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Page A2 - The Mountain Ear, Thursday, April 8, 2010

On the Cover[Wood?] Ducks & DoughnutsTin Mountain Conservation Center will be present-ing its annual Ducks and Doughnuts Field Trip onSaturday, April 10, from 9 a.m. to noon. The fieldtrip consists of driving to a number of stops in theNorth Fryeburg area from which the group takesshort excursions to determine the birds that havereturned from their exotic winter homes to thesouth, such as a wood duck (on cover). See story onPage A12. (Andrew Thompson Photo)

InsideApril Eggs and IssuesFuel companies and utilities offer incentives for moreenergy efficient homes and businesses. RachaelBrown explains. Page A10.

All Things Growing Frogs are croaking and last fall’s crops are winteringover. Lettuce, spinach, brussel sprouts all putting onnew green leaves in David Neufeld’s garden. Wow,what a spring! Page A14.

IndexArts . . . . . . . . . . .Pages A12-13 & 16-18Business News . . . . . . . . . .Pages A10-11 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pages A22-23

North Country Notebook . . . . .Page A9

Nooks & Crannies . . . . . . . . . .Page A24On the Rockpile . . . . . . . . . . . .Page A15Real Estate . . . . . . . . .Pages A5 & 10-11Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pages A20-21

Nature’s CornerOne of the first of N.H.’s native wildflowers to bloom

Eastern skunk cabbage is in a niche of its own

As bears andskunks stir fromtheir winter tor-por, the eastern

skunk cabbage(Symplocarpus foetidus)blooms in swamps, marshes,bogs and along woodedstreams. One of the first ofNew Hampshire’s nativewildflowers to bloom, itboth literally and figurative-ly melts the snow of winter.

On March 18, 1860,Thoreau describes the plantin his journal entry, “It is aflower as it were without aleaf. All that you see is astout beaked hood just risingabove the dead brown grassin the springy ground now,where it has felt the heat,under some south bank. Thesingle enveloping leaf, or‘spathe,’ is all the flower thatyou see commonly, andthose are as variously col-ored as tulips and of similarcolor — from a very darkalmost black mahogany to alight yellow streaked orfreckled with mahogany. It isa leaf simply folded around aflower, with a top like abird’s beak bent over it forits further protection, evi-dently to keep off wind andfrost, with a sharp angledown its back. These variouscolors are seen close togeth-er, and their beaks are bentin various directions.”

A flowering plant with amost unusual structure, theeastern skunk cabbage isnative to North America,growing from Canada toGeorgia, and the one of itsspecies in the Arum family.Specimens have been foundthat are hundreds of yearsold, and some botanistsbelieve the central rhizomecould live indefinitely, limit-ed only by its need for year-round muddy bed. The plant

produces a contractile rootthat grows downward whilecontracting and pulling therhizome deeper into themud, resulting in massiveroots systems on matureplants that effectively holdsoils and reduce erosion.The crown remains abovethe saturated soil.

In early spring duringflowering, skunk cabbageuses large starch reservesfrom its roots to drive highrates of cellular respirationthat produce heat that maymelt around the plant. For aperiod of about two weeks,

skunk cabbage temperaturesin the spadix that houses theflowers can be 15 to 35° Cabove ambient outside tem-peratures of -15 to 15° C.

The spathe, the outerleaf, is filled with spongy airspaces that insulate the inte-rior where the developinghermaphroditic flowers aretightly arranged. The heatand foul carrion smell offlowers and plant partsattract spring's earliest polli-nators, flies and beetles, tothe interior where pollina-tion occurs. After pollina-tion, the spathe expands,

respiration returns to morenormal levels, and lightgreen cabbage-like leavesemerge. Seeds develop with-in the spadix and are dis-persed by birds, small mam-mals, and floodwaters. ByAugust, the leaves witherand decompose, leaving lit-tle trace of its physical pres-ence; however, the rhizomeremains much alive under-ground.

Nuts and acorns, squirrelcaches, and tender emergingherbaceous plants, such asskunk cabbage, are impor-tant first foods for awaken-

ing spring black bears. Itsseeds also are eaten by squir-rels, rodents, and ruffedgrouse. The early flowersand warmth of the plant mayattract early spring flies,beetles and other insects, aswell as spiders. The roots ofthe plant are toxic, but theleaves are known to have apeppery, hot taste. NativeAmericans used the leaves totreat burns and as a painreliever. In the early part ofthe last century, skunk cab-bage was used as a treatmentof rheumatism and edema.Like the spring awakeningskunk, the plant’s pungentodor aids in its survival asthe offending smell and gen-erally unpalatable foliageputs it off limits as food formost animals.

Adaptation to a uniqueniche in the ecosystem isabundantly evident in thisunique plant. ▲

Contributed by Donna MarieDolan, PR Communications

Upcoming Programs at the Tin Mountain Nature Learning CenterThursday, April 8: Eco-Forum:

Green Practices from 12 to 1 p.m. atthe Nature Learning Center withCarolyn Beem from L.L. Bean.

Thursday, April 8: Moths of N.H.with Rick Van de Poll at 7 p.m. at theNature Learning Center.

Friday, April 9: Black Bears ofN.H. with Ben Kilham at 7 p.m. at theNature Learning Center. Reservations

needed, call 447-6991.Saturday, April 10: Duck and

Donuts at 9 a.m. Meet Sherman Farmparking lot in East Conway.

Tuesday, April 13: GrowingShitake Mushrooms at 6 p.m. at theNature Learning Center.

Thursday, April 15: NaturalistCertification Reception at 6 p.m. atthe Nature Learning Center.

Tin Mountain Conservation Center is a501 (c) 3 non-profit environmental edu-cation organization promoting an appre-ciation of the environment in the greaterMount Washington Area for over 30years. For a full listing of programs visitwww.tinmountain.org, or contact 447-6991, or email ddolan@tinmountain.org.

Eastern skunk cabbage. (Courtesy Photo)

- Page A3The Mountain Ear, Thursday, April 8, 2010

EAR in SchoolsOne $5,000 scholarship and eleven $2,000 scholarships to be awarded

Dunkin’ Donuts to award $27,000 in scholarships to N.H. studentsCANTON, Mass. — LocalN.H. Dunkin’ DonutsFranchisees have partneredwith the New HampshireCharitable Foundation to

award one $5,000 scholarshipand eleven $2,000 scholar-ships to local New Hampshirehigh school seniors who areenrolling full-time at a four-

year, two-year, or technicalcollege. The $5,000 scholar-ship will be awarded to a stu-dent enrolling at theWhittemore School of

Business at the University ofNew Hampshire.

Students applying whohave at least a 3.25 grade pointaverage and demonstrate sub-stantial volunteer or commu-nity service will be given pref-erence for funding. Other fac-tors that will be evaluatedinclude involvement in schoolactivities and paid work expe-rience. Those wishing toapply must send in a complet-ed application, school tran-scripts, recommendations andfinancial information to theNew Hampshire CharitableFoundation by 5 p.m. on April15. Awards will be announcedby the end of April.Scholarship recipients will beinvited by Dunkin’ Donuts toattend a special event to honortheir accomplishments at theManchester Country Club inMay.

“We’re thrilled to onceagain team up with the NewHampshire CharitableFoundation for the Dunkin’Donuts Scholarship pro-gram,” said Dunkin’ DonutsField Marketing Manager,Shannon Maxwell. “We lookforward to seeing these hardworking New Hampshire stu-dents take their education tothe next level and are proud toassist them during these tougheconomic times.”

Applications and furtherinformation on the Dunkin’Donuts Scholarship can befound on the New HampshireCharitable Foundation web-site, www.nhcf.org. For fur-ther information, call theStudent Aid Office at the New Hampshire CharitableFoundation at 1-800-464-6641. ▲

A.O. Lucy gathers sap with children from the Ossipee Head Start Program. (Courtesy Photo)

BIBLF’s first sugarin’ season was short, but sweet

INTERVALE — TheBelieve in Books LiteracyFoundation had its first sug-aring season in the 100 AcreWood during NewHampshire’s MapleWeekend, March 27 and 28.

Even though the seasonwas a short one, they wereable to produce almost 100gallons of fresh, pure NewHampshire maple syrup.Over 250 guests stopped bythe Sugar Shack, sampledhot maple syrup, gatheredsap in the Sugar Bush andwalked along the trails ofthe “Storywalk.”

“We had great weatherfor our guests, not so greatfor sugarin’! Everyone had agood time and the schoolgroups were a lot of fun,”explains BIBLF’s ExecutiveDirector, A.O. Lucy.

BIBLF hosted over 200school children with theirmid-week maple tours.They now have syrup forsale, so stop by the Believein Books office in Intervale,directly across from TownHall Road, to pick some uptoday.

Purchasing maple syrup,a trail pass, participating in

our events or making a tax-deductible donation, allowsthe BIBLF to continue tofund literacy programsthroughout Northern NewEngland and expose,encourage and excite chil-dren and families with thejoys of reading.

For more information onthe Literacy Foundation’sprograms, theater events,trail system, membership,fundraising events andsponsorship opportunities,contact the BIBLF offices at356-9980 or visit www.believeinbooks.org. ▲

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In The News

Katie the Kitty wants a Forever Home too! Hi! My name is Katie and many of you may already knowme. I am the shorthaired dilute tortie who lives in the large community room at the Animal Rescue LeagueNorth. I have been here for quite a few years, having first arrived as a stray. Many people mistake me fora Scottish Fold, due to my “quirky” ears but, unfortunately, they are due to having frostbite and ear infec-tions while I was living out on the streets. The life of a stray is far behind me now. I have many friends,feline and human, here at the shelter. I am spayed and the good folks here keep all my shots up to date. Ithought I was content to spend the rest of my life here, but lately I have begun to yearn for a family of myown. I have seen many human families come visit me and my friends in our room at the shelter and theyseem so friendly and nice; quite a few of them have adopted my fellow felines. I have heard so many sto-ries of how happy my old pals are with their human families that I have begun to long for one of my own.I am a 17-year-old gal, but I have a youthful spirit and a “killer bod” (if I do say so myself). I don’t like tobrag, but I am one of the cuddliest, most agreeable and easy going kitties around. I like all people, old andyoung. I would be happy to share a home with other cats or to have my humans all to myself. Please con-sider making me a member of your family. I assure you, you will be glad you did! (Courtesy Photo)

A reminder from New Hampshire Fish and Game

Hikers, be smart: It’s still winter in the mountainsCONCORD — With the arrivalof April, many outdoor enthusi-asts are thinking that winter isover, and surely spring is finallyhere in earnest. While that maybe the case in some places, hikers,climbers, and skiers out to enjoyspring activities in NewHampshire’s woods and moun-tains should be aware that winterconditions can linger well intoMay in the White Mountains.With challenging backcountryconditions in mind, outdoorsauthorities are advising theGranite State’s springtime visitorsto “Hike Safe.”

“Whether you’re hiking orbackcountry skiing this spring, themountain environment has to berespected,” says New HampshireFish and Game ConservationOfficer Lieutenant Todd Bogar-dus. “Visitors planning an out-door adventure have to realizethat spring can be very slow incoming, and winter conditionscan persist here long after spring-time appears further south.”

Lingering high mountainsnowpack means that hikers andothers need to take special precau-tions to enjoy their adventuressafely. “At higher elevations in theWhite Mountains, hikers shouldexpect to find deep and some-times soft snows that make travel-ing and trail-finding difficult wellinto April — even into earlyMay,” says Bogardus. “That caneven mean bringing along snow-shoes for springtime hikes.”

Bringing the right equipmentis key. Bogardus advises that asconditions cause ice or icy snowon trails, crampons (ice spikes,strapped to sturdy boots) or simi-lar equipment will be needed forsafe footing. In addition, hikersshould anticipate that extra timewill be needed to locate snow-covered paths, and also to negoti-ate the snowy and icy trails.

While diminishing snow levelswill eventually make high-countrytravel a bit easier, snow melt cancause another spring hazard: chal-lenging stream crossings. “Manybackcountry river crossings arenot bridged, and require care tocross safely even with low waterlevels,” warns Bogardus. “Withthe extra water of snowmelt, plusmore from spring rains, somestream crossings may be very dif-ficult, or even impossible to nego-tiate safely. Hikers definitely needto be ready to change their plans ifthey encounter such obstacles.”

Mountain weather in spring-time is often much more severethan most people expect. “High inthe White Mountains, tempera-tures can get below zero even inMay, winds are often strong andchilling, visibility can be very poorin low clouds, and snow can fall atany time. Hikers can be fooled bythe weather; we can have a balmyspring day followed by a cold win-try one,” says Bogardus. Hisadvice: Dress in layers (to suitvarying conditions), and alwaysbring warm clothing and raingear.

In some parts of the WhiteMountains, such as MountWashington, potential avalancheconditions can exist well intospring, according to RebeccaOreskes of the White MountainNational Forest. Similar hazardscan be found in other areas, espe-cially those with steep openslopes. All backcountry hikers,

climbers, and skiers should beaware of avalanche danger and beable to recognize other hazardssuch as falling ice and “under-mined” areas, where there may bethin and weak snowcover overfrigid streams.

“We’ve recently had a fewclose calls where hikers apparent-ly lacked the equipment or theskills needed on steep, icy areasabove treeline,” says Oreskes. Sheadvises that climbers venturingonto steep snow slopes must haveappropriate equipment, such as anice ax and crampons, and must beskilled in climbing techniquessuch as “self arrest.”

The basic principles of back-country safety are summarized inthe hikeSafe “Hiker Respon-

sibility Code,” which containsimportant guidelines for anyoneheading out to enjoy NewHampshire’s outdoors. “hike-Safe” is a joint initiative of theNew Hampshire Fish and GameDepartment and WhiteMountain National Forest to pro-mote safe and responsible hiking.

The hikeSafe code1) Be prepared with appropri-

ate knowledge and gear;2) Let someone else know

your plans;3) Hiking groups should stick

together, and not let themselvesbecome separated;

4) Hikers should always beready to turn back if circum-stances, such as changing weather,

dictate;5) Hikers should be ready for

emergencies, and, ideally, be set toeffect “self rescue”;

6) Those who know the codeshould share its lessons with others.

“In spite of the challenges,most springtime visitors to ourstate’s forests and mountains havegreat experiences,” says Bogardus,“and there’s a better chance ofhaving a memorable and satisfy-ing trip if hikers follow thehikeSafe principles.”

For more information aboutthe hikeSafe program, visit www.hikesafe. com and the NewHampshire Outdoor Council atwww.nhoutdoorcouncil.org. ▲

Animal Rescue League of N.H.-North to host informational dialogue, April 8

To the Editor,As promised in our

January letter regarding therecent affiliation of theConway Area Humane So-ciety (now the Animal RescueLeague of N.H.-North) andthe Bedford-based AnimalRescue League of N.H., weare delighted to welcome thepublic to an informationaldialogue. The forum will beheld at the shelter located at

223 East Main Street inConway at 6 p.m. on April 8,with shelter tours availablebetween 5:30 and 6 p.m.

The forum will share rea-sons for the affiliation,explain what exactly the affil-iation means to the shelterand the community, discussrecent and future improve-ments, and provide an oppor-tunity for attendees to askquestions. The forum will be

moderated by Doug Burnell,well known for his skill infacilitating community dia-logue, and is intended as aninformational session ratherthan a debate. We hope alllocal animal lovers willchoose to join us!

Virginia Moore, DirectorCaroline Boyd, President & CEO

Andy Orsini, Board PresidentAnimal Rescue League of NH-

North

Letter To The Editor

- Page A5The Mountain Ear, Thursday, April 8, 2010

Carroll County Transit System set to start operations this summerTAMWORTH — Reliable andaccessible transportation for eld-erly, disabled, and low incomepersons in Carroll County is abasic fundamental need.However, the county’s vast terri-tory and diverse geography, com-bined with the lack of statewidetransportation resources, posesmany challenges in meeting thebasic needs of human mobility.

“This may change soon how-ever,” said Ted LaLiberte, systemmanager for the Carroll CountyTransit Project, Tri-CountyCommunity Action Program isset to start operations this sum-mer.

Across Carroll County, peo-ple are facing these challengeseach day. In Conway, an elderly

woman is having difficulty travel-ing to dialysis treatments inLaconia several times a weekbecause limited long distancetransportation services are notalways available, and are alreadyoverburdened. In a neighboringtown, a disabled woman cannotget to a court hearing so she canbe assigned legal custody of hermother who needs to be placedin a nursing home. In anothercommunity, a 23-year-old legallyblind college graduate has beenplaced in a job 15 miles fromhome, and cannot get to workbecause there are no carpools,public transportation, or volun-teer networks available to her.

The people with unmet needsfor transportation here in Carroll

County are all around us. Theyare our families. They are ourfriends. They are our neighbors.According to the 2000 census,nearly 8,500 people in CarrollCounty have some form of dis-ability. More than 9,000 are over65 years of age, and 4,500 are liv-ing in poverty (and this last onegrows each day).

While not all of these peopleare in need of transportation,many of them are. According to arecent survey by the U.N.H.Institute on Disability, only onethird of statewide respondentsindicated that “transportationwas available when they neededit, or transportation was availablewhen they wanted to go.”

The general public under-

stands this need. In the sameU.N.H. Institute on Disabilitysurvey, three quarters of NewHampshire residents supporttransportation options that areaccessible and affordable for allmembers of the community.

Implementing a transporta-tion system throughout parts ofCarroll County will require over-coming geographic, governmen-tal, and financial barriers. It willrequire commitment and a spiritof cooperation between trans-portation providers, human serv-ice agencies, state and local offi-cials, advocacy groups, resourceagencies, and users of the system.However, the transportationneeds of Carroll County are toogreat to ignore.

Burns will not inconvenience visitors to WMNF

Prescribed burns planned for White Mountain National ForestREGION — Spring burning inthe White Mountain NationalForest will begin this month asground and weather conditionsbecome right for safe and effectiveburning.

John Neely, White MountainNational Forest fire technician, iskeeping a close eye on the weath-er and moisture levels in the vari-ous sites around the forest.

“We have a site-specific burnplan for each area that describesthe exact conditions we needbefore we’ll ignite a fire. We waitfor the right wind, weather, andmoisture levels that will allow usto burn safely. The burn plans alsospell out all the details for the

kinds of equipment and the num-ber of trained firefighters neededat the site, and coordination withlocal fire departments,” Neelysaid.

The Forest Service plans toburn areas in the New Hampshiretowns of Benton, Easton,Ellsworth, Conway, Berlin,Randolph, Milan, Gorham, and inthe Maine towns of Gilead andAlbany Township. The burn sitesrange from three to 50 acres insize. Up to 170 acres of the796,000-acre National Forest isplanned for burning this spring.

Prescribed fire is used to meetmultiple resource objectives,including the maintenance of

wildlife openings in the forest.These openings provide grassymeadows or shrubby areas,adding to the diversity and com-plexity of habitat essential forsome forest dwellers.

“Periodic burning of thesesites helps to maintain habitat forfeeding, nesting, and cover formany wildlife species,” saysLeighlan Prout, White MountainNational Forest WildlifeProgram Leader. Burning alsoreduces the amount of accumulat-ed forest fuels such as dead leaves,brush, and downed wood, lower-ing the risk for a wildfire.Prescribed fire can also prepare aseedbed on the forest floor for

regeneration of certain treespecies such as oak and pine. Theburns are ignited and controlledby wildland firefighters with up-to-date training and gear.Firefighters stay prepared forassignments here and out West ifneeded for wildfire suppression.

Neely notes that most of theburn sites are well away from pop-ulated areas and will cause little ifany inconvenience to NationalForest visitors.

For more information callJohn Neely at White MountainNational Forest Headquarters at536-6100 or your local RangerDistrict. ▲

Plans are currently under wayfor the Carroll County TransitSystem to run four round tripsdaily between Wolfeboro andNorth Conway, with bus trans-fers in West Ossipee. A third buswill connect to the Laconia areatwice daily with stops in theMoultonborough and CenterSandwich area to connect withthe bus system in Laconia.

Demand response or dial-a-ride services will be available inthree service areas as well. Bycalling a day or more in advance,door-to-door services are avail-able to bring riders where theyneed to go within that servicearea.

A third component of theTransit system will be LongDistance Medical services.Volunteer drivers are beingrecruited to provide transportservices for those needing to getto facilities outside the serviceareas.

The transit program current-ly has a travel trainer programavailable for interested parties.This staff member is available tocome visit with you, your groupor organization and work to helpeveryone better understand howto use a rural public transporta-tion system. They will provideeducation on the types of servic-es being offered to alleviate anxi-ety and misconceptions. A ridersguide is now available highlight-ing the services of the transit sys-tem.

For more information, con-tact Ted LaLiberte at 323-8150 or visit carroll countytran-sit.info. ▲

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It is probably this allure, thecall of the wild, which spurspeople on to think that if theyhave a wolf as a pet they cancapture some of that spirit fortheir own. It is a mistake,though, because most peoplehave an imperfect understand-ing of the responsibilities ofowning a wild animal. To bewild means to be independent,which makes wolves and wolf-dogs hard, if not impossible, totrain.

It’s not that they’re notsmart enough to take directions— Keating says they are asintelligent as human teenagers,as compared to domesticateddogs, that are about as smart asthree-month-old babies — it’sthat they really don’t want totake directions.

“These guys can think, theyhave personality, they can blowyour mind,” Keating, founderof the Refuge, says during ourrecent visit to the Refuge.

What they really want to dois roam, and though the chain-linked fences at LCWR don’topen to the miles of NewHampshire and Maine woods,the pens are larger than the sit-uations from which they wererescued. And they want tosocialize with other wolveswithin the hierarchy of a pack.The large pens at LCWR allowthem to do that, too, with res-cued wolf-dogs put into a tran-sition pen before they areplaced with a pack.

The transition pen is impor-tant, because, as Keating pointsout, “In order to work with theanimals, you have to be able totouch them.”

Keating’s interest inwolves goes back to thelate 1960s, when he

studied Native AmericanCulture. “Most of yournomadic tribes learned fromwolves,” he notes. In the mid-’80s he started his first pack

with three wolf-dogs in histhree-acre backyard in CenterConway. He worked with theState of New Hampshire onregulations for owning andkeeping wolves and wolf-dogs,eventually becoming a well-known expert on how to carefor them, and in the processoutgrowing his three acres, asagencies that took wolf-dogsout of bad situations discoveredthat Keating had a place forthem.

“I had never planned to bein rescue,” he comments. It wasthrough a friend of a friend thathe acquired the land inChatham, growing from three,to 30 and now 70 acres. TheRefuge has over 20 enclosuresnow, and at one time housed100 refugees, which Keatingsays was a bit too many. TheRefuge has 82 wolves and wolf-dogs now. Each one isneutered, gets its regular yearlyshots and has an identifyingmicrochip under its skin. Oncea year someone from the statecomes to make sure everythingis going okay.

Before the animals areaccepted by the Refuge theymust first be checked by a vet inthe state from which they arebeing shipped. As one of 35wolf rescue facilities across thecountry, LCWR gets calls fromall over, some from new ownersinquiring how to take care oftheir “pet”; others who can’thandle their new family mem-bers and are looking for a moresuitable place for them. Stillother calls come from agenciesthat have taken wolves andwolf-dogs away from people.

The Refuge houses a pairfrom a tough neighborhood inBrooklyn and other wolf-dogsfrom the Southwest. In manystates it is illegal to own wolvesas pets, and illegal to breedwolves with dogs, but thatdoesn’t stop people. Asked howpeople get their hands on these

If there’s any doubt as to the exact heritage ofthe four-legged animals at the Loki ClanWolf Refuge in Chatham, it’s dispelled bytheir vocalizations echoing around the hill-sides outside Fred Keating’s mobile home.

These canines are howling like wolves. It’s an exciting sound to hear in the White

Mountains of New Hampshire, different from theyips of the wild coyotes that have spread through-out the Northeast. It’s a sound so closely associatedwith unsettled wilderness that one can, for amoment, believe that this turf has not yet beenclaimed by European settlers.

By Sara Young-KnoxContributing Writer

At each pen we stopped at one wolf or wolf-dog would come forward from the pack to greet DanHazlett, while the others would mill around a few feet back or would just go about their business.Being friendly, or maybe being top-dog, has its rewards, like getting scratched behind the ear.

(Courtesy Photo)

The howls heard in Chatham are truly calls of the wild

Loki Clan Wolf Refuge offers . . .

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animals — aren’t they illegal?— Keating replies, “Drugs areillegal, too.”

Two of the wolves camefrom a Chicago suburb, wherethey were kept in the backyardof a woman whose husband hadwanted them for pets. The mandied, leaving his widow withthe pair. The pair was put on aplane and sent to Loki, andwhen Keating picked the crateup in Boston it had a noteattached to it saying, “Femalemay be pregnant.” The happycouple is now a family of four.

Keating doesn’t take careof the wolves alone.Dan Hazlett lives on the

property, too, doing much ofthe daily maintenance and thefeeding. The Refuge is also anon-profit organization, com-plete with a board of directorsand many contributors and vol-unteers. From June to Octoberthe Refuge holds work parties,when volunteers can come andhelp. For many years that helpmeant building new pens, butthat has slowed down now andthe work is mostly mainte-nance.

The wolves are fed raw meatfrom East Conway Beef andPork. In a week, the Refugegoes through about 2,500 to3,500 pounds of meat, witheach wolf getting about 20 to40 pounds every two to threedays. With no fillers or preser-vatives, the waste that comesout the other end of the animalis much more biodegradablethan is a domestic dog’s. Itbreaks down to a fine chalkylump that quickly disintegratesinto the ground.

“Their metabolism is so fast;they’re moving all the time,”Keating says. “It’s like they’resaying ‘I gotta move, I gottamove!’” They do slow down for

awhile after eating, though,becoming, as Keating says,“food drunk” — groggy fromtheir full stomach.

It’s not just their behaviorthat differentiates wolves fromdomestic dogs. Wolves havenarrow chests and long legs andwhen they sit their big feetsplay outward. “The eyes are abig giveaway,” Hazlett says ofthe wolves’ mostly yellowish-brown eyes. Wolf prints differfrom domestic dogs, too, withlonger toes and a more oblongshape. In the wild, wolves liveto be around 6 to 8 years old.

Hazlett’s day at the Refugestarts around 6:30 a.m., whenhe checks the pens. “I makesure everybody’s where they’resupposed to be,” he says. In thewinter, or after bad weather,checking the pens also meanslooking out for downed treebranches across the fencing, orbirch or pin cherry saplingsbent over the fence tops.

“You can’t really work aplan; you kind of have to pencilit in,” Hazlett explains. Thepens are a minimum of 30 by40 feet, with nine pens an acreor more. “We got big ones, wegot little ones,” he says.

Hazlett and other volunteersgive tours of the Refuge.Among those who have taken atour are school and environ-mental groups. In the summer,college interns help out withchores. A husband and wifefrom Scotland come to stay andvolunteer at the Refuge for amonth every summer, Keatingsays.

The Refuge is largely sup-ported by donations, raisingfunds, too, from the annual saleof a calendar with close-upphotos of the magnificentwolves. Keating takes no salary,using his Social Security tocover what little personal

expenses he has. “I’ve got ahouse to live in, I’ve got food toeat, I’m happy,” he remarks.

Near the end of the visitKeating’s phone rings.After hanging up, he

says it was a woman from NewYork who had just gotten a wolfpup. He shakes his head a bit.

Wolves aren’t meant to livein domestic settings; they aren’tmeant to heed the call of man,but people will keep waiting for

them to obey their commands.And Loki Clan Wolf Refugewill keep offering a wild sanctu-ary to those wolves handed overby those who wanted to tamethem, but simply couldn’t. ▲

Eleven-month-old Chochise and Fred Keating are nearly the same height, though Fred likely out-weighs the 90-pound animal. Chochise shares his pen with 15-year-old Ishta, who had been lonely anddespondent after losing her mate, Atlas. (Courtesy Photo)

a place to roam

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Benefit Breakfast for Habitat for Humanity

Where: Masonic Lodge, above Movie Theater

in North Conway Village

When: 8 – 11am, Sunday, April 11

A donation is requested

Various raffle prizes will be given.A complimentary raffle ticket will be given to

anyone who brings a non-perishable food item.

Valley Folks & Focus

The Ear and friends at Schweitzer Mountain in Idaho. In this Travel Pic, Tom andDonna Chasse (Tom is Pres/CEO of Schweitzer, former president of Attitash), Brian and PattyBennett, and Mike and Susan Bannon, who work for the Schweitzer Snow Sports School andsummer at the Mt. Washington Auto Road, had a powerful craving for the comforts of a MWVhome, which they satisfied by grabbing some comfort food and the nearest Ear. Ahhhhh....

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Mount Washington Jewish Community celebratesPassover. The Mount Washington Jewish Community gath-ered on March 30 to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Passover.More than 50 adults and a dozen children gathered at theGibson Center for the holiday’s traditional religious serviceand dinner, called the Seder. (Courtesy Photo)

You can never have toomany Ears! This photo of fourEars (plus four MWV-lovingtravelers) was taken in Lech inthe Arlberg Region of Austriain February. And by the way, inaddition to adventuring in thisspectacular part of the world, italso so happens that theystayed in the town of Stuben,directly across the street fromthe home of HANNESSCHNEIDER, who, as we allknow, was renowned for devel-oping the Arlberg method ofskiing before coming to Mt.Cranmore in 1939! Wow! Leftto right are Tony and JennySimone, long-time residents ofNorth Conway, now teaching inMoscow, and Joe and EllieVasta, who have been skiingand hiking the Mt. WashingtonValley for 40-plus years (andthey are “all faithful readers ofThe Ear!”) ChEARs to that!

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North Country NotebookShould there be tax credit for wood heat...

and inquiring readers want to knowBy John HarriganContributing Writer

Aweek or so Ago I got atelephone call fromDave Hill, an old friend

from my Lancaster days, look-ing for another friend’s tele-phone number. That done, wevisited for a bit, and Dave, anastute reader, said, “I like theway you describe firewood asforty-year-old stored solarpower.”

Which of course it is. Thehardwoods most people areworking up into firewoodright about now, so it’ll befairly dry by fall — the smallerstuff, around eight to ten inch-es on the butt — takes 30 to 40years to get to that size, asopposed to softwoods, whichgrow much faster. But eitherway, a tree can be perceived asa state-of-the-art solar powerbattery. If lithium batteriescould store as much energyand release it with as muchpower in such as sustainable afashion, we’d all be drivingelectric-powered vehicles theday after tomorrow.

Dave’s comment moved meto rush for pen and paper afterwe’d hung up, and jot down“Note to self.” I actually dothis — write the headline“Note to self” above whateverthought I’m trying to getdown onto paper before itevaporates from what passesfor a brain.

The thought was this: If thefederal and state governmentsare bent on offering tax-breakincentives for people who arereducing dependence on non-replaceable fossil fuels and theflow of capital into foreigncoffers by turning to so-called“green” renewable resources,why don’t people who burnwood qualify?

This is not a new question.A couple of years ago Ireceived a funny letter from areader down around AltonBay about sheiks from oil-richkingdoms staging wild partiesand sending another kid toHarvard every time someone’soil furnace fires up. But on amore serious line, he won-dered why people who avoidburning gas and oil and puttheir hard work and moneyinto firewood instead(“green,” sustainable, locallygrown, dollars stay home, jobs— you get the picture) don’tget the same consideration aspeople who invest in solar andwind.

“The dollars I spend for atruckload of logs stay righthere to circulate in the localeconomy instead of flying offoverseas,” he said. “The ener-gy I harvest to heat our homeis sustainable and locallygrown. It represents just asmall drop in weaning thecountry away from depend-ence on oil and other irre-placeable fossil fuels, but still,it’s a drop. So why isn’t fire-wood as worthy as solar andwind?”

Then I got another letterfrom a reader in, as I recall,Bristol, who not only wanted atax break for his wood-pile butalso wanted allowances for hischainsaws, wood-splitter andgas. He was half kidding, but,well, why not? “And whatabout my woodshed?” headded. “Huh?”

(Disclaimer: I heat ourhouse entirely with wood, andso this entire subject can beperceived as a greedy, grub-bing grasp for governmentmoney, which if we get we’lluse to run off next winter tosomewhere where it’s warm,like Nevis.)

Okay, as Johnny Carsonused to say, but seriously:Readers, what do you think?

Why would the whole fire-wood endeavor qualify for“green and sustainable” alter-native-energy tax credits, andwhy would it not?

Whenever I come right outin print and ask readers whatthey think about this or that,I’m bound to get more thanthe already voluminous mail,believe me — which brings meto a couple of house-keepingpoints.

First, I eventually read allof my e-mail but I don’t neces-sarily check it every day, muchless on the hour or evenminute as so many peopleseem to do with such techno-logical idolatry these days. Onweekends I tend to check itnot at all. So if you have aburning question or timelyissue (now here’s a radicalidea), pick up the phone. I’min the book and easy to find,but here are the numbers any-way — work 237-5501, home237-4445.

Second, I may well use allor part of what you send in aletter as the germ or entiresubject matter for a column —big surprise, right, becauseafter all I’m in the news busi-ness. But in most cases I won’tuse your name without check-

ing first that it’s all right.Third, if you care about a

topic enough to write me, whynot direct your letter, at thesame time, to the newspaperwhere you saw my column?Readers send me some excel-lent letters, and I always windup thinking, “Wow — what agreat letter to the editor thatwould make.” Communitynewspapers are hungry for let-ters from readers, people loveto read them, and there is aparticular public hunger fortopics dealing with anythinginvolving the great outdoors.

In sum, why let yourthoughts, arguments andquestions stop with me?Letters to the editor are free,and offer a great forum forgood dialogue for the greatercommon good. ▲

This column runs in a dozenweekly papers covering thenorthern two-thirds of NewHampshire and parts of Maineand Vermont. John Harrigan’saddress: Box 39, Colebrook,NH 03576, or hooligan@ncia.net

A load of tree-length hardwood (maple, birch, beech) awaits the chainsaw and splitter — sustainable, locally grown stored solar energythat keeps jobs and dollars at home. (John Harrigan Photo)

*Exp 04/30/10

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necessary health directives inplace? Health directives name asingle individual to manage allkey health decisions if a patientcannot make them; a willdepending on their assets andlifestyle situation — if they havekids to raise or a business to run,for example. Check to see whatdetailed legal instructions theyhave in place to manage theirfinances or run their business ifthey are incapacitated. And ifthose plans have not been made,they need to be made immedi-ately with the help of a CFP®professional and necessary taxand legal experts.

An individual who is ill needsto designate people whom theytrust to handle health and per-sonal finance decisions. But ifthey have not planned for thefuture of their business, that is athird and very detailed step thatneeds to be addressed in collab-oration with other family mem-bers as well as key co-workers orexecutives.

Talk about long-term careprovisions: According to theAmerican Association of RetiredPersons, the average nursinghome stay is 2.5 years. Whetheran individual chooses long-termcare in the home or in a facility,it’s important to understand that

while some direct medicalexpenses will be covered by pri-vate insurance, Medicare orMedicaid, most of the cost,including daily living expenses,will not.

Get a handle on bills andother key financial events: It’snot the most pleasant dinnertable conversation, but if morepeople planned their affairs withthe assumption that they coulddie or become permanentlyincapacitated tomorrow, sur-vivors would have a much easiertime running or settling mattersin their absence. Such planninggoes beyond having simple willsand powers of attorney in aneasy-to-find location. It makesgood sense to establish the fol-lowing:

• Electronic transactions:Older relatives tend to trust tra-ditional means of paying bills,but automatic bill pay is anextraordinary benefit for care-givers or relatives charged withmanaging someone else’sfinances. By gathering all billsthat need to be paid and pro-gramming in their paymentdates, there’s little or no risk thatany regular bills will be paid late.Automatic bill payment shouldbe one of the first decisionsmade if an elderly relative estab-

lishes a joint checking accountwith a caregiver or whoeverholds their financial power ofattorney. Also, if a relative wantsto continue a regular savings orinvestment plan while they areincapacitated, those paymentscan be made as well. Mostimportant – once those auto-matic transactions are set up, allthe security codes and pass-words must be kept in a safeplace for both to access.

• Set up a home maintenanceschedule: If the relative is hop-ing to return to the home or if itmust be sold at a later date topay bills or to settle the estate, itmust be maintained to assure itsvalue at the time it needs to bereoccupied or sold.

• Set up a correspondencesystem: In addition to the stressof helping someone who’s ill orincapacitated, the sheer amountof paperwork associated with aserious illness can shake themost unflappable person. Again,a CFP® professional with spe-cial skills working with elderlyclients can help you set up a sys-tem for collecting and sortingthat information as well as non-medical financial correspon-dence. If the house is unoccu-pied, it’s also important thatthere is a way to keep mailsecure to avoid identity theft —buy a shredder for all mailedmaterials that don’t need to befiled.

• Pull credit reports: Getpermission from your relative topull the three annual creditreports they are entitled to dur-ing the year so you can confirmall accounts are current and thatidentity thieves haven’t targetedtheir accounts. ▲

This column is produced by theFinancial Planning Association,the membership organization forthe financial planning community,and is provided by Myles Crowe, alocal member of FPA. Myles is aRegistered Principal, Securitiesoffered through Cambridge In-vestment Research, Inc., aBroker/Dealer, Member FINRA/SIPC. Investment Advisor Rep-resentative, Cambridge Invest-ment Research Advisors, Inc., aRegistered Investment Advisor.

Presented by Myles J Crowe CPA, CFP

No one wants to give upcontrol of their lives.That’s true for some-

one who’s 20 or 80. But if yousense an older relative is slowingdown, or if a serious illness isthreatening the finances of anyloved one, it’s time to fashion abattle plan.

A good first stop is a financialplanner – a financial expert withthe experience to step into atense situation and help you cre-ate a system for locating keyinformation so you can makethe necessary critical decisions.Of course, the best way to set upa system is to work with the rel-ative before there’s a problem orin the early stages of illness.Some suggestions:

Understand their condi-

tion and strike a cooperativebalance: The first step in help-ing someone in a crisis is not totalk about the money but tounderstand the crisis. Beforetalking about money issues, doeverything possible to under-stand how they’re feeling andmost important, how they wantto handle family, work andmoney issues at each stage oftheir illness. It’s not unreason-able for someone to want tokeep control until the pointwhen they really have to give upthe reins. Get them to talk aboutwhat they believe will be trig-gers for them to give up control,and then find out how theywould like to proceed and for-mulate a transition plan.

Talk about legal docu-ments: Does this parent, rela-tive or friend have a will and

Stepping in financially for an older relative at a time of need

Money Matters

BBuussiinneessss NNeewwssAt Eggs & Issues, April 1

Fuel companies and utilities offer incentives to energizeBy Rachael BrownContributing Writer

F uel companies andutilities want cus-tomers to use lessenergy. That was themessage at the April 1

Eggs and Issues presentation at

the Tech Village in Conway:Incentive Programs for MoreEnergy Efficient Homes andBusinesses.

“It might seem odd that acompany which is in the busi-ness of supplying gallons andgallons of fuel would sponsorenergy savings,” began Dana

Jones, marketing director forWhite Mountain Oil andPropane. “We are not stuck inthe fossil fuel business, we areinterested in energy savings. Ibelieve energy conservation ispatriotic, the right thing for ourcountry and the right thing todo.”

Craig Snow, programadministrator, responsible forcommercial and industrial ener-gy efficient programs for NewHampshire Electric Coopera-tive (NHEC), followed Jones’introduction. He explainedthere are four utility companiesin New Hampshire: Public

Service of New Hamp-shire, (PSNH) National Gridand Unitil. Snow explained thatall the companies work togetheron a number of platforms,though they represent differentareas of the state. A show of

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Eastern Slope Inn Resortcompletes AH & LA

green guidelines challengeNORTH CONWAY — TheEastern Slope Inn Resort suc-cessfully completed theAmerican Hotel & LodgingAssociation (AH&LA) GreenGuidelines Challenge, inwhich more than 200 hotelsacross the country trackedand, in many cases, improvedtheir green business opera-tions via AH&LA’s 11Minimum Green Guidelines( w w w . a h l a . c o m / g r e e n .aspx?id=24562), released bythe association’s Green TaskForce.

With the aid of a trackingtool provided by AH&LA,Eastern Slope Inn Resortcommunicated its results viaan online Green GuidelinesChallenge survey, as well asshared the hotel’s success sto-ries and best practices. Thechallenge asked hotels tomeasure occupancy statistics,monetary and energy expendi-tures, and return on invest-ment (ROI) from specificgreen practices, and EasternSlope Inn Resort excelled inall areas.

Based on existing environ-mental certification programs,including Green Seal, GreenGlobe, Green Key, andLEED, along with various

state certification programs,the 11 Minimum GreenGuidelines define ways to givehotel owners and operatorsopportunities to reduce oper-ating costs and environmentalimpacts through reduced util-ity consumption, recyclingprograms, employee training,and supply chain manage-ment. The guidelines alsoallow hotels to improve theirfiscal performance by trackingROI against their general sta-tistics.

Eastern Slope Inn Resortreceived a certificate of com-pletion in recognition of thehotel’s efforts. The hotel iscontinuing to maximize itsgreen efforts by examining theadditional 58 guidelinesAH&LA has put forth andintegrating new policies andpractices into its operations.

“By completing the chal-lenge, Eastern Slope InnResort can be identified as aneco-friendly establishment,based on these importantindustry guidelines,” saidDonna Allan, GeneralManager. “We’re proud of ouraccomplishments and lookforward to finding better waysto serve our guests – and theplanet.” ▲

The Eastern Slope Inn, located on Main Street in North Conway,successfully completed the American Hotel & Lodging Association(AH&LA) Green Guidelines Challenge. (Courtesy Photo)

hands indicated that the crowdwas split 50/50 between NHECand PSNH.

Businesses, large and small,are eligible for rebates fromboth companies when theyeither upgrade or replace ineffi-cient equipment with newertechnology. There are rebatesfor lighting, freezers, coolers,door controls and more. ForNHEC customers, Snow says tocontact the company. He willthen visit a business, perform adetailed analysis, suggest sav-ings and cost and then submit toNHEC for rebate approval.Snow emphasized the impor-tance of submitting the rebateapproval before getting startedon a project. “You can’t get paidafter the fact,” he says.

Mark Toussaint, though he isprogram administrator for smallbusinesses for PSNH, spokeabout the programs available toresidential customers. Thereare up to $4,000 worth ofrebates for customers who havehigh usage, explained Toussaint.It used to be that assistance wasonly available for lower income,but that’s not the case now. Bothutility companies offer calcula-tors on their websites, (www.nhec.com, www.psnh.com) tohelp customers determinewhether or not they qualify,explained Toussaint. Custo-mers can contact the utilitycompanies and request a homevisit, too.

Buildings that meet New

Hampshire state codes are theleast efficient. “A code buildingis the worst building you canfind as far as being energy effi-cient,” says Toussaint. TheHome Energy System Rating(HERS) adopted by the utilitycompanies rates buildings andurges homes to rate 20 percenthigher than state code. Thereare two types of ratings, fossilfuel and geothermal or renew-able energy. Toussaint explainsthat first step homeownersshould take towards energy effi-ciency is to focus on the primaryareas of weatherization, insula-tion and air sealing. Once that isaccomplished, homeownersmay want to consider renewableenergy.

The utility companiesencourage use of Energy Starproducts. Both offer rebates andwork with local and big boxretailers. In addition, NH Saves(www.nhsaves.com) a commonwebsite for all the utility com-panies, offers Energy Star prod-ucts. Customers can orderonline and the rebates are builtin - no need to fill out forms.There are some limits on resi-dential purchases, but bus-inesses can purchase unlimitedquantities.

Toussaint agrees with Jonesand even though they bothwork for energy consumptioncompanies, they encourage cus-tomers to use less. “Why woulda utility company encourage itscustomers to use less kilo-watts?,” he asks. “We stay inbusiness if our customers don’tgo out of business. It is goodcustomer service and it is cheap-

er than building a new powerplant.” .

Improvements cost money.Wondering of other ways tofund? The next presenters,Sarah Di Sano, downtownresource manager for NewHampshire Community Dev-elopment Finance Authority(CDFA) and Rick Minyard,vice-president for policy andprograms, let the audienceknow that the EnterpriseEnergy Fund has 3.5 milliondollars to lend. There is moremoney scheduled for fall 2010.The low interest loan and grantprogram is available to businessand non-profits for energy effi-cient and renewable energyprojects. Rates are as low as 2.75percent for three years and ashigh as 3.5 percent for 10 yearsfor businesses. They are as lowas 2 to 2.5 percent for three to10 year terms for non- profits.

There are requirements forthe loans. Interested parties canvisit www.nhcdfagrants.org.“This [loans and grants] is firstcome, first serve; if you registerby April 30, you will be in thefirst group,” says Minyard.

The Mt. Washington Valleyand New Hampshire score highin energy efficiency. “Conwayand North Conway is thebusiest segment of the state totake advantage of rebates,” saysSnow.

“I am not sure if it is becauseof Yankee frugality, but NewHampshire is among the topfive states for energy rebates,”says Toussaint. ▲

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Wood duck (Photo by Andrew Thompson)

TMCC annualDucks andDoughnutsfield trip setfor April 10

Tin Mountain Conserva-tion Center will be pre-senting its annual Ducks

and Doughnuts Field Trip onSaturday, April 10, from 9 a.m. tonoon.

Participants will be looking inwetlands and other open watersfor returning ducks such as com-mon mergansers, wood ducks,ring-necked ducks, golden eyes,and other early migrants. Join theTin Mountain staff exploring por-tions of the meandering oldcourse of the Saco River, inundat-ed farm fields, tributary streams,wetlands, and hay meadows formore than just ducks.

The field trip consists of driv-ing to a number of stops in theNorth Fryeburg area from whichthe group takes short excursionsto determine the birds that havereturned from their exotic winterhomes to the south. Meet at 9 a.m.at the parking lot at ShermanFarms. Bring your binoculars orborrow a pair from us, and we’llbring doughnuts.

TMCC Nature Programs areopen to the public. Donations of$3 per person and $5 per familyare appreciated. For more infor-mation on Tin Mountain Con-servation Center, visit www.tinmo-untain.org or call Donna at 447-6991. ▲

EntertainmentArts Recreation&&

Join storyteller Ishi Hayes at MWV Children’s Museum

Mountain Top Music Center Storytelling Series continues on Saturday, April 10

Proud to Be Me! Proud toBe Who You Are! Yes, it’sanother storytelling time,

with the Mount WashingtonValley Children’s Museum andMountain Top Music Centercollaborating to welcome chil-dren aged four to nine withfamilies and friends. The ses-sion will be held on Saturday,April 10, at 10 a.m. at theMWV Children’s Museum onWhite Mountain Highway inNorth Conway.

Ishi Hayes, Jackson resident,local educator, and area story-

teller, will present a few storiesincluding a Dr. Seuss tale. Thecost for the session is $3 perperson or $10 for a family.

What should you bring tothe series? Your ears, perhaps asinging voice, clapping hands,dancing toes, and a good imag-ination! Witness sparkling eyesand excited gasps as childrenlisten to and watch the story-tellers. Introduce your childrenor your grandchildren to theart of story-making, throughtheir active listening. Lastingabout an hour, the program will

expose children to the entranc-ing art of storytelling, an artform that draws on a wide vari-ety of ideas and experiences,enticing the listener and usingthe listener’s own imaginationas the tale progresses.

The series is presented byMountain Top Music Center,the Valley’s community musicschool. The school’s mission isto enrich lives and build com-munity through music by pro-viding inspiring music educa-tion and excellent listening and performing opportunities

throughout the area. MTMC’sfaculty teaches more than 300students, from toddlers to sen-iors. Mountain Top also organ-izes concerts and musicalevents throughout the area;proceeds from programsenable the Center to offerexcellent music instruction ataffordable rates.

For information about pro-grams, call 447-4737 or visitthe website at www.mountainto-pmusic.org. ▲

Sunday, April 11, at Salyards Center for the Arts

MTMC Faculty Showcase: Crossing Boundaries/Creating Connections

Mountain Top MusicCenter’s faculty willdisplay all their musi-

cal colors — a wide spectrum ofinstruments, styles, and moods— on Sunday, April 11, at 3 p.m.at Salyards Center for the Arts

in Conway Village. The performance includes a

variety of music, ranging fromclassical to jazz to rock-fusion.Mountain Top Music Center’snew director and saxophoneplayer Mike Sakash will join vio-

linist, Ellen Schwindt; violist,Chris Nourse, and pianist,Sharon Novak, in EugeneBozza’s lyrical piece titled“Aria.” In contrast to the dra-matic mood set by “Aria,”Mountain Top Music Center’sfaculty combo will performYusef Lateef’s meditative jazzcomposition titled “Morning.”

The faculty combo consistsof percussionist, Eric Rollnick,guitarist Chad Cummings, vio-linist, Ellen Schwindt violist,Chris Nourse, saxophonist,Mike Sakash, and bassist,Sharon Novak. The combo willalso perform an exciting rock-fusion composition by guitaristChad Cummings. Addinganother jazz offering to Sunday’sperformance, well-known localmusician and talented bass play-er, Al Hospers, will join Mike

Sakash in a duo performanceof Chick Corea’s “Spain.”

Music from the Classicalstyle will be presented aswell — reaching from thedarkest and most solemn ofmoods to the lightest. ChrisNourse and Ellen Schwindtwill present two dramaticviola/piano duets composedby English violist RebeccaClarke. They will also per-form lighthearted and ele-gant music for violin andpiano by Boraslav Martinuand W. A. Mozart. Therewill be a suggested donationof $10 at the door.

Mountain Top MusicCenter presents a diversearray of concerts and pro-grams to delight audiencesof all ages; its faculty teachesmore than 300 students,from infants to senior citi-zens, each semester. Formore information aboutMountain Top Music Cen-ter, visit www.mountaintopm-usic.org or call 447-4737. ▲

Violinist Chris Nourse will perform at the Mountain Top MusicCenter Faculty Showcase on April 11. (Courtesy Photo)

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Conway Historical Society Monthly Program, April 13

‘Glimpses of Livermore: Rise and fall of a White Mountain logging village’

Everyone with an interest inthe history of the WhiteMountains is urged to

attend this month’s ConwayHistorical Society program onTuesday, April 13 at 7 p.m.

Guest speaker Peter Crane ofthe Mount Washington Observa-tory will present a program thatwill include fascinating images ofLivermore, an early logging townthat existed from about 1875 to

about 1935. Crane will take youback to a small White Mountaintown that might have been lost intime were it not for his interest inpreserving the history of theregion with his research on thelogging era of the late 1800s.

Livermore was a logging vil-lage that stood in the shadow ofMount Carrigain, near CrawfordNotch. During its peak, the log-ging industry there supported 200

The Friends of theEffingham Library willpresent John Perrault and

his Jefferson’s Dream program,Keeping the Declaration Aliveand Well: Exploring Eight GreatAmericans in Words and Song, onThursday, April 15, at 7 p.m., inthe meeting room of theEffingham Public Library.

Perrault, a balladeer, lawyer,teacher and poet, presents aunique perspective on theDeclaration of Independence.Perrault uses an integrated artsapproach to focus history throughthe lens of song in this unusualbook and CD combination fromHobblebush Books. Presentingeight major figures who riskedeverything to bring theDeclaration’s values to fruition,Jefferson’s Dream recounts theirstories with riveting original bal-lads. The program features pho-tos, text, ballad lyrics, music andrecorded songs on eight greatAmericans who ploughed Jeffer-son’s field: Thomas Jefferson,Harriet Tubman, Abraham Lin-coln, Frederick Douglass, Eliza-beth Cady Stanton, Henry DavidThoreau, Ida B. Wells, and

Eleanor Roosevelt.As special guest of the Writers

Night program, Hanna Zdrnja, avibrant young poet fromKingswood Regional HighSchool, will perform her poetry.Winner of the Poetry Out LoudRegional competition, Hannarecently participated in the statechampionship poetry competi-tion.

Come to listen, or bring apiece of your own writing toshare. Writers’ Night, held on thethird Thursday of the month, isfor those who write — music,poetry, prose, fiction, non-fiction— and for those who enjoy listen-ing. Each month features one totwo writers followed by an open-mic opportunity for others toshare a piece of original writing oracoustic music (up to five min-utes). Enjoy light refreshmentsand conversation with other writ-ers and artists.

For more information, con-tact: Katie McCarthy at 539-7694, katiemccarthy@roadrunner.com, call the Library 539-1537, orcheck out past and future presen-ters on the library website:http://effingham.lib.nh.us/. ▲

individuals with its work in a lum-ber mill and in the surroundingwoodlands. Today, only a fewbrick and stone foundationsremain of this once thriving vil-lage. Crane will share the story ofLivermore, how it grew, thosewho lived and worked there, andhow and why the town declined.

Crane serves as Curator of theMount Washington Observa-tory’s Gladys Brooks MemorialLibrary, which features books,maps, prints, photos, and othermaterial relating to the Obser-vatory, Mount Washington, andthe White Mountains. The col-lection is the largest, publicly-accessible trove of its kind in theWhite Mountain region, andserves the Observatory, its mem-bers, and the public as a resourcefor the history, literature, and sci-ence of Mount Washington andthe White Mountains.

All are welcome to attend thisfree program. The evening eventswill begin at 6 p.m. with a potluckdinner at the Salyards Center forthe Arts on Main Street inConway Village. The programwill follow dinner at 7 p.m. Guests

can participate in dinner and theevening program or just the pro-gram. If you wish to enjoy thedinner, just bring a dish to share.

For more information aboutthe Conway Historical Society,visit www.conwayhistory.org. ▲

Peter Crane of the Mount Washington Observatory will present a lookat the logging villages of the White Mountains at the Conway HistoricalSociety’s monthly program on April 13. (Courtesy Photo)

John Perrault, a balladeer, lawyer, teacher and poet, will present aunique perspective on the Declaration of Independence at EffinghamLibrary’s Writers’ Night on April 15. (Courtesy Photo)

At TMCC Nature Learning Center

Learn to Grow Shiitake Mushrooms workshop on April 13

If you like Shiitake mush-rooms, then why not learn the method of culti-

vating them on oak logs? Tin Mountain ConservationCenter Executive DirectorMichael Cline will demon-strate the technique of inocu-lating oak logs with fungalspawn to produce your owndelicious mushrooms. If timepermits, participants will beable to inoculate their ownoak logs to get a taste for theinoculation process and ulti-mately the mushroom.

The Shiitake mushroomworkshop will be held onTuesday, April 13, from 6 to 8p.m. at the Tin MountainConservation Center on BaldHill Road in Albany. Cost tonon-members is $3 per personand $5 per family; membersare free.

For more information on this and upcoming pro-grams, classes, and events atTin Mountain Conservation

Center, contact Nora at 447-6991 or visit www.tinmoun-

tain.org. ▲

John Bruni, a participant in a previous Tin Mountain ShiitakeMushroom Workshop, inoculates an oak log with fungal spawn.

(Donna Marie Dolan Photo)

John Perrault to present‘Jefferson’s Dream,’ April 15

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Amy WatsonHearing Instrument Specialist

NH #542

All Things GrowingFrogs are croaking, last fall’s crops arewintering over; wow, what a spring!

By David NeufeldContributing Writer

On one of the finestApril Firsts in memo-ry, a frog croaked in

my pond. I walked throughthe vegetable garden and sawlettuce and spinach andBrussels sprouts from last fallputting on new green leaves.Even a few chard plants hadsurvived the long sleep.

I have gardened in WesternMaine for nearly 40 years and,barring the intervention of agreenhouse, have never hadsome of these vegetables win-ter over. I attribute theirresilience to an early snowfall(before the frost had gotteninto the ground) and anextremely early and mild

spring (it’s not over yet). Still,if this weather continues,count yourself treated to asouthern Connecticut spring.

On the night of April 1, Isat down to sautéed parsnipsand fresh carrots from the gar-den. Earlier in the day, I plant-ed mixed greens, radishes andpeas. The garlic planted lastfall is up a few inches.

However, none of thispoints to a long and hot sum-mer and as a gardener wishingto harvest long and bountiful-ly, I am laying out a strategyfor success no matter what therest of the season brings.

• I will assume that Aprilwill offer cool nights so greenswill grow well. This cool peri-od may extend into May.

Lettuce varieties will shiftfrom loose leaf now to semi-head lettuce later.

• I won’t rush to plant frostsensitive seeds or plants untilwell into May. The groundwarms up slowly. Sensitiveplants like tomatoes and egg-plant either stall when plantedearly or simply get sick anddie.

• I will cover part of mygarden with a small green-house to keep it dry if thesummer turns wet again. Toomuch rain has hurt the tomatocrop two years in a row. Theyneed heat and dry weather.

• I will plant manyseedlings in pots and flats sothat I can plug holes left byharvested or gone-to-seedplants, thus utilizing my gar-den space to its maximumcapacity. Seedlings of broccoliand chard can be poked intospaces where cauliflower andlettuce was removed.

• Starting now, I will eatwhat the garden offers andremember to plant the samecrops again so that next springI can harvest again. If possible,I will add to that list, sincefresh vegetables at this time ofyear are a treat.

I will listen to the frogs, eatthe parsnips and carrots, andget serious about the garden.Each year, a third of my plant-ings are exploratory. I try newvegetables that I have seen ortasted (tiny immature Patty-pan squashes, fennel for roast-ing, multicolored carrots). Iplant seeds that I have savedfrom the year before (doesthat really work?). And I lookfor the volunteer seedlings inthe garden (cilantro is myfavorite) that remind me that I am the not-so-innocentbystander who decides howthe garden grows and whatgrows there. ▲

above: David Neufeld lives andgardens in Sweden, Maine. He isa landscape designer andstoneworker. You can see himonline at www.northstarstoneworks.com and he will be speak-ing and demonstrating at theNorthern New England Home,Garden and Flower Show at theFryeburg Fairgrounds on May15-16. (Courtesy Photo)

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By Stacey KaweckiWeather ObserverMount Washington

Observatory

Usually Mt. Washingtongets publicity because of its unusually harsh

weather conditions: blowingsnow, freezing fog, debilitatingwinds. Not this week. Eventhough the week began withsome freezing rain and hurri-cane force wind gusts, as theproverbial “good-weather” shiftmade their way back up themountain, temperatures warm-ed, winds calmed, and byThursday morning, the sun wasshining. It stayed that way fordays.

A large ridge of high pres-sure built over the eastern thirdof the United States, creatingthe extremely pleasant condi-tions experienced on the sum-mit from Wednesday eveningthrough Sunday morning.Warm, dry air lazily traveledalong the ridge into the north-east and put temperatures onthe rise.

In preparation for the antici-pated warm-up, the crew set towork shoveling, freeing essen-

tial windows and doors fromsnow and ice to prevent flood-ing. On Friday, the temperaturepeaked at 54°F, shattering theprevious record of 44°F, set in1933. It also began the “BigMelt.”

The snow got soft and gran-ular, and boarders and skierssought the amazing snow fieldsfrom the summit cone. Friday’s

conditions inspiredsome to skip work toplay outside; Saturday’sconditions made it feellike summer, but withsnow (I’m sure manywould argue that it’sway better). The tem-perature then rose to56°F, completely oblit-erating the previousrecord of 42°F, set in1981. There were so manyskiers and boarderstraipsing across thesummit, in the ravines,off the snowfields, thatwalking outside was

like walking into a market on abeautiful morning. People wereeverywhere!

After setting two new recordhigh temperatures, and losingan amazing amount of snow, aweak cold front crossed theregion on Sunday. Even thoughit was technically a cold front,no fog or rain accompanied itand temperatures fell, but stillremained well above normal.

Numerous sunrises and sun-sets along with great views andperfect spring-skiing weatherwould have been enough for theweek. However, on Mondaynight the crew and volunteerswere treated to something evenmore spectacular: the AuroraBorealis.

A pale green curtain of lightshimmered and danced overBerlin and the northern Pres-identials, with brilliant flashes oflightning illuminating the topsof clouds…in Canada. It feelspretty darn awesome to be onthe “good-weather” shift. ▲

On the Rockpile

MT. WASHINGTONOBSERVATORY

Compiled by Observatory Staff

Date High Low Prec. SnowMar 30 32 25 0.68” T

31 35 26 0.68” —April 1 46 34 — T

2 54 39 — —3 56 44 — —4 46 28 — —5 40 28 T —

Highest recorded wind gust,April 5, 95 miles per hour out of the West.

WEATHER

Before Friday and Saturday’s record warmth. inset: After Fridayand Saturday (Mount Washington Observatory Photos)

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Arts Jubilee presents ‘Music in Our Schools’ program April 14 - 16

Arts Jubilee will present athree-day performance res-idency by noted musician,

performer and educator, DavidCoffin, in area schools on April 14through 16. Performances by out-standing artists, known as the“Music in Our Schools Program,”are presented annually at schools

throughout the Mt. WashingtonValley by Arts Jubilee as an educa-tional contribution to the studentsin our community.

This year’s Arts Jubilee pro-grams will present “Life at Sea - AVoyage in Song” at Josiah BartlettSchool in Bartlett on Wednesdaymorning, April 14; Conway

Elementary on Wednesday after-noon, April 14; Pine TreeElementary in Center Conway onThursday morning, April 15;John Fuller School in NorthConway on Thursday afternoon,April 15; Madison ElementarySchool on Friday morning, April16; and Kenneth A. Brett Schoolin Tamworth on Friday after-noon, April 16.

Generally speaking, colonialhistory curriculum guides sparelittle attention to the sea-faringindustry that literally illuminatedthe western world, but DavidCoffin’s music-oriented “Life atSea” fills in the gap, enhancingstudents’ appreciation and under-standing by engaging them dir-ectly in the experience of learning.

“Life at Sea” captivates stu-dents right from the outset. It is alively program based on an imag-inary whaling voyage that getsaudiences singing authentic, his-torical sea songs as they learnabout mariners’ lives long ago andfar from home. With his harpoon,concertina, his larger-than-lifesinging voice, and, of course,Pierre, his trusty lumber-jack,David transports his audience, hiscrew, back to 18th centuryNantucket, to the days of hisancestors who settled there in1659.

From that most famous whal-ing port, students will travel“around the Horn” to the Pacificwhaling grounds through livelyanecdotes and participatorysongs, all the while experiencingthe history that can be learned

from traditional songs the whaler-men sang as they sought to maketheir fortune. From the singing oftraditional sea chanteys to hoistthe anchor and set the sails to thedance songs sailors sang in thedoldrums, they will experiencethe life of a whaler-man on histhree-to-five-year epic voyagehunting the magnificent whales ofthe ocean for their preciouswhale-oil.

David has performed through-out New England since 1980. Hisvenues range from concert hallsand coffeehouses to schools,radios, and museums. At the heartof David’s work is traditional andcontemporary folk music. Hedraws on vocal and instrumentalmusic from North America aswell as England, Scotland, Irelandand Brittany. David also has anextensive collection of songs fromthe Maritime tradition. Sea-chanteys, ballads and the songs of

the sailors comprise his mainrepertoire, though he still will riseto an occasion to perform hisfavorite Baroque recorder sonatas.

More information about Dav-id Coffin can be found on his web-site at www.DavidCoffin.com. ▲

10th AnnualTuckermanInfermo and

Wildcat Wildfireto return April 17

By Tom EastmanPINKHAM NOTCH, N.H. —The 10th annual TuckermanInferno Pentathlon and WildcatWildfire Pentathlon return toMount Washington Valley Sat-urday, April 17.

The events are presented bythe non-profit, member-support-ed Friends of Tuckerman Ravineorganization based in Madison.

Funds from the races andmembership dues help Friends ofTuckerman to preserve and pro-tect the unique alpine and sub-alpine eastern slopes of MountWashington and work in partner-ship with the U.S. Forest Serviceto sustain the traditional uses ofthis distinctive area.

The events are open to teams,individuals and duos, according toexecutive director Al Risch.

The Inferno is the more chal-lenging of the two events. Gettingunder way at 7 a.m., it consists of

The annual Arts Jubilee ‘Music in Schools’ presents David Coffinat area schools April 14 - 16. (Courtesy Photo)

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Registration is full for theInferno limit of 30 teams of fiveand the 20-field solo TuckerManclass (to get on a stand-by listemail to info@friendsoftucker-man.org). It is still open for the 20-female TuckerWomen competi-tion, the all-women class and theduo class.

Registration is also still openfor the Wildcat Wildfire. It fol-lows the same format but starts anhour later, and finishes at WildcatMountain Ski Area with stunningviews of Tuckerman Ravine.

The Wildfire race legs are asix-mile run, six-mile kayak, 18-mile bike, two-mile hike/snow-shoe up the Polecat Trail atWildcat and a 1.5-mile downhillski race.

The race is open to the samecategories as the TuckermanInferno. The Wildfire will alsofeature a Wildfire Ski ClubDivision.

An awards party will follow atthe Wildcat Mountain BaseLodge at 5 p.m.

Friends of Tuckerman is alsohosting a 10th anniversary galadinner at the Grand SummitHotel and Conference CenterMay 8. Cost is $60 per person. Asilent auction and entertainmentwill be part of the festivities.

For further information, go towww.friendsoftuckerman.org or call367-4417. ▲

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Saturday, April 17, in South Tamworth

‘All Things Green’ Auction at The Community SchoolTAMWORTH — TheCommunity School in SouthTamworth (member of the GreenSchools Alliance) has scheduledan “All Things Green” auction forSaturday, April 17, in preparationfor the 40th anniversary celebra-tion of Earth Day. The doors ofschool on Bunker Hill Road willopen for this exciting event at 7p.m. Admission is free.

There will be items for thosewho have long lived a “green”lifestyle and newbies who want to

learn how to go greener. Comebid on a Neutron electric lawnmower, a Charger electric bike,non-toxic cleaners, or six hours oflandscape design. Bid on roman-tic, sports, or family adventuresyou will remember for a lifetime.Bid and win concert tickets, a one-of-a-kind wall mural for yourhome or office, beautiful quilts,artwork, local organic foods, eco-sensitive services and fair tradeitems. There is something foreveryone, with items ranging in

value from $3 to $1,000.For those at a distance, some

items will be available for biddingonline. But why miss the fun ofbeing there in person? There willbe appetizers, desserts, and non-alcoholic beverages, plus popcornand a movie for the kids to enjoywhile the live auction is inprogress.

The Stonyfield Farm’s GoingGreener Guidebook, plus a LocalSustainability Directory (includedin the auction catalog), will beavailable free to all attendees. Visitthe school website www.communi-tyschoolnh.org for a more com-plete listing of items offered.

For more information call323-7000. ▲

Kids can learn the many features of a farm

April Vacation Camp at Remick Farm begins April 19

April Vacation WeekCamp lines up morefarm-wide fun and

exploration at the RemickMuseum and Farm. FromApril 19 to 23, April VacationWeek camp will soon be underway with a new batch of fun-filled farm activities, explo-ration and fun.

On Monday, April 19,campers will learn about theanimals on the farm and in thesurrounding forests andwaters. Camp will start with afarm tour where children willget to meet all the farm animalfriends. They will learn whatall animals need to survive andwhat our role is in their sur-vival. Wildlife abounds onthe farm and campers willlearn how to identify thewildlife and the interactionof the wild animals on thefarm.

On Tuesday, April 20,campers will learn about soiland gardening and all that isinvolved. Explore differenttypes of soil and what can beadded to make a gardenhealthier. Many activities areplanned for this day, includ-ing composting, understand-ing which bugs are good foryour garden and whicharen’t, learn about flax andhow it can be processed intolinen and make a tasty treatusing the knowledge gainedabout plants and gardening.

On Wednesday, April 21,campers will explore ourlocal water and weather sys-

tems. They will find out thesimilarities and differences inthe farm’s pond, stream andbrook. They will study theeffect of the water cycle on theRemick Country Doctor Mus-eum and Farm.

On Thursday, April 22,campers will learn about thetrees and the forests surround-ing the farm. They will learnhow to identify common treesand what trees were used forhistorically and today. Theday will end with the buildingof a forest shelter in thewoods.

On Friday, April 23,campers will take all that waslearned during the week andcreate an exhibit for theRemick Country Doctor Mus-eum and Farm. There are sev-eral small service projects thecampers will have an opportu-nity to take part in and be ableto show the parents at thenoon time unveiling.

Remick Museum offersApril Vacation Week Camp onApril 19, 20, 21 and 22, from 9a.m. to 3 p.m. and April 23,from 9 a.m. to noon. It pro-vides children with opportuni-ty to learn about farm life andenjoy the outdoors.

For more information or todownload registration forms,go to www.remickmuseum.org.or call 323-7591 or toll free(800) 686-6117. ▲

left: Spring Vacation WeekCamp runs from April 19 to 23at the Remick Country DoctorMuseum and Farm inTamworth. (Courtesy Photo)

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Valley Round-UpOrion Starblast 4.5” reflector telescope added to library’s collection

Cardholders can check out new telescope at Madison Library

The Madison Library hasadded an Orion Starblast4.5” reflector telescope to

its collection, thanks to a generousdonation to the N.H.Astronomical Society in honor ofSilver Lake Postmaster SusanStowbridge. Library cardholderswill be able to check out the stur-dy, tabletop telescope and gaze atthe stars and planets from home.

Marc Stowbridge, a memberof the Society’s Public ObservingCommittee, prepared the tele-scope for public use by attachingthe lens caps and filling an acces-sory bag with a lens cleaning pen,a headlamp equipped with a redbulb (so as not to interfere with

night vision), an Audubon guideto the constellations, and a plani-sphere (circular star chart). A lam-inated set of easy-to-followinstructions is also attached to thetelescope. Using the telescope issimilar to using a point-and-shootcamera: start with the findingscope to point the telescope at aspecific object, then look throughthe lens and focus on the moon,planets, stars, or deep sky objects.

The N.H. AstronomicalSociety has sponsored over adozen telescopes for locallibraries. It is a volunteer nonprof-it organization that promotesstargazing and astronomy bysponsoring programs like the

popular skywatch held duringMadison’s Old Home Week inAugust. The Madison Librarywill host a skywatch program onJune 10 to introduce the library’stelescope and promote its use. Formore information about NHASand for a list of skywatch pro-grams throughout New Hamp-shire, visit www.nhastro.com.

The Madison Library’s tele-scope is in need of a “foster par-ent,” an adult or teen who is in-terested in learning from a NHASmember how to maintain the tel-escope; contact Mary Cronin at the Madison Library at 367-8545 if you are interested in volunteering. ▲

Pictured above are Madison Library’s Assistant Librarian LeonoraSouthwick, Library Director Mary Cronin, and Silver Lake PostmasterSue Stowbridge, in whose honor the telescope was donated to theMadison Library. The Orion Starblast 4.5” reflector telescope is avail-ble for use at the Madison Library (Courtesy Photo)

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Sports HighlightsKennett High Varsity Boys’ Tennis

Eagle tennis boys light on varsity experienceBy Joshua Spaulding

Sports EditorNORTH CONWAY — Thegood news for coach Chris Baileyand the Kennett boys’ tennis teamis that this year’s schedule is a biteasier than last year’s.

However, the Eagles will befielding a relatively untested teamas the season kicks off on Mondayafternoon, April 12, againstPlymouth.

“It’s going to be an interestingseason for us,” Bailey noted.“We’ve got some holes to fill.”

The top two players in theKennett lineup are the only tworeturning with significant varsityexperience, meaning there willlikely be a lot of maneuvering forpositions in the bottom of thelineup as the season rolls along.

Senior Thomas Stapinski willopen the season as the top player

in the Eagle lineup. He is movingup from the second spot where heplayed last year and was a solidcog in the Eagles’ lineup.

Moving up to the second spotis sophomore Oren Bentley, whosaw a lot of varsity action last yearas a freshman and has been hittingthe ball very well in the earlygoing. He had to battle injuriesfor parts of last season and Baileyhopes those stay away this season.

Bentley and Stapinski will like-ly pair up for number one doublesas well.

The remainder of the lineupwill likely be in flux, as a numberof Eagles have a chance to movein and out of the final few posi-tions.

Senior Andrew MacDonaldwill open the season as the num-ber three player in the lineup. Hesplit time last year in the number

six spot with Carter Butler, whowill begin the year in the numberfour spot.

“That’s a pretty big jump forthem,” Bailey said.

Junior Tristan Weber, who sawsome varsity time in doubles lastseason, will step into the fifth spotin the singles lineup to open theseason.

Newcomer Austin Bernier,who played for MoultonboroughAcademy last year, his first playingtennis, will open as the number sixplayer.

“He’s an athletic kid, someoneI expect to keep improving everytime he gets on the courts,” Baileysaid.

Additionally, MattLautenschlager and Alec Butlerwill also be competing for a spotin the starting singles lineup as theseason rolls on.

“They have the chance towork their way up a bit,” Baileynoted.

Senior Justin Schwartz, juniorsIan Marnick and DJ Hall, sopho-more Luis Bier and freshmanRobert Schrader will also be vyingfor playing time for the Eaglesthis spring.

“It’s a great group of kids,”Bailey said. “They’re hoping toimprove as the season goesalong.”

Bailey notes that if his team isable to pick up wins against someof the teams he expects to be com-petitive with, then he figures theyhave a chance to finish around.500 and possibly squeak into theplayoffs.

But he also knows that with ayoung group, it’s tough to knowfor sure what to expect.

“Plymouth, that will tell us

quite a bit about where we’re at,”he said of the team’s first match.“That’s a team we should be com-petitive with.”

The Eagles have been outsidefor a few days, finally getting onthe courts after a few days of rainkept them away. Bailey hopes thatgetting on the courts before thestart of the season will play to histeam’s advantage, particularly ontheir home courts.

“Wind is the big thing, gettingused to how the ball moves differ-ently outside is a big factor,” hepointed out.

The Eagles will open with ahome match against Plymouth onMonday, April 12, at 4:30 p.m.The boys then hit the road for amatch at Oyster River on Wed-nesday, April 14, at 4:15 p.m. ▲

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Lee Guerringue will once again be at the top of the Eagle tennis girls’ lineup.(Joshua Spaulding/Mountain Ear Photo)

Vicky Weigold will once again be a key cog in the Kennett girls’ trackteam’s success this season. (Joshua Spaulding/Mtn. Ear Photo)

Kennett High Track

Great numbers for Eagletrack program this springBy Joshua Spaulding

Sports EditorNORTH CONWAY — VeteranKennett track coach BernieLivingston has learned to nevercomplain about large numbers onhis squad.

While a large number of ath-letes may make things a bit diffi-cult from a coaching standpoint,particularly when a good chunk ofthe athletes are new to track, it’salso a great way to uncover newtalent.

“The numbers can be hard attimes, but you want numbers —that’s where you get talent,”Livingston said.

As the first meet of the seasonapproached, Livingston and hisfour assistant coaches had almost80 kids competing this spring, as43 boys and 35 girls are donningblack and white Eagle uniformsthis season. Thirty-three of thoseathletes are newcomers to theteam.

The numbers aren’t the onlypositive thing for the Eagles, asthe weather has been very cooper-ative in allowing Livingston andhis charges to get in plenty ofpractice.

“We’ve been on the field fromthe get-go, with 10 days of prac-tice, only a couple indoors,” theEagle coach noted. “From thatstandpoint, things are going well.”

While the Eagle graduationlosses were heavy, Livingston stillhas a number of quality perform-ers returning to the fold foranother season at Gary MillenStadium.

On the girls’ side, senior LizaTownsend will once again be lead-ing the way for the Eagles. Shewill compete in the hurdles andwill also likely compete in jump-ing events, with triple jump andlong jump two of the events sheexcels in.

Teammate Vicky Weigold willalso be a threat in the long jumpand is also a top contender in thesprinting events.

However, a new rule forWilderness League meets thisyear is that each athlete can onlycompete in three events, meaningsome of the Eagle stars will belimited in what they can do duringthose meets.

Maddy Smith returns to thetrack for another season with thehurdles and Hannah Wright willlikely be the team’s top distancerunner.

Alaina Hayford will be theteam’s top thrower as she suits upfor another year.

Assistant coach TimLivingston has 26 kids (boys and

girls) running the middle and longdistances, so it is likely some willbe slotted in the 400 meters.

“The girls’ team is rebuildingon the fly,” Livingston said. “Thepractices have been pretty good;they’re a good group.”

The team also lost MollyShannon for her senior year, asthe middle distance runner suf-fered a knee injury just prior tothe start of the season.

“We’ve got the numbers,we’ve had the practices, now let’ssee how it goes,” Livingston said.

For the boys, the veteran Eaglecoach expects the distance team tobe even stronger this year and the4X800-meter relay team from theindoor track season will stayintact, with Zach Switaj, PeterHaine, Dalton L’Heureux andNick Jenis all competing for thespring season.

Switaj, the captain of the boys’team, will run middle distancesfor the Eagles and will also be onat least one relay team.

Graham Rioux has lookedstrong in the middle distances inthe early going and RyanGoodson, Mike Albert and ChrisOctavec will be counted on to putup points in the sprinting events.

Dustin Stewart returns as theEagles’ top threat in the hurdlingevents.

The Eagles are a bit shy in thethrowing events, as the top throw-ers from last year are not back thisseason, but Livingston notes thata number of newcomers are work-ing on getting up to speed tocompete in those events.

He also predicts that the relayteams will be pretty strong, with anew look for the 4x100-meterteam and a strong group return-ing for the 4x400 and 4x800events.

“We have a real core of goodathletes,” Livingston said.

The Eagle coach is also look-ing forward to seeing a number ofnewcomers compete for the firsttime as he sees some solid poten-tial.

Additionally, the Eagles have alarge group out to attempt polevault this season, which is a goodsign, as it is a discipline that fewschools are able to focus on.

In addition to Tim Livingston,assistant coaches Peter Kondrat,Ken Sciacca and KathleenMurdough all return to the side-lines for the Eagles this season.

The Eagles got back ontrack with a meet after deadlineTuesday, April 6, at Newfound.The team will host its first meet ofthe season on Tuesday, April 13, at4 p.m. ▲

Kennett High Varsity Girls’Tennis

New and familiar faces taking the courtBy Joshua Spaulding

Sports EditorNORTH CONWAY — In his28 years as head coach of theKennett girls’ tennis team, JonJudge doesn’t remember histeam ever getting outsidemuch before the first match ofthe season.

That’s all changed this year,as the Eagle girls have been outon the courts for a while asthey approach their first matchof the season, which is set fortoday, April 8, against BishopBrady.

“That’s a nice change,”Judge said of the conditions.“No shoveling; you’ve got tolike it.”

Before the new KennettHigh School was built, theteam played at Fox RidgeResort and part of their courtwas well-shaded, meaning thesnow and ice lasted for quite awhile, which kept the girls offthe courts until mid-April inmany cases.

“We’ve had a couple ofgood practices and a scrim-mage at Laconia on Friday,”Judge said. “We haven’t beenable to do that in the past.”

While the weather has beencooperative, a few other factorshave played into a tough startfor the team, as illness andinjuries, and more than oneplayer being away from theteam for a period of time, haveall played a part in the presea-son.

“We’re sort of battling acouple of things,” Judge said.

The top three players in theEagle lineup are all returningto the court with significantvarsity time under their belts.

Senior Lee Guerringue willonce again be the top player in

the Kennett lineup, a spot she helddown last year as well.

Sophomore Casey Blakely willmove up the lineup and slide intothe second spot after a solid fresh-man campaign a year ago.

Senior Heather Canavari willplay in the third spot, bringing afew years of varsity experience tothe court.

The remainder of the lineuphas experience at the JV level,while a few have also played somematches at the varsity level overthe last few years.

Senior Sara Hopkins will likelybegin the season with the num-ber four spot in hand, though she has been battling illness in thepreseason.

Fellow senior Nicole Schiller ismaking a strong bid for the fifthspot in the lineup and had a solidouting at the Laconia scrimmageto help solidify her standing.

Maddie Plausche, HeatherPurnell, Brittany Day and JamieMcDonough are all in the mix forthe sixth and final spot in the sin-gles lineup.

Amanda Hayford was likelygoing to begin the season in one ofthe final two spots in the lineup,but although she will miss theentire season due to injury, she willremain on the team.

Judge and JV coach Bob

Kimnack recently split the twoteams up so practices are a bit eas-ier to manage and the coaches cansee where everyone stands in thelineups.

“Now we can really get a pret-ty good look,” Judge said.

The veteran coach is hopingthat the early season battles withthe elements that have alwaysbeen an issue in past seasons willnot be the case this year, as theEagles have been outside and areready for what Mother Nature hasin store.

“The elements won’t be quite afactor our first time out,” theEagle coach said. “We’re gettingused to it and maybe we’ll use it toour advantage.”

Additionally, the Eagle mentoris pleased with what his team hasshown to date.

“The attitude is certainly there;I don’t think they’re particularlyfearful of Brady and Brady’s a goodteam,” Judge noted. “It will be agood test for us. Something tojudge where we are.”

The Eagles will open today,April 8, at 4:15 p.m. against BishopBrady. On Monday, April 12, theywill head to Plymouth for a 4:15p.m. match and Wednesday, April14, the Eagles host Oyster River at4:15 p.m. ▲

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CalendarWhat to DoFriday 9A.A. Meetings. There are several AAMeetings held daily throughout CarrollCounty. Call 1-800-593-3330 or go towww.nhaa.net to find one near you.Adult Ballet for Advanced Beginners.Jeanne Limmer Dance Center locatedat Eastern Slope Plaza in ReporterCourt will hold adult ballet for theadvanced beginner every Friday from9:30 to 11 a.m. Cost is $10 per class. Formore information or to register, call356-3422.Al-Anon. From 8 to 9 p.m. at theGibson Center, corner of WhiteMountain Highway and Grove Street inNorth Conway.‘Always...Patsy Cline.’ Tonight andtomorrow night, Arts in Motion pres-ents “Always...Patsy Cline” at KennettHigh School at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are$10 per person and may be purchasedonline at artsinmotiontheater.com or atthe door. This is the annual fundraiserfor Arts in Motion.Annual Celebrity Dinner andAuction. The Conway Village AreaChamber of Commerce will hold theAnnual Celebrity Dinner and Auction atthe Salyard’s Center for the Arts locatedon Main Street in Conway. Cocktailswill be served from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.with dinner at 6:30 p.m. The auctionbegins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $28 perperson. For more information or tickets,call 447-5932 or 822-1496.Bingo Every Friday. The VFW Post#6783 in Lovell, Maine will hold bingoevery Friday. Early Bird Games start at6:30 p.m. and Regular Games start at 7p.m. For more information, contactDavid at 207-935-7807 or 207-890-9222.Black Bears of N.H. Tin MountainConservation Center located on BaldHill Road in Albany will host acclaimednaturalist and author, Ben Kilham at 7p.m. at the Nature Learning Center.Learn about the black bears of N.H.The program is great for all ages. Theprogram is open to the public.Donations of $3 per person or $5 perfamily are appreciated. Members arefree. The program fills up fast, so call447-6991 to make a reservation.Community Food Center. TheSandwich/Tamworth Community FoodCenter based at St. Andrew’s in theValley Episcopal Church on Old Route25 is open every Tuesday and Fridayfrom 10 a.m. to noon, except for holi-days.‘Doubt - A Parable.’ Tonight andtomorrow evening, M&D Productionspresents “Doubt - A Parable,” atYourTheatre located at Willow Place inNorth Conway at 7:30 p.m. This is thestory of how one Catholic woman’smonumental certainty can clash with apriest’s unfounded rumors and specula-tion amidst the religious scandal andguilt. Tickets are $25 for non-membersand $18 for members. Seating is limited.Call 662-7591 to reserve tickets. Friday Painters Open Studio. TheMount Washington Valley ArtsAssociation will hold Painters OpenStudio from 9 a.m. to noon at theMWV Visual Arts Center at 16Norcross Place in North Conway. Allmediums and abilities welcome. Workon your own project or interpret the stilllife set up. Short critique at class end.Free and open to members and non-members. For more information, call356-2787.Ossipee Aquifer Steering CommitteeMeeting. The Ossipee Aquifer SteeringCommittee will hold a meeting from 10a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Green MountainConservation Groups office located at196 Huntress Bridge Road inEffingham. The group will discussaquifer ordinance work for 2010 and2011. For more information or toRSVP, call 539-1859.

Saturday 10Bluegrass Country Boys andCompany in Concert. A concert withthe Bluegrass Country Boys andCompany will be held at the CenterOssipee Town Hall from 6 to 9 p.m.Admission is $5 per person and childrenunder 12 are free. Refreshments will beavailable for sale. Proceeds benefit theOssipee Concerned Citizens ChildcareCenter.

Benefit Caberet. The Arts Council ofTamworth will hold the first-everBenefit Caberet at 7:30 p.m. at the BrassHeart In in Chocorua. Enjoy music,comedy, silent auction and much morewith emcee George Cleveland. All tick-ets are $25 with proceeds benefitingACT’s work in the community. Formore information or to purchase tickets,call 323-8104. Continual Weave Basket Workshop.The Remick Country Doctor Farm andMuseum located on Cleveland HillRoad in Tamworth will hold the secondweaving workshop from 10 a.m. to 1p.m. Continue your weaving experienceand bring home a shapely basket justright for those warm muffins. Make sureto bring a bag lunch. The workshopcosts $20 per person plus a $5 materialsfee. Children age 16 and older mayattend with a participating adult.Reservations are required. For moreinformation or to make your reserva-tion, call 323-7591.Cooking with Children Program.The White Mountain Waldorf Schoollocated on Route 16 in Albany will holda cooking with children program from10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Groups will worktogether to create a meal they will share.The program is free and open to thepublic. For more information or tomake reservations, call 447-3168.Coyote Capers. The Squam LakeNatural Science Center in Holdernesswill host a program about coyotes from10 to 11:30 a.m. Participants are invitedto come learn about coyotes with plentyof information, storytellng and a visitwith a real live coyote. Minimum groupsize is six and maximum is 16. Cost is $7for members and $9 for non-members.Pre-registration is required. For moreinformation or to make a reservation,call 968-7194.Diabetes Education Day. TheWalmart in North Conway will holdDiabetes Education Day from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. The public is encouraged tostop by to learn about the facts and pre-vention of this deadly disease. First 100participants receive a free pedometer.Medical professionals will be on hand toanswer questions. For more informa-tion, call 447-8900 or 356-0796.Ducks and Doughnuts. Tin MountainConservation Center will present Ducksand Doughnuts at 9 a.m. Meet atSherman Farm parking lot in EastConway. Explore the Saco River andother open water in search of woodducks, hooded mergansers and more.Donations of $3 per person or $5 perfamily are greatly appreciated. For moreinformation or to make a reservation,call 447-6991.Earth Day Event. The Believe inBooks Literacy Foundation will presentthe reading of Dr. Seuss’ “The Lorax” atthe Theater in the Wood located at 41Observatory Way in Intervale at 10 a.m.The program is open to the public andcost is $5 per child. For more informa-tion or to make a reservation, call 356-9980. Evening Program Series. The AMCVisitor Center located in PinkhamNotch will present their evening pro-gram series at 8 p.m. This evening thepresentation will be the Lost Ski Areasof the White Mountains. The presenta-tion will cover the history of these for-mer ski areas with before and after pho-tos, stories and their legacies. The pro-gram is free and open to the public. Formore information, call 466-2727.Freedom Food Pantry. Open everySaturday from 10 a.m. to noon for resi-dents of Freedom, Effingham andOssipee at the First Christian Church inFreedom Village. For more informationcall 539-2637.Mosaic Hot Plate Workshop. Mosaicartist, Lori Badger will present a MosaicHot Plate workshop at the MWV VisualArts Center located at 16 NorcrossCircle in North Conway from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. Learn the basics of mosaicdesign. The fee for the one-day class is$80 for members and $90 for non-members which includes $20 materialfee. For more information or to registerfor the class, call 356-2787.Puppy Playgroup. At Four Your PawsOnly located on White MountainHighway next to D’Angelo’s Street inNorth Conway from 11 a.m. to noon.All puppies must be on a leash and up todate on vaccines. No aggressive dogsplease! For more information call 356-7297.

Storytelling Series. The MountainTop Music Center continues theStorytelling Series at the MWVChildren’s Museum in North Conwayat 10 a.m. The program is suitable forages four to nine. The featured story-teller this month is Ishi Hayes. for moreinformation, call 447-4737.

Sunday 11Argentine Tango Class. Join IsabelCosta at the North ConwayCommunity Center for tango lessons.Beginners meet at 1 p.m. Classes are $10per person. No partner necessary. Newstudents welcome. For more informa-tion, call 383-9403.Benefit Breakfast Buffet. The MWVMasons will hold a benefit breakfastbuffet at the Masonic Lodge in NorthConway for the benefit of Habitat forHumanity from 8 to 11 a.m. The menuincludes omelets, pancakes, home fries,sausage, bacon, beans, hash, juice, coffeeand tea. Donations are requested.Various raffle prizes will be given. Holocaust Remembrance Service.The Unitarian Universalist Fellowshipof the Eastern Slope located onTamworth Road in Tamworth Villagewill hold a Holocaust RemembranceService at 5 p.m. This is a multigenera-tional, nondemoninational and educa-tional service with music, readings,dance and remembrance. Service will befollowed by a social time with snacks andbeverages. For more information, call323-8585.MTMC Faculty Showcase. TheMountain Top Music Center will pres-ent the faculty showcase at the SalyardsCenter for the Arts located on MainStreet in Conway at 3 p.m. MTMC fac-ulty will perform a variety of musicranging from classical to jazz to rock-fusion. For more information, call 447-4737.Spanish Lessons. Learn conversationalSpanish with Isabel Costa every Sundayat the Met in North Conway. Beginnerswill meet at 10:40 a.m. and intermedi-ates will meet at 11:40 a.m. New studentwelcome. The cost is $10 per person/per lesson. For more information or tosignup, call 383-9403.Yoga Classes. An eclectic style ofKripalu Yoga is offered every day exceptFridays by Carlene of Symmetree Yoga.The groups will practice Hatha yogapostures paired with breath, meditationand relaxation. Classes are $13 per per-son. Times and locations vary through-out the Valley. For more information orto schedule a class, contact Carlene at662-8664 or on the web at www.symme-treeyoga.com.

Monday 12Agape Food Pantry. Agape FoodPantry is open Monday, Wednesday andFriday from 1 to 3 p.m., located at theOssipee Valley Bible Church on Route16 (across from NAPA) in WestOssipee.Canterbury Trails. The FryeburgWalking Group at St. Elizabeth AnnSeton Church walks 1/2 to 1 mile onMondays and Thursdays at 1 p.m. Rainor snow, we cancel. All welcome. Wearcomfortable shoes and warm clothes.For more information call Bebe Toor at207-935-2068.Conway Dinner Bell. Conway DinnerBell at the Congregational Church(brown church) on Main Street inConway Village serves a free communi-ty dinner from 5 to 6 p.m. All are wel-come. For information call 447-3851.Gibson Center Programs. TheGibson Center for Senior Services inNorth Conway offers a number of activ-ities and informational programs forseniors, including yoga and mobilityclasses, a game day, computer labs,dances, support groups, movies, healthrelated service programs and trips. Call356-3231 for details.Life Drawing Sessions. The Mt.Washington Valley Arts Associationlocated at Norcross Circle in NorthConway will hold life drawing sessionon the second and fourth Mondays ofthe month from 6 to 8 p.m. The class is$10 per session for members and $12 fornon-members. Artists should bring theirown materials including the medium ofchoice and a drawing board. For moreinformation or to register, call 356-2787.Move and Tone Class. Jeanne LimmerDance Center located at Eastern SlopePlaza in Reporter Court will hold a

move and tone class from 1:50 to 2:35p.m. every Monday and Wednesday. Ablend of movement and fitness to awak-en your body and spirit. Bring a mat andindoor sneakers. Cost is $48 for sixclasses or $9 for drop-ins. For moreinformation or to register, call 356-3422.Preschool Story Time in Lovell. TheCharlotte Hobbs Memorial Library inLovell, Maine is holding story time forpreschoolers age five and under onMondays at 10 a.m. For more informa-tion call 207-925-3177.Quilt Making. The Freedom ChristianChurch Ladies Guild will meet everyMonday, weather permitting from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. to make quilts for charity.Bring a bag lunch. All welcome, no mat-ter age or ability. For more information,call Myrtle at 539-5831.Square Dance Workshop. The MountWashington Valley Stompers SquareDance Club will hold a workshop everyMonday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the ConwayElementary School in Conway. Thecaller will be Darrell Sprague. For moreinformation, call 447-5527.Tai Chi Classes. Beginning Tai Chiclasses will be held at the Taoist Tai ChiSociety’s Center in the Eastern SlopePlaza in North Conway from 6 to 7:30p.m. For more information on this andother classes being offered, call 356-5581.Total Body Fitness. Jeanne LimmerDance Center located at Eastern SlopePlaza in Reporter Court will hold totalbody fitness class from 9:30 to 10:30a.m. A blend of cardio, strength andstretch. Bring a mat and indoor sneak-ers. Cost is $10 per class. For moreinformation or to register, call 356-3422.U.S. Census Test Sites. The U.S.Census Bureau will hold testing sessionsat the Technology Village in Conway at5:30 p.m, Gibson Center in NorthConway at 2 p.m. and in the CenterOssipee Town Hall at 9 a.m eachMonday. Be part of the 2010 Censustaking. For more information, call 866-861-2010 or 603-570-5100.White Mountain Horse AssociationMeeting. The White Mountain HorseAssociation will meet at 6:30 p.m. at theVictory Farm located at 95 Route 16Ain Intervale. A presentation will featurePelham Saddlery with demonstrationson saddle fitting for both English andWestern saddles. For more information,call 383-4302 or 356-4438. Zumba Dance Classes. Dotti Aiellowill present Zumba Dance Class lessonsevery Monday, Tuesday, Thursday andFriday at various locations throughoutthe Valley. Class is $5 per person withmulti-class discount cards available. Forclass locations and more information,call 978-790-3375 or 383-8264.

Tuesday 13Adult Singers Class. Mountain TopMusic Center located on Main Street inConway will hold adult singers classwith Lillian Lee-Morse from 6:30 to 8p.m. every Tuesday. For more informa-tion, call 447-4737.Bread Basket Food Pantry. The BreadBasket Food Pantry at the River Churchacross from McSherry’s Nursery inCenter Conway will be open the secondand third Tuesdays of the month from 4to 7 p.m. For more information, call447-6633.Conway Historical Society MonthlyProgram. The Conway Historical

Society will hold a potluck supper at 6p.m. at the Salyards Center for the Artslocated on Main Street in Conway. Thesupper will be followed by “Glimpses ofLivermore,” the Rise and Fall of aWhite Mountains Logging Village pre-sented by Peter Crane at 7 p.m. Theprogram is free and open to the public.For more information, call 447-5551.Crohn’s, Colitis, I.B. Support Group.The Crohn’s colitis and I.B. supportgroup will meet on the second Tuesdayof each month at the Met Coffeehousein North Conway at 6:30 p.m. The pub-lic is welcome. For more information,email ucjh2009@yahoo.com.Music Exploration. Mountain TopMusic Center in Conway presentsmusic exploration for 4 to 6 year oldsfrom 12:45 to 1:30 p.m. The class isdesigned to give students some experi-ence with an instrument before choos-ing to study it intensively. The class runsthrough May 18. The cost is the sessionis $180. Fore more information or toregister for the class, call Mountain TopMusic Center at 447-4737.Pilates Mat Class at the Branch.Jeanne Limmer Dance Center locatedat Eastern Slope Plaza in ReporterCourt will offer pilates mat class onTuesdays and Thursdays with BobbiBroemme from 11:30 to 12:30 p.m.Cost is $40 for four classes or $12 fordrop-ins. Bring a mat, any fitness levelwelcome. For more information or toregister, call 387-7119.Shiitake Mushroom Workshop. TinMountain Conservation Center locatedon Bald Hill Road in Albany will hold ashiitake mushroom workshop from 6 to8 p.m. Learn the technique of inoculat-ing oak logs with fungal spawn to pro-duce your own delicious mushrooms.The workshop costs $3 per person or $5per family; members are free. For moreinformation or to register for the work-shop, call 447-6991.Teen Hip-Hop at the Branch. JeanneLimmer Dance Center located atEastern Slope Plaza in Reporter Courtwill offer hip-hop classes with AndreaDunleavy from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Getyour friends together and join a highenergy dance class. Cost is $9 per classor $64 for eight-week session. For moreinformation or to register, call 356-3422.Yoga Classes. The early spring sessionof the Tamworth Rec. Department yogaclasses will be held Tuesday eveningsfrom 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the TamworthTown House in Tamworth Village.Classes are multilevel. Bring a thickblanket and yoga mat. The cost forclasses is $55 for the eight-week sessionor $10 per class for drop-ins. For moreinformation or to register, call 323-2090or email juniper.tree.yoga@gmail.com.

Wednesday 14Adult Jazz Dance. Jeanne LimmerDance Center located at Eastern SlopePlaza in Reporter Court will hold adultjazz dance classes every Wednesdayfrom 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.. Cost is $9 perclass. For more information or to regis-ter, call 356-3422.Bridgton Mom's Group. Come meetwith other moms and babies to shareyour joys and frustrations,and just getsome good adult company! The groupmeets on the first and third Wednesdaysof each month from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.at The Birth House in Bridgton, Maineand is open to women with pre-mobilebabies. Older children are welcome atmother's discretion. For more informa-tion, contact AnnMarie at 647-5919.

Conway Historical Society looks at logging villages. PeterCrane of the Mount Washington Observatory will present a look atthe logging villages of the White Mountains at the ConwayHistorical Society’s monthly program on April 13. For more infor-mation, visit www.conwayhistory.org (Courtesy Photo)

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Cancer Support Group. Circle ofFriends Cancer Support Group meet-ings have been cancelled due to loss ofmeeting space. Due to changes in officehours at Saco River Medical Group inConway, the group does not have ameeting place at this time. For moreinformation, call Donnarae at 356-3448.Community Coffee Klatch. Meets atthe Chocorua Public Library from 9:30to 11 a.m. Coffee, tea, sweets and greatconversation are all part of this morning.Bring a friend or come alone. All arewelcome.Computer Tutoring. Every Wednes-day, free one to one computer tutoringat the Gibson Center. Co-sponsored bythe Kennett Retired TeachersAssociation and the Gibson Center. Callto set up an appointment at 356-3231.Diabetes Support Group. The dia-betes support group will meet in thesunroom of the Memorial Hospital inNorth Conway from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.Guest speaker, Dr. Richard Walker willpresent a program on “Diabetes andYour Eyes.” For more information, call356-5461.Diabetic Shoe Clinic. If you are dia-betic and on Medicare, you are entitledto one pair of therapeutic shoes plusinserts each calendar year, paid for byMedicare. Come pick a shoe style andget measured for shoes at a clinic to beheld at the Mt. Washington TechCenter located on Route 16 in Conwayfrom 12 to 4 p.m. All widths available.Bring Medicare and insurance informa-tion, plus your doctor’s name, addressand phone number. To make anappointment, call 828-6762.Dinner Bell North. Elizabeth AnnSeton Church in Fryeburg, Maine willhold their Dinner Bell free dinner everyWednesday from 5 to 6 p.m.Even Start Playgroup. The Even StartPlaygroup will meet every Wednesdaythrough May 26 from 1 to 3 p.m. at theEffingham Elementary School. Theplaygroup is open to children, birththrough five years old and their parentsor caregivers. For more information,call Even Start at 539-9126.Folk Band for Beginners. MountainTop Music Center located on MainStreet in Conway will offer Folk Bandfor Beginners with Seth Austen from5:30 to 6:15 p.m. each Wednesday.Learn traditional American folk songsand fiddle tunes. Taught by ear. Formore information or to sign up, call447-4737.Grief Group. A grief group will be heldfrom 9 to 10:30 a.m. and again from5:30 to 7 p.m. in the meeting room atThe Met in North Conway Village.The program is free and open to thepublic to discuss feelings about the deathof loved ones. For more information callJeff at 986-4977 or Visiting Nurse andHospice Care Services of NCC at 356-7006.Knit and Crochet Group. The Knitand Crochet Group meets at theEffingham Library every Wednesday at2 p.m. Bring along your project to workon. Everyone is welcome whethernovice or expert. Call the library at 539-1537 for more information.Money Management Series. TheU.N.H. Cooperative Extension Service

in Conway will offer a four-part MoneyManagement Series from 6 to 8:30 p.m.The three remaining classes will be heldApril 14, 21 and 28. The program isopen to the public. Learn how to gaincontrol over spending while developinga plan to achieve financial goals, stretchresources, reduce expenses and reducedebt. There is a $12 material fee for thecourse. For more information or to reg-ister, call 447-3834.Nature Nuts. Tin Mountain Conser-vation Center presents “Nature Nuts,”the nature program for children agesthree through five and their caregiversfrom 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the TMCCNature Learning Center on Bald HillRoad in Albany. For more informationcall 447-6991 or on the web at www.tin-mtn.org.Old Time String Band. Mountain TopMusic Center located on Main Street inConway will offer Old Time StringBand with Seth Austen from 6:30 to7:45 p.m. each Wednesday. Learn trees,jigs, hornpipes, waltzes and more. Formore information or to sign up, call447-4737.Pine Tree School Art Festival. ThePine Tree Elementary School in CenterConway will hold its annual art festivalfrom 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The school hall-ways will be filled with student artwork.Family art activities will be on going inthe art room and cafeteria. The art festi-val is free and open to the public. Self-Help Meeting. Every Wednesdayevening at 7:30 p.m. adult children ofalcoholics and other dysfunctions meetin Suite B of the Eastern Slope Inn inNorth Conway. The meeting is free andopen to all who wish to recover from theaffects of growing up in a dysfunctionalhome. T.O.P.S. Take Off Pounds Sensibly willmeet Wednesdays from 5 to 6 p.m. (4:30p.m. weigh-in) at the O.C.C. building atthe corner of Dore Street andMoultonville Road in Center Ossipee.For information contact Mary Styffe at284-6644.U.S. Census Test Sites. The U.S.Census Bureau will hold testing sessionsat the Conway Public Library at 1 p.m.Be part of the 2010 Census taking. Formore information, call 866-861-2010 or603-570-5100.Volunteer Orientation. The AnimalRescue League-North will hold a volun-teer orientation at the shelter located at223 East Main Street in Conway from 6to 7 p.m. New volunteers are encour-aged to attend. Learn how you can makea difference. Help the animals and havefun at the same time. For more informa-tion, call 447-1830.White Mountain Stamp Club. TheWhite Mountain Stamp Club meets onthe second Wednesday of every monthat 1:30 p.m. and again on the thirdTuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at thehome of Barbara Savary, located at 1724NH Route 16 (on the corner of thesouth end of Bald Hill Road in Albany).Everyone interested in collecting stampsis welcome to attend. For more infor-mation, call Barbara at 447-5461 oremail at bmsavary@gmail.com.

Thursday 15Canterbury Trails. The FryeburgWalking Group at St. Elizabeth Ann

Seton Church walks 1/2 to 1 mile onMondays and Thursdays at 1 p.m. Rainor snow, we cancel. All welcome. Wearcomfortable shoes and warm clothes.For more information call Bebe Toor at207-935-2068.‘Doubt - A Parable.’ Tonight throughSaturday evening, M&D Productionspresents “Doubt - A Parable,” atYourTheatre located at Willow Place inNorth Conway at 7:30 p.m. This is thestory of how one Catholic woman’smonumental certainty can clash with apriest’s unfounded rumors and specula-tion amidst the religious scandal andguilt. Tickets are $25 for non-membersand $18 for members. Seating is limited.Call 662-7591 to reserve tickets. Grief Support Group for Childrenand Teens. The Mountain of Hopegrief support program for children andteens is held every Thursday at AllSaint’s Episcopal Church on SouthMain Street in Wolfeboro from 7 to 8p.m. The program is sponsored by theVNA-Hospice of Southern CarrollCounty. Pre-registration is required.Contact Sheryl Power at 569-2729 ext.230 for more information or to register.Madison Library Preschool Story-time. The Madison Library will holdpreschool story time at 10 a.m. Thismonth’s theme is day and night. Stories,rhymes and an easy craft. For moreinformation, call 367-8545.Music for Babies. Mountain TopMusic Center in Conway will presentmusic for babies from 9:30 to 10 a.m.Babies from birth to 18 months playinteractive games involving familiarsongs, rhymes and rhythm. Activities aredesigned to stimulate babies cognitivedevelopment. The class is free andtaught by Sharon Novak. For moreinformation, call 447-4737.Music for Toddlers. Mountain TopMusic Center in Conway will presentmusic for toddlers from 10:15 to 11 a.m.This program is for children 18 monthsto three years old. This class stimulatesmusical and cognitive development.The session runs through Feb. 11 andcosts $48. For more information callMountain Top Music Center at 447-4737.MWV Velo Club Spring Gathering.The MWV Velo Club will hold theirspring gathering at the Moat MountainSmokehouse in North Conway at 5:30p.m. Free appetizers and tasty Moatproducts. Learn about plans for the sea-son. Steve and Sally Swenson will pres-ent a program on a bike tour of NewZealand. The public is invited to attend.Naturalist Certification ProgramReception. Tin Mountain Conser-vation Center located on Bald Hill Roadin Albany will hold the NaturalistCertification Program Kick-off recep-tion from 6 to 7 p.m. at the NatureLearning Center. For more informationon becoming a certified naturalist, call447-6991.Rock and Roll Jam Band. MountainTop Music Center located on MainStreet in Conway will offer Rock andRoll Jam Band with Chad Cummingsevery Thursday. Youths ages eight to 14meet from 4 to 4:45 p.m. and adultsmeet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. eachThursday. Players of any instrument andsingers are welcome. For more informa-

tion or to sign up, call 447-4737.Storytelling Dinners. The CornerHouse Inn in Center Sandwich willhold storytelling dinners everyThursday at 6:30 p.m. This eveningJoanne Piazzi of Rochester will perform.Cost for dinner and entertainment is$19.95 plus tax and gratuity. For reser-vations or more information call 284-6219.Writers’ Night. The Effingham PublicLibrary will hold Writers’ Night at 7p.m. This month John Perrault willpresent his Jefferson’s Dream Program,“Keeping the Declaration Alive andWell: Exploring Eight Great Americansin Words and Song.” Enjoy lightrefreshments and conversation withothers. For more information, call thelibrary at 539-1537.

Friday 16A.A. Meetings. There are several AAMeetings held daily throughout CarrollCounty. Call 1-800-593-3330 or go towww.nhaa.net to find one near you.Adult Ballet for Advanced Beginners.Jeanne Limmer Dance Center locatedat Eastern Slope Plaza in ReporterCourt will hold adult ballet for theadvanced beginner every Friday from9:30 to 11 a.m. Cost is $10 per class. Formore information or to register, call356-3422.Al-Anon. From 8 to 9 p.m. at the Gib-son Center, corner of White MountainHighway and Grove Street in NorthConway. Call 800-593-3330 or go towww.nhaa.net to find one near you.‘Always...Patsy Cline.’ Tonight andtomorrow night, Arts in Motion pres-ents “Always...Patsy Cline” at TheLeura Hill Eastman Performing ArtsCenter located on the campus ofFryeburg Academy in Fryeburg, Maineat 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 per personand may be purchased online at artsin-motiontheater.com or at the door. Thisis the annual fundraiser for Arts inMotion.Bingo Every Friday. The VFW Post#6783 in Lovell, Maine will hold bingoevery Friday. Early Bird Games start at 6:30 p.m. and Regular Games start at 7 p.m. For more information, con-tact David at 207-935-7807 or 207-890-9222.Community Food Center. TheSandwich/Tamworth Community FoodCenter based at St. Andrew’s in theValley Episcopal Church on WhittierRoad is open every Tuesday and Fridayfrom 10 a.m. to noon. Anyone needingassistance at other times, call 284-7778.Friday Painters Open Studio. TheMount Washington Valley ArtsAssociation will hold Painters OpenStudio from 9 a.m. to noon at theMWV Visual Arts Center at 16Norcross Place in North Conway. Allmediums and abilities welcome. Workon your own project or interpret the stilllife set up. Short critique at class end.Free and open to members and non-members. For more information, call356-2787.Junior Rifle Team Meeting. TheFryeburg Fish and Game AssociationJunior Rifle Team will meet at 7 p.m. inthe Harold N. Sanborn room at theBrownfield Recreation Building in

Brownfield, Maine. New members wel-come. For more information, contactJim at 207-935-2625.Story Time in Denmark, Maine. TheDenmark Library will host story timeon Fridays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Formore information call 207-452-2200.Story Time in Effingham. TheEffingham Public Library hosts infantand toddler story time from 11 to 11:30a.m. For more information call 539-1537.‘Through the Lens’ Exhibit. TheMountain Washington Valley ArtsAssociation will present “Through theLens,” an exhibit of photographic artsby six juried artist photographers. Theexhibit will open with a reception thisevening from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at theMWV Visual Arts Center located at 16Norcross Place in North Conway. Theexhibit will run through April 23 from 9a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday throughThursday. For more information on theexhibit or programs offered, call 356-2787.

Saturday 17Arts & Crafts Fair. The NorthConway Community Center located onMain Street in North Conway will holdan arts and crafts fair today and tomor-row from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Photography,Longerberger products, handmade pil-lows and totes, pottery creations, bead-work and jewelry. Family Fun Fair. The Squam LakesNatural Science Center in Holdernesswill hold a Family Fun Fair from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. Plenty of games, activities andentertainment for the whole family.Proceeds will benefit Child and FamilyServices of N.H. Admission is $5 perperson or $20 per family. More moreinformation, call 968-7194.Financial Aid Fundraiser. TheCommunity School located on BunkerHill Road in South Tamworth will holdthe All Things Green Auction financialaid fundraiser at 7 p.m. Live and silentauctions and raffle items. Admission isfree. For more information, call 323-7000.Hearthside Dinner. Experience thewarmth and charm of an early 19th cen-tury Hearthside Dinner at the RemickCountry Doctor Farm and Museum inTamworth, where the meal is cookedentirely on the open hearth. TheRemick Museum staff, dressed in tradi-tional 19th century attire, will prepare anourishing meal using historic recipesand ingredients preserved fresh fromthe harvest. The menu includes home-made biscuits and butter. Sample ourown apple butter and carrot jam.Roasted ham in a tin kitchen served withscalloped cabbage and potatoes in shells.Try some of our own preserves includ-ing, spiced crabapples, rhubarb relishand bread and butter pickles. Fordessert, maple cottage pudding withwhipped cream. Beverages include: ahistoric drink called shrub, coffee andtea. Hearthside Dinners are a cozy gath-ering of twelve people, and they aredesigned for adult audiences. Youngpeople age 16 and up are welcome withan adult in attendance. Fee is $40 perperson, and pre-registration is required.Reserve your place at the table by calling323-7591.

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Waterfalls of the Cold River ValleyBy Steve Smith

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Spring is prime timefor waterfalls, andthere are many tochoose from alongthe trails in the Cold

River Valley. Located alongthe New Hampshire-Maineborder in the towns ofChatham and Stow, just southof Evans Notch, this quietregion offers up a half-dozenshort, easy hikes to a variety ofpicturesque cascades. Becausethe valley floor is at an eleva-tion of just 500 to 600 feet, thelower trails became snow-freeearly on during this balmyspring.

The various waterfall trail-heads are along Route 113between 17 and 19 miles northof Fryeburg. This road is apeaceful, scenic drive, and thefrost heaves were unusuallymild this year. I normally takeRoute 5 north from Fryeburg,then cut across Fish Street toRoute 113 at North Fryeburg.Route 113 is gated at its junc-tion with the access road toBasin Pond (also gated); theseroads will be opened at somepoint during the spring.

The following waterfallhikes are listed south to northalong Route 113. With thelong daylight hours of spring,it is possible to do two or eventhree of these mini-treks inone leisurely day.

• Emerald Pool &Chandler Gorge: These twopretty spots are found alongside paths off the BaldfaceCircle Trail. Trailhead parkingis on the east side of the road;the trail starts on the west side200 feet north. After an easywalk of 0.7 mile to CircleJunction, a side path leads 0.1mile right to Emerald Pool,where Charles Brook pitchesinto a shimmering green

basin. For a longer hike, takethe left (south) fork of theBaldface Circle Trail at thejunction and in another 0.5mile turn left on a side looppath to Chandler Gorge. Thisroute climbs briefly, dropsinto a beautiful ravine, thenascends alongside an elfinbrook adorned with pools,cascades and mossy ledges;watch your footing along theedge. The loop then climbsback up to the Baldface trail;turn right to head home. TheEmerald Pool hike is 1.6 milesround trip with 200 feet ofelevation gain; combined withChandler Gorge it’s 3.2 milesand 700 feet.

• Brickett Falls: Thisledgy cascade is on a side path

off the Mount Meader Trail,which leaves Route 113 a half-mile north of the BaldfaceCircle Trail; parking is limitedto the roadside shoulder. TheMount Meader Trail amblesup old roads for a mile, thenthe spur path departs left andclimbs along Mill Brook to thefalls. There are nice hangoutledges partway up the falls andat the top. Round trip is 2.2miles with 450 feet of eleva-tion gain.

• Rattlesnake Pool: Thiscascade and crystal-clear poolare easily accessed off theStone House Trail at the baseof Blueberry Mountain. Drive1.1 mile east on gravel StoneHouse Road (better later inthe spring when the road isdrier) and park on the rightbefore a gate. Walk a half-mileup the road, then turn left onthe Stone House Trail and fol-low it another half-mile to theside trail to the pool (passing aspur path to the interestingRattlesnake Flume along theway). This spot is on privateland; please be respectful.Round trip is 2.2 miles with200 feet of elevation gain.

• Hermit Falls: Set in ahemlock ravine on the floor ofThe Basin, the scenic glacialcirque enclosed by Mt.Meader and West RoyceMountain, Hermit Falls is thiswriter’s favorite cascade in theEvans Notch region. At thepoint where Route 113 isclosed for the winter, a 0.6mile road leads left to a fieldand picnic area on the shore ofBasin Pond. The wide-screenview of the surrounding cliffsand ridges makes this a spec-tacular lunch spot. There’salso good wildlife watching;last week I saw beaver andcommon and hooded mer-gansers; at dusk, a barred owland woodcock were calling.

Until the gate is opened onthis road, you’ll have to parkon the shoulder and walk upto the pond. The Basin Trailleaves from the parking areaand runs for an occasionallymucky half-mile through thewoods above the pond. At thefar end there are open wet-lands with beaver lodges andstriking views across to thecliffs on West Royce. Afterseveral brook crossings (onewith a bridge) on the hard-wood-cloaked floor of thecirque, the Hermit Falls Loopdeparts on the left and climbsgradually to flat ledges at thebase of the photogenic falls.

If you want to make a fullday of it, the steep climb up tothe “Basin Rim,” the top ofthe cirque headwall, is a chal-lenging but rewarding hike.The last part of the ascent isdramatic as the trail clings to arough ramp along the base ofa great gray cliff. Last weekthe trail was snow-free untilthe very top, where things gota little tricky due to some hardold snowpack. There was stillplenty of snow up on the ridgeat Rim Junction (elevation1,950 feet), but most of itshould soon be gone. (On thehigher ridges of the Whites,there will be snow in thewoods for weeks to come.)

There are four viewpointswith dazzling down-looks atThe Basin and Basin Pond —one at the top of the steepclimb on the Basin Trail,another 0.1 mile south on theBasin Rim Trail, and two more0.1 mile and 0.3 mile north onthat trail. The round trip toHermit Falls is 4 miles with200 feet of elevation gain; upto the Basin Rim it’s 6 milesand 1,300 feet; subtract 1.2miles if the road to the pond isopen.

• Bickford Slides: These

are a series of waterslides onBickford Brook, which flowsdown through a deep ravineon Speckled Mountain. Parkby the entrance to the BasinPond road and walk past thegate up Route 113 into Maine.In 0.2 mile bear right and pickup the Bickford Brook Trailbehind the Brickett Place, anhistoric red brick house.Climb 0.7 mile to the junctionwith the Blueberry RidgeTrail, turn right, and descendto the brook and the neatwater chute at the top of theLower Slide.

A few yards back from thebrook an unmarked but obvi-ous side path leads a short dis-tance south to a look downthrough the trees at the mainwaterfall. For a peek at theUpper Slide, return toBickford Brook Trail, contin-ue another 0.4 mile uphill, andturn right on the upper end ofthe Bickford Slides Loop,which leads 100 yards down tothe top of this cascade.

The Bickford Slides Loopconnects the Upper andLower Slides along the bankon the other (east) side of thebrook, passing the attractiveMiddle Slide, but you mustcross the brook twice to makethe loop, and this path is nar-row, rough and tricky. Visitingthe Lower and Upper Slides asdescribed above is 2.9 milesround trip with 700 feet ofelevation gain.

• Mad River Falls: Thiswalk is gentle in gradient andrich in cascades, but requiresfive significant stream cross-ings each way; use caution inhigh water. The Royce Trail,the route to Mad River Falls,leaves Route 113 across fromthe Brickett Place. It crossesthe Cold River twice, then atributary, then the Cold Riverand the Mad River. The routeis sprinkled with several nicecascades. After a short climb aside path leads left to a steepbank overlooking Mad RiverFalls. This leafless season isthe best time for viewing, asthe falls are partly hidden byfoliage in summer. Round tripis 3.6 miles with only 300 feetof elevation gain.

More details on some ofthese waterfalls are found inthe excellent guide, “Water-falls of the White Moun-tains,” by Bruce and DoreenBolnick. ▲

Editor’s note: Pick up “TheAMC White Mountain Guide”for maps and descriptions ofthese and other trails in theWhite Mountains.

Steve Smith, author of“Wandering Through the WhiteMountains: A Hiker’s Pers-pective,” has hiked and writtenabout the White Mountains formore than 20 years. He ownsthe Mountain Wanderer Mapand Book Store in Lincoln, andlives with his wife, Carol, inLincoln.

Hermit Falls is one of several attractive waterfalls that can be viewed on short, easy hikes off Route113 in the Cold River valley south of Evans Notch. This cascade is located along the Basin Trail, whichbegins at scenic Basin Pond on a side road off Route 113. (Steve Smith/Mountain Ear Photo)

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Pet MatsBolster style with faux wool; non-skid bottom

25 Pack Paper Lawn & Leaf Bags

$9

17” OutdoorClock/

ThermometerDecorative trellis design

Comp. $ 13

$6

Insect Zapper

Kills bugs on contact!Comp. $13

$5$2Comp. $10

NASCAR PezRace Car Dispenser

7” pull & go actionIncludes 3 rolls of Pez candy

STORE HOURS! Mon-Sat 8am-9pm; Sun 9am-8pmSale Dates: Thurs. April 8 - Wed. April 14, 2010

Berry & Grape Plants

699 YourChoice

Summer FloweringChoose from Gladiolus,

Dahlia, Canna, Caladium & more

499

80 Ct Onion SetsYellow, red & white

250

YourChoice

- 3 GiantCalifornia Garlic

- 2 Rhubarb- 10 Strawberries

Asst. varieties- 6 Asparagus

399

Soilite Premium Potting Soil$3

Asst. colors & varieties

YourChoice:

#1 Rose Bushes

599

16 Qt

Dutch Bulbsfrom Van Bourgondien

THORNgard+™

Rose GlovesExtra long waterproof.

Gauntlet cuff. Mens or womens

$7Comp.$12.97

40% OFF*

*Mfg. Suggested Retails

2010 Flower &Vegetable Seeds

8 Lb Country Farms Potting Soil......$1

3 Pc Cast AluminumBistro Set

$80Comp. $300

B. 8”-14”............... $5-$14C. 11”-18”..........$12-$30

C

A. 9”-17”............... $8-$25

ADB

D. 6”....$1 / 8”.................$2

Planters

36”x48” Clear

Chair MatMulti-purpose mat

With or without studs

$10

50 lbs BlackSunflower

40 lbs SignatureBlend

(Contains 60% Sunflower)25 lbs Thistle

Your Choice

$22Rain PonchoHeavyduty PVC adult

rain ponchoKeep one in every car!

$3Emergency Adult Rain Poncho .........$1

Lawn & Leaf Rakes• Comfort grip foam handle

7”-22" Adjustable Tine Steel

Rake

$5

24" PolyComp. $8

$530" Poly Comp. $10.....$7

Flexon 5/8” x 60’

Garden Hose

$11Expert Gardener® 7.5 lbs All Purpose Plant Food 24-8-16•For all indoor-outdoor plants,

mix with water and apply.

$9Bonus Size

7.5lbs for the price of 5lbs!

Miracle Gro®

All Purpose Plant Food

24-8-16

$9

50’ LandscapeFabric

3’x50’ roll

$5$45

6 Cubic Foot ContractorPoly Wheel Barrow

Comp. $70

5 Lbs

Greenlife™Garden Tools

•Long HandleDigging Shovel•Bow Rake

•Cultivator •Hoe

$6eaa. Garden Trowelb. 3-Tine Cultivatorc. Transplant Trowel

Corona®

Nyglas®

Garden ToolsComp. $3

$1eaa. b.c.

KneelingPad

125125

KneelingPad

Contour-Fit Knee Pads

$4Comp.$9.99

10’ Offset Umbrella

All steel powder coat frame,

all weather polyester top

$70

360o

rotation

All-Weather Outdoor CushionsChoose from a variety of colors & prints!

Hi-back ChairComp. $39.99

$20 Chair$12

Love Seat$20

Wicker FurnitureCushions

Assorted styles

Chaise LoungeComp. $59.99

$30

Selection variesby store;

fits most patiofurniture

Comp.$150

Sun &Shade Or

Dense Shade MixYour Choice:

550

URI #2 Especially blended for

northern lawns

$7

Premium Quality Grass Seed

3 lbs

10 Lbs URI #2 ...........$23

Weed&

Feed Lawn

Fertilizer Covers 5,000 sq. ft.Comp. $15

$10

15 Lb LandscaperAll Purpose Grass SeedNot available in

N. ScituateComp. $59

$20

Zero Gravity Multi-Position

Recliner

Solid Teak Oversized Porch

Rocking Chair

Comp. $250

$140

Sling PatioChair

$20Comp. $89

Save Over 50% on Patio Umbrellas!9' Double Wood

Shaft Market Umbrella

9' AdjustableTilt Market Umbrella

$65Comp. $159

$608' Wood Shaft

Market Umbrella Comp. $79

$38

25lb Umbrella

Base

$30

7 1⁄2 Ft Adjustable TiltMarket Umbrella Comp. $79 ........................

$38

•Rust Resistant Steel Frames •UV Protected Fabric Resists Fading • Shatterproof glass table top

Includes: •6 Spring Chairs •66”x40” TableUmbrella And Base Sold Separately

Solar Stake Light

Stainless Steel or

Copper FinishComp. $9.973/$10

Also Available:9' Adjustable Tilt Market Umbrella.....

$6025 Lb Umbrella Base ..

$30

$340Comp. $500

Tuscany 7 PcPatio Set

10 Lbs Sun & Shade ......$18

• Rust resistant steel frame • Trellis design

• Double roof construction• Includes mosquito netting

* Measured from eave to eaveComp. $300

$200Express II

10’x10’*Commercial

GazeboComp. $200

$130

Sierra II12’x12’*GazeboComp. $130

$88

*10’x10’ Nantucket Gazebo Gazebo with powdercoated steel frameBonus: Includes 4

corner shelvesEasy to assemble

* Measured from eaveto eave

Comp. $249

$160

10’x12’* Regency Gazebo

Sierra II10’x10’*GazeboComp. $100

$68*Measured from leg to leg*Measured from leg to leg*Measured from leg to leg

$70Comp. $100

PorchRocking

Chair

$39

Outer Banks®

Cross Creek®

Mens Golf Shirts• Solids, stripes,

tipped collarsComp.

$30-$60

$5

Famous Maker Cargo Shorts

• 100% Cotton twillComp.$44

$12

GottexSwimwear

Comp. $100 -$250$25

Speedo, Baltex,Jag, Christina

SwimwearComp. $60 - $118

$15

Save 50% & more!Ladies Capris

Linen/Rayon,sheeting, and more

Missy & Plus SizesComp.

$10 - $24

$5

Dept. Store

Better T’s•Premium cotton •Plenty of pima!

•Petite & missy sizes

Comp. $20

$5Russell Athletic®Performance

Wear•T-shirts, tanks, shorts

•Lots of moisture management styles!

Comp. $15 - $28

$5

Save 70%Mountain Lake®

Knit Capris• Drawstring waist,

side pockets• 100% cotton

• Missy & petite sizesComp. $24

$7

Save 75%Super

Premium T’s•Classic Body•Heavyweight

•Wicks MoistureComp. $16

$4Fruit of the

Loom®

Hanes®

Mens’ Pocket TsHeavyweight,100% cottonComp. $6

$3

Comp. $39 & more

$12

FamousWorkwear

Label CoverallsShortsleeve, easy care,

soil resistantLots of styles to choose from

S-3XL - 50 per store

Shop early for best selection

Coppertone®4 oz

$3

Aveeno®

Sunblock3 oz or 5 oz

$6Bull Frog®

Sunblock4.7 oz or 5 oz

$4Hawaiian

Tropic®

4 oz or 8 oz

$4

6 & 8Piece Sets

all sets includewalking lights,

spotlights, wire &transformer

Malibu Low-VoltageGarden Light Sets

$36LandscapeLighting

All metal construction;choose from hanging,bullard, tiered & more;

even spotlights &submersible lights

$90 - $130

$15 - $30

$5Create your own design!

Wamsutta®

500 Thread CountSheet Set 100%

Egyptian Cotton

Full...........Queen...King........

Comp. $80Comp. $90Comp. $100

Wamsutta 500 Thread Count2 pk. Pillowcase

650

$40Your Choice

600 Thread CountSheet Sets

$40Comp. $90 - $100

Queen or King

Dept. Store Cancellation100% cotton

Naples Collection320,000 Points of Yarn Per Sq. Meter

2’2”x 7’10”

$253’3”x5’2”

$255’5”x7’10”

$607'9"x11'3"

$100

$152’x4’2”

26”x25’

$7025 Foot Stair Runners

320,000 points of yarn per square meter

Black Red Ivory Sage

Major Credit Card Premium Gifts

Assortment varies by store

$2 Comp. $10-$20

Comp.$28

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