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Historic vote looms this Tuesday By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Next Tuesday, the people of Bridgton will chart their economic future for years to come, as they vote on a historic citizens’ initiative seeking to ban fast food restaurants and big box stores in town. The March 1 secret ballot referendum caps nine months of controversy that began when McDonald’s Corp. announced plans last June to build across from Hannaford Supermarket on Portland Road. Although McDonald’s won local approval on Jan. 4 for the project, and is expected to soon be granted state stormwater system and wetlands permits as well, a yes vote on next Tuesday’s fast food ban will stop the project in its tracks, since the question contains a “reachback” clause making the ban retroactive to Dec. 1, 2010, when the project was still pending. Passions running high Passions have run high on both sides since nearly the beginning, and have really heated up in these final days, following a two-hour Feb. 8 public hearing that drew a crowd of nearly 150 people. Political signs urging “yes” or “no” votes on fast food restaurants and big boxes are popping up on the backs of pickup trucks and in front of Main Street businesses. Around 35 people, including Selectman Paul Hoyt, attended Friday’s showing sponsored by referendum supporters KeepBridgtonLocal.
com of Our Town, a documentary showing how the people of Damariscotta, population 4,050, rose up to stop a 170,000-square-foot Wal-Mart project from proceeding in their town. The group did a targeted mailing on Tuesday urging “yes” votes on March 1, have created posters for their cause and will also be doing a phone calling campaign. The mailing was a post card featuring a photo of the Bob Dunning Memorial Bridge, which the group’s leader, Scott Finlayson, calls “a symbol of collaboration and community” that shows what people can accomplish when they work creatively together on a cause they believe in. McDonald’s is a “bellweather” company for bringing in other fast food restaurants like Burger King and Kentucky Fried Chicken to Bridgton, they say. Bridgton is vulnerable to multi-national companies like Wal-Mart, which are building smaller stores to grab even more of the market share from independent business owners in America. “Remember, this is your opportunity to make a difference. It’s in the hands of the citizens, not of developers or multi-national corporations,” Finlayson said. “I hope we win, I really do. It’s going to create a new Bridgton, one way or the other.” An opposition group calling itself Citizens For Responsible Growth has sprung up to counter the efforts of
HOW WILL THE FACE OF PORTLAND STREET LOOK? — Voters will set the tone as to how development along Route 302 in Bridgton will take shape in the coming years when they decide whether to ban big box stores and formula fast food restaurants. (Rivet Photo) KeepBridgtonLocal.com — and they too have been busy. Citizens For Responsible Growth, with its own Facebook page, has collected names of 71 Bridgton businesses that do not support the referendum questions, believing them to be too restrictive. The bans will have
a chilling effect on attracting new investments to a town that badly needs new jobs, and will prevent some existing local businesses from being able to expand. The group on Tuesday asked the Planning Board to recommend to selectmen that a com-
mittee be immediately formed to begin drafting a comprehensive land use regulation ordinance that residents can vote on by this November. Such a committee would work alongside the appointed Comprehensive Plan Committee and be comprised of both the pro-ban
and anti-ban groups, members of the planning board and board of selectmen, Lakes Environmental Association, the Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce, Bridgton Hospital and the local public. HISTORIC, Page 5A
By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer The Bridgton Economic Development Committee voted Tuesday to ask selectmen if it can change its name to the Bridgton Community Development Committee, and accepted the resignation of chairman Lee Eastman, who is now serving as chairman of the newly-formed Bridgton Economic Development Corporation.
“This is a really exciting time for this committee,” said Alan Manoian, director of the town’s office of Community and Economic Development. “We are ready for this committee to transition” to its role as an appointed board serving to support the many projects being undertaken by the BECD office, including development of an updated Comprehensive Plan, working on a form-based code for the downtown district and
possibly also a new effort to begin work immediately on creating a comprehensive land use ordinance in time for voters to decide on Nov. 8. “You will be the ‘connective tissue’ on community development issues,” he told members. “We need an entity that the citizens can plug into” as the BECD office oversees the planning efforts of various committees over the next nine months. “Economic development is
pretty well covered by my office and the work of the corporation,” Manoian said. Members also embraced the name change, as recommended by Manoian and Town Manager Mitch Berkowitz, as a way to avoid confusion among residents about what roles each of the three entities will play as economic development plans move forward in town. The economic development NAME, Page 14A
By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer The Bridgton Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Tuesday night to let townspeople decide the matter of whether to maintain Bridgton Dispatch and improve upon what is already in place, or opt for the services of the Cumberland County Regional Communications Center. However, they said they will wait until the town’s new police
chief comes on board March 8 before making a decision whether or not to “take a stand” on the dispatch issue. Town Manager Mitch Berkowitz said negotiations with the new police chief are wrapping up and he will first meet selectmen and police department employees the afternoon of March 8 and then will be formally introduced to the public, when the selectmen meet that same evening.
Chief of Police David Lyons retired in late November, and the search for a new police chief was begun shortly thereafter. Dispatch decision goes to voters Last year, a report by Public Safety Strategies Group of Massachusetts concluded the town could save money by contracting with the CCRCC. A motion by Selectman Earl Cash, on Feb. 22, to table the
dispatch issue until the new police chief takes his post failed, as no one seconded it. A subsequent motion made to put the question before voters via referendum at the annual town meeting in June was seconded by Cash and passed unanimously. Initially, Cash said, “I think we should wait until the new (police) chief comes on board.” Cash said he didn’t want the as
By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer FRYEBURG — The Fryeburg Board of Selectmen unanimously endorsed a plan to restructure the Fryeburg Public Works Department, at their meeting last week. A few months ago, the selectmen supported eliminating the manager’s job at the Fryeburg Transfer Station and appointing Gary Whitten to be Public Works Director in charge of both the Highway Department and the transfer station and recycling facility. Now, the board members have agreed to back Town
Manager Sharon Jackson’s plan to restructure the highway department and transfer station so as to have only fulltime employees who are crosstrained in all job descriptions in both departments. She said her budget proposal for 2012 would include the restructuring plan for the Public Works Department. “To me, it’s a no-brainer, because there is flexibility having all the full-timers qualified,” Selectman Ed Wilkey stated. “That’s a benefit for the town.” “I feel it’s appropriate, and the sooner the better,” said
Selectmen Chairman Tom Klinepeter. Jackson said that, under the restructuring of the Public Works Department, “We would have six full-time staff to work at all Public Works locations trained to perform all work required with their
job descriptions designating both primary and secondary responsibilities. This change would allow us to be more efficient by having a trained and qualified staff to work within the boundaries of the Public Works Department.” WORKS, Page 14A
Committee opts for new name Time to fight funding formula
By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer School Administrative District 61 gets the rawest deal of all it seems, when it comes to how state subsidies for school systems are meted out. Bridgton Director Laura Ordway suggested Tuesday night that the school district and the Town of Bridgton join together to form an independent committee, and seek out other area towns as well, to join in the fight to change the way state subsidies are distributed throughout Maine. Superintendent of Schools Patrick Phillips recommended enlisting the aid of regional legislators, as well, in the effort to make school funding more equitable across the board. The response from the Bridgton Board of Selectmen and Town Manager Mitch Berkowitz was enthusiastic, and everyone agreed it is a matter of paramount importance. SAD 61 is comprised of the towns of Bridgton, Casco, Naples and Sebago. Currently, Bridgton’s state valuation stands at over $1 billion ($1,060,000,000); Casco’s at $644,700,000; Naples’ at $790,450,000; and Sebago’s at $424,700,000, with Sebago showing the only decrease in valuation. “SAD 61 is being hardest hit by the EPS (Essential Programs and Services) funding system,” said Ordway. “I don’t think we, as towns, can stand for that.” “I think the key is the things that are most detrimental for SAD 61 don’t pull us up,” Ordway said. She said it is her opinion that, “We’re at a point now, where our children are paying for this.” The full school board was expected to vote Wednesday night (Feb. 23) on the proposed SAD 61 budget for 2011-2012. It stood at $26,121,005, as of Tuesday, Phillips said, for an increase of $904,519, or 3.59%. That would translate to assessment increases as follows: Bridgton, $337,160, or 4.34%; Casco, $729,217, or 13.65%; Naples, $462,419, or 7.10%; and Sebago, $157,767, or 5.07%. Historically, SAD 61 has seen a six-year average yearly loss of revenue from the state of $973,083, or a six-year total loss of revenue of $5,838,498. The historical five-year average increase in SAD 61’s assessment to its member towns is as follows: Bridgton, $285,949; Casco, $291,005; Naples, $281,820; and Sebago, $134,794. Ordway pointed out that the current EPS funding formula used by the Maine Department of Education is more beneficial to urban areas with larger population numbers than it is to rural areas. “Cape Elizabeth is receiving $2.3 million, and we’re going to get less than $900,000,” said Ordway. “It’s no secret here — our (funding) equation is an undue hardship to our area. The EPS funding formula is more beneficial to urban areas. As our population declines, our ruralness does not lift us up. Over 60% FUNDING FORMULA, Page 12A
Voters to decide dispatch’s fate
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SPELLING CHAMP — Josie Zvelebilova of Molly Ockett Middle School is the Oxford County Spelling Bee winner. She and classmate Amanda Gillette participated in the County Bee on Wednesday, Feb. 9 at Sacopee Valley Middle School. Josie will now continue onto the Maine State Spelling Bee on March 19 at the University of Southern Maine.
Workers seek child study help Study workers are currently in some Bridgton neighborhoods, as well as other Cumberland County communities asking eligible women to take part in the National Children’s Study. The National Children’s Study (NCS) is the largest study of children’s health and development ever to be conducted in the United States. To ensure that everyone is given an equal opportunity to join the study, workers are required to visit every home within selected neighborhoods, much like U.S. Census workers. You may have seen them in your neighborhood, wearing yellow vests with a National Children’s Study logo on the back. Because the study is focusing on the effects
of environment on child health, they are asking each household a few questions about the home and neighborhood in which they live. The study workers will be in Bridgton neighborhoods for at least the next six months, in order to complete this part of the study. Women between the ages of 18 and 49 who are pregnant or may become pregnant in the next few years are being invited to enroll in the study. Following consent to join the study, the NCS will monitor the children at various stages in their development from before birth until the age of 21. For more information call NCS at: 662-1488 or e-mail NCS@MMC.org
A couple with 20 years’ experience in the restaurant business has realized their dream of relocating to Bridgton and starting a new restaurant specializing in American cuisine with an emphasis on creative comfort food. Joel and Michelle Hapgood will hold their grand opening on Monday, Feb. 28 of the Campfire Grille at The Pleasant Mountain Inn, overlooking Beaver Pond. The space was formerly run as the Mountainside Restaurant, which has since moved to the Bridgton Commons Golf Facility. “We had been planning to move to Bridgton for over 11 years with a dream to open our own restaurant, and when this space became available we jumped at the chance,” said Michelle, who was the director of catering at The Weston Golf Club in Weston, Mass. Husband Joel comes from the Charlie Horse Restaurant in Kingston, Mass., where he was
CAMPFIRE COMFORT FOOD — Michelle and Joel Hapgood will open their new restaurant, the Campfire Grille, at The Pleasant Mountain Inn on Feb. 28. the executive chef. Both graduated from Johnson & Wales University; he, with a culinary arts degree, and she, with a degree in hospitality management. Joel will serve as the Campfire Grille’s chef, and she will be the manager. Their website, wwwthecampfiregrille.com states that “camping is what folks
in Bridgton’s Lake Region call it, whether they are living in a tent alongside a lake or stream, attending one of the many youth or family camps as a summer resident, or staying in a place of their own, large or small, so they can enjoy the many winter sports available here as well.” The site says that the restaurant’s menu
HELPING THE PETS — A tradition for the caring employees of Bridgton Hospital has been to remember the dogs and cats without homes that are at the local animal shelter, Harvest Hills. Throughout February, the Bridgton Hospital Employees Activity Committee sponsored a food and supplies drive for the Harvest Hills Animal Shelter. The employees gathered necessary supplies for the shelter and delivered them right after Valentine’s Day. Bridgton Hospital employees (left to right) Linda Allen, Carol Miller and Trina Sanborn, pack up the boxes of food and supplies destined for the local animal shelter and donated by the employees. This is a yearly effort for the Bridgton Hospital Employee Activity Committee.
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Bolster’s Decorating has decided to merge our Bridgton location into our larger South Paris store. With the present economic issues as well as the influx of the big box stores and the internet, we feel this move will benefit all of us in the long run. The summer of 2011 would have been the 30th anniversary of Bolster’s being in Bridgton. This move saddens us all. We have so enjoyed all of our wonderful Bridgton customers. We want to assure our customers that this merger will only minimally affect your relationship with Bolster’s. We will be easy to reach in South Paris for your complete decorating needs and free at-home consultations. Any product warranties will be serviced from South Paris. All records and paperwork past and present will move with us to the South Paris location. Bolster’s Decorating hopes to continue servicing the Bridgton/Lakes Region’s area for flooring, window treatments, wallpaper and paint. We would especially like to thank Darlene Kelman who has managed the store so well for us over the last 20 years. We hope she will enjoy her wellearned retirement.
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offerings — Pondicherry Park Salad, Moose Trail Sausage, Pondicherry Tips, Winona a la Bridgton, to name a few — “are based on the places, creatures and experiences one might find in our special part of Maine, where anyone can enjoy the essence of Maine’s motto: ‘the way life should be.’” A kids’ menu evokes memories of campfire sing-alongs, with such offerings as “BoomChicka-Boom” chicken fingers and “Do Your Ears Hang Low” hot dogs. Michelle said they will be open for lunch and dinner seven days a week, and promise to offer a family-friendly atmosphere with their American fare of steak, chicken, pasta, burgers and flatbread pizza. The restaurant has a 100-seat dining room, a private room for parties of up to 50, an outdoor deck overlooking Beaver Pond and an area outdoors to place a tent for larger events such as weddings, barbeques and clambakes. The couple will offer takeout and even have future plans for off-site catering. The lunch menu offers a full range of sandwich choices such as the Bay of Naples Wrap and Sebago Roast Beef. And there are burger choices aplenty, ranging from The Lovewell, with fried cherry peppers, and The Highland Laker, with barbeque sauce, cheddar cheese and onions. Oh, and don’t forget their lounge, where one can sample such exotic “campfire cocktails” as a S’mores Tini — a Godiva chocolate martini with Bailey’s Irish Crème, vanilla vodka and light crème de cocoa, garnished with a crushed graham cracker rim and toasted marshmallow.
Free beacon
United Ambulance Service, in conjunction with our community partners, the Bridgton Police and Bridgton FireDepartment, are pleased to be able to offer free “Home Beacon” emergency lightbulbs to area residents living in the towns of Bridgton, Denmark, Harrison and Sweden. The Home Beacon is a commercially manufactured lightbulb that fits into most outside light fixtures and is used in many parts of the country to assist people in signaling rescuers and public safety personnel during an emergency at their home. Just three flicks of the light switch controlling the bulb, and the Home Beacon begins flashing until it is turned off. The “flashing” can assist emergency responders to find your home. Though this bulb is not connected to the 9-1-1 Activation System in any way, the “flashing” light can help to guide responders to residences that are hard to find because of trees, other buildings, etc. As a general reminder, community members must always dial 9-1-1 to request an ambulance, fire or police services prior to flicking the light switch. If you would like more information about the Emergency BEACON, Page A
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Harrison VFW launches ‘Walk of Honor’ drive
HARRISON — Laser engraved memorial bricks are on sale at Harrison VFW Post 9328! This fundraising project is the result of many meetings and hours of work on the part of a joint committee made up of members of the Post and its Ladies Auxiliary. Moonbeam Laser Engraving of Levant has been selected to engrave bricks supplied by Morin Brick of Auburn. The project’s goal is to raise funds on a continuing basis to help sustain the hall’s operation, maintain it as a valuable community asset, permit it to continue to help local veterans and their families and support the many VFW programs which aid and assist active duty military and their families as well, said Brian Spaulding, commander of the Ronald G. St. John VFW Post 9328. In addition to the Post hall, example bricks and order forms will soon be placed in public displays at Harrison locations to be announced. Committee Chairman “Muffett” Crowell would also like all who are interested to know that one does not have to be a veteran to buy a brick! Nor does a veteran have to be a member of VFW Post 9328. Any and all veterans anywhere and active duty men and women anywhere are also eligible. Crowell added that, in addition to members of
VFW Post 9328 and its Ladies Auxiliary selling the bricks, members of Harrison American Legion Post 139 will also be selling the bricks. Legion Post 139 Commander Steve Wentworth is contacting all Post 139 members with his message to support this project. The bricks, once engraved and received by the Post will be securely stored until the ground thaws. An area around the Post flagpole will then be prepared for the resting place of the 4-inch by 8-inch and 8-inch by 8-inch bricks, offered by Post 9328 to memorialize a veteran, veterans, and military units, as well as acknowledgement of active duty military men and women currently serving in defense of our country. The Town of Harrison has also tentatively approved the proposal made by VFW Post 9328, for those who would desire it, to have their
veterans/active duty brick placed in a designated area at the Harrison Town Library Veterans Memorial. Plans are for a walkway at the Post to connect the flagpole area with the hall’s main entrance. Once the flagpole area is filled, bricks would be placed in this walkway. Here will also be placed bricks bought to acknowledge “civilian” individuals and businesses who have supported the two Posts in the past. Two sizes of granite blocks, donated by Walk of Honor Committee Chairman Crowell are also available for businesses to buy to continue to support the Post. The 12-inch by 12-inch and 12-inch by 24-inch blocks, once in place at Arlington National Cemetery, have been freshly sand blasted and are ready for engraving. Contact Muffett at 809-4605 for additional information. Those interested in the Walk of Honor are asked to also visit the Post website at: www.vfwpost9328.org where more details are available, together with pictures of example bricks and an order form, which can be printed out, filled out and returned to the Post. Also, be on the look out for one of the public displays or if you know a VFW Post 9328 member or member of the Post Ladies Auxiliary or
SAD 72 poses bare bones budget; no state cutback
FRYEBURG — The School Administrative District 72 proposed budget review meeting schedule for 2011-2012 is as follows and lists the accounts that will be discussed on those dates (meetings are on Thursday evenings, beginning at 7 p.m.): March 23 — Budget proposal for 2011-2012 — Public Comment and Budget Overview. Transportation; Operations — Operations and Maintenance and Capital Projects; Other Commitments — Debt Service. March 30 — Regular Instruction — Instruction Grades K-8, Instruction Grades 9-12; Special Education Instruction, Other Instruction — Gifted and Talented, Co-curricular, Summer School; Student and Staff Support — Student Support Services — Guidance, Health, Instructional Technology; Staff Support Services — Improvement of Instruction, Library and Assessment. April 6 — System Administration — Superintendent’s Office, Directors; School Administration — Office of the Principal; All Other Expenditures — Food Service; Approve Budget. April 13 — Regular School Board Meeting — Sign warrants. May 11 — Regular Board Meeting — Public Hearing on Budget. May 26 — Public Budget approval meeting.
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to support our district’s education for fiscal year 2012,” said MacDonald. Fryeburg Academy contract negotiations — The school board held an executive session to consider and discuss the Fryeburg Academy contract. The private school educates high school students from SAD 72 on a tuition basis. No action was taken, after the board came out of executive session. PVEA & PVSSA contract negotiations — The superintendent said the Pequawket Valley Education Association and the Pequawket Valley Support Staff Association have submitted a request to enter into negotiations for new contracts with SAD 72. Chatham, N.H. contract approved — The school board unanimously approved a contract with the Chatham (N.H.) School District for sending their students to SAD 72 and paying tuition. Inclement weather & school cancellations — Supt. MacDonald said it is always difficult to make decisions depending upon the weather forecasts for the areas we live in. He said he did a history on school cancellations, and the first snow day this school year is SAD 72, Page A
NEW SCORE OFFICERS — The officers (left to right) are: John Huffman, treasurer; Glenn Davis, president; Mary Ann Brown, secretary; and Neil Elder, district director.
SCORE officers for 2011 SOUTH PARIS — The Oxford Hills SCORE office recently announced the 2011 slate of officers recently sworn in for the New Year. After the new officers were sworn in, outgoing President Steve Veazey was thanked for his service and was presented an appreciation plaque in recognition of his service to the organization. The Oxford Hills SCORE office is located at 2 Market Square in South Paris. SCORE’S mission is to provide resources
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Lee was re-scheduled until the board’s meeting on Feb. 9. State Department of Education says no subsidy curtailment — Supt. MacDonald announced he had attended a meeting with Jim Rier, the director of finance for the Maine Department of Education (DOE) and spokespersons from Governor Paul Lepage’s office, and he said it appears there will be no subsidy curtailment for this year and the state is trying to keep the cuts from last year level for the next biannual budget. He also said the state is looking at an $850 million shortfall in the next biannual budget. “We are positioned as well as we can be, due to how we have managed the past two years,” Supt. MacDonald said. “We are running a bare bones budget that is one million dollars less than the budget was five years ago. The ARRA federal funds that we have been receiving and using for needed salaries will be going away.” “We hope to have the ED279, or district chart of financial data, early in February for SAD 72 that shows subsidy and town shares of allocation
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FRYEBURG — The Board of Directors of School Administrative District 72, also known as the Pequawket Valley School District, met January 19 and heard a report from Superintendent of Schools Gary MacDonald on state subsidies and how the school district is running on a “bare bones budget that is one million dollars less than the budget was five years ago.” A report from Fryeburg Academy Headmaster Dan
a member of American Legion Post 139, please contact them, if you have questions before ordering a brick. Alternately, you may e-mail the Post at: info@vfwpost9328.org Although these are difficult economic times, it is hoped that people in the local communities and those familiar with Harrison but live elsewhere and, perhaps, once lived here, will buy a brick. Family members could join together or friends could do the same to keep their shared cost more in line with their budget. The committee has tried to keep the cost to a buyer or buyers down to, hopefully, something not unreasonable in these pressing times. “Rest assured, too, that a memorial brick purchased for your veteran, loved one or friend, who was a veteran, will be properly maintained and cared for at all times. Be certain, too, that the funds raised will go a long way toward the Post’s exterior and interior beautification goals, as well toward its maintenance, operation and veterans/ active duty assistance goals,” Spaulding said. “The Post is several decades old and, in many respects, needs to be brought up to contemporary standards in order to satisfactorily meet the expectations, not only of Post members, but also WALK OF HONOR, Page A
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Official worried about CMS roof
CNA GRADUATES — Recent graduates from Dianne McGill’s CNA class at Crooked River Adult Education include: (left to right) Jennifer Weeman, Jennifer Ross, Tammy Gardner, Ellen Richardson, Michelle Baker, Alyssa Jordan, Stephanie Price, Dawn Morin, Stephanie Shimko, Chelsea Bartlett and Brittany Jarvis.
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(Continued from Page A) those who would like to rent the hall for their function.” He added, “In these times, the Post recognizes that a lot has already been done in support of the Post by volunteers and asking more of them and others now is perhaps perceived as asking too much. We all know it’s often a difficult time for nonprofit charitable organizations, but these are particularly difficult times. Post 9328 is very grateful for the efforts and interests of so many who have stepped up in past years and, especially, in recent years to help the Post.” There are many volunteers
and supporters to thank. One particularly is VFW Post member and Legion Post member Jim Toner, a disabled Harrison Vietnam vet who can’t make the Post meetings because he is at his ill wife’s side every evening. Jim, nevertheless, makes up a batch of biscuits and country gravy for every Post Sunday breakfast and prepares and cooks the pancakes, too. And during the day, he helps out at the Post with maintenance issues, most recently installing shelves in the kitchen and currently building lockable closets to stow tools, cleaning gear and Post records so the Coat Room will be a Coat Room and not a
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Educational Technician Lyndsy Costa gave a presentation on the program explaining the process for identifying children in need of these services and what the services provide. All policies now on website — The superintendent announced that all SAD 72 policies are now available for viewing on the school district’s website. He thanked Technology Director Jim LaPlante and Mary Tyner for the work they did to provide the policy information. Foreign exchange student request — MacDonald said the school board had received a request to support a foreign exchange student next year, and the school board was given copies on the SAD 72 Policy on Admission of Exchange and Foreign Students to review.
(Continued from Page A) the second to the latest in many years. The average number of snow days is 4.8, MacDonald reported. He said that SAD 72 Facilities/Transportation Director David Powers, David Charles, all custodians and Rich Wohlenberg are all out on the roads as early as 3 a.m. to test the conditions in all of the seven member towns and listening to the weather stations and consulting with a weather professional who advises on the District’s area. One school bus only — MacDonald said the District applied for subsidy for the purchase of two 72-passenger school buses and has only been approved subsidy for one bus. Gifted & Talented presentation — Gifted & Talented teacher Terri McDermith and
catch-all room. Then, too, there is the Post’s most unsung hero, Henry Hudson of Hudson Concrete in Harrison, who, for several years, has been plowing the Post parking lot after every snowstorm without ever asking a dime. “Henry, we can’t begin to tell you, although we will try, how much your generosity and concern means to us. Many, many thanks, Henry!” Spaulding said. VFW Post 9328 was almost given up as a ghost of the past only a few years ago. Because of people like Jim, Henry and Hank Dumont, Hank’s family and Lou Bernier’s family and so many other friends and neighbors, like the Harrison Lions Club, Mike and Joyce Morrissette, Lisa Villa, and Gair Mackenzie and especially Ladies Auxiliary members, including Judy Colburn, Phyllis Stanton, Bev Martin, Muffett Crowell and Cindy Moxcey, have refused to give up on a simple place that means so much to so many, the Post is surviving when others in Maine have closed their doors. “A few names have been mentioned here at the risk of upsetting many others whose names are not mentioned and should be. Please forgive what could possibly be taken as an intentional slight by this writer, for a full page of this newspaper would not fully accommodate the list of names and contributions of all who should also be mentioned,” Spaulding said. In the past couple of years, the Post has received many donations, such as refrigera-
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tear down and rebuild, or save and renovate, won’t be made until the bids are in. On Feb. 8, the board agreed to develop the Request For Proposals (RFPs) so the Memorial School project could go out to bid. The vote was 3-2, with Selectmen Carroll Morton and Grant opposing. After another close vote, selectmen decided to go through an initial bidding process to hire the firm to develop the RFPs. That vote was also 3-2, with Chairman Barbara York and Selectman Paul Edes dissenting. The amount remaining in the Memorial School fund is $10,500, and a portion of that money will be used to pay the professional firm that is awarded the bid to assist selectmen with the RFPs. During discussion prior to the Feb. 8 vote, Casco resident Wayne Ward expressed impatience with the project timeline. “It seems we are postponing this until the building falls down,” Ward said. “When I was on the building committee, it was advised that the building just be torn down. The town has spent $10,000 to $30,000 just to look at the building and design plans. What makes you think that the design-build concept is going to solve these problems? I just don’t understand why we spend so much money on this research.”
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Historic vote looms on citizens’ initiatives Tuesday
(Continued from Page A) Finlayson said Tuesday that any local efforts at creating zoning in Bridgton need to emphasize the importance of preserving Bridgton’s unique small-town character. “The state of Maine has recognized that Maine’s greatest asset is that we are not New Jersey or Massachusetts — we have a quality of place. That’s our greatest asset, and that’s what we need to protect,” Finlayson said. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. March 1 at the Bridgton Town Hall on North High Street. The questions The first question asks whether fast food restaurants and/or formula restaurants should be prohibited under the site plan review ordinance, and defines
such establishments as “restaurants that prepare food and beverages on site for public sale and are required by contractual or other arrangements to utilize any of the following: prescribed employee uniforms, interior and exterior color schemes, architectural design, signage, name, presentation format, or similar standardized features which cause the restaurant to be substantially identical to another restaurant regardless of ownership or location.” The second question asks whether a limit of “30,000 gross square feet in the aggregate” should be imposed on any “retail developments located in a single building, a combination of buildings, single tenant space, or combination of tenant spaces.” It
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(Continued from Page A) meeting earlier this month; and Clark was doing her own information gathering about the town’s information-center site. She explained to selectmen that she is in charge of staffing for the satellite visitors’ center in Naples. She said she needed a date for the opening because she would be tasked with creating the informational magazine for the Lake Region. “It’s easy to change our web page. That’d take less than five minutes,” Clark said. She said it would be harder to change the chamber’s summertime publications – which will number in the thousands, inform people of the hours and location of Naples Information Center, and will be required to be completed at the end of March so it can “go to the printers,” she said. Clark asked about an opening date for the center. “We’re hoping for a spring opening,” Selectman Rick Paraschak answered. Selectman Christine Powers clarified why the project didn’t have a set date yet. “Like so many things, this is weather dependent,” Powers said. In order to preserve the Museum building and revamp the space, a better foundation would have to be provided, Paraschak said. “We’re going to put it on a new foundation,” he said. Paraschak said the building is sitting on a concrete foundation, which isn’t good for older materials. He had talked to someone in the community who is familiar with the historical structure. The building would fare better if it was sitting directly on wood, he said. “The front of the old building will look the same,” he said. No longer in use will be the former Naples Information Center building, which was located in a structure overlooking Route 302. For the past 18 summers, the town-owned brick building has been the location for the information center, Clark said. In fact, office furniture and region-wide brochures are over-wintering in the building – and those will have to be moved to the Museum, which is maintained by the Historical Society. “In a world of consolidating and sharing services, we’ve talked about instead of staffing two buildings, we’ll staff one building,” Paraschak said of the town’s decision to house the information center at a single site. There is money in the account to cover revamping the historical building, which was the town’s original fire station, according to Town Manager Derik Goodine. In the near future, the selectmen will be going through a design-build bidding process to select a contractor for the job. Tuesday’s discussion about the visitors-center move was not on the agenda. Clark arrived at the meeting and spoke during public participation time. The selectmen did not conduct any business because there was no quorum for a vote. Only selectmen Powers and Paraschak were present. Also, the board decided not to consult the town attorney via teleconference — not without more board members available. Therefore, the pre-scheduled executive sessions were also cancelled.
further defines that “gross floor area in the aggregate means the indoor and outdoor space utilized for retail display and sale of goods and shall be aggregated to include adjacent buildings when those buildings (1) are operated under common ownership or management and are engaged in the selling of similar or related goods, wares or merchandise as the proposed development, (2) share check stands, a warehouse, or a distribution facility with the proposed development, or (3) otherwise are operated as associated, integrated or cooperative business enterprises with the proposed development.” The people speak Finlayson took the petition route after first going to selectmen in November and asking them to direct the planning board to revamp the site plan review ordinance. Selectmen declined. At the Feb. 8 public hearing, Woody Woodward said Finlayson “did exactly what we were saying people should do. At the time we chose not to (make a recommendation to the planning board), and the reason I chose not to, was that was far beyond what we as a board could decide — it had to be decided by the people.” Here’s a sampling of other public hearing comments, both pro and con: Dan Macdonald, owner with his son Bill of the local Macdonald Motors car dealership, which employs 20 people with a payroll of over $1 million a year, said he has “some personal plans” that would be prevented from going forward if the big box ban passes. “I do not want to take those personal plans out of Bridgton. 30,000 square feet is not enough for many, many type of successful businesses,” he said. Macdonald recalled that people came together and negotiated for change when the downtown revitalization project began in 1986-87. “Bridgton was falling apart. The town looked worse than you could imagine.” He said “A crew just like this stepped up and under direction of then Town Manager Phil Tarr, took the bull by the horns, we got a block grant, got a lot of local support, and rebuilt the downtown from the traffic light to the top of main hill by Tom’s Homestead Restaurant. We wanted it to retain a New England village atmosphere.” Macdonald said that at the same time, Route 302 was seen as the appropriate area for future commercial growth, though neither Hannaford nor Hancock Lumber was there at the time. “It was seen as an area that would not impact the downtown, and would provide jobs,” he said. Mary Jewett, who works as an educator for Lakes Environmental Association, said “If Home Depot came in, how long would it be before Hayes True Value went out of business?
Because of the design of companies like Wal-Mart, they go in to take as much business out of the town as possible. We need sustainable growth, and sustainable growth isn’t about going out and getting the biggest business you can find to put out all the other businesses. People say Wal-Mart won’t come in here, because there isn’t the economy base, but what if they just decided to? Pass these ordinances and then (the town can) tweak them a little bit— that will prevent that initial drive for people coming in until we can get a comprehensive plan in place to have more regulations.” Mark Lopez, McDonald’s developer and a member of both the Bridgton Economic Development Corporation and the Bridgton Economic Development Committee, said at the hearing that he thought it was “very telling” that of all the businesses he’d talked to about the petitions — it was 41 at that point — “only three of them were approached by the petitioner. These are people that make there living here, that work here, that live here. They’ve not been approached, they’ve not been consulted. These are the people we need to worry about, the people that provide jobs in the community.” Julie Forbes, a local naturopath, said, “Everybody here cares about Bridgton. There’s potentially some pain and potentially some gain, and that’s always a great motivator. Whatever the decisions we vote on March 1, the more painful that is, the better. Because that will mean that people will stay involved, and come together for good solutions. She favored passage of the amendments because they “would buy us some time while we put in place some ordinances to protect what we all know and love here. To buy us some time, not to say Bridgton is closed, but maybe a sign that says ‘Gone Fishing – We’ll be Back.’” Forbes said Wal-Mart “is basically turning into a distribution center for China” and Bridgton’s unique character would be compromised if such national chains were allowed in town. Bob McHatton Sr., a selectman for 23 years, said his antizoning stance while on the board was “probably the number one reason you have no ordinances to support your comprehensive plan.” He said he’d “like to see the energy that is here tonight to form a committee to create zoning in this town that would be in a commercial district, not a total townwide zoning.” McHatton urged residents to vote no on the questions because “I really believe these two amendments are anti-business. They didn’t intend to do that, but that is the message it sends out, that Bridgton does not want to do business.” Anne Overman said she had been on Finlayson’s side of the debate, but changed her mind. “It’s inevitable that this will hap-
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pen. How can you make Bridgton this little tiny thing that just stops in the center of the universe, and nothing comes in or comes out?” She said, “We have to work together. Look at this group, how awesome is this? Some are on this side, some are on that side, some are in the middle — and I just switched to the other side. And I really believe if it’s done tastefully, there’s no way it’s going to stop. We don’t have the power to stop it and become this little bubble in the world, so if we work together, let’s do it.” Nelle Ely, who worked in commercial real estate from 1956 to 1980, said the town should focus on growing its local businesses. “When we look to going out to bringing Wal-Mart, or this one or that one, they have a bottom line and if that bottom line fails they move out of town and leave an empty building. We need to talk to our business people that are here already and promote what they do and what we can do to make Bridgton beautiful. We need to promote Dan (Macdonald’s) business, we need to promote the building on the hill on Route 117 (Howell Labs). We need to put our interests in where it pays off the best dollars, and it will never be in chain stores. Because they will take the money and leave. Dan will stay here. And be part of Bridgton and bring his kids up here. We want to promote Bridgton with our own local people. Chain stores, it’s an easy fix. Were all going to lose.” Bill Macdonald said national chains can co-exist harmoniously with independent businesses. “What really bugs me about this warrant, my grandfather started Macdonald Motors out of a small shop down by the first traffic light in town. He’d drive down (to Portland) and pay everything he had to buy a car, drive it back, put it in the showroom and sell it, and then go get another one.” When his uncle and father came into the business, it moved over to Nulty Street and eventually to North Conway, N.H. before expanding out to its present location on Route 302. “If this ordinance passes, we are not allowed to expand any larger than we currently are in town. Currently we sit at 80,000 square feet with a retail showroom, building and the cars on the lot. I’m a small car dealership in regard to others in the state. I moved back to this town with the intention of growing this car dealership in this town because I love it. I don’t want to be limited by something that is as restrictive as this ordinance. I highly urge everyone here to think about the families who grew up in this town, who expanded in this town, who want to see this town grow
who want to keep the integrity of this town and do it together. Please vote ‘no’.” Jim Mains, director of the Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce, said his members are on both sides of the big-box/fast food debate, but summed it up for many when he said that the key to a solution is, “I think it’s time we got off our tails, took the bull by the horns and do what we gotta do – I don’t think that bashing the selectmen or the planning board’s going to do us a bit of good. What we’re going to have to do is stick together and take a look at what’s the best for everyone. I see a lot of talent in this room, on both sides of the aisle. This is very difficult, but the turnout tonight is very encouraging. Let’s continue this momentum.”
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By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Four members of Citizens For Responsible Growth asked the Bridgton Planning Board Tuesday to request that the Board of Selectmen appoint a new Committee on Land Use Regulation, to get to work right away on developing a zoning ordinance that would be ready for a vote on Nov. 8. The committee would be comprised of members of the planning board, board of selectmen, Keep Bridgton Local, Citizens for Responsible Growth, Lakes Environmental Association, Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce, Bridgton Hospital and the general public, as proposed. All meetings would be open and public informational meetings would be held monthly. Mike Tarantino, Chuck Renneker and Mark Lopez appeared before the board to present a letter written by Ray Turner. All are members of the town’s economic development committee. The planning board, meeting in workshop, accepted the letter and put it on their agenda for their next regular meeting, next Tuesday, March 1. Turner’s letter said that while “standard operating procedure” would be to wait for the newly-appointed comprehensive plan committee to complete its work before new ZONING, Page A
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Incidents on Bridgton Police blotter that was injured. The Animal Control Officer was en route pick up the cat. Friday, February 18: 6:30 a.m. An employee at the SAD 61 Bus Garage called to advise that South High Street toward the Denmark town line was “very slick.” 6:33 a.m. The same employee called back from the SAD 61 Bus Garage stating a school bus was on Whitney Road and could not move. 8:06 a.m. A subject reported that their shop on North High Street had been broken into sometime during the night. 2:10 p.m. No injuries were reported, when a 1995 Ford Escort operated by Frank Dyer of Casco and a 2005 Subaru
Forester operated by Marden Seavey of Denmark collided at the intersection of South High Street and Willett Road. Sunday, February 20: 6:10 p.m. The Bridgton Fire Department was toned out for the strong smell of gas in a home on Fosterville Road. All occupants were advised to evacuate the house. All units cleared, after it was determined the problem was the residence “appeared to be low on fuel.” Monday, February 21: 8:44 a.m. The Bridgton Fire Department responded to the Highland Lake Beach boat ramp for a report of one side of a pick-up truck through the ice with a subject inside it. The
operator of the truck owned by Cook’s Tree Service of Naples was identified as Adam Gosselin of Harrison, who was able to exit the vehicle. The truck was removed from the ice, the hole in the ice where it went in was marked and the command was terminated. 3:35 p.m. Bridgton Police responded to an alleged domestic disturbance on Town Farm Road. 9:33 p.m. A caller reported there was a fire at Johnson’s Garage on South High Street and was advised it was a controlled burn and everything was all set. Tickets: During this reporting period, police issued four summonses and 35 warnings.
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Bridgton Police officers arrested six individuals during the past week and charged them with various alleged crimes: Michael A. Kimball, 19, of Brownfield, was arrested Feb. 17 and charged with failure to pay fines for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and violating a condition of release. Anthony G. Mattia, 24, of Bridgton, was arrested Feb. 17 and charged with violating a
condition of release. Trayce M. Greene, 36, of Lewiston, was arrested Feb. 19 on outstanding warrants for failure to pay fines for unlawful possession of Schedule drugs, two counts of violating a condition of release, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and reckless conduct. Greene was observed by an off-duty Bridgton police officer allegedly operating her vehicle errati-
cally and called it in to an onduty police officer who located Greene and arrested her. Scott R. Day, 22, of Lewiston, was arrested Feb. 21 on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear in court on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer. Craig B. Bragdon, 32, of Bridgton, was arrested Feb. 21 and charged with domestic violence assault and criminal
threatening. Stephen M. Bricault, 34, of Bridgton, was arrested Feb. 21 and charged with forgery and theft by unauthorized taking or transfer. Kimball, Mattia and Bragdon were transported to the Cumberland County Jail in Portland, while Day and Greene were released on bail and Bricault was released on personal recognizance bail.
The following is a partial listing of divorces granted in Ninth District Court in Bridgton on grounds of irreconcilable marital differences: Diane M. Destefano, of Standish, from John R. Destefano, of South Portland, married Sept. 7, 1985 at Kingston, N.H. Jeannine Marie Currier, of Standish, from Charles Alfred Currier Jr., of Standish, married Sept. 26, 1987 at Portland. Richard N. Mitchell Jr., of Raymond, from Bobbi J. Rowe, of Casco, married April 1, 2006 at Bethel. Tashia Sargent, of Porter, from Kevin L. Sargent, of Albany, N.H., married June 29, 2009 at South Hiram. William Charles Gillis, of Casco, from Susan M. Gillis, of Standish, married Nov. 17, 1978 at Westbrook. Danyel L. Pao, of Standish, from Soksan K. Pao, of Portland, married Aug. 11, 2007 at Cape Elizabeth. Clifford N. Pike, of Harrison, from Carlene S. Pike, of
Madison, married Feb. 5, 2009 at Brownfield. Joy L. Carver, of Casco, from Scott F. Carver, of Old Orchard Beach, married Sept. 6, 1997 at Portland. Kevin Skoglund, of Fryeburg, from Jody Skoglund, of Bridgton, married Sept. 9, 2006 at Fryeburg. Anna Walker, of Naples, from Scott Austin Walker, of Naples, married Oct. 8, 2005 at Deerfield, Mass. Patricia A. Lewis, of Harrison, from Ronald E. Lewis, of Harrison, married March 1, 1998 Harrison. Shared parental rights of one minor child whose primary residence shall be with the mother. Donna Bullerwell, of Bridgton, from Wayne Bullerwell, of Windham, married July 29, 2000 at Poland. Dianne M. Lane Burns, of Bridgton, from Maynard E. Burns, of Bridgton, married May 24, 2008 at Mechanic Falls. Alyson Franks, of Brownfield, from Michael C. Franks, of
Brownfield, married July 10, 1999 in Massachusetts (no town listed). Shared parental rights of two minor children whose primary residence shall be with the mother. Lindsey Maxwell, of Steep Falls, from Tim Maxwell, of Steep Falls, married Oct. 17, 1998 at South Portland. Shared parental rights of two minor children who shall reside with either parent. Susan Graves, of Fryeburg, from Dale I. Rogers, of
Brownfield, married Dec. 31, 2007 at Conway, N.H. Julitta Dennison, of Bridgton, from John W. Dennison, of Bridgton, married March 23, 2002 at Chester, Vt. The following divorce was granted on grounds other than irreconcilable marital differences: Robin Joy Crawford, of Denmark, from Simon James Crawford, of Eaton, N.H., married May 21, 1988 at Fryeburg.
(Continued from Page A) ordinances are proposed, “The current overwhelming interest in land use regulation by the citizens of Bridgton demands action by both the planning board and board of selectmen to expedite the updating of the current land use regulations to guide Bridgton’s future. The letter states that the Town Zoning Ordinance that
was narrowly passed on March 1, 1971, by a vote of 285 to 278, was repealed six years later, on June 6, 1977. Since then, the letter states, critical areas such as the downtown and Bridgton’s small villages in Sandy Creek, South Bridgton and elsewhere have had protections offered by falling under the site plan review ordinance. Much of downtown is affected
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STANDISH — A 43-year-old man from Sebago who was shot by Cumberland County Sheriff’s deputies at his home in 2008 following a road rage incident was taken into custody last week for allegedly violating his probation. According to Captain Jeff Davis of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Matt Thompson observed a 1996 GMC van operating on Route 113 near the entrance to the “Acres of Wildlife” campground around 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 16. Deputy Thompson noticed that the van’s taillights were not on and conducted a traffic stop, identifying the operator as a man from Freeport. Also in the van as a passenger, was Douglas Tenczar. While speaking with the driver and Tenczar, Deputy Thompson noticed that Tenczar appeared to be under the influence of intoxicants. The officer determined that Tenczar was on probation for a prior incident. A condition of Tenczar’s probation was that he not be in possession of or consume alcohol. Tenczar was involved in a “road rage” incident in the Sebago area in 2008 and was subsequently shot by Cumberland County deputies during a follow up investigation at his home. Deputy Thompson notified Probation and Parole (P&P) that Tenczar appeared to be intoxicated and that he allegedly had alcoholic beverages in his possession. Probation and Parole Officer Dave Edwards authorized a probation hold on Tenczar, and he was transported to the Cumberland County Jail in Portland where an intoxilyzer test was administered and his alleged blood alcohol level was found to be .22. Tenczar was subsequently charged with violation of probation.
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By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer Facebook has played a major role in the arrest of a Casco man on an alleged charge of felonious assault on a child under the age of six. An anonymous tip, received after the Bridgton Police Department posted a plea for the public’s help on its Facebook page, has resulted in the arrest of Christopher W. Hunt, 30, who was charged with a Class C felony count of assault on a minor and domestic violence assault, as well as two counts of illegal possession of Schedule drugs. Officers TJ Reese and Joshua Muise were the arresting officers. Both alleged incidents occurred in late January, and Hunt evaded arrest until police say they received an anonymous tip that led to his arrest Feb. 22. “On February 5, 2011, we posted on our Facebook page that Mr. Hunt was wanted and we received an anonymous tip to his whereabouts today,” the post from Feb. 22 states. Hunt was transported to the Cumberland County Jail in Portland where he was later released after posting bail, according to an intake officer on Feb. 23.
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These items appeared on the Bridgton Police blotter (this is a partial listing): Wednesday, February 16: 7:47 p.m. Fryeburg Police advised Bridgton Police to be on the look out for a motor vehicle headed east on Route 302 that was operating without headlights. 11:42 p.m. A caller advised she was driving along Portland Road when a woman jumped out in front of her car. The responding police officer located two females in the parking lot of a restaurant on Portland Road who were looking for the Sunday River Inn. Thursday, February 17: 2:41 p.m. A resident of Ward Acres called to report a stray cat
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Debbie Dyer of Brownfield. This is a unique quilt with a background of a flannel basketball theme. Tickets for the raffle are $1 each or six for $5. In Fryeburg, you can get tickets at Hair Designs from Bryson’s grandmother Deb. In Lovell municipal news, the Lovell Town Meeting will be held at the Town Hall on the first Saturday in March, which is March 5 beginning promptly at 9 a.m. The Town of Lovell will hold a Rabies Clinic on Saturday, March 12 at the Center Lovell Fire Station at the bottom of Hatch Hill and Route 5 from 9 to 11 a.m. It is required by law that all dogs and cats receive a rabies vaccination. The shot costs the owner $6 for each animal. It is required that all dogs six months or older must be vaccinated and licensed by Jan. 1. When arriving at the clinic, the owner must have the current rabies certificate and a certificate for neutering or spaying to license the animal. The day of the clinic those not able to be vaccinated are sick or pregnant, or puppies or kittens getting the first shot. On Saturday, March 5, the Lovell Recreation Department and the New Suncook PTA will hold the fourth annual Lovell Winter Carnival at the school playground from 1 to 4 p.m. Activities to take place are sledding hill, snowball toss, snowmobile ride, snowshoe games, cross country ski games, an Easter egg hunt and much more. This event is for young and old alike, intended as a celebration of winter as we’re thankfully sliding toward spring. Other fun events are the winter clothing and equipment exchange, snow art and of course food in the form of refreshments. Come on down and enjoy what Maine is all about — fun in the snow. As is usual with this type of event, volunteers are needed. If you would like to help out, you can contact Rec Director Michael Mendonca at 925-1084. The Fryeburg Academy Project Graduation 21st annual silent auction will take place at the Ada Cram Wadsworth Arena on Saturday, March 5. The doors will open for viewing at 4:30 p.m., with the drawing of prizes at 6:30 p.m. This is a Chinese-style auction, with all new quality items. FIRE, Page A
BROWNFIELD — The next meeting of the Brownfield Recreation Center will be on Wednesday, March 2 at 6 p.m. in the Brownfield Community Center. There will be a potluck supper and those attending are asked to bring something to share. Anyone interested in becoming a Recreation Committee member is asked to be willing to attend six meetings a year, be able to pass a background check, and help out with events when they can. Plans are underway for a free sledding party at Perrault’s Hill on Sunday, March 6. The Burnt Meadow Snowmobile Club will be providing free rides to the top of the hill. Bring your sleds and join in for a day of fun. Look for details on their website, www.brownfieldrecdept. com
Please keep the Brownfield Community Center in mind when doing your spring cleaning. They can always use art and craft supplies, old magazines, ice skates, empty toilet paper and paper towel rolls, and paper goods. Other items on their wish list are: a new four-slice toaster, serving utensils, oven mitts, large pots and pans with lids, large crock pot, plastic silverware, stereo system, computer games, and toddler-sized chairs. All donations are tax deductible. The new ice rink at the Community Center is open on Saturday evenings from 5 to 9 p.m. and Sunday’s from noon to 4 p.m. for skate rentals, hot beverages, and the use of the restrooms for anyone who wants to stop in and say hello. Thanks go out to volunteer Nadine York for all of her help.
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The Bridgton Hospital Guild has a few openings available for volunteers in their very nice and charming Twitchell Café. If you have a morning or afternoon and would like to volunteer, please contact Susan Story at 647-6212. The fourth annual Ice Out Contest fundraiser for the Bridgton Community Center is now underway. Tickets are $2 each, or six for $10. Guess the date that the ice-out device falls through the melting ice this spring at Moose Pond and win half the proceeds from ticket sales. Tickets, contest rules and previous ice-out dates are available at the Community Center, Black Horse Tavern, Trailside Restaurant, Linda’s Salon and the Magic Lantern Theater. The Four Square World
Championship will be held Saturday, Feb. 26 at Bridgton Academy. The Lakes Environmental Association partners with the Square Four organization of Boston, Mass. to host the World Championship of Four Square. For more information, contact Peter Lowell at 6478580. The annual Student Art Show at Gallery 302 will be held from Saturday, Feb. 26 through Friday, March 18 at the 112 Main Street gallery. On Saturday, Feb. 26, from 8 a.m. to noon, there will be a public live video feed from the Bridgton Hospital Boardroom to a “Heart to Heart” heart disease conference at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. For more information, call 647-8380.
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Daphine turns 57 I got some nice news from my cousin, Daphine Mains. She’s a resident of Fryeburg Health Care. She celebrated her 57th birthday Feb. 13 with friends at the health care center, along with her brother, Elisha, and her niece. Winnie Moore, one of the residents, helped her celebrate. Winnie was the attending nurse when Daphine was delivered by John Bischoffberger 57 years ago. A thank you to everyone for a wonderful day, and a big thanks to Bobby for the beautiful rendition of Happy Birthday for Daphine. Here’s hoping you have many more happy days ahead. Daphine’s address is Fryeburg Health Care Center, 70 Fairview Drive, Fryeburg, Me. 04037. I’m sure she would like to get a letter or card from her friends. We had a couple of nice days last week, now back
into the deep-freeze. Glad it was nice for the winter carnival on Long Lake. The fireworks were so nice. Even though parking was a bit tight, there were lots of folks. The lake looked like summertime; only it was busy with snowmobiles and ATVs instead of boats. I hope everyone keeps warm. Please be careful if you have wood fires in taking care of the ashes and keeping your chimney clean. If you are using heaters, keep them way from flammable stuff. Be careful if you are trying to thaw out pipes too. Spring comes in 27 days, or earlier if you believe the groundhog. Here’s hoping the Lake Region High School basketball girls will come home champions. Go girls, go. The Lakers won their first playoff game Tuesday. See Sports, Page 1B for game story.
Farmers’ market The Bridgton Farmers’ Market is now accepting vendor applications for the summer season. The market is now also taking applications for artisans. New vendor applications are accepted all year, but if you would like to have your application voted on at the upcoming spring meeting please be sure to have your paperwork in by March 21. For the application and more details please go to bridgtonfarmersmarket.com or call Sonya at 998-2196.
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The Lovell Volunteer Fire Company has announced the election of a new fire chief at the February monthly meeting, when the department voted Tommie C. McKenzie in as chief and he accepted. Tommie retired from the Conway Police Department in 2010 after 20 years and brings to the chief’s position his vast knowledge of emergency skills as well as organizational experience. The new chief is hoping to encourage the young people in the community to become part of the department, as they are the future of Lovell. Mark Moulton has served as fire chief for five years with a deep dedication to the position. His many hours of serving the community were given gladly to maintain the safety of the people who live in Lovell and will continue to serve in the department. Well done, Mark, and enjoy the easing of those responsibilities you’ve carried as chief. On Saturday and Sunday, March 5 and 6, Fryeburg Recreation will hold the first annual Fishing Derby at the Lower Bay on Kezar Lake from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event is open to both youth and adults with a registration fee of $25 for both days (if pre-registered at FryeburgRec.com) and $20 for one day. For the kids, those 16 years old and under will fish for free. There will be a Kids Casting Contest, door prizes, raffles of a Jiffy auger 10-inch Stealth, aluminum ice shack and a halfhour plane ride. For those young people making the top five places, there will be prizes. For the adults, the first place prize will be an 8” auger, jet sled w/cover and ice traps. The second place prize will be $250 and a $150 prize goes for third place. There will be food, burgers, hot dogs and chili. Also for the convenience of those taking part, there will be parking at Buddy Carrier’s, off Kezar Lake Road; just follow the signs and facilities are available on site. For more information, contact Colin Micklon at 935-3293. There will be a quilt raffle for the family of Bryson Herlihy to be drawn the first week in March. Bryson is the son of Aimee and TJ Herlihy and was diagnosed with cancer last year. The quilt is a 39”-x-50” child-size, made by Wendy Heald of East Conway on a quilting machine donated by
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Cancer workshop St. Peter’s Episcopal Church and the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and Healing will be hosting a Cancer Educational Workshop on Saturday, March 12 at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 42 Sweden Road, Bridgton. The 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. workshop is free to anyone in the Lake Region community. The focus may be on cancer, but the information from these sessions can apply to your overall health care. Everyone is invited to come and become informed. Topics will be facilitated by instructors from the Patrick Dempsey Center. Each of these instructors comes highly recommended in their field both in the Lake Region area and Dempsey Foundation. The Outreach Committee
at St. Peter’s Church will be providing a homemade soup, bread, dessert, and beverage lunch at noon. Donations for the lunch will be accepted, and proceeds will be given to the Dempsey Center. The agenda includes a talk from 10 to 11 a.m. by Maureen Higgins on “Reducing Cancer Risk through Prevention and Early Detection;” from 11 a.m. to noon, Emily Ecker will focus on “Coping with Life’s Challenges;” and from 1 to 2 p.m., Tookie Bright will talk on “Supporting Children When a Loved One Has Cancer.” Pre-registration is strongly urged so as to secure space and warm lunch. Please register by Friday, March 4, by calling St. Peter’s office at 647-8549 or e-mailing stpetersbridgton@ aol.com
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WATERFORD — The Waterford Library will be closed for renovations from Monday, Feb. 28 through Saturday, March 5. For more information, call Librarian Dorthe Hillquist at 583-2050.
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SOUTH PARIS — A sixweek course in Beginning Woodlot Management begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 9 at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. Sponsored by the Maine Forest Service, the course for woodlot owners will feature such topics as tree identification, wildlife management, deeds and boundaries, timber harvesting, forestry taxes and regulations and working with a consulting forester. There is a $20 charge, which covers all
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(Continued from Page A) There will be several dollar tables for more upper-priced items. All proceeds will go toward Project Graduation for the graduating class of 2011. There is still an opportunity to support this event in another way, by making donations to the auction. For more information or to make a donation, call 935-7408. Don’t forget the Annual John McKeen Fishing Derby to be held on Saturday, Feb. 26 from 10 a.m. to noon. Don’t forget the children’s book signing at the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library with artist/author Thomas Merriam on Saturday, Feb. 26 beginning at noon, with the reception from 1 to 2 p.m. Don’t forget the Lovell Lions Club Fishing Derby on Sunday, Feb. 27 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. The derby will take place in North Lovell at the North End of Lake Kezar at the North End Landing.
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LOVELL — Lovell area residents are invited to come show appreciation for local law enforcement officers at a spaghetti dinner sponsored by the Lovell Neighborhood Watch Group on Saturday, March 26 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Lovell VFW Hall.
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WATERFORD — The next Waterford World’s Fair supper will be held on Saturday, Feb. 26 at the United Parish Church on Main Street in Harrison. The supper is being held as part of Harrison’s Winter Fest 2011, which has lots of events taking place all day long. At 5 p.m., the food will be served and continue until 6:30 p.m. The menu will be pork roast, potato, vegetables, rolls, drink and homemade pies for dessert. The price is $8 for adults and $4 for kids ages four to 12. Under age four is free.
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WATERFORD — The Waterford World’s Fair recently voted to award a $500 scholarship to a student that is continuing their education in the agriculture field. To be eligible the student must be majoring in agriculture at a community college or university and the student must also: • Write a brief essay describing their experience with agriculture and how the scholarship would be used; • Have a letter of recommendation from a teacher, guidance counselor or employer; • Detail their association with Waterford World’s Fair.
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Friday, March 4 — During month the library will be strikyouth programs, the Bridgton ing up the band in honor of all Library will be celebrating Dr. things musical, since this month Seuss’s birthday. They might is Music in our Schools month. just have some “Seustastic” Friday, March 18 — March prizes too. In public schools winds bring April showers. On his birthday is celebrated on this day the subject will be Wednesday, March 2, through March weather. Read Across America Day. Friday, March 25 — Come Friday, March 11 — M is celebrate the beginning of usually one of the first things for March and Music, and this spring and baby farm animals. to get cut.” In addition to the unveiling, Portland Pirates mascot Salty Pete will spend some time visiting and skating with RAYMOND — If you are interested in writing, there is a new the families at the rink from 10 writing group, The Writers, in the Sebago Lake area. a.m. to noon. All area families The meetings are held at the Raymond Fire Station on the third are invited to spend a day in Monday of each month. The moderator of this group is T. Jewell town, hang out with the Pirates Collins, and the founder and manager is Elizabeth (Betty) Libby. mascot and enjoy the tail end Collins is a widely published writer and adult education of school vacation. instructor in the Fryeburg and Lake Region area. Libby is an Bridgton Recreation would owner of the Sebago Lake Development Corporation of Casco like to send a huge thank you and Raymond Maine. to Food City for their generFor information, please call 655-9214 and leave your name and ous donation to the Cal Ripken number and a brief message. Baseball program from their January Charity Campaign. Also, thanks go out to all the wonderful citizens that have donated ice skates, snacks and firewood to the ice rink.
The Bridgton Ice Rink, behind the historic town hall on North High Street, will be the place to be on Saturday, Feb. 26 from 10 a.m. to noon. Bridgton Recreation Director Tom Tash, along with members of the Public Works Department, will be there to unveil the new ice rink sign generously donated by local Bridgton Attorney Jeffrey A. Schwartz. “It is truly a great thing to see local citizens and business people stepping up to show their support of these heavily used and loved facilities and programs. This rink is a fun escape for so many families in a time where money is tight and recreational activities are
Joan Lee Hunter presents “The Realm of the Imagination,” a fiction writing workshop, on Friday through Sunday, March 4-6, at Fifth House Lodge in South Bridgton. The workshop runs from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn different ways to invite a story into your consciousness and to help it
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Please note: Deadline for all calendar submissions is Tuesday at noon. BRIDGTON Feb. 24, 25 — Free Income Tax Preparations for people of all ages with low to moderate income, Community Center. Call 647-3116 for appointment. Feb. 24 — Bridgton Rotary Club, World Quest Team speakers, 7:15 a.m., Alliance Church. Public welcome. Feb. 24-25 — American Red Cross Babysitting Class, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Community Center. FMI: 647-3116. Feb. 24 — Good Neighbors, 10 a.m., Community Center. Feb. 24 — Gathering Place Support Group, noon, Community Center. Feb. 24, March 3 — Knitters Day, 2 to 4 p.m., North Bridgton Library. Feb. 24-27 — Free ice skating for Bridgton residents, 3 to 6 p.m. Thurs. & Fri., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat. & Sun., Bridgton Ice Rink, behind Town Hall. FMI: 647-8786. Feb. 25, March 2, 4 — Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9 to 10 a.m., Town Hall. FMI: 647-2402. Feb. 25, March 4 — Mother Goose Time, 10:30 a.m., library. Feb. 25 — Red Hat Ladies of the Lakes, noon, Tom’s Homestead. Feb. 25, March 4 — Reading with Brooke, therapy reading dog, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., library. Feb. 26 — CMMC “A Heart to Heart” Heart Disease Conference video link with healthy food and activities, open to public, 8 a.m. to noon, Bridgton Hospital boardroom. FMI: 647-6055. Feb. 26 — 2011 Four Square World Championship, Bridgton Academy. FMI: 647-8580. Feb. 26 — Portland Pirates mascot Salty Pete at Bridgton Ice Rink, 10 a.m. to noon, behind Town Hall, North High St. Feb. 26 — Annual Student Art Show (runs through March 18), reception 1 to 3 p.m., Gallery 302, Main St. FMI: 647-2787. Feb. 26 — Ping pong, 1 to 4 p.m., Community Center. Feb. 26, March 5 — Adult Indoor Soccer, 5 to 7 p.m., Town Hall. Feb. 27, March 6 — Adult Basketball, 6 to 9 p.m., Town Hall. FMI: 408-2299. Feb. 28 — Cribbage, 2 p.m., Community Center. March 1 — Rainbow Days Playgroup for Toddlers 6 mos. to 5 years, 9 a.m., Community Center. March 1 — Chickadee Quilters, 10 a.m., Community Center. March 1 — Bridge, 12:30 p.m., Community Center. March 1 — COPD Support Group, 1 p.m., Community Center. March 1 — Youth Basketball Open Gym for grades 3-6, 35 p.m., Town Hall. FMI: 6478786. March 1 — Stories read by Michael, 4 to 4:30 p.m., library. FMI: 647-2472. March 1 — Master Gardening Class, 6 p.m., Community Center. March 2 — Senior Lunch, noon, Community Center. March 2 — Bible Study, 6 p.m., Community Center. March 3, 4 — Free Income Tax Preparations for people of all ages with low to moderate income, Community Center. Call 647-3116 for appointment. March 3 — Gathering Place Support Group, noon, Community Center. March 3 — Community Kettle, Free Supper, 5 p.m., Community Center. March 3 — Fireside Chat: Maine’s rich skiing heritage by Ski Museum of Maine, 6 p.m., Shawnee Peak. March 3 — Chickadee Quilters, 7 p.m., Community Center. March 4 — Dr. Seuss Celebration, 10:30 a.m., library. BROWNFIELD
Fest and Family Ice Fishing Derby, Crystal and Long Lakes. FMI: 583-2241. Feb. 25 — Children’s Handicap Derby, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., head of Long Lake. FMI: 583-2241. Feb. 26-27 — Family Ice Fishing Derby, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat., 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sun., head of Long Lake. FMI: 583-2241. Feb. 26 — Buffet scrambled egg breakfast, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., Congregational Church, United Parish of Harrison and North Bridgton. Feb. 26 — Ice Harvesting demo, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Crystal Lake Park. Feb. 26 — Horse-drawn wagon rides, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Crystal Lake Park. Feb. 26 — Snowshoeing/xcountry skiing, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Crystal Lake Park. Feb. 26 — Snowmobile rides, 1 to 3 p.m., Crystal Lake Park. Feb. 26 — Snowman building, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Crystal Lake Park. Feb. 26 — Waterford World’s Fair roast pork supper, 5 to 6:30 p.m., United Parish Congregational Church. Feb. 27 — Radar Run by Harrison Friendly Riders Snowmobile Club, registration begins 8:30 a.m., racing 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Crystal Lake. Feb. 27 — Sledding 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., sleigh rides noon to 2 p.m., High View Farm, 48 Leander Harmon Road off Edes Falls Road Feb. 28 — Knitting Basics for ages 9-17, 3:30 p.m., library. FMI: 583-2970. Feb. 28 — Adult Coed Basketball, 6 to 8 p.m., Harrison Elementary School gym. March 1 — Teen Coed Basketball, 6 to 8 p.m., Harrison Elementary School gym. March 2 — Harrison Chess Club, 5 to 6 p.m., library. March 2 — Coed Adult Volleyball, 6 to 8 p.m., Harrison Elementary School gym. LOVELL Feb. 24-26 — Mid-winter $1 a Bag Sale, 10 a.m. to noon Mon., Wed., Sat., Thrift Shop of the Lovell United Church of Christ, Rte. 5. Feb. 24 — Kid’s Lunch with Rosie White, noon to 1:30 p.m., library. Feb. 25, March 4 — Mouse Paint Storytime, 2:45 to 4 p.m., library. Feb. 26 — John McKeen Fishing Derby for ages 1-15, 10 a.m. to noon, Heald Pond Feb. 26 — Book signing with Thomas Merriam, author of Yak Attack, 1 p.m., library. Reception to follow. Feb. 27 — Second annual Ice Fishing Derby, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Kezar Lake and Keewaydin Lake, registration starts 5 a.m., weighing at 4 p.m. at No. Lovell Grange Hall, Rte. 5. FMI: 9283744. Feb. 28 — Preschool Storytime, 10 to 11 a.m., library. Feb. 28 — Charlotte’s Web, grades 3-5, 2:45 to 4 p.m., library. March 5 — Lovell Winter Carnival, 1 to 4 p.m., New Suncook School playground. FMI: 925-1084. March 5-6 — Fryeburg Recreation Fishing Derby, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Lower Bay, Kezar Lake. FMI: 935-3293. NAPLES Feb. 24, March 3 — Musical Playgroup, 10:30 a.m., library. Feb. 24, March 3 — Pajama Storytime, 6 p.m., library. FMI: 693-6841. Feb. 25, 28 — Step Into Fitness, indoor walking program, 4:30 to 6 p.m., LRHS.
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Feb. 24, March 3 — Tai Chi, 6 p.m., Community Center. Feb. 26-27 — Ice Rink open 5 to 9 p.m. Sat., noon to 4 p.m. Sun., Community Center. Feb. 26 — Baked bean supper, 5 to 6:30 p.m., Brownfield Community Church. March 2 — Recreation Center Committee meeting, 6 p.m., Community Center. March 4 — Fryeburg Fish & Game Junior Shooters meet and shoot, 7 p.m., Brownfield Rec Center, Main St. FMI: 935-2625. March 5-6 — Ice Rink open 5 to 9 p.m. Sat., noon to 4 p.m. Sun., Community Center. March 6 — Sliding Party at Perrault’s Hill by The Burnt Meadow Snowmobile Club. FMI: www.brownfieldrecdept.com. CASCO Feb. 24 — Dodge Ball, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. for middle and high school age, 3:30 to 4:30 for grades 3 to 5, Community Center. Feb. 24, March 3 — Adult coed volleyball, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Community Center gym. FMI: 627-4187. Feb. 26 — Saturday Night Supper, 5 to 6 p.m., Casco Village Church. Feb. 28 — Public forum on energy sustainability and efficiency, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Community Center. FMI: 627-4515. March 1 — Social Yoga, 9 a.m., Community Center. FMI: 627-4187. March 1 — Storytime with Michelle Brenner, 10:30 a.m., library. March 1 — Book Club/ Snowshoe Program, Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, 10:30 a.m. snowshoe, 11:15 a.m. book talk, Casco Recreation. FMI: 627-4515. March 1, 3 — Dodge Ball, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. for middle and high school age, 3:30 to 4:30 for grades 3 to 5, Community Center. March 2 — Adult coed basketball, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Community Center gym. FMI: 627-4187. DENMARK Feb. 28-March 6 — Denmark Library closed for painting, reopening March 8 at 3 p.m. March 2 — Preschool Storytime, 9:30 a.m., library. FRYEBURG Feb. 26 — Iphigenie en Tauride, Live! At the Metropolitan Opera, 1 p.m., Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center. FMI: 935-9232. Feb. 28 — Bridge, 12:30 p.m., Legion Hall, Bradley St. March 1 — Fryeburg Historical Society, 7 p.m., program on Fryeburg Fair’s Ag Building, American Legion, Bradley St. FMI: 697-3484. March 2 — Six session Maine Savvy Caregiver Training Program begins for caregivers of people with dementia, 10 a.m. to noon, library. FMI: 1-800-2723900. March 3 — Veterans’ Service Officer available, 9 to 11 a.m., American Legion. FMI: 3241839. March 4 — Master Hypnotist Dan Candell, 7:30 p.m., Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center. FMI: 935-9232. March 5 — Snowibration snow-sculpting event, Eastern Slope Regional Airport. FMI: 936-4711. March 5 — Silent Chinese auction fundraiser for Fryeburg Academy Project Graduation, viewing 4:30 p.m., drawing 6:30 p.m., Ada Cram Wadsworth Arena. FMI: 935-7408. HARRISON Feb. 25-27 — Harrison Winter
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Benefit for food pantry BROWNFIELD — The Brownfield Food Pantry, operated by the nonprofit organization Southwest Oxford County Nutrition, serves nearly 1,000 people and distributes 30,000 pounds of food every month. The Food Pantry serves individuals who are living with incomes below 150% of the federal poverty level, and are residents of Albany Township, Brownfield, Denmark, Fryeburg, Hiram, Lovell, Stoneham, Stow, Porter and Sweden, as well as Chatham, N.H. The food pantry provided over a quarter million dollars worth of food to those in need in the project area in 2010. Originally based in the Brownfield Community Church basement, with volunteer help from Fryeburg New Church, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, and others, the completely volunteer project has grown into a complex and well run organization under
TRAIL RIDING through the woods of Harrison, on snowmobiles, is absolutely fabulous, believes Jeffrey, Miranda and McKinley Murphy, pictured here on a recent outing that also included photo-taker Julie Murphy. Julie said the Harrison Friendly Riders Snowmobile Club has done a great job creating and maintaining the trails and keeping them well groomed. “With all of us using hand signals, slowing down and keeping to our side of the trail upon meeting another, makes for a great and safe ride for everyone,” she said. “The trails are clearly marked with signs, which makes it safe riding for all of us to enjoy. There are several maps posted throughout the trail systems, which makes it easy to find your way around, to get around and to discover new trails and to connect to other trail systems. Thank you to the landowners as well — without you, we wouldn’t have this privilege.”
Camp creates 62-acre conservation easement generations of Wawenock campers has come closer to reality with the establishment of this easement. Protecting and preserving the land and waters of Sebago has been a major focus of Wawenock directors, staff and campers for 10 decades. Wawenock is pleased to have the Portland Water District Trustees recognize the value to the Sebago watershed in protecting this forestland as they voted unanimously to give a Lake Stewardship Grant of $10,000 to Wawenock to help defray the out-of-pocket expenses, totaling more than $35,000, involved in setting up the easement. Paul Hunt, PWD Environmental Services manager said, “It’s proven — forests filter pollution and improve water quality. Because the Sebago Lake Watershed is mostly privately owned, the Portland Water District encourages conservation easements to protect Sebago Lake for years
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CASCO — The Casco Village Church United Church of Christ, 941 Meadow Road, will hold another of their “fantastic Saturday Night Suppers” on Saturday, Feb. 26 from 5 to 6 p.m. Enjoy all the favorite traditional beans and casseroles, but with an Italian “twist,” including bread, salad, beverage and homemade pies for dessert. Cost is $7 adults, $4 children under 10, and $20 max for families with young children.
NAPLES — The Youth Library at Naples Public Library will be celebrating two holidays in March: Dr. Seuss’s Birthday on Tuesday, March 1, at 10:30 a.m. and St. Patrick’s Day, Thursday, March 17, at 10:30 a.m. along with the regular schedule of Storytime on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m., Storytime with Music on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. and Pajama Storytime at 6 p.m. on Thursdays. The Book Group will discuss Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout on Wednesday, March 16, at 1:30 p.m. Author/financial speaker Ben Sprague will be in the Library Wednesday, March 23, at 7 p.m., discussing his book Buy, Hold, Sell: a Disciplined Guide to Investment Success. For further details check the library’s website www.naples. lib.me.us or call 693-6841.
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and more, sharing heartfelt music; • Denis J. Dunn, from Kezar Falls, an accomplished poet who has read in Maine, Massachusetts, and Connecticut and been published in Portland’s Café Review and other journals presenting with Kit Demos, an experimental musician playing bass; • Mystic Out-bop Review, an avant garde jazz/electro-acoustic band; • Darlene Jerome-Gijuminag, a Brownfield-based Native American singer/songwriter; • Puckerbrush, a local band with Peter Kimball on guitar, Candace Mahar on cello, flute, whistle and accordion, and Gale Johnsen on fiddle, appearing with special guests Seth Austen and Beverly Woods, widely known multi-intsrumentalists, playing lively Celtic and oldtime music Admission is by donation, and seating is limited. For more information, call Gale at 6253334. If you cannot attend but would like to donate to the pantry, checks payable to SOCN may be sent c/o Jack Mitchell, 52 Ridge Lane, Brownfield ME 04010.
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RAYMOND — Camp Wawenock in Raymond will soon finalize the creation of a conservation easement on 62 acres of land on Raymond Cape to be called the Wawenock Forest Land. The easement property is adjacent to 90-plus acres owned by Camp Wawenock. It will include over 1,000 feet of Sebago Lake shoreline. The holder of the easement will be the Small Woodlot Owners Association of Maine, an organization dedicated to encouraging and facilitating the continued use of forestland for sustainable timber productivity and natural resource protection. June Gray is the longest serving director/owner at Camp Wawenock, a summer camp for girls, which celebrated its 100th season in 2010. According to Ms. Gray, who has lived and worked at Wawenock for over 50 years, the challenge of perpetuating the values and traditions of Wawenock for future
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careful guidance of Jack and Marian Mitchell of Brownfield. The pantry is open the third Thursday each month from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Lions Building on Routes 5/113 in Brownfield. Emergency food boxes are available anytime. Community support, both financial and in volunteer service, is absolutely essential to the program. For more information, call 9352333. In this past year, due to a greatly increased demand on the statewide food pantry system, fundraising is more important than ever, and is of utmost importance to the continued ability of the food pantry to meet the growing need of feeding the hungry. On Saturday, March 12, at 7 p.m. at the Fryeburg Congregational Church, 655 Main Street, Route 302 in Fryeburg, a group of local performers will present a benefit concert for the pantry. Performers include: • Katherine Rhoda, folk singer from Hiram, playing the Marxophone and violin-guitar (play-by-number instruments sold door-to-door in the early 1900s), the Lithuanian kankles,
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Skis and boards hit the slopes
HARRISON — All 44 Harrison Elementary School Ski and Snowboard participants began their lessons Wednesday, Jan. 5 at Shawnee Peak in Bridgton. “For the nine participants brand new to skiing and the 12 participants brand new to boarding, they did such an amazing job listening to the instructors, learning all about their boots, equipment, and how to fall and get up — it amazes me every year how quickly they learn!” said program member Julie Murphy. Four other ski groups and three other snowboard groups got themselves reacquainted with their equipment and the slopes and had a remarkably
great time with their instructors as well! With Kirsten Edwards’ great big smile saying, “I only fell once” to “We are learning how to carve and working on our 180s” from McKinley Murphy and Tyler Edwards, and “With the amount of little ones in our group, we covered a lot” from Instructor Charlie — what more do we need — except next week to come quickly! “I had the best instructor, I don’t remember his name, but he has red hair and I want him back next week” — thank you Shawnee Peak Instructors! Murphy thanks chaperones and the HES staff for helping to make the ski program such a success.
‘Searching for a Magpie’ released
SOUTH PARIS — Patricia Probert Gott, a local author who resides in South Paris, has just released her 10th book, Searching for a Magpie. After touring China and Tibet the month of September 2010, she wrote of her adventures traveling from Beijing in eastern China to Xian and to the central city of Chengdu, then from Lhasa, Tibet in the Himalayas, to the old city of Chongqing, then down the Yangtze River past the new Three Gorges Dam to the port city of Shanghai. The book contains 50 full color photos helping readers visualize the author’s fascinating adventures. Ms. Gott found that China is a country of superlatives: the biggest central square in the world, the largest and best imperial palace complex, the world’s largest dam, and the world’s largest and longest manmade structure — the Great Wall. “The Chinese are polite to Americans and try to emulate our culture and characteristics while striving to surpass us in every way. They are happy, peaceful, and markedly proud of their country and leaders,” said Gott. Aquote from her book: “China has its own set of problems, yet… the bulk of the Chinese people have more money and more freedom than ever before and most are relatively content. They have stepped onto the
COOKIES FOR THE ANIMALS — Brownie Troop #12404 will be set up at the North Conway 7-11 Thursday, Feb. 24 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. selling cookies to benefit the Animal Rescue League of NH-North. This is the Troop’s 2011 Service Project, and 50% of the money raised will be donated to help the animals in the care of the Conway shelter.
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Patricia Probert Gott has just released her 10th book. world stage with a roar. And despite criticism of its human rights policy, the government continues to successfully position the country as a world leader in economics, science, and international trade. China will be the country to watch in the future as it continues to transform itself rapidly from an agrarian and backward communist entity into a modern political and economic force.” Patricia is available for speaking engagements to groups. For more information, call 7432628. You may purchase the book Searching for a Magpie from the author at www.prgottbooks.net, from Amazon.com, or as an e-book from Kindle or Barnes and Nobles’ PubIt e-books.
SOUTH PARIS — The Oxford County Soil & Water District is looking for your best conservation photo to grace the cover of this year’s annual report. The photo must fall under the category of conservation, but may be any one of the following: agriculture, forestry and soil & water. One winner will be selected. First prize will be an agricultural package of great items provided by Aubuchon Hardware, Paris Farmers’ Union and Tractor Supply. Three honorable mention winners will also be selected, but will not receive prizes. All winning photos will receive media publicity, will be framed and displayed at the annual meeting held later this year. Entry Instructions • Photos must be submitted in electronic format (jpeg) to jean.federico@me.nacdnet. net. No printed photos will be accepted. Each photo must be named and e-mailed according to photo file name guidelines below. • Photo files must be named by last name and simple photo description: e.g.: Smith-South Paris. Tip: to rename or label your photo, right click the photo
and choose Re-name. • For each photo submission, the subject line of the e-mail must be the same as the photo file name, e.g.: Smith-South Paris. Please do not add anything else in the subject line. • Print the photo release form (and model release form, if needed) from the website, www.oxfordswcd.net, sign and either drop off or mail to (do not e-mail): Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation, District 17, Olson Road, Suite 17, South Paris, ME 04281, care of Jean E. Federico. • Minor digital enhancements for cropping, red-eye removal, filters and corrective functions are permitted, but images that have been judged to be altered in any significant manner will be disqualified. Contestants are not permitted to place borders, frames or backgrounds around their images or to place watermarks, dates, signatures or copyright images onto photos. • Do not send reproductions from a printed publication. Previously published photos are not eligible for the OCSWCD contest. • All entries become the property of OCSWCD and OCSWCD
reserves the non-exclusive right to use all photographs in publications for promotional purposes. • Please enter only one photo. You must complete an entry form and photo release. Any photo without an entry form and signed release will not be considered for the contest. • Photographs that include recognizable people must include a signed model release form before the photograph will be accepted into the photo contest and displayed. A parent or guardian must consent for people under 18 years old. The
model release form must be attached to the photo entry form that you send through the mail. The model/portrait release form is included in the Entry Form information. Photos will be judged on technical merit and composition. For technical merit, judges may check to see if the photo is well framed, properly exposed and sharp and clear. For composition, judges determine if the photo features a recognizable center of interest, action, and imagination and creativity. All ages are encouraged to submit photos.
Gas prices continue to rise
Average retail gasoline prices in Maine rose 1.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.22 per gallon Sunday. This compares with the national average that has increased 4.1 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.16 per gallon, according to gasoline price website MaineGasPrices.com Including the change in gas prices in Maine during the past week, prices yesterday were 52.0 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 2.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has increased 6.9 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 51.5 cents per gallon higher than this day one year ago.
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WELCOME HOME PROJECT — The Naples Before and Aftercare program and CrossWalk Community Outreach recently partnered to make “Welcome Home” bags for 60 servicemen and women returning from Afghanistan this coming week. Kim Whalen’s son, Ryan, is one of the local boys who will also be arriving home this week after a year in Afghanistan. Kim is the manager of the Aftercare program.
of our families qualify for free or reduced lunches.” Selectman Earl Cash asked SAD 61 Director Ordway, “What’s the school board going to do about it?” “That’s a really good question,” Ordway replied. “We need to come together to form an independent committee, now that we have proof this (EPS funding formula) is unfair for SAD 61.” Superintendent Phillips suggested that the school board and Bridgton selectmen enlist the help of regional legislators, in getting the message across to officials in Augusta. “I’d certainly be able to do the legwork,” said Supt. Phillips. “I’ll be glad to work in your shadow,” Town Manager Berkowitz told Phillips. Berkowitz suggested enlisting the assistance of the Cumberland County Legislative delegation. “They could go up there (to Augusta) and give them an impactual message straight forward,” said Berkowitz. “Bill Whitten gets the whole County delegation together. The best coalition would
be to hit the County delegation, but also get rural delegations across county lines.” “It was the rural communities, not urban areas, that put the current (LePage administration) government in place,” Berkowitz noted. “The governor made the statement that he wanted to look at the EPS (funding) method,” Supt. Phillips said. “I think Laura’s statement that we have been uniquely impacted is true — we’re very different, in terms of assessed property valuation. We have a lot of waterfront property. Fifty percent of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The reality of the socio-economic situation (of residents) is very different…The EPS funding formula is totally based on property valuation and the number of students…Again, we have sought to understand the relative decline in subsidies.” Additionally, the selectmen voted unanimously Feb. 22 to pay $585.96 in annual dues to join the Maine Service Centers Coalition, which this year is “advocating for the end of band aid budget cuts funded in large part through devastating municipal revenue cuts,” according to MSCC Chairman John Bubier, the City Manager of
Biddeford. “We need your help and support to fight for a return to responsible budgets that provide appropriate school funding, honor the commitments to municipal revenue sources and address the crisis in our transportation infrastructure,” said Bubier in his letter of invitation to the selectmen. Supt. Phillips said financial impacts to SAD 61 this year include: • a confirmed $359,439 reduction is state subsidy; • an anticipated health insurance increase of $200,000; • the ARRA (federal stimulus) funding has ended; • the Education Jobs Bill money will be available for one more year (2011-2012), or $200,000 that was not used last year; and • Debt Service payments start for the Lake Region High School/ Vocational Center construction-renovation projects totaling $705,554. Town Manager Berkowitz pointed out that the Bridgton area has “the highest volume of unemployment.” “So, consequently, we’re in a
death spiral, where people ask themselves, ‘Do I pay for medicine, or pay the rent, or pay for food?’”
Woods Pond lake level recommendations presented
By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer The Bridgton Board of Selectmen and the public heard an update from Woods Pond Lake Level Committee Chairman Barry Denofrio and water quality specialist Jeff Stern that a recommendation by the committee will be forthcoming. The full report, commissioned by the Committee with funding from the town, was prepared by Albert Frick Associates, Inc. The report is available for individual inspection at the Bridgton Municipal Complex on Iredale Street. According to Bridgton Town Manager Mitch Berkowitz, in an executive summary he wrote
late last month to the selectmen, the General Findings of the Frick report on the Woods Pond Lake Level show that: • the lake’s level is controlled by the dam (two sluice gates) at the southerly end of the pond; • prior to the rehabilitation of the dam, pond fluctuations appeared to be in the range of at least 12 inches though there may have been as much as 24 inches when referring to the late Town Manager Ronnie Belanger’s letter of 2000; • current fluctuations appear to be around the 12-inch range; • shoreline stability varies around the lake based upon the discontinuous earthen and stone ice berm and grandfa-
thered structures in close proximity of the water edge — the highest erosion occurs where there are sandy soils; • the current field observations also make note of “many non-complying septic systems sites” when using the current Maine subsurface wastewater disposal rules. As to the conclusions and recommendations in the Frick report, Berkowitz wrote, “The general consensus is to disregard Town Manager Belanger’s letter of 2000 and to utilize a seasonal fluctuation level of 12 inches with the current dam structure. About 78% of the lake’s shoreline appears to suffer no adverse effects from the historical fluctuation in water
levels. The remaining 22% of the lake’s shore frontage are susceptible to erosion no matter which elevation is determined to be the most desirable. The outdated practice of removing all trees on a given lot entirely to the edge of the lake contributes to the erosion problems. Site specific, lot by lot studies should be undertaken…with solutions appropriate for each individual situation,” Berkowitz stated. “Regulation of water levels in a consistent and gradual manner is desirable. Wild fluctuations should be minimized by diligent floodgate management during and after storm events. Frick Associates recommends the lake level high water elevation
Moose Pond Association award
The Moose Pond Association in Bridgton will receive a prestigious award from the Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District, at its annual meeting in Gorham, in late March. According toThomas U. Gordon, chairman of the Cumberland
County Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors, the District’s Stewardship Group of the Year Award that is being presented to the Moose Pond Association on March 30, “This special award is reserved for a group that displays an unwavering commitment
to protecting Cumberland County’s natural resources.” “As a proactive association in the protection of Moose Pond and its watershed, the Moose Pond Association has taken the lead in protecting and improving the pond’s water quality,” said Gordon, in his letter to Moose Pond Association president David Ehrman announcing the award. “The Moose Pond Association has played a critical role in leverage
grant funds to survey the watershed in 2010 by actively pursuing the assistance of the District and providing both cash and in-kind match contributions towards the project. Moose Pond Association members served on the survey’s steering committee, helped with the on-the-ground survey and its follow-up efforts and constantly checked in to make sure that everything they could do for this project was being done.”
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September, and the level of the lake went up two inches, from 16 inches to 18 inches, and it’s a 4.8-acre lake. We’re going to concentrate on keeping the high peaks (of the lake level) down.” As for fundraising efforts, Denofrio said the Committee “has already received over $1,100 in donations.” “I thought it was a well written report,” said Stern of the Frick Associates report. “Since the (dam) rehab in 1999, the level has been six inches higher than the previous high water elevation.” Stern stressed “the importance of landowner education and stewardship.”
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CASCO — Have your sizes been decreasing as your weight loss and activity increase? Well, the Wings & Things Clothes Closet of the Casco Village Church United Church of Christ, 941 Meadow Road (Route 121) in Casco Village, invites you on a shopping spree. Now until the end of March, the Clothes Closet offers “very important professionals” clothing at 50% off, including fashions by Liz Claiborne, Etienne
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FRYEBURG — Figures of Speech Theatre of Freeport will present their award-winning play, Cupid and Psyche, for audiences of all ages at Fryeburg Academy’s Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center on Friday, March 18 from 7 to 8 p.m. Tickets for Cupid and Psyche are $8 for adults and $4 for children. You may purchase tickets at the box office at 9359232 or on the school website, www.fryeburgacademy.org. For more information about Figures of Speech Theatre, please go to www.figures.org Love and Trust. The struggle to grow and change. Like an invisible rope connecting us with the people of ancient Greece, Cupid and Psyche celebrates the human spirit in the best kind of tale: a love story with a happy ending. Cupid and Psyche is Figures of Speech Theatre’s adaptation of the 2,000-year-old Greek myth, told with actors, puppets, dance, and good humor. Since it won the coveted “UNIMA Citation of Excellence,” the highest award in American puppet theater, Cupid and Psyche has toured to theaters, festivals and schools from Maine to Califor nia to Lima, Peru, including two extended runs at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Figures of Speech Theatre, a world-class performing group based in Freeport, has toured from Tokyo to Europe to Broadway
with performances featuring actors and puppets. They approach Cupid and Psyche with both respect and playful irreverence. The result is an entertaining collage of romance, drama, and outrageous humor. Intricately carved three-foot tall puppets portray Psyche and Cupid, while the dynamic roles of Venus and Zeus are played by actors Carol Farrell and John Farrell. The story begins when Venus, the goddess of beauty, is in a rage of jealousy over a young mortal woman, so she sends her son, Cupid, out to do his worst. But Cupid, the god of love, falls in love himself with the irresistible Psyche. In the end, Love is triumphant and happiness is eternal. Cupid and Psyche is delightful for audiences of all ages. Don’t miss it!
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Wedding
Doug Lee Warner and Helen Doreen Chute are pleased to announce their wedding held on Feb. 11, 2011. The bride is the daughter of Robert Erlon Chute and the late Phyllis Arlene Chute of Casco. The groom is the son of Harold Nowry Warner and the late Nancy Lou Warner of Auburn. The couple will reside in North Waterford, often in the company of any of their 10 children and two faithful dogs.
Engagement
Nancylou Stiles of Naples is pleased to announce the engagement of her daughter, Susan Stiles, to Scott Proctor, son of Lawrence and Florence Proctor of Casco. Susan is a graduate of Portland High School, and is currently employed with Delhaize America-Hannaford banner. Scott is a graduate of Lake Region High School, and is currently employed with Titan Machine. A summer wedding is planned.
Buffet breakfast HARRISON — A buffet breakfast will be held during Harrison’s Winter Fest on Saturday, Feb. 26 from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Congregational Church in Harrison, across from Crystal Lake Park. The breakfast is sponsored by the United Parish of Harrison and North Bridgton. The menu is scrambled eggs, homemade pancakes, home fries, sausage, orange juice, coffee or tea. Donations will be accepted. Enjoy a delicious breakfast before you watch the Ice Harvesting across the street at Crystal Lake from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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WATERFORD — A Socrates Café gathering will be held at the Waterford Library on Monday, March 7, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month. The topic for the March meeting is “The role of history in forming culture.” Ed Somers will be the moderator. For more information call 583-6957 or email the library at wla@waterford.lib.me.us
“Ebenezer’s Pub,” oil, Roger Williams, Lovell, Maine
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LOVELL — Artist Roger Williams of Lovell has a painting included in the University of Southern Maine’s biennial art exhibition at the Lewiston campus. His work — including an oil scene entitled, “Ebenezer’s Pub” — is part of the exhibition at the Atrium Art Gallery, which features the work of 84 artists from Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford counties. Williams has lived in Lovell for over 35 years and recalls that “people, animals, and the scenic views of western Maine have been my passion for as long as I’ve lived here.” The Atrium Art Gallery
is located in the hub of the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College at 51 Westminster Street in Lewiston, offering interdisciplinary bachelor and graduate degree programs with both on-site and online classes. The facility also has a café open to the public. The exhibition continues through March 19. Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; closed holidays. For more information contact Robyn Holman, curator, 7536554, or the gallery’s website www.usm.maine.edu/lac/art
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HARRISON — A big family ice fishing derby, ice harvesting, horse drawn wagon rides, snowmobile rides and sledding are among the many treats awaiting visitors to the Harrison Recreation Department’s second annual Winter Fest 2011 this weekend, from Friday to Sunday, Feb. 25-27. A children’s handicap derby kicks off the fun from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, with prizes available to the top three catches of eight species of fish. All entries will receive a welcome pack. The family ice fishing derby will run from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday offers parents the opportunity to go fishing with their children without having to buy a fishing license just for the weekend. During the derby, a Sportsmen Show will be held at the Town Office, where coffee and donuts will be served. There will also be hamburgers and hot dogs on the grill. Meanwhile, Crystal Lake Park will be a beehive of activity, with ice harvesting from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., horse-drawn
wagon rides from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., food booths, snowshoing and cross-country skiing from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., snowmobile rides from 1 to 3 p.m. and snowman building from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. To begin Saturday’s events, the Harrison Congregational Church will hold buffet scrambled egg breakfast from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. The church is also holding a roast pork supper at 5 p.m. Saturday, for a cost of $8 adults, $4 for children under 12. On Sunday, a Radar Run will be held on Crystal Lake from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., for a cost of $20 for three runs or $10 for one run. Antique snowmobiles will also have a class, and there will be a food booth open during the races. Also on Sunday, sledding and sleigh rides will be offered at High View Farm, 48 Leander Harmon Road off of Edes Falls Road. Sledding is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and sleigh rides are from noon to 2 p.m. For more information on any event, contact Harrison Recreation Director Paula Holt at 583-2241.
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Milfoil summit moved to Bates
LEWISTON — Because of the unexpected increase in registrations for the 2011 Milfoil Summit, sponsor Lakes Environmental Association has moved the Friday, Feb. 25 event to Bates College to accommodate more people. The new location is at the Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell Street in Lewiston. The summit schedule remains the same, but there is a new time and location for the Courtesy Boat Inspector training. To register, e-mail roberta@leamaine.org. To get a copy of the new agenda and a package of information produced for the summit, visit LEA’s website, www.mainelakes.org. Parking at Bates is very limited (although students will be on break), so please carpool if possible and allow extra time for parking. Courtesy Boat Inspector Training will be held from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at Pettengill Hall off North Bardwell Street, just across the pond from the Olin Center. Training is mandatory for all groups receiving DEP funding. A bag lunch will be provided for $6 each for those who take the CBI training. For more information, e-mail lakes@leamaine.org or call 6478580.
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Town restructures Public Works
(Continued from Page A) “We are proposing the following changes needed due to combining the highway department, transfer station and recycling facility into one Public Works Department,” Jackson stated, in her Feb. 9 memo to the three selectmen. “The goal is to have all workers assigned to one primary job and also trained to fill the job requirements for secondary coverage as needed as part of the cross training demands of those jobs. The two highway workers currently meet all the qualifications and licensing requirements to work at all of the Public Works positions. The two transfer station workers do not meet the qualifications required to work at all of the Public Works jobs, therefore, the two Class IV positions would need to be advertised in order to fill these positions with qualified individuals. The current staff would be given the opportunity to apply for the new positions, if they want to have secondary responsibilities within the highway department and can meet the licensing requirements. Job descriptions have been drafted that require all Public Works staff to have the following qualifications in order to perform the job duties for the positions: Class C driver’s license; Valid A or B Commercial Driver’s license; insurable under the town’s vehicle insurance plan; air brakes endorsement; and the ability to be cross trained to perform work at any of the locations under the Public Works Department as needed.” The town manager said staffing changes would include: • eliminating the two part-time positions at the transfer station/recycling facility (minimum $21,250); • eliminating the two part-time positions at the highway department (minimum $20,600); • maintaining the Public Works Director (Class I job description); • moving one of the two full-time highway positions to the Class II Public Works Foreman job description with pay adjustment from $15 an hour to $17 an hour. This person was hired full-time in December, 2009, Jackson said, at a pay rate of $15. The person moving to this position meets all of the qualifications within the job description; • maintaining the second highway position with a Class III Public Works Highway job description with pay adjustment from $15 to $16 per hour. This individual was hired fulltime in September, 2006 with no pay adjustment in the last three budget years. This person meets all of the qualifications within the job description; • hiring one additional full-time Class III Public Works Highway position at a starting wage of $15 an hour; and • advertising for two Class IV positions at the solid waste facility with an hourly rate of $13 an hour for both positions. When the person in this class is required to fill in and perform the work required under the Class III position, a $2 an hour adjustment will be given to meet the base rate paid. A cost analysis prepared by the town manager shows that the current cost is $211,647, while the restructured Public Works Department would have a cost of $217,800, for a difference of $6,153. Jackson said the cost analysis does not include budgeted overtime and is based on the base pay rate. Also not included, she said, is the additional cost for medical insurance for one new hire. The estimated medical premium for one employee paid at 100% is $7,960, and if family coverage is required at 65%, the premium would be $14,380. In addition, Jackson said that currently part-time employees work 40 hours per week when they cover for vacations taken by the two full-time employees and during extended sick leave. She said the two part-time workers do earn sick time and vacation time at one half the rate earned by fulltime employees, because they work year-round; however, they do not receive any benefits.
SEEING RED — Did you wonder why these “red hands” appeared in front of Lake Region High School last week? The school held a “Red Hands Day” on Friday, Feb. 11. Red Hands Day is a global campaign to bring awareness and opposition to the recruitment of child soldiers. The event was sponsored by the Interact Club in conjunction with the ninth grade English and social studies classes who are studying Africa and the impact of war.
Committee opts for name change (Continued from Page A) committee was formed around 2004 or 2005 to work on implementing the recommendations in the comprehensive plan. The new public benefit economic development corporation will focus on “filling in the void” in terms of business-to-business relationships and how the town can work to attract and support new business growth — leaving the committee to work on projects that more directly serve the needs of taxpayers, such as ordinance revisions and community-based infrastructure improvements. “The corporation is important because of the people (who serve on its board),” said Manoian. “We broke it out into sectors of economic influence, like health care, banking, industry” and asked people who are “at the apex of their professional careers, and have good sound relationships you can call upon.” The committee, on the other hand, said Manoian, will aid his role as a certified urban planner, as the town works to update its ordinances and regulations to reflect the Bridgton
brand. “They’re saying there’s a disconnect between the comprehensive plan and the site plan review ordinance,” said Manoian, referring to a citizen’s initiative to ban big box stores and fast food restaurants that will be voted on next Tuesday. “Well, planning is community development.” Eastman said that when the comprehensive plan was written, there was “a lot of good intent” but “no way to hold anyone accountable for all the recommendations that were made.” Now that the corporation is in place, the committee can make sure that there is follow-through on planning recommendations. Committee member Dee Miller, also a planning board member, said the planning board has done the best it could to make ordinance changes while also having the responsibility of reviewing projects as they come down the pike. She pointed to the tower ordinance and the sign ordinance as two examples. “There’s a limit to what the planning board can do. It’s role is not to plan, it’s to see that
the ordinances are followed,” she said. Eastman agreed, saying it’s hard to play the role of being judicial while also writing policy. “I think you got a bad rap,” said member Mike Tarantino, referring to public criticism of the planning board’s role in the lack of updating of the town’s site plan review ordinance. Miller said she’d love to see the committee work with the Lakes Environmental Association on such projects as a Stevens Brook riverwalk through the downtown and moving the town gazebo to a more prominent location. Manoian said the riverwalk is “a massive project that someone needs to take leadership on.” Another is designing sidewalk improvements along Portland Road with a $10,000 planning grant the town currently has, waiting to be used. “The (Maine Department of Transportation) says we need to hold big public meetings to design the sidewalk system, to meet the rules of the Safe Routes to School program,” Manoian said, suggesting that the committee could take a leadership
Voters to decide dispatch’s fate
(Continued from Page A) yet unnamed police chief to say to them, ‘You shot the legs out from beneath me, and I don’t have a chance.’” “I think this really is something that’s going to be up
to townspeople to decide,” Selectman Woody Woodward said. “I think when he’s (the new police chief) on board, he can give his input. We definitely want his input, but I think it should be left up to the people. Scott Bailey
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I’ve been getting a lot of calls on this.” Selectman Cash replied, “It was my intent it would probably go to referendum, but I don’t want him (the new police chief) to think we made a decision for him.” “I agree with Woody,” said Selectman Doug Taft. “The new chief coming in has really got his plate full — to put the burden on him, as he comes through the door — I have heard a lot from the community,
and they do want to have their say.” Chairman Arthur Triglione Sr. asked his fellow board members if they wanted to “take a stand” as to urging voters which way to decide the dispatch matter. “I would rather wait until the new chief is on board,” Woodward said. “I agree,” said Taft. “Me, too,” Cash stated. Selectman Paul Hoyt nodded his head in agreement.
role on that project. Member Chuck Renneker said the committee “needs to be given some authority” by selectmen to do such things as set up subcommittees and reach out to the budget committee, planning board and comprehensive planning committee. “At times, the committee’s going to need funding to accomplish its work,” he said. Member Ray Turner said that with all the pressure for ordinance revisions in town now, “If we wait for the comprehensive plan until 2012 that’s unacceptable to me.” Along with committee members Tarantino, Renneker and Mark Lopez, who are also part of Citizens For Responsible Growth, Turner said he’s written to the planning board asking them to support a recommendation to selectmen that a new committee on Land Use Regulation be formed to fast-track revisions to the site plan review ordinance in time to be voted on this Nov. 8. “In order to make changes we need more power, so we can speed things up,” said Tarantino. “(Selectmen) have got to give us a little more latitude” so the committee doesn’t have to go to them every time a decision needs to be made. Eastman said the hallmark of a successful business is “being able to turn on a dime” to meet changing needs of the marketplace, and that the town of Bridgton is in that position now as it seeks to move forward after the big box/fast food bans are decided on March 1. The committee voted to spend time at its next meeting on March 7 defining its purpose and the kind of authority it wishes to have, and to give that recommendation to selectmen, along with the request for the name change.
Regional sports
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A good closing indoor track act
LOOKING FOR SOME OPERATING ROOM — Lake Region sophomore forward Kelsey Winslow (#41) looks to drive inside the lane against Oak Hill during Tuesday’s Class B West quarterfinal played at the Portland Expo. Winslow chipped in nine points as the Lakers finally pulled away from the Raiders, 54-45. LR advances to the semifinals Thursday.
Pushed to the limit
Lakers shake off jitters, beat Oak Hill
By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer PORTLAND — On a day when nerves seemed to get the best of her teammates, Sydney Hancock provided both leadership and big plays. And, she is just a sophomore. Hancock, who played significant minutes in the playoffs a year ago, scored a game-high 20 points, including knocking down a 3-pointer at the top of the key midway through the fourth quarter as third-seeded Lake Region (17-2) scratched out a 54-45 win over pesky sixth-seeded Oak Hill (12-7) in the Class B West quarterfinals played at the Portland Expo Tuesday afternoon. The Lakers advance to the Class B West semifinals Thursday at 3 p.m. at the Cumberland County Civic Center against second-seeded Leavitt (19-0). The Hornets thumped seventhseed Cape Elizabeth 67-30 behind the quick, high-scoring Anderson sisters — Courtney and Kristen. The Raiders, who made their first tourney appearance since 1995, erased an 11-point deficit in the first half and trailed just by a bucket after three quarters despite losing their leading scorer, senior Maggie Sabine, for the final three minutes of the third period after she picked up her fourth foul. After a quiet three quarters,
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Sydney Hancock 5-720, Tianna-Jo Carter 4-19, Kasey Huntress 1-1-3, Kelsey Winslow 2-5-9, Allison Clark 1-3-6, Rachel Wandishin 1-0-3, Hannah Cutting 2-0-4, Abby Craffey 0-0-0, Shannon Van Loan 0-0-0. 3-Pointers: Hancock 3, Clark, Wandishin. Free Throws: 17-30. Turnovers: 14.
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Chassidy Hilchey 4-210, Maggie Sabine 5-6-16, Darby Beaulieu 6-0-12, Brianna Hodgkins 1-0-2, Jessica Roberts 1-0-2, Julie Morneault 0-3-3, Alex Priest 0-0-0, Marissa Caskin 00-0. Free Throws: 13-17. Turnovers: 27. LR freshman center Tianna-Jo Carter scored five points to open the final period. Hancock drained a trey and broke free for a lay-up off a long inbounds pass, and Kelsey Winslow sank a pair of foul shots as the Lakers finally created some daylight, 50-42 with 2:50 left. Lake Region’s defense stiffened over the final 3:30 as Oak Hill managed just 3 points as Hancock blocked a jump shot by Oak Hill’s Darby Beaulieu inside the lane to seal the victory. As with many games this
season, the playoff win packed a number of valuable lessons. “I was definitely really nervous. Everyone was saying not to be nervous, but I couldn’t help it. When I got out there, I think that is what hurt my game,” said Carter, who scored 9 points but ran into some foul trouble. “When I finally got my shots to go down, it made feel that we were right back at home at the Lake Region gym. It pumped me up and I started to play my game.” Part of Carter’s troubles, however, could be attributed to the fine play of Oak Hill’s leader, Sabine. “Sabine was a great defender. I couldn’t do anything inside there. They were a lot stronger than we expected,” Carter said. “I need to sit down better and not get pushed back under the basket. It was a real learning experience. Everything that they did we had gone over in practice. It was just a matter of doing what coach asked us to do. Now that I have had this experience, I think I’ll be better the next time out.” Carter bounced back from foul trouble in the middle frames to play a solid fourth — with the game still in the balance — at both ends of the court. “I knew I had to start playing a lot smarter. I knew that if I got another foul, I would have to sit out,” she said. “So, I just stayed straight up and stayed
Raider of the Week
By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer FRYEBURG — Jake Thurston nearly reached his goal. Battling to the championship round in the 130-pound weight class, Thurston came up short in his state title bid, losing to Camden Hills’ Tom Cassidy by a 5-1 decision during Saturday’s Class B varsity wrestling State Championships held in Augusta. “As a sophomore, Jake has only lost two matches. He led the team with the most takedowns and won the Regionals beating a junior by major decision,” FA Coach Bryce Thurston said. “This season, Jake has beaten a three-time state champ and a two-time runner up.” In recognition of his strong work ethic, determination, commitment and good sportsmanship, Jake is this week’s Raider Boosters Club “Player of the Week.” Each week, a Fryeburg Academy athlete is
recognized for his/her dedication (does more than what is asked), work ethic, coachability and academic good standing. Recipients receive a speciallydesigned t-shirt, sponsored by the Raider Boosters Club. The Thurston File Name: Jake Thurston Hometown: Lovell Year in School: Sophomore Parents: Bryce and Rachel Sports: Wrestling Q. Why did you choose wrestling? It is an individual sport so I feel more pride when I win. Q. What do you hope to accomplish this season? I hope to win the States at 130 and move onto New Englands. Q. What do you enjoy the most? I enjoy winning a close match the most, and beating a kid that I lost to before feels so good! Q. What do enjoy the least? Cutting weight. Q. What makes you successful? I have great coaching, and I started at a young age so I have been able to get lots of
experience. Q. What would your dream moment be? Winning my first State championship! Q. What has sports taught you? Wrestling teaches a lot about mental toughness; it makes everything else seem easier in life. Q. What do you like most about your team? Even though we don’t have the numbers, we’re really competitive and we all get along really well. Q. Who has inspired you? My father, because he pushed me at a young age and has helped me a lot get to the point that I am at.
Tops in GPA
On the track and in the classroom, the Lake Region varsity girls’ indoor track team is shining. The girls won the Lake Region’s Team Academic Challenge Award. The T.A.C. award is given to the Lake Region athletic team with the highest grade-average per team member. The girls’ grade average for the second quarter was 90.4, while the boys’ team checked in with a grade average of 89.4. of Gray-NG won the event in 27.01. On the boys’ side, FA’s Austin Ward turned in a dash of 25.40 to place 28th. Will Wegener of Falmouth was first in 22.84. 400m: FA junior Corrin Bedell, who had battled illness prior to the State Meet, picked up fifth place with a time of 1:02.82. “Corrin left everything on the track in a very gutsy race,” Coach McDonald said. LR’s Hannah Perkins was seeded sixth, which put her in Lane 6 of the fast heat (outside lane). “Hannah took the pace out very quickly and forced the other girls to go out fast also,” LR Coach Mark Snow said. Olivia Thurston of Waterville won the event with a new state record time of 59.51 seconds, eclipsing the mark set in 2009 by Danielle Hutchinson of Mt. Desert Island of 1:00.1. “Hannah ran a very good race and settled for sixth. I’m extremely pleased with her willingness to take the pace TRACK, Page B
away from possible fouls.” Both Carter and Sabine, who returned early in the fourth to close out the game without picking up her fifth personal foul. Sabine led the Raiders with 16 points and 14 rebounds. Neither club looked too comfortable early on as they combined for 13 turnovers and just 11 points. Hancock was the LR offense early on, sinking a 3pointer and later two foul shots for a 5-0 lead. Oak Hill finally erased the goose egg at the 3:50 mark as Chassidy Hilchey (10 points, 4 rebounds) scored in the lane. LR led 7-4 after one. Failing to score over the game’s first nine minutes, Sabine carried the Raiders through the second quarter, scoring seven straight points to tie the game at 11-11. Lake Region, however, regained momentum with an 110 run keyed by 3-pointers from Hancock and Allison Clark. But, Oak Hill took advantage of some sloppy LR play over the final 37.5 seconds as Beaulieu (12 points) connected on two jumpers, the final one off a steal at the buzzer. Instead of a comfortable nine-point lead, the Lakers headed to the locker room up 22-17. Both offenses hit their stride in the third. Rachel Wandishin drained a 3-pointer from the left wing to push the Laker lead to eight. However, Beaulieu continually drove the lane and pulled up for short jumpers TOM STOCKWELL of Bridgton continued his reign of terror enabling Oak Hill to close the as the sixth year Senior Men’s Champion of the Four Square gap. After Sabine cut the lead World Championships in 2010. to 29-27 with 3:21 left in the third, Winslow made her presence felt. The LR sophomore LAKERS, Page B
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Jake Thurston
LEWISTON — They didn’t strike gold or silver, but for several Lake Region and Fryeburg Academy track athletes, they did break either personal best marks or set new school records. Competing against the best track and field performers in Class B, Lake Region and Fryeburg Academy athletes hoped to produce their top efforts of the season Monday at the State Championships held at Bates College in Lewiston. The Raider girls tied for eighth place with Ellsworth with 19 points, while the Lakers were 19th out of 23 schools with 8 points. Waterville won the team title with 80 points. “We are very proud and happy for the Raiders that made the trip to Bates. Like most teams, illness had an effect on our results,” Fryeburg Academy Coach Kevin McDonald said. “The season was very exciting.” Here’s how local qualifiers fared: 55m hurdles: LR’s Doe Leckie was seeded fourth and had the fourth best time in the trials (9.15). She had a great start in the finals, and held on for third place. Her time of 8.97 seconds was her best of the season and just 0.06 seconds off her school record. Senior Carley O’Brien of Traip Academy won the event in 8.84. LR’s Hannah Flagg was seeded 15th and was 14th in the trials. Her time was 10.14 (just 0.12 seconds off her personal record). 200m: FA’s Sage Hennessy placed ninth in 28.30, while teammate Corrin Bedell was 15th in 29.77. Amanda Peterson
NAPLES —The Naples Baseball/Softball League will hold sign up sessions on the weekends of March 4-5 and March 11-12. This year’s sign ups will be held at the Naples Town Office from 6 to 8 p.m. on both Fridays and 10 a.m. to noon on both Saturdays. Sign up forms are available in the schools or at the sign up site. If you have questions, Board Chairman Bill Weese can be reached at 595-1015. CASCO — Casco youth tball, softball and baseball registration will be Tuesday, March 8 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Casco Community Center. Cost is $25 per athlete or $40 per family. If you are unable to attend, please call Rec Director Beth Latsey at 627-4187 to make other arrangements. No late registrations. Scholarships will be available. Hope to see you then!
Bridgton to host world Square finals
Once again, the good folks up at the Lakes Environmental Association in snowy Bridgton will host the 7th annual Four Square World Championships this Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, at 5 p.m. at the Bridgton Academy gym. Bridgton Academy requires all competitors wear non-scuffing shoes. Entrance to the Championships is open to the public so expect to see over a hundred people of all shapes, sizes and stature in attendance. Competitors will battle for the greatest four square title in the world. Full information is available at www.squarefour.org/ node/363 Lakes Environmental Association collects a $10 registration fee to directly support their local environmental work. There is no advance registration, but please e-mail an RSVP to Peter Lowell (lakes@ leamaine.org) with an indication of where you are coming from and how many players
and spectators you intend to bring. It would be a good idea to book your lodging early and plan to take advantage of the skiing, snowshoeing, sledding, and more that Bridgton has to offer. The day will look like this: 5 p.m.: Open registration and beginner rule workshop. 5:30 p.m.: Men’s and Women’s general entry (top 50% advance). 6:30 p.m.: Men’s and Women’s Semifinals (top 25% advance). 7:15 p.m.: Women’s Finals (winner takes all). 8 p.m.: Men’s Finals (winner takes all). 8:45 p.m.: New champions announced. 9 p.m.: Relocate to local tavern for celebration. There is a Sunday schedule for any competitors still in town: 9 a.m.: Breakfast of champions at Ricky’s Diner. 10:30 a.m.: Post-champs outdoor activity (weather permitting).
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Lions’ Student of the Month
Allison Stewlow of Sebago has been selected as the area Lions Clubs’ “Student of the Month” for February. Each month, area Lions Clubs recognize a Lake Region High School senior who has excelled academically. The recipient is honored at a Lions’ dinner meeting and is presented a savings bond. Parents: Lisa and Daniel Stewlow. Siblings: Jessica, age 21, and Naomi, 18. Activities: Stained glass, Show Choir, Drama Club, Prom Committee, photography, National Honor Society. Community activities: Harvest Hills Animal Shelter volunteer every Sunday since November, Harvest Hills “Freezing for a Reason,” Casco Town Hall children’s Halloween party. Hobbies: Archery, drawing, reading, photography. Future plans: To become a doctor of veterinary medicine. Schools applied to: Bowdoin, Colby, Bates, Tufts, Cornell, Darmouth, University of Southern Maine, University of Maine at Orono, Mount Holyoke, University of New Hampshire and University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
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Hear best in jazz Lake Region High School will be resounding with the sound of jazz as 21 student-performing groups from eight schools participate in the Maine Music Educators Association (MMEA) District 2 Jazz Festival on Thursday, March 3. From 3 to 10 p.m., performance groups will be vying for ratings from judges that will qualify them for the state’s High School Instrumental Jazz, Middle School Instrumental Jazz and Vocal Jazz competitions. The MMEA divides the state into seven regions. District 2 runs from Portland to Fryeburg, north to Bethel, east to Turner, and south to Yarmouth. Middle Schools participating in the Festival include Greely and Falmouth. High Schools participating are from Cheverus, Portland, Greely, Fryeburg Academy, Falmouth and Lewiston. Admission to the Festival, which includes admission to all concerts, is $5 for adults, $3 for students, with a $10 family option available.
Put instruments to work
Allison Stewlow What is your favorite class? Marine biology and Animal Studies because I enjoy studying topics that will help me help animals. What is your toughest class? AP Calculus. There are many variables and multi-step problems that make it difficult to comprehend. How do you balance your class work and your extracurricular activities? I plan out specific times or days that I’m going to dedicate to schoolwork. What is the biggest challenge high school students face today? Keeping their dreams and goals alive. With so much competition these days, it’s very easy to get disLIONS, Page B
Do you have a flute or clarinet just collecting dust? It could help a local student discover the magic of music. SAD 61 is presently seeking musical instrument donations for the grade 4-12 instrumental program. Given the present economic climate, there is a significant number of students who would like to participate in the instrumental program, but are unable to do so for financial reasons. Music teachers would particularly appreciate donations of the following: flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone and snare drum. Instruments should be in good working order (no missing parts, please). If you would like further information or have an instrument you would like to donate, please contact Jenni Null, SAD 61 Fine Arts coordinator, at 693-6828 or e-mail: jnull@sad61. k12.me.us
College honors, grads
Elizabeth Delmonico of Fryeburg has been named to the Dean’s List for the 2010 fall term at Elmira College (N.Y.). The Dean’s List recognizes students that have a grade point average of 3.6 or higher. A member of the Class of 2013, Elizabeth is majoring in Psychology. She is the daughter of Dennis and Debbie Delmonico. Jacqueline Alexander of Bridgton was awarded a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Kaplan University. Patricia Gibbons of Bridgton was awarded an associate’s degree of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies from Kaplan University.
Rotary Club’s Good Citizen
Katherine Kugelman of North Bridgton has been selected as the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club’s “Citizen of the Month” for February. Each month, the Rotary Club recognizes a Lake Region High School student who displays good citizenship and contributes to the school community. The recipient is honored at a Rotary breakfast meeting and is presented a savings bond. Parents: Veronica and Tom Kugelman. Siblings: Leanne and Thomas. Activities: Band, Jazz Band, Show Choir, Theater, School Climate Committee, Greenhouse Committee, National Honor Society. Community activities: 4H Club. Hobbies: Horseback riding, anything to do with music. Future plans: I plan to attend college in the fall and major in Equine Studies. Schools applied to or will apply to: Vermont Technical College, Johnson & Wales University. What is your favorite class? Marine Biology because you learn a lot about the different marine species, habitats, life cycle and it’s very interac-
Katherine Kugelman tive and hands on. This semester is Animal Studies, which I am looking forward to! What is your toughest class? Physics. It’s a tough course and not easy to understand. There are so many different equations. It’s like Algebra 2. You have to think in an abstract way. How do you balance your class work and your extracurricular activities? It’s really hard, but I try to manage my time. I focus on which deadlines come first, and get those assignments done first. What is the biggest challenge high school students face today? There are lots of things. Lake Region, specifically, the changes in the school the students will face next year. ROTARY, Page B
Lake Region student poet advances to State Finals
Crystal Farrington has a passion for poetry, and it showed during the recent Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest. Crystal was one of five
students selected as regional finalists at the 2011 competition held at the City Theater in Biddeford. A senior, Crystal emerged as the Lake Region High School
champion, while Emma Walker was the alternate. The competition, presented in partnership with the Maine Arts Commission, the National Endowment for the Arts, and
the Poetry Foundation, is part of a national program that encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance, and competition. On Jan. 11,
2011, 13 LRHS students participated in the Poetry Out Loud school contest. Poetry Out Loud is a national arts education program that encourages the study of great
poetry by offering educational materials and a dynamic recitation competition to high schools across the country. Poetry Out Loud uses a pyramid structure. POETRY, Page B
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Cushing to attend Institute
MODEL UNIT — Ingrid von Kannewurff of Bridgton Senior Courtyard is pictured here with Alex Nowinski and Dylan Doussett from Lake Region Vocational Center’s Drafting & Design Program with a scaled model of the Senior Apartment Complex.
Tapping LRVC draft skills An Open House and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Bridgton Senior Courtyard model was presented at Lake Region Vocational Center last Thursday, Feb. 3. Four students from the Drafting & Design Technology program — Dylan Doussett, Alex Nowinski, Fred Stearns and Colin Hubbard — built a scaled model of the Senior Apartment Complex to be built in the near future and located in Bridgton. Ingrid von Kannewurff, the owner and creator of the Bridgton Senior Courtyard, asked the students in the Drafting & Design program to build a model to illustrate the apartment complex with a removable roof to show the top floor apartment layout. Ingrid taught herself CAD, drew all the plans and provided the students with the layout.
“It has been a wonderful opportunity for the students to work with such a knowledgeable and creative member of the community,” LRVC officials said. Ingrid visited the LRVC classroom on several occasions to speak to students of the need for housing in the area, the idea and creation of the plans, the
development of the duplex currently on the site, and the plans and development of the future apartment complex. “We are very fortunate to have a school that allows their students to apply their skills and creativity to projects in their community,” Ingrid said. “It is always fun to work with the younger generations.”
Brian Cushing of Bridgton is one of 20 teachers selected nationwide to participate in the Foreign Policy Research Institute seminar to be held in March in Philadelphia, Pa. This History Institute for secondary school teachers will bring together leading academic experts in relevant fields — including China specialists and India specialists from the fields of history, cultural studies, economics, political science and international relations — to address a variety of current issues. A history teacher at Lake Region High School, Cushing took part in the Alumni China Study Tour to China through UC Boulder last summer. “I traveled and studied with 12 other teachers selected nationwide for a study of modern China. We studied in Taiwan-Taipei, Tanian and Jinmen Island (an incredible Cold War case study) before going to mainland ChinaXiamen and Hong Kong and Macau,” he said. “This was my fourth time to China, twice with teachers, twice with students, one time with LRHS students.” Cushing developed a lesson plan that has been published by UC Boulder as a result of last summer’s study tour. He also went to Istanbul for a Teacher Appreciation Weekend in October 2010, and visited
BRIAN CUSHING has been selected to attend a prestigious seminar in Philadelphia this March. He is pictured here at Victoria Peak in Hong Kong. many historical sites. Cushing plans to take LRHS students to Germany this coming April and to Japan in April 2012. He is also the Maine Geographic Bee coordinator, and will be travel-
ing to Washington, D.C. in May with the Maine winner, who will compete in the National Geographic Society Geography Bee. The state competition is set for April 1 at the University of Maine at Farmington.
These Lake Region High Indoor Track & Field: Emma School students excelled in Rickert, Hannah Flagg, Dorothy (Continued from Page B) the field of competition and Leckie, Elysha Bosworth, Hopefully, that will help engage our students and make them more the classroom during the win- Leona Kluge-Edwards, Andrew successful because what all high school students face today is a ter 2011 season, earning them Carlson, Matthew Schreiber, much more competitive world. Students will need to be successful in Western Maine Conference All- Wasint Fahkrajang and Yutaro school to be able to compete and be successful in the real world. Academic honors: Katayama. Who has inspired you educationally? My English teacher this year, and my U.S. History teacher, who I have had classes with the last two years. They have helped me a lot with my fear of public speaking, and they believe in me and push me to do my best. That’s what has helped make me a better and more confident (Continued from Page B) student. Beginning at the classroom level, winners advance to a schoolwide competition, then to the regional competition, the state competition, and ultimately to the National Finals in Washington, D.C. Phone: (207) 647-3311 Nearly 300,000 students across the country took part in Poetry Fax: (207) 647-3003 Out Loud in 2009-2010. Outside ME: (800) 486-3312 All agents can be reached via e-mail at: 100 Main Street At LRHS, students recited works they selected from an www.chalmers-realty.com or Bridgton, ME 04009 anthology of more than 600 classic and contemporary poems. www.realtor.com/Maine/Chalmers Realty Judges evaluated student performances on criteria including articulation, evidence of understanding, level of difficulty, and accuracy. Teachers introduced poetry recitation in the classroom using materials created by the NEA and the Poetry Foundation, including a standards-based teacher’s guide, a website, a “best performances” DVD, and a CD featuring poetry recitations by well-known actors and writers such as Anthony Hopkins and Rita Dove. Each classroom chose representatives to compete in the school competition. Crystal advanced to the southern regional contest on Feb. 10 Bridgton – 1975 Knights Hill home Bridgton, Reduced! – Exquisite 3 Brownfield – Immaculately mainat the City Theater. She placed in the top five and will compete with deck, porch, 2 BRs up, fireplace, level ski in/ski out townhouse with all tained home with open floor plan, at the state competition, which will be held March 11 at the eat-in kitchen, and full walkout par- the bells & whistles. 2 BRs plus extra large kitchen with granite counters, Franco-American Heritage Center in Lewiston. Each champion tially finished basement. Knights Hill space in family room; open kitchen/ breakfast bar, wood & tile floors, 2at the state level will receive $200 and an all-expenses-paid trip amenities include beach, marina, ten- living/dining; game room; 4 BAs; liv- car garage with snowmobile door, all to Washington, D.C., to compete for the national championship, nis & newly renovated swimming ing & dining area have cathedral ceil- on 2 acres. Nice backyard on deadApril 26-27. The school of the state champion will receive $500 ings; fireplace; Only 2 units in this end street. Fryeburg Academy school pool! Skiing very close by. $99,000. for the purchase of poetry books. building! WOW!! $319,000. district. $229,900.
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FRYEBURG— The SAD 72 school district and Fryeburg Academy, in partnership with REACH (Rape Education and Crisis Hotline), Young Adult Abuse Prevention Program (a service of Family Crisis Services), and law enforcement have been awarded, along with three other school districts, a one-time $4,000 Project Connect grant from the Maine Center for Disease Control, Safe Families Program for the 2010-2011 school year. Project Connect funds will be used to support the development and implementation of a coordinated school-based approach to prevention, identification, and intervention regarding domestic violence (DV), sexual violence (SV) and reproductive coercion in the school setting. The project (Continued from Page B) will focus on these areas, with couraged and feel you are not good enough. Who has inspired you educationally? My parents, who are an ultimate goal of preventing always proud of me no matter what, and my grandparents who dating violence in schools: • Increase effective colbeing retired teachers have given me great academic help and advice. CONNECT, Page B
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School & sports
Good efforts in indoor track finale
(Continued from Page B) out so quickly when she could not see the other runners (from being in Lane 6),” Coach Snow added. “It is difficult to do and she did it.” Her reward was a medal for sixth place and a new school record at 1:03.14. 800m: FA junior Laura Pulito saw all the hard work she put in this season pay off with a seventh place finish to earn her a trip to the podium. Her time was 2:31.36, a new personal best. Freshman Aleta Looker of Ellsworth won the event inn 2:24.03. “Her finish was a testament to this young lady’s hard work all season. More than one coach commented that they
were happy to see Laura on the podium,” Coach McDonald said. Two Mile: LR’s Jacqui Black missed some school last week with flu or cold, which prevented her from being able to go full tilt. “I think this affected her race today. Her asthma also acted up,” Coach Snow said. “She started having difficulty around Lap 7 or 8 (the two mile is a 16lap race). Her pain never went away, but she did finish (two girls did not). Jacqui’s time of 13:32.96 was over a minute off her school record and is not indicative of her ability. It just wasn’t there.” Black was 12th overall, while sophomore Bethanie
Brown of Waterville won the event in 11:46.92. High Jump: FA sophomore Emily Heggie cleared 5-feet (a personal best) to capture third place. Senior Jen Daley of John Bapst cleared 5-feet-2 to win the event. “This was a height Emily had been after all season and to clear it at the State Meet could not be sweeter,” Coach McDonald said. Pole Vault: FA sophomore Jamie Gullikson cleared 8-feet6 to earn a share of second place. Orono senior Shelby Wheeler won the vault with a 9-foot-6 effort. 4x200 meter relay: Fryeburg Academy placed sixth with a time of 1:5.97
to take the shot, and blocked it perfectly,” Hancock said. “I’m a little worn out, but give me a few seconds and I’ll be okay. I’m definitely still catching my wind.” Relieved to play another day (against second-seed Leavitt, 19-0), Hancock believes the Lakers will be sharper the next time out. “We were definitely nervous. A number of the girls haven’t had to play in this atmosphere before. We did keep our composure quite well, considering what could have happened,” she said. “At times, we didn’t rebound or box out as well as we could have, which gave them a chance to get back into the game.” What will the Lakers need to do to upend the high-scoring Hornets of Leavitt? “It all comes down to composure. We need to play our game — execute on offense and play good defense,” she said. “We need to stop picking up the
silly fouls. We can afford breakdowns, like we did in some of the quarters today. We need to play smart and play a full
(their fastest time of the season) behind Sage Hennessy, Jamie Gullikson, Emily Heggie and Corrin Bedell. Lake Region placed 21st out of 23 teams as Elysha Bosworth was the only member of the relay to produce a personal record split. LR finished with a time of 2:09.17. Waterville set the winning pace at 1:51.82. “The long wait all day for the event may have been a cause for the other girls to not reach their p.r.s.,” Coach Snow said. Team members and splits were: Hannah Flagg (31.5), Maggie Knudsen (33.9), Elysha Bosworth (32.1) and Leanne Kugelman (31.8). PETER LOWELL, the founder and lead organizer of the Four Square World Championships, earned the Peter Lowell Excellence Award last year for his sixth year of incredible dedication to this event and his ongoing work with the Lakes Environmental Association. The Four Square World Championships will be held this Saturday at Bridgton game.” The Lakers will definitely Academy beginning at 5 p.m. The event is open to the public. need to play their “A” game to Check out some very interesting action, which will draw competitors from across the country. beat the Hornets.
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the team. Students from both schools attended meetings in Augusta to learn more about the project and to share their insight about the issue of dating violence. Part of the initial planning process included a survey of students in grades four through 12 in the SAD 72 district and Fryeburg Academy. The survey revealed interesting information about students’ understanding of teen dating violence. One question was: “Who would you go to for help?” Of those students surveyed, more than half identified their parents as the first people they would go to for help. REACH is the sexual assault crisis center for Oxford County and the towns of Bridgton and Harrison. REACH Educators present age-appropriate prevention and safety programs for students in grades pre-K through high school. REACH also offers crisis intervention and support services to victims and survivors, and concerned others, ranging from one-toone support, to support groups. Services are free and confidential. Staff and volunteer Advocates can accompany sexual assault victims to the hospital and provide support to a victim and family through the legal process; REACH Staff and Advocates staff a 24-hour sexual assault support line that is available to individuals who may have been recently assaulted or sometime in the past; REACH also has a lending library on site. To contact REACH, call 743-9777, www. reachmaine.org Family Crisis Services (FCS), serving Cumberland and Sagadahoc Counties and portions of Oxford County, developed the Young Adult Abuse Prevention Program (YAAPP) to raise awareness and prevent dating abuse in youth up to age 22, and presents age-appropriate programs to students grades six through college. To contact YAAPP, call Karen Wentworth, 767-4952, ext. 116; to contact FCS/Bridgton, call 647-8501, www.familycrisis.org. The school lead person and Project Chairman, Mark Schrader, can be reached at 452-2360, mschrader@msad72.k12.me.us
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(Continued from Page B) forward sank a pair of foul shots, and would later add two lay-ups off inbound plays under the basket to give her club a 38-31 lead. Again, the Lakers stumbled in the final seconds of the quarter, giving the Raiders’ life. Hilchey scored off an offensive rebound, and sophomore guard Julie Morneault was fouled behind the 3-point arc at the buzzer. Cooly (she even flashed a smile while standing alone at the foul line), Morneault sank all three foul shots to close out the quarter, 38-36. With the game’s outcome in the balance, Sydney Hancock took control. Playing the full 32 minutes, Hancock skillfully guided the offense scoring six points. But, she was most proud of her blocked shot. “That was the most exciting thing I’ve done all year. I saw her (Beaulieu) driving the lane, knew when she was going up
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Alpine ski results
Western Maine Conference/Southern Maine Athletic Association Slalom, 2/17/2011 at Shawee Peak Ski Resort Girls’ Final Standings: Yarmouth 19, Fryeburg Academy 22, Gorham 69 Skier 1st Run 2nd Run Total 1. Christina DiPietro, FA 42.40 42.15 1:24.55 6. Abby Smith, FA 47.85 48.18 1:36.03 7. Jennifer Prince, FA 48.44 48.36 1:36.80 8. Chelsea Abraham, FA 49.31 49.88 1:39.19 11. Kelsey Liljedahl, FA 53.16 51.53 1:44.69 12. Eleanor Jones, FA 52.71 52.86 1:45.57 13. Sasha Azel, FA 53.24 55.46 1:48.70 14. Liz McDermith, FA 56.40 55.46 1:51.86 Boys’ Final Standings: Windham 17, Yarmouth 19, Gorham 69 Skier 1st Run 2nd Run Total 1. Drew Grout, YAR 37.20 38.88 1:16.08 10. Ian Shea, FA 44.42 45.35 1:29.77 Triple C Dual Giant Slalom, 2/10/2011, Shawnee Peak Girls’ Final Standings: Falmouth 19, Cape Elizabeth 27, Yarmouth 74, Molly Ockett 78, Lake Region 92 Skier 1st Run 2nd Run Total 1. Emma Landes, CAPE 18.23 18.89 37.12 7. Elle Burbank, MOMS 19.85 20.21 40.06 13. Ella Sulloway, LRMS 20.86 21.48 42.34 14. Anna Mahanor, MO 20.81 21.55 42.36 22. Abby Scott, LR 22.21 22.54 44.75 25. Isabel Scribner, LR 21.92 23.33 45.25 28. Noraa Berry, MO 22.79 23.63 46.42 29. Madisyn Singer, MO 22.95 23.62 46.57 32. Elizabeth Cole, LR 24.06 24.28 48.34 35. Hannah Rousey, MO 25.00 25.19 50.19 Boys’ Slalom: Falmouth 25, Freeport 25, Yarmouth 60, Lake Region 67, Cape Elizabeth 94, Scarborough 131 Skier 1st Run 2nd Run Total 1. Ryder Bennell, FREE 17.87 18.25 36.12 5. Taylor Davis, LRMS 18.38 18.67 37.05 17. Justin Black, LR 20.37 20.77 41.14 21. Connor Andrews, LR 20.47 21.26 41.73 24. Lucien Sulloway, LR 21.28 20.86 42.14 26. Timmy Cronin, LR 20.97 21.75 42.72 38. Max Evans, LR 22.71 23.14 45.85
PAIGE KENISON of Lake Region makes her way down the giant slalom course at Shawnee Peak during recent action. (Rivet Photo) 50. Jackson Dinsmore, LR 24.90 25.89 50.79 61. Aaron Hennessy, MO 30.15 32.06 1:02.21 Triple C Giant Slalom, 2/15/2011 at Shawnee Peak Ski Resort Girls’ Final Standings: Cape Elizabeth 13, Yarmouth 29, Lake Region 46 Skier 1st Run 2nd Run Total 1.Emma Dvorozniak, CE 26.53 26.32 52.85 5. Ella Sulloway, LRMS 29.25 29.18 58.43 11. Abby Scott, LR 32.21 32.40 1:04.61 14. Zoe Greene, LR 33.51 32.59 1:06.10 16. Elizabeth Cole, LR 32.36 34.39 1:06.75 Boys’ Final Standings: Yarmouth 14, Lake Region 32, Cape Elizabeth 35 Skier 1st Run 2nd Run Total 1. Luke Lockwood, YAR 24.48 24.45 48.93 3. Taylor Davis, LRMS 25.35 25.72 51.07 8. Lucien Sulloway, LR 28.67 28.68 57.35 9. Justin Black, LR 29.05 29.18 58.23 12. Timmy Cronin, LR 29.56 29.49 59.05 13. Connor Andrews, LR 29.98 29.47 59.45 Triple C Slalom, 2/15/2011, at Shawnee Peak Ski Resort Girls’ Final Standings: Greely 21, Molly Ockett 49 Skier 1st Run 2nd Run Total 1. Wynne Cushing, FRE 25.96 26.94 52.90 2. Elle Burbank, MOMS 26.57 26.72 53.29 11. Madisyn Singer, MO 37.29 36.84 1:14.13 15. Nora Berry, MO 38.25 39.98 1:18.23 21. Hannah Rousey, MO 39.04 41.18 1:20.22 30. Gabrielle Synder, MO 45.93 49.25 1:35.18 32. Anna Mahanor, MO 1:41.58 34.66 2:16.24 Skier 1st Run 2nd Run Total 1. Blake Enrico, FRE 21.60 21.99 43.59 28. Aaron Hennessy, MO 57.36 57.28 1:54.64
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HOMESITES, WATERFRONT & ACREAGE GREAT BUY! HARRISON – 1.84 Ac homesite.................................$19,900. HARRISON – 2.33 Ac homesite...........................................................$28,500. WATERFORD – 2.75 Ac homesite with ±410 ft. on brook. Views of Hawk Mtn...............................................................................................................$39,500. WATERFORD – 2 Ac wooded homesite close to Keoka Lake.....$34,900. HARRISON – 5.37 Ac homesite in upscale area with views..........$49,900. HARRISON – 2.96 Ac homesite with outstanding views................$49,900. HARRISON – Choose from 4 new 3+ Ac view lots in upscale area............... ..........................................................................................................$54,900/each REDUCED! BRIDGTON – 27 Ac parcel on Hio Ridge with subdivision potential......................................................................................................$59,000. BEST BUY! HARRISON – 1 Ac with rights to Crystal Lake............$69,900. HARRISON – 14.5 Ac with 390 ft. on the river..................................$69,900. WATERFORD – 60 Ac with frontage on Hawk Meadow........$69,900. HARRISON LOT #1 – 5.79 Ac breathtaking views Mt. Washington.........................................$79,900. LOT #11 – 4.3 Ac home site with views of Long Lake & Mt. Washington............$69,900. BRIDGTON – Rare offering, 2.6 Ac just 1500’ from common waterfront area on Highland Lake........................................................$99,900.
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BRIDGTON – Intown 3-bedroom home. Kitchen, living room, dining room, office space. Attached barn and 1-car garage. Close to all downtown amenities. $62,900.
LARGE ACREAGE PARCELS SWEDEN, REDUCED – Ledgeview Rd., 52-acre lot in the hills of Sweden. Possible views. Many possibilities with this. $100,000. BRIDGTON – Four large lots available: 42.61 Acres, 46.33 Acres, 49.33 Acres, 56.3 Acres. Level land, located in desirable area. Seller open to owner financing for qualified Buyer. Many possibilities. Priced from $40,000-$50,000. SEBAGO – 40 acre parcel with tasteful clearing for a house lot. Land has views of Bald Pate. Build your dream home here! Soils tested, 3-bedroom septic design available. $125,000.
WATERFRONT PARCEL BRIDGTON – 300 ft. of your own water frontage on Stevens Brook. Located right next to historic Mackey’s Landing. Listen to the waterfall, enjoy the wildlife. Soils tested, septic design available. $39,000.
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Western Maine Conference/Southern Maine Athletic Association Slalom, 2/14/2011 at Shawee Peak Ski Resort Girls’ Final Standings: Kennebunk 18, Yarmouth 34, Falmouth 36, Lake Region 86 Skier 1st Run 2nd Run Total 1. Tobey Ratoff, KENN 43.50 45.64 1:29.14 16. Nicole Marucci, LR 53.71 56.86 1:50.57 17. Emily Doviak, LR 52.88 59.40 1:52.28 25. Samantha Marucci, LR 1:05.11 1:09.77 2:14.88 28. Kayla Gray, LR 1:20.11 1:26.67 2:46.78 — Paige Kenison, LR DNF 58.40 Boys’ Slalom: Falmouth 18, Yarmouth 52, Windham 72, Lake Region 88, Kennebunk 138 Skier 1st Run 2nd Run Total 1. Jack Tragert, LR 39.69 41.07 1:20.76 25. Wes Sulloway, LR 49.84 52.49 1:42.33 29. Clark Sulloway, LR 54.38 55.58 1:49.96 33. Brendon Harmon, LR 58.08 1:00.00 1:58.08 34. Brandon Silvia, LR 57.83 1:01.01 1:58.84 40. Michael Brooks, LR 1:04.82 1:07.28 2:12.10 43. Ben Roy, LR 55.55 1:19.44 2:14.99 45. Ben Shaw, LR 1:10.36 1:12.56 2:22.92 Western Maine Conference/Southern Maine Athletic Association Giant Slalom, 2/14/2011 at Shawnee Peak Girls’ Final Standings: Greely 21, Fryeburg Academy 31, Freeport 37, Scarborough 101, Gray-New Gloucester 107 Skier 1st Run 2nd Run Total 1.Madeline Whittier, GRE 29.79 30.30 1:00.09 3. Christina DiPietro, FA 30.62 30.73 1:01.35 8. Jennifer Prince, FA 32.26 32.64 1:04.90 9. Abby Smith, FA 32.70 32.52 1:05.22 11. Chelsea Abraham, FA 32.66 33.91 1:06.57 13. Eleanor Jones, FA 33.77 33.82 1:07.59 14. Liz McDermith, FA 33.52 34.49 1:08.01 15. Kelsey Liljedahl, FA 33.96 34.12 1:08.08 27. Sasha Azel, FA 36.86 38.58 1:15.44 Boys’ Final Standings: Cape Elizabeth 32, Freeport 38, Scarborough 43, Gray-New Gloucester 54, Greely 78, Fryeburg Academy 128 Skier 1st Run 2nd Run Total 1. Sam Barber, CAPE 28.81 28.19 57.00 11. Ian Shea, FA 32.55 32.28 1:04.83 — Kevin Reardon, FA 30.33 DNF — Michael Strobel, FA 36.05 DNF Western Maine Conference/Southern Maine Athletic Association Giant Slalom, 2/16/2011 at Shawnee Peak Girls’ Final Standings: Falmouth 22, Lake Region 39, Cheverus 49, Marshwood 54 Skier 1st Run 2nd Run Total 1. Leika Scott, FAL 29.37 30.02 59.39 5. Nicole Marucci, LR 34.22 35.01 1:09.23 7. Emily Doviak, LR 34.05 36.08 1:10.13 11. Paige Kenison, LR 36.05 36.55 1:12.60 16. Samantha Marucci, LR 39.70 40.57 1:20.27 22. Kayla Gray, LR 53.04 52.50 1:45.54 Boys’ Final Standings: Falmouth 22, Marshwood 82, Lake Region 89, Cheverus 111 Skier 1st Run 2nd Run Total 1. Jack Tragert, LR 28.48 28.80 57.28 22. Wes Sulloway, LR 31.90 32.41 1:04.31 32. Brendon Harmon, LR 34.78 36.14 1:10.92 34. Brandon Silvia, LR 38.00 36.64 1:14.64 37. Ben Roy, LR 37.96 38.50 1:16.46 38. Michael Brooks, LR 41.05 40.00 1:21.05 43. Ben Shaw, LR 43.72 41.90 1:25.62
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Letters Redefine dream
To The Editor: Those supporting the petitions before the electorate appear to do so for two reasons. The first group simply wants to ban two national chains — Walmart and McDonald’s. The second do so out of concern that unbridled growth will damage the character of Bridgton. The first are probably individuals that go to Windham or North Conway, shop at Walmart and then go to lunch at Applebee’s or McDonald’s or other formula restaurants. They just do not want those businesses in their town. The latter group has the future of Bridgton at heart. Like all individuals of Bridgton, they want to preserve the uniqueness and quaintness of our town. None of us want Portland Road to become an asphalt jungle from street to disposable gaudy buildings surrounded by cars and marked by tacky signs. This group thinks town officials have failed to act to address, plan and implement new ordinances to manage present and future construction that results from growth. They support the petitions because they do something. The difficulty is that in just doing “something” does not solve the problem of controlling the appearance of our growth. Yes, it stops formula restaurants and big box stores. Yes, had the petitions been in place Hannaford, Hancock Lumber, Subway and Dunkin’ Donuts would have been prevented from coming to town. Yes, we would have prevented Paris Farmers Union from building a new store. Yes, if a restaurant is successful in Fryeburg or Naples and wants to open a second location it cannot duplicate itself in Bridgton. However, used car lots and numerous other small businesses can populate Portland Road without concern for appearance standards or parking and set backs rules. Such growth can create the Windham that we fear. Windham was that before the large box stores came there. In simply doing “just something,” Bridgton will be hanging out the sign that says those from away or those who have been successful elsewhere are not welcome. The argument is made that we want local business and investment. The reality is that this has not happened in a major way except for Frank Howell’s Magic Lantern. Renys, Hancock Lumber and Hannaford were all built or expanded with money from away. Except for Craftworks, Food City, the Maine Difference and Wales and Hamblen buildings, little current investment has been made on downtown Main Street, despite availability of matching town grants that would have paid for half of façade renovations. The fact is that locals either do not have the money to successfully capitalize substantial businesses, do not want to take the risk of remodeling Main Street buildings in the hope that tenants will come or they simply do not want to invest in their own town. Where will the monies for growth, jobs and revitalization of our buildings come from if we do not open the doors of opportunity to all? The proposed ordinances are so narrow and restrictively written that even if it was unintentional, the effect is to stop growth of existing businesses. The 30,000-square-foot retail limitation is far reaching. Had the ordinances been in place Hannaford and Hancock Lumber could not have been built. Paris Farmers Union could not have been rebuilt. This would have prevented approximately 80 new jobs from coming to Bridgton. Approximately $102,000 would not have been added annually to the tax revenues. The growth of Everlast Roofing, a retail and wholesale business would be limited. Macdonald Motors could not add any cars to its lot or expand its buildings if the petition passes. Possibly Hayes True Value may not be allowed to expand. With no substantial investment from outsiders, an inability or unwillingness by locals and
the inability of existing retail businesses to expand beyond 30,000 square feet, how is Bridgton going to preserve its quaintness? Standing still is not an answer. When a town stops growing and regenerating itself it deteriorates. We must not stop growth and yes, we cannot lose Bridgton’s charm and character. To achieve our dream for our hometown we must develop comprehensive ordinances that establish reasonable standards that manage all commercial growth. Such ordinances should not be based solely on size, standardization or prejudice. They could consider districts for some types of businesses. They could be form base codes that establish standards for the development of new and remodeled buildings. These would address setbacks, parking, the frequency of curb cuts, access roads, sidewalks, grass and trees between the street and the structures and guidelines for the proportionality of the buildings. Let’s define our dream in the ordinances that will manage Bridgton’s growth, not stop it. The charm and quaintness of Bridgton came from a time when it was the commerce center of the Lake Region and the car was not so predominate. It had two hardware stores, three barbershops, three grocery stores, two movie theaters and much more. The closing of the mills and the development of new larger stores in Windham and Conway accessible by the automobile left a slowly empting and deteriorating Main Street. Today, the population of Bridgton and the surrounding towns, growing tourism and more seasonal homes that people are retiring to is again making Bridgton a commerce center. It is an opportunity that we must embrace. It will be based on the car. This can create the asphalt jungle we disdain. We must develop complete and thoughtful ordinances to control the appearance of our future in the reality of current forms of transportation. The petitions show the urgency and concern that we all have for Bridgton. Developing comprehensive ordinances cannot wait. There is impatience because of inaction in not addressing the need for managing change when it was addressed in the last comprehensive plan. Ten years ago, the plan was developed because we had lost the textile and shoe mills and downtown Main Street had become deserted. Today is different. We have momentum in our economic expansion. Today is the time for all the citizens to work together on a comprehensive plan that embraces inevitable growth rather than punitively restricting it. We cannot act out of impatience and vote for the petitions. They are narrow, restrictive and ambiguous in scope. Vote “No” on the big box and formula restaurant petitions and let us immediately develop comprehensive ordinances to be in place within nine months and hopefully sooner. Let us then form development groups to actively attract businesses that benefit Bridgton. Let us establish a pool of capital to assist local entrepreneurs start businesses or developers to remodel or rebuild downtown Main Street as Portland Road develops with guidelines that we have set forth in comprehensive ordinances. Citizens for Responsible Growth Mike Tarantino, Ken Murphy Ray Turner, Charles Renneker
Unique
To The Editor: I have been coming to Bridgton for vacations with my grandparents since I was a 10year-old. I remember early on how fun the little town was, and the feeling that there was no other place like it. Thirtyeight years later, I still feel the same way. We now own our own second home in Bridgton. We never even considered looking anywhere else. And though I still feel like there is no town quite like this one, I feel it is in danger of losing all that makes it unique. We could well be on our way to just another small town full of big stores, fast food and lots of traffic. Many of the additions have been necessary and positive. LETTERS, Page B
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CAMPING INDOORS — As part of the school’s 100th Day celebration, Sebago Elementary School second graders earned a “Campout Day” as a reward for good behavior. The classroom was transformed into a campground complete with tents and s’mores! Pictured (left to right) Nicholas Centofanti, Carrie Bellao, Connor White, Charlie Batchelder, Dilon Plummer, Mikayla Allen, Ava Stump, Liam Grass, Morgan Fusco, Matthew Douglas and Griffin Ballard. (Photo by Kathy Harmon)
Hungering for spring
The sky is clear blue, the sun is shining, and a brief snow shower this morning left everything looking refreshed, clean and white. It is late February, when days are suddenly longer and there is warmth in the sunshine, but even though this is one of my favorite times of year I find myself looking forward to spring. Last week when I went grocery shopping, there were big net bags of oranges prominently displayed on a table at the front of the supermarket. I could not resist buying them, and as soon as I got home and unpacked the groceries I sliced open one of the fat juicy oranges, filling my mouth with summer sunshine. We are about two-thirds of the way from the Winter Solstice to the Spring Equinox, and the change of season these days is noticeable. Maybe it’s because of the dramatic increase in length of daylight, or maybe it’s the sight, smell, and taste of the oranges, but spring is on my mind more and more these days. For the past couple of weeks, the chickadees have been singing deedee, their spring song, and the amorous squirrels on the big limb of the oak tree know spring is not
Bird Watch by Jean Preis News Columnist
far away. Someone mentioned to me this week that she thinks the goldfinches at her feeder are beginning to show more spring yellow in their feathers. My sister-in-law e-mailed from Florida that the huge flocks of robins we saw there in early January have disappeared, and my niece, who lives in eastern Kansas, tells me that huge flocks of robins have begun to appear in the fields around their house. Although it’s not likely the robins in Kansas are the same individuals we saw in Florida, migrating birds know spring is coming, and they are already on their way north. Curious about how the migration is progressing, I poked around on the Internet for information. There I discovered that ruby-throated hummingbirds, which spend the winter in Mexico and Central
America, and migrate about this time every year across the Gulf of Mexico, have begun to arrive along the Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida. According to the website of the Great Backyard Bird Count, which took place Feb. 18–21, ruby-throated hummingbirds are being seen in Florida, and a few have even been reported as far north as South Carolina and North Carolina. Other neotropical migrants are being seen in southern parts of the United States, too, such as rose-breasted grosbeaks, yellow warblers, black-throated blue warblers, black-throated green warblers, and American redstarts. We do not expect to see any of these birds here in inland Maine until some time in May, but the thought that these beautiful creatures are winging their way northward
is exciting. Our driveway is partially encased in ice, well over a foot of snow still covers the yard, and I am not yet ready to give up the pleasure of snowshoeing, but there is no denying that spring is coming. When we wake up in the morning the sky is already light, and when I take my afternoon walk the sun is still high in the sky. Our bird feeder still hosts the usual winter birds, but my thoughts turn to the day when we will slice an orange in half and put the halves outdoors on twigs in the hope of attracting Baltimore orioles. Loons will call through the night. A pine warbler will fly down from the big pine tree to land on the suet feeder, and a yellow warbler exploring the shrubs by the lake will fill up on insects. One day, I will bring the hummingbird feeder up from where it rests in the basement, clean it out, fill it with sugar water, and hang it on the porch. I will sit in the wicker rocker on a balmy spring day, surrounded by potted geraniums and impatiens, and a ruby-throated hummingbird will zoom across the dooryard and land on the feeder to drink. It will happen. I know it will. Jean Preis resides in Bridgton.
Straw bale home building education
By Joyce White Special to The News The McKeith family in Sweden seems to have found a way to live well by living simply. On their 70 acres, the family has built a distinctive, solar-powered home for five humans, two dogs and Hubert the cat. The house is small with beautiful, simple lines and white plaster exterior finish. The interior is equally appealing and seems larger than the 850 square feet of floor space, open, airy and efficient. The building of their straw bale house began in 2000, Stefanie McKeith says, “as a home school project.” Son Thayer is now 21, Trevor 18 and Colin 13 and when they moved into the house in 2004, all the boys were still being home schooled. “Children need to be outdoors in nature,” McKeith said. “They shouldn’t sit in school all day.” As a child growing up in Germany, she said kids didn’t go to school for a full day until fifth grade. What an ideal learning experience for three boys to learn with their parents to build their own home as part of their education! She described her husband John — who earns his living as a photographer but who obviously has many other skills as “an inveterate planner.” They pored for months over a variety of books about building with straw bales and creating electricity from the sun before making final plans
Earth Notes “Earth Notes” is an outgrowth of a deep ecology discussion group. Writers reflect a delight in and concern for the earth and are individually responsible for opinions and information. Community members are invited to submit articles. E-mail jschap@ localnet.com for details. for the house. They had some help with cutting the trees on their property which they used in framing the house and some help with the foundation, she said. Noah Wentworth, an alterna-
Canada, especially packed 50to 60-pound bales, “so that when you cut the strings, they don’t break apart,” McKeith explained. They used lime plaster — mostly sand from the sandy esker on their land
Live simply that others may simply live. — Mahatma Gandhi tive builder in Arundel, helped with the plaster. Wentworth also gave them a one-day workshop on fitting the straw bales. Otherwise, the family of five built their home using a timber frame in-filled with straw bales. The timber was milled on the property with a Wood Miser Alaskan sawmill. The whole area had been clear-cut in 1990 before they bought it. Ninety percent of the lumber came from their land. The carrying timbers underneath — wet hemlock — were purchased because they needed to be 24 feet long. They used wet hemlock, she explained, “because you can’t drive a nail into dry hemlock.” The straw came from
plus a little Portland cement. (An esker is a long, narrow ridge of coarse gravel or sand deposited by a stream flowing in or under a decaying glacial sheet.) A low-tech, tow-behind truck mixer did the mixing while the family applied it to inside and outside walls. An open kitchen/living/ family room occupies most of the floor space with room left for a bathroom and bedroom. The boys sleep in the loft space now, with plans in the works for an addition next year. McKeith says she loves the looks of straw bale homes, that it reminds her of European homes. Theirs is esthetically pleasing as well as functional.
It is also energy efficient, R45, with good air exchange, she said. The only heat is from a wood stove and they cut their own wood. The fridge and cook stove run on gas. Their photovoltaic system furnishes electricity for all the buildings — they also have built a timber frame barn and another shelter for their growing alpaca herd plus a small, cheery building for Stefanie’s fiber work. Solar electricity does require some lifestyle adaptations, McKeith acknowledged. Even an electric toaster uses 1500 W, she pointed out, so they use a low-tech camp toaster over the burner on the stove. But the groundmounted solar panel provides for lights, a computer and a washer. They bought their photovoltaic system in a kit from New England Solar Electric and installed it themselves. It puts out 1250 watts per hour at peak efficiency. The 24 batteries in their cellar — which, she says, stays above 40 degrees — require some maintenance. Since the DC electricity produced by the solar set-up needs to be converted to AC for use in the house, they also have a large inverter. Using electricity from the sun is not difficult, McKeith said, but not as simple as flipping switches whenever we choose and paying Central Maine Power. Joyce White is a resident of Stoneham.
Obituaries Dr. Edgar H. Hemmer
Meredith M. Lorrain CASCO — Meredith “Mike” M. Lorrain, 70, of Timbuktu Drive, died Saturday morning, Feb. 19, 2011 in Lewiston. He was born in Naples, a son of Robert and Dorothy Lorrain. Mike enjoyed fishing, bird watching and especially spending time with his grandchildren. He taught himself to play multiple musical instruments. Mike worked as a carpenter and handyman. In his latter years, he liked to drive around town visiting his many friends. Surviving are two sons, Edward Lorrain of Casco and Robert Lorrain of Tenn.; his daughter Jodi Dunn of Casco; six grandchildren; three brothers, Richard, Allen and Wayne; three sisters, Lucerne Lewis, Sherrell Kane and Bonnie Bean; and many nieces and nephews. Mike was predeceased by his brother Dennis. A celebration of life will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011 at Mike’s home at 26 Timbuktu Drive in Casco. Arrangements are by Hall Funeral Home, Casco.
Dr. Edgar H. Hemmer, of West Lafayette, Ind. and North Bridgton, died Friday, Feb. 18, 2011. Services and burial were in Indiana. Dr. Hemmer was well known in North Bridgton, where he and his wife owned homes for more than 40 years. Working only during the summers, he restored the former Farnsworth/ Decker house, just south of the village, to its original condition, and the house is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Dr. Hemmer was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Class of 1947, and held engineering and the Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University. He was a Navy pilot until he retired from the Navy in 1967, and then a university professor teaching corporate finance and real estate valuation at Wright State, Indiana and Purdue Universities. Dr. Hemmer was active locally with the North Bridgton Congregational RAYMOND — Joseph “(Joe)” S. Giampino, 48, passed away on Church, was generous with his time and resources, and helped organize the Feb. 16, 2011. Joe was born in Chicago, Ill. He married Pam Hageny in 1991, and Bridgton Rotary Club. He was an active member of Rotary International of Lafayette, chairman of the Salvation Army Advisory Board there, and they moved to Windham in 1995. Joe was a managing partner at FishJobs, and worked in the seafood an Elder of Faith Presbyterian Church. In Lafayette, he also directed the industry. He was a world champion ultimate Frisbee player, taking him restoration of a 1921 theater, seating 1,200, which is also on the National around the world. Joe was named to the All-Time Best Players list in Register of Historic Places. Besides his wife, he is survived by their four daughters, five grand1984. Joe had a deep love of music, which he expressed through playing children and four great-grandchildren. Share memories and condolences online at www.hippensteelfuneralservice.com and composing; he was involved in a wide array of musical projects. Joe is survived by his wife, Pam Hageny; children, Nicole and Jack Giampino of Windham, Rio Smith of New York, N.Y.; his parents, Joseph and Carol Giampino of Western Springs, Ill.; sister, Laura Giampino of Chicago; brother, Scott Giampino. PORTLAND — J. Willis Watkins passed away peacefully on Feb. 15, A funeral service and Mass was held on Saturday, Feb. 19, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 919 Roosevelt Trail, Windham. Arrangements 2011, in his home at Birchwood at Canco surrounded by his children. He was born in Raymond on June 26, 1915, and was the son of James by Hall Funeral Home, Casco. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to a college trust fund for and Angie Watkins. He attended a one-room schoolhouse in Casco from the Giampino children at TD Bank North, Windham Music Ministry first to eighth grade. He then moved to Portland, attending Deering High School and graduated in 1933. He attended Portland Jr. College and was the Program at Our Lady’s Church. first president of the first class. This school is now known as the University of Maine in Portland. He then attended the Bentley School of Accounting in Boston. He met his loving wife Eleanor Roche when they were teenagers and PORTLAND — Rachel “Rae” Foss West passed away on Friday, Feb. dated for eight years. They were married on a snowy Valentine’s Day in 18, 2011, at St. Joseph’s Manor. Washington, D.C. in 1940. They were married for 64 wonderful years. She was born in Franklin on Aug. 24, 1910, the daughter of Maurice They then moved to Boston where Willis worked for the Liberty Mutual Colby Foss and Sarah (Seward) Foss. Rachel received her education at the Insurance Company. In 1944, he moved back to Maine and worked in schools of Monson, North Anson and Oakland. She graduated from Bangor the insurance business, eventually starting a partnership called Anderson High School, and attended Gorham Normal School. Watkins Insurance Agency. She was a member of the Eunice Frye Board of Managers, honorary Willis was a resident of Windham for over 50 years, and was very member of Women’s Auxiliary to the Salvation Army, honorary mem- involved in the community. He served a term in the Maine Legislature and ber of Women’s Woodfords Club, and member of Portland Ladies of was selectman for the Town of Windham. He belonged to the Presumpscot Kiwanis, Women’s Portland Club and Women’s Literary Union. She was Masonic lodge, was an active Kiwanian serving as president, vice president also a member of the Woodfords Congregational Church, and the Maine and lieutenant governor. Willis was an active member of the Windham Hill Historical Society. Church and was on the building committee for the Parish Hall and on the Rachel was a lifelong volunteer at the Day Care Center at Chestnut Finance Committee. He was the oldest member of his church. Street Methodist Church during WWII. With a partner and a friend, she After retiring at age 57, Willis spent a number of years on Siesta Key did luncheons at Woman’s Woodfords Club, Woman’s Literary Union and in Sarasota and Nokomis, Fla., always returning to Maine in the summer. Golden Age Group at Woodfords Church. She was a Brownie Troop leader Some of his favorite pastimes were golfing, traveling and especially making in Biddeford and Portland, leader of a Girl Scout Troop in Portland for miniature furniture and creating shadow box rooms to give to his children eight years. and grandchildren. Rachel had knitted several hundred pairs of slippers for school children He was predeceased by his loving wife of 64 years. at Riverton School, and knit bonnets and socks for the neonatal unit at Willis is survived by his children, Donna Luce of Salem, S.C., David Maine Medical Center. Watkins of Turner and Winter Haven, Fla., Joan Rogers of Windham and At age 90 she wrote her life story, “These Things I Remember.” She Kimberly Stevens of Windham; 10 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchilalways answered the call for help from family or friends — new baby, ill- dren. ness or if a cook or housekeeper was needed — she didn’t have time for a A celebration of life was held at the Windham Hill United Church of paid job! Christ, Windham Center Road, Windham, on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011. Her hobbies included cooking, reading, contract bridge and knitting. Private burial will be held in the Windham Hill Cemetery at the convenience She was predeceased by her husband, Fred M. West in 1988; and two of the family. sisters, Mabel Oakes of Veazie, and Elizabeth Spurr of Eliot. For online condolences, please visit the website at www.dolbyfuneralSurviving are her daughter, Jean West Meserve of Portland; a grandson, chapels.com, a service of Dolby Funeral Chapel, Windham. John Arthur Meserve of Naples; and three sisters, Marice Foss Barzal of In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: The Windham Hill Eliot, Jean Foss Katsonis of Kittery and Plant City, Fla., and Fannie Ellen UCC, 140 Windham Center Rd., Windham, ME 04062 or to the Davenport of Riverside, Calif.; and many nieces and nephews. Windham Kiwanis, P.O. Box 245, Windham, ME 04062. A graveside service will be held at Moss Side Cemetery, Cumberland Center, in the springtime. Please visit www.jonesrichandhutchins.com to share condolences, memories and tributes with Rae’s family. For those who desire, memorial contributions in her memory may be made to: Portland Public Library, Riverton Branch, 1600 Forest Ave., Myrtie (Smith) Maynard, 93, passed away on Feb. 12, 2011, in Portland, ME 04103 or St. Joseph’s Manor Activity Fund, 1133 Washington Bridgton. She was a resident of Bridgton Health Care and Beacon Ave., Portland, ME 04102. Hospice. Born in Jackson, N.H. on Sept. 5, 1917, to Clifton and Mabel (Johnson) Smith, Myrtie was predeceased by her husband, George Maynard; two daughters, Sandra Cook and Donna Amergian; a brother, Everett Smith, and two sisters, Thelma Hodgdon and Evelyn Woodbury. Sept. 22, 1938 – Feb. 19, 2011 Myrtie is survived by two brothers, Clifton Smith Jr. of North Conway, N.H. and Maurice Smith of Cumberland Foreside; a sister, STURBRIDGE, MASS. — Judith B. Elaine Farrugia of South Portland; nine grandchildren, 28 great-grand(Sykes) Ardis, 72, of Crescent Way, passed children and 38 great-great-grandchildren. away Saturday, Feb. 19th, in the UMass A springtime graveside burial will be announced at a later date. Memorial Medical Center, University Arrangements are with Independent Death Care, Portland. Campus, Worcester, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. She leaves a son, Jeffrey G. Ardis and his wife Maura G. Ardis of Sturbridge; a brother, Richard M. Sykes and his wife Kaye Ann Sykes of Harrison, Maine; and two grandchildren, Jameson Ardis and Charlotte Ardis. She was born in Portsmouth, N.H., the daughter of the late Francis and Barbara (Manson) Sykes. She was a graduate of Portsmouth High School and Smith College in Northampton, Mass. She received her Master of Fine Arts Degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. 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Eva H. Hilden
SOUTH PARIS — Eva H. Hilden, 92, of South Paris died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011 at Market Square Health Care Center. She was born in West Sumner on April 27, 1918, the daughter of Arvid A. and Ester Pulkkinen Heikkinen. She attended West Minot schools and had been employed at Wilner Wood Products for 25 years. She married Raymond T. Hilden on Aug. 6, 1949. She was a member and organizer of the Finnish American Heritage Society and a member of the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in South Paris. She is survived by a son, Paul R. Hilden of South Paris; a daughter, Linda Field of Harrison; two stepdaughters, Linda McHenry of New Hartford, Conn. and Mrs. Paula Bernoski of Bristol, Conn.; a brother, Walter Heikkinen of South Paris; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; five great great-grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband; three brothers, Eino Heikkinen, Toivo Heikkinen and Vaino Heikkinen; and four sisters, Hilda Mathews, Tynne Kyllonen, Hilja Morse and Aino Bassford. Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.andrewsgreenleaf.com Graveside services will be held in the spring at the Finnish Cemetery in West Paris. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Finnish American Heritage Society, PO Box 294, West Paris, ME 04289 or the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 34 Buckfield Road, South Paris, ME 04281. Arrangements are under the direction of Andrews Funeral Home, 64 Andrews Road, Bryant Pond.
Doris C. Peterson
PORTLAND — Doris C. Peterson, 88, passed away at home in Portland on Saturday Feb. 19, 2011. She was born on Jan. 5, 1923 in Augusta, the daughter of Herbert Abner and Addie Alvester (Brown) Gipson. She attended Hallowell schools and moved to Portland at the age of 18. In November 1941, she married Everett W. Peterson, Sr. She worked for Barber Foods for many years and retired in 1988. Doris enjoyed traveling with her family and toured much of the country. She spent many happy summers at her daughter and son-in-law’s camp at Highland Lake. Doris was predeceased by her husband Everett in 1986; a son Ronald in 2000; a brother Victor Gipson in 2000; a daughter Elaine in 2010; and a grandson in 1984. Surviving are a twin sister, Dorothy Lyons of Wells; a son, Everett W. Peterson, Jr. of South Portland; three daughters, Christine Sweetser of Salem, Mass., Virginia Barfield of Fairhope, Ala. and Rosetta Symonds of Casco; 14 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Visitation was held on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011 at the Jones, Rich and Hutchins Funeral Home, 199 Woodford Street, Portland. A funeral service was held on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at the funeral home. Interment followed in Forest City Cemetery, South Portland. Please go to www.jonesrichandhutchins.com to share condolences, memories and tributes with the Peterson family.
Mary A. Monk ROCKVILLE, CONN. — Mary Alice Monk, born Feb. 26, 1919, died peacefully on Feb. 13, 2011, shortly before her 92nd birthday. Mary was born in North Bridgton, Maine and was a longtime resident of Rockville, CT. Mary was a member of the Rockville United Methodist Church and a longtime employee of G. Fox & Co. She leaves her sister, Janet Baldwin, also of Rockville. Three brothers, Fred Monk, who died as a young child, Claude Monk and Harry Monk predeceased her, as well as her best friend, Arlene Leighton. She is survived by many nieces and nephews: Marcia Sargent, Ellington, Conn.; Linda Allred, New Port Richey, Fla.; Norman Baldwin, Vernon, Conn.; David Baldwin, East Hartford, Conn.; Martha Bice, Bradenton, Fla.; Bruce Monk, Hudson, N.H.; Penny Blankenship, Leominster, Mass. and Paul Monk. There will be no calling hours. A graveside service will be held at the family’s convenience in Bridgton, Maine.
Pamela J. Goodwin DEXTER — Pamela Jean Goodwin, 49, died Feb. 11, 2011, at her home in Dexter. She was born Sept. 2, 1961, in Portland, the daughter of Stanley and Glenna (Tracey) Skillings. She attended Lake Region High School, and in 1979 married Brian Goodwin. In 1985 they moved to central Maine. She was predeceased by her mother. She is survived by her father of Bridgton; her husband, Brian L. Goodwin of Dexter; two daughters, Jennifer Lapointe and her husband, David of Pittsfield, and Jessica Goodwin of Garland; two sisters, Donna Grover and her husband, David of Bridgton, and Nancy Skillings and her husband, Ross Goodwin of Dexter; a brother, Dana Skillings of Sebago; two granddaughters, Cameron Blakely, and Haley Lapointe; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held 2 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, at Crosby & Neal, 61 Main Street in Dexter, with Deacon Fred Harrigan officiating. Friends called at the funeral home from 1 p.m. until the time of the service. Spring burial will be in the West Garland Cemetery. For an online guest register, go to www.crosbyneal.com
Elizabeth C. Denison BRIDGTON – Elizabeth “Betty” C. Denison, 81, of Harrison, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011 with her family by her side. Betty was born in Harrison on Feb. 8, 1930, the daughter of Finnish immigrants, John and Tyyne (Poikonen) Carlson. She married Philip H. Denison on May 26, 1956. She attended Harrison elementary schools and graduated from Bridgton Academy. She worked at Crystal Lake Cottages as a young girl, then in Boston as a nanny prior to her marriage. She worked on the family farm and was a homemaker for the rest of her life. Her family was the most important thing in her life. She enjoyed camping, visiting places in Maine, bird watching, cooking and knitting. Phil and Betty also enjoyed a trip to Arizona after his retirement. Her shelter dog, Murray, provided special comfort for her in recent years. She was active in the United Parish Church and was a member of the Harrison Historical Society. She is survived by her husband; two sons, Hobie and wife Martha Denison, Michael Denison and fiancé Julie Mannix; four grandchildren, William Denison and Leah Haney, Philip J. Denison and Brandon Denison, all of Harrison, and Ronald Denison and fiancé Sarah Hayes of Poland. She has two great-grandchildren, Hunter Denison and Evelyn Hayes. She is also survived by a brother, J. Robert Carlson and his wife Barbara of Harrison; and two sisters, Mary and husband George Michelson of N.H., and Martha and husband Sam Olds of Calif. She was predeceased by a brother, A. William and wife Mary Carlson of Harrison. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Betty’s memory to Harvest Hills Animal Shelter, 1389 Bridgton Rd., Fryeburg ME 04037. Arrangements under the care of Oxford Hills and Weston Funeral Services, 1037 Main St., Rte. 26, Oxford, ME 04270. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.oxfordhillsfuneralservices.com
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Warren L. Smith NORWAY — Warren L. Smith, 42, of South Paris, died unexpectedly on Sunday, Feb. 20, at Stephens Memorial Hospital. He was born in Norway, Sept. 28, 1968, the son of Wesley N. and Dorothy A. Roakes Smith. He graduated from Oxford Hills High School in 1986. Warren will be sadly missed by so many people; he was a people person who loved to help others when in need. He was a devoted race car fan, from his own race car to watching NASCAR. He loved hunting with his family and teaching his son about the sport. He married the love of his life, Debra, on July 1, 1989. Together they enjoyed each other’s company, each day making memories that will be cherished forever. He loved his nieces and nephews. He would always make time for them. Good Ole Uncle Warren, the go-to person with their problems. He is survived by his wife, Debra; sons Brian Brackett, and Christopher Smith. One granddaughter; his mother, Dorothy Smith, of Oxford; his grandmother, Lucille Roakes, of Bridgton; his brothers, Wes Smith of Norway, Wendell Smith of Norway, and Wayne Smith of Oxford; his sisters, Marcia Libby of Norway, and Mary Wilson of South Paris; and several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. He was predeceased by his father, Wesley N. Smith. Graveside services will be held in the spring at Oakdale Cemetery in Otisfield. Family and friends may attend visitation on Saturday, Feb. 26 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 45 Main Street, South Paris. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Christopher Smith Education Fund, c/o of Norway Savings Bank, 261 Main Street, Norway, ME 04268. Online condolences may be shared with his family at www.chandlerfunerals.com
Clarence M. Pride
RAYMOND — Clarence M. “Sonny” Pride, 80, of Raymond and Debary, Fla., died on Feb. 18, 2011, in Gorham, with his family by his side. Born on June 5,1930, he was the son of Clarence M. and Velma E. Parker Pride. Sonny was a 1949 graduate of Deering High School. He was the proprietor of a full-service filling station, retiring from Zayre’s and working part-time at E.R. Clough in Raymond. On May 3, 1958, he married Barbara A. Mansur. He loved going to auctions, flea marketing and garage saling, spending summers on Raymond Pond or camping with family and friends. He loved to tease, joke, dance and be the life of the party. Sonny will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved him. He was predeceased in 2005 by his loving wife, Barbara, of 45 years; a sister, Ellen Baker, and brother, Ronald Herbert. Survivors include two daughters, Roxanne Pettis of Raymond, and Tammy Tanguay of Limington; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a sister, Phyllis Page; many nieces and nephews; and grandnieces and nephews. Special thanks to the staff at Mercy Hospital 5B, and the Gorham House, for their kindness and loving care. A graveside service will be held in the spring at Blanchard Cemetery in Falmouth. Arrangements by Dolby Funeral Chapel.
‘AN AVALANCHE OF INTEREST: The First 75 Years of Skiing in Maine’ is the title of the March 3 Fireside Chat at Shawnee Peak.
Fireside chat looks back on ski history
Shawnee Peak and the Ski Museum of Maine will cohost a free “Fireside Chat” on this state’s rich skiing heritage on Thursday, March 3. The 50-minute digital slideshow was produced by the Kingfield-based Museum. It’s titled, “An Avalanche of Interest: The First 75 Years of Skiing in Maine,” and the program will be offered free of charge at 6 p.m. in the Alpine Sugar House, adjacent to the main base lodge at Shawnee Peak. Approximately 120 photos and other graphic images, some more than a century old, will be projected on a screen. The pictures were loaned to the Ski Museum of Maine by historical societies and private individuals around the state, then converted to digital slides for the Fireside Chat. The narrator will be Scott Andrews, a Portland-based ski journalist and museum director who assembled the photos and performed much of the research. Andrews has been a snow sports journalist for 23 years and is a writer for several magazines, including Skiing Heritage. Andrews notes that the story of Maine skiing starts in the late 19th century with the arrival of Scandinavian immigrants in Aroostook and Oxford counties. Immigrant craftsmen made the first skis used in this state — but they were used strictly for transportation during that era. Skiing evolved into a sport in the early years of
the 20th century. A Portland man wrote America’s first book on the sport of skiing in 1905, and the Poland Spring resort began promoting winter sports getaways in 1909. Winter carnivals were common in dozens of Maine towns in the 1920s and 1930s, helping to popularize skiing. Rumford had one of the biggest. Ski jumping was the marquee spectator event, but cross-country skiing became a popular participant sport. School competition grew out of these winter carnivals. Maine’s first ski lift, a rope tow in Fryeburg that opened 75 years ago, will be prominently featured. Pleasant Mountain has been skied since the early 1900s, and its first lift dates from 1938. “Skiing has been part of the Maine way of life since the late 1800s, offering recreation and competition to both residents and visitors,” said Andrews. “Our museum’s objective is to feed the passion of Maine skiers and to illustrate the significance of our sport to our state’s lifestyle and economy.” Fireside Chats are traveling outreach programs of the Ski Museum of Maine, a nonprofit organization located in Kingfield. There is no charge for the program, but donations are gratefully accepted. “An Avalanche of Interest: The First 75 Years of Skiing in Maine” is sponsored by the Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Club and the Ski Maine Association.
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(Continued from Page B) But, if we start filling every spare space with yet another unnecessary store or restaurant, we might as well be Anywhere, USA. I want my children to remember Bridgton as I do — unique with lots of character. I hope someday my grandchildren will be able to experience it, as well. That is why I support voting yes on the petitions to ban “big box stores” and “formula fast food” restaurants. Darcy Mahoney Bridgton and Groton, Mass.
Living up to promises
To The Editor: In the next six months, the Republicans in Congress will have several chances to live up to the mandates the Republican Party set for themselves in the 2010 elections. That was cut spending, downsize big government, and put the House in a fiscal responsible order. On March 4, 2011, the CR (Continuing Resolution) that was passed last December to fund the federal government will expire. The Republicans in their Pledge to America promised “We the People,” they would cut $100 billion out of the budget. It is very important that the Republicans in the House keep their pledge to cut $100 billion from the budget in the first year, not to drag it over a 10-year period. If they drag it over a 10-year period, it gives the wrong signal and it will amount to nothing. This cut is very important because it is the first step and a down payment to make huge cuts and make meaningful transformational policies the country will need in the future to make this country more healthy in a fiscal environment. Under President Obama’s administration, he is trying to raise the debt ceiling once again. President Obama will do this by creating a false hysteria. To do this, he has to keep reinforcing that if the debt ceiling is not raised we will default on our debt obligations. There is no reason to rush into this, this allimportant debate on a later date. Why raise the debt ceiling and rush into this when Congress raised the debt ceiling five times before? It never worked before, so why do you think it will work now? It won’t. If Congress wants to raise the debt ceiling, which it may have to, let’s do it in a transformational way, a way in which it would put the country back on the right path toward prosperity. To do this, we have to restructure our spending habits. The easiest way to do this is by prioritize spending, cut spending and get big government out of the way so capitalism can grow. The government is getting too big. The Congress needs to downsize government and put the resources where they are needed. We need fiscal responsibility in government. The status quo in Washington must go. The Washington establishment, big government and special interest groups must be forced to take a back seat and put the interest of this country ahead of themselves. It’s for “We the People,” not for “We the Special Interest Groups.” We the People must stand side by side, unite and put the interest of our country to rein in spending, roll back big government and restore fiscal responsibility to our government and our nation. We must show the world we are serious about fiscal responsibility and become a world leader in getting our house in fiscal order. We need to put pressure on our congressmen and congresswomen and let them know we will be scrutinizing every vote they cast and remind them that the elections are just around the corner. Every voter needs to let their representatives know what they are thinking. We need citizen involvement to keep our representatives on the right course for the future of our country. If they do not do as they promised, we must put them on notice, you will be replaced at the next election. It is up to every citizen to get involved and let Congress
know what you want them to do. The more citizens that get involved, the more they will listen. This is the year to put this country on the right track. It is now or never as Elvis Presley used to say in one of his hit songs, “It’s now or never.” Richard E. Cross
Town’s character
To The Editor: Your paper has been filled this year with letters addressing the most critical decision voters have to face in Bridgton in many years — perhaps ever. I will attempt not to re-state all of the arguments raised in other letters, but nonetheless, it is important to assess the impact of this vote. Character of this town — I think 13 lakes, Pondicherry Park, the ice skating rink, work on the Bridgton Recreation Advancement Group (BRAG) Fields, Lakes Environmental Association, Senior College, Christmas lights downtown, flowers in the summer, the Magic Lantern, Renys, Ricky’s Diner, Beth’s Kitchen, Gallery 302 and too many other local merchants serving this community to mention. When my family and friends visit, this is what I show off to them. I talk about people helping people in every possible way, contributing, “giving back,” doing what they can to make this the best place in Maine to live. I was a former resident of the Boothbay Region for six years while serving as its town manager. This was a pretty nice place too, but Bridgton, my chosen place of retirement soon I hope, is head and shoulders above that. The mantra in Boothbay Harbor when I worked there was, “We don’t want to become an Old Orchard Beach.” This was expressed openly by elected and appointed town officials, year-round residents and seasonal/part-time residents. Boothbay Harbor did not have many restrictive zoning bylaws that prohibited landowners from the best and reasonable use of their land. It did have several basic zones where commercial business was allowed and encouraged, and areas where it was not. In Boothbay Harbor, those elements of Old Orchard Beach that were deemed “undesirable” were addressed — sign ordinances, entertainment licenses, outdoor eating establishments, noise, street vendors, parking and ones I’ve forgotten (forgive me, it was 30 years ago), were creatively crafted and enforced. Bridgton’s issues are different, but its goals I hope are not — to preserve what we have as it is special, and once the floodgates open, it may be gone. Though I am a part-time resident, I have a commitment to this community. I am an economic factor (not alone, but consider all of the second-home taxpayers who support Bridgton). We pay many times the taxes that a Walmart might, if it chooses to make Bridgton a site of one of the downsized stores it is now focusing on. A Walmart threatens what Bridgton is all about as much as one intentionally introducing milfoil to Moose Pond, Highland Lake and Long Lake. I read our esteemed (and I mean that sincerely) Town Manager Mitch Berkowitz’s charge to a new Bridgton Economic Development Corporation, a private corporation set up with the goals amongst others of “finding the right mix of retail and industrial development in a tourist town,” and dealing with “looming national chain development.” Members of this private nonprofit corporation are an impressive group of businessmen (perhaps with one exception), who no doubt will take their charge seriously and responsively. But, I raise the question – if this committee has the power to shape the future of Bridgton, where is its representation by “non-business residents, by second-home owners who have a dog in this race?” I’d like to be on this committee, and I bet there are others more than willing to contribute (as there always are in Bridgton). I think we need to take a hard look at the conflicting objectives of our “economic” leaders. When Jim Mains says he is opposed to restricting large box stores (ones with retail space greater than three-quarters of an acre) and chain restaurants,
is he speaking for himself or for the existing members of the Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce, those local merchants who are now in business, serving the residents of Bridgton and the surrounding region? What about the views of Mr. Manoian, who was quoted in the paper speaking glowingly of Mark Lopez (a non-local developer, who brought in the Dollar Store, now wants to give us MacDonald’s, and as a member of this nonprofit committee is in the cat-bird seat to steer more development to Bridgton). Is Mr. Lopez contributing to Bridgton or taking? I could go on, but it would be unfair to others who should be given space for their views. This most critical vote on March 1 will depend upon the year-round residents of Bridgton, who are the most affected constituency and who I believe are fully capable of understanding the pros and cons of these two articles, that will determine the future of Bridgton. I look forward to being one of you and assisting the town in any suitable manner that I can. Moe Pukulis Part-time Bridgton resident Town Engineer and Highway Director, Swansea, Mass. Former Town Manager, Boothbay Harbor
Lantern Theater. The racetrack, the town with central park and lake, and Shawnee Peak located within a 15-mile periphery provide a setting that makes other resort areas such as Bethel or Conway envious. The Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce is proud to be able to host such an event. It could not have happened without our sponsors and the hard work of many individuals and organizations such as the Bridgton Lions Club, Bridgton Easy Riders, Bridgton and South Bridgton Congregational Churches, Masonic Temple, Harvest Hills, Loon Echo Trust, LEA and private businesses. Town support from the Department of Public Works and the Police Department kept the parking lots open and the traffic flowing. Also, the Bridgton Fire Department, Cumberland and Oxford Dive Team, United Ambulance, Bridgton Hospital, and A+ Plumbing made “Freezing for a Reason” possible. This was truly a community effort. David Barker and Holly Dvorak, Co-Committee Chairmen Jim Mains, Executive Director GBLRCC
Winter Carnival
To The Editor: I’m really confused about what we here in Bridgton are trying to protect ourselves from. Bridgton’s unemployment rate is close to 10%! We should be welcoming, with open arms, businesses that can provide jobs for our year-round population. Think back. Did we crash and burn when Dunkin’ Donuts opened? Did the heavens open and Bridgton fall apart? No, we did not. Did Hannaford change the small town feel? It did not. Has Hancock Lumber’s site destroyed our community? Of course not. They have all only improved our quality and provided convenience, jobs and good old competition in prices. Do you recall when Freeport was all in a hullabaloo over a McDonald’s. Who cares now? Their downtown is still charming and bursting with businesses. The McDonald’s building in Freeport is tasteful and fits into the area nicely. In Bridgton, the downtown isn’t so charming with its numerous vacant storefronts, not to mention the businesses and homes needing maintenance and upkeep. Route 302 coming into town, and leaving, has for sale signs everywhere. Bridgton has become a passthrough town on the way to North Conway or Windham. If you travel from Portland to ski for the day, you don’t stop in Bridgton, you head through to Windham and the numerous choices you have there. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could get people to stop here? Wouldn’t it be nice to attract a quality hotel chain that provided conference space for conventions? It won’t happen with this proposed ban. This won’t happen as long as we continue to believe “living in the past” is the way to go. We have become the town that is known throughout the state as one that isn’t friendly to business. I don’t like that and hope you agree. When you vote on March 1, please keep this all in mind. Trina Sanborn North Bridgton
To The Editor: The Bridgton Lakes Region offers a unique set of resources that provide an opportunity to enjoy the winter that would be very difficult to duplicate anywhere else… even in Maine. To bring this point home, you need only to look back at the Mushers Bowl Winter Carnival. People primarily from southern Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts came to the area to participate or observe all those winter events you read about. The focal point obviously was the dogsled races (and rides). The racetrack at Five Fields Farm has been developed by the farm and Handyman, Inc. to become one of the best technical and challenging on the racing circuit. This is not a flat, circular racetrack on a lake. It goes up and down hills and ravines, around corners, over brooks and through the woods. (You can do the same if you want to crosscountry ski over it yourself). At the same time, you could take snowshoe hikes up Bald Pate Mountain led by a conservationist from Loon Echo, (even if you had to borrow the snowshoes) and there were plenty of people who opted for that perfect two-hour hike. Or maybe you just wanted to go along for the ride aboard a horse-drawn wagon in town or a nature walk in Pondicherry Park guided by a naturalist from Lakes Environmental Association. Kids love the chance to go ice fishing, something Unc’L Lunkers organizes to introduce them to the sport by providing the equipment, bait and holes… something that parents may not easily provide unless they were serious anglers themselves. Many serious outdoor enthusiasts could also do some serious skiing at Shawnee Peak so each family member could focus on those winter events that they liked. Where else could you do all these things at one destination? Many wanted to take a dip in the lake at the “Freezing for a Reason,” sponsored by Harvest Hills Animal Shelter. You could just watch, too, as hundreds of observers did. Before and after that event, many went on the snowmobile and dogsled rides that originated from the park. There were also inside events such as the ping-pong tournament and dodge ball tournament. And if you wanted a break from all this, there were restaurants, gift shops and Magic
New business
What do we want?
To The Editor: What do we really want? I’m confused by what we say want and what we do. We say we want to attract business to Maine, but then propose new laws that strip us of our major draw, the Maine Brand. LETTERS, Page B
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Opinions any), everyone knew this event come to the decision you have would be highly controversial. made. As far as Mark Lopez goes, The planning board and the board of selectman knew what his statements are crystal clear. (Continued from Page B) they were going to be in for. So, He has done nothing but threatsomeone (preferably from those en this community and our town We say we want the best and two boards) explain to me why board members. (If you don’t brightest as our teachers, but they have handled this so irre- agree with me, then you need to then propose new measures that read his letter to the editor a few sponsibly. strip away our ability to attract A moratorium was proposed weeks ago). He comes across them. How many of the best and (that’s the ordinance that stops as a spoiled little brat that’s brightest with college loans are the clock on certain develop- used to getting what he wants willing or able to work in the ment for a few months to allow by pushing his weight around. public sector for a lower comresearch and amendments to our Well guess what? There is some mensurate salary? How many current standards to be done). renewed energy in this town of the best and brightest are They denied that proposal. We and the citizens will fight back willing or able to work with a have an Economic Development because no one likes the bully diminished ability to secure their Director, but why, if in a situ- on the playground. Lopez and long-term future? ation like this we don’t utilize his “groupies” need to go find We propose charter schools his professional experience and a different town to disrespect free of the regulation that is said education. The planning board and belittle (I’m not talking to throttle public schools and was asked to do a site walk about the business he wants to think this is fair treatment of stuand the motion was denied. The develop, I’m disgusted with his dents that go to public schools. planning board was asked to unprofessional, immature, inWhy would we do that? have the applicant pay for field appropriate way of expressing We anguish over our young surveys to be done on the land himself!). leaving the state to find employBy the way, why doesn’t he wants to build on and the ment and propose new laws that board, yet again, had no interest. Family Dollar resemble the keep older people in their jobs One of the biggest concerns is Dunkin’ Donuts building? If I longer. Does this make sense? about the retail space attached to were going to build something We say we want our roads McDonald’s (with no interested and I had to make it “blend in” fixed but refuse new gas taxes renter yet) because of all the with the surrounding structures, to pay for them. Gasoline prices empty stores we have already wouldn’t the building right next rise to a natural ceiling regard(including the Family Dollar door (that falls in the same catless of whether that was caused space still for rent, coincidental- egory) be the obvious choice if by taxes or profits that support ly by the same developer). Why were weren’t sure what to blend terrorism. Does it make sense was the retail space approved? in with? to not support roads because the Angie Albrecht Maybe because Mark Lopez price increase is a tax but supBridgton made the public statement that port terrorism because it is not he would not build any of it if he a tax? were denied the retail space. I could go on but I won’t, Now that someone has you get the idea. We need to actually exercised their legal be looking at the big picture in rights as citizens (which is the order to really get what we want. American way) and have refused To The Editor: Applying solutions to problems to let intimidation stop them, the as if they are not connected to Unregulated growth on a boards don’t know what to do cellular level is called cancer. each other does not get us what with themselves after assuming It kills. Unregulated economic we want. no one would actually go this far. growth will kill a community. Jerry Holt I’m fully aware of the financial Sebago I have heard the opposition devastation a huge lawsuit can saying the amendments are too bring to a town, but I also know restrictive. I have not heard any that every single “t” should be proposals by the opposition for crossed and every single “I” less restrictive amendments. To The Editor: dotted on an application like I have not heard of any real, On March 1, the citizens of this — “better safe than sorry,” specific call for dialogue about Bridgton will vote on ordinance “do it right the first time,” “it’s regulating growth. I have only changes which, if passed, will not rocket science,” etc. You do heard “trust us, trust us.” stop responsible Maine-owned what you are capable of doing But “follow the money” as it businesses from locating here, within your scope of authority was said during the Watergate prevent successful locally- To The Editor: so when a situation gets ugly scandal. It is evident to me This isn’t about McDonald’s owned businesses already here from expanding, and drastically or the impact of certain types of you can at least say that you did that some people on the planreduce the values of those exist- business growth in our town. I everything you could in order to ning board, Bridgton Economic ing businesses. The result will have been watching this entire LEGAL AD be lower property values and controversy play out and I have M.S.A.D. #61 higher taxes, as well as fewer to admit I’m a little embarjobs as existing businesses are rassed. Last year, there was an INVITATION TO BID forced to relocate in order to article in the paper that stated the M.S.A.D. #61 is inviting bids for two Type A school buses, one rumors about McDonald’s comexpand. 24-passenger and one 18-passenger w/1 wheelchair lift. Much misinformation is ing to Bridgton were false. Then being spread by the “banners” less than a year after that, the Please direct any questions regarding bid specifications to who want to stop growth in its Lopez application to build a Andy Madura at (207) 693-6467 ext. 237. tracks. One I find particularly McDonald’s had been submitFor Invitation to Bid packets please call Ramona T. Torres at troubling is the idea that new ted. Regardless of which side (207) 647-3048 ext. 525. businesses such as McDonald’s of the fence you may be on (if Bids close on Monday, March 7th, 2011 at 2:30 P.M. 1T8 Public Notice
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would suck all the money out of the community and give nothing in return. I know from firsthand experience that nothing could be farther from the truth! Twenty odd years ago, I served on the Board of Directors of the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce. I saw the South Paris McDonald’s pour hundreds of thousands of dollars into sponsoring sports teams, providing food at disasters like fires and ice storms, and making large donations to local projects. I recently asked current Oxford Hills Chamber CEO John Williams about McDonald’s community involvement. His reply: “Unequivocally, McDonald’s has been a partner and a strong supporter in virtually all aspects of Chamber and community activities. I have no issue with highly recommending them to your community. They have provided funding and whenever there has been a need for support in the area of food and drink, they have never failed to help. I am a huge advocate for what they do to make our communities better.” I am also troubled that Renys (Foundation), who moved in and took advantage of taxpayer-funded parking lots, is spearheading the movement to keep their competitors out, right down to financing the propaganda movie shown recently. We all know the result of restricted competition — higher prices and lower quality. I urge all Bridgton voters to get out and vote “No” on March 1 and join together to develop a more reasonable and sustainable growth plan. (And, if you are buying the ludicrous argument put out by some that we should “vote the changes in now and fix them later,” I have some swampland in Florida to sell you.) Gordon A. Davis Bridgton
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TOWN OF LOVELL Rabies Clinic
Sat., March 12 • 9 – 11 A.M. at the Lovell Fire Station located at the bottom of Hatch Hill and Rt. 5 Cost $6.00. Other shots available.
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The Harrison Water District will have one opening for the Board of Directors for the upcoming term of three (3) years. We urge all interested to pick up nomination papers at the Harrison Town Office. Nomination papers are now available and are due back by March 7, 2011. This trustee shall be a bona fide resident within the territorial limits of the Harrison Water District and a resident of the Town of Harrison or Bridgton. The election will take place on March 21, 2011 from noon to 5:00 p.m. at the Harrison Town Office. 1T8
PUBLIC NOTICE
ATTENTION CONTRACTORS! The Towns of Fryeburg and Brownfield have teamed up to sponsor a training class put on by the The Code Guys. The training will be covering the International Residential Code portion of the recently-adopted Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code. The class will be held from 7:30– 11:30 a.m. beginning on Tuesday, March 8th, and will run for the next four Tuesday mornings. The class will be located at the Fryeburg Rescue Barn, 89 Bridgton Road. The registration form is available at www.fryeburgmaine.org/pdf/Code-Guys.pdf. More information can be obtained by contacting The Code Guys at info@thecodeguysllc.com or the Fryeburg or Brownfield Code Enforcement Officers. 1T8
Public Notice
TOWN OF NAPLES PUBLIC HEARING
The Naples Planning Board will meet on March 15th, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Naples Municipal Offices located at 15 Village Green Lane. On the agenda: Public Hearing for proposed zoning change from rural to commercial for property located off Roosevelt Trail and shown on Naples Tax Map U36, Lot 8. Public Welcome. 2T8 Public Notice
TOWN OF NAPLES PLANNING BOARD
The Naples Planning Board will meet on March 1, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Naples Municipal Offices located at 15 Village Green Lane. On the agenda: 1. An application for a minor subdivision for property located on Sebago Road and shown on Naples Tax Map U24, Lot 2 submitted by Naples Golf & Country Club. 2. An informative meeting to convert a residential garage to a commercial garage for property located at 701 Roosevelt Trail and shown on Naples Tax Map U02, Lot 9 submitted by Ernest Villeneuve. Public welcome. 2T7
February 24, 2011, The Bridgton News, Page B Development Committee and Bridgton Economic Corporation will benefit from growth — and the more (unregulated) growth, the more they will benefit. And who pays for their profit? We, the citizens. We pay in the form of increased taxes to pay for the needed infrastructure and maintenance, decreased choice due to decreased business diversity and an empty downtown, decreased sense of community due to the coming onslaught of sprawl and an increased feeling of rootlessness due to the replacement of Bridgton by “Anywhere, USA.” Freedom can be understood broadly by the preposition that follows it. Freedom not only means freedom to do whatever I want. It is also freedom “within” limits; freedom “among” other individuals who have values that differ; freedom “because” we exercise our right to vote. I urge you to think freely about the effects of these amendments on yourself, your family, your neighbors, your community. For myself, I will vote “Yes.” George Erikson Bridgton
pany is a Maine-based entity. Craig Jud also suggested that there exists a personal motive for my volunteer service on the Economic Development Committee and that I may, in some way, benefit from this appointed position. The fact of the matter is that I have served on this committee for the last three years at the discretion of the board of selectmen. Along with other devoted committee members, I have attended more than 100 meetings at 7 a.m. on Monday mornings over the last three years. During this time, I can count on one hand the number of interested parties from the general public that have attended the meetings. The suggestion that I, or any other member for that matter, does this for some sort of personal gain is just plain ignorant. However, it seems there is a growing element of society that prefers to stay on the sidelines, uninvolved in policy making while being very quick to criticize those that actually try to make a difference. As I said, we live in the best county in the world. If you do not like the way things are being done, show up and pitch in instead of bashing those that are willing to do what you will not. Mark Lopez To The Editor: AKA the fox in the hen As a lifelong citizen of house Bridgton, a veteran, a selfemployed contractor for over 44 years in Bridgton and a past selectman for five years, I truly believe that the two citizen peti- To The Editor: Months ago, The Bridgton tions as drafted are not in the best interest of the town. I urge News ran a front page story asking if McDonald’s was “the a “No” vote on March 1. Bob Hatch tipping point.” Of course, we all Bridgton knew the answer. A McDonald’s isn’t an island in a sea of green, it needs a sprawling strip and car-centered traffic to survive. Soon after that, I saw my friend and neighbor Scott Finlayson and he said, “I can’t To The Editor: I think most of us would agree live with myself if I don’t at that we live in the best country least try to do something.” It in the world. Our Constitution was at that moment that I knew provides us with the liberty of I, too, needed to step out of freedom of speech many oth- my comfort zone and do what ers do not enjoy. If there is a I could to stop sprawl in our downside, it is that this freedom town. And it wasn’t long before to publicly express our opinions many others joined in. We had can be done without any regard hundreds sign our petitions and hundreds more from surroundwhatsoever for the facts. In last week’s Opinion sec- ing towns, summer residents and tion, Craig Jud incorrectly states visitors who couldn’t sign but that I “do not vote here” and supported us and thanked us for that my business is “registered” our efforts. What a long strange trip it’s in New Hampshire. It would have only taken Craig Jud a few been. This has never been about minutes to determine the factual one man fighting McDonald’s, content of his letter to the editor. as the opposition has said. This For the record, I am a voter reg- is about people in our commuistered in Bridgton and my comLETTERS, Page 10B
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TOWN OF CASCO
An Information Meeting / Public Forum Monday – February 28, 2011 • 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Casco Community Center 940 Meadow Road, Casco, Maine
1. Welcome & Introductions (Mary Fernandes and Barbara York) 6:30 – 6:40 2. Energy Committee Case Study – Town of Cumberland • Presentation 6:40 – 7:00 • Questions 7:00 – 7:15 3. State Energy Resources – Efficiency Maine • Presentation 7:15 – 7:35 • Questions 7:35 – 7:50 4. Next steps: Discussion & Networking opportunities 7:50 – 8:00 1T8 PUBLIC NOTICE
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TOWN OF DENMARK
TOWN OF NAPLES
BOARD OF SELECTPERSONS The Naples Board of Selectpersons will hold a Public Hearing at their next regular meeting, scheduled for March 7, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Municipal Office Buildings located at 15 Village Green Lane. On the agenda: 1. Application for Renewal of Liquor License for Lake Region Caterers, Inc. 2. An Application for a renewal of Liquor License for American Legion Post #155 and an Application for renewal of a Special Amusement Permit Application also for the American Legion Post #155. Public Welcome. 2T8
Nomination Papers
Nomination papers will be available on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 for the June Town Meeting at the Town Office for the following positions: Selectman, Assessor & Overseer of the Poor – One vacancy (2-year term) Selectman, Assessor & Overseer of the Poor – One vacancy (3-year term) Planning Board Members – Three vacancies (3-year terms) Nomination papers are due in the Town Clerk’s office no later than Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 4 p.m. Town elections will be held Friday, June 3, 2011 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Denmark Municipal Building. The Annual Town Meeting will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at the Denmark Municipal Building. s/Chery Booker, Town Clerk 2T8
TOWN OF DENMARK
PUBLIC NOTICE
TOWN OF RAYMOND
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
The following used equipment is being sold and may be viewed at the Denmark Fire Department, 11 Bull Ring Road, Denmark, Maine 04022 by appointment. (1) 1990 GMC Topkick 7000 Diesel Fire Engine with a 1000 GPM Hale Pump, 1000 gallon tank. The truck was purchased new by the Denmark Fire Department in 1990 and is being retired from service. Please send a sealed envelope with specific description of equipment being bid to Denmark Town Manager, P.O. Box 109 Denmark, ME 04022. Sealed bids will also be accepted until 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at the Denmark Town Office, 62 East Main Street, Denmark, Maine and bids will be publicly opened and read at selectmen’s meeting at 6:30 p.m. Following a review of all bids by the Fire Chief, a recommendation will be sent to the Board of Selectmen. This judgment shall be final and the right is reserved by the Town, through the Board of Selectmen, to reject any or all bids as it may determine where the best interest of the Town would be served. Payment other than cash or bank certified check will be held up to seven days, or until cleared, before releasing equipment. Minimum bid $2,500.00 For more information and to set up an appointment to view the vehicle, please contact Fire Chief Ken Richardson at krichardson@denmarkmaine.org or at (207) 452-2310. 2T7
ROAD POSTING This is to notify you that Raymond will be closing its roads to vehicles weighing in excess of 23,000 pounds on Monday, February 28, 2011 until May 31, 2011. Routes 85, 121, 302 and the Egypt Road will be exempt from this closure because they are State-maintained roads. 29-A M.R.S.A. Sec. 2395. Ball Drive Brown Road Canal Road Cape Road Caton Road Chapel Street Conesca Road County Road Crockett Road David Plummer Road Deep Cove Road Dolimount Road Dyer Road Elizabeth Avenue Frye Road Gay Street Giselle Avenue 1T8
Gore Road Plains Road Harmon Road Pond Road Ledge Hill Road Presidential View Lloyds Lane Raymond Hill Road Lyn Court Ridge Road Mailman Road Salmon Run Main Street Shaker Woods Road Martin Heights Shaw Road McDermott Road Spiller Hill Road Mill Street Tarkiln Hill Road Mountain Road Tassel Top Drive North Raymond Road Tenney Hill Road Panther Pond Pines Valley Road Patricia Avenue Wawenock Road Peterson Road Westview Drive Pine Lane Pipeline Road Nathan White, Public Works Director
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EXPERIENCED COOK — for Ricky’s Diner. Please apply within at 257 Main Street, Monday - Thursday. 2t7x GENERAL MAINTENANCE — helper needed for Camp Encore-Coda in Sweden. May 1st through mid-July, 25-30 hours per week. Basic carpentry skills required. Non-smoking camp. Contact James Saltman: jamie@encore-coda.com. tf7
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NAPLES — Well-maintained oneODD JOBS — by the hour, day, week bedroom, off Rte. 35, thirty-day-notice or job. Call 627-4649. 4t7x lease, no smoking, no pets, laundry on site, quiet setting. $600/mo. incl. heat ROOF SHOVELING — Reasonable & elect. 207-899-5052. tf15 rates, reliable work. Call 743-5120.4t6 BRIDGTON — Second floor, 2-bedHOME CARE — Cleaning, cook- room unit, full bath, eat-in kitchen. ing, errands and more. Experienced Trash, heat and H20 included. Near and responsible. FMI please call Jen- downtown. $700 month. Call 603nifer at 207-595-1542. tf6 494-0325. tf50 EXCAVATING – Have hoe, will NAPLES — 3-bedroom, 1-bath travel. Site work, foundations dug, ranch, full walkout basement. Clean back filling, septic systems, sand, and comfortable. Great location, great loam, gravel. Call Brad Chute, 653- home. NAPLES: 2-bedroom, 1-bath 4377 or 627-4560. tf44 apartment located in duplex on quiet road with upstairs and downstairs. FOR SALE Great space. OTISFIELD: Log home, FIREARMS – Supplies. Buy, sell, 2-car garage, 3-bedroom, 1.5-baths, trade. Wanted, firearms, ammunition full walkout basement. DENMARK: & military items. Sweden Trading 2-bedroom, 1 bath cottage, lake rights Post. 207-647-8163. tf43 to Moose Pond, deck and furnished. All rents need application and secuFIREWOOD – Cut, split, delivered. rity deposit and first month rent when Seasoned $230 per cord, green $180 approved. Call Ralph at Lake Country per cord. Call Wendell Scribner 583- Property Rentals (207) 647-8093. 4202. 10t8x tf45 SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL — HARRISON — Main St., sunny Logger and heat with carbon neutral 1st floor 2-bedroom apartment, fully wood or wood pellets. Purchase a applianced in “like new” condition. Central Boiler outdoor wood furnace Available now at $895 month heat on sale, EPA qualified to 97% effi- included. For information or to apply, cient. 6 0 3 - 4 4 7 - 2 2 8 2 . contact Susan at Heritage Realty, 20712t2x 583-6001. tf36 PLEASE CONSIDER – donating BRIDGTON — Sunny 1-bedroom your leftover garage sale items and efficiency in a nice quiet house in your attic, basement and closet over- a perfect intown location. Walk to flow to Harvest Hills Animal Shelter. everything. $395 + utlities. References For more information, call 935-4358 required. Call Terry, 617-312-5925. ext. 21. Thank you. tf28 3t7 HILLTOP FIREWOOD — BRIDGTON — Furnished 1-bedSeasoned, $220 cord delivered. Call room apartment. Heat & utilities for details, 890-9300. tf31 included. $175 per week plus security tf38 BONE DRY FIREWOOD — $250 deposit. Call 647-3565. per cord; seasoned, $225 per cord. 5” NAPLES — 3-bedroom, 1-bath x 5” round bales, good hay, $50-$60 ranch full walkout basement. Clean each; square bales, $4 and up. Call and comfortable. Great location, great 583-4694. 10t4x home. OTISFIELD: Log home, 2-car 20.5 CU. FT. REFRIGERATOR garage, 3-bedroom, 1.5 baths, full — Black, 2 door, like new, used walkout basement. DENMARK: 2by adults bought June 2008, doing bedroom, 1-bath cottage lake rights kitchen over, ice maker, 2 crispers to Moose Pond, deck and furnished. with hum controls. Reduced to $325 SOUTH PARIS: Great office space OBO Harrison 207-583-4240. 1t8x location great for public access. All rents need application and security BAND-SAW, SHEAR — Press- deposit and first month rent when brake, miller, lathe (both metal and approved. Call Ralph at Lake Country wood). 603-382-5671. See www. Property Rentals (207) 647-8093. tf8 risons.com for images. 3t7x BRIDGTON — 2-bedroom, 2-bath $5 FOR TATTERED – U.S. Flag apartment. Includes everything, W/D, when purchasing new U.S. Flag 3’x heat, electric, water, plowing, trash. 5’ or larger. Maine Flag & Banner, Walk to Food City. $799. 781-963Windham, 893-0339. tf46 1148. tf50 EMERGENCY GENERATORS FRYEBURG — 3-bedroom home, — New standby generators. Install. furnished, fridge, W/D, included, Service. 3 year warranty. All types $1,100 plus utilities. Lease required. of electrical wiring. Mike Bouchard, Quiet & convenient, no smokers or master electrician. Tel. 583-9009. pets. 617-838-1138. 3t6x 5t4x BRIDGTON — Upstairs, 2-bedroom WANTED TO BUY apartment, no smoking. Heat, trash FIREARMS, MILITARY ITEMS and plowing included. $700 month. tf49 — and ammunition, Sweden Trading Call 207-358-0808. Post. 207-647-8163. tf43 NAPLES — 1-bedroom daylight BUYING OLD CARS— and trucks basement apartment, utilities included. for junk, old jewelry, coins, glassware No pets/smoking. References required and furniture. 890-5363, 583-4694. 1st month and security deposit. $550. 3t8x 8t2x 693-5243. 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WEST BALDWIN — Two-bedroom house, carpeted, 2 baths, small loft, washer/dryer/dishwasher. No smoking, no pets, quiet location. $780 per month. 787-2121. 5t4x NAPLES — 3-bedroom house with beach rights, washer/dryer hookup, quiet. Avesta housing OK. $975 heat not included. 857-526-0235. 2t7
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SEBAGO — 2-bedroom mobile home near Nason’s Beach. W/D. No and Mark Lopez. I am tired of (Continued from Page B) pets. $650 plus security and utilities. hearing the personal attacks on FMI 787-2661. 4t5x nity caring passionately about BRIDGTON — 1-bedroom second floor apartment. Utilities included are electric, water heat. Propane for cooking is the renter’s responsibility. First month’s rent $650 and security deposit $650. Call 518-0098. 2t7 BRIDGTON — Walk to downtown. Close to elementary school. 6 rooms newly renovated, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath. Large private yard, appliances, washer-dryer included. First months’ rent, security deposit & references. $800 per month plus utilities. 207-4522585. tf8 SEBAGO — 1-bedroom apartment, carpeted, fireplace, covered patio, lake view, beach nearby, quiet, no smoking indoors, no pets. Includes heat, electric. $790 per month + security. 787-2121. 6t6x
NAPLES — 3-bedroom ranch, 1½baths, 2-car garage. No pets. $1,050 per month. 693-7122. tf6
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NAPLES — 2-bedroom mobile home with 1½ baths. Nice layout. Near LRHS, easy to heat. Available February. $550 monthly plus utilities. Security/lease required. No pets. 2213423. tf4 CASCO — Completely furnished rooms, heat, lights & cable TV included. $100 weekly. No pets. Call cell, 207-838-1181, home 207-627-1006. tf48
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our homeland. In the final days before the vote, be aware of what methods of coercion may be used. Our group, Keeping Bridgton Local, has been open with both who we are and our intentions. I just received a mailing from “Jobs for Bridgton.” Who is that? One man with deep pockets? Walmart? That was the case in Damariscotta, the opposition was funded by Walmart, but at least they were above board about it. The opposition says that if our large businesses can’t expand they will leave. They will certainly leave if businesses 20 times the size of them come in and crush them. They say we need big boxes and formula fast food or we will have higher taxes, but the evidence from many other towns says just the opposite. They have a list of businesses that support them, but there are plenty that don’t (and who knows that they will cease to exist unless these amendments pass) and many who understandably don’t want to take sides so as not to alienate their customers. They say the amendments are too restrictive, but these are the proven methods to combat sprawl. At this critical juncture in our town’s history I urge you to vote “Yes.” Christine Erikson Bridgton
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both of these men. I know them both, and they are good people. The issue, however, is not Mark Lopez versus Scott Finlayson, but rather how can we, the collective citizenship of Bridgton, protect our community’s future by jointly developing strategies, which promote both the town’s heritage and economic growth. I do not believe the members of Keeping Bridgton Local created the formula restaurant ordinance knowing its language would have an adverse effect on attracting new restaurants to town. I believe they wanted to specifically target large multinational fast food chains from altering our scenic landscape. Unfortunately, the language of the proposed ordinance does not make the clear distinction of a fast food restaurant like McDonald’s, Burger King or Wendy’s from establishments like the Black Horse Tavern, Ricky’s Diner or the Venezia Ristorante. Mr. Finlayson clearly believed the new ordinance would not affect Maine-based businesses like Amato’s or Pat’s Pizza, but it became evident during the public hearing that both of these would fall under the prohibition, even though they would be unique to their other locations in a number of different ways. Without mentioning Walmart by name, it was made very clear at the public hearing that this is who the big box store ordinance was written for. It was stated Walmart is developing smaller stores to enter smaller communities and the smallest of their stores is 30,000 square feet. The member of Keeping Bridgton Local wanted to outright block Walmart so they put the size limitation at 30,000 square feet. What if Walmart proposed to our planning board a 29,999square-foot building? The new LETTERS, Page 11B Scott Bailey
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(Continued from Page 10B) ordinance would not block them then. The proposed new ordinance also does not make it really clear of what a big box store really is other than the combined indoor and outdoor retail space cannot exceed 30,000 square feet. I do not believe this ordinance was crafted to prevent current businesses from expanding or to classify establishments like Mark’s Lawn and Garden or Perennial Point of View as big box stores, however, if passed as it is currently written, this is exactly what it will do. I strongly believe to protect our community from irresponsible growth and sprawl both sides of the argument must sit down at the same table with members of the planning board and draft ordinances which require incoming businesses to build to the specifications we establish. Let them come and flourish, but let them come using our guidelines. I urge each and every registered voter in Bridgton to vote “No” on both ordinances as they are written. Only then can we work together on growing our economy without hurting local businesses or our heritage. Bill Macdonald Bridgton
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To The Editor: Once again, the way of life in Bridgton is being voted on. The little town that many years ago was the economic hub of the Lake Region has lost its industry along with a whole lot of jobs. As a lifelong resident of this town, I get really annoyed with the loss of jobs and now this ridiculous proposal to ban chain restaurants and limit retail businesses to 30,000 square feet. It’s bad enough that we lost the knitting mill, the shoe shop and now have a scaled back Dielectric, but now a few people who obviously don’t need a job or have kids that need jobs are trying to keep employment out of this town. The proposed ordinance would limit places like Brill Lumber and Hancock Lumber from expanding. So, when the economy comes back around and say for instance Steve Brill wants to add a building to house more inventory, he sim-
ply can’t do it. So now, Henry Homeowner or a contractor goes to Windham to make his or her purchase. While he or she is in Windham, they buy gasoline, maybe purchase some groceries or swing through the evil McDonald’s for a bite to eat. So after this all plays out, not only did the Town of Bridgton lose more sales, but the person lost probably a couple of hours of production that he or she cannot bill for if they are a contractor. If it is Henry Homeowner that had to go out of town to get materials, he is probably lost a good part of a day off. This proposal would ban chain restaurants. I guess if someone wants to open an antique shop, it is okay (that should employ a lot of people). I have to wonder what some of the people that support this proposed ordinance are thinking? While in line at the drive-thru at Dunkin’ Donuts here in town, my buddy observed and took a picture of a minivan at the pickup window. The minivan had a bumper sticker, which read, “The only Macdonalds we need sells Jeeps.” Seriously? They obviously are very devout in their beliefs regarding banning formula restaurants. For the people that are thinking of voting “Yes” on March 1, please think of the consequences. For all of you folks voting “No” on March 1, thank you, and make sure you get everyone who feels the same to get out and vote. Chris McDaniel Bridgton
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To The Editor: I am writing to urge the residents of Bridgton to go out and vote “No” on March 1. We must seriously consider the damage to this town’s economic future if these referendums pass. Do we want to live in a ghost town? Will that attract tourists? Would that help our future? I don’t believe so. That’s what may be created with these referendums. No a very bright future in my opinion. People need to look at this town’s history. This was a thriving mill town with decent paying jobs that also offered benefits. As one walks down Main Street, consider the empty storefronts, which once housed local busi-
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nesses. There were jobs for local people, but not any more. Why? Because there is not enough here to support them. Do people realize how difficult it is to make a successful business here? One argument by those supporting these referendums is the wages offered by the big box stores and fast food restaurants. Many of the small local businesses offer similar wages because they cannot afford to do otherwise. I agree that Main Street should keep its small town character. I would love to see every storefront filled with quaint locallyowned shops. But, something will need to be here to attract the money. I believe this can be accomplished by bringing bigger, well-known businesses to Routes 302 and 117. Why should local people be forced to drive 20 or more miles for jobs and then spend a good portion of their paycheck on gas when the opportunity exists to keep citizens right here in Bridgton? When people travel for jobs, they tend to shop where they work. If people travel for jobs they are more likely to shop out of town as well. Mr. Lopez is not the bad guy here. He is a responsible developer, who is trying to help this town protect its future. Opportunities like this don’t come along every day. If we don’t allow him to build here, don’t you suppose he, along with other businesses, will go to towns who welcome the opportunity presented? I guess one of my big questions would have to be how local businesses will be able to offer high-paying jobs with great benefits? Where is the money going to come from? There needs to be some attraction businesses for the smaller businesses to succeed. Make Bridgton a place where people want to spend their time and money, instead of Windham and Conway, N.H. The proposed referendums, as written, are not the answers for our town and our future. Vote “No” on March 1 to save the future of Bridgton. Chris Mitchell Bridgton
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To The Editor: I have spent the last two or three weeks talking to young people in full-time, part-time and seasonal jobs about the referendums that will be voted on March 1. My questions were simple and their answers were direct and forthright with a high degree of honesty, and in some cases, very emotional.
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I asked them how they viewed the referendums and how they felt they would be impacted, if at all. The most common response was, “I have been going from this job to others for several years and I wish I could stay with one job. But finding the other job has been getting harder the last few years.” Some said, “We need jobs. These petitions, if they go through, will hurt a lot of people my age.” One young woman said, “This effort to control business from coming to Bridgton is going to limit the chances I have to obtain employment, as my family needs this income to just make ends meet.” One single young mother has to travel a half hour each way in order to obtain fulltime employment and also to be able to have job security. She must set her hours to her child’s school schedule, and in many cases, obtain additional child care when she has to work overtime. If she was able to have a local job, her expenses would be cut back and she would have additional money for local child care and be able to spend more time at home with her son. How many young people do we have in this situation? A young man about 30 indicated that if there was any hope of getting higher paying jobs, that looks like it will not happen. “Who would want to come to Bridgton with this kind of restriction? These businesses would be afraid, waiting for the next shoe to drop. So the best thing for those businesses is to go someplace else.” People are saying that these restaurant jobs are low paying, etc. “Well, they may be low paying, but it is a job and I don’t have one now. I think this is better than where I am now.” This young man has been out of work for a year and a half. A woman in her mid-20s said, “Why is this all happening? We live in this town and an want to work in this town. Some of you older people have come up here to retire and want to make Bridgton a nice place, but please don’t forget that a lot of people still have to make a living and need jobs.” I think what we have here is part of our population that we sometimes forget about or we don’t pay enough attention to. They feel they need employment and they resent anything creating obstacles to this end. Some of us feel that many of you out there hear these young people and with this in mind, I am going to ask you to vote “No” on March 1. Mike Tarantino Bridgton
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without these corporations, do we need them now? Can’t we do better? I know we can, but without these proven amendments on the books these corporations will be here. A “No” vote changes nothing. It supports the status quo. There have been no alternative solutions offered by the “No” vote. None of the “No” vote opposition has provided any data supported by research papers, reports, news articles or examples of towns that demonstrate their position. If the amendments are not passed, how much time will it take to develop and implement zoning, ordinances and form-based codes we desperately need? How many other corporate players are lined up waiting to see how the March 1 vote is decided before they quickly move in? What do we do? Who has the power to control the destiny of Bridgton? The beauty of the citizens’ referendum is that it gives that control to the citizens. You, the voters, have the power to make the difference. The future of what Bridgton will be is in the hands of the voter, not the corporations or the developers. The choice is clear. Do you want Bridgton to continue to be a community where quality of life and uniqueness of place and independence of spirit rules the day or do you sell out and become a town stripped of its character and bereft of marketable attributes. Passage of the amendments will protect Bridgton’s most valuable assets; those that make Bridgton Bridgton. If they fail, it will be business as usual. The corporations and developers win. As Bridgton voters embrace the democratic process and become empowered, please vote “Yes” on March 1. Scott Finlayson Bridgton www.KeepingBridgtonLocal. com
To The Editor: The two amendments being offered up for a citizens’ vote on March 1 are restrictive. They have to be. That is the whole point. All ordinances and amendments are put into place to answer a common need, threat or issue that needs to be addressed. Because Bridgton has vague, weak ordinances and no zoning in place, it becomes so much more apparent that these amendments have to address the situation we all face of uncontrolled development. When going up against multinational corporations who have built thousands of outlets in thousands of communities, one cannot throw up a mush ball. Ordinances and amendments have to have teeth, and they have to be proven and effective. The language of these amendments has worked in hundreds of communities nationwide. Without it, those guys are in like Flynn. There is no compromise when it comes to a multinational corporation. They are very good at getting what they want. All the histrionics, protesting, letter writing and testimony at planning board and board of selectmen’s meetings are all for naught if there is nothing on the books with any teeth with which to direct and control the destiny of our community. The language has to be fair and equitable without discrimination, and if that includes companies that we all know and love, then we have to accept that as a consequence of maintaining the sovereignty of our community at large. The good side of this is that Bridgton is unique and relatively unmolested by multinational corporations’ formula restaurants and big box stores. It gives Bridgton the latitude to attract and foster the one of a kind retail shops, restaurants and other businesses that will enhance the already eclectic character that Bridgton possesses and is in danger of losing. If we let it slip away because a few people will To The Editor: The following is the expressed greatly benefit from selling out our town to the highest bidder, opinion of Fred Packard and not then what we have will be gone of any public board of the Town forever. We have come this far LETTERS, Page 12B
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(Continued from Page 11B) of Bridgton. My ancestors were the founders of the Sandy Creek portion of Bridgton and the Packard family moved here in the 1850s. I believe that my “roots” are here. When I grew up in Bridgton in the 50s and 60s, Bridgton was a hub of commerce for northern Cumberland County. At that time, there were five or more grocery stores, two theaters, a bowling alley, several hardware stores, likewise a similar number of clothing stores and two pharmacies. There were three doctors, a small hospital, two dentists and several insurance agencies and attorneys. The other important factor was jobs were readily available with a shoe shop, knitting mill, a dress shop, several woodturning mills and a budding Pleasant Mountain ski area. Of all of those, today we have the ski area, which is mostly a season-
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another to limit the size of all new commercial retail buildings to 30,000 square feet and not allow any existing businesses to expand if they are over 30,000 square feet. This will solve all of Bridgton’s problems, in their minds. Before we let the pied piper lead us to this promised land of milk and honey, we should look at some of the examples Mr. Finlayson has used. Montpelier, Vt. is the state capital. Its business and income is government and not significantly affected by typical market economics. Montpelier banned formula-based restaurants some years ago. If one drives through the city now, there is no new growth and much of the town needs a facelift and cosmetics. Also, the roads are in need of attention. In the past few years, White River Junction and Barre, which are nearby, are experiencing growth. Ogunquit is on the coast and has individual homes, which pay more taxes than anything
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Fryeburg Family Dental Preventative Dental Hygiene Services Victoria’s Hairitage 19 Portland Street / PO Box 523 One Beavercreek Farm Rd 207-256-7606 www.fryeburgfamilydental.com (top of Packard’s Hill – Rte. 302) Vicki Crosby Owner/Stylist Mountain View Dentistry Jessica Zaidman Color Specialist Dr. Leslie A. Elston 647-8355 Cosmetic/restorative & Family Dentistry 207-647-3628 HEATING MountainViewDentistryMaine.com A –1 Thompson’s Services LLC Cleanings and repairs, Boilers DOCKS Furnaces, Monitors, Oil tanks Great Northern Docks, Inc. New installations, 24 hr burner service Sales & Service Licensed and insured Route 302, Naples 207-693-7011 693-3770 1-800-423-4042 Bass Heating www.greatnortherndocks.com Oil Burner Service Sales and Installations ELECTRICIANS Waterford (207) 595-8829 All Service Electric Thurlow’s Carpet & Home Center John Schuettinger Monitor Heaters Sales & Service Licensed Master Electrician Meadow Rd. (Sandy Creek Junction) Residential, Commercial Alarms Bridgton 647-5562, 800-310-5563 Bridgton Phone 647-2246 www.thurlowscarpet.com A to Z Electric INSULATION “The Boss Does The Work” David S. Gerrish, Master Electrician High Efficiency Spray Foam Residential/Commercial/Industrial Open and closed cell 30+ yrs. exp., Naples 693-6854 Laurie Frizzell - 595-0369 Bouchard Electric Co. Mike Bouchard – Master Electrician Generators All types of wiring Lakes Region 583-9009 D. M. Electric Inc. & Sons Dennis McIver, Electrical Contractor Residential/Commercial/Industrial Licensed in Maine & New Hampshire Bridgton 207-647-5012 J.P. Gallinari Electric Co. Residential - Commercial - Industrial Aerial - Auger - Lifting Service Bridgton 647-9435 McIver Electric “Your on time every time electricians” 221 Portland Rd, Bridgton 647-3664 www.mciverelectric.net
Merlin Bahr – 595-1125 Newhall Construction Blown-in insulation Air-sealing – BPI trained Shawn 743-6379 Western Me. Insulation Co. Blown-in or Rolled – 28 yrs. exp. Free estimates – Fully insured 693-3585 – 7 days-a-week
INSURANCE Ace Insurance Agency Inc. Home/Auto/Commercial 43 East Main Street Denmark 1-800-452-0745 Chalmers Ins. Agency 100 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-3311
R.W. Merrill Electrical Contractor 24 hour Emergency Service Residential & Commercial Harrison 583-2986 Fax 583-4882
Harrison Insurance Agency Full Service Agency 100 Main Street, Bridgton 583-2222
David K. Moynihan Master Electrician Licensed ME & NH Bridgton 647-8016
Oberg Insurance Auto, Home, Business, Life 132 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858
Stanford Electric Commercial, Industrial and Residential Wiring – Generators Naples 693-4595
Southern Maine Retirement Services Medicare Supplements & Prescription Plans Life and Long-Term Care Insurance 150 Main St., Bridgton 1-866-886-4340
Medicare nugget
By Stan Cohen Medicare Volunteer Counselor Most Medicare beneficiaries who have Part D (prescription drug plan) are allowed to change their plan once a year during the annual open enrolment period — which starting this year will be Oct. 7 through Dec. 15. Certain individuals, however, can change their Part D coverage on a monthly basis if necessary. Individuals enrolled in the Federal Part D Low-Income Subsidy (called “Extra Help”), those eligible for both Medicare and MaineCare, as well as those enrolled in Medicare Savings Programs, have an ongoing Special Enrollment Period (SEP). They can change Part D plans on a monthly basis. Note that there are also SEPs available to other individuals to enroll in, switch, or disenroll from Part D and/or Medicare Advantage plans when certain KENNELS Bridgton Veterinary Kennels Boarding Route 117, Bridgton, Me. Tel. 647-8804 Wiley Road Kennels Groom & Board Wiley Rd, Naples 207-693-3394
LAWN MAINTENANCE Chapman’s Lawn & Yard Works Mowing - Cleanup - Brush Cutting Debris removal – Bark mulch Blaine Chapman 647-5255
LOCKSMITH Fryeburg Lock Company Master key systems/auto unlock/rekeying/safe work New installations – 24 hour service Certified – Insured – AAA 207-697-LOCK (5625)
LP GAS Bridgton Bottled Gas LP Gas Cylinders/Service Route 302 Bridgton 207-647-2029 Country Gas, Inc. LP Gas Bulk/Cylinders Box 300, Denmark Tel. 452-2151 Maingas Your Propane Specialist 1-800-648-9189
MASONRY D & D Masonry Chimneys/fireplaces/walks/etc. Fully insured Free estimates Darryl & Doug Hunt 693-5060
MOVING Bridgton Moving Residential & light commercial bridgtonmoving@verizon.net – Glynn Ross 240 N. High St. – 647-8255 – 671-2556 (cell)
MUSIC LESSONS Up Scale Music Studio Piano Lessons – All Levels Composition-Theory-Transcription Evan 647-9599
OFFICE SUPPLIES The Printery General line of office supplies In stock or special orders Rubber stamps - Fax Service - Labels Rte. 302, Bridgton 647-8182
OIL DEALERS Dead River Co. Range & Fuel Oil Oil Burner Service Tel. 647-2882, Bridgton McBurnie Oil/Casco Oil Delivery and Service Denmark, Maine Tel. 207-452- 2151
PAINT Bolster’s Decorating Center California Paint, Wallpaper, Windows Always free decorating consulting Rte. 117 at 302, Bridgton 647-5101
PAINTING CONTRACTORS George Jones Quality Painters Interior/Exterior – Fully Insured Free Estimates Excellent References 207-318-3245 Jerry’s Painting Service Quality Painting – Interior/Exterior Fully Insured – Free Estimates 207-527-2552
PLUMBING & HEATING A Plus Plumbing & Heating Inc. Plumbing Supplies – LP Gas BBQ Gas Grill Parts & Access. Portland St., Bridgton 647-2029 Collins Plumbing & Heating Inc. Specializing in repair service in The Lake Region 647-4436 Ken Karpowich Plumbing Repairs/Installation/Remodeling Master Plumber in ME & NH Over 20 years experience 207-925-1423
PRINTING The Printery Single Color to Multi-Color Business Cards - Letterheads Brochures - Forms - Booklets Wedding Announcements Rte. 302, Bridgton 647-8182
REAL ESTATE Chalmers Real Estate 100 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-3311
designated triggering events occur. More information may be found about these “events” in the Medicare and You booklet (page 73), or online at www. medicare.gov. Stan Cohen, a Medicare Volunteer Counselor is available for free, one-on-one consultations at Bridgton Hospital on Tuesdays from 8:30 to 11 a.m. No appointment is necessary. Alternatively, call the Southern Maine Agency on Aging (800-427-7411) and ask for a Medicare Advocate.
REAL ESTATE Coldwell Banker Lakes Region Properties “At the Lights in Naples” Waterfront, Residential Commercial & Land 207-693-7000 Oberg Agency Residential, Business,Lake Shore Property 132 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858
RUBBISH SERVICE ABC Rubbish Weekly Pick-up Container Service Tel. 743-5417 Bridgton Trash & Rubbish Service Serving Bridgton Weekly pick-ups Tel. 207-595-4606
SELF STORAGE Bridgton Storage 409 Portland Rd 28 units & 4000’ open barn Bridgton 647-3206 JB Self Storage Rt. 5 Lovell, Maine Monthly/yearly secure storage 207-925-3045
SEPTIC TANK PUMPING Bridgton Septic Pumping Free Estimates 647-3356 329-8944 Dyer Septic Septic systems installed & repaired Site work-emergency service-ecofriendly 1-877-250-4546 207-583-4546
SURVEYORS F. Jonathan Bliss, P.L.S. Bliss & Associates Surveying, Land Planning P.O. Box 113, Route 5 Lovell, ME 207-925-1468 Maine Survey Consultants, Inc. Land Information Services P.O. Box 485, Harrison, Maine Off: 583-6159 D. A. Maxfield Jr., P.L.S. Over 10,000 surveys on file Pioneer Surveying & Mapping Services Boundary/topographic/construction surveys Commercial/residential Kenneth Farrar PLS PO Box 368, W Paris ME 04289 674-2351
TAXI SERVICE Two Rivers Transport 24 hr. taxi & delivery service Reasonable rates 877-524-7779 www.tworiverstaxi.com
TOWING Stuart Automotive Free Junk Car Removal 838-9569
TREE SERVICE CARMUR Inc. Logging Specializing in selective cutting House lots cleared 29 years experience – references C. Murphy Silvicultural Tech 647-5061 Cook’s Tree Service Removal-Pruning-Cabling Licensed – Insured 647-4051 Q-Team Tree Service Removal – Pruning – Cabling – Chipping Stump Grinding – Bucket Work – Bobcat Crane – Licensed & Fully Insured Since 1985, Naples 693-3831 or Toll Free 877-693-3831 www.Q-Team.com Rice Tree Service – Sheldon Rice Complete tree service – free estimates Removal-prune-chipping-stump grinding Licensed and insured – Utility and Landscape Arborist Waterford ME – 583-2474
VETERINARY N. D. Beury, DVM Spay/Neuter – Well-pet care North Bridgton For Appointment 583-2121 Bridgton Veterinary Hospital Small Animal Medicine & Surgery Rt. 117, Bridgton, ME 647-8804 Fryeburg Veterinary Hospital Small Animal Medicine & Surgery Route 302, Fryeburg 207-935-2244 Norway Veterinary Hospital Naples Clinic Corner Rte. 302 & Lambs Mill Rd. By Appointment 693-3135
Opinions
Letters
(Continued from Page 12B) Bridgton’s demographics are not promising with the oldest population in Cumberland County, the least population under 35, the highest percentage under the poverty level and #222 on the list of economic communities in Maine. We need to stimulate growth, not prohibit it. We must create jobs. We must start with the basic training ground jobs that grow into much higher paying, career opportunities. If we can attract entry-level jobs and younger people, we
will be able to attract those businesses that need people to train for a workforce for skilled jobs. The petition to limit the size of new and existing stores to 30,000 square feet, including outside display and storage area, was poorly researched. It affects many current businesses that have started here and prospered over the years. Little contact was made with businesses that were already here about their needs and opinions. In my opinion, this shows little concern about the town’s economic wellbeing, present and future, and is an elitist attitude. In summary, Bridgton has taken steps to preserve its Main
does Aubuchon. In Windham, Aubuchon is flanked on one side by Home Depot, and on the other, by Lowe’s. Aubuchon, in the years since the other two opened, is doing just fine. Now, let’s bring it home to Bridgton. Several years ago, just about the time that Hannaford’s decided to build a supermarket here in town, Food City had just begun to expand their store. Many here in town, including myself, thought for sure that Food City was going to go under. Not only did they survive, but they’re thriving to the point that it’s my understanding that they’re about to expand again! A little competition is a good thing. It not only encourages the production of better products, but it also provides jobs. Now admittedly, very few people ever got rich working at McDonald’s. But it’s a great place for high school kids looking for their first job to get their feet wet and get that sense of accomplishment of earning their own money instead of having to ask mom and dad. One last point. At the town meeting, I said something about the town opening itself up to litigation due to the fact that we’ve already allowed other fast food restaurants in, and the argument could be made that we were discriminating against McDonald’s. Our town manager, Mitch Berkowitz, stated that the town has $18,000 set aside for legal fees, but also stated at a previous meeting that this amount would have to be “drastically increased” if the bans are enacted. Now, call me crazy, but didn’t we just get through with public meetings, talking about the possibility of getting rid of our town’s police force and dispatch center and just use county services to try and save money? But here, instead of bringing in tax revenue, and providing jobs, we want to touch a match to tens of thousands of dollars? And for what, to prove a point? That we’re small town and we’re never going to change? My friends, we’re going to change, whether you like it or not. As Fred Packard said, either we’re going forward or we’re going backward. There’s no staying still. Personally, I’d like to see this town move forward To The Editor: for a change. It’s disappointing to me to Bill Vincent see how shortsighted people are. Bridgton Everyone wants to see new business in Bridgton, so long as it’s something they personally want. But as each business tries to come into town, they’re turned To The Editor: When I recently bemoaned away, either by ordinance or public outcry. In effect, we’ve that so much development had made it clear that Bridgton is already taken place on Route 302 into Bridgton and the beauclosed to business. At the public hearings last tiful, charming road into our week, several good points were town was clattered up, I was brought out. The petitioner stated lectured that the 302 corridor that he had talked to just about was supposed to be developed every business here in town, and by business. Imagine you are invited to a they all supported him. I’m a business owner myself, as well house whose charm and beauty as a member of the Chamber of is supposed to bowl you over. Commerce. I know quite a few You are promised fabulous visof the business owners here in tas, views of mountains and town. Not one of the business lakes and a quaint little town! owners I know signed up with You are expectantly waiting at this guy. That’s not to say that the door to be let in. The door no one signed up. I’m saying opens and you are led to a corit’s just not the overwhelming ridor that is littered by posters, majority he made it out to be. vendors and people who want Next, it was brought up that your business. following the town’s compreWill you mutter to yourself hensive plan, fast food chains with disgust? Do you believe have no place in our town, when that you have fallen for a dirty in fact, the Route 302 corridor trick? Look at Bridgton like you was specifically designated for would look at this house. Do just such establishments! Another point brought up was you really want it to look like that to bring in big box stores Windham? Bridgton does need growth, it such as Home Depot, for example, would ruin places like Hayes does need jobs and it does need True Value. I disagree, and so development. To stop Bridgton
Street with the creation of the Village District, which basically goes from the first traffic light to the upper monument. A map is available on the sign ordinance manual at the town office. Newer commercial growth is extending up Flint Street and down Portland Road. This is in our Comprehensive Plan guidelines. We have a good Site Plan Review Ordinance, which protects existing neighborhoods and allows for growth. Bridgton has had three decades of decline in the 70s to the turn of new century. Slowly, we have had some commercial growth. The start was Subway, yes, a formula-based fast food chain, which is now patronized by many of the petitioners. A much-needed second grocery store, Dunkin’ Donuts and a new Paris Farmers Union, to mention a few. This is not rapid growth, but gradual over 10-plus years. The fact is, these jobs have not begun to replace the 500 jobs lost from the closure of the shoe shop and knitting mill. We are losing our under 35 age group because of lack of jobs. You can’t build a promised land if there will be no one wanting to live and work here 20 years from now. The citizens’ petitions are very shortsighted and poorly researched. This leads to the rule of unintended consequences, which many of the letters refer to and give examples of. More balanced economic growth is the most successful path for longrange success. Our ordinances are continually being updated and modified to keep up with state laws and needs of the community. I expect more changes in the following year after this debate. That will be a positive result of all this debate. All communities have a life cycle and Bridgton reached a peak in the 60s and then went into its decline. It has started a new cycle or birth, and it now is poised to start again. Think carefully, don’t throw the baby out with the bath water. Fred Packard Bridgton
Shortsighted
The Corridor
February 24, 2011, The Bridgton News, Page 13B from simply running into the easiest solution of growth, we have to vote “Yes” on March 1. Stop easy solutions, gain time to think how we want Bridgton to look! In my opinion, we should keep the corridor beautiful and use the land behind the corridor to create an industrial park that, if well planned, can be bigger, better and more successful than all haphazardly lined up stores. Bring in the big boxes if you think they can be sustained, the formula restaurants if they believe they can make it, but keep the corridor and downtown Bridgton quaint and appealing so we can maintain what has given us a good support for years: tourism! Bridgton has the opportunity to grow without giving up what made us unique; once we squander it, there is no going back. Ingrid von Kannewurff Bridgton
Still fighting
E-150 van, filled with a piano, guitars, sleeping bags, and four disheveled guys in various states of consciousness — used to say, “You know, they don’t pay us to play music, we do that for free. They pay us to drive the truck and move furniture.” After a long shift behind the wheel, looking for a good rest stop and pulling into a small town, the first thing to cross his mind was not, “Hey, look, steel buildings with cheesy faux dormers and fast food joints,” but rather “Let’s keep going and head on into town and find some local character.” More often than not, there would be a sandwich shop, diner, bakery or bookstore, a place to stretch your legs and explore. Some shade. Maybe drop a few dollars at more than one business. If we had wanted to hang in a parking lot, we could’ve pulled into a Wal-Mart. Please bear in mind, the goose that lays the golden egg in Bridgton is not someone frying burgers on top of a pavedover wetland. The golden egg that makes people want to live here, or stop and visit, is the rural character, wonderful views, quirky small town charm and pristine lakes. And don’t forget the old military adage of not defecating in one’s mess kit. Please vote yes on March 1. Dan Moore North Bridgton
To The Editor: With reference to Gail Geraghty’s article of Feb. 10, 2011, I would like to point out that I have never, tongue-incheek or not, threatened to put an outhouse in my front yard. My comment at the public hearing on Feb. 8 was in reference to a person who did, in fact, invoke her right to do so in a public meeting in Bridgton some 25 years ago. As noted, it appears we are still fighting the same fight. Please vote “Yes” on March 1. Nan D. Beury, DVM To The Editor: In the article, Songo bill Bridgton killed, in the Feb. 11 issue of the Lakes Region Weekly two sides of the issue regarding closing the Songo River Lock were offered. First, my disclaimers: my To The editor: wife and I recently moved perI’m regrettably “from away,” manently to Bridgton. Second, and understand I always will be despite having lived here in I am not an environmentalist, Bridgton since 1975. My hus- boatman, fisherman, businessband and I raised our children man, and have no dog in this here while working and volun- fight. I think I understand the probteering in the community. lem — attack milfoil. The artiChange is inevitable. As cle offered different alternatives people who live in Maine learn as solutions: dredge, put a cover quickly from our distinct seasons, change can happen sub- over the milfoil preventing suntly or dramatically. Wise ones light getting to the plant etc. The prepare for these changes. Cit- remedies culminate in a single izens of Bridgton have repeat- conclusion — funding. I realize edly planned for and voted that raising taxes in Maine is for controlled expansion and worst than spitting in church, growth through approval of so consider this. How about a successive comprehensive “donation” from all concerned? plans. While it would appear When one takes a boat through that various town boards have the Songo Lock, one pays a not followed the recommenda- fee to which would be added tions of those plans, Bridgton a modest donation. A modest voters have the opportunity on donation would be added to a March 1 to ensure that the spirit bottle of motor oil one mixes of those comprehensive plans with gasoline for an outboard prevails. Far from being against motor and so on. Businesses progress, jobs, and growth, the and environmentalists would proposed initiatives preserve kick in so that every interest for our children the “quaint and concerned would be contributcharming” qualities that help to ing these “donations.” This letter might be unrealdraw visitors and companies to istic and/or naïve, but wouldn’t our town. We are each stewards it be nice if this letter acts as of this town for those who will a catalyst to a dialog leading follow us. Regardless of the outcome to creative resolutions. People of the March 1 vote, we must involved in a particular issue all continue to work together tend to “lock on” to their point in a civil and cordial manner. I of view inhibiting “beyond the believe we can embrace the limits” thinking. What are the future, while still preserv- pros and cons of a “donation” ing the richness of our local system to solve the milfoil heritage. I’m convinced my problem? Joseph W. Angelo Bob would have voted “Yes” Bridgton on March 1. That’s how I’ll be voting, too. Thanks for your thoughtful consideration of this issue. Sally Dunning Editor’s note: Over the past Bridgton month, The News has received an abundance of letters regarding two citizens’ initiatives. We applaud our writers for their To The Editor: insightful arguments, for and I have been fortunate in my against the proposed referenlife to earn my living travel- dum questions. ing about as a musician, much One fallout has been our willof it in New England. When ingness to stretch the word limit not traveling for work, it has to allow writers full opportunity also been a real treat to explore to speak their minds. However, the northern New England back starting next week, the 600 word roads by motorcycle. A now count will be enforced. Letters departed friend — from many that exceed 600 will be returned band road trips in an old Ford to the writer for editing. —WR
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Arts & entertainment
Works at MMC
‘Dog Days’ at Edge of Maine
The artwork of Cindy Spencer of Gallery 302 in Bridgton is now on display at Maine Medical Center in the Pavilion Grille and Coffee Shop in Portland. The show features florals and landscapes from the Mount Washington Valley and Maine. Four prints and 15 larger pieces have been hung for this show. All the pieces are transparent watercolors in a loose and impressionistic style. Cindy has studied with many artists, but is grateful to Nan White, a North Conway, N.H. watercolorist, for her patient and continued guidance over many years. She also paints in other mediums, but loves the way watercolors mingle and flow. The natural world around is what inspires Cindy most. Maine’s lakes, the seaside, wildflowers, gardens, trees, mountains — even snow are in her work. Every painting has a personal story and an emotional tug for her. The houses are those of family members; the lake scenes are often from the lake where her family has gathered for generations and the
flowers may be from her own garden. All must be painted at the right time of day to get the best lighting and to beckon her to set up her easel. Visit her show at the Pavilion at Maine Medical Center in Portland through March 13. Visit her work at Gallery 302 in Bridgton throughout the year.
The Bridgton Art Guild is pleased to host a selection of student work from Feb. 26 to March 18 at Gallery 302 in Bridgton. Art students from Lake Region High School, Fryeburg Academy, Oxford Hills High School and the University of Southern Maine will exhibit drawings, paintings, photographs, prints and three-dimen-
sional pieces. The gallery annually provides an opportunity for local students to display artwork selected by their teachers in a professional gallery setting. The teachers are Sandy Arris from Lake Region, Mike Dana and Stephan Pullan from Fryeburg Academy and Cynthia Kugell from Oxford Hills. Shaelin Sheilds, a student
Student Show at Gallery 302
BROWNFIELD — Gay Freeborn, a longtime resident of Brownfield, is showing a collection of inspired paintings entitled, “Dog Days,” at the Edge of Maine Frame and Gallery. They are inspired because of Gay’s love of animals, dogs in particular. They are portrayed in an unconventional way. She captures the essence of an animal by portraying them in their environment in intriguing combinations of poses and light. Her paintings are done in oil on canvas, linen or wood panel and convey with urgency the motion, shape and love she has for the animals. She uses under painting, thinning mediums and thick over painting to sculpt her subjects on the canvas bringing them to life in an unconventional form. Not wanting to be tied to traditional “portraiture,” her work concentrates more on the shapes and movement in the animal, portraying the dogs with an artistic boldness.
Gay’s background as a landscape designer and as an interior decorator gives her an edge in feeling relationships between people and their surroundings. This experience translates into the innate feelings of love and cooperation and companionship between people and their beloved canine friends.
Gay’s subject matter appeals to all and her painting processes make for lively conversation. The exhibit will run through March 19. For more information, call Edge of Maine Gallery (182 Main Street in Brownfield) at 935-2817 or check the website, www.edgeofmaine.com
FRYEBURG — You loved him last year and he is back! The Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center is pleased to announce that Duke Robillard is coming on Friday, March 11, for one show at 7:30 p.m. The founder of Roomful of Blues and an iconic figure to guitarists around the world, Duke Robillard’s encyclopedic command of American roots music has made him indispensable to musicians as diverse as ’30s Kansas City jazz great Jay McShann to modern artists like Bob Dylan and Tom Waits. Called “one of the greats” by B.B. King, Duke has won numerous Blues Music Awards as “Best Blues Guitarist.” Inspired by blues legends like T-Bone Walker, Charlie Patton and Big Joe Turner, Duke
Robillard’s guitar work has seamlessly spanned the worlds of jazz, blues, and swing since he founded the renowned big band, Roomful of Blues, in 1967. Since 1980, Duke has recorded 20 acclaimed solo albums and toured the world both with his own band and also as Jimmie Vaughan’s replacement in The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Most recently, Duke played guitar and toured with music legend Tom Waits. In addition to his own recordings, Duke has played on and/or produced albums by Bob Dylan (1997’s Grammy-winning “Time Out of Mind”), Ruth Brown, Johnny Adams, Kim Wilson, Jay McShann, Pinetop Perkins, John Hammond, Jimmy Witherspoon, Rosco Gordon, Billy Boy Arnold,
Snooky Pryor and many more. Called “one of the great players” by the legendary B.B. King, Duke’s upbeat live performance is a tasteful display of a wide variety of blues styles. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and $15 for students; group rates available to groups of 10 or more. You may purchase tickets by visiting www.fryeburgacademy.org or contacting the box office at 935-9232.
Logging in the Maine Woods, on the series of paintings by Alden Grant, as well as a brief biography of the artist. This book is available for sale in the box office, or you may view the gallery copy on the desk as you enter the gallery. The second featured artist is the French-born, now Maine native, photographer Madeleine de Sinéty. A former illustrator for magazines and newspapers in Paris, she first turned to photography to record the work of the engineers on the disappearing steam trains in France and Germany. This led to a lifetime of photographic projects focusing on people in their daily lives and the changes in their lives through
time. The gallery is displaying her photographs of the life and work of Matt Lord, a horse logger in Chesterville, Maine. The third featured artist is the widely-received, award-winning photographer, Tonee Harbert. His unique black and white photos depict a modern perspective of logging in the Maine woods. Harbert’s work was commissioned by the Maine Museum of Photographic Art and was made possible by a generous grant from the Goldberg Foundation and Down East magazine. The Pace Gallery is free and open to the public Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., or by appointment by contacting 935-9232.
DOG DAYS by Gay Freeborn is on exhibit at the Edge of Maine Frame and Gallery of Brownfield.
Blues guitarist returns to PAC
CINDY SPENCER has work on display in Portland intern from USM, will also be exhibiting. The public is invited to a reception for the students on Saturday, Feb. 26, from 1 to 3 p.m. Gallery 302 is located at 112 Main Street in Bridgton. For more information, call 6472787, or visit www.Gallery302. com
Logging exhibit at gallery FRYEBURG — Check out the fabulous new exhibit featured at Fryeburg Academy’s Palmina S. and Stephen F. Pace Galleries of Art: Logging in Maine…Then and Now. Logging in Maine…Then and Now, is a cooperative exhibition with The Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum and The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts. The gallery is pleased to show the work of three fine artists: painter Alden Grant and photographers Madeleine de Sinéty and Tonee Harbert. Some of the logging equipment that was lent to the gallery by The Rangeley LOGGING IN MAINE is the theme of an exhibit now show- Lakes Region Logging Museum has not been labeled on purpose. ing at the Pace Gallery at Fryeburg Academy. Alden Grant’s 19 color paintings feature the logging camps LOOKING FOR PART-TIME of the Rangeley Lakes region WORK TO MAKE ENDS MEET? of western Maine from 1915 to 1928. The Rangeley Lakes Vote NO on March 1st. Region Logging Museum has Learn the facts: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p65P_nIsA6k published the wonderful book, Paid for by Bridgton Citizens for Responsible Growth
Diary of Anne Frank
CONWAY, N.H. — M&D Productions presents The Diary of Anne Frank, directed by Dennis O’Neil. Shows are scheduled for Feb. 24-26. All performances are at 7 p.m. In this transcendently powerful adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, Anne Frank emerges from the history of WWII a living, intensely gifted young girl, who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horrors of her time with astonishing honesty, wit and determination. Witness an impassioned drama about the lives of eight people hiding from the Nazis in a concealed storage attic. “The Diary of Anne Frank captures the claustrophobic realities of their daily existence — their fear, their hope, their laughter, their grief,” said director O’Neil. Call now and reserve your seat at 603-662-7591. Tickets are $10 for students, veterans and seniors, $18 for members and $25 for nonmembers.
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