin Mountain Rec. Department yoga classes will be held Tuesday

Page B8 - The Mountain Ear, Thursday, March 4, 2010 Valley Vision Channel 3 Schedule: 12:00p Conway Selectmen (3/2) 2:00p Harvest Hills 2:00p North Conway Water Precinct (3/3) 2:30p Flavor of the Valley/Eagle Hour MAR 5 TO MAR 11, 2010 3:00p Fire Department Budget Meeting 3:00p Kennett Hockey Playoffs (Schedule Subject to Change) (2/9) 5:00p Kennett Girls Basketball website: www.vv3tv.org 5:00p Conway School Board Deliberative 7:00p Harvest Hills phone: 603-356-8941 7:30p Flavor of the Valley/Eagle Hour Session (3/1) 8:00p Kennett Hockey Playoffs 5 Friday 8:00p Town of Conway Deliberative Session subject to change 9:45p North Conway Water Precinct (3/4) 5:30a Town of Conway Deliberative Session (3/3) 11:00 SAU9 Meeting (3/4) (3/3) 9:00a Town of Conway Deliberative Session 7 Sunday 11 Thursday (3/3) subject to change 10 Wednesday subject to change subject to change 6:00a Around the State House 12:00p Rec Weekly 6:00a North Conway Water Precinct (3/4) 6:00a Conway Selectmen (3/9) 7:00a KHS Girls Basketball 12:30p Breakfast with Phil 7:00a SAU9 Meeting (3/4) 8:30a Your Workout 9:00a Conway Garage Committee & 8:30a Your Workout 1:00p Scholar Bowl 9:00a Recreation Weekly Selectmen 9:00a Harvest Hills 3:00p Town of Conway Deliberative Session 9:30a Breakfast with Phil 12:00p Fryeburg Programming 9:30a Flavor of the Valley/Eagle Hour (3/3) 10:00a Scholar Bowl 10:00a Kennett Hockey Playoffs 12:00p Harvest Hills 7:00p Around the State House 12:00p Kennett Girls Basketball 8 Monday subject to change 12:30p Flavor of the Valley/Eagle Hour 8:00p KHS Girls Basketball 2:00p North Conway Water Precinct (3/4) 9:00p North Conway Water Precinct (3/3) 6:00a Conway School Board Deliberative 3:00p SAU9 Meeting (3/4) 1:00p Kennett Hockey Playoffs Session (3/1) 4:00p Harvest Hills 3:00p Conway Selectmen (3/9) 4:30p Flavor of the Valley/Eagle Hour 5:00p Recreation Weekly 6 Saturday subject to change 5:00p Kennett Hockey Playoffs 5:30p Breakfast with Phil 9 Tuesday 6:00a North Conway Water Precinct (3/3) subject to change 7:00p Recreation Weekly 6:00p Scholar Bowl 8:30a Your Workout 9:00a Around the State House 7:30p Breakfast with Phil 7:00p Albany Town Meeting (3/9) 10:00a KHS Girls Basketball 9:00a Around the State House 8:00p Scholar Bowl 12:00p North Conway Water Precinct (3/3) 10:00a KHS Girls Basketball 9:00p Conway Selectmen (3/9) evenings from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Tamworth Town Nature Nuts. Tin Mountain Conservation Center three years old. This class stimulates musical and cog- tique at class end. Free and open to members and House in Tamworth Village. Classes are multilevel. presents “Nature Nuts,” the nature program for chil- nitive development. The session runs through Feb. 11 nonmembers. For more information, call 356-2787. Bring a thick blanket and yoga mat. The cost for dren ages three through five and their caregivers from and costs $48. For more information call Mountain classes is $65 for the eight-week session or $10 per 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the TMCC Nature Learning Top Music Center at 447-4737. Saturday 13 class for drop-ins. To register or for more informa- Center on Bald Hill Road in Albany. For more infor- Organic Farming in New Hampshire. Tin Basket Weaving Workshop. The Remick Country tion, call 323-lessons. Beginners meet at 1 p.m. mation call 447-6991 or on the web at www.tin- Mountain Conservation Center Eco-Forum Doctor Farm and Museum located on cleveland Hill Classes are $10 per person. No partner necessary. mtn.org. lunchtime lecture series will be held at the Nature Road in Tamworth will hold a basket weaving work- New students welcome. For more information, call Old Time String Band. Mountain Top Music Learning Center in Albany from 12 to 1 p.m. Joshua shop for the beginner from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Learn 383-9403. Center located on Main Street in Conway will offer Trought of D Acres Organic Farm in Dorchester will the basics of basket weaving and bring home a beau- Wednesday 10 Old Time String Band with Seth Austen from 6:30 to discuss practices used and explore N.H.’s local food tiful basket. Bring a bag lunch. The workshop cost is 7:45 p.m. each Wednesday. Learn trees, jigs, horn- movement. The program is free and open to the pub- $20 per person plus a $5 material fee. For more infor- Adult Jazz Dance. Jeanne Limmer Dance Center pipes, waltzes and more. For more information or to lic. Bring your lunch or enjoy Flatbread pizza. For mation or to register for the workshop, call 323-7591. located at Eastern Slope Plaza in Reporter Court will sign up, call 447-4737. more information, call 447-6991. Bob Marley in Concert. The Believe in Books hold adult jazz dance classes every Wednesday from Literacy Foundation will present nationally known Self-Help Meeting. Every Wednesday evening at Rock and Roll Jam Band. Mountain Top Music 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.. Cost is $9 per class. For more infor- comedian Bob Marley at the Theater in the Wood 7:30 p.m. adult children of alcoholics and other dys- Center located on Main Street in Conway will offer mation or to register, call 356-3422. located at 41 Observatory Way in Intervale. functions meet in Suite B of the Eastern Slope Inn in Rock and Roll Jam Band with Chad Cummings every Showtime is 8:30 p.m. and tickets are $24 per person. Bridgton Mom's Group. Come meet with other North Conway. The meeting is free and open to all Thursday. Youths ages eight to 14 meet from 4 to 4:45 Seating is limited. For more information or to reserve moms and babies to share your joys and frustra- who wish to recover from the affects of growing up in p.m. and adults meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. each tickets, call 356-9980. tions,and just get some good adult company! The a dysfunctional home. Thursday. Players of any instrument and singers are Brownfield Food Pantry Benefit Concert. A bene- group meets on the first and third Wednesdays of T.O.P.S. Take Off Pounds Sensibly will meet welcome. For more information or to sign up, call fit concert for the Brownfield Food Pantry will be each month from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at The Birth Wednesdays from 5 to 6 p.m. (4:30 p.m. weigh-in) at 447-4737. House in Bridgton, Maine and is open to women with held at 7 p.m. at the Fryeburg Congregational the O.C.C. building at the corner of Dore Street and Storytelling Dinners. The Corner House Inn in pre-mobile babies. Older children are welcome at Church located on Main Street in Fryeburg, Maine. Moultonville Road in Center Ossipee. For informa- Center Sandwich will hold storytelling dinners every mother's discretion. For more information, contact Entertainers include Katherine Rhoda, Dana tion contact Linda Littlefield at 539-8090. Thursday at 6:30 p.m. This evening Deb Ballou of AnnMarie at 647-5919. Cunningham,. Seth Austen and the Mountain Top U.S. Census Test Sites. The U.S. Census Bureau Dover will perform. Cost for dinner and entertain- Community String Band and many more. The food Cancer Support Group. Circle of Friends Cancer will hold testing sessions at the Conway Public ment is $19.95 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations pantry serves 11 local communities. For more infor- Support Group meetings have been cancelled due to Library at `1 p.m. Be part of the 2010 Census taking. or more information call 284-6219. mation, call 207-625-4411. loss of meeting space. Due to changes in office hours For more information, call 866-861-2010 or 603- Cranapalooza at Cranmore. Cranmore will host an at Saco River Medical Group in Conway, the group 570-5100. Friday 12 evening festival for families and friends every does not have a meeting place at this time. For more White Mountain Stamp Club. The White A.A. Meetings. There are several AA Meetings held Saturday through March. Between the hours of 2 and information, call Donnarae at 356-3448. Mountain Stamp Club meets on the second daily throughout Carroll County. Call 1-800-593- 8 p.m., you’ll enjoy live music, terrain park competi- Community Coffee Klatch. Meets at the Chocorua Wednesday of every month at 1:30 p.m. and again on 3330 or go to www.nhaa.net to find one near you. tions, face painting, clowns, fireworks and other activ- Public Library from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Coffee, tea, sweets the third Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Adult Ballet for Advanced Beginners. Jeanne ities that will vary from week to week. The fun will be and great conversation are all part of this morning. home of Barbara Savary, located at 1724 NH Route Limmer Dance Center located at Eastern Slope Plaza held in Cranmore’s Schneider Square in front of the Bring a friend or come alone. All are welcome. 16 (on the corner of the south end of Bald Hill Road in Reporter Court will hold adult ballet for the Main Lodge. Visit www.cranmore.com for details. Computer Tutoring. Every Wednesday, free one to in Albany). Everyone interested in collecting stamps is advanced beginner every Friday from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Freedom Food Pantry. Open every Saturday from one computer tutoring at the Gibson Center. Co- welcome to attend. For more information, call Cost is $10 per class. For more information or to reg- 10 a.m. to noon for residents of Freedom, Effingham sponsored by the Kennett Retired Teachers Barbara at 447-5461 or email at bmsavary@ ister, call 356-3422. and Ossipee at the First Christian Church in Association and the Gibson Center. Call to set up an gmail.com. Freedom Village. For more information call 539- Al-Anon. From 8 to 9 p.m. at the Gibson Center, 2637. appointment at 356-3231. Thursday 11 corner of White Mountain Highway and Grove Cranapalooza at Cranmore. Cranmore will host an Street in North Conway. ‘Hope for Haiti’ Benefit Concert. Storytellers and Canterbury Trails. The Fryeburg Walking Group at musicians will present “Hope for Haiti” benefit con- evening festival for families and friends every Bingo Every Friday. The VFW Post #6783 in Saturday through March. This special Wednesday St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church walks 1/2 to 1 mile cert at 6:30 p.m. at the Lutheran Church of the on Mondays and Thursdays at 1 p.m. Rain or snow, Lovell, Maine will hold bingo every Friday. Early Bird Nativity in North Conway to raise funds for earth- night event is Mardi Gras themed. Break out the Games start at 6:30 p.m. and Regular Games start at beads and feathered masks. From 2 to 8 p.m. enjoy we cancel. All welcome. Wear comfortable shoes and quake relief. All proceeds from the concert will go to warm clothes. For more information call Bebe Toor at 7 p.m. For more information, contact David at 207- Seeds for Haiti. The suggested donation is $7 per per- night skiing and tubing plus live family entertainment 935-7807 or 207-890-9222. from Marcus Gale and live music from Dennis and 207-935-2068. son or $15 for a family. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 447-4340. Davey. Visit www.cranmore.com for details. Free Pool Games. Rafferty’s Restaurant and Pub Carl Johnson Memorial Ski-A-Thon. Great Glen Dinner Bell North. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in located on Kearsarge Street in North Conway will Trails located in Pinkham Notch will host the Carl MTMC Storytelling Series. Mountain Top Music Fryeburg, Maine will hold their Dinner Bell free din- offer free pool every Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. For Johnson Memorial Ski-A-Thon to benefit ALS Center will present their storytelling series with Matt ner every Wednesday from 5 to 6 p.m. more information, call 356-6460. research. Skiers raise money based on the distance Krug at the Chocorua Public Library located next to they ski. A benefit raffle will also be held. Entry fee is Runnell’s Hall in Chocorua Village at 10 a.m. For Don’t Get Crushed by Debt Workshop. U.N.H. Grief Support Group for Children and Teens. $20 per person and includes trail pass with all pro- more information, call 447-4737. Cooperative Extension and the Wolfeboro Area The Mountain of Hope grief support program for ceeds donated to the ALS Association. Racers must Nordic Meisters Awards Party. Great Glen Trails Children’s Center will sponsor a workshop on man- children and teens is held every Thursday at All collect a minimum of $50 in pledges to participate. will host the awards party from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. End aging debt from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Wolfeboro Area Saint’s Episcopal Church on South Main Street in Registration and pledge information is available at of the season potluck dinner and huge prize raffle for Children’s Center. The program will be presented by Wolfeboro from 7 to 8 p.m. The program is spon- greatglentrails.com or by calling 466-2333. Extension Educator Ann Hamilton. The program is sored by the VNA-Hospice of Southern Carroll Nordic Meisters. Bring your best dish to share and free and open to the public but registration is required County. Pre-registration is required. Contact Sheryl Community Food Center. The Sandwich/Tam- your lucky charm! For more information, call 466- by calling 569-1027 ext. 65. Power at 569-2729 ext. 230 for more information or worth Community Food Center based at St. 2333. Andrew’s in the Valley Episcopal Church on Old Opening the Gates to Winter. The Squam Lakes Even Start Playgroup. The Even Start Playgroup to register. Route 25 is open every Tuesday and Friday from 10 Natural Science Center in Holderness will open its will meet every Wednesday through May 26 from 1 History of the Goshawk. Tin Mountain a.m. to noon, except for holidays. gates for a special two-hour guided tour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Effingham Elementary School. The Conservation Center located on Bald Hill Road in to 12 p.m. Come see the exhibit animals in their win- playgroup is open to children, birth through five years Albany will present The History of the Goshawk at 7 Easy Sliders. Jackson Ski Touring Foundation will ter glory. Be ready to snowshoe. Snowshoes are avail- old and their parents or caregivers. For more infor- p.m. at the Nature Learning Center. Wildlife biolo- hold Easy Sliders at 10:30 a.m. through March 12. able at no extra cost. All ages welcome. Admission is mation, call Even Start at 539-9126. gist Chris Costello will provide an insight into the life This is a gentle introduction to cross country skiing $7 for members and $9 for non-members. Maximum of the northern goshawk. Donations of $3 per person and winter fitness. Each session is an hour of instruc- Folk Band for Beginners. Mountain Top Music group size is 15. Preregistration is required by calling and $5 per family are greatly appreciated. Members tion and gentle practice. Rate is $10 per session Center located on Main Street in Conway will offer including rentals for the session period only. Easy 968-7194. Folk Band for Beginners with Seth Austen from 5:30 are free. For more information on this or other Tin Sliders is the way to start your nordic fun. For more Puppy Playgroup. At Four Your Paws Only located to 6:15 p.m. each Wednesday. Learn traditional Mountain programs, call 447-6991. information, call 383-9355. on White Mountain Highway next to D’Angelo’s American folk songs and fiddle tunes. Taught by ear. Madison Library Preschool Storytime. The Friday Gliders Classic Social Ski at JSTF. On Street in North Conway from 11 a.m. to noon. All For more information or to sign up, call 447-4737. Madison Library will hold preschool story time at 10 Fridays, Jan. 8 - March 26, the Friday Gliders Classic puppies must be on a leash and up to date on vaccines. a.m. This month’s theme is day and night. Stories, Grief Group. A grief group will be held from 9 to Social Ski with Ski School Director Marianne No aggressive dogs please! For more information call rhymes and an easy craft. For more information, call 10:30 a.m. in the meeting room at The Met in North Borowski and a host of other skiers will be held at 1 356-7297. 367-8545. Conway Village. The program is free and open to the p.m. Very fun and social with instructional tips along Saint Patrick’s Day Dinner. St. Margaret’s of public to discuss feelings about the death of loved Music for Babies. Mountain Top Music Center in the way. Includes après ski stretching and refresh- Scotland Anglican Church located at 85 Pleasant ones. For more information call Jeff at 986-4977 or Conway will present music for babies from 9:30 to 10 ments. $22 per person includes day pass or $10 for Street in Conway will hold a St. Patrick’s Day Dinner. Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care Services of NCC at a.m. Babies from birth to 18 months play interactive annual members. Or sign up for Friday Gliders for the There will be two sittings, one at 5 p.m. and one at 6 356-7006. games involving familiar songs, rhymes and rhythm. season for only $55. Skill level - experienced beginner p.m. The menu includes corned beef, cabbage, pota- Knit and Crochet Group. The Knit and Crochet Activities are designed to stimulate babies cognitive to expert. Call 383-9355 for further information. toes, stout marinated onions, turnip, carrots, Irish Group meets at the Effingham Library every development. The class is free and taught by Sharon Friday Painters Open Studio. The Mount soda bread and beverages. Bagpipe music will be per- Wednesday at 2 p.m. Bring along your project to Novak. For more information, call 447-4737. Washington Valley Arts Association will hold Painters formed by Harry Wellsman. Tickets are $7 for adults, work on. Everyone is welcome whether novice or Music for Toddlers. Mountain Top Music Center in Open Studio from 9 a.m. to noon at the MWV Visual $5 for senior citizens and children under 12 and $15 expert. Call the library at 539-1537 for more infor- Conway will present music for toddlers from 10:15 to Arts Center at 16 Norcross Place in North Conway. for a family of four. Take out orders will be available. mation. 11 a.m. This program is for children 18 months to All mediums and abilities welcome. Work on your For more information or to purchase tickets, call 539- own project or interpret the still life set up. Short cri- 8282.

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WEATHER MT. WASHINGTON OBSERVATORY Compiled by Observatory Staff Date High Low Prec. Snow Feb. 23 19 11 T T 24 24 10 1.54” 7.70” 25 24 17 2.17” 7.50” The unusual wind direction associated with the latest storms filled in some unusual places on the mountain with snow. Here you see the 26 21 13 1.45” 7.80” northwest face of the summit cone with observer Brian Clark and intern Nick Lovejoy getting ready to make some more turns on fan- 27 16 9 1.03” 8.70” tastic snow! (Mount Washington Observatory Photo) 28 20 9 0.11” 1.10” Mar. 1 21 13 1.26” 8.20” Highest recorded wind gust, Feb. 25, Week of February 23 through March 1 132 miles per hour out of the East. What a difference a few days of snow can make! By Brian Clark Mt. Washington Valley eventually end. A series of waves of energy associ- Weather Observer and Meteorologist changed over to rain, precipitation ated with this system moved through Mount Washington Observatory remained all snow here on the summit. the region, continuing snow all the ver the past several weeks, the This first round of snowfall was way into Sunday morning. By the time LAST CALL summit crew has been wishing, whipped up by moderate wind speeds, snow actually ended, it had been snow- Ohoping, and praying for signif- creating very poor visibility that made ing continuously from early FREESIAS icant snowfall. This past week, we got shift change transportation on Wednesday morning until early exactly what we wanted, and then Wednesday very difficult, and then Sunday morning, with only a brief 50¢/stem some! caused the cancellation of one of our break of about one hour on Friday It all got started last Wednesday EduTrips on Thursday morning. afternoon. All told, we measured 31.8 Open 8-5 Daily when the first of two significant storms As the first system began to wind inches of snow from these two storms. 252 Middle Road, Route 109A, slowly moved up the Atlantic coastline down and move off Thursday morning, Obviously, the sheer amount of Ctr. Tuftonboro, NH 03816 and spread steady snow onto the a new, more potent system was taking snow dumped by this storm was 603-569-5056 mountain in the early morning hours. shape off Long Island. Snow never notable in and of itself, but also of note Although the lower elevations of the actually stopped falling as precipitation was the wind direction throughout the spiderwebgardens.com associated with this new low moved in storm. Typically, winds come from before snow from the first low had a some sort of westerly direction on the chance to stop. Snow began falling mountain (southwest, west, or north- heavily Thursday evening and winds west) but in this case, winds came from began to go from moderate to very the east. This caused snow to be high. Gusts over 100 mph became a deposited in some very unusual places, regular occurrence by late afternoon both on the summit itself and areas on Thursday, with a peak gust of 132 around the summit. mph just before midnight. Sometimes all it takes is one storm Although this storm would weaken to turn around a lackluster winter. At through the day Friday, it did not move least here on Rockpile, it seems we just much and slowly meandered around got that storm! ▲ southern New England into the week-

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Learn how maple syrup gets from tree to table Maple Sugaring at Remick Museum is a sweet treat, March 27

sweet harvest event is on the yard boiler methods of “sugaring off.” horizon at the Remick Museum Children can enjoy craft-making Aand Farm’s annual event, Maple activities and view exhibits on the Sugaring in Tamworth, on Saturday, maple sugaring process. Visit the con- March 27, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. cession stand for home cooked foods Take a horse-drawn wagon or including pancakes with maple syrup, sleigh ride to the sugarhouse and see maple baked beans, sausage, coffee, how maple syrup is produced. Sample hot chocolate, tea and milk. different maple syrup grades and Admission to the Maple Sugaring treats, including sugar on snow. Get a event is $5 per person. Members and closer look and view Remick’s own children ages four and under are tapped maple trees in the sugar bush. admitted free of charge. For more Watch historic demonstrations on information, call 323-7591 or visit Native American, colonial and back- online at remickmuseum.org. ▲

Corner House Inn Storytelling Dinner, March 11 Ecoteller Debra Ballou looks for story of nature and nature in story ebra Ballou, storyteller, entrée, dessert, coffee and glass of writer, educator, and fellow wine, along with great storytelling Dtraveler of the trails of life, entertainment. The cost is $19.95 per returns to the Corner House Inn on person, plus tax and gratuity. Thursday, March 11, to share stories For more information or reserva- from various cultures after an evening tions, contact the Corner House Inn of fine dining. at 284-6219 or online at info@corner- Enjoy a sweet maple treat and learn how syrup is made at Remick Museum and Farm’s Ballou’s wanderings have led her to hou seinn.com. ▲ Maple Sugaring Day on March 27. (Courtesy Photo) fascinating places that provided life experiences in natural history and cul- tural history. Whether it’s from the peak of Mount Washington to the shores of Isle Madame off the coast of Cape Breton; from the glacier of Mount Marmalada in the Italian Alps to the canals of Venice; or from the fields, forests, lakes, and streams of New Hampshire to Mangrove Center for Facial Plastic Surgery Everglades of Florida, Ballou looks for tales to tell. These adventures, among many others, lend fuel to the imagination of this Ecoteller as she Seeing patients at our new Cosmetics Suite at continuously looks for the story of nature and nature in story. Hillside Medical Park Thursday Storytelling Dinners are held each week at the Corner House Inn in Center Sandwich from late Hair Removal October through May. Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. and includes salad, CO2 Laser Facial Resurfacing Botox Gift All Certificates Restylane • Juvederm Available Credit Cards Accepted Radiesse • Latisse Facial Plastic Surgery Dr. Ryan Scannell & Dr. James Stark Member of American Academy of Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery $5000 OFF ANY SERVICE Expires 3/31/10 Present coupon at time of service. Not to be combined with any other offers. For Appointment Call 800-464-7402 Debra Ballou, storyteller, writer, educator, 14 Maple Street, Building D, Gilford, NH and fellow traveler of the trails of life, *dba ENT Associates of NH - “A Service of LRGHealthcare” returns to the Corner House Inn on Thursday, March 11. (Courtesy Photo)

The Mountain Ear, Thursday, March 4, 2010 - Page B11 Valley Round-Up New and exciting music program Jamming at Mountain Top Music every Thursday ountain Top Music Jam Band students from infants to senior citizens To register for classes or for more Music Center at 447-4737 or visit is a new and exciting program each semester. information, contact Mountain Top www.mountaintopmusic.org. ▲ Mat Mountain Top Music Center in Conway. the Jam Band is led by Chad Cummings, where drum, bass, guitar and keyboard students from with- in the school and from the community learn the skills necessary to play music as a group in a rock band setting. The charges are written in the riff rock for- mat and are meant to be repeatedly infectious, fun to play, and easy to learn. Once the rhythm section has the charts committed to memory, students can then take turns either playing the writ- ten melody over the piece of music, or improvising solos. The group meets every Thursday with sessions at 4 to 5 p.m. and 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Mountain Top Music Center located at 111 Main Street in Conway. Mountain Top Music Center presents a diverse array of concerts and programs to delight audiences of all ages; its faculty teaches more than 300

Mountain Top Jam Band students Riley Parkhurst, Benjamin Lepir, Rowan Heard, Owen Gagnon, Instructor Chad Cum- Marley known nationally mings, Ryan Dean and Carson Behr. “Making the developed world for his hilarious Maine humor (Lisa Cummings Photo) a better and safer place” ince 1999 Bergeron Theater in the Wood to host Technical Services comedian Bob Marley, March 13 Annalisa Weygandt has helped their to offer classes clients with all types n Saturday, March 13, the called The World According to Bob. of building inspec- Believe in Books Literacy Winner of last year’s XM/Sirius beginning March 23 Stions, regulatory agency assis- OFoundation will host national- Superbowl of Comedy, he continually tance and with construction ly-known comedian Bob Marley at the makes new fans around the country. Six-week French Theater in the Wood, located at 41 “We are so excited to have an act of project administration. Observatory Way in Intervale. this caliber with such immense popu- Bergeron brings success to their Showtime is 8:30 p.m. and tickets are larity at our new Performing Arts facil- film and language ity. We are looking forward to a hilari- clients’ projects because of their $24 per person. Originally from Maine, Bob Marley ous evening,” says Carrie Costello, the class at the Met knowledge of the industry, years of began performing standup comedy in theater coordinator. experience and the desire to always his hometown of Portland. He moved Seating is limited. Tickets can be o you love Paris in the spring- look out for their clients’ best inter- to Boston early in his career, gaining purchased through www.believein time? Are you planning a trip to est. At Bergeron Technical Services experience in a city known for spawn- books.org/Theater.html or by calling DFrance or just wish you were? you will never hear “we don’t do ing comedy all-stars. He now has a 356-9980. The show benefits literacy Do you want to keep up your high programs in Northern New England.▲ school or college French? that”. Instead you’ll hear “how can weekly radio call-in segment with sev- eral radio stations around the country Beginning Tuesday, March 23 and we help?”. If a service that our continuing for six weeks, Annalisa client needs is one that we don’t Weygandt will lead a class in French provide in house we know where we Film and Language at the Met Café on can get it done! Main Street in North Conway from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The cost for the class is $90. OUR SERVICES The first movie will be “La Vie en • Building & Fire Code Inspections by Rose,” a biography of Edith Piaf. It will International Code Council Certified be shown in French with French or Inspectors English subtitles, depending on the • Forensic Building Analysis ability of the group. The second movie planned is “The Chorus.” The third • Construction Document Preparation movie will be chosen depending on the • Construction Administration & group's interests. Each night half of a Client Representation film will be shown and then there will be a discussion in French and English. • Sprinkler Inspection and Plan Review Participants should have a grasp of basic • Home Inspections spoken French. • Building Code & Fire Code Weygandt received her BA in French Educational Seminars while studying in Paris, living and work- ing in France for three years. She is cur- Ask us about the rently teaching at the college level. “I love to share my passion for this Built-Smart beautiful language and culture,” she Certif ication! said. “And I hope that people who also love France will enjoy this chance to get This service assures owners and contrac- together, improve their French and tors that their new home is a quality meet other Francophiles.” home. Built to last and code compliant. So this spring meet at the Met on (603) 356-0022 Tuesday evenings, have a café au lait, a piece of gateau and improve your P.O. Box 241, French at the same time. For more North Conway NH information or to sign up, call Weygandt at 662-6767 or email awey- www.bergerontechnical.com [email protected]. ▲

Page B12 - The Mountain Ear, Thursday, March 4, 2010 Entertainment

Lounges, Taverns & Pubs (N)=Nightlife, (D)=Dining, (A)=Afternoon, (B)=Brunch Almost There - Albany Red Jacket Mountain View - North Conway Open Mic Night Every Tuesday (N) Host: Simon Crawford Rick Hemsley Buzzell Fri., & Sat., March 5 & 6 (N) Solo Guitar Simon Crawford Fri., March 5 (A) Classic Pop Red Parka Pub - Downtown Glen Club 550 - North Conway Club Soda Fri., & Sat. March 5 & 6 (N) Rock DJ Sunday & Wednesday (N) Karaoke/Dancing Open Mic Night Mon., March 8 (N) Host: Carl Iacozilli DJ Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. & Sat. (N) DJ/Dancing River’s Edge Tavern - Indian Mound Golf Club - Center Ossipee The Conway Cafe - Conway Village Open Mic Night Thursdays Host: Chris Open Mic Night Wednesdays (N) Host: Ronzony Karaoke Saturdays Host: Bill Grover The Corner House Inn - Center Sandwich Shannon Door Pub - Jackson Village Mike Skinner Fri., March 5 (N) Rock & Roll Dennis & Jono Thursdays (N) Celtic/Folk Marty Quirk Fridays & Saturdays (Apres Ski) Celtic/Folk Delany’s - North Conway Kevin & Simon Sundays (N) Celtic/Folk Medicine Root Wed., March 10 (N) Rock Shovel Handle Pub - Jackson Homestead Restaurant - North Conway Tim Gurshin Fri., March 5 (A) Acoustic Folk Duke Snyder & Chuck Beever Sun., March 7 (B) Jazz Anni Clark Sat., March 6 (A) Acoustic Folk Inn at Thorn Hill - Jackson Jon Sarty & Chuck O’Connor Sun., March 7 (A) Country/Acoustic Mike Jewell Saturdays (N) Solo Piano Up Country Tavern - North Conway May Kelly’s Cottage - North Conway DJ Ryan Thursdays (N) DJ /Karaoke/Dancing Dennis & Davey Fridays (N) Celtic Crooners DJ Johnny “V” Fri. March 5 (N) DJ /Dancing Celtic Seisuins Sundays (A) Irish Music DJ Brian Sparhawk Sat., March 6 (N) DJ/Dancing The Wentworth - Jackson Village Judy Herrick Fri., & Sat., March 5 & 6 (N) Piano Soup, story and song evening at White Mountain Cider Co. - Glen Mitch Alden Fri., March 5 Acoustic Guitar Community School, March 13 White Mountain Hotel - North Conway Heather Pierson Fri. and Sat. (D) Piano eeling the effects of cabin fever and Enjoy a wedge of delicious bread from Mike Jewell Sun., March 7(B) Piano Brunch winter’s long dark hours? On the Sunnyfield Bakery just down the road Saturday, March 13, at 6 p.m., come and a warm bowl of soup, chowder, or Wildcat Tavern - Jackson Village F Nancy Ray Sat., March 6 (N) Acoustic Guitar to The Community School in Tamworth chili (using local ingredients, as much as for hearty food, shining local talent, chalk possible), with yummy desserts to follow. talk art, and great fun. All for free; donations gratefully accepted. Beloved story-teller Heidi Fayle will For more information on the March partner with musician-husband Ed and 13 Soup, Story, and Song evening, the chalk artist Nat Scrimshaw of The Rey April 17 auction, or any of the TCS pro- Foundation for an evening of family grams, call 323-7000 or visit the website entertainment and sing-along tunes. at www.communityschoolnh. org. ▲ MWV Arts Association to hold jury sessions beginning March 15 he Mt. Washington Valley Arts up at the MWV Visual Arts Center at 16 Association (MWVAA) will host a Norcross Place in North Conway. Appli- Tjury session on Monday, March 15, cants must complete the Jury Application beginning at 6 p.m., for non-juried mem- Form and arrive to their appointment with ber artists wishing to participate in the three to five pieces of work for review. Pre- April photography exhibit, “Through the sentation is important and work should be Lens,” and future exhibits. matted and framed, if applicable. Jury ap- If you are a MWVAA member artist plications may also be submitted electroni- and have not exhibited in a MWVAA show cally with three to five digital images. The in 2007, 2008, or 2009, you will need to deadline to receive materials is March 11. participate in the jury process. All new Several more jury sessions have been members who would like to exhibit in scheduled for the remainder of the year, on “Through the Lens” will also need to par- May 17, July 19 and Sept. 20. All applica- ticipate in the jury process. Appointments tions and/or materials need to be received may be made for the March 15 jury session by the Thursday prior to each date. by calling 356-2787. Appointments will For complete jury session details and an begin at 6 p.m. application, as well as information on all MWVAA events and programs, visit Jury applicants may download a jury ▲ application at www.mwvarts.org or pick one mwvarts.org or call 356-2787.

Horses need clean teeth, too! The White Mountain Horse Association’s March meet- ing will be on Monday, March 8, at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Deme Erickson of TNT Equine in Dover will give a presentation on equine teeth and how and why to care for them. The meeting is open to everyone and it will be held at the Conway Village Congregational Church (brown church), located at 132 Main Street in Conway Village. For more infor- mation or directions, contact Debbie Shade at 383-4302 or Trish Ashworth at 356-4438. (Courtesy Photo)

The Mountain Ear, Thursday, March 4, 2010 - Page B13 Sports Highlights

Kennett High Boys’ Basketball Eagle basketball boys charge past Knights By Joshua Spaulding Sports Editor NORTH CONWAY — When Kennett and Kingswood meet in any sport, win- loss records can usually be thrown right out the window. The game is usually filled with emotion on both sides and when the clock begins ticking, anything can hap- pen. The Kingswood basketball boys went into North Conway on Tuesday, Feb. 23, having won four games in a row, including wins over rivals Plymouth and Laconia and a defeat of defending champion Portsmouth. The host Eagles were on a roll of their own, having won two in a row for the first time all season, also beating mutual rivals Plymouth and Laconia. The Kennett boys needed a victory to keep their playoff hopes alive. In the end, that’s just what they got, as the Eagles used a solid effort all the way around to record a 52-40 win over the Knights, giving them a split of the Carroll County battle for the winter season. “I am so glad that tonight we played above: Kennett’s Cam Eldon goes hard to like a team that wants to extend the sea- the hoop against defensive pressure from son,” said Kennett coach Steve Coté. “For Kingswood’s David Hersey. these guys to come back and regroup and play well as a team and get the job done is right: Kennett’s Dave Ingram battles pretty special.” Kingswood’s Kohl Meyers (left) and Tim “We got outplayed,” said Kingswood Campbell for control of a loose ball on coach Dan Chick. “They were a lot more Feb. 23 in North Conway. aggressive than we were and they (Joshua Spaulding/Mountain Ear Photos) deserved to win.” However, it didn’t always appear that Kennett’s lead to 23-17 with 1:45 on the way, as the Knights controlled the score- clock, but a Joey Irvine rebound and hoop board at the start of the game. in the final minute cut the Kennett lead to Behind three-pointers from Tate 23-19 at the halftime break. Jozokos and Dylan Lovering, a field goal The Eagles came storming out of the from Tim Campbell and a Lovering foul gate in the third quarter and scored the shot, the Knights jumped out to a 9-2 lead first nine points of the frame. Ashnault hit to open the game. Kennett’s only hoop a field goal and a three-pointer in the run, came on a Matt Ashnault bucket to give while Eldon had a hoop and Frost sunk the hosts a 2-1 lead in the early going. two free throws. The 9-0 spurt pushed A Tanner Baillargeon hoop and foul Kennett’s lead to 33-19 with 4:15 to go in shot sandwiched around a Kevin the third quarter. short run, scoring the next six points on “We played really well, 32 minutes Smithwood shot from the foul line made The Knights finally got on the board two hoops from Meyers and one from very intensely,” Coté said. “We did a nice it 10-5 in favor of the Knights. Cam with 3:20 to play in the quarter as Irvine to make it 45-33. job defensively and made them work hard Eldon completed a three-point play to Smithwood hit a hoop, but the Eagles Duggan hit a free throw with 3:04 on for their shots. pull Kennett to within two and an closed the frame with a 7-0 run, as the clock to end the Kingswood run, but “We just have so much respect for Ashnault three-pointer with 3:20 on the Ashnault hit a hoop and Eldon converted Meyers responded with a bucket with two Kingswood,” the Eagle coach continued. clock gave Kennett the lead at 11-10. a three-point play and also drained two minutes to play. Kennett’s Nik Gagnon “I’ve had neither a long or storied coach- Ashnault hit another hoop to push the more free throws for the 40-21 Kennett hit a pair of free throws, but Lovering ing career, but this is the biggest game lead to 13-10 and a Thomas Stapinski lead after three quarters. answered with two of his own. Frost com- I’ve been a part of.” basket with 20 seconds left in the quarter Kingswood tried to climb back in the pleted a three-point play with 1:30 to go Coté offered special praise for Eldon, gave the host Eagles a 15-10 lead after one game, as Irvine and Lovering each hit a for a 51-39 Kennett lead. who has had a solid effort in the team’s quarter of play. pair of free throws to open the fourth Meyers got a steal and a bucket with most recent games, particularly on the Lovering converted on the first play of quarter, but Ingram and Ashnault one minute to go and Irvine hit a free defensive end of the ball. Gagnon also the second quarter to cut the lead to three, responded for Kennett with a free throw throw with 45 seconds on the clock to earned a kudos for shutting down Meyers but an Ashnault free throw pushed the each to make it 42-25. make it 51-40, but Eldon hit the final free and making him work for his shots. lead back to four. Kohl Meyers hit a free throw, but Frost throw of the game for the 52-40 Kennett “Anything can happen with the Lovering then hit a three-pointer to responded with a hoop for a 44-26 win. Kingswood-Kennett rivalry,” Coté said. bring his team to within one point at 16- Kennett lead. Frost and Liam Duggan “I told them after the first quarter, if “Our guys came really fired up and it was 15, but hoops from David Ingram and chipped in with blocks at the other end of they continued to play like that, we’re a special night for the seniors.” Brandon Frost pushed the lead back to the floor, bringing the Eagle crowd to its going to lose the game,” Chick said. “And Ashnault, Gagnon, Duggan, Eldon, five and a pair of free throws from Ingram collective feet. we continued to play like that and we lost Stapinski, Baillargeon, Ingram and Scotty made it 22-15 before Lovering hit a hoop Zack McKenzie and Eldon exchanged the game. Saunders all played in their final home for the Knights. free throws for a 45-27 lead for the “They wanted it a lot more than we game as members of the Eagles. Eldon hit a free throw to push Eagles, but the Knights then went on a did,” the Knight coach continued. For the game, Lovering led the Knights with 15 points, while Meyers had nine and Irvine added seven. Ashnault led all scorers with 15 for Kennett, while Eldon added 13 and Frost had nine.

More Eagles The Eagles made the trip south to Durham on Thursday, Feb. 25, and dropped a 48-32 decision to the Bobcats of Oyster River in the penultimate game of the season. Kennett finished up the season after deadline on Tuesday at Portsmouth. Check out our sports section’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ pages/Wolfeboro-Falls-NH/Salmon-Press- Sports-Wolfeboro/ to find out if the Eagles made it to the tournament. Playoffs begin on Tuesday, March 9. ▲

Page B14 - The Mountain Ear, Thursday, March 4, 2010 Ending the drought. The Kennett girls’ basketball team won its first playoff game in 10 years with a 60-46 victory over Coe-Brown on Monday, March 1, in North Conway. The Eagles were led by Melissa Frase’s 23 points, while Allie Wagner (pictured) added 15. The Eagles will head to Amherst to take on Souhegan today, Thursday, March 4, in a 7 p.m. quarterfinal game. Look for a story on both games in next week’s edition. (Joshua Spaulding/Mountain Ear Photo)

Division III tournament opener vs Portsmouth Leanne Smith is U.S. Downhill Champ at Ham Arena, March 6 Smith adds national champion Eagle hockey team closes out to list of achievements regular season with two more wins By Joshua Spaulding the second spot on the podium. By Joshua Spaulding skated off with the win thanks to the Sports Editor Teammate Laurenne Ross of Klamath Sports Editor stellar goaltending of Ricky ASPEN, Colo. — Just days after com- Falls, Oregon, was third, two-tenths of CONWAY — Mother Nature com- Gaudreau. peting in her very first Olympics, a second behind Cook. pressed the final two games of the “We carried play for most of the Kennett graduate Leanne Smith “The weather was great today. We Kennett hockey regular season into game, but once we got into the third reached another first when she was were all really psyched on how it turned two days over the weekend, but the we kind of sat back and let them skate crowned the U.S. downhill champion out,” Smith noted. “It was a good race Eagles played five good periods of around,” said coach Mike Lane. in Aspen on Saturday, Feb. 27. and the snow was great.” hockey and leaned on their goaltender “Ricky really stood on his head, which Smith, who competed in super-com- Smith hopes to carry the win with to pick up wins over Hollis-Brookline was good to get his confidence rolling bined and giant slalom at the her as she heads off for the final portion and John Stark to close out the sea- heading into the playoffs.” Vancouver games, bested a field of past of the 2010 World Cup season. son. The Eagles got the scoring started U.S. champions and U.S. Ski Team “Today was a confidence booster,” The Eagles traveled to Henniker 4:15 into the first period, as Griffin members to capture the honor. she said. “I’m happy to be a national on Sunday for the season finale and Meador broke in alone. The senior “My run was good,” she noted after champion. I haven’t done that yet. It’s took a 4-0 lead into the third period lost control of the puck as he went to the race. “I had mistakes here and exciting.” before winning by a 5-0 score. deke the goalie, but the General net- there, but I’m skiing more consistent.” The remaining disciplines for the However, the final period of the minder went with Meador and the Smith finished the course in a time U.S. Alpine Championships will be of 1:38.24, which was just three-tenths held at Whiteface Mountain in Lake regular season wasn’t the Eagles’ puck slid between his legs and in for a ▲ finest 15 minutes, as they were out- of a second ahead of teammate Stacey Placid, N.Y., at the end of the month. shot 15-3 in the third period and only HOCKEY continues Page B16 Cook of Mammoth, Calif., who took AUDIOLOGISTS YOU CAN TRUST “I am sorry, could you please repeat that?” “I am sorry, what was that?” “I am sorry, could you please speak up a bit?” Don’t be sorry, be aware. 2 WEEK FREE 1 out of 10 people suffer from hearing loss. AT HOME TRIAL Resound “Dot” promotes better hearing. (after hearing test) By combining advanced features, wireless options and • Hearing screening unprecedented control over your listening preferences, Resound “Dot” hearing instruments let you experience billed to insurance* clear, engaging communications and a new level of confidence. Unapologetically. • FREE demonstration ENT Associates of NH of hearing aids Offices Located in Laconia, N. Conway, Wolfeboro & Plymouth after hearing test. (603) 524-7402 • 800-464-7402 *Most insurances accepted. Cheryl Dagnon, M.A. Shaun McArdle, AuD. Payment plan available. C.C.C.-A.

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Hockey Continued from Page B15

1-0 lead 4:19 into the game. Bryan Lamontagne and Kevin Murphy net- ted the assists. Meador and Murphy broke in for a two-on-one just a minute later and Murphy put the puck home for a 2-0 lead, which is how the first period ended. Just more than four minutes into the second period, Meador took a great pass from Dillon Smith and beat the goalie glove side for a 3-0 Eagle lead. Meador completed the hat trick 11:51 into the period on another pass from Smith, this one on the power play, giving the Eagles a 4-0 lead. The Eagle defense came up huge in the final three minutes of the period when the defending champs were down two players for almost two min- utes. “Dillon, Bryan and a combination of Griffin and Taylor (Cyr) did a nice job killing that off,” Lane said. Murphy finished up the scoring in the final minutes of the third period, Bryan Lamontagne had five assists in his team’s win over Hollis-Brookline Saturday, Feb. 27. (Joshua Spaulding Photo) with assists to Meador and Matt Kelly. “It was nice to see Ricky make Meador opened the scoring 50 sec- 15 seconds for a 5-1 lead. Seniors Lamontagne, Meador, Cyr, some spectacular saves,” Lane said. onds into the game, putting home a Cody Richard put home a Murphy Josh Potter and Gaudreau were hon- “We feel we have one of the best and wraparound goal with an assist from rebound for the first tally, with ored before the game for their contri- we’re going to ride him.” Lamontagne. Lamontagne picking up the other butions to the program. Additionally Gaudreau finished with 29 saves for The Cavaliers came back and net- assist. Murphy then tallied the fifth it was announced that Gaudreau was his 17th career shutout. ted a goal less than five minutes in, as goal on assists from Lamontagne and named to the Granite State Game, the “We’re a young team, so we’re the puck deflected off a defenseman’s Smith for a 5-1 lead. only Division III player to be so hon- going to make mistakes,” Lane con- skate and into the net to tie the game. Five minutes into the third period, ored. tinued. “It’s nice to know if you do However, with 6:44 to play, Murphy took a Justin Munck feed and The Eagles will host Portsmouth in make a mistake, he’s back there to Connor Todd worked a give and go put it home for a 6-1 lead and the first round of the Division III make up for it.” with Cyr and drove home the puck for Chuckie Smith finished off the scor- tournament on Saturday, March 6, at Lane noted that he was proud of his a 2-1 lead. Lamontagne picked up the ing with a goal in the final minute 7:20 p.m. at Ham Arena. Eagle fans defense’s strong play in the final two second assist. with assists from Lamontagne and are asked to wear white to “White out games of the season, particularly after With 3:05 to play in the first peri- Meador. the Ham” for the contest. the defense struggled in the previous od Meador netted his second tally, “This is the time of year you need “Portsmouth, that’s got to be our two games. giving the Eagles a 3-1 lead heading your senior leadership to step up,” focus right now,” Lane said. “We can’t to the second period. Lane said, pointing to the solid work overlook them, we have to be ready to Kennett vs. Hollis-Brookline The two teams played to a scoreless put in by the seniors. “All four senior play.” The Eagles finished up the regular tie for most of the second period, but captains do things that sometimes If the Eagles win the first round season Ham Arena schedule on a great poke check by Gaudreau on a show up on the box scores and some- game, they will play in the Division Saturday night, Feb. 27, with a game Hollis-Brookline breakaway set the times don’t.” III semifinals on Wednesday, March against Hollis-Brookline and record- Eagles back in motion and a couple He noted, for the seniors, 10, at 7:30 p.m. at Concord’s Everett ed a 7-1 win. minutes later they netted two goals in Saturday’s first round of the playoffs Arena against either John Stark or will be their seventh Division III tour- Souhegan. ▲ nament game.

Annual Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl to be played Aug. 7 Baillargeon, Brennick named to Shrine team WINDSOR, Vt. — The stage is set High School and the New for the 57th annual Shrine Maple Hampshire team by Ken Sciacca, Sugar Bowl with the announcement Kennett High School’s retiring foot- of the two Shrine Teams, and as ball coach. always, they represent the finest Twenty-four high schools are rep- football talent of New Hampshire resented on the New Hampshire and Vermont. The summer classic Shrine team and 20 schools on the will be held in Windsor, Vt., on Aug. Vermont team. The two teams met in 7; only the third time that the game Lebanon Sunday with their respec- has been played in the Green tive coaches to review game plans. Mountain State. Formal practice for both teams will More than 200 players from New begin on July 29 at Kimball Union Hampshire and Vermont, all gradu- Academy in Meriden. ating high school seniors, were nom- The Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl is inated by their head coaches. played for the benefit of the Shriners' “Screening" committees in each state Hospitals for Crippled and Burned chaired by the two Shrine head Children and in its first 56 years has coaches and made up of head coach- raised nearly four million dollars. es from every division, selected the The game is one of 40 Shrine games two teams. Kennett seniors Tanner played every year across the country. Baillargeon, a defensive back and The twin state game is sponsored by running back, and Max Brennick, a the three Shrine Centers of New linebacker and running back, were Hampshire and Vermont, Bektash both selected for the team. (Concord), Cairo (Rutland) and Mt. The Vermont Shrine Team is Sinai (Montpelier). ▲ coached by Charlie Burnett of Essex

Page B16 - The Mountain Ear, Thursday, March 4, 2010 North Country Notebook Give me room for scanning the paper, and then running-room for reaction By John Harrigan from Park Street growing-up years. the presumption of class. Contributing Writer “Beautiful snow,” I said by way of Before I wrote this, I thought about ne of my favorite things to do greeting, and it was, floating down in all the places I’ve lived in — (splitting kindling, hiking into big fluffs. “You wouldn’t say that if Colebrook, Clarksville, Amherst, Ocamp, playing pitch, pushing you were a working man,” he replied. Nashua, Manchester, Lancaster, snow around with a tractor) is laying This to a guy who bailed boats and Jefferson, and on and on. Not in one out the New York Times on the emptied chemical toilets and worked single case could I begin to differenti- kitchen counter before dawn, when on farms and dropped out of college ate as to what might be “working the rest of the house is asleep. This is and worked at the Beecher Falls facto- class” or “blue collar” neighborhoods, after I’ve taken care of fires and let the ry and a lumber yard in Milford let alone the actual people. Stick your dogs out, which at this time of the before bamboozling a job at a newspa- hand out, and I’ll shake it. Pull me out year immediately want to come per in Nashua. Silver spoon? Right. of a ditch, and I’ll pull you. You know straight back in. My father, Fred, was well known you’re welcome on our land, we know The headline that caught my eye in for dragging strangers home for sup- we’re welcome on yours. What’s the issue of February 17 said, “What’s per. It could be a guy hitch-hiking “class” got to do with it? Hot on This BBC Podcast? The Siege home from the Groveton mill or a kid To this day I cannot and will not of Munster (1534-35).” hitching home from the service or just abide anything to do with “class,” First, I’d forgotten all about the some college student on the lam. It mostly, no doubt, because our parents siege of Munster, which I’d encoun- John Harrigan made no difference. Many times I was had such a visceral reaction to such tered in high school history. If you the first one to get to the telephone, pretensions. We were brought up look it up, it makes pretty good read- whenever TV talking heads refer, which was a wall affair during my believing that we’re all in this thing ing. There is more about Munster blithely, to “working class” or “middle early years, with a crank. Mabel, the together, striving for the greater (bad misspelled joke coming here) class” or “blue collar” or “white-col- operator, would get the call from good. Call it optimism. Okay, maybe than cheese. lar” neighborhoods. Where do these wherever Dad was, and, as she’d even gullibility. But what really caught my eye in definitions come from? What do they always say, “patch him through.” We were also, and are, a military the Times piece was a paragraph on a mean? “Essie?” I’d hear, my father mistaking family, with roots current and long BBC radio program called “Thinking When my siblings and I were kids, my high-pitched, pre-pubescent past extending into the Army, Navy Allowed,” which focuses on things there was always good conversation squeak for my mother’s. And then, and Air Force (two kids now on active contemporary and whimsical. A recent around the supper table. Note “sup- “Tell your mother I’m bringing home duty). Which is why this line from a episode dealt with “The sociology of per.” The noon meal was dinner, and one more for supper,” he’d say. Boston Globe review of Amtrak serv- car behavior.” something you might take to work in a Everything was on the table at the ice from South Station to Chicago so And here was the rub, or the nub. pail was lunch. My grandfather Carl table. We could talk about just about particularly stuck in my craw: “One inquiry suggested that when two carried a lunch pail to work as he anything that wasn’t prurient. Politics “Empty brick warehouses and mill middle-class couples ride in a car, the strode off down the hill in Lisbon to and press were prized subjects. Only buildings line the tracks in a corridor, owners of the car are likely to sit in his lifelong career with the Boston two things stick out in my memory as remnants of industry long gone. the front, with the second couple in and Maine. What was he? “Working being verboten. One was gossip, Locals can still sign up for the mili- the back. When two working-class class?” To me he was just my grandfa- which my parents absolutely tary, but the train doesn’t stop here couples go for a drive, the men are ther, a great guy working hard, day in abhorred, and the other was anything any more.” likely to sit in the front and the and day out, pounding spikes and set- smacking of class. Talk about class, or the lack of it. ▲ women in the back.” ting ties and bending rails and inhal- To this day I too abhor gossip, hav- Now, to say that I was taken aback ing coal dust, in a world where every- ing spent my fair share of time, This column runs in a dozen weekly at this doesn’t do justice to the one, one way or another, worked. deservedly, at the whipping-end of it, papers covering the northern two-thirds thought of being taken aback. My One of the worst insults I ever but if there is anything in the stream of New Hampshire and parts of Maine back was up against the kitchen wall. endured came on a day when I of mind and conversation and behav- and Vermont. John Harrigan’s address: Why? For the same reason I’m stopped at a local convenience store ior that I cannot understand and Box 39, Colebrook, NH 03576, or hooli always (a) confused, and (b) indignant and encountered an old neighbor refuse to listen to anything about, it’s [email protected]

Colebrook, in more balmy times, from the plateau on Hicks Hill, with (Vermont’s) Mount Monadnock in the background. (Karen Harrigan photo)

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