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loons on Lake Winnipesaukee by their check-ins on that lake and Lake Winnisquam.
Hughes told me about the res- cue. “One loon was close enough to shore, so one of our members was able to go out on the lake and get it. The others were too far, so we called the Tuftonboro Fire Department.”
After the loons were safely taken off the ice, members of the preservation committee brought them to VCA CAVES for X-rays, and then they were sent to Maria Colbyof Wings of Dawn Wildlife Rehabilitation Center for feeding and observation. The loon found
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March 2023
The Bristol Community Events Committee is getting ready to publish its 2023 Spring & Summer Activity brochure. If you are a NON-PROFIT or- ganization holding an event in the Newfound Region between Memorial Day and Labor Day in 2023, you could be included in the next brochure printed and
distributed by the Committee. A total of 5000 brochures were dis- tributed in 2022!
Preference will be given to Bristol events, and non-Bristol events occurring in the New- found Region will be added on a space-available basis. Events MUST BE open to everyone and either organized by or ben-
efitting a not-for-profit organiza- tion. FREE events open to the community by a for-profit busi- ness may be considered as space allows. Space in the brochure is limited, and all events submitted may not be listed. The Bristol Community Events Committee reserves the right to refuse inclu- sion in the brochure to any and
all submissions.
Please send all event details in-
cluding: event date, time, place, event name, type of event, target audience, and any fees charged. Be sure to include your contact info –organization name, contact person name, mailing address, phone, and email address. Sub- missions can be sent to: bristolev-
ents@bristolnh.gov OR ldion@ ttccrec.org.
DEADLINE FOR SUB- MISSION IS APRIL 12, 2023
Questions can be directed to the Bristol Community Events Committee at the email address above or to 603-744-3354 X 136, or the Tapply Thompson Com- munity Center at 603-744-2713.
LPC Senior Biologist John Cooley and LPC Executive Director Harry Vogel Photo by The Loon Preservation Committee
all parties involved.
“It really was the best result
you can hope for,” Caroline emphasized. “The rescue part is definitely exciting, but the re- habilitation part of it all is so important too. There’s so much hard work that goes into ensuring the loon’s healthy living, so Maria and her staff are the unsung he- roes.”
The Loon Preservation Com- mittee and all of the professionals have worked tirelessly to ensure the rescues of many loons in parts of New Hampshire, and thanks to all of them, more loons are now flying safely above the ice.
on Newfound Lake was also sent to Colby.
Maria Colby and the staff at the rehabilitation center are mas- ters of what they do. “The loons
were given sixteen dozen baked fish, and they all ate, which was great!” Hughes gushed. “Colby watched the loons swim and eat to ensure they were all in good
health and ready to be released back into the wild.” The loons were all rescued in two days and then released by the third, which is undeniably incredible work for
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