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Serving Bridgton and the surrounding towns of Western Maine since 1870 Vol. 152, No. 4

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Bridgton, Maine

January 27, 2022

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Mgr: ‘In good faith?’

Board rejects new contract, 3-2

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Town Manager Robert Peabody thought he had a deal on a new three-year contract following 2 ½ hours of negotiating with the Bridgton Select Board in executive session.

Like any negotiation, Peabody pitched the idea of a pay raise and increases in auto allowance and retirement contribution. The manager thought “compromises” were reached, an agreement was in place and expected Tuesday night that the board would approve the new contract.

Instead, the Select Board voted 3-2 to reject the contract. Voting for the contract were Chairwoman Carmen Lone and Robert McHatton.

Voting against were Bear Zaidman, Paul Tworog and Fred Packard.

A stunned Peabody left the meeting room after the vote.

Before the board adjourned the session, Rec Director Gary Colello was “curious” as to what action the board planned going forward in regards to the town manager. He pointed out how it took two to three years for other towns to find new managers. Colello also noted how Peabody was “invested” in the community and “spent a lot of time to make it a better place.” “(The decision) doesn’t make me feel very good,” Colello said.

Chairwoman Carmen Lone said the board will request another meeting with Peabody to negotiate.

Peabody’s current contract expires June 29.

The News contacted Peabody Tuesday night for comment on the vote, as well

as whether he planned to continue contract negotiations.

“I did not know that (another negotiation). They did not say that. I’m not sure they negotiate in good faith because when I left the meeting last week (my executive session), there was consensus on terms of my contract. We met 2 ½ hours. We made some changes. I made some changes. When you go into negotiations, you start with your best hand and recognize you are going to compromise. Compromises were made. The session ended with the consensus, agreement on the contract,” Peabody said.

“I do know that both Bear (Zaidman) and Paul (Tworog) for the last few days have been calling other select board members trying to change their minds. That’s negotiating in good faith? I don’t think I would negotiate

that way… I thought we had come to reasonable terms.

They had agreed to the terms.

Now, they’re walking back on what they agreed to.”

Peabody questioned a comment made by Select Board member Fred Packard that he “didn’t realize” some of the increases proposed.

“Fred realized. When Paul was giving his speech, Fred wasn’t at his desk (he was attending remotely). Yet, his talking points were what Paul had said. Fred knew everything that was in the contract because I gave them a paper that had everything on it,” Peabody said.

Tworog opened discussion of the proposed contract by saying, “I don’t believe the proposal is the best deal for the town.” He felt major provisions such as the salary increase and automobile allowance were “too rich.”

Tworog also felt a three-year contract was “not in town’s best interest,” although Peabody later noted three years is “the standard” for administrators.

Referring to himself as a “numbers guy,” Tworog outlined the proposed contract.

The base was $112,986, but it increased when Peabody took on responsibility of Public Works when it’s director, David Madsen, was called away for military service. The new request is $128,586, which Tworog noted is a 13.8% hike.

“I’m concerned,” Tworog

said. He then noted that the proposed figure was more than what is being paid in other municipalities such as North Yarmouth, South Berwick, Skowhegan and nearby Casco.

“The salary amount is outside what should be paid,” he said. Tworog also noted hikes in auto allowance ($3,600 to $4,800) and retirement.

Tworog also noted that despite past increases, Peabody had “looked for better jobs.”

In response to Tworog’s points, Peabody told The CONTRACT, Page 3A

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Somehow, a bill for dispatch services in 2018 was never paid; and the back debt was discovered just recently.

The Cumberland County Finance Office (CCFO) does not have a record of having received a payment from the Town of Naples for a fiscal years’ worth of dispatch services. The bill, owed to Cumberland County Regional Communications

Center, totals $27,646, according to the county’s records.

To remedy the situation, the Naples Board of Selectmen transferred funds from the Unanticipated Funds account to pay half of the bill, which amounts to $13,823. The other half will be paid in the future. Most likely, the money to pay the remainder of the dispatch bill will be planned into next year’s 2022-23 town budget.

On Monday, Naples

Town Manager John Hawley explained how the error was discovered. He stated that the town agrees that this amount was not paid.

“Cumberland County reached out to us and said Naples never paid our bill for 2018. We concluded that we didn’t pay that bill,” he said.

“I was here for only half a year,” he said, explaining why he would not have a memory of that bill being paid.

July 2018 — the beginning of the town’s fiscal year — was also Hawley’s start date as Naples town manager.

Selectman Bob Caron II pointed out the three-year delay in notifying the town of the bill.

“They waited until 2021,” Caron said.

Caron was referring to the copy of e-mail correspondence between the county and the town’s finance departments that

was dated July 2021.

Hawley mentioned how he and the town finance director had gone over the records, trying to determine how this happened. He said they will continue to review the account records to see how or why it was overlooked.

The solution — to pay half the bill as soon as possible — required a vote by the board.

“I paid half the bill from the unanticipated account.

There aren’t enough funds to pay that whole year budget,” Hawley said. “In theory, we already budgeted for it, we didn’t spend it, and it went back into fund balance.”

The vote, 4-0, was to pay half of the bill from Unanticipated Funds account.

Selectman Ted Shane attended via Zoom from New Gloucester while inperson at the Naples Town Hall were Caron, Colin Brackett and Jim Grattelo.

Bridgton Town Manager Robert Peabody

Naples uncovers unpaid county dispatch bill

SAD 61 ditches tracing for now

BLASTING SNOW — Shawnee Peak takes full advantage of the frigid temperatures to run its snow-making equipment ensuring ample coverage on the slopes.

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Emergency help by subscription?

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — There’s no guarantee that an individual will not need the help of a first responder.

There’s no guarantee that a person won’t need a ride in an ambulance.

However, there is a way to guarantee that the costs associated with emergency services will be covered — even after the bill is sent to the insurance company. It’s called an EMS subscription.

“Many communities offer a subscription program

to their residents for EMS services. With an EMS subscription, if a resident is treated and transported to a medical facility, their bills are submitted first to their insurance company and if there is any balance or copay expense to the resident, the subscription service covers the out-of-pocket expenses,” according to Naples Town Manager John Hawley.

“Naples would write-off the uncovered portion of the bill for the services rendered

by Naples EMS,” he said.

Currently, Naples does not offer such a program.

However, going forward, the Interim EMS Coordinator Mike Linteau has been asked to investigate into it.

Linteau “worked in another community [Limerick] that offers this, and he claims it works well and is a great service to the community,” Hawley said.

On Monday, during the Naples Board of Selectmen’s regular meeting, Hawley brought up the EMS subscription service

which he plans to offer to residents starting with the new fiscal year in July. He did some research of his own after a community member told him about it.

He contacted the town manager in a neighboring town that has the EMS subscription program.

“They have found that the cost of the subscription covers almost all of the expenses. They do run a slight deficit but have found that the deficit without the subscription program left a EMS, Page 3A

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer With a “high percentage” of students taking part in pool testing and a drop off in COVID cases, SAD 61 is suspending contact tracing, at least for now.

Superintendent Al Smith made the recommendation to the School Board Monday night.

After a recent surge of COVID cases, which pushed the school district to remote learning for high school and middle school students over a two-day period, SAD 61 appears to be rebounding.

In a letter to parents posted on the SAD 61 website, Smith wrote, “Beginning today (Jan. 25), the District will suspend contact tracing. The CDC has recommended this approach for schools with a universal masking policy. In addition to these daily case notification letters, all schools will continue to report each day to Supt. Smith the number of confirmed COVID cases and absences due to COVID. We will remain vigilant and regularly evaluate this decision.”

Smith told directors contact tracing consumes a lot of administration time, citing one case at the high school that required 5 ½ hours. He felt with the mask mandate still in effect, along with pool testing and existing COVID protocols, he is “comfortable” with shelving contact tracing, for now. If the need returns to start tracing again, Smith will act swiftly.

In his letter, Smith encouraged parents to sign their students up for pool testing, if they are not already in the program.

“Student and adult participation in pooled testing, along with the number of vaccinated staff and students, significantly reduces the number of individuals who need to quarantine. If you would like your student to participate in pooled testing, please call your child’s school,” the letter states.

General questions regarding COVID-19 can be TRACING, Page 3A

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Pump in the heat?

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES— Brenda Leo hopes residents will warm up to the idea of putting heat pumps in the Naples Museum.

Leo is the director of the Naples Information Center, which has a summer-time presence in the community. She is also the treasurer of the Naples Historical Society and Museum. The society’s members hold meetings year-round.

On Jan. 10, Leo came before the Naples Board of Selectmen, explaining the need to invest in heat pumps to protect the items in the museum.

Late last year, she had appeared before the board, promoting an upgrade in the heat source for the museum.

In particular, a heat source that reduced the humidity was needed to preserve the museum’s inventory, she said.

In January, Leo was accompanied by Nick Moore, a heat pump sales representative from Dave’s World.

The heat pump units take care of two temperature issues: heating and cooling, Moore said.

Meanwhile, the cost includes the equipment and the installation.

“We do everything. We do the electrical. We do the contract work,” he said.

Currently, the museum building has an oil-burning furnace, and forced hot water into radiant flooring, Moore said. He suggested using the heat pumps in unison with the forced hotwater heating. In fact, the heat pumps would become the primary source of heat, he said.

Selectman Ted Shane asked about the set up.

“So, I am familiar with heat pumps. I am familiar with radiant heat,” Shane said. “I’m not familiar with all of them together. What PUMP, Page 3A

HARRISON — A Naples man died Saturday morning when the snowmobile he was driving veered off the trail and into the trees.

Daniel J. Hammond, 46, of Naples was riding with a group of three friends on a snowmobile trail in Harrison at 10:30 a.m. when the group stopped to cross the Cape Monday Road. After two of his friends crossed the road, Hammond crossed the road with his other friend behind him. Upon crossing the road, Hammond travelled on the trail a short distance before driving off the trail and crashing into the trees.

Hammond was initially conscious after the crash, but succumbed to his injuries at the scene 20 minutes later.

Hammond was wearing a helmet while driving his 2022 Ski-Doo 850 Back Country.

The Maine Warden Service continues to investigate the crash. Hammond was transported to Hall’s Funeral Home in Casco, where he was examined by the state medical examiner.

The Harrison Fire Department, United Ambulance, and the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office all assisted the Maine Warden Service at the crash scene.

SOLAR VOTE — Despite a frigid January night, a record number of folks turned out at the Center Lovell Fire Station to vote on a solar moratorium, in response to a large-scale solar array proposed

by Walden Renewables on Christian Hill and Shave Hill Roads.

Voters approved the moratorium by a 24350 margin. (Photos by Eric Gulbrandsen)

Raccoon had rabies

Naples ponders how to use COVID relief funds

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Usually, when ‘free’ money is offered, people are figuring out how to spend it.

That is how many municipalities have been responding to the funding that is part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

Let’s find ways to spend it, local government officials have been saying.

Take a wait and see approach has been Naples Town Manager John Hawley’s tactic.

First off, the categories of how the money could be spent didn’t seem to apply to Naples’ needs. So, Hawley wanted to see if the federal government approved of the ways other towns were

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planning to spend the funds.

Secondly, there is no pressing deadline.

Municipalities have two years to determine how to spend the allotted money, and until 2026 to have doled out the funding.

The Town of Naples would receive $400,000 over the course of two years, Hawley said.

During the Naples Board of Selectmen meeting on Monday night, Hawley said the categories have expanded with the federal government’s most recent description of how funds can be spent.

“A couple weeks ago, the feds came out with the final rules on what the funds could be spent on. Reading through them, I have discovered that under ‘replacing lost sector revenue,’ up to $10 million in aggregate, not to exceed the award amount can be used …”

“If the $10 million is a standard allowance, what they are suggesting is the funds that we get, the funds could be used on any services,” Hawley said, listing some of the specific ones.

“Administrative services, provision of fire police,

Maine’s Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory confirmed that a raccoon from the Ray Whitney Road vicinity in Bridgton tested positive for rabies.

Rabies is common in wild animals in Maine. Make sure to never touch an animal that is wild or unknown to you. You should also make sure your animals are up to date on rabies vaccine. For more information on rabies, please visit www. maine.gov/dhhs/rabies or call the Maine CDC at 1-800-8215821.

What are signs and symptoms of rabies? Early signs of rabies in people may include fever or headache, but this changes quickly to nervous system signs, such as unclear thinking, sleepiness, or worry. Once someone with rabies starts showing signs, they usually die. This is why it is very important to talk to a healthcare provider right away if you are bitten by any animal, especially a wild animal.

Animals with rabies usually act strangely once the virus gets to their brain, but signs may vary. Some animals may seem shy and fearful while others become mean. Some rabid animals stumble as though drunk, seem lame, or seem very friendly. You cannot tell by looking at an animal if it has rabies, so avoid contact with all wild animals — especially bats, skunks, foxes, and raccoons — and any animal that you don’t know.

Which animals can get rabies? All mammals, or animals with fur that produce milk, can get rabies. Some animals are more likely to get rabies, including raccoons, skunks, foxes, and bats. Rabies is very rare among small rodents like squirrels, rats, mice, and chipmunks. Rabies is rare in vaccinated pets and farm animals. It is important to make sure that all pets and farm animals stay up to date with their rabies shots to keep them from getting rabies and spreading it to their owners and other animals.

What should you do if you or your pet were exposed? If you or your pet had contact with a wild animal or animal that you don’t know, follow the steps below to prevent rabies: • Wash the wound thoroughly with soap and water.

• Call your healthcare provider. He/she will help you decide if you need to be treated for rabies. Maine CDC can help assess rabies exposures and recommend control measures.

• Contact your town’s Animal Control Officer (ACO) if the attacking animal is domestic, like a dog or cat. Reach the ACO by calling the town office or local/state police.

• Contact your local Game Warden if the attacking animal is wild, like a raccoon or skunk. Reach the Game Warden by calling the State Police.

including the purchase of apparatus and police vehicles.”

He told the board that he still has to run his interpretation by the town attorney.

“Not 100 percent sure just yet, this will open the doors for us to spend our $400,000 on anything we need,” he said. “The relaxing of the rules really sounds like they have opened this up to a broader range of opportunities.”

Selectman Colin Brackett asked if there is an expiration date.

“We have to determine how to spend the funds by 2024, and we have to be paying out, spending it by 2026,” Hawley said.

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(Continued from Page 1A) answered by calling 1-866-811 5695; by texting your zip code to 898-211; or by e-mailing info@211maine.org.

“Working together, we can maintain a safe and healthy environment in our schools to best serve our students,” Smith wrote.

COVID cases had surged Jan. 13-14, the entire district went “remote” on Thursday and Friday. All athletic and extracurricular activities were “paused” for these two days.

Rec Youth basketball also hit the pause button, stopping practices and cancelling games on Saturday.

The long weekend — which included scheduled time off for Martin Luther King Day — resulted in the return of in-person learning on Tuesday — except for Lake Region Middle School, which has experienced COVID cases amongst staff members, prompting “fully remote” status both Tuesday and Wednesday.

On the SAD 61 website, positive COVID-19 cases reported last Friday, Jan. 14 were as follows: • Lake Region High School, two positive cases on Friday. These individuals can return to school on Monday, Jan. 24.

• Lake Region Middle School, two positive cases on Friday. Eight positive cases were identified through the drive-up rapid testing held on Friday, Jan. 14. Due to varying dates of exposure, these individuals can return to school on Friday, Jan. 21 and Monday, Jan. 24.

• Songo Locks School, one positive case on Friday.

Due to varying dates of exposure, these individuals can return to school on Monday, Jan. 24 and Tuesday, Jan. 25.

By the Numbers According to Maine’s Vaccination Dashboard, as of Jan. 12, 2022, 51.5 percent of children ages 5 to 19 were fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Data from the U.S. CDC show that Maine ranks fourth best in the nation in the percent of 5 to 17-year-olds fully vaccinated. As of the end of October, 83 percent of school staff were fully vaccinated.

• Recent numbers by area school districts: SAD 17, 40-44% SAD 61, 60-64% SAD 72, 65-69% Sebago School District, 50-54%

News Tuesday night: • He was very disappointed how the matter played out, before a viewing audience on LRTV. “They didn’t have the decency to alert me that they had gotten Fred to change his vote and given me the option to negotiate further. Instead, they chose to surprise me and embarrass me publicly,” he said.

• “Paul misrepresented so much. He doesn’t understand the manager’s market.

He doesn’t understand how pay has changed for us. I live here. I pay taxes here.

I don’t know that you had a manager do that in, oh 30 years, having the manager so invested in the community and then negotiate in bad faith like that, and say things aren’t factual — anecdotal not factual — I gave them nine different towns and compared them by valuation, by popu-

lation. What Paul didn’t say, the range was up to $147,555.

The South Berwick manager that just retired made what I used to make. When they hired my friend from Harrison (Tim Pellerin), they gave him $125,000.”

• On the $128,586 salary, it is the current amount being paid (salary plus stipend for the PW work). “We negotiated to keep that (figure) — first year, no increase; second year 3% and third year 3%.

The 13.5% (cited by Paul) is over two years. Skowhegan just increased manager’s salary by 18%, knowing it’s hard to find people. People aren’t going into this line of work.

It’s a hard job to do. The town requires me to use an automobile, change $300 per month to $400.

10% for retirement, the going rate for managers is 10 to 12%. The taxpayers don’t

cover all the costs for me.

30% of my salary is split between Salmon Point and Wastewater. If you look at my salary, the taxpayer is on the hook for $90,000. How many managers run a campground and expand it. I’m running an almost $8 million operation with 40 people and overseeing over $30 million in projects — and this is what they do…I’ve changed this town.

I’ve held taxes down.

• Regarding Tworog’s comment about applying for other positions, Peabody called it “very inappropriate.”

“I told the Select Board I was going to retire after this contract ended. It gave the Select Board three years to replace me. It was very much in their favor. A three-year contract is standard.”

“You might go 1 ½ years without a manager. Windham was over 2 years. When man-

agers look at a town to go to, they are going to call the previous manager, and ask, ‘How did they treat you?’ and ‘Is it a good place to work?’

And, one of the board’s top goals was employee retention.”

• “At the end of the day, the contract would cost the taxpayers $90,000 the first year and $92,700 the second year and $95,500 the third year. How much do they think they are going to pay an interim town manager to come in and figure out all I know (especially in the midst of these major projects)? Auto allowance increase $1,200 (he uses his personal car for town business). Retirement increase $5,154, no that was the original request, it was half of that. That is the kind of money they got rid of the manager over.”

(Continued from Page 2A) mental heat.

“We turn the radiant flooring down about 10 degrees below the heat pumps. We set it 10 degrees below that. When it gets that cold, the radiant heat kicks in,” Moore said.

“The heat pumps would do most the work.”

Selectman Shane asked: “Would the floor stay warm enough?”

Moore answered, “Yes, they would keep all of that space comfortable.”

Selectman Kevin Rogers

spoke to the humidity component. He said he recognized that temperature is an important factor. However, in purchasing a system for the museum, the reduction of humidity had to come into play, too. Humidity is what has the potential to damage artifacts in the museum, he said.

“Heat pumps have dry mode. They are taking moisture out,” Moore said.

“The biggest concern is the humidity. That that system has to be designed to preserve artifacts. That is our objective,”

Rogers said.

Chairman Jim Grattelo agreed, “We need to make sure that if we go this route that it resolves the problem with the humidity.”

The salesman downplayed the product’s ability to reduce humidity.

“With the heat pumps, any time I am in front of towns, businesses or home owners, I stress that heat pumps should never be sold as a dehumidifiers,” Moore said. “The dehumidifying component is a happy accident.”

These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing): Tuesday, January 18 8:44 a.m. Assist United Ambulance with medical emergency on Pleasant Street.

11:16 a.m. Theft of property on South High Street.

1:11 p.m. Citizen assist regarding road rage incident.

5:11 p.m. Welfare check on Wayside Avenue.

5:44 p.m. Suspicious vehicle on Highland Road; officer found vehicle owner napping between jobs.

Wednesday, January 19 8 a.m. Citizen assist on Kansas Road; check on elderly resident to be sure he could enter and exit his home safely.

10:45 a.m. Two-vehicle crash on South High Street; both vehicles disabled and minor injuries reported.

8:04 p.m. Dispute between family members on Sandy Creek Road.

10:12 p.m. Assist county deputy with detention and arrest of a Bridgton resident wanted for a domestic violence case.

Thursday, January 20 4:59 a.m. Officer euthanized an injured deer on the side of the road (North High Street and Quarry Road); no information regarding vehicle which may have struck the deer.

6:34 a.m. Welfare check on South High Street regarding subject “acting strangely” and “possibly under the influence.”

11:07 a.m. Sex offender registration update at BPD.

2:38 p.m. Theft by deception on Sweden Road.

5:32 p.m. Responded with fire fighters to Kansas Road for a reported ATV fire next to a residence.

Fire was extinguished upon arrival.

9:48 p.m. Welfare check on Peak View Lane.

11:34 p.m. Assist hospital staff with disorderly patient.

Friday, January 21 10:45 a.m. Motor vehicle stop on North High Street; criminal speeding summons issued.

11:44 a.m. Two-vehicle crash at intersection of North High Street and Grady’s Lane; minor damage and no injuries reported.

3:30 p.m. Theft of package on North High Street.

11:11 p.m. Two suspicious vehicles in Mountain Road parking lot; gone upon officer’s arrival.

Saturday, January 22 1:27 p.m. Assist to United Ambulance at a medical emergency on North High Street.

Sunday, January 23 1:51 a.m. Male charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence following a stop at the intersection of Portland and Willett Roads.

9:53 a.m. Man, who was wanted in connection with a Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office case, was located by Bridgton Police.

The subject fled in his

Then, he bragged up the product.

“These things are going to be four to five times better than a dehumidifier,” he said.

The heat pump proposal will go before the Naples Budget Committee, which has begun meeting to prepared the 2022-23 budget.

To view museum images, go to the Town of Naples webpage, click on the green box at the left-hand top of the page that says “About.” The (Continued from Page 1A) Historical Society Museum is much larger balance of uncollected funds,” Hawley said. the last entry in that column.

The town manager in that community “tells me it is a popular and successful program,” he said.

“The benefit is: normally when the bill goes to collections, those bills just hang out there. With the EMS subscription, the vast amount of those bills end up getting between neighbors on South paid by the subscription program,” he said.

Board Vice Chairman Bob Caron II asked if the town High Street. were to adopt this program, if another town’s rescue Monday January 24 3:02 a.m. Mental health department responds to a person in Naples, would the bill still be honored by the subscription. The answer was yes. event on Kansas Road.

“If this is something we are going to do, we could start 6:53 a.m. Two vehicle crash on Portland Road; July 1,” Hawley said. “I don’t need a vote on this. I will both vehicles disabled, but work on this and get back to you.”

The Naples board, which typically meets the second no injuries reported. and fourth Monday of the month, will be meeting on Feb. 8:48 a.m. Report of man 7 and Feb. 21. It was anticipated that there would not be “stumbling” in the roadway on South High Street; police enough people to achieve a quorum on Feb. 14. unable to locate subject.

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These items appeared on the Fryeburg Police Department log (this is a partial listing): Monday, January 17 11:55 a.m. Welfare check on Kenerson Drive.

7 p.m. 9-1-1 hang-up call on Swan Falls Road.

Tuesday, January 18 5:13 a.m. Officer assist on Old Saco Lane.

7 a.m. Animal complaint on Lovell Road.

12 p.m. Peace officer detail on Kenerson Drive, unfounded.

Wednesday, January 19 5:33 a.m. Burglar alarm at Main Street store.

9:31 p.m. Assist Fryeburg Rescue on Field View Road.

Thursday, January 20 10:50 a.m. Welfare check on Kenerson Road.

4:21 p.m. 9-1-1 hang-up call on Pleasant Street.

Friday, January 21 5:45 p.m. Suspicious activity on Maple Street.

7:14 p.m. Parking problem on Main Street.

7:36 p.m. Suspicious activity on Bridgton Road.

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Items moved to June ballot

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — After some valuable feedback from the town clerk, elected officials here decided to move a couple ballot items to the Primary Election, scheduled to be held June 14.

The Naples Board of Selectmen had decided referendums that impact the community as a whole should not go to town meeting where roughly 100 people show up, but to the polls that draw hundreds of voters.

On Monday, Naples Town Manager John Hawley shared with the board a numbers-based observation by Naples Town Clerk Judy Whynot.

At the previous meeting, on Jan. 10, the selectmen opted to put items on the ballot for the springtime election, Hawley said. The board decided on the school-budget vote that happens in May, he said.

“When I pointed it out to Judy, she said the turnout will be greater on the primary date than the local elections,” Hawley said.

The board didn’t need much persuading to switch it to whichever election garners more voters.

“Whatever is the biggest bang for the buck,” Board ViceChairmanBob Caron II said.

Caron made the motion to move from May to the state primary June date. The vote, 4-0, is to add referendums to the June 14 election.

“Thank you, Judy,” Caron said, following the vote.

The ballot items, which will be part of the public awareness campaign, are: 1.) Whether or not the town should build a new community center-town hall and; 2.) Whether or not the townspeople should allow the removal of stones from the remaining structure of Edes Fall Dam.

Comp work in planning stage

The decision was to have the handful of people meet rather than wait until the committee had seven members.

“Let’s get the steering committee going,” said Selectman Robert MacDonald. — DDB

Answering the call to jury duty

NAPLES — Jury duty ground to a halt the wheels of progress at the Naples code enforcement department.

Now, while one person is occupied with the wheels of justice, another person will be on the go, which should stop the department from falling behind with the permitting process.

Naples Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) Kate Matthews’ name was selected for jury duty at the beginning of 2022.

Therefore, the Naples Board of Selectmen was required to appoint someone who can follow through with issuing permits and doing inspections during Matthews’ absence.

“With our CEO, Kate Matthews being out for jury duty for the month of January and no one available who can help us out — all code officers are right out straight — it is necessary for us to consider a short-term fix so that the permit applications and inspections don’t fall too far behind,” according to Naples Town Manager John Hawley.

“It is my recommendation that we appoint Jen Leeman as an assistant CEO and John Thompson as alternate CEO,” he said.

Leeman has year from being appointed as assistant CEO to complete the courses required for permits and inspection, Hawley said.

The board voted, 5-0, to support these two appointments.

During the regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, three of the board members were in the council chambers.

Meanwhile, selectmen Kevin Rogers and Collin Brackett attended the meeting via Zoom. — DDB

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CASCO — It is as rare as a comet that is visible every couple decades.

But, unlike a blip of light seen from a great distance, the existence of one of these can help to develop a community according to the desires of its residents.

It is the Town’s Comprehensive Plan.

Right now, Casco is in the early stages of putting together its most recent comp plan.

The Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee held its first meeting on Jan. 20. That meeting was conducted via Zoom, and it was not video-taped.

Future meetings will be hybrid, according to Casco Town Manager Tony Ward.

The five people on the Steering Committee are Ryan McAllister, Rae-Ann Nguyen, Jim Wiley, Michelle Williams and Calvin Wilson, according to Ward.

The Casco Board of Selectmen hired Greater Portland Council of Government (GPCOG) to facilitate the comp plan process. The board voted that the cost was not to exceed $72,500.

Ward discussed the comp plan status just briefly during the selectmen’s meeting on Jan. 18.

“They recommend five to seven people. There are a couple other individuals who might be interested,” Ward said.

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RAYMOND — State Representative Jessica Fay has announced her candidacy for re-election to the Maine House of Representatives.

Due to redistricting, the geographic make-up of the district Fay currently represents, as well as the district number will change. The new district will include the entire towns of Casco, Frye Island and Raymond, as well as a part of Poland along the shore of Thompson Lake. The new district will be re-numbered as District 86.

Generations of Rep. Fay’s family served on various public and private boards and committees and through their church, teaching her at a young age about the importance of community.

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T&F Meet Results (Continued from Page 6A) Delaina Grover, LR, 9.46; 25. Madison Shepard, LR, 9.98; 29. Alexia Cricones, LR, 10.54 High Jump: 1. Campbell Johnson, LR, 4-8 Shot Put: 1. Elsie Maxwell, Cape, 27-9.25; 6. Madison Shepard, LR, 20-9.75; 7. Delaina Grover, LR, 18-1.25; 8.

Alexia Cricones, LR, 15-8.75 Senior 200 Meters: 1. Tori Hews, Cape, 28.80; 3. Leah Plummer, LR, 30.14 400 Meters: 1. Elle Jowett, Greely, 1:03.28; 4. Leah Plummer, LR, 1:09.20 High Jump: 1. Autumn Gerry, St. Dom’s, 5-0; 4. Leah Plummer, LR, 4-6 800 Meters: 1. Lexi Brent, York, 2:32.14; 2. Abigail Roberts, LR, 2:36.38; 7. Sadie Plummer, LR, 2:54.05 Long Jump: 1. Autumn Gerry, St. Dom’s, 14-10; 11. Abigail Roberts, LR, 12-4.25 Triple Jump: 1. Abigail Roberts, LR, 31-5.75; 11. Enna Carbone, FA, 21-7.25 Boys’ Division Team Scores: York 137, Poland 91, Yarmouth 89, Gray-NG 58, Cape Elizabeth 48, Freeport 45, Greely 37, Fryeburg Academy 35, Wells 34, St. Dom’s 34, Traip Academy 9, Lake Region 7, North Yarmouth Academy 2 Junior 55 Meters: 1. Jakeem Roberts, GNG, 7.27; 13.

Domenico Falcon, LR, 7.88 200 Meters: 1. Nick Hoy, York, 25.11; 8. Arkie Baptista, FA, 26.92; 10. Domenico Falcon, LR, 27.74; 16. Zack Emery, FA, 28.60; 19. Ethan Kutella, LR, 28.94; 25. Angelo Leo, LR, 32.29; 26. Sam Johnson, FA, 32.33; 28. Alan Arthur, FA, 33.64 55 Meter Hurdles: 1. Jonah Guiboard, Greely, 10.36; 3.

Angelo Leo, LR, 11.43 High Jump: 1. Arkie Baptista, FA, 5-0; 2. Zach Emery, FA, 4-8 Senior 55 Meters: 1. Frazier Dougherty, York, 6.99; 6. Jacob Adams, FA, 7.21; 13. Jayden Victor, FA, 7.33; 25. Bryan Martinez, FA, 7.69; 36. Padric McGrath, FA, 7.93 200 Meters: 1. Nick Garey, Poland, 24.98; 5. Jacob Adams, FA, 25.82; 6. Joseph Jensen, FA, 25.87; 10. Jayden Victor, FA. 26.22 High Jump: 1. Colby Bolduc, Wells, 5-8; 7. Ezra Gronlund, LR, 4-10 Shot Put: 1. Matt Charpentier, York, 49-6.25; 7. Padric McGrath, FA, 36-8.50 800 Meters: 1. Hunter Burkhardt, St. Dom’s, 2:08.10; 8. Ezra Gronlund, LR, 2:22.51 Mile Run: 1. Jake Twigg, Poland, 4:55.56; 12. Sam LaVerdiere, LR, 5:37.82; 13. Arkie Baptista, FA, 5:42.61; 21.

Tristan Cormier, LR, 6:06.69; 23. Sam Johnson, FA, 6:08.44 2 Mile Run: 1. Vaughn Lindenau, Cape, 10:24.38; 7. Sam LaVerdiere, LR, 12;17.10; 9. Tristan Cormier, LR, 13:40.90 Long Jump: 1. Jacob Adams, FA, 20-2.75; 7. Joseph Jensen, FA, 16-6; 28. Angelo Leo, LR, 13-3; 29. Ethan Kutella, LR, 13-2

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College notes

Ian Harmon, formerly of Bridgton, has been promoted to Associate Dean of Student Success at New England College in Henniker, N.H. Ian graduated from Lake Region High School in 2004 and St. Joseph’s College in Standish in 2008. He received master’s degrees in both Business and Education and Administration. He will be starting his doctorate program. Ian resides in Barnstead, N.H. with his wife Cassandra and children, Oliver and Maren. He Ian Harmon is the son of Mark and Julie Harmon of Bridgton.

Rebecca Roy of Bridgton was recently named to the Castleton University (Vt.) Dean’s List for the fall semester of the 2021-22 academic year. To qualify for this academic honor, students must maintain full-time status and a semester grade point average of 3.5.

Jessica Meyer and Calum Murray, both of Raymond, have been named to the University of New England Dean’s List for the 2021 fall semester. Dean’s List students have attained a grade point average of 3.3 or better out of a possible 4.0 at the end of the semester.

William Cheever of Raymond has been named to Emerson College (Boston, Mass.) Dean’s List for the fall 2021 semester. The requirement to make Dean’s List is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher for that semester.

William is majoring in Marketing Communication and is a member of the Class of 2023.

Adam Canfield of Fryeburg has been named to the Dean College (Franklin, Mass.) Dean’s List for the fall 2021 semester. Students named to the Dean’s List have demonstrated a “serious commitment to their studies.”

Springfield College Dean’s List Springfield College (Mass.) recognizes the following area students who were named to the Dean’s List for the 2021 fall semester: Cody Gullikson of Denmark, a primary major of Accounting; Reese Merritt of Raymond, a primary major of Communication/Sport Journalism; Grace Condon of Brownfield, a primary major of Health Science/Pre-Physician Assistant; Madison McIntyre of Bridgton, a primary major of Health Science/Pre-Physician Assistant; Christina Scheid of Fryeburg, a primary major of History; Bridget Rossignol from Naples, a primary major of Physical Education.

The criteria for selection to the Dean’s List are a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded coursework for the term, and a minimum semester grade average of 3.500.

SMCC Dean’s List Southern Maine Community College is proud to announce that more than 1,100 students have been named to the 2021 fall semester Dean’s List. Students completing at least nine credit hours with a semester grade point average of at least 3.0 are named to the Dean’s List, provided no grade was lower than a C and the student is not on probation.

Area students named to the SMCC Dean’s List include: Maddie Acosta of Bridgton, Adriana Amaya of Harrison, Addie Blais of Naples, Jacklyn Brown of Fryeburg, Robert Caron of Naples, Emily Carpenter of West Baldwin, Jami Carson of Sebago, Jillian Clark of Raymond, Connor Daigle of Raymond, Erik Eastman of Fryeburg, Jessica Engstrom of Naples, Samuel Fleck of Naples, Edward Gaskell of Naples, Nicole Goggin of Lovell, Kimberly Gold of Casco, Alexandra Griffin of Casco, Carter Hall of Casco, Sarah Hall of Raymond, Brooke Harriman of Sebago, Katelyn Jones of Hiram, Olivia King of Sebago, Jacob Knowles of Naples, Amber Lagasse of Fryeburg, Kyla Magowan of West Baldwin, Grace Marshall of Denmark, Benjamin Merriam of Harrison, Meghan Messinger of Raymond, Nicole Nappi of Raymond, Leanne O’Brien of Naples, Kelli Palla of Casco, Hannah Palzewicz of Fryeburg, Annmarie Parent of Bridgton, Ashley Phares of Bridgton, Jayson Plummer of Raymond, Adrian Quinn of Bridgton, Joey Sargent of Casco and Lindsay Smith of Fryeburg.

CMMC Fall honors Central Maine Community College has announced the Dean’s List for the fall 2021 semester. Students on the President’s List earned a semester grade point average (GPA) of 3.9 or higher (on a 4.0 scale). High Honors denote a minimum GPA of 3.6 and honors recognizes those with a minimum GPA of 3.3.

President’s Honors: Kaleb Butts of Denmark, Danielle Coe of Lovell, Eric Nason of Naples, and Marian Lawler of Waterford.

High Honors: Kathryn McColl-Chute of Bridgton, Joshua Frye of Brownfield, Angelique Breton of Casco, Sophia Fogg of Casco, Julie Morton of Casco, Daniel Symonds of Casco, Serenity Garcia of Denmark, Kristin Higgs of Fryeburg, Julie Brown-Burdwood of Harrison, John Michaud of Harrison, Rachel Cebra of Naples, William Lidston of Naples, Kathryne Wilcox of Naples, and Marie Blythe Cox of Sweden.

Honors: Omar Pollock of Harrison, Connor Perfetto of Naples, Amanda Kosiavelon of Waterford, and Austin Eastman of West Baldwin.

CHECKS PRESENTED by the Greater Bridgton-Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce to students Danielle Coe and Jay Butts following their successful completion of their first semesters. Pictured left to right: Angie Cook, Executive Director GBLRCC; Heidi Edwards, GBLRCC Board President; students Danielle Coe and Jay Butts; Rhonda Jacobson, Career and College Academic Advisor; and Madelyn Litz, SAD 61/72 Adult Ed Director.

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By Madelyn Litz SAD 61/72 Adult Ed Director The Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce supports Lake Region & Fryeburg Area Adult Education’s students in pursuit of their continuing education.

Through their generosity, Danielle Coe and Jay Butts were able to begin their college experience with financial support from the Chamber. Both students graduated in June 2021 as

they successfully completed requirements for their high school diploma. Each student received a $500 award and have successfully completed their first semester at Central Maine Community College. Danielle will be majoring in Early Childhood Education and Jay in Liberal Studies, exploring many options as his focus. Both deserving students made the President’s List at CMCC! We are proud of these and all our students who strive to complete their education

and develop goals for their future. Our Adult Education program is a resource for students who are either completing their secondary diploma or exploring options for post-secondary education or training. Our College Transition (CT) program and services are your one-stop resource. Call us about a great opportunity to take a

free community college class as an enrolled student in our CT program. We can help you plan for a successful college experience with the support you need! Call us for more information — our College and Career Advisor, Rhonda Jacobson, is here to get you started: 647-3015 or e-mail Rhonda.jacobson@ lakeregionschools.org

CRAM THE VAN EFFORT — Lake Region High School’s National Honor Society held a very successful “Cram the Van” food drive this past Sunday, Jan. 23 at Bridgton Hannaford. All items were donated to the Naples Food Pantry. Pictured at the food drive are: (top left photo) Alison Baker and Lynn O’Donnell; (top right) Melissa Mayo, Rebecca Caron and Olivia Toole; (bottom left) Noah Duprey, Olivia Toole, Elle Hall and Liz Smith; (bottom right) Eleanor Cowan, Annie O’Connor and Tyler Lafountaine.

Fun bags help spark early literacy

PASSING ALONG THE FUN OF BOOKS — “Miss Tracey,” a homevisitor from the Fryeburg Head Start Center, with one of Team Long Run’s Barclay’s Book Fun bags.

With a lot of help, Team Long Run continues to expand efforts toward supporting early childhood literacy in the region.

Team Long Run, a Bridgton-based nonprofit that works with area children, encouraging active play and early literacy is happy to share their recent program that delivered books, warm hats, and fun activity books to over 300 children through their partnership with area Head Start Early Childhood centers.

Team Long Run Executive Director Chuck Wilcoxen says, “We’ve loved the impact our ‘Barclay’s Book Fun’ has had in the communi-

ties we serve, and we’ve recently received a lot of support that has allowed us to really broaden our coverage. Thanks to Hancock Lumber, Bridgton Books, The Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation, Norway Savings, Chalmers Insurance, Friends of the River Valley, Maine Community Foundation, The Margaret E. Burnham Foundation, and generous individual donors, we’ve been able to extend our programs to seventeen Head Start centers as far north as Farmington and as far south as Portland.”

Team Long Run Director of Mission Advancement Hilary Harper-Wilcoxen adds,

“Some kids have few, if any, books in their homes. This program seeks to change that.

We work closely with Head Start educators to choose books the child is already using in the classroom curriculum. Then, when they get their very own copy to take home, they are super excited to share it with their family.

It’s magic! We’re so grateful to everyone who comes into Bridgton Books to buy a book for one of our kids or sends a donation for the same purpose. We’re kicking off our Valentine Book campaign soon, so please keep buying books for kids!”

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PLAYER OF THE WEEK Leah Plummer has been a top-notch athlete in every track and field season in her career, qualifying for the New England championships in every season that the meet was held.

“More importantly has been her assistance and leadership this season.

She is essentially another coach for our team,” Lake Region Indoor Track & Field Coach Mark Snow said. “Leah has sacrificed individual focus at practices to ensure the team is understanding and learning the drills, techniques, and philosophy of being a member of the Lake Region Track &Field team. On numerous occasions, she has given the team information/knowledge/directions that Coach Caron and I were minutes away from giving them.

This season more than any other, we have needed athletes with experience and leadership; Leah has been that for us and more.”

In recognition of her strong work ethic, determination, commitment and good sportsmanship, Leah 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.

Athlete Profile: Leah Plummer Residence: Casco Year in School: Senior Parents: Grant and Sally Plummer Sports you play: Soccer, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field School groups/honors: National Honor Society, Interact Club, Newspaper Club, Environmental Club.

Why did you choose Track & Field? I chose this sport because as a child I always loved to run. I did not realize that I would have the opportunity to compete in running as a sport, so when I got the opportunity to be on the track team in middle school I went for it.

What do you enjoy most about Track & Field? I love how track is both an individual and team sport, with aspects that both make it very independent and team oriented. I also love how it is a community of incredibly supportive people.

It has helped me make connections with athletes

Leah Plummer and coaches from other schools. While you are competing against other people, everyone is kind and encouraging in competition.

How has competing in sports changed you as a person?

Competing in sports has changed me to be significantly more confident and extroverted.

They have also helped me develop leadership qualities, as well as perseverance and problem-solving skills.

During this period of COVID-19, what has been the most difficult adjustment? The most difficult adjustments for me have been learning that I do not always have to be on the go. Before COVID, I became so used to constantly being busy and having someplace to be. When the initial lockdown began, I was very lost at what I should be doing because I felt like I should have been busy when I had nothing to be busy with. I learned to take time for myself and I found things that I enjoy as hobbies, which helped me adjust to these changes.

What is one of your most memorable sports moments? One of my most memorable sports moments was from my freshman year. I was the slowest person in my race at States and I was not expecting to do very well.

I came across the line in second with a big personal record in the 400 meters.

My teammates were all so happy for me and it was so unexpected that it is definitely a front runner in the most memorable moments.

What is your most disappointing sports memory? I think my most disappointing sports memory was on March 13th of 2020 when the report that spring sports would be officially suspended came out in the LEAH, Page 8A

Alpine racing times HIGH SCHOOL Giant Slalom Single Course race at Shawnee Peak, Jan. 11 GIRLS’ STANDINGS Team Score: Yarmouth 24, Lake Region 36, Gray-NG 49, Fryeburg Academy 56, Greely 70 Racer 1st Run 2nd Run Total 1.Brooke Boone, Yarm 33.56 35.86 1:09.42 2. Ashley Pelletier, LR 34.30 36.10 1:01.40 3. Lauren Roy, LR 35.95 36.81 1:12.76 8. Sam Winterbottom, FA 38.61 39.93 1:18.54 9. Eliza Thorne, FA 38.55 40.67 1:19.22 11. Grace Murley, FA 40.55 42.33 1:22.88 15. Reannah Dingley, LR 41.22 43.61 1:24.83 16. Laura Dutton, LR 41.44 43.52 1:24.96 21. Emily Rock, LR 42.66 46.22 1:28.88 23. Holly Duigan, LR 44.07 47.49 1:31.56 26. Lyla Levesque, LR 45.75 49.32 1:35.07 28. Aletheia Carney, FA 48.33 50.67 1:39.00 29. Elsie Leonard, FA 48.55 52.45 1:41.00 31. Hazel Lewis, FA 52.51 52.19 1:44.70 BOYS’ STANDINGS Team Score: Fryeburg Academy 21, Yarmouth 31.5, Gray-NG 41, Greely 876 1. Asher Lockwood, YAR 33.31 33.13 1:06.44 3. Hogan Bemis, FA 35.09 34.48 1:09.57 4. Dana Hamlin, FA 36.51 37.53 1:14.04

Regional sports

• Laker Track • Raider Track

It had been over 700 days since the last Western Maine Conference indoor track meet, then Lake Region had two in one week!

“Our team is very small in numbers so points will be tough to come by,” Laker Coach Mark Snow said.

“However, the two meets last week involved all 13 schools in the league. This helped our girls’ team be successful in the results.”

Campbell Johnson (soph), Abigail Roberts (soph) and Leah Plummer (sr) should score significant points all season. It’s often not as impactful in a regular meet, but with all teams competing – the Laker girls finished third and sixth in the two meets!

Scoring for the girls were Campbell Johnson (won the junior high jump in both meets, second in the JR 400 and fourth in the triple jump in meet #1), Abigail Roberts (won the triple jump and placed second in the 800 meters in both meets), Leah Plummer (placed no worse than fourth in the senior high jump, senior 400 and senior 200 in both meets), and freshmen shot putters Madison Shepard and Delaina Grover.

“Delaina stepped up in the second meet by replacing Campbell in the relay. Campbell was not able to finish her 200 meters due to a leg injury. It’s extremely unfortunate as she was scoring well this season after missing both of last year’s indoor and outdoor seasons,” Coach Snow said.

“In Friday’s meet before the injury, Campbell automatically qualified for the State Meet in the high jump. We hope to have her back for states or possibly WMCs.” The Laker boys don’t have the top-end talent like the girls so Coach Snow anticipates Sam LaVerdiere, Ezra Gronlund, Domenico Falcon, and Angleo Leo scoring in the smaller meets in their events. Scoring for the boys in the first two bigger meets were Ezra in the senior high jump, Domenico in the junio 400 meters, and Angelo Leo in the junior hurdles.

“Athletes on both teams may toy with new events these next two weeks as we decide how to maximize our points for the league championships,” Coach Snow said. “Bottom line is that we are very excited to be back in action after almost two years of no indoor meets!”

T&F Meet Results

WMC Indoor Track Meet 2, Jan. 18 Girls’ Division Team Scores: York 175, Freeport 82, Lake Region 72, Yarmouth 59, Gray-NG 48, Greely 45, Poland 34, St. Dom’s 26, Traip Academy 23, North Yarmouth Academy 12, Fryeburg Academy 8, Wells 7 Junior 55 Meters: 1. Lucy Riggs, Freeport, 8.17; 15.

Delaina Grover, LR, 9.49; 19. Elizabeth Littlefield, FA, 9.71; 22. Madison Shepard, LR, 9.95 200 Meters: 1. Lucy Riggs, Freeport, 29.38; 18. Elizabeth Littlefield, FA, 36.90 400 Meters: 1. Siobhan Reeve, Traip, 1;09.62; 2.

Campbell Johnson, LR, 1:10.60; 5. Enna Carbone, FA, 1:16.17 High Jump: 1. Campbell Johnson, LR, 4-6 Shot Put: 1. Nora Dowling, York, 26-7.25; 4. Madison Shepard, LR, 21-0.50; 6. Delaina Grover, LR, 18-10.50 Senior 55 Meter Dash: 1. Juliet Regonini, York, 8.31; 21.

Kellyn Kim, FA, 9.29; 24. Yang Jungyoon, FA, 10.40 200 Meters: 1. Shea Haseltine, York, 30.66; 2. Leah Plummer, LR, 30.96; 13. Hannah Nguyen, FA, 34.43; 15.

Kellyn Kim, FA, 35.40; 16. Yang Jungyoon, FA, 39.47; 17. Ella Bochm, FA, 39.85 400 Meters: 1. Lexi Brent, York, 1:05.40; 4. Leah Plummer, LR, 1:10.60 High Jump: 1. Autumn Gerry, St. Dom’s, 4-10; 2. Leah Plummer, LR, 4-8 800 Meters: 1. Cary Drake, York, 2;29.31; 2. Abigail Roberts, LR, 2:38.82; 16. Sadie Plummer, LR, 3:33.91 4X 200 Relay: 1. York, 2:01.04; 3. Lake Region, 2:05.22 (Sadie Plummer 32.4, Abigail Roberts 32.7, Campbell Johnson 30.3, Leah Plummer 29.8); 8. Fryeburg Academy (Ella Bochm, Aina Bresolai, Enna Carbone, Hannah Nguyen), 2:30.44 Long Jump: 1. Lia Traficonti, Greely, 14-5.50; 6. Abigail Roberts, LR, 13-6.50; 21. Hannah Nguyen, FA, 10-1.75 Triple Jump: 1. Abigail Roberts, LR, 30-3.25; 4.

Campbell Johnson, LR, 28-11.50; 9. Enna Carbone, FA, 22-0.50 Boys’ Division Team Scores: York 173, Poland 103, Yarmouth 76, St. Dom’s 67, Gray-NG 58, Fryeburg Academy 45, Freeport 41, Wells 21, Greely 16, North Yarmouth Academy 6, Lake Region 3, Traip no score Junior 55 Meters: 1. Jakeem Roberts, GNG, 7.25; 12.

6. Danali Jensen, FA 8. Ethan Nemeth, FA 9. Chandler Thorne, FA 10. Holden Edenbach, FA 11. Burmat Parramon, FA 13. Aaron Zakon, FA 16. Nicholas Turner, FA 18. Ryan Meade, FA 20. Jordi Gimeno, FA 22. Corbin Blake, FA 25. David Bellis-Bennett, FA

38.89 37.75 38.27 37.77 38.27 38.75 40.22 40.63 40.83 43.99 49.33

35.82 39.00 38.75 39.26 38.94 39.73 39.99 41.17 41.82 45.62 52.82

1:14.71 1:16.75 1:17.02 1:17.03 1:17.21 1:18.48 1:20.21 1:21.80 1:22.65 1:29.61 1:42.15

Slalom Single Course race at Shawnee Peak, Jan. 24 GIRLS’ STANDINGS Team Score: Freeport 33, Cape Elizabeth 40, Yarmouth 42, Lake Region 72, Gray-NG 85, Fryeburg Academy 147 Racer 1st Run 2nd Run Total 1. Dana Schwartz, CE 48.90 51.34 1:40.24 10. Eliza Thorne, FA 58.78 1:00.25 1:59.03 13. Lauren Roy, LR 1:00.33 1:04.20 2:04.53 14. Reannah Dingley, LR 1:03.78 1:10.77 2:14.55 22. Ashley Pelletier, LR 50.32 1:40.82 2:31.14 23. Emily Rock, LR 1:19.37 1:12.12 2:31.49 24. Holly Duigan, LR 1:12.55 1:19.12 2:31.67 26. Lyla Levesque, LR 1:13.53 1:21.22 2:34.75 31. Laura Dutton, LR 1:17.86 1:28.65 2:46.51 34. Hazel Lewis, FA 1:24.08 1:27.37 2:51.45 43. Elsie Leonard, FA 1:29.03 1:41.68 3:10.71 BOYS’ STANDINGS Team Score: Freeport 31, Cape 42, Fryeburg Academy 51, Yarmouth 60, Gray-NG 91, Greely 145, Lake Region no score Racer 1st Run 2nd Run Total 1. Asher Lockwood, YAR 45.63 47.13 1:32.76 4. Zach Vogel, LR 48.01 49.08 1:37.09 5. Hogan Bemis, FA 53.15 57.58 1:50.73 13. Ian Jacobson, FA 57.51 1:01.20 1:58.71

Coach Kevin McDonald is happy to be back on the track, but for his Raiders, it’s been somewhat of a struggle so far.

“The Raider girls are struggling as a few have chosen to sit the meets out due to COVID concerns,” he said. “That’s also the case with the boys but not as bad an impact.”

On the girls’ side, freshman Enna Carbone is having a fantastic season. Enna competes in the 200, 400 and the triple jump. She has finished right at the top and given the team valuable points.

“Enna processes very well, is a serious athlete and if she sticks with track and field will become a force to recon with,” Coach McDonald said.

Along with Enna, May Kim has started to see success taking a huge 6 seconds off her 400-meters time. May is from Korea and new to track and field. A tough worker at practice, always giving her all and the times are starting to show that, the coach said.

The FA girls finished 11 of 12 in the first meet and 10 of 13 in the second meet.

On the boys’ side, there has been some bright lights this season. Jacob Adams won the long jump each week and has qualified for States in that event. Jacob also is very close to qualifying in the 55-meter dash and the 200 meters. JoJo Jensen is also very close to the state marks in the very same events. Jacob, Jojo, Jayden Victor and Arkie Baptista make up the 4x200 relay and if they smooth out the rough spots they could make it to States.

Padric McGrath and Derek Maxim are throwing very well in the shot put. Both have met the provisional standard for States in that event.

“These young men have done this on their own as FA does not have a real throws coach. I am very happy to see these two find success in this event. Arkie and Zack Emery have been flying high in the high jump, going half in both meets. These two are only sophomores and have taken to this event under the guidance of Coach Trevor Hope,” Coach McDonald added. “I do not believe we have seen either of these athletes best jumps as yet. States could be possible for both. Arkie is also lowering his 200 best week by week and will be the third leg on our relay if this keeps up.”

Jayden Victor is closing in on States in the 55 and 200 meters. Jayden is a very powerful runner with the best yet to come, the coach noted.

The FA boys finished 5th of 11 on Tuesday and 8th of 13 on Friday.

“It’s far from perfect, but we do have a season so far,” Coach McDonald said.

Zack Emery, FA, 8.11 200 Meters: 1. Nick Hoy, York, 24.97; 7. Arkie Baptista, FA, 27.28; 17. Zack Emery, FA, 29.46; 18 Ethan Kutella, LR, 29.47; 22. Angelo Leo, LR, 31.40 400 Meters: 1. Stefan MacGovern, York, 59.90; 5.

Domenico Falcon, LR, 1:09.82 4X200 Relay: 1. York, 1:48.62; 3. Fryeburg Academy (Alan Arthur, Arkie Baptista, Zack Emery, Sam Johnson), 2:01.28 High Jump: 1. Arkie Baptista, FA, 5-4; 2. Zack Emery, FA, 5-0 Shot Put: 1. Trevor Amos, GNG, 31-11.25; 11. Ethan Kutella, LR, 18-2 Senior 55 Meters: 1. Frazier Dougherty, York, 6.95; 4.

Jacob Adams, FA, 7.11; 12. Joseph Jensen, FA, 7.33; 29.

Padric McGrath, FA, 7.77 200 Meters: 1. Frazier Dougherty, York, 23.81; 5. Jacob Adams, FA, 25.38; 8. Joseph Jensen, FA, 25.83 High Jump: 1. Colby Bolduc, Wells, 5-8; 6. Ezra Gronlund, LR, 4-10 Shot Put: 1. Matt Charpentier, York, 49-8.25; 5. Derek Maxim, FA, 36-10; 6. Padric McGrath, FA, 36-9.25 800 Meters: 1. Domenic Antonelli, Poland, 2:09.68; 9.

Ezra Gronlund, LR, 2:27.90 Mile Run: 1. Jake Twigg, Poland, 4:57.13; 9. Sam LaVerdiere, LR, 5:39.03; 11. Arkie Baptista, FA, 5:40.61; 16. Sam Johnson, FA, 6:03.69 4X200 Relay: 1. Poland, 1:41.79; 5. Fryeburg Academy (Jacob Adams, Jayden Victor, Joseph Jensen), 1:49.16 Long Jump: 1. Jacob Adams, FA, 20-4; 29. Angelo Leo, LR, 12-11; 34. Ethan Kutella, LR, 11-9 WMC Indoor Track Meet 3, Jan. 21 Girls’ Division Team Scores: York 117, Freeport 104, Yarmouth 87, Greely 74, Cape Elizabeth 53, Lake Region 42, GrayNG 35, St. Dom’s 31, Poland 26, Traip Academy 10, Fryeburg Academy 10, Wells 8, North Yarmouth Academy 6 Junior 55 Meters: 1. Lucy Riggs, Freeport, 8.14; 20.

T&F MEET RESULTS, Page 4A 15. Burnat Parramon, FA 18. Ethan St. Pierre, FA 19. Dana Hamlin, FA 21. Gabe Grace, FA 23. Chandler Thorne, FA 24. Holden Edenbach, FA 26. Nicholas Turner, FA 29. Aaron Zakon, FA 32. Danali Jensen, FA 33. Ryan Meade, FA 41. Ben Allocco, FA 45. David Bemis-Bennett, FA

56.86 1:00.85 1:00.10 1:00.38 1:01.69 1:07.44 1:03.93 1:08.68 1:23.68 1:10.80 1:24.74 1:37.47

1:02.73 1:01.47 1:02.42 1:02.92 1:03.43 1:01.45 1:12.04 1:14.61 1:01.05 1:15.14 1:25.35 1:41.68

1:59.59 2:02.32 2:02.52 2:03.30 2:05.12 2:08.89 2:15.97 2:23.29 2:24.73 2:25.94 2:50.09 3:19.15

MIDDLE SCHOOL Triple C Slalom at Shawnee Peak, Jan. 18 GIRLS’ STANDINGS Team Scores: Falmouth 11, Freeport 30, Windham 58, Lake Region no score Racer 1st Run 2nd Run Total 1. Riley Davis, FAL 29.39 31.94 1:01.33 7. Addison Klimek, LRMS 40.53 43.34 1:23.87 BOYS’ STANDINGS Team Scores: Freeport 26, Falmouth 30, Lake Region 32, Windham 53 Racer 1st Run 2nd Run Total 1. Bowden Hodgkin, FRE 31.64 31.79 1:03.43 2. Brady Chappell, LRMS 32.17 35.61 1:07.78 7. Peyton Toomey, LRMS 36.12 38.67 1:14.79 10. Josh Wright, LRMS 40.28 44.17 1:24.45 13. Remy Sirois, LRMS 42.48 44.88 1:27.36 18. Abe Grace, LRMS 54.96 43.16 1:38.12 22. Colin Varney, LRMS 48.36 52.67 1:41.03 25. Calvin Martin, LRMS 49.70 59.62 1:49.32 28. Wyat Levesque, LRMS 56.93 1:04.76 2:01.69 30. Colby Galvin, LRMS 1:12.82 1:12.61 2:25.43

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January 27, 2022 The Bridgton News, Page 7A

Lakers get hot from the arc

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Sometimes, it takes just a little spark to start a roaring fire.

With the Lakers holding a 53-47 lead over Fryeburg Academy Friday night, freshman Brock Gibbons swished a 3-point shot.

It triggered a flurry of haymakers. The Lakers scored five straight 3-pointers — two by Jacob Chadbourne (16 points, 7 rebounds) and one each by Jacob Stone (6

LR 70, FA 56

points, 6 rebounds) and Evan Duprey (9 points, 5 assists) — in the fourth quarter to roll past the Raiders 70-56.

Senior Noah Duprey (game high 17 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals) rallied the Lakers from a 30-27 halftime deficit with a 3-pointer to start the third quarter, and closed the frame with two offensive rebounds/putbacks along

with a steal which he converted into a layup with 50.1 seconds left as the Lakers built a 52-42 lead.

“Noah did a great job crashing the boards and scoring on put backs and also making some big shots from the outside. On that steal and score, Noah has played a lot of basketball and anticipates really well. It’s little plays like that a lot of guys don’t make, but are difference makers,” LR Coach Ryan Martin said.

“We started hitting shots, which enabled us to set up our full-court defense.”

The Lakers lead 15-11 in the first as Evan Duprey drained a 3-pointer and Jackson Libby (7 points, 4 rebounds) converted a rebound into points.

“Evan is putting his mind to his ball handling. He’s a real hard worker. He’s disciplined. He really wants to get better and puts in the time, and it’s starting to show. He’s getting better and better each game,” Coach Martin said.

Fryeburg flipped the script in the second quarter behind Bobby Hallam, who netted a 3-pointer and scored 6 points.

Jordan Zerner broke a 27-27 tie with a 3-pointer from the

right corner.

While the Raiders were without center “Big Will” Hallam, the Lakers saw their center, Jacob Stone, saddled with foul trouble for most of the half. Senior Grady Garland gave LR a muchneeded lift, making his presence felt at both ends of the court. He scored 8 of his 10 points in the second quarter to keep the Lakers close.

Garland had a team high 8 rebounds.

“Grady just plays hard all the time. Every single offensive rebound he is going for.

He always puts pressure on the other team. He does so much for this team. We are a better team when Grady is healthy and playing,” Coach Martin said.

Fryeburg’s version of someone stepping up was senior guard Ben Vlug, who showed good burst getting to the rim, scoring 10 points.

Camden Johnson chipped in 12 points, Gunnar Saunders 9, while Boone Douglass and Zerner each had 4 points, Liam Quinn 2 and Bryce Richardson 2.

Coach Martin liked the way his club rallied and kept their cool.

“We know Fryeburg is a tough, physical team. To beat a team like that, you have to be tougher and more physical

SPLITTING THE DEFENSE — Raider guard Bryce Richardson gets to the rim against Laker defenders Evan Duprey (left) and Grady Garland. (Rivet Photo) and more disciplined,” Coach court pressure defense has Martin said. “It was getting improved a lot. Our big focusa little chippy, so we had to es — we had to be stronger keep our composure. It was and a better defensive team. really the big focus, as was We’re in the weight room getting back on defense.” twice a week and spend 30 Coach Martin added he minutes on defense every likes the direction his club is practice. Our guys have heading in. bought into it because they “We’re a team that is get- want to be a very good team,” ting better every day. I full- Coach Martin said.

Shaw sinks LR comeback bid

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer BLOCKED — Fryeburg’s Jordan Zerner has his As Coach Billie shot blocked by Lake Region’s Jacob Chadbourne during Friday’s contest.

(Rivet Photo) L’Heureux watched her squad play with aggressiveness and confidence in the opening eight minHancock Lumber’s PLAYERS OF THE WEEK utes of Saturday’s game against Lake Region, she wondered, “where has this been?”

The Fryeburg Academy coach hadn’t seen that level of play since opening night against Greely. The Raiders forced turnovers, scored in transition and knocked down a 3-pointer to surge to an 11-4 lead against their rivals.

At one point, Fryeburg built a double-digit advantage — a far cry from the first meeting with the Lakers which they were dominated in the paint and lost by double digits.

Saturday was different.

Lake Region stormed back and tied the game 40-40 with 4:22 left in regulation on consecutive spin moves and buckets in the lane by senior Elle Hall.

But, the Raiders rode the hot hand of sophoJacob Lemery has more Sydney Shaw, who been a huge part of the was calm and cool at the 8-1 Ice Cats hockey sucfoul line, sinking 6-of-6 cess this year. foul shots down the stretch “He has grown a lot as Fryeburg held off Lake from freshman year to Region 49-46. sophomore and is a solid “It could have gone teammate. Jacob brings a hard work ethic to the team and the will to learn and get better each day and be better before each game,” Ice Cats Head Coach Wayne Neiman said.

Jacob is a winger on a forward line and has 4 points in 7 games. He scored his first varsity goal in game against the Trailblazers. He has 3 assists on season.

“That first goal has made him hungry for more and I see him becoming stronger as year goes on,” Coach Neiman said. “He has worked a lot in offseason on being more aggressive, his hockey IQ and work ethic. Jacob finds what he does well and fills voids on the team.”

The result has been a huge plus for the Ice Cats, who are currently ranked Number 6 in Class A hockey. The Cats, consisting of players from Lake Region, Fryeburg Academy and Oxford Hills, are on a

FA 49, LR 46

DRAWING SOME ATTENTION — Fryeburg’s Brooke Emery looks to score, but is contested in the lane

by Lakers Becca Caron (#22) and Bri Sargent (#21). either way at the end. new kids, trying to learn They hit some big shots her place. She fits in very they needed to make, and well. I’ve told her she needs we were fortunate to make to be more aggressive, and our foul shots,” Coach look to get to the basket, L’Heureux said. “Sydney is which will open things up a solid free throw shooter, for other people. She did a but she has been playing a nice job today.” little hesitant. I forget she’s Lake Region Coach Paul a sophomore. She is com- True was short-handed in ing into a different school, the backcourt with starting

point guard Abby Lavoie out. Lavoie was a major sparkplug in the first meeting, scoring off steals, as well as driving the lane and dishing off to “the bigs” as the bigger Laker front line dominated the Raiders.

LR senior guard Bri Sargent had a big day, scoring 13 points and playing tenacious defense to bring her team back in the second half.

Meanwhile, the Raiders had finally reached full strength.

“This is our second game which we had everyone, and the first week of practice that we had our entire squad (due to COVID, illness and injuries). So that has made a difference in practice allowing us to do things we haven’t been able to do.

We have some kids getting their endurance back and able to play more, which showed here with some kids scoring that haven’t been,” Coach L’Heureux said. “In some ways, it has been worse than last year.

Last year, you never knew if they would shut it down and we were just thankful to be playing. This year, we’ve been playing but we just don’t know who we are going to have playing.

You could walk in and four SHAW, Page 8A

Wolverine Tracks

by Ben Custer Jacob Lemery

(Photos by Kevin Murphy)

seven-game win streak, including victories over Class B Gardiner (5-4) and five-school co-op Maranacook, Winthrop, Spruce Mountain, HallDale and Lawrence (7-3).

The Cats edged fellow “A” competitor St. Dom’s (3-2).

In recognition of his strong work ethic, determination, commitment and good sportsmanship, Jacob 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), JACOB, Page 8A

Bridgton Academy The Wolverine hockey team resumed its season with a trip to the Northwood Invitational in Lake Placid, N.Y. to compete against prep teams from the United States and Canada. Similar to their basketball brothers, the hockey team struggled to find their form after an extended layoff.

They began play against Ridley College out of Ontario, Canada and fell 6-1. The Wolverines were more competitive in their second matchup, losing to Gilmour Academy 5-3, but eventual tournament champions, the Northwood School, proved too much, handing Bridgton a stinging 8-1 defeat. The Wolverines responded well to their

struggles and closed out the tournament with a 3-2 win over Upper Canada College.

Goalie Brady Roux (Salem, N.H.) led the team from his position in net, starting three games and facing 144 shots on goal.

Forward James Dillon (Dorchester, Mass.) tallied three points while playing a strong two-way game and Anthony Papa’s (Billerica, Mass.) hard work on the penalty kill and willingness to block shots stood out to BA Head Coach Mike Meserve.

Defenseman Billy Parr (Dedham, Mass.) led the team in time-onice and played a physical, intelligent game that the

COVERING UP ON A SAVE is Bridgton Academy goalie Brady Roux.

(Photo by Ben Custer) Wolverines will hope to build on in the weeks to come.

The team will travel to New Hampton School on Jan. 28, where they hope to build off their victory over Upper Canada College. After an extended holiday break, the Bridgton Academy basketball team

returned to action hoping to maintain the momentum that catapulted them to a strong 7-0 start and their first national ranking in more than a decade.

The post-holiday season began with a 71-59 road victory over the Hoosac School as Luke Britton BA RECAPS, Page 8A

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Shaw sinks 6-of-6 FT as Raiders edge Lakers

(Continued from Page 7A) kids tell you they are out, not just a day maybe 5 or 10 days.”

The coach added, “We concentrated on effort, enthusiasm, boxing out and rebounding. We don’t have a force inside. That’s where they (Lake Region) really hurt us in the first meeting.

We focus on that, and if they were going to beat us, it was going to be with the outside shot.”

A Camden Jones 3-pointer to end the first quarter got the Raiders off to the hot start Coach L’Heureux hoped for, 11-4. Emily Walker kept the momentum going with a trey to open the second frame as Fryeburg went on a 12-5 run to go up 23-9 as senior Brooke Emery converted on two baseline drives and sank a pair of foul shots with 2:36 left.

Turnovers turned the tide of momentum as the Lakers closed out the half with a 10-2 run keyed by Sargent, who made a nice dish to center Ava Smith for an easy bucket and then Sargent scored the final six points to close the gap to 25-19.

“I kept telling them not to look at the scoreboard, but to just keep playing the way we had talked about to win the game. Stop throwing the ball away, take care of it. Pretend it is your

cellphone because I know you’re not going to lose that,” Coach L’Heureux said. “I knew Lake Region is scrappy and they will not give, they play until the very end, which they did.

And, I knew we couldn’t let up if we were going to win.”

The final 16 minutes featured spurts by each club.

FA went up by 7 points as Emery drilled a tough jumper, and Shaw drained an open 3-pointer in the left corner.

LR tied it at 32-32 as Sargent followed up a missed lay-up, and Becca Caron converted an offensive rebound.

Shaw’s quick first step resulted in a driving hoop to end the quarter, putting FA up 34-32.

Walker opened up some daylight for the Raiders when she knocked down a 3-pointer to start the fourth as FA showed good insideout passing. LR was hit with a technical foul with 6:05 left after a blocked shot in the lane. Emery sank 3-of-4 foul shots to put the Raiders up 40-34.

LR went to its power game as Smith and Hall each scored twice to tie the game.

In the final 2 minutes, the Lakers kept the pressure on as Smith (14 points, 7 rebounds) hauled down two big offensive rebounds and

PULLING THE TRIGGER on an outside jumpshot is Raider guard Sydney Shaw, being defended by Lake Region’s Shelby-Lynne Sheldrick. (Rivet Photo)

Profile: Leah Plummer (Continued from Page 6A) newspaper. I remember thinking there was no way that it could all just end without even starting and before I knew it, it was the winter season of the next year and I was still unable to compete because track meets required so many people to work and the facilities that we use for the indoor meets was not available. I remember being heartbroken that I had to go longer without the sport that means so much to me.

How has sports prepared you for your future? My sports have prepared me for the future by teaching me to push myself, have confidence and persevere through difficulty. I feel that each of these will help me significantly in my later life and my career path.

Name a coach who has made a difference in your life and in what way? My track coach, Mark Snow, has made a huge difference in my life. He has shown so much love for the sport and he has taught me so much about it. He has been a person who has always been enthusiastic and helped me toward my goals. He motivates me to continue working and continues to teach me new things about this sport.

What are your future goals? My future goals are to go to college with a major in Political Science in pursuit of a degree in law, from there I plan on becoming a civil rights attorney.

Ten years from now, when you look back on your high school sports career, what do you think you will remember most? I think that I will most remember the community that Track & Field has built in my life. I have made so many connections with people all over the state and other parts of the country through track and it has added so much joy to my life. The people are tremendous and I am so thankful for everyone I have connected with through my years on the Track & Field team.

scored twice to make it a 1-point game.

But, Sydney Shaw was also up to the challenge.

Showing no jitters of a rookie in a big spot, Shaw salted away the win with

four consecutive foul shots in the final 1:23.

“I hope this will build our confidence,” Coach L’Heureux said. “We’ve been saying all year, we’re either going to win or we’re

going to learn. Maybe, it’s going to click now.”

Raiders (49): Brooke Emery 16 points, Sydney Shaw 12 (7-of-8 from the foul line), Emma Rydman 8, Emily Walker 7, Camden

Jones 5 and Shelby Purslow 1.

Lakers (46): Ava Smith 14 points, Bri Sargent 13, Elle Hall 9, Shelby-Lynne Sheldrick 6, Becca Caron 2, Liz Smith 2.

Player of the Week: Jacob Lemery (Continued from Page 7A) work ethic, coachability and academic good standing. Recipients receive a specially-designed t-shirt, sponsored by Hancock Lumber.

Athlete Profile: Jacob Lemery Residence: Naples Year in School: Sophomore Parents: Denise and Katie Sports you play: Lacrosse and hockey Why did you choose hockey? In fourth grade, I was actually asked by a friend (Kolbie Kaeser) to play hockey. My mom was a little scared and I didn’t know a lot about the game.

I went to the rink and skated around a little and fell in love with the game. I went to learn to skate and got better. Seven years later, here I am playing varsity with the leading goal scor-

BA recaps

(Continued from Page 7A) (Greenfield Center, N.Y.) led Bridgton’s attack with 16 points.

A week later, Hoosac came up to North Bridgton and returned the favor by defeating the Wolverines 88-76. Coach Lesure was matter-of-fact after the loss, “No doubt, our guys looked past this one and thought they could just flip a switch to beat them. It doesn’t work that way.”

Brewster Academy came to town the following Wednesday and rode a big first half to a 70-53 victory over the Wolverines.

Coach Lesure was blunt in his assessment of this performance, “That was the worst half of basketball I have seen in this gym in my career.”

This past weekend, the team headed to Northfield Mount Hermon for a trio of games in the first ever New England Basketball League Showcase (NEBL).

The NMH Hoggers put on a clinic, running the Wolverines out of the gym on Friday night 94-60. The hangover from Wednesday was palpable as Bridgton was slow at the start and never recovered.

On Saturday, the Wolverines played league rival South Kent and fought back valiantly in the second half before falling 72-66. Lead guard Mateo Esmeraldo (Monroe, Conn.) and Ayme Daguilh (West Boylston, Mass.) were key to the positive fight shown in the defeat.

Sunday morning offered another opportunity for the Wolverines to right the ship and they came flying out of the gate to lead 35-22 over powerhouse Woodstock Academy (Conn.). The Wolverines had to withstand a furious Woodstock rally before sealing a morale-lifting 71-68 victory. Mateo Esmeraldo led the way again with help from Trace Salton (Lake Oswego, Oregon), Amadou Diallo (Jamaica, N.Y.), and a key 3-point shot from Michael Wolf (Greenwood Village, Colo.).

“I’m very proud of our guys,” Coach Lesure shared. “This has been a tough restart for us, but through the adversity come the most important lessons.

I’m excited to see where we can go from here. I think the guys are starting to get the idea that this is a league with talent and showing up thinking you are something special isn’t going to cut it.”

Up next is a road game at New Hampton as the NEPSAC gauntlet continues.

ers in the state.

What do you enjoy most about hockey? I enjoy how much you bond, you crack jokes in the locker room and you make each other laugh. When you go out onto the ice, you always have each other’s back. We are all family. We congratulate each other and do big cellys. It’s just a big family.

How has competing in sports changed you as a person? Sports change a lot about a person. They learn how to work as a team and how to be self-disciplined.

Sports also give you a lot of confidence. You can go out and see someone bigger than you and know that you can take them, it’s all about your mindset. Hockey has also taught me to keep my mouth shut and be the bigger person. For example, you may get a cheap shot or someone says something you don’t like. Let me tell you, the ref always sees the retaliation so you have to keep your head up and be the better person when that happens.

During this period of COVID-19, what has been the most difficult adjustment? The most difficult part would be that there are so many restrictions. The mask is not very fun to wear when you are giving your 110%, but I think that the worst part is that we do not get to do as many things, as in we do

not get many fans and rinks like USM that are requiring the shots or a negative test is a hassle. It is a lot better than last year though.

What is one of your most memorable sports moments? I have many moments that I will always remember. The one I am going to pick for this one is probably my first varsity goal. It was a pretty sweet goal and all my teammates were there and we celebrated. I got the game puck, which was pretty cool.

What is your most disappointing sports memory? This year, I would say it was the game versus Mt. Ararat, but last year, it was my first goal in high school hockey. It was a JV game and it was against Mt. Ararat and I managed to slip away with the puck and score, but right after that, I was hit from behind and slammed my head into the boards. I ended up with a concussion and had to sit out for a bit.

How has sports prepared you for your future?

I hope that maybe my future has to do with sports. Even if it is a step above the beer league, no offense to the beer league.

A big wish is ECHL but that would be a lot to ask for. Even if I do not get to have sports as my career, I feel like my work ethic, self-discipline, and teamworking ability would give

me many options.

Name a coach who has made a difference in your life? I have many coaches throughout my years that have made a statement in my hockey career. Coach Metcalf and Luke Kaeser were my first coaches and they really made me fall in love with the game.

Coach Grant was also a great coach even though I don’t know how he kept up with me sometimes. Then, there’s Coach Neiman, who has really evolved my game and made me way better. He has believed in me for two years now and has never given up on me.

I hope one day it pays off.

What are your future goals? For sports, I am going to win States this year and try to keep at least a three-year record on it. I am going to hope to maybe get a scholarship and get into a college to play some hockey. If that doesn’t work, I hope to start my own business in power sports or cars.

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

I think I am going to remember the team bonding. The bus rides, the locker room conversations, sitting on the bench cracking jokes. I am really going to remember the time when we win States this year — knock on wood.

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January 27, 2022, The Bridgton News, Page 1B

Tree Talk Guest Column

by Robert Fogg

About trees

According to my research, and globaltrees.org, there are 60,065 species of trees in the world. Brazil has the most, at 8,715 species. Would anyone care to guess how many actual trees there are in the world? Of course, there’s no way to know exactly, but I suspect there are trillions.

According to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry (maine.gov/dacf), there are 76 species of trees in the state of Maine, although I noticed a few on the list that are not native to Maine. I once counted 17 native tree species on a small house lot that I owned.

Tree identification is a skill that took me years to learn, and I’m still stumped (pun intended) occasionally, but that’s usually with non-native trees.

Diversity of tree species is especially important when a pest or disease comes along, such as the Dutch Elm Disease or Emerald Ash Borer. Remember when American Chestnuts dominated the landscape? Me neither. The vast majority of them disappeared in the early 1900s, when they were wiped out by a blight. If you have a mature American Chestnut tree on your property, you are lucky, as they are few and far between nowadays.

Trees take all shapes and sizes, from the smallest Bonsai to the largest Sequoia, and everything in between.

We are used to the leaves falling off our trees in the fall, but I was once told of a type of tree in a far-off land that sheds its bark every year, rather than its leaves, although I can’t seem to find proof of that now. If you want to see a strange and beautiful tree, look up Rainbow Eucalyptus trees.

I fell in love with trees at an early age. Working with trees and wood gets in your blood, and it’s hard to shake, not that you would want to, and I’ve managed to make a decent living at it. I highly recommend it to anyone, and there’s plenty of opportunity. Working outside in the fresh air, the smell of pine, the satisfaction of hard work and a job well done. It doesn’t get any better than that.

Robert Fogg is general manager of Naples-based Q-Team Tree Service, a licensed arborist and a Maine Pellet Fuels Association board member. He can be contacted at RobertFogg@Q-Team.com

Letters Kudos To Go

To The Editor:

For the past few months, I have been helping a friend who doesn’t drive with her grocery shopping using the Hannaford To Go system. She places the order and I pick it up at the specified time and deliver her groceries to her house.

I just want to say that everyone I have dealt with through Hannaford To Go, most of them young people in their twenties, has been exceedingly helpful, polite, and cheerful.

I’m sure their job can be very frustrating at times, especially on busy days around snowstorms and the holidays, but they have always provided outstanding service during my interactions with them. I want everyone to know how good this experience has been.

Kudos to the Hannaford To Go crew and thank you for doing such a great job!

Perri Black Sweden

Pantry more than reported

To The Editor:

We were happy to have our food pantry mentioned in The Bridgton News recently. We are always looking for new clients and volunteers. But we would like to take a moment here to clarify inaccuracies mentioned in The Bridgton News article by simply stating what we do here.

The St. Joseph food pantry is open to anyone on last Tuesdays. Walk-ins are always welcome. The article mentioned that we only have “shelf-stable” food available and, while we do have that, we also generally have meat, pork, chicken, fish, fruit, vegetables, snacks, milk, water, juices, bread, and sundries. We assist clients with delivery of their food to their cars, or to their residences when the need arises.

We think it is wonderful and we appreciate that there are so many caring volunteers running so many local food pantries. We would like all to know that at St. Joseph’s we are here for you and for anyone you know that may want to visit us.

Our food pantry is open to

the public on the last Tuesday of the month, from 10 a.m. to noon, at Saint Joseph Church, 225 South High Street, lower level.

For more information, please contact Julie, our Director, at 207-318-5671.

Tom Carabine Denmark

Veterans are needed

To The Editor:

Maine veterans, your service to our country has always been appreciated by patriotic Americans. We are thankful that our country has men and women like yourselves that were able and willing to defend our freedom. To say thank you again would simply not rise to what you put on the line in service to our country. America has remained the greatest nation on earth, in large part because of men and women like yourselves.

Today, you remain good citizens. However, citizenship in the USA comes with rights and responsibilities. Patriotic Americans recognize that without sober and mature acceptance of their responsibilities, their rights can become distorted and manipulated to suit an agenda.

Veterans in Maine are not getting their voices heard at the ballot box. In fact, they are significantly under-represented as a demographic. Your responsibilities did not stop when you were released from service. All that you fought for is on the line at every opportunity to vote, regardless of the level of the election.

We are coming to the Congressional mid-term elections this year. Our country is at a crossroads in culture. Voting is part of our responsibility to our country. It certifies that you still care. It furthers what you fought for. It reinforces the integrity of our flag. It honors all those that have sacrificed their lives for our country. It is important that you still participate in the dreams of free people.

Your country still needs you. Get out to vote.

Don LeFante Cape Neddick

HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU — A prime example of “doe eyes” as this deer in Denmark helps herself to the seed at a backyard bird feeder. (Photo by Suzanne Richard)

Zooms, YouTubes, Websites and Libraries

I wonder how many of you recall way back when the first volume of a Funk and Wagnalls Encyclopedia, which included topics beginning with the letter “A,” could be purchased in a grocery store for only 99 cents. (I realize that this is now revealing my approximate age.)

I remember begging my mother to purchase it. When she did, I considered it a prized possession. I also wonder if any of my teachers noted that for a year or so the reports I wrote always were about topics that began with the letter “A.” While I can’t remember specifically, I suspect that I would have found a way to submit a paper about the aardvark. If I had to research anything that did not begin with the letter “A” I had to go to the Lewiston Public Library. I mastered the process of using the card catalog to find a book that would help in my learning, and then I had to navigate my way through the “stacks” to find the shelf where the book was located. I have very fond memories of the hours I spent at the library as I would enjoy my time learning about anything my mind could imagine.

My, how things have changed. While libraries continue to be very valuable to citizens in ways too numerable to mention, the Internet does allow information to be retrieved within a few clicks on a computer. Indeed, I very recently learned that my brother, who lived in another Maine town, checked out over

by Nancy Donovan, Ph.D., PT Master Gardener Volunteer 7,500 books from a library since 1998, and was a frequent user of many library services, including computers at the library. I learned that he checked out the New Yorker magazine every week (during the lockdown the library left it out for him) until his recent death. He was a lifelong reader and learner. Librarians rock!

While I cuss about the pandemic almost daily, I have learned that it has positively changed the way that learning, and meetings can occur. I was pleased that when I retired, I could finally enroll in the Master Gardener Volunteer program that is presented each year by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension program. I could not enroll before retirement because the instruction ZOOMS, Page 3B

Induction coiling process of reasoning

An induction coil is an electrical device that converts direct current to alternating current, but this column isn’t about electricity. It’s about the process of reasoning. Inductive reasoning begins with a specific observation and argues outward toward a general conclusion. The other side of the coin, deductive reasoning, begins with a general observation and reasons inward toward a specific conclusion.

If you’ve read my columns carefully, you know that most of them are structured inductively. I usually begin with a story, personal anecdote, or biblical passage, and then coil the reasoning outward toward general statements. That also was true of my sermons during my preaching years. Inductive reasoning is natural for me. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

I’ve never been someone to make specific predictions about the New Year. Pundits who prognosticate that way, end up being wrong most of the time. So, as we move deeper into 2022, I’m going to use inductive reasoning to suggest general trends that may well come to fruition during the next 11 months. Better to have tried and failed, than never to have tried at all.

Case in point: On Jan. 13, Fox News “senior political analyst” Brit Hume tweeted, “Let’s base our view on whether Jan. 6 was an ‘insurrection’ on whether those arrested

the pile of rubble that will be all that remains of what was once the world’s most vibrant economy prior to Joe Biden, I believe the evidence will reveal the catastrophes decimating America in recent years were deliberately inflicted on America and its 330 million citizens with the goal of ushering in an authoritarian regime that will rule the nation with iron-fisted control while tolerating no diversity of thought or action.

From this point forward, our nation will be known as the People’s Republic of the Communist United States. The staggering damage done to the world, whether intentional or merely a by-product of the release of the deadly COVID virus from a lab in China, will make China’s plan to control the world and its 7.7 billion people infinitely easier.

The Biden regime’s unending disastrous policies have made China’s dominance all but a forgone conclusion.

It is inconceivable that the president and the army of sycophants surrounding him could be as stupid as their decisions have turned out to be.

It is common knowledge that many politicians and their families have long established business and other ties to powerful Chinese wheeler dealers with a penchant for spreading To The Editor: vast sums of lucre where it will After the smoke clears from do the most good.

Policies running roughshod

Down the Garden Path

The elections of 2022 and 2024 are crucial to America’s very survival. We cannot continue to allow the Democratic Party to ride roughshod over the country with its idiotic agendas of defunding the police and emptying the jails and prisons, all while our largest cities collapse and millions of illegals invade our borders, as catastrophic costs are inflicted on the nation’s safety net intended for its citizens.

America is disappearing — do you care?

Robert M. Howe Jr. Bridgton

Trying to make sense of it

To The Editor:

Independent Thought

by Rev. Robert Plaisted Guest Columnist are charged with insurrection.” Hours later, the Justice Department unsealed a criminal indictment against the homecooked “militia” that calls itself the Oath Keepers. They’re indicted for seditious conspiracy. Neat analysis, Brit; great timing, too! Next time, give your “junior analysts” a shot.

Seditious conspiracy is the organized attempt to overturn an official act of the United States government by force.

That official act was, of course, certifying the 2020 General Election. It’s just a notch below treason on the criminal scale — as serious a betrayal of the oath to support the Constitution “against all enemies, foreign and domestic,” as anyone could attempt. A more appropriate name for these thugs would be INDUCTION, Page 2B “resourceism” as well as other sites on the subject — and as an economist, I don’t see much sense to it.

In an earlier (Jan. 13) issue, a letter (St. Laurent) said that I (I assume he referred to me) criticized a Plaisted column using convoluted arguments about empirical matters — what I said was that Plaisted contradicted himself — a simple (non-convoluted) matter of logic — and claimed we did the impossible (broke natural law). (Plaisted’s column of Jan. 13 actually made sense; perhaps it was a bit over the top.)

Robert Howe Jr.’s economic analysis of the state of the economy was an inaccurate rehash of memes running rampant online (just as an example the “cash stuffing” stimulus payments are no longer there and the staffing shortages are still there).

This is just a sampling — it got more apparent to me since this Saturday (Jan. 22) I received the issues of Jan. 20, 13, and 6 all at once. Did The Bridgton News print something that annoyed the post office?

Neil Garston South Casco and Lewiston

Letters and columns in The Bridgton News seem to be getting stranger and stranger also, some of the letters appear to exceed what I thought The News had as a length limit.

In the issue of Jan. 20, Michael Corthell does not seem to own a dictionary that included the definition of democracy, “rule by the people,” which has nothing to do with every person having all they need (even if you had a good definition of “need”). By the To The Editor: way, I have looked at the site he About 25 years ago, my recommends to find out about family moved to a place far

Wondering

south of Bridgton. The choice of where to live rested heavily on what school system was the best for our son. We found a nasty feud between the three possible choices of counties. Each county system was determined that they were academically far superior to the adjacent county, and that the other folks were idiots.

Some research determined that in national rankings, the three counties were fighting for academic last place. Our son eventually went into a private school.

I have a good friend in Ukraine. He and his family are nationals of that country. They live about 100 miles from the border with Poland.

This proximity to Poland is important as it is the back door for his family when Mr. Putin’s troops come in the front. The government of Ukraine has advised all citizens in Eastern Ukraine to (literally) keep bags packed and be ready to evacuate at a moment’s notice.

Occasionally, I read the letters in The Bridgton News and I wonder. I wonder at the cynical, acid rhetoric of the various writers. I wonder at the self-serving perspective, and myopic views of selfstyled experts. I wonder at the complete lack of appreci-

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ation, or even basic respect, that we have for each other, and for our country.

Dima and his family will likely have to run from Poland. Dima’s extended family will abandon their homes. Their lives will be scrambled and they will go from being folks much like our neighbors here in Bridgton, to being refugees.

If Dima were to read our paper and then write a letter to The Bridgton News, I wonder what he’d say to us?

Pete DuBrule Bridgton

Team Stooges v. Team Fascista

To The Editor:

In the Boston Celtics glory years — the 50s and 60s — the key to their success were key performances off the bench by “sixth man” John Havlicek.

Don Vose, in his letter “Off the bench” (Jan. 20) truly emulated Havlicek’s intensity of play and gave a big lift to his miscreant teammates with some big plays against Team Stooges, Reverend Plaisted, Dr. Laven, and my-

self, although I fancy myself as more of a Curley knockoff than a Larry. Team Stooges had no defense initially for a Vose barrage of disparaging, rambling non-sequiturs and absurdities and fascista teammates MacGregor, Preis and Lopez stepped up with some big plays to tie the game — at least in their fantasy league delusions.

Critical thinking will always win in the end, but to his credit — and that of Team Fascista — it was an entertaining and amusing contest, and I do sincerely appreciate the sense of humor that Mr. Vose always threads into his narrative.

Jon St. Laurent North Bridgton

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LEGAL NOTICE

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To The Editor:

Health care, policing, and election services have been rendered impotent by inept woke management of the CCP (COVID) pandemic. This has been done by defunding, by forced vaccination, and by cancellation.

This is the nasty first step in the nationalization of essential services; the indoctrination and re-education (brainwashing) of the U.S. military is the conversion of elite warriors into a national police force.

The nationalization of healthcare has produced corporate medicine, which changes healthcare from a LEGAL NOTICE

Casco Self Storage

PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to the rental agreement between Casco Self Storage and parties names below, their personal property shall become the property of Casco Self Storage on February 4, 2022, in order to satisfy all liens brought on by default of payment.

PUBLIC HEARING

The Municipal Officers of the Town of Bridgton will hold a Public Hearing at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, to accept oral and written comments on a new liquor license application from Mountain Range (146 Harrison Road).

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LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION

Brett Ward, South Paris Maine Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF SEBAGO

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING RESCHEDULED MONDAY, FEB. 7TH, 2022 CASCO COMMUNITY CENTER 940 MEADOW ROAD 6:00 P.M.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Town of Sebago Planning Board will hold the following Public Hearing on February 8, 2022 at 7 p.m. at the Sebago Town Office Building.

Due to January’s Meeting Cancellation, the Zoning Board of Appeals next scheduled meeting will be Monday, February 7, 2022, at 6:00 p.m., at the Community Center Meeting Room.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Respectfully Submitted for the Chairman of the Board Mary Tremblay, Assistant Code Enforcement Officer

Nationalization

SITE PLAN REVIEW

Tony Vacchiano requests a Site Plan Review for the property located on Sebago Tax Map 9, Lot 18 Proposed use of the property is for Commercial Self Storage Buildings

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doctor-patient relationship to an assembly line based on 15-minute increments that prizes and pays for the number of patients seen rather than the number cured.

The defund the police movement is the first step in the creation of a national police force con-

trolled by Washington, D.C. Our Founders left policing to the states and localities.

The founders of Socialism in Germany (Hitler), Russia (Lenin), China (Mao), Cambodia (Pol Pot), Cuba (Castro), Venezuela (Chavez), and etc. have all established

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Induction coiling (Continued from Page 1B) the “Oath Breakers.”

Beginning with that specific observation, we can draw general conclusions as our induction coils outward. The word “conspiracy” implies multiple conspirators, so we can surmise that this indictment against far-right “militias” will not be the last. People involved with the Proud Boys and Three Percenters should start looking over their shoulders. The same goes for lesser-known armed groups across the nation, including several in Maine. The feds are on your trail, guys.

The attention being focused on domestic terrorists, aka “patriotic militias,” is long overdue. Our government has operated on the assumption that the serious threats to our constitutional republic come from overseas. While our gaze was focused halfway around the world, the deadliest threats were hiding in plain sight, right across town, calling themselves “patriots.”

Any wider coil of general conclusions would be premature at this point until more evidence appears, but serious questions remain. First, how wide a dragnet will the Justice Department cast, and how many big fish will they catch?

The House Select Committee investigation makes clear that a broad coalition of right-wing zealots were involved in planning and financing the effort to overturn the election by illegal means. Second, was MAGA-GUY secretly running the show behind the scenes? We have suspicions, but if the DOJ does its work, we soon should have facts and evidence. Third, it’s fair to assume that indictments will be forthcoming against the bigshots behind this ongoing criminal conspiracy. Does our justice system remain capable of convicting and imprisoning the far-right, white supremacist conspirators who are bleeding America dry for their own personal profit?

The outermost ring of our induction coil — long-range conclusions that will determine what kind of future we’re facing — await much more evidence than we now possess.

Commentators already are discussing the possibility that our dysfunctional nation has become ungovernable and eventually we will slide into civil war. That’s certainly possible, but it’s too early to assess without more research. Any conclusions now would be as reliable as flipping a coin, and I’m not going there — yet.

Rev. Robert Plaisted is a retired United Methodist clergyman, formerly of Bridgton, now residing in Bath.

Public Notice

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PUBLIC NOTICE

BOARD OF APPEALS The Lovell Maine Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on an application for a variance as requested by: Toni Seger and Timothy Richardson 4 Lovell Landing Road,Lovell, Maine 04051 Map U23 Lot 003 February 3, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. Lovell Town Hall, 1133 Main St. Lovell, Maine 04051 The application requests that: a Hardship Variance be granted to allow a structure to remain within the 75-foot setback, (frontage). Setback requirements defined in Article 6.3 of the Lovell Zoning Ordinances.

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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

1069 Main Street, Lovell, ME 04051 Phone: 207-925-6272 Fax 207-925-1710

PUBLIC NOTICE

LOVELL PLANNING BOARD MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING The Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing on February 2, 2022, at 7 p.m., at the Lovell Town Hall, 1133 Main St. Lovell, Maine, to present a proposed amendment to Article 6.2 District Regulations.

The last paragraph of Section 6.2 of the Town of Lovell Zoning Ordinance reads as follows: “For uses which are not listed in the above table, the Planning Board shall determine which listed use the proposed use is most similar to and the proposed use shall be categorized as that use.”

The Lovell Planning Board proposes this amendment and article to read as follows: 2022 AMENDMENTS TO THE LOVELL ZONING ORDINANCE REGARDING USES NOT LISTED ON THE TABLE OF LAND USES The last paragraph of Section 6.2 of the Lovell Zoning Ordinance which follows the Table of Land Uses therein and which now reads “For uses which are not listed in the above table, the Planning Board shall determine which listed use the proposed use is most similar to and the proposed use shall be categorized as that use.” is repealed and replaced with the following: Subject to the provisions herein governing lawfully existing nonconforming uses, any use not expressly listed in the above table as a permitted use (Y or P), conditional use (C), special exception use (SE), or permit required from Maine Bureau of Forestry use (BFP) shall be considered prohibited in that zoning district. When there is a question about whether a proposed use is listed in the above table, the Code Enforcement Officer shall make a formal, written determination.

Article xx.

Shall an ordinance entitled “2022 Amendments to the Lovell Zoning Ordinance Regarding Uses Not Listed on the Table of Land Uses” be enacted?

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Public Notice

The Naples Select Board will conduct a public hearing and meeting for the following: • Liquor License Renewal Application for the property found on Tax Map U02, Lot 039, 770 Roosevelt Trail (also known as Randy’s Wooster Street Pizza).

• Liquor License Renewal Application for the property found on Tax Map U04, Lot 005, 327 Roosevelt Trail (also known as The Galley Restaurant and Pub).

• Liquor License Renewal Application AND Entertainment Permit Application for the property found on Tax Map U04, Lot 007, 26 Casco Road (also known as The American Legion).

The meeting will take place the Naples Town Office, 15 Village Green Lane on Monday, February 4, 2022, beginning at 6 p.m. The public is welcome. Masks are recommended.

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TOWN OF CASCO, MAINE SELECTBOARD Re: Premises at 388 Roosevelt Trail, Casco, Maine Tax Map 25, Lot 4 ORDER OF DEMOLITION PURSUANT TO 17 M.R.S. §§ 2851-2859 Notice having been given to DAVID G. KRUEGER & ANNETTE E. KRUEGER, and all other persons and entities having an interest in the premises situated at 388 Roosevelt Trail in Casco, Maine, described as Lot 4 on Tax Map 25, a copy of which is on file at the Casco Town Hall, and more particularly described in a deed from Jesse Brown, as Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs to David G. Krueger and Annette E. Krueger, dated September 14, 1993, and recorded in the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds in Book 10992, Page 252 (the “Property”); A hearing having been duly held by the Selectboard in the Casco Community Center on January 4, 2022; and The structure located on said Property having been adjudged to be structurally unsafe; unstable; unsanitary; constituting a fire hazard; unsuitable and improper for the use or occupancy to which they have been put; constituting a hazard to health and safety because of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, or abandonment; and otherwise dangerous to life and property within the meaning of 17 M.R.S. § 2851 and beyond repair, for the reasons set forth in the attached findings and conclusions; Now, therefore, it is hereby ORDERED that the structure located on the Property be removed within 45 days from the date of this Order, that the removal comply with all State and local requirements, and that the premises be left in a safe and sanitary condition or that the nuisance be abated in a manner satisfactory to the Town within 45 days from the date of this Order; It is further ORDERED that the Town Clerk cause attested copies of this Order to be served upon the persons and interest holders above-named as required by law; It is further ORDERED that, if this Order is not complied with, then the Town Manager is authorized to cause the removal of the said structure described herein and to bill the owner for the cost of all expenses incurred by the Town, which bill must be paid within 30 days after demand; and It is further ORDERED that in the event the owner does not pay the Town for its expenses within 30 days after demand, a special tax shall be assessed on the premises described as Tax Map 25, Lot 4 and located at 388 Roosevelt Trail, for all expenses as defined in 17 M.R.S. § 2853, incurred by the Town in connection with the removal of the said structure and/or the abatement of the nuisance.

Dated: January 4, 2022

TOWN OF CASCO SELECTBOARD Mary Fernandes, Chair Robert MacDonald, Vice-Chair Scott Avery Eugene Connolly Holly Hancock 3T2

TOWN OF NAPLES Planning Board Meeting

The Naples Planning Board will hold a meeting on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. The meeting will be in person at the Naples Town Hall Board Room located at 15 Village Green Lane starting at 6 p.m. On the Agenda: 1. Old Business a. Updates regarding the approved Site Plan for renovation and expansion project for the Naples Marina property (Tax Map U1 Lot 5) submitted

by DM Roma Consulting. b. Public Hearing – Amendment to a Minor Subdivision on Flagg Mill Road (Tax Map R12 Lot 39) submitted by Sawyer Engineering & Surveying for Wayne Hinckley.

2. New Business a. A Dock for Lehman Woods Association (Tax Map U30 Lot 11) proposed to be 40' x 6', submitted by Larry Anton. b. A request to Abandon Conditions of Approval from a 1992 decision stating “no outside speakers will be erected, or music played outside at any time” for property found at 1124 Roosevelt Trail (Tax Map U33 Lot 14) known as Gabby’s Roadhouse submitted by Carlos Oliveira.

Plans may be viewed online at www.townofnaples.org.

The public is welcome to attend the meeting. Masks are recommended.

Any questions or comments may be directed to Jennifer Leeman via e-mail at jleeman@townofnaples.org.

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Obituaries

January 27, 2022, The Bridgton News, Page 3B

Marion A. Monson

Jeremiah H. Gill

DENMARK — Marion A. Monson, 91, of Denmark, passed away peacefully in her home on January 22, 2022, surrounded by her family. The wife of Don Monson, they shared 68 years of happy marriage before his death in 2016.

A lifelong resident of Denmark, she worked alongside her husband at the Denmark Village Store and Agway Feed Company, before forming Monson Oil Company, now known as Downeast Energy. For a brief time, Marion also held a realtor’s license and sold property in the area. A true matriarch of her community, Marion was active in the Denmark Cemetery Association, the Denmark Lions Club and a frequent volunteer at the Bridgton Hospital.

Always the avid outdoors person, she enjoyed many days fishing on Sand Pond with her husband and family, traveling north during hunting season to check out the moose hunt and exploring the Maine coastline in summer. In later years, her walks outside greeted many with a wave and smile as they were passing by on Bull Ring.

As Mom, Grammie and Great-Grammie Monson, Marion passed along many life lessons of strength and courage. She was always there for family and friends with a warm biscuit, molasses cookie or just an ear for conversation. Her genuine presence will be missed by many.

Marion is survived by her two daughters, Donna Hobbins and husband Barry of Saco and Jacky MacFarlane and husband Gary of Denmark; grandchildren Jessica Gyger and husband Dan of Bridgton, Julie Davis and husband Eric of Denmark, Jenny Valente and husband Casey of Denmark, Jon Hobbins of Saco, Delia Overschmidt and husband John of Ballwin, Mo., and Liam Hobbins of Saco; great grandchildren Sean and Cody Davis and Addison, Kendall and Brady Valente. She also leaves behind a brother-in-law Roger Bucknell and a sister-in-law Wilma Lord, as well as many close nieces, nephews and countless close friends and neighbors.

Marion was predeceased by her parents, her devoted husband, a brother Percy Lord and sisters Esther Dunn, Thelma Ford and Elizabeth “Betty” Bucknell.

The family would like to express their sincere thanks to all those who supported Marion as she aged and to Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice for their compassion and service.

A memorial graveside service and celebration of Marion’s life will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at the LA Barre Cemetery in Denmark. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Marion’s memory to the following: Denmark Congregational Church, P.O. Box 816, Denmark, ME 04022 or the Denmark Public Library, P.O. Box 50, Denmark, ME 04022. Arrangements are in the care of the Hall Funeral Home in Casco where condolences and tributes may be shared at www.hallfuneralhome.net.

DEMMARK — Jeremiah Healy Gill passed from this world into the loving arms of his Savior on January 19, 2022. He was born on November 6, 1950, to Margaret Healy Gill and Donald W. Gill, VMD. His childhood years were spent in Brooklyn, Conn., with his three brothers and three sisters.

His dad was a veterinarian and Jeremiah often accompanied him on various trips to the local farms.

His love of the outdoors and his interest in the creation were encouraged by his mother who outfitted him with tent and sleeping bag at an early age, introduced him to the art of making tipis, and allowed him to have an extensive snake collection within their home. His interest in astronomy was supported by his dad who helped him purchase his first professional telescope at age 10. Jeremiah attended Pomfret School, University of Rochester and the University of Connecticut. While studying at UCONN he had the opportunity to spend a summer living with the Navajo which left a lifelong impression. In 1975 his family moved to Nova Scotia and Jeremiah spent the next decade there living in a small cabin and tipi, gardening, hunting, trapping and raising beefalo.

In 1985 Jeremiah married Janet Searles and they spent the next 36 years together sharing their love of camping, canoeing, hunting, sailing, music and art. Their first ten years were spent in Portland, Maine, where Jeremiah had a successful roofing business. Later they moved to a small camp in Naples, Maine, and then to a house in Denmark, Maine. During this time Jeremiah worked at Wyonegonic Camps as head of maintenance and later served many in the area with his snow plowing business. An avid target shooter and member of the local gun club, he was Maine State Champion for Olympic Smallbore for five years running. He also taught riflery at Wyonegonic.

After moving to Denmark Jeremiah turned his attention to the arts. For many years he focused on singing and vocal technique with Lillian Lee Morse performing in many cabarets with his wife Janet. After being diagnosed with cancer he developed an interest in oil painting. He produced many paintings during trips to Monhegan Island, Cape Breton and New Mexico. Jeremiah spent a good deal of time on Martha’s Vineyard where he was represented by the Island Art Gallery (Kennedy Studios) in Vineyard Haven. In the spring of 2021 he was a featured artist at Gallery 302 in Bridgton, and later that year had a joint show with his wife Janet at the Denmark Arts Center in Denmark. An interview of Jeremiah and his paintings can still be viewed on Gallery 302’s Facebook page under Art Mart videos.

Jeremiah had a scientific mind and an artist’s heart. His strong faith in God carried him through his life and particularly through this last trial. During his six-year battle with stage four cancer, Jeremiah was able to sail, paint, play music and travel until his body would no longer allow these activities. His loving wife, Janet, shared every moment possible with him until his passing. He is survived by his wife Janet Searles Gill, and his six siblings; Leila Gill, Carolyn Gill Denoncourt, Jonathan Gill, Patrick Gill, Maryellen Gill Lambert and Andrew Gill. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m., on Sunday, January 30 at the Pleasant Mountain Presbyterian Church, 30 High Street, Bridgton. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Thru the Bible Radio at ttb.org/ give or Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at dana-farber.org (Memorial Gifts) in Jeremiah’s memory. Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Home, 8 Elm Street, Bridgton.

Online condolences may be shared with his family at www. chandlerfunerals.com

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(Continued from Page 1B) classes were scheduled during my workday. Unfortunately, after the fourth of 20 meetings, the pandemic prevented on-site classes and all learning continued via the Zoom video platform. However, the lecturers that were scheduled to teach at the on-site location in South Paris used the same PowerPoints on the Zoom video platform, and I did not have to drive to South Paris.

Now, the program allows each

person to listen to each lecture as time permits. To apply for the 2022 Master Gardener program, go to the website, https://extension.umaine.edu/ gardening/master-gardeners/ training.

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https://wildseedproject. net is the site for the Wild Seed Project that has a goal of promoting Maine native plants that support wildlife and biodiversity. The site also has interesting educational information by clicking on the “Learn” option. https://plants.usda.gov/ home is a plant database site that provides information about specific plants. On the upper left corner, you can enter a plant name in the “Basic Search” box and then click on the appropriate option on the drop-down box. The option choices are: common name, scientific name, symbol or family. https://www.nwf.org/ NativePlantFinder is a site that allow you to enter specific zip code in the “set location” box in the upper right corner.

The site will then list plants that are native in that area. You can also retrieve the names of butterflies that can be found in the specified zip code. https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org is a site that assists in the identification of a plant. Also, one can enter a plant name in the search box to the right of the word “help” and the site will provide a map ZOOOMS, Page 7B

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Names of grandchildren will not be included, but the number of grandchildren or nephews and nieces will be used. If the deceased individual’s only connection to the area is a nephew, niece or grandchild, that person will be listed by name.

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enrolled in a seven-part series about bees as pollinators, and I am currently enrolled in a six-part series titled, “Tending Nature.” Both were free to enroll in and are sponsored by Ohio State University.

I have been able to register for classes in photography

by Hunt’s Photo and Video, Landscaping webinars from the Ecological Landscape Alliance, webinars about birds from the Maine Audubon, and webinars about planting Maine natives from the staff of the Wild Seed project of Maine.

For any topic that interests me, I can search for a YouTube presentation. One that may be of interest to gardeners is Dr. Douglas Tallamy’s YouTube titled, “Natures Best Hope.”

To listen, one only has to google “Dr. Douglas Tallamy YouTube.” By the way, he is the author of the books Bringing Nature Home and Nature’s Best Hope, both of which are excellent reads.

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Ruth H. Leino After a life of service to others, Ruth Hilda Morgan Leino passed into the arms of the Lord on January, 22, 2022, after a long illness. During her final days, she was visited in body and spirit by her large family and friends.

She was born in Greenwood, Maine, on May 14, 1929, a member of the Greatest Generation.

She is one of the few surviving members of the West Paris High School class of 1947. She received her B.S. degree from the University of Southern Maine and continued to work at the University and in outreach programs until her retirement. She was an officer in the American Legion Auxiliary during and following World War II. She was an active member of the Bolsters Mills United Methodist Church, volunteering in community activities — all while working and raising five children. An avid knitter and seamstress, she created hundreds of sweaters, Christmas stockings, quilts, dresses, and suits for her loved ones. Her memory will live through the work of her hands.

She was predeceased by her beloved husband Bruno Leino to whom she was married for 61 years, as well as her older brother Wallace and many sisters and brothers-in-law. She is survived by her two younger brothers, Owen and Gordon and their spouses Pauline and Carolyn, her five children and their spouses: Karina and John Thompson, Alvin Leino and Diane Heibert, Kevin and Roxanne Leino, Anna-Jean and Wayne Alexander, and Sharon and Steve Merrill as well as 13 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild with a second great-great-granddaughter due in March.

We are grateful to sibling sister Sharon Merrill and her husband Steve who lovingly cared for our mother at home for the last few years. They embody the heart of compassion and service modeled by a beloved mother. We thank the compassionate staff at Beacon Hospice for their care during this difficult time.

Services will be held at Oxford Hills Funeral Services (Chandler), 1037 Main Street, Oxford, Maine, on Saturday, February 5 at 1 p.m. Guests are required to wear a mask and to sit in family units. For those unable to attend the services in person, it will be live streamed and guests are invited to a Committal service to be held on May 21, 1 p.m. at the Lutheran Cemetery, Route 117, Harrison, Maine. Donations in Ruth’s memory may be sent to BMUMC “Papa’s Boots,” P.O. Box 859, Harrison, ME 04040. Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.chandlerfunerals.com

Forrest W. Norberg Forrest W. Norberg, 80, of Sebago, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, surrounded by his beloved wife and two daughters. He was the cherished husband of Monika (Beltermann) Norberg for over 60 years. Forrest was born and raised in Gorham, Maine, the son of the late Clayton and Doris Norberg, and honorably served his country in the U.S. Army. During his tenure, he was stationed at Fort Benning, Ga., and Berlin, Germany. It was in Berlin where he met Monika.

After his honorable discharge from the military upon completing three successful years of service, Forrest earned a degree from Goodwin Technical School in New Britain, Conn. His profound knowledge of operating, constructing, and repairing automatic bar machines, including Davenports and Brown and Sharpes, led to a successful career in myriad positions at Lake Manufacturing, Woodlawn Manufacturing, Fredericks Tool, General Motors, Race Manufacturing, and Stanley Works, each near Forrest and Monika’s home in Bristol, Conn., where they lived for 44 years.

Upon retirement from his longest tenured position at Stanley Works, Forrest returned to his treasured childhood home state of Maine to fulfill his personal American dream of owning a log cabin on Sebago Lake. And that is where he happily lived the rest of his life with his loving wife always by his side.

In Sebago, he was a faithful member of the North Sebago United Methodist Church, a church of significant importance to Forrest as a man of deep conviction. Above all else, Forrest adored his family, including his four grandchildren. He always expounded upon how proud he was of each of his grandchildren in intricate detail to his friends and acquaintances.

Together with his wife, Forrest leaves his two daughters and sons-in-law, Corina and Drew Andrews of Avon, Conn., and Diana and Ken Griebell of Princeton, New Jersey, and his four grandchildren, Alex Andrews, Nicole Andrews, Charles Griebell, and Lydia Griebell. He also leaves his two sisters, Janice Connor and Patty Libby, his two brothers, David and Bruce Norberg, and several cousins, nieces, and nephews.

Family and friends are invited to a funeral service at 11 a.m., on Friday, Jan. 28, at the United Methodist Church of Good Fellowship, 1000 Roosevelt Trail, Route 302, Naples, Maine. He will be laid to rest at a private burial. In lieu of flowers, donations in Forrest’s honor can be made to the Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Research Foundation by mail to P.O. Box 442, Needham, MA 02494 or electronically at accrf.org. Arrangements are in the care of the Hall Funeral Home in Casco where condolences and tributes may be shared with Forrest’s family at www.hallfuneralhome.net.

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Tuesday, February 1 Journey of Hope Cancer Support Group meets at the North Conway Community Center at 7 p.m. and is facilitated

by Roxanne Major RN OCN, and Ruthann Fabrizio RN Thursday, January 27 BSN. Attendance is free and is open to cancer survivors, curRotary guest speaker, 7:30 a.m. via Zoom, Dr. Bruce rent patients, and those who support them. For more informaTaylor, board certified in Pediatrics and Anesthesiology. The tion, call (603) 356-4904. conversation, “The Conundrum Posed by Mining: Its Public Benefits, with due consideration of the Hazards posed to the Saturday, February 5 Public’s Health.” For access via Zoom, contact gszoksbox@ Texas Hold’em, Jackson-Silver Post 68, 595 Gore Road, gmail.com.

Locke Mills. Doors open at 11 a.m., games begin at 1 p.m. $50 Saturday, January 29 buy-in, high hand option. BYOB (anyone under 21 must be Free community supper, Casco Village Church, United accompanied by a parent or guardian). Meals and beverages Church of Christ, two separate seatings at 4:30 p.m. and available. FMI, call Ray at 890-3737.

5:30 p.m. This month’s dinner will feature roasted turkey, Sunday, February 6 different kinds of potatoes, vegetables, rolls and homemade Ice Fishing Open House. The Sebago Lake Anglers desserts! Everyone is welcome! The church is located at 941 Association, Town of Naples Recreation, and American Legion Meadow Road in Casco, or call 207-627-4282.

Posts 148 and 155 invite all to an Ice Fishing Open House from Met Opera Live in HD presents “Rigoletto” at 1 p.m. at 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Long Lake, Naples. Look for the Veteran’s the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center at Fryeburg Ice Fishing Hut with the American flag, located on the ice just Academy. Estimated run time: 2 hours, 40 minutes. Opera off the beach. If you’ve never tried ice fishing, here is your perenthusiast Joe De Vito will be hosting his Opera Lecture fect opportunity as everything you need will be provided. This Series in the LHE/PAC Seminar Room on Thursday, Jan. 27 event is free, but donations are welcomed and appreciated. If the at 3 p.m. The lectures are free and open to the public. For weather doesn’t cooperate, this event will take place the followticket information, go to www.fryeburgacademy.org/pac ing Sunday, Feb. 13.

Come play in the snow, make a snowman, slide on the More information online at http://www.townofnaples.org. hill, Waterford Fairgrounds, 10 a.m.

Tuesday, February 8 2nd Annual Community Snow Day sponsored by Greater Financial aid workshop. SAD 61/72 Adult Education Lovell Land Trust, Lovell Recreation, New Suncook PTA, Upcoming Financial Aid Workshop at the Fryeburg Public and The Lodge at Pleasant Point Inn (snow date Feb. 5), 11 Library at 6 p.m. This is a free workshop! a.m. to 2 p.m. Outdoor activities at New Suncook School, Climate change talk. Join Chocorua Lake Conservancy and Kezar River Reserve, Lake Kezar Country Club, The Lodge the Cook Memorial Library for “Climate Change — Awful at Pleasant Point, and Chip Stockford Reserve.

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national police forces that terrorize their people.

Nationalization of voting is a gross violation of the Constitution and the Founders’ concept of government. By the Constitution, the states elect the president and vice president through the Electoral College.

Nowhere in the Constitution is the federal government allowed to dictate to the states the rules for electing presidents, congresspersons, or senators.

Our military is being transformed from the world’s best ass-kickers into woke social workers with a Praetorian Guard protecting the political elites. Who will protect the American people from foreign adversaries and the political elites?

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ested in the story, and the history of Pleasant Mountain in general, we are excited to report that next Thursday, Feb. 3, at 1 p.m. at the Denmark Congregational Church, we will be presenting a history of Pleasant Mountain, which will focus largely on the hotel built on its summit in 1845

by Caleb Warren.

Next week, we will also return to our regular column format, with a very interesting local tale only recently remembered. Until then, here’s a teaser image; the old hotel as seen in Gleason’s Pictorial Magazine of Aug. 7, 1852. I hope to see you there, and as always, till next time! it’s obvious he has a rather low opinion of his fellow citizens’ intelligence as he suggests they were manipulated into buying things they didn’t want or need, and presumably couldn’t afford.

So, perhaps what’s happening for him, as with most of us as we age, is he’s misremembering the “good old days” and longs to return to black and white TVs (maybe even radio), rotary phones, and 1957 Chevys or 1958 DeSotos.

Fortunately for him, that

option of testing the merits of the past is readily available should he choose to book a vacation to Cuba. I hope he does, and when he returns, hope he shares how reality stacked up to fantasy.

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pitch views on solar project.” It included an extensive interview with Jack Kenworthy of Walden Renewables, the company proposing the (Lovell) project, and Dale Knapp, supposedly of the apparently independent Biodiversity Research Institute. However, Mr. Knapp is in fact an employee of Walden, with the title of Head of Development, To The Editor: New England, and thus an On Jan. 20, (Staff Writer) interested party.

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fashion (insidious), and misapplies old ones (I think he meant to say home ec, not consumer ec).

All the while doing this, he shares some interesting personal perspectives such as his superior approach to spending several hundred thousand dollars for a college degree would be not to acquiring a skill that would facilitate repaying any debt you may have incurred, but rather pursue an “intellectual fantasy” with no commercial value. His attitude about such a mundane issue as a job (career) probably reflects the influence that Maynard G. Krebs had on him. (Work!)

His memory of the government’s most important post-war policy seems faulty, as well. I believe it was the GI Bill that allowed millions of returning veterans access to college to enhance their and their families’ options for a better life. It’s not clear what his concept of “ginning up” demand may be, but it’s clear the seminary provided no economics courses. He seems to be implying some Machiavellian force “commanded” consumer demand, but he’s referencing a command concept found only in socialist and communist countries, which always produced the exact opposite of what he decries.

If you look at his concept,

via Zoom from 7 to 8:30 p.m. This will be a highly interactive presentation. You are encouraged to bring your questions, your doubts, fears, and hopes to the meeting. Register at bit.ly/CLCclimate.

Thursday, February 17 Rotary guest speaker, 7:30 a.m. via Zoom, Homer Pence, a longtime 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.

Saturday, February 19 Become a Rider. The American Legion Riders Chapter 67 in Bridgton will hold an informational meeting with the location still to be determined. This meeting is open to anyone interested in becoming a Legion Rider. Any questions, feel free to call Chapter 67 Director Bill O’Neil at (207) 595-1172. The time and location will be posted on the Riders’ Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100074772035355’ 2022 Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce Winter Carnival, Highland Lake Beach, hot air balloon, kids’ ice fishing derby, snowman-making contest, scavenger hunt, chili contest, juggler, Ice Bar, horse & carriage rides, Freezing for a Reason (Harvest Hills Animal Shelter benefit), fireworks.

Saturday, February 26 PCV rapid testing for COVID will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bridgton Community Center, 15 Depot Street, Bridgton. The rapid PCR COVID test will be administered for free. Available to anyone. First come, first served. However, please don’t come if you are ill. The event is hosted at the Bridgton Community Center, pulled together by Rotarian and Health Officer Cathy Pinkham, and administered by CrossRoads out of Saco.

This week’s puzzle theme:

Super Bowl

ACROSS 1. Shout from a ship?

5. Shout from the bleachers 8. ____ and don’ts 11. Infamous Henry’s number 12. One with COVID, e.g.

13. Fighter jet button 15. Resting stops 16. Not guilty, e.g.

17. One of Singapore’s official languages 18. *Home of last year’s Super Bowl winners 20. Armor chest plate 21. *Given name of 2011 Super Bowl MVP 22. African grazer 23. Greek woodland deities 26. Ramones’ hit “I Wanna Be ____” 30. Big fuss 31. Like certain Chili Peppers (2 words) 34. Cattle call goal 35. Scatterbrained 37. Bonehead 38. In a different direction 39. JetÈ in ballet 40. More so than eggy 42. Conducted 43. Christmas firewood (2 words) 45. Annotator and commentator 47. Soda-pop container

48. Unpleasant and offensive 50. SWAT attack, e.g.

52. *Super Bowl I and II winning coach 55. Pertaining to a pope 56. Cain’s unfortunate brother 57. Gives a hand 59. Anoint 60. BÈbÈ’s mother 61. Season to be jolly 62. *Most Super Bowl wins by one team 63. Snoop 64. Carhop’s load DOWN 1. *Roman number of this year’s Super Bowl 2. “___ Misbehavin’” 3. Santa Maria’s traveling partner 4. Despair in the face of obstacles 5. “The Hobbit” hobbit 6. “Caribbean Queen” singer 7. Colloquial approval 8. Cold cuts counter 9. South American tubers 10. Pig’s digs 12. Not dense 13. Make corrections 14. *Florida team with no Super Bowl appearances 19. Return punch

44. Big Dipper’s visible shape 46. Oppressive ruler 48. On the wagon 49. Nail salon board 50. Feminine of raja

51. Mt. Everest to Earth 52. Aladdin’s light 53. Christian of fashion 54. Result of a brainstorm 55. Rudolf Nureyev’s step 58. Stallone’s nickname

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New painter at Gallery 302

Gallery 302 is pleased to welcome painter Phyllis Tracy As soon as they were in school, Phyllis developed her own to its cooperative gallery. Phyllis Tracy lives and paints in company, Faux Finishing and Mural Painting, for homes the beautiful Mount Washington Valley of northern New on the North Shore and Boston, Mass.

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These opportunities exposed a need to provide color An artist all her life, she has used her artistic tal- consultations for individuals struggling to find the perfect ent in all of her career palette for their residencchoices. Graduating from es. In turn, she took those Massachusetts College skills to develop her current of Art with a BFA in Art business of 20-plus years, Education and Painting, she Phyllis Tracy Interiors. began her journey as a pubAlways looking for the lic school Art Teacher. silver lining, when COVID Growing up in created a hardship for going Marblehead, Mass., a quaint into people’s homes and harbor town North of Boston, traveling for interior design, the love of ocean and seaside Phyllis decided to pivot her life was inspirational for her attention back to her fine art interests in painting. The painting. coves, marshes of the East Please visit her website: Coast are some of her favorhttps://www.phyllistracyite go to places when she fineart.com to see her most feels the need to create. She current art prints available tends to find beauty in what from her original oil and nature so generously shares. watercolor paintings and She moved to the Rockies PAINTER Phyllis Tracy has joined Gallery 302 in photographs. Phyllis’s origiin Sun Valley, Idaho with her Bridgton. nal oil paintings and prints high school sweetheart (soon are featured at Marblehead to be husband) to ski and hike. There, she found work as a Frame and Art in Marblehead, Mass., in addition to picture framer for a local artist. The incredible beauty of local shows at Marblehead Arts Association and Mount remote hiking and backcountry skiing of Idaho gave inspi- Washington Valley Arts Association. She is a juried memration to much of her painting. The White Mountains keeps ber of Oil Painters of America and American Women that inspiration going.

Artist.

A move back East to her hometown of Marblehead, Ms. Tracy’s paintings can be found at Gallery 302, Mass., to begin a family led to being a full-time mom of located at 112 Main Street in Bridgton. For more informatwo energetic boys, which meant little time for painting. tion, call 207-647-2787 or visit gallery302.com.

GLLT’s annual snow day LOVELL — The second annual Community Snow Day is set to happen in Lovell this Saturday, Jan. 29 (snow date: Feb. 5), with most activities beginning at

11 a.m.

This event is sponsored

by Greater Lovell Land Trust, Lovell Recreation, New Suncook PTA, and The Lodge at Pleasant Point.

Activities will occur at five locations: New Suncook School, Kezar River Reserve, Lake Kezar Country Club, Chip Stockford Reserve, and The Lodge at Pleasant Point.

Bring your own sleds, snowshoes, and skis. We’ll have some kites, but you may wish to bring your own.

• New Suncook School, Route 5, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Park in school lot. Sledding Hill, Snow Color Art; Snowman/Snowball target and more.

• Kezar River Reserve, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Park across the street from the reserve and walk in. Object Scavenger Hunt on the roadway into the reserve, Gnome Hunt along Bev’s Loop, and Mitten Hunt on the Storybook Trail.

• Lake Kezar Country Club Nordic Trails, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Park in the lot across from Lovell Historical Society. Selfguided Scavenger Hunt on skis.

• Chip Stockford THE GNOMES have returned, though this year they Reserve, Ladies Delight are hiding along Bev’s Loop at Greater Lovell Land Road, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Trust’s Kezar River Reserve on Route 5.

Park in the lot diagonally across from the trailhead.

Doggie Dress-up Fashion HOURS: Show (with treats) and creMon., Thur., Fri. & Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sun. Noon to 5 p.m.

Closed Tue. & Wed.

ate Pinecone birdfeeders to decorate the trail.

• The Lodge at Pleasant Point, Pleasant Point Road, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Park above in the town lot on the right.

Frozen Bubbles, Snowsuit Hula Hoop, Kite Flying, and two special events, Snowshoe Obstacle Course at 12:30 p.m. and Human Dog Sled Races for two age categories (under 10 and over 10) at 1 p.m. There will also be a campfire, hot cocoa, and snacks. Bring your own travel mug.

Should GLLT need to postpone, it will be announced via GLLT’s website: www.gllt.org

Art in the Park Returns for 2022

Bridgton’s Art in the Park will take place this summer!

After a two-year break due to health concerns, the show will be held at Shorey Park in Bridgton on July 16 with a rain date of July 17.

There will be spaces for 37 artists and four nonprofit organizations.

Art in the Park has been a highlight of the summer season in Bridgton for many years, bringing in many people to walk through the lovely park setting filled

News Rotarians continue to help coordinate and provide the labor to deliver Buckets of Sand to area residents who cannot access sand for themselves.

January weather has resulted in icy sidewalks and driveways. For some, getting to your car or down the sidewalk to do neighborhood errands can feel like taking your life in your hands.

For more information or to request a Bucket of Sand, contact Rotarian and local health officer Cathy Pinkham at pinkhamcathy@gmail.com or call her at 207-693-2990.

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BPL Shredding event

Shredding paper is a lot easier than shedding weight, so if your New Year’s resolutions include throwing out old taxes and any paper files with confidential information, please keep in mind that the Bridgton Public Library will be holding another Shredathon on Saturday, May 7, in the First Congregational Church parking lot at 33 South High Street.

Paper will be shredded onsite by Records Management Center, a firm that provides certified document destruc-

tion for both industrial and residential customers.

The event is a fundraiser for the library. The suggested donation per standard banker’s box is $15. The peace of mind that you will have knowing that critical docu-

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with artists selling their colorful paintings, pottery, jewelry, fiber arts, photographs and much more.

There is always live music and delicious food available as well.

Information and an application to exhibit at Art in the Park may be found on Gallery 302’s website at gallery302.com where payment may be made online. A paper application can also be picked up at Gallery 302, 112 Main Street in Bridgton.

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Country Living

Bridgton Farmers’ Market recipe

Pork Tacos & Cabbage Slaw

By Nancy Tripp Bridgton Farmers’ Market One of my favorite and simplest meals are tacos. Tacos are easy to prepare, can be made with what you find in the pantry and fridge and they are nutritious and delicious.

Start with a tortilla, corn or flour, spoon on some ground pork, beef or chicken — heck, use the leftovers from last week’s Carnita recipe or last night’s roasted chicken. At my house, we often don’t even use meat. I open a can of black beans, add them to a handful of sautéed onions and peppers (if I have them), season them with a bit of cumin, coriander and chili powder and that is my base. Sometimes, I add a dollop of salsa, but that can come later.

Grate some cheese. I always keep a block of jack cheese in house, but cheddar works very well, then pile on leftover salad vegetables. Lettuce, peppers, tomatoes and cucumber make a nice combo — or, gosh, use a winter slaw.

Yum! Slaw and leftover Carnitas from last week’s recipe!

At the winter market, we have cabbage or kohlrabi, add a grating of carrot and some finely minced onion, you may even

want to shred a bit of apple into that. The sweetness of the apple and the spice of the Carnitas eliminate the need for any salsa.

Easy peasy, quick and you can chop a pile and set it out for everyone to build their own.

Great for football weekends or aprés ski dinners. How good is that? Here is a recipe for pork and slaw if you want more guidance. Enjoy!

Pork Tacos with Cabbage Apple Slaw

2 pork tenderloins (1 pound each) or other cut of pork 1 can (12 ounces) root beer 6 cups shredded red cabbage (about 12 ounces) 2 medium Granny Smith apples, julienned 1/3 cup cider vinegar 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro 1/4 cup lime juice 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper Instructions Place pork in a 3-qt. slow cooker. Pour root beer over top. Cook, covered, on low just until tender (a thermometer inserted in

Rotary News & Speakers (Continued from Page 5B) Rapid Testing for COVID PCV rapid testing for COVID will be held on Saturday, Feb. 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bridgton Community Center, 15 Depot Street, Bridgton.

The rapid PCR COVID test will be administered for free. Available to anyone. First-come, first-served.

However, please don’t come if you are ill.

The event is hosted at the Bridgton Community Center, pulled together by Rotarian and Health Officer Cathy Pinkham, and administered by CrossRoads out of Saco.

Aaron Hagan, president-elect of the BridgtonLake Region Rotary Club, remarked, “Our Rotary Club wants to assist the community and many of our projects are initiated by members of our club. Rotarian Cathy Pinkham initiated these projects.”

Upcoming Speakers Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club has scheduled the following speakers: Thursday, Jan. 27, 7:30 a.m. via Zoom, Dr. Bruce Taylor — Dr. Taylor is board certified in Pediatrics and Anesthesiology. Throughout his medical career, he has had a special interest in the significance of environmental contaminants on health. He has served in several positions for the Town of Sweden and is on the Board of Directors of the Greater Lovell Land Trust and Maine Waste to Energy.

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.

Thursday, Feb. 17, 7:30 a.m. via Zoom, Homer Pence — Homer Pence, a longtime resident of Bridgton, has

played a significant role with the Senior College since its founding in 2000. He joined the Board of the Senior College in 2011 and became the chairman in 2014.

Besides his role as chairman and ex-officio member of the Curriculum Committee, Homer has been a presenter for one class each year on the subject of classical music or opera. In addition, Homer is a founding member of the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival.

The conversation, “Senior College of Bridgton, Maine.”

For access via Zoom, contact gszoksbox@gmail.com.

For more information about the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club and its activities, check the website https://lakeregionrotary.com and the Facebook Page.

Comments and questions are welcomed.

Contact the Rotary at LakeRegionRotary@gmail. com.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an in-person maple syrup production workshop for beginners 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 29. The class first meets at Shaw Brothers Construction Company, 341 Mosher Road, Gorham, and finishes at Nash Valley Farm, 79 Nash Road, Windham.

Snow date is Feb. 5.

“Backyard Sugaring: Maple Syrup 101” includes how to identify and tap trees; collect and boil sap;

and filter, grade and can syrup. Participants also will observe the process of sap collection with tubing, and the logistics of installing and maintaining this collection method. UMaine Extension sustainable agriculture professional Jason Lilley; Richard Morrill, Nash Valley Farm co-owner, Windham; and Frank Ferrucci, Maple Moon Farm co-owner, Lebanon, will lead the workshop.

The $15 fee includes the textbook Backyard Sugarin’:

A Complete How-To Guide

by Rink Mann. Registration is required; register on the event webpage. Per University of Maine guidelines, facemasks are required indoors for all, regardless of vaccination status. This program is sponsored by the Southern Maine Maple Sugarmakers’ Association.

For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Becky Gray at 207-7816099 or e-mail rebecca. gray@maine.edu.

Maple syrup workshop

pork should read at least 145°), 2 to 2-1/2 hours.

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, toss slaw ingredients. Refrigerate, covered, until serving.

Remove tenderloins to a cutting board; let stand, covered, 5 minutes. Discard cooking juices.

Coarsely chop pork; return to slow cooker. Stir in barbecue sauce; heat through.

Serve in taco shells; top with some of the slaw. Serve remaining slaw on the side

The Bridgton Farmers’ Market is located at The All Roads Hub (the old Macdonald Motor Building) at 4 Nulty Street and runs every Saturday 9 a.m. to noon, Nov. 13 through April 17.

For a full list of vendors and information on ordering go to https://www. facebook.com/BridgtonFarmersMarket/ or contact BFM at bridgtonfarmersmarket. me@gmail.com BFM will not be accepting credit cards or EBT for the month of January.

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 High Street, no charge.

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 Pantry, 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 CLOSED AT THIS TIME, 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. Prearranged car is available for the family member while the caregiver attends the meeting. 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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As I wrote this column, I wondered what has happened to the encyclopedias that I used at the library in my youth. I found an article written by David Bell in 2012 that was published in the magazine titled, “The New Republic.”

The article was titled, “What We’ve Lost With the Demise of Print Encyclopedias.” In the article, he wrote that with the printed volumes of encyclopedias, “… the idle flip of a finger takes one from Macaroni, to Douglas MacArthur, and thence to Macao, Macbeth and the Maccabees.” (I guess

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Africa. Thus, a report would include the same information.

However, the ease of access is tremendously improved with the use of a computer. From the sites I listed above, one can find information about the genus Asclepias, or milkweed. I wonder if that topic was included in the 99-cent volume of my first encyclopedia. By the way, the last printing of the Funk and Wagnalls Encyclopedia was in 1997. I was surprised to find that the Encyclopedia Britannica continues as an online version.

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he was able to purchase more than volume 1). He continued, “The Internet provides its own opportunities for serendipitous discovery.” So, while we previously had to flip through printed pages, now we can click through the Internet from our comfy chairs. However, we do have to be careful about the accuracy of some information on some websites.

With each method (volume 1 of a printed encyclopedia or a website), one can find that an aardvark is a nocturnal mammal native to

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(Continued from Page 3B) of the New England distribution and the North American distribution of the plant, as well as comprehensive information about the characteristics of the plant. http://mainenativeplants. org is a site from the Maine Audubon that provides a system for how to choose the perfect plant. After clicking on the “Let’s get started” box, the system allows you to search for a plant based on either bloom month, sunlight options, size, caterpillars hosted by the plant or the wildlife

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Outdoor Life

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New Year’s Eve on ‘Peary’ This was an easy hike to a familiar mountain we have climbed many times.

It is on the hike schedule again because it will be a quick way to celebrate New Year’s Eve before we all head off for New Year’s parties. Also, Peary Mountain has been sold and we don’t know how long we’ll be able to hike it in the future, so wanted to get at least one more climb under our belts while we still have access to it.

Hiking were 15 Denmark Mountain Hikers.

The weather was cool but not cold, in the low 30s, with a heavy overcast.

Trees were laden with snow from the recent storm, and the 6 to 8 inches of snow on the trail were beaten down by snow machines, at least till we got to the trail sign at the top of the ridge where the snow machines hadn’t gone. With 15 of us, most in spikes, we beat down our own trail without too much difficulty.

We reached the West Peak in 45 minutes of climbing, where we opened champagne and sparkling grape juice to celebrate New Year’s Eve. Hikers brought

Senior Rambles Hiking Trips & Tips

by Allen Crabtree

Celebrating New Year’s Eve at the summit of Peary Denmark Mountain Hikers on the trail to Peary Mountain.

Mountain.

(Photo by Jeff Sturgis) (Photo by Allen Crabtree) fudge and bruschetta to share, and we talked about the wonderful climbs to this favorite peak over the years. Peary Mountain was the very first climb of the Denmark Mountain Hikers when we first started the group 12 years ago, and we have climbed it several times over the years.

Peary Mountain Update Coldwell Banker reports that the 124 acres of Peary Mountain has sold for $165,000. Another realty site, Hunting Properties,

lists it as sold for $150,000.

Several of our hikers have provided additional information and some predictions about the future of public access for hiking on the property.

One report had the new owners from Massachusetts; another felt that the mountain trails would continue to be open for hikers; and one other said the new owners would face significant problems in developing the parcel and thought it was unlikely.

I am hopeful that this

information is correct. It would be a shame to lose the access to this fine little hike to Peary Mountain. If anyone has more updated information. I would love to know where we all stand, please let me know. It is a special little mountain.

Peary Mountain in Oxford County, Brownfield, Maine Difficulty – Easy Trail distance – 0.9 miles to the summit of West Peak from Farnsworth Road. It is another 0.4 miles to the True Summit along the

fish!

Shannon graduated from Unity College in 2021, studying Wildlife and Fisheries Management with a minor in Geoscience. She started working at LEA as a water testing intern the summer of 2019 and has not left since. Shannon is very passionate about wildlife, including hunting, fishing, and hiking, along with the many other benefits nature has to offer.

2022 LEA internships Want to join the LEA team and protect your local environment? It’s not

south toward NH, turn right on Shepard River Road and follow it nearly to the end.

The sign for the Harmon Ridge Road is on the left.

Park alongside the road so as not to obstruct traffic.

To the north trailhead — From the junction of Routes 160 and Routes 5 and 113 in East Brownfield, head northwest toward Fryeburg on Routes 5 and 113. Turn left on Farnsworth Road at 2.2 miles. Go 1.3 miles to a small parking lot on the right just before the bridge over the Little Saco River.

Ice fishing open house on Feb. 6

Check out LEA upcoming events Learn to ice fish Do you want to learn how to ice fish? Always had an interest? Come join Lake Environmental Association’s Shannon Nelligan, teacher and field technician, at the Highland Lake public boat launch for Bridgton’s Winter Carnival and learn how to ice fish on Saturday, Feb. 19.

Unc’l Lunkers will be providing ice traps and bait to any child who wants to learn. No fishing license is needed for Feb. 19-20. No need to register, just show up and let’s go catch some

ridge Hiking time – 1 to 1 ½ hours to do both summits Elevation – West Peak, 910 feet; True Summit, 958 feet Vertical gain – 490 feet, trailhead to West Peak and 538 feet to True Summit Coordinates – 43° 57’14” N and 70° 56’ 03” W 44.10567; -71.094 Topo Map – USGS Brownfield 7.5-minute quad Directions, to the south trailhead — From the church in Brownfield drive

too early to start thinking about summer 2022!

LEA’s summer internships are paid positions geared toward motivated and responsible college students with environmental or educational inter-

ests. LEA is hiring for the following openings this summer: Courtesy Boat Inspectors (CBIs), water testing interns, sciencecenter lab intern, and invasive aquatic plant control team members.

Check out the LEA website to learn more about each opportunity — mainelakes.org

The Sebago Lake Anglers Association, Town of Naples Recreation, and American Legion Posts 148 and 155 invite all to an Ice Fishing Open House, Sunday, Feb. 6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Long Lake, Naples.

Look for the Veteran’s Ice Fishing Hut with the American flag, located on the ice just off the beach.

If you’ve never tried ice fishing, here is your perfect opportunity as everything you need will be provided. If you’re already a lover of this sport, bring your equipment and join the fun and refreshments! Hot tea, coffee, hot chocolate, and donuts from the Village Donut Shop and Bakery will be served from 9 a.m. to noon. Hot dogs and buns, baked beans, corn chowder, soda, water, homemade cookies and brownies and a sheet cake will be lunchtime fare! This event is free, but donations are welcomed and appreciated. There is plenty of free parking at Kent’s Landing and on the Naples Causeway.

If the weather doesn’t cooperate, this event will take place the following Sunday, Feb. 13.

For more information, contact Bob Chapin at 571-2171700 or 207-655-1028. You can also find information online at http://www.townofnaples.org. Click on the recreation calendar and search “Ice Fishing.”

So, bundle up in your warmest clothes and come on down! Hope to see you on the ice!

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