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Serving Bridgton and the surrounding towns of Western Maine since 1870 Vol. 152, No. 3

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Bridgton, Maine

January 20, 2022

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Court affirms hotel decision

GRADUATION DAY Meagan Foster and her son Ayden pose on Sept. 17, 2021, after Ayden graduated from Marine boot camp in Parris Island. Ayden Foster is GRADUATION DAY — Tyler Breton (center) shares a graduate of the class of 2021 at Lake Region High his graduation day with mom Sarah Noble and dad Tony Breton.

(Photo courtesy of Sarah Noble) School. (Photo courtesy of Meagan Foster)

Glad to be back home Marines enjoy first leave in 7 months

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer Sarah Noble swore up and down that her son Tyler Breton had grown taller.

But, his height is the same.

The way he carries himself is different.

“When we went to see him in September for the graduation, we asked if he had gotten taller. He said, ‘No,’ ” said his mom Sarah Noble.

“Tyler carried himself well before he left. But now, it is even more obvious: The way he carries himself, the way he responds, the way he processes things is different. The way he stands, he looks taller.”

Two young men from the Lake Region area, Tyler Breton and Ayden Foster, were pinned as United States

Marines a week apart. That happened at Parris Island, South Carolina.

They were shipped out in June and graduated as Marines in September.

Immediately following their respective graduations in which they saw family who hadn’t seen them in 13 weeks, the individuals were bussed to Camp Geiger, North Carolina, to await Military Occupational Specialities (MOS) training.

It was then that Breton and Foster ended up in the same platoon. The young men wrapped up their schooling this month, and had a quick graduation ceremony on the morning of Jan. 12.

Last week, Breton and Foster got their first leave. They returned home to Maine after more than seven months away.

Both of them explained why they decided to become a United States Marine and what they learned.

Breton graduated from Lake Region High School (LRHS) in 2018 and tried the traditional college route.

“I went to Husson University for a year. I ended up coming home and working for the Bridgton Recreation Department for two years. I worked with all the kids in the after school programs and coached them in soccer, basketball and baseball. I was looking at a different branches of the military: Navy, Army and Marines,” he said.

Marines seemed to have the most appeal to him.

“I wanted to be set apart. I wanted to have that title of being a Marine. It MARINES, Page 6A

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer As Justin McIver waited for Maine’s high court to decide the fate of his proposed Hotel Bridgton project, the local developer was “at peace” regarding the final ruling.

“I was at peace with any outcome. I’ve learned a lot going through the process. I’ve learned that sometimes things happen and things happen for a reason. You have to be okay with any outcome if you are going to be at peace. So, I was okay with any outcome. If it was not to be, it wasn’t meant to be and I was okay with it,” the owner of Main Eco Homes said in a BN phone interview Tuesday.

After four years of presentations, revisions, deliberations, approvals and court remands, McIver finally heard two words he had longed to hear: Judgment affirmed.

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court “affirmed” Hotel Bridgton’s approval by the Town of Bridgton’s Planning Board last Thursday, Jan. 13.

Oral arguments were made before the high court on Dec. 8, 2021.

“When my attorney called me, it brought a tear to my eye. It was a long road, but worth it all. Everything worked out the way it was supposed to. Everything happened for a reason. I’m super excited about it. A little surreal. I’ve been working on this for almost eight years overall — over four years when we put the application together. Obviously, made a lot of sacrifices, but it’s worth it,” McIver said. “It is a much better project today because of everything that happened. The timing is much better too, getting through this pandemic.”

Attorney David A. Lourie of Cape Elizabeth, representing appellants Susan Hatch, Judy von Sicard and Sigvard von Sicard (the “Neighbors”), argued that the Bridgton Planning Board erred by approving a site plan that included “filling and earthmoving” in the Stream Protection District — a use that Bridgton’s Shoreland Zoning Ordinance prohibits.

The justices ruled, “Contrary to the Neighbors’ contentions, the Bridgton Planning Board did not clearly err in characterizing the proposed installation of a stormwater management and phosphorus control system as ‘soil and water conservation practices.’ A planning board’s characterization of proposed uses in an application for a local land use permit presents a mixed question of law and fact. Where, as here, the classification of a particular activity as part of a more comprehensive use is premised on a planning board’s factual finding, we review the board’s finding for clear error. Because competent evidence existed to support its classification of the elements of the plan’s design located in the Stream Protection District, the Planning Board did not clearly err.”

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Opposing sides pitch views on solar project

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer LOVELL — Open either lovellsolar.com or letlovelldecide.org and one is greeted by a photo of a distant mountain range and trees radiating in foliage season colors.

The first website — produced by Walden Renewables — illustrates banks of black solar panels in the middle of two tree stands.

The second website — produced by Our Eden Association, a Maine nonprofit corporation concerned about the magnitude and scope of the proposed Walden Renewables 181-acre solar array project to be developed at and near Christian Hill and Shave Hill Roads — shows a current view and then transi-

tions to what the view will look like with the solar array.

As one would expect, the initial messages seriously vary: Walden Solar Maine III A proposed solar project with large benefits and little impact. The proposed solar project will be located in a valley between Christian Hill Road and Shave Hill Road and will be surrounded by trees. It will generate enough clean energy to affordably power nearly 10,000 homes and won’t be visible from 99.87% of Lovell.

And from Our Eden: We are strong supporters of solar energy done responsibly…

We believe there are multiple, serious issues that must

be raised concerning the proposed Walden solar project.

Simply stated it… …is too big for Lovell and has no direct benefit for Lovell homeowners, other than the few who are under lease agreements.

…will permanently desecrate over 170 acres of pristine forest and wetlands by clear-cutting over 10,000 mature trees for at least the next forty years. …will endanger wildlife, compromise historic scenic

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The uninhabited building has become home to wild animals.

Now, the concern looms that humans will trespass and put themselves in danger, according to Casco Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) John Wiesemann.

Referring to recent photos of the home located 388 Roosevelt Trail, Wiesemann said when the snow was not in the picture, there is an obvious sag in the roof.

“The rear of house has

an air conditioner. It is pulling the window area away from house,” causing another point of entry for the elements and the critters, he said.

Before the snow fell, there was evidence of animals tracks between the house and the briars around the property, he said.

“I am worried about transient people. I’ve found in a couple buildings in town, [evidence of] people sleeping there and doing illegal drugs and whatever. That is what I am afraid will hap-

pen here,” Wiesemann said.

Also, there are lot of tires, barrels filled with unknown materials, and piles of metals scraps, he said.

“It’s a dangerous flop,” he said.

On Jan. 4, a public hearing was held to determine if the uninhabited building was a dangerous structure.

The hearing was part of the Casco Board of Selectmen’s regularly scheduled meeting.

Town Attorney Ben McCall, of Jensen Baird Gardner & Henry, was on

hand to go over the legal aspects of the process to dispose of a dangerous building that was once privately owned. There are many steps involved, and those have been completed including contacting all known stakeholders.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company is the mortgage company, McCall said.

He explained that the board of selectmen “sits as a court. Your job is to hear the evidence, regarding the state of this building.”

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SPOILER OR NON-FACTOR? Several Lovell residents fear a proposed solar array (superimposed) will spoil the scenic view from Christian Hill Road. A solar moratorium vote will be held this Tuesday.

Dangerous building going down

views, and have potentially catastrophic environmental impacts to Kezar Lake. …will likely be sold to a third party as soon as it is completed.

Both parties, through their respective websites, hope to address key points, sway Lovell public opinion regarding the project and whether to vote “yes” or “no” this coming Tuesday, Jan. 25, 7 p.m., at the Center Fire Station (3 Hatch Hill) on a 180-day solar moratorium at a special town meeting.

Moratorium ordinance wording was discussed Tuesday night at a well-

attended public hearing. A copy is available for review on the town’s website.

“The purpose of this Moratorium Ordinance is to allow Town officials and staff reasonable time to evaluate the concerns raised in regards to proposed LargeScale Solar Energy Systems, and to develop necessary Zoning Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan amendments to provide adequate protection for the property, health, welfare, and safety of the Town of Lovell’s residents to address these concerns.

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Sides pitch views on solar plan (Continued from Page 1A) “Effective Date. This Moratorium Ordinance shall take effect once enacted by the Town of Lovell Special Town Meeting, but notwithstanding the provisions of 1 M.R.S. § 302, shall be applicable as of December 28, 2021 as expressly provided in Section 5. below.

“Notwithstanding the provisions of 1 M.R.S. § 302 or any other law to the contrary, this Moratorium Ordinance, when enacted, shall govern any proposed Large-Scale Solar Energy System for which an application for approval has not been deemed complete by the Planning Board and has not been the subject of at least one substantive review meeting by the Planning Board prior to December 28, 2021, the Applicable Date of this Moratorium Ordinance.”

Walden believes it has a completed application on file (submitted in late October) that addresses standards raised in current Lovell ordinances.

Opponents pushed for a moratorium as a means to put the matter on pause and give Lovell adequate time to draft, consider and pass regulations specific to solar development —a “new kind of land use.”

State law does allow for the moratorium to be extended an additional 180 days to complete work.

During three public meetings on the solar proposal, opponents raised concerns regarding the effect on scenic views, property values, whether Walden would sell the array and decommissioning once the arrays reach the end of its usefulness.

The News reached out to Jack Kenworthy, co-founder and chief development officer of Walden Renewables, and Dale Knapp, principal of Biodiversity Research Institute, to shed more light on the proposed solar project and points raised by the public.

BN. How many solar projects has Walden completed in Maine to date?

JK/DK. Walden has been developing solar here since late 2018 in response to legislation intended to spur the development of grid scale projects. Walden has completed development on six 5 MW projects in Maine, 4 of which are under construction presently. Walden has also completed development on two 20 MW projects in Maine that will start construction later this year.

BN. How many solar projects are in the application phase?

JK/DK. In addition to the WSM III project in Lovell, Walden has four other projects in Maine that range in size from 17 MW to 200 MW that are in various stages of development.

BN. Has any proposal been turned down? If so, where and what were the circumstances?

JK/DK. Walden has never had a solar project denied a permit. We believe this is primarily because the impacts

associated with these well-sited projects are quite limited.

(Note: Walden has no plans to sell the Lovell project.)

BN. One complaint regarding the Lovell proposal has been the size of this project. What is the biggest array you have completed?

JK/DK. Walden has completed development of a 120 MW project in Pennsylvania that has a 671-acre footprint.

BN. How does Lovell compare?

JK/DK. Compared to the average utility-scale solar project size Walden has in Maine, Lovell falls about in the middle. In comparison to the average size of projects in Walden’s entire portfolio, Lovell is quite small. Our largest project is a 350 MW project in the southeastern United States.

BN. Explain the reason for the size of the Lovell project.

JK/DK. The size of the Lovell project was optimized based on grid interconnection capacity, available land, avoidance of sensitive natural resources, cost, and regulatory compliance. The contract awarded to WSM III by the Maine Public Utilities Commission includes a power delivery commitment and the project size is directly tied to this agreement.

BN. Some wondered if it could be scaled down? Your response?

JK/DK. Walden has already reduced the amount of DC capacity associated with this project and increased buffers in response to dialogue that we have had with neighbors over the last several months. Given that the project has firm commitments to the State of Maine under our long-term power contract (for both energy and economic benefits to the State) and fixed interconnection costs with Central Maine Power, further reductions in project size are not anticipated.

BN. Opponents say the arrays will “destroy” the scenic view. From a property valuation standpoint, is there studies or proof that solar arrays cause property values to drop?

JK/DK. While there will be visibility of portions of the project from about 10% of the length of Christian Hill Road, the quality of the view from those areas will remain intact, and the dominant features of those views (the mountains and forested ridgelines) will not be disturbed.

Of equal importance is that 99.87% of the Town of Lovell will have no visibility of any portion of the solar arrays at all. Studies performed by Cohn Reznik (CR) related to property valuation in similar demographic regions published in June 2020 have shown these projects have no discernible impact on property values.

According to the report, eight established solar farms were used for the study.

Property value trends of the adjacent land uses, including agricultural, single family and

residential properties were reviewed, and discussions were had with market participants (Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, North Carolina and Virginia).

Findings: With regard to their impact on nearby property values, our studies of facilities of various sizes demonstrate that there is no measurable and consistent difference in property values for properties adjacent to solar farms when compared to similar properties locationally removed from their influence.

This is supported by our interviews with local real estate brokers who have stated that there is no difference in price, marketing periods or demand for the homes directly adjacent to the solar farm facilities We have also interviewed market participants, including County and Township Assessors (with solar facilities in their districts), to give us additional insight as to how the market evaluates farm land and single-family homes located adjacent to solar farms. Local assessors have noted that there is no evidence of negative property value impacts due to proximity to a solar farm, and local brokers have noted that there has been no effect on pricing, marketing time, nor conditions of sale.

BN. Some say Walden looked closely at Lovell as a possible array site because the town had no specific regulations regarding solar facilities. Have you run into similar situations in other towns/ municipalities where the ordinances had not been updated to address current uses, and thus had to place solar under another term? If yes, did the term become a sticking point?

How did the board react?

JK/DK. Lovell has rigorous requirements to obtain a Conditional Use Permit, regardless of whether the ordinance mentions solar or not. A proposed solar project must satisfy a full 16 pages of regulations, covering everything from setbacks, lot coverage, glare, noise, etc. Many solar ordinances in Maine are less restrictive than Lovell’s Conditional Use requirements, and we don’t usually have to submit 600-plus pages of an application to obtain permits from municipalities in Maine. The length of this application was due to the extensive requirements in Lovell’s Zoning Ordinance. It is also very common for solar generators to be reviewed by towns in Maine as both “essential services” or “utilities.” Solar projects have been well received in municipalities across Maine as a low impact alternative to produce clean, low-cost power for decades to come.

BN. Regarding completeness of the application, other than the question regarding if solar could fall under telecommunication, has the application, in your mind, been complete since October? Any changes, if so what? Have planners asked for specific

information for Walden to address/provide? If so, what.

JK/DK. Walden does believe that it submitted a complete application on Oct. 29 that was ready for substantive review. We have not received any specific requests for additional information from the Planning Board over the course of three meetings held to date and have also not received any feedback as to what may be allegedly incomplete.

BN. Typically, what has been Walden’s experience in the length of time it has taken to see an application submitted, reviewed and ultimately approved?

JK/DK. Much of this depends on the level of review mandated by the ordinance structure within a given municipality. Some towns do not have zoning or ordinances beyond state mandatory minimum shoreland zoning, and in that case, a building permit is often sufficient. In other municipalities with more robust ordinance requirements, such as Lovell, substantive technical review typically takes several months. A typical timeline for permitting a solar project in a municipality with robust review is 3 to 6 months. Permitting under the Maine Department of Environmental Protection typically takes 6 to 8 months from the time the application is accepted as complete for processing and an approval order being issued by the department.

BN. Based on some comments at Lovell meetings, there seems to be some frustration that the board has somewhat dragged its feet — partly due to public pressure, in the form of comments made at meetings — and postponing decisions feeling more time is needed for review.

Your feelings on how the process has been handled to date?

JK/DK. The process to date has not followed proper procedures. After the preapplication was held in midOctober, the Board knew this application was coming. Now, three months later, the Board still hasn’t opened the application during the course of a planned meeting. We understand that some vocal opposition has not made things easier on the Board, but the proper process still needs to be followed.

BN. Has there been any attempt to see if the board would consider meeting a second time within a month to work on this application? I have seen Bridgton’s Planning Board on several occasions schedule another meeting within a week or two to solely address one application.

JK/DK. We have not made that request to date, but moving forward, we do expect to request that adequate time is provided to allow the Board to

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Jack Kenworthy, Walden Co-Founder, Chief Development Officer do their jobs. The Board can’t just take public comment.

They are obligated to review the application materials and determine the project’s compliance with Lovell’s Zoning Ordinances.

BN. In your opinion, does Lovell’s existing ordinance provide the tools for planners to thoroughly address concerns the public might have regarding installation of solar arrays?

JK/DK. Yes. As noted earlier, there are extensive requirements that must be met to receive a Conditional Use Permit. In order to comply with Lovell’s ordinance, we were required to submit a 600-plus page application.

The types of regulations that Lovell has on its books and that apply to any Conditional Use (regardless of what specific use it is determined to be) are the same types of regulations that one would find in a solar specific ordinance.

BN. Could you point specifically to a couple of standards, which address concerns the public has stated at planning board meetings?

JK/DK. Within Article VII of the Lovell Zoning Ordinance there are 16 pages of performance standards that would apply to any conditional use proposed within the town. Some examples — archaeological, buffer areas, noise, storm-water management, water quality — are criteria that the project is required to demonstrate compliance with the ordinance standards.

BN. Your thoughts regarding the proposed moratorium?

JK/DK. Walden believes that the moratorium vote is improper to the extent that it seeks to retroactively apply specifically to the existing WSM III application. We have no objection to the Town advancing a moratorium that would apply to applications received after Dec. 28.

BN. If voters enact a moratorium, what might be Walden’s next move?

JK/DK. It is unclear. We will need to wait and see what transpires.

BN. Has Walden created a similar website when involved with other projects as the one just launched? Any response thus far? Has there been a fair amount of traffic to the site?

JK/DK. We don’t typically launch project specific web-

Dale Knapp, Principal of Biodiversity Research Institute sites because project information is generally available on town websites and is also required to be available for public review at Town offices.

But in this case, we felt it was particularly important for residents to be able to easily access publicly available facts about the project and have an easy way to contact us if they want more information or have questions. The facts for this project tell a very compelling story, so we are glad to be able to broadcast them on the website (www. lovellsolar.com).

The website has generated a few direct questions to our team that we have been responding to and we welcome questions and feedback from everyone – that is a key purpose of the site, to let folks ask questions and get answers right from the source.

BN. You held an informational meeting, as well as tried to reach out to the public to answer questions. What has the response been like?

JK/DK. The public informational meeting we held on Jan. 3 was well attended, and the extended Walden Team had several hours of productive conversations with attendees. There is a lot of misinformation out there, and that sort of venue enables deeper conversations with subject matter experts (scientists, engineers, and architects) to address questions from the public that are of interest or concern.

BN. Final comments.

JK/DK. The State of Maine has mandated robust, clean, domestic energy goals, and Walden has responded to the call to help bring more affordable clean power to Mainers for decades to come.

This single project will diversify Maine’s energy mix with fixed price solar power that is 1/3 of the rate for CMP’s residential electric supply, while creating jobs, job training, and making over $8.8 million in tax payments to Lovell over its life.

The project will offset as much carbon as the amount that 54,000 acres of mature forests sequester each year while only clearing 180 acres of trees.

The cost to remove the project will be fully funded on Day 1 with funds held

by Maine DEP to ensure removal. All components SOLAR, Page 3A

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Casco dangerous building

(Continued from Page 1A) McCall provided the board with a definition of what constitutes as a dangerous building.

As part of his testimony, CEO Wiesemann went over the history of the building.

Contacting the propertyowner with a notice of violation is one of the steps required in the legal process.

“This is one of the first buildings when I first started with Casco [in 2020] that was of concern,” Wiesemann said. “Last winter, they contacted me by e-mail and just said, ‘There’s nothing wrong with house.’ And that was

it.”

Casco Town Manager Tony Ward read the finding of facts, which is required as part of the legal process to dispose of a building.

“The dwelling is at the point of near collapse and poses an imminent public safety hazard,” was one of the statements.

The board voted, 3-0, to deem the structure unsafe, inhabitable and unsanitary.

In other words, the building on 388 Roosevelt Trail has been categorized as a dangerous building.

During the conversation with the board about the building, Wiesemann was

(Continued from Page 1A) The justices also found “the conflict-of-law provisions in Bridgton’s Shoreland Zoning Ordinance and Site Plan Review Ordinance are not implicated because competent evidence supports the finding that Saunders Mill’s

application included only land use permitted in the Stream Protection District, and those uses are not inconsistent with the Site Plan Review Ordinance.”

The decision paves way for demolition of the former Saunders Mill and construction of a 66-room “bou-

asked if the electricity was still hooked up. The CEO was unsure because the no trespassing signs that had been put up prevented him from going onto the property to investigate.

Also, Selectman Eugene Connolly asked the attorney if the town could post that it was a dangerous building for the sake of public safety.

McCall said putting up a sign wasn’t a long-term solution.

“We won’t post the building into perpetuity,” McCall said. “Usually, we recommend that it be fixed to alleviate the problem, or it be CHAMBER RIBBON CUTTING — The Greater Bridgton-Lakes Region Chamber demolished.” of Commerce held a ribbon cutting last Friday to welcome Dog on the Porch Designs in Bridgton! Pictured from left to right: Holly Lyn of RFB Advertising, Heidi Edwards of Norway Savings Bank, Tori Hill of the Town of Bridgton, Chamber Executive Director Angie Cook, Paula Miller of Dog on the Porch Designs, Ken Murphy of The Umbrella Factory, Georgiann Fleck of the Town of Bridgton and tique” hotel, which includes Linda LaCroix of the Town of Bridgton. a fitness center and indoor pool. The 2.8-acre site abuts ings because they need a obvious a big demand and finally before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.

Bacon and Kennard Streets. tall ceiling and big open need for it.”

Several times, McIver Bridgton taxpayers were As part of project space. We’re looking to do a approval, McIver will have kids’ center there — which reiterated his appreciation also along for this wild ride. two years to build the facil- seems like a good fit with of the support he has had Legal counsel was presity. While he is anxious to the sports complex nearby,” through the process, as well ent at hearings and board get started, there are “quite McIver said. “It’s really as many people “under- deliberations, as well as of few things that need to something we’re going to standing the vision” in rede- representing the Town of veloping Bridgton.

Bridgton when the case get done before construc- try to make work.”

Since the ruling, McIver “It’s a big win for landed on both the Superior tion starts,” McIver noted. he said. Court and Supreme Judicial “There’s been a lot of has “received a lot of posi- Bridgton,” waiting, but the timing is tive feedback” regarding “Hopefully, once this is Court benches. adding a hotel to Bridgton’s done, maybe the people that Agnieska A. Dixon, Esq. right,” he said. are concerned won’t be quite and Benjamin J. Plante, Esq. When word of the court changing economy.

“We used to have as concerned when they see of Drummond Woodsum decision reached social media last week, some three plus hotels here in how beautiful and nice the of Portland represented people raised concern over Bridgton. Some were four hotel is, and what an addition Bridgton.

While final fees will the future of Western Maine stories. We’re not chang- to the town it will be.”

Long, costly process be forthcoming, Bridgton Dance and Gymnastics, ing anything, we’re bring Reaching a final decision Town Manager Robert which currently uses por- it back to what it used to be (having a hotel in the regarding Hotel Bridgton Peabody pegged the town’s tions of the old mill.

McIver noted that MEH downtown area),” McIver was a long, twisting road legal costs associated with has acquired an eight-acre said. “How can you be covering four-plus years, the Hotel Bridgton project parcel, next to Lampron’s, a tourist town when you numerous meetings and at $43,889.12. off BRAG Way with an eye don’t have a place to stay? hearings, studies and revito build warehouse and stor- We need a hotel. We have sions, deliberations and camps that have said they decisions, and ultimately age space.

URNITURE “The hope is to work will pay us in full ahead three appearances before DESIGNED • HANDCRAFTED with the dance company to of time for specific week- the courts — two in front try to get them into one ends. They want to book of Superior Court Judge of the garage-type build- the entire hotel. There’s Thomas McKeon, and

Hotel decision affirmed

About the Pantry

By Pete DuBrule Bridgton Food Pantry I was speaking with a neighbor recently. When I told him that I was helping with the Bridgton Food Pantry, he asked me, “why do we need two pantries in town?”

His question concerned the Bridgton Food Pantry, and the pantry that Saint Joseph Catholic Church operates.

It’s a fair question and one that I have often answered.

Saint Joseph Church opens their pantry doors once a month and distributes “shelf stable” food to the community. Shelf stable refers to packaged food, which does not need refrigeration, including such things as canned goods and pasta. This community care is an act of love by the church body.

Several other churches in town have Food Closets and will assist those struggling with emergency situations by making donations, on a case-by-case basis, of nonperishable food.

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The benefits from this project are extensive and long lasting, and the impacts by contrast are small. We look forward to continuing to work with the Town of Lovell to realize the many benefits of this important project.

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Ice Fishing derbies: Get ready to cast a line Norris Bennett Memorial Derby LOVELL — The Lovell Lions Club will hold the annual Norris Bennett Memorial Scholarship Fund Fishing Derby on Sunday, Feb. 13 at Pleasant Point Road, Pleasant Point, Center Lovell, from 5:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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All participants must register at the registration table at the Pleasant Point Town Beach, Pleasant Point Road, Center Lovell, unless you have purchased a ticket in advance. Registration fee is $25.

All registrants are eligible for door prizes. Door prizes and the raffle prize will be announced during the awards ceremony at 4 p.m. The raffle prize consists of a 6x10 foot Sno-

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The cost of the ticket is $25 each or 5 for $100.

Tickets may be purchased at the Lovell Hardware Store, Main Street, Lovell or by calling 207-928-9023.

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Money raised from the Derby will provide four $1,000 scholarships for Fryeburg Academy seniors.

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Tin Mountain

When I lived in Colorado, it was not uncommon to come across old mining tunnels scattered around the mountains, usually gold mines. Many of them are still open and offer tours down into the bowls of the earth. I’ve always found them fascinating and a bit scary.

Several years ago, I even staked a gold mine of my own that I called the Black Cat Lode. It was up at 10,000 feet elevation next to our cabin in Elk Park near Central City. I had met Gus Grutzmacher, the old miner who had drilled it back into the mountainside and when I opened up the collapsed portal I found things just as he had left them 50 years before, including a vein of gold and silver.

So, when I read the description of the tin mine on Tin Mountain in Jackson, I was very intrigued to see what it would look like and added the mountain to the list of climbs for the Denmark Mountain Hikers.

The hike of eight Denmark Mountain Hikers to Tin Mountain in Jackson, N.H. was a first for us.

Two of our hikers, David Atcheson and Susan Sedita, mentioned it in one of their hike reports and recommended it. Tin Mountain is located at the Jackson Field Station of the Tin Mountain Conservation Center on a 228-acres parcel of conservation land. In addition, the old tin mine, there are several old stone cellars and

the old Jackson-to-Dundee Town Road, along with an extensive hiking and snowshoe trail network accessing 17 acres of fields, 211 acres of forest and four ponds.

The Jackson Field Station was built in 1981 and is used for programs and summer camp.

Our Jan. 14, 2022 Tin Mountain climb was delightful, on the easy side of moderate, with a steady climb with some steeper sections toward the summit. We found the trail well packed down snow from previous hikers so we left our snow shoes in the cars, donning instead microspikes, Hillsound and Kahtolla trail crampons.

Temperature was in the high 20s and lower 30s for the hike, overcast sky and the sun peeping through at times. We left the trailhead at 9:15 a.m. and reached the summit at 10:15 a.m.

After snacks and the summit shot, we headed down at 10:40 a.m., but discovered a delightful ledge where we dallied for a few minutes. The views from this ledge overlooked Thorn Mountain, the Moats at North Conway, and Attitash Ski Area in Bartlett. There is an old ski area on Thorn Mountain and we’ll add it to our list of hills to climb at some point in the future.

At the summit, Denmark Mountain Hiker Gordon Farrell read this poem, which seemed very appropriate for our snowy winter hike:

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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK “Shelby-Lynn has been a tremendous leader for us. She works hard at her game, in practices, as well as on her own time. She is a legitimate scorer and deserves to be recognized in her role as a senior leader!” Lake Region varsity girls’ basketball Head Coach Paul True said. “It is my pleasure to recognize Shelby as our Player of the Week.”

In recognition of her strong work ethic, determination, commitment and good sportsmanship, Shelby-Lynn Sheldrick 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.

Name: Shelby-Lynne Sheldrick Hometown: Sebago Year in School: Senior Parents: Jessika and Dave Sheldrick Sports you play: Basketball, Soccer School groups/honors: ASTRA Club, Environmental Club.

Why did you choose basketball? I chose this sport because at the time all my friends were playing and everyone wanted me to join, little did I know I would learn to love the game.

What do you enjoy most about this sport?

I enjoy how competitive it is, and how close I am with my teammates and coaches.

How has competing in sports changed you as a person? Sports have

Shelby-Lynn Sheldrick made me become a leader on and off the court/field.

During this period of COVID-19, what has been the most difficult adjustment? Definitely having to wear masks, it makes not only breathing during basketball hard but also it makes learning hard.

What is one of your most memorable sports moments? How we always support each other on any team I am a part of.

What is your most disappointing sports memory? When we lost to Poland on our opening night of the season.

How has sports prepared you for your future? Leadership skills, and knowing when and how to take charge of a situation.

Name a coach who has made a difference in your life and in what way? Jeff Hall, he was not only a wonderful coach but he was very dedicated to me as a player. One year, he wanted me to play basketball so bad that every single Tuesday he drove from Casco to Sebago to pick me up from school to get me back to practice in SHELBY, Page 5A

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School news Lions’ Student of the Month David DelVecchio of Bridgton 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.

Name: David DelVecchio Class of: 2022 Residence: Bridgton Parents: Peter and Michelle DelVecchio Siblings: Jonathan, Christopher and Michael Activities: Tennis, Theater and Cross Country Community activities: “Future Community Leaders” and the ASTRA Community Service Club Hobbies: Guitar, photography, and going to the gym Future Plans: College!

Schools that you have or will apply: UVM, Bates, St. Anselm, USM, Clark, and NYU. Schools that you have been accepted to: St. Anselm, USM, and Clark.

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Also A.P. Literature and Composition! It’s a college-level course so the pace and workload reflect that.

How do you balance your class work and your extracurricular activities? Doing work in school and before bed!

What is the biggest challenge high school students face today?

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Area students earn college honors James K. Scott of Denmark received his MBA in Business Administration at the Fitchburg State University graduation ceremony in August.

Clayton Franklin of Raymond was named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester at University of Maryland Global Campus (Adelphi, Md.). To be eligible for the honor, a student must complete at least six credits during the term, earned a grade point average of at least 3.5 for the term, and maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 at UMGC. Jarrett Ensor of Fryeburg has been named to the Washington County Community College (Calais) Dean’s List for the fall 2021 semester. To be named to the Dean’s List, students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or above, be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours, and attain no course grade below a “C.” Faye Taylor of Brownfield graduated from the University of New Hampshire in December 2021. She earned a bachelor’s degree in BiomedSci:MedMicro.

Kaitlyn McNally, a junior Journalism and Mass Communication major from Raymond, was among approximately 660 Bob Jones University (Greenville, S.C.) students named to the fall 2021 President’s List. The President’s List recognizes students who earn a 3.75 or

higher grade point average for the semester.

Riley Silvia of Raymond, Molly Cochrane of Raymond and William Marshall of Denmark (04022) were named to the Lasell University (Newton, Mass.) Dean’s List for their academic performance in the fall 2021 semester.

Students who receive this honor have completed at least 12 credits as a fulltime student and have achieved a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Ellery Hunt of Bridgton and Emily Wallace of Harrison have been named to the Plymouth State University President’s List for the fall 2021 semester. To be named to the President’s List, a student must achieve a grade point average of 3.7 or better for the fall 2021 semester and must have attempted at least 12 credit hours during the semester.

Mary Allen of Naples was named to the Leigh University (Bethlehem, Pa.) Dean’s List for the fall 2021 semester. Dean’s List status is awarded to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly graded courses.

James Louko of Raymond, who is majoring in International Business, has been named to the Saint Anselm College (Manchester, N.H.) Dean’s List of high academic achievers for the first

semester of the 2021-2022 point average of 3.4 or betschool year. To be eligible ter in the semester with at for this honor, a student least 12 credits. must have achieved a grade HONORS, Page 6A

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Ramble to Tin Mountain

(Continued from Page 4A) I could never leave the Whites Because I’m frozen to the ground

Author unknown. Words modified from the original Canada Winter Poem.

We had intended to hike to the summit via the Tin Mine trail, but all of us completely missed the trail junction as we hiked along the Rockwell Path.

Although traffic that had packed down the trails made them easy to follow, we found that the trails were not well marked, with arrows on the trees here and there, and no prominent trail junction signs anywhere. The trail map was valuable however, and we always knew where we were on the mountain. We did find the Tin Mine trail on the way back down from the summit and took the short side hike to the old tin mine tunnel. The hike back

to the trailhead and the cars only took a few minutes, and we reached there at 11:55 a.m., even after our stops along the way.

Tin on Tin Mountain Tin was discovered on the side of the mountain in 1840 and several pits remain from this period, as well as a tunnel extending back into the mountain. The tunnel is big enough to stand up in and open, and several of our group went inside to check it out. There were interesting ice stalagmites sprouting from the tunnel floor. Gordon took a picture of a huge cave spider egg sack hanging from the roof of the tunnel.

Here is more information about the tin mine from the sign about the mine posted at the portal: “In 1840, Dr. Charles T Jackson, NH State geologist, discovered a tiny vein of tin. This was the first tin found in the United States.

Returning in 1841 with three geologists, they found

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In 1843, a year’s work using hand drills and black powder to open a horizontal shaft yielded only 11.5 ounces of processed metal.

In 1860, the Jackson Tin Company was formed and 67,000 shares were issued at $5/share. The company sank two shafts and intermittently worked the mine until 1865. Expenditures reached $4,361.69, but no record of revenues or profits has been found. It is not known what happened to the remainder of the $300,000 raised in capital.”

Tin extraction and use can be dated to the beginnings of the Bronze Age around 3000 BC, when it discovered that the addition of tin to copper increased its hardness and formed bronze, and the beginning of the Bronze Age is due to this discovery. Tin has been mined all over the world, currently in nine countries but not the United States, and is used in many products. Tin foil was once a

Denmark Mountain Hikers at the summit of Tin Mountain.

(Photo by Gordon Farrell) common wrapping material for foods and drugs; replaced in the early 20th century by the use of aluminum foil, which is now commonly referred to as tin foil. Tin cans are actually made of steel or aluminum, although tin cans (tinned cans) do contain a thin coating of tin to inhibit rust.

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Shelby-Lynn Sheldrick (Continued from Page 4A) Casco. I wouldn’t be the player I am today without Jeff.

What are your future goals? I plan to attend college for Nursing or Dental Hygiene. I also plan to play basketball wherever I decide to attend.

Ten years from now, when you look back on your high school sports career, what do you think you will remember most? I think the thing I will remember most is the amount of wonderful, supportive teammates I had.

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Glad to be back: Marines enjoy first leave in 7 months inspired me to go out and get in shape, and go from there,” he said.

Getting into shape meant running three miles in 20 minutes and focusing on core strength with planks, crunches and pull ups, he said.

Ayden Foster graduated with the Class of 2021 at LRHS. He made his decision to join the Marines within a few months of graduation.

“I wanted to do something bigger. I wanted to do something better. I wanted to get out of the small town.

There weren’t opportunities for me here, really,” he said. “My grandfather was in the Navy. My uncle was in the Marine Corps. They talked to me about it. Said it was great. It’ll turn you into a better person. I saw how it changed my uncle.”

“At boot camp, I learned a lot of discipline, a lot of customs and courtesies. I learned how to talk to other people a lot better. I learned how to talk like we are all friends. And, I learned a lot about the Marine Corps,” Foster said.

“Once you’ve completed boot camp, it is the greatest feeling in the world, to know that that sets you apart from everyone else is amazing,” Foster said.

Mothers Find Support Meanwhile, two mothers rekindled a friendship after they discovered their sons — both of whom graduated from LRHS a few years apart — enlisted in the Marines and went to boot camp on Parris Island.

“It was completely an odd experience. We say goodbye and all of a sudden they are gone and you don’t hear anything,” said Meagan Foster, Ayden’s mom. “The night they get to Parris Island, you get this exciting, horrible phone call. It’s like a 15-second scripted call, stating who he is. ‘I have arrived. Do not send anything. I will send a letter. This is goodbye for now.’ ” “Then, it is just waiting for letters. You are constantly waiting for the letters in the mail. It is a surreal experience when you finally get one. You see their handwriting. Okay he has reached out. I’ve heard from him. It’ll be okay for this week.”

“Sarah [Noble] and I grew up together when we were little girls, then drifted apart,” Meagan said.

“This has totally brought us back together. We can lean on each other. We ask, ‘How are you doing?’ We

A PROUD GRANDMOTHER — Naples resident and real estate agent Anne Plummer-Legere spent time with her grandson Tyler Breton during his graduation as a Marine in September. The graduation took place on Parris Island in South Carolina.

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understand how it feels to have very little communication for such a long time.”

Ayden wrote infrequently and always asked what’s happening in Bridgton. She looked to support groups for advice on what to write or not write in her letters.

She was told to keep it positive. One of the hardest things not to write was: I miss you so much, she said.

“I had a little phrase at the end of every single letter that I would write: ‘The dog misses you. The cat misses you. The other cat just doesn’t care.’ My letter kind of ended on a ‘ha ha’ note,” she said.

“After they complete the crucible and become Marines, they are allowed a call. It was so emotional.

His first words were: ‘I did it mom. I am a Marine,’ ” Meagan said.“I cried and I shook and I didn’t expect such an emotional reaction.

To hear his voice after that long was just amazing.”

Tyler’s mom Sarah described the Marine tradition, the Crucible.

“In order to become a Marine, the last 54 hours before being pinned a Marine, they have a 54-hour test. They hike 48 miles. They have 50 pounds of gear. They have to go through 36 warrior stations. They have to go through 29 team building experiences,” she said.

“They are taxed.

Everything they go through in 13 weeks comes down to these last 54 hours. It is intense. Tyler said it was the hardest thing they went through,” she said.

“After he was pinned, he was FaceTiming us for the first time in 13 weeks.

All these parents on the Facebook page were saying they were waiting for that call. It was so emotional,” Sarah said.

Serving as Marines together At Camp Geiger, Breton and Foster started MOS training together in October.

“Sarah and I thought it was fabulous. They were a week part in their training, and ended up in the same group [pontoon],” Meagan Foster said.

Becoming a Marine has changed both men.

“I haven’t noticed the

Students earn college honors

(Continued from Page 5A) Kiana Webster, a New Media Studies major of Raymond, has been named to the Eastern Connecticut State University (Willimantic, Conn.)

Dean’s List for the fall 2021 semester. To qualify for Dean’s List, full-time students must complete a minimum of 12 credits in

letter-graded courses with an average grade point average of 3.5 or higher in the semester.

Justin Mushrow of Bridgton (04009) has been named to Southern New Hampshire University (Manchester, N.H.)’s fall 2021 Dean’s List. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a mini-

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SNHU President’s List Samantha Fox of Lovell, Darrell Kramer of Casco, Garth Thompson of Naples, Janessa Gaston of Harrison, Jessica Collamati of Bridgton and Liam Mason Opie of Waterford have been named to the Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) fall 2021 President’s List. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above are named to the President’s List.

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Foster might not seem taller to his mom, but he rises earlier, she said.

“This has been weird.

His biggest thing is breakfast. He was never a breakfast eater. When he first came back, he said to me, ‘I just want to go to breakfast.’ He is up and at ‘em early in the morning,” she said.

“He was so funny the other day. He flew into Boston, and stayed the night there with a friend.

He said, ‘I don’t think I want to ever come back to Maine in the winter again,’ which is hilarious because he was a hockey player most of his life,” she said.

The warmer weather in the Carolina spoiled him, she said.

Breton listed the warmth during the winter months as one of the things he likes about that state.

“I loved it. I can’t complain about the weather. It was 77 during Christmas time. But, it does get cold there,” Breton said. “The sunrises are amazing. We are out in the field a lot so I get to watch a lot of sunrises.”

However, there are things for which he yearned while away from Maine.

“I miss hunting season this year; and just being up here during the fall when the leaves are starting to change. The Fryeburg Fair— I was sad I couldn’t eat fried dough and walk around and look at everything. On the Fourth of July, I missed the fireworks on the Causeway and down in Bridgton.”

What Foster liked the most about North Carolina was meeting new people, getting to know people from all over the nation.

What he missed the most about Bridgton were his friends that he grew up with most of his life. However, when he missed his friends or his mom, he would get more focused on the task at hand.

“I’m just going to push through. The sooner I can get through with this training, the sooner I can see my family,” he said.

“Now, I’m looking forward to being deployed.

Meeting new people and strengthening the relationships he made while training to become a Marine,” Foster said.

Breton had some words of advice to people interested in becoming a Marine.

“I would say, ‘Definitely don’t be afraid of missing out on opportunities. If that is something you want to do, don’t second guess yourself. A lot of people get there and think it is too hard. But it’s all in your head. You have to prove in your head that you can do it. Prove to yourself that you can do anything that you can set your mind too,” he said.

Tyler Breton

Ayden Foster

On the Bridgton Police blotter

These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing): Monday, January 10 9:51 a.m. Mental health event on Sanborn’s Grove Road.

10 a.m. Business owner received threats via e-mail.

10:13 a.m. Dispute between landlord and tenant on South High Street.

10:44 a.m. Citizen sold vehicle, but failed to remove his license plates. He since has received fines for unpaid tolls attached to his old license plates. Police provided the man with Bureau of Motor Vehicle contact information to cancel his old license plates.

12:40 p.m. Two-vehicle crash on North Bridgton Road; no injuries reported.

6:29 p.m. Juvenile “in crisis” on North High Street; transported to hospital for evaluation.

Tuesday, January 11 3:03 p.m. Report of alleged domestic assault with injuries on South High Street; one subject arrested.

5:41 p.m. Welfare check on Forest Avenue.

Wednesday, January 12 2:46 p.m. Assist fire department with alarm on Taylor Town Road.

6:58 p.m. Female arrested on Main Street on a disorderly conduct warrant.

8:48 p.m. Bail check on South High Street; no violations of conditions found.

Thursday, January 13 10:55 a.m. Welfare check on Sandy Creek Road.

12:45 p.m. Following a welfare check on Green Street, subject transported to the hospital for evaluation.

Friday, January 14 11:35 a.m. Vehicle crash on North High Street; minor damage reported.

4:31 p.m. Disturbance reported on Forest Avenue.

6:45 p.m. Suspicious person on Lyons Cove Way. 10:40 p.m. Suspicious vehicle parked at Portland Road car wash; no one found when officer arrived.

Saturday, January 15 7:43 a.m. Suspicious person on Mountain Road.

8:10 p.m. Verbal domestic dispute on Walker Street.

Sunday, January 16 3:55 p.m. Citizen dispute on Forest Avenue.

8:11 p.m. Report of shots fired in Whitney Road area. Officer found young adults having a party, and tenant said fireworks had been ignited (no guns discharged). Officer informed subject that town ordinance allows fireworks to be ignited until 10 p.m.

8:27 p.m. Citizen assist on Town Farm Road.

9:16 p.m. Officer checked damaged, unoccupied vehicle with no longer active license plates parked in a lot on South High Street.

Monday, January 17 7:50 a.m. Mental health event on Kansas Road.

About the Pantry

(Continued from Page 3A) The Bridgton Community Center is also a source of emergency assistance.

The Bridgton Food Pantry is open weekly, staffed by volunteers, and it helps to feed well over 200 local families. The food that is provided includes fresh fruit and vegetables, meat, poultry, and a range of personal care products. Though it started as a ministry of the Methodist Church, the Bridgton Food Pantry is now a 501c3 not-forprofit entity.

These are strange times, for many these are times of lack and difficulty, and the Bridgton community has a long tradition of caring for their own.

Please consider donating your time or financially supporting the effort at your church, the Community Center, or the Bridgton Food Pantry.

Pete Dubrule of Bridgton serves on the Bridgton Food Pantry Board of Directors.

Opinion & Comment

January 20, 2022, The Bridgton News, Page 1B

In Ye Olden Times

by Michael Davis BHS Assistant Director

The Waterford water cure

Howdy neighbor!

In my travels through our region, I recently came across a fine little piece of local history, which I wanted to share with all our readers today. This one goes out to all my friends in Waterford; that quaint, sleepy little village nestled between Keoka Lake and old Mount Tire’m, where the proud stagecoach sign still stands on the village green to announce “This is Waterford” to any doubting traveler, just as it has since the early days when tourists from all New England once converged on Waterford Flats “to rest and recreate” in the clean summer air of the 19th century. Today, we’ll be looking at a piece of history from that era, which speaks to the influence of their eponymous element, water, and the mysterious healing properties which some once ascribed to it.

Today’s focus is a small copper piece, now scuffed and well-worn from the handling of just over two centuries, which for all its years still feels warm and weighty and familiar in the hand. It is an 1820 one-cent piece, and while strictly speaking it is a penny, it is not quite as we today might expect it to be, for it is of that olden denomination known as a “large cent,” being about 1 1/8 inch in diameter and of the same thickness as our common quarter dollar. This size comparison is doubly appropriate when we consider that today, adjusted for the workings of that old devil inflation, one cent in 1820 comes out to just about the value of a quarter today, working out as some 24¢ and change. Featuring Liberty’s head encircled by 13 stars on the face, and boldly proclaiming “United States of America, One Cent” on the reverse amid a wreath of victorious laurel, this coin is itself a rare survival from the days of our forefathers when the world moved just a little bit slower, and the exigencies of modern commerce had yet to envision the need for bills much larger than $10 for daily use.

But the part of this coin which makes it so remarkable for me, and which has likely ensured its survival down to present times even while so many of its common peers were lost, melted, or destroyed by the duel whims of time and various successive government Coinage Acts, is an inscription stamped boldly across the face of Lady Liberty herself; a by-line of past enterprise which takes an otherwise poor specimen of obsolete currency and instead endows it with an atmosphere of rare, historic significance.

This is one of the far-famed “Water Cure” cents, produced in nearby Waterford during the late 1850s by resident physician, healer, and entrepreneur Dr. William P. Shattuck, who came to Waterford in 1854 and purchased the Maine Hydropathic Institute, which had been founded there in 1847 by Calvin Farrar. But what was the Maine Hydropathic Institute, and what of the Water Cure it claimed to administer, I hear you ask? Well that’s an interesting story all on its WATER CURE, Page 2B

Letters

Pamela O. Brucker, President, Community HELP

True Thanks for Democracy The Editor: Successful To The has never experitrue democracy.

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To The Editor:

All of us at Community H.E.L.P. send thanks to all our supporters and customers who made our 2021 Winter Wear Giveaway so successful. To date, we have given away close to 1,000 items of outerwear including jackets, snow pants, boots, hats, mittens, gloves and socks. We have outfitted over 175 people, mostly children.

A large portion of our project is funded by a Community Development Block Grant — Coronavirus Recovery Funds that are administered by the Town of Bridgton.

Our wonderful volunteers worked a total of 148 hours for our open houses and appointments. We received referrals from the social workers and guidance counselors at SAD 61, Bridgton Food Pantry, Headstart, Bridge Crossing, and many other organizations and individuals.

Community H.E.L.P. is a nonprofit organization that provides clothing and household items to low-income families in the Bridgton area. Our Thrift Shoppe at 214 Main Street (the former Methodist Church) is open to the public.

Check out our Facebook page, Community HELP, Inc. for information about our hours, services and projects.

We still have outerwear available. You call 207-6475000 for an appointment. All children must be present to be fitted.

It is true that it takes a village to support a community.

We are so happy to be able to do our part in helping to provide the needs of our community of Bridgton.

Laura J. McCabe, Senior Project Advisor, Vice President, Community HELP

person can have all they need, all the basics of life plus the highest standard of living possible equal to their peers and neighbors.

If your nation (or global civilization) does not provide for you at no cost: the highestquality universal healthcare, housing, education, transportation, or anything that allows you the opportunity for a safe, happy, and fulfilling life, you are not free and do not live in a true democracy.

Why? Because morally and ethically, all the Earth’s resources are the common inheritance of all the world’s people and therefore must be shared equally for the benefit of all the Earth’s inhabitants.

How can this be achieved, and a true democracy be realized? It can become a reality only through instituting a unified global government powered by a Resource-Based Economy.

For more information, Google ‘resourceism’ and click on the top result.

Michael Corthell Bridgton

Relativity

To The Editor:

Einstein’s theory aside, Vice President Kamala Harris just used the political theory of relativity in her speech about Jan. 6, 2021, by equating the Dec. 7, 1941 (“Day of Infamy” — FDR ) and the attacks on 9/11/2001 by al-Qaeda terrorists on the buildings and people of America with the unruly demonstration at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan, sunk or damaged 21 U.S. Navy vessels, including nine battleships.

COLORFUL sunrise from Sebago’s west shore as photographed by Roderick MacGregor of Sebago.

Keeping birds healthy in winter

We enjoy feeding the birds in our neighborhood. We think of it as a win-win because it gives the birds easy access to extra nutrition, and it draws them close enough for us to watch them from the comfort of our home. Our pleasure, though, must not come at the cost of possibly harming the birds.

At this time of year, when daylight is just beginning to lengthen and temperatures drop low, our feeders have been quite busy. Some days, 30 or more Goldfinches flutter back and forth between the seed feeders and the maple tree.

Chickadees come in, grab a seed, and then fly away, while the Mourning doves stay around longer, picking up seeds from the porch deck or the snow. When the big Red-bellied Woodpecker arrives, everyone scatters.

The calories from seeds provide important fuel to help birds stay warm. They also fluff up their feathers to increase the air space next to the skin, trapping body heat the same way a fluffy down coat keeps us warm. This is a normal response to the cold, but a few days ago we noticed one Goldfinch that had fluffed its feathers so much it appeared twice its normal size. The little bird also appeared listless, crouching on the feeder for minutes at a time with its eyes half closed. When a Downy Woodpecker landed on the feeder and tried to drive the poor little Goldfinch away, it shuffled over an inch or two,

Bird Watch

by Jean Preis BN Columnist

but that did not satisfy the Downy, who jabbed its beak in the Goldfinch’s direction. The Goldfinch flew to another feeder where it sat looking, we thought, quite dejected. We noticed the Goldfinch a few more times during the day, wondered if it might be ill, and wondered if it would survive the cold night.

We also paid attention to all the other birds in the area to see if any of them showed signs of illness, but they all looked active and healthy. The next morning, a Goldfinch with fluffed feathers was perched on the feeder, but its feathers were not fluffed up as much as the day before, and the bird appeared to be more alert. If it was the same bird, it had survived the night, and if it was ill we hoped it might be recovering on its own. Again, HEALTHY, Page 4B

The end of ‘Shopaganda’

Remember Dick and Jane? If you’re about my age, you probably do. Roughly 80% of kids who grew up in the United States after World War II learned to read from that curriculum.

In my mind’s eye, I can see us primary school tykes, eagerly expanding our minds by reading about the adventures of the “average” American family — Dick, Jane, baby Sally, dog Spot, cat Puff, and a mom and dad named (what else), Mother and Father. At the time, we didn’t realize that we weren’t just learning to read, we were reading “shopaganda.”

That’s a made-up word, a contraction of “shopping propaganda.” Thanks to shopaganda, we have snazzy marketing slogans today, such as “shop ‘til you drop,” “competitive shopping” and “when the going gets tough, the tough go shopping.” The Dick and Jane family was handed a secret mission in addition to teaching kids to read. They were teaching us little shavers to become little “consumers.” I put that word in quotation marks because the idea that our human identity should center on how much stuff we consume, ranks as one of the most insidious notions ever planted in our minds.

We got much the same message in high school. Remember “consumer economics,” the course which was pushed on noncollege-bound students? It had little to do with economics, but much to do with shopaganda. If you didn’t intend to dwell in Over 2,400 U.S. military and civilian personnel were shot, bombed, burned, or drowned to death in the attack.

The attacks by al-Qaeda fanatics with four fully-loaded passenger aircraft destroyed the Twin Towers in Manhattan, severely damaged the Pentagon in Washington, and destroyed a field in Shanksville, Pa. Over 2,900 people died from burning jet fuel or jumping to avoid the flames or being crushed by the collapsing buildings or the impact of the planes into buildings or the ground. 25,000 first responders and ordinary citizens continue to suffer and die from injuries sustained aiding their fellow citizens.

Evidently, Kamala thinks there is no difference between the mass murder and mayhem that occurred in Pearl Harbor or 9/11 and the protest of Jan. 6, 2021, which damaged the Capitol building and resulted in the death of one of the protesters. An unarmed female Air Force veteran was shot to death by a Capitol policeman. I guess scaring a few Congress persons is equivalent to the mass slaughter by sneak attack at Pearl Harbor, the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania.

I wonder if Joe Biden realized that in his diatribe on voting rights, all the bad guys (George Wallace, Bull Conner, and Jefferson Davis) were Democrats and President Abraham Lincoln, who freed Blacks from the yoke of slavery, was a Republican and was

shot to death by a Democrat (John Wilkes Booth)?

Jock MacGregor Sebago

The myth of “essential workers”

To The Editor:

We’re hearing a lot about lowly paid, put at risk by the endless pandemic “essential workers” forced by large fastfood (and other) employers to perform regardless of their exposure to or even positive diagnosis of COVID-19. CDC guidelines force them to behave otherwise. The federal government offers no services for or payments to people in isolation, and has no one checking in with the sick. Most local and state governments don’t do anything for people in isolation either. Most important, millions of Americans still don’t have paid sick leave, so taking any time off work — five days, 10, or two — can be financially ruinous.

The Biden Build Back Better Bill — now all but back-burnered as aggressive GOP voter suppression has by necessity become the prevailing fire to put out of late — had contained provisions not only to codify the Cares Act direct payments to families that (had) lifted 50 percent of

Independent Thought

by Rev. Robert Plaisted Guest Columnist

the hallowed halls of ivy, you were expected to stay home and become a dutiful cog in the great corporate marketing machine.

Even at the college level, our education steadily became more utilitarian and slanted toward filling employment slots. While many of my contemporaries hustled for an MBA in marketing, I pursued a Ph.D. in the history of religion. Sometimes, people asked, “How will that help you get a good job?” I answered, “It won’t. My objective is getting an education, not a job.”

During the Great Depression, Americans had one of the highest rates of saving in the industrial world, much of it driven by necessity. Material goods were hard to acquire for everyone except the rich, as people tended to save what little cash they SHOPAGANDA, Page 2B Maine’s children out of poverty, but also contained provisions to address the aforementioned paid sick-leave crisis, all of which was torpedoed by Dems Manchin and Synema and 50 Party of Trumpollini scared sh#tless of him, sycophants including our “bipartisan” senator from Caribou.

On Jan. 13, a skewed partisan majority SCOTUS torpedoed as well the Biden administration’s where-with-all to contain the virus by chucking out the lion’s share of OSHA federal vaccine and testing mandates. To add insult to injury, SCOTUS’ war on the poor, its decision rescinding CDC COVID-19 emergency protections from evictions further jeopardized not only these folks, but the wherewith-all to contain and eradicate the pandemic that everyone of late seems to have given up on combatting, preferring to refer to it as an “endemic.” How jolly convenient, unless of course you’re working sick and spreading the disease, home quarantining or taking care of a quarantined loved one, or out in the street homeless.

Jon St. Laurent North Bridgton

a point. There is no question that the vote counts were audited and validated. However, the radical changes in election rules due to the pandemic (unsolicited mail-in ballots sent out, ballot harvesting, relaxed voter-ID requirements) could have led to undetectable voting fraud, which was unlikely to have changed the outcome, but gave some credence to voters’ feelings of the election being rigged. Trump certainly tried to capitalize politically on his “Big Lie.” Big lies are not limited to Trump. After the failure to get Build Back Better through Congress, Democrats pivoted to legislation that would greatly federalize state election laws. This was necessary to “save our democracy” from “voter suppression.” Is requiring voter ID (favored by 80% of the electorate), or not allowing unrequested mailin voter ballots being sent to all voters anti-democratic? In addition, this legislation gives the Justice Department the power to arbitrarily decide whether a state’s voting laws are discriminatory. Does anyone think that the Justice Department is nonpartisan, especially after their weaponizing the FBI against citizens protesting school boards’ actions in Virginia?

To pass these unnecessary To The Editor: and damaging voting rights Democrats refer to Trump’s laws, Biden and Democrat declaration that the 2020 elec- Senate majority leader Chuck tion was stolen as “The Big Lie.” They have a point, up to LETTERS, Page 2B

The Big Lie

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Opinions

The Waterford water cure

(Continued from Page 1B) own. In the early 19th century, there had come to America a medical movement originating in Germany, which purported that any sickness of the body or mind could well be cured by exposure to pure water, often cold, which was said to drive out fevers and purify disease and illness. From garden variety stomach pains, strained nerves, and flu right up through tuberculosis, scrofula, and even cancer; just about anything could be treated with the Water Cure, which consisted largely of the consumption of vast quantities of water, regular immersion in great baths of water, and by the wrapping about of sick patients with wet bed sheets for several hours at a time. Certainly not what we would recommend today. Water Cures typically popped up far from cities, in rural regions where the proprietors could advertise the cleanliness of the environment, and for many years they did a brisk business among the wealthier of the sick and infirm of America, who often stayed at such establishments the whole summer season through.

It is for this reason I believe, that the Water Cure in Waterford was not opened until 1847, after the steamer Fawn first made it possible for tourists to easily enter our region.

But by 1856, the resort had fallen on hard times, and had been closed for several years for want of clients; here enter, Dr. William P. Shattuck. He immediately recognized the great potential in the name Waterford, and soon dropped the institute label in favor of the much snappier name, the Waterford Water Cure. For out of the dozens of such establishments in New England, it seemed a better chance one would pick a Water Cure in a place called Waterford than in any other place. Why the water’s got to be good, it’s in the name of the town itself! That was the thought, and it worked. People wanted water, and that’s exactly what he gave them.

To advertise his new establishment, instead of taking out costly ads in newspapers as Farrar had done, he instead commissioned a die be made from what looks like newspaper typeface to me, and began marking the faces of all the coins that came through his hands. This was a practice known as counterstamping, an early method of rogue advertising which was typically employed by traveling bands, political parties, druggists, photographers, theaters, patent medicine makers and the like, to advertise their various eclectic wares. And thus, the message of “Dr. Shattuck’s Water Cure, Waterford ME” began to spread.

He stamped pennies, he stamped dimes; why, the old doctor stamped coins of denominations we don’t even use today.

Ever heard of a three-cent-nickel? How about a trime? Even quarter and half dollar pieces were not safe from the ringing hammer of Dr. Shattuck, eager as he was to make his mark Public Notice

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Schumer want to change the filibuster rules that require a 60-vote majority. These are the same folks who, in the past, repeatedly told us how important the filibuster was for minority rights in a democratic republic.

Of course, then the Democrats in the Senate were in the minority.

And finally, President Biden spreads “The Big Lie” that anyone who is against these voting rights bills are segregationist racists who approve of slavery.

Even Trump would be embarrassed by that whopper.

Roderick MacGregor North Sebago

Any facts Donald

er to get vaccinated, show the patriotism they claim and join the battle.” A show of true patriotism would be if Biden secured our border.

While he is certainly entitled to his opinion, Mr. Dennison should revisit who it was that encouraged Americans not to trust the vaccine in the fall of 2020. It was “Good Job Joe” and his VP. I am sure Mr. Dennison is aware that Biden recently gave credit to former President Trump’s administration for developing the vaccine that he thinks “Republicans” refuse to take.

Mr. Dennison is an intelligent man and should be able to come up with facts to show the “good job” Biden is doing instead of questioning the patriotism of his fellow citizens because they elect not to get vaccinated.

Mark Lopez Bridgton

Off the bench

To The Editor:

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and spread word of his establishment far and wide. A true believer in the virtues of the Water Cure, he hoped to change the world; fitting then, to do so through change itself. So in all our region, and soon in many sections of country beyond, “Shattuck’s cents” began their new life of circulation. His distribution network was extensive. Buying nails at the local general store? Subscribing to the county newspaper or buying flour at the mill? Or perhaps you’re a tourist, paying fare on a stagecoach line at Portland, or looking to board the little steamer Fawn at Standish for a scenic trip to our foothills. You’d pay your bill, the change would come, you’d feel the flash of silver and copper in your hand, when looking down you’d see it. He had you.

Like Ralphie from A Christmas Story, slipping flyers into his mother’s copy of Look Magazine, you’d suddenly find yourself cleverly trapped into reading a sales pitch for “Dr. Shattuck’s Water Cure, Waterford ME.” And when the curious patients came, as some eagerly did, and were treated, at the end of their stays when they left for Portland, Boston, New York or beyond the good doctor was sure to send plenty of his little billboards away with them, jangling in the pocket change he’d made for them when they paid their last bill. It was quite a scheme, and in the end, I feel I must praise him

Donald Dennison thinks “Joe” is doing a good job. Mr. Dennison was responding to my prior letter where I offered irrefutable facts and statistics and asked how Biden was doing. Predictably, Mr. Dennison was only able to respond using hypotheticals and opinions. Terms like “if” and “probably” are not effective in refuting facts.

He now finds himself in the slim minority of Americans that approve of Biden’s dismal first year performance. Biden’s approval rating currently sits at 33%.

Mr. Dennison opined that the COVID response would be much better IF the “Republicans, who vow nev-

To The Editor:

As a new year begins, it’s appropriate to take a moment and reflect our good fortune to have The BNews to keep us so well informed of family, business, and civic news around and about the area. This is an extremely important function meeting human needs to be aware, and stay connected with one another. Here’s a shout out for a job very well done!

Fortuitously, The News also offers a bonus ersatz comic element most weeks headlined by (stage names) Moe, Larry, and Curley.

Last week, Moe using his

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magic wand creating facts out of thin air telling us CRT was only taught in grad and law school, and bereft of facts to support this “magically” moved on to create his very own CRT. In a most revealing albeit highly intolerant fashion, he proceeded to trash most branches of Christianity and Judaism for a myriad of sins most ironically including authoritarianism. Given what his “day job” was, this hostility is quite fascinating. On a roll, after trashing most fair skinned folks as authoritarian, he levels the charge they hate our Constitution. Of course, no follow up or examples, we’re just supposed to accept that ludicrous comment.

This would be funnier if this was offered as satire, but sadly he seems to take himself seriously.

Larry last week was bitingly all over the lot as he trashed “nativists”(whatever that is), octogenarians, people who last week did absolutely nothing, but earned his ire anyway and in a mildly amusing fashion demonstrated “wokeys” while screaming tolerance to the rooftops don’t exactly practice what they preach. Further providing entertainment, he drops his usual bombs with no follow up, I guess relying on our inherent awe of his wisdom.

For instance, he seems quite oblivious to his inaccurate characterization of Trump’s remain in Mexico order as illegal apparently blissfully unaware that the Supreme Court ordered Biden to reinstate the process in lieu of the disaster he created. Apparently, it wasn’t illegal after all. Facts are such inconvenient buggers. By the way, any guesses on what his problem is with empiricism? It’s gener-

ally an effective tool to make a point. Maybe, he didn’t like the point being made.

Finally, there’s Curley.

You really need to read him slowly to realize how little sense he makes. King’s wonderful statement of objective that people should be judged on the content of their character is clearly forward looking, and of necessity must not involve lancing old wounds that have healed. Ironically, to the extent segregation exists today, it is often self-inflicted as minorities particularly in college draw borders around themselves admitting no outsiders.

So, thanks to Moe, Larry and Curley for the comic relief taking us momentarily out of the real world, and by virtue of their fantasies, remind us what a great country we live in.

Don Vose Naples

Year later

To The Editor:

We have all been alarmed at the precipitous decline in Biden’s poll numbers, now down to 33% approval (according to Quinnipiac). These declining numbers were caused by Biden lurching from one political disaster to another. If Biden has stayed in his basement and had done nothing — he would be much more popular today and the country would be in better shape!

Did you ever stop to think that virtually all of Biden’s disasters resulted because he changed the existing, effective Trump policies?

On his first day in office, he stopped construction of

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for its effectiveness. After all, we’re still talking about it today over 160 years later.

Afterwards, when the cure became well established just before the Civil War, Dr. Shattuck stopped counterstamping his coins, seemingly feeling there was no longer any need. The grassroots part of his movement was done, now all remained to sit back and reap the rewards of his fame, which he did as proprietor of the Water Cure until his death in 1887. Today, his marked coins are collectibles, some held in local museums and plenty of others tucked away in private collections further afield, in whatever states they ended up in.

I don’t know how many of these coins were made, I don’t suppose anyone does, but I reckon far more of them survived than was typical for other coins of the era. Even still, they are treasures to be sure, not for their face value but for what they symbolize. They are mementos, keep-sakes, windows into a world and a way of thinking now antique and forgotten, but in them hides a wonder and a magic which I feel every time I look at mine, and think back on just how it came to exist.

If you’re interested in more on this story, I would first recommend a visit to the Waterford Historical Society if you’re in any way local. For those of my readers who subscribe to The News in more distant regions, or for any of the more research-minded among you, I would recommend the excellent resource The Waterford Water Cure: A Numismatic Inquiry by Q. David Bowers, which focuses on the local history of Shattuck’s local coins. While it should go without saying, I would stress that the practice of counterstamping coins for your own private advertising purposes is not one which the federal government looks lightly upon nowadays, WATER CURE, Page 3B

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WINDHAM — Nancy A. Boule, 68, of Bridgton, died early Sunday morning, Jan. 9, 2022, at the Ledgewood Manor Nursing Home in Windham.

She was born on April 15, 1953, in Attleboro, Mass., a daughter of Earl and Elsie Moorehouse. She attended Mansfield, Mass., schools, graduating from Mansfield High School.

Nancy ran a daycare in Massachusetts for a number of years, as well as working in Emergency Management before moving to Maine in 2002, where she also ran a small daycare.

She enjoyed ceramics and cross-stitching, having made numerous blankets over the years for family and friends.

Nancy is survived by her husband, Paul of Bridgton, whom she married on Nov. 18, 1972; two children, Michael Boule of Florida and Paula Blais of Massachusetts; two grandsons; a sister, Debbie Crochere of Vermont; two brothers, Barry and David Moorehouse, both of Massachusetts; many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by a sister, Lorraine Lodge.

Cremation arrangements are in the care of the Hall Funeral Home in Casco (www.hallfuneralhome.net).

William P. Burke Jr.

William P. Burke Jr., 96, of Derry, N.H., died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, in his home with family by his side.

He was born in Medford, Mass., on July 28, 1925, a son of William and Mary (Simpson) Burke.

He is survived by two daughters, Wendy Smith of Derry and Kathleen Proctor of Bradenton, Fla.; two sons, William Burke of Lawrence, Mass. and Kenneth Burke of Claremont, N.H.; 16 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Gertrude Daley of Malden, Mass., and Phyllis McDonald of North Reading, Mass.; as well as several nieces and nephews.

William is predeceased by his wife, Muriel (Orne) Burke; three children, Steven Burke, Scott Burke, and Christopher Burke; and two sisters, Helen Foreman and Virginia Zuk. Following cremation, calling hours will be held on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Peabody Funeral Homes & Crematorium, 15 Birch Street, Derry, N.H. Funeral services will follow at 3:30 p.m. at the funeral home. The burial will be held at a later date in Crooked River Cemetery, Naples. At the family’s request, all those in attendance are required to wear facemasks while at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Rockingham VNA & Hospice, 137 Epping Road, Exeter, NH 03833.

To send a condolence or for more information, please visit, www. peabodyfuneralhome.com

Matthew J. Baserwski NAPLES — Matthew J. “Matt” “Hoss” Baserwski, 32, of Naples, died unexpectedly on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Naples.

He was born on Mar. 6, 1989, in Waterbury, Conn., the son of John Baserwski and Elaine (Everett) Merced. He attended school in Casco/Naples and graduated from LRHS. Matt moved to Maine as a baby with his family.

Matt enjoyed working as a CNC operator at Yankee Machine, but also loved to cook and try new things and couldn’t wait for someone to try his new concoction. He always cooked in his family’s restaurants, Franco’s Bistro, Merced’s, as well as other local restaurants during the pandemic. He had a dream of owning his own food truck one day.

Matt had a heart of gold and would do anything for you. His constant smile and contagious laugh were infectious especially if he got to telling his jokes. Matt loved being with family and friends. Enjoyed bird hunting, fishing, floating down rivers, boating, catching frogs as a kid he would be with his Pop and cousins down at the lake. The Lake Region was a perfect place for Matt, he loved everything outdoors even just being in the woods, by a creek, bonfire and having a cold one. He also loved music — both listening to or trying to play, as Tyson Barker said “we made a lot of noise!” It is so hard to write about him, he was one hell of a friend, brother, nephew, son; anyone who was fortunate enough to have had him in their life knew that. He was known for saying, “I am not here for a long time but I am here for a good time, Hoss.” He lived his life with gusto and imagination, and he will be missed by everyone whose life he touched. God has another angel and Matt can rest easy with those that passed before him.

He is loved by his mother, Elaine Merced and her husband, Frank; stepbrother, “Frankie,” his fiancee’ Brandi, kids Frankie and Emmarie. Tyson Barker, Aunt Lisa, Uncle Jim, cousins James and Alyssa Kepler; stepsister, Judy, Aunt Dorthea, Aunt Cassie and her son, Stephen, Uncle Wayne and his daughters, Mandy and Melissa.

He was predeceased by his brother, John Michael Baserwski, his father John “Bunga” Baserwski, his Pop Jack and Gram Kay Everett, Grandpa Mike and Cecile Baserwski.

There will be a celebration of his life at the American Legion in Naples, Maine, on January 16 from 12-3 p.m. with a time for those who would like to share a story or speak at 2 p.m.

The family requests if you are not vaccinated against COVID-19 to please wear a mask.

Cremation arrangements are in the care of the Hall Funeral Home in Casco. Tributes may be shared with Matt’s family at www.hallfuneralhome.net.

Daniel C. Abbott

Daniel C. Abbott, formerly of Bridgton, died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2021, at MidCoast Senior Health Center in Brunswick, where he had resided at The Garden for two years.

Dan was born in Newton, Mass., in 1932. A lifelong musician, he started playing the violin at age seven. As a boy, he was active in Scouting and represented the New England Council in a trip to Washington, D.C., where they met the president. One of Dan’s favorite mementos was a pen stamped “stolen from Harry S. Truman.” He revived his interest in Scouting when his oldest son, Charles, now of New Bedford, N.H., became interested.

Dan graduated from Brown University as a music major. He conducted the Men’s Glee Club, which traveled extensively in New England giving concerts. His conducting skills were honed under Maestro Pierre Monteux at the Hancock School in Maine.

On graduation from Brown University, Dan joined the music department at Tufts University, Medford, Mass., where he taught music for decades and conducted the Tufts University Orchestra.

He also conducted The Reading Symphony Orchestra for many years until his retirement as Emeritus Professor from Tufts in 1996.

He and his wife, Sharon Smith Abbott, retired to Dan’s roots in Bridgton. As a teenager, Dan had worked at his family’s resort, Tarry A While. His aunt Ethel said he learned to lean on a broom expertly. As a retiree to Bridgton, Dan served for 15 years with Meals on Wheels, taught Music Appreciation in the Bridgton Senior College and was an active member of The Bridgton Historical Society, serving as president in the late 90s.

His participation in the Lexington Quartet continued from early teaching days at Tufts through retirement years. The group recently disbanded recently after playing string quartets together for 50 years.

In addition to music, Dan’s was passionate about fly-fishing.

He and his wife spent many happy days together fishing, including a trip to England, where they fished the Wye River. Dan spent his 70th birthday in Labrador catching huge trout.

Dan leaves sons, Charles and Benjamin Abbott, nine grandchildren, and his wife of 36 years, Sharon, now of Brunswick.

Everett C. Smith Everett C. Smith, born December 20, 1954, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2021, at his home in Fryeburg, Maine, after a brief illness, surrounded by his family and dog Autumn.

The Son of Dorothy (Farrington) Smith and the late Everett Smith of Fryeburg, he was predeceased by his brother Brian Smith and his in-laws: Paul and Mary (Snow) Haley.

He is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Lynn (Haley) Smith; his son Paul Smith and wife Jayme; their children Willem, Mason, and Maddox; his son Eric Smith and wife Elizabeth along with their children, Haley, and Grayson. Everett will be sorely missed by his siblings: Melanie Hendrickson of Greeneville, Tenn.; Barbara Perry and her partner Jim Pitman of Conway, N.H.; Roger and Kelly Smith of North Fryeburg; and Mary Ann and her partner John McNally of Fryeburg, along with several nieces and nephews. Also survived by his cousins, those he considered to be his brothers, the Farrington boys: Bernard, Bruce, Wayne, Ralph (Hop Sing) and Tommy; his sister-in-law Kathy (Haley) Day and her husband Perley; Jill (Haley) Norcross and husband Richard; Sarah (Haley) Wentworth, and brother-in-law Richard Wentworth.

Everett grew up in Fryeburg. He attended the local schools.

Upon his graduation from Fryeburg Academy, he worked several years at the New England Lumber Company, before partnering with his father and brothers to start Smith Lumber Company in North Fryeburg. After a few years, he worked as a carpenter for Bill Robbins and Ed Coombs. He then went on to graduate from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy and served as a Fryeburg police officer for 20 years. He was the town’s first police sergeant.

After leaving the Fryeburg police, he spent his time doing what he loved the most, which was woodworking and construction. He built and remodeled several homes in the area.

This passion for working with his hands is also shared by both of his sons. He could always be found in his workshop, building items for family and friends. He generously donated many of his projects to local charities.

In addition to woodworking, he loved the outdoors, hunting in his youth, along with fishing and eventually time spent on the golf course.

In lieu of flowers please consider donating to the Harvest Hills Animal Shelter in his memory. A graveside service to celebrate his life will be held in the spring. To share memories and condolences with the family please go to www.woodfuneralhome.org. Arrangements are under the care of Wood funeral home, 9 Warren Street, Fryeburg.

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(Continued from Page 2B) whereas in Shattuck’s time the Secret Service (originally founded to combat counterfeiters and currency defacers) would not be formed until 1865. It seems an ill thing now, to so visibly deface federal currency with your own name and address, and I fear you’d quickly earn yourself the wrong kinds of exposure.

Meanwhile, in Waterford today, the old Water Cure hotel still stands, now the Lake House, and in the barn beside it the old stone tubs used to bathe those hopeful patients still exist, waiting for the day they might give life and heath to the weary once again. While modern medicine has since moved on, and

John O. Gillis CASCO — John O. Gillis, 49, of Casco, died unexpectedly on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, at his home in Casco.

He was born on Mar. 17, 1972, in Bangor, a son of Hartley and Martha (Morse) Gillis.

John graduated from Bonney Eagle High School and worked for Krisway in South Portland for 19 years until poor health forced him to leave in 2019.

John made his home in Casco with his wife, Valerie (Lorrain) Gillis, whom he married on the front lawn on May 21, 1999.

He loved the outdoors particularly hunting and fishing with friends.

John is survived by his wife, Val of Casco; his mother, Martha Gillis of Casco; children, Gwen Hood and her husband, Jared of Buxton, Kaleb Morton of Naples, and Dustin Viger of Windham; grandchildren, Lacey, Jayden, Jaxon, Lucas, Baleigh, Emily, Elizabeth, and Norman; siblings, Joe, Danny, Dennis, Gary, and Rickie Gillis, and Lindie Gallant.

He was predeceased by his father and a grandson, Jase.

A celebration of John’s life will be celebrated in the spring with the time and date to be announced. Cremation arrangements are in the care of Hall Funeral Home in Casco where tributes may be shared at www.hallfuneralhome.net.

George Harden George “Gig” Harden, 77, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side, on Saturday, January 15, 2022.

George made his entrance on May 2, 1944, and was the life of the party thereafter. He loved to sing and dance in CYO shows, New Neponset Players, Lake Region Community Chorus and no family or friends gathering escaped a round of karaoke or the old soft shoe. His love of dance and music is continued on by all of his children and grandchildren either going to or performing in chorus, musicals, and film whenever possible.

George began his career in the newspaper industry at The Boston Globe tossing papers onto the stoops of Dorchester, Mass. While attending Mass Bay Community College and Suffolk University, he worked at The Globe on the Display desk.

He continued working at The Globe in the advertising department until he retired as assistant advertising director in 2000, where he left in style purchasing a sports car on his way home from work that final day.

Camping, skiing, golfing, pickleball, racquetball, softball, running, boating, and traveling were some of his favorite pastimes. He and Lorraine embraced every opportunity to be with friends and family, involved in acts of giving and the occasional practical joke, with more love to give than seemed possible.

He is survived by his wife Lorraine (Mooney) Harden, children Debra Harden, Lynda Picard and husband Shawn, Daniel Harden and wife Alyssa, and Marybeth MacPherson and husband Steve. Loving brother to Patricia Harden Finnegan and Marie Mooney. Predeceased by his parents George E. Harden and Eleanor (Tierney) Harden. Forever remembered by his 13 grandchildren, brothers and sisters in law, and many nieces and nephews.

His humor, generosity, and commitment to family and friends will never be forgotten and will be carried on by all those who knew and loved him.

A memorial service celebrating George’s life will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, at the Bridgton Alliance Church, 368 Harrison Road in Bridgton. Following the service, all in attendance are welcome to join George’s family at the Campfire Grille, 518 Portland Road in Bridgton where they will be hosting a time of fellowship, refreshment, loud music and good dancing. In lieu of flowers, his family asks for consideration in sending a donation in his memory to the Bridgton Community Center, 15 Depot St., Bridgton, ME 04009; online at https://www.bridgtoncommunitycenter.org/donation or the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club, PO Box 845, Bridgton, ME 04009. Arrangements are in the care of the Hall Funeral Home, 165 Quaker Ridge Road in Casco, ME where tributes may be shared with George’s family at www.hallfuneralhome.net.

the last of the Water Cures died away a century ago or more, the springs of Waterford still flow just as peaceful and cool today as in days of old, giving forth as clear and pure a tasting water as any I have found in Western Maine. While I can’t vouch for their healing properties, beyond saying that I’ve always remained healthy myself, growing up in this region drinking them, I will allow that it is a regular pilgrimage I make every time I find myself passing through the village, to stop at the roadside and fill my bottle before I go.

In times like ours, it pays to hedge one’s bets a little. Dr. Shattuck knew that, and his good cents kept him healthy for many a year. I would be curious to hear from any readers who may have one of these coins, or any other material connected with the old Water Cure in their possession. It is another of the many wonderful, interesting things we once had here, and I’m so very glad these coins still exist to keep its memory alive.

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Goldberg Gallery Exhibitors FRYEBURG — Fryeburg Academy’s Goldberg Gallery presents artwork from professional painter Jean Bradley and sculptor Rik Phillips this month.

Jean Bradley has been a professional painter and a teacher for the past 30 years. In 2005, her work was published in a book entitled, How Did You Paint That? 100 Ways to Paint Your Favorite Subject. In the February-March 2006 issue of the prestigious art magazine, Bradley’s painting “Voluptuous Papayas” appeared on the cover with a ten-page feature article on her “Rhythm and Light” series, including a demonstration of an acrylic painting from start to finish using her art techniques.

“When viewing my work, people often comment that they feel the life force and energy in the vibrant colors and movement,” says Bradley. “It’s my expression of the magic in nature.

My paintings reflect my personal love of light and movement, capturing the shafts of sunlight and ribbons of color dancing on palm fronds or other surfaces in nature as well as on the faces of people around me. Color and light are my passion and finding new ways to express their use on canvas is what stirs my artistic soul.”

Also, on display is Rik Phillips’ sculpture. Phillips has been a sculptor for 30 years. The first 20 years were

Professional painter Jean Bradley spent learning various techniques on how to manipulate metals of all kinds, including steel, copper, and bronze.

His sculpture ranges from six or seven inches to 15 or 20 feet. Recently, Rik has been taking a journey with various woods. His techniques are woodturning and positive and negative sculpture.

Rik’s works are in collections nationwide, and one sculpture is a “state treasure” in New Hampshire. Rik’s work has several influences, including Japanese art, nature, and pop culture.

Rik weaves a little joy, a lot of sculptural ‘know-how,’ and a dash of humor in his work.

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Sculptor Rik Phillips “The art that I create represents everyday objects,” adds Phillips. “I find clarity in taking a seemingly simple functional form and elevating that form to a higher work of art. Different elements are carved or turned on a lathe to create one larger sculpture. Many are functional, and some pieces are purely sculptural, just to display and enjoy. My primary medium is now metal. In the past, I’ve enjoyed working with wood as well as bronze. A thread of whimsy seems to weave its way through all my work.”

Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the gallery is not open to the general public. To learn more about the artists, please visit their website www.

KauaiArt.com.

Memorial’s first born NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — It’s a boy! Memorial Hospital’s first baby of the New Year, Bruno James Bell, arrived at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022.

Bruno’s parents are Carly Kobs and Malachi Bell of Fryeburg.

Bruno weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces at birth. He joins brother, Malachi, age 1½.

“Our experience at Memorial Hospital was

everything that I wanted,” said proud mom, Carly.

“The labor and delivery staff were wonderful, supportive and acted fast.”

As the first baby born at the hospital in 2022, Bruno and his family were honored with an array of gifts and gift certificates from several donors in the Mt. Washington Valley.

Thanks to the generosity of the local community,

STONEHAM — Artist Eric Aho will host a community-wide ice cutting project on Keewaydin Lake in Stoneham on Saturday, Feb. 5 to recreate the winter scene of Marsden Hartley’s 1908-09 painting The Ice-Hole, Maine (New Orleans Art Museum, LA).

This public-led effort will commemorate a pivotal work by an important American artist and invite local residents to engage in and celebrate two of Maine’s many historical winter pastimes: ice cutting and landscape painting. Both emphasize the simple pleasure of the outdoors.

The brutal Maine winter has provided the natural resources and setting to create industries and pastimes, from ice harvesting to landscaping painting. In 1908, American painter Marsden Hartley moved into a small house in North Stoneham. Inspired by the winter terrain

THE ICE HOLE, Maine, 1908-09, Oil on canvas, 34 x 34 by Marsden Hartley,

the family received gifts from Café Noche, the White Mountain Independents, Hannaford Supermarket, the Skinny Towel and Washcloth Co., Vito Marcello’s Italian Bistro, the White Mountain Hotel and Resort, Storyland, the Memorial Hospital Volunteers and the Memorial Hospital Medical Staff.

For more information about the Family Birthing go to memorialhospitalnh.

Center at Memorial Hospital, org or call 603-356-5461.

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Marshall of Padruig Designs (beautiful Combine the Rub ingredients then rub Celtic inspired jewelry) was speaking of her all over the pork. new favorite recipe. She had prepared this Place the pork in a slow cooker (fat cap the night before and said it was so easy and up), on top of sliced onion, minced garlic, so good that she would be making it again in add the orange juice mostly around the sides the near future. I asked her to share as I’ve so it doesn’t remove the dry rub on the pork. been looking for a good pulled pork recipe.

Slow cook on low for 10 to 12 hours or The addition of orange juice in this recipe is on high for 6 to 8 hours. very intriguing to me and sounds enticing. I think my mouth Pork should be tender enough to shred. Remove from the is watering writing this. slow cooker and let cool slightly. Then shred using two forks.

Who doesn’t like a good slow cooker recipe you can Skim off the fat from the juices remaining in the slow prepare in the morning, turn on and walk away for a busy cooker and discard. or fun day? Come home late in the afternoon, cook a pot of The liquid will be salty, it is the seasoning for the pork. Set rice or warm up some tortillas or rolls and enjoy a hearty and liquid aside including the onions and garlic that is still solid. flavorful meal.

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Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a large non-stick pan or well-seasoned skillet over medium high heat. Add pork to the pan, drizzle (Mexican Slow Cooker Plulled Pork) over some juices. Crisp until the juices caramelize and turn/ Ingredients stir just enough to crisp but not dry out too much.

4 lb. pork shoulder (pork butt), skinless Serve over rice and beans with cilantro garnish or add to a Dry Rub burrito or tacos. You can crisp all of the pork in batches when 2 1/2 tsp salt you make it or only crisp what you need and store the pork 1 tsp black pepper and juices separately and combine as you reheat.

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of his home state, Hartley produced his first mature works that subsequently launched his career as an artist, including one of his first landscapes, The Ice-Hole, Maine.

In The Ice Hole, Maine, Hartley paints a scene depicting a local ice harvest, a common enterprise in 19th-century New England that consisted of collecting surface ice from lakes to be exported for use in household iceboxes. Yet, instead of a showing a traditional carved grid pattern, Hartley paints an elongated “H” into the pond. While mountains in the background form a lower-case m, affixing Hartley’s monogram to the scene. These details show Hartley’s affection for the environment that inspired the artist to align himself with the rugged and restless character of the state, eventually referring to himself as “The Painter from Maine.”

To celebrate rural Maine’s unique cultural history, an enthusiastic team of winter-loving community volunteers will cut a 15-foot wide by 30-foot long “H” in the ice near the north shore of Keewaydin Lake at roughly the same location as the ice harvest pictured in the 1908 painting

by Marsden Hartley. The volunteer crew will utilize hand tools typical of a late 19th/early 20th century ice harvest including: picks, saws, chisels, and tongs. The resulting shape will resemble a giant elongated letter “H” much like the form Marsden Hartley observed and included in his painting. Drone and land-based video and photography will be used to document the project from start to completion.

The project hopes to highlight the meaningful commercial and leisure opportunities that Maine’s winter has created, highlight changing winter conditions and its effect on New England’s natural resources, and recognize the important role of rural Maine communities in the development of American Art. About Eric Aho Eric Aho is an American painter known for his immersive paintings of the natural world.

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Thursday, January 20 Free Hep. C and HIV Testing, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Lakes Region Recovery Center.

Rapid results.

Location: behind old Bridgton Hospital, private entrance for Recovery Center.

Rotary guest speaker will be Gregg Dowty, Ed. D., from the Dover, N.H. Rotary Club, District 77870 Protection Officer, at 7:30 a.m. via Zoom. His topic will be, “The Effect of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) on Human Development and Health Challenges.” For the Zoom link, e-mail gszoksbox@gmail.com Saturday, January 22 Republican caucus.

The Republican Caucus for Harrison, Naples and Denmark will be held at Stevens Brook Elementary School, Frances Bell Drive, in Bridgton, from 10 a.m. to noon. Residents of Harrison, Naples and Denmark who are unenrolled and wish to join the Republican Party may do so at this event. Town clerks will be present from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Candidates speak from 10 to 11 a.m.

Candidates scheduled to speak include: former Maine Governor Paul LePage; U.S. Congress, Maine District 1, Ed Thelander; Maine Senate District 22, Nate Wadsworth; and Maine House District 69, Sierra Scribner.

Public supper.

The Bridgton/Fryeburg Knights of Columbus will host a great supper at 5 p.m. in the St. Joseph Parish Hall at 225 South High Street in Bridgton. Take home meals will also be available. The cost is $10 per person. The menu is: chicken parmesan, spaghetti, salad and for a special dessert, bread pudding with bourbon sauce!

Tuesday, January 25 St. Joseph Food Pantry will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at St. Joseph Church, 225 South High Street, Bridgton. All are welcome.

Masks will be required.

Thursday, January 27 Rotary guest speaker, 7:30 a.m. via Zoom, Dr. Bruce Taylor, board certified in Pediatrics and Anesthesiology. The conversation, “The Conundrum Posed by Mining: Its Public Benefits, with due consideration of the Hazards posed to the Public’s Health.” For access via Zoom, contact gszoksbox@gmail.com.

Saturday, January 29 Free community supper, Casco Village Church, United Church of Christ, two separate seatings at 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

This month’s dinner will feature roasted turkey, different kinds of potatoes, vegetables, rolls and homemade desserts! Everyone is welcome! The church is located at 941 Meadow Road in Casco, or call 207-6274282.

Met Opera Live in HD presents Rigoletto at 1 p.m. at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center at Fryeburg Academy.

Estimated run time: 2 hours, 40 minutes. Opera enthusiast Joe De Vito will be hosting his Opera Lecture Series in the LHE/PAC Seminar Room on Thursday, Jan. 27 at 3 p.m. The lectures are free and open to the public.

For ticket information, go to www.fryeburgacademy.org/ pac Come play in the snow, make a snowman, slide on the hill, Waterford Fairgrounds, 10 a.m.

Saturday, February 5 Texas Hold’em, JacksonSilver Post 68, 595 Gore Road, Locke Mills. Doors open at 11 a.m., games begin at 1 p.m. $50 buy-in, high hand option. BYOB (anyone under 21 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian).

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Tuesday, February 8 Financial aid workshop.

SAD 61/72 Adult Education Upcoming Financial Aid Workshop at the Fryeburg Public Library at 6 p.m. This is a free workshop!

Thursday, February 17 Rotary guest speaker, 7:30 a.m. via Zoom, Homer Pence, a long-time resident of Bridgton, has played a significant role with the Senior College since its founding in 2000. The conversation, “Senior College of Bridgton, Maine.” For access via Zoom, contact gszoksbox@gmail. com.

WEEKLY SCHEDULE Mondays-Fridays AA Bridgton New Day Group, 12 to 1 p.m., Lake Region Recovery Center, 25 Hospital Drive, Suite E (located behind the old hospital using a private entrance, 8038707, www.lrrcbridgton.org Mondays Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9 to 10 a.m., at Bridgton Town Hall, North

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SHADOWS — Early morning shadows on the Ledges Trail, Pleasant Mt. (Photo by Pam Ward)

(Continued from Page 5B) that bridges the way we experience nature in totality, Aho’s canvases at every scale, occupy a zone of perception between sober realism and ecstatic abstraction.

He’s been called “One of the leading painters of landscape and the environment of his generation.”

His works have been exhibited and collected widely in the United States and abroad. Recent solo exhibitions include: Eric Aho: An Unfinished Point in a Vast Surrounding at the New Britain Museum of American Art, Connecticut

(2016); Eric Aho: Ice Cuts at the Hood Museum of Art, Hanover, New Hampshire (2016); Eric Aho: In the Landscape at the Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D.C. (2013); and Transcending Nature: Paintings by Eric Aho at the Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire (2012).

Other exhibitions have taken place at the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut; Hood Museum of Art, Hanover, New Hampshire; Portland Art Museum, Maine; Ogunquit Museum

of American Art, Maine; National Academy, New York; and American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York.

Aho’s paintings have been shown internationally in Ireland, South Africa, Cuba, Norway, Finland, and Japan.

Eric Aho was elected National Academician of the National Academy Museum in 2009.

DC Moore Gallery in New York represents his work.

The artist lives and works in Saxtons River, Vermont, and since childhood has spent several weeks each year in Maine.

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Knitting Group meets at the Caswell Conservancy Center in Harrison from 1 to 3 p.m. All levels of knitting are welcome.

Stamping Up Class at the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, Norway, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Space limited, masks required, materials provided. Sign up at info@ crcofwm.org Chair Yoga (presented by Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine) at Caswell Conservancy Center (42 Main Street) in Harrison with Susan Kane from 11 a.m. to noon. Open to public ($10), free to cancer patients and their caregivers. No registration required.

Jigsaw Puzzle Library, North Waterford Church (Route 35), the lending library is open every Monday from 1 to 3 p.m. All are welcome.

Tuesdays Harrison Food Bank, 12 to 6 p.m., located at the Harrison Food Bank, Ronald G. St. John Community Center located at 176 Waterford Road in Harrison. Telephone: 207647-3384.

Bridgton Food Bank, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., former Methodist Church building, Main Street.

Naples Food Pantry, 10 to 11:30 a.m., located at the Naples United Methodist

Chuck; open to Naples residents, distribution is drivethru.

Tai Chi Maine at the Bridgton Town Hall on North High Street at 10 a.m. All participants are asked to wear masks. For more information, go to the Tai Chi Maine website or e-mail Taichiinmaine@ gmail.com Jeannette’s Closet, 9 to 11 a.m., First Congregational Church, South High Street, Bridgton.

Caregiver Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., MWV Adult Day Center, 987 East Main Street, Center Conway, N.H. This support group offers education, support and coping skills for caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s or Related Disorders. For more information, call 603-356-4980 or online at mwvadultdaycenter. org.

Al-anon, 5 to 6 p.m., Lake Region Recovery Center, www.lrrcbridgton.org Wednesdays Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9 to 10 a.m., at Bridgton Town Hall, North High Street, no charge.

Morning Coffee, 9 to 11 a.m., American Legion Post 67, 25 Depot Street, Bridgton.

Stop by and have a coffee on us, and see what has been happening with the American Legion. All are welcome!

Chair Yoga (presented by Cancer Resource Center of

Western Maine) at Caswell Conservancy Center (42 Main Street) in Harrison with Susan Kane from 11 a.m. to noon. Open to public ($10), free to cancer patients and their caregivers. No registration required.

Thrift Shop at the Lovell United Church of Christ (1174 Main Street), open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; $2 bag sale on the last Wednesday and Saturday of each month.

Family Caregiver Support Group, second Wednesday of each month, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Bridgton Community Center (15 Depot Street), confidentiality respected, sponsored by Southern Maine Agency on Aging; tel. 647-3116.

Thursdays Tai Chi Maine at the Bridgton Town Hall on North High Street at 10 a.m. All participants are asked to wear masks. For more information, go to the Tai Chi Maine website or e-mail Taichiinmaine@ gmail.com NA (Narcotics Anonymous), 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Lake Region Recovery Center, 25 Hospital Drive, Suite E (located behind the old hospital using a private entrance, 803-8707, www.lrrcbridgton.org Fridays Coffee Call 8 to 10 a.m., Caswell Conservancy Center (42 Main Street) in Harrison, pastries and donuts available,

lots of hot coffee, stimulating conversations and time to share memories of time in the military and more.

Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9 to 10 a.m., at Bridgton Town Hall, North High Street, no charge.

Bridgton Easy Riders Snowmobile Club meets the second Friday of each month (next one Dec. 10) at the Bridgton Community Center (Depot Street); 6 p.m. potluck supper; meeting follows.

Saturdays Sebago Yoga classes on Saturday mornings at the Sebago Town Hall gym. Sign up at www.sebagoyoga.com.

Thrift Shop at the Lovell United Church of Christ (1174 Main Street), open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; $2 bag sale on the last Wednesday and Saturday of each month.

Painting classes for beginners and intermediates at 1 p.m. at the Caswell Conservancy Center, 42 Main Street, Harrison.

Landscape techniques will be will taught and all materials will be provided. Cost is $20. Instructor: Sandra Kimball. Call (207) 6935655 for subject matter for the coming weeks.

Sundays Ping Pong at the Bridgton Town Hall from 1 to 4 p.m.

All welcome. Equipment provided free! 4 tables! FMI 647-2847.

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dependent when Trump left office, but Biden, on his first day stopped the XL Keystone Pipeline, and stopped drilling on public lands. U.S. oil and gas production suddenly dropped by two million barrels a day, which resulted in shortages and skyrocketing prices on everything related to energy. Have you noticed the cost of gas at the pump, or oil, or propane, or electricity? Have you tried to buy a used car, or a new car, snowmobile, ATV? You will pay much more if you can find any inventory.

According to iea.org, coal use is expected to jump by 9% in 2021. This was due to increased electricity use and

the increasing cost of oil and natural gas that made coal cheaper. The utilities started using coal in order to keep their costs down. This represents the first time since 2009 that CO2 emissions will go up.

Biden flooded the American economy with stimulus money that was not needed. It caused 7% inflation and the labor shortage by paying people to stay home rather than get a job.

Biden decided to withdraw our troops from Afghanistan by a date certain even though our citizens were still stuck.

He left $83 billion of our military assets for the Taliban and 14 of our finest died.

The Abraham Peace Accords, signed on Aug. 12, 2020, between the United States, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates, seems in jeopardy as the Biden administration seeks talks with Iran — the largest sponsor of terrorism, who has promised to destroy Israel.

We are witnessing our foreign policy crash as China, Russia, North Korea and Iran are testing this administration and are threatening to gang up against the U.S.A. All this happened in Biden’s first year! If you are living on a fixed income today — how are you doing?

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60. Put a hex on 61. Concert units 62. Not yet final 63. Edible fat 66. *Miracle on Ice winner 68. Not Miss or Ms.

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“The Wall” that was nearing completion. Now, those steel beams, worth over $100 million, are rusting in the desert, while contractors are being paid not to build the wall.

Other Biden changes have allowed the invasion of nearly two million illegals, from 160 countries, along with exploding numbers of drugs, fentanyl, sex trafficking, and COVID. Nobody has ever been able to say why open borders are good for our country. It is clearly not good.

The U.S.A. was energy in-

This week’s puzzle theme:

Winter Olympics

ACROSS 1. Sleeps in a tent 6. Horror movie franchise 9. Varieties 13. Mozart’s “Die Zauberflote” 14. Road crew supply 15. Moron 16. Workman’s cotton, once 17. Exclamation of surprise 18. Monte Cristo’s title, in French 19. *Olympic Athletes from ____, 2018 hockey winners 21. *Figure skating jump (2 words) 23. Capone’s ilk, e.g.

24. Attention-getting sound 25. Eminem’s genre 28. Cashier’s call 30. Hit-or-miss 35. It will 37. *Triple one in figure skating 39. Hustle and bustle 40. German Mrs. 41. A mile racer 43. a.k.a. horse mackerel 44. Jargon 46. Workbench holding device 47. Health club offering 48. Diner, e.g.

50. Latin for “and others” 52. ____ Aviv

53. Ill-mannered one 55. Curiosity’s victim?

57. *2022 Winter Olympics location 61. *Torch Relay starting point 64. “____ ____ the Family” TV series 65. Refrigerator sound 67. Poppy seed derivative 69. Bitterly regretting 70. Egyptian cobra 71. Part of a stair 72. Seedy source of Omega-3s 73. More, in Madrid 74. Changes to a manuscript DOWN 1. Cape ____, MA 2. Copycat 3. Carte du jour 4. Spectrum maker 5. Delilah’s lover 6. Roofed colonnade 7. Expression of satisfaction 8. Angry 9. Revered one 10. Fancy ride 11. Japanese zither 12. Pas in ballet 15. “Freezing” Marvel character 20. Letter-shaped girder 22. “____ the land of the free...”

24. Designer’s studio 25. *Biathlon gear 26. Skylit lobbies 27. Manufacturing site 29. *2022 Winter Olympics number 31. Like Curious George 32. Monocot’s alternative 33. “Killers of the Flower

Moon” Oklahoma location 34. *Olympic award 36. *Olympic sled 38. For fear that 42. Respond 45. Circling 49. Far, old-fashioned 51. Capital of Punjab

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