Berry Interesting
I’m sure I’ll take some grief for this, but if I don’t say something, who will? Back about ten years ago I took a lot of heat for questioning the state legislature in quickly…
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Still Rocking Winter
by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer The Fat Lady has not begun singing yet. There is still plenty of snow on the mountaintops and on the ski slopes. Don’t give up on Winter! Keep skiing, snowboarding,…
Single Speed IPL from Moat Mountain Brewing Co.
Usually by this time in the winter months of New Hampshire, you are either loving the snow (skiing, snowmobiling, xc skiing, etc) or you are VERY ready for spring! I must admit, I could be…
A NH Child’s Winter In The 1940’S
by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Weirs Times Contributing Writer In past columns I’ve written about scenes from my childhood during the spring, summer, and fall, so it seems advisable now to share some of the winter…
“At Large” – Women’s Caucus Show
Wen Redmond’s “Breaking the Surface” at the Women’s Caucus For Art show Great Bay Community College at the Pease International Tradeport in Portsmouth. By Kimberly J.B. SmithContributing Writer A spectacular show of large artworks is…
Some Things
A couple of weeks back I confessed that I didn’t have many ideas to write about. This week it’s a different story. It seems that being outside in the fresh air, cleaning up after…
Right To Wrong
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer It’s time to name names. It’s time to take off the gloves and fight back against those who hurt our state. It’s time for the NH GOP to…
Sweet Gliding at Gunstock
by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer Lots of bright white snow and blue skies tempted us to skip out of work after lunch to go skiing. After all it was Valentine’s Day. Charlie and I…
90 Minute IPA by Dogfish Head Brewing
The word ‘Imperial’ brings to mind a combination of royalty and more than enough. Imperial is reserved for the best of something. Other forms of the word imply princely orientation or supremacy. In the beer…
Walden And Chinook
by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Weirs Times Contributing Writer The students of the New Hampton Literary Institution (now New Hampton School ) along with interested townspeople, were outdoors on the campus eagerly waiting for the arrival…
Ukraine—Europe’s Forgotten Conflict
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS -The rumble of artillery and the cracks of Kalashnikovs shatter the Winter chill. The refugees, the displaced and the injured have become part of the…
You Have No Idea
I hate to admit it, but I am at a loss about what to write in this week’s column. I’m sitting here at a local sandwich shop eating a turkey sub / hoagie / grinder…
Skiing With The Sun Valley Gals
by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer Sharon and I bought the Mountain Collective Pass last March. We went to Whistler, British Columbia, Canada the second week of December. We also made a day trip to…
NH’s War-Time Farm Census
by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Weirs Times Contributing Writer Late in the year of 1944 New Hampshire newspapers printed the following report: “The agricultural resources of the United States at war will be measured with the…
Attack Of The DIPAs – Part 1
Two of anything is usually more fun than one… I remember as a kid that in the summer, you could order a two-headed ice cream cone with two of your favorite flavors. How much better…