Bn09 030217

Remember when...

Burnt Meadow was the site of the Brownfield Skiway?

Denmark Hikers check it out Page 2B

Another nailbiter

Inside News

Laker girls push top-ranked Patriots to limit in semis, again but fall just short

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . 6A Classifieds . . . . . . . . . 5B Country Living . . . 7A-9A

Page 1B

Directory . . . . . . . . . . 6B Obituaries . . . . . . . . . 6A Opinions . . . . . . 6B-10B Police/Court . . . . . 4A-5A Sports . . . . . . . . . 1B-2B Student News . . . . . . 3B Games . . . . . . . . . . . . 9B

Serving Bridgton and the surrounding towns of Western Maine since 1870.

Vol. 148, No. 9

20 PAGES - 2 Sections

Bridgton, Maine

March 2, 2017

(USPS 065-020)

Weather . . . . . . . . . . . 5A

www.bridgton.com

SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS

Public or private funds for food pantry?

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Bob Casimiro created a trust to support the efforts of groups, like Community HELP, that helps those in need.

So, he encouraged selectmen Tuesday night to deny a $7,500 request from the Bridgton Food Pantry for Community Development Block Grant funds.

While Casimiro feels the pantry does admirable work, he believes funding should come from donations and grants from charitable foundations, not taxpayers.

“Of the 601 people who voted $10,000 last year for the food pantry, if each one of them donated

$16.64 instead, it would not have been necessary to use taxpayer money,” said Casimiro, as part of a public hearing regarding proposed CDBG funding projects. He also pointed out that people seen smoking in front of the Methodist Church, home of the food pantry (located in the building’s basement) should give up cigarettes and use that money to purchase life essentials, including food.

Penni Robbins, director of the Bridgton Food Pantry, informed selectmen that this past month, the pantry serviced 97 families the first week, 78 the second week, 76 the third week and 78 this past week.

Leases to bring Naples income

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Budget season is in full swing.

With the audit completed, Naples Town Manager Ephrem Paraschak was able to wrap up a draft of the proposed budget.

The budget draft was copied for the Naples selectmen and for members of the Naples Budget Committee.

On Monday night, Paraschak did not elaborate much on the budget other than to say, “There are very minor increases in the municipal budget” however a reduction in the tax rate is still attainable.

On Tuesday morning, the budget committee met for three hours. The committee’s game plan is to kickstart the process of meeting with department heads.

On Wednesday, Budget Chairman Jim Grattelo provided a summary of the previous day’s meeting.

“Actually, it was really

good and productive meeting,” Grattelo said. “Ephrem’s budget was well prepared. We went over it line-by-line.”

“The overall budget is not going to produce a tax increase,” he said, adding the completed school budget will be a factor in whether the mil rate stays stable.

The budget committee met on Tuesday morning with several department heads such as the fire department assistant chief, the rescue chief and the recreation director, Grattelo said. Meanwhile, Paraschak explained expenditures in other departments, he said.

“We are meeting next Tuesday morning with all the outside agencies. They are getting 20 minutes each,” he said.

“Once, we do that, the budget committee will propose what we believe the budget should be,” he said.

Another committee that has had a full workload is the Naples Ordinance Review LEASES, Page 2A

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — If someone buys the lot, they must clean the yard and demolish the unsafe structures.

Perhaps, the property would be more appealing to buyers if it included a modest turnkey home, one selectman said.

Local elected officials covered the spectrum during a discussion about the future sale of dozens of taxacquired lots.

The goal was to make the parcels appealing to potential buyers. After all, it is better to have taxpayers owning the properties than have the land sit idle.

During the months of

March and April, land owned by the Town of Casco will be up for sale to the public.

The town plans to advertise the sale of 16 pieces of property that it owns through the tax lien process.

Bid will be accepted at the Casco Town Hall through Tuesday May 9. Many of these properties have conditions such as the removal of garbage or unsafe structures.

For more than a year, the Casco Board of Selectmen has been going through a somewhat lengthy and aggressive process of trying to sell the town’s taxacquired lots.

First, the long list was handed off to the Casco LOTS, Page 5A

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Lead found in the paint on the porch of the Grange Hall may have displaced the Casco Head Start Program temporarily.

But, it did not stop the preschool from operating.

Earlier this winter, a firm tested the Grange Hall for the lead paint in building.

Lead levels were present in the paint on the porch of the town-owned building. That health hazard halted the non-

profit Head Start from holding preschool at the Grange any longer.

Currently, the preschool students from the Town of Casco still attend Head Start in the afternoons at the same location as Bridgton Head Start, which runs its program in the morning.

That information is according to Jim Gemmell, the vice president of communications for Opportunity Alliance, the agency which HEAD START, Page 5A

Tax-acquired lots hit market

Casco Head Start moves, for now

“We see 300 to 350 people each week, the ‘working poor’…of which 61 are seniors, many who are disabled. We see very few young people coming in anymore,” Robbins said.

“As for the people smoking cigarettes, they are the volunteers.”

Robbins pointed out that the $10,000 granted last year was used to upgrade pantry freezers, as well as purchase racks to hold produce and bread items. She figures the pantry spends $1,000 to $1,200 per month to purchase food for needy families. Of the $7,500 request, $6,000 would be for food purchases while $1,500 would be used for transpor-

tation costs (working along with St. Joseph Church in Bridgton to move food from the Good Sheperd Food Bank in Auburn to Bridgton).

Robbins noted that remaining funding for food purchases comes from donations. She also pointed out that both local grocery stores — Food City and Hannaford — do outstanding work assisting the pantry.

Free items the pantry is able to secure at Good Shepherd are used in local programs — the backpack program at Stevens Brook Elementary School and a new program launched at Bridgton Hospital to outfit the elderly with a backpack of food upon discharge.

Ursula Flaherty of the St. Joseph Church Food Pantry encouraged selectmen to support pantry efforts.

Selectmen will deliberate on the proposed CDBG grant proposals at their March 14 meeting. What the town will recommend to the county for CDGB funding is due by April 1.

In other selectmen notes: Remembering Earl.

With the passing last week of former selectman Earl Cash Sr., who served three full terms and one 2-year term as well as a member of several town committees, officials paid their respect with a few comments.

Selectman Bob McHatton spoke of when Earl spoke,

his words were like iron.

“He would look at you eyeto-eye, and what he would tell you would be the same thing two weeks later.”

Board Chairman Greg Watkins read a short reflection, saying “I could speak about Earl and the jokes that were ongoing each time we saw each other, or the many stories of Korea and being in the service, or his time spent with Central Maine Power, all of which he would tell with such animation. However, tonight I would like to reflect on the countless hours over time that Earl gave to his community…After his years of service on the selectboard, Earl BRIDGTON, Page 10A

School report: No real surprises

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer As Principal Erik Good flipped through the 102-page report filed by a visiting accreditation team, he saw no real surprises.

In his brief tenure at Lake Region, Good quickly discovered a strong school culture and leadership existed.

He also knows the school is undergoing a major transition in regards to curriculum, moving toward “proficiencybased” learning. Students will need to prove they have mastered a skill before moving ahead to the next chapter of their education.

As school board members will review findings by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), Good and his staff will continue their march to make Lake Region a top-flight educational institution.

“There was no surprises as to what they had to say,” Good told directors at Monday’s board meeting held at the Lake Region Vocational Center.

“They said what I expected them to say. They cited work SUN ON OUR SIDE — Fred Garbo, co-owner of Garbo-Kane LLC Integrated Solar that we already know we need Builders, talks about solar energy with a potential customer during the Home Energy to do.”

Fair in the Naples Town Gymnasium on Saturday.

(De Busk Photo) MAKE-UP, Page 3A

Fair helps energize residents

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Everyone who had a booth at the Home Energy Fair was ready to talk about their product.

Everyone had their spiel.

Given that the topic was conserving energy for the homeowner, people were all ears.

About 100 people attended the fair, according to an organizer at the door. He said the majority of those people stopped in during the first two hours that the fair was open.

Ecomaine Environmental Educator Katrina Venhuizen said area residents were very interested about what happens to their household trash after it is dropped off at local transfer sites. Most residents who came to the fair lived in the communities that ecomaine serves, she said.

The ecomaine booth had many examples of products made from recycled trash including a flying disc, a bowl, a baseball cap and a super soft hoodie. All of it was produced from rubbish.

Also, it was news to people that plastic wrapping and

plastic bags pose problems when thrown into the recycling bins.

“We can no longer take plastic bags,” Venhuizen said. “They get jammed in our machines.”

Those include wood pellet bags, bread bags and potato chip bags. She referred people to the website plasticfilm.org to learn where to drop off the plastic materials. Actually, many grocery stores have drop-off centers for nonrecyclable plastics, she said.

She said one important message is that ecomaine offers free educational outreach programs that are ideal for school children, scouting troops and businesses.

Not only does she go to the communities that ecomaine serves but also civic groups and students can tour the Portland-based facility.

Venhuizen was excited that some local teachers attended the fair and did some networking with her.

“It’s a great field trip idea,” she said.

Hopefully, the sun is shining on that day.

Probably, the most atten-

tion-grabbing booth was the one with a giant inflatable sun behind it.

“This is our first energy fair,” Fred Garbo said.

Norway resident Garbo is the co-owner of GarboKane LLC Integrated Solar Builders. He paired up with Shawn Kane, of Otisfield, to start the business a few years ago.

While the earth’s sun assists people in harnessing energy via solar panels, a computer assisted Garbo in explaining the product to fairgoers.

“It has been great. We’ve met some wonderful people wanting to change their lifestyle,” Garbo said.

He cited some example of business owners and individuals who have successfully explored solar options.

He was particularly proud of the products sold by Garbo-Kane, particularly the dual-axis solar trackers. The trackers swivel, he said.

“The trackers follow the sun like a sunflower they move with the sun,” he said.

“They require fewer panels.”

The most frequently asked question he heard from people attending the fair was about the costs, he said. The federal government offers a tax credit on 30 percent of the cost of solar panels or solar trackers, he said.

He informed people about community solar farm options — if they do not have room on their property. Also, he talked about how Central Maine Power offers energy credits to customers who use solar power.

FAIR, Page 2A

The Bridgton News Established 1870

P.O. Box 244, 118 Main St. Bridgton, ME 04009 207-647-2851 Fax: 207-647-5001 bnews@roadrunner.com

Area news

Page 2A, The Bridgton News, March 2, 2017

Naples sand pile stands tall

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Apparently, sand is not spread at the same speed on all roads.

In other words, different roads require different amounts of sand to be safe to drive on, according to Naples Town Manager Ephrem Paraschak.

“Less for paved roads that dry after being plowed and more for dirt roads that refreeze and get slippery,” he said.

The town manager gave the Naples Board of Selectmen an update on the town’s sand status at the request of Chairman Bob Caron II on Monday night.

Despite a winter with repeated snow, sleet or rain events, “the sand pile is in good shape,” Paraschak said.

“We are doing well,” he said. “Other towns…use a lot more than us. They have different road makeups than we do.”

In fact, the sand that was in the shed last year is still untouched, Paraschak said. He said this observation was obvious to the eye since the older sand is a different color than the more recent deliveries.

Not only is the Town of Naples using less sand, but also the town has a surplus of winter maintenance money.

“I would ask the board to use the money from last year and from this year to fill the sand shed,” Paraschak said.

Sand is a worthwhile investment that does not have a shelf life and will not go to waste.

“It doesn’t go bad,” he said.

Currently, there are “1,000 yards in the shed,” he said.

“P&K (Sand and Gravel, Inc.) has been putting it up through the winter. It was never in danger of running out,” he said.

In a related matter, the Naples Fire and Rescue Department has been offering a senior sand program this winter. NFRD personnel on duty have been helping elderly residents by providing them with pre-filled spackle (2½ gallon) buckets or by shoveling sand from the kiosk into buckets in their vehicles.

Paraschak said to his knowledge only a few people have asked for the service.

“It is a great program. It’ll get more use next year once the word gets out,” he said.

In a weather-related topic, the roads were posted on Tuesday morning.

On Monday, Paraschak notified the companies that would be impacted by the posting.

“Obviously, the weather is wreaking havoc with our roads, even those recently paved,” he said.

ECOMAINE IN THE MIX — Katrina Venhuizen, environmental educator for ecomaine, talked to lots of residents whose trash eventually ends up at the ecomaine facility.

About 10 businesses and agencies hosted booths at the Home Energy Fair in Naples on Saturday.

(De Busk Photo)

Leases to bring income

(Continued from Page 1A) Committee (ORC). That group has been modifying the language of the Sign Ordinance.

The committee has been getting together bi-monthly since the end of summer.

Selectman Kevin Rogers, who has served on the ORC for seven years, brought the board up to speed on the Sign Ordinance.

“The Sign Ordinance — it’s not far off, another meeting or

two. Then, we’ll coordinate a meeting with the selectboard,” Rogers said, adding a public hearing will be held before Town Meeting in June.

Paraschak spoke regarding the proposed Sign Ordinance.

“There have been one or two business owners who have asked about the Sign Ordinance,” he said. “Nothing is set in stone. We are open to comments. Any comments that people have are wel-

Bridgton United Methodist Church PO Box 207, 114 Main St., Bridgton, ME 04009

Pastor Cathy Cantin – phone 647-8380 Worship, Nursery & Sunday School through grade 5 Sunday, 11:00 a.m.

Community Bible Study – Wednesday, 1:00 p.m.

Food Pantry – Tues., 11:00 a.m. (FMI Penni Robbins 318-4467)

— VESTRY AVAILABLE FOR RENT —

1st mo.

Kathleen of Bridgton

Renew Your Skin & Spirit Licensed Aesthetician Certified LaStone Therapist

come.”

The town manager stressed that there would be a public hearing for the proposed ordinance before it appears as a warrant at the Town Meeting.

Resident Jim Grattelo suggested that the Town office send postcards or letter to all business owners, reminding them of the public hearing — when a date is set.

Rogers said that public input has sometimes shaped the ordinance and is always shared with the committee.

“Every time we have a meeting, she (Code Enforcement Officer Renee Carter) shares comments from the community,” Rogers said.

“It does change. Every week, it changes.”

It has been the consensus of the selectmen not to add any requests for ordinances to be clarified or changed until the Ordinance Review Committee finishes with the Sign Ordinance.

Meanwhile, a couple of town committees are still

1st,3rd

55 Main Street, Bridgton, ME www.KathleenofBridgton.com

Body Treatments

(Continued from Page 1A) “Most people had an understanding of why they wanted solar” energy products, he said.

At the booth for Renewal

by Andersen, a window replacement company that is an arm of Andersen Windows, sunshine is needed for the free giveaway. The Andersen representative was handing out of forget-me-not seeds. The flower seeds were attached to tiny garden stakes, which were made from 100 percent compostable plastic.

Maine home owners sometimes receive rebates for weatherizing their home.

Doing so has its own payoff.

Replacing windows is one form of insulation that can result in stretching heating costs for homeowners. Heat is no longer lost through poor quality or ill-fitting windows.

Another booth that

addressed windows was WindowDressers, which is a nonprofit that coordinates its work with Opportunity Alliance by providing insulating window inserts to Maine residents who qualify.

The window frames are made from locally sourced pine, according to Dianne Smith.

The costs are kept to minimum by using dozens of volunteers who show up at community build days, she said. In fact, a community build is scheduled to happen in Bridgton sometime in October.

“Our target is leaky windows in Maine’s housing stock, the oldest in the nation.

Inserts offer an inexpensive alternative to window replacement,” according to the website’s mission state-

30 North High Street Bridgton, ME 04009 207-647-9009

Skin Care

1st mo

Ministering the Historic Reformed Christian Faith

Daylight Savings Time Begins

Now is the time to change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.

Set your clocks ahead one hour Sunday, March 12.

2T9

Sunday Worship 9:30 A.M. Sunday School 11:05 A.M. Visit us online ~ www.pmopc.org

ment.

“People sign up to have window inserts put in. We go into the home and take measurement with a laser. Every window is custom fit,” Smith said.

A window insert “stops condensation, keeps heat from escaping house and cuts down on drafts,” she said.

“Plus, window inserts protect the environment because homeowners spend less on fuel.”

Smith said she engaged in some networking for upcoming community builds since she was trying to drum up a volunteer base.

“Churches are great at working with us,” she said.

Having a presence at the Home Energy Fair “was well worth the drive from Rockland,” Smith said.

CHANGE YOUR CLOCK – CHANGE YOUR BATTERY

PLEASANT MOUNTAIN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

207-647-3370 Facials

Fair energizes residents

THE BRIDGTON NEWS (BRIDGTON NEWS CORPORATION) Established 1870

grammygeekstephanie@gmail.com

P.O. BOX 244 • BRIDGTON, ME 04009 207-647-2851 207-647-8166 Fax: 207-647-5001 TF40

TF7

Father and son lawn care and more

Publisher & Editor.............................................Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writers....................................Dawn De Busk, Perri Black Advertising ..........................Eric C. Gulbrandsen, Ken Murphy Circulation & Classified.........................Elaine Rioux, Manager Production......................................Sonja Millett, Brad Hooper ...........................................................................Lorena Plourd

Roger Keith

207-595-8812

381 Harrison Road, Naples, Maine 04055

snowblowing, shoveling, roof raking, trash and junk removal, tree cutting, splitting and stacking and more.

4T6X

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, OVER 100 SIGNS, ANTIQUES, ELECTRONICS, JEWELRY, COINS, AND MORE!!!

MONDAY, MARCH 6TH, AT 5 P.M. DOORS OPEN AT 3 P.M. FOR PREVIEW OXFORD AMERICAN LEGION HALL 112 KING ST. (RT. 121), OXFORD, MAINE THIS WILL BE A LARGE AUCTION FEATURING GREAT ANTIQUE PORCELAIN SIGNS, NEON SIGNS, TIN SIGNS, WOOD SIGNS, GOOD QUALITY GUITARS, VINTAGE KAY GUITARS, AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS, A GOOD VINTAGE WUNDERLUST FRENCH HORN, VINTAGE ELECTRONICS LIKE SANSUI RECEIVERS, HUNDREDS OF ALBUMS, VINTAGE ARCADE GAME, ANTIQUE PUMP ORGANS, STERLING JEWELRY, COINS, ANTIQUE AND COUNTRY ITEMS, QUALITY FURNITURE LIKE A GOOD GOVERNOR WINTHROP SECRETARY, VINTAGE TOYS, COMICS, “MAD” MAGAZINES, ART WORKS, COLLECTABLES, SPEAKERS, LENOX CHINA, RARE BEATLES 45S AND A RARE MACCAFERRI GUITAR. DON’T MISS THIS ANNUAL EVENT…MONDAY, MARCH 6TH, AT 5 P.M. TO VIEW HUNDREDS OF PICTURES GO TO AUCTIONZIP.COM AND LOOK UP THE BROKEN GAVEL IN MAINE. TERM AND CONDITIONS: EVERYTHING SOLD “AS IS” WITH NO GUARANTEES. ALL LISTINGS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR ERRORS. 15% BUYERS PREMIUM. 5% DISCOUNT FOR CASH PAYMENT. 5.5% MAINE SALES TAX COLLECTED UNLESS YOU HAVE VALID RESALE CERTIFICATE ON FILE WITH US. ALL SALES FINAL. AUCTION RUN BY THE BROKEN GAVEL AUCTIONS MICHAEL KENT AUCTIONEER #AUC1529 SOUTH PARIS, MAINE 207-595-4873 1T9X

Looking for Antique/ Quality Firearms to buy or accept on consignment in retail store.

Contact Bob Caron Sr. at retail store, Tuesdays or Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 207-892-0274 or 207-892-0275 or cell 207-650-4075 Also available for appointments

PRINT EDITION TF46

l i n e es n i F

ONLINE DIGITAL EDITION

TELL ‘EM You’re bringing it to Finelines.

HAD AN ACCIDENT?

Maine State Law Let’s YOU Decide who’s fixing your vehicle!

Need a recommendation?

Ask Your Neighbor!

Route 302 • 1866 Roosevelt Trail • Naples Ray Hansen • Mark Bridges • Mike Gordon

6 MOS. $18.99 (incl. tax) in state $19 out of state 1 YEAR $32.71 (incl. tax) in state $33 out of state 2 YEAR $62.25 (incl. tax) in state $61 out of state Call or send check

1 MONTH $3.75 6 MONTHS $15.95 1 YEAR $28.95 Sign up ONLY online at bridgton.com

Auto Body

er! mb e m Re

The Bridgton News (USPS 065-020) is published Thursdays at 118 Main Street, Bridgton, Maine. Periodicals class postage at Bridgton, Maine. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Bridgton News, P.O. Box 244, Bridgton, ME 04009

SUBSCRIPTIONS

TF13

LARGE AUCTION

general email: bnews@roadrunner.com editor email: bnewseditor@roadrunner.com display advertising email: bnewsads@roadrunner.com website: bridgton.com

CREDIT & DEBIT CARDS ACCEPTED

ADVERTISING DEADLINES DISPLAY AD DEADLINE IS FRIDAYS AT 4:00 P.M. CLASSIFIED LINE ADS IS MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Advertising Representatives are on the road Thursdays.

They are available at The Bridgton News office on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

MEMBER OF MAINE PRESS ASSOCIATION

Area news

March 2, 2017, The Bridgton News, Page 3A

Make-up plan: Add 1 hour to the school day

#F8564A

ry learning expectations (more inquiry-based approach).

Other improvement areas included teaching techniques, assessing methods and curriculum.

In other school board news: How to make up snow days? With SAD 61 owing three school days due to snowstorm cancellations, district officials have decided to eliminate a teacher workshop day set for March 3, as well as extend the school day by an hour the weeks of March 13 and March 20.

Superintendent Smith said April 14 was another day the 1 HOUR, Page 10A LRMS PLAY CAST — Back row, left to right Rachel Hall (Drama Club advisor), Freedom Potter, Justice Cole, Tyler Lafontaine, Rebecca Caron, Emeline Akeley, Jadyn McGinn, Angel Caracciolo, David Delvecchio, Shanell Acker, Alizah Girard and Brian Tingdahl (Drama Club advisor); third row, Allison Baker, Carly Dyer, Brooke Toole, Samantha Creaser, Norah Tafuri, Riley Kennedy, Fiona Murphy and Ian Smith; second row, Trinity Atwood, Kaytrien Hall, Kelsey Bennett, Sydney London, Abigail Scarlett, Madison Maggs, Kate Rose, Annie O’Connor and Pam Sargent; front row, Carly Scribner, Emily Rock, Madison Martin, Kate Akeley, Colin Murphy, Hope Manchester and Sydney Mushrow. See review and more photos on Page 3B.

(Photos by Kevin Murphy) PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF CASCO

14,991

Power Windows, Power Locks, Power Mirrors, Leather Seats, BackUp Camera, Balance of Warranty

2013 Volkswagen Beetle 2.5L

#G6152B

15,500

$

#C4975B

Convertible Top, Heated Leather Seats, Power Windows, Power Locks, Power Mirrors

2012 Jeep Wrangler Sport

19,499

$

Snowshoeing For snow conditions and hours of operation check

SNOCOUNTRY.COM

The Casco Selectboard will hold a public hearing at the Casco Community Center, 940 Meadow Road, Casco, Maine, on March 14, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. to review an application for a malt, spirituous and vinous liquor license by Migis Lodge, Inc., d/b/a Migis Lodge, located at 30 Migis Lodge Road, South Casco, Maine.

2T9

2015 Chrysler 200C

$

X-C SKIING

PUBLIC HEARING March 14, 2017 Casco Community Center 7:00 p.m.

One-Owner, Automatic. Soft Top, Balance of Warranty

TF36

647-2425

Rte. 107, S. Bridgton

2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport 4X4

G5196B

26,000

$

Hard Top, Automatic, Balance of Warranty

2013 Chrysler Town & Country Touring

#H6557B

16,500

$

One-Owner, Heated Leather Seats, Back-Up Camera, Navigation, Loaded, DVD

2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo

#G0866B

19,991

$

FIVE FIELDS FARM

Power Windows, Power Locks, Power Mirrors, Automatic, 4X4

#5497B

TF1

(Continued from Page 1A) Based on their findings, NEASC has accredited the school, SAD 61 Superintendent Al Smith reported.

While Good plans to go more in-depth with directors, possibly at a workshop meeting regarding what steps will be taken to address various recommendations by the NEASC visiting group, he gave a quick overview. Key points were: • Lake Region earned 65 commendations. Most commended was school culture and leadership (16), while the category receiving the fewest was instructional (6).

The school was cited for special events, technology resources such as Infinite Campus (where parents can check on student grades) as well as student interaction with the community.

From a programming standpoint, the school received kudos for its support efforts such as a 35-minute period in the middle of the day when students can meet with teachers to find out areas they need to work on.

The school was also cited for work done by staff members in Special Education, custodial, library media, school counselors and school nurse.

• The report included 46 recommendations. Most was in the area of assessment (10) and curriculum (nine). The least was school leadership (three).

From a physical plant standpoint, the visiting team felt improvements are needed in the science lab, music room and locker room, connected to the gym.

On the educational front, the team encouraged continued work toward proficiency-based learning, as well as gearing curriculum toward 21st centu-

2014 Dodge Charger SE

14,494

$

Power Windows, Power Locks, Power Mirrors, Automatic, Balance of Warranty

2015 Ram 2500 Power Wagon 4X4

#G3334B

31,749

$

#G8116C

2009 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ

10,999

$

One-Owner, V8 Hemi Engine, Power Windows, Power Locks, Power Mirrors, Tow, Bedliner

Heated Leather Seats, Sunroof, OnStar, Remote Starter, Memory Settings

456 Portland Road, Bridgton, ME • 207-647-3304 • www.macdonaldmotors.com Disclosure: Price excludes tax, title & doc fee. See Dealer for complete details. Not responsible for typographical errors.

1T9

Page 4A, The Bridgton News, March 2, 2017

On the Bridgton Police blotter

Faces arson charge HARRISON — A Harrison man has been charged with arson (Class A) following a barn fire last Friday night.

Dathan Wakefield The Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office Monday arrested Dathan B. Wakefield, 44, and charged him with two counts of arson.

Wakefield’s arrest follows a fire that damaged a barn at 1073 Edes Falls Road in Harrison on Friday night.

Fire investigators said the fire started on the outside of the barn and firefighters were able to stop the blaze from seriously damaging the building.

The barn was attached to the home of Michael Giguere, who was home at the time. A neighbor spotted the fire and called Giguere, who escaped the blaze without injury.

Investigators say Wakefield and Giguere know each other and there is a long running dispute between the two men.

Wakefield was taken to the Cumberland County Jail.

Fryeburg Police

1T9

These items appeared on the Fryeburg Police Department log (this is a partial listing): Monday, February 20 1:30 a.m. Police assisted the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office with a call on Old State Road.

12:40 p.m. Police conducted a welfare check at a Maple Street residence.

1:16 p.m. A motor vehicle crash occurred on Main Street.

7:50 p.m. Police assisted fire personnel with a call on West Fryeburg Road.

Tuesday, February 21 10:17 a.m. A theft at a Portland Street business was investigated.

3 p.m. Police responded to a complaint on Cobb Street.

9 p.m. A report was filed regarding a civil issue on West Fryeburg Road.

11:13 p.m. Police assisted a citizen on Smith Street.

Wednesday, February 22 12:41 p.m. Police investigated a terrorizing report at a Main Street business.

1:19 p.m. A harassment complaint on West Fryeburg Road was checked.

5:22 p.m. Police responded to a report of a subject contemplating personal harm at a Main Street business.

10:53 p.m. A littering complaint on Evergreen Lane was received.

Thursday, February 23 1:33 p.m. Police investigated a reported domestic disturbance at Belair Estate Road.

POLICE, Page 5A

YOUR LOCAL

Auto Body Collision & Painting Tires • Car & Truck BRIDGTON’S Accessories ONLY

Trailer Hitches & Accessories Sales & Installations

Ask About

Police news

Member Dale McDaniel, Owner Phone: 207-647-8134 Fax: 207-647-4314 487 Portland Rd., Bridgton, ME 04009

SALES & INSTALLATION

WE REPAIR ALL MAKES & MODELS

TF48

These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing): Monday, February 20 11:07 a.m. A Hio Ridge Road resident informed police that someone strung some type of wire alongside her driveway and it was partially blocking her property. Police found that it was a FairPoint line, and it was below normal height standards. Officer McCormick advised the resident to contact FairPoint Communications.

11:38 a.m. Officer McCormick responded to a reported snowmobile accident off Dugway Road. The driver accidentally struck a tree near the trail’s end. The female driver was evaluated

by United Ambulance personnel, and declined to go to Bridgton Hospital for a full evaluation. She initially reported to emergency dispatch that she was unable to feel her legs. A game warden was also dispatched to the accident scene, and found all parties had current and active registrations.

12:34 p.m. Police requested that a sheriff’s deputy be sent to a subject’s residence to inform him to stop making harassing phone calls to the hospital, seeking pain medication after his treatment there had been terminated.

12:55 p.m. A caller claimed someone had plowed his Warren Street driveway while he was away on vacation and caused extensive damage to garage doors and landscaping.

5:22 p.m. A Harrison Road resident had questions about a neighbor burning trash. The caller planned to check with the code enforcement officer the next day.

6:23 p.m. An out-of-state property owner received a call from a renter, who had found a pill bottle with marijuana inside it, apparently left behind by a previous tenant, and was concerned about “getting in trouble.” Officer Muise told the property owner to have the renter contact police, and an officer would dispose the marijuana.

8:16 p.m. Officer Muise responded to a simple assault report at Sawyer Circle. Upon arrival, Officer Muise met a female subject, who had a “strong odor of intoxicants on her breath,” outside. She claimed another resident told her to “go back to her own country.”

The other party wanted to press assault charges.

10:06 p.m. Police received a report of subjects yelling at passing motorists on Harrison Road.

Tuesday, February 21 1:42 p.m. A caller requested to speak to an officer regarding a traffic ticket issued to her in 2012.

9:26 p.m. Police attempted to locate a silver SUV, which reportedly was traveling on the wrong side of the road (South Bridgton Road) and later went into a snowbank, but was able to return to the roadway.

Wednesday, February 22 1:13 a.m. A Waterford Road resident in Harrison reported hearing yelling outside his home and earlier heard glass breaking.

9:42 a.m. Police found a male subject, who had trouble standing, on Main Street. Police say the man was intoxicated, and rescue personnel transported him to the hospital for evaluation.

10:17 a.m. A female caller requested to speak with a patrol supervisor claiming she had allegedly been sexually assaulted at a Bridgton location and an officer refused to take a report. Officer Jones handled the call.

1:25 p.m. A caller reported observing two snowmobile operators crossing Sandy Creek Road in an “unsafe” manner.

1:47 p.m. A North Bridgton Road resident questioned whether a theft occurred when a subject hired him to work on a “project,” had paid some money, but later informed the caller that there wasn’t enough money to finish the “project.” A day earlier, the suspect showed up at the shop and picked up “the project” and promised to pay the caller what was owed. The suspect failed to make the payment.

3:03 p.m. Officer Reese responded to a two-vehicle crash on Main Street, in front of the Magic Lantern Theater.

One driver pulled out of a parking space and her car struck the side of another vehicle.

Thursday, February 23 11:48 a.m. A Sawyer Circle subject claimed to be receiving harassing texts from an unknown individual.

12:05 p.m. A North Bridgton Road resident reported he received a fraud call from a subject who threatened to burn down his home.

3:34 p.m. A caller reported a hit-andrun collision on Mountain Road. Officer Reese responded.

5:44 p.m. A vehicle struck a deer while traveling on Harrison Road. Air bags deployed.

Friday, February 24 9:45 a.m. A delivery truck backed

into a pickup truck on Muirfield Drive.

5 p.m. A caller inquired what the legal age is for her kids to be left home alone at night.

7:44 p.m. Officers Jones and Gaumont were sent to a Portland Road location, where a man and woman were reportedly fighting. After interviewing all parties involved, police charged a female with domestic violence assault.

Saturday, February 25 10:28 a.m. Officers McCormick and Emery responded to a report that a former employee was at a local store and was trying “to work.” Police were told the subject had not worked at the store for 20 years. After talking to the man, police contacted United Ambulance and asked rescue personnel to evaluate the subject.

12:35 p.m. Police received a call requesting a mother be removed from a South High Street location. When police arrived, the woman had already left the premises.

3:57 p.m. Officer Muise responded to a criminal trespass complaint on Hio Ridge Shores.

4:18 p.m. Officers Muise and Gaumont responded to a report of a male armed with a firearm and acting suspicious at the hospital. Police were approached by the subject, who was holding a computer bag, in the parking lot. After a conversation, police transported the subject to his home.

7:46 p.m. Officer Gaumont handled a theft report in the Shawnee Peak lower parking lot. A subject had left his wallet in the unlocked vehicle, and when he returned over four hours later, the wallet was missing.

10:22 p.m. Police intervened between two tenants involved in a dispute at Sawyer Circle.

Sunday, February 26 9:57 a.m. A subject voiced concerns regarding two “pit-bull” like dogs, that ran toward him while he was walking his dog near Frances Bell Drive. Police checked the area, but were unable to locate the dogs. The animal control officer was notified.

12:21 p.m. Police checked the wellbeing of two females found sleeping in a vehicle parked in the back end of the Food City parking lot.

12:45 p.m. Wind knocked a tree down at the intersection of Sandy Creek Road and Home Run Road. Fire department personnel cut down the tree and removed it from the roadway.

Opioid dependence treatment: success story

By Jennifer Smith, DO North Bridgton Family Practice As a local physician providing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) with buprenorphine for opioid dependence, I am often asked: How do we prevent and treat substance abuse?

Being a female and having a special interest in caring for pregnant mothers who are addicted, I feel the answer in part comes from these women.

Some of the women I see come from families where substance abuse was commonplace, a way of life, and they are working to break that cycle. For many of these women, their pregnancy and children is what drives them into treatment and into sobriety. Their own courage and caring for their healthy newborn, keeps them there.

A few weeks ago, I was meeting with a female patient who has been in our medication-assisted treatment program for about 1 1/2 years.

She had being doing very well, but at this visit, she started to cry. As a provider, I start-

ed fearing the worst: relapse, abuse, loss of her job, etc.

Instead, she was overcome after just leaving her closing appointment for the purchase of her first home. She was so overwhelmed and thankful for the many things she had accomplished, all she could do was shed happy tears.

During time in her treatment program, she regained custody of her children, obtained a great job and was now buying her first home.

I too was thankful to be part of this life-changing process with her.

Since 2011, the Bridgton Hospital Maternity Unit has helped to provide assistance to pregnant women in need of treatment. Prior to this time, our Obstetric (OB) nurses realized that we were caring for these women their entire pregnancy, then sending them to larger hospitals to deliver their babies. All of our OB nurses are now trained in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) scoring, which is a withdrawal scoring system for newborns exposed to opioids or buprenorphine

(subutex). Only infants with high scores need to be transferred to a larger hospital with a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Between 2011 and 2015, we have delivered 23 babies born to mothers taking buprenorphine during their pregnancy, and only five have needed to be transferred to a higher level of care for treatment. I feel the personalized services, support and education theses families receive from our small and attentive Maternity Unit is largely responsible for these good outcomes.

As soon as a pregnant woman enters our MAT program, she is enveloped with care from all modalities. Our coordinated program provides: counseling services through Crooked River Counseling, MAT (buprenorphine) through our office, Obstetric care through Bridgton OB-GYN and the Maternity Unit, a pain management plan through our Anesthesia Department prior to labor, and a meeting with our Pediatrics Office to review

Jennifer Smith, DO

the NAS scoring and expectation of their newborn’s stay.

Bridgton Hospital is one of only a few rural hospitals in the state providing this level of care for opioid dependent mothers and I am proud to be a part of it.

No single approach or group will solve the opioid crisis, but as this story illustrates, when caring people work together the outcomes can be a real success.

Other local opportunities to intervene with success also exist and Lakes Region Substance Abuse Coalition (LRSAC) seeks community volunteers with time and talent, to help. Recovery experience is valued. Financial contributions are also being sought. Any amount is graOPIOID, Page 5A

– General Contractor – Custom Designer & Builder Waterfront/Residential Construction TF9

Bridgton, ME 207-647-3883 • MainEcoHomes.com TF23

Area news

March 2, 2017, The Bridgton News, Page 5A

Casco tax-acquired lots hit the market summation of the condition of any structures.

Then, the selectmen decided on a formula: 40 percent of the assessed value plus the back taxes.

Several lots were listed for sale. Residents could pick

up packets from Town Hall and make a written offer, also known as a silent bid.

Last summer, four pieces of property were sold via live auction at selectmen meetings.

Since then, another tax year has passed and several more foreclosed lots were added to the list that now totals 16 lots.

The board spent quite (Continued from Page 4A) a bit of time talking about 4:34 p.m. Police responded to a domestic disturbance on the parcels — on a case-byPark Street. case basis. This happened Friday, February 24 during a meeting on Feb. 7:30 a.m. Police assisted a citizen on Shepards River Road. 8, which was a Wednesday 12:52 p.m. Police handled a complaint at the Information since a snowstorm postCenter. posed the regularly-sched1:15 p.m. A fraud complaint on Stuart Street was received.

4 p.m. Peace was restored following an alleged domestic disturbance on Smith Street.

6 p.m. A littering complaint on Corn Shop Road was received.

6:15 p.m. Police attempted to serve a warrant, but was (Continued from Page 4A) unable to locate the subject. ciously accepted, and LRSAC Saturday, February 25 is planning to engage hun3:35 a.m. Police assisted rescue personnel with a call on dreds of members willing to Fairview Drive. get involved in specific ways 9:42 a.m. A deer tag was issued on Bridgton Road. while contributing member7:31 p.m. A fire on Wicks Road was checked. ship dues of $20 annually.

8:03 p.m. Police responded to a complaint at the intersecDonations may be sent tion of Main and Portland Streets. to LRSAC in care of Mindy 10:49 p.m. Police checked the welfare of a subject on North Butler, LRSAC Treasurer, 87 Fryeburg Road.

South High St., Bridgton, ME 10:58 p.m. Police attempted to serve a subpoena at a Smith 04009.

Street residence.

Join with others at the Sunday, February 26 next LRSAC general meet9:45 a.m. A motor vehicle crash occurred on Bridgton Road. ing, always held on the second 5 p.m. A harassment complaint on Lovewell Pond Road Thursday of each month from was received.

4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Bridgton 6:45 p.m. Police attempted to serve a summons on Smith Municipal Complex, 3 Chase Street.

Street, in the downstairs meeting room.

Lakes Region Substance Abuse Coalition brings people, (Continued from Page 1A) of Casco Head Start, but that information and ideas together offers the preschool program was not a suitable space, to end opiate abuse; removes Head Start to families who Gemmell said. He did not barriers that prevent people know the exact reasons for from receiving treatment for qualify. opiate abuse; and strengthens “Those families served by that decision.

“We are working with the our community by promoting the Head Start program are going to the Bridgton Head Town of Casco to figure out understanding of opiate abuse something for the fall,” he and treatment.

Start,” Gemmell said.

He added that arrange- said. “It’s still up in the air. ment is working well, and We are working on it.”

The same employees from will likely be the case until late May when the Casco Head Start are workpreschool wraps up for the ing at the Bridgton Head Start location. There are 18 summer.

“We can no longer use the students in the Casco program. That is the classroom Grange Hall site,” he said.

The Crooked River School size mandated by the state, was explored as a future site Gemmel said.

Fryeburg Police

Opioid

Casco Head Start

uled meeting on Feb. 7.

Right off the bat, it was brought up that the previous formula might need to be more flexible.

Selectman MaryVienessa Fernandes and Chairman Holly Hancock had viewed many of the sites “Possibly just recouping back taxes and cleaning it up as the cost,” Fernandes proposed. The idea was to encourage the sale of the lots, and some of the lots were priced too high at 40 percent of the value — given the cleanup required or the lack of buildable space, she said.

In addition to talking about changing the minimum bid, the board learned that if the town removes structures in the Shoreland Zone the new owner doesn’t get the same footprint of buildable land.

During the Feb. 8 discussion, Hancock referred to one of the lots on the board’s list for the evening. “There is mold on the property.

There are mobiles home.

There are sheds,” she said.

She began to list off the characteristics of several more properties on the list, before Selectman Grant Plummer questioned the approach.

“I am going back on how we are doing the math. We had a basic formula. Now, we are back to micromanaging, deciding on every single one. Why,” Plummer said, answering his own question “Because we have no bids.”

“There is a company in this area that is picking up mobile homes. They did one on Webbs Mills. They are refurbishing them,” he said.

“How do we go about

putting out a proper proposal? Due to age and deterioration, the building has to be torn down,” Plummer said.

Selectman Thomas Peaslee responded to the minimum bid question, saying “whatever we get for it.”

Hancock said the board should be open to the offers from potential buyers.

“We should be able to ‘wheel and deal,’ and get these in the hands of folks who can fix them up,” Hancock said.

Plummer said, “So, no minimum bid.”

Hancock agreed with that vein of thinking.

“If we can collect back taxes and they clean it up,” she said.

Peaslee brought another concept to the table.

Previously, most board members favored incurring the least cost to the town, which means passing the price of demolition onto the new property owner.

“After looking at these properties, there is one thing that came to mind: That is a buildable lot. It could be cleaned up and put a starter home on it,” Peaslee said. “For people to buy and move in and not have a rundown piece of property — that would be good for this town.”

Resident Jim Willey asked if the property had more value without the structure. He asked if the demolition fund could be used to pay for that.

“I like Jim’s idea of using the fund for the demolition.

Maybe, we spend money to clean that up, remove the trailers. Do that work to recoup more value,” he said.

This week, Chairman Hancock said the town is

highly unlikely to spend money on the for sale land or to build a starter home on any of the lots.

“The town would not do that,” she said. “We are hoping to unload these properties.”

This go-around, the town is selling the lots as is, along with the responsibility of cleaning up the property.

Starting in March, the land will be advertised for sale with a deadline of May 9 to make an offer.

“People who are interested in tax-acquired property sales are checking our websites and calling the office,” Casco Town Manager Dave Morton said.

Richard Lewis & Son BUILDING CONTRACTOR Serving Maine Since 1968

CUSTOM HOMES & GARAGES ALL REPAIRS KITCHEN/BATH REMODELING REPLACEMENT WINDOWS VINYL SIDING BLOWN INSULATION ROOFING: METAL & ASPHALT INTERIOR/EXTERIOR PAINTING Call Today for a Free Estimate:

TF5

(Continued from Page 1A) Open Space Commission to ferret out the lots that might be valuable if kept as public land.

Also, the code enforcement officer inspected the property and made a quick

207-415-4476 Dr. Ted Rogers Activator

Chiropractic Acupuncture Wellness Care & Lifestyle Change Long-Term Corrective Care Office Located Corner of 302 & 35, Windham Crossing, Suite 205

892-5430

TF

smallboat shop

02/21

39°

11°

25°

----

38"

394 hio ridge rd. denmark me 04022

Wed.

02/22

39°

11°

25°

----

38"

207-452-2687

Thurs.

02/23

50°

11°

26°

----

37"

Fri.

02/24

55°

26°

31°

----

36"

Sat.

02/25

48°

31°

33°

.07"

34"

Sun.

02/26

50°

30°

30°

.20"

30"

Mon.

02/27

42°

22°

22°

----

29"

Tues.

02/28

46°

22°

26°

----

27"

FEBRUARY TRIVIA High 56°, Low 10° Most snow for Feb. 47.7”, Old Record 43.7° (2008) Snow for 2016-17 To Date = 90.7", Loss of snow this week 11" Average Temps: High 33.0°, Low 12.5°, 7 a.m. 18.3°

smallboatshop@fairpoint.net www.smallboat-shop.com

TF26

Tues.

Drexel R. Gordon, D.O. Board Certified Family Practice

We assist people toward their health goals with Osteopathic, conventional, and natural medicine.

NOW ACCEPTING ANTHEM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD FOR OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE Same day & early morning appointments available 8 Depot Street, Bridgton, Maine 04009 (207) 647-5499

EOWO 1

STATION ELEVATION 560 FT. Day Date High Low 7AM Precip Snow Depth

restoration & repair of wood/canvas canoes

Page 6A, The Bridgton News, March 2, 2017

Obituaries

Harold W. Clinch, Sr.

Janet A. Vickery

GORHAM — Harold Willis Clinch Sr., 88, passed away at his home, surrounded by his family on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017.

The second son of Walter C. and Olive E. (Hoyt) Clinch, he was born in Portland on Feb. 21, 1929. He spent his early years on Munjoy Hill, before moving to Gorham at the age of 12. He served his country in the Merchant Marines during WWII, and in the Army during the Korean War. He married Eleanor J. Hammond on Dec. 4, 1953. They settled in Gorham to raise their five children. He worked for University of Southern Maine for 25 years as executive housekeeper. One of his hobbies was harness racing, and he enjoyed “playing the ponies” at all the area racetracks.

He was predeceased by his wife, Eleanor Clinch of 49 years; and by his brother, Albert J. Clinch II. He is survived by his sons, Harold Clinch Jr. of Gorham, Mark Clinch of Gorham and Albert Clinch of Rangeley; his daughters, Brenda Clinch of Maryland and Cynthia Look of Raymond; 18 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.

A graveside service with military honors will be held in the spring, date and time to be determined. Services are under the care of Dolby Funeral Chapel, 76 State St., Gorham.

Please visit www.dolbyfuneralchapels.com to view Harold’s online tribute page and to sign his guestbook.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the: Eleanor and Harold Clinch Scholarship Fund, MSAD 55, 137 South Hiram Road, Hiram, ME 04041-3636.

HIRAM — Janet Ann Gochie Vickery, 77, of Hiram passed away on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017. In her last moments of life, she was surrounded by her loving husband, Arnold Vickery, her seven children, Cheryl, Arnold, Tom, Donald, Jeffrey, Penny and Robert, along with other special family members, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice Home in Scarborough.

Born on April 8, 1939, she began her adventures under the caring eyes of her loving parents, James and Doris Gochie. She had four sisters and two brothers.

Janet was on this earth to grace us all with her presence for 28,449 days — we must speak in terms of days because each and every one is as precious as the next, for how we choose to spend those bits of time here with our loved ones defines us all.

Janet, also known as Jenny, was a caring, compassionate, and loving person. She was a devoted wife, mother to seven, grandmother to 10, and friend to many. This is how she lives on. This is how she is remembered. She is a core component of our lives and the future generations she will be a part of. She will be greatly missed.

Services will be held privately by the family. Arrangements have been entrusted to Chad E. Poitras Cremation and Funeral Service, Buxton. Online condolence messages can be posted at: www.mainefuneral.com

Calendar BRIDGTON Tue., Mar. 7 — Boy Scouts meeting, 6:30 p.m., Community Center.

Wed., Mar. 8 — Lenten Lunch, noon - 1 p.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, 225 S. High St. Hosts: St. Peter’s Episcopal Church and Bridgton Community Center.

Wed., Mar. 8 — Caregiver Support Group, 1 p.m., Community Center.

Fri., Mar. 10 — Free AARP tax preparations, Community Center. Call 6473116 for appointment.

Sat., Mar. 11 — Craft and vendor fair, Old Bridgton Town Hall, 9 a.m. Raffles, luncheon. Hosted by BRAG. Sun., Mar. 12 — Corned Beef Dinner and music, South Bridgton Congregational Church, 16 Fosterville Rd., 5 p.m., $10. Call 693-2652 for reservations.

Mon., Mar. 13 — Memory Monday for caregivers, 6 p.m., Bridgton Health & Residential Care Center, 186 Portland Rd. FMI: 647-8821.

Wed., Mar. 15 — Lenten Lunch, noon - 1 p.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, 225 S. High St. Host: Bridgton Alliance Church.

DENMARK Fri., Mar. 3 — Difficult hike, Mt. Stanton (1,716 ft,), Bartlett, N.H. Meet at Denmark Congregational Church, 8 a.m. FMI: 7562247.

Fri., Mar 10 — Moderate hike, Boulder Loop (1,750 ft.), Albany, N.H. Meet at Denmark Congretaional Church, 8 a.m.

FMI: 756-2247.

FRYEBURG Thur., Mar. 2 — Pace Galleries of Art, Leura Hill Eastman PAC, 18 Bradley St., 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Admission is free.

Tue., Mar. 7 — Pace Galleries of Art, Leura Hill Eastman PAC, 18 Bradley St., 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Admission is free.

Thur., Mar. 9 — Pace Galleries of Art, Leura Hill Eastman PAC, 18 Bradley St., 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Admission is free.

Tue., Mar. 13 — Pace Galleries of Art, Leura Hill Eastman PAC, 18 Bradley St., 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Admission is free.

HARRISON Thur., Mar. 2 — Senior Luncheon (50+), 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Caswell

Conservancy Center, $7.

Bingo, games and prizes after lunch.

Thur. Mar. 2 — Cursive penmanship class, 7 - 8 p.m., Caswell Conservancy Center.

FMI: 583-2765.

Sat., Mar. 4 — Lions Club Texas Hold’em Tournament, VFW Hall, Waterford Rd. $55 entry fee, doors open at noon, games start at 1 p.m. Food available, BYOB. Mon., Mar. 6 — Community Forum II: Next Steps (rescheduled from Feb. 13), 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Village Library. FMI: 583-2970.

Tue., Mar. 7 — P&R Senior Luncheon with Kayla, 11 a.m., Community Room above Fire Station, $3. All welcome.

LOVELL Sat., Mar. 11 — Girl Scout Flea Market and Ladies Circle Bake Sale, 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Lovell United Church of Christ, Ret. 5, Center Lovell.

Girl Scout cookies, lunch, flea market items, Thrift Store open 10 a.m. - noon.

NAPLES Wed., Mar. 8 — Free breakfast and fellowship, 7:30 - 9:30 a.m., United Methodist Church of Good Fellowship, 1000 Roosevelt Trail (Rte. 302). All welcome, donations accepted.

Tue., Mar. 14 — Maine author Chris Morin talk Three Labs a Lifetime. 6 p.m., Public Library. FMI: 693-6841.

WATERFORD Sat., Mar. 4 — Waterford World’s Fair Public Supper, Chicken Pot Pie, 5 - 6:30 p.m., North Waterford Church, $10.

AREA EVENTS Thur., Mar. 2 — Mindful Yoga, Harper Conference Center, Ripley Medical Bldg., 193 Main St., Norway. FMI: 743-1562, ext. 6896.

Sat., Mar. 4 — Pancake Breakfast, 7 - 9 a.m., West Baldwin United Methodist Church, Rte. 113, W. Baldwin, $7 adult, $3 children 10 and under.

Tue., Mar 7 — DASH Diet program, 10 - 11:30 a.m., Ripely Medical Bldg., 193 Main St., Norway. No cost.

FMI: 743-1562, ext. 6896.

Wed., Mar. 7 — Pop-up card making, 1 p.m., Soldiers Memorial Library, 85 Main St., Hiram. FMI: 625-4650.

Fri., Mar. 10 — Advance Directives workshop, 8 a.m.

- noon, Stephens Memorial Hospital, 8 Pike’s Hill, Norway. No charge. FMI: 743-1562, ext. 6896.

ONGOING WEEKLY

• Monuments • Markers

1st & 3rd

• Urns • Lettering RT. 302, NORTH CONWAY, N.H.

603-356-5398 OPEN YEAR ROUND

• Stone Cleaning

www.warrensfloristmaine.com

Your one-stop flower shop Floral Arrangements • Greeting Cards Garden Decor • Gift Baskets …from a single stem to a whole bouquet, flowers say it best!

TF1

Melvin Tenney NAPLES — Melvin Tenney, 83, passed away at Ledgewood Manor on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, from complications of Alzheimers.

Mel was born on July 8,1933, the son of Warren and Inez Knight Tenney. He was one of eleven children born at the Tenney farm on Quaker Ridge in Casco.

Melvin was a cabinetmaker, a builder and a stone mason by trade. He loved animals, especially dogs and he had a great fondness for children. He and his wife just celebrated 30 years of marriage on Valentines Day. Mel attended Cornerstone Gospel Church in Naples for many years.

He was predeceased by his 10 siblings, his son Melvin Jr., and a grandson. He is survived by his wife Jeanne Norman Morton Tenney of 30 years, the love of his life; two daughters, Elizabeth and Theresa; his son Mark Tenney; stepchildren, Tim Morton, Tom Morton, Michael Morton, Susan Fogg, and Julie Beckwith; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

A graveside memorial and interment will be held in the spring at Tenney Hill Cemetery. Family and friends are most welcome.

Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to Harvest Hills Animal Shelter in his memory. Online condolences may be left for the family at hallfuneralhome.net

DAILY Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl., Raymond.

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

Taoist Tai Chi, 9 a.m., Beginner Class, Bridgton Community Center.

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

2nd Mon.) Nazarene Church, Rte. 114. FMI: 274-1569.

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

Casco/Naples Senior Meal Site, noon, Casco Fire Station. Card games before, bingo after. FMI: 627-4044.

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

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

Celebrate Recovery, Christ-based 12-step recovery program, 6 - 8 p.m., Lake Region Vineyard Church, 402 Main St., Bridgton. FMI: 6475439.

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

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

Tai Chi Maine, 10 a.m. set practice, 11:15 White Crane, Town Hall, Bridgton.

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

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

Bridgton Food Pantry, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Methodist Church, 98 Main St., Bridgton.

FMI: 647-4476.

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

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

Pokemon Club, 3 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Harrison Food Bank, 6 - 7:30 p.m., VFW Hall, 176 Waterford Rd. FMI: 890-9742.

Adult Volleyball, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Brownfield Community Center.

Al-Anon Bridgton, 7 p.m.

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

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

WEDNESDAYS Breakfast/Fellowship, 7:30 - 9:30 a.m., free. Naples United Methodist Church, Rte. 302. Snow date Friday, same time. FMI: 693-6594.

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

Story Time, 9:30 a.m., Denmark Public Library, Rte. 117, Denmark.

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

Sweden Food Pantry, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Sweden Community Church. Rte. 93, Sweden. First and third Wednesday of the month only.

Senior Lunch, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

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

Taoist Tai Chi, 2 p.m., Beginner Class, Community Center, Bridgton.

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 - 8 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl., Raymond.

Otisfield Sewing & Craft Group, 1 - 3:30 p.m. (every Wed, except 3rd Wed., of mo.), Community Hall.

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

Taoist Tai Chi, 9 a.m., Beginner Class, Denmark Ars Center.

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

Tai Chi Maine, new beginner class, 10 a.m., Town Hall, Bridgton.

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

Casco/Naples Senior Meal Site, noon, Casco Fire Station. Card games before, bingo after. FMI: 627-4044.

Gathering Place Support Group, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

Pinochle, 1 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

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

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

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

NA Women’s Meeting, 7 - 8 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Sweden Rd., Bridgton.

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

Taoist Tai Chi, 9 a.m., Beginner Class, Harrison Cong. Church.

Lovell Thrift Shop, 10 12, Lovell United Church of Christ.

Tai Chi Maine, Beginner Practice, 10 a.m., Town Hall,

Earl Cash Sr. Earl Cash Sr., 81, of Bridgton, died suddenly at home on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017.

He was born Nov. 2, 1935, in Portland, to Melvin and Ida Wormell Cash. He graduated from North Yarmouth Academy in 1954. Earl enlisted in the armed forces that year and was assigned to the Marine Corps base camp in Lejeune, N.C. Achieving the rank of Sergeant, he was a member of the U.S. occupation forces in Japan for two years. He served in the U.S.M.C. Reserve until 1961.

Returning home to Maine, Earl began a long career at Central Maine Power Co. He retired from CMP in 1992 and worked in a series of part-time jobs at local businesses for another decade. In his later years, Earl was privileged to serve the town of Bridgton as a Selectman for several terms. He also volunteered countless hours on the town’s Budget Committee.

Earl was a skilled amateur carpenter and mechanic. He enjoyed hunting, ice fishing and swimming, and he was an avid reader of nonfiction. He was a member of the Delta Masonic Lodge #153 in Lovell, and Amvets Post 2 in Yarmouth.

In October 1958, Earl married the love of his life, the former Priscilla Merrill, of Yarmouth. She predeceased him in 2007. They are survived by their six children: Earl Jr. of Bridgton; Paul of Sarasota, Fla.; Elizabeth Arsenault and her husband Gregory of Yarmouth; Catherine Lyons and her husband Stephen Jr. of Bridgton; Pamela Sens and her husband Rich of North Conway, N.H.; Christina Cash and her husband Rich Shea of Nobleboro. He is also survived by his beloved grandchildren: Stephen III and Nikolaus Lyons; Joseph, Gretta, Brooke and Adelle Sens; and Josephine Shea.

A graveside service with military honors will be held in April at Riverside Cemetery in Yarmouth. Further details will be announced at a later date.

Alan E. Eastman ROCHESTER, N.H. — Alan Edgar Eastman, 63, passed away in Rochester, N.H. after a long illness.

Alan was born in Portland, Maine to Liston Everett Eastman Sr., and Janet Louise (Fadden) Eastman on Nov. 3, 1953.

He grew up in Brunswick and attended Brunswick schools. He was an active athlete during his school days and played baseball and basketball. In his 20s he played racquetball at the Class A level and won many competitions.

In 1988 Alan moved to Rochester, N.H. He was employed as a drywall finisher for more than 30 years. He was a Union member of the IUPAT District council 35 (affiliated with the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, AFL-CIO).

Alan was an avid fisherman. The peaceful setting, the independent nature of the sport and the camaraderie of being with his friends and brothers at the end of day were all the reasons why Alan loved fishing.

Alan’s favorite fishing tournament was the annual Meredith Rotary Ice Fishing Derby on Lake Winnipesaukee.

Alan was predeceased by his father Liston Everett Eastman Sr. in 2011. He is survived by his mother Janet (Fadden-Eastman) Richardson and her husband Stanley Richardson of Bridgton; a son Nickolas Hammett and granddaughter Aela Hammett of Brunswick; a sister Sharon Belanger of Brunswick; a brother Peter Eastman of Brunswick; a brother Michael Eastman and his partner Ginny Boucher of Bath; a sister Cindy Osgood and her partner Charlie Butt of Harpswell; and a brother Lee Eastman and his partner Holly Loring-Dvorak of Bridgton.

Alan had three best friends that were like brothers to him, Mike Davis, Jeff Davis and Bob Lowthian, all of N.H.; and eight nieces and nephews and eight great-nieces and nephews.

A gathering in honor of Alan’s life will be held on Saturday, March 11, 2017, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Brunswick Elks Lodge #2043, 179 Park Row, Brunswick, Maine.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to a charity of your choice.

Bridgton.

Harrison Farmers’ Market, 1 - 5 p.m., Rte. 117, just outside of Village.

Free Beginners Spanish Class, 3 - 4 p.m. downstairs, Bridgton Library.

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

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

SATURDAYS Bridgton Farmers Market, Bridgton Methodist Church, 9 a.m. - noon.

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

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

Sebago Clothes Closet, 9 a.m. - noon, Warming Hut, Rte. 114, Sebago, next to Nazarene Church. FMI: 7872177.

Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m.

- noon, Charlotte Hobbs Library, Lovell.

AA Meeting, O/BB/D/A/L, 7 - 8 p.m., Lovell Church of Christ, 1174 Main St., Lovell.

Al-Anon, 7 - 8 p.m., Lovell Church of Christ, 1174 Main St., Lovell.

AA Beginner’s & Group Mtgs., 7 - 8 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl., Raymond.

SUNDAYS Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., Harrison Congregational Church.

Ping Pong, 1 - 4 p.m., Bridgton Town Hall. All welcome. Equipment provided free. 7 tables.

SAD 61 Lunch Menu SAD #61 Elementary School

Monday, March 6 to Friday, March10 Monday: Popcorn chicken w/dipping sauce, tater tots, hot and cold veggie bar, Bosco cheese stick, fruit and milk Tuesday: School chili w/cornbread, hot and cold veggie bar, fruit, and milk Wednesday: Creamy mac and cheese, ham sticks, broccoli trees, Jell-O w/topping, milk Thursday: Cheese stuffed crust pizza, fresh salad bar, fruit, and milk Friday: French toast sticks w/syrup, sausage patty, hot and cold veggie bar, fruit, and milk

SAD #61 Middle School

Monday, March 6 to Friday, March10 Monday: Chicken nuggets w/dipping sauce, wheat pullapart roll, deli sandwich, carrot sticks and cucumber coins, three-bean salad, fruit, and milk Tuesday: Baked chicken patty or spicy chicken patty on wheat bun, fish patty on wheat bun, lettuce and tomato, deli sandwich, chips, fruit, and milk Wednesday: Beef tacos w/chips or wraps, topping bar, garbanzo beans, deli sandwich, fruit, and milk Thursday: Cheesy ham and potato bake, green beans, wheat pull-apart roll, deli sandwich, Jell-O, fruit, and milk Friday: Real slice extra cheese pizza, deli sandwich, fresh salad bar, popcorn, fruit, and milk

Community

March 2, 2017, The Bridgton News, Page 7A

Drawing by a student from Lake Region High School.

Area Events Rep. Ginzler to Hold Constituent Hours

HARRISON — The public is invited to join the Community Forum II: Next Steps on Monday, March 6, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Village Library, 4 Front St. in Harrison.

This program was originally scheduled for Feb. 13 but was postponed due to snow.

Last month, Walter Riseman discussed the results of his community surveys with a group of area residents, who began to brainstorm ways to address the concerns revealed by the surveys. At this followup program, which will again include Mr. Riseman, the brainstorming will continue and they will discuss what their next steps could be. This program is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be served. For more information, please contact Kathleen Kramer at 583-2970.

Lions Club 200 Club Dinner

HARRISON — The Harrison Lions will hold their Annual 200 Club Dinner at the United Parish Congregational Church in Harrison on Sunday, March 19 at 5 p.m. In addition to dinner and desserts, a number of cash prizes will be awarded. The cost of the meal is $20 per person and tickets may be purchased from any Harrison Lion or by calling 583-4735.

The Club is also sponsoring a blood drive at the United Parish Congregational Church on Monday, March 13, from 1 to 6 p.m.

Cabin Fever Public Supper

SWEDEN — Are you suffering from a bit of cabin fever?

Why not get out of the house and enjoy a good traditional public supper at on Saturday, March 11, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Sweden Town Meeting House, Route 93 in Sweden. The menu will feature mac and cheese, baked beans, and ham along with all the fixin’s including yummy homemade desserts. The cost of the meal is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages six to 12, and no charge for kids five years old and younger. For more information call Bette-Jean at 693-3681.

Indoor Yard Sale

SOUTH PARIS — The South Paris American Legion Post #72 will be holding an indoor yard sale to benefit Girls State on Saturday, March 18, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Legion Hall, 12 Church St. The lunch counter will be open during the event and there will be tickets for a 50/50 raffle for sale. Anyone interested in reserving a table to sell items should call Betty at 743-7965.

Swingin’ Bears Square Dance

SOUTH PARIS — The Swingin’ Bears Square Dance Club will hold a dance on Saturday, March 11, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Oxford Hills Middle School, 100 Pine St., South Paris. Join with others to welcome spring with Al Hipkins presenting a Mainstream and Plus dance alternating with Carol Arsenault cuing the rounds.

Refreshments will be available throughout the evening beginning at 8 p.m. There will also be door prizes and a 50/50 drawing. Admission is $7 per person and nondancers are welcome at no charge.

For more information call Carla or Paul at 892-6971 or 781-864-0919, or Eleanor at 782-4050. Also visit swinginbears.squaredanceme.us

Nursing Assistant Courses Offered

BERLIN, N.H. — The White Mountains Community College in Berlin, N.H. has partnered with the North Country Health Education Consortium to offer Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) and Medication Nurse Assistant (MNA) training courses. The courses will train individuals to help meet the demand for competent LNAs in Grafton, Coos, and Carroll Counties.

The LNA course begins on Tuesday, April 25, and will meet Tuesday and Thursday evenings through June 22 from 2:30 to 10 p.m. at the Coos County Nursing Home, 364 Cates Hill Rd. in Berlin, N.H. The deadline for course enrollment is Tuesday, March 14. Scholarships are available for the courses based upon income and/or educational guidelines.

If you are ready to embark on a rewarding career and take advantage of a potentially tuition-free course, please call Tamara Roberge, project manager, at 603-342-3062 or e-mail at troberge@ccsnh.edu

Free Webinar Offered for Organic Farmers

ORONO — Registration is open for a three-part webinar series for organic vegetable farmers on practices for reducing tillage beginning Thursday, March 9, from 3 to 5 p.m.

Additional webinars are scheduled for Thursdays, March 16 and 23.

Topics covered will include using permanent bed systems to manage weeds and increase productivity, integrating cover crops and controlling disease, and cultivation techniques in reduced tillage crops. The series is being taught by staff and faculty from Cornell University, Michigan State University, and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.

The webinars are free but online registration is requested.

For more information contact Mark Hutton at 933-2100 or mark.hutton@maine.edu. The webinar series is made possible by a USDA OREI grant, 2014–2018.

Kids Ice Fishing Derby

POLAND — Join the fun at the Range Pond Kids Ice Fishing Derby, 26 State Park Rd. in Poland, from 9 a.m. to 1 EVENTS, Page 9A

Bridgton Academy students carving wood.

Youth Art at Gallery 302

Gallery 302 on Main Street in Bridgton welcomes students and their artwork from Lake Region High School, Fryeburg Academy, and Bridgton Academy for the 2017 Student Art Show.

The Gallery is able to participate in the national celebration of visual arts for grades K-12 thanks to the generosity of gallery members who donate their exhibit spaces as well as the encouragement of art teachers and the students’ willingness to share their work with the public.

Youth Art Month is observed annually in March to emphasize the value of art and art education for all children. It recognizes skills developed through participating in the visual arts as experiences that are not possible in other curriculum areas but are vital in the 21st century and contribute to the success of our children in a global society.

Lake Region students will be exhibiting drawings, mosaics, and threedimensional work assisted by teachers Teal RancourtCarlson, Christina Metcalf,

Fryeburg Academy student artwork. and Carmel Collins. The students of Gabe Miller from Bridgton Academy will be showing wood carvings and other three-dimensional works as well as prints, while Stephen Pullan’s students

from Fryeburg Academy will be displaying paintings and drawings.

The student works will be on show at Gallery 302, 112 Main Street in Bridgton from Friday, March 3, through

Friday, March 24. A reception for the artists will be held at the gallery this Saturday, March 4, from 1 to 3 pm. The public is invited to come and celebrate the exhibition with these talented students.

Barn Burner Friday night at SMAC Stone Mountain hosts a giant MAIN HALL Barn Burner with Sweetback Sisters and Girls, Guns and Glory this Friday, March 3.

Two great bands in one Barn Burner of a night! This one will be held in the main hall so there will be a dance floor as well as room for listening.

The Sweetback Sisters: A little Bob Wills, a little

Andrews Sisters, and a lot a swing. The Sweetbacks are a modern take on the golden age of country, honky-tonk, Western swing, rockabilly, dream country something or other. Two amazing gals and their honky-tonk harmonies, with a killer band.

Girls, Guns and Glory: If Chris Isaac, Buddy Holly and Buck Owens started a band, it

Brownfield Rec

BROWNFIELD — The Brownfield Recreation Department is looking ahead to spring!

Signups for spring sports are now open. Registration forms can be obtained online at www.brownfieldrecdept. weebly.com and click on “Sports.” Please turn in registration forms and payments as soon as possible. The Rec Department also is in need of coaches so please contact the Rec Department if you are interested in helping out.

Girls softball practice for grades 4, 5, and 6 will begin on Wednesday, March 15, at the Brownfield Community Center from 3:15 to 5 p.m.

The coaches this year are Jenn Gillis and Amanda Rovnak.

The K/1 basketball Endof-Season Parents vs. Kids game and awards ceremony will take place on Thursday, March 2, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Brownfield Denmark Elementary School (BDES). Light refreshments will be served and awards will be presented after the game.

The Rec Department is still looking for summer camp counselors. Anyone interested should send their resume to Tara at brownfieldrecdept@

yahoo.com. Successful applicants must be 18 or older, pass a background check, and have a valid driver’s license.

For more information visit www.brownfieldrecdept.weebly.com or call 890-4240.

might sound like these guys!

The twangy country rock ‘n’ roll sounds of this fun band, is fronted by SMAC favorite and crooner Ward Hayden. A smooth, authentic honky-tonk/early rock ‘n’ roll vibe with some country-folk thrown in there too…it is hard to peg these guys…but that’s a good thing! An eclectic blend of musical styles that’s reminiscent of Johnny Cash one minute, CCR the next, the all-male quintet mixes catchy melodies with cowboy vocals and creative percussion, hurling grit (sometimes grits) and heart into every tune.

Don’t miss this whole lotta fun night.

“Barn Burners” are a more casual show with a dance floor, bar stays open, and

usually there’s some dancin’ goin’ on! But as always, there is an emphasis on listening to some great music! So whether you are here for listening to these great bands or dancing, this show is for everybody!!

Tickets are still available at www.stonemountainartscenter.com or by calling the box office at 935-7292.

Stone Mountain Arts Center is just over the border of New Hampshire. Two timber frame barns hosting national acts up close and personal in the White Mountains. Dinner served by request and fine wines and beers available.

30% off Seasonal Clothing and Accessories Selected Items 40-50% off $20 Super-Markdowns Discounted Resort Wear Cool New Bags AND…

Spring Lines Are Due!

BOUTIQUE 1T9

Community Forum II: Next Steps

1T9

State Representative Phyllis Ginzler will meet with constituents who wish to discuss state legislation or need help with a personal matter related to state services at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 4, in Room 2 of the Bridgton Community Center on Depot Street. Rep. Ginzler holds constituent hours on the first Saturday of each month. She can be reached at Phyllis.ginzler@legislature.maine.gov or by calling 2871443.

103 Main St., Bridgton 647-3672 www.fireflyshop.us

OPEN DAILY FROM 10 A.M.

Page 8A, The Bridgton News, March 2, 2017

Naples

Hospital Guild ‘End of Winter Sale’

by Cheryl Harmon Naples Correspondent 207-210-7337 scoopharmon01@gmail.com

Naples news Well, I guess the ground hog called it. It’s been warming up lately — in fact it’s already “mud season” in my yard.

We had Patience for the week of vacation and had a great time making crafts, going tubing, and building a big snowman. We will see her again in March for her next weekend.

Baby Kayleb is three months old and weighs in at around 15 lbs. He’s growing like a weed.

Condolences to the family of Norma Breton from Casco.

She was the mother of my classmate, Dianne Breton Brazier.

She was a great mom, wife, grandmother and great-grandmother who will be sadly missed by all her family and friends.

Condolences also to the family of Madelyn Buck from Harrison. She was a family friend. She graduated from Bridgton Academy, Class of ’37. She loved the Academy and never missed a reunion. She especially enjoyed singing a rousing BA Black and Gray Forever school song. She also loved going to the Edes Falls suppers and will be sorely missed by her family and friends.

There will be a public breakfast on Saturday, March 25, from 8 to 11 a.m. at the American Legion Post #155 Hall on Route 11. They will be serving eggs, bacon, ham, sausage, hash browns, coffee and juice, all for just $8, so make sure to put that on your calendar.

Don’t forget to reserve your space/table for the Saturday, March 11 craft/vendor fair fundraiser at the old Bridgton Town Hall. This is a fundraiser for the concession stand at the BRAG Complex. For more information or to rent a space call Lyn or Larry Carter at 408-2833.

As it looks now, March will come in like a lamb — hopefully it will go out that way too!

Harrison rec

HARRISON — The next Senior Luncheon is Tuesday, March 7. The Lions Club will be serving beans, hot dogs, brown bread, salads, brownies and ice cream from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Harrison Fire Station Community Room followed by bingo!

March 12 is March Madness! You can purchase your ticket at the Harrison Town Office or e-mail/call Rec Director Kayla Laird at 583-2241 or klaird@harrisonmaine.org On Sunday, March 26, Harrison Rec will be headed to Portland to watch the Portland Red Claws! Tip-off is at 1 p.m.

Tickets are $15. There will be transportation, however, you can provide your own if you would like.

Youth Basketball has come to an end. Thank you coaches for your hard work and dedication. Thank you parents for all that you do!

Adult Open Gym is on Thursday nights from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Harrison Elementary School. Children are welcome to come and watch! This is meant to be a fun night for adults.

“Unfortunately, nobody showed last night so I had to play one-on-one with my husband and beat him,” Kayla reported.

Pickleball is going strong on Saturday mornings from 9 to 11 a.m. Feel free to swing in and see what it’s all about!

9 Depot St., Bridgton, Maine CLOSED MONDAYS

NOW SHOWING Thurs., Mar. 2 – Thurs., Mar. 9

Logan (R) The Great Wall (PG-13) The Lego Batman Movie (PG) COMING SOON

Kong: Skull Island (PG-13) Beauty & The Beast (PG)

Szechuan, Hunan & Cantonese Cuisine Dine In or Take Out

1T9

DAILY SPECIALS

Winter Sale, the energetic, dedicated Guild volunteers will close the shop doors Monday and Tuesday, March 20 and 21, to restock and reopen on Wednesday, March 22, with Easter and spring merchandise.

The Bridgton Hospital Guild Thrift Shop is a nonprofit organization run by volunteers who dedicate their

When you start your spring cleaning this year, remember some items might be worth something to someone else.

With that in mind, consider being part of the Lake Region Community Ultimate Yard Sale — sponsored by the Bridgton Recreation Advancement Group — scheduled for Saturday, May 20 (rain date May 21) at the Ham Complex off Brag Way (across from Macdonald Motors) in Bridgton.

I hope Lovell residents will remember to attend the Lovell Town Meeting at 9 a.m. on Sunday, March 5, at the Town Hall.

Over 50 snowmobilers took advantage of the beautiful weather and got out on the trail for the Poker Rally.

Last year there wasn’t any snow so the organizers were happy to be able to enjoy the ample amounts of the white stuff this year. Proceeds from food sales, raffle items, and registration fees go toward grooming the trails, which are some of the best in the state. It was great to be able to return to Norris’s garage and joke and talk about the many memories of Norris, who was sorely missed at the event. The group appreciates all the donations of food and items for the raffle. They would like to thank Irene and Al St. Germain and Janice Arsenault for all their time spent registering those taking part in the rally. Enjoy the snow for as long as you can — spring is only 20 days away.

The day wasn’t very good for the John McKeen fishing derby but the kids didn’t care.

The 11 kids that came to fish did just that. A total of 11 fish were caught: two bass, two perch, and seven pickerel.

The winners in the eight and under age group were: first place — Avery Jorden (16” fish); second place — Gavin Scott (15½” fish); and third place — Oren Monteith (15” fish). Denail Barker won the nine to 15 year age group with an 18” fish; Brennan Hatstat placed second with a 13” fish; and 3rd Cadence Allen was third with a 11½”

Lovell

by Ethel Gilmore-Hurst Lovell Correspondent 925-3226 ehurst3@yahoo.com fish. The kids would like to thank Rosie’s Diner, Center Lovell Market, and Jeff’s Bait Shop, as well as local supporters and Stephen Fox for the fishing, the eating, and just a great time.

Congratulations to the five winners of the five Stephen King book drawing that was held during the Christmas holiday at the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library. Those who will have the opportunity to shake in their bones while reading our favorite local author are Bob Steller, Jacquelyn Stearns, Kathy Reilly, Al St. Germaine, and Laura Chalbourne. The folks of Lovell are very supportive of their library.

It doesn’t seem possible that this year’s Taste of Lovell (formerly Death by Chocolate) event is celebrating 17 years. One year it was canceled because of the building fire across the street but has been going strong with some of the most delicious goodies the town of Lovell can produce. This is one fundraiser that goes right to your stomach! This year the weather was a bit snowy but that didn’t prevent the hardy folks from showing up and supporting the library again. There were not only the best sweets to sample, but you could listen to the fantas-

tic music of Jed Wilson and Craig Bryan while you ate.

Cathy Mazzotta won with her N.Y. cheesecake, which was voted “Tastiest Dish,” and Jordan Smith was the runnerup with her yummy Oreo cheesecake. Both ladies left the library with a lovely floral arrangement for each. The ladies and fellows of Lovell are a hardy bunch coming out to support the library on such a snowy day, but then that’s what we do here in Lovell!

The Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library, through Director Anna Romer, continues to advance with computer programs. The library has been a part of Download Library Classes with Phoebe Monteith for over six years.

On Wednesday, March 1, the Maine online library will move to a new e-book and e-audiobook platform called Cloud Library. This will be your new access to replace the Overdrive. Phoebe Monteith will assist any of those who feel they need help. There will be instruction sessions on Saturday, March 11, from 10 a.m. to noon, and on Thursday, March 16, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Phoebe is volunteering her time on these dates. Each session will have room for four people and advance registration is required. Each person

SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER DAILY

MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ARE ACCEPTED

BIGGEST & BEST OMELETS AROUND!

must have a current e-mail address, a library card, and a devise on which to upload.

Sign up soon as the spots will fill up quickly.

Those who have lived in Lovell for a long time have had the opportunity to watch the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library grow through the years. There have been two additions to the original building, which has increased the usable space.

We looked to the future and now have solar panels producing power for the library’s use and what’s left over can be sold to CMP. Work on the original library windows and front door in the older section has been completed and the latest renovation, the study room, is now ready for use. Once the only kitchen, the space will be used for classes and extra studying that needs privacy. Under the direction of Anna Romer and the forward-thinking board members, we can probably boast one of the best libraries, both in space and programs, in the state of Maine.

The United Church of Christ Ladies Circle Bake Sale and the Lovell Girls Scouts Flea Market will be held at the church on Saturday, March 11, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Everyone loves to pick through the flea market items, hoping to discover some wonderful treasure. The best part is not having to bake if family or friends are stopping by.

Proceeds will go to both the Girl Scouts and the Ladies Circle. To rent a table at the event contact Linda Libby at 925-3661 or e-mail trout@ fairpoint.net

FRIDAY & SATURDAY

TF34

Casco/Naples/Raymond American Legion Post #155

Fri., Mar. 3rd • 6:30 p.m.

CLOSED WEDNESDAY

Hall Rental • 693-6285

Best Prime Rib In Town KING & QUEEN CUT INCLUDES POTATO, VEGETABLE, SALAD & ROLLS

KARAOKE FRI. & SAT. NIGHTS 8:30 – 12:30 P.M.

PIZZA

www.punkinvalley.com

EAT-IN OR TAKE-OUT EVERY NIGHT

FULL LIQUOR LICENSE OPEN DAILY YEAR ROUND!

1270 N. High St. ~ Rt. 302 ~ Bridgton, ME (just before the Fryeburg town line) • 207-647-2784

Time for a night on the town?

Route 11 Naples, ME 693-6285 check out our website at: americanlegionpost155.com

Nancy’s Sports Pub & Grill The Place to…Eat…Greet…and Play!

Nancy’s Sports Pub & Grill will be open on Sundays at 10 a.m. for our new Brunch Menu.

Come Join Us for Don’t Forget Our Regular Weekly Entertainment Watch all sports on any one of our SIX High Definition TVs. Drink Specials, Dinner Specials, Great Food & Great Fun!

Monday Night Trivia at 7 p.m. Weekly Open 7 Days per Week at 11:30 a.m.-Close • Sun 10 a.m-Close 1T9

Proceeds will help BRAG members continue work at the sports complex.

Spaces are $10 for 10’x10’ or $20 for 10’x20’. Sale participants must pay ahead for their spaces. Deadline to reserve is April 15.

General public admission will be $1.

A concession stand will be open.

For more information or to register, contact Larry Carter at 318-3096 or e-mail carter.larry@nne.sysco.com

Tel: (207) 647-8890

160 Main Street Bridgton, ME 04009

to value-conscious consumers.

With an increasing awareness of the importance of reducing pointless waste, we are progressing from a disposable society to a recycling society — a change that has enormous market potential for the resale industry as a whole. After all, resale is the ultimate in recycling!”

Snowmobiles, ice fishing and goodies

Sun.-Thurs. 11 am - 9 pm/8:30 pm Fri. & Sat. 11 am - 10 pm/9:30 pm

647-9326 or visit us on the web at www.magiclanternmovies.com

energy and time to make the shop truly special. They are always accepting donations of quality items from the community and tax receipts are available. For further information call 647-9647.

According to the Association of Resale Professionals, “The resale market is blossoming thanks

Community ultimate yard sale seeks participants

7 DAYS A WEEK Summer/Winter

Closed Mondays & Tuesdays Wed. – Fri. 5 – 8 • Sat. 3 – 8 Sun. 12 noon – 8

Meat Roll

It may be hard to believe with so much snow on the ground and the real start of spring not until March 20, but the first sign of spring is “springing” up in Bridgton. Emily Hammerle, volunteer and manager of the Bridgton Hospital Guild Thrift Shop, has announced the End of Winter Sale at the shop will take place from Monday, March 6 through Saturday, March 18. Many followers of this popular resale shop look forward to this event to buy great items for the whole family at incredible prices. The sale starts with their popular half price sale from March 6 to 11, followed by the “Fill A Bag” for $2 sale from March 13 to 18.

The shop, located at 173 Main St. in Bridgton, right next to Renys, is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.

Following the End of

1124 Roosevelt Trail, Naples, Maine 207-693-9394 www.nancyssportspub.com

EVERY

ST. PADDY’S DAYS “Pint & A Pound!”

Corned Beef Dinner $13.95 Green Beer Pints $2.50 Lucky Leprechaun Martini $8 Baby Guinness Shot $5

THE SHENANIGANS START MONDAY, MARCH 13TH

EVERY THURSDAY

Come Join Us!

Campfire Coach Available… Fri. & Sat. Nights Only Pick Up & Drop Off Service… Bridgton Area DON’T DRINK & DRIVE… TAKE THE PLEASE TIP YOUR DRIV ER! FREE RIDE! CALL 803-2255.

Includes: • 1 pound of Mussels or Clams (5 preparations available) • Pint of beer (or glass of wine) • Artisan Bread $

All For

13.95!

Our Winter Menu includes:

KEY LIME CHEESECAKE Coconut Macadamia Crust, Guava Jam Enjoy spectacular sunsets or fireside dining!

Restaurant & Pub Serving Dinner Tues.-Sun., 5:30 – 9 p.m.

Gluten-free & vegetarian dishes available “BEST IN-TOWN MAINE INN” – YANKEE MAGAZINE RESERVATIONS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

518 Portland Rd., Bridgton, Maine 207-803-2255 WWW . THECAMPFIREGRILLE . COM

1T9

548 Main Street, Fryeburg, ME www.OxfordHouseInn.com 207.935.3442 | 800.261.7206

1T9

NOW HIRING Theater Concession Team Member Part-time, self-movitated, must be able to work nights and weekends. Advancement opportunities, cross-training available, fun incentives. Stop by the Theater after 3:30 p.m. to pick up your application.

Country living

Country living

March 2, 2017, The Bridgton News, Page 9A

First Congo inaugurates restored pipe organ

The Music Committee at the First Congregational Church of Bridgton Maine is pleased to announce that an inaugural concert of its newly-restored 1930 Estey pipe organ, with 722 pipes in three divisions, will be held at the church, 33 South High St., on Sunday, March 5, at 2 p.m. The concert is free and open to the

public — everyone is cordially invited to come and enjoy the sound of this unique and historic instrument. Jeremy Hill, the congregation’s current organist and choir director, will perform at the concert along with Dan Moore, who was the church’s organist and choir director for many years.

Refreshments will be served

after the concert.

The Estey Organ, Opus 2948, was installed at the church in 1930 to replace the George Stevens organ dating from 1871. It continues to be housed behind the original casework for the Stevens organ. Despite the onset of the Great Depression, in 1930 the church was able to make some

cosmetic changes to its sanctuary and purchase the Estey organ, thanks to the maturation of a charitable trust. In 1972, Dr. Dwight W. Leighton of Yarmouth led a restoration of the organ, which included the addition of 70 pipes and replacing the action with what was then state-of-the-art electric action.

The most recently completed upgrade was led by Nick Orso of Portland. This was a complete restoration of the organ and the installation of a new, American Guild of Organists-compliant console as well as a sound system that allows for the addition of church and theater organ supplements. The project

began in early June and the newly-renovated organ was “unveiled” this past Christmas Eve. The First Congregational Church would like to thank the many members of its congregation who contributed money and physical labor to help complete this restoration effort.

FBA welcomes Lemons & Tulips to Fryeburg

DAC events

DENMARK — Book a babysitter and plan for a grownups’ night out at the Denmark Arts Center Lakeside Laugh Lab on Saturday, March 11, at 7:30 p.m. Enjoy yourself at this 21+ fan favorite comedy series which returns with local comedian Jake Jacobson hosting a slew of hilarious Maine comics. A $10 donation is suggested for admission. To reserve seats e-mail info@denmarkarts.org or call 452-2412.

And don’t forget about the DAC’s ongoing community workshops including the Songwriters Circle at 7:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. This is a free event for musicians to share new songs at any stage of the process with a friendly group of local songwriters. Musicians at all levels are invited to come along, collaborate on new works, and share some songwriting tips.

The Ecstatic Dance group meets on the second and fourth Fridays of the month at 7:30 p.m to let go and enjoy the full potential of your body’s movement. With no instruction or leader, the ecstatic dance format invites movers and dancers of all kinds to express themselves and build community without judgement. Suggested donations are on a sliding scale from $0 to $10.

All events are held at the Denmark Arts Center, 50 W. Main St. in Denmark. For more information go to www.denmarkarts. org or call 452-2412.

Area Events (Continued from Page 7A) p.m. on Saturday, March 4. Entry fee is $1.50 for youth and adults age 13 to 64; all others are free. Kids arriving before 10 a.m. will receive a free ice fishing trap courtesy of Kittery Trading Post.

Five hundred trout have been stocked for the derby and drilled holes and free bait will be provided for the kids. A food truck and warming shelter are available as well as two miles of groomed cross-country ski trails. Prizes include a two-person ice shack and Seacoast tubing passes. For more information call 998-4104 or visit wwww.maine.gov/ rangepond

Fryeburg Rec Fishing Derby

Steve Chase and Jim Tyrrell of the Fryeburg Business Association presenting Alexzandria Regan with a Certificate of Welcome to Fryeburg. floral designs using seasonal able houseplants, or seasonal Friday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 flowers that unite the cus- décor. The shop will also p.m. and Saturday from 9 tomer’s wants and tastes offer other gift items suitable a.m. to noon. Call 935-7700 with the designer’s passion for any occasion or special anytime for more information and artistry. Regan is anx- event. Walk-ins are welcome and definitely stop in the shop ious to bring her designs to and the shop will deliver its to meet Alexzandria with a the public and help customers products to customers with- warm country welcome and with all their floral needs, in the local area. Lemon & wish her success with her whether it be a single stem, Tulips is open Monday to business. arrangements in vases, love-

Searles Excavation Inc. EXCAVATION CONTRACTOR

207-583-4948 TF

TF45

PHIL DOUGLASS (207) 647-3732

SITE EXCAVATIONS • SEPTIC SYSTEMS BOX 25 HARRISON, ME 04040

BUILDING 40+ YEARS IN THE LAKES REGION AREA

TF

EVERGREEN

Tree and Landscape Co., Inc. LANDSCAPE INSTALLATION & MAINTENANCE Lawns, Shrubs, Trees, Patios, Retaining Walls Tree Pruning & Removal, Brush Chipping Maine Licensed & Insured Arborist TIM TOBIN 583-6109 PETE BELL

JEFF DOUGLASS 207-595-8968

Hubka Construction, Inc. Building Contractor Repairs Remodeling Custom Homes e-mail: hubkainc@myfairpoint.net 207-647-2299 • FAX 207-647-2220 Terry Hubka Milo Blodgett Drew Laperle

TF

FRYEBURG — The Fryeburg Recreational Department will sponsor its 7th annual fishing derby on Kezar Lake (lower bay only), Saturday and Sunday, March 4 and 5, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. All ages are eligible to compete for cash prizes and trophies. Preregistration by mail is $30 per person for both days of fishing; registration on the day is $20 per person for each day of fishing. Children under 15 are free unless they want to compete for the cash prizes. All registrants are eligible to win door prizes on both days of the tournament.

For more information call Colin Micklon at 925-1075 or send an e-mail to colin@micktree.com. Further details can also be found at www.fryeburgrec.com

saw it as a perfect opportunity to own her dream floral shop in her hometown of Fryeburg.

Her vision has always been to build a strong positive community connection between neighbors and flowers with a goal to create an oasis for her customers through the nostalgic world of floral design.

After a lot of hard work and remodeling, Lemon & Tulips officially opened for business on January 19. The Fryeburg Business Association was excited to visit the new floral shop and welcome it to Fryeburg as the first new business of 2017.

Board of Directors Steve Chase, Jim Tyrrell, Kimberly Clarke, Holly Foster, and Donna Woodward presented Alexzandria Regan with a one-year membership to the FBA and a Certificate of Welcome to demonstrate the strong support of the business community. “I am so happy to be in such a supportive community,” states Regan.

Lemon & Tulips is a bright, cheerful space where Alexzandria creates custom

TF6

studies in small business and entrepreneurship, Regan discovered her undying passion in the industry of floral design. She fell in love with its endearing history and its forever-changing styles. It’s no surprise that when Papa’s Floral became available she

LJG PAYROLL Full-service payroll – Direct deposit available.

Designed for small businesses to make your life easier!

TF37

FRYEBURG — Papa’s Floral on 523 Main St. in Fryeburg has recently changed hands and is now owned and operated by Alexzandria Regan under the new design and name of Lemon & Tulips. Endlessly striving to incorporate her

TF11

Serving the Lakes Region area for over three decades REGISTERED – INSURED 3 Elm Street – Bridgton (across from the Post Office)

647-5711

HOURS 6 DAYS A WEEK 10–3 Closed Thursday

935-4358 ext. #21

“My name is Poppy, and I’m a very sweet girl who came in to the shelter as a stray. I don’t seem to enjoy being around the other cats here, so they are suggesting a home where I’m the only cat. I haven’t been at the shelter very long, so they don’t know my true personality yet, but they will update you.” Visit our website at harvesthills.org to see other cats and dogs waiting for a new home!

Authorized Dealer

TAKE A WALK IN YOUR WOODS WITH YOUR LOCAL FORESTER AND SEE IT THROUGH THEIR EYES To schedule your free walk, call your Maine Forest Service District Forester Shane Duigan 592-1251 Shane.p.duigan@maine.gov

Monitor, Toyotomi & Rinnai

CALL esNanOdW for sal service.

TF12

Liane Muller, D.O.

Bridgton

Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Osteopathic Manipulative (OMT) is a gentle hands-on treatment designed to improve function, increase mobility, and alleviate pain in any area of the body. OMT can help people of all ages and backgrounds.

647-5348

Remodeling Roofing

EOWO

207-935-4358

MONITOR

SALES, SERVICE INSTALLATION Raymond, ME 627-2260

TF23

1T9

Route 302 by the Bridgton/ Fryeburg Town Line

LAKE REGION

Some of the many conditions where OMT is beneficial are: Back Pain Neck Pain

Headache Myofascial Pain

Fibromyalgia Carpal Tunnel

TMJ Arthritis

It can also aid in the recovery from: Sports Injuries, Workplace Injuries, and Motor Vehicle Injuries

Dr. Muller is a board certified physician specialist and has been in

private practice for eight years. Her approach integrates many modalities and is tailored to the individual. Conventional medical diagnostic aids such as labs and imaging are employed as necessary. Exercise, nutrition, injections, and weight management strategies may also be incorporated to obtain optimum function and pain relief.

Medicare and most insurance accepted.

63 Main Street

Bridgton, ME

TF6

647-2440

TF23

Page 10A, The Bridgton News, March 2, 2017

Continuations

Leases to bring income Bridgton selectmen notes (Continued from Page 2A) lacking enough members to become active. The Recreation Committee and the Naples Facility Use Committee still need more volunteers.

A few new volunteers have stepped forward recently. One of those people contacted the town hall after attending a board meeting to say she was interested in serving on one of the committees. Another person mentioned their interest to a selectman.

Chairman Bob Caron said, “The trouble is getting more people to volunteer. I know it’s difficult. People have busy schedules and do things in the evening.”

“The more, the merrier,” he said, trying to encourage members of the public to sign up for a committee.

“Come later in the spring, I’d like to get this (committee) rolling. The recreation department has a lot of great programs” and

committee members will be making decisions about those, Caron said.

Currently, the town manager is in the process of renewing a couple of leases of town property.

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office parole department leases the front office of the Naples Fire and Rescue Department, according to Paraschak. The location allows the parole office to operate in the area.

Long ago, it was used as CCSO substation, he said.

Paraschak has been working on the lease contract with the parole office and he planned to have documents ready by the board’s next meeting on March 13.

Also, Paraschak has been making progress on the town’s behalf with the lease agreement with the United State Post Office.

The post office will continue to lease the space from

which it now operates, the building connected to the Town Hall in the Village Green.

“The lease expires in May. We are working on a one-year renewal and then a long-term lease with the post office,” he said.

“Working with consultants is a little difficult,” Paraschak said.

Any lease that is renewed on a yearly basis does not require voter approval at the Town Meeting. Leases that are longer than one year must get the okay of residents at the Town Meeting.

The last lease agreement that the town and the USPO entered into spanned 20 years.

In addition to the two leases, Paraschak has been preparing referrals for bid proposals (RFPs).

The town will be seeking a company to maintain the Causeway during the summer.

Also, the town is putting out to bid the contract for mowing the cemeteries.

(Continued from Page 3A) district could use, but he would rather keep it out of the equation right now since Mother Nature has been known to whip up a storm or two in March to prolong winter.

Smith must gain permission from the state’s education commissioner to enact the longer school days, but he doesn’t expect any problems.

While the later day will mean students riding the bus will arrive home later, directors noted that daylight still exists after 5 p.m.

Spring sports don’t start rolling until March 20 when pitchers and catchers report, while other teams begin March 27.

One problem could be students who work after school. Another problem is how the hour will be used at the Vocational Center, since sending school students from Fryeburg Academy and Sacopee Valley will leave LRVC at their normal time.

“While a Saturday would have worked better for the Vocational Center, unfortunately, I have to look at the entire district of 1,800 kids,” the superintendent said. “The Vocational Center is not happy (with the one-hour extension), but sometimes that happens.”

As for how the extra hour of school time will be used, Smith said each building principal will decide how to incorporate that hour into the school day.

Time to move on. As more and more time passes, the old Bridgton Memorial School falls into greater deterioration.

Superintendent Smith

believes it is time to address the matter.

Currently, the building is used as a storage facility for district equipment and other items.

The Town of Bridgton would like to take over the property, and likely demolish the old school building in favor of new construction, possibly a rec center, Bridgton Selectman Bernie King told the school board.

SAD 61 could enter a partnership with the town when developing such building plans, possibly including meeting room space, which could house Adult Ed programming.

“We need to move on from it,” Casco Director and Facilities Committee member Phil Shane said. “There’s a lot of stuff in that building, some salvageable and some that can be thrown away.”

The superintendent will meet with Bridgton Town Manager Bob Peabody to discuss the matter.

New offer. The Town of Sebago has been granted an extension by the Maine Department of Education regarding withdrawal from SAD 61. The new date is May 18, 2017.

Meanwhile, the town’s Withdrawal Committee has crafted a new proposal to SAD 61. Superintendent Smith said that proposal is being reviewed by the district’s lawyer, and the proposed terms will be discussed by SAD 61 Withdrawal Committee members in the near future.

Inductions.

LRMS Principal Matt Lokken reported that 41 students were to be inducted into the National

Junior Honor Society yesterday. Grade 7 had 10 inductees, and Grade 8 had 31.

Drug awareness. Adult Ed is teaming up with the Lakes Region Substance Abuse Coalition to hold a special information session on Wednesday, March 29 from 6 to 8 p.m., either in the Lake Region High School auditorium or Lake Region Vocational Center’s Great Room.

Speakers will include law enforcement and medical staff.

Litz asks that people interested in attending the session to contact her at Adult Ed (6274291).

Casco Director Phil Shane suggested that a similar session be offered to high school students.

“It is a crisis,” Shane said.

Bridgton Director Karla Swanson-Murphy felt the messages should be brought to students at all levels — middle and elementary schools.

Resignations. Genevieve Morse, a science teacher at Lake Region Middle School, submitted her intent to resign at the end of the school year.

Paula Jondro, a special education teacher at Songo Locks School, submitted her intent to resign at the end of the school year.

Appointments. Danielle Woodbury was appointed a day treatment support technician at Songo Locks School, replacing Kate Dargie, who resigned.

There were eight applicants, four were interviewed.

Abigale McPhee will be a long-term substitute Grade 3 teacher, effective about April 12, replacing Marie Meserve.

There were 17 applicants, three were interviewed.

Add 1 hour to school day

(Continued from Page 1A) was a regular face as part of what respectfully came to be known as the ‘backrow club,’ a group of gentlemen who diligently came to selectboard meetings to stay up on the issues at the table and to offer their guiding opinion.”

Watkins asked for a moment of silence to honor and thank Earl for “the time he spent with us in our town and the selfless character that he possessed.”

No parking. With big snowbanks, vehicles parked in front of the Post Office can create a hazard by turning the roadway into a onelane street.

So, police will stake “No Parking” signs there as a temporary measure until those banks melt away, and thus widen the roadway.

While it may cause an inconvenience for residents with mobility issues, Selectman Bob Murphy also noted that due to present snow conditions, parking there would make it difficult for emergency vehicles to proceed.

Interview panel. Town Manager Bob Peabody liked how the interview process worked when Bridgton sought new police and fire chiefs. So, he wants to follow the same path when seeking a new community development director.

The panel will include a member from the Community Development Committee, Land Use Committee, Planning Board, Selectman (Bear Zaidman will serve),

a department head, Peabody and Deputy Town Manager Georgiann Fleck.

Also, selectmen gave approval to form a Broadband Committee, which is needed as the town applies for a $25,000 grant from ConnectMe. The group would look into the benefits of creating a broadband line here, and if so, where it would run. Town grant writer George Szok made the request. He noted that the town did apply for funding last year, but was not selected as one of the four municipalities receiving grant money.

Big Dog arrives. Robyn Lasco will soon be opening Big Dog Sports Bar & Grill in the former Campfire Grille location in West Bridgton.

Selectmen approved a new liquor license and special amusement permit for the new business, which was described as a “family-oriented” sports bar that will be outfitted with 12 to 15 flat screen TVs, as well as an air hockey table and coinoperated games for kids.

Lasco initially thought about adding coin-operated pool tables, but considering problems that might arise and detract from the “family atmosphere” she hopes to create, the idea was shelved.

While a site inspection gave Lasco the go-ahead to start the new business, Fire Chief Steve Fay had a few “concerns” regarding the property. However, he told selectmen that the town does not presently have an

ordinance to address such matters. Thus, he declined to be specific regarding his “concerns.”

Selectmen did gain some perspective as to what the “concerns” may be when new ownership described how certain matters, such as the cleaning of exhaust hoods and installing new fire extinguishers, were being addressed.

Efforts recognized. Fire Chief Fay publicly thanked firefighters Adam Cook and Dalton Hulsey for shoveling fire hydrants on their own for two consecutive days (Feb. 17–18).

Socrates Café moves.

After nine years at the Waterford Public Library, the Socrates Café is moving to the Bridgton Community Center, Bob Casimiro informed selectmen during the public participation segment of Tuesday’s board meeting. The move was necessary due to an issue with handicap-accessibility.

A regular at the monthly discussion group, Casimiro invited local residents to take part in the spirited conversations.

“At the end of the meeting (regularly attended by 18 to 22 people), we vote on topics to be discussed at the next meeting,” Casimiro explained.

Past discussion items included end-of-life issues, voting mandated, and are humans masters of fate?

The first meeting at the BCC will be on Monday, March 6 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Busy weekday mornings make it a challenge for families to find time for a healthy breakfast.

To encourage more families to take advantage of the healthy choices available with school breakfast, Lake Region schools will recognize National School Breakfast Week during March 6-10, 2017.

The National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) campaign theme, “School Breakfast Challenge,” reminds the entire school community that school breakfast provides a healthy, energizing start to the day for students. Students will be encouraged to “Take the Challenge” from March 6-10,

as well as the whole month of March with promotions and events.

“A healthy breakfast at the start of the day is one way to ensure students are getting the best education they can,” said Andy Madura SAD 61 Food Service director. “National School Breakfast Week helps us educate parents and students about all the healthy and appealing choices we offer.”

The district serves over 600 breakfast meals daily through the federally-funded School Breakfast Program. School nutrition professionals in SAD 61 prepare breakfast and lunches every day that meet federal

nutrition standards — limiting fat, calories and sodium — and encourage students to choose from the fruits, vegetables and whole grains offered with school meals.

SAD 61 has introduced this year in all district elementary schools “Breakfast in the Classroom” to increase participation and have added at the Middle School the last two years a “Second Chance Breakfast” that has seen a 80% increase in participation.

For more information about schools meals, visit lakeregionschools.org and check out the Food Service site or www.schoolnutrition.org/ SchoolMeals

SAD 61 breakfast challenge

Bridgton Dental Associates Paul C. Cloutier, D.D.S. Modern Family Dentistry No need to leave Bridgton for your dental care Convenient Friday appointments Fillings, crowns, bridges, dentures, implants, cleanings, whitening Most insurances accepted

Call today for your appointment

647-8052

138 Harrison Road, Bridgton, Maine (Formerly the offices of Dr. Stephan L. Hatch, DMD)

EOWO

Regional Sports

March 2, 2017, The Bridgton News, Page 1B

HITTING THE DECK — Laker guard Chandler True grimaces as Gray-New Gloucester’s Skye Conley dives over her for a loose ball during first half action in last Thursday’s Class B semifinals played at the Cross Arena in Portland. The Lakers had a chance to knock off the top-seeded Patriots, but came up a little short.

(Rivet Photo)

So close once again...

...Patriots put clamps on LR in 4th

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer PORTLAND — As Patriot forward Skye Conley made a hard drive to the rim, Laker defenders Melody Millett and Lauren Jakobs did exactly what they were taught.

They stood tall.

They raised their arms straight up.

They didn’t budge.

With 2:09 left in Thursday’s Class B semifinal, Conley tried to split the two defenders, created contact and managed to draw a critical two-shot foul.

The Patriot senior made 1-of-2 from the foul line, but it proved to be the game winner as top-ranked Gray-New Gloucester (19-1) survived a real scare by a feisty Lake Region team, 33-29 at the Cross Arena in Portland.

The Patriots defeated Lincoln Academy to advance to the state finals for the second straight year. The Pats will meet Houlton, the East champ (19-1), who defeated G-NG 48-35 a year ago for the gold ball.

Conley was the game’s high scorer and only shooter to reach double-digits, 12 points. Her work in the lane was the difference as Conley went to the foul line eight times, sinking six attempts.

Lake Region, which was rewarded for its aggressive takes in the quarterfinal win over Yarmouth, continued to

Another semis nailbiter

GRAY-NG 33 Isabelle DeTroy3-0-6, Brianna Jordan 3-0-7, Alicia Dumont 2-1-6, Skye Conley 3-6-12, Grace Kariotis 0-11, Jordan Grant 0-1-1.

LAKE REGION 29 Brooke Harriman 1-0-2, Kristen Huntress 3-0-7, Melody Millett 2-0-4, Chandler True 2-1-6, Lauren Jakobs 3-0-6, Aisley Sturk 1-0-3.

GAME STATS FG: LR 12-32, GNG 11-28 3PTs: LR 4-10, GNG 2-8 FT: LR 1-3, GNG 9-15 REBOUNDS: LR 19, GNG 17 LR REBOUNDS: Harriman 5, Huntress 4, Millett 4, True 1, Jakobs 5 G-NG REBOUNDS: DeTroy 4, Jordan 3, Dumont 2, Conley 4, Kariotis 2, Grant 2 T-OVERS: LR 19, GNG 13 STEALS: LR 4, GNG 12 attack the lane, but this time went to the charity stripe just three times.

At two critical junctures Thursday, the Lakers got little help from the men in black. Senior Melody Millet was surrounded by three G-NG defenders in the lane with 1:12 left, and her shot sailed out of bounds. Laker Coach Paul True looked for either a foul on the play or at least expected to retain possession on what appeared to be a blocked shot by Conley.

He got neither.

After Brianna Jordan made the Lakers pay with a layup with 45.2 seconds on a busted coverage off an inbounds play at midcourt

to put G-NG up 32-29, the Lakers had two chances to tighten the game.

Sophomore Brooke Harriman came up a little short on a strong move to the rim with 22.4 seconds left, and junior Chandler True drove to the bucket with 9.9 seconds. LR got the whistle, but the game official ruled the foul came before True attempted a shot.

Give the Patriots some credit too. The Lakers tied the game 29-29 with 5:34 left to play when Jakobs dished the ball back outside to True, who was wide open on the left wing and connected for a three-pointer.

Those three points were the

BIG MOMENT, BIG CALL — With their arms straight up and holding their position, Laker forwards Melody Millett (left) and Lauren Jakobs defend the lane as Patriots’ Skye Conley tries to split the coverage. Conley was able to draw the foul, and her free throw proved to be the game winner.

(Rivet Photo)

only points the Lakers would muster.

“I was surprised we were held to three points — single digits, that wouldn’t have surprised me based on how the game had been played — especially because of how physical they were. At the very least, I thought we would get to the free-throw line to score more than three points,” a dejected Coach True said.

The Lakers went to the line just once in the second half — none in the deciding fourth quarter.

On Conley’s drive and ensuing foul call, Coach True said, “People say that’s part of the game to deal with some adversity, and calls aren’t always going to go your way. All that is true. But unfortunately, it really gets amplified when you are talking about a one-possession game in the last two or three minutes. Those types of calls really matter and make a difference. Again, to our players’ credit, they handled it well. Defensively, I thought they were positioned well, played well and it just didn’t go our way.”

Facing the defending South champs, the Lakers certainly gave the Patriots a serious run for their money for the second straight year.

“I thought for most of the game, we had them really frustrated with what they were trying to do. Our kids did a nice job of taking away some of those options,” Coach True said.

“Unfortunately for us, it’s two years in a row that we lost in the semis — in an overtime game, which we had the ball on the last possession and this one, which I thought we were in really good shape entering the fourth period.”

Like their regular season meeting, the first half was a defensive battle. The Lakers were a little shaky out of the gate, committing seven turnovers to fall behind 7-2.

“There was no question that nerves played a part early on. We made some execution-type mistakes that can be attributed to that atmosphere,” Coach True said.

“Again, I was very happy with the way we defended and the way we competed, which obviously kept us in the game.”

Although the Lakers lost to the Patriots by double digits in the regular season game, Coach True felt confident that his club could spring a major upset if they played solid defense throughout and kept pace offensively.

“I didn’t think a whole lot needed to change. I thought the game wasn’t managed very well at Gray-New Gloucester. I felt it made a huge difference. We had foul

TIPTOE ALONG THE END LINE — Laker senior Kristen Huntress (right) tries to stop a baseline drive by Gray-New Gloucester’s Brianna Jordan.

UP FOR GRABS — Lake Region’s Brooke Harriman (#3) and Kristen Huntress (#4) battle Patriots’ Skye Conley for a rebound. trouble all over the place, and two kids fouled out. I felt better about this game. I felt better about playing on a bigger floor. I really felt the game was going to be won or lost at the offensive end. I just believed our kids would compete defensively, and we would be okay,” Coach True said. “The first (playoff) game, to me, is always the biggest concern.

You have to get over that hurdle. We played so well against Yarmouth that I just felt like we were in a good place (heading into the Gray game).”

After a timeout, the Lakers indeed found a better place psychologically. They relaxed. They were patient.

And, they finished plays.

Senior Kristen Huntress hustled for an offensive rebound, and immediately drove to the hoop for a score.

Down 7-4, the Lakers tied the game as Aisley Sturk — Ms. Hustle, who Coach True

has tried to encourage to shoot the ball more all season — pulled the trigger on a straight-away three-pointer with 1.2 seconds left in the first quarter.

Tie game, 7-7.

Chandler True gave the Lakers their first lead by scoring on the opening possession on a strong drive down the right side of the lane. She was fouled and made the free throw for a 10-7 lead.

G-NG quickly responded as Alicia Dumont and Brianna Jordan connected on back-to-back treys. Conley scored in the lane, and the Pats were up 15-10 with 4:36 left in the half.

The Lakers rallied as Millett sank a wide-open three-pointer, and Huntress made what G-NG Coach Mike Andreasen called a “circus shot” — a onehanded, off-balance floater in the lane to close the gap LAKERS, Page 4B

Page 2B, The Bridgton News, March 2, 2017

Regional sports

Hiking to the old Brownfield Skiway

Ever since I learned that there once was a ski area in Brownfield on Burnt Meadow Mountain, I’ve wanted to see if there was anything left of it.

According to the New England Lost Ski Areas Project (NELSAP), the Burnt Meadow Mountain Recreation Association built a ski area on the slopes with a 1967 loan of $275,000 from the Farmer’s Home Administration. It opened in 1971 with a 3,400-foot Stadeli T-bar lift and several slopes and trails. It was renamed the Zodiac Skiway in 1980, but closed in 1982.

The Burnt Meadow ski area was one of 25 ski areas that once operated in the Western Mountains of Maine. Others, like the Jockey Cap ski area and the Ski-W area on Stark’s Hill in Fryeburg are described on NELSAP’s website at www.nelsap.org/me/ me.html The NELSAP report said that the lift towers, cables and T-bars were still in place for the Brownfield ski area, and included pictures taken in January 2014.

In 2007, aerial photos from Google Earth, some of the ski runs are still visible even though it had been 25

Senior Rambles

Hiking Trips & Tips

by Allen Crabtree years since the area closed.

Finding the old ski area turned out to be quite a problem because the NELSAP reports were not too clear on exactly where it was on Burnt Meadow Mountain. The forest has reclaimed the ski trails so they are not visible from the road. I had been told that the big building (now for sale) just south of Burnt Meadow Pond on Route 160 was the old ski lodge at the base of the old ski area, and peered over the topo map and aerial photos trying to pick out any remnants of the ski runs or lift. I could not, primarily because I was looking on the wrong side of the mountain!

Doug Bowen, one of our Denmark Mountain Hikers, corrected me. The old ski area was on the north side of the mountain and the base lodge near

A trail map of the Burnt Meadow ski area.

(Photo compliments of NELSAP)

the Brownfield Church.

Doug and other Denmark Mountain Hikers reported that they had found the old ski lift towers on their rambles, and they offered to lead our hiking group to find them on one of our outings.

“The old ski lift is still there and I’ve hiked to it coming in from the Dugway Road side of the mountain,” Doug said.

Our hike on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, was a new route up an old familiar mountain. We climbed to the summit of Burnt Meadow Mountain from the west side, following snowmobile trails from Dugway Road.

This approach is much gentler than the Burnt Meadow Trail and avoids the rock scrambling at the summit.

It is about 1½ to 2 miles long and, other than one steep spot, is quite benign.

Compared to the 1,100 feet of elevation gain on the Burnt Meadow Trail this approach has only about an 855-foot elevation gain and is an “easy” hike. Trails are not marked, however, and would be difficult to find the way without someone who knew the way to guide you. Also, although there is public access on the snowmobile routes, getting landowner permission for hiking there would be advisable.

About two-thirds of the way to the summit, the new route passes under the old ski lift with its towers and cables still in place and the carriers for the T-bars still attached to the cables.

The trail passes by the top tower with its wheel, where the cables came up and reversed to go back down the mountain.

“Why do you suppose all of this is still here?” asked some of our hikers. “There is a huge amount of scrap

The old ski lift towers are still in place on Burnt Meadow Mountain.

(Photo by Allen Crabtree)

Burnt Meadow ski area patch, compliments of Bruce Morin, Ski East.

metal in the towers and cables and it must be worth a good deal of money.”

The NELSAP report gives some background explaining why the lift is still on the mountain: “The start of the following decade, 1980, saw a change in ownership of the mountain. Wendell Pierce, owner of the Big Rock Ski Area up in Mars Hill, purchased the area, mainly for the lifts. Not only that, but the area changed names The old T-Bar carriers are still hanging from the to Zodiac Skiway. I’m not lift cables on Burnt Meadow Mountain.

RAMBLES, Page 4C

(Photo by Allen Crabtree)

ELLE PENDEXTER

EMILY SNOW

SAWYER NOONAN with his special prize.

Tops at Derby

SAWYER NOONAN (top) and COOPER LIBBY (right)

HARRISON — Elle Pendexter hauled in the biggest fish at Harrison Recreation’s Winter Fest Family Ice Fishing Derby 2017, while Cooper Libby was the busiest angler — snagging 18 fish.

“The derby was a huge success! We had over 60 children register and attend the derby!” Harrison Rec Director Kayla Laird said.

“I am very thankful for all of our sponsors, and a huge ‘thank you’ goes to all the families that came out and

Logan Mason .65 pounds; third place to Ainsley Pendexter, .55 pounds.

Smallest legal fish — Carter Libby, .05 lbs, 5¼ inches.

Biggest fish — Elle Pendexter, 4.55 pounds.

Longest fish — Molly Kimball, 18½ inches.

Wes Tenney Memorial Champion (most fish caught) — Cooper Libby with 18 fish!

Sponsors: Cabela’s, Norway Savings Bank, DERBY, Page 3B

joined us.”

Winners were: Age group 0-6 — first place to Elle Pendexter, 4.55 pounds; second place to Sawyer Noonan, 2.55 pounds; and third place to Emma Witham, 2.30 pounds.

Age group 7-11 — first place to Molly Kimball, 1.9 pounds; second place to Jakob Hooper, 1.35 pounds; and third place to Naonami Dagget, .65 pounds.

Age group 12-15 — first place to Kenny Mason, 1.15 pounds; second place to

March 2, 2017, The Bridgton News, Page 3B

ANNIE AND DAVID — Annie O’Connor and David Delvecchio.

LRMS ‘Dear Edwina Jr.’ cast put it all together

By Kaytrien Hall LRMS student Watching the play, Dear Edwina Jr., could not be more worth it because it brings so much joy and the students that made this play worked incredibly hard.

Dear Edwina Jr. is a smaller version of the Broadway play, Dear Edwina. In this fantastic musical, the main character, Edwina Spoonapple, goes through lots of emotions throughout the play.

Her siblings are incredibly talented, and Edwina wishes to be great at something too.

So, she hosts a show that is performed in her garage to try and win a special award. But, that is just the beginning for Edwina.

Follow 12-year-old Edwina Spoonapple on her journey of emotional roller coasters in Downtown Paw Paw, Michigan.

REVIEW

Kaytrien Hall is a LRMS seventh grader.

Many people are so against musical plays that are so special mainly because it seems childish, or they do not like how people randomly break out into song. Also, musicals have a very specific level of vibrato and it is definitely a specific type of music stereotyped

Derby

(Continued from Page 2B) Northeast Bank, Harrison General, Unc’l Lunkers, Hayes True Value, Jeff’s Bait and Tackle, Fred Tenney, Rob Bulla, Western Maine Fish & Game, Harrison Youth Boosters, 3 Girls Bait Shop and Shawn Bennett Landscaping and Firewood.

UMaine forestry major Walker Day of Lovell While at UMaine, he has spent his summers working as a research assistant with the Cooperative Forestry Research Unit (CFRU), a collaboration among the School of Forest Resources and most of the state’s largest landowners and managers; and as an intern with Plum Creek Timber Co., now known as Weyerhaeuser, and Seven Islands Land Co. His most recent summer internship with Seven Islands evolved into an academicyear position as an applied forest technology intern with cooperation from UMaine’s Barbara Wheatland Geospatial Analysis Laboratory. The position was created to showcase new technology that could help the company make informed management decisions more efficiently, Day says.

In this position, Day aims to demonstrate to Seven Islands the practicality of using new technology in forestry, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) or drones. At the end of the semester, Day will deliver a presentation on his UAV research using test sites in the company’s Rangeley district.

“The knowledge possessed by the Barbara Wheatland Geospatial Programs team is my greatest asset for this project,” Day says.

MUSICAL ROSTER Grade 6: Kate Akeley, Kelsey Bennett, Carly Dyer, Brooklyn Hein, Riley Kennedy, Tyler Lafontaine, Sydney London, Madison Martin, Colin Murphy, Sydney Mushrow, Emily Rock, Carly Scribner and Samantha Wozich.

Grade 7: Shane Acker, Emeline Akeley, Trinity Atwood, Allison Baker, Rebecca Caron, Samantha Creaser, David Delvecchio.

Alizah Girard, Kaytrien Hall, Madison Maggs, Jadyn McGinn, Annie O’Connor, Preston Phillips, Kate Rose, Pam Sargent, Ian Smith and Brooke Toole.

Grade 8: Angel Caracciolo, Justice Cole, Hope Manchester, Fiona Murphy, Freedom Potter, Abigail Scarlett and Norah Tafuri.

as “dramatic” or “sappy.”

However, those who love musicals really like the amount of effort and enthusiasm used in the songs. For a lot of people, music is a coping mechanism that they use all the time. Not to mention, songs give character to the person singing.

This play is very much relatable to young teens, but it gives a lot of nostalgia toward adults, as well. Also, if you have siblings, this play will be very easy to follow. The music is very tasteful. Lots of people really thoroughly enjoy theatre music. It has a lot of meaning and plot to it. Lastly, people tend to like a nice story. It is so fantastic to listen to. The music allows you to feel the same emotions as the actors.

Overall, plays are all specific feature that makes about music that tells a it all come together. The story. It is all about this actors in Dear Edwina Jr.

UMaine profile: Walker Day The following student profile appeared in UMaine News: The Maine forest products industry has been a part of Walker Day’s life for as long as he can remember.

Growing up in the small western Maine town of Lovell, Day watched as his father and grandfather spent the majority of their professional careers in forestry.

“They both had a very big impact on how I was raised, and naturally, I looked up to both of them,” says Day, a senior at the University of Maine at Orono.

It was this admiration and Day’s love of the outdoors that led him to pursue a degree in forestry in the School of Forest Resources; a decision he calls the best he has ever made.

“I was never an indoors type of kid, and always wanted to be outside,” Day says. “I knew I never wanted to have a job that required me to sit behind a desk.”

Day was drawn to working with large, industrial private landowners.

“I like the idea of having such a large landscape at my fingertips to work with,” he says. “I like the idea that I can sit back at the end of my career and look at the thousands of acres that I have impacted in some way, and be proud because signs of that work will be around for much longer than I am.”

Madison Maggs.

Day says UAVs can be used to create photo-derived point clouds of the forest canopy, as well as high-resolution orthophotos, or aerial photographs that have been geometrically corrected to have a uniform scale. Using UAVs instead of a traditional aircraft could potentially save time and money for foresters.

In order to fly a UAV for any reason other than personal enjoyment, Day was required to become a certified remote pilot through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). To do so, he took — and passed — a knowledge test that focused on UAV rules and regulations, as well as in-depth understanding of airspace, weather and the interpretation of sectional aeronautical charts — subjects that don’t necessarily come to mind when studying forestry.

“Right now is a great time to be a college student in forestry. There are so many new innovations that are coming out right now, and there is no better place to learn these things than at the University of Maine,” says Day, who points to UAVs as well as Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) analysis, a remotesensing method that uses light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure ranges to Earth.

Despite many mill closures around the state, Day is optimistic about the future of the industry.

“The forest products industry is still a driving force in Maine,” he says. “Some of the mills have closed, however we are still an $8.5 billion industry. Any industry has its ups and downs, so I think the future looks pretty bright. Technology will continue to advance, so hopefully our practices in the woods will continue to get more efficient.”

A recently announced partnership between UMaine

and a federal Economic Development Assessment Team (EDAT) is working to revive the state’s forest products industry. In January, the Maine Forest Economy Growth Initiative released the

(Photos by Kevin Murphy)

Carly Scribner.

worked incredibly hard to me think that I could not achieve the outcome of the find anything better to do play. Knowing this makes than watch the play! report, “Recommendations to Strengthen and Diversify Maine’s Forest Industry and Rural Economies.” In the report, the coalition unveiled nine priorities to be addressed in the next three years, with the

top priority being to develop a long-term vision and roadmap for the forest economy, according to an MDF release.

“Maine is 89% forested, so I know there will always be WALKER, Page 6B

100 Main Street Bridgton, ME 04009 (207) 647-3311 (800) 660-3315 (Maine) or (800) 486-3312 (outside Maine)

Sweden – Log home w/wood floors, 2BR, full BA, farmer’s porch, screened porch, loft w/3rd BR, bsmt., full-house generator and 30 ac.! Wow! $199,000

Fryeburg – Great location and neighborhood in Fryeburg village.

Att. 2-car garage. Wood floors.

Wood-burning fireplace in living room. 3 additional rooms in basement. $164,900

Harrison – East Shore Long Lake! 2-car gar. on double lot w/102 ft. lakefront in desirable location close to everything! Lg. living rm., kitchen w/dining area. $599,000

Waterford – Quaint & sunny Bed & Breakfast set in the center of Waterford, with restaurant/bar.

9BR, 7.5BA, priv. living quarters, a retail shop and more. Walk to Keoka beach. $275,000

Bridgton – 5BR, 3BA, pool, beautiful westerly mtn. views, granite countertops, big windows & a wood stove, office or playroom, 1/2 BA & laundry rm. on 1st floor. $350,000

Sweden – Home w/2-ac. lot w200 ft. of frontage on beautiful Stearns Pond. Open floor plan, huge deck, tons of big windows, master BR suite, priv. boat gar. and 3-car gar. Must see! $429,000

Bridgton – Remodeled home with acreage and brook frontage in the heart of the Lake Region.

Family room, basement with den, large workshop and much more! $139,000

Bridgton – Remote and quiet waterfront lot w/109 ft. of ftg. on Foster Pond. Tucked in the woods, but only a few miles to both Naples and Bridgton. Very special place — must see! $135,000 Harrison – Crystal Lake – 300 ft. shared waterfront access to 2 common areas come with this 1.4-ac. wooded homesite. Perfect location to build your 4-season home or vacation getaway without paying waterfront taxes. $74,900 Bridgton – Great price for flat, wooded lot in Knights Hill, offering all the amenities including shared beach, pool, tennis and basketball courts, boat slip after waiting period and more. Knights Hill is right across from Shawnee Peak. $27,500

Page 4B, The Bridgton News, March 2, 2017

Regional sports

Lakers fall short in semis (Continued from Page 1B) to 17-15.

G-NG answered as Isabelle DeTroy connected on a corner jumper and Conley drained a foul-line jumper.

Down 21-15 at the half, Coach True impressed upon his team they were in striking range and needed to find their best basketball over the final 16 minutes of play.

“We addressed a couple of things. One, we struggled a little bit with post defense in the first half. So, we made the adjustment to play more behind, especially on the freshman (Jordan Grant), who hurt us a little over the top and rebounding. I felt if we just stayed behind we would move them away from posting up too close to the basket and be able to block out better and keep them away from the backboard,” Coach True said. “Secondly, our kids were a little bit frustrated because they weren’t getting open looks. They extended their pressure. They are athletic and very strong.

All year long, our mantra has been two, three passes — at times I called us one-hit wonders — if something didn’t

have initially off our set, we struggled a little bit. My message at halftime was to just relax, continue to move the ball, be patient, and the more times we can reverse the basketball, I thought it would increase the chance of someone getting an open look or lane to attack.”

The Lakers found their attack mode mentality. Their defense forced five G-NG turnovers and the Lakers played with confidence in the offensive end, outscoring the Patriots 11-4 behind four points from Lauren Jakobs, a nifty drive past two defenders by Millett, and a threepointer by Huntress with 1:04 left, giving the Lakers a 26-23 lead.

After LR came up with a stop, Coach True felt his club missed out on a real opportunity to possibly set the tone entering the final quarter.

“We had one possession, which I wish we could take back. Right after Kristen hit a three and we went up three, we got a stop and had the ball with 34 seconds left to go in the third quarter. At that point in time, we should be going into the fourth either

up 3, 4, 5 or 6 depending on how that possession turned out,” the coach said. “We made an ill-advised pass off our first brush cut, and that led to a foul at the other end. They (Conley) made two free throws, and that left us up just one heading into the final quarter, instead of a possible two-possession lead. I thought that possession was really critical in the game.”

Instead, Gray-NG’s Brianna Jordan made the big shot that seemed to spark the Patriots, who took a 27-26 lead. The Patriots had a chance to put the game out of reach, but shot just 4-of9 from the foul line in the fourth.

They, however, made enough to send the fifthseeded Lakers (13-7) packing for the second straight year.

“In retrospect, and as time passes on, you have to be proud of the fact that you are right there, year in and year out. We are just plays away from participating in a state championship game.

As a coach, that’s all you can ask for from your kids,” Coach True said. “We had a

WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT — Laker Coach Paul True encourages his players during a timeout at last Thursday’s semifinals at the Cross Arena in Portland. The Lakers gave top-ranked Gray-New Gloucester a major scare before falling 33-29. great tournament. The quarterfinal was one of the best games we’ve played all year long. I am really proud of the kids’ efforts and their willingness to buy into what we are doing.”

Coach True also had high praise for his two seniors — Kristen Huntress and Melody Millett, the remaining mem-

Rambles: Brownfield Skiway (Continued from Page 2B) sure of the exact reason why. The town did not want him to remove the lifts, so his daughter ran the area for several years. The area kept losing money and closed around 1982.”

There are three peaks in the Burnt Meadow Mountain

group, including the North Peak (1,575 feet), South Peak (1,592 feet) and Stone Mountain (1,624 feet). The Burnt Meadow Trail climbs the eastern ridge to the summit of the North Peak and returns to the Route 160 trailhead can be made via the Twin Brook Trail. With

Real Estate that works for you!

Cell: 207-939-2938

1st mo

www.russsweetmainehomes.com

Russell Sweet Broker

Rte. 302 • P.O. Box 97, Naples, ME 04055 207-693-7000 INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND LOCALLY OPERATED

this new route from the Dugway Road side of the mountain to the top, there are other loop hikes possible provided a car could be dropped on the other side of the mountain from the side that you began hiking.

The top section of the 3,400-foot route of the old ski lift is quite steep, too steep to follow with the snow and ice pack on the mountain when we there.

We decided that we would come back when the snow was gone and attempt to follow it the entire way from the old ski lodge to the top.

Burnt Meadow Mountain in Oxford County, Brownfield, ME. Difficulty – Easy by the new route Trail distance to the summit – 1.5 miles to North Peak summit

Hiking time to the summit – 1 hour, 30 minutes Elevation – 1,575 feet (North Peak) Vertical gain – 855 feet from Dugway Road Coordinates – 43° 54’ 47” N 70° 53’ 10” W 44.10567; -71.094 Topo Map – USGS Brownfield 7.5-minute quad Directions to the trailhead – From the Brownfield Church, take the road toward New Hampshire and at 0.5 miles turn left onto Dugway Road. In about another 0.5 miles snowmobile trail two crosses the road. The route to the summit starts on the left side (south) of the road and follows the snowmobile trail for part of the way. Like I said, you need someone to guide you as the route is not marked. Parking is alongside Dugway Road.

FOR RENT

bers of the Lakers 2014 state championship team.

“Kristen and Mel have been mainstays in our program. They have been very loyal to the program. They have been great role mod-

els for our youth and our community,” Coach True said. “They’re not going to be replaced. They’re great kids and I am proud of how they have matured as young women.”

This week’s game solutions

WHEN QUALITY MATTERS!

For more information, e-mail Mark at Mrklopez@comcast.net

N CATIO NT LO E L L EXCE

COUNTRY CAPE BRIDGTON – Enjoy this Capestyle home in a desirable, quiet neighborhood. Close to town and Highland Lake beach. Could be used as 1-floor living with 2 bedrooms and full bath/laundry on the 1st floor. New gas cook stove in the kitchen, deck. The 2nd floor has 1 bedroom, and 2 attic areas that could be made into more living space. The full basement has much potential, too! Convenient 1car attached garage. Propane heat stove in the living rm. $159,000

Dave@LakefrontBuildersofMaine.com

LAKES REGION PROPERTIES

!

TRACT R CON E D N U

692 Roosevelt Trail, Naples, ME 04055

RANCH-STYLE HOME DENMARK – Move right into this older ranch home located in a beautiful country setting. Lg. family room w/woodstove, large living room w/fireplace, kitchen/dining area, 2 bedrooms, a workshop, 1car attached garage, and a separate storage barn/shed. Views of Pleasant Mountain. $120,000.

1T9

www.lakesproperties.com 207-693-7000 e-mail: info@lakesproperties.com

ISTING

NEW L

!

TRACT R CON UNDE

ING OR LIV 1-FLO

NEW LISTING

RANCH-STYLE HOME

BRIDGTON – Enjoy 4 seasons of recreation with lake access and ski mtn. proximity! This 3-bedroom, 1.75-bath home is in the heart of the Lake Region. 1 min. to your private beach/boat slip/tennis, Open concept on the main floor with working fireplace, 2 bedrooms and family room on bottom floor with washer/dryer. Screen porch for 3-season fun. $139,999

BRIDGTON – 1-floor living! Convenient location. Close to town and across from the hospital. Take the sidewalks right down to the public beach. Town water. 3 bedrooms, kitchen, living room with a fireplace. Dining room plus 1 full bath. Wood floors in many of the rooms. Unique walkout basement with beautiful stone walls. Large front room could be a used as a sunroom. Metal roof is great for the winter snows. $129,000.

Call 647-5551 or 1-888-400-9858

www.obergrealestate.com

Casco – 3-bedroom, 2-bath home. 1-car garage with attached workshop to work on projects or use as additional storage. $129,000. Jodi Chute, 207-232-5730 (MLS 1294606)

Casco – Mayberry Hill Rd. – Charming 4-bedroom, 3-bath farmhouse on 1.8 acres of old pasture and old trees. Very nice property. $295,000. Bob Blake, 207-595-1607 (MLS 1272406)

ISTING

NEW L

Naples – This 3-bedroom, open concept home will delight those who love what the Four Seasons of Maine has to offer! ROW to Sebago Cove, boat to Brandy Pond, Sebago and Long Lakes! $197,900. Kamal Perkins, 207-595-3145 (MLS 1294907)

Naples – Top-quality New Construction in a well-planned subdivision with paved roads, close to Naples Causeway. 3-bedroom, 1.5-bath Cape with 2-car garage. $269,900. Sally Goodwill, 207595-4014 (MLS 1290842)

Call us for more Home, Land and Waterfront Listings or visit: www.lakesproperties.com INDEPENDENTLY OWNED & OPERATED

1T9

Brand new energy-efficient home in 55+ community.

With granite countertops, hardwood floors and all appliances; located directly adjacent to garage and storage. Community center with fitness room. No pets. No smoking. $245/week or $275/week with garage and storage. Available in January.

One-year lease required.

Classifieds

Discriminatory Advertising under the Fair Housing Act

The Fair Housing Act of 1968 at 42 U.S.C. 3604(c) makes it unlawful “to make, print, or publish, or cause to be made, printed, or published any notice, statement, or advertisement, with respect to the sale, or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.

&

REAL ESTATE

Part of the Chalmers Group

100 Main Street, Bridgton, ME 04009 Phone: 207-647-3311 Fax: 207-647-3003 www.chalmers-ins.com BN 9

ATTENTION

SNOWMOBILE PARTS — New and used. 9 a.m.–8 p.m., six days a week. Closed Wednesdays.

D&G Snowmobilers Discount.

207-583-2312.

10x1x

DRIED FIREWOOD — Dried twelve months. Selling seasoned hardwood year-round. One cord $240, half cord $140. Call 207-595-5029; 207-583-4113. westermainefirewood.com 52t22x $5 FOR TATTERED — U.S. Flag when purchasing new U.S. Flag 3’x5’ or larger. Maine Flag & Banner, Windham, 893-0339.

tf46

26–20 TROY BILT — snowblower, excellent. $200. 6472047.

2t8x

GOT WOOD — Ready to burn October 2016. $250 a cord. Cut, split and delivered locally. Call 647-8146. tf21

3 GIRLS BAIT SHOP — We have smelts, shiners, suckers and tommies. We also have worms, crawlers and we carry fishing supplies. We are open Sun.-Thurs., 6 a.m.-5 p.m. and Fri.-Sat., 6 a.m.-8 p.m. We are located at 12 Kennard St., Bridgton, Maine. Kennard St. is across from the Highland Lake boat launch.

4t6x CRAFTSMAN — Snowblower, 5.0, 24”, electric. $325 or best offer. 242-9417, South Bridgton.

1t9x

VEHI­CLES FOR SALE

JESUS IS LORD — new and used auto parts. National locator.

Most parts 2 days. Good used cars.

Ovide’s Used Cars, Inc., Rte. 302 Bridg­ton, 207-647-5477. tf30

FOR RENT

CASCO — Rooms for rent. $125 per week furnished with Internet and laundry onsite. Call Tommy at 207-595-4946. tf9

Classified line ads are now posted BRIDGTON — Large 2-bedroom on our website at NO EXTRA apartment. Close to town. Sunny CHARGE! www.bridgton.com with porch. $800 month plus utilities. 207-229-6749.

2t9x

HELP WANTED

BRIDGTON — Rooms for rent. $125 per week furnished with Internet. Call Ben at 207-894-8303.

tf9

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BUSINESS SERVICES

HIGHLAND LAKE — Bridgton. Waterfront lot with building permit. Asking $89,900. Call Good Deed Realty. 207-650-3454.

E-mail: bobtripp@gooddeedrealty.

BRIDGTON — One-bedroom com tf48 apartment. First floor, with ramp.

Big sunny windows, oak cabinets, INSTRUCTION granite counter and wood floors.

MUSIC LESSONS — and TuFreshly painted. On dead-end toring.

In Oxford County. Forstreet. Very quiet and wooded part of town. $700 month plus $700 merly St. Louis Philharmonic and security deposit. Utilities not in- Kentucky Symphony violinist. cluded. Parking, rubbish and snow Master’s degree. 207-256-9559.

4t9x removal included. Call 207-625- cpriem@juno.com 8812.

5t9x

LOW COST SPAY/NEUTER — Cats $70-$85, dogs starting at $100. Grant funds available for qualified Oxford County residents.

Rozzie May Animal Alliance www.RozzieMay.org 603-4471373. tf18

HEAP HAULERS — Towing service. Cash paid for junk cars.

Call 655-5963. tf12

WANTED

PLEASE CONSIDER — donating gently used furniture, household items and more to Harvest Hills Animal Shelter.

FMI, go to our website www. harvesthills.org for details or call 935-4358, ext. 21. tf44

DENMARK HOUSE PAINTING — Since 1980. Interior and exterior painting. Free estimates.

Call John Mathews 452-2781. tf40

General Manager Buying and Offering US Coins Gold & Silver Bullion

Young and growing company looking for an experienced selfstarter to manage all aspects of business, including sales development, personnel, administration and operations.

The successful candidate will have 15+ years experience managing a dynamic manufacturing company and significant experience developing customer relationships. Equity participation available.

Send resume to: genmgrjob@gmail.com

TFCD

142 Main Street Conway, NH 603-447-3611 Metal Detectors

Help Wanted Bridgton Storage and Consignment is looking for a person with great customer service skills for a multifaceted, full-time position.

If you are dependable and like working with people, please contact Mark by e-mail at mrklopez@comcast.net

1T9CD

CHALMERS INSURANCE

FIREWOOD — $260 seasoned cord, half cord $150, cut, split, delivered. $225 cord green, half cord green $125. Half cord soft wood $85. Call Wendell Scribner, 583-4202.

10t5x

FOR RENT

TF1CD

Classified advertising is sold in this space at the rate of $3.50 for 20 words or less and 15¢ a word over 20. All ads are payable in advance.

Repeats are charged at the same rate as new ads. Ads taken over the phone must be called in by Monday with payment arriving by Tuesday. A charge of $1.00 per week extra is made for the use of a box number if requested. A charge of $1.00 per classified is made if billing is necessary. Cards of Thanks and In Memoriams are charged at the same rate as classified ads. Poetry is charged by the inch.

Classified display is sold at $6.50 per column inch. Classified advertisers must furnish written copy.

The Bridgton News assumes no financial responsibility for typographical errors in advertisements other than to reprint that part of any advertisement in which a typographical error occurs. Advertisers will please notify the business office promptly of any errors that may occur, phone 207-647-2851.

FOR SALE

1T9CD

CLASSIFIED DISPLAY ADS Deadline: Friday 4:00 p.m.

CLASSIFIED LINE ADS Deadline: Monday 5:00 p.m.

March 2, 2017, The Bridgton News, Page 5B

The UMBRELLA FACTORY SUPERMARKET Now taking applications for employment.

All positions part-time.

Apply in person at The Umbrella Factory.

NAPLES SHOPPING CENTER Route 302, Naples, ME 207-693-3988 TF35CD

HELP WANTED — Anticipated and current employment opportunities Maine School Administrative District 72, Fryeburg, Me. Posted on our website: www. msad72.org tf5 COOK, WAIT STAFF — fulltime, year-round wait staff wanted for Punkin Valley Restaurant. Apply in person, Route 302, West Bridgton. tf35

Morrison Center – Good Neighbors Seeking Direct Support Professionals for Residential Supports

OFFICE/BOOKKEEPING — position. Also cleaning/errands position. Must have valid driver’s license. Call 207-693-3831, e-mail RobertFogg@Q-Team.com or stop by Q-Team Tree Service in Naples. tf9

(Experience Preferred, but will train the right candidate) The agency is seeking caring, creative and energetic team members to provide services to adults with severe cognitive and physical disabilities in our residential settings. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, assisting with personal care, facilitating activities and community involvement, documentation, and promoting life skill development.

WORK WANTED

ODD JOBS — By the hour, day, week or job. Snow shoveling, light trucking. Free estimates. Call 6274649.

4t7x

An attractive benefits package is offered to all qualifying candidates and starting wage is $10.00 per hour.

All candidates must have a High School Diploma or GED, be at least 18 years of age, possess a valid driver’s license, and possess basic computer skills.

Please contact Wayne Alexander at 647-8244 ext. 13 to request an application or pick up an application at the Bridgton office at 119 Sandy Creek Road.

3T7CD EOE

FRYEBURG ACADEMY Macdonald Motors has an immediate opening for an

Experienced Automotive Technician

Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable Clerk

to join our award-winning service department at our Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep/Ram store in Bridgton.

Fryeburg Academy is an equal opportunity employer.

2T9CD

Position requires bookkeeping knowledge. Accuracy, attention to detail, and effective communication skills required.

Applicant must have computer skills (Excel and Word), accounting software knowledge and be able to multitask and work independently.

Fryeburg Academy offers a generous benefits package, including medical, dental, life insurance, 401(k) and paid time off.

Interested candidates should send cover letter and resume to HR@fryeburgacademy.org or mail to Fryeburg Academy, Attention: Human Resources, 745 Main Street, Fryeburg, ME 04037.

All Fryeburg Academy employees are subject to MAINE DEPT. OF EDUCATION CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECK. Position will close when a suitable applicant is found.

The job requirements are as follows: 1. Automotive Experience is a must 2. Must have a valid U.S. driver’s license 3. 40+ hours per week 4. Must be 18 years old or older 5. Positive attitude is a must 6. Must be willing to multitask 7. Maine State Inspection License

Bonney Staffing Center, Inc. has openings in the Norway, Bridgton, Naples, Windham, Gray, Standish and Gorham areas!

Applying with us could have you starting work tomorrow!!!

Light Industrial/Laborers • Administration • Medical CNC Milling – Soldering/Electrical assembly Sales/Customer service Part-time You can apply in person Walk into our Windham office, Mon. – Fri. 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. or online at www.bonneystaffing.com

Macdonald Motors offers a generous compensation and benefits package that includes 401K, Health/Dental Insurance, Paid Sick Time, Paid Training.

Please Contact: David Eaton, Service Manager 456 Portland Road, Bridgton, ME 04009 207-647-3304 service@macdonaldmotors.com www.macdonaldmotors.com

40+ Current Job Openings

940 Roosevelt Trail Windham, ME 04062

207.892.2286 www.bonneystaffing.com

TF46CD

has an opening in the Business Office for an

BONNEY is an EOE

2T9CD

DRIVERS Class A CDL Local Dedicated Water Tanker Drivers

— HIRING EVENT — Saturday, March 4th, 2017 • 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Ramada Inn, 155 Riverside St. Portland, ME 04103

We Are Looking For ASE Certified Techs

Khiel Excavation is currently seeking a qualified Estimator/ Project Manager to join their growing team. Extensive construction experience and a proven track record of sustained and successful estimating experience are required.

Khiel Excavation offers competitive wages and a comprehensive benefit package that includes health and dental insurances, retirement plan with company match, uniforms, paid holiday and vacation time, and a company vehicle.

Top Pay for Top Techs.

Hourly and flat rate positions available. We want team players who are looking to grow and advance with a fastmoving company. No franchise experience necessary.

WE OFFER: • Clean Working Environment • Paid Vacations • Paid Training • Health and Dental Insurance

• Paid Holidays • Paid Sick Days • Bonus Pay Plans • 401k Plan And More!

If You Are Looking For A Better Future, Call Today For A Confidential Interview.

Please call or send resumes to Matt Golding

603-356-5401 • mgolding@crestautoworld.com TF8CD

Qualified applicants should contact: Rebecca at (207) 452-2157 or rebecca@khielexcavation.com 65 Bull Ring Road, Denmark, ME 04022

SIGN-ON BONUS $2,500 POSITIONS LOCATED IN SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE

Chevrolet • Chrysler • Dodge • Jeep

TF22CD

Calling all Class A CDL Drivers! Are you looking for a Driving job and a company you can grow with, and get paid while getting trained? How about a great starting salary and a $2500 Sign-on Bonus? If so, your search is over. A. Duie Pyle has the perfect opportunity for you in South Portland, Maine. Van trailer experience only?

We will train you in a week or two to drive a Tank trailer! Apply today!

– Be paid while training (1st eight weeks is guaranteed $1250/wk while learning and training) – Please note that Sign–On Bonus of $2,500 is for startup only!

• Day Shift 1st year guaranteed W-2 of $65k • Night Shift 1st year guaranteed W-2 of $67k Requirements include: Class A CDL with Tanker endorsement, Minimum 1-Year Liquid Tanker Trailer Experience, Available to work day, night and weekend hours.

Tanker Training program required. Experience: 12 full months of verified semi-trailer driving experience (within most recent 16 months); Achieved this driving experience at no more than 2 jobs; Zero moving violations in the past 36 months.

All Drivers please visit: www.driveforpyle.com/hiringevent or call us at 844-DRV-PYLE EOE/Disabled/Veteran

1T9CDX

Page 6B, The Bridgton News, March 2, 2017

Letters Random notes on education

To The Editor: There is a paramount Progressive attitude that infuses all policy decisions.

In the education establishment and the governments that support it, decisions, whether local, state or national, are based on how to extract more money from the students, parents, and taxpayers who need their services. The educrats firmly believe that there is no end to the taxpayer’s responsibility to fund every harebrained social scheme their fevered minds can conceive.

They are willing to do whatever it takes to secure a never-ending funding stream. Educrats will shade the truth (truth is relative); will misrepresent facts and figures (numbers are relative); will hide actual costs (costs are relative); and will

Letters to the editor

always rely on optics rather than substance (perception is reality) to sell their nostrums.

Bye the bye, administrative bloat is the easiest way for educrats to get budget increases; adherence to federal rules and regulations requires a plethora of administrators for compliance. Of course, administrative bloat contributes nothing to our children’s education. Actually administrative bloat is to education what clogged arteries are to heart disease. On the other hand, the elimination of administrative bloat is the easiest way to trim budgets and get more learning in the classroom.

Intolerance The latest examples of academic tolerance were on display at the University of California and New York University. In the name of Free Speech and Freedom of Assembly, student protestors and paid goons gathered on their respective campuses.

Evidently, students gathered to protest Conservative speakers (an interesting view of academic tolerance of opposing viewpoints).

Green firewood $210/cord, minimum 2-cord delivery.

Selling tree-length firewood, call for pricing.

SEASONED FIREWOOD — $250 per cord Order online at westernmainetimberlands.com or call 207-925-1138

TF2CD

DENMARK SELF-STORAGE 207-452-2157 NEED A

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE? THE BRIDGTON NEWS

TF51CD

10' x 10' Unit $50.00 per month

There was another group of black-clad, masked protesters who either didn’t understand what “peaceably assemble” (Amendment I, U.S. Constitution) means or were goons paid to turn a peaceable assembly into a riot (thanks to George Soros and Black Lives Matter).

Not only did they deny the speaker(s) their right to free speech, they denied others (innocent bystanders) their property rights, which is not a right written or implied in the Constitution (not even as a penumbra or emanation).

Corruption The lust for power of the Progressives is all consuming. For instance, Democrats led by Sen. Schumer (aka “The Clown”) have stated that their goal is to hamstring President Trump’s administration. That, of course, is a power play by

Profile: Walker Day

(Continued from Page 3B) a need for land managers, as well as supply of timber into the open market. Wood is a renewable resource, and I think that as time goes on, more people are starting to see that,” Day says. “I look forward to the future and think the forest products industry in Maine will continue to be the driving force of this state’s economy.”

Day chose to attend UMaine not only because it was close to home, but because he says it is known for producing top-tier foresters and for having one of the oldest, continually accredited professional forestry programs in the country.

“It just seemed like the right fit for me, and it turned out to be an awesome fit,” he says.

Day says he believes the School of Forest Resources provided many opportunities and experiences that he wouldn’t have had elsewhere, as well as a top-notch faculty. He interacts with most professors in the school on a first-name basis.

“We have a strong community in Nutting Hall, and I think they all have impacted me in some way,” he says.

Day’s advice for incoming forestry students is to keep an open mind and try everything.

“I wouldn’t trade any of the experiences I have had in my summer jobs for anything,” he says. “What I learned about forestry, and more importantly myself, during those jobs has proved to be invaluable.”

While work and studying is essential, Day recommends leaving some time for fun.

“I have had a blast during my time here, and I think you need that in order to be able to focus when it counts,” he says.

After Day graduates in May, he hopes to continue working in the woods, preferably in Maine.

“Maine will always be my home,” he says.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

CONSULT OUR LISTING OF BUSINESS SERVICES AND LET AN EXPERT DO THE JOB! ACCOUNTANTS Chandel Associates Accounting, Taxes Audits, Full Service Payroll 3 Elm St., Bridgton Office 647-5711 Jones & Matthews, PA Certified Public Accountants Accounting and taxes Roosevelt Trail Prof. Bldg.

Route 302, Bridgton 647-3668 cpas@maine.com

ALARMS WAM-ALARM Systems Installation, Service, Monitoring Burglar-Fire-Temperature Sensors Free Security Survey 647-2323

CARPETING Thurlow’s Carpet & Home Center Carpet and Flooring Sales and Installation 21 Sandy Creek Rd, Bridgton 647-5562 800-310-5563

CHIMNEY LINING The Clean Sweep LLC Chimney Cleaning Service Supaflu and Stainless Steel Chimney lining and relining Dana Richardson 935-2501

CLEANING SERVICES First Impressions Cleaning Inc. Residential & Commercial Seasonal 647-5096

DANCE INSTRUCTION The Ballroom Dance - Exercise - Yoga - Aikido Main St., Harrison, Maine 207-583-6964

DENTAL SERVICES

ATTORNEYS Shelley P. Carter, Attorney Law Office of Shelley P. Carter, PA 110 Portland St., Fryeburg, ME 04037 935-1950 www.spcarterlaw.com

TLC Home Maintenance Co. Professional Cleaning and Property Management Housekeeping and much more 583-4314

COMPUTERS

Michael G. Friedman, Esq., PA 132 Main St. P.O. Box 10, Bridgton, ME 04009 647-8360

Grammy Geek Tech support for seniors (jr’s too) 1-1 support at your home Malware & virus removal/PC repair Free pick-up & delivery 207-310-0289

Hastings Malia, PA 376 Main Street – PO Box 290 Fryeburg, ME 04037 935-2061 www.hastings-law.com

Ms. C’s Computer Repair Virus and spyware removal PC repairs 207-228-5279 27 Zion Hill Road, Bridgton

CARETAKERS Caretake America Managing and Patrolling Kevin Rogers, Owner/Manager Rte. 35, Naples 693-6000

CARPENTRY Robert E. Guy General Carpentry – Additions Repairs – Remodeling www.bobguy@myfairpoint.net Harrison 743-5120 239-4804 (cell) Jerry’s Carpentry & Painting Carpenter & General Contractor Log homes – decks – remodeling Fully insured – Free estimates 207-527-2552

Naples Computer Services PC repair/upgrades – on-site service Virus and spy-ware removal Home and business networking Video security systems 71 Harrison Rd., Naples 207-693-3746

CONTRACTORS Jeff Hadley Builder Remodeling, Additions Tile work, Wood flooring Kitchens, Drywall, Painting 30 yrs experience 207-595-8421 jhadley44@gmail.com Quality Custom Carpentry From start to finish and from old to new Jeff Juneau Naples 207-655-5903

EXCAVATION Snow’s Excavation Complete site work Foundations-Septic-Lots cleared 207-647-2697

EXERCISE/FITNESS Dee’s BodyCraft Personal Training, Aerobics, Pilates Certified – Experienced Bridgton 647-9599

FLOORING Bolsters Decorating Center Carpet – vinyl – ceramic Always free decorating consulting bolsters@megalink.net 9 Market Sq., So. Paris 207-743-9202

Bridgton Dental Associates Dr. Paul Cloutier Complete dental care 138 Harrison Rd, Bridgton www.bridgtondental.com 207-647-8052

J & M Wood Floors Installation/Sanding/Refinishing Fully insured – Free estimates 207-337-5623

Bridgton Dental Hygiene Care, PA Complete comprehensive oral hygiene care Infants – Seniors Most dental insurances, MaineCare 647-4125 bdhc@myfairpoint.net

Henry’s Concrete Construction Foundations, Slabs, Floors Harrison Tel. 583-4896

Mountain View Dentistry Dr. Leslie A. Elston APPLIANCE REPAIR Cosmetic/restorative & Family Dentistry Servicemaster 207-647-3628 Prof.

Carpet Cleaning – Home/Office Jones Appliance Service/Repair LLC MountainViewDentistryMaine.com Fire/Smoke Damage Restoration Quality service you deserve 1-800-244-7630 207-539-4452 All major brands jonesappliances@aol.com 647-4432

Progressive politicos and their friends (elites) to try to destroy President Trump’s administration; how does chaos build the economy and create jobs?

It most definitely is a cynical use of power by Progressives to make the American people deplorable and dependent on government. Out of the chaos, Progressives want to return to centralized government with plenary power over our lives so that Progressive dreams of ultimate power can be achieved.

Progressives forget a truth that has withstood the test of time: Lord Acton’s observation “Absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

Truth or Just More Lies?

President Trump, per the mainstream media, is regularly accused of being a racist, a hate monger, a homophobe, sexist, ad nauseam

DOCKS

Great Northern Docks, Inc. Sales & Service Route 302, Naples 693-3770 1-800-423-4042 www.greatnortherndocks.com

ELECTRICIANS Bosworth Electric Inc. Quality electrical contractor Commercial/Industrial/Residential Generators/Todd Bosworth/207-838-6755 bosworthelectricinc@hotmail.com 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 R.W. Merrill Electrical Contractor 24 hour Emergency Service Residential & Commercial Harrison 583-2986 Fax 583-4882 David K. Moynihan Master Electrician Licensed ME & NH Bridgton 647-8016

FOUNDATIONS

GARAGE DOORS Naples Garage Door Co. Installation & repair services Free estimates Naples 207-693-3480

(do they protest too much?).

Progressives are very predictable with their attacks on the opposition.

They always accuse others of doing what they themselves do (transference).

Because Progressives believe in relativism, their concept of truth and lies depends on how the progressives perceive what they are spewing. If it advances their agenda, it is the truth and if it hinders their agenda, it is a lie. This relativist view of truth allows Progressives to lie with impunity, as long as it advances a progressive agenda (if you want to keep your doctor, you can, etc.).

Progressives lie seamlessly so they think that everyone lies as a matter of course.

Jock MacGregor Sebago

Waterford voters

To the Editor: I would like to remind Waterford voters to turn out for our annual town meeting election Friday, March 3, and vote for three-term selectman Randy Lessard.

Under Randy’s leadership, Waterford’s finances have improved dramatically since 2008. He has helped produce an annual report that is informative and transparent and he has demonstrated an ability to resolve conflicts peacefully and fairly. Randy has always operated with the town’s best interest at heart.

In recent years, there has only been one name on the ballot so voter turnout has been very low. In this year’s contested election, a small group of voters could influence the outcome in a way that does not necessarily represent the wishes of the majority of Waterford voters. Therefore, it is imperative that we all get out and vote from 1 to 6 p.m. on Friday, March 3, 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

NOTARY PUBLIC Northwoods Notary Mobile notary services Weddings - lulapoop@gmail.com Linda Mercer 207-776-9090

OIL DEALERS Dead River Co. Range & Fuel Oil Oil Burner Service Tel. 647-2882, Bridgton

Bass Heating Oil Burner Service Sales and Installations Waterford (207) 595-8829

Recycling motivation

To The Editor: Wouldn’t it be great if all waste were recycled?

Could we ever achieve such a goal? Some people are trying. There are good reasons to recycle or limit waste in other ways. Nature can be our role model. It recycles everything it produces. We need to do the same.

We know that recycling saves energy, prevents pollution, creates jobs and saves money. When we recycle, we are supporting an industry comparable in size to auto and truck manufacturing (National Recycling Coalition).

When unrecycled trash is incinerated at EcoMaine, every year approximately 42,000 tons of ash needs to be buried in a nearby landfill (ecomaine.org).

“Landfills are the largest source of human-caused methane, a greenhouse gas 21 times more powerful than carbon dioxide,” according to EcoCycle.org Landfills eventually leak, contaminating soil and groundwater.

Who is responsible for our garbage problem? Author Wendell Berry believes, “… our waste problem is not the fault only of producers. It is the fault of an economy that is wasteful from top to bottom — a symbiosis of an unlimited greed at the top and a lazy, passive, and selfindulgent consumptiveness at the bottom — and all of us are involved in it.”

Bridgton recycles a little over 20 percent of its solid waste. Surely we can do better.

Sally Chappell, Member of the Bridgton Recycling Committee LETTERS, Page 7B RUBBISH SERVICE ABC Rubbish Weekly Pick-up Container Service Tel. 743-5417

RUBBISH SERVICE AM Enterprises LLC Trash & snow removal Serving Harrison & Bridgton ameinc@outlook.com 207-749-2850

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

Dyer Septic Septic systems installed & repaired PAINTING CONTRACTORS Site work-emergency service-ecofriendly 1-877-250-4546 207-583-4546 Jerry’s Painting Service Quality Painting – Interior/Exterior SURVEYORS Fully Insured – Free Estimates 207-527-2552 F. Jonathan Bliss, P.L.S. Bliss & Associates PLUMBING & HEATING Surveying, Land Planning 693 Main St, Lovell 207-925-1468 blissinc@fairpoint.net Collins Plumbing & Heating Inc.

Roberts Overhead Doors Commercial/residential – free estimates Specializing in repair service in Now offering Master Card & Visa The Lake Region 647-4436 207-595-2311

HEATING

at the Waterford Municipal Building. Thank you.

John Bell, Selectman Waterford

Holt Plumbing Inc. Service work – pumps Camp openings – 30 years exp.

207-318-9981

Maine Survey Consultants, Inc. Land info services – Surveys Boundary/Topographic/Flood elevation PO Box 485, Harrison, Maine Off: 583-6159 D. A. Maxfield Jr. PLS Over 10,000 surveys on file

Ace Insurance Agency Inc. Home and Auto 43 East Main Street Denmark 1-800-452-0745

Ken Karpowich Plumbing Repairs/Installation/Remodeling TREE SERVICE Master Plumber in ME & NH Over 20 years experience 207-925-1423 Q-Team & Cook’s Tree Service Removal-pruning-cabling-chipping PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Stump grinding-bucket work-bobcat Crane-licensed & fully insured Clement Bros. Lawn and Landscape Q Team 693-3831 or Cook’s 647-4051 Organic lawn & garden maintenance Toll free 207-693-3831 www.Q-Team.com Shoreline restoration Creative stonework, property watch Rice Tree Service – Sheldon Rice Complete tree service – free estimates Snowplowing & sanding 207-693-6646 www.clementbros.com Removal-prune-chipping-stump grinding Licensed and insured Utility and Landscape Arborist REAL ESTATE Waterford ME – 583-2474

Chalmers Ins. Agency 100 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-3311

Chalmers Real Estate 100 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-3311

Oberg Insurance Auto, Home, Business, Life 132 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858

Kezar Realty Homes, Land & Vacation Rentals Lovell Village 207-925-1500 KezarRealty.com

Southern Maine Retirement Services Medicare Supplements & Prescription Plans Life and Senior Dental Insurance 150 Main St., Bridgton 1-866-886-4340

Lakes Region Properties “At the Lights in Naples” Waterfront, Residential Commercial & Land 207-693-7000

INSULATION Western Me. Insulation Inc Batts, blown or foamed Over 30 yrs experience Free estimates – fully insured 7 days a week – 693-3585

INSURANCE

MASONRY D & D Masonry Chimneys/fireplaces/walks/etc.

Fully insured Free estimates Darryl & Doug Hunt 693-5060

Oberg Agency Residential, Business, Lake Shore Property 132 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858

VETERINARY 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

WINDOW TREATMENTS Bolsters Decorating Center Custom window treatments Always free decorating consulting bolsters@megalink.net 9 Market Sq., So. Paris 207-743-9202

Opinion & Comment

March 2, 2017, The Bridgton News, Page 7B

Small World

by Henry Precht BN Columnist

To arms, citizens

I was walking up Main Street when I noticed that the Bridgton monument’s bronze Civil War soldier had climbed down from his plinth and was standing on the curb.

“Abandoning your post?” I asked jocularly.

CWS: Nope. I’ve been called to Washington. You won’t remember, of course, but in our war the rebels tried their darnedest to get to our capitol. They failed then, but now rebels are running the place with the help of some Wall Streeters, generals, and presidential kin and chums.

HP: You’re none of the above. Where would you fit in?

CWS: They need me for balance. You’ve read how the president keeps asking big names to sign up with him and they keep refusing or getting blocked. The two main criteria for leadership selection are, one, be worth a billion dollars or more or, two, have won three stars or more in the service. I’m way off on both counts: I have no earthly needs beyond a bit of copper polish every so often and my pitiful rank expired decades ago. So, as a cabinet member I would bring the average wealth and rank down to a modest level. And, if we read history carefully, we know ne’er-do-well men with the rank of corporal sometimes turn into big stuff.

HP: Are you sure you’ll fit in with these new appointees.

CWS: Don’t you think someone who is appointed to head a department he couldn’t remember the name of and then decided he wanted to abolish it and then decided not to is going to look up to someone like me who made his way alone to Washington. Or another who can’t remember on which tropical island he parked a couple hundred million dollars — is he going to out-shine one who has worn the same shiny suit every day for many scores of years? I’ll do all right, ARMS, Page 9B

FOGGY MOOSE spotted at Lowell Field off Chadbourne Hill Road in Bridgton as photographed by Ethan Lowell.

Every day is going to be a fight

“That’s my ADHD,” said Andrew Breitbart from the podium at CPAC as he was drawn off topic by something in the crowd. With my press pass, I was free to get near to him on the dais for close-up photographs and I had recognized his ADHD symptoms earlier in the conference when he was part of a panel. Breitbart was squirrelly as he sat waiting his turn to speak, but full of passionate intensity when he finally got up there. The panel included former leftist David Horowitz and David Bossie, who later became deputy campaign manager for President Donald Trump. He had been on still another CPAC panel I attended, introducing Irish filmmakers Ann McElhinney

by Jean Preis and Phelim McAleer, who had just released Fracknation, a documentary debunking mainstream media hype against BN Columnist the hydro-fracking process to produce oil and natural gas.

One theme ran through all his panels and talks: circumventing mainstream media control of what Americans knew and didn’t know. He had a visceral hatred of their monopoly and made it his mission in life to smash it. He encouraged CPAC attendees to use a camera and lapAn old oak tree grows beside the lakeshore and about top and become guerrilla journalists. People like James thirty feet off the ground there is an open hole in its trunk. O’Keefe took him up on that when he went on to singleThe hole faces east, away from the prevailing wind, and handedly destroy ACORN by exposing its incestuous relaover the decades of the tree’s old age it has offered shelter to various creatures. One spring, a few years ago, we noticed a pair of white-breasted nuthatches flying in and out of that hole, ferrying food to their youngsters in a nest deep inside the tree. Over time we forgot the hole was there, until early one morning after last week’s snowstorm we happened to be

By Joyce White looking out our window and noticed birds flying around the Special to The News upper branches of that oak tree. One bird flew into the hole, “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everyand then flew out again. A moment later, when another bird thing better.” flew out of the hole, we understood they had spent the night — Albert Einstein inside the tree, safe from the storm. Through binoculars we It has always seemed to me that there is some kind of saw that they were white-breasted nuthatches. magic in nature’s forests, fields and gardens. Why else have Most folks around here are familiar with this slim little I always felt calmer, happier, and healthier whenever I return bird, who is here year round. It’s only about five-and-three- from a woods ramble or from a few hours spent on my knees quarters inches long, with a blue-gray back, a black cap that in garden soil? In childhood and adolescence, the relief and extends down the back of the neck, a white face and breast, exultation I felt from a run through fields and woods after a and some rust colored feathers under the tail. Females look day of classroom confinement was exquisite. The feel of the similar to males, except their cap is dark gray instead of woods was different from the feel of the fields I ran through black. The name nuthatch is said to come from nut-hack, to get there, and required a walking pace and an alertness to referring to the bird’s habit of wedging a nut into a crevice the possibility of spotting the lights of fairies I knew lived and then hacking it into pieces small enough to eat. Also there. known to some folks as the ‘upside-down bird,’ they typiThen, in adulthood, I learned that trees metabolize carbon cally store food in bark crevices on the trunks of trees, and dioxide and send oxygen into the atmosphere. That extra then later go down the trunk head first to retrieve it. They oxygen, I thought, must be the reason for those good feelalso use their long, pointed bill to pry insects from the bark. ings from woods rambles. Now, in old age, I’m thinking that Arthur Cleveland Bent, author of the classic Life Histories there’s more than oxygen responsible for the good feelings, of North American Nuthatches, Wrens, Thrashers, and their something akin to magic.

Allies, writes that the white-breasted nuthatch’s winter diet Still, I think it only seems magical to us in our so-called consists primarily of nuts, acorns, and other vegetable mat- civilized world. Indigenous people everywhere — so-called ter. In spring and summer they eat beetles, spiders, caterpil- pagans — have tended throughout recorded history to be full UPSIDE-DOWN, Page 8B participants in the world of nature, not separate from any of

Bird Watch

Upside-down birds

Nature’s mysteries

Letters (Continued from Page 6B)

Survey says...

To The Editor: In the first survey of presidential historians taken since he left office, Barack Obama ranks as the 12th best president ever. Right-wingers may scream and yell about fake news, but this is real, factual news. Ninety-one presidential historians rated Obama 12th out of 44 presidents judged by his accomplishments while in office. Obama ranked higher in his first evaluation than any other modern president except Ronald Reagan, who stood 10th in his first survey and 9th this time.

Robert Howe recently wrote, “It has been excruciatingly painful over these last eight years as we watched Barack Obama wreak utter carnage on this wonderful nation…” I might share Howe’s excruciating pain if his description of the Obama years weren’t so laughably false. Let’s take a retrospective look at actual facts, not “alternative facts,” about the

Obama presidency.

When Obama took office the United States was in its worst economic collapse since the Great Depression.

Our economy was hemorrhaging 800,000 jobs a month. Within half a year, we were gaining jobs again, and we have had 80 consecutive months of growth since then.

At the end of last year, these were the actual economic statistics for the period 20082016: gross domestic product up 12 percent from $14.892 to $16.713 trillion; nonfarm payrolls up 8.7 million from 136.3 to 145 million; rate on 30-year mortgages cut in half from 6.46 percent to 3.54 percent; gross exports up 22 percent from $1.766 to 2.163 trillion; rate of unemployed and underemployed down 20 percent from 11.8 percent to 9.5 percent; median household income up 15 percent from $50,303 to $57,929; manufacturing productivity per worker up 14 percent from $382,977 to $436,776; Dow Jones Industrial Average nearly doubled from 9,319 to 18,332; and the number of Americans lacking health insurance down 18 million from 45 to 27 million. We could use much more of such “carnage.”

Numbers don’t lie; “con-

servatives” do. Trump supporters choose to believe right wing lies rather than documented facts, and that says more about them than it says about Obama. In addition to ignoring public statistics for the past eight years, the far right also ignores that the Affordable Care Act, for all its imperfections, has reduced the number of uninsured Americans to its lowest level in history. Despite that, “conservatives” still seem hell-bent on destroying it, millions of injured and dead people be damned.

President Obama also began to normalize relations with Cuba after 50 years of our failed efforts to destroy their government. Ditto for our relationship with Iran, which was at its most positive point in three decades until Donald Trump took a meat axe to it. Trump did more damage to U.S. foreign relations in his first month than all other administrations since World War II combined. The time will come when people will pray for another president like Barack Hussein Obama, that is, if our nation survives the real carnage caused by Der Trumpster.

Rev. Robert Plaisted Bridgton

Passing of a generation

To The Editor: It won’t be long now before the last of the “Greatest Generation” will have departed from the American scene.

They have served as a living example of what every American should aspire to as citizens greatly blessed to have been born in this magnificent country.

They went through extreme deprivation during the Great Depression and the horrific devastation of World Ware II at the cost of over 400,000 lives lost.

Their heroic sacrifices on the battlefield saved the entire world from the unspeakable savagery of Nazi and Japanese barbarians.

We can pretend all we want but, tragically for the nation, every generation since the Greatest has been less patriotic, less honest and more consumed by instant self-gratification than the generation that immediately preceded it, until we have now arrived at the millennial generation, which has been coddled and pampered to the point where many of them believe that the world revolves around them and no

Front Row Seat

by Tom McLaughlin BN Columnist tionship with both the Democratic Party and mainstream media. Another is Steve Bannon, who took over breitbart. com after Breitbart’s premature death in 2012. Bannon then took over Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and engineered a political earthquake. Andrew Breitbart is dead, but his mission continues.

It’s all-out war now. Bannon was at CPAC himself last week on a panel with Trump Chief-of-Staff Reince Preibus who has an adjoining office in the White House. He usually stays behind the scenes, so this was a rare, out-front appearance. He told his audience that President Trump will not moderate his positions, and will push them even MEDIA WAR, Page 8B

Earth Notes

“Earth Notes” is an outgrowth of a deep ecology discussion group.

Writers reflect a delight in and concern for the earth and are individually responsible for opinions and information. Community members are invited to submit articles. E-mail beepbeep207@roadrunner.com for details.

it, honoring all of it. In pre-Christian Europe as well as other parts of the world, pagan tradition held that trees were sacred.

Forest groves were perceived as the dwelling place of gods, goddesses, and nature spirits.

Eventually the Green Man became the predominant symbol of the spirit of nature, a way, perhaps of making the invisible, intangible force tangible. The reverence for trees and the holiness of nature were particularly entrenched among the people in the northern part of Europe and the British Isles.

Therefore, those were the areas where early Christian priests waged the strongest war against the old beliefs. In the course of a few centuries, sacred groves were destroyed, and healers and herbalists were often condemned to death as witches, all in an effort to control wild nature and any worship of it.

The Green Man, says William Anderson in his 1990 book, “signifies irrepressible life. Once he has come into your awareness, you will find him speaking to you wherever you MYSTERIES, Page 9B other point of view but theirs has any relevance.

Foolishly, America’s politicians have done everything in their power to enable mil-

lennials to avoid the real world by living in their parents’ basements until they are 26 years old, and thus put off LETTERS, Page 9B

Medicare nugget

By Stan Cohen Medicare Volunteer Counselor What is the “Donut Hole” in Medicare Part D? Starting on Jan. 1, Mr. Dill pays the first $400 for his medicines before his plan starts to pay its share.

That is his plan’s deductible. Some plans have no deductible.

Following the deductible period, Mr. Dill pays a copayment when he buys his medicines (the copayment may be zero for some generics in some plans).

His plan pays the rest. This is called the Initial Coverage Period.

If and when Mr. Dill’s share, plus the amount paid by his plan, reaches a total of $3,700, he enters the coverage gap (the donut hole). In 2017, while in this “gap” period, he will pay 40% of the cost of brand name medicines, and 51% of the cost of generics. Also during this period, the total cost of the drugs he buys counts as out-of-pocket spending which may help him get out of the donut hole.

If and when Mr. Dill has spent $4,950 out-of-pocket (counting from Jan. 1 and not including the monthly premium), he will enter the so-called Catastrophic period — and will pay only a small copayment for each drug until the end of the year. Otherwise, he will continue in the donut hole until the end of the year.

The good news is that, because of a rule in the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), the Part D coverage gap will vanish in the year 2020.

Medicare questions? Need help? Call 1-800-4277411.

Opinions

Page 8B, The Bridgton News, March 2, 2017

We won’t get our country back without a fight believe that from that something better will come… The media class is the wall that we have to climb over in order for our voices to be heard. Once our voices are heard, then democracy will happen.”

Steve Bannon is bringing that mission closer to fruition and he’s paying the price. Bannon has become enemy number one for the left. Democrats and their mainstream media mouthpieces routinely refer to him as a racist, fascist, misognynist, bigoted, anti-Semitic, white nationalist — and that’s on a good day. But then, their candidate, Hillary Clinton, called half of Trump supporters racist, homophobic, Islamophobic, irredeemables — over 25 million Americans. Is it any wonder Bannon called mainstream media the “Opposition Party”?

Bird Watch: Upside-down birds

(Continued from Page 7B) lars, true bugs, ants, small hymenoptera, flies, grasshoppers, moths, and larvae. They are the only nuthatches that go down the tree trunk head first, and in his book Bent includes a description of this, written in 1929 by Edward H. Forbush, a noted ornithologist of that era. Forbush explains that when a squirrel goes down a tree head first it has the advantage of four feet, and can use the two hind ones to cling to the trunk behind and above, but the white-breasted nuthatch must accomplish this with only two feet. According to Forbush, it has to “reach forward under its breast with one and back beside its tail with the other, and thus, standing on a wide base and holding safely to the bark with the three fore claws of the upper foot turned backward it hitches nimbly down the tree head first.”

White-breasted nuthatches often visit our feeders, taking both seeds and suet. Pairs stay together all year and,

according to Arthur Cleveland Bent, they usually feed in a territory of about twenty-five to thirty acres, often feeding apart from one another. When they are together the male typically dominates the food source, but as winter ends they will begin courtship, and the male will begin to carry food to his mate. In spring they will build a nest in a natural cavity in a tree, or in an abandoned woodpecker hole, about 15 to 50 feet above ground.

This year we plan to keep an eye on the hole in the old oak tree by the shore and if a pair of white-breasted nuthatches decide to nest there again we may have the privilege of watching them raise a family. In the meantime, we will pay attention whenever we see one of these agile little creatures going down a tree trunk head first, to see how it is done.

Public Notice

Public Hearing

TOWN OF NAPLES The Board of Selectpersons will hold a meeting on March 13, 2017, at 7:00 p.m., at the Municipal Office Building located at 15 Village Green Lane. On the agenda: 1. An application for a Liquor License for Lake Region Caterers, Inc., located at 18 King Hill Road.

1.) An application for a modification to a major subdivision known as “Old Songo Locks Estates,” submitted by Danielle and William Nelson, requesting a shift in a phosphorus buffer zone on 3 Escott Way, found on Tax Map R07, Lot 38-1.

Public welcome

2T8

PUBLIC NOTICE

2T9

TOWN OF DENMARK

M.S.A.D. No. 72

Nomination Papers

2017–18 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION and STUDENT SCREENING Child must be five (5) on or before October 15, 2016.

Selectman, Assessor & Overseer of the Poor – One vacancy for a 3-year term

4T9

Planning Board Member – Two vacancies for a 3-year term each The Date to have Nomination papers back to the Town Clerk’s Office is April 18, 2017, at 4:00 p.m.

Invitation to Bid

Town Elections will be on June 2, 2017 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Town Meeting will be on June 3, 2017 beginning at 9:00 a.m.

The Town of Naples is accepting bids for Causeway Cleaning and Mowing for the next three years. An RFP can be found at www.townofnaples.org and at the Naples Town Office.

Bids are due no later than Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at 12 p.m. For more information please visit www.townofnaples.org The Town of Naples reserves the right to accept or deny any/or all bids 3T9

Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES

NOMINATION PAPERS Nomination papers will be available at the Naples Town Office beginning March 6, 2017, for the following positions: Selectboard (2) Planning Board (1) Planning Board Alternate (2) SAD 61 School Director (1) Budget Committee (2) Transfer Station Council Members (1) Completed papers must be returned to the Naples Town Office no later than April 19, 2017. Please call Judy or Laurie at (207) 693-6364 during normal business hours should you have any questions.

2T9 PUBLIC NOTICE

AGENDA Public Hearing Casco Planning Board March 13, 2017 Casco Community Center 940 Meadow Road 7:00 P.M. 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of January 9, 2017 Minutes 3. Thomas F. Smith, Esq., has submitted an application for Amended Contract Zoning Agreement between The Town of Casco and Brian E. Chamberlain and Beverly J. Chamberlain for property known as Settlers Village to permit conversion of the property to allow same to be divided into single dwelling units and thereby allow individual sale of properties. The property is located in a Contract Zone and is known as Map 8, Lot 14-A. This matter is continued from January 9, 2017.

4. Daniel Bannon, PE, has submitted an application for Shoreland, earthmoving and dock expansion on behalf of Migis Lodge. The property is located in a Shoreland Zone and is known as Map 16, Lots 14 and 15, commonly known as 30 Migis Lodge Road.

5. P&K Sand and Gravel, Inc., has submitted an application for extension of their “Contract Zoning Agreement” to continue mining activities on Map 9, Lot 30-1.

6. Other.

2T9

2T9

LEGAL AD

SEALED BIDS DUE: 3:00 p.m., Thursday, March 23, 2017 Sealed proposals are being accepted for the Town of Bridgton Town Hall Siding Replacement Project (the “Project”), which consists of obtaining competitive bids from responsible and responsive Contractors to prepare the building for the replacement of all exterior siding, color and manufacturer selected by owner and furnished and installed by the contractor, as outlined or implied in this Request for Bids.

A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, 9:00 a.m., at the Town Hall, 26 North High Street, Bridgton, Maine 04009, to examine the work site. Attendance at this meeting by the Contractor or the Contractor’s qualified representative is a mandatory prerequisite for the acceptance of a bid from that Contractor.

Contract bid documents, including plans and specifications, are available on the Town website: (http://www.bridgtonmaine.org/ public-announcements.html) or by e-mail request to: Brenda Day (bday@bridgtonmaine.org).

Selectman, Assessor & Overseer of the Poor – One vacancy for a 2-year term

Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES

3 CHASE STREET, SUITE 1 BRIDGTON, MAINE 04009

Complete written bids shall be submitted in sealed envelopes plainly marked, “Town of Bridgton Town Hall Siding Replacement,” to: Brenda Day, Administrative Assistant, 3 Chase Street, Bridgton, ME 04009, not later than 3:00 p.m., Thursday, March 23, 2017, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Nomination papers will be available in the Clerk’s Office on March 9, 2017, for the June 2 Town Election for the following positions:

DATE: Thurs. & Fri., March 30 & 31 LOCATION: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church on Rt. 5 – Fryeburg TIME: Call for an Appointment, Mary at 207-935-2600 Ext. 24 Call early for preferred time slot.

BRING: Birth certificate – Immunizations – Proof of Residency

TOWN OF BRIDGTON

REQUEST FOR BIDS

TOWN OF NAPLES The Naples Planning Board will be holding a meeting at 15 Village Green Lane, on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. On the agenda:

Public Hearing

Public welcome.

Public Notice

I voted for Donald Trump, but I cannot say I ever liked him, reminding me as he does of narcissists I’ve met and tried to avoid over the years. Nonetheless, I like very much what he’s doing — his cabinet appointments, his nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, and his executive orders. I did, however, like Andrew Breitbart.

He was unpretentious and approachable. I photographed him over three CPAC conferences and he asked me once if I could understand his friends and fellow panelists Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer through their strong Irish Brogues. I told him I could because I’d just returned from a vacation there and was forced to learn. I cannot say I knew Breitbart personally but I quite strongly identified with his mission.

His successor, Steve Bannon, was born to an IrishCatholic-Democrat, blue collar family in Virginia.

Bannon’s world view has been influenced by that heritage, just as my own has. The epithets thrown at him by the left have also been hurled at me and are just as groundless. That’s what the left does when they want to avoid discussing issues and they don’t know it doesn’t work anymore. They see us as deplorable because we don’t view the world as they do and we accept that. They think their defeat was a fluke and they’re digging in for a long battle to re-take control, so buckle your seatbelt.

Tom McLaughlin of Lovell is a retired middle school U.S. History teacher.

s/Alvina Day, Town Clerk

TOWN OF BRIDGTON

All materials and labor required to complete the work will be supplied by the Contractor unless otherwise expressly provided for in the Contract documents. The cost and expense of all necessary labor, tools, and equipment required to complete the work shall be included in the prices stated in the bids.

The project is funded in part by HUD Community Development Block Grant funds. Davis-Bacon Federal Wage rates and reporting requirements apply to the Project; please take notice of the wage rate determination attached to the Contract documents.

All inquiries concerning this Request for Bids shall be directed to Brenda Day, Administrative Assistant, 3 Chase Street, Bridgton, ME 04009, tel. 207-647-8786, e-mail: bday@bridgtonmaine.org

3 CHASE STREET, SUITE 1 BRIDGTON, MAINE 04009

Public Notice

Notice Date: February 23, 2017

Notice of a Public Hearing

Planning Board

2T8

(Continued from Page 7B) harder. When Preibus predicted the administration’s relationship with mainstream media would improve, Bannon disagreed: “Not only is it not going to get better, it’s going to get worse every day… There are corporatist, globalist media that are adamantly opposed to an economic nationalist agenda like Donald Trump has… If you think they are going to give you your country back without a fight, you are sadly mistaken. Every day, every day, it is going to be a fight.”

Shortly before his death, Andrew Breitbart said: “My goal is to destroy the New York Times and CNN… and not just them. I’m committed to the destruction of the old media guard… and it’s a very good business model. I

TOWN OF BRIDGTON

Proposed Land Use Ordinance Site Plan Review Ordinance revisions

3 CHASE STREET, SUITE 1 BRIDGTON, MAINE 04009

March 21, 2017 7 P.M. Downstairs Meeting Room Iredale Street entrance to the Municipal Building addressed at 3 Chase Street.

Public Notice

The Town of Bridgton Planning Board will hold a public hearing on a proposed Land Use Ordinance and revisions to Site Plan Review Ordinance. The hearing is on Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at 7 p.m., in the downstairs meeting room off Iredale Street in the Municipal Office Building addressed at 3 Chase Street.

NOTICE OF HEARING Pursuant to Title 17 M.R.S. 2851-59 DANGEROUS BUILDINGS Robert Baker 3 Chase Street Suite 1 Bridgton, ME 04009

Benjamin J. Guiliani Sr. 1 Runway Rd., Box 2 S. Portland, ME 04106

The current draft of the ordinances can be found on the town’s website under Ordinances/Codes and Policies at www.bridgtonmaine.org or at the municipal office building, 3 Chase Street, Bridgton, Maine 04009. You can also receive a copy by e-mail request to bday@bridgtonmaine.org

You are hereby notified that the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Bridgton, Maine, will hold a hearing on:

The Town of Bridgton strives to ensure adequate access to our meetings to the public. Please alert us if you require special assistance to participate in our meetings.

This hearing is to determine whether the residential structure located at 218 Willis Park Rd., Bridgton, Maine 04009, identified as Tax Map 6, Lot 19-7, and further described in a Warranty Deed recorded in the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds at Book 28630, Page 212, 218 Wills Park Rd., Bridgton, Maine, is dangerous or a nuisance within the meaning of Title 17 M.R.S. §§ 2851 and, if so, what is the appropriate remedy.

2T9

PUBLIC NOTICE:

NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE Please take notice that Betty LeGoff, P.O. Box 101, Denmark, Maine, (207) 595-7449, is intending to file a Site Location of Development Act permit application with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to the provisions of 38 M.R.S.A. §§ 481 thru 490 and a Natural Resources Protection Act application pursuant to 38 M.R.S.A. §§ 480-A thru 480-JJ on or about February 27th, 2017.

The proposed project is an over 50 retirement community consisting of 21 standard residential lots, 36 single and duplex lots, ranging in size from 40,000 square feet to 5,000 – 10,000 square feet respectively, and common use features such as a community building, recreation trails, open space land, water supply, subsurface wastewater disposal, and road network. The subject parcel totals 53.76 acres.

The proposed development is at the following location: Route 117/ South High Street, Bridgton, Maine, across from Snow Valley Road.

A request for a public hearing or a request that the Board of Environmental Protection assume jurisdiction over this application must be received by the Department, in writing, no later than 20 days after the application is found by the Department to be complete and is accepted for processing. A public hearing may or may not be held at the discretion of the Commissioner or Board of Environmental Protection.

Public comment on the application will be accepted throughout the processing of the application.

The application will be filed for public inspection at the Department of Environmental Protection’s office in Portland during normal working hours. A copy of the application may also be seen at the municipal offices in Bridgton, Maine.

Written public comments may be sent to the regional office in Portland where the application is filed for public inspection: MDEP, Southern Maine Regional Office, 312 Canco Road, Portland, Maine 04103

1T9

Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 6 P.M. Bridgton Town Office, 10 Iredale Street, Bridgton, Maine 04009

If the Board of Selectmen finds that the structure is dangerous or a nuisance, they may order the appropriate corrective action, including, but not limited to, demolition and removal of the structure. If the corrective action is not taken by the deadline established by the Board of Selectmen’s order, and no appeal is taken, the Town may then recover all of its expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, by means of a special tax or civil action.

This hearing is your opportunity to present evidence as to why the structure is not dangerous or a nuisance and to oppose any corrective action ordered by the Board of Selectmen. Failure to attend may result in the waiver of certain rights with regard to this property.

Dated: February 9, 2017 STATE OF MAINE CUMBERLAND, ss

Laurie Chadbourne, Town Clerk February 9, 2017

Before me this day Personally appeared Laurie Chadbourne, Town of Bridgton Town Clerk, who acknowledges the foregoing instrument to be her free act and deed.

Notary Public

DAWN E TAFT

Notary Public, Maine My Commission Expires April 21, 2017

1T9

Opinions

March 2, 2017, The Bridgton News, Page 9B

French dip or Reuben? Please say ‘I do’

My dad proposed to my mom at a nice restaurant over a French dip sandwich.

Those are the details of the romanticized story my mother shared with me when I was just a little girl.

During their wedding anniversary in late August one year, their three children — all teenagers at the time — prepared French dip sandwiches. We prepared the meal on the grill at one of the campsites at Captain Cook State Park in North Kenai, Alaska. We brought a big pot to heat up the au jus and the slices of prime rib beef. We toasted the sandwich buns, making those lovely grill marks. Each of us children shared in the chores of packing the truck beforehand and cooking the food at the outdoor setting.

To set the ambiance and to please my mother, we covered the picnic table with a pretty table cloth, brought matching dishware, and placed freshly picked wildflowers in a vase.

When our family sat down to enjoy the anniversary meal, I asked my parents if they recalled the significance of the menu item.

Both of them seemed slightly perplexed, thinking the French dip was just a delicious choice for supper on their anniversary. My siblings and I provided a few hints between mouthfuls of food such as “Remember the restaurant you ate at when you were dating?” Finally we said: “Dad, you proposed to mom over a French dip.”

“No,” my dad said. “It was a corned beef sandwich, a Reuben.”

It is funny that sandwiches played a role (or a roll) in my parent’s courtship. Supposedly, my dad thought my mother was a keeper when she prepared a tuna salad sandwich, using fresh green onions from the garden in her recipe.

I have been told that friends had set them up on a blind date.

My mom was 16 years old and my dad was 26 when they started dating.

On that first blind date, they both remembered crossing paths five years earlier. My grandpa had a cigarette machine in his garage. My dad had a job delivering cartons of cigarettes to those machines. My mom had come out-

It Dawned on Me

by Dawn De Busk BN Columnist

side to jump rope on the sidewalk. She heard a noise and peeked inside the garage. Their eyes met. It wasn’t exactly love at first sight. (Thank goodness, dear readers, she was only 11.)

In truth, it was recognition. It was a moment in time they both recalled and a story I’ve heard more than once told pretty much the same by both of my parents.

It is a story that was not embellished like the French dip proposal.

For most human beings, there is an importance placed on the history of their biological parents. It is the history of the two people upon which relied life. If they hadn’t met, I wouldn’t be writing these words.

From almost the very beginning of their courtship, my dad kept telling my mother that he planned to marry her.

In those days, many people who lived in Anchorage also owned a camp on Big Lake, which was north of Anchorage.

My mother told me a specific story of a summer day at Big Lake when he said he would marry her and she kept telling him she had other plans. Supposedly, he picked her up and threw her in the water, yelling, “I will marry you.”

I can envision her recollections like a scene in a romantic movie.

My parents were married in 1962, a year after my mom graduated from high school.

The fact that my father was 10 years older than my mother worked well for them.

He had a fierce work ethic — like so many people from his generation. He told my mom that she did not have to

work, but he did not forbid or prevent her from doing so.

(This was during an era when an American family could live on a single income.)

My parents share a love of reading and acquiring knowledge. Newspapers and novels were a part of my upbringing.

Another fact that’s perfect for a movie script: They were both born in Santa Ana in Orange County, California.

My mom’s family moved to the young city of Anchorage when she was a baby. My father who was an only child travelled from California to Alaska with his family in the late 1950’s. Later, he found employment as a bridge builder or iron worker.

In 1996, after living in the same home for 30 years, my father retired from long shoring and my parents moved to Roseburg, Ore. They have owned four different homes in that town: a cottage, a Victorian home in the city, a log home on five acres, and lastly a ranch home with a garage that limited my dad to five or six vintage vehicles.

Last August, my mom and dad celebrated their 53rd anniversary. Throughout their years together, they have always given one another thoughtful gifts. Now-a-days, my mom says that on special occasions they go to the card section of a store. They choose the best card for the other person, let that person read it, and leave the store without supporting the greeting card industry. I think it is a sweet ritual. It is something they’ve been doing for about a decade.

Their retirement years are filled with so many interesting activities to balance the routine. They take trips around the state of Oregon. They have a vintage camper that they use for getaways. They hook up with friends.

In late February which was last week, my parents took a trip to Astoria for the FisherPoets Gathering.

Their life together is poetic: My father tells my mom that she is just as beautiful now as the day he met her.

She still beams and blushes. My mom brags to us about how good my dad looks for his age, and how his smile is mischievous and boyish — particularly before he eats something that has been boycotted by his doctor like pie and ice cream.

Call to arms, fellow citizens Letters

CWS: Listen! If I can survive an alcoholic like General (Continued from Page 7B) Grant and a brooding president like Lincoln or his cabinet especially if the chief will pay attention to my advice.

HP: You think there’s much chance of that? Seems he only of squabbling politicians, I can manage with the current regime. And our country can survive too — although it listens to flattery. won’t be easy for those who are led astray by big, but empty, talk.

HP: Some folks think this regime can’t last. Every week the chief gets into yet another mess — or more than one.

Some day he may get fed up with the Washington game, just quit and go home. Or the Republicans in Congress (Continued from Page 7B) will suddenly get courageous and scared for their future go. He is the image from the depths of pre-history.” Accounts and impeach him. And you’ll be stuck down there on the of sacred trees abound in the myths from several parts of Potomac. the world, and are therefore considered to be an archetype, CWS: I won’t mind a little less snow and there will still an eternal and widespread idea. Anderson suggests that the be a job to do. Think of an ex-corporal taking over. And bear Green Man archetype, a figure clothed in leaves from trees, in mind that the national fissures that brought Mr. Trump to may be “rising into our present awareness in order to coun- power are still powerful. They will be all the more so and terbalance a lack in our attitude toward Nature.” bitter if he is removed or removes himself from office.

Anderson surmises that the Green Man evolved from — HP: And what’s your role supposed to be in this imagined and is often viewed as co-equal with — beliefs in the femi- scenario? nine energy of the goddess, which makes more sense to me.

CWS: We’re facing another civil war with another Any representation of the spirit of Nature, I believe, is neither Buchanan-clone in office. You’ll acknowledge that there male nor female, but perhaps both. The Green Man of myth, aren’t many experienced civil war hands still about. Back Anderson explains, was of supreme intelligence but also had in my war, the national division was between an agrarian, the qualities of unconventional wisdom, a being of the wild conservative, and basically backward society up against a wood, the intelligence underlying the world of vegetation, modernizing and growing bunch of states who were deterthe guardian and revealer of the mysteries of the Universe. mined to run everything. Now the country is divided every He suggests that this leaf-clad being may signify a union which way: an educated, moneyed elite who think they are between human and nature, but that what we might call “tree the natural leaders besieged by the less educated who have worship” is not like being a Baptist or a Buddhist — it was a been promised great stuff and get nothing but insecurity “natural form of participation with the spirits of groves and instead. The elites see the country changing and they’re forests.” hopeful and generally delighted. The bottom bunch sees Colonization brought European values to this continent change as threatening and the future quite bleak. and these beliefs, in general, honored neither the natural HP: So I repeat, where do you fit in? world colonizers claimed as their own nor the original inhabCWS: It’ll be tougher than Gettysburg. First, we need to itants they displaced or destroyed. And guess what happened change teachers. We’ve relied too heavily, too long on the in Europe following the concerted effort to wipe out every class-ridden Brits. We need to shift to the French — or at vestige of paganism? While this continent was being settled, least a modified version of their motto: Liberty, Equality, battled over, wilderness tamed to fit European ideals, multiple Fraternity. Less of the first and much, much more of the images of the Green Man were being carved and incorporated other two. Much greater equality of education, of wealth, into the architecture of many Christian churches! Anderson’s and of opportunities. And as a consequence, a true sense of book The Green Man, is replete with photos of a variety of national fraternity. carved images of the Green Man, mostly of the head, shroudHP: And I repeat, your role? ed in foliage. One example is Queen Anne’s Gate, c. 1704, in CWS: Doesn’t it say somewhere, “And an ex-corporal London with its keystones of Green Man heads. shall lead them?”

The writer lives in Stoneham.

Henry Precht is a retired Foreign Service Officer.

Nature’s mysteries

This week’s puzzle theme:

March Madness

ACROSS 1. Dust jacket promo 6. The NHL’s Stanley ____ 9. “The Sun ____ Rises” 13. Petroleum tanker 14. *Top March Madness seed 15. Sigourney Weaver’s 1979 box-office hit 16. Kind of ray 17. Expert 18. Mother, lovingly 19. *NCAA’s fill-in-theblanks 21. *Final Four location 23. ____ B or ____ C, at the doctor’s office 24. Russian monarch 25. “Gross!”

28. Double Dutch gear 30. “____ of all trades,” pl.

34. Found in a racing shell 36. Mountain goat terrain 38. What Pinocchio was doing?

40. Margarita garnish 41. Before “pocus”?

43. Roofed colonnade 44. Type of acid 46. Roman public space, pl.

47. One of President’s two 48. Follow 50. Bathtime froth 52. “Get it?”

53. *Three pointer 55. Carry, as in suitcase 57. *Shared name of Kentucky and Villanova, sing.

61. New Norwegian language 65. Willow twig 66. Tiller’s tool 68. Salivate uncontrollably 69. Like a good singer 70. Old fashioned “before” 71. Ancient marketplace 72. Ballet’s pas 73. *St. John’s ____ Storm 74. Red Sea nation DOWN 1. Fat Man or Little Boy 2. Baron Munchhausen, e.g.

3. Long forearm bone 4. Throw up 5. Worker who rolls dough for baked goods 6. Painter’s layer 7. *Tar Heels’ home 8. Circle of friends 9. Medicinal succulent 10. Sketch 11. 18-wheeler 12. December stone 15. Libertine 20. Unit of geological time 22. Pilgrimage to Mecca 24. Tea pot warmer 25. *School with most basketball titles 26. Filth 27. Surround 29. University teacher, for short 31. Benign lump 32. “The ____ Runner,” pl.

33. Annoy a bedfellow 35. Skin cysts 37. Spiritual leader 39. *Opening round, a.k.a.

Play-In ____ 42. Lamentably 45. Public disapproval 49. Chapter in history

51. *March Madness selection day 54. Early anesthetic 56. Narrow valley between hills 57. Courts 58. Is not 59. Facebook button

(Continued from Page 7B) taking responsibility for their future as long as possible.

In a saner time, by the age of 26, most of us had completed our education, served our country in the military, were on a career path and had started our families.

Admittedly, America was a far different country than it is now. Many would say we have declined precipitously.

Thankfully, millions of other millenials have been brought up to love America, respect authority and practice the traits of hard work and accountability and not to expect that success is going to be handed to them on a silver platter.

I believe America’s institutions of higher learning are to blame for much of the uncivility and the utter contempt that many young people hold for their country and its system of governance.

Socialism anyone?

Colleges are supposed to be environments where people of all types of beliefs and backgrounds can come together and peacefully debate all manner of viewpoints, which are so critical to the health and survival of our nation.

The vast majority of colleges today are literally fortresses of extreme intolerance, where only the uberprogressive point of view is allowed to be expressed.

60. Like a billionaire’s pockets 61. Scholarship criterion 62. Move over and “make ____!”

63. Sight for what eyes?

In the rare instance that a conservative dares to attempt to speak on a college campus, he is immediately shouted down, or even worse, physically assaulted and driven from the stage.

College students seem to believe that freedom of speech applies only to them and their comrades on the radical far left. Totalitarianism is the next step for the radical far left and their eager accomplices in the Democratic Party.

America is blessed to have an all-volunteer military, comprised of hundreds of thousands of patriotic young men and women who, despite great hardship, are daily willing to put their lives on the line for all of us, liberal and conservative alike.

If a grave national emergency along the lines of World War II arose in today’s climate of over-the-top selfishness and self-absorption, I am afraid we would not be able to field a fighting force willing and able to defend America.

Robert M. Howe Jr. Bridgton

Wall against drugs?

To The Editor: Does the following statement from A Shot in the Dark by Julia Lurie pages 6-9 in the March/April edition of Mother Jones resonate with you? “In the past LETTERS, Page 10B 64. Third K in KKK 67. Metal-bearing mineral

Solutions on Page 4B

Continuations

Page 10B, The Bridgton News, March 2, 2017

Letters

(Continued from Page 9B) decade, drug overdoses have overtaken car accidents and gun violence (including suicides) as a leading cause of death in the United States.”

(Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.)

Heroin is a big player in this epidemic trend. Ever ask yourself where most of the heroin is being produced? How is it making its way into the United States?

This is the age of technology and clever means for transporting increasingly larger amounts of addictive substances will become more common. Helicopter drops in unpatrolled areas in our southwestern states may become popular. Drones may become the latest trend for heroin suppliers as well.

Egypt has the Pyramids.

China has the Great Wall.

Both of them were actually built by slaves or the poorest of the poor at the time.

Why were they so important to the people in power at those times?

Washington, D.C. has the White House, the Washington Monument, the sculpture of Abraham Lincoln, etc. How can reasonable, intelligent, knowledgeable individuals actually believe that a spectacular, hugely expensive wall can solve the problem of drug transport increases and illegal immigration at the U.S./ Mexican border? As long as there are larger numbers of consumers, the drug dealers and the American pharmaceutical industry that provides painkillers and overdose treatments will continue to thrive. Isn’t that what it’s all about in the 21st century? Who among the major players in the Trump cabinet and department heads will see a need to interrupt an apparently “successful” profit making “business”?

After all, alcohol/drug addiction is most frequently a result of people making free choices for themselves about how to cope with life, right? Pipelines and wall construction will temporarily employ some folks who have been seeking meaningful employment for years.

It has become typically American to seek and provide immediate gratification with little regard for the potential long-term consequences of experimentation, decisions, and behaviors. As long as the overall balance of trade agreements swings in favor

Black Cat Road, Circus Maine, Collective Motion, The Moving Company, Nevaeh, Portland Youth Dance, Art Moves Dance Ensemble, Cottage Street Crew, OHMPAA, featuring Joshua Witham, the support of SAD17 and 36 — on and on. If I have left someone out, please e-mail me at debi@artmovesdance.com.

There are thrice as many individuals to thank, so I will thank Fred Garbo — for making every show better by always insisting on and implementing his own high standards for all performers.

Oxford Hills Natively Yours, To The Editor: Debi Irons If it takes a village to raise Norway a child, then it takes a community like ours to make our many nonprofits successful, including Cottage Street Creative Exchange.

Our local newspapers have been an integral part of get- To The Editor: ting the word out about both Join me in thinking creour mission — To spark atively about what could integration into dance and be done with a completed the arts, locally and glob- wall along our border with ally… one step at a time; Mexico. This unique project and programs — free dance offers fantastic opportunities classes for local underserved for the 11 million square feet kids, local and Maine dance along 1,000 miles of fence shows, and global dance that is 50 feet high. exchanges, presently with Start with the advertising dancers from northeastern possibilities, for example.

Brazil. The first Saturday of Carlos Slim, Mexico’s richNovember (save the date!) est man, owns many conwas our Age of Aquarius sumer products that could Gala, which surpassed all of be promoted on the North our goals! Donations have side, opposite all the Trump continued to flow in from brands. individuals and businesses There could be competialike. Our recent Globalocal tive wall climbing or wall Show included many of the walking — with or without a most talented dancers in balance pole. our state, who love coming The Alamo, in trompe to Oxford Hills precisely l’oeil, could be the site of because of how enthusias- the Battle of the Alamo retically we welcome them! enactments. Giant reproducMitchell Lisowski’s incred- tions of Frieda Kahlo and ible lighting! Thanks to Diego Rivera’s work could so many of our local mer- join others, of both nationchants for your enthusias- alities. The project’s consultic support: Ari’s, B & C tants would include: Christo, Oil, The Ballroom, Books Justin Trudeau, Enrique Pena N Things, Café Nomad, Peña Nieto, and of course, Casco Bay Movers, Classic President Trump. A dioraCar Services, Crossway ma could be painted repreFamily Dental, Donald senting the amazing view Gouin, in Memory of; The of the Sonoran Desert circa Eddy School, Fernwood 2015. Regularly spaced seeCove, Food for Thought, through panels would add Hidden Pathways, Jones interest to the wall, along and Matthews, P.A., Maine with light on the wall’s north.

Morning Micro Roasters, While the heavy equipNorway Brewing Company, ment is drilling footings for Norway Savings Bank, the supports they might as Olde Mill Tavern, Paris well drill wells and primitive Cape Realty, The Raven water holes for future settleCollection, R H Contracting, ment — think Australia’s Riverside Lodge, Rustic outback.

Tavern, West Paris General, Give the latest election Aranka Matolcsy Graphic victors four years and a mile Design, Amanda Daniels of wall to celebrate. Do this for Element Day Spa, for the next 50 elections and author Shellie Leger, Sasha the wall would represent a Richardson for Betty Lowe rich tableau of political life Massage, Abigail Sayen in the U.S.A. Of course, Massage, performances by there would need to be sevof the economic “stability” of the United States, individual Americans will be on their own to deal with the unavoidable fallout related to trade agreements. Best to recall what my parents and grandparents learned: “The Lord helps those who help themselves.” There are no guarantees for problemfree immortality attached to human existence.

Cindy Alden West Fryeburg

OCOLOT — One Camera One Lens One Town

Getting the word out

Embracing the wall

............... .......... ...............

Wunderbar Smithfield Domestic Willowbrook Skinless Classic

...........

Wild-Caught, Frozen at Sea

.......

Best Yet, 26/30 ct., 16 oz.

Boneless Skinless

Value Pack................................

Value Pack..........

Boneless Skinless

Value Pack..........................

Fresh Lean

Value Pack..............

Fresh Extra-Lean

....................

Fresh Extra-Extra-Lean USDA Choice Western Steer Beef

...................

USDA Choice Boneless Western Steer Beef Fresh Whole

......................

Whole Boneless Center Cut

......................

Kayem, 2.5 lb. pkg., Natural Casing Great American, 2 lb. pkg., Frozen

................

.........................

GUIDELINES FOR COMPOSITION — natural framing. The structure of the Robert Dunning Memorial Bridge in Bridgton’s Pondicherry Park creates a “Natural Frame” for this view of Stevens Brook following our recent snowstorm.

Over the next few weeks, I will post more examples of other guidelines for composition. Using these guidelines is an effective way to improve your images. (FUJIFILM X100T 23mm fixed lens f/5.6 at 1/550 seconds with circular polarizer.) Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments at estevens16@ roadrunner.com eral dozen mobile scaffolds under ICE’s control so that work on the wall can get started once it’s built.

Each of our 435 Congressional Districts could be allotted a portion of the wall to express their creativity. Let’s leave room for the Electoral College too.

The U.S. constitution would be an appropriate header along both sides of the wall. Perhaps our Pledge of Allegiance could be strategically interspersed.

And finally: A huge site where a “well-regulated militia” could be organized and trained with real ammo and war vehicles. Shooting a hole in the border fence prompts a large fine.

Let’s build a fantastic, tremendous wall. Beat China!

George Bradt Bridgton

Patient man

To The Editor: I am a colleague and friend of Senator Jim Hamper, chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs. Sen. Hamper is one of the shining lights in the state Legislature, highly respected by his colleagues on both sides of the aisle.

He is civil and courteous to all, qualities we appreciate in a legislator. So I was surprised to read a letter to the editor complaining about his handling of a committee session. It’s important to set the record straight.

During a certain public hearing in Appropriations, some attendees in the audience behaved throughout the day in a manner that was distracting to the committee

and to those who were testifying. Sen. Hamper gently admonished the audience to be quiet, not once, but three times to no avail. After the third disturbance, he stood and declared his impatience and ordered one individual whom he noted to be particularly disrespectful, to leave the room. I know of some chairpersons who would not have been as patient as Sen. Hamper was on that day.

Legislative hearings are public and people may attend in person or listen to the audio feed on the Internet at legislature@maine.gov. But no one should disrupt the business of the committee unless they are prepared to be asked to leave.

Respectfully, Representative Phyllis Ginzler Bridgton