July Litter Pickup

Our July litter pick up will not feature freezing rain 🙂

MikeCurtEdGlenIt’s time to get in a clean-up before the Independence Day celebrations. We’ll be doing our litter pick up on Sunday the 1st of July. We will start with breakfast at Shooter’s Tavern at 8:00 then hit the road around 9:00 (if you want to skip breakfast you can sleep in) . We’ll be cleaning our stretch of Route 3 and making a pass through the Lake Winnisquam Scenic Trail. We are usually done within a couple of hours.

Mark your calendar, LRP Beach Day is coming up on July 15! Details coming…

Also on the calendar, our monthly meeting falls on the 21st; same time, same place. Speaking of calendars, if you’re looking for all things liberty related in New Hampshire check out this calendar.

June Meeting And More

our meeting placeJune 16 is our monthly meeting.  We meet in Belmont at the New Hong Kong Buffet.  We gather in the large room on the left near the buffet. Stop by for lunch with your liberty loving neighbors.

If you’re looking for all more liberty connections in New Hampshire check out this calendar.

On your way to ForkFest this weekend, stop by.

On Sunday there is a work party to put the finishing touches on Tony’s place in Tilton; check in for details.

PorcFest is coming up on the 19th through the 24th.

Litter pick-up looks like July 1; details coming, mark your calendar.

LRP Beach Day will be July 15, save the date!

LLL – Liberty Lunch in Laconia; with several folks living and working in Laconia, we’ve had a few lunches on the fly.  We general make arrangements via text messaging.  If you’d like to get into the text group, shoot me an email mike@lakesregionporcupines.com or drop a comment below.

April Litter Pickup Postponed and Meeting

Looking at the calendar, our monthly meeting falls on the 21st; same time, same place. Speaking of calendars, if you’re looking for all things liberty related in New Hampshire check out this calendar.

Litter pick up postponed! (freezing rain overnight)

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It’s time for our spring cleaning. We’ll be doing our first litter pick up, before the daffodils come up, on Sunday the 15th of April. We will start with breakfast at Shooter’s Tavern at 8:00 then hit the road around 9:00 (if you want to skip breakfast) . We are usually done within a couple of hours.

 

March Mega Meeting

dining roomMarch 17th is our monthly meeting and you are free to wear a bit of green too.four leaf clover

We start at noon with lunch and chatting among the local liberty crowd.  This month we will be joined by Rachel Goldsmith, executive director of the Free State Project, for a mini State of the Free State and AMA (ask me anything) starting around 1:00.  While most of our attendees have moved as part of the liberty migration, many are locals or those who came to NH for liberty before Jason Sorens dreamed up the idea.

We meet in Belmont at the New Hong Kong Buffet.  We gather in the large room on the left near the buffet.  Stop by for lunch with your liberty loving neighbors.

If you’re looking for more liberty connections in New Hampshire check out this calendar.

If you’d like to get an event posted here, shoot me an email mike@lakesregionporcupines.com or drop a comment below.

February Meeting

our meeting placeFebruary 17 is our monthly meeting.  We meet in Belmont at the New Hong Kong Buffet.  We gather in the large room on the left near the buffet. Stop by for lunch with your liberty loving neighbors.

If you’re looking for all more liberty connections in New Hampshire check out this calendar.

Coming soon, LLL – Liberty Lunch in Laconia; with several folks living and working in Laconia, we’re planning a weekday lunch.  Stay tuned here (you do get RSS feeds in your email, don’t you) for a the date and place when we get it together.

If you’d like to get an event posted here, shoot me an email mike@lakesregionporcupines.com or drop a comment below.

January Meetings

our meeting placeJanuary 20 is our monthly meeting.  As always, if you’re looking for all things liberty related in New Hampshire check out this calendar.

Speaking of the NH Liberty calendar, there is an event scheduled for Sunday the 14th in Lincoln at the Woodstock Inn Brewery. Maybe we’ll have a heat wave rolling through by then. NH Liberty Calendar

I’m growing tired of Facebook, and some of you never got hooked on it (Congratulations!). It looks like you’d have to go to FB to RSVP to the event. I’ll tell you what, for those that are interested in going, leave a comment here by January 7th at 9:00 p.m. and I’ll go to FB and include you as a guest of mine.

If you are adding events to the NH Liberty calendar, please consider adding contact information that does not require FB. And if you want something posted here, email mike@lakesregionporcupines.com

September Meeting

our meeting placeSeptember 16 is our monthly meeting.  As always, if you’re looking for all things liberty related in New Hampshire check out this calendar.

We will get an update on the Lakes Region Porcupines Toy Drive .

Remember that Shire Sharing is also planning for their annual Thanksgiving meal donations.

Sept2017JuryBelknapWe continue to keep jurors well informed of their rights here in Belknap County.

Busy July

Litter pick-up – July 9, 8:00 a.m.
Jury outreach – July 10, 8:30 a.m.
County meeting – July 11, 7:00 p.m.
Monthly meeting – July 15, 12:00 noon
LRP Beach Day – July 22, 12:00 noon

With the Independence Day celebrations behind us, it will be time to tidy up after the parties. We’ll start with a breakfast at Shooter’s Tavern at 8:00 then hit the road. We had a great turn-out for our last clean up and the job was done quickly. A couple of the regulars will be away so please make an extra effort to come out and give us a hand. We are usually done within a couple of hours. We will also be making a pass through the Lake Winnisquam Scenic Trail.

A new jury pool will be starting their service on July 10. We continue the year with Rights Brigade in a juror information blitz.

We will greet jurors at the Belknap Superior Court in Laconia at 8:30 with a nice pamphlet loaded with information that the court will not provide to them.

“If the jury feels that the law under which the defendant is accused is unjust … or for any reason which appeals to their logic or passion, the jury has the power to acquit, and the courts must abide by that decision.”

The jury pool is scheduled to return on Monday July 24 at 9:00, and Monday August 7 at 9:00. We will start a half hour before the jurors are scheduled to arrive. At times the jury is dismissed from the secondary dates in the event that trials are postponed. Call the court (1-855-212-1234) to check on the status prior to coming out on July 24 and August 7.

Jury duty dates and times.

The Belknap County Delegation will meet to appoint a County Attorney to replace Melissa Gulbrandsen as she has resigned to take a judgeship with the court system.

our meeting placeOur monthly meeting continues; same time, same place! The Lakes Region Porcupines meet on the third Saturday of each month. We meet at noon at the New Hong Kong Buffet in Belmont, NH. We usually meet in the room behind the entrance. We often have a dozen folks come for the meeting and discuss a variety of liberty issues. This is an informal and casual get together.

LRP Beach Day is coming up on Saturday July 22 at Ahern State Park.BeachDay2017

The 3rd Annual LRP Beach Day BBQ and fundraiser goes to the dogs! Super Doge Activist Lola the Wonder Dog has taken over this event and is ensuring that our four legged friends have a beautiful day in the sun and surf.

As such, this year our proceeds benefit Lakes Region Humane Society and all dogs are welcome at Ahern State Park!

Please note, dogs are welcome to bring their humans along for burgers and potato salad!

All we ask is a small donation of $10 per eating adult. Kids eat for half price. If you feel that you can’t afford to eat with us, we still ask that you come along and if you feel up to it, drop a few bucks in the hat. Save up now, as you’ll regret not sampling some of Glen Aldrich’s World Famous Potato Salad!

Let us know that you are coming through Eventbrite, so we’ll have plenty of food. We’re looking forward to seeing you!

May Activities

Jury outreach – May 15, 8:30 a.m.
Monthly meeting – May 20, 12:00 noon
Litter pick-up – May 21, 8:00 a.m.
County meeting – May 22, 7:00 p.m.

A new jury pool will be starting their service on May 15. We continue the year with Rights Brigade in a juror information blitz.

JuryNoticeMayJune2017We will greet jurors at the Belknap Superior Court in Laconia at 8:30 with a nice pamphlet loaded with information that the court will not provide to them.

“If the jury feels that the law under which the defendant is accused is unjust … or for any reason which appeals to their logic or passion, the jury has the power to acquit, and the courts must abide by that decision.”

The jury pool is scheduled to return on Tuesday May 30 at 9:00, and Monday June 12 at 9:00. We will start a half hour before the jurors are scheduled to arrive. At times the jury is dismissed from the secondary dated in the event that trials are postponed. Call the court (1-855-212-1234) to check on the status prior to coming out on May 30 and June 12.

Jury duty dates and times.

our meeting placeOur monthly meeting continues; same time, same place! The Lakes Region Porcupines meet on the third Saturday of each month. We meet at noon at the New Hong Kong Buffet in Belmont, NH. We usually meet in the room behind the entrance. We often have a dozen folks come for the meeting and discuss a variety of liberty issues. This is an informal and casual get together.

WinnisquamTrailIt’s time for our spring cleaning. We’ll start with a breakfast at Shooter’s Tavern at 8:00 then hit the road. We are usually done within a couple of hours. We be making a pass through the Lake Winnisquam Scenic Trail.

The Belknap County commission continues to claim they do not have enough money to run the county and are asking for a supplemental appropriation. If your taxes are not high enough, stay home. If you think you’re already paying enough, come out and show your support for the representatives that are taking the heat for actually trying to limit government.

Belmont Curiosity

I moved to Belmont in the spring of 2012 when I bought a piece of land here. Belmont is mostly a bedroom community at the crossroads of RT 106 and RT 140 located just south of Laconia.

Rt106MillionAlong the side of RT 106, set back just a bit off the road, is an old building that you could drive past a hundred times and not take notice. It looks like a windowless steel warehouse.

The curious thing about this old building is the faded and weather worn lettering on the side. It reads: MILLION DOLLAR SHOW.

MILLION DOLLAR SHOW
MILLION DOLLAR SHOW

I’ve had a story in my mind about what this building housed back in the day and I’ve always meant to ask the locals about it. And I finally remembered to ask at the town election recently.

In my mind the story was that it was a strip club or Burlesque show; isn’t that obvious? I got a little chuckle from the selectman as he explained, no it was a museum of armor and arms.

Because it existed prior to the internet age there isn’t a lot of information about the place. I did find a couple of references.

Schuller family exhibited it in 'The Million Dollar Show.'
Schuller family exhibited it in ‘The Million Dollar Show.’

At the Glenbow Museum site is this photo of the owners.

A bit more of the history was found at Jan’s Antiques.com

The Glenbow Museum’s extensive collection of militaria and European decorative art was assembled by Lucie and Joachim Schuller. The Schullers used their personal collection of family heirlooms, augmented by auction and private purchases, to build a first-rate collection during the first half of the 20th century. In the early 1950’s, their collecting culminated in the opening of the Schuller Museum of Art and Chivalry, first near Belmont, and later near Laconia, New Hampshire. The Schullers marketed the collection as “The Million Dollar Show”, and advertised “The Largest Collection of Japanese Armour on Exhibition in the World”. Wishing to preserve their life’s work of collecting, they sold the collection to the Riveredge Foundation in 1973 and the museum was moved to Calgary.

Since the museum closed down it has been serving as a warehouse and the selectman thought it might soon be up for sale. It makes me wonder if it wouldn’t be the perfect home for the Church of the Sword.