Tucker’s House

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Former property owner Larry Forbes always felt the barn upstairs area had great potential. Creation of a Great Room, where the women of Tucker’s House can exercise or simply watch TV, received high marks from Forbes.

“Larry Forbes maintained this house like a child — lovingly, tenderly, very meticulous,” Wears said. “His vision about community and healing has been met.”

The room will be known as the Larry Forbes Great Room.

Maybe the “touching moment” of the event was when Wears made her final dedication — Pierre’s Pond, a sign that will be tacked to the duck pond house.

Wears explained that Pierre was the brother of her “dear friend” Pauline Webb, whom she worked out with.

“Pierre, dedicated a great deal of his life to serving the underserved youth. He created a logo — the I Can logo, which is on everything we have — I can almost hear him saying like kids he served, ‘If you believe hard enough you can accomplish anything, everything you want.’ Pierre left his Earth sooner than he should have,” Wears said. “When that took place, I asked Pauline if I could take his logo (for) Tucker’s House. She talked with the family, and it was a ‘yes.’ It is important to carry the memory of people who have touched your life in a positive way, however you can as you move on in this journey.”

Wears closed out the ceremony thanking her husband, Brad, for his “incredible support” as well as Donna Jean, “who became part of this house; she stopped in and cleaned a room, washed the floor, whatever we wanted her to do.”

In closing, Pastor Sean Bryant of Lake Region Vineyard Church in Bridgton, offered a blessing over the house.

“This is moving,” he said.

Pastor Bryant called attention to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s idea of a “blessed community.”

“His bigger dream was that our communities be free of poverty, be free of hunger, be free of hate, and be full of care. That was his bigger vision,” Pastor Bryant said. “We may not be able to end poverty and hunger. In ourselves, we can eradicate hate. But, we all can offer care.”

As a charge and encouragement, Pastor Bryant asked the crowd, “what can you give to Tucker’s House and the larger community?” at Bridgton Municipal Court.

“How is your neighbor doing? Check in. Give them coffees. Go for walks. Care, it is part of that blessed community,” he pointed out.

8:52 p.m. Report of gun shots in North High Street area; officer found that the source of the noise was fireworks.

Sunday, January 29

3:45 a.m. Mental health event on Kansas Road.

10:22 p.m. Verbal argument between family members on Kansas Road; parties were separated for the night.