As this school year iswinding down students in theLife Skills program at theHaverhill Cooperative MiddleSchool are busy completingfive quilts to be given to the“Quilts for Valor” program.This national program givesquilts to veterans and ac-tively serving soldierswhether they are here in theUnited States or overseas asa token of the nation’sthanks.

Students in grades 5-8have been working on thequilts throughout the schoolyear. When students havesuccessfully completed theirregular textile curriculumtasks they move on to com-plete whatever needs to beaccomplished on the quiltproject; whether constructingblocks, designing the quilts,sewing blocks together, mak-ing backings, making bind-ing, sewing on borders, ormaking pillowcases for each

quilt. Each quilt is placed inits own presentation case - apillowcase. Each pillowcaseis unique and uses up scrapsof fabric left over from theconstruction process.

Quilts completed in pre-vious years at HCMS havegone to soldiers/veterans inGermany, Indiana, and thefour completed last yearwent to Canandaiqua , NewYork. To date the Quilts ofValor program nation widehas collected over 100,000quilts - all made by thought-ful and thankful fellow Amer-icans.

Thanks and congratula-tions to HCMS students whohave given of their time andtheir skills for the completionof these special quilts for thenation’s military.

Editor’s Notes: It should

also be noted that all of the

materials used in this project

are donated by Miss Winn.

That includes the fabric for

the pillowcases as well as

the quilts, and the batting for

the quilts. The final stiching

of the quilts is done off site

by a professional quilter and,

though she does receive a

discounted price, it is still

paid for by Miss Winn.

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Gabrielle Harris is shown basting the binding on one of the

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Presentation pillowcases and quilts of valor on display at HCMS.

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Calamity Jane’s Restaurant inWarren is the most recenteatery to be reviewed here inthe Trendy Dining Guide.Jane’s is located right next tothe Warren town common,within eye sight of the Red-stone rocket. The only townthat can boast of such arocket. It is the same type thatwas used to send NH nativeAlan Shepard into space.

My wife and I made theshort trip down scenic Route25 (aka the Mt. MooselaukeHighway) recently on a Fridayevening. We chose Friday onpurpose so that we could takeadvantage of the weekly FishFry at Jane’s. And we werenot at all disappointed by themeal or the setting. As adver-tised the fish fry came with anice piece of breaded fish, aserving of french fries and a

reasonable serving of coleslaw. Plus it is an “all you caneat” so the second piece offish came at no additionalcharge. (The sign hangingoutside does say that thoughthis is an all you can eat meal,“doggie bags” are not part ofthe deal). We did notice thatsome patrons were hungryenough that a third piece offish made it to their dinnerplate.

I should also mention thaton this Friday evening therewas also a sign letting eatersknow that Jane had wholebelly clams available as well.Though very tempted to gothat route we stayed with thefish fry. After the meal we didgo ahead and order up a sun-dae. The waitress gave us afew choices of ice cream as

well as toppings. And when itarrived I was certainly wellsurprised. It was served in achilled tall glass that kept theice cream from melting, andyet soft enough to spoon outand enjoy down to the verylast mouthful.

The waitress that we hadon this evening was very effi-cient. Jane’s does not seat alarge crowd. The shortcounter has only about a halfdozen stools, and the diningroom only has six (sometimesseven) tables. During our timemost of those tables hadsomeone seated and at vari-ous stages of the enjoying theevening meal. Those whowere eating seemed to fitmany demographics as well.There were some obviousregulars. But there were also

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some newbies (other than us)and ages also ranged fromyoung families to the folks thatmay have been visiting Jane’ssince before Jane even gotstarted there.

For that to happen, itwould take a lot. Jane Higginshas be the owner and handson operator at CalamityJane’s for well over 20 years.She is the chief (and mostoften the only) cook. And attimes she also waits tablesand washes dishes whenthings slow down. Like somany self-employed smallbusiness owers Jane does

whatever it takes to keep thebusiness running. And shedoes it with a smile and the ef-fort of a person who loves herjob.

Friday and Saturdayevenings are the only nightsthat Jane serves eveningmeals. However, she is opensix days a week (closed onTuesdays) for breakfast andlunch. Though we chose thefish fry, we did get a look at thebreakfast menu, which isserved whenever the doorsare open. And the items cer-tainly were calling for us tomake another visit.

QueSTIOn - Hey, you know,a lot of friends of mine and Idrink wine out of a box, nota bottle. What do you thinkof that?ANSWER – I say go for it. Oneof the best ways to get valuefor your money. This packag-ing process goes back to 1965and was created in Australiawhen polyethylene bladders ofone gallon (4.5 liters) wereplaced in corrugated boxes forretail sale. The original designrequired that the consumer cutthe corner off the bladder, pourout the serving of wine, thenreseal it with a special plug.Nowadays, there is a conven-ient little spigot at the bottom ofthe box so you can set the boxon a counter and just pour itout into glasses. Some ofthese current boxed wineseven tell you exactly howmany glasses to expect fromeach box.

Q - no snobby attitude fromyou about drinking winefrom boxes instead of bot-tles?A – Not from me. I'm not asnob about wine, even if I doknow something about it. Ac-tually, the more a personknows about wine, the LESSa snob they should be. Iwouldn't expect or acceptsnobbery from anybody aboutanything, especially wine, andneither should you. So, whyare wine-boxes a good idea?

Q - Well, seems like box-wines are a bargain aroundhere, and the wine's prettygood.A – They are a good bargainanywhere, and what's insidethose boxes is at the leastpretty good wine most timesand sometimes much betterthan pretty good. One way tolook at how this state of affairswas reached is to read howTHE NEW YORK TIMES putit recently - “It's the epitome ofde'classe, the vinous equiva-lent of trailer trash, the winesnob's worst nightmare. No, Idon't mean the screw cap, I'mtalking about boxed wine”.Hold on, don't get upset. Thissame article gets better - “De-spite the almost reflexive ele-vation of noses at the mentionof boxed wines, one signifi-cant detail undermines thesesmug dismissals: the idea ofputting wine in a box, or moreaccurately, in a bag within abox, is brilliant. The packagingsolves significant problemsthat have dogged wine for mil-lennia, whether it was storedin urns, amphora, barrel,stone crock, or bottle.”

Q - What's an amphora?A – Hah! Thought you'dcaught me. Amphora is a two-handled jar with a narrow neckused by the ancient Greeksand Romans to carry wine oroil.

Q - OK, OK, smartass, let'smove on. What's the bigpractical deal on bagswithin a box for wine stor-age?A – No matter how elegant orhandy any of those other con-tainers may be, their fixed vol-umes permit air to enter whenwine is removed. Air attacksand degrades wine, making itimperative to drink up what re-mains, usually within no morethan a few days.

Q - I thought that was not aproblem for you, finishingup an open bottle of wine.A – Almost never. But we'retalking about one of the majoradvantages of boxed winehere, and oftentimes thatmeans a lot of wine - the vol-ume of those boxes can be 3liters or 5 liters. And thatmeans several standard-size(750ml) bottles of wine in thesame container.

Q - How many bottles say ina 3 liter, or a five liter, forprice comparison?A – Do the math. Typical bottleis 750 milliliters, some biggerbottles hold the equivalent oftwo bottles which is called a1.5 liter. So, a one point fiveliter is two bottles, then fourbottles would be in a three-liter,and inside a five liter boxedwine would be something like6 and one half bottles.

Q - Sounds like a deal. So,what else?A – The bag-in-a-box, to usethe unlovely industry term, re-

solves this problem of oxida-tion, of air-exposure to thewine, by eliminating space forair to occupy. Wine can stayfresh for weeks once it hasbeen opened. And don't for-get it's best to keep it refriger-ated after breaking the seal soit will retain freshness evenlonger than four weeks.

Q - And...?A – And, while the packagingmay be ingenious, what's in-side has been a problem.Quite simply, for too long, thequality of boxed wine sold inthis country has been uniformlybad. Those in the wine tradehave tried to explain this sadfact by saying something likethis – what's the point of puttingbetter wines in boxes if peoplewon't buy them? That problemcould be summed up with thisstatement from a Europeanwine lover - “I always thoughtwine in boxes was a fantasticway of serving and conservingwine, and I don't see any dis-advantages to it, except thatpeople still have a negativeimage of them in the U.S.”

That perception is nowfading, tasting panels andconsumers alike agree, be-cause in fact, much betterwine has been put into thoseboxes for some time now. An-other reason this kind of winepackaging is growing is it ispreferred by some wineriesbecause it is far less expen-sive, lighter and more environ-mentally friendly than bottledwine and far easier to handleand transport.

Q - Got a couple of depend-able names availablearound here, say at theState Liquor outlet nearShaw's, or in Wally World?A – Sure. Entry level might beALMADEN Merlot, White Zin,

or two other wine types whichare Mountain Rhine, andMountain Chablis. Five litersfor about $17.00 or less.FRANZIA Chablis and Merlotare about the same price.Works out to a little over $2.50a bottle.

Somewhat better qualitycould be BLACK BOX vari-etals Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvi-gnon, Pinot Grigio, and Merlot,3 liters. At about $14.95 (onsale, $12.50 off in May at theState outlet) this is one of thebest buys for quality - $3.73 abottle.

And among the highest-end names available close byare BOTA BOX, 3 liters for$21.99, or HARDY, samesize, at $19.99. Both come inlots of standard varietals.Those work out to $5.49 and$4.99 per bottle respectively.

(Editor's Note _ Roudebush

worked for years in restau-

rants as a wine specialist and

submits occasional articles on

the wonderful world of wine –

and how to think INSIDE the

box)

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in Vino Veritas – bottle Twenty-Three“in Wine There is Truth – and beauty”

By Robert Roudebush

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This week, GraftonCounty representatives willgather at the County Com-plex to consider and takeaction on the proposedFY2015 budget.

Municipal property taxesare based upon town/city,school (local tax), state ed-ucation, village/precinct ifapplicable, and countyneeds. The county portionof your annual property taxbill is relatively small incomparison to the whole;Haverhill’s county tax haveranged from $1.20/ thou-sand in 2009 to $1.54/ thou-sand in 2013. Whencombined and dependingupon the village-precinct taxamount, property taxes inHaverhill range from $26 to$31 per thousand. Taxesdon’t decrease from year to

year, they increase, and thisis why every level of taxa-tion must undergo rigorousscrutiny.

The county’s budget de-velopment and reviewprocess for FY15 involvedcounty departments, com-missioners, and a ninemember executive commit-tee comprised of NH Repre-sentatives. The FY15budget reflects an overallincrease of 2.74% or$1,038,107 above the ap-proved FY14 budget that to-taled $37,953,466. Thedraft budget includes a1.75% COLA and contrac-tual step increases for em-ployees. The CountyAttorney’s Office requesteda new full time AssistantCounty Attorney and a sec-ond full time Victim Witness

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Coordinator. There is alsoa new full time position foran Alternative SentencingDirector to better coordinateand administer Drug Court,Mental Health Court, andJuvenile Diversion. Theseprograms benefit and servecounty needs while reduc-ing correctional costs andaddressing issues associ-ated with increased sub-stance abuse.

In another section of thebudget, county appropria-tions for social service or-ganizations increased from$467,830 to $508,478. Thisportion of the budget sup-ports: senior services, adultin-home care, domestic vio-lence, sexual assault, men-tal health organizations andother social program pur-poses. Historically, GraftonCounty has supported so-cial service agencies withmore dollars and at a higherper capita rate than othercounties such as Coos,Carroll, Belknap, Sullivan,and Cheshire; however,with 4 out of 10 NH house-holds earning less thanNH’s median family income,government at all levelsshould show budgetary re-straint. Some have askedwhy the social servicebudget includes first-timefunding for North CountryTransit, an agency that pro-vides service from Lan-caster and Whitefield (Coostowns) to Littleton, and sec-ondly, why is the countyconsidering fiscal supportfor after-school program-ming in one county loca-tion? I believe that thedecision to fund servicessuch as this are not countyresponsibilities and shouldbe approved and fundedthrough the annual town orschool district meetingprocess.

In closing, I want tothank Commissioners andCounty Staff who workedmany hours in budgetpreparation and who con-tribute to Grafton County’ssuccess.

Dear Constituents,June 4th marked the last

day of session for the NewHampshire Senate.

It was a challenging yearin terms of the quantity oftruly substantive and contro-versial issues that needed tobe addressed—from themedicaid enhancement tax tothe death penalty.

Over the last six monthsand more than 30 sessiondays, legislators worked theirway through 700+ bills, pass-ing 242 of them in the areasof health care, education,criminal justice and business.

This legislative session, Isponsored/co-sponsored 29bills; seven of which I was theprime sponsor. The first bill Ifiled was to name a scenicoverlook on Route 302across from the Mt. Washing-ton Hotel and the northboundrest area in Hooksett afterExecutive Councilor Ray Bur-ton. That bill has since beensigned into law and I look for-ward to the formal namingceremonies some time thisfall.

For those of you not fa-miliar with the process of howa bill becomes a law, here isa quick refresher:

In October, legislators file

legislative service requests(LSR’s) with the Office ofLegislative Services. ThoseLSR’s serve as placeholdersuntil they are officially givenbill numbers. In January,LSR’s are assigned to one often standing Senate Commit-tees, now as bills. Commit-tees have until the spring,usually mid-March, to con-sider the bill and give a rec-ommendation before the billmoves to the full Senate for avote. If the majority votesyes, the bill continues to theHouse and if not, the bill dies.

From there, a bill is againassigned to a House commit-tee for consideration and rec-ommendation before a votefrom the full House. If the billpasses the House, the Gov-ernor has three choices, shemay sign the bill and it be-comes law, she may decidenot to sign the bill and let itpass into law, or she mayveto the bill. If the bill is ve-toed, the Senate and Housemay try to override that veto.

I had several of my ownpriorities for the session -managing my new role asSenate Finance Chair, en-ergy siting reforms, and re-building the state’s rainy dayfund. I am pleased to have

led the Senate’s successfulefforts to pass legislation thatprotects taxpayers by de-positing a percentage of anylawsuit settlements into theRevenue Stabilization Ac-count (aka the rainy dayfund). And as a Senate, I amproud of the progress wemade in the areas of jobs andthe economy, health care,and education.

Here are a few highlights:- By reducing regulation,cutting taxes, and improvingour business climate, theSenate helped to reduceNH’s unemployment ratefrom 5.8% to 4.4%, a levelwell below the national aver-age. - Defeated efforts to delayor repeal business tax re-forms related to the net oper-ating loss carry forward,Business Enterprise Taxthresholds, and the carry for-ward period of the BusinessEnterprise Tax Credit.- Passed legislation tokeep Internet access tax freein New Hampshire.- Protected the state fromthe impacts of the AffordableCare Act by exempting Gran-ite Staters from federal man-dates, creating a legislativepanel to oversee implemen-tation, and prohibiting the es-tablishment of a state-basedexchange.- Passed a NH-specificpilot program to increase ac-cess to private health insur-ance for low-incomeresidents.- Made higher educationfunding a priority by increas-ing state assistance to the

University and CommunityCollege System and requiringa freeze on in-state tuition. - Fully funding the UNIQUEScholarship program. - Increasing adequate edu-cation grants to cities andtowns by nearly $4 millionover the biennium.- Fully funding existingcharter schools, ending themoratorium on charterschools and providing fund-ing for four new charterschools.

Additionally, I am pleasedto report that the legislatureadopted SB245 - my contin-ued effort to identify and re-form our energy sitingguidelines. This legislationtruly represents reforms thatshow evolution with thetimes. I am confident thatthese changes will allow thestate’s Site Evaluation Com-mittee (SEC) to fulfill its mis-sion effectively while fairlybalancing the interests ofproperty owners and commu-nities with the needs of thestate to maintain a strong andreliable energy supply. Thislegislation could not havebeen successful without the

active participation of manystakeholders. So, many,many thanks to all of you whohad a hand in this effort!

As we head into the sum-mer months you won’t findthe State House hallsbuzzing with lobbyists andconstituents, you might noteven see many legislators,but that doesn’t mean that thework stops. Study commit-tees will be formed and I ex-pect to be serving on acommittee that will examinesustainable funding for theNH Department of Trans-portation as well as participat-ing in many of the statutorycommittees for which I am amember.

As always, I want to hearfrom you. If you have a con-cern you’d like to share, anevent you’d like me to attend,or a problem you think I mightbe able to help with–pleasecall or email (271.4980 [o] orjeanie@jeanieforrester.com).If you would like to subscribeto my e-newsletter, visitwww.jeanieforrester.com andsign up.Your Senator from District 2

Jeanie Forrester

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From The Desk Of nh state senator

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Calendar of EventsThis is a full page of Calendar of Events for local non-profits. Courtesy of Trendy Times.

Put yOuR FRee listing here!

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saturdaysFRee BLOOD PReSSuRe CLInIC10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon Littleton Fire Station

GROTOn GROWeRS FARMeRS MARKeT

9:00 AM – 1:00 PMGroton Community Building

BInGO6:00 PMBlue Mt. Grange Hall, Ryegate Corner

sundaysCRIBBAGe1:00 PMAmerican Legion Post #83, Lincoln

BeTHLeHeM GAzeBO COnCeRTS6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Rain or ShineCorner of Main St & Prospect St, Bethlehem

Monday/thursdayADuLT InTeRVAL AeROBIC CLASS6:30 PMWoodsville Elementary School

tuesdaysBReAKFAST By DOnATIOn8:30 AM – 10:00 AMHorse Meadow Senior Center, North Haverhill

uCC eMeRGenCy FOOD SHeLF4:30 PM – 6:00 PM 802-584-3857Wells River Congregational Church

T.O.P.S. (TAKe OFF POunDS SenSIBLy)Weigh In – 5:00 PM – 5:45 PMMeeting – 6:00 PMHorse Meadow Senior Center, North Haverhill

WeIGHT WATCHeRS MeeTInG5:30 PMOrange East Senior Center, Bradford

AA MeeTInG (OPen BIG BOOK)7:00 PM – 8:00 PM St. Luke’s Parish Hall121 Central Street, Woodsville

wednesdaysBInGO6:30 PMHaverhill Memorial VFW Post #5245North Haverhill

FridaysAA MeeTInG (OPen DISCuSSIOn) 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM Methodist Church, Maple Street, Woodsville

LynDOn FARMeRS MARKeT 3:00 PM – 6:00 PMBand Stand Park, Rte 5, Lyndonville

thursday, June 26MeDICARe BOOT CAMP9:00 AM – 11:00 AMNorthern VT Regional Hospital

Friday, June 27STRAWBeRRy FeSTIVAL12 Noon – 8:00 PM 802-222-4423Next to Bradford Academy

BeneFIT DAnCe FOR STeVe & ALBeRTA ROBBInS1:00 PM - Midnight 603-728-8716Clifford Building, South Court St., Woodsville

BAyLey-HAzen BOyS In COnCeRT7:00 PMFront lawn, Bradford Academy

saturday, June 28WeLLS RIVeR COMMunITy PICnIC12:00 Noon – 2:00 PMBerry Community Field, Wells RiverSee article and ad on page 11

KOReAn WAR VeTeRAnS CeReMOny2:00 PMNH Army National Guard, ConcordSee article on page 10

sunday, June 29ACOuSTIC MuSIC jAM1:00 PM – 5:00 PMClifford Memorial Building, Woodsville

'THe COnnIPTIOn FITS’6:00 PM – 8:00 PMRailroad Park, Woodsville

STILL KICKIn - CLASSIC ROCK COnCeRT6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Rain or ShineCorner of Main St & Prospect St, Bethlehem

Monday, June 30HAVeRHILL SeLeCTBOARD MeeTInG6:00 PMMorrill Municipal Building, North Haverhill

tuesday, July 1nH STATe VeTeRAnS COunCILRePReSenTATIVe8:30 AM – 12:00 NoonWoodsville American Legion Post #20

FIzz, BOOM THInK10:30 AMBath Village SchoolSee article on page 7

SCIenCe STORIeS2:00 PMGroton Public LibrarySee article on page 7

COnneCTICuT VALLey SnOWMOBILeCLuB MOnTHLy MeeTInG7:00 PMMorrill Municipal Building, North Haverhill

Friday, July 4FOuRTH OF juLy CeLeBRATIOnSee article and ads on page 9

sunday, July 6MARK SHeLTOn - 50’S, 60’S ROCK COnCeRT6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Rain or ShineCorner of Main St & Prospect St, Bethlehem

Monday, July 7GOOD OLe BOyS MeeTInG12:00 NoonHappy Hour Restaurant, Wells RiverPublic is invited.

tuesday, July 82nD BIG TRuCK DAy & ICe CReAM SOCIAL10:30 AMBath Village SchoolSee article on page 7

FOOD SAFeTy FROM FARM AnD GARDen6:00 PM – 8:00 PMGrafton County Extension OfficeNorth HaverhillSee article on page 8

wednesday, July 9MOnTHLy MeeTInG - ROSS-WOOD POST #20 AMeRICAn LeGIOn6:00 PMAmerican Legion Home, Woodsville

thursday, July 10THe PARIS WIFe6:00 PMBath Public LibrarySee article on page 7

Friday, saturday & sunday

July 11, 12 & 13WARRen OLD HOMe DAySSee ad on page 4

Friday, July 11AMeRICAn LeGIOn RIDeRS MOnTHLy MeeTInG6:00 PMAmerican Legion Home, Woodsville

saturday, July 12InSeCTOPIA ARTISTS’ ReCePTIOn3:00 PM – 5:00 PMNortheast Kingdom Artist Guild GallerySt. JohnsburySee article on page 10

SWeeT jAMM DAnCe7:00 PM – 10:00 PMAlumni Hall, Haverhill

sunday, July 13BeneFIT TexAS HOLD ‘eM TOuRnAMenTSatellites 11:00 AM - Tournament 1:00 PMBreslin Center, Main St., Lyndonville

AnnIe & THe ORPHAnS50’S, 60’S, 70’S ROCK & ROLL COnCeRT6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Rain or ShineCorner of Main St & Prospect St, Bethlehem

Tues, July 1, 2:00pm:“Science Stories” with story-teller Peter Burns. Be pre-pared to be astounded andperplexed! Experience themagic of storytelling and learnabout science in everyday life.Fun guaranteed for childrenand adults of all ages. ***Lo-cation: Blue Mountain UnionSchool.

Thurs, July 17, 9am-12pm: Tape, Paper, Circuits:E-Origami. Did you know youcan build circuits with paperand conductive tape? Turn apaper fold into a switch? Kids

ages 10 and up are invited tolearn how to make origami,greeting cards, books, andanything made of paperGLOW! Sign up: grotonli-braryvt@gmail.com/802.584.3358. (Kids 9 and younger in-vited with an adult.)

Mon, July 21, 7pm: MovieNight! Join us for showing of2014 action/adventure filmstarring George Clooney andMatt Damon, rated PG-13.(Call/email for additional titleinformation.)

Mon, July 28, 7pm: BookDiscussion of Monuments

Men by Robert Edsel, part ofour Page-to-Screen SummerSeries. Contact Anne at the li-brary if you would like to bor-row a copy of the book.

Vermont State Parks andHistoric Sites Passes NowAvailable. Call or email the li-brary to reserve a free daypass for up to 8 people in onevehicle to any Vermont StatePark or Historic Site.

Volunteers Needed!Helping hands ages 14 andup are needed at the library towork at the front desk to checkout books. Have 2 hours a

month? Have 1 hour a week?YOU can be a big help inlaunching our online card cat-alog! Contact Anne if avail-able: grotonlibraryvt@gmail.com or 802.584.3358.

Crafts & Conversation.Every Wednesday from 1-3pm. Join us with your ideasand projects-in-process – or –just join us!

All of our programs are

free and open to the public.Find us on Facebook (GrotonFree Public Library) or contactAnne: grotonlibraryvt@gmail.com, 802.584.3358. OpenHours: Mon 2:30-7pm, Wed10am-4pm, Fri 2:30-7pm.

Visit us on Facebook:www.facebook.com/Groton-FreePublicLibrary and at ourwebsite: www.grotonlibraryvt.org

The Bath Public Library2014 hosts Summer ReadingProgram Week #2 “Fizz,Boom Think” on Tuesday, July1st at 10:30 am at the BathVillage School.

Join The Children’s Mu-seum of New Hampshire aswe explore this great Earth welive on …and all of its trash!How much do you throw awaya year? What are ways tomake trash into somethingnew again? Do you knowwhat upcycling is? This inter-active outreach program willexplore all these questionsand more! Children will learneasy ways they can help keepthe Earth healthy while havingfun along the way. Let’s putour scientist caps on to work

together, question, exploreand experiment. With ournewfound knowledge, we canmake sure this Earth doesn’tgo fizz…BOOM! Our Mu-seum educator will lead par-ticipants in an upcyclingadventure using vibrant im-ages, books, science experi-ments and a take-home, openended “make it new again” ac-tivity.

The Summer ReadingProgram Week #3 “2nd BigTruck Day and Ice Cream So-cial” on Tuesday, July 8th at10:30 am at the Bath VillageSchool.

Have you ever wanted toclimb aboard a Road Grader,explore a Dump Truck, orhonk the horn of a Fire En-

gine? These opportunitiesand more await children of allages at the “2nd Big TruckDay and Ice Cream Social”.

This popular event willfeature dump trucks, heavyequipment, police and fire ve-hicles to look at, sit in, touchand even honk. Someone willbe stationed at each vehicle toeducate visitors about the ve-hicle.

In addition, youngsters willhave ice cream and the op-portunity to win several doorprizes for attending. Therealso will be time to play on theschools extensive playgroundequipment.

This program is free ofcharge.

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Club will be discussing “TheParis Wife”, by Paula McLainon Thursday, July 10th at 6pm at the Bath Public Library.Though deeply in love, Hadleyand Ernest Hemingway are illprepared for the hard-drink-ing, fast-living, and free-lovinglife of Jazz Age Paris. AsErnest struggles to find thevoice that will earn him a

place in history and pourshimself into the novel that willbecome “The Sun AlsoRises”, Hadley strives to holdon to her sense of self as herroles as wife, friend, andmuse become more challeng-ing. Eventually they find them-selves facing the ultimatecrisis of their marriage – a de-ception that will lead to the un-raveling of everything they’ve

fought so hard for. Books maybe picked up at the Bath Li-brary; hours are Tuesdaysand Thursdays 9:00am tonoon and 1:00pm to 6:00pmand Saturdays 9:00am tonoon. Anyone with an interestin reading and conversingabout books is welcome to at-tend. For information, contactthe library at 603 747-3372 orbathlibrary@together.net.

Orange east senior centerAll events held at the Sen-

ior Center are open to thepublic unless otherwise ad-vertised.

We are looking for volun-teers for the kitchen for Mon-day, Tuesday, Thursday andFriday. If you are interested,please call or come by.

Orange East Senior Cen-ter will be going to Cape Codand the Islands September 8-12. For more information,please call Vicky at 802-222-4782. Everybody is welcometo come.

The next Texas Hold’emTournament will be on July 19.There is a $50 entry fee-thedoors open at 5:00 p.m. andthe tournament starts at 6:00

p.m. This fundraiser benefitsMeals on Wheels.

Weight Watchers is nowmeeting at the Orange EastSenior Center on Tuesdays-the meeting starts at 5:30 p.m.

The Senior Center has afoot care clinic on the secondWednesday of the month.The next clinic is July 9. If youwould like an appointment,please call.

There is now a computerclass at the Orange East Sen-ior Center. The class is beingheld on Wednesdays from 10a.m. to 12 p.m. All levels ofknowledge are welcome.

Tai Chi Easy classes aremoving to Wednesdays at 8 a.m.

The Orange East Senior

Center is available for rent.We have a capacity of 125. Ifyou would like to book yourwedding reception or birthdayparty or if you have any ques-tions, please give us a call.

The Orange East SeniorCenter now has a Wii gamesystem for the seniors tocome and try. There are golf,tennis, baseball and bowlinggames. Please come join usfor some fun!!!!! We havestarted the bowling league butwe still would like more peopleto join us in our fun!!!

If you are in need of anymedical equipment, pleasecheck with Vicky to see if wehave it to borrow before youpurchase any.

King Arthur Flour andUNH Cooperative Extensionare pleased to announce thefifth year of the King ArthurFlour baking contest at North

Haverhill Fair. As in pastyears we will have two cate-gories: Juniors, ages 8-17and Adults, ages 18 and up.Juniors will be making King

Arthur Flour’s Classic Blue-berry Muffins. Adults will trytheir baking skills with CarrotCake frosted with their fa-vorite recipe. Both recipescan be obtained by contactingthe Grafton County ExtensionOffice at 787-6944 or check-ing the North Haverhill Fairwebsite, http://nohaverhill-fair.com.

Entries will be one cakefor adults or six muffins forjuniors. After judging, the re-maining entries will be sold tobenefit for the Grafton County4-H Leaders’ Association.

Prizes for this year’sadults are: 1st place a $75 giftcertificate from the Baker’sCatalogue, 2nd place will re-ceive a $50 gift certificate and3rd place will be a KAFBaker’s Companion Cook-book. First place in the Juniorcategory will get a $50 giftcertificate, 2nd place will be a$25 gift certificate and thethird place winner will receivea King Arthur Flour CookieCompanion Cookbook.

The entries are due at9:30 a.m. on Saturday, July26th in the Stoddard Buildingon the North Haverhill Fair-grounds. Each entry must in-clude an entry form and aUPC label from a bag of KAFflour or an opened bag offlour. Judging will commenceat 10 a.m. and winners areexpected to be announcedaround noon.

For more information,contact Kathleen Jablonski orDeb Maes at 787-6944.

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UNH Cooperative Exten-sion and UMass Amherst areworking together to makefood safer for preschoolsand child care establish-ments. The Food Safetyfrom Farm & Garden to Pre-school program is a FREEprofessional developmentopportunity for early child-care administrators, educa-tors, foodservice staff, andvolunteers.

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The 4th of July is a holi-day for many to watch the pa-rade, cookout, take in somerides and games of the Com-munity Field and watch thefireworks ~ a day for familyand friends soaking up life’sgood times. Let us start bytelling you that yourWoodsville/Wells River 4th ofJuly Committee consists ofless than a dozen dedicatedmembers that work diligentlythroughout the entire year toput on a fun filled family ori-ented celebration for all toenjoy. Those same membersplus several area volunteerswork hard, sacrificing theircelebration to provide it foryou.

There have been manyrumors over the years.Gripes, complaints, and com-pliments too (Thank Good-ness)! We would like toaddress some of the issuesthat most have wonderedabout but few have asked.

1) We have NEVER said“no sirens.” In 2001 a boy felloff a float and broke his arm,because of the way the pa-rade was set up then it tookalmost 45 minutes for Emer-gency Personnel to reachhim. Although the Ambu-lance had lights and sirensgoing – parade participantsand bystanders alike thoughtthis was all part of the paradeand many did not move to theside for the Emergency Vehi-cle to get through. Becauseof this incident we haveworked harder at making the4th of July safer for all in-volved, now having an ambu-lance in Wells River duringthe parade. We have askednumerous times that sirensbe used sparingly. Sirens onEmergency Vehicles aremade to carry long distances

and are set at a high volume.These multiple sirens trappedbetween the building in thevillages, and ricocheting canbe overbearing. Additionallythese sirens tend to drownedout the announcer at the re-viewing stand, live on WYKRradio and on KATV which isvideotaping the parade forlater broadcast. For thesereasons we ask that thesirens be used sparingly. Wewould prefer that Sirens notbe used at all once you reachthe junction of Central Streetand Route 135 (South CourtStreet).

2) No throwing Candyfrom Moving Vehicles. Give-a-way’s must be handed outby walkers on the paraderoute, not from vehicles.There are many reasons forthis - one – our insurance willdrop us if people continue tothrow candy from the vehi-cles. The reason for this isalso OUR second reason –often times when people ES-PECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLEare throwing candy or prizesthey accidently drop someover the side of the vehicle,therefore not making it to thecrowd. Children (and some-times adults) then tend to runinto the parade route to re-trieve the dropped items. Re-gardless of the slowmovement of the parade – itis VERY DIFFICULT to payattention to everything that isgoing on around you. It ispurely a safety measure thatwe ask that walkers hand outthe items. You sign a CodeOf Conduct form at the regis-tration desk agreeing to abideby the rules set forth by thecommittee (which are ap-proved by both Haverhill Po-lice Department and OrangeCounty Sheriff’s Department)

if those rules are violated youmay be pulled from the pa-rade, and/or not allowed toreturn to the parade the nextyear.

3) The parade line up isplanned as best as it can be.Everyone has a requestabout where to be in the lineup – and honestly – most doNOT want to be near the firetrucks (this is not an insult).Bands have trouble beingheard by them, animals getspooked by them, and letsface it, are you going to wantto hear a very loud siren be-hind you for 1.7 miles? Somepeople also request to be inthe beginning of the parade,others the end of the parade,but the bottom line is – we arelimited for space to put peo-ple, and we don’t want all thebands, all the fire trucks, allthe floats, all the antique carslumped together becausethat is not nearly as entertain-ing for those watching andcheering the parade on.

We as a committee dothis event because we LOVEit, we are patriots, we love ourcountry and our community.We are not perfect – we arenot even close, but we havethe best of intentions and dothe best we can to provide afun filled, safe, family orientedevent for all to enjoy, and wehope you do. If you havequestions – we encourageyou to come to a meeting;held the 1st Wednesday ofthe month at the WoodsvilleEmergency Services Buildingat 7pm; and ask us, give usyour feed back, or sugges-tions and help us make thisevent better then ever.

Thank you.The Woodsville/

Wells River 4th of July Committee

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What do all insects havein common? Three bodyparts, six legs, one pair of an-tennae, and they wear theirskeletons on the outside.That's where the similaritiesend. Body shape, size, color,function -- the sky's the limitfor diversity.This summer theNortheast Kingdom ArtisansGuild in St. Johnsbury is cel-ebrating that diversity with agroup show called "Insec-topia". From June 23rd to Au-gust 9th the BackroomGallery at the Guild will becreeping, crawling, hopping,flying, and buzzing with amultitude of art inspired in-sects. Artisans from aroundthe State of Vermont will beexhibiting interpretations oftheir favorite insects. Therewill be paper mache wasps,a copper praying mantis, feltbees. Insects will come to lifein clay, paper, felt, braidedrugs, stain glass, prints, fineart, jewelry, and much more.

Join us for an artists' re-ception to be held in theGallery Saturday July 12thfrom 3-5PM. In addition, onThursday, July 31, at 6 pm,Mary Beth Prondzinski,Direc-

tor of Collections at the Fair-banks Museum, speak onthe history of the Fairbanks'insect collection. Come im-merse yourself in art,insects,

and learn something new.For information call the

Guild, 748-158. Hours:10:30-5:30 Monday-Satur-day

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In order to recognize andpay tribute to those membersof the United States ArmedForces who served during theKorean War, Korean Ameri-can Society of New Hamp-shire has hosted a ceremonyfor Korean War veterans inJune each year. This year, theceremony will be co-hostedwith the State of New Hamp-shire.

Governor Margaret WoodHassan and the Adjutant Gen-

eral William N. Reddel III,along with the members of theKorean American Society ofNew Hampshire, formally in-vite all Korean War veterans(and anyone who served inKorea) and their families to theceremony.

It is not necessary tomake a reservation, as therewill be enough seats avail-able.

Light refreshments anddrinks will be provided.

All Korean veterans willreceive a gift from the State ofNew Hampshire. A book titled“Korea Reborn”

Date and Time: Saturday,June 28th, 2PM

Place: The NH Army Na-tional Guard Aviation SupportFacility, 26 Regional Drive,Concord, NH

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Korean War Veterans and all Those

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The second Wells River125th Anniversary event willbe on June 28th and is aCommunity Picnic with icecream at the Berry Field justsouth of the village on Route5. The event is being spon-sored by Wells River ActionProgram (WRAP) and is offi-cially from noon until 2:00pm,but the public is invited tocome earlier and stay later toenjoy Berry Field with it’s playground equipment and tenniscourt.

This is a Bring Your OwnEverything event – Bring yourown picnic, chairs, blankets,bug spray etc but WRAP willbe serving free ice cream at1:00pm. Handicapped park-ing will be provided but thegeneral public is encouragedto park in Wells River andwalk or bike to Berry Field.The event will be held at theWells River CongregationChurch starting at noon incase of rain.

This is the1st CommunityPicnic of the 21st century and

is celebrating the history ofcommunity picnics in WellsRiver during the past125years. Back in the early1900’s when there were notas many events vying forone’s attention Wells Rivercommunity groups held pic-nics. A poster from 1927 ad-vertises the 23rd annualouting of the Wells Riverbased Fat Men’s Club at HallsLake. Also during the 1920sand 1930s at the end of theschool year the Wells RiverCongregation Church SundaySchool had picnics as well asthe Wells River School withthe high schoolers picnickingat Halls Lake and the elemen-tary students on Bible Hill.More recently in the late1990’s or early 2000’s WRAPheld a community picnic at thespacious back yard of Sandy

Boyce. The wider Wells River

Community is invited to comeenjoy our wonderful park, visitwith some of your neighbors,enjoy your own picnic andhave some ice cream, pro-vided by WRAP.

Upcoming 125th eventsinclude: A Wells River Historypresentation sponsored by theNewbury Historical Societyand a Wells River Garden andCoop Tour later this summer.Three events will take place atthe “So Long Summer HelloFall” Festival on August 30,2014. There will be a historytour, yard sales, a specialstamp cancellation at the postoffice and window photo dis-plays. For more informationcontact Richard M Roderick at802-757-2708 or by email -wrapwr@gmail.com

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There was a notice on thebulletin board in the TeachersRoom announcing a week-long Science trip throughoutNew Hampshire and Vermont.There would be 3 credits to-ward our re-certification; allexpenses paid, and a chanceto do something different dur-ing a week in July.

Nine of us signed up. Al-though I hadn't done too muchsocializing with my col-leagues, I figured it might befun to get to know each other.Little did I know!

The trip was organized bya lady named Ellie who haddone these trips before. Shehad been a science teacher inanother school, and (so wefound out), was notorious inher methods. We were organ-ized within an inch of our life,had a different roommateevery night, and had to stopevery 20-or-so miles to do a"lab" consisting of a lectureabout rock formations, gettinga jar full of brook water, orclimb a rocky trail. Everyevening we had another lec-ture about some scientificsubject or an experiment. Wehad to write lesson plansabout each subject studiedthat day and pass them in fora grade.

I needn't tell you that Sci-ence was never my favorite,and I really hated every one ofthe "labs".

The trip would have beenone of the most boring thingsI had ever done, if it hadn'tbeen for the 8 people from myschool that I got to know thatweek, and who became someof my closest friends for manyyears. We called ourselves"The Sweathogs" which wasan acronym for "Sciencewhich entertains all those high

on geology" --or somethinglike that.

When we got back fromour trip, we had to write morelesson plans, and decided toget together at someone'shouse and do it together. We wrote and wrote; then wehad a few snacks which in-cluded cashews and M andM's which we calledSweathog trail mix. After sev-eral sessions like this, wepassed in our lesson plansand continued to meet once ortwice a month.

We never saw the lessonplans again. Come to find out,Ellie was only "organized" dur-ing our trip. We never sawmuch of her again either.

We really got to know oneanother as time went on. Oneof us was in Germany duringWorld War 2, but refused totalk about it; she even deniedthe Holocaust. Another mar-ried a Jamaican and subse-quently found out he was afelon and couldn't enter theUS. A third got divorced after32 years of marriage becauseshe wanted more passion inher life. Pat was married to aguy who went to prison for asex crime; he denied it for 10years while she went to visithim twice a week. When hewas released it was discov-ered that he really was guiltyand he took his own life. Gaylewas a widow who brought upher three children alone andsent them all through college.By comparison, the rest of usled quiet and dull lives with aminimum of drama. But we allcared about each other andthe support was phenominal.

So, for over 20 years wemet each month, the refresh-ments were legendary, thegossip flowed, and we solved

a lot of problems, both school-wide and personal.

I was the first Sweathog toretire, but another member ofthe group filled me in on thedoings of the school via emailso I didn't feel like I was miss-ing anything. I was in the bestof both worlds.

Now most of us are re-tired. Most of our own chil-dren are grown up andmarried with kids of their own.The remaining members ofour group are not far awayfrom retirement and havebegun to count the months in-stead of years. WE have oneor two meetings a year, and alot of our snacks have fewercalories now. We still havetrail mix though!

I am sure that if one of usis in a bind, or loses a closerelative, or needs help in anyway, we will all rise to the oc-casion, no matter how near orfar.

We're Sweathogs. That'swhat we do.

With all of the advertis-ing you see on TV, most petowners protect their petsfrom fleas and ticks becausethey can carry parasites anddiseases that will make youor your furry friends ill. Fleaand tick prevention is impor-tant, but another, lesserknown bug, heartworm orDirofilaria Immitis, is also im-portant! These parasiticworms can cause seriousdisease or death in dogs,cats, and other species ofmammals such as ferrets..

Heartworms are wormsthat live in the heart and pul-monary arteries of an in-fected animal. In a dog,heartworms can live fromfive to seven years and in acat, heartworms can livefrom two to three years.Whether your pet is an in-door or outdoor pet, they aresusceptible to getting heart-worms. They are transmittedfrom animal to animalthrough mosquitoes.

When an infected animalis bitten by a mosquito, theheartworm microfilariae, orbaby heartworms, are takenup with the blood and be-come infective within themosquito; without the mos-quito the microfilariae wouldnot be able to mature andbecome infective to otheranimals. It takes about twoweeks for the microfilariae tomature into infective larvae.If an infected mosquito bitesa dog, cat or ferret next, theinfective larvae will enter theanimal’s tissue and begin totravel to the blood vessels.These worms would thendevelop into adults whichcan grow from microscopicsize to twelve inches. Theseworms will live in the rightventricle of the heart and thepulmonary arteries causingdisease. Dogs are more sus-ceptible to heartworm dis-ease than cats because incats many of the infectivelarvae do not reach maturity.

Clinical signs of heart-worm disease can includelabored breathing, coughing,vomiting, weight loss, andlistlessness as well as fa-tigue after moderate exer-cise but some animals willnot show symptoms untillate stages of the disease.Heartworm disease is diag-nosed through blood test,examinations, and x-rays orultrasounds performed byyour pet’s veterinarian. Witha blood test, it is important to

understand that an infectedcat may not show signs ofinfection in its blood but maystill be infected with heart-worm; this is because catsoften only have one worm ata time and our tests only de-tect the adult female or dyingmale worms.

Treatment of heartwormdisease varies between ani-mals. In dogs, a drug call im-miticide can be injected intothe muscles through a seriesof treatments. During andafter the treatments, the dogmust have severe exerciserestriction. Limiting the exer-cise decreases the risk ofpartial or complete blockageof blood flow through thelungs by dead worms. Withcats, there is currently noproduct in the U.S. approvedfor treatment. Many catsalso react severely to thedead worms that are clear-ing their body which can re-sult in a shock reactionwhich is life threatening.Supportive therapy meas-ures can be used to mini-mize this reaction. It is betterto prevent the disease be-fore it happens using veteri-narian recommendedoptions.

Prevention of heartwormis just as easy as the pre-vention of fleas and ticks.There are chewable tabletsor topical treatments avail-able, consult with your vet-erinarian for the rightproduct for your pet.

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heartworms

The sweathogsBy Elinor P. Mawson

LITTLETON – Rep. Brad Bai-ley, serving Grafton District 14,has announced his reelectioncampaign team to help carryhim through to victory this up-coming fall. Grafton District14 encompasses the towns ofLittleton, Bethlehem, Franco-nia, Sugar Hill, Lyman, Lisbonand Monroe.

Managing Bailey’s cam-paign will be Joe Palazzola ofBethlehem. Joe volunteershis time to the Friends of Beth-lehem Public Library. He is aveteran campaigner with ex-perience in local, state-wideand federal political races.

LISBOn/LyMAnBailey’s fiscal agent will onceagain be Jan Carver of Lis-bon, who has volunteered andserved on the boards of vari-ous organizations through theyears including the LisbonMain Street Board and Little-ton Area Chamber of Com-merce Board of Directors.Jan’s husband, former Lisbonselectman, Mike Carver, willbe serving as Bailey’s townchair for Lisbon and Lyman.Over the years, Mike hasbeen instrumental in assistingvarious candidates and cam-paigns throughout the NorthCountry for local, state andnational office.

LITTLeTOnSpearheading Bailey’s cam-paign in Littleton will again belifelong resident Stan Fillion.Community service runs deepwith Fillion where he currentlyserves as vice-president ofthe Littleton Industrial Devel-opment Corporation (LIDC)and previously sat on the Lit-tleton Town Budget Commit-tee.

MOnROeAnother life-long resident ofthe North Country, DenisWard, will serve as Chair inMonroe. Denis has been along-time public servant. Formany years he has been themoderator for town andschool meetings. He was theChair of the Monroe SchoolBoard and Chair of the SAU23 School Board. For manyyears Denis sat on the townbudget committee, planningboard, and board of adjust-ment. Currently Denis is the1st vice-president of the NewHampshire Farm Bureau andChair of the Grafton CountyFarm Advisory Committee.

BeTHLeHeMBailey’s team once again in-cludes John Starr, who willhead up the campaign’s ef-forts in Bethlehem. John sitson the board of the local affili-ate of Habitat for Humanity, isthe current vice-president of

the local Home Builders Asso-ciation, and serves on theBoard of Trustees of LittletonRegional Hospital.

FRAnCOnIALittleton business owner andpast President of the LittletonArea Chamber of Commerce,Jim Alden, will chair Bailey’sefforts in Franconia. Jim sitson the boards of the Old Manof the Mountain Legacy Fund,the New Hampshire TravelCouncil, former chairman ofthe Franconia Children’s Cen-ter, and currently serves onthe board of the Mt Eustis SkiHill.

SuGAR HILLBruce Perlo served as GraftonCounty Republican Chair from2008 to 2012. He also servedas Chair the Profile SchoolBoard, Chair of the LafayetteSchool Board, Chair of SAU35, Chair of the Sugar HillZoning Board. In addition,Bruce was the moderator ofthe Lafayette School Boardand was a Trustee of the TrustFunds for the Town of SugarHill.

Beth Perlo will be chairingthe campaign in Sugar Hill.Beth was chair of the SugarHill Planning Board, currentlyserves as Chair of the SugarHill Cemetery Trustees andhas a seat on the board ofgovernors of the Vesta RoyExcellence in Public ServiceSeries – an organizationaimed in training and educat-ing New Hampshire women tobecome active leaders in theconservative movement.

In putting his team to-gether Bailey said, “I continueto be humbled by the supportand generosity that manypeople have shown since Iwas elected in 2012 and lookforward to my run for theHouse this fall. We’ve put to-gether a great team and I lookforward to the weeks andmonths ahead.”

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bailey announcescampaign Team

Monroe Town Clerk Marilyn Bedell accepts Bailey’s filing

papers and the $2.00 fee for his reelection to the New Hamp-

shire House of Representatives. Bailey currently serves the

Grafton 14 District which includes Bethlehem, Franconia,

Lisbon, Littleton Lyman, Monroe, and Sugar Hill

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spread problem of youthful

substance-abuse, especially

heroin, TRENDY TIMES re-

ports on some highlights

from the recent Fourteenth

Annual Regional Prevention

Summit, May 23, 2014, at

Plymouth State University.)

QueSTIOn - Last time, youconvinced me substance-abuse, drugs and alcohol,are widespread amongstthe 12 to 20 year olds innew Hampshire. Tell memore about this “summit”back in May of this year atPlymouth State university.How many folks werethere, who were they?

ANSWER – There were hun-dreds, lots of communityleaders, participants and vol-unteers, and area policechiefs and officers. That in-cluded a vigorous formerState Police Captain, nowfrom the State Attorney Gen-eral's Drug Task Force,Commander Scott Sweet.Commander Sweet ad-dressed “Heroin in NewHampshire, A DangerousResurgence”, laying out,among other things, thatheroin is about the cheapestillegal street high aroundnow, 5 to 10 dollars a hit.Once injected, heroin, anopiate, opium-based, turnsback into morphine, andwithin 6 to eight seconds af-fects central motor functions.It can suppress respiration,which means you quitbreathing, which means ODscan lead to death, and domore and more frequently.The Commander pointed outone of the newest dangersout there in street heroin isthe addition of fentanyl, 80 to100 times more powerfulthan morphine on a dose-by-dose basis and responsiblefor an increasing number ofoverdose-related deaths.

Q - never heard of it.What's that called?

A – FENTANYL. I had notheard of it either, but I'm nota doctor or nurse or involvedin hospitals or operatingrooms. It's a potent syntheticopioid. Intravenously, it isused legally and extensivelymost often in operating

rooms and intensive careunits, and for chronic paincontrol, including cancerpain.

Q - Scary. Mixing thosetwo. Back to the meeting,who else was there?

A – Too many to mention, buthere are a few. After a hotbreakfast, about 8:30 thatSaturday, attendees werewelcomed by the CADYBoard of Directors Chair,Michael Conklin, and it's Ex-ecutive Director Deb Naro. Inaddition to CommanderSweet's address, GraftonCounty Attorney Lara Saffoand CADY Restorative Jus-tice Director Jay Apicelli bothtook the audience on a fasci-nating learning journeycalled, “We're In This To-gether”. Their joint inputhighlighted why “Court Diver-sion” programs like DrugCourt do an effective job indiscouraging substanceabuse and keeping non-vio-

lent offenders out of the re-volving door of incarceration.And terms of RestorativeJustice, the effective job in-volves keeping first-timeminor offenders out of thetraditional Juvenile Courtpunitive-based revolvingdoor, and instead focuses onmaking right what was donewrong, in a “victim-centered”reparation plan, and doing itin less time for less moneyand more effectively.

Elizabeth Brochu, CADYYouth Services Coordinatorintroduced her young teamof activist volunteers, calledYAACs, (Youth Advocacyand Advisory Council) includ-ing Kelly Ford, the SocialWork Intern of the year win-ner. Present also were vari-ous town, county and stateofficials – Grafton CountyCommissioners MikeCryans, Martha Richardson,and Linda Lauer, State Rep-resentative and Haverhill Se-lectman Rick Ladd, (also aleader in the Grafton County

Delegation) and State Sena-tor Jeannie Forester, who re-ceived the John W. TrueAward for Excellence. Ply-mouth State Dean of Stu-dents Timothy Keefe led arousing closing by singingstrongly, and leading thewhole group in song to hisversion of Neil Diamond's

“SWEET CAROLINE”, not tobe forgotten, and engender-ing good feelings for all in thelarge gathering.

In part three, we'll coverRestorative Justice in moredetail and why it has recentlyblossomed in the Haverhilland Littleton town regions.

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Prevention Of statewide substance-abuseBy Robert Roudebush

Here’s an interesting statistic: Over thepast three decades, the centenarian popula-tion in the United States has grown about66%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.Of course, this doesn’t necessarily mean thatyou have a good chance of living to 100 —but the possibility may not be as remote as itonce was. In any case, if you do plan to retirein your mid-60s, and you are in good health,you may well have two, or even three,decades ahead of you. To enjoy this time tothe fullest — and to help prevent the possi-bility of outliving your financial resources —you will need to invest for income and growththroughout your retirement years.

As a retiree, how much income do youneed from your investments? There’s no one“right” percentage for everyone. Further-more, you shouldn’t have to rely solely onyour investment portfolio, because you mayhave other sources — such as Social Secu-rity and potentially your employer-sponsoredretirement plan — from which to draw in-come. Nonetheless, your investments canplay a big role in providing you with the in-

come you’ll need during re-tirement.

Many retirees depend

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on fixed-rate investments fora good portion of their retire-ment income — so it’s a realchallenge when interestrates are low, as they havebeen for the past severalyears. Consequently, whenyou retire, you’ll certainlyneed to be aware of the inter-est-rate environment and theincome you can expect fromthese investments. Longer-term fixed-rate vehicles maybe tempting, as they typicallyoffer higher rates thanshorter-term ones, but theselonger-term investments mayhave more price fluctuationand inflation risk thanshorter-term investments. Ul-timately, you’ll likely need abalance between short-, in-termediate- and long-termfixed-income investments toprovide for a portion of yourincome in retirement.

While it’s important to in-vest for income, you can’t ig-nore the need for growth —because you won’t want tolose purchasing power to in-flation. As you know, we’veexperienced quite mild infla-tion recently. But over time,even a low rate of inflationcan seriously erode your pur-chasing power. To illustrate:If your current monthly costsare $3,000, they will beabout $4,000 in 10 years

with only a 3% annual infla-tion rate. And in 25 years atthat same rate, your monthlycosts will have more thandoubled, to about $6,200. Tohelp protect yourself againstinflation risk, you should con-sider having at least some in-vestments that offer growthpotential, rather than onlyowning fixed-income vehi-cles. And some investmentvehicles, such as dividend-paying stocks, can offer bothgrowth potential and currentincome. In fact, some stockshave paid, and even in-creased, their dividends formany years in a row, givingyou not just income, but ris-ing income. (Keep in mind,though, that companies arenot obligated to pay divi-dends, and can reduce ordiscontinue them at anytime.)

To determine the rightmix of growth and incomevehicles for your individualneeds, consult with a finan-cial advisor who is familiarwith your retirement plans,your risk tolerance and yourfamily situation. And it maywell be a good idea to planfor a very long retirement.You may not live to be 100 —but it would be a good feelingto know that you could affordto do so.

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George Trendle spentseven weeks this winterstudying at the rehabilitationcenter for blind military veter-ans at the Veterans Affairshospital in West Haven,Conn. He had retired fromIBM the previous summerand wanted to learn theways of the iPhone — one ofa handful of technologyclasses the rehab center of-fers to blind U.S. veterans.Trendle, of Essex Junction,was blinded in an explosionin Vietnam when he was 19years old in 1969. He hadserved with the Navy in theVietnam War for 79 dayswhen he was injured. One ofhis first stops after returninghome was the VA’s blindrehab center in Illinois, nearhis home city of Chicago.

Trendle credits his expe-rience in the VA’s rehab pro-gram with inspiring him tolive an uncompromised lifewithout sight. When he re-turned to the program’s Con-necticut location earlier thisyear at age 64, he quicklygot to know fellow class-mates. Most were older thanhe, veterans who had be-come blind through diseaserather than injury decadesafter serving in the military. Several students there, Tren-dle learned, had lived yearsvisually impaired beforeseeking help from the VAsolely because they didn’tknow about the VA’s blindrehab program. VA adminis-trators acknowledged diffi-culty finding veterans whoare eligible to take part in theprogram, Trendle said.

He has made it a missionsince returning home in Aprilto ensure that the region’sblind veterans know aboutthe school and the programhe holds in such high regard.“They literally turned mearound and said ‘you’ve gottwo choices. You can have alife or you can be a nothing,’”Trendle recalled of his firstvisit to the school after his in-jury in Vietnam. “That wasthe thing that turned mearound.

“I learned how to beblind. Just because you’reblind, it doesn’t mean yourbrain is blind. It’s just youreyes. They wanted you toleave saying, ‘I’m going toschool, I’ll do this, or I’ll dothat.’ They taught me how togo out and compete.”

Trendle took the motiva-

tion to heart and earned amaster’s degree in psychol-ogy and later in business. Helanded a job at IBM in 1981and had a 32-year careerthere, working from homewith equipment that enabledhim work through phone andcomputer connections. Hesays many of his co-workersnever knew he was blind.

Trendle doesn’t talkabout the specifics of the ex-plosion that injured him dur-ing the war. He says it’s apromise he made to theNavy.

“It was a hand grenadethat blew up. That’s as far asI’ll go. Certain things justaren’t discussed anymore,”he said.

Vermont’s visually im-paired veterans interested inthe VA’s blind rehab pro-grams can contact the VAmedical center in WhiteRiver Junction. The visuallyimpaired service providerthere, Lisa Ehrlich (802-295-9363 ext. 5347), is lookingfor veterans to help.

Trendle recommends herhighly.

“She makes sure we aregetting what we need.Whenever I’ve got a prob-lem, I can call her, and shegets back to me very

quickly,” he said. “She’ll bewith you through the wholeprocess.”

Trendle has been re-cruited to speak about hisexperiences living and work-ing without sight to help vet-erans entering the blindprogram for the first time, orveterans who are consider-ing it.

“Vet-to-vet (education) iswhat we need,” he said. “I’llbe there to answer questionsfor them, because they’llhave a lot of them.”

For newcomers to theprogram, learning to walkwith a cane or a guide dog isthe first step. The schoolalso teaches Braille, cookingand working with powertools.

Trendle is comfortablewith computer technologythrough his IBM career. Butafter retiring, he figured hehad some things to learnabout his iPhone. After hisstint in Connecticut earlierthis year, he’s able to navi-gate the phone’s operatingsystem through voice com-mands. And the iPhone talksback, alerting Trendle whichapplication he is in.

“It’s the greatest thing,”he says.

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By Jason Starr, The Essex Reporter

Dear readers and otherholistic practitioners, due tomuch requests and curiosity,this is an outline of much thatis offered at Thyme To HealHerbals….

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9 Month Program, (Rep-resenting seed planting toBirth) September 2014 –May2015. Classes are held 2 daysper month, Class times 9 am -4pm, days & dates will be de-termined based on the groupneeds. Recent classes havebeen held the second week-end (Saturday & Sunday) ofevery scheduled month.

Immerse your heart & soulin the exhilarating world ofherbs! This apprenticeshipprogram offers the opportunityto work with a small group ofpeople over an extended pe-riod of time delving deepwithin the heart of herbalknowledge. Emphasis is onthe foundation of herbalismcombined with lots of hand onexperience, exploring all as-pects of herbal study. Learnhow to improve your family’shealth or prepare for a reward-ing career as a consultant, ed-ucator or private practitioner.

The apprenticeship pro-gram is comprehensive, giv-ing students the skillnecessary to become an ac-complished herbalist. Fromwild plant identification to wild-crafting, to using herbs asfood and medicine, to the artof herbal preparation and ther-apeutics, this program willtake you from the classroominto the ancient art of herbal-ism, awakening the wisehealer within you. A certificateis awarded upon completionof the program.

This program is also de-signed for those students trav-eling from a distance. Aclinically oriented approach,

offering comprehensive studyof the organ systems, herbaltherapies, and case studies.Includes David Hoffmann’s900 page text, “TherapeuticHerbalism”, study guides andmaterials. A comprehensiveway to cover this subject fromboth David’s and Melanie’sperspectives. Students willalso have the opportunity forhands on learning.

Skill included:“Live” Case StudiesAroma-therapyConstitutional RemediesHerb GardeningHerbal ProfilesDiagnostic TechniquesWild CraftingHerb WalksHerbal Crafts & CosmeticsFlower EssencesBusiness PlanningHerbal PharmacyHands-on Herbal

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By Melanie Osborne

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There are three forms ofvitamin K. the first is vitaminK1 (phylloquinone or phytona-dione), which comes fromplants and makes up your di-etary vitamin K. The second isvitamin K2, a family of sub-stances calledmenaquinones, which aremade by intestinal bacteriaand also found in butter, cowliver, chicken, egg yolks, fer-mented soybean products,and some cheeses. Third,there is vitamin K3 (mena-dione), which is a synthetic,man-made substance.

Vitamin K1 is found is somefoods, including asparagus,blackstrap molasses, broccoli,Brussels sprouts, cabbage,cauliflower, chicken, pork,dark green leafy vegetables,egg yolks, leaf lettuce, liver,oatmeal, oats, rye, saffloweroil, soybeans, wheat and yo-gurt. Herbs that supply KL1 in-clude alfalfa, green tea, kelp,nettles, oat straw & shep-herd’s purse. However, themajority of the body’s supplyof this vitamin is synergized bythe “friendly” bacteria normallypresent in the intestines.

Note: Antibiotics increasethe need for dietary or supple-mental vitamin K. becausebacteria in the intestines syn-thesize vitamin K, taking anti-biotics – which kill thebacteria-interferes with thisprocess. Anti-biotics also inter-fere with the absorption of vi-tamin K. vitamin K deficiencycan be caused by any of thefollowing:A poor or restricted dietChron’s diseaseLiver disease that interfereswith vitamin K storageThe use of anti-biotics, choles-terol-lowering drugs, mineraloil, aspirin, and/or blood-thin-ners.

ALFALFA: (MedicagoSativa), Leaf & Seeds. Ahighly nutritive herb, rich incarotene, vitamin K, chloro-phyll, amino acids, octa-cosonal and a full spectrum ofminerals and trace minerals.Primary Uses: for arthritis, tostimulate the body to removeinorganic mineral depositsfrom the blood, as a bloodclotting agent in counteractinginternal bleeding from ulcers,and as an estrogen precursorfor menopause. SecondaryUses: for indigestion and itsattendant conditions, in reduc-ing blood sugar levels, in low-ering cholesterol and in theprevention of tooth decay.Beta-carotene. Nutrients: Cal-cium, iron, magnesium, phos-phorus, potassium, VitaminsA, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, & C &D & K1.

BEE POLLEN: A highlynutritive, tonic substancerightly known as a "super-food". Completely balancedfor vitamins, minerals, pro-teins, carbohydrates, fats, and

all essential amino acids. Useonly unsprayed pollen for ther-apeutic applications. PrimaryUses: as part of a full spec-trum building and rejuvenativeformula, particularly for theextra nutritional and energyneeds of athletes and thoserecuperating from illness; forgeneral healthy blood build-ing. Builds resistance to dis-eases, helps to boost healingpowers and provides the bodywith energy. Like Royal Jelly,pollen helps balance the en-docrine system, showing es-pecially beneficial results inmenstrual and prostrate prob-lems. The enzyme support inbee pollen normalizes chroniccolitis and constipation/diar-rhea syndromes. Recent re-search has shown that pollenhelps counteract the effects ofaging, and increases bothmental and physical capability.Two tsp. daily is the usualdose. Secondary Uses: forcontrol and neutralization ofpollen and seasonal allergysymptoms; bee pollen also re-lieves other respiratory prob-lems such as bronchitis,sinusitis and colds; effectiveas part of a wound healingcombination.

BEET ROOT (Beta Vul-garis Rubra) A scouring,cleansing herb/food, particu-larly effective for the kidneys.Primary uses: as part of a kid-ney cleansing formula. Sec-ondary: an aid in liver andspleen function to helpcleanse toxic wastes and en-courage healthy blood form-ing.

BLADDERWRACK LEAF& STEM: (Fucus Vesiculosis),A sea vegetable rich in naturalmineral salts, carotene and io-dine; a nutritive metabolicstimulant and thyroid tonic; ananti-rheumatic and anti-in-flammatory; also an anti-tumor and anti-fungal. Anexcellent weight-reduction aid.Primary Uses: as a thyroidstimulant; for cases of obesitywhere poor metabolism is thecause; as part of an iodinetherapy formula; as part of aweight loss formula where anunder-active thyroid is the rea-son for the weight problems.Also a healthy oxygen sup-plier which increases thebody’s ability to burn fatthrough exercise. Useful aspart of an adrenal stimulantformula; stamina is boosted,which allows cells to consumeenergy more efficiently. Has

been found beneficial fornephritis, bladder inflamma-tion, cardiac degeneration andmenstrual problems. Second-ary Uses: internally and exter-nally in a bath for rheumatoidarthritis; as an aid in keepinginorganic minerals in solution,instead of as deposits in thejoints.

BROMELAIN: (AnanasComosus) is a protein-digest-ing enzyme found in the stemand fruit of the pineappleplant. Bromelain is bestknown for as a digestive aidand for its anti-inflammatoryeffects after traumatic injuriesand surgery. It “releases” in-flammation by breaking downproteins in swollen tissues. Italso helps the digestion ofproteins, stops blood clot for-mation, and has anti-viralproperties. Bromelain is usedto treat heart disease, arthritis,upper respiratory tract infec-tion and Peyronie’s disease,which affects the genitourinarytract and can cause sexualdysfunction in men. Amylase,Protease, Lipase (three maincategories of digestive en-zymes).

CHLORELLA: A nutritivemicro-algae super-food, highin chlorophyllins, proteins,anti-oxidants, vitamin B, betacarotene and zinc; an anti-viral immuno-stimulant (espe-cially toward neutralizing theAIDS virus). A whole bodytonic and regenerative. Pri-mary Uses: as a tonic and re-generating drink, particularlyafter illness or surgery; as partof a blood building and liversupport combination; as ananti-biotic and anti-carcino-gen, to inhibit growth and de-velopment of toxic bacteria; asan intestinal deodorizer. Re-stores and enhances the im-mune system, rebuildinghealth and resistance to dis-ease. Secondary Uses: to ac-celerate tissue cell activity,especially in cases of low redblood cell count; to check andregulate heavy menstrualflow. Vitamin/mineral rich dailymaintenance; an aid to sugarbalance, particularly for Hypo-glycemia and Diabetes.

DULSE LEAF: (Rhody-menia Palmata), A potent seavegetable with excellent ab-sorbable mineral and proteincontent. All sea vegetablescontain radio-protective prop-erties. Red sea vegetables,such as dulse are the most ef-fective at binding plutonium.

Primary Use: for its high min-eral, iron, calcium or potas-sium content as part of aprotective formula against ra-diation and environmental pol-lutants. Secondary: as part ofa nutritive drink or food.

IRISH MOSS, LEAF &STEM: (Chondrus Crispus), Asea coast vegetable widelyused for its natural gelling,emulsifying, and food stabiliz-ing properties; it also hassoothing demulcent ability forthe kidneys, lungs and exter-nally for the skin. PrimaryUses: in respiratory combina-tions where a soothing qualityis needed to overcome inflam-mation, such as bronchitis; asa soothing/coating agent forgastritis and stomach ulcers.Secondary Uses: as a skinsoftener; as a mineral-richcombination to overcome de-ficiencies. Nutrients: Calcium,iron, magnesium, man-ganese, phosphorus, potas-sium, selenium, zinc. VitaminsB1, B2, B3 & C.

KELP, LEAF & STEM:(Ascophyllum Nodosum), Asea vegetable rich in iodine,chromium and other mineral;with anti-biotic, cleansing andthyroid stimulating activity. Pri-mary Uses: as part of a weightloss, pre-natal, gland/bloodsugar balancing and iodinetherapy formulas. SecondaryUses: as part of an organcleansing tonic, and for growthof growth of hair and nails. Vi-tamin K1.

NETTLES LEAF: (UrticaDioica), A widely applicableastringent and alkalizing herb,useful as mineral rich tonic forfatigue, an anti-arthritic, tostop excess bleeding, diar-rhea and dysentery, and for in-

flammatory skin conditions.Especially for a variety of chil-dren's problems. PrimaryUses: as a specific in bladderinfection formulas, includingcystitis, kidney infection, andstopped urine; as a specific inmucous cleansing formulasfor asthma relief and lung con-gestion; to check hemorrhageof the uterus, nose, lungs andrectum; as rich organic min-eral nourishment in arthriticand rheumatic pain formulas.Secondary Uses: externally, toclean wounds and ulcers; forchildhood eczema and diar-rhea; as a tincture for hypothy-roid conditions to increasethyroid function. Nutrients: cal-cium, copper, fatty acids, fo-late, iron, magnesium,manganese, phosphorus,potassium, selenium, sulfur,zinc. Vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5,C, D, E, K1.

SPIRULINA: A highly nu-tritive micro-algae; an excel-lent source of protein,chlorophyll, vitamins, minerals(particularly calcium), andamino acids. Primary Uses: asa basis for weight control, highand low blood sugar support;as part of a blood building andliver support combination; in aformula for eyesight improve-ment (glaucoma andcataracts).

WHEAT GRASS – One ofthe “chlorophyll superfoods”used for treating cancerousgrowths and other degenera-tive disease. Dr. Ann Wigmorestates that 15 pounds of freshwheat grass has the nutritionalvalue of 350 pounds of veg-etables. There have been par-ticular success with wheatgrass rectal implants in coloncancer cases.

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Vitamin K sources

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While visiting with a friend of mine a fewweeks ago, we somehow got on the topic ofsteak, and she told me she had totally givenup on cooking it, because she is tired ofthrowing money away on a protein that moreoften than not, turns out disappointing. Wethen talked about some of the issues, specif-ically, and I realized she probably isn’t theonly one who feels like making a good steakis a bit like a game of Russian roulette –more or less hit or miss. I used to feel thesame way, until I decided to pay close atten-tion to what the food experts do to result in atender, juicy piece of beef. I’ve come to theconclusion that there are a number of vari-ables and a modicum of science involved, soI have decided to share what I’ve discoveredwith you here. So don’t be scared; just fol-low my tips, and you, too, can make a deli-cious steak dinner!

1. Choose the right cut. My personal fa-vorite is boneless rib eye, but sirloin is good,too. Of course, if it is a special occasion, T-bones or porterhouse are the crème-de-la-crème (but be sure to bring your wallet…theyare very pricey)! Do not even think aboutbuying anything with the word “round” in it;these are tough cuts that need to be braisedin liquid to render them edible.

2. Infuse & tenderize. Generously salt thesteak well in advance of cooking. As a matterof fact, I try to do it the day before and refrig-erate overnight. What happens, is that thesalt draws moisture out of the meat, thenalong with the salt, it is reabsorbed, not onlyseasoning, but also breakingdown tough protein strands.

3. Warm it up, dry it off,and oil it up. Never put meatdirectly from the fridge to thefire! It is very important thatthe meat be allowed to comecloser to room temp beforecooking. This allows thejuices to distribute evenly,and ensure uniform cookingthroughout. Pat the meat dryof any surface moisture, andgive it a rub with a bit of oil,to promote browning. Now isthe time to add pepper orany other seasoning you de-sire. HINT: If you add a lightsprinkling of sugar (yes,sugar!) it will help achieve anice exterior char.

4. Preheat your cookingsurface. It’s vital, whetheryou are broiling, grilling, orpan frying. The goal is forthe meat to sizzle when itmakes contact, searing thesurface and trapping all thejuice within the steak.

5. Gauging how long tocook. If you have an instant-read meat thermometer, you

can surely rely on it, but I’ve discovered aneasy standard for most steaks: 5 minutes onthe first side and 5 minutes on the second sidewill give you a medium steak. If you like rare,do 3 to 4 minutes each side, and if you want amore well-done steak, do a full 7 minutes perside. This works for boneless cuts, only. If ithas a bone, the meat thermometer is best.

6. Rest and relax! Probably the singleBIGGEST mistake people make with steakis not letting it rest after cooking. Why is thisso important? Because the meat does notinstantly stop cooking when it leaves theheat source. The internal temperature willcontinue to rise for a few minutes, and thejuices need time to redistribute throughout.If you cut into the meat immediately, thosesame juices will run out all over your plate,and trust me…you will not be at all happywith the dry steak sitting on top of the runoff!Instead, resist the urge to cut, and instead,place a small pat of butter on top, coverlightly with foil and set a timer for 5 minutes.When you unveil the steak, it will be beauti-ful, juicy, and ready for slicing.

7. Oh yeah, slice it right. Even a perfectsteak can be rendered tough, if you slice itwrong. Look for the direction the grain runs,and slice against it, on an angle. This cutsthe fibers into short pieces, rather than longstrands, once again creating the tenderestpossible bite.

8. Dive in! Devour it! Savor it! YOU DIDIT!!!

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By Ronda Marsh