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www.bridgton.com Vol. 143, No. 16

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Bridgton, Maine

April 19, 2012

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Tough money choices

Selectmen take ‘fair but firm’ approach

By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer The Bridgton Board of Selectmen had some tough choices to make, at their budget workshop Tuesday night.

The selectmen said they were trying to be fair but firm — particularly by asking municipal departments and local organizations to step up and try to find creative ways, such as grants, to help fund capital equipment and other requests without adding more to the taxpayers’ burden.

Whether it is the Bridgton Fire Department, the Bridgton Public Library, the Bridgton Community Center or the Bridgton Town Band — all are being encouraged by the selectmen to hold fundraisers to help defray the cost of budget requests to taxpayers.

It took over four hours and 30 minutes April 17 — as the five selectmen meticulously went through all 10 recommendations from the Bridgton Budget Advisory Committee (BAC) and then delved into their own questions, views and concerns on specific budget requests.

The board of selectmen will hold a public hearing on the budget on Tuesday, April 24 at 6 p.m. — the night they must finalize the budget they will present to voters at the

June 13 annual town meeting.

So, Tuesday evening, they hammered out their own recommendations to the proposed budget prepared by Town Manager Mitch Berkowitz and the various department heads.

When all was said and done, the selectmen increased the proposed municipal budget by a net of $3,442, to $4,001,902, according to Berkowitz. That would mean a total recommended budget — including projected assessments from School Administrative District 61 and Cumberland County — of $14,724,286, or an estimated property tax rate of $12.79 per $1,000 of property valuation.

The BAC made the following recommendations: • Increase the Bridgton Community Center proposed expenditure for Fiscal Year 2013 from $67,500 to $71,000; • Reduce the proposed expenditure for United Ambulance from $54,000 to $45,000; • Reduce the proposed expenditure for Fourth of July fireworks from $1,000 to zero; • Recommend all outside agencies be funded in FY 2013 at the same levels as FY 2012;

• The town should continue to own Salmon Point Campground on Long Lake, with the Community Development Committee developing a business plan “which allows for growth, ongoing maintenance and a reserve as well as maximizing profits for the general fund;” • Increase the proposed capital paving expenditure from $300,000 to $450,000; • Transfer $11,000 from the backhoe line to the container line for an additional container at the transfer station, as recommended by Transfer Station Manager Bob Fitzcharles; • Delete a proposed reserve of $50,000 for a Bridgton Fire Department truck chassis for the FY 2013 Capital Expenditures budget; • Recommend that “any additional dollars allocated to the Bridgton Recreation Advancement Group (BRAG) over and above the amount that may be received from the Moose Pond Trust Fund should be a warrant article to go before the voters of the town;” and • All other proposed expenditures not mentioned in the above recommendations be adopted a presented in the 2012–2013 budget.

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Second chance for PACE ordinance?

By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer A program that offers lowinterest energy efficiency loans to homeowners, even to those with bad credit, got swept up in the prevailing “no” sentiment in Bridgton last year that rejected a ban on big box stores and fast food restaurants.

It was rejected, but this June the Property Assessed Clean Energy Ordinance will be back before voters again.

“It’s a win-win situation for us” to pass the PACE ordinance this time around, said Town Manager Mitch Berkowitz, dur-

ing an April 10 public hearing.

That’s because the town is only acting as an intermediary for the program, which is financed by funds awarded to the Efficiency Maine Trust under the Federal Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program.

Under the program, residents will be able to apply for loans at a rate of 4.9% to finance energy-efficient improvements of residential, commercial or industrial property. It also provides money for installation of any number of renewable energy systems, such as wood pellet

stoves, solar, biomass, geothermal or wind systems — even a landfill gas-to-energy system.

Such systems must meet or exceed federal and state energy efficiency standards.

In return, the town agrees, under the ordinance, to act as the agent in dispersing the loans and assuming responsibility for their repayment, by keeping payment records and recording any liens that result from nonpayment.

The program will not only help homeowners by being open also to businesses, it may well entice new business development by making renovation projects and new construction more affordable. Another bonus, according to Berkowitz, is that the program dovetails nicely with the town’s existing building ordinances.

“It’s a great opportunity for the public,” Berkowitz said, PACE, Page A

Little rain will make difference

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Dan Craffey, owner of Moose Landing Marina, joked that the dry weather has netted him a new client.

“Noah is storing his ark here until the rain starts,” he said.

After a winter with little snowfall and a void of spring rain, the water levels in Maine’s rivers and lakes are visibly lower than normal.

That is clear to anyone who has been near a body of water recently.

Despite the rain that entered the forecast last week, those

sporadic sprinklings did not raise the water levels. In addition, this week’s humidity-free and gusty wind conditions have contributed to the current dry spell.

However, it won’t take much rain to turn that trend around, according to both the locals who work and live around the lakes and the officials from the National Weather Service (NWS) in Gray.

“We are down about three feet right now,” Naples businessman Craffey said referring to Brandy Pond. He said the Songo River appears to be running lower, too.

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By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — An 80-plusdegree Patriots’ Day may have pleased many.

However, the low-precipitation trend presents a concern to area fire departments.

While the dry conditions proved to be pleasant for the holiday’s barbecues, yard work and boating excursions, they were not the best circumstances for controlling outdoor fires.

In response to the lack of rain, the Town of Casco has banned the issuing of all outdoor burn permits until greenup unless a substantial rainfall occurs first, according to Casco

Fire Chief Jason Moen.

With flammable debris on the forest floor and a continued dry spell, the Casco Fire Department has called a halt to all outdoor burns, Moen said.

“We have been proactive with the fire danger, and we have banned daytime burning for now, depending on what the weather does,” he said. “But, with the heavy fuel load going on in the woods right now, we are going to continue our ban until the green-up happens.”

The town will allow warming fires, but any fire bigger than that or burned for another purpose is not being permitted, he said.

Maude Meeker, of Naples, and Bryanna Plummer, of Bridgton, apply some muscle to trail maintenance work on Monday. The Lake Region High School students participated in an “Alternative Spring Break” — improving the trail prior to additional trash removal activities scheduled in Bridgton for Earth Day. (De Busk Photo)

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fire danger has been quite high throughout the Lake Region this spring. This recent woods fire in Lovell, of undetermined origin, was spotted by alert neighbors in Sweden and suppressed by local fire crews before it had burned more than an acre. Anticipated rains in the next week should help to damp down the danger. Get a permit before you burn.

(Laura Chadbourne Photo)

Burn permit bans prelude ‘green-up’ “We realize that it is an inconvenience” for many residents who would like to rid themselves of this past autumn’s leaves and organic debris, he said. He added people can get some yard work closure by taking that natural debris to the Naples-Casco Transfer Station.

The facility accepts that type of bulky waste, he said.

Moen stressed that greenup, by definition, is when tree leaves are fully expanded and not the point in time when buds are visible.

The good news from the National Weather Service (NWS) is that this year’s greenup may happen three weeks

early or earlier than usual.

The green-up “could happen early. Usually, our worse fire weather season is late April through May. And, we are running three weeks ahead of schedule for that. So, we think we might be three weeks ahead of schedule” for green-up, according to NWS Meteorologist Michael Cempa.

Other municipalities in the Lake Region have dried up the issuing of burn permits, too.

For the Town of Bridgton, burn permits are issued according to the U.S. Forest Service’s ratings of potential fire danger.

“Today is a Class Four.

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By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer Now a naturalist for Lakes Environmental Association (LEA), Mary Jewett recalls cleaning up the trash in Stevens Brook with her elementary school class.

“I remember pulling huge pieces of metal out of the brook that were from the mill days. It was a mission for our class to find the most metal rods to pull out. We actually had to stop because there were too many,” she said of her experience as a sixth grader.

In spring 2012, Jewett brims with excitement that as an LEA employee, she will be among the groups of people hosting the trash cleanup day to celebrate Earth Day. “What we are doing on Earth Day is cleaning up point source pollution. That’s the stuff you can point to like beer cans, coffee cups and even the lawn chair someone spotted in Stevens Brook,” she said.

The “Earth Day in Bridgton” activities will begin at 1:30 p.m. this Sunday, April 22, with participants meeting at the Bridgton Community Center, according to one organizer, Ken Murphy. Area residents should come prepared: Wear hip boots

or waterproof shoes, and bring rakes and shovels, he said.

People can assist by cleaning up Main and Depot Streets as well as the waterways of Pondicherry Park. The trash pick-up will continue until 5 p.m., when everyone gathers at the community center for a free meal prepared by BCC Executive Director Carmen Lone, Murphy said.

Numerous activities and games are planned at the center, especially for those children too small to spend the afternoon hauling trash out of Stevens Brook.

“This is the fourth year in a row that we have been doing this. We have got a lot of people coming aboard to help us out,” Murphy said.

All month, Jewett has been in the planning stages for the upcoming cleanup.

“Every time I walk along Stevens Brook, I am making mental notes of what to clean up when there is a crew around,” she said. “When there is trash on the ground, people will think no one cares and throw trash there. When something is pristine, if they would be the first one to throw that beer can or that cigarette butt EARTH, Page 12A

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By Gail Geraghty Searles didn’t meet minimum the two boards were so diametpart of the Central Maine Healthcare Family.

Staff Writer lot size standards, didn’t have rically opposed to one another HARRISON — After nine enough shoreline frontage, and in interpreting the ordinance. months and appealing to two was adding a new use under “The appeals board said we town boards, Gary Searles has the town’s Shoreland Zoning ‘should’ approve it. They can’t CASCO — The Maine International Trade Center recently finally prevailed in his request Ordinance. The planning board make us,” Smith said.

But the majority agreed announced that Hancock Lumber has been named Maine’s to convert a ground-floor com- also felt the request should be mercial office into an apart- denied because the ordinance to acquiesce to the appeals Exporter of the Year.

Hancock Lumber is the largest manufacturer of eastern white ment in downtown Harrison only allows an apartment in the board’s order, and not take the Limited Commercial District if matter any further. Smith charpine (EWP) boards in North America. Hancock started their Village.

Under a direct order from it is part of an existing single- acterized the board’s vote as export business in 2007 and today proudly ship their products all the Harrison Appeals Board, family home. “a mechanical approval, based over the world. the Planning Board voted April “I’ve got to make sure I can on the board of appeals’ deciSawmill Division COO, Kevin Hynes, attributes the mills’ success during one of America’s toughest times to their diversifica- 5 to grant the change of use swallow this pill,” said Planning sion.” permit for The Anchorage at Board Chairman Barry Smith, Code Enforcement Officer tion of markets.

“Our export business has enabled the company to keep all three 25 and 27 Main Street, which when member Robert Celeste John Wentworth explained the of our mills running and our employees working during the U.S. Searles said was necessary asked at the April 5 meeting process even further, saying, recession. That’s where the real credit goes, to our employees who because he hasn’t been able to whether a vote was even neces- “You are really signing a perhave been flexible and able to adapt to new products and custom- rent the space as a professional sary. “You may think this is per- mit for them. Appeals boards sonal, but it is not,” Smith told cannot issue permits.” ers — on Monday they are making one-inch boards for New York office.

The Harrison Appeals Board Searles. The planning board’s The appeals board ruled that and on Tuesday 33-millimeter lumber for China,” Hynes said.

When EWP is introduced to a new country, potential custom- voted Feb. 23 to overturn the approval was made conditional Searles’ 13,000-square-foot ers immediately accept it as a superior product to all other pine Planning Board’s negative rul- upon written documentation building, on an undersized lot, species. It takes about 80 years to grow an EWP tree to maturity ing last November, and ordered that the subsurface wastewater was grandfathered from havand this slow growth creates a very stable and durable product. the planning board to issue a disposal system was adequate ing to meet the 40,000-squareto handle two apartments and foot minimum lot size stanHancock is one of the few remaining lumber companies still permit. dard, because in their opinion It was a reluctant vote. office space. growing its own trees, owning 12,500 acres of timberland in he wasn’t adding a third use, as When the planning board iniAt one point, Smith suggestCumberland and Oxford counties. tially denied the request, its ed the planning board could he always had three uses for the TOP EXPORTER, Page A members felt strongly that go against the order from the property. They also differed with appeals board, and considered the planning board on whether BUILDING 40+ YEARS IN THE LAKES REGION AREA asking selectmen to have the Searles could ask for a change case decided in Cumberland of use. The appeals board said County Superior Court — since Searles could change one use

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By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer HARRISON — Chris Searles, manager of the Olde Mill Tavern, is “just looking for a little open space,” that’s all. Just a place for a few picnic tables, bordered by a split rail fence, with some plants and a ground cover of crushed stone.

His father, Gary Searles, owns the building — and thinks it’s a great idea. Who wants to dine inside when they can dine outside, enjoying summertime in Maine?

Yes, it is a great idea, Planning Board Chairman Barry Smith agrees. But there’s only one problem, he told them, when they appeared before the board April 5. In creating that “little open space” leading off the dining room, Searles is creDEFINITION, Page A

Searles gains office conversion approval

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within a multi-use structure, while the planning board felt that changes of use in non-conforming structures must apply to the entire structure.

Internal inconsistencies The case highlighted the need for the town to update its Shoreland Zoning Ordinance, which was revealed to be internally inconsistent in several respects, in particular when it comes to defining permitted and non-permitted uses in the Limited Commercial District.

It also highlighted the need for the town to decide once and for all whether it wants to allow apartments in the village; Searles is not the only property owner who has been able to renovate space in their building for apartments, even though the planning board says that is not allowed.

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Hancock: Top exporter (Continued from Page A) Kevin Hancock, a sixth-generation family member and the company’s president commented, “It is exciting to see a natural resource growing abundantly in Maine, manufactured in Maine and sold around the world. Our manufacturing facilities have developed exceptional flexibility and our sales team has been able to use that flexibility to customize products for a particular region of the world. It’s really very exciting to see a unit of lumber in Casco, Bethel or Pittsfield and know it is bound for global markets.”

Established in 1848, Hancock Lumber Company is one of America’s oldest and most distinguished family-owned lumber companies. Today, the company has 200 manufacturing employees in Maine with sawmills in Casco, Bethel and Pittsfield. In 2011, Hancock Lumber purchased over 50 million board feet of eastern white pine logs and spent over $30 million in the Maine economy from its manufacturing operations alone. Hancock Lumber also operates 10 retail locations across Maine and New Hampshire where their made-in-Maine pine products are available.

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PICKING A WINNER — Maine Veterans Home resident James Taylor (seated) picks the winner from the Easter Dinner Basket Raffle sponsored by the Western Maine Veterans Advisory Committee. With Taylor were, at left, Joe Cooney, and right, Gene Bickford, both co-chairmen of the Western Maine Veterans Advisory Committee, which works throughout the year to sponsor events that earn funds to provide a wide array of activities to the Maine Veterans Home residents. The basket contained all of the items necessary for a complete Easter dinner, and was won by the American Legion Post #155 of Naples. The Naples Post graciously donated the food items to the Oxford Hills Food Pantry.

(Continued from Page A) ating a structure.

“It looks like you might need to go to the Board of Appeals,” said Smith, adding that, while he didn’t like it either, the town’s ordinance definition of a structure is clear — at least to him. “All I’m doing is reading the English language,” he said.

A “structure,” as defined in both the town’s Site Plan Review and Shoreland Zoning Ordinances, as well as state law, is “Anything built for the support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, goods, or property of any kind, together with anything constructed or erected with a fixed location on or in the ground, exclusive of fences. The term includes structures temporarily or permanently located, such as decks and satellite dishes.”

The garden seating area is a structure, Smith said, and what he’s proposing is an expansion of an existing non-conforming structure. The proposed garden space doesn’t meet requirements in the Shoreland Zoning Ordinance for a 50foot setback from the street or a 40,000-square-foot minimum lot size in the Limited

Commercial District. It also increases the amount of lot coverage from 48% to 53%.

“This is an area that I totally disagree with the Shoreland Zoning Ordinance. I agree it would be great to have an outside seating area,” Smith said.

The board tabled Searles’ request in order to do a site walk, which was held on April 13. The board is expected to revisit the request at their next meeting on May 4.

Chris Searles said a hedge would be planted to define the perimeter of the garden space, and the hedge would replace the fence when fully grown. A window in the dining area facing the parking lot would be replaced by a door, allowing access to the garden space.

Smith faced some opposition from other board members on his interpretation of the definition of a structure.

Member Robert Celeste said he wasn’t sure if a garden space qualified, and member Eddie Rolfe said the board’s job was to “interpret the ordinance, but with common sense.” Rolfe said his opinion was that a structure was a building, and that the definition the town

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adopted came from regional planners.

Rolfe then asked Code Enforcement Officer John Wentworth, “Hypothetically, if he went out with a rake and a shovel, and put in a couple of picnic tables” without first coming to the town for permission, would you care? I think we’ve got better things to do,” Rolfe said.

Wentworth didn’t reply directly to Rolfe’s question, but did side with Smith that the garden space would be a structure. In general, a structure is anything man-made.

Smith said, “If this document isn’t right, then let’s change it. Let’s change it. If

it wasn’t for this ordinance, I’d vote (in favor) for it right now.” He said every request needs to be evaluated on the basis of what the ordinance requires, and said, “I personally feel that is a good thing to do.” If others disagree, he continued, “then I’ll resign from the planning board, and you can do what you feel is the right thing to do.”

Smith said, “We are on a slippery slope. If we establish a precedent that we don’t care about lot coverage and side setbacks, then why have ordinances at all? You’ll just give us a story, and if we like your story,” it will be approved, said Smith.

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So, even if Route 11 was funded, it would be another two years from now before heavy machinery rolls in.

Casco Town Manager David Morton questioned whether there is a good probability that Route 11 will receive state funding.

It has been Casco’s road repair request for a number of years, he said.

“MDOT has the same problem as many towns and municipalities. There is a lot more work than money to do the work,” Morton said.

Perhaps, the substandard conditions will help boost the roadway’s ranking for funding. Perhaps, improving Route 11 will be considered a public safety issue.

“The road is in particularly bad shape. It’s a major road for trucking, commercial trucking going back and forth,” he said.

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By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — There is a saying, “Three’s a charm.”

Will it prove true if three towns push for the same road to be repaired?

What if two of those three towns put that same road as the Number One through Number Three most in need of major improvements?

When the state transportation department reached out to communities to document the most needed highway improvements, Casco, Naples and Poland had a road in common.

Route 11 is the corridor connecting this trio of towns; and, three like-minded town managers already had it on the road repair list. So, is three a charm?

Only time will tell.

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(Continued from Page A) not specifically list mixed-use buildings as permitted uses, and some board members argued that since the ordinance does not list mixed-use buildings as “not permitted,” then such a use could be permitted.

The reply from Matthew Manahan of the Pierce Atwood law firm, made on Feb. 6, was that although in general, “only uses listed in an ordinance as permitted uses (with or without a permit) are legally permitted,” the ordinance is ambiguous as to whether a second apartment can be put in a building with an existing commercial use, that of a professional office.

Because of that ambiguity, Manahan said, “the landowner should be given the benefit of ambiguous ordinance provisions, because the landowner is entitled to use his property as he sees fit, absent a clear regulation to the contrary.”

Planning Board Chairman Smith, after seeing Manahan’s letter, asked the appeals board to reconsider its vote overturning the planning board’s denial. Smith said that because Manahan listed arguments both for and against allowing the second apartment, the correct way to solve the issue would be to amend the ordinance at a town meeting.

Smith got as far as being placed on the appeals board March 21 agenda, in order to try to convince the appeals board to reverse its decision. He withdrew his request after it was determined he did not have legal standing to request a reconsideration, because he wasn’t present when the appeals board took up the Searles case, and because he did not suffer a “particularized injury” from their ruling.

In a March 2 letter, Smith said the appeals procedure was not applied in reviewing Searles’ appeal, since the appeals board should only overturn decisions by the planning board that are “clearly contrary” to the ordinance. With the level of ambiguity in the ordinance cited by Manahan, the “clearly contrary” standard cannot be justified, Smith said.

“It is my firm belief that the town voters did not want the downtown area of Harrison to have apartment buildings, and that is why the words were put into the ordinance restricting apartments to existing single family residential structures, and limiting them to only one,” Smith wrote. “I believe the voters understood the need to allow a mother-in-law apartment. If the voters of Harrison have had a change of heart and now want apartments to be allowed in commercial structures within the LCD, then the voters should make that change, not the appeals board,” Smith argued.

The “unintended consequences” of the appeals board ruling, he wrote, would be that each of Searles’ offices now will be allowed to be converted to apartments — and such conversions would also apply to anyone else in the LCD. “I don’t believe this is what the voters wanted for our downtown,” he said.

Smith acknowledged that he doesn’t agree with many of the town’s ordinance provisions, especially the Shoreland Zoning Ordinance, which he said is “way too restrictive.”

The Lakes Environmental Association’s Colin Holme also weighed in on the matter, stating in a Jan. 12 letter that they agreed with the Planning Board’s ruling that Searles did not meet minimum lot size standards in the Shoreland Zone. Searles’ building sits on a 12,000-square-foot lot, and the minimum lot size in the Shoreland Zoning Ordinance is 40,000 square feet.

Holme also said Searles’ request did not rise to the level of an undue hardship, upon which most appeals are based. An undue hardship in Harrison means that, “The land in question cannot yield a reasonable return unless a variance is granted.” He said that the town needs to change the ordinance, since Searles’ request, on the face of it, seemed “appropriate” for the downtown village.

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Route 11 repairs (Continued from Page A) alone the Casco portion of Route 11, he said.

“Due to the road conditions in the wintertime, it becomes more dangerous to the driver. The road is so uneven that plows are unable to remove the snow and ice,” Morton said.

The worse section of the road, which Morton said was his opinion, “is probably the stretch running from Route 121 to Oak Hill Road in Poland.”

“Certainly a rebuild of what is there would be a good start.

Whether or not MDOT is able to do more like straightening problematic curves, relies on funding,” he said.

Morton said it was not uncommon for a town to get cooperation from other towns in submitting similar infrastructure improvements to MDOT. “A lot of small communities do it. If you have a road going through multiple communities, it makes sense,” he said.

“We sent it indicating Route 11 was in dire need,” he said.

Over the years, MDOT has completed a paving project in Casco; and a few years ago, the state funded a drainage project in Casco Village, he said.

“I don’t recall in my memory any major road construction. I think it’s been more than 30 years,” Morton said.

Poland Town Manager Rosemary Kulow said Route 11 was on the state paperwork, and the issue was also on Tuesday evening’s agenda.

“Keep in mind – our (Poland) Board of Selectmen has not signed it. They are looking at it tonight,” Kulow said on Tuesday.

While Route 11 is definitely on the completed paperwork, it will require a final lookover and more details about which section of Route 11 could use state assistance, she said.

“I need the selectmen to help me with that, quite frankly. I need to get that clarified with them. I need to get that defined,” Kulow said.

Kulow said her office was not “working together consciously” with Casco and Naples. Actually, Poland’s Number One request was the completion of Route 26, which would be the last mile between the community school and the Town of Mechanic Falls’ traffic light, she said.

Route 11 got the Number Two spot on the paperwork along with several other routes. But, Route 11 has a shot at getting the state’s attention, she said.

“MDOT looks at corridor improvements. They like to see transportation corridor improvements, and to see towns working together on this. It puts a regional focus (on the project), and it rates higher when MDOT is ranking it,” Kulow said.

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Museum request ok’d, Avesta denied

By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Selectmen on Tuesday agreed to let the Rufus Porter Museum hook up to the town’s sewer system as part of its plan to relocate its museum from North High Street to a more central downtown location at 121 Main Street.

The board denied, however, a request from Avesta Housing, Inc. for a sewer allocation of 2,415 gallons a day to service its planned 21-unit housing project at 247 Main Street. In

that case, the sewer field at the lower ballfield, serving that part of downtown, is already at maximum capacity, and cannot handle any more allocations until improvements are made.

The museum’s request for an allocation of 124 gallons per day was approved because it would hook up to the town’s other sewer field, off Wayside Avenue. Museum Board of Directors Secretary, Judy Graham, wrote in her request that the large single-family home they bought from the

Gallinari family at 121 Main Street is currently served by a 28-year-old septic system.

However, in order to make the red house museum tie in properly with the home, it needs to be sited over the existing leach field.

“We have tried several scenarios to avoid this, but in all situations, the leach field would be compromised,” Graham wrote.

The Sewer Committee met last Thursday to discuss options for increasing the capacity of

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Heather Rorer was the only audience member who spoke during the public hearing. “I’m

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“There’s only positives to be said about it,” Rorer added.

Selectmen Doug Taft asked about the requirement in the ordinance making the town responsible for education and

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According to Town Manager Mitch Berkowitz, the town has begun testing the so-called “strength” of the effluent entering the field, and those tests need to be done in both the low water conditions that exist now, as well as the high water conditions expected this fall. That way, those separate tests can be compared, and the results may allow for the town to request an increase in capacity over current limits of 12,600 gallons per day.

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Fryeburg town budget increases by $294,473

WORK ON THE STEEPLE — Q-Team Tree Service recently offered use of its 75-foot bucket truck, making it possible for repair work to be done to the steeple of the old Union Church in Naples Village (next to the library).

Yes, no on sewer requests from $1,000 earmarked for marketing within the economic development department, with the balance to come from the contingency account.

• Agreed to allow the town to apply for several grants, as follows: 1) The Safe Routes to School Program, an undetermined amount, to assist in planning the Depot Street sidewalk improvements; 2) The Bureau of Highway Safety’s “Click It or Ticket” program, to seek $1,922 to pay for overtime for a police officer to perform extra traffic enforcement details.

• Agreed to Police Chief Kevin Schofield’s request to begin a daily check-in program for elderly residents called the

Bridgton “Good Morning” Check-in Program. Schofield said the program would be run by volunteers, in collaboration with the Bridgton Community Center and the Southern Maine Agency on Aging. Only if the person could not be reached would a police officer be dispatched to do a well-being check, he said.

• Agreed to support a request by Recreation Director Tom Tash to provide assistance in scholarship funding for children signed up for the new Lake Region Children’s Theater. Tash said around 100 children signed up during a recent open house at the William Perry House, where the theater will be located.

Works approved at last year’s annual town meeting has been increased this year to $48,680. It includes 8,900 gallons of diesel fuel at $4.60 per gallon for a total of $40,940 and 1,800 gallons of gasoline at $4.30 per gallon for a total of $7,740 — for a grand total $48,680.

Selectman Klinepeter said, “I was looking to see if there were things we could have taken out (of the proposed Public Works budget) — but why be pennywise and pound foolish — like the catch basins?”

Town Manager Jackson stated, “It’s been about 10 years, since we’ve done the catch basins — and this (proposed clean out work) will put them into our regular maintenance schedule.”

“We’re doing all of them — 95 catch basins,” Chairman Wilkey said.

The cleaning of the catch basins is estimated to cost $28,500 — or 95 catch basins at $30 per basin ($125/hour).

The administration account for 2012-2013 is proposed at $387,728.96, or $41,166.21 higher than last year.

The town manager said $16,640 of the $41,166.21 increase is due to a new 32-hour fulltime utility clerk position for the front office at the town office “to provide coverage due to being understaffed.” This new person will be trained for all front office duties and will be cross-trained to provide backup for General Assistance, payroll and accounts payable.

The code enforcement officer and assessors’ agent positions will be combined, Jackson said. The assessors’ agent’s position budgeted under Professional Services will be eliminated ($27,000), she said.

“The wage (for the code enforcement officer/assessors’ agent) has been adjusted (from $36,566.40 to $41,600) to be consistent with the joint position,” stated Jackson April 12.

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They also briefly discussed citing a third field at another piece of town-owned property across from the cemetery on the Kansas Road. That site would be more expensive to create, Berkowitz said, because of the need to extend the sewer line from where it ends at the corner of Kansas Road and Lower Main Street.

Berkowitz told selectmen that the Department of Environmental Protection appears poised to grant its appeal of a conditional order reducing minimum lot sizes in the General Development II District. “What this means is that we got almost the home run” the town was looking for, Berkowitz said, referring to an April 9 letter from DEPAssistant Shoreland Zoning Coordinator Mike Morse. Morse said documentation provided in the town’s appeal “does support” a reduction to 5,000 square feet from the former 50,000-squarefoot standard, but added, “the matter of interpretation is still outstanding.” Morse said the town would need to amend its current Shoreland Zoning Ordinance again to include the new language.

One of the sticking points, said Berkowitz, is that the DEP still isn’t willing to allow the “per bedroom” language as it appeared in the amendment voters approved last November.

“We’re still working through the language, so it will be ready in time to go before the voters in June,” Berkowitz said. The federal funds that have been approved for the Avesta project must be used this year, and it is unclear whether the agency will submit formal plans for the project if it has to wait for the outcome of the June vote. The project depends on assurances that minimum lot sizes will be lowered, but it also depends on plans for an adequate wastewater disposal system, and may also depend on the outcome of a June referendum that, if passed, would require them to reserve the entire ground level for commercial use.

“They may, or may not (submit an application), Berkowitz said. “That’s something that Avesta has to decide for themselves.”

In other action, the board: • Approved a request from Fire Chief Glen Garland to begin negotiating the purchase of a new tanker to replace the current tanker, which he said is “on its last legs.” The town has $75,000 in reserve funding, with another $75,000 in the budget and $50,000 that can be applied to the purchase.

The $215,000 tanker is a demonstration model, only a year old, which would cost around $300,000 if purchased new.

• Agreed to grant the Bridgton Economic Development Corporation the $23,000 it needs for current marketing efforts, with $14,800 immediately available and the balance to be drawn down as needed. The funds will come

By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer FRYEBURG — Voters here will be asked to approve a budget at the annual town meeting in June that includes municipal expenditures and capital items, as well as school district and county assessments that total $7.14 million, or $294,473.30 more than last year.

Fryeburg Selectmen Ed Wilkey, Rick Eastman and Tom Klinepeter unanimously approved the proposed municipal budget for 2012-2013 (not including capital) of $2,918,610.59, or $133,607.30 more than in 2011-2012. They also approved the proposed capital budget of $212,000, that is $58,000 higher than in 2011-2012.

The total proposed municipal budget, including capital items, stands at $3,130,610.59, or $191,607.30 more than last year.

The Oxford County assessment is scheduled to increase from last year by $24,277 up to $284,860, while the assessment from School Administrative District 72 is projected to be 3,726,848, or $191,697.30 higher than in 2011-2012.

The major increases in the proposed municipal budget can be found in the Public Works and Administration accounts, respectively.

The Public Works Department budget is proposed at $550,185.50 for 2012-2013, or $60,911.56 more than last year.

Responding to a question from Selectman Eastman, Fryeburg Town Manager Sharon Jackson said April 12 that the Public Works Department has the largest increase in fuel costs, of all the municipal departments.

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Obituaries

Laurence R. Graffam

Scott P. Thomas

Gloria P. Chute

NAPLES — Laurence R. Graffam, 67, of Naples passed away on Saturday, April 7, 2012 at the Bridgton Health Care Center.

He was born in Bridgton, the son of James R. and Flora G. Graffam on May 13, 1944. He attended Bridgton schools and graduated in 1962, He married Bernadette Flick in 1983. She passed away in 2003.

As a young man, he served in the U.S. Naval Reserves. He worked at various businesses until he opened his own mechanical garage and salvage yard in Naples. He was a man of many skills. A craftsman and a carpenter, his artistry was employed to redesign existing properties. He enjoyed being involved in the creative process.

He participated in all outdoor activities and had a true passion for fishing, camping and traveling with his family, which was his favorite pastime.

He was predeceased by his parents, Jim and Flora Graffam; his sister, Lillian; and his brother, Derrell.

He is survived by a brother, Peter Graffam of Naples; two sisters, Nancy Blake of Bridgton and Joan Tracy of Louisiana; two children, Jason Flick and Danica Rummel; six grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Visiting hours and funeral services were held at Cornerstone Church (25 Sebago Road) in Naples on Wednesday, April 11.

LOVELL — Scott Peter Thomas, 50, of Lovell, passed away peacefully surrounded by friends and family on Saturday, April 7, 2012, after a five-year journey with colon cancer.

He was born on Oct. 23, 1961, at the Osteopathic Hospital in Portland to the late Ursula Thomas and the late Clarence Thomas Sr. He grew up in Cornish, graduated from Sacopee Valley High School and graduated from the police academy. He became York County Sheriff after high school. He moved to Lovell, where he lived for the past 30 years.

He married Angela Barker on Aug. 18, 1990. They have three children, Jared, Allison and Spencer. He called his golden retriever, Cassidy, his guardian angel.

Scott owned and operated a family business, Superior Striping (parking lot striping) for 13 years and has now passed the business to his eldest son, Jared, to carry on.

Scott was a past professional candlepin bowler, and he bowled on television.

He was a Men’s League Softball player for over 30 years. He was a past recreation director for the Town of Lovell, as well as a past T-ball coach and girl’s softball coach. He was active in town government as well, serving on the budget committee and as the safety officer for the Lovell Volunteer Fire Department, where he had been a volunteer fireman since high school. He took fire investigation classes, ran fire safety events at the elementary school and taught children what it meant to be a firefighter.

Scott was a past parade chairman for the Town of Lovell. He was a member of the Kora Shrine, where he was a log roller and drove in many parades. He was a member of the Delta Lodge #153 in Lovell, the Lovell Lion’s Club and a Redman member.

He was a team member and sponsor of two racing teams for over 25 years at Oxford Plains Speedway. He enjoyed making maple syrup with his family.

Scott organized and assisted with a number of benefit suppers for community members; anyone who needed help, Scott was one of the first ones there.

Scott was an active advocate for colon cancer screening. When he was first diagnosed after learning there was no cure at the time, his first action was to start the fight with chemo treatments, and then do what he could do to help others with cancer. Scott was the Amgen Breakaway from Cancer Survivor Award winner for 2010 — a national award for making a difference in the community and inspiring others.

He did a commercial and several TV interviews with Channel 8. He was a speaker at numerous cancer conferences and meetings around the State of Maine during the past five years of his battle with cancer. He spoke at two cancer conferences in Stowe, Vt., over the past two years and spoke on two radio shows regarding cancer awareness, which aired on several stations in the Midwest. He mentored other cancer patients on their journeys. His motto was “fight the fight, fight for the cure.”

He was courageous, always had a positive attitude, was respectful, honorable, honest and a mentor to many. He was always laughing and enjoying life. He was heroic, loved his community, loved to play sports and was a strong family man. Scott was a loving father and husband.

He lit up a room when he walked in with his smile and sparkling blue eyes.

He was a big Red Sox fan and loved going to Fenway Park.

Scott is survived by his wife Angela of Lovell; three children, Jared, Allison and Spencer; nieces and nephews; and many in-laws.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 21, at 1 p.m., at the Wadsworth Arena at Fryeburg Academy. Arrangements are under the direction of Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 45 Main Street, South Paris. Online condolences may be shared with his family at www.chandlerfunerals.com In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Scott’s name to the Lovell Volunteer Fire Department, Bridgton Hospital Oncology Clinic or Jen’s Friends Cancer Foundation in North Conway, N.H.

CASCO — Gloria Peace Day Chute passed away peacefully at Ledgewood Manor in Windham on Thursday, April 12, 2012.

Gloria was born in Worcester, Mass., in 1930, the daughter of Lillian Jones Day and Sherwin Maxwell Day Sr. She moved to Casco as a little girl. Gloria followed her husband on many adventures, but returned to Casco in 1977.

She is survived by her husband, Edward Merton Chute of Casco; six children; 20 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; her brother, S. Maxwell Day of Indianapolis; many cousins; nieces and nephews.

Gloria Chute is best known locally as the founder/owner, along with her husband Edward, of Chute’s Country Tea Room of Casco and Chute’s Family Restaurant in Windham before her retirement in the early 90s. She is also remembered by many for her personal investment in their lives in prayer and in practical caring.

There will be a celebration of life for Gloria on May 19 at the Naples Gymnasium on the Village Green in Naples at 2:30 p.m. Arrangements are by Hall Funeral Home, Casco.

SCARBOROUGH — Leonard K. Libby, 84, passed away on April 12, 2012, at the Maine Medical Center, after a brief illness. He died one day before his 85th birthday.

The son of Chester and Myrtle (Gamby) Libby, Leonard was born in Medford, Mass. on April 13, 1927. He later moved to Scarborough with his family. He attended Scarborough High School, leaving to become a Navy cook during World War II. Upon his discharge, he returned home to start a candy business with his father, Libby’s Candies, which was located for 16 years on Route 1 in Scarborough. He met his future bride, Lorraine (Cook) Libby, when they hired her mother to hand-dip chocolates. Closing the store upon his father’s retirement, he spent a period of time working for New York Life as an insurance salesman. Len then became a salesman for the Superior Nut Company in Cambridge, Mass., until his retirement.

Len was well-known in the Town of Scarborough for his charitable and community work. He was a founding member of the Scarborough Rescue Squad, serving as an emergency medical technician for 22 years, and at the time of his death, was a member of the Scarborough Fire Police. (The morning he was hospitalized, he started his day at 5 a.m. by directing traffic at an accident.)

He was a member of the Scarborough Lions Club for 59 years, working in many capacities to raise money for the purchase of the first thermal imaging device for the Fire Department as well as the acquisition of two rescue vehicles. In 1989, he was awarded the prestigious Melvin Jones Award, the highest honor granted in Lionism, and the Town of Scarborough proclaimed Jan. 16, 2003 to be Lion Leonard K. Libby Day, in honor of his achievements.

A man of sincere faith, he was a member of the First Congregational Church for 50 years, and at the time of his death was a member of the West Scarborough United Methodist Church. He was always highly involved in church activities, whether it was chairing a bean supper, leading a youth group, working on almost every standing committee, or singing bass (albeit reluctantly) in the church choir. He was particularly proud of being part of the interdenominational committee that brought the Rev. Billy Graham and his crusade to Portland in the 1970s.

He loved, in no particular order, Mel Torme, musical theater, the Portland Sea Dogs (he and Lorraine held season’s tickets for many years), clamming at Winnock’s Neck, and making the best peanut brittle in the state of Maine every year at Christmas.

He is survived by his wife Lorraine of Scarborough, to whom he was married for 62 years; his children, Leslie Chadbourne of Portland and Lisa Knight of Raymond; his two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Visiting hours were held on Tuesday, April 17, at Hobbs Funeral Home, 230 Cottage Road, South Portland. The funeral service followed, and a reception was held immediately following the service. There will be a private burial at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Len’s memory to: The Scarborough Lions Club, PO Box 644, Scarborough, ME 04074 or to a charity of one’s choice.

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BOOTHBAY — Judith M. “Judy” Callahan, 72, died on Saturday, April 14, 2012, at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

She was born on May 28, 1939, in Bangor, to Bernard W. and Grace Barnes McFadden. Judy grew up in Wiscasset and graduated as co-valedictorian in the class of 1957 at Wiscasset High School. In high school, she excelled in athletics, especially in basketball and softball.

After high school, she married and raised her four children in Boothbay. She worked part-time for many years at Dr. Carl Griffin’s office in Boothbay Harbor. Judy obtained her real estate license on June 7, 1973. She began working with Miriam Schmidtmann and later with Ethelyn Giles.

In 1985, Judy co-founded with Bruce Tindal, Tindal & Callahan Real Estate in Boothbay Harbor. The business flourished with her dedicated leadership. In 1994, Judy was awarded Maine Realtor of the Year by the Maine Association of Realtors (MAR), the first person from Lincoln County to win the award. She was named Lincoln County Realtor of the Year in 1993, the third time she has won that award (she also won in 1984 and 1989).

Judy was very active with the Lincoln County Board of Realtors, serving on the board of directors for 12 years including terms as its president, vice president and secretary. She also served on several committees of the Lincoln County Board. For the Maine Association of Realtors, she worked on committee planning, and presented educational programs from 1980 to 1993 at the annual convention. She served as Region II vice president and has been a member of the state association’s executive committee and board of directors.

Her civic involvement included being a member of the board of directors and several committees of the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce, director of the Linekin Heights Association and Sprucewold Pool Club, past president of the Highfields Homeowner’s Association, member of the Damariscotta Area Business and Professional Women’s Association, and past member of the St. Andrews Hospital Auxiliary.

In her spare time, she enjoyed working in her rock garden, watching her hummingbirds and especially spending time with her family.

She was predeceased by her parents.

She is survived by a daughter, Julie Strong of Thomaston; sons, William E. Callahan Jr. of Bridgton, Scott A. Callahan of Portland and Stephen B. Callahan of Westbrook; seven grandchildren, including Brian P. Callahan of Watertown, Mass., Jason R. Callahan of Colorado Springs, Colo. and Katherine M. Callahan of Naples; four great-grandchildren; and former husband, William E. Callahan Sr. of Manchester.

A visitation was held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18, at Simmons, Harrington & Hall Funeral Home, 975 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay. A memorial service to celebrate Judy’s life will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 19, at Simmons, Harrington & Hall Funeral Home in Boothbay, followed by a reception at the funeral home. Burial will be private in Wiscasset. The public is invited to share condolences with the Callahan family by visiting their Book of Memories at www.hallfuneralhomes.com. Arrangements are entrusted to Simmons, Harrington & Hall Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 975 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Judy’s memory to: American Cancer Society NE Division, 1 Bowdoin Mill Rd., Suite 300, Topsham, ME 04086 or the American Lung Association, 122 State St., Augusta, ME 04330.

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Donald M. Gay LINNEUS — Donald M. Gay, 98, passed away on April 9, 2012.

Born in Casco on May 29, 1913, he graduated from Casco High School and received a bachelor’s degree in Education with a major in Sociology and Economics from the University of Maine.

Beginning a two-year career at Mechanic Falls High School in 1936, he then accepted the position of music director at Berwick Academy in South Berwick. In 1939, while teaching there, he met and married Myrtle B. Wrye, who was to stay by his side for 72 years, until her death in 2011.

In 1944, he and Myrtle moved to Auburn where he became supervisor of music for the Auburn School System. It was while directing both the Edward Little High School Band and Chorus until 1959 that these organizations grew in size and proficiency to be among the most prestigious high school bands and choruses in New England. Don would later look back on those 15 years in Auburn as some of the best of his 30-plus-year career in school music and to honor his accomplishments in the music programs, the Edward Little Class of 1951 established a Fine Arts scholarship in his name in 2001.

After supervising music programs at Masconomet Regional High School in Boxford, Mass., until 1964, he directed similar music programs at Stephens High School in Rumford and Oxford Hills High School in South Paris. Having retired from teaching in the late 1960s, Don was active for the next 20 years or so as a piano technician and eventually sold his business, IN MEMORIUM retiring from his second career when he was in his mid 80s.

In loving memory of Don was predeceased by his L. MICHAEL (MIKE) ADAMS wife, Myrtle.

4-20-1944 — 4-21-2008 He leaves three children, David ‘Tis now four years since you’ve been gone. Each day seems like a H. Gay of Randolph, Vt., S. Martha year. Your smiling face is seen no Runnerstrom of Linneus and more. Your fishes just a memory. Donald E. Gay of Plano, Texas; as Gone, but not forgotten, by all who well as seven grandchildren and knew you, son. And we all remember five great-grandchildren. you, forever and ever anon.

Folks who knew Don and We love you, from Myrtle are welcomed to join in a Your sisters Sally, service of celebration and remem‘Punkin’ & Chickadee brance for them to be held at the Brothers Harry, John, Casco Village Church in Casco at Freddy & Steven. 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 26.

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Dorothy J. Vaughan Smith, 83, of Bridgton passed away on Tuesday, April 17, 2012.

She was born in Somerville, Mass. on Jan. 17, 1929, the daughter of Ernest L. and Lillian E. Witham Newton. She married Harry B. Vaughan, who died in 1957. She moved to Bridgton and married Frank Thompson in 1959.

She was a member of the First Congregational Church and was active in the Cub Scouts, PTA and Rebekahs. She moved to Norway, where she worked as a nurse’s aide. In 1994, she married Calvin Smith and resided in Otisfield. After the death of Mr. Smith, she lived with her daughter in Bridgton.

She is survived by two sons, William Vaughan of Belfast and Michael Vaughan of Georgia; two daughters, Linda Worster of Lincoln and Sally Thompson of Bridgton; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by an infant daughter in 1953.

Graveside services will be held on Saturday, April 21 at 3 p.m. at Oakdale Cemetery in Otisfield. Arrangements are under the direction of Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 45 Main Street, South Paris. Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.chandlerfunerals.com

John D. Egan

SEBAGO – John D. Egan, 50, of Standish, died unexpectedly on Monday, April 16, 2012.

He was born in Massachusetts on June 30, 1961, a son of the late Desmond J. and Irene (Sullivan) Egan. He grew up on Sebago Lake and graduated from Bonny Eagle High School as a member of the class of 1979. After high school, he attended the former Southern Maine Vocational & Technical Institute for carpentry.

John started working in carpentry at age 15 and eventually started his own business, John Egan Custom Builders.

John loved anything to do with the outdoors, which is why the love of his life was Sebago Lake. He enjoyed boating and jet skiing on the lake as well as hunting.

He will be sadly missed by his two sons, Erik S. Egan of Portland and Robert Egan of Orlando, Fla.; his three daughters, Ashley Perry of Gorham, Kayla Allen of Boston, Mass. and McKenzie Allen of Gorham; a grandson and a granddaughter.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a memorial service on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 2 p.m. at the Wilde Memorial Chapel in Evergreen Cemetery, 672 Stevens Avenue, Portland, with Rev. Philip Shearman officiating.

Arrangements are under the care of Advantage Funeral & Cremation Services, 981 Forest Avenue, Portland. Please visit www.advantageportland.com to sign John’s guestbook.

In lieu of flowers, donation may be made to: The Egan Memorial Fund, c/o Norway Savings Bank, 10 Franklin Drive, Windham, ME 04062 or c/o TJ Davis, TJ’s Sandwich Shop, Sebago Lake Village.

Ruth M. Abbiati GORHAM — Ruth Ann (Moir) Abbiati passed away unexpectedly after many years of illness on April 16, 2012, at a Portland hospital.

Ruth was born in Portland, the daughter of Bernard Moir and Laura (Chapman) Moir. Although she graduated from Springfield (Mass.)

High School, Ruth remained a Presque Isle/Caribou girl at heart. She graduated from the University of Maine at Orono and went on to teach English in Augusta, Phoenix, Ariz., and Falmouth. It was at Falmouth High School where she met her husband. After taking time to raise her boys, she became the head librarian at the Warren Memorial Library in Westbrook.

She was married to David Abbiati of Gorham for almost 45 years.

During that time she raised two sons, Joe Abbiati of Lebanon, and Tony Abbiati of Newton, Mass. It cannot be stated how proud she was of the accomplishments of her sons. They were the center of her every waking thought.

In addition to her husband she is survived by her brother, Jim Moir of Gorham. It was through her love and association with Jim that Ruth developed and passed on to her family an appreciation of camping. She treasured her little red camp on Keoka Lake.

Above all, Ruth was a devoted and loving grandmother of five. Her love of them was unconditional and well reciprocated. As her physical abilities became limited, one of her greatest joys was planning special and meaningful gifts for her grandchildren. In spite of a great number of long-term and debilitating illnesses, Ruth was an example to many for her courageous and positive outlook on life.

Everything Ruth undertook was accomplished with enthusiasm and vigor. She was an expert knitter and enjoyed birding. She drove herself to high standards exemplified by her determination as a librarian, her desire for physical fitness as a power walker and biker, her participation in music and theater, and her creation of a family calendar. Her antics were often amusing but always loved by her family. She was an excellent musician, singing in church choirs and music theaters. Her piano playing enlivened all family gatherings. She enjoyed reading and photography.

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Seeking office (Continued from Page A) and Paul Naughton had taken out nomination papers for the Selectman/Assessor/Overseer of the Poor position.

Incumbents Laurie Weston and Laura Lucy have taken out nomination papers for the two, three-year terms on the School Administrative District 72 seats, while Linda Card is

the only one seeking the oneyear SAD 72 alternate board member’s position.

Nomination papers must be returned to the Fryeburg Town Clerk’s Office no later than April 27, 2012.

Voting will take place on Tuesday, June 12 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the American Legion Hall on Bradley Street.

(Continued from Page A) Bridgton Community Center — There was lengthy discussion about the formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the town and the BCC and the need to draw up a new one. The current MOU states the town will fund $75,000 or 45% of the BCC’s annual budget, whichever is less. Even though the BAC recommended increasing the Community Center’s funding from $67,500 to $71,000, the selectmen agreed to ask voters to fund $75,000 for the next two years, as in the past, with the understanding that the BCC Board of Directors will aim for the year 2014 (Fiscal Year 2015) as to when they will become a self-sufficient, nonprofit organization.

“I feel very strongly they should be on their own,” said Chairman Arthur Triglione Sr. of the BCC. “We have helped them for the last five years, but I look to them to be independent.”

United Ambulance Service — The BAC recommended reducing the proposed expenditure for ambulance service by $9,000, to $45,000. Triglione said that since United Ambulance added the Town of Harrison to its coverage area, a representative from United Ambulance said they could afford to take a reduction of $9,000, the startup amount they received from Harrison.

Saying Harrison only pays United Ambulance between $3,000 and $5,000 per year, Triglione said, “And, here we are at $65,000 (per year). If they want to increase their fleet and support equipment, God bless them — but I don’t feel it should be done on (proceeds) from one town — us — Bridgton. I support the Budget Committee’s recommendation.”

Fireworks — The selectmen were split, 3–2, as to the proposal for the town to put $1,000 toward funding fireworks. They concurred to recommend that the $1,000 be reduced to zero.

Outside Agencies at Same Level as 2012 — Here, especially, the Board of Selectmen highly recommended that outside agencies that receive supportive funding from the town hold fundraisers to raise monies for items they say they need.

The Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce was a hot topic of discussion, with Triglione saying he believes funds that are currently directed to the Chamber should now be funneled to the Bridgton Economic Development Corporation.

“My recommendation is to cut (the $7,000 requested) by half,” Chairman Triglione stated.

Selectman Woody Woodward, who owns the Highland Lake Resort & Conference Center, said he has “mixed feelings” about accepting Triglione’s recommendation to cut funding to the Chamber, which represents 13 Lake Region communities.

Saying the BEDC was formed more with the intent to attract new businesses to town than to promote tourism, Woodward said, “At least four or five motels and inns in Bridgton are for sale

and a number have gone out of business, and the BEDC isn’t (intended) to promote those kind of businesses.”

Selectman Doug Taft came down hard on the Chamber’s past efforts, stating, “I’m not pleased with the way they’re promoting us — and I haven’t kept that a secret. I think there should be a drastic cut, if they’re the only ones promoting us and all these businesses are going up for sale.

I think they could do a better job via the Internet and sprucing up their website.”

Referring to the selectmen’s meetings being broadcast on Lake Region TV, Woodward said of Chamber officials, “I hope they’re listening, because next year — if things don’t notch up — I’ll have no problem cutting this...Right now, they are the only ones we’ve got to do it (promote tourism) — but I think they should be aware, if we don’t see things pick up...there’s not going to be a free ride anymore.”

So, the selectmen concurred to cut proposed funding for the Chamber of Commerce by $2,000, to $5,000 and said they hoped to see Chamber representatives at their public hearing on April 24.

Salmon Point Campground — The selectmen agreed with the BAC’s recommendation that the town continue to own the campground — which is a standalone enterprise fund — and that the Community Development Committee should go ahead with its work developing a business plan that allows for growth, ongoing maintenance and a reserve, as well as maximizing profits for the general fund.

Capital Expenditure — Paving — The Budget Advisory Committee’s recommendation to increase the town manager’s recommended $300,000 proposal for paving up to $450,000 was also discussed at length.

Public Works Director Jim Kidder and BAC members said Bridgton needs to get back to a paving plan for the town that builds and maintains its road infrastructure — instead of deferring this capital expenditure year after year.

“We used to pave almost five miles of roads per year,” Kidder said. “But then it (paving budget) flat-lined — if the school (district) budget went up, you (selectmen) went after the paving budget, and for five years, all we did was band aid roads.”

Saying it has taken two years to complete the work on Mountain Road, Kidder said, “We can’t take four years to do Kansas Road with school traffic...”

Selectman Taft said he agreed with the BAC’s recommendation to increase the paving budget by $150,000.

Woodward said he believes the capital paving account should be increased “but tempered.”

Kidder said of future work on Kansas Road, “We need to rebuild the sub-base, widen it where we can, blast where we have to and take some trees to open it up and put some sun on it.”

I have just one comment,”

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Calendar BRIDGTON April 19 — Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club, Tonya Arnold on Ferry Beach Ecology School, 7:15 a.m., Alliance Church.

April 19 — Fly-fishing techniques with LRHS Science Teacher Mark O’Conner & LEA Naturalist Mary Jewett, 9 a.m. to noon, Highland Lake Beach. FMI: 6478589.

April 19, 26 — Gathering Place Support Group, noon, Community Center.

April 19, 26 — After-school Karate, 3:20 to 4:20 p.m., Stevens Brook Elementary School.

April 19, 26 — Continuing Tai Chi, 3:30 to 5 p.m., Town Hall.

April 19, 26 — Community Kettle Supper, 5 to 6 p.m., Community Center.

April 19, 26 — Chickadee Quilters, 7 p.m., Community Center.

April 20, 23, 25, 27 — Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9 to 10 a.m., Town Hall. FMI: 647-2402.

April 20-May 11 — Senior College class, An American Gothic, The Shining by Stephen King, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Fridays, Community Center.

April 20, 27 — Mother Goose Time, 10:30 a.m., library.

April 20, 27 — Read to Holly Dog, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., library.

April 20 — 50+ Social Club, 7 p.m., Community Center.

April 21 — DancingTrees Prize Patrol on lookout for people doing Earth Day cleanups. FMI: 6475445.

April 21 — Heartsaver CPR Class by United Ambulance, 9 a.m. to noon, St. Joseph Church, So. High St. FMI: 647-3261.

April 21, 28 — Table Tennis, 1-4 p.m., all welcome, free equipment, Town Hall. FMI: 647-2847.

April 22 — Earth Day Activities, 1:30 to 5 p.m., Community Center.

April 23 — Tot Time, 10 a.m., No. Bridgton Library.

April 23 — Knitting Circle, 11 a.m., No. Bridgton Library.

April 23 — Cribbage, 2 p.m., Community Center.

April 23 — Bridgton Lions Club, 6:30 p.m., Community Center.

April 24 — Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club, board meeting, 7 a.m., Community Center.

April 24 — Tai Chi Maine beginners’ class, 9:30 to 11 a.m., Town Hall.

April 24 — Chickadee Quilters, 10 a.m., Community Center.

April 24 — Food Pantry Distribution Day, last names A-L: St. Joseph Church, noon-3 p.m.; last names M-Z, Methodist Church, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

April 24 — Bridge, 1 p.m., Community Center.

April 25 — Senior Lunch, noon, Community Center.

April 25 — Bridgton Bookies, The Hare with the Amber Eyes, by Edmond deWaal, 3-4 p.m., library.

April 25 — LEA Discovery Kids, 3 p.m., Community Center.

April 25 — Harvest Hills Forum on Cats, 5:30 p.m., Community Center.

April 25 — Pathways Through Grief, 6 p.m., Community Center.

April 25 — Bible Study, 6 p.m., Community Center.

April 26 — Bridgton-Lake

Region Rotary Club, Club Assembly, 7:15 a.m., Alliance Church.

April 26 — Bridgton Transportation Committee, 10 a.m., Community Center.

April 26 — American Red Cross Blood Drive, 1-6 p.m., Masonic Hall, Harrison Rd. FMI: 1-800482-0743.

April 26 — Free Community Kettle Supper for everyone, 5 p.m., Community Center.

April 26 — Greater Bridgton Lake Region Chamber After Hours, 5-7 p.m., Gallery 302, 112 Main St. April 26 — Bridgton Republican Town Committe meeting, 7 p.m., Community Center.

April 27 — Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington: Sen. Margaret Chase Smith, 7:30 p.m., library.

BROWNFIELD April 20 — Jammiepalooza, sports, games, arts, crafts, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Community Center.

April 20, 27 — Playgroup, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Community Center.

April 28 — NRA Basic Pistol Class by Fryeburg Fish & Game Assn., 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Brownfield Community Center. FMI: 935-2625, 935-2327.

CASCO April 19, 26 — Senior Wii Bowling, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Community Center.

April 23 — Mens’ over 25 Basketball, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Community Center.

April 24 — Storytime with Michelle, 10:30 a.m., library.

April 26-May 31 — Line Dancing, 6-week session, 7-8 p.m., Community Center. FMI: 6274187.

DENMARK April 21 — 18th Annual Denmark Sheepfest, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Denmark Arts Center, 50 West Main St. FMI: 452-2687.

April 25 — Storytime, 9:30 a.m., library.

FRYEBURG April 23 — Fryeburg Bridge, 1 p.m., Legion Hall, Bradley St. April 25 — Author Lecture Series, Terry Teachout, author of POPS: A Life of Louis Armstrong.

FMI: 935-9232.

April 26 — Independent Film Series, The Sensation of Sight, 7:30 p.m., Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy. FMI: 935-9232.

April 27 — Theater at Monmouth, The Fool of the World & the Flying Ship, 7 p.m., Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy. FMI: 935-9232.

HARRISON April 19, 26 — Drumming, Dance & Hoops, 6 p.m., Community Room, fire station. FMI: 583-2241.

April 21-22 — Hunters’ Safety Training Program by Western Me. Fish & Game Club, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Harrison Fire Station Community Room. FMI: 583-4535, 583-6283.

April 21 — VFW Dance with Rockin’ Roadrunners, 8 p.m. to midnight, VFW Post, Waterford Rd. April 23 — Coed Adult Pickup Basketball, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Harrison Elementary School gym.

April 24 — Coed Teen Pickup Basketball, 6-8 p.m., Harrison Elementary School gym.

April 27 — Red Hat Ladies of the Lakes, noon, Ruby Slippers,

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April 28 — VFW Indoor Yard Sale & Craft Fair by VFW Ladies Auxiliary, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., VFW Post, Waterford Rd. FMI: 809-4605 or 583-2232.

LOVELL April 19-30 — $1 a Bag Sale, 10 a.m. to noon Mon., Weds., Sat., Lovell Thrift Shop, Lovell Church of Christ, Rte. 5.

April 19 — Gardening Club, noon, library.

April 20, 27 — Bingo, early birds 6:30 p.m., regular bingo 7 p.m., VFW Post #6783.

April 23 — Preschool Storytime, 10 a.m., library.

April 23 — Mouse Paint Storytime, 2:45 to 4 p.m., library.

April 25 — Charlotte’s Web, 2:45 to 4 p.m., library.

April 26 — Lovell Invasive Plant Preventive Committee, 7 p.m., library.

NAPLES April 20, 23, 25, 27 — Step Into Fitness Indoor Walking Program, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Lake Region High School. FMI: 647-3116.

April 20 — Fish Fry, 5:30 p.m., American Legion, Rte. 11.

April 21 — Edes Falls Sewing Circle public supper, 5 p.m., Edes Falls Community Hall.

April 22 — Country Sunday, begins at noon, American Legion, Rte. 11.

April 24 — Storytime, 10:30 a.m., library.

April 24 — American Red Cross Blood Drive, noon to 5 p.m., library.

FMI: 1-800-482-0743.

April 25 — Scrabble, 5:30 p.m., library.

April 26 — Lego Club, 4 p.m., library.

April 26 — Family Art Night, 67 p.m., library.

RAYMOND April 22 — American Red Cross Blood Drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Aubuchon Hardware. FMI: 1800-482-0743.

April 23 — Storytime for Babies, 10 a.m., Preschoolers, 11 a.m., library.

April 25 — Storytime for Toddlers, 10 a.m., library.

April 25 — Raymond Book Group, 7 p.m., library.

SEBAGO April 22 — Green Thumbs in Sebago, program by Maple Grove Grange for backyard growers, 24 p.m., Sebago Town Hall dining room, 107 Bridgton Rd. April 23 — Maple Grove Grange #148 meeting, “The Shot Heard Around the World,” 7 p.m., Sebago Center Community Church.

April 25 — Sebago Historical Society, 7 p.m. business meeting, followed by work session, 347 Convene Rd. April 27-28 — Project Linus Blanket Workshop, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fri., 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat., Sebago Town Hall dining room.

Sewers & non-sewers welcome; call 787-2489 for registration.

WATERFORD April 19 — Wilkins House Community Potluck Supper, 6 p.m., Wilkins House, Waterford Flat,

Plummer Hill Rd. April 23 — Waterford Bridge Group, 6:30 p.m., library. FMI: 583-2729.

April 24 — AARP Driver Safety Course, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Waterford Town Hall. FMI: 597-2331.

AREA EVENTS April 19 — American Red Cross Blood Drive, 2-7 p.m., Western Maine Vets Home, High St., So. Paris.

April 19 — Masons in New Gloucester with Dick McCann, 7 p.m.,NewGloucesterMeetinghouse, next to Town Hall, Rte. 231.

April 20, 27 — Oxford Hills Duplicate Bridge Club, 9:15 a.m., Rec. bldg., King St., Oxford. FMI: 783-4153, 743-9153.

April 20, 21, 27, 28 — Maine premiere by Fiddlehead Players of Dr. Dolittle, 6 p.m. Fri. and Sat., also 1 p.m. Sat. matinee, Gray/New Gloucester High School.

April 21 — Walk for Habitat for Humanity, registration 8:30 to 9 a.m., Windham Hill Church, 140 Windham Center Rd. FMI: 8925049.

April 21 — Garden Cleanup, Helping Hands Program, 9 a.m. to noon, McLaughlin Garden, Main St., So. Paris.

April 21 — SWOAM woodlot harvesting demo by OHTS forestry students, 9 a.m., Frost Hill Solid Waste Facility, Rte. 117, Norway.

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April 21, 28 — Beginning Knitters, 10 to 11 a.m., Soldiers Memorial Library, Hiram. FMI: 625-4650.

April 21-22 — Annual Gem & Mineral Show by Me. Mineralogical & Geological Society, 10-5 Sat., 104 Sun., Alfond Ctr., Saint Joseph’s College, Standish. FMI: mlasalle@ sjcme.edu April 21 — Chinese Auction benefit for Responsible Pet Care, bidding 5 to 6:30 p.m., drawings 6:30 p.m., OHCHS, So. Paris.

April 21 — Annual meeting, Oxford County Soil & Water District, social time 5:30 p.m., dinner & awards, 6 p.m., First Congregational Church, So. Paris.

FMI: 743-5789.

April 22 — Alan Day Community Garden Work Party, 10 a.m. to noon, 26 Whitman St., Norway. FMI: 743-2423.

April 22 — Earth Day celebration with 5 p.m. local foods supper, 6:30 p.m. Peace Concert with Heather Pierson, Norway Universalist Church, 479 Main St., Norway. FMI: 743-2828.

April 23 — Mountain Storytellers Guild, 6:30 p.m., Conway Library, Conway, N.H. April 25 — Knotty Knitters, noon to 2 p.m., Soldiers Memorial Library, 85 Main St., Hiram. FMI: 625-4650.

April 26 — Lake Region Business Builders, educating & networking event, 5-7 p.m., Rustlers Steak House, Windham.

April 26 — Maine Jazz Band, 7 p.m., Saint Joseph’s College, 278 Whites Bridge Rd., Standish. FMI: 893-7723.

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LEWISTON — Mildred B. Frye, 93, of Raymond, died Sunday, April 15, 2012 at Central Maine Medical Center.

She was born in Auburn on July 17, 1918, the daughter of Frederick and Abbie Damon Berry. She married Owen H. Nichols.

She later married Lyman M. Frye. She had been a homemaker all of her life. She enjoyed gardening, knitting and reading.

She is survived by two sons, Owen H. Nichols and James C. Frye, both of Raymond; 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by two husbands; and two sons, Phillip Frye and Dennis Frye.

Graveside services will be held on Thursday, April 19, at 10 a.m. at Center Minot Hill Cemetery in Minot.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of your choice.

Arrangements are under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home, 24 Shaker Road, Gray.

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Incidents appearing on the Bridgton Police blotter The responding officer located the source of the noise and asked the subject to quiet down.

6:27 p.m. A police officer responded to a report of a 13year-old juvenile out of control at Bridgton Hospital. The situation was defused and the youth went home with their parents.

6:35 p.m. Burglary to a motor vehicle was reported at Deerfield Village on Pond Road whereby a cell phone was reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle.

8:44 p.m. A caller from Willis Park Road reported two vehicles had been egged within the last 30 minutes.

10:12 p.m. Roderick Stone, 35, of Fryeburg, was arrested on a warrant for unpaid fines for operating under the influence, following a traffic stop on North High Street. Stone was transported to the Cumberland County Jail in Portland.

Thursday, April 12: 9:10 a.m.

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9:14 p.m. Joshua D. Barton, 20, of Brownfield, was arrested for operating without a license, following a traffic stop on Portland Road. Kevin A. Robblee, 21, of Fryeburg, was arrested on warrants for unpaid fines for domestic violence assault and minor consuming liquor and was released on bail. Robblee was also charged with violation of conditions of release and furnishing liquor to a minor and was released on bail.

11:15 p.m. A police officer responded to a noise complaint on Thompson Road where a fraternity party was taking place and the president of the fraternity was issued a verbal warning for disorderly conduct.

Saturday, April 14: 2:57 A police officer responded to a general disturbance on Beal Lane and a report was made.

3:15 p.m. A report of a large dog “terrorizing” a postal worker and the neighborhood on Smith Avenue was investigated. A second report was received that “the dogs were going after the mailman, too, very vicious dogs — loose.” The dogs were secured, and the owners were issued a verbal warning.

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2:50 p.m. No injuries were reported, when a 2010 Chrysler Sebring operated by Cathy A. Conley, of Naples, and a 2008 Chevrolet Colora operated by James R. Littlefield, of Las Vegas, Nev., collided on South Bridgton Road.

3:35 p.m. The report of an assault on a man on Portland Road was investigated and a report made.

Friday, April 13: 2:29 a.m. A noise complaint was received of heavy equipment being used in the area of Route 302 (Portland Road) and Raspberry Lane. The caller was informed the Maine Department of Transportation was performing work that would last until 5 a.m. and was required to work until Friday night.

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These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing): Tuesday, April 10: 3:03 p.m.

A police officer responded to a report of a medical professional at Bridgton Hospital being assaulted.

10:49 p.m. Douglas A. Taft Jr., 42, of Otisfield, was arrested for violating conditions of release, following a traffic stop at the intersection of Kimball Road and Holden Hills Road. Taft was also charged with possession of a useable amount of marijuana and sale and use of drug paraphernalia and was released on personal recognizance.

Wednesday, April 11: 12:14 a.m. Police officers responded to a report of a medical professional being assaulted at Bridgton Hospital and arrested Lorraine Irene Allen, 53, of Bridgton for assault on an emergency care provider. Allen was transported to the Cumberland County Jail in Portland.

1:16 a.m. A report was received of loud noise on Main Street from what sounded like a power drill.

5:25 p.m. A hiker called Dispatch from a hospital in North Conway, N.H., saying he was allegedly bitten by a pit bull dog as he and his cockapoo dog were walking along the Ledges Trail on Pleasant Mountain. The male subject was bitten in the thumb and the small dog required surgery.

The person reporting the incident said the dogs’ owner did assist the caller with “getting his dogs under control.” The call was transferred to the Oxford County Regional Communications Center, as the incident reportedly occurred in the town of Denmark on Pleasant Mountain, not Bridgton.

8:28 p.m. No injuries were reported when a 1999 Saturn Ion operated by Elden Martin, of Bridgton, struck a deer on Portland Road near Hannaford Supermarket. The deer had to be dispatched.

10 p.m. A police officer responded to a noise complaint at the same house on Thompson Road where the fraternity party took place previously and issued a verbal warning for disorderly conduct to the renter, informing him that there would be an arrest made if the police had to return.

11:21 p.m. Police officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance on Sweden Road where peace was restored.

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police officer responded to a report of a disabled motor vehicle on the Moose Pond Causeway on North High Street and arrested Halbert F. Cummings, 54, of Bridgton, for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant. Cummings was released on bail. Carolyn L. Cummings, 44, of Bridgton, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant. Ms. Cummings was released on bail.

Monday, April 16: 12:17 a.m.

Police officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at an apartment on Harrison Road and arrested Erin A. Tracy, 32, of Bridgton, for domestic violence assault and refusing to submit to arrest or detention. Tracy was subdued with pepper spray and transported to the Cumberland County Jail in Portland.

5:31 p.m. A caller from Harrison Road reported a neighbor’s Rottweiler dog “does not stay in its own yard.” The dog owner was issued a verbal warning for allowing a dog to roam at large.

8:07 p.m. A caller reported his cell phone as lost but that around 3 p.m. “someone had the phone and sent a text to his wife saying, ‘I love you, too.’”

Tickets: During this reporting period, police issued zero summonses and 34 warnings.

was trapped inside the 2006 Dodge Caravan and required extrication but did not suffer any life-threatening injuries, according to Captain Shawn O’Leary of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.

Burnham is being charged with domestic violence assault, obstructing the reporting of a crime, criminal speeding, criminal mischief, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license. The alleged victim of the domestic violence assault did not require medical attention, Capt.

O’Leary said.

The incident began shortly before noon on April 16, when Burnham was allegedly trying to escape from police who were en route to his Shadow Lane home following a report of a domestic

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Area events Augusta are urged to attend. Any Bridgton resident wishing to join WATERFORD — A Socrates the Republican Party is welcome to Café gathering will be held at the attend the April 26 meeting.

Free meal and movie Waterford Library on Monday, May RAYMOND — Christ Chapel, 7, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Meetings are held on the first Monday of each 37 Northern Pines Road, Raymond, month. The group offers a forum to will offer a free Community Meal discuss current topics and ideas in a with a movie to follow on Saturday, warm, friendly atmosphere, where April 28. The dinner, served from 4:30 to 6 p.m., will be Swedish divergent views will be welcome.

The topic for the May meeting meatballs, pasta Alfredo, lobster will be “Incarnation Nation: Justice stew, casseroles, salad and desserts. in the Land of the Free and the Food is continually served, bufHome of the Brave.” The moderator fet-style at the church, located off will be Ed Somers. For more infor- Route 85 near Crescent Lake. All mation call 583-6957 or e-mail the ages are welcome. For more inforlibrary at wla@waterford.lib.me.us mation, contact Tammy Gisel at 655-5058.

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GRAY — The Fiddlehead Players are offering the Maine premier of Doctor Doolittle, to be performed on two consecutive Fridays, April 20 and 27, at 6 p.m., and two consecutive Saturdays, April 21 and 28, at 1 and 6 p.m., at Gray/New Gloucester High School. A cast of over 65 students from ages four to 16 will be performing this familyfriendly show, which includes an orchestra pit and locally handcrafted backdrops. Tickets are $9 for adults and $6 for children under 12, and Dance at Harrison VFW may be ordered online at www.fidHARRISON — The Harrison dleheadcenter.org and at the door.

Bean supper in Sebago VFW Post on the Waterford Road SEBAGO — There will be a in Harrison will be having a BYOB dance on Saturday, April 21, from bean supper on Saturday, April 28, 8 p.m. to midnight. Admission from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the North is $10 per person for age 21 and Sebago Methodist Church. The cost over. The band will be The Rockin’ is $7.50 for adults, and $4 for chilRoadrunners, playing 50s and 60s dren. rock. Call Ellen at 461-4558 for more information.

Annual May Day Breakfast

FRYEBURG — The First Congregational Church of Fryeburg will hold its annual May Day Breakfast on Tuesday, May 1, from 6:30 to 9 a.m. at the Masonic Hall, Portland Street, Fryeburg. The menu is egg casserole and homemade muffins, or pancakes and sausage/bacon, coffee or juice, all for $5 adults, $3 children. A continental breakfast costs $2. Proceeds will benefit camperships to Pilgrim Lodge.

Bridgton Republicans to meet

The Bridgton Republican Town Committee will meet on Thursday, April 26, at 7 p.m. at the Bridgton Community Center in room #2. All delegates and alternates to the State Convention on May 5 and 6 in

CASCO — The Wings ‘N ly open Saturdays from noon Things Clothes Closet of the until 4 p.m., or by appointment.

Casco Village Church United Beginning on Thursday, May Bridgton Correspondent Church of Christ is selling 24, they will be open every all its winter clothing at 50% Thursday morning from 9 a.m.

Tel. 647-5183 off, making way for the tons until noon, in conjunction with of new spring and summer the Farmer’s Market on the Village Green in Casco. arrivals.

Bring your own brown shopThe closet has loads of beautiful new and gently-used cloth- ping bag (regular grocery size) ing, mostly name brands, most and fill it for only $1 (Butterfly Boutique items excluded). Call On April 21, DancingTrees will have a “Prize Patrol” van on at $1 or less.

627-4282 for more informaWings ‘N Things, located at the lookout for people engaged in Earth Day cleanup activities. tion.

941 Meadow Road, is currentFor more information, call 647-5445. The Community Center will also celebrate Earth Day on Sunday, April 22, with activities from 1:30 to 5 p.m.

A free Community Kettle supper will be held on Thursday, April 19, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Community Center.

The Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club will hear about the

by Cheryl Harmon Ferry Beach Ecology School from Tonya Arnold at their next Naples Correspondent meeting on Thursday, April 19, at 7:15 a.m. at the Bridgton Alliance Church.

693-1040 That same day, April 19, Lakes Environmental Association chicomomma33@gmail.com will offer fly fishing techniques at Highland Lake Beach, from 9 a.m. to noon. Lake Region High School science teacher Mark O’Conner and LEA naturalist Mary Jewett will lead the demonstration. For more information, call 647-8589.

A HeartSaver CPR class will be held by United Ambulance on Saturday, April 21, from 9 a.m. to noon at St. Joseph Catholic Church, North High Street. For more information, call 647-3261.

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By Ferne Adams Special to The Bridgton News NAPLES — The hiatus is over — the Edes Falls Sewing Circle held its first spring meeting for 2012 on April 4. Eight members were present, and they agreed to hold bean suppers on these Saturdays: April 21, May 12 and June 9. They also agreed to hold a Summer Sale on Saturday, July 14.

A date will be set later on for a rummage sale. Most members have stayed pretty healthy over the winter, and now that spring has sprung, or at least is springing, it is hoped that everyone stays hale and hearty.

The secretary, Carol Whitlock, underwent surgery recently at a Lewiston hospital. It is hoped that she will have a short recuperation time.

Chamber After Hours Casco crash, arrest

The monthly Greater Bridgton Lake Region Chamber of Commerce’s April Chamber After Hours will be held on Thursday, April 26 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Gallery 302 at 112 Main Street in Bridgton. This event will be cohosted by Gallery 302 and Lake Region Caterers.

Come and join your fellow business members for an informal social event, which will highlight the art of Gallery 302, an artist co-operative, and enjoy the food offerings of Jeff and Vicki Toole of Lake Region Caterers. Bring a business card to try for one of the raffle prizes.

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assault. Fearing he would be apprehended, Burnham reportedly accelerated the van and was traveling eastbound on Route 302 at “a high rate of speed” after he passed by deputies who were on their way to his home, in his attempt to flee from the officers, said Capt. O’Leary. The van Burnham was driving belongs to the alleged victim of the domestic violence assault.

Capt. O’Leary said the deputies were not attempting to stop Burnham’s vehicle and were not pursuing him with their cruisers, when Burnham lost control of the van near 315 Roosevelt Trail (Route 302). A few minutes later Burnham “lost control of the van due to the high rate of speed he was traveling,” the captain said. Burnham lost control of the van, leaving the roadway, causing the vehicle to go end over end and crashing into a parked Chevrolet Avalanche before coming to rest.

Personnel from Casco Fire and Rescue extricated Burnham and he was transported to Bridgton Hospital. Burnham was the sole occupant of the vehicle, and no other individuals were injured in the incident, according to Capt. O’Leary.

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Red Hatters, don’t forget, we will be going to Ruby Slippers in Harrison on Friday, April 27, at noon. If you haven’t signed up, call Jan Love, “Queen Mother,” or if you have signed up and can’t make it call her by April 23.

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The Edes Falls Sewing Circle will be having its first supper of the spring/summer season this Saturday, April 21, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Edes Falls Community Hall. They will be serving home-baked beans, two kinds of hot dogs, potato salad, coleslaw, “Pink Stuff,” jellied salads, homemade biscuits, homemade pies and pie raffles, and a raffle for a wall hanging.

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HARRISON — Members of the Lakeside Grange #63 are collecting good usable items for their 15th annual Yard Sale. Those who have unwanted items should bring them to the grange, located on Main Street, next to the Village Tie-up. Their spring hours are on Wednesdays from 2 to 4 p.m., and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon. For more information, please contact Opal Gardner at 583-2960. Stop in, drop off items, and shop from now to the 4th of July.

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said Selectman Bernie King, “I go along with the $450,000 (recommendation) from the Budget Advisory Committee.”

“I agree — I’ve heard it all — but I’ve heard it all before — I heard it last year and I agreed with it all,” Chairman Triglione said. “But, I can not, in good conscience, recommend increasing it from $300,000 to $450,000 — that’s a 50% increase. Yes, the roads need a lot of work, but they

SAD 72 K sign-up F RY E B U R G — Kindergarten registration for the SAD 72 School District will be held on an appointment basis on Friday, May 4, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Rte. 5, Fryeburg. Children must be age five on or before Oct. 15, 2012.

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are not deplorable.”

In the end, the five selectmen concurred on recommending a capital paving amount of $375,000, or an increase of $75,000 from what the town manager had recommended.

Capital Expenditure — Fire Department Reserve of Truck Chassis — The selectmen unanimously concurred to go along with the BAC’s recommendation to delete $50,000 from the FY 2013 Capital Expenditures budget for the fire truck chassis.

BRAG — The selectmen also agreed with the BAC’S recommendation that any additional dollars allocated to BRAG, over and above the amount that may be received from the Moose Pond Trust Fund, should be a warrant article to go before voters of the town. The board of selectmen encourages groups or organizations that may want to have a portion of $47,247 from Moose Pond Trust Fund monies allocated to them to bring forth a proposal as soon

one cent on the town’s property tax rate.

The board members also briefly discussed when the town should begin setting aside funds for a town-wide revaluation. The town manager said the town is currently at 105%, or 5% over the state’s recommended amount of 100% of market value.

Grange goes green

SEBAGO — Members of Maple Grove Grange #148 of Sebago will celebrate Grange Month on Sunday, April 22 by hosting an afternoon of informational hints for helping backyard gardeners in caring for trees, plants, and flowers to promote the greatest production of harvest. The event will be held at the Sebago Town Hall Dining Room on Bridgton Road, Route 107. The doors will open at 1:30 p.m., with presentations starting at 2 p.m.

Featured will be some Sebago businesses engaged in various areas of production. The first presenter will be John Lucy of Douglas Hill Orchard, who will explain the care for healthy fruit trees in producing the perfect fruit.

Maintenance and selection of maple trees to produce quality maple syrup will be explained by Ted Greene of Greene Maple Farm.

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The selectmen also agreed to wait until their meeting on April 24, when they have the final figures in hand, to decide what amount, if any, they will recommend should be taken from Undesignated Funds, or Surplus, to reduce the impact of property taxes. It was noted that each $10,000 raised represents

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‘Roast beast’ dinner

Roll up your sleeves and get ready to dive into a succulent roast beef dinner with all the trimmings at the First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ in Bridgton, when a community feast takes place on Saturday, April 28, at 6 p.m. Seating is at 5:30 p.m., and the cost is $20 per person.

The “roast beast” dinner has been a popular fundraiser for the church for many years. Handcarved, “steamship round” roast beef is the star attraction. This year, sides include organizer Price Hutchins’ famous “liquid love” gravy, scalloped potatoes,

assorted vegetables and breads, plus a full salad bar. Coffee, tea and a variety of homemade desserts will top off the magnificent meal.

Space is limited to 125 people and tickets will sell fast, so hurry! Proceeds of the dinner will benefit church programs including community outreach programs like Jeanette’s Closet, a program that offers free clothing to families in need.

Tickets may be reserved and purchased by calling Jeffrey Frey at 671-2678, or the church office at 647-3936.

Tri-County Mental Health Services and the primary care practices of Bridgton Hospital invite community members, educators, health and mental health providers to another “Dinner and Discussion” on Tuesday, April 24, at 5:30 p.m. at the Bridgton Hospital Physician’s Group Conference Room.

The topic will be “Depression and Physical Activity — the connection between them, tools for getting people active, and resources on physical activity in the Lakes Region.” Liz Blackwell-Moore, MPH, from

the Communities Promoting Health Coalition, will be speaking on this issue.

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The free dinners are held on the fourth Tuesday of every month, with a different topic each month.

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FRYEBURG — View the eclectic new exhibit featured at Fryeburg Academy’s Palmina S. and Stephen F. Pace Galleries NEW EXHIBIT — A new of Art entitled, Painters, Players exhibit, “Painters, Players and Poets,” is now open at and Poets.

The galleries are located the Pace Galleries. at 18 Bradley Street on the Fryeburg Academy campus. The exhibit will be on display from now to May 9. The Pace Galleries are free and open to the public, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The gallery is also open during most performances in the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center or by appointment. Call 935-9232 or eJo Radner mail boxoffice@fryeburgacademy.org to schedule a visit.

By Linda Goodman Painters, Players and Poets is a unique collaboration celebratStoryteller Jo Radner of ing the tremendous talents of 48 Maine artists. Included in the project are 16 Maine painters, nine Maine players/composers, Lovell has just produced a marvelous recording. seven Maine poets and 16 Maine chair makers.

I became a fan of Jo Radner at the New England Modern Storytelling Festival in Windsor in 1997 when I heard her tell a story about (Continued from Page 10A) outhouses. On that cold (30 Carol Mayberry of Mayberry Farm will be available to present degrees), rainy September methods of handling transplants for survival, and selection of veg- Saturday, I also fell in love etable varieties best suited for our growing zone. with the people of Maine.

The White Lily, a florist, will be represented by grower Carol There they stood, barefoot Brown and designer Nick Harrington, who will offer ideas for the and wearing shorts, listening care of plants and flowers in the garden, as well as the preparation in rapt attention to the stories for floral arrangements. being told. I was reminded of A time of specific questions will be provided as well as display my own Appalachian kinfolk. areas by each presenter. There will also be a table with scrapbooks No amount of rain or cold and informational material about the grange for those unfamiliar with was going to keep them away their purpose and activities. from what they loved.

Refreshments and door prizes will be available throughout the Can you blame me for afternoon until the 4 p.m. closing time. being thrilled when I found Yankee Ingenuity: Stories of Headstrong and Resourceful People, a CD by Jo Radner about real Mainers, in my post office box?

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This segues nicely into the story of Hiram Stevens Maxim, a boy genius who at age 11 developed the first mouse-powered mousetrap and grew up to invent a “killing machine” that earned him a knighthood from an appreciative Queen Victoria.

“What lions are we making now,” Radner wonders, “and where are the trees for all of us to climb?” I had to pull off the side of the road after this story, stunned to realize that the “trees” truly are gone.

Wimble Betty, set just after the Revolutionary War in Norway, is the story of Elizabeth “Betty” Stevens, a headstrong, smart, outrageous woman who was given her nickname after she used a wimble (hand drill) to drain a barrel of rum that was causing the men of the town to carouse a little more than their women folk could tolerate. Mainers, it seems, never forget, but a clever peddler who stretches the truth gives Betty the opportunity to redeem herself. Pitchforks and coconuts are prominently featured in this story, which Radner adapted from the memoirs of C.A. Stephens.

The Man Who Proved the Earth Was Flat tells about Joe Holden, the “old astronomer” who in the 1800s proved (to his own satisfaction, at least) that the earth was flat and stationary, while the sun and moon moved.

Feet First features Henry Edwards, a man who loves Hiram Walker’s coffee flavored brandy and who has his own unique way of doing things. It takes an ornery pig with a mind of its own to give him his comeuppance.

In Eccentricity, Radner shares humorous memories of her eccentric Fryeburg great-great half-uncle, Horace Greeley Adams. Not until after his death does she discover the terrible secret

“Yankee Ingenuity: Stories of Headstrong and Resourceful People,” written and performed by Jo Radner of Lovell, is available for purchase. that lay behind his eccentricity. After hearing this story, I had to pull off the road for a second time to pay silent homage to the “characters” I have known.

Stories like those included on Yankee Ingenuity are the kind of stories that made me want to become a storyteller. Everyone, especially our young people, should hear them. While it may be too

stories shared can teach hard lessons in such a way that wisdom may yet prevail.

Copies of Yankee Ingenuity are available from the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell (a benefit for the library), from www. cdbaby.com, or from Radner herself at jo@joradner.com Reviewer Linda Goodman is a resident of Chesterfield, Va.

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FRYEBURG — The 10th Annual Northern New England Home Garden Flower Show at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds arrives just as spring bursts wide open.

From May 18–20, the largest fairgrounds in New England is transformed into a showcase of gardening and home improvement opportunity.

As home and garden shows go, the Northern NE Home Garden Flower Show excels on many levels. There are landscape displays, lawn and power equipment, swing sets for kids and adults, outdoor wood boilers, docks, decks, solar and alternative heating experts, brick oven demonstrations, and more. Home improvement and innovative energy displays open a world of possibilities to anyone looking to redesign their home environment.

Numerous garden centers, selling thousands of perennials, annuals, seedlings, trees, shrubs and soil amendments sprawl across five acres of groomed grass, paved walkways, and exhibition space. Knowledgeable growers can assist you in selecting healthy solutions to your garden needs.

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All the while, a soft breeze might whet our appetites with the aroma of fresh-cooked food.

Gagne & Son will have on display a 20’ x 30’ patio created from Gagne & Son vintage Cobble Pavers, coupled with their Verazzo stone sitting wall. This can be yours by signing up at any of the Gagne & Son seven locations (Belgrade, Auburn, Westbrook, Topsham, Saco, Kittery and Naples) or at the show. Donations are $5 for a chance to win this fabulous patio with 100% of the proceeds to be donated to the Maine Children’s Cancer Program of Portland.

The annual “Meet The Chefs Cooking Series” is a definite crowd pleaser. Celebrity chefs from all over New England show you how to braise, soufflé, mousse, flambé, grille, bake, barbeque and broil.

Fryeburg Fairgrounds is richly endowed with exposition halls.

This show encompasses eight of them with more than 300 booths filled with innovative businesses and artisans who form the marketplace of handmade goods.

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Continuations

Burn permit bans in effect (Continued from Page A) There are no burn permits being issued today,” Bridgton Public Safety Administrative Assistant Terri Stone said on Tuesday.

No residents received burn permits for Patriots’ Day either, Stone said.

Bridgton Fire Chief Glen Garland said the fire department’s policy is to abide by the day-by-day forestry service classification.

“We’ve been relatively quiet.

The only calls have been about people burning when they aren’t

supposed to,” Garland said.

The Bridgton fire crew was on stand-by on Saturday as six other towns responded to a wildfire in Casco.

According to Chief Moen, Edwards Road was the proximity of a two-acre woods fire.

Firefighters spent three hours before the fire was under control with wind gusts a factor in slowing down that job, he said.

Moen said the fire-danger period usually runs through the end of May. “But, hopefully green-up

will happen sooner than that.

Hopefully, it will rain,” Moen said.

Chief Garland said it is the acceptable norm that when spring arrives, so do the wildfire worries.

From the time the snow melts and is absorbed into the ground until the time the leaves unfurl with the green of summer, the fire danger exists, he said.

“The weatherman said no rain until this weekend. Every day that it’s windy and dry, the fire danger will increase,” Garland said.

(Continued from Page A) “All it takes is a one-to two-inch rainfall, and the lake levels will be back up. An inch or two of rain can bring it up by a foot,” he said. “Am I concerned? Maybe a little, but not really. As soon as we get our first great rainstorm we will be coming into order.”

According to NWS Meteorologist Chris Kimble, there is a chance that “a more persistent rain” will grace the region in the latter part of the weekend. This week “the best rain chances are farther to the north of Bridgton at this time. It doesn’t look like it is going to be a heavy rain,” he said.

“But, later in the weekend or early next week, if we get a long period of rain, we’ll see it come down the rivers,” Kimble said.

According to Meteorologist Michael Cempa, the rainfall for the months of February and March is about 500% lower than normal precipitation amounts.

The NWS considers December through January to be the “winter months,” he said. This winter the total precipitation was measured at 9.27 inches, while the normal snowfall is 10.65 inches, he said.

Getting to nine inches was a balancing act for Mother Nature this winter.

“In December, we were pretty close. January was above normal by about an inch. February we were below normal,” he said.

For February the rain/snowfall total was 1.7 inches; and the normal is 3.25 inches. During March, the area received 2.05 inches of rain; and the normal is recorded at 4.24 inches.

“So if you look at February

and March combined (the Lake Region is) pretty dry,” Cempa said.

The rainy days during the second week of April did not add up with less than threequarters inch of total precipitation, he said.

“We need a good soaking rain — a good inch of steady rain,” Cempa said.

Another NWS employee, who monitors the rivers in southern New Hampshire, confirmed that levels are down there, he said. That applies to rivers, streams and lakes in Maine, he said.

“The rivers are running fairly low. Right now, they should be fairly high, and they are running low,” Cempa said.

According to Lakes Environmental Association (LEA) Executive Director Peter Lowell, the lower rivers mean less sediment is being washed away or washed into the lakes. But, while water quality has benefited from low levels, the conditions might also allow invasive plants to spread.

“There is less shoreline for milfoil to grow, which means it might go into deeper water.

It definitely could go into deeper water,” he said. “With a foot or two of less water, the light would penetrate deeper,” allowing the sun-loving milfoil to grow in areas it had not previously thrived.

“It is unusual. April and November around here are usually the big rain months. For the past two years, that hasn’t been the case. We have virtually no rain in April so that is not good. Maybe, May is the rainy month now,” he said.

The preferred rain occurrence would be a “less concentrated” one, he said.

“You have the boating inter-

ests that are impacted. You have the water quality that benefits because of less runoff,” Lowell said. “Ideally, we will all get some rain in spread out patterns soon.”

According to Scott Davis, a field biologist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, rumors of good fishing might be true, but the low water levels won’t be beneficial for the next generation of fish.

“Yes, the fish are biting because they have a smaller space to swim in,” Davis said.

On the other hand, the exposed shorelines have put fish eggs in jeopardy and may result in a higher mortality rate for some species, he said.

Dan Allen, owner of Causeway Marina, said April’s low water levels have put a damper on productivity at his business. But, he agreed those water levels could change quickly.

With Memorial Day as a target day to get recreational boats into the water, a consistent rain is likely to do the trick between now and then.

“I am not letting any customers use their boats just yet,” Allen said. “Some people are early boaters; and they have been having a hard time finding good spots to launch their boats. I saw a 30-footer the other day in Sebago; and it was pretty low.”

Obviously, Allen hasn’t been standing on the shore watching everyone else struggle with the low water levels. He has had to work around the conditions as well.

“How does this affect me?

It slows me up. I just put my docks in, and I’m unable to put in the big boats. I cannot get things out of my way,” he said.

“And, that slows the process down because of what we cannot do because of the water.”

Despite minor frustration, Allen won’t be turning to divine intervention for help.

“I prayed for rain last year ’cause we were in kind of the same situation. After I prayed, it started raining, and it didn’t seem to stop until after the Fourth of July,” he said. “So, I am not praying for rain this year.”

Little rain would really help

As part of a weeklong program called an “Alternative Spring Break,: several Lake Region High School students did maintenance work on the Pondicherry Park trail system. (From left to right) Mason Kluge-Edwards, a junior from Casco, Monica Couvillion, a senior from Sebago, and Aaron McDaniel, a junior from Naples, spent Monday improving the Bridgton-based trail.

(De Busk Photo)

Earth Day: Chance to give back

Garden Show

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Seminars presented by the Maine Landscape and Nurseryman’s Association (MeLNA) is the goto-place for anything you want to know about gardening. Whether you are new to gardening or looking to further your garden knowledge, these seminars are designed to inform, enlighten and guide us into the next era of garden excellence.

This year’s garden expert and special guest, Paul Parent, from the nationwide syndicated radio garden series The Paul Parent Garden Show, will be sharing his 30-plus years of garden expertise.

“We have assembled a unique mix of quality exhibitors, speakers, artists, crafters and breathtaking landscape displays. Our exhibitors are here to help enlighten attendees to the newest energy saving products on the market, others to showcase their amazing talent in landscape and gardening expertise,” said Karla Ficker, show producer.

The fairgrounds are easy to navigate and are handicapped accessible with plenty of free parking. For exhibitor information please visit the website www. homegardenflowershow.com or e-mail karla@dicksonandmcgonigle.com or info@homegardenflowershow.com or call 1-800359-2033 or 935-2845.

Sunday, go out by yourself on Saturday or Monday — if you can, Jewett said.

Meanwhile, on Monday, a group of local high school students did Pondicherry Park trail maintenance work. Ten juniors and seniors, who attend Lake Region High School, took part in a program called an “Alternative Spring Break.” By late afternoon, the group had raked leaves from the trail, used loppers to remove branches, reconstructed a ditch and fixed a boardwalk that was damaged by a fallen tree.

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did it,” said Emma Walker, a junior from Naples.

Another junior, Jared Curtis of Casco, said the best part was “having a good time outdoors with friends.”

Fellow classmates agreed.

Mason Kluge-Edwards, a junior who resides in Casco, commented on how strong he felt after doing the outdoor labor.

“And, it’s good we can help other people,” he said.

Naples resident Maude Meeker, a junior at LRHS, said both the laborious trail maintenance and the motive behind doing the work mattered most to her.

“It is nice to be working in our community and giving back,” Meeker said.

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(Continued from Page A) there, they may think twice about it. In Bridgton, we deal with our small part and make our public places look beautiful. Every day is Earth Day, and I really believe that.”

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April 19, 2012, The Bridgton News, Page B

It Dawned on Me

by Dawn De Busk News Columnist

A study in grief

I buried my dog two years ago in March. I cannot believe she has been gone that long.

I am happy that she died so peacefully, and is free of the pain a long dog life can bring.

But, oh boy, I miss having that dog in the physical world.

It would be heavenly to touch her luxurious neck fur again, or to be able to circle my fingers around her short muzzle, or to gaze once more at those adoring brown eyes set off by her gold and black mask. Nina was a wonderful companion for 17 years. I met her when she was five weeks old. The runt of a litter of 10 born under a shed in mid-January 1993, her tail was frostbitten. She was a survivor of epic proportions.

She died on March 12, 2010.

I put her body into the earth that following Friday and placed a brick circle to mark her grave on Spring Equinox.

Anyhow, my daughter Danielle and I discovered that Girl Scouting was founded on March 12 (1912), which was the same day our dog had died. When Dani learned about this she said, “Mom, Nina died on that day so she could go to heaven and start a girl dog scouting troop.” That image was so wonderful to me, I instantly adopted it.

Nina is buried in the forest behind a home we rent. I chose a spot near a rock wall that people had placed as a boundary marker. I figured after I move away and come back 10 or 15 years later, I will still be able to locate the rock wall versus a tree that may have grown too tall for me to recognize. Plus, that loca- WORK IS PROGRESSING FAST in anticipation of the Friday May 18 grand opening of the new fixed bridge in Naples. tion seemed to have great drain- (Photo by Dawn De Busk) age — not on the top of the hill, but in the middle of a continuing slope, which would insure water ran away from her grave.

Is this spring?

GRIEF, Page B

Is this spring? The sun is shining and the air is warm, but the mountains are still white, and two days ago, a few miles north of here in the hills, we found hidden patches of snow and ice lurking in cool dark corners. Sandals and snow boots are lined up inside our front door, and outside on the porch a couple of snow shovels lean against the wall behind the bamboo rakes. It must be spring.

This morning, I was outside raking up fallen twigs and pinecones when a shadow darkened the ground. A turkey vulture had flown overhead, and as soon as I located it, at treetop level, I noticed a second one. Two more vultures then glided over the road, and then after a few seconds all four of them slid away out of sight. They were not the first vultures of the season, but I took their presence to be one more sign of spring.

A few moments later, over the

NINA basking in the sun in March of 2003.

rustling sounds of my raking, I heard a loud tapping sound, a rapid staccato that slowed down at the end. I had not heard that particular sound since last spring, but knew it was being made by a bird that thinks the electrical transformer on the utility pole, or a metal stovepipe, or a metal roof, makes a good drum. The bird then called out in a loud, nasal, mewing squeal, and I watched it fly to the trunk of a tall oak tree where it resumed drilling on a hollow branch. It was a woodpecker, but not the small black and white downy woodpecker, or its larger look-alike relative, the hairy woodpecker. It was not the crow-sized pileated woodpecker, that we see occasionally in the neighborhood, that master excavator who loudly hammers big chunks of wood from trees. The sounds I heard, both the staccato drumming that slows at the end and the nasal mewing squeal,

Bird Watch

by Jean Preis News Columnist

were made by a yellow-bellied sapsucker, one of the early harbingers of spring.

Unlike our resident woodpeckers, the sapsucker is the most highly migratory woodpecker in North America, flying south every fall to spend the winter anywhere from the southern United States to Panama. Although almost the size of a hairy woodpecker, it looks quite different, with a red forehead, a black patch on the upper breast, and a large white patch on the wing. The sapsucker’s back is mottled, or barred, and the belly is yellowish. Both sexes have red foreheads, but the male’s chin and throat is red, while the female’s is white.

The name sapsucker comes from the bird’s method of feeding, drilling neat rows of tiny round or square holes in the bark of a tree, then licking up the oozing sap with a specially modified tongue with a brush-like tip.

In our yard, there are several trees whose trunks are covered with rows of tiny holes that have been drilled by sapsuckers over the years. According to Kenn Kaufman, author of Lives of North American Birds, sap may constitute as much as 20% of a sapsucker’s diet. They also eat many insects, which they catch in the air, or find attracted to the sap, as well as berries, fruit, and

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RVs

To The Editor: The proposal by Jeff Konigsberg to develop a 115site RV campground on the Kansas Road in Bridgton is an attack on all of us who own land on Long Lake, whether we live in Naples, Bridgton or Harrison. There are so many negatives, including destruction of the environment, road congestion and safety, noise pollution, a shoreland threat to the lake, decreasing our land values, and general deterioration of the area.

My grandfather bought property on Long Lake in Naples in 1919, and my extended family have been proud residents since that time. My father was a founder of the Lakes Environmental Association, partly to protect against the kind of reckless development espoused by Mr. Konigsberg.

This threat to us all must be stopped.

Stephen Shiman Skid Hill Cove Naples

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To The Editor: I’m sure Eva Shorey — nationally famous and tireless champion of extremely poor workers in Maine — must surely be squirming in her grave, seeing the insane foothold The Bridgton News (her family enterprise with descendants) has allowed/given Tom McLaughlin into her family’s once noble newspaper. Eva would be a truly uncompromising critic of most of what Bridgton News longtime columnist McLaughlin seems to love and laud these days.

Sure, he and the paper tout his past career as a high school teacher, but then again ignorant, myopic blowhards have often held that position.

I know I have had to endure

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To The Editor: The total inconsideration and disregard for the aesthetics of the neighborhood of Kansas Road and aside, I would like to point out a problem that would affect all residents of Bridgton who might like to enjoy boating on Long Lake. The proposed development of a RV campground at Camp Woodlands does not plan on having a boat launching ramp or mooring at its site.

Therefore, the Kansas Road boat launching facility two miles down the road would be the obvious launching area. As many as 115 boats might try to use the launch site each morning with pickup at the end of the day.

Last summer, there were some delays because of crowding. Beside the traffic fiasco, know that there are eight parking spaces for vehicles with boat trailers, one of which is a handicapped space. Think about it.

Jim Drews Bridgton

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To The Editor: As a summer resident of Harrison, I read the News online when I’m not in Maine.

I’m surprised that you don’t include dates in your news stories. You refer to “today,” “last week,” etc. but the writing isn’t specific as to the exact date. News stories are not listed by dates either. I know that news writers are concerned with the “who, what, when, where and how” of each item, so could you please include the dates?

Thanks, and keep up the good work!

Judy Alderman Harrison

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To The Editor: The week of April 16 is National Volunteer Week and at AARP Maine, we are grateful and honored to work with hundreds of volunteers every year. The extraordinary efforts of these dedicated individuals propel AARP’s mission “to serve, not to be served.”

That phrase was coined by our founder, Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, more than 50 years ago and it is certainly still true today.

Our volunteers serve many roles and actively work to make the world a better place.

They prepare taxes through the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program, testify at the state house on issues of importance to our members, meet with members of Congress and the state legislature, conduct AARP Driver Safety Program classes, and work with Maine community leaders on many of our initiatives. It is the incredible hard work and dedication of everyone working together that makes it possible for AARP to accomplish all that it does on behalf of the 228,000 members we serve in Maine.

There are so many ways to create positive change in each other’s lives through volunteering. If you are already a volunteer with AARP, we thank you wholeheartedly for your hard work and dedication. In whatever way you choose to give back, you are making a difference and we applaud your commitment to others.

Carol Kontos AARP Maine State President

one connect Trayvon’s mother and Tom McLaughlin’s column about his uncle? Let me explain.

Mrs. Martin, even in her grief over her dead son, was quite clear that she did not seek revenge on George Zimmerman, the man who shot her son. In fact, she said the shooting could have been an accident. What Mrs. Martin did want was a real investigation of what happened and for the scales of justice to be balanced for both Mr. Zimmerman and her dead son. The heroism of Mrs. Martin is that even with tremendous support from those who wanted revenge on behalf of her unarmed, adored 17-year-old dead son. Mrs. Martin did not allow her grief and fury at an unfair judicial system distract her from her primary concern, which was to make sure the judicial system might soon work for her son and for all American citizens. This is the legacy she wanted for her son.

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and how it relates to the information I received on television from Ms. Martin. Last week, I wrote in a letter to the editor that Mr. McLaughlin appeared to have little empathy and regard for most of humankind, the exceptions being “sperm, anti-environmentalists, right wing Catholic Bishops, wealthy environmentalists, anti-feminist and those capable of hard work while keeping their mouths shut no matter how unjustly they are treated.” Well, I must admit, there was a part of me that enjoyed writing that.

However, in the spirit of Mrs. Martin and justice, I must own up to the fact that sometimes McLaughlin writes beautifully about Ireland, about archaeology, about nature despite his opinion of anti-environmentalist “whackos” and lots of other folk who don’t deserve (in my opinion) his negative judgments. He was at his best (in my opinion) this week when he wrote about the important LETTERS, Page B

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here to stay. Maybe it’s finally time to toss caution aside, trust the sunshine and warm temperatures, and put away those snow shovels and snow boots.

Is this spring?

the soft cambium tissue found under the outer bark of the tree.

Male sapsuckers usually arrive ahead of the females to stake out a breeding territory. Their drumming is distinctive, typically a series of two or three evenly spaced, rapid beats, followed by an irregular series of slower beats. The drumming functions the way song does for songbirds, to define territory and attract a mate. Once the male has paired up with a female, and they have begun nesting, the yellow-bellied sapsuckers become silent and seem to disappear, so we have learned to enjoy the sounds of these woodpeckers while we can.

At this time of year, when To The Editor: This morning, I heard an new migrant birds appear almost interview with Mrs. Martin, daily, each new arrival is one the mother of slain 17-year-old more indication that spring is

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Trayvon Martin. Two hours later, I read Tom McLaughlin’s well-written column on the death of his beloved uncle, Joe Haggerty. Now, you might ask how in the world could any-

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(and battle) them — the ignorant ones — as an educator, historian, author, lecturer and teacher over many years.

McLaughlin’s outrageously distorted characterization of Catholic pedophilia as homosexual aberration — among other egregious misrepresentations — needs to be addressed seriously, but this paper’s word limit must cut me (my letter) off here for a later time (if allowed).

I need now to proceed with some commentary concerning Tilla Durr’s letter of April 5.

Tilla Durr has again shown herself to be ahead of the game. She has her finger on the pulse of truth and reality and certainly with insight and consummate integrity; a rarity in this Lake Region of western Maine. And she has suffered for it, been ridiculed, derided and declaimed. The adage that one is not a prophet in his/her own town or region proves again reality. Why? Probably because local folks cannot take being mirrored to his/her own hypocrisy and ignorance, and thus, lash out at messengers of truth especially if among his/her own. Tilla’s words and messages are pure elixir, precious particularly in the light of such inane drivel and ultra right wing propaganda coming unabashedly from the likes of your heralded and longtime columnist.

Now don’t get me wrong here. T.M. has every right to write for the paper and say what he will — truth and perspective be damned. I, for one, hope Tom stays on. But please, counterbalance his garbage with some intelligence and sensitivity! The area’s citizenry demands it in these dismal circumstances and times.

So, good common folks of greater Bridgton/Lake Region, do you support me in this?

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And thank you, Tom McLaughlin, for such a wellwritten and moving column about your uncle.

(Continued from Page B) Virginia (Tilla) Durr Bridgton role his Uncle Joe Haggerty had played in his life until he recently passed from this earth into “the Great Beyond.”

Now, I suspect Uncle Joe did To The Editor: not give McLaughlin the same When Olympia Snowe version of cause and effect of throws up her hands and the Depression of 1929 that I walks away, it’s clear that the received (from a beloved father Republican Party has big probwho served in government in lems. It has become hostile to the heart of the Depression). anyone (especially any woman) Both McLaughlin and I have who is an independent thinker. been deeply influenced by the If you don’t consult right-wing people who loved, listened to extremist talking points every us and lived lives on which morning to find out what you we could model and shape our think, you won’t feel at home own visions of hope and pos- in the GOP of 2012. sibility even as we approached Far-right Rep. Allen the end of our life span.

West of Florida recently There are times when I accused 78 to 81 Democratic would enjoy (supported by members of the House of McLaughlin detractors) the Representatives of being opportunity to stuff Tom “members of the Communist McLaughlin into a closet where Party.” Communism? Sheesh!

I store my real and imagi- Doesn’t he know that Sen. nary enemies. I would throw Joseph McCarthy died in away the key and be well rid 1957? Where does the GOP of my detractors. However, if find knuckleheads like this, I maintain an iota of sanity, and more pointedly, where do read all that he has written, they find voters stupid enough he does not neatly fit into the to elect them to high office? locked compartment stuffed Democrats lately have with “enemies.” Alas, I cannot accused Republicans of waging make Tom McLaughlin collat- “war on women.” Between Jan. eral damage to my own ideol- 1, 2012 and today, the support ogy. So thank you Mrs. Martin of female voters for probable for keeping me focused on GOP presidential nominee Mitt important public issues, such Romney has plummeted from as keeping open the possibil- 48% to 34%. At the beginning ity that one day our individual of the year, Romney polled differences will promote curi- about even with President osity, the kind of cooperation Obama among women. Today, and respect needed to keep one he trails Obama by 15% to another and civilization alive, 25%, depending on which state just and more peaceful than is surveyed. Of course, GOP not.

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spin doctors loudly declare the “war on women” to be a phony issue, but with little success.

Republican national chairman Reince Priebus even managed to compare women with caterpillars during one of his speeches. Way to go, Reince, old buddy! With friends like him, Republicans don’t need any enemies.

I suspect that Republicans didn’t set out intentionally to drive away female voters. Their policies simply have become so hostile to women’s economic, social and health care needs that they repel more women every time GOP candidates talk about them. After all, Gov. Scott Walker and his extremist GOP allies in Wisconsin really did enact legislation repealing the law guaranteeing women equal pay for equal work. Rick Santorum really did promise to deny women access to affordable contraception if he was elected president. Rep. Darrell Issa really did hold hearings on women’s health care without allowing any women to testify.

And, Rush Limbaugh really did verbally assault college student Sandra Fluke, calling her a “slut” and a “prostitute” for defying Issa’s ban on female witnesses. The Democrats didn’t make this stuff up.

So onward stumbles my former political party — the blind, benighted Republican Party of 2012 — driving away their last sane and sensible members in some kind of ideological purity purge. I wish them luck in the next election.

They’ll need it.

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Too stupid to survive?

“Sometimes, societies become too stupid to survive,” wrote columnist Mark Steyn last Saturday.

I cannot get the line out of my head. He was talking about America’s steady march to bankruptcy, which if it goes on much longer (like past November), will become irreversible. Has America become too stupid to survive? It would be an easy case to make.

We have a Congress with the lowest approval ratings in history. Fewer than 10% of us agree with what our representatives are doing down there in Washington.

The people answering the pollsters’ questions, however, are the same people who vote them in every two to six years! What does that tell us about ourselves?

Answer that. Are we stupid?

Clearly, President Obama and his campaign operatives think we are. Either that or they’re stupid, and it wouldn’t be difficult to make that case either. Last Thursday, columnist Charles Krauthammer quoted our president speaking in September, 2011: “Warren Buffett’s secretary shouldn’t pay a [higher] tax rate than Warren Buffett…

And that basic principle of fairness, if applied to our tax code, could raise enough money [to] stabilize our debt and deficits for the next decade… This is not politics; this is math.”

But it’s not math. It simply doesn’t add up as both Krauthammer and Steyn emphasized last week. Both demonstrated mathematically that if the “Buffett Rule” were to collect taxes from wealthy Americans as the president proposes, it would take centuries to offset even one year of Obama’s deficits. So, the president’s claim is either politics or stupidity, but it’s certainly not math.

My liberal friends — and I do have some, believe it or not — fervently believe President Obama is highly intelligent. For

me even to suggest that he may not be makes them think I’m stupid. But consider this: Just a few weeks ago, President Obama said it would be “unprecedented” for the “unelected” U.S. Supreme Court to overturn his Affordable Care Act, which most people know as “Obamacare.” That’s just flat wrong. So why would he say it?

Four possibilities: One, he’s stupid, because he doesn’t understand how the U.S. government has worked since 1803’s “Marbury vs Madison.” “But he graduated from Columbia and Harvard Law School where he was editor of the Law Review!” my liberal friends exclaim. That means he can’t be stupid, right? He must be brilliant or he never would have gotten that far, right? We cannot see President Obama’s college records. He won’t let us.

Why? Did he get admitted to the Ivy League through Affirmative Action because he’s black?

Where’s the evidence that he’s intelligent? I haven’t seen it. Is reading well from a teleprompter evidence of intelligence? Not to me. I’ve met too many Ivy League graduates whose intelligence is underwhelming. Of President Obama’s profound

intelligence, I remain profoundly unconvinced.

Two, he’s a narcissist who believes his press clippings and thinks he can’t be wrong.

Three, he’s trying to bully the Supreme Court into voting for the constitutionality of his biggest “accomplishment” — the so-called “Affordable Care Act.” You know — the one we can’t afford because it’s costing twice what he said it would.

A more suitable name would be the “Unaffordable Care Act.” By calling the Supreme Court “unelected,” he’s trying to stir resentment by suggesting to American voters that these “unelected” justices might take away their healthcare.

Four, it is politics. Obama was forced to admit last week that the “Buffett Rule” won’t do much to reduce the deficit, but he keeps saying “the rich aren’t paying their fair share” because he’s already planted the idea in feeble-minded voters that it will. And, he knows stirring up class warfare will help him in November. He believes America is stupid enough to buy it all. If he’s right, he gets reelected. If he gets reelected, we’re doomed.

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By Stan Cohen Medicare Volunteer Counselor Will you be covered by Medicare if you seek a second opinion?

(Continued from Page B) Although, she was too old to make the journey into these woods when we moved here in December 2009, where she is buried is the kind of place Nina would have loved to run.

It reminds me of the forestland near her birthplace of Eagle River, Alaska.

It is a perfectly practical resting place. When I go to her grave, I do not go to be sad. I go to play on the swing we hung near there, on the granite rock that is twice as tall as me and a blast to climb, along a “trail” system that keeps me alert with its at-eye-pokinglevel tree branches.

As the March 12 date swung back around, I anticipated being sad about the anniversary. I suspected I might cry unexpectedly, and I made mental arrangements not to do so. All month long, I did not succumb to tears.

It’s April now. On Friday, I was on my yoga mat after an awesome workout. For some reason, my brain drifted to those moments — twice in the still darkened morning, a few days after Nina’s death, when I left my bed to lie on the carpet where she slept; and I wept uncontrollably

that I could not reach out and pet that dog anymore. Suddenly — and, unlike the times I am able to keep detached from a thought or emotion — it was as though I was there again. It was as though two years had never passed; time dissolved, and a flash of fresh pain smacked into my body.

Again, a few of those tears are from the joy I feel that her old joints are pain free and her spirit travels like seagull wings away from the ocean’s storms.

The day I cried over Nina on my yoga mat, I drove to The Bridgton News, where the managing editor’s daughter had a new puppy. It was so nice to hold a newborn canine that was entering someone else’s life. The experience alleviated any pain I had felt earlier in the day.

And, that is how days go.

Tonight, while the moon is full, I can hear the coyotes howl.

Or maybe, it is the coy dogs or a distant neighbor’s dog chained in its yard. But, I believe Nina is the one I hear howling. She is caroling with the puppies in her girl dog scouting troop before they run through the woods, and find the most beautiful places to play.

Here is an explanation from the Medicare Rights Center: Medicare will pay for you to see a doctor to get a second opinion if a doctor has recommended that you have surgery or a “major diagnostic or therapeutic procedure.”

What’s more, Medicare will pay for a third opinion if the first and second opinions you received were different. Even if the surgery or other procedure is determined not to be covered, Medicare will cover the second and third opinions. If you want a third opinion, but the first and second opinions were the same, Medicare may cover a “confirmatory consultation” with a third doctor, as long as that doctor submits a claim using the right code and writes in your medical record that the services provided were reasonable and medically necessary.

If you are enrolled in a Medicare private health plan, otherwise known as a Medicare Advantage plan, different rules about second and third opinions may apply. Your private plan may only cover second and third opinions if you see in-network doctors. Call your plan to find out the exact rules for getting second and third opinions.

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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Ticked off

By Alice Rose Like many children of my era, a popular summer activity was catching all manner of bugs, keeping them in canning jars in our bedroom. Despite the smallness of the holes in the lids, our buggy roommates always managed to mysteriously disappear.

I suspect that my mother liberated them to their natural habitat, but then we imagined them setting up house in the nooks and crannies of our bedroom.

This did not bother us in the least. Numerous science classes later taught us the importance of bugs to what our teachers called “the balance of nature.” All this is a way of saying bugs don’t scare me.

Still, two weeks ago when the physician’s assistant in my doctor’s office told me he had picked four ticks off his dog the previous weekend, I shuddered.

Despite monthly application of a popular flea and tick medication, my older dog tested positive for exposure to Lyme disease in the spring of 2010. There followed 30 days of devious and creative attempts to treat him with the appropriate antibiotic. In the fall of 2010, while showering, I felt what I thought was a splinter on my lower back. Closer inspection revealed a black “splinter” in the middle of a softball size bull’s-eye rash.

What I said is not suitable for print, but what I did was call my doctor’s office for advice on how to remove the tick correctly.

Although I followed that advice, all I succeeded in doing was removing the body. The tick still had its jaws firmly planted in my back. There followed seven days of the same said antibiotic used to treat my dog.

A study published in the February 2012 American Journal of Medicine and Hygiene pinpoints southern Maine, specifically the mid-coast and York and Cumberland counties, as areas where infected deer ticks that cause Lyme disease are prevalent. This is clearly a concern since infected ticks can transmit

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the bacteria (spirochetes) that causes Lyme disease in animals and humans. In animals, the symptoms of infection may include lameness, fever, lethargy and loss of appetite. In humans, the infection may present like a bad case of the flu. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service (Bulletin #2357) states that while Lyme disease is “rarely life-threatening,” if left untreated it may cause joint, nervous system and heart problems.

Traditional wisdom tells us — and correctly — that there are ways to avoid getting Lyme disease. Such wisdom advises us to wear light-colored clothing, tucking pants into socks and donning long-sleeved shirts, especially when walking in the woods, clearing brush and walking in tall grass. Spray your clothing and shoes with an insect repellant containing DEET. Your pets can be protected from Lyme disease with the application of flea and tick repellants made especially for them and on the recommended schedule. Lyme vaccine also is available for them, but not for us. Keep grass short and any brush around your house cut back (an acquaintance swears that his free-range chickens do a great job eliminating ticks in his yard, but not having chickens I can’t attest to this method). Conduct regular tick checks of yourself and your pets.

Finally, know the symptoms of Lyme disease.

Good advice. But, and there is a “but,” if you like to garden, to walk your dogs, or to stroll in the woods, none of this guarantees that you or your pets will not be exposed to Lyme disease. As noted earlier, we live in an area where ticks infected with Lyme disease are endemic, as are deer, white-footed mice, coyotes, chipmunks and other warm-blooded animals on which ticks feed. Most infections are caused by ticks in their nymph stage and nymphs are very small (two millimeters) and thus hard to see. The Centers for Disease

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Control reports that between 1020% of infected individuals do not develop the telltale bull’seye rash and some that do, do not develop it at the site of the bite. If you don’t find a tick near the rash, look elsewhere.

Further complicating detection is the fact that ticks tend to migrate to the hairy parts of our bodies: head, armpits and groin. For some reason, my visitor latched on at waistband level on my back, but since I avoid looking at myself naked in fulllength mirrors as much as possible, it went undetected for an indeterminate amount of time.

If your dogs have long, dark coats, as do mine, detecting ticks on them before they attach to the skin can be challenging. As I discovered, the popular commercial tick products used on dogs are not 100% effective against infection. Jim Dill, entomologist for the University of Maine’s Pest Management program, explains that effectiveness depends on your dog’s metabolism, the time between applications, and the size of your dog. Depending on how quickly your dog metabolizes the repellent, it may not be as effective by the time the next scheduled dose is due as it was on the day it was applied.

Dosage depends on the size of the dog, but it’s a size range, say 40.1 to 85 pounds. If your dog is at the upper end of the range given, it may not be as effective as on a dog at the lower end of the range.

The first question my doctor asked me was how long the

tick had been attached, the reason being that it takes at least 24 hours for an attached tick to transmit the infection. Quick detection and correct removal of a tick is very important. Check yourself and your dogs every day. If you find an attached tick, with the fine end of tweezers, grasp the tick as close to the skin as possible and pull upward with a gentle, steady pressure, avoiding if possible leaving the head behind. Clean the area and your hands with rubbing alcohol or other antiseptic, or plain soap and water. Jim Dill emphasized that the main thing was not to use nail polish or a hot match in an attempt to remove the tick.

The point is quick removal, which nail polish or other folk remedies won’t accomplish. A hot match to the tick’s body will result in the tick exuding more bacteria into your body, also not in your best interests.

Every evening at dusk, five deer come into our field to feed.

I admit my first thought now is not “gorgeous” or even “someone’s meal.” It’s “ticks.” Same thing for the chipmunks scampering to and from under the bird feeder. My first thought is not “bold,” “cute” or even “rodents,” it’s “ticks.” I’m sure this phase will pass. After all, I’m not afraid of bugs. I believe in the “balance of nature,” which means we are edible, too.

Alice Rose is a lifelong gardener. She lives in Casco with her husband, two Afghan hounds and four cats, as well as numerous wild visitors.

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Last week, before we broke for a few weeks, we passed another Supplemental Budget. This was the result of weeks of work by the Appropriations Committee that produced a very good compromise.

As opposed to the last budget, which was concerned with funding issues at the Department of Health and Human Services, this one is designed to take care of funding issues across state government between now and the end of Fiscal Year 2013 (June 30, 2013).

This week I’d like to give you a quick update on this bill. There are significant differences between the original budget proposed by the governor and the one that we passed. The governor’s proposal had a great deal of policy language from tax cuts in future years to subpoena powers for a new state agency which most legislators felt was not appropriate for a bill designed to adjust spending in the middle of a budget cycle. The Appropriations Committee rightly took these out.

Here are some of the highlights: • Funding for MPBN has been fully restored. It does, however, contain language to move the state to a fee-for-service model funding for MPBN over the next five years. This will give them time to prepare a model that will work without a state subsidy, if necessary; • The large cuts to state funding of General Assistance have been drastically scaled back. This program, which is often the last resort when people are truly desperate, will still face some cuts, but it will still be able to serve as a safety net; • The budget restores funding for higher education including the University System, Community College System, and Maine Maritime Academy (originally slated for a $2.4 million cut); • It fully restores funding for the Fund for a Healthy Maine (which was originally slated for a $4.2 million cut); • It provides additional money for courthouse security; • Most gratifying to me personally, it provides $360,000 for the Computer Crimes Unit. This is the centerpiece of my bill to help protect and rescue children from sexual assault by adding the forensic examiners and detectives needed to tackle the backlog of cases and investigate new crimes more quickly.

I am grateful to the Appropriations Committee for all their hard work, and for turning out such a good compromise.

The plan now is for the Legislature to break for a few weeks. This will give the Appropriations Committee time to get new, more accurate revenue projections for next year and put together yet another budget to resolve remaining issues in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). We will also be voting on a badly needed bond package when we return.

Please feel free to send me an e-mail at my website, www.mainesenate.org/diamond or call my office at 287-1515 if you have any thoughts on this.

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(Continued from Page B) President Obama’s campaign strategy. He has no plan to reduce the deficit. Instead of reversing our march to bankruptcy, he’s accelerating it. If he wins, I guess I’ll have to accept that Mark Steyn’s fear is realistic. America may have become too stupid to survive.

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Opinions Together, we can end domestic violence If there is one thing I can be proud of that resulted from this session, it’s the work we’ve done on domestic violence related issues. We’ve passed laws that improve safety for victims and hold abusers accountable for their actions.

On this one issue, Republicans and Democrats have banded together and put politics aside for the people of Maine. We’ve been able to do this because of a joint effort. Domestic violence is not a problem that is defined by one party or the other — this effort is for the Maine people. We can learn much from this type of coordinated response to problems we face as a state.

I had the privilege of helping to present The 9th Report of the Maine Domestic Abuse Homicide Review Panel. The report is appropriately titled, “Working Together to End Domestic Violence Homicide in Maine.”

And this is not a title that’s cliché, it’s got meaning. You can find the report by logging on to the Maine Attorney General’s website. I encourage you to read it because it will give you an idea of how prevalent domestic abuse is in our society. I found the facts to be chilling, but it’s these same facts that will help guide us to finding

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by Paul LePage Governor of Maine

ways to reduce the violence.

Nearly 30 people, including law enforcement, attorneys, physicians, advocates and others comprised this report. I thank each panel member for their dedication to this paramount cause. I want to thank Attorney General Schneider for his ongoing support as well.

As I read the report, I was uplifted by one thing — the recommendations highlighted are being passed into law already.

That tells me we are on the right track.

This past week, I signed the Victims’ Compensation Fund bill, which was one of the panel’s recommendations. The bill will assist victims of violent crimes by ensuring they receive the financial support they need.

Next week, I will sign another law that will allow only judges

to grant bail to alleged domestic violence abusers. I will also pen a bill that better protects victims by making sure they are notified when an abuser is released from jail.

These are critical laws, which we have taken action on, that are highlighted in the 37-page report. I’ve been told by advocacy leaders and district attorneys that this is the first time ever public officials have come together in such a massive effort to address domestic violence. Not only to bring awareness to this issue, but to pass meaningful laws that will help reduce violent crime and hold abusers accountable for their actions.

I’m humbled to be part of this movement to end domestic violence and appreciative of the widespread support I’ve encountered.

I’ve shared with you my experi-

ence with domestic violence, but what I’ve found to be most heart wrenching are your stories. This abuse leaves scars that linger forever, I understand that and I want to prevent those scars.

Unfortunately, in some cases there are no scars, but lives lost.

Since 2010, 21 people have been murdered by a family or household member. In one six-week period, six children lost their mother to domestic violence homicide and two children and their mother were killed. These victims will not be forgotten. Instead, they remind us of how devastating domestic violence can be. These tragedies have provoked a movement unlike anything Maine has ever seen. We dedicate this report to all those left behind, loved ones, family, friends, co-workers, and community members. Our goal is to prevent future homicides from occurring and we can only achieve this when we all work together.

As long as I am governor, I will speak out against domestic abuse.

I call on all Mainers, especially men, to use their voice too. We are the ones that will be a major part of the solution. To make domestic violence socially unacceptable, we must set the example. I hope you will stand with me.

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Quote of the Week I cannot put my signature on a bill that largely ignores welfare reform. I have major concerns about the overspending in the general assistance welfare program.

Spending in this welfare program has grown from nearly $7 million in 2008 to a projected $14.3 million in 2013.

I am looking at a way to sustain our welfare programs.

This budget keeps Maine on the same path it’s been on for 40 years and I will not be held hostage and forced to sign a budget that is irresponsible. We must be forward thinking and look to how we can afford these types of programs in the future. Kicking the can down the road accomplishes nothing. There is no structural change to our welfare system in this budget, and in fact, the changes made to general assistance only maintain the system until the end of the year. This is not a proposal I can support, — Maine Governor Paul LePage after learning more details about the General Fund Second Supplemental Budget proposal

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Congress should play by same rules Fighting gas prices

Elected office is a place for public service, not personal gain.

As demonstrated by the recent press stories, however, questions have been raised about whether lawmakers have been exempt — legally or practically — from the reach of our laws and regulations prohibiting insider trading. For example, what if a member of Congress learned, in a classified briefing, that a major defense contractor was about to declare bankruptcy and that member sold his stock before the news was made public? Is this fair? Is it legal?

“60 Minutes” first raised these troubling questions in a report late last year. The allegations come at a time when, unfortunately, the public’s faith in Congress is already extremely low. A recent Gallup poll shows that nearly 70% of the American

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the American people.

Recently, the president signed into law the most significant ethics reform in many years. The clear message of this new law, which I support, is that members of Congress are not above the law.

This common-sense legislation, known as the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge, or STOCK, Act, makes it crystal clear that members of Congress

public has little or no confidence in Congress. Other polls show that Americans rate members of Congress at or near the bottom of the list in terms of perceived honesty and ethical standards.

This erosion of public trust is not confined to Congress, but it taints the public’s view of our entire federal system. With the many challenges our nation faces, we must act to restore — and to deserve — the trust of

are forbidden from trading on insider information. My committee, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, held a hearing on this bill shortly after the “60 Minutes” report aired. At the time, we learned that despite reassurances from legal experts and the Securities and Exchange Commission that no so such exemption actually existed, there was persistent disagreement about the issue. That’s why I felt it was important to send a very clear message that members of Congress are not exempt from the insider trading laws, and that is exactly what this bill does. In addition, top federal agency employees who have real influence within their agencies

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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 gave the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) new authority to prevent speculation and profiteering in oil futures trading. While most Americans didn’t know that Congress included this critical provision in this bill, it’s long past time that CFTC uses its new authority to tackle high gas prices.

A lot of things impact the cost of oil — production levels, demand, supply disruptions, natural disasters, speculation, and international affairs all play a role. There has been an overarching debate on the causes of recent oil price swings. Some say price spikes are caused entirely by the fundamentals of supply and demand. Others contend that excessive speculation in the oil futures market and other issues are to blame.

But that debate has been largely ended. A lot of factors explain the high prices we are seeing, but it’s not as simple as conventional supply and demand calculations.

The facts bear this out. According to the Energy Information Administration, the supply of oil and gasoline is higher today than it was three years ago, when the national average price for a gallon of gasoline was just $1.90. And, while the national average price of

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Radiodetection, a global multi-technology company with a range of products for cable and pipe location, pipeline integrity monitoring and dry air pressurization, is looking to fill the following position in our Bridgton, Maine facility:

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Mark’s is looking for happy, self-motivated employees to assist our retail and landscape customers at our garden center in Bridgton, Maine. A good fitting candidate will be highly-energized, motivated, and self-directed. At Mark’s we believe a happy employee, who is excited about gardening, is #1.

If you like the idea of going home at night tired, but satisfied that you were able to help folks make important decisions about their garden or landscape — you need to apply.

Prior experience would be a big help but being energetic about gardening and motivated is a great start. Prior sales experience would be helpful but not a must.

Radiodetection is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Send resumes to: Mark’s Lawn & Garden, 688 Portland Rd., Bridgton, ME 04009.

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Please email your resume, cover letter and salary requirements to rd.sales.us@spx.com; fax to 207-647-9496; or mail to Radiodetection, 154 Portland Road, Bridgton, ME 04009, Attn: Human Resources.

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• Tree Removal • House Lot Clearing • Pruning • Brush Mowing

• We Buy Standing Timber • Crane Work • Firewood

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Radiodetection offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental and vision insurance, a generous 401(k) match; tuition assistance; paid vacations; holidays and more.

Rte. 302, Bridgton • (207) 647-0980

*Before June 1, 2012

Price subject to change. Let us help keep you warm.

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Flexible schedule required.

Now Hiring Part-Time Housekeeper Apply in person 81 Highland Road (207) 647-3733

Green Assorted Hardwoods Loose Thrown Firewood Cut, Split and Delivered • State Certified per cord if you lock in now*

25 Years Experience � Fully Insured

NFI NORTH, INC. a National leader in Human Services has an opening for the position of

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Candidate should have a Master’s degree in Social Work or Human Services and three years supervisory experience. Candidates with certification as an LCSW or LCPC are preferred. Responsibilities include overall operations, oversight of programmatic, fiscal, educational and clinical components of program. Annual salary range commensurate with credentials and experience.

Now Hiring

Two positions for

DCPS II DIRECT CARE PROGRAM STAFF FULL-TIME

• Log Truck Driver with Experience Operating a Center Mount Log Loader

• Experienced Chip Truck Driver • Experienced Skidder Operator • Experienced Dump Truck Driver • Experienced Heavy Truck and Equipment Mechanic

Candidate should be patient, have a sense of humor and have experience working with children. A BA in Sociology, Psychology or related field preferred.

At our Residential and Day Treatment Program in Bridgton, Maine which serves 5–14 year olds.

*Applicants for driving positions must have a valid Class A CDL, Medical Card, and clean driving record

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We offer competitive wages and a complete benefit package that includes: • Health Insurance • Paid Holidays • Simple IRA Retirement • Paid Vacations • Uniforms Qualified applicants should apply within at 65 Bull Ring Road Denmark, ME 207.452.2157

Competitive salary, Excellent benefits package for full time employees. Supportive work environment, opportunity for growth.

Please send cover letter and resume to: Regional Director 15 Wayside Avenue Bridgton, ME 04009 Or e-mail: audreyhuot@nafi.com Visit our web site: www.NAFI.com EOE/AA

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Puzzle: Healthy living

DEN­MARK HOUSE — Painting, Inc. Inter­ior and Exterior Paint­ing.

Also, Paper­hang­ing. 40 years of painting ex­pe­ri­ence. Call for esti­mates. Call Across 1. Landing road John Math­ews, 207-452-2781. tf49

INSTRUCTION

CHEESE CLASS — in Denmark at Ram’s Farm, on April 29 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call to sign up, 452-2772. 1t16

YARD SALES

BIG SALE — Saturday, April 21, 8 a.m. 4 p.m., 510 Portland Road, Bridgton. Oak sideboard, pine hutch, Paris Manufacturing kid’s desk, oak display cabinet, table & chair sets, bookcases, stands, china closet, lamps, art, rugs & more.

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21. Nightmare character 23. He played Opie on “The Andy Griffith Show”

PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF BROWNFIELD WINTER ROADS The Board of Selectmen will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, April 24th at 6:30 p.m., in order to discuss a proposed modification to the 2007 Order of the Municipal Officers whereby certain roads would be closed to winter maintenance for 10 years. This modification involves only the removal of the words “unless a full-time resident moves in.”

The public is welcome to attend.

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North Bridgton Cemetery Association NOTICE TO BID

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24. Disdainful, pouting grimace 25. *When exercising, you get ___ 28. Between mini and maxi 30. Metamorphic rock 35. Makes a mistake 37. Bart Simpson’s sister 39. Saint in Mexico 40. Miners’ passage 41. Swamp plant 43. Yelled to shoo a cat 44. Puzzle in pictures 46. “Smells Like ____ Spirit”

by Nirvana 47. *A focal point in workouts 48. Type of coat 50. Dame ____, Australian celeb 52. Christian Chi-___ symbol 53. The upper one is used for ruling 55. Coffee pot 57. Allegiance 60. *E or D, e.g.

64. Former French currency 65. Ring of flowers 67. Singer Cara 68. *Some need more of this than others 69. Be in debt 70. What a jazz singer does

Down 1. Junk e-mail 2. Cone-shaped quarters 3. Often asked to “go away, come again another day” 4. Like a special circle 5. Organized persecution of ethnic group 6. Cambodian money 7. *Not well 8. Very successful 9. What victim did in court 10. Armor-____ 11. USSR to USA during WWII 12. *Usually busy after the holidays 15. *Leafy edibles 20. Indigo dye-yielding shrubs 22. Where bugs are snug?

24. Improper act 25. *Ventricular beater 26. Superior’s command 27. Cherokee or Hopi, e.g.

29. *Regimented eating 31. *Where green tea tradition comes from 32. Bring upon oneself 33. Cache of money, e.g.

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34. Official language of Lesotho 36. Nonlethal gun 38. Wine and cheese descriptor 42. Tedium 45. Carry, as in heavy bag 49. Ladies’ Easter accessory 51. 2012 Oscar-winner “The ______” 54. Stocking fiber 56. Those in organized crime relating to narcotics

57. *Your doctor usually keeps one on you 58. Like never-losing Steven 59. Greek god of war 60. “The ____” talk and entertainment show 61. Known for notebooks 62. Keen on 63. Loch ____ 64. Psychedelic drug 66. Female sheep Solutions on page 8B

The North Bridgton Cemetery Association is accepting bids for the 2012 season for mowing, raking and removal of brush.

Please send bids to: North Bridgton Cemetery Association 36 So. Bridgton Road Bridgton, ME 04009 Bids must be received by May 1, 2012.

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Public Notice

Scholarship Applications for the Jean Murray, Ernest Murray, Josephine Caswell, Gerald Forest, Horton-Ricker, Blake and the Susan Adamen-Beck Memorial Scholarships are now available at the Town Clerk’s office. These scholarships are for the residents of Harrison continuing their education at a college, university, vocational or trade school. Applications must be received at the Harrison Town Office no later than May 1, 2012.

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TOWN OF LOVELL 3 CHASE STREET, SUITE 1 BRIDGTON, MAINE 04009

PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF DENMARK INVITATION TO BID

The Town of Denmark is accepting Bids for the 2012 Mowing season.

Mowing specs and areas to be mowed are available at the Town Office. Bids are due by 4:00 p.m. April 23, 2012.

CEMETERY CLEANUP

TOWN OF BRIDGTON

All cemetery lots must be cleaned up by May 7th, 2012

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Bridgton Select Board will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. to take both written and oral comments on the proposed referendum question to establish a Park Forest Trust Fund and the proposed uses of the earnings.

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SEND US YOUR CLASSIFIED AD…

For more information contact Ken Richardson at 452-2310.

TOWN OF NAPLES

PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF CASCO The Town of Casco is currently looking for volunteers to fill the following positions: One (1) member position on the Casco Planning Board One (1) alternate position on the Casco Planning Board The Planning Board currently meets on the second Monday of the month.

Interested parties may contact David P. Morton, Town Manager, at (207) 627-4515 x 201 or email at Manager@cascomaine.org 16-18-20

PLANNING BOARD The Planning Board will meet on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.

On the agenda: An application for an Outdoor Entertainment Permit for the Galley Restaurant, submitted by Matthew Sullivan.

Public Welcome.

The Casco Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing on April 24, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at the Casco Community Center, to review an application by Migis Lodge, Inc., D/B/A Migis Lodge, located at 30 Migis Lodge Road, South Casco, Maine, for a malt, spirituous and vinous liquor license.

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BOARD OF SELECTPERSONS PUBLIC HEARING The Naples Board of Selectpersons will hold a public hearing for proposed changes to the Naples Shoreland Zoning Ordinance and proposed new Town Property Ordinance at their regular meeting on Monday, May 7, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Municipal Offices Building.

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Nomination Papers

Broadcasting Studio 423 Webbs Mills Road, Raymond Maine 04071

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT NOTICE MOWING/ SNOW REMOVAL BID (THREE YEAR CONTRACT) Sealed bids for furnishing the Town with annual mowing and snow removal services as specified, will be received by Nathan White, Public Works Director, 401 Webbs Mills Road, Raymond, ME 04071, until 2:00 p.m., May 3, 2012 and they will be publicly opened May 4, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. For more information and required forms see www.raymondmaine.org for details.

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Nomination papers will be available at the Town Office for the following offices: • One (1) member of the Board of Selectmen/Overseer of the Poor.

(3-year term) • One (1) member of the MSAD #61 School Board. (3-year term) • One (1) member of the Open Space Commission. (3-year term) The filing deadline for nomination papers is by the close of business hours at the Casco Town Office on April 27, 2012.

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Help Wanted • Work Wanted • Daycare • For Sale Lost & Found • Real Estate For Sale • For Rent Vehicles For Sale • Wanted to Buy • Yard Sales Business Services • Card of Thanks • In Memoriam

TOWN OF NAPLES

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Hearing April 24, 2012 Liquor License Application

CLASSIFED ADVERTISING RATES: $3.50 for 20 words or less, and 15¢ a word over 20

Public Notice

The Town of Denmark reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids.

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Fill in the blanks and mail your ad with payment to: Bridgton News, P.O. Box 244, Bridgton, ME 04009

All ads are payable in advance. Repeats are charged at the same rate as new ads. Ads taken over the phone must be called in by Monday with payment arriving by Tuesday. A charge of $1.00 per week extra is made for the use of a box number if requested. A charge of $1.00 per classified is made if billing is necessary.

Cards of Thanks and In Memoriams are charged at the same rate as classified ads. Poetry is charged by the inch.

The Bridgton News assumes no financial responsibility for typographical errors in advertisements other than to reprint that part of any advertisement in which a typographical error occurs.

Advertisers will please notify the business office promptly of any errors that may occur, phone 207-647-2851.

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Senate passed with overwhelm- that makes it absolutely clear that same rules as the public, and are ing bipartisan support, is a small, members of Congress and their not exempt from insider trading but meaningful, example show- staffs are expected to play by the laws. This new law reassures the ing that elected representatives online, making information eas- do hear our constituents and (Continued from Page B) we can work across the aisle. I will also be subject to these same ily accessible to the public.

The STOCK Act, which the believe we sent a strong message rules. And all will have to report American Trucking Association, (Continued from Page B) gasoline is close to double that Delta Airlines, the Petroleum Association of now, the demand for oil in the Marketers United States is at its lowest level America, and the St. Louis Federal Reserve have all indisince April of 1997.

In addition, according to the cated that excessive oil speculaInternational Energy Agency, in tion significantly increases oil the last quarter of 2011 the world and gasoline prices.

In fact, recent reports found oil supply rose by 1.3 million barrels per day while demand that excessive Wall Street oil only increased by 0.7 million speculation adds $.56 a gallon barrels per day. Yet, during this to the price we all pay at the same period, the price of Texas pump — money that’s lining the light sweet crude rose by over pockets of hedge fund managers 12%. Meanwhile, oil specula- and that Americans shouldn’t be tors now control over 80% of the paying.

As the cost to fill our gas energy futures market, a figure that has more than doubled over tanks continues to skyrocket, the CFTC continues to drag its the past decade.

Groups as diverse as Exxon feet on imposing strict specuMobil, Goldman Sachs, the lation limits to eliminate, preSaudi Arabian government, the vent, or diminish excessive oil passed the

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ALARMS WAM-ALARM Systems Installation, Service, Monitoring Burglar-Fire-Temperature Sensors Free Security Survey 647-2323

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CARPETING Thurlow’s Carpet & Home Center Sales & Service Meadow Rd. (Sandy Creek Junction) Bridgton 647-5562, 800-310-5563 www.thurlowscarpet.com

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CHIMNEY LINING The Clean Sweep LLC Chimney Cleaning Service Supaflu and Stainless Steel Chimney lining and relining Dana Richardson 935-2501

WardHill Architecture 25 yrs. exp.-Residential/Commercial Custom plans, Shoreland/site plan permit Design/Build & Construction mgmt. wardhill@roadrunner.com 807-625-7331

ATTORNEYS Shelley P. Carter, Attorney Law Office of Shelley P. Carter, PA 110 Portland Street, Fryeburg, ME 04037 935-1950 www.spcarterlaw.com Michael G. Friedman, Esq., PA 132 Main St. P.O. Box 10, Bridgton, ME 04009 647-8360 Hastings Law Office, PA 376 Main Street – PO Box 290 Fryeburg, ME 04037 935-2061 www.hastings-law.com Robert M. Neault & Associates Attorneys & Counselors at Law Corner of Rte. 302 & Songo School Rd. P.O. Box 1575, Naples 693-3030

BOOKKEEPING

By The Book Bookkeeping Services 12+ years QuickBooks experience A/P, A/R, Checkbook/bank reconciliations Tax preparation – References available 207-749-1007, businessonlinellc@gmail.com

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

CARPENTRY Robert E. Guy General Carpentry – Additions Repairs – Remodeling www.bobguy@myfairpoint.net Harrison 743-5120 239-4804 (cell)

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

DANCE INSTRUCTION The Ballroom Dance - Exercise - Yoga - Aikido Main St., Harrison, Maine 207-583-6964

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 Henry’s Concrete Construction Foundations, Slabs, Floors Harrison Tel. 583-4896

GARAGE DOORS Naples Garage Door Co. Installation & repair services Free estimates Naples 207-693-3480

HAIRDRESSERS

Lake Region Cleaning Residential and commercial Cleaning for the lakes region 807-6092 www.lakeregioncleaning.com McHatton’s Cleaning Service Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Fire, Smoke, Soot, Water Certified Technicians Bridgton 647-2822, 1-800-850-2822

Thurlow’s Carpet & Home Center Monitor Heaters Sales & Service Meadow Rd. (Sandy Creek Junction) Bridgton 647-5562, 800-310-5563 www.thurlowscarpet.com

First Impressions Cleaning Inc. Residential & Commercial Seasonal 647-5096

John’s Cleaning Service Meticulous cleaning service Prof. carpet cleaning, windows Local family business. Exc. references ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES 207-393-7285

Paul Spencer Brown, Architect 30 yrs exp, Member AIA & LEED Any project – Maine license – Insured 781-640-7413 PaulSBrown.AIA@gmail.com

COPIES

EXCAVATION K.S. Whitney Excavation Sitework – Septic Systems Materials delivered Kevin 207-647-3824

Victoria’s Hairitage One Beavercreek Farm Rd (top of Packard’s Hill – Rte. 302) DENTAL HYGIENE SERVICES Vicki Crosby Owner/Stylist Tami Prescott, Nail Specialist Bridgton Dental Hygiene Care, PA 647-8355 Complete oral hygiene care-infant to senior Most dental insurances, MaineCare accepted HEATING 207-647-4125 email: info@bdhc.me A –1 Thompson’s Services LLC Cleanings and repairs, Boilers Fryeburg Family Dental Furnaces, Monitors, Oil tanks Preventative Dental Hygiene Services New installations, 24 hr burner service 19 Portland Street / PO Box 523 207-256-7606 www.fryeburgfamilydental.com Licensed and insured 207-693-7011 Mountain View Dentistry Bass Heating Dr. Leslie A. Elston Oil Burner Service Cosmetic/restorative & Family Dentistry Sales and Installations 207-647-3628 Waterford (207) 595-8829 MountainViewDentistryMaine.com

CLEANING SERVICES

Razzl Cleaning Home – office – rentals/all your needs 20+ yrs. exp. – Reasonable rates Honest – Reliable 583-1006 Servicemaster Prof. Carpet Cleaning – Home/Office Fire/Smoke Damage Restoration 1-800-244-7630 207-539-4452 TLC Home Maintenance Co. Professional Cleaning and Property Management Housekeeping and much more 583-4314

COMPUTERS EEcomputer Services Small business specialists eecomputerservices.com 603-733-6451 Ms. C’s Computer Repair Virus and spyware removal PC repairs 207-228-5279 27 Zion Hill Road, Bridgton Naples Computer Services PC repair/upgrades – on-site service Virus and spy-ware removal Home and business networking Video security systems 71 Harrison Rd., Naples 207-693-3746

CONTRACTORS Dan’s Construction Homes/cottages/garages Siding/rep. windows/roofing Insured/ references/ 25+ yrs. exp.

No job too small – 625-8159 Douglass Construction Inc. Custom Homes/Remodeling/Drawings 30 years exp. in Lakes Region Phil Douglass, 647-3732 - Jeff Douglass, 647-9543 Sweden Rd. Bridgton

Jerry’s Carpentry & Painting Carpenter & General Contractor Jeff Hadley Builder Log homes – decks – remodeling New homes, remodels, additions Fully insured – Free estimates – 207-527-2552 Painting, drywall, roofing, siding Kitchens, tile & wood floors Northern Extremes Carpentry Fully insured – free estimates Custom Decks – Additions 27 yrs. experience 207-583-4460 Remodeling – Free Estimates Log Hunting and Fishing Camps Newhall Construction Insured Bridgton 647-5028 Framing/roofing/finish Cellulose insulation – drywall CARPET CLEANING 743-6379 798-2318 McHatton’s Cleaning Service Quality Custom Carpentry Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Specializing in remodeling & additions Fire, Smoke, Soot, Water Jeff Juneau Naples Certified Technicians Bridgton 647-2822, 1-800-850-2822 207-655-5903

American people that elective office is a place for public service, not private gain.

DOCKS Great Northern Docks, Inc. Sales & Service Route 302, Naples 693-3770 1-800-423-4042 www.greatnortherndocks.com Simply Docks Installation and removal Affordable rates 207-256-0359

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 D. M. Electric Inc. & Sons Dennis McIver, Electrical Contractor Residential/Commercial/Industrial Licensed in Maine & New Hampshire Bridgton 207-647-5012 J.P. Gallinari Electric Co. Residential - Commercial - Industrial Aerial - Auger - Lifting Service Bridgton 647-9435

INSULATION Western Me. Insulation Inc Batts, blown or foamed Over 30 yrs experience Free estimates – fully insured 7 days a week – 693-3585

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 Harrison Insurance Agency Full Service Agency 100 Main Street, Bridgton 583-2222 Oberg Insurance Auto, Home, Business, Life 132 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858 Southern Maine Retirement Services Medicare Supplements & Prescription Plans Life and Long-Term Care Insurance 150 Main St., Bridgton 1-866-886-4340

KENNELS

McIver Electric “Your on time every time electricians” 221 Portland Rd, Bridgton 647-3664 www.mciverelectric.net

Bridgton Veterinary Kennels Boarding Route 117, Bridgton, Me. Tel. 647-8804

R.W. Merrill Electrical Contractor 24 hour Emergency Service Residential & Commercial Harrison 583-2986 Fax 583-4882

Wiley Road Kennels Groom & Board Wiley Rd, Naples 207-693-3394

David K. Moynihan Master Electrician Licensed ME & NH Bridgton 647-8016 Stanford Electric Commercial, Industrial and Residential Wiring – Generators Naples 693-4595 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

LAWN MAINTENANCE Chapman’s Lawn & Yard Works Mowing - Cleanup - Brush Cutting Debris removal – Bark mulch Blaine Chapman 647-5255 Dawn’s Lawns & Landscaping 25+ years experience Fully insured Dawn Munn-Latendresse 583-4793 Durgin’s Lawn & Landscape Commercial-Residential-Fully insured Mowing-Landscaping-Seasonal cleanups 207-739-9022

LP GAS Bridgton Bottled Gas LP Gas Cylinders/Service Route 302 Bridgton 207-647-2029

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speculation. Although the CFTC has taken some initial steps in the right direction, they are not strong enough and not yet in force due to Wall Street opposition and delays in oversight and data collection. This is simply unacceptable and must change.

That’s why I joined my colleagues in urging them to take immediate action. I’ve also pushed the Appropriations Committee to adequately fund the CFTC’s operations so they have the resources necessary to make a real difference and finally get the job done.

While there is no silver bullet to solving our high energy prices, we should pursue an all-of-theabove strategy to tackle the prob-

GAS PRICES, Page 12B REAL ESTATE

Country Gas, Inc. LP Gas Bulk/Cylinders Box 300, Denmark Tel. 452-2151

Oberg Agency Residential, Business,Lake Shore Property 132 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858

Maingas Your Propane Specialist 1-800-648-9189

RUBBISH SERVICE

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

PAINTING CONTRACTORS Bob Champagne Painting/papering/some carpentry Small jobs – reasonable rates Lead safe certified 26 Zion Hill Rd, Bridgton, 207-647-5571 Frank’s Painting Interior/exterior – 25 yrs experience Sheetrock-taping repairs-deck stain Free estimates 207-452-2038/207-595-5987 George Jones Quality Painters Interior/Exterior – Fully Insured Free Estimates Excellent References 207-318-3245 Gotcha Covered Painting Interior/exterior-deck refinish-powerwash Serving the Lakes Region over 15 years Free estimates Kevin 693-3684 Jerry’s Painting Service Quality Painting – Interior/Exterior Fully Insured – Free Estimates 207-527-2552

PLUMBING & HEATING A Plus Plumbing & Heating Inc. Plumbing Supplies – LP Gas BBQ Gas Grill Parts & Access.

Portland St., Bridgton 647-2029 Collins Plumbing & Heating Inc. Specializing in repair service in The Lake Region 647-4436 Ken Karpowich Plumbing Repairs/Installation/Remodeling Master Plumber in ME & NH Over 20 years experience 207-925-1423

PRINTING The Printery Single Color to Multi-Color Business Cards - Letterheads Brochures - Forms - Booklets Wedding Announcements Rte. 302, Bridgton 647-8182

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Clement Bros. Lawn and Landscape Organic lawn & garden maintenance Shoreline restoration Creative stonework, property watch Snowplowing & sanding 207-693-6646 www.clementbros.com

REAL ESTATE Chalmers Real Estate 100 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-3311 Coldwell Banker Lakes Region Properties “At the Lights in Naples” Waterfront, Residential Commercial & Land 207-693-7000

ABC Rubbish Weekly Pick-up Container Service Tel. 743-5417 Bridgton Trash & Rubbish Service Serving Bridgton Weekly & 1 time 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

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Student News

April 19, 2012, The Bridgton News, Page B

Rotary Club’s Good Citizen

Ethan Strain of Casco has been selected as the BridgtonLake Region Rotary Club’s “Citizen of the Month” for April.

Each month, the Rotary Club recognizes a Lake Region High School senior who displays good citizenship and contributes to the school community. The recipient is honored at a Rotary breakfast meeting and is presented a savings bond.

Parents: John Strain and Mary Deland Strain.

Siblings: Tim and Mallory.

Activities: Drama, band, music, Spanish, art.

Community activities: Music instrumental teacher assistant at Stevens Brook Elementary School, tenor voice in church choir, volunteer at Casco Public Library, LGBT supporter.

Hobbies: Not hobbies, passions. Drums, singing, acting, slam poetry, writing music and poetry, drawing, spending time with friends and family, watching movies and performing (music, theatre, slam poetry, etc.).

Future plans: Possibly two or four years at college for music production and performance; pursue a career in the music/acting industry.

Schools that you have or will apply to: Manhattanville College, New England School of Communications, Southern Maine Community College and Central Maine Community College.

Schools that you have been accepted to: Manhattanville College and New England School of Communications.

What is your favorite class? Music Theory and Geography. I find that the two are relatable to one another because I have learned so much about the different genres and artists of music that have existed over the years and have learned about the many different countries/cultures in the world that have created much of the music that I love and has inspired me to write my own music.

What is your toughest class? Physics. I still have not fully understood and grasped the ideas and concepts that have come out of Physics. I

sort of understand that every object’s state of motion is altered, that another object will alter. I just can’t wrap my brain around it all.

How do you balance your class work and your extracurricular activities? I set a timer for every class I do homework for when I have a break during the plays, jazz/ ska band or while I am at home.

What is the biggest challenge high school students’ face today? Procrastination.

Coming from an often-neglectful student, I know that almost every high school student’s main focus is usually not their schoolwork. The work means a lot to everyone, but does not stop them from letting themselves get distracted by friends, relationships, texting, television, sports, Magic: The Gathering, extra-curricular activities, etc.

Who has inspired you educationally? My mom and dad, my brother Tim, my seventh grade teacher Mr. Nicholas, Mr. O’Connor, Mr. Hilton, Mr. Greenstone, Mrs. Woodson, Señora Hubka and Mr. Long. All of them pushed and supported me all the way endlessly so I would achieve the best education possible and never give up on my passions, dreams and myself.

Because of them and their support, I was able to put on seven fantastic productions with the Drama Club during my four years here and end with an unbelievable eighth and final show, The Pirates of Penzance. They all supported me and believed in me enough to the point that I, today, can look at myself with a sense of pride, humility and accomplishment.

Lions’ Student of the Month

HONOR SOCIETY TRIP — Members of the Lake Region Middle School National Junior Honor Society recently visited Washington, D.C. Here, NJHS members pose for a photo at Mt. Vernon. They include: (front, left to right) Amanda Liska, Laura Hunt, Lilly Charpentier and Bailey McDaniel; (second row) Trenton Hunt, Austin Goodwin, Emma Zink, Nick Scarlett, Spencer True, Katherine Clavette, Devon Turner, Zoe Snow, Hannah Parsons and Victoria Kaufman; (next row) Matt Stenger, Max Evans, Marcus Devoe and Kianna Prescott; (last row) Tom Dolloff, Zack Gray, Dan Neault, Anna Lastra, Madison Wildey and Danielle Collins.

Honor students visit Washington, D.C. Lake Region Middle School National Junior Honor Society students took a bus to Washington, D.C. on April 9 with 17 parent chaperones and two NJHS advisors, Nancy Hayes and Rae Ann Guzman.

The students had the opportunity to visit many monuments,

memorials and museums. Before touring each destination, Social Studies teacher Nancy Hayes gave students a detailed overview of what each place represented so they could receive a much clearer perspective. Among the many sites visited, the students received a guided tour of the U.S. Capitol

thanks to U.S. Senator Susan Collins’ office in Washington, D.C. Some other special places visited were Mount Vernon, Arlington National Cemetery, The Holocaust Museum, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian

National Museum of American History, The U.S. Supreme Court, The Library of Congress, The National Archives, and the White House.

Students and advisors would like to thank everyone who supported and helped them raise money to make this trip possible.

Young composer takes third BLUE HILL — The Bagaduce Music Lending Library has awarded Ella Forbes of North Bridgton third prize at its 2012 Young Composers’ Festival, held Saturday, April 14 at Emlen Hall in Blue Hill.

Ella won her award in Category I: Young Composers Up To Age 13. She is the daughter of Julie and Larry Forbes, and a piano student of Kim Bean. Ella has been playing the piano since she was three. Her composition is entitled, Mirage, and is written for solo piano.

Launched in 1996 by the Bagaduce Music Lending Library, the 16th annual Young Composers’ Competition was open to Maine students, high school age and younger. This year, 27 students from all across the state submitted original compositions for judging by three esteemed professional musicians: John Cooper, professor of Music and composer in residence at College of the Atlantic; Fred Goldrich, director of the Bangor Concert Band; and Beth Weiman, composer and professor of Music at the University of Maine.

The 2012 Young Composers’ Competition and Festival was sponsored by Camden National Bank, The First and Tradewinds Marketplace.

The Bagaduce Music Lending Library, a tax-exempt corporation, was founded in 1983 to provide music library access to performers and music lovers nationwide. The Music Library has over one million pieces of catalogued music, representing 200,000-plus scores and sheet music titles. Along with the Young Composers’ Competition and Festival, the Music Library is host to the Blue Hill Pops concert on July 3 each year, a summer season tradition in Downeast Maine.

Secure your place I’m a PLACE camp kid, I explore both bogs and streams.

I’m a PLACE camp kid, Being outside is my dream.

Emily Bartlett of Casco has been selected as the area Lions Clubs’ “Student of the Month” for April.

Each month, area Lions Clubs recognize a Lake Region High School senior who has excelled academically. The recipient is honored at a Lions’ dinner meeting and is presented a monetary award.

Parents: Beth Boos and Byron Bartlett.

Siblings: Olivia, David, Blake and Emma.

Activities: Soccer, softball, musical, National Honor Society, Student Council and class officer.

Community activities: Casco Days volunteer and March of Dimes volunteer.

Hobbies: I enjoy reading, staying active, and spending time with my friends.

Future plans: I will be attending the University of King’s College in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and I am currently planning on studying law.

Schools that you have or will apply: Dalhousie University and University of

King’s College.

Schools that you have been accepted to: I have been accepted to both Dalhousie and King’s.

What is your favorite class? My favorite class I am currently taking is French. I enjoy learning the language and also about the French culture.

This class is so much different than my other classes because I get to widen my global knowledge and communicate with other students half way around the world.

What is your toughest class? AP U.S Government BARTLETT, Page 10A

NATURE CAMP — Eli Rosen is pictured here during PLACE Camp presented by Lakes Environmental Association.

I’m a PLACE camp kid, Registrations are now being accepted for this summer’s Following the slimy trails of slugs. camp.

I’m a PLACE camp kid, will learn about forests, ponds, streams, wetlands, and the life Discovering the underwater bugs. therein.

I’m a PLACE camp kid, Holt Pond is the ideal setting for Place Camp, with a timber I build shelters like a bear. frame, enclosed shelter as the home base. To the north sits Byron’s I’m a Place camp kid, Hill and the resident porcupine population. To the west, the I blend in like snowshoe hares.

Muddy River winds its way through the landscape. To the east is Bald Pate. And most importantly, to the south lies Holt Pond. The Are you a PLACE camp kid? shelter is situated so that campers will be able to explore many Would you like to join the fun? different ecosystems in short walking distance. Through games, Would you like to chat with birds? crafts, journaling, guided exploration, and songs, children will And spend the day out in the sun? leave Place Camp inspired to discover and learn more about the natural world.

If this camp is for you, The registration deadline is May 1. For more information and Just do what we once did, to download an application, visit www.mainelakes.org or call Fill out an application LEA at 647-8580, ext. 12.

And become a PLACE camp kid.

Place Camp was made possible through generous support PLACE Camp applications are now being accepted from 2012 from Planet Dog Philanthropy, Aristotle Fund and Norcross Lakes Environmental Association members and local students. Wildlife Foundation.

Limited space is available.

Two one-week sessions have been scheduled for July 23-29 and July 30-Aug. 3 for ages 7-10. Cost is $200 for members; $225 for non-members. Year-round and summer residents in Bridgton, STANDISH — Saint breathing and cardiac emergenNaples, Casco, Denmark, Sweden, Waterford and Harrison may attend, but space is limited. Scholarships to attend the camp may Joseph’s College will offer cies. a four-day lifeguard training This 28-hour training will be available upon request.

Place Camp is a weeklong nature program at the Holt Pond course on successive weekends, instruct participants according Preserve. The camp is open to kids ages 7-10 and will be held April 28-29 and May 5-6, that to the newly released lifeguard is designed to teach the skills program, CPR/AED for the from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The theme for the camp is nature discovery and connecting to needed to prevent injuries, pre- Professional Rescuer and First place. PLACE stands for Promoting Local Awareness and Care pare for and respond appro- Aid. Qualifying participants for the Environment. Through exploratory activities, children priately to drowning, injury, will receive an American Red

Lifeguard certification

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School & sports news

Emily Bartlett (Continued from Page B) and Politics is my toughest class because it is fast-paced and covers a wide range of information.

I thoroughly enjoy the class and enjoy challenging myself.

How do you balance your class work and your extracurricular activities? By organizing my time, and trying to maintain the delicate balance between work and extracurricular activities. I stay busy, but I am able to complete all of my tasks.

What is the biggest challenge high school students face today? I believe that the largest challenge that high school students face is creating the balance between schoolwork, socializing and other activities.

With so many things happening in and around school, it can sometimes be difficult to balance everything.

Who has inspired you educationally? I have been inspired educationally by my family and my teachers. My grandfather, Donald Erickson, inspires me to achieve whatever it is that I want, as long as I enjoy what I am doing. One of my previous teachers, Eleanora Botka, inspires me to push myself daily, and to test my limits. I wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn’t for the support of those around me.

Gordon Athlete of Week Gordon College (Wenham, Mass.) senior defender/midfielder Krysti Leach of Naples has been named this week’s Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Women’s Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week and Gordon’s Athlete of the Week for her contributions in a two-game schedule for the Fighting Scots last week.

Despite a close-fought 15-11 loss to CCC rival University of New England on Wednesday, Leach collected seven draw controls and one ground ball in the outing and followed that up with a dominant 16-draw control, one-goal effort in the Scots’ 17-14 win over Salvé Regina on Saturday.

Overall, she has grabbed 65 draw controls and caused 11 turnovers on the season.

Krysti is the daughter of Loralee and Gordon Leach.

LR track has strong showing

OFF AND RUNNING — Junior catcher Carla Tripp will lead Fryeburg Academy against Poland this Friday at 1 p.m. at home. The Raiders return from a Connecticut trip, which the team saw quality competition and took part in team-building activities.

(Rivet Photo)

What’s for lunch this week SAD 61 Elementary School Monday, April 23 – Friday, April 27 MONDAY: Turkey stuffer tacos, salsa, veggie sticks, orange smiles, milk.

TUESDAY: Chicken fajita wrap, topping bar w/romaine, diced peaches, milk.

WEDNESDAY: Baked ham steaks, mashed potato, green beans, wheat roll, applesauce, milk.

THURSDAY: Pizza, fresh salad bar w/peas, pineapple, Jell-o w/topping, milk.

FRIDAY: French toast sticks, syrup, sausage patty, diced peaches, milk.

SAD 61 Middle School Monday, April 23 – Friday, April 27 MONDAY: Cheese & pepperoni Bosco sticks w/sauce, baked chicken nuggets, dipping sauce, fresh deli sandwiches, Goldfish, chilled pineapple, milk.

TUESDAY: Turkey tacos, taco bar w/romaine, fresh deli sandwiches, garbanzo beans, chilled pears, milk.

WEDNESDAY: Baked chicken patty, fish burger, veggie patty on bun, lettuce, tomato, pickle, fresh deli sandwiches, baked Cheetos, fresh orange, milk.

THURSDAY: Beefaroni, green beans, wheat roll, fresh deli sandwiches, fresh salad bar, applesauce, milk.

FRIDAY: Pizza, fresh deli sandwiches, fresh salad bar, pretzels, fruit cocktail, milk.

Service honorees Keene State College students Adrienne Osborne and Kelsey Nadeau, both of Raymond, received the Senior Service award for outstanding service to Keene State College and the Keene community.

Osborne is a Sociology & Film Studies major and Nadeau is a Health Promotion & Wellness/Behavior and Health & Chemical Dependency major. Both will graduate from Keene State College (N.H.) in May. The Senior Service award recognizes seniors who stand out in the community for their contribution. Each senior has displayed leadership and contributed in an extraordinary way to help the community.

FALMOUTH — Eleven Lake Region track and field athletes competed in the Tom Foley Invitational held in Falmouth.

“It was a great showing by all Lakers,” Coach Mark Snow reported. While the invitational was not a “scored” meet, all results count toward state meet qualifying.

Some highlights included: • Alrajhi Sappari, Aime Worcester, Gino Cobb, Boontarika Kittiwirayanon and Kyle DeSouza competed in their first outdoor high school track and field meet. They all made marks in their throwing events and Kyle and Aime ran well in their races.

• Mark MacDougall’s javelin throw of 97-feet was just off his personal record.

• Jeremy McClure ran the 100 meters in a decent time, considering he was ill for a few weeks and looks to be getting stronger and stronger.

• Jacqui Black’s 1600 meter time of 5:58 was just off state meet qualifying.

• Kayla Gray may have found a new event — the racewalk.

Her time of 11:07 is a minute off of qualifying. Look for her to make a push to get that mark by the end of the season.

• Molly Hook threw the javelin, shot put and discus. All her results were just shy of her personal records set late last year. “What a great start for Molly,” Coach Snow said. Her best result was in the discus (84-feet) as it qualified her pro-

visionally for the state meet.

• Oops, Kate Hall did it again. Kate broke two school records in her first outdoor meet! Her 100 meter time of 12.40 broke the record of 12.5 and her 200 meter time of 26.47 broke the record of 27.04. Both records were set by Sarah Hale. Kate also won the

long jump with a jump of 16 feet 1.75 inches. “It’s obvious that Kate hasn’t lost much speed since the indoor season,” Coach Snow said.

Volunteers needed! The Lake Region coaching staff needs help from as many staff, students, parents and fans as possible to TRACK, Page 12B

Preview: FA baseball VARSITY BASEBALL Head Coach: Rich Ela Assistant: Stew Frost Seniors Kirk Roster: Hubbard (OF) and Nate M c C a n n ( O F - D H ) ; Juniors Tanner Wentworth (2BP), Tyler Saunders (OF-P), Andrew Rascoe (P-SS), Ian MacFawn (POF), Tyler Hill (OF-C), Walker Day (3B), Kyle Bonner (C) and Andrew Berg (P-1B); Sophomores Bill Rascoe (SSP), Gabe Perry (OF) and Cody Loewe (OF).

Strengths: The Raiders return starting pitchers Andrew Rascoe and Ian McFawn, who hurled a majority of the innings for FA last year. Coach Ela expects to use Wentworth as a third starter and get innings from Berg and B. Rascoe, as well.

Question marks: “We

need to start doing the little things well. Base running, holding runners on, sacrifice bunting,” Coach Ela said.

“We need to be more baseball savvy and learn the game at a faster pace.”

Keys to success: The Raiders must avoid the injury bug. “Our numbers are small and our JV players have shown promise but are not ready to be varsity players yet,” Coach Ela said.

“Ian (MacFawn) and Andrew (Rascoe) need to keep getting better and become dominant pitchers in this league.”

Goals: “Last year as sophomores half of this teams losses were by two runs or less. With one more year of experience, we hope we can turn some of those losses into wins and make a run at the play offs,” Coach Ela said.

Chips from Province Lake fairways

White Mountain Seniors In play at Province Lake, the team of Dick Dennison (Province Lake), Chris Wonson, Jim Layne (Indian Mound) and Chuck Patterson (Colebrook) captured first place with a Plus 6 Plus 9.

Second place with a Plus 2 Plus 1 went to Don Johnson (Oakdale), Jon Lang (Concord), Dana Morrill (Lake Kezar) and Bob McHatton (Bridgton Highlands).

Third place with a 0-0 went

to Dick Conant (Province Lake), Larry Schieman (Black), Bob Beatty (Lake Kezar) and Jayne Britton (Indian Mound).

Fourth place with a Minus 1 Minus 1 went to Larry Nicol (Waukewan), Peter Campbell (Province Lake), Everett Kennedy (Mountain View) and Chuck Elliott (Colebrook).

Fifth place with a Minus 3 Minus 1 went to Dale Lord (Bridgton Highlands), Kal Csigi (Mountain View), Tom Pomroy (St. Johnsbury) and Norm

Tallmage (Colebrook).

Sixth place with a Minus 3 Minus 6 went to Cy Hunter, Floyd Colby (Den Brae), Art Gregory (Indian Mound) and Brigg Bunker.

Plus Points: Norm Tallmage 8, Chuck Patterson 6, Don Johnson 5 and Peter Campbell 3.

Birds: Larry Schieman on 10, Peter Campbell on 14 and Don Johnson on 18.

Closest to the pin: Don Johnson at 5-feet, 3-inches.

This Friday: Waumbek.

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April 19, 2012, The Bridgton News, Page 11B

H.S. round-up

Raiders hammer Wells: Sophomore Sarah Harriman belted a two-run home run in the second and drove in five runs as Fryeburg Academy pummeled the Warriors 20-1 in a game called after five innings at Wells last Friday.

The Raiders (1-0) collected seven hits, including a two-run triple by Maddie Pearson during a nine-run fifth inning. Wells’ pitching allowed 15 walks and five hit batsmen.

Raiders collecting hits were Carla Tripp, Abby Brown, Brie Pelkie, Maddy Smith and Ellen Bacchiocchi. Maggie McConkey scored three runs and had a RBI. Sydney Charles also scored three times.

Harriman dominated, allowing just a lead-off walk in the second inning and just one hit, a solo homer to the opposite field

by Wells’ Kate Tufts with two out in the fifth. Harriman struck out four.

Up next: The Raiders return to action Friday with a 1 p.m. home game against Poland (0-1).

FA travels to Greely on Monday and Lake Region next Friday.

Both games are at 4 p.m.

Rascoe spins a beauty.

Andrew Rascoe tossed a four-hitter, struck out eight and helped his own cause by knocking a RBI double (scoring Tyler Hill) as the Raiders surprised the Warriors 4-2 in the season opener last Friday.

FA capitalized on three walks and two errors by the Warriors to take a 3-0 lead after two innings.

FA built a 4-0 lead after 4 1/2 innings, but the Warriors made it close with single runs in the fifth and seventh innings. Rascoe struck out highly-touted Louie DiTomasso three times, including one to end the game. The Raiders also received a big defensive stop as shortstop Bill Rascoe made a diving catch behind third base to save a run in the fourth inning.

Lakers reschedule: Due to conflicts, Lake Region rescheduled both baseball and softball games against Greely.

The baseball team will play Greely at home on Saturday, April 28 at 1 p.m.

The softball team will play Greely on Tuesday, April 24 at 4 p.m. It will be a busy week for the Lakers as they host Gray-NG this Monday at 4 p.m., take on Greely the next day, and then travel to Yarmouth on Wednesday, April 25 for a 4 p.m. contest.

Preview: FA Track & Field

VARSITY TRACK & FIELD Coaches: Bill Reilly, Kevin McDonald, Joe McMurdoMinnich, Bob Collins Girls’ roster: Seniors Megan Costello, Sage Hennessy (captain), Laura Pulito (captain) and Corinn Bedell (captain); Juniors: Christina DiPietro, Jamie Gullikson, Jennifer Perry, Hannah Plowden and Ashannah Tripp.

Sophomores: Danae Dostie, Rebekah Dostie, Elizabeth Dyer, Bailey Friedman and Leah Lueke.

Freshmen: Bryanna Brea, Kristen Dostie, Elizabeth Grzyb and Jasmine Vargas.

Athletes to watch: Bedell, who won the 400-meter indoor title; Hennessy, Gullikson, Friedman and DiPietro.

Freshman Grzyb had a strong

cross country season.

Outlook: Just as the Raiders figured heavily in the indoor season, Coach Reilly strongly believes FA could have six girls chasing down titles in the respective disciplines at the State Meet.

“Our numbers are up a little, but not where I’d like us to be. Our quality, however, is unbelievable,” Coach Reilly said.

Boys’ roster: Seniors Zachary Frank, David Fulton (captain), Scott Pelkie (captain), Lionel Rutabayiro, Stefano Sjekloca and Milos Todosijevic (captain).

Juniors: Bright Amoako, Kyle Barboza, Divine Dockery, Silas Eastman, Andrew Emery, Ben Welch and Tyler West.

Sophomores: Joshua Brecker, Briggs Sullivan, John Chase, Joseph DeRemer, Rod Desroche, Liam Fenton,

Summit views from Peary Mountain are spectacular in all seasons. Here are views from a Nov. 19, 2010 climb by the Denmark Mountain Hikers.

(Photo by Allen Crabtree)

Here is another hike in the Lake Region and the White Mountains that readers are encouraged to try. Hiking is a great way to get out and enjoy the special corner of Maine where we live, during any season of the year.

By Allen Crabtree Guest Writer Peary Mountain in Brownfield is an easy, short hike and the hiker is well rewarded with outstanding views from its open ledge summits of the White Mountains, Pleasant Mountain, Mount Tom and Burnt Meadow Mountain in western Maine and the Sandwich Range in New Hampshire.

The trail follows a snowmobile trail up an easy grade to a saddle, where the short hiking trail climbs steeply to the summit of the West Peak. A short trail leads from there to the True Summit of Peary, but the views are good from either peak.

Peary Mountain was named for the family of famed arctic explorer Robert E. Peary. He spent his childhood at his mother’s home in Brownfield, and Admiral Peary was credited as the first to reach the North Pole in 1908. There is also a monument to Peary atop Jockey Cap in Fryeburg.

The Denmark Mountain Hikers like Peary Mountain because it is close, an easy hike, and provides nice views for not too much effort. When wet or icy, climbing the ledges at the top provides a non-stress opportunity for us to practice our friction pitch techniques. On more difficult climbs these techniques have proven very useful to have.

Hike Facts Degree of difficulty: Easy in summer, with a short steep section near the summit.

Trail distance (one way): Approximately 0.9 miles to the summit of West Peak. It is another 0.4 miles to the True Summit.

Hiking time: 1 hour round trip.

Elevation: West Peak 910 feet; True Summit 958 feet.

Vertical gain: 490 feet trailhead to West Peak/538 feet to True Summit.

Coordinates: N 43.95396 and W -70.934233.

Directions: To the trailhead – From the junction of Routes 160 and Routes 5 and 113 in East Brownfield, head northwest toward Fryeburg on Routes 5 and 113. Turn left on Topographic map Farnsworth Road at 2.2 miles. of Peary Mountain showGo 1.3 miles to a small park- ing the snowmobile trail ing lot on the right just before and trail to the summits the bridge over the Little Saco of the West Peak and the River.

True Summit (labeled Perry The trail begins across the Mountain). Map courteroad. There is no trail sign. It sy of NHMountainHiking. has a cable across it to block com/PearyMt. vehicle access. This is a snowmobile trail in winter. Follow the snowmobile trail to a saddle, where the hiking trail leaves sharply to the left. There is a small trail sign here. The West Peak summit is visible through the trees at this point. The trail to the True Summit begins at the West Peak summit.

What to bring: Good boots, rain gear, tick and mosquito repellant, sunglasses, water and snacks, personal first aid kit, map and compass, cell phone. Let someone know your hiking plans before you leave!

Next time: Foss Mountain in Eaton, N.H.

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By Alison Vigneau Sports Information Director Bridgton Academy’s baseball team had a successful week as they extended their win streak to six games.

The Wolverines started off with a 13-3 win over Southern Maine Community College, and then played their strongest game of the season against Buckingham Browne and Nichols and secured a 13-5 win on the road. The Wolverines then returned home for a double header against Eastern Maine Community College and swept the series 18-0 and 14-2.

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FA track & field

Wolverines’ recaps

(Continued from Page 11B) Dacota Griffin, Hunter Griffin, Eric Hannes, Andrew Lyman, Walker Mallory, Tyler O’Keefe, Njemile Phillip, David Powers, Edward Price, Forrest Stearns, Wesley Trembley and Luka Vujotic.

Freshmen: Joshua Desroche, Reid O’Brien, Thomas Rose, Jared Stefano and Liuke Yang.

Athletes to watch: The Raiders sport a strong group of underclassmen including Hannes, Rose, Stearns and Yang, to go along with “old faithfuls” Eastman and Pelkie (“He’s looking very strong in the shot put and discus,” Coach Reilly said. “Scott is throwing well and is a very hard worker.”)

Outlook: Numbers are way up with the squad hitting over 30, and with just four seniors, the Raiders figure to see strong development and results over the next few seasons. “Our emphasis (both for the boys and girls) over the last three weeks has been on fitness and conditioning,” Coach Reilly said. “You can’t perform at any level unless you develop good fitness first.”

Home meet: The Raiders will host Traip Academy, Freeport and Yarmouth next Friday, April 27 beginning at 3:30 p.m.

(Continued from Page 11B) 2-1 lead. In the fifth inning, Bridgton took control of the game advancing their lead to 83 and held it for the remainder of the game.

Zach Littman (Abington, Mass.) led the effort at the plate with three hits in the game, three RBI and four runs scored.

Nick Swim (St. Albans, Vt.) was also strong for Bridgton with two hits and four RBI. Cam Charette (Wenham, Mass.) started on the mound throwing for two innings with five strikeouts and only allowing one hit to earn the win.

George Seigel (Concord, N.H.), Ammad Kahn (South Windsor, Conn.), and Littman finished out the game for Bridgton Academy in the 13-3 win.

Later in the week, the team was on the road again as they took on Buckingham Browne and Nichols in what Coach Izaryk commented was, “The best game of the year.”

Bridgton was first to score in the second inning as they took a strong 5-0 lead. At the end of the third inning, Bridgton held onto a 7-4 lead. For the rest of the game, Bridgton dominated, ending in a 13-5 win. Steve Trychon (Sterling, Mass.) led the team at the plate going 3-for-3 with a triple. Paul Iasiello (Westborough, Mass.) added a home run. Drew Carter (Newburyport, Mass.) also had a strong game with a double and two RBI. Walker O’Connor (Bedford, Mass.) earned the win, throwing six innings and only allowing four runs while striking out six. Eoin McAvinchey (Andover, MA) threw the last inning, striking out two and only allowing one run.

Rounding out the week, Bridgton Academy hosted Eastern Maine Community College for a double header and came out with two big wins.

In the first game, Bridgton

Inaugural 5K to benefit XC teams

FRYEBURG — The newly-completed Fryeburg section of the Mountain Division Trail (which some day will extend to Portland and the Maine coast) on Fair Street will be the site of the Fryeburg 5K. The race will be held on Sunday, May 20 beginning at 10 a.m.

A 1K for children ages 10 and younger will be held at 9 a.m.

The event is sponsored by RE/MAX Country Living and Poland Spring.

Prizes include $100 to the first male and first female finisher, and commemorative plaques for the first and second place male and female finishers in various age categories.

Pre-registration is $15 while day of the race is $20. Shirts go to the first 100 who register for the 5K. The kids’ race is free.

Proceeds benefit the Fryeburg Academy boys’ and girls’ cross country running teams.

Register online at www.active.com/running/fryeburg-me/fryeburg-5k-2012 For more information, contact Race Directors Judy and Bill Reilly at 890-6587 or reilly@fairpoint.net

AMMAD KAHN (South Windsor, Conn.) had a strong week on the mound for Bridgton Academy.

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downed EMCC 18-0. They then dominated the second game with a 14-2 win. In the first game, Bridgton started dominating early in the game and remained strong throughout in the shutout. Iasiello had a strong day at the plate with a home run, five RBI and two runs scored. Stevie Russel (Nassau, Bahamas) was also a key player going 3-for3 with two RBI and two runs scored.

Kahn earned the win on the mound throwing a complete five innings and only letting up one hit. In the second game, Bridgton initially took a 5-0 lead in the first inning. EMCC tallied two runs in the second inning, but Bridgton answered back with nine runs in the third to secure the 14-2 win.

Ryan Slattery (Smithfield, R.I.) had a good day at the plate going 3-for-3 with a double and two RBI. Axel Riviere (Rockaway Beach, N.Y.) also tallied a run and two RBI. Colin Clancy (Chelmsford, Mass.) went 2-for-2 with two runs scored and two RBI.

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(Continued from Page 11B) put on two home track and field meets this year. The meets are on Friday, May 4 and Monday, May 7.

Both meets start at 3:30.

Ideally, volunteers would report by 3:15 p.m. For more information, contact Mark Snow at Lake Region High School at 693-6221.

Meet results 100 Meters: Jeremy McClure 12.79 1600m: Mark MacDougall 5:33.41; Kyle DeSouza 5:52.21 Shot put: Gino Cobb 24-5; Alrajhi Sappari 20-5 Discus: Gino Cobb 56-7, Alrajhi Sappari 46-0 Javelin: Mark MacDougall 97-0; Kyle DeSouza 82-7; Alrajhi Sappari 57-1 100m: Kate Hall 12.40 SR AQ 200m: Kate Hall 26.47 SR AQ 400m: Aime Worcester 1:18.46 800m: Jacqui Black 2:50.18 1600m: Jacqui Black 5:58.58; Kayla Gray 6:48.96 1600m racewalk: Kayla Gray 11:06.80 Javelin: Molly Hook 71-0 Discus: Molly Hook 84-0 PQ; Boontarika Kittiwirayanon 42-7 Shot put: Molly Hook 25-2; Aime Worcester 23-2; Boontarika Kittiwirayanon 16-7.5 Long jump: Kate Hall 161.75 AQ SR = school record AQ = automatic state qualifier PQ = provisional state qualifier