Last Minute Thoughts
As Christmas Day is upon us and most of us, hopefully, have successfully checked off all of the items on our gift list. Still, there always seems to be that one person on the list…
Childhood Memories Of Christmas In New Hampshire
by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Weirs Times Contributing Writer A year ago this column was about a memorable, unusual Christmas that involved a serious illness my father experienced and the generous support our family received…
Taking It For Granted
It was a day that started like any other. I awoke without much on my mind; no pressing commitments to attend to that day, no personal matters that needed to be taken care of. My…
Imperial Stout by Moat Mountain Brewing
Winter is a delightful time of year in New Hampshire… minus the snow shoveling, biting cold, slippery roads and bad driving conditions, and of course, catching a cold. But besides these items, it is really…
Church And State In Colonial NH
by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Weirs Times Contributing Writer Captain John Mason, who obtained a grant for land in what is now New Hampshire, can be credited with giving the state its name. Mason lived in…
Beijing’s Pacific Pivot—75 Years After Pearl Harbor
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS – On December 7, 1941, the United States was shocked and stunned from its nervous neutrality and thrust into the crucible of the Second World…
Fun Skiing – Cannon’s Blasting & Sunny Sunapee
by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer Cold nights and sunny days make for great fun on the slopes. Winter doesn’t officially begin until December 21st, but it certainly looks and feels like winter is already…
Rebel RAW Double IPA by Boston beer company
Now that we have opened up the ‘flood gates’ of beers available to talk about within the New Hampshire borders, this column will probably never run out of great beer! Even though I am partial…
Remembering 4-H Club
by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Weirs Times Contributing Writer Girl Scouts are known for their cookies, but at one time there were also 4-H Club cookies, available in vanilla or chocolate flavors and described as delicious…
Syria’s Labyrinth into Hell
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS – It’ s not often a senior UN official leaves a prepared and rigid script to emotionally describe a situation to delegates in the Security…
Christmas Party
Every holiday season the members of FATSO (Flatlanders Adjusting To Solitary Oblivion) get together to celebrate the holidays, exchange gifts and reminisce. FATSO is a winter support group for new transplants started many years ago…
New Hampshire Slopes Are Open!!
by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer Many of us had less than a 24-hour notice that Bretton Woods lifts would be spinning on Sunday, November 13th. I first heard the news from reading a friend’s…
Call It A Day Double IPA by Moat Mountain Brewing Co
Don’t you just love surprises? Like when you forget it’s your birthday and someone important in your life says ‘Happy Birthday dear.’ Or when you are getting up to start your day and your sweetie…
Not Just Another Chicken
by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Weirs Times Contributing Writer Why did the chicken cross the Rhode? Rhode Island, that is. The answer: To get to New Hampshire to experience a transformation . It has been…
Trump Aftershocks
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer NEW YORK – A jarring electoral earthquake has rocked America with a stunning upset win by Donald J. Trump, the Republican insurgent candidate. The epicenter of the…