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By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer Maine Gov. Paul LePage said he spends time pouring over lists of the best and the worst states to live in America.

He reads the statistics and then studies the research, both of which point to what factors make some states a more desirable place to call home than others.

No, LePage is not planning to rent a U-Haul, pack his belongings, and move to another more prosperous state.

Instead, LePage proposes to make some changes that he said should improve Maine’s standings.

On Jan. 6, LePage arrived in Bridgton for a town hall meeting, which brought a crowd of more than 100 people. Many of those individuals had donated to LePage’s campaign or were registered with the Maine Republican Party, and were notified via an e-mail two days before the planned event that took place on a Wednesday.

During the town hall meet-

ing, LePage talked about the topics he hopes to tackle.

Then, audience members asked questions, which were written down and viewed by staffers prior to the governor stepping into the room.

LePage addressed Maine’s status as one of the poorest, most taxed states in the Union, with a big welfare benefits budget.

“I only have three years to get it done,” he said, referring to the remainder of his second gubernatorial term.

The four topics he dis-

cussed were taxes, welfare, Maine’s wealth rating and energy costs. During the question and answer period, nationwide issues like gun control and providing political asylum to refugees were touched upon.

As has been presented in the past, LePage talked about eliminating the state income tax and counter-balancing that with an increased sales, or consumption, tax. He said he would like those tax reforms GOV. PAUL LEPAGE uses his hands to illustrate an idea to be in place by 2021. he was expressing during a town hall meeting in Bridgton THE GOV, Page 10A on Jan. 6.

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By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer Less than a week after Gov. Paul LePage made remarks that were challenged as politically incorrect, those statements were added to the LePage entry on Wikipedia.

The words were delivered during LePage’s first town hall meeting of 2016, which was held in the lower-floor meeting room of the Bridgton Town Office. His words gar-

nered national attention.

“Drug sellers are guys with the name D-Money, Smoothie, Shifty. These types of guys, they come from Connecticut and New York, they come up here, they sell their heroin, they go back home,” Gov. LePage said.

“Incidentally, half the time they impregnate a young, white girl before they leave,” he said, adding, “which is a real sad thing because then

we have another issue we have to deal with down the road.”

Some of the people in the audience laughed when LePage listed the aliases of drug dealers busted in Maine.

However, the room quieted at the mention of impregnating “a young, white girl.”

Earlier in the evening of Jan. 6, LePage had touched upon the drug epidemic. He talked about the increasing

number of fatal overdoses and drug-addicted babies being born in Maine.

He said he was tired of “watching his friends bury their children” who died from an overdose or other drugrelated death.

LePage’s town hall meeting remark was still being discussed days after the Governor’s Office had come out with a statement saying he was referring to specific cases

Town hall meeting comment goes viral

By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer A proposal for a full-time fire chief in Bridgton may be included in the upcoming budget, Town Manager Bob Peabody said Tuesday.

“I’ve been considering putting a forward a full-time fire chief for your consideration,” Peabody told Bridgton Selectmen, in outlining budget items he discussed Monday with Fire Chief Glen Garland.

The need for Bridgton to transition to a full-time fire chief was emphasized in a major study of fire department operations completed last year.

Peabody said that in any

event, he will be recommending that the fire chief’s office be relocated from the Municipal Complex to the Central Station. Other recommendations he will be proposing for the department include: • Restoring money for the department’s traditional awards recognition banquet, which was cut from last year’s budget and led to a drop in firefighter morale.

• Increased funding for fire prevention activities and programs.

• Hiring an outside contractor for hose inspections.

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By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Letters are being sent to all 72 of Bridgton’s sewer users

By Wayne E. Rivet tion sites, heard the musicians and scored in an effort to create a new Staff Writer each player. Eventually, a final ranking flow model for sewer fees that When he was in fourth grade, Zachary was achieved. everyone can live with. Voters Gray chose to play the trumpet because it Zach can now add the “first chair” rejected updates to the sewer was just the first instrument that came to honor to an impressive musical resume ordinance last month in part his mind. that includes All-State Band or All-State over unanswered questions “I love all the different sounds people Orchestra selection in all four of his high about a proposed new equivacan make from them, from a foreboding school years. As a freshman, Zach was lent user model to replace the whine to a sweet, melodious voice that second and qualified to participate in the current outdated individual sounds almost like a violin,” Zach says.

National Honor Band in Nashville, Tenn. subsurface model.

Today, the Lake Region High School “What makes Zach such a talented “It is a matter of utmost senior is the top-rated trumpet in the entire player is the combination of hard work, a importance, in my opinion,” state. He was recently selected “first chair” good ear, talent and a desire to do well,” Town Manager Bob Peabody for the All-State Orchestra.

Lake Region High School Band Director told Bridgton Selectmen Students throughout the state audi- Paul Greenstone said. “For every skill, Tuesday, when member Bob tioned at select sites. Zach ventured to there are physical attributes that can give McHatton noted that their Skowhegan, where his audition included you an advantage over others. Zach is built approval that night of an addiplaying required scales, performing a solo well to be a very good trumpet player — tional 660-gallon allocation for (this year, it was Bride of the Waves) his mouth structure, air column. A lot of the Main Street Variety propand was given sight readings. A group of guys have that, but then it comes down erty effectively used up all of ZACH, Page 2A judges traveled to the three different audithe available sewer allocation under the old model.

The mailing includes a questionnaire seeking details on how each property is being used, so that the Wastewater 61 officials went back to the meeting, Superintendent out onto the playground and Committee can assign an accudrawing board. The next step? Smith read through 17 points remain indoors. rate flow rate under the equivaOne, Superintendent of regarding the problem, as • Large green spaces for lent user model. Those wishing Schools Al Smith believes the well as addressing why the Occupational Therapy and district needs to do a better Crooked River project should Physical Therapy are difficult job showing the public what include Grades 3, 4 and 5 and to provide. overcrowding looks like at not simply two grade levels, as • School lunches, recess and Established 1870 the Naples elementary school. suggested by some residents transportation issues are drivP.O. Box 244, 118 Main St. Teaming up with LRTV, the as a way to lower the cost of ing the students’ schedule rather Bridgton, ME 04009 district will look to create the project. than academics.

207-647-2851 video footage to illustrate just Some bullet-points included: • A Grade 3-5 configuration Fax: 207-647-5001 how dire the situation is.

• With five lunch periods, provides enough years together bnews@roadrunner.com At a recent school board some students are unable to go CRES, Page 5A

to talk to the committee in person are given a choice of four dates in February when they meet with them to explain their situation and learn about the new model in more detail.

The failed ordinance revisions relied only on estimates from engineers and not on the actual uses being made of each property. “(The engineers) walked by and looked at the building and assigned an equivalent user number to it, and it became a big bone of contention during the vote on the ordinance,” Peabody said.

The intent of the revisions, Peabody has stressed, was to free up capacity in the current system, and not to affect or restrict what the owners are able to do with their properties.

“As an example, a singlefamily house with three bedrooms requires an allocation of 270 gallons per day now, but would need 160 gallons per day under the equivalent user model, effectively freeing 110 gallons per day,” SURVEY, Page 5A

BEST IN THE STATE — Zachary Gray of Bridgton, a senior at Lake Region High School, earned “first chair” honors with the All-State Orchestra.

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CRES scaled back, will it fly?

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Few argue overcrowding is a serious problem at Songo Locks School.

How to address the problem, however, is the issue with no consensus, at least at the moment.

After a $9.6 million proposal to add new construction and renovate Crooked River School failed by a 3-to-1 margin, SAD

by LePage’s remark.

That’s because it is not a singular incident, but a larger pattern of consistently making comments that are hurtful to one group of people, he said.

“He is applying rhetoric that is from another age. It’s from another century,” he said.

LePage grew up in a Franco-American commuCOMMENT, Page 10A

Peabody ponders full-time chief

Should Sebago go or strike deal?

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer SEBAGO — As the town’s recreation director, Denise Olsen occasionally fields calls from young families pondering a move to Sebago.

One question always asked is her thoughts about the local elementary school.

“I tell them we have a wonderful, small school,” she said.

But… “I also have to say that over the years there have been threats that Sebago Elementary could be closed,” Olsen said. “It’s a black cloud that continues to hang over us.”

Olsen and other concerned residents feel now is the time to chase that black cloud away, once and for all.

This Tuesday, Jan. 19, a public hearing will be held at the town office at 6 p.m. The hearing would include presentations by members of a group studying withdrawal options in regards “where we are, and what we can do.”

Then, Sebago residents will decide through a referendum vote on Feb. 2, “Do you favor filing a petition for withdrawal with the board of directors of regional school unit, M.S.A.D. 61 and the Commissioner of Education, SEBAGO, Page 3A

of people arrested for dealing illegal drugs.

Also, the statement said LePage meant to say a young “Maine” woman and instead inserted the word “white.”

Some area residents who attended the Jan. 6 town hall meeting expressed their opinions about LePage’s statement.

Peter O’Brien, of Fryeburg, said he was taken aback but not totally shocked

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Zach lands trumpet ‘first chair’ (Continued from Page 1A) to how much do you want to work?

Over a period of six years, Zach has worked extremely hard to do this. He’s participated in any activity that he could (Portland Wind Ensemble and Portland Youth Orchestra) and goes to Conway to play with Kennett’s Brass Quintet as a tuba player. He has a good ear (knowing whether or not he is playing notes to perfection) and he cares. Zach has always been good with rhythms. He has a great sense of timing.”

Most people think “the instrument picks the kid.” Greenstone counters, “You are going to spend hours upon hours in a room with an instrument.

If you don’t like the sounds you are making, there is no reason to do it.

Physical attributes also make a difference. Obviously, you want to be good at what you do, so it takes hours, and hours and hours of hard work. It is fun to experiment (trying different instruments). But, the better you get (with a certain instrument), the harder it is to improve. You work hours to get .3% better. It’s essential, but its hours, hours, hours. Sometimes, you over do it and it hurts. I played trumpet for three hours at a fair and my lips were bleeding by the time it was over. It’s hard. It’s tough stuff. You are vibrating your lips anywhere from 300 to 700 times a second to get a note. It’s really hard. A trumpet player can’t stop.”

One might think that a talented musician is just what a band needs to succeed. Through experience, Greenstone has found that a talented player can either keep a band “centered” by bringing a consistent, quality sound or he/she can rip the group apart by “showing off” and leaving fellow members frustrated that they are unable to reach that level of play.

“Zach is encouraging. He makes us better,” Greenstone said.

Q&A with Zachary Gray The News posed the following questions to Lake Region senior Zachary Gray: Q. How did you become interested in playing an instrument?

Zachary: My elementary school, Stevens Brook, was offering instruments to rent for the students to learn how to play, and my parents told me to choose one, and if I didn’t like it, I wouldn’t have to continue Q. What other instruments have you tried, and which ones do you enjoy playing?

Zachary: I have tried almost every instrument, from percussion to violin and French horn to oboe, and I enjoy playing all of them, as they are usually quite easy for me to pick up and learn.

However, I don’t play them consistently

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father. It’s not like he’s there with me, in fact he’s not even here on Earth.

But no matter where I am or what I am performing, I always play just for him.

In a room of 5,000, it’s just the two of us. My best performance was in 2013, when I was the first chair of the Maine All State Concert Band. We played four pieces, and even after the performance was over, totaling about 45 minutes, I felt like I could have played for hours.

Q. You have received many honors. What would you say have been the Top 3 accomplishments you’ve achieved to date, and why were they special to you?

Zachary: I’m sorry, but only one of these has to do with music. And that one happened in 2013, when I was selected as one of 24 trumpet players to play in the NAfME (National Association for Music Education) All National Honors Band.

We had no idea where we were ranked before hand, but we found out soon enough, and I was ranked number 12.

The second one was in 2012, when I was named the Champion Jr. Showman at the New York State Fair. We have horses, and that’s a big show for us.

The third and final happened this past fall, when we took the horses to Canada and the Royal Horse Show in Toronto. I had never driven the horse before, and they were sending me into a ring she had never been into. I won the class, coming in ahead of seven other entries.

Q. Mr. Greenstone was saying this current band is one of the best he’s worked with. What do you enjoy about this group of musicians?

Zachary: These people that I’m working with now are some of the most hardworking and honorable people I know. They are all committed to the band and they want to not only succeed, but exceed the reputation of our school, and I believe we are doing just that. Not only am I honored to work with them on a daily basis, I am proud to call most of them my closest of friends.

Q. What do you enjoy the most about performing?

Zachary: I enjoy most the feeling that can be conveyed from my instrument into someone else’s heart. I am a firm believer that I say more with my instrument than I ever can with just words.

Q. Has anyone been a major influence upon you? If so, who and how has that person made a difference?

Zachary: The largest influence on me has been my grandfather. He instilled in me a way of life that I am just enamored with, and I have no idea how to live any other way. He taught me to be honest and humble and to treat other people not the way you want to be treated, but the way they deserve to be treated. I believe that these values have helped me through not just music, but through life because they are ones that will last a lifetime.

Q. What do you plan to do as a future career, and how did you come to that decision? Have you made a choice of schools?

Zachary: Many people call me crazy and look at me strange for this, but my ideal future career would be to take Dr. Greenstone’s spot as band director at LRHS. I came to that decision because I have seen the relationships that he builds with students, and I haven’t seen anything like that anywhere else. Those ZACH, Page 3A

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All-State musicians

Lake Region High School band students who qualified for All-State include: Anna Yates, Band-bass clarinet; Zachary Gray, Orchestra.

District Band: Lucien Wallace, flute; Lily Charpentier, flute; Mallory Strain, clarinet; Joel Parr, bass clarinet; Matthew Mayo, trumpet; Daniel Neault, trombone; Tim Holbrook, baritone horn; Zachary Gray, tuba (First Chair).

Superintendent pact extended

The SAD 61 School Board recently extended Superintendent of Schools Al Smith’s contract to the 2018–19 school year, and gave him a 4% pay raise ($117,500 to $122,220). One director opposed the action.

Board Chairman Janice Barter said Smith was entering the second year of his contract, and had no pay raise since he was hired.

In other school board news: • Allen Crabtree of Sebago asked the board during the public participation segment of the December meeting how much the district spent regarding information brochures sent out to residents regarding the Crooked River project.

The totals were: $658.48 for postage and $1,175.64

for brochure printing. Total: $1,834.12.

Superintendent Smith later explained that questions from the public oftentimes go unanswered during the board meeting to allow school officials to attain accurate information.

• Budget season has arrived. There are three phases to the board’s budget preparation. Phase One is nearly complete with school administrators presenting their budgets.

Phase 2 calls for the Finance Committee to review those proposals, starting Feb. 1 with a workshop in the Lake Region Vocational Center’s conference room at 6 p.m. Four other meetings follow — Feb. 3, Feb. 8, Feb. 10 and March 7 — all SAD 61, Page 3A

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Q. What is the most difficult part about playing the trumpet?

Zachary: The most difficult part about playing trumpet, for me anyway, is creating the sound that I hear in my head. I have the sound of Alison Balsom, my favorite trumpet player, but sometimes my mind doesn’t connect with my mouth and the sound comes out close, but not exactly what I want.

Q. If you were to point to one area that you have improved the most, what would it be and how did you get there?

Zachary: Definitely my range. In middle school I was fantastic in my middle and low ranges, but I sounded completely disgusting when I tried for the high register. Through working with my private teacher, and on my own in my favorite study book, I have an almost three-octave range.

Q. I am sure there are frustrating moments. How do you deal with them or get past them?

Zachary: It depends on what’s going on with my head and my mouth. If it’s just a bad day, I put my trumpet away until the next day. If it’s not a bad day, I usually just have to sit back and run through the section in my head a few times before I try it again. If it’s rhythm, I use a metronome, starting out slow and gradually working my way to the performance speed. If it’s a fingering issue, I either try to find an alternate fingering or work it the same way as if it were a rhythm problem, creating muscle memory for whatever the run happens to be.

Q. Obviously, it takes a lot of practice to reach a high level. In any given week, how often do you practice (where do you practice) and how long during these sessions? What do you hope to accomplish?

Zachary: If it’s an average week, I’m usually practicing anywhere from an hour to three hours a day, excluding weekends, making it five to 15 hours a week. I usually practice in school, during my lunch and my free periods, or after school. Every time I practice, I take the thing that I’m worst at and make it my priority. Sometimes that doesn’t change for weeks. Once I’ve made that one concept as good as I think it can be for now, I start working on another piece of the puzzle, until I can work everything as a whole.

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Sebago to consider withdrawal process Tues.

(Continued from Page 1A) authorizing the withdrawal committee to expend $25,000 and authorizing the Sebago Board of Selectmen to issue notes in the name of the Town of Sebago or otherwise pledge the credit of the Town of Sebago in an amount not to exceed $25,000 for this purpose.”

“I hope you have enough chairs out for this one,” said Ben Bowditch, who serves as one of the town’s directors on the SAD 61 School Board.

A large turnout is expected, considering the Friends of Sebago Elementary group numbers at 90-plus — “Quite a few for a town this size,” Olsen said. Ordinarily, town meeting draws about “50 max,” which several study group members insist is due to “how well managed our town is.”

“The frustration is this (school closure) hanging over their heads forever, plus being at the end of the dog’s tail being wagged — two-thirds of our budget goes to paying the schools — we have felt the last several years that we haven’t had a good say in what goes on (in SAD 61), that we’re steamrolled,” study group member Allen Crabtree said. “That plus the fear of closing Sebago Elementary led to the frustration of people to sign the petition and come out in overwhelming numbers saying they would like to explore leaving the district.”

To leave the district, Crabtree says there is a lot of inertia to contend with.

“It is going to be very difficult to overcome. We have been in the district since 1966.

Although there have been ups and downs, people are comfortable,” he said. “We have a couple of choices. We can stay where we are, quit our griping, pay our taxes and try to work within the system.

The people we have talked to, it is unlikely people will support this choice.”

Number 2, this is thrown out to every town and every RSU (regional school unit), Sebago could pay the differential amount to keep its school open. Estimates range from $244,000 to almost $600,000 per year.

“It seems to vary each time we ask the district. But, the Sebago voters would have to pay their regular tithe to the school district and an additional $2, $3, $4, $5 or $600,000 (a figure that would change each year) to keep our school open,” Crabtree said.

Based on a $300,000 “surcharge,” a taxpayer with a home valued at $100,000 would face an increase of about $100 on their tax bill.

Olsen said school-connected people don’t have a problem paying to keep their school open, but then don’t believe they should pay for towns’ building costs.

Richard Merritt, a former Sebago school board member,

Profile: Zach Gray Philharmonic, just to see if I could be a part of it, but in the end, I think my heart really lies with being a teacher.

A vote to start the withdrawal process, however, would trigger a mechanism for formal negotiations, starting with the appointment of a withdrawal committee (by state law, the committee would consist of — one member from the municipal officers, one member from the general public, one member from the group filing the petition and one member from the school board, who represents the town, in this case either Bowditch or Joe McMahon).

“You can have conversations right now and gain some information, but until a committee is formed, no one is acting on behalf of the town,” Bowditch said.

At this time, the group simply will say that conversations will be had with school systems in “close proximity” to the Town of Sebago.

“The greater majority of people don’t want to leave SAD 61,” Olsen said.

“We want our school to stay open and we want to stay,” Claudia Lowe said.

In regards to Sebago’s debt service to SAD 61, a recent change in state law allows school districts and towns seeking to withdraw room to negotiate what the debt service figure would be.

Since 2012, 25 municipalities have withdrawn from

regional school units. Ten left in 2015.

“People will want to know if we vote to withdraw, go to referendum vote in February, are we then committed to this course of action? The answer is ‘No.’ The 22 steps have several places where a town embarks on the withdrawal process, can withdraw from that process,” Crabtree said.

“If at some point we can get an iron-clad assurance that the sword over our head will be removed, I think there would be a meeting of the minds and stop the withdrawal process.

But, you have to start the process to get people to sit down at the table and negotiate in good faith.”

There has been no meeting to date between SAD 61 officials and Sebago residents leading the withdrawal process movement.

Crabtree believes if the town can reach an agreement, not simply a policy statement, that SAD 61 will not close Sebago Elementary, “that would take the sword hanging over our heads away. We will be looking for some surety that our school will remain open.”

If one silver lining has emerged from Sebago residents trying to save their school, it has been responses heard from other residents in

SAD 61.

“If one good thing that has come from this is for the first time ever, we do have support from the other towns,” Olsen said. “I wasn’t sure what people in other towns thought.

They understand what we are fighting for.”

SAD 61

(Continued from Page 1A) at the LRVC Culinary Arts at 6 p.m. Administrative presentations will be made Feb. 8 and Feb. 10.

Phase 3 involves the entire SAD 61 board, as directors review and work toward formulating a final proposed budget. Meetings are set for March 9, 14 and 16 in the LRVC Great Room at 6 p.m.

A public hearing will be held on Monday, April 4 at 6 p.m. in the LRVC Great Room. The board is expected to vote on the budget on April 25; a district budget meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 24 at 6:30 p.m, in the LRHS gym; and the budget goes to public referendum vote on Tuesday, May 31 in all four towns.

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I still have aspirations to audition for a symphony orchestra, such as Portland, Boston, or the New York

referred to the “surcharge” as “extortion.”

“That’s what it is,” Merritt said. “On Jan. 19, we need to look at what is best for our children. We have heard for 20 years that they (SAD 61) are going to close Sebago Elementary. We are constantly being threatened about closing our school. Young families hesitate to build here and move out of town, depressing values of our real estate. It’s gutting our community. With the young people leaving, we’re going to be an old-folks home.”

Option 3, Sebago withdraws from SAD 61. Leaving, Sebago would then have to decide whether to take back the elementary school building and property. Then, the town would have to decide whether to run a K-8 school on its own or sign up with another school district. Early discussions point to interest from other districts to bring Sebago into their folds.

“These things take time.

We’re still in discussion,” Merritt said.

Bowditch noted that at this time, no member of the study group or Friends of Sebago Elementary possess any authority to negotiate with either SAD 61 or other school districts.

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Items on Bridgton Police Department blotter These incidents appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter between the dates of Monday, Jan. 4 and Monday, Jan. 11 (This is only a partial listing).

Monday, January 4 10:04 a.m. An accident with property damage occurred in front of Ovide’s Used Cars on Portland Road.

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Officer McCormick contacted the Maine Warden’s Service after a caller reported seeing people skating on Woods Pond, and was concerned that the ice wasn’t safe. The wardens advised McCormick that they couldn’t order people off the ice, and would not respond unless someone falls through.

3:30 p.m. Hannaford supermarket asked police to collect a couple of wallets and credit cards located at their store.

4:05 p.m. The Big Apple on Main Street reported what they believed was an accidental drive-off by a person who pumped $29.70 in gas.

4:14 p.m. A Bridgton resident reported a family member using his identity.

5:17 p.m. A 12-year-old male was acting out and breaking things.

6:02 p.m. Two vehicles

had their hazard lights blinking for around 15 minutes in front of the Landmark Inn Motel on North High Street.

7:41 p.m. A Main Street resident said a family member had tampered with the locks and put big beams across the doors of their late mother’s Main Street home.

Tuesday, January 5 12:17 a.m.

Officer Smolinsky responded to three separate parking problems on Main Street.

7:58 a.m. A silver Volvo S40 almost caused an accident on South High Street by passing unsafely at a high rate of speed near the entrance to Bridgton Hospital.

10:22 a.m. Officer Jones advised the Paris Farmers Union to call for a tow after they reported a black Jeep that had been left in their parking lot since Thursday or Friday. Smith’s removed the car.

12:37 p.m. Officer Jones investigated a report of fraud.

12:38 p.m. Officer Jones investigated a report of truancy.

3:55 p.m. A suspicious $20 bill was passed at Food City by an unsuspecting shopper who was aware it was being reported to the police.

5:55 p.m. Neighbors were

slamming doors at a Main Street apartment house and became belligerent when they were asked to stop.

6:28 p.m. A person with long gray hair, wearing a leather jacket, shoplifted some hair dye from the Family Dollar and then took off in a gray and white van toward Hannaford.

7:20 p.m. A Main Street landlord spoke with Officer Muise about an ongoing issue at his property.

9:06 p.m. Officer Muise responded when an 11- or 12-year-old girl came into Food City not dressed for winter.

10:25 p.m. Shawnee Peak reported losing an envelope with cash in their parking lot.

Wednesday, January 6 11:20 a.m. A small car and a large truck collided in the McDonald’s parking lot, causing property damage.

1:29 p.m. A South High Street resident reported being threatened a half-hour previously.

Thursday, January 7 12:35 a.m. State Police conducted field sobriety tests on Willett Road after a traffic stop.

10:26 a.m. A woman allegedly assaulted a man at a Johns Cove residence, and

then ran off to a nearby home of a relative.

1:35 p.m. A bag of trash in the road was creating a traffic hazard near the corner of Portland and Sandy Creek Roads.

3:03 p.m. A two-car crash occurred in front of Macdonald Motors on Portland Road.

5:41 p.m. Bridgton Police assisted Cumberland County Sheriffs with a call at a residence on Roosevelt Trail in Casco in which a woman threatened to kill herself by taking an overdose of pills.

Friday, January 8 1:29 p.m. A medical marijuana caregiver said a woman came in and tried to stab him with scissors and tore up his shop.

6:53 p.m. A car was disabled after hitting a deer on Knights Hill Road near the substation.

Saturday, January 9 1:54 a.m. A South Bridgton Road resident reported his sister missing.

8:18 a.m. A man called from Bethel to report he’d hit a deer in Bridgton an hour earlier, causing damage to his vehicle. The deer ran off.

10:25 a.m. A Willis Park Road resident requested an officer come make a copy

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The Town of Naples will be mailing out reminder letters to people who owe personal property taxes.

“Letters will be sent out, a gentle reminder, telling people they owe personal property taxes,” according to Naples Town Manager Ephrem Paraschak.

Additionally, the correspondence will ask business owners to update the list of taxable items — letting the town staff know if some equipment is no longer owned by the businesses.

“We will be asking people if things have changed” regarding the personal property, Paraschak said during the Naples Board of Selectmen meeting on Monday.

A personal property tax is

the tax applied to items such as furniture, computers, photocopiers and heavy equipment owned by businesses.

According to the status of the personal property taxes, there is about $250,000 in uncollected taxes owed to the Town of Naples. That amount dates back to 1992.

However, it is more difficult to collect taxes that are more than six years in arrears, according to Paraschak.

Not to mention that some businesses no longer exist or have moved elsewhere, but are still on the books.

The amount of unpaid personal property taxes from 2010 going forward is $198,000, according to the collection account status list.

Resident Jim Gratello said that is unacceptable — to have these tax debts and no method to enforce those payments.

In Portland, businesses that get behind in their personal

property taxes are refused business license renewal, he said. In cases where it applies, the liquor license renewal is denied until the tax is paid, Gratello said.

“Right now, there is $259,000 in unpaid taxes.

There (are) 47 pages of people who aren’t paying personal property taxes,” he said.

“Why are we waiting for Casco to tell us how to run our town? You have a responsibility by state law to do that job.

It is your job to make sure taxes are paid,” Gratello told the selectmen.

At previous meetings, Paraschak said he was waiting for the Casco Board of Selectmen to finish drafting a policy for leveraging collection of personal property taxes.

Chairman Bob Caron II asked how the town could go about that process.

“With real estate, we can

have a lien put on” the property when those taxes go unpaid, Paraschak said.

“We have business equipment taxes from $10 to $1,500 a year. We can discuss how that needs to happen. We can recoup up to six years back,” he said.

“The process needs to be updated,” Paraschak said.

“We have to start at square one,” Selectman Dana Watson said.

Watson said he favored a mechanism for collecting personal property taxes, and he did not want to wait until Casco came up with a policy.

“We haven’t sent out one lien since 1992,” Gratello said.

“There is $100,000 that’ll possibly never be collected,” he said, referring to tax debts prior to 2010.

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These items appeared on the Fryeburg Police Department log (this is a partial listing): Monday, January 4 5:45 a.m. Police investigated a burglary at the Transfer Station.

12:03 p.m. A motor vehicle crash occurred in the town office parking lot.

10:30 p.m. Police took a harassment complaint.

Tuesday, January 5 5:10 p.m. Police checked a report of suspicious activity at the Rec Fields.

5:50 p.m. A fraud complaint was made.

8:40 p.m. Travis O’Neil, 24, of Fryeburg was charged with failing to appear in court after bailed and failing to pay a fine or fee.

11:10 p.m. Police assisted fire personnel on a call on Briggs Lane.

Wednesday, January 6 5:15 p.m. Police responded to a complaint on Fish & Game Road.

Thursday, January 7 4:50 p.m. A suspicious person report on Lovewell Pond Road was investigated.

Friday, January 8 11:36 p.m. Following a motor vehicle stop on Main Street, police charged Daniel Hurd, 23, of Fryeburg with violation of a protective order and Hollie Anne West, 25, of Fryeburg with failing to appear in court on a criminal summons and violating condition of release.

Saturday, January 9 2:15 p.m. Police assisted State Police with a matter.

Sunday, January 10 6 p.m. A late report was filed regarding a motor vehicle crash in the Fryeburg House of Pizza parking lot.

9:30 p.m. Police assisted rescue personnel with a call on Howe Street.

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person complaint by an employee, and the person left voluntarily. He was said to have been hanging around the store for the previous few nights, parked in a Ford Ranger pickup truck.

4:43 a.m. A Hannaford truck driver asked for police to help remove a car parked in the way of the unloading dock.

5:12 p.m. Bridgton Public Works employees cut up and removed a tree that had fallen in the Dugway Road.

6:52 p.m. A woman at St. Joseph Church received an alarm on her phone indicating the windows at her Bridgton home were being broken.

9:30 p.m. A woman told police her husband had earlier broken a lot of things in their home and she did not feel safe being in the same house with him.

Monday, January 11 6:56 a.m. A cat was seen laying in the Portland Road, apparently injured or dead, about a mile before the Bridgton Drive-in, but was gone when the animal control officer arrived.

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3:03 p.m. Voices were heard talking about Star Wars on a 911 cell phone misdial.

6:14 p.m. Someone claiming to represent Microsoft Corp. called a Memory Lane resident, but no information was given out.

8:47 p.m. A caller reported very icy road conditions on the Harrison Road.

8:47 p.m. A South Bridgton resident reported very icy road conditions on South High Street, causing at least one driver to wait in her driveway for a sand truck to go by before continuing home to Denmark.

10:48 p.m. The Bridgton Fire Department responded to an alarm going off at Unc’l Lunkers on Gage Street, but there was no smoke or fire or sign of a break-in.

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(Continued from Page 1A) Peabody wrote in the letter, dated Wednesday. That extra capacity, he said, then becomes “available for future use, opening up the possibility for more economic development.

Economic development means jobs, an expanded tax base, increased tourist dollars and opportunities.”

Peabody and selectmen have freely admitted they didn’t do a good job explaining the need for the town to adopt a new municipallybased flow model the first time around, and intend to present the changes to voters again this June, after changes are made by a newly-revamped Wastewater Committee.

Committee Chairman Glen “Bear” Zaidman explained that a single-family home would be one equivalent user, a fourapartment building would be four equivalent users, and a nine-apartment complex would be nine equivalent users. Other factors are used in assigning a number for types of businesses, such as the number of meals

per day served by restaurants or the number of employees at a retail business.

The committee is meeting tonight, Jan. 14, at 6 p.m. in the lower conference room, and invites any interested sewer users to come learn about the new system for assigning flow rates.

In a related matter, McHatton said the town’s attorney has advised the board that they, as Wastewater Commissioners, now have the right under the current rules to buy back any additional allocation purchased by sewer users in the past. He recommended, and the board agreed, that Peabody start the procedure for buying back any additional gallons that users are willing to sell.

Peabody, who is currently busy putting together the budget, said he hasn’t had time to research the issue, and could not provide an estimate of how much allocation might be freed up under a buy-back scenario.

He said he would be looking into it as his schedule allows, and the matter can then come up at a future meeting.

(Continued from Page 1A) for students to create a positive educational community where staff would get to know the children. This would provide better educational supports, and lessen transitioning.

• SAD 61 expects to add Pre-K (mandated by the state) in the near future, thus if Songo Locks is a Pre-K to Grade 3 school, overcrowding will remain an issue.

Smith also address the idea floated by some residents that Crooked River could be renovated for $500,000 to $600,000 and reopened by this fall.

“I have spoken to two architect firms asking this specific question,” Smith said. “PDT Architect had already provided a rough estimate of construction and renovations to be able to use the building as a Grade 4-5 school. They provided a price of approximately $4.5 million. It didn’t address the parking area, busing issues, parent pick-up and drop-off (area), stage, literacy room, existing windows, insulation and playing fields.”

In talking with another architect, Smith was told the existing building fails to provide enough square footage to meet today’s educational needs, such as special education services, resource room and staff toilets. Other issues include no classroom storage, the cafeteria and nurse station needs renovation, and plumbing problems exist.

Steve Blatt of PDT Architects unveiled a reduced project — Scheme D — at a workshop meeting Monday night at Lake Region Vocational Center.

Officials said the goal was not to diminish the number of program spaces, while trimming the price tag to a point that taxpayers would support.

Key changes include: • The music, stage and auditorium wing was removed from the front of the building. At the moment, an addition adjacent to the gym will allow for a stage to be constructed. The gym will be an all-purpose space. A gym

curtain and acoustic rigid wall will be added, enabling students to still play sports in the gym.

A handicap ramp and stairs will be needed.

There will be a space to store chairs and physical education equipment.

• The front of the building will look similar to now.

• The wood pellet boiler and silo were removed. One of the existing boilers will be replaced, and the remaining one will be used as a back-up.

• The major change is a new music room in the locker room area — the room will be accessed from the gym.

• There will be a new maintenance area.

• The kitchen will be relocated with a loading space.

• Public bathrooms will be located close to the multi-purpose room.

• Relocation of the nurse’s office, guidance, speech, resource room and social worker space • The remainder of the first floor is the same as originally proposed. The upstairs changed very little. The library location will change.

• The ballfields will not be resurfaced.

Blatt noted that the revised design results in a reduction of 5,000 square feet of new construction (15,650, $3.3 million) and 3,000 square feet of renovation (23,500, $2.3 million).

School capacity would be 15 classrooms at 20 students each for a total of 300 students.

Items remaining in the project include installation of a sprinkler system and reworking of the current elevator.

Cost: $7,995,000.

Blatt used figures from an existing project in Fryeburg — construction of a new elementary school on the grounds of Molly Ockett Middle School, as well as renovations to the existing MS. Monday, the figure was $8 million prompting Casco Director Tom Hancock to wonder if there was any way the project could be trimmed to the “7s” range — feeling psychologically, taxpayers might be able to buy into that sticker price.

Casco Director Phil Shane suggested one way to cut about $50,000 from the project would be to eliminate the oil tank replacement, and address the matter with Capital Reserve funds, which are earmarked for such projects.

A “collapsible” vs. a permanent stage could save $150,000.

Failure of the first project proposal to gain taxpayer approval has now pushed SAD 61 back in terms of the construction timeline.

“I am not confident confident we can get this done within a year,” Blatt said. If the referendum had passed, a “squeezed” September 2017 opening was possible, Blatt said.

If the revamped project is approved and put out to bid by November 2016, a likely opening could be as late as January 2018.

Directors would like to get a new Crooked River version before voters by the first part of April.

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(Continued from Page 4A) that the town has done little to collect such a massive sum pointed to a more troublesome trend in Naples.

“What I have noticed is the favoritism, and, for the lack of a better phrase, the good old boy networks,” Gratello said.

“It is not fair to people who are paying taxes,” he said.

In a related matter, Paraschak said the letter to be sent people on the business equipment tax list will offer a referral for assistance.

In the letter, the town plans to provide Naples-based businesses with information on two reimbursement programs offered by the State of Maine.

Those programs are the Business Equipment Tax Reimbursement (BETR) Program and the Business Equipment Tax Exemption (BETE) Program.

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January 14, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 5A

Darlene R. Cole

Yvonne G. Ford

BUXTON — Darlene R. St. Cyr Cole, 53, of Buxton, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016 at the Seal Rock Healthcare facility in Saco.

She was born in Biddeford, April 4, 1962, the daughter of Vinton and Ethelyn Elwell Abbott.

Darlene grew up in Saco and graduated from Bonny Eagle High School in 1980.

After high school, she attended Pierre’s School of Beauty and owned and operated Young Hearts Stylist Shoppe. Darlene was also a Certified Nurse’s Assistant and worked at Southridge Living Center in Biddeford, the Baron Center, Haven Healthcare and later did private care.

Darlene enjoyed animals and had a kennel called Wagon Trails Farm, where she raised golden retrievers and Labs.

She is predeceased by her parents; and a stepson, Rusty Cole Jr. She is survived by her husband, Rusty Cole Sr. of Buxton; a son, Michael St. Cyr Jr. of Sebago; a daughter, April Reynolds; two brothers, Daniel Abbott of Florida and Donald Abbott of Buxton; two sisters, Dianne Foster of Fryeburg and Deena Abbott of North Conway, N.H.; five grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and aunts and uncles.

Friends and relatives may call at Dennett, Craig & Pate Funeral and Cremation, 13 Portland Road, Buxton, (Bar Mills) on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016 from 11 a.m. to noon. A noontime celebration of her life will be held at the funeral home. Private family committal at a later date.

Rev. Allison Flaherty will officiate.

For those wishing to post condolences please go to www.Dcpate. com For those wishing to make memorial contributions in her memory please consider: The Sealrock Activity Fund, c/o Sealrock Healthcare, 88 Harbor Dr., Saco, ME 04072.

PORTLAND — Yvonne Gray Ford, 95, died peacefully in her sleep at home following a brief illness.

Yvonne grew up in the small town of Groveton, N.H., and during WW II, married the love of her life, Fred Rodney Ford, of Guildhall, Vt. during his tour of duty in the U.S. Navy. They spent 62 wonderful years together raising four children and enjoying a lifetime of experiences and explorations. She was a loving mother who always put her family first, and throughout the years taught them values of life, love of family and friends, and respect for all.

The family lived in Virginia, Connecticut, and New Hampshire, finally settling in Brewer in 1961. She was a volunteer at a school for the disabled children, designed dance costumes, was a Brownie Scout and Cub Scout den leader, volunteered in the schools, and never missed the athletic events of her children, always cheering them on. She sang in the choir of the United Methodist Church.

Family winter vacations at Saddleback were highlighted by the breaking and eating of her skillfully designed gingerbread houses, skiing and much laughter. Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor were among her favorite places to camp, hike, picnic, and enjoy the beauty of nature. She and her husband traveled extensively both internationally and nationally, exposing their children to many wonders of this country.

Most of all she enjoyed being with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren at Cape Cod, Mass., Sebec Lake, on “Top of the Hill” in Raymond, as well as exploring the southern country of Louisiana and Texas. Other highlights of her retirement years were spending winters in Gulf Shores, Ala. where she and her husband made many long-lasting friendships, and celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in Australia and New Zealand, where at 74 she snorkeled on the Great Barrier Reef.

Beloved wife of the late Fred R. Ford of Brewer, Yvonne was the devoted mother of Janis Swain of Medfield, Mass., Darlene McCall of Raymond, Rodney Ford of Uxbridge, Mass. and Randall Ford of Falmouth; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by a grandchild.

A celebration of life will be held in the spring.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to: Morrison Center (building a brighter future for people with disabilities) at www.morrison-ME.org or 60 Chamberlain Rd., PO Box 1539, Scarborough, ME 04070-1539

Linda J. Collins Linda J. Collins (Mowatt), 71, of Bridgton passed away on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016 after a brief illness.

She lived her life in Bridgton working at various local establishments including holding the title of Special Agent for Bridgton Police Department.

She enjoyed many years working as a manager at Leadbetter’s Bake Shop and Deli. Linda worked alongside doctors in the Emergency Room, Emergency Department Registration and happily retiring from Bridgton Hospital Medical Records Department in 2010.

She is survived by her two daughters, Kristie Scelzo of Gray and Laurie Huntress of Bridgton; five grandchildren and one greatgrandson; her sister, Wanda Phillips of East Baldwin; brothers, Timothy Mowatt of North Windham and Eric Mowatt of Denmark.

She was predeceased by sister, Sharon Mowatt of Bridgton; and parents, Gordon and Elsie Mowatt of Bridgton.

There will be a burial service for family and friends in the spring of 2016. A Celebration of Life gathering will be held at the Masonic Hall in Bridgton on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 at 1 p.m.

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Anne-Marie Stuart RAYMOND — Anne-Marie Stuart, 42, died peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2015 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough following a long battle with multiple sclerosis.

She was born Aug. 19, 1973 in Portland, daughter of the late Richard T. Libby and Elizabeth M. (Bennett) Libby.

Anne-Marie graduated from Portland High School, Class of 1991. She married Jon Edward Russell of York on Sept. 18, 1993. Jon passed away on July 10, 1995 from leukemia. On May 30, 1997, she married William Orkney Stuart of Casco.

Mrs. Stuart worked for Bell Atlantic and later for the Portland Press Herald in circulation. She lived in Casco until 2011 when she moved to Raymond. She loved people and animals, music and books. Her radiant smile and ability to meet people easily earned her the nickname, the “Mayor of Raymond,” among her friends. Her ability to share in the joys and sorrows of others always outweighed her personal situation.

She is survived by her husband, Will; her mother, Betty; her brother, Mark Libby; a niece and nephew of Casco; and a very loving extended family.

The family plans to have a celebration of her life after Memorial Day. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www. coastalcremationservices.com

Richard Thomas DENMARK — Richard Thomas, 81, of Denmark, died on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016 at a Florida hospital after a brief illness.

Richard was born in Newton, Mass. in 1934. He attended Portland High School.

He was employed by St. Johnsbury Trucking Co. for 30 years. Richard was a member of the Knights of Columbus.

He enjoyed spending his summers in Denmark and winters in Florida.

He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Katherine Langella; a sister, Jean Thomas of Portland; a grandson, a great-granddaughter; many nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was predeceased by a daughter, Maureen, who passed away in 1986.

A private funeral was held.

Funeral services were provided by Jones, Rich and Hutchins Funeral Home. A committal service will be held at Brooklawn Cemetery on Saturday, Jan. 16.

Joyce A. Bean PORTLAND – Joyce Ann Bean, 75, of Norway, died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016 at Maine Medical Center in Portland with her family by her side.

She was born on Sept. 29, 1940, in Harrison, a daughter of Almon and Hattie (Hapgood) Harmon Sr. Joyce worked virtually all of her adult working life in the shoe manufacturing business as a hand sewer. She worked at the former Mt. Pleasant Mt. Moccasin, J.R. Mains Co, and other various shops and local mills as a younger woman. She enjoyed cooking, canning various fruits and vegetables, and feeding and watching the birds from her window, but her favorite endeavor was the care of her beloved flower gardens .

Joyce is survived by her sons, Walter Bean and George Poppell; stepchildren, Tracey Robitaille, Tammy McAllister, James Bean, Steven Hatch, Brenda Warren, Christine Allen, Darlene Locke and Michael Hatch; a sister, Helena Westleigh; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her parents; husbands, Lawrence Johnson, Lamar S. Poppell in 1978 and Leon P. Bean in 1999; a stepson Tony Bean in 2014; her fiancé, Leonard L. Hatch in 2015; brothers, David Harmon Sr. and Almon F. Harmon Jr. Memorial graveside services will be held in the spring when the flowers begin to blossom at the Elm Vale Cemetery in South Waterford, day and time to be announced.

Gifts in Joyce’s memory may be made to the Oxford Hills Christmas for Kids program.

Arrangements are in the care of Oxford Hills Funeral Services, 1037 Main Street, Oxford. Words of condolence and tribute may be shared at www.oxfordhillsfuneralservices.com

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As I have told you, when it is my time to go, I want to be with you two so we are again a family.

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FRYEBURG — The annual meeting of the Fryeburg Historical Society will be held on Thursday, Jan. 14, at 1 p.m. at 41 River Street in Fryeburg. There will be an election of officers for 2016, annual reports and a program on A.A. Gibson given by Jo Harmon.

Refreshments will be served. For more information, please contact Diane Jones at 256-7468 or ewjones@ roadrunner.com

Roast Pork Supper in North Waterford

WATERFORD — The Waterford World’s Fair is hosting a public supper on Saturday, Jan. 16, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the North Waterford Congregational Church, Green Road, Waterford. The menu includes roast pork and all the fixings, including delicious homemade pies for dessert. Cost is $10 per person. For more information, please call Lisa Scribner at 890-7669 for more information.

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NAPLES — A Brown Bag Auction will be held Saturday, Jan. 16, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Naples United Methodist Church, 1000 Roosevelt Trail, Naples. Bring items in a brown bag, to be donated for the auction.

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Sounds Above the Lake presents Sarah Blacker in an intimate parlor concert on Friday, Jan. 15, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Noble House Inn, 81 Highland Road, Bridgton.

Boston’s “Sundress Rocker,” Sarah Blacker’s music will make you “feel it all, In Waves.” Taken from the title track of her forthcoming release, this lyric immediately informs the listener as to the emotional content of her songs. The record is filled with skillful rhythm guitar, piano and ukulele, and sung with a uniquely soulful voice that is much bigger than the size

Harrison Lions offers free lunch

HARRISON — The Harrison Lions Club will be offering a free lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lions Den in the Block on Main Street in Harrison on Saturday, Jan. 16. The lunch menu will consist of hamburgers and hot dogs. The luncheon is open to everyone.

See you there!

Crafty Critters program begins

HARRISON — A new “Crafty Critters” program by Harrison Recreation has begun, offering folks a chance to get together while they work on whatever project they are working on, whether it be sewing, knitting, quilting, adult coloring or other crafts. The group meets Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon at the Harrison Fire Station Community Room. The next meeting is Jan. 20.

Bring a lunch; snacks and beverages will be provided.

For more information, contact Rec Director Paula Holt at 583-2241 or e-mail pholt@harrisonmaine.org

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BRIDGTON Fri., Jan. 15 — Sounds Above the Lake Concert with Sarah Blacker of Boston, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Noble House Inn, 81 Highland Rd. RSVP: innkeepers@noblehousebb.com Sat., Jan. 16 — Startup of local co-op bakery, 10 a.m., the Drip Coffee Bar, 260 Main St. FMI: 647-2389.

Sun., Jan. 17 — Family Fun

Day, “Printing with Styrofoam,” 1 to 3 p.m., Gallery 302, Main St. FMI: 647-2787.

Sun., Jan. 17 — Lake Region’s Got Talent Part 2 Quarterfinals, 1-3 p.m., Magic Lantern Theater. FMI: 5180481.

Mon., Jan. 18 — Foster Care Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Community Center.

Tue., Jan. 19 — Tanka Poetry Workshop with Mimi White, Senior College at Bridgton, 10 a.m. to noon, Tannery Pub. FMI: 647-5593.

Wed., Jan. 20 — Showing of Stage Door with discussion

by Margaret Reimer, Senior College at Bridgton, 10 a.m. to noon, Tannery Pub. FMI: 6475593.

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Bottone said Ovides “Jesus is Lord” Used Cars agreed to help him fix his car the next day when another shop said they could not, “and he has been a part of our family and many other families since.”

Bottone said Corbeil is well-known for going the extra mile to help people who are having a tough time financially. “He has helped so many and asked for so little in return, and now he needs our help,” Bottone said in the GoFundMe appeal.

“He has been there when we needed advice, a shoulder to lean on, and a friend to laugh with when times were at their

worst. Now its time to do the same for him.”

Corbeil posted his thanks on the page, saying his business was insured but his tools and equipment were not. The Bridgton Planning Board recently agreed to waive the site plan requirement in Corbeil’s case so he can start rebuilding as soon as the insurance kicks in.

Meanwhile, other local repair shops are lending him a hand to keep his business going.

One man who donated $300 on the GoFundMe site said, “God has truly blessed this man and now it is our turn to share the love of Christ with him.” Another person who

gave $200 said, “Something great will come out of this!”

To donate to the effort, go to www.gofundme.com and search for “Help our friend Ovide.”

In a related matter, Bridgton Selectman Bob McHatton congratulated the Bridgton Fire Department “for an outstanding job in handling two major fires in town,” referring to Ovide’s and a barn on South High Street a few days later.

McHatton noted that volunteers in the department are stretched thin, and asked residents to help them keep fire hydrants shoveled out after this week’s snowstorm.

Peter Gately, Senior College at Bridgton, 10 a.m. to noon, Tannery Pub. FMI: 647-5593.

Fri., Jan. 22 — Joy of Singing, 3 p.m., Community Center.

Sat., Jan. 23 — Winter hike

by Loon Echo Land Trust as part of Mushers Bowl.

Sat., Sun., Jan. 23, 24 — Mushers’ Bowl, Five Fields Farm, South Bridgton.

Sun., Jan. 24 — Semi-finals of Lake Region’s Got Talent, 1-3 p.m., Magic Lantern. FMI: 518-0481.

Tue., Jan. 26 — Revisiting the Town (Bridgton) with Robert Chute, Senior College at Bridgton, 10 a.m. to noon, Tannery Pub. FMI: 647-5593.

Tue., Jan. 26 — St. Joseph Food Pantry, 11 a.m., St. Joseph Church, So. High St. Tue., Jan. 26 — Bridgton 4 Bernie, 6:30 p.m., Tap House, 18 Depot Street. FMI: 6472389.

Wed., Jan. 27 — Free Homebuyer’s Workshop, 6 p.m., Stevens Brook Elementary School.

BROWNFIELD Thur., Jan. 21 — Brownfield Food Pantry, 1 to 5 p.m., 701 Pequawket Trl. FMI: 935-2333.

Tue., Jan. 26 — Adult Play Group, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Community Center.

CASCO Mon., Jan. 18 — Casco Food Pantry, 6 to 7 p.m., Casco Alliance Church. FMI: 3445370.

DENMARK Fri., Jan. 15 — Difficult hike to Arethusa Falls, Crawford Notch, N.H. by Denmark Mountain Hikers, meet at

Denmark Congregational Church 8 a.m., pack for winter hikes. FMI: 756-2247.

Sun., Jan. 17 — Author Ann B. Gass discusses Voting Down the Rose, 2 p.m., Centennial Hall, 72 West Main St. Snow date Jan. 24.

Fri., Jan. 22 — Easy hike to Hawk Mountain, Waterford, by Denmark Mountain Hikers, meet at Denmark Congregational Church 8 a.m., pack for winter hikes. FMI: 756-2247.

Tue., Jan. 26 — Songwriters Circle, 7:30 p.m., Denmark Arts Center.

FRYEBURG Thur., Jan. 14 — Fryeburg Historical Society annual meeting, 1 p.m., 41 River St. FMI: 256-7468.

Thur., Jan. 14 — Joe De Vito Met Opera Lecture Series, 3 p.m. talk on Bizet’s Les Pecheurs de Peries, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy.

Sat., Jan. 16 — Pancake Breakfast to support FA’s Project Graduation, 8 to 11 a.m., Pythagorean Lodge, 50 Portland St. Sat., Jan. 16 — Met Opera Live presents Bizet’s Les Pecheurs de Peries, 1 p.m., Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy.

FMI: 935-9232.

Fri., Jan. 22 — Sumner McKane Group performs original score live to Nanook of the North, 7 p.m., Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy.

FMI: 935-9232.

HARRISON Sat., Jan. 16 — Free Lunch

by Harrison Lions Club, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Lions Den, Block Building, Village.

Wed., Jan. 20 — Crafty Critters, 9 a.m. to noon, Fire Station Community Room.

FMI: 583-2241.

Thur., Jan. 21 — “In the Company of Mr. Dickens,” with Andrew Harris, 6:30 p.m., library. FMI: 583-2970.

LOVELL Tue., Jan. 19 — Introduction to PC Security and Internet Searching, 7 to 8:30 p.m., with Frank Robey, library. FMI: 9253177.

NAPLES Thur., Jan. 14 — Lego Club, 4 p.m., library.

Sat., Jan. 16 — Brown Bag Auction, 4-6 p.m., Naples United Methodist Church. Bring items in brown bag for donation to auction.

Mon., Jan. 18 — The Food Basket and Kyrie’s Kitchen, 1 to 3 p.m., Town Hall gym. FMI: 615-3226.

Tue., Jan. 19 — Learn to use e-Reader, 10 a.m. to noon, library.

Wed., Jan. 20 — Book Discussion Group, selected

works by Edna Ferber, 2 p.m., library.

Sat., Jan. 23 — Make a Paper Snowflake, 10 a.m., library.

Tue., Jan. 26 — Scrabble, 7 p.m., library.

RAYMOND Thur., Jan. 14 — Publicity Meeting, 4 p.m., library.

Thur., Jan. 14 — Raymond Food Pantry, 4-6 p.m., Lake Region Baptist Church, 1273 Main St. FMI: 232-5830.

Wed., Jan. 20 — Make & Take Craft, after school, library.

Thur., Jan. 21 — Upcycle Journal Craft, 6:30 p.m., library.

SEBAGO Mon., Jan. 18 — Sebago Food Pantry, Nazarene Church, Rte. 114, 9-10:30 a.m. FMI: 274-1569.

Mon., Jan. 25 — Sebago Food Pantry, Nazarene Church, Rte. 114, 9-10:30 a.m. FMI: 274-1569.

SWEDEN Wed., Jan. 20 — Sweden Food Pantry, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sweden Church basement, 137 Bridgton Rd. FMI: 647-4429, 647-5399.

WATERFORD Sat., Jan. 16 — Let’s Talk About It, My Bondage and My Freedom, by Frederick Douglass, 1 p.m., library.

Sat., Jan. 16 — Roast Pork Supper by Waterford Worlds Fair Assn., 5 to 6:30 p.m., North Waterford Congregational Church, Green Rd. FMI: 8907669.

Thur., Jan. 21 — Waterford Community Supper, 6 p.m., Wilkins House, Waterford Flat.

FMI: 583-6677.

Mon., Jan. 25 — Waterford Bridge Group, 6:30 p.m., library.

AREA EVENTS Thur., Jan. 14 — Oxford County Democrats 2016 Campaign Kickoff, 5:30 p.m. dinner followed by program, Eagles Hall, Rumford. Tickets: 875-2116, info@oxforddems. org Fri., Jan. 15 — Visual Journaling with Peter Hurley, 10 a.m. to noon, Cancer Resource Center, 199 Main St., Norway.

FMI: 890-7063.

Sat., Jan. 16 — Red Cross Adult & Pediatric CPR/AED & First Aid Course, 10 to 11:30 a.m. & 10 a.m. to noon, Alfond Center, Saint Joseph’s College, White’s Bridge Rd., Standish.

FMI: 893-6615.

Sat., Sun., Jan. 16, 17 — Auditions for ages 7-17 “Truly Talented Kids” Cabaret, 2 to 5 p.m., Schoolhouse Arts Center Blackbox Theater, 16 Richville Rd., Standish. FMI: 615-1626.

Sat., Jan. 16 — Concert by Rock My Soul Five, by Music with a Mission, 7 p.m., North Windham Union Church, 723 Roosevelt Trl. FMI: 892-7149.

Sun., Jan. 17 — Western Maine Art Group Annual Meeting, 10 a.m. to noon, Matolcsy Arts Center, 480 Main St., Norway.

Wed., Jan. 20 — Mahoosuc Land Trust talk on hiking trail construction by Ryder Scott and Gabe Perkins, 7 p.m., McLaughlin Auditorium, Gould Academy, Bethel. FMI: 8243806.

Thur., Jan. 21 — Book Discussion, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, 11:30 a.m., Soldiers Library, 85 Main St., Hiram.

Thur., Jan. 21 — Beading Project by Cancer Resource Center at Lively Accents, 3 p.m., 310 Main St., Norway.

Thur., Jan. 21 — “Ages & Plate Tectonics of New England Pegmatites,” with Dwight Bradley of U.S. Geological Survey, 3 to 4:30 p.m., Maine Mineral & Gem Museum, 99 Main St., Bethel.

Fri., Jan. 22 — Mary Kay Spa Party with Foot Wrap, 1 to 2 p.m., Cancer Resource Center, 199 Main St., Norway. RSVP: Sue 890-0226.

Sat., Jan. 23 — Sons of the American Revolution meeting, 9:30 a.m., Baxter Memorial Library, 71 South Main St., Gorham.

Sat., Jan. 23 — Texas Hold’em Tournament, doors open 11 a.m., games start noon, American Legion, 595 Gore Rd., Locke Mills. FMI: 8903737.

Sat., Jan. 23 — Hike to Howard Pond Overlook by Mahoosuc Land Trust, meet at Hanover Town Hall, 1 p.m. to carpool to walk.

Mon., Tue., Jan. 25, 26 — Auditions for Brighton Beach Memoirs, 6:30 p.m., Schoolhouse Arts Center, 16 Richville Rd., Standish.

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ONGOING WEEKLY DAILY Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl., Raymond.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon to 1 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Sweden Rd., Bridgton. O/D MONDAYS Jumpin’ Janes, 9 a.m., Bridgton Town Hall, No. High St. (Also 9 a.m. Weds. & Fri.) Walking Warriors, 7 a.m., meet at church across from Crystal Lake Park, Rte. 117, Harrison (Also 7 a.m. Weds. & Fri.).

Sebago Food Pantry, 9-10:30 a.m. (3:30-5:30 p.m.

2nd Mon.) Nazarene Church, Rte. 114. FMI: 274-1569.

Casco/Naples Senior Meal Site, noon, Casco Fire Station.

Card games before, bingo after.

FMI: 627-4044.

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Family fun happening at Gallery 302 Free papers, doilies and markers will be used to make collage valentines, with the assistance of a Gallery 302 artist.

On March 13, art teacher Cathy Grigsby will show people how to make “Zentangles,” which are complex doodles, by putting pen to paper in repetitive movements. This activity has the added benefit of helping to become more focused, or meditative and inspired to do more.

The final Family Fun Day will take place on April 10.

Instructor Molly Mains will teach students how to make a simple book from one sheet of paper so they can share their stories and poems with others.

All four workshops take place from 1 to 3 p.m. on a Sunday afternoon. There is no charge for these Bridgton Art Guild workshops, but participants should preregister at Gallery 302, which is located at 112 Main Street in Bridgton. For more information, call 647-2787 or visit Styrofoam printing at Gallery 302 this Sunday, Jan. 17 as part of a Family Fun Day. www.gallery302.com

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Cribbage, 2 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Coed Adult Basketball, 6 to 7:45 p.m., Harrison Elementary School. FMI: 583-2241.

Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m. Bridgton Community Center, 15 Depot St. ODLH Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl., Raymond.

TUESDAYS Jeanette’s Free Clothing Closet, 9 to 11:30 a.m., First Congregational Church, Bridgton.

Chickadee Quilters, 9:30 a.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Tai Chi Maine, Set Practice, 10 a.m., Bridgton Town Hall, No. High St. Naples Food Pantry, 10 to 11:30 a.m., United Methodist Church, Village Green. FMI: 595-2754.

Bridgton Food Pantry, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Methodist Church, 98 Main St., Bridgton.

FMI: 647-4476.

Bridge, 12:15 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Cards/Board games, 1-3 p.m., Harrison Fire Station Community Room.

Harrison Food Pantry, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Adventist Church, 2 Naples Rd. FMI: 583-6178.

Adult Volleyball, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Brownfield Community Center.

Al-Anon Bridgton, 7 p.m.

Newcomers Meeting, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Open Meeting, St. Joseph Catholic Church.

AA Step Mtgs., 7 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl., Raymond.

WEDNESDAYS Free Breakfast & Fellowship, 7:30 to 10 a.m., United Methodist Church, 1000 Roosevelt Trail, Naples, thru end of April. Sponsored by NUMC Group.

Crafty Critters, 9 a.m. to noon, Harrison Fire Station Community Room. FMI: 5832241.

Gathering Place Support Group, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

Senior Lunch, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

Ping Pong, 1-3 p.m., Harrison Fire Station Community Room, Harrison.

Over 40 Pickleball, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Harrison Elementary School. FMI: 583-2241.

Bible Study, 6 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Pickleball, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Gym. FMI: 627-4187.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 to 8 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl., Raymond.

THURSDAYS AA Step-Meeting, 9 a.m., Step Sisters 6 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl., Raymond.

Tai Chi Maine, Beginner Class, 10 a.m., Town Hall, North High St., Bridgton.

Casco/Naples Senior Meal Site, noon, Casco Fire Station.

Card games before, bingo after.

FMI: 627-4044.

Gathering Place Support Group, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

Pinochle, 1 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Free Community Kettle Supper, 5 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Chickadee Quilters, 6:30 p.m. Community Center.

Al-Anon, 6:30 to 7:45 p.m., Open Meeting, Naples

a current e-mail address and a library card, which you can get ahead of time or at the beginning of the workshop. Sign up online at http://lakeregionfryeburg.maineadulted.org/ or call the library at 925-3177.

Upcoming computer topics are “Selling and buying on eBay,” “Social Media,” and “How to get the most out of Microsoft Office.” If you have any particular interest or expertise you want to share, please contact the library. For up-to-date program information, visit www.hobbslibrary. org

Did you receive a new smartphone or tablet for the holidays? Would you like to learn how to use it to read or listen to electronic books? Sign up for this workshop to learn how to download free eBooks onto your device using Maine InfoNet. You will need an e-mail address and a library card. Please preregister by calling 627-4291 or e-mailing the facilitator at phoebe. monteith@msad72.org.

You may also register online at lakeregionfryeburg.maineadulted. org. This workshop is offered through a partnership between Lake Region and Fryeburg Area Adult Education and your local library.

Locations: • Fryeburg Public Library — Thursday, Jan. 14, 2 to 4 p.m.

• Brownfield Public Library — Saturday, Jan., 16, 10 a.m. to noon • Naples Public Library — Tuesday, Jan. 19, 10 a.m. to noon • Denmark Public Library — Saturday, Jan. 23, 10 a.m. to noon • Lewis Dana Hill Library, North Lovell — Saturday, Jan. 30, 10 a.m. to noon • Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library, Lovell — Saturday, Feb. 6, 10 a.m. to noon

LOVELL — In 2016 the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library plans to have a computer-related class every month.

Here are the classes for January and February: • Tuesday, Jan. 19 — Introduction to PC Security and Internet Searching, 7 to 8:30 p.m., with Frank Robey.

If you wonder what a “phishing” e-mail is, want to do a better job of keeping your PC and data safe, or have been told “it’s on the Web,” but don’t know where to start looking, then this is the class

for you. Join Frank Robey for an interactive discussion of these topics and more.

• Saturday, Feb. 6 — eBook Readers for Beginners, 10 a.m. to noon, with library staff and Phoebe Monteith from the Fryeburg Area Adult Education. Bring your smartphone, tablet, Nook, Kindle, Kobo, Sony, iPad, or other eBook Reader and learn how to download and read electronic books. You may also want to explore search engines such as Minerva (the library’s online catalog) or Marvel! (Maine’s Virtual Library). You will need

Methodist Church, Village Green.

NA Women’s Meeting, 7 to 8 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Sweden Rd., Bridgton.

FRIDAYS Tai Chi Maine, Beginner Practice, 10 a.m., Bridgton Town Hall, No. High St. Awana Youth Program, grades K-6; transportation provided; Cornerstone Gospel Church, Rte. 114, Naples. FMI: 583-7674.

Over 40 Men’s Basketball, 4 p.m., Brownfield/Denmark

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Mtgs., 7 to 8 p.m., Clyde Bailey SUNDAYS Narcotics Anonymous, Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl., Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m. Bridgton Community Raymond.

6:30 p.m., Harrison Center, 15 Depot St. ODLH Congregational Church.

SATURDAYS Sebago Clothes Closet, 9 a.m. to noon, Warming Hut, Rte. Craft 114, Sebago, next to Nazarene Beer Church.

T a sting AA Meeting, O/BB/D/A/L, Sat. 7 to 8 p.m., Lovell Church of Noon-4 Christ, 1174 Main St., Lovell.

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In preparation for Valentine’s Day, you are invited to join others for an evening of free pizza and soft drinks on Friday, Jan. 29, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Fryeburg. There will be a presentation of the Symbolon video, A Love That Lasts, followed by a discussion.

St. Joseph Parish, which includes St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bridgton, invites everyone — Catholics, non-Catholics and Catholics who have been away — to join them in finding out what the Catholic Church teaches about love.

Parents and teens are invited to explore why the “hook-up” culture leads to heartache, and how understanding God’s gift of human sexuality provides the best foundation for a love that lasts. This is an adult-content presentation, appropriate for teens and their parents.

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Tailored for people aged nine (third grade) and up, including adults, the activities include printing, zentangle doodling, making small books and creating valentines.

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By Leigh Macmillen Hayes The first leg of the third annual Lake Region’s Got Talent was held Sunday, Jan. 10, on the stage of the Mayfair Theater at the Magic Lantern, 9 Depot Street in Bridgton.

This showcase for gifted entertainers is produced and hosted as a fundraiser for the nonprofit Lake Region Community Theatre. Monies raised will help fund the annual plays produced by LRCT that highlight the talent of our communities.

As he emceed the show, Peter Allen of Gorham helped put each performer in the seven acts at ease.

Following each performance, judges Mary Bastoni, Jenni Null, Laurie Shepard, Barbara Stauble and Jerry Walker provided supportive feedback. At the end of the show, Allen delivered the good news that the following acts will move on to the semi-finals: • Vocalist Willow Carter of Fryeburg sang Little House and gave a performance described as “a beautiful, organic presentation”; • Jazz dancer Kristin Farwell of Windham, glided across the stage to Ain’t Nobody; • Dancer Liza CollinsSchrader of Windham, mesmerized the judges with her expressive movements to In the Rain; • Vocalist Marissa Morrissette of Windham, displayed elegance, maturity and softness as she sang Believe by Cher.

All of the above will perform in the semi-finals at the Magic Lantern on Jan. 24 at 1 p.m.

In the meantime, seven other acts will appear on the stage at the Magic Lantern for their quarterfinal performance this Sunday, Jan. 17, at 1 p.m.: Alivia Benish (soloist), Rosario Lydon (dancer) with Avery Mentzinger (soloist), Liza Schrader-Collins, Kristin Farwell and Laura

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Tickets for this weekend’s quarterfinals are $5 and available at the door.

The top six acts will compete on Jan. 31 for a chance to win a share of over $1,000 in cash and prizes.

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(Continued from Page 6A) time to discover some of his less well-known stories. British actor Andrew Harris, the Artistic and Executive Director of Deertrees Theatre, will share facts and insights into the literary rock star of the Victorian age, and read excerpts of Dickens’ work, when he presents “In the Company of Mr. Dickens” at Harrison Village Library on Thursday, Jan. 21, at 6:30 p.m. This program is free and open to the public; for more information, please contact the library at 583-2970.

GORHAM — The Southern Maine Chapter of the Maine SAR (Sons of the American Revolution) will be meeting Saturday, Jan. 23, at 9:30 a.m. in the Baxter Memorial Library in Gorham, at 71 South Main Street. Let them help you trace your roots to your patriot of the Revolution for separation from Britain, and you can help them locate your patriot’s final resting place. Stop by the Ocean Gardens Restaurant earlier for breakfast if you want; some of the members will be there.

WATERFORD — Join others at a Community Potluck Supper on Thursday, Jan. 21, at 6 p.m. at the Wilkins House in Waterford Flat on Plummer Hill beside the church. Please bring a main dish, salad, or dessert to share with new friends and old friends. Rolls and beverages will be provided. The hosts for this supper are Nancy Engdahl, Marilyn Crowley and Sara Barnacle. Everyone is invited. Come and bring a friend or neighbor. This is a great opportunity to meet new friends or chat with old friends in a friendly atmosphere. If you have any questions, call 583-6677.

HANOVER — The Mahoosuc Land Trust invites outdoor enthusiasts to a Howard Pond Overlook Hike on Saturday, Jan. 23. The walk is gradual, with a brief steep section at the end. The reward will be views of Howard Pond, the Mahoosuc Range and the Presidentials, as well as a fire for warming, marshmallows to roast and hot chocolate to drink. Please meet at the Hanover Town Hall on Route 2 at 1 p.m. to carpool to the beginning of the walk. If there is good snow cover, snowshoes will be needed; otherwise, please bring footwear with winter hiking traction, such as stableicers. Of course, dress warmly and carry water.

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A special thanks is extended by LRCT to the Magic Lantern Theater and sound engineer Chris Madura, Doug Worthing, The Bridgton News and Lake Region Television.

All four shows will be televised on Lake Region Television after the show dates. Check www.lakeregiontv.org for the schedule.

Who else will move on to the semifinals? Don’t miss Lake Region’s Got Talent quarterfinals on Sunday, Marissa Morrissette singJan. 17, 1 p.m. at the Magic ing Believe.

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STANDISH — Auditions for Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs will be held at Schoolhouse Arts Center on Monday, Jan. 25 and Tuesday, Jan 26, at 6:30 p.m., with callbacks on Wednesday, Jan. 27. Please be prepared to perform a monologue from the show and do cold readings from the script. Brighton Beach Memoirs will be directed

by Jerry Walker. Performances will be April 8-24 on Friday and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m.

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SLLMF announces new music director

HARRISON — The Board of Trustees of the SebagoLong Lake Music Festival is pleased to announce that pianist Mihae Lee has been appointed as the new music director effective immediately.

She will succeed Laurie Kennedy, who served in this position for 30 years with distinction.

In addition to her performances at the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival for the past 20 years, Ms. Lee is the artistic director of the Essex Winter Series in Connecticut and has appeared frequently in solo recitals and chamber

music concerts throughout the United States, Europe and Asia, as well as performing at numerous international chamber music festivals.

A graduate of The Juilliard School and the New England Conservatory, she has released recordings on the Bridge, Etcetera, EDI, Northeastern, and BCMS labels.

The Festival presents a series of five concerts at 7:30 p.m. each summer at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison. The 2016 schedule follows: Program I, July 12, Gypsy Flair

Program II, July 19, All Things French Program III, July 26, Stringfest Program IV, Aug. 2, Schubert’s “Trout” Program V, Aug. 9, Windfest Mihae Lee has hit the ground running in her new position. When asked about putting together her first festival for Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival, she replied, “I’m excited to let you know that we have composers from diverse backgrounds — German, Italian, French, Spanish, Austrian, Danish, Russian and Hungarian.

Also, each program consists of one or more masterworks that are true chestnuts of the chamber music repertoire.

I look forward to greeting each of you at the summer festival.”

Tickets for the concerts are $100 for the series of five concerts, and $25 for individual concerts if ordered before March 31, 2016. Tickets for anyone 21 and under are free.

The cost of tickets may rise, so purchase yours now.

Tickets online: www. sebagomusicfestival.org Tickets by mail: SLLMF, P.O. Box 544, Harrison ME 04040

Talented home-bakers around the region are invited to join efforts to re-establish a cooperative bakery that thrived in Bridgton years ago.

The cooperative already has its first customer: The Drip Coffee and Espresso Bar in Pondicherry Square in downtown Bridgton.

Everyone interested in participating in a bakery co-op is invited to meet at The Drip, 260 Main Street, at 10 a.m. this Saturday morning to discuss the basics, licenses and plan for a scrummy, successful future.

Any retailer seeking to enhance their bottom line

through sales of delicious, locally-baked delicacies is invited to contact George Bradt (647-2389), the coop’s organizer, so you can be added to the list of clients.

Gluten-free and organic baked goods will also be featured by the co-op as they carry on the cherished tradition of providing fresh, justout-of-the-oven baked goods to customers throughout the region.

In a few months, once the co-op has a satisfied base of wholesale customers, the bakers will be happy to help with unique birthday cakes, as well as providing savory items for

your next celebration or family get-together.

In addition to local freshness, a cooperative bakery offers the area many unique features such as customization, one-stop shopping, competitive pricing, and a willingness to please customers any way possible.

Can’t make the co-op meeting on Saturday morning?

Please e-mail George Bradt at applewood1@myfairpoint.net “The co-op will happily work with retailers to develop a signature offering for their customers to enjoy,” Bradt said.

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ties are inspected and state NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR — The Sebago-Long Lake licensed, and each of the co- Music Festival announces the appointment of its new op’s baked goods will con- Music Director, Mihae Lee. form to state requirements set by the Environmental Health Agency for the consumer’s inspection. Existing kitchen licenses can be renewed via e-mail.

Maine’s legendary organic organization, MOGFA.org, is particularly informative when CASCO — The meals are not free at the Casco/ it comes to getting a residenNaples Meal Site, as incorrectly stated in a brief in The tial kitchen license. Not only Bridgton News last week. The cost is $3 per meal for does the site have a YouTube an entree, salad and dessert, offered to senior residents video, there are complete, of Casco and Naples on Mondays and Thursdays at written instructions (click on noon at the Casco Fire Station. The News regrets the publications). error. Call 627-4044 between 9 a.m. at 1 p.m. weekLet’s get shopping, mixing days to reserve a seat for lunch. and baking!

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STANDISH — The Schoolhouse Arts Center is looking for performers ages 7-17 to participate in Schoolhouse Arts Center’s “Truly Talented Kids” cabaret, to be held Friday and Saturday, March 18 and 19, at 7 p.m.

Singers, magicians, joketellers, dancers, baton-twirlers — if you’ve got a talent, come to the Cabaret!

Fresh face or old pro, come prepared to show two minutes of your act. Auditions are Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 16 and 17, from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Schoolhouse Arts Center’s Blackbox Theater. Rehearsals will be held Saturday, March 12, at

2 p.m., and Thursday, March 17, at 6 p.m. Bring any music on a CD or be ready to play it yourself.

This show is a fundraiser, with all money going toward making improvements to Schoolhouse’s Blackbox

Theater. The event is sponsored by The Black Box Teens, a theater education and service group made up of middle and high school-aged students. For more information, e-mail blackboxteens@ gmail.com or call 615-1626.

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Fire chief

(Continued from Page 1A) • Replacing the flooring and fixing doors at the Central Station.

• Expanding the rear of the West Bridgton Fire Station to allow trucks to be parked inside without blocking access to bathrooms (Last year’s budget already funded a furnace replacement).

The discussion came up under Other Matters on the agenda, when Selectman Paul Hoyt asked how the fire department report would impact this year’s budget decisions. Hoyt said Peabody’s recommendations still didn’t address the central issue that the board hoped the report would clarify — whether or not one of the fire stations should be closed to save money.

The board agreed that the report fell short of addressing the question directly.

Selectmen asked for data on station activity, both in terms of number of responses, response times and helping out on other fire calls. The board agreed that the data was not easily-accessible, as it was contained on a series of spreadsheets kept on a thumb drive.

“My concerns is that we never really had that discussion” about whether to keep all four stations in operation or consider closing one of them, said Hoyt. “So that means we’re just going to fix them up and keep them?”

The board agreed a workshop was necessary to answer the question, and set a date of Wednesday, Jan. 20, at 4 p.m. in the upstairs selectmen’s meeting room.

MAKING SOMEONE’S HOLIDAY BRIGHT — For the third straight year, the gals at Jewlz Hair Salon in Naples have contacted the Casco Village Church United Church of Christ wanting to “adopt” a family for Christmas. They not only ask for gift ideas for the children, they emphasize that they want to provide gifts for “the whole family,” mom and dad included! “We are reminded of a Christmas hymn called ‘Love Came Down at Christmas’ which goes something like this: ‘Love came down at Christmas, love all lovely, love divine; Love was born at Christmas; star and angels gave the sign.

Love shall be our token, love be yours and love be mine; Love to God and neighbor, love for plea and gift and sign,’ Wanda Vaughn-Carr of Casco Village United Church of Christ said. Thank you Jewlz for all the love showered on your neighbors at Christmas!

Pictured left to right are: Marquetta Vaughn, Jessica Shaw, Jessica Richardson, Amy Morton, Ginger Throgmorton and Bri Ebling.

Naples works on sign ordinance

NAPLES — Blowin’ in the wind.

That is one way to describe the feather signs, or sail signs, that are used by some businesses to draw in customers.

That type of sign was one of the topics during this month’s workshop of the Naples Ordinance Review Committee, according to member Kevin Rogers.

“The stick-in sign banners

were discussed. Should we put a limit on them? Should we require permits for stickin signs? Do they come in at night? Or, should we outlaw them altogether,” Rogers said.

Rogers updated fellow board members during the Naples Board of Selectmen meeting on Monday.

Other types of signage that were talked about included home-based busi-

ness signs and kiosk signs for multi-unit businesses, Rogers said.

The committee also looked at sign ordinances from other towns to see what language is used, and how various types of signs are addressed.

The Naples Ordinance Review Committee convenes again on Tuesday, 9 a.m., in the large meeting room of the Naples Town Office.

(Continued from Page 1A) nity, speaking French as his first language, and dealing with prejudice behavior against his ethnic group, said O’Brien, who recalls such treatment as an Irish-American.

“I am a second generation Irish immigrant. I’ve seen signs that said, ‘No dogs or Irish allowed.’ If it fits on a bumper sticker, people can buy into it,” O’Brien said.

LePage “is the product of that environment. He has taken that and projected onto ‘D-Money and Smoothie.’ The idea is to move the ball ahead, not take what was done to you, and do it to others,” he said.

“The reason we are the greatest country in the world is because of my parents, our parents, moving ahead, moving beyond racial slogans,” O’Brien said.

“I genuinely think that LePage treated this (town hall meeting) like a late night TV appearance,” he said.

On several occasions, rather than directly answering a question, the governor cracked a joke.

“It distracted from the drug epidemic” conversation and potential solutions, O’Brien said.

Nancy Vose, of Naples, agreed that LePage’s message was lost while the spotlight shifted to a single comment deemed inappropriate.

“I honestly think in this time of intense political correctness, the press is standing there like a cat ready to pounce.

They have exaggerated and focused on mostly that” comment, Vose said.

“No one talked about it on Wednesday night” when it happened, she said.

Meanwhile, in the news reports, there was “not one word about the scholarship program to keep kids in Maine,” Vose said.

Instead, the news coverage by “the statewide news stations and the bigger newspaper make him out to be a racist and a bully,” Vose said.

Vose said she has personally met LePage; and she does not think that he intentially makes racist comments.

“I happen to be a fan of Paul LePage. He is one of the nicest men I know. I wish they could be friends of ours,” she said.

“He is nice. He is abrupt,” she said.

“A lot of people in Maine like that he speaks up” and addresses the important issues, making him a strong figure in state politics, Vose said.

O’Brien said that strength in the political arena could be measured by the ability to be tactful and diplomatic.

“Leadership is a quality that few possess. My time in the Army made me painfully aware that the insignia on a man’s collar had little relationship to his ability to lead. One has it or one doesn’t. In Vietnam, I was lucky to serve under one of the few,” he said.

“As the years meander into a new century, my appreciation of that has grown. It is my good fortune that I didn’t serve under Paul LePage in Vietnam,” he said.

“His personality comes before his duty to the people of the State of Maine. That is unacceptable,” O’Brien said.

Town Hall meeting: What the Gov. also said

(Continued from Page 1A) He cited no income tax as one of the factors that placed neighboring New Hampshire in the top ten wealthiest states.

He stated his opposition to raising the minimum wage — saying that would only hurt Maine’s economy.

“Increasing minimum wage is not smart in a poor state,” he said.

Another factor in Maine’s low ranking in wealth is that “we are the oldest state in America.”

He said the median age for Mainers is 44 years old, compared to Utah which has a median age of 29 years old. He said that while a portion of the state is retired and on a fixed income, those people raised in Maine leave the state to find higher paying jobs and/or a lower cost of living.

“Seventy percent of kids raised in Maine, go away, get educated, and never come back.

It would be easier to stay if their loan is paid,” he said.

He offered up a proposal to make Maine more attractive to younger people in their wage-earning years. With the help of the Harold Alfond Foundation, people with stu-

dent loan debts who live in Maine for five years would receive loan forgiveness or have the existing loans reconsolidated at a lower interest rate, he said.

This loan assistance would apply to educational facilities where students earn a degree and to schools that offer certifications in the trades like plumbing, carpentry or auto mechanics.

Assistance with paying of education loans is one factor that would appeal to “young people just starting families,” LePage said.

“Not higher wages — help with student loans so (young Mainers) could buy a new car,” he said.

In a generalized way, he said he’d like $500,000 added to the education budget, with an emphasis on Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

Although the governor did not have a precise plan laid out, he said he would like to make Maine more business friendly. He said that the Southeastern states have bested Maine when it comes to snagging big business contracts which equal more jobs.

On the flip side, LePage said since his administration has been in place, the unem-

ployment rate has dropped from 8% to 4.1%.

There are currently 15,000 jobs in the job bank, he said.

The State of Maine has reduced the number of people on welfare, too, he said. The number of people receiving food stamps, also known as the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), was reduced by 50,000, he said.

In 2011, when LePage took office, Maine had the not-so-coveted Number One spot as a “welfare state.” Now, it is number three, he said.

LePage said the biggest demographic on welfare are able-bodied men between 19 and 49. He said they should “get educated and get a job.”

An audience member asked about providing political asylum for refugees.

LePage said that people who are not yet American citizens come to Maine because they

hear that the welfare benefits are good; and 70% of the time, they return to their country of origin within 18 months.

“Maine picks up the tab,” he said.

Another concern was the spread of new strains of infectious diseases — information he would not be privy to because of HIPPA laws, LePage said.

“I will help anyone in the world. I will help my family first, and my neighbor second,” LePage said.

The last question of the evening was asked

by Devon Hatch .

“As a citizen, how do I propel the State of Maine to a prosperous state,” Hatch asked.

The governor responded.

“Get involved. Whether you agree with me or not is irrelevant. Get involved,” he said.

To view a video recording of the governor’s town hall meeting in Bridgton, go to Lake Region Television’s webite.

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FA girls win sixth straight GIRLS’ SCOREBOARD Raiders 47, Wayflete 24: Julia Quinn scored a gamehigh 20 points as Fryeburg Academy opened an 11-4 first quarter lead and never looked back against the Flyers.

Lexi L’Heureux-Carland netted 9 points, while Bridget Bailey added 8 points. Other FA scorers were: Mackenzie Buzzell 5, Sage Boivin 2, Kaylin Delaney 2 and McKenna Gerchman 1.

Raiders 39, Kennebunk 12: Talk about shutdown defense.

The Raiders zipped the Rams in the first quarter, and allowed just two field goals in 16 minutes of play en route to a convincing win at Wadsworth Arena.

Lexi L’Heureux-Carland jump started FA (9-1) by scoring all six of her points in the opening 12-0 run. The Raiders had balanced scoring with McKenna Gerchman leading the way with 8 points. Mackenzie Buzzell chipped in 6 points and 5 steals.

Other FA scorers were: Julia Quinn 4, Kaylin Delaney 4, Nicole Bennett 4, Bridget Bailey 3, Makayla Cooper 2 and Sage Boivin had 2 points.

Up next: The Raiders had their Tuesday game against Greely moved to yesterday, Jan. 13. Results next week. FA hosts Freeport Friday at 6:30 and Biddeford on Monday at 5 p.m.

Heal Watch: As of Wednesday, the Raider girls are #2 at 9-1 in Class A South, York is #1 at 11-0. FA has won six in a row.

BOYS’ SCOREBOARD Waynflete 46, Raiders 45: Milo Belleau led all scorers DIVING FOR A LOOSE BALL — Guard Kristen Huntress (#4) dives for a loose ball as three Freeport players look to gain control of a rebound during last Thursday’s game at Nutting Gym. with 21, but his last hoop was the biggest of the night.

Belleau drove to the rim and scored the game winner with 20 seconds left to rally the Flyers past Fryeburg.

The Raiders (3-7) took a lead with a 17-10 rally in the fourth quarter. Oscar Saunders paced FA with 14 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, while Ben Darling added 11 points, knocking down three 3-pointers.

Other FA scorers were: Oscar Herras 9, Cody Gullikson 8, Isaac Wakefield 2 and Scott Parker 1.

Kennebunk 64, Raiders 60: The Raiders scratched their way out of an early hole, and just fell short against the Rams.

FA matched the Rams with three players in double digits — Oscar Saunders 16, Oscar Herras 15 and Cody Gullikson 12.

Up next: The Raiders travel to Freeport Friday for a 6:30

By Wayne E. Rivet Kristen Huntress scored on a p.m. game and visit Biddeford on Monday at 1 p.m. The next Staff Writer fastbreak lay-up, it appeared home game is next Friday, Jan. 22 against Falmouth at 7 p.m.

The final stats were cer- the Lakers had locked down Heal Watch: As of Wednesday, the Raider boys are #12 at tainly ugly. a win — up 42-25.

3-7 in Class A South.

5-of-25 from the foul line.

But, Mike Hart’s Falcons 30 turnovers. showed no quit. A couple A 17-point lead midway of quick scores in the paint through the fourth quarter enabled the Falcons to press. erased by a physical full- With every LR turnover, the court press that resulted in a press became quicker and 12-0 Freeport run. more physical as a couple Yet, the Lake Region girls Lakers were hit and went The Raiders traveled to the University of Southern Maine persevered last Thursday to the deck without the benfield house in Gorham for a meet last Friday night and came night to hold off a fired up efit of a whistle. At first, the Falcon squad, 42-37.

Lakers appeared a bit rattled. home with smiles on their faces.

Lake Region Coach Freeport players gained more There were numerous personal bests recorded and a great team showing, Fryeburg Academy Coach Kevin McDonald Paul True called the game and more confidence, scorsaid. The girls’ team finished second, losing only to Greely a “workmanlike” effort — ing 10 unanswered points in and the boys finished third, losing to Greely and Cape nothing spectacular, but a less than 2 minutes.

TIGHT COVERAGE — Lake Region guard Kaylyn grind-it-out performance, When Jessie Driscoll (11 Jordan (right) plays tight defensive coverage against Elizabeth. There were seven teams at the meet.

Girls’ recap: Skye Collins and Oriagna Inirio continue which ultimately tested his points, 7 rebounds) scored Freeport’s Johanna Bogue Marlow.

(Rivet Photos) their winning ways taking first and second in the 55 meter club’s mental and physical inside with 1:30 left, the Falcons had clawed back to to do the little things can to 14-1. and the 200 meter. Skye won the 55m while Orie won the mettle.

Freeport edged back into cause a game to get out of “We survived,” Coach a 42-37 deficit.

200m. They also teamed with Lexi Charles and Olivia Pelkie True said. “We did a lot of LR had chances to gain hand rather quickly,” Coach the game as Driscoll sank to win the 4x2 relay. two shots and Kayla Belanger Ms. Pelkie had a busy day as she finished third in both things that put us in tough some breathing space, but True said.

Although the Lakers shot converted a 3-pointer. the junior 55m and the junior 200m and fourth in the junior situations. Missing five times missed the front ends of two Three-pointers by Spencer on the front end of 1-and-1s 1-and-1s with 55.8 and 40.5 poorly in the first quarter, 400m. Very nice work by O.P. 3-of-16, they still bolted to a True and Huntress gave LR a Anna Lastra won the 400m and then topped off the was a problem. Again, we seconds.

The Lakers tightened their 9-1 lead as the Falcons man- 10-point cushion with 1:26 evening with another school record. This time, it was the struggled at the foul line.

But, despite it all, I was very defense in the final minutes, aged just one foul shot at the left.

RAIDER TRACK, Page 3B Freeport, however, proud of how our girls bat- and Freeport would get no 3:07 mark and were 0-for-10 entered the locker room feelfrom the floor. tled to the end.” closer.

A bank shot by Aisley ing a little upbeat as Regan When Melody Millett “I think our kids learned drained a 3-pointer and a lot, including how failing Sturk pushed the LR lead LR GIRLS, Page 2B

‘We survived’ Lakers withstand late Freeport rally

T&F: Plenty of Raider smiles

Lakers starting to find groove

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Firepower isn’t the issue.

The question is can the Lake Region boys’ basketball team be extinguishers on the defensive end.

They are certainly moving in the direction of stoppers.

Coming off an impressive comeback victory at Falmouth, erasing a 16-point fourth quarter deficit, LR Coach John Mayo emphasized to his team they needed to bring intensity at both ends of the court against their next opponents, Freeport and Cape Elizabeth.

Mission accomplished.

The Lakers held Freeport to 28% shooting, and had three players reach double digits in a lopsided 70-47 victory last Thursday over the Falcons.

LR shot the ball well, 48.4% from the floor, as they raced out to a 12-5 and 34-17 halftime lead.

The high percentage was the result of pinpoint passCONTESTING A SHOT — As Freeport’s Nate Pelletier es, finding teammates open pulls the trigger on a jumpshot, LR forward Nick inside the lane for easy Wandishin looks to block it.

(Rivet Photos) scores.

Nate Smith paced the Lakers with 7-of-15 shooting for a game-high 18 points. Fellow senior Jack Lesure filled up the stat sheet, shooting 7-of-10 for 17 points to go along with a game-high 15 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals. Marcus DeVoe was also hot, connecting on 6-of-13 for 12 points.

The Lakers built a 21-point lead in the third quarter, but allowed Freeport to get back into the contest with a 11-3 run to close out the quarter, keyed by two 3-point plays (the old fashioned way) by TJ Morrill and Jack Davenport (17 points).

Freeport would get a little closer when Nate Pelletier (11 points, 5 rebounds) drained a 3-pointer and converted a foul shot for a 4-point play with 5:04 left to make it 56-45.

The Lakers restored order, however, giving up just one more Freeport bucket. With four different players scoring down the stretch, the Lakers sprinted to the finish line with a 14-2 run.

For the Lakers, Brandon Palmer chipped in 8 points and 6 rebounds, Nick Wandishin had 6 points and 4 boards, Ryan Hodgdon 4 points and 5 rebounds, Alex Langadas 3 points, and Tyler Walker had 2 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals.

Laker Scoreboard Lakers 52, Cape Elizabeth 34: The Lakers sure played like they had this game circled on their schedules.

After opening an 11-6 lead, the Lakers took command of Saturday’s home LAKERS, Page 2B

NEAR STEAL — LR guard Damon Knight tries to tip the ball away from a Falcon player during last Thursday’s home game.

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Hancock Lumber’s

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Kristen Huntress

Kristen Huntress has taken her basketball game to a new level, and it is paying off big for the Lady Lakers.

The junior guard is the club’s leading scorer, and has shown the ability to hit clutch long-range shots, as well as beating defenders to the glass.

“Kristen has had an amazing start to our season.

She plays extremely hard and is very coachable,” Lake Region head coach Paul True said. “She has developed into one of our league’s best scorers and she has worked hard to get herself to that point. I enjoy coaching Kristen and I am pleased to name her as LRGB’s Player of the Week.”

In recognition of her strong work ethic, determination, commitment and good sportsmanship, Kristen is this week’s Boosters and Hancock Lumber “Player of the Week.” Each week, a Lake Region athlete is recognized for his/her dedication (does more than what is asked), work ethic, coachability and academic good standing. Recipients receive a specially-designed t-shirt, sponsored by Hancock Lumber.

The Huntress File Athlete: Kristen Huntress Year in school: Junior Town: Harrison Parents: Wheezer and Carolyn Huntress Sports you play: Soccer, basketball and softball School organizations: National Honor Society and Varsity club School honors: Honors Q. Why did you choose to play basketball? I truly don’t even remember when I started playing basketball, it’s just always been a part of my life. When I was little, I spent many hours in the gym watching my sister play basketball, and I think that made me want to play.

Q. What is the most difficult part of the game?

Working to keep everyone positive and focused rather than giving up or panicking during tough situations (like falling behind in a game).

Q. What do you enjoy the most about basketball?

The competitive atmosphere that is a result of being part of such a successful program.

Q. What do you feel you need to work on and why?

I personally need to work on my jump shot. I have a good outside shot, but I know that if I rely on only that shot other teams will work to take that away from me.

Q. Why is teamwork important? You’re not going to win big games or be successful overall if you don’t work together. Every single player and position is important; whether you’re on the floor or on the bench you have an impact on the game.

Q. What is the biggest impact that your coaches have had on you? I’ve known Coach True since I was in second grade, and he’s encouraged me to be the best player I can be since then. His love of the game has rubbed off on me. He is so dedicated to the game that he is willing to help us all become the best players possible, whether it’s in-season or off-season.

Q. How do you want people to view you as an athlete? I want people to view me a good competitor, but also as a nice person off the court or field.

Q. Ten years from now, when you look back on your high school sports KRISTEN, Page 3B

Marcus DeVoe Marcus DeVoe is a game changer.

In the fall, he made big catches for touchdowns and hauled in interceptions to lead the Lake Region secondary.

This winter, Marcus has had a big hand in the Lakers’ 7-2 start in Class B South basketball, either knocking down 3-pointers, soaring to the rim or locking down an opposing player on the defensive end of the court.

“Marcus is an explosive three-sport athlete, whether it is on the football field intercepting a pass, making a drive to the basket in basketball, sprinting down the track or jumping over the high bar,” Lake Region varsity boys’ basketball coach John Mayo said. “At any time, he can change a game, whether it is making a steal, a drive to the basket or hitting a 3-pointer. He has a passion and determination to win; he sets the pace for our team.”

Earlier this year, Coach Mayo challenged Marcus to guard the other team’s best scorer.

“When he came out for a break, he said, ‘he didn’t score on me.’ In the Falmouth game, he guarded one of the best players in the state and had six steals, and two big 3-pointers in our comeback win,” Coach Mayo said.

In recognition of his strong work ethic, determination, commitment and good sportsmanship, Marcus is this week’s Boosters and Hancock Lumber “Player of the Week.” Each week, a Lake Region athlete is recognized for his/her dedication (does more than what is asked), work ethic, coachability and academic good standing. Recipients receive a specially-designed T-shirt, sponsored by Hancock Lumber.

The DeVoe File Athlete: Marcus DeVoe Year in School: Senior Hometown: Naples Parents: Kathleen and Mark DeVoe Sports you play: Football, basketball, track School organizations: National Honor Society, Varsity Club School honors: Various honors, high honors and merit recognition Q. Why did you choose to play basketball? I love playing it.

Q. What is the most difficult part of the game?

The conditioning, weightlifting aspect. Not many players like or do it, but I had and it’s shown on the court for me.

Q. What do you enjoy the most about basketball? I enjoy winning.

Nothing feels better than working hard for a week at practice, then getting a “W.” Q. What do you feel you need to work on and why? Everything. There’s always improvement in any aspect of the game.

Q. Why is teamwork important? It takes a team to win games, on both ends.

Everyone has to do their part and try for the common goal of winning.

Q. What is the biggest impact your coach(es) have had on you? Coach (Matt) Langadas has had a huge impact preparing me for college. Coach Mayo has also worked me hard and helped me with my game.

MARCUS, Page 3B

PERFECT TIMING — Just as Freeport’s Ethan Sclar pulled up in the lane to take a shot, he was met by Lake Region guard Tyler Walker (left), who blocked the attempt.

(Rivet Photo)

Lakers starting to find their groove, win fourth straight

(Continued from Page 1B) tilt with a 17-3 run to hammer the Capers.

The Laker defense was stifling as no Caper was able to reach double digits.

“All week, we had been focusing on defense. In the first half, that focus paid off in only giving up 9 points in the half and only 3 points in the 2nd quarter. I told our players at halftime that they are a good team and that they were going to make a run. We had to play smart and not let them back into it,” Coach Mayo said. “They did make a small run, but we were able to minimize it.”

During the second quarter run, forward Alex Langadas gave the Lakers a spark with his intensity, Coach Mayo said.

“Offensively, we shared the ball well and were patient against their zone. We want to play fast and sometimes that hurts our zone offense, but that night I thought that we more patient,” the coach said. “Our guys lost in the Western Maine finals last year to Cape and many of their players returned, so I tried using that as motivation to get them focused to play. It seemed to have worked.”

While Marcus DeVoe and Alex Langadas were

leading the Laker charge on offense with 14 and 10 points respectively, Jack Lesure dominated the glass, collecting 18 rebounds to go along with 6 points as the Lakers improved to 7-2.

Other LR scorers were: Nate Smith 7, Brandon Palmer 6, Tyler Walker 4, Damon Knight 3 and Nick Wandishin 2.

Lakers 68, Gray-NG 35: Up 12 at the half, the Lakers turned to their defense to put away the Patriots at Gray.

The Lakers went on a 12-5 run and then out scored the hosts 23-10 to wrap up their eighth win.

Eleven of the 12 Lakers scored with Jack Lesure scoring a game-high 13 points, Brandon Palmer netting 11 and Nate Smith 10.

Other LR scorers were: Tyler Walker 8, Marcus DeVoe 8, True Meyers 4, Ryan Hodgdon 4, Alex Langadas 4, Damon Knight 3, Tristen Chaine 2 and Nick Wandishin 1.

Up next: The Lakers travel to Wells on Friday, and then host Poland on Monday and Waynflete on Thursday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m.

Heal Watch: As of Wednesday, the Lakers (8-2) are ranked #2 in Class ATTRACTING A LOT OF ATTENTION from Cape B South, behind Yarmouth Elizabeth defenders near the basket is Laker forward Alex Langadas (right).

(Photo by Kevin Murphy) (9-2).

LR wins at Cape, falls to Patriots

(Continued from Page 1B) Lynch went 4-for-4 from the foul line to close the gap to 22-16.

LR found its best success driving the lane as Millett, Huntress and Jakobs each scored in the paint to give LR a 9-point advantage heading into the final period — a wild one at that.

LR scorers: Kristen Huntress 17 (game high), Lauren Jakobs 11, Melody Millett 6, Spencer True 3, Kaylyn Jordan 3, Aisley Sturk 2.

Rebounds: Lauren Jakobs 15 (game high), Millett 6, C. True 3, Huntress 3, S. True 3, Sturk 2, Kaitlyn Terry 2, Jordan 1.

Steals: Huntress 7, C. True 3, Millett 2, Jakobs 2, S. True 1, Sturk 1.

Assists: Huntress 4, Jakobs 3, C. True 1, S. True 1, Sturk 1.

Laker scoreboard Lakers 49, Cape Elizabeth 35: The Lakers took an early lead and were a hoop or a tad better than the Capers in the final two quarters to notch their eighth win of the season on the road Saturday.

The Lakers built a 27-18 first half lead.

Kristen Huntress led all scorers with 15 points, including three 3-pointers. Lauren Jakobs added 11 points.

Other LR scorers were: Chandler True 7, Spencer True 6, Melody Millett 5, Brooke Harriman 3 and Kaylyn Jordan 2.

Gray-NG 45, Lakers 42: Skye Conley and Ashley Jordan came up with big offensive rebounds in the closing minute to lead the Patriots past the Lakers (8-2) Tuesday night at Nutting Gym. Conley broke a 40-40 tie with 2:34 left in the game by FORCING A SHOT — LR’s Melody Millett (right) gains some defensive help from Aisley Sturk against Freeport collecting her own miss and scored on a put back. Conley TOUGH LOSS, Page 3B senior 6-footer Jessie Wall.

(Rivet Photo)

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37 PRs: Laker Indoor T&F off to fast start

The Lake Region girls’ (11-2) and boys’ (5-7) indoor track & field teams have started the season very well.

It is their best start in recent years, according to Coach Mark Snow.

“The meet culminated with the boys’ triple jump.

It was great to see all the teams line up the runway for the event. It was great camaraderie,” Coach Snow said. “Our team even started the wave for the last few

competitors. Our three boys — Nick Scarlett, Theo Snow and Dakota Stover — used the crowd’s enthusiasm to each register personal records (PRs) in the event.”

Dakota won the event with his 39-foot 5.75-inch effort, but Nick’s PR by 20 inches was the most substantial new best mark.

Both teams attained a total of 37 PRs for the meet.

How about four PRs in four events? You can’t beat

that. Danica Chadwick and Theo Snow managed that feat. Of his four PRs, the most impressive for Theo were his eight-inch PR in the triple jump (thank you fans) and his full second PR in the 4x200m relay.

Danica had an incredible day with automatic state meet qualifying PRs in the hurdles and triple jump as well as a provisional mark in the long jump. She leads both teams with an astounding 10 PRs

after only three meets!

Dakota Stover and Meghan Boos had three PRs at the meet. Dakota had a PR split in the relay and a six-inch PR in the long jump to go with his winning mark in the triple jump. Meghan’s three PRs were these three jaw-droppers (0.7 seconds in the hurdles, six inches in the long jump, and 19 inches in the triple jump)!

Notable achievements from the six Lakers with two

PRs were: • Hannah Chadwick won the triple jump in 32-4.5.

That is only one-half inch off the school record!

• Lindsey Keenan’s PR in the long jump was by 21 inches.

• Maggie Luce had two PRs in back-to-back events highlighted by her 0.9 second PR in the hurdles.

• Thomas Noble’s shot put throw of 28-feet 4-inches was a PR by not one, not two, but

by over three feet!

• Nick Scarlett’s 20-inch triple jump PR deserves another mention.

• Josh Perkins had a 14-inch improvement in the long jump.

Quite a few Lakers had one PR, but the following were the largest of those PRs. Catherine Christiansen automatically qualified for the state meet in the 400 meters.

Her time was 1:07.26.

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Raider track (Continued from Page 1B) two-mile run. Anna shattered the old record by 12 seconds, running 11:31.33.

“It’s a lot of fun watching this young lady rewrite the record book,” Coach McDonald said.

Kyleigh Rose added two feet to her shot put best with a throw of 24-feet 6.50-inches and if this improvement continues, Kyleigh will be on the bus to States.

Grace and Caroline Condon continue to improve on their hurdling. They finished sixth and seventh, both setting PBs of 11.61 and 11.62.

Boys’ recaps: Jeremiah Schrader won the 55m and the 200m and teamed with Max Kummer, Evan Wadsworth and Spencer Thomas to win the 4x200m relay with ease, running 1:38.83. Max was second in the junior 55m and won the junior 400m. Evan won the 400m and was third in the 55m.

Brian Ward/Sims punched his ticket to the State Meet in ANOTHER YEAR OF GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP RECOGNIZED — For the second straight year, the Lake Region the two-mile run with a impressive time of 10:39.01. varsity boys’ soccer team and Coach Michael Chaine (left) received the Good Sportsmanship Award from the Maine “A nice job by Brian as he had been struggling as of late,” Principals’ Association. The banner was displayed during a varsity basketball game. (Photo courtesy of Amy Mayo) Coach McDonald said.

Xiaoyu Yang is back and picked up right were he left off, winning the high jump, 6-feet-2, and the triple jump, 41-feet-7.

RAIDER TRACK, Page 4B

Tough LR hoop loss to Patriots

Kristen

(Continued from Page 2B) career, what do you think you will remember the most? I will definitely never forget winning the state championship for basketball my freshman year. Not a lot of athletes get to experience winning that type of game, and I’ll always remember the feeling when I realized that we’d actually won.

Marcus

(Continued from Page 2B) Q. How do you want people to view you as an athlete? Hardworking, talented and passionate about the sport I play.

Q. Ten years from now, when you look back on your high school sports career, what do you think you will remember most?

Beating Yarmouth last year at the Civic Center, but hopefully this year we will win a gold ball and I will remember that most.

down the court, drew a foul and made a foul shot.

Huntress (game high 20 points) made the Patriots pay for clogging the paint by drilling two 3-pointers for a 16-12 LR lead. Spencer True connected on another trey to give the Lakers a five-point lead, but the Patriots rallied as Conley scored on an offensive rebound and Grace Kariotis (12 points, four treys) swished a 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer to knot the score at 19.

The third quarter was tight with two ties and four lead changes. LR enjoyed a 28-24 lead on a Spencer True 3-pointer, but the Patriots charged back as Kariotis sank two 3-pointers and Conley (19 points) scored off an offensive rebound with 1.6 seconds left in the period to put the Patriots up 34-31.

Huntress tied the game twice with a trey and a pair of foul shots off a nifty steal.

Jakobs gave the Lakers their last lead with 4:27 left on a strong baseline drive, resulting in a foul call. She made the free throw for a 39-38

lead.

But, the Patriots (9-2) controlled the glass with the game on the line, and walked out into the snowy Tuesday night with a hard-earned victory.

For the Lakers, Spencer True finished with 6 points, Chandler True had 4, Melody Millett 1 and Kaylyn Jordan 1 (a free throw that tied the game at 40-40).

LR rebounded nicely after a terrible foul shooting effort against Freeport, this time sinking 12-of-15 from the

foul stripe. Gray-NG was 9-of-16.

Up next: The Lakers host Wells tonight, Jan. 14 at 6:30 p.m. The Lakers lost to the Warriors on opening night.

LR then travels to Poland on Monday for a 3:30 p.m. matinee, and travel to Waynflete on Thursday for a 4 p.m. match-up.

Heal Watch: As of Wednesday, the Lakers (8-2) are ranked #4 in Class B South, behind Mountain Valley (11-1), Gray-NG (9-2) and Lincoln Academy (10-1).

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(Continued from Page 2B) gave the Patriots another possession when she tipped a missed free throw Jordan, who had swished the first attempt to put G-NG up 43-40.

After Brianna Jordan sank a foul shot, the Lakers kept their comeback hopes alive when guard Kristen Huntress darted past a defender and kissed the ball off the glass for a score with 26.1 seconds left. Unable to come up with a steal, the Lakers fouled Isabelle DeTroy, who made one of two foul shots with 11.8 seconds left.

Out of a timeout, the Lakers had a chance to tie the game but a Chandler True 3-pointer sailed wide and out of bounds.

Gray gave the Lakers one final shot when a Patriot tried to toss the ball deep against the Laker press, only to see the ball go out of bounds.

With .8 left, Huntress pulled the trigger on a deep 3-pointer, but the shot fell short.

Early on, the game proceeded at a snail’s pace. Both teams were methodical, making multiple passes to find open shots or get the ball inside the paint. The Lakers managed just 1-of-9 shooting from the field with Melody Millett finally erasing the “0” on the home scoreboard with a foul shot at the 37.9 second mark, and True scoring on a baseline jumper with 1.2 seconds left. The Patriots led 6-3.

The Lakers found a little rhythm in the second as Lauren Jakobs (10 points) scored off an offensive rebound, and then made a steal along the sideline, raced

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Senior Rambles Hiking Trips & Tips

by Allen Crabtree

Try the new Bald Peak trail

Sometimes when I am reading the early accounts of the first explorers and adventurers in our mountains of Western Maine, I try to imagine what it was like to climb some of these peaks where there were no trails, where no one had ever climbed them before.

When I hike these mountains today, I am spoiled by the very large network of hiking trails that we can choose from, and it is easy to forget that every one of the trails that exist today is the result of a great deal of hard work.

I’ve routed cross-country ski trails in Michigan and helped build hiking trails at the Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico, and our Denmark Mountain Hikers do light maintenance on the Southwest Ridge Trail on Pleasant Mountain twice a year. I know first-hand how much work goes into routing, building and maintaining hiking trails, and have a great deal of respect for the trail crews of the different organizations that do this work.

Trail building is a slow and deliberate process, and can be very expensive, as well.

Existing trails become worn from foot traffic and periodically need either major repairs or rerouting altogether. The 0.3-mile section between the junctions with Sue’s Way and the Big Bald Peak summit was one of these trails that has been needing work for several years.

This section of trail was very steep and had become badly eroded with many years of use.

The network of trails on Pleasant Mountain is under the management of the Loon Echo Land Trust (LELT) and last fall Jon Evans, LELT’s Stewardship manager, approached Andrew Norkin at the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) Trail Crew for guidance on repair needs for this section of the Bald Peak trail. The AMC’s Trail Crew was founded in 1919 and is one of the oldest, best known, and most respected professional trail crews in the nation. It has a reputation for hard work and high standards and the trail

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crew’s projects protect and restore natural resources and the environment while providing safe and positive experiences for hikers. The AMC also sends workers and volunteers from the AMC Maine Chapter every year to work on improving the other Pleasant Mountain trails, so there is a long-standing relationship between the AMC and the LELT. The AMC did an on-site evaluation and agreed that a rerouting of the trail was in order, and a plan was developed to do the work. All that remained was to come up with the funds to do the work. Trail building is very labor intensive if it is done right with the goal of the work lasting through all kinds of weather as well as the impacts of foot traffic.

Fortunately, soon after doing the plan, the AMC received a request from Betsey Corman, a terminally ill local resident who wanted to make a sizeable donation to the AMC for one of their trail projects.

The AMC approached her with the Bald Peak Trail project and she agreed to fund it. In October 2014, a threeperson crew from the AMC Trail Crew began roughing in the new section of trail, and in the spring the crew returned and completed it with stone steps, wooden steps and platforms, and a number of stone water bars to channel run off and prevent soil erosion.

The old section of trail that it replaces has been closed and the new trail has been blazed with markers. The project was completed by July 30 and took 11 weeks to complete at a cost of approximately $45,000. A small sign that reads, “Betsy’s Lookout,” has been placed at a new vantage point on the rerouted trail, recognizing the donor that covered the expense of this project.

Additional work was done at the trailhead off Mountain Road to build a new parking lot to allow hikers to park their cars off the roadway, and a new spur was constructed to connect the parking lot with the Bald Peak Trail. The old

Denmark Mountain Hiker Mary Lou Moulton at the beginning of the newly rerouted and reconstructed Bald Peak Trail on Pleasant Mountain.

(Photo by John Patrick) trailhead was closed and a ating many bare ledges and temporary kiosk constructed. vistas enjoyed by hikers today Loon Echo Land Trust The new parking lot and trail rerouting at the trailhead cost (LELT) and its partners manan additional approximately age the ten miles of hiking $15,000 funded partially from trails on Pleasant Mountain the AMC grant and partially that offer a variety of challenges and wonderful views. Since from local LELT donations.

Members of the AMC Trail 2003, LELT has set aside nearCrew who worked on the trail ly 2,000 acres on the mountain included Jean-Pierre Dumond, for the benefit of current and Kristine Koran, Greg Allen, future generations. In addition, Andy Bugos, Shane Fuller, the Nature Conservancy proStephan Grant, James Vittetau, tects another 1,400 acres, and Camille Montano, Cameron the Maine Forest Service owns Wright and our own Dylan 20 acres at the main summit.

The Bald Peak Trail is 1.0 DiMartino. Dylan is one of our Denmark Mountain Hikers mile from the trailhead on and has been a member of the Mountain Road to the summit professional AMC Trail Crew of Big Bald Peak, and continfor a couple of seasons. I’m ues for an additional 1.4 miles sure it was nice for him to be along the spine of the ridge able to work on a local trail to the Main Summit. There is a side trail 0.4 miles off the project.

Pleasant Mountain is a long, Bald Peak trail to the Needle’s prominent ridge that stretches Eye, where a brook cascades nearly four miles on a north- through a cleft in the ledge. At south line just west of Moose another 0.3 miles, Sue’s Way Pond. There are three summits trail (formerly known as the — Big Bald Peak (1,932 feet) North Link Trail) branches to on the north that the Bald Peak the right and the new section Trail connects to, the Main of the Bald Peak Trail continSummit (2,006 feet) in the cen- ues to the left. From there it is ter, and the Southwest Summit 0.3 miles to the summit of Big (1,900 feet) on the south end Bald Peak. I encourage hikers of the ridge. The mountain to try out the new trail and tell burned over in about 1860 cre- me what you think of the Trail BALD PEAK, Page 10B

RABIES CLINIC & Pet Adoptions

SATURDAY, JANUARY 16th

Pet RABIES CLINIC Adoptions 10:00 - 12:00

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10:00 - 2:00 Free coffee & donuts for you........

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Raider track

(Continued from Page 3B) “It’s great to have this young man back. He is the defending state champion in both events and we’d love to see him repeat,” Coach McDonald said.

Captain Jake Maidment had quite a day as he set PBs in four events — the pole vault at 7-feet-9, the triple jump at 31-feet-10.50, the long jump at 16-feet-4 and the 200m run.

“To see the athletes improving each week makes for a very happy couple of coaches,” Coach McDonald said.

Up next: The Raiders return to USM this Friday for a 6:30 p.m. meet against Wells, Poland, Traip Academy, Falmouth, North Yarmouth Academy, Sacopee Valley and St. Dominic’s.

LR track

(Continued from Page 3B) Kennedy Brake’s PR in the 400 meters was by over two seconds.

Hannah Parson had a 0.66-second improvement in the 200 meters.

Jackie Morse had an 18-inch PR in the triple jump.

Brandon Ross’s PR in the 200 meters was by over four seconds.

Up next: The Lakers head to the University of Southern Maine field house in Gorham this Friday for a 3:30 meet.

Shawnee Peak hosts the Second Annual Moonlight Challenge on Friday, Jan. 22 — an evening of friendly competition for skiers and snowboarders who compete for the fastest clocked time and to raise the most money in support of the Maine Children’s Cancer Program (MCCP).

Access to the mountain starts at noon and the race kicks off at 5:30 p.m. Participants can register online at www.

MoonlightChallenge.org Last year’s Moonlight Challenge featured 150 participants and successfully raised over $20,000. This year, they’re hoping to exceed $30,000 and to make the event even better.

For instance, a second course has been added so that skiers and snow boarders will each have their own gates and prizes — including big-ticket items like USSA Gold Passes with round-trip JetBlue airfare to Colorado, tickets to a Red Sox game at Fenway, and Shawnee Peak season passes.

The event will also feature an after-ski buffet dinner, outdoor heated bar, awards ceremony, live music and dancing.

Skiers or snowboarders of all ages and abilities are welcome to attend. All of the proceeds will benefit the Maine Children’s Cancer Program to help local Maine children in their fight against cancer.

To learn more about the event, visit www.

MoonlightChallenge.org and spread the word by following The Moonlight Challenge on Facebook.

The Maine Children’s Cancer Program provides comprehensive treatment to children with cancer and blood disorders throughout Maine and southern New Hampshire. With five pediatric hematology/oncology physicians, a team of specialized nurses, social workers, and research associates, MCCP strives to cure cancer in as many children as possible in a caring and close-to-home setting. The Maine Children’s Cancer Program also provides a wealth of resources and critical support to help families through their experience of living with childhood cancer.

4th race signups

Registration for the 40th anniversary of the Bridgton 4 on the Fourth Road Race will open at 12:01 a.m. this Friday, Jan. 15.

The online registration website can be accessed from the race’s website (www.fouronthefourth.com).

Race Director Jim Cossey reports that in 2015, the 500 free tech running shirts given to the first 500 who register were all taken by the more than 500 runners who had registered by Feb. 5. He expects 500 registrations to be reached even earlier this year.

In addition to the four-mile race, and in response to several requests, the Race Committee will conduct a Kids Fun Run/ Walk on Sunday, July 3, at 5 p.m., for children three to 10 years of age. Participants in the Fun Run/Walk can choose a track of a quarter mile, a half-mile or one mile, and parents are free to accompany their child (or children) for this event.

The online registration site for the Fun Run/Walk can also be accessed from the race website.

“This is a banner year for the race. A maximum of 2,300 bibs will be sold, and the Race Committee is inviting all previous winners of the race to return for a photo opportunity and complimentary registration to participate in the race,” Cossey said. “Also, for the first time, the race is offering a cash prize of $500 to the male and female runner who set a new course record.”

The current course records (18:46 for men; 21:56 for women) were set in 1987, and Cossey hopes to see them challenged or bettered this year.

More information about the race, registration, fees, early pickup, etc., is available on the race’s website.

Want to be warden?

The Maine Warden Service is currently hiring! Applications will be accepted until April 15, 2016.

During the month of February, the warden service will be holding several informational meetings around the state.

These meetings will be an opportunity for candidates to meet with game wardens and to ask questions about the current hiring process and discuss what can be expected in a career as a Maine game warden. These meetings are not mandatory, but your attendance is encouraged. Meetings include: Saturday, Feb. 6, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Cabela’s, 100 Cabela’s Blvd., Scarborough, 883-7400.

For more information about the hiring process and to view the current job posting, please visit www.maine.gov/ifw/warden_service/career.html

This week’s game solutions

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Repeats are charged at the same rate as new ads. Ads taken over the phone must be called in by Monday with payment arriving by Tuesday. A charge of $1.00 per week extra is made for the use of a box number if requested. A charge of $1.00 per classified is made if billing is necessary. Cards of Thanks and In Memoriams are charged at the same rate as classified ads. Poetry is charged by the inch.

Classified display is sold at $6.50 per column inch. Classified advertisers must furnish written copy.

The Bridgton News assumes no financial responsibility for typographical errors in advertisements other than to reprint that part of any advertisement in which a typographical error occurs. Advertisers will please notify the business office promptly of any errors that may occur, phone 207-647-2851.

Discriminatory Advertising under the Fair Housing Act

The Fair Housing Act of 1968 at 42 U.S.C. 3604(c) makes it unlawful “to make, print, or publish, or cause to be made, printed, or published any notice, statement, or advertisement, with respect to the sale, or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.

CHALMERS INSURANCE &

REAL ESTATE

Part of the Chalmers Group

100 Main Street, Bridgton, ME 04009 Phone: 207-647-3311 Fax: 207-647-3003 www.chalmers-ins.com

HELP WANTED

FOR SALE

FOR RENT

FOR RENT

BUSINESS SERVICES

HELP WANTED — E.O.E. Maine School Administrative District 72, 124 Portland St., Fryeburg, ME 04037. Employment Postings: www.msad72.org tf46

SNOWMOBILE PARTS — New & used. 9 a.m. – 8 p.m., 6 days a week, closed Wednesdays.

D & G Snowmobilers Discount, 97 Maple Ridge, Rd., Harrison, 207-583-2312.

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WATERFORD — Mobile home, 2-bedroom, newly weatherproofed and insulated, all new windows.

Quiet neighborhood. Plowing included. First, last and security, $600 month plus utilities. Call 5834011.

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SOUTH BRIDGTON — 2-bedroom apartment with sundeck.

Heat and hot water included. $675 month plus utilities. Security required. Laundry facilities on site.

Call 247-4707. tf1

DEN­MARK HOUSE — Painting, Inc. Inter­ior and Exterior Paint­ing. Also, Paper­hang­ing. 40 years of painting ex­pe­ri­ence. Call for esti­mates. Call John Math­ews, 207-452-2781. tf49

WORK WANTED

RED’S FIREWOOD — Cut, EXCAVATING — Have hoe, will split and delivered. Any amounts. travel. Snowplowing, removal and Call 615-6342 for details. tf35 sanding. Site work, foundations dug, back filling, septic systems, VEHI­CLES FOR SALE sand, loam, gravel. Call Brad Chute, 653-4377 or 627-4560. tf3 JESUS IS LORD – new and used auto parts. National locator.

ODD JOBS — By the hour, day, Most parts 2 days. Good used cars. week or job. Also snow shoveling. Ovide’s Used Cars, Inc., Rte. 302 Free estimates. Call 627-4649. Bridg­ton, 207-647-5477. tf30

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DAYCARE

CHILDCARE/CASCO — $80 week before and after school. $140 week school vacations. 1800+ sq. ft. of indoor fun exclusively for kids. See us on Facebook or call/text Kelly at Oasis Childcare 207-329-2658.

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LICENSED FAMILY CHILDCARE — Preschool program located intown Bridgton has one part-time and two full-time slots open now. Meals and snacked 100% provided. Active preschool curriculum ongoing throughout the school year. For more information or to set up a visit please call 207595-5209.

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FOR RENT

DENMARK — Available immediately. Brick home close to Bridgton amenities, large master bedroom, office, open living areas, full basement, FHW heat, kit. appliances included, W/D hookups. $875/mo. plus utilities. Clean and bright and warm. Plowing and lawn care included. Security deposit and references required. No pets, no smoking. Call 207-4522441 or 207-357-7401 for more information. tf52

BRIDGTON — Updated clean 1-bedroom apartment close to town. Includes heat, water, plowing, off-street parking. Well-managed property and great neighbors. $675/mo. $625 deposit. Visit bridgtonapartments.com. Call Paul 978-337-0135. tf1

NAPLES ­— off Route 35. Second floor apartment, 2 bedrooms.

No smoking, no pets. $950 month includes heat & electric. Call 207899-5052. tf48

EXPERIENCED

Ironworkers & Welders

Buying and Offering US Coins Gold & Silver Bullion

Now taking applications for employment.

FIREWOOD — Seasoned or green, cut, split, delivered. Call Wendell Scribner 583-4202. 10t2x

Must be 18 or older. All positions part-time.

Apply in person at The Umbrella Factory.

WESTERNMAINEFIREWOOD.com — Seasoned hardwood. Aged 12 months or more. Cut, split and delivered. Cord $300; Half cord $160, 583-4113 or 595-5029.

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NAPLES SHOPPING CENTER Route 302, Naples, ME 207-693-3988

$5 FOR TATTERED — U.S. Flag when purchasing new U.S. Flag 3’x5’ or larger. Maine Flag & Banner, Windham, 893-0339.

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142 Main Street Conway, NH 603-447-3611 Metal Detectors

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ELDER CARE:

FIREWOOD — $225 per cord green. Ask about volume discount. 2 cord minimum Classified line ads are now posted for delivery. 207-925-1138. on our website at NO EXTRA westernmainetimberlands.com CHARGE! www.bridgton.com tf13

FRONT DESK/RECEPTIONIST

Contact connectingcompanions@yahoo.com or call 647-2149.

70 Fairview Drive Fryeburg, ME 04037 Phone 207-935-3351 Fax 207-256-8303

Fryeburg Health Care Center is a family-owned Long-Term-Care facility. We pride ourselves on providing quality care to our residents in a friendly work environment for our employees. As the New Year approaches we are hiring:

CNA staff part-time, 7A–3P, 11P–7A as well as per diem for all shifts.

If you are interested in working in a friendly and caring facility, stop by Fryeburg Health Care Center, 70 Fairview Drive, Fryeburg, or call and speak to Deb Kerr at 207-935-3351.

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TOWN OF BRIDGTON 3 CHASE STREET, SUITE 1 BRIDGTON, MAINE 04009

— Position Vacancy —

CAMPGROUND MANAGER

The Town of Bridgton, Maine, seeks a qualified and experienced person/couple for the position of Campground Manager for Salmon Point Campground located on Long Lake in Bridgton, Maine, beginning May 15, 2016, to October 15, 2016.

Successful applicant(s) must possess their own RV to be sited on Manager’s site at the campground, which is part of the compensation. Additional information is available on the Town of Bridgton’s website at www.bridgtonmaine.org Interested persons must submit a job application to The Town Manager, Town of Bridgton, Three Chase Street, Suite 1, Bridgton, Maine 04009. The Town will continue to accept applications until the position has been filled. The Town of Bridgton is an equal opportunity employer.

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Robert A. Peabody, Jr. Town Manager

Work at NAHGA Claim Services in Bridgton, part of the Chalmers Insurance Group. The job is a full-time job that consists of administrative assistant work in the Healthcare world. Room for advancement in the company.

Competitive hourly wage and benefits.

CONTACT: Sherryd@nahgaclaims.com

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• General Contracting • Water Lines • Excavation • Septic Systems • Bush Hogging • Retaining Walls • Firewood “ONE CALL DOES IT ALL” 207-647-8146 JACK KOSTKA “JK” jdnenterprisesllc@yahoo.com

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Join us for a Gospel Concert by

The Messengers of Hope Quartet This will be held at the Bridgton Alliance Church 368 Harrison Rd. Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016 at 6 p.m.

(This is a free event)

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STUARTS AUTOMOTIVE New Inspections & 14-Day Plates 2007 Dodge Ram 4x4, crew cab, Hemi .................................$7900 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 LT, crew cab, 4x4..............$6000 2003 Nissan Maxima GLE, loaded, only 88k miles!..............$4500 2003 Buick LeSabre sedan.........$2500 2005 Volkswagon Jetta, auto, loaded........................................$3500 2006 Pontiac G6 sedan, auto, moonroof...................................$3500 2009 Hyundai Sonata sedan, auto...........................................$3900 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4........$3800 214 Casco Rd., Naples 838-9569

$225/cord green ~ cut/split/del.

• Tree Removal • Logging • Fully Insured

• Lots cleared • Buying Standing Timber

Bob Mitchell

(H) 647-3584 ~ (C) 583-7438

Are you ready to BE more?

Are you ready to DO more?

Come Grow with us at

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GOOD NEIGHBORS INC. Opportunities await for Direct Support Professionals in the Bridgton area to provide services to persons with Intellectual and Cognitive Disabilities. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, assisting with personal care, facilitating activities and community involvement, documentation, and promoting life skill development.

DENMARK SELF-STORAGE 10' x 10' Unit $50.00 per month

No experience is necessary, as all training will be provided.

Requirements do include a minimum of a High School diploma or GED, must be at least 18 years of age, possess a valid driver’s license and a basic proficiency in computer skills.

207-452-2157

Direct Support Professionals interested in per diem positions (requiring 30 hours per month) that possess a current DSP and CRMA certificate, are eligible to receive a starting wage of $11.50 per hour in lieu of benefits.

Regular positions are also available for immediate overnight, weekend and evening shifts in the Bridgton area. Highly-competitive rates and benefits are offered based on qualifications and desired positions.

Interested applicants are welcome to apply within at: Good Neighbors, Inc., 119 Sandy Creek Rd., Bridgton, ME 04009. For further information, please contact Wanda Millett, Human Resource Manager, at 647-8244 ext. 11.

Make a difference today and come join our team of Direct Support Professionals!

HELP WANTED

THE TOWN OF RAYMOND Two part-time ADMINISTRATIVE

ASSISTANT POSITIONS These part-time 24-hour per week positions provide complex administrative support to:

Direct Support openings in SEBAGO

JDN ENTERPRISES

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Required for small family-oriented Inn located in Lovell/Stoneham, Maine. Successful candidate must have excellent computer and customer service/people skills. Must be able to multitask, and assist with other duties including light housekeeping. Hourly wage $10/hour. If you possess previous resort experience, that would be a definite asset.

You will be required to work flexible shifts and must be reliable and mature. This position is available immediately. Please send resume to BeckyEvergreenV@fairpoint.net 1T2CD

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ATTENTION

PLEASE CONSIDER — donating gently used furniture, household items and more to Harvest Hills Animal Shelter.

FMI, go to our website www. harvesthills.org for details or call 935-4358, ext. 21. tf44

CASCO — Completely furnished rooms, heat, lights & cable TV included. $125 weekly. No pets. Call cell, 207-595-4946. tf46

The UMBRELLA FACTORY SUPERMARKET

FOR SALE

WANTED

BRIDGTON — For sale or rent BUSINESS SERVICES commercial lease immediately available. A newly-renovated HEAP HAULERS — Towing stand-alone, 1,400-sq. ft. building service. Cash paid for junk cars. tf12 is available for lease in Bridgton. Call 655-5963.

Large, sunny open layout with loft and one private office. Energy-efficient, AC/heat, and plenty of parking. Great location across from the hospital situated adjacent to 17 acres of beautifully-groomed Reliable transportation hiking trails. Many potential uses.

If interested please call Joe at 207207-210-1080 890-9192. tf46

Are you kind, compassionate, enjoy cooking, dependable, looking for just a few hours/week?

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FULLY-FURNISHED — 2nd floor apartment, Main Street, Harrison. Available February 1st, 2016, possibly sooner. $800 per month plus utilities. Docking facilities available for $50 per month during season. References required. Pets negotiable and subject to additional pet deposit. Contact Carol at 207-583-4948. tf1

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CLASSIFIED DISPLAY ADS Deadline: Friday 4:00 p.m.

CLASSIFIED LINE ADS Deadline: Monday 5:00 p.m.

January 14, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 5B

• Town Manager, Assessor, and Public Works Director • Code Enforcement Officer, Planning Board, and Zoning Board of Appeals Duties include general office work, data entry, customer service, record keeping, and answering telephones. The ideal candidate must be a self-starter, detail-oriented, have excellent customer service skills, computer skills/aptitude, be able to work independently and be a positive member of the office team.

STATION ELEVATION 560 FT.

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Be sure to check out our

Business Directory on 6B!

Send resumes, application, and cover letter to: Rita M Theriault, Human Resource Officer 401 Webbs Mills Road Raymond, Maine 04071 207-655-4742 ext 123 or electronically to rita.theriault@raymondmaine.org Submission deadline: February 2, 2016

A weekly resource with over 40 categories of local businesses and service providers.

The Town of Raymond is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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For job application and description see www.raymondmaine.org

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Business listing

This week’s puzzle theme:

Outer Space

ACROSS 1. Visual representation 6. Part of tennis match 9. Hindu dress 13. Japanese-American 14. Anger management issue 15. Strong and sharp 16. Relating to Eastern Catholic churches 17. Group of whales 18. Innocent 19. *____ line between atmosphere and outer space 21. *Houston’s infamous ____ 23. “Mele Kalikimaka” wreath 24. *Galilean moons, the ____ largest moons of Jupiter 25. Fertility clinic stock 28. Something inadmissible, to a baby 30. Less taxing 35. Fabled fliers 37. Praise 39. Buddy 40. Angler’s hope 41. Muhammad’s teaching 43. Capital on the Dnieper 44. Hipbone-related 46. Aries or Taurus, e.g.

47. *E.T. “phoned” it 48. One in ten, pl.

50. Iran Nuclear Deal, e.g.

52. Spanish “sea” 53. “Moonlight Sonata,” e.g.

55. Embrace 57. *Matt Damon in 2015 film 61. *Outer space, mostly 64. *____ Asimov 65. Bird word 67. Flew a kite 69. Œle de la CitÈ river 70. Hole punching tool 71. Fill with optimism 72. What choir did 73. Brian Griffin on “Family Guy,” e.g.

74. User’s treatment DOWN 1. African grazer 2. Triple toe loop location

NEED A

3. “Heat of the Moment” band 4. Black ____ in “Pirates of the Caribbean” 5. Paid killers 6. Sagittarius, e.g.

7. Time period 8. Dancer’s beat 9. Union foe 10. Seed cover 11. Gauche or Droite, in Paris 12. Something previously mentioned 15. Arctic-wear 20. Garlic mayo 22. French street 24. Snafus 25. *Space path 26. Bridal veil fabric 27. ____ ____ a play 29. *Famous space acronym 31. Punjabi believer 32. “Kick the bucket,” e.g.

33. Organ swelling 34. *Mars exploration vehicle 36. *Only one was in John Glenn’s Friendship 7 38. *Brent Spiner in “Star Trek” 42. Coffee shop order 45. USDA designation 49. Hot springs resort 51. Country singer Tanya 54. Open a beer bottle 56. Cunning 57. Piggy’s title 58. On a cruise 59. Cats and dogs?

60. *Beverage associated with early astronauts 61. Measure of electric potential 62. Beehive State 63. Online ____ tag 66. Be in the red 68. Cotillion ball’s main attraction

Solutions on Page 4B

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE? THE BRIDGTON NEWS

Daniel Neault FA Project Grad (Continued from Page 10B) ful in the future? I think that a devotion to my own education will be a key to success. Another one would be involving myself with whatever community I find myself. The final thing I think that will help me succeed in the future would be the ability to adapt to any oncoming problems.

Q. What lesson have you learned while at Lake Region High School that will help you in the future?

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

CONSULT OUR LISTING OF BUSINESS SERVICES AND LET AN EXPERT DO THE JOB! ACCOUNTANTS Chandel Associates Accounting, Taxes Audits, Full Service Payroll 3 Elm St., Bridgton Office 647-5711

CLEANING SERVICES First Impressions Cleaning Inc. Residential & Commercial Seasonal 647-5096

DOCKS Great Northern Docks, Inc. Sales & Service Route 302, Naples 693-3770 1-800-423-4042 www.greatnortherndocks.com

Servicemaster Prof. Carpet Cleaning – Home/Office ELECTRICIANS Fire/Smoke Damage Restoration 1-800-244-7630 207-539-4452 Bosworth Electric Inc. Quality electrical contractor TLC Home Maintenance Co. Commercial/Industrial/Residential Professional Cleaning and Generators/Todd Bosworth/207-838-6755 Property Management bosworthelectricinc@hotmail.com ALARMS Housekeeping and much more 583-4314 D. M. Electric Inc. & Sons WAM-ALARM Systems Dennis McIver, Electrical Contractor Installation, Service, Monitoring COMPUTERS Residential/Commercial/Industrial Burglar-Fire-Temperature Sensors Licensed in Maine & New Hampshire Free Security Survey 647-2323 Grammy Geek Bridgton 207-647-5012 Tech support for seniors (jr’s too) APPLIANCE REPAIR 1-1 support at your home J.P. Gallinari Electric Co. Malware & virus removal/PC repair Residential - Commercial - Industrial Jones Appliance Service/Repair LLC Free pick-up & delivery 207-310-0289 Aerial - Auger - Lifting Service Quality service you deserve Bridgton 647-9435 All major brands Ms. C’s Computer Repair jonesappliances@aol.com 647-4432 Virus and spyware removal McIver Electric PC repairs 207-228-5279 “Your on time every time electricians” ATTORNEYS 27 Zion Hill Road, Bridgton 221 Portland Rd, Bridgton Jones & Matthews, PA Certified Public Accountants Accounting and taxes Roosevelt Trail Prof. Bldg.

Route 302, Bridgton 647-3668 cpas@maine.com

Shelley P. Carter, Attorney Law Office of Shelley P. Carter, PA 110 Portland St., Fryeburg, ME 04037 935-1950 www.spcarterlaw.com Michael G. Friedman, Esq., PA 132 Main St. P.O. Box 10, Bridgton, ME 04009 647-8360 Hastings Malia, PA 376 Main Street – PO Box 290 Fryeburg, ME 04037 935-2061 www.hastings-law.com

CARETAKERS Caretake America Managing and Patrolling Kevin Rogers, Owner/Manager Rte. 35, Naples 693-6000

CARPENTRY Robert E. Guy General Carpentry – Additions Repairs – Remodeling www.bobguy@myfairpoint.net Harrison 743-5120 239-4804 (cell) Jerry’s Carpentry & Painting Carpenter & General Contractor Log homes – decks – remodeling Fully insured – Free estimates 207-527-2552

CARPETING

Naples Computer Services PC repair/upgrades – on-site service Virus and spy-ware removal Home and business networking Video security systems 71 Harrison Rd., Naples 207-693-3746

CONTRACTORS Jeff Hadley Builder Remodeling, Additions Tile work, Wood flooring Kitchens, Drywall, Painting 30 yrs experience 583-4460 jhadley44@gmail.com Quality Custom Carpentry From start to finish and from old to new Jeff Juneau Naples 207-655-5903

DANCE INSTRUCTION The Ballroom Dance - Exercise - Yoga - Aikido Main St., Harrison, Maine 207-583-6964

DENTAL SERVICES Bridgton Dental Associates Dr. Paul Cloutier Complete dental care 138 Harrison Rd, Bridgton www.bridgtondental.com 207-647-8052

Thurlow’s Carpet & Home Center Sales & Service Bridgton Dental Hygiene Care, PA Meadow Rd. (Sandy Creek Junction) Complete comprehensive oral hygiene care Bridgton 647-5562, 800-310-5563 Infants – Seniors www.thurlowscarpet.com Most dental insurances, MaineCare 647-4125 bdhc@myfairpoint.net

CHIMNEY LINING

The Clean Sweep LLC Chimney Cleaning Service Supaflu and Stainless Steel Chimney lining and relining Dana Richardson 935-2501

Mountain View Dentistry Dr. Leslie A. Elston Cosmetic/restorative & Family Dentistry 207-647-3628 MountainViewDentistryMaine.com

647-3664 www.mciverelectric.net

R.W. Merrill Electrical Contractor 24 hour Emergency Service Residential & Commercial Harrison 583-2986 Fax 583-4882 David K. Moynihan Master Electrician Licensed ME & NH Bridgton 647-8016

EXCAVATION JDN Enterprises Septic systems, Water lines Site work, Drainage 207-647-8146 Snow’s Excavation Complete site work Foundations-Septic-Lots cleared 207-647-2697

EXERCISE/FITNESS Dee’s BodyCraft Personal Training, Aerobics, Pilates Certified – Experienced Bridgton 647-9599

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I think I’ve learned my ability to adapt to situations was learned at Lake Region High School. It may have been an indirect lesson, but after having to deal with schedule changes for one day (on that day) to adjusting to new Academy arrangements from year to year. My fellow students and I have gone through many changes in previous years, not all of them have been appreciated, but some have been for the better.

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(Continued from Page 10B) 23 from 4 to 9 p.m. There will be a raffle drawing, great food and more. A portion of the proceeds of Flatbread’s sales for the night will benefit Fryeburg Academy’s Project Graduation.

• Throughout the month of February, 302 West Smokehouse in Fryeburg will be donating a portion of their Sunday entree sales to Fryeburg Academy Project Graduation. The Charitable Sundays will last all month, so make sure you stop in!

• On Saturday, March 26, Fryeburg Academy’s 26th Annual Auction is coming to the Fryeburg Academy gym. The auction preview is at 4 p.m. and the auction begins at 5:30 p.m. This popular chance and live auction features hundreds of items, food and fun. A wide variety of items will be auctioned off, including homemade pies and crafts, instrument and voice lessons, gift cards for local businesses, discounted orthodontic care, summer camps, services and more. More events to come!

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Opinion & Comment

January 14, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 7B

Viewpoints Her worst nightmare LePage’s racist comment has branded Bridgton

It’s been a week full of cognitive dissonance, hasn’t it?

And irony. On Tuesday Bridgton Selectmen talked about how to go about “branding” the town, but what they didn’t consider was the way we’ve already been branded as a town that tolerates and even celebrates full-blown racism.

Nationally there’s been outrage over the sound bite taken from the hour-long talk by Gov. Paul LePage at last week’s Town Hall gathering at the Municipal Complex. In case you’ve been hiding under a rock, let’s repeat it here: “These are guys with the name D-Money, Smoothie, Shifty. These type of guys. They come from Connecticut and New York, they come up here, they sell their heroin, then they go back home. Incidentally, half the time they impregnate a young, white girl before they leave, which is a real sad thing because then we have another issue we’ve got to deal with down the road.”

No one reacted when he said that, in responding to a question about combating Maine’s drug epidemic by Bridgton resident Cathy Fink. They laughed, in fact, when they heard the obviously inner-city black-sounding nicknames. The crowd was overwhelmingly supportive of LePage, with two selectmen, the town manager and Bridgton’s local representative sitting in the front row. At the end of the hour-long meeting they gave him a standing ovation.

Juxtapose that with the explosion of outrage that came two days later when the quote went national. The Huffington Post called it “full racist,” and the game was on. People compared LePage to Trump, with the right championing the willingness of both men to be courageous and speak the truth, and the left calling them hate-filled fear-mongering ignoramuses, and making dark jokes about Trump picking LePage as his running mate. As one commenter in the Huffington Post put it, “It’s good to hear a Republican speak his mind, openly and honestly. He is honestly a bigoted racist, and sees no problem with it. Maine, you can do better.”

Lest you fail to see that LePage is racist, that he is using the worst fears of working class people to get what he wants — consider the robo-calls now going out to Iowa voters that are funded by a white nationalist PAC. Jared Taylor, editor of the white supremicist American Renaissance magazine, has no qualms saying during the robo-call, “We don’t need Muslims. We need smart, well-educated white people who will assimilate to our culture. Vote Trump.”

LePage has no qualms either saying the people of Maine don’t need drug-dealing black men impregnating our young white girls. And this isn’t the first time he’s played that card. In a letter last year announcing his intention to veto the Legislature’s budget, he included mug shots of four drug dealers, three of which were black, and juxtaposed them with VIEWPOINT, Page 8B

Letters H.E.L.P. needs our help

To the Editor: Today, I had occasion to talk with Patty Wininger, administrator for Bridgton’s Community H.E.L.P. My understanding was that this place was more or less a place for those on welfare, but it’s not. It’s a nice secondhand shop, with more good clothing than they know what to do with!

The worst of it is that they’re a 501(c)3 nonprofit, and because they’re off the main drag, they don’t get nearly the business that they should.

Although they do have programs for those who are hard up against it and can prove it, anyone can shop there and get some really good buys on some really nice clothing. They’re located behind the Oberg building on Nulty Street, up about 100 feet and across from the bottle redemption center. Stop in and take a look around. You won’t be sorry you did! Hours of operation are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Bill Vincent Bridgton

Disrespectful gift

To The Editor: To the person or people that decided it was the thing to do by coming onto my property and leaving your spray painting and red, white and blue ornaments. These were not wanted, needed nor were they patriotic.

I don’t know what my family or I did to get this kind of disrespect?

I would watch for the eagle that is watching over us. He might leave a wet or gooey gift on you. This would be an unwanted gift, as well.

Bette-Jean Espeaignette Naples

Keep your labels

To The Editor: The following is an open letter to Governor LePage: I wish I was in the room when you said your nowinfamous words, eight miles from my home, one week ago. If I was there, I would have told you that I am what you might call “from away,” as I was not born here, but was adopted from Brazil as an infant. I have spent nearly 35 years learning about what it is to be, and becoming, a Mainer. While we both love our state and open our doors for our neighbors, there is something that I deal with that you will never face.

You have pigeonholed me as “Shifty” from Connecticut or New York, selling drugs, and impregnating white women.

Now, because of your recent belligerent comments, my fellow Mainers see me as the very thing you have described, when in fact I am the exact opposite. Thanks to you, I now feel unwelcome in the only place I’ve ever called home. What you have described as a brain cramp is instead a major setback in any progress made, and I for one, am sad for what you have done to our state. Maine, though, is still the best, and most beautiful place on Earth.

Nathan Holbert Denmark

Distorted by the press

To The Editor: I saw it with my own eyes. I was there. Distortion by the media. Having attended Governor LePage’s town hall session in Bridgton on Wednesday evening, Jan. 7, I got to see how the media reports their version of the news.

First of all, let me share that Governor LePage has a wonderful agenda for the year. He cares deeply for Maine folks and provided the audience with a fact-full session carefully outlining why his work is so important. One of his

Talk about contrasts. I interviewed both women currently running for president the same day: Carly Fiorina by telephone in the morning and Hillary Clinton face-to-face in the afternoon of Dec. 29. Carly is conservative and Hillary is a leftist. Carly spent her career in the private sector, becoming the first and only female CEO of a Fortune 50 company.

Hillary has spent her career in government. Carly is a leader.

Hillary is a manager, and not a very good one. Carly has a very positive favorability rating. Hillary has the worst of all the candidates. I’d like nothing better than to watch both in a presidential debate. Carly would chew her up and spit her out.

They both appeared on “Meet the Press” in September and I said to Carly: “Chuck Todd first interviewed Hillary Clinton and he seemed to be almost worshipful as he did so. Then, you came on and he got the daggers out for you.

I mean the tone was drastically different [because you’re a pro-life woman]. If you should surge in the polls, do you see mainstream media as a possible obstacle to your nomination and election?”

“Well the mainstream media is an obstacle to any conservative nomination,” she responded. “The mainstream media is hopelessly biased. This is not a news flash, and Chuck Todd was hostile, in part, because he knows, as Hillary Clinton knows, as the mainstream media knows — that I am Hillary Clinton’s worst nightmare…”

“I would agree with that.” “…I am her worst nightmare because she won’t be able to talk about the things she wants to talk about. She wants to talk about the ‘War on Women.’ She wants to talk about the historic nature of her candidacy. She wants to talk about anything but her track record and her accountability, and I

Front Row Seat

by Tom McLaughlin BN Columnist

will force her to talk about those things. So, the fact that the mainstream media is not on my side is not a news flash. The question is: who is going to be our nominee? Who is tough enough to stand up against that and throw every punch back in their face? And I think I’ve demonstrated I have the capacity to do that, and if we get another nominee that can’t and Hillary Clinton is gonna win.”

“I think about what happened to Sarah Palin early on when she was surging in the polls. She became almost demonic to the mainstream media, so you’re expecting that I would assume — a similar kind of assault on you,” I said.

“Of course, of course. Will they try it? Yes. Will it work with me? No.” She’s one of the outsider candidates for the Republican nomination and I asked her about Republican leadership in the Congress.

“I’m disappointed in the leadership of the House and the Senate,” she said. “I made no bones about that. [I’m] disappointed they passed the Omnibus Spending Bill. Increases our debt. Increases our spending levels and there are a couple of good things buried in there, but basically the Democrats NIGHTMARE, Page 8B

Politics from the pedestal

I was out for an evening stroll up by the Civil War monument not long ago when I heard a voice say, “Howdy.” An old man’s voice, cracking from disuse.

I looked around. The streets were empty. Suppertime for most Bridgton people.

“Up here,” the voice chuckled.

Up there was the metal Civil War soldier from the monument, the furled flag lying next to him. He was sitting on its granite plinth, legs crossed and chewing tobacco. He spat.

“Keeps the flowers watered,” he snickered. “Need a bit of R&R with this job. Been doing it for over a century with precious little relief.”

HP: For how long?

SOLDIER: Since 1910, if you want to be persnickety about it. I think it was the Cleave family from down the street put up the money. I wished they had saved a few dollars and not included the flag. Gets hard to manage in a windstorm.

Or when I have to attend to my pressing duties.

HP: What exactly is your job that keeps you so busy?

SOLDIER: Why keeping Bridgton safe — as you would talking points concerned taxes.

Maine folks pay among the highest taxes in the country, which is why he is working so hard to move the tax structure in Maine to the expenditure side (sales tax). Then, folks who buy more product (higher earners) will pay a high percentage of the state’s revenue.

Those who purchase less, will pay a much lower percent of the state revenues. Plus, the tourists will pick up a larger percent of our revenue, as well.

LePage referenced the extraordinarily high business taxes, which prohibit business (jobs and revenues) from coming to Maine. He referenced the number of businesses that have gone overseas to avoid high corporate taxes here in Maine, taking with them millions of dollars in local revenues and jobs. Energy costs are also driving business out of Maine, such as the most recent engineering company in Westbrook, employing 30 Mainers, just moved to Wisconsin, where the energy costs were considerably less.

And the examples kept coming of businesses moving to the lower taxing states in the southeast. He referenced the complexities of helping the immigrant population that increases because of the high level of support provided here in Maine. Example: one family moved here from Atlanta because they could get more funds to support themselves here in Maine. Atlanta got to keep the federal contribution provided for immigrant families and Maine had to pay the full amount expected without any federal subsidies.

LePage introduced some new legislation he is working on to help keep young Mainers in Maine by helping with their college loans. The plan is complex with numerous partners and most innovative. Ask your legislators about his plan. Don’t you want your kids and grandchildren to stay and work in Maine?

The governor’s talk was filled with critical data that we voters just don’t get to learn about as the media does not provide details such as these.

Here is a perfect example of this.

One person got up and said,

“You are a bully,” to Governor LePage. And that is all the TV media covered on the 11 o’clock news. Shameful.

Why should the media only report what they want us to know? What ever happened to true reporting. Freedom of speech, yes; but what about the media’s responsibility to report information to enable a true democracy?

Democracy requires an honest and fair media. Democracy relies on information to help folks make informed decisions. Let me ask you folks, what facts of government do our TV and large newspapers provide to help you in making important decisions?”

Both Channel 8 and Channel 13 went home from the governor’s town meeting and showed their audience only the comment by one outlier. Not one word about his programs for 2016, not one word about the improvements in government from last year. Not one word about the governor’s vision to improve Maine. Then, the TV media and the Portland Press Herald took one phrase from LePage and blew it up into a social issue and ran that one story for numerous days. So they have taught us that LePage is a bully and a racist. HUH? Neither could be further from the truth. How many of us would stand up to such verbal scrutiny? Who is really driving this agenda? To take the leader of the state and bully (yes, bully) him, while leaving out relevant details about his administration’s effort to improve the quality of life for all Mainers, is unconscionable.

Why do we allow such media to influence us? We are fortunate to have such an experienced governor who knows how to improve Maine for all citizens. Oh, have you heard anything about the seriously flawed budget process from last year? Who was blocking votes, who was diminishing the time to take critical votes?

Why did the media not address that?

So citizens of our Lake Region, please use your common sense. Where are the facts of our government? Where is the balanced reporting of factions within the state? Who is

Small World

by Henry Precht BN Columnist

expect a member of a “well regulated militia” to perform.

These days, especially. Our senses and good sense are afflicted by the bile flowing from the crowd of presidential candidates. A bunch of fear-mongering, hate-seasoned, frequent liars. If I see one of them coming down Main Street past the public library, I let them have a taste of my musket.

POW! POW! So far, the fear they monger has taken them speedily out of town.

HP: Are you kin to the Tin Man of Wizard of Oz fame?

PEDESTAL, Page 9B driving the factions that influenced the media to ignore the details of our government?

Alas, we have lost our focus on democracy and good government.

Nancy Vose Naples

Wouldn’t it be nice

To The Editor: Friends and neighbors, here’s a wonderment I’ve been feeling of late… in the light of some of the sad behaviors and linguistic practices of some candidates for national office, as well as those of Maine’s

governor, it is becoming more and more clear to me that “Political Crassness” is neither a worthy advancement nor a healthy substitute for “Political Correctness.”

I cannot understand how Political Crassness can lead to constructive problem solving and productive, healthy, community building. The crassness we’ve been experiencing lately on both local and national levels fosters not only spiritual violence to persons and cultures, but also furthers the continuing instability of organizations already sadly mired in unhealthy leadership practices.

What troubles me is that LETTERS, Page 8B

Medicare nugget

By Stan Cohen Medicare Volunteer Counselor Prescription drugs are a major contributor to improving patient health, as well as a major driver of health care spending.

Spending on prescription drugs in the United States grew by 12% in 2014, faster than in any year in more than a decade. The share of prescription drug spending in Medicare Parts B and D increased from 11% of total Medicare spending in 2010, to 14% in 2014.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is one of the largest purchasers of prescription drugs in the United States. On Dec. 22, CMS released a new online “dashboard” to provide information on Medicare spending on prescription drugs, for both Part B (drugs administered in doctors’ offices and other outpatient settings) and Part D (drugs patients administer themselves). The Part D drugs with highest total spending were Abilify, Advair Diskus, Crestor, Nexium, and Sovaldi. All of these drugs had total drug spending greater than $2 billion in 2014, and with the exception of Sovaldi, which was introduced in 2013, these drugs had annual total program spending greater than $1 billion for the past five years.

The five drugs with the largest increases in average cost per pill from 2013 to 2014 were: Vimovo, from $1.94 to $12.46 (+642%) Captopril, from .19 to .83 (+437%) Digoxin, from .23 to .95 (+413%) Prednisolone, from $3.04 to $8.08 (+266%) Clobetasol, from .64 to $1.51 (+236%) Both the manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers are the key players in price determination. Do they really have to have these kinds of price increases to make a respectable profit? I’m tired of hearing the argument that unless they can price their products in this way they won’t have enough research capital to bring us lifesaving medicines. Give me a break!

Medicare volunteer counselors are available for free, one-on-one consultations. Call the Bridgton Community Center at 647-3116 to arrange for an appointment.

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Her nightmare

(Continued from Page 7B) got what they wanted, so yeah I’m very disappointed. Frankly all of my energy right now, and I think where most of our energy needs to be for the time being is electing a nominee who can beat Hillary Clinton. Because it’s pretty clear that without leadership in the White House, we’re not going to get leadership that can change things for the better in the House and the Senate.

Tom, you’ve probably heard me say before, there’s a big difference between management and leadership. The political class of both parties are managers. They operate within the system. Well, operating within the system isn’t working for the American people anymore. It’s why I’m running for president. It’s why I’ve rolled out a blueprint to take back our country. Because until you challenge this system at its core — by for example radically simplifying the tax code — and changing the way government budgets our money, until we change this system at its core, — which is going to take an outsider with executive experience — we’re going keep getting deals we don’t like. Government is going to keep getting bigger and bigger and bigger as it has for forty years under Republicans and Democrats alike. You can’t keep doing the same things and expect a different answer.”

“The UK recently declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization,” I said. “Do you think the United States should also?”

“Well, it’s clear they are. Declaring someone a terrorist organization doesn’t necessarily mean anything with this administration. Yes, I think it might be helpful, but what I think would be more helpful is if this administration actually had a strategy to defeat ISIS. If Hillary Clinton actually had a strategy to defeat ISIS, she doesn’t. If Donald Trump actually had a strategy to defeat ISIS, he doesn’t. We need to defeat ISIS. Let’s just start with that, because they are the most clear and present danger…

This administration, without a doubt, has been, umm, a kind way to say it would be say ‘overly politically correct.’ An accurate way to say it would be ‘delusional.’ They have been denying the nature of the threat. They have been willful in terms of ignoring facts. It is delusional to go to Paris a couple of weeks after a terrorist attack and talk about global warming. And it is ignoring of the facts to continue to say: ‘Our strategy is working,’ and ‘ISIS is contained,’ the day of a terrorist attack in the United States.”

I’d love to watch Carly debate Hillary this fall, but first she has to win the Republican nomination.

Tom McLaughlin of Lovell is a retired middle school U.S. History teacher.

Public Notice

TOWN OF SWEDEN

Sweden Planning Board of Appeals – Public Hearing The Sweden Planning Board of Appeals will be holding a hearing at the Sweden Town Office, 147 Bridgton Rd., on Thursday, January 21, 2016, at 6:00 p.m., in regards to an administrative appeal filed by Stephen Marx, et al, regarding the retraction of a violation notice issued by the CEO in regards to a floating structure on Stearns Pond. All interested parties are invited to attend.

Michele Windsor, Secretary Sweden Appeals Board Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES OFFICE CLOSED

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TOWN OF NAPLES Public Hearing

The Board of Selectpersons will hold a meeting on January 25, 2016, at 7:00 p.m., at the Municipal Office Building located at 15 Village Green Lane. On the agenda: 1. An application for a Liquor License for American Legion Post 155, located at 26 Casco Road.

2. An application for a Special Amusement Permit for American Legion Post 155, located at 26 Casco Road, in Naples.

Public welcome.

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theatrical or tactical utterances, folks could honestly say: “I’m sorry. Now what can we do to work together actively to create an environment that fos(Continued from Page 7B) ters togetherness rather than some possibly excellent and divisiveness and separation?” much-needed helpful ideas Rev. Richard L. Bennett toward creative solution-seekBridgton ing get lost in all the finger pointing, self-serving excuse making, and angry statements which only serve to demean possible allies, opponents, and out-of-control speakers alike.

Wouldn’t it be more con- To The Editor: Are you looking for a “dostructive if, with a quiet and heart-felt sincerity rather than able” New Year’s resolution?

Letters

CASCO/NAPLES BULKY WASTE CASCO/NAPLES TRANSFER STATION IN OBSERVANCE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY THE BULKY WASTE FACILITY WILL BE CLOSED TUESDAY, JANUARY 19TH. THE TRANSFER STATION WILL BE OPEN 7:30 A.M. – 5:30 P.M. LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

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STATE OF MAINE CUMBERLAND, SS.

Public Hearing

The Naples Board of Appeals will be holding a meeting on Tuesday, January 26, 2016, at 7:00 p.m., at the municipal office building located at 15 Village Green Lane. On the agenda: 1.) A Height Variance Request regarding completing existing and the ongoing expansion of the residence of Scott Dobson located on Tax Map U18, Lot 36.

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, acting ) through the RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, ) USDA, F/K/A the FARMERS HOME ) ADMINISTRATION ) ) PLAINTIFF ) ) vs. ) ) MAHDY ARYAMAND ) ) ) DEFENDANT )

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SUPERIOR COURT originally filed in the MAINE DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT NINE LOCATION: PORTLAND DIVISION OF S. CUMBERLAND DOCKET NO. PORSC-RE-2015-231

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The Naples Planning Board will be holding a meeting at 15 Village Green Lane on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at 7:00 p.m.

On the agenda: 1.) An application for a Minor Subdivision, submitted by Patricia Shaw, found on Tax Map R02, Lot 16-6.

ORDER FOR SERVICE

BY PUBLICATION TITLE TO REAL ESTATE INVOLVED

It further appears, and the Court so finds, that personal service of the Complaint cannot be made upon the Defendant, Mahdy Aryamand, any other way, inasmuch as his present whereabouts is unknown and cannot with reasonable diligence be established, it is hereby ORDERED that service be made upon the Defendant, Mahdy Aryamand, by publishing this Order once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Bridgton News, a newspaper of general circulation in Cumberland County. The first publication shall be made within twenty (20) days after the Order is granted. Service by publication shall be complete on the twenty-first day after the first publication. Within twenty (20) days after service is completed by the foregoing method, the Defendant, Mahdy Aryamand, shall appear and defend this action by filing an answer with the Clerk of the Maine District Court at P. O. Box 412, Portland, ME 04112, and also by serving a copy of the answer on Plaintiff’s attorney, Richard H. Broderick, Jr., Esq., at P. O. Box 5, Lincoln, Maine 04457. If he fails to do so a judgment by default will be rendered against him for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

IMPORTANT WARNING: IF YOU FAIL TO FILE AN ANSWER WITHIN THE TIME STATED ABOVE, OR IF AFTER YOU FILE YOUR ANSWER YOU FAIL TO APPEAR AT ANY TIME THE COURT NOTIFIES YOU TO DO SO, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU IN YOUR ABSENCE FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED WITHIN THE REQUIRED TIME. IF YOU INTEND TO OPPOSE THIS LAWSUIT, DO NOT FAIL TO ANSWER WITHIN THE REQUIRED TIME. If you believe the Plaintiff is not entitled to all or part of the claim set forth in the Complaint or if you believe you have a claim of your own against the Plaintiff, you should talk to a lawyer. You may ask the office of the Clerk of the Maine District Court for information as to places where you may seek legal assistance.

2.) A request to abandon the plan of Fox Glen Estates Subdivision located on Tax Map R11, submitted by G.E. Miller LLC, and Neil E. Miller.

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/s/ Andrew Horton Justice, Superior Court

— From June 29, 2015 letter to the 127th Maine Legislature from Gov. Paul LePage, announcing his veto of their budget.

Here’s one — shop local.

As a former small business owner in Massachusetts, I understand the importance of supporting the small, familyowned businesses. One such business that we should support is the Umbrella Factory (Tony’s Foodland). Their constant support of the community, the friendly small town atmosphere, the helpful people who work there, all contribute to us — the residents. We are blessed to have them here.

The annual “Family Night” is a Christmas gift to us all with free food, T-shirts, horse-drawn wagon rides, wonderful music by a local church and too many other things to mention.

We live here in Naples for the love of the slower pace of life and the charm of a day gone by. Do you know of many stores that will say, “It’s okay, I’ll put the extra money in for you” if you are short on money? I had that happen just the other day at Tony’s. It’s a place where kindness matters.

Support your local businesses. They are our towns’ gifts to the community.

Russ and Chris Ventura Naples

I’ll keep my firearms

On Motion of the Plaintiff for an Order for Service by Publication of the Complaint for Foreclosure on the Defendant, Mahdy Aryamand, pursuant to M.R. Civ. P. 4(g), it appearing that this is an action to foreclose a mortgage from Mahdy Aryamand and Tahereh Khansari Nejad dated August 15, 2005, and recorded in the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds in Book 23022 Page 097, on premises located at 298 Shaker Road in Gray, Maine.

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(Continued from Page 7B) photos of crying babies, saying, “This budget is soft on drug trafficking, results in drug-addicted babies . . .”

Oh, yeah, this man wants to keep Maine white as long as possible. No matter how much he professes to support drug treatment programs as a tool for addressing our opiate abuse crisis, it’s clear his main focus is still on increased law enforcement, and increased law enforcement must focus on preserving our lily-white demographics. If that’s not proof of racism, then consider how Rep. Larry Lockman, R-Amherst, defended LePage’s comments, as quoted in Amy Fried’s column in the Bangor Daily News: “When I see a twenty-something black guy decked out in bling grocery shopping with a chubby white girl in Bangor, my educated guess is that he’s a drug dealer from New York, and she’s a native Mainer welfare queen.”

But I realize that I’ll never get some people to recognize the threat of allowing racial comments to go unchallenged, so no more about that needs to be said. Besides, for the most part LePage has done the media a huge favor, and we owe him our thanks.

The time has come to admit the ugly reality that there is indeed a very real undercurrent of racism in Maine that has been virtually ignored by the press. In Maine and, yes, in Bridgton, we are in massive denial about our racism because it is largely unconscious. The truth hardly ever rises to the surface until something outrageaous like this happens and we’re forced to consider the assault on our values that results when we see yet another story about an out-of-state black drug dealer being arrested in Maine. It happens, and it seems to be happening more and more — which is not to say there aren’t plenty of white redneck drug dealers running around here as well.

As LePage said at the Town Hall meeting in Bridgton, more than once, I believe, that “You can disagree with me, but you can’t disagree with the facts.”

Facts are only one part of a much bigger picture, however. It’s right to celebrate LePage for speaking his mind — God knows we need more of that in our politicians right now. But it’s very wrong to celebrate and support him when he says something stupid, which even he admitted was “foolish” for him to say. As he told the reporters at the post-slip press conference, “Get your heads out of the sand.” There are so many more important issues for us to be debating.

Like this one — why is it that when the one person at the Bridgton meeting stood up to challenge LePage, saying, “I disagree, sir. You are a bully. You say things that aren’t true and you do things that aren’t right” — why is it that several people in the audience told him sharply to “Sit down! Sit down!”

New Year’s resolution

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The Waterford Planning Board will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m., January 20, 2016, at the municipal building, 366 Valley Road, for proposed changes to the Shoreland Zoning Ordinance, which can be viewed at www.waterfordme.org

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To The Editor: How is that I never see or hear of the Political Ruling Class discussing how to disarm criminals, rapists, murderers, mass attackers? Why is it that all I ever hear or read about is how they plan on disarming me?

Christ commands that I have no less than two weapons. Obama wants me to turn my guns in. Since I am a follower of Christ, A Born Again Washed in the Blood of the Lamb Christian and not an Obamite, I will follow the command of the Lord God of Creation, not the request of the illegal immigrant in the oval office.

Rev. Bob Celeste Harrison

of cases of polio reached an all-time low of 96 for the past 12 months.

Each time I hear news about this dreaded disease, I recall a childhood memory of being paraded past a man in an iron lung when I was 7 or 8 years old, about the time of the end of World War II. The occasion was a fundraiser for the March of Dimes, the program to provide funds for the treatment of polio and to finance research to discover a cure for the disease. President Roosevelt, who had contracted polio at the Roosevelt summer home at Campobello Island, New Brunswick, off the coast of Lubec, founded the March of Dimes in 1938.

Polio was a dreaded disease that struck mostly in cities during the summer months.

Nationwide, 42,173 were afflicted in 1947, at the time I was living in Providence, R.I. I can remember a girl at my grade school with heavy metal braces participating in our recess activities.

That unfortunate man in the March of Dimes trailer was kept alive by pumping air into his lungs. He was in a gray metal cylinder, with head sticking out one end and a bellows on the other end doing the pumping, forcing air into his lungs, enabling him to breathe. There were windows on the side of the cylinder for attendants to monitor his condition; a very strange experience for a seven/eight-year-old.

Last September, the New York Times reported that the West African country of Nigeria had finally contained polio, 60 years after the American researcher, Jonas Salk, discovered the cure for polio and made it available to the world.

Bob Casimiro Bridgton

Hinge point

To The Editor: In his Jan. 18, Time magazine article, David von Drehle quoted Greg Casady, a 61-year-old Army veteran and Donald Trump supporter, as follows: “We’re going to go with this guy sink or swim…It’s time for us to do a totally insane thing, because we’ve lost it all.” If he were just one more angry old white To The Editor: The World Health guy, he wouldn’t be scary, but Organization (WHO) recent- it’s clear that there are milly reported that the number LETTERS, Page 9B

Polio all time low

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The man for all seasons

Editor’s note: Peter Bollen writes an occasional column for The Bridgton News dedicated to books and authors including reviews and news of the book trade. The author welcomes comments and suggestions.

“Donald Trump’s architect.” — Wall St. Journal His resume includes pilot, skydiver, chef, writer, stage set designer, folk singer, business owner, policeman, entrepreneur, author, CIA operative and oh yeah, architect. (Did I leave out anything one would wonder?) I’ll add gentleman and active citizen to his resume.

“His” name is Alan Lapidus and the author of Everything

by Design (St. Martin’s Press, 2007), his memoir recounting a colorful life, which wouldn’t be described as ordinary or dull by any means. The first printing of this striking memoir sold out but copies can be obtained online.

It’s been learned that this local author is working on a new book, which is good news for Lapidus’s many readers.

I asked Alan why he decided to change his original format of nonfiction to fiction. He explained that as a novel “I could have things work out satisfactorily.” His forthcoming book is titled: Sex, Drugs, and Architecture — a Caribbean Adventure.

What is particularly fascinating of Lapidus’s colorful life are the characters and the noted iconic figures he encountered in his work and travels. His Zelig-like life travels had him work for and rub shoulders with the likes of Donald Trump, Sophia Loren, Michael Eisner, Aristotle Onassis, pit bosses, real estate legends and spies. He went to school with Woody Allen and Eric Segal, sang with a young ‘Arty’ Garfunkel and confronted cultural historian and administrator, Jacques Barzun in demanding a list of reforms at Columbia University — it was successful. The name-dropping in Lapidus’s associations over the years make for interesting vignettes. Jamming and hanging out in Greenwich village cafes with the likes of Pete Seeger, Odetta, Mary Travers, Bob Dylan and other notables who eventually went on to wide acclaim.

Donald Trump hired Lapidus as his architect and The

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(Continued from Page 8B) lions of ordinary Americans who feel angry, frustrated and ready to vote for a fascist demagogue like Trump because they’ve lost faith in our democratic process. That is really scary, because the number of voters who are ready to do insane things is nearing critical mass.

We’ve reached the third great “hinge point” in our history. The United States began as a colonial enterprise of the most powerful monarchy on Earth, the British crown. When the first North American colonies were established in the early 1600s, the door to self-government was closed, locked and nailed shut. European kings believed that they ruled by divine right, and even talking about self-government was considered treason. Our Declaration of Independence was an act of high treason — recognized

as such by Benjamin Franklin in his famous quip, “We must all hang together, or most assuredly we will all hang separately.”

It took the Revolutionary War to kick the door to democracy wide open, and after the war that door continued to swing toward greater democracy for nearly a century. The right to vote expanded to include more and more citizens until it smashed headlong into the problem of slavery in the southern states, and whether the “peculiar institution” would expand into new states as they entered the Union. That produced our second great “hinge point.”

Would the door continue to swing toward democracy for all, or would it swing back toward the supposed “right” of white Americans not only to rule, but actually to own, other Americans? Again, it took a war, the bloodiest in our history, to settle that question. The Civil War came perilously close to destroying our nation. Had the South

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Donald gave his book a positive blurb on the book jacket — “Pay attention to what he has to say — he is very good.”

With his association with Donald Trump, I had to ask Alan his take on the now presidential candidate. “My thoughts on Trump are pretty complicated.” Yes, his poll numbers are continually surprising. Lapidus’s father, Morris, was Trump’s father’s architect and Alan became his son’s architect. It’s been a friendly association for years with each family.

In his retirement, Alan has spends his time reading and writing and paying attention to local and national politics and issues. I asked who over the years he admires and who his favorite writers are. Names like Lincoln, Truman and FDR, “who shaped this country” came to mind.

Writers include David McCullough, Jonathan Franzen, John Grisham, John Irving and Stephen King. Adds Alan: “I am also a fan of good cop novels, since I was a New York City cop.” Alan joined the police corp. after the 9/11 catastrophe to aid and assist the city’s victims.

If Trump becomes chief executive, will Alan accept a cabinet position? (I didn’t ask him.) His many fans and readers eagerly await word when his new adventure novel is ready for publication — and notoriety!

Alan Lapidus is originally from Brooklyn, N.Y. and presently makes his home in Naples with his wife, Caroline, a retired concert cellist.

Peter Bollen, a resident of Bridgton, can be reached at pdboll@roadrunner.com won, the United States would have ceased to exist. Instead, the door slowly swung again toward wider democracy, despite the efforts of die-hard racists with their Jim Crow laws and voter-suppression campaigns, which continue to this day.

Now, we have reached another “hinge point.” The frustration and rage of intractable white supremacists has reached the boiling point. It’s no accident that supporters of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are almost exclusively white. Greg Casady didn’t specify what “we’ve lost it all” means to him, but a good guess would be that he knows white men no longer can run the United States as they wish, and he can’t deal with that. So which way will the door swing this time — toward more open, equal democracy for all, or backward toward a fascist/corporate/military police state?

Stay tuned. How we answer that question will determine our future as a democratic

nation, or whether we even have a future.

Rev. Robert Plaisted Bridgton

Finding the balance

To The Editor: Don’t know quite yet how to find the balance between my need to speak out and/ or keep my mouth shut. I’ve never quite gotten the art of balancing the scales of justice, which has certainly been a passion of mine from the time I was quite small. I still feel it is my duty to speak out when I believe an injustice has been done to another, but I want to be authentic and effective when I do so.

I will now take a small instance that worried me.

I wanted to speak up, but did not when I felt my fellow churchgoer Nelle Ely, the community painter of murals and signs, was indeed “thrown under the bus” by LETTERS, Page 10B

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Stopping the Abuse

by Lake Region Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

Improving our response to abuse

The 2015 opening of the Cumberland County Children’s Advocacy Center (CCCAC), co-located at the Spurwink Child Abuse Program in Portland, significantly improved the timeliness, coordination, and quality of the investigations of child abuse allegations.

This collaborative partnership between professionals that investigate allegations of abuse, under one roof, provides a more sensitive — child-centered — response to abuse referrals from law enforcement, Maine DHHS division of Child Protective Services, or the District Attorney’s office.

At the CCCAC open house last June, Maine Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew gave the keynote address and praised the collaboration of agencies, including law enforcement, child protection, prosecution, medical, mental health and advocacy, for their efforts to improve the response to abuse referrals from law enforcement in Cumberland County.

The integrated approach to child abuse investigations is supported by the National Children’s Alliance and is proven to reduce trauma to children and their families and increase prosecution rates. The CAC model of child sexual abuse investigation outlined below promotes excellence in child abuse response and prevention through service, education, and leadership: • Reduces the number of times that a child has to tell his/ her story.

• Offers access to specially trained health care professionals for medical examinations to ensure the child’s health.

• Provides an opportunity to talk with investigating professionals together.

• Assists with referrals for mental health and advocacy services.

• Ensures that a child and his/her family are not further victimized by the investigative process.

CCCAC staff facilitates the first step toward child safety and wellbeing by working together with a team of professionals to make decisions about the investigation and management of child sexual abuse cases.

The services offered at the CCCAC in Portland, include: • Support Services: Our Family Services Facilitator provides support to the child and his/her guardian during their time at the CCCAC, including answering questions about the investigative process, listening to concerns and making referrals for appropriate follow-up services.

• Child Interview: A trained forensic interview specialist asks the child questions about the alleged abuse while team members observe. The child protective social worker will assess the immediate safety of the child and the law enforcement investigator and assistant district attorney will determine if a crime has been committed.

• Medical Evaluation: Access to specialized medical examinations is available on site.

All referrals to the CCCAC are made by Law Enforcement, Child Protective Services or the District Attorney’s office.

Maine citizens who suspect that a child is being abused are encouraged to report concerns to the Child Protective Services hotline at 1-800-452-1999.

For more information, please join the Lakes Region Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence for a presentation facilitated by the CCCAC on Tuesday, Jan. 26 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at Lake Region Vocational Center.

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(Continued from Page 7B) SOLDIER: You insult me. Kin to that scoundrel, who hung out with a cowardly lion and a limp scarecrow and tramped down a yellow brick road behind a mere girl! Main Street Bridgton is paved with more gold than Oz ever was.

HP: I don’t suppose that you, being bronze, are troubled by rust as the Tin Man was. He was, in fact, iron dipped in tin.

SOLDIER: That’s right, not a speck of rust on me. You know, speaking of metal figures, there’s an exhibition of bronze statues from ancient Greece and Rome in Washington now. Seems we are quite rare, because the usual thing was to melt them down for weapons of war. So the ancient ones you see now were mostly found buried or in shipwrecks.

HP: You’re lucky. Two world wars and countless smaller ones, and you’re still solid.

SOLDIER: Not so much luck as surplus. There’re a couple of canons down the street if they need them and plenty of other armaments to be found here and there. Second Amendment applies, you know.

HP (skillfully changing the subject): You must be an authority on the current question whether to change the names of streets and colleges that honor Civil War proponents of slavery or abusers of human rights.

SOLDIER: Why, yes, I am, having given the question much thought as I stood guard over the years. It seems to me that we should honor those figures from the past whose personal qualities — loyalty, integrity, hard work, selflessness and such — can teach useful lessons to succeeding generations. General Robert E. Lee would be on the preservation list, while Jefferson Davis would not.

HP: What about Woodrow Wilson, who discriminated against African-Americans while president?

SOLDIER: Certainly Wilson. More than Teddy Roosevelt, he was the father of American liberalism. Gave us the progressive income tax. Without that our democracy probably wouldn’t have survived. We would have had a revolution as the poor turned against the rich. Same as in Russia.

HP: Are you in touch with your colleagues, the other Civil War monuments around the region?

SOLDIER: Not much. I’m higher, you know. They have to look up to me. Doesn’t exactly make for fellowship.

HP: I don’t envy your life. Sounds pretty lonesome.

Perhaps pigeons offer company.

SOLDIER: Not the case at all. Now, if you will excuse me, I have to man the watch. I hear some state officials may be coming into town. Almost as bad as those presidential candidates. Embarrassing. Laughable. Not the material for a monument.

Henry Precht is a retired Foreign Service Officer.

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Rotary Club’s Good Citizen

Lions’ Student of the Month Daniel Neault of Naples has been selected as the area Lions Clubs’ “Student of the Month” for January.

Each month, area Lions Clubs recognize a Lake Region High School senior who has excelled academically. The recipient is honored at a Lions’ dinner meeting and is presented a monetary award.

Parents: Anne Neault and the late Bob Neault.

Student organizations, sports teams, activities, hobbies: National Honor Society, Football, Ska Band, Drama Program, Band, Chorus.

Q. What do you like most about school, why?

I really enjoy what the community schools offer. I think that there isn’t really any other place a person can have the sense of pride, camaraderie or enthusiasm.

Schools are more than just places to learn; they are more like microcosms, or incredible ecosystems apart from any other.

Q. What is your biggest challenge in school?

My biggest challenge in school would most likely be managing my time in an effective manner.

Q. What is your favorite subject, and why?

My favorite subject in a broad sense is social studies. I can’t narrow it down to just “government” or “Pre-WWI history.” All elements of social studies fascinate me, and I find them very easy to study and enjoy.

Q. If you could change one thing about school, what would it be (and why)? I would push for more community outreach.

I think there is much more schools can do for the community other than host sporting events or concerts or what have you. The stu-

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(Continued from Page 9B) a story that appeared in The Bridgton News. I was delighted to see the following week there was another story on this subject that allowed for more facts to emerge with regard to Nelle Ely’s role and payment with regard to sign painting.

Now, Nelle and I don’t know each other well and we probably disagree with one another about a variety of things. However, both of us are in our “Golden Years” and I know what we do have in common and that is the following: In our different ways, both of us work hard at being good, responsible members of our community. Nelle has gifts I do not have and hopefully I have some gifts of my own to share with Nelle.

We certainly feel and display respect for one another and that is a good thing. So last week, I wrote one of my very long letters to The BNews but did not mention Nelle, who was on my mind as I know it is not much fun when nega-

Daniel Neault dents in school are creative and intelligent and they have a lot to offer to communities, whether it be community service or municipal government.

Q. What characteristics do you believe a good teacher should possess?

I believe a teacher should not only feel a duty to the subject they teach to teach it well, but also a duty to the students they are instructing.

Q. What goals did you hope to achieve during your high school days?

When I started high school, my goals were basically to pass, but most of my goals were protean. I think my most constant goal would be to succeed in school and to get the best of my education.

Q. What do you hope to do in the future in terms of career, and why are you headed in that direction? I would eventually like to run a foreign nonprofit organization, preferably in the area of education. I’ve gone to Guatemala City with a group from the school and we volunteered at the Safe Passage school there. It really changed my life and made me want to help people, especially with their education, for the duration of my life.

Q. What do you think it will take to be successDANIEL, Page 6B tive things are written about oneself. After close examination, you know that whoever said what they did, got their facts wrong and out of context.

I was delighted there was an excellent letter to the editor last week in defense of Nelle Ely, her paints and her painting and her contributions to our community.

For me, how The BNews, as part of a community free press, is pretty good at producing community news stories in such a manner that allows for retractions and/or other responses in the aftermath of something that might not be truly accurate. All of this helps to keep the scales of justice in good balance in our own community.

My point is that I hope those, in this community who are in disagreement with each other, can keep listening to one another, apologize when they know they are in error and/or hold their ground when they are pretty sure that something being said is true or untrue. Yes, we can all be gossipers and we often make quick judgments about others for all kinds of different reasons. There is nothing that

Nathan Smith of Naples has been selected as the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club’s “Citizen of the Month” for January.

Each month, the Rotary Club recognizes a Lake Region High School student who displays good citizenship and contributes to the school community.

The recipient is honored at a Rotary breakfast meeting and is presented a monetary gift.

Parent: Wendy Palmer Q. What do you like most about school, why?

I like athletics the most because it helps me stay focused and has taught me many lessons in life.

Q. What is your biggest challenge in school? My biggest challenge in school is writing essays.

Q. What is your favorite subject, and why?

Science, because lots of it is hands on.

Q. If you could change one thing about school, what would it be (and why)? I would change the start time because people aren’t usually focused that early in the morning.

Q. What characteristics do you believe a good teacher should possess?

Kindness, honesty and integrity.

Q. What goals did you

Nathan Smith hope to achieve during your high school days? I hope to develop as a student so I am prepared for college and life.

Q. What do you hope to do in the future in terms of career, and why are you headed in that direction? I want to go into the medical field because I love helping people and I love science.

Q. What do you think it will take to be successful in the future? Hard work and perseverance.

Q. What lesson have you learned while at Lake Region High School that will help you in the future? I learned many useful lessons. One of them is to never give up and if you fail it only means that you need to try harder. I also learned that being respectful and honest to everyone you meet and know is very important.

Fryeburg Academy’s Class of 2016 Project Graduation Committee is hosting a number of events in the coming weeks and months.

• On Saturday, Jan. 16, bring your friends and family for a breakfast of pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, coffee and tea at the Pythagorean Lodge at 50 Portland Street, Fryeburg.

Breakfast will be served from 8 to 11 a.m. Suggested donation of $7 for adults, $3.50 for kids under 5 and $20 for a family of four. Proceeds from the breakfast will go to support Fryeburg Academy’s Class of 2016 Project Graduation trip.

• North Conway’s Flatbread Company, in conjunction with Fryeburg Academy’s Class of 2016 Project Graduation Committee, will be hosting a fundraising night on Tuesday, Feb. PROJECT GRAD, Page 6B

Downeast Mushers Bowl Inc. presents

Saturday & Sunday, Jan. 23 & 24, 2016 FIVE FIELDS FARM – GYGER ORCHARDS 720 South Bridgton Road, So. Bridgton, ME

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There’s still time to register for Southern Maine Community College classes for the Spring semester.

SAD 61 & 72 Adult Education is an off-campus site for Southern Maine Community College and will be offering four SMCC credit courses for the Spring, 2016 semester: English Comp, Tuesday and Thursday, 3:30 to 5 p.m.

Intro to Literature, Wednesday, 6 to 9:10 p.m.

College Algebra, Monday and Wednesday, 3:30-5:10 p.m.

Intro to Sociology, Thursday, 6 to 9:10 p.m.

All SMCC classes will be held at Lake Region High School.

Registration for all classes should be completed through Southern Maine Community College at www.smccme.edu Please note that all SMCC off-campus sites have a delayed start date of Feb. 1, 2016.

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feels so right as finding common ground and even reconciliation with one another even when we have strongly disagreed, were mistaken, or have felt “thrown under the bus.” (I use the phrase “thrown under the bus” as this was the title of the letter in defense of Nelle Ely that appeared last week that was written by Anne Overman who is a professional furniture painter and lives in North Bridgton). Thank you Anne for doing what I should have done for Nelle. I’m happy that Nelle got the support she deserved and that you, Anne, as a fellow painter, got the facts right. One thing I know about Nelle and myself is that neither of us at an advanced age is willing to stop engaging and do our best.

The point I want to make is the following: I believe most of us must keep learning from one another, but can only do so if we agree that it’s okay to disagree and then to agree again. Such vitality along with a good dose of humility keeps us in balance. Thank you Bridgton News folk for doing what you can to keep us in balance when it comes to the scales of justice within

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our community because I’m certain that if we do it here, we can demonstrate the kind of community relationships that can radiate far and wide.

Virginia (Tilla) Durr Bridgton

Selling out

To The Editor: The “Dietary Guidelines for Americans” released yesterday by U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services mark the ninth time in a row that the meat industry has successfully suppressed scientific findings recommending reduced meat consumption. The

Samantha Sgroi of Lovell has been named to Lasell College (Newton, Mass.) Dean’s List for the fall 2015 semester. Samantha, whose major is Accounting, is a member of the class of 2017 and was among 726 students honored in the Fall 2015 semester. To achieve the Dean’s List, each student must be full-time carrying 12 or more graded credits for the semester with a grade point average of 3.5 or above.

Lucy Fowler of Casco was recently named to the fall 2015 Dean’s List at Keene State College (N.H.) Lucy was among 1,355 students who were honored for academic excellence in the fall 2015 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, Keene State undergraduates must be enrolled in a degree program and must have completed a minimum of six credit hours in the semester, receiving no failing or incomplete grades. Students must achieve a 3.5 or higher grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

Dana Fitzgerald of Casco and Jesse Murch of Waterford have been named to the Colby-Sawyer College (New London, N.H.) Dean’s List for the fall semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must achieve a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours in graded courses.

Dana is a member of the Class of 2017 and is majoring in Child Development.

Jesse is a member of the Class of 2018 and is majoring in Multidisciplinary Studies.

Bald Peak trail (Continued from Page 4B) Crew’s work.

Pleasant Mountain in Oxford County, Denmark and Bridgton, ME Difficulty – Moderate Trail distances – 1.0 mile to Big Bald Peak summit via Bald Peak Trail, Hiking times – 1 hour to Big Bald Peak summit Elevation – 1,932 feet Big Bald Peak Vertical gains –1,432 feet to Big Bald Peak Coordinates – 44° 1’ 59.88” N 70° 49’ 0.12” W Topographic Map – Mount Pleasant 7.5-minute quad Directions to the eastern trailheads: From Route 302 west of Bridgton, take Mountain Road south past Shawnee Peak. The Bald Peak trailhead is one mile farther on the right (west) side with a large parking lot at the trailhead. Sue’s Way, North Ridge and Needle’s Eye trails are accessed from Bald Peak Trail. The Ledges trailhead is about two miles farther with a small parking area on the left opposite the trail entrance. reduction was recommended by the government-appointed Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee in a 571-page report based on review of thousands of studies.

Reduced meat consumption was first recommended in 1977 by the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs in “Dietary Goals for the United States,” a precursor to the Dietary Guidelines. The meat industry forced the committee to destroy all copies of the report and to remove the offending recommendation from a new edition.

That wanton government sell-out to the meat

industry has replayed itself with every new edition of the Dietary Guidelines since then. “Dietary Guidelines for Americans” shape school lunches and other government food support programs and underlie public health campaigns to lower rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer.

Fortunately, American consumers are not easily duped. Sales of plant-based meats, cheeses, milks, and ice creams have skyrocketed, and every grocery store provides seemingly countless choices of fruits and vegetables.

Booker Niland Bridgton