Concord Monitor from Concord, New Hampshire • 14

September 51993 B4 Crawford Notch stalks Scary ordeal lasts 3 hours 4 miles onto their backs the now frantic hikers began to run up the Ethan Pond Trail to its height-of-land along the Willey Range As it was now extremely muddy and slick Several times -the hikers attempted to rest for a moment but each respite was cut short by the sound iff the pursuit After crossing over the height: hikers turned off Etnan i and descended of-land the hikers turned off 1 Pond Trail and descended steeply downthe wet Kedron Flume Trail 1 lifcjpWLrjrpewipiAii1 wtw'w- I v' i I Keeping memories alive Art Blue of Hudson paints the name of Jinn Malloney who died in Derry in 1990 of AIDS on a quilt panel in Manchester Blue is one of many volunteers creating panels for the AIDS Memorial Quilt which comes to Manchester later this month: Keene Picketing Unhappy customer car-repair gets 2 free tires business pays off between them and the customer -a said De'mer phone His wife Millie dropped A state official says the dry summer has made the bears! berries scarce By MIKE DICKERMAN The Courier CRAWFORD NOTCH Three backpackers found themselves engaged in an unusual backcountry race last week as they were stalked for more than four miles by a bulky black hear The large bear chased after the trio of backpackers all the way from the remote Shoal Pond area in the Pfemigewasset Wilderness to the Willey House site in crawford Notch: None iff the three hikers Was ipjuredin the case According to workers at Crawford Notch State Park where the three backpackers William Ball 38 of Haverhill Mass Mark Balkus 30 of Bradford Mass and Richard MacNeU 35 iff Salem took refoge following their harrowing three-hour ordeal the bear also caused some havoc at the state park where trashcans were over- turned and a large tree stump was uprooted from the Willey House sitopicnicarea The hikers told state park employees they had begun their backpacking trip early Friday in Lincoln on the Lincoln Woods TraiL Their planned destination was Desolation Shelter some nine miles up the Lincoln Woods and connecting Wilderness Trails Arriving at the US Forest Service shelter mid-afternoon Ball Balkus and MacNeil decided to al-tor their plans after reading warning signs posted at the area telling iff previous bear problems campera had encountered there this summer They chose instead to hike an additional seven miles to Ethan Pond Shelter which has also been plagued by hear problems this summer While traversing the Shoal Pond Trail which connects the Desolation area with the Ethan Pond Trail the hikers said they noticed of bear along the -muddy soaked trail along withnumerous signs of bear scat trius Hammett a Goodyear district manager in a telephone interview from Boston He said the incident was unfortunate and no one was to blame policy am) my and customer relations policy that we do everything it ment did not listen to him takes to satisfy the Hammett said Robinson said he have had to go safer to get attention The dispute centered on car re-- pairs done threeweeks ago Robin- son- said Goodyear did not follow picket at a Goodyear store and his instructions However there 7 was surprised' that one happened appears to have been room for con- fusion! Robinson said he -gave his instructions to Goodyear on the tele- the car off He did not have his copy of the written service order Robinson claims thaL when he complained the service manager' depart- So he obtained a permit from Keene police for a four-hoar protest provided that the picketers keep walking and not mock the sidewalk' Hammett said never seen a in Keene because he said the store manager is particularly con1 cemed about customer satisfaction to get saicf Bob Lapointe a co-worker of Robinson's and one of a half-dozen picketers our form of government thla is the quickest way to get And so it was After about 14 hours of picket-ing Robinson said he was invited inside to talk to the manager and district manager About a half-hour later called off the picket: Goodyear had agreed to refund $306 to him and give him two free tires he said A company official confirmed that this morning talking with all of them it a probleip that needed was a communication breakdown picketers said their was the way to get action HAYWARD A Keene man upset business picketed last Saturday morning friends and family mem- Robinson 31 said he' with his treatment Auto Service Center to the Willey House Historical Site at the floor of Crawford Notch A state parks employee Lariy Fahey came across the wet cold and exhausted hikers a short time later and offered them shelter for the nfeht which they gratefully ac- The following morning state park workers alter learning of the hikers' ordeal discovered the dam- age wrought be the bear at the picnic area which is just 100 feet from the Kedron Flume trailhead Bears have been a persistent! prpblem for backpackers this sea- son especially in the Desolation and Ethan Pond areas The' Forest Service more than a month ago posted warnings at various What this bear did make a whole lot of sense unless he was going after their food 9 9 1 i -EricOrff Fish and Game trailheads advising hikers' to avoid these spots In earty June several campers at Efthan pond were held at bay by an aggressive bear which first sue- cessfully got into their tree-hung into the search wound! up spending the night on the roof of the shelter barely out of the reach of the bear 7 Eric Orff of the First and Game Department said the latest back- country escapade involving a bear -was highly unusual He said the bear was probably more interested in what the hikers were carrying iii their packs than the hikers them- -solves- Orff said bears on very rare occasions have been known to attack small' childrenBut attacks on adults are extremely unusual this bear did make a whole lot of sense fin-less he was going after their Orff said bear complaints been numerous this year through- out the- state but have generally1 been of the usual sort generally involving either dumpster raids or campers freely feeding the ani- mals said bears ore having prob ferns in some parts of the state finding adequate supplies' of wild berries northern parfof the State though probably has the most berries since been a -lot more rain in the mountains -than in the southern part of the 1 The demonstration quickest By MARK Keene Sentinel KEENE with a car-repair the place with a few bin William was dissatisfied -at Goodyear Marking Introducing SAND Route Salem Homes found for three ill German shepherds Dogs rescued from squalid barn Tha Associated Press reigned Oct 20 ri 1 Koh and his wife Rachel signed SALEM Temporary homes anagreement Thursday putting have been found for three of the 14 the dogs up for adoption Their German shepherds rescued from property was raided Tuesday after filthy cages in a barn authorities- people complained about the yelp- say ing dogs ana stench of feces- Donations for their treatment Some authorities called-the also have poured iiito the Salem living conditions the worst Rescue LfeagiiCTwhich hasTthcjnever haveseen' Authori scent by now) and made their way-received about $3000 from -across say they found 16 dogs but had to to Ethan Pond where they hoped -put two to sleep- to spend the evening But when the Ten dogs were being'held in ex- the side trail leading to crement-filled metal cages and all Avere sick and lethargic authorities said The smell of feces and urine inside the barn was enough to nearly overpower some rescuers keep coming in like this we'd be able to spay and neuter all' 14 said Nancy Johnson league president the time these dogs are ready to be placed in permanent homes Shortly after passing by Shoal Pond the hikers reported they be-' gan to hear snuffling sounds and thrashing -about in the woods be- hind them When they stopped a few minutes later near the junction of the Shoal and Ethan Pond trails- (at around 6 pm) a targe black bear came put of the woods and onto the trail lust 25 yards qr so 1 "away from the hikers Hoping to lose the bear the hik- era headed toward Ethan Pond and went off the trail crossing the' small brook that flows west out iff the pond The bear followed them however plunging into the woods and across the stream in hot pur- suit of the hikers The backpackers eventually tack to the trail (hoping have losttneir Matthew Thornton V- (1714-1803) One of three New Hampshire men to sign the Declaration pif independence Matthew Thornton' physician soldier patriot agitated against the Stamp Act of 1765) presided over the Provincial Congress in 1775 served in the State Senate and as an associate justice of the Superior Court The- nearby monument j' honors his memory He is buried in the -r-adjacent cemeteryc His homestead- stands directly across the highway tVhat It Is: A state historic marker Where It Is in Merrimack adjacent to the northbound JaneofNH 3 in the Wllage of Thomson's Feriy When' was erected-1971 GRAVEL 106 Concord 224-2146 Near Sam's Club be free of medical Jamies Koh59 the owner is charged with cruelty to animals although he may face charges said' Salem Police John Boudreau Koh is scheduled to be Constipation Bursitis Chiropractic Education Home In'iunes TtT 11 Looking For A Chiropractor? 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