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…
“Trump World” What The Donald Inherits
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS – Chaos, Conflict and Crisis are some of the words describing the combustable global situation the new American President Donald J. Trump inherits from his…
Don’t Panic
If you are like me you are a six-foot two bald guy. If you don’t fit that description, than you might be like me if you are old enough to remember the days when you…
Big Day Snowshoeing Over Mountains
by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer Bonds, Guyot & Zealand Traverse At 6 am in the Lincoln Woods parking lot the car’s thermometer read 1 degree. The moonlight was still bright so we left our headlamps…
Winter Carnival
by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Weirs Times Contributing Writer Carnival is defined as an organized program for entertainment or exhibition. New Hampshire residents have long used the winter carnival as a means of turning the ice…
Dorado Double IPA from Ballast Point Brewing
As we step foot into 2017, many of us will commit to making life better for each other by trying to eat more healthily, exercise more often, spend more time with family and friends, be…
New UN Secretary General Starts Job “Without Illusions”
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS – The page has been turned. And the new UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres of Portugal has assumed office with a stoically realistic vision of…
Take The Quiz
The start to this winter as well as the labor crunch going on here in New Hampshire has made it increasingly difficult to staff the offices of F.A.T.S.O. Many of you know what F.A.T.S.O. stands…