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Funding will help repairroads and bridges damagedby Hurricane Irene

Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) announced thatthe White Mountain NationalForest will receive a $2 milliongrant from the Federal HighwayAdministration to help repairroads and bridges damaged byHurricane Irene.

“Heavy rain from HurricaneIrene significantly damagedroads in the White Mountains,”Shea-Porter said. “This fundingwill ensure that Slippery BrookRoad, Rocky Branch Road, andEast Branch Road can bereturned to good condition andremain safe for travelers.”

In January 2013, Shea-Portervoted for bipartisan disasterrelief funding that contained $2billion for the Federal HighwayAdministration’s EmergencyRelief for Federally OwnedRoads (ERFO) Program. TheWhite Mountains received anERFO grant to help repair roadson three Forest Service routes.Work on Forest Service Route17 (Slippery Brook Road)includes riprap installation,ditch repair, and road slide Story continues on page A3

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repair. Work on Forest ServiceRoute 27 (Rocky Branch Road)and Forest Service Route 38(East Branch Road) includesbridge replacement.

On Friday, May 2, 2014, Shea-Porter will met with hikers andtoured the White Mountain

National Forest withAppalachian Mountain ClubPresident John Judge. InOctober, Shea-Porter visited theWhite Mountain NationalForest to discuss the impact ofthe government shutdown withWhite Mountain NationalForest Supervisor Tom Wagner.

As a member of the House

Natural Resources Committee,Shea-Porter has consistentlyfought to protect NewHampshire’s environment. Shealso recognizes the importancegood roads and bridges play inNew Hampshire, from creatingwell-paying construction jobs,to growing businesses, to sup-porting the vital tourism indus-try.

Contributors Cassie Feraco and Cassandra Gordon

On Wednesday, March 26th, Wentworth Elementary School wasvisited by TIGER. This performance was made possible thanks toPlymouth General Dentistry’s generous contribution. TIGER is anon-profit organization originating from Plymouth StateUniversity, dedicated to educating children of all ages about bul-lying. At 8:30 A.M. the entire school assembled in the gymnasi-um to watch the performance. TIGER performed a number ofskits, each one with a different moral behind it. They did an excel-lent job at conveying their message, while still entertaining theiraudience. All of the students of Wentworth had a new understand-ing and outlook on bullying. It was easy to tell that the studentsunderstood the skits, and some could even relate to them. By theend of the performance, TIGER had students of all grades laugh-ing and singing along with them. After the performance, themembers of TIGER split up and visited each classroom. In eachindividual class, they had group discussions with the students andconducted activities with them. All of the students had a grandtime, and it appeared that even the members of TIGER had fun.TIGER definitely did their job well, and impacted the students ofWentworth in the best of ways. They arrived as strangers and leftas old friends.

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“Incessantly scouring the uni-verse (and my back yard) forthe weird, the wacky, and thestupid so you don’t have to.”

I HAVE A READER! I washaving coffee and a bagel witha friend when a gentlemanapproached our table. He com-mented on a Bit from a fewweeks ago and said I nailed itand he couldn’t have said it bet-ter himself! I HAVE A READ-ER! Woo-hoo! (UPDATE: Andjust today, someone else com-mented positively on my lastcolumn! I HAVE TWOREADERS!)

OLO (You Only Live Once)!That’s the credo permeatingmuch of today’s young society.It’s a justification for tryingnew things (often good) andtrying dangerous other things(not good). I would suggest anew principle: YODO (YouOnly Die Once)! We are givenone life, and most people wantto make the most of it, but atwhat risk? As I think back onmy life, there were numeroustimes I could have died but did-n’t. What staggers me is what I(and the world) would havemissed had I died young. Thinkbefore you act!

Flashback! A NH car dealerrecently caught my attention byusing the theme song from themovie 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Sounds simple, but back in theday, it seemed everyone wasusing the theme for their prod-ucts and services (and peoplequickly got bored and rolledtheir eyes when it showed up inyet another ad)! The work isAlso sprach Zarathustra, Op.30 (Thus SpokeZarathustra or Thus SpakeZarathustra) is a tonepoem by Richard Strauss, com-posed back in 1896 and wasinspired by FriedrichNietzsche’s philosophical novelof the same name. A new gener-ation, so maybe the theme isnew (to them)!

So, 4/20 has come and gone. Asmy former students would haveslurred, “Hey, 420, Man!”Yeah, any reference to anythingeven remotely related todrugs.... “He removed the potfrom the stove....” “Hey, pot,Man!” “Let me blunt....” “Hey,blunt, man.”While I supportlegalization, these people makeme rethink my position....

A 16-year-old Connecticut girlwas fatally stabbed in her highschool stairwell, and studentssay she was killed simplybecause she rejected a promproposal. A junior high schoolstudent told Fox News that thegirl had a boyfriend, so she saidno to the date. That’s when thesuspect began to strangle herbefore pushing her down a

flight of stairs and stabbing herto death, according to reports.Knives, guns, hammers, base-ball bats, cars, hands – the prob-lem isn’t the weapon, folks!

“Let me tell you this: if youmeet a loner, no matter whatthey tell you, it’s not becausethey enjoy solitude. It’s becausethey have tried to blend into theworld before, and people con-tinue to disappoint them.” JodiPicoult. True?

So, what do the following web-sites have in common:Facebook, NESN, TVGuide,The Daily Beast,G r e a t e r g o o d . c o m ,USNews.com, Newser,wimp.com, andUndergroundhealth.com? AfterI did a Google search for a spe-cific hotel, ads for that samespecific hotel have shown up onevery one of those sites (andothers). Coincidence? I don’tthink so....

So, uh, George Clooney gotengaged, and that belongs onthe “news” because...? By theway, his move frees me up to benamed the country’s MostEligible Bachelor... except fortwo things: (1) I am not a bach-elor, and therefore (2) not eligi-ble. Sorry, ladies. (Insert sadface here...)

Here’s the problem (fromReuters): Two 10-year-old boysin Colorado were caught sellingand swapping marijuana thatthey swiped from their grand-parents’ supplies of legally pur-chased pot in separate incidentsat the same school, a districtofficial said. John Gates, direc-tor of safety and security forWeld County School District 6,said a fourth-grade boy atMonfort Elementary Schoolbrought a small amount of mar-ijuana to school and sold it tothree other classmates. “Hemade $11 on the deal,” Gates

said. The problem is there areALWAYS those who takeadvantage of and ultimatelyruin something that shouldn’tbe an issue!

Chocolate... do I really need tosay any more?

Okay, politically, I am a conser-vative Democrat and liberalRepublican with a bit ofLibertarian thrown in. I am con-vinced the two major parties(for the most part) have forgot-ten our (and their) basic princi-ples and who they represent(actually most of them knowexactly who they represent, andit isn’t “we the people” [unless,of course, you consider corpo-

rations people]).

I guess the reason I like theshows I do (Law and Order,Criminal Minds, NCIS) is thecharacters are usually compe-tent and almost always knowwhat to do and say under themost trying of circumstances.It’s almost like someone istelling them exactly what to sayand do! Wouldn’t it be nice ifLife were that way?

Finally, I leave you with anoptimistic thought: “Count noday lost in which you waitedyour turn, took only your shareand sought advantage over noone.” Robert Brault.

Later.

by Dave Berman“Berman’s Bits”

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Mount Wonalancet is not veryhigh. The summit is 2,780 feetabove sea level, but the climb toget to it is steep. The trail gainsjust shy of 1,700 feet of eleva-tion gain in 1.9 miles. And theview from the top ofWonalancet is not very impres-sive. It used to be, but the treeshave grown tall and block mostof the what used to be seen tothe east. And yet this eveningAtticus and I climbed it any-way. It was good training forwhat's ahead of us and what welacked in distant views we tookin through our senses.

The forest is waking up. Thefloor is redolent as the warmingair of the season mixes with thecool earth that is no longerfrozen. Tiny buds are just nowappearing on trees. They cameout this weekend, but only onsome of the trees, and with onewarm day many should pop.

But for now they are furtive,shy even, in showing them-selves. It's almost like theydon't know if they have permis-sion to be out yet since thewarmth of the season is not asadvanced as it usually is by thelast week of April.

Because of the steep terrain, wetook many breaks and whenstopped, I paid close attentionto bark, moss, and tiny buds. Ireached out and touched them,closed my eyes as if to see withmy hands, and imagined I couldfeel life pulsing through them.And with my eyes shut, Iinhaled and took in the forestthat way. It's a sweet smell ofancient and new, of death andbirth. It's the universal cycle oflife.

The mountain is moist. Much ofthe ice and snow is gone, butpatches remain and standingover them it's easy to getchilled. And there's runningwater. Trails become littlestreams. The winter's snowneeds to leave somehow.

For me, each hike becomes ameditation. I never know whatit will be about or where thetrail will lead my mind. Today, Iwatched how Atticus is movingafter not hiking much last yearand now he scrambles up rockyledges with one less toe. He'stwelve. I remind myself of this.We take our time more than weused to but he's game for it andI'm grateful for that.

It feels natural for us to be inthe mountains again. It feelslike home. There is the familiarexhilaration that runs throughme that comes from being in thewoods close to bear and moose,far from other people, alwayswith Atticus by my side. Theforest holds us tight and it ismagical.

Mount Wonalancet is part of theimpressive Sandwich Rangewhich cuts from west to east,from Waterville Valley off ofInterstate 93 over to Chocoruanext to Route 16. The rangeserves as the southern barrier ofthe White Mountains. Whatmakes it impressive is not somuch the views, for there isn'tmuch above tree-line travel onthese trails, but the actual feel

of the terrain. Rock and sprawl-ing root feels different here thanit does elsewhere in the WhiteMountains. And yes, it reallydoes feel magical. It is the stuffof Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. Thelandscape from their works ishere and it makes one believethe characters are as well, justout of eyesight, behind the nexttree or large rock.

Each corner holds anticipationand our senses are awake. Eachstep or leap reminds us that weare alive. And each time weclimb a mountain likeWonalancet, I'm reminded thatwe are part of the story.

Yes, it's good to be getting backto where we belong. Backhome, again.

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HATCHERIES GEARING UPFOR SPRING FISH

STOCKING

Winter appears to have releasedus from its icy grip at last. Withspring on the horizon, NewHampshire Fish and GameDepartment’s Inland FisheriesChief Jason Smith can’t helpbut get excited about openwater angling and, more specif-ically, trout fishing. FishCulturists at New Hampshire'ssix state trout hatcheries havebeen holding on, waiting forMother Nature to provide con-ditions more favorable to springstocking. After a brief delay,stocking trucks are ready to getrolling in late April. NewHampshire hatcheries havenearly 1 million catchable-sizetrout ready for this season.

"As open water begins toappear and shoreline ice startsto break-up, anglers – includingme – can’t help but look for-ward to open water trout fish-ing,” said Smith. “Spring con-ditions have been slow to arrivethis year, resulting in FishCulturists not being able to takeadvantage of opportunities tostock trout in early April, asthey have in recent years. Pondsbeing locked in with ice andhigh, cold water conditionshave made it necessary to delaystocking in every regionthroughout the state. Many ofour ponds are accessed by dirtroads, so even in places wherethe ice has receded enough toreceive fish, many of these dirtroads are still extremely muddyand do not provide access forheavy commercial vehiclesused for stocking trout.”

Smith explained that with cold,high waters from melting snow,it will be a few weeks beforerivers and streams are at “fish-able” levels. Most trout speciesare reluctant to bite until thestreams reach temperatures inthe mid-40s. "We don't want tostock streams too early, becausecold, high water early in theseason does not present suitableconditions for trout angling.Also, stocking access is limiteduntil waters recede. Attemptingto carry nets and buckets oftrout over steep embankmentsthat are still covered with sever-al feet of snow is a risky propo-sition for both the stockingcrews and the fish!" said Smith.

"We're fortunate to haveConservation Officers in thefield who monitor water condi-tions and make the necessary

adjustments to the trout stock-ing schedules to determinewhen conditions are beneficialto all parties involved."

New Hampshire’s designatedtrout ponds, which openedApril 26, are generally placeswhere you might find early sea-son success.

Raising a million trout eachyear is no small task. NewHampshire's hatchery system,funded by fishing license salesand federal Sport FishRestoration funds, includes sixfacilities across the state.

The Berlin Fish Hatchery pro-vides the three primary troutspecies to the North Country,including Coos County and thenorthern reaches of Grafton andCarroll Counties.

The Twin Mountain and Warrenhatcheries provide trout to theWhite Mountain Region.

New Hampton Hatchery isresponsible for providing troutfrom central New Hampshireup to the White Mountains. InJune, fingerling brook troutraised at New HamptonHatchery will literally takeflight, as they are stocked byhelicopter into remote ponds inthe White Mountains of NewHampshire.

Now that we have a jump starton spring, Jason Smith andthousands of other NewHampshire anglers are eager towelcome the open-water fish-ing season. Visithttp://www.fishnh.com to findboatloads of fishing informa-tion, weekly stocking updates, abi-weekly fishing report and tobuy your license online.

Thank you for joining us thisweek. Until the next time, asalways, please take time to enjoythe natural world around you.

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- Notices, Letters, Opinions, Help Wanted, & More! - Letter To The Editor_______________________________________ Nobody Asked, Just My Opinion______

4060 White River Rd.Bradford, VT. 05033Lois 802-439-6280

[email protected] both sides of the

Connecticut Rver

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The Warren School Board will hold an Expendable Trust Hearing

at their school board meetingon

May 13, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.at the

Warren Village School.

Warren Village School

KindergartenRegistration & Screening

will be held on May 14, 2014

Pre-SchoolRegistration & Screening

will be held on May 28, 2014

Please contact the school at 764-5538 to set up an appointment.

You will need to bring the following to your appointment:

►Birth Certificate►Updated Immunization Records

►Current Proof of Residency (must list parent name and street address, not PO Box)

GAS TAX WILL BE UNFAIRTO THE NORTH COUNTRY

Rep. Rick Ladd, HaverhillRep. Brad Bailey, Monroe

Rep. Edmond Gionet, LincolnRep. Ralph Doolan, LittletonRep. Herbert Richardson,

LancasterRep. Leon Rideout, LancasterRep. Laurence Rappaport,

Colebrook

A 4.2 cent per gallon increase

in the gas tax, raising $32 mil-lion a year, will go into effectJuly 1st once Governor Hassansigns it into law. There are sev-eral reasons why this is unfairto North Country residents:

1. The increased taxplaces an unfair burden onworking families in the NorthCountry as many have to drivefurther distances to purchasefood, clothing and obtain med-ical care than our brethren in

southern NH.2. Many families continueto struggle with their budgets asthe recovery from a stubbornrecession has not reached northof the Notch.3. We already pay 15 to20 cents more for a gallon ofgas than residents in theConcord/Manchester region.4. 42% of the increasedgas tax revenue will be ear-marked for the widening of I-93in the southern part of the State.5. Only $4 million will begiven to towns and cities state-wide in the form of bock grants,and towns are not required tospend the money on infrastruc-ture repair. Most NewHampshire towns will get lessthan 1% of the $4 million.

There is also a misconceptionthat the new revenue will beplaced in a “lock box” and canonly be used by DOT for infra-structure improvements. Pasthistory should make everyoneskeptical on this count. Why?Because the legislature isallowed by statute to divert upto 27% of highway fund revenueto other state agencies aboveand beyond what those agen-cies are appropriated throughthe state budget. But the lasttwo state budgets diverted morethan the capped 27% allowed.In the last two budgets, $38 mil-lion has been diverted from thehighway fund in excess of theallowable 27%!

Any amount generated by thegas tax or road tolls should bedirected only to highways andbridges. This is an unfair taxincrease on the hard workingresidents of northern NewHampshire.

by: Rep. Brad Bailey, Monroe

I am fed up with politicians try-ing to pick my wallet clean ofany money that the moths haveyet to eat! Seems if they feel youhave a couple extra bucks lyingaround they just better grab it.

This irritates me to no end andif the government truly allowedfreedom of speech, I’d be usingmuch harsher language!

It seems Governor Hassanrather place a 4.2 cent gas taxon all of us, than to allow agambling casino or allow thelegal sale of marijuana in theState of NH. Right wrong orindifferent, or whether youagree with me or not, moneyhas to come from somewhere tofix roads, bridges and an infra-structure that is falling apart.

As far as I am concerned, thelive free or die state died a longtime ago. Instead of voting inthe direction the majority of thepopulation of the state wants,the politicians that supposedlywork for the people have onceagain gone with their ownagenda. Guess I knew that fromthe get go anyway. They are allalike.

Whether you gamble or not, orwhether you smoke marijuanaor not is not the question oranswer here. What it is howev-er, is a way for the State of NewHampshire to make hugeamounts of money through tax-ation and finally, not throughits residents alone.

Again, whether you agree ordisagree with me, for just onemoment think about how muchmoney other states are makingfrom this right now, as I writethis.

There are gambling casinos inother states across the countrythat make a huge amount ofincome for their states. Thesefunds are used for fixing roads,bridges, education and fundingfor other things they may justifyin needing.

The legal sale of marijuana inColorado has made themaround $100 million dollars intheir first year. All going to thestate’s infrastructure.

And again, I’ll say it one moretime - whether you agree or notwith the legalization of gam-bling casinos or marijuana, youmay as well just get over it.Mark my words, other stateswill follow the likes of Coloradoin the future and little ole NHwill still be hiking taxes fromtheir residents to pay for theirproblems!

Live Free or Die! A mottowhich used to mean somethingto NH and it’s residents hasbecome a laughing stock forother states who are well aheadof us in many areas, includingsolar, casinos, legalization ofmarijuana, etc. NH won’t evenlet marijuana for medicinal usebecome a reality at this point!

I am so glad the politicians arelooking out for me and my bestinterests. I say to them, stop.Let me look out for myself. I ama big boy now.

So the bottom line is, states likeMass. and Colorado will beway ahead of the curve makingmoney hand over fist, while NHjust brings up the rear as usual.

Mark my words, places likeMassachusetts with their casi-nos and Colorado with thelegalization of marijuana areway ahead on the curve. Otherstates will follow them in thefuture. It’s just a matter of time.

But hey, until NH politiciansrealize this, please don’t drinkand drive, but make sure youstop on our major highwaysand buy your booze!! After all,that’s legal to do!

Nobody Asked, Just MyOpinion...

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On-Going Events For on-going events at WREN(Women's Rural EntrepreneurialNetwork) of Bethlehem, pleasevisit www.wrencommunity.org orcall them at: 603-869-9736.-----------------------------------------For ongoing schedule at SilverCenter for the Arts, Plymouth,NH, call 603-536-ARTS or visitthem on the web at: www..plymouth.edu/silver-----------------------------------------Friends of the Library have estab-lishing a Conversational Frenchgroup at the Joseph Patch Libraryin Warren. We meet on Mondaymornings, 9-10. Join us! All skilllevels are welcome. For questionsor sign up: call Luane Clark, coor-dinator, at 764-5839, or the JosephPatch Library at 764-9072.-----------------------------------------Wentworth Historical Societymeets monthly, 7:00 p.m, everythird Thursday, April - Dec. atthe Historical Society Museum inWentworth. Join us for historicaltopics and stimulating conversaTuesdays - T.O.P.S. (Take offPounds Sensibly) Weigh in - 5 PM- 5:45 PM; Meeting - 6 PM atHorse Meadow Senior Center,North Haverhill.

Rummage Sale at Our Lady OfPerpetual Help Church inBradford, VT on Thursday andFriday, May 8 & 9 from 10-4.Sat. May 10th is bag day from 9-12.-----------------------------------------The Lisbon Area Stump Jumperswill hold a baked ham dinner onMay 10th at 5:00pm at theLandaff Town Hall. Proceeds willbenefit Landaff's 250th BirthdayCelebration. For more informa-tion, call Joe Wiggett @ 838-6059.-----------------------------------------May 10th. Ham & Scallop PotatoSupper. Haverhill Cong. ParishHall. 5-6:30pm. Adults $10; 12 andunder $5; 5 and under free.-----------------------------------------Enfield United Methodist ChurchHam & Bean Supper at EnfieldMethodist Fellowship Hall, Route4, Enfield, NH. Saturday, May17, Serving from 5-6:30 pm. $8.00adults; $4.00 ages 5-10; 4 andunder free. Menu includes:Homemade baked beans, ham, hotdogs, cole slaw, rolls, homemadepies, beverages. Take-out is avail-able.-----------------------------------------Pemi-Baker Community Health's17th annual auction, quilt raffle,and luncheon fundraiser will beheld on Sunday, June 1st, 11am-2pm at Fugaky Restaurant onTenny Mtn. Hwy. in Plymouth.Tickets: $30 in advance, $35 at thedoor. PBCH, a non-profit organi-zation, fundraises to enable every-one in the community to affordhome health, hospice, and rehabtherapy regardless of their abilityto pay. For tickets or more infor-mation call Judy Smith at 536-2232 or to see our beautiful quiltsand bid on-line visitwww.pbhha.org.------------------------------------------Warren/ Wentworth Librariesannual GARDEN TOUR set forSaturday, July 19th from 10am-5pm. Ticket prices: $5. per adultfor advanced sales; $10. on day ofthe tour. Children free.

Upcoming Events

FREE Shuttle Service (for persons and personal equipment only) from Bedell Bridge to Woodsville available from

10:00 - 11:00 AM. Volunteers will be at the boat launch to help unload and protect boats before launching.

BBQ Lunch provided by Rotary with music by Strawberry Farm Band

Suggested Launch Time 11:00 AM

Approx. Paddle Time3 1/2 Hours

Paddle The BorderSunday, May 18, 2014

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Adult Bible Study ................ 10 a.m.Sunday School ..................... 10 a.m.Sunday Morning Service ..... 11 a.m.Evening Service ................... 6 p.m.Wednesday Night Prayer ...... 7 p.m.

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Inspiring Words for You!Dear Friends, another year hasprogressed and here we are celebrating

and remembering what our Savior did for us all!JESUS IS ALIVE!I thought I'd give you somescriptures that you can reflect on during thistime. Please take time to read them and thankGod for what he has done for you and for me.John 11:25-26; Romans 1:4-5; Romans 6:8-11;Philippians 3:10-12; 1 Peter 1:3; Matthew 27:50-53; Matthew 28:1-10; Mark 16:1-8. Take the timeto read and reflect on these. God loves you. Hegave it all! He paid the price! He conquereddeath! He wants your heart. Will you give to Him?Have a glorious Easter. God bless you.

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The White Mountains Chapter,Daughters of the AmericanRevolution, will hold their firstmeeting of the year on Saturday,May 10, gathering at 11:00 AM.

The meeting will be held at theMountain View Grand Hotel,Whitefield. We will gather in theEisenhower Library and beginwith a short business meetingand a chance to congratulate thestudents who are our guests.Honored guests include DARGood Citizens Kayla MayeMardin, from Profile HighSchool in Bethlehem andRebecca Suzanne Daniels, fromLisbon Regional School.

The JROTC DAR Bronze medalwinner, Cadet Kelsey Tuck fromWhite Mountains Regional HighSchool will also be honored.

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we will adjourn to the indoorpool area for a close up view ofthe beautiful mural painted thereby Caroline Belisle – and achance to look for the hiddenpictures.

For handicap accessibility usethe side parking lot and theground level door on the front ofthe building. Guests and thepublic are welcome and alwayscordially invited to DAR meet-ings and there is no charge forattendees; however due to limit-ed space in the Hunt Room,reservations are requested.

For reservations, further infor-mation about the meeting, ormembership in the Daughters ofthe American Revolution (DAR)please contact AssistantTreasurer Elaine LaDuke at(603) 444-5948, or ChapterRegent Marsha Stewart at (603)837-9513.

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For more information, contactTina Davenport: 603-271-0495or Lisa Collins: 603-271-3214.

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Keeping Each Other Wellby Elizabeth Terp

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Return of the Winter WrenBetween the blustery days, therainy afternoons, and theovernight temperature dipstowards freezing, there havealso been sunny days, clearskies, and a general thawing ofthe hills around us. While patch-es of snow and ice remain onnorthern slopes and in shadedthickets, there are also daffodilsand tulips emerging, fruit budsswelling, and garlic tops grow-ing through their winter mulch.Birds are returning, and theblack flies have yet to arrive.

It is on these warm days whenwe enjoy, with gusto, openingthe cabin windows, sansscreens, while the heat of thecookstove warms the cabin. Itis a sensory delight, watchingthe world regain its hues ofgreens as the roar of the riverfills the background and the trillof birds float by the dinnertable.

One of the early returners, thewinter wren, has an easily rec-ognizable song. What is oftendescribed as tinkling trills andoverlapped melodies, the winterwren’s call is long, distin-guished, eccentric and yet musi-cal. We first heard it early onemorning just past daybreak.Ryan made a note of it in hisdaily weather records; the datewas April 8th.

Curious, he checked throughlast year’s notes: in 2013 thedate we heard the first call wasApril 7th. Isn’t that amazing?Such a delicate bird, and theground (this year) still well-cov-ered in snow. It’s timing seems,well, like clock work. How

does it know?

It makes for interesting reflec-tion, thinking about our own useof time and how we mark it.Sure, we all feel that itch forSpring as temperatures begin towarm and the sugaring seasonarrives. Then, as the groundappears, the smell of fresh dirtis invigorating; as long johnscome off and jackets are tradedt-shirts, gratitude for warm daysand excitement for summerplans is palpable wherever yougo. Yet if we didn’t have ourcalendars and clocks, would webe as confident in our timelinessas the wren?

It’s a bit of a moot point, Iknow. But for me, it brings meto seasonality and the seasonalclues writ across the landscapethat we call home - for these arethe very things I love so muchabout our life at Coösauke.Though we, too, have our datebooks and wind-up clock, wealso have our serviceberry flow-ers and fiddleheads, our rhubarband robins. The seasonal calen-dar of the plants, trees, animals,river, and weather around us area humble reminder of MotherNature’s own timepiece.Humility and awe in the pres-ence of so many little momentsof wonder is, perhaps a require-ment for enjoying this simplelife of ours.

Spring is here! Time to pruneyour fruit trees, berry bushes,and ornamental shrubs! Time todesign your garden! Time topurchase new nursery stock!Contact Beth [email protected] for yourgarden and orchard needs (seeBusiness Directory listing under‘Garden Design & Services’).

Spring’s DanceSpring’s surge of energy iseverywhere: in the swelling ofbuds that give hillsides a warmred glow, in tulip leaves pokingup regardless of remainingspring snows as chipmunksfluff up their tails and dartaround old haunts. The airsmells fresh, spiders hatcheverywhere, winter stuff isstowed in favor of spring hikes;we’re getting out the canoesand kayaks; the scarlet tanagersare back.

Earth teems with the fever ofmating as spring throws off itswinter blanket and we humans,just one species among all whoshare this planet, reliably start afresh year. We’re as predictableas the chipmunks, and I wonderif other species say to eachother, “I just saw a few humansout picking up trash on route175,” or perhaps the robins aresaying, “that pile those humansraked up scratching earth’s backgives us the best building mate-rials for this year’s nest.”

Sometimes humans forget thatwe are just one of the life formson earth. We forget that we havean important role in earth’sdance for all beings to share thespace, water supply, and landwith each other so that we canall continue to thrive and sur-vive.

Canadian activist and world cit-izen, Maude Barlow, updates us

on our need to care for theearth’s water responsibly. Thesale of bottled water continuesto be an issue on campuses. 75percent of bottled water bottlesare trashed, not recycled, andthe water they contain oftendoes not meet the standards ofregular tap water. Good news isthat even airports now have tapwater spigots so that it is possi-ble for us to carry our own con-tainers and refill them safelywhile traveling.

Barlow’s latest book, BlueCovenant, is available in locallibraries and YouTube carriesseveral of her lectures.

Many of us rely on our NHmountains to pump up our spir-

its. Whether we actually hike inthe high peaks or walk in near-by wooded areas, spring is atime to be aware of how much our woods and all the lifeforms they house nourish us aswell. Hopefully, we will chooseto protect our woodlands andnot cut them up with towerpaths that stifle life in the for-est. We’ll clean up the trash onour roadsides.

Whenever we threaten the lifeof other species, we threatenour own as well. Whenever wevalue and safeguard otherspecies, our own health rever-berates with robust energy.Here’s to fully embracingspring’s dance!

Elizabeth Terp welcomes yourcomments at PO Box 547,Campton, NH 03223, e-mail:[email protected], orher Keeping Each Other WellBlog: http://elizabethterp. com.

Virgil is a quiet and shy 8 yr old doby/labmix who is looking for a new home. He istimid at first, but a gentle boy who likes to gofor walks. He is best in a quiet home without small children.

For more information please contact Above the Notch HumaneSociety at [email protected] or call 603-444-6241.Please visit us on Facebook!

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Having brought in former Obama EPA administrator LisaJackson to head its environmental initiatives, Apple Computerhas a new corporate headquarters under construction inCupertino, California that will use 30 percent less energy thanan equivalent conventional building, and has taken steps todecrease the material required to produce its iPhones, iPads,iPods and Macs. The new iPad Air, pictured here, uses a thirdless material overall by weight than the original iPad.-Sean MacEntee, courtesy Flickr

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other big tech companiesaddressing their carbon foot-prints? -- Billy A., Oakland, CA

Long criticized for its lack ofcommitment to sustainability—from supporting the dangerousmining of precious resourcesand exploiting factory workersto powering its data centerswith energy derived from coaland not taking back products forrecycling—Apple has reallyworked on turning thingsaround over the past couple ofyears. Indeed, just this pastmonth the company announcedthat 94 percent of its corporatefacilities and 100 percent of itsdata centers now operate on

power from renewable sources.

Environmentalists first tooknotice that serious change wasafoot at Apple in May 2013when the company brought informer Obama EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA)administrator Lisa Jackson tohead its corporate environmen-tal initiative. Since then, thecompany has unveiled plansshowing how its new corporateheadquarters—currently underconstruction in Cupertino,California—will use 30 percentless energy than an equivalentconventional building whileplaying host to some 7,000 car-bon-sequestering trees. Applealso reports that it hasdecreased the material requiredto produce its iPhones, iPads,iPods and Macs. A new iPadAir, for instance, uses a thirdless material overall by weightthan the original iPad. And allof the company’s retail storeswill now take back any Appleproducts for free recycling—U.S. and U.K. consumers caneven earn gift cards for turningin old iPhones, iPads and com-puters.

Of course, Apple still has workto do. The nonprofit Friends ofthe Earth has been on the com-pany’s case to agree to a planthat will reign in the human andenvironmental toll of destruc-tive tin mining in Indonesia andelsewhere. Tin is a major com-ponent of the solder in smartphones and other electronicsand the popularity of such itemshas pushed miners to extremesand is linked to the destructionof tropical rainforests, coralreefs and commercial fisheries.Apple sent a team of investiga-tors to the Indonesian islandsresponsible for producing some30 percent of the world’s com-mercially available tin, but thecompany has yet to commit toany changes in the way itsources this increasingly valu-able raw material.

As for other tech/Internet com-panies, Greenpeace has beenassessing and tracking environ-mental performance of the bigplayers for more than a decade.“The Internet we love, and thecompanies that run it are at acrossroads in terms of wheretheir energy comes from,”reports the group. “Many ofthese companies have alreadychosen the road to a green inter-net and a sustainable future.”Some of the best performersbesides Apple includeFacebook, Google, Salesforce,Rackspace and Box, each ofwhich has committed to 100percent renewable energy.

Greenpeace isn’t as bullish onTwitter, Pinterest, Tumblr andAmazon, each of which reliesheavily on coal-fired powersources for their data centersand other operations, but still

says. “If Amazon and otherswant to stay innovative and rel-evant, it's high time they madethe switch to the abundant, sus-tainable, renewable energy oftoday.” Concerned consumerscan sign Greenpeace’s online#ClickClean petition askingthese big players to step up andcommit to renewable energyand environmentally responsi-ble operations.

CONTACTS: AppleEnvironmental Responsibility,www.apple.com/environment;G r e e n p e a c e ,www.greenpeace.org.

EarthTalk® is written and edit-ed by Roddy Scheer and DougMoss and is a registered trade-mark of E - The EnvironmentalM a g a z i n e(www.emagazine.com). Sendquestions to:[email protected].

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http://windowsxp.mvps.org/tweakui.htm. Close Internet Explorerand install the program. Oncedone, launch it and select MyComputer > Special Folders fromthe left-hand menu. PickFavorites from the drop-downmenu, click Change and chooseyour new location. When younext launch IE, you should findyour Favorites are accessiblea g a i n .

There’s a simpler way to moveFavorites from one drive toanother. Open two windows: oneto your Documents andSettings{User} folder (where{User} is your username), andthe other to your data partition.Click and drag the Favorites fold-er using your right mouse button,and move it across to your datapartition. A pop-up menu willappear, so select Move here andnot only with the folder bemoved to your data drive, butWindows will update its refer-ences so it knows where to lookfor the Favorites folder.

Q: When I go to a download sitesuch as Softpedia, MajorGeeksor CNET and I download andinstall a program I get popupsother programs installed I do notwant on my computer, how didthey get on my computer.

A: Welcome to social engineer-ing by these download sites.When you download a programfrom one of these sites lookclosely when you run the pro-gram to install it, there will becheck boxes or questions askingyou if you want to install a cer-tain program uncheck thoseboxes so the rogue programs willnot load, read carefully beforeyou click the next button, takeyour time if you rush your com-puter may be bitten. That is howthese download sites makemoney by attaching parasite pro-grams to the one you wish toinstall.

I hope this helps, please e-mailme with your questions so I canshare them with our readers,maybe other readers are havingsimilar problems with their com-puters. You can e-mail me [email protected] or call 603-747-2201 or visit my website atwww.paigecomputerservices.com and submit your question byclicking Contact Us. So untilnext time Happy Computing!

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