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VOLUME 19, NO. 11 THE WEIRS, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H., THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2010 COMPLIMENTARY
13
th
Annual
Bill Of
Rights Essay
Contest
The National Foundation for
Women Legislators (NFWL) and
the National Rifle Association
(NRA) are co-sponsoring the 13th
annual nationwide Bill of Rights
Essay Contest for college bound
female high school juniors and se-
niors. The seven winners selected
by the scholarship committee will
receive a $3,000 scholarship and
an all-expense-paid trip to NFWL’s
2010 Annual Conference where
they will have the opportunity
to meet women lawmakers from
across the United States, learn
about public policy, and establish
relationships that often grow into
mentoring opportunities.
“This is an excellent opportuni-
ty for local members of the Class
of 2010 and 2011,” said NFWL
member, State Representative
Fran Wendelboe (R-New Hamp-
ton). “This contest will help
Jon Siegel of Big Tree Turnings of Wilmot helped found both the Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers and the
seven young women nationwide
New Hampshire Furniture Masters Association.
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enhance their understanding
of the role of women in politics
through a hands-on learning ex-
Gr a n i t e St a t e Ge t S it S Gr o o v e Ba c k o n
perience. It provides an excellent
opportunity to develop leadership
skills while assisting with college
ca B i n e t Ma k i n G , Fu r n i t u r e
tuition expenses.”
“Our young people are the future
of American politics,” said Wen-
by Roger Amsden James Garvin says that by the began to take advantage of the delboe, a See ESSAY on 22
News Correspondent
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in the Portsmouth area in 1620 to use walnut and maple veneers. ers and other pieces from curly
and found what appeared to be a In 1716 the versatile joiner, maple and black walnut,” Garvin
virtually endless supply of wood painter and master builder, John writes.
waiting there for them. Drew, arrived in Portsmouth from “By the 1770s, Portsmouth mer-
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