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NH Children And Nature Coalition Want To Open The Door And Connect Kids And Families With Nature in 2013____________
First Lady. As a pediatric lipid specialist and as New Hampshire's First Lady, I am very interested in working to encourage children to lead a healthy, active lifestyle as a preventative measure against childhood obesity, Lynch said. This emphasis on the importance of the health and physical activity of our children is equally represented and championed by the great work of the NH Children in Nature This coalition Coalition. demonstrates the importance of outdoor activities and learning The NH Children in Nature experiences while utilizing New Coalition has released a new Hampshire's rich and diverse report, Opening Doors to natural resources. Happier, Healthier Lives, which outlines recommendations for This is a great time to make a connecting kids with nature in resolution for children, accordNew Hampshire. The coalitions ing to Marilyn Wyzga of the NH seven goals starting with get- Children in Nature Coalition ting kids outside to enjoy the and the NH Fish and Game great outdoors are endorsed Department. Looking ahead to and welcomed by Susan E. all the possibilities of a new Lynch, MD, New Hampshires Story continues on page A3 Bermans Bits........................A4 Pic of the Week..........................A4 Nature Tracks............................A7 Real Estate/Homes.....................A7 North Country Happenings....A8 Earth Talk................................A9 Adventures of Homesteading...A14 Horoscopes........................A15 - PULL OUT SECTION B Hiking W/Tom & Atticus ........B1 Restaurant Guide.............B2, B3 Northcountry Cookin................B3 Letters & Opinions.................B4 Puzzles.....................................B5 Comics.....................................B6 Classified Ads.........................B7 Business Directory.........B8-B15 Church Directory.....................B8

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Presentation Slated For Book: Its Not About The Hike___

The presentation is free and open to the public! Bring your friends and neighbors. The presentation will be held on Thursday, March 7th at 7pm at the Father Bilodeau Center on Pollard Road in Lincoln, NH. We all have our own mountains to climb. Your mountain may be a 4,000-footer in the White Mountains. But it could also be going to college, getting a job, bringing up children, caring for aging parents or dealing with an illness. Maybe your mountain is reorganizing a business, tackStory continues on page A3

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NH Children And Nature Coalition Want To Open The Door And Connect Kids And Families With Nature in 2013____________
Continued from page A1 outdoors are healthier and more creative, have better concentrayear, lets make a resolution for tion, and even get better grades. our children, Wyzga said. Whether youre a parent, The good news is that this can grandparent, aunt, uncle, be done easily in New teacher or any caregiver for Hampshire, and at little cost. In kids: Encourage your children fact, New Hampshire is well to play outside. Let them positioned to lead the nation in explore. Let them play in the promoting a healthy, active snow, jump over a log, build a lifestyle that takes advantage of fort. It doesnt have to be a for- all the natural beauty, outdoor mal activity; just enjoy a little opportunities, and facilities our time out each day. Open the state offers attributes that door and let them play. already help make tourism one of the states most important With todays children watching economic engines. screens an average of 54 hours a week, the consequences are The coalition representing obesity and sedentary lifestyles, agencies and organizations from deepening misconceptions diverse health, education and about the natural world, and less conservation disciplines supemphasis on unstructured time ports seven goals: outdoors, according to the Coalitions report. The price of 1. Increase participation in outcontinuing these trends is seri- door learning experiences for ous, not only for children and children and families. their families, but for our communities, our schools, our cul- 2. Urge more children and famture, our economy, and the iden- ilies to get outside on a regular tity of the Granite State. basis. In New Hampshire, 71 percent of children ages 6 to 17 and 53 percent of high school students do not get enough physical activity, according to the NH Department of Health and Human Services. And its no coincidence that 32 percent of children ages 6 to 12 are overweight or obese. Combined, excess weight and lack of physical activity are risk factors for asthma, diabetes, hypertension and other chronic illnesses that burden the states health care system and lead to lost productivity. 3. Ensure that every child has the opportunity to experience nature in his or her local community. 4. Provide children with more time for free play outdoors. 5. Increase appreciation and care of the outdoors through organized activities and groups. 6. Improve the health, fitness, and well-being of New Hampshire children. 7. Deepen the understanding of the natural world among children and youth. For more information about the N.H. Children in Nature Coalition and how you can make a resolution to reconnect children, youth and families with nature, visit http://www.nhchildreninnature.org.

Above is Steve Noyse, Dj for the "Black beans and rice" blues show on the new North Country Community Radio. North Country Community Radio is a non profit, commercial free, all volunteer new radio station based in Littleton, NH. They are broadcasting from their webpage at www.northcountrycommunityradio.org and at AM 1700 in Littleton 24/7, and have live Dj's 7 days a week, 12-8pm. They are also preparing to apply for a Low Power FM licence in October. For more information, please visit their web page. - NCN Courtesy Photo

Presentation Slated For Book: Its Not About The Hike_____

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Continued from page A1 ling a difficult project, losing weight or starting an exercise program. It's your own personal mountain and it is hard. It's Not About the Hike is a presentation that will bring you into your heart, lift your spirits, and inspire you to climb that next mountain in your life. It is not a presentation of "look at these two women...see what they did." It is a presentation of "look inside you...you can do it too." You will want to go back and hear it again and again, bringing friends and family to share the experience. This hour-long program highlights the journey of two 50 plus year old non-hikers who one day decided to climb the 67

This talk is a multi-media presentation including movies, music and photographs. It is both humorous and touching, as the speakers share about their personal lives in a way that makes the message and learning universal. Nationally, the amount of outside space where children are The book, Its Not About the allowed to roam free around Hike, will be offered for sale homes after the presentation. The book theirin 1970.is one-ninth what it was contains 360 pages, over 245 color pictures, and 60 inspira- Yet, research shows that the tional hike reports for $35. If mountains in New England over you enjoy the presentation, you benefits of embracing an active, outdoor lifestyle are many, and 4,000 feet. Nancy Sporborg and will love the book that children who spend time Pat Piper are two ordinary women who went on an extraordinary journey over the mountain summits and into their hearts. This is the story of what they found inside themselves as they hiked over 1,600 miles to the tops of over 244 mountains through all four seasons. This presentation is for everyone -- hikers and non-hikers, people who are sedentary or active, outdoor enthusiasts and indoor homebodies, 10 year olds and 90 year olds and everyone in between. The presentation is NOT about the hike; it is an inspirational and motivational program about pushing ourselves outside of our comfort zones, overcoming our fears, finding our passions and living

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Incessantly scouring the universe for the weird, the wacky, and the stupid so you dont have to. Greetings, and thanks for joining me for another week. Starting us off are a few news stories you may have missed. First, authorities continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding a fight at an End of the World party in San Bernardino that turned deadly (for someone it was the end of the world). San Bernardino police says as many as 100 people had attended the party. At some point during the party, a 29-year-old man was stabbed and police were called to the scene to investigate. Upon arriving on scene, authorities say a shooting occurred nearby. The shooting victim, identified as 20-year-old Felipe Jason Moreno, suffered fatal injuries. His 22-year-old cousin was also wounded in the shooting, authorities said. The reason for the shooting appears to have stemmed from a fight that had occurred at the party location, the statement said. [CBSLA.com] Whats the matter with people? Next, oops! After spending nearly a half-century as husband and wife, Bob and Norma Clark are finally actually married. The couple celebrated their 48th anniversary in August, and in November they were getting their end-of-life documents in order and sought a copy of their marriage license for Social Security purposes. The Clarks, who met in college, took their vows at a church south of San Francisco in August 1964. When clerks at the Hall of Records in San Mateo County tried to pull the license, they came up empty. They went back to the year 1956, but no record of our marriage could be found, Bob Clark told the Redlands Daily Facts. The church where they had married still had a record of the ceremony so they knew they hadnt imagined it, and several of the couples family members and friends who had been wedding guests were about to come to town for Thanksgiving. On Nov. 21 they made their marriage legitimate, filing their paperwork and obtaining their license at the San Bernardino County Hall of Records, with the maid of honor and a junior usher from the original wedding serving as witnesses. Finally, a sign of the times (more people behaving badly). Police in Sweden had to intervene after a foreign visitor to a spa and conference center grew angry because a visiting Santa Claus was wearing a gray instead of red costume. No one was arrested during the incident in Vallsta, some 300 kilometers (180 miles) north of Stockholm. But police said in a brief statement that the foreign guest grew agitated over the Santa outfit and argued with the centers staff. They did not say where the foreigner was from. [news.yahoo.com] At least he didnt come back with a gun.... In one way, this is a special column because it marks the first time I have written (typed) 2013! Somehow that seems... weird to me. 2013. If you areas forgetful as I am, write 2013 on the next five or six checks in your checkbook as a reminder. No joke, I have been known to start writing 1996 on checks. I am such a sucker for the ending of Undercover Boss. While watching a couple of episodes, I had a revelation... why not have politicians spend some quality time working undercover next to some real people (or collecting handouts, smoking, and drinking). Just think about what they could find out and learn!

Na na na na na na!!!! You cant get me! This deer seems to know exactly where to be during the recent hunting season. Now this, is one smart deer! Thank you to G. A. Claudio for sharing it with us. If you have a photo which you think could make it as our picture of the week, let us know. Email it to ncnewsnh@gmail.com. Your picture could become our next Picture Of The Week! I recently saw an ad on TV for something called AndroGel, a product to boost testosterone; the product apparently underwent a change and changed from 1% to 1.62%. Uh, why not 1.63 or 1.61 percent? Just wondering. Speaking of ads, I love the ones that show people giving and receiving new cars for Christmas. Cars! Times arent bad for everyone! Theres one guy who bought four Segways for himself and his family, but they all end up sad when a car drives by and they simultaneously realize the pathetic nature of what Dad has done. Sigh. elementary school in central China, a man said to be suffering from a psychological illness (gee, you think?) slashed 22 children and one adult with a knife. The injuries were gruesome, and included cut-off fingers and ears, but this story had a different ending from the massacre in CT. - everyone survived. Then, as of this writing, some nine days after CT, another man in China, angered by a court ruling in the murder of his daughter, rammed a car loaded with a gas tank and firecrackers into a group of middle-schoolers, seriously injuring 13. In total, some 23 were run down. China has seen more than a halfdozen school attacks in less than three years, though the death tolls have been mostly in single digits, largely because knives have been the most-used weapon. China largely prohibits private ownership of guns. Several of the attacks there have been sparked by grudges, which some experts say shows that the violence stems from simmering and widespread frustration over the growing wealth gap, corruption and too few legal channels for people who have grievances (could be here as well). [Drudge Report, ABC News, www.sfgate.com] Yes, in some ways, the end of the world is upon us. What do we do to make a positive difference? I have plenty of questions, but few answers. Finally, to end on a lighter note, a NH joke. After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, New York Scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 100 years and came to the conclusion, that their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 100 years ago. Not to be outdone by the New Yorkers, in the weeks that followed, a California archaeologist dug to a depth of 20 feet, and shortly after, a story in the LA Times read: California archaeologists, finding of 200 year old copper wire, have concluded that their ancestors already had an advanced hightech communications network a hundred years earlier than the New Yorkers One week later. A local newspaper in New Hampshire reported the following: After digging as deep as 30 feet in his pasture near Rumney, New Hampshire, Bubba, a self-taught archaeologist, reported that he found absolutely nothing. Bubba has therefore concluded that 300 years ago, New Hampshire had already gone wireless. Just makes a person proud to live in New Hampshire, dont it? I know I am! Hey, have a great New Year! Later.

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Yes, another year has started, and a birthday looms on the horizon for me. How old am I? I remember 5c candy bars, 31.9c gas, 25c paperback books, 15c hamburgers, and when the Just in case you were wonder- National Guard was the ing, hippopotomonstros- National Guard, not the esquippedaliophobia actually International Guard. is a real fear of long words. The irony; the irony! My philosophy is, of course, to eschew obfusca- On a terribly serious note, on the same day as the horrific tion! slaughter in Newtown, CT, at an

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Wildlife Control Operator Class Offered__

The New Hampshire Wildlife Control Operators (WCO) training class, offered once a year, will take place on Thursday, January 31, 2013, at Fish and Game headquarters, 11 Hazen Drive, Concord, N.H., from 8:15 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There is no charge for the one-day class, but pre-registration is required. To sign up, visit http://www.wildnh.com/Wildlife/wildlife_control_ops_class.htm and download a print-and-mail registration form, or to request a form, call 603-271-2461 or e-mail wildlife@wildlife.nh.gov. Participants MUST be present by 8:15 a.m.; late arrivals will be denied certification. The course is presented by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, the New Hampshire Trappers Association, and U.S. Department of Agriculture-Wildlife Services. A Wildlife Control Operator license is required for anyone planning to provide commercial nuisance wildlife control in New Hampshire, except for licensed trappers during the regulated trapping seasons. As part of the WCO licensing requirement, you must complete the day-long WCO class given once a year in Concord, as well as successfully completing a Fish and Game Trapper Education certification course. The WCO training class includes presentations on the capture and handling of wildlife, humane and ethical concerns, relevant New Hampshire state laws and rules, federal rules covering certain species, wildlife diseases, best management practices and proper trapping techniques. For more information and a full agenda for the WCO class, visit http://www.wildnh.com/Wildlife/wildlife_control_ops_class.htm.

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NH Farmers And Ranchers Help Voluntary USDA Conservation Program Reach 50M-Acre Mark_______________________________
NRCS Celebrates Success of 4-Year-Old Conservation Stewardship Program rolls. From improving soil health to sending cleaner water downstream, this program is improving the environment, including the landscape here in New Hampshire. Landowners in New Hampshire have enrolled 52,716 acres into CSP. Durham, New Hampshire, December 17, 2012 In just four years, Americas top conservationists have enrolled 50 million acres in USDAs Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), a program that helps farmers, ranchers and for- The Conservation Stewardship est landowners take conserva- Program allows our conservation-minded farmers, ranchers tion to the next level. and forest landowners to go that CSP is aimed at producers who extra mile in conserving natural NRCS State are already established conser- resources, vation stewards, helping them to Conservationist Rick Ellsmore deliver multiple conservation said. This program leads to benefits on working lands, cleaner air and water, enhanced including improved water and wildlife habitat and healthier soil quality and enhanced soil, among many other benefits. New Hampshire producers wildlife habitat. using this program are innovaThe land enrolled in CSP is tors in conservation, and theyre more than 78,000 square miles, making great contributions to an area larger than Pennsylvania our rural communities. and South Carolina combined, making it one of the top federal For example, The Society for Protection of New programs for private lands the offered by USDAs Natural Hampshire Forests (SPNHF), is Resources Conservation working on developing 90 acres Service. This year, nearly 12.2 of early successional habitat in Connecticut River million acres across the U.S. the were added to the programs Watershed, near the Canadian

Border. Recently named the nations first blue-way, the Connecticut River is a regionally important area for food and fiber production as well as wildlife habitat and water quality. The Connecticut River floodplains and near-terraces is a major flyway for waterfowl, song birds, and birds of prey, all of which use early successional habitats to some extent to hunt, nest and forage. Eligible landowners and operators in all states and territories can enroll in CSP. NRCS local offices accept CSP applications year round and evaluate applications during announced ranking periods. A CSP self-screening checklist is available to help producers determine if CSP is suitable for their operation. The checklist highlights basic information about CSP eligibility requirements, stewardship threshold requirements and payment types. It is available from local NRCS offices and on the CSP w e b s i t e : http://go.usa.gov/g9dx. Learn more about CSP and other NRCS programs here: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/ portal/nrcs/main/national/programs.

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Whooping Cough - Protect Yourself And Your Child From This Contagious Disease_
ACHS to Host Free Tdap Clinics Whooping cough (pertussis) is a very contagious disease caused by a bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. It spreads easily and causes violent coughing fits that can last many weeks. It can be quite severe, even deadly, especially in babies younger than six months old - too young to be well protected by vaccines. We can help protect our babies by getting the Tdap vaccine ourselves, a shot that renews protection against whooping cough. Ammonoosuc Community Health Services (ACHS) will be hosting free Tdap clinics at all five of its sites to help curb the spread of this contagious disease - see schedule below. Pertussis usually starts with cold-like symptoms, a mild cough or fever. As it worsens, pertussis can cause violent and rapid coughing, over and over, until the air is gone from the lungs and youre forced to inhale with a loud whooping sound. Younger people have a greater chance of complications from pertussis. More than half of the infants who get the disease need hospital care and many will get pneumonia. Infants are also more likely to suffer from seizures or brain damage from lack of oxygen. The disease is spread from person to person usually by coughing or sneezing while in close contact with others, who then breathe in the pertussis bacteria. Many infants are infected by older siblings, parents or caregivers who might not even know they have the disease. Pertussis vaccines are safe and very effective. However, infants are not fully immunized until they are a year old. Because whooping cough is so harmful for babies, everyone around should be vaccinated to create a circle of protection. The Tdap (tetanus, diptheria and acellular pertussis) vaccine is recommended for all adults, especially parents, other family members, and babysitters before coming into close contact with the infant.

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figure out which variety best Cant I just buy seeds off the meets your preferences and shelf in my favorite garden growing conditions. store, you ask? Yes, but just like when you buy milk, check the That brings us back to the cata- date and look at how they are logs. In them you can find displayed. Most seeds are only detailed descriptions of vari- good for a year or two and they eties, including comparison shouldnt be stored in direct charts in some cases. Some sunlight. companies highlight varieties that are easiest to grow, or pro- Look for the variety name, do vide descriptions that compare you know it? Will it reach newer varieties to ones that have maturity in our growing season? been on the market longer. Does the salesperson have perMost provide planting instruc- sonal experience with the tions and information to help brands and varieties they sell? you decide whether or not the That experience in growing variety is adapted to your cli- conditions similar to yours can mate. Whether you buy any- be invaluable. thing or not, the catalogs are useful to have around just for Personally, I still prefer the catthe information. alogs because I can map out my space and rotations, calculate Most companies allow you to how much seed I need, make browse products or even read notes about when to plant the entire catalog online. I like things, and choose varieties all mine on paper. Its more at the same time. portable that way, and I can spread them all out on the table So no, its not too early to order to comparison shop, fold down seeds. In fact, in three short corners and write in the mar- months it will be time to dig out gins. Also by ordering the paper the seed starting paraphernalia; copy you will often get included less if you plan to grow onions on email newsletters filled with from seed. growing and storage tips, pest alerts and recipes. Normally, I In the meantime, happy plancall that cyber junk mail, but for ning. this I make an exception.

By Heather Bryant, No vaccine is 100% effective if pertussis is circulating in the Regional Field Specialist, community, there is a chance that a vaccinated person can catch Food and Agriculture the disease, however, the infection is often less severe. Pertussis is The seed catalogs have started usually successfully treated with antibiotics. arriving in the mail, and it may Get protected with a FREE Tdap or Flu shot at an upcoming clinic seem early, but it is not. In fact at the following ACHS sites: Saturday, January 5th: ACHS- two of my favorite catalogs are Littleton, 8am-Noon; Monday, January 21st: ACHS-Warren, 8am- late and I finally became one of Noon & ACHS-Woodsville, 2-5pm; Saturday, January 26th: those people who call up to find ACHS-Whitefield, 8am-Noon & ACHS-Franconia, 2-5pm. out why. Commercial growers Clinics open to the public for anyone 18 years of age or older and have already started ordering are made possible by ACHS, North Country Health Consortium, next years seeds. If they havent ordered them all by NH DHHS, NH Immunization Program. mid-January, they may not find This report was compiled by ACHS clinical staff for information- the varieties they want in the al purposes, and does not replace any advice one might receive quantities they want. Home gardeners have more breathing from a qualified health care provider. room, but I would still recomFounded in 1975, ACHS is a nonprofit community health center mend ordering by the end of offering a network of affordable primary health services. Our pro- February. grams promote and support the well-being of individuals and families by emphasizing preventive care and encouraging active par- Does getting the variety you ticipation in ones own health. want matter, you ask? Yes. Absolutely. Plant breeders ACHS serves 26 New Hampshire towns in northern Grafton and southern Coos counties and has sites located in Littleton, spend years, sometimes decades Franconia, Whitefield, Warren and Woodsville. Clinical teams working on getting a variety just provide comprehensive services on a sliding fee scale to nearly right. Some are bred to be disease resistant, some to grow 10,000 patients. well in a short growing season For more information about ACHS, visit www.ammonoosuc.org like ours, and others are bred for or call 444-2464. Also see ad this page. yield, taste, appearance, size, color and a multitude of other characteristics, large and small. Sweet corn varieties are bred For up To The Minute headline news among other things for ease of picking so that farm crews can And Weather Visit our Website At: work quickly without damaging www.northcountrynewsnh.com the plants. All you have to do is

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The 2012 bear season also saw a new record bait harvest set, surpassing the previous high of 372 bears taken in both 2009 and 2010. The increase in bait harvest, as well as the overall bear harvest, during 2012 represents both continued increased participation in baiting, as well as lower food abundance. The primary cause of the high bear harvest in 2012 was the decrease in the abundance and distribution of fall bear foods. Similarly to previous high-harvest years, bears become more consistent and predictable in their movements, thus more vulnerable, when food is scarce or localized. Typical fall foods were generally absent this year - fruit crops were poor and beechnuts were absent. While acorns were locally abundant in select areas, the overall nut crop was poor. Bears were heavily attracted to cornfields and select oak groves with nuts. As a result, hunters encountered bears at a much higher rate compared to years when foods were widespread and abundant. Additionally, the success rate of bait hunters tends to be higher compared to the other methods of bear harvest. While this does vary some from one year to the next, bait hunting success is usually high during poor food years. For a comparison of bear season results in recent years, visit http://www.huntnh.com/Huntin g/bear_hunt_take.htm. Fall turkey hunters also did well. Preliminary reports indicate that overall results for the 5-day fall shotgun season and 3month archery seasons, New Hampshire hunters registered a total of 1,024 turkeys a 60% increase over last year's combined fall turkey seasons. The higher numbers are primarily due to the semi-drought conditions (good for hatching) early in the year that led to good turkey productivity in 2012, as well as the scarcity of mast (acorns, apples, beechnuts, etc.) in the woods this fall, making turkeys more vulnerable to hunters, according to Fish and Game Turkey Biologist Ted Walski. The preliminary 2012 breakdown was 707 wild turkeys harvested during the fall shotgun season and 311 turkeys harvested during the fall archery season.

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Hampshire Wildlife Harvest Game Department is the Summary, which will be issued guardian of the states fish, wildlife and marine resources in March. and their habitats. Visit New Hampshires successful http://www.huntnh.com. hunting seasons are a reminder that hunting activities, made "If you talk to the animals, they possible by science-based will talk with you and you will wildlife management, con- know each other. If you do not tribute significantly to New talk to them you will not know Hampshires economy. The them, and what you do not know, recently released 2011 National you will fear. What one fears, one Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and destroys..." ..............Chief Dan George Wildlife-associated Recreation reports that 56,000 people aged Thank you for joining us this 16 and older (resident and non- week. Until the next time, as resident) hunt in New always, please take time to enjoy Hampshire. These hunters gen- the natural world around you. erate about $61 million in hunt- Questions, comments and suggesing-related expenditures each tions can be sent to PO Box 10, year. Warren, NH 03279 or emailed to: ncnewsnh@gmail.com. The New Hampshire Fish and

A wise old owl once said, who, who! -Jo Lacaillade tion on the distribution of the kill by Wildlife Management Unit will be available," said Kent Gustafson, a deer biologist and Wildlife Programs Supervisor at the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. The unofficial deer kill for New Hampshires 2012 season by county, with comparisons to previous years, is posted at http://www.huntnh.com/Huntin g/deer_hunt_take_by_County.ht m. The 2012 figures are estimates based on the number of deer reported as being registered in each county, not necessarily killed in that county. As a result they may not be directly comparable to the actual kill by county for previous years.

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Hello folks and welcome to this weeks edition of Nature Tracks. We dlike to wish you the best of New Years and are hopeful it will be a better one for all of us.

Lets take a look back on the Hunters took a record number of black bears this fall, surpassing 2012 hunting season! the previous record of 803 bears taken in 2003. New Hampshire 2012 NEW HAMPSHIRE FALL HUNTING SEASON bear hunters took a total of 806 bears (433 males and 373 RESULTS RELEASED females) in 2012, which repreThe preliminary numbers are in sents a new record harvest. The for New Hampshire's deer, bear numbers are still preliminary. and fall turkey hunting seasons, Bait hunters harvested 426 and it was a successful year for bears; still hunters/stalkers took 282 bears; and hound hunters many N.H. hunters. registered 98 bears. The overall The estimated statewide deer harvest sex ratio was 1.2 males kill for New Hampshires 2012 per female. season was 11,590 deer, up 4% from the final 2011 harvest The 2012 New Hampshire bear (11,109 deer) and the highest harvest was 39% above the 5harvest since 2007. The 2012 year in-season average of 581 harvest represents about 14% of bears for this time period, New Hampshire's pre-season according to Fish and Game population of about 85,000 deer. Bear Project Leader Andrew Final numbers from all the Deer hunting closed in the state Timmins. Additionally, the 2012 year's hunting seasons will be on December 15, the final day harvest was nearly double that summarized in the 2012 New achieved in 2011, when a total of the archery deer season. of 418 bears were taken in New "Last years mild winter helped Hampshire. Regionally, 180 the deer population in much of bears were taken in the North, the state and the statewide kill 229 in the White Mountains, increased for the second year in 263 in the Central, 76 in a row. Registration data are Southwest-1, 57 in Southwestbeing entered and verified and 2, and 1 in the Southeast by mid-January better informa- regions.

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Warren Masonic Hall - breakfast from 7-9 on the first Sunday of each month. Hope to see you there. ----------------------------------------Breakfast - All you can eat, 2nd Sunday of each month from 7:30-10am at the Masonic Hall, North Haverhill, NH. $5adult; $2.50 child. ----------------------------------------The Warren/Wentworth Food Pantry, serving residents in Warren, Wentworth and Glencliff, is located behind the Warren Wentworth Ambulance Service building and is open every Friday from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. For eligibility information or to make a donation, stop by or call 764-5265. The pantry gratefully accepts food or monetary donations as well as donations of personal and household care items. ----------------------------------------Scottish Country Dancing, every Wednesday evening, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Fairlee Town Hall, Route 5, Fairlee Vermont. Cost is $3.00. All dances are taught, no partner is necessary, beginners are welcome. For more information, call (802) 439-3459. ----------------------------------------Every Saturday Afternoon Wine Tasting at Abbey Wine Cellars, 78 Main St, Lincoln. Saturdays 25pm. ----------------------------------------Haverhill Memorial Post 5245 and their Ladies Axillary hold their regular monthly meeting at 7pm on the third Thursday of each month at the VFW Post in North Haverhill. All members are invited to attend. ----------------------------------------Piermont Parents meeting the Challenge NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) support group meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month, 79pm at the Horse Meadow Senior Center, North Haverhill, NH. Please Call Rebecca Ladd at 603989-5476 or email at rrladd@myexcel.com with any questions. ----------------------------------------For all upcoming events at D Acres - (D Acres is located at 218 Streeter Woods Road in Dorchester, NH.) Visit www.dacres.org. ----------------------------------------If you have any talent at all, come join us on Thursday Evenings, Open Mic Night, at the Greenhouse Restaurant in Warren, NH. Come by to listen or join in! Junction of Routes 25 & 25-C in Warren, NH. Support our area musicians. Come join us! ----------------------------------------Franconia Heritage Museum Events & Exhibits - Fridays & Saturdays, 1-4pm (and by special request) at 553 Main Street (Route 18), Franconia (603) 823-5000. www.franconiaheritage.org. The non-profit Council operates the Franconia Heritage Museum and the Iron Furnace Interpretive Center. Work continues on a scale model of the Brooks and Whitney Bobbin Mill. The Brooks family exhibit will be displaying artifacts and items throughout the museum's 1800s farmhouse and outbuildings. ----------------------------------------Lisbon Area Historical Society, Fridays, 1-3pm . Pickwick-Clough Room - Lisbon Public Library, 45 School Street, Lisbon, (603) 8386146 or (603) 838-2228. www.aannh.org/heritage/grafton/ lisbon.php. Lisbon Area Historical Society meets every other month downstairs in the Lisbon Public Library in the Pickwick-Clough Room. The public is welcome to attend meetings and visit the historical room. The PickwickClough room houses a collection of artifacts, correspondence, photographs and genealogy from the early settlers to present day. ----------------------------------------To find out the on-going happenings at the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in Holderness, NH. You can call 603-968-7194 or visit them online at: www.nhnature.org ----------------------------------------To find out the on-going happenings at the AMC Pinkham Notch Center where programs are free & open to the public: AMC Pinkham Notch Visitor Center, Route 16, Pinkham Notch, NH. For more information contact the AMC at (603) 466-2727 or www.outdoors.org. ----------------------------------------For on-going events at WREN (Women's Rural Entrepreneurial Network) of Bethlehem, please visit www.wrencommunity.org or call them at: 603-869-9736. ----------------------------------------For ongoing schedule at Silver Center for the Arts, Plymouth, NH, call 603-536-ARTS or visit them on the web at: www..plymouth.edu/silver ----------------------------------------Friends of the Library are establishing a Conversational French group at the Joseph Patch Library in Warren. We meet on Monday mornings, 9-10. Join us! All skill levels are welcome. For questions or sign up: call Luane Clark, coordinator, at 764-5839, or the Joseph Patch Library at 764-9072. ----------------------------------------Wentworth Historical Society meets monthly, 7:00 p.m, every third Thursday, April - Dec. at the Historical Society Museum in Wentworth. Join us for historical topics and stimulating conversation. ----------------------------------------The Mount Washington Regional Airport Commission (MWRAC) meets at the terminal bldg. the last TUESDAY of each month at 6:30 PM. Public comment and input invited. ----------------------------------------Meditation Group in the Shambhala Buddhist Tradition Thursdays 6- 7 PM at Blissful Lotus Yoga Studio at 71 Main St, Plymouth NH. Open to new or experienced meditators of all traditions. Meditation instruction available. FREE Donations greatly appreciated. For more information: 603-764-9895 ----------------------------------------For on-going programs, concerts and events at COURT STREET ARTS, Haverhill, please visit www.alumnihall.org or call 603989-5500. Classes, art shows, Shakespeare in the Valley, Music, wide variety of programming. Join us! ----------------------------------------Sugar Hill Historical Museum: Open Fridays & Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy the new exhibit in honor of Sugar Hills 50th birthday: 50 Years Young: Five Decades of the Youngest Old Town in New Hampshire. Genealogy Library, Historical Photograph Archives, Gift Shop. Main Street, Sugar Hill, NH. Admission free. Memberships and donations gratefully accepted. Special tours may be arranged. For information, call Director Kitty Bigelow at 603-823-5275. ----------------------------------------The Baker's River Grange meets the 2nd and 4th Friday every month, 7:30 p.m., Grange Hall, Rte.25, Rumney. Visitors welcomed! ----------------------------------------Free tutoring for adults in the Plymouth/Bristol area - GED Test Preparation, Reading, Writing, Math, English as a 2nd Language, Basic Computer Skills. Call PemiBaker Literacy at 536-2998 for more information. from 9-11 on the 16th and from 12:30 - 2:30 on the 24th. Forr Appt. call 603-787-2539. ----------------------------------------Children's Arts Festival -Saturday, January 12 from 8AM to 2PMPlymouth State University, Silver Center - Arts Activities for Children in Grades K-6. Themed Around Plymouth's 250th Anniversary. To Register Call: (603)535-2615. Or Online at: plymouth.edu/outreach/etc Integrated Arts Conference Saturday, January 26, Plymouth State University, Silver Center- Join Educators and Artists from Across the State to Explore the Power of the Arts! To Register Call (603)2933 Or Online at: plymouth.edu/outreach/etc The Educational Theatre Collaborative presents- Marking the Moment, An Original Musical Celebrating Plymouth's 250th Relive the History of Plymouth Through Theatre, Music and Dance! Plymouth State University, Silver Center January 23-27. For Tickets call: (603) 535-ARTS or Online at plymouth.edu/silver/tickets ----------------------------------------January Programs at the Lincoln Public Library, 22 Church Street Lincoln NH. All programs are free and open to all. For more information on any of these events call 745-8159. Healing foods with Nicole Parker, Registered Dietitian. Monday January 14, at 7:00pm Financial strategies for women Women & Investing, Thursday January 17, at 3:00pm (Not so)Elementary my Dear Watson: the popularity of Sherlock Holmes with Ann McCLellan. Thursday January 24. ----------------------------------------Piermont Village Schools DC Trip Group Presents: Dinner And A Show! Saturday, January 19th at Piermont Village School. Potluck meal of comfort foods, rolls, salad, drink & desserts. $8 Adult/$5 Kids or Seniors/ 3 and Under Eat Free. Dinner and Buddy The Clown from 5:00pm -6:15pm. Show starts at 6:30pm Featuring Ventriloquist Terri Shawver *Admission by donation*. All proceeds benefit the 2013 PVS Trip to Washington, DC. For more info call 603.989.3024. ----------------------------------------FREE Class to prepare to take the GED. Starting January 24, 2013 through April 11, 2013. Classes will be held at Whole Village Family Resource Center in Plymouth, NH on Mondays and Thursdays from 9am to noon. Space is limited to 10 participants. Childcare stipends available for eligible participants. Call Pemi-Baker Literacy at 536-2998 to sign up. ----------------------------------------Unit 83 American Legion Auxiliary Supper - Saturday January 12th from 5-7 PM at the Post Home on Main St Lincoln NH. Price $10.00 PP. Homemade Beefstew in a BreadBowl, Salad, Desserts/Drinks. Come join your friends and make new ones!

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the higher drifts on either side and create a snowy sidewalk. This makes it easier for Atticus and is the main reason I often plan later starts after recent snowfalls. As we climbed Jackson we encountered many others on their way down. The higher we climbed the more magical the trees became, looking like snow covered creatures asleep on either side of the trail. And even dead or slumbering trees, bare and bleak in the winter months, are beautiful in their stark manner, covered in ice or snow. I stopped often to take photos and to catch my breath. As always, when I stopped, Atticus stopped, too. He walks a consistent 10 yards in front of me and when I stop he stops where he is and doesnt bother coming back to me. Then when I begin again so does he. and it wouldnt be out for a couple of days. I heard the disappointment in the sons voice and so I told him I would bring my draft of the journal to the hospital myself and share it with his father. After I read my latest edition to his father the elderly gentleman confessed that he had never been on top of a mountain but felt like he had since Id started including columns about our winter treks in with all of the local politics I reported on. When you are on a mountain, is it like you said? he asked. How so?

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Editors Note: This is a column from when Tom first started writing for us back in January of 2008! We let him go on vacation for a couple of weeks, so well share one of his first columns! The weather has us behind schedule. Whether it has been all the snow or the plummeting temperatures of last week or now the melting snow, Atticus and I have yet to get into a rhythm this winter. However, this weekend, we were able to hike two days in a row for the first time and that felt good. On Saturday we got a late start, hitting the trail at 1:00 pm for a hike to the top of Mt. Jackson, the smallest of the 4,000-footers in the Presidential Range. It is only 2.6 miles each way but the snow, while broken out by several other hikers wearing snowshoes, was still loose and the footing was not the best. And yet it was a pleasure to be out on a trail again after five days without hiking. One of the advantages of a late start in the day is that the trail is often well broken out by more ambitious hikers who believe in an early start. Those who wear snowshoes create a deep path cutting through

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You once wrote that sitting on top of a mountain and looking out at all that surrounds you was like looking at the face of God. He had a good memory for I had written that a year and a half you find When we finally reached the prior to the date I sat with him. tion. Magic is wherematters is it; the only thing that summit cone of Jackson the sky that you take the time to look for was a beautiful charcoal gray Yes, thats what it is like. it. but there were no winds. Being the last to hit the trail we had the He then asked me if I would do People ask me why I like to hike summit to ourselves. After I him a favor and think of him the mostly with just Atticus. It is took several photographs I next time I was on top of such a because such thoughts as this picked up little Atticus and we peak. It was my pleasure to say dying man come to me on a sat down for a spell. Its not too I would. climb or at the top or walking often you can do this on the top thick woods of a mountain in winter. We Before I left I told the gentle- through theinto a golden on the stayed there for quite some man that I heard he had recently way down stars. I amsun or not a time, Atticus soaking in the celebrated his 60th wedding under bright but if I were the religious man views from my lap and me anniversary with his wife. I woods would be my church, the thinking about how lucky we congratulated him on the are to be up on a peak looking at accomplishment and asked, mountaintops my altar. Thats amazing and something I can honestly say that not a hike scenery some will never see. I will never know. What is it goes by where I do not feel like A couple of years ago, a long- like? my life is richer for having done time reader of my Newburyport it. goal to hike journal was dying in the hospi- This old man who would be 96 And when I set adays of wintal. Id never met the elderly dead within 48 hours, dry skin ter peaks in the 90 I sometimes worry that by gentleman but my journal was hanging off his bones, eyes pushing for such numbers in the delivered to his doorstep for as barely open, lips dry and game of peakbagging Ill sacrilong as I can remember. On one crackedhe just paused then a fice the magic each mountain of his last days his son asked faint smile appeared and he offers. I am happy to him if there was anything spe- said, Its a lot like being on top hasnt happened; I hope say that it never cial he wanted. I take it as a of a mountain. will. great compliment that he asked Thus far this winter we have if the latest edition of my paper On top of Jackson the other day, climbed only 10 4,000-footers was out. The son called me to under bruised skies with the day but look forward to having a inquire when it would be out mostly spent, Atticus and I productive next few weeks to (we published ever two weeks). looked out towards Mt. add numbers. Keep I informed him it was just about Washington and I thought of your to those crossed that the fingers ready to be sent to the printers that old man and our conversa- weather cooperates.

(Peaks we have climbed this winter: North Hancock, South Hancock, Tecumseh, Moosilauke, Waumbek, Tom, Field, Willey, Jackson and Garfield. To keep up with our mountain adventures this winter continue to look for updates in these pages or on our website: www.tomandatticus.blogspot.co m. And please remember that we are hiking for a cause this winter, raising money through our hikes for Angell Animal Medical Center in Jamaica Plain, Massaschusetts.) You can always follow and keep tabs on Tom and Atticus by visiting their blog regularly at: tomandatticus.blogspot.com. For those who follow Tom & Atticus on their adventures. Mojo Moose Gear now has official Following Atticus long and short sleeved t-shirts along with coffee/tea mugs on sale online at: www.mojomoosegear.com. Really nice gear! Check it out.

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Over the Cliff? As the story goes the Pied Piper was contracted with by the towns people to get rid of the plague of lemmings overrunning the town. When a successful conclusion was reached the people failed to make payment and were threatened that the Piper if not paid would get all of the children to go off the cliff. Now by this time our gifted or is it grafter Congress and the often mentioned administration may have reached some compromise to avoid what was threatened to be The Fiscal Cliff. If so I seriously doubt that it will accomplish anything except to take some more money from people to whom it belongs and redistribute it to those deemed to have less, needing more, and having rights entitled to them to be better off. Tragically such action wont work as the nearly $17 trillion national debt cannot be saved from its destructive ends by a few more measly tax dollars! Realize that taxation is simply legalized theft; and that the power to tax is the power to control.

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lives. They steal...we continue to pay. Unfortunately their fiscal appetite grows with each succeeding Congress and Administration [neither party is truly honest with us] and they continue to make us believe that except more money is found [politicspeak for taken by taxes] then we all face some fiscal cliff over which we might fall into who knows what sort of pain, loss and suffering. Nonsense its all lies! If it werent lies then most of the disasters we have supposedly avoided by their masterful conniving [legislating] would have befallen us years ago. Its all about manipulation by fear as a means of gaining more control, increasing our dependence on government benefits, and teaching us that stealing from everybody else is the American way. So, good people of these USofA, we are forever standing on a cliff and must ask if the only way to pay the Piper is by continuing to put our hands into someone elses pockets while leading When I wrote to the editor concerning Former State Representative Robert Guidas decision to open the polls with a prayer, I anticipated receiving significant push back. I was not disappointed. Nevertheless, I found both responses to my letter missed the point of my position and its implications. One respondent, Sandra Hair, wrote a detailed description of the way Warrens architecture has changed around the town common over the years, citing the frequent overlap between church buildings and secular interests. Employing a logical fallacy, she relies on history, or tradition, as cause to go forward in the same direction. Using that logic, we might endorse slavery because the people of the United States might also have endorsed slavery at one point. Women couldnt vote in Colonial America, either, or own land, so perhaps we should continue that thinking. In short, there is no end to the various policies and practices once common in Warren that we would find intolerable today. Because it once was so, does not make it forever so, thank goodness. Ms. Hair ignores the fact that we now have a functional town hall supported by all the tax payers in Warren, among them atheists, Buddhists, Jews, Wiccans, and who knows what else (Ms. Hair doesnt know what else, and that is part of the point.) who have a right to enter a public building to perform a civic function without being subjected to a prayer that one man decides is appropriate. Imagine, Ms. Hair, if I took it on myself to say a prayer to Satan at the start of Town Meeting and demanded the proceedings not begin until I had my full say. Imagine the outcry then. It is because, I suspect, you generally agree with the Christ story, or that it is familiar to you, that you therefore accept without cavil the prayers on his behalf at the commencement of town business. Others are not so inclined, and it is you who demonstrate intolerance by insisting that your version of religion be permitted in public spaces. I am not trying to get you to listen to any god story; I simply want silence on the matter. 8oz warm water Mix together and gargle several times a day

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The town of Warren, and the United States in general, grants tax-exempt status to places of worship. We do that to keep them separate from secular government and to protect them. Mr. Guida, or anyone else, is welcome to join a church and to pray as long as he likes. He can even form his own church and pray to any entity he can conjure up and I will defend his right to do so. What I reject is his right to pray verbally and in a public manner, thereby delaying the opening of the polls in this instance-- in a building we pay for in common. And because you raise it, Ms. Hair, no, I dont think the Town of Warren should allocate money to maintain the clock in the church tower. I say that as someone who loves the sound of the chimes, and who appreciates the quaintness and beauty of the steeple, but who thinks church business and government business should be kept separate. As to In God We Trust on our currency: Thats well beyond my power, but I would remove it tomorrow if it were up to me. It was not the original motto on our currency. E pluribus Unum out of many, one served that function. Not until 1957, at the start of the Cold War, did In God We Trust appear on our paper currency. It was the same period when Under God was added to the Pledge of Allegiance. Both additions, in my view and in the view of countless secularists, were mistakes. The United States is not a theocracy. The second respondent, Rev. Hansen, quoted Ben Franklin at length about god, implying, I suppose, that because Franklin is reported to have said a good word about the creator once upon a time it should be interpreted as reason for Robert Guida to say a prayer in Warren, New Hampshire on Election Day two centuries later. Again, this is an argument from tradition or history similar to the one Ms. Hair employed. Besides, Rev. Hansen is likely to be aware that there is a great deal of controversy surrounding the question of our founders religiosity or lack of religiosity. Jefferson, as Rev. Hansen probably knows, rewrote the Bible to remove all stories of supernaturalism or miracles because he could not abide them and felt they undermined the better teachings of the scriptures. Further, President John Adams and the entire Congress of the United States ratified unanimously -- the Treaty of Tripoli in 1797 that stated:

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United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion,as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquility, of Mussulmen (Muslims),and as the said States never entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mahometan (Mohammedan) nation, it is declared by the parties that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries. I could produce dozens of statements from our Founders questioning God, the Bible and religion in general. Quotes from two centuries ago are of limited value for us today, however. Certainly we wouldnt be guided by Colonial opinions on medicine, science, space travel, slavery, womens rights, or the status of Native Americans. Our thinking evolves. Ironically, it is in Rev. Hansens churchs best interest to draw sharply the line between church and state. He and his congregants rely on that separation and he is well advised to be vigilant about it. Its a pretty simple thing Im proposing: let government business go forward without religious influence, and let religious practices go forward without governmental interference. Sincerely, Joseph Monninger Warren, NH

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our children to the very edge? The benefits derived from government taxation just do not Our government leaders work...look around, but dont learned these lessons many fall off the cliff! terms and representatives ago and have made sure that noth- John Simpson ing they do to the rest of us will Lyman NH ever impact their comfy little

Lin-Wood Food Pantry Gives Thanks This Holiday Season LINCOLN, NH The Lin-Wood Food Pantry has a lot to be thankful for this year. A great big thanks to all the individuals and local businesses in Lincoln and Woodstock that have made monetary donations and for those that held food drives during this holiday season.

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munity full or secret Santa's and with the holidays around the corner why would you want to live anywhere but in Lincoln and Woodstock. "Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it." ~William Arthur Ward The Lin-Woodstock Food Pantry is open on Tuesdays from 11am-2pm and is located at the Lin-Wood Community Center, 194 Pollard Rd, Lincoln NH. If you would like to volunteer or make a donation please contact Heather Hoyt at 603745-8958.

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Thank you to Chief Moorehead and the Rotarians for finding the Food Pantry a new freezer chest just when the one we had was on the outs. Not only for finding it, but going to get it, delivering it and taking away the old freezer. We have a com- Thanks again!

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To The Area Readers I wanted to bring to light some simple facts and or opinions that have troubled me in the last few days since the Newtown, Connecticut Tragedy. I am a Former School Bus Driver, I am an EMT/Firefighter with Corner Fire Haverhill and WarrenDepartment Wentworth Ambulance Service. I have served the area communities for over 25 years as a volunteer in one service or another. This tragedy that Happened in Connecticut should be a reminder that this is very close to home and Much Closer to us than Columbine even though in our hearts the Pain was felt world wide. When I drove school Bus before we could even drive, We Had to have a Background check, Be fingerprinted and have our records checked through the national database to insure that we had no criminal past before we could get a school bus endorsement. This being said, in every community that I drove in I had to have this done, Haverhill, Oxbow and BMU are different districts therefore required that a background check was completed for their own Records.. All Staff at schools, including janitorial staff have to have this background check also, so I ask you this... Why do Our schools open their doors once or twice a month for "Community Lunches for the general public to have lunch in the school cafeterias with Our Children? Any Joe Shmoe from off the street may enter an otherwise "Locked Down" secure school building during a regular School day and mingle with our children regardless of race color creed or Record! We Warn Our children to not talk to strangers yet Our school boards deem it appropriate to open the doors to any Pedophile,Felon or person that has a restraining order for abuse and waltz right in and sit down with our kids and not Have a background check because its a " Community Lunch" We as Parents don't let our Guard down, or do we? I can Promise you this as a First responder with My friends and or family in the Emergency Services, I do Not Want to get toned out to a shooting at any of our schools because we dropped the ball and let Our Guards down. When I was a child, Nobody Got Past the front office... why do people roam the halls now just because they are a Familiar face? Can anyone tell me if for a fleeting moment that some of those children in Newtown Didn't look up and see a familiar face, maybe even smile at him because it was their teachers son and maybe even had lunch with him before he pulled the trigger on an innocent face? I beg of this Area to wake up and see what is before your eyes before it to is taken away from you! Sincerely, Daniel A.Bixby Pike NH Well, welcome to 2013! We made it! The world didn't end, we made it through the holidays and it's the New Year. Boy, a lot can happen in couple weeks time. Hope everyone had a good holiday and was able to take time to be with family and friends, We seem to prepare forever for the holidays, then in a matter of moments, they are gone! So for another year, the hustle and bustle of the holiday season is done, over with, finished. Although, rest my mother's soul, she'd be out picking up bargains and prepping for next year's Christmas holiday!

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something has to be done. Whether it be more and easier access to mental health for those who may need it, stricter rules to legally obtain guns, stricter rules for keeping firearms away from those who did not legally purchase them who knows! I don't claim to have the answer and remain open to any and all suggestions. There has to be good suggestions out there on both sides of the matter.

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I do not believe that taking guns away from those who legally obtain them and go through the proper background checks and channels to get them should be chastised or punished for doing everything correct and followI honestly don't have too much ing the laws. to talk about this time around even though much has hap- The problem I see is this, most pened since the last issue hit the times, in looking back at tragedies involving guns, many shelves. times, it's not the gun owner I am not even going to talk carrying out these despicable about the whole gun control acts, but someone who has issue! I just won't go there. I either had access to the guns or have my own thoughts and opin- guns which have been stolen. So ions on the subject, but whenev- this tells me a couple of things. er it's brought up anywhere First, bad people have too easy these days, it's truly a no win an access to legally purchased situation, regardless of which guns by others and that legally side you sit. Way too many opin- purchased guns possibly need to ions on the subject. So I think be better guarded in one's home it's safer to keep one's thoughts or business. to oneself!!! I also feel that unfortunately, Alright.... Ahhhhh you know me people who carry out these acts of violence, whether they have better than that! easy access to guns or not, will Okay, just a couple thoughts!!! find a place to get them if they so choose. I mean, let's be realI will say that I believe in the istic here, you can purchase Second Amendment and do not anything online or on the black feel that gun control is the market if you so choose. There's answer all, to end all evil in the underground access to everyworld. I do however believe that thing. If they can traffic human beings, drugs, stolen autos and the like, guns are no big deal to these people. Albeit, harder to accomplish this way, but most times, those who carry out these senseless acts have been online, doing research, and reading and know the exact layout of their target,(s), the people involved and exactly how they are going to carry out their extreme acts of violence. They are not such stupid people. They study and may many times spend years researching before carrying something out. These are the people who could care less about gun control. They already have figured out where to get weapons or bomb making supplies, etc., and probably have already procured them. Yes, the bottom line is, something needs to happen. What, I do not know. Do you have a suggestion? Do you have the answer? Is there a right answer? Is there a way to make everyone happy? Write a letter and let us know how you feel about the subject. Email us at ncnewsnh@gmail.com. We'll print letters as long as it has your name and town your from. Mine, as always, are only my personal thoughts and opinions! I know they are probably not the right answers, but maybe they are not all the wrong answers. I think we need to take a look at all the views, look at all the opinions and maybe, just maybe, we'll find some good answers for people on both sides of the issues. Any way - I hope everyone going forward has a wonderful 2013. It's the start of a new year and I am hopeful, possibly a more positive year for the entire world is coming. Nobody Asked, Just My Opinion ~ B.E.F.

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Dear Friends, I think this song is appropriate for reflecting within at this time of year. And ask ourselves, JUST WHAT HAVE WE DONE??? with Christmas? So this is Christmas, and what have you done? another year over, and a new one just begun. And so this is Christmas, I hope you have fun, the near and the dear one, the old and the young, A very merry Christmas, and a happy New Year, lets hope its a good one without any fear. And so this is Christmas, for weak and for strong, for rich and the poor ones, the world is so wrong. And so happy Christmas, for black and for white, for yellow and red ones, lets stop all the fight. A very merry Christmas, and a happy New Year, lets hope its a good one, without any fear. And so this is Christmas, And what have we done? another year over, and a new one just begun. And so this is Christmas, I hope you have fun, the near and the dear one, the old and the young, A very Merry Christmas, and a happy New Year, lets hope its a good one, without any fear. My prayer is that we can start a fresh and make it a choice to keep the spirit of Christmas around all year long. Please take time to read the story in the Bible, LUKE 2...

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1. Where did the band Procol Harum get its name? 2. Daryl Dragon played keyboard with which band before he hooked up with Toni Tennille? 3. Name the band that released the album entitled "Stand!" 4. Which early Beatles albums were released on CD in 1987? 5. Name the song that contains this lyric: "In a lonely shack by a railroad track, I spent my (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc. younger days." Answers 1. Legend says the name came from a Burmese cat that used to hang around the band. The cat's name was Procul Harum. If spelled slightly differently, it would be the translation of the Latin for "beyond these things." 2. The Beach Boys. It was lead

singer Mike Love who gave Dragon the nickname "Captain," which he kept when he formed a duo with Tennille. 3. Sly & the Family Stone, in 1969. One cut from the album, "Sex Machine," was a jam that ran over 13 minutes. 4. "Please Please Me" (1963), "With the Beatles" (1963), "A Hard Day's Night" (1964), "Beatles for Sale" (1964) and "Help!" (1965). 5. "The Wayward Wind," a 1956 hit by Gogi Grant. The song was covered with lesser success by others, including a 1980s version by flute virtuoso James Galway with Sylvia as guest performer.

An October 2012 report by Pesticide Action Network North America examined dozens of recent studies and concluded that the influx of pesticides in our society -- omnipresent in the air we breath and the foods we eat -- is taking a heavy toll on our children's health and intelligence. Credit - iStockPhoto developing, are particularly susceptible to health problems from pesticide exposure. Kids routinely come in contact with pesticides inside their homes and schools and out in their backyards, schoolyards and parks. Even family pets, many of which wear pesticide-laden flea collars and powders, can be a source of pesticide exposure for children. According to PANNA, even extremely low levels of pesticide exposure can cause significant health problems, particularly during pregnancy and early childhood. New research links pesticide exposure to harm to the structure and functioning of the brain and nervous system. Pesticides may harm a developing child by blocking the absorption of important food nutrients necessary for normal healthy growth, reports the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Another way pesticides may cause harm is if a child's excretory system is not fully developed, the body may not fully remove pesticides. Exposure to pesticides during certain critical developmental periods can permanently alter a growing childs biological systems. The result, warns PANNA, is an increase in birth defects and early puberty and noticeable increases in asthma, obesity, diabetes and some cancers. Whats appalling is that we have known about these dangers for decades yet have done little about it. Nearly 20 years ago, scientists at the National Research Council called for swift action to protect young and growing bodies from pesticides, says PANNA. Yet today, U.S. children continue to be exposed to pesticides that are known to be harmful in places they live, learn and play. For its part, the EPA does evaluate childrens exposure to pesticide residues in common foods and evaluates new and existing pesticides to assess risks, creating guidelines and regulations accordingly. But many would like to see the EPA take a stronger stand against the widespread use of pesticides across the U.S. There are several ways individuals can minimize pesticide exposures for themselves and their loved ones. Buy organic food whenever possible. Avoid chemical sprays and bug traps inside and out of the home. And steer clear of farms and other agricultural lands that regularly get sprayed with pesticides. CONTACTS: www.panna.org; www.epa.gov. PANNA, EPA,

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SKIING THE SKY-WAY

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Well it was about a week later than forecasted but those first turns of the season are now under my belt. Thank the wonders of technology for the opportunity to be able to get on the hill and slide even if we haven't had any natural snow. Our first day on the hill was typical of what one might expect for early season New England skiing on 100% man made snow, a little firm but edge able and a few scattered Cookies here and there, but over all it was some fun sliding! I was slated to go out with a particular group on this opening day for some early season clinic time to get the legs and feet up to speed but a bit of business delayed me for the first run and I made plans to catch up with my group shortly there after. You would think it would be easy to find my group as there was only one open trail yet the entire slope seemed to be a wash in ski instructor red Karbon jackets. But from the lift I was pretty sure I spotted my group and headed down to catch up. As it turns out the group was actually a couple of new hire instructors being given the basic fundamental progression by veteran teacher Steve Small. As he coached the new guys on the basics of demonstrating a smooth wedge Christie turn I realized that that it had been far too long since I brushed up on these fundamental moves and asked to join the group. There were many subtle little issues we addressed such as keeping a good edge angle, proper flexing of the ankle and good extension between the turns. Steve threw in a few little tricks about advancing the downhill ski just a smidge before transferring to our other edge. As a group we practiced smoothing out the maneuver and keeping a nice rhythm and flow. All simple stuff but when I joined my designated group in the afternoon for more advanced drills of hop turns etc. with the legendary John Brady I realized that that basic refresher course that I joined in the morning set me up for these more difficult maneuvers and sure as heck made this early season training a lot more fun! So maybe you already have a few ski days under your belt or perhaps you are getting ready for that first day. I'd advise any one to take just a little bit of time to slow it down and put a few wedge turns together, feeling the feet and the ankles, and getting that nice solid edge angle. And as you take these slow turns put a nice little rhythm into it and I guarantee when you bring it back up to your normal speed you'll feel a lot more comfortable and have a lot more fun!

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Thank You On Behalf Of Our Animal Friends...

In memory of our beloved rescue companion & Northcountry News Mascot, Neka, this season, we have decided to try to help those, who rescue and help our local animal friends!
Below you will find information on three of the local organizations that take in animals and help them find forever homes. Theres a little info on each of the organizations, along with contact information, items needed, etc. You can choose to donate to one, two, or all three! Any donations, monetary or otherwise will greatly help in their efforts!

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Based in the White Mountain region of Northern New Hampshire, Above the Notch is a non-prot, no-kill Humane Society servicing the Littleton, Bethlehem, Franconia, Sugar Hill, Easton, and Lisbon regions of NH. ATNHS seeks to provide assistance to needy animals via food, shelter, socialization and veterinary care; to the community with regular obedience classes, adoption support, animal care education, and spay/ neuter clinics; and support other area animal shelters and rescue leagues by assisting with their programs and needs. ATNHS is located at Littleton Pet Center and Kennel (LPCK) in Littleton, NH. LPCK is open 7 days a week. Call 603-444-6285 and schedule an appointment to visit with dogs that are available for adoption to forever homes. LPCK is located at 1985 St. Johnsbury Road. Take I-93 to Exit 44, turn right and the facility is 1 mile down on the right
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Donations can be mailed to: Above the Notch Humane Society PO Box 456 Littleton NH 03561 Phone: (603)444-6241 Web: www.atnhs.org Email: atnhs.email@gmail.com

Donations can be dropped o at (this is where our dogs are boarded): Littleton Pet Center and Kennel 1985 St. Johnsbury Rd Littleton NH 03561 Phone: (603)444-6285

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Twin State Humane Society was formed in 2004 by a concerned and caring group of people who saw a need to service a population who had no voice. With a heart full of commitment, Twin State Humane Society remains active by oering a number of services and providing lovingly sweet animals who are looking to you for a home. Twin State Humane Society, is dedicated to providing humane care and shelter for abandoned, abused and unwanted animals in Pike and surrounding areas of New Hampshire and Vermont. Also, to increase public awareness to the impact and implications of dog and cat overpopulation; To decreasing pet over population through its spay and neuter program and To educate people of all ages about the responsibilities of pet ownership. Twin State Humane Society also oers Spay & Neutering at a lower cost. Twin State HS also oers a Pet Food On Wheels Program, working with local senior centers in helping the elderly with their pets! Call for further information.
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Our Mission: To provided homeless animals with a second chance at life and companionship in a nokill shelter. Our organization goes beyond shelter walls and is committed to: 1) Positive people and animal relationships and placements 2) Oering aordable spay, neuter and vaccination clinics 3) Cooperative rescue eorts 4) Animal welfare education. SCAR receives no federal, state, or local tax money, or portions of donations made to national humane organizations. We are all volunteer with no paid sta, so 100% of your donation goes directly for the care of the animals. We have adopted out over 350 cats/kittens since opening our doors in November, 2010. Low-cost spay/neuter clinics are oered monthly and we also sponsor four low-cost shot clinics a year. Every year we hold a major fundraiser, our yard sale of gently used items (under the big tent) the second Saturday in August. We currently have an ongoing fundraiser called "The Shoe Box Connection". We ask the public to give their old shoes new life by donating them to SCAR. We will accept all paired men's, women's and kids shoes that are still usable. With a simple note in the shoes, you can trace the path your shoes take to meet their new feet. The shoes are for reuse all around the globe. We have also undertaken a pet food drive called "No More Empty Bowls" to help families in need by distributing dog and cat food to local food pantries. Become a foster parent, and if you are looking for a new feline family member, ADOPT. Visit us: www.secondchancear.org or call us today! Donations can be mailed to/or dropped o (during busines hours): Second Chance Animal Rescue 157 Meadow St. Littleton, NH 03561 Our Hours: Monday - Saturday Noon to 3:00pm or by appointment Phone: 603-259-3244 Web: www.secondchance.org Email: secondchancear.org@gmail.com

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So Far, So Good With New Cup Car

There's not much news this time of year, but most of it's good. NASCAR is implementing a new car next year. Officials are still tweaking and fine-tuning and sending drivers out to test it one way and then another, as at Charlotte Motor Speedway last week. The Sprint Cup teams know basically what their cars are going to look like, but not completely.

Christmas shopping. Everyone's speed is the basic necessity of a bought the presents but still has winning team, but that's not all it takes. It takes a lot more than to get them wrapped. speed to win, and you still have Judged on some of the color to have some of the other things schemes that have been leaked that go with it, which are executo the public, there's a lot of new tion and good fortune, and you have to have all of those other wrappers, too. pieces that we could list out for "The cars feel good," Matt days, but speed is the backbone Kenseth said. "They've got a ton of this sport and any team's sucof grip. I felt like they had a lot cess." of rear grip, especially with that cambered rear end. I'm not sure Keselowski was talking about if that's necessary or not, but speed as in "having more of it overall, it just seems like a lot than the next guy," but it more grip than when we raced appears as if speed in general will rise. Most drivers are here (Charlotte) in the fall." expecting a bevy of track Most everyone is accentuating records to fall with the new car. the positive, which is always the *** norm once one season ends and Monte Dutton covers motorsports for The Gaston (N.C.) another beckons. Gazette. E-mail Monte at The Cup champion, Brad nascarthisweek@yahoo.com. Keselowski, thinks it's important to get whatever edge can be (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc. had early in the season.

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New Hampshires Northern Rail named to the list of 100 Top Trail Named a Top Trail in U.S. Trails in the U.S. by the Rails to Trails Conservancy in The 52-mile Northern Rail Trail Washington, D.C. The trail is in New Hampshire has been one of the longest in New England and the longest in New Hampshire. The trail crosses the State of New Hampshire from Lebanon in the Connecticut River Valley to Boscawen, on the Merrimack just north of Concord. A westward extension of the trail toward Vermont from downtown Lebanon as part of the Mascoma River Greenway is in development and would put its final length at 59 miles. efforts of the New Hampshire Bureau of Trails, local snowmobile clubs and the Friends of the Northern Rail Trail groups in Merrimack and Grafton Counties. Recreation is comprised of the Bureau of Park Operations, Bureau of Historic Sites, Bureau Trails, and Cannon of Mountain. The Division manages 92 properties, including state parks, beaches, campgrounds, historic sites, trails, waysides, and natural areas. The Division of Parks and Recreation is one of four divisions of the Department of Resources and Economic Development. To learn more, visit www.nhstateparks.org or call 603/271-3556.

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More information about the Northern Rail Trail can be found at http://northernrailtrail.org/. For a complete list of rail trails in New Hampshire, please visit http://www.nhstateparks.org/ex Chris Gamache, Bureau Chief plore/bureau-of-trails/recrefor the New Hampshire Bureau ational-rail-trails.aspx. of Trails, said New Hampshire should be proud of the designa- About New Hampshire Division tion. The Northern Rail Trail is of Parks & Recreation a year-round recreational treasure thanks to the cooperative The Division of Parks and

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We are going to repeat an earlier column on the new Windows 8 version. Many people over the hoiday may have received new laptops or PCs with the Windows 8 version. This will talk about the changes and some of the new stuff! A new generation of Windows Operating systems has arrived Windows 8. Microsoft has taken a bold new approach on changing how Windows operates with a new look and feel. Gone is the start button, instead we have the start screen with live tiles replacing the icons and how we install programs has changed, sure we can still use the old programs however Microsoft has introduced the Microsoft App store where you can purchase and install apps much the same way you can do on you smart Phone or tablet. I am asked should I upgrade to Windows 8, I say if you need to upgrade your old computer from Windows XP install Windows 7 instead. Windows 7 will be around for many years it is reliable and more stable than Windows XP, and keep in mind end of life support for Windows XP is in April 18, 2014 after that date Microsoft no longer will provide updates or patches and software developers will no longer make programs to work on Windows XP, Now back to Windows 8 if you do decide to upgrade I recommend buying a new computer that will take advantage of the Windows 8 experience, what do I mean by that, Windows 8 is touch centric, all the new computers that have Windows 8 are touch screen enabled, same as your Smart phone or Tablet, you touch the computer screen to launch applications and browse the internet. You will still need a keyboard to type however the day of the mouse is coming to an end. There is also a new keyboard you must use with Windows 8; the keyboard has short cut keys for the charms bar, much like the Windows key you see on the keyboard; however you must enter the charms bar if you want to shut your computer off. There are other keyboard shortcuts you may use that I will put in future articles. Here are some deferences between Windows 7 and Windows 8 reported from hubpub.com is: Lightning Fast Boot Time The past history of Microsoft

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As we approach this new year, we have a tremendous opportunity to reset our human values. by Elizabeth Terp How open are we to the mission these little children have given us? Its not just about gun laws. Its about respect for all children of opinion or general feelings. and all people everywhere. Its Will we allow little children to lead us? about learning how to get along The grief of Newtown families with and stay in tune with peoThis week we learned how seems more significant because ple everywhere. important is the life and poten- it is close to home; we realize it tial of every child and how ded- could happen anywhere in the Hopefully, the children of the icated teachers intuitively sacri- US. Yet, in this tragedy we have world have not died in vain. fice their own lives in attempts a microcosm of the pain and Hopefully, we will get the mesto protect their students and anguish being continually expe- sage that killing does not bring ensure that their students will rienced by people in the Middle peace and health. What a pivotal East and other countries. grow and flower in safety. year this could be! Hopefully, we will also recog- Does the Newtown tragedy Elizabeth Terp draws on her nize that no one has the right to compel us to reconsider endless experiences as a School Nursekill children and innocent civil- wars in which our service peo- Teacher, Psychiatric Nurse ians anywhere. This includes ple are directed to kill, and the Practitioner, Yoga Instructor and children and civilians in the killings are reported visually on Home Health Nurse. Comments Middle East and elsewhere in Television, where the model is welcome at www.eliza- North Woodstock, NH -Shown at the Dedication the new set for the glory of mass murder bethterp.com the world. or eliza- Dining Hall at the Woodstock Inn recently, with Councilor Ray elsewhere? bethterp@yahoo.com. Burton, are owners Peggy and Scott Rice. While theatres temporarily cancel violent films, we need to Ironically, while we continue to look at the result of the model mourn the loss of children, in oakum. There are imperfections put out continually through such the US, we also continue to that remind us of what we didnt films, and the media footage of underfund their education, leavCosauke... know; there is comfort and hardships created by our ing many strapped with loans belonging that reminds of what involvement in the Middle East beyond their earning capacity as we have created. While there where incidents like Newtown they become adults. And we were frustrations and chalare met on a daily basis. scrimp on funding the Veterans lenges, there is now great satisfor Post Hopefully, the Newtown Administration faction and contentment. There tragedy will never just be Traumatic Stress Disorder is a reoccurring thrill in living chalked up to one young mans (PTSD) therapy, so that many of the accomplishment of an our service people are waitlisted mental illness. unusual endeavor. for treatment when they return dishes, bringing in wood; of Our Little House! Ideas come from what we expe- home. Many veterans have been beginning and ending the day Too, there is the reassurance and rience daily. If we have a steady ordered to do the opposite of stream of media coverage show- what their religion and family Were done! In that well- inside our cabin: each of these is familiarity of family and friends ing innocent killings abroad, it instilled in them. They need always-be-fiddling-and-fixing a delight as we notice more woven into each nook and corI am seated sends a message that killing is tremendous support to learn sort of way. How exciting! The details, learn something about ner. As I write this,from Ryans how to deal with their memo- window trim went on last week, the structure, see the same sight at the kitchen table the way to deal with differences the kale plant that weve tried to in a whole new perspective. We parents, the family table at keep alive has decided to grow, keep uttering the phrase, Oh, which they ate for so many years. Beneath my feet is a and three bookcases worth of our little house! Morrocan rug, a gift from my books help hold in the heat. Not all lines are straight, not all childhood neighbor. To light The simple act of watching the angles are square. There are my paper and pencil, is an oil sun rise and set through the win- some drafty corners that keep lamp from friends in Rumney, dows; of sharing the mundane the air fresh, and some gaps while on the wall is the artwork tasks of sweeping, washing between logs that require more of a Thornton friend. Dinner is simmering in cast iron from Ryans great-grandmother, the Showcasing our cookstove is from a fellow yurt enthusiast, and the table is set Microcurrent with chopsticks from my Facial and Body adopted grandfather. And Sculpting. theres more. Indeed, much of what we have bears the story of "The All Natural those were closest to.

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As I hear Ryan outside, I look up and glance at the embroidered artwork by the door. It reads: Dear House: Youre really very small - Just big enough for Love Thats all. First stitched by my greatgrandmother, my mother finished it. It has hung inside each house my parents have shared. Given to Ryan and I, it now hangs inside our handmade home. As the stitching says, the cabin is small. But in building the way we did, the freedoms we have gained are tremendous. With no contractors, no bills, a minimum of waste, and no debts, we have acquired much. We have a home, which is also a story. Our shared story, through which we gained skills, sore muscles, and understanding. We have reinforced our own courage and confidence, and validated our trust in ourselves. We chose to do something outrageous build a home by hand! The joy of succeeding is, perhaps, best expressed in the quiet, simple satisfaction of sitting down to a meal cooked over the woodstove, together, and saying once again: Oh, our little house!

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A beautiful reflection picture. There are a pair of eagles perched in the tree. This photo was recently taken in Lisbon, NH by Valerie Pickens. Thanks for sharing this one Valerie! If you have a photo which you think could make it as our Picture of the Week or Parting Shot - let us know. Email it to ncnewsnh@gmail.com Your picture could become our next Picture Of The Week! In fact, there are more than 200 taste buds on each of those bumps. Those who study such things say that the 15 most commonly used words in the English language are, in descending order: I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me, him, her, them, what, the, a and an. *** Thought for the Day: "The greatest accomplishment is not in never failing, but in rising again after you fall." -- Vince Lombardi

It was iconic pop artist Andy Warhol who made the following observation: "Employees make the best dates. You don't have to pick them up, and they're always tax deductible." At one time in Alabama, it was illegal to wear a false mustache to church.

The English word "toast" to (c) 2013 King Features Synd., describe a piece of browned Inc (c) 2013 King Features Synd., bread comes from the Latin Inc word "tostare," which means "roasted." The word "toast" to mean kind words spoken while sharing wine also comes from the same root, though in a roundabout way. In the Middle Ages, wine was not always of the highest quality; as a gesture of goodwill and hospitality to Drivers kill more deer than hunters! guests, a piece of toast was sometimes added to improve the flavor. Eventually (as vintages Only about 10% of U.S. households pay improved, one might assume), their bills in cash! the browned bread was forgotten and only the words remained. Women end up digesting most of the

Q: I have a painting by Thomas Kinkade, the "Painter of Light." In addition to the painting, I also have a teapot he produced with the inscription "Home Is Where the Heart Is." Since Kinkade died recently, is his artwork now worth more? -- Barbara, Alton, N.Y. A: Thomas Kinkade cranked out thousands (yes, thousands) of paintings, lithographs and related items during his very productive lifetime. Since he flooded the market with his art, when he died there was little or no bump in values. I spoke to several gallery owners who think interest in Kinkade has, in fact, declined. Texas Art Depot specializes in Kinkade's artwork and might be a helpful second opinion. Contact info is 301 West Oak, Palestine, TX 75801. *** Q: I have an old fishing reel that was never used and is still in its original box. I'd like to sell it to a collector. Could you please publish my name and address so interested parties can contact me? -- Bernie, Albuquerque, N.M. A: When I answer a letter for my column, it immediately goes into my shredder. If it is an email, it is answered and deleted. That protects anyone who contacts me about their collectibles, and there are no exceptions. You might be able to hook a buyer by contacting Antique & Classic Fishing Reels, P.O. Box 7623, Jupiter, Fla. 33468. *** Q: My dad was one of the first people in our Chicago neighborhood to own a television. It was a RCA Model 8T241 with a 10inch screen. What is it worth? -Carl, Pasco, Wash. A: According to "The Antique Trader Radio and Television Price Guide" edited by Kyle Husfloen, your set was made in 1948 and is worth about $150. For some reason, vintage radios have outpaced early televisions as far as desirability with collectors is concerned. *** Write to Larry Cox in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to questionsforcox@aol.com. Due to the large volume of mail he receives, Mr. Cox is unable to personally answer all reader questions. Do not send any materials requiring return mail.

WEEK OF JAN. 7, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Shutting people out to avoid distractions, even under a deadline, can cause hurt feelings. Instead, return calls and emails, and explain why you need a zone of privacy for now. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Although your keen Bull's eyes usually can discern what's fact from what's faux, that upcoming decision will need really solid data before you can risk a commitment. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) As your confidence grows, you should be able to work toward your goals with more enthusiasm. Open your mind to suggestions. Some of them might even work for you.

November 21) Your dedication to finishing the task at hand is laudable. But be careful not to overdo the midnight oil bit. Take time for relaxation with someone very special. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Although your intuition will help you make some tough choices in the first half of the month, you'll need more facts to back up your actions later on. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) All that hard work and research in the workplace finally pays off as you hoped it would. Ignore comments from jealous types who are out to get the Goat riled up. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) An unfair decision creates unnecessary problems. But avoid anger and move carefully as you work this out. Expect to get support from an unlikely source.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Reconnecting with someone from your past stirs up that old sense of adventure. But before you do anything else, be sure to get answers to those still-linger- PISCES (February 19 to March ing questions. 20) A fuzzy financial vista persists until midmonth, when LEO (July 23 to August 22) things begin to clear up. You'll Some people might resent the also gain a better perspective on way you plan to resolve a diffi- how to handle those pesky percult situation. But your commit- sonal problems. ment to making tough but fair decisions soon wins you their BORN THIS WEEK: You respect and support. have a wonderful way of being there for those who need your VIRGO (August 23 to help in difficult times. September 22) Mixed signals could be causing that vexing (c) 2013 King Features workplace problem. Before you Syndicate, Inc. choose to leave the project, ask for a meeting so you can get things out in the open. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Your good intentions could backfire if you're not careful with other people's feelings. Try using persuasion, not pressure, to get others to see your side of the situation. SCORPIO (October 23 to

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You might be surprised to learn that the man who was the lead designer for the original GI Joe action figure also designed the inaugural medal for the John F. Kennedy-Lyndon Johnson administration. If you're an arachnophobe, it you probably don't want to know that a tarantula can live for up to two years without eating a thing. Have you ever noticed the small bumps that seem to cover your tongue? Many people think that these are taste buds.

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The ball was not lowered in 1942 and 1943 due to wartime restrictions! Henry Ford, father of the Automobile, is also father of the charcoal briquette! Mosquitoes are said to prefer children to adults, and blondes to brunettes! Despite the hump, a camel's spine is straight!

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