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BRAG too late to funding party?

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer BRAG may have struck out in seeking town funding for 2019.

Bill Macdonald, president of the Bridgton Recreation Advancement Group, sent a letter to selectmen seeking $45,500 to maintain the sports complex off Portland Road. The funds would cover a shopping list of items from loam and seeding to purchasing small tools, parking lot grading and field prep.

Last year, BRAG received $50,000.

Selectmen, however, voiced displeasure that the request came very late in the budget process, something they addressed with BRAG

officials a year ago.

Selectman Bear Zaidman pointed out that organizations seeking funding appear before the board to explain their requests.

“BRAG coming in at the last minute isn’t fair to others,” Zaidman said. “The town manager and staff work real hard on the budget and put in a lot of hours.”

Selectman Robert McHatton wondered if the time has come to take a closer look at whether the town should take over the complex, and whether the board should include an article letting taxpayers decide whether to fund the request, much like an article addressing the FUNDING, Page 3A

Casco financial picture improves

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The Town of Casco was sitting in a much better financial position in 2017 than during the previous year; and that is partly due to unspent bond money in the bank and improved assets like the new town office building.

The Casco Board of Selectmen heard recently from the town’s auditor Bruce Nadeau, of RHR Smith.

“I am pleased to report that the Town of Casco is doing better in 2017 than in 2016,” he said.

In 2017, that balance sheet grew by $2.6 million in growth and assets, he said.

The town started off the year with a partial debt, he said. And, the financial picture improved. Later in the year, the bond money became available — allowing the town to pay off its bond anticipation notes (BANs). In addition, some of the bond money was put in the bank for future use.

“Your fund net position grew by $700,000, some of

that was the investment in a new town office,” Nadeau said.

About half of that was investment in capital assets and other contributing factors to growth in the town’s net position which included capital project funds, permanent funds and special revenue funds, he said.

For 2017, the town’s total assets were more than $10 million ($10,230,260) compared to its total liabilities which were slightly more than $3 million ($3,034,850).

“The general fund increased,” Nadeau said.

“Some of the money was the residual of the bond money that you borrowed in 2016.

That cash was still sitting at the end of 2017 in the bank,” he said.

The Town of Casco improved its collection of taxes in a timely manner.

Nadeau said factors leading to that might be an improved economy, which allows people to pay tax debts sooner.

Also, the board of selectmen put policy changes in motion FINANCIAL, Page 2A

Robotic camera in the closet?

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — There could be a robotic camera tucked away in the closet.

And, that’s a good thing.

The Town of Casco is considering going through the process of updating its TV Franchise Agreement, which expired in 2012, more than five years ago.

Currently, the cable company pays the town for the use of its utility poles. However, at 2½ %, that amount is lower than it could be, according to Lake Region Television (LRTV) Station Manager Chris Richard.

The franchise-fee payment would increase if the town renewed their agreement, he said. The benefits of a contract renewal would include a 5% pay off, money that could be collected quarterly rather than annually by the town.

Another thing that could be included in the package is robotic camera equipment. It is small enough to be stored in the closet at the Casco Community Center, Richard said.

The agreement-renewal process involves using a consultant and a lawyer; and that cost would be about $2,400 for the town, he said.

GIVING A BIKE A COMPLETE LOOK OVER — Kurt Minster of Green Machine Bike Shop in Norway checks a child’s bicycle during Saturday’s Youth Safety Day held at Stevens Brook Elementary School. Organizer Ashley Hutter, Public Safety administrative assistant, reported that the fair attracted over 100 children and an estimated 250 adults. More photos on page 3A. (Rivet Photo)

Sebago hires school superintendent

By Allen Crabtree Special to the News SEBAGO — The process to form a new Sebago School District continues to move at a dazzling pace.

At their meeting on April 5, 2018, the Sebago District Board hired Marc Gendron of Biddeford as the district’s new part-time superintendent from a field of five candidates. Gendron has a great deal to put in place everything needed to get the new district up and running by this fall.

He immediately met with the several citizen Advisory Committees, which have been reviewing and making recommendations on all aspects of the new school

system. There has been an enthusiastic outpouring of support from parents, teachers and Sebago citizens to get involved in developing recommendations for the new district over the last several months.

Six citizen Advisory Committees have been set up to review Staffing and Administration, Policy and Programs, Finance, Technology, Educational Programming, and Operations.

Gendron has an extensive background in the field of education, including nine years as superintendent at SAD 20 in Fort Fairfield, two years as assistant superintendent at SU 29 in Poland-Mechanic

Falls-Minot, four years as adjunct professor-lecturer at the UMaine at Presque Isle and Husson University, and 24 years as a businessmath-technology teacher at the Central Aroostook High School. He has been president of the Aroostook County Superintendents Association for five years, served on the executive committee for the State Superintendents Association, and has served on several boards of directors for educational and charitable organizations.

Hiring a part-time superintendent continues the two plus years of challenging work negotiating an agreement with SAD 61 to withdraw and for Sebago to create

an independent district. This agreement was overwhelmingly approved by Sebago voters at a Nov. 7, 2017 referendum and keeps Sebago Elementary School (SES) SEBAGO, Page 8A

FRYEBURG — Three information meetings will be held next week as SAD 72 presents the proposed $19,936,236 budget.

The proposal represents an increase of 5.75% over last year’s budget.

Informational meetings will be held: • Monday, May 14 at Brownfield-Denmark Elementary School • Tuesday, May 15 at Molly Ockett School • Thursday, May 17 at New Suncook School All meetings begin at 6:30 p.m.

The district budget meeting is set for Wednesday, May 23.

To reach the proposed $19.9 million budget, the following reductions were made: removal of the Behavorial Interventionist position ($63,000), payment of facilities upgrades ($67,000) and paving through the application of fund balance ($124,000), as well as other changes, resulting in a total reduction of $296,988.

When presenting the proposal to the school board, Superintendent Jay Robinson included a slide entitled,

“What does this budget accomplish?”

• Determine how to best utilize resources to meet the needs of all students. To do this, the budget maintains specialized programming such as PACE, LEAP and MESA; provides local options for outof-district placements at a savings to SAD 72; and provides support for students by adding a school therapist, who can work with students and families with critical needs.

• Make attempts to meet student needs that aren’t currently being met. To accomplish this goal, the budget

provides for a school therapist position and a math coaching position to support teachers and administration.

• Be fiscally responsible to taxpayers. The budget addresses facilities issues such as paving and minor repairs at no impact to taxpayers; lessens the budget-to-budget increase on two towns hardest hit while still supporting district-wide programming; and it represents a 2.55% increase to district voters.

At their May 2 board meeting, Director Christopher Burk made a motion to not SAD 72, Page 3A

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SAD 72 sets budget info meetings

Ordinance: milfoil survey of docks required

SAY CHEESE — This robotic camera is installed in the big meeting room at the Naples town office.

The Town of Casco will be considering the purchase of this equipment as part of renewing its cable TV franchise fee agreement.

(De Busk Photo) Richard spoke during the Casco Board of Selectmen meeting on April 24, prompting the board to get the ball rolling on forming a committee to renew the franchise fee agreement.

In order to speak before the board, Richard stepped CAMERA, Page 8A

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Elected public officials here understand the importance that should be placed on water quality.

After all, tourists expect to find pristine lakes and ponds when they visit Maine.

Waterfront property owners want to live near clean lakes.

The introduction of an invasive aquatic species such as variable leaf milfoil can quickly put water quality in jeopardy.

Last week, the Naples Board of Selectmen backed a proposed ordinance designed to battle milfoil. It has been accepted as a warrant article at the 2018 Town Meeting.

So, it will be up to the voters to approve or reject the Invasive Aquatic Plant Survey Ordinance.

This ordinance expands on the concept of boat inspections and would require that all

public boat launches and docks that are used by six or more motorized boats be inspected for invasive aquatic plants as well. Proof of these annual inspections must be filed with the town office. The big catch is that a fine is attached to noncompliance to this ordinance.

A fine of up to $1,000 will be charged to violators, and is due within 10 days of the notice of violation.

The chairman of the Naples board said the town should set an example, “lead the charge” for other towns in protecting their lakes.

Essentially, the ordinance would legitimize the inspections of the public boat launches and boat docking facilities.

The town will be sending letters to the marinas, campgrounds, summer camps, and beach associations with more than six boats, informing them of the proposed ordinance and

its requirements.

Although the original draft of the ordinance limited the dock inspections to Long Lake only, the selectmen voted to also include Brandy Pond.

According to Lakes Environmental Association (LEA) Executive Director Colin Holme, “this ordinance came out of a request of the selectboard based on the finding of variable leaf milfoil in Long Lake by Four Seasons Campground.”

The discovery of milfoil by the campground’s dock in the

Mast Cove area of Long Lake happened in August 2017.

The ordinance would require that the owners of all boat launches and boat docking facilities “obtain an annual plant survey from a certified party,” according to the ordinance language. The annual inspection would be done between June 15 and August 15.

“On Long Lake, there are around 12 [boat launches and/ or docking facilities] that we have identified,” Holme said.

“This would require an DOCKS, Page 8A

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Casco’s financial picture the financial world: the town has a healthy surplus fund.

“Surplus — those are the dollars that are available without restriction. Surplus funds are for an unforeseen event that you didn’t expect.

This is more common in the town, you have a thunderstorm that washed out roads,” Nadeau said.

Having a surplus means that the town does not need to borrow on taxes that have not yet been paid. In other words, the town does not need to approach the bank and apply for a Tax Anticipation Note (TAN).

“We are big fans of surplus,” he said.

“As much as you can, make sure that your day-today expense are covered by your day-to-day revenue like taxes,” he said. “You don’t want to borrow from your surplus.”

However, using surplus funds for big ticket purchases has its advantages.

“At the end of the day, whatever you address, a tractor, road work, if you use the surplus, you save the interest because you don’t have to go

to the banks to address that need,” he said.

Earlier in the auditor’s report, Nadeau told the board that year’s end Unassigned Fund Balance was $3.1 million dollars or more precisely $3,082,760.

Selectman Mary Fernandes asked about the Unassigned Fund Balance, toying with the idea of possibly using a portion to address road improvements.

“The Town of Casco should keep three months of operating costs,” she said, asking if that was a hard and fast rule.

“There are no fund balance police,” Nadeau said.

Fernandes asked, “Could we take one month and put it toward road work?”

Nadeau said that was a possibility if the board decided two months operating expenses was an appropriate and safe amount or if the board decided to use only the money in excess of three months operating expenses.

Casco Town Manager Dave Morton spoke.

“We have $3.1 million in the Unassigned Fund Balance

now. We have a little better than three months operating expenses,” Morton said. “We could go to [the annual] town meeting to assign” a portion of the Unassigned Fund Balance to roads.

Nadeau said that is an approach “to address onetime expenses” rather than to cover a line item that has a

constant cost.

“If your revenue stream starts to shrink, you have to cut back on services,” he said.

“In my estimation, the Town of Casco has made a positive step forward in F.Y. 2017,” he said. He summed up some of those positive steps as borrowing $3.1 mil-

lion dollars and improving the collection of property taxes.

Selectman Grant Plummer agreed.

“I am pleased with the work we did. Some of the putting our foot down with unpaid taxes has whipped taxpayers into shape,” Plummer said.

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The phrase, “more bang for the buck” can be taken literally when referring to buying fireworks.

For individuals, getting more bang for the buck might be a conversation that takes place at a fireworks stand or it might be a decision made while ordering Online.

For a municipality that provides a fireworks show that draws tens of thousands of people, it happens on a much larger scale.

In the case of Naples — which for decades has been the Lake Region destination for a public pyrotechnical show on Independence Day — it boils down to a bid.

Naples Town Manager

John Hawley recently solicited bids from the companies that provide pyrotechnical shows in New England.

In April, the town sent out referrals for proposals (RFPs) and received two bids by the deadline, Hawley said. The bidders were Atlas PyroVision Entertainment, Inc., of Jaffrey, N.H., and Central Maine Pyrotechnics,

based in Hallowell.

Each company bid $9,000; however, Central Maine Pyrotechnics promised more shells in its show.

“You can see by the results, we are going to get twice the amount of show from Central Maine Pyrotechnics,” Hawley said.

The Naples Board of Selectmen tabled the item on April 23. That decision was made after a resident expressed his reservations

about making the switch.

On April 30, after Hawley updated the board on his findings, the selectmen awarded the bid to Central Maine Pyrotechnics.

Hawley said a recent policy to put out to bid any job that is more than $5,000 prompted the RFPs to be sent out. Prior to the policy change, bids were not required unless the estimated cost was $10,000 or more, FIREWORKS, Page 7A

FIRST IMPRESSIONS — Somewhat of a stare down between this steer and students attending the Lake Region Vocational Center’s recent Agricultural Fair. Hundreds of students visited over 85 exhibitors at the school. More photos in Section C. (Rivet Photo)

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(Continued from Page 1A) regarding the nonpayment of taxes.

“Your tax lien notes went out early. There were better collections by far,” he said.

Nadeau addressed the revenues, expenditures and changes in the fund balances.

“The town builds a budget and assigns an amount to be raised in taxes. Whatever doesn’t come in in the next 60 days is called deferred revenue.

“We want to recognize that as deferral so that at the town meeting people don’t get aggressive and spend the funds” that have not come in as revenue.

“The town was able to shrink that deferral by about $250,000…due to better collections,” he said.

“Also, the excise tax collection has increased. People are replacing their vehicles sooner,” he said.

“A couple departments ended the year under budget,” he said.

According to the document “Budgetary Comparison Schedule, Schedule 1,” the public works department ended the year with $237,000; public safety had $77,000 left over; social services did not spend $55,000; parks and recreation, which includes cemeteries, ended the year with a surplus of $6,000; and the general government fund had a positive balance of $189,000. (The previous dollar amounts were rounded up or down to the nearest thousand.) Also, it should be noted, these become carry forwards for the 2018 budget.

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BRAG funding (Continued from Page 1A) Bridgton Community Center.

Board Chairman Greg Watkins noted that selectmen had a meeting with BRAG officials earlier in the year to talk about what work needed to be addressed to complete the complex, and what the timeframe looked like. A follow-up meeting to talk about progress on the To Do List has yet to occur.

McHatton presented a motion to add the $45,500 to the budget as requested

by BRAG. The motion failed due to a lack of a second.

In other meeting notes: Committee revived.

The town tried to create an Ordinance Review Committee, but had little luck. Planning Board member Deb Brusini is taking a crack at it.

Brusini looked over the “charge,” and recommended to selectmen that the committee consist of a minimum of three members and a maximum of seven, since attendance was a problem.

“The committee has had a hard time getting started,” she said. Brusini has two people lined up for the committee, and a couple of others who will likely apply. Selectmen applauded Brusini’s efforts.

Alternate article. After some review by the town’s attorney, selectmen supported the inclusion of an article outlining the sale of surplus property.

A citizen’s group pushed for the change after the sale of town-owned property at the Saunders dowel mill site. The article, if approved, would require town-owned land — other than land acquired from nonpayment of taxes or wastewater assessments — to be sold by sealed bid, public auction or through an agent or multiple listing, whichever selectmen deem to be in the best interest of the town.

The article also calls for the town to send out written notice to abutters, as well as include information on the town’s website, social media used by the town, and published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the town.

Work underway.

Improvements to the Veterans Memorial in Depot Square, as well as Burnham Road, have started.

Resignation. Selectmen accepted the resignation of Marita Wiser as a member of the Appeals Board. The town will advertise the opening and seek candidates.

(Continued from Page 1A) pave at New Suncook School. The board looked to apply $124,000 from the fund balance to complete the paving project there.

The motion failed (six for, eight against).

There will be a warrant article asking taxpayers to allow SAD 72 to transfer $124,000 of the undesignated fund balance into the Capital Improvement Projects reserve fund to pay for the balance of the New Suncook paving project.

A second article will ask voters to transfer $30,000 of the undesignated fund balance into the Minor Capital Projects reserve fund to pay for controls/HVAC upgrades at New Suncook and Brownfield-Denmark Elementary. It will also

include authorization to expend $37,000 already in this reserve fund.

Another decision the school board wrestled with was using fund balance money to reduce the tax impact on voters. The fund balance is generated when there is money left unspent in a given year’s budget or if there are unanticipated revenues (such as the Maine Legislature last June provided more financial support to school systems than anticipated).

In this budget, directors propose to apply $946,000 in designated fund balance to reduce tax assessments. By designating a total of $1.1 million of available fund balance to reduce taxpayer impact, SAD 72 will have roughly $500,000 in the Undesignated Fund Balance.

LOTS OF INVOLVEMENT — The Youth Safety Day at Stevens Brook Elementary School on Saturday was a big draw as children received free helmets, and had the chance to have their bicycles inspected, meet Smokey the Bear, shown proper use of flotation devices and quizzed on the rules of the road while cycling. Groups taking part included Bridgton Police and Fire, United Ambulance, Maine Warden Service, Maine Forest Service, Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Through These Doors (formerly Family Crisis), Green Machine Bike Shop, Rotary Club, Hannaford, Cumberland County RCC 9-1-1 simulator, Safe Kids Maine and youth band.

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Also, a couple of ordinance warrant articles are amendments to the Shoreland Zone Ordinance. Both are regarding aquatic structures — one would remove the 6-foot-width configuration; and the other would permit increased square footage of docks.

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the Aquatic Structures Ordinance was held in midApril prior to the Naples Planning Board meeting. Lakes Environmental Association (LEA) representatives were on hand to talk to the board.

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By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer SOUTH PARIS — Hardy succulents make awesome mothers.

They carry their babies securely close to them. At the same time, they produce offspring that can break away and root elsewhere.

As most gardeners know, this is referred to as “hen and chicks.”

Another common name for the hardy succulent is the houseleek or liveforever.

Hardy succulents do not require much soil; and therefore, they can grow in rocky

places. They can withstand cold weather and snowy winters. It is no wonder that succulents do well in Maine.

Mark Brandhorst specializes in succulents.

He has a wide range of varieties at his home-based business, Halls Pond Gardens. The garden is located off Route 119. The address is 213 Halls Pond Road in South Paris.

Brandhorst started out as a rockhound before turning his eye to gardening. For about a decade and a half, he has been cutting rocks and discovering what is below the surface.

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“I started building with stone — steps and walls. Then, I started looking at rocks and seeing what plants grew on them,” he said.

From an observation, a new interest was born. And, it has lasted for quite a while.

In 2012, he turned gardening with hardy succulents in a business.

The Latin word for the hardy succulent plant is Sempervivum, which means forever life, he said. There are about 40 species of Sempervivum. Avid gardeners are constantly creating hybrids to get a more brilliant color, he said.

“If there is a plant that someone likes, someone is doing it. There is whole world of specialty plants,” he said.

The plants — now so readily available to the backyard gardener — originated from European and Asian mountaintop plants.

“They grow on scree,” he said.

FROM STONEWORK TO GARDENING — Mark Brandhorst, the owner of Halls Pond Gardens in South Paris, started working with hardy succulents about seven years ago. He has many varieties of these plants which do extremely well in rock gardens.

(De Busk Photo) Also, because the moun- spaces, he said. his hobby into a business for tainous plants evolved to withWhile such gardening the opposite intention. stand wind and handle direct might seem like it is suitable “The real reason I do this is light, they do well in open for a hermit, Brandhorst turned SUCCULENTS, Page 5A

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FRYEBURG — Oysters can be eaten smoked, boiled, baked, fried, roasted, stewed, pickled, steamed and broiled, but most seafood aficionados agree the best way is raw on the half shell.

At the Home Garden Flower Show to be held at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds, Saturday and Sunday, May 19-20, shuckers will demonstrate the proper way to prepare them, and then offered for consumption on site for $1 piece.

The Home Garden Flower show returns for its 18th year, and the 2018 edition features many new attractions including 20 exhibitors selling and demonstrating cannabisrelated products, and fly fishing how-to seminars.

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Gardening has always been a big part of the show, and seminars on various garden-related topics will be taking place both days.

Participating garden centers will have perennials, annuals, shrubs and vegetable seedlings and organics.

The show this year is produced by The Conway Daily Sun, which bought it from Karla Ficker, who founded and built the show into a firstclass event over 18 years.

Ficker, however, is still very much involved and is assuring a smooth transition of ownership. As always, look for her at the show.

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Camping registration forms are available online at homegardenflowershow.com For information on available exhibitor space call 9352845.

To purchase tickets or for more information, go to homegardenflowershow.com or call 935-2845. General admission is $10 for adults, while advance sale is $8.

Youth aged 11 to 16 are $4, and children ages 10 and under are free. Group rates are available.

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‘MWV Eaters & Growers’ produce directory

What the heck is a CSA and how does it help local farms?

The local nonprofit, Mt. Washington Eaters and Growers (MWVEG) has published a CSA Directory to help MWV residents better understand how a CSA works and what their local CSA options are.

In late 2015, a group of farmers began exploring the idea of working together to promote local agriculture in the Mount Washington Valley and surrounding area. They saw the benefits of many small farms having one unified voice on many

issues and working together to communicate with the greater MWV community.

In response, they’ve formed MWVEG, an organization of farmers and food advocates who are working together on local food issues. They aim to provide a voice for farmers on farm-related topics through the Mount Washington Valley and surrounding communities. Their mission is to strengthen the regional food system through communication, collaboration, and cooperation among our farms and our community members.

To advance their mis-

sion, they have produced a “CSA Directory” which lists many of the farms in the Mount Washington Valley and western Maine that offer Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs. Each farm has their own take on what their CSA looks like, but the basic principles remain the same: it’s a partnership with the farm to receive seasonal produce/ products throughout the growing seasons.

Geof and Gina Hancock of Hancock Family Farm in Casco explain: “A CSA membership program is a partnership between the farmers and

the community. Members invest in a season’s worth of vegetables, and then every week they come to the farm, or to a drop-off site, to receive their share of the weekly harvest. CSA members get the farm going in the early spring and help keep our spirits up through the season…they are the heart of our farm.”

The farmer receives cash up front to invest during planting season — when they need it most — and the CSA member receives guaranteed fresh, locally-grown products until the end of harvest season.

To access the CSA Directory, head to: www.usvlt. org/csadirectory or check out MWVEG’s Facebook page. The directory is also available at many locations throughout the community including: the USVLT office in downtown North Conway, the Local Grocer, the North Conway and Conway Public Libraries, and Spice & Grain in Fryeburg. To get yours, or for more info contact Jesse at 603-356-9683.

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(Continued from Page 4A) I don’t drive. I have epilepsy so I don’t drive. I did this to meet people who love plants,” Brandhorst said.

“I like meeting people. I like being connected and sharing with people what they can do with their rock gardens,” he said.

“I do lectures for the garden club in Augusta and the Scarborough Garden Club,” he said, “But, I don’t go anywhere in April and May. There is so much to do.”

For the past two weeks, Brandhorst and another employee have been repotting the succulents in preparation

ON THE ROCKS (above) — Hardy succulents thrive in the spaces between rocks, making them a suitable choice for people who enjoy rock gardens.

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On his property, there are plants and shrubs that are high-

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Bridgton Police These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing): Monday, April 30 1:14 p.m. A vehicle rolled over on South Bridgton Road.

Officer Muise, firefighters and United Ambulance personnel responded.

2:05 p.m. Sgt. Jones accompanied a Conway, N.H. officer to a Green Street location to assist with an ongoing investigation.

2:37 p.m. Sgt. Jones was sent to the hospital emergency department to assist with an out-of-control youth.

5:04 p.m. A caller claimed that her vehicle had been struck while she was shopping at Hannaford. She found scratches on the vehicle’s bumper.

11:44 p.m.

Officer Smolinsky and Sgt. Jones responded to a report of an unknown person being in a Sandy Creek Road home. The officers found a racoon inside.

Tuesday, May 1 1:39 p.m. Police responded to a disturbance at McDonald’s regarding an individual screaming at the television while he was using a headset, plugged into a laptop.

3:23 p.m. A Peak View Lane resident expressed concern that a person came to the door claiming to be a surveyor for the Town of Bridgton.

Police checked into the matter, and found that the surveyor had been hired by the town.

7:23 p.m. Three officers responded to a disturbance on Burnham Road, where a female and male were reportedly fighting. Police arrested the male and charged him with domestic violence assault. He was transported to the county jail.

8:43 p.m. A local store worker contacted police regarding the possible use of a controlled substance by two individuals inside a bathroom.

Officer Smolinsky responded.

10:21 p.m. Police received information that a female had run away from home and was at the caller’s Sweden Road residence. Officer McCormick and Sgt. Jones responded.

Wednesday, May 2 1:17 a.m.

Officer Smolinsky was flagged down by a tractor trailer driver, who saw a woman lying in the road on North High Street. The officer was unable to locate the woman, but later received a call from Fryeburg Police, which had located the subject.

12:43 p.m. A male, who was riding a bicycle, was lying in the middle of Route 117.

The subject had left the area upon Officer McCormick’s arrival.

1:58 p.m. A woman reported a hit-and-run crash in the Hannaford parking lot, which occurred on Sunday at about 11 a.m.

3:54 p.m. A woman reported that a man took a picture of her while she was in front of a Depot Street business. When she confronted him and asked why he took a photo, the man replied, “Because I can.” He made a few other comments and left.

11:41 p.m. Sgt. Reese found three young adults fishing at the Powerhouse Road boat launch. The officer asked them to leave since the launch area closes at sunset. The anglers apologized for being there.

Thursday, May 3 5:21 a.m. Three horses were running along Harrison Road.

9:42 a.m. Police responded

Police news to a controlled substance problem on Main Street.

11:22 a.m. Two hunters reported that a child was playing in the roadway on Hio Ridge Road. Officer McCormick and Chief Stillman spoke with the child’s mother, who claimed that the child apparently had let the dog out and followed the pet.

A referral to DHS was made.

11:30 a.m. A private family cemetery’s fence on Burnham Road sustained damage.

1:07 p.m. Police handled a criminal trespass complaint on Kennard Street.

2:47 p.m. Police help was sought regarding a disgruntled patient.

3:13 p.m. A turkey hit a vehicle on North High Street and broke the windshield.

7:15 p.m. A caller had a question regarding growing marijuana.

8:42 p.m. A citizen reported that a vehicle was parked at the Highland Lake boat launch after hours. Police checked the area, and found the vehicle unoccupied.

11:16 p.m. Police received a report of a vehicle traveling “extremely slow and weaving between lanes.” Police located the driver on Portland Road.

The driver, who was not under

WHO ARE Steve, Erin, Madison, Wyatt and Jackson? The Town of Waterford is interested in finding the parties responsible for the recent graffiti on the granite bluffs of Hawk Mountain. If you have information about who these people may be, please contact the Waterford Town Office at 583-4403. the influence, told police that he was just being extra cautious.

Friday, May 4 1:06 a.m. Officers Muise and Hammond assisted a county deputy with a domes-

tic dispute on Bridgton Road.

2:15 p.m. Police handled a harassment complaint on Main Street.

6:06 p.m. Police assisted a county deputy in looking for a subject, who knocked on a

Harrison residence door and offered snack bags as a gift as part of a sales pitch.

7:04 p.m. Police responded to a report of people yelling and swearing at a subject on Main Street.

Naples officials dive into dock law talk (Continued from Page 3A) that governs docks.

Selectman Jim Turpin brought up the topic on March 26, but it was not on the agenda for that evening.

Turpin had spoken with LEA Executive Director Colin Holme as well as reading numerous articles highlighting the research done on docks’ impact to the health of bodies of water. Basically, Holme had told Turpin that bigger docks might mean more boats and that motorized boats can adversely impact the health of the lakes. Also, docks are located in a zone where much of the aquatic life exists, Turpin said.

“There are studies in the Midwest,” Turpin said,

explaining that a dock on the water is like an umbrella blocking the daylight needed for aquatic life below the surface of the water. One of the studies looked at a water body where there were 50 docks per mile. In the places where the density of docks was 50 per mile of water, the overall health of the water dropped by 8.6 percent, Turpin said.

He reiterated that is almost a 10 percent reduction in the water quality.

“My concern is this: my own opinion might be outweighed. I feel compelled to say this since no one asked questions” about the environment during the previous board meeting, he said.

“I don’t want to end up with an algae bloom or a fish kill that happened because there were a million bad decisions we made,” Turpin said.

He had started off referring to the meeting that took place on March 12.

“We had presentations from both commercial dock companies. Mr. Grattelo spoke passionately about waterfront landowners paying thousands of dollars in taxes. Regardless of what they pay in taxes, they don’t own the water,” Turpin said.

“We are stewards of the water,” he said, adding it was the elected officials’ job to guard the environment.

Chairman Jim Grattelo countered some of Turpin’s

comments.

“The original conversation was about docks going from 300 to 500 feet,” Grattelo said, stressing that his concern was the people should be able to control the configuration of their docks.

“People should be able to design their docks. If I don’t have a boat, I might want a square dock with room for two chairs,” he said.

Also, not everyone who replaced and expanded their docks would go out and buy another boat to fit the increased space, Grattelo said. Only a small percentage of existing docks might increase in size, he said.

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Obituaries

May 10, 2018, The Bridgton News, Page 7A

Mary L. Brown

Arnold Bradeen

Mary C. Logan

GORHAM — Mary Louise (Smearer) Brown, 79, died on April 17, 2018, at her home.

She was born on June 26, 1938 in Portland, the daughter of George and Florence (Williams) Smearer.

Mary graduated from Gorham High School in 1956, and took courses at the Gorham State Teachers College, while raising her family.

While working at the Windham Pharmacy, she met her future husband, Richard Brown, and they were married on Oct. 12, 1956.

She was also employed by New England Telephone and Telegraph, Dodge Oil, AAA Travel, but was mostly a homemaker and had five boys by the time she was 31 years old.

Mary belonged to the Beta Sigma Phi (Sorority), was a Cub Scout den mother, she crafted silver jewelry, was a member of the River Meadow Golf Club, Gorham Country Club, Maine State Women’s Golf League, Senior Ladies Golf League, Southern Maine Golf, and River Meadows Couples Leagues. Mary had accomplished three holes-in-one! She also was a member of a couples bowling league.

Mary volunteered at the Kiwanis ski-slope. She traveled a great deal with her husband across the United States including Alaska, as well as abroad. She loved the Caribbean! Summers were spent with her family at their camp on Little Sebago Lake.

In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband; and her sister, Jane Evans.

She is survived by her children, Brent L. Brown of Naples, Wade R. Brown of Gorham, Ross R. Brown of Standish, Aaron W. Brown of Gorham and Chad E. Brown of Naples; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and sister, Sarah (Smearer) Rioux.

An hour of visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m., on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at the Windham Chapel of Dolby Blais & Segee, 434 River Road, followed by an 11 a.m. memorial service at the chapel.

A reception after the service will be held at Ocean Gardens, 390 Main St., Gorham from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Burial will be private for the family. To express condolences and to participate in Mary’s online tribute, please visit www.DolbyBlaisSegee.com In Mary’s memory, please send donations to: Hospice of Southern Maine, 180 US Route 1, Scarborough, ME 04074.

WINDHAM — Arnold “Arnie” Bradeen, 71, of Windham, passed away Monday, April 28, 2018.

He was born March 8, 1947, in Old Town, to Everett and Carolyn (Collins) Bradeen Jr. Arnie was preceded in death by his mother and granddaughter.

He is survived by his father, Everett Bradeen Jr. of Glenburn; wife, Victoria Bradeen of Westbrook; children, Jennifer Rollins of High Springs, Fla., Stephanie Bradeen of Windham and Aaron Bradeen of Casco; sister, Karen Danforth of Glenburn; six grandchildren; and numerous other extended family members.

Private family services will be held at a later date. To share a memory or condolence, please visit www.athutchins.com

CASCO — Mary C. Logan passed peacefully at Country Village Assisted Living in Casco, on Sunday evening, April 29, 2018, at the age of 95.

Mary was born in Denville, N.J., the third of nine children. After graduating from high school, she assembled munitions at Picatinny Arsenal during World War II. Mary and her devoted husband of 60 years, Chester, raised their six children in New Jersey. After Mary retired from working as a doctor’s receptionist, she and Chet moved to nearby Pennsylvania, where they were active members of AARP. They moved to Maine in 2002 to be near many of their children.

Chester died in 2004.

Mary is survived by three siblings, Hank of Colorado, Joe of South Carolina and Jen of New Jersey; her children, Tom of Cape Elizabeth and Brownville, Patricia of Otisfield, Gerard of Montville, N.J., James of Buxton, Marybeth of Cape Elizabeth and Matthew of Bar Mills; nine grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; good friends at CVAL; and much love. As she often said, “I’ve had a good life.”

A Funeral Mass will be offered for Mary at the Community of the Resurrection in Casco, and she will be laid to rest next to her beloved Chester at the Maine Veterans Cemetery in Augusta.

Those wishing to honor Mary may make donations in her name to Country Village Assisted Living Activities Fund, P.O. Box 600, Casco, ME 04015.

Kenneth A. Turner RANGELEY — Kenneth Arnold “Arnie” Turner, 72, of Norway, died unexpectedly, Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at his beloved family camp in Rangeley.

He was born on Oct. 20, 1945, a son of George Kenneth and Marilyn (Davis) Turner. He attended local schools and was one of the first graduating classes of the newly-formed Oxford Hills High School at the time. In his teenage years, he worked for B&M for 50 cents an hour, Norm Smith’s filling station, drove a milk truck for his father, and was employed at the former Oxford Paper Co. mill in Rumford.

In 1965, Arnie married the love of his life, Rosemary Truman.

They purchased The Handy Store in 1967 and then in 1969 bought Fuller’s Market in Oxford. They ran the store for several years before buying “The Hut” in 1982, which over 36 years they transformed into a full-service restaurant and bar. After a few name changes, “Boomer’s” stuck.

Arnie truly lived a one-of-a-kind, fulfilled life. In his younger years he was an avid fisherman, trapper, hunter, gambler, drinker, drag racer, and later a harness racing horse owner. In 2009, he rebuilt his family camp in Rangeley, which became his pride and joy. He and Rose went up there every week through the winter, for the past few years. Feeding the ravens, fox, deer and all other wildlife that came into the driveway, became his joy and pastime. We called it “Old McTurner’s Farm.”

Arnie is survived by his wife, Rose of Norway; three children, Timothy “Tim” Turner of South Paris, Thomas “Tom” Turner of South Paris, and Heather Turner of Harrison; six grandchildren and many dear friends.

He was predeceased by his parents; and his brother, Cameron Turner.

Arnie thought everyone deserved a second chance and helped numerous people. He will be dearly missed by all that knew and loved him.

Condolences, tributes and some of those awesome Arnie stories may be shared with his family and friends at www.chandlerfunerals.com A funeral service was held Monday, May 7, 2018 at the Chandler Funeral Home, 45 Main Street, South Paris. Private family interment will take place at a later date at the Elm Vale Cemetery in South Waterford.

Arnie’s family asks that in lieu of flowers gifts in his memory be considered to the Harvest Hills Animal Shelter, 1389 Bridgton Rd., Fryeburg, ME 04037 or the National Rifle Association, 11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030 (https://donate.nra.org/donate).

Kim L. Babineau FRYEBURG — Kim L. Babineau, 64, of Fryeburg, passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2018.

Born in Leominster, Mass., on March 30, 1954, she graduated from Leominster High School in 1972, and studied nursing for a time before moving to McCall, Idaho to start a family. She worked for the last 22 years at the White Mountain Hotel and Resort. She loved her work and her family there and made so many amazing friends.

She leaves behind her partner of 22 years, Andrew Clear, whom she loved completely. She loved being his biggest cheerleader, confidant, and friend. They made each other laugh, whether walking their dogs, or playing with their granddaughters.

They chose to be in love with one another every day. They were so blessed to have such a deep commitment. To Andrew, she was the most amazing woman.

Her pride and joy were her granddaughters, Harper Greenblatt and Darby Potter, who brought light and love to her, and with whom she shared an unbreakable bond. She played the best games, told the funniest stories, gave the warmest hugs and sweetest kisses. There was no one else that could make a more delicious tomato soup, or who could tickle their backs longer than their “Nanny Kim.” There could also be no one else that will watch over them the way she will.

Kim also leaves behind her two children, Hannah Babineau and Biff Babineau, along with their father Jeffrey Babineau. Always a loving mother and their constant supporter, she gave them the strength and confidence to grow and make their mark on this world.

She always loved their friends and made her home a home for all.

They will miss her immensely and remember her daily.

She also leaves behind her brother, Richard Kelly of Winchendon, Mass., who truly made her happy and made her laugh like only a brother could; numerous nieces and nephews; as well as a community of friends that loved her deeply.

She was predeceased by her sister, Margret Titolo.

The first thing anyone noticed about Kim was her radiant smile.

It certainly lit up the room. She was kind and generous and would do anything for anyone. Her family asks that when you think of Kim, remember her with a smile of your own, and help make this world a little brighter the way she always did.

A memorial gathering at the White Mountain Hotel and Resort on West Side Road, North Conway, N.H., will be held Monday, May 14, from 12 noon until 3 p.m. Immediate family will gather at a later date for a private remembrance. This is a time and place to share stories and memories about Kim and remember the love and happiness she gave to all of us.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Harvest Hills Animal Shelter.

Arrangements are under the care of Wood Funeral Home, 9 Warren Street, Fryeburg. Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.woodfuneralhome.org

John G. Pelletier BUXTON — John Pelletier, 52, of Buxton, passed away at his home on Wednesday, May 2, 2018.

John was born on Dec. 5, 1965, in Lebanon, N.H., and lived in Hudson, N.H., Saugerties, N.Y., Scarborough, Waterboro and Buxton. He attended schools in New York, Portland and Scarborough.

In his lifetime, John was employed at Emery Waterhouse in Portland, U.S Airways in South Portland, Poland Spring in Hollis and H.C. Thibodeau in Saco.

John enjoyed time on his motorcycle, visiting Fort Williams with his dogs and, most important, spending time with his family.

He is survived by his children, Katelyn of Buxton, Kimberly Romero and a granddaughter of Louisville, Kentucky, and son, Christopher of Buxton; his father, Robert Pelletier Sr. and his wife, Judith of Bridgton; his mother, Pauline Chasse Pelletier of Dover, N.H.; a brother, Robert Pelletier Jr. of New Hartford, Conn.; sisters, Paula Raposa of Warwick, R.I., Vicki Kennedy of Wanship, Utah and Barbara Pelletier of Marlboro, Mass.

Visiting hours were Sunday, May 6, 2018, at the Chandler Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 8 Elm Street, Bridgton. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Monday, May 7, 2018, at St. Joseph Church, 225 South High Street, Bridgton.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to: The Pelletier Family Children, P.O. Box 425, Bridgton, ME, 04009. Condolences and tributes may be shared with John’s family at www.chandlerfunerals.com

David R. Philbrook NAPLES — David Ray Philbrook, 80, died at home after a long battle with lung and heart disease on March 28, 2018.

David was born in Hanover, N.H., on June 28, 1937, a son of Cordelia Mae (Rodger) Philbrook and Raymond R. Philbrook.

Upon graduation, David attended the U.S. Naval Commissary School and utilized this training over the years as a baker/chef manager in various food service organizations and positions. He first came to Maine in 1976, to run the kitchen for Bridgton Academy. He ultimately ended his long culinary career with service in SAD 15 schools, then finally at St. Mary’s Hospital in Lewiston.

David enjoyed playing softball, fishing, camping, bird watching, carpentry and spending time with his grandchildren and watching television with his favorite chihuahua, Stubby. His shoes will be hard to fill and he will be dearly missed.

He is predeceased by his wife, Mary Esther (French) Philbrook of Naples; his daughter, Marina Anne (Philbrook) Geneseo of Harrison; his sister, Jean French, formally of Norwich, Vt.; and four grandchildren.

He is survived by a brother; his daughter, Lynn Marie (Philbrook) Capen of Naples; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

David and his wife Mary, who passed some time ago, will have a joint committal ceremony on June 17, 2018, at 11 a.m. at Crooked River Cemetery, Route 11, Naples, on what would have been their 61st wedding anniversary.

Online condolences may be left for the family at hallfuneralhome.net

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Committal Service Albert J. Fox

STONEHAM — Graveside committal services for Albert J. Fox, 74, of Stoneham, who died on, Thursday, April 5, 2018, will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 19 at the Hillside Cemetery in Stoneham. Arrangements are in the care of the Chandler Funeral Home, 51 Main St., South Paris. www.chandlerfunerals.com

Fireworks bid (Continued from Page 2A) he said.

Atlas is the company that the town had been using for the past 10 years. Hawley said that Town Clerk Judy Whynot had provided him with the town’s history with Atlas.

During the April 23 meeting, Naples resident Skip Meeker stepped up to the microphone and expressed concerns about switching to another company.

“Having worked with the town on getting Atlas, maybe you should investigate this further. Atlas is very reputable and one of the better companies,” Meeker said.

If the town quit doing business with Atlas, it is doubtful Naples could get Atlas back, especially on such a busy holiday as the Fourth of July, he said. Also, Meeker questioned the quality of the other pyrotechnics business bidding against Atlas.

Hawley said, “I was bound by a bid process, not quality.”

Chairman Jim Grattelo asked, “Is anyone else familiar with Atlas or Central Maine?”

Then, Grattelo asked the town manager if the town

could get references from the two companies.

“They supplied references,” Hawley said.

Grattelo spoke, explaining that the price was the same from both companies “I am sensing some uneasiness,” Grattelo said, before making the motion to table the item.

On Monday, fireworks were on the agenda again.

Prior to the unanimous vote to award a one-year contract to Central Maine Pyrotechnics, Hawley tried to address the concerns voiced

by Meeker the previous week. He had talked to one of the organizers for Casco Days.

“They have used Central Maine for 39 years. They are very pleased with the company and said all their requests are met,” Hawley said.

“Are they offering us the good price just to get their foot in the door? They are interested in doing a threeyear contract. And, that price would be locked in,” he said.

Selectman Bob Caron II said it was best if the town tested them out this Independence Day, and then decided about future holidays.

(Continued from Page 6A) ment, Gratello said that the canopy from trees blocks sunlight, too.

“There is much more shade from the canopy of the trees that is required than any dock is going to do. LEA and the state has made it perfectly clear that no one can cut a tree of more than one-third of its branches — that creates an enormous canopy,” Grattelo said.

Turpin countered that concept.

“Ultimately, the trees make a positive impact on the lake that the dock doesn’t,” he said. “Out in the West, they are trying to get the water quality back. They have semitransparent docks.”

“We want to have a wellwritten dock ordinance, not an 18-minute rush job,” Turpin said.

Grattelo said it was preferrable to get the proposed ordinance amendment to the 2018 Town Meeting.

“There is no way we can go another year” without an ordinance amendment, Grattelo said. “People have to go another year without being able to replace their docks.”

“Our Mooring Policy selfpolices the number of boats,” Grattelo said. The proposed amendment “is not going to increase the size of boats. I cannot imagine people going out to buy a second boat because they have a dock.”

Selectman Kevin Rogers said, “Configuration is the big thing. A lot of people have big docks out there.”

The amendment is now a warrant article for the 2018 Town Meeting. Per usual, the public will have a chance to speak when the warrant article is on the floor.

The proposed ordinance admendments are available for review and inspection at the town clerk’s office, or online through www.townofnaples.org. They will also be provided at the town meeting

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(Continued from Page 1A) from behind the camera to the podium in front of the camera.

“I would suggest a couple robotic cameras. Instead of mike clips, the camera screws on. It’s quiet. They don’t make any noise. There is no zoom in and out. It is just real smooth,” he said.

“It would stay here. It is

just for Casco. It is something that could fit right in the closet,” he said. “The other thing is that I can put graphics on it. If [the board has] a split executive section, we put a plaque on the screen that says it is coming up momentarily.”

Another upgrade the town could take advantage of is digital video, which greatly

Fine arts Fest The SAD 61 District Arts Festival will take place in the Lake Region High School gym on Thursday and Friday, May 24-25.

The Festival is free and open to the public from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Featured will be artwork in a variety of different media created by the many talented students in grades kindergarten through high school.

May 24 will include music provided by the Songo Locks Grade 3 precorder players and the Lake Region Middle School Jazz Band.

On May 25, the popular high school trio, Out of the Blue, will entertain with a variety of contemporary and popular selections for keyboard, bass and vocals.

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improves the quality of the video.

“It looks really good.

Naples is really happy with it,” he said.

He encouraged the selectmen to view video footage of a Naples’ meeting to get a feel for the video quality. Briefly, the town manager and board members jokingly asked if the digital video would improve their appearance.

Then, Richard moved on to talking about the process of renewing the contract with the cable television company.

The town would form a committee. He volunteered to

be on the committee. He recommended getting someone from the town’s library to also volunteer on the committee.

“The one I did in Sebago.

We started in August and ended in October. There were only four meetings that were about one hour long each,” he said. “You might be able to do it in three meetings.”

“What would take place is: the first meeting is an introduction to assessing the town’s needs, to give the consultant the information. He handles all the paperwork,” Richard said. “Also, there is a one-time lawyer fee.”

The entire cost is approximately $2,000, he said, continuing that with the legal fee added in, the total cost would be $2,400.

Once the contract is finalized, it would be in place for 10 to 15 years, he said.

“There is a benefit to renewing it — you get more money and you get it quarterly,” Richard told the board.

Additionally, having a cable TV franchise fee contract in place would qualify the town for capital grants to improve its recording equipment, he said.

According to Casco Town

Manager Dave Morton, there were several reasons that the town has not renewed the contract since 2012.

The contract “is still in place, even though it expires, state law provides that the conditions of the contract continue to exist,” he said.

“At that time, in 2012, it was questionable whether reviewing it would be beneficial. We didn’t have a lot of staff time available to do it.

So, it was matter of resources and a question of whether it would be beneficial to the town,” Morton said. “It didn’t come to the top of the pile.”

(Continued from Page 1A) from being closed. It allows Sebago to run its own elementary school as the town used to and insure a topquality education for Sebago children.

Gendron and the Finance Committee have drafted an initial working budget for the new district, and a budget workshop was held on May 1. The draft budget includes funding for grades kindergarten through grade 5 at the SES, plus tuition funding for middle and high school students to attend SAD 61’s Lake Region Middle and

High Schools. Older Sebago students will be tuitioned to middle and high schools of parents’ choice. Under the agreement, 20% of the Sebago MS and HS students would have choice in the first few years. Sebago is committed to paying tuition for 80% of MS and HS students to SAD 61.

A new prekindergarten program at SES is proposed in the new budget. Also, as Sebago’s debt service obligations to SAD 61 are paid off over the next few years, the $263,376 in this year’s Sebago budget will be reduced. The

Sebago budget projections are for a slight 2.5% increase in funding for the local school district over what Sebago has paid to SAD 61 last year, or an increase of about $77,289.

This amount is in line with projections originally stated to the town during the withdrawal process.

Following the budget workshop, the district board will review and vote on the proposed budget at their Tuesday meeting (May 8). It will, in turn, be presented to the Sebago selectmen at their May 15 meeting. Sebago voters will cast ballots at a

June 12 referendum on the budget and two new district board members. One of the two new board members will be for a two-year term and one for a three-year term.

Future district school board meetings will be posted on the Town of Sebago website, and anyone interested as the new district is created are encouraged to attend. Board meeting agendas and minutes will also be posted on the town website.

Click on the Sebago Schools tab at http://www. townofsebago.org/Pages/ SebagoME_Schools/index.

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FLYER DESIGN for this year’s SAD 61 District Arts Festival was created by seventh grader Caitlin Lees. created by a seventh grader, Caitlin Lees. Local artists share their talents and skills as they demonstrate the various stages of the creative process.

Ordinance: milfoil survey of docks required

(Continued from Page 1A) annual inspection by someone qualified to look for invasive plants at a docking facility or boat launch,” he said.

He explained the language of the ordinance, which would require the certified party to be trained by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) or through a course offered

by LEA. “It cannot be anyone there saying, ‘There aren’t any plants here that are invasive,’” he said.

Holme told the selectmen that the proposed ordinance “came from the meeting that we had with Harrison, Naples and Bridgton selectmen.

The idea was to craft an ordinance for Long

Lake. As you well know, [Naples] cannot create laws in Harrison or Bridgton.”

So, the next step in protecting Long Lake is: “To get Bridgton and Harrison to adopt this ordinance or one that is similar,” he said.

One of the selectmen asked why LEA chose Long Lake and did not include Brandy Pond.

“Long Lake is a good place to start,” Holme said. “Brandy Pond has milfoil still. We remove it on a regular basis. Long Lake — previously until last summer — there was no milfoil in it.”

“I would be in favor of changing the wording if the selectmen wanted,” he said.

Chairman Jim Grattelo kicked around the idea of adding Brandy Pond, saying it would be

unfair to marinas in Naples if only those on Long Lake were obligated to do annual plant surveys.

Grattelo asked how many boat launches there are on Brandy Pond.

Holme answered, “Seven on Brandy Pond. A lot of those places are associations.”

Grattelo spoke addressing two topics — the cost to owners of boat launches and docks, and also the urgency of making inspections mandatory.

“If I remember this should cost less than $100,” he said. “The whole purpose is to do it this year,” he said.

Selectman Bob Caron II said, “I have been boating on Brandy Pond enough to see these.”

Caron said there were probably more than seven areas where multiple boats are launched.

He was also advocating for the protection of Brandy Pond by including it in the ordinance.

Grattelo said that that night the board was accepting the ordinance as a warrant article.

Once it is approved at the town meeting, other bodies of water could be added to the ordinance at a later date, he said.

Then, Grattelo said it would be a good idea to add Brandy Pond to the proposed ordinance.

“We should send a message to lead the charge,” Grattelo said.

Selectman Jim Turpin asked, “What will be the mechanism to prompt these folks to get inspections done?”

Grattelo said, “We’ll send a letter. We will attach the new ordinance.”

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Songo Queen Vet Cruise

NAPLES — The Naples Lions Club invites all veterans and active duty personnel and their families for a one and a half hour Memorial Day cruise on the Songo River Queen II to honor their service in the military and to the country. The cruise will take place on Monday, May 28, rain or shine, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Boarding begins 30 minutes before departure.

Veterans or active duty servicemen and women and their immediate family board for free. Please inquire in advance if additional guests are desired. Please bring an ID or documentation to show active or prior military involvement.

Complementary appetizers will be provided and a snack bar and cash cocktail bar are available on board.

To make reservations by phone or e-mail contact Rolanda Leary at 627-7177, or Dave Gerrish, event coordinator at 693-6854 or atozdave@yahoo.com To reserve a place in person go to the Naples Public Library, 693-6841, or American Legion Post #155, 6936285.

Online reservations may be made by searching for “Naples Maine Lions Club” and clicking on the Vet Cruise tab on the website.

The Songo River Queen dock is at 841 Roosevelt Trail (Rte. 302) in Naples, Maine.

Good Health is a Habit yoga studio.

Wellness studio opens Saturday WATERFORD — Erin and Ed Girzone of Good Health is a Habit LLC are opening a wellness studio at 683 Waterford Rd. in Waterford Flat. They have updated the building that once housed the Rounds General Store and Post Office to accommodate

fitness, yoga, and Zumba classes as well as private fitness sessions and nutrition consultations.

The natural lighting and historic setting create a unique and welcoming space. The Girzones intend for the studio to be a resource

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To learn more about the wellness studio, please contact Erin Girzone at 860-2353650, e-mail erin@goodhealthisahabit.com or visit www.goodhealthisahabit.com

Area Events Snacking Program

The Bridgton Public Library, located at 1 Church St., will present a program for adults entitled Snacking Simplified on Saturday, May 19, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The program is free and open to the public but registration is requested. To learn more and register, please call the library at 647-2472.

Supper and Songs

SOUTH BRIDGTON — The public is invited to come and enjoy an evening of fellowship, songs, and a delicious roast turkey dinner on Sunday, May 20, at the South Bridgton Congregational Church. The dinner will start at 5 p.m. and the music will follow. Tickets for the meal are $10 per person. Call Karen at 693-2652 to reserve a spot.

Food Pantry

The monthly food pantry at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 225 South High St., will take place from 11 a.m.

- 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22. The food pantry is open to the public and everyone in the area is welcome to visit.

For more information call 647-2334 or 743-2606.

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“Ladies and gentlemen, we walked among heroes today,” the group said. “We shook hands and spoke with men who fought in Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge, with a Navy pilot who fought in the battle of Midway and the Coral Sea, a man who was at the Chosin Reservoir and survived. We met a man who had been in Korea during that war and the battle of Kayson during the Vietnam War and survived the TET offensive. We met a woman who worked in a MASH unit in Korea. These are the people who made history. They lived it. We were so proud to have shaken hands with these heroes.”

One WWII, 101st airborne veteran told the ALR group, “Thank you for coming to greet us.”

“Are you kidding me? We were humbled and honored to be in their presence. It’s a chance to touch history,” ALR members said.

The American Legion Rider Chapter 155 has been going to Honor Flights for years, and members never get tired of it and look forward to the next one.

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Antiques Road Show – Sebago Style!

SEBAGO — The Sebago Historical Society’s most popular program of 2017 returns in 2018! Glenn Grant, antiques and collectibles expert and longtime resident of Hogfat Hill, will join the Society once again for its very own “Antiques Road Show.” Glenn began collecting antiques at age 12 and has continued to do so throughout his 75 years. He has booths at both the Cornish Trading Co. and the Barnfull in Saco.

The public is encouraged to bring interesting items and family keepsakes for Glenn to appraise at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 23, in the Sebago Historical Society Museum, 347 Convene Rd. (on the corner of Hogfat Hill Rd.) in Sebago. Admission to the event is free but appraisals are $5 per item. Donations are also gladly accepted.

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Bird watching at Shaker Bog see if you can spot pileated woodpeckers, loons, ducks, Canada geese, and hawks.

This program is free and designed for families, young and old. It promises a fun and memorable experience

in the Maine woods. Dress appropriately for the weather and wear proper footwear for a 2-hour, moderate trail walk in the woods. Bug repellent and sunscreen are recommended. Bring cameras, bin-

oculars, and bottled water.

The tour size is limited to 12 people and preregistration is required. To sign up for a tour go to maineshakers. com/workshops or call 9264597.

HARRISON — The Friends of the Harrison Village Library will hold their Annual Meeting on Monday, May 14, at 7 p.m. All library lovers are welcome to join the Friends in their efforts to help support the library by fundraising for “extras” such as museum passes and summer reading prizes, and helping with big library events such as the Cookie Walk.

Francesco Duina, professor of sociology at Bates College, will discuss his latest book, Broke and Patriotic:

Why Poor Americans Love Their Country, on Thursday, May 17 at 6:30 p.m. Duina wondered why the worst-off American citizens love their country so much more than those who are better off, and indeed more than the worstoff citizens of other advanced nations, who receive better social benefits, work fewer hours, and have greater chances of upward mobility compared to their counterparts in the U.S. To better

understand their outlook, he spent parts of 2015 and 2016 in Montana and Alabama interviewing 63 Americans of varying ages, genders, religions, political orientations, races, and histories of military service, and came away with insights he shares in the book and will discuss at this special presentation.

For more information on either event, please contact the Harrison Village Library at 583-2970.

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Annual Spring Sale

St. Joseph Women’s Guild is having their Annual Spring Sale on Saturday, May 26, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the St. Joseph Church Hall, 225 South High St. in Bridgton. A variety of plants, delicious baked goods, and gently-used clothing for all ages will be on offer in the Boutique Section along with special finds in the White Elephant display. Join us for a fun time searching and maybe even find something special. Complementary coffee and tea will also be available.

Yard and Bake Sale

NAPLES — Spring is finally here and it’s time for spring cleaning! The Naples United Methodist Church, 1000 Roosevelt Trail (Rte. 302) in Naples, will be having a yard and bake sale on Saturday, May 26, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proceeds from the sale will be used for Church missions and the Renovation Fund.

Donations of sellable items may be dropped them off at the Church on Sunday mornings between 9 and 10:45 a.m. Arrangements can also be made to pick up donations by calling George Vooris at 693-7248 or David Gerrish at 693-6854.

All You Can Eat Buffet

FRYEBURG — The Fryeburg Historical Society will host its Spring Fling all you can eat buffet supper on Friday, May 11, 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the East Conway Community Hall, 2861 East Conway Rd. in East Conway, N.H. The spread will include ham, chili, casseroles, rolls, salads, and desserts. Tickets cost $12 for adults and $6 for children under the age of 12.

Prior to the supper, at 4 p.m. guest speaker local author June O’Donal will talk about why she selected Fryeburg as the location for her historical novels.

Otisfield Contra Dance

OTISFIELD — On Friday, May 18, there will be a contra dance at the Otisfield Community Hall, 292 State Route 121, from 6 to 8 p.m. Music will be provided by Don Roy and friends. The price of admission is by donation. For more information contact 627 4458.

Salyards Center Square Dance

CONWAY, N.H. — Salyards Center for the Arts in Conway village will hold a mainstream level and plus square dance with caller Walter Lougee on Saturday, May 19 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. New graduates and visitors welcome. Hearing enhancement equipment is available and there will be a 50/50 raffle, fabulous door prizes, and, of course, refreshments! Salyards is located at 110 Main St., Conway, N.H. For more information call: 603694-2080 or visit http:MWVStompers.squaredanceme.us

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New M.D. joins Memorial Hospital Denny & Bruce at The Hayloft

A Bit of Verse Bridgton By Peter C. Berry

Some towns repose beside the sea with boats in salty harbors.

Other towns live in the hills With deer and moosey neighbors.

Some towns are truly far away it takes all day to get there.

And then there is the dusty burg that dwells just north of nowhere.

My town is nary one of these, just one hour from the ocean, and if your taste is for a hike, one hour from the mountains.

Nor is my town the perfect place, but it does come pretty near.

Its lakes and beaches call to me Its Main Street I hold dear.

But more than streets and other things It’s the people does us proud.

All up and down and through the town you won’t find a nicer crowd.

So, if I was pushed to choose one place, one place that’s most sublime, one place that’s near and dear to me It’s Sweet Bridgton every time.

Yes, Sweet Bridgton every time, boys, Sweet Bridgton every time.

The place that’s near and dear to me, My Bridgton every time.

and went to medical school at the Ross University School of Medicine, followed by her family medicine residency at Fort Wayne Medical Education Program in Northeastern Indiana. After working in urgent care and family medicine practices in the Fort Wayne, Indiana area, she is looking forward to moving her practice to Memorial Hospital.

Dr. Wallace will see patients of all ages, but holds a special place in her heart for children. “I love pediatrics. A third of my last practice was pediatrics,” she says.

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their two young children and her mother-in-law. They all look forward to living in this lovely area.

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The Hayloft at Dragonfly Barn presents Denny Breau and Bruce Marshall in concert on Sunday, May 20.

Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts promptly at 7:30 p.m. This event is a fundraiser for Loon Echo Land Trust.

Denny Breau is a triple threat: a consummate picker, evocative songwriter, and a singer with a voice that is warm and inviting but completely unpretentious, much like the singer himself. Bruce Marshall, a tireless performer armed with great originals, has an expressive, soulful voice and a commanding guitar style both electric, acoustic, and steel dobro. He has earned a reputation as one of New England’s best.

Twenty percent of Bruce Marshall’s CD sales and 20 percent of Padruig Designs jewelry sales will benefit Loon Echo and help them protect land in the northern Sebago Lake region of Maine to conserve its natural resources and character for future generations.

Tickets are $15 online and $20 at the door. Seating is limited so reserve seats early by calling 749-6160 or e-mail events@dragon-

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The award-winning local nonprofit organization Community H.E.L.P. has finally reopened at its new location, 264 Main St. (a few doors down from Bridgton House of Pizza). Community H.E.L.P. provides clothing and household goods to local families in need. The shop has a wide variety of useful items on sale for very reasonable prices and will be open Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a late night opening until 9 p.m. on Thursday. For more information cal 647-5000 or e-mail bridgtoncommunityhelp@gmail.com

Please note that the Lake Region Community Chorus concerts at Twitchell Chapel, Bridgton Academy, North Bridgton will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 18 and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 20.

Farmers Market Recipe Spinach and Cheese Strata Who doesn’t love a big baked dish that uses up a ton of fresh spinach? Spinach is one of the most abundant fresh vegetables from the farm in early spring. This recipe also calls for some yearround stalwarts in the kitchen from various local farmers and bakers. You will want to wilt your spinach in a bit of olive oil and squeeze out all the excess liquid before you begin. This is an easy dish to get the little ones involved because once the ingredients are prepared it’s just layer, layer, layer. Then let it sit overnight in the fridge, throw it in the oven in the morning, and you’re in for a real treat.

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Floral arranging just in time for Mother’s Day We’re coming up on another Mother’s Day when we celebrate the women who are the basis of the country.

Happy Mother’s Day to all!

Charlotte Hobbs Library, Floral Arranging May 10: The Charlotte Hobbs Library will hold a session of Floral Arranging today, Thursday, May 10 from 2 to 3 p.m.

Susan Sidwell will teach how to take the delicate flowers and turn them into an arrangement to be proud of. For those who think you don’t have that

talent to try it, you might be surprised what you can learn.

If you have a mother nearby, it would be a pleasant surprise Mother’s Day gift.

Mother’s Day Brunch on Sunday, May 13: There are still tickets available for both the noon and 1:30 p.m. seating for the Mother’s Day Brunch at the Old Saco Inn. Another Charlotte Hobbs Library special event, the menu is to die for. Only kidding. The menu includes roast beef, glazed ham and roasted chicken with

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HARRISON — Summer Rec Registration is now open to Harrison residents. Nonresident registration will begin on Monday, May 14 with a signup night on Wednesday, May 16 from 4:30 to 6:30 at the Town Office.

Save the Date! Harrison Rec is headed to Cabbage Island on Aug. 8! The bus will leave the Harrison Town Office at 8:45 a.m., and will return around 6 p.m.

Bridgton, Harrison and Waterford residents — $75; nonresidents, $85. Tickets can be paid for at any of the three town offices. A $30 deposit is due at the time of registration and will be nonrefundable after July 27.

Thanks to Lions. Rec Director Kayla Laird extended a big thank you to the Lions Club for sponsoring four Senior Luncheons! The Lions Club has been a great supporter of the Recreation Department and Laird is very thankful for their time and the friendships made!

June Senior Luncheon will be held on Tuesday, June 5, sponsored by Maine Survey Consultants.

This will be the last senior luncheon until September!

Attendees will indulge in delicious barbecue chicken, pasta salad, corn on the cob and chips! Dessert and Bingo to follow! The Community Room doors open at 11 a.m. and lunch will be served at noon!

For more information, please contact Rec Director Kayla Laird at 583-2241 or klaird@harrisonmaine.org

Calendar BRIDGTON Thur., May 10 — Pub talk on Forestry by Shane Duigan, 5 – 6 p.m., Bear Bones, Cottage St. FMI alanna@leamaine.org Fri., May 11 — Birding with LEA and Loon Echo, 7 a.m. Meet at Bob Dunning Bridge.

Fri., May 11 — Reception for Sandra Bell of Lovell, 5 – 7 p.m., Gallery 302.

Mon., May 14 — Memory Monday, 6 p.m., Bridgton Health and Residential Care Center, 186 Portland Rd. (Rte. 302). FMI 647-8821.

Mon., May 14 — Community Band rehearsal, 7 – 9 p.m., Stevens Brook Elementary School. All musicians welcome.

Wed., May 16 — STEAM special: Bugs and Butterflies (ages 7-12), 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Bridgton Public Library.

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Fri., May 18 — Lake Region Community Chorus concert, 7 p.m., Twitchell Chapel, Bridgton Academy, North Bridgton. Donations accepted at the door.

Sun., May 20 — Lake Region Community Chorus concert, 3 p.m., Twitchell Chapel, Bridgton Academy, North Bridgton. Donations accepted at the door.

Mon., May 21 — NAMI meeting, 6:30 – 8 p.m., First Congregational Church, 33 S. High St. FMI 647-2969.

Mon., May 21 — Community Band rehearsal, 7 – 9 p.m., Stevens Brook Elementary School. All musicians welcome.

Tue., May 22 — Food pantry, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., St, Joseph Catholic Church, 225 S. High St. All welcome. FMI 647-2334 or 743-2606.

BROWNFIELD Sat., May 12 — Indoor rummage sale/outdoor vendor yard sale, 8 a.m. – noon, rain or shine, Brownfield Community Church. FMI and to reserve a space 935-4189.

Sat., May 19 — Lions Club Dance, 8 p.m. – midnight, Lions Den, Rtes. 5 and 113.

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Tickets are priced at $25 for adults and $16 for children under age 12. Seats are available at both seatings, but near the date, they all go quickly so call or go to the library and get your tickets.

Library sponsored Golf Tournament: Not a golfer but want to take part in this event? As part of the tournament on Saturday, June 9, there will be items for a silent auction at the library. Look for items listed in last week’s paper and date when you can make a bid. As for the tournament, you can either sign up as an individual or as a team of four. If you need a registration form, there are forms at the library.

The Adult Discussion Group continues the Let’s Talk About it Series: Family and Self Reading in the 20th Century Japanese Fiction on Monday, May 14 at 1 p.m.

Goodbye Tsugumi is the last book in this series sponsored by the Maine Humanities Council. Written by Banana Yoshimoto, it studies the complicated relationship between

two cousins in modern-day Japan.

The next selection in the series is the familiar The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope. All books are available at the library. For more information, you can contact Rosei White at the library at 925-3177.

Lovell United Church of Christ: On Sunday, May 13, the Sunday school children will celebrate the Sunday school closing with a pancake breakfast with their parents at 9 a.m. Following breakfast, the children will have a closing of their Sunday school year. The children will be looking forward to the Vacation Bible school, which starts on June 25.

New Suncook School: Friday, May 25 is this year’s Alternative Learning Day at the Lovell New Suncook School and the BrownfieldDenmark School. Both schools are looking for folks that have a different talent not seen in the schools that might interest the students. The PTAs are looking for presenters and volunteers who would like to help out that day. There is a need for greeters, food

Roads. $15 per person. FMI and reservations 256-4364 or 935-2681.

CASCO Sat., May 12 — Loon Echo Children’s Wildflower Walk, 10 a.m. – noon, free. Meet at Mayberry Hill Preserve trailhead 10 a.m., easy walk.

Bring water, snacks, bug spray.

FMI 647-4352.

DENMARK Fri., May 11 — Denmark Mountain Hikers, moderate/ difficult hike, Blueberry Mountain, Evans Notch, Maine, 1,781 ft. Meet 8 a.m. at Denmark Congregational Church. FMI 756-2247.

Fri., May 18 — Denmark Mountain Hikers, easy/ moderate hike, Aretusa Falls, Crawford Notch, N.H. 2,000 ft. Meet 8 a.m. at Denmark Congregational Church. FMI 756-2247.

Tue., May 22 — Guitar workshop, Denmark Arts Center. $10 per person. FMI and to reserve a place contact info@denmarkarts.org FRYEBURG Thur., May 10 — Art Celebrates Place exhibition, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Pace Galleries of Art, Leura Hill Eastman PAC, 18 Bradley St. FMI 935-9232.

Tue., May 15 — Art Celebrates Place exhibition, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Pace Galleries of Art, Leura Hill Eastman PAC, 18 Bradley St. FMI 935-9232.

Wed., May 16 — Local candidate forum, 6 p.m., American Legion Hall, Bradley Street.

Thur., May 17 — Art Celebrates Place exhibition, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Pace Galleries of Art, Leura Hill Eastman PAC, 18 Bradley St. FMI 935-9232.

HARRISON Sat., May 12 — Stuart’s Corner Cemetery Association meeting, 9 a.m., Masonic Hall, Bolsters Mills.

Sat., May 12 — Boxberry School silent auction, 6 – 9 p.m., Boxberry School. $20 per person. FMI boxberryschool@ gmail.com HIRAM Sat., May 12 — Author Aurelia Scott presentation on Otherwise Normal People: Inside the Thorny World of Competitive Rose Gardening, 1:30 p.m., Soldiers Memorial Library, 85 Main St. Sponsored

by Hiram Historical Society.

Free, light refreshments served.

FMI 625-4762 or 625-4650.

LOVELL Sat., May 12 — GLLT guided walk at Heald and Bradley Ponds Reserve, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Meet at parking lot at end of Heald

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FMI www.gllt.com Sun., May 13 — Mother’s Day Brunch, 12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m., Old Saco Inn, Rte. 5. $25 adults, $16 children. To benefit Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library. Tickets available at the library. FMI and for reservations call 925-3177.

Mon., May 14 —Adult Discussion Group, 1 p.m., Goodbye Tsugumi, Charlotte Hobbs Library.

Sat., May 19 — Lovell Rec Community Yard Sale, 9 – 11 a.m., New Suncook School.

NAPLES Wed., May 16 — Girl Scouts of Maine Sprouting Daisies event for girls entering kindergarten or first grade, 6 p.m., Songo Locks School, 25 Songo School Rd. FMI 6936828.

Sat., May 19 — Edes Falls Sewing Circle baked bean supper, 4 and 5 p.m. sittings, Edes Falls Community Center, 319 Edes Falls Rd. Mon., May 21 – Fri. May 25 — LRMS Garden Club seedling sale, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., $2/plant.

Tue., May 22 — Fanfare Concert Band performance honoring vets, 7 p.m., Lake Region High School Auditorium. Free of charge, everyone welcome.

OTISFIELD Sat., May 12 — Baked bean supper, 4:30 and 5:30 p.m., East Otisfield Free Baptist Church, 231 Rayville Rd. Free meal, donations accepted to support community activities.

Wed., May 16 — Free community lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30, Community Hall (Route 121). Donations accepted. 627-4374 for ride, 539-4368 to help.

RAYMOND Sat., May 12 — Raymond Arts Alliance evening of magic and comedy with Randy Judkins and John Ulmer, 6:30 p.m., Village Community Church, 27 Main St. Light refreshments, $10 suggested donation.

SEBAGO Mon., May 21 — School Board and Board of Selectmen candidate forum, 6:30 p.m., Sebago Elementary School.

FMI 787-2321 or 653-9145.

WATERFORD Thur., May17 — Community Supper, 6 p.m., Wilkins House (next to church), Plummer Hill Rd. Public welcome. Bring main dish to share.

AREA EVENTS Sat., May 12 — Oxford Hills Honey Bee Club meeting, 1 p.m., Oxford County Extension Center, 9 Olson Rd., S. Paris.

Even split and queen castle, bring veils. Public welcome.

FMI cpeaston@megalink.net Sat., May 12 — Swingin’ Bears Square Dance, 7 – 9:30 p.m., Oxford Hills Middle School cafeteria, 100 Pine St., S. Paris. Kip and Linda Moulton calling and cueing. $8 per dancer. FMI 782-4050.

Tue., May 15 — Christian Women United luncheon, 11:30 a.m., South Paris First Congregational Church, 17 Main St., S. Paris. Sammie Angel will be singer. $8 per person. FMI and reservations 743-5770.

Sat., May 19 — Rummage sale, 9 a.m., St. Catherine of Sienna Church, Paris St., Norway. Parking behind church on Beal Street. To benefit the free community Thanksgiving dinner.

Sat., May 19 — Texas Hold’em, Jackson-Silver Post 68, 595 Gore Rd., Locke Mills.

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A Community Yard Sale to support the Maine Cancer Society will be held on Saturday, June 2 at the Lake Region High School car park from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Support local Casco woman Jen Lewis as she raises money for the Maine Cancer Society’s “Tri for a Cure” race.

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on Saturday, May 19 from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Stow Town Hall. The most probable topic will be the harsh winter and how all the folks in the area survived. All are invited to meet your neighbors and friends.

The Barnwood Farm Greenhouse will be opening on May 19. The farm produces both vegetables and flower plants for sale.

Cheryl Collins and William Bain invite folks to come and check out the over 18 varieties of tomatoes. The farm is located on Route 113 just two miles north of the Stow Corner Store.

Lovell Artist Reception: Local Lovell artist Sandra Bell will be having a reception this Friday, May 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Gallery 302 in Bridgton. As guest artist, Sandra will have on display her many oil paintings. Many of her paintings reveal the beauty of the surrounding area. If you’re not familiar with Sandra’s work, you’re invited to attend and enjoy her talent.

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servers and assistants for presenters. I’ve done both and it’s a wonderful time. To volunteer, fill out the form sent home by students or contact Jen Smith at drmainejen@ yahoo,com or call 647-4509.

Lovell Rec: Lovell Rec will be holding a Community Yard Sale on Saturday, May 19 at the New Suncook School from 9 to 11 a.m. To reserve a space, it will cost $10. For a space, contact Rec Director Meg Dyer at lovellrecdirector@gmail.com or 256-2223.

Stow News: Great news, the Stow Corner Store will reopen on the Thursday of Memorial Day weekend, May 24. Jim and Maureen have been working on the property to freshen it up for the new summer season. This couple not only provides great food — love the chowder — but they support Lovell Athletics’ rec baseball team and also the David Mason Tennis Tournament. See you there.

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JOHN GORKA will perform at Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield next Saturday, May 19. Tickets are on sale.

Gorka at SMAC

Bridgton Hospital recently unveiled its new x-ray machine and updated radiography and fluoroscopy room. The new machine produces high-quality digi-

tal images and can perform some basic scans in less than one minute, compared to three to four minutes with the previous machine. The digital technology also pro-

vides a safer patient experience and allows scans to be sent to the patient’s electronic medical record, giving providers quicker access to results. The invest-

ment in Bridgton Hospital’s equipment signifies Central Maine Healthcare’s dedication to improving quality and patient experience throughout the health care system.

BROWNFIELD — John Gorka will return to Maine for a show on Saturday, May 19 at 8 p.m. at the Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield.

The beloved songwriter is touring for his new studio album, True in Time, which features a band of some of the Twin Cities’ best musicians in live sessions, with vocal cameos contributed by fellow folk luminaries Jonatha Brooke, Eliza Gilkyson, and Lucy Kaplansky.

John — along with Suzanne Vega and Shawn Colvin — continues to be one of the bright lights of the folk/singersongwriter scene that came out of the Fast Folk Scene in the 90s. He consistently tops the Folk DJ charts and fills venues here and abroad and is beloved by his fellow songwriters. True in Time shows the full range of Gorka’s artistry, exhibiting his spirited acoustic guitar playing, insightful lyrics and droll, witty storytelling.

As well as being Gorka’s

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Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl., Raymond.

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

Tai Chi Maine, 9:15 a.m. new White Swan class, Town Hall, Bridgton.

Tai Chi Maine, 10 a.m., set practice, Town Hall, Bridgton.

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

Tunes for Tots, 10 - 11 a.m., Bridgton Public Library.

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

Technology Help, 10:30 noon, Bridgton Public Library Bridgton Food Pantry, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Methodist Church, 98 Main St., FMI 6474476.

Community Lunch, noon, Sebago Nazarene Church, $3.50 suggested donation Bridge, 12:15 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

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

Adult Knitting, 1 - 3 p.m., Bridgton Public Library.

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

LEGO Club, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., Bridgton Public Library.

Yarn Junkies, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m., Casco Public Library.

Harrison Food Bank, 6 - 7:30 p.m., VFW Hall, 176

Waterford Rd. FMI 890-9742.

Al-Anon Bridgton, 7 p.m.

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

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

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

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

Lovell Thrift Shop, 10 a.m.

- noon, Lovell United Church of Christ.

Kids’ Knitting, 10:30 11:30 a.m., Bridgton Public Library Sweden Food Pantry, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Sweden Community Church. Rte. 93.

First and third Wednesday of the month only.

Senior Lunch, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

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

Mah Jongg, 1 - 4 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Conversational Spanish, 4 - 4:45 p.m., Bridgton Public Library.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Casual Crafters, 9 a.m. 12 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

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

Tai Chi Maine, 10 a.m., set practice, Town Hall, Bridgton.

Gathering Place for Seniors, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Lovell United Church of Christ, Rte. 5. FMI 925-1321.

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

Gathering Place Support Group, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

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

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

Community Center.

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

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

FRIDAYS Coffee Call, 8 - 11 a.m., Caswell Conservancy Center, 42 Main St., Harrison.

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

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

Church.

Tai Chi Maine, set practice, 10 a.m., Town Hall, Bridgton.

Preschool Storytime, 10 - 11 a.m., Bridgton Public Library.

Lovell Thrift Shop, 10 a.m.

- noon, Lovell United Church of Christ.

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

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

Pickup Volleyball — 6:30 - 9 p.m., Casco Community Center gym, 940 Meadow Rd., Free, all levels welcome. Bring

Back row (L to R): Jill Rollins, RN, director of Nursing; Wenda Saunders, MD; and Matthew Frank, vice president, board of directors. Front row (L to R): David Frum, president, Bridgton Hospital; Alissa Noble, RT(R)(M), Medical Imaging and Cardiac Diagnostics manager; John Caterine, RT(R), Radiographer; and Steve Googoo, RT(R)(CT), Lead Radiographer.

Hospital unveils new equipment

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Doors open 11 a.m., games begin 1 p.m. $50 buy-in.

BYOB, pull tabs, 50/50, and beverages available.

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

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

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

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

2nd Mon.) Nazarene Church, Rte. 114. FMI 787-2177.

Lovell Thrift Shop, 10 a.m.

- noon, Lovell United Church of Christ.

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

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

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

Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m. Bridgton Community Center, 15 Depot St. ODLH

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SATURDAYS Farmer’s Market, 8 a.m.

- 1 p.m., Depot St. (behind Renys), Bridgton.

Lovell Thrift Shop, 10 a.m.

- noon, Lovell United Church of Christ.

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

Sebago Clothes Closet, 9 a.m. - noon, Warming Hut, Rte. 114, Sebago, next to Nazarene Church. FMI 787-2177.

Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m. - noon, Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library, Lovell.

AA Meeting, O/BB/D/A/L, 7 - 8 p.m., Lovell Church of Christ, 1174 Main St. AA Beginner’s & Group Mtgs., 7 - 8 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl., Raymond.

SUNDAYS Ping Pong, 1 - 4 p.m., Bridgton Town Hall, North High St. All welcome, equipment provided free.

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

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first new studio album since 2014’s Bright Side of Down, this is John’s first Red House album release through the Compass Records Group in Nashville, which recently acquired the venerable folk/ Americana label.

“I wrote the title song with Pete Kennedy (The Kennedys).

When Carrie Fisher and her mom, Debbie Reynolds, died within a day of each other I quoted lines from Paul Simon’s Mother and Child Reunion on Facebook — ‘Oh I would not give you false hope on this strange and mournful day. But a mother and child reunion is only a motion away.’ Pete responded, ‘Maybe all songs come true in time.’ Later he wrote, ‘True in time sounds like a song,’ and we proceeded to write the song long distance via the Internet. I think that ‘What is true?’ is a question a lot of us are asking today.”

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Country living

Girl Scout event

KIDS CONNECTING WITH NATURE — Join Lakes Environmental Association educators for four days of science and nature activities. The program will include two days at the Maine Lake Science Center (MLSC) and two days at the Holt Pond Preserve. Children will experience and develop a connection with nature through exploratory activities, games, crafts, journaling and more! Program is open to all kids ages 7-11. There will be two sessions of Eco-Explorers, the weeks of July 23 and Aug. 6. Cost is $150 for LEA members and $175 for nonmembers. Scholarships and payment plans are available. Deadline to apply is June 29. Please contact Mary Jewett for more information: mary@leamaine.org or call 207-647-8580.

Registration opens for Camp Dragonfly bers, and other supporters are welcome to attend. At least one adult must attend with a child. There is no cost to participate but those who wish to attend must register by Tuesday, June 5.

This one-day camp aims to assist young people who have experienced a loss and help families feel comfortable having difficult conver-

Free community lunch in Otisfield

OTISFIELD — A free community lunch will be held on Wednesday, May 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Otisfield Community Hall (Route 121). Donations accepted.

The menu includes chicken a la king, biscuits, green beans, salads, cookies and bars. If you’re willing to cook, please call Virginia Noble at 539-4027.

If you need a ride, please call Nancy Coombs at 6274374.

If you can help at the lunch or to set up, please call Dave McVety at 539-4368.

Henry H. Hamilton III, author, will be selling his children’s book, Night Full Frightful, as well as prints of the artwork by Patricia Chandler.

sations about death and loss with their children and other family members. The camp also helps children who have a family member with a terminal illness.

Specially-trained counselors and volunteers provide a caring environment to help meet the unique needs of grieving children, teens, and adults.

The camp activities offer opportunities for both therapeutic experiences and education about the process of grief.

“We use a variety of proven approaches to help campers learn about the grief process,’’ said Amy Dulac, Androscoggin’s Bereavement Coordinator. “We want children who are grieving to

know that they do not have to go through grief alone and that there are many resources available to assist them through this difficult time.”

The camp is aptly named, since the dragonfly symbolizes the transformation of life. To register, please call 795-9468 or e-mail bereavement@ahch.org

Special concert to honor vets All veterans in the area are invited to attend a special concert honoring them and currently-serving military men and women for their service to the community and the nation.

The Fanfare Concert Band will present a special community salute to local veterans and their families at the Lake Region High School Auditorium on Tuesday, May 22 at 7 p.m. This event will be free of charge to all and gives band members a chance to show their respect and support for the men and women

who have been so generous in giving of their time to keep us safe in our local communities.

This community event is supported by the local American Legion in Naples, students and staff of the Lake Region Vocational Center, the Lake Region High School Interact Club, and young clar-

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LEWISTON — Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice has opened registration for its free annual program designed to help children and teens deal with the loss of a loved one.

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inet players from the SAD 61 Music Program.

The Fanfare Concert Band is directed by Stan Buchanan.

Please consider taking time out from your everyday schedule to honor those who have taken time out of their lives to keep us safe and our freedoms intact.

NAPLES — Girl Scouts of Maine (GSME) will host a free Sprouting Daisies event for girls who are entering kindergarten or first grade, and their families. The event will take place at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16, in the Songo Locks School, 25 Songo School Rd. in Naples.

Sprouting Daisies brings together girls and their caregivers, and allows them to discover why Girl Scouting is important to the development of girls, how it relates to the success of young women today, and the important role that adults play. Attendees will be invited to participate in an activity, explore volunteer opportunities, and learn how to earn GSME’s newest patch — Sprouting Daisies — for free.

“Girl Scouts helps girls develop their full potential, even the youngest ones,” says Joanne Crepeau, CEO of Girl Scouts of Maine.

“When a girl becomes a Girl Scout, she grows into a young woman who is self-confident, strong, and compassionate. She learns how to build and maintain healthy relationships. She becomes more aware of the world around her and uses her skills and talents to make her world a better place.

For more information call the school at 693-6828.

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Raider recaps: Softball at #1

SOFTBALL Poland 4, Raiders 0: A busy week was in store for the Raiders with four games on the schedule. It started Monday with a trip to Poland where Fryeburg would lose a rather well-played game, 4-0.

FA managed four hits, but didn’t hit the ball all that bad as Poland made plays and never let the Raiders string hits together to mount a rally.

Defensively, FA played quite well as a few costly errors lead to a few runs.

Raiders 13, St. Dom’s Academy 1: The Raiders returned home to face St. Dom’s on Wednesday and rolled to a convincing 13-1 victory in five innings. The Raiders plated two runs in the first inning highlighted by a Paige O’Connell RBI double.

In the third, O’Connell kept the power bat in full force, knocking a two-run homerun over the left field fence as Fryeburg jumped out to a 6-0 lead.

Fryeburg kept the pressure on, scoring five runs in the fifth frame highlightNICE JOB — Fryeburg Academy shortstop Tina LeBlanc ed by who else, O’Connell, spends a moment with freshman pitcher Emeila DeSantis with a two-run double deep during a Raider win.

(Photos by Julian Zhu/FA) to left center off the fence.

O’Connell was 3-for-4 with two runs and five RBI with the two doubles and the homerun. Morgan Fusco had a hot day at the plate going 3-for-3 and three runs scored and added a pair of RBI. Tina Leblanc chipped in with three runs batted in. Pitcher Emeila DeSantis went the distance, allowing just a run on four hits while striking out four.

Raiders 5, Grayt-NG 3: Facing senior pitcher Ali Martel, the Raiders knew the key would be putting the ball in play and having quality at bats for all seven innings.

The Patriots took an early 1-0 lead, but Fryeburg struck back fast with two runs in the top of the third thanks to the bottom of the lineup getting it started. Caroline Condon reached on a hit and pinch hitter Maddie Darling added another hit. With Tina Leblanc at bat, she hit a popup in the infield and two Gray defenders collided allowing FA to score two runs.

Fryeburg built a 4-1 lead as the team produced four hits. Gray rallied in the sixth as they plated a run to make it 4 to 2. Tina Leblanc stopped the rally with a great defensive play by diving to stop the ball up the middle. Gray tried to score, but from her knees Leblanc would be spot on and threw out the runner at home. The team added an insurance run in the seventh thanks to Kaylee Emery’s RBI hit to score Leblanc.

Tina Leblanc and Paige O’Connell paced the team with two hits apiece.

Raiders 5, Cape Elizabeth 4: Cape Elizabeth has been a longtime rival in softball and always a highlycompetitive contest unfolds between the teams. Saturday would be no different.

In an entertaining game that saw good defensive play and timely hitting, the Raiders battled from two down to win 5-4. Cape jumped out to a 2-0 lead after the first inning. FA seemed a little down as the score AGGRESSIVENESS PAYS OFF for Raider Tina LeBlanc, who dives head first into stayed that way after two third base during last week’s game against Greely. The Raiders rallied past the Rangers innings. Coach Apt preached before the third inning that to push their win streak to four, and move into the top spot in Class B South.

there were five more innings to be played, and FA players needed to relax and have confidence in themselves to battle back. Timing can be everything as the team, right on cue from listening to Coach Apt remarks, erupted for five runs in the third. It all started with Kayrin Johnson, who hit a little blooper hit to get on. Maddie Darling, again coming off the bench to pinch hit, had a quality at bat, fouling off several pitches with two strikes to deliver a hit. RBI hits came from Tina Leblanc, Kaylee Emery, Brooke Juneau and Madison McIntyre to put FA up 5-2 lead after three innings.

“It was good to see the team keep feeding off each other with quality hits over and over in the same inning.

Brooke and Madison really smoked the ball and that lead to a pitching change for the Capers,” Assistant Coach Chris Dutton reported.

Cape wasn’t ready to go away as they tallied a run in the fifth and one in the

sixth to make it a 5-4 game headed to the seventh. Cape had their 3-4-5 hitters due up and got their lead-off batter on. Shortstop Leblanc made a nice catch running out toward center field for the first out.

After another hit, Cape had runners on first and second with one out. A Caper lined a shot right back to the pitcher DeSantis, who couldn’t handle the hot shot at first, but stayed with the play and fired the ball to first base for the out. A Cape runner was caught off guard by the line drive, and was doubled up as Emery fired the ball down to second base to teammate Leblanc, who applied the tag for the game ending 1-3-6 doubleplay.

“The team showed some real emotion and excitement from the ending and for each other for the great plays they had made in the end to seal the victory,” Coach Dutton said. “Coach Apt praised the young team afterwards, for not giving up and battling RAIDER, Page 3C

GUNNAR GURNIS of Fryeburg Academy fires the ball during varsity boys’ lacrosse action.

(Photo by Julian Zhu/FA)

Lake Region weekly recaps

SOFTBALL Lakers 14, Old Orchard Beach 2: Maddie Rock went 4-for-4 including a solo home run on a bullet over the left field fence to open the fifth as the Lakers clobbered the Sea Gulls last Wednesday in Naples.

After escaping a bases-loaded jam to start the game, the Lakers exploded for six runs in the home half, sending 10 hitters to the plate. Delaney Meserve, who had four hits on the day including a bases-loaded triple, knocked a base hit to plate two.

LR scored a run in the third as Mindy Murphy singled and later scored on a RBI hit from Arianna Libby. The Lakers scored four in the fourth, a run in the fifth and two in the sixth, which ended the contest.

Repeat hitters were: Rock (4), Julia Murch (3), Haley Fernald, Mindy Murphy and Meserve (4).

Sophomore Ellery Hunt earned her first varsity pitching win, allowing just a run over three innings. Haley Fernald closed the game, striking out five in three innings of work.

Greely 8, Lakers 5: Catcher Maddie Rawnsley was a difference maker for the Rangers on Friday. She smacked two home runs to lead Greely to a win in Cumberland.

The day started quite promising for the Lakers (4-4) as four base hits, including a two-run single by Brooke Harriman resulted in a 3-0 lead.

Greely, however, answered with three hits to tie the contest.

LR regained the lead in the second as Delaney Meserve reached on an error and later scored on a Maddie Rock hit.

The Rangers tied the game in the third on Rawnsley’s bomb to straight-away center on a 1-2 low fastball. Greely took a 7-4 lead in the fifth as Rawnsley belted a two-run dinger. The Lakers trimmed the lead to 7-5 as Meserve reached on a push bunt over the pitcher and later scored on a Jordan Weese base hit.

LR surrendered a run in the sixth.

Pitcher Haley Fernald struck out four. Greely’s Kelsey Currier fanned 11.

Up next: The Lakers (ranked ninth in Class B South) host Yarmouth Friday at 4:30 p.m. and then face a busy road week at Wells Monday, at Old Orchard Wednesday and at Poland next Friday.

BASEBALL Cape Elizabeth 16, Lakers 0: Starting pitching struggled in the first inning, along with defensive miscues, and of course, timely hitting gave the Capers 12 in the first two innings.

“Sometimes in high school, you have one of those games where the pitching is thin and you are in a funk and it all happens to meet on the same day,” LR Coach Andrew Stacy said.

“It’s what we do after this game that will matter.”

Greely 8, Lakers 7 (nine innings): The Lakers got the scoring going in the second inning, scoring two off good base running and solid small ball by the team. Greely got

PUTTING THE BALL IN PLAY is Lake Region senior Arianna Libby (left), taking a big swing; and sophomore second baseman Delaney Meserve, who knocked four hits including a triple with the bases loaded in a win last week over Old Orchard Beach.

(Photos by Kevin Murphy)

one back in the bottom half of the inning by back-to-back singles. Nielski kept the Lakers at bay until the fourth when they got another two runs off an RBI single by Andrew Douglass, and a wild pitch. LR came right back in the fifth and scored another three, after three straight singles by Mayo, Isaac Holland and Cody Allen. Up 7-1, Lake Region was in a great place to secure a victory, but Greely had other plans.

They got one in the fifth and got four runs in the sixth to make it 7-6.

“Unfortunately, our starters pitch count took effect in the sixth and Greely just kept chipping away, coming up with hit after hit,” Coach Stacy said.

True Meyers came on to shut it down in the seventh, but Greely scratched one across on a defensive miscue up the middle. The Lakers stayed in the game and kept fighting until a walk off single by Kiesow gave the Rangers the win.

“Happy with how we started the game, that was our game to win. Very pleased to see when Greely tied it up that we stayed in the game,” Coach Stacy said. “Hopefully, we build off of this game and start to get rolling.”

Lakers 12, Poland 5: Poland came out firing, putting up four in the first inning off of seven hits. They also got another run on solid base running to go up 5-0.

“Mondays are always tough, especially when a team comes out hitting like that,” Coach Stacy said.

Matt Casey stepped in to relieve in the second, only giving up that one run the rest of the way.

“He threw strikes, simple as that. He allowed our bats to wake up and get us back in it,” the coach said.

The Lakers plated a run in the third to get them started, then put up four in the fourth and six in the fifth.

“They gave us base runners and we took advantage. We aggressively ran the bases that put the pressure on their defense. After going on a bad run lately, it was good to get back in the W column.”

Up next: The Lakers (4-4, ranked seventh in Class B South) host Yarmouth on Friday at 4:30 p.m. The Lakers then travel to Wells on Monday and Old Orchard Beach on Wednesday. Game times 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ LACROSSE Lakers 14, Wells 4: Lauren Jakobs made her presence known, scoring five goals after sitting out most of the previous two games with a hip injury. The rest of the offense had another strong game with Shauna Hancock scoring three goals and Lindsey Keenan scoring a goal and adding five assists.

The midfielders did a great job on both ends of the field led by Paige Davis, Aisley Sturk (three assists), Mackenzie Siebert (two goals and one assist), Bella Russo, Neva Leavitt and Becca Roy. Rachel Shanks and Meghan Harmon rounded out the scoring with a goal apiece.

Lakers 16, Windham 7: Last Friday, Windham came to Naples to face the Lakers for the first time. Windham got off LAKERS, Page 2C

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Lakers weekly recaps

(Continued from Page 1C) to a quick start, building a two-goal lead until the Lakers defensive unit, led by Olivia Deschenes, Hailey Parsons, Shayla Dunn and Meghan Harmon settled down and shut down their offense.

On the other end of the field, the Lakers offense got into full swing, scoring seven unanswered goals led by Lindsey Keenan (three goals and four assists), Shauna Hancock (four goals), and Rachel Shanks (three goals

ON THE RUN, Shayla Dunn for the Lakers.

and an assist).

“This was definitely the best game we have played as a team this season. The girls did a great job of moving the ball on both ends of the field and both goalies (Maddie Nelson and Emily Lake) did an outstanding job in goal,” LR Coach David Keenan said.

Rounding out the scoring was Lauren Jakobs (two goals and an assist), Melissa Bonenfant (two goals), and Mackenzie Siebert and Aisley Sturk each had a goal.

BOYS’ LACROSSE Lakers 18, Oxford Hills 3: Caleb Emery had seven goals and two assists to propel the Lakers (3-2) as they cruised by the Vikings (0-4) at South Paris.

Nate Bragdon-Clements had five goals and a pair of assists for Lake Region, while Paul Vigna added two goals and three assists. Kyle Williams stopped two shots for the Lakers.

TRACK & FIELD There was nice weather at York as the Laker boys’ and girls’ teams took on Seacoast Christian, Wells, Traip Academy and York. Senior Sam DeSouza set personal records in the shot put and discus. Her shot put throw of 37-feet 1.5-inches breaks her school record set last year by over one foot! Her discus throw was over 100 feet and is only a few feet off the

PROTECTING THE NET are goalie Emily Lake and Leah Clavette. school record for that event.

Other outstanding performances include: Sophia Leighton provisionally qualifying for the state meet in the 1600 meters by breaking six minutes for the first time (5:53.10, fourth).

Danica Chadwick provisionally qualifying in the 300-meter hurdles (54.50, fifth).

Theo Snow provisionally qualifying in the triple jump (37-8.50, third) and pole vault (9-0, second).

Tim Moore, Nate Casali and Matthew Mayo each with three personal records.

Two personal records were set by a bunch of athletes: Ciara Harriman, Emerson Dinsmore, Grace Plummer, Logan Parsons, Ian St. John, Ethan Chadwick, Brandon Tremblay and Sanjay Tucker.

Up next: This Friday, the Lakers travel to Sacopee PHYSICAL BATTLE waged by Lake Region’s Rachel Valley.

Shanks and a Windham player. (Photos by Dena Dunn)

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The collegiate track & field championship season is about to begin. Kate Hall of Casco, along with her University of Georgia Bulldog teammates, will compete for the SEC Championship this weekend at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

Saturday evening, Kate will long jump and run the 100-meter dash. Sunday evening, Kate hopes to run in the 100-meter dash finals and is scheduled to run in the 4X100 relay.

Coverage of the SEC Championships can be found on WatchESPN:Live Sports.

The 2018 outdoor track and field season has been a bit of a challenge for the defending NCAA long jump champion. Kate’s run up to the board has been KATE, Page 4C

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Raider weekly recaps

(Continued from Page 1C) throughout the game. We can score in bunches at any time if we just have the confidence each time we are in the bat-

ter’s box. He also commented on how these past three wins has really been a team effort, as we have had as many as 15 or 16 players get in each

game, as pinch hitters, base runners, or on defense and we have all been able to produce and executing with getting the job done, and producing at their roles that is asked upon them.”

Freshman pitcher Emeila DeSantis has been pitching well and looking sharper in hitting her spots. Offensively to date, Paige O’Connell has been the leader, setting a torrid pace at a .593 clip with six extra base hits along with 13 runs batted in.

Raiders 3, Greely 2: Grace Condon hit a walkoff RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Raiders (6-2) past the Rangers (5-3) at Fryeburg.

Greely took a 2-1 lead in the top of the sixth when Delia Knox hit a two-out, two-run single, but Fryeburg tied it in the bottom of the inning on an RBI single by Kristian LeBlanc.

Fryeburg took a 1-0 lead in the first when Madison McIntyre drove in Paige O’Connell with a sacrifice fly. O’Connell led off the inning with a triple. Repeat hitters for the Raiders were DELIVERING a hit during the Raiders’ softball game LeBlanc, Emery (3) and O’Connell (3). against Greely is freshman Morgan Fusco.

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LOOKING FOR SOME OPERATING ROOM is Fryeburg Academy’s Kalie Eastman during varsity girls’ lacrosse action against Cape Elizabeth. (Photos by Julia Zhu/FA) game win streak, the Raiders have reached the #1 spot in the Class B South Heal Rating. They hosted Wells yesterday, and travel to York Friday. FA sees the Wildcats again at FA next Friday at 4 p.m.

BOYS’ LACROSSE Raiders 9, Lake Region 3: Fryeburg Academy was short a few players due to injury, including goalie Yukon King who will be out for a while with an injured hand.

Cody Gullikson stepped up as goalie in his absence and played very well in a win over the Lakers.

“He made some great saves and looked like a natural in net,” FA Coach Matt Haley said.

FA started the scoring off when Gullikson made a clearing pass to Caleb Bowles, who ran in past the defense to score. Gunnar Gurnis was next to score off a feed from Caleb Bowles making it 2-0 at the end of the first.

Lake Region scored

first in the second, but the Raiders answered back with a goal from Josh Frye off a pass from Bowles. Evan Caracciolo scored the next two, first off a pass from Gunnar Gurnis then off a feed from Josh Frye. At halftime it was 5-1, Raiders.

In the third, Gurnis scored off a clearing pass from Gavin LaChance. Next, Bowles scored off a pass from Will Galligan. Then, Caracciolo netted one off a pass from Gurnis, giving FA an 8-2 lead at the end of the third.

FA would score one more in the fourth quarter when Gurnis tallied off a pass from Bowles.

“Our defense was outstanding. The Lake Region offense was.... interesting.

Their intention was to hold the ball in the outer part of the zone with hope to draw the defensemen way out then get past them to get to the goal. Our defense wouldn’t bite, so they ended up spending a lot of time just holding

the ball in our defensive end.

It was a very strange strategy that didn’t pay off for them,” Coach Haley said. “When we had the ball, we were able to get quite a few scoring chances. We had a lot of shots that just missed the net. In the first quarter alone, we hit three posts on shots. So, our offense was strong, but our shooting wasn’t quite as good as it normally is. All in all, it was a great game. We played very clean, only taking two penalties all game. I’m really happy with how everyone played.”

Gunnar Gurnis - 3 goals, 2 assists Caleb Bowles - 2 goals, 3 assists Evan Caracciolo - 3 goals Josh Frye - 1 goal, 1 assist Gavin LaChance - 1 assist Will Galligan - 1 assist Cody Gullikson - 1 assist Raiders 17, Oxford Hills 2: In South Paris, the Raiders controlled play for most of the game and blasted the RAIDERS, Page 4C

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Raider recaps (Continued from Page 3C) Vikings. Here’s how it unfolded: 1st quarter Liam Chisari unassisted Caleb Eklund from Will Galligan Evan Caracciolo from Liam Chisari Caleb Eklund from Evan Caracciolo Caleb Eklund from Josh Frye 2nd quarter Liam Chisari from Caleb Bowles Liam Chisari unassisted Gunnar Gurnis from Evan Caracciolo 3rd quarter Josh Frye from Gunnar Gurnis Liam Chisari from Gavin LaChance Caleb Eklund from Liam Chisari Josh Frye from Gunnar Gurnis Josh Frye from Caleb Bowles Josh Frye unassisted 4th quarter Will Galligan from Gunnar Gurnis Arlo Stevenson from Will Galligan Josh Frye from Will Galligan “The guys played very well. It was nice to be able to play everyone in the game today and to see them do so well,” Coach Haley said.

Up next: The Raiders host Mt. Blue this Friday at 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ LACROSSE Raiders 9, Deering 5: The Raiders won their first game of the season on Friday against Deering, 9-5. As usual, sophomore captain Bridget O’Neil was high scorer (with three goals) and dominated loose ball control. It was also fun to see three seniors score: Heather Howard, Faye Taylor and Kalie Eastman. Sophomore Sophie Kummer also scored her first RAIDER, Page 7C

WHERE IS MY HELP? Raider Ryan Duffy works past a couple of defenders.

(Photo by Julian Zhu/FA)

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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK When the coaching staff considered candidates for the leadoff spot in the batting order, Julia Murch wasn’t part of the conversation.

In fact, while Julia showed off a great glove at first base, winning the starting job midway through her freshman season, she struggled mightily to make contact at the plate.

Then, Assistant Coach Shawn Rock had an idea.

“With Julia’s quickness and her willingness to try something new, she worked Julia Murch with Coach Rock on becoming a slap hitter,” LR varsity softball coach Wayne Rivet said. “The results have been amazing.”

Switching to the left side of the plate, Julia picked up the concept — starting toward the back of the hitter’s box, moving forward as the pitch arrives and “slapping” the ball down the lines or past the pitcher — quickly and has given the Lakers a big threat at the top of the lineup.

The LR sophomore leads the team in hits (10) at the halfway mark of the season, and has shown the ability to make contact against even the league’s harder throwers.

“It’s awesome to watch Julia show so much confidence at the plate and be so productive. She deserves all the credit, being willing to try something new, putting in the time to develop the skill, and showing trust in what Coach Rock has been telling her,” Coach Rivet said. “Julia’s success has inspired other hitters, and has given us a much needed offensive lift.”

In recognition of her hard work, dedication and commitment to her team, Julia has been selected by the Lake Region Athletic Boosters as the Hancock Lumber Player of the Week.

Athletes selected for this honor receive a speciallydesigned t-shirt donated by Hancock Lumber.

The Murch File Athlete: Julia Murch Year in School: Sophomore Hometown: Bridgton Parent: Lena Murch Sports you play: Field hockey, indoor track & field, softball School organizations: METS Q. Why did you choose to play softball? I chose to play softball in the fifth grade because many of my friends played.

Q. What is the most difficult part of the game? For JULIA, Page 5C

Mark Mayo is an anchor of the Lake Region varsity baseball team.

“Mark is a hard worker, dedicated to improving every time he steps on a playing surface. I’ve really enjoyed the opportunity to coach this young man,” LR head coach Andrew Stacy said.

In recognition of his hard work, dedication and commitment to his team, Mark has been selected by the Lake Region Athletic Boosters as the Hancock Lumber Player of the Week.

Athletes selected for Mark Mayo this honor receive a specially-designed t-shirt donated by Hancock Lumber.

The Mayo File Athlete: Mark Mayo Year in School: Junior Hometown: Bridgton Parents: John and Amy Mayo Sports you play: Football, basketball, baseball School organizations: National Honor Society, Varsity Club School honors: National Honor Society vice president, Class vice president, Varsity Club vice president Q. Why did you choose to play baseball? I chose to play baseball at a very young age. I wanted to be just like my older brother at the time and played baseball. I really enjoyed it and stuck with it ever since.

Q. What is the most difficult part of the game? The most difficult part is knowing that you will fail almost 70% of the time at the plate.

Q. What do you enjoy the most about the sport? I enjoy making a good play in the field or having a good hit.

Q. What do you feel you need to work on and why? I need to work on covering more ground as a fielder.

Q. Why is teamwork important? Teamwork is important because one player can only get a team so far. Without the help of your teammates, you have to do it all on your own, but with the help of teammates, it can make your job a whole lot easier.

Q. What is the biggest impact your coach(es) have had on you? My coaches have helped me improve my game and have taught me that good character and the way you carry yourself leaves a lasting impression in everyone’s minds.

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

I want people to view me as an athlete that plays the game the right way and takes pride in his team and community.

MARK, Page 5C

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Kate Hall to compete at the SEC Championships.

Go time for Kate (Continued from Page 2C) inconsistent, resulting in too many minor fouls and takeoffs behind the board. Kate appears to be back on track after jumping 21-feet 9-inches last weekend in Athens, Ga. The Eastern Region NCAA Qualifying meet will be held in Tampa, Fla. on the last weekend of May. If all goes well at the qualifying meet, Kate will once again compete for the National Championship in Eugene, Oregon on June 6-9.

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POW: Julia Murch (Continued from Page 4C) me, the most difficult is batting on the right side, and making contact with the ball.

Q. What do you enjoy the most about softball? I enjoy the people that I play with, along with the coaching staff and playing first base.

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

I definitely need to work more on having confidence in everything I do. There is also room for improvement both offensively and defensively.

Q. Why is teamwork important? When I think of teamwork, I think of communication and always being there for a teammate, to pick them up when they’re down. It not only helps improve the game, but it builds bonds, as well.

Q. What is the biggest impact your coach(es) have had on you? My coaches have never given up on me and always have confidence in me, even when I’m lacking it myself.

Q. How do you want people to view you as an athlete? I want people to know I’m a team player. I always want/strive to do what’s best for any team I’m playing on. I also always try my hardest.

Q. Ten years from now, when you look back on your high school sports career, what do you think you will remember most? I’m going to remember the friendships I’ve made because of sports. I’ll also remember the feeling of being a part of a team and how great it is.

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Senior Rambles Hiking Trips & Tips

by Allen Crabtree

Frost Mountain I asked Denmark Mountain Hiker Doug Bowen a short while ago: “We’ve never climbed Frost Mountain, but after we saw the snowmobile trail signs on our April 6 climb up the back side of Peary Mountain I thought it would be time to climb Frost Mountain.”

I added, “Do you suppose you could check out the trails and see if we can get there on a hike?”

Doug got back to me with this e-mail: “I did the Frost Mountain hike. I’d guess it is between four and five miles RT, and 700-foot elevation gain. All easy on good trails, except for a moderately steep quarter-mile section near the top. No ledges or bad rocks, no roots ’n rocks. It’s thoroughly pleasant with partial views at the top. There’s an option of shaving off a halfmile on the way back by going along a pleasant wood road, making a partial loop.”

He added, “The final turn up the mountain is unmarked.

I’d be glad to lead the hike and can do it any Friday in May except May 11th.”

We scheduled the Denmark Mountain Hikers climb of Frost Mountain on May 4, a fine warm spring day. There were 22 hikers on this fine spring day. Doug led the hike and it was everything that he had promised.

We climbed up the Harmon Ridge Road from the south, the same route we had taken to climb Peary Mountain a month before. This time, however, when we got to the first trail junction instead of taking the left fork to Peary we took the right fork to Frost. This is an old town road, now abandoned, but an active snowmobile trail in winter. We could see Frost Mountain and a smaller 900foot unnamed peak off to our right as we passed the beaver ponds next to the road. We saw our first May Flowers and Bluets, and the maples

NICE VIEWS — There were nice views to the west from the summit of Frost Mountain. (Photo by Allen Crabtree)

fork around the base of Frost Mountain. The next trail junction was marked with snowmobile signs, telling us to go either left to Frost Mountain or back the way we came to Frost Mountain.

Doug took us to the right instead. A short way up the road he led us on a well-used but unmarked snowmobile/ atv trail up hill to the summit of Frost. There is a summit and then further to the west along the summit ridge an open ledge area with nice views to the west. We had the advantage of no leaves on the trees — in the height of summer the view would be limited. Paul Tworog measured the hike from the trailhead to the summit ledges at 2.81 miles.

After lunch and the obligatory summit photos, Doug LOOK WHAT WE FOUND took us down a snowmobile — We discovered a red eft trail off the east side of Frost stage of an eastern newt MAY FLOWERS — The that came out on the old town (Notophthalmus viridescens) first May flowers of the road. A left turn here brought in the leaves on the trail. spring were along the trail. us back to the confusing trail (Photo by Allen Crabtree) (Photo by Allen Crabtree) signs, a left there and back to the junction near the old cellar hole, but Doug directed us to go straight here.

“This will cut off about a half-mile and will bring us out on Shepard River Road where we have parked our cars,” he said.

It was a delightful hike, but temperatures were in the low- to mid-70s with high humidity, so we suffered with the heat. Also plaguing us was our first spring bout with swarms of blackflies around our heads that brought out the head nets and bug dope.

When we were having lunch, enjoying Rick’s chocolate chip cookies and Susan’s poems, hikers started noticing the wood ticks climbing on their bodies. Most were quickly picked off, and I hope that everyone did a thorough tick check when they got home. Ain’t spring LUNCH BAR? — We believe that a bear has been digging on this dead aspen tree for in Maine a delight? Where bugs. (Photo by Jonathan Weld) else can you experience ticks and beech were putting out their first leaves of the spring.

Along the way, we passed an old cellar hole on the right and what appeared to be stones across the road where a barn probably was. Amy Morton discovered a red eft stage of an eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) in the leaves on the trail.

Jonathan Weld discovered an aspen tree that had been stripped of its bark, apparently by a bear looking for grubs and insects.

The trail was broad and easy to follow, but with several patches of mud and standing water. The last time we were here these were frozen and snow-covered, and we needed microspikes. No need for microspikes this time, and I was the only one with them jangling off the back of my pack. I should have saved the weight and left them at home!

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SONGO LOCKS top Bus Safety Poster contest winners were (left to right) Ava Lynn Cole, Ava May Johnson and Jayden Jines. Absent was Ruby Sanborn.

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SEBAGO ELEMENTARY top Bus Safety Poster contest winners were (left to right) Brian Harmon, Zachary Cross and Michael Hawkes Jr. Absent was Kristina Splude.

Winning bus safety messages

Liné Mulcahy is a believer that practice, practice, practice makes perfect, especially when it comes to bus safety.

“Throughout the year, we talk about danger zones and emergency procedures,” said Mulcahy, who is SAD 61’s school bus driver trainer and drives Bus 3 in West Bridgton.

Thanks to some remarkable artwork by elementary school students, those safety messages can be seen throughout 2018.

Mulcahy announced the winners of this year’s Bus Safety Poster Contest during Monday’s school board meeting. SAD 61 winners advance to the state competition. Posters were 11”x17”, STEVENS BROOK top Bus Safety Poster contest winners and had to include this year’s were (left to right) Avery Bush, Trevor Bush, Jaycen theme, “My school bus is the Massey and Jayden Cote. safest form of student trans-

portation.” The original winning local entries were sent off to the state, which the finalist will be selected in July.

Meanwhile, copies were made and used as part of a colorful calendar, starting with this month (May) and running through April 2019. Each month also carries a bus safety message. The one for May is “Wait for a signal from the bus driver before crossing.” A secondary message says, “Make the right choice every day to be your best.”

“The drawings are remarkable,” Mulcahy told directors.

“It was difficult to pick a Top 12 in the district.”

Winners (pictured above) were presented medals, certificates and copies of the calendar. They also received some kind words from Buster,

Raider sports weekly highlights (Continued from Page 4C) goal of the season.

“All-around star Abigail Hewes went back to help out on defense while one of our other defensive starters was away,” FA Coach Julia Taylor said.

Up next: The Raiders host Noble on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. and travel to Westbrook on Monday.

BOYS TENNIS The Fryeburg Academy boys’ varsity tennis team played at Hebron Academy last Friday. The match didn’t go well for Fryeburg, falling 5-0 to a very skilled group of athletes. The boys fought for every point and showed much grit throughout the match.

Fryeburg’s No. 1, Harry

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Participants will follow Perky’s Path to observe the Enchanting Ephemerals. In celebration of spring, we’ll savor the fleeting moments of glory as we spot emerging flowers and leaves. Bring your binoculars, because we should spy some warblers, as well.

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Yan played a great match against a highly skilled player in a two-set match that Harry lost 3-6, 4-6. Harry went up 3-2 in the second set winning a tough game that went to deuce 12 times while serving. He broke his opponent to even the score 4-4 but couldn’t find a way to win the set. This was by far the best hard-fought battle of the year.

Playing No. 2, Henry Wang lost his match 0-6, 1-6 to a skilled player that had a great all court game. He had all the shots and used them in an aggressive, thoughtful progression. In Henry’s defense, he played hard and got many deuces but couldn’t get to the finish line. “Henry is improving every day and I expect him to get his first win very soon,” Coach Dick Valliere said.

Playing at No. 3, Thaddeus Thorne is in his first year on the team. Thad lost his match 0-6, 0-6 but showed that he is a player willing to do whatever it takes to learn and improve. He is working to be the best player he can be. Thad will be a future No. 1 without question; Coach Valliere looks forward to his

continued progress.

No. 1 Doubles, Edwin Young and Gary Gao had a tough match losing 1-6, 0-6.

Their opponents are the best doubles team Coach V has seen this year. “We talk about the positive takeaways after the match and how they can learn from what they didn’t do and what their opponents did do to be so successful.

Edwin and Gary will definitely grow as a team,” the coach said.

Playing at No. 2 Doubles, Charlie Chen and Tommy Yan had a solid first set going down 4-6 and 1-6. “We’ll be working on court position and shot selection with both doubles teams as we move forward.

Correction in these two areas will improve their games dramatically,” Coach V said. “The team has a positive attitude and the passion to improve.

Progress is being made in every phase of the game in order to be the best we can be.

This is our team goal and we strive to achieve that end.”

Up next: The Raiders host Hyde this Friday at 4 p.m.

The boys and girls travel to Hebron on Monday, 3:30 p.m.

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Bridgton Board of Selectmen, had met with Madura prior to the meeting and reviewed the same information.

Personnel. Erin BatesLetourneau has been approved as Assistant Special Education Director for the 2018–19 school year. This is a new position ($83,000). She was previously the director of student support services in Dubai (the largest and most populous city in the United Arab Emirates).

She holds a bachelor’s of arts in communication and minor in public relations from the University of Maine at Orono, a master’s of arts in special education from the University of South Florida, and a sixth-year degree in administration-educational leadership.

There were five applicants, and three were interviewed.

Sandra Hamblin was approved as a long-term substitute at Lake Region Middle School, replacing Rachel Hall, who is on maternity leave.

Resignations: Paula Miller as an Ed Tech, Lake Region Middle School; Ellen Berry, school counselor at Songo Locks School: Tom Letourneau, teacher at Stevens Brook Elementary School effective end of 2017–18 school year; Roberta Polland, Resource Room teacher at Stevens Brook Elementary School effective end of 2017–18 school year; Danielle Woodbury, Day Treatment support technician at Songo Locks School; Lisa Warren, Special Education Secretary.

Grants. Directors accepted the following grants: • Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Grant – Songo Locks School, $11,525.

• Hannaford Helps Schools – Lake Region High School $1,029.

• Hannaford Helps Schools – Lake Region Middle School $579.

• Donation of $1,000 from Maine Family Camping, Inc., owners Dan and Liz Craffey, to Songo Locks School to help pay for transportation of all fourth grade students to the Maine State Museum in Augusta.

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the district’s mechanical Bus Safety mascot.

Immunization changes.

Superintendent Al Smith noted that the Maine Department of Health has changed its meningitis immunization requirement. Students in Grade 7 will receive one dose while those in Grade 12 will be required to receive two doses.

Storage space. Lake Region Community Theater has been calling the high school auditorium its performance home, but when the show ends and it is time to put away props and other items, there is no real storage space available.

So, LRCT posed an idea to SAD 61. Maybe, the vocational center’s construction students could build a storage building.

At a Facilities Committee meeting, Superintendent Smith reported that a portable classroom would be moved from the middle school to the Essential Services Building site this summer. It was discussed that if LRCT would help with the costs of moving the portable, they would be able to use it until a permanent space was determined at the high school. Janet Ver Planck presented the idea to the LRCT board of directors, who agreed to pay $2,200 to move the portable.

Bridgton Memorial School property. The wheels on the future of the former Bridgton elementary school continue to turn ever so slowly.

Andy Madura, director of Maintenance, Transportation and Food Service, presented a draft map of plot plans for BMS and reviewed the history with the Facilities Committee, as well as highlighted the rightof-way needed if and when the property/BMS building was given back to the Town of Bridgton.

There was a discussion on the proposed use and timelines. It is planned to generate a plot plan that also shows the property lines. Superintendent Smith reported there has not been any formal discussion with the town recently. Greg Watkins, chairman of the

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May 10, 2018, The Bridgton News, Page 1D

The Right Angle

by Richard Cebra Maine State Representative

Gideon is failing people of Maine “We have always done it this way.”

When I hear that phrase, it usually tells me one thing.

The people involved are stuck in a time warp and have little interest in making things better. That sentiment was never more evident than the last four months serving in the Maine House of Representatives.

There are 151 members in the Maine House. Every two years, the House elects a speaker from among its members.

Our current speaker is Sara Gideon of Freeport.

I am serving in my fifth term as a state representative. I have served under a total of five different speakers to date.

All had their strengths and their weaknesses, but overall, they ran an orderly House that kept the work flowing, and the members on both sides of the aisle were treated with fairness and respect…until now.

From crassly calling Republican Leader Ken Fredette and Governor Paul LePage “terrorists” to failing to begin daily House proceedings even close to on time, Speaker Gideon has set a completely disrespectful tone as the GIDEON, Page 2D

Small World

by Henry Precht BN Columnist

Life with animals

A year or so back I was walking down Kennard Street when I heard a nostalgia-stirring call. This was before the neighborhood became the battleground for freedom fighters arrayed against developers. So it was not a battle cry. Rather, it was a wake-up call.

It was the crowing of a rooster, out of sight but instructing the owners and neighbors to get up and moving. Just as I heard from my boyhood backyard — except the sounds from there were many times more powerful. My father kept hens for eggs and meat and a rooster to keep them contented. Plus he bred, raised, and showed Cornish bantams as well as other more exotic species. In a word, we heard a daily racket.

My mother, whose tastes ran to omelets and fried chicken and the occasional snooze-in when she didn’t have to get us off to work or school, put an end to the backyard concerts. Never a complaining or angry (the Lord forfend) woman, she came down hard on Pop over breakfast one morning. Plainly, it was a late round in the eternal battle of the sexes: woman against roosters. She prevailed, just as she had when the contest was between her and my father’s breeding of Dobermans.

We began to eat chicken and there was no end to delicious meals, including a few hens who, moping about from loneliness, fell victim to the hatchet and the stew pot. My father devised an efficient head-removal system that would have served well the death-dispatching regimes of the 16th century.

He had a tinsmith make him a long metal funnel, which he attached just below the chopping block. When the blade came down separating the now silent head from writhing body, Pop pushed the carcass into the funnel where it was constrained from tossing blood about and now quietly dripped onto the ground below.

Not having heard any crowing of late, it may be that the CHICKENS, Page 4D

BETHEL — The inaugural 2018 bird watching event at Valentine Farm in Bethel was a terrific success. Led by Mahoosuc Land Trust member and bird enthusiast James Reddoch, 17 birders ranging from absolute beginner to experienced bird watcher walked the universally-accessible trail at Valentine Farm and spotted 25 different species of birds. This event was part of Global Big Day, a day dedicated to bird counts across the globe (https://ebird.org/ globalbigday). The next bird walk at Valentine Farm will be Saturday, May 19 at 8 a.m. All are welcome to come. For more information visit www.mahoosuc.org or call 824-3806.

Maybe the centre cannot hold

Perhaps the most-quoted poem in the English language is The Second Coming by William Butler Yeats. For nearly a century, different writers have cited one or more of its 22 lines written 99 years ago which begins with: Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; The second and third lines resonate most for me: Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, Maybe it was worldwide demonstrations last week on Mayday, which has for more than a century been a day for the left to rally against capitalism. Masked, black-clad, anarchist ANTIFA demonstrators rioted once again in Europe, Canada, and America. In Paris where they burned cars and businesses and clashed with police and over 200 masked thugs were arrested. The left and the right in America are increasingly polarized since the 2016 election prompting renewed fears that maybe “the centre cannot hold” here.

Begun by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) sometime in the 1880s, Mayday demonstrations often turned into riots and became a worldwide phenomenon after the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917. That event, among

by Tom McLaughlin BN Columnist others, shook Yeats and catalyzed his famous poem. Others included the “Great War,” or what we now call World War I, and Ireland’s “Easter Rebellion” which, after many unsuccessful attempts to gain Irish independence from Great Britain, did eventually result in liberating most of the island, but only after a long, brutal struggle.

Despite the religious tone implied by the poem’s title, Yeats was for the most part agnostic. Though born into what Irish historians call the wealthy “Protestant Ascendancy” in 1865, Christianity meant little to Yeats. He dabbled in mysticism and the occult and worked against the influence of Catholic Church in his native Ireland.

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Letters Thank you Bridgton Hospital

To The Editor: The family of Merilyn Scribner would like to thank Bridgton Hospital and all the staff who cared for our mother during her final days.

There were just too many names and occupations to be specific, but everyone treated our family and Mom with professionalism, kindness, and gentleness.

We do not believe she could have been in a better place or in better hands for those last KIWI TREE NEEDS MATE — There is no match.com or Tinder dating site for this nine days. Thank you.

Doug Scribner female kiwi vine, which is wrapped around this wooden arbor. (The leaves haven’t Harrison unfurled yet.) Unlike the squash that produces both male and female flowers on one plant, the kiwi is different. The actual fruit grows only on the female vines; however, a separate male plant is needed for the plant to be fruitful.

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Pay our fair share

Spring is finally here and there is an abundance of blooms like this lovely bloodroot in North Bridgton. The Lake Side Garden Club will be hosting an informative slide presentation on wildflowers at the Bridgton Community Center at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 21. The event is free and the public is cordially invited to attend.

Front Row Seat

To The Editor: To the Naples selectmen and Budget Committee: Last year, I didn’t have a right to complain when Naples voted against funding the “Explorer” bus to Portland because I wasn’t at town meeting due to a conflict of two important functions.

But, I have been embarrassed for a full year as my friends from Bridgton, Casco and Raymond ask me why Naples didn’t pay their fair share of this treasured service. It was even a topic of discussion at the Feb. 6 Senior College class on “Transportation.”

So, I’ve watched the process this year and felt assured that all was well when I saw on LRTV the two RTP people sit before the Budget Committee and make their request. (I wish I could see that segment again; I thought they had been assured that their request was being honored.)

Plus, Naples town meeting has been moved from first Wednesday (my conflict date) to Saturday, June 6; so, I will

be there to vote this year.

To my shocking surprise, I read in The Bridgton News (May 3, page 11A) that our town fathers don’t plan to pay our fair share again this year; and are excluding the bus article from the warrant so that the townspeople won’t even be able to vote on it.

What right do you have not to give us a chance to vote?!? $1,500 in a $12 million budget — really. I am stunned!

Patricia Maxim Naples

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To The Editor: Are making wild accusations without understanding and merit right? I don’t think so. Everyone is entitled to their opinions.

The golden rule is “Treat they neighbor like you would like to be treated.”

What does an upside-down flag mean to you? According to flag etiquette, an upsidedown flag means the person flying it is in extreme distress. Attacking me and stealing my property (U.S. flag and flag pole) is not

BUXTON — Hiroya Tsukamoto is a one-of-a-kind composer, guitarist, and singer-songwriter from Kyoto, Japan.

He has been leading concerts internationally, including several appearances at the Blue Note in New York City.

Hiroya has performed, recorded, and shared the stage with Esperanza Spalding, The Kennedys, Joe Jencks (Brother Sun), and many others. He will be playing at the Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Rd. in Buxton on Friday, May 25, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults, and $18 for seniors and students. Reservations are advised and may be made by calling 929-6472 or going to www.sacorivertheatre.org

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The most dangerous moment for humanity

By Rev. Robert Plaisted I’m both appalled and fascinated by those gory, postapocalypse video games.

Avatars for the players skulk through the ruins of some battered hellhole full of bombedout buildings, burned-out school buses, rusty hulks of cars, and similar remnants of a past catastrophe. The object of these games is simple: kill the other guys before they kill you. Lovely! Welcome to the Land of Nod, the biblical dystopia where human civilization goes to die.

The Garden of Eden story has an unrelenting moral: humans are unwilling to accept the environment provided for them, choosing instead to turn against the good Earth. That moves God to throw us out of the garden to fend for ourselves.

Then follows the story of

Cain and Abel (Genesis 4), which depicts the breakdown of human relationships once Earth’s natural order has been abandoned. Brother turns against brother. Cain murders Abel in a fit of jealous rage.

As a result, God makes Cain a marked man and banishes him to the Land of Nod. Human civilization has been headed for the Land of Nod for at least seven decades. The math is unassailable. Simply to maintain human life for another 50 years at our present level of consumption, we’d need the equivalent of a second planet Earth. To continue growing the global economy (the insane goal of contemporary capitalism), we’d need a third Earth. We don’t have them, and we’re never going to get them. Earth can’t sustain us as we now live.

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Dr. Johann Rockstrom of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, said recently, “We have just literally 20 years to either succeed or fail” at the goal of setting our planet on a more sustainable path. Most likely, I won’t live to see the world of 2038, and that may be just as well. Should I manage to survive that long, I doubt I’ll consider my longevity a blessing. Nod doesn’t do blessings, just curses.

Professor Stephen Hawking, arguably the brightest person on Earth at the time of his recent death, wrote, “We face awesome environmental challenges: climate change, food production, over population, the decimation of other species, epidemic disease, acidification of the oceans.

Together, they are a reminder that we are at the most dangerous moment in the development of humanity. We now have the technology to destroy

the planet on which we live, but have not yet developed the ability to escape it.”

Rational people accept such insights of great scientists. Unfortunately, science denialists do not, resorting instead to magical thinking and foolish dogma like “American exceptionalism.”

The truth is: We’re not an exception to anything. A survey of the history of nations and empires shows that we’re following the same dreary path of rise, dominance, decline, and fall that all of our predecessors tracked before us. We can’t “Make America Great Again” by continuing on this reckless course. We can, however, make America extinct.

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Gideon has failed Maine people

(Continued from Page 1D) speaker. Her inefficient and ineffective leadership led to the Legislature adjourning in April without completing its work. This happened for the first time in anyone’s memory.

Speaker Gideon’s lack of leadership has failed the people of Maine.

Statutory adjournment for the second session of Maine’s Legislature was April 18. The Maine State Constitution requires us to complete our work, which began in January, by that date. In prior times, when there was some work left to be done, the House and the Senate, by a two-thirds majority vote, would agree to extend the session to finish the few items remaining. In those cases, there was always a defined plan in place to finish up the remaining work; not this year,

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it was an opened-ended disorganized mess.

After three months of consistently starting the daily session one to two hours late, we would finally go into session for the day, some minimal work would get done, the House in session for only 45 minutes to an hour on those days, then recessing until the next scheduled legislative day, day after day after day, it became incredibly frustrating. When it came time to extend the session, the House Republicans had finally had enough of Speaker Gideon’s nonsensical delays.

My comments here are not personal. They are an evaluation of the job that Speaker Gideon sought and then failed to do. Let us not forget that in 2017, our government was shut down for four days over the long Fourth of July weekend because of her mismanagement of the Maine House, and her insistence on unnecessarily raising the taxes of working Maine families.

You will read in the paper in the coming weeks how House Republicans walked away from their work, hurting education funding and so many other issues left on the table.

I’m sure the printing presses are warmed up ready to spew out campaign misinformation, all of it is simply not true.

Legislators showed up to work every day, for four months, and for four months, the speaker would not let us do the people’s work. Instead, she played a game of partisan political chicken (those are her words), she assumed we would give in to her radical demands and her time-wasting tactics and fall in line for the false crisis she created. We did not.

I grew up and have lived my life believing in the Ronald Reagan school of politics. Reagan said we should trust, but verify. I’m asking you to trust that from my perspective I am always trying to do the right thing, but please, verify anything I ever write or say. Investigate this yourself, don’t take my word for it. Verify the facts I have given you and then make up your own mind.

Maine people deserve better. Now, more than ever, we must demand better leadership from those we trust to run our state government. Maine Speaker of the House Sarah Gideon failed the leadership test. The only question left is, what will the people of Maine do about it?

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1. Call to Order 2. Approval of March 12th, 2018 and April 9th, 2018 Minutes 3. Sebago Technics, Inc., has filed a Site Plan Application on behalf of Hancock Lumber for a new corporate office building on property known as Map 8, Lot 17-2, located on Poland Spring Road. The property is located in the Commercial, Stream Protection, Wetland Protection and Aquifer Protection Zones. This matter is a continuation from the April 9th, 2018 meeting.

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Graceful birds

On a spring day it gives me great satisfaction to rake away debris left by winter, and to see pale green and yellow plants that were squashed under the leaves standing tall and green a few hours later. I must admit, though, that my attention is not always focused on what is happening at the business end of my rake or my clippers. As I work, I am listening and looking for birds. This morning when I was working outside, I heard a Crow calling, and then a second Crow joined in. They seemed to be discussing a very large bird overhead. Its wings were tilted up in a dihedral, or V shape, and the bird rocked gently from side to side. It was a Turkey Vulture, one of my favorite birds. At the ends of its long wings, the feathers separated to look like fingers, and I could see the two-toned underwing, with the leading edge dark and the trailing edge a lighter gray.

One of the Crows flew straight toward it, but the Vulture simply drifted a bit higher in the air, apparently riding an updraft of air from the sun-warmed rocks on the side of the hill. It moved effortlessly, and every time one of the Crows got too close the Vulture tilted its wings and slid off to the side, or went higher, or lower. Soon, two other Turkey Vultures showed up, and then another Crow flew in from somewhere, and they all flew here and there in what was beginning to look, to me, like some beautiful avian dance.

Although this might have been a territorial dispute, it almost looked as if they were playing with each other. It reminded me of the time, several years ago, when I was raking the dooryard in springtime and watched a Turkey Vulture and a Crow engage in the most amazing display of catch-me-ifyou-can. The Vulture stayed just out of reach, and finally the Crow grew so tired it flew away, just as its replacement flew in to continue the competition. In the end, the Crows were no match for the Turkey Vulture, whose efficient style of flight uses very little energy.

Turkey Vultures live by scavenging dead animals, and they provide valuable cleaning services to the environment.

According to the Turkey Vulture Society (www.turkeyvulturesociety.woodpress.com), their extremely acidic digestive system kills almost all bacteria and viruses that infect the meat. When the meat of a diseased animal passes through the Vulture’s digestive system it is neutralized, which helps keep infectious diseases, including anthrax, cholera and others from spreading. Unlike Hawks and Eagles, Turkey Vultures lack talons on their feet, and their bills are not sharp or strong enough to open up a large carcass. Their diet consists almost entirely of dead herbivores, although on rare occasions they will kill and eat little rodents, invertebrates or other small critters. When a Turkey Vulture feeds on a carcass, the lack of feathers on its head helps keep it clean, and after stepping in and around an infected carcass the bird expels its own waste onto its legs and feet, killing any bacteria with its own uric acid.

Mammals that scavenge are limited by how far they can roam in a day to find carrion, but Turkey Vultures are able to live exclusively by scavenging because they can efficiently cover many miles to locate food. They have good eyesight, and by soaring at low altitude their acute sense of smell can follow odors, such as the gas mercaptan, that emanate from a rotting carcass. They can even find carrion hidden below the forest canopy. Pipeline engineers discovered that if they add mercaptan to natural gas flowing through pipelines, Turkey Vultures circling over the line alert them to a gas leak.

Spring is a delightful time to be outdoors, cleaning up the yard and noticing birds, but when the Crows and Turkey Vultures showed up to put on their aerial display the work stopped. After all, yard work will still be there tomorrow.

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The world today is struggling, trying not to tear at each other’s throats in this dangerous time. We would do well to remember Cain and Abel. We never will solve the existential crisis facing human civilization by turning against our sisters and brothers in the name of some bogus “white nationalism.”

We are our brother’s and sister’s keepers. If we refuse to accept our responsibility to care for one another, then we guarantee the day when the bountiful Earth that God gave us will be transformed into a bitter, barbarous Land of Nod, where our unfortunate descendants will be exiled to skulk through the ruins forever.

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By virtue of a Stipulated Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated March 27, 2018, entered in the Maine District Court, District Nine, Division of Northern Cumberland at Bridgton, Civil Action, Docket No. BRIDC-RE-2018-016, in an action brought by the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA acting through the RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, USDA, f/k/a the FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION, Plaintiff, against JILL ELLIS GRAY, Defendant, for the foreclosure of a Mortgage Deed dated December 20, 2005 and recorded in the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds in Book 23515 Page 268, the statutory ninety (90) day redemption period having been waived, notice is hereby given that there will be sold at public sale at the offices of the USDA, Rural Development, 306 U. S. Route 1 in Scarborough, Maine, on June 19, 2018 at 2:00 p.m., all and singular the premises described in said mortgage deed and being situate at 32 McGill Fern Road in Standish, Maine.

The property shall be sold to the highest bidder at the sale. Ten Percent (10%) of the purchase price will be required to be paid, in cash or by certified check payable to USDA, Rural Development, at the time and place of sale. The balance of the purchase price is to be paid within thirty (30) days following the sale. Failure to pay the balance due within thirty (30) days following the sale shall be deemed a forfeiture of the successful bidder’s deposit. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale.

The above property is being sold “as is” and will be conveyed by Release Deed without any warranty as to the condition, size or location of the property or the state of title to the property.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

The property will be sold subject to utility easements and rights-of-way of record and utility easements and rights-of-way that are visible on the face of the earth.

The property will be sold subject to real estate taxes assessed by and due and payable to the Town of Standish.

Information regarding the terms and conditions of the sale of this property may be obtained by contacting the offices of Broderick & Broderick, P.A. at (207) 794-6557.

Dated: May 7, 2018

/s/ Richard H. Broderick, Jr., Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff

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Gideon kills good legislation that would benefit Mainers

STEVENS BOOK Spring #3. The last in this series. The spring runoff on the brook, complete with remnants of winter and last fall. Local photographer Ed Stevens tried to express contrasting motion between the rushing water and the solid rock, as well as the contrasting themes of spring, winter and fall. Fuji X100T 23mm fixed lens f/11@ 6/10 sec ISO 200, ND Filter and tripod, converted to black and white in Adobe Lightroom.

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The Maine people elect legislators to represent them in Augusta. They expect these elected officials to enact good public policy that benefits all Mainers. But some legislators put politics over people.

Unfortunately, too many legislators are more interested in playing political games than doing the work of the Maine people. The worst offender is Speaker of the House Sara Gideon.

I am a tough negotiator, but I am willing to negotiate. I am willing to have a conversation, and sometimes these might be difficult. They should be difficult, because as leaders we must make tough choices.

But rather than sit down at a table with me and have honest conversations and negotiate, Speaker Gideon holds press conferences complaining about Republicans.

She’s even accused us of being terrorists.

But rather than negotiate and do the work of the people, she killed Republican’s bills — bills that were good policy — for no reason. She hoped to extend the legislative session to ram through bad bills at the last minute.

Republicans put in bills to provide funding for workers for the elderly and disabled, opioid treatment, county jails, people on wait lists and nursing homes. Speaker Gideon killed them all.

She wouldn’t address tax conformity, which would give tax relief to hard-working Mainers and small businesses.

She even tabled a bill that would help the elderly stay in their homes — or at least keep their equity if they were facing tax-lien foreclosures.

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rather throw the elderly on the street than give a Republicanbacked bill a win.

Speaker Gideon then tried to extend the session, but not by negotiating. An email from an advocate for addiction and mental health services revealed the Speaker’s strategy: she met with advocates and lobbyists and urged them not to work with Republicans.

The e-mail stated: if the advocates can convince the Republicans to extend the session, Gideon promised to help pass key bills sponsored by the advocates.

This is not good governance. It is partisan politics at its worst. It does not help Maine people. Gideon does not work across the aisle or reach out to the governor’s office. Instead, she

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held a press conference on Wednesday to reveal her proposal to extend the legislative session.

Negotiating through sound bites and photo ops, rather than working with her colleagues in the State House, is not working. This is a massive failure of leadership.

Gideon’s failure to lead resulted in a state shut down last summer, and it has led to a stalemate this session.

Now hundreds of bills are left to die — bills the legislature had been avoiding for months.

The Speaker is concerned about saving face and playing politics. She is not doing the right thing for the people of the State of Maine.

Remember that in November.

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Legislature must return, complete critical work

On Wednesday, May 2, lawmakers returned to Augusta for the last day of the 128th Second Regular Session to address 20 outstanding vetoes. While there, the House caucuses tried one final time to find agreement on extending the legislative session. A few more days are needed for us to handle several key issues that remain unfinished, along with appropriation decisions on more than 100 bills that have passed, but have not yet received funding.

Unfortunately, the two caucuses were unable to reach an agreement, and the legislature adjourned “sine die,” which means “without a day.”

In the Senate, we remain united in our desire to return and finish the outstanding work still before us; not doing so will have significant repercussions on the citizens of Maine.

School funding, in my opinion, is the most pressing unresolved issue.

It is the duty of the legislature to set the base property tax rate that towns must assess to pay for public education each year. This property tax rate language, normally routine and uncontroversial, is usually included in the budget or supplemental budget each year. As there was no supplemental budget this session, the tax rate language was included in a bill that has not yet made it through the legislative process.

Failure to enact this language places municipalities that are currently in the process of drafting school budget proposals in a very tough spot. At this time it is unclear how much, if any,

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by Lisa Kiem Maine State Senator school funding the state is authorized to release to municipalities for the next school year if the legislature takes no action.

In simpler terms, should we fail to go back to work, $1 billion in school funding is in limbo.

Another bill that we must act on this year is tax conformity, which aligns Maine’s tax code with the federal government’s code. Failure to reach a conformity agreement this year will have a far-reaching effect for most tax filers in Maine, regardless of income level, and negatively impact the state’s growing economy. Among other issues, nonconformity creates an extra burden on individuals, due to a lack of compatible filing software, and on businesses by forcing them to keep two sets of records — one to comply to federal tax laws and another to comply to Maine’s tax laws.

Also at stake is funding to address shortfalls in the budget for vital state programs such as direct care workers who pro-

Henry Precht: My life with animals

(Continued from Page 1D) Kennard Street bird has already met his maker.

As the reader might surmise, animals did not play a large role in my bringing up. It was different when our children came along. We had dogs, cats, birds, turtles, ducks and chickens — including roosters. Zentha, an Egyptian desert dog, was the first significant fauna. She had an orange coat except when angered (frequently) when she would bristle and turn red.

Fierce and formidable. If the Egyptian armed forces had had her talent to strike terror into foes, the history of the Middle East would have been writ quite differently in the 1960s.

Zentha was succeeded as chief Precht Pet by Clea, born of a Rottweiler and Dalmatian union. Mild, loyal, and handsome, she was unflappable and dignified. She lived on three continents and on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.

There, as an ex-British colony, they quarantined her for six months on arrival. In the pound she grew plump on a diet of rice designed by the Hindu staff. Clea lost weight every spring in Tehran when farmers from the countryside would bring in

sacks of manure on camelback ringing a bell to announce their arrival to gardeners. Ours was a high wall garden and Clea was never able to see a camel, but when she caught a whiff of them drifting over the wall she would race back and forth, challenging this unseen but odiferous intruder.

Clea’s days came to a close in Cairo where an urban, highrise lifestyle proved her undoing. With our children also off on their own, Marian and I were quite alone. At least for animals, who we thought were covered by ownership rights.

Far less stressful it is to take an interest in animals in the wild. One of the best vacations we ever experienced was to a wildlife park in Kenya. There is nothing like seeing lions, hippos, and such up close and (somewhat) relaxed. Or the time near the Suez Canal when looking up we saw hundreds of storks wheeling in the sky before taking off for breeding grounds on chimneys and steeples in Europe.

But the sight of Maine loons splashing and diving is just as good and fully meets the need to connect with nature.

Henry Precht is a retired Foreign Service Officer.

vide critical services to Maine people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and basic care services for elderly Mainers in their homes. Last year, wage increases for the direct support professionals providing skilled labor to these individuals was only partially funded; without legislative action these workers pay is due to go back to 2007 rates on June 30.

Other important bills include funding for county jails, bond proposals for road and bridge upkeep, as well as funding for higher education.

While there are controversial issues that are not anywhere near resolution, I suggest those be left unresolved, if need be, and legislators not hold these urgent, and resolvable, issues hostage to those which are most contentious. For the good of Maine people, it is time to put partisanship aside, find compromise, and return to Augusta to complete our work in a special session. The hardworking citizens of Maine sent us to do a job, and they rightfully expect us to do it.

Senator Lisa Keim represents Maine Senate District 18.

Maine Politics and Poetry PORTLAND — On Wednesday, May 16, at 7 p.m., Richard Blanco, who delivered the Presidential Inaugural Poem at President Obama’s 2013 inauguration, will host Maine Politics and Poetry with Richard Blanco, which is being put on by Ringelstein for U.S. Senate. The event aims to explore the expression of politics through the arts during a time of American crisis. It will be held at Higher Grounds Coffee, 45 Wharf St. in Portland.

Richard Blanco, the first gay and Latino poet to deliver a Presidential Inaugural Poem, is cited as “one of the most beloved and influential poets and storytellers writing today.” As a historic presidential poet, public speaker, teacher, and memoirist, Richard continues to travel the world, inviting audiences to reconnect to the heart of the human experience and all of its beautiful diversity. Maine Politics and Poetry with Richard Blanco will feature poetry recitations and analyses from Richard, as well as remarks from the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine, Zak Ringelstein. Capacity is very limited so please RSVP by calling 831-3458.

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Christianity meant very little to Yeats

(Continued from Page 1D) Despite the overwhelming prevalence of Catholic Irish peasantry in the independence movement, Yeats became a leader of sorts and a senator in the new Irish government around the time he won the Nobel Prize for literature. He wrote The Second Coming in 1919 when it seemed, as he described in the next four lines: The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned: The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.

Yeats grew up comfortably and could dabble in poetry without worrying about supporting himself, but he could see that, were anarchists to topple everything in their passionate intensity and things really did fall apart, his family money and his leisurely life could disappear also. But it didn’t; the centre held until his death in January, 1939, just before the blood-dimmed tide was loosed again across Europe and the world.

Literary analysts claim Yeats was referring to clergy when he claimed: “The best lack all conviction,” as if they didn’t really believe what they preached, “while the worst” — anarchists, socialists, and Bolsheviks — looked as if they might well take over western civilization.

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by Tom McLaughlin BN Columnist Western pundits today call Europe “post Christian” as churches are abandoned across the continent — or converted into mosques for another religion “full of passionate intensity.” To end the poem, Yeats seems do describe the Sphinx: A shape with lion body and the head of a man, A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun, Is moving its slow thighs, while all about it Finally, he asks: And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?

What rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches toward Bethlehem to be born?

Judge Robert Bork edited the last line as title for his

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1998 book Slouching Toward Gomorrah which I’ve been reading for the past three months. At the same time, I was reading Jordan Peterson’s 2018 book 12 Rules For Life; An Antidote for Chaos which has been a bestseller across the English-speaking world. Both authors analyze Yeats’ poem at some length.

The subtitle for Bork’s book is: Modern Liberalism and American Decline. It’s more direct and hard-hitting than Peterson’s. Writing twenty years apart, both men perceived that: “The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.” Bork’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court was famously sabotaged with passionate intensity by leftist Democrats including Joe Biden and Ted Kennedy, while today Peterson is pursued wherever he speaks by passionate (some would say crazy) leftists and anarchists who literally pound on the windows and doors outside venues to which he’s invited — and shout him down before being removed from the halls.

Some claim President Trump caused the increased polarization in today’s America. Others claim his victory was a result of pre-existing polarization. Trump’s blunt talk and scrappy style endear him to his base and enrage his opposition, but which side is “the best” and which is “the worst” depends on your perspective.

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The little red schoolhouse on the hill

This article is about the Center Schoolhouse in the town of Sweden, Maine.

Benjamin Nevers (18071883) donated this land for the use of a schoolhouse and his father, Samuel Nevers (1766-1857), had the present brick schoolhouse built in 1854. The bricks were made on the farm of John E. Emery in Lovell. The Center School is the only schoolhouse in Sweden that hasn’t been converted into a private home.

This structure served as a school for local children from 1854 to 1964. The original entrance was on the south side facing the current Town Office.

Between 1896 and 1964, enrollment was between five and 28 students. The school was closed between 1935 and 1942 because more children then lived in the Haskell School district, which is on the corner of Waterford and Haskell Hill Roads. The Center School reopened in 1942.

In 1947, the Center School was electrified and an oil furnace was installed in 1953.

The building was last renovated in 1960 in an effort to keep a school in town.

The Sweden Center School closed permanently in 1964

and all the elementary-aged children went to school in Lovell, as they still do today.

In the 1970s, the Sweden Community Church deeded the school and land to the Town of Sweden. The building was used as the Sweden Selectmen’s Office until the early 2000s. The Selectmen moved into the new Town Office when it was completed in 2006. The ownership of the Center Schoolhouse then reverted back to the Sweden Community Church. The Sweden Historical Society received the title for the schoolhouse in 2014 and is now restoring it to use as the Society’s headquarters.

Last year, in 2017, all the asbestos in the building was taken out and the clapboard shed attached to the back of the building was torn off. When the shed was removed it could be seen that the back brick wall had been pulled away. The whole wall and foundation will need to be completely rebuilt. The Historical Society is calling this the “Brick by Brick” project. Work will begin when the snow goes away and that will be the Society’s big project for 2018. The Historical Society is a nonprofit organization. Anyone who would

The Center Schoolhouse in Sweden, Maine 1905. like to make a donation to this project can send it to the Sweden Historical Society, 147 Bridgton Rd., Sweden, ME 04040.

Please come to the Society’s monthly meeting on the third Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. in the Sweden Town Hall. Everyone is welcome and they would love to have you there. There

will also be a meeting to discuss this year’s Sweden Days events at 9 a.m. in the Town Office on Monday, April 16. To learn more about the Society and its projects go to http://swedenhistoricalsociety.org I’m not much for poems, but someone gave me a copy of one about the schoolhouse.

It is undated and the author is

unknown. It was read at the Sweden Historical Society meeting on March 17, 2018: The little red schoolhouse on the hill Was a mecca for many a year For children who came from far and near With shouts of joy, not fear.

Exams and passing were unknown, Each child went fast or slow,

And when he knew his little book, Into the next he could go.

The method was crude, as well as the room, But not entirely ill, For many learned self-reliance here That helped them up Life’s hill.

Michael Larrabee, intern Sweden Historical Society

Shaker Village work day NEW GLOUCESTER — The Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, home to the world’s only living Shakers, is opening its doors to friends and volunteers for a Community Work Day on Saturday, May 12, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Village is located at 707 Shaker Rd. in New Gloucester, Maine.

The public is invited to join the Shakers and their friends by helping with spring cleanup and chores throughout the historic buildings, barns, gardens, and grounds.

Spend the day enjoying the beauty and serenity of this 235-year-old farm while put-

ting your hands to work, and walking in the footsteps of generations of Shakers who went before. Meet friendly people who come from Maine and across New England to join the Shakers in support of their enduring traditions.

Everyone is also welcome

to the potluck dinner, served community-style in the Shakers’ Dwelling House.

Experience one of Maine’s most unique and enduring cultures. Please RSVP at info@maineshakers.com or call 926-4597 to reserve your space today!

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