[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15046]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING WEIRS BEACH RESIDENT ROBERT LAWTON ON THE 20TH YEAR OF 
                 THE WEIRS TIMES AND TOURISTS' GAZETTE

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                          HON. FRANK C. GUINTA

                            of new hampshire

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 6, 2011

  Mr. GUINTA. Mr. Speaker, on September 21, 2011 I had the privilege of 
nominating Robert Lawton of Weirs Beach, New Hampshire to be a 
recipient of the prestigious Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications 
First Amendment Award. After a lifetime of giving to his community as 
an entrepreneur, New Hampshire historian and Representative to the 
General Court, Bob re-launched the 19th Century newspaper The Weirs 
Times and Tourists' Gazette in 1992. Now in its 20th year, the 
newspaper started with an initial run of only 2,000 copies distributed 
in the Laconia area each week. Bob and his son David have since grown 
circulation to almost 30,000 copies across the state.
  At age 80, retirement is not an issue for Bob. Opening his businesses 
at eight o'clock in the morning he demonstrates the true spirit of the 
Greatest Generation--its exemplary work ethic. Bob often says, ``I like 
to be busy, I like to be working, I like to keep moving, I like to be 
thinking of new things all the time.''
  His thoughtful respect for New Hampshire history, and interest in the 
community, has successfully resurrected a Lakes Region icon--The Weirs 
Times. By spreading his opinion and stories about current events and 
bringing to light our state's historical backdrop, all Granite Staters 
are in debt to him for continuing to ``think of new things all the 
time.''
  I commend the work of Mr. Lawton and for his outstanding support of 
the community. I wish him the very best and many more years of success 
ahead.

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