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Despite pleas, SAD 61 settles on $26.1M budget

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer NAPLES — In a tight economy, people make tough choices.

Is it a need or a want?

Or, can it wait until times get better?

SAD 61 Superintendent of Schools Patrick Phillips knows many taxpayers are pushed to the limit trying to make ends meet. As in past years, he instructed his leadership team to propose budgets that were in the best interest of students, yet respectful of what taxpayers can afford.

If an administrator sought to add a new program, he or she had to make cuts elsewhere — a process of addition by deletion. A few examples: In: Elementary-level reading coaches, $70,000, to help K-2 children become more fluent readers.

Out: Pre-K program, $150,000.

In: A new transition program (8th Grade Summit) to help non-proficient students at Lake Region Middle School improve their skills so they can succeed at the high school level,

Budget timeline

• April 4, finalize budget • May 17, 6 p.m., Lake Region High School, public hearing to discuss moving $250,000 from the Capital Reserve Account to pay for PCBs removal at the high school/vocational center.

• May 17, 6:30 p.m., Lake Region High School, district budget meeting.

• May 24, budget validation referendum vote in the four district towns. One ballot question will ask voters to approve the budget acted upon at the May 17 district meeting. A second question will address whether to use Capital Reserve funds to remove PCBs at the high school/vocational center. $45,000.

Out: Due to decreasing enrollment at the high school, 7.5 positions were eliminated, as well as in-school suspension supervisors at LRHS and LRMS. SAD 61 BUDGET, Page 2A

Budget: ‘It’s a perfect storm for bad conditions’

By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer The Bridgton Board of Selectmen spent five long hours Monday night going over the proposed municipal budget — at every turn, trying to balance what’s in the best interest of the taxpayers they represent with what is as fair, as fiscally possible, for the employees who serve the entire town.

No easy task, as the $13,161,887 budget, as proposed for 2011-2012, is already $882,000 over the LD 1 limit and represents an overall projected tax rate increase of about $1.20.

The property tax rate of Fiscal

Year 2011 was $12.20.

LD 1 is the Maine law that imposes spending limits on state General Fund appropriations, municipal and county property tax levies and assessments, as well as school district spending. It limits annual growth in a municipality’s property tax levy to the state’s average annual growth in personal income plus each municipality’s property growth factor. Each municipality has a different property growth factor that measures the value of new development in town.

A municipality can exceed the limit, if its legislative body — in this case, voters at the annual

Chief: Retiring is tough

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — On Saturday night, Casco Fire Chief John Small was a bundle of emotions, with tears so close to the surface that his eyes welled up frequently and his voice failed him.

He was not quite the steadfast and collected fire chief most residents have seen over the past 13 years — responding to hairy emergencies, dealing with budget issues, or assisting with multiple-community fire trainings.

During the department’s annual awards banquet, Small formally and tearfully announced his retirement and his intentions to leave Casco.

“You’ve heard the rumors that I am about to retire,” he said.

“We are selling our house and moving south. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done,” Small said of his plans to put his home on the market and relocate to Mississippi with his wife.

He will retire on June 30.

Nominations for his replacement will open in May — with a decision being made during a business meeting in early June, he said.

Small, 44, has served with Casco Fire and Rescue Department since 1994 and stepped into the position of fire chief in 1998. Prior to moving to Casco, he volunteered with the Naples Fire and Rescue Department.

Small said the reality of say-

town meeting in June — approve exceeding it.

The economy is still on a rough ride — state revenue sharing is continually shrinking, revenues are down, and there doesn’t seem to be much light at the end of a long tunnel.

“It’s a perfect storm for bad conditions, and it’s only getting worse,” Bridgton Town Manager Mitch Berkowitz said Tuesday.

Selectmen Earl Cash, Paul Hoyt, Doug Taft, Arthur Triglione Sr. and Woody Woodward pored over the line items of each account or department listed in the budget March 28, offerBRIDGTON, Page 6A

A CHARACTER WITH SOME INTERESTING CHARACTERS — Dan Edwards of Bridgton used his talent as an illustrator and imagination to produce his first children’s book, “Mr. McFrawley’s Traveling Show,” which is now available for purchase.

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Step inside the big top First book: True labor of love

FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR — Casco Fire Chief John Small received Firefighter of The Year award and his 30 Years of Service plaque during the awards banquet at Casco Central Fire Station on Saturday night. During the ceremony, Small officially announced that he will retire as fire chief on June 30 of this year.

(De Busk Photo) ing good-bye hit him hard when it came time to make public his retirement plans.

“It was very hard to stand in front of a group of peers — people who are just like brothers and sisters to me,” he said.

“I’ll still have them as friends, but I won’t see them on weekly basis. When I move, I won’t see them anymore, but I’ll stay in contact with them all,” Small said. “They are like family to me.”

“We’ve had a lot of accom-

plishments in the 13 years I’ve been chief,” he said. “During my first year as chief, we started paying firefighters per call. In the past decade, we’ve replaced three trucks, we’ve updated the fire apparatus fleet, and we have an outstanding mutual aid agreement with all the surrounding communities.”

“It’s been very rewarding serving a great community like Casco,” Small said.

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“Mr. McFrawley’s Traveling Show continued on, one small circus winding its way through the world. What made it special was not its Freak Show, though. Not really. It was special because it was piloted by a happy family of people with dreams in their heads…Some were freaks, and some were not, but they were all doing the best that they could because, as they say, the show must go on,” — Mr. McFrawley’s Traveling Show, by D.S. Edwards.

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Dan Edwards has never been afraid to follow a “good” idea, risky or not.

He once ran a coffee shop, the Mad Monkey in Raymond, because he enjoys talking with people and thought it would be neat to create a spot to socialize late into the night and enjoy a good cup of coffee.

“It didn’t set the world on fire, but I had fun,” he said.

As an illustrator and animator, Dan finds his creative side always running in high gear, turning out new project ideas. He started a short film, but became sidetracked with “real work,” putting that project on the shelf.

Originally, Dan wanted to create “something” through animation, but settled on producing a children’s book. Again, he started, but hit a detour.

“My projects are often bigger than the time I have to do them,” he said. “When I was in college, at Rochester Institute of

Technology, I learned that there are a lot of options out there. It is a matter of whether you are proactive or not.”

When a friend asked him what his New Year’s resolution for 2010 would be, Dan made a commitment — he would strive to complete an illustration for his children’s book every two weeks.

“The goal was 26 illustrations, and by the end of the year, I could put a book together,” Dan said.

Finding some early investors at the Internet site, kickstarter.com, Dan put more and more of his energies into the book. In August, he reached a crossroads. He lost his job at a New York City-based web marketing company as a senior flash designer. The job had been a good fit. Dan was able to work from his Bridgton home, creating full-screen, 30 second, animated banner ads for various websites.

“When I lost the job, I asked myself, ‘Do I look for another job or take this stretch of time and throw myself into this. I took the plunge,” he said.

Six months later, the 1995 Lake Region grad saw his first

attempt at being a children’s author come to fruition with the printing of 500 copies of “Mr. McFrawley’s Traveling Show.”

The 62-page hardcover book (by D.S. Edwards — someone else had already secured Dan Edwards on the Internet) features 55 dazzling illustrations, and introduces readers to some clever but “slightly weird” circus freaks from Bix, a “one-of-akind” kid, to Annie, the future “bearded girl,” who has yet to display any stubble but “knows in her heart” what her claim to fame will be. The book’s reading level is about sixth grade, but Dan suspects that the illustrations will fascinate younger children.

“I had an idea where the story was going to go. It started off being a ‘Wizard of Oz’ kind of thing — a character starts out on a mission, meets three people, runs into some trouble, solves the problems and everything is okay,” Dan said.

Entering uncharted waters, Dan relied on plenty of advice offered by close friends. Former LRHS classmate Erin Whalen, who had worked in the record

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SAD 61 proposed budget (Continued from Page A) In: Two Lake Region Vocational Center new course offerings — law enforcement ($31,000) and co-op ($35,000).

Out: LRVC School to Work program, $58,000.

Phillips and his leadership team also had to make some cuts because SAD 61 is staring at a loss of $359,439 in state aid — knocking the local school system to “minimum receiver” status (allocated state funds solely for special education costs) at $834,133 — while assuming $705,554 in new debt service, as the result of the high school/vocational center project and construction of a new bus garage/maintenance/instructional building.

And, there is an anticipated $200,000 hike for health insurance (the final figure is expected in early April).

After school board directors cut $400,000 from the proposed budget (by a slim 6-5 margin — others supported a deeper cut of $700,000), Phillips has proposed a general fund budget of $26,121,000 — an estimated 3.59% increase over last year ($25,216,486).

Finance Coordinator Sherrie Small pointed out that the six-year average general fund increase is 0.84%.

Meanwhile, SAD 61 has been battered over the past six years by a major state aid reduction storm. Over this period, SAD 61 has lost $5,838,498 in state aid, mainly because of the area’s “rich” property values.

If there is any good news, SAD 61 now knows exactly what number to plug in for state aid, rather than be surprised by NATURE’S SWEET TREAT — Julia Thibodeau pours maple syrup over vanilla ice cream nearly $1 million reductions.

While Phillips and some during Maine Maple Sunday at Sweet William’s Sugarhouse in Casco. Hundreds flocked to the sugarhouses across the Lake Region area Sunday.

(Rivet Photo) SAD 61 directors feel the proposed $26 million budget is

both “responsible” and addresses the educational needs of children, others wonder if more cuts could be made to ease taxpayers’ burden.

During Monday night’s public hearing at Songo Locks School in Naples, two municipal leaders thanked the school board for their hard work, but pleaded with them to dig deeper for cuts.

Casco will be hit the hardest — a 13.28% increase, $709,404.

Town Manager David Morton

said the increase is: greater than the town’s administrative budget; greater than the town’s debt service; greater than the town’s public works and maintenance budget; and greater than the town’s sanitary/solid waste line.

“The impact of this tax will be substantial,” Morton said.

Having already reduced all “that we can on the municipal side,” Morton said the school tax increase will be shouldered BUDGET, Page A

Historical Town Assessments

BRIDGTON 2010-11..............$7,766,493, up $173,478 2009-10..............$7,593,015, down $104,950 2008-09..............$7,697,965, up $605,768 2007-08..............$7,092,197, up $545,991 2006-07..............$6,546,206, up $209,456 • 5-Year Average increase: $285,949 CASCO 2010-11..............$5,340,411, up $627,316 2009-10..............$4,713,095, up $345,981 2008-09..............$4,367,114, up $22,145 2007-08..............$4,389,259, up $349,409 2006-07..............$4,039,850, up $110,174 • 5-Year Average increase: $291,005 NAPLES 2010-11..............$6,516,823, up $439,864 2009-10..............$6,076,959, up $142,758 2008-09..............$5,934,201, up $185,846 2007-08..............$5,748,355, up $497,465 2006-07..............$5,250,890, up $143,169 • 5-Year Average increase: $281,820 SEBAGO 2010-11..............$3,109,423, down $32,845 2009-10..............$3,142,268, down $6,708 2008-09..............$3,148,976, up $157,482 2007-08..............$2,991,494, up $507,123 2006-07..............$2,484,371, up $48,916 • 5-Year Average increase: $134,794

Energy Committee created; members named

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By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — What could a rural town do to improve the energy efficiency of its public buildings? What changes could compute into cost savings for local taxpayers?

How can residents afford energy audits of their homes?

How can community members take advantage of rebates offered by the federal government?

These may be some of the questions explored during the first meeting of Casco’s Energy

What: Energy Committee meeting When: Monday, April 4, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Casco Community Center Who to contact: MaryVienessa Fernandes, 7762319 or Barbara York, 6274655.

Committee, which will gather at the Casco Community Center on Monday, April 4, at 6:30 p.m.

On Tuesday, the Casco Board of Selectmen created the Energy

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Committee and appointed four members, Chairman Barbara York and Selectman MaryVienessa Fernandes, Lynne Potter and Grant Plummer.

Also, selectmen approved the group that would be studying energy efficiency to be a standing committee, which means the committee will continue to exist for two to five years.

The longer timeframe will allow the committee to complete some of its long-range tasks, according to Town Manager Dave Morton — who suggested

the standing committee status.

Recently, York and Fernandes simultaneously became interested in bringing the topic of energy efficiency to Casco.

Several months ago, both women attended different workshops on energy, and became excited about exploring energysaving concepts in their town.

“We talked about it,” York said. “We have buildings that we don’t know how to make more energy efficient. You don’t know what the expenses or how much savings would be until you start learning about it.”

Earlier this month, the two board members hosted an energy-efficiency discussion with members of the Institute for Civic Leadership.

York credited Fernandes for “a lot of hard work” in coordinating the public forum that was held in March, and making into reality something that started out as an idea.

The April 4 meeting will be open to the public, York said.

The community center where the newly formed Energy Committee will convene its first meeting was renovated to withstand New England winters without taxing the town’s budget.

“The radiant heating is effi-

cient,” Town Manager Morton said.

“Six-inch walls that are insulated, thermal pane windows, additional insulation in the ceiling, the lighting is more efficient — all of that compared to what we had — it’s better,” he said.

“There is no ‘gee whiz’ stuff,” Morton said, “But, there may be other things we can do to improve the energy efficiency” in the community center.

Grow a salad A two-part workshop entitled, “Grow a Salad Garden in a Small Place,” for beginning gardeners will be held Tuesday, April 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. and Tuesday, April 19, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Bridgton Community Center (15 Depot Street) in Bridgton.

The free program is offered

by Oxford County Cooperative Extension. Pre-registration is required by calling the Extension office at 743-6329 or 1-800287-1482 by Friday, April 8.

For childcare, call 647-3116.

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Unhappy about Iron Bridge, official wants meeting

By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer FRYEBURG — It was a split vote, earlier this month, when the Fryeburg Board of Selectmen approved entering into a formal memorandum of agreement with the Maine Department of Transportation regarding the Red Iron Bridge.

Selectman Ed Wilkey cast the only dissenting vote March 17, while Selectmen Rick Eastman and Tom Klinepeter voted in favor of the motion to have Town Manager Sharon Jackson sign a formal agreement with MDOT. The memorandum of agreement was the culmination of months of lobbying of then MDOT Commissioner David Cole by townspeople and local officials who pled with MaineDOT not to close and/or remove the Red Iron Bridge at the end of McNeil Road in North Fryeburg. The current head of MaineDOT, under Governor Paul LePage, is Commissioner David B. Bernhardt, who is expected to sign the memorandum of agreement with the town.

The memorandum of agreement reads: “This agreement is entered by and between the Maine Department of Transportation and the Town

of Fryeburg in order to clarify roles and responsibilities for the continued operation and possible future improvement or removal of the Red Iron Bridge.”

It goes on to say that the Red Iron Bridge is a 123-foot, steel span girder bridge carrying McNeil Road over the Old Course of the Saco River and

it was built in 1957. It states further that, “Whereas, the MaineDOT recently replaced the Charles River Bridge which is located approximately 0.5 miles from the Red Iron Bridge, providing redundancy in the highway system within the Fryeburg Harbor area and whereas Maine DOT must manage nearly 3,000 bridges

and minor spans statewide, and available resources must be prioritized to maximize the benefit to travelers statewide and…the bridge is near the end of its useful life and now requires load posting to protect public safety and…due to the redundancy of construction and the nature of its structural deterioration, Red Iron Bridge can remain in ser-

vice without immediate risk of catastrophic failure, and…the bridge is located on a Local road with low traffic volumes and a short detour available and…the bridge provides limited benefit to the traveling public compared to statewide bridge needs, and…the town wishes to keep the bridge in service as long as safe and practicable, and…the town wishes to preserve the option to keep a crossing at this location in the future.”

There are nine statements, or conditions, to which both the town and MaineDOT agree to, under the formal memorandum of agreement. (See accompanying sidebar).

Selectman Wilkey not happy

“This (memorandum of agreement) does address all of the issues we discussed, except the last one (about any work being performed on the bridge by the town),” Town Manager Jackson told the three selectmen, at their March 17 meeting.

“We wouldn’t be doing anything to the bridge anyway.”

“I want the (Red Iron) bridge fixed — not taken down — but I want the state to pay for it,” Selectman Wilkey stated.

Wilkey spoke to the section in the memorandum of agreement that states “MaineDOT will continue to inspect the bridge in accordance with National Bridge Inspection IRON BRIDGE, Page A

Welcome new chief

The Bridgton Board of Selectmen invite the public to a reception on Wednesday, April 13 to welcome the town’s new Chief of Police, Kevin L. Schofield, to the community. The reception will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Board of Selectmen’s Meeting Room.

Schofield, former commander of the Support Services Division for the Brunswick Police Department, was hired Feb. 28 from a field of over 20 candidates, mostly from the Northeast. He formally begins his duties on March 31.

Frank runs for office

CASCO ECO-EXCELLENCE AWARD — Pictured left to right, ecomaine Recycling Committee Chairman Troy Moon with Terri Linnell, owner of The Village Gift Barn in Casco and recipient of the Business Award, Joanne Legere-Vail, and ecomaine General Manager HARRISON — It may still be a tad early to make any concluKevin Roche. See story on Page 4A sions, but it would seem Harrison folks are pleased with their town government, based on the lack of interest in local elections.

Only Matthew Frank, current chairman of the budget committee, had taken out papers as of Tuesday to run for one of the two open seats on the Board of Selectmen. Incumbent Bill Goodwin, pointed” when directors settled $128,000, the 2010-11 school • Directors tried to cut finishing up his first term on the board, has decided not to run on a $400,000 cut. tax would push the local tax $100,000 by reducing the num- again, and the other incumbent, Eddie Rolfe, hasn’t made up his Crabtree asked directors to rate to $13.03. However, with- ber of creative fine arts staff mind yet.

No one has yet taken out papers for the one three-year term reconsider their approach and out the surplus and if voters at the middle school, but ultiopen on the planning board, currently held by Jonathan Washburn, take a look at a $700,000 cut. keep dispatching local, the mately restored full funding.

“We’re trying everything school tax would likely push • Money could be saved by or the five-year term open on the appeals board, currently held by we can on the municipal side Bridgton’s tax rate to $13.28. altering the high school/voca- Doug Wall.

Papers are due back in town hall on Monday, May 2, for anyto keep the budget down,” he Berkowitz cited “slow tional center project. Casco one wishing to run for any of the positions. Elections will be held said. “The SAD 61 800-pound growth,” loss of some state Manager David Morton sugon Tuesday, June 14, with the polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. gorilla is hard to face.” revenue and additional ener- gested Monday night to pull The town meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 15, beginning Bridgton is slated for a gy costs (the manager added funds aimed at addressing at 6:30 p.m. at the Harrison Elementary School.

3.92% tax increase, $304,585, $30,000 to the budget to cover PCBs removal (levels were while Naples is up for a 6.72% projected hikes in fuel expens- found from caulking used hike, or $438,127. es) as adverse factors affecting around exterior windows and While many factors could the municipal budget. doors) to reduce the budget. change Bridgton’s tax rate for How could SAD 61 reach So, what part of the plan the coming year, Town Manager the overall $700,000 reduction could be scaled back? Two Mitch Berkowitz is starting to target? Directors did discuss pieces considered includsee a final figure emerge. At these scenarios: ed elimination of the dance the moment, Bridgton’s rate is • Larger class sizes for grades room ($271,405) or the music $12.20 per thousand. If select- K-5. If the district pushed the room addition/renovation men apply $128,000 of surplus size of classes from the existing ($178,245). to reduce taxes, and if voters 18-21 to 25, reduction in staff School officials argue SAD decide to drop local emergency would result in an estimated 61 should keep the project ellia manners, LCPC dispatch in favor of county ser- $300,000 savings. intact, as presented and voted LICENSED COUNSELOR vices for a savings of another Historically, SAD 61 school upon by area taxpayers. bridgton, maine boards have always balked at After lengthy discus207.647.3015 ellia@elliamanners.com this option, feeling it is in the sion, directors again narTF www.elliamanners.com brochure available best educational interest of stu- rowly approved (6-4) the prodents to keep class sizes within posed $26,121,000 budget.

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Proposed SAD 61 budget: $26.1M (Continued from Page A) by taxpayers. The end result: a possible $1.75 increase in the tax rate.

Sebago is looking at a 4.65% hike or $144,716 in local tax dollars. Selectman Allen Crabtree informed the school board that town officials diligently whittled away at their budget, foregoing pay raises and postponing some maintenance projects.

“We’re under flat — $4,000 less than last year. We were very sensitive to people who are suffering as they try to pay their bills,” he said.

Crabtree said he was “ecstatic” when he heard that the SAD 61 Finance Committee was looking to cut $1.1 million from the school budget.

He was “hopeful” when the board considered a $700,000 reduction. Crabtree was “disap-

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Selectman unhappy about Red Iron Bridge

(Continued from Page A) requirements.”

“That’s a joke,” Wilkey said.

“They never did it (an inspection) — that’s why it’s in the shape it’s in now — I don’t want the town to pay 50% (of the repair or replacement cost).”

Wilkey said further, “I

think we should go to the new (MaineDOT) commissioner and the new governor — and what if Weston’s Bridge (on River Street) has a similar problem? We can’t afford to pay for all these. Where does it stop? This, I think, is sending the wrong message. If it’s

going to gain us time, I’ll vote for it, but (we should) still pursue the commissioner and the governor. I don’t think we should pay for something we didn’t do.”

Selectman Eastman pointed out that any monies spent to repair or replace the Red Iron

Bridge would have to go before voters anyway, and the state will allow the town up to 18 months to decide what it wants to do, in any case.

“We would take it to town meeting, to see if the town wants to pay that 50%,” Selectman Eastman said.

“I don’t like the language (in the agreement), and I definitely will push to get meetings with the governor and our legislators, because we didn’t do this,” Selectman Wilkey stated.

“This is the best deal we’re going to get,” Chairman Klinepeter said, of his and the town manager’s prior meeting with a MaineDOT official to discuss the conditions of the agreement. “The state is only doing six bridges this year, and he (the MaineDOT official) said bluntly, again, the state

doesn’t have the money to do this. Eighteen months gives us plenty of time to have discourse and go to town meeting. And, if the majority of the voters of Fryeburg decide they don’t want to repair it or replace it and want it taken out, they (MaineDOT) will take it out, at no cost to the town, and the people of Fryeburg will be making the decision.”

“And, this decision did come from the commissioner,” said Town Manager Jackson.

When the time came to vote, Eastman and Klinepeter voted to enter in to the memorandum of agreement with MaineDOT, and Wilkey voted against it.

“I’m going to oppose it, for the reasons I mentioned,” said Selectman Wilkey. “I want the state to fix it all by themselves.”

Bridgton Hospital and The Village Gift Barn in Casco were each recently honored for their contributions to preserving local ecology with the 2011ecoExcellence Award, given annually by municipally-owned ecomaine, a single-sort recycling and waste-to-energy operation.

Bridgton Hospital was nominated by Nurse Martha Denison of Harrison, and the award was accepted by her and Kate

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The Village Gift Barn received the Business Award for Casco for their creative use of found items and for carrying an inventory of which 30 percent is created from recycled material by local crafters. The shop is located in an 1860speriod barn with only minor improvements made to its original condition. Items found in the barn are used for displays EXCELLENCE, Page A

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March 31, 2011, The Bridgton News, Page A

Comp Plan: Bring on the nine and begin visioning

BRIDGTON ECO-EXCELLENCE AWARD — Pictured left to right, ecomaine Recycling Committee Chairman Troy Moon, Kate Fitzcharles, Martha Denison, ecomaine Bridgton Board Member Mahlon Johnson, and ecomaine General Manager Kevin Roche

‘Eco excellence’ awards

(Continued from Page A) as well as items from the local transfer station.

Terri Linnell, owner, and Joanne Legere-Vail accepted the award.

A luncheon was held at the ecomaine offices in Portland to honor all the winners from all 24 participating municipalities. Chairman of the ecomaine Board Michael Bobinsky and Recycling Committee Chair Troy Moon presented each

winner with a framed award and a fleece jacket made from recycled plastic. ecomaine is a municipallyowned nonprofit organization, which owns and operates the only single-sort recycling facility in Maine, a landfill/ashfill site and a waste-to-energy plant that produces electricity.

All three facilities are certified by the International Standards Organization (ISO 14001) for excellence in environmental

management — a rare achievement. Twenty-one communities are owners of ecomaine, 21 more have contracts with the organization, and all 42 communities were eligible to participate in the 2010 eco-Excellence Awards.

Anyone can make a nomination for the eco-Excellence Awards. Winners are chosen from among all the nominations by members of the ecomaine Recycling Committee.

By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Bridgton eco-home builder Justin McIver is putting his energy-conscious skills to work with plans to replace an eyesore on Depot Street with a new four-unit retail/office building that would serve as the new home of Loon Echo Land Trust.

The Bridgton Planning Board will review the project at its next meeting on Tuesday, April 5 at 7 p.m. in the Bridgton Municipal Center.

McIver is buying the John Crowley property to the right

of the side entrance to Renys department store, on Corn Shop Brook, which now contains what remains of an old garage and livery stable. Instead of run-down buildings, McIver sees a vision for Depot Street’s future: a classy, high-performance energy efficient building with a deck overlooking Corn Shop Brook for first-floor retail use.

McIver already has a tenant for the retail space, but he’s not saying who just yet. Loon Echo Executive Director Carrie Walia said the land trust is negotiating to lease the second

floor for office space.

“I’m excited about it,” McIver said. The building will have decorative trim and 50% recycled fiber cement siding similar to that used at the Magic Lantern Theater.

“I think that it will be another nice positive thing for the downtown, and I want to set the mark for new building techniques and codes for the future buildings in downtown.”

McIver has been working on his design with Alan Manoian, director of Bridgton’s Office of Economic and Community Development. Manoian said the 30’ x 56’ building has been designed in keeping with formbased codes, so that it will blend harmoniously with the old GAR building next door, home to the Bridgton Art

By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer They come from all walks of life: an artist, a barber, contractor, lawyer, educator, landscaper, small business owner and manager. One builds houses; another sells them. Several have advanced degrees and have devoted many years to community service. Others have little experience in town government and a high school education.

Some voted yes to ban big box stores and fast food restaurants in Bridgton; others voted no.

What they all have in common, these residents who’ve applied to be on the Comprehensive Plan Committee, is that they care about Bridgton, and are willing to devote the next year of their lives to chart its future.

Twelve applications had been received at the Office of Economic and Community Development as of Tuesday, and more were expected by today’s deadline at 3 p.m. Nine slots are open on the panel, which will be co-chaired by representatives on both sides of the March 1 vote — Ray Turner, representing the no vote, and Scott Finlayson, representing the yes vote.

The 11-member committee

will be named by selectmen at their next meeting on Tuesday, April 12. Those who’ve applied are George Erikson, 26 Church Street, a sculptor/artist; Richard Davis, 17 Elm Street, an electrician, construction supervisor, plumbing inspector and voc tech instructor; Barry DeNofrio, 270 Wildwood Road, retired educator and real estate broker; Lucia Terry, 115 Pond Road, a landscaper and owner of Perennial Point of View; Robert Murphy, 25 Side City Road, general contractor; Glen “Bear” Zaidman, general manager of Wildwood Camp on Woods Pond; Peter Morrison, P.O. Box 553, store manager with a law enforcement background; Chuck Renneker, 380 Hio Ridge Road, retired CPA, Naval officer and real estate developer; Annika Black, 20 Meadow Street, Bridgton Library Youth Services Librarian; Anne-Marie Amiel, 10 Mechanic Street, small business owner and attorney; Fred Packard, 566 Portland Road, business owner; and Adam Grant, 565 South Bridgton Road, barber.

At their last meeting, selectmen agreed to require anyone wishing to serve on the committee to step down from any other appointed post they hold

in town. That condition would affect Packard, a planning board member; Turner and Renneker, members of the Economic Development Committee; and Zaidman, member of the Woods Pond Water Quality Committee.

Manoian said he is going over the applications and will recommend to selectmen who should be chosen to serve. The town wants the committee to reflect a broad range of interests and areas of expertise, as well as different geographic locations in town. The committee’s first task will be to come up with an ordinance governing growth along the Portland Road commercial corridor. Both Packard and Murphy live along the corridor, the exact boundries of which have yet to be determined.

The committee will gather for an organizational meeting over the next two weeks. Then, on Saturday, April 16, from 10 a.m. to noon, the entire community of what Manoian calls “citizenplanners” are invited to attend a Portland Road District Public Visioning Session, which will be held at the Bridgton Municipal Center, in the lower meeting room with access on Iredale Street. An optional District Walking Tour VISION, Page A

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Community Center and the lines matching other properties Plus, right across the street Magic Lantern Theater — and on Depot Street. is the big town-owned parking beyond that, the Bob Dunning Several months ago, Manoian lot serving Renys, the Bridgton GREENER, Page A put McIver in touch with Loon Echo Land Trust officials, who he knew were looking for new professional space.

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Bridgton budget (Continued from Page A) ing their opinions, concerns and ideas, as Town Manager Berkowitz answered questions and offered suggestions, as well.

Bridgton Budget Advisory Committee Chairman Bernie King attended the budget workshop meeting, with the committee’s several recommendations in hand for the selectmen to consider.

Back in January, when the town manager first presented the proposed municipal budget, Berkowitz said it “reflects a sizeable tax rate increase if no further budget actions are taken.”

The five selectmen managed to pare about $125,000 off the $13,167,887 proposed budget — amounting to a tax rate decrease of approximately of 12.5 cents. Every $10,000 in the proposed budget equals one cent on the property tax rate — up or down.

No easy decisions Bridgton Community Center — One of the first budget items to be considered by selectmen Tuesday evening was the amount of money the town appropriates to the Bridgton Community Center. Historically, the voters have approved $75,000 for the Community Center, which is a non-profit organization.

Chairman Triglione made a motion to cut the $75,000 for the Community Center by 15%, or $11,250, saying his recommendation was “based on the economy and the tax rate.”

“That’s a pretty steep cut,” Town Manager Berkowitz stat-

ed.

Ken Murphy, an announced candidate for selectman and a member of the Bridgton Community Center’s Board of Directors, told Triglione and the others, “The Community Center does more for this community than most people realize.”

Directing his next comment to Triglione’s motion to reduce the Community Center’s subsidy from the town by 11.5%, down to $63,750, Murphy said, “That’s not an area where I think you ought to go.”

Chairman Triglione responded, saying, “I’m going to go where I have to go, because I’m sitting here doing the job I need to do.”

Noting that the Community Center has “the opportunity” obtain grants and other sources of funding, Triglione told Murphy, “We have to try to do the best we can for everyone in town.”

Selectman Woodward suggested that the Community Center could look at “non-resident user fees, because we’re asking taxpayers to pay for this and John Q. Taxpayer could say, ‘Why am I paying for someone from out of town?’”

Triglione said the Community Center’s board of directors was, at one time, “very anxious to take over the (Community Center) building from the town,” but that recently Board of Directors Chairman Steve Collins had asked that the selectmen “slow that process down.”

“That’s on one side of the equation, but we could tell them, ‘If you don’t want the building, someone else can have it,

because we’re getting rid of buildings,” Triglione stated.

“I would recommend we invite the Community Center Board of Directors to a meeting,” Selectman Woodward said. He suggested the selectmen could ask the Community Center’s Board of Directors to consider taking over the building sooner than originally thought.

In the end, the selectmen concurred that a tentative 10% cut for the Community Center would be better than 15%.

“I think the idea of our meeting in the very near future, Art, is a good idea,” Murphy said.

“It’s a must,” stated Selectman Cash.

The selectmen then decided to ask the Community Center’s board of directors to attend their April 12 meeting.

General Government — Once again, the selectmen were enmeshed in grim economic reality, as they wrestled with whether or not the town can afford to give any raises or merit increases and wanting to show appreciation to municipal employees, especially those with long years of service.

Berkowitz said the proposed budget included a 1.5% cost of living increase for employees.

“Also, you have (contract) negotiations going on — we’re going to be negotiating April 6.”

“We want to recognize our employees, but also recognize (the state of) the economy,” said Chairman Triglione.

Triglione then said he does not believe the town can afford raises, but suggested, instead, giving employees “a one-time stipend payment across the board based on length of service.” He explained that the town manager had prepared a sheet listing pro-

posed stipends with categories of “high,” “medium,” and “low” and one to five years of service, five to 10 years of service, and so forth, calculated on years of time served, as of July 1.

“A lot of towns aren’t giving anything at all, and I think our employees would understand,” Selectman Woodward said. “We want people to know we appreciate their years of service.”

Other departments When discussing the Bridgton

Police Department Open Shift payments to officers, as well as the Bridgton Fire Department’s call pay, Selectman Paul Hoyt was adamant that better scheduling could save taxpayers a great deal of money, when it comes to the bottom line. The board will speak with incoming Chief of Police Kevin Schofield who will be sworn in to office today, March 31.

Outside agencies United Ambulance will be

looked at more closely, selectmen said, to see if they still require the same amount of money as in the past.

They also discussed the possibility of lowering the $78,000 amount requested for the Bridgton Public Library.

Selectman Hoyt asked his fellow board members, “Why are we talking about possibly cutting (funds for) United Ambulance and the Community Center, but not the Library?”

(Continued from Page A) of the Portland Road commercial corridor will follow from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

At the visioning session, the public will be provided with a complete visual tour of the entire Portland Road commercial corridor by Manoian.

“Together we will view, analyze, vision and comment, comment, comment on the Portland Corridor in terms of the overall street composition, functionality and development pattern, as

well as taking a closer or ‘finegrained’ look at various building sites and parcels,” Manoian said in a press release.

“The natural assets of both Willett Brook and Mount Henry will be highlighted, and considered in terms of development constraints and opportunities” of the district, he said.

Manoian encourages lots of comment and discussion of architecture, signage, infrastructure, mobility, accessibility, sidewalks, landscape design, brand-

ing and other development features at the session, which will be attended by Stephanie Carver of the Greater Portland Council of Governments and an official from the Maine Department of Transportation.

Anyone with questions about the applications or planning process may contact Manoian at 647-8786 or e-mail him at ecodevdir@bridgtonmaine. org. Manoian may also be contacted through his Facebook page.

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Headed for greener future (Continued from Page A) Bridge, leading to Pondicherry Park, a 66-acre intown nature park that LELT was instrumental in developing.

“While we’ve been grateful (to LEA for providing office space), it’s time for us to spread our wings and get our own identity,” Walia said.

Code Enforcement Officer Robbie Baker said Corn Shop Brook doesn’t come under the town’s shoreland zoning ordinance, allowing McIver

to build close to the brook.

McIver said he plans to construct a path along the brook and even build a bridge over the brook, so retail customers can cross over it while doing their shopping.

McIver said the building will not use any fossil fuels for heating; it will be heated by high efficiency electric heaters and be prepped for solar heating. It will also be super-insulated, with a fresh air ventilation system and air

conditioning — just like the office space he renovated at his father’s business, DM Electric, for Bridgton Dental Hygiene Care, as well as his own business, Main Eco Homes.

“It’s going to have a positive impact on the environment,” he said. At age 28, McIver said he is “part of the younger generation of professionals” working to build Bridgton’s future. “I hope this sparks others” to make similar investments, he added.

Naples Causeway construction revs up; expect delays

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES – “Expect delays” is the word of caution from the resident engineer working on the Bay of Naples Bridge project. “Be patient” is his advice.

During the month of April and May, construction on the Causeway is going to rev up while crews complete as much road work as possible before Memorial Day weekend.

“You could be stuck in traffic for 20 to 30 minutes. They are going to close the road along the Causeway to one-lane-only traffic,” according to Maine Department of Transportation resident Engineer Craig Hurd, who has been working closely on the two-year project.

“There will be delays. I want people to expect that because there isn’t much you can do about it,” Hurd said.

He added the closings on the Causeway could begin this weekend.

Crews will be taking of advantage of the spring thaw to rip out road.

But, the real reason for the push to get the new road paved: According to MDOT’s agreement with Naples, in the summer, construction crews

have to keep two lanes of traffic open all the time.

During the next two months, crews from Wyman & Simpson will be occupying half the road to get the job done.

“Basically, they have to rip up all the pavement and gravel in the Causeway, and rebuild the whole road,” Hurd said.

“That’s where traffic-tie ups

are majorly,” he said.

“They’ll rip up a section and put gravel back by nighttime. It’ll be back to two lanes — people will be driving on gravel,” Hurd explained.

“Between installation of pipe, digging road up and putting it back in — that’s two months,” Hurd said.

He added crews will continue to work on the road after

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“In the summer, we have to keep two lanes of traffic open all the time,” Hurd said.

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Incidents appearing on the Bridgton Police blotter “if it is legal to play poker in the basement for money.”

Wednesday, March 23: 11:40 p.m. A male subject was issued a verbal trespass order and given a ride home, after two females alleged he was on their property on Harrison Road and “possibly looking through their windows.”

Thursday, March 24: 1:25 a.m. A 22-year-old man from Casco was issued summonses for unlawful possession of Scheduled drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia, following a traffic stop on South High Street by Swamp Road.

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Sex offender, fugitive arrested

By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer CASCO — A 35-year-old convicted sex offender from Georgia was arrested on Tenney Hill Road here last week and charged with being a fugitive from justice and failing to register as a sex offender, according to police.

Captain Jeff Davis of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said Deputy Sam Cofone conducted a traffic stop on a motor vehicle on Tenney Hill Road, shortly after 8 a.m. on March 25, and identified the operator as William George.

“A records check indicated that Mr. George is a registered sex offender and was wanted for failing to comply with the ‘Sex Offender Registration Act,’” Capt.

Davis said, in a press release. “In addition, Mr. George was wanted by the State of Georgia authorities for outstanding warrants associated with being a sex offender.”

George was arrested and transported to the Cumberland County Jail in Portland where he was processed on charges of being a fugitive from justice and failing to register as a sex offender.

“Georgia authorities had initially indicated that they would extradite William George,” said

Panzini, of Bridgton, struck a deer on Highland Road. The injured deer was dispatched by the responding police officer.

Friday, March 25: 3:02 p.m. A female caller reported that her vehicle was “stuck on the ramp in the drive through car wash on Portland Road.” A gentleman there assisted her in getting the vehicle out.

Saturday, March 26: 3:02 a.m. A 24-year-old man from Boston, Mass., was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant, following a traffic stop on North High Street by Stack ’Em Inn Road.

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Capt. Davis, “however, they have now stated that they would only pursue extradition in the surrounding states to Georgia.

The charge of failing to register as a sex offender in Maine still stands.”

Capt. Davis said that George had been staying in the Sanford area “undetected for approximately two months.”

Faces burglary charges

A 25-year-old Bridgton man has been arrested by Cumberland County Sheriff’s detectives and charged with several residential burglaries in Sebago and Standish, and more arrests are anticipated.

William Peters, who has an extensive criminal history, according to Chief Deputy Naldo Gagnon, was on probation at the time of his arrest in Windham at 4 p.m. on March 15.

reported hanging down and blowing in to the roadway on Portland Road. The responding fire department officer checked the area and nothing was found.

9:34 a.m. A 2009 Hyundai Sonata operated by Nancy V. Plante, of Mexico, struck and killed a deer on North High Street (Route 302). Plante was uninjured, and the deer was taken by a passerby.

10:45 a.m. A report was received of “numerous gunshots coming from a pit area” on Pinhook Road. The responding police officer checked the area and all was quiet.

Sunday, March 27: 9:55

a.m. A burglary on Mount Henry Road was reported by a property caretaker who advised a house was broken into and a sliding glass door was open.

2:36 p.m. A 2000 Dodge Dakota pick-up truck operated

by Paul S. Field, of Bridgton, struck a deer. There were no injuries reported. The deer was deceased.

9:20 p.m. A 36-year-old man from Bridgton was arrested on outstanding warrants charging him with failure to pay fines for operating a motor vehicle while his driver’s license was suspended or revoked, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant

and operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license.

Monday, March 28: 2:28 p.m. A subject came to the police station to report that someone had stolen the license plates from a vehicle on Pinhook Road and put a license plate from another vehicle back on.

4:48 p.m. A caller reported hearing several gunshots coming from the area of Camp Wildwood on Wildwood Road.

The responding police officer could not locate the source of the gunshots.

Tickets: During this reporting period, police issued eight summonses and 38 warnings.

FRYEBURG — This is a partial listing of incidents handled by the Fryeburg Police Department from March 22 through 27, 2011: Tuesday, March 22: 12:15 a.m. Fryeburg Police assisted the Fryeburg Fire Department on Newman’s Road.

3 a.m. Fryeburg Police assisted Fryeburg Rescue per-

sonnel on Ballard Street.

Wednesday, March 23: 2:27 p.m. A police officer responded to an unspecified complaint on Prebble Drive.

5:40 p.m. A police officer responded to an animal complaint on Maple Street.

8 p.m. A police officer responded to an unspecified complaint on River Street.

Thursday, March 24: 6:06 p.m. A police officer responded to a fraud complaint on Bridgton Road (Route 302), and a report was taken.

8:47 p.m. Fryeburg Police assisted another law enforce-

ment agency on Black Bear Road.

Friday, March 25: 3:30 p.m. A police officer responded to a motor vehicle accident on North Elkins Brook Road.

8:30 p.m. Criminal trespass occurred at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds on Main Street.

Saturday, March 26: 5 p.m.

A police officer responded to a burglar alarm at a store on Main Street.

Sunday, March 27: 3:44 p.m. Fryeburg Police assisted another agency on Menotomy Road, and a subject was transported to the hospital.

Items on Fryeburg PD log

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ARRESTED — William George of Georgia.

Gagnon said Peters’ arrest came about following an initial investigation involving several residential, daytime burglaries that occurred over the past month in both Sebago and Standish.

“Items stolen are in the thousands of dollars and include electronics, much of which has been recovered,” Chief Deputy Gagnon said.

The investigation continues, and other arrests are likely, according to Gagnon. — LWA

With the latest round of freeze and thaw wreaking havoc on Maine’s roads, the Maine Better Transportation Association (MBTA) has announced it is accepting entries for the 2011 Worst Road in Maine contest.

The contest will run throughout Maine’s notorious pothole season. That is when drivers have to dodge frost heaves and potholes or risk damaging their vehicles.

“This is the time of year that we really notice just how bad our roads are. We will be accepting entries at least through midnight on May 15. That’s when the ground typically dries out, and road crews can get to work repairing the damage,” said MBTA Executive Director Maria Fuentes.

Mainers can find contest rules and fill out an entry form at either www.FixMaineRoads. org or http://www.facebook. com/FixMaineRoads.

“We know bad roads are a concern for a lot of Mainers, because last year’s contest definitely hit a nerve. There is a lot of frustration about this,” said Fuentes.

She predicts this year’s contest will be another good one because, if anything, many of Maine’s roads are in even worse condition. Maine, in fact, has some of the worst roads and ROAD, Page A

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Auction to benefit Camp Sunshine

NAPLES — The Naples Lions Club will sponsor a Silent Charity Auction for Camp Sunshine on Saturday, April 16 beginning at 5 p.m. at the American Legion Hall (Route 11) in Naples.

The schedule is as follows: Silent Auction bidding will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Silent Auction sponsors include: Augustus Bove House, A2M Variety, Bayview Cabins, Black Bear Café, Colonial Mast Campground, Cricket’s Corner, Good Life Market, Jewlz Salon, John McKeith Photography, Kabin Fever, Krainin Real Estate, Lasting Impressions of Maine, Maine Meadworks, Mothering the Mother, Naples Pizza and Dugout, Pawz & Clawz Petz,

SAD 61 Elementary School April 4 – April 8 MONDAY: Chicken fajita wrap, taco bar w/romaine, chilled pineapple, milk.

TUESDAY: Reduced fat macaroni and cheese w/ham, wholewheat roll, strawberry cup, milk.

WEDNESDAY: Ham & cheese sandwich, mini pretzels, veggie sticks, apples, milk.

THURSDAY: Pizza, fresh salad bar w/romaine, three-bean salad, orange, milk.

FRIDAY: Mini bagel w/egg & cheese, bacon round, baked hash browns, chilled peaches, milk.

SAD 61 Middle School April 4 – April 8 MONDAY: Pizza, assorted sandwiches, Goldfish, baby carrots, celery sticks, chilled peaches, low-fat chocolate chip cookie, milk.

TUESDAY: Chicken taco salad, salsa, hamburger on wholewheat bun, assorted sandwiches, fresh salad bar, three-bean salad, chilled fruit cocktail, milk.

WEDNESDAY: Baked chicken patty, fish burger, veggie patty, whole-wheat bun, baked tater tots, assorted sandwiches, romaine, tomato, pickle, apples, pudding, milk.

THURSDAY: Teriyaki chicken, whole-grain brown rice, vegetable egg roll, fortune cookie, assorted sandwiches, orange, milk.

FRIDAY: Stuffed-crust pizza, assorted sandwiches, fresh salad bar, pretzels, baby carrots, chilled pears, milk.

Planet Fitness, Prime Cut Meat Market, Seacoast Fun Park, Signature Salon of Norway, Silpada by Laura Chadbourne and Steamboat Landing Mini Golf.

A buffet and brew tasting featuring Bray’s Brew Pub and Blacksmith’s Winery will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

Bid winners announced at 7:30 p.m.

Music and dancing with Zack Pomerleau at 8 p.m.

Music and dancing with Skosh at 9 p.m.

Tickets are $15 per person or two for $25. For tickets or more information, call Tracy at 693-3056.

For updates, check the Lions Club website at www. napleslions.org

Knife skills class at Naples Library

Breakfast thanks

NAPLES — Organizers of the free Wednesday breakfasts and fellowship at Naples Methodist Church wish to thank all who have attended the breakfasts. They also are grateful to everyone who helped prepare the food, making the event possible.

The weekly breakfasts and fellowship will continue in the fall of 2011. Have a great spring and summer, and consider attending the church services, which are held at 10 a.m. every Sunday, followed by coffee fellowship.

COOPER WINSLOW recently won the Naples Pack 156’s NAPLES — Ever watch the of knives, their appropriate 2011 Pinewood Derby.

“Iron Chef” competition on uses, selecting, caring for and the Food Channel and wonder sharpening your knives and how those professional chefs how to cut and chop with can chop their way through a maximum efficiency and dexmountain of mushrooms and terity. He will demonstrate on increased safety risks, reduced (Continued from Page A) never even break out in a meats, vegetables and herbs. mobility and lost business bridges in the region: 26 persweat?

Learning how to correctopportunity. Last year, Martha cent of its federal-aid highways Ever panic at the thought of ly hold and handle a knife Jordan won the top prize when have poor pavement.

Maine’s having to break down a whole in the kitchen is one of the her entry, Route 219 from bridges, too, need attention and chicken in to pieces for the first basics taught in culinary Turner to Leeds, was crowned 34 percent of the state’s bridges fry pan? schools. A chef’s knife skill, “Worst Road in Maine.” Jordan are deficient, compared to a Do you know the difference or lack thereof, is one of the sent in photos and told a comnational average of 25 percent. between a mince, a dice, a defining measures of a sucpelling story about a bent rim, Entrants in the 2011 “Worst julienne, or a battonet? cessful culinary career. Proper busted tire, lost wheel bearRoad in Maine” contest should Paul Charpentier, certified use of knives in the home ing and $1,000 repair bill. The supply a photo of the bad executive chef and certified kitchen is not only a matter of MBTA named several runnerroad and a 200-word or fewer culinary educator, will be safety, but can greatly enhance up winners, as well, representdescription of why the road is teaching you how to chop like your enjoyment of cooking for ing bad roads throughout the so bad and what effect it has had a pro — safely and efficiently friends and family. state. on them, their families and busi— on Wednesday, April 6, at The Knife Skills class is To enter or for more infornesses.

The grand prize winner 7 p.m. at the Naples Public free and open to all, but regmation about the contest, will receive a gift certificate Library. istration is required. Call the visit www.FixMaineRoads. for $250 worth of car repair Chef Paul will not only Naples Public Library at 693teach knife safety, but will 6841 for more information or — the amount a recent study by org and be sure to “Like” the The Road Information Program Fix Maine Roads Facebook also teach the various types to sign up for class. found Mainers pay in additional page (www.facebook.com/ • Tree Removal/Pruning/Cabling vehicle maintenance due to poor FixMaineRoads).

• Stump Grinding/Brush Chipping roads. The contest will end on • Bucket Truck/Bobcat Work/Trucking May 15 at midnight.

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Mother Goose

• April 15 — Travel aboard the S.S. Rainwater and explore the many different kinds of boats. Join us for this adventurous cruise.

• April 22 — Peter Cottontail and Mother Earth are the guests of honor today. Keeping our earth beautiful and recycling will be our focus. We will also have an Easter Egg Hunt and non-food goody bags for all.

• April 29 — Plant a tree for Arbor Day. One of our nature’s beauties, trees provide many things. Find out why they are important and make your own family tree craft.

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Bridgton Public Library announces its schedule for April for Mother Goose programs on Friday mornings at 10:30 a.m.: • April 1 — Come tickle your funny bone. We will visit the circus and the ringmaster will guide you through many wonders. Join us at the big top, where you are sure to find a smile or two.

• April 8 — Enter a world full of books as we celebrate the opening of the first library.

Create your own book and receive a pretend library card.

Come check out what makes our library special!

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FRYEBURG — The Fryeburg Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 5 at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall on Bradley Street. There will be a brief business meeting at 7 p.m. followed by guest speaker Lisa Williams Ackley, staff writer for The Bridgton News, who will talk on “Covering Fryeburg for The Bridgton News Over The Years.”

Refreshments will be served and the public is welcome to attend.

For further information, contact Diane Jones at 697-3484 or e-mail at ewjones@roadrunner.com

Patt Gott to speak

South Paris author Patricia Probert Gott will speak about her experiences in China and Tibet at the next Bridgton Rotary Club breakfast on Thursday, April 7 at 7:15 a.m. at the Bridgton Alliance Church.

Gott will talk about her latest

Golden Oldies

If you choose Martha Flint’s favorite meal — the “Super Potato” — at the next meeting of the Golden Oldies Club on Monday, April 11, $5 of the meal price will be donated to the Flint Scholarship at Bridgton Academy.

Club members will meet at 11:30 a.m. at Punkin Valley Restaurant in West Bridgton.

Come meet, eat and support a good cause; the lunch is open to all, and the club is always open to new members. Cost is $10, which includes salad, dessert, coffee, tea, soda, tax and gratuity.

RSVP to Bob Grace at Punkin Valley Restaurant at 647-2784 by Thursday, April 7.

book, Searching for a Magpie, which chronicles her time touring China and Tibet in September 2010. She traveled from Beijing in eastern China to Xian and to the central city of Chengdu, then from Lhasa, Tibet in the Himalayas, to the old city of Chongqing, then down the Yangtze River past the new Three Gorges Dam to the port city of Shanghai. Her book has 50 full color photos, helping readers to visualize the author’s adventures.

Gott found that China is a country of superlatives: the biggest central square in the world, the largest and best imperial palace complex, the world’s largest dam, and the world’s largest and longest manmade structure — the Great Wall of China.

“The Chinese are polite to Americans and try to emulate our culture and characteristics, while striving to surpass us in every way. They are happy, peaceful, and markedly proud of their country and leaders,” said Gott, who has been to 47 U.S. states, 10 countries and five continents.

Signed copies of her book will be available for purchase at the breakfast.

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Busy April at Naples Library

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by Virginia Staples Bridgton Correspondent Tel. 647-5183

Trip to Foxwoods Bridgton Health Care Center is hosting a trip to Foxwoods Resort in Connecticut on Saturday, April 2. The bus leaves the center at 7 a.m., with a pickup in Naples. For more information, call 693-3408.

Bridgton Recreation is offering a photo hiking adventure for residents aged 55 and up on Saturday, April 23 from 10 a.m. to noon at Pondicherry Park.

There is a 15-person maximum for the free event, so sign up

early.

A basketball program for youth and teens is offered at Town Hall on Tuesdays from 3 to 6 p.m. The drop-in program is open to grades 3-12, with a split gym to accommodate differing levels of skill.

Spring has really sprung, for a lot of robins are back, and the snow is going. I hope everyone has a nice spring, after all our winter storms.

The Muslim faith HARRISON — As part of the weekly Lenten discussions on Comparative Faiths, Imam Adilah Hummand will participate at the Bolsters Mills United Methodist Church on Thursday, March 31 from 7 to 8 p.m. There will be a soup and bread supper at 6:15 p.m., and all are invited to join in. Imam Hummand is from the Lewiston-Auburn community, and will discuss the Muslim faith, history, and beliefs. With our current involvement with countries of

the Muslim faith, it is timely and important to understand this religion: what are the misconceptions, what is the truth, what do we share, what don’t we share?

Next week, on Thursday, April 7, a representative of the Catholic faith will join the discussion.

As always, everyone of any persuasion is invited to participate and come for the supper preceding. Future discussions will include representatives of other Christian faiths.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST & CHINESE AUCTION Saturday, April 2nd • 7 am to 11 am Songo Locks School, Naples

NAPLES — Paul Charpentier, certified executive chef and certified culinary educator, will demonstrate culinary knife skills on Wednesday, April 6, at 7 p.m. at Naples Public Library. Chef Paul will not only teach knife safety, but will also teach the various types of knives, their appropriate uses, selecting, caring for and sharpening knives and how to cut and chop with maximum efficiency and dexterity.

He will demonstrate on meats, vegetables and herbs.

April is National Poetry Month. Join in for the second annual Poetry & Pastry evening on Wednesday, April 13, at 7 p.m. Bring a favorite poem to share, one written by you or your favorite poet. The library will provide a welcoming space and refreshments.

On Wednesday, April 20, at 1:30 p.m. the Book Group will discuss Still Alice by Lisa Genova.

In the Youth Library: Jim

Square dance

PARIS — The Swingin’ Bears Square Dance Club’s next dance will be Saturday, April 9 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Oxford Hills Middle School, Pine Street, South Paris. It is co-sponsored with Friendship Squares of Wilton.

All square dancers are invited to join in the fun at a cost of $6 per person. Non-dancers are invited to watch at no charge. The caller for the square dancing is Water Lougee, who will be calling Mainstream and Plus. The round dance cuer is Bernie Porter.

There will be refreshments at intermission, pot ‘o gold drawing and door prizes.

For more information, call Sue Corning, club secretary, at 5776894 or Eleanor Herrick at 782-4050.

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The National Jr. Honor Society of Lake Region Middle School is hosting a fundraiser to support their trip to Washington, D.C. During this 5-day trip to our nation’s capital they will be learning about our country’s history and laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery.

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Miller, of Jim’s Chocolates, will visit twice. On Tuesday, April 12, at 2:30 p.m. he will make candy with the teens. On Tuesday, April 19, after Easter stories at 10:30 a.m. Storytime, Jim will make bunny pops with the pre-schoolers. At 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19, Miss Syntha will be teaching teens to make a necklace.

Pajama Storytime with Miss Deb and Paige at 6 p.m. on Thursdays has a spring lineup: April 7 — April Showers; April 14 — Water and surface tension; April 21 — Celebrate Easter & Passover; and April 28 — Exploring seeds.

Rounding out the month will be the Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 23, from 10 a.m. to noon.

While doing your spring cleaning, remember the library’s annual Yard Sale on Saturday, July 9.

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That’s no April Fools

Don’t forget that the VFW Bingo starts on Friday, April 1, with huge prizes — and that’s no April fools.

The United Church of Christ held the first Ron Ashworth Baked Bean Cook-off March 26, with over 45 people in attendance. The tasting and judging was fierce, with each contestant vying for the honor of being the best bean cooker.

After much indecision, the votes were counted. First place went to James Littlefield and his secret helper mom. Second place went to Nancy Olmsted, with help from her grandmother’s bean pot, and third place went to Ann Williams, who did it all by herself. The Cook-off will benefit the Pilgrim Lodge Campership Fund, in memory of Reverend Ronald Ashworth, who passed away last year.

In other United Church of Christ news, a “Souper Sunday” begins Sunday, April 10 after the morning services. This is another chance to show your superlative cooking skills, by bringing your favorite soup, chowder or stew for tasting. Again, all entries will be judged very carefully for taste, ingredients and imagination. Organized by the Youth Group, the “Souper” benefit will raise money for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. A $5 donation is requested.

It’s that time of year for Egg-citement at the annual Easter party for children up to grade 5. This event will take place on Saturday, April 16, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the United Church of Christ. There will be an Easter egg hunt, crafts, games and door prizes.

Refreshments are always welcome, and there will be plenty of these for the children. Kids, come to the church for a morning of fun.

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The restaurant is owned by chef Kirk Daniels, who has won many awards for his culinary arts. Diners for the benefit can choose one of the following entrees: a prime rib (the Woodshed’s primary dish), salmon, teriyaki marinated chicken breast or vegetarian torte. The meal is served with a house salad and flowerpot bread — a popular addition to the meal.

After dinner, the Kennett High School girl’s basketball team will hold a silent auction, with items that range from gift certificates to local restaurants, a gas station, local salons, and, in keeping with the school season, a prom dress. The girls are hoping this event will raise a good amount for the Herilhy family. Invitations to the dinner and auction can be obtained at Kennett High School and Combing Attractions on Main Street in Conway, N.H. The yearly Italian Dinner at the New Suncook School was a smash, with a great attendance. This is the event where the fifth graders get to shine by serving as waitresses and

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My waiter, Sam, did a great job while serving me. Along with the dinner, parents and The Edes Falls Sewing Circle friends had the chance to see is having a meeting on Sunday, the art exhibit done by the April 10, at 1 p.m. at the Edes students. The Scholastic Book Falls Community Hall. We will Fair put on by the adult membe deciding on supper dates and bers of PTA raised funds for would like all our members and the program through the sale all our helpers to come over. of the books.

This is going to be a dessert Also that night, the winner meeting — everyone is to bring of the quilt made by Andrea a dessert to share. If you have Nicoletta was drawn. The winever helped or are a member, ner was Caren Bridges. The please come and help make quilt was re-raffled, and the decisions. We need everyone’s money will go toward the new help to make this a go. If there playground equipment, which is anyone who is interested in will serve all the students. The joining, please drop in. school PTA would like to thank The registration deadline for all those who volunteered to Senior College in Bridgton is help and all those who attendSunday, April 17. Registration ed, making it another great forms are available at the Naples night for the New Suncook Public Library. The spring 2011 School. session runs from Monday, Don’t forget that beginning April 25 to Friday, May 20 for on Thursday, March 31, the all classes, which are held at the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Bridgton Community Center.

Library will host a Landscaping Here’s a list of the starting Course, which is open to the dates for course offerings: public. Barbara Murphy and • Monday, April 25 — the Oxford County Extension American Transcendentalists, will present a four-week 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. course for those who need help • Tuesday, April 26 — when it comes to planning and Beethoven’s Quintessential executing landscaping of your String Quartets, 9:30 to 11:30 property. a.m.

The first phase on March 31 will be “Rethinking the Landscape.” There is no charge for this program, which will run from 12:30 to 2 p.m. The The Wizard of Paws Pet Supplies & Grooming store on Main other three dates are April 7: The Right Plant/Right Place; Street in Bridgton is sponsoring a Nail Trim Day to benefit April 21: Pruning; and April Responsible Pet Care in Norway on Saturday, April 2, from noon to 3 p.m.

All of the proceeds will go to the shelter. The cost is $7.50 per nail cut for cats or dogs — a savings of $2.50 over normal cost.

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Well, I took a trip to Spain and once more lost my wallet, or at least that’s what the emergency e-mail all my contacts received said.

Yep, that’s right I got hacked again.

I wouldn’t mind it if I was actually visiting these places, but alas, I was still looking at the snow in Maine. I apologize to all my contacts and thank God that they are so intelligent as to realize it was a hoax. It’s such a nuisance, but from what I’ve heard it’s happening to everyone. What really angered me was they deleted or stole all my contacts, including the file I have for all the organizations in Lovell. With the summer months of July and August approaching, I used that file to remind these organizations to get me the dates and events on their agenda, so I can get them in my column in a timely manner.

So, I would appreciate if all of these people would please e-mail me so I can rebuild this file, as this will help me and benefit you — Ann Williams and I share this information for my column and the town calendar. Also, many of the people, who use FairPoint as their e-mail carrier, aren’t getting through to me, so I suggest you contact FairPoint and ask why. Any help you can give me will be appreciated and will help me keep my column going.

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March 31, 2011, The Bridgton News, Page 11A

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At the afternoon service, Pastor Tony Vafiades of the Little Falls Baptist Church will be the guest speaker with the Rev. Ralph Bedard providing the music.

All are welcome to worship and celebrate at the worship service at 10 a.m. and/or the Dedication Service at 2 p.m.

For more information, call Rev. Barbara D. Adlard at 6936759.

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For most of us, nothing is easier and cheaper than brisk walking for weight control. To really lose weight, we need to get the lead out and put some spring in our steps. So, what does this look like?

• Less than three miles an hour is considered slow walking.

• More than three miles an hour is considered brisk walking.

• More than four miles an hour is considered very brisk walking.

According to Ann Lusk, a research associate at Harvard School of Public Health, you need to count your steps per minute to figure out your speed: three miles an hour is about 120 steps a minute, while four miles an hour is about 135 steps a minute. Besides increasing your pace, you may also need to increase the number of steps you take.

A recent study showed that Americans only take an average of about 5,000 steps a day, but experts recommend taking at least 10,000 steps a day. That’s equivalent to about five miles over the course of a day. A mile is roughly 2,000 to 2,500 steps, depending on stride length.

For a real measure of the amount you move, get a pedometer. Clip it to your waistband

and wear it from the time you get out of bed until you go to sleep at night, says Mark Fenton, coauthor of Pedometer Walking.

He suggests keeping track for two or three days, then use these steps-per-day numbers to figure out where you are: • Fewer than 3,500 steps: very sedentary.

• 3,500 to 5,000: sedentary.

• 5,500 to 7,500: somewhat active. You’re headed in the right direction, but need to step it up.

• 7,500 to 9,000: doing better, but still not meeting the minimum recommendation.

• More than 9,000 steps: active. Stick with it and keep moving.

• 10,000: the minimum goal recommended by health experts.

If your goal is to lose weight, you probably need to work up to 12,000 or more steps a day, Fenton says.

Here’s a guide to approximately how many steps you take performing various activities: • 2,000: Walking through the mall for 20 minutes without pausing.

• 2,000: Going grocery shopping up and down most aisles in 45 minutes.

• 3,000: Vacuuming for 30 minutes.

• 3,500: Playing softball or baseball for 30 minutes.

• 4,000 to 5,000: Playing doubles tennis for an hour.

• 5,000: Playing a leisurely game of basketball for 30 minutes.

Dona Forke is a registered dietitian, who owns Wellness Associates, a private nutrition practice on Main Street in Bridgton. She can be reached at 221-6508, dona@fairpoint. net

NORTH WATERFORD — The Oxford County United Parish is pleased to welcome Reverend Doretta Colburn to serve as minister of the North Waterford and Stoneham churches.

Reverend Colburn most recently served at the Mohegan Congregational Church in Uncasville, Conn. She received her BS degree in Education from Rowan University in New Jersey and a Masters of Divinity from Yale Divinity School.

The Colburns are no strangers to North Waterford or the North Waterford Church. Ted’s (Rev.

Rev. Doretta Colburn Colburn’s husband) great grandparents, Ezra and Mary Hersey, served in key leadership roles at the North Waterford Church and were owners of the family farm where the Colburns now live.

In 2007, Doretta and her husband, Ted, purchased the Beech Hill Farm in North Waterford, where they raise bison, eggs and vegetables. The farm has been in Ted’s family since the 1890s, at which time it was a dairy farm, then specializing in making butter.

When they purchased the farm, Doretta jokingly said, “Maybe I will be the pastor of the North Waterford Church some day!”

Little did she know that the opportunity would present itself.

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DON’T FEED the BEARS! Good rule of thumb…

When the snow leaves pull your bird feeders.

Put them out next year when the snow returns.

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RAYMOND — The Outreach Committee of the Lake Region Baptist Church is pleased to announce the date of the Grand Opening of their new sanctuary on Sunday, April 10. The Rev. Elmer E. Young will lead the morning service, with the assistance of Associate Pastor Barbara D. Adlard, with Fredericka Lorh playing the newly-restored organ.

Continuations

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Big top

CFD chief to retire

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Where to buy

Copies of Dan Edwards’ book, Mr. McFrawley’s Traveling Show, (retail price $20) are available at these locations: Naples: Lake Region High School Bridgton: Ricky’s Diner, Running With Scissors and Bridgton Books Windham: Casablanca Comics Portland: Casablanca Comics and Longfellow Books Or, order your book at DSEDWARDS.COM

Guest appearances

Author/illustrator Dan Edwards of Bridgton will be at the following locations to sell and autograph his new book: • Saturday, April 2, 10 a.m. at Ricky’s Diner in Bridgton • Saturday, May 7, at Bangor’s Kid Central Festival • Saturday, May 21, at the Portland’s Maine Comics Art Festival • Thursday, June 30, 6 p.m. at the Naples Public Library. author may be a financial wash, but it’s a start.

“I believe that through this adventure, I came of age. I want to produce a series of three picture books, and see what kind of traction I get,” Dan said. “I don’t feel finished, yet. It’s not like when the bell rings at the end of the school day. Oh, it’s Christmas school break and I’m going home. I still have work to do. I’m working on an audio book. Read through the whole thing. Another friend, Andy Painter, is helping with a couple of voices. It’s going to be a lot of fun. Even if I put it out there for $1, it will be worth getting the book out in front of as many people as possible. No way am I going to make a lot of money on this. I just hope to set things up for the next one. Who knows what opportunities might come

my way. Adventure, take that route, see what happens.”

Dan faces long odds of hitting it big, but he is not afraid because like his “Traveling Show” characters, he has dreams in his head and he is doing the best that he can.

“If you were to read the titles of every children’s book published out loud, it would take you 15 years. There are so many books out there. I’ve got an idea. Everybody has an idea.

My hope is that through perseverance, I will make it. This book is a little off kilter and weird, but look what happened last year with Tim Burton’s version of ‘Alice in Wonderland.’ It made over a billion dollars,” he said. “If the right person thinks it’s interesting and puts a blurb on top of it, it might get a look from a lot more people. That’s my hope.”

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New minister

(Continued from Page A) On Sunday, April 10, the North Waterford Church will host the installation of Reverend Colburn as the pastor of the North Waterford and Stoneham Congregational Churches. The celebration will be at 4 p.m., with dinner to follow. The public is invited to join this time of celebration.

Regular worship services are held each Sunday at 10 a.m. at the North Waterford Congregational Church as well as Sunday School for the children. All are welcome to attend.

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each. Dan booked three full days for each illustration. Sometimes, Dan became so engrossed in the work, he logged 15-hour days.

He felt like a hermit, bound to his computer screen.

“It was fine at first because I was really passionate about what I was doing. The last few drawings, I was at a point I just wanted to get them done. You can’t really tell the difference which pictures were true labors of love and those that weren’t,” he said.

“A challenge all artists face is avoiding trying to be perfect.

When I subbed for Molly Mains (at Lake Region Middle School) for a quarter, I told the kids keep going with a picture until you wreck it, then you know you’ve gone too far. Who cares if you wreck it. It’s about process, at that point. On computers, you just hit ‘Undo…Undo…Undo’ until you get back to where you want to be.”

As the story evolved, so did more illustration ideas. Since there is a fortune teller in the story, Dan created 13 tarot cards as a promotional tool. He truly enjoyed seeing book characters seemingly come to life.

“I love coming up with the characters, seeing them take on a life of their own. My favorite character is the Lizard boy. I tried to bring elements of old-time cartoons. Pac-Man eyes. Mickey Mouse shorts. I love animation history. Old stuff. Things that feel timeless. Fairytale elements.

Rockabilly curls,” he said.

When creating one character, Dan decided upon a familiar look — that of a long-time friend, Greg Plummer.

“He was in a band for a long time, and he would spike his hair up like an owl. He’d make the same face. When I added spikes to the little crab boy, he took on some of Greg’s personality,” he said. “Same thing with the bearded girl, Annie. One day, I was drawing Annie with a barrette, and I suddenly realized she looked like my cousin’s child, Zoe. I hadn’t looked at a picture of Zoe and come up with it. There was something ‘Zoe’ about it.”

Time soon became a factor.

The printing company wanted to publish before year’s end.

“I said to myself, ‘Okay, I am going to do this. Meet that deadline. I promised people copies of the book, and it will get done.’

So, there I was proofing it on Christmas Day at my girlfriend’s family’s house hoping to get it in the mail on time,” Dan recalled.

There would be a few more technical glitches, but the book finally reached Dan’s doorstep a few weeks ago — first, a couple of early editions followed by a bigger shipment.

Now, comes the even trickier part — sales. Dan has scheduled various book signings (see sidebar) and has made arrangements with stores to carry the book.

He understands that in the end, his first venture as a published

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industry, told Dan a number of people put out their first CDs by securing upfront funding through “kickstarter.” Dan hoped to raise $5,000. It worked.

“In June, I got my funding ($4,300, after various expenses).

I thought that would cover half the book, but as I got into it, I realized it would not cover half the book,” he said. “It (investors) kept me honest.”

One tool Dan used to attract attention to the project was running a “blog” on the Internet. At times, he would upload some sketches. Other times, he printed a “few blurbs.” The move paid dividends.

“I showed it (the book) to very few people. When I started the blog, I made some worldwide contacts. one guy in Denmark — the country — liked the illustrations he saw and wanted to invest in the project, and sent me $250.

A guy in Los Angeles sent $600.

You put up the work, explain the project, tell what inspires me, and it apparently struck a few chords with people,” he said.

“I’ve even had former students of mine offer to give me $20 upfront for a copy.”

The project became overwhelming, at times.

“Sometimes, I got to a point when the project seemed insurmountable after a few months and I felt I should push it to the side. I was telling everybody that the book would be done at Halloween. When it came that time, Annika Black, the children’s librarian at the Bridgton Public Library, asked me if it was done, and I told her I was still working on it,” Dan recalled.

Dan stayed on task.

He started to draw out some of the key images he had “inside my head” through the use of a computer program.

“I knew what I wanted the villainesses to look like. I wanted a picture of them in front of the Ferris wheel and big top. There are two competing circus. The protagonist goes out to find more ‘freaks’ for his circus. I knew what the bad guys were going to look like,” he said. “I had all these key images, but most of them were for the first third of the book. Then, I started to fill in the spaces. I found myself saying, ‘I need to add another drawing’ a lot.”

He often consulted his parents, Steve and Bonnie Edwards, long-time SAD 61 teachers, now in retirement.

“In talking to my parents about the project, my mom told me that I had enough drawings, but I couldn’t ignore the climax,” he said. “When I was in school, my mom would look over my essays, so it was natural for her to look over the story. We had a few differences. I would say something was a stylistic choice. She would respond, ‘No, it is grammatically incorrect,’ and I would change it.”

Friend Binaca Macdonald, who has taken a number of writing workshops and is a teacher, also read it. Dan was open to whatever changes she thought would enhance the story.

“Is it too long, too short? A couple of places, she would say she didn’t really know what I was going for. I reworked it,” he said. “It was neat to get different perspectives.”

Drawings took about 40 hours

(Continued from Page A) joys of the job to the good working relationship with Town Manager Dave Morton and the Board of Selectmen over the years.

“David (Morton) has been a huge help. I’ve been able to talk to him about anything and everything,” Small said. “He has helped me progress in this position.”

Morton gave kudos to the entire fire and rescue department — especially for its ability to keep rolling forward despite fewer dollars.

“This is a difficult time for people in public service. We are all doing more with less,” Morton said.

“One of the things we can rely on — no matter what turmoil is going on — is the fire and rescue people,” he said.

Raymond Fire Chief Denis Morris half joked his own retirement wasn’t far behind Small’s.

“When I started in Portland, I had a fire hydrant in every corner of the city. Then, I moved to Raymond and had to re-adjust,” Morris said.

“Every time I came to Casco, John made me feel welcome,” Morris said, adding there were a lot of people who didn’t make him feel very welcome as the new fire chief in town.

“A few years down the road, we will really miss John and remember what a great guy he is,” Morris said.

Editor’s note: A listing of award winners from the Casco Fire and Rescue Department Awards Banquet will appear in the April 7 edition of The Bridgton News.

Opinion

March 31, 2011, The Bridgton News, Page B

Letters

Make some noise

To The Editor: Contrary to popular belief, teachers are paid by the day or half day and only for the hours they are scheduled to work. As a part-time teacher, I am not paid 80% of a salary. I am paid a per diem rate. And as my daughter so succinctly said, “I could make more money than you as a waitress.”

So, what do teachers get?

Paid holidays? No. Paid vacation? No. Overtime? No. Pay for required after school meetings? No. Social Security? No, even though they may have contributed due to other jobs.

Maine teacher pay ranks 44th in the nation. It will be 49th if Governor LePage’s budget proposal passes. Yet, Maine student achievement ranks 15th!

Teachers work hard and need your support. Contrary to what you might have heard, the Maine Public Retirement System is in good shape. Should the state budget be balanced on the backs of teachers, state workers and retirees? Should they pay more so the wealthy can pay less with reduced estate taxes and a lower tax rate for the wealthiest? No! Please voice your outrage!

Our legislators know the facts, but do they care? Do you care?

Only our many voices will remind our legislators of who they are supposed to be representing, “We, the people,” not we, the wealthiest.

Please let your voice be heard! Contact your legislators.

For Bridgton, contact: Senator David Hastings, 955 Main Street, Fryeburg, ME 04037 or dhastings@hastingslaw.com or 935-3175.

Representative Paul Waterhouse, 21 Green Street, Bridgton, ME 04009 or reppaul.waterhouse@legislature. maine.gov or 409-2273.

To leave messages: Republican senators at 2871505 or Republican representatives at 287-1440.

Call the Senate at 800-4236900.

Call the House at 800-4232900.

We may not have thousands to contribute to campaigns but we do have a vote and a voice.

Please, make some noise!

Nancy Capone Bridgton

McDonald’s

To The Editor: So sorry to hear about the big move to put McDonald’s in the area of Bridgton. Even though people say they need change (your development power people with money), oh how they invade small towns and put their ideas (in place).

If one would take the time to think about what makes Bridgton, Maine so quaint — it is not clone chain stores or restaurants. If this is to be, look out. Bridgton will no longer be the quaint, small town for people to visit. People go on vacation to see peacefulness, beauty, cleanliness, clean water and to visit the quaint little stores that they don’t have in their states.

First, it’s a McDonald’s, then the power of people with money will soon position themselves on boards and vote to approve more clone store chains. No

longer will Bridgton, Maine be known for that quaint little town — to visit it will be like the others. They will have nothing different to offer. I came to this town to get away from states and towns that look all the same. But, it’s bound to happen with people with money that are powerful. They start moving in and stir the pot. I say, if you want this then stay in those towns that have the clone chain stores and restaurants. It’s really sad, but like I said, first it’s McDonald’s then it’s going to be another clone store and so on. Bridgton will no longer be the quaint, little town it’s known to be.

Anna Long Bridgton

Litter

To The Editor: As a summer resident of Bridgton (April-November), I have just one comment about the big-box and fast food vote — “enjoy the litter” folks. I live several miles from the nearest McD’s (and other big-box stores) here in Massachusetts, and I am constantly picking up the litter at my house. If big-box stores of any type are allowed in town it will change Bridgton forever. Good luck and always carry a trash bag wherever you go.

P.S. A little food for thought.

In my opinion, having a major Bridgton developer sitting on the committee that is determining the future development of Bridgton is just a wee bit of a conflict of interest.

Chuck Kingston Bridgton and Georgetown, Mass.

Play choice

To The Editor: Annie Get Your Gun…what?

Lake Region H.S., what are you thinking? Have you lost your mind? Guns and school bring back too many memories like Columbine, etc. You can’t think it’s just a play? I hope and pray nothing bad comes out of this poor choice. I was on a road call and happened by the (promotional) sign.

Dave Fifield Harrison

In agreement

To The Editor: At last, a column of Tom McLaughlin’s that I can agree with!

I had only recently heard about the 1982 Nuclear Waste Policy Act and the U.S. Department of Energy’s effort to dump nuclear waste in western Maine. I wasn’t living in this area at the time, so after a chance reference to it by Bonnie Fox of Lovell, I wanted to know more. She described a concerted, grassroots movement among a lot of dedicated people in Lovell and surrounding communities that actually stopped a very bad government plan. And then, Tom added more details in his column.

Anthropologist and philosopher Margaret Mead said it well in a 1901 quote, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

Now, I’m hoping enough concerned citizens will cooperate to stop the proposed rollLETTERS, Page B

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SIGN OF SPRING — Local photographer Brad Bradstreet loves to take pictures of Shorey Park in all different seasons (especially winter). But, he never had taken a photo from the downstream side of the footbridge. “This is such a treat to see,” he said after snapping this photo this past Saturday, March 26. The spring run-off is flowing fast under the bridge.

The haberdashery of the back roads

April is nearly upon us, the time of the great transition, winter slowly trickling into spring; and with it comes the inevitable trepidation regarding what to toss over our shoulders when we walk through the mud room and out into the new air.

It’s too cold for the down parka, too warm for the John Deere T-shirt — perhaps something in between would work, something that insulates while letting in just a little of the fresh breeze, something a bit worn.

In 1931, E.B. White, Maine’s great humorist and essay writer, quoted the simple declaration of his own tailor concerning outerwear during the transitional seasons, “It’s not every man that can afford to wear a shabby coat,” he wrote. White went on to speak of his own experiences with a threadbare jacket, describing it as his “one extravagance…a thin, inadequate garment, pneumonia written in every seam…what its peculiar charm is we don’t quite know.”

I too have such a garment, a heavy work coat, brown and thready, gossamer in places, with a frayed hem, popped buttons, grease stains, jagged holes, and a torn pocket. A charming coat, perfect for April.

And, I know from whence comes its charm, for I found it in on a winding back road

Views from the Uppermost House

by S. Peter Lewis News Columnist

on a sunlit morning. I was driving on a woodsy spring errand many years ago, rounded a corner, and there was my new coat lying at the edge of the crumbly shoulder (mislaid and blown off the roof of some truck, probably), with one raggedy arm reaching out toward the centerline. I pulled over with tires screeching, astonished at my great fortune and hoping for a good fit. And when I slipped it on, shrugging the shoulders into place, shaking the sleeves down to the creases of my wrists, buttoning this and that, searching the pockets for treasure (one chewed carpenter’s pencil, a handful of drywall screws, a blown fuse), the pure glow of serendipity shown all around.

It became known at our house

The war in Libya

There’s a war in Libya and we’re in it. Obama administration officials don’t want to call it a war and they don’t want to call it a battle either.

They prefer to call it a “kinetic military action.” President Obama ordered our military to protect civilians in Libya who were being killed by Colonel Moammar Gadhafi as he tries to wipe out rebels there who want to overthrow him. It’s much more complicated than that though, as wars always are.

We’re taking the side of the rebels in a civil war. They’re going to benefit as we restrict Gadhafi’s forces, but who are these rebels we’re helping?

If and when they take over Libya, will they be better than Gadhafi? Let’s hope they are.

Might they be worse? Evidence exists that they could be worse, both for Libya and for us. We don’t know, and that’s the problem with what President Obama has decided to do.

We have a commander-inchief who can read a speech from a teleprompter very well.

While campaigning, he could appear confident and smart to voters, 52% of whom elected him. Reading from a teleprompter isn’t enough anymore but it’s increasingly evident that he isn’t good at much of

anything else. He’s president now though, and has to make tough decisions. He can’t just vote “present” the way he was accustomed to in the Illinois legislature, but he’s avoiding decisions until he’s absolutely forced to make them — and Libya is the result.

His Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, advised him that Libya was not a threat to America and we had no strategic interests there. His Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, advised him that we needed to establish a “no-fly zone” in the country as soon as possible and so did Senator John Kerry. Obama did nothing for two weeks. Then he acted without consulting Congress, which is constitutionally dubious and prompted Ohio Democrat Dennis Kucinich to call for his impeachment.

Obama epitomizes the worst of the liberal baby-boomer worldview. Baby boomers blamed their parents for the evils of the world; Obama blamed George Bush. He believes the world would be a better place if it were not for capitalism and U.S. foreign policy. Rather than believing that America is an exceptional country in the history of the world, he sees America as a problem. Obama is a utopian, who thinks peo-

as “The Road Coat,” a moniker that was either a pejorative or a compliment, depending on the speaker. For instance, my wife, upon seeing me dressing for the day, might say, “You’re wearing the Road Coat to church?”

To which I may well respond with, “Yes, I was thinking of wearing the Road Coat to church.” And though the phrasing appears nearly identical, a great gulf of inflection would stretch between us, distinguishable only by the slightly furrowing brow and the pursing lips. (After which I would sadly select a classy nylon windbreaker from the closet.)

My daughter, in particular, thought the Road Coat was utterly disgusting (and, by association, I suppose, she thought the same of me). “Gosh Dad, you’d wear anything you found in the road, wouldn’t you?” she said one day, scanning me headto-toe as I donned my favorite shabby coat. I just smiled sheepishly. “Even socks?” she

asked, pointing down toward my feet. “Well, if they fit…”

Regardless of the criticism, I find the Road Coat transforming. When I slip it on and tromp out to the barn or the muddy garden, I cease to be a computer-gazing, Monday-throughFriday, nine-to-five man, becoming instead a man of the land, a woodsman, farmer, or mechanic, a man who can never quite get the black grime out of the creases in his calloused hands. I develop a loping gait, a squint, and the far-off gaze of a man who can smell sleet at a hundred miles. And when cars from Massachusetts pass our old homestead, I lean on my shovel or against the barn door, cross my rubber boots one over the other, pull my cap down low, and scowl.

I love my old Road Coat, and wouldn’t trade it for L.L. Bean’s finest. But it’s been a long time since that wondrous day when I found it — and my roads have since been barren.

As you drive around, keep your eyes open for me, will you? I wear 30 x 32 pants and take my coats in medium. Socks only if they match. You can drop the stuff off at the newspaper office, where perhaps they’ll put a box in the corner with my name on it.

Peter Lewis resides in Bridgton.

Front Row Seat

by Tom McLaughlin News Columnist

ple around the world would get along fine if they weren’t “exploited.” The world would be all smiling happy people holding hands — the way Pete Seeger and Peter Paul and Mary sang about it — if it weren’t for U.S. imperialism.

Obama admires Europe because they’ve spent nearly two generations apologizing for their colonization of Africa and Asia and expanding socialist welfare programs for everyone, including illegal immigrants, at the same time. He’s earnestly trying to copy those policies here in the United States. That both Europe and America are going bankrupt as a result seems not to bother him.

As for dealing with the Middle East, President Obama figured he’d make nice speeches in Muslim countries apologizing for American “arrogance” and all would be well there too, but it isn’t working. They’re burning him in effigy just as they did George Bush. That the rebel commander we’re helping fought against the United

States in Afghanistan and recruits al Qaida terrorists to his side doesn’t seem to trouble our president either. That they’re murdering black immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa doesn’t trouble him either. Until last week when he intervened, Arab Muslim terrorists were killing each other in Libya and we didn’t have to do anything but watch. What could be better than that? Why we spent money we don’t have to mess that up I just don’t understand — and neither, it seems, does our president. I listened to our president’s speech Monday night, but came away still not understanding why we’re going further into debt and further committing our already overstretched military to install a government in Libya that shows all signs of being worse than terrorist, transvestite, mentallydisturbed Colonel Gadhafi who is in there now.

Tom McLaughlin of Lovell is a middle school U.S. History teacher. He can be reached at tommclaughlin@fairpoint.net

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Letters

(Continued from Page B) back of laws to protect Maine’s environment in favor of out-ofstate corporations.

I want to comment also about two other columns in Thursday’s Bridgton News. Whenever I read the paper, I always enjoy Jean Preis’ column about birds and I loved all the details about barred owls. And what a neat Earth Notes column about the Asian lady beetle by Jewell Collins. I had never before given much thought to what I’ve lumped together under the heading “ladybugs.” Now, I’ll pay more attention.

Joyce White Stoneham

Some things don’t change

To The Editor: Regardless

of

who

in power, whether it be the Democrats or the Republicans, some things in Maine simply remain the same. Oh sure, the rhetoric changes, but here we are under an administration and a legislature controlled by Republicans and just like when the Democrats were in charge, a mother can still choose to kill the baby in her womb, but you and I cannot choose to put gas without ethanol in our cars.

And here I am, 67 years old and thanks to the Democrats and the Republicans, I had to go back to work. But, as a Born Again Washed in the Blood of the Lamb Christian, I know that where I go there is no Democratic or Republican Party, praise be to God Almighty Creator of the heavens and the earth. But, while I’m here, until He calls me home or sounds His trumpet, secession is sounding better and better.

Rev. Robert M. Celeste Harrison

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Opinions

Do we need cameras at traffic lights?

This week, the Transportation Committee held a hearing on a bill that concerns me a great deal, LD 570, “An Act to Regulate the Use of Traffic Surveillance Cameras.”

The bill would allow the use of cameras at traffic lights, which would automatically photograph people who run the light. The information would then be used to automatically send tickets to the vehicles owners. All of you who have read this column should know how concerned I am about public safety, as I have used it before to speak on issues like texting while driving. For that reason it may surprise you to find that I am very much opposed to LD 570.

While the public safety aspects of the measure seem obvious on the face of it, that if people know they will be caught then they will be less likely to run the red light, I find this a less than compelling argument. Truly unbiased studies on the issue are hard to come by, as most are done by either insurance companies or

OXFORD — The Oxford County Republican Committee will be holding their monthly general meeting on Tuesday, April 12, at the Advent Christian Church in Oxford on Route 26. Social time begins at 5:30 p.m., and a dinner will be served prior to the meeting, the cost is $8 per person.

By Stan Cohen These general meetings are open to all Republicans. It is imporMedicare Volunteer tant to grow a strong conservative group filled with the longtime Counselor members, and those that are just becoming interested in becoming Some seniors have told me a supporter for their GOP candidates. For more information, call that they cannot take the generic Loretta at 875-2229 or Wendy at 336-2817. version of a particular medicine because of side effects.

Generics, however, are often misunderstood. A generic is a copy of a brand name drug BETHEL — The Oxford County Democrats will hold their whose patent has expired. spring meeting on Sunday, April 3 with a potluck supper, pro- Currently, there are generic gram and planning session at the Crescent Park School Cafeteria equivalents for about half of all on Crescent Lane in Bethel. The meeting will begin with a social brand name prescription drugs. time at 4 p.m. and supper at 4:30 p.m. Those attending are asked There are many myths about to bring a food item to share. generic drugs and since generThe program will feature a presentation by Rep. Diane Russell ics are almost always much of Portland, who is a native of Bryant Pond and the daughter less expensive than their brand of Tom and Gail Russell. She lives in Portland and represents equivalents, I offer some “deDistrict 120 in the Maine House of Representatives. Rep. Russell mything” about them. joined a group of Mainers in February and traveled to Madison Here are four common Wisc. to support the workers defending the right to collective myths associated with generbargaining. She will share a short video of the trip and discuss the ics (from the Food and Drug experience.

Administration Center for Drug The planning session will include updates on the regional Evaluation and Research): meetings planned for early May, the State House field trip tenta• They are not the same pretively scheduled for Tuesday, May 10, activities planned for the scription because they do not summer and fall months beginning with West Paris Old Home look the same as brand name.

Days on Friday, June 10.

• They do not work the same For further information on the Oxford County Democrats visit as brand name. the Facebook page, or the website, www.oxforddems.org, or call • They are not tested.

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manufacturers of the equipment, both of whom have a tremendous financial incentive in the outcome. The unbiased studies show little change, including one done by the University of South Florida which actually found that cameras can increase accidents.

The argument that strikes much closer to home for me is that these cameras are a huge infringement on civil rights.

First, I am a strong believer in the principal that a person had a right to face their accuser, and this is absolutely impossible with an automatic camera.

As anyone who owns a computer is aware, machines don’t always function as they should.

In this case the camera could simply fire a little too early

effective as brand name.

The reason that generic drugs do not look like their brand counterparts is because trademark laws prohibit drug manufacturers from duplicating the exact look of the brand equivalent. All generic drugs are monitored, tested and maintain the same exact active ingredients or chemistry as the original brand name medicine. They therefore work in the same way.

If your doctor prescribes a drug for which there is no currently available generic, like Lipitor, ask your doctor about other meds in the same class that might work for you. Of course, your doctor should be the final judge about which meds will work for you.

Stan Cohen, a Medicare Volunteer Counselor, is available for free, one-on-one consultations at Bridgton Hospital on Tuesdays from 8:30 to 11 a.m. No appointment is necessary. Alternatively, call the Southern Maine Agency on Aging (800-427-7411) and ask for a Medicare Advocate.

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State Rep. Rich Cebra of Naples has been named House chair of the Transportation Committee, putting him in position to shape policy on issues ranging from driver’s licenses to railroads and the Maine Turnpike.

He also has been appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Joint Rules, which sets operational guidelines for the 125th Legislature. Rep. Cebra is the chairman of the House Ethics Committee.

Rep. Cebra (R-Naples), now in his fourth legislative term, brings strong experience to his new chairmanship post. He has served on the Transportation panel during the last two Legislatures. “I expect an extremely busy session in the committee, dealing with the state’s aging infrastructure,” he said. “We have a large backlog of work on roads and bridges. I look forward to working with my colleagues to make our roads safer and improve the state’s transportation system.

For too long, our infrastructure has been on the back burner. I hope to make it a high priority.

“We’re fortunate to have some fine legislators returning to the committee,” he added, “including Representative Kim Rosen (R-Bucksport) and Senator Doug Thomas (RSomerset).”

Sen. Ron Collins (R-York), a former four-term state representative and a veteran of the Transportation panel, will serve as the Senate chairman.

House Speaker Robert Nutting, who made the chairmanship appointment, said Rep. Cebra brings high energy and a sense of fairness to the job.

“Rich Cebra has the right experience for this position, but perhaps more importantly, he is known for his integrity and his strong interest in improving our roads,” he said. “I have no doubt that he will handle this important committee in an outstanding fashion.”

The Transportation Committee has jurisdiction over the Department of Transportation; the Bureau of Motor Vehicles; motor vehicle registration and license plates; driver’s licenses; and the Maine Turnpike Authority. It also oversees the Highway Fund; transportation policy; aeronautics; highway and bridge construction and maintenance; highway safety; waterways; railroads; and motor vehicles and motor carriers.

The Maine Legislature has 16 bipartisan policy committees, which handle bills and issues that fall within their areas of jurisdiction. Each committee has 13 members — three senators and 10 representatives.

by Bill Diamond State Senator, D-Windham

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or a little too late. If this happens, you could be a perfectly law-abiding driver and get a letter in the mail saying that on such and such a date and time you broke the law. The letter wouldn’t even come for some weeks after the supposed event.

This type of accusation is difficult, if not impossible, to mount a successful defense against.

The other problem that I have with these cameras is that they are just a little bit too much like big brother. I realize that

there are surveillance cameras all over now, but many of these are private, with the goal of protecting individual businesses. The thought of introducing a great many more cameras, to be linked to central computer run by the state, is going a little too far for me.

We haven’t yet scheduled a work session on this bill, but it will probably be in the next two weeks or so. I would really like to hear your thoughts on this issue. You can reach me at my office at the State House at 287-1515 or visit my website at www.mainesenate.org/diamond to send me an e-mail.

Senator Bill Diamond is a resident of Windham, and serves the District 12 communities of Casco, Frye Island, Raymond, Standish, Windham and Hollis.

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Waterhouse duties

State Rep. G. Paul Waterhouse (R-Bridgton) will handle a double-duty assignment in the new Legislature, serving on both the Judiciary Committee and the Taxation Committee.

He also has been named to the House Ethics Committee.

“It’s an honor and a privilege to represent the people of District 98 in the Maine House,” said Rep. Waterhouse, who has returned to legislative service after previously serving eight years in the House, finishing in 2002. “I have six years of experience on the Judiciary

Committee and I look forward to dealing with the issues that come before that committee — issues that are so important to the people of Maine.”

Rep. Waterhouse also is looking forward to the challenge of serving on the Taxation Committee.

“The Taxation Committee will be very active, with at least 200 bills to deal with,” he said. “It will be a challenge as we deal with reforming Maine’s tax policy with the goal of eventually reducing the tax burden on our citizens,” he said. “Our high taxes, especially on small-business owners, are a real drag on our economy and hinder job creation and business expansion.”

Rep. Waterhouse is a Navy veteran with service from 1960 to 1966. As a coxswain of landing craft, responsible for landing Marines and Army Rangers, he earned the Cuban Missile Crisis Ribbon. He is a retired carpenter and former owner of Waterhouse Carpentry.

The Taxation Committee has jurisdiction over the Bureau of Revenue Services and the State Property Tax Review Board. It also oversees tax policy; property valuation and assessment; municipal revenue sharing; taxation of unorganized territories; tax increment financing; and tree growth and other current use tax issues. The panel also has jurisdiction over the Maine Residents Property Tax Program, the so-called “circuit breaker” rebate program.

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Calendar

Calendar Please note: Deadline for all calendar submissions is Tuesday at noon.

BALDWIN April 2 — Pancake breakfast, 7 to 9 a.m., West Baldwin Church, Rte. 113.

BRIDGTON March 31, April 1 — Free Income Tax Preparations for people of all ages with low to moderate income, Community Center. Call 647-3116 for appointment.

March 31 — American Red Cross Blood Drive, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Bridgton Academy. FMI: 1-800-658-6400, ext. 3228.

March 31 — “Cherish Our Earth” exhibit, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

M-S through April 28, Gallery 302, Main St. March 31 — Knitters Day, 2 to 4 p.m., North Bridgton Library.

March 31, April 1 — Free Income Tax Preparations for people of all ages with low to moderate income, Community Center. Call 647-3116 for appointment.

April 1 — Mother Goose Time, Circus Celebration, 10:30 a.m., library.

April 1, 8 — Reading with Brooke, therapy reading dog, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., library.

April 1 — Bridgton Art Walk, various art exhibits in downtown Bridgton, 5 to 7 p.m.

April 1 — Wine & Cheese reception for “Cherish Our Earth” Bridgton Art Guild Exhibit, 5 to 7 p.m., Gallery 302, 112 Main St. FMI: 6472787.

April 2 — Trip to Foxfoods, bus leaves Bridgton Health Care Center 7 a.m., pickup in Naples.

FMI: 693-3408.

April 2 — Nail Trim Day to benefit Responsible Pet Care, noon to 3 p.m., Wizard of Paws Pet Supplies & Grooming, Main St. April 2, 9 — Ping pong, 1 to 4 p.m., Town Hall. FMI: 647-2847.

April 2, 9 — Adult Indoor Soccer, 5 to 7 p.m., Town Hall.

April 3, 10 — Adult Basketball, 6 to 9 p.m., Town Hall. FMI: 408-2299.

April 4, 6, 8 — Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9 to 10 a.m., Town Hall. FMI: 6472402.

April 4 — Cribbage, 2 p.m., Community Center.

April 5 — Six-week Mad Science after school program begins, Stevens Brook Elementary School. FMI: 6478786.

April 5 — Rainbow Days Playgroup for Toddlers 6 mos. to 5 years, 9 a.m., Community Center.

April 5 — Chickadee Quilters, 10 a.m., Community Center.

April 5 — Bridge, 12:30 p.m., Community Center.

April 5 — COPD Support Group, 1 p.m., Community Center.

April 5 — Youth Basketball Open Gym for grades 3-6, 35 p.m., Town Hall. FMI: 6478786.

April 5 — Stories read by Michael, 4 to 4:30 p.m., library.

FMI: 647-2472.

April 6 — Lenten Lunch by Bridgton Area Clergy, “Blessed are you when you are persecuted for righteousness sake,” by Bridgton Alliance Church, noon to 1 p.m., St. Joseph Church.

April 6 — Senior Lunch, noon, Community Center.

April 6 — Discovery Kids, 3 p.m., Community Center.

April 6 — Bible Study, 6 p.m., Community Center.

April 7 — Bridgton Rotary Club, Pat Gott speaks on China experiences and book Searching for a Magpie, 7:15 a.m., Alliance Church.

April 7, 8 — Free Income Tax Preparations for people of all ages with low to moderate income, Community Center. Call 647-3116 for appointment.

April 7 — Gathering Place Support Group, noon, Community Center.

April 7 — Knitters Day, 2 to 4 p.m., North Bridgton Library.

April 7 — Community Kettle, free supper, 5 p.m., Community Center.

April 7 — Girl Scouts

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April 7 — Chickadee Quilters, 7 p.m., Community Center.

April 8 — Maine Forest Service GPS for Landowners, 9 a.m., Community Center. fmi: 780-4205, 441-3712.

April 8 — Mother Goose Time, The World of Books, 10:30 a.m., library.

April 8 — Easy Riders Snowmobile Club Meeting, Potluck, 6 p.m., Community Center.

April 9 — Spaghetti supper to benefit Project Graduation, 5 to 7 p.m., Masonic Hall, Rte. 117.

BROWNFIELD March 29, 31 — Playgroup, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Community Center.

April 1 — Fryeburg Fish & Game Junior Shooters Meet and Shoot, 7 p.m., Brownfield Rec Center, Main St. FMI: 9352625.

April 2 — Corned beef and cabbage supper, 5 to 7 p.m., Masonic Hall.

April 5, 7 — Playgroup, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Community Center.

April 9 — Benefit supper for Richard “Dickie” Perreault, 5 to 7 p.m., Mt. Moriah Masonic Lodge.

CASCO March 31 — Dodge Ball, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. for middle and high school age, 3:30 to 4:30 for grades 3 to 5, Community Center.

March 31 — Adult Coed Volleyball, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Community Center. FMI: 6274187.

April 3, 6 — Adult coed basketball, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Community Center gym. FMI: 627-4187.

April 5 — Social Yoga, 9 a.m., Community Center. FMI: 627-4187.

April 5 — Storytime with Michelle Brenner, 10:30 a.m.,

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library.

DENMARK April 6 — Preschool Storytime, 9:30 a.m., library.

FRYEBURG March 31 — Pizza fundraiser for Fryeburg Academy Softball Team, pickup stations FA Gym and New Suncook School. Order: fasoftballmom@ yahoo.com April 2 — Kate Redgate, 7:30 p.m., Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy. FMI: 9359232.

April 3 — Bob Marley in benefit concert for Project Graduation, 6 p.m., Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy.

FMI: 935-9232.

April 4 — Bridge, 12:30 p.m., Legion Hall, Bradley St. April 4 — Fryeburg Fish & Game supper meeting, 6:30 p.m., Church of New Jerusalem, Oxford St. April 4 — New York Times journalist, FA alumnus David Rohde and wife Kristen Mulvihill talk on new book, A Rope and a Prayer, 7 p.m., Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy.

FMI: 935-9232.

April 7 — Maine Veterans’ Service officer, 9 to 11 a.m., American Legion, Bradley St. 324-1839.

HARRISON March 31 — Lenten Discussion on comparative faiths with Imam Adilah Hummand on Muslim faith, light supper 6:15 p.m., talk to follow, Bolsters Mills United Methodist Church.

April 2 — Free Go Green Electronics Drop-off by Norway-Paris Kiwanis Club, 9 a.m. to noon, Harrison Town Office parking lot. FMI: 5832241, 743-7986.

April 2 — Pajama Storytime, 10 a.m. to noon, library. FMI: 583-2970.

April 4 — Adult Coed Basketball, 6 to 8 p.m.,

Harrison Elementary School gym.

April 4 — Home School Support Group, 6 p.m., library.

April 5 — Teen Coed Basketball, 6 to 8 p.m., Harrison Elementary School gym.

April 6 — Harrison Chess Club, 5 p.m., library.

April 6 — Coed Adult Volleyball, 6 to 8 p.m., Harrison Elementary School gym.

April 7 — Lenten Discussion on comparative faiths with discussion of Catholic faith, light supper 6:15 p.m., talk to follow, Bolsters Mills United Methodist Church.

April 10 — VFW Breakfast, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., VFW Hall.

LOVELL March 31 — Rethinking the Landscape with Barbara Murphy, Oxford County Extension, 12:30 to 2 p.m., library. FMI: 9253177.

March 31 — Pizza fundraiser for Fryeburg Academy Softball Team, pickup stations FA Gym and New Suncook School. Order: fasoftballmom@ yahoo.com April 1 — Mouse Paint Storytime, 2:45 to 4 p.m., library.

April 1, 8 — Bingo begins, early birds 6:30 p.m., regular play 7 p.m., VFW Hall.

April 4 — Preschool Storytime, 10 to 11 a.m., library.

April 4 — Charlotte’s Web, grades 3-5, 2:45 to 4 p.m., library.

April 7 — The Right Plant/ Right Place, landscaping course with Barbara Murphy, 12:30 to 2 p.m., library. FMI: 925-3177.

April 10 — Souper Sunday begins after morning services, United Church of Christ, Rte. 5.

NAPLES April 1, 4 — Step Into

Fitness, indoor walking program, 4:30 to 6 p.m., LRHS. Transportation: 647-3116.

March 31, April 7 — Musical Playgroup, 10:30 a.m., library.

April 1-3 — Auditions for Lake Region Community Theatre’s Cinderella, 6-9 p.m.

Fri., 9 a.m.-noon Sat., (if needed) 1-3 p.m. Sun., Lake Region High School. FMI: 939-5919.

Show June 17-26.

April 2 — Pancake breakfast and Chinese auction to benefit LRMS’s National Junior Honor Society, 7 to 11 a.m., Songo Locks School. FMI: 627-2000.

April 2 — Catching and pitching clinic by Lake Region Girls Youth Softball, catchers 9 to 10 a.m., pitchers 10U 10 to 11 a.m., pitchers 12U 11 a.m. to noon, Lake Region Middle School. FMI: 627-4187.

April 4 — American Red Cross Blood Drive, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Lake Region High School. FMI: 1-800-658-6400, ext. 3228.

April 6, 8 — Step Into Fitness, indoor walking program, 4:30 to 6 p.m., LRHS. Transportation: 647-3116.

April 5 — Preschool Storytime, under age 5, 10 to 11 a.m., library.

April 5 — Books for Babies, 10:15 a.m., library.

April 6 — Demonstration of culinary knife skills by Paul Charpentier, 7 p.m., library.

FMI: 693-6841.

April 7 — Pajama Storytime, “April Showers,” 6 p.m., library.

FMI: 693-6841.

April 7-10 — Annie Get Your Gun, 7 p.m. Thur. & Fri., 2 p.m. Sat. & Sun., Lake Region High School.

April 10 — Edes Falls Sewing Circle, 1 p.m., Edes Falls Community Hall.

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Great get away. Minutes to skiing, boating on Moose Pond. $69,000.

18 Riley’s Run, Bridgton, Maine

Vacation Home/Ski Chalet 28' x 40' energy-efficient, exposed beams, granite tops, wood flooring.

4 bedrooms, 2 baths, stone hearth. On ITS, minutes to Shawnee Peak.

Feed wildlife in your own yard! $265,900.

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BRIDGTON – Prime intown location for this 4-bedroom, 2-bath home. Built in 1820’s. Borders Steven’s Brook.

Has attached 2-car garage and finished room in the ell. Large back yard on .46 acres. Beautiful stained & etched glass front doors. Many possibilities with this, residential or commercial. $169,000.

Call Kurt Christensen – 207-329-5671 or kurtandlinda@gmail.com for more info.

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land•land•land•land•land•land BRIDGTON – 300 ft. of your own water frontage on Stevens Brook.

Located right next to historic Mackey’s Landing. Listen to the waterfall, enjoy the wildlife. Soils tested, septic design available. $39,000.

LOVELL – Great 5.73-acre lot in beautiful Lovell, Maine. Soils test available, surveyed. $49,000.

WATERFORD – 2.4-acre lot in private setting. Build your dream home here! Stonewalls. $29,900.

LARGE ACREAGE PARCELS SWEDEN, REDUCED – Ledgeview Rd., 52-acre lot in the hills of Sweden. Possible views. Many possibilities with this. $100,000.

BRIDGTON – 4 large lots available: 42.61 Acres, 46.33 Acres, 49.33 Acres, 56.3 Acres. Level land, located in desirable area. Many possibilities. Priced from $40,000 – $50,000.

SEBAGO – 40-acre parcel with tasteful clearing for a house lot. Land has views of Bald Pate. Build your dream home here! Soils tested, 3bedroom septic design available. $125,000.

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Calendar (Continued from Page B) RAYMOND April 2 — “What Love Really Means: Plain and Simple,” ladies one-day retreat, Christ Chapel, Rte. 85. FMI: 787-2768.

April 3 — Discovering Vladivostok, talk by Veronica Haskell, 6:30 p.m., library.

FMI: 655-4283.

April 4 — Baby Time, 10 a.m., library. FMI: 655-4283.

April 4 — Preschool Time, 11 a.m., library. FMI: 6554283.

April 4 — NAMI Support Group, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Raymond Public Safety Building. FMI: 655-4193.

April 6 — Toddler Time, 10 and 11 a.m., library. FMI: 655-4283.

April 10 — Grand Opening of new sanctuary, 10 a.m., Lake Region Baptist Church. FMI: 693-6759.

SEBAGO March 31 — Sebago Youth Athletic Assn. Board meeting, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Sebago Elementary School.

April 2 — Sebago Youth Athletic Assn. Coaches’ meeting, 9 a.m., Sebago Elementary School.

April 4 — Story Hour for Pre-schoolers, 9:30 a.m., library.

AREA EVENTS March 31 — Assistive devices for the home, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Board room, Stephens Memorial Hospital, Main St., Norway. FMI: 1-866609-5183.

March 31 — “Beyond the Snapshot: Using Photography to Tell a Story,” a talk by Scott Vlaugh, 6:30 p.m., Norway Library, Main St. FMI: 7435309.

March 31-April 10 — Run For Your Wife, by Oxford Hills Music and Performing Arts Assn., Thur.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m., Norway Grange Theater, 15 Whitman St., Norway.

April 1, 8 — Oxford Hills Duplicate Bridge Club, 9:15 a.m., Rec. bldg., King St., Oxford. FMI: 783-4153, 7439153.

April 1 — Stations of the Cross, 6 p.m., potluck supper 7 p.m., St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church, 85 Pleasant St., Conway, N.H. FMI: 603447-2404.

April 1 — Sleeping Beauty

by Maine State Ballet, 7 p.m., 348 U.S. Route One, Falmouth.

FMI: 781-3587.

April 1 — Endurance Riding by horseback, talk by Kathy Brunjes and Tom Hutchinson, 7 p.m., Gould Academy, Bethel.

FMI: 824-3806.

April 1 — Black Holes, 7 p.m., Eight Planets and Counting, 8:30 p.m., USM Southworth Planetarium, 70

Falmouth St., Portland. FMI: 780-4249.

April 2 — History Barn Open House by New Gloucester Historical Society, 9 a.m. to noon, Rte. 231 behind Town Hall. FMI: 926-3188.

April 2 — Free electronics drop-off by Kiwanis Club of Norway-Paris, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School parking lot. FMI: 743-7986.

April 2 — Dinosaurs, 3 p.m., USM Southworth Planetarium, 70 Falmouth St., Portland. FMI: 780-4249.

April 3 — Eight Planets and Counting, 3 p.m., USM Southworth Planetarium, 70 Falmouth St., Portland. FMI: 780-4249.

April 3 — Oxford County Democrats, social time 4 p.m., supper 4:30 p.m., program to follow, Crescent Park School cafeteria, Bethel. FMI: 8752116.

April 4 — Dinner and silent auction benefit for Bryson Herilhy, begins 5 p.m., Woodshed Restaurant, Moultonborough, N.H. April 4 — Silent and Chinese Auction to benefit Julie Meserve by Salon at 616 of Casco, 5 to 8 p.m., Pat’s Pizza, Rte. 302, Windham. FMI: 6553506.

April 4 — Climbing Mt. Kanchenjunga in Nepal with Rick and Celia Wilcox, 6:30 p.m., Conway Library, Conway, N.H. April 5 ­­­ — Writers’ Group, 4:30 p.m., Conway Library, Conway, N.H. April 6 — Wednesday Knitter’s Group, noon, Soldier’s Memorial Library, Hiram. FMI: 625-4650.

April 6 — Meditation for cancer patients, survivors & caregivers, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Four Winds Healing Arts Center, 719 No. High St. FMI: 795-8250.

April 6 — Diabetes Support Group, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Memorial Hospital, No. Conway, N.H. FMI: 603-3560796.

April 7 — Better Choices, Better Health chronic illness workshop, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Memorial Hospital, No. Conway, N.H. FMI: 603-3565461, ext. 291.

April 8-10 — Sleeping Beauty, 7 p.m., Maine State Ballet, 348 U.S. Route One, Falmouth. FMI: 781-3587.

April 8 — Extreme Planets, 7 p.m., Images of the Infinite, 8:30 p.m., USM Southworth Planetarium, 70 Falmouth St., Portland. FMI: 780-4249.

April 8-10 — Guys and Dolls, 7 p.m. Fri. & Sat., 1 p.m.

Sun., Kennett High School, No. Conway, N.H. FMI: mbastoni@ artsinmotiontheater.com April 8-10 — Home & Garden Show, 4-8 p.m. Fri., 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sun., Augusta Civic Center. FMI: 622-5330.

207-743-6111 (Office) 20 High St. (Rt. 26) So. Paris, ME 04281

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Helga Thurston, Owner/Broker Janet Truman, GRI/Broker Linda Nista, ABR/Broker Terry Keiser, Assoc. Broker MLS 982834 Waterford.

Wonderful offering. Delightful farmhouse with an appealing blend of old country charm yet full of modern conveniences. Nicely-done 2-story apt. in barn for in-law/ income. Huge master suite.

Wonderful views across fields and pasture land. Gorgeous gardens/ stonewalls accent the fields. 5 acres. Broker-owned. $390,000 NEW PRICE $349,900 MLS 1003466 Waterford.

37 acres. 3-bedroom cape, southerly facing for lots of sunshine.

Detached early post & beam barn, cozy screen house, open field around house. Kedar Brook flows along the frontage with granite bridge entry. Raspberry bushes/ asparagus patch. Lovely setting and min. from village, beach, school. $295,000 MLS 998823 Waterford.

Nicely-cared-for, open concept, affordable home within short walk to Keoka Lake Beach.

Finished bedroom with built-ins in basement. Workshop area.

Outbuildings. Rear of property bounds pretty brook and old mill pond site. 1.5 acres. $149,900 REDUCED TO $129,900

— LAND — MLS #974022 Stoneham. 2 acres, Building Lot...................................................................$30,000 MLS #978898 Stoneham. 10 acres, Great View...................................................................$90,000 MLS #925495 Stoneham. 268 acres, Great Potential!........................................................$295,000 MLS #923125 Waterford. 1.49 acres, Home Farm..............................................................$29,000 MLS #1002372 Waterford. 1.51 acres, Home Farm............................................................$39,500 MLS #925011 Waterford. 14 acres, Huge Reduction!.........................................................$54,500 MLS #931596 Waterford. 6 acres, Potential Views/East.....................................................$59,900 MLS #923677 Waterford. 5 acres, Settlers Knoll.................................................................$65,000 MLS #948653 Waterford. 22.4 acres, Potential Views/West...............................................$75,000 MLS #925487 Waterford. 90 acres, Long Road Frontage.................................................$152,000 MLS #925488 Waterford. 180 acres, Great Potential!.......................................................$295,000

WE HAVE MANY MORE LISTINGS IN WATERFORD, STONEHAM, NORWAY, OXFORD GREENWOOD AND OTHER AREA TOWNS.

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Bills crack down on unapproved bonds

State Rep. Paul Waterhouse (R-Bridgton) has introduced two bills that would block or sharply curb the ability of the Maine Governmental Facilities Authority (GFA) to borrow money.

LD 807, which has been referred to the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee, would completely eliminate the GFA’s ability to issue bonds or negotiable securities beginning on October 1, 2011.

The second bill, LD 984, proposes to amend the Maine Constitution to require a twothirds vote of both houses of the Legislature to authorize the GFA to issue a bond or security. That measure has been referred to the State and Local Government

Committee.

LD 807, An Act to Repeal the Bonding Authority of the Maine Governmental Facilities Authority, is co-sponsored by the House and Senate chairs of the Appropriations panel, Rep. Pat Flood (R-Winthrop) and Sen. Richard Rosen (R-Hancock).

It also enjoys the co-sponsorship of three other members of the Appropriations Committee: Rep. Kathy Chase (R-Wells), Rep. Tyler Clark (R-Easton) and Rep. Tom Winsor (R-Norway).

Another co-sponsor is Rep. Phil Curtis (R-Madison), leader of the House Republican caucus.

LD 984 would pose the following question on the ballot: “Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to require

two-thirds vote of both houses of the Legislature to authorize the issuance of a bond or security by the Maine Governmental Facilities Authority?”

“Most Mainers have never heard of the Governmental Facilities Authority, and they would be surprised to learn that they owe $189 million to pay off its debt,” said Rep. Waterhouse (R-Bridgton). “By the time that debt is paid off in 2030, including interest, the cost to Maine taxpayers is actually $241 million.

In the next biennial budget, for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, the payment comes to $49 million.”

The GFA was created by the Legislature in 1997 so that lawmakers could borrow money for government building proj-

(Continued from Page B) Judicial system organization and budget; criminal procedure; civil procedure; civil actions, including torts and medical malpractice; family law; and legal services.

Additionally, it has jurisdiction over attorneys; abor-

tion and reproductive rights; civil rights; medical rights; and human rights. It also deals with probate law; property law; property rights; unclaimed property; the Uniform Commercial Code; and laws relating to Maine’s Indian Tribes, including the Maine Indian Land

Claims Settlement Act. The Maine Legislature has 16 joint standing committees, each composed of 13 members — three senators and 10 members of the House. Every committee has jurisdiction over clearly defined parts of state government.

Waterhouse pulls double duty

Rep. Paul Waterhouse

ects without voter approval, as is required for normal bonds for such things as major road and bridge work, education and Land for Maine’s Future. Freed from having to justify itself to the public, the GFA began piling on debt to build courthouses and other state-owned buildings. The $19.5 million outstanding debt of 1998 has now soared to 10 times that amount.

“This is what happens when the Legislature takes the public out of the bonding process,” said Rep. Waterhouse. “They have BONDS, Page B

Coldwell Banker Lakes Region Properties “At the Lights” on Rte. 302, Naples, Maine

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Bridgton – Well-maintained lake/ski house with water views and boat dock.

Large lot with sandy beach on Moose Pond. Year round rental opportunity. $279,900.

Russ Sweet 939-2938 (MLS 995268)

Bridgton – Like new 2+ bedroom home with 1st floor master suite, economical Rinnai heater and open floor plan on 3 acres. 2-car garage plus large workshop and paved drive. A must see! $134,500.

Ray Austin, 232-0500 (MLS 995642)

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Harrison – Attractive 4-bedroom, 2bath Cape on 9.3 acres. Open design with cathedral ceiling in living room.

Attached 2-car garage. Great location.

Recent updates. $139,999.

Wendy Gallant 615-9398 (MLS 974752)

Harrison – Adorable 3-bedroom, 3bath, L-shaped Ranch and 2-car garage.

Finished basement. Generator. Very easyto-care-for property. $259,900.

Bob Blake 693-7277 (MLS 1006244)

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Harrison – Zakelo Island – Long Lake – 2.1-acre point lot with clean, easy access to mainland by boat and winter car.

Electricity to island. $275,000.

Bob Blake 693-7277 (MLS 1005790)

Harrison – Private, affordable, 3-bedroom, 2-bath ranch on 3.3 acres. Attached 2-car garage with storage above. Full basement. Set back from the road. $180,000.

Sally Goodwill 693-7290 (MLS 998879)

Naples – Warm and inviting Post & Beam Log Home! Living room/kitchen/ dining room with 9’ ceilings. Open and bright, stately family room, brick dutch oven and 3-car garage. $299,000.

Nancy Hanson 838-8301 (MLS 1005824)

Naples – Turnkey new construction build package! 3-bedroom, 1-bath Ranch with farmer’s porch and full walkout basement. Not your average build package! $149,900.

Jocelyn O’Rourke-Shane 838-5555 (MLS 998966)

Naples – This 4-bedroom, 3-bath Colonial boasts hardwood floors, wellappointed kitchen, 2-car garage with bonus room above. Convenient Naples Location! $329,000.

Jocelyn O’Rourke-Shane 838-5555 (MLS 1001664)

Naples – Winsor Green condo on Brandy Pond. 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths.

Boat slip, fully-furnished. Close to everything. Very nice. $249,500.

Bob Blake 693-7277 (MLS 984803)

Otisfield – Contemporary Cape on large waterfront lot. 3-season porch/sunroom. Cathedral ceilings, fireplace. Sandy entrance to Saturday Pond. $399,900.

Russ Sweet 693-7281 (MLS 993857)

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Naples – Get Set for Summer! Large 3-bedroom contemporary home is surrounded by decks overlooking 300 ft. on Trickey Pond. Dock and 2 garages. $579,000.

Connie Eldridge 693-7298 (MLS 1005108)

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Nancy Hanson 838-8301 (MLS 996118)

Sebago – This beautiful, spacious home, 3684 sq. ft. with all the amenities, you have to see to appreciate.

Breathtaking views of Sebago Lake. Call today! $369,000.

Joe Shaw 776-0771 (MLS 1002777)

Sebago – Sebago Lake – 5-bedroom, 4-bath Estate with 2-bedroom caretaker’s cottage. 360’ of incredible frontage with stone and cement everywhere. $1,895,000.

Bob Blake 693-7277 (MLS 1006285)

Sebago – This extraordinary log home was designed with special attention for ultimate enjoyment of 367’ on Peabody Pond. Many special features. $1,250,000.

Nancy Hanson 838-8301 (MLS 1001238)

Sebago – 3-bedroom, 2-bath Ranch with a finished area in basement for game room or extra guests. Nice, level back yard with 35’ deck. $149,000.

Nancy Hanson 838-8301 (MLS 999167)

Sebago – This year round log home is a charming reflection of the Maine lifestyle. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, screened porch, deck, 2-car garage and 6 acres. $231,500.

Nancy Hanson 838-8301 (MLS 995302)

Waterford – N. Waterford Firehouse.

3-car garage with living space above.

Great location for an in-home business.

New well and septic. $99,900.

J.R. McGinnis 693-7272 (MLS 950675)

Waterford – 3-bedroom home in country setting, on 1+ acres of land. Owner will finance for a qualified buyer. Call for details. $44,900.

Stan Harmon 693-7279 (MLS 990822)

LAND • LAND • LAND • LAND • LAND Casco — 1.5-acre lot on high-visibility Rte. 302. 220’ on highway. Well, septic, paving complete. Seller would consider some financing to qualified buyer. $139,900. Nancy Hanson, 838-8301. (MLS 985057) Harrison — Incredible views of Pleasant Mountain and the White Mountains from every spot on this very generous-sized lot. Protective covenants. $79,000. Russ Sweet, 207-939-2938. (MLS 1002772) Naples — 16+ acres w/675 ft. water frontage on Brandy Pond! Previously a family campground. Surveyed for 8 potential lots! $1,995,000. Connie Eldridge, 831-0890.

(MLS 975042)

Naples — Buildable ±1.1-acre lot in a nice subdivision. Minutes from Naples Causeway and town beach. Dead-end road. $55,000. Connie Eldridge, 831-0890.

(MLS 998561) Naples — Prime development possibilities in the heart of the Lakes Region. 50 acres and 524’ on Roosevelt Trail (Rte. 302). Survey complete. $299,000. Nancy Hanson, 838-8301. (MLS 973206) Otisfield — 37+ acres with over 3000 ft. of frontage on town roads. Wooded.

Development potential. Call for more details. $125,000. Stan Harmon, 693-7279.

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Arts & entertainment

March 31, 2011, The Bridgton News, Page B

Met Opera Live at FA

GUEST SPEAKERS David Rohde, a Fryeburg Academy graduate and New York Times journalist, and his wife, Kristen Mulvihill, will talk about their new book, A Rope and a Prayer, at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center in Fryeburg on April 4.

FA grad, wife to speak about Taliban capture

FRYEBURG — The Metropolitan Opera will present its first-ever performances of Rossini’s final comic opera, Le Comte Ory, in a production by Bartlett Sher.

The Met Live HD performance can be seen at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center at Fryeburg Academy on Saturday, April 9 at 1 p.m.

Maurizio Benini conducts an exceptional cast of stars, led by Juan Diego Flórez in the title role, Diana Damrau as Countess Adèle, and Joyce DiDonato as Isolier. The rarely heard opera, in which a love-struck count resorts to trickery to seduce a lonely countess, will be broadcast live at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center. Tickets may be ordered through the box office by calling 935-9232 or

online at www.fryeburgacademy. org All three stars have appeared in Sher’s acclaimed Met production of Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Damrau and Flórez sang in the 2006 new production premiere and DiDonato and Flórez starred in a 2007 Live in HD transmission of the opera.

Le Comte Ory’s hero is Flórez’s seventh bel canto role at the Met. He has sung in La Cenerentola, L’Italiana in Algieri, Don Pasquale, and the new production premieres of both La Sonnambula and La Fille du Régiment, in which he caused a sensation in the starring role of Tonio. He debuted the role of Count Ory in 2003 at the Rossini Festival in Pesaro, Italy, in a production that was recorded and released by Deutsche Grammophon.

Damrau has performed at the

Met in a varied repertory encompassing stratospheric coloratura roles, such as Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos and Mozart’s Queen of the Night, as well as bel canto heroines, including the title characters in Lucia di Lammermoor and La Fille du Régiment.

DiDonato has won praise for her singing and acting as Rosina in the Met’s 2006-07 and 2009-10 season performances of Barbiere, as well as in the trouser roles of Stéphano in Roméo et Juliette and Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro.

Benini’s extensive Met résumé includes the 2006 new production premiere of Sher’s Barbiere, as well as revivals of L’Elisir d’Amore, Don Pasquale, and La Cenerentola. The production also stars Susanne Resmark in her Met debut as Ragonde; Stéphane Degout, who starred

LE COMTE ORY, as part of the continuing Metropolitan Opera Live! in HD Series, will be broadcast at Fryeburg Academy’s Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center on Saturday, April 9, at 1 p.m. as Pélleas in this season’s revival of Pélleas et Mélisande, as Raimbaud; and Michele Pertusi as The Tutor.

Approximate running time is 3 hours, 8 minutes. Casting is subject to change without notice.

Comedy night benefits Project Grad

FRYEBURG — As part of the Fryeburg Academy Lecture Series, New York Times journalist (and FA Alumni) David Rohde and his wife Kristen Mulvihill will share their new book, A Rope and a Prayer at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center on Monday, April 4 at 7 p.m.

A minimum donation of $5 per person is required. Proceeds will go to an international water project undertaken by Fryeburg

Academy student service clubs.

You many purchase tickets online at www.fryeburgacademy.org or by contacting the box office at 935-9232.

The couple will be at FA during the day to speak to students and have graciously agreed to stay to speak to the public in the evening. Please come out to welcome them and hear the details of David’s kidnapping by the Taliban and Kristen’s trials to help bring him home!

Comedian Bob Marley appears at PAC April 3

FRYEBURG — Fryeburg Academy is very excited to be bringing back The John Jorgenson Quintet on Thursday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m.

Extraordinarily gifted, guitarist John Jorgenson’s pedigree is second to none. In the mid-80s, along with ex-Byrd Chris Hillman, he co-founded The Desert Rose Band. While they clocked up five U.S. number one singles Jorgenson won the Academy of

Country Music’s “Guitarist Of The Year” three consecutive times before forming the mightily acclaimed, much garlanded Hellecasters, after which he was invited to play guitar for Elton John. Initially contracted for an eighteen-month world tour, the engagement lasted for six years.

And — if all this wasn’t enough — along the way Jorgenson has played with Barbra Streisand, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Roy

Orbison and Benny Goodman to mention but a few. More recently he has championed the re-emergence of Gypsy jazz.

So it was mind-blowing to discover 2009’s Grammy Award winning “Best Guitar Player” was scheduled to play Liverpool’s British Legion Club in Garston, where, superbly backed by Jeff Alan Ross (keyboards), Alan Thomson (bass) and Jason Smith (drums) — and in front of a

FRYEBURG — Fryeburg Academy’s Class of 2011 is pleased to announce that Bob Marley will be coming to the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center on Sunday, April 3, at 6 p.m. for one performance to benefit this year’s Project Graduation.

Tickets are selling quickly, but many good seats are still available!

Celebrating over 15 years as

a stand-up comic, Bob Marley is one of the hottest and most sought-after comedians in the country. He has been featured in his own special on Comedy Central, and is one of the few comics to do the complete latenight TV circuit: “The Late Show” with David Letterman, “The Tonight Show” with Jay

Leno, “Late Night” with Conan O’Brien and “The Late Late Show” with Craig Ferguson and Craig Kilborn.

Tickets for the show are $15 per person, and may be purchased online at www. fryeburgacademy.org or by contacting the box office at 935-9232.

Jorgenson Quintet returns to PAC

Phone: Fax: Outside ME: 100 Main Street Bridgton, ME 04009

(207) 647-3311 (207) 647-3003 (800) 486-3312

All agents can be reached via e-mail at: www.chalmers-realty.com or www.realtor.com/Maine/Chalmers Realty

capacity audience — Jorgenson unleashed something very special.

Beginning with an extended — almost symphonic — ragastyle extrapolation of George Harrison’s Love You To, Jorgenson embarked on a musical odyssey that touched base with all facets of his incredible career: masterful country rock on She Don’t Love Nobody (a John Hiatt-penned number one for The Desert Rose Band), a crowd-pleasing romp through I Fought The Law, JOHN JORGENSON QUINTET is coming to Fryeburg heavy metal on Waiting For The Academy on Thursday, April 1 4 at 7:30 p.m.

Axe To Fall, searing blues on Hendrix’s Red House and amazing self-penned instrumentals like the soulful Son Becomes Father and Back On Terra Firma, which Jorgenson performed with Australia’s Emanuel Brothers at the closing ceremony of the Sand • Gravel • Loam • Site Work Sydney Olympics.

Soil Tests • Septic System Specialists Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and $15 for students; Road Building • Foundations group rates are available to groups CASCO of 10 or more. You may purchase tickets by visiting www.fryeburgacademy.org or contacting the box office at 935-9232.

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Bridgton, Reduced! – Lakefront home/cottage set on a sunny lot directly on Moose Pond with private sandy beach and spectacular views of Shawnee Peak. 3 BRs, 1.75 BAs, large kitchen, dining area and knotty pine living room, 30% expansion allowed.

2-car garage, paved road. $355,000.

Denmark – 190 ft. private waterfront cove on lovely Moose Pond!

Immaculate, sweet, cozy, well-built log-sided home with master bedroom suite. Also has 230 ft. of shared association beach. Sold furnished. Great 4-season getaway. $329,900.

Bridgton – Like-new 3 level slopeside ski in/ski out townhouse at Shawnee Peak offering huge game room/great room. 3 BAs, open kitchen/living area, decks, and fireplace. Wood & tile floors, walk to ski slopes & lodge. $225,000.

Sweden, Reduced! – 4-BR home tucked away on 2 acres in the country that can be used either as a single family home, 2-unit rental property, or owner-occupied home with rental unit/ in-law apartment. Lots of possibilities!

Fryeburg Academy school district & possible owner financing. $129,900.

Bridgton – Long Lake views! Public access only 200 ft. away. Well maintained home with 3 BRs, 2 BAs, 2car garage, 2 decks, close to town amenities. Makes a great vacation or year round home. $199,000.

LAND Harrison – Beautiful 8-acre lot with stunning views of Mt. Washington, Shawnee Peak & more in quality subdivision with paved road. $89,000.

Bridgton – Outstanding high & dry 2.27-acre surveyed lot with spectacular views of Shawnee Peak Ski area. Highland Lake rights with protective covenants. Private boat dock & 1000’ common lakefront, swimming dock, float, gazebo with picnic area. Excellent fishing too! $109,900.

Sebago – Priced to Sell! 1.85 acres convenient to lakes, skiing, mountains yet commute to Portland, Cornish or Bridgton areas. Great location for cabin or getaway, or year-round home. $12,000.

Bridgton – Fantastic price for water access! Half-acre parcel in Knights Hill waterfront community. Amenities include inground pool, tennis courts, clubhouse, beach & marina. Only 5 minutes from Shawnee Peak Ski Resort. You can’t beat this price! $30,000.

Bridgton – Sunny 3-BR, 2.5-BA ranch with farmer’s porch, large living room, open tiled entryway, fabulous sunny kitchen, dining room, huge bonus room & 2-car garage set nicely on a large 10-acre lot. Just 2 miles to town & Shawnee Peak for all your conveniences. $277,000.

Bridgton – Golf course community!

Immaculate, updated 3-BR townhouse situated on pristine golf course. End unit. 2 of the BRs have private full BAs. 1-BR with bath on main floor. Fireplace, granite counters, 2 large decks, sunny kitchen/living/dining & finished basement.

Gorgeous! $275,000.

Bridgton, Reduced! – One-of-akind 1933 cottage setting on top of Long Lake with breathtaking views; boathouse underneath. Many original features. 3 BRs; open kitchen/living area; screened porch on water; HUGE dock & grassy lawn in charming location. $510,000.

Bridgton – Built in 2008, this newer ranch features wood construction on private, 1.6-acre lot near Shawnee Peak. 3BRs/2BAs, hardwood floors, nice eat-in kitchen, hardwood deck overlooking wooded backyard & storage shed. $159,900.

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(Continued from Page B) saddled us with this enormous debt and $52 million in interest charges. Bonds that are not approved by the voters violate the state Constitution and need to be prohibited.”

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BRIDGTON – TWO HOMES FOR THE PRICE OF ONE! Impressive contemporary setting on Long Lake with so many extras in every nook and cranny. Open 1st floor with fireplace and all glass. Full basement. Detached cottage fully-contained with open floor plan, fireplace, 2nd floor 2bedroom sleeping loft. $649,900. MLS #999895

BRIDGTON – TO-BE-BUILT COLONIAL – 24'x30', 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath with 24'x24' garage with master bedroom above garage. ±2016 sq. ft. home in area of similar homes. Close to Town.

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Protective Covenants. Located in subdivision of similar homes. Town amenities nearby, close to Shawnee Peak. $227,000. MLS #993493

BROWNFIELD – Well-cared-for 2-bedroom log home with attached living room, daylight basement, setting on a knoll overlooking fields and views of White Mtns. on ±75.44 acres plus separate 1-bedroom guest cottage or rental and a 90' around domed building with so many possibilities. $379,000. MLS #1004931

BRIDGTON – GREAT OPPORTUNITY to pick your colors – TBB 28'x48', 3-bedroom, 2-bath, ±1944 sq. ft. Split Entry with finished family room in basement. Foundation is 26'x48' with 2' overhang. Located on ±1.56 acres in newer subdivision of similar homes. 4-season recreation. $189,000. MLS #993444

HARRISON – Well-cared-for farmhouse with large attached barn, surrounded by fields on both sides of home and woods in the back. Roof, FHW/oil furnace, septic system replaced within past 8–15 years. Additional acreage available. *Taxes based on home with 51 acres. $219,900. MLS #996842

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Umpire clinic CASCO — An umpire’s meeting, and then a clinic, will be held on Saturday, April 16, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The meeting will be held at the new community recreation center in Casco Village.

New and veteran umpires are urged to attend. Sebago-Long Lake Cal Ripken Baseball sponsors the event.

Sebago-Long Lake Cal Ripken Baseball serves young athletes 13 years and younger from the communities of Bridgton, Casco, Harrison, Naples, Raymond, Sebago, and Waterford.

League umpires are paid for the games they officiate. For more information, contact Jon Vaughn-Carr: e-mail jcarr@auburnschl. edu or 409-7421.

Pitch, hit, run event

The 2011 official Aquafina Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit & Run competition will be held at Junior Harmon Field in Bridgton on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to noon.

The event is open to Bridgton residents only. Registration forms are available at the Bridgton Municipal Complex.

This nationwide skills initiative gives boys and girls, ages 7 to 14, the chance to showcase their pitching, hitting and running abilities. Boys and girls compete separately at all levels of competition. The event is intended to encourage youth participation and emphasize the “fun” element of baseball. Since there is no registration fee, everyone has the chance to participate.

Here’s the test: ANOTHER GREAT SEASON — Members of the Lake PITCH, Page B Region Middle School Ski Team are, from left, kneeling, Taylor Davis, Justin Black, Timmy Cronin and Connor New jewelry collections Andrews; standing, Assistant Coach Scott Davis, Lucien that capture the spring sunshine.

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“He is a great example for the other racers on the team,” Black said.

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CATERPILLAR CLUBHOUSE – Childcare currently has openings for all ages. CPR/FA, preschool curriculum followed. Meals and snacks provided. Children will learn in a safe, fun and interactive way, which helps to increase a child’s academic and social development. For more information or to set up a visit, call 647-4156.

6t12 HEARTS IN HAND — Child Care Center in Sebago, has 3 openings for all ages. We offer care for infant through school age kids. We have a toddler program, preschool program, and after-school activities. On bus route 1 for Sebago Elementary School. Please call Heidi for more info 787-2552.

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$5 FOR TATTERED – U.S. Flag GENERAL MAINTENANCE — when purchasing new U.S. Flag 3’x helper needed for Camp Encore-Coda 5’ or larger. Maine Flag & Banner, in Sweden. May 1st through mid-July, Windham, 893-0339. tf46 25-30 hours per week. Basic carpentry skills required. Non-smoking camp. FIRE­ARMS – Sup­plies. Buy, sell, Contact James Saltman: jamie@en- trade. Wan­ted, firearms, ammunition core-coda.com. tf7 & mili­tary items. Swe­den Trad­ing Post. 207-647-8163. tf43 ASSISTANT COORDINATOR FIRE­WOOD – Cut, split, delivered.

— for Scribner’s Mills Back to the Past event Aug. 6 and 7. Assist with Seasoned $230 per cord, green $180 all scheduling and soliciting sponsor- per cord. Call Wendell Scribner 58310t8x ships. Must be available to help with 4202. set-up and clean-up and with the event. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL — Start immediately. Fee negotiable. Call Logger and heat with carbon neutral Tacy Hartley 655-2447.

2t12 wood or wood pellets. Purchase a OFFICE ASSISTANT — needed for Central Boiler outdoor wood furnace Camp Encore-Coda in Sweden. 25-30 on sale, EPA qualified to 97% effi603-447-2282. hours per week, early June through c i e n t .

12t2x late August. Must be familiar with Word, Excel & Quickbooks softwares. THE STRIKE IS OVER! — The Non-smoking camp. See us at www. hens at Homeland Farm are back encore-coda.com. Apply with resume at work! Pullet eggs $2.50, X-large to James Saltman, Director, at jamie@ eggs $3.50. 73 Middle Ridge Rd., encore-coda.com. tf7 Bridgton. 647-2222.

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SEASONAL POSITION VACANCIES AT SALMON POINT CAMPGROUND The Town of Bridgton is accepting applications for two part-time maintenance positions at its Salmon Point Campground. Both positions start around April 21, 2011 and are for 24 hours weekly. One position will end on June 1, 2011 while the other continues to October 6, 2011. Application forms are available on the Town’s website: www.bridgtonmaine.org as well as at the Town Offices during regular business hours. Deadline for all applications will be April 13, 2011 at 4 p.m. The Town of Bridgton is an equal opportunity employer.

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BRIDGTON – 1, 2, and 3-bedroom apartments. $550-$675 mo. plus references and security. JPD Properties, 310-0693. tf2

COMMERCIAL SPACE — for lease, 1,000-2,000 sq. ft. with Rte. 302 frontage. Call for details, 6474465. tf46

NAPLES — Well-maintained onebedroom, off Rte. 35, thirty-daynotice lease, no smoking, no pets, laundry on site, quiet setting. $600/ mo. incl. heat & elect. 207-8995052. tf15 BRIDGTON — Second floor, 2bedroom unit, full bath, eat-in kitchen. Trash, heat and H20 included.

Near downtown. $675 month. Call 603-494-0325. tf11 BRIDGTON — Furnished 1-bedroom apartment. Heat & utilities included. $175 per week plus security deposit. Call 647-3565. tf38

NAPLES — 3-bedroom, 1-bath ranch full walkout basement. Clean and comfortable. Great location. Great home. DENMARK: 2-bedroom, 1bath cottage lake rights to Moose Pond, deck and furnished. SOUTH PARIS: Great office space location great for public access. All rents need application and security deposit and first month rent when approved.

Call Ralph at Lake Country Property Rentals (207) 647-8093. tf13

NAPLES — Convenient Village Rental. Short walk to store and all amenities. Newly updated 4-room plus ¾-bath apartment on first floor.

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BRIDGTON — Clean, quiet 1-bedroom apartment 2nd floor, conveniently located in town. Now available $525 month, trash, plowing, water included, low heating costs.

Suitable for one person. No dogs.

Information, call 207-591-4292.

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BRIDGTON — Cozy second floor two-bedroom apartment near Highland Lake Beach. Walk to SEBAGO — 1-bedroom apartment, Renys, theater, shopping, restaurants, carpeted, fireplace, covered patio, lake hospital. $725 month. Heat, plowing, view, beach nearby, quiet, no smok- trash paid. Off-street parking, onsite ing indoors, no pets. Includes heat, laundry. 207-358-0808. tf13 electric. $790 per month + security.

LOVELL — Very large apartment: 787-2121.

7t11x 1-bedroom, full kitchen & bath, and ROOMMATE WANTED — Looking living room with fireplace in new for compatible person to share 12- carriage house. $995 month includes room house on Bridgton/Fryeburg electricity, laundry hook-up, and 50% line. 17x17 master bedroom with own of heat. Quiet with mountain views access to house, kitchen & bathroom. and Kezar Lake access. No pets/no Electric, Internet, cable, heat, trash smoking. 1-year lease/first and securemoval & storage all included. View rity deposit/reference check required. of big back yard, plenty of space, (207) 925-6586.

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2t12x Own bedroom and private bath. $650 NORTH BRIDGTON — Chadbourne month plus ½ utilities. Call 595Hill Apartments, nice second floor 8962.

2t13x apartment, ideal for one person. Very quiet residence. $625 per month SEBAGO — 2-bedroom mobile, washer/dryer, near Nason’s Beach. 2 includes heat. Call 617-272-6815.

4t10 people preferred, no pets. $650 plus security and utilities. 787-2661. 3t12x HARRISON — 1-bedroom apartment in quiet area. Partially furnished, REAL ESTATE FOR SALE includes heat & electric. No pets, non- FRYEBURG — Only asking smoker. Set up for 1 person. $450 per $139,000! Nice 3-bedrooms, 1-bath month. Call 415-9166 leave message. ranch with detached garage. Clean

tf13 and well maintained. Convenient BRIDGTON — First floor, 2 or 3- location. Would be a very nice first bedroom apartments, newly refur- house. Take a look today. Dan The bished, wood floors, large back/front Man Real Estate, 207-939-8970, dan2t13 yards, water, sewage and plowing themanmaine.com included. $675 - $975 per month plus BUSINESS SERVICES utilities. Call 207-461-8251 FMI.

2t12x HEAP HAULERS — Towing service. Cash paid for junk cars. Call NAPLES — Immaculate 1-bedroom 655-5963. tf12 apartment with heat and electric and plowing included is available on April 1st. This 2nd floor country apartment comes with a fridge, dishwasher, microwave, stove, and private porch.

Just 2 miles to Route 302. $550 a month with 1st and security. No smoking, possible spayed cat. Call 207671-8388 leave message.

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Also, Paper­hang­ing. 35 yrs. ex­pe­ri­ ence. Call for esti­mates. Call John Math­ews, 207-452-2781. tf31 B & L ROOFING — 20 years experience, fully insured. New roofs and repairs. Call 207-650-6479. tf20

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(Continued from Page B) • Pitch — Participant throws strikes to a designated “strike zone” target.

• Hit — Youngster hits a ball off a stationary tee for distance and accuracy.

• Run — Youngster is timed, starting from second base, touching third and then home plate.

All of the events are individually scored and converted to a total point score through the use of conversion tables.

The competition has four levels — local, sectional, team championship and national finals.

All participants must provide a copy of a valid birth certificate at all levels of competition; each youngster may participate in only one local competition; no metal spikes.

Age is determined as of July 17, 2011 — ages 7/8, July 18, 2002 — July 17, 2004; ages 9/10, July 18, 2000 — July 17, 2002; ages 11/12, July 18, 1998 — July 17, 2000; ages 13/14, July 18, 1996 — July 17, 1998.

Red Cross courses

STANDISH — Saint Joseph’s College will offer a course in CPR for professional rescuers and health care providers on Saturday, April 16, at the Harold Alfond Center on the Standish campus.

The Red Cross-certified course is designed for the professional rescuer and those who have a duty to respond to COURSES, Page B Scott Bailey

Handyman 207-615-1689 scottbaileyhandyman@hotmail.com

Complete residential services including: Maintenance Property management Seasonal property caretaking Renovation, consulting & design Decks/Patios Garage packages Gutter cleaning Roof Raking Weather stripping Water and weather damage Communications wiring Spring & Fall Cleanups Always Free Consultations Fully-Insured

First floor, 2- or 3-bedroom apartments, newlyrefurbished, wood floors, large back/front yards, water, sewage and plowing included. $675 – $975 per month plus utilities.

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COMMERCIAL SPACE — Beautiful, large commercial space at 186 Main Street in Bridgton, approximately 1,600 square feet, small gallery space, picture windows, track lighting, kitchenette, storage room, NORTH BRIDGTON — Upstairs bathroom, current space of EFG large 1-bedroom apartment, very ener- books who will be moving in April gy efficient, $650 per month plus utili- or May, please call Andrew or Ann ties. Call 207-358-0808. tf49 647-8150.

5t12 BRIDGTON — Walk to downtown. CASCO — Completely furnished Close to elementary school. 6 rooms rooms, heat, lights & cable TV newly renovated, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath. included. $120 weekly. No pets. Call Large private yard, appliances, wash- cell, 207-838-1181, home 207-627er-dryer included. First months’ rent, 1006. tf11 security deposit & references. $800 per month plus utilities. 207-452- SOUTH BRIDGTON — 1-bedroom, 2585. tf8 heat, hot water & electric included, sun deck. $635 unfurnished, $700 ENJOY MOUNTAIN VIEWS — furnished. Security deposit required. from this one-bedroom, newly-remod- 247-4707 or 232-9022. tf13 eled cabin. 5 miles from downtown Bridgton, borders conservation lands. WEST BRIDGTON — 2-bedroom Ideal for the outdoor enthusiast. $775 apartment available. $595 month & month plus utilities. No smoking. security deposit. Includes heat. No Phone 358-0808. tf10 pets. 207-450-4271. EHO tf3

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SEMI-RETIRED — contractor look- FIREWOOD — Sold by pickup ing for electrical and plumbing work. truck load, approximately ½ cord.

Please call 647-8026. tf41 Delivered within 20 miles of Naples. $100 per load. Call 207-420-5143, EXCAVATING – Have hoe, will ask for John.

2t13x travel. Site work, foundations dug, back filling, septic systems, sand, WOODWORKING — Power tools: loam, gravel. Call Brad Chute, 653- Rockwell Delta Lathe, like new with 4377 or 627-4560. tf44 spindle tools, 10” Craftsmen radial arm saw. Best offer for one or both.

NEED HELP — with maintenance of 207-935-2081.

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8t13x adult clothing, toys, household items, tools, DVDs, VHS tapes, N64 sysGOTCHA COVERED PAINTING tem, Playstation 2 w/games. Tons — Interior, exterior, deck refinishing, more inside and out in our garage. power washing. Serving the Lakes Come see Saturday & Sunday 9-3 at Region for over 15 years. Free esti- 183 So. Bridgton Road on Rte. 107, mates. Kevin, 693-3684.

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NAPLES — 2-bedroom mobile home with 1½ baths. Nice layout. Near LRHS, easy to heat. $550 monthly plus utilities. Security/lease required.

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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.

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Wolverines start spring sports play

By Alison Vigneau Sports Information Director Bridgton Academy’s baseball and rugby teams were on the road this past weekend opening up the spring season.

The baseball team traveled to Worcester, Mass. to take on Quigsigmond Community College in a doubleheader. Due to field conditions, they were only able to get in one game, which Bridgton lost 7-1 despite some solid efforts.

The rugby team also started the season off with a loss to the Portland RFC. Diamond notes On a crisp spring day, the Wolverines baseball team took the field and proved to be their own worst enemy with simple mistakes leading to the 7-1 loss.

Christian Lavoie (Hopkinton, Mass.) and Joey McCarthy (West Roxbury, Mass.) shared time on the mound and put forth great efforts, which were not reflected in the number of runs against them.

At bat, Shawn Kenney (Braintree, Mass.) recorded the team’s first hit of the spring season. Terry Casey (Halifax, NS) followed up with a big hit earning him a double and scored the only run of the game for Bridgton. McCarthy was also solid at bat going two for three with an RBI, a stolen base, and a walk. With their first game behind them, the baseball team is shaking it off

and preparing for their upcoming games.

Ruggers report The 2011 version of Bridgton Academy’s Rugby Club ventured to Portland for its first match of the spring Saturday afternoon with two vans full of enthusiastic “ruggers.” Quickly, it became evident that the PRFC was using this match as an opportunity to warm up a mixture of their first and second sides for their competitive spring season.

The BA ruggers displayed strong defensive skills versus the much more experienced and talented men’s club, however, it didn’t take long for Portland to cross the try-line and convert the point after.

The forward pack, anchored by second rows, Will Fleckenstein (Woburn, Mass.) and Eric Mulligan (Plymouth, Mass.), settled in and moved the ball a bit for BA, however, inexperience caused numerous turnovers and more Portland scoring.

The second half witnessed some fatigued Black Knights, but loose forward play from Joe Zoeller (Arlington, Mass.), Dylan Powers (Rutland, Vt.) and Ty Williams (South Burlington, Vt.) kept the pack working. Hard work and hard play in the back line by Owen Ianotti (North Bennington, Vt.) and Jacob Bricklin (Bainbridge Island, Wash.) was evident

LRMS alpiners (Continued from Page B) finish in the top 10 out of 70 or 80 racers is quite an accomplishment.”

Newcomers to the team Liz Cole, Max Evans and Jackson Dinsmore brought great attitude and athletic ability to the team, and all three are great skiers. Last but not least, Isabel Scribner and Zoe Greene are two young ladies who improved so much during their time in middle school, it is amazing, Black said.

“Unfortunately, they are moving on to high school, along with Lucien and Abby,” Black said. “Hopefully, all will keep racing.”

Black would like to thank all the parents for their dedication to the team and their children. Ski racing is a very time-consuming and cold spectator sport. A special thanks goes out to the team’s volunteer assistant coach, Scott Davis, who the team was very lucky to have, along with his wife Stephanie, who did a great job as team parent, coordinating all of the extra activities.

Black would also like to thank everyone who helped in the end of season events, and the school dance.

“The season was a lot of fun, and a great success. Hope to see you all next year.”

Red Cross courses

HERE’S THE PITCH — Joey McCarthy (West Roxbury, Mass.) came in at relief and threw three solid innings of baseball for Bridgton Academy. early in the match but led ment, which led to a score by to their injuries keeping them one of the fine substitutes from out of the second half. The UNE. Despite an inflated score addition of PRFC President to by PRFC, the BA boys continthe BA backline added some ued to play strong defense and welcome experience and judg- never gave up.

PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF FRYEBURG

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMITTEE NEEDED

PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF DENMARK Nomination Papers

Nomination papers will be available on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 for the June Town Meeting at the Town Office for the following positions: Selectman, Assessor & Overseer of the Poor – One vacancy (2-year term) Selectman, Assessor & Overseer of the Poor – One vacancy (3-year term) Planning Board Members – Three vacancies (3-year terms) Alternate Board of Directors Member SAD 72 – One vacancy (1-year term) Nomination papers are due in the Town Clerk’s office no later than Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 4 p.m. Town elections will be held Friday, June 3, 2011 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Denmark Municipal Building. The Annual Town Meeting will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at the Denmark Municipal Building. s/Chery Booker, Town Clerk 1T13

The Town of Fryeburg is looking for interested Fryeburg residents who would like to volunteer to serve on a Comprehensive Plan Committee to help update the existing Comprehensive Plan that will expire December 2012.

Applications are available at the Fryeburg Town Office.

Completed applications will need to be returned to the Town Manager no later than April 16, 2011.

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TOWN OF SEBAGO The Town of Sebago Appeals Board will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 6:30 p.m., at the Sebago Town Office regarding a request to seek relief from the decision of the Code Enforcement Officer.

Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES High 43° 34° 38° 37° 38° 37° 32° 35°

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Snow Depth 7AM, 3/28/11 = 20" • Snow For The Month = 10.8" Total Snow 2010-2011 = 72.8" 3/28/11

MARCH TRIVIA 2006 least amount of snow since 1986. 3/10/06 = .7", 3/15/06 - .1" The month started with 6" on the ground as a carry over from February. The snow melted down from there.

Total snowfall 2005-06 was 37.5". Lowest snowfall since 1986.

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Public Notice

TOWN OF CASCO

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

As requested by: Donald & Marilyn Loring and Harry & Ann Greenlaw (Sebago Tax Map 33, Lots 34 & 33 respectively) 1T13

Day Date Mon. 3/21 Tues.

3/22 Wed. 3/23 Thurs. 3/24 Fri. 3/25 Sat. 3/26 Sun. 3/27 Mon. 3/28

(Continued from Page B) breathing and cardiac emergencies, such as lifeguards, nurses, athletic trainers, EMTs and CNAs. Participants will learn to care for adults, children and infants who are unconscious and not responsive. After completing all requirements of the course, participants will receive an American Red Cross CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certification valid for two years.

The course runs on April 16 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the cost is $60 (or $40 for recertification). If a class is needed on a different day, Saint Joseph’s can create a class at another time if there are four interested people. Call 893-6615 to register or for more information.

Lifeguard training course Saint Joseph’s College will offer a lifeguard training course on April 18-21 designed to teach lifeguards, as professional rescuers, the skills needed to prevent injuries, prepare for and respond appropriately to drowning, injury, breathing and cardiac emergencies.

This approximately 28-hour training will train participants according to the newly released lifeguard program, CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer and First Aid. Qualifying participants will receive American Red Cross Lifeguard Training, First Aid and CPR certifications. Recertification is also offered.

The course is offered on April 18, 19, 20 and 21, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and participants must attend all four classes. All classes are at the Harold Alfond Center pool on the Standish campus.

To qualify for the course, lifeguards must be: at least 15 years old by the end of class; able to swim 300 yards with 100 yards of front crawl, 100 yards of breast stroke and 100 yards of either front crawl or breast stroke; able to do a 20-yards back-and-forth swim with surface dive to retrieve a 10-pound object from a depth of 7-10 feet, under 1 minute 40 seconds.

Please contact 893-6615 for pricing and registration.

PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF SELECTPERSONS The Naples Board of Selectpersons will hold a Public Hearing at their regular meeting on April 4th, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Naples Municipal Office located at 15 Village Green Lane. On the agenda is a renewal of a liquor license for Sandy’s Flightdeck, Naples Lobster Pound and Inn at Long Lake, and liquor license and special amusement permit renewals for Crystal Ventures, LLC and Black Bear Cafe. Public Welcome.

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Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed proposals addressed to Derik Goodine, Naples, ME 040551757 and endorsed on the envelope Historical Society Building Rebuild Bid, will be received until 9:00 a.m. on Friday, April 22, 2011, at which time the proposals will be reviewed by the Town Manager and Historical Society Committee. Proposals will be accepted from contractors that show successful completion of similar projects and attended the Pre-Bid Meeting. All other proposals will be rejected.

Description: Design Build Proposals for Improvements to Historical Building, Naples Location: Naples Village Green Outline of work: Contractor will submit proposal for the design and construction for the building reconstruction and addition.

Interested Bidders are Required to attend a Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting on-site on Friday, April 8th at 9:00 a.m. for the quotation to be accepted.

For further information, contact Derik Goodine at 595-0310.

Each proposal must be made on forms provided at the Mandatory Meeting.

This contract is subject to all applicable Federal, State and Town Building Codes.

All work shall be governed by State of Maine, BOCA Codes. Town CEO will be available for consultation.

The total quotation will be the sum of all items necessary to satisfactorily complete the Outline of Work.

A Contract Performance Surety Bond and a Contract Payment Surety Bond each in the amount of 100% of the contract price will not be required.

The TOWN serves the right to accept or reject all quotations.

Note to Contractor: The Town was encouraged, by Town Meeting vote, to try to save the original portion of the building to be reused on a new foundation. That portion is the 24' 9" x 40' 7" front section with the two garage doors and hose tower. The Town would contract the building moving part of the operation and the Contractor would have to fix and part of the structure that needs repair. If the contractor believes this is a more expensive option please note in proposal. 2T13

Nomination Papers

Nomination papers will be available at the Town Office as of March 17, 2011 for the following openings: Three-year terms: Selectboard (2) SAD 61 School Director (1) Transfer Station Council (1) Open Space Commission (1) Completed papers must be returned to the Town Office no later than April 25, 2011. Please call the Town Office should you have any questions at 627-4515.

3T11 PUBLIC NOTICE

R.F. Land Partners, LLC, and their agent William Rhea, W.R. Rhea Associates, Inc. of 11 Omer Road, Freeport, Maine 04032, has submitted an application to the Harrison Planning Board for a proposed 6-Lot Subdivision (Whitney Farm). Located on Pound Road, Tax Map 35, Lot 4, Harrison, Maine.

The Harrison Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Harrison Town Office, 20 Front Street, Harrison, Maine. All interested are encouraged to attend.

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s/Harrison Planning Board Mary M. Tremblay, Admin. Assist.

Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES PUBLIC HEARING

The Naples Planning Board will meet on April 5th, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Municipal Office located at 15 Village Green Lane. On the agenda: Continuation of an application for a major subdivision for property located at Route 114 and shown on Naples Tax Map U25, Lot 2, submitted by Naples Golf & Country Club.

Continuation of an application for a change of use for property located at 844 Roosevelt Trail and shown on Naples Tax Map U01, Lot 3, submitted by Naples Causeway Development.

Public Welcome.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Agenda

Casco Planning Board April 11, 2011 Casco Community Center 940 Meadow Road 7:00 P.M. 1. Approve Minutes of February 14th, 2011.

2. Bryan Phinney has submitted an application for Amendment to an approved Subdivision known as Rolfe Brook Estates. The requested amendment consists of request to split lot #24–3 into two lots. The original subdivision was approved October 12, 1995 and recorded in the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds December 8, 1995 in Book 195, Page 404. The property affected is Map 4, Lot 24-3 in Residential, SW, LRR and SP Districts.

3. Other.

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School news

March 31, 2011, The Bridgton News, Page B

Girls expand their horizons Thanks to the generosity of Howell Laboratories, Inc., Macdonald Motors, and Gallinari Electric, all of Bridgton, 32 eighth grade girls from Lake Region Middle School attended the “Expanding Your Horizons Conference.”

The conference was sponsored by the University of Maine Women’s Resource Center in Orono on March 9.

Sharon LaRosa, an eighth grade science teacher, requested the sponsorships to give the girls an opportunity to attend this one-day conference that focuses on introducing girls in grades 7 and 8 to career opportunities in mathematics, science, and technology related fields.

The day included workshops, tours of labs and research facilities, discussion groups and a GETTING AN EARLY LOOK AT COLLEGE — Lake Region Middle School girls attended chance to experience a day at the Science/Math Conference at the University of Maine at Orono, led by eighth grade science UMaine.

The attendees included: Lily teacher Sharon LaRosa.

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICE? THE BRIDGTON NEWS

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, Taxes, Payroll Service Roosevelt Trail Prof. Bldg.

Route 302, Bridgton 647-3668 cpas@maine.com McFadden Pratt & Associate Accounting Services Accounting/Payroll/Taxes 316 Portland Rd., Bridgton 647-4600 www.cpaprattassoc.com

ALARMS WAM-ALARM Systems Installation, Service, Monitoring Burglar-Fire-Temperature Sensors Free Security Survey 647-2323

APPLIANCE REPAIR Jones Appliance Service/Repair LLC Quality service you deserve All major brands jonesappliances@aol.com 595-4020

CARPETING

Newhall Const. Inc. Framing – Roofing – Finish Handyman services Shawn Newhall 743-6379

Thurlow’s Carpet & Home Center Sales & Service Meadow Rd. (Sandy Creek Junction) Bridgton 647-5562, 800-310-5563 www.thurlowscarpet.com

Quality Custom Carpentry Specializing in remodeling & additions Jeff Juneau Naples 207-655-5903

CATERING A Fine Kettle of Fish Catering Personal chef service/catering Sheila Rollins 583-6074 www.finekettleoffishcatering.com

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

Lake & Mtn. View Caretaking ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES Residential/Commercial cleaning House watch and pet care WardHill Architecture Exceptional references 25 yrs. exp.-Residential/Commercial 207-650-1101 Julie Parsons Custom plans, Shoreland/site plan permit Design/Build & Construction mgmt.

McHatton’s Cleaning Service wardhill@roadrunner.com 807-625-7331 Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Fire, Smoke, Soot, Water ATTORNEYS Certified Technicians Bridgton 647-2822, 1-800-850-2822 Shelley P. Carter, Attorney Law Office of Shelley P. Carter, PA Servicemaster 110 Portland Street, Fryeburg, ME 04037 Prof. Carpet Cleaning – Home/Office Fire/Smoke Damage Restoration 935-1950 www.spcarterlaw.com 1-800-244-7630 207-539-4452 Michael G. Friedman, Esq., PA TLC Home Maintenance Co. 132 Main St. Professional Cleaning and P.O. Box 10, Bridgton, ME 04009 Property Management 647-8360 Housekeeping and much more 583-4314 Hastings Law Office, PA 376 Main Street – PO Box 290 COMPUTERS Fryeburg, ME 04037 935-2061 www.hastings-law.com Backwoods Computer Consulting Virus recovery/data recovery/web sites Robert M. Neault & Associates Plus more Tim Haight 693-4580 Attorneys & Counselors at Law Ms. C’s Computer Repair Corner of Rte. 302 & Songo School Rd. Senior Citizen Discount P.O. Box 1575, Naples Marjy Champagne 207-228-5279 693-3030 26 Zion Hill Road, Bridgton

AUTO REPAIR

Naples Auto Repair Auto State Inspection Snowblower Repair M-F 8-5, Sat. by appt.

693-6770

CARETAKERS Caretake America Managing and Patrolling Kevin Rogers, Owner/Manager Rte. 35, Naples 693-6000 North Country Home Watch “We’ll be there when you can’t” www.nchw.us 207-713-0675 Rick Lewis Property Surveillance Seasonal and Year Round Bridgton 207-415-4476

CARPENTRY Robert E. Guy General Carpentry – Additions Repairs – Remodeling www.bobguy@myfairpoint.net Harrison 743-5120 239-4804 (cell)

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

CONCRETE Concrete Works Slabs, floors, block work Custom forming & finishes Masonry repairs Bill@409-6221

CONSTRUCTION Authentic Timberframes Handcut Timber Frames & Post/Beam Structures – Erected on your site www.authentictimberframes.com info@authentictimberframes.com 207-647-5720

CONTRACTORS Dan’s Construction Homes/cottages/garages Siding/rep. windows/roofing Insured/ references/ 25+ yrs. exp.

No job too small – 625-8159

Douglass Construction Inc. Jerry’s Carpentry & Painting Custom Homes/Remodeling/Drawings Carpenter & General Contractor 30 years exp. in Lakes Region Log homes – decks – remodeling Phil Douglass, 647-3732 - Jeff Douglass, 647-9543 Fully insured – Free estimates – 207-527-2552 Sweden Rd. Bridgton Northern Extremes Carpentry Jeff Hadley Builder Custom Decks – Additions New homes, remodels, additions Remodeling – Free Estimates Painting, drywall, roofing, siding Log Hunting and Fishing Camps Kitchens, tile & wood floors Insured Bridgton 647-5028 Fully insured – free estimates

CARPET CLEANING McHatton’s Cleaning Service Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Fire, Smoke, Soot, Water Certified Technicians Bridgton 647-2822, 1-800-850-2822

CONTRACTORS

Bolster’s Decorating Center Carpet-Linoleum-Ceramic Always free decorating consulting Rte. 117 at 302, Bridgton 647-5101

27 yrs. experience

207-583-4460

J. Jones Construction Services Inc. New Construction – Remodeling Roofing – Siding – Decks – Docks Free Estimates – Fully Insured Call 928-3561 www.jjonesconstruction.com

COPIES The Printery Black & White/Color Copies Special discounts for large orders Fax: Sending and Receiving Rte. 302, Bridgton 647-8182

COUNSELING Ellia Manners, LCPC In Her Own Image/Counseling for Women Call for brochure/Insurance accepted www.elliamanners.com 207-647-3015 Bridgton

CRANE SERVICE Bill O’Brien Inc. Crane Service Hourly rates 838-7903

DANCE INSTRUCTION The Ballroom Dance - Exercise - Yoga - Aikido Main St., Harrison, Maine 207-583-6964

DENTAL HYGIENE SERVICES

ELECTRICIANS Tuomi Electric Chip Tuomi, Electrical Contractor Residential & Commercial Harrison 583-4728

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES Bonney Staffing & Training Center Temporary & Direct Hire Placements Call us with your staffing needs Rte. 302 Windham 892-2286

EXCAVATION K.S. Whitney Excavation Sitework – Septic Systems Materials delivered Kevin 207-647-3824

EXERCISE/FITNESS Dee’s BodyCraft Personal Training, Aerobics, Pilates Certified – Experienced Bridgton 647-9599

FLIGHT INSTRUCTION Sheila Rollins Private/instrument/multi-engine instructor Flight training – Ground school Flight review 583-6074

FOUNDATIONS Barry Concrete Foundations Tim Barry Inc. Poured foundations – Frost walls Bridgton 207-650-3507 tbconcrete@myfairpoint.net Henry’s Concrete Construction Foundations, Slabs, Floors Harrison Tel. 583-4896 J. B. Concrete Bill O’Brien Poured Foundations 207-647-5940 J. Jones Construction Services Inc. Foundations – Frost Walls Free estimates – Fully insured Call 928-3561 www.jjonesconstruction.com

Fryeburg Family Dental Preventative Dental Hygiene Services HAIRDRESSERS 19 Portland Street / PO Box 523 207-256-7606 www.fryeburgfamilydental.com Victoria’s Hairitage One Beavercreek Farm Rd Mountain View Dentistry (top of Packard’s Hill – Rte. 302) Dr. Leslie A. Elston Vicki Crosby Owner/Stylist Cosmetic/restorative & Family Dentistry Jessica Zaidman Color Specialist 207-647-3628 647-8355 MountainViewDentistryMaine.com

DOCKS Great Northern Docks, Inc. Sales & Service Route 302, Naples 693-3770 1-800-423-4042 www.greatnortherndocks.com

ELECTRICIANS All Service Electric John Schuettinger Licensed Master Electrician Residential, Commercial Alarms Bridgton Phone 647-2246 A to Z Electric “The Boss Does The Work” David S. Gerrish, Master Electrician Residential/Commercial/Industrial 30+ yrs. exp., Naples 693-6854

HEATING A –1 Thompson’s Services LLC Cleanings and repairs, Boilers Furnaces, Monitors, Oil tanks New installations, 24 hr burner service Licensed and insured 207-693-7011 Bass Heating Oil Burner Service Sales and Installations Waterford (207) 595-8829 Thurlow’s Carpet & Home Center Monitor Heaters Sales & Service Meadow Rd. (Sandy Creek Junction) Bridgton 647-5562, 800-310-5563 www.thurlowscarpet.com

INSULATION

Bouchard Electric Co. Mike Bouchard – Master Electrician Generators All types of wiring Lakes Region 583-9009

Newhall Construction Blown-in insulation Air-sealing – BPI trained Shawn 743-6379

D. M. Electric Inc. & Sons Dennis McIver, Electrical Contractor Residential/Commercial/Industrial Licensed in Maine & New Hampshire Bridgton 207-647-5012

Western Me. Insulation Co. Blown-in or Rolled – 28 yrs. exp.

Free estimates – Fully insured 693-3585 – 7 days-a-week

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

INSURANCE Ace Insurance Agency Inc. Home/Auto/Commercial 43 East Main Street Denmark 1-800-452-0745 Chalmers Ins. Agency 100 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-3311

R.W. Merrill Electrical Contractor 24 hour Emergency Service Residential & Commercial Harrison 583-2986 Fax 583-4882

Harrison Insurance Agency Full Service Agency 100 Main Street, Bridgton 583-2222

David K. Moynihan Master Electrician Licensed ME & NH Bridgton 647-8016

Oberg Insurance Auto, Home, Business, Life 132 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858

Stanford Electric Commercial, Industrial and Residential Wiring – Generators Naples 693-4595

Southern Maine Retirement Services Medicare Supplements & Prescription Plans Life and Long-Term Care Insurance 150 Main St., Bridgton 1-866-886-4340

Barrett, Holly Brown, Emily Burnham, Sarah Carlson, Justina Currier, Sarah Dvorak, Christina Engstrom, Jade Fecteau, Nicole Fox, Elise Gianattasio, Zoe Greene, Codi Harden, Cheyanne Harden, Sarah Hancock, Whitney Harriman, Erin Holsten, Madison Lawler, Bridgette Letarte, Carolyn Lucy, Monica Martin, Nicole Noble, Brianna Perreault, Brittany Perreault, Allison Rullo, Maggie Scarlett, Isabel Scribner, Abigail Scott-

Mitchell, Aleta Secord, Casey Simpston, Rachel Stofflet, Meghan Van Loan and Liza Wildey.

Doug Maker, an eighth grade chaperone, and Tracy Hancock, a parent chaperone, also accompanied the girls.

Lake Region Middle School first attended six years ago with 20 girls in attendance, and has now grown to include 32 girls who have already shown signs of becoming excited about college.

Casco Rec programs

CASCO — Some upcoming programs offered by the Casco Recreation Department include: ATV Safety course: Certified State of Maine volunteer instructors (Inland Fisheries & Wildlife) will provide instruction on ATVs and related equipment; safe operation and riding skills; maintenance; proper clothing; emergencies (survival and self-first aid); map and compass; laws; impact on the environment; responsibilities; landowner relations and ethics.

CASCO REC, Page 11B KENNELS Bridgton Veterinary Kennels Boarding Route 117, Bridgton, Me. Tel. 647-8804 Wiley Road Kennels Groom & Board Wiley Rd, Naples 207-693-3394

LAWN MAINTENANCE Chapman’s Lawn & Yard Works Mowing - Cleanup - Brush Cutting Debris removal – Bark mulch Blaine Chapman 647-5255

LOCKSMITH Fryeburg Lock Company Master key systems/auto unlock/rekeying/safe work New installations – 24 hour service Certified – Insured – AAA 207-697-LOCK (5625)

LP GAS Bridgton Bottled Gas LP Gas Cylinders/Service Route 302 Bridgton 207-647-2029 Country Gas, Inc. LP Gas Bulk/Cylinders Box 300, Denmark Tel. 452-2151 Maingas Your Propane Specialist 1-800-648-9189

MASONRY D & D Masonry Chimneys/fireplaces/walks/etc.

Fully insured Free estimates Darryl & Doug Hunt 693-5060

MOVING Bridgton Moving Residential & light commercial bridgtonmoving@verizon.net – Glynn Ross 240 N. High St. – 647-8255 – 671-2556 (cell)

MUSIC LESSONS Up Scale Music Studio Piano Lessons – All Levels Composition-Theory-Transcription Evan 647-9599

OFFICE SUPPLIES The Printery General line of office supplies In stock or special orders Rubber stamps - Fax Service - Labels Rte. 302, Bridgton 647-8182

OIL DEALERS Dead River Co. Range & Fuel Oil Oil Burner Service Tel. 647-2882, Bridgton McBurnie Oil/Casco Oil Delivery and Service Denmark, Maine Tel. 207-452- 2151

PAINT Bolster’s Decorating Center California Paint, Wallpaper, Windows Always free decorating consulting Rte. 117 at 302, Bridgton 647-5101

PAINTING CONTRACTORS George Jones Quality Painters Interior/Exterior – Fully Insured Free Estimates Excellent References 207-318-3245 Jerry’s Painting Service Quality Painting – Interior/Exterior Fully Insured – Free Estimates 207-527-2552

PLUMBING & HEATING A Plus Plumbing & Heating Inc. Plumbing Supplies – LP Gas BBQ Gas Grill Parts & Access.

Portland St., Bridgton 647-2029

REAL ESTATE Chalmers Real Estate 100 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-3311

REAL ESTATE Coldwell Banker Lakes Region Properties “At the Lights in Naples” Waterfront, Residential Commercial & Land 207-693-7000 Oberg Agency Residential, Business,Lake Shore Property 132 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858

RUBBISH SERVICE ABC Rubbish Weekly Pick-up Container Service Tel. 743-5417 Bridgton Trash & Rubbish Service Serving Bridgton Weekly pick-ups Tel. 207-595-4606

SELF STORAGE Bridgton Storage 409 Portland Rd 28 units & 4000’ open barn Bridgton 647-3206 JB Self Storage Rt. 5 Lovell, Maine Monthly/yearly secure storage 207-925-3045

SEPTIC TANK PUMPING Bridgton Septic Pumping Free Estimates 647-3356 329-8944 Dyer Septic Septic systems installed & repaired Site work-emergency service-ecofriendly 1-877-250-4546 207-583-4546

SURVEYORS F. Jonathan Bliss, P.L.S. Bliss & Associates Surveying, Land Planning P.O. Box 113, Route 5 Lovell, ME 207-925-1468 Maine Survey Consultants, Inc. Land Information Services P.O. Box 485, Harrison, Maine Off: 583-6159 D. A. Maxfield Jr., P.L.S. Over 10,000 surveys on file Pioneer Surveying & Mapping Services Boundary/topographic/construction surveys Commercial/residential Kenneth Farrar PLS PO Box 368, W Paris ME 04289 674-2351

TOWING Stuart Automotive Free Junk Car Removal 838-9569

TREE SERVICE CARMUR Inc. Logging Specializing in selective cutting House lots cleared 29 years experience – references C. Murphy Silvicultural Tech 647-5061 Cook’s Tree Service Removal-Pruning-Cabling Licensed – Insured 647-4051 Q-Team Tree Service Removal – Pruning – Cabling – Chipping Stump Grinding – Bucket Work – Bobcat Crane – Licensed & Fully Insured Since 1985, Naples 693-3831 or Toll Free 877-693-3831 www.Q-Team.com Rice Tree Service – Sheldon Rice Complete tree service – free estimates Removal-prune-chipping-stump grinding Licensed and insured – Utility and Landscape Arborist Waterford ME – 583-2474

VETERINARY

Collins Plumbing & Heating Inc. Specializing in repair service in The Lake Region 647-4436

N. D. Beury, DVM Spay/Neuter – Well-pet care North Bridgton For Appointment 583-2121

Ken Karpowich Plumbing Repairs/Installation/Remodeling Master Plumber in ME & NH Over 20 years experience 207-925-1423

Bridgton Veterinary Hospital Small Animal Medicine & Surgery Rt. 117, Bridgton, ME 647-8804

PRINTING The Printery Single Color to Multi-Color Business Cards - Letterheads Brochures - Forms - Booklets Wedding Announcements Rte. 302, Bridgton 647-8182

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

Obituaries

Page 10B, The Bridgton News, March 31, 2011

Michael J. Mentus

Charles R. Frost Jr.

Ernest R. Libby

HARRISON — Michael J. Mentus, 64, of Harrison died peacefully on March 25, 2011 after a long illness.

He was born Sept. 2, 1946 in Stoneham, Mass., a son of Michael and Delphia Jean Case Mentus. Michael was a pharmacist, having worked for many years in Bridgton at Rite Aid, Bridgton Pharmacy and Hannaford. He was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Masons, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church and was involved in the Harrison Bocce League.

Michael will be extremely missed by all.

Surviving are his loving wife, Karen Varney Mentus; his children, Tambrey, Tenneyson, Alycia and Robert; his brother, Geoffrey; his sister, Jane; and eight grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on June 18, 2011 at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Bridgton.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Michael’s name may be made to Bridgton Hospital Special Gift, 10 Hospital Drive, Bridgton, ME 04009.

Arrangements are by Hall Funeral Home, Casco.

STOW — Charles R. Frost, Jr., 69, of Stow died Thursday, March 24, 2011 at home after a valiant battle with cancer.

Charlie was born in Waltham, Mass. on July 5, 1941, a son of the late Charles R., Sr. and Rita (Cahill) Frost. He was raised in West Newton. He attended Saint Charles High in Waltham, and then graduated from Boston College with a bachelor’s degree in economics in 1964. He served with the 26th Infantry Division of the United States Army Reserves from 1964 to 1970. He had been a West Newton resident before moving to Stow in 1989.

He built a successful career in insurance and was partner of the Clarke & Frost Insurance Agency in Framingham for 23 years, until his recent retirement. He not only took pride in his business, but truly treasured the friends he made over the years.

Charlie loved spending time with his friends and was an avid sportsman and collector. Some of his favorite times were spent salmon fishing on the SW Miramichi and in Newfoundland with his wife and friends.

He loved spending weekends at his vacation home in Bridgton where he became known as one of the “locals,” and relaxing with his pets; dogs Brinnie, Reggie and Skeeter, and cat Lucki.

He is survived by his loving family including his devoted wife Ellen (Lynch) Frost; his daughter, Cynthia M. St. Germain of Shrewsbury, Mass.; his son, Todd R. St. Germain of Holden; his step-daughter, Heather Madden of Woodstock, Conn.; his five grandchildren; his brother, George B. Frost of Lowell; and his nephew and his niece.

Funeral services were celebrated on Tuesday, March 29, at the Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street, (Rte. 20), Waltham, Mass. Burial was private.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Metro West Cancer Center, 99 Lincoln Street, Framingham, MA 01702 or to Metro West Hospice, 85 Lincoln Street, Framingham, MA 01702.

To share a memory or to offer condolences online please visit www. joycefuneralhome.com

WINDHAM — Ernest R. Libby, 79, of Windham, died peacefully on March 25, 2011.

Ernie was born in Westbrook, the son of Percy O. Libby Sr. and Bernice B. Peterson. He attended Westbrook schools, and joined the U.S. Navy in 1948. He served in the military for nine years, fought in the Korean War, achieved the rank of Chief Petty Officer First Class, and spent time stationed in Japan. He then worked at the S.D. Warren Paper Mill, retiring after 28 years.

Ernie was a member of the First Baptist Church in Westbrook for over 15 years. He served as a deacon, and was active on many church boards. Most recently he was a member of Christ Chapel in Raymond, and volunteered at the food pantry with his wife, Patricia. Ernie was noted for his love of singing in the choir, for his thoughtful prayers, and his dedication to fellowship in God. Ernie was well known for his positive view on life, and his enthusiasm to share his love of God. He always made a point of saying, “May the Good Lord bless you, and have a good day” as parting words to everyone he met.

He enjoyed spending time with his family, and taking advantage of all the state of Maine has to offer. Favorite pastimes included hunting and fishing with his son, Mike, blueberry picking at many favorite spots, and playing horseshoes with friends.

Ernie was predeceased by his parents; his older brother, Percy O. Libby Jr., and by his younger brother, Calvin Libby.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 58 years, Patricia June Libby, Windham; daughters, Kimberly Sanborn of Buxton and Pamela Libby of Lebanon; son, Michael Libby of Naples; a grandson and three granddaughters; three great-grandchildren; and a step-great-grandson.

A service celebrating Ernie’s life will be held on Sunday, April 3, at Christ Chapel in Raymond at 2 p.m. Directions can be found at www. christchapelmaine.org. Funeral arrangements are by Hall Funeral Home, Casco.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Ernest R. Libby may be made to Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, Scarborough. For more information, please contact Hospice of Southern Maine at 1-866-6217600 or e-mail Donate@hospiceofsouthernmaine.org

Lawrence W. Butters Sr. STOW — Lawrence W. Butters Sr., 78, of Stow, passed away March 22, 2011 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

He was born May 15, 1932, at home, the son of Sewall Butters Sr. and Iva Smith Butters. He attended one-room schoolhouses in Fryeburg Center, Fryeburg Harbor and Stow and attended Fryeburg Academy. He then drove a truck for C.N. Brown, was drafted in June 1954 into the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany for 18 months.

After his two years in the Army, he went to work for Shirley Gerry and operated the first Blue Ox Skidder in Northern New England. He then became a logger, working for Herman Merrill, then the Eastman brothers for 33 years or more. He worked for Albert Farms and the Maine Turf Co. dealing with potatoes and turf.

Lawrence was the loving husband of Lena Parmenter. They were married Dec. 25, 1953.

Lawrence loved to fish and hunt. Family and friends have enjoyed listening to many hunting and fishing stories over the years. He also loved to bowl. He entered many tournaments, won some and also won title of state champion in many of these events.

Besides his wife, Lena, he is survived by his seven children, Lawrence W. Butters Jr. of Stow, Donald Butters of Center Conway, N.H., Julie Kiesman of Rockledge, Fla., Helen Bashaw of Stow, Paul Butters of Center Conway, N.H., Jason Butters of Center Conway, N.H. and John Butters of Stow; 12 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sisters, Marguerite Rice of Franklin, Pa., Yolande Marie Eastman of Gloucester, Mass., Barbara Rudolph of Magnolia, Mass., and Miriam Eastman of Fryeburg; brother, Robert Butters of Stow; and many nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by brothers, Bertram Butters, Sewall Butters Jr., and Walter Butters; and sisters, Althea Martin, Nina Butters and Helen Johnson.

Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.woodfuneralhome.org No funeral service will be held. However, there will be a celebration of his life which will be announced at a later date.

Memorial contributions may be made in Lawrence’s memory to the Saco Valley Fire Department, North Fryeburg, ME 04037.

Arrangements are made with Wood Funeral Home, Fryeburg.

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SCARBOROUGH — Susan Marie Richard, born April 1, 1959, died Thursday, March 24th, while surrounded by immediate family at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, after a two and a half year battle against cancer. She was born in Portland to Richard and Linda Engelhardt, and grew up in Westbrook, attending Westbrook schools. Susan was the eldest of six siblings; Karen Rand of Somerville, Mass., Dan Engelhardt of Scarborough, Sherry Rainsford of Raymond, Laurie Perham of Naples, and Roy Engelhardt of Port Charlotte, Fla. In 1977, Susan married Raymond Richard, of Rumford, Maine. She was a devoted mother of three daughters: Jill Hoverman, who currently lives in Franklin, Ind. with her husband Rob, and three children, Tabatha, Mica, and Eleanor, and Janelle and Jeana, who both live and work in Portland. As a dog lover, she supported pet adoption through animal shelters and made donations when possible. She enjoyed spending time at the ocean with her family.

At Susan’s request, there will be no wake or memorial service, instead there will a celebration of her life for close family and friends.

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MASSENA, N.Y. — Scott W. Tarr, “Dawg,” age 58, passed away after a courageous battle against cancer on Monday, March 21, 2011 at his residence on Maple Street in Massena, in his wife’s loving arms.

Scott was born on April 2, 1952 in Portland, Maine to Charles R. and Gail Howe Tarr. He was in the first graduating class in 1970 at Lake Region High School in Naples, Maine. He married his wife, Lori Ann, on Belknap Mountain in Gilford, N.H. on June 2, 1990.

Scott was employed at Dow Electric, Inc. in Malone, N.Y. He wore many hats in his lifetime — he had 40 years in the electrical field, starting as an apprentice electrician in 1970 for the family business, Tarr Electric, in Bridgton, Maine. He became a statelicensed master electrician in the states of Maine and N.H. in 1975. He had 12 years overall field experience as a master electrician and foreman, and six years as a full-time instructor with a state teaching certificate for electrical occupations. He taught states of Maine and N.H. electrical apprenticeship programs; worked sixteen years as full-time Estimator/Project Manager; three years as full-time Purchasing Manager; and two years as Senior estimator in the commercial division.

An achievement Scott is most proud of is that he submitted curriculum, which he developed, to the State of Maine electrician’s examining board and it was approved as the first High School or College level program to meet the Apprenticeship’s required hours of classroom instruction. This meant that a graduate from his program needed only the required “on the job” training hours to be eligible to take the State’s Journeyman exam.

Scott was very active in his community over the years as a coach of football, baseball, softball, soccer and basketball for his children. Scott enjoyed playing softball and hockey with his buddies, where he was lovingly known as “Gretsky.”

Scott owned and operated his own DJ business for many years, Tarr Tunes, in Massena. He was the “music man” for many occasions including karaoke. He was a drummer and/or guitar player for many bands as well. Scott loved music and sharing happy times with his friends and family. Scott was an avid motorcycle rider and loved the time spent with great friends riding here in Massena as well as in Orlando, Fla. Scott is survived by his wife, Lori and three beautiful children, Meredith of Laconia, N.H., Brian of Alexandra, N.H. and Evan of Massena; and granddaughters Anna, Grace and Cynthia, all of N.H. and his loyal dog, Lola. He is also survived by his brothers, Tom and wife, Mary Ann of Gorham, Maine, Charles of Craftsbury Common, Vt., Ricky of Boothbay, Maine, a sister, Lindsay of Portland, Maine and many loving nieces and nephews, as well as many great nieces and great nephews.

He was predeceased by his father, Charles in 1979 and his mother, Gail in 2003.

Scott will be missed by many and will continue to live on through our memories and the celebration of his life at the Bethel Assembly of God. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Scott’s memory to American Cancer Society, Hope Lodge in Burlington, VT 05401, and to St. Lawrence County Hospice. We owe a world of thanks to Hope Lodge and Hospice.

Scott’s final words were “Be Happy” and I say Yes, be happy, for life is short my friends. Peace.

Norma L. Bertelli On March 21, 2011 Norma Louise Phillips Bertelli’s long life came to a peaceful end. Born in 1919 in Massachusetts, Norma was the oldest daughter of Wendall and Louise Phillips and older sister to ‘Buddy.’ She was a proud graduate of Fisher Junior College and in WWII worked for the War board; an accomplished career woman and dedicated volunteer for many organizations. She was a devoted wife to Bruno Bertelli; loving mother of three: Susan Carkeek of Charlottesville, Va.; Paul Bertelli, Bozeman, Mont., and Donna Ferragut, Lewes, Del.; and proud grandmother of four: Ben Tyrrell, Medford, Mass.; Ciaran Tyrrell, Bellmore, N.Y.; Aine Tyrrell Murphy, Ocean Grove, Melbourne, Australia and Lilia Tyrrell, Washington, D.C. and great-grandmother to six beautiful children: Olivia, Conor, Taylor, Kailani, Cian, and Tullan. She will be remembered for her award-winning cooking and creative needlework and her love of flowers. With her husband Bruno she loved to travel and explore the world, both across the United States and throughout Europe. She raised her family in Tewksbury, Mass. and moved to Denmark, Maine, where she resided the last 30 years in her dream log home. She left us all a legacy of beauty and love. Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.chandlerfunerals.com The family will receive friends Monday, April 25th, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. for a viewing at the Raymond-Wentworth Funeral Home, 8 Elm Street, Bridgton, Maine, followed by a memorial service at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Church, Bridgton, Maine. Interment is scheduled for Tuesday, April 26th, at 1:00 p.m. at Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne, Mass.

George A. Keef George Keef, a Man Ahead of His Time WINDHAM — George A. Keef was born in the Canadian border town of Vanceboro, Maine, on Aug. 12, 1922 to Arthur I. Keef and Marion Dodge Keef.

He passed on March 21, 2011 surrounded by family members who have greatly cherished being a part of this outstanding man’s life.

George joined the Marine Corps after completing two years at Ricker Junior College and was stationed in North Carolina. He was trained as an aerial photographer and served in Guam. George married his sweetheart, Jean Donahue, in 1944. After the war, they moved to South Portland where he worked in real estate and for Sears Roebuck’s photography department. The couple moved to North Windham after purchasing a poultry farm. George became active in the community, became a selectman, served as a volunteer fireman and was a member of the Kiwanis Club. He joined the Masons and the North Windham Union Church, where he served as deacon.

George had an entrepreneurial spirit and started several businesses, including a partnership in the Sebago Basin Tenting Area in North Windham, Maine Rental Hardware in Westbrook, and independently, founded the original Frost and Flame store in North Windham.

He worked as a Surge Dairy Equipment representative, visiting farms in Maine and New Hampshire for five years, followed by fifteen years as a shift supervisor with Fairchild Semiconductor in South Portland.

In 1963–64 the Keef family hosted an AFS exchange student from Norway, Inger Myrstad (Riley), who, on a trip to Maine to attend her host sister’s wedding, met and married an American and moved to the U.S. She and her family have remained an integral part of the Keefs.

George and wife, Jean, made two trips to Norway, which were highlights of their lives.

George designed and built two homes; a solar home in Windham and a weekend home in Eustis, Maine that became a getaway for fishing, hunting and cross country skiing. For the past 25 years the couple enjoyed wintering in Florida, where they made many friends through their various activities.

He was an avid environmentalist, gardener and arborist and planted at least 36 different varieties of trees on his property. He was a woodcarver and created many artistic objects for his family and friends. He was especially fascinated with Haida art from the tribe of the First Nation of Canada and loved collecting Maine Indian relics. He was a history buff and avid reader. His storytelling abilities reflected his vast knowledge of the past and the world around him. The tales were always told with his dry sense of humor that never failed to amuse. He was closely connected to all of his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and many dozens of others since he took an interest in each one of them, and will be greatly missed by all.

George is survived by his wife, Jean, and the couples six children: daughters, Martha Strout (Ronald) of Nahant, Mass.; Karen Lothrop (Tom), Longwood, Fla., four sons living in Maine; Daniel (Debora Tancrel), Casco; Edward (Sherry Sawyer) Otisfield; William, Gorham; David (Johanna Moore), Farmingdale. They also have thirteen grandchildren: Aaron Strout, (Melanie) Austin, Tex.; John Strout (Larrissa), Silver Spring, Md.; Heather Strout (Lee Baker), Austin Tex.; James Lothrop (Suzanne), Philadelphia, Pa.; Stephen Lothrop (Nadine), Columbus, Ohio; Michael Lothrop (Gabriela), Orlando, Fla.; Sara Keef, Worcester, Mass.; Chris Keef (Angela), Concord, N.H.; Thomas Keef (Sandi), Westbrook; Sanmukh Jain (Amanda Keef), Austin, Tex.; Travis Keef (Kate), Gorham, Maine; Emily Keef (Matt Olson), Standish; and Jennifer Keef, Standish. They also have 18 great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at Windham Hill United Church of Christ, 140 Windham Center Road at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 27th.

Donations may be made to Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, 11 Hunnewell Rd. Scarborough, ME 04074 or via http://www.hospiceofsouthernmaine.org/donate/memorials-and-honorariums.html Arrangements are by the Dolby Funeral Chapel. Online condolences may be made to www.dolbyfuneralchapels.com

Obituaries

March 31, 2011, The Bridgton News, Page 11B

Herbert R. Adams

Brian Desfosses

Don H. Flagg

LOVELL — Herbert R. Adams, 78, of Lovell and Scarborough, died suddenly at Maine Medical Center on March 18, 2011.

Herb was born on April 19, 1932, in Philadelphia, Pa., to Leander H. Adams and Helen Richards Adams. He was a graduate of Colby College (1954), where he was involved in theatre productions and won the Levine Prize for Public Speaking, and Harvard Graduate School of Education (1972). He also studied at Harvard Divinity School.

Herb had careers in the ministry and as a textbook editor and developer at several companies, the last of which was Laidlaw Brothers, a subsidiary of Doubleday & Co., where he served as president and chief executive officer. He also taught English in public schools in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts and Maine, and served as a principal of the middle school in the Oxford Hills school district.

Herb began his ministry while he was a student at Colby College, ordained by the Fairfield Methodist Church, where he served on weekends. Later while still at Colby, he commuted to Scarborough to serve the Pine Point Congregational Church, where he also served full-time after his graduation. He left there in 1956 to study at Harvard Divinity School.

Later, as a Unitarian Universalist minister he served churches in Maine, Massachusetts, New York State, New Mexico and Florida, sometimes simultaneously with other posts in teaching or publishing.

While in the Unitarian ministry, he authored a curriculum for church schools for the Unitarian Universalist Association Department of Education entitled “Project Listening,” based upon his doctoral research and thesis about the importance of empathic listening. Later while in the publishing business, he co-authored a book, Listening Your Way to Management Success.

Herb was a past president of the Norway Paris Kiwanis Club and various civic organizations in the Oxford Hills and Lovell areas. He had a particular interest in lakes conservation.

Herb enjoyed Heald Pond, his summer home of 42 years, golf, fishing, poker, theatre, and jazz music. Most of all, he enjoyed spending time with his extensive extended family.

He was predeceased by parents; his infant brother, Hampton Adams, and a brother, Jon B. Adams.

He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Mary Ryan Adams; his sister, Anne Adams of Lancaster, Pa.; four children, Ashley Adams of Roslindale, Mass., Joshua Adams of Ithaca, N.Y., Lee Adams of Dayton, Minn., and Rachel Adams of Minneapolis Minn.; three stepchildren, Ande Hall of Pratt, Kan., Ken Hill of Milford, Mass. and Rich Hill of Geneva, Ill.; 12 beloved grandchildren; five nieces and nephews.

Services to celebrate Herb’s life will be held at the Norway Unitarian Universalist Church, 479 Main Street, Norway on April 23, 2011, at 1 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Herb’s memory to: The West Paris Universalist Church, P.O. Box 36, West Paris, Maine 04289 or to the Norway Unitarian Universalist Church, 479 Main St., Norway, ME 04268.

RAYMOND — Brian Desfosses, 43, died at his home in Raymond on March 17, 2011.

He was born in Westbrook on Jan. 17, 1968, the son of Sandra and Eugene Desfosses. Brian struggled with a long illness and is now at peace.

He loved the outdoors. He enjoyed hunting, snowmobiling, fishing, riding motorcycles, dirt bikes and anything that had a motor. Brian was mechanically inclined so, of course, he did whatever he could to make what he drove go faster.

He enjoyed growing up with his many friends and family in Westbrook. He later moved to Raymond and could be found at his beach enjoying the warmth of the sun and playing ball with his dog Kia. Most importantly, Brian was loved by his family and friends. He had a heart of gold and would light up a room when he entered. He is remembered and loved by many other cherished relatives and friends.

He is survived by his parents, Sandra and Eugene Desfosses of Westbrook; his sister, Eileen Clark of Windham; and two nieces.

Visiting hours were held on Saturday, March 26, 2011, at the Dolby Funeral Chapel, 434 River Road, Windham. A funeral service followed.

For online condolences, please visit www.dolbyfuneralchapels.com In lieu of flowers, please consider donations in Brian’s memory to a charity of one’s choice.

AUBURN — Don H. Flagg, 66, of Hartford, died Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at the Hospice House.

He was born in Naples, April 6, 1944, a son of Henry and Hazel Flagg. Don graduated from Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute with a degree in construction prior to graduating from the University of Maine at Farmington with a bachelor’s degree in general studies. He was a teacher, but his primary interest was farming and his love of the land.

In 1968, Don married Alice Webster. He was a loving husband and father.

Surviving are his wife of Hartford; three sons, Everett of Hartford, Darrell of Lewiston and Aaron of Hartford; two sisters, Vesta Libby of Naples and Cynthia Martin of Naples.

A graveside service was held on Friday, March 25 at the Edes Falls Cemetery in Naples. Arrangements are by Hall Funeral Home, Casco.

Rodney L. Hill AUGUSTA — Rodney Lewis Hill, 77, was called to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, March 28, 2011 at MaineGeneral Medical Center, Thayer Unit, Waterville.

He was born in Bridgton on October 14, 1933, the son of Linwood and Alfreda (O’Brien) Hill.

Rod served his country as a Staff Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps from June 25, 1951 until his honorable discharge from active duty on June 24, 1955. He was employed by Statler Tissue for over 40 years, until his retirement as Mill Manager.

Rod was a man who spent his life dedicated to his family and his faith. He had been a member of the Augusta Area Jaycee’s, Augusta Lions Club, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church and Church of Christ, both of Augusta.

Rod was predeceased by his parents, sisters Barbara Ayer and Doris Merrifield, and brothers Larry and Linwood Hill.

Rod is survived by his wife, Irene Hill, of Augusta; his five children, Joyce Wright and her children, Aaron and Amanda, Debra Hill, Brenda Westerlund and her husband, Prescott, Bradford Hill and his wife, Valerie, and their children, Meeghan and Jordan, Nancy Prince and her husband, Randall, and their children, Nathan and Alison and her husband, Joshua; a brother, Earl Hill and his wife, Margaret; a sister, Ruby Gouette and her husband, Howard; an expected great-grandson; along with several nieces and nephews.

Family and friends are invited to visit from 4 – 8 p.m. on Friday, April 1st at Knowlton & Hewins Funeral Home, One Church St., Augusta. A celebration of Rod’s life will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 209 Eastern Avenue, Augusta.

Committal services with full military honors will be held later in the spring at Kling Cemetery in Augusta.

For those who wish, contributions in Rod’s memory may be made to the American Heart Assoc., 51 US Route 1, Suite M, Scarborough, ME 04074-7134, or National Kidney Foundation Serving New England, 85 Astor Ave., Suite 2, Norwood, MA 02062-5040. Condolences to the family may be expressed at www.khrfuneralhomes.com

Lawrence R. Dunn DENMARK — Lawrence ‘Larry” Dunn passed away peacefully at The Hospice House in Auburn, Maine on Friday, March 25th, after several weeks of declining health. Larry is the son of Richard and Etta Dunn. He was born in December 1926 in Denmark, Maine. He graduated from Deering High School in Portland, Maine. Larry received a double major degree from the University of Maine in Orono in Electrical and Chemical Engineering. He was awarded a medal of Good Conduct in the Army during World War II as a Sergeant and worked as a correspondent and a rifle instructor.

Larry married Peggy Anne Mack in 1952, he then returned to college and received a master’s in Education at Orono He taught Science at Pennel Institute in Gray, Maine and then moved his family to Duxbury (Mass.) and taught for 25 years at Duxbury High School and became the Head of the Math Department. In 1962 he started Pleasant Mountain Camping Area in Denmark, Maine. After retiring from teaching Larry worked at Disney World in Orlando, Fla. for 15 years. He was well liked and respected by his colleagues. Working as a train conductor was his favorite role and he was known as “Jungle Larry.” He was a dedicated volunteer at the hospital in Saint Cloud, Fla. and Bridgton, Maine. His homemade rhubarb and pumpkins pies will be missed by his family and at local events.

Larry, Dad, Pop Pop, friend, mentor is survived by his son Eric Dunn and daughter-in-law Rena of Yarmouth, and daughter Katie Dunn and son-in-law Rick Mason of Denmark. He loved and cherished his grandchildren, Kalie and Lauren Dunn, and Emma and Fergus Mason.

The family extends their heartfelt gratitude to the Denmark Church Congregation and the Androscoggin Hospice House. Please send donations to Denmark Congregational Church, PO Box 816, Denmark, ME 04022, or The Androscoggin County Hospice House, 236 Stetson Rd., Auburn, ME 04210. All are welcome to share their thoughts and memories at www.legacy.com A Service will be held at The Denmark Congregational Church, 70 East Main Street, Denmark, Maine on April 2nd at 2 p.m., with a burial service to be held in May.

Barbara E. Durgin FRYEBURG — Barbara E. Durgin, 71, of Norway, passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2011 at Fryeburg Health Care Center.

She was born in Sanford, June 2, 1939, the daughter of Leonard and Wilma O’Brien Sprague. She grew up in the Norway area and graduated from Bridgton Academy.

She had been a seamstress her whole life. She started working in a dress factory in Bridgton, then in several shoe shops and in her later years she made dog coats and helped her daughter make pocketbooks.

She was a member of the Heyward Club in Norway.

She is survived by a daughter, Diana Davis of Stow; a son, Bryan Durgin of Milton, Wis.; a sister, Shirley Rogus of Waterford; a brother, Donald McAllister of Norway; four grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren.

She was predeceased by her husband, Conrad Durgin.

Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.chandlerfunerals.com Graveside services will be held later in the spring at Norway Pine Grove Cemetery in South Paris.

Donations in her memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 170 U.S. Route 1, Suite 250, Falmouth, ME 04105.

Arrangements are under the direction of Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 45 Main Street, South Paris.

Briana N. Whitehead LOVELL — Briana N. Whitehead, age 21, of Lovell, Maine and Ossipee, N.H., passed away on March 24, 2011.

She was a graduate of Fryeburg Academy in Fryeburg, Maine. She attended Job Corps in Bangor, Maine after graduation, where she earned her certified nursing assistant license, an accomplishment of which she was so proud. She loved movies, music, being with friends and family, and traveling with her beloved grandparents. She went on many, many trips and outings with her grandparents but most recently had returned from a 3-month trip to Alaska.

She had many challenges in life but until very recently, she had a joy for life, a “bubbly” personality, and a laugh and a smile that lit up the room. She leaves behind with tremendous sadness, her parents, Kristen and Michael Burke, her sister Madison, and brother Zach, all of Lovell, Maine; her grandparents, Mark and Kathleen Whitehead of Ossipee, N.H.; her uncle Kevin Whitehead and his wife Jessie of Londonderry, N.H.; her uncle Adam Whitehead and his friend Anita of Effingham, N.H.; cousin Betty Sherwood of Wolfeboro, N.H.; and numerous cousins.

A service will be held at noon on Friday, April 1, 2011 at Lord’s Funeral Home in Wolfeboro, N.H. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her honor to the Activities Department; Mountain View Nursing Home, Attn: Paula Coates, 10 County Farm Rd., Ossipee, NH 03864.

John T. Webber

June 23, 1924 – March 28, 2011 DANVERS, MASS. & DENMARK, MAINE — John Trask Webber passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife, Virginia, and his children and grandchildren, after a brief illness.

John was born in Beverly, Mass. to Arthur Hammond Webber and Kathryn Doherty Webber. Upon graduating from Beverly High School in 1942, John enlisted in the United States Coast Guard, where he served in both Atlantic and Pacific Theatres during World War II. He then attended the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. John’s successful career with Equitable Life Assurance Company spanned over 50 years and he was a member of their Hall of Fame.

John married Virginia Lee on June 22, 1952, and began raising their family in Danvers, Mass. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children: Kate Niedel and her husband, Richard of Longmeadow, Mass., Peter Webber of Woburn, Mass., Judi Webber Sidmore of Danvers, David Webber of Danvers, Sue Webber Belmer of Fryeburg, Maine, Sarah Moholland and her husband David of Danvers, Jean Dunfey and her husband Jim of Wilmington, Mass.; cherished grandchildren Kristin Sidmore, Bradford Niedel and his fiancée, Kristen Richards, Ashley Niedel, Andrew and Caraline Moholland, Erik and Kaylee Belmer, Kevin, Patrick, and Brian Dunfey. John also leaves many loving nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. He was predeceased by his two brothers, Arthur and Richard, and his sisters, Phyllis Estes, and Natalie Gulbrandsen.

John enjoyed many wonderful times at his home on beloved Moose Pond in Denmark, Maine, and he was a member of the Lake Kezar Golf Club in Lovell, Maine. He was a founding member of the Danvers Kiwanis Club, a proud life member of the VFW Post 2359 of Danvers, a member of the United States LST Association, board member of the Danvers Senior Center, member of The Danvers Historical Society, former trustee of Mount Ida College, and past president of the Mr. and Mrs. Club, and a member of the POGO golf league.

Services will be Thursday from 4 – 8 at Mackey Funeral Home in Danvers, followed by a funeral service Friday, April 1st, at 11 o’clock at St. Mary of the Annunciation Church in Danvers. Memorial contributions may be made in John’s name to: Kiwanis Club of Danvers and the Danvers VFW Post.

Online condolences may be viewed at Mackeyfuneralhome.com

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Barbara J. Miller NAPLES — Barbara J. “Babs” Miller, 68, of Naples, passed away at her home on March 15, 2011.

Barbara was born and raised in South Portland, and moved to Naples in 1976, where she fell in love with the town and everyone in it. She attended the University of Southern Maine, and focused on Art and History, which she used as a SAD 61 substitute teacher for several years.

Barbara loved to read and would often say, “reading a book several times was like visiting an old friend.” She loved to sew and made many special things for the ones she loved.

Barbara’s outgoing personality made her a perfect fit at Tony’s Umbrella Factory for many years. She remembered everyone and always asked how people were doing even after a year had passed. A great friend and mother to many, may you rest in peace.

She was predeceased by both her parents; a sister; a brother; and a son, Edward.

She is survived by two daughters, Dona Lee of Auburndale, Fla. and Rebecca of Sebago; four sons, Patrick of Portland, David of Pensacola, Fla., Craig of Casco and Jason of Portsmouth, N.H.; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

A memorial and celebration of her life potluck dinner was held at the American Legion in Naples on Friday, March 25, 2011. In lieu of flowers, attendees were asked to bring a dish and story of Babs to assist in remembering all the good times.

Corporal Joshua P. Barron WEST BALDWIN — At the young age of 22, Corporal Joshua Philip Barron, of West Baldwin, passed into eternity sometime after his disappearance on Tuesday, March 15, 2011.

Joshua grew up in the town of Standish, where he was an active participant on the football, baseball, basketball, swimming, and wrestling teams for Bonny Eagle. He also took part in karate. Throughout his life, Joshua showed his genuine love, duty and protection for his close friends and family. He attended St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in Windham, where he found a personal relationship with Christ, giving him the loving, loyal, and calm spirit that he always showed.

Josh signed up for the Marine Corps when he was only 17 years old.

He said that he always knew he was meant to be a Marine and that’s all he ever wanted, to protect and defend his family and country.

Josh is survived by his mother, Belinda Barron; sister, Sarah Yeo; wife, Natasha Barron; and stepson, Aiden DiPaolo-Pouliot; father, Dean Barron; maternal grandparents, Ron and Joan Denyer, and paternal grandmother, Virginia Barron. He was predeceased by his paternal grandparents, Richard and Jane Barron.

Relatives and friends are invited to a time of visitation on Friday, April 1, 2011, from 4–8 p.m., at Jones, Rich & Hutchins Funeral Home, 199 Woodford St., Portland. A Rite of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, April 2, 2011, at 11 a.m., at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, 40 Windham Center Road, Windham, with the Reverend Timothy Higgins celebrating. Military Honors will be rendered by the United States Marine Corps, following the ceremony. Interment will be private.

Please visit www.jonesrichandhutchins.com, for additional information and to sign Cpl. Barron’s guestbook. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to: The Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter, 383 U.S. Route 1, Suite 2C, Scarborough, Maine, 04074.

Robert Keniston NORWAY — Robert “Bob” Keniston, 90, of Bethel, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2011, after suffering a stroke.

He was born in Greenwood on Nov. 15, 1920, to Silas and Eva Fiske Keniston. He graduated from Gould Academy in 1938 and from the University of Maine in 1943 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.

He served as Lieutenant in the United States Army during World War II, specializing as munitions instructor. He married the love of his life, Virginia Davis, on April 1, 1944, and together they raised a family of five in the home that he built on Chapman Street in Bethel.

Bob worked as a machinist and engineer in Bethel area wood processing mills. After retirement from Diamond International as plant engineer, he began a new retirement career of woodturning, creating beautiful pieces that have made their way into many homes throughout the northeast. The Fryeburg Fair became an annual event for display of his wares.

Many a day was spent with a fly rod or a hunting rifle in his hand, and many who knew him heard stories of big fish and even bigger adventures. Bob and his wife, Ginny, had many adventures together in their 64 years of marriage; Alaska, Quebec and Labrador were only a few of their fishing grounds. Saturday night was reserved for dancing, which he did as he said he would “til he was 90.” He is survived by his children, Martha Bangs of Dresden, Rachel McKnight of Jericho, Vt., David Keniston of Albany, Peter Keniston of Turner; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife, Virginia; daughter, Rebecca Shaw; and sister, Edith Morey.

Memorial services will be held on Friday, April 1, at 11 a.m. at the Bethel Alliance Church in Bethel. Arrangements are under the direction of Greenleaf Funeral Home, 37 Vernon St., Bethel. Online condolences may be shared with his family at www.chandlerfunerals.com.

Casco Rec programs

(Continued from Page B) Limited hands-on riding with beginner obstacle course (90cc ATV provided for course).

Anyone under 16 years of age must be accompanied throughout the course by a parent or legal guardian. Some of the class time may be in an outdoor situation when instructing about the ATV and for map and compass.

The course will be presented at the Casco Community Center.

Please bring a lunch. The program is from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and it costs $5.

Babysitting course: The American Red Cross course includes first aid and CPR. This class covers basic babysitting skills: how to care for children, feeding and diapering, bottle and dish feeding, safety, first aid, CPR, and choking emergencies.

A must-take course for future babysitters.

The program will run from Tuesday, April 19 and

Wednesday, April 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (vacation week) at the Casco Community Center. Cost is $62, which includes text with CD Rom. Instructor is Kathy Coyle.

Basketball camp: Casco Recreation is offering a Vacation Basketball Camp during April vacation! Camp will be a skillsbased program, focusing on the fundamentals of ball handling, shooting, passing, defense, game rules, and sportsmanship.

Each child’s daily basketball activities will be based on their individual skill level. There will be non-basketball activities provided. All hoops will be at 10 feet. Children must bring their own snack and lunch.

The camp, for girls and boys in Grades 3-5, will be at the Casco Community Center, Tuesday-Friday, April 19-22 (all day/TBA). Cost is $90 for Casco residents and $100 for non-residents.

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School news

GETTING READY FOR OPENING NIGHT — Lake Region Drama Club members are brushing up on their lines and sharpening their onstage skills as they prepare for the opening of Irving Berlin’s comedy, “Annie Get Your Gun.” Performances are scheduled for April 7,

8 and 9 at 7 p.m. in the LRHS auditorium, and April 9-10 at 2 p.m. Tickets are available in advance, $8 for adults and $6 for students ($2 less than at the door). Ticket outlets include: Bridgton Books, Hayes True Value, Naples Pizza and Dugout and LRHS.

Fifth at state bee

Gaining love for science

PORTLAND — Josie Zvelebilova, a student at Molly Ockett Middle School, recently placed fifth in the Maine State Spelling Bee. Some of the words she had to spell were hibachi, maraca, jaguar, albatross and isobar. The word that tripped her up was linden.

Some of the other words that were spelled were tithe, oolong, ductile, ramen, hominy and windily.s

College honors

Timothy Martin of Casco, Class of 2013, has been named to the Tufts University (Medford, Mass.) Dean’s List for the fall 2010 semester. Dean’s List honors at Tufts University require a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater.

Aubrey Wissmann of Lovell has been named to the Boston University (College of Arts and Sciences) Dean’s List for the fall 2010 semester. To be eligible for this honor, a student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or above. Aubrey is a Linguistics major.

Josie Zvelebilova Molly Ockett’s top speller

Talk on kindergarten transition

Leslie McConnell, Home to School Liaison for SAD 61, will be doing a presentation for families from Bridgton, Casco, Naples and Sebago on helping to make the transition to kindergarten as smooth as possible.

Pre-academic activities to help your child prepare for school will also be presented.

The presentation will be held on Tuesday, April 12 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Crooked River Adult and Community

Education Center on Route 11 in Casco. Childcare will be provided, but since limited slots are available, reservations are necessary. Please call 627-4291, ext. 26 to reserve a space. Leave a message if necessary.

PORTLAND – This month, 144 fifth graders from Lake Region Middle School in Naples traveled to Portland’s waterfront to participate in the Gulf of Maine Research Institute’s LabVenture! program.

From the moment the marinethemed bus arrived at their school, students were immersed in science.

The program, entitled Lobster: Untold Tales, provided students with a unique opportunity to take on the role of scientist as they experience life at a working marine research facility. Hands-on activities are modeled on actual scientific research being conducted by marine scientists at work along the coast of Maine.

Students handled live lobsters and worked in student-led teams studying adaptations, diet, habitat, behavior and economics. They also learned how inland water-

BUS TO MARINE ADVENTURE — The LabVenture! Bus transported students from their school to the Gulf of Maine Resarch Institute’s marine research facility. sheds are connected to the Gulf Spring, as well as many other sponof Maine. sors, the Gulf of Maine Research With schools facing tight bud- Institute provides LabVenture! at gets, the local corporate and phil- no cost to schools or families, anthropic community has come including transportation. together to enable students to To date, Poland Spring has proparticipate free of charge. Thanks vided lead corporate support for to lead corporate partner Poland the program totaling $1.5 million.

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