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Coalition takes aim at area opiate crisis

By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Quietly, for the past six months, a group of concerned medical professionals and counselors have been meeting in the Bridgton Community Center with one goal in mind — to confront opiate abuse where it lives, locally.

In the next month or so, the Lake Region Substance Abuse Coalition plans to go public, by inviting a larger discussion that could lead to funding for locally-based addiction treatment and prevention.

“Most people think there’s no problem in our community,” Bridgton Police Chief Richard Stillman said. “They

don’t see it. But when you’re a cop or a doctor, you see it every day.”

Stillmen spearheaded formation of the group after six people were arrested in a heroin distribution ring operating out of a home on the Kansas Road. People living in the home were driving to Massachusetts at least twice a month to bring back around 30 grams of heroin, which they broke down into smaller packets that sold for double the Massachusetts asking price.

Rural Maine is ripe for exploitation by heroin dealers, now that prescription pills have become scarcer due to stricter monitoring.

And while large-scale distri-

bution rings are as yet rare in Bridgton, the public should have no doubt that the problem is real, and growing, Stillman said.

“We want to get people up to speed on the problem,” he said. Quantifying how serious the problem is for Bridgton or individual neighboring towns has been difficult, however, since data is only available for Cumberland County as a whole. Yet ample evidence exists for anyone tracking the weekly police logs, he said.

“So much of the crime we deal with is fueled by drugs and alcohol,” Stillman said. “We know that currently there are addicts out there that are really struggling, and there needs to be some way

to get them help if they want it.”

The Substance Abuse Coalition is comprised of people who deal with the opiate crisis on a daily basis, he said — clinicians, doctors, nurses, social workers and counselors. Its membership includes Drs. Jen and Craig Smith of North Bridgton Family Practice and Dr. Peter Leighton of Bridgton Internal Medicine, all of whom are certified to prescribe Suboxone, considered one of the most effective drugs for treating opiate addiction. Several Bridgton Hospital professionals are also involved, as are representatives from Tri County Mental Health Services.

“We have some very talented people,” Stillman said.

The coalition’s mission statement reads as follows: “The Lake Region Substance Abuse Coalition is a collection of concerned citizens who will help facilitate the prevention of opiate abuse among youth, determine barriers to and facilitate treatment for opiate abuse, and educate the community in order to promote understanding of and treatment for opiate abuse among our neighbors.”

Stillman said the group has developed a referral list for treatment options that has been turned over to the Community Navigator who works out of the Bridgton

Strategy set for wastewater vote

By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer O v e r w h e l m i n g l y, Bridgton residents and downtown business owners are appreciative of the effort the town is making the second time around to help them understand the Sewage Ordinance changes they’ll be voting on in June.

That’s according to Greg Lane, a public relations consultant the town has hired to highlight the need for a new way of assigning wastewater flows, so that unused capacity can be granted for new development. When the revised ordinance went before voters last November, misinformation predominated, along with false fears that the new ordinance will mean new costs to taxpayers.

The revised ordinance was rejected by a vote of 424 in favor, 575 against.

Since then, more than a few new development proposals have had to bargain hard with the town to buy enough sewer allocation to meet their needs (see story, “New retail projects await sewer vote,” elsewhere in this paper). The available capac-

ity was quickly depleted for use by such projects as the new Chalmers Insurance building now under construction, and currently there is no allocation remaining under the Sewage Ordinance now in place.

That’s why town leaders see passage of the new rules as crucial to the future of downtown development, not only for new construction but also so that existing buildings can be redeveloped for commercial use. At the April 28 meeting of the Wastewater Committee, Lane outlined the key strategies of his information campaign, foremost of which are plans to go door-to-door to talk to the residents most likely to show up at the polls on Tuesday, June 14.

Question 1 on the June 14 referendum asks: “Shall an Ordinance entitled “June 14, 2016 Amendments to the Bridgton Sewage Ordinance to Promote Economic Development in the Downtown Area by Revising the Current Method of Sewer Allocation to Free Up Existing Unused Capacity in the Bridgton Sewer System” be enacted?”

Community Center. That person also has been a regular attendee at coalition meetings, he said.

“There are resources out there, but if they don’t have insurance it makes things a lot more difficult,” he said.

Stillman’s focus and passion in the group’s efforts has been on educating children of the dangers of experimenting with whatever drugs are kept in the home. “The problem for several years is that the kids aren’t scared of (drugs),” he said. “Their mother got them from a doctor, so they must be safe.”

He is particularly dismayed by the current trend toward legalization of mariOPIATE, Page 2A

New retail projects await sewer action

By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Plans for a new two-story retail building on Cottage Street in Bridgton were put on hold at Tuesday’s Planning Board meeting, “held hostage,” in the town’s words, by an outdated sewer ordinance that developer Justin McIver is hoping voters will approve revising at the June Town Meeting.

McIver has had preliminary designs draw up for an onsite wastewater disposal system on the property, located at 2 Cottage Street behind the Carry All Corner building housing Towanda’s Specialty Food & Deli and Firefly Boutique. The .2-acre site previously had a house on it that was destroyed by fire and was removed. McIver bought the property and envisions a new 68’x24’ commercial building with three retail spaces on the first floor and three single-bedroom apartments upstairs. The building would be oriented toward the parking lot and sited perpendicular to Cottage Street.

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It might sound like a mouthful, but the Board of Selectmen were advised by the town lawyer that they could include their reasoning in the question, in order to make it more understandable.

Lane has researched the likely voter pool in Bridgton, and estimates that around 900 voters show up in any given

year to vote in a local election when no statewide issues are involved. Most of these voters are age 60 and older; surprisingly, he said this age group comprises over 80% of Bridgton’s 5,200 population. They also are predominately female, regular readers of The Bridgton News and STRATEGY, Page 3A

BRAG field status ‘not dire’

By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer The last thing Bill Macdonald wants is to see the BRAG fields turned over to the town of Bridgton before the complex is ready, leaving the town to foot the bill for unfinished work.

That’s why he said this week he’s not at all concerned by the Board of Selectmen’s April 26 decision not to seek voter approval in June for the transfer of ownership.

“I’m not unhappy at all, and I don’t see (the board’s vote) as a roadblock,” Macdonald said Monday. “We want to make sure everything is perfect, and that the Kendal and Anna Ham Recreation Complex can take its place as the “crown jewel” of sports complexes in western Maine.

A ribbon cutting ceremony marked the official opening of the complex in June 2013, with fields for softball,

baseball and soccer, on land donated in 2010 that is located off the Portland Road near the Bridgton Drive-In. Yet to be completed is a concession stand with restrooms, along with tennis and basketball courts and a playground.

“The people who visit here say it’s really great that the complex is wide open, and that everybody can see the action on all of the fields,” Macdonald said. The open space could someday be used for concerts, he added.

The BRAG (Bridgton Recreation Advancement Group) Board of Directors has been delayed in completing those projects, because much of its fundraising dollars and donations have gone toward maintenance. When first permitted, the plans included an ambitious drainage plan that was scaled back NICE TOUCH TO BCC — Steve Bricault and Chris after Macdonald took over as Ambrose, owner of Ambrose Carpentry of North Bridgton, BRAG, Page 3A installed the bottle cap murals at the Community Center.

The Bridgton Community Center just became a little more colorful.

The Bottle Cap murals were installed on Tuesday, April 19 on the brick expanse of the BCC. Chris Ambrose, owner of Ambrose Carpentry, and Steve Bricault had all

four pieces installed in less than two hours with no mess — no fuss.

“We are grateful to Chris for donating this work,” said Carmen Lone, executive director of the BCC. “This is truly a community project. Throughout the sum-

Center gets a splash of color mer, fall and winter people donated their plastic bottle caps enthusiastically without knowing exactly what or how they would be used for.”

Betty Pepper even mailed a box of caps to the BCC from Wayne, N.J., while Oakhurst Dairy contributed

pink and purple caps.

During the school’s ski program (seven Mondays), the BCC had a half-day program for children who were not participating in the ski program. The program ran from noon to 5 p.m. BCC MURAL, Page 3A

NEW MISS MAINE LOOKS TO MAKE HISTORY — Marybeth Noonan of Raymond looks to be Maine’s first Miss America. (Photo by Betsy B Photography)

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By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer RAYMOND — When Marybeth Noonan was 14 years old, she became a princess.

Marybeth started her own business, Rent-A-Princess, dressing as Disney princesses to entertain at children’s parties.

Now, she wants to be a queen.

Marybeth took a step closer to that goal last month when she was crowned Miss Maine at Catherine McAuley High School in Portland.

The daughter of Tom and Jane Chipman Noonan of Raymond, Marybeth will compete at The Miss America Pageant on Sept. 11 in Atlantic City, N.J. Marybeth, 20, has been competing in pageants since she was 13 and has won four previous events including Miss Maine’s Outstanding Teen, also run by the Miss America organization. She is a 2013 graduate of Windham High School and is enrolled at Lyndon State College majoring in electronic journalism, hoping to one day become a TV news anchor.

The News posed the following questions to Marybeth, who will try to become Maine’s first Miss America.

BN: How did you become interested in competing in pageants? What was your first pageant, how old were you, how did it go?

Marybeth: The director of a musical theater camp I attended in middle school recruited me to run for Miss Young Teen Maine 2008. I loved to perform so when I saw there was a talent portion I agreed to compete.

BN: What do you remember most about the first one?

Marybeth: I wore a gown that I bought at Goodwill for only $10. I am still shocked that I won while wearing that thing!

BN: What drove you to continuing to compete?

Marybeth: Since I won the title, I was asked to MARYBETH, Page 13A

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Tax rate stable, funds safety rigs

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The tax rate will stay the same and the Naples Fire and Rescue Department will be able to purchase an ambulance and refurbish its tanker truck.

The Warrant Articles for the Naples municipal budget were approved by the majority of the Naples Board of Selectmen on Monday.

Selectman Christine Powers was absent for the vote.

Selectman Rich Cebra voted in opposition of the motion to approve the entire budget.

He provided his reasons for voting against the motion in an e-mail on Tuesday.

After press time on Wednesday, the Naples Budget Committee met to vote on their recommendations of the proposed 2016– 17 budget.

On Monday, the selectmen also set a date of June 8 for Town Meeting.

Opiate crisis

(Continued from Page 1A) juana, which he considers a gateway drug, often leading to opiate abuse.

“I’m disgusted with what’s going on nationwide with marijuana.” He said. “It’s a joke, but people are supporting it.”

The coalition is also working with SAD 61 schools, and hopes to have its doctors give talks to students in health classes. Recovering addicts will eventually be invited to become involved in the coalition’s activities, said Stillman, who hopes that younger recovering addicts will step forward with a willingness to share their story with students in elementary and middle schools.

“How big the problem is here, we really don’t know. The best we can hope for is through education, we can reduce the demand” for opiates, he said.

Following a budget workshop on April 25, Naples Town Manager Ephrem Paraschak altered the budget according to the requests of the selectmen and budget committee members. The budget increase of 5.24 percent, instead of 2.48 percent, still means that the taxpayers of Naples will receive tax bills that are the same as last year’s.

Under the Capital Projects Account, $132,000 will be applied toward the purchase of an ambulance. According to Paraschak, there is already $85,000 in the ambulance reserve account Resident Jim Grattelo expressed concerns about the fire department account in future years.

“The danger is we have done this now. We need to make sure that for the next three years, their budget should go down,” Grattelo said.

Chairman Bob Caron II advocated for the town continuing to save for future rescue and fire vehicles. “We should keep putting money away for the ambulance,” Caron said.

According to Paraschak “Those purchases will not be in the department’s operating costs. I don’t think we need to start banking next year.”

Caron said, “It is nice having a surplus.”

Meanwhile, paying off outstanding debt was another

topic discussed during last week’s budget workshop.

However, the town’s debt cannot be paid off early, Paraschak said.

Surplus funds were another item talked about Monday.

Already, $22,829 from the surplus money — specifically the Unassigned Fund Balance — is spoken for. That amount will go toward the current fiscal year’s overdraft in the Kent’s Landing account, according to Paraschak. That reappropriation of funds is addressed in Warrant Article 14.

The town manager was asked to clarify surplus funds.

“It is anything that is not assigned,” Paraschak said, estimating that the surplus at the start of the new fiscal year (July) will be approximately $2.2 million, including a Certificate of Deposit (CD) that cannot be cashed out.

Selectman Cebra asked what the recommended amount of surplus is for a municipality the size of Naples.

“Our auditor recommends two months operating costs, which includes the school payments. So, it is about $1.9 million for two months,” Paraschak said.

“We do use the surplus every year to keep taxes lower. At least, the money is going back to the voters, the taxpayers,” he said.

One topic that was briefly discussed was the $9,656 dedicated to the Lakes Region Bus that has been operating for less than three years.

Cebra asked how that benefited Naples residents, and Caron said the ridership in Naples had increased by 20 percent.

Before calling the vote, Caron said, “We went over this department by department” during the budget A story in last week’s paper gave the wrong name for the workshop. The motion was person requesting to plant a garden on town-owned land on for the complete budget as Park Street in Bridgton this summer. The correct name is presented to go forward as Marguerite Wiser. The News regrets the error. monetary warrant articles

Wiser correction

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Cebra explained his opposition in an e-mail sent the following morning.

“The Select Board voted on all of the warrant articles for the town budget in one vote. I support the budget for the Town Departments however, I could not vote for articles 26 through 48.

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Retail projects

(Continued from Page 1A) The day before the Planning Board meeting, McIver’s project engineers, Terradyn Consultants, requested the project be tabled to wait for the June vote on revisions to the sewer ordinance.

Building an onsite septic system with a 1,500-gallon tank to serve the 3,200 square foot building will be much more expensive than hooking up to the town’s downtown sewer system.

The problem is, under the outdated sewer ordinance, the town lacks available sewer capacity to handle the increased flows into the system. The board agreed to table the project until the next regular meeting after the vote, which will be done by a secret ballot referendum on Tuesday, June 14.

McIver has excess sewer allocation available from the twostory Carry All Corner, which was approved for 800 gallons per day. He had requested that the excess allocation be transferred to this new project, which requires approval from the Board of Selectmen, acting as Wastewater Commissioners.

Requirements under the Site Plan Review Ordinance include an approved plan for wastewater disposal on site, which would go under the parking lot on Cottage Street serving both buildings.

An infiltration trench would have to be constructed under the east side of the parking lot. If the revised sewer ordinance is approved by voters a sewer hookup would be all that’s needed, and the onsite wastewater disposal system could be dropped from the plans.

Same situation This is the second time in the past month that plans for new retail growth in the downtown have been stymied by a lack of available sewer allocation. On April 12, the Board of Selectmen granted a 90-day conditional victualer’s license to Sammy’s Scoops, a new ice cream shop opening Saturday, May 7, in the former Penny Lane retail store next to the Corn Shop Trading Post. The existing septic system was found to be a cesspool, and a permit was issued for a replacement system that must be installed within three months.

If revisions to the sewer ordinance are rejected in June, Sammy’s Scoops would not be able to continue operating without installing a new septic system to replace the cesspool, which Code Enforcement Officer Robbie Baker said is still marginally functional, if substandard. “It won’t take much for that septic system to fail,” Baked said at the time.

Town Manager Bob Peabody had commented that it will be “extremely expensive” to install a new system, and less than ideal to install a system for the Sammy’s Scoops building, which lies close to Stevens Brook.

BRAG fields

(Continued from Page 1A) BRAG president in 2009, he said.

“The plans were overkill — they were more suited for a major league softball field,” he said. Since 2009, BRAG has raised around $800,000, including $225,000 from the town’s Moose Pond Trust Fund and another $225,000 from the Ham Foundation, with Major League Baseball also providing $100,000.

The decision was made not to have such an elaborate plan, and engineer George Sawyer was hired to do the redesign.

Macdonald said he didn’t realize the revised plan required a new Planning Board approval, but acknowledged that “We have some drainage issues that we need to address.” Three of the fields are complete, but a fourth field and the soccer playing area have some wet areas that need to be addressed by changes to the drainage system, he said.

Macdonald said BRAG volunteers stand ready to sit down with selectmen over the next few months and outline an agreement for ownership transfer that will satisfy both sides.

“I, and many others, have literally have too much time, effort, money and blood invested in this project just to walk away from it,” said Macdonald. “I’m sure we can work it out, and everybody will be happy.”

Bottle cap mural

(Continued from Page 1A) staff and volunteers walked the children from Stevens Brook Elementary School to the BCC. The itinerary included outdoor activities, cooking, reading, writing, free play, and this year the big project was the murals.

Artist Pamela Moulton (www.pamelamoulton.com) traveled from Portland every Monday (usually on the Lake Region Explorer Bus) to direct the mural project. The boards were first primed, the children created the design and painted the color scheme on the boards. The bottle caps were sorted by color and applied with glue. When the desired design was achieved with assistance from adults, the children screwed the bottle caps to the board.

The end result is two large murals that are bright and colorful created by young and old; by Bridgton residents, summer residents and beyond. These will surely add color and design to Depot Street.

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HELPING TO STOCK THE SHELVES — The dietary department and the residents of Fryeburg Health Care Center collected $400 and 103 pounds of food in honor of National Hunger Week during the month of April. All proceeds were donated to the local food pantries.

Strategy set for wastewater vote (Continued from Page 1A) generally active in the community.

Nearly half of them live close by or on the Route 302 corridor, and it is here that Lane’s company, Next Generation Strategies, will focus its door-to-door efforts.

“We believe we have a plan that will be effective.

We’ve done this too many times not to,” he said. If the person isn’t at home, they’ll leave “doorknob hangers,” offering a concise explanation of Question 1 in a form more likely to be read than discarded.

Secondly, Lane said he’ll leverage stakeholders in Bridgton, such as town staff, committee members and business leaders, who are highly involved in town and meet with each person, either individually or at their meetings, to enlist their support and active participation in securing a “yes” vote.

Wastewater Committee member Al Hayes of Hayes True Value told Lane it will be important to stress that the ordinance revisions won’t cost the taxpayers anything.

In fact, the changes will open up potential for new users and for expanded users, which will in turn lower the rate per gallon for everyone.

Member Chuck Hamaty of Maine Street Graphics noted that all of the town’s residents will benefit, whether they are on the system or

not, because of the resulting expansion to the tax base and the vitality of the downtown.

Member Lucia Terry of Perennial Point of View told Lane not to ignore the environmental message, saying many voters would welcome the news that properties will be able to hook up to the system instead of installing a private wastewa-

Budget differences

Selectmen disagreed with the Bridgton’s Budget Advisory Committee (BAC) on several of their recommendations, when reviewing the list at their April 26 meeting. Among the differences of opinion were the following: • Bridgton Library — The BAC agreed with the manager’s recommended $79,000, but selectmen voted to increase it to $80,500.

• Police Department — The BAC tied 2-2 on whether to hire an additional police officer, while selectmen support the hiring.

• Fire Department — The BAC voted 2-1 not to hire a full-time fire chief, while selectmen support the hiring.

• Public Works — The BAC wants to redirect the $40,000 budgeted for paving at the Town Garage toward street paving on town roads, while selectmen support the expense.

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Hayes added that when the sewer system was originally installed to comply with the 1972 federal Clean Water Act, the intent was to protect Stevens Brook that runs through the downtown.

Lane said he has spoken to business owners in the downtown, and they are “generally open-minded” to the changes because they know the new billing system will help the downtown grow.

Hamaty told Lane to “be careful about talking about future expansion of the system,” because it is not in any way a part of the ordinance revisions and should be considered a discussion for another time.

“The issue is to use this excess capacity that’s not being utilized,” Hamaty said. The focus needs to be that “We’ve got so many excess gallons, and we want to use it.”

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Among residents top concerns when researching the Comprehensive Plan was protection of the town’s water bodies, she noted.

“Even people who don’t know if they really want things to grow or to change” can rally around protection of water resources, Terry said.

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LELT director claims conservation lifestyle

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer From the window of his new office, Thom Perkins can view one entrance to Pondicherry Park, the land conservation easement managed by Loon Echo Land Trust (LELT).

Along with the novel office space, Perkins has a new job title, too. He has been hired as the executive director of LELT. However, he hasn’t had time to get bored with the four walls and pleasing view because Perkins has spent

plenty of hours doing his job outside of Loon Echo’s headquarters.

Already, Perkins has travelled throughout the Lake Region, getting introduced to so many members of the public. On Tuesday, he partook in a discussion about the soon-to-be-finalized Raymond Community Forest Project, talking about the vast recreational opportunities and the future trail system on that large parcel. On Wednesday, he and the LELT staff hosted a two-hour presentation about the land trust

for an audience of college seniors at Bridgton’s Magic Lantern. Earlier in April, he got a face-to-face with Loon Echo’s Board of Directors.

“This board is pretty special. We have a concerned, enlightened board that is very supportive,” he said, adding he has held jobs which required him to work with boards of directors in the past.

As Perkins gets his bearings, former Executive Director Carrie Walia is on hand to make the transition smooth. Walia’s new title

is senior adviser until she resigns in June.

According to Perkins, land conservation is more than an occupation, it’s a lifestyle.

“I grew up in the ‘60s.

That is the mindset of the pattern of my life. Conservation is something I am interested in. I’ve worked for decades in land conservation,” he said.

Some of the ways he has furthered the conservation cause have included legislation, landowner protection, marketing and public relations.

“My strong point — as it

relates to this job — is land owner relations. If someone wants to conserve their lands, there are several options: donate the land or a conservation easement to a land trust like Loon Echo,” he said.

“This organization is not in the business of land grabbing. It is about protecting the environment for future generations. Land might be set aside for its view-shed or historical purposes,” he said.

“When an easement is put into conservation, the purThom Perkins poses are stated, such as recreational trails are allowed “It is important that comand farming and logging. Say munity forests and recre(the person who donated the ational opportunities are land) wanted to keep it to available. The trails that we human-powered, not motor- built and provide on Pleasant fundraisers that enable them because the money ($3,000) ized. If there is a violation of Mountain and Bald Pate to pay the annual insur- that he had set aside for that policy, this organization Mountain, the trails are for ance and utilities on the Naples Main Street was not takes care of it,” Perkins said.

PERKINS, Page 12A historic building (once a needed. Paraschak and a few schoolhouse) that they use. board members said it was However, the cost estimates helpful that the members of for necessary repairs was the sewing circle showed around $5,000. Paraschak up to the budget workshop said he was able to budget with applicable information that amount although $2,000 regarding their financial

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Staff Writer NAPLES — There is a bountiful amount of boats in the Bridgton United Methodist Church Lake Region.

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Worship, Nursery & Sunday School through grade 5 Despite the fact that most marinas provide storage units to Sunday, 11:00 a.m. their members, there are still boat owners who would like to Community Bible Study – Wednesday, 1:00 p.m. keep their boats stored in the area.

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Tax rate stable, funds safety rigs (Continued from Page 2A) town budget committee to demonstrate how that money benefits Naples residents. I have a responsibility to the residents of Naples to see that their tax dollars are being spent wisely, and there is no way for me to make that judgement call without having enough information to make an informed decision,”

Cebra said. “Since it was a single vote it was necessary to vote in opposition.”

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Egg carton garden is over easy idea

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Planting seeds for a personal garden is over easy as eggs.

Egg cartons, that is.

According to Robin Hosford, who belongs to the Songo Garden Club, egg cartons provide the perfect earth-friendly container for starter plants.

In fact, once it is time to go into the ground, the biodegradable cardboard can be planted along with the seedlings, she said. This ensures that the root of the young plants is not disturbed, she said. She recommended that gardeners wait until late May or early June to put starters into the ground.

“Unusually, Memorial weekend is when the risk of frost ends,” she said.

The great thing about an egg carton garden is that it is easy — keep the lid closed, keep the soil moist and put in a warm area inside the home, she said.

“Just don’t let the seedlings dry out,” she said.

One time-efficient tip that Hosford provided is to mark off the recommended depth, such as ¼ inch or ½ inch, on a pencil or on a Popsicle stick. This helps newbie gardeners to maintain an accu-

rate soil depth, instead of guessing each time.

Hosford and her daughter Willow volunteer at the Naples Food Pantry every other Tuesday. One recent Tuesday, the Hosfords helped pantry participants start their own egg carton garden.

More than 35 people placed six varieties of seeds into the portable egg carton gardens on April 19. The types of seeds planted were watermelon, cucumber, pea, zucchini, sweet pepper and marigold. Each family got to take home a package of seeds, too.

Twins David and Kara Willette took a turn at the planting table. David enjoyed it so much that he volunteered again and again to plant egg carton gardens for other people in line.

“We grow tomatoes every year. Usually, we do a ground garden, too. But, I keep the tomatoes on the porch, close to the house,” the twins’ dad said.

He said that his children like every vegetable they’ve ever tried.

“Everything,” Kara said.

“Yeah,” David said, “I like all the veggies.”

However, Kara best remembers the flowers and

roses in last summer’s garden.

Naples resident Pam Black recalls the love of flowers that encompassed several generations. The marigold, iris and Shasta daisy were the top picks for her grandmother, Ida Williams, a published poet.

“We planted those flowers in memory of my grandmother. Because we moved around so much, there are gardens all over New England with Shasta daisies, irises, and marigolds,” Black said.

For Penny Gowen, a garden entices the younger generation.

“I like green beans. I like eating them. Mostly, I like growing them and making a fort for the kids to go in,” Gowen said.

Hosford agreed this was a great use of the bean vines.

To make the egg carton garden a reality at the Naples Food Pantry, people in the community donated items.

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Growth comes with challenges

By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer When the Bridgton’s Farmers’ Market opens Saturday, May 7, it will be bigger than ever, with three new vendors, an information booth, entertainment area and a new tent to process EBT cards.

Yet with growth often comes growing pains, which came to light at the April 27 Board of Selectmen meeting.

Representatives of the market attended in force, over concerns that the board’s decision April 12 to allow an outside vendor to set up beside the market would disrupt its identity as one cohesive organization.

But their concerns ultimately became moot when, at the end of a lengthy discussion, Julie Mannix of Old School Creamery in Harrison stood up to say she’s decided, regardless of the hawker’s permit the board approved, to set up elsewhere in the downtown, on private land.

Her permit, and the conflicts perceived by vendors under the market’s bylaws, had the unforeseen advantage of convincing selectmen that they need to formally define the town’s relationship with the market, which began as a small handful of vendors in 1997 taking up space in the townowned parking lot next to the Bridgton Community Center.

Market vendors in attendance and the board agreed to hold a joint workshop some time after the June 15 Town Meeting.

Farmers’ Market Director Helen Ramsdell, who runs Rams Farm in Denmark, told the board that space will be tight at the market this summer, since they will be unable to use the grassy area between the parking lot and Depot Street. Three new vendors will bring the total number of market vendors to 17.

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A MATTER OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND — Helen Ramsdell, shown here selling her goat cheese at last summer’s Bridgton Farmers’ Market.

The success of the market has brought more and more people into Bridgton on a Saturday morning than ever before, said Ramsdell. “We want to feel valued and that you appreciate what we do.”

The vendors were taken aback by the board’s vote on April 12 to allow Old School Creamery to set up to sell her goat milk and cheese, creams and soaps beside the market.

The market vendors had taken a vote a few weeks earlier not to include Mannix in the market this year, based on the fact that the market already sells many of those products, and that vendor membership is partially based on seniority.

The market is governed by a set of bylaws that address all aspects of its operation.

“We’re hoping not to have outside vendors setting up at the same space and time,” said market Assistant Manager BrennaMae Thomas-Googins of Patch Farm in Denmark, referring to the permit the board granted to Old School Creamery. It’s not a matter of competition, she said, so much as it is that outside vendors

would be perceived by the public as being part of the market, when they are not.

“It really truly has nothing to do with the (quality of the) product,” Thomas-Googins said. “It has to do with a conflict of interest and making sure that we can successfully run the market like we’ve done for 20-some years.” For example, she said, a customer might assume incorrectly that they can use their EBT card discounts to buy from an outside vendor.

Selectman Bob McHatton said he recalls when the market first started, it used a muddy area beside the Bridgton Community Center, which the town then did not own. Now that it has grown so significantly, he said, “We need to sit down and see what is in both the town’s and the market’s best interest.”

Mannix, for her part, thanked the board for granting her permit, but said it should be considered null and void. “I took this a little bit further than others (who had been denied inclusion in the market) had in the past, (because) I didn’t see

that anybody on the board had the right to prescreen” vendors.

Asked how many of the market’s vendors were from Bridgton, market vendor Jessica Glendinning of Chase Street Soap Company said there were only three, with her being one of them. “We haven’t had anyone from Bridgton apply,” she said. “We’re not picking and choosing based on where people are from.”

Thomas-Googins said all of the vendors work hard to present the market as one cohesive unit, and take responsibility for how their products are marketed, and pitching in to clean up the parking lot after the market closes each week (hours are from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday through the fall).

“We do hope that the town trusts that we know how to operate our market,” ThomasGoogins said. She said vendors who aren’t chosen in any given year are encouraged to try again.

“This is not a reaction we’ve gotten from any other vendor, and we encourage them to try again, because we do want to see our market grow.”

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By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Customers with EBT cards will be able to take advantage of a new “Harvest Bucks” program that will stretch their budget for buying fruits and vegetables when the Bridgton Farmers’ Market opens for the season on Saturday, May 7.

“We’re really excited to help our market and be able to help customers stretch the little money that they have,” said BennaMae Thomas-Googins, the market’s assistant manager and coordinator of its new EBT card program. “If someone spends $10 on an EBT purchase such as bread, cheese, meat or eggs, they’ll get a $5 voucher, or $5 in Harvest Bucks, to be used to buy fruits and vegetables.”

This summer is the first time that EBT cards, used by people that receive Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, will be accepted at the market, thanks to a grant from the Farmers’ Market Coalition. The three-year grant pays for the EBT card machine, service provider and data, while the market picks up the card use fees.

The way it works is this: a tent will be set up at the market for processing EBT/SNAP purchases. Shoppers select their EBT-eligible purchases from individual members, who total them on the customer’s shopping sheet. They then pay for them at the tent terminal and return to the vendor to pick up their purchases, and to buy additional fruits and vegetables with their Harvest Bucks.

Thomas-Googins said the EBT program is already in use at other neighboring markets, including the Norway Farmers’ Market, and has been received with great success. “We’re trying to incentivise the purchase of fruits and vegetables for EBT card users,” she said.

“We’re saying, use your card here, and we’ll help you stretch it even more.” The average amount of SNAP benefits given statewide is $28 per person per week, she said.

The market’s membership discussed ways to include EBT purchases last fall, and Thomas-Googins agreed to research the process. It has been a lot of work on top of running Patch Farm in Denmark with her family, but it has definitely been worth it, she said.

“I’m feeling overwhelmed with delight, because we have such a strong market this year,” she said. The enthusiasm has been so positive, in fact, that an effort has begun to raise donations so that the market can offer a 100% discount on fruit and vegetable purchases over the Fourth of July weekend.

“It has definitely strengthened the sense of community,” said Thomas-Googins, who credits Market Manager Helen Ramsdell with being the main driving force behind the improvements. “Helen’s amazing at putting it all together,” she said.

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May 5, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 7A

Award-winning folk duo at Noble House

The contemporary folk music of Holly Hanson and Steve Hayes, an acoustic duo from Massachusetts and New Hampshire, will fill the air at the next Sounds Above the Lake Concert at the Noble House Inn, 81 Highland Road, Bridgton. The concert will be held Thursday, May 12, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Performing at Neptune’s Car, the duo has produced three albums that have appeared on many “best of” lists, and have

charted in the top five on folk radio twice. In April 2015, The Great American Song Contest awarded Hanson with an Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting in the Folk/ Americana category for her song Fly Fishing the Big Hole.

In June 2015, one of the most prestigious folk festivals in the country, the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, named the duo a Grassy Hill Emerging Artist and invited them to play on the Main Stage.

“Hanson and Hayes have a comfortable and friendly stage presence that has the audience relaxed and captivated,” said the owner of one of the venues they’ve played at. “Holly’s confident, sweet voice caresses her lyrics as Steve’s tasteful guitar licks and back-up vocals add the gilding that puts a shine on their well-polished tunes.”

Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP to: innkeepers@noblehousebb.com

The Eldar trio at SRT

BAR MILLS — The Saco River Theatre is thrilled to welcome the staggeringlytalented Grammy-nominated Jazz pianist, Eldar, with bassist and drummer, to the Saco River Theatre this Saturday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m.

Eldar is not a household name, although he probably will be, before long. SRT’s goal is to introduce as many people to this extraordinary musician.

Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for students and seniors.

Saco River Theatre is located on 29 Salmon Falls Road in Bar Mills and can be reached at 929-6472 or at www.sacorivertheatre.org The New York Times described the New Yorkbased pianist and Grammynominated artist Eldar Djangirov as “a blend of musical intelligence, organizational savvy, enthusiasm and prowess that [is] all the more impressive for seeming so casual… an ebullient impressionist.”

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PIANO, BASS, DRUMS — The Eldar Trio will perform at Saco River Theatre in Bar Mills this Saturday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. shows brilliancy, complexity, SRT is proud to presand discipline… he’s serious ent Eldar — one of the most about his music, he’s thought- talented young jazz artists in ful about what he does.” the world. His riveting trio of Jazz Times said, “Maybe he piano, bass, and drums will made a pact with Lucifer to be electrify! the greatest pianist ever.”

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DENMARK — The Denmark Arts Center is excited to host the Moth Wing Trio this Saturday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m.

Drawing from a repertoire of Irish, Appalachian, shape note, and English folk songs, these lovely ladies — Julia Friend, Sasha Hsuczyk and Mia Bertelli — use mostly voice with a peppering of fiddle and banjo to re-imagine traditional songs and to transport audiences to a place where musical possibilities are hanging in the air like ripe fruit, ready for the picking and eating.

Julia grew up singing ballads, sea songs and pub songs in New York as a youngster and has since become fond of any opportunity for folk harmony, from shape note to honky yonk. She plays banjo and button accordion and

lives in Connecticut.

Sasha is originally from California but spent a number of years living in Ireland and traveling to learn music. She specializes in Irish fiddling and shape note singing, both of which she travels all around the country for the love of.

She makes her career around farming vegetables, fiddling and singing, and recently moved to Philadelphia, Pa. Mia grew up in New Mexico, singing anything she could find, scooped up the fiddle on her way to New England, and has been hoot-

ing, hollering, fiddling, performing, teaching, and harmonizing with bathroom fans in diverse musical styles ever since. Her specialty of late is improvised harmony and Appalachian/Country, English, and Irish singing styles.

Suggested donation $15. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Reservations can be made by e-mailing info@denmarkarts. org Note: The Denmark Arts Center wrote up the event as “A Capella Trio” in the spring calendar.

We stand corrected An article in last week’s News gave an incorrect figure for the amount the Arruda Charitable Trust has donated to the Bridgton Food Pantry. For the years 2013-2015, the Trust donated a total of $8,000 to all local charities, and $1,500 of that total was donated specifically to the Bridgton Food Pantry.

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MOTH WING TRIO, Julia Friend, Sasha Hsuczyk and Mia Bertelli will perform this Saturday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Denmark Arts Center.

Solstice celebration planned Plans are in the works for Bridgton’s first annual Summer Solstice Celebration, to be held Saturday, June 25, starting at 2 p.m. in the Depot Street area. Organizers include Carrye CastlemanRoss, owner of the Depot Street Tap House, in coordination with Anne Krieg from the Town of Bridgton Planning and Development and Carmen Lone of the Bridgton Community

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The day into the evening is expected to be filled with both the traditional practices for the Solstice, as in a maypole dance and music, and a modern festival with food trucks and vendors.

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vending, food trucks, traditional and modern music, performances and dance for this event. If you are interested in being a part of this event, please contact Carrye CastlemanRoss at the Depot Street Tap House or Anne Krieg at the Municipal Offices (647-8786). The planning committee looks to finalize the schedule by Friday, May 27, so please make contact before this date.

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Here’s a chance to experience our beautiful landscape from a new perspective, learn a new skill and explore the opportunities that aviation has to offer. Join the Katahdin Wings Chapter 99s (The International Organization of Women Pilots, Inc.) as they invite women and girls to the Auburn Lewiston Municipal Airport on Saturday, May 14, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a day of free hands-on learning about aviation, women in aviation history, careers in aviation, EAA Young Eagles Rally (free airplane rides, for age 8 to 17, first come,

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Charlotte Hobbs Library The last program of the present Adult Book Discussion Series will be “Make a Living, Make a Life: Work and its Rewards in a Changing America,” to be held Monday, May 9, at 1 p.m. The book Confessions of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy (considered the father of advertising) relates the importance of advertising in business.

The June selections will be Winesburg Ohio by Sherwood Anderson. Both books are available at the library.

The Elementary Youth Book Club will be held on Thursday, May 12, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Open to students in grades 3-5, the club will concentrate on spooky tales like the ones told at summer camp. Be prepared by looking up a book at the library for your chance to tell a scary tale.

Also on Thursday, the Writing Group will meet from 12:30 to 2 p.m. This group meets twice a month and new members are always invited to come and share their interest in writing and join in the various free writing exercises.

Don’t forget the library’s Mother’s Day Luncheon at the Old Saco Inn in Fryeburg, with sittings of noon and 1:30 p.m. There are only 80 tickets sold for this delicious meal, so order your tickets soon.

The price is $25 for adults

Condolences go out to the family of Richard Fogg. I was very saddened by his passing. He was a wonderful and kind man. He was a good friend of this family for many years. He was very kind to my dad, and always got him a mess of fiddleheads each spring and after his passing for me too. I will never forget that kindness. He will be sadly missed by all.

Condolences also to the family of Lake Region Middle School teacher Adam Perron. He was another person taken too soon, for he had great things to do still. I’m sure his students will carry on in what he was teaching them. He will be greatly missed by his colleagues, students and all who knew him.

Don’t forget the Chinese Raffle at the American Legion on Route 11 in Naples is Saturday, May 7. The doors open at 3 p.m. to peruse the prizes and put your tickets in. The drawings will start at 5:30 p.m. There will be a 50/50 raffle, a $1 table and the concession stand will be open. Proceeds benefit the Ladies Auxiliary of American Legion Post #155.

Also, the Sewing Circle Supper is on Saturday, May 7, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. They’ll be serving two kinds of beans, hot dogs, chop suey, coleslaw, potato salad, jellied salads, “pink stuff,” homemade biscuits and yummy homemade pies.

You can go to the Legion and put in your tickets, then go to the Sewing Circle Supper and be back by the 5:30 p.m. drawings, helping support both groups.

Happy Mothers Day to all of you who are moms and to those ladies who will be moms soon. I wish my mom were here, so I could thank her for all her love all those years. She is sadly missed all the time. God bless them all.

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They’ll also be able to check out the latest boat brands, including pontoon to sports and cruising to fishing models.

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PROOF OF SUCCESS — Fryeburg Rite Aid pharmacy employee Lori Jardine vowed to shave her head if she raised $2,000 for the Children’s Miracle Network. She succeeded, and the shears came out April 30.

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Ben Damon benefit breakfast a huge success The benefit breakfast held for Ben Damon was a huge success. Folks from around the area came out to help raise money so Ben can purchase a wheelchair van that he can drive. Ben was injured in a car accident and needs transportation to get to his doctor’s appointments and rehab.

Many people helped cook the meal at the VFW in Lovell, and the people came out in droves to enjoy a great breakfast. It was estimated that 246 people came, helping to raise $4,100. This includes the money made on a 50/50 raffle, which was won by Craig Estey Sr., who donated it back to the fund. Mr. Estey also helped the family with needed electrical changes in the Damon home, which was greatly appreciated by the family.

This benefit shows that the folks in the area really do care. Ben sent this message to me: “I am very grateful to all the members of the VFW for everything they have done. I so appreciate their work and want to thank all the people who have helped me get closer to purchasing a van. My family and I are very appreciative.”

and $15 for children.

The library is looking for volunteer gardeners to help take care of their gardens.

Last year the library garden provided over 100 pounds of fresh vegetables, which were donated to the Sweden Food Pantry. Anyone interested can contact Anna Romer at 925-3177 or e-mail aromer@ hobbslibrary.org New law office in town The office next to Jon Bliss has been readied for use as the new law office of Nicholas Bull. Nicholas isn’t a newcomer to Lovell, but has maintained a home here since finding the Lovell area. Once he graduated from Harvard, this Illinois native headed to Portland, where he joined the law firm of Thompson, Bull, Bass and MacColl.

Like most people who have found a place in the area, he heard Lovell mentioned while doing a real estate closing. It seemed like fate, because in the Sunday paper Nick saw a listing in Lovell. He came and decided this was the place for him and bought land. With his family they camped while the acreage was cleared for the one room cabin he wanted.

He became part of Lovell and was involved in the founding of the Greater Lovell Land Trust. Nick is a third generation lawyer and is proud of the roll-top desk that was his grandfather’s, which he shows off proudly.

Valley Pride Day Don’t forget that this Saturday, May 7, is Valley Pride Day. The new registration place is now the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library.

Registration is from 8:30 to 10 a.m. After cleaning up, the fun begins at the Hampton Inn in North Conway, N.H., from noon to 2 p.m.

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Each year the Rite Aid in Fryeburg joins others in raising money for the Children’s Miracle Network. Last year Lori Jardine, who works in the pharmacy, chose a fundraising goal and vowed that if she met it, she’d shave her head. Then she realized that her sister’s wedding was coming up, and a shaved head wouldn’t be a good idea, so she decided to wait until this year.

When the drive for 2016 arrived, she repeated her vow and set a goal of $2,000. The race was on, and she kept encouraging folks to donate.

On April 28, a customer asked Lori if she had met her goal. Lori said she was short by only $65, so the person reached in a pocket and counted out the needed $65. The person smiled and said it would have been more if it was needed, but now when are you going bald?

Lori smiled and said she’d do the deed in two days, with Charlie Audette in Center Conway, N.H. Exactly at 1 p.m. April 30, the first stroke with the clippers was made, and when he was done, Lori was bald down to the scalp. For her dedication to the Network, Lori will have an escort visit to the Barbara Bush wing of Maine Medical Center, which she chose for her donations after seeing first-hand what the children went through, just like the adults, when her husband was being treated at Maine Med and rooms were scarce, so they would put him in that area.

Just for sticking to her vow to follow through, I’m sure there will be many congratulations from the people she

Obituaries

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Barbara A. Hussey

W. Henry Richardson

CAPE ELIZABETH — ­ Barbara Arlene Blanchard Hussey of Cape Elizabeth died on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, two days before her 90th birthday.

She was born in South Portland on April 29, 1926, the only daughter of Edward Everett and Priscilla May (Newcomb) Blanchard. On Nov. 9, 1945, she married Harry Kendall (Ken) Hussey (1923-2012) at the Central Square Baptist Church in Portland.

She was a graduate of Deering High School in the Class of 1944, and received a PHT Degree (Putting Hubby Through) from the University of Maine at Orono, when her husband graduated in 1950.

After her children were in school, she volunteered in a variety of services at Vassar Hospital, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., for nearly 20 years.

While living in Pleasant Valley, N.Y., she was a member of the Freedom Plains Presbyterian Church. After the church was struck by lightning and heavily damaged by fire, she devoted considerable time, effort, and talent to the restoration of the 1828 landmark.

She was a lover of birds, and through the years, accumulated an extensive collection of bird figurines. She was also a gardener, and wherever she lived, she maintained and loved the beauty of her flowers as well as the practicality of her vegetable garden. Her home, whether in Virginia, Bangor, Portland, New York, South Hiram or Cape Elizabeth, was a source of great pleasure for her. Her three children; Lynne, Lisa, and Bob, were the true joys of her life.

Their wellbeing and happiness came before all else.

When her husband retired from IBM in 1980, they moved to South Hiram, where they built a home on a 25-acre Tree Farm. She was a member of the Order of Job’s Daughters, the 21 Club of Kezar Falls, the United Federation of Women’s Clubs, the Charter Oak Grange, the Maine Historical Society, the Hiram Historical Society, the Nobleboro Historical Society, the Damariscotta Historical Society, and the Newcastle Historical Society. She was also a volunteer for Meals-on-Wheels, and contributed to many other projects at the Kezar Falls Methodist Church.

In 1990, the research of family history became a hobby of great interest for her and her husband, and provided an excuse for considerable travel in the eastern part of the country in a never-ending search of County Registry and Probate Records, and church, town, and city records for family information.

Barbara was predeceased by her husband of 67 years, Harry Kendall Hussey (2012); and her brother, Donald Blanchard of Scarborough.

Surviving are two daughters, Lynne Rau of Cape Elizabeth and Lisa Holzer of Portland, Ore.; a son, Robert Hussey of Waterville; six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her brother, Edward E. Blanchard of Port Charlotte, Fla. There will be a family graveside memorial service at the Hussey Cemetery in Newcastle at a later date. Arrangements are under the guidance of Hobbs Funeral Home, 230 Cottage Road, South Portland.

BATH — W. Henry Richardson, 79, of Bath passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2016 at his home.

Henry was born Oct. 1936, in Bridgton. He graduated from Bridgton High School, Class of 1955.

On April 10, 1965, he married Leona A. Felker in Portland.

Henry worked as a cab driver for Freeport, before that, he worked at various mills in Lisbon.

He enjoyed playing poker, bingo, antique shopping with his brother, and spending time with his family.

He was predeceased by his wife, Leona A. Richardson, who passed away on Nov. 5, 2015.

Henry leaves behind his son, William H. Richardson Jr.; his brothers, Robert Richardson of Mechanic Falls and Napoleon Richardson of Oxford; his two grandchildren and two great-granddaughters; nieces, nephews and many friends.

There will be a graveside service on Saturday, May 7, at 11:30 a.m. at Oak Grove Cemetery, South Side, in Bath.

Friends and family are invited to a gathering after the service at Midcoast Pizza and More in Bath, next to BIW. To share your thoughts and condolences with the family, please visit www.desmondfuneralhomes.com

Thank You Wiiliam G. Fitzcharles III, better known as Fitzy, took his leave from life in November 2015. We were able to say our goodbyes and give him a proper send-off this past Saturday, April 30th.

There are so many wonderful people who took part in this celebration of his life in one way or another, and please forgive us if we didn’t mention you by name.

Thank you to Ed Rock and the crew at Shawnee Peak Ski resort for a beautiful and meaningful location to hold the celebration.

Thank you to Glen Zaidman and Tom and Laurie Beyea for all their help with food, cooking and supplies. The Angry Boyz BBQ (Chris McDaniels, Tony Breton, Peter Pelton and Scott Harmon) provided us with some of the best smoked meat ever!

Many thanks to my fabulous family — Kate, Robby, Allie, Grant and Kellie, Irie and Saunder, Ian and Ashley and Evie, and “Aunt Linda” from Florida. Thank you to Nate Ladd and Rob Roy for their help with the slide show and music. We would like to say thank you to our cousins, aunts and uncles and their families. Most traveled many miles to be here and it was wonderful to see you.

Our heartfelt thanks to friends of ours and friends of Fitzy’s. These folks came from far and wide — Pennsylvania, No. Carolina, Texas, New Jersey, Montana, Florida, Vermont, New York, Camden, and Lincolnville, as well as the Lakes Region of Maine.

We want to thank Steve and Jason Hawkins, the crew from Camden and the Snow Bowl and the many other people who supported us with kind words and deeds during our time of sorrow.

Your support and love is greatly appreciated. It was wonderful to share memories with you all. Thank you and we love you all. We can never thank you enough for making this a super send-off for my brother Bill (Fitzy) William G. Fitzcharles III.

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It’s hard to believe this will be our third Mother’s Day and birthday without you. We miss you every day.

Our hearts feel empty without you.

We love you and feel comfort in our belief we will see you again some day.

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We though of you with love today, But that is nothing new.

We thought about you yesterday, And days before that, too.

We think of you in silence, We often speak your name.

Now all we have is memories.

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Your memory is our keepsake.

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God has you in his keeping.

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We will love and miss you forever! Your children; Kelly Ward, Robin and Chris Burton, Darcy Ward, Wanda Ward-MacLean, Tina Hosack, Ivy and David Spencer, Terry Llanos; your grandchildren; Jason and Christopher Ward, Joshua and Bradley Burton, Lindsay Perry, Ryan Ward, Daniel and Jennifer Hosack, Jay and Travis Spencer, Monica Nugent-Girouard, Heather Nugent, Jennifer Armstrong and, of course, all your great-grandchildren.

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LEWISTON — Noyes F. “Bud” Blake, 84, of Harrison, died unexpectedly, Sunday, May 1, 2016, at the Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, surrounded by his family.

He was born on, Dec. 11, 1931, in Cuttingsville, Vermont, a son of John F. and Irene May (Noyes) Blake. Bud was raised in and attended Massachusetts schools. He furthered his education later in life, graduating from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1987.

Bud worked the majority of his career in customer service at Bay State Abrasives in Westborough, Mass., retiring in 1994. It was that year that he moved to Connecticut from Grafton, Massachusetts to be with his future wife, Elena (Vanacore) Acampora, whom he married on Oct. 3, 1998 in Harrison.

In 1997, Bud and Elena permanently moved to Harrison, where he enjoyed the out-of-doors, particularly his involvement in the Western Maine Fish & Game, of which he was a life-member and took great pride in teaching “map and compass” at the bi-annual hunter safety courses taught at the club. His most recent course was taught just a mere week ago. He was also a former member of the Norwich Fish & Game in Connecticut. An avid hunter, Bud once held the title of having taken the biggest deer in Massachusetts.

Bud is survived by his wife, Elena of Harrison; a daughter, Jeannie D. Herbert and her husband, Mark of Palm Coast, Fla.; a son, John F. Blake of Cornish; grandchildren, Justin Herbert and his wife Kristina of Sterling, Mass., Christina Blake and Kevin Blake, both of Worcester, Mass.; eight great-grandchildren; stepchildren, Michele Acampora of Wallingford, Conn., Danielle Natale and her husband, Jared of Westerly, R.I., Nicole Acampora and her life partner, Daniel Sullivan of Providence, R.I.; a step-granddaughter, Gemma Natale; and his first wife, Frances Jean Holmes Blake of Westborough, Mass. He was predeceased by his parents; and a sister, Jacqueline Blake Jackson Faria.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, May 6, at the Chandler Funeral Home, 8 Elm St., Bridgton. Family and friends are invited to a time of visitation from 12 noon to 2 p.m., on Friday. Gifts may be given, in lieu of flowers, to the Western Maine Fish & Game, P.O. Box 855, Harrison, ME 04040, or to the charity of one’s choice.

Words of condolence and tribute may be shared with Bud’s family at www.chandlerfunerals.com

Bridgton Hospital holding first-ever Senior Health Fair

Bridgton Hospital will host its first Senior Health and Resource Fair on Saturday, May 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring family and friends to this educational event, where you can chat with area providers and participate in workshops with local health and wellness experts like The Dempsey Center and Hospice of Southern Maine, as well as various departments from Bridgton Hospital. This event is free and open to the public.

The fair will feature workshops from Southern Maine Agency on Aging, who will discuss Medicare and Medicare Advantage options. Hospice of Southern Maine will be presenting “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Hospice and Palliative Care But Didn’t Dare to Ask,” and Dr. Jennifer Smith from North Bridgton Family Practice will hold “Walk with a Doc” and health talks throughout the event.

Bridgton Hospital staff and departments will include: Bridgton Hospital Case Management and Social Services, with information explaining different levels of care and payment sources for long-term care; Bridgton Hospital Diabetes

Education; Bridgton Hospital Occupational Therapy; low sodium cooking with Bridgton Hospital Dietician Linda Russell; Bridgton Hospital Pharmacy will have a pharmacist onsite for medication review; Bridgton Hospital Heart Failure Education; Bridgton Hospital Respiratory Therapy; Bridgton Hospital Prescription Assistance; and Bridgton Hospital Oncology will provide information on cancer prevention and treatment. The hospital will also provide the opportunity to discuss Advance Directives and will have a certified notary available for you.

Outside vendors include: The Dempsey Center, who will be providing skin cancer screening information as well as services offered to anyone impacted by cancer; Orthopedic Institute of Central Maine, who will be performing bone density scans; Home Health VNA of Southern Maine, who will be highlighting their Telehealth Program; Beacon Hospice, who will cover end of life care; Alzheimer’s Association of Maine; and Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice.

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Allan H. Wight BRIDGTON — Allan Hjorth Wight, 69, of Fryeburg, died Monday afternoon, May 2, 2016, at the Bridgton Hospital after a long illness.

He was born on Sept. 25, 1946, in Portland, a son of Lester and Ingrid (Hjorth) Wight. He attended grade school in North Sebago and graduated from Potter Academy.

After graduation, he joined the Navy and served six years.

In June of 1967, he married Beverly McAlister of Lovell, and following his honorable discharge from the Navy, they bought their home in the Toll Bridge neighborhood of Fryeburg.

Allan worked for the Yield House after his service until the time of its closing, and then went to work for Lovell Lumber until his early retirement.

He loved being in the outdoors hunting and fishing, as well as a good game of cribbage. His greatest pleasure however, was time spent with his family.

Allan is loved by his wife of 48 years, Beverly “Bev,” and his son, Chris, both of Fryeburg. He was predeceased by his parents and a son, Kevin.

At Allan’s request, there will be no services. Arrangements are in the care of the Wood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 9 Warren St., Fryeburg. Words of condolence and tribute may be shared with his family and friends at www.woodfuneralhome.org

Hilda H. Peterson FRYEBURG — Hilda H. Peterson, 92, passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2016, at the Fryeburg Health & Residential Care Center surrounded by her loving family.

She was born on April 3, 1924, in Waterford, the daughter of Finnish immigrants Kalle and Liisa Heino. She grew up on Temple Hill Road, the eighth of 12 children. Hilda attended schools in Newry and Waterford. She grew up in a closely-knit, proud, Finnish family, and worked hard from a young age, helping to maintain the family farm and to care for her younger siblings.

Hilda married Harold Peterson on October 21, 1950. They resided on his family’s farm in South Bridgton, where they raised their two daughters Wendy and Wanda. Hilda enjoyed tending to their large vegetable garden, fruit trees, and hay fields. She was a devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She also was an amazing homemaker.

During WWII Hilda worked as a welder aboard the Liberty Ships in South Portland. Later, she worked as a personal caregiver to many local residents. She completed training to become a CNA. She also attended many adult education classes on various topics that interested her including: basketry, chair caning, quilting, and stained glass. Hilda was a member of the Finnish-American Heritage Society of Maine.

Her roots were proud and family-centered, and this continued throughout her life. She was always concerned about the well-being of others. Hilda devoted many hours helping to care for sick family members. She would not have had it any other way. She was extremely generous in nature and found joy in life by doing for others. She loved to visit with her family and host large family gatherings. She was always the last one to sit down at a meal and insisted on doing all of the cooking. Her homemade pickles and pies were the best. During warmer months Hilda loved to go berry picking. She spoiled her loved ones by making abundant amounts of jams and jellies. She always took good care of herself and enjoyed her daily walks. Hilda participated in Mary’s Run in Henniker, N.H. each year. She was a fierce competitor and a medalist. She also raised money to help the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk each year. Later in life her great-grandchildren made her smile and were the ones to make her beautiful blue eyes sparkle.

Hilda is survived by her daughters, Wendy Almlov and her husband, Glenn, of Bridgton, and Wanda Coffin and her husband, Kerry, of Henniker, N.H.; three grandchildren, Alison Almlov Fenton and her husband, Daryl, of Naples, Erik Almlov and his wife, Julie, of Bridgton, and Sue Coffin and her husband, Shaun Leary, of Manchester, N.H.; three great-grandchildren, Connor and Dylan Fenton, and Emily Almlov; sisters-in-law, and many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her husband, her parents, her brothers Will, Victor, Carl, Albert, and Robert; and her sisters, Louise, Liz, Lina, Celia, Linda, and Martha; and her granddaughter, Mary Coffin.

A special thank you to the Fryeburg Health & Residential Care Center for their compassionate care over the last couple of years.

A graveside service will be held at the South Bridgton Cemetery on Saturday, May 7, at 3 p.m. If you desire to make a donation please consider the Harrison Lutheran Cemetery Association. Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 8 Elm Street, Bridgton. Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.chandlerfunerals.com

Country living

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Area Events Open Office Hours on Streetscape

Stop by the Bridgton Municipal Complex’s upstairs conference room on Monday, May 9, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to offer your comments and ideas about the streetscape improvement project for Bridgton’s Main Street. It will be the last chance to meet face-to-face with landscape engineers and architects from Ironwood Design Group and HEB, before they present a draft design development plan at the Board of Selectmen’s meeting on Tuesday, May 24, which starts at 5 p.m. Also, those who’d like to make comments about where they’d like to see specific improvements made can come write on a large map in the front office. They can also vote on the vision statement for downtown at www.bridgtonmainstreet/ wordpress.com. For more information, call Planning and Development Director Anne Krieg at 647-8786.

M&D presents Dixie Swim Club

CONWAY, N.H. — M&D Playhouse presents The Dixie Swim Club, Thursday through Saturday, May 12-28, at 7:30 p.m. at 1857 White Mountain Highway, North Conway. Spanning 30 years, this funny and poignant comedy centers around five Southern women (Karen Gustafson, Jane Duggan, Paula Jones, Melissa Grady, and June Desmond) who rekindle relationships from their time on the college swim team by meeting at the Outer Banks once a year. When a life-changing event impacts one of the women, the rest demonstrate how “teamwork” can end up in an unusual and surprising conclusion. Tickets are $20 in advance, or $25 at the door.

For more information, visit www.yourtheatre.com or call 603-733-5275.

May 13 bus to Home & Garden Show

HARRISON — Harrison Parks and Recreation is sponsoring a bus trip to the Northern New England Home, Garden & Flower Show on Friday, May 13. Travel by bus to the Fryeburg Fairgrounds, where the show will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cost is $7 for Harrison and Bridgton seniors, $10 for folks from surrounding communities. Call Harrison Rec Director Paula Holt to register at 583-2241.

Broadway Cabaret at DAC

DENMARK — Boston-based actress Brittany Rolfs will team up with local musician George Wiese to present an array of Broadway favorites on Friday, May 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the Denmark Arts Center. This is a special onenight-only show, and don’t be surprised if Rolfs’ voice blows the roof off the Denmark Arts Center! Cost is $15.

For more information, call 452-2412.

Pleasant Mountain Wildflower Walk

Loon Echo Land Trust is sponsoring a climb up Pleasant Mountain for a Wildflower Walk, in search of Lady’s Slippers, wild Columbine and other interesting blooms. The walk takes place Saturday, May 14, starting at 8 a.m., and is considered moderate to strenuous. Hikers should meet at the trailhead on Denmark Road. Bring appropriate hiking boots or shoes, layers of clothing, food, bug spray and plenty of water.

TED ANDERSON of Harrison has joined the cooperative of artists at Gallery 302 in Bridgton.

Ted Anderson at Gallery 302

Gallery 302 is pleased to welcome artist Ted Anderson to the cooperative of artists, who show and sell their original artwork at the gallery.

Mr. Anderson is a photographer and designer based in Harrison, with a passion for photographing landscapes, interiors, and people.

He grew up in New Jersey, and is a graduate of Stockton University. Anderson has worked in the museum field since 1981, designing graphics and interpretive exhibitions for museums, history centers, and other cultural institutions. His work has often involved photography, which he considers his true creative passion, and his pho-

tographs have been featured in Musée Magazine, F-Stop, JPG, and Maine Home & Design.

The pared down features in many of his images reflect an interest in natural history, in the passage of time, and the remnants of the past in the present. While his photographs are taken in places as diverse as the lakes and beaches in Maine, gardens in England, and the rural hills of New York State, they all reveal a preference for the simplicity and a certain joyfulness that can exist with austerity. Is there a story behind each of these images? Always.

To view or purchase Mr. Anderson’s latest photos,

please stop by Gallery 302, 647-2787, visit on the web at 112 Main Street in Bridgton. gallery302.com, or follow on For more information, call Facebook.

Library annual meeting

WATERFORD — The Waterford Library Trustees has set Tuesday, May 10, as their annual meeting date. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. with a talk by Librarian Heather Silva.

When asked about her topic, she said, “I will be talking about the trend of libraries also becoming community centers and ideas for us to keep moving in that direction.”

The public is invited to come to the open part of the meeting starting at 7 p.m. to listen to Heather and ask questions following her talk. Refreshments will be served. A trustee business meeting will also be held after the talk, and the winner of the Waterford Library Scholarship will be announced, along with solidifying summer program plans.

The Board of Trustees is seeking an additional member, and interested people should try to attend the meeting to express their interest or leave their names at the desk in the library.

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Senior Health Fair

(Continued from Page 10A) All of the fair vendors will have interactive booths, offering a broad range of information and onsite demonstrations.

There will also be many raffles and giveaways provided by each vendor and hospital departments, as well as light refreshments. For more information, please call 647-6233.

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NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — The North Conway Library’s Book Group is reading The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker and will discuss it on Thursday, May 12, at 10:30 a.m. at the library. Spellbinding and haunting, The Age of Miracles is a beautiful novel of catastrophe and survival, growth and change, the story of Julia and her family as they struggle to live in an extraordinary time caused by changes in the Earth’s rotation. The days and nights are growing longer and longer, gravity is affected, the birds, the tides, human behavior and cosmic rhythms are thrown into disarray. For more information, call the library at 603-356-2961.

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HIRAM — A flash flood on Breakneck Brook in August 1939 destroyed 18 bridges and in Baldwin took the lives of three Hiram residents: Clarence Lamont, and the wife and daughter of storekeeper Raymond Cotton, who lost his camera and never again made one of his famous home movies. Sharon Thomas, of Baldwin Historical Society will tell the story of this tragic day in a program on Saturday, May 14, at 1:30 p.m. at Soldiers Memorial Library, 85 Main Street, Hiram. For more information, call 625-4762.

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Auctioneer Terry Swett will auction artworks from the Western Maine Art Group’s collection and by current members, and all proceeds will support this year’s festival on July 8-9. Items to be auctioned include oil paintings by renowned local artists Duncan Slade, Vivian Akers, and Minnie Libby, and drawings by “Shavey” Noyes.

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Page 12A, The Bridgton News, May 5, 2016

Bridgton Police Department blotter items These incidents appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter between the dates of Monday, April 25 and Sunday, May 1 (This is only a partial listing).

Monday, April 25 10:05 a.m. A woman reported that she lost her wallet.

10:58 a.m. A Moose Pond Drive resident reported that her ex-boyfriend hacked into her social media accounts.

10:44 a.m.

Officer McCormick investigated a report of a controlled substance problem on Main Street.

3:15 p.m. A blue Saab was operating erratically and crossing the centerline on North High Street near Pleasant Mountain.

11:36 p.m. Bridgton Hospital called in about a homeless man in the waiting room of the Emergency Room.

Tuesday, April 26 3:08 p.m. A Commons Drive resident reported being targeted by IRS scammers.

3:24 p.m. Squeaky Clean Laundromat requested a trespass order be issued to an

individual.

5:32 p.m. A Depot Street resident was engaged in a loud argument outside the residence with his mother.

8:28 p.m. A GMC pickup truck hit a deer on North High Street, and then another car hit the deer and kept going.

9:31 p.m. A Main Street resident said his brother and girlfriend came into his apartment and allegedly attacked his mother.

Wednesday, April 27 4:17 a.m. A resident of an apartment on South High Street said juveniles were outside, looking into her window from a downstairs patio.

7:20 a.m. A maroon Jeep Grand Cherokee took off after hitting a vehicle on the Portland Road.

3:20 p.m. Someone drove away from a Kansas Road residence without paying for items worth $40.

5:42 p.m. Bridgton Police attempted to locate a black Nissan Altima that was driving on the wrong side of the road on Route 302 in Casco, headed toward Bridgton.

11:20 p.m. An acci-

dent with property damage occurred near the Big Apple on Route 302 in Naples, and Bridgton Police assisted.

Thursday, April 28 1:55 p.m. A Ford Sedan was driving erratically before turning into the Urgent Care parking lot at Bridgton Hospital.

4:23 p.m. A wallet was found on the side of the road on Main Street.

4:34 p.m. Officers Reese and McCormick participated in a liquor compliance check on Northeast Road in Standish involving Standish Fire and EMS. 8:50 p.m. A woman was screaming and yelling outside a South High Street residence and fell down on the ground.

11:07 p.m. A deer ran off into the woods after being hit by a car on North High Street.

11:22 p.m. Someone broke into a vehicle on Sucker Brook Road while the owners were home. They heard the car alarm sounding and then a vehicle left the driveway.

Friday, April 29 9:30 a.m. A Kimball Road

resident reported being targeted by IRS scammers.

11:42 a.m. Someone dumped several bags of trash on the side of the road across from the park on Willis Park Road.

11:55 a.m. An elderly man was sitting in his wheelchair with a sign at Pondicherry Square, looking for a ride on Route 117.

3:04 p.m. A gray fourdoor vehicle drove off without paying for $33 in gas at the Big Apple on Portland Road.

7:13 p.m. A Prescott Ridge resident reported an IRS scam.

8:24 p.m. The Magic Lantern asked for police help with a suspicious person.

Saturday, April 30 1:06 a.m. A man dressed all in black was outside a Middle Ridge Road residence.

1:34 a.m. Officers Muise, Hammond and Gaumont responded to a report that an intoxicated person walked on to the porch of a Portland Road resident and then started wandering in front of her house.

These items appeared on the Fryeburg Police Department log (this is a partial listing): Monday, April 18 3:37 p.m. William H. Reed, 23, of Fryeburg, was stopped at the intersection of Lovewell Pond Road and Kenerson Drive, and charged with operating a motor vehicle without a license.

7:38 p.m. Police checked

the welfare of an individual on Lovell Road.

Tuesday, April 19 10:05 a.m. Serving a warrant on Smith Street, police charged Henry Spurlock III, 35, of Fryeburg with being a fugitive from justice.

11:50 p.m. Police investigated an attempted burglary on Ice House Road.

Wednesday, April 20 10:14 p.m. A suspicious

activity complaint on Haley Town Road was filed.

Thursday, April 21 9:30 p.m. A warning was issued after police responded to a complaint on Main Street.

10 p.m. Scott Leach, 64, of South Chatham, N.H., was charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence (of alcohol) following a stop on River Street.

Friday, April 22 9:20 a.m. A report was filed regarding a burglary at the town transfer station.

6:49 p.m. Police were sent to Intervale Drive for a disturbance.

11:17 p.m. A warning was issued regarding criminal trespassing at a local cemetery.

Saturday, April 23 11:26 a.m. Police handled a harassment complaint on Stevens Mill Road.

Monday, April 25 3:29 p.m. Suspicious activity reported at Swan Falls Road.

7:10 p.m. A burglary at a Smith Street garage was investigated.

Tuesday, April 26 12:31 and 1:08 p.m. Police responded to motor vehicle crashes on Main Street and Fish Street.

5 p.m. Police investigated an alleged sexual assault in a wooded area near Fryeburg Academy. Chief of Police Josh Potvin said the incident is under investigation, and the alleged assault occurred months ago.

9:37 p.m. Hunter Martin, 25, of Fryeburg was charged with failing to stop for a police officer on Main Street.

Wednesday, April 27 10:59 a.m. Police handled a domestic disturbance on Eastland Street.

1:37 p.m. A theft occurred at a Bridgton Road business.

6:10 p.m. Marcus T. Buzzell, 23, of Lovell was charged with speeding (30plus over the posted limit) and violating conditions of POLICE, Page 13A

Items on Fryeburg Police log

Drug take back success

Bridgton Police Officer “Mac” McCormick oversaw the “take back” of 290 pounds of medications last Saturday at the Bridgton Community Center.

BPD took part in a statewide drug take back day, which saw a record high 31,960 pounds of old, expired and unwanted medication collected across the state. The medications were then incinerated at ecomaine in Portland.

“I have no doubt that per capita, this was the largest collection by state in the United States,” said Michael Wardrop, Resident Agent in Charge for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in Portland. “Everyone should be very proud of this accomplishment.”

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Officer McCormick presided at a drug take-back at the Bridgton Community Center.

4:28 p.m. Police searched in Bridgton for a person missing from North Yarmouth.

9:28 p.m. A car was seen in the woods on the ATV/ hiking trail on Power House Road.

Sunday, May 1 12:22 a.m. Officers Hammond, Gaumont and Feeney took part in a chase in progress that began near the Bridgton House of Pizza on Main Street.

9:19 a.m. Someone tried to

break into the Little Mountain Country Store overnight and damaged window screens.

Nothing appeared to be missing.

10:38 a.m. A person making a film advised police the crew would be shooting a few movie scenes in Bridgton and did not want to cause a scare.

2:32 p.m.

Officer McCormick responded to a report of criminal trespass along the snowmobile trail on South Bridgton Road.

6:59 p.m. A vehicle was tearing up and down the road on Smith Avenue.

Perkins interview

(Continued from Page 4A) everyone, you don’t have to be rich to enjoy it. The land is available for everyone from young children to grandparents,” he said.

On LELT-managed land, “we are conducting school programs with the heads of grammar schools, nature evenings, and hawk migration watching.”

Up and coming in midJune is the annual acoustic sunset on Hacker’s Hill.

That is where Perkins might be able to intertwine what he most loves: land conservation, music and his lady.

“I also play music.

Bennett and Perkins is a husband-and-wife band. That is what we do for fun. We play music. We do concerts,” he said.

His musical genre is Americana and folk music.

Bennett and Perkins have produced a couple of CDs,

along with a third person who plays the mandolin.

Both Perkins and his wife play the guitar.

When Perkins isn’t busy playing music, he might be listening to the lullaby of the sea or the orchestra of the ocean.

“I like to sail. I’ve sailed Sebago Lake and Long Lake.

Right now, I have the boat in the ocean. I have sailed on the coast of Maine for over 35 years — including the Bay of Fundy and Nova Scotia,” he said.

As he has done in the past, Perkins will continue to be a part of land preservation for all its reasons.

“The viewscape is something we conserve,” Perkins said. “Sometimes, those viewscapes are just farmland. It’s not always hiking that you need to enjoy. There is the view, driving in your car and maintaining the ideal image of Maine.”

Boat storage (Continued from Page 4A) buy a boat, have it serviced, and have it stored,” said Dan Craffey, a Naples-based businessman and the former owner of Moose Landing Marina. “The full service thing appeals to most people.

And, they want to know that their boat is safe over the winter,” he said.

Last fall, Craffey built a boat storage unit behind Family Dollar. That space is being leased by Moose Landing Marina. This summer, two more boat storage units will be constructed in that same area, behind Aubuchon’s Hardware Store.

“It will look a lot like the one we have there already,” Craffey said. “As soon as we get the final approval” from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) “we will be moving forward. I am hoping that will happen within a month,” he said. “The buildings will go up quickly,” he added.

The Naples Planning Board approved the major site plan on April 19.

There will be two storage

units. One will by 300 feet by 80 feet; and the other one will measure 150 feet by 80 feet.

Craffey plans to hire “all local contractors” and use “local lumber companies.”

The boat storage units are designed to withstand hurricane winds. The metal roof will be slanted to help alleviate snow buildup.

This winter, the New England Boat Show and the Portland Boat Show took place. This year, the boat shows brought brisk business for area marinas. Moose Landing has “400 boats on order right now. It is hard for people who don’t have boats on order,” Craffey said.

He said that the booming boat sales means that real estate will do well, too.

“Boating is growing every year. We’ve got so many beautiful lakes here. Boating is great way to explore the lakes — whether it’s fishing, recreating, swimming,” he said. “This is a great area to have a boat. People from all walks of life get into boating.”

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One-on-One with...

Marybeth Noonan

(Continued from Page 1A) perform at the Miss Maine Pageant. I was only 13 and I remember looking at the 18 to 24-year-old contestants and thinking, “I want to be like them someday.” The very next year, I signed up to compete for Miss Maine’s Outstanding Teen, which is the “little sister” pageant to Miss Maine.

BN: What is the most difficult aspect of these competitions?

Marybeth: It takes a lot of courage to walk on stage in a bikini! However, I have learned to take care of my body and to be happy with the way I look. I think it is really important that I maintain a figure that looks strong rather than extremely thin. I would never want a young girl who looks up to me think, “I need to starve myself to look like Marybeth.” To get ready for the lifestyle and fitness competition, I worked with a nutritionist to help diet in a healthy and normal way. I wouldn’t even really say I was on a diet because he had me eating more food than I normally do.

The main goal was to cut out the junk and feed my body with real food. I also worked with a personal trainer, who showed me how to properly weight lift. In a nutshell, I ate six protein-packed meals a day and worked out for one to two hours, five to six days a week.

BN: What did you learn most about yourself?

Marybeth: Pageants in general have made me realize that I am a very hard worker. Winning Miss Maine was my lifelong dream and I knew that if I gave it my all I could win.

I like to joke that I am a “goal digger.” Pageants have taught me how to set goals and how to work hard to achieve them.

BN: What would you say are your greatest strengths when it comes to competitions?

Marybeth: I feel the most confident with the interview portion. This phase of competition happens the day before the pageant. It is a 10-minute long interview with you and the judges, where they ask you about current events, your goals in life and why you should be chosen to wear the crown. Interview has always been my strongest category.

BN: How have pageants molded you as a person?

Marybeth: Without pageants, I would not be the confident, articulate and driven young woman I am today. Each contestant has a platform, which is a charitable cause they advocate for. Mine is called “Be Their Voice,” which is fundraising for childhood cancer research and providing assistance to those affected by pediatric cancer. The work I’ve done for my platform has made me more compassionate and has shown me that giving back is essential. My friend, Josh Perry-Hall, inspired me to choose my platform. Watching him battle Hodgkin’s lymphoma made me want to help other kids and adolescents like him.

BN: Some people look negatively on pageants (possibly exploitations). How would you respond to this?

Marybeth: The Miss America organization is much more than a beauty pageant. It is the largest scholarship provider for women in the world. Contestants are scored on how well-spoken, talented, educated and charismatic they are. They are also required to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network. To date, the Miss America Organization has raised $13 million for the CMN. I can’t think of one negative thing about any of this!

BN: Talk about how other contestants react to each other, and are friendships created?

Marybeth: Even though we are competing against each other, pageant girls are extremely kind to one another. We all share such a rare hobby! I have some of the most brilliant and compassionate friends in the country thanks to pageantry.

BN: Talk about your reaction to winning Miss Maine, and what you felt was the difference maker for you to capture the crown?

Marybeth: Instant tears. Hearing my name called as the new Miss Maine is something I’ve wanted to hear for a long time. I put a lot more effort into my preparation this year.

I felt really ready. I took this past semester off from school because my college is in Vermont. I wanted to be in Maine

CROWNING MOMENT — Marybeth Noonan of Raymond is crowned Miss Maine.

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and dedicate my time toward preparation. My days consisted of working out, practicing my singing, studying current events, writing out mock interview questions, traveling all over New England to look for wardrobe, completing paperwork, fundraising for The Children’s Miracle Network and working on my platform.

BN: What do you look forward most to the next round, and how will you prepare for it?

Marybeth: I cannot wait to compete in Miss America.

There’s nothing I want more than to put Maine on the map.

I have a Miss America Prep Team to help me prepare for nationals. There has never been a Miss Maine who went on to win Miss America. My goal is to change that. The Miss Maine Board of Directors will assign me a Prep Team to ensure I am at the top of my game for Miss America. I will spend most of my summer preparing for the big event.

BN: What are your future career goals?

Marybeth: My career aspiration is to be a news anchor.

I interned at Channel 6 in Portland this past Spring with Lee Goldberg. I was a news reporter at the Vermont Center for Community Journalism in Vermont this past fall. I want to be a news anchor because it is rewarding to give people the information they need to be free and self-governing.

BN: How did you start Rent-A-Princess, and what do you find most rewarding?

Marybeth: I started Rent-A-Princess at the age of 14.

The receptionist at my dentist office contacted me because her daughter thought the real Snow White was going to visit her birthday party. She knew I was involved in theater so she asked if I could dress up and sing a song. The party was a hit and before I new it I had a successful business. I do parties at Center Stage Performing Arts in Raymond, Studio for the Living Arts in Gray and at-home parties across southern Maine. I even have employees now. We offer a variety of different princesses, but Elsa from “Frozen” is the most popular.

I also have a charitable component to my business. There is no better feeling than visiting Camp Sunshine and Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital as Elsa and seeing the pain temporarily disappear from the faces of the children. It is an unbelievably fulfilling feeling. I once had a little girl with leukemia cling onto my leg and say, “I promise I’ll get better so I can visit you at Disney.”

Moments like that make me even more determined to fight pediatric cancer.

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11:55 p.m. Nicholas A. Johnson, 30, of Fryeburg was charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence following a stop on Main Street.

Thursday, April 28 2:13 p.m. Police filed a report regarding a drug complaint on Smith Street.

Friday, April 29 4:37 p.m. Police assisted

Fryeburg Rescue with a call on Chatauqua Road.

Saturday, April 30 12:27 a.m.

Delia MacInnis, 18, of Madison, N.H. was charged with minor transporting liquor and operating a motor vehicle without a license following a stop on Main Street.

1:13 p.m. Police investigated a criminal trespass complaint at the Academy.

3:43 p.m. Police responded to a report of a subject threatening personal harm on Main Street.

10:37 p.m. Nolan Wright, 40, of Rochester, N.H. was charged with failing to appear after bail was posted following a stop on Charles Street.

Sunday, May 1 9:05 a.m. Police filed a report regarding a harassment complaint from a Pequawket Village Road resident.

8:10 p.m. Donald M. Eastman, 18, of Brownfield was charged with sale/use of drug paraphernalia following a stop on Main Street.

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asking us to spend more than $10,000 this year; and there is absolutely no road map” of how the hall will be used by the citizens of Casco, Brown said. “We, as leaders, owe the town a game plan,” he said.

Cost estimates for the most pressing repairs total $65,000; and one plan is to spread those costs over a period of a few years. Additionally, an elevator is needed to bring the second floor up to code for public use. An elevator would cost about $100,000 and, obviously, that price tag was not included in the immediate maintenance costs.

Board Chairman Holly Hancock said, “It is an interesting building. It provides a home for a valuable service.

Like anything else we own as a town, it requires regular maintenance. There are a number of directions our dollars can go.”

Selectman Grant Plummer said the town should not shell out the cost of demolishing the building. That has proven to be an expensive route, he said.

“Hopefully, someone will say, ‘Don’t tear it down.’ I want the town to say, ‘I want to celebrate it.’ If not, I don’t want to spend the money on it,” Brown said.

Resident Lynne Potter said the idea of tearing it down did not settle well with her.

“We don’t need any more open space in the Village.

Either sell it or lease it to a business. As Sam said, put a business in the Village. It would bring the vitality back here to the Village,” Potter said.

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The Grange Hall is located in the Casco Village, right off Meadow Road (Route 121). The hall houses Head Start, a pre-kindergarten program operated by PROP, an arm of Opportunity Alliance.

Head Start uses the ground floor rent-free, but pays 100 percent of the utilities and has invested money in minor repairs. The Grange Hall’s second floor, which has a theater stage, does not have handicapped access.

Therefore, legally, it cannot be used as a public place. It also lacks a sprinkler system.

For the upcoming fiscal year, it is certain that $12,500 will be in Casco’s proposed municipal budget. That money will cover the cost of replacing the heating system for the Grange Hall. Also, the Casco Board of Selectman approved spending no more than $3,500 (from this year’s budget) on an engineer’s analysis of the building prior to the Town Meeting.

Both the selectmen and the finance committee members had hoped that the community would provide for a strong sense of which direction to take regarding the Grange Hall’s future.

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May 5, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 1B

BA coach brings football to the Far East Matt Burgess has had a long career of coaching football in Maine — from a decade-long stint at Bridgton Academy (where he is a Class of 1988 graduate) under longtime Head Coach Rick Marcella, to a four-year tenure as Head Football Coach at Gardiner High, and now back to Bridgton Academy under Head Coach Juwan Jackson.

It’s no secret that Burgess is well-known throughout Maine football circles. But for two weeks, Burgess will be undertaking an experience that very few coaches — not just in Maine but the entire United States — can say they share: coaching in China.

Burgess will be working with a group of Chinese football coaches for two weeks beginning on May 6 as one of USA Football’s Heads-Up Master trainers, bringing football to Asia with a decided bent on technique and safety.

It’s a country of 1.35 billion people, and with American football in its infancy there, USA Football is eager to teach the basics early on, to help them build a foundation on which to build a tradition.

“Heads-up football is a safety initiative covering proper tackling and blocking technique, equipment fitting, heat and hydration safety, sudden cardiac arrest awareness and signs and symptoms of concussion,” says Burgess. MATT BURGESS (right), former Gardiner head football coach and current Bridgton Academy coach/faculty mem“Basically, we’re going over there to educate them on tech- ber; is heading to China to teach football to Chinese players and coaches. niques that are the most current and most technically sound halfway across the world. sen a better representative. It’s rare to find a person who so that they can develop a successful brand of football in “Absolutely, I am very excited to have Coach Matt knows Bridgton Academy as well as Coach does.”

China.”

Burgess represent our institution and football program in In fact, Burgess has previous experience coaching footIt’s an experience that will take Burgess away from China. This will be a great opportunity to make lifelong ball players and teams from the Far East. In the early 2000s, his current role as Assistant Football Coach at Bridgton connections with athletes that want to showcase their tal- Burgess was a coach at Grady Vigneau’s Vermont All Star Academy as summer recruiting heats up, but Head Coach ents to U.S. Colleges and Leagues, regardless of sport,” Football Camps, which for over a decade welcomed the Juwan Jackson is supportive of a member of his staff flying Coach Jackson said. “As a school, we could not have choCHINA, Page 3B

Kids’ race added to 4 on Fourth festivities

Bridgton’s 4 on the Fourth Race Committee is adding a Kids’ Fun Run/Walk as part of this year’s 40th Anniversary event.

The Fun Run/Walk will take place at 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 3, the eve of the Road Race, and is being sponsored by GrandyOats, a producer of organic granola, nuts and trail mixes located in Hiram.

Kids aged 3-10 years old are eligible to enter. Participants can choose one of three distances to run: a quarter mile, a half-mile or one mile. Registration is from 4 to 5 p.m., July 3 or any time online at www.fouronthefourth.com.

According to Race Director Jim Cossey, the Race Committee has discussed the pos-

sibility of a kids’ fun run/walk for the last several years and finally decided to start it this year.

“We’ve been hearing from people in town that this would be a good addition,” said Cossey. “Many of the runners bring their families to the race, but often their children are not old enough to participate because the four-mile distance is too long.

The new Kids’ Fun Run/Walk makes their participation possible, so that whole families can now be part of this great Bridgton celebration.”

Among those who have been particularly interested in having a kids’ fun run/walk is Terry Reed, physical education teacher

at Stevens Brook Elementary School in Bridgton. As part of the school’s physical education program, students in grades 3-5 work extensively on their running skills.

The school also has a morning walking program for all grades.

“A kids’ fun run/walk is a perfect tie-in for us. The students hear so much about the 4 on the Fourth because it is such an important event in town,” Reed said. “Now, they can not only be part of the event, but also show off the result of all their hard work done in our physical education classes.”

Once the decision was made to have a Kids’ Fun Run/Walk, the Race Committee faced the challenge of finding a sponsor for

it. GrandyOats immediately stepped up to the plate. The Bridgton 4 on the Fourth’s reputation as a family-oriented event made their decision easy.

“It was a no-brainer to sponsor a local event that encourages fitness,” stated Aaron Anker, Chief Granola Officer at GrandyOats.

“Many of us at GrandyOats have families, and we all strive to live active lifestyles while making nutritious eating choices.”

2016 is the 40th anniversary of the Bridgton 4 on the Fourth. This year, the 4 on the Fourth field is capped at 2,300 registrants and has been fully subscribed for the last two years. Registration for the four-mile race is expected to close by July 1 this year.

Lake Region weekly recaps GIRLS’ LACROSSE Lakers 10, Greely 7: The Lakers got off to a good start by beating Greely last Friday 10-7. This avenged one of just three loses last year for the Laker girls.

Lauren Jakobs scored the first three goals of the game to give the Lakers the lead, which they would maintain through the rest of the game.

Freshman Paige Davis

scored her first goal as a varsity player. Lindsey Keenan led the team in scoring with four goals and Rachel Shanks along with Lauren Williams added a goal each.

Maddi Nelson played extremely well in goal and was supported by a great defensive effort lead by Olivia Deschenes, Katie Throgmorton, Rachel Bell and Hailey Parsons.

Lakers 12, Erskine Academy 3: Rachel Shanks and Lindsey Keenan each scored three goals and Lauren Jakobs added two goals and two assists.

Molly Christensen, Lauren Williams, Melissa Bonefant and Jessica Engstrom rounded out the scoring for the Lakers.

Up next: The Lady Lakers host Fryeburg Academy on Saturday at 3 p.m. and travel to York on Wednesday, May 11 for a 4:30 p.m. contest.

TRACK & FIELD One look at the final stat sheet, it is very clear who the Laker Star of the Day at York was — Sam DeSouza. She won three events and now has automatically qualified for States in each throwing event!

Two of the throws were big personal records (PRs).

Sam threw the javelin over 100 feet for the first time, for a 12-foot PR. Her shot put toss of 32 feet, 9.5 inches was a 2-foot PR. Those throws automatically qualified her for the state meet.

“Now she has three or four meets without the pressure of needing to qualify,” Coach Mark Snow said. “Hopefully, this means more great performances are coming.”

The Lakers were missing a few team members due to a couple of trips, but the coaches were really impressed with the girls’ point total.

“It has been a while since the Lakers have scored over 80 points in a meet at York,” DELIVERY ON THE WAY — Laker pitcher Nate Smith Laker Coach Mark Snow said. “Edging out the large prepares to deliver a pitch against Poland last Friday.

(Photo by Maureen Harriman) Kennebunk team was another

bonus.”

Matt Stenger continued his extreme PR pace he set during the indoor season. He had PRs in all three throwing events. The other big throwing PR was by Dustin Frizzell. He launched the discus 93 feet, 8 inches for a 12-foot PR! Other notable efforts include: Ethan Chadwick had a 2.5 second PR in the 400 meters.

Brandon Ross had a 1.5 second PR in the 200 meters.

Meghan Boos long jumped over 13 feet for the second time, had a solid debut in the 100m hurdles, and placed second in the triple jump.

Catherine Christiansen once again placed well in the 100 meters (3rd) and 200 meters (2nd).

Hannah Chadwick rebounded well from a mediocre (for her) 400 meters to run a solid 200 meters and place 4th.

Maggie Luce persevered over all ten hurdles in the 100-meter hurdles in establishing her PR of 22.44 seconds.

Danica Chadwick continues to look swift and agile in both hurdle races. She won the 100m race and was second in the 300m race.

Meet Results SB = seasonal best PR = personal record AQ = automatic state qualifying mark GIRLS’ RESULTS Long jump: 3. Danica Chadwick 13-8 (SB); 4.

Meghan Boos 13-3 Triple jump: 2. Meghan Boos 28-9; 3. Hannah Chadwick 28-9 High jump: 4. Tie Hannah Chadwick 4-4 (SB) Discus: 1. Sam DeSouza 76-9; 2. Johanna Scott 74-8; Maraia Nason 62-1, Hannah Record 47-3, Autumn Tremblay 43-5 Javelin: 1. Sam DeSouza 100-7 (PR/AQ); Maraia Nason 67-2, Autumn LAKER, Page 2B

GIVING CHASE — FA players Gage Fowler (#24) and Isaac Wakefield (#7) chase down an opponent during recent lacrosse action.

(Photo by Lakyn Osgood/FA)

Raider recaps

BOYS’ LACROSSE Raiders 20, Lincoln Academy 1: In a contest between the Western Maine Conference and the KVAC, the Raiders crushed the Lincoln Academy Eagles 20-1.

Fryeburg Academy improves to 2-1 on the young season, while Lincoln Academy falls to 2-2 in this battle between two academy teams.

The Raiders to an early lead just 10 seconds into the contest at the 11:50 mark when Caleb Bowles fed Evan Caracciolo to take the 1-0 lead. Lincoln Academy would score their only goal of the game at 10:14 when Nate Simmons found a loose ball in front of the net and fired it past Raider goalie Yukon King to tie the contest 1-1.

The Raiders scored 4 unanswered goals to break the game open and take a 5-1 lead after one quarter. Junior Jeremiah Schrader scored 2 goals and added an assist to lead Fryeburg Academy in scoring for the quarter.

The Raiders would score 15 more goals over the course of the next three quarters of play. The Raiders used a very balanced attack having nine different players score. They were led by senior attack Ryan Caracciolo scoring 6 points on 2 RAIDER, Page 3B

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Page 2B, The Bridgton News, May 5, 2016 Hancock Lumber’s

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Brooke Harriman

Chase Weese

Brooke Harriman brings all of characteristics a coach looks for in a varsity-level shortstop.

She has a strong, accurate throw.

She moves well to either side, showing very good range.

She makes good decisions.

She has plenty of pop at the plate, and outstanding speed.

And, Brooke is just a freshman.

“After seeing Brooke play a couple of middle school games last year, I knew she could step in immediately and help us at the varsity level. She has all of the physical tools to become a dominant player in our league in the future,” Laker Coach Wayne Rivet said. “Like any freshman, she has had some ups and downs early on this season, but it is all part of the learning process. Brooke works hard, is a competitor, and will be one of our major building blocks moving forward. Five of our nine starters are either freshmen or sophomores. As they gain more varsity experience and develop as players, we (the coaching staff) like the potential this group has.”

Brooke showed some of her power during the Red Riot Invitational in South Portland during April vacation. Against Class A pitching, Brooke had several key hits, including a long triple.

In recognition of her strong work ethic, determination, commitment and good sportsmanship, Brooke is this week’s Boosters and Hancock Lumber “Player of the Week.” Each week, a Lake Region athlete is recognized for his/her dedication (does more than what is asked), work ethic, coachability and academic good standing. Recipients receive a specially-designed t-shirt, sponsored by Hancock Lumber.

The Harriman File Athlete: Brooke Harriman Year in School: Freshman Hometown: Sebago Parents: Maureen and Chris Harriman Sports you play: Soccer, BROOKE, Page 4B

As a freshman, Chase Weese has earned his spot on the Lake Region varsity baseball team with strong defensive play along with a strong showing with the bat.

“Chase is batting in the lead off spot and doing a great job,” Lake Region Head Coach Randy Heath said. “He’s playing a solid second base. With Gunner Harriman at short and Chase at second, it’s a solid middle infield. Chase is the kid you wish for — the want to win is easy to see.

We love that about him.

He’s going to be something to see in three years when he is a senior.”

In recognition of his strong work ethic, determination, commitment and good sportsmanship, Chase is this week’s Boosters and Hancock Lumber “Player of the Week.” Each week, a Lake Region athlete is recognized for his/her dedication (does more than what is asked), work ethic, coachability and academic good standing. Recipients receive a specially-designed T-shirt, sponsored by Hancock Lumber.

The Weese File Athlete: Chase Weese Year in School: Freshman Hometown: Naples Parents: Bill Weese and Sherrie Small Sports you play: Baseball, football, basketball School organizations: Varsity Club Q. Why did you choose to play baseball? My dad played when he was in high school and I decided to play — I love the game.

Q. What is the most difficult part of the game?

Being in clutch situations to just play the game.

Q. What do you enjoy the most about baseball?

I enjoy the teamwork that goes on — baseball needs a team.

Q. What do you feel you need to work on and why? I need to stay more positive and work on swinging at good pitches.

Q. Why is teamwork important? Teamwork is important because everyone has to contribute.

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Lake Region weekly recaps

(Continued from Page 1B) Tremblay 53-4 (PR), Hannah Record 37-0 Shot Put: 1. Sam DeSouza 32-9.5 (PR/AQ); 3. Johanna Scott 29-4.5 (PR); Maraia Nason 25-7.5 (PR), Autumn Tremblay 21-4, Hannah Record 19-2 100 meters: 3. Catherine Christiansen 14.34; Aaryana Aliyaha 16.04 200 meters: 2. Catherine Christiansen 29.44; 4. Tie Hannah Chadwick 30.94; Aaryana Aliyaha 33.54, Maggie Luce 36.24 400 meters: 3. Hannah Chadwick 1:12.74 100 meter hurdles: 1.

Danica Chadwick 17.94 (PR); 3. Meghan Boos 19.34; Maggie Luce 22.44 (PR) 300 meter hurdles: 2.

Danica Chadwick 52.74 4X100 Relay: 4. Danica

Chadwick, Aaryana Aliyaha, Maggie Luce, Catherine Christiansen, 1:00.74 (SB) Team scores: York 128.5, Lake Region (3-1) 87, Kennebunk 84.5, Cape Elizabeth 41, North Yarmouth Academy 27 BOYS’ RESULTS Javelin: 5. Marcus DeVoe 106-1; Dustin Frizzell 92-5, Matt Stenger 78-0 (PR), Brandon Ross 73-1 (PR), Devyn Hatch 54-4, Sam Fleck 48-0, Liam Opie 44-8 (PR) Shot Put: Dustin Frizzell 33-10.75 (PR), Thomas Noble 31-5.25 (PR), Ben Johnson 29-6.75 (PR), Shea Durgin 23-1.25, Matt Stenger 23-6 (PR), Liam Opie 22-8.5 (PR), Sam Fleck 22-0.75 Discus: Dustin Frizzell 93-8 (PR), Ben Johnson 69-5, Sam Fleck 57-0, Matt

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At 8 a.m., Loon Echo’s Stewardship Manager Jon Evans will lead a walk up the Southwest Ridge Trail of Pleasant Mountain.

The month of May is a classic time of the year for wildflowers of the northern hardwood forest to begin their colorful show. Trillium, Canada mayflowers, and wild columbine are just a few of the species expected to be seen in various stages of bloom on the way to the summit. Loon Echo staff and volunteers will educate participants in flower identification as well as the natural and cultural history of Pleasant Mountain.

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But, the Lakers refused to give in.

“Despite the huge hole we dug for ourselves, I was proud of the way the girls continued to battle all afternoon. We had our chances to get right back in the game, leaving six runners in scoring position in the third, fourth and fifth innings, but just couldn’t come up with a timely hit,” Coach Wayne Rivet said. “I thought our freshman pitcher, Haley Fernald, also showed some mental toughness by shaking off a rough first inning (her first varsity start on the mound) to pitch quite well the rest of the way. We also some some encouraging play from our other young players.”

Jackie Morse continued to swing a hot bat, going 2-for-3 with two runs scored.

Kaylyn Lorrain also had two hits, including a rocket double. Also contributing hits were Maddie Rock, Ali Sawyer, Dessi Berry and Arianna Libby, all reaching on singles.

Wells 13, Lakers 3: A tight battle between the Lakers and Warriors on Tuesday turned in the fifth as Wells plated 7 runs to pull away.

The Warriors exploded for three straight doubles to break the game open.

Down 3-0, the Lakers scored a run in the third as Jackie Morse singled, stole second and later scored on an errant throw to second base as Wells tried to catch Brooke Harriman (walk) stealing.

Down 5-1 in the fourth, the Lakers rallied for a pair of runs as Maddie Rock and Haley Fernald started the frame with singles and Ali Sawyer walked to load the bases. After Wells pitcher Anya Chase struck out two, Liz Cole lined a single up the middle on a 1-2 count to plate a run. Morse followed with a RBI single to score Fernald.

Kaylyn Lorrain also had a hit for the Lakers.

Up next: The Lakers host York on Friday at 4 p.m., take on Falmouth at home Monday at 5 p.m. and travel to Kennebunk on Wednesday for a 4 p.m. contest.

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The meet begins at 3:30 p.m.

SOFTBALL Kennebunk 21, Lakers 10: Lindsey Gregoire belted a grandslam as part of a nine-run fourth inning as Kennebunk rolled past Lake Region 21-10 Thursday in Naples.

Jackie Morse went 4-for-4 for the Lakers (1-2), while Kaylyn Lorrain hit two doubles and drove in five runs.

Other Lakers with basehits included Maddie Rock (double), Brooke Harriman (RBI single), Haley Fernald (single) and Arianna Libby (single). The Lakers fell behind 3-0 in the first inning, but rallied for four runs in the home half of the opening frame.

After the Rams took a 5-4 lead in the second, the Lakers answered again with a pair of runs as Morse singled and stole second, then scoring on Harriman’s base hit. Lorrain doubled to plate Harriman.

Poland 14, Lakers 5: Four walks and three errors proved costly for the Lakers in the first inning at Poland last Friday as the Knights raced out to a 9-0 lead.

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STATE MEET WORTHY EFFORT — Casey Kneissler produced a state meet qualify- A PASS IN FLIGHT — Kaylin Delaney, junior, lets fly a pass during Fryeburg ing shot put effort last week in a home track & field meet. The Raider girls recorded 111 Academy’s Ultimate contest against South Portland last Wednesday. The Raiders (Photo by Adeline Stone) points to win the overall meet.

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Waynflete 14, Raiders 8: Markus Schneider netted three goals and Ryan Caracciolo had three assists, but the Raiders fell short on their rally against the Flyers.

Fryeburg Academy would take the lead at the 6:55 mark of the first quarter when Ryan Caraciolo scored an unassisted goal on a take away.

Waynflete would score four unanswered goals to close out the first quarter with a 4-1 advantage.

Cooper Chap would knot the contest at the 5:57 mark on a pass from Will Nelligan (1 goal and 2 assists for the quarter). Nelligan would put the Flyers ahead with 4:11 left in the quarter. Miles Lipton and Willy Burdick

Headed to China

(Continued from Page 1B) football team from Miso Free Academy in Osaka, Japan to its summer camp. Coincidentally (or perhaps not so coincidentally), Vigneau is now the Headmaster of Bridgton Academy.

“Matt just proved to be a guy for whom the language of football superceded any other cultural or linguistic barriers.

The kids just connected to him,” Vigneau said. “I expect that Matt goes to China, carries the message America’s Game to the Chinese kids, and is really an envoy of goodwill of joy and enthusiasm. We’re so proud to have one of our own carry the banner of American Football to the Far East.”

Burgess is itching to get on the plane to start his journey.

“I am honored and excited to teach American Football to enthusiastic coaches in China. Honestly, in my wildest dreams I never dreamed that I would coach in China. I have to thank all of the coaches in my past from my Dad, to John Wolfgram to Mike DeLong and Rick Marcella. Bridgton Academy is very supportive of my trip. I appreciate their flexibility and support,” Burgess said. “My wife Diane deserves a ton of credit for her constant support of my coaching. I often think she likes football more than I do, and I love it. It is also coincidental that two boys who grew up on the same dirt road in Windsor, Maine (Tom Maines and I) have had the chance to coach in China. I know Tom Maines has been overseas a number of times and I’m looking forward to my first trip and hope it will be the first of many.”

rounded out the score in the first In the second quarter, the offenses slowed down some with Waynflete scoring the first two goals and Fryeburg Academy answering those goals with one of their own.

Will Burdick and Hank Duval scored off an assist from Will Nelligan. Fryeburg Academy’s loan goal of the quarter would come off the stick of Evan Caracciolo on his feed from his old brother, Ryan.

Waynflete enjoyed a 6-2 lead at the half.

The Flyers increased their lead in the third quarter to five when Miles Lipton tallied on an assist from Hank Duvall with 10:43 showing on the clock. Markus Schenider scored the first of his three goal on the night at 10:32 to cut the lead to 7-3.

Schneider wasn’t done yet.

At the 9:08 mark, he scored again off a feed from Evan Carracciolo to cut the lead to 7-4. However, the Flyers had other plans than let the lead slip away. They would score the next three goals to give

Waynflete a 10-4 lead with 12 minutes left to play in the contest. Down 11-4, the Raiders fought back scoring the next three goals making it 11-7 with 4:10 to play.

Hank Duvall put the comeback bid to rest, scoring two of Waynflete’s next three goals, giving the Flyers a 13-7 advantage.

The Raiders continued to fight until the final buzzer as Jared Chisari scored with 9 seconds on the game clock giving the Flyers a 14-8 final.

Final stats: The Flyers held a 28-24 shot advantage; FA freshman goalie Yukon King made 10 saves.

FA goal scorers: Markus Schneider 3, Ryan Caracciolo 1, Evan Caracciolo 1, Jared Chisari 1, Owen FeiderSullivan 1, Jeremiah Schrader 1.

Assists: Ryan Caracciolo 3, Evan Caracciolo 1, Caleb Eklund 2.

Fryeburg Academy will be back in action on Friday, May 6 when they travel to Wells for a 4 p.m. contest.

GIRLS’ ULTIMATE Raiders 13, South

competition from all around the Northeast.

BOYS’ ULTIMATE Raiders 11, South Portland 8: The day was windy which is always interesting for ultimate. There was a strong upwind/downwind direction to the field and FA captains won the flip at the beginning of the game, ensuring that the Raiders started with the wind.

“This meant that the other team chose to start receiving the disc and we had to stop them from scoring upwind.

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(Continued from Page 1B) goals and 4 assists. Junior midfielder Jeremiah Schrader scored 5 points on 3 goals and 2 assists. Five different players scored three goals in the contest.

In all three games this year, Fryeburg Academy has had great balance in the scoring column. Defensively, the Raiders have continued to show a great deal of improvement.

FA stats: Raiders held a 31-8 shot advantage; FA goalie Yukon King had 7 saves.

Goals: Ryan Caracciolo 2, Jeremiah Schrader 3, Evan Caracciolo 3, Caleb Eklund 3, Jared Chisari 3, Caleb Bowles 3, Jake Maidment 1, Markus Schneider 1, Isaac Wakefield 1.

Assists: Ryan Caracciolo

Portland 0: Bridget Bailey led the team with assists, and all but one player was able to score in the South Portland game. There were great contributions coming from all members of the team.

Emmajo Armington led the strong group of underclassmen, with Anna Mahanor coming up with some great end zone plays. Abby Davis and Katherine Parker were key players on the offensive side, making great cuts and creating space on the field.

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(Continued from Page 3B) gear and we scored the next upwind point, followed by a ‘d’ and a downwind break.

It’s called a break when a team starts on defense and scores the point. At this point, the teams traded a few points back and forth with some very athletic play from both teams.”

Junior captain Will Davis was very aggressive on defense, laying out several times to try to get a piece of the disc.

“I was very impressed with his efforts and hope others will follow his example,”

Coach Strahler said. “Our offensive powerhouse this game seemed to be senior captain Ben LeConey, who scored five of our seven points in the first half of the game.”

Most of these points were on assists from either Will Davis or senior captain Ben Darling. Unfortunately, Darling laid out for a ‘d’ in the second half, injuring his hand in the process.

“I’m hopeful that it won’t end his season as he is an integral player on the team,” the coach said.

Huxley Lovering, a first-

This week’s game solutions

year player, scored four points and displayed some incredible athleticism.

Rounding out the starting handler line, Coach Strahler was impressed with Addison Schwarz and Dominic Orlando, who showed vast improvement from the first matchup against Cheverus.

“They were much more disciplined in their work with the disc, playing very calmly with Will against a three-man cup zone defense. Something that happens to inexperienced players against a cup zone is the tendency to lose patience and try to force a throw through the cup (three players who closely guard the person with the disc).

This usually ends in a turnover,” Coach Strahler said. “I was very impressed that this only happened four times all game, showing extreme discipline that I hope will continue throughout the season.”

Up next: The next game is scheduled for May 11.

SOFTBALL Raiders 6, Wells 3: Fryeburg Academy jumped out to a 2-0 lead and then hung on for a 6 to 3 victory.

Five players recorded multiple hits on the afternoon — Mackenzie Buzzell, Lexi L’Heureux-Carland, Makayla Cooper, Brooke Juneau and Faith Pelkie.

Tina Leblanc turned in a great defensive performance at shortstop combined with a strong effort by Nicole Bennett on the mound, who scattered 8 hits and fanning 7 batters.

Raiders 4, Yarmouth 3: Last Wednesday, Fryeburg traveled to Yarmouth for the rematch of last year’s Western Maine Finalists, which Yarmouth edged out Fryeburg 1 to 0 on their way to winning the State Championship.

The Raiders looked to start fast, scoring in the top of the first inning as Julia Quinn and Lexi L’Heureux-Carland had back-to-back hits, followed by a Nicole Bennett walk to load the bases with only one out. Yarmouth would get two consecutive groundouts and escape with no damage.

Yarmouth scraped out a run in the fourth and a run in the sixth for a 2-0 lead going to the last frame.

Fryeburg found a spark and rallied with four runs in the seventh. Faith Pelkie reached on an error, and Brooke Juneau and Hailey Hudson followed with backto-back singles. A pass ball allowed Fryeburg to score, and a deep fly ball to center hit by Mackenzie Buzzell tied the game. Julia Quinn and Lexi L’Heureux-Carland delivered consecutive singles to put the Raiders ahead 4-2.

Yarmouth had no plans to go away quietly. The Clippers cut the lead to 4-3 and had the bases loaded with only one out. A fly out to center was run down by Buzzell, who saved a run as the Yarmouth baserunner strayed from the bag, anticipating the fly ball would not being caught, thus failed to be in position to tag up and tie the game.

Nicole Bennett took advantage of the base-running error. She fielded a bouncer back to the mound and ended the game on a throw out to first base.

York 3, Raiders 0: Stephanie Rundlett showed why she is likely the best pitcher in the league. The

senior hurler dished out her version of payback on the Raiders last Friday, striking out 19 FA hitters and surrendering just one hit in a 3-0 home victory.

Last year, the Raiders spilt with the Wildcats losing 3-2 in 8 innings in the regular season and by beating York in the playoffs.

Unfortunately, Fryeburg didn’t have an answer for Rundlett this time around.

The York ace gave up a hit to Mackenzie Buzzell.

Meanwhile, the FA defense committed six errors as Fryeburg fell to 2-2.

Up next: The Raiders host Cape Elizabeth on Friday at 4 p.m., travel to Poland on Saturday for a 3:30 game, and host Freeport on Monday, May 9 at 4 p.m.

TRACK & FIELD The Raider girls defended their home turf last Friday by sweeping Yarmouth, Freeport, Traip Academy and Mountain Valley, accumulating 111 points, leaving Coach Kevin McDonald simply describing the effort as “very impressive.”

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(Continued from Page 2B) basketball, softball School organizations: Varsity Club School honors: Player of the Week Q. Why did you choose to play softball? I have been playing softball for as long as I can remember. I have always just had a heart for it.

Q. What is the most difficult part of the game? I think the most difficult part of the game is when we get down on ourselves, it is really hard to get our attitude back up to being positive, but luckily we have people on our team that won’t accept people getting down on themselves.

Q. What do you enjoy the most about the sport? I enjoy the team that I have. I don’t think that this sport would be as fun if I didn’t have the team I play with, let alone any sport really.

Q. What do you feel you need to work on and why?

I feel we need to work on our confidence, mostly when we start to slip and fall behind. For example, sometimes we let one bad play lead to another and I think we need to work on how to turn the page.

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Q. How do you want people to view you as an athlete?

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Senior Rambles Hiking Trips & Tips

by Allen Crabtree

Pondicherry Park — Bridgton’s gem I am proud to count as one of my most interesting friends a fellow author and historian, Caroline Grimm. Caroline, whom I often introduce as Bridgton’s second most famous author (after Stephen King), has penned the Voices of Pondicherry, a delightful series of books on Bridgton’s early settlers and history. This is how Caroline describes Pondicherry: “Nestled in the rolling, verdant foothills of the White Mountains lies the village of Pondicherry, now known as Bridgton, Maine…These (early Pondicherry) settlers came to an unbroken wilderness and with determination, perseverance, and a strong faith in God, worked to wrest homesteads, shops, and farms from the forests. Despite the hardships, the town flourished and continues to flourish today.

The modern day Pondicherry is a small town with a beautiful main street, and is surrounded by the natural beauty of lakes, forests, and mountains…The voices of those who have come before still echo in the streets, the churches, the gracious homes. And it is those voices that whisper of stories to be told. Stories that should not be forgotten. They are the Voices of Pondicherry.”

Smack-dab in the middle of the village today is Pondicherry Park, a veritable gem that offers a quiet respite for hikers and nature lovers. It’s 66-acres offers a delightful mixture of fields, woodlands, two streams (Stevens and Willett Brooks) and wetlands for anyone venturing out on its two-plus miles of hiking trails.

The park also boasts an unusual covered bridge, an educational amphitheater, historic Kneeland Spring, and the ruins of the old Cook Cabin.

Most of my hiking columns are about the wonderful experiences to be gained from climbing the many hills and mountains around us in the Lake Region and in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and Maine. We should not overlook, however, this natural gem in our own backyard that offers a series of easy hikes right in

the middle of town.

As Caroline Grimm’s stories recount, the name Allen Crabtree with a Senior College in Bridgton hiking class visit the historic Cook Cabin site at Pondicherry Pondicherry is as Park. Below, sunlight through the snowy trees, photographed by Nina Stoddard. old as the Town of Bridgton. The land where the Town of great outing for kids and families in any Bridgton and Pondicherry Park is located season. It can especially magical on snowbegan as a 1768 Land Grant to Moody shoes after a fresh winter snowstorm.

Bridges and a group of proprietors. It was Visitors are asked to use the park during called Pondicherry. The first settlement daylight hours, from dawn to dusk, and began in North Bridgton in 1770, and restrict use of the trails to foot travel. Park in 1779 the community was organized bicycles and vehicles outside, and stay on as Bridgetown Plantation, named after marked paths. Camping and campfires Moody Bridges. The town was incorpo- are not allowed, and visitors are asked to carry out all that they carry in. Dogs on rated on Feb. 7, 1794, as Bridgton.

Today’s 66-acre Pondicherry Park leashes are welcome at some of the trails, was created through a partnership with as marked.

If you’ve not experienced Pondicherry Loon Echo Land Trust (LELT), the Lakes Environmental Association (LEA) and Park, I encourage you to do so. And, if abutting landowners. The land acquisition you’ve not yet read any of the books in and trail creation was funded through gen- Caroline Grimm’s Voices of Pondicherry erous foundations and private individu- series, stop by Justin and Pam Ward’s als. Pondicherry Park was donated to the Bridgton Books and pick some up. It will town of Bridgton in 2012 with a conserva- bring history alive for you, and help make your visit to Pondicherry Park all the more tion easement held by LELT. There are five trailheads connecting special.

Pondicherry Park in Cumberland the 2.3 miles of trails in Pondicherry Park County, Bridgton, ME — all the trails are well marked. The main Difficulty – Easy trailhead behind the Bridgton Community Trail distance – 2.3 miles of trails Center’s parking lot has a kiosk with Hiking time – variable depending on information about the park. The trail takes the trails taken hikers across the Bob Dunning Memorial Elevation – 531 feet Bridge over Stevens Brook. This 60-foot, Vertical gain – 89 feet New England trestle-style bridge is a Directions to the Pondicherry Park memorial to Bob Dunning (1950-2007), a local craftsman, preservationist and envi- trailheads: There are five entry points to ronmentalist. The care and workmanship the park — via the Bob Dunning Bridge of local skilled woodworkers, including that crosses Stevens Brook behind the one of our Denmark Mountain Hikers, Magic Lantern and Bridgton Community Henry Banks, is evident in the bridge and Center, the Ham Foundation Bridge across in the timbers cut from thirteen differ- Willett Brook behind the Stevens Brook ent native trees. While crossing Stevens Elementary School, the Willett Brook Brook take a few moments to appreci- Trail that starts off Willett Road to the ate the unique memorial that this bridge south of the park, the Stonewall Trail that starts on South High Street at the Hospital, represents.

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College notes

UMF center in Loraine’s memory The University of Maine at Farmington is proud to recognize the contributions of Loraine Spenciner, longtime early childhood special education faculty member, with a celebratory dedication of the newly-renamed Loraine J. Spenciner Curriculum Materials Center located in the Theodora J. Kalikow Education Center.

The event will be held at noon this Friday, May 6, in the Bjorn Lounge of the Kalikow Education Center and will include the presentation of the first Loraine Spenciner scholarships. The event is free and open to the public.

Spenciner was an early developer of UMF’s distinctive Early Childhood Special Education Program. She was internationally recognized for her extensive work at the college level preparing pre-service educators to use assistive technology to enable all children to learn together.

An expert in helping children with disabilities succeed in the regular classroom, she was inspired at how tech-

nology can level the educational playing field. Her interest in the use of assistive technology in the classroom connected her to the Maine Department of Education’s Maine CITE Program that helps make Assistive Technologies (AT) available to Maine citizens who need them. It also helped connect her with grant funding that supported the development and continuation of the Assistive Technology Collection currently housed in the Curriculum Materials Center.

This valuable resource center originated from Spenciner’s Assistive Technology contributions and a donation of more than 7,000 books contributed by Marcia Nash, former UMF education faculty member.

The Loraine Spenciner Scholarship Fund was established at UMF in 2015 through the lead generosity and intent of Spenciner, as well as through contributions from her family, former colleagues and friends to advance solutions to the

Sarah Small of Raymond was recently recognized for Academic Excellence at the Assumption College (Worcester, Mass.) Honors Convocation. Assumption College honored 68 students with awards for academic excellence during the 32nd Annual Honors Convocation, held on April 20 in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit. Awards ranged from departmental honors to special recognitions, to Augustine Scholarships, the College’s highest academic honor. Sarah, a member of the Class of 2016, received the departmental awards for economics and women’s studies.

“The annual Honors Convocation is a recognition of the academic excellence achieved and demonstrated by our students,” said Louise Carroll Keeley, Ph.D., provost and vice president for academic affairs at Assumption College. “This event gives the College community-faculty, staff, friends and family an opportunity to celebrate these students and their accomplishments.”

Timothy Leach of Naples has been named to the Elmira College (N.Y.) Dean’s List for Term II, Winter 2016.

Students who earn a 3.6 or greater grade point average on a 4.0 scale for the academic term are recognized on the Elmira College Dean’s List for academic excellence.

Maple Grove Grange scholarship IN MEMORY OF LORAINE Spenciner, the University of Maine at Farmington will rename a Curriculum Materials Center in her honor. severe and ever-present need 12 educational settings. for qualified Early Childhood A dedicated instructor, Special Education and scholar and advisor until her Special Education teachers retirement in 2014, Spenciner alike in birth through grade passed away this past October.

Members of Maple Grove Grange in Sebago are offering college-bound students the opportunity to be awarded a scholarship toward expenses for continuing education.

Applications are available to descendants of Grange

Academy, Cisco combine Internet power Fryeburg Academy and Cisco Combine the Power of the Internet and Education with a New Cisco Academy Fryeburg Academy is pleased to announce the launch of a networking skills training academy in collaboration with Cisco, the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate, and collaborate.

The courses are delivered in partnership with Cisco Networking Academy, a global education program that helps students prepare for

ICT careers such as network security and administration, technical support, and healthcare IT; professional certifications; and higher education in engineering, computer science, and related fields.

“We are so excited about this step forward and expansion of our technology course offerings,” said Erin Mayo, FA’s head of school. “Together with Fryeburg Academy’s individualized instruction, Cisco’s program will enhance students’ ICT skills and allow them to pursue networking certification prior to graduation.”

The Cisco Networking Academy at Fryeburg Academy will initially offer courses in IT Essentials, Introduction to Networking (CCNA R&S: Introduction to Networks) and Networking II (CCNA R&S: Routing and Switching Essentials), which will be delivered through Cisco NetSpace, Networking Academy’s cloud-based learning and collaboration environment.

The online course materials were developed by Cisco and a team of global educators and offer features such as network simulation exercises,

labs, and assessments that provide remedial feedback to help reinforce important concepts. Certified instructors provide hands-on support in specially equipped labs to facilitate learning and track student progress.

Fryeburg Academy plans to partner with local businesses to identify internship and career opportunities for graduates. In addition to networking and ICT skills, the Networking Academy courses reinforce 21st century career skills such as problem solving, communication, and teamwork.

members or residents of Sebago by contacting Grange Secretary, Glenn Haines at P.O. Box 49, East Baldwin or calling 787-2489 for the Scholarship Committee chairman.

The Grange scholarship program began nearly 50 years ago, beginning with funds donated to local Grange competition sponsored by the Maine Dairy Council. When the program ended, Maple Grove members began raising funds to continue supporting local youth. Presently, most monies are earned by competition at agricultural fairs with exhibits of handiwork.

The scholarship must be applied for by May 15 and the student must be accepted for a minimum two-year program at this time. Generally, the award is at least $200, depending on the number of applicants and funds available.

More Fryeburg Academy weekly recaps

(Continued from Page 4B) The Raider boys struggled with a fifth place finish with 47 points.

Girls: Coach Cummings has been working hard with the throwers and the results are starting to show. When you have a freshman qualify for States, you must be doing something right.

Casey Kneissler punched her ticket in the shot put and threw the provisional in the discus.

“What a way to open the season! Casey has been working very hard on perfecting her technique. Anyone that has worked with the throws knows there are a lot of moving parts and it does not come easy,” Coach McDonald said.

“Very happy for both Coach Cummings and Casey for this early season success.”

Emily Carty is just tearing it up in the distance events.

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She took 12 seconds off her mile time and five seconds off her 800-meter time — both state standards.

“Em and Anna Lastra, who won the 800m and the two mile, are a force not only in the Western Maine Conference, but in the state.

This speaks volumes about what Coach Miller is doing with her distance group. Not only are Em and Anna on their game, but the entire group is improving, setting PRs (personal records) every week.”

Boys: The Raiders saw three provisional standards met — Evan Wadsworth in the 200m, Patrick Carty in the mile and Brian Ward/ Sims in the Race Walk.

The 4x100 relay ran very well, finishing second. The 4x800 relay finished first.

“There are signs that we are headed in the right direc-

tion,” Coach McDonald said.

Patrick Carty took 10 seconds off his mile time and if this improvement continues he will be right in the mix at States.

GIRLS’ TENNIS The Raiders are off to a positive start, entering this week at 2-1 after defeating Gould Academy twice, 4-1 and then again the following week 5-0. Last Friday, FA played the best team in the conference, Hebron Academy, and lost 4-1.

“The Hebron girls bring more tennis playing experience and that is the only difference between them and us. A lot of their players just play more,” FA Coach Chris Chaffee said. “We have a rematch against them again Wednesday and will just go in and play them tough and try our best. We have prepared well so that is all we

can do.”

So far this year, Coach Chaffee is impressed and proud of the girls’ positive attitude and their love of the game.

“They really have a champion mindset, where they come to practice focused and wanting to improve and want to be there. They have the will to improve and compete and show great sportsmanship. Those qualities day in and day out doing all that work is what makes a winner no matter the result because it is the grind and the journey

of the grind,” Coach Chaffee added.

When the FA girls played Gould for the second time they won all five matches including Captain Catherine Ashley winning at Number 1, Emily Gryzb winning at Number 2, and co-captain Trishala Manandhar at Number 3 — who all remained undefeated at that point.

Doubles teams Lucia Chen and Dayna Thibodeau played solid tennis to win and improve to 2-0 as did Amelia Rowland and Chiew

Khlaitae who picked up their first doubles win.

Then, the Raiders took on Hebron Academy and the girls played tough and didn’t back down. FA lost every match but second singles.

Emily Gryzb played a tough and hard fought match, winning in three sets.

“Emily is probably one of the top second singles players in the conference. She is a very talented, athletic and a smart player. She will have a great year and also a bright future on the team In years to come,” Coach Chaffee said.

Opinion & Comment

May 5, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 7B

Small World

by Henry Precht BN Columnist

Joining the world of work

Not many more weeks before school is out for the summer. That used to mean — when I was in high school and college — time to find or start thinking up a summer job. Not that our bunch didn’t have jobs year around — using our red wagons to help ladies haul groceries home from the store (25 cents or so), cleaning out Dr. Cole’s pigeon coops (lemonade and cookies), cutting grass (depended on size) or painting the porch floor (family membership).

A summer job was different: You were on your own, independent and distant from the family or neighborhood.

It was real work, the kind that helps define or shape your character. The attitudes and anecdotes experienced stick in memory more firmly than a season on the sports fields. More than just generating cash for diversions (albeit welcome), a summer job created a new kind of self-esteem. I expect that their inability to find a decent job drives many young folks in struggling countries to despair and violence. But, I wander into profound depths too soon.

My first hourly employment was with the Union Bag and Paper Corporation — the biggest plant in our town — turning harvested pine trees into pulp and then into paper products.

My job was to operate with hands and feet a machine, which compressed batches of brown paper bags into neat, gluewrapped packages. I was one of several hundred white men operating these machines. (African-Americans did other jobs as did white women). We were in a gigantic room and the noise was constant and deafening. To keep my mind engaged, I filled the eight hours reciting poems I had memorized. The foreman seeing my mouth work, but hearing nothing would come over and incline his ear toward me, seeing if I needed help. I was paid a basic wage plus a few pennies incentive for higher production.

Then came a job at the Westinghouse Supply warehouse helping Oscar, the African-American, who normally did all the work under the oversight of the dour white boss. Seventyfive cents an hour = decent pay. I learned from the patient and always helpful Oscar how to deal with steel conduits that had been baking in the sun and how to load and unload refrigerators and other kitchen appliances. There was one hazard: the warehouse was on Indian Street (site of the colonial era Yamacraw encampment). Now, it had become the locus of Indian Lil’s, Savannah’s most renowned house of ill repute.

I passed it every day on my way to lunch at Morrison’s cafeteria. Once, avoiding a sudden downpour, I ducked in the doorway. Lil herself (I’m sure she was) invited me to join her at the bar. I often wonder what my life might have been like if I had accepted rather than getting drenched.

The following summer, jobs were rare as the nation suffered from a recession. My brother found work on a gang WORK, Page 8B

Lately, I’m understanding dogs more. When I see them with their heads gleefully stuck out the window of a car at 40 or 50 miles per hour and facing into the wind, I believe they’re reveling in all the smells they’re taking in. They seem to enjoy it immensely.

The first thing dogs do when they’re let outdoors is put their noses in the air and take in whatever smells may be available. They react either with contentment — smiling with their eyes almost closed as if they’re pondering something pleasant, or with anger, baring their teeth and growling with menace.

Though smell isn’t as dominant in my sensory repertoire as it is with dogs, it’s quite active on occasion. My nose verifies seasonal change,

to provide for families in our own community in need of help.

Last year, on this one day over 71 million pounds of food was collected nationally.

Over the course of its 23-year history the drive has collected well over one billion pounds of food, thanks to the Postal Service’s universal network that spans the entire nation, including Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The need is great. Currently 49 million Americans (1 in 6)

are unsure where their next meal is coming from. Nearly 16 million children feel the impact of hunger on their overall health and ability to perform in school and five million seniors over age 60 have to decide between daily meals or paying for rent or needed medications.

The timing of this annual event is intentional and crucial. Food banks and pantries receive the bulk of their donations around the fall and winter holidays. By springtime,

RIBBON CUTTING — Towanda’s Specialty Food & Deli on Main Street in Bridgton held its official ribbon-cutting recently, sponsored by the Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce. On hand were, from left, Donna Kantor of Firefly Boutique; Dan Harden of Sunrise Management; Barbara and Chip Bloomgren of Towanda’s; Lorraine and George Harden of Sunrise Management; and Brendon Cook of the Bridgton Community Center.

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Stamp Out Hunger food drive

Saturday, May 14, marks the 24th anniversary of the National Association of Letter Carriers “Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.” Letter carriers walk throughout the community every day, often coming face to face with a sad reality for too many, hunger.

So, each year on the second Saturday in May, letter carriers across the country collect non-perishable food donations from our customers. These donations go directly to local food pantries

many pantries are depleted, entering the summer with low supplies at a time when many school breakfast and lunch programs are not available to children in need.

Participating in this year’s Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is simple. Just leave a non-perishable food donation in a bag by your mailbox on Saturday, May 14 and your letter carrier will do the rest.

Please join in America’s great day of giving and help us in our fight to end hunger.

Front Row Seat

by Tom McLaughlin BN Columnist

than 60 years since we moved and I haven’t been back to that old street, though I did look at it recently on Google Street view. Except for some trees that have grown up, it hasn’t changed much. I plan to go back soon — the day after this column comes out in newspa-

pers actually — to “see” if it still smells the same.

Our South Portland house is half a mile from the sea, and when the tide is out the smell is stronger. When tankers are tied up at one of the Portland Pipeline facilities, SCENT, Page 8B

Medicare nugget

By Stan Cohen Medicare Volunteer Counselor As I explained last week, an Explanation of Benefits (EOB) is a notice that your Medicare Advantage Plan (or Part D plan) sends you after you receive health care services.

As the Medicare Rights Center points out, the EOB is important because, among other things, if your Medicare Advantage insurer has denied coverage for a service you received, the EOB allows you to begin an appeal. An appeal is when you ask your plan to reconsider its decision to deny coverage. First look for footnotes on the EOB that explain why the service was denied. This will be useful in writing your appeal.

There should be instructions about how to appeal included on the last page of your EOB, and you will need to start your appeal within 60 days of the date of the notice. If possible, it is a good idea to ask your provider (usually your doctor) to help with the appeal by including relevant medical records and a letter of support.

Medicare volunteer counselors are available for one-on-one consultations at no charge. Call the Bridgton Community Center at 647-3116 to arrange for an appointment.

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took on a heartening sight.

Thanks to everyone’s quick action, the fire was contained in the chimney and our beautiful old home is still here.

We are all fortunate to have such dedicated folks giving their time and expertise to keep us safe. What a team!

To The Editor: We can’t thank you enough.

This is a “thank you” note Hans and Barbara Jenni to all the wonderful firefightBridgton ers who quickly arrived to subdue our chimney fire.

Tuesday, Hans and I were just sitting down for our lunch by the wood fire in the kitchen when we thought To The Editor: we heard the plow going by The proposal to place a bulk (snowing), but suddenly realpropane facility at the entrance ized the roaring was from our to dead-end Raspberry Lane chimney. Shutting everything greatly diminishes the pubon the wood stove as quickly lic safety and welfare of an as we could, we grabbed the entire neighborhood without phone. The wonderful disany offsetting benefits. patcher worked at calming We strongly oppose this me down so she could get the plan for many reasons — information needed. When LETTERS, Page 9B the trucks rolled in, things

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for example. Warm spring air feels good, but its smell is even better. The aroma take me back to all the sixty-plus New England springs in my lifetime and the feelings of hope each brought. Standing for a moment on the porch to enjoy it makes for a good start to my day and I understand why dogs do it.

The morning air outside our South Portland house takes me back to the neighborhood in Medford, Mass. where we lived before I turned four. The few visual memories I retain of 36 Light Guard Drive in Medford, Mass. are vague, but I remember the smells vividly. We lived near the tidal Mystic River there until April, 1955 and it smelled just like South Portland does. It’s been more

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Tree Talk Tribute to Dad

By Robert Fogg Like people, trees have a limited lifespan, but many factors can play into the age they actually live to. Gray birch, hornbeam and striped maple, for example are examples of short-lived trees. They may live 30 years at the most.

Redwood, cypress and sequoia trees, on the other hand, may live for thousands of years. Here in Maine, the average lifespan of the average tree would probably be about 100 to 120 years, although I have seen some rare cases of up to 400 years of age, which takes us back to the days of the Pilgrims (if only those trees could talk).

As most people know, you can tell the age of a tree by counting the rings. Each ring equals one year of growth.

Often times the rings tell a story. There are usually some good growth years and some lean years, as evident by the rings, which hint to drought, open sunlight conditions or overcrowding. A fire or a wound-healed-over may be evident in the rings.

The white pine is the official state tree, and would typically live a hundred years or more. The red oak is another common tree in Maine and would live to a similar age.

There are a few factors that can shorten a trees lifespan. Some double-topped trees, depending on the situation, can split and die prematurely, sometimes damaging homes and property in the process. Excavation can cause health problems for a tree in the form of damaged roots or changed water flow. Insects, disease, fire and weather can each play a role as well.

You may have a tree that you want to live forever, and with a little luck, it may last for your lifetime, if it’s well taken care of, but no tree lives forever, that’s just the way nature works.

Side note: I wrote this “Tree Talk” article for my father, who recently passed away at age 90. He loved working in the woods and cutting trees his whole life, and often commented that we had more trees in his later years than we did when he was a child (probably due to a lot of old farm fields being abandoned and reverting back to forest). He also loved to read my Tree Talk columns, often cutting them out and saving them. I wanted my dad to live on forever, or at least for my lifetime, but, like the white pine, that’s not the way nature works.

Robert Fogg is general manager of Q-Team Tree Service in Naples and is also a licensed Arborist. He can be reached at RobertFogg@Q-Team.com or 693-3831.

BENEFIT FOR BEN — The VFW of Lovell put on a fundraising breakfast to benefit Ben Damon of Fryeburg last Sunday, April 24. Ben was injured in a car accident involving a moose last September, and is now a quadriplegic.

Over 250 members of the community came out to show their support and over $4,000 was raised toward Ben’s future specialized van. Doug Hamilton, VFW treasurer, said, “We have never put on a benefit before and we were thrilled with the response. We all wanted to do something for Ben and it turned out great.” Ben responded, “I am very grateful to all the members of the VFW for everything they have done. I so appreciate their work and want to thank all of the people who have helped me get closer to purchasing a van. My family and I are very appreciative.” Pictured left to right, Melinda Hamilton, Rachel Kuvaja, Matt Tibbetts, Dave Tenney, Ben Damon, Doug Hamilton, Ron Sanborn, Jackie Sanborn, Jeff Blake, Jean Fox Blake and Jeremy Pyburn.

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(Continued from Page 7B) there’s a hint of petroleum with it. I remember that from Medford as well, so there must have been petroleum products delivered there too.

My wife tells me she doesn’t detect any of it and looks at me funny when I tell her about what I’m smelling and how intense the accompanying memories are. Dogs would understand though, I’m certain. My daughter, Sarah, would too. Her olfactory powers are even stronger than mine as everyone in the family knows. Whenever my wife handed her a pile of her folded laundry to bring up to her room, she’d bury her face in it, then look up, smile, and say, “Thank you, Momma!”

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ing her 91 years. I’d thought I was finished, but then learned there was another suitcase and steamer trunk full of them in her basement. These were older and musty-smelling, not having seen the light of day for decades. The oldest was from 1918 and newest from 1977 or so. Where I’d had only one photo of my grandfather, John Haggerty, I now have six. I have one of my mother’s half-brother, Henry who died during WWII before I was born, and a 1918 photo of my great-grandmother, Kate Fitzgerald, nee Carney, an image of whom I’d never seen. She’s pictured smiling as she picked up a handful of seaweed on Cuttyhunk Island in Massachusetts.

There were faded blackand-white photos of my siblings and me as children, which I had never seen. I’ve

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already scanned them onto my computer, then cropped and edited to render the best image possible. Soon, I will arrange them with their identifying information into some logical format and share it with my extended family. It’s fascinating to me, but I’m a history geek. Not everyone is interested, I know, and I just don’t understand why.

Every home has its own smell too. Though we split our time between two of them, each has its own fragrance, so it’s not us or our lifestyle that produced them.

Part of the South Portland house smell comes from an

old chest of drawers made of cedar that my wife purchased at an antique shop. We’ve been going there a couple of days a week for four years now, and I’ve noticed that the smell changes from winter to summer and back again. The same has always been true for our Lovell house since we built it more than 30 years ago. Those smells also bring back memories as soon as I walk through the door and breathe.

Thankfully, most of those memories are good.

Tom McLaughlin of Lovell is a retired middle school U.S. History teacher.

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(Continued from Page 7B) laying down asphalt and I joined him. One day under that broiling sun was enough. Instead, I filled in for a sick friend at Thom McAnn’s shoe store. The rules were rigid: nobody with bare feet got to try on shoes unless he bought a pair of socks. It was another incentive pay scheme: sell a “wild” pair (part died purple, part suede, etc.) and you earned a few cents more. I barely made bus fare and, when my time as a substitute was up, I spent the remaining weeks at the public library.

My final summer job before entering the Navy was back at the Union Bag serving as a maintenance man’s helper.

That meant carrying his toolbox and running errands. But the pay was the best: $1.25/hour. Like my first factory job, it was shift work. I swore I would never, never work those nighttime hours again. (I had several years of them later in the Navy.) It was on one of those shifts that the most horrible incident of my summer employment happened. An AfricanAmerican man fell into the uncovered steaming lye tank to die a frightening death before our helpless eyes. I watched the local paper to see how they would report it. They never did. That moved me toward premature radicalization.

Henry Precht is a retired Foreign Service Officer.

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May 5, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 9B

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retracted when questioned by the neighbors. The same company rep stated, “an incident involving the propane tanks at 4 Raspberry Lane would be handled by the Bridgton Fire Department. We would follow their lead on scene safety and the extraction of patients.”

For this board to declare that they are “limited to specific criteria” in the ordinance is absurd. The ordinance allows great freedom for them to request additional information, conduct a site visit and even obtain professional opinions on evidence presented.

Yet, this board chose not to.

Why? Why on such a heavily contested project where life safety is at risk would they not take advantage of the resources available to them?

Bottom line is that vehicular access to our neighborhood cannot be assured and a feasible evacuation plan is simply not possible. Without proof otherwise, this plan does not meet the “Vehicular Access” requirement under the ordinance and should not be approved.

We love Bridgton and Raspberry Lane, so we will continue to fight for what is right in order to protect our families and homes. It is unfortunate that we are forced to spend our own time and money fighting for basic rights that every town should protect on behalf of its citizens.

Rita Tyszka, families of Raspberry Lane Bridgton

decreased property values, 24/7 noise, increased traffic, air quality concerns, and noncompliance with the town’s Comprehensive Plan.

However, safety remains our biggest concern.

We are told these tanks are safe and the likelihood of an emergency is small, but the fact is that equipment does malfunction, mistakes are made and accidents do happen. That’s why responsible towns take every precaution to plan for worst case scenarios and discourage any situation that unnecessarily increases the possibility of injury, property damage or the loss of life.

According to the “Propane Emergency Response Plan for New England,” the ability to plan for and execute an evacuation in a propane-involved fire is critical to preserve life and property.

Given the location of this facility, it is very likely an emergency will render Raspberry Lane impassable and without an evacuation route; we would be cut off from emergency services. The road is less than the halfmile evacuation distance, so a “shelter in place” or “gathering at the terminus of the road” is no longer a feasible resolution, as previously accepted by the board.

As the board deliberated on this issue, they now seem to be arriving at the conclusion that it is no longer their responsibility to ask for an evacuation plan. They seem to be content accepting a oneline statement from United Ambulance Service that “placing a large LP propane storage tank at 4 Raspberry Lane would not impact medical services to that area.”

A statement that was later

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high school senior in Russe, Bulgaria. He and his partner in a local folk dancing troupe were asking us questions after a half-hour of answering ours.

Their names were Boris and Magdalena, but they used the western nicknames Bobby and Maggie when conversing with English-speaking groups. Their English language fluency was impressive — broad vocabulary, proper grammar and syntax, rarely at a loss for words.

I volunteered to answer his question. The following comes as close to an exact quote as I can manage from memory.

“Sure, I had preconceptions about Bulgaria. When I was your age during the bad old days of the Iron Curtain, we rarely heard anything about Eastern Europe, and when we did get news, it usually was bad. In 1985, I visited the former Czechoslovakia when the Iron Curtain still existed, and I’m pleased that much of the mutual fear and suspicion, which was so obvious in those days, has been scrubbed away during the years since.”

Mark Twain wrote, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.

Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.”

I’ve now traveled in 30

foreign countries, and I’ve always returned home a better person than I was before I traveled. That said, it’s discouraging to come home and encounter the same old bigoted, xenophobic attitudes that have bedeviled our country throughout its history. Scarcely had I unpacked my bags before our beloved governor made national news yet again with his speech at the Maine Republican Convention, which included asinine slurs directed against workers from Bulgaria and India. Grrrr!

He should meet some of the Bulgarians Sue and I met during our month in Europe.

They didn’t insult our unfamiliarity with their language.

But Paul LePage never stops insulting people. That’s his idea of witty discourse. No doubt he studied at the Donald Trump School of Enlightened Social Ethics.

Over the next several years, humanity will be forced to decide whether or not we are willing to change our way of life sufficiently to allow us to live together in peace. Since human civilization began, our ancestors have made the same bad decisions again and again — choosing war rather than peace and barbarism rather than civility. Now, we’ve run out of time for bad decisions.

We can’t keep interacting as barbarous tribalists. That will kill us sooner or later. Dr.

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To The Editor: Any thinking American, pondering the slate of candidates for the upcoming election, should be appalled at the abysmal quality of those running from both major political parties. All of them seem unable to contain their insatiable lust for the grandest elective prize in all the world.

On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton has all but moved her belongings into the White House as she, with every inch of her being believes that she is entitled to the office that she has been pursuing for decades now.

Mrs. Clinton and her husband have a long track record of trampling on the rule of law. They strove endlessly to reach the political and social heights that they feel is so richly theirs to claim.

Mrs. Clinton loves to tout her record how accomplished her time in office was. A careful examination of the facts would suggest quite the contrary.

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Chute’s Family Restaurant, Wind- Free estimates. Call 627-4649. ham. Apply in person at 686 Roos- 4t17x 2t17x evelt Trail.

LOAM AND FIREWOOD — Please call Ron between 5 and 8 p.m. 595-8359.

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DRIVERS — CDL-A 1-year experience. Earn $1,250+ per week, great weekend hometime, excellent benefits and bonuses. 100% no touch/70% D&H. 888-406-9046.

2t17x OFFICE/SECRETARIAL — Positions run April through September, with flexible start/end dates. Full and part-time openings, for those with specific skills, excellent references and strong work ethic. Must be over 21. Retirees and teachers welcome. Call 410329-5995 to schedule an interview, or apply online at www.skylemar. com 4t18 CLEANING PERSON ­— needed for Camp Encore-Coda in Sweden. Late June through mid August. 15-20 hours per week, mornings. For more information please contact James Saltman at 617-325-1541 or jamie@encorecoda.com tf14

HOUSEKEEPING/JANITORIAL — Positions run April through September, with flexible start/end dates. Full and part-time openings, for those with specific skills, excellent references and strong work ethic. Must be over 21. Retirees and teachers welcome. Call 410329-5995 to schedule an interview, or apply online at www.skylemar. com 4t18

COOK NEEDED — for Morn- 2-BEDROOM MOBILE HOME ing Glory Diner, 78 Portland Rd., — in Casco. Completely Bridgton. Apply within only. 2t17 remodeled and freshly painted inside. New furnance, new hot WAIT STAFF — full-time, year- water heaters. Updated appliances. round wait staff wanted for Punkin Glassed-in back porch, screenedValley Restaurant. Apply in per- in front porch. Nicely landscaped son, Route 302, West Bridgton. tf6 with large storage sheds. $39,000.

627-1085. 2t18x WORK WANTED

Bonney is hiring for over 35 Industrial Openings with clients in Bridgton, Fryeburg, Naples, Windham, Raymond, Gorham and Gray. Apply in person, Monday – Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m., or online at www.bonneystaffing.com

207.892.2286

FIREWOOD — Seasoned $260, green $225 cord. Cut, split & delivered. 1/2 cord seasoned $150, green $125. Wendell Scribner, 583-4202. 10t14

3 GIRLS BAIT SHOP — We have smelts for now, shiners, worms, crawlers and tackle. Stop by and see us at 12 Kennard St., Bridgton, 647-1190.

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BRIDGTON AREAS FOR MORE INFO CALL 225-5627

CONDO — Slopeside at Shawnee Peak. Beautiful, 2000 sq. ft., 3-level condo. Fully-furnished and nicely-decorated. Enjoy lake views and cool mountain breezes this summer. $1400/month plus utilities. Call 671-8189.

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RED’S FIREWOOD — Cut, $5 FOR TATTERED — U.S. split and delivered. Any amounts.

Flag when purchasing new U.S. Call 615-6342 for details. tf35 Flag 3’x5’ or larger. Maine Flag & Banner, Windham, 893-0339. VEHI­CLES FOR SALE

tf46 JESUS IS LORD — new and FIREWOOD — Green. Cut, split used auto parts. National locator. and delivered. $190 a cord. Call Most parts 2 days. Good used cars.

515-0779. 8t11x Ovide’s Used Cars, Inc., Rte. 302 Bridg­ton, 207-647-5477. tf30 GUNS AND AMMO — 22LR FOR RENT and 22WMR in stock, Kel Tec KSG shotguns in stock. Judge BRIDGTON — Commercial 45LC/410 $359.99, Beretta 92fs lease available. A stand-alone, $594.99, AK47 rifles and pistols 1,400 sq. ft. building is available starting at $649.00. Windham for lease in Bridgton. Large, sunny Weaponry MPC AR15. Large open layout. Energy-efficient, AC/ selection of handguns, rifles and heat, and plenty of parking. Great shotguns. Class 3 FFL dealer with location across from the hospital SOT. Class 3 suppressors/silencers. situated adjacent to 17 acres of Shop located in Fryeburg Village. groomed hiking trails. Many poCall cell phone 603-986-9516 to tential uses. Located at 86 South make an appointment. tf5 High Street, Bridgton. Call Joseph tf8 JERRY’S SPORTS SHOP — in Chisari at 207-890-9192.

Denmark is reopened and fully AVAILABLE SOON — Small stocked again. Full line of hunting brick home near Denmark/Bridgand fishing gear. Call before ton town line with master bedcoming 207-452-2320.

6t16x room, office/guest room, bath with FIREWOOD — Green. Cut, split walk-in shower, open living/dinand delivered. $190 a cord. Call ing/kitchen area with appliances.

515-0779. 8t11x Immaculate, efficient and newlypainted. Tile & Berber carpets throughout. Full basement with w/d hookups. Plowing, lawn care & water included. Looking for quiet, nonsmoking tenant(s) with no pets. $875/mo. plus utilities. Call Brickwoods FMI 207-452-2441. tf15

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Seeking builders looking to better themselves — Commission-based opportunity Must have valid driver’s license and be able to pass a drug test.

Carpentry skills helpful…problem-solving skills very helpful.

Must be 18 years or older. Working in northern York County in an established business with a large clientele and year-round work.

Make $1,000 + more a week within 6 months.

Call 860-922-4563 for an application and to set up an interview eric.northeaststructures@gmail.com

Dependable, Hard Worker Wanted!

www.bonneystaffing.com BONNEY is an EOE

HELP WANTED

Store Associates Rental Associates

Busy landscape/mowing company wants experienced workers who are familiar with running power equipment and can back up a truck and trailer.

Duties include everything from mowing/trimming to new landscape installs and maintenance.

Good license, reliable transportation, nonsmoking environment. We will pay well for experienced help.

Respond with references, work history and contact information.

Please call: 452-2989

The UMBRELLA FACTORY SUPERMARKET

Apply in person at:

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4000# SHORE MASTER — Hydraulic boat lift with air bags.

Bridgton. $5000. Call 508-5235144. 2t17x

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Great Opportunity Presented

Always Hiring!!

940 Roosevelt Trail Windham, ME 04062 4T18CD

LAWN CARE — bark mulch installed, mowing, trees cut down, CARPENTRY/LANDSCAPING brush cutting, garage clean-outs, — Night Watchman. Positions light trucking and more. Call 595run April through September, with 8321. 6t16x flexible start/end dates. Full and part-time openings, for those with CHUCK’S MAINTENANCE specific skills, excellent refer- — If you want anything cleaned ences and strong work ethic. Must up or hauled off, my trailer is 4t15x be over 21. Retirees and teachers 6’x10’. Call 743-9889. welcome. Call 410-329-5995 to DAYCARE schedule an interview, or apply online at www.skylemar.com 4t18 OASIS CHILDCARE/CASCO — Summer rate $135/wk. including SEASONAL JOB — Canoe rent- breakfast, lunch and snacks. Weekal company. Ideal for students and ly field trips, bowling, fishing, people with winter employment. zip-line, bounce house and more Must be 18 or older with clean exciting activities for your child to driving record. Bonus package of- enjoy. See us on Facebook or confered. Saco River Canoe & Kayak, tact Kelly Kaeser at 207-329-2658 1009 Main St., Fryeburg, Maine, for more information. tf13 935-2369. info@sacorivercanoe.

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BRIDGTON AREAS FOR MORE INFO CALL 225-5627

WORK WANTED

204 Portland Road Bridgton, Maine 70 Fairview Drive Fryeburg, ME 04037

Now taking applications for employment.

Must be 18 or older. All positions part-time.

Apply in person at The Umbrella Factory.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF CASCO Job Opening

Code Enforcement Officer The Town of Casco is seeking qualified candidates for the full-time position of Code Enforcement Officer for the Town of Casco. The current Code Enforcement Officer has held the position for three years. The qualified candidate must have a strong background in residential construction. The successful applicant will be certified or be able to become certified in several categories required by State law. Interested parties may submit a resume in support of their qualifications for this position.

Applications and job information may be obtained at the Casco Town Office at 635 Meadow Road, Casco, Maine, during normal office hours. Applications and resumes must be submitted to the office of the Town Manager, 635 Meadow Road, Casco, Maine 04015. This job opportunity will be open until an applicant is chosen.

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Lawn mowing Weed trimming Sweeping Interior and exterior painting Relocating and assembling office furniture Light bulb changes Working on ladders and man lifts Gravel parking area maintenance Window cleaning

In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), VEVRAA, and Section 503, should you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a currently open position with Dearborn Division, please call (207) 935-5153 or e-mail pearl.ivey@hunting-intl.com

We have an Immediate Opening for a

Licensed Charge Nurse 7–3 Full-time

We are a 43-bed skilled nursing facility and 16-bed specialized residential care facility for the memory-impaired. We offer weekend shift differentials and biweekly payroll.

Inquiries should be directed to: Susan Robbins, Director of Nurses at (207) 647-8821.

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If you are interested in a fresh change of pace and want to discuss the opportunity to join our team and grow with us, please send in a resume or application so we can schedule a talk. We offer excellent group health and dental plans, sick/vacation/holiday benefits, attendance bonus, and/or your choice of a higher wage in lieu of benefits. We’re open 24/7 so you have the opportunity to work days, evenings, or nights and we are not seasonal work — we are steady year-round! You can view our website at www.fryeburghealthcare.com or our Facebook page at Fryeburg Health Care Center.

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EEO Employer F/M/Vet/Disabled

Multiple Positions in Healthcare Setting With Spring in the air and summer vacations coming soon, we are looking for a chance to interview interested individuals for a variety of positions at our facility. We are a 74-bed multilevel facility, which means we have both nursing facilities and assisted living level care beds. Our staff consists of Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified Nursing Assistants, Certified Residential Medication Aides, and an assortment of multitalented ancillary staff that balance out our healthcare team.

The successful groundskeeper applicant has the ability to work independently, with general property maintenance skills. Requires a flexible schedule, approximately 20 hours per week between 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. M-F.

Go to www.huntingforsuccess.com to send a resume or complete an application in person at 6 Dearborn Drive, Fryeburg, ME 04037.

NAPLES SHOPPING CENTER Route 302, Naples, ME 207-693-3988

Phone 207-935-3351 Fax 207-256-8303

PT Groundskeeper in Fryeburg

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Discriminatory Advertising under the Fair Housing Act

COOK/BAKER — Positions run April through September, with flexible start/end dates. Full and part-time openings, for those with specific skills, excellent references and strong work ethic. Must be over 21. Retirees and teachers welcome. Call 410-329-5995 to schedule an interview, or apply online at www.skylemar.com 4t18

HELP WANTED

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Classified advertising is sold in this space at the rate of $3.50 for 20 words or less and 15¢ a word over 20. All ads are payable in advance.

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

Classified display is sold at $6.50 per column inch. Classified advertisers must furnish written copy.

The Bridgton News assumes no financial responsibility for typographical errors in advertisements other than to reprint that part of any advertisement in which a typographical error occurs. Advertisers will please notify the business office promptly of any errors that may occur, phone 207-647-2851.

HELP WANTED

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CLASSIFIED DISPLAY ADS Deadline: Friday 4:00 p.m.

CLASSIFIED LINE ADS Deadline: Monday 5:00 p.m.

DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS needed for new two-person residential program in Bridgton supporting adults with developmental disabilities. A variety of positions available, so something for everyone! Additionally, two positions open in our growing community supports program (M–F, days). Caring, motivated, energetic individuals apply! Interested applicants must have clean background and driver’s checks, reliable transportation, and a desire to make a difference, not just a paycheck. Full benefits package.

Please apply online at www.opportunityenterprises.org EEOE

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Our Fryeburg Early Learning Center is hiring a Teacher Assistant to work as part of a teaching team providing support to meet children’s social, emotional, physical and cognitive development needs. This position may be responsible for maintaining records, observations and data on individual children. Other duties include sharing the responsibility for the proper care and cleanliness of the center. This position is 20–29 hours per week, 38–40 weeks per year. Position start date is August 2016. Hourly rate of pay is based on education and experience. For specific information about the job, please contact Denise Ricker at 739-6541 or dricker@community-concepts.org A CDA or equivalent early childhood college course work, and experience working with young children is required; an Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education is preferred. Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills; considerable stamina to regularly lift, bend, carry and perform other high-energy activities; a valid driver’s license; telephone; computer/word-processing skills, preferably Microsoft Office; ability to function autonomously and as part of a team. Pre-employment physical and TB screening, SBI, DMV, DHHS and federal debarment background checks must be completed upon offer of hire and as a condition of employment.

Paid vacation and sick time, paid holidays, 403(b) pension plan with company match, and many other employee discounts offered with local businesses.

Visit our website at www.community-concepts.org for instructions to apply online; or download a copy of our paper application and mail, e-mail or fax to: Community Concepts, Inc. Attn: Shelby DeCato, Human Resources 240 Bates Street Lewiston, ME 04240 sdecato@community-concepts.org

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Community Concepts, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants shall receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation. Please request any necessary accommodations to participate in the application process.

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Classifieds RAYMOND — Two-bedroom mobile home located on private lot off Route 85. $950 per month includes most utilities. First, last and security NP/NS. 207-655-3501.

207-655-5834 2t17x BRIDGTON — 2-bedroom, second-floor apartment. Full bath, kitchen, living room. Close to downtown. Utilities included: trash, water, sewer, snow removal and heating fuel. First & security, $750 monthly. No pets. Call 603494-0325. tf14

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CASCO — Completely furnished rooms, heat, lights & cable TV included. $125 weekly. No pets. Call cell, 207-595-4946. tf46

BUSINESS SERVICES

LOW COST SPAY/NEUTER — Cats $70-$85, dogs starting at $100. Grant funds available for qualified Oxford County residents.

Rozzie May Animal Alliance BRIDGTON — Single-bedroom www.RozzieMay.org 603-447apartment, convenient location. 1373. tf18 No dogs. Off-street parking. Utilities included. $775 month plus PAINTING — Interior and 1-month security deposit, referenc- exterior, fully-insured, free es a must. Contact Shannon 207- estimates, 28 years experience.

461-0025 or Victor 207-650-8071. Power washing available. Dirigo Custom Painting, 743-9889. 4t15x 27t4x

WANTED

A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That

PLEASE CONSIDER — donating gently used furniture, household items and more to Harvest Hills Animal Shelter.

FMI, go to our website www. harvesthills.org for details or call 935-4358, ext. 21. tf44

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May 5, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 11B

BUSINESS SERVICES

HEAP HAULERS — Towing service. Cash paid for junk cars.

Call 655-5963. tf12

YARD SALE

Saturday, May 7, 2016, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Entire contents of lake/ski house, lots of quality camp décor items, appliances, household furnishings, high-end camp furniture including brown leather L-shaped sofa, ultra-suede sofa bed, birch log queen bed, cedar log bunk bed twin over full futon, cedar log full futon, cedar log bureau and night stand, English pine armoire/TV cabinet, Vermont Castings woodstove, Grumman aluminum canoe, ping pong table, poker/bumper pool table, everything like new, lots more — come take a look. Everything must go! Strictly cash & carry.

Address of sale is 107 Wint Road, Sweden, Maine.

Buying and Offering US Coins Gold & Silver Bullion

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142 Main Street Conway, NH 603-447-3611 Metal Detectors

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Turnkey restaurant with lounge for rent.

DENMARK SELF-STORAGE 10' x 10' Unit $50.00 per month

JDN ENTERPRISES • General Contracting • Water Lines • Excavation • Septic Systems • Bush Hogging • Retaining Walls • Firewood “ONE CALL DOES IT ALL” 207-647-8146

Contact 647-4505.

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JACK KOSTKA “JK” jdnenterprisesllc@yahoo.com

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207-452-2157

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120 seats with function room and dance floor. Delivery and office space. $3,250 a month. Lovely water and mountain views. Located at 656 North High Street, Bridgton.

$225/cord green ~ cut/split/del.

• Tree Removal • Logging • Fully Insured

Dealers in Fine and Exotic Firearms FFL Class 3 / SOT

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE? THE BRIDGTON NEWS

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Chandel Associates Accounting, Taxes Audits, Full Service Payroll 3 Elm St., Bridgton Office 647-5711 Jones & Matthews, PA Certified Public Accountants Accounting and taxes Roosevelt Trail Prof. Bldg.

Route 302, Bridgton 647-3668 cpas@maine.com

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

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

DENTAL SERVICES Mountain View Dentistry Dr. Leslie A. Elston Cosmetic/restorative & Family Dentistry 207-647-3628 MountainViewDentistryMaine.com

DOCKS Great Northern Docks, Inc. Sales & Service Route 302, Naples 693-3770 1-800-423-4042 www.greatnortherndocks.com

Servicemaster Prof. Carpet Cleaning – Home/Office Lake Region Docks, LLC Installation/Removal/Maintenance Fire/Smoke Damage Restoration WAM-ALARM Systems Fully insured – All your dock needs 1-800-244-7630 207-539-4452 Installation, Service, Monitoring (207) 376-6681 (207) 408-6645 Burglar-Fire-Temperature Sensors email: mbholden@roadrunner.com Free Security Survey 647-2323 TLC Home Maintenance Co. Professional Cleaning and Property Management ELECTRICIANS APPLIANCE REPAIR Housekeeping and much more Bosworth Electric Inc. Jones Appliance Service/Repair LLC 583-4314 Quality electrical contractor Quality service you deserve Commercial/Industrial/Residential COMPUTERS All major brands Generators/Todd Bosworth/207-838-6755 jonesappliances@aol.com 647-4432 Grammy Geek bosworthelectricinc@hotmail.com Tech support for seniors (jr’s too) ATTORNEYS D. M. Electric Inc. & Sons 1-1 support at your home Dennis McIver, Electrical Contractor Malware & virus removal/PC repair Shelley P. Carter, Attorney Residential/Commercial/Industrial Free pick-up & delivery 207-310-0289 Law Office of Shelley P. Carter, PA Licensed in Maine & New Hampshire 110 Portland St., Fryeburg, ME 04037 Ms. C’s Computer Repair Bridgton 207-647-5012 935-1950 www.spcarterlaw.com Virus and spyware removal J.P. Gallinari Electric Co. PC repairs 207-228-5279 Michael G. Friedman, Esq., PA Residential - Commercial - Industrial 27 Zion Hill Road, Bridgton 132 Main St. Aerial - Auger - Lifting Service P.O. Box 10, Bridgton, ME 04009 Naples Computer Services Bridgton 647-9435 647-8360 PC repair/upgrades – on-site service McIver Electric Virus and spy-ware removal Hastings Malia, PA “Your on time every time electricians” Home and business networking 376 Main Street – PO Box 290 221 Portland Rd, Bridgton Video security systems Fryeburg, ME 04037 647-3664 71 Harrison Rd., Naples 207-693-3746 935-2061 www.hastings-law.com www.mciverelectric.net

ALARMS

BOAT REPAIR New England Boat Shop LLC Maintenance/Repair/Sales/Service Welding/Shrinkwrap/Storage Mark Swanton/owner – 207-693-9310

CARETAKERS Caretake America Managing and Patrolling Kevin Rogers, Owner/Manager Rte. 35, Naples 693-6000

CARPENTRY Robert E. Guy General Carpentry – Additions Repairs – Remodeling www.bobguy@myfairpoint.net Harrison 743-5120 239-4804 (cell) Jerry’s Carpentry & Painting Carpenter & General Contractor Log homes – decks – remodeling Fully insured – Free estimates 207-527-2552

CARPETING Thurlow’s Carpet & Home Center Carpet and Flooring Sales and Installation 21 Sandy Creek Rd, Bridgton 647-5562 800-310-5563

CONTRACTORS Jeff Hadley Builder Remodeling, Additions Tile work, Wood flooring Kitchens, Drywall, Painting 30 yrs experience 583-4460 jhadley44@gmail.com Quality Custom Carpentry From start to finish and from old to new Jeff Juneau Naples 207-655-5903

DANCE INSTRUCTION

Call us – 647-2851

(H) 647-3584 ~ (C) 583-7438

CONSULT OUR LISTING OF BUSINESS SERVICES AND LET AN EXPERT DO THE JOB! ACCOUNTANTS

Have a great story idea?

• Lots cleared • Buying Standing Timber

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R.W. Merrill Electrical Contractor 24 hour Emergency Service Residential & Commercial Harrison 583-2986 Fax 583-4882 David K. Moynihan Master Electrician Licensed ME & NH Bridgton 647-8016

EXCAVATION JDN Enterprises Septic systems, Water lines Site work, Drainage 207-647-8146

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

Snow’s Excavation Complete site work Foundations-Septic-Lots cleared 207-647-2697

DENTAL SERVICES

EXERCISE/FITNESS

Bridgton Dental Associates Dr. Paul Cloutier Complete dental care 138 Harrison Rd, Bridgton www.bridgtondental.com 207-647-8052

Dee’s BodyCraft Personal Training, Aerobics, Pilates Certified – Experienced Bridgton 647-9599

Bridgton Dental Hygiene Care, PA Complete comprehensive oral hygiene care Infants – Seniors Most dental insurances, MaineCare 647-4125 bdhc@myfairpoint.net

Bolsters Decorating Center Carpet – vinyl – ceramic Always free decorating consulting bolsters@megalink.net 9 Market Sq., So. Paris 207-743-9202

FLOORING

FLOORING J & M Wood Floors Installation/Sanding/Refinishing Fully insured – Free estimates 207-337-5623

FOUNDATIONS Henry’s Concrete Construction Foundations, Slabs, Floors Harrison Tel. 583-4896 J. B. Concrete Bill O’Brien Poured Foundations 207-647-5940

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

MUSIC LESSONS Up Scale Music Studio Piano Lessons – All Levels Composition-Theory-Transcription Evan 647-9599

OIL DEALERS Dead River Co. Range & Fuel Oil Oil Burner Service Tel. 647-2882, Bridgton

PAINTING CONTRACTORS Jerry’s Painting Service Quality Painting – Interior/Exterior Fully Insured – Free Estimates 207-527-2552

Webber Painting & Restoration Interior & Exterior Painting Roberts Overhead Doors Repairs, updates, mold washing Commercial/residential – free estimates Estimates & Insured (207)831-8354 Now offering Master Card & Visa 207-595-2311

HEATING Bass Heating Oil Burner Service Sales and Installations Waterford (207) 595-8829

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

THIS SPACE CAN BE YOURS Call 647-2851 for details or e-mail bnews@roadrunner.com INSURANCE Ace Insurance Agency Inc. Home and Auto 43 East Main Street Denmark 1-800-452-0745 Chalmers Ins. Agency 100 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-3311 Oberg Insurance Auto, Home, Business, Life 132 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858

PLUMBING & HEATING

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

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)

Bridgton Storage 409 Portland Rd 28 units & 4000’ open barn Bridgton 647-3206 JB Self Storage Rt. 5 Lovell, Maine Monthly/yearly secure storage 207-925-3045

SEPTIC TANK PUMPING Dyer Septic Septic systems installed & repaired Site work-emergency service-ecofriendly 1-877-250-4546 207-583-4546

SURVEYORS F. Jonathan Bliss, P.L.S. Bliss & Associates Surveying, Land Planning 693 Main St, Lovell 207-925-1468 blissinc@fairpoint.net Maine Survey Consultants, Inc. Land info services – Surveys Boundary/Topographic/Flood elevation PO Box 485, Harrison, Maine Off: 583-6159 D. A. Maxfield Jr. PLS Over 10,000 surveys on file

TRAVEL AGENCY

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Getaway Travel and Tours, LLC

Over 20 years experience Clement Bros. Lawn and Landscape Making travel dreams come true Organic lawn & garden maintenance www.getawaytravelandtours.com PO Box 402, Harrison, 207-583-8150 Shoreline restoration Creative stonework, property watch TREE SERVICE Snowplowing & sanding 207-693-6646 www.clementbros.com Q-Team & Cook’s Tree Service Removal-pruning-cabling-chipping REAL ESTATE Stump grinding-bucket work-bobcat Crane-licensed & fully insured Chalmers Real Estate Q Team 693-3831 or Cook’s 647-4051 100 Main St., Bridgton Toll free 207-693-3831 www.Q-Team.com Tel. 647-3311 Kezar Realty Homes, Land & Vacation Rentals Lovell Village 207-925-1500 KezarRealty.com Lakes Region Properties “At the Lights in Naples” Waterfront, Residential Commercial & Land 207-693-7000

Southern Maine Retirement Services Medicare Supplements & Prescription Plans Oberg Agency Residential, Business, Lake Shore Life and Senior Dental Insurance 150 Main St., Bridgton 1-866-886-4340 Property 132 Main St., Bridgton KENNELS Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858 Bridgton Veterinary Kennels Boarding Route 117, Bridgton, Me. Tel. 647-8804

SELF STORAGE

ROOFING JDN Enterprises Shingles – Roofs replaced New construction – Repairs Bridgton 207-647-8146

RUBBISH SERVICE ABC Rubbish Weekly Pick-up Container Service Tel. 743-5417 AM Enterprises Inc. Trash & snow removal Serving Harrison & Bridgton ameinc@outlook.com 207-749-2850

Rice Tree Service – Sheldon Rice Complete tree service – free estimates Removal-prune-chipping-stump grinding Licensed and insured Utility and Landscape Arborist Waterford ME – 583-2474 Top Notch Tree Service, LLC All aspects of tree care & removal Fully-licensed and insured Excellent references 207-357-WOOD (9663)

VETERINARY Bridgton Veterinary Hospital Small Animal Medicine & Surgery Rt. 117, Bridgton, ME 647-8804 Fryeburg Veterinary Hospital Small Animal Medicine & Surgery Route 302, Fryeburg 207-935-2244 Norway Veterinary Hospital Naples Clinic Corner Rte. 302 & Lambs Mill Rd.

By Appointment 693-3135

WINDOW TREATMENTS Bolsters Decorating Center Custom window treatments Always free decorating consulting bolsters@megalink.net 9 Market Sq., So. Paris 207-743-9202

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(Continued from Page 9B) As the junior Senator from New York, her record of achievements is painfully sparse at best. However, she did adhere literally 100 percent to her party’s goal of creating a behemoth federal apparatus that would control Americans’ lives from the cradle to the grave, while massively expanding the nanny welfare state, with the goal of locking in the votes of tens of millions of Americans for the Democratic Party in perpetuity.

Clinton’s and Barack Obama’s attempts at a coherent foreign policy have been an unmitigated disaster for not only America, but for the many nations around the world that look to us for leadership and direction during these extremely hazardous times.

Being the most powerful nation in the world, and being mightily blessed as we have been brings with it the moral imperative to use our vast military and financial strength as a bulwark of freedom that others can depend on in times of great peril, such as much of the world now faces.

Clinton did rack up millions of frequent flyer miles gallivanting all over the globe with precious little to show for her efforts.

On numerous occasions, Clinton pocketed as much as $8,000 a minute for speeches delivered to special interest groups, who were all expecting special favors at some future time.

Thanks to Obama and Clinton and the rank incompetents they surrounded themselves with, America has been missing in action on the world stage and we will one day pay a horrendous price for their gross dereliction of their responsibilities.

On the Democratic side as well, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has promised even more cockamamie spending than Clinton has.

Sanders’ plan to out-pander Clinton in appealing to every special interest group running the gamut from the “all abortion all the time crowd” to Ziggurat Builders Inc., would add an additional $20 billion to the nation’s already staggering debt of $19 trillion.

Judging by the overwhelming enthusiasm for both candidates’ spending lollapalooza, it appears that a clear majority of American voters have no problem with leaving a horrific financial time bomb set to detonate on future generations.

The millennial generation appears to be the biggest fans of insane government spending, yet they seem not to realize that they are the ones that are going to be stuck paying the price when it all comes crashing down, as it inevitably will.

Sanders plan to impose a 90% income tax on the most successful Americans.

When added to the 15.6% social security tax on the self-employed, the 12% state tax and the 8.5% city tax, a New York City entrepreneur would not only have to hand over all his earnings to the tax man, he would have to borrow 25% of his total earnings in order to pay for the pleasure of working his butt off. That seems like a great way to grow the economy and improve productivity.

On the Republican side, one doesn’t quite know what to make of Donald Trump. I believe most Americans are ecstatic that he has shaken our corrupt governmental system to its very core, but it appears that Trump has no answers to the nation’s numerous monumental problems other than a vague promise to make American great again.

Trump’s long time in the public eye has left a lot of unanswered questions about his fitness to lead the greatest nation the world has ever seen.

The nation’s voters really have a conundrum when it comes to choosing America’s next president, who is going to inherit one god-awful mess.

Robert M. Howe Jr. Bridgton

Legal Notices

Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES Public Hearing

Notice of

The Board of Selectpersons will hold a meeting on May 16, 2016 at 7:00 p.m., at the Municipal Office Building located at 15 Village Green Lane. On the agenda: 1. An application for a Liquor License for Black Bear Café located at 215 Roosevelt Trail.

In NAPLES

The State of Maine by its Department of Transportation does hereby give notice to all whom it may concern:

2. A Special Amusement Permit for Black Bear Café.

Public welcome.

LAYOUT AND TAKING

That the Department of Transportation in accordance with the authority of Title 23 M.R.S.A. Section 651, has determined that public exigency requires the altering, widening, changing the grade, changing the drainage, laying out and establishing of a portion of State Highway “126” (Route 114) in the Town of Naples, County of Cumberland.

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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

Kendal C. and Anna Ham Charitable Foundation, Inc.

That the Department of Transportation, in accordance with Title 23 M.R.S.A Sections 701 and 651, hereby lays out the location of a portion of State Highway “126” (Route 114) in the Town of Naples.

That the Department of Transportation, in accordance with Title 23 M.R.S.A. Sections 651 and 151 to 159, has determined that public exigency requires the taking of all rights in land as hereinafter specified and described, and as shown on a Right-of-Way Map, State Highway “126” (Route 114), Town of Naples, Federal Aid Project No. STP-2046(600), (W.I.N. 020466.00), dated February 2016, on file in the Office of the Department of Transportation, (D.O.T. File No. 3-607) and to be recorded in the Registry of Deeds of Cumberland County, a print of which is on file in the office of the County Commissioners of Cumberland County.

Notice of Annual Return Availability The annual report of the Kendal C. and Anna Ham Charitable Foundation, Inc. is available for inspection at the office of the Foundation, 2605 White Mountain Highway, Route 16, North Conway, New Hampshire.

Telephone 603-356-3389 during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days of the publication of this notice.

Principle Manager: Robert Murphy Date: April 29, 2016 1T18 Public Notice

TOWN OF SEBAGO

Thence northeasterly by a 04°00'00.0" curve to the left, two hundred six and forty-seven hundredths (206.47) feet to P.C.C. Station 112+55.83; Thence northeasterly by an 11°00'00.0" curve to the left, one hundred ninety-four and fifty-three hundredths (194.53) feet to P.T. Station 114+50.36; Thence N. 39°54'05" E. and crossing Sebago Cove (a/k/a Muddy River), three hundred eighty-five and fortytwo hundredths (385.42) feet to P.C. Station 118+35.77;

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

The Town of Sebago Planning Board will hold the following Public Hearings on May 10, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at the Sebago Town Office.

Thence northeasterly by an 11°00'00.0" curve to the left, one hundred ninety-six and ninety-seven hundredths (196.97) feet to P.T. Station 120+32.74, at a point in the present traveled way of State Highway “126” (Route 114).

SITE PLAN REVIEW

DESCRIPTIONS OF EASEMENT AND/OR RIGHTS TAKING The following described easement and/or rights in land are taken at the locations, in the manner, to the extent specified and as shown on the right-of-way map hereinbefore mentioned:

Steve & Tammy Girardin request a Site Plan Review for the property located at 20 Stormy Brooke Road.

(Sebago Tax Map 2, Lot 34-E) Proposed use of property is for Auto/Marine Repair & Restoration.

SITE PLAN REVIEW

Richard Bianculli Jr. & Sarah Parrott request a Site Plan Review for the property located at 432 Convene Road.

(Sebago Tax Map 10, Lot 12) Proposed use of property is for an Event Venue/Rental Hall (Garden Gate at Haley Farm).

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TOWN OF SWEDEN PLANNING BOARD Public Hearing

The Sweden Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, May 17th, at 7:00 p.m., to consider the Conditional Use application for construction of a dock at each of two locations on Keyes Pond: 76 Keyes Pond Road (Map U-4, Lot 8) and 80 Keyes Pond Road (Map U-4, Lot 9). The proposed dock at each location is composed of two 10 ft. x 4 ft. sections, one connected to the shore, with a 6 ft. x 10 ft. section attached to form an “L” shape, on Keyes Pond.

The Board will commence with a site walk at 6:15 p.m. at the site at 80 Keyes Pond Road (Map U-4, Lot 9), then proceed with a site walk at 6:30 p.m., at 76 Keyes Pond Road (Map U-4, Lot 8). The Board will reconvene in the Town Office at 7:00 p.m., for the hearing and their regular meeting.

The applicants for the dock at 76 Keyes Pond Road are Stephanie Loiacono and Scott Dalrymple.

The applicants for the dock at 80 Keyes Pond Road are Andrew L. Black and Monica M. Bigley.

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AGENDA Public Hearing Casco Planning Board May 9, 2016 Casco Community Center 940 Meadow Road 7:00 P.M.

SLOPES The right to enter, clear, grub and/or construct, and maintain slopes of the highway, as long as they are necessary for highway purposes, on land outside of and adjoining the before-referenced highway boundary lines and within the limits defined by the “Slope Easement Limits” as shown on the beforementioned right-ofway map, at the following locations: Parcel / Item Apparent Owner Location and Station 1

Camp Realty Co., Inc.

Left of Base Line at Sta. 112+80 to Sta. 114+30

2

Lake Sebago Estates Homeowners Association

Right of Base Line at Sta. 115+77 to Sta. 118+02

3

Gordon T. Gauntlett Jr. Andrea Gauntlett

Left of Base Line at Sta. 115+70 to Sta. 116+90

4

Richard W. Murray Karena L. Murray

Right of Base Line at Sta. 116+59 to Sta. 119+05

OUTLET DRAINAGE STRUCTURE EASEMENT The perpetual right to enter upon land outside of and adjoining the boundary lines of the above-referenced highway for all purposes necessary to install, construct, maintain, repair, remove and/or replace an outlet drainage structure and to flow water through and from the same over and across adjoining land in the direction specified, as shown on the above-referenced Right-of-Way map, at the following locations: Parcel / Item Apparent Owner Location: Lt. / Rt. Direction of Flow 3

Gordon T. Gauntlett Jr. Andrea Gauntlett

Sta. 116+42 to Sta. 116+90 Left

Westerly

TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION RIGHTS The right, for the duration of the period of the Project construction as determined by the date of completion of construction according to the records of the Department of Transportation, to enter upon land outside of and adjoining the boundary lines of the above-referenced highway to perform the work as set forth below within the limits defined as “Temporary Construction Limits” as shown on the above-referenced Right-of-Way map.

Said right may include, but is not limited to, necessary excavating, placing of fill material, curbing, loaming, seeding, paving, installation of structures, removal of trees, shrubs, bushes and other growth, selective cutting, trimming, and other necessary incidental work in grading said adjoining land, in addition to the temporary placement of utility poles including all related fixtures, overhead wires, guys, etc. in order to allow for project construction in accordance with all governing regulations and other requirements of law.

Parcel / Item 1

Apparent Owner Camp Realty Co., Inc.

Location: Lt. / Rt. Sta. 112+60 to Sta. 113+00 Left

3

Gordon T. Gauntlett Jr. Andrea Gauntlett

Sta. 116+85 to Sta. 117+22 Left

INFORMATIVE SUMMARY The following is a list summarizing the parcel or item numbers, names of apparent owners of record of land and rights involved, estimated areas, and rights affected, within and adjacent to the before-referenced highway boundaries, as shown on the beforementioned right-of-way map: Parcel / Apparent Owner Area Slopes Drainage Temp.

Other Rights Item Const. & Bldgs.

No. Rights

1. Call to Order 2. Approval of April 11, 2016 and April 25, 2016 Minutes 3. Wayne T. Wood, as agent for Andrew M. Coppersmith, has submitted an application for An Amendment to Pride Ridge Subdivision, an Approved Subdivision to place ownership of the turnaround of Snow Lake Drive to Lot 37-13 to provide additional acreage to bring the location of the structure within the proper setback. Lot 37-13 currently contains 4.77 acres; after the inclusion of the turnaround to the property it will contain 4.84 acres. The property is commonly known as 65 Snow Lake Drive and is located in a Village Zone.

4. Other.

Base Line Description State Highway “126” (Route 114) Base Line Beginning at a point in the present traveled way of State Highway “126” (Route 114) said point being about four hundred fifty (450) feet southwesterly of Sebago Cove (a/k/a Muddy River), and designated as P.C.C. Station 110+49.36;

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Public Notice

TOWN OF DENMARK ABSENTEE BALLOTS WILL BE AVAILABLE MAY 4TH, 2016

The Town of Denmark will have available to the public absentee ballots for Town Elections beginning Tuesday, May 4th.

Voters may make a written request for the voter’s own ballot, or that of an immediate family member, by mail, in person, or via fax.

To request an absentee ballot, please contact the Town Clerk’s Office at (207) 452-2163; mail requests to: Town Clerk, ATTN: Absentee Ballot Request, 62 E. Main Street, Denmark, ME 04022; fax to (207) 452-2333; or stop by the office. Please include your name, residence address, signature, and the address that you wish the ballot to be sent to.

Absentee ballots may be turned in anytime prior to the closing of the polls on Friday, June 3rd, unless otherwise required by law.

Annual Elections will be on June 3rd, from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. at the Municipal Building. The Annual Town Meeting will be on June 4th, starting at 9 a.m. at the Municipal Building.

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1

Camp Realty Co., Inc.

None

Yes

None

Yes

None

2

Lake Sebago Estates Homeowners Association

None

Yes

None

None

None

3

Gordon T. Gauntlett Jr. Andrea Gauntlett

None

Yes

Yes

Yes

None

4

Richard W. Murray Karena L. Murray

None

Yes

None

None

None

NAPLES STP-2046(600) WIN: 020466.00 The Department of Transportation directs that this Notice of Layout and Taking be recorded in the Registry of Deeds of Cumberland County and filed with the Town Clerk of the Town of Naples and with the County Commissioners of Cumberland County and published in The Bridgton News, a newspaper of general circulation in the County where said highway is located, and also directs that a copy of the Right-of-Way Map be filed with the County Commissioners of said County and also that Notice be sent by Certified Mail to any Owners and Mortgagess of record.

Dated at Augusta, Maine

Dated: 3-18-2016

STATE OF MAINE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ____________________________ s/David Bernhardt, Commissioner

STATE OF MAINE COUNTY OF KENNEBEC Dated: 3-18-2016 Personally appeared the above-named David Bernhardt, Commissioner, Department of Transportation, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be his free act and deed in his said capacity and the free act and deed of the State of Maine.

Before me, ____________________________ s/Cheryl C. Martin-Hunt Notary Public State of Maine My Commission expires December 5, 2017

NAPLES PROJECT NO. STP-2046(600) 1T18

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What’s happening

Calendar BRIDGTON Thurs.-Fri., May 5-6 — Auditions for “Willy Wonka” 6:30 - 9 p.m., Stevens Brook School for LR Com. Theatre production. FMI: lrct_me@yahoo. com Thurs, May 5 — National Day of Prayer event, LR Vineyard Church, 402 Lower Main St., noon for individual prayer/6:30 prayer and worship service.

Fri., May 6 — Bird Walk with Mary Jewett, meet 7 a.m. at Bob Dunning Bridge.

Mon., May 9 — S. Bridgton Cemetery Assoc. annua.l meeting, S. Bridgton Church, 7 p.m.

All members please attend.

Wed., May 11 — Prostate Cancer Survivor Group, 6:30 p.m., Community Center.

Thur., May 12 — Noble House Concert with Neptune’s Choice, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Noble House Inn, 81 Highland Rd. Fri., May 13 — Bird Walk in Pondicherry Park with Mary

Jewett, 7 a.m., meet at Bob Dunning Bridge. FMI: 647-8580.

Sat., May 14 — Senior Health & Resource Fair, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Bridgton Hospital.

Sun., May 15 — Turkey Dinner, South Bridgton Cong.

Church, 5 p.m. Call Sandy @647-2800 for reservations.

Mon., May 16 — Foster Care Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Community Center.

Weds., May 18 — Cooperative Extension Gardening Series, “Get the Garden Ready,” 2:30 to 4 p.m., Community Center.

BROWNFIELD Sat., May 7 — Brownfield Lions Dance, 8-midnight, Ridgeriders, Lions Den, Rt..

Reservations Dee, 935-2861.

Tue., May 17 — Adult Play Group, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Community Center.

CASCO Tue., May 10 — Lego Club, 3320 p.m., library.

Mon., May 16 — Casco Food Pantry, 6 to 7 p.m., Casco Alliance Church. FMI: 344-5370.

DENMARK Fri., May 6 — Pleasant Mountain work hike by Denmark Mountain Hikers, meet 8 a.m. at Denmark Congregational Church. FMI: 756-2247.

Fri., May 6 — Community Open Mic & Dance Party, 7:30 p.m., Denmark Arts Center.

Sat., May 7 — Moth Wing Trio, 7:30 p.m., Denmark Arts Center.

Tue., May 10 — Songwriters’ Circle, 7:30 p.m., Denmark Arts Center.

Fri., May 13 — Moderate – AlbanyMountain(1,930 ft), North Waterford, ME – 3.8 miles RT, 1,100 foot elevation gain.RT hiking time 3 hours.RT driving 3 hours. Meet at the Denmark Congregational Church at 8:00 am FMI 207-756-2247 Fri., May 13 — Gallery opening with Janet Gill, 5-7 p.m., Denmark Arts Center.

Fri., May 13 — Broadway Cabaret w/Brittany Rolfs and George Wiese, 7:30 p.m., Denmark Arts Center.

Sat., May 14 — Songs in the Round, 7:30 p.m., Denmark Arts

the Maine State Ballet). Classes at The Ballroom focus on building strong technique and professional-level training (many of their dancers also dance with the Maine State Ballet) while also offering opportunities for fun, fitness and creative self-expression.

For information on classes at The Ballroom contact Ballroom Director Nan Brett at 583-6964 or e-mail www.theballroomharrison.com Center.

FRYEBURG Thurs, May 5 — Stories and Lessons from Desperate Steps: Life, Death and Choices Made in the Mountain of the Northeast, Author Peter Kick, 7 p.m., PAC. Sat., May 7 — Red Cross Blood Drive, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Masons Pythagorean Lodge #11, 50 Portland St. Call 1-800-RED Cross for appt.

Sat., May 7— All You Can Eat Buffet, 5-6:30 p.m. East Conway Com. Hall Adults $10, children 12 and under $5.

Sun., May 8 — Mother’s Day Celebration, Hobbs Library fundraiser, settings at noon and 1:30 p.m., Old Saco Inn, 125 Old Saco Lane. FMI: 925-3177.

Tue., May 10 — Fryeburg Academy instrumental and choral ensenbles Spring Concert, 7 p.m. Free admisssion.

Sat., May 14 — Fun Learning Day about Invasive Species, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Swans Falls.

FMI: 935-3395.

Sat., May 14 — Mountain Top Music Concert with music of Burt Bacharach, 7:30 p.m., Leura

Hill Eastman PAC, Fryeburg Academy.

Mon., May 16 — Spring Concert by Molly Ockett Middle School Chorus, 7 p.m., Leura Hill Eastman PAC, Fryeburg Academy.

Tue., May 17 — Spring Concert by Molly Ockett Middle School Band, 7 p.m., Leura Hill Eastman PAC, Fryeburg Academy.

HARRISON Wed., May 4 — Harrison Lutheran Cemetery Association, 7 p.m., home of Daphne Chaplin directly across from cemetery.

FMI: 583-6645.

Sat., May 7 — Harrison Lions Texas Hold’em Tournament, opens noon, starting at 1 p.m, VFW Hall, Waterford Rd. Mon., May 9 — Friends of the Library annual meeting 6:30 p.m. FMI call library at 5832970.

Thur., May 12 — Red Cross Blood Drive, 1 - 6 p.m., Harrison United Parish Cong. Church, 77 Main St., Sporsored by Western Me. Board of Realtors. Appt. @ 207-838-0059.

Sat., May 14 — Stuart’s Corner Cemetery meeting, Masonic Hall, Bolsters Mills, 9 a.m.

Mon., Tue., May 16, 17 — Registration for Harrison Summer Camp, Learn to Swim Program, 5-7 p.m., Town Office.

FMI: 583-2241.

LOVELL. Sat., May 7 — Breakfast by Lovell Church Youth Group, 7 to 9 a.m., Lovell United Church of Christ.

Sat., May 7 — Valley Pride Day, roadside cleanup, register 8:30 to 10 a.m. at library, get road assignments; post-cleanup party noon to 2 p.m. at Hampton Inn, No. Conway, N.H. FMI: 4418170.

Sat., May 7 — Lovell United Church of Christ 1/2 price sale, Thrift Shop, 10 a.m. - noon, Rte. 5, Ctr. Lovell.

Mon., May 9 — Let’s Talk About It, Confessions of An Advertising Man, by David Ogilvy, 1 p.m., library.

Mon., May 9 — Adult Book Discussion Series, Make a Living, Make a Life: Work and its Rewards in a Changing America, 1 p.m., library.

Thur., May 12 — Elementary Youth Book Club, spooky tales, 2:30 to 4 p.m., library.

NAPLES Sat., May 7 — Chinese Auction by Ladies Auxiliary, doors open 3 p.m., drawings start 5:30 p.m., American Legion, Rte. 11.

Sun., May 7 — Public Supper

by Edes Falls Sewing Circle, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Edes Falls Community Hall.

Mon., May 9 — The Food Basket & Kyrie’s Kitchen, 1-3 p.m., Naples Town Hall Gym. FMI: 615-3226.

Sat.,-Sun. May 14-15 — Boat Show and Open House, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Moose Landing

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SPRING RECITAL — The Ballroom in Harrison will be holding its annual Spring Dance Celebration at Lake Region High School in Naples on Friday, May 6 at 7 p.m.

Ballet, jazz, modern and tap dancers from preschoolers to pros will be performing in pieces choreographed by teachers Juliette Lauzier (soloist with the Maine State Ballet), jazz and modern dancer Erin Hamlin and Becci Webb (former soloist with

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207-415-4476

What’s happening

Page 14B, The Bridgton News, May 5, 2016 Historical Society Museum followed by tour. Donation/$5.

Sat., May 14 — Oxford Hills Honey Bee Club Workshop, Oxford Cty. Ext. Ctr. 9 Olson Rd. S. Paris, 1 p.m.

Sun., May 15 — Annual Awards Show by Pine Tree State Country Music Assn., 1 p.m., Silver Spur, 272 Lewiston St., Mechanic Falls.

Mon., May 16 — Uptown Cruizahs Car Club, Tractror Supply, Rte. 26, Oxford. 6-8 p.m.

Weds., May 18 — “Into the Woods” talk with Game Warden Brock Clukey, 7 p.m., Andover.

FMI: Mahoosic Land Trust, 8243806.

ONGOING WEEKLY

Calendar (Continued from Page 13A)

Marina.

Sat., May 14 — Children’s Author Cynthia D. Grimm, Snuggie Bear Goes to the Maine Wildlife Park, 11 a.m., library.

Tue., May 17 — Real Estate Q&A with Janice Jenetty, 6-7 p.m., library.

Wed., May 18 — Book Discussion, recent reads, 2 p.m., library.

RAYMOND Thur., May 12 — Raymond Food Pantry, 4-6 p.m., Lake Region Baptist Church, 1273 Main St. FMI: 232-5830.

Wed., May 18 — Make and Take Craft, 12:30 p.m., library.

Wed., May 18 — Story Acting Program with Paddy Lynn, 3 to 4 p.m., library.

SEBAGO Mon., May 9 — Sebago Special Food Pantry, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Nazarene Church, Rte. 114.

Sat., May 14 — Turkey Pot Pie Dinner, 5-6:30 p.m., Sebago Town Hall. Adults $9., 10 & under $4. Benefit Fire & Rescue SWEDEN Sat., May 14 — Maine Old Cemetery Assoc. Spring Program, Sebago Town Hall. $3 at door for program, $7. pre-registration for lunch by 5/9 contact Janet Mahannah, 647-4520.

Wed., May 18 — Sweden Food Pantry, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sweden Church basement, 137 Bridgton Rd. FMI: 647-4429, 647-5399.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon to 1 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Sweden Rd., Bridgton.

O/D

MONDAYS Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9-10 a.m. Mon., Wed., Fri., Bridgton Town Hall, No. High St. FMI: 647-2402.

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

Walking Warriors, 7 a.m.

Mon., Wed., Fri., meet at church across from Crystal Lake Park, Rte. 117, Harrison.

Sebago Food Pantry, 9-10:30 a.m. (3:30-5:30 p.m. 2nd Mon.) Nazarene Church, Rte. 114. FMI: 274-1569.

Casco/Naples Senior Meal Site, noon, Casco Fire Station.

Card games before, bingo after.

FMI: 627-4044.

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

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

Celebrate Recovery, Christbased 12-step recovery program, 6-8 p.m., Lake Region Vineyard Church, 402 Main St., Bridgton.

FMI: 647-5439.

Coed Adult Basketball, 6 to 7:45 p.m., Harrison Elementary School. FMI: 583-2241.

Lake Region Community Chorus, rehearsals, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Twitchell Chapel, Bridgton Academy. FMI: 647-3733.

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

WATERFORD Sat., May 7 — Let’s Talk About It: Portraits of American Women, ed. G.J. Barker-Benfield and Catherine Clinton, 1 p.m.,

AREA EVENTS Sat., May 7 — Pancake Breakfast, 7-9 a.m., West Baldwin United Methodist Church, Rte. 113, W. Baldwin.

Sat., May 7 — Roast Beef Supper, 5 p.m. Hiram Community Center, 14 Historical Ridge. $10/$4. under 12.

Sat., May 14 — Auburn/ Lewiston Airport Women Interested in Aviation Open House & Fly In. 8 a.m - 2 p.m.

199 Airport Rd. Auburn. FMI manager@flytome.com Sat., May 14 — Brief History of Windham’s One Room School Houses, 10 a.m. at Windham

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

Chickadee Quilters, 9:30 a.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Tai Chi Maine, Set Practice, 10 a.m., Bridgton Town Hall, No. High St. The Academy Collects, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pace Galleries of Art, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy.

Naples Food Pantry, 10 to 11:30 a.m., United Methodist Church, Village Green. FMI: 5952754.

Bridgton Food Pantry, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Methodist Church, 98 Main St., Bridgton. FMI: 6474476.

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

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

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

Taoist Tai Chi, 6:30 p.m.., Bridgton Community Center.

Harrison Food Pantry, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Adventist Church, 2 Naples Rd. FMI: 583-6178.

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

Al-Anon Bridgton, 7 p.m.

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

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

WEDNESDAYS Free Breakfast & Fellowship, 7:30 to 10 a.m. thru April 27, United Methodist Church, 1000 Roosevelt Trail, Naples, . Sponsored by NUMC Group.

Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9-10 a.m. Mon., Wed., Fri., Bridgton Town Hall, No. High St. FMI: 647-2402.

Crafty Critters, 9 a.m. to noon, Harrison Fire Station Community Room. FMI: 5832241.

Gathering Place Support Group, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

Senior Lunch, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

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

Over 40 Pickleball, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Harrison Elementary

School. FMI: 583-2241.

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

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

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

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

Tai Chi Maine, Beginner Class, 10 a.m., Town Hall, North High St., Bridgton.

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

Casco/Naples Senior Meal Site, noon, Casco Fire Station.

Card games before, bingo after.

FMI: 627-4044.

Gathering Place Support Group, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

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

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

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

Al-Anon, 6:30 to 7:45 p.m., Open Meeting, Naples Town Hall.

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

FRIDAYS Naples Historical Society Museum, Winter Open House, 9 a.m. to noon, 19 Village Green, Naples.

Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9-10 a.m. Mon., Wed., Fri., Bridgton Town Hall, No. High St. FMI: 647-2402.

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

Tai Chi Maine, Beginner Practice, 10 a.m., Bridgton Town Hall, No. High St. Free Beginners Spanish Class, 3 - 4 p.m. downstairs, Bridgton Library.

Awana Youth Program, grades K-6; transportation provided; Cornerstone Gospel Church, Rte. 114, Naples. FMI: 583-7674.

Over 40 Men’s Basketball,

SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING new — The Town of Naples recently installed an electric car charging station in the Village Green. In a classic juxtaposition, the coming-of-age charging station is located next to a public payphone. If the kids get bored, they can put quarters in the payphone.

Actually, the ideal situation would be that people will visit the Causeway and nearby Naples businesses while waiting an hour or two for their vehicle’s battery to recharge.

(De Busk Photo) 4 p.m., Brownfield/Denmark Lovell.

AA Beginner’s & Group School.

Mtgs., 7 to 8 p.m., Clyde Bailey SATURDAYS Sebago Clothes Closet, 9 Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl., a.m. to noon, Warming Hut, Rte. Raymond.

114, Sebago, next to Nazarene Church.

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

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

SUNDAYS Ping Pong, 1 to 4 p.m., Town Hall, Bridgton. No Ping Pong March 27.

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

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