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Bridgton, Maine

February 4, 2021

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Move to protect Trickey Pond

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — A little body of water that seems tucked away compared to Long Lake or Brandy Pond has drawn a sizable number of boat launches this summer.

Close to 1,000 boaters used the Trickey Pond public boat launch during the summer months.

Some forethought was involved in hiring milfoil inspectors to prevent that invasive from getting into the lake.

Trickey Pond has no history of aquatic invasive plant infestations, and the member of TPEA and stakeholders would like to keep it that way.

Martina Witts, the president of the Tricky Pond Environmental Association (TPEA) provided a report to the Naples Board of Selectmen recently.

She was pleased to say that TPEA will be asking the Naples Budget Committee for a smaller contribution than last year.

“We are asking for $500 less than last year,” Witts said.

She said that there are 60 businesses and individuals in the community that donate financially to TPEA and help support its effort to maintain good quality water and a healthy shoreline.

“Clearly, we are raising funds. The vast majority of the money — 70% pays for courtesy boat inspector hours at the boat launch off Route 114,” Witts said.

Actually, like many lake associations, TPEA hires Lakes Environmental Association (LEA) to take care of staffing inspectors. Then, LEA bills the association.

The inspectors who landed a job at Trickey Pond were as busy as bees.

“There were 910 boat inspections at the ramp in 2020.

That is a 40% increase in boat inspections from 2019. It’s really incredible. Highland Lake, which is three times bigger than Trickey Pond, only had 510 boat inspections. You can see how busy the boat launch is,” Witts said.

As was reported in 2019, the water quality has been declining.

“Tricky Pond has great water quality. The testing shows that Trickey Pond’s water quality is decreasing over time,” she said, citing nonpoint source pollution and explaining what that is.

“Nonpoint source (NPS) is pollution that affects the water body that is not from one direct source: storm drain runoff and snow melt,” she said.

Another cause is sediment from improperly managed construction sites or eroding shoreline, according to the EPA website.

After a survey was completed of Trickey Pond’s shoreTRICKEY, Page 3A

More parking, but at a cost?

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES— Some people might not know that the parking at the Trickey Pond public access is for boaters only.

Therefore, folks parking their vehicles there to take a stroll through the forest or to eat lunch while sitting by the water are parking illegally.

The Town of Naples, which owns the property off Route 114, is planning to put in a second, gravel-based parking lot for just two vehicles. Funding is already in place, carried forward from the previous fiscal year.

The Naples Parks and Land Use Committee reported what changes are in store for the Trickey Pond Park.

This happened during the Naples Board of Selectmen meeting that was held via Zoom on Jan. 25. During that meeting, selectmen also heard an update from the Trickey Pond Lake Environmental Association (TPLEA).

So, there were two separate agenda items that dealt with Trickey Pond.

Kathy Keinath, who belongs to the Naples Parks and Land-Use Committee, explained the purpose of two more parking spots. Apparently, the State of Maine paid for the public boat launch and built the parking lot with the stipulation that only boaters could park there.

“When people come to use trail system” they don’t have a place to park, Keinath said. “The parking the state put in is only for people who are putting in boats.”

First off, the good news is that the town has more acreage on Trickey Pond than what had been recorded.

“We had the property survey done. The town owns more than we thought,” Keinath said.

“We will be working with Conservation Corps this spring for trail work,” she said.

The plan is “to put in additional parking, up near the water station where people hose off their boats, very far away from the shoreline,” she said. “It will have two car parking spaces. They will put in the right types of drainage.”

Selectman Caleb Humphrey shared the details: P&K Sand and Gravel, Inc. is doing the work; the size of the parking space is 20-X-40; it will have a gravel base rather than asphalt.

“We could split it into two parking spots so we don’t have to deal with trees,” Humphrey said.

The future parking spaces will provide “easy access to people who want to walk the trails,” he said.

TPLEA President Martina Witts said it was busy spot, and the extra parking was needed.

“I volunteered there a couple days. We had issues with the volume (of vehicles) and people wanting to park wherever,” Witts said.

Keinath said there is plenty of space for the new parking spaces, and those parking spots would be far enough away from the water to not be source of pollution.

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A MAINE WINTER without much snow: ‘Chomping at the bit’ to do some trail grooming, Rob Knowles and Roger Lowell talked about the trail system, Highland Ridge Nordic Trails, that is free to the public and crosses their private property.

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Trail grooming takes neighbors on journey

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer Rob Knowles and Roger Lowell are as excited as two children on Christmas Eve as they talk about the snow that this week’s nor’easter will bring.

The two Bridgton men groom the nordic ski trails that intersect woodlands and fields off Highland Ridge in North Bridgton.

The trails, which are located on privately owned land, are free to the public. Usually, the trail system is visited by approximately 50 carloads of people in the course of one weekend.

Alas, this isn’t a usual winter. That’s because there hasn’t been much snow.

So it was no surprise that last Saturday, the two volunteer trail-groomers started the conversation with the snowstorm that was being predicted. They talked about how much the trails will benefit from a nice foundation of snow.

“Just being able to get out in the woods and doing some grooming. This will be the first time this season that we have groomed a lot of the trails,” Lowell said. “We’re excited, especially Rob. He’s just chomping at the bit.”

Knowles agreed that he was looking forward to grooming again.

What: Highland Ridge Nordic Trails in Bridgton Where: Parking is on south side of road on Chadbourne Hill Road. There is a wooden moose in the field. Do not use Highland Golf Course parking lot.

Cost: Trail system is free for public to use Gear: For skis, boots & poles, e-mail roglowell@gmail.com and provide shoe size and date of ski trip.

There is no cost for this service.

“I haven’t been able to drag in the woods this winter,” Knowles said, adding that he hopes for at least a half-foot of snow to make a good base.

Knowles used to ski and snowshoe but physically he cannot do it anymore because of wear and tear on his ankles.

“The only thing that motivates me is you go along at 7 miles an hour, and you see deer every once in a while, and you run into people who are enjoying themselves. Mostly, you just look back and you go, “That’s a damn nice-looking track,’ ” Knowles said. “It is something that I enjoy doing.”

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Bridgton Selectmen scheduled Tuesday, March 9 at 6 p.m. for a public hearing regarding a TIF (tax increment financing) proposal by Woodlands Assisted Living, which looks to build a senior memory care facility on North High Street. The hearing will be “virtual,” and will allow citizens to raise questions and address concerns. The meeting link will be made available on the town’s website.

Selectman Bear Zaidman asked that a link regarding the proposal by placed on the main page of the town’s website so that citizens will be able to locate information easily. Hard copies are also available at the town office.

“The public needs to be able to get it and digest it and spend some time with it,” Zaidman said referring the need to access the TIF proposal.

A special town meeting to vote on the TIF proposal will be held on Tuesday, March 30. A referendum vote will be held due to Covid-19 gathering measures. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

A preliminary application conference between Woodlands Assisted Living representative Kat Beaudoin and the town’s Planning Board was scheduled for Tuesday night, but the virtual meeting was postponed due to the snowstorm. A rescheduled meeting date has yet to be determined.

Adult Use marijuana shop receives license.

Being Bridgton’s first adult use marijuana store, Kelli Bouthiette had many questions to answer and hoops to jump through, but after nearly three months of work, she secured a town license to operate the Puffin Co. Selectmen unanimously approved the license. The Puffin Co. II will be located in the former Rivard’s Auction building, adjacent to Campfire Grille at 510 Portland Road.

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Warming hut healing for family

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer After his wife Chris died, Roger Lowell and his adult children built the warming hut that she had always talked about.

The warming hut has been lovingly named The Dollhouse. Dolly was one of the nicknames of longtime Bridgton resident Christina “Chris” Lowell, who passed away Oct. 26, 2019.

What now stands in her honor is a lovely wintertime warming hut made from the cedar lumber from the trees on the property where she raised her family. It is located off Chadbourne Hill Road, and is part of the Highland Ridge Nordic Trails.

All four of her grown children participated in the construction project which perhaps turned into a way of healing.

For her husband Roger Lowell, it was a matter of staying busy and creating something to endure time.

“I think sometimes it is important to be really busy, THE HUT, Page 2A

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LOVINGLY CALLED THE DOLLHOUSE, this warming hut was built in honor of Christina Lowell, whose nickname was Dolly. The hut is located off Chadbourne Hill Road, and is part of the Highland Ridge Nordic Trail system.

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Trail grooming journey (Continued from Page 1A) “In the woods, the part I do, I have three drags. And Roger has at least two or three kinds of drags. They are about 42 inches wide.

So, we do two passes so you end up with a maybe 6-footwide trails,” Knowles said, adding this allows both skiers and snowshoers to share the trails.

Since the mid-1970’s, Knowles and Lowell have been grooming wintertime trails in two separate areas on Highland Ridge. About 20 years ago, the two men realized they had a common goal. As the years have gone on, the trails have gotten wider and more miles have been added.

Both men have been involved in a whole lot of skiing during their lifetime.

In fact, Lowell was hired by the high school in Bridgton to start up a downhill ski team. A year later, he established a nordic ski team. Eventually, he would go on to become the principal of Lake Region High School, a job he maintained for 16 years until his retirement in 2010.

Lowell talked about the reasons he loves skiing.

“Getting outside and exploring. Trails are fun but I like to go off up some mountain, do a swamp or someplace new. The other big thing is seeing people

having a good time using the trails,” Lowell said.

He said it is lot of fun to get other people hooked on this winter-time activity that he enjoys so much.

“You try to do it when the conditions are good. You don’t want to take someone out for their first skiing experience while it’s icy.

You want the conditions to be good,” he said.

“The other day four people tried skiing for first time.

The two little boys kept bugging the parents about coming back again. That is as good as it gets,” he said.

Lowell loans out skis for free. This allows people to test out the sport before they invest in new skis.

Considering that he has about 100 pairs of skis — chances are good someone will find a ski boot that fits.

“I keep a good supply on hand so that I can outfit anybody. The intent is to have it here. So that people can find something that fits If they really like it, they can buy their own,” he said.

All people have to do is e-mail him at roglowell@ gmail.com The important information people should provide is their shoe size and what day they want to ski.

He has been collecting skis for 50 years, since his children were little.

Whenever his children out-

grow a pair, he would buy new ones They would grow out of a pair, and he would keep the old ones. Oddly enough, he acquired many almost new sets of skis at the local dump and he suspects people purchased them new and then never really got into skiing.

The website, Maine by Foot, which lists eight trail systems in Bridgton, has helped to spread the popularity of Highland Ridge Nordic Trails. So, has word of mouth.

Along with the number of users, the number of trails have grown, too.

Making new trails is something Lowell enjoys in the off season.

“It is fun to go into areas that don’t have any trails and walk around and find some pretty places and find A NEW MAP shows the cross-country ski trails included in the Highland Ridge a trail. Cutting it is hard Nordic Trails. work, but it is fun,” he said.

His eldest son Andrew, Roger’s other children, The men guessed that who lives in Sweden, does his youngest son Ethan, who there are 16 miles of trails. construction as his occupa- lives in Falmouth, and his About five miles of new (Continued from Page 1A) tion. He used his skills to daughters Erica and Sarah trails were completed during being able to go out into help design and construct took part in the constructhe past summer. The prevition project. Also, his twin ous year, three miles of trails the woods and build trails. the warming hut.

“When I was getting brother Peter Lowell was Working on a project like were added.

Knowles said he expects that is therapeutic because ready to do something I tremendous help.

The family would have a rebound in the number of it was something that she would ask him and he would point me in the right direcdiscussions about making people who use the trails — wanted. It gave me extra tion,” Lowell said. choices that would have inspiration,” Lowell said. once it snows.

“He did some of the hard, pleased Chris.

“You can either sit around “It is going to take a physical work that I couldn’t “All of the art for the and be sad or you can take while to get it back to where we were. But it’s going to that energy and use it in a do alone — mainly the roof, building was done in what happen because it’s free and different way. I guess that is the rafters, the metal roof- she would have wanted,” he what I was doing,” he said. ing,” he said. people like that,” he said.

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These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing): Monday, January 25 4:33 a.m. Attempt to locate motorist who was “braking abruptly” while traveling in the North High Street area. Vehicle stopped near Taylor Town, operator said he was tired, but not “braking abruptly.”

6:55 a.m. A Winn Road resident reported a burglary, possibly by a family member. Police later changed the call from a burglary to mental health event.

8:24 a.m. Subject checked in with police to meet terms of his sex offender registration.

2:16 p.m. Initially, a South High Street resident thought a phone call was a scam, but later determined that the call was a legitimate contact by Maine CDC regarding Covid-19 contact

tracing.

3:31 p.m. Scam call by person claiming to be from Medicare and seeking Highland Road resident’s personal information.

4:21 p.m. Wallet found, returned to owner on Knights Hill Road.

Tuesday, January 26 3:49 p.m. Caller sought to talk with police regarding thefts in the neighborhood.

4:32 p.m. When a skater returned from an outing on Highland Lake, she found someone had stolen her Muck boots, wool socks and skate guards that had been left near the boat launch area.

8:15 p.m. Suspicious person (female crying in a vehicle) report on Sam Ingalls Road. Police were unable to locate the pick-up truck.

9:17 p.m. Welfare check on Church Street.

10:11 p.m. Black SUV went off the road and into a

ditch off Portland Road.

Wednesday, January 27 12:12 a.m. Vehicle illegally parked (winter ban on parking overnight) on Main Street, before the monument area on Main Hill. The vehicle’s registered owner resides in Casco. Unable to locate the owner, police left a parking ban slip on the vehicle and left a message on the owner’s phone.

4:35 a.m. Responded to report of a juvenile walking in the roadway. Police located the subject near Willett Road.

8:07 a.m. A vehicle struck mail boxes during a crash on North Bridgton Road.

8:26 a.m. Citizen assist regarding trespassing at a rental property.

11:34 a.m. Fingerprinting by subject done for sex offender registration.

11:39 a.m. Criminal trespass complaint on Gage Street.

12:22 p.m. Wellbeing check at a Portland Road residence.

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Items on Bridgton Police Department blotter 1:09 p.m. Responding to a report of an alleged theft in progress at a local store, police located the suspect, who was seen on a surveillance camera placing items in her purse and jacket pockets. The suspect claimed she planned to pay for the items, which includes scarfs, gloves, set of coasters, serving utensils, small vase, among others. Police were asked to issue the suspect a trespass notice.

4:32 p.m. Fire and police personnel were dispatched to Brown Mill Road for a possible chimney fire.

6:07 p.m. Vehicle off the road at intersection of Brown Mill and Harrison Roads.

6:44 p.m. Citizen assist regarding process of obtaining a trespass order and protection from abuse notice.

7:33 p.m. Vehicle off the road on Harrison Road.

Thursday, January 28 5:32 a.m. Report of firewood being stolen from a South High Street residence.

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10:57 a.m. Responding to a report of a suspicious male walking around people’s homes in the Maple Street area, police located the subject and noticed a black case left on a snow bank. Police learned the subject had bail conditions, and searched him. No contraband was found on the subject, but when police went to check on the black case, the suspect allegedly admitted to having a controlled substance in it. He was transported to the county jail.

11:47 a.m. Citizen assist regarding caller who was unable to get into her vehicle because another vehicle was parked too close in the Hannaford lot.

6:27 p.m. Subject charged

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Friday, January 29 1:53 p.m. Attempt to locate call regarding erratic operation. Police stopped vehicle on Harrison Road and checked the driver.

6:53 p.m. Officer George responded to a report of a vehicle, left in neutral, had rolled from its parking spot in the Hannaford lot and almost struck a car. When the officer arrived, the vehicle had left the lot.

Saturday, January 30 12:34 a.m. Police assistance requested regarding getting subject to the hospital for mental health evaluation.

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Area news (Continued from Page 1A) Bouthiette pointed out that the leased building will have a security system, all employees are required to have background checks, and products fall under strict state regulatory guidelines. When asked what products Puffin Co. will sell, Bouthiette listed flower, concentrates, topical (lotions) and edibles (purchased from recreational marijuana manufacturers).

Bouthiette told planners that there will be no “growing” on site. Customers must be 21 years of age and show an ID. Use of product on site is prohibited.

The proposal has received Planning Board approval.

Bouthiette said the store will “mimic” the Puffin Co. in Fryeburg. Planners asked

that parking spaces be delineated (Campfire Grille, at times, uses the lot for overflow parking) and lighting of the business sign by “downward” to avoid distracting motorists on the busy Route 302 stretch.

Fee for use or use should be free? Selectman Paul Tworog commended Rec Director Gary Colello for being creative and meeting the public’s needs during these difficult Covid-19 times.

He isn’t, however, supportive of charging people to use the town hall for recreational purposes — families looking to shoot hoops or small groups wanting to play pickle ball.

“I don’t think we should put a fee to use that space. If

family comes in to shoot baskets, I don’t think we need to create another barrier if they don’t have the economic means. I understand Gary puts out great programs, but I’m not convinced that this particular idea meets town criteria,” Tworog said. “Any department (not to be critical of Rec) comes up with a new charge on townspeople and use money for their programs, seems like a slippery slope of funding mechanisms — to create a program that generate funds so I can spend money not originally appropriated.”

Selectwoman Carmen Lone pointed out that the town does charge groups for use of the building during non-town programming.

“The fee schedule in

place is to rent the town hall for special events, but in the past, an exception has been no fee for town-sponsored events or activities, to make the facility available,” Tworog said. “This year, free time has been canceled; funds supporting free time has gone toward the municipal day care. I’m not opposed to the program. I understand extra cleaning is needed, but I’m not thinking this is a good precedent for the town cutting off free recreation.”

Selectman Bear Zaidman said the fee is to cover a staff member, which is not budgeted.

“If a family wanted to use the hall and unable to afford, we’d work with them,” he added.

Colello looked to clarify matters saying use of the hall BRIDGTON, Page 12A

(Continued from Page 1A) line, it was noted that erosion is occurring at the edge of private property, where there is constant traffic and ground cover or natural vegetation has been removed over time, Witts said.

One of TPEA’s objectives is to work with property owners to mitigate this erosion.

Witts said one of the next steps is grant-writing, something she has decided to tackle by collaborating with Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District.

This step can happen because the TPEA conducted two surveys started in 2019.

“We did a watershed survey and a shoreline survey.

The report was completed in fall 2020. That report was the first step that allowed TPEA

to access funds, two buckets of money, money that we unlock through” a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, Witts said.

“We need this report in order to write the grant,” she said.

“The issues that they identified in the report: Issues with culverts — all of these culverts are on private

roads; lack of vegetation buffer in shoreland zone; shoreland erosion, and road shoulder erosion,” she said.

“Some of these sites we visited during the summer to see which ones are eligible for stormwater comp fund. Three are eligible to be completely remediated using those funds,” she said.

By the time this occurred it was already late in the

fall so the remediation work was not done, Witts said.

However, the environmental projects will begin in the spring.

It was reported that one landowner took the initiative to call LEA, walk the property with them, and make a management plan, Witts said.

TPEA has a website, which is trickeypond.org

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February 4, 2021 The Bridgton News, Page 3A

The warming hut (Continued from Page 2A) said.

The materials were often donated by people who wanted to be part of the project.

“This is a lot of reclaimed stuff like the barn boards are from an old barn down the road that got torn down. My father made that window up there. The front door is from an old family friend. They took it out of their house.

The windows are from a camp down on Ingall’s Brook Road. This [pew] is WARMS THE HEART from the North Bridgton — Many of the items for church. Someone gave us the warming hut were the stove for the building, donated by the commuand the base for the stove,” nity, including this wood stove. (De Busk Photo) Lowell said.

“It is kind of nice because people had stuff they wanted to contribute to it. It becomes a community effort,” he said.

The warming hut’s groundbreaking was in June and it was finished in September.

“I started the footings, just on cookies, this spring. I started the foundation and framework and everything in June,” Lowell said.

Twenty-five (25) people helped with the building in some capacity. Meanwhile, it piqued the curiosity of passers-by.

“People would drive by and say, ‘What is going on there,’ and stop and ask questions,” Lowell said.

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Fryeburg Police log

These items appeared on the Fryeburg Police Department log (this is a partial listing): Friday, January 15 2:40 a.m. Suspicious person at Bridgton Road business.

2:13 p.m. Civil matter at Smith Street property.

3:57 p.m. Assault complaint at North Fryeburg Road property.

6:09 p.m. Welfare check on Bridgton Road.

6:53 p.m. Complaint at Chautauqua Road location.

11:27 p.m. Assist Oxford

County Sheriff’s deputy on Main Street.

Saturday, January 16 10:14 a.m.

Assist Fryeburg Rescue on Mountain View Road.

10:51 a.m. Motor vehicle crash at Maine Visitors Information Center.

11:36 a.m. Vehicle off the road on Lovell Road.

1:15 p.m. Assist fire department on Smith Street.

2:37 p.m. Motor vehicle crash near Sadie Adams School on North Fryeburg Road.

3:41 p.m. Motor vehicle

Overdoses up The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office has investigated six fatal overdoses in the Lake Region area in less than two months, according to CCSO Sheriff Kevin Joyce.

That is a 600% increase in deadly overdoses compared to the same time last year.

The most disturbing concern is that five of those overdose deaths occurred within the last three weeks, Sheriff Joyce said. Additionally, four of the six fatal overdoses have occurred in the town of Standish.

The six overdoses between Dec. 1, 2020, and Jan. 24, 2021, are in addition to 11 overdose calls whereby the person received medical assistance to survive. In the same time period, 28 individuals have been arrested and charged with various drug charges and the seizure of 11 different types of drugs including narcotics, stimulants and other dangerous drugs.

“The significant increase in fatal overdoses is alarming and we continue to aggressively apprehend dealers. It is important to educate the public that these drugs are deadly.

We cannot continue to watch our friends and relatives struggle with addiction, endanger themselves, and continue to use substances which can potentially lead to an overdose or their death,” Sheriff Joyce said. “Substances not prescribed by a doctor do not have recommended doses and there is no quality control. The person ingesting the drug has no way to validate the actual content of the substance.

If you know of someone struggling with a substance use disorder, please encourage them to reach out for assistance or contact a medical professional.”

crash on West Fryeburg Road.

9:21 p.m. Attempt to locate on Fair Street.

Sunday, January 17 2:32 a.m. to 7:45 p.m.

Ten patrol checks.

7:55 and 8:01 p.m. Motor vehicle stops on Portland Street; warnings issued.

11:18 p.m. Domestic disturbance report on Main Street.

Monday, January 18 9:19 a.m. Civil matter at Island Road residence.

9:53 a.m. Civil matter at Woodland Street residence.

10:48 a.m. Alleged protection order violation at a Prebble Circle apartment

investigated.

6:53 p.m. Fraud complaint at a Bridgton Road store.

7:29 to 7:58 p.m. Three motor vehicle stops on Portland Street; warnings issued.

Tuesday, January 19 7:15 a.m. Assist agency at Molly Ockett Drive.

10:49 a.m. Drug complaint on Island Road.

4:12 p.m. Traffic complaint on Main Street, unfounded.

4:45 p.m. Assist citizen at police headquarters.

7:34 to 8:25 p.m. Five motor vehicle stops (four on Portland Street and one on Bridgton Road); warnings issued.

Wednesday, January 20

5:01 a.m. Disturbance on Island Road.

9:21 a.m. Assist citizen at police headquarters.

10:38 a.m. Motor vehicle crash on Main Street.

6:04 p.m. Suspicious person report on Glen Road.

Thursday, January 21 12:25 p.m. Burglary complaint investigated.

3:19 p.m. Criminal mischief incident at former Snow School on Pine Street.

3:54 p.m. Assist citizen at Silver Parkway.

9:05 to 11:45 p.m. Eight patrol checks.

Friday, January 22 9:25 a.m. Peace officer detail on Lovewell Pond Road.

3:59 p.m. Motor vehicle crash at intersection of

(Continued from Page 2A) encing “medical issue” after an evening of drinking and eating “weed cookies.”

1:46 p.m. Vehicle off the road at Sunnybrook Farm Road.

3 p.m. Motor vehicle crash with property damage at intersection of North High Street and Knights Hill Road.

3:38 p.m. Welfare check on South High Street regarding subject outside without a jacket despite extremely cold temperatures.

4:06 p.m. Fraud call regarding subject seeking Medicare information and issuance of new cards.

4:33 p.m. Criminal trespass complaint at Portland Road store.

7:39 p.m. Police assisted the town’s animal control officer, who went to an

Ingalls Road residence to issue a summons for animal cruelty.

Sunday, January 31 12:29 p.m. Juvenile problem (three to four subjects using wheelchair ramp for biking) on Depot Street.

1:01 p.m. Parking problem (vehicles left in the designated “No Parking” zones) on Mountain Road.

3:30 p.m. Responding to a report of erratic operation (allegedly speeding and nearly rear-ending another vehicle) on Knights Hill Road, police located the pick-up truck on North High Street. Despite the officer activating his cruiser’s lights and siren, the driver continued onto South High Street, onto Willett Road and into the Hannaford parking lot (total of 2.6 miles traveled).

When the truck stopped due

to vehicles and pedestrians, one cruiser stopped in front of the truck and another cruiser to the back of the truck. The driver reportedly informed the officer that he needed to park and go grocery shopping. The driver was asked to exit the truck, at which time, police took him into custody. The suspect refused to take a breath test, and was charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence and refusing to stop for a law enforcement officer. He was transported to the county jail.

4 p.m. Motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Mountain Road and North High Street; no injuries reported.

6:35 p.m. Suspicious person (seeking marijuana) at a North High Street business.

Bridgton Police blotter

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Henry II is on display at Harvest Gold Gallery.

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Lynda and Bill invite the public to come see this wonderful addition to the Henry the Snowy Owl at Gallery.

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10:58 p.m. Deer tag issued at Lovell Road location.

Saturday, January 23 12:22 p.m. Theft complaint at Bridgton Road store.

12:55 p.m. Traffic complaint on Portland Street; unfounded.

1:50 p.m. Suspicious person complaint on Main Street.

8:38 p.m. Civil matter discussed at police headquarters.

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BERNIE, the felt version, is up for raffle at Gallery 302.

Bernie is here

Guess who is at Gallery 302? Yep, you guessed it – Bernie, in felted form, has been seen lounging around on various artworks.

The felted figure was donated by artist Ruth Boisvert for a special raffle. Proceeds will be shared between the Bridgton Food Pantry and the Gallery’s computer fund. Buy one ticket for $5 or three tickets for $10.

It has been difficult for many families to afford food during this pandemic so the Bridgton Food Pantry is open to anyone in need every Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Bridgton Food Pantry is located in the former United Methodist Church at 214 Main Street.

The felted figurine can be seen at Gallery 302, located at 112 Main Street in Bridgton or at gallery302.com. The drawing is Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 11 a.m. For more information, call 207-647-2787 or visit the gallery’s Facebook page.

Winter fun in Naples

NAPLES — The Naples Recreation Committee is excited to team up with the Sebago Lake Anglers for a Long Lake Ice Fishing Extravaganza on Saturday, Feb. 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.! Kids bring your families! Everyone is invited to participate in this free day of ice fishing fun!

The Sebago Lake Anglers will have everything you need from bait to ice fishing equipment to introduce you to this fun sport! The veterans ice fishing hut, which is handicap accessible, will be warm and cozy for those needing a break from the cold. Refreshments — coffee, donuts, hot dogs and beans, water and hot chocolate will be available. Bring a chair and enjoy the fresh, crisp outdoors on beautiful Long Lake! The weather seems to be co-operating, but if it should turn stormy that day, the event will be the following Saturday, Feb. 20, same time, same place.

We love February, especially for building snowmen and sledding! Throughout February, Naples Recreation is conducting a virtual snowman contest! Build a snowman, take a picture and post on “Town of Naples, Maine WINTER, Page 5A

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February 4, 2021 The Bridgton News, Page 5A

Nurse honored with a DAISY Lisa Chase, RN, has received the DAISY Award at Bridgton Hospital.

Chase was not only nominated by a patient, but by a provider, as well!

“This patient was informed that he would need an extensive cardiac workup and chose to have this done at Bridgton

Hospital. Although our patient was apprehensive, he was made quite comfortable and reassured by our DAISY — Lisa Chase . Everything was explained to him and to his family, and while our DAISY ‘remained quite positive and displayed true and sincere empathy

every step of the way; she was extremely professional and efficient, and the follow-up phone calls with test results were outstanding,’” according to BH officials. “Lisa exemplifies what exceptional nursing care is all about.

I consider her to be the icing on the cake, or per-

haps, on the cinnamon rolls.”

From the BH provider, the adjectives describing Ms. Chaser were endless.

“The excellence that this nurse displays is daily, with every patient.

She is a brightly insightful, extraordinary clinician, who puts the patient first,” Dr. Alan Langburd wrote. “As importantly, or more importantly, she treats each patient with the utmost respect and dignity that they deserve, always compassionate and always with a smile. Lisa Chase is everything a nurse should be: competent, skilled, pragmatic, ethical, and (most importantly) kindhearted, selfless, empathetic. She is RECOGNIZED for nursing excellence, Lisa Chase, the best, simply the best!” R.N. at Bridgton Hospital.

BH diabetes education program Bridgton Hospital this month will be offering an outpatient diabetes self-management program to inform and empower those with diabetes to live well and effectively manage the disease.

The program will be held in the Bridgton Hospital Professional Group administrative conference room. Class dates are: Thursday, Feb. 18; Monday, Feb. 22; and Thursday, Feb. 25. The class runs from 1 to 3 p.m.

During the classes, participants will cover:

• An overview of diabetes, complications, hyperglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, and hypoglycemia • Medications for diabetes • Diabetes process and treatment options • Goal setting and problem-solving • Nutrition management: meal plans, carbohydrate counting, cooking tips, dining out guidelines and much more.

For more information, to make an appointment or sign up for the program, call 207-647-6064.

Mask effort continues

Farmers’ Market seeks vendors

Are you an artist of the visual arts, photography, painting or watercolors?

A jeweler creating unique designs?

Do you build colorful birdhouses and feeders?

A farmer who has fruits or vegetables to sell?

The Bridgton Farmers’ Market is looking for you!

Though the warm weather still feels far away, the market is already planning for the upcoming season and the 2021 application season is officially open. The Bridgton Farmers’ Market operates Saturdays (rain or shine) from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. from May to October. BFM currently offers the community a wide selection of locally grown produce, vegetables and fruits, meats and dairy, baked goods, jams, jellies and locally roasted organic coffees … along with artisan produced arts, crafts and goods. BFM seeks to be a diversified market that represents the unique agricultural nature of the community.

BFM is looking for farmers and artisans that produce items such as handcrafted soaps, candles, herbal infusions and tinctures or healing

pantry patrons with young children. These packets are part of a grant from the Rotary District to provide Health & Wellness products to food pantries. In the last week of January, 1,600 adult masks and 600 children’s masks were delivered to the two food pantries in Bridgton. This week, 500 masks and 200 children’s masks were delivered to the Sweden Food Pantry, which serves families in seven area communities.

This distribution to local food pantries in Naples and Harrison, as well as Norway and Fryeburg will continue while the supply lasts.

These pantries together serve dozens of communities in the region and reach nearly 1,000 families.

Past President of the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club Carol Madsen, who heads up this food pantry project explained, “In our work with food pantries, we are receiving lots of help from Rotarians from the Oxford Hills and Fryeburg Rotary Clubs. I’ll reach out to see if they can help by donating some of their facemask allocation, especially in supporting pantries in their towns. We are strong on collaboration. Wear your mask, Wash your hands, Watch your distance. Together, let’s keep our communities safe!”

If you would like to help with this project or learn about Rotary, contact LakeRegionRotary@ gmail.com.

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Winners of this contest will be awarded prizes.

Did you know that you can sled on the town beach?

Well, on Saturday, Feb. 27, Naples Recreation is hosting a Cardboard Sled Party from 1 to 3 p.m.! Besides sledding, there will be

s’mores, exploding snow volcanos and bubbles! Yes bubbles! Show off your creativity by designing a cool sled from a cardboard box.

Decorate it! Go wild! Have fun with it! Kids of all ages are invited! Participants must register for this sledding event by contacting

Kim Litchfield at 207-3108125 or litchfie1244@ gmail.com.

Hope to see you at one or all of these February celebration activities!

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ROTARIAN Carol Madsen completes packaging of kids’ masks. massage oils and natural perfumes, persons creating fiber arts, spinning, weaving, knitting or stitchery.

If you have a product to sell, live within 30 miles of the Town of Bridgton and are willing to be a licensed and insured small business, BFM is looking forward to hearing from you!

Applications are being accepted until March 1, followed by an interview with current market members. After the decisions are announced

Last week, the BridgtonLake Region Rotary Club received 750 children’s face coverings one week after receiving 5,000 adult masks. This distribution was made possible once again through the generosity of New England Rotarians and the Rossi Foundation. The only caveat is that the free protective facemasks be distributed to community groups that request them.

During Round I, the local Rotary Club distributed them to police and fire departments, the Bridgton Community Center and to Food Pantry volunteers.

The Rotary Club’s Round II allocation will be distributed in hygienically repackaged packets of 10 to food

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Raiders build big lead, then fend off Lakers

SURROUNDED — Lake Region center Evan Willey dishes the ball out of trouble as he is surrounded by Fryeburg Academy defenders Kyeni Musembi (left), Eli Mahan and Kyle Littlefield (#24). Willey scored a game-high 19 points.

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer FRYEBURG — For the first time out with little practice, Coaches Sedge Saunders and Ryan Martin expected some rust, some ragged play and plenty of inconsistency.

What they also expected, knowing the type of players on their respective hoop rosters, was they would get great effort, not only because it was Rivalry Night I between Fryeburg Academy and Lake Region, but everyone knew how lucky they were to simply be on a court and competing.

“We’ve got a great group of guys. I seem to say that every year. We have a good mix of size and speed, experience and youth, dorm and day. The first few days of practice were rough but the kids were pumped to be out there,” Fryeburg Coach Sedge Saunders said. “We’re starting to get in game shape, but it was clear Saturday that we have a ways to go. We played 12 guys and the goal was to wear Lake Region down. I think it would have worked, but we put them on the line a lot due to some silly fouls. A big part of it was we still don’t have our timing

Laker girls take control early the opportunity to play. The opportunity to be together on a daily basis is a necessary step in the process of developing motivated learners.

Allowing the student-athletes to participate will benefit our entire school culture.”

On the other sideline, Billie L’Heureux made her return to the Raider coach’s box and felt her players did an “excellent job staying composed and not getting frustrated” on a night which they tried their best to execute new roles and new offensive and defensive approaches.

“In our case, it was a case of confidence and being unsure. We had five practices to put in all new plays,” Coach L’Heureux said. “Skill development is extremely important and these athletes have lost ground a bit with no summer ball and no true preseason to speak of. I think our athletes are in pretty good physical shape and that

speaks to our Strength and Conditioning program that was offering Zoom workouts when they couldn’t meet in person. I have faith that they will pull together. I think everyone is just happy to be in a gym!”

Although the Lakers were a little rusty in shooting the ball, they did put 35 shots to FA’s 17, a scored primarily getting the ball inside the lane. Sheldrick found Elle Hall (4 points, 7 rebounds) and Smith cutting to the basket, delivering nice touch passes for scores. Lone LR senior Shauna Hancock converted a nifty reverse lay-up, while freshman Ava Smith (who scored 14 points in the JV game, a 53-18 LR win, Olivia England had 10 points and Abby Lavoie 8 points) connected for her first varsity points to close out the half.

Brooke Emery kept the Raiders close in the first quarter with a bucket and a free throw. Of the four games between the Lakers and Raiders (boys and girls JV

and varsity), Emery had the best touch from the charity stripe, going 10-of-13, making eight straight until she finally missed late in the fourth quarter. She finished with a game high 14 points and 7 rebounds.

Fryeburg, however, went 1-of-8 from the field in the second as the Lakers opened up a double-digit advantage.

The Raiders scored just 3 points in the third quarter with Emery sinking two foul shots, and Katy McIntyre one.

FA scoring: McIntyre 3, Emma Rydman 2, Sharla Day 2, Camden Jones 2 and Audriana Mas Soto 1.

LR scoring: Shauna Hancock 6, Ava Smith 5, Rebecca Caron 5, Brianna Sargent 2 and Vanessa Stone 2.

Top rebounders: LR, Smith 9, Hall 7, Sargent 6; FA, Emery 7, Jones 5, Soto 3. LR had a 34-22 advantage.

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With an experienced returning cast, the Lakers forced 17 turnovers that resulted in nine lay-ups to build a commanding 27-12 halftime lead and ultimately a 49-24 home victory over Fryeburg Academy.

Sophomore Melissa Mayo paced the LR attack with 11 points, while junior Shelby Sheldrick chipped in 8 points and junior Liz Smith added 6 points and 9 rebounds.

“The girls were over the moon excited about getting back on the floor to play.

Regardless of how we played, we simply embraced the opportunity to compete, laugh and work together,” Coach Paul True said. “We thank Superintendent Smith and our School Board for giving us

EYE ON THE TARGET — FA senior Eoi Terricabras is set to shoot during Saturday’s game against Lake Region.

(Photos by Julian Zhu/FA) nor our legs, but we also earning second and third shot have to learn how to play opportunities with Maloji aggressive defense without (five rebounds) and Kyeni fouling.”

Musembi (11 rebounds on Laker Coach Ryan Martin the night) keeping the ball liked seeing his kids out on alive. A quick baseline move the floor playing basketball by Eli Mahan put FA up 21-9 again and enjoying compet- with 3:40 left in the half. ing.

LR finally saw a couple “I liked seeing the fight of long-range jumpers fall that we had in the second half as Jacob Chadbourne conwhen we were down as many nected to start the quarter and as 16 points,” he said. “I Willey swished a trey from thought we did a decent job the top of the key to make it running our halfcourt offense 21-12. But, the Lakers were when we only had three prac- unable to make much headtices.” way, going 3-of-11 from the Senior Eoi Terricabras foul line. A steal by Liam gave the Raiders a quick start, Grass lead to a three-point converting on a three-point play with 28.2 left. play with a drive to the rim, FA lead 31-17 at halftime. and then added a 3-pointer “We did manage to build a for a 6-2 FA lead. Sophomore double digit lead due to some center Will Hallam came off good work on the offensive the bench and made his pres- boards along with some ence felt in the paint scoring points off our defense. We the Raiders next five points also did a nice job moving as Fryeburg built a 11-4 lead. the ball in the half court and Both clubs struggled with getting it inside to our twin their scoring touch with the towers Eli (Mahan) and Will Raiders going 4-of-16 from (Hallam),” Coach Saunders the floor while the Lakers said. “I also thought our fullwere 2-of-9 — Liam Grass court pressure was decent for scoring the first bucket nearly the first time out. We were three minutes into the game, solid in the half court takthen a long drought until cen- ing away driving lanes and ter Evan Willey netted a hoop contesting shots from the on a strong baseline drive. perimeter.”

Fryeburg looked to up the Laker Coach Martin felt tempo in the second quarter, his team struggled defensivebringing full-court pressure. ly and from the foul line early It worked. The Lakers turned on, which put them in a hole. the ball over six times, lead“I think this was due to ing to senior guard Armel very little time playing ‘live.’

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Opinion & Comment

February 4, 2021 The Bridgton News, Page 7A

Front Row Seat

by Tom McLaughlin BN Columnist

Where does one find wisdom?

A LOOK inside the Bob Dunning Memorial Bridge which leads visitors to Pondicherry Park in Bridgton.

(Photo by Pam Ward)

Letters to the Editor Not a very ‘Pleasant’ view

To The Editor: The causeway across Moose Pond on Route 302 in West Bridgton is what many see as an “attraction.” How could it not be? An incredible view.

How many places can you go and see a beautiful Maine lake scene with a ski mountain directly above? The feeling of peaceful tranquility, no matter what season. This is the essence of West Bridgton. This is why many of us have built our homes and our futures here. A place to breathe.

No, I’m not against storage facilities. They fulfill a need, but not to the detriment of an area. This area’s natural beauty will definitely be compromised. West Bridgton appeals to many “second property owners” as well as those who decide to make Bridgton their retirement home. Do we really need to use one of the most scenic parcels of land left in town for third storage facility?

My husband and I built our home and business in the shadow of Pleasant Mountain in 1998. Even today, nearly

every time I drive across the causeway, I just can’t help, but look toward the mountain. How lucky am I? Oh, one more thing. I really can’t believe they plan on building another group of storage buildings on the opposite field! Hello! Planning Board!

Seriously? Let’s see projects like these move forward with such ease on a piece of “shoreland” property.

Yes, times are changing … Love always, Bridgton, Maine.

Loraine Janelle West Bridgton

Give it up

To The Editor: Let me see if I have this straight: the U.S. Constitution says, “The President …. shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and conviction of, Treason, Bribery or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”

So, the U.S. House of Representatives has come up with an article of impeachment – a single article of impeachment — in which they allege that former President Trump “incited an insurrection.”

They did this in a two-hour ses-

sion, without having any witnesses, in contrast to the first impeachment of former President Trump, with its multiple articles of impeachment and drawn out hearings.

Having read all of former President Trump’s Jan. 6 speech – all 1 hour, 13 minutes, and 19 seconds — I didn’t see any exhortations resembling “incitement to insurrection” that he is accused of fomenting. He did say, in the 18th minute: “I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.”

To repeat: “peacefully and patriotically.” In the last paragraph of the speech, he says: “So let’s walk down Pennsylvania Avenue.”

Only someone reading tea leaves or casting chicken bones on the ground could see an “incitement to insurrection” in the former president’s speech.

All of this brings to mind the Stalinist era in the old USSR. I am old enough to remember that time and able, after all these decades, to remember the names Lavrentiy Beria, Chief of Soviet security, the dreaded Lubyanka Prison, Marxist philosopher Nikolai Bukharin, Leon Trotsky and the newspapers Pravda and Izvestia.

Wow! Is this kid good, or what?

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Mystery left on the Snow

Yesterday morning when I went outside to refill the bird feeders, I was startled to see wet, broken feathers scattered on the snow beside our porch. It looked as if some unlucky bird had met a violent end, its feathers plucked out by a predator.

When had it happened, who was the predator, and who had been killed? Bird feeders attract birds, and birds attract predators. Over the years, we have seen a few Hawks fly through the yard, or perch in a tree in sight of the feeders. We have even found clumps of feathers on the ground that probably had been plucked out by a predator, who then carried its prey to a more secluded place to finish the job. This time, though, it happened inches from our porch. The feathers on the snow were mostly black wing feathers, with white spots, and judging from their small size they appeared to be from a Downy Woodpecker.

Downy Woodpeckers are common year-round residents, the smallest of our

Bird Watch

by Jean Preis BN Columnist local Woodpeckers. About 6 ¾ inches long from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail, they are only slightly longer than a Tufted Titmouse. We often see Downys on the suet feeder, but they also eat crushed sunflower seeds.

The other black and white Woodpecker that frequents our feeders is the Hairy, and because both birds have very similar plumage it can be difficult to tell them apart.

Both have a white front, white back and black wings with white spots. The black and white markings on the head are very similar, too.

In both species, the male has red on the back of the head.

If a Downy and a Hairy are near each other on feeders, it is easy to see that the Hairy,

more than 9 inches long, is considerably larger, but seen in the distance, perhaps on a tree trunk, it is more difficult to determine size.

It might be logical to believe these two Woodpeckers are just two different sizes of the same species, but they are separate, and are more closely related to other species of Woodpeckers than they are to each other.

One reliable way to tell these two Woodpeckers apart is to notice the length of the bill in relation to the depth of the head. The Hairy’s bill is as long as the head, but the Downy’s bill is noticeably shorter than the depth of the head. Another way to tell them apart is to

In Ye Olden Times

by Michael Davis BHS Assistant Director 1884 – April 25 1885 – April 26 1886 – April 23 1890 – April 26 1891 – April 25 1892 – April 16 1893 – May 9 1894 – April 22 1895 – April 22

Views from Augusta

by Janet Mills Governor of Maine

We need to keep our state healthy

Maine is beginning to round the corner on the postholiday surge of Covid-19.

Last Thursday, Maine reported a lower positivity rate of 3.64, a decrease from almost 6 percent on Dec. 31. Maine’s 7-day new case rate has declined by 35 percent in the last two weeks. All that is good news, although we are very wary about the continuing pandemic, but with the holiday season behind us now and in light of these better numbers, this week we decided to end the 9 p.m. early closing time for businesses, effective Monday, Feb. 1. That early closing time was aimed at reducing the higher risk of Covid-19 transmission during those later indoor entertainment hours when people are more likely to lower their guard and not adhere to basic public health and safety measures.

It was geared to the holiday season in particular. We were very wary about people getting together in public places and catching the virus. So that measure, that socalled curfew, which is similar to what other states have done, that allowed businesses to keep their doors open during the daytime and evening and allowed curbside pickup and delivery service before and after 9 p.m. We really wanted to keep those businesses viable but at the same time protect the public from the virus.

Starting Monday, those businesses that had been subject to this requirement — restaurants, movie theatres, casinos — they may all resume late evening operating hours if they choose, while continuing to follow basic public health and safety guidelines.

The progress we are making is encouraging, but boy the pandemic is far from over. Every time we wear our masks, MILLS, Page 8A

look for black spots on the Downy’s outer tail feathers.

David Allen Sibley, in his article Tails Tell Tales, in the Nov./Dec. 2020 issue of Birdwatching Magazine, tells us the tail of many birds is like a fan that opens and closes. There are the central feathers, and there are long, paired, outer feathers on each side. When the tail is open it is like an open fan, and when it is closed the outer feathers are stacked under the central feathers.

Central tail feathers are usually dark, so a closed tail seen from above appears dark, although the outside “Earth Notes” is an outgrowth of a edge of the outer feathers deep ecology discussion group. Writers may still be visible. When reflect a delight in, and concern for, the the tail is seen from below earth and are individually responsible we are looking at the stacked for opinions and information. white outer feathers, so the Community members are invited to submit articles. tail looks lighter. Although Sibley writes about Juncos, the same arrangement of tail feathers can be seen on the Downy Woodpecker. When the tail is spread open, like a fan, the white outer feathers with black spots can be seen. When it is closed,

By Megan-Mack DeRaspe BIRD WATCH, Page 8A Guest Columnist Pleasure of Presence, or better known as POP, is one of the progressions to help a participant on a Forest Therapy Walk “drop in.” I am a Forest Therapy Guide with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy and this moment, these moments, are most intriguing to me. Intriguing 1896 – April 26 because it draws attention to how little we pay attention to 1897 – April 26 how our bodies react and interact with the natural world 1898 – April 16 around us. Beyond language, beyond thought, our bodies 1899 – April 29 know the pleasures of being with and experiencing our one1900 – April 29 ness with the more than human world.

1901 – April 27 The more I experience myself, and others, participat1902 – April 6 ing in Forest Therapy Walks, the more I seem to integrate 1903 – April 5 aspects of the practice in my everyday life. I slow down on 1904 – April 29 my woods walks, I tap into my senses more. It’s as if some1905 – April 22 one, something, turned on a light to all that is pleasurable.

1906 – April 24 There is so much research out there that proves how 1907 – April 30 beneficial it is, both physically and mentally, to spend time 1908 – April 26 in nature, but nothing as concrete as feeling the evidence 1909 – April 21 throughout your own body. You can read about the benefits 1910 – April 5 to your sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems 1911 – April 28 and how time in nature helps return our bodies to a better 1912 – April 24 balance of homeostasis, however, recalling the sensations 1913 – April 18 you experienced the last time you spent prolonged time in 1914 – April 23 nature will surely outweigh this scientific knowledge.

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How winter was once recorded

Howdy Neighbor!

Today’s feature is a pair of Ice Out records and a list of first major snowfalls from the late 1800s and early 1900s, and if there’s space, we’ll also offer a few old sayings relating to winter which used to be common in these parts – and just about nowhere else!

The first Ice Out record we have was taken by Mrs. Alice lows; 1873 – April 30 Hill from 1873 to 1923, for 1876 – April 9 Long Lake. This record is held 1878 – April 30 in manuscript form at the BHS 1879 – May 15 and has been supplied to the 1880 – April 19 Lake Stewards of Maine record 1881 – April 28 database, as has the second pair 1882 – April 25 we will be looking at shortly.

1883 – April 27 Mrs. Hill’s record runs as fol-

When your last parent dies as mine did six weeks ago, you become, like it or not, part of the elder generation. If you have children and grandchildren, they look to you for wisdom. And what is that? It’s part intelligence, part experience, part humility — the product of living many years, making many mistakes, and learning — a little bit at least — from each one. It’s knowing your flaws. If you feel like you don’t have much wisdom, it’s a sign that you probably do.

Wisdom is quiet. It observes. It listens. It doesn’t speak until asked. It knows that telling people things they’re not ready to hear is counterproductive. That’s why Will Rogers said: “Never miss a good chance to shut up.” With young children, making an occasional observation is okay, as in: “I see this happening,” or “I see you doing that,” but avoid following up with advice unless you’re asked for some.

Even then, it would be best to answer by telling a story.

It could be from your own history or part of someone else’s that contains insight. As a teacher, I was charged with passing on designated slices of U.S. History to students. With a textbook, any literate person with attentive scholars could, theoretically, do that. Answering perceptive questions, however, requires broader knowledge than the textbook imparts.

Offering different perspectives on historical events does too.

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(Continued from Page 7A) Some historical perspective is necessary for wisdom.

It may only be of personal and family history with keen observation of a small community lived in during one lifetime. The same patterns can be detected in a small place as can be seen in the wider world over a longer time. No one, not even the most learned historians, knows it all. Will and Ariel Durant, a 20th century husband/wife team of historians wrote “The Story of Civilization” which ran to four million words in eleven volumes. They chronicled up to about the 1930s and had plans to extend the series, but

Doesn’t seem like it from where I sit. Maybe it’s all around me, but I lack sagacity to recognize it. If wisdom has been piling up it’s not disseminating, perhaps because too few people are disposed to take it in. I cannot recall the last time I tried looking up something on the worldwide web and didn’t find information about it. We can access knowledge on the Internet, but what kind of alchemy is required to convert it to wisdom?

Some religious traditions indicate that wisdom can be divinely granted. In the Old Testament, God told

Solomon to ask for anything and he requested wisdom. Impressed, God then granted him other gifts. In the New Testament, Book of James says anyone may ask God for wisdom and get it. Other religions suggest it’s attained through meditation or reincarnation.

The Old Testament’s Book of Wisdom, whose author is unknown, portrays wisdom as an amalgam of other virtues, especially humility.

So, when as a wise elder you’re asked a difficult, timeless question by a grandchild, it’s okay to humbly say, “I don’t know.”

they died.

I’m old enough to remember the buzz around publication of R. Buckminister Fuller’s book “Critical Path” in which he postulated that the sum total of all human knowledge gathered by the year 1 AD took 15 centuries to double. Then it took only 250 years to double again, and only 50 years to double yet again. Now it takes only one or two years.

“Knowledge is power,” said Francis Bacon. If he and Fuller were both right, humans have been getting very powerful very fast, but has there been a commensurate accumulation of wis(Continued from Page 7A) dom? those outer feathers are underneath the black central tail feathers, so from below the tail appears white, with black PUBLIC NOTICE bars across it. This can often be seen when the Downy Woodpecker is clinging to the bird feeder.

Yesterday, when I saw Downy feathers on the snow beside our porch, I looked for white tail feathers with distinctive black spots, but the feathers were too damaged, WATERFORD BOARD OF APPEAL and this morning they were covered by new snow. Today, the birds at our feeders are acting as if nothing unusual has Waterford’s Appeal Board will hold a virtual meeting Feb. happened. I wonder if they know one of their neighbors is missing, and I wonder if they saw what happened.

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TOWN OF NAPLES Nomination Papers

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TOWN OF NAPLES Planning Board Meeting

The Naples Planning Board will be holding a Zoom meeting on Tuesday, February 16th, 2021, at 7 p.m. On the agenda: 1. A 480 square foot Dock Permit for Katie Blenk for property located at Whipporwill Drive found on Tax Map R01, Lot 4-15.

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

This meeting will take place on zoom and live on LRTV. To join the meeting via zoom, go to www.zoom.com or call (929) 205-6099 Meeting ID: 845 7959 0380 and use Password: 592838

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Nomination Papers will be available on February 16, 2021 at the Naples Town Office for the following positions: • Select Board – Three-year term (2) • Planning Board – Three-year term (2) • Transfer Station Council – Three-year term (2) • Budget Committee – a. One-year term (1) b. Two-year term (1) c. Three-year term (2) • SAD 61 Board – Three-year term (1) The Election will take place May 25, 2021.

Completed papers must be returned to the Naples Town Office no later than April 16, 2021. Please contact the clerks at 207-693-6364, ext. 3, during normal business hours if you have questions.

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TOWN OF DENMARK Notice of Public Hearing

TOWN OF NAPLES Select Board Public Hearing

The Naples Select Board will hold a public hearing and meeting on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, at 6 p.m. via Zoom.

On the agenda: 1. A Liquor License Application for American Legion Post 155 located at 26 Casco Road.

2. A Liquor License Application for Randy’s Wooster Street Pizza located at 770 Roosevelt Trail.

3. A Liquor License Application for The Galley Restaurant & Pub located at 327 Roosevelt Trail.

The public is welcome to participate in the Zoom meeting. Visit townofnaples.org for an access link and details (to be posted under the Municipal Calendar and Public Notices sections). If you are unable to attend via Zoom, you may mail or e-mail your remarks to Paula Miller, 15 Village Green Lane, Naples, ME 04055. pmiller@ townofnaples.org. Submissions must be received by noon on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.

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(Continued from Page 7A) watch our distance, and avoid gatherings, we all help put a lid on this virus and help get our state back on track and back to normal faster. We want Maine people to be healthy.

It’s the highest goal we have and our number one focus. It’s not only the right thing, it’s also the very thing that will bring our economy back. As all the economists tell me: you can’t have a healthy economy if you don’t have healthy people.

We have been luckier than a lot of states. People have moved here, stayed here, paid taxes here, and enrolled kids in school here because they feel safer here. And we welcome them, we want them to continue living here, working here, shopping here.

For all kinds of reasons, we’ve got to keep our state healthy.

Right now, we are working to get as many vaccines into the arms of Maine people as quickly and efficiently as possible — as of Friday, more than 137,000 people have been vaccinated. But even if you’ve been vaccinated, once or both times, it’s important to keep taking those basic steps that public health experts all advise will keep us all healthy.

Speaking of staying healthy, I want to also acknowledge that President Biden this week announced that his administration is opening a special health care enrollment period for marketplace coverage on HealthCare.Gov from Feb. 15 to May 15, extra months to allow people to shop for better health insurance coverage at affordable prices.

I sure welcome this news, and I applaud the President for this decision.

The pandemic has thrown into sharp relief how important it is for Maine people to have affordable health care so they can see a doctor, receive the care they need, and stay healthy.

My Administration has been focusing since day one on making health care more affordable and more accessible to Maine people and businesses – right now for example, more than 70,000 people have health insurance as a result of MaineCare expansion.

With the open special open enrollment period fast approaching, I encourage Maine people who are looking for affordable health insurance to visit CoverME.gov — that’s CoverME.gov — from Feb. 15 to May 15 to learn about coverage options, find local assistance, and think about applying for better, more affordable health insurance.

In the meantime, please stay healthy and stay safe.

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On February 9, 2021 at 7 p.m.

Public Hearing to inform voters on Articles to be voted on by Secret Ballot Referendum on February 26, 2021 Warrant for Special Town Meeting 1. Shall the Town adopt the Revised Section 8.8 titled Board of Appeals of the “Zoning Ordinance of the Municipality of Denmark, Maine”?

This will replace the current section of the “Zoning Ordinance of the Municipality of Denmark, Maine.”

2. Shall the Town adopt the New Section 5.16 titled Solar Energy Systems to the “Zoning Ordinance of the Municipality of Denmark, Maine”?

3. Shall the Town appropriate and transfer $90,000.00 from Unassigned Fund Balance and allocate it to Moose Pond Dam repairs?

This is one half of the Dam Repairs; the Town of Bridgton will be responsible and pay the other half.

Total Dam Repair estimate is $180,000.00.

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First Order of Business: • Call Meeting to Order • Determine a Quorum Old Business: • Approval of the Meeting Minutes November 9, 2021 and January 11, 2021 • Casco Inn, Addition, 434 Roosevelt Trail, Map 2, Lot 21-A – Presented by Sashie Misner on behalf of Applicant Chris Eck and RGW Properties. Additional materials requested by the Planning Board at the January 11, 2021, Meeting.

New Business: • Terradyn Consultants LLC – Presented on Behalf of Applicant 224 Roosevelt Trail, LLC, Justin Strout - Site Plan Review Application for Two Proposed Buildings to be used for Cannabis Cultivation. 224 Roosevelt Trail, Map 2, Lot 3-A1.

Additions: • Set Date for Public Hearing – Proposed Contract Zoning Agreement for Hancock Leasing Limited Liability, Map 43, Lots 32B and 24C to Public (This can be set for your regular meeting for March if you so choose) Next Meeting: • March 8, 2021 Adjourn

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This week’s puzzle theme:

U.S. Presidents

ACROSS 1. Newton’s first name 6. Part of smog 9. Hissy fit 13. Human trunk 14. Form of “to be” 15. Illegal booze 16. Editorial changes 17. Crematorium jar 18. #56 Down, alt. sp.

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40. Resembling wings 41. Nightly necessity 43. Experience emotion 44. Large ray 46. Glacier’s deposit 47. “Watch out!” on a golf course 48. Traditional sock pattern 50. Reduced Instruction Set Computer 52. Knight’s title 53. Bypass 55. Foot digit 57. *President Chester ____ 60. *He signed legislation

to create Medicare 64. Fauna, Merryweather and ____, fairy godmothers 65. Expert 67. Convex molding 68. Bumpkins 69. CafÈ alternative 70. Car ways 71. Trans-Siberian Railroad city 72. Piercing part 73. Slightly drunk DOWN 1. Any thing 2. *Trump had button on desk to order his favorite one 3. Desertlike 4. Up and about 5. Coddle 6. Half-man, half-goat 7. Legendary NHLer 8. Tragedy, or comedy, or satire 9. Cheap form of payment?

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59. Major bike maker 60. Audience’s rejection 61. Sold in bars

62. Auto pioneer 63. Like a busybody 64. Back, to a pendulum 66. Latin dance three-step move, once

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Obituaries Donna R. Osgood Donna Rae Durgin Osgood, 79, of Fryeburg, left this world peacefully January 25 after bravely enduring a battle with Parkinson’s Disease. She was born Nov. 23,1941, in North Conway, N.H., at The Memorial Hospital to Doris Cox and Gordon Durgin, both deceased.

Living her childhood in North Conway, Donna was a graduate of Kennett High School class of 1960. Shortly after graduating, she married her husband James Osgood. They lived in Fryeburg where they spent a lifetime of devotion to one another and their family. Donna loved to spend time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren giving frequent hugs and sharing loving words of encouragement to her “darlin” girls and boys. Donna grew up with a love of dance which was evident as she and her lifelong dance partner gracefully owned any dance floor. Donna enjoyed needlepoint, knitting baby sweaters for friends and family, and watching her birds at her feeders and was always on the lookout for the first robin of spring as well as the loons on Lovewell Pond where she and the family spent time in the Summer. In past years, Donna enjoyed roller skating, bowling and tennis with her many friends. Donna looked forward to her weekend visits from her niece Debbie Urgese. Donna, known as Nannie to so many local children, never missed a game or ski race and was always there to cheer for her children and grandchildren’s teams. She would often be found at Fryeburg Academy sporting events keeping her own scorebook to include in the scrapbooks she created for her children and grandchildren to be presented upon their high school graduation. Nannie was beloved by so many and will be missed.

The family wishes to express their sincere gratitude to the nurses and doctors of the Memorial and Bridgton Hospitals as well as Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice for the loving care given to Donna.

Donna is survived by her husband of 59 years James Osgood; their three children, daughter Jodi Arnheiter and her husband, the late Jeffrey Arnheiter of Novato, Calif.; daughter Shelley Walker and husband Dwight of Fryeburg and James Osgood II and wife Andrea of Fryeburg; four sisters Greta George of Bartlett N.H., Brenda Kier of Kearsarge, Darlene Barrett of Conway and Roxanne Cox of North Conway; her beloved grandchildren, Meagan, Lyndsey, Makenzie, Vincent, Allison, Cody, Brylie, Gregory, Lakyn, Karylann, and Alfie.

Her great-grandchildren Colson, Deagan, Landon, Caleb, Wesson, Asa, Hailey, Raelynn, Bryson, Alex, Zack, Shane and Finn.

Donna is predeceased by her half-brother Richard Durgin of So Paris.

A celebration of Donna’s life will be held later in the year.

Donna loved her animals and if you wish, please honor her memory by making a donation to Harvest Hills Animal Shelter 1389 Bridgton Rd Fryeburg ME 04037 or an organization of your choice.

Arrangements are under the care of Wood Funeral Home, 9 Warren Street, Fryeburg. Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.woodfuneralhome.org

Margaret M. Wilmot Margaret Mary (Vaillancourt) Wilmot, 78, of Casco, died early Thursday evening, Jan. 28, 2021 at Bella Point in Bridgton.

Margaret was born in Winterville on Feb. 28, 1942, the daughter of the late Ludger and Geraldine (Pelletier) Vaillancourt. She was educated in local schools and graduated from Lincoln Academy.

On Sept. 3, 1977, Margaret married the love of her life, George “Dick” Wilmot in their backyard in South Portland.

She worked for Daka Food Service (B&M Baked Beans and Fairchilds) for many years then worked alongside her husband at Casco AG Redemption, where she loved seeing and talking with the customers. She retired to enjoy scrapbooking, gardening and spending as much time as she could with family.

Margaret was predeceased by her parents; two brothers, Ken and Tim Vaillancourt; and three sisters, Debi Davis, Patricia Knight and Mary Hicks.

She is survived by her husband, George Wilmot of Casco; her daughters, Valerie Lamkin of Windham, Lynn Carlson of Sanford and Lisa Wilmot of Lewiston; her sons, Rick Teele of Madrid and Kevin Wilmot of Biddeford; her siblings, Donna Farnham of Oakland, Allan Vaillancourt of Westbrook, Theresa Garnett of Lewiston, Jean Carver of Portland, Patricia Vaillancourt of Cornish, Arlene Vaillancourt of Scarborough and Donna Rae Arklis of Burlington, Mass.; 19 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; lots of nieces, nephews, and cousins.

A graveside service will be later in the spring at Brooklawn Memorial Park in Portland.

Arrangements are in the care of the Hall Funeral Home, 165 Quaker Ridge Road in Casco, where Margaret’s family welcomes your kind words and condolences on her Tribute Wall at http://www.hallfuneralhome.net.

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Phyllis A. Vigeant Phyllis A. Vigeant, 86, died peacefully at her home on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021.

Phyllis was born in Marlboro, Mass., the eldest child of Irene (Delorme) and Philip Bergeron. She married her childhood sweetheart, Ralph Vigeant in 1955, and after a year in Germany, settled in Marlboro where they raised their seven children.

Phyllis enjoyed countless times at the lake house on Moose Pond in Denmark, either with others or alone to soak in the serenity. A devout Catholic parishioner, during the summers she attended St. Joseph Church. She sang like an angel and more than anything loved singing around a piano with family.

She was an extremely caring and nurturing parent.

Throughout her life, she took great joy in the lives of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Phyllis is survived by her loving children, Michelle Bouffard-Gebo, Phillip Vigeant, Noella Vigeant, Lisa Anderson, Nicole Vigeant, Paulette Heim; 18 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her loving husband, Ralph; and her devoted daughter, Jeanne Gough.

Donations in Phyllis’ memory can be made to Assabet Valley Master Singers (www.avmsingers.org) or the Immune Deficiency Foundation.

For Phyllis’s full obituary, please visit www.slatteryfuneralhome.com

Mary E. Davidson Mary E. Davidson, 85, of Greenville, S.C. and formerly of Center Conway, N.H., went to be with her Savior on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021.

Mary and her late husband, Robert, owned Ballou’s Department Store in Conway, N.H. before moving to South Carolina.

Mary was a busy woman raising a family, a small business owner and co-owner of Ballou’s Department Store. She fulfilled a dream of hers to go to college and graduated from Bob Jones University. Following graduation, she taught at Hidden Treasures Special Needs School in Greenville, SC. She was a member of Trinity Bible Church in Greer, SC. She is survived by her six children, Robert W. Davidson of Zanesville, Ohio, Donnie S. Davidson of Fryeburg, Penny S. Nelson of Fryeburg, Audrey Z. Huot of Fryeburg Bettyjane D. Hatch of Greenville, S.C., and Susan M. Norcross of Tamworth, N.H.; 18 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren; a brother, Fred Barton; and two sisters, Dorothy Pickell and Brenda Brown.

She was preceded in death by both parents; a brother, Richard Barton; and a sister, Judith Welch.

Services were held on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 at 2 p.m. at the Graceland East Memorial Park Mausoleum, 2206 Woodruff Road, Simpsonville, SC. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Mary’s memory to any of the following: Agape Hospice Greenville, 529 Mills Ave, Greenville, 29601, https://www.agapecaregroup.com; Trinity Bible Church of Greer, SC., 205 North Suber Road, Greer, SC 29651 http://www.trinitybiblegreer. org/tbc/; or, Whole Hearted Foundation, www.wholeheartedfoundation.org

Bonnie S. Larrabee Bonnie S. (Denning) Larrabee, 77, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.

She was born in Bridgton on May 7, 1943 to the late Orland W. Denning and Rosalina (Sharon) Denning.

She graduated from Bridgton High School. Bonnie worked at several Bridgton diners over the years and retired from Food City after working there for several years.

Bonnie loved the holidays and always decorated her bay window for all occasions for everybody to see.

Bonnie is survived by her brother, Terry Denning from Bridgton.

A graveside service will be held at Forest Hill Cemetery in Bridgton in the spring.

Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 8 Elm Street, Bridgton.

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

Letters to Editor

(Continued from Page 7A) brutality, secretiveness and “show trials.” Beria’s henchmen would round up people for various alleged crimes, torture them at the Lubyanka Prison, and put them on trial, where the verdict was preordained, resulting in conviction and death.

Pravda was an official organ of the Soviets. The word means “Truth,” a very cruel joke. The press was one of the ways the Soviets used to misinform the populace, somewhat like today’s CNN and MSNBC. It is also redolent of George Orwell’s dystopian novel, 1984, with its Ministry of Truth, and where one its principal characters, Winston Smith, rewrote history as the party line changed, and the “old” history was sent down the “memory hole,” a pneumatic tube next to his desk.

Getting back to this era’s “show trial,” U.S. Sen. Rand Paul forced a vote on Jan. 26 in the U.S. Senate on whether a private citizen, meaning former President Trump, can be impeached. Fortyfive Republican senators voted in favor, meaning if this trial goes forward and if this indicates how they would vote, then the required 2/3rds will not be there to convict.

Sen Paul later commented, “This impeachment sham is nothing more than a partisan exercise designed to further divide the country.”

This whole exercise is totally absurd. They tried for four years to get rid of Trump, spending, what?

32 million dollars on the bogus Russian collusion?

Americans, the taxpayers, do not need another assault on the treasury, and the U.S. Constitution, in a bizarre and twisted pursuit of a former president, now a private citizen. Give it up!

Bob Casimiro Bridgton

Laments

To The Editor: Having read Mr. St. Laurent’s highly critical letter of Senator Collins, I can surmise only that when it comes to processing thoughts he belongs to the “ready, shoot, aim school.” Fortunately, a significant majority of Mainers in the most recent election rate her contemplative skills considerably higher than does he.

Don Vose Naples

Piracy & sedition

To The Editor: In the weeks preceding

the Jan. 6 failed coup d’etat attempt, Donald Trump used his bully pulpit and social media accounts — now denied him — to push the false narrative the election had been in his words “rigged” and that he had actually won the election and had been robbed of a second term. This was in and of itself a bizarre, dangerous and treasonous endeavor, but he took it to another level yet that culminated in the sacking of the Capitol. Trump as commander-in-chief essentially issued a “letter of marque and reprisal” to his privateer “navy” of largely white supremacist conspirators, giving them license to attack and capture artifacts and “spoils” of a nation at war with “issuer,” namely the U.S. government and the president himself.

This vestige of admiralty law of bygone days was not perpetrated on the high seas outside of sovereign borders by corsairs, but by U.S. citizens in the unique entity that is the District of Columbia and elsewhere in the organizational planning stages. By inciting this insurrection, he may be prosecuted per section 3 of the 14th Amendment and may be subject to imprisonment and forfeiture of his assets in the State of New York. New York statutes provide for “outlawry” in an action for treason. No other state does save Pennsylvania for certain other archaic crimes such as “sodomy and buggery.” As constitutional scholars parse the legal precedents of these unchartered waters — and I am surely not one of these — and legal defense and prosecutorial teams study common law precedents and maritime law in regard to the former president’s myriad crimes everywhere, not confined to the “high seas,” we can all wonder why 45 Republican senators voted in such a way as to suggest they are complicit with Old Captain Scofflaw and will vindicate him in impeachment trial Round II. Jon St. Laurent North Bridgton

45 Traitors

To The Editor: It sounds like a cheap white wine that was made with sour grapes, but sadly it’s not. It is 45 treasonous Republicans that don’t give a damn about our Constitution or our democracy and are afraid to impeach Trump. Not one with enough integrity to even stand up to an ex-president that almost had them assassinated.

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To The Editor: Since President Biden took office, two polls have yielded the same basic result. About two-thirds of voters think his emphasis on unity is a good idea, but only 20 percent think it will be successful. That sounds about right. Count me as one of those who think national unity is our best hope of remaining a constitutional republic beyond a few more years.

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Funny, these spittle infused comments created no sense of deja vu from earlier letters he didn’t write condemning exactly the same type of activities by his Storm Troopers ANTIFA and BLM. Rev, as we gaze upon a D.C. governed by your peeps, occupied by thousands of troops, encircled by razor wire, we will witness true authoritarianism in action.

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To The Editor: Don Vose One might think (hope) Naples now that the Rev’s peeps are in charge that his hate Editor’s Note: All letmight abate. But, alas, no ters must include author’s such luck.

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(Continued from Page 9A) Our country won’t last as a place of freedom with these cowards in office. Impeach Trump and get these traitors with their conspiracy theories out of office. The biggest conspiracy is that these 45 cowards and Trump care about the American people — that’s BS. Brian Grady Sebago

people respect the delusions of crazy people. The crazy part of our country must confess, repent, seek forgiveness and make restitution for the disaster their madness has brought upon us.

God’s grace is an unmerited gift. Respect must be earned. Until Republicans stop making excuses for their lunacy and start to do something about it, they deserve nothing from patriotic Americans except the back of our hand. If the GOP decides to live in reality again, they can come and talk with us. Until then, we have nothing to talk about.

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How winter was once recorded 1888 – Dec. 18 1889 – Jan. 21 1890 – Jan. 11 1891 – Dec. 3 1892 – Jan. 9 1893 – Jan. 10 1894 – Dec. 3 1895 – Dec. 27 1896 – Jan. 24 1897 – Jan. 21 1898 – Jan. 1 We publish these figures today because we firmly believe that this sort of information is, or at least will be very soon, of vital interest to many, as we seek ever more frequently to compare our weather today against the weather in “ye olden times.”

Next on the agenda, because it didn’t feel right to leave you with a just a heap of numbers, is a pair of old sayings relating to winter which were once in common usage in our neighborhood upwards of a century ago, which one does not often hear nowadays. The first is an expression you might have heard said in frustration during late winter, say February or March, by some veteran snowroller around the woodstove at the general store following a colossal snowfall. A notable storm which came late in the year was often referred to in the Bridgton, Fryeburg, Denmark and Brownfield region by the rather mocking phrase “a true Pequawket Thaw,” so named for the brutal winter weather experienced by the early settlers of “Pequawket,” or Fryeburg.

Defined by one old timer as a storm featuring “at least two feet of snow and the mercury below zero,” it was a phrase which harkened back to the original Native American inhabitants of our region, and was used to describe those harsh, unforgiv-

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(Continued from Page 7A) I am sitting outside on a snowy embankment, the gift of Covid-19 requires me to meet guests outside. The hillside of the forest is snowy, it’s late afternoon and sun’s light is shining its deep orange brilliance on things… something catches my eye and I turn to see the snow lit up in a blanket of sparkling colors. Now, I’ve seen the snow sparkle thousands of times, but never with such colorful vibrance.

I once heard a story on NPR that, if my memory serves me correctly, stated that we can only see a rainbow in the sky when the sun is at exactly 32% to the Earth. I have no idea if this possible fact played into what I was witnessing, but what I do know, is that no amount of knowledge could touch the internal awe and beauty I was witnessing and feeling.

I invite you, to take some time in your day to step outside, or gaze outside, and just allow yourself to drop into your body’s senses and discover what you find as pleasurable. Let the sensation(s) have no words or meaning, just pleasure. I wonder how this could change your outlook on your day, on your many days? I mean, isn’t that the point of life; to feel all the joy and pleasure we possibly can?

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ing storms which, rather than a typical January Thaw, his section of country often experiences instead. So, we hear in February of 1888 the mournful report of a “Pequawket Thaw” having completely blocked the roads of the Center Village, and again in January of 1896, after an odd lack of snow prevented the use of sleds in the lumber business, were some timbermen heard to mutter prayers for “an old-fashioned snow storm, a real Pequawket thaw.”

The next phrase, and one which seems not quite so vanished as the former, is one which was good for any heavy snowfall, regardless of the time of year, called a “Tarboxer.” This is a phrase which used to be heard in the region of Standish, Raymond, Sebago, Naples and Bridgton, having to do with an old tragedy which once took place along “Raymond Cape” near Sebago. In 1819, there had fallen almost no snow the entire winter, until on March 25 when a “Great Snowstorm” hit our region, dropping over three feet of snow, per day, in a blizzard which lasted anywhere from three to nine days, depending on location. In some places, the snow drifts piled up to over 12 feet in height, completely blocking all travel. The local tragedy in connection with this storm came from a household on the gore of land between Raymond and Standish, where lived the Tarbox family. Mr. and Mrs. Tarbox had five children, and in the midst of the storm, fearful that they would run out of food, Mr. Tarbox set out to retrieve a bag of corn from his nearest neighbor, five miles away. He went on foot. As it happened, he reached the neighbor, got the corn, and returned home, only

to collapse from exhaustion less than a quarter of a mile away.

Leaving the heavy bag of food under a tree, he struggled on in an attempt to reach his home, but did not make it before falling again, too cold to stand. He called for help, and his wife heard him. She went out and found him, put her cloak over the freezing man, and bravely attempted to reach the tree where he’d left the food.

Three days later, when the storm subsided, the neighbor who had given Tarbox the corn came looking for him, and heard the five children blowing for help on a tin horn. Their mother had not returned either, and eventually the couple were found, both frozen to death beneath the snow, within sight of their house. This “Melancholy Circumstance,” as it was called, became news as far south as Boston, and the Standish poet Thomas Shaw, who was a near neighbor and, you may recall, author of the poem on the plague of worms mentioned two weeks ago, wrote a “Mournful Song” to honor their sad end, which was printed widely and became a local legend, read in the old ghost story tradition at Christmastime.

One of the orphaned children, Betsey Tarbox, was a childhood friend of Nathaniel Hawthorne, who is said to have attended their funeral while living at his boyhood home in Raymond, and upon whose early writings the poems of Thomas Shaw are believed to have had much effect. To this very day, for I have heard it said myself, in our region of country a sudden, heavy snowfall, particularly one which lasts for several days, is still sometimes referred to as “a real Tarboxer.”

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(Continued from Page 7A) 1915 – April 26 1916 – April 22 1917 – April 28 1918 – April 20 1919 – April 12 1920 – April 28 1921 – April 3 1922 – April 14 1923 – April 25 The second set of Ice Out dates, this time for Highland Lake, comes from the diary of Kimball Carsley, which he began in 1887. Carsley notes: 1887 – May 2 1888 – May 10 1889 – April 13 1890 – April 25 1891 – April 27 1892 – April 15 1893 – May 9 1894 – April 23 1895 – April 23 1896 – April 26 1897 – April 26 1898 – April 16 1899 – April 29 1900 – April 27 1901 – April 18 1902 – April 8 1903 – April 5 1904 – April 29 Lastly, I offer a remark from the News of Feb. 4, 1898, concerning the typical onset of winter in those days: “It is often remarked by our elderly citizens that the old-fashioned early winter, beginning in November, seems to be a thing of the past. And the facts appear to support this statement. From 1886 to 1898, inclusive, there has been no settled sleighing until into December, and in several instances not until almost February. In these 13 winters, the first snow which came to stay was on the following consecutive dates:” 1896 – Jan. 10 1887 – Dec. 8

RISING UP to take a shot is FA’s Armel Maloji, guarded by LR’s Liam Grass. (Photo by Julian Zhu)

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(Continued from Page 6A) in top basketball playing shape and will resort to playing defense with their hands and body rather than sliding their feet,” he said. “We missed our first 10 free throws of the game and then made 9 of our last 13. Not sure I know the reason to this, but it will continue to be a focal point in practice, and to shoot free throws while we’re tired to make us as prepared as possible. We were playing tentative early on, and in the second half, we played with more urgency.

We ran the floor better, we cut harder on offense and I believe when we do that we turn the ball over less. Early on, we were pretty stagnant on offense which resulted in turnovers.”

Momentum changed in the third. With the Raiders shooting at a 4-for-12 clip and turning the ball over nine times against the press, the Lakers went on a 12-4 run to close out the quarter. Willey spearheaded the comeback by working the paint. An offensive rebound and putback by Jason Harlow, followed by a 3-point play and a 3-point shot by Christian Attwood narrowed the gap to 41-35.

“This team has always done that, they play well when down,” Coach Martin said. “We need to find a way now to start games off with the same sense of urgency. Starting off with our full court pressure defense is something that might help us.”

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Bridgton selectmen briefs (Continued from Page 3A) after rec is a “rental situation,” with proceeds going into the town hall fund. The fee is $15 per hour with a five-person limit.

“I can’t have the building open with no supervision,” Colello said. “We’re just trying to get the facility open, and give an option for people to use it.”

Town Manager Bob Peabody noted that there is

a budget line for town hall rental, and some groups such as Tai Chi make a donation to the town for use of the facility. He added that talk about rental fees has surfaced at the board level before. Zaidman agreed with Tworog that the issue should be discussed as a future agenda item.

Colello noted that before Covid-19, when the public used the facility on off

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hours, some failed to clean up after themselves, thus requiring town staff to do so. Now with strict guidelines due to Covid-19, Colello says maintenance — in the form of sanitizing the space — is more of a premium.

“We have been operating since June with no cases of Covid,” Colello said. “I am confident in the way we run our programs.”

Brandon David Grover of Naples, has been named to Husson University’s President’s List for the fall 2020 semester. Brandon is a senior who is currently enrolled in Husson’s Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing Management/ Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in

Organizational Management program. Students who make the President’s List must carry at least 12 graded credit hours during the semester and earn a grade point average of 3.80 to 4.0 during the period.

Dean’s List at Saint Michael’s College The following local students were named to the Dean’s List at Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vt. for

the fall 2020 semester: Katelynn Urquhart, a freshman biology major from Brownfield.

Corban Ridlon, a junior English major from Casco.

Meredith Paulding, a senior education studies major from Parsonsfield and a graduate of Fryeburg Academy.

Dessiree Berry, a senior neuroscience major from Sebago.

Opener: Raiders build big lead, fend off Lakers (Continued from Page 11A) The final quarter proved very entertaining.

Buckets by Grass and Willey cut the FA lead to 42-39.

Maloji answered with a drive and shot off the glass, 44-39.

Willey drove the lane and scored, 44-41.

Hallam and Willey each made one of two foul shots, 45-42.

Terricabras connected on a baseline drive with 1:33 left, 47-42.

Willey answered with a jumper with 1:10 left, 47-44.

FA turned the ball when an offensive rebound bounced off a player’s knee and went out of bounds with 42.4 seconds left.

Willey received a lob in the lane, tried to make a move on the baseline, but touched the end line with 24.8 seconds left.

FA missed the front-end of a 1-and-1, Grass rebounded for the Lakers and as he drove in the lane, FA came up with the loose ball. Game over.

“Foul trouble hurt us in the second half and our starting point guard Armel Maloji went out with an injury with about four minutes to go in the game. Freshman Gunnar Saunders did a nice job filling in for Maloji and running the show down the stretch,” Coach Saunders said. “Lake Region’s star Evan Willey scored 12 of this game high 19 points in the second half, but I thought all in all we did a good job on one of the best players in the state.”

Coach Saunders cited the play of senior Kyeni Musembi, who scored 6 points, hauled down a game-high 11 rebounds and collected 4 steals.

“The catalyst for us was Kyeni Musembi.

He had 11 rebounds, nine of which were offensive along with four steals and countless deflections. He is a smaller version of Dennis Rodman (and much, more sane) and has the ability to disrupt his opponent with his shear tenacity and activity,” the coach said.

FA scoring: Maloji 9, Hallam 9, Terricabras 9 (6 assists), Mahan 8, Musembi 6.

Rebounding leaders: Musembi 11, Maloji 10, Hallam 7.

“It was a lot of fun being back on the hard wood and the kids can’t wait to do it again.

They are excited for practice and working their butts off. Everyone feels a lot better about things now that we’re back in action,” Coach Saunders added.

Coach Martin will impress upon his players they need to start better and take care of the defensive glass.

“A focus point this week will be being physical on our box outs (we gave FA way too many second chance points). Free Throws. Going over good shot vs great shot on offense. We took 3’s early on in possessions, when we probably could have gotten a better look if we were more patient and made FA defend our offense (3 of 19 from 3-point arc, and 16 of 25 on 2’s),” Coach Martin said. “Playing a lot better on the defensive end. Playing defense with our feet and working hard at keeping our man in front and

making FA as uncomfortable as possible by getting up high in passing lanes.”

LR scoring: Willey 19, Grass 9, Attwood 6, Harlow 4, Chadbourne 3, Joe Bueler 2, Noah Duprey 1.

Rebounding leaders: Willey 10, Grass 5, Chadbourne 4.

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