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L.S.D. Tour Ticket Give Away

Saturday, June 16, 2018 – 6:30pm @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion

Tune in all this week for your chance to win tickets to the Nation of Two World Tour, featuring Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle & The Dukes, and Dwight Yoakam featuring King Leg courtesy of our good friends at Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook!

Lucinda Williams  For the past 30 years, Lucinda Williams has channeled her perspective as a proud but vulnerable Southern female into a string of stellar albums, each of which weave rock, country, folk and blues so tightly that each of the elements seems to disappear. Lucinda Williams (1988) was her breakthrough disc, but her magnum opus, 1998’s Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, sealed her reputation as a formidable singer-songwriter. Ruminating on disappointments, fretting over lost friends, and celebrating the subtlest of life’s joys, it was an obvious masterpiece that resounds with immediacy. The daughter of a poet father (Miller Williams) who was both college professor and Hank Williams zealot, Williams grew up listening to classic country. She was born in Louisiana, but her family relocated several times during her childhood to spots across the South, as well as Mexico City and Santiago, Chile. At 16 she discovered the writing of Southern novelist Flannery O’Connor, whom she cites as a major influence on her songwriting. Williams attended college for a short time but dropped out in 1971 to devote herself to music.

To date she has released 12 studio albums. In May 2017, Lucinda was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music during the 2017 Commencement Concert. In June, Rolling Stone named Williams one of the 100 Greatest Country Artists of All Time. Later that year, she re-recorded and expanded her 1992 “Sweet Old World” album, this time titled “This Sweet Old World”. We are happy to welcome Lucinda and her band Buick 6 back to the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion stage.


Steve Earle & The Dukes If you ever had any doubt about where Steve Earle’s musical roots are planted, his new collection, So You Wannabe an Outlaw, makes it perfectly plain. “There’s nothing ‘retro’ about this record,” he states, “I’m just acknowledging where I’m coming from.” So You Wannabe an Outlaw is the first recording he has made in Austin, Texas. Earle has lived in New York City for the past decade but he acknowledges, “Look, I’m always gonna be a Texan, no matter what I do. And I’m always going to be somebody who learned their craft in Nashville. It’s who I am.” Earle began playing music in 1974 as part of Guy Clark’s band. A disciple of the Nashville scene he learned songwriting from legends like Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt. Later Earle grew tired of Nashville and moved back to Texas where he formed The Dukes. With a career spanning over 40 years he has released 15 studio albums and continues to sing about and fight for causes that are close to his heart.


Dwight Yoakam Since the start of his music career, Dwight Yoakam has proven he’s more than just another guy with a guitar and a hat. He has risen from hot country star to being one of country music’s biggest influences. While doing that, he has also become a critically acclaimed actor. Dwight Yoakam was born in the coal mining community of Pikeville, Kentucky, October 23, 1956. Playing traditional country music, Dwight gained a following among not only country fans but punk rockers and rockabilly fans as well. This eclectic fan base brought him to the attention of many record labels. Yoakam has recorded more than twenty albums and compilations, charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, and sold more than 25 million records. He has recorded five Billboard #1 albums, twelve gold albums, and nine platinum albums, including the triple-platinum This Time. Johnny Cash called Yoakam his favorite modern country singer. He returns to the BNHP stage after an incredible set last year opening for country music titans, Alabama.

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Celebrity Chef Anthony Bourdain Found Dead at 61

 

PARIS (AP) — American celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain has been found dead in his hotel room in France while working on his CNN series on culinary traditions around the world. He was 61.

CNN confirmed the death, saying in a statement he was found unresponsive Friday morning by friend and chef Eric Ripert, and calling it a suicide.

CNN said Bourdain was in Strasbourg filming an upcoming segment in his series “Parts Unknown.”

The CNN statement said: “His love of great adventure, new friends, fine food and drink and the remarkable stories of the world made him a unique storyteller. His talents never ceased to amaze us and we will miss him very much.”

Strasbourg police and emergency services did not immediately have information about the death.

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Shooting In Rochester Ruled A Homicide

ROCHESTER, NH – Authorities have released the name and results of an autopsy on a woman who was shot and killed in Rochester Yesterday. Attorney General Gordon MacDonald’s office said that the State medical examiner determined that 24-year-old Billy Jo Ahearn, of Rochester, died from a single gunshot wound and her death was ruled a homicide.

Rochester police said they were originally called to South Main Street at about midnight Wednesday for a reported shooting involving two groups of people. When officers arrived they found three adults, including Ahearn, who was suffering from a gunshot wound.

Ahearn was transported to a local hospital, where she later died.

Investigators would not say how many people were believed to be involved in the shooting.

Last night divers from New Hampshire Fish and Game assisted Rochester police and searched the Cocheco River behind the district courthouse.

Rochester police also searched a home on Lafayette St., and while investigators wouldn’t confirm whether the search was related to the shooting, residents told WMUR-TV it was.

 

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Kennett High Senior Fills Gov. Sununu’s Shoes For The Day

CONCORD, NH – A Kennett High Senior got to fill Governor Chris Sununu’s shoes yesterday.

Molly Robert, of North Conway, was the governor for the day yesterday after winning an essay contest earlier this year.

The contest was a part of the Women’s History Month celebrations in New Hampshire.

Governor Chris Sununu told the Conway Daily Sun that he was pleased with how the day went and that he was very impressed with Robert. The Governor said that Robert “provided some awesome insight on a variety of issues that we were able to tackle; everything from school safety and the opioid crisis to communications interoperability.”

Robert’s day consisted of a tour of the Bridges House with Sununu, getting to sit in on an executive Councilor’s meeting along side District 1 Councilor Joe Kenney, and even take a photo op with John Fuller 4th graders who happened to be getting a tour of the state house that day.

Robert told the Sun that observing the Executive Councilors meeting was her favorite part of the day.

Robert also got to enjoy lunch with the Governor and Kennett High Alum Speaker of the New Hampshire House Gene Chandler. Chandler told the Sun “I think Molly is a great recipient of the award…She did an outstanding job. I have a hunch she may be back here one day as governor for more than just one day.”

Robert is Kennett High’s senior class president and will be going to St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y. this fall.

 

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Campton Home Invasion Leads To Car Chase And Crash

A GMC Yukon was allegedly stolen and crashed by a Juvenile from the Campton Becket Family Service Residential Facility after a home invasion in Campton.~ Courtesy Photo

 
CAMPTON, NH – A suspect lead police on a chase after breaking into a home in Campton. According to Campton Police Chief Christopher Warm at around 2:20 am Monday officers responded to a reported home invasion on Owl Street.

The homeowner said that a lone juvenile male was found in her kitchen. The individual was later identified as a runaway from the nearby Becket Family Service residential facility. The juvenile was chased from the home by the residents who then called the Police.

While authorities searched for the suspect he entered the garage of the neighboring home where he acquired keys and attempted to leave the area in the neighbors GMC Yukon.

A GMC Yukon was allegedly stolen and crashed by a Juvenile from the Campton Becket Family Service Residential Facility after a home invasion in Campton. ~ Courtesy Photo

 
The responding officer saw the suspect in the vehicle and attempted to stop it. The suspect refused to stop when the officer signaled him to do so and both Campton PD and State Police pursued the vehicle until the SUV lost control in the New Hampton/Meredith area on I-93.

The suspect only sustained minor scrapes and bruises from the accident and was taken into custody at the scene.

A witness reported that a firearm, allegedly taken from the garage where the keys were allegedly taken from, was found on the ground at the scene of the vehicle theft after the incident.

The juvenile is incarcerated at Sununu Youth Detention Center and is to be arraigned in Juvenile Court. The suspect is charged with five counts of delinquency alleging burglary, theft, trespass, and disobeying an officer have been filed against the suspect, with more charges possible as Police continue to investigate the incident.

According to their website the Becker Family Services is “an alliance of nonprofit with the goal of helping struggling adolescents find a “zest for life” and succeed in the “business of life.”

Their Children’s residential treatment services (like the one in Campton) are offered with a goal “to provide education and treatment that enables our students to successfully return home or to alternative community living arrangements, including foster care or kin.”

 

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First Guard Station In White Mountain National Forest Named To National Register Of Historic Places

The Fabyan Guard Station during the summer of 1926. ~ Photo courtesy of U.S. Forest Service

 
BRETTON WOODS — The White Mountain National Forest and N.H. Division of Historical Resources are proud to announce that the White Mountain National Forest’s Fabyan Guard Station has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Recognition of this historic building is an honor and has particular significance during this Centennial year of the White Mountain National Forest. The nomination was prepared in partnership with WhiteMountainHistory.org.

To qualify for the National Register, a property must represent a significant part of the history, architecture, archeology, engineering or culture of an area. It must have the characteristics that make it a good representative of properties associated with that aspect of the past. Important both for its use in conservation and as an example of rustic architecture, the well-preserved Fabyan Guard Station also has a high degree of historic integrity.

The Fabyan Guard Station as it stands today in the White Mountain National Forest near Bretton Woods. ~ Photo courtesy of U.S. Forest Service

 
Built in 1923, the station was the first administrative building constructed by the US Forest Service on the White Mountain National Forest, and it is the last remaining example of a Guard Station in New Hampshire.

The one-room, 16-by-22 foot log cabin, hand built by White Mountain National Forest rangers from local materials, served as local headquarters for all nearby Forest Service activities, including the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the 1930s. The cabin is a remnant of early local administration of Forest Service lands, from an era when transportation was difficult and time consuming. Forest Service guards were stationed at similar outposts across the forest to administer timber sales, construct and maintain recreation facilities, and respond quickly to forest fires in their immediate vicinity.

Made from hand-hewn native spruce logs cut and notched on site, Fabyan’s simple architectural details are characteristic of an early 20th-century guard station, including a single door made from vertical planks and held in place by strap hinges, six-pane windows and a gable roof made of pine boards covered with cedar shakes.

The interior, a single room, has wide pine board floors with mid-20th century linoleum “rugs”; a kitchen area with cast iron sink, counter and single light fixture along one wall; and beaver board panels covering the ceiling. In addition to the cabin, a board and batten-sided outhouse – possibly built by the CCC – and a corrugated metal storage shed are part of the property.

Members of HistoriCorps repairing the Fabyan Guard Station in 2014. ~ Photo courtesy of U.S. Forest Service

 
In recent years the National Forest has invested time and resources to preserve Fabyan Guard Station, including a multi-week volunteer project in 2014 in partnership with HistoriCorps to replace deteriorated logs and vandalized windows, a partnership with the Appalachian Mountain Club construction crew to install a new cedar shingle roof, and participation by the White Mountain National Forest Youth Conservation Corps to maintain the grounds around the cabin and install an interpretive panel developed with WhiteMountainHistory.org.

In 2015, the White Mountain National Forest, HistoriCorps and WhiteMountainHistory.org were honored by the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance with a Preservation Achievement Award for cooperative efforts to preserve and restore this important piece of both Forest Service and New Hampshire history. Listing in the National Register of Historic Places recognizes and celebrates these successful partnerships and historic preservation accomplishments.

Administered by the National Park Service, which is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, the National Register of Historic Places is the nation’s official list of cultural resources worthy of preservation and is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate and protect our historic and archaeological resources.

Listings identify historically significant properties and can serve as educational tools and increase heritage tourism opportunities.

For more information on the National Register program in New Hampshire, please visit nh.gov/nhdhr or contact Peter Michaud at the New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources at 603-271-3583. For more information about the Fabyan Guard Station, visit tinyurl.com/fabyanhistory.

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