LACONIA — Laconia Adult Education is offering Beginning and Intermediate free ESOL (English Speakers of Other Languages) Classes Tuesday and Thursday evenings. These classes meet from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in Rooms # 216 and # 217 at Laconia High School.
The ESOL classes will enable new learners of the English language to speak, read, and write English. It is most important for foreigners making their home in the Lakes Region to be able to communicate in emergencies and in everyday living situations such as shopping, making doctor appointments, filling out job applications, relating with their child's school and teachers, and everyday expressions of common courtesy.
Call the Laconia Adult Education Office at 524-5712 to enroll in the ESOL classes.

BELMONT — The World Languages Exchange Program at Belmont High School will be sponsoring an Indoor Yard Sale on Saturday, March 23 from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m.in the high school cafeteria and is looking for vendors to participate.
This event is to help raise funds for the French & Spanish clubs for upcoming exchange trips with France and Spain. In the past several years, both groups have had approximately 20 students participate in a student exchange program with schools in France and Spain.
This fundraiser will help raise funds to pay for that trip. In October each year, approximately 20 students from France or Spain will travel to Belmont to participate in an exchange program. These students will spend two weeks with students from Belmont High School exploring our culture, schools and communities. As part of the exchange our students will go to France in April 2014 or Spain in April 2015 and spend two weeks with the same students that visited NH.
Part of our fundraising efforts are to help our students cover the costs of traveling and staying in France as well as to help off set the costs of showing these exchange students our area. There is a sizable cost associated with traveling to Europe and our fundraising efforts take a year or more to reach our goals.
There is a $15 rental fee and set up is on Friday, March 22, 3-7 p.m.
Contact Wendy Borden for more details or to sign up. 603-387-4234 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

LACONIA — He's a seasoned musician and humorist. She's a singer/guitarist with a warm, lovely voice.
Put them together and you have Red and Lorraine Gallagher. This husband and wife duo will bring their family friendly entertainment to Taylor Community Sunday, March 17 at 2 p.m. The event will be held at Taylor's Woodside Building, 435 Union Ave., Laconia.
The Gallaghers will bring a mixture of old and new popular songs. In celebration of St. Patrick's Day, the audience can expect Irish tunes and a bit of blarney thrown in for good measure. The tempo of the show is totally upbeat and the humor is spontaneous and interactive.
The event is free and open to the public; however, those planning to attend must pre-register as seating is limited and musical performances usually attract a capacity crowd. Call 524-5600 for reservations.

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Red and Lorraine Gallagher (Courtesy photo)