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Stage is set for Saturday’s county budget meetingLANCASTER – The county delegation will meet

this Saturday to vote on a 2012 county budget and the stage is set for a healthy debate on the level of funding.

The delegation held a special public hearing Friday to go over changes in the budget proposed by the county commissioners last December. At that time, the commission presented a budget of $31.51 mil-lion. The commission has since approved $170,575 in added appropriations to bring the total requested budget up to $31.68 million, which represents a 2.5 percent increase over the current budget. The budget does not include $10,150 in requests from the county attorney and victim witness advocate that the commission left to the delegation to decide.

At the same time, the commission increased reve-nue projections by $300,000. As a result, the amount

to be raised by taxes actually decreased, from 8.8 percent to 7.7 percent.

County Administrator Sue Collins spent about two hours Friday reviewing the changes with the delegation and public Friday. Collins explained that by law, the commissioners are required to issuea pro-posed budget in early December when the fi scal year is still on-going. She said that forces the commission and administration to rely on estimates in putting together a budget. By the time the delegation meets in March to vote on a fi nal budget, Collins said the books on the previous year’s budget are closed and actual fi gures are available. Commissioner Burn-ham Judd said it would make more sense for the county budget hearing to be held in February.

Rep. Herb Richardson and Rep. John Tholl both said they will try to get the legislation passed to allow the commission to present its budget later.

Collins pointed out the negotiations on a new one

year contract with the two unions that represent corrections employees and Berlin nursing home employees are concluded. The union membership is set to vote on the contracts this week and the com-mission will vote on them just prior to the start of the budget hearing Saturday. Based on the contract, there will be no cost of living increase for all county employees including both union and non-union. Col-lins said employees eligible for step increases will receive those increases.

Richardson asked if step increases are given to both union and non-union employees. Col-lins explained the county has a 10-step schedule that covers all hourly employees. Employees must receive successful annual reviews to receive the step increases which max out at ten years of service.

Tholl said the step increases are part of the com-pensation package outlined when employees are

Students at Brown School celebrated Dr. Suess Day at a Read Across America Day Friday, March 2. The students enjoyed many special activities and events.

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Efforts on-going to assist displaced Isaacson workers

BERLIN – Efforts continue to assist workers at Isaacson Structural Steel as the bankrupt company ceases operations.

Over 60 employees were laid off last Wednesday and the remaining 40 or so are being terminated over the next several weeks as the company wraps up outstanding work. The company was auctioned off last Wednesday with a group of three companies sub-mitting the highest bid of $2.4 million. The sale must still be approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manchester at a hearing scheduled for Wednesday.

N.E. Employment Security Busi-ness Services Representative Diana Nelson said the state’s Rapid Response team met with employees on Feb. 23 to outline the various services avail-able. Workers heard about assistance and training services offered through Employment Security, Health and Human Services, White Mountains Community College, AHEAD, N.H. Vocational Services, and Southern N.H. Services,

That was followed on Feb. 27 with a orientation on the Trade Adjust-ment Act benefi ts available because the bankruptcy of both Isaacson Steel and Isaacson Structural Steel have been ruled the result of foreign com-petition. Two additional Trade Act ori-

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MOSCOW (NY Times) — A day after claiming an overwhelming victory in Russia’s presidential elections, Vladimir V. Putin on Monday faced a range of challenges to his legitimacy, including charges of fraud from international observers and a defi ant opposition that vowed to keep him from serving his full six-year term.

While Putin was still celebrating his victory, he received a slap in the face from observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. While fi nding less of the ballot stuffi ng and

other fl agrant violations that marred parliamentary elections in November, the observers said Putin had faced no real competition and unfairly benefi ted from lavish government spending on his behalf.

Putin received milder responses from the Euro-pean Union and from the United States. The White House did not comment, and the State Department put out a written statement congratulating the Rus-sian people and saying the United States “looks for-ward to working with the President-elect after the results are certifi ed and he is sworn in.”

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WASHINGTON (NY Times) — With Israel warning that it may mount a military strike against Iran, President Obama welcomed Prime Min-ister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to the White House, but signaled that he would press for more time for a cam-paign of economic sanctions to work on Tehran.

Appearing with Netanyahu in the Oval Offi ce before their

meeting, Obama declared that “the United States will always have Israel’s back.” He reiter-ated that the United States would prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, but he added, “We do believe there is still a window that allows for a diplomatic resolu-tion to this issue.”

Netanyahu, sitting next to the president, declared that “Israel must have the

ability to defend itself, by itself, against any threat.” He thanked Obama for affi rming, in a speech to a pro-Israel lobbying group on Sunday, that, as Netanyahu put it, “Israel has the sover-eign right to make its own decisions.” Israeli offi cials interpreted this to mean that the United States would not try to block a preemptive Israeli strike.

Obama cites ‘window’ for diplomacy on Iran bomb

Syria permits U.N. visit

(NY Times) — Syria’s govern-ment made diplomatic gestures on Monday toward seeking an end to the uprising that has convulsed the country, agreeing for the fi rst time to allow visits by the top United Nations relief offi cial and by the newly desig-nated envoy who represents both the United Nations and Arab League. But activists said that Syrian security forces did not let up in their ferocious campaign to crush opposition in the most res-tive areas.

Activists said the Syrian armed forces sent troops into Dara’a, the southern town where the pro-tests began a year ago, and that artillery units bombarded the town of Rastan in central Syria, not far from Homs, an epicenter of the uprising that has been devastated by more than month of shelling and gunfi re.

The Syrian diplomatic gestures came as new reports emerged of Syrian civilians fl eeing into neighboring Lebanon to escape the stepped-up military action. The United Nations refugee agency said that 2,000 Syrian refugees had crossed the border into Lebanon since the weekend.

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GORHAM, NH - Alice E. Berwick, 81, of 51 Glen Road, Gorham, NH, passed away on Monday March 5, 2012 at the St. Vincent de Paul Rehab and Nursing Center in Berlin. She was born in Lewiston, Me., on May 22, 1930, the daughter of the late George A. and Alice S. (Stephenson) Vigue, and lived most of her life in Gorham. She was raised by her mother and grandparents after the death of her father when she was fi ve. Alice had been employed by Brown Company and the Town & Country Motor Inn. She was a member of Holy Family Church, a former member of the Dupont-Holmes Post #82 American Legion Auxiliary, was interested in genealogy, town history, music, crafts, knitting, dancing, coin collecting and was a former bowler.

Members of the family include her daughter, Kelly Pike and husband Kenneth of Gorham, NH; son, Lee Berwick of Manchester, NH; grand-children including, Chelsea, Danny, Andrea, Angelina and Gregory; three great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins including a special niece, Jeanne Aubut of Gorham. She was predeceased by her husband, Walter A. Berwick; daughter, Vicki L. Ber-wick; brother, Edward G. Vigue and sister Rose A. Torganson.

Private graveside services will be held at the Mt. Hayes Cemetery in Gorham. Donations in her memory may be made to the American Cancer Society. The Bryant Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. To sign the on-line guestbook, please visit www.bryantfuneralhome.net.

Alice E. Berwick

JEFFERSON -- Ruth E. Plica, 84, of 311 Israel River Road, Jefferson, NH, passed away on Saturday March 3, 2012 at her home. She was born in Brooklyn, NY, on June 19, 1927, the daughter of the late Frederick and Eleonore (Dahlman) Carlson. She moved to Deer Park Long Island, NY, where she lived from 1951-1998, when she came to Jefferson. Ruth had been employed by Nynex Phone Com-pany in the accounting department for 20 years, from 1971-1991. She was one of the founding members of the Ascension Lutheran Church in Deer Park, L.I., NY, was a former member of the O.E. S. in Babylon, NY, and was a member of the Jefferson Adult Citi-zens for nine years.

Members of the family include three daughters Jayne Plica of Jeffer-son, NH; Nanci Meyer of Bay Shore, L.I., NY; Lauri Di Maria of Grant-ville, Penn.; six grandchildren, Keith Meyer, Shawn Meyer, Jennifer Pelle-tier, Travis Meyer, Amy Caputo and

Debra Di Maria; fi ve great-grand-children and two nephews. She was predeceased by her husband John, a

daughter Debra G u s t a v s o n , a grandson Damon Gus-tavson and a brother Ray-mond Carlson.

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Gorham, NH. Interment will be in the Forrest Vale Cemetery in Jefferson at a later date. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday evening from 6 to 7:30 p.m. To sign the on-line guestbook, please visit www.bryantfuneralhome.net.

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MILAN, NH -- Zilla S. Young, 78, of 214 Milan Hill Road, Milan, passed away on Thursday March 1, 2012 at her home. She was born in Dummer, NH, on August 8, 1933, the daughter of Clyde W. and Esther J. (Twitchell) Stiles and was a lifelong resident of Dummer and Milan. Zilla had been employed as a medical secretary at Brown Company, a payroll clerk at Converse and a computer opera-tor at SAU 20 in Gorham. She was a member of the Milan Community United Methodist Church, the Milan P.T.A., the Androscoggin Grange and the Emily Flint Rebekah Lodge.

Members of the family include her daughter, Barbara Dumont and hus-band Mark of Berlin, NH; son, Doug-las C. Young and wife Lori of Milan, NH; grandchildren, Molly Young, Adam Young, Lindsay Dumont and Courtney Dumont; sister, Blanchie Frizzell of West Milan, NH; aunt, Jennie Donaldson of Milan, NH; nieces, nephews and cousins. She

was predeceased by a brother, Clyde Stiles, Jr.

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at the Milan C o m m u n i t y M e t h o d i s t Church. Inter-ment will be in the Hill-crest Ceme-tery in Milan. R e l a t i v e s and friends may call at the Bryant Funeral Home, 180 Hillside Ave., Berlin,

on Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. In lieu of fl owers, donations in her name may be made to the Milan Methodist Church, PO Box 386, Milan, NH 03588. To sign the on-line guestbook, please visit www.bryantfuneralhome.net.

Zilla S. Young

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BACK in 1999, when I covered Congress, I had a kind of crush on Olympia Snowe. Many of us in the Senate press gallery did.

She moved, dressed and treated people — even reporters, and even when we hounded her through the hallways of the Capitol — with an unforced, uncommon graciousness. She spoke with intelligence and almost never with vitriol.

But those weren’t the main reasons we had such soft spots for her. We liked her best for her disobedience. Unlike the majority of her colleagues in the Senate, be they Democrats or, like her, Republicans, she dared to disagree with her party. Often. And she did it publicly, with her votes and her forthright explanations of them.

Even then, in times that were a bit less harshly partisan, this was unusual, and she had limited company, though it included Susan Collins, Maine’s other senator, also a Republi-can and also one of our heroes. Snowe and Col-lins offered proof and reassurance: just because you identifi ed yourself principally with one side in the ceaseless fi ght, wearing an R or a D, it didn’t mean you signed on automatically to everything it championed, to each plank in its sprawling (and often suffocating) platform. These two senators validated the fact that a person’s values, philosophy and priorities are more complex than a political tribe’s often tyrannical orthodoxy. And that the tribe’s pack-age of positions isn’t necessarily coherent, each fi tting naturally with the others. Snowe and Collins made human sense. Their peers usu-ally didn’t. Those dutiful foot soldiers marched in dreary lock step with their given generals, infrequently demonstrating any real individu-ality, any rebel spunk.

Over the last decade, such allegiance has only hardened. It’s puzzling. Maddening. Just because you choose a team shouldn’t mean you’re suddenly and miraculously on board with everything in its playbook, on down the line: the abortion position, the contraception position, the tax policy, the immigration policy, the attitude toward same-sex marriage, the attitude toward gun control.

But that’s what’s expected. That’s the mes-sage gleaned from the relative homogeneity of a party’s leading candidates, who squeeze themselves into tidy, unyielding boxes and insist that we do likewise. Rare is the Demo-crat of plausible national ambition who tangles in a tough, meaningful way with labor unions or environmentalists, groups that President Obama has been loath to cross. Disappointing them jeopardizes the campaign infantry and fi nancial contributions they provide, and as the sway of interest groups rises, the fealty of politi-cians to the ones in their corner grows with it.

Rare is the Republican of plausible national ambition who doesn’t kowtow to religious con-servatives, a spectacle on fl orid display during the Republican primaries, including last week, when Mitt Romney signaled support for the Blunt amendment just before Senate Demo-crats — with an assist from Snowe — defeated it. He may not quite be lighting his hair on fi re, to cite his own boast of faux defi ance, but there’s ample smoke rising from his fabled mane, as he burns away the Northeastern moderate he was. In fact he used to be Snowe — minus the obvious differences in gender, religion, wealth and pet care. But that was before he reached higher. Before he had much of the indepen-dence and many of the idiosyncrasies bled out of him. Before the Republican margin gobbled

up the middle and ate a good chunk of Mitt along with it.

Snowe stayed somewhat liberal on social issues, bucking the party, and never drew any serious attention as a potential national can-didate. That always depressed me, and I’m not alone.

“I certainly thought John McCain should have picked Olympia Snowe,” said William Weld, the former Massachusetts governor, whose own political future wasn’t helped by his Republican heresies, on the phone Friday. “And I said that to anyone who listened.”

INSTEAD McCain reached to another corner of the country and to Sarah Palin, who called herself a maverick while being a whole lot less of one than Snowe. And Palin and Sharron Angle and Christine O’Donnell and Jan Brewer became the new faces of Repub-lican womanhood, the ones in the foreground.

While some of the responsibility for that lay with the news media’s fascination with rabid right-wingers who contradict clichéd assump-tions of what a woman’s politics should be, some of the responsibility lay with the party itself for embracing red meat over anything with a subtler, more intellectually elegant hue.

As Snowe said at a news conference in Portland, Me., on Friday, “The electorate is increasingly becoming divided into red states and blue states, which elect people repre-senting just one color or the other.” She had provided numbers to back up her claim in an op-ed piece for The Washington Post, writing that before the 1994 election, there were 34 senators representing states that had voted for the presidential nominee of the opposing party. Today, she observed, there are 25.

“We are becoming more like a parliamen-tary system, where everyone simply votes with their party and those in charge employ every possible tactic to block the other side,” she told reporters in Maine. Moderates on both sides of the aisle now face greater con-demnation, she asserted, adding that that was “unfortunate for the country. I think the majority of the American people are in the center in some way.”

She herself has had some diffi culty staying there. Her approval rating from the American Conservative Union, which had been below 50 in 2009, was above that mark in each of the last two years, and the frequency with which she votes against members of her party has decreased of late. Still she has been made to feel like an apostate. An outsider.

I think she grew tired of it. I think she has endured too much dislocation in her life already, this survivor who lost both parents before she turned 11, whose fi rst husband was killed in a car accident little more than three years into their marriage. At 65, with more than three decades in Congress behind her, she isn’t prepared to feel abandoned and homeless in the Senate, or to budge any more than she has.

There’s less and less room in American poli-tics for a hodgepodge of positions that don’t adhere to one of the two sanctioned scripts. Unsubtle caricatures outnumber complicated characters. That will be only truer with her retirement at year’s end.

It’s a sad, sad thing, and I sympathized with the pleading in the voice of a reporter who asked Snowe on Friday, “Are you sure?” Noth-ing good can be read into her exit. Nothing good at all.

By Frank BruniThe New York Times

Snowe’s Sad RetreatPlanning board urges yes vote on Articles 2, 3 and 5 and no vote on Article 4

To the residents of Dummer:

On October 12, 2011 a court case (Kalil vs. Town of Dummer) revealed that in the minutes of the Plan-ning Board that they did not vote to establish an article following proper pro-cedure. RSA 675:3 III (After a public hearing the plan-ning board shall, by vote, determine the fi nal form of the ordinance, amendment, or amendments to be pre-sented to the town or village district, which ordinance oramendment may include editorial revisions and tex-tual modifi cations resulting from the proceedings of that hearing.) This procedure was not done. So how can these procedures be legal?

The town of Dummer has spent approximately $60,000 in legal fees to prevent issuing one man a

building permit to build a house.

Would you like to con-tinue paying attorney fees? How would the town handle a class action lawsuit?

Enough is enough ... it’s time to get back to the basics and this is verifi ed by the letter (below) from Chris Miller, chair of the zoning board and a planning board member, Chris is verifying that it is time that we live as caring families and unite as one. Not as neighbors with a difference of opinion.

In view of, we the plan-ning board are asking for a “Yes” vote on Articles 2, 3, 5, and a “No” vote on Article 4 based on the residents of Dummer recommendations.

Please attend town meet-ing on March 13, at 6:45 p.m.

Planning BoardTown of Dummer

Bring fundamental fairness once again to Dummer’s zoning regulations

To the editor:For me, the best possible

outcome of the town’s cur-rent zoning debate is having universal rules of zoning that apply to everyone equally. This is why I sup-port Mr. Croteau’s proposal to revert to the previous zoning rules that treated everyone equally, regardless of the geographic location of their home.

This does not mean that there will be no zoning, it simply means that zoning will once again be consistent

and equally applied to every-one.

Currently before us is a question of zoning. We all have a decision to make. When faced with a question such as this, people gener-ally have two ways of coming to a decision.

1) What do I prefer, what’s practical, or what benefi ts me and others most?

2) Is it right? Is it moral? Is it just.?

When given a choice between what you and

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I submit that what one prefers, or what most benefi ts you or others, is not the proper way to make such a decision. But rather, one should begin answering this question by asking: What is the moral or ethical decision?

I suggest that we submit these zoning questions now before us to this ethical test. The question to be asked is: Is it moral to treat people differ-ently based upon where they live?

I suggest that it is no more morally defendable to treat an individual dif-ferently based upon where they live than it is to treat people differently based on their gender, sexual orienta-tion, or their skin color.

Some may suggest that complex and discriminatory zoning rules are not treating “people” differently, but rather treating “property” differ-ently. My answer to this argument is that one cannot treat a person’s property differently, without treating that person differently. Property is an extension of ourselves. It is a deriva-tion of our efforts.

Example: A law is passed that says Maryann, or a group of people living

in Maryann’s area, may only have one automobile in their driveway at a time. It seems clear that treating her property differently is in fact treat-ing Maryann differently. Such a law would clearly be wrong and immoral, because singling out people, or groups of people, for different treat-ment is not just we’re in a position where our current zoning regulations do just this, and Mr. Croteau makes a reasonable proposal to address this.

If you don’t feel that Dummer’s previous zoning rules, that are again being proposed, are stringent enough, then add to them, but do it in a way that applies to everyone uni-versally. For example, if a rule were to exist that said no building were to be allowed within 1,000 feet d a body of water then it would apply to all bodies of water within the town, not select ones where certain people prefer no building take place.

Morality is fundamentally univer-sal. It applies equally to everyone regardless of their color, or sex or location. For zoning to be moral it should also be universal, with no dis-crimination based upon geographic location. I urge you to also support this proposal to once again bring fundamental fairness to our zoning regulations.

Chris MillerDummer

FAIRNESS from page 4

Scare tactics being used in the town of Dummer––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– MORE LETTERS –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

To the editor:We hope the residents of Dummer

are not fooled by the scare tactics being spread to infl uence them to vote “no” on articles 2 and 3. Imply-ing that residents could lose their homes because of higher taxes if they vote”yes”in favor of a single residen-tial, agricultural zone is immoral and unethical. The reason for a single zone is to have all residents treated equally without having ridiculous rules and restrictions, which serves to benefi t a few who want to control and are not directly impacted. Saying that the town would run amuck and be more vulnerable to trailer parks, junk yards, fi lling of wetlands ( prohibited by law), etc., is nonsense because all applications for permits still have to be approved by the board of selectmen and the zoning board. This town of 300 plus residents should be able to address its problems with logic and common sense.

Our “sister” town Milan operates under the one zone system and have a lot more issues to address. For example, a school, fi re department, sawmill, stores, restaurants, recycling yard, bed and breakfast establish-ments, and a river rafting business. It is important to note that these issues

are addressed with one third the legal expenditure budget of our town.

Does that make sense?For those concerned about our natu-

ral resources like Pontook and the Androscoggin River they are already protected by the state. Abolishing the zones would not change that fact.

Those of us that chose to live here prior to 1999 for the rural charm did so when the town had a single resi-dential, agricultural zone! Then some people pushed to change to 3three zones and an overlay sone. Why? More control and more restrictions, and to repeat, they themselves would not be impacted by these changes.

Let’s get back to practicing equal-ity and good neighbor policies that we enjoyed in the past. Remember, those of you who signed the petition to abol-ish the zones must vote if you want it to happen. We urge you to vote “yes” on articles 2 and 3, and also to vote for Dennis Bachand for selectman and O’Neil Croteau for the planning board. It will help to put us back on the right path.

As a famous politician once said, “A government that governs least gov-erns best”.

Rick and Lorraine GagneDummer

All men invited to NC Christian Men’s Breakfast Sat. To the editor: There will be a North Coun-

try Christian Men’s Breakfast this coming Saturday, March 10, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at Muriel’s Restaurant on Route 110. All men from through-out the North Country are invited to attend as an opportunity to enjoy

good food, good conversation, good spiritual teachings and great fellow-ship.

For further information or request for transportation contact Reggie Coulombe or Steve Enman.

Steve Enman Milan

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hired and said he did not think it appropriate to tell employees there would be no step increases.

Collins said part of the budget increase is due to increases in workers compensation, health insurance, and unemployment insurance. The com-missions are recommending $6,000 to soundproof the new family room at the nursing hospital in West Stewart-stown and there were adjustments in positions at both nursing facilities.

Collins also reminded the delega-tion that Coos received new Medic-aid reimbursement rates for the two nursing homes this Jan.1. As a result of the new rates, the county will see a $234,400 decrease in Medicaid funds. On top of that, the county is losing $150,000 in Medicaid Quality Incen-tive funding. In later remarks, Fred King of Colebrook pointed out the cur-rent rate for the Berlin nursing home is lower than the 2006 rate.

There was some good news in the budget update. Collins reported the surplus is $600,000 more than pro-jected in December, with a fi nal fi gure of $2,340,000. That added surplus allowed the fi nal budget to cut the projected increase in the amount to be raised by taxes by one percent despite the increase in appropriations.

With the county attorney and victim witness advocate offi ces moving back to the Coos County courthouse, County Attorney Robert MeKeel said there is

a need for new furniture. MeKeel said both offi ces having been using furni-ture provided with the rental space.

“We certainly do have furniture needs,” he said.

Richardson said the delegation sub-committee on the county attorney budget agrees with the need for new furniture.

MeKeel also asked for a $3,900 salary increase for the assistant county attorney position which is cur-rently funded at $55,675. Citing the decision not to grant cost of living increases for county employees, the commissioners left the decision to the delegation.

Richardson charged the increase in the budget is closer to 12 percent if one compared the proposed budget to what was actually expended last year. But Collins pointed out he was includ-ing $1 million the county appropriates for federal funding that is offset by revenue. Richardson said he believes there must be someplace the budget can be cut. He noted that Coos County has the highest unemployment rate in the state and local towns and school districts are going without because of the tough economy.

“We have to do something as a county,” he said.

Collins replied that the administra-tion and commission spent hours on the budget.

“We try to save in all areas,” she said.

Rep. Duffy Daugherty of Colebrook said the delegation is looking at non-constitutionally required programs as it tries to preserve the county’s nurs-ing homes.

“We have to start cutting,” he said.Collins reminded the delegation

that state assistance programs, for which the county serves solely as tax collector, account for more than half the county taxes.

During public comments, Fred King defended the work of the commission and administration. In a detailed pre-sentation, the former county adminis-trator noted that from 1997 through 2009, the state budget saw total appropriations increase by an aver-age of 6.5 percent annually. In com-parison, he said the county budget has increased an average of 4.3 per-cent annually over the last nine years. In his community of Colebrook, King said the average annual property tax increase over the past ten years has been 5.4 percent. For the county, the average increase over the past nine years has been 6.3 percent.

King provided some examples of cost increases from 2001 to 2011. In 2001, he said a case of dishwashing detergent was $60.10 and fuel oil was $1.13 a gallon. In 2011, those same items cost $85.85 and $2.98 respec-tively. Health insurance premiums have risen from $265.10 for a single person and $715.78 for a family plan in 2001 to $767.81 and $2,073 for

those same premiums in 2011.King said a big part of the county’s

budget goes to fund its two nursing home which he argued serve some of the neediest people in the county.

“You need to think about the people you are serving,” he concluded

Daugherty said he appreciated the comments. He said he understands the county’s commitment to take care of its neediest people. At the same time, he said the delegation can do something to try and balance the budget without overburdening the taxpayer.

“We are in control of our own des-tiny,” he said. “This is local control.”

Jefferson selectman Norman Brown, former superintendent of cor-rections for the county, said the county budget has gone up over 30 percent in four years. Calling it morally crimi-nal, he said taxpayers are having to mortgage their property to pay taxes. Brown questioned the need to carry a $2.3 million surplus and said it should be trimmed to reduce the amount col-lected from taxpayers. He suggested the county issue its own tax bill to increase transparency and account-ability.

The delegation spent considerable time debating the commission’s rec-ommendation to provide $1,500 to the White Mountain Ridge Runners snowmobile club for the purchase of an emergency response vehicle to rescue injured snowmobile and ATV

riders from remote trail locations. The proposed vehicle would be a util-ity terrain vehicle capa-ble of negotiating rough terrain in any season. It would have a special-ized medical transport skid attached to the cargo bed that could accommodate a patient and medical attendant as well as medical sup-plies.

Club Trail Master Larry Gomes explained the club must raise $40,000 to purchase the emergency vehicle which would be avail-able to local emergency responsers. Fish and Game Lt. Doug Gralen-ski urged the delegation to approve the request, noting if Fish and Game purchased such a vehicle, it would not be able to allow other responders to use it. He said the club’s purchase would make it available regionally.

Rep. Gary Coulomb of Berlin said the Berlin Fire Department responded last year responded to fi ve res-cues in the state’s Jeri-cho ATV park. He said they used a privately owned ATV to evacuate injured riders. He said it is only a matter of time before there is an accident with multiple victims and no equip-ment to handle the situ-ation.

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GORHAM -- Mr. Richard L. Roberge, 89 of Glen Rd. Gorham, (formerly of Dummer) died in the eve-ning of Thursday, March 1, 2012 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

He was born in Berlin, May 23, 1922, the son of the late Fred and Leonie (Landry) Roberge. He attended the Berlin schools and graduated from Berlin High School in 1939.

He worked at General Electric after moving to Lynn, Mass. He mar-ried Dorothy at St. Pat-rick Church in 1942. He worked at Berlin Foundry and Granite State Con-verse. He owned and oper-ated Labnon Motor Lodge in Conway, NH. They moved back to Berlin in 1987 and worked for Alpine Machine Co. as a sales representative and consultant until his full retirement, a job he truly enjoyed where he made last-ing friendships.

He attended and volunteered at St. Pius Church for several years while living in Dummer at the family hunting camp transformed into their retire-ment home. He was a member of The Good Shep-herd Parish in Berlin. Before becoming sick he would go every day, always praying for someone he knew and loved.

He was a past member of the Berlin Kiwanis Club, Berlin Lodge of Elks, Lifetime 3rd Degree Knights of Columbus in Conway and Berlin Fraternal Order of Eagles and had served as a member of Berlin City Council and most recently the Holiday Center.

He was a devoted husband and father. He loved his family, hunting, fi shing, snowmobiling and card playing with friends and family.

He will be sadly missed by granddaughters; Kris-tie Brown and husband Jerald of North Yarmouth, Me., and Keri Cram and husband Donovan of South Portland, Me.; great-grandchildren, Kallie Brown and Hunter Cram; brother and sister-in-law Gordon and Madeline Adams, several nieces and nephews and his long lasting friendships that kept him going through tough times.

He is predeceased by his wife of 62 years Dorothy in 2004, his daughter Carole in 2009; his son Rich-ard; parents Fred and Leonie and brother Hubert.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, March 24, 2012 from 11:30 a.m. to 12 noon at St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 12 noon at St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish in Berlin, NH.

Burial will follow for both Richard and Dorothy in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Cates Hill Rd in Berlin, NH

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Fleury-Patry Funeral Home, 72 High Street, Berlin, NH. Online guest book at fl eury-patry.com.

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Richard L. Roberge

Richard L. Roberge

BERLIN -- Funeral services for Lorraine Duch-esne, 76, formerly of Willard St., Berlin were held on March 3, 2012 at the Bryant Funeral Home in Berlin. Reverend Mark Dollard offi ciated.

Her friend, Sally Tourangeau, was the soloist and Jeannie Bosa was the organist. Spring interment will be in the Mountain View Cemetery in Clare-mont, NH. Many relatives and friends attended the service.

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The commissioners recommended taking $500 from the budgets of the unincorporated places of Success, Cambridge, and Kilkenny to come up with the $1,500. All three unincorporated places have major ATV and snowmobile trail systems and the appropriation would come out of timber tax rev-enues and have no impact on the tax rate. The com-missioner also recommended appropriating $750 from the Atkinson-Gilmanton Academy budget to assist Pittsburg Fire and Rescue with purchase of a rescue equipment trailer.

Rep. Richardson said he was concerned about the county’s potential liability if someone got hurt using the rescue vehicle. But MeKeel said it would be treated as a contribution and there would be no liability to the county but promised to research the issue. Richardson said he feared giving money to the club would open up the county to similar requests. He said he could envision requests for funding from the three chambers of commerce in the county. Rep. Marc Tremblay of Berlin said the need for rescues will increase as the region promotes ATV and use of the trail systems grows..

Daugherty said he did not disagree with the need for the emergency rescue equipment but

said he also had concerns about setting a prec-edent.

“We’re going to end up with a lot of folks on our doorstep wanting their share,” he said.

Commissioner Tom Brady said as selectmen for the unincorporated places the commissioners felt it was appropriate to use funds generated by the places to provide needed services.

Richardson said he had no problem with the appropriation to the Pittsburg Fire and Rescue but was not uncomfortable with the giving money to a private entity. The proposed appropriation to Pittsburg Fire and Rescue was questioned by Coos County Democrat reporter Edith Tucker who noted it was not approved during the com-mission’s public meetings. Commissioner Burn-ham Judd admitted the written request came in after the Feb. 8 commission meeting. He said he polled the other commissioners and included it in the fi nal budget presented to the delegation. Judd admitted his actions were probably in vio-lation of the Right to Know law. Richardson said e-mail polls are defi nitely illegal and called Judd’s action a clear violation of the Right to Know law.

The delegation will be meeting Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin.

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Nelson said a representative of the New York-based Ocean Steel will be at the Employment Security today to

talk to people interested in available steel fabrication jobs at that com-pany. She said those jobs are in New York.

With Car Freshner laying off 24 people three weeks ago, Nelson acknowledged that the job market is tight right now. She said the agency has been receiving calls from employ-ers outside the area including Ocean Steel. She said Bancroft Contracting Corp of South Paris, Maine, has some limited jobs available at Gorham Paper and Tissue where it is the con-tractor for the new tissue machine and additional jobs in Maine.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). It will be an effort to learn a different way of solv-ing a problem, but be adventurous. You can always go back to what’s tried and true if the new way doesn’t suit you. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ll have some alone time, and you shouldn’t spend it all doing diligent and important work. Goof off. That’s what good friends do together, and you’re learning each day how to be a better friend to yourself. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’re laugh-out-loud funny. If the others aren’t laughing, it’s because your humor is too daring. But express it anyway, and then laugh all by yourself if you have to. It will bring up the energy around you. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Your power drive is high, and you’ll be irri-tated by anyone who tries to dominate you or give you unsolicited advice. You’ll show competence in any group you join. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You are super-capable and you know it. You likely will have more energy than others, and you won’t mind doing extra work. You may yield to the needs of your loved ones because it’s the easiest thing to do. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You may be accused of being too rigid, but maybe that’s a good thing. Being too fl exible can lead to disorganization and a lack of self-discipline. Anyway, you’ll get a chance to unwind a bit tonight. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Compe-tition and the struggle to get ahead will play a signifi cant part in your life. You’ll be better off for the pressure, though, which will bring out the best in you, as it usually does.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It may feel as though the day goes by without progressing your interests. But if you think about the effect your efforts will have in the long run, what you’re doing now is absolutely crucial. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You have your own ideas about how things should be done. You’ll research and put your theories to the test until you’re certain that you’re right. Avoid contests with combative types. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). “Whatever” will prove to be a disem-powering word. Better to decide on the particular “what” you want and let people know. This afternoon, you’ll feel lucky. Act on it. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). There are aspects of your life that never seem to get the attention they deserve even though they really matter to you. Happiness is fi nding a way to spend time on one of these neglected areas. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll be highly motivated early in the day. The evening brings a bit of a slump. It will be the same tomorrow, so plan to get up early and do your best work in the a.m. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 6). You’ll feel loved and will have an over-whelming sense of belonging. The next month brings a breakthrough in your fi nancial sector, mostly having to do with the high level of responsibility you display. Fun times in April may start a tradition that continues for the next decade. Strong love bonds form over the summer. Cancer and Taurus people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 30, 1, 24, 31 and 18.

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Tuesday, March 6AVH Diabetes Education Meet-

ing: 6:30 p.m. AVH lecture room. Special presentation, “A1c Champion Program,” sponsored by Sanofi -Aven-tis. All are welcome to attend this free offering. Refreshments will be served. FMI, call 326-5631.

Friday, March 9Men’s Breakfast

Group. Topic: “Tales from a New Hampshire Journey.” Presenter: Richard Conway, historian and per-former. Gorham Congregational/UCC Church, Main Street, Gorham. Break-fast 7 a.m.., presentation :30 a.m. Free will offering will be taken at breakfast for the Ecumenical Food Pantry. All men welcome. FMI: 466-3496.

Saturday, March 10North Country Christian Men’s

Breakfast: 7:30-9 a.m, Muriel’s Res-taurant, Route 110. We invite all men from throughout the North Country to attend as an opportunity to enjoy good food, good conversation, good spiritual teachings and great fellow-ship. FMI or request for transpor-tation contact Reggie Coulombe or Steve Enman.

Monday, March 12AVH Community Health Edu-

cation Lecture Series: 6 to 8 p.m., AVH lecture room. Dean A. Stock-well, DTR, nutritional professional, AVH, and Javier Cardenas, MD, hospitalist, AVH Surgical Associ-ates, will present “Vitamin D Is a Superhero.” Contact hours awarded. Admission free, all are welcome. FMI call 326-5606.

Wednesday, March 14Medicare Counseling: Servic-

eLink representative available to offer free, confi dential Medicare counseling to benefi ciaries, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., AVH Mt. Adams conference room. No appointment needed. FMI, call Gisele McKenzie, AVH customer service manager, at 326-5660 or Paul Robitaille of ServiceLink at 752-6407.

TuesdayHoliday Center Activities: 27 Green Square,

Berlin. Toast and coffee 8-10 a.m.; cribbage tourna-ment 1-4 p.m. FMI 1413.

Local 75: Regular Monthly Meeting takes place on the third Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m., V.F.W. on Upper Main Street, in Berlin. For member’s only. FMI Information, USW Local 75 Union Offi ce at 752-2225.

Senior Meals: Noon, Dummer Town Hall, second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Sug-gested donation $3, under 60, $6. Call 752-2545 to reserve,

Senior Meals: 8 to 9:30 a.m., fi rst and third Tuesday of the month, Shelburne Town Hall. Sug-gested donation $3, under 60, $6. Call 752-2545 to reserve,

Cholesterol Clinic: Monday through Friday, Berlin Health Dept., city hall. By appointment only, Call 752-1272. All area residents welcome. Fee $15.

AA Meeting: Women’s meeting, 10 to 11 a.m., St, Barnabas Church, 2 High St., Berlin.

Weight Watcher’s Meeting: Salvation Army, 5 p.m. meeting, 4:30 p.m. weigh-in.

Senior Meals: Guardian Angel School, Monday-Thursday Noon, Friday 8 a.m.-10 a.m. Suggested donations for 60 and over $3; under 60 $6. All are welcome. (FMI 752-2545)

AVH Diabetes Support and Information Meetings: First Tuesday of every month; 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.; Androscoggin Valley Hospital; open to the public; FMI, call the AVH Diabetes Education Department at 326-5631.

Chess Club: welcomes all levels of players, to meet Tuesday, Family Resource building (across from high school) from 6 to 9 p.m. Lessons free. All questions, call Al French @915-0134.

Berlin Area Head Start Accepting Applica-tions: For children between the ages of 3-5 years old. This is an income eligible program. Call 752-5464 to schedule an appointment to enroll your child.

Gorham Public Library: Open M-F: 10 am - 6 pm, Saturdays: 10 am - Noon. Children’s Story Time: Fridays, 1:30 pm. View On-line Catalog at https://gorham.biblionix.com/ . FMI call 466-2525 or email gorhampubliclibrary@ne.rr.com

Artisan Gift Shop: 961 Main St., Berlin. Open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Jefferson Historical Society: Meets fi rst Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m. May through Octo-ber meetings held at the museum on Route 2, and November through April meetings are held at the Jefferson Elementary School on Route 115A. Everyone welcome.

Social Night At Dupont-Holmes Post 82 American Legion: Every Tuesday, Gorham, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Food buffet $7 per person while food lasts! Menu varies each week. Free pool, darts, etc. Members and bonafi de guests welcome.

Gorham-Sabatis Lodge 73, F&AM: meets second Tuesday except January, February, and March (fi rst Tuesday). For more information, call 466-5739 or 466-5960.

Prayer Shawl Ministry meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at St. Kieran House, 151 Emery St., from Berlin Kiwanis Club: meets at Northland Restaurant & Dairy Bar at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday

Milan Public Library: Monday, 1:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday’s 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Alcoholics Anonymous: Step Book/Discussion Meeting, .Tri-County (Step One), School St., Berlin 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

White Mountain Ridge Runners Meeting: First Tuesday of every month, clubhouse on Route 110.

American Legion Post No. 36 Monthly Meet-ing: First Tuesday of every month.

Salvation Army Social Services: Food pantry, 9 a.m. to noon, 15 Cole St., Berlin.

Computer Lab Classes: Berlin Senior Center, 610 Sullivan Center, Berlin. 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Call to be scheduled (752-2545).

Craft Class: Berlin Senior Center, 610 Sullivan St., Berlin, 1 to 3 p.m. (FMI 752-2545)

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DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are in our 30s and have been happily married for almost six years. After two years of trying, we’re fi nally expecting our fi rst child. The problem is, how do we handle questions as to wheth-er or not we conceived naturally? I am appalled by people we hardly know asking if we did in vitro fertilization. As a matter of fact, we DID conceive using IVF, after hav-ing tried numerous other options. We don’t see anything wrong with it nor are we ashamed. But I don’t think it is any-one else’s business. Please help me respond properly with-out seeming as rude as those who ask. -- INTRUDED ON IN DALLAS DEAR INTRUDED ON: Handle it by saying, “That is a very personal question and I’d rather not discuss it.” That an acquaintance would have such little respect for boundaries to ask this question is appalling, I agree. DEAR ABBY: My mother retired and since I have a degree and background in fi nance, she asked me to help her get her fi nances in order. She held low-paying jobs most of her work-ing life, so I was pleasantly surprised to fi nd she had amassed a substantial amount of money in her retirement and other accounts. Together, Mom and I developed a budget that will not only pay her bills, but will also give her a certain amount of spending money each month while still allowing her savings to grow. Despite my assurances, she still won’t treat herself to dinners out or go on nice vacations even though she says she’d like to do those things. How can I convince her that she deserves those things and she has the money now to enjoy

them? -- WANTS THE BEST FOR MOM IN MICHIGAN DEAR WANTS THE BEST FOR MOM: Recognize that the habits of a lifetime can be diffi cult to break. Your mother might be more open to dinners out if you go together. As to the vacations, do some research for her online or talk to a travel agent and get some brochures for vacation spots you think she might enjoy. It doesn’t have to be fancy or exotic -- the greatest adventure can start with baby steps. Be patient and you may fi nd she becomes receptive. DEAR ABBY: I’m one of four guys who go on a men’s golf trip every year. There’s no infi delity -- just three days of golf and fi ne dining. I no longer want to go because I’m tired of being the big brother, the referee and the designated driver while the others get drunk and obnoxious and are oblivious to others around us. I am also a physician who treats them and their families in my medical practice. How do I get out of this mess? I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings. -- THE ODD MAN OUT DEAR ODD MAN OUT: An effective way to manage it would be to tell them that the dates they have selected for the golf trip “don’t work” for you. You don’t have to be specifi c about why -- it could be a family obligation or something re-lated to your practice that makes you unavailable. HOWEVER, as their physician, if you know these patients drink to such excess that they become obnoxious, oblivious and a danger behind the wheel, it would be in their interests to talk to them about it during their medical exam because they’re a danger to themselves and others.

INTRUSIVE QUESTION DIMINISHES EXPECTANT MOM’S JOYFUL NEWS

by Abigail Van Buren

Doonesbury by Gary Trudeau

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at: Dear Abby, c/o The Conway Daily Sun, PO Box 1940, North Conway, NH 03860

The Northern New Hampshire Area Health Education Center/North Coun-try Health Consortium, a dynamic, innovative non-profit organization hasthe following position available:

Finance DirectorThe Finance Director will direct and manage the day-to-day financialoperations of the Northern NH AHEC/North Country Health Consor-tium, a non-profit rural health network in northern New Hampshire.The Finance Director oversees the organization’s financial plans andpolicies, its accounting procedures, maintenance of fiscal records, andpreparation of financial reports. The successful candidate will be a mem-ber of the management team.

Required skills include non-profit accounting and financial manage-ment; and strong organizational, interpersonal and communicationskills. Knowledge of professional accounting principles, managementprinciples and practices, organizational structure, and operating proce-dures are essential. Bachelor’s Degree required with at least three years ofexperience in accounting. Please send resume and cover letter to:Nancy Frank, Executive Director, North Country Health Consortium262 Cottage Street, suite 230, Littleton, NH 03561, nfrank@nchcnh.orgApplication deadline: March 16, 2012

Animals

DACHSHUNDS puppies. Heath& temperament guaranteed.Parents on premise $450(603)539-1603.

DOES your dog have too muchenergy or just need exercise?Call Barb, at Barb’s dog walkingservice. 603-219-6459. Reason-able rates.

LAB X puppies; black/ blonde;health certificate. $300. Call(603)986-0536, (603)662-2577.

Low Cost Spay/ NeuterCats & dogs Rozzie May AnimalAlliance www.rozziemay.org603-447-1373

SHIH Tzu puppies. Heath & tem-perament guaranteed. $450.(603)539-1603.

Antiques

ANTIQUES, glass, furniture, &collectibles of all kinds wantedby Bob Gauthier, 449-2542. Spe-cializing in Estate and Businessliquidation. Bonded.

Autos

1987 OLDS Delta 88, solid body,minor rust, very good condition,52,700k miles, $3500, 752-1095,leave message.

2001 Dodge Intrepid 68,000miles, good running car, willpass inspection, only asking$4500. (603)986-3352.

Paying Cash foryour unwanted or

junk vehicle.Best local prices!ROY'S TOWING

603-348-3403

BUYING JUNK CARSand trucks. Paying in cash. Hon-est pricing. No gimmicks. Kel-ley’s Towing (603)723-9216.

BUYING junk cars, trucks & bigtrucks ME & NH. Call for price.Martin Towing. (603)305-4504.

For Rent

BERLIN 1-4 bedroom apts.Priced from $450-$750/mo.great locations (603)723-3042.

For Rent

$95/weekly, 3 rooms, apt., un-der owners residence. Fur-nished/ utilities, private lockedroom, $65, 603-348-5317.

Are you visiting/ workingin the area or working onthe Burgess PioPower Bio-

mass Plant and need aroom by the night, weekor month? Stay at DuBeeOur Guest B&B in Milan,eight miles north of pro-ject. Fully furnished, in-

cluding paper goods, fulluse of kitchen, wireless

internet, Direct TV, barbe-cue grill and cleaningservice. $35/night, or

$140/week.

Owners have separateliving quarters.

FMI call 603-449-2140or 603-723-8722.

BERLIN 1,2,3 bedroom apts.renovated. Heat & hot water.HUD accepted. Robert Reed(603)752-2607, (603)723-4161.

For Rent

BERLIN 3 bdrm house on Cush-ing St. Includes heat, w/dhook-up. 1st month and securityrequired. No pets $900/mo.(617)771-5778.

BERLIN 3rd floor, 4 room, 2b d r m h e a t e d . C a l l978-609-4010.

BERLIN huge 1 bdrm, SSI wel-comed, great location, LIHEAPeligibility accepted $450(603)723-3042.

BERLIN one bedroom apt. h/w,heat and elec. included. No pets$600/mo. (603)723-5703.

BERLIN one bedroom w/dhook-up, 2nd floor $135/wk,heat, h/w (603)752-6459,(603)723-6726.

BERLIN small 2 bdrm, SSI wel-comed, downtown location, LI-HEAP eligibility accepted $500(603)723-3042.

BERLIN- rooms $87-100 perweek, great locations, uncludesutilities (603)723-3042.

BERLIN: 2 bedroom, $600/mo; 3bedroom, $770/mo, heat, h/w,1-781-953-7970.

For Rent

BERLIN: 2 bdrm house on Cush-ing St. Heat included, 1st & secr e q u i r e d . $ 7 5 0 / m o617-771-5778.

BERLIN: 2 bedrooms, utilityroom, fully furnished, heat, h/w,off street parking, enclosedporch. FMI (603)342-9995.

BERLIN: 3 bdrm home, garage;newer widows and heating sys-tem. 2 bdrm home. No pets.$675 to $700/mo. (603)714-5928.

BERLIN: 3 bedroom, 2nd floorapt. Heat & h/w, off-street park-ing, washer/ dryer hook up, ga-rage, $850/mo. References re-quired. (603)986-1323.

BERLIN: One bedroom, 1st.floor, storage room, wdhook-up, heated, h/w, 915-0739L.M.

BERLIN: Oversized 2 bedroom,$500, h/w, electric heat, parking,326-3499.

GORHAM, 2 bedroom, newkitchen, new bath, hardwoodf loors , heated, garage(603)466-2088.

GORHAM: 1 & 2 bedrooms,heat, h/w, off street parking,newly renovated, no pets,723-6310.

GORHAM: 13 Exchange St,(white bldg w/ black trim) 2 br,first floor, fridge & stove, h/ hw,w/d hookup, w/ shed, parkingspaces, no pets. Sec. dep. Call:466-3378 (8am-4pm, M-F orleave a message).

HOUSE: Nay Pond, 2/3 bedroomhome, 2 full bathrooms, openkitchen concept, all appliances,hot tub, jacuzzi, fireplace, hugesun room, boat dock and more,$2000/mo. call 723-2828 or752-6826.

SUNNY furnished rooms, cable,internet, laundry, parking,$75/wk. $275/month. Linda326-3286, 728-8486.

For Rent-Commercial

BERLIN- downtown Pleasant St.1st floor, huge space, excellentlocation $450/mo. (603)723-3042

For Sale

AMAZING! Beautiful pillowtop ma-tress sets, twin $169, full or queen$249, king $399. See AD under“Furniture”.

CLASSIC Wooden Motorola ste-reo phonic console LP and 45player 44”X30”X18” withAM/FM radio from the 1950'sstill works, $100, 723-4032.

HAD Accident can't ski! Solo-man X-Scream 179 cm skis andbindings $75/BO; Volant SuperS 180 cm, w/ Marker bindings,$50/BO; AB Lounger, $20603-449-2140.

SNOWBLOWER 26” Troy-biltwith 10HP Tecumseh. IncludesSno-cab, Heated Grips, tirechains, electric start $450. Berlin603-915-3338.

TOTAL Gym XL, good condi-tion, works great, $100,728-9926.

Furniture

AMAZING!

Beautiful Queen or Full-sizemattress set. Luxury FirmEuropean Pil low-top style.Fabulous back & hip support.Factory sealed - new 10-Yr.warranty. Cost $1095, sell $249.Can deliver 603-305-9763.

Free

10 FREE FIREPLATESSave oil & money, make hotwater with a Fireplate "waterheating baffle for wood stove".Restrictions apply, Email:info@dearbornbortec.com orCall: 207-935-2502 for completedetails.

Help Wanted

Gorham Post Officeis hiring a Rural Carrier Associ-ate. Must be available oncall. Need to provide suitablerealizable vehicle (automatic).Clean driving/ criminal record,$19.45/hr. Apply online atwww.usps.com/employment orcall Postmaster 603-466-2182.

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Substitutes Needed forGORHAM MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL

Gorham, New HampshireThe GRS Cooperative School District is seeking substitutes forteachers and paraprofessionals to work with students at MiddleSchool (Grades 6-8) and Gorham High School (Grades 9-12).

Preferred applicants are persons with experience and training; how-ever, there are no formal degree requirements. Applicants shouldhave an interest in working with students and collaborating withschool teams.

Applicants are required to pass a criminal records check before em-ployment.

If you are interested in applying, please contact theSAU office to request an application. (603)466-3632

SAU # 20 IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

We offer competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package!Please check our website for specific details on each position

Obstetrics RN - Per DiemMedical Records Clerk- Full Time

Primary Care Registration Clerk - Per DiemRespiratory Therapist - Full TimeDiabetes - RN/LPN/MA Per Diem

Controller - Full TimeMedical Technologist - Per Diem, MT or MLT Required

Director of Surgical Services - Full TimeA completed Application is required to apply for all positions

Website: www.memorialhospitalnh.org.Contact: Human Resources, Memorial Hospital, an EOE

PO Box 5001, No. Conway, NH 03860.Phone: (603)356-5461 • Fax: (603)356-9121

Front Desk Position* Part time 20 hrs/week *

* Evenings and days ** Every other weekend *

* Free health club membership *Please Apply in Person

130 Main Street, Gorham, NH

DISPATCHER WANTEDTri County CAP Transit is looking for a part time, 20 hour perweek Dispatcher. This position will dispatch from the Berlin officefor the service being provided in Carroll County. Familiarity withCarroll County a plus. Applicants must have good computerknowledge and the ability to learn dispatching software. Startingrate is $9.50. Applications will be taken until March 9, 2012

Interested parties may contact:Brenda @ (603)752-1741 for an application or pick up an

application at the Transit office located at31 Pleasant St. Berlin NH 03570

Tri-County CAP is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Help Wanted

RELIABLE personal care pro-vider for a 38 y/o Errol NHwoman w/ a physical disabilitysome housekeeping also, expe-rienced preferred but will trainthe right person 482-3491 to setup an interview.

Help Wanted

SALESFast growing, small publisher inNorth Conway needs experi-enced print & web ad sales per-son. Full/ part-time, territoryfrom Lakes Region to CanadianBorder. Make your own sched-ule for new and existing ac-counts. Salary plus commis-sion. Equity position potentialfor the right person. Resumeand references required.(603)356-7011.

Home ImprovementsFORTIER HOME REPAIR

Old & New- One call, We do itAll! (603)752-1224.

Lost

TWO Beagles on York PondRoad, if seen or found pleasecall 752-3126.

Motorcycles

BUY • SELL • TRADEwww.motoworks.biz

(603)447-1198. Olson’s MotoWorks, RT16 Albany, NH.

Real Estate

GORHAM: 3 bedroom,$109,900; 2 family $119,900,owner financing, small downpayment, 466-5933, 915-6216.

Services

AFFORDABLE ROOFING& SIDING SOLUTIONS.

Highest quality craftsmanship.Fully Insured. Lowest pricesguaranteed. FMI (603)730-2521.rockybranchbuilders@gmail.com

Services

HYPNOSIS for habit change,stress, regression. MichaelHathaway, DCH, certifiedhypnotherapist. Madisonmichaelhathaway.com(603)367-8851.

Affordable ShovelingRoofing, decks, walks. RockyBranch Builders. (603)730-2521rockybranchbuilders@gmail.com

CARPENTRY, handyman, prop-erty maintenance, no job toosmall. Call Dennis Bisson,723-3393, free estimates.

COMPUTER MAINTENANCE:Virus removal, performance up-grades, security software, wire-less installations, data recovery,backups. Luc 603-723-7777.

IPOD FIX ITNot just iPods, but Digital Cam-eras, Smartphones, Game Sys-tems LCD- TV"S. not listed? Justask! 603-752-9838.

LOCKSMITH. North CountryLock & Key, certified Locksmith.Ron Mulaire, Berlin, NH(603)915-1162.

Services

TECHPROS- COMPUTERSALES & SERVICE

18+ years experience! On-sitecomputer repair, upgrades,wireless setup, virus removal, &m o r e ! ( 6 0 3 ) 7 2 3 - 0 9 1 8www.TechProsNH.com

WET BASEMENTS,cracked or buckling walls, crawlspace problems, backed by 40years experience. Guaranteed603-356-4759rwnpropertyservices.com.

ZIMMER Snowplowing alsoshoveling walkways, decks, freeestimates, 723-1252.

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North Country organizations launch ‘Business Services North’BERLIN, N.H. – Three prominent

organizations in New Hampshire’s North Country have launched Busi-ness Services North, a one-stop point of access for businesses seeking services in the region. The effort is a collabora-tion of White Mountains Community College (WMCC), Northern Commu-nity Investment Corporation (NCIC), and the NH Small Business Develop-ment Center (NH SBDC).

Business Services North will offer small business owners help and solu-tions by making just one phone call to a common number (603-752-1113 x 3062.) Trained business consultants will discuss with callers how the collab-orating entities can best meet the needs of the entrepreneur.

“The idea is simple: we want to avoid duplication of efforts, harness our resources, and provide North Country businesses with a single point of contact. Business Services North is an outcome of the collaborative spirit developed while working on an economic develop-ment model funded through the Neil and Louise Tillotson Foundation. We

have the resources; now we’re making them more accessible,” said Mary Col-lins, state director of the NH SBDC.

Business owners will have access to N.H. SBDC’s confi dential business management assistance and online e-learning program, WMCC’s entre-preneurial counseling and group edu-cational events, and NCIC’s business fi nancing, technology related grants, and marketing assistance.

“White Mountains Community Col-lege has community at the core of its name. Reaching out to support and pro-mote businesses throughout the North Country region is part of our mission. This collaborative allows for a one stop point of contact to a range of resources which will support a current business or someone looking to start a business,” Katharine Eneguess, president of White Mountains Community College.

Business Services North is headquar-tered at White Mountains Community College in Berlin and also accessible at the Northern Community Invest-ment Corporation’s offi ce in Lancaster, First Colebrook Bank in Colebrook, and

White Mountains Community College at the Littleton Area Learning Center.

“It was time to simplify so business owners can know they are getting the best services for their need. WMCC and SBDC are terrifi c partners that we are pleased to integrate with,” said Jon Freeman, president of the Northern Community Investment Corporation.

The NH Small Business Development Center, an outreach program of the Whittemore School of Business & Eco-nomics at the University of New Hamp-shire, provides confi dential, long-term, business management advising and educational programs to New Hamp-shire businesses. Services are delivered by full-time certifi ed business advisors with MBAs, CPAs and all have owned their own businesses. N.H. SBDC is a cooperative venture of the U.S. Small Business Administration, the State of New Hampshire, the University of New Hampshire, and the private sector. For more information on N.H. SBDC, visit www.nhsbdc.org.

Founded in 1966, White Mountains Community College is a comprehensive

community college serving the northern half of New Hampshire, as well as adja-cent western Maine and eastern Ver-mont. In addition to associate degrees and nondegree credentials, WMCC provides business support, training and education through the Business Train-ing Center. WMCC is also one of 10 com-munity colleges nationwide engaged in a Virtual Business Incubator project, in which the colleges provide the tra-ditional services of a business incuba-tor, without the presence of a brick and mortar facility. For more information, visit www.wmcc.edu.

Established in 1975, Northern Community Investment Corporation (NCIC) is a nonprofi t, certifi ed commu-nity development fi nancial institution working to address regional economic challenges. Today, NCIC continues to build partnerships to develop creative and effective solutions to strengthen individual businesses, communities and the region and to create diverse employment opportunities.

For more information visit, www.ncic.org.

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To breastfeed or not, that is the question!! This week the Ameri-can Academy of Pediatrics(AAP) released a new statement about breastfeeding. The AAP has recom-mended for a long time now, that babies be breastfed exclusively with no supplements for the fi rst 6 months and then breastfeeding for a minimum of 12 months or as long as is mutually desired. They are also now stating that due to the benefi ts to baby neurologically and develop-mentally, that breastfeeding should not only be a lifestyle choice, but a public health issue. This means that the benefi ts of breastfeeding to baby are so great that most moms, with a few rare exceptions, should breastfeed their babies. If you’re

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BERLIN-The Berlin Mountain-eers boys’ basketball team waited 15 days and 15 nights to begin their quest for the Division III champion-ship. Senior Curtis Arsenault dropped in 26 markers helping the Mountain-eers to a decisive 72-43 victory over the Hillcats in Berlin Friday. The win advanced the Mounties to the quarter fi nal round against Mascoma Valley Regional High School, to be played in Berlin on Saturday night.

The 15-day lay-off was evident early in the opening moments of the game. Berlin trailed 6-4 before going on an 8-0 run. Tyler Weinstein was the big player that Berlin needed to key on. He was hot early, scoring eight points in the fi rst quarter. Berlin led 16-13 as time was winding down. Mountie Sam Aldrich got the ball beyond the three point line with just seconds remain-ing. The Hillcat defender backed off and Aldrich fi red up a three pointer that was good as the buzzer sounded

for a 19-13 lead for the home team. Both Arsenault and Aldrich had seven points each, and Jake Drouin added fi ve points for the Berlin offense. Dan Kulbacki chipped in with fi ve points for Hillsboro-Deering.

The second quarter was an eight minute period of different runs by both teams. The Mounties opened with a 12-0 run to start and the visitors responded by using a 9-2 run. When the dust settled, Berlin led 36-25 at half time. For BHS, Drouin got hot for nine points (3-3’s), and Arsenault netted fi ve markers. The Hillcats got four from Bennett, with team mates Goodwin and Kulbacki three points each.

Both clubs got into some foul trou-ble in the third quarter. The Mount-ies held off any come back attempt by out scoring Hillsboro-Deering 15-13 to make it a 51-38 Berlin advantage. Arsenault eight and Drouin fi ve points were most of the Berlin offense. Ben-nett had fi ve points for the visitors.

The Hillcats ran completely out

of gas in the fi nal quarter, being out pointed 21-5. The huge home crowd was treated by Berlin’s intense team defense and unselfi sh offensive play. Arsenault six points, Aldrich fi ve, and Giannos three were the top point get-ters as several different Mounties dented the scoring column. Gidari had all fi ve points for the Hillsboro-Deer-ing squad.

“Defensively we knew we had to stop Weinstein,” said Berlin coach Don Picard. “He got off to a hot start with 8 points in the fi rst quarter. We adjusted by denying him everywhere. Dimitri started on him, and we made sure to have fresh legs on Weinstein the rest of the night, he only got 3 points the rest of the game. Another focal point was defensive rebounding. Hillsboro-Deering is a good rebound-ing team and we limited them to 1 offensive rebound in the fi rst half. Drouin got the deep ball going in the fi rst half, hitting 4 three’s. That really opened up the fl oor for Sam and Curt to work in the paint. Bacon did a

great job keeping a lot of balls alive on the offensive end of the fl oor with rebounds and tap outs. Quinn Mor-rissette and Brad Frenette gave us good minutes off the bench.”

For the game, the Hillcats shot 14-42 from the fl oor and 12-20 from the foul line. Weinstein had 11 points and Kulbacki added his ten points. The Mounties shot 27-54 from the fl oor including 7-17 from beyond the three point arc. The Berlin boys were 11-17 from the charity stripe. Arsenault 26, Drouin 19, and Aldrich 16 points spear headed the Berlin offense.

BHS 19 17 15 21--72HDHS 13 12 13 05--43Hillcats (43)- Weinstein 5-0-11,

Kulbacki 3-3-10, Bennett 2-5-9, Gidari 2-2-6, Goodwin 1-1-4, Gillett 1-0-3, Montanez, Gould, Parenteau.

Mounties (72)- Arsenault 10-6-26, Drouin 6-2-19, Aldrich 7-0-16, Giannos 1-0-3, Bacon 0-2-2, Lam-phere 1-0-2, Reed 1-0-2, Gallagher 1-02, Frenette, Morrissette, Heath.

Mounties open with 72-43 win over Hillsboro-DeeringBY JEAN LEBLANC

THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

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