AUGUST 13, 2009 GILFORD, N.H. - FREE Capturing picture-perfect moments across the globe BY LAUREN TINER he began to immerse himself [email protected] in his photography. Bayless Gilford summer residents stayed in West Virginia for Charles and Joan Bayless three years, which explains love to travel the world one why he had so many pictures picture at a time, as Charles from West Virginia Tech’s focuses on exotic destina- popular football teams, tions like Africa, Russia, and women’s champion basket- Norway, or even more famil- ball teams, and Arizona’s iar locales like the Bayless Grand Canyon, near his sec- family’s own backyard. ond home. Charles Bayless describes “I told the kids if I could himself as a “photo fanatic,” do one thing for college stu- a personal hobby he picked dents I would bring them all up while working as an En- over the world. They are bet- gineer and CEO of PSNH in ter off than yesterday’s stu- Illinois and Tuscan, Ariz., dents, but they don’t see where his second home is. everything,” said Bayless. After retiring from PSNH His found his real photo- Bayless received a call from frenzy peak to be when he West Virginia Tech College, was required to travel, as op- which has two regional cam- posed to traveling for leisure, puses, and was asked to take and remembered moments PHOTO BY CHARLES BAYLESS a job as president of the col- he may not otherwise find on A Mao Chinese soldier posing for PHOTO BY CHARLES BAYLESS lege where Bayless received more traveled paths. a picture. the opportunity to travel “Edison Electric Institute A hungry beggar in Sri Lanka. more often. The more he trav- needed people to go to Russia was just amazing,” said Bay- go and take pictures. I am go- eled, Bayless said, the more and Moscow for six weeks. It less who said he stuffed ing there again soon with dozens of containers of Joan. But you can find pic- Spam in his suitcase for hun- COURTESY PHOTO tures anywhere; it depends gry locals. Charles Bayless steps to the other side of the camera for a photo op in on how you take them,” said DES requests more front of the Eiffel Tower. “One hundred miles out Bayless. of Moscow I took a picture of Some of his favorite pic- a beautiful church and on the and over,” said Bayless. international economy tures are of monastery fig- information for steps of that church was an Bayless said he takes over crises, to poverty, but also to ures in China, The Great old woman. I gave her spam 700 pictures a trip and has the beauty that unexpected Wall of China, churches in and she fell down on her traveled to 72 different coun- places may hold. Russia and New Mexico, Meadows project knees saying ‘spasiba’ tries. Bayless said his travels “I love to travel. China is (thank you in Russian) over have opened his eyes to the the most interesting place to SEE BAYLESS PAGE A10 BY LAUREN TINER [email protected] the school district to hold off on its application to DES un- The New Hampshire De- til more testing was done. New trustees look to restore town cemeteries partment of Environmental The Meadows is known to BY LAUREN TINER Services filed a request for flood, and the project may [email protected] plan to visit and restore in of our first town selectman sure stonewalls around the more information from the have a damaging impact on The Gilford cemetery the future, in order to record was buried there. We spent cemeteries are in order, and Gilford School Board and the the environment, the groups trustees, serving their first and document the conditions hours setting stones back up. that there are chains on the Meadows Advisory Commit- contended. However, the year on behalf of the De- of each cemetery. Weeks had a group of 20 peo- gates, which is why tee on the Meadows project MAC submitted the applica- partment of Public Works The trustees not only ple the other day that wanted stonewalls are the first to be in order to clarify and thor- tion despite those concerns, and the Town of Gilford, met want to preserve the aesthet- to know what the cemetery addressed. oughly address specific ques- and DES has deemed it in- last week to further assess ics of the stones but the his- was about. Now that the gate The stones themselves are tions for completion of the complete. the needs of Gilford’s ceme- tory of each cemetery, and is open, people finally know very important, said Chitty Standard Dredge and Fill ap- If a complete application, teries, including the histori- observe what physical labor it’s there,” said Chitty. who explained that the three plication reviewed by DES including an expansion on cal Weeks Cemetery,deemed needs to be done, said Chitty. Leach added that there trustees have attended many last week. the 18 questions requested by to be in the worst condition. Labor would include tasks were no vital records of the seminars on how to clean and The School Board is look- DES for the MAC, is not sub- Cemetery trustee Dee such as picking up brush, names buried at Weeks. Once restore stones without ruin- ing to develop the land, given mitted by Sept. 29, DES will Chitty, along with trustees cleaning and resetting the cemetery is gone, it’s ing them. Considering the to the town as a gift from the deny the Standard Dredge Susan Leach and Judy Cott, stones, repairing stonewalls gone for good, said Leach. trustees are new, and there Carey Family of Gilford for Fill request, and the new fa- said that Weeks Cemetery is and signs, and cutting down “Many of them are in poor are so many cemeteries to athletic purposes. After an cility, expanded athletic their main concern at the trees growing over stones, condition. It’s a disgrace. The tackle, Chitty said there are appeal submitted in May by fields, parking, and conces- moment because it needs the which Chitty said would sad thing is if we let this hap- some financial roadblocks. the Conservation Committee sion stands, will not have the most work. need to be done by a profes- pen, we lose a big piece of his- “This is our first year, and seeking help from the Board go ahead at that point in time. The three trustees walked sional. tory like one of our first se- there’s not enough allotted of Selectmen, both the com- through both cemeteries, “We’ve spent a lot of time lectman (Thomas Salt- money in the budget this mittee and the board asked SEE MEADOWS PAGE A9 two out of the 20 or so they concentrating on Weeks. One marsh) and our relatives. year. We need to do fundrais- There’s a history of the stone ing on the side. We are going carvers as well. There’s a to start a can drive with Rotary serves up stick-to-your-ribs grub Grant right here on this change and have an antique stone in Grant cemetery. I’m fruit truck and brochures on BY LAUREN TINER Slippery Sneakers got kids coveted People’s Choice Dakota, said they knew they sure he was somebody im- Gilford Home Day,” said Chit- [email protected] and grown-ups alike up on Award for Best Ribs. had a pretty good chance portant,” said Chitty. ty. The Gilford Rotary Club their feet dancing in the sun, First place winner for the considering they took home According to Chitty, the got messy last Saturday at T-Roy’s Barbecue from second year in a row, T-Roy’s the gold the year before as state requires towns to make SEE CEMETERIES PAGE A9 their fifth annual Rock’n Amherst, Cactus Jack’s from Barbecue, took home the well. Ribfest, a fundraiser for local Manchester and Laconia, the golden trophy once again for Janet Hamele said that T- charities and a chance for rib Smoke Shack Southern Bar- their messy, smokehouse Roy’s Barbecue does onsite New coach replaces Dubois, lovers to seek out the best in becue from Weirs Beach, and ribs. The Hamele family and catering and has been to all the Lakes Region. Wiggie’s Sticky Ribs from owners of T-Roy’s, Janet, five Ribfests in Gilford and new counselor on the way While the bluegrass band Rochester competed for the Troy, and their daughter, Merrimack. BY LAUREN TINER The Keets family from La- [email protected] separated wife’s name, Debo- conia brought their twin 7- With former Gilford High rah Dubois, to obtain copies year-old daughters, Sierra varsity football head coach of back tax returns. The Gil- and Savannah, for their first Michael Dubois facing mis- ford Police Department’s in- year at the Ribfest. demeanor charges, the vestigation started back in “We haven’t tried all the School Board decided that May. ribs yet, but T Roy’s Barbe- keeping him on is currently Chair of the Gilford cue is our favorite so far.This “out of the question” and has School Board Margo Weeks is our first year, but I think hired a new coach to take his said that re-hiring Dubois as we’re coming back next place. head coach after the incident year,” said the Keets, who Former Laconia Youth was out of the question for found the event to be satisfy- Football Association coach this year, but that the board ing for the whole family, es- and assistant at Gilford High and Athletic Director Dave pecially their barbecue- School Mark Brewer will re- Pinkham were pleased to sauce-covered daughters.