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White Mountain National Forest Trailhead Stewards Receive
Regional Volunteer Award

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Campton, NH February Service lands and accom- The Trailhead
11, 2018 – The White
Mountain National Forest
Trailhead Stewards Program
has been awarded the presti-
gious 2017 Eastern Region
Honor Award for
Volunteerism and Service.
This award recognizes
“Forest Service individuals
or units who have demon-
strated major achievements
in building internal capacity
to support volunteerism and
community service on Forest
plish priorities with a focus
on partnerships, 21st Century
Conservation Service Corps,
community groups and indi-
viduals, and corporate
engagement.” White
Mountain NF Supervisor,
Clare Mendelsohn, received
the award on behalf of the
Trailhead Stewards Program
at the Eastern Region Award
Ceremony in Milwaukee,
WI, February 8, 2018.
Stewards
Program was developed and
is led by John Marunowski, Its Cold
Pemigewasset Ranger
District Backcountry and Duane Cross Photo.
Wilderness Manager. There (www.duanecrosspics.com)
are currently 84 volunteer
trailhead stewards that
engage hikers at some of the
busiest trailheads on the
White Mountain NF to offer
advice about current weather NOTICE Next Deadline Friday
conditions and general hiker March 2, 2018 4:30pm
preparedness.
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Table of Keep ‘portability’ for This weeks Picture of the Week
Contents By Carolyn Kehler
Vermont State Grants
these bills passes as written,
Berman’s Bits A-4 this flexibility and freedom
For over 50 years students of choice for students will
BethWeick Adventures from Hazen and Craftsbury disappear.
in Homesteading B-2 Academy, who are pursuing
education beyond high I support portability for sev-
Business Directory B-9 school, have been able to eral reasons. First, a student
Business News B-3 spend their state-funded may want to enroll in a pro-
grants and scholarships with- gram of study that is not
Clasifieds B-6 out any restrictions. This offered by any college or
Comics B-8
issue is called portability. university here in Vermont. I
believe a Vermont student
Community News A-2 Under consideration in the should have the right to pur-
Vermont legislature are sue any curriculum in any
Country Happenings B-4 H.114 and S.257, which state and have the right to
The Curious Cat A-5 would change the half-centu- apply their state funded
ry policy of portability. grants and scholarships to
Family Notices A-6 pay for it.
I support portability.
Karin Matey B-3 Second, many Vermont stu-
First, a student may want to dents live along the New
The Outside A-5 enroll in a program that is York, Massachusetts, and
Taken By Tom Thomson
not offered in Vermont. New Hampshire borders.
Restaurant Guide B-2 Veterinary medicine and They may want to attend
Tek Talk. B-3 cybersecurity are examples. postsecondary institutions in
these states because they are If you have a photo which you think could make it as our pic-
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Tom & Atticus B-1 For example, if a student closer to home. Eliminating ture of the week, let us know. Email it to
wishes to attend a college or portability will place an ncnewsnh@gmail.com.
training program not in additional financial burden
Vermont, portability allows on them. Vermont state grants and funding financially needy
them to use their state-fund- scholarships are very impor- students as an important eco-
ed grants and scholarships to Opponents of portability tant for low- and lower-mid- nomic opportunity equalizer.
help pay for it. If either of argue it is time to keep high dle income students, espe- Restricting portability means
school students in state. In cially those who are first restricting opportunity. It
fact, less than 4,000 Vermont generation. The goal is to separates the career potential
students elect to leave provide these students with of students into the haves and
Neighborhood Open House while Vermont for other states the same academic and train- have nots.
25,000 out-of-state ing opportunities as those
students come to Vermont with greater financial means. If we lose portability,
every year to go to college. State grant portability makes Vermont students not only
a bold statement in favor of lose but Vermont loses finan-
cially in the long run as well
because we lose the goal of
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Olympian Nolan Kasper Wins White
Mountain
Dual Challenge at Waterville Valley
CAMPTON, NH - Nolan
Kasper, age 28, of Warren,
Vermont, won today's race
on the World Pro Ski Tour at
Waterville Valley, New
Hampshire, before he heads
to South Korea for the
Olympic Games to compete
in the slalom competition on
February 22. He edged out
Canadian skier Morgan
Megarry, 24, of
Collingwood, Ontario, for
the win in the final round.
Third and fourth place went
to Michael Ankeny, age 27,
of Wayzata, Minnesota, and
Robby Kelley, age 27 of
Starksboro, Vermont.
"It was great to see such a
big crowd of enthusiastic
supporters today at
Waterville Valley for this
event. Like all the racers here
today, I am thrilled to see
that the World Pro Ski Tour
has come back after being
dormant for so long," said
Kasper.
Dubbed the White Mountain
Dual Challenge, the race was
the first stop of the World
Pro Ski Tour featuring 32 ski
racers from around the U.S.,
Canada, Finland, Sweden,
and France. Next stop for the
tour is Aspen, Colorado,
March 9 and 10, followed by
the final race of the series at
Sunday River, Maine, March
30 and 31.
The races will air on CBS
Sports Network on April 1 at
1 p.m. for Waterville Valley;
April 8 at 2:30 p.m. for
Aspen, and April 15 for the
Sunday River event.
Agate:
White Mountain Dual
Challenge, February 8 - 10,
2018, first stop of World Pro
Ski Tour :
Nolan Kasper, Warren,
Vermont, age 28
Morgan Megarry,
Collingwood, Ontario,
Canada, age 24
Michael Ankeny, Wayzata,
Minnesota, age 27
Robby Kelley, Starksboro,
North Country Cmmunity News!
Vermont, age 27
For more information on the
World Pro Ski Tour, go to
www.worldproskitour.com.
About the World Pro Ski
Tour:
The World Pro Ski Tour is an
organization dedicated to
rekindling the legacy of pro-
fessional dual alpine ski rac-
ing. The tour is lead by the
former president of the U.S.
Pro Ski Tour, Ed Rogers of
Bath, Maine; Craig Marshall
of Portland, Maine; Kevin
Clarke of Fryeburg, Maine;
Barrett Stein of Tamarack,
Idaho; and John Jacobs of
Glens Falls, New York. The
group looks to capitalize on
the popularity of the dual
format to maintain a full-sea-
son tour and grow the ski
industry. For more informa-
tion, visit www.worldproski-
tour.com.
A Walk in the
Woods
Looking for Weasels
By Jim Frohn, UNH
Cooperative Extension
Grafton County Forester
This story begins not in the
woods, but in my kitchen. I
was sitting at the table one
morning when I caught a
quick movement out of the
corner of my eye. Living in
an 1850s farmhouse, with a
granite block foundation and
more than a few cracks and
crevices in the floors and
walls, we occasionally see
mice and voles inside.
Turning to see if I could get a
better look at whatever crit-
ter it was, I saw a head pop
out from under the stove.
Only getting a nanosecond
glimpse of it, the first
thought that crossed my
mind was “what’s a ferret
doing in the house?” which
quickly changed to “we
don’t have ferrets around
here, that’s a weasel!”
Description
The short-tailed weasel
(Mustela erminea) is one of
two native weasels in New
Hampshire; the long-tailed
weasel is the other. The state
also has healthy populations
of a number of other mem-
bers of the weasel family
(scientific name Mustelidae),
including mink, fisher, otter,
and striped skunks. The pine
marten, also in the weasel
family, is found in lower
numbers in the northern part
of the state.
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Volunteer Award
From Front page
Volunteers contacted more
than 40,000 visitors in 2017, Since 2014 the White
volunteering over 3,500 Mountain National Forest
hours. During a local cere- has hosted a program
mony held immediately fol- designed to equip forest visi-
lowing the Regional award tors with information they
presentation, Pemigewasset need before they begin their
District Ranger Brooke hike. From late May through
Brown presented awardees October, volunteer trailhead
with an official certificate of stewards encourage outdoor
recognition, and John safety and conservation by
Marunowski expressed his interacting with hikers, back-
appreciation to trailhead packers and climbers at trail-
steward volunteers for their heads to promote responsible
“tireless and passionate work enjoyment and protection of
as the face of the forest." He public lands. NH Fish &
also thanked his fellow col- Game Dept. has stated that
leagues, the Waterman Fund, the efforts of Trailhead
White Mountains Stewards is helping to pre-
Interpretative Association, vent costly search and rescue
and the New Hampshire incidents.
Outdoor Council for their
support of the program.
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“Berman’s
Berman’s Bits
by Dave Berman
Greetings, and thanks for
joining me for another week.
Starting us off are a few news
stories you may have missed.
First, believe the women!
This summer, Brian Vasquez,
34, a social studies teacher at
Prairie Middle School in
Aurora, Colo., was arrested,
charged with sexual abuse.
Now, Principal David
Gonzales and Assistant
Principal Adrienne
MacIntosh are also in trouble:
when the student complained
about Vasquez three years
prior, they “impress[ed] upon
her the devastating effects her
disclosure would have on his
career and family,” and urged
her “to recant her disclosure
of sexual abuse by Vasquez,”
investigators say. When the
frightened 14-year-old did as
they demanded, Gonzales
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK (page4)
Bits”
hug him — and then suspend-
ed her for “making up” the
accusation. Vasquez now
admits he did abuse the girl
and went on to victimize
“several” other children.
Vasquez, who had been
teaching full time for 10
years, is charged with at least
31 felony child-sex counts.
The school administrators,
who claim they “don’t
remember” the incident, have
been charged with failing to
report child abuse or neglect
— a simple misdemeanor
subject to a fine of $50-750,
and zero to six months in jail.
[KMGH Denver]
Next, my head is spinning!
Christopher I. Hauptmann,
44, of Shamokin, Pa., married
Kaylee Durovick, 18, in
2017. Northumberland
County Court has ruled this
name Christopher Buckley in anyone who tried to open it fatalities and serious injuries
2016, and never divorced her. normally. They showed the due to traffic spiked signifi-
Deitrich was upset enough setup to an electrician, who cantly. “There is no simple
that she testified against her said that the way it was explanation for this adverse
husband in court. Part of that rigged would cause a person trend,” said a report, “but it
upset may be that Durovick is an 80 to 100 percent chance could be that local people
Deitrich’s daughter, and her
daughter is still living with
of “suffering death or great
bodily harm.” Another clue:
perceive the area to be safer
... and thus are less diligent.”
him. Judge Paige Rosini sen- Wilson had already changed As far back as 2010, the
tenced Hauptmann to 364- his Facebook relationship Department for Transport
729 days in prison, with cred- status to “Widowed.” looked at another community
it for the 332 days he was in [Daytona Beach News- that had tried lowering speed
jail awaiting trial and Journal] limits, and found that casual-
couldn’t raise bail, plus 10 We are (supposed to be) a ties had risen there, too.
years of probation. nation of laws, and if that is [London Telegraph]
[Harrisburg Patriot-News] accepted, things should be The problem is people! A
Finally, Michael Scott okay (but they’re not). In the woman was caught on video
Wilson, 32, of Palm Coast, late 60s, we had a saying: parking in a handicapped
Fla., has been charged with "The authority of my fist spot at the Davenport, Fla.,
attempting to harm his preg- stops just before the tip of city hall, getting out of her
nant wife. His scheme came your nose." So when a news car unassisted, retrieving a
to light when his wife went to story reads: A... gunman large bag, and rolling it into
visit family, and told her step- with extreme right-wing the building. An invisible dis-
father that Wilson told her “to sympathies shot and wound- ability? Apparently not: the
use the front door of the ed six... immigrants... during woman, Teresa “Darlene”
home because the garage a two-hour drive-by shooting Bradley, 60, doesn’t have a
door isn’t going to open” — spree...." that gives me cause handicapped placard issued
and she shouldn’t let any for concern (it should give to her. She did, however, pos-
children touch the front door. you pause as well! [AP] sess two placards issued to
The stepfather called the Last month, reports sur- dead people; on one, the
sheriff; a deputy found the faced that supporters of expiration date had been
door so suspicious that he Donald Trump confronted a altered from 2013 to 2018.
kicked it in — which resulted Native American legislator Bradley faces two felony
in electrical sparks. Wilson, (Navajo) during an anti- charges, including use of I.D.

and MacIntosh forced the girl constituted bigamy, since
to apologize to Vasquez and Hauptmann married Shannon
WIN WHAT
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investigators allege, had immigration protest at the
wired up the door with a Arizona state capitol,
demanding to know whether
he was in the country legally.
One of the anti-immigration
protesters did indeed ask an
indigenous state representa-
tive if he was “legal,” both
through video footage of the
incident and three corroborat-
ing interviews with Arizona
state legislators who wit-
nessed the scene. [Snopes] I
am thinking one does not get
more legal!
When England’s Bath and
belonging to a dead person.
She’s been released on bond.
BTW, she was elected to her
third term as mayor of
Davenport. [Orlando
Sentinel]
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not in his boast that he has
built his mountain of facts
and stood on the top of it, but
in his admission that there
may be other peaks in the
same range with men on the
top of them, and that, though

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The Adventures
of Tom & Atticus
Every two weeks I decide
what outdoor experience has
moved me the most so I can
write about it for our column
in the NorthCountry News.
Until this morning, I thought
what I was going to write
about was a hike we took
earlier in the week. It was a
crazy cold day with roaring
gusts of non-stop wind, and
lowed the well-packed path
through the snow-laden
woods to the views from
Pickering. There, glowing as
beautifully as a bride all in
her white gown stood Mount
Washington. She caught the
moonbeams and danced
beneath the stars. We stood
there taking her in for a while
before turning around and
heading back the way we
came. We were home and in
bed by 1:30 in the morning
all the better for living our
dreams instead of getting
fleeting glimpses of them
while sleeping.
I thought of that hike over
the next few days, and I felt
like I was walking around
with a pleasant secret hidden
away in my pocket. Night
hikes do that to a person. You
see things hardly anyone else
sees in places no one else is,
and you can’t help but feel
fortunate to have what
being driven by people who
seem to forget that the idea
of a vacation is to leave your
stress behind and not bring it
with you. The invading Huns
are so great in number this
week each winter that they
typically spill into our peace-
ful walking areas. So today,
looking for a quiet place to
go for a walk with Atticus, I
came up with a new idea.
We drove to Passaconaway
Road and parked at the
empty lot for the trail to
South Moat. We then
returned to the road and
started walking west. Two
miles down Passaconaway
Road runs into a gate that is
closed for the winter, and
there aren’t many houses
along that stretch of road. So
we took advantage of the
bright blue sky, the wind not
being able to reach us
between the trees, and the
warmth of the sun hinting
Section B • Pull Out
- Tom Ryan Photo
cles stretching out in a care- mania is typically the rule I
free flight up the road like wanted to listen to nothing
we haven’t had in months. but nature.
Oh that glorious sun was a Eventually, we came to a
treat to behold! It warmed farmhouse that looked aban-
everything, including us, and doned. There were “No
I took of my sweater and Trespassing” signs up, and I
walked with only a shirt on. fancied how nice it would be
Atticus skipped along happi- to live there in peace and
ly. On either side of us snow quiet, no matter the time of
was piled deep and the gold year. Even in summer when
beech leaves quivered and Passaconaway Road runs
waved at us when we passed. straight through to the other
We could hear the roar of the end where it’s known as
Swift River down the bank Dugway Road and crosses a
as it followed the road and covered bridge to reach the
when there was an opening Kancamagus Highway, it is
and we could look down not all that busy nor is it
there wasn’t much to see. loud.
Occasionally the water was
revealed but mostly the We didn’t trespass onto the
Swift was covered by snow property, not physically any-
over the rocks and it looked way. But in my imagination
pure and serene. we lived there and walked
the open porch and sprawl-
There is a month left to win- ing yard and through the
ter but on this walk, on this weathered barn and the small
day of elongating our legs apple trees sprinkled at the
and elevating our spirits and foot of the cliffs in the back-

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when the sun dropped below
the mountains the day
became forlorn and the wind
grew stronger and became
more harsh and even more
vociferous. We did the smart
thing and retreated inside
where we were safe and
warm. Atticus and I took to
the couch; Will to his dog
bed, covered by layers of
soft blankets.
But about ten o’clock some-
thing strange happened. It
became noticeably quiet and
still. The full moon was
shining brilliantly and the
night, sans wind, was as
pleasant as a February night
has ever been. After taking
Will outside one last time,
then tucking him back into
bed, Atticus and I set out to
hike Stanton and Pickering.
Two mountains just four
miles away in Bartlett.
They are standby peaks for
us and with all the fresh
snow they were perfect for a
night hike with a ripe moon
overhead. I rarely needed
my headlamp, and we took
advantage of the broken path
to make our way to the
ledges of Stanton with views
over to Attitash. Then we
turned our backs on the
lights of the ski area and fol-
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walking in a dark gallery that winter was in the last in abused and neglected farm
with the masterpiece being I cannot tell you how luxuri- depths of its slumber, that animals sprung to life.
lit by the only spotlight in the ous it was not to walk place where we all know
room. through snow or on top of it. when we are somewhere Walking under a moonlit sky
How nice it was to be outside between sleep and being on two mountains all to our-
That was the experience without having to wear awake when dreams, at selves is always a special
which enlivened me the most Microspikes, snowshoes, or times, can still be remem- gift. But to walk with the
crampons and to be able to bered. promise of a new season and
this week – until today. in the possibility of dreams
just saunter along. The little
It’s Thursday, and the sun is snow left on the road was Often when we walk the is even greater.
out and the wind is mostly melting underfoot, and it felt roads I wear my ear buds and
quiet. The skies are blue grand to have pavement listen to music, and I gave 16ou can always follow all of
and, as is always the case in underfoot and to stretch out some thought to it on our Tom’s latest adventures by fol-
winter, here in Jackson the our legs. Heading west, the walk, but the roar of the river lowing him on Facebook at:
sidewalks are impassable. In road rises a bit in elevation below and the sound of the Following Atticus,
order to find a place to walk but even that slight grade felt toothless wind above the or you can follow his blog at:
with Atticus on days we are good. I could feel my mus- trees and the otherworldly tomandatticus.blogspot.com.
not hiking we drive the ten silence on a week where
mile commute to one of the
few places in North Conway
where the trails are mostly
packed out: Pudding Pond;
Diana’s Baths; or Echo Lake.
It helps that the scenery is
gorgeous, but two trips a day
puts forty-miles on the car
only to go for walks.
But this is the week of
February school vacation
and the roads in Jackson,
much like in most of our
small mountain towns, are
more dangerous than ever
with a neverending fleet of
oversized out-of-state SUVs

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Adventures in
Homesteading
Creating Security
Earlier this week, with a
day at home together, Ryan
and I enjoyed, methodically,
the unfolding of the hours: a
slow breakfast, conversation
that lingered and meandered
to mid-morning, the washing
of dishes, the hauling of
water, the splitting of wood.
Relaxation and labor min-
Beth
Weick
between each. We ate an
early lunch, warmed over the
dying embers of the morning
fire. The day was fairly
warm, and we were letting
the stove cool, intentionally.
It’s beyond mid-winter, and
the day was prime for the
stove pipe’s quarterly clean-
ing.
This is largely Ryan’s
domain. He is meticulous
years working as a chimney
sweep and stove installer. As
we use our wood stove for
cooking, it burns hot on a
daily basis. Thus, little cre-
osote builds up. Additionally,
we have a straight stove pipe
- no crooks, turns, nor elbows
- so conditions are favorable
for a clean stack. There is
generally little to be brushed
from the cap and pipe; on my
own, I might be inclined to
spare the dust and effort, and
simply sweep the pipe twice a
year in spring or fall, when
we switch the woodstove for
the cookstove, and back
again.
ing, and I’m glad to go along
with it. It’s merely an hour to
take things apart, brush,
sweep, clean, and replace
everything to its proper place,
then clean-up the sooty
remains that dust the inside of
the cabin. A short-lived
effort, really, and one that
rewards us with peace of
mind. In Ryan’s own words,
“it’s our only insurance,” and
therefore our best insurance.
That idea, of creating our
own security, is particularly
virile in the winter months,
when the dangers posed by
both fire and cold are equally
obvious. We don’t have easy
stream lifestyles. Instead, we
have our prudence and atten-
tion, maintenance and pre-
paredness. Assurance, in our
experience, is more satisfy-
ing than insurance, and cer-
tainly more empowering.
The uncertain and the unex-
pected are just as potent, but
we have no illusions about
eliminating them. Rather,
one season at a time, we’re
reinforcing the skills, experi-
ence, and confidence that we
can trust the work of our
hands, the knowledge of our
minds, and the courage of
our hearts in the face of the
unknown.

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 Tek Talk...
to look at but also hold many clear-cut all the woods right
long forgotten health benefits across the road from my
for both humans and ani- farm. As a result, many
With Eli Heath mals. birds, bears, deer and count-
Of Paige Computer Services When I was a child, I less small animals lost their
Tech Tips, Talk & Advice For Your Computer admired and climbed many home. Little by little we are
trees. Even now, I love how destroying natural habitats
Computers are very tempera- mighty and bold they stand by clear cutting our forests
mental and can get cranky Exterior: in forests and at the edge of and using pesticides which
when they are not properly Use a soft damp cloth such Horses and their fields. I know how important destroy trees, flowers and
Natural Instinct for
maintained. Heat is the as an old cotton t-shirt to these trees are, and nature is, plants that both animals and
biggest enemy for computers clean the casing, do not use for our survival. Every time I people rely on for their sur-
especially in the summer so scratchy or an abrasive
proper maintenance is cleaning cloth. Do not use
Herbalism inhale I am reminded of how
important trees are, for we
vival.
One Spring morning as I was
important for your computer harsh cleaning products and By Karin Matey the need the oxygen they give us sitting on a rock in the mead-
to work properly. Here are a never spry a cleaning solu- author of My American and without oxygen we ow observing my four horses
few steps I recommend. tion directly on the casing Horse Family and would not be able to breathe graze, I could not help but
spry on the cloth first. Sebastian’s Adventures: or survive. Trees like flowers notice them eating some
At least once a year check Diary of a Champion. For have mystical healing prop- fresh blooming wildflowers,
your computer cables, insure Cooling Vents: more information, please erties that the wild and raspberry shoots, and other
there are no frayed ends or Use a can of compressed air visit her author web site at domestic animals know and plants we humans like to call
the insulation is not deterio- to clean the vents, be careful www.karinmatey.com. instinctively take advantage “weeds” and even chewing
rating, if you have a pet you do not spry to hard or of. I realized that if I had on tree branches. I was sur-
make sure they have not get liquid inside the vent. Soon Spring will arrive in the removed most or all of the prised to see them chew
chewed through the wires, White Mountains of New beautiful wildflowers and these so-called weeds and
and small children insure I/O Ports: Hampshire and I cannot help plants from my meadow, I nibble on pine and birch tree
that the cables are properly Use cotton swabs to wipe but reflect back on the very would have also removed the branches.
secure to the computer. away any large pieces of dirt well-meant advice I received beautiful butterflies, bees, Before I left my horses that
Make sure the computer is at that have accumulated, com- from local horse people hummingbirds, dragon flies morning to get ready for
least 6 inches from a wall pressed air can be used to about how to keep my horse and many other species of work, I decided to pick some
and there are no objects blow the rest of the dirt pasture free from harmful wildlife by eliminating their of blossoming wild flowers
around the computer to block away, just be careful not to plants. I was grateful for this natural habitat. I knew that I for myself and my spa. After
air flow going into the sys- blow dust or dirt into the well-meant advice about had to find another way to I finished picking flowers, I
tem. ports. how to tackle and clear the keep my horses safe from walked over to my horses
Once a year disconnect your horses’ grazing meadows of potentially poisonous plants and gave them a hug and pat
computer and open the case, Display: all suspicious and potentially and at the same time preserve before walking back to the
with canned air blow the Turn off the laptop before the wild animals’ natural house. My horse Sebastian

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poisonous plants and flow-
dust or if you have a pet cleaning the display it would ers. At the beginning of my habitat. took me by surprise as he
remove the dander from be easier to see the dirt on horse journey I was still We have already lost many simply ate the whole bou-
inside the computer, concen- the screen, always use a non learning a lot about horses, different species of bees and quet of flowers right out of
trate around the air vent abrasive cloth such as a cot- and I tried to follow and lis- butterflies in New my hand. I worried that some
openings in the computer ton tee shirt, never use tis- ten to all well-meaning Hampshire, and it is crucial of the flowers could be poi-
case and the fan on the sues or paper towels to clean advice people offered me. that we try to preserve every sonous to him. I knew how
processor to remove any dust the screen and do not use Back then I had much to natural habitat that we can. I potent some flowers could
or obstruction from proper ammonia based cleaners learn about horses and have lived in the White be. I had to get ready for
operation of the components. they will leave a film. You diverse plants and flowers Mountains of New work soon and could only
Make sure air vents on the can purchase monitor clean- that could potentially threat- Hampshire for over eighteen stay a few more minutes to
power supply are not ing sprays or pre moistened en their health. I even went years and witnessed many observe him and make sure
clogged with dust and that wipes or you can make your as far as to remove some times how easy it is for he was not going to get sick.
there are no obstructions in own cleaning solution using flowers and plants from the humans to clear-cut big lots To my relief he was just fine.
the vents. isopropyl alcohol and water, pasture that I felt might cause of forest without giving any I realized that Sebastian
Clean the keyboard with a use one part water and one possible health issues for my thought to the fact that they knew exactly what he was
damp cloth with canned air part isopropyl alcohol. horses. are destroying wildlife habi- doing before he decided to
blow the dust or dander from Always spray on the cloth I soon realized that the hard- tat. One example of this was eat the whole bouquet of my
under the keys or use a vacu- first than wipe the screen er I tried to remove the plants a few years ago when a flowers
um to clean around the keys. from left to right than top to and flowers that could be a landowner hired loggers to Continued page B-3
Disconnect the mouse and bottom. potential threat to my horses
remove the roller ball clean the more they grew right
the roller wheels removing Keyboard: back. I realized that this was
dust use canned air to In order to keep your key- a lost cause and there was no
remove any debris from board cleaner and prevent way that I could possibly
inside the mouse. the keys from sticking do remove most let alone all
Printer use canned air to your best to keep food and flowers and plants that could
clean and a damp cloth to drinks away from where you potentially be harmful. I also
clean the paper rollers inside are working. Even if you do knew I loved seeing all the
the printer. not spill something directly varieties of wild flowers that
If you have a scanner you on the laptop keyboard you grow in our area and often
may use window glass clean- will get residue on your fin- observed my horses while
er to clean the scanner glass. gers and transfer that to the grazing in the field eating
Monitors use a small vacuum keyboard. Compressed air some of the flowers in their
to clean the air vents on the can be used on the keyboard favorite meadow. Over the
case, use a soft dry cloth to remove dust and dirt build years I developed a morning Landowners, get paid for your standing timber
with anti static spray to clean up under the keys. Read your ritual: While spending time before it gets cut
the screen (CRT). Do not User’s Manual to learn if the with my horses and watching
spray directly on the screen; keys can be removed for them I picked a handful of I will estimate the value of your standing timber
it can drip down the cover. If cleaning, just be sure you put wild flowers to make a beau-
there are stubborn stains on the keys back in the proper tiful bouquet for my skin and pay you 50% of that value up front. You get
the screen use diluted win- place when you are done
dow cleaner. Be careful if cleaning them, cotton swabs
care spa. paid the rest of the money as your timber is cut, so
I love nature and the sight of you get paid for everything that is harvested.
you should have a antiglare are good for cleaning in and beautiful trees and flowers
coating on your monitor, around the keys. which give me a sense of Rondeau Logging, established in 1988, is fully
using cleaners or pressing wellness. After a long Winter mechanized whole tree harvesting company.
too hard may leave perma- CDROM Drives: here in the White Mountains
nent streaks I recommend Use canned air to clean of New Hampshire, I know Forestry services are available. We also buy land.
purchasing a special glass inside the drive, hold
603-353-4350 603-667-1011
that when the first wild flow-
cleaner for such a monitor. CDROM disks by the edges ers blossom it’s a sign that
when putting them in the Spring has finally sprung. I
Cleaning and care of a laptop drive, CDROM disks may be
is not much different than a cleaned by using a damp cot-
feel that we are connected to
everyone and everything www.rondeaulogging.com
desktop computer here are ton t-shirt. starting with the flowers,
some suggestions. Continued on page B-6 which are not only beautiful
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 North Country Happenings...
Ongoing Events
arren Masonic Hall - break-
fast from 7-9 on the first
Sunday of each month. Hope
to see you there.
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The Warren/Wentworth Food
Pantry, serving residents in
Warren, Wentworth and
Glencliff, is located behind
the Warren Wentworth
Ambulance Service building
and is open every Friday
from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. For eli-
gibility information or to
make a donation, stop by or
call 764-5265. The pantry
gratefully accepts food or
monetary donations as well
as donations of personal and
household care items.
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Nightly Entertainment
Indian Head Resort, Lincoln
745-8000
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Woodstock Inn, Station &
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Brewery 745-3951, Lincoln.
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____________________
Haverhill Memorial Post
5245 and their Ladies
Axillary hold their regular
monthly meeting at 7pm on
the third Thursday of each
month at the VFW Post in
North Haverhill. All mem-
bers are invited to attend.
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For all upcoming events at D
Acres - (D Acres is located at
218 Streeter Woods Road in
Dorchester, NH.) Visit
www.dacres.org.
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To find out the on-going hap-
penings at the Squam Lakes
Natural Science Center in
Holderness, NH. You can
call 603-968-7194 or visit
them online at: www.nhna-
ture.org
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To find out the on-going hap-
penings at the AMC
Pinkham Notch Center
where programs are free &
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open to the public: AMC
Pinkham Notch Visitor
Center, Route 16, Pinkham
Notch, NH. For more infor-
mation contact the AMC at
(603) 466-2727 or www.out-
doors.org.
____________________
For on-going events at
WREN (Women’s Rural
Entrepreneurial Network) of
Bethlehem, please visit
www.wrencommunity.org or
call them at: 603-869-9736.
For ongoing schedule at
Silver Center for the Arts,
Plymouth, NH, call 603-536-
ARTS or visit them on the
web at:
www..plymouth.edu/silver
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Friends of the Library have
establishing a __
Conversational French group
at the Joseph Patch Library
in Warren. We meet on
Monday mornings, 9-10.
Join us! All skill levels are
welcome. For questions or
sign up: call Luane Clark,
coordinator, at 764-5839, or
the Joseph Patch Library at
764-9072.
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Wentworth Historical
Society meets monthly, 7:00
p.m, every third Thursday,
April - Dec. at the Historical
Society Museum in
Wentworth. Join us for his-
torical topics and stimulating
conversation.
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For on-going programs, con-
certs and events at COURT
STREET ARTS, Haverhill,
please visit www.alumni-
hall.org or call 603-989-
5500. Classes, art shows,
Shakespeare in the Valley,
Music, wide variety of pro-
gramming. Join us!
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The Baker’s River Grange
meets the 2nd and 4th Friday
every month, 7:30 p.m.,
Grange Hall, Rte.25,
Rumney. Visitors wel-
comed!
Tuesdays - T.O.P.S. (Take
off Pounds Sensibly) Weigh
in - 5 PM - 5:45 PM;
D Acres of NH
Meeting - 6 PM at Horse
Meadow Senior Center,
North Haverhill.
Monthly Farm-to-taab
ble Community
ty E
Evvents
nts
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First Sunday
ay B
Breakfas
fast
Connecticut River Valley
Second Friday
ay Pizza and a Movie
Beekeepers Assoc meets
every second Thursday 7-9
ay O
Last Friday Open Mic Potluck
PM at the Grafton County
Monday ay Yo
Yoga
extension office building,
3855 Dartmouth Collage
All are welcome. Connect on:
Hwy, North Haverhill, NH.
CRVBA17@gmail.com.
.
603-786-2366
218 Streeter Wo
Woods Rd
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dacres.org
Dorchesterr, NH
Dorchester,
Lots of things going on at The Franconia Heritage
the Newfound Audubon Museum (553 Main Street,
Center. For scheduled events Franconia, NH) is open
and information, please go Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m.
Upcoming Events
to: www.nhaudubon.org. through Columbus Day
_______________________ Weekend, or other times by 2-23 7 pm Fairlee Public
request. Our antique farm Library Hours: Phone: 802-
We have these ongoing pro- equipment is on display in 333-4716 Email:
grams: the side yard for viewing fairlee.library@gmail.comn:
French: each Monday at any time as is the Iron Game Night Snacks provid-
9 am. Furnace Interpretive Center. ed! All ages welcome
Knitting: Saturday
mornings, 10 am
Coloring for Grown ups,
Monday’s beginning January 2/28 at 6:30 p.m. Laconia,
Wednesdays starting at 5pm.8th: NH – Local historian and
(Come when you can, leave Drawing from Life, 6-8pm author Warren D. Huse will
when you must) Joseph Patch Library, present his newest publica-
Warren, NH, 03279 tion, “Celebrate Laconia –
Fairlee Public Library fair-
Please bring a sketch pad and 125 Years of the Lake City in
lee.library@gmail.com your favorite drawing tool! Taylor Community’s
tory Time If you don’t have one, no Woodside Building.
Tuesdays worries! This free event is open to the
10 am Try ours! public.
Campton Historical Info: 603-764-9073
Society Illustrated with 270 photo-
The Old Town Hall in separate Support Groups For graphs, maps and other
Campton Caregivers & Those with images, the hardbound book
Open, Thursdays 9 AM to 4 Alzheimer’s/Dementia also devotes about a quarter
PM every Wednesday at 2pm of the book to historical text
529 NH Route 175 Laconia Congregational about the evolution of
Campton, New Hampshire Church Parish Hall today’s city. Huse will be
03223 18 Veteran’s Square available following the pres-
Old Town Hall, Rt. 175, Laconia, NH entation for book purchases
(north of Blair Bridge Rd.) For more information call and/or signings.
Comfort Keepers at 603-
(603)-536-5140 email: 536-6060 Taylor Community is a not-
camptonhistorical@gmail.co Confidential and non- for-profit Continuing Care
m denominational Retirement Community
website: www.camptonhis- Please note we do not meet whose mission is to provide
torical.org. if there is a school delay or the highest quality of retire-
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Holderness Historical port the independence,
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Saturdays Open 10-12noon munity residents. Visit
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 A Walk in the Woodsfrom page A-3
The short-tailed weasel is also known as ermine, though the
winter pelts of both the short-tailed and long-tailed weasel
are called ermine in the fur trade. Both species are brown
with white bellies in the summer, and turn all white in win-
ter with the exception of the black-tipped tail. The white
winter coat makes weasels especially difficult to see on a
winter walk in the woods. Though the short-tailed weasel
has a somewhat shorter tail than the long-tailed, and the 20
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long-tailed weasel is generally larger than the short-tailed, it
can be difficult to tell the two species apart. Male weasels
are significantly larger than females, and a male short-tail
can be similar in size to a female long-tail. 15
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The short-tailed weasel’s range extends north into Canada
and Alaska, while the long-tailed is found in continental US
and as far south as the tropics.
Weasels have long narrow bodies, short legs, and short fur,
and are known as fierce predators. Having high metabo- A lot haas changedd
lisms, they are constantly on the move looking for prey to
satisfy their appetites. They hunt regular territories and
cover a lot of ground, with male weasels travelling up to
three miles in a night, though ranging no more than a mile
over ourr 15 years!!
and a half from their den. Weasels move fast and their nar-
row bodies allow them access to crevices, holes, and dens.
The majority of their diet is mice, voles, and shrews, but e business
they’ll also eat cottontail rabbits, small birds, snakes, frogs,
c o m pe ti ti v
ng in such aof changes. But most
and anything else they can catch. Like most predators,
lo Voted
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they’re opportunists. They’re known to wipe out an entire
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Weasels are generally solitary animals, except during mat- s t h
ing season or when females are raising the young, which
they do on their own. Mating takes place in late spring or
Thing g e d
early summer. Once the egg is fertilized, it undergoes what NO T C h a n
is known as delayed implantation – development of the

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embryo stops for the next eight to nine months, after which
the egg is implanted in the uterus wall and development ES
begins again. The kits, an average of six per litter, are born • LOW PRIC KS
the following April or May. This process is thought to be IC
beneficial to the weasels because mating and giving birth • NO GIMM STAFF
both take place during the spring and summer, when prey is ALES
abundant. This allows for the mother weasel, well-fed from • EXPERT S RKUPS
summer’s abundance, to carry her young through the lean
times of winter. Then she gives birth the following spring • N O MA
when plenty of food is again available for the kits. P R ES S URE
•N O
Habitat M I T M E N T TO YOU
Weasels are found wherever their prey is abundant. Young • COM TION
brushy forests, shrublands, open fields and meadows, wet- ST SE LE C
land edges, rock piles, stone walls, and brush piles all pro-
• BE
vide weasels and their prey with a place to live and hunt. A
landowner can create these habitats by clearing patches in
the woods or by delaying mowing of fields until the end of
the summer or even for a few years, building brush piles
We invite yo
ou to come by du
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from tree branches and landscape trimmings, maintaining 15th An
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stone walls, and leaving some larger downed logs on the
ground. Mice and other weasel prey aren’t attracted to neat,
See h
how hhardd we’’ve work
kedd to imp
i prove and
tidy landscapes, so the messier the better. In fact it’s a good
rule of thumb for creating habitat for most wildlife species,
expand to serve
servve you while remaining
remaining loyal to

not just weasels and their prey.

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 American Cancer
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Patients to Treatment
Across New
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2018) – The American
Cancer Society is in need of
more volunteer drivers to
support the Road To
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provides cancer patients with
free rides to treatment. This
year, an estimated 8,080
New Hampshire residents
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tance program can be a
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cent of transportation
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DID YOU KNOW?
a crocodile can't stick out its tongue
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ostriches don't bury their heads in sand
Did you know
only female mosquitoes bite
Did you know
As we send this Momma Nature is blanketing D Acres with hummingbirds can't walk
12" of fresh snowfall. We are so thankful for the natural Did you know
resources in our area so we are sending out this note as a wind doesn t make a sound until it blows
reminder for YOU to get up here and get out & enjoy the
woods, lakes and mountains! against an object
The Dorchester Trails initiative is in full swing. Our com- Did you know
mitment to provide accessible recreation for residents and the naming of tropical storms and hurricanes
visitors to the area fits perfectly with our mission of provid- officially began in 1953
ing service to the region. In addition to the increased tourist
revenue, trails improve the vibrancy of our lives and health Did you know
of the community. India is home to over 200 million cows
Trails provide a portal of access to nature and exercise for Did you know
skiers, hikers, bikers and snowshoers. The addition of Greg Bali has the worlds largest variety of flora
Di Santo's expertise and work ethic as a trail builder has
provided both the knowledge and tenacity to create a profes- Did you know
sional network on the property. Our trail work has already almonds are members of the peach family
received substantial positive response from riders and the Did you know
media. By partnering with Pemi Baker Mountain Bike
Association members we hope to create multiple riding owls can't move their eyes from side to side
locations for all abilities in the area. Did you know
gold never erodes
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The trail development in the neighborhood within the last
ten years has been spectacular. There are over 15 miles of Did you know
groomed skate ski terrain available and on June 1st over 10
miles of machine built mountain biking trails will be opened scorpions glow under ultra violet light
for all ages and abilities. Did you know
The combination of quality, public, family friendly, ski, ants stretch when they wake up in the morn-
bike, hike, boat and climbing from our backyard matches ing
any destination. Did you know
In addition, we are in production creating a "get outside
guide" for the region. The 150 + pg illustrated publication diamonds are the hardest natural substance
will provide topographical trip maps and excursion descrip- Did you know
tion for hiking, boating, climbing, skiing and biking in the the longest possible eclipse of the sun is 7.31
Asquamchumaukee watershed that we call home. This minutes
guide will share info such as where to park, estimated trip
time & difficulty levels to facilitate trip planning. We look Did you know
forward to sharing this with you in 2018. Christmas trees originated from Germany
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Warren United Methodist Church Campton, Ellsworth,
Thornton
On The Common • Warren, NH Lenten Community Services
Open hearts
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Open doors 7:00 p.m. Campton Baptist Church
Wednesday, March 7
The people of the 7:00 p.m. Campton Congregational
United Methodist Church Church
Wednesday, March 14
SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES 7:00 p.m. Campton Baptist Church
Wednesday, March 21
SUNDAY SCHOOL 10.00 AM 7:00 p.m. Campton Congregational
WORSHIP 10:00AM
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Dear Friends, Ephesians 6:12 For we are
not fighting against flesh-and-blood but against
evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world,
against mighty powers in this dark world, and
against evil spirits in the heavenly places... The

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Full Armor of God.Put on the full armor of God, so
that you will be able to stand firm against the
8:00am Early schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not
Morning Worship for July & August against flesh and blood, but against the rulers,
9:30 AM Regular Worship against the powers, against the world forces of
this darkness, against the spiritual forces of
11:00am wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore,
take up the full armor of God, so that you will be
Adult Bible Study
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Evening Service ................... 6 p.m.
Wednesday Night Prayer ...... 7 p.m.

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able to resist in the evil day, and having done
everything, to stand firm. God bless you all. Walk
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The Other Story crossbills and pine siskins,
the failure of conifer crops in
Northern Visitors the West has displaced them
Author: Carolyn Lorié from their typical winter
grounds. In the case of
I have been keeping a close snowy owls, which spend
watch on my birdfeeders. summers north of the Arctic
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK (Page 20)
For example, in the winter of
2007-08, data from Project
FeederWatch, a winter sur-
vey of birds overseen by the
Cornell Lab, noted that pine
bird enthusiast and leader of
the Audubon Christmas Day
count for Orange County,
said it was first spotted in
November and was still in
the area in mid-January.

siskins were present at 24%

Not only because I love see-to see them in New England Circle, last year’s boom in of their sites in the lower 48 Recently, I attended an event
ing the juncos and goldfinch-
in the winter, but every few the population of lemmings, states and the average flock in Randolph and took the
es that arrive in flocks, and
years, large numbers of them voles and other prey led to a size was about 11 birds. The opportunity for a side visit to
the black-capped chickadees arrive in search of food. wildly successful breeding following year there was an the VTC campus. I drove
that zip around, and even the
These sudden population season. That has resulted in irruption and pine siskins around slowly, looking at the
blue jays that tend to scareshifts are known as irrup- more birds heading south were reported to be at 50% big open fields that border
everyone else away, but tions. In addition to red and looking for food. of the sites, in flocks averag- the school, trying to guess
because I am hoping for crossbills and pine siskins, ing 15 birds. the ideal vantage point for a
some not-so-typical visitors:
other irruptive species But exactly how many more snowy owl. I drove down the
red crossbills and pine include evening grosbeaks, birds? What constitutes an Irruptions tend to occur road to the Vermont
siskins. redpolls, and perhaps most irruption? “The lines blur,” every few years among vari- Veterans’ Memorial
famously, snowy owls, said Matt Young, who works ous species. But about once Cemetery to see if I might
Both are year-round resi- which have been frequently for the Cornell Lab of a decade there is a super- have better luck there. The
dents of northern boreal observed this year. Ornithology’s Macaulay flight year, when numerous cemetery slopes up a hill and
forests, as well as the Library. “There's no defined bird species are on the move has plenty of coniferous trees
Rockies and Pacific Irruptions are often driven by threshold other than larger due to a combination of that might also draw red
Northwest. It’s not unusual food. In the case of the red than usual numbers.” environmental forces. The crossbills and pine siskins.
Northeast had a superflight The open fields next to VTC
year in the winter of 1997- were within sight.
98, said Young, when large
numbers of pine grosbeaks, It was in the low 40’s, sunny
evening grosbeaks, common and breezy. After weeks of
and hoary redpolls, red sub-zero nights and single-
crossbills, white-winged digit days, the air felt warm
crossbills and pine siskins and welcoming. I had the
arrived in force. place to myself and took
pleasure in walking around
While those species travel in without a hat or gloves.
flocks, snowy owls tend to Every so often I scanned the
be solitary. But one is all it trees with my binoculars. I
takes to create a stir. With didn’t see a single red cross-
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Carolyn Lorié lives in Post
& Set y
One of these owls has taken
up
up residence in the coastal Mills with her partner, Rick,
town of Rye, New and their three dogs, two of
Hampshire and has caused whom are well behaved. The
such a commotion that the illustration for this column
police are considering tick- was drawn by Adelaide
eting people who disturb the Tyrol. The Outside Story is
Cabin Rust bird or trespass on private assigned and edited by
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ground.
Think a cold fog. Moisture in
the air starts condensing
around nuclei — particles of
dust, for instance. Once that
starts, the moisture in the air
goes directly from a gas to a
solid. It’s a process called
sublimation, with ice crystals
building up on everything,
said Goff.
Hoarfrost appears as intri-
cate, delicate and ephemeral
crystal decorations. Jack
Head: Hoarfrost Frost at his finest. These
Author: Joe Rankin their crystals reflect light from all
surfaces and thus look
In folklore and literature, white. When the morning
Jack Frost is often portrayed sunlight hits it. . said Goff. The ice can weigh behind her house. They are
as a mischievous guy, sort of .Wonderland.
Old Man Winter’s younger
self. He’s a personification of Hoarfrost has one other
everything cold. In our requirement for formation:
region he’s a busy guy, at calm air conditions. It’s the
least for half of the year. calm air that allows those
complex lacy depositions,
And an artistic one. said Goff.
He gets credit for painting That makes it different from
the trees orange and yellow rime ice, which also occurs
What is it like to be a cat?
Rime gets credit, along with tracting rabies or passing it
fierce winds, for pruning along. While not being
subalpine and alpine trees on aggressive, Even when con-
New England’s high peaks fronted with a predator, they
into krummholz, a German will use the infamous “play-
word meaning crooked ing possum” technique to
wood. It can also form on air- appear dead and avoid an
craft. In this scenario, instead
of super cold, moisture-laden actual brawl.
winds depositing rime onto The Curious Cat By They can stay zoned out for
stationary objects, a jet flies Bear hours, emitting a foul odor
at hundreds of miles an hour Please send your questions to in order to further keep any
into a supercooled, moisture- Bear at ncnewsnh@gmail.com bad guys at bay — but
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This week’s question comes teeth
As far as babies go, A
Rime ice is also common “on from Lucille, whom recent-
sea-faring vessels in northern ly observed a possum scav- female opossum may have
oceans around the world,” enging in her garbage 1-3 litters of 13 or 14 babies
per year. During the mating
down ships and prove haz- native to North America season, the male attracts the
ardous to navigation. It’s not and vary adaptive to their female by making clicking
“water vapor freezing out of surroundings. Possums test- sounds with his mouth. The
the air though,” he said. “It's female possum is a sponta-
freezing ocean spray, of ed with a higher intelli- neous ovulatory with an
course. Nonetheless it's still gence than more domestic estrous cycle of about 28
rime.” animals like rabbits, dogs, days.
and cats — particularly So if there is a male and
But hoarfrost? Well, even if when it came to find good
you’re not a fan of winter, grub and remembering female in your area, you
it’s hard not to be impressed. exactly where it was to go will be seeing a lot of them

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and red in the fall. And we’re
all familiar with ground
frost, that harbinger of winter
that looks like a dusting of
snow. This phenomenon
occurs when the temperature
of objects near the ground
on trees and structures.
Rime, said Goff, forms when
“you have super cold water
vapor.” With rime the liquid
water in the air essentially
freezes into crystals on sur-
People like posting hoarfrost back for more. However, I in the future.
photos to social media. take issues with this, as I am
smarter than a possum. Please send me your curi-
Meteorologists, however, ous questions. Remember
don’t give it as much Unlike most other wild ani-
curiosity killed the cat, but
thought. “In the world of mals, possums are nearly satisfaction brought him
weather it’s a non-impactful completely immune to con- back.

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falls below freezing. Water in faces, building up and up and event,” said Goff. “It’s more
the air freezes onto objects, up. Unlike hoarfrost, rime of a gee-whiz type of thing.”

sometimes as what looks like
frozen dewdrops, sometimes
as branched crystals.
Other times, Jack Frost picks
Attorneys at Law
forms when it’s windy, and
its sideways formations often Joe Rankin writes about
reflect that. forestry and nature. He lives
in Maine. The illustration for
In the eastern US, rime is this column was drawn by

up another brush to load
everything with the lacy,
feathery designs of hoarfrost.
Hoarfrost derives from the
old English word “hoary,”
meaning, getting on in age. It
has the power to excite the
poet in us. When you wake
on a cold morning and look
out to see the entire world —
trees, bushes, your car —
draped with lacy, feathery
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Joanna "Phyllis" Phyllis and Win moved to end felt her love envelop Donald Ball (Donnie, and camping, which he and
Phyllis Manning Ellis Liverpool, NY, after gradua- them. She mowed her lawn Ballsie, Gumpy) of years.
his family did for many
Otterman, beloved wife, tion, and then moved to
Burnt Hills, NY., where she
until age 80, had a lead foot,
and sent her grandchildren Franklin, NH (formerly of He was an avid snow-
mobiler and did many trips
sister, mother, aunt, friend, was a kindergarten and first- cookies in the mail. Campton) passed away at his up north with great friends
and even stranger, died grade teacher at BH-BL. home on February 4, 2018 from camp. He was the kind
peacefully on February 9th Here-- and everywhere, real- The Ellis family is beyond after a year-long battle with of man that made new
surrounded by her family. ly-- Phyllis made her mark. grateful for the care that she Cancer. His loving family friends no matter where he
She was very involved in received from the time of her was by his side. Don was went. Along with many
She had been battling numerous church and com- diagnosis to the time of her motorcycle trips he took, his
Progressive Supranuclear munity activities, and she death. Cindy, Destiny, and born in Woodsville, NH on dream was to ride his Harley
Palsy for more than 3 years, skied with her family almost Holly were thoughtful and September 26, 1948 to motorcycle to Sturgis and
and its is a blessing that she every weekend at Hickory intuitive caretakers with Herman and Celia Ball and back. He was able to com-
is no longer suffering. Hill. huge hearts. We would like was raised in Warren, NH. plete this trip with great
to especially thank Phyllis's friends. He also loved boat-
Phyllis was born in Phyllis and Win retired to He was a 1967 graduate of ing while he camped on
Montpelier on March 10, West Newbury, VT, in 1996, rooommate and confidant, Plymouth High School and a Ossipee Lake for many years
1933 a town she had been visiting Debbe Romero, for her 1969 graduate of the and sitting by the fire with
since childhood. She became humor and amazing ability to Manchester Vocational friends and family while he
to Joanna and Philip embedded in the community, guess just what Phyllis need- Technical College where he camped in Jefferson, NH for
Manning. Phyllis and sister especially at the West ed when she needed it. These earned his Associate's several years.
Maureen lived in various Newbury Congregational women will always be an Degree in Industrial
towns around Vermont for Church. honorary part of our family. Electricity. Immediately fol- Don leaves behind his wife
their childhood and lowing his graduation Don of 43 years, Cecile
After Win died in 2007, she A service celebrating was employed by New (Kelliher); his daughter
adolescence. Phyllis graduat- remained in her home with Phyllis's life was on England Telephone Jennifer of Franklin, his son
ed first in her class from the support of her family. Saturday, February 17th, at Company (now Verizon Jonathan (Jon) and his two
Bakersfield High School in Phyllis found love a second 12 noon, in the West Communications) as an daughters Mckenzie and
1950 and headed off to time around with Harvey Newbury Congregational Gianna all of Sanbornton,
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Skidmore College, where "Bud" Otterman, a former Church, 207 Tyler Farm retired in 2001 after a 32- Jon's girl-friend Bobbie-Jo
she graduated in 1954 with a lawyer and Vermont legisla- Road, with Rev. Cynthia year-long career with them. Barlow and her daughter
degree in Physical tor. Batten officiating. Cheyenne of Laconia, his
Education. Luckily, George Don was a member of the sister Lucille Andrews of
"Win" Winston Ellis had Phyllis could make anything, In lieu of flowers, donations
Franklin Lodge of Elks and a Greenland, brothers Kevin
been giving her rides back to from pickled beets to her can be made CurePSP former member of the and his wife Jill of Indian
school in his yellow convert- daughter's wedding dress. (www.psp.org) or the West Plymouth Lodge of Elks Trail NC, Loren of Warren,
ible. They were married in She was independent, irrev- Newbury Congregational where he served as an sisters-in-law June Kelliher
December, 1954. Together, erent, generous, and kind, Church (207 Tyler Farm Officer for several years. He and Tina Burns of Berlin,
Phyllis and Win had four with a loud, crinkled laugh Road, West Newbury, VT was also a member of the brothers-in-law Bill
children: Joanna "Jody", and dancing eyes. She loved 05085). Telephone Pioneers of Larochelle of Carlsbad, NM
Barbara, Timothy and to talk and talk and talk, and America (currently known as and Mike Silver and his wife
Stephen. She was an active she did so with her large cir- Visit Ricker Funeral Home New Vision Pioneers). Carol of New Boston, sever-
and engaged mother, and cle of friends. This included & Cremation Care of al nieces and nephews as
everyone knew that she her best friend Betsy Woodsville Don was known for his big well as grand-nieces and
cared and would show up for Kincaid. Phyllis wrote at grand-nephews. Don was
you when you needed her least ten postcards a day to Oh Lord Jesus Christ smile, humor, gracious hos-
pitality and incredible wis- pre-deceased by his parents
most. those who needed them, and
anybody on the receiving
son of God, have dom. He loved working in Herman in 2007 and Celia
(Jones) Ball in 2016.
mercy on the depart- his shop making many vari-
ous wood projects as well as
ed, their families, many other creations which Don was so grateful to the
friends and me he happily gave away to wonderful staff at the
friends and family. He Franklin VNA and Hospice
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ANNUAL WINTER SKI Eko-Aims Rifle and Ski and Sports
FESTIVAL WITH VER- Biathlon Target. The laser Vermont Adaptive Ski and
MONT ADAPTIVE THIS rifle is designed to help train Sports is a nationally recog-
WEEKEND AT PICO athletes with visual impair- nized organization that
MOUNTAIN ments to compete in biathlon empowers people of all abil-
competition by using audito- ities through inclusive sports
KILLINGTON, Vt. (Feb. 7, ry signals to guide their aim,
and recreational program-
2018)— More than 30 ath- and continues to be part of ming regardless of ability to
letes will come together to the learning experience at pay. In addition to sports,
alpine and Nordic ski, the USABA weekend. year round programming
snowboard, and snowshoe Participants will learn how
options integrate environ-
at the 11th anniversary of to use the rifle and learn mental, holistic wellness,
the nationally recognized more about US Paralympics and competitive training
United States Association of biathlon competition. philosophies for people of
Blind Athletes (USABA) all ages with cognitive,
Winter Ski Festival with For more information, visit developmental, physical and
Vermont Adaptive Feb. 9- www.usaba.org or contact emotional behavioral dis-
12 at Pico Mountain in Tom Alcorn at south@ver- abilities. Vermont Adaptive
Killington. The event is one montadaptive.org. Look for
promotes independence and
of the largest national annu- the hashtags #usabaskipico furthers equality through
al gatherings in the U.S. of #vtadaptive #usaba access and instruction to
skiers and snowboarders sports and recreational
who are blind and visually About the United States opportunities including
impaired. Vermont Association of Blind alpine skiing, snowboard-
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK (Page 23)
Adaptive has hosted the Athletes (USABA) ing, and other winter sports;
event each year since its Since its founding in 1976, kayaking, canoeing, sailing,
inception. USBAA, a community- cycling, hiking, rock climb-
based organization of the ing, tennis, horseback rid-
Skiing down the slopes by United States Olympic ing, and more. More than
day and celebrating suc- Committee, has reached 400 volunteers serve clients
cesses at night, three of the more than 100,000 blind of all abilities from all over
participants are also veter- individuals. The organiza- the world in three winter
ans. Athletes will be coming tion has emerged as more programming locations in
right from the festival’s than just a world-class train- Vermont - Pico Mountain at
very own home state of er of blind athletes, it has Killington; Sugarbush
Vermont and as far as New become a champion of the Resort in Warren; and
York, Tennessee, California, abilities of Americans who Bolton Valley Resort in
Pennsylvania, Virginia, are legally blind. USABA’s Bolton. Summer programs
mission: to empower are provided statewide. For
Michigan, and Ohio.
Americans who are blind more information, visit
Vermont Adaptive, and visually impaired to www.vermontadaptive.org.
Vermont’s largest year- experience life-changing
round disabled sports non-
profit organization commit-
ted to empowering individ-
uals with disabilities, has
partnered with USABA to
bring the winter festival to
Pico Mountain for the past
11 years, and provided
trained guides, instructors
and equipment for the
event.
Throughout the weekend,
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 “I’m not sure why people
keep telling me not
to come here.”
ANITA RYDEMOORE

Because they’re
greedy hoarders.
That’s why, Anita.

Cannon skiers and riders can be blinded by their

deep passion for the mountain. Common side effects
include white-lying, over-exaggeration and unhealthy hoarding
in an effort to keep it for themselves. Ignore deceitful naysayers
and find out why Cannon creates generations of rabid devotees.
Devotion and adoration are good. Deceit is bad.

cannonmt.com snowphone 603.823.7771

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