Where’s Winter?
by Tim Moore As a full time ice fishing guide no one is keeping an eye on the temperatures more than I am. These days when a client calls to book an ice fishing…
“Year of Breakthrough And Horror” UN’s Ban Ki Moon Tells Press
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS— Calling 2015 a year which has brought “both breakthrough and horror,” UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon presented a global report card of sorts on a…
Bill Of Rights Day
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times There’s more than a touch of irony in the fact that the man credited by many with trampling the Bill of Rights to remake America was also the man who…
Big Box Office
If you are like the millions of others who waited in long lines, many of you dressed in weird costumes, to see the newest Star Wars movie last weekend, then you missed the opportunity to…
Caption Contest Photo #574
Photo #574 Caption This Photo! Entries due by 01/08/2016. Do you have a clever caption for this photo? Send your best caption to us within 2 weeks of publication date… (Include your name, and home…
Imperial Loon Stout – Squam Brewing Co.
Since you may have read these reviews in the past, you might think that every brew is a winner in my book. On the contrary, there are a number of beers I would never think…
Comrade Xi ’s African Safari
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS—China’s President Xi Jinxing visited southern Africa both to build upon booming business relations and improve cozy political ties between the People’s Republic and key regional…
Good Times Skiing Waterville Valley’s High Country
by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer Last Friday morning I jumped in the car at 8am and drove straight to Waterville Valley to meet a friend for just a couple of hours of skiing. I was…
A Christmas Pipe Dream
Deciding on the big Christmas present my wife and I would buy for ourselves this year was a tough decision. After a year of hard work on both of our parts, we like to reward…
Caption Contest Photo #573
Do you have a clever caption for this photo? Send your best caption to us within 2 weeks of publication date… (Include your name, and home town). Caption Contest, The Weirs Times, P.O. Box 5458,…
Hop Harvest – Great Rhythm Brewing Co.
If you really like beer, you might enjoy many different styles or just a few. The person who is a ‘well-rounded’ beer drinker really enjoys the diversity of beer. Whether it is light or dark,…
Sharon Zimmerman – All Art, All Media
“Henhouse Hooch” by Sharon Zimmerman. I have to admit, I love art that pushes the limits and challenges me intellectually. Case in point, check out this week’s artist, Sharon Zimmerman, who exhibits at the Lakes…
Famine Stalks Ethiopia
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS—More than thirty years ago, back in the Summer of 1985, the world came together to help famine stricken Ethiopia. The Live Aid Concerts in London…
Who Elected Emma Lazarus?
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times The liberal-progressive Slate magazine’s recent article, “Obama: The Statue of Liberty Lays Out Some Pretty Clear Guidelines on the Whole Refugees Thing” provides a window into the President’s mixed-up thinking:…
Tax Ideas
December is a time for reflection for many of us. It is a month we sit down to not only go over in our heads all of the events of the preceding year and how…