THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, June 21, 2012
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VOLUME 21, NO. 25
THE WEIRS, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H., THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2012
COMPLIMENTARY IMPORTANT - THAN EVER
HAM RADIOS MORE POPULAR - AND
by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor
When I was first asked about
the possibility of doing a story about Ham Radio operators, my first thought was a bunch of pale-skinned guys, sitting for hours in their basements, walls full of all kinds of giant communications equipment. I must admit, it didn’t sound
too exciting. After all, what could I possibly learn about something that seems, well, so boring? I soon found out how wrong I was. In fact, what I learned
Hysterical History At Winni Playhouse
The Winnipesaukee Play- house kicks off its ninth sea- son of theatre in Weirs Beach on Wednesday, June 20th, with a romp through history entitled “The Complete His- tory of America (Abridged)” by Adam Long, Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor. The play features Kevin Kil-
Central New Hampshire Amateur Radio Club member, Dana Ashton, keeps a lookout for mushers at the Laconia Sled Dog Derby. Ham Radio operators have grown tremendously over the years as it has become not just a hobby but a lifeline when other forms of communication are down.
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lavey, Alex Jacobs and Shaba- zz Green who all portray doz- ens of characters both familiar to history (Lewis and Clark as a Vaudeville-style double act) and of a more fictitious nature (Betsy Ross’s sister… Diana). Expect to see some favorite former presidents of the dis- tant and not-so-distant past. Even our current Command-
er-in-Chief makes an appear- ance. “The Complete History of America (Abridged)” may not be suitable for children under the age of 13. Tickets cost $24 for adults and $22 for seniors/students. There are performances Mondays at 2pm and 7:30pm and Tues- days through Saturdays at 7:30pm from June 20th until June 30th.
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had me thinking about be- coming a Ham Radio operator myself. Ham Radio is not merely
hobby, it can also be the last avenue of communication when dealing with an emer- gency or terrorist attack. Not only can you talk with people around the world, and even in space, you just might some- day save someone’s life. Who knew? “It’s called Amateur radio
but that’s misleading,” says Dick Christopher, founder of the Central New Hampshire
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