Ready To Campaign
Phew!! I’m glad that’s over, it was very stressful for a while, but it was worth it. Today I am proud to say that I am once again the Flatlander Party’s nominee to run in…
Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway’s Oak Hill, Washington, NH
by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer Washington, New Hampshire was first settled in 1768 and was incorporated and named in honor of General George Washington in December of 1776. As you probably know, there are many…
Dank-A-Sawrus Rex IPA from Burnt Timber Brewing
It’s a common occurrence and repeated all too often. Two or three people meet and chat about their love for making great beer. They brew a few batches together and their results are better than…
Another One Bites The Dust
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer If the primary season had an official song, it would be the 1980 chart-topper Another One Bites the Dust. I was never a fan of Queen, and I…
New Hampshire Gives Birth To The U.S. Constitution
by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Weirs Times Contributing Writer At a Convention of delegates representing the State of New Hampshire to consider the proposed Constitution of the United States a statement of ratification was issued on…
Managing Braided Line
by Tim Moore Contributing Writer For anglers, braided line is one of the best things since sliced bread. Being almost four times thinner than monofilament makes it cast much farther, and the lack of stretch…
Musical Chairs at UN Security Council
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS – The annual round of musical chairs in the UN Security Council came early this year as elections for five new non-permanent members to the…
Summer Scenes
There is this scene in the movie “Jaws” where, when the residents of Amity are told there will be a $10,000 reward to anyone who kills the Great White Shark that has been terrorizing the…
Bald Ledge High Above Winona Lake – It’s A Nice Walk
by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer Not far from downtown Ashland and actually in New Hampton is Sky Pond and Sky Pond State Forest. I followed the directions given to me by a friend. I later…
NH Ale from 603 Brewery
Recently, this column pronounced that cans are a better idea than glass bottles… A few things to note about cans; they are not made the same as your grandfather’s Schaffer cans back in the day.…
New Hampshire First In 1776
by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Weirs Times Contributing Writer Seemingly forgotten because of the event of July 4th, 1776 is a historic event that took place in January of that year in New Hampshire. The citizens…
Day Of Reckoning
Well, it’s finally upon us. I never thought that I would see the day. If you have been living under a rock not only must you be very uncomfortable, but you also may not realize…
Iran Buying American Boeings
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS – It’s a deal! The Islamic Republic of Iran is set to buy 100 American made Boeing civilian airliners for a price tag near…
The Immigration Joke
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A Pakistani and an Afghani walk into a bar…Oh, wait, not a bar, a US/Mexico border checkpoint. No, wait: They…
One Thyng After Another
by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Weirs Times Contributing Writer Not so long ago, in the year 1860, Jeremiah B. Thyng moved from Gilford, New Hampshire to live in the town of New Hampton where he became…