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Bridgton, Maine

January 31, 2019

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Engineers unveil Route 35 plans

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — An intersection in Naples that is dangerous to both pedestrians and drivers will get a major overhaul this fall.

The town’s elected officials have been pushing to get a right-hand turning lane from Route 35 to Route 302, plus crosswalks on both major roads for people on foot.

The engineering plans, which were unveiled on Monday, show how the area will get a much-needed makeover.

For example, the two driveways from the parking lot at Gary’s Olde Towne Tavern (formerly Bray’s Brewpub) will be closed and one entrance will be aligned with Route 35. A new, state-of-the-art traffic signal will be installed. There will be four signals situated at the crosswalks for pedestrians. There will be a 100-foot-long turning lane for vehicles trying to exit Route 35 and get onto Roosevelt Trail.

The Naples Board of Selectmen held a public hearing on the Route 302/Route 35 intersection improvements prior to its regular meeting on Monday.

Milone and MacBroom, Inc., was awarded the bid to produce the engineering plans. Employees from the civil engineering firm were on hand to present and discuss the intersection improvement plans.

The construction price is $800,000 with a contingency built in. A Municipal Partnership Initiative (MPI) program grant was approved so the state transportation department will cover half of the project costs.

According to Milone and MacBroom’s Senior Transportation Engineer John Q. Adams, a breakdown of those costs is as follows: $260,000 in roadway improvements, including milling the pavement $90,000 to $150,000 for sidewalk and driveway improvements $40,000 on drainage upgrades $175,00 in traffic signals ROUTE 35, Page 2A

Consent pact awaits DEP look

VAPING, no longer cigarettes, is the choice of high school students, explained Lake Region High School Assistant Principal Maggie Thornton as the district develops education awareness on this topic. (Rivet Photo)

Vaping puts schools on alert

Checkin’ out the halls makin’ sure the coast is clear Lookin’ in the stalls, no, there ain’t nobody here Oh, my buddy Fang, and me and Paul To get caught would surely be the death of us all Smokin’ in the boys room, yeah Smokin’ in the boys room Now, teacher, don’t you fill me up with your rules But everybody knows that smokin’ ain’t allowed in school — “Smokin’ in the Boys Room” by Brownsville Station, 1973

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer In Maggie Thornton’s four years in SAD 61, she had two tobacco-related incidents, and they were two years apart with the same individual.

“Students report that they

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Scott Hebert said he thought he was doing the right thing when he corrected the shoreland erosion on his property. After all, Hebert is a professional contractor who is certified to do work in the Shoreland Zone. That is what he did on the Sebago Lake waterfront lot that he purchased last October.

“I got a permit by rule from the DEP. I built the slope up, ripped-rapped it. The dead trees — I cut those. I loamed and reseeded it,” Hebert said. “This whole thing [wouldn’t be happening] if I hadn’t purchased the property and then decided I wanted to clean this mess up. The ground was floating away. It looked awful. It was a mess. If I hadn’t come in [to the Casco Code Enforcement office] and tried to do the right thing, this wouldn’t have come up. Believe me, this thing would have gone on for another 30 years. Nobody would have known. I just feel like for trying to do the right thing, I am being punished.”

The proposed consent agreement for Hebert’s property involves a deck that was illegally-built because there are no permits or paperwork to back it up. However, as far as anyone remembers, the deck has been in existence since the 1950s.

By Dawn De Busk Meanwhile, shoreland photos taken by Portland Water District Staff Writer (PWD) prove its existence in 1992.

NAPLES — If someWhen the consent agreement — one of many in the past one calls 9-1-1 because a person has an immediate AGREEMENT, Page 10A

find smoking cigarettes disgusting and it is something they would never do,” said Thornton, Lake Region High School’s assistant principal.

“Yet, they find it completely acceptable to vape.”

According to a CNN article, “the rapid spread of the fad was flagged in a 2016 report from the U.S. Surgeon General. It cited a 900% increase in e-cigarette use by high school students from 2011 to 2015, and the 2016 National Youth Tobacco Survey noted that 1.7 million high school students said they had used e-cigarettes in the previous 30 days. For middle school students, the number was 500,000.”

Even though the e-cigarette industry is less regulated than cigarettes, it is still illegal for minors under age 18 to buy vaping pens.

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No staff pushes vote to March 19

When Casco Town Manager David Morton looked at his March calendar, he realized there was a big problem looming.

SAD 61 scheduled its referendum vote for March 12 regarding Crooked River School construction and renovation. Morton’s problem — who would count Casco’s votes?

The three people who handle Casco’s voting won’t be available. One is out on vacation, and unable to alter plans. Another is in the midst of medical treatment. The third had delayed surgery twice, and will be in recovery when the March 12 vote is held.

Morton asked the SAD 61 School Board Monday night to push the referendum vote to the next week — Tuesday, March 19. The person out on vacation leave will be back to handle Casco’s voting on the 19th, Morton noted.

Director Stan Buchanan asked whether someone could be trained in time to enable SAD 61 to stay on REFERENDUM, Page 5A

LifeFlight, godsend in rural areas life-threatening condition, often a medical helicopter is deployed.

Once the person is aboard a LifeFlight helicopter, the

HEADED TO THE STATE FINALS — Fryeburg Academy’s Parsec 12 Robotics team earned a trip to the state finals following a first and second place win at the league championships held at Cape Elizabeth High School last week. The team includes (front, left to right) Hailie Zhu ’19, Kaia Staples ’20, Artem Laptiev ’20, Tonia Zakorchemna ’19, Jessica Corbitt ’19, and Andrew Day ’21; (back row) Nico Zakon ’21, David Marshall ’19, Aaron Zakon ’22, Roze Schenstorm ’22, Cole Adams ’21 and Graham Schenstorm ’21.

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FRYEBURG — They may have been the new kids on the robotics block, but Fryeburg Academy proved to be at the head of the class.

Fryeburg Academy’s newly-formed robotics team is headed to the State Championship after winning first place at the Southern Maine Vex Robotics League finals at Cape Elizabeth High

School on Tuesday, Jan. 22.

The team originally formed as a club last year after an overwhelming interest by students. With the support of grants and the administration, the club quickly raised the necessary funds to purchase the robotics kits necessary to build and compete in the league.

“These kids have been

amazing since the start,” said FA robotics coach and computer science teacher, David Sartory. “We had so much interest that we were able to form two Parsec12 teams — a name the kids derived from a Star Wars joke. They have worked really, really hard and have so much heart to keep learning and growing.”

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“Turning Point” Competition League, the game is played on a 12-foot by 12-foot square field with two alliances — one red and one blue — composed of two teams to compete in matches consisting of a 15 second autonomous period, followed by a one minute and 45-second driver-controlled ROBOTICS, Page 5A

person is not simply being transported to a hospital, he or she is in a flying hospital.

“You have everything: [units of] blood, a pharmacy, high-end ventilators, multi-mode ventilators, invasive cardiac monitoring, advanced airway equipment, nine infusion pumps, an ICU pharmacy,” according to Lifeflight of Maine Executive Director Thomas P. Judge.

“You literally have everything you would have in an [Intensive Care Unit] ICU — ultrasound equipment and a laboratory. There is $500,000 of equipment that you have,” Judge said.

LifeFlight employs “56 nurses and paramedics.

They are given a physicians’ scope of practice. They are allowed to do things that otherwise only physicians are okay to do,” he said.

“There are two sets of equipment so if they return from a call and everything is contaminated, they can get it out and put in the backup equipment,” he said.

LifeFlight has impacted the lives of area residents, whether it has been at the

scene of vehicular accident along Route 302, or at the local hospital when someone needed to be transferred to a hospital in Boston, he said.

“We have done 18 scene calls, transported 142 Naples residents. I think there were 12 last year,” he said.

Judge is also the executive director of the LifeFlight Foundation based in Bangor.

He gave a presentation to the Naples Budget Committee on the afternoon of Jan. 23. LifeFlight is requesting $970 from the town. Typically, the money is used to leverage the purchase of aircraft.

“The foundation raises money for aircraft, raises money for medical equipment,” he said.

LifeFlight has a fleet of three helicopters and a replacement helicopter, a ground ambulance, and an airplane that is used for flying patients to hospitals outside of Maine.

“We are the only provider in Maine medicine that touches every community and every hospital.

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Engineers unveil Route 35 plan (Continued from Page 1A) $100,000 on miscellaneous items Again, the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) will foot 50% of the bill for the town’s construction project.

A project like this typically takes about three months. So, it will most likely be timed to start after Labor Day in September.

First, Adams talked about the firm’s approach to this project.

“One of the paramount things is to increase and improve safety for pedestrians,” Adams said. Another objective was to reduce congestion at the intersection, especially during the summertime, he said.

“At first, we talked about existing conditions. The intersection is not ADA compliant.

It is lacking street lamps, side-

walks and crosswalks. It lacks pedestrian phases at existing signals,” he said.

“The signal is old but still functioning,” he said, adding that by MDOT standards the traffic signal needs to be replaced.

“There are numerous unsignalized driveways — lots of folks turning in and out close to the intersection,” Adams said.

“The major change is at the restaurant (Gary’s). We are going to close the entrance off and align a new driveway right across from Harrison Road,” he said.

Owner of businesses next to the intersection had conversations with the engineers and town officials well before the public hearing.

The engineering plans address pedestrian safety.

According to Adams, the pedestrian signals will

be mast arms. There will be a total of four, one on each end of the two crosswalks.

Pedestrians will be able to trigger the crosswalk signals with the push of a button.

The selectmen suggested the color of the metal should be dark green like the railing on the Causeway. That specification was taken into account.

The overhead traffic signal will have “fixed mounts with Astro brackets. You are going to have LED lights — fixed and facing you,” Adams said.

The signals will be able to detect if there are vehicles there, and if there are none, it will turn red instead of staying green for nonexistent traffic.

Also, the lights will be synchronized, allowing traffic to move in the most efficient manner.

Emergency vehicle pre-

NAPLES — Dave Garcia, who owns Naples Bait and Tackle, has noticed the number of people who enjoy ice fishing on Long Lake during the weekends.

The ice fishermen usually access the lake from Kent’s Landing with sleds, coolers and fishing gear in tow.

Garcia has noticed something is missing.

It’s not bait.

Bathroom facilities are lacking during the winter months.

“I was down to Kent’s Landing. What we need to do is put a porta-potty down

there,” he said. “During the weekend, there are 100 people down there with no bathroom. In the whole town, there are absolutely no bathroom facilities,” he added.

Garcia spoke during public participation at the Naples Board of Selectmen meeting on Monday.

“Someone should get in touch with someone who rents porta-potties,” he said.

Chairman Jim Grattelo agreed.

“That is a great point. I don’t know why we never thought about it,” Grattelo said.

In unrelated business, Central Maine Power (CMP) has contacted the town manager about switching out the bulbs in its street lights to LED lights.

“I have spoken with CMP. They are ramping up to convert the majority of our street lighting fixtures over to LED fixtures this summer,” Naples Town Manager John Hawley said.

The street lights are owned by CMP. The light replacement project will not cost the town anything.

In fact, “according to CMP’s calculations, “it will save the town $7,500 a RESIDENT, Page 9A

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emption is another feature of the signal.

“If a police vehicle or an ambulance is coming down road, it would trip it and get a green to go through,” he said.

Adams said that an advantage of the LED versus the compact fluorescent lights is that “LEDs will go dim over time. They will get dimmer and dimmer and then you know that you need to replace them,” he said.

The compact fluorescent bulbs burn out without any warning. Either way, there are duplicate lights for drivers to know what is up if one light burns out.

William “Bill” Bill Van Duzer, the lead highway designer for Milone and MacBroom, talked about the turning lane.

“We added the right turn lane on Harrison Road.

The right lane is about 100 feet long, based on traffic.

There is a taper there. The full width is 100 feet and tapered so cars can sneak in there.

“For trucks turning, we ran a tractor-trailer, from Harrison road, turning left and turning right. We did the same on Route 302,” he said.

(Continued from Page 1A) We touch every hospital in Maine,” Judge said. “We come to land in roads, land in fields, in towns.”

He thanked the committee for the town’s financial support for the past couple years.

“Town support is incredibly important to us. It speaks to public commitment; and when we are dealing with major foundations, being able to show that is really important,” he said.

“Two hundred and three towns around Maine are starting to put LifeFlight in their social services budget and, after a while, that all adds up,” he said.

The need for emergency medical care has increased.

“In the last year and a half, we have grown a lot.

The underlying need for services is going up 5 to 8% a year. In 2018, it went up 11% in the first six months,” Judge said.

Two driving factors in that increase are: 1.)

Improvements in stroke and post-cardiac arrest care 2.)

Downsizing of specialty units in rural hospitals.

He mentioned that when he started 20 years ago, it

Chairman Jim Grattelo said the finished project will be a launching point for the town to extend sidewalks.

The next step in the proposed intersection construction is to get the nod from MDOT. Also, by late March, the engineering firm will firm up the projected costs so those can be included in the budget in time for Naples annual town meeting in April.

was rare that someone survived a heart attack and was lifeflighted to a hospital.

Now, LifeFlight transports two or three post-cardiac arrest patients a week.

“So much of our work is rural and so much of our work involves young people,” Judge said.

“If you are a child who is really sick in Maine and you’re not in Portland or Bangor, you would use LifeFlight,” he said. “We do a tremendous amount of outreach education around the care of critically ill children.”

Also, LifeFlight coordinates search and rescue with the Maine State Wardens, the Maine State Police, park rangers for Baxter and Acadia State Parks and the Department of Conservation.

“We coordinate search and rescue around the state so you get the best assets,” he said.

Search and rescue missions not included, LifeFlight transported 2100 people last year.

“We fly more hours

than military aircrafts fly in Afghanistan,” he said.

That being said, two of the helicopters purchased in 2014 are in need of replacement because they cannot be re-engined and “they are showing their age,” Judge said.

“Aircraft replacement and education — that is where we focus the town funding in one of those two buckets. That is helping us along,” he said.

“In addition to highend medicine and scene response, we do a tremendous amount of education on chain of survival in hospitals,” Judge said, adding that hospitals often contact the LifeFlight Foundation about training staff.

“We’re a little nonprofit — not as little as it used to be but a little nonprofit with a very big public mission,” Judge said.

To see Judge’s presentation in its entirety or hear financial requests from other groups, go to Lake Region Television’s website and click on the Naples Budget Committee for Jan. 23.

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“We had to increase the radius of the curbs there,” Van Duzer said.

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6:05 a.m. A car and deer collided on Harrison Road.

2:26 p.m. A caller was alerted via Facebook that a bag of his trash was found on the side of Fox Crossing Road. The caller told police that a neighbor picks up the trash from a porch and transports it to the transfer station.

5:10 p.m. Officer George checked a Ledges Road location after local police received a missing person report from Massachusetts.

5:49 p.m. Police attempted to locate a red sedan, which reportedly passed multiple vehicles traveling on North High Street toward Shawnee Peak.

5:54 p.m. A car and deer collided on Mountain Road.

8:04 p.m. A motorist struck a ramp and drove over a snowbank on Portland Road.

Saturday, January 19 3:43 p.m. A Pond Road resident reported receiving fraudulent phone calls regarding winning money.

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Friday, January 25 5:29 a.m. A complaint was made regarding a “very large puddle” in the middle of road causing water to run into a neighbor’s garage.

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12:04 a.m. Police and fire personnel were sent to a Ciliberto Way home for a possible structure fire. There was smoke in the home, caused by the furnace.

1:42 p.m. A caller claimed someone attempted to open a credit card using her name.

10:19 p.m. Police responded to a disturbance, which a male reportedly punched holes in the walls and broke a table and chairs.

11:28 p.m. Officer Swiatek and Sgt. Jones were dispatched to a Pond Road location regarding an intoxicated subject.

Tuesday, January 22 9:58 a.m. A subject reported losing a wallet on Mountain Road.

Wednesday, January 23 7:06 a.m. A car and deer collided on North High Street.

10:26 a.m. A BPW bucket loader backed into a vehicle in the Standard Gastropub lot.

12:34 p.m. A theft (Evans Road) complaint was made.

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These items appeared on the Fryeburg Police Department log (this is a partial listing): Monday, January 14 1:43 a.m. Wellbeing check on Maple Street.

5:26 a.m. Assist agency at Harvest Hills Animal Shelter.

6:23 a.m. Domestic disturbance on Maple Street.

10:15 a.m. Assist Oxford County deputy on Main Street.

1:18 p.m. Domestic disturbance on Maple Street.

2:11 p.m. Sex offender registration.

2:40 p.m. Theft complaint investigated.

Tuesday, January 15 7:03 a.m. Theft at Portland Street business.

2:59 p.m. Emily M. Smith was issued a summons for littering. Incident location was Deer Hunters Lane.

Wednesday, January 16 4:14 a.m. Cruiser crash on Main Street, near Indian Acres.

6:08 p.m. Domestic disturbance on Fair Street; unfounded.

7:46 p.m. Motor vehicle crash at intersection of Main Street and Bog Pond Road.

10:30 p.m. Responding to a disturbance on Kenerson Drive, police charged Eben D. Moss, 34, of Prospect Harbor, with violating conditions of release and two counts of unpaid fines.

Thursday, January 17 9:51 a.m. Motor vehicle crash at intersection of Smith and Maple Streets.

11 a.m. Complaint on West Fryeburg Road.

11 a.m. Traffic complaint on Fish Street.

8:20 p.m. Unwanted subjects on Maple Street.

8:54 p.m. Civil matter on Maple Street.

Friday, January 18 10:36 a.m. Wellbeing check on Maple Street.

3:10 p.m. Harassment complaint on Main Street.

4;05 p.m. Fraud complaint on Annex Road.

7:30 p.m. Assist Fryeburg Rescue on Portland Street.

Saturday, January 19 5:34 p.m. Assist fire department on Belair Estate Road.

10:48 p.m. Disturbance on Park Street.

Sunday, January 20 12:59 a.m. During a patrol check at the fairgrounds, police charged Joseph Bisulca, 18, of Fryeburg, with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence (alcohol).

Monday, January 21 8 a.m. Deer tagged on Bridgton Road.

10:43 a.m. Annoying phone calls received at Annex Road home.

11:34 a.m. Assist Fryeburg Rescue at Fryeburg Family Medical on Bridgton Road.

3:19 p.m. Following a stop on North Fryeburg Road, police charged Jerome J. Callaghan Jr., 62, of Lovell, with failing to appear in court after being bailed and violating conditions of release.

Tuesday, January 22 8:24 a.m. Internal investigation.

1:37 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Bridgton Road.

1:52 p.m. Assist another agency on North Fryeburg Road.

4:57 p.m. Theft report taken.

11:38 p.m. Police charged a 17-year-old with reckless conduct, leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident, driving to endanger and failing to stop for an officer following a crash on Main Street, near the state Information Center.

Wednesday, January 23 5:27 a.m. Assist Fryeburg Rescue at Dearborn Drive.

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CASCO HEAD-ON CRASH — Two Casco residents were injured early Friday morning in a crash on Route 302, at Watkins Flat in Casco. The vehicle operators were identified as Alana Eidemiller, 34, who was driving a blue 2014 Chevy Cruze, and Leonard Grover, 47, who was driving a green 2001 Subaru Legacy. Both were transported to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston via LifeFlight.

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, Casco Fire/EMS, Naples Fire/EMS and members of the Raymond Fire/EMS responded to the severe two-vehicle crash at 5:18 a.m. Police say the Chevrolet Cruze crossed the centerline and struck the Subaru head-on. The impact was violent and entrapped the single occupants in both vehicles. The engine block of the Chevrolet Cruze dislodged from the vehicle and caught fire on the roadway. Both occupants had to be extricated from the wreckage.

The crash investigation is ongoing by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office’s Reconstruction Unit.

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ed to a reported disturbance involving an elderly woman threatening to throw hot beverages at people. United Ambulance personnel were called to transport the woman to the hospital.

8:10 p.m. Officer Swiatek and Sgt. Jones assisted a state trooper with an arrest warrant at a South High Street residence.

Wednesday, January 16 4:58 a.m. A vehicle collided with a deer on North High Street.

1:46 p.m. A caller sought police help with retrieving a package delivered at a previous address, which reportedly was being held and not returned by the current property occupant. Officer McCormick was able to retrieve the package.

4:33 p.m. Vehicle-deer collision on Waterford Road.

7:04 p.m. Police contacted a subject regarding leaving his unregistered vehicle parked in the municipal lot next to the Bridgton Community Center.

The subject was given until Monday to register the vehicle and move it, or the auto would be towed.

Thursday, January 17 6:43 a.m. A caller sought assistance with an ex-fiancée continuing to return to a Warren Street property to retrieve items. The caller was advised to collect all of the items, place them outside the building and let the woman know the items were ready for pickup.

8:10 a.m. A car and school bus collided on North High Street. No injuries were reported.

2:18 p.m. A crash resulting in property damage occurred on Portland Road.

2:25 p.m. Sgt. Reese handled a theft complaint involving a male suspect entering a store wearing brown shoes, then later exiting the building wearing black shoes, which he did not pay for. Police reviewed surveillance footage, which showed the suspect leaving his old brown shoes in a shoe box, paying for a baseball hat, while wearing the stolen black shoes.

10 p.m. Officer Hammond responded to a reported disturbance on Main Street. A male refused to leave a residence, but when he learned that the caller had dialed 9-11, he left and was gone upon the officer’s arrival.

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Officer Hammond responded to a

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and was attempting to find out what they did with the ashes.

Sgt. Jones informed the caller that the request was not a police matter.

5:56 p.m. A vehicle collided with a deer at the intersection of Route 302 and Sam Ingalls Road. The vehicle had to be towed.

11:12 p.m. Three officers responded to a reported disturbance involving an intoxicated subject on North Bay Road. Police spoke with two subjects, and ultimately gave them warnings for abuse of the 9-1-1 system and disorderly conduct.

Tuesday, January 15 6:23 a.m. Police were asked to check Green Street for a runaway juvenile female that Cumberland County deputies were looking for. Officer Smolinsky checked the area, but did not find the juvenile.

4:30 p.m. A subject met with Officer Swiatek, claiming his ex-wife allegedly tried to hit him with her vehicle.

4:39 p.m. A two-vehicle crash occurred in the hospital parking lot. Officer Swiatek responded.

4:20 p.m. A New York Health and Human Services official asked BPD to conduct a welfare check on two children.

5:09 p.m. Police respond-

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These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing): Monday, January 14 4:19 a.m.

Officer Smolinsky responded to Bridgton Hospital, where a patient had left the facility and ER staff was fearful for the individual’s safety with temps dipping at minus-8 degrees.

The officer located the patient, and returned her to the hospital.

10:08 a.m. A Mechanic Street residence’s window and a truck’s back window were damaged by BB-pellets.

10:25 a.m. Officer Muise went to District Court to assist with a juvenile, who was before a judge for an involuntary committal to a psychiatric facility.

10:44 a.m. A Burnham Road resident expressed concerns that people were entering her property and taking photos of her horse.

2:31 p.m. A New York resident contacted police regarding having officials here check the wellbeing of her late husband’s ashes. The man died a few years ago, and the caller said his ashes were given to family members, who reside in Bridgton. The caller said she had been unable to reach those family members

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SES students take risk, rewarded SEBAGO — Some risks can pay big rewards.

Fifth-grade students at Sebago Elementary School recently competed in the statewide Stock Market Game. The game is an online simulation that exposes students in Grades 4–12 to the global market and financial literacy.

Two of the Sebago teams placed first and second in the entire state!

The first-place team included Brody Therriault, Ethan Brown and Kristina Splude. The second-place team was comprised of Zachary Cross, Ronan Davis and Justin Nichols. All of the teams worked together to develop strategies for success. Many schools participated in the Stock Market FIRST PLACE Sebago Elementary School Stock Market team included (left to right) Game, including middle Ethan Brown, Kristina Splude and Brody Therriault. and high schools. This was a huge win for these fifth graders!

Winning in the Stock Market game requires playTOP BEE MASTER, AGAIN — For the second straight ers to take risks. So, the year, Kyle Chretien won the Stevens Brook Elementary School National Geographic GeoBee. Kyle is pictured teams only looked at the stocks that had a 52-week here with SBES Principal Cheryl Turpin.

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Kyle retains Bee crown

Twelve students from Stevens Brook Elementary School participated in the school-level competition of the National Geographic GeoBee on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. Kyle Chretien, a fifth-grade student, won first place for the second straight year with Daniel Jaronczyk, a fourth-grade student, winning second place and Dylan Blair, a

fourth-grade student, finishing third place.

The school-level competition is the first round in the annual National Geographic GeoBee, a geography competition designed to inspire and reward students’ curiosity about the world.

Questions cover not only geography but also cultures, physical features, history and earth science.

The National Geographic Society developed the GeoBee in 1989 in response to concern about the lack of geographic knowledge among young people in the United States. Over more than three decades, 120 million students have learned about the world through participation in the GeoBee. School champions, SECOND PLACE Sebago Elementary School Stock Market team included (left to right): Zachary Cross, Ronan Davis and Justin Nichols.

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School news

Vaping (Continued from Page 1A) E-cigarettes produce an aerosol by heating a liquid that usually contains nicotine, flavorings, and other chemicals that help to make the aerosol. The liquid used in e-cigarettes often contains

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nicotine and flavorings. This liquid is sometimes called “e-juice,” “e-liquid,” “vape juice,” or “vape liquid.”

What do teens think is in their e-cigarette? A survey found 66% say just flavoring, 13.7% don’t know, 13.2% say nicotine, 5.8% say marijuana, and 1.3% say “other.” Manufacturers don’t have to report e-cig

Referendum vote

CHECK PRESENTED — The Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce Tuesday presented a check for $1,000 to scholarship recipient Keagon Leighton. Pictured are (left to right): Kristine Karlsson, past Chamber president; Keagon Leighton, scholarship recipient; and Dan Harden, Chamber president.

(Continued from Page 1A) schedule? Morton said Casco staff will be splitting duties to cover the three workers out on leave, and likely unable to add another task to the list. Morton noted that when the town’s next manager is hired, creating a bigger ballot clerk pool could be considered.

Superintendent Al Smith has touched base with Bridgton and Naples officials, and found that a date change to March 19 will work.

“The biggest concern will be people who show up on March 12 to vote,” Smith said. “They would be given an absentee ballot and given the opportunity that day to vote.”

The board agreed to move the referendum vote from March 12 to March 19.

FA Robotics team heads to finals

(Continued from Page 1A) period. The object of the game is to attain a higher score than the opposing alliance by high-scoring or lowscoring caps, toggling flags, and by alliance parking or center parking robots on the game field’s platforms.

“The key to our first and second place win at the finals was just pure experimentation and excellent leadership from our older students,” Sartory

said. “The team decided to build a robot equipped with a double shooter, which was a real game changer for us.

And, the strategic alliance with the robotics team from Greely, as well as Thornton Academy, also gave us an added advantage to secure the first and second place win.”

The Vex Robotics League State Championship competition will be held in

(Continued from Page 4B) including Kyle, will take an online qualifying test; up to 100 of the top test scorers in each state then become eligible to compete in their State GeoBee. The winners of the State GeoBees receive an all-

expenses-paid trip to National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington, D.C., next May to participate in the GeoBee national championship, competing for cash prizes, scholarships and an

South Portland at the Point Community Center on Saturday, Feb. 23, and will host over 50 teams from across the state in an all-day tournament.

When asked what he hoped his students were learning from the experience, Sartory responded, “Besides the obvious problem-solving and leadership skills, I think one of the proudest moments for me

ingredients, so users don’t know what’s actually in them.

Users inhale e-cigarette aerosol into their lungs.

Bystanders can also breathe in this aerosol when the user exhales it into the air.

Most e-cigarettes contain nicotine — the addictive drug in regular cigarettes, cigars, and other tobacco products. Studies show nicotine can harm the developing adolescent brain. The brain keeps developing until about age 25. Using nicotine in adolescence can harm the parts of the brain that control attention, learning, mood and impulse control.

“Yes, the epidemic equally affects males and females.

The number of suspensions is almost split down the middle,” said Thornton after a recent presentation to the SAD 61 School Board.

“Unfortunately, it is occurring everywhere. Students are able to sneak it in classes and the hallways (rare). They are predominately caught vaping in bathrooms, locker rooms and on the bus.”

LRHS had 11 suspensions for vaping in 2017–2018, and so far this school year, there have been nine suspensions.

In one case, a student had an e-cigarette confiscated, but still asked Thornton if his mother could pick it up after school. “Pens” can range in price from $35 and up.

“I believe our number is higher this year because the staff is more informed, aware and vigilant,” noted Thornton, who pointed out to the school board that staff were shown e-cigarettes and some models that look like USB flash drives which are plugged into computers for charging. “I also believe that the number of students suspended will increase because we have students on our side. We have many students reporting vaping.”

Creating awareness amongst staff and students is a key to stemming the vaping tide. The district has touched base with coordinator Krista Walker of the Tobacco Prevention Program, and is in the process of developing educational programming to present to both students and parents.

“No one really knows what the long-term effects of vaping will be,” Thornton said. “We need to tackle this issue at all levels. No one is immune to this.”

was on a bus ride back to campus when I overheard the group —composed of a bunch of diverse backgrounds, locations from around the world, age groups, and interests — talking about what they want to work on next and inviting each other to their homes (Continued from Page 4A) during February break. To high low.

This tells the highest and lowest value for a stock. me, they represent the epitome of what makes Fryeburg For example, if the stock for one year veered from 10–20, SES teams could use it! Then, teams would look at the chart Academy a great school.” to assess for risk, hoping to see values that went up and down like a rollercoaster.

The Stock Market game started on Oct. 10, 2018, and ended on Dec. 21, 2018. In all, 479 schools participated in all-expenses-paid Lindblad offers classroom resources, the Stock Market game of 2018. expedition to the Galápagos student experiences and In May, Sebago students from the winning teams will Islands aboard the National professional development attend an awards banquet in Portland. opportunities for educators.

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Learn more at www.natDr. Ted Rogers geobee.org Activator In addition to the GeoBee, National Geographic also

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Come to our information and orientation session to learn more about it on Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 10 a.m., at the Crooked River School in Casco, or call Adult Ed for an appoint-

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They will update you when they get to know us better.” Visit our website at harvesthills.org to see other dogs and cats waiting for a new home!

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Obituaries

Donald R. Belanger Sr.

Noreen E. Robblee

WESTBROOK — Donald Roger Belanger Sr., 77, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, at Maine Medical Center, surrounded by his family.

He was born March 8, 1941, in Portland, the son of Hormidas and Jeannette (Leroux) Belanger. Don was a lifelong resident of Westbrook and attended local schools. He enjoyed a 45-year career as a gas pump technician for the Adams & Fogg Company. His favorite hobbies included photography, slot car racing, walking the mall, and especially walking his best friend and partner in crime, Emma Lou. He will always be remembered for his great sense of humor and love of family.

Don is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Mary (Butterfield) Belanger; children, Jeanie Devoe of Windham, Ann Washburn of Durham, Donald “Butch” Belanger Jr. of Casco, Tom Belanger of Westbrook and Kim Marquis of Westbrook; four grandchildren and a great-grandchild; and brothers, Leo, Paul and Albert Belanger.

Visiting hours were held Monday, Jan. 28, at the Westbrook Chapel of Dolby, Blais & Segee, 35 Church Street, Westbrook. A funeral service followed.

To express condolences or to participate in Don’s online tribute, please visit www.DolbyBlaisSegee.com

PORTLAND — Noreen Eva Robblee, 71, of Tamworth, N.H., formerly of Fryeburg, died early Saturday morning, Jan. 19, 2019, at the Maine Medical Center in Portland.

She was born on Nov. 4, 1947, in North Conway, N.H., a daughter of Perley J. and Eva E. (Bryant) Gordon.

She attended schools in northern Maine and settled in Fryeburg as a young woman to raise her family. Noreen worked in housekeeping and later as a manager within that occupation for North Conway area hotels and resorts for many years.

She was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Center Conway, enjoyed crocheting, the company of her grandchildren, and especially fishing on Rocky Branch with her family.

Noreen is survived by her children, Raymond Robblee of Fryeburg, Ann Brown of Clermont, Fla., Bill Robblee of Brownfield and Richard Robblee of Tamworth, N.H.; 16 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a sister, Barbara Robblee of Holden; her ex-husband and friend, Al Robblee of Fryeburg; nieces, nephews, and many church friends and neighbors.

A memorial service for Noreen was held on Friday, Jan. 25, at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1257 East Main Street, Center Conway, N.H. Arrangements are in the care of the Wood Funeral Home, 9 Warren Street, Fryeburg. Condolences and tributes may be shared with Noreen’s family at www.woodfuneralhome.org

Robert B. Clark DENMARK — It is with heavy hearts that the Clark family conveys the passing of their much-loved father, Robert Burrell Clark, 92, at his home on Moose Pond in Denmark, Maine on the morning of Jan. 16, 2019, exactly six months before his 93rd birthday. He was ill for over four years, hanging on for some questionable reason. Some might wonder that he feared passing before his beloved wife, Dorothy, a mere 91 days before he did, as young Robert was known as a mischievous boy, skipping school at a young age and, therefore, hoping that she paved a path direct to her.

Born on July 16, 1926, in Melrose, Mass., Robert was the valued son of the late E. G. and Ruth Clark, and the adored younger brother of the late Lucille Taylor, previously from Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and the older brother of the late Nancy “Peanut” Wetterer, previously of Hopkinton, N.H. During World War II, Robert was a tail-gunner on a Martin Mariner PBM-3 and, in part, responsible for the sinking of a German submarine off the southern coast of the United States. It was upon his return from WWII that Robert met Dorothy, then a roommate of “Peanut” at Tufts University, who was visiting his family home in Melrose. I’d like to think it was love at first sight, for, as I have learned through the years, Robert was a romantic of great proportion. He and Dorothy celebrated their seventieth wedding anniversary this past August 27th.

Robert was a Renaissance man in that he was, by day, an insurance underwriter, but excelled at many things. First, he had a wonderful ability to be at one with his children, behaving much like a child himself and ultimately being a devoted dad. On the events that he had to be a disciplinarian, he would send the child in need of “behavioral correction” to bed without dinner, then, later in the evening, when the kitchen was quiet, he would prepare and sneak them their favorite food. So much for discipline…He taught each of his children to water ski, standing in the water supporting them for what seemed hours, always encouraging, until they were successful in keeping the skis on their feet. He was also the builder of the family’s second home on Moose Pond.

While sorting through his personal documents, his very detailed floor plans and list of cost by item were discovered. The home still stands strong and sturdy. In his retirement he revived his outstanding carving skill. As a young man at Colgate University, while being a young father, he dismantled an old blanket chest and used the top of it for carvings of waterfowl and bird scenes. Later in life, he carved multiple birds, ducks and, his favorite, the loon. Whenever he entered some of his carvings to the Fryeburg Fair, he inevitably won. Many asked to purchase the carvings; the answer was always “no.” Thought is that he was very humble and was uncomfortable placing a cash value, however, he never failed to present them, inscribed, as gifts.

Another noteworthy talent of his was his relationship with animals. There was once a red squirrel that would climb into his shirt pocket, take the waiting peanut, then sit on his lap while devouring it. There was “Big Boy,” his committed Canada goose who would, through the years, sit by his side while enjoying the afternoon sun. Big Boy always brought his brood around to show off to Robert. He and Dorothy both enjoyed the evening event of a beautiful red fox, that he would feed nightly. She was a gift with perfect timing as she came around shortly after losing his beloved Siberian Husky, Nanook. His request that her ashes be combined with his has been fulfilled.

A humorous trait of Robert’s was his propensity of nicknaming people close to him. Two favorites were his niece, Wendy, to whom he referred as “Breezy” and the daughter of his very close friend, Pete, who was “Boog” due to her being so afraid of the “boogie-man.” There were many others, another niece: Kiss-Me-Kate and grandchildren: Boo, Kerry-AnnHiggins, Rifer-saver, Spach, Katrina; children: Moose, JanetteMon-Cherie, the list goes on…He was nicknamed by his grandchildren, first by some as Big Bob, then others as Biggie Bob, and, lastly, as Mickie Bob, due to his retiring in Florida where Mickie Mouse was to be found. There is some irony that he held all three of these titles as he was always a child at heart.

Even in his final years with the inability to verbalize, he was still able to laugh.

Robert was the last of siblings and their spouses, the last of Dorothy’s siblings and their spouses and the last of most of his friends. Robert leaves behind a legacy of family members: Linda Higgins, husband Barry; Diane Munson, husband Sam; Cynthia Arvanites, husband Peter; Janet Clark; Andrew Brooks Clark, wife Debra; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews and their children. He had an enormity of friends, local neighbors. We will all miss this wonderful man but, with much hope, he is now with his beloved Dorothy.

The family has decided to celebrate the lives of Robert and Dorothy together in the summer at their home on the lake. If considering a donation in Robert’s name, please consider a hospice care facility. The family is grateful for the care that the staff at Beacon Hospice of South Portland and FirstLight Home Care, specifically Adam and Christine. With help from them, the family was able to grant his wish for being in his home until he passed.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Wood Funeral Home, 9 Warren Street, Fryeburg, Maine. To send words of condolences online, please visit www.woodfuneralhome.org

Marie Roast PORTLAND — Marie Roast, 71, of Raymond, passed away comfortably and at peace on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, at Mercy Hospital in Portland.

She grew up in Portland and attended Portland schools. She married Melvin “Mel” Roast of Portland in Oct. 1979, giving birth to their daughter, Elyshia in 1980. They enjoyed their lives together in Portland and Raymond. Marie truly loved life, especially laughing. She found humor in most things, which got her through difficult times in her life.

To emphasize her positive outlook, days before succumbing to cancer, she said, “I can’t wait to see what’s on the other side. I think what I find will be funny! Make my obituary short, most of them are long and boring.”

She is survived by her three children, Elyshia Trefry, Kelly Thistle and John Thistle; a sister, Joanne Bryant; brother, Rudy Perry; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and close friends. Marie was a truly amazing mother, wife and most of all woman, who is loved and missed dearly. Marie quotes, “Play hard and don’t work too hard,” “Love animals,” “Keep your sense of humor,” “Don’t take things too seriously,” “Enjoy people, even if they don’t enjoy you, and “Lastly, be happy.”

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: The Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland, PO Box 336, Westbrook, ME 04098.

Lorraine H. Cheney MONTICELLO — Lorraine Harriet (Beals) Cheney, 95, went to be with the Lord her Savior, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, after a life well lived. She had a wonderful 95th birthday party in Dec., celebrating with many family members and then gathering with all her friends at Casco Inn Residential Care Facility where she had resided for the past two and a half years.

The family wishes to thank Casco Inn’s staff and caregivers for the wonderful care she receive d during her stay.

Lorraine, the daughter of Jesse and Harold Beals, grew up in Bridgewater, Mass., and graduated from Bridgewater Classical Institute.

She married Dana Cheney and they settled in Monticello, where they raised their five children. Dana owned and operated Dana’s Food Shop and the Miss Aroostook Diner. Lorraine would help with preparations when there were large catering parties. She was a wonderful mother and enjoyed taking care of her family.

With five children, she did a lot of cooking and baking — making bread was her specialty. Two days before she passed, she told one of her grandsons how to make bread. No one could top her memory. It was amazing, her ability to recall things up until the end.

Lorraine was a woman of faith, and attended the Monticello Wesleyan Community Church. There she enjoyed singing in the choir, Bible studies and good fellowship.

Later in life, Lorraine traveled to Woodstock, New Brunswick, and attended cosmetology school to become a beautician. After passing her state exam, she opened up a shop in her house and enjoyed a career styling hair for her local community.

Every morning, she opened the Bangor Daily News to the crossword puzzle and diligently worked the clues to completion.

She often would receive calls from other avid puzzlers to help solve the more difficult clues.

She loved to knit as another pastime and made beautiful mittens, blankets and other things. Many family members and friends were the recipients of those warm gifts. She once enjoyed making mittens with her friends for the Houlton High School girls’ basketball team.

As a believer in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and loving mother, she relied on prayer and the Lord for guidance. Her favorite verses were as follows: Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5 & 6 Lorraine was predeceased by her parents; her husband; her sister Marilyn McKinnon; and her brothers Edwin and Merton Beals. She leaves her daughters, Jacqueline Lord of Yarmouth and Katharine and Glen Garland of Bridgton; her sons, Gary and Cherry Cheney of Cumberland Foreside, Joseph and Carolyn Cheney of Presque Isle, and Dana and Janet Cheney of East Bridgewater, Mass.; as well as eleven grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be conducted at a later date. Interment will take place at Jewell Cemetery, Monticello. Arrangements in care of Dunn Funeral Home, 11 Park St., Houlton, ME 04730.

Online condolences may be expressed on the Tribute Wall at: www.dunnfuneral.com

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Calendar BRIDGTON Thur., Jan 31 — American Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m.

– 3 p.m., Chalmers Insurance, 100 Main St. FMI and for appointment 1-800-733-2767 or www.RedCrossBlood.org Thur., Jan 31 — Childbirth education class (part 1), 6 – 8 p.m., Bridgton Hospital. Free to mothers and partners. FMI and to register: 647-6128 or www.cmhc.org/bhbirthed Fri., Feb. 1 — Teen Fantasy Book Group — Madwolf’s Daughter, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m., Bridgton Public Library. FMI 647-2472.

Sat., Feb. 2 — Spaghetti dinner, 2 – 5 p.m., Community Center. $5 suggested donation.

Proceeds benefit Bridgton American Legion Post building restoration.

Mon. Feb. 4 — Socrates Cafe, 6:15, Community Center, Topic: The Mind/Body/Soul Connection, moderated by Jim Kearney. FMI 583-6957.

Wed., Feb. 5 — Landscaping for Wildlife workshop with Deb Perkins, 3 – 4:30 p.m., Maine Lake Science Center, 15 Willett Rd. $25 LEA members, $30 nonmembers. FMI and to register contact alanna@ leamaine.org Thur., Feb. 7 — Childbirth education class (part 2), 6 – 8 p.m., Bridgton Hospital. Free to mothers and partners. FMI and to register: 647-6128 or www.cmhc.org/bhbirthed Fri., Feb. 8 — Bridgton Ice Rink re-opening, ribbon cutting 4:30 p.m. followed by skating at7:30 p.m. Open gym at Town Hall. All welcome.

Fri., Feb. 8 — Breastfeeding class, 6 – 7:30 p.m., Bridgton Hospital. Free of charge, registration required.

FMI and to register 647-6128 or www.cmhc.org/bhbirthed Fri., Feb. 8 — Bridgton Easy Riders Snowmobile Club potluck supper and meeting, 6 p.m., Community Center.

Fri., Feb. 8 — LEA constellation walk at Holt Pond, 6 – 7:30 p.m., Holt Pond Preserve, South Bridgton.

Free, all welcome. Wear layers, bring snowshoes and head lamps. FMI, to borrow snowshoes, and to register contact alanna@leamaine.org BROWNFIELD Sat., Feb. 2 — Spaghetti dinner, 5 – 7 p.m., Masonic Lodge, 55 Denmark Rd. $8 adults, $5 children.

DENMARK Fri., Feb. 1 — Denmark Mountain Hikers, easy hike, Douglas Mountain (1,416 ft.), Sebago. Bring winter packs, puffy jackets, head lamps, microspikes, and snowshoes.

Hikers are encouraged to select hikes appropriate to their physical ability; an easy hike in summer can be more difficult in winter conditions. Meet 8 a.m., Denmark Congregational Church to carpool. FMI 7562247.

Fri., Feb. 8 — Denmark Mountain Hikers, arduous hike, Speckled Mountain (2,906 ft.), Evans Notch, Maine. Plan on coming out of the woods after dark. Bring winter packs, puffy jackets, head lamps, microspikes, and snowshoes.

Hikers are encouraged to select hikes appropriate to their physical ability. Meet 7:30 a.m., Denmark Congregational Church to carpool. FMI 7562247.

Fri., Feb. 8 — Denmark Mountain Hikers, easy hike, Bald Ledge (1,187 ft.), Porter. Bring winter packs, puffy jackets, head lamps, microspikes, and snowshoes.

Hikers are encouraged to select hikes appropriate to their physical ability. Meet 8 a.m., Denmark Congregational Church to carpool. FMI 7562247.

HARRISON Sat., Feb. 9 — History of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, presentation by Liam Opie, 7 p.m., Caswell Conservancy Center, 42 Main St. Free and open to the public.

NAPLES Wed., Feb. 6 — American Red Cross blood drive, 1 – 6 p.m., Town Hall, 15 Village Green Lane. FMI and for appointment 1-800-733-2767 or www.RedCrossBlood.org RAYMOND Wed., Feb. 6 — Community Friendship Meal to support and honor furloughed Federal employees.

5 – 6:30 p.m., Raymond Village Community Church, 27 Main St. (Rte. 121). Free, all welcome! FMI contact Rev. Foran nancy1@maine.rr.com or 655-7749.

Sat., Feb. 9 — Hawk Henries Native American flute player/storyteller, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Raymond Village Library.

Free, geared toward Pre-K to Grade 2 children.

Sat., Feb. 9 — Hawk Henries Native American flute player/storyteller, 6:30 p.m.

Raymond Village Community Church, 27 Main St. Free, all welcome. $5 suggested donation.

Sun., Feb. 10 — Hawk Henries Native American flute player/storyteller, 10 a.m. service, Raymond Village Community Church, 27 Main

St. Free, all welcome. Brunch follows to raise funds for youth summer camp scholarships.

AREA EVENTS Sat., Feb. 2 — Texas Hold’em tournament, JacksonSilver Post 68, 595 Gore Rd., Locke Mills. Doors open 11 a.m., games begin 1 p.m. $50 buy-in, 50/50, BYOB, pull tabs, meals, beverages available. FMI Ray at 8903737.

Sat., Feb. 2 — Community winter cookout, 5:30 p.m., Congregational Church of East Sumner, 50 Main St. (Rte. 219), East Sumner. Hot dogs, burgers, etc., raffles. Donations accepted for meal, proceeds benefit church outreach. FMI 388-2609 or 388-2263.

Wed., Feb. 6 — Free film screening Recovery Boys, panel discussion follows, 5:30 p.m., Mt. Washington Observatory Weather Discovery Center, 2779 White Mtn. Hwy., N. Conway. Pizza provided by Flatbread Company. Free and open to public. Reservations bit.ly/RecoveryinNH ONGOING WEEKLY DAILY Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trail, Raymond.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon – 1 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Sweden Rd., Bridgton. O/D MONDAYS Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9 – 10 a.m. Mon., Wed., Fri., Bridgton Town Hall, North High Street. FMI 647-2402.

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

2nd Mon.) Nazarene Church, Rte. 114. FMI 787-2177.

Lovell Thrift Shop, 10 a.m. – noon, Lovell United Church of Christ.

Yarn Activity Groups, 1 – 3 p.m. Caswell Conservancy Center, Main Street, Harrison.

Bridge, 1 p.m., Bradley St., Fryeburg. Runs year-round.

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

Recovery Skills Group, 3 p.m., Lakes Region Recovery Center, 25 Hospital Dr., back of campus, make right at ambulance garage. FMI lrrcbridgton.org Celebrate Recovery, Christ-based 12-step recovery program, 6 – 8 p.m., Lake Region Vineyard Church, 402 Main St., Bridgton. FMI 6475439.

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

TUESDAYS Taoist Tai Chi continuing class, 9 – 11 a.m., Harrison Congregational Church.

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

Tai Chi Maine, 10 a.m., set practice, Town Hall, Bridgton.

Chickadee Quilters, 10 a.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Tunes for Tots, 10 – 11 a.m., Bridgton Public Library.

Naples Food Pantry, 10 – 11:30 a.m., United Methodist Church, Village Green. FMI 595-2754.

Technology Help, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., Bridgton Public Library Storytimes, 10:30 a.m., Casco Public Library, 5 Leach Hill Rd, Casco.

All Recovery, 11 a.m., Lakes Region Recovery Center, 25 Hospital Dr., back of campus, make right at ambulance garage. FMI lrrcbridgton.org Bridgton Food Pantry, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Methodist Church, 98 Main St., FMI 6474476.

Community Lunch, noon, Sebago Nazarene Church, $3.50 suggested donation.

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

Cards/Board games, noon – 2:30 p.m., Harrison Fire Station Community Room.

Adult Knitting, 1 – 3 p.m., Bridgton Public Library.

Scrabble Tuesday, 1:3- – 2:30 p.m., Soldiers Memorial Library, Hiram. FMI 6254650.

LEGO Club, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m., Bridgton Public Library.

Storybook Club, 4 – 5:30 p.m., Bridgton Public Library.

Yarn Junkies, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m., Casco Public Library.

Harrison Food Bank, 3 – 6:30 p.m., VFW Hall, 176 Waterford Rd. FMI Sandy Swett 647-3384.

Al-Anon Bridgton, 7 p.m.

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

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

Open Recovery Meeting, 7 p.m., Lakes Region Recovery Center, 25 Hospital Dr., back of campus, make right at ambulance garage.

FMI lrrcbridgton.org WEDNESDAYS Free Breakfast and Fellowship, 7:30 – 9 a.m., Naples United Methodist Church, Village Green, (snow date Friday, same time). FMI 693-6594.

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FPL receives national grant Bad libraries build collections, good libraries build services, great libraries build communities.

– R. David Lankes FRYEBURG — Fryeburg Public Library is one of 16 public libraries nationwide chosen to receive a $10,000 American Dream Literacy Initiative grant from the American Library Association (ALA) and Dollar General Literacy Foundation. FPL was selected for the grant from nearly 100 public libraries through a competitive, peer-reviewed application process. The American Dream Literacy Initiative, made possible through the generosity of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, strives to develop tools and resources for libraries and library staff to provide effective literacy services to adult English language learners in their communities and across the country.

With the funding, FPL will host several free Technology Enrichment courses, purchase new laptop computers, and a projector. The library will still partner with Lake Region and Fryeburg Area Adult Education and continue to host LRFAAE courses such as English as a Second Language and career advisement, math prep, HiSet High School Equivalency Diploma testing, and Academic Support.

Conversations with community members and existing partners showed that the Fryeburg library should be a place where patrons, young and old, can find the resources to further their education, find out where to receive job training, enhance their English language skills, or take a fun class for enrichment. The library’s central location and access to new technology and free instruction will increase the quality of life in the community.

Approximately nine percent of people in Oxford County over age 25 do not have a secondary diploma and the local unemployment rate is higher than the state average, which indicates that the local community would benefit from expanded learning and job training opportunities.

The library will use data collected from a survey to create a new course schedule based on the findings, which should be ready by March.

To learn more about the library call 935-2731.

Chester Eastman haying with his family and hired help in the early 1900s.

Chatham Historical bonfire

CHATHAM, N.H.— The Chatham Historical Society will be hosting its third annual bonfire on Saturday, Feb. 2, starting at 4 p.m. The event will be held at the Society’s new home in the Chatham Center Schoolhouse, 1061 Main Rd. (113 B) in Chatham, N.H., and will celebrate the building’s addition to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places

by the N.H. Division of Historical Resources Council.

Jeanne Eastman, president of the Society, says, “We are pleased to be preserving this schoolhouse for our Town and our State. A lot has happened here, as we heard at our Chatham School Reunion last summer.”

Eastman says, “This is a great event in the middle of winter, a chance for all to join

Stargazing is amazing!

LR Community Chorus needs you Bridgton. LRCC thanks Bridgton Academy for their on-going help and support!

The LRCC conducting team is made up of Jan Jukkola, Susan Stockwell and Dan Allen.

LRCC welcomes members from all voice parts; Sopranos, Altos, Tenors and Basses but the group especially needs Tenors and Basses to balance out its sound. Auditions are not required, but some familiarity with reading music would be helpful. Programs are made up of a variety of pieces from many musi-

Chester Eastman’s ancestors began farming on this land in 1796 and Chester lived on the farm from his birth in 1865 until 1917 when he moved to Fryeburg. His grandson, Steve, continues to farm the same site with his family today.

If the weather is stormy, the event will be postponed until Saturday, Feb. 9 (check the Society’s Facebook page for postponement message).

Call 603-694-3388 or visit chathamhistoricalnh for more information.

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Winter is a wonderful time to look at the night sky because you don’t have to stay up late. Join the Lakes Environmental Association for an evening snowshoe for stargazing at Holt Pond Preserve on Friday, Feb. 8, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Away from the bright lights of town and out on the snow-covered boardwalk, participants will be rewarded with a rich night sky and revel in the splendor while learning about some of the major winter constellations with H.A. Rey’s book The Stars. Stargazers should wear warm layers and bring snowshoes and a headlamp. Let LEA know if you need to borrow BOGS boots or snowshoes. Those who plan to join the trek should register with Alanna at alanna@ Young visitor learning how to milk a cow at the Chester Eastman Homestead. leamaine.org

All singers are welcome to join the Lake Region Community Chorus as they begin their seventh year of singing and performing in the Lake Region.

If you love to sing and are free on Monday evenings the members of the LRCC would love to have you join them. The group has about 55 members from Bridgton and 14 surrounding towns. The Spring Session started on Jan. 28, 2019 but registration will also be held on Feb. 4 in the Twitchell Chapel at the Bridgton Academy in North

in the celebration, and get out and see their neighbors. A bonfire is a perfect cure for any wintertime blues.”

For those who don’t like the cold no matter what, the bonfire can be viewed from inside the old one-room schoolhouse. Chili and cornbread will be available for a donation.

At 6 p.m. there will be a slide show of past events at the Chester Eastman Homestead, which offered historical and educational programs from 1997 to 2007.

cal genres and styles. There is something for everyone and LRCC wants to make sure singers and audiences have a very enjoyable time at rehearsals and performances.

Rehearsals are from 6:25 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday evenings. There is a $25 registration fee that helps cover the cost of music.

The spring concert dates are scheduled for Friday, May 17 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 19 at 3 p.m. There is a two-week trial period if needed and scholarships are available. LRCC hopes to see you there!

Please contact Jan Jukkola for more information at musicsix@cox.net or 647-2584. LRCC is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization.

HARRISON — This week’s Harrison Rec update: Open gym: Starting next week, adult open gym will take place on Wednesday nights from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Harrison Elementary School. Lace up those sneakers and come join the fun!

Pickleball continues to play every Saturday at Harrison Elementary School from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Equipment is provided for those that don’t have any.

Piyo: The six-week Piyo class with Emily is going well. Classes are held on Mondays at the Community Room starting at 1:30 p.m. Cost: $6 for drop-ins. Please bring water and yoga mat if you have one.

Play group: The kid’s play group kicked off this week and will continue Thursdays at the Community Room from 1 to 4 p.m. Reminder that you are welcome to bring snacks and drinks during this time. Rec will also continue to collect toys that are not broken.

Groomed: More great news, thanks to the Friendly Riders Snowmobile Club, there are groomed snowshoeing/cross-country ski trails at RADR. There is also a groomed sledding/tubing area at the top of the soccer field. This is open to the public, so suit up and have some fun! RADR is located on Route 117 headed toward Norway. The address is 669 Norway Road.

Senior Luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at the Community Room (doors open at 11 a.m.) will include meatloaf, mashed potatoes, vegetables, assorted cookies, coffee, milk and juice, along with 10 rounds of bingo. Cost: $3 per person. The luncheon is sponsored by the Lions Club.

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Ice rink will reopen It’s time to skate!

The Bridgton Ice Rink, located behind the Town Hall on North High Street, will hold its grand reopening for public skating on Friday, Feb. 8. There will be a ribbon-cutting at 4:30 p.m., followed by skating to 7:30 p.m. The event includes door prizes, hot chocolate and snacks.

The Town Hall will be available for open gym.

IN THE TOP THREE — The finals of the Sixth Annual Lake Region’s Got Talent competition was held this past Sunday at Lake Region High School’s auditorium.

Capturing first place (photo to left) were Thomas Kolofsky (left) and Walker Elsaesser. Their group is called Out of the Blue. Second place went to Ethan Ho (center photo). Third place was claimed by Alice Boudreau (left) and Emelia Bailey (top right photo).

(Photos by Shannon Avery)

Otisfield Historical Society’s ‘Cabin Fever Busters’ OTISFIELD — Since January 2012, a small group of women have been getting together at the East Otisfield Free Baptist Church (EOFB), 231 Rayville Rd., in Otisfield, to work on sewing and craft projects.

Each person usually brings her own project to work on, and occasionally there are group projects. Those who are more experienced and skilled help those who are less skilled, and the group shares patterns, ideas, and

encouragement. They meet at the church during the cold months from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesdays (except the third Wednesday of the month). There is no charge to join, the tea kettle is always on, and new members from any town are very welcome.

For more information call Elaine at 461-1995 or e-mail dobleverrill@gmail.com The Otisfield Community Lunch is now in its ninth year and is held on the third Wednesday of the month

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from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Community Building in Otisfield. A dedicated group of people organize the lunch and generous cooks in the community provide delicious salads and desserts. When it comes to the main course, Frank Blauvelt is the “Man.” Volunteers are always needed and anyone interested should call David McVety at 539-4368.

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Community Hall, 292 Route 121, at 9 a.m., and carpools to a site, usually within Otisfield but sometimes venturing to neighboring towns. If the temperature is around zero, the group meets at 10:30 a.m.

The “walk” lasts up to an hour and a half and may require snowshoes, hiking boots with or without crampons, or even cross-country skis, depending on preference and trail conditions.

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group and sends out e-mails each week announcing the destination and relevant information. Those who are interested in being put on the e-mail list should contact jimandmoe@gmail.com Many longtime Otisfield residents still remember weekly community dances known as “Jolly Time.”

Now some of the spirit of those times has been revived in the monthly familyfriendly contra dances held at the Otisfield Community

Hall. Newcomers to town, musicians Chris Borden and Lauren Scott, have become the hometown music makers and are sometimes joined by others for this wonderful intergenerational activity.

Dances are scheduled for 6:30 to 9 p.m., on Saturdays, Feb. 23 and March 23, and an anniversary dance on April 27. All are welcome to come kick up their heels or just sit on the sidelines and enjoy the music. For BUSTERS, Page 9B

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Group, 1 – 3:30 p.m. (every Wed, except 3rd Wed. of mo.), Community Hall.

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

Mah Jongg, 1 – 4 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Conversational Spanish, 4 – 4:45 p.m., Bridgton Library.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), 5:30 p.m., BHPG conference room, old Bridgton Hospital, 25 Hospital Dr. FMI 615-7680.

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

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

Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Lakes Region Recovery Center, 25 Hospital Dr., back of campus, make right at ambulance garage. FMI lrrcbridgton.org Alcoholics Anonymous, 7

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Fitness, 9 – 10 a.m. Mon., Wed., Fri., Bridgton Town Hall, North High Street. FMI 647-2402.

Taoist Tai Chi beginner class, 9 – 10:30 a.m., 41 Depot St., Bridgton Story Time, 9:30 a.m., Denmark Library, Rte. 117.

Lovell Thrift Shop, 10 a.m.

– noon, Lovell United Church of Christ.

Kids’ Knitting, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., Bridgton Public Library Sweden Food Pantry, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Sweden Community Church. Rte. 93.

First and third Wednesday of the month only.

Senior Lunch, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

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Calendar – 8 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl., Raymond.

THURSDAYS Rotary Club Meeting, 7:15 a.m. Bridgton Community Center.

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

Taoist Tai Chi beginner class, 9 – 10:30 a.m., 41 Depot St., Bridgton Tai Chi Maine, 10 a.m., new beginner class, Town Hall, Bridgton.

Gathering Place for Seniors, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Lovell United Church of Christ, Rte. 5.

FMI 925-1321.

The Academy Collects, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Pace Galleries of Art, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy.

Read to Teddy the certified therapy dog, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., Casco Public Library, 627-4541.

All Recovery, 11 a.m., Lakes Region Recovery Center, 25 Hospital Dr., back of campus, make right at ambulance garage.

FMI lrrcbridgton.org Gathering Place Support Group, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

Knotty Knitters, 12:30 –

NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — Points North Institute, with support from MaineHealth member organizations, Memorial Hospital, and Maine Behavioral Healthcare, will present a free film screening of the Netflix documentary Recovery Boys and a community discussion with local panelists about the ongoing opioid crisis in Maine and New Hampshire.

The film is an intimate look at four young men in West Virginia who are attempting to reinvent their lives and mend broken relationships after years of drug misuse. The screening will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 6, at the Mount Washington Observatory Weather Discovery Center, 2779 White Mountain Highway in North Conway.

Pizza will be provided courtesy of Flatbread Company.

A community forum will follow the film, moderated by Amy Coveno, WMUR news anchor and host of that station’s State of Addiction series. Guest panelists include Lorinda MacDonald, APRN-PMHNP, Behavioral Health Director at Memorial Hospital; Conway Police Department Lieutenant

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2:30 p.m., Soldiers Memorial Library, Hiram. FMI 625-4650.

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

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

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

FRIDAYS Coffee Call, 8 – 11 a.m., Caswell Conservancy Center, 42 Main St., Harrison.

Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9 – 10 a.m. Mon., Wed., Fri., Bridgton Town Hall, North High Street. FMI 647-2402.

Tai Chi Maine, 10 a.m., beginner practice, Bridgton Town Hall, North High Street, Bridgton Preschool Storytime, 10 – 11 a.m., Bridgton Public Library.

Harrison Farmers Market, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., located at the turnout on Rte. 117, just before the bridge.

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

Pickup Volleyball, 6:30 – 9 p.m., Casco Community Center gym, 940 Meadow Rd., Free, all levels welcome. Bring sneakers, water, knee pads. Call 627-4187 FMI and to reserve a spot.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Lakes Region Recovery Center, 25 Hospital Dr., back of campus, make right at ambulance

garage. FMI lrrcbridgton.org SATURDAYS Bridgton Farmers Market, 9 a.m. – noon, United Methodist Church, 214 Main St., Bridgton Sebago Clothes Closet, 9 a.m. – noon. Free clothing, footwear, and bedding for Maine citizens. Warming hut next to Church of Nazarene, Rte. 114, Sebago. FMI 787-2177.

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“It’s a no-brainer,” he said, telling the selectmen, “I need your approval to do that.”

The board voted, 5–0, to support the replacement of the lights to a more costeffective type.

“In February, I will be attending a meeting with Greater Portland Council of Governments (GPCOG) to

lights outright. This would still require us to contract with an electrical contractor to maintain the fixtures so I am not sure if there is a great cost benefit to owning them at this point.”

In other business, the board set a date for the town meeting, which last year was held on a Saturday. In 2019, it will be held in April.

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“Since we are moving this up a month and a half, we are under the gun to complete budgets. I would set it for the last day in April. That gives us another week,” he said.

Tuesday, April 30 is the date that the board scheduled for the Naples annual town meeting. It will begin at 6 p.m.

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SUNDAYS Alcoholics Anonymous, 12 p.m., Lakes Region Recovery Center, 25 Hospital Dr., back of campus, make right at ambulance garage. FMI lrrcbridgton.org Ping Pong, 1 – 4 p.m., Bridgton Town Hall, North High Street, seven tables, equipment provided free.

Read to Teddy the certified therapy dog, 4 – 5 p.m., Casco Public Library, 627-4541.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., Harrison Congregational explore purchasing the street last full week of April,” Church

Valentine’s Day “Pint & A Pound!”

Caswell Conservancy Center, Main Street, Harrison.

Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Lakes Region Recovery Center, 25 Hospital Dr., back of campus, make right at ambulance garage. FMI lrrcbridgton.org AA Meeting, O/BB/D/A/L, 7 – 8 p.m., Lovell Church of Christ, 1174 Main St. AA Beginners & Group Mtgs., 7 – 8 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl.,

Resident sheds light on what is needed

KARAOKE

Reservations available 5:30 – 9 p.m.

Bridgton Lovell Thrift Shop, 10 a.m.

– noon, Lovell United Church of Christ.

Storybook Club, 10 – 11 a.m., Bridgton Public Library.

Pickleball, 9 – 11 a.m., Harrison Elementary School, Naples Road.

Farmers’ Market, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library, Lovell.

Bible Study, 11 a.m. – noon,

Christopher Mattei; Janice Spinney, Director of MWV Supports Recovery; and Joe Rodriguez, a local recovery coach.

“We are grateful for the opportunity to show the film and have a discussion with our community,” says Sue Ruka, Director of Population Health at Memorial Hospital. “We see the impact of substance use disorder on a routine basis. In the past two years working with our community partners we have made progress in addressing this health crisis — however it remains a complex and multifaceted problem. The film and discussion helps ‘humanize’ the struggles and yet provides hope that recovery is possible with support and management programs.”

This event aims to raise awareness about the impacts of the opioid crisis and identify emerging solutions and available resources in the region. Community members from all backgrounds are invited to listen, learn, and participate in the conversation. The screenings are free of charge and open to the public but seating is limited. Reservations can be made at bit.ly/RecoveryinNH

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(Continued from Page 8A) more information call Bill Griffin at 539-3072, or go to Otisfield Contra Dance on Facebook.

And don’t forget the Winter Carnival on Saturday, Feb. 16, featuring an exciting array of activities planned by the Fireman’s Association and a host of others. Be sure to enjoy this free, fun time, especially the classic Cardboard Sled Race (cardboard sled building is scheduled at the Otisfield Community Hall on Saturday, Feb 9, from 1 to 4 p.m.). High School students Cory Kahkonen and Maddie Day are coordinating an Italian Supper as their Senior Project, with donations going to the Town Christmas Fund for Children. To learn more about the Winter Carnival contact Noreen Edwards at 627-7033 or edwarn@fairpoint.net

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Consent agreement awaits DEP look (Continued from Page 1A) year — came before the Casco Board of Selectmen on Jan. 22, it elicited several responses. In the end, the Casco selectmen voted unanimously to table the consent agreement for 122 Acadia Rd., stating they would prefer the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to weigh in on this particular case.

Casco Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) Alex Sirois said he left messages at the regional DEP office over the holidays, but had not yet heard back. Also, he e-mailed

DEP a copy of the proposed consent agreement. In general, a consent agreement simply states that something is not up to code, whether it is the setback from the water or from a road or because the lot is too small to provide proper setbacks. Once signed by all parties, the consent agreement is filed with the Registry of Deeds.

According to Sirois, who presented some of the background information to the board, the applicant is hoping to be able to keep the deck.

The lot is too small to relo-

Fryeburg Police

(Continued from Page 3A) 9:10 p.m. Drug complaint at Portland Street business.

Thursday, January 24 4:58 a.m. Assist Oxford County deputy at Main Street.

7:50 a.m. Motor vehicle crash at intersection of Portland Street and Fish & Game Road.

2:03 p.m. Welfare check on Kimball Lake Shores Road.

3:10 p.m. Vehicle off the road at intersection of Hattie Pike Road and Portland Street.

8:21 p.m. Assist Fryeburg Rescue at Portland Street business.

Friday, January 25 2:25 p.m. Assist Fryeburg Fire on Lovewell Pond Road.

5:28 p.m. Responding to a motor vehicle crash on Main Street, police charged William T. Lyons, 47, of Fryeburg, with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence (alcohol).

Saturday, January 26 9:50 a.m. Traffic hazard on Lovell Road.

1:45 p.m. Assist Fryeburg Rescue on Portland Street.

Sunday, January 27 12:57 a.m. Domestic disturbance on Pleasant Street.

10:01 a.m. Traffic complaint on West Fryeburg Road.

10:50 a.m. Peace officer detail on Main Street.

2:16 p.m. Welfare check on West Fryeburg Road.

cate it to another spot, Sirois said. Hebert bought the lot in October and the deck was a deciding factor in purchasing the property. He “came in and wanted to do some improvements. Once something comes in, I look at the history and make sure it is all legal. If I am issuing a permit to modify the floating portion, I want to make sure it is good and legal,” Sirois said.

That is when it was discovered that there was no paperwork trail to show that a permit had been approved for the deck. Hebert explained that not only does the deck provide a gathering place on the small, slice-of-pie shaped lot, but also it provides an anchor for the dock that he extended in order to moor his boat. “I would really hate to see it go.

This was a huge selling point

for us because it is a nice gathering area. A portion would have to stay just to support the dock,” Hebert said, adding the shoreline slopes dramatically and changes with the water levels. “It is kind of a unique situation,” he said.

Later in the conversation, Vice Chair Mary Fernandes spoke. “When does uniqueness become the standard?

That is the crux for me. There are different sizes, different angles, different lengths.

With each one, we say, ‘Yes, yes, yes,’” Fernandes said.

She said that some shoreland zoning laws date back to the 1970s and that there is reason that a Shoreland district is designated and protected.

“For me, there is an uncomfortability, there is too much murkiness — for lack of a better word,” she said.

Responding to Hebert’s comments about being penalized for doing conservation work in the Shoreland Zone, Fernandes spoke again. “We haven’t made a decision yet.

This board makes the best effort to deal with these issues” whether the nonconforming structure dates back five or 50 years, she said. “We just want to be careful and consistent. I am also in the presence of mind, I just want to table this.”

The other board members agreed that tabling it was a good idea. Selectman Thomas Peaslee said he would be more comfortable making a decision after hearing DEP’s take on it. Peaslee spoke twice after hearing the landowner’s viewpoint. “I am very understanding of your situation. Without being there

and seeing the site, I am not sure why the deck has to be there for the dock,” Peaslee said.

While considering it, the selectmen talked about how the consent agreement would allow the owner to maintain the deck. The wording in the agreement would allow the deck to be replaced board by board and stay there indefinitely. “This language — they could keep it there forever,” Selectman Grant Plummer said. “I think an important part of the conversation is what do we allow from here on out or what we do not allow.”

Plummer mentioned that there was no documentation backing up the legality of the deck. “There is going to be a line out the door, if we start handing out consent agreements,” he said.

The tabled consent agreement for this property is scheduled to be on the agenda during the Feb. 12 meeting.

(Continued from Page 3A) Saturday, January 26 2:16 a.m. Officers Muise and Hammond responded to a disturbance complaint at a Portland Road home. With police en route, one subject left the residence.

9:34 a.m. Sgt. Jones went to an Iredale Street location and arrested a subject on an outstanding warrant.

11:02 a.m. An elderly driver reportedly struck multiple vehicles parked on Main Street.

12:26 p.m. Officer Muise

and Sgt. Jones responded to a reported road rage incident on Main Street, which a male reportedly exited a car with a club in hand. The subject did not strike the caller or the vehicle.

3:03 p.m. A caller informed police that she was headed to court on Monday and wondered if there were any bail conditions or arrest warrants issued, just to be prepared if she was going to jail.

No warrants had been issued.

4:36 p.m. Officer George was sent to a store regarding theft of candy.

5:39 p.m. Sgt. Reese and Officer George responded to a disturbance, in which a male reportedly took away a subject’s cane and hit her with it.

9:54 p.m. Police were asked to locate a juvenile, who had run away and refused to answer her telephone.

10:53 p.m. Police responded to a report that a “full needle” was found in a business’ bathroom.

Sunday, January 27 12:53 p.m. A gray sedan struck a dog on Main Street.

2:19 p.m. Police, fire and

ambulance personnel were dispatched to Knowles Point Road for a possible person falling through the ice.

3:22 p.m. Police were asked to conduct a welfare check, involving a female who appeared either disoriented or under the influence, in the hospital parking lot.

3:31 p.mn. A caller requested police remove a subject from a Kansas Road home. Officer Swiatek and Sgt. Jones responded.

4:02 p.m. A truck parked on Forest Avenue was broken into.

Bridgton Police blotter items

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Hancock Lumber’s

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Ellery Hunt

Jarod Maher

Ellery Hunt was willing to take a chance on competing in indoor track & field, and it proved to be a very good decision.

“Ellery has been an indoor stalwart since her freshman year, and has been open to learning and understanding shot put throwing techniques from the start, which is evident from her continued improvement in the event,” Lake Region Coach Dana Caron said. “Ellery is also a team leader. She can be relied on to help set up and lead drills, gather equipment, and assist newer teammates. I’m extremely happy to nominate Ellery for Player of the Week!”

In recognition of her strong work ethic, determination, commitment and good sportsmanship, Ellery 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 speciallydesigned t-shirt, sponsored

by Hancock Lumber.

The Hunt File Name: Ellery Hunt Year in School: Junior Hometown: Bridgton Parents: Jessica and Kevin Hunt Sports you play: Indoor and outdoor track & field School organizations: ASTRA Club School honors: National Honor Society Q. Why did you choose indoor track & field? I chose to do indoor track my freshman year because I wanted to try something new, and over the years, I ended up loving it.

Q. What is the most difficult part of track & field?

I find the most difficult thing is doing better each week, trying to beat my personal records.

Q. What do you enjoy the most about the sport?

I enjoy the sport because you are playing for yourself. I also enjoy all of the people who play and the environment that comes with it.

Q. What do you feel you need to work on and why? I need to focus on not overthinking what I need to do because I tend to do that a lot.

Q. Why is teamwork important? Teamwork is important because they push you to be better, and also you can learn from what they do to become better yourself.

Q. What is the biggest impact your coach(es) have had on you? My coaches always want me to do better by telling me what I can do to become better.

Q. How do you want people to view you as an athlete? I would like people to see me as a hard worker, dedicated and positive.

Q. Ten years from now, when you look back on your high school sports career, what do you think you will remember most? I will look back on all of the fun times that my friends and I have had at the meets and at practices. I will also look back at how happy I felt when I beat my previous records.

Jarod Maher has been one of Lake Region’s top sprinters this year, bouncing back well after being out last year with an injury.

“He is supportive of his teammates at meets and practices. Jarod has led the sprinters during some workouts and is one of the most helpful athletes we have,” Lake Region indoor track & field Coach Mark Snow said. “He often stays late to help the coaches clean up equipment. He is also willing to do other events, if needed, even if that detracts from his normal events.”

In recognition of his strong work ethic, determination, commitment and good sportsmanship, Jarod 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 speciallydesigned t-shirt, sponsored

by Hancock Lumber.

The Maher File Name: Jarod Maher Year in School: Senior Hometown: Sebago Parents: Elizabeth Maher and Raymond Maher Jr. Sports you play: Crosscountry, indoor and outdoor track & field School organizations: METS Q. Why did you choose to compete in indoor track & field? I originally joined the team to stay in shape for other sports, but I ended up falling in love with track.

Q. What is the most difficult part of track & field?

I think that the most difficult part is getting stronger and faster every week, pushing through soreness and fatigue to get better.

Q. What do you enjoy the most about the sport?

My favorite thing is improving every week and getting personal records in my events.

Q. What do you feel you need to work on and why? I always need to get faster because I am constantly trying to improve and get better.

Q. Why is teamwork important? Teamwork is important because having teammates that motivate me truly makes me want to perform better. During practices, they push me to work harder and push me further than I thought was possible.

Q. What is the biggest impact your coach(es) have had on you? My coaches have taught me how to properly train and stretch to prevent injuries.

My coaches’ big emphasis is stretching before practice and before events.

They also value personal records a lot and that pushes me to work hard.

Q. How do you want people to view you as an athlete? I would want people to see me as a very hardworking athlete and a leader. I believe that I work very hard and I hope everybody sees that in me, as well.

Q. Ten years from now, when you look back on your high school sports career, what do you think JAROD, Page 2B

LET’S SHAKE ON IT — Lake Region sophomore guard Jason Harlow (right) and St. Dom’s junior Robbie Dick appear to be shaking hands as they battle for a loose ball during last week’s game in Naples. The Lakers took command early, and rolled to a win (Rivet Photo). Below, Fryeburg’s Oscar Saunders looks for some operating room against Leavitt, while Katy McIntyre drives to the hoop (Photos by Julian Zhu).

The clock is ticking

Local teams make final playoff push

If the high school basketball season ended today, only Coach Sedge Saunders and his Raiders would be the only local squad still standing and headed to the playoffs.

But, there is still hope for others to crash the MPA party if they can somehow upset a few frontrunners left on the schedule.

Here’s how things look with just three or four regular season games left: FA Raider boys: While the Raiders occupy the #6 spot in Class A South, Coach Saunders has seen his troops drop three straight, including a 51-40 decision to Leavitt and a 48-41 loss to Freeport.

In past seasons, the

Raiders seemed to hit their full stride late and play their best ball in the tourney.

Inconsistency and injury, the coach said, has plagued the Raiders recently.

• Against Leavitt, the Raiders fell behind 29-17 at the half, but made a comeback bid in the third quarter with a 13-5 surge. But, they were unable to maintain momentum as the Hornets (12-1) secured the win with a 17-10 run behind Wyatt Hathaway’s game-high 21 points.

Tucker Buzzell paced the FA offense with 13 points, five coming for the charity stripe. Eli Mahan also hit double digits with 10 points.

Other scorers were Reece Kneissler and Oscar Saunders each with four points, Nathan Knapp three, Calvin Southwick, Jack Waston and Eloi Terricbras each with two points.

• The Raiders saw a golden chance to move up in the Heals, taking a one-point lead into the fourth quarter at Freeport (9-5). But, Toby Holt was a difference maker for the Falcons, scoring 14 of his 19 points in the final period to rally Freeport to a 48-41 victory.

FA was outscored down the stretch 17-9. Tucker Buzzell had a big night, tying for game-high scoring honors with 19 points.

Oscar Saunders connected on a pair of 3-pointers to finish with 12 points. FA was short on firepower as sharpshooter Nathan Knapp was out due to injury.

Other scorers were: Calvin Southwick four, Eli Mahan four and Reece Kneissler two.

Due to Tuesday’s snowstorm, the Raiders had their A LITTLE CONTACT ON THE PLAY — Lake home game against GrayRegion junior forward Isaac Holland attempts to New Gloucester pushed block a shot against St. Dom’s.

(Rivet Photo) back to Wednesday. It was

a big one for FA as the Patriots came to town with a 10-4 mark and ranked #3 in Class B South — a pointrich foe.

Coach Saunders’ club (6-8) close out with: at York tonight with the Wildcats sporting a 12-2 mark and a #3 ranking in Class A South; host Lake Region on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m.; and end with a trip to #1 Greely (11-3) on Thursday, Feb. 7 at 6:30 p.m.

FA Raider girls: Coach Coreen Eccleston’s team is three wins better than a year ago, but more importantly, the Raiders still can qualify for the playoffs if a few things go right for them.

Sitting in #10 in Class A South, the Raiders are just points behind Biddeford for the final playoff berth.

They remain close off a 48-37 win last week against Leavitt as Kaylee Emery had a big night, scoring a teamhigh 17 points as the Raiders snapped a nine-game losing skid and winning the season series against the Hornets.

FA built a 17-7 first quarter lead and went into the break up 28-16. They tacked four more points onto the lead after three.

Sierra Lyman tossed in 10 points, while Maddie Darling had nine, Tina LeBlanc five, Merys Carty four and Kayrin Johnson three.

• The Raiders nearly notched a big upset last Friday, falling just short against Freeport (12-2) by a count of 44-37.

FA was up 8-7 after one, but saw the Falcons pick up a little steam with a 16-9 run. Fryeburg played Freeport pretty even in the second half, but were unable to make up ground.

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Hoops: Chase for the playoffs (Continued from Page 1C) with 10 points, while Kaylee Emery had nine, Tina LeBlanc eight, Merys Carty six and Maddie Darling four.

• So, where might the big win that puts FA in the playoffs come from?

It doesn’t get any tougher — FA played at Class B South top-ranked Gray-NG (12-2) yesterday; host York (6-9) tonight, Jan. 31 at 6:30 p.m.; host Lake Region on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.; and close at home against Class A South leader Greely (160) next Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

LR Laker boys: Time is running out on Coach John Mayo’s Lakers. A 71-53 loss at Wells on Monday night leaves the Lakers at #12 and a bundle of points (13) behind Lisbon for the final playoff spot with just three games left. LR has lost seven of its last night games.

Those games are: Friday at home against Freeport (9-5, #5) at 7 p.m.; at Fryeburg Academy Tuesday at 7 p.m.; and at Yarmouth (6-9, #7) next Thursday, Feb. 7.

• At Wells (7-7), the

Lakers stayed in striking range in the first half, trailing 17-15 and 33-27. But, Gavyn Leighton caught fire, scoring 13 of his game-high 20 points in a 24-11 third quarter run as the Warriors rolled to 71-53 win.

Mark Mayo was high LR scorer with 14 points, while Derek Langadas chipped in 13 and Evan Willey nine.

LR had just one 3-pointer (Isaac Holland, who finished with four points) while Wells unloaded nine.

Other LR scorers: Liam Grass six, Jacob Arey four, Matthew Mayo two and Anthony Thomas one.

• At home last Friday against St. Dom’s, senior center Mark Mayo was a man amongst kids in the paint, seemingly scoring at will en route to a game-high 19 points in a 73-37 win over the Saints (1-12).

Sporting an all-senior starting lineup, the Lakers built a 21-11 lead after one and took command with a 21-5 run in the second quarter. Evan Willey had his long-range stroke working, knocking down a pair of 3-pointers and finishing the night with 14 points. He

Blazing speed helps LR notch high in points

JAM TIME — Coming up with a steal, Laker sophoThe Lake Region varsity more Evan Willey (6-foot-6) scores the hoop with a boys’ indoor track & field dunk against St. Dom’s.

(Rivet Photo) team took advantage of the smallest meet of the season, notching a season-high 102 points while finishing third in the six-team meet last Friday at the University of Southern Maine field house (Continued from Page 1C) you will remember most? The number one thing that I will in Gorham.

The girls’ team won more remember about my high school sports career is when I tore my ACL and my rehab from it. When I tore my ACL, I events than the boys while was so scared that I would never be as strong as I was. This finishing fifth in their meet.

The girls were led again caused me to work really hard to get my strength back. I am by Emily Colson, Leah now faster and stronger than I was before the injury. I am Plummer and Mackenzie very proud of myself for that.

Siebert. Colson won the triple jump, Plummer won Crooked River Counseling the junior 400 meters, and Siebert won both the junior an Opioid Health Home (OHH), 55 meters and junior 200 announces our specialized women’s meters. Siebert’s win in the recovery program for pregnant 200 meters was the most women and moms struggling with impressive as it was a persubstances. sonal record (PR) record by For more information please call 0.29 seconds and only 0.03 (207) 647-5600, or stop in our main seconds off from the provisional mark for states. office located at: 87 South High St., Mackenzie and Leah Mindy Butler Bridgton, ME 04009. also combined with Abby LCPC-c, LADC (White building across from Bridgton Hospital) Elsaesser and Trinity 4T5

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Attwood to win the junior 4x200 meter relay in a seasonal best time of 2:04.89.

“We have tried a few different girls for the third leg on the relay and I think we have a solution in Trinity,” Coach Mark Snow reported.

“She has improved in many events the past few weeks (six PRs in three weeks) and ran a solid split for the relay this week.”

Another outstanding achievement was by the girl shot putters. Eight of them had PRs, led by Luna Atallah’s 29-inch PR. “Coach Caron has been working with them on leg drive and transitioning that leg power into the throw.

This week’s results are an indication that they are applying that concept. I expect another slew of PRs this week,” Coach Snow added.

The boys’ total of 102 was split among 15 athLR INDOOR, Page 3B

capped off the night with a steal and a dunk.

A bright spot for the undermanned and undersized Saints was the play of freshman guard Logan Welch. Every time the Laker defense lost track of Welch, he made them pay by knocking down five 3-pointers, mainly from the corners, for a 17-point night. Stephen Dick chipped in 13 points.

LR filled up the scorebook with 11 players scoring: Derek Langadas eight, Isaac Holland seven, Jacob Arey five, Jason Harlow five, Noah Duprey four, Liam Grass four, Matthew Mayo four, Anthony Thomas two and Ryan Walker one.

3-pointers: Harlow, Holland, Willey (2).

LR Laker girls: A long streak of making the playoffs is in serious jeopardy for Coach Paul True’s Lady Lakers.

Right now, the Lakers are a spot out of the playoff picture at 6-9, trailing Maranacook for the final slot by two tourney points (the Bears, 7-7, could improve that margin, having played one less game than the Lakers).

One shot to move up fell by the wayside Tuesday night as Wells jumped out to a 15-6 first quarter lead, and then let their defense prevail, allowing just eight

This week’s game solutions

points to the Lakers in the second half for a 44-27 win.

LR played the fifthranked Warriors (10-5) nearly even (14-13) in the second quarter as sophomore guard Shauna Hancock scored nine of her team-high 12 points.

Elle Hall chipped in five points, Bella Russo four, Brooke Harriman three (a trey) and Nevaeh Stewart had three points (a trey).

• Opportunity slipped through the Lakers’ fingers in Auburn last Thursday night as St. Dom’s (7-5) used a 13-5 third quarter run to edge the Lakers 36-31.

The Saints doubled and occasionally triple-teamed Shauna Hancock, who still managed 10 points. That coverage opened up chances for senior forward Brooke Harriman, who netted four 3-pointers en route to a game-high 14 points. LR had just two other scorers, however, with Elle Hall scoring four points and Nevaeh Stewart three (a trey). The Saints has six scorers.

• LR still has an outside shot to keep their tourney streak alive. But, it will be extremely difficult with a road game tonight against #3 Freeport (13-2) at 7 p.m.

LR then travels to Fryeburg on Tuesday, and close out with #4 Yarmouth (10-6) next Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

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by Allen Crabtree

Winter hiking tips

When winter first arrives, the Denmark Mountain Hikers keep on hiking — every Friday, year-round.

Although winters in Maine can be cold and the trails buried in snow and sometimes icy, we find that this is a great season to get out. With the proper clothing and gear, there is nothing that a Maine winter throws at us that can’t be enjoyed.

Beginning in the late fall, I hang my microspikes on my pack, where they are ready when the ice on the trail means it is time to put them on my boots to give secure footing

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underfoot. When the snow comes, we’ll strap a pair of snowshoes to our packs, as well. With these items, we’re ready for winter hiking!

The good news about winter hiking is that the snow will fill in the gaps between the rocks on the “boniest” trail and make the way smooth. The bad news is that the snow and ice are slippery, turning even the slightest grade into a challenge unless you are prepared. With the aid of microspikes and crampons, and the cleats on the bottoms of our snowshoes, climbing even the steepest inclines becomes possible.

Spikes to grip the trail Most of us are familiar with the term “hobnail boots.”

As far back as Roman times when soldiers sometimes had hobnailed sandals, footwear was made durable and gave better traction with the addition of short nails with a thick head inserted into the soles of boots. Loggers and mountain climbers wore hobnail boots for extra traction.

Hobnail boots are a historical memory today, although there is a Swedish boot on the market with retractable steel studs built into the soles (Icebug shoes and boots with BUGrip). Today, most spikes are removable and attach to boots for added traction when needed.

There are dozens of devices on the market, all intended to keep the wearer from slipping and falling on ice and snow. Some, like Yak Traks, the things with springs, and the rubber gadgets with hard plastic buttons, are great for going out to the mailbox or for ice fishing, but are pretty much useless for hiking.

My advice is to invest in a pair of microspikes. They are a little more expensive, but they are stout enough to MICROSPIKES provide a stable footing when trails SENIOR RAMBLES, Page 4B are icy.

(Photo by Allen Crabtree)

FA track, ‘...We are strong’ GORHAM — If Coach Kevin McDonald was looking for a slogan for this year’s Raider indoor track & field team, he could use, “We are small, but we are strong.”

Small in terms of roster numbers.

Strong in terms of talent.

Fryeburg Academy competed in its fourth regular season meet last Friday at the University of Southern TOURING POLES help provide stability for both the Maine at Gorham with climb and the descent.

(Photo by Allen Crabtree) the FA boys finishing seventh out of eight schools with 29 points, while the Raider girls were fourth out of eight schools with 55 points.

Girls’ highlights: Livia LR INDOOR TRACK & FIELD AT USM, Jan. 25 DeVries raced to a PR (perPR = personal record SB = seasonal best SR = school record PQ = provisional state qualifying mark AQ = automatic state qualifying mark (Continued from Page 2B) letes. Isaac Rawson’s 18 led GIRLS’ RESULTS the team as he won the 55 JR 55 meters: 1. Mackenzie Siebert 8.02; 7. Abigail meters and was second in Elsaesser 8.60; 12. Trinity Attwood 8.92 PR; 15. Shannon the 200 meters. Both times Hanson 9.06 PR; 23. Julia O’Kane 9.26 PR; 27. Brooke were seasonal bests and his Toole 9.36 55-meter time provisionally JR 200m: 1. Mackenzie Siebert 29.33 PR; 7. Abigail qualified him for states.

Elsaesser 32.19 Nathan Casali improved JR 400m: 1. Leah Plummer 1:06.82 PR his mile time to 4:53.64 and JR High Jump: 4. Leah Plummer 4-2 automatically qualified him JR Shot Put: 9. Shannon Hanson 19-7.75; 10. Madison for the state meet.

Martin 19-0.5 PR; 11. Cierra Grover 18-11.75 PR; 13. Julia “We will look to have Nate O’Kane 16-8.5 make the auto mark for the SR 55m: 10. Emily Colson 8.46 PR; 11. Isabella Wears 800 meters this next meet,” 8.63 SB; 14. Delaney Meserve 9.01 SB; 15. Julia Murch Coach Snow said.

8.79; 18. Grace Plummer 8.95; 19. Olivia Toole 8.92; 23.

Tim Moore was the other Caterina Lucconi 9.31; 25. Chantale Symonds 9.39 PR; 26. Laker in double digits. He Kaitlyn Plummer 9.59; 26. 31. Luna Atallah 11.93 PR was third in the hurdles and 200 meters and also finished LR RESULTS, Page 5B

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sonal record) in the 400m with a time of 1:11.47.

Livia has taken to this distance and is showing fantastic improvement each week. This is not an event that many specialize in, but Livia has shown tremendous talent and continues to improve each week.

Katherine Trumbull picked up a third in the junior shot put with a throw of 22-feet 4.75-inches.

Katherine has been a great asset to the team as she is strong, solid and always positive, according to Coach Kevin McDonald.

Jenn L’Hommedieu ran 8.00 seconds in the 55 meters as a freshman.

She had the provisional

for states at 8.10 when she entered Friday night’s meet and had never broken 8-flat.

“As I watched the race unfold, one could sense it was fast,” Coach McDonald said.

Jenn finished in 7.99 seconds, good for third overall and the automatic state standard, awesome race. Jenn also finished third in the 200m with a time of 29.68.

Jess Jensen keeps improving each week and has got her time down to 8.41. Quiet and strong, Jess could be on the bus to states.

Casey Kneissler threw the shot 34-feet 2.50-inch-

es, good for first place.

“Casey has struggled a bit this season, putting the team before herself.

We talked about this and came to an agreement and this young lady responded,” Coach McDonald said.

“Casey’s best throw of the year and she is not done yet. It would not surprise me to see Casey finish the season with a best throw in the 36- to 38-foot range.”

Abigail Hewes moved up to the mile and ran away from the field, met the state standard and continues to impress the coaching staff.

“This young lady is one tough athlete,” Coach McDonald said. “Abigail FA TRACK, Page 4B

fifth in the triple jump.

Significant PRs were turned in by Dillon Doucette, Sam Brown and Chantale Symonds in the 200 meters, River Hoeflich in the 400 meters, Cameron Meserve in the 800 meters, Sanjay Tucker in the shot put, Chris Peterson

in the triple jump, Keegan Owens in his relay split, and Hannah Simon in the mile.

Keegan and Dillon also led both teams with three PRs in the meet.

Up next: The next meet is Friday at USM in Gorham, starting at 4 or possibly 4:30

p.m. “It is our last regular meet and many athletes will be in multiple events since we are restricted at the conference meet,” Coach Snow said.

“Some other athletes will cut down their events to improve their state meet marks. Hope to see everyone there.”

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Senior Rambles (Continued from Page 3B) sturdily carry you over most of the winter hiking you will encounter. Kahtoola Microspikes are basically a scaled-down version of walking crampons, mounted on an elastomer shoe collar and chain harness that makes them super-flexible to walk in and super-easy to pack.

Sometimes, microspikes are not enough. When we climbed Blueberry Mountain in Evans Notch and Mount Will in Bethel a few winters ago, we found the trails were ribbons of solid, hard, blue ice. There had been a thaw, then a hard rain, and then a hard freeze the week before our hike. It had turned fairly easy climbs into impossible ones. The ice was so hard that our microspikes couldn’t get a grip and were next to useless. One hiker in our group had crampons and, while we hung onto trees and branches to pull ourselves up the trail, she walked up the ice like it wasn’t there!

You don’t often need crampons for most winter hikes in our area, but when you do, they are wonderful! Modern crampons strap to your boots, are flexible, and come in two varieties — a walking style and those for ice climbing.

The latter have two sharp prongs on the toes to dig into ice when climbing. Either style works fine for trail hiking.

Hillsound Trail Crampons are a little more aggressive than microspikes, but not as extreme as crampons — they are also a good investment.

Snowshoes When the snow is deep, add a pair of snowshoes to your winter gear. There is a special beauty of breaking trail across newly-fallen snow, especially when the trees are all cloaked in a sparkling white mantle. Snowshoes allow you to travel across snow-covered ground without sinking (“post holing”) or struggling and do so by spreading your weight over their large flat surface. Also, “post holing” is poor trail etiquette, making it difficult for those who follow on the trail.

In general, the lighter and fluffier the snow and the heavier the person, the larger a snowshoe will be required.

There are several different types of snowshoes to choose from, depending on conditions and how challenging your hike is going to be. The three types are for flat terrain, rollSNOWSHOES — Mountain snowshoes are for icy, ing terrain and mountainous terrain. steep terrain.

(Photo by Allen Crabtree) I started hiking with a pair of wooden Tubbs snowshoes

FA indoor track & field recap (Continued from Page 3B) also competes in the triple jump and the long jump, both hard events to master. Always willing to step outside her comfort zone and explore new events, we could not ask for a better person on the team.”

The 4x200m finished first, just over 2.00 mins. These young ladies are coming together at just the right time. The relay is made up of Jenn, Jess, Abigail and Livia.

“These girls could make some noise at states. That would be exciting,” the coach said.

Boys’ Highlights: Daniel Koo had

a great meet, improving his 55m time from 8.14 to 8.07 and his 200m time from 28.78 to 28.38.

“We are very excited about how well this young man is doing. Week after week, he continues to improve.

It’s great to see from a coach’s view,” Coach McDonald said.

Isaak McKenny continues to see success in the sprints. Isaak won the 200m in 24.88, and continues to chase the state standard in the 55m.

Mason Whitaker is throwing the shot very well and picked up valuable points for the team with a fifth-place finish. Mason improved to 28-feet

10.25-inches.

“We see 30-feet in the near future for this young man,” Coach McDonald projected.

Matt Bordonaro improved his triple jump by two feet with a jump of 29-feet 6-inches, good for sixth place.

“This is a complicated event with a lot of moving parts, but Matt seems to be processing what is needed to have success with this event,” the coach added.

Up next: The Raiders return to USM in Gorham this Friday for Meet #5, set for 4 p.m.

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AN ESSENTIAL — Microspikes are essential for climbing icy rocks and ledges.

(Photo by Allen Crabtree) with leather bindings and webbing. They were fine for flat and gentle hills but had little or no traction for any steep climbs. They are now stored in the barn, and I’ve switched to a more aggressive snowshoe designed for hiking on rolling to steep terrain. They have built-in crampons on the bottom and more rugged bindings, and are suitable for all but very steep or icy conditions.

Some of our hikers have an even more aggressive mountain-terrain snowshoe. These are designed for icy, steep terrain and are made with climbing-style crampons and rugged bindings that can withstand harsh conditions and terrain. They are slightly smaller than my rolling terrain snowshoes and have a heel-lift feature, very useful when climbing very steep spots.

Hiking Poles are extra hands and feet I used to hike using a staff, but have learned over the years to prefer a pair of touring or hiking poles. They are lighter, stronger and provide additional support. They are like an additional set of legs and feet, providing stability when crossing streams with slippery rocks that are doing their best to make you fall. They are an extra arm to help up when climbing steep spots, and most importantly, ease the impact on my knees when coming down the trail. My hiking poles are as essential to my kit as my water and everything in my pack.

There are different designs of hiking poles on the market. I would advise steering away from those that have “twist and lock” feature. My experience with them has not been good because the locking feature tends to break, and I’ve also had some nasty “slips and falls” when the pole collapsed under load. Instead, I recommend the hiking poles with external clips that you can lock in place once you’ve adjusted your pole to your desired length. I use Black Diamond poles and they have never failed me. They will replace parts if damaged so you don’t need to get a complete new pole. There are other brands out there with the same design, so I recommend you shop around to find what works best for you.

When using hiking poles on the trail, some folks adjust them shorter for climbing up and longer for going down. I tend to adjust mine once, at 125cm, and leave them there for the whole hike. Length is your own personal preference.

Enjoy winter on the trail!

I encourage you to get out into the wonderful world of winter here in Maine and enjoy one of our best seasons of the year! With the proper clothing and gear, you’ll be amazed at how much fun it will be.

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LR track results (Continued from Page 3B) One Mile: Hannah Simon 7:27.65 PR SR 200m: 6. Grace Plummer 31.18; 7. Delaney Meserve 32.06; 9. Kaitlyn Plummer 33.82; 14. Caterina Lucconi 35.31; 15. Chantale Symonds 35.86 PR; Hannah Simon 37.16; 18. Luna Atallah 49.24 SR 400m: 2. Emily Colson 1:09.45 SR Shot Put: 11. Ellery Hunt 23-3 PR; 15. Kaitlyn Plummer 21-8.75 PR; 16. Emerson Dinsmore 21-2.75 PR; 17. Olivia Toole 21-0.75 SB; 18. Kennedy Brake 20-5; 20.

Emma Brown 19-3; 21. Julia Murch 18-5 PR; 23. Chantale Symonds 17-5; 24. Caterina Lucconi 16-6.5 PR; 25. Luna Atallah 15-7 PR Long Jump: 14. Trinity Attwood 11-5.5 PR; 15. Brooke Toole 10-2 Triple Jump: 1. Emily Colson 28-5.75 JR 4X200 Relays: 1. Lake Region, 2:04.89 SB; Mackenzie Siebert 30.0 PR, Abigail Elsaesser 32.4, Trinity Attwood 33.0, Leah Plummer 29.5

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winner 51. Light bulb 52. Necessary thing 53. Office dispatch

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Regional news

Researchers gather to talk about Maine lakes It was a full house last Friday at Lake Environmental Association’s Lake Science Center and there was a palpable sense of excitement as researchers, professors and practitioners discussed Maine’s lakes and their current projects.

Eleven presenters discussed topics that ranged from DNA identification of algae to actual treatment and control of noxious algae blooms in Maine.

Linda Bacon of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s Lakes Unit started the discussion off with an overview of waterbodies that have recently succumbed to unexpected algae blooms. Jeremy Deeds, also from the Lakes Unit, went over his work in conjunction with University of Maine professors in creating a vulnerability index that assesses lake health.

Doug Suitor then delved into the importance of acquiring high-resolution depth data on lakes and how to best process and use this information.

Dr. Karen Wilson from the University of Southern Maine discussed collaborative research on Highland Lake in Windham, which has been experiencing recent algae blooms that have greatly reduced clarity. These blooms are caused by something called picocyanobacteria, which is an extremely small type of algae that can flourish in waters deeper than other problem species. After routine blooms in the lake for the past several years, algae populations in 2018 subsided unexpectedly.

The reintroduction of sea-run alewives to this lake system has been a hot button issue and is of particular interest to Dr. Wilson. Her understanding of how these

fish impact the food web and move about these systems was impressive and artfully communicated.

The new monitoring buoy in Sebago Lake was the topic du jour for Dr. Ryan Dorland from Saint Joseph’s College. This new installation has shown the dramatic and dynamic stratification in Maine’s deepest lake and how wind and weather act upon the water column.

Dorland, who spent time working on the Great Lakes, likened the internal currents of Sebago to Lake Superior.

Peter Countway from Bigelow Labs in East Boothbay shared advances in molecular detection of algae using DNA. Countway has been working on ways to quickly and accurately measure the blue-green algae Gloeotrichia, which is found in many Maine lakes and contains the liver toxin

DR. WHITNEY KING discussing the logistics of an Alum treatment to control algae on East Pond in Smithfield at the Fourth Annual Lake Research Retreat held last Friday at the Lakes Environmental Association’s Lake Science Center in Bridgton. microcystin. Dr. Countway stated that “even at maximum colony densities, gloeotrichia does not seem to be significantly contributing to microcystin levels in lakes.”

Countway also discussed his work studying algae blooms in Sabbattus Pond and some citizen science work involv-

ing smart phone-based DNA measurements.

As a side effect of control measures for pollutants that cause acid rain, some lakes in Maine are turning slightly brown. Dr. Sarah Nelson from the University of Maine reported that this is a result of more dissolved carbon

entering the lakes. Nelson compared the phenomenon to making tea. When large amounts of dissolved organic carbon, also known as DOC, enter a lake, it can color the water much like a tea bag and reduce light levels in the lake. Nelson also discussed GATHER, Page 7B

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Opinion & Comment

January 31, 2019, The Bridgton News, Page 7B

The Reading Life

by Peter Bollen Contributing Writer

Becoming, by Michelle Obama

Former First Lady Michelle Robinson Obama is clearly on a roll. Not only an admired and accomplished First Lady, she is also a wonderful writer. Her long-awaited memoir Becoming has topped the bestseller charts internationally. Just voted ‘Most Admired Woman of the Year,’ the popular author and speaker is selling out arenas across the nation’s major cities. According to polls, her popularity is 10 points higher than her husband and she is arguably the most admired Presidential spouse since Betty Ford.

Becoming is an international phenomenon which has been translated into 23 languages. It tops the bestseller lists in Finland, Norway, Denmark, Germany, and other European countries, and it sold two million copies in its first two weeks of publication.

According to The New York Times, “The book was almost as closely guarded as the nuclear codes, and, as soon as the embargo was lifted, journalists tore into it for newsworthy bombshells of score-settling palace intrigue.” There were scant few aside from her blunt words for her husband’s successor, Donald Trump, whose birther attacks with his bellicose rants “put [my] family at risk and for this, I’d never forgive him.”

She unequivocally calls the new President a “bully” and a “misogynist,” watching him do “everything he can to roll back [my] husband’s legacy and replace his compassionate policies with what seems to be brazen cruelty.”

Throughout the book her descriptions are at times laughout-loud funny and with less name-dropping than might be expected. In addition to parenting two young daughters in a public fishbowl, Michelle Obama has a law degree (from Princeton) and demonstrates her talent as a graceful writer BECOMING, Page 8B

What courage looks like

America sent many missionaries to Africa. Now Africa is sending them to us because the Catholic faith is growing there but has atrophied here. One such is Father Peter Shaba from Nigeria who said 10:30 mass last Sunday at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Fryeburg. His homily on abortion was only the third I’ve heard in 30 years of attending mass nearly every week all over New England.

“If the mission of Jesus is to save life,” said Father Shaba in reference to Sunday’s mass readings, “for us his followers, our mission is to save and protect life as well. Yes, to save and protect life no matter how young or old that life is, especially the most vulnerable, the unborn. But is that the world mission today? Especially [for] those [who] call themselves Christians — good Catholics? Brothers and sisters, good Catholics don’t support the killing of innocent children — never.”

“We [all] watched what just happened in New York — the passing of the abortion law legalizing abortion up until birth, the Reproductive Health Act which was called ‘a historic victory for New Yorkers and for our progressive values…’ Are we progressing as humans in matters of life or are we retrogressing?” asked Father Shaba. “When we can kill babies who are very vulnerable, who should be cared for and protected since they cannot do that for themselves — but instead of doing that, we are happy and joyous that a law signing their death warrant has just been passed?”

He was referring to all the Catholic legislators who celebrated as Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the bill into law on the 46th anniversary of Roe V Wade. As Fox News reported it: “Cuomo directed the 408-foot spire on the

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One World Trade Center, the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, the Kosciuszko Bridge, and the Alfred E. Smith Building in Albany to be lit pink to ‘celebrate this achievement and shine a bright light forward for the rest of the nation to follow.’”

Father Shaba continued: “I watched with sadness the man who signed this law [and] the women who were with him, other men and women present there especially those close to him — how happy they were, cheering him on, the grandmother who sat close to him, happy, laughing, cheering evil and thinking that all is well? These people should be crying and wailing. Brothers and sisters, I am telling you today: all is not well. We need to pray for our nation.”

Catholics, including lay people, priests, and a few American bishops are calling on their fellow bishops to censure Governor Cuomo — either excommunicate him or at least to deny him the Eucharist in his home parish. Is anything stirring? On Saturday, Bishop of Albany Edward Scharfenberger wrote to Governor Cuomo, according to COURAGE, Page 8B

Earth Notes “Earth Notes” is an outgrowth of a deep ecology discussion group. Writers reflect a delight in, and concern for, the earth and are individually responsible for opinions and information.

Community members are invited to submit articles. E-mail beepbeep207@roadrunner.com for details.

Earth matters

By Joyce White “The Earth is what we have in common.” — Wendell Berry We humans, with our big fore-brains, have been responsible for creating a stupendous variety of marvelous and useful material objects and systems. But we also appear to be the most stupid of all living beings in that we are far along in the process of destroying our environment. As far as I know, we are the only species to heedlessly wreak destruction on the very foundations of our existence.

Stephen Hawking said, “We are in danger of destroying ourselves by our greed and stupidity. We cannot remain looking inward at ourselves on a small and increasingly polluted planet.”

From the point of view of Bolivia’s president, Evo Morales, “Sooner or later, we will have to recognize that Earth has rights, too, to live without pollution. What mankind must know is that human beings cannot live without Mother Earth, but the planet can live without humans.”

In 1970 when President Nixon created the EPA, he is quoted (The Week, Jan. 18, 2019) as saying: “Through our years of past carelessness, we incurred a debt to nature, and now that is being called.”

Pollution is a huge part of an enormous environmental problem; this discussion will further narrow the focus to the part that plastics play in the pollution of the planet.

I’m embarrassed to remember that in the 1950s, the creation of plastic drinking cups and plates seemed like such an excellent solution to the unfortunate habit of young children to drop glasses into sinks and onto floors. I bought PLASTICS, Page 8B

Letters

Watch them like a hawk

To The Editor It’s time to bounce back and get to work after a dismal defeat of the Republicans last November.

Our new Governor and her huge liberal majorities in Augusta are cause for all of us to be concerned about Maine’s future.

I plan to be a watchdog that will identify all the wasteful and destructive spending that the Democratic leadership has proposed. We will try to hold our government officials and agencies accountable for how they use your taxpayer dollars.

You know the definition of insanity: “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” Well, that’s an apt description of what has already started from our new leadership in Augusta!

• They don’t remember what sorry shape Maine was

in before LePage’s conservative reforms • They don’t remember or understand the governmentrun healthcare, coddling welfare policies, crushing tax hikes, and job-killing regulations that were strangling our state.

• They don’t grasp the relatively good fiscal shape our state is NOW in thanks to the fiscal responsibilities and conservative policies that we conservatives fought for.

Maine is actually in the best shape and strongest financial position that it has been in 30 years, if not longer.

The budget is in a surplus! Unemployment is historically low. The states economy is growing and so are wages.

But stand by as we watch the new leadership grow government, raise taxes, and Spend, Spend, Spend your tax dollars on everything imaginable.

Just this week, the Governor announced she is ending the work requirements for welfare for ablebodied adults. That was the heart of Gov. LePage’s successful welfare reform that

ART TALENT ON DISPLAY — These works were created by Lake Region High School art students Cassidy MacDonald (left) and Sonya Waligora (right).

Researchers gather (Continued from Page 6B) the impacts of climate change and noted that Maine has experienced a three-degree Fahrenheit increase in temperature over the last 100 years and about a six-inch increase in precipitation as well. She noted that lakes act as sentinels for environmental change and need to be watched carefully.

After holding workshops around the state, Lakes Environmental Association’s Colin Holme reported on what the public perceives as the biggest issues facing Maine’s lakes. Holme said he catered the presentation to

findings that related to lake research and what the public sees as gaps in understanding of these systems. These topics included an elevated interest in understanding the role of seasonal streams, invasive fish, the impacts of wake boats, and how blue-green algae is connected to Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

The $1 million dollar alum treatment on East Pond in Smithfield was the subject of Dr. Whitney King’s presentation. King, a chemistry professor at Colby College, helped design and oversee the monitoring of this mas-

earned Maine “National Recognition” and saw us with a stronger workforce, better opportunities growing the workforce, and building work skills that empowered people.

In this first month alone, we are dealing with tax increases, the end of welfare reform, increases on taxes for heating oil, taxpayer-funded abortions, and attacks on our Second Amendment rights, among other terrible proposals.

So much for the promises of “smart, reasonable, moderate” Janet Mills spoke of in her Inaugural Address.

It won’t take long for Democrats to drain the “Rainy Day” fund.

Our state is headed in a New Direction BUT not down the path to responsible government with prosperity.

Joanne Webb Bridgton

prising. The U.S. Commerce Department tried to rectify that by putting a question about citizenship on the census survey for the 2020 decennial census.

Special interest groups were alarmed by this and took it to a court and a U.S. District judge in New York ordered the administration to stop its plans to add the question. The arguments for inclusion of the question are that the Justice Department requires it to comply with the Voting Rights Act, and opponents say asking the question would reduce response rates and a lower count would affect Congressional District boundaries and federal funding.

This whole issue and the discussion of it brings to mind the election of our president through the Electoral College. There are 538 electors apportioned among the various states and determined by the total U.S. population, including U.S. Citizens, legal residents, and illegal aliens.

The states with the most illegal aliens benefit by this as it adds to the number of electoral votes

Leveraging illegals

To The Editor: The census Americans fill out does not have a question about citizenship, which seems a little sur-

sive chemical experiment to control regularly-occurring noxious algae blooms on East Pond. Alum is a substance that binds with phosphorus to pull it out of the water column and keep it locked up in the bottom sediments. Phosphorus is the primary nutrient responsible for algae blooms. King described the difficult logistics involved with an application of alum on this scale (the largest in Maine and likely New England) and the delicate process of ensuring that these additions do not negatively impact the overall ecosystem of the lake. He noted that water quality in 2018 was much improved following the treatment and applications on other lakes in the past have

shown positive results for 10 to 20 years. He was hopeful that his and others’ research to date will help prolong the life span of the application. His sobering analysis means that if the treatment lasts a decade, the cost would average out to $100,000 per year.

Dr. Ben Peierls talked about LEA’s recent work in winter lake monitoring and how there is still much to be learned about these systems in the colder months.

He discussed sampling challenges and the state of current research. He then showed data collected from Highland Lake in Bridgton and Bear Pond in Waterford, as well as videos he had taken of under-ice algae and zooplankton.

they have when deciding who becomes president.

Currently, the six states currently with the highest number of illegal aliens, according to the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) at fairus.org are: California (2,646,000); Texas (1,857,000); Florida (957,000); New York (872,700); New Jersey (563,300); Illinois (507,000); and Georgia (422,000).

To give an example of how this works: California, the most populous state with 39.41 million (in 2017), has 55 electors.

Their illegal alien population of 2,646,000 is seven percent of the population and accounts for four of their electoral votes. Maine has four electoral votes in total.

States with high population urban areas and greater concentrations of illegal aliens benefit from the current system, which is constitutional (Article. I. Section. 2.), and could only be changed by constitutional amendment.

Bob Casimiro Bridgton

Media is not judge and jury

To The Editor: The Covington Catholic students are perfect examples of how bad our lamestream media has become when it comes to manipulating the news. These boys were standing outside the capitol waiting for a bus to pick them up when they were verbally attacked by black members of a group called the Hebrew Israelite’s. They called the boys racists, (which always seems to be the first word out of any leftists mouth) faggots, and incest kids. They also taunted a boy of African dissent who was part of the group saying the whites were going to harvest his organs. Then an Indian goes over to them and starts banging a drum in their faces. So how did lamestream news report the story? Well since they were white males (strike one), Catholics (strike two since a large portion of leftists hate Christianity), and they were wearing MAGA hats (strike LETTERS, Page 8B

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Opinions

A mountain of plastics waste plaques earth

(Continued from Page 7A) a set of nested drinking cups in lovely pastel shades. I still have them and use them for visiting toddlers. Another cringe-worthy, 1950s memory: I sent a variety of plastic kitchen goods to a pen pal in Hungary as an example of the

Review: Becoming (Continued from Page 7A) while reflecting with candor on her family’s journey from the Jim Crow South to Chicago and her own improbable rise to the White House.

An irony not lost on the incoming First Lady was the fact that many former first ladies who preceded her were the daughters of wealthy merchants, judges, and slave holders (Martha Washington and Julia Grant) as she muses that, “I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves.”

Obama knew that she would be held to a different standard and her every gesture would be scrutinized and added that, “My grace would need to be earned — I stood at the foot of the mountain.”

The book is divided into three sections: ‘Becoming Me,’ ‘Becoming Us,’ and ‘Becoming.’ The first part covers Michelle’s growing up in a working class environment and describes the obstacles many African-Americans suffered being kept out of trade organizations and well-paying job opportunities. Michelle Robinson was instilled with the drive to make the most of whatever opportunities came her way. She describes the lives of ordinary black people bearing witness to the “invisible people” who don’t make the evening news and whom not enough of us choose to see — the folks surrounding her growing up.

In Becoming Us, Obama explains her fertility treatments to conceive her two daughters, Malia and Sasha, and her miscarriage which left her with the “bruising wallop of inadequacy.”

Michelle, the wry orderly realist to the cerebral Barack, joked on the 2008 campaign trail about her husband’s slovenly habits in the real world (i.e. his ongoing attempts to quit smoking) and finding it hard to adjust to his tardiness, even on their first date, and how his ambitions dictated the course of their lives.

These frustrations of marriage won over many sympathetic women, but she learned quickly that her candor could backfire.

In a country where a black man could become president, Obama told a crowd before a Wisconsin primary that, “For the first time in my adult lifetime, I’m really proud of my country.” She got hammered for it in certain quarters and took it as a lesson and to be more careful and prepared before she spoke publicly.

Leaving on a plane after finishing their two terms in the White House, Michelle sobbed for 30 minutes in relief as she describes — “I think it was just the release of eight years of trying to do everything perfectly — that was so hard what we did, so hard,” she said to her husband.

Peter Bollen is a resident of Bridgton who writes an occasional column for The Bridgton News dedicated to books and authors including reviews and news of the book trade. He welcomes comments and suggestions and can be reached at pdboll@roadrunner.com

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wonders of American ingenuity! And he sent me two dolls dressed in traditional Hungarian costumes.

In just 60 years, the use of plastics has exploded. Quality and variety have improved and plastic has become a useful and convenient part of our lives. But there is a disastrous downside to all this convenience. Because it does not break down — actually, it gradually breaks up into smaller and smaller pieces which persist forever and leach toxins into our groundwater — we are becoming inundated with plastic waste. A 2018 National Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) article estimated that 79 percent of all the plastic ever created still exists in landfills or as pollution in our environment, including huge islands of it in our oceans. By 2050, it is estimated that plastic waste will outweigh fish in the ocean.

Constituents of a variety of plastics leach from landfills contaminating aquifers, rivers, and oceans with the result that 83 percent of tap water samples from around the world contained micro shreds of plastic. And countless sea creatures have died miserable deaths from ingesting plastic.

So, what can we do about it? Individuals can help by using reusable cloth bags for shopping. We can avoid buying big plastic toys that we know won’t last much past Christmas. We can return to using bar soap for handwashing rather than all those little plastic containers of liquid hand

This is what courage looks like

(Continued from Page 7A) Fox News: “Your advocacy of extreme abortion legislation is completely contrary to the teachings of our pope and our Church.”

Cuomo knows what he’s doing: making an ass of his bishop. So what now Bishop Scharfenberger? Another strong letter to follow? Only days before signing this sinful bill, Governor Cuomo “touted his Catholic faith during the State of the State address,” according to Fox News.

Ordinary Catholics want their bishops to do something and we’re gravely disappointed with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops for refusing to uphold, or even practice Catholic teachings. How can they now allow Cuomo to peddle his Catholicism for political purposes and days later publicly defy the church to which he claims to belong? According to the Catholic Encyclopedia of Canon Law: “The diocesan bishop governs with legislative, executive, and judicial powers according to the norms of law.”

Do your job, bishop!

And speaking of cowardly bishops, what did the Covington, Kentucky Bishop do last week after a Covington Catholic High School boy was pilloried in the pro-abortion media for marching against abortion? Did he defend the boy? No. The bishop threatened him with expulsion! As LifeSiteNews reported: “Bishop Roger Joseph Foys of Covington, along with the Covington Catholic High School administration succumbed to the mainstream media’s leftist spin of the Friday, Jan. 19 altercation.”

When our bishops lack the courage of a 16-year-old high school junior in the face of political and media pressure, what are we to think? Do they really believe in the teachings of the church they pretend to lead? It’s no wonder pews are emptying and churches are closing in America and Europe. Too few priests and bishops believe strongly enough in church teachings to champion them.

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soap that have appeared at every sink in the past few years.

But the problem is too big to solve by individual efforts.

We thought that recycling would help — and it has, but not enough, and now that China will no longer accept our recyclables, it appears that recycling, as it stands now, is not much of a solution.

However, assistance from a functioning Environmental Protection Agency and Congress could help. In the U.K. and some small Asian nations, a new strategy has been proposed that would tax the producers of single-use plastics with less than 30 percent recyclable content, thereby placing the legal onus on those responsible for producing “damaging waste” to foot the bill. The U.K.’s environmental secretary said the new strategy aims to reduce, reuse, and recycle plastics so that “together we can move away from a throw-away society to one that looks at waste as a valuable resource.”

Instead of shipping our recyclable waste out of the country, we could be using our famous ingenuity to create government-subsidized plants to process recyclables into new containers and other usable items. With our technical ability to send people into space, surely we could harness some of that technology and ambition to create valuable businesses processing recyclables. That could be one step in helping clean up our polluted environment.

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THIS NOTICE is to advise the public and permit input from the public. Any comments or concerns should be addressed to Alex Sirois, Code Enforcement Officer for the Town of Casco at ceo@cascomaine.org. All comments must be received no later than 4:30 p.m., on Thursday, February 7th, 2019.

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It takes a boy and a priest from Africa to show us what courage looks like, to shine the light on what America has become when “progressive” Catholics celebrate the slaughtering of our unborn children while calling it “Reproductive Health Care.”

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(Continued from Page 7A) three since we know all leftists despise their president), they decided to blame the whole incident on the boys.

So how did the tolerant left react? Some wanted the boys to be punched in the face.

Some wanted them to be severely beaten. Some wanted them to be raped and others wanted them to be thrown into a wood chipper. The only thing these so-called journalists needed to do was watch the whole video of what happened instead of going on a little snippet that showed an Indian beating a drum in a smiling kid’s face.

The media’s rush to judgment on this small segment of video has put the lives of these boys at risk since they have been receiving death threats because of the way this was covered. This is all because the left hates Pres.

Donald Trump and will do anything to denigrate anyone that supports him. Somehow the media has created a mental illness that has turned leftists into Trumpophobes.

I can see how it has happened since there are at least a half a dozen or more socalled news stories bashing the president every day. The problem with all vitriol from the press is that people like the good Rev. Plaisted are losing their minds because LETTERS, Page 10A

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TOWN OF DENMARK Nomination Papers Nomination Papers will be available in the Clerk’s Office on February 13, 2019, for the May 31, 2019 Town Election for the following positions: Selectman, Assessor & Overseer of the Poor — One vacancy for a 3-Year Term Member of the Board of Directors for SAD 72 — One vacancy for a 3-Year Term Planning Board Members — Three vacancies for 3-Year Term each One vacancy for a 2-Year Term The date to have Nomination papers back to the Town Clerk’s Office will be April 2, 2019, at 4:00 p.m.

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OUT ENJOYING THE ICE — S. Peter Lewis of Bridgton captured this scene on Jordan Bay in Raymond about three days before last week’s big storm. The ice was like glass and one could see every detail on the bottom (which was actually a bit creepy). There were many people out enjoying the ice — skating, playing hockey and even walking.

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(Continued from Page 8A) they can not see that they are being manipulated by the media. I personally find it hard to dislike Pres. Trump since he wants to put the American people ahead of immigrants, has renegotiated the disastrous world trade agreements that were implemented by the Bush’s and Clinton, and he pulled us out of the Paris climate accords that was costing us billions for a program that offered nothing useful.

Right now the Covington boys are doing what should have been done a long time ago. They are suing the news media and I hope they collect a bundle. Then maybe, just maybe if it costs them enough money they will make an effort to report the truth instead of just making up a story to suit their liberal narrative.

Roger Hale Naples

The Roger Stone affair

To The Editor: This Roger Stone affair is much more than the arrest of a senior citizen, with no criminal record, for an alleged white collar crime.

Criminal suspects who are suspected of murder or other violent crimes; suspects that have long rap sheets; and suspects who are likely armed are usually arrested by four or five agents who make the arrest in broad daylight. John Gotti, Whitey Bulger, or Al Capone were treated with more respect than Roger Stone.

The treatment that Roger Stone received is the kind of treatment that is reserved

for major terrorist operations; mass murderers holed up with hostages; or a major gang bust. All that was necessary to apprehend 66-yearold Roger Stone was a phone call to his lawyer telling him to turn himself in. To say special Prosecutor Mueller used terror tactics to intimidate a suspect is to grossly underestimate the government’s ability to abuse its powers.

Sixteen or so black SUVs carrying more than 25 FBI agents decked out in bulletproof vests and armed with submachine guns were used to attack Stone’s condo in a quiet residential neighborhood at zero dark thirty in the morning. The tactics used against Mr. Stone rivaled those used by Navy Seals when they took out Osama bin Laden. The only thing missing were the helicopters.

The Department of Justice is tasked by the Constitution in general and the 14th Amendment in particular with the obligation to evenhandedly dispense justice and provide equal protection under the laws. After witnessing the difference between the way Hillary and her followers were coddled by the FBI and President Trump and his followers were savaged, one has to ask: Where is Justice’s equal enforcement of the law?

Under what bus is the Constitution’s requirement for equal protection of the laws?

Why has the FBI leadership and the Justice Department become so obviously political in the application of the laws of our country when it involves President Trump?

This whole political attack on the President and his associates is a gross misuse of government power.

The overarching concern is:

Given that Progressives are willing to throw the Constitution under the bus to bring down a President because they fear for their power and privilege.

Given that they are willing to deny a President, Supreme Court nominees, and Executive appointees their Constitutional rights (due process, presumption of innocence, equal application of the law, etc.).

What chance would the average American have against this quantum abuse of power by government?

Jock MacGregor Sebago

Bleeding money

To The Editor: If ever the American people needed proof that our political system is corrupt to the core, we now have it in spades.

The current bloodbath that both Democrats and Republicans are engaged in goes beyond disgraceful.

Problems that hold grave consequences for all Americans are going unaddressed while both sides become more and more entrenched in their respective extreme positions. To hold hundreds of thousands of government workers hostage to the massive egos of grossly partisan and inept hacks approaches dereliction of the oath of office. To expect government workers who are performing jobs that are critical to the safety and well-being of all Americans to go weeks and perhaps months without being paid borders on the criminal.

Heartless political demagogues and thugs don’t do justice to our leaders’ behavior. Everything that transpires in Washington these days

is predicated on the 2020 election. Democrats will do anything in their power to sabotage anything and everything that President Trump and Republicans attempt to accomplish to finally deal with the many festering and potentially tragic problems facing our nation.

Literally hundreds of millions of poor and uneducated citizens of the many dysfunctional nations that make up our hemisphere are about to descend on our porous and under-protected border.

Americans are far and away the most generous people in the world. It would truly be wonderful if we could take in everyone that wants to come here. Reality suggests that in a relatively short period of time, the burden placed on our ability to feed, house, clothe, educate, and provide medical care for such an overwhelming number of desperate people would soon cause our country to collapse under such a staggering burden.

We know for certain that neither party has any intention of finally confronting the nation’s horrendous deficit and debt. We are going in debt to the tune of an additional $3 billion a day and our children are now on the hook for $22 trillion with no end in sight.

Daily, politicians dream up new and incredibly expensive schemes to lock in as many voters as possible to a near total dependence on government handouts. We are rapidly running

out of time to restore some semblance of fiscal sanity to the way we run our nation’s affairs.

Robert M. Howe Jr. Bridgton

Cornering a crook

To The Editor: In my last letter, I offered to apologize in writing if Donald Trump made it through 2019 without facing multiple impeachable criminal offenses. Since I wrote that letter, Trump’s duplicitous and criminal behavior has become ever more obvious. On January 25, FBI agents staged a predawn raid at the home of longtime GOP dirty trickster Roger Stone, executed search warrants at his home and office, and unsealed a criminal indictment against him. Stone has been a Trump crony for decades, and his indictment brings the now-clear conspiracy with the Russian government closer than ever to the Great Trumpkin himself.

Within hours, Trump was on TV, announcing that he would reopen our government temporarily without any money for his big, beautiful border wall. For 35 days, he held our nation hostage to his boondoggle wall fantasy, then, in a moment, it was over. In other words, Trump folded like a wet dishrag. The Biggest Dealmaker instantly became

The Biggest Loser!

Nothing drives Trump and his supporters crazier than being seen for the losers they really are. Trump shut down a quarter of the United States government, deliberately hurt 800,000 innocent federal workers, claimed falsely that they supported his actions, injured millions of government contractors and other businesses, and crippled the ability of the FBI to prosecute criminals or the FAA to keep our national airline system functioning. In exchange for all that pain and suffering, Trump got precisely nothing. The deal he signed was the exact same deal he had rejected in December. Trump and his supporters are chumps.

So, here’s another challenge for die-hard Trumpies.

What will you guys do, if and when clear evidence emerges that Trump is a lifelong grifter, a common crook, and guilty of a treasonous conspiracy with foreign governments, which enabled him to be elected illegitimately?

All those things are entirely possible. How will hard-core Trumpublicans react, should they be proven? They might want to start drawing up their game plan today. Continuing allegiance to a traitor makes his follower also a traitor.

“He who laughs last, laughs best.” I’m betting the people with the last laugh won’t be Trump and his cult of enablers.

Rev. Robert Plaisted Bath

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