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By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer RAYMOND — Having already taken his last breath, the young man laid face down on a Portland sidewalk with a heroin needle still stuck in his arm.

This young man had three years of staying clean under his belt, and a bright future on the horizon. Excelling in baseball, he had just received a sports scholarship to the University of Southern Maine.

Heroin had stolen the life

of another Mainer, leaving behind another set of parents to bury a child.

Cumberland County Sheriff’s Deputy Joe Schnupp conveyed that gut-wrenching story from the chapter of a drug addiction crisis that has been hitting too close to home. Often the heroin causing the overdose deaths is mixed with fentanyl, making it 30 to 50 times more potent.

Parishioners at Lake Region Baptist Church hosted an opioid crisis conversation, inviting Cumberland

County Sheriff Kevin Joyce and some of his staff to join the discussion in the church basement on Wednesday evening.

It seems no one is immune to the impacts of heroin addiction, Joyce said.

That truth became evident when a woman attending the talk said her son was a heroin addict who had been living at home. She had not heard from him for two weeks; he was homeless and possibly using, she said.

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Likely, the item of most interest to residents will be putting money from the surplus fund toward the purchase of two items for the Naples Fire and Rescue Department: A new ambulance and a composite tank for the tanker truck. Those budgetary items are reflected in Warrant Article 21, the Capital Improvement Projects account. In Article 21, it is proposed that $172,000 be used for the purchase of an NAPLES, Page 8A

Naples keeps budget tight, now up to voters

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The Town of KEEPING HER WORD — Sebago Elementary School Principal Kirsten Goff (right) Naples was able to keep to a kisses a pig during Grandpal’s Day, keeping her end of the deal as students reached a bare minimum any increases reading challenge goal.

(Photo by Kathy Harmon) in the municipal budget.

they go to the polls on Tuesday, June 14. What follows is an edited transcript of the interview. To view the entire program, visit www.lakeregiontv. org Bob McHatton: When we last put the (revised wastewater ordinance) before the voters last November, there was a lot of misinformation put out at the eleventh hour, primarily that we were putting in a brand new sewer system for $23 million. That’s absolutely not true. (The question before voters) is an update of the sewer ordinance, which is over 20 years old, to bring us up to today’s sewer laws

and allow us to increase our capacity. This would bring us around 7,000 gallons of capacity we’d be able to use. Right now the town of Bridgton is shut off; we cannot do any new business. If this passes, there’s three businesses standing by (waiting to purchase sewer allocation), and we’d be able to meet their needs.

Bob Peabody: I drew the short straw to explain the technical aspects of the (updated) wastewater ordinance. Our system is comprised of two parts — lower Main Street to Methodist Hill, and Methodist Hill to Highland Road. There are approximately 73 users on

The proposed municipal budget increased by only 5.24%, or by $167,000, from the 2015-16 budgets.

The minor budget increase along with a healthy surplus will allow the Town of Naples to keep its tax rate the same, according to Naples Town Manager Ephrem Paraschak.

The final approval of the budget will happen Wednesday night at Naples Town Meeting. The annual the system, comprised of both meeting begins at 7 p.m. in residential and commercial the town gymnasium. properties.

It’s important to know (the question before voters is) a revision of the current ordinance. It’s better clarified, better explained. One critical difference is in how we determine what allocation you need to be on our system. Our current allocation system operates on subsurface wastewater rules; it acts as if each property is an island unto itself, which isn’t true. It’s part of a system. When we do calculations (under the current system), we have to assume you are a SEWER, Page 3A

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The Casco/ Naples Transfer Site and Bulky Waste Station have been in operation for 20 years.

The day-to-day operations will continue. Everything will be the same for the residents who get rid of their household trash and other unwanted items.

However, a change will happen on paper. That’s because the towns of Naples and Casco are renewing their agreement for the shared municipal facilities.

The goal is for the two facilities to be treated as one facility, according to the town managers in Casco and Naples.

At future town meetings, residents in both towns will be voting on warrant articles to permit a renewal of the longstanding agreement.

“When bulky waste and the transfer station were set up, it happened at different times.

They have two audits, two sets of financials. When the agreement expires, it makes sense to combine them into one,” Naples Town Manager Ephrem Paraschak said.

“It makes more sense to do one audit, have one set of financials,” he said.

For Naples residents, Warrant Article 51 will authorize the selectmen to enter into the joint Solid Waste Management Agreement with the Town of Casco.

“The reason that the Warrant Article says that selectmen will be allowed to do the agreement, is it (the agreement) is not ready yet,” Paraschak said.

Naples will hold its Town Meeting on Wednesday, 7 p.m. in the gymnasium of Town Hall.

Casco Town Meeting is slated for a week later, June 15. The two-town agreement for solid waste management will be addressed in Warrant Article 29.

“Article 29 is a renewal of our legal arrangement for solid waste facility. Our initial contract with them expires.

We are renewing it. It will read a little differently,” Casco Town Manager Dave Morton

said.

“Twenty years ago when we started this process we had no models to follow,” he said.

“We were a leader in solid waste management.”

“When we originally set it up, we had two agreements like for two businesses: the bulky waste and the household trash and recycling,” he said.

“We will combine it. This will eliminate one audit. We think this will streamline it,” Morton said.

“The agreement is really between the towns of Casco and Naples to continue the contract,” Morton said. “As far as the public going in and using the facility, that won’t change.”

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — There will be a changeover of department heads in Casco at the beginning of the new work week.

In late April, Casco Town Manager Dave Morton announced the resignation of Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) Don Murphy.

Murphy “has decided to pursue other interests” after three years with the Town of Casco, Morton said.

The new hire is Alex Sirois, the current assistant CEO for the Town of

Poland. Sirois will start the new job on Monday, June 6, he said.

Morton, who sat in on the final hiring interview with Sirois, drew some commonalities between doing code enforcement duties in Casco and in Poland.

“Lakes, shoreland.

Both communities have a great deal of waterfront, so knowledge of the Shoreland Zoning Ordinance is important,” Morton said. “Both communities have a significant summer population.”

The Casco CEO position

also includes harbor master duties.

“We are hoping to have an additional person to help us with that, just a part-time person.

We really think we need to do the same thing as Naples,” Morton said.

The Town of Naples hires a seasonal person as the Harbor Master.

“There is not enough time in the day, the week, or the summer for the CEO to do both,” he said.

One of the Warrant Articles at the Casco Town

Meeting on June 15 will be whether or not to revoke the ordinance that includes the harbor master duties as part of the CEO’s job description.

Of concern to some Casco residents are mooring issues.

“We have people who are glad we cannot enforce it and others who are frustrated because we cannot enforce it,” he said.

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Town tapes promotional show on upcoming sewer ordinance vote

By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer (Editor’s Note: Bridgton Selectman Bob McHatton did a video interview with Bridgton Town Manager Bob Peabody and two downtown businesspeople, Carrye Castelman-Ross, owner of the Depot Street Tap House, and Drew Robbins, owner of a new business at 59 Main Street called Nectar.

The program, produced

by Lake Region Television, explained revisions to the downtown sewer ordinance and encouraged residents to approve those revisions by voting “yes” on Question 1 when

Naples, Casco renew waste pact

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George ‘Bud’ Finch

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer HARRISON — As the calendar turns from May to June, a town manager either feels a little uneasy or slightly comfortable.

With budget figures in place, some wonder how taxpayers will respond at town meeting, especially if requests push the overall numbers toward a tax increase.

George “Bud” Finch feels somewhat relaxed. His budget picture for the Town of Harrison came into focus weeks ago, especially once figures trickled in from SAD 17 and Cumberland County. With the town on solid financial footing and a well-designed plan to address capital improvements and purchases over the next five to 10 years, Finch is confident in the proposed budget (which represents a 15 to 25 cent reduction in the mill rate) he will present voters on June 15.

The News went One on One with Town Manager Bud Finch this week.

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(Continued from Page 1A) Q. Budget season is upon us. What is the most difficult task in shaping a budget with rising costs, decreasing revenues, and yet the call for services by taxpayers while also not wanting to see their taxes go up?

BF. The most difficult aspect of being a town manager and the difficult task in shaping a budget go hand-in-hand.

The wants and needs of people continue to grow as do the expenses incurred while revenues other than property tax continue to shrink or at best remain flat, leaving tax increases as the one source of additional income.

For Harrison, this is impacted significantly by the state’s education inherently unfair funding formula and to some extent by county taxation, the funding requirements over which we have little if any control.

The budget process we use in Harrison is what I refer to as fluid planning versus the snap shot of a fiscal year, which is common in most small communities. By constantly monitoring current trends on a monthly basis, analyzing the past five years and projecting the next five years, we are able to implement longer-term strategies to create less volatile peaks and valleys. This enables our property owners to look further into the future versus one year in terms of tax impact. This process allows us to bring productivity improvements and cost avoidance into the municipal operations while improving municipals services and to provide comprehensive capital needs and roads plans without significant increases in taxation.

Q. What are the biggest problems facing small towns today?

BF. Changing demographics is a problem for all communities for it is what creates more than any other factor the need for continuous change and improvements in how a town operates. For the most part, each community faces different “biggest problems” as can be seen in towns with the loss of paper mills or other major employment and tax bases. In terms of what most small communities face as “biggest problems,” I would say the rising cost of education followed by the failure to meet infrastructural capital equipment and roads needs are the top of the list of things we can deal directly with.

Q. You recently decided to stay on as manager. First off, what was the lure to come to Harrison in the first place, and why did you decide to stay on? And, how long do you plan to stay?

BF. My life journey to Harrison was more accidental in some ways than planned. I took retirement in 2010 with plans to spend my latter years of life in an area with more sunshine and beach time. In doing so, I also decided I did not want to fully retire and was choosing a path of becoming an interim town manager as there are always openings where one can serve for three months or so. The month after I moved to Florida, the opportunity to come to Harrison came up. It started at what I thought was going to be interim position or at least short term, and turned into a bit longer as can be seen. A year ago, I set my sights on retiring, once again, by December of this year. When I announced in January, while presenting the draft budget to the Board of Selectmen, I would be done at year’s end, it was at that time my plan. Over the next few weeks as the

topic was tossed around, many people shared their desire for me to stay on if I would for at least another year. Yes, I am sure there are folks who wished I was gone long before this but that goes with the territory. My plan on how long I will be staying is based more on my health and how things go than anything else. I turned 67 in April and there is a reality to one’s health and life so I must be realistic that there are things I have no control over. In addition, I feel there is strong support from the people and Board of Selectmen so will stay as long as they feel I am an agent of positive change.

Q. How did you become interested in becoming a town manager?

BF. This can be a bit of a difficult question when I look back over my career which for the most part had been in the private sector, (27 years), rising up through the ranks into project engineer in the aerospace industry. When I was 45, I had what my three sons called a major mid-life crisis, loved my work but hated my job. Prior to me leaving the private sector, I had become a selectman and worked on economic development in Wells and the York County area.

A friend of mine who worked in personnel in the private sector suggested, maybe teased, that I should become a town manager. It was a bit of a laugh at the time, but later as my desire for a career change set in it became more of an interest and here I am today.

Q. How many years have you been a manager, and over those years, what would be the three major lessons you have learned?

BF. I have been in municipal management now for 21 years, (Eastport for 15 years and Harrison for six) in addition to my six years as a selectman in Wells. The first major lesson I learned, maybe should say had to learn, was to not take the complaints, often insults, personal. Second was to keep reminding myself, no matter how well I do there are people who are going to complain anyway. Third would be to remember you are doing what you do for the people of the town and your best reward is to enjoy what you are doing while making a positive difference for the community.

Q. How would you describe your managing style?

What shaped it?

BF. Most of my managing style came from the guidance of my mother who was very influential in my learning to deal with life. Otherwise throughout my career I have had the good, (sometimes not so good), opportunity to work under and with a wide variety of management styles as well as take a number of courses, classes and tests. In my latter private sector years, I had the opportunity to work under a manager, who had what he referred to as an MBWA, (Management By Walking Around). With this style of management, sometimes referred to as pulse beat management, one has to be involved in all facets of what is happening while not being a micro-manager. One also has to be flexible in dealing with each situation fairly and equally while often using a page out of all management styles. His mentoring helped me to understand the reality of taking a job where the only sign on your desk is “the buck stops here.” He also believed the hierarchy pyramid for management was inversed in that instead of going from the bottom to the top that the pyramid was upside down and the weight of management fell not on the lower levels but on the top level. He used to tell me my job was simple, a manger has only two things to do, one to supply the tools for people do to their jobs and the second was to run interference against the many restraints people had to do their job. Sounds simple enough, but that is what management and leadership is all about, accomplishing the task at hand.

Q. What is the most difficult aspect of being a town manager?

BF. Meeting the unlimited wants and needs of the peo-

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Q. What are the biggest challenges managers face?

BF. The biggest challenge is addressing the inevitable changes taking place within a community. Not only are the changes taking place, they are also at a more rapid pace than any time in history. Small town government was historically local where today we face the reality of passed down bureaucracy from federal and state levels where there has been little to no consideration as to the impact on smaller communities. How to deal with this has made every facet of a manager’s job more difficult.

Q. How has the job changed over the years?

BF. The job of town manager has changed significantly over the last 25 years. For small communities, it was quite often not much more than clerical functions in terms of the person setting in the position of manager. Little change prior to that time period made the job more déjà vu as less was expected. Today, the changes are far more rapid and challenging, often burning out managers as small communities try to meet the demands of people and the bureaucratic web of government.

Q. What do you like most about living and managing a small town?

BF. Having been born and raised in a small community I love the ability to be in touch with the people on a more face-to-face basis. The family and friendship atmosphere brings with it the sharing of love for the health and vitality of the community. Harrison has been a great place for me to bring an end to my career as people have made it a wonderful stop along my way through the journey of life.

Q. What do you like the least?

BF. The difficulty in keeping people involved in their community and organizations as the demographics change from a younger to an older population and from a local to a more transient population. This impacts most all aspects of a community be it government or nongovernment identity and is the heart and soul of a community.

Q. You put out a weekly “Update.” That is something you don’t see manager often do, reach out to taxpayers and residents. Why did you decide to do it, and what has been the response?

BF. The update began when I first became a municipal manager. It started out as part of a weekly note to the City Council with what was happening, be it direct municipal business or things they may want or need to be aware of as members of the community. The change to a more distributed update came following the first election during my tenure when a retiring member of the board asked if he could still get the update. I told him he certainly could as there was nothing contained in it that was not of the public’s right to know and I was sending it to the newspapers anyway. Shortly after we advertised it was available to all, it became the weekly update for many and grew in distribution significantly. When I came to Harrison, I continued to do updates and it has continued to grow here also in terms of mailing and now can even be found on the Harrison Web page. Along with the weekly update, there are also special updates, (fires, accidents, storm damage, etc), from time to time. The response here and in my previous position has been as amazing to me as it has been to many who receive it. Most interesting to me is the number of snowbirds as we call them and people who are summer residents along the lakes who look forward to it. To me, it allows the Town of Harrison to reach a higher level of transparency Q. When you decide to retire, what three things will BUD, Page 4A

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Sewer promotional show (Continued from Page 1A) stand-alone system, and the numbers are higher than they need to be under a municipal system.

Under the new ordinance, we look at the system as it truly is, a municipal system.

We could welcome new business and homes, but we can’t, because on paper that allocation is used up. (The revised ordinance will) free up 7,000 gallons (of capacity) — that’s 77 new apartments, or a 30-seat restaurant that serves three meals a day. We could have 15 new restaurants in town.

Also, (the revised ordinance) brings fairness — everybody pays their fair share.

Under the current ordinance, that’s not the case. Which is not to say people are being treated unfairly, (it’s just that) we have some people paying too much for the sewer now, and some people paying too little.

So there are two reasons (for the revised ordinance). We build in fairness, and we open up our town to possibilities, of new businesses, new residential development — and with that possibility comes a positive tax impact. This ordinance doesn’t change your taxes at all. More people contributing to the tax base means, all things being equal, your taxes go down.

McHatton: A question that comes up is, am I losing any-

thing?

Peabody: No. You have the allocation you need for your business. There’s nothing lost, and the gain is to the town as a whole.

McHatton: How will it affect town taxes?

Peabody: New development will increase the town’s valuation, and that’s new real estate taxes paid to the town.

McHatton: If a person is not on the sewer system, how will it affect their taxes?

Peabody: It doesn’t affect their taxes at all.

McHatton: (To CastlemanRoss and Robbins) Tell us a little bit about your businesses and what your thoughts are on the updated ordinance.

Carrye CastlemanRoss: I’ve seen over the past three years a real growth in the downtown, and an interest in the town of Bridgton.

However, several local businesses are shovel-ready and have been green lit, and they are not able to get the sewer allocation they need. (These are) a business like mine — locally-owned, small, something that would add to the character of Bridgton. I would like Bridgton to grow smart.

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Drew Robbins: I’m opening a business at 59 Main Street (across from Shorey Park) called Nectar, dedicated to plant-based wellness. We’ll have a variety of smoothies in front, and in the back a retail section selling hemp clothing and hemp accessories. (The revised ordinance is) necessary for this town. It’s a common sense issue. To be held up with misinformation seems silly to me. It’s a no-brainer. I moved here two years ago, and it’s amazing, the transformation in town. And it needs to continue.

McHatton: Now what about folks on the system who have allocation on the system that’s not being used, and are going to lose that?

Peabody: Nothing is being lost. You need a certain amount of gallonage to operate your business. All we’re doing is changing the way that that is measured. So there’s nothing lost, nothing gained.

Now, some folks in the past purchased excess allocation, and those folks, they have a required amount (to operate), and there’s no change. But (as far as) the excess (allocation) they paid for, the new ordi-

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McHatton: Some people have asked why the town is spending $10,000 to have a

PR company (Next Generation Strategies) come in (to explain the ordinance)?

Peabody: It’s a very legitimate concern. This issue is of such importance to this town, I felt, and selectmen and the Wastewater Committee felt, we needed to tap expertise I don’t have, not does staff have, to reach out. It’s a matter of manpower and expertise.

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(Continued from Page 2A) you be most proud of?

BF. Retirement has been a strange goal for me as I thought I had retired prior to taking the Harrison manager’s job and here I am in my sixth year. So retirement is somewhat of a fleeting experience for me.

I have been involved in so many great happenings in my career it is hard to look back and say which three I am most proud of. All were done with the best interest of the community and often were made successful by the great work of many who supported me. I was raised to do what is right and when one chooses to do what is right then it is not necessary to look for recognition beyond facing yourself in the mirror and knowing you did your best. The answer in terms of Harrison will only come after I am gone when judgment on my past will take place. For me, I would be most proud knowing the efforts I put in made Harrison’s future more bright.

Q. And on the flip side, any regrets?

BF. I have loved and cherished my career in municipal service, leaving my only regret to be one of not being able to accomplish more.

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Why choose between two activities?

This summer at Kent’s Landing, people might be able to take in some fresh air and a free movie at the same time.

The Town of Naples would like to offer free family movies on a few Friday nights at the Naples Town Beach and Kent’s Landing, according to Town Manager Ephrem Paraschak.

That could happen if the plan is approved by the Naples Planning Board during its meeting on Tuesday, and after the town acquires

the licensing required to show movies.

In addition to being free of cost, the proposed movie nights will be open to the general public.

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(Continued from Page 3A) McHatton: Drew, why did you pick Bridgton?

Robbins: We picked Bridgton because of where it sits geographically. It’s close to Portland, North Conway. We did research on where the town was going, and it seemed to be moving in the right direction. We thought it was a cool little town. It’s got more character (than other towns); it’s got a downtown. It’s got a certain feel to it that other towns don’t have, even Portland.

McHatton: I’ve lived here 40 years, and sometimes you miss (realizing that). Carrye, how about you?

Castleman-Ross: I see so many younger people coming into Bridgton these days who say they see something unique about downtown, and honestly they’ve seen the success of the Tap House, and they know that (kind of business) is a viable option — if we can address this (sewer) issue. They can follow their dreams, start their business, contribute to the tax base — it really is a no-brainer. (They can) take the burden off of other residents and business property owners. I’m a residential property owner, too, and I could possibly see a lessening of my tax burden.

McHatton: Mr. Manager, if I was looking at this as a user, how is this going to affect my sewer bill? Will it go three or four times higher?

Peabody: It can’t go higher, because what you pay is based on the budget for the system. And our budget for the system is $100,000. I’ll be working on next year’s budget next month.

What we have, in the current way of determining what you pay, is a rate based on how much you flow, and it doesn’t take into account all those aspects of running a system. If you don’t flow any — say your building’s vacant, but you’re hooked up to the system — you don’t pay anything. If you flow a lot, you pay a lot. The new ordinance addresses that. We have fixed costs that are necessary year after year, so those (users) not flowing at all will pick up some of those fixed costs. The people who are flowing a lot will actually see their bills diminish, because those fixed costs will be shared amongst all the users.

I can’t give an answer to people who ask if their bill will go up or down; I have to look at your (individual) circumstances. The rule of thumb is much like your tax bill after a revaluation — a third will go up, a third will go down, and a third will see no change at all.

McHatton: This (Question 1) is only an update of the present sewer ordinance; it’s not creating a new ordinance. All it’s going to do is change the formula, so we can use a lot more gallons out there that are not being used today. Seven thousand gallons — that’s seven big businesses, if they need 1,000 gallons a day. Some people have said, what is behind this update? I’m going to tell you straight out, there’s nothing behind it, we’re not building a new system, we’re not upgrading the present system.

(The cost) just to put in one (septic) field would be close to $800,000. Our system is divided into two parts; we can’t just put in one field and take care of all of the system.

This (updated ordinance) will give us time for the future, to look at all the options we have at how we want the town to grow. And if that’s a new system, we’ll have plenty of time to make the plans and figure out how to do that. And everybody will have full knowledge of that before a new system is even thought of.

Peabody: It’s really about fairness and opportunity. Change is going to come. I know people like things the way they are, but change is inevitable. We can either help direct that change, or have that change happen to us. This revised sewer ordinance is one way we can help direct that change.

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“Murphy worked for the private sector before he worked for us. He was looking at doing some private consulting,” Morton said.

Also, in a related matter regarding town staffing, Morton said he has met with Raymond Town Manager Don Willard regarding a way to lighten the workload of Animal Control Officer (ACO) Jessica Jackson.

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“We’ve just engaged the services of a person to help Raymond and Casco.

It allows her to cover all the calls we get,” Morton said.

“It is an effort to provide a better service,” he said.

“People have less tolerance for having to wait for an ACO when they feel there is an immediate problem.

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Sebago Memorial Day

SCENES FROM SEBAGO’s Memorial Day Services included: (clockwise) Lions Club in parade, Ben Bowditch flag bearer; Dr. William Cassidy and his WWI Jeep replica; an attendee showing his national spirit; Lions Club members laying the wreath; Ted Davis in Revolutionary soldier garb firing the cannon. “Biggest crowd that I can remember for our Memorial Day observance,” photographer Allen Crabtree reported.

Opioid crisis conversation

(Continued from Page 1A) “There are people in our community who are affected by drug addiction,” Joyce said.

“Even police officers have children on heroin. We have had to revive police officers’ children who have overdosed.”

For some people, the addiction begins at the doctor’s office with a prescription to opiate-based pain killers. For others, it is peer pressure or the pursuit of a better high that leads them to the needle.

“Once they use, it rewires the brain,” Joyce said, referring to the addiction as a drug-use disease.

While legislation is one method to fight the war against the heroin epidemic, changing the public’s mindset about the people who are heroin addicts might be a tougher battle, Joyce said.

The general public is more likely to address the problem of the mosquito borne Zika virus than the problem of

heroin robbing the life – or the quality of life – of human beings in their communities, he said.

“There are people who have the mindset of ‘You made your bed, lay in it,’ ” he said.

One of the problems for Mainers trying to get clean is that statewide there are not enough beds available at detox centers.

This year, Joyce has spent time with Augusta lawmakers in an attempt to pass meaningful legislation. Most of the money was funneled toward more law enforcement, which is important, but more needs to be done for recovering addicts, too.

“A lot of people are locked up because of drug use. Eighty percent, or about 500, of the people in the Cumberland County Jail have drug-use disorders and mental illness issues,” he said.

In fact, at any given time, there are at least 30 individuals going through detox behind bars. Those are the

people who deserve compassion, he said.

It is the dealers who warrant jail time, he said.

“The people poisoning our communities are selling drugs. They poison our neighborhoods. The dealers — those I have beds for at the Cumberland County Jail.

But, the users — we have got to change that,” Joyce said.

“A doctor said if we set up a place for drug users, it would cost $50 a day to get OPIOID, Page 7A

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(Continued from Page 4A) it’s something that we ought to at least have the data together.

We’re not getting candidates for these positions.”

Finch said in the five years he’s been in Harrison, two seats on the SAD 17 Board of Directors have had no declared candidates, and the position had to be filled through a writein candidate.

“I see it in town after town after town,” said Finch. And it appears to be especially true with planning boards and appeals boards, because of the training and legal requirements members must become familiar with.

“You’re not going to be interested in taking a lot of training, just to find out you’re not getting elected,” he said. By selecting a resident through an appointment process, “We might be able to find some newer young people who want to be involved, and want to understand the legal ramifications of what’s involved.”

Finch said he predicts, with growth in Harrison, both boards will become busier in coming years, and those who serve must know the laws. “In the long-term, I’m concerned that’s going to be an issue.”

Town Clerk Mary Lou St. John said she’s learned of procedural changes under Title 30 that ease the requirements for residents to run for public office, such that they don’t have to go around and collect a certain number of signatures in order to run. She also noted that the procedure for approving writein candidates is “rather vague.”

Selectmen agreed Finch’s suggestion had merit, especially in dealing with the problem of meetings that lack a quorum and cannot be held.

“I’m very interested in researching the issue,” said Richard St. John, adding that, if found to be legally allowed, the change could be decided by voters in this November’s elections.

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SAD 61 budget passes; voters keep referendum

By a 347 to 182 margin Tuesday, voters approved the SAD 61 budget that was adopted at the district-wide meeting held two weeks ago at Lake Region High School.

The $29-plus million budget was approved by 42 voters at the district meeting, and passed in all four towns: Bridgton, 102 yes, 53 no Casco 57 yes, 27 no Naples 112 yes, 55 no Sebago 76 yes, 47 no Despite poor turnouts to the district budget meetings the last couple of years, voters decided to keep the current process, 343 to 181.

The “yes” vote means SAD 61 will continue to hold a budget meeting followed by a validation referendum (secret ballot vote) in each of the four towns. This method will be used for the next three years.

A “no” vote would have eliminated the referendum vote, and simply used the district-wide meeting to either approve or reject the proposed budget.

Here’s how each town voted on the measure: Bridgton 91 yes, 63 no Casco 46 yes, 37 no Naples 105 yes, 58 no Sebago 101 yes, 23 no

Opioid crisis

(Continued from Page 6A) them clean. It costs $100 a day to keep them in jail,” he said.

Recently, a Portland-based TV news crew did a story on inmates and drug use. Joyce was present while inmates were being interviewed.

Joyce conveyed the story of one young man who had been using opiates for 10 years. The love of this man’s life was heroin. At first, the drug made him feel like a hero. At the time of the interview, the man said he finally felt safe in the confines of jail.

“That is how parents feel: Safe when their kid is in jail because they are not using,” a woman said.

It is a sad state of affairs when someone has to go to jail to feel safe, Joyce said.

For many addicts, especially those without health insurance, the recovery services are slim.

One of the questions the people at Lake Region Baptist Church was: How can community members help?

Joyce advised people to write letters or e-mails or talk to local representatives in Augusta about earmarking more money for recovery. Working with the medical community and getting doctors to rethink pain pill prescriptions was another piece of advice.

Another recommendation was to attend al-anon or narcotics anonymous meetings, or to start a new chapter in the church.

“Once the circles join, people get stronger,” Deputy Schnupp said.

One resource is www.teenchallengeusa.com. This organization helps both adults and teens with addiction issues. The phone number is 855-END-ADDICTION.

with names. She looked upon the line of stones that stood along the way. She knew that many brave people had died.

She knew his name was here. So many names along this path of fallen men and women.

And as she stood and looked around, she noticed others there. They too were looking on the stones to find their loved ones’ name there.

They looked for mothers, fathers, sons and daughters, lovers, wives and husbands.

They looked for brothers and sisters, uncle and aunts and grandchildren. They looked for friends, the people who had touched their lives, those heroes who were listed here because they gave their lives.

She met him at the age of 18 years. They had known each other only a year. Then he was drafted.

They had written letters back and forth. She had always kept his letters. She took them out from time-to-time and touched and read these letters. The “free” marked in the righthand corner for the stamp.

On the left, his rank and name and number.

She had written to him, “Hide in the Bushes,” at the end of each letter.

He always ended with, “Pray For Peace, Larry, 230 days, back to the real world.”

Always counting off the days.

He was pulling someone onto the helicopter as they flew out of a conflict. He was shot by enemy fire, they say.

He never made it home to her. His family grieved as she did.

Yet, at the age of 62, she could just not forget him.

Looking down the stones, she finds his name. She reaches out to touch the name

carved in the stone. She finds herself kneeling there as tears run down her cheeks and face.

With the letters he wrote in her hands, she reads to him and talks to him as tears keep flowing down her cheeks. She kisses the rock on his name and memories flood into her mind.

She stands and she turns to walk away, and she notices the tears on the faces of all the other families. She is not alone

with her grief. The energy of love surrounds her.

Today is the day for all to remember the families who gave so much and the brave people who fought for our freedoms. Today is the day that we celebrate all that they gave.

By us being here on this day, all over our Nation, they will never be forgotten.”

— Peg Dilley, Guest Speaker, Memorial Day services in Casco

Board asked to resolve CEO rumors

By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer DENMARK — Resident Roger LeGoff has again challenged Denmark Selectmen to respond to lingering questions about events over the past two years regarding the employment of Code Enforcement Officer Mike Lee. “It’s been very difficult to get information from the board,” LeGoff said at the board’s May 24 meeting. “Rumors float around and they morph, and Mike is paying the price for that. I really wish somebody from the board would step up and publicly put these rumors to rest.”

LeGoff said the rumors weren’t addressed at an open meeting last September called to discuss Lee’s future and continued employment.

Instead, the meeting, attended by lawyers for both Lee and the town, focused on details of his job description, and did not attempt to explain the reason why he was suspended without pay.

“After three hours, a lot of the public sat here anticipating a public discussion, yet the only thing that was

discussed was solely about a job description,” said LeGoff.

Selectmen Richard Snow and Rick Mason agreed with LeGoff on that point.

Chairman Beverly Caparco was absent from the May 24 meeting.

“I kind of shrugged my shoulders at the end of that meeting, because the question was asked, and after that I still didn’t know why Mike was being looked at to be fired,” Snow said.

“We were both a little surprised that that particular meeting ended up following the way it did,” Mason added. “All of a sudden it was just about that — a job description.” Mason said he was thinking at the time, “If it was just about his job description, why is the town attorney here?”

Snow added that Caparco, as chairman, had requested Town Attorney Sally Daggett be present at the meeting “without regard to the other selectmen, if we would like her to be here.”

LeGoff wondered how much it cost the town to have the attorney present for a three-hour meeting, including her travel time. “We were here three hours, and you know what — has Mike’s job description been completed, as of today?”

Town Manager Chris Loughlin said he has sat with Lee and prepared a draft job description, but the document has not yet been finalized. “It’s been revised significantly” from the lengthy job description discussed at the September 2015 meeting, which was drawn up by Merhalski without input from Lee. LeGoff said he has researched state law regarding executive sessions, and believes Lee is still entitled

to an evidentiary hearing if he should chose to request it.

He cited a subsection under Title 1 regarding executive sessions indicating that “any person charged or investigated may request the charges or complaints be conducted in open session,” as long as the request is made in writing. “I wonder if you were wrong about that.”

But Snow said, “Mike requested he have an open forum for that, which he did.

There are certain reasons that the town can’t talk about something. What I would like to do is, at our next meeting, I’ll have some answers for you on what you ask, because I want to research that, and have (Loughlin) help me. We have a matter pending right now that we were told we can’t talk about. Anything prior to that, I had little to do with, and I actually spoke out many times against the attorney’s recommendations.”

Mason said the board did have an executive session after a verbal dispute occurred between Merhalski and Lee, “To try to calm down the situation. And correct it. It didn’t work, obviously.” Since then, “Anything we have discussed

with Mike has been in an open forum.”

LeGoff said, “For two years a lot of the public has been jerked around or been thrown smoke screens when sensitive or potentially embarrassing accusations are made” regarding Lee, LeGoff said. “I think that some people are being a little loose with the rules in order to hide from the truth.”

When LeGoff asked if Daggett was still the town attorney, Snow said, “We haven’t used her for a while.

We are using Peter Malia for the small things we’ve had to use. He is more expensive than she is, but he is from a small local community, and we may not get charged for as many things.”

LeGoff also stressed that a news report was in error in saying that the reason the town’s legal fees were so high was because of taking legal action against Lee. Later in the meeting Betty LeGoff asked how much the town has spent in legal fees this year. Loughlin said the town has spent $19,366.06 as of April 30, which is almost double what was budgeted for the year.

Denmark correction

There were several errors in a May 19 story in the News about criticisms leveled at Denmark Selectman Chairman Beverly Caparco by resident Roger LeGoff. The amount the town had to spend to correct mistakes during the absence of Code Enforcement Officer Mike Lee was not $3,200. It was $32,000, mostly spent to move a house back that was allowed to be too close to the water. Also, Richard Snow was not a selectman at the October, 2014 board meeting when residents turned out in force to object to Lee’s treatment by then Town Manager Dan Merhalski. On the board at that time were Rick Mason, Caparco and Ed Enos.

The News regrets the errors.

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(Continued from Page 1A) ambulance, and $40,000 be applied toward a new tank for the tank truck. The money will come from the Unassigned Fund Balance, also known as the surplus.

Because surplus funds are being used, the vehicle upgrades will not impact taxes.

“Those are going to be funded via surplus so we aren’t going to raise any taxes,” Paraschak said.

He anticipates the cost of the new ambulance to be about $215,000. So far, the Capital Reserve account for the ambulance has about $85,000, which has been set aside over a period of years, he said.

If the purchase is approved by voters, the new ambulance will replace a 1997 ford ambulance.

“Nineteen ninety-seven — that is when the town bought it new. They are still using it.

It is just not as reliable,” Paraschak said.

The department has owned its tank truck since 2000.

Over time, rust has attacked the metal water tank. For $40,000, the department can replace it with a composite body tank.

“There is nothing wrong with the truck. It will last another 15 to 20 years,” Paraschak said.

Warrant Article 21 is recommended by both the Naples Board of Selectmen and the Naples Budget Committee.

Related to fire safety, there are two ordinances facing voters at Town Meeting this year. Warrant Article 49 is called the Town of Naples Fire Alarm System Ordinance and Warrant Article 50 is entitled the Town of Naples Key Lock Box Ordinance.

Article 49 “is requiring commercial fire alarms to be put in buildings more than 2,000 square feet, and multifamily units that are more than 2,000 square feet. But, it is primarily for commercial businesses.”

“Bridgton, Casco and Raymond have these ordinances. We are playing catch up,” Paraschak said.

Warrant Article 50 “is a complementary ordinance.

Some businesses will be grandfathered in. If you are required to have a fire alarm, the business key goes in a lock box that the fire department has access to. So, if a fire alarm is going off and the owner is in Portland, the key lock box allows secured access to building without fire department forcing entry into building to turn off the alarm,” Paraschak said.

Copies of the proposed ordinances are available at the Town Clerk’s office.

Warrant Article 66 applies to the recreation department.

If approved by voters, it would allow the recreation department to use revenue from fees for programs to cover cost of popular offerings.

“Currently, the recreation department can bring in revenue. But they cannot spend it. They have to stay within budget.

With the recreation department, if more kids sign up, the costs rise exponentially. For the senior (citizens) trips, if so many people sign up that we need a second bus, the department could do that,” Paraschak said.

“It would be set up so that if programs are successful, they can use the money” to cover costs, he said.

Warrant Article 14 is the re-appropriation of surplus funds to cover a shortfall that occurred with payments of money borrowed for the purchase of Kent’s Land.

“Article 14 — that is from the unanticipated payment of a second bond taken out for Kent’s Landing. We are going to appropriate money for that. We are not late on the bill,” Paraschak said.

Warrant Article 65 is something Naples residents have seen for a number of years: the use of surplus funds to offset the amount of

(Continued from Page 5A) Paraschak said.

The impetus for the family movie night is two-fold. It is about “providing an event for the public, and keeping people on the Causeway,” Paraschak said.

The plan is to hold the outdoor movies on two Fridays in July and two Fridays in

August, he said. The rain date would be the following Sunday night.

The first movie is slated for July 1, which falls on a Friday and kicks off the Fourth of July weekend.

The lineup of familyfriendly movies includes: Shrek, Madagascar, Rio, and Raiders of the Lost Ark.

“We chose Rio because of the Summer Olympics,” Paraschak said.

The showings will not be like a drive-in theater. Instead, “people can bring blankets and chairs to sit on the lawn. The movie screen will be close to the bathrooms so people can sit on the hill and watch the movie,” Paraschak said.

SPECIAL GRADUATION GIFTS — Maxwell Evans and Natasha Field received Bibles for graduation from the South Bridgton Congregational Church at the May church supper. Pastor Vance Jordan is pictured with them. Max is enlisted in the United States Navy, and Natasha is pursuing a career in nursing. money needed from property tax revenue.

“You can use money from a healthy surplus to pay for projects or to keep the mil rate low,” he said. “Lowering the mil rate — Naples has been doing that for a while.

If I pluck it out, there would be a mil rate,” Paraschak said.

The town’s elected offi-

cials could choose to wean the town off of using its surplus funds in this manner, Paraschak said.

“That depends on whether or not the board of selectmen feels comfortable about the surplus. We are on the low end of recommended amount (which is) two to three months’ worth of operating expenses,” he said.

“But, we are in the zone,” Paraschak said.

“A surplus helps the town with cash flow at certain times of the year. Tax payments are fairly predictable around when they are due.

The middle of the summer and the middle of the winter are leaner times of the year” as far as incoming revenue from property taxes, he said.

“We don’t know yet. But, we will invite nonprofits like students from the high school or Project Graduation to sell popcorn and stuff like that so they can raise money,” he said.

The Town of Naples “will go before the planning board on Tuesday night to talk about showing mov-

ies at Kent’s Landing,” he said. “This will be on planning board’s agenda, falling under outdoor entertainment.

Obviously, we want to run it by the planning board so there are no issues.”

The noise should not be too much of an issue since the showings are only four times this summer, and most of the

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June 2, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 1B

Area Events Book, Bake, Plants at Harrison Library

HARRISON — The Friends of Harrison Village Library will hold their annual Book, Bake and Plant Sale on Saturday, June 4, from 9 a.m. to noon at the library in Harrison Village. Gently-used books, plants from local gardens, and homemade treats will be available for sale; all proceeds benefit the Friends of the Library. For more information, please call the library at 583-2970.

Giant Tag Sale at Fiddleheads

GRAY — The Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences, 25 Shaker Road, Gray, will hold its second annual Giant Tag Sale to benefit the school on Sunday, June 5, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Register in advance if you want to rent an eight-foot table space — community members pay $30.

Tables will not be provided. Vendor space is limited! For more information, call Elizabeth Shardlow at 441-4533 or e-mail fiddleheadpto@gmail.com

Shakespeare on film

HARRISON — Come to the Harrison Library for their kickoff of a special three-week film series of modern retellings of Shakespeare’s classic works, beginning with Hamlet on Monday, June 6, at 5 p.m. Set in the present day, Hamlet is a struggling filmmaker whose personal and familial trials are set against the machinations of a huge production firm called the Denmark Corporation. The film was released in 2000, and is not rated. It is directed by Michael Almereyda, and stars Ethan Hawke, Kyle MacLachlan, Diane Venora, Sam Shepard and Bill Murray.

FLOORING IT — Childrens’ weeklong summer camps at the Denmark Arts Center offer dance, environmental arts, theater arts, actor’s improvisation and musical theater. For more information, call 452-2412.

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DENMARK — The Denmark Arts Center has just finished its first full year of programming under new directors Cookie Harrist and Delaney McDonough. This past spring the DAC was constantly filled with worldrenowned musicians, dancers, and artists as well as plenty of local favorites — and the summer promises to be no exception.

The DAC kicks off the summer season with a gallery opening by Brazilian visual artist Jackson de Almeida on Friday, June 3, from 5 to 7 p.m. Jackson’s show will be the culmination of a weeklong residency at the DAC. His collection of paintings and prints, Emerging from the Earth, masterfully blends elements of urban and rural environments, reality and fantasy, and motifs of life and death. This event is also where the DAC will release their summer brochure, so

FRYEBURG — Ken Turley will present “3s and 4s”, a neo-romantic concert of trios and quartets written for different combinations of classical guitar, flute, violin, viola, cello and piano, on Sunday, June 12, at 4 p.m. at the Fryeburg Academy Music Building. A preview of the concert will take place on Friday, June 3, at noon at the Majestic Theater Building, Main Street, Conway, N.H. Performers will include faculty members Chris Nourse on violin, Jenny Huang-Dale on cello and Laurie Turley on piano from Mountain Top Music Center; and members of the Prospero String Quartet. There is a suggested donation of $10. All profits will go to benefit the Mountain Top Music theater renovation project. Call 603-447-4737 for more information.

Masonic College Class open to the public

Pythagorean Masonic Lodge at 50 Portland Street in Fryeburg will hold a Maine Masonic College class on Saturday June 4, on the Tenants of Free Masonry and the four Cardinal Virtues. This is open to the public, Masons, spouses and everyone. This is a three-hour class. There will be coffee and pastries in the morning at 8:30 a.m. Class will begin at 9 a.m. A light lunch will be offered at noon for a $5 donation. Please bring a friend and enjoy the morning. For more information please contact Wayne Cadman at 647-5945.

Pancake Breakfast

West Baldwin United Methodist Church will be holding a Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, June 4 from 7 to 9 a.m. The menu includes pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, coffee and orange juice. Cost is adults/ $7, children (10 and under) $3. The church is located on Route 113.

if you want to be the first to know what’s going on this summer in Denmark, make sure to stop by. You can also keep on eye on denmarkarts. org for a complete schedule of events coming soon.

The following evening, Saturday, June 4, dancers Molly Hess of Cambridge, Mass. and Tessa Broadby of Melbourne, Australia perform a duet that combines feats of strength with moments of softness and sensitivity.

They explore a full spectrum of physicality to uncover a dynamic relationship and full hearts.

As for the rest of the season, the DAC is prepared to offer dozens of events that will help make this summer the best it can possibly be.

Some highlights include: • Friday, July 1 — A Contra Dance featuring local band String Equinox, • Friday, July 15 — An award winning Gypsy

Flamenco Swing Band Ameranouche (July 15th), • Friday, Aug. 19 — The hilarious, critically acclaimed performance by Portland­based artist Sara Juli about motherhood, entitled Tense Vagina: An Actual Diagnosis.

• Saturday, Sept. 3 — A Farm­To­Table Celebration dinner to close out the season.

• Saturday, Aug. 6 — The DAC is also proud to once again host the famous Dam Jam Music & Arts Festival. The Dam Jam has quickly become one of the biggest and best music festivals southern Maine has to offer. If you haven’t checked it out yet, this is your year.

TEEN and Landlady will be headlining, accompanied by a stacked lineup of bands from near and far.

Also, the DAC will continue to host Open Mics throughout the summer (June 18, July 23, and Aug. 20), as

well as classes, workshops, and summer camps for kids.

Denmark’s Kathy Banks offers a pottery camp (June 27­29 and July 7­8); Denmark’s foremost dance company Hio Ridge Dance hosts a camp (July 11­15); Local visual artist Maegan O’Neil helps kids and teens make fairy houses and sculptures using found materials in her environmental art camp (July 18­22). If your kids prefer theater, local legend Mary Bastoni leads a musical theater camp and production of The Wizard of Oz (Aug. 1-5), and Jessica Smith leads an actor’s improvisation camp for older kids (Aug. 15­19).

Stop by during gallery hours on Saturdays from noon to 5 p.m. For more information about the Denmark Arts Center, summer events, summer camp registration, or anything at all, call 452­2412 or e-mail info@denmarkarts. org

Library holding pumpkin fundraiser

Brownfield Old Home Days

The annual Brownfield Old Home Days will be held on August 13, 2016. Parade participants and vendors are wanted. For more information please contact Michelle at 890-9725 or Tara at 890-4240.

Space available NAPLES — Artist spaces are still available for this year’s Naples for the Arts.

The Arts and Crafts Festival will take place on Saturday, July 30, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and feature paintings, 3D art, crafts and photography. Rain date is July 31.

Solve the mystery crime of the “Stolen Mona Lisa.”

Prizes awarded. Massage and Reflexology available. Live entertainment featuring “The Wrong Road Band.” Exciting giveaways, too.

For more information, go to naplesforthearts.com or call Laura at (954) 610-1041.

NORTH CONWAY — The North Conway Public Library is holding its eighth pumpkin fundraiser. For a $15 donation, you will receive a pumpkin plant in a six-inch pot with a blue ribbon pedigree, a birth certificate, and growing directions.

Furthermore, it comes along with a subscription to the Pumpkin Community newsletter and directions for entry to the Fryeburg Fair for hardcore competitors.

Make sure to order a pumpkin plant now! If you reserve your pumpkin plant

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Reservations can be made at the North Conway Public Library by calling 603356-2961 or e-mail info@ NorthConwayLibrary.com For more information, check the library’s website at www.NorthConwayLibrary. com

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Almost time for the Duck Drop

SUPPORT FOR CAREGIVERS — “Memory Mondays,” a support group for caregivers and loved ones of those who have dementia or memory loss, will meet on Monday, June 13, at 6 p.m. at the Bridgton Health & Residential Care Center on the Portland Road. The group meets on the second Monday of every month. For more information, call 647-8821.

Grange honors Denise Olsen

SEBAGO — The 2016 Grange Community Recipient, Denise Olsen arrived at Maple Grove Grange in Sebago recently under false pretenses.

There, she was honored by family, friends and Grange members in recognition for her civic mindedness, passion for the town, love and support of multiple families, local schools and all children.

Following the opening of the Grange, her mother, June Berry introduced family members and friends, who had gathered for the celebration. Berry brought messages from the staff at Sebago Elementary School recognizing Olsen’s delightful presence at the school as parent, volunteer, school nurse,

substitute teacher, PTC president, integral leader for the Holiday Wishes program, as well as other special events.

Daughters, Kayla and Jamie, joined forces to focus on other activities for Sebago youth. Olsen has spent over 20 years with the Sebago Youth Association, coaching basketball, baseball and softball while helping children thrive through teamwork.

Presently, Olsen serves as the Recreational Director for Sebago, introducing karate to the program this year and is proud that presently there is a ball team for every age level after only one team last season.

Other family members and friends expressed gratitude for the ways she has

supported them and never refuses to help anyone.

Olsen was then escorted, front and center where the Master of Maple Grove Grange, Norma Haines presented Olsen with a Certificate of Appreciation from the Maine State Grange and a 2016 Community Service

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June events at Naples Library NAPLES — The Naples Library’s biggest fundraiser, the Duck Drop, on Saturday, June 18, during the Maine Blues Festival, is the date to remember for June events at the library.

Here’s a full rundown of June happenings: • On display at the Adult Circulation Desk is the fine art of Henry Taylor, graciously lent by Ms. Beatrice Asken, as well as contemporary line drawings by Leonard Whitford.

• Saturday, June 4, 10 a.m. to noon — Make Luxury Spa Gifts for Father’s Day or Someone Special. Featuring foot powder, aftershave lotion, gardener’s hand cream and foot cream, all made with high quality, natural ingredients. Cost is $15 for materials and tools; registration is required. Refreshments will be served. Call 693-6841 or e-mail director@naples.lib.me.us • Tuesday, June 7, 4 p.m. — Children’s movie.

• Tuesday, June 14, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Your Government, Your Neighborhood, outreach with Dan Reardon from U.S. Senator Angus King’s Constituency Services. Dan would love to hear about your life in Maine. Interesting stories and questions welcome.

• Wednesday, June 15, 6 p.m. — Real Estate Q&A/Walk & Talk, weather permitting. Stroll the beautiful Naples Causeway and acquire professional direction from realtor Janice Jannetty.

Rain plan, meet in Gathering Room.

• Saturday, June 18 — Third Annual NPL Duck Drop, Naples Town Beach. Enjoy the Maine Blues Festival, support the library and community. Chances are $5 per duck. Cash prizes will be awarded, and proceeds go to the Naples Public Library. Ducks are available at the library and Country Sleigh.

• Saturday, June 18, 10 a.m. to noon — Make Luxury Spa Gifts for Summer. Make natural lip balms, solid massage bars, bug spray or gardeners hand cream, all from high-quality natural ingredients. Refreshments will be served. Cost is $15 for materials and tools, and registration is required. Call 693-6841 or e-mail director@naples.lib.me.us • Tuesday, June 21 — Summer Reading Program registration begins. Let’s break previous records for summer reading and beat the summer slide. All ages are welcome.

• Wednesday, June 22, 2 p.m. — Maine Humanities Council “Let’s Talk About It” Adult Reading Discussion of The Natural by Bernard Malamud. The discussion is in partnership with Casco Public Library, and books are available at either library.

• Monday-Friday, June 27-July 1, 1:30 p.m. — Naples Young Authors Camp, part of the Southern Maine Writing Project, for students in grades 8-12. For more info and registration, call Lorrie King at 232-0309.

• Wednesday, June 29, 7 p.m. — Lakes Environmental Association and the Chewonki Foundation present “Animal Fitness: On Your Mark, Get Set, Read!” This amazing animal presentation encourages ecology awareness.

• Wednesday, June 29 — Yoga with Deb Goldstein. Adults 8:30 a.m., $10; Children, 2 p.m., free.

• Experience the Portland Museum of Art, the Childrens Museum, the Theatre of Maine or the Maine Wildlife Park.

Borrow a pass to enjoy free or discounted admission. Sign up at Adult Circulation. The library is looking for a generous donor for a Maine State Park Vehicle Pass. Interested parties can inquire to Dani at 693-6841 or e-mail director@naples.lib.me.us • Second and Fourth Wednesdays, 7 p.m. — Scrabble • Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Mah Jongg: sparkly conversation, coffee and intellectual gaming.

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Herbs with just the right touch of humor herbs and their uses? With a jot of humor thrown in, this is the afternoon of Jean Ward’s informative talk with a touch of her humor. After the talk, the Saco Valley Garden club will provide refreshments.

The Hobbs Community Garden has been busy preparing the vegetable garden at the library. Last year, the group provided fresh vegetables for the Sweden Food Pantry. If anyone would like to be a volunteer with the group, you can contact Anna Romer at aromer@hobbslibrary.org The library supports Fly Away Farm with an Outdoor Farmers’ Market every Saturday from 9 a.m.

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The newest program at the library, “Alternate Center of Gravity,” is gaining popularity. This program, where you bring and share a potluck dish and then sing, is a hit. With

the encouragement of GregHuang-Dale and Jed Wilson leading the way with songs, don’t worry if you’re flat; no one notices, just keep singing along. The group invites families and friends, just for an evening of fun. It will be held on Thursday, June 16, at 5:30 p.m.

Another new program is the Liars Club; why wouldn’t it be popular — you can lie and get away with it. The Friday, June 17 gathering at noon will allow you to lie about one of your heroes.

Pack a lunch and enjoy hearing about the best lies in town.

Last Saturday, the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library had a benefit Memorial Day Plant Sale.

One of the donors of plants for the sale couldn’t be there on Saturday, so she took all the plants and flowers and left them at the rear of the library. The next morning, when they were setting up for the sale, they went to get the plants and found that someone came and stole everything. Needless to say, Jesse and his wife Birdena in front of the Homestead with their first car, a new all those involved with the 1917 Buick. sale were upset and really angry. This was a benefit for the library, so the programs offered would continue. If

Scribner’s Mill car show HARRISON — Scribner’s Mill Preservation is inviting owners of vintage antique and classic vehicles to join them at the next Scribner’s Saw Mill and homestead tour this Saturday, June 4 from 1 to 4 p.m.

For those arriving with

their vehicle, there will be free admission, an ice cream sundae to enjoy, and 50% off the purchase of a Scribner’s Mill T-shirt.

Tours of the mill includes a demonstration of the 19th century machinery to manufacture parts for dry

(slack) barrels around 2:30 p.m. From 1896 until 1938, Scribner’s Mill made barrels for the local apple industry.

The Baldwin apples grown in this area were packed in barrels by the local farmers for shipment to England. Barrels SCRIBNER’S, Page 5B

the person who took half the products to be sold was ignorant of the sale and now your conscience is bothering you, perhaps you could take an envelope and slip something green in it — and I don’t mean a plant. Shame on you.

Brick Church Concert The Brick Church for the Performing Arts will be presenting its second program of this season on Thursday, June 16, at 7:30 p.m. The entertainment for the evening will be the Mollyockett Chorus. The music and humor will revolve around “The Women’s Book Club.”

The blending of barbershop voice in harmony is music at its best. Tickets are $10 adults and $5 for children under 12.

If anyone is interested in the Children’s Summer Theater Camp July 11-15, you can e-mail BCPAtheatrecamp@ yahoo.com Lovell Church of Christ The Lovell United Church of Christ is holding the Vacation Bible School from June 20-24. It’s called Cave Quest, for children ages three and up, who are invited to follow Jesus to the Light of the Worlds at the Lovell Church from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The Bible School introduces the children to new friends, amazing experiments, spelunker sports, lip-smacking snacks, surprising adventures and the best incredible music. You can register online at www.groupybspro. com/vbsez/lovellUCC or call Vicki Royer, VBS director, at 925-1444, Heather Sawin, church office administra-

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Memorial Day 2016 I’m always proud of the turnout at the Memorial in the Village for the Memorial Day Service. When I was young eons ago, it was Decoration Day. The town I lived in, Canton, had a big parade from the center of town to the cemetery. We always walked from where we lived to the cemetery and sat on the wall, waiting for the parade. We always got excited when we could hear the music from the bands. We followed the parade into the cemetery and waited for the ceremony. We always tried to stand up tall like the veterans who marched in the parade. During World War II it took longer, because they always read the names of the men who had been killed in the war from our town. After everything was complete, we started home. When we got to our swimming pond, we all stripped off to our bathing suits underneath and dove in.

As kids, we didn’t care if the water was cold or the sun was shining; it was Decoration Day, and that’s when you took your first swim of the summer. No, I didn’t dive in Lake Kezar.

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The Gardening Group will be meeting on Thursday, June 16, at noon. The Saco Valley Garden club will be joining the library group this June.

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Calendar BRIDGTON Thur., Jun. 2 — Open Houses on Updated Wastewater Ordinance, 9-11 a.m., Drip Coffee House; 3-5 p.m., Municipal Complex; 5-7 p.m., Standard Gastropub. FMI: Anne Krieg, 647-8786.

Fri., Jun. 3 — Wine & Cheese Reception for guest artist Roland Simard, Gallery 302, Main St. Sat., Jun. 4 — Bridgton Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Community Center back side of parking lot.

Sat., Jun. 4 — Girl Scouts Awards Ceremony, Community Center, 9 a.m.

Sat., Jun. 4 — Book Signing w/author, Cheryl Johnson, Beth’s Cafe, 9 a.m.-noon.

Sun., Jun. 5 — Bridgton/ LR Rotary 7th annual Golf Tournament, Bridgton Highlands, Registration: 7:30 a.m. To benefit Local Youth Programs. FMI: 803-2106.

Mon., Jun. 6 — Community Band rehearsal, 7 p.m., Stevens Brook Elem. School.

Tue., Jun. 7 — COPD Support Group, Community Center, 1 p.m.

Tue., Jun. 7 — Author Event: Roger Guay and Kate Flora, A Good Man with a Dog. 2 to 3:30 p.m., library.

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

Wed., Jun. 8 — Movie Matinee for Grownups, 1 p.m., library.

Wed., Jun. 8 — Pondicherry Poetry Club, 4:30 p.m., library.

Wed., Jun. 8 — Prostate Cancer Survivor Group, 6:30 p.m., Community Center.

Thur., Jun. 9 — AARP Driver Safety Class, Community Center, 9 a.m. FMI: 647-3116.

Sat., Jun, 11 — Cans For A Cure, bottle/can drive, benefits Maine Cancer Foundation, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Food City.

Sat., Jun. 11 — Gamers for Christ, Community Center, 6 p.m.

Mon., June 13 — Memory Mondays, support group for dementia/memory loss caregivers, 6 p.m. Bridgton Health Care.

FMI: 647-8821.

Tue., Jun. 14 — Town Elections/Referendum, polls open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Hall.

Wed., Jun 15 — UM Cooperative Extension Garden Classes, 2:30-4 p.m., Topic: Home food preparation.

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Wed., Jun. 15 — Town Meeting, 7 p.m., Town Hall.

BROWNFIELD Tue., Jun. 7 — Adult Playgroup, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Community Center.

Sun., Jun. 12 — Rec Committee meeting, 5 p.m., Community Center.

Tue., Jun. 14 — Town Elections, polls open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Office.

Wed., Jun. 15 — Town Meeting, 7 p.m., Community Center.

CASCO Thur., Jun. 2 — Color & Calm Time, 1-2 p.m. & 6-7 p.m., library.

Sat., Jun. 4 — Bean Supper, 5 - 7 p.m., Webbs Mills Grange, Rte. 11. Support Crooked River Snowmobilers.

Wed., Jun. 8 — Lego Club, library, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Tue., Jun. 14 — Town Elections, polls open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Community Center.

Wed., Jun. 15 — Town Meeting, 7 p.m., Central Fire Station.

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Sat., Jun. 4 — Town Meeting, 9 a.m., Town Hall.

Tue., Jun. 7 — Denmark Historical Society annual meeting, 5 p.m., library.

FRYEBURG Tue., Jun. 14 — Town Elections, polls open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., American Legion, Bradley St. Thur., Jun. 16 — Town Meeting, 6 p.m., Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center.

HARRISON Sat., Jun. 4 — Book, Bake & Plant Sale, 9 a.m. to noon, library.

Sat., Jun. 4 — Exhibition Shooting Presentation with Jerome Holt of Team Zespy, noon, Western Maine Fish & Game Club, Rte. 117. FMI: 6472555.

Sat., Jun. 4 — Scribner’s Mill Preservation tour for owners of vintage and classic vehicles at Saw Mill, 1 - 4 p.m.

Tue., Jun. 14 — Town Elections/Referendums, polls open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Office.

Tue., Jun. 14 — Good Shepherd Food-Bank, United Parish Church, 77 Main St., 4:30 - 5:30 p.m., sponsor: Harrison Lions Club.

Wed., Jun. 15 — Town Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Harrison Elementary School.

LOVELL. Sun., Jun. 5 — DaCapo, spring concert, 4 p.m., Brick Church for Performing Arts.

Suggested donation $10.

Wed., Jun. 8 — Public class on Automated External Defibrillator, library. 4-5 p.m.

Contact library to sign up.

NAPLES Sat., Jun. 4 — Make Luxury Spa Gifts for Father’s Day, 10 a.m. to noon, library. FMI: 6936841.

Mon.,Jun. 6 — Food Basket/ Kyrie’s Kitchen, 1-3 p.m., Town Hall gym. FMI 615-3226.

Tue., Jun. 7 — Children’s Movie, 4 p.m., library.

Wed., Jun. 8 — Town Meeting, 7 p.m., Town Hall.

Sat., Jun. 11 — Baked Bean Supper, Edes Falls Sewing Circle, 4:30 - 6 p.m.

Tue., Jun. 14 — Your Government, Your Neighborhood, with Dan Reardon of Sen. King’s office, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., library.

Wed., Jun. 15 — Real Estate Q&A/Walk & Talk on Causeway with realtor Janice Jannetty, 6 p.m., Causeway.

RAYMOND Sat., Jun. 4 — Annual Plant Sale, 7 to 11 a.m., library.

Tue., Jun. 7 — Town Meeting, 6:30 p.m., JordanSmall Middle School Gym. Thurs., Jun. 9 — Raymond Food Pantry, 4 - 6 p.m., Lake Region Baptist Church. FMI: 232-5830.

Sat., Jun. 11 — Outdoor Yard Sale/Indoor Flea Market, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Raymond Village Community Church. Rain or shine.

Sun., Jun. 12 — Library discussion on Children’s Internet Protection Act Policy, 8:30 a.m., library.

Tue., Jun. 14 — Town Elections, polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Jordan-Small Middle School.

Wed., Jun. 15 — Make and Take Craft, 12:30 p.m., library.

Wed., Jun 15 — Maine author series, author Kevin Hancock, 6:30-8 p.m., library.

SEBAGO Sat., Jun. 4 — Jim Merry speaks on searching for antique glass in lakes/ponds. 2 p.m.

Free event. Donations accepted.

Sebago Historical Society,347 Convene Rd. Mon., Jun. 13 — Sebago Special Food Pantry, 3:30-5:30

Country living p.m., Nazarene Church, Rte. 114.

Wed., Jun 15 — Presentation on history of “poor farms” of Windham, Sebago and other townships.

Free event. Donations accepted. 7 p.m., Sebago Historical Society, 347 Convene Rd. SWEDEN Sat., Jun. 4 — Sweden FD Assoc. barbecue, 5-7 p.m.

Town Meeting Hall. Adults $10/children 6-12 $5. FMI 6933681.

Wed., Jun, 15 — Food Pantry, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Sweden Church basement. FMI: 6474429/647-5399.

WATERFORD Mon., Jun. 6 — Socrates Cafe, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m, library.

AREA EVENTS Fri.-Sun., Jun. 3, 4, 5 — Reader’s Theater, 7:30 p.m., Schoolhouse Arts Center, Standish. Call 642-3743 FMI. Sat., Jun. 4 — Trail Work Day on Rumford Whitecap, meet at 9 a.m., parking lot, East Andover Road, Rumford. FMI 824-3806.

Sat., Jun. 4 — Plant & Yard Sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Windham Historical Society.

Sat., Jun. 4 — MaineWabanaki REACH workshop, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Registration required: 951-4874 or Barbara@ mainewabanakireach.org.

Sat., Jun. 4 — Roast Beef Supper, 5 p.m., Hiram Community Ctr., 14 historical Ridge, Hiram. $10/$4 under 12.

FMI 625-8074.

Sat., Jun. 4 — Celebration Barn Theater, Mike Miclon’s The Early Evening Show, 8 p.m. For tickets call 743-8452 or www.CelebrationBarn.com Tue., Jun. 7 — Women’s Cancer Support Group, noon to 1:30 p.m., Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, 199 Main St., Norway.

Thur., Jun. 9 — Survivor Day, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, 199 Main St., Norway.

Sat., Jun. 11 — Texas Hold’em, Jackson-Silver Post 68, 595 Gore Rd, Locke Mills, Doors open 11 a.m., games begin at noon. Food/drink available.

Sat., Jun. 11 — Oxford Hills Honey Bee Club workshop, 1 p.m. Ox. Cty Extension Ctr, South Paris. Ken Record, speaker. FMI Chris, cpeaston@megalink.net.

Sat., Jun. 11 — Celebration Barn Theater, Hillby — The Skinny German Juggling Boy, 8 p.m. For tickets call 743-8452 or www.CelebrationBarn.com.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon to 1 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Sweden Rd., Bridgton. O/D MONDAYS Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9-10 a.m. Mon., Wed., Fri., Bridgton Town Hall, No. High St. FMI: 647-2402.

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

Walking Warriors, 7 a.m.

Mon., Wed., Fri., meet at church across from Crystal Lake Park, Rte. 117, Harrison.

Tai Chi in the Park, 9 to 10:30 a.m., Denmark Bicentennial Park, thru Aug. 22.

Sebago Food Pantry, 9-10:30 a.m. (3:30-5:30 p.m. 2nd Mon.) Nazarene Church, Rte. 114. FMI: 274-1569.

Casco/Naples Senior Meal Site, noon, Casco Fire Station.

Card games before, bingo after.

FMI: 627-4044.

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

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

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

FMI: 647-5439.

Coed Adult Basketball, 6 to 7:45 p.m., Harrison Elementary School. FMI: 583-2241.

Bridgton Community Band, 7 p.m., Stevens Brook Elem. School. FMI: info@bridgtoncommunityband.org Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m. Bridgton Community Center, 15 Depot St. ODLH Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl., Raymond.

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

Chickadee Quilters, 9:30 a.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Tai Chi Maine, Set Practice, 10 a.m., Bridgton Town Hall, No. High St. The Academy Collects, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pace Galleries of Art, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy.

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

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

FMI: 647-4476.

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

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

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

Taoist Tai Chi, 6:30 p.m.., Bridgton Community Center.

Harrison Food Pantry, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Adventist Church, 2 Naples Rd. FMI: 583-6178.

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

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

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

WEDNESDAYS Free Breakfast & Fellowship, 7:30 to 10 a.m. thru April 27, United Methodist Church, 1000 Roosevelt Trail, Naples. Sponsored by NUMC Group.

Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9-10 a.m. Mon., Wed., Fri., Bridgton Town Hall, No. High St. FMI: 647-2402.

Crafty Critters, 9 a.m. to noon, Harrison Fire Station Community Room. FMI: 5832241.

Gathering Place Support Group, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

Senior Lunch, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tai Chi Maine, Beginner Class, 10 a.m., Town Hall, North High St., Bridgton.

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

Casco/Naples Senior Meal Site, noon, Casco Fire Station.

Card games before, bingo after.

FMI: 627-4044.

Gathering Place Support Group, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

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

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

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

Al-Anon, 7 to 8 p.m., Open Meeting, Naples Town Hall.

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

FRIDAYS Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9-10 a.m. Mon., Wed., Fri., Bridgton Town Hall, No. High St. FMI: 647-2402.

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

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

Tai Chi Maine, Beginner Practice, 10 a.m., Bridgton Town Hall, No. High St. Free Beginners Spanish Class, 3 to 4 p.m. downstairs, Bridgton Library.

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

SATURDAYS Bridgton Farmers Market, 8-1, Community Center back side of parking lot.

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

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

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

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

SUNDAYS Ping Pong, 1 to 4 p.m., Town Hall, Bridgton.

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

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History of Great Oaks Summer Camp OTISFIELD — The Otisfield Historical Society will present a program on Great Oaks Camp, which operated in town from 1927-1985. The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 16, at 7 p.m., at the Old Town House, 53 Bell Hill Road, Otisfield. Organizers hope to attract a large numbers of those with vivid memories of their days at Great Oaks as campers, counselors, workers, and staff members.

The Great Oaks Camp, founded by Joseph Becker and later directed by his son-in-law, Richard Dryzga, was one of the town’s most successful summer youth camps. From its first season in 1927 until it closed about 1985, it attracted boys primarily from the New York-New Jersey area, and provided summer employment for many Otisfielders. The Historical Society has collected a large number of mementos from the camp — photographs, yearbooks, banners and medals — all of which will be on display for the evening. All are welcome.

THE GOOD LIFE — Great Oaks bungalow and campers, undated, 1920s.

Maine Audubon seeks ‘road watch’ volunteers Maine Audubon is looking for volunteers to survey roads in Maine for signs of animal road crossings. Now that the weather has warmed up, many animals are likely to be spot-

ted on or near Maine roads as they move to find food and water, breed or disperse to new areas. Information collected by volunteers about where different animals attempt to

Scribner’s Mill (Continued from Page 3B) may be ordered for $40 each.

Across the street from the mill is the Scribner Homestead.

Built in 1849, it was the home for five generations of the Scribner family and is interpreted as it appeared in 1924 when the house was remodeled to provide an indoor necessary. The homestead holds many original Scribner furnishings.

The mill site, including the barn, icehouse and blacksmith shop, holds a large collection of antique mill, household, and ice harvesting equipment.

Scribner’s Mill will be open to the public on the first and third Saturdays of the month. To schedule a private, group tour, or a school field trip call 583-(mill) 6455. Check the website: scribnersmill.org Scribner’s Mill is found south of Bolsters Mills from the Jesse Mill Road. Crossing over the bridge into the Town of Harrison, the mill is on the left. From Harrison, follow the Maine State Directional Signs found traveling North on Route 35 at Carsley Road or Maple Ridge Road from Route 117 to the mill. A minimum donation of $5 is requested per adult. All funds are used for the continued restoration of the site.

cross roads and where collisions are frequent can reduce wildlife road-kill and improve safety for drivers.

Roadside observations can be submitted to Maine Audubon’s Wildlife Road Watch, a web-based map and database designed to record citizen scientists’ observations of roadside and road-killed wildlife. Volunteers should go

to the web page www.maineaudubon.org/wildlife-roadwatch to register and start submitting observations.

Information that volunteers contribute to Wildlife Road Watch is used by biologists with Maine Audubon, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife and the Maine Department of Transportation to help inform

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WEDNESDAY: Baked fish sticks, mashed potato, hot and cold veggie bar, fruit, Jell-O, milk.

THURSDAY: Pizza, fresh salad bar, hot and cold veggie bar, fruit, milk.

FRIDAY: Pancakes w/syrup, sausage patty, hot and cold veggie bar, fruit, milk.

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populations, as well as killing individuals from collisions.

Unless changes are made, Maine Audubon biologists report that Blanding’s turtles and spotted turtles are at risk of becoming extinct in Maine due to road mortality.

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As habitats change due to a changing climate, wildlife movement becomes an important adaptation strategy and even more crucial to species survival. Plus, roads can have a big impact on endangered species by impeding movement and separating

RABBIT REFLECTION — The nature art of Rochelle Draper, Artist of the Month at the Main Street Gallery in Norway, has been made into five published children’s books.

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NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — Are you doing your springcleaning? Don’t know what to do with your gently used books, CDs, and DVDs? Donate them to the North Conway Library for its huge Annual Book & Art Sale the weekend of July 9 and 10 at the library on Main Street in North Conway Village from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days.

The items should be in good, sellable condition, and no textbooks, encyclopedias, or Reader’s Digest condensed editions, please, since they don’t sell. For the same reason, unfortunately, no cassette tapes or VHS either, please. For more information about donations or the Book & Art Sale, call the North Conway Library at 603-356-2961.

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NORWAY — The Main Street Gallery, 426 Main Street, Norway, continues its spring season with a First Friday Reception on June 3 from 5 to 7 p.m. Rochelle Draper will be featured as Artist of the Month. As a special event, Rochelle will show a series of oversized paintings, depicting Nature, Beauty, Myth and Magic, at the Matolcsy Art Center at 480 Main Street. Food and beverages will be served.

Rochelle is a new board member of the Western Maine Art Group. She is also on the board of the Arts and Education Committee of Western Maine. She is looking forward to bringing in young artists into the MAC, along with working with other talented local artists.

Rochelle has published five children’s books including: The Stone Wall Dragon, published by Down East and sold through Rowman & Littlefield publishing group. She also has illustrated two of the “On my own” series, Vincent Van Gogh and Georgia O’Keefe, published by Carolrhoda books. She has illustrated A Story at his Fingertips, a book about Louis Braille, published by Lerner publishing. Her most recent book is Snowflakes Falling, sold on iTunes for the iPad. During the summer season, the gallery will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, art classes, demonstrations, and special trips sponsored by the WMAG, visit westernmaineartgroup.org and Facebook, or come to the Main Street Gallery, which is free and open to the public.

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Torch Run is next Wednesday on June 8 It’s time once again for local police officers and Special Olympics athletes to begin the Law Enforcement Torch Run leading up to the Special Olympics Summer Games in Orono.

The Bridgton Police Department has carried on this long-standing tradition, which started by the late Chief Bob Bell. The purpose of this event is to raise money for Special Olympics Maine, a private, nonprofit organization. The organiza-

tion is part of a year round international program of sports training and athletic competition for children and adults who are mentally challenged. Law enforcement has dedicated itself toward increasing awareness and funds for Special Olympics athletes worldwide.

Pictured are Officer Phil Jones and SO Athlete Nick from Opportunity Enterprises. Nick is a longstanding SO athlete, who

in recent years has run the entire four-mile stretch from Bridgton to Harrison. His bravery, determination and commitment are inspirational, to say the least.

Officer Jones currently organizes the Torch Run leg running from Bridgton to Brunswick (roughly 60 miles and involving more than 12 different law enforcement agencies).

This year’s Torch Run will begin on Wednesday, June 8 at 8 a.m. Please

come out and join the officers, staff and family as they cheer on SO Athletes.

The run will start at the Bridgton “Old Town Hall” on North High Street and continue down Main Street to Norway Saving Bank.

There will be a brief break at Norway Savings before the long run begins all the way to Brunswick.

For more information, call Officer Jones at 6478814, ext. 205, or e-mail at pjones@bridgtonmaine.org

Portland Fire Department Captain Mike Nixon

By Jay Spenciner Mike Nixon is a captain in the Portland Fire Department and the State of Maine Director of the Firefighter Cancer Support Network.

“The mission of FCSN is to provide Fire/EMS service members and their families an opportunity to receive assistance when dealing with cancer.”

I had an opportunity to talk with Mike at Portland’s Bramhall Fire Station, where he works.

MN: I came in the fire

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I started in South Portland as a paid on-call firefighter just before my 16th birthday. I also worked at Bath Iron Works in the shipyard fire department and then got hired here (Portland) in 1995. There was never any talk in the fire service about cancer, just that you should wear your air pack so you didn’t breath in the toxins.

So, for years, I never wore hoods; they weren’t required.

There wasn’t any national recognition of cancer in the fire service. The hoods were worn because of flashovers (simultaneous ignition of room contents), which were pretty dramatic. Little did we know that the gasses produced in a fire are cancercausing. Some (of the cancers) don’t creep up on you for 20 years.

So, I ended up with a spot on my ear, which turned out to be melanoma, stage 3. I had two surgeries and highdose chemotherapy followed by 11 months of maintenance chemo. I was sick for a year.

Being in the fire service magnifies the risk factors that you have for cancer. Some of the gasses coming off fires are skin-absorbable cancer producers. We’re immersing ourselves in this stuff on a regular basis. Whether you’re a volunteer or a full-timer, you’re still being exposed.

We (firefighters) have the highest rate of mesothelioma of any occupation. This cancer occurs in the lining of your lungs. Guys and gals are still taking their masks off (for overhaul).

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you don’t see smoke and a lot of the guys turn off their air.

MN: Departments are very good about using the cyanide and four-gas meters, but they’re only taking a small slice of all the toxins.

They’re not seeing a bunch of gasses.

JS: They’re not registering the particles either, whether asbestos or others.

MN: We never used to talk about gear washing; it was an afterthought because we had dirt on our gear.

Firefighters should know that you need to get that stuff off your gear; your hood must get washed too. Every time we put our gear on, you get contaminated over and over again (if we don’t wash the gear). Your gear gets exposed at a fire even if you don’t do interior. The diesel exhaust in the station is a problem.

Every time the truck starts up or returns, you get diesel on your gear. Diesel fumes are a known carcinogen.

JS: I hear you and I will do better about washing my gear.

MN: It’s a bad practice to keep your gear in your car.

When you smell your gear in the car, it’s because your gear

Officer Phil Jones and SO Athlete Nick from Opportunity Enterprises. is off-loading products of combustion. You shouldn’t bring your gear directly into your house, where the family stays.

JS: I think the state requirement is to wash it once a year.

MN: There are safety grants that fire departments can get for gear washers. The fire service is like dumping gasoline on your risk factors.

The risk factors are the same whether you’re a full-timer or a volunteer. I’m involved with a cancer support network for firefighters. It was very helpful for me with my cancer.

Mike or an associate will be running a training session for the Bridgton Fire Department in September.

Fire note: Bill Morrisseau, former Bridgton Emergency Management director, reminds us: “Smoke and CO alarms save lives.” This is a statement we have all heard many times. However, statistics show failure to have

working alarms prove that many of us don’t heed that warning. If you have an alarm (system), know how it works, how and when to test it and when to change the batteries.

Most hard-wired units have a backup battery for when primary power fails, which needs changing regularly. When the alarm sounds, the information you give to the 911 operator will get the necessary response from police, fire and rescue.

Day or night, our ability to find your location or residence quickly is dependent on having visible house numbers either at the end of your driveway or on the street side of your house. You know where you live, we don’t!

JS: I can personally attest to arriving at fire calls several times and having to waste time searching for the house because the number was not visible from the road. Also, some private roads are missing street name signs.

Memorial Day in Fryeburg

June 2, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 7B

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

Winchester M#92-SRC

Cal: 38 WLF — Fair • Date: 1910......$760

Winchester 1912

16G Shotgun — Fair • Date: 1914. . .$475

Springfield Trapdoor Rifle

Cal: 45-70 • Date: 1890 VG.............$950 Contact Bob Caron Sr. at retail store, Tuesdays or Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 207-892-0274 or cell 207-650-4075 Also available for appointments

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Country living

LRX running during Maine Blues Festival Naples, ME – The Maine Blues Festival this year will add something new aside from blues acts. The Lakes Region Explorer bus service which has been serving the lakes region since early 2014 will offer a special free bus service during the Maine Blues Festival on Saturday, June 18 on a first come, first served basis.

About 5,000 people attend this popular blues music event annually and there will be 10 stages of music this year with over 50 performers.

Festival Co-Founder Mike Bray says it is an awesome idea that RTP is providing public transportation from, Portland and Bridgton (and back) to those people who do not want to drive. “It makes it an easy way for people to get here,” he said. The Portland to Naples bus will make 3 trips to Naples with stops along the way in Westbrook, Windham, Raymond, and South Casco

before arriving at Tony’s Foodland in Naples. A second bus will have 8 roundtrip bus rides from Bridgton to Naples (and back) during the day between the Bridgton Community Center to the Naples Fire Department. Once in Naples, the public can then use the shuttle buses in Naples to get around the festival in town. “It’s a win-win for the festival and hopefully it will raise awareness of the Lakes Region Explorer bus service,” Bray added.

Jack DeBeradinis, Director of RTP says he hopes the festival is a big success and they are pleased to be a part of it. “We anticipate that our investment in providing transportation for the festival will bring notice to our service. We want to get the word out that we have the Lakes Region Explorer weekday bus service. For those who have not tried it, we encourage it as it will help keep people

Vote Tuesday June 14

safe” with respect to the busy Route 302 corridor, he said.

He noted “it’s very economical, it’s safe, and it’s environmentally friendly” for people to use the bus system. RTP’s Transportation Supervisor Belinda Hutchinson said they are glad to help out to aid with safety “just to keep people off of the roads as, the less traffic on the road, the better,” with respect to this popular festival. Historically, RTP is known for primarily providing transportation services for the disabled, low income, and elderly residents of Cumberland County. The Lakes Region Explorer pro-

vides general public bus service from Portland to Bridgton on weekdays. DeBeradinis says they are very focused on increasing ridership and that the number of bus trips on the route has already grown from 5,400 to an estimated projection of 8,000 bus trips this year with the busiest times being the 6AM bus to Portland and the last 2 trips each day returning from Portland. RTP has also occasionally provided other community bus services such as for the June Westbrook Together Days and also participated in Bridgton’s winter holiday Festival of Lights parade.

Rick Harbison, of the Greater Portland Council of Governments (GPCOG), which works organizing regional projects like this, said the process of getting this bus route service began back in the early 2000’s with an initial feasibility study. Both Harbison, who helped plan the route, and DeBeradinis agree this has been a “very collaborative project” between several entities such as the Opportunity Alliance, GPCOG, the Maine Department of Transportation, and Cumberland County. In addition, the funding provided by the towns of Bridgton, Naples, Casco, Raymond, and

Windham reflects a commitment from the region to support this bus service. “When towns put money into projects like this, it tends to attract more grant monies,” said Harbison.

DeBeradinis added that the Bridgton Transit Association has been very helpful as well in bringing the service beyond Naples into Bridgton which was added last August. Both men also agree that the Route 302 corridor has a lot of traffic as Windham is one of the fastest growing towns in Maine.

Harbison said we as a society “cannot really build our way out of traffic congestion” and that growth and traffic issues impact many areas throughout the country.

For a full schedule and a description of stops during the festival go to: www. rtprides.org. or download the PDF of the route and stops at www.mainebluesfestival.com

New Business Here Visit the town website to get the facts and ask questions www.bridgtonmaine.org or contact townmgr@bridgtonmaine.org

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Fryeburg Graduation June 2, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 1C

Class of 2016

GIRLS: Catherine Ashley Bridget Bailey Kaylee Barboza Nora Berry Sage Boivin Erika Brackett Yijin Chen Kathryn Clark Jennifer Clayton Phoebe Crowe Ziyi Dai Abigail Davis Mariah Davis Dakota Delan Erika Dennery Yvonne-Rose DePerte Alexis Down Nicole Down Xinyu Du Marissa Edgerly Molly Eklund Courtney Ela Allison Fahey Ariel Fogden Renae Fournier Jasmine Fuller Megan Fuller McKenna Gerchman Jingwen Guo Zinnia Hansler Cecilia Hawes Mackenzie Herlihy Esmeralda Hernandez Karalyn Holtgrefe Hannah Howard Xiyuan Huang Kristina Hudson Christina Huff Julianna Iannuzzi Runairy Infante Oriagna Inirio Richards Qiaqia Ji Doroteja Krupnikovic Starr Lamb Anna Lastra Ziqing Lei Alexis L’Heureux-Carland

Jessica L’Hommedieu Mariah Magee

GROUP PHOTO (left to right) Ben Darling, Sean Chase, Jordan Kruguer, Markus Schneider, Allen Ma, Ben LeConey, Mike Heggie, Patrick Carty, Jeffrey Sargent and Nick Landano

Francis Rowland and Emery O’Connell

Sage Boivin receiving her diploma with Head of School Erin P. Mayo

GRADUATES (left to right) McKenna Gerchman, Nora Berry, Julia Quinn, Renae Fournier and Katherine Parker.

(Photos by Lakyn Osgood/FA)

Scholarships, honors presented

Fryeburg Academy Class of 2016 Awards: The Dan Turner Award – Matthew R. Boucher The Oliver Award – Bridget A. Bailey The Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship – Faith A. Pelkie The Bill Sayles Award – Hannah L. Rousey The Rachel M. Osgood Scholarship – Adele Small The Richard Denney Scholarship – Nicole S. Thurston Susan Souther Page English Certificate – Jordan L. Kruguer George Haley Prize – Nhut Minh Nguyen Major Clayton Warren Pike and Margaret E. Pike Science Prize – Zheng Liu The Priscilla Higgins Merrifield French Award – Katherine A. Parker Walter A. Robinson Classical Prize – Phoebe R.

Crowe The Fryeburg Academy Spanish Award – Jordan L. Kruguer Theodore P. Blaich Social Studies Award – Brian J. Fitzsimmons Andrew B. Welch Life Science Award – Erika J. Dennery John F. Weston Award – Brian J. Fitzsimmons Ralph M. Larrabee Award – Yiren Wang The Lester W. Hammond Jr. Award – Yiren Wang Philip G. Andrews Award – Ryan C. Caracciolo, Hannah R. Howard Barbara Douglass Intercultural Ambassador Award – Mustafa B. Demir Fryeburg Academy Teachers Association Scholarship – Brian Fitzsimmons, Faith Pelkie The Priscilla MacGillivray Goff Award – John W. Sullivan

Dean’s Cup – Esmeralda Hernandez Senior Esprit de Corps Award – Sage Boivin Ruth Shaw French Award – Alexis L’HeureuxCarland The Graustein Awards – Julia R. Quinn, Matthew R. Boucher Robert S. Crabtree Service Award – Jacob F. Clark Erickson Award – Patrick Carty Head of School Award – Mustafa B. Demir The Gibson Memorial Medal – Matthew R. Boucher The Gaige McCue Scholarship – Starr L. Lamb, Matthew M. Trent The Fryeburg Academy Alumni Association Awards – Emily McDermith, Alexis L’HeureuxCarland,, Matthew R. Boucher, Dayna J. Thibodeau, Benjamin D. LeConey, Julia R. Quinn, Jordan L. Kruguer Fryeburg Fair Award –

Hannah R. Howard Bretton Frost Memorial Award – Nicole S. Thurston The Fryeburg Recreation Department’s Dick Cote Community Service Award – Alexis L’HeureuxCarland The Mount Moriah Masonic Lodge #56 Award – Jordan L. Kruguer, Tori Mailman Roger and Mary Macdonald Family Scholarship – Travis Burrows The Richard Beckhard Scholarship – Jacob F. Clark The Charles G. Rutter Industrial Arts Award – Patrick J. Carty Dorothy P. Ingraham Award – Dayna J. Thibodeau Charles E. and Blanche M. Fox Award – Jordan L. Kruguer Stella Nickerson Gray Award – Qiaqia Ji Madeline A. Savard Medical Award – Emily J. McDermith HONORS, Page 3C

Fryeburg Academy graduation

Page 2C, The Bridgton News, June 2, 2016

Class speaker Matthew Boucher

Hannah Perry and Megan Fuller

Hannah Rousey getting her corsage pinned by Ms. Jessica Brooks

FA Class of 2016

Anna Mahanor Tori Mailman Annabell Mango Allison Manoogian Saige McAllister Emily McDermith Nevena Mitic Francesca Napolitan Emery O’Connell Katherine Parker Antonina Patrakova Faith Pelkie Hannah Perry Julia Quinn Shauna Riddensdale Kaitlin Robinson Hannah Rousey Madisyn Singer Adele Small Emmalena Stanhope Dayna Thibodeau Nicole Thurston Alexandra Walker Jiacheng Wang Jaime Weil Madeline Welch Jeannette White Rhianna Willard Pei-Yu Wu

Limin Xu Jiang Zhu BOYS: Teodor Antelj

Lucas Aranguren Monjardin

Trent Bishop Matthew Boucher Travis Burrows Ryan Caracciolo Patrick Carty Jiawei Cen Sean Chase Mingzhao Chen Chase Coen Garrett Cummings Kyal Daley Benjamin Darling Hunter Day Mustafa Demir HongYi Dong Jacob Drew Donald Eastman Roy Elal Dillon Fisher Brian Fitzsimmons Shang Gao Jacob Gerrish Tyler Hanscom Nathan Harriman

Baha Demir receiving the head of school award with Head of School Erin P. Mayo

Mr. Andy Kearns, Jasmine Fuller, Mrs. Dede Frost, and Jamie Weil

Skylar Hawthorne Xinyu Huang Zhendong Huang Fettah Kadooglu Wyatt Kimball Jordan Kruguer Pavle Lalosevic Nick Landano Harrison Leavitt Benjamin LeConey

Cole Ridenour Francis Rowland Wyatt Rugg Jeffrey Sargent Federico Sarno Markus Schneider

Alejandro Segrelles Hervas

Yang Shen Benjamin Shivers Riley Smith Nicholis L’Heureux-Carland John Sullivan Yangkai Lin Thanh Tran Zheng Liu Matthew Trent Jordan Lowe Matthew Walch Yuhao Lu Kyle Walker Hunter Magee Yiren Wang Jake Maidment Yishu Wang Paulo Marin Rumeu Brian Ward-Sims Solomon McIntosh Pan Xu Dongyu Miao Xiaoyu Yang Jack Montgomery Brian Zuniga Nhut Minh Nguyen Nikola Obradovic Note: The News will Alex Ouellette publish the list of where FA grads will Eric Palzewicz Hoang Viet Pham be headed, and those Roger Pilato Grollo who graduated with Pablo Portuondo Lacave high honors, honors, and were NHS memRobert Price bers Fazhan Qi Thomas Remedis

School news

FA scholarships & honors

College notes

Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) senior Bjorn Myhre of Lovell was named runner-up for the 2016 Daryl and Audrey Erdman Prize for Entrepreneurship.

The honor carries an award of $2,500.

The Daryl and Audrey Erdman Prize for Entrepreneurship honors Luther students who create, develop and manage a successful entrepreneurial enterprise. To be considered for the award, students must apply and present their venture to a panel of judges comprised of entrepreneurs in the local community. The prize awards a grand prize winner $5,000 and the two runners-up $2,500 each. The Erdman Prize is open to all full-time Luther students regardless of major.

Bjorn created Sacred Productions, a media production company concerned with providing high-end photo, video, and design advertising at an affordable rate to socially, culturally and environmentally progressive organizations.

Bjorn specializes in multimedia productions that showcase outdoor adventure, and has held a handful of internships that helped him to hone his media production skills.

Bjorn, son of Tom Myhre and Kim Marie, of Bottmingen, Switzerland, is a 2012 graduate of Fryeburg Academy. He created his own individualized

interdisciplinary major, visual media, to study at Luther College.

Luther is a selective four-year college located in northeast Iowa. The college has an enrollment of 2,400 students and offers a liberal arts education leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree in 60 majors and pre-professional programs.

Samuel Smith of Naples has been named to the Dean’s List for the spring term at Thomas College in Waterville. Smith is a sophomore Sport Management major.

Eleanor F. Jones of Fryeburg was one of nearly 600 students who were awarded bachelor degrees from St. Lawrence University (Canton, N.Y.) during Commencement ceremonies held on May 22. Eleanor is a member of the Class of 2016 and majored in geology. She received a bachelor’s of science degree.

Timothy R. Morris of Raymond received a bachelor’s of science degree with distinction in chemical engineering, with a chemistry minor, from Clarkson University (Potsdam, N.Y.) on May 7.

Colby College grads Three area residents were among 504 seniors who graduated from Colby College in Waterville on May 22, receiving bachelor’s of arts degrees at the college’s 195th Commencement.

Chandler L. Blake of Denmark attended

June 2, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 3C

Bjorn Myhre Fryeburg Academy and is the son of Mike Limur of Yap, Micronesia, and Heidi Blake of Denmark.

Chandler majored in physics and economics-mathematics.

Ryan A. Hoffman of Raymond attended Cheverus High School and is the son of Donald and Jane Hoffman of Raymond.

Ryan majored in economics and government.

Sierra M. Leavitt of Casco attended Carrabassett Valley Academy and is the daughter of Jonathan and Robin Leavitt of Casco.

Sierra majored in English.

(Continued from Page 1C) The Stella N. and Lawrence M. Gray Award – Nicholis W. L’HeureuxCarland The Class of 1950 Award – Ariel A. Fogden John Fordyce Prize – Brian Zuniga The Cal and Sally Harnden Award – Phoebe R. Crowe The Kendal C. and Anna Ham Charitable Foundation Scholarships – Ariel A. Fogden, Matthew R. Boucher Alexis G. Down, Emily J. McDermith, Erika L. Brackett, Kyle L. Walker, Benjamin D. LeConey, Emery O’Connell, Robert B. Price Brian (BJ) Day Award – Tori N. Mailman Colin Hurd Memorial Award – Matthew R. Boucher The John Freeman Memorial Award – Skylar Hawthorne Boyle Fund Award – Kaylee Barboza Wallace Blake Scholarship – Alexis G. Down The Frank Petillo Memorial Excellence in Arts Award – Alex M. R. Ouellette Eva Mulford Music Scholarship – John W. Sullivan The Drama Award – Hannah R. Howard and Catherine Ashley The Technical Theater Award – Hunter S. Magee Network of Educators in Science & Technology Award – Ryan C. Caracciolo Vincent Manoriti Memorial Book Award – Matthew R. Boucher Raiders Booster Plaques for Outstanding Athletic Performance – Oriagna Inirio Richards, Patrick J. Carty Grover Women’s Athletic

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Scholarship – Alexis L’HeureuxCarland Clifford L. Gray Baseball Award – Nicholis W. L’HeureuxCarland Fryeburg Academy Soccer Award – Jordan L. Kruguer Fryeburg Area Youth Lacrosse Award – Jacob F. Clark Paul “Skip” McBride Memorial Award – Markus C. Schneider, Esmeralda Hernandez Joseph R. Austin Football Award – Matthew R. Boucher Eldon W. Heartz Track Award – Anna M. Lastra Harry G. True Basketball Awards – Alexis L’HeureuxCarland, Benjamin C. Darling Harry G. True Memorial Scholarship – Alex M. R. Ouellette Fryeburg Lions Club Scholarship – Faith A. Pelkie Fryeburg Fish and Game Association Scholarship – Patrick J. Carty The Frank W. Shaw Post #137 American Legion Award – Benjamin Darling The Denmark Lions Scholarships – Brian J. Fitzsimmons, Zinnia E. Hansler, Tori N. Mailman, Emily J. McDermith, Katherine A. Parker, Kaitlin L. Robinson, Jeffrey W. Sargent, Markus C. Schneider, Dayna J. Thibodeau The Lovell Lions Scholarships: David Mason Recreational Scholarship – Nicole S. Thurston Malcolm Wilson Memorial Scholarship – Kaylee Barboza Win Adams Memorial Scholarship – Skylar Hawthorne Chet Adams Memorial Scholarship – Phoebe R. Crowe

Fryeburg Area Rotary Scholarship – Matthew R. Boucher, Emily J. McDermith, Jordan L. Kruguer Raiders Booster Club Book Awards – Nicholis W. L’HeureuxCarland, Alexis L’HeureuxCarland, Emily J. McDermith, Hunter D. Day, Jacob F. Clark, Matthew R. Boucher, Faith A. Pelkie, Nicole S. Thurston Poland Spring Good Science Scholarships – Kaitlin L. Robinson, Hannah R. Howard, Jacob F. Clark, Hannah L. Rousey, Molly F. Eklund The Knights of Pythias Award – Hunter D. Day Joan Irish Award – Hannah L. Rousey Marion Rodgerson Scholarship – Hannah R. Howard Mount Washington Valley Old Car Club – Travis Burrows Settlers Green Outlet Village Scholarship – Erika L. Brackett David G. Fox Memorial Scholarship – Hunter D. Day, Skylar Hawthorne The Maine Principals’ Association Principal’s Award – Matthew R. Boucher Tyler/Grandmaison MELMAC Scholarship – Phoebe R. Crowe Western Maine Conference Citizenship Award – Oriagna Inirio Richards, Jordan Kruguer Portland Elks Lodge – Matthew R. Boucher PingreeTrumbull Scholarship – Tori Mailman Mountain Garden Club – Hannah R. Howard Chatham Historical Society Award – Renae B. Fournier Campbell Conference Football Award – Matthew R. Boucher

692 Roosevelt Trail, Naples, ME 04055

www.lakesproperties.com 207-693-7000 e-mail: info@lakesproperties.com

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Bridgton – New 4-bedroom Cape on the shores of Woods Pond.

Gorgeous Presidential Mountain views. Master suite, maple flooring, 4-season sunroom, garage. $749,000. Nancy Hanson, 207-8388301 (MLS 1255323)

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Bridgton – Unique opportunity for a 120-seat turnkey restaurant and 21-unit lodging facility in the heart of Maine’s Lake Region.

30+ acres, Beaver Pond frontage. $975,000. Nancy Hanson, 207-838-8301 (MLS 1253688)

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Bridgton – Well-maintained yr.-rd. cottage with new deck, water views, 2 beaches, docks, boat slip and owned frontage on Moose Pond. $232,900. Kate Loverin, 207-776-8589 (MLS 1149640)

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Bridgton – One-of-a-kind opportunity to own a Maine cottage on pristine pond with sandy beach. Quiet, rural location, but close to Bridgton and Naples amenities. $175,000. Ray Austin, 207-232-0500 (MLS 1217302)

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LOVELL – Tremendous opportunity for rare Kezar Lake location. Classic 2-bedroom cottage that is currently being used yr.-rd. Located right at the water’s edge. Wonderful views across the lake. Sandy bottom w/ 140 feet of frontage. Enjoy your morning coffee in the glass-enclosed front sunroom. 1st floor bedroom and 1 on the 2nd floor. Space for another possible sleeping area, too!

Level lot gives you a great area to use. 2 sheds go with the sale. One is very lg. and fairly new. $450,000

HARRISON – Priced to Sell!

Year-round home with waterfront on Crystal Lake. Enjoy your sunsets in the expansive sunroom overlooking the lake. 2 bedrooms on the 1st floor, 1 on the 2nd.

Cathedral ceiling in the living/dining area. 1.5 baths for your convenience. Beautiful sandy bottom for swimming. 120’ of prime Crystal Lake frontage. 4-year-old dock.

Perfect place to enjoy all 4 seasons. Close to town. Close to skiing in the winter. $179,000

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Harrison – Year-round cottage, rental income potential. 100 ft. of waterfront on Crystal Lake. Spectacular year-round views! Lots of potential. Come take a look. $179,900. Lauri Kinser, 207-3103565 (MLS 1254652)

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Naples – Desirable stand-alone Condo on Brandy Pond offers sandy beach, boat slip, completely renovated with custom kitchen. Stone fireplace, 1-car garage. $299,000. Jocelyn O’Rourke-Shane, 207-8385555 (MLS 1266259)

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Naples – Stunning contemporary Ranch with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, master suite, on private ±2-acre lot. Custom kitchen, stainless steel appliances and quartz counters. Hardwood floors and bonus room. $229,900.

Jocelyn O’Rourke-Shane, 207-838-5555 (MLS 1265932)

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Naples – Spacious 3-bedroom, 3-bath Colonial in desirable neighborhood. Private, well-landscaped lot, family room, master bedroom with bath, gas fireplace and deck. $210,000. Connie Eldridge, 207831-0890 (MLS 1243531)

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GREAT LOCATION CLASSIC VINTAGE UPDATED CHALET CAPE COD BRIDGTON – Looking for an expanded chalet in updated condition? Here it is. Enjoy this 3-bedroom, 2-bath charmer with a large family room addition plus a 3-season enclosed porch on the front.

Open concept living/dining/kitchen area, new bath fixtures. Laundry room in the 2nd floor full bath. This is on the road to the beach. Prime Knights Hill amenities: swimming pool, tennis courts, sandy beach and more. $169,900

BRIDGTON – 1930s Cape Cod style home in wonderful intown location. Located in the heart of downtown yet on a quiet, private street. 3 bedrooms, updated kitchen, large living room, dining room/office. Master bedroom on 1st floor. 3-season sunroom, could be made to year-round easily. Attached shed off the back.

Detached 1-car garage, paved driveway. Many upgrades include new windows and newer shingles. Lovely gardens. $174,000

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Y IBILIT POSS N O I T VACA Naples – 4-season fun surrounds this well-maintained home in the heart of the Lake Region. Deeded shared water frontage and dock conveys with sale. $205,000. Kamal Perkins-Bridge, 630-303-1456 (MLS 1254491)

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Denmark Year-round Cottage on beautiful Hancock Pond. Short drive to skiing at Shawnee Peak. Picture window overlooks Hancock Pond. Lots of happy family memories to be made here. $334,900. Sally Goodwill, 207-595-4014 (MLS 1266485)

Norway – North Pond – 3-bedroom Chalet with 100 ft. on water.

Good privacy and frontage. Sunset view. Full walkout basement. $239,900. Bob Blake, 207-693-7277 (MLS 1138926)

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Sebago – 3-bedroom, 2-bath LC Andrew Log-sided chalet with rights to sandy beach on Sebago Lake. 2 boat moorings included. $185,000.

Lauri Kinser, 207-310-3565 (MLS 1239916)

Call us for more Home, Land and Waterfront Listings or visit: www.lakesproperties.com

Independently Owned & Operated

KNIGHTS HILL FABULOUS PRICE

NEW ENGLAND CHARMER

BRIDGTON – Move into this nice home and enjoy all of the amenities that Knights Hill has to offer: beach, clubhouse, pool and tennis court.

This home is much bigger than it looks from the exterior. There are 2 bedrooms, kitchen, dining area, living room, full bath, and screened-in back porch. Upstairs is a large loft, another bedroom and a bonus room. The home is located in a rural setting with privacy. $119,900

BRIDGTON – Great 2-story New England classic. 3+ bedrooms.

Lots of room here. Wood floors in the living room with glassed-in extra office area. Dining room with built-ins. Updated kitchen. Large laundry/pantry/half bath area off the kitchen. 3+ bedrooms upstairs.

Full bath with a claw foot tub. All new windows, wiring, insulated doors. Living room has a fireplace with a wood stove. Nice intown lot with lovely gardens. Highland Lake is just steps away. 1-car garage, lots of room in the attic, too! $137,000

FIND OUT WHAT YOUR HOME IS WORTH IN TODAY’S MARKET! Call 647-5551 or 1-888-400-9858

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School news

LEARNING BY DOING — As a way to make their studies of the Civil War more hands on, Harrison Elementary School sixth grade teacher Pauline Leadbetter and students brought this history lesson to life with an encampment last week. Students shared information with guests and undertook marching practice in era clothing they designed.

(Rivet Photos)

MEET OUR NEW AGENT…

Sarah Noble I am excited and eager to meet new people, building new relationships along the way. I will be providing a quality service as we go through an exciting process of purchsing or selling property.

Contact me at 207-693-5200 ext. 258 (o) or 207-831-9499 (c) sarah@mainerealestate.me

at Anne Plummer & Associates

Emerson TOYOTA

would like to introduce our newest Salesman, Adam W. Chaplin. Adam was born and raised in Harrison.

Throughout his childhood and high school he always had a passion for baseball. His passion has now turned to selling cars and getting to meet new people, along with seeing familiar faces, is always a privilege.

Adam looks forward to assisting you in purchasing or leasing a new or pre-owned vehicle that meets your needs.

To make an appointment please call 784-1348 or 1-800-730-1001.

990 Center St., Auburn

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100 Main Street Bridgton, ME 04009 (207) 647-3311

Bridgton Lions & Knights of Columbus

(800) 660-3315 (Maine) or (800) 486-3312 (outside Maine)

NEW LISTING

Bridgton – Vintage intown home conveniently located close to area shopping & entertainment.

Home has many improvements and includes attached barn w/ workshop & storage. $94,500 NEW LISTING

Bridgton – Handyman Special!

2-car att. gar., paved driveway, inside needs work. Some wood flooring. 2BR, kitchen, living rm., full bath upstairs. Lower level has 2 partially-finished BRs. $85,000 NEW LISTING

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To benefit the many charitable projects of the Lions and Knights

Bridgton Highlands Golf Course Highland Ridge Rd.

Bridgton – 4BR, 3BA, pool, beautiful westerly mtn. views, gran. countertops, big windows & a wood stove, office or playroom, 1/2BA & laundry rm. on 1st floor. $369,000

Saturday, June 18, 2016 9 a.m. Shotgun Start

NEW LISTING

Cost per player: $60* Teams of 4: Bridgton – Stunning 3BR, 3.5BA executive home. Panoramic views of western mtns. 2BR w/priv. BAs on 1st floor. Many, many upgrades & features. A must see! $589,000

Denmark – Come “Uptah Camp!”

Vacation getaway in the heart of the Lake Region near shopping, movies, lakes, skiing, snowmobile, ATV & hiking trails. A great place to create memories! $64,900

$200*

Bridgton – Yr.-rd. cottage on Highland Lake! 176 ft. PRIVATE waterfront! Modern kit., wood & tile floors, woodstove & skylights, 3 BR, 2BA, 1.06 ac. $329,900

NEW LISTING

Hole Sponsorships $75

Scramble Format – Closest to the Pin on all Par 3s Many, many prizes plus 50/50 Drawing – Mulligans $5 ea.

Longest Drive (men & women) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

MILLION DOLLAR SHOOTOUT SPONSORED BY JONES & MATTHEWS Women play Red Tees • Men play White Tees Over 65 play Gold Tees

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Harrison – Long Lake Post & Beam w/204 ft. ftg., open concept, brick fireplace, cath. ceiling & wraparound deck, 3BR, 3BA, fam. rm. in walkout bsmt. 1.6-ac. lot $478,000

Bridgton – Long Lake – 100 ft. shared waterfront plus your own boat slip come w/this .73-ac. Bridgton homesite. Build your dream yr.-rd. or vacation home here and enjoy all the benefits of lakefront living without the waterfront taxes. $99,900 Harrison – Beautiful, level 33-ac. lot just minutes from Harrison village, Long and Crystal Lakes. 1525 ft. bordering the Bear River w/an abandoned road running the length of the land. Open field and gorges leading down to the stream all make this property feel like a small preserve, yet in walking distance to town. Upgraded roadway at the start of the property. Shed. $145,000 Norway – 1 of 2 beautiful 2+-ac. wooded lots on Sand Pond, each w/over 150 ft. of ftg.! Total of 330 ft. of ftg. for both lots. Purchase 1 or 2 lots. Priv. gravel road w/$400 annual fee. Sand Pond is noted as one of the cleanest lakes in our area. Great fishing and boating. Very private. $129,000 per lot.

*Includes use of Golf Cart

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Fun & games

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This week’s puzzle theme:

Father’s Day

ACROSS 1. Bigwig in the Orient 6. I in T.G.I.F. 9. Brazilian indigenous people 13. In the past 14. Not bright 15. Like a clichÈd remark 16. Sandbar 17. Oahu greeting gift 18. Acoustic output 19. *Christopher Robin’s father 21. *Little Mermaid’s royal father 23. Poor man’s caviar 24. Bell sound 25. Buffoon 28. Miami Heat’s Dwyane 30. *Prolific TLC father 35. Radar flash 37. Michelin product 39. Third rock from the sun 40. Republic of Ireland 41. Sizeable 43. Facts and figures 44. Sour in taste 46. Chicken of the sea?

47. Like fair share 48. Concerning this 50. Debilitating spray 52. Energy unit 53. Beast’s most precious possession 55. *John John’s dad didn’t wear it at his inauguration 57. *Overprotective father in “Meet the Parents” 60. *Scout and Jem’s juris-

prudent father 64. Enter user name and password 65. A note to follow soh 67. Animal catcher 68. Flip-flop 69. Draft pick 70. Iron + nickel 71. Command: “At ____!”

72. Outer limit 73. African antelope DOWN 1. Discovery group 2. Turkish honorific 3. Sonic sound 4. “Believe it or not, I’m walking ____ ____” 5. Loud cow noise 6. Not in action 7. *Wearable gift for dad 8. Inflict a blow 9. Tight like a bow string 10. Backward arrow command 11. Stepping stone to gain?

12. United Nations labor agency 15. Municipal officer in Scotland 20. Poetic “beneath” 22. ____ Koothrappali of “The Big Bang Theory” 24. Fragrant toiletry 25. African sorcery 26. *”You Are Old, Father William” from “____ in Wonderland” 27. One who fires firecrackers, e.g.

29. Soda choice 31. Like a full-fledged Mafia man 32. *King Fergus is Merida’s dad in this Pixar flick 33. Weasel’s aquatic cousin 34. Edible cannabis substance 36. *Alexandre Dumas to Alexandre Duma, fils 38. Largest volcano in

Europe 42. Jet-setter’s aqua ride 45. Mind-numbing or wearisome 49. Hemingway’s “____ Whom the Bell Tolls” 51. As opposed to “eats out” 54. Type of renewable energy 56. Metallic sounding 57. Capital of Qatar

58. Between the id and super-ego, pl.

59. Not any 60. Attention grabber 61. Vena ____ 62. Eurasian mountain range

63. “Will be” in Doris Day song 64. Long Term Evolution 66. *Laila’s dad, Muhammad ____

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The Student Council decided to raise funds to benefit the new sign.

“We have all been to the top of Douglas Mountain and liked the idea that we would be doing something in the Sebago community.”

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PLAYER OF THE WEEK Lily Charpentier played second singles for the Lake Region varsity tennis team, often squaring off against some of the toughest players in the state.

“Lily is a smart tennis player always analyzing what she is doing and what is happening opposite the net,” Laker Head Coach Kim Peterson said. “She has spent considerable time in the off-season working on her strokes, which has shown as she has great power with both her forehand and backhand. She challenges herself daily, she’s one of the first players on the court before a match and one of the last to leave from practice.”

Another strength is her sportsmanship.

“She is the first to congratulate an opponent about a great shot. She is considerate and kind both on and off the court,” Coach Peterson said. “Lily is a great asset to our tennis program and to our school.”

In recognition of her strong work ethic, determination, commitment and good sportsmanship, Lily is this week’s Boosters and

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The Charpentier File Athlete: Lily Charpentier Year in School: Senior Hometown: Naples Parents: Andrea Dacko and Paul Charpentier LILY, Page 8C

JUST MISSING THE SCHOOL RECORD in the high jump, senior Marcus DeVoe looked to clear 6-feet, 3-inches.

DeVoe was named the Western Maine Conference Championship’s Top Male Performer following a win in the high jump and a third place finish in the javelin.

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Athletes soar at track & field championship • LR • FA

TRACK & FIELD The Laker boys’ sixth place finish at the Western Maine Conference Championships held at LRHS was their highest in quite a few years.

The team was led by senior Marcus DeVoe, who was voted by the league coaches as Top Male Performer in the field events. He won an exciting high jump battle when he made 6-feet 2-inches on his first attempt. His second attempt at a school record 6-foot-3 was his best, just clipping the bar.

Marcus ran a PR split on the 4x400 relay and placed third in the javelin. Marcus heaved the javelin 144-feet 1-inch, which automatically qualified him for this Saturday’s State Meet.

Dakota Stover won the long jump by “jumping into the weeds” as Coach Mark Snow heard one onlooker say.

His best jump was 20-feet LR RECAPS, Page 8C

TRACK & FIELD The Raiders traveled to Lake Region for the Western Maine Conference Championships this past Saturday, where 17 teams comprising the league squared off in what was the biggest meet of the year.

The FA girls finished fifth in Division 1 while the boys came home in seventh place.

The conditions were tough to say the least with temperatures in the high 80s after a cool and damp Spring.

“However, they were the same for all. The meet organization, preparation and execution were flawless. I would like to thank all those involved. Every detail was addressed and this made for an exceptional experience for all the athletes,” FA Coach Kevin McDonald said. “(LR Coach) Mark Snow and Athletic Director Paul True deserve a tip of the hat by every coach that was in atten-

ZOE MAGUIRE ran one leg of Fryeburg Academy’s MAGGIE LUCE of Lake Region ran a personal best in 4x400 relay, which took fifth place. the 100 meter hurdles at 22.26 seconds. dance.”

Boys: Brian Ward/Sims broke the school record in the 1600m race walk, cracking the eight-minute barrier for the first time. Brian came home in 7:57.26, good for second overall.

“This young man has

worked tirelessly on the proper form and methods used in this event. We spent time on the treadmill to perfect Brian’s form and it is paying off,” Coach McDonald said.

“This is a very difficult event.

You want to bust out and run, but you are trapped in the

walk.”

Brian has qualified for the Nationals, to be held in North Carolina, in three weeks.

“We are so proud to see the success Brian has achieved after the incredible amount of work he has done to master this event,” the coach added.

Patrick Carty was away on Project Graduation yet got back in time to take a short nap and compete in the two-mile. Not a good way to prepare on a blistering hot day, but Patrick was determined to give his best in what FA RECAPS, Page 7C

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FA recaps (Continued from Page 6C) would be his final WMC Championships. Give his best he did. Patrick ran to second place in the two-mile with a time of 10:30.13.

“One of our captains, Patrick has been all a coach could ask for and we are so pleased that somehow this athlete can juggle all that is on his plate and still find time for Track & Field,” Coach McDonald pointed out.

Christian Bedell ran a fine 800m coming home in 2:05.98 for fourth place.

“Christian is another athlete that has done the work and experienced the success.

It is our hope that the best is yet to come for Christian,” the coach said.

Evan Wadsworth is sprinting very well at just the right time. Evan took third in the 400m in 54.87 and fifth in the 200m in 24.36. The podium, at states, is not out of the question for Evan.

In other action: 28. Seth Johnston, 400m, 1:03.12 14. Max Kummer, 800m, 2:18.88 22. Tony Santarelli, 800m, 2:39.27 11. Alfie Walker, 1600m, 5:15.61 18. Osage Crie, 1600m, 5:40.29 24. Reed Wales, 1600m, ALFIE WALKER of Fryeburg Academy placed 9th in the triple jump and 13th in the long jump during Saturday’s 5:58.43 WMC Championships held at Lake Region H.S. 6. FA 4X100 relay, 48.22

(Rivet Photo) 5. FA 4X400 relay, 3:47.29 4. FA 4X800 relay, 9:10.26 a freshman, she raced to the and ran the 400m to finish 13. Alfie Walker, long jump, provisional standard for States fifth (1:04.20) and Anna came 13-11.50 back in the 800m to finish (10:08.17).

9. Alfie Walker, triple jump, “I will not know until second (2:28.09). Both girls 31-8.50 Wednesday if she makes it, also ran legs on the 4x800 and 23. Seth Johnston, javelin, but right now it looks like the 4x400 relays. A busy day 63-9 Jessica is on the bus to States. in the heat did not slow these 26. Tony Santarelli, javelin, An incredible accomplish- two down.

58-4 The 4x800 relay came ment by a freshman. She covGirls: Skye Collins con- ered the 1600m in 10:08.17, home in third place in tinues to race very well taking the standard is 10:10.00. I 10:09.90 and is ranked third third in both the 100m and the am so happy for this young in Class B heading into 200m with times of 13.36 and lady. Yahoo Jessica,” Coach States. Irina Norkin and Zoe 28.07. Skye will be looking McDonald said.

McGuire ran very well for the to podium in both events this Anna Lastra (5:24.65) and team and it will be interesting Saturday at States.

Emily Carty (5:29.97) came to see what the future holds Jessica Frum had a fantas- home second and third in the for this quartet. tic day in the race walk. Only 1600m run. Emily came back FA RECAPS, Page 8C

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Fryeburg Academy recaps

(Continued from Page 7C) Casey Kneissler, only a freshman, picked up two sixth place finishes in the shot put (30-6.25) and the discus (80-

2).

to happen,” Coach McDonald “This young lady is ready said. to explode in both the discus The 4x400 relay is roundand the shot put and there is no ing into form, picking up a better place than States for that fifth place finish (4:30.24), and

Lake Region recaps

(Continued from Page 6C) 0.25-inch. Dakota also finished second in the triple jump with his 39-4 effort.

Theo Snow also placed in the triple jump (fifth) with his PR effort of 36-10.25.

Although no boys’ relay team placed in the meet, each had a seasonal best time. The 4x800m relay time of 9:46.96 was the school’s best since 2010.

The Laker and Fryeburg Academy girls tied for fifth place with a very respectable 46 points.

Sam DeSouza, Danica Chadwick and Hannah Chadwick each placed in three individual events.

Sam placed in all throwing events. Her best result was her PR shot put heave of 34-feet 5-inches, good for second place. She also earned fourth in the discus (90-6) and fifth in the javelin (87-4).

Danica placed sixth in the long jump (14-7.75) and PRed in both hurdle races. Her time of 17.58 in the 100m hurdles was good for fifth. She fought for the win in the 300m hurdles all the way to the finish, clipping the last hurdle in the process, but settling for second with the PR time of 50.34 seconds.

Hannah placed sixth in the high jump (4-6) and had two big PRs in the other jumps.Her 15-0.5 effort in the long jump

earned her fourth place. Her jump, javelin, 4x400m Entries for this Saturday’s 32-9.5 result in the triple jump was good for not only second State Meet at Mt. Desert place, but an automatic trip to Island High School are: Thomas Noble — shot put the State Meet.

Dakota Stover — long Danica (1:08.4) and Hannah (1:06.2) had PR jump, triple jump, 400m splits in the 4x400m relay. Marcus DeVoe — javelin, Teammates Emily Colson high jump Sam DeSouza — shot, jav(1:11.2) and Catherine Christiansen (1:04.2) also elin, discus Johnna Scott — shot, dishad PRs in the event to vault the team from obscurity to cus Meghan Boos — 100m fourth place. Their time of 4:30.04 was the fastest for hurdles Hannah Chadwick — long Lake Region since the current jump, triple jump, high jump, school record in 2013.

Catherine also placed 4x400 Danica Chadwick — long fourth in the 400m (1:03.72) with a PR to complete the jump, both hurdles, 4x400 Catherine Christiansen — scoring for the girls.

Entries were limited for the 400m, 4x400m Emily Colson — 4x400m league championship so it was • Congratulations to Johnna more difficult to garner some PRs (personal records) and Scott, Emily Colson and SBs (season best), but these Olivia Toole for placing in the prestigious freshmen competiLakers did get at least two: Tom Diefenbacher — tion held at Bowdoin College.

100m & 200m It was the 50th anniversary of Nick Scarlett — 800m & the meet!

4x800m PRs were accomplished by: Cameron Meserve — Johnna in the discus by 800m & 4x800m almost 5 feet (91-5) Emily Colson — 200m & Emily in the 400m by 2 4x400m seconds (1:10.95) and almost Catherine Christiansen — 2 feet in the triple jump (30-5) 400m & 4x400m Olivia Toole in the long Hannah Chadwick — long jump by 10 inches (11-7) and jump, triple jump, & 4x400m 200m (32.44) Danica Chadwick — 100m Shea Durgin by over 8 feet hurdles, 300m hurdles, & in the discus (54-10) and by 4x400m 5.5 feet in the javelin (47-9) Marcus DeVoe — high GIRLS’ LACROSSE Lakers 8, Wells 4: Maddie Nelson had her best game of the year in goal stopping 20 shots as the Lakers downed Wells, 8-4. Lauren Williams, Lindsey Keenan, Paige Davis, Rachel Shanks and Aisley (Continued from Page 6C) Sturk all scored for the Lakers.

Sports you play: Tennis SOFTBALL School organizations: National Honor Society, Varsity Greely 5, Lakers 0: Kelsey Club, tennis team, Drama Club, Band and Chorus School honors: English, Math, Spanish, Science Currier allowed just hits to and Art Excellence Awards; Western Maine Conference Brooke Harriman and Dessi Berry as the Rangers blanked Citizenship Award.

Q. Why did you choose to play tennis? I started play- the Lakers in Cumberland last ing in middle school with the Casco Rec Department. I Wednesday.

The Lakers left runners on really loved the sport and decided to continue playing in third base twice. high school.

After keeping Greely scoreQ. What is the most difficult part of the game?

Fixing small bad habits. This year, I’ve been hitting a less over the first three frames, the Lakers surrendered the little bit late and I have been working on trying to fix it.

Q. What do you enjoy the most about tennis? I game winner in the fourth on enjoy the teamwork. We play against each other to better a passed ball with two out. The our games. It’s fun when we all go out to hit around and Rangers added three runs in the fifth on a Charlotte Benoit practice.

Q. What do you feel you need to work on and why? double, and a run in the sixth.

LR pitcher Kaylyn Lorrain I need to work on my serves the most. I want to eventually get more power into them, but right now I’m working on allowed seven hits.

Sacopee 13, Lakers 1: placement.

Q. Why is teamwork important? Being supportive of Freshman Haley Fernald other team members while they’re playing really boosts belted a 1-2 fastball over the morale. It is also good to communicate with your partner leftfield fence — the first out while playing doubles in order to effectively play and to of the park homer by a Hawk not just assume the other player will get every ball you opponent this season — in the fourth inning to account for miss.

Q. What is the biggest impact your coach has had the Laker’s lone run at South on you? Coach Peterson was the one who first taught me Hiram last Friday.

Jackie Morse hammered a how to play in the seventh grade. I now have a sport that I love to play and I am very grateful to her for teaching it double as part of a 2-for-3 game. to me and helping me to become a better player.

Lakers JV 4, Poland Q. How do you want people to view you as an ath3: Haley Fernald struck out lete? I want to be viewed as a player who gives her best 10 and drilled a RBI double effort and has fun every game she plays.

Q. Ten years from now, when you look back on your to lead the Lakers over the high school sports career, what do you think you will Knights Tuesday in Naples.

Brooke Harriman went remember most? I am going to remember practices at 2-for-3 with a double, while Camp Skylemar. It’s fun to play against different memDessi Berry had a single and bers of the team and work on bettering my game. scored twic

Lily Charpentier

would like to do the same at States. That relay is made up of Lastra, Carty, Olivia Pelkie and Emily McDemith.

“This week will be very exciting as we fine tune and get the athletes focused. A great time of the year to be a coach,” Coach McDonald added.

In other action: 9. Jessica Jensen, 1600 race walk, 10:58.31 20. Camelia Ghadfa, 100m, 15.02 27. Jessica Jensen, 100m, 15.59 12. Emily McDermith, 200m, 29.87 17. Camelia Ghadfa, 200m, 30.49 13. Emily McDermith, 400m, 1:09.59 16. Erika Dennery, 400m, 1:14.24 10. Irina Norkin, 800m, 2:44.41 11. Zoe Maguire, 800m, 2:45.56 26. Jessica Frum, 800m, 3:12.81 21. Maddie Choyce, 1600m, 6:53.59 15. Maddie Choyce, 300 hurdles, 1:08.17 14. Jessica Jensen, long jump, 11-9.50 10. Irina Norkin, discus, 65-0 16. Kyleigh Rose, discus, 56-2 12. Olivia Pelkie, javelin, 73-3 18. Casey Kneissler, javelin, 66-6 24. Kyleigh Rose, javelin, 51-0 11. Colleen Bullard, shot put, 27-3.50 16. Kyleigh Rose, shot put, 22-10.50 BOYS’ ULTIMATE The Raider boys’ Ultimate team competed in the state tournament on Saturday, entering the event as the fifth seed in the state after a 3-3 Maine Ultimate league record for the season.

The first matchup of three for the day was against Cumberland, the four seed.

Having lost to Cumberland by one earlier in the season, FA was fired up. The Raiders came out hot, earning a defensive break on the first possession.

Senior Ben Darling had his right hand back in action after an early season break. Now being able to throw beautiful continuous passes to his teammates, he made a huge impact on the field. Greg WesleyWatson started for the first time this season and stepped up to fill the role nicely. He scored five times during the game, using his height to his advantage and making incredibly well-timed cuts.

The handling trio of Will Davis, Dominic Orlando and Addison Schwarz was a force to be reckoned with.

“Their patience with the disc was amazing, only putting it deep when they knew there was a great chance it would be caught,” Coach Chris Strahler said. “Everyone on the team was involved in the game, even in the sidelines. Our energy was way up as we lead 7-2 at halftime.”

During the second half, FA was able to rest some starters in the 90-degree heat due to the substantial lead. This left the final score at 10-7 when the

eight assists with Esmeralda time cap hit.

“Everyone was very excited Hernandez catching five. about the level of play we had Fryeburg easily took the first shown and I personally think half and used the second half it was the best we played all to rest their seniors. Junior capseason,” Coach Strahler said. tain Emmajo Armington lead The second matchup in the second half with new was against the one seed, players Mae Milo and Elise Falmouth. They were seeded and Erin Richardson were big on defense. Ella Forbes had first for a reason.

Falmouth deservedly head- a great catch in the end zone ed to the finals after a 13-1 before leaving the game with win over the Raiders, where a head injury. Anna Mahanor they defeated Cape Elizabeth also contributed on both sides in a similar fashion by a final of the field. Falmouth girls score of 13-4. “Falmouth was were unable to keep up and definitely the best team in the Fryeburg won easily 13-3.

On the other side of the fields in Maine this year and they deserve much praise for bracket, Cumberland had a such a strong performance all surprise upset over the secondseeded Cape Elizabeth, setting season,” the coach said.

The Raiders did want to up a rematch of the 2015 final play the third/fourth place game. game against South Portland, Cumberland is known for but they also wanted a chance their aggressive and intense to watch the FA girls in the play but had not been able to finals. SoPo agreed to play a score on Fryeburg in the regugame to seven, but unfortu- lar season. The eight seniors nately both teams were tired, played nearly the entire game there were lots of mistakes, with only a few points played and the game ended up 7-6 in by juniors Kaylin Delaney FA’s favor. and Emmajo Armington.

The Raiders will lose some Bailey was again the star big players next year in Ben with nine assists. Emery Darling and Ben LeConey, O’Connell caught three but the underclassmen will scores and another five went undoubtedly step up under to Hernandez. Abby Davis the leadership of captain Will was also key in the offensive Davis and others. strategy, throwing one assist Head Coach Chris Strahler and helping move the disc will be departing FA at the end down the field. of the year and he and the playFour-year player Kaylee ers hope that assistant coach Barboza, standing just under Gregg Downing will have the five feet tall, watched a huck opportunity to become head from Bailey soar over the coach for the 2017 season. defenders and was perfectly GIRLS’ ULTIMATE positioned to catch the game The Raiders earned their winner, capping off a memothird consecutive state title rable 18th birthday. Fryeburg last Saturday, knocking out won the game 13-2.

“It was an incredible seaFalmouth and Cumberland and son. With so many returning marching easily to victory.

Entering the state cham- players, great chemistry and pionship tournament, the powerful leadership from Fryeburg Academy girls had a Bridget Bailey, Abby Davis 14-2 record for the season and and Emmajo Armington, had outscored their opponents the girls seemed destined by a staggering 174 to 60. for victory. But hard work, Eight seniors on the team were commitment to the team and undefeated since early in 2014 sportsmanship were also key ingredients to success,” against Maine teams.

The heavy favorite to Coach Emily Strahler said. win, Fryeburg was seeded “Though the loss of many first in the tournament and seniors will certainly impact earned a first round bye. In the team, the underclassmen, the semifinal matchup against under new leadership, will Falmouth, the FA girls came still be a team to watch lookout strong. Bridget Bailey, in ing forward to the 2016-17 typical good form, threw for season.”

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From Washington

by Angus King United States Senator

Celebrating Memorial Day

Each Memorial Day, we gather together in Maine and across the United States to remember those sons and daughters who fell in the service of our nation, and to remind ourselves of the eternal debt we owe them.

The tradition of gathering to lay flowers and wreaths at the resting places of fallen service members began over 150 years ago during the Civil War — a period when our unity as a nation was most tested. Since that time of great discord, this tradition has remained a unifying ritual to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. While these brave men and women may no longer walk amongst us, it is through our acts of remembrance that their memory will endure, inspiring us to live each day in gratitude to their heroism.

We also take this moment as a reminder to remain vigilant in the ongoing defense of our country. To honor those who gave their lives in service to America, we must renew our commitment to the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coastguardsmen who continue to protect us across the globe.

With ongoing conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria, their UNLOVED AND UNWANTED on the lawns of most homeowners, these dandelions thrive in the open fields on the (De Busk Photo) willingness to answer the call of duty deserves our unflag- property of Pineland Farms in New Gloucester. ging appreciation.

To honor our fallen men and women in uniform, we must also fulfill our promise to support their fellow service members, who have returned home and those who continue to serve. In 1879, Joshua Chamberlain best expressed this sentiment during a monument dedication in Boothbay. He stated, “In the shadow of this noble monument, on this beautiful day mad at what? Oh, right. just drawing to a close let us renew our vow, be it ours to This has officially only been going on for months, but make our lives worthy of our dead.” anyone looking in through the cracked window to the outside MEMORIAL DAY, Page 3D world would have seen the signs years ago. At first it was just written off as “eccentric,” as in “Oh, he’s always been a bit odd. He’s just clowning around.”

“What was your dog’s name when you were little?”

by S. Peter Lewis “There was a dog?”

BN Columnist “Hahahahaha.”

They call it atypical frontal lobe dementia and it is an

by Henry Precht Each morning, I awake and sit up and equal-opportunity hideous thing. Anyone can get it. Doesn’t swing my feet over the side of the bed and matter if you are rich, have advanced degrees, live in The BN Columnist stomp them onto the floor and rub the sleep Hamptons, and are adored by everyone. It may be caused by from my eyes and stand up and stare an interruption in blood flow, or maybe something else brings into the horrible face of dementia. It it on; it’s hard to keep everything straight. You might get it. was the last thing I was thinking about You might not. when I shut my eyes last night. It will They say it can’t be fixed. Can’t really even be managed. haunt me throughout the day. It’s my new There are drugs to take the anxiety edge off and keep the favorite thing to pray about. “God, please help us.” paranoia away; but that just blunts the tip of the nasty sword It used to be that national elections were concerned with Confusion. Short-term memory loss. Poor judgment. that is slicing away at the frontal lobe. Capillary by capillary important issues like the nation’s security abroad and the Losing things. Inappropriate relationships. Losing track of shut off like so many valves. And that being done atypically. prosperity and wellbeing of the home front. Or at least, time. Losing thoughts in mid-sentence. Paranoia. Anger. What does that even mean, atypical? What would be typical? looking back and trying to remember, that was what the cam- Standing in a room and not sure why. Resentment. Denial. I tell you what, typical sure ain’t normal, because normal is paigns seemed like. With the present national agenda — what The same questions repeated. Over and over and over in some locked room and who knows where the key went. every pundit feels obliged to write about — that has changed and…over again. Doctor’s appointments. Court hearings.

Keys can just go places all on their own, you know. and the formerly important stuff has been downgraded to Attorneys (at $300 an hour). Difficult phone calls. Loss of “There was a dog?” after thoughts of secondary importance. control. Exploitation. Distrust of people that have always Each day worse than the last. The dimming spiral into Have you noticed? Nowadays and for several decades been trustworthy. Can’t do simple math. Can’t draw the cor- grayness. If it weren’t for God, it would be hopeless. But He past, sex is the subject on the minds of political activists — rect time on a piece of paper with a blank clock on it. Can’t always brings hope. Yes, even in the swirling fog of atypicalthose people who instruct us what to think. It started with remember the five things that they said they would ask about I-hate-this-horrid-thing, God still brings hope. abortion — or was it promiscuity or divorce — and moved on 20 minutes ago.

Practically speaking, I know how this will end. There will to gay rights and marriage. And now we see transgender men “Do you remember meeting with me last week?” Of be a day when most of the earthly efforts can stop. We can and women (or is it women and men?) crowding not only our course not. and will keep praying and hoping, but we will be able to stop bathrooms, but also our newspaper and magazine columns.

“What did you have for breakfast?” No clue. doing without feeling bad about it. And it may well happen Growing up in distant, conservative times, I don’t believe Pain. Loneliness. Despair would be an appropriate emo- with a phone call and a few shouted words, because he’s so I heard the word “homosexual” until I was practically out tion, but it’s impossible to remember to feel that. It some- deaf. of college. “Transgender” entered the national vocabulary times takes a reminder to get appropriately mad again. And “Hi Dad. It’s Peter…Peter Lewis…I’m your son… only yesterday, or so it seems. I’ve been reading history of late: From the Roman Empire to the 20th century there just campaign that seeks nomina- coffee, or come to a meeting million dollars on a project. doesn’t seem to have been this preoccupation with sex, nortion and election of myself, if possible. Thank you very Bridgton is spending $0. The mal or aberrant — leaving aside an Oscar Wilde from time to Glenn “Bear” Zaidman, much for your support. taxpayers share of 0 (zero) is time. Why the different attitude now and who’s responsible? for the elected position of Glenn “Bear” Zaidman also 0 (zero). There is no cost In my opinion, the loudest noise seems to come from selectman for the Town of Bridgton to the taxpayer, of which I conservative voices: End abortions, they demand, prevent Bridgton. am one. I have no idea why gay marriages, keep transgender people out of bathrooms.

If the people of the Town someone would put out inforThey would say they are reacting to the assertiveness of these of Bridgton write me in, it mation they know is false. “deviants” who would reply that they were only asserting the will be an honor and priv- To The Editor: They don’t let the facts stand private rights that everyone else enjoys.

To The Editor: ilege to serve the town.

I I just viewed the in the way of a good story. I POLITICS, Page 3D Got home late Sunday with have a great sense of pride in website. also notice that nowhere on the family; about 8 p.m. I prom- this town and wish to see it “Bridgton.net” the website is anyone idenised my girls ice cream if they gain in prosperity. I believe Again, someone, who con- tifying themselves by name. ate their dinner quick enough. wholeheartedly that Bridgton tinues to remain nameless, is They put out false informaI will not name the Bridgton needs to have a master plan trying to get Bridgton voters tion last time and it appears establishment, but they adver- on what, when, how and for to vote against changing the they are going to do it again. tised their hours on their sign exactly how much before we wastewater ordinance. The Why? It can only be for their as Sat.-Sun., 11-10. We arrived set things in motion based individual is trying to portray selfish reasons. It is not for at 9:14 to a “closed” sign. upon a knee-jerk reaction. I the situation in Bridgton as the good of Bridgton I asked the employee about believe we need to look at being the same as Kittery.

The new ordinance will their posted hours not being the facilities and infrastruc- Nothing is further from the change the way the capacright and she said, “That’s next ture we have already in this truth.

Kittery has spent some- ity of the wastewater flow week’s hours.” Hard to believe town, and make sure they are LETTERS, Page 2D that when I saw an employee cared for with preventative where between $7.5 and $12 at 9 a.m. the next morning maintenance before it costs changing the hours on the sign us more later. I would like to for this week. make sure we are addressing Thanks for ruining the end the needs of all of our resiof a great day with my girls. I dents, not just the ones that

By Stan Cohen loved your place, but will take visit from afar, but also the Medicare Volunteer Counselor my business to another estab- ones who hunker down here About BLOOD. lishment this summer. for the winter and make ends Medicare coverage of whole blood depends on Jeff Jones meet while raising a family. whether you are an inpatient (covered under Part A) Bridgton I am one man, and I am or outpatient (covered under Part B). There is no conot going to make any prompay if the hospital or other provider, like an outpatient ises I cannot keep. I will surgical center, was able to get the blood at no charge work my hardest for the from a blood bank. townspeople of Bridgton and If, on the other hand, the provider has to pay for be a voice for them. I ask blood, you may have to pay for the first three units (in for your help now and your To The Editor: a calendar year) unless you have someone donate the To the residents and vot- continued help and advice via blood for you. ers of Bridgton, I have been e-mails, conversations over If the coverage is under Part B, you may have to made aware of a write-in the phone or over a cup of make a co-payment for blood processing and handling services for each unit of blood you get. The Part B annual deductible ($166 this year) also applies if it hasn’t already been satisfied.

There is no rule that says you can’t donate your own FIRE SAFETY & ETHICS — The Month of May has Be informed before any blood ahead of time. been a busy for the Western Maine Board of Realtors. On Ballot Questions for June 14th, 2016 Medicare volunteer counselors are available for May 11 at the Olde Mill Tavern in Harrison, Lovell Fire one-on-one consultations at no charge. Call the about Town Sewer ordinances.

Chief Tommie McKenzie spoke to more than 70 realtors Bridgton Community Center at 647-3116 to arrange about various fire safety issues. After the membership for an appointment. breakfast meeting, the realtors attended a three-hour Code of Ethics Continuing Education class.

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The moral case for ending the war

Last January, I found a file labeled “World War II” in my father’s block printing. In it are his enlistment and discharge papers, and court martial proceedings against him in November 1943. In June 1943, he persuaded my mother, then 18, to elope with him. They had only one night together, so as a yeoman 3rd class, he wrote himself passes more than once to see my mother again before shipping overseas, even breaking out of the brig for a day and a half.

He was found guilty. I don’t know his sentence, but whatever it was, Lieutenant Commander A.A. Campbell, U.S.N.R. inserted a note saying: “McLaughlin is guilty of all charges set forth by the facts in the specifications. Furthermore, his attitude toward his misdeeds and his predicament is one of calloused indifference… I do not consider any punishment authorized by the Summary Court Martial to be of sufficient severity for this case.”

He remained a yeoman and proceeded to England, where his ship, the USS Bunch, started across the English Channel for the D-Day Invasion but had to turn back when damaged.

It was replaced by its sister ship, the USS Rich, which went down after hitting a mine. From England, he went to the Pacific on the USS Suffolk for extended combat in the Battle of Okinawa. He described several days and nights of attacks by thousands of kamikaze planes, one taking out the mast of his ship. After watching an episode about it on Victory At Sea, he told me that’s when he was most scared.

In a May 10, 1945 letter to his brother Bobby serving in the U.S. Army in Europe, he wrote: “Received your letter dated 3rd of April and was very glad to hear from you, particularly after all this good news of the war being over, over there.” Then, he described seeing our infantry fighting on Ie Shima, near the big island of Okinawa: “Battlewagons, cruisers, cans, etc., were pounding the hell out of it and you couldn’t see a go***** thing for the bursting shells, debris, Public Notice

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BN Columnist smoke, etc…. The Japs didn’t have anything outside of a few mortars so all the ships were anchored in pretty close… within 500 yards of the beach where we could see the Japs through our long glasses… pouring fire into our infantry.

Ch****, it was awful. Have you fellows got a big surprise coming to you when and if you ever come into this Pacific War. It’s positively the most gruesome thing you ever saw.”

“These f****** Japs are veritable maniacs. When we take a place we usually find hundreds of civilians dead, suicides.

The Japs fight with a frenzy heretofore unknown in any form of warfare and when they’ve exhausted everything they have, they wait until night and then come up with a Banzai charge with nothing more than bayonets and knives. There’s no such thing as capturing a Jap or having one surrender. They run up to our positions with grenades and dynamite strapped to their bodies. When they’re in their planes, they load up with extra gas tanks, bombs, etc. so they can barely take off. They do this in bunches because they’re not very maneuverable…

Those that are not shot down just come in on the ships in suicide dives, and you ought to see it Bob, it’s just a huge

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(Continued from Page 1D) is calculated and allow more businesses to hook up to the system. It will not cost a penny. It will not involve any construction. It is a change in

bookkeeping.

More businesses mean more taxes paid by business and less by the homeowner. If you have any questions you can call any member of the wastewater committee. They can be found by going to the town website and clicking on the “wastewater committee.”

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TOWN OF CASCO PUBLIC HEARING June 14, 2016 Casco Community Center 7:00 p.m.

The Casco Selectboard will hold a public hearing at the Casco Community Center on June 14, 2016, at 7:00 p.m., to review an application for a malt and vinous liquor license for Sheila Rollins, doing business as Fine Kettle of Fish Catering, located at 50 Marina Road, South Casco, Maine.

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Notice of Public Hearing The Municipal Officers of the Town of Bridgton will hold a Public Hearing at 6 P.M. on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at the Municipal Building located at 10 Iredale Street, in Bridgton to accept oral and written comments on an application from Standard Gastropub (233 Main Street) for a Special Amusement Permit (live entertainment).

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PUBLIC HEARING June 14, 2016 Casco Community Center 7:00 p.m.

The Casco Selectboard will hold a public hearing at the Casco Community Center on June 14, 2016, at 7:00 p.m., to review an application for a vinous liquor license by Alfred and Cathy Richardson, Mada Enterprises, doing business as Chutes Café & Bakery, located at 333 Roosevelt Trail, Casco, Maine.

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The Naples Planning Board will be holding a meeting at 15 Village Green Lane on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. On the agenda: 1.) An application for an outdoor entertainment permit submitted by the Town of Naples for Outdoor Movie Nights open to the public to be held at Kent’s Landing on July 1st & 15th and August 5th & 26th, 2016.

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Notice of Public Hearing The Municipal Officers of the Town of Bridgton will hold a Public Hearing at 6 P.M., on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at the Municipal Building located at 10 Iredale Street, in Bridgton to accept oral and written comments on an application from TarryA-While Resort, Inc. (17 Tarry-A-While Road) for a Special Amusement Permit (live entertainment).

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The Town of Bridgton is seeking proposals for the provision of one (1) Police Cruiser. Contingent on a favorable vote at Town Meeting, June 14, 2016.

Notice of Public Hearing The Municipal Officers of the Town of Bridgton will hold a Public Hearing at 6 P.M., on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at the Municipal Building located at 10 Iredale Street, in Bridgton to accept oral and written comments on an application from BHOP, LLC (Bridgton House of Pizza) (256 Main Street) for a Special Amusement Permit (live entertainment).

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Sealed proposals must be received by the Office of the Chief of Police no later than Friday, July 15, 2016, at 2:00 p.m., at which time all proposals shall be opened.

The Town reserves the right to waive any informalities in the proposal process and will award the contract(s) based upon those proposals that meet and are in the best interest of the Town of Bridgton.

Inquiries should be directed to Richard Stillman, Chief of Police, at 207-647-8815 or rstillman@bridgtonmaine.org

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Public Notice:

NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE Please take notice that Samuel and Jan Minervino of Long Beach Marina (agent — Stoneybrook Consultants, Inc., 456 Buckfield Road, Turner, Maine 04282) is intending to file a Natural Resources Protection Act permit application with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to the provisions of 38 M.R.S.A. §§ 480-A through 480-BB on or about June 3, 2016.

The application is for removal of an existing boat launch ramp and construction of a new boat launch ramp on an adjacent parcel at the following location: 83 Sebago Road, Sebago, Maine 04029.

1. Call to Order 2. Approval of May 9, 2016 Minutes 3. Wayne T. Wood, as agent for Andrew M. Coppersmith, has submitted an application for An Amendment to Pride Ridge Subdivision, an Approved Subdivision to place ownership of the turnaround of Snow Lake Drive to Lot 37-13 to provide additional acreage to bring the location of the structure within the proper setback. Lot 37-13 currently contains 4.77 acres; after the inclusion of the turnaround to the property it will contain 4.84 acres. The property is commonly known as 65 Snow Lake Drive and is located in a Village Zone.

4. Other.

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A request for a public hearing or a request that the Board of Environmental Protection assume jurisdiction over this application must be received by the Department, in writing, no later than 20 days after the application is found by the Department to be complete and is accepted for processing. A public hearing may or may not be held at the discretion of the Commissioner or Board of Environmental Protection. Public comment on the application will be accepted throughout the processing of the application.

The application will be filed for public inspection at the Department of Environmental Protection’s office in Portland during normal working hours. A copy of the application may also be seen at the municipal offices in Sebago, Maine.

Written public comments may be sent to the Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Land Resource Regulation, Bureau of Land and Water Quality, 312 Canco Road, Portland, Maine 04103 or the appropriate regional office in Augusta and Bangor.

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column of smoke and flame. I’ve seen quite a few ships get it so far and they sink a good percentage… We’re not supposed to tell anyone about this as it’s bad for morale… the reason I’m getting this out is that I’m mailing it in San Francisco…

Of the six ships in our division, four of them were hit with either suicide planes or suicide boats.”

Okinawa was a glimpse of what would happen during an invasion of the Japanese home islands, which was then imminent. Again and again over the years as I grew up, my father said how relieved he was that we dropped atomic bombs on Japan and forced their surrender. I thought about that last week as I read about President Obama’s sanctimonious speech in Hiroshima.

Breitbart.com summed it up best: “Obama, a native of Honolulu who grew up near Pearl Harbor, said nothing about the fact that Japan started the war; nothing about the fact that the Japanese were responsible for the slaughter of millions of civilians throughout Asia and the Pacific; nothing about the fact that the Japanese refused to surrender after hundreds of thousands had already been killed in conventional bombing…he left out the moral case for ending the war, and the hundreds of thousands of deaths avoided because of Hiroshima. The contrast to President Harry S. Truman could not have been clearer. Reflecting on the decision to bomb Japan years later, Truman declared: ‘That bomb caused the Japanese to surrender, and it stopped the war. I don’t care what the crybabies say now, because they didn’t have to make the decision.’”

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

Any member will be glad to talk to you. Does the other side do the same?

Vote “Yes” for the new ordinance. It will help us all.

Dave Crowell Member Bridgton Wastewater Committee

Battle of Midway

To The Editor: This Saturday through next Tuesday, June 4-7, will mark the 74th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, the “decisive World War II naval battle in the Pacific.” This crucial battle was fought six months after Pearl Harbor with our existing forces, well before we had put the economy on a war footing.

Up to that point, the Japanese had been having success after success in the Pacific, and now, with the recommendation of Admiral Yamamoto of the Combined Fleet staff, approval was given to attack Midway, a United States military-occupied 2.4-square-mile atoll strategically located, as its name suggests, equidistant between North America and Asia.

The Japanese suffered a devastating defeat in this battle; they lost four aircraft carriers and a heavy cruiser while the United States lost one carrier and a destroyer.

It was a battle in the air and at sea, with fighter aircraft versus fighter aircraft versus bomber aircraft in the air, and at sea level with aircraft versus carriers and destroyers and other surface naval vessels.

Of all the compelling stories of this battle, I found the most compelling to be the fate of 15 Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo bombers that took off from the carrier Hornet. These single-engine aircraft were heavy and slow and required fighter escort to protect them from attacks

by Japanese “Zero” fighters; however, because of logistical problems, U.S. fighter aircraft were not available to provide the necessary cover, so the decision was made to send them away without escort.

I have often thought of how these pilots felt, and what they thought of, as they sat in their cockpits preparing for this mission, knowing they would be without protection from enemy aircraft.

None of those 15 aircraft returned to the Hornet; Ensign George Gay was the only survivor.

Requiescat in Pace.

Recommended reading: Eagle Against the Sun by Ronald H. Spector.

Bob Casimiro Bridgton

Thank you from Market Basket

To The Editor: After almost 30 years, it is time. We have sold the Market Basket in Harrison, which will now be called the Harrison General Store.

We hope you will welcome and support the new owners, Brian and Tracy Williams, who also own The Village Tie-Up. The most difficult part of this transition for us will be not seeing you — our customers, patrons, friends and employees — on a regular basis. It is an understatement to say that your loyalty, support, but mostly your friendship, will be missed most of all. You have been an intricate and important part of our lives that we will never forget. We so very much appreciate all of our customers from Harrison and the surrounding towns and communities, who supported us all year round, as well as our seasonal summer customers.

Thank you, thank you.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS The town of Bridgton seeks to commission a professional team led by a Maine registered architect to lead the feasibility study process for the Town of Bridgton’s Central Fire Station Remodel/Replacement Project. Design Professionals are to submit their qualifications for a feasibility study to analyze the following options: A.) Remodel and expand the current station at 7 Gibbs Ave. B.) Build new and remove the current station at 7 Gibbs Ave. C.) Repurpose a building that exists in an appropriate location to serve as Central Fire Station.

D.) Build a new station in another appropriate location This project includes a full feasibility study to determine existing conditions, including currently needed and reasonably anticipated repairs, project overview, renovation/repair costs, new facility cost estimates, site selection, project soft costs, project timelines and contingencies. The product expected from this phase is a set of design development plans and cost estimates of the comparable projects. The design process will include public edification and input. Stakeholders, consumers, residents and elected/appointed officials will be solicited to actively participate in the design process. There will be a review committee to determine the most qualified candidate.

All inquiries related to this RFQ are to be directed, in writing,

by June 21, 2016 to: Glen Garland, Fire Chief, Town of Bridgton, 8 Iredale Street, Bridgton, ME 04009, 207-647-8814, firechief@bridgtonmaine.org Late responses will not be accepted.

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Ballot questions take Maine backwards

We have made progress to lower the income tax, fight the drug epidemic, create jobs and get Mainers more involved in their local elections. But activists are working hard to reverse this progress. They want to take Maine backwards.

These activists have put questions on the November ballot to increase taxes, legalize drugs, destroy entrylevel jobs and determine the outcome of elections in an unconstitutional manner.

We have fought for five years to reduce the income tax from 8.5 to 7.15%. We want to gradually phase it out until it is gone. It would be the biggest wage increase we can give to Mainers.

But the union bosses at the Maine Education Association are asking Mainers to add another 3% tax to the incometax burden of modestly successful Mainers. They want an extra tax so they can spend more money on education.

It would drive the income tax to 10% for Mainers and small business owners making over $200,000. This punishes Mainers who have worked hard their entire lives and who are already paying their fair share of taxes.

Even worse, the Maine education system has plenty of money, especially since student enrollment is declining every year.

Instead of taxing successful people, we should be

Views from Augusta

by Paul LePage Governor of Maine

making our school system more effective and more efficient. Increasing taxes is the wrong way to go.

Artificially increasing wages is also the wrong way to go. Welfare activists at the Maine People’s Alliance are asking Maine voters to approve a drastic increase in the minimum wage. It will increase labor costs so much that small businesses will

have to raise their prices.

This hurts the elderly and those on fixed incomes. They will not get a raise. As prices rise, these folks will be forced to pay higher costs for food and other basic necessities.

It will put a major burden on those already struggling to get by.

Maine People’s Alliance also wants to eliminate the tip credit for servers. Restaurant

The new sexual politics

(Continued from Page 1D) And aren’t conservatives, you might ask (if you have been asleep for three or four decades), aren’t they the people who want as little interference with their private lives as possible — particularly from governments but also from do-gooding outsiders? Why should true, old-school conservatives want the government to interfere with the private decision to have an abortion or marry a person of the same sex? I think it is fair to observe that pro-life people don’t normally turn out in great numbers to fund and nurture children born to unwelcoming parents. Abortion averted, let the poor woman fend for herself is the implicit message.

These conservatives have their guide to life and it doesn’t seem to include taking into account the consequences of the prohibitions they seek to impose on others. Do as I prescribe, they say (or shout), and then take care of yourself. My guidance, they urge us, is overriding; don’t dispute it or seek to deviate from my rules for a happy society. Evolution in societal norms is forbidden — despite the obvious lessons of history. I haven’t heard anyone demand a return of the Inquisition, but there is a flavor of the absolute certainty of medieval institutions issuing from the current debates.

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There is also, I would suggest, a cynical interpretation of the new sexual politics which may help us understand the political fervor behind the movement: If you get enough people upset over the overturning of the norms they’ve grown up with — no abortions or rights for gays and transgenders — their votes might help swing an election toward conservatives who have an agenda designed to protect vested interests. Citizens who were persuaded that sexual politics were overriding might neglect to vote for candidates or issues that would be expected to benefit their wellbeing. Playing the anti-abortion card is a way of scaring voters just as we see done by those trumpeting concern about weakening the second amendment or other single-issue causes that drive some voters.

Meanwhile, there is relative silence and little or no debate on the truly big issues of our time, e.g., how to address too-big banks or income inequality or how to proceed in the Middle East. Voters are too distracted, too worried by the new sexual politics to think about the truly important matters.

When the warriors in the sexual wars talk of securing freedom, what they mean is the freedom to impose their own commandments on society.

Henry Precht is a retired Foreign Service Officer.

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Caretake America Managing and Patrolling Kevin Rogers, Owner/Manager Rte. 35, Naples 693-6000

CARPENTRY Robert E. Guy General Carpentry – Additions Repairs – Remodeling www.bobguy@myfairpoint.net Harrison 743-5120 239-4804 (cell) Jerry’s Carpentry & Painting Carpenter & General Contractor Log homes – decks – remodeling Fully insured – Free estimates 207-527-2552

CARPETING Thurlow’s Carpet & Home Center Carpet and Flooring Sales and Installation 21 Sandy Creek Rd, Bridgton 647-5562 800-310-5563

Quality Custom Carpentry From start to finish and from old to new Jeff Juneau Naples 207-655-5903

DANCE INSTRUCTION

R.W. Merrill Electrical Contractor 24 hour Emergency Service Residential & Commercial Harrison 583-2986 Fax 583-4882 David K. Moynihan Master Electrician Licensed ME & NH Bridgton 647-8016

EXCAVATION JDN Enterprises Septic systems, Water lines Site work, Drainage 207-647-8146

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

Snow’s Excavation Complete site work Foundations-Septic-Lots cleared 207-647-2697

DENTAL SERVICES

EXERCISE/FITNESS

Bridgton Dental Associates Dr. Paul Cloutier Complete dental care 138 Harrison Rd, Bridgton www.bridgtondental.com 207-647-8052

Dee’s BodyCraft Personal Training, Aerobics, Pilates Certified – Experienced Bridgton 647-9599

Bridgton Dental Hygiene Care, PA Complete comprehensive oral hygiene care Infants – Seniors Most dental insurances, MaineCare 647-4125 bdhc@myfairpoint.net

Bolsters Decorating Center Carpet – vinyl – ceramic Always free decorating consulting bolsters@megalink.net 9 Market Sq., So. Paris 207-743-9202

FLOORING

FLOORING J & M Wood Floors Installation/Sanding/Refinishing Fully insured – Free estimates 207-337-5623

FOUNDATIONS Henry’s Concrete Construction Foundations, Slabs, Floors Harrison Tel. 583-4896 J. B. Concrete Bill O’Brien Poured Foundations 207-647-5940

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

workers who make $20 to $30 an hour during the summer will suddenly make $12 an hour. This will devastate students trying to earn money for college and workers who rely on tips for the majority of their income.

Other activists are asking Maine voters for permission to get high. They want to legalize marijuana. Although many say smoking marijuana is not harmful, it is known as a gateway drug that can lead to addiction to other drugs, such as heroin and other opiates. We have been working hard to combat the drug crisis facing this state, and we fear that legalizing marijuana may make it worse.

Activists say they want to treat marijuana like alcohol.

But there is no way to tax something you can grow in your backyard, and it is difficult for law enforcement officials to determine if someone is too high to be driving.

Memorial Day

(Continued from Page 1D) Each day that I serve in the Senate, I am humbled by the deep gratitude and devotion the people of Maine show our state’s military personnel and veterans. Just this past month, I was honored to meet with the Disabled American Veterans at their convention in Bangor and tour the soon-to-open Betsy Ann Ross House of Hope for in-need women veterans and their children, which has received strong support from the local community.

So, thank you for joining together in honoring those American heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in order to secure the freedoms we enjoy. It is in their memory, and in gratitude to those who have served and continue to serve in the Armed Forces, that we all gather to celebrate Memorial Day. May God bless them and may God bless these United States of America.

OIL DEALERS Dead River Co. Range & Fuel Oil Oil Burner Service Tel. 647-2882, Bridgton

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

INSURANCE Ace Insurance Agency Inc. Home and Auto 43 East Main Street Denmark 1-800-452-0745 Chalmers Ins. Agency 100 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-3311 Oberg Insurance Auto, Home, Business, Life 132 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858

MASONRY D & D Masonry Chimneys/fireplaces/walks/etc.

Fully insured Free estimates Darryl & Doug Hunt 693-5060

MOVING Bridgton Moving Residential & light commercial bridgtonmoving@verizon.net Glynn Ross 240 N. High St. – 647-8255 671-2556 (cell)

MUSIC LESSONS Up Scale Music Studio Piano Lessons – All Levels Composition-Theory-Transcription Evan 647-9599

Bridgton Storage 409 Portland Rd 28 units & 4000’ open barn Bridgton 647-3206 JB Self Storage

Jerry’s Painting Service Quality Painting – Interior/Exterior Fully Insured – Free Estimates 207-527-2552 Webber Painting & Restoration Interior & Exterior Painting Repairs, updates, mold washing Estimates & Insured (207)831-8354

PLUMBING & HEATING

Ken Karpowich Plumbing Repairs/Installation/Remodeling Master Plumber in ME & NH Over 20 years experience 207-925-1423

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

REAL ESTATE Chalmers Real Estate 100 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-3311 Kezar Realty Homes, Land & Vacation Rentals Lovell Village 207-925-1500 KezarRealty.com

Southern Maine Retirement Services Medicare Supplements & Prescription Plans Lakes Region Properties Life and Senior Dental Insurance “At the Lights in Naples” 150 Main St., Bridgton 1-866-886-4340 Waterfront, Residential Commercial & Land KENNELS 207-693-7000 Bridgton Veterinary Kennels Boarding Route 117, Bridgton, Me. Tel. 647-8804

SELF STORAGE

PAINTING CONTRACTORS Rt. 5 Lovell, Maine

Burnell Plumbing New Construction, Remodeling Roberts Overhead Doors Commercial/residential – free estimates Well pump installation, replacement, Service 310-7270 Now offering Master Card & Visa 207-595-2311 Collins Plumbing & Heating Inc. HEATING Specializing in repair service in The Lake Region 647-4436 Bass Heating Oil Burner Service Sales and Installations Waterford (207) 595-8829

Maine is not ready to legalize another drug.

Maine is also not ready to ignore its constitution and allow ranked-choice voting.

Officials who get a plurality of votes win the election. It’s that simple.

This is just another way for sore losers to try and overturn election results they don’t like. In the last election, liberals outspent me by more than two-to-one, but I still got more votes than any other governor in Maine history.

If liberals want to win elections with a majority of votes, then they need to put up candidates who will work on the issues Mainers really care about — not a failed socialist ideology. Ignoring our constitution is not the way to do it.

In November, they will ask you to vote for more taxes, more drugs, more labor costs and more complicated elections. Just say no.

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

ROOFING JDN Enterprises Shingles – Roofs replaced New construction – Repairs Bridgton 207-647-8146

RUBBISH SERVICE ABC Rubbish Weekly Pick-up Container Service Tel. 743-5417 AM Enterprises Inc. Trash & snow removal Serving Harrison & Bridgton ameinc@outlook.com 207-749-2850

Monthly/yearly secure storage 207-925-3045

SEPTIC TANK PUMPING Dyer Septic Septic systems installed & repaired Site work-emergency service-ecofriendly 1-877-250-4546 207-583-4546

SURVEYORS F. Jonathan Bliss, P.L.S. Bliss & Associates Surveying, Land Planning 693 Main St, Lovell 207-925-1468 blissinc@fairpoint.net Maine Survey Consultants, Inc. Land info services – Surveys Boundary/Topographic/Flood elevation PO Box 485, Harrison, Maine Off: 583-6159 D. A. Maxfield Jr. PLS Over 10,000 surveys on file

TRAVEL AGENCY Getaway Travel and Tours, LLC Over 20 years experience Making travel dreams come true www.getawaytravelandtours.com PO Box 402, Harrison, 207-583-8150

TREE SERVICE Q-Team & Cook’s Tree Service Removal-pruning-cabling-chipping Stump grinding-bucket work-bobcat Crane-licensed & fully insured Q Team 693-3831 or Cook’s 647-4051 Toll free 207-693-3831 www.Q-Team.com Rice Tree Service – Sheldon Rice Complete tree service – free estimates Removal-prune-chipping-stump grinding Licensed and insured Utility and Landscape Arborist Waterford ME – 583-2474 Top Notch Tree Service, LLC All aspects of tree care & removal Fully-licensed and insured Excellent references 207-357-WOOD (9663)

VETERINARY Bridgton Veterinary Hospital Small Animal Medicine & Surgery Rt. 117, Bridgton, ME 647-8804 Fryeburg Veterinary Hospital Small Animal Medicine & Surgery Route 302, Fryeburg 207-935-2244 Norway Veterinary Hospital Naples Clinic Corner Rte. 302 & Lambs Mill Rd.

By Appointment 693-3135

WINDOW TREATMENTS Bolsters Decorating Center Custom window treatments Always free decorating consulting bolsters@megalink.net 9 Market Sq., So. Paris 207-743-9202

Classifieds

The Fair Housing Act of 1968 at 42 U.S.C. 3604(c) makes it unlawful “to make, print, or publish, or cause to be made, printed, or published any notice, statement, or advertisement, with respect to the sale, or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.

CHALMERS INSURANCE &

REAL ESTATE

Part of the Chalmers Group

100 Main Street, Bridgton, ME 04009 Phone: 207-647-3311 Fax: 207-647-3003 www.chalmers-ins.com

GOT WOOD — Ready to burn October 2016. $250 a cord. Cut, split and delivered locally. Call 647-8146. tf21

HELP WANTED — Anticipated and current employment opportunities Maine School Administrative District 72, Fryeburg, Me. Posted on our website: www. msad72.org tf5

SEASONAL JOB — Canoe rental company. Ideal for students and people with winter employment.

Must be 18 or older with clean driving record. Bonus package offered. Saco River Canoe & Kayak, 1009 Main St., Fryeburg, Maine, 935-2369. info@sacorivercanoe. tf17 com

FOOD SERVICE — helpers and dishwashers needed for Camp Encore-Coda in Sweden. Full time.

ATTENTION Mid June through mid August.

Classified line ads are now posted Contact Ellen Donohue-Saltman on our website at NO EXTRA at 617-325-1541 or ellen@encoretf14 CHARGE! www.bridgton.com coda.com WAIT STAFF — Clipper MerHELP WANTED chant Tea House, a traditional THE LOVELL STORE — & British-style tea house, seeks wait Restaurant is looking for cook, staff committed to excellence. Will waitresses and cashiers. Full or train in tea service and ceremony. part-time. Apply in person. 234 Please e-mail jollygoodjob@clipMain St., Lovell. 207-925-1255. permerchant.com or call 207-803 3t21 8111 to request application. 2t22 WAIT STAFF — full-time, yearround wait staff wanted for Punkin Valley Restaurant. Apply in person, Route 302, West Bridgton. tf6

VEHICLES FOR SALE

2003 DODGE CARAVAN — 114,000 miles, automatic, good condition, front-wheel drive.

Inspected until 2/17. $2600. Call 803-8086, afternoons or early LOAM AND FIREWOOD — evenings.

2t22 Please call Ron between 5 and 8 p.m. 595-8359.

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FIREWOOD — Seasoned $260, Most parts 2 days. Good used cars. green $225 cord. Cut, split & Ovide’s Used Cars, Inc., Rte. 302 delivered. 1/2 cord seasoned $150, Bridg­ton, 207-647-5477. tf30 green $125. Wendell Scribner, 583-4202.

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CHUCK’S MAINTENANCE — If you want anything cleaned up or hauled off, my trailer is MAINTENANCE — Dates: 6’x10’. Call 743-9889.

4t21x June — August. Camp Tapawingo, EXCAVATING — Have hoe, will Route 93, Sweden. Contact JD at travel.

Snowplowing, removal and 207-256-8106.

2t22 sanding. Site work, foundations PART-TIME CASHIER — dug, back filling, septic systems, Hours will vary. Must have week- sand, loam, gravel. Call Brad end availability. Good starting Chute, 653-4377 or 627-4560. tf3 GUNS AND AMMO — 22LR and 22WMR in stock, Kel Tec pay, paid holidays, and benefits available. Apply in person. Pietree ODD JOBS — By the hour, day, KSG shotguns in stock. Judge Orchard, Waterford Rd., Sweden, week or job. Also power washing. 45LC/410 $359.99, Beretta 92fs Maine.

1t22 Free estimates. Call 627-4649. $594.99, AK47 rifles and pistols

2t21x starting at $649.00. Windham HOUSEKEEPING/LAUNDRY Weaponry MPC AR15. Large FOR SALE — Dates: mid-May — August. selection of handguns, rifles and Camp Tapawingo, Route 93, Swe- DRIED FIREWOOD — Dried shotguns. Class 3 FFL dealer with den. Contact JD at 207-256-8106. twelve months. Selling seasoned SOT. Class 3 suppressors/silencers.

2t22 hardwood year-round. One Shop located in Fryeburg Village.

Call cell phone 603-986-9516 to CLEANING PERSON ­— cord $270, half cord $150. Call make an appointment. tf5 needed for Camp Encore-Coda in 207-595-5029; 207-583-4113. westermainefirewood.com 52t22x Sweden. Late June through mid RED’S FIREWOOD — Cut, August. 15-20 hours per week, $5 FOR TATTERED — U.S. split and delivered. Any amounts. mornings. For more information Flag when purchasing new U.S. Call 615-6342 for details. tf35 please contact James Saltman at Flag 3’x5’ or larger. Maine Flag 617-325-1541 or jamie@encore- & Banner, Windham, 893-0339. coda.com tf14 tf46 BUSSING/DISHWASHING — Clipper Merchant Tea House is hiring! Please e-mail jollygoodjob@ Help Wanted • Summer Positions clippermerchant.com or call 207803-8111 to request application.

LAUNDRY ATTENDANTS AND

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DRIVERS — Get home. Notouch. Excellent weekly pay.

Strong family benefits package.

Monthly bonuses. CDL-A 1 yr. experience. 888-406-9046. 2t21x

SEMI-RETIRED CONTRACTOR — looking for plumbing and electrical work in the local area. Call 647-8026. tf9

FOR SALE

CAMP LAUNDRY DRIVER

Great Pay! Full-time/Part-time. Some nights and weekends.

Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Background checks required.

Apply at Squeaky Clean Laundromat.

Call 647-9372 to scheduled interview.

SHARE GREAT SPACE — in downtown Bridgton. 22’x52’ open area plus 2 bathrooms, kitchenette, small office. Mirrors, barres, cork floor, excellent light, AC and ceiling fans. Ideal for dance, yoga, Zumba, exercise, mediation, and many other uses. Ample off-street parking. Available by the hour or BRIDGTON — 2-bedroom, day on an ongoing basis. Call Dan 4t22 second-floor apartment. Full at 603-539-4344. bath, kitchen, living room. Close OTISFIELD — Three-bedroom, to downtown. Utilities included: two-bath ranch (double-wide motrash, water, sewer, snow removal bile home) on 2 acres. Newly reand heating fuel. First & security, furbished, washer/dryer. $950 per $750 monthly. No pets. Call 603- month plus utilities and security 494-0325. tf14 deposit. No smoking. Call 207650-9494 or e-mail RobertFogg@ aol.com tf21

Want A Job?

Bonney is hiring for a project our client has in the Fryeburg area! Many other openings in the Bridgton, Naples, Windham, Gray and Gorham areas as well!

Apply in person, Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., or online at www.bonneystaffing.com

940 Roosevelt Trail Windham, ME 04062

207.892.2286

www.bonneystaffing.com BONNEY is an EOE

SEASONAL OPENINGS in Housekeeping, Cooks/Baker and Takeout Window

Pay per hour based on experience and performance.

For more information please call Pleasant Point Inn located in Center Lovell.

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Join our team! Hiring all shifts.

Tuesday, June 7th, 10 a.m. to 12 noon Caregivers Wanted!!!

Would you like a rewarding job that provides a sense of accomplishment, joy and gratification? If you love to work with people and have a history as a caregiver, we’d love to meet you! Join our team and make a difference in the life of someone in your community!

Must have a neat appearance and good people skills.

Free food and uniforms. Vacation and IRA offered.

Apply within at 292 Main St. Up to $9.50 to start.

The UMBRELLA FACTORY SUPERMARKET Now taking applications for employment.

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

Apply in person at The Umbrella Factory.

YEAR-ROUND POSITION 40 HOURS PER WEEK START DATE: JULY 1, 2016

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

Experience in Heavy Bus/Truck Maintenance – PREFERRED School bus license and inspection license – REQUIRED within first six months

The Town of Naples is accepting applications for a full-time Maintenance Worker. This full-time position is responsible for general maintenance in the Town of Naples including but not limited to mowing, yard work, trash removal, carpentry work, road maintenance and general repairs, and maintenance of municipal facilities and parks. The position is also responsible for snow removal at municipal facilities during the winter months.

The Town of Naples offers competitive wages with excellent health and retirement benefits.

Full job description and general application are available on our website at www.townofnaples.org

The Town of Naples is an equal opportunity employer.

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Applications will be accepted until a suitable candidate is found. Please submit application, resume and cover letter to: Town of Naples, P.O. Box 1757, 15 Village Green Lane, Naples, Maine 04055.

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Free Cooking School Tuesdays in Bridgton

INTERESTED CANDIDATES SHOULD VISIT SCHOOLSPRING.COM TO APPLY

at the First Congregational Church

DEADLINE: OPEN UNTIL A QUALIFIED AND SUITABLE CANDIDATE IS FOUND. EOE

To register call Mon.–Fri. 9 a.m.-Noon

647-3936

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Morrison Center – Good Neighbors

Open and Affirming

Seeking Direct Support Professionals for Residential & Community Supports

(Experience Preferred, but will train the right candidate) The agency is seeking caring, creative and energetic team members to provide services to adults with severe cognitive and physical disabilities in our residential settings and community support services.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, assisting with personal care, facilitating activities and community involvement, documentation, and promoting life skill development.

An attractive benefits package is offered to all qualifying candidates and starting wage is $10.00 per hour All candidates must have a High School Diploma or GED, be at least 18 years of age, possess a valid driver’s license, and possess basic computer skills.

Please contact Wayne Alexander at 647-8244 ext. 13 to request an application, or pick up an application at the Bridgton office at 119 Sandy Creek Road.

EOE

We Are Looking For ASE Certified Techs

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Subway Sandwich Artists

JOB FAIR

SCHOOL BUS MECHANIC

Maintenance Worker Wanted

BRIDGTON — Commercial lease available. A stand-alone, 1,400 sq. ft. building is available for lease in Bridgton. Large, sunny open layout. Energy-efficient, AC/ heat, and plenty of parking. Great location across from the hospital situated adjacent to 17 acres of groomed hiking trails. Many potential uses. Located at 86 South High Street, Bridgton. Call Joseph Chisari at 207-890-9192. tf8

BRIDGTON

LAKE REGION SCHOOL DISTRICT

HELP WANTED

CONDO — Slopeside at Shawnee Peak. Beautiful, 2000 sq. ft., 3-level condo. Fully-furnished and nicely-decorated. Enjoy lake views and cool mountain breezes this summer. Available weekly/month for summer. For rates call 6718189.

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Jordan Rentals in Sebago is looking for experienced cleaning people to join our team on Saturdays 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. cleaning cottages and homes for the summer months.

Applicants must be 20 years or older, be dependable, have reliable transportation and supply their own, good-working, vacuum. Very competitive hourly rate.

Looking for cleaners to clean in the Bridgton/Naples/Sebago and Standish areas.

Ask for Elaine or Sonia at 1-800-942-5547.

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Come meet us at our office at 30 Pleasant Street, Conway, N.H.

TOWN OF NAPLES

CASCO — Completely furnished rooms, heat, lights & cable TV included. $125 weekly. No pets. Call cell, 207-595-4946. tf46

CLEANERS NEEDED

Full- and Part-Time

207-925-3008

FOR RENT

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Fresh Ingredients and Great Recipes

At Timberland Home Care Inc., we are a close-knit team of caregivers who rely on each other to ensure our clients receive the highest quality of care. We only hire committed professional caregivers who love working with the elderly during all hours of the day and night. We do what we do because we want to make a positive impact on the lives of those we care for. We expect this same kind of passion from every team member. Only apply if you can live by our high standards of care and want to be challenged on a daily basis. PLEASE do not apply if your main purpose is to find any job that will get you by in the short-term. If this is you, applying here will only be a waste of your time and ours.

However, if your main purpose for applying is to find a career that will help satisfy your desire to serve others, we would love to hear from you!

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Top Pay for Top Techs.

Hourly and flat rate positions available. We want team players who are looking to grow and advance with a fastmoving company. No franchise experience necessary.

70 Fairview Drive Fryeburg, ME 04037 Phone 207-935-3351 Fax 207-256-8303

WE OFFER: • Clean Working Environment • Paid Vacations • Paid Training • Health and Dental Insurance

• Paid Holidays • Paid Sick Days • Bonus Pay Plans • 401k Plan And More!

If You Are Looking For A Better Future, Call Today For A Confidential Interview.

Please call or send resumes to Matt Golding

603-356-5401 • mgolding@crestautoworld.com Chevrolet • Chrysler • Dodge • Jeep

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Discriminatory Advertising under the Fair Housing Act

FOOD PREP/SERVER — Clipper Merchant Tea House, a traditional British-style tea house in Bridgton, is hiring! Please e-mail jollygoodjob@clippermerchant. com or call 207-803-8111 to request application.

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

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

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

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

HELP WANTED

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

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

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We are a small family facility with an excellent reputation for providing quality care while enjoying a home-like atmosphere. If you enjoy fulfilling and meaningful relationships with your residents and their families, then this may be the place for you. Currently accepting applications for:

Licensed Charge Nurse Per Diem All Shifts

with the potential for a scheduled position Interested applicants should stop in for an application or download one at www.fryeburghealthcare.com

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Classifieds (Continued from Page 4D)

FOR RENT

June 2, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 5D

BUSINESS SERVICES

LOW COST SPAY/NEUTER — Cats $70-$85, dogs starting at $100. Grant funds available for qualified Oxford County residents.

Rozzie May Animal Alliance www.RozzieMay.org 603-4471373. tf18

WATERFORD — One-bedroom apartment for rent. $750 per month plus utilities. Heat included. Offstreet parking. Nice location. Unfurnished but does have a new stove and refrigerator. No smoking. No pets. First and last month’s WANTED rent. No subletting. You can reach me by text at 515-3577 or call 583- PLEASE CONSIDER — 8078. tf22 donating gently used furniture, household items and more to NAPLES — Off Route 35, 1-bed- Harvest Hills Animal Shelter. room apartment. No smoking, no FMI, go to our website www. pets. $700 per month includes heat harvesthills.org for details or call and electric. Security required. 935-4358, ext. 21. tf44 Call 207-899-5052. tf19

BRIDGTON — Single-bedroom apartment, convenient location.

No dogs. Off-street parking. Utilities included. $775 month plus 1-month security deposit, references a must. Contact Shannon 207461-0025 or Victor 207-650-8071.

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YARD SALE — Friday & Saturday, 8-1, 568 Harrison Rd., Naples. Didn’t sell it all. Basement and barn stuff this weekend. Too much to name.

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248 MAIN ST. — Bridgton. Commercial building, 1100 sq. ft. half basement. Currently pet grooming business, previously coffee shop/ bakery. $200,000. 207-899-5052. tf21

BUSINESS SERVICES

HEAP HAULERS — Towing service. Cash paid for junk cars.

Call 655-5963. tf12

CULVERT GOES IN on Wednesday as part of a Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) maintenance project.

People driving through Naples often faced one-lane closures, but the work was wrapped up before the Memorial Day weekend.

(De Busk Photo) continuing to be engaged on the ballot question June 14 regarding the wastewater ordinance. We brought this back up for a vote to have (Continued from Page 2D) these conversations.

Our successful business Right now, our wastewawas made by our employees, ter system is unusual in its both past and present, for administration and is outdatwhich we will be eternally ed. It’s based upon a calculagrateful. We are so fortunate tion that would be done for that many customers and a single lot owner — that employees are still valued is, using the plumbing code friends, as well as to our for assigning and selling an three sons and grandson, who allocation of gallons per day were and still are, fostered based upon that code. We and supported by many of have now used up all of this To The Editor: you over the years. Thank To the residents of allocation so no new tenant you, thank you.

Bridgton, first, the Board of changes to a new use, redeSelectmen thank you all for velopments to existing buildings on the system can occur, A Little Bit of thus shutting the downtown down. There are available This, A Little gallons in the system from an Bit of That engineering standpoint, but we cannot access it under the current ordinance. This allocation method is technically not how usage is supposed FULLY-INSURED to be calculated for what is FREE ESTIMATES a shared wastewater system — the calculation should be based upon an engineered equivalent user system.

When we change, hopefully, 8T19CDX to the new calculation for equivalent users, it will free up use of the existing system to allow us to use the gallons per day that right now are not Buying and allowed to be used under the Offering current system. This is a techUS Coins nical change to the ordinance.

Gold & Silver For example, the building Bullion where Subway is located is on the wastewater system.

The Subway restaurant uses all of the allocation assigned 142 Main Street to the property, so no tenant Conway, NH 603-447-3611 Metal Detectors can go into that building. We have had two businesses that want to go into that space that JDN ENTERPRISES we have had to turn away.

Another example: a mul• General Contracting tiuse building is planned for • Water Lines the property behind the new • Excavation building where Towanda’s • Septic Systems and Firefly are located. The • Bush Hogging plan was to have two businesses on the first floor and • Retaining Walls two or three apartment units • Firewood on the second floor. We can“ONE CALL DOES IT ALL” not give them use of the 207-647-8146 wastewater system for this JACK KOSTKA lot, so the project is on hold “JK” until the ordinance can be jdnenterprisesllc@yahoo.com changed, though it has all TFCD23 other permits and is otherwise shovel-ready.

This is not an expansion of the system in terms of adding new properties to the system and extending the line — this is using the system we already have under current engineering practice.

We have heard concerns on the readiness-to-serve fee.

The readiness-to-serve fee is typically imposed when a STATION ELEVATION 560 FT. new system is built and folks Day Date High Low 7AM Precip have been given the opportunity to delay connecting. This Mon. 5/23 78° 46° 49° ---is usually when they have a new or relatively new septic Tues.

5/24 79° 49° 54° ---system. The rate is based on a reduced portion of the fixed Wed. 5/25 63° 54° 55° .26" operating costs, debt (if any) Thurs. 5/26 82° 53° 54° .04" and capital costs. When a readiness to serve is imposed, Fri. 5/27 81° 54° 55° ---that required allotment is set aside. Given that we want to Sat. 5/28 70° 53° 54° ---free up allocation, holding Sun. 5/29 89° 54° 60° ---allocation aside would not make sense.

Mon. 5/30 63° 50° 50° .02" This project oddly has been compared to Kittery.

Tues.

5/31 78° 51° 62° Trace The Kittery situation was an extension of the sewer main TRIVIA that had a severe miscalculaPrecip for May = 2.14" (least amount in past 33 years) tion of the assignment of conJune State Record 6/27/1989 = 93° nection fees and the like. This

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Full-time hands-on position. Must have a flexible schedule, outgoing personality and the ability to work well with others.

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Call up the Guard

To The Editor: Does anyone remember the original purpose for organizing the National Guard under the umbrella of our United States Armed Forces?

It was my understanding that people who signed on to do National Guard service expected to be trained to help their neighbors and perhaps in cases of both military and natural disasters, in areas anywhere within the U.S. borders. They expected to sign up for part-time, limited active duty that only kept them away from jobs and family for brief tours each year. Now, many National Guard volunteers are being sent abroad for repeated, lengthy tours of duty in places that should be assisted totally by the so called “regular troops,” who sign up for full-time wages and benefits.

Using whatever is left of the common sense my original U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division enlisted man/survivor of WWII father shared with me to evaluate causes for our current increasingly, relatively more dangerous everyday life in America has often kept me from pursuing desperate, permanent retreat to my family’s country of origin, Scotland, or at least to one with a far less complicated dependence on fantasy, ignorant bliss, and corporate and governmental deceit and manipulation of facts, etc.

Greedy people often succeed in gaining status and wealth merely by using a well-developed ability to “Tell ’em what they want to hear” as opposed to “What they need to know.” So, what does this have to do with why more of our National Guard troops are not patrolling our borders between Canada or Mexico and the USA or thoroughly screening folks traveling through our airports and sea ports, and train stations, bus depots etc. and examining cargo (perhaps with the aid of well-trained service dogs sensitive to gun powder and various drugs, etc.)?

Well, considering the hugely profitable trafficking of both dangerous, undesirable human beings and drugs and other harmful contraband my educated guess — as usual LETTERS, Page 6D

Obituaries

Page 6D, The Bridgton News, June 2, 2016

Eleanor C. Reardon WESTBROOK — Eleanor Charles Reardon, 94, of Westbrook, died on Sunday, May 22, 2016, at The Barron Center in Portland.

She was born on March 2, 1922, one of nine children of Splendora and Vincenzo Cialini.

She was predeceased in 1999 by her husband Philip J. Reardon, whom she married in 1950. She was a wonderful loving presence for her husband, six children, 10 grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren.

Eleanor was known for her generosity to charities, and working to give and help others through sewing, making quilts, homemade tomato sauces, and cooking or baking pies and Italian cookies for everyone.

She is survived by six children, Philip J. Reardon Jr. of Gorham, Linda A. Miller of Rockland, Michael C. Reardon of Casco, Julie M. Lemieux of Porter, Richard A. Reardon of Standish, and Anthony P. Reardon of Livermore Falls.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Friday, May 27, 2016, at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 673 Stevens Avenue, Portland. Interment will be at a later date in the Calvary Cemetery in South Portland. Online condolences can be given to the family at: www.jonesrichandhutchins.com Donations in her memory may be given to the Sisters of the Precious Blood, 166 State Street, Portland, ME 04101.

Dan J. Managan Dan Joseph Managan, 68, of Bridgton passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2016 after a battle with cancer.

Born on Aug. 3, 1947 to William Dan (Jiggs) and Catherine Elizabeth (Kit) (Reynolds) Managan, Dan spent his childhood growing up in Bellows Falls, Vt. Dan graduated from St. Charles School and from Bellow Falls High School in 1965.

He was a member of the Knights of Columbus Drum & Bugle Corp. After graduating high school, Dan attended Bentley College for a year before enlisting in the Army. After spending three years in the Army with a year in Vietnam, Dan went to work for First National Stores. He was a dedicated employee for 17 years and was often transferred around. Eventually, Dan found himself in Maine, where he began his career in police dispatching for the Town of Bridgton. He loved the community and his career as a dispatcher as much as the police department and citizens loved him. Dan always stopped by the Big Apple before and sometimes after a shift for a coffee and to say “hello” to whoever was working.

While working at the police department, Dan met and married the love of his life, Susan L. (Stevens) Managan on Sept.

15, 2001. After 25 years, Dan retired from the Bridgton Police Department.

Retirement didn’t mean that Dan was slowing down. Instead, he found himself attending more soccer and basketball games and going to scout outings with grandsons, Riley and Tyler Neal, who he and Sue were raising.

Dan was never one to ask for anything, but his kindness, generosity and commitment to community showed in his final days when nurses, former police department coworkers and other friends would visit him by his bedside. He called each and every one of them by name and was grateful for their visit.

Dan will be missed by his loving family and his adoring community. He was predeceased by his wife, Susan L. Managan on May 6, 2015.

Surviving are his brother James Managan of Springfield, Vt.; sister, Teri Bard of West Oneonta, N.Y.; step-daughter, Kathy Ferland of Melvin Village, N.H.; stepsons Richard Thompson of Naples and David Neal Jr. of Bridgton; five nieces and nephews, as well as 11 grandchildren.

Calling hours were held on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 from In Loving Memory 6 to 8 p.m. at Hall Funeral Home, 165 Quaker Ridge Road, Casco. A funeral Mass will be on Thursday, June 2, 2016, at 11 Oct. 15, 1959 – May 14, 2001 a.m. at St. Joseph Church, 225 South High Street, Bridgton.

Burial will be held directly after the funeral service. Online condolences may be left for the family at hallfuneralhome.net

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MONTICELLO, INDIANA — Raymond M. “Ray” Burgess Jr., 38 of Monticello, Ind., passed away from injuries sustained from an automobile accident in rural Carroll County, Ind., on Tuesday, May 17, 2016.

He was born on Tuesday, June 7, 1977, in Portland, Maine, to Leslie B. (Nichols) Burgess. On July 11, 1998, in Hobart, Ind., he married Tarah A. Waters; she survives. Ray had lived in Indiana all his adult life.

He has worked at Alcoa in Lafayette, Ind. since 2014. Ray was a member of the United Steel Workers Local #115 of Lafayette.

He loved and enjoyed hunting, fishing, mushroom hunting and the great outdoors. Most especially, Ray loved taking and going with his kids to various professional sporting activities and music concert events. He also enjoyed cooking on the grill and BBQs. Ray loved taking his family to Maine, and showing them where he grew up.

Surviving are his wife, Tarah A. Burgess of Monticello; children, Tyler Waters, Cameron, Mackenzie, and Sawyer Burgess, all of Monticello; mom, Leslie B. Burgess (husband Lester France) of Bridgton; brother, Travis Burgess of Fryeburg; father and stepmother-in-law, Bill and Bonnie Waters of Monticello; mother-inlaw, Patricia Carlson of Michigan City, Ind.; maternal Nana, Caroline Cannell of Casco; maternal grandfather, Mark Nichols of Limerick; great Meme, Frances Atwood of Windham; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.

A gathering of family and friends was held from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 21, at the Miller – Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Ind. A Memorial Celebration of Life Service was held at the funeral home at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, May 21, with Rev. Ryan Bailey officiating.

Burial will be private for the family.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the family.

Michael A. LaChance PUNTA GORDA, FLA./NAPLES — Michael Arthur “Mike” LaChance, 65, of Punta Gorda, Fla. and Naples, passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2016.

Michael was born on Nov. 19, 1950, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to Edgar J. and Mary E. LaChance. He was the beloved husband of Susan M. (Campbell) LaChance, with whom he shared almost 35 years of marriage.

Mike fought a long and courageous battle against cancer. Never complaining, he was a source of inspiration to many with his positive attitude, courage, and determination. He was described by his oncologist as a “ferocious fighter,” accepting each challenge presented during his journey with hope and optimism.

Mike had a successful career in the tire and rubber industry, working for over 38 years in various managerial positions for several companies with both local and international presence, retiring in 2013 as a Regional Sales Manager with Tyres International, of Stowe, Ohio. He was a man of principle, maintaining the highest standards of integrity and honesty in all of his dealings.

At a young age he was exposed to music. He played trumpet, and arranged and recorded music as well. For many years he played weekends with different orchestras in the New England area. This love of music went beyond playing; he enjoyed listening to music of all genres, and would challenge anyone on naming tunes or a particular artist.

A man of varied interests, he loved traveling to the Caribbean, scuba diving, and boating. Mike was a consummate “Captain,” planning each trip — ever mindful of tides, weather, and sea conditions. He enjoyed ocean boating in Casco Bay in Maine, and in Charlotte Harbor and the Pine Island Sound, in Florida. He also enjoyed boating in the Lake Region of Maine, where he and Susan spent summers for over 24 years.

Memories of Mike always include his quick wit and his dry sense of humor, but also include his willingness to help others. He had a knack of research on the Internet, and was often called upon to help friends and family alike.

Mike will be greatly missed by many including his loving wife Susan; his son Michael A. LaChance Jr. of Md., his brother, Norman (Sharyn) LaChance of Cocoa Beach, Fla., and his granddaughter Serena A. LaChance; his mother-in-law Bernadette T. Campbell; sister-in-law Bernadette M. Campbell; and three brothers-in-law John E. Campbell Jr., Joseph C. Campbell and Steven A. Campbell. Additionally, he was loved and admired by several nieces and nephews; two great-nephews; and several close and dear friends as well.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Edgar J. and Mary E. LaChance; and his father-in-law, John E. Campbell Sr. Family and friends were invited to attend calling hours on Monday, May 30, from 4 to 7 p.m., at Conte Funeral Home, 17 3rd Street, North Andover, Mass. A funeral mass was celebrated at Saint Michael’s Parish Church, 196 Main St., North Andover, Mass., on Tuesday, May 31, at 10 a.m. A memorial service will be held at Sacred Heart Church in Punta Gorda, Fla., at a later date.

There will be a private interment held in Maine.

The family asks that in lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in memory of Michael LaChance to support cancer research and name a gene in his memory. Please note “Michael LaChance Giving Page” on the check and send to Dana Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston MA 02284 or give to www.myjimmyfundpage.org/give/MichaelLaChance. To leave online condolences, please visit www.contefuneralhomes.com

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(Continued from Page 5D) — it’s “all about the money.”

Could it also be about how we can’t admit that folks of far more limited educational and economic means could be capable of outwitting our electronically advanced surveillance equipment and extensively-trained CIA and FBI operatives worldwide?

How does the income of those operatives compare to that of the average National Guard troops?

If we had not shamefully wasted billions of dollars claiming we were protecting ourselves from terrorism in America by sending most of our National Guard troops to hot beds of terrorist activity particularly in the Middle East, we might easily be able to financially support preventive coverage within our borders. Our volunteers could be closer to home, jobs, emotional stability and less likely to need long-term physical and emotional rehabilitation.

Could ego, pride, status, control, greed or corruption be what truly drives the decisions and behavior of our government leadership?

Best way to crush the epidemic of drug use and overdose would be spending money proactively to prevent the availability of the deadly substances. National Guard troops could be called in to deal with much of what local and state law enforcement agencies now do. Jobs, jobs, jobs! Belief in a purposeful present and future life could drastically reduce the number of users/buyers. No supply, no customers, no outrageous profits equals eventually eliminating most of the need for rehabilitation in addition to taxpayer-financed support programs for the long-term under or unemployed.

Fraud, waste and corruption have permitted a limited few to become wealthy by selling addictive substances.

We seem to accept that, “We can’t find the funds to prevent the plagues that ail our 21st century world.” As for the rapid spread of suicides and accidental overdoses among so many young people, where are they getting the money to purchase the drugs (especially if they have not found work)? Regardless of where, we begin this discussion. It comes back to how supposedly well-educated Americans mismanage available funds because we like to believe it grows on trees. Accept that we live on a planet with limited resources and distribute your personal resources “resourcefully.”

We can’t solve every human dilemma. We can accept responsibility for our individual decisions and behaviors.

That is how I contribute to the present and future wellbeing of my community. I’m grateful we’ve been able to pay our local, state and federal taxes without going into debt or engaging in illegal activities to do so. “Judge not that ye be not judged.”

Refrain from making promises beyond your means to keep them.

Cindy Alden West Fryeburg

Back from the brink

To The Editor: Lord help us! For many long and painful months now, the American people have been under an unrelenting media assault by politicians from both major parties. As is their habit, most of the vitriol they spew out by the bucketful is nothing but lies, half-truths, or exaggerations taken to the extreme.

One shudders to contemplate what these next five months are going to be like, as both sides pour billions of dollars into a barrage of television ads that will come at us around the clock in an unrelenting attack on our sanity.

Mrs. Clinton has made it crystal clear that her eight years in the nation’s highest elective office will be a carbon copy of Barack Obama’s devastating management of America’s affairs.

By doubling down on Obama’s feckless policy regimen, Clinton all but guaran-

tees that the country will continue its rapid slide toward national insolvency, and a life of penury for tens of millions of Americans.

No doubt Clinton will accelerate Obama’s dismantling of America’s military capabilities, so that she can pour additional trillions of dollars into the “nanny welfare state” and “regulation nation,” all but locking in the election of Democrats to all the highest offices nationally for decades to come.

Going by her lengthy history of pretending that laws do not apply to her and her husband, it is safe to wager that hers will be an even more lawless administration than Obama’s has been.

We know that her picks for the Supreme Court will likely be jurists that believe the constitution has outlived its usefulness and that the laws of the land will be what those that scream the loudest want them to be. Rule by intimidation, anyone?

Barack Obama rarely misses an opportunity to verbally denigrate Christians and those that still adhere to traditional American values.

Clinton will almost certainly expand on that venal agenda, as our culture becomes more and more secular and unpatriotic.

Clinton will undoubtedly remain silent about the utter collapse of the family, which afflicts so much of the Democratic Party’s base and is the major contributor to the brutal crime and poverty that has so ravished most of America’s large cities.

It is a given that if the White House remains in Democratic hands, hard drugs will be fully legalized, with the inevitable result that millions more American families will enter the ranks of the dysfunctional, with all the attendant costs in lives destroyed and dollars wasted that rampant addition brings.

Democrats salivate at the thought of the billions of dollars that will pour into Washington from taxing hard drugs. The devastation that will be wreaked on society is massive collateral damage that Dems seem eager to accept in order to further cement their hold on a majority of the nation’s voters.

Republicans cannot possibly win the battle of pandering to the nation’s voters, and they should not even try, as it will one day rebound on us with a vengeance as we will wring our hands in anguish, wondering where did it all go so wrong?

Despite questions about some of his policies, I believe that Donald Trump can turn the country back from the abyss that we are rapidly hurtling toward.

There is no question that Trump is a very astute and successful businessman. If he surrounds himself with highly competent and patriotic people, and is willing to listen to their advice, this nation can still be turned around.

America’s problems are so overwhelming and our political system is so corrupt, that nothing short of a peaceful revolution can bring us back from the brink of moral and financial collapse, which is all but certain if we continue down this perilous path that we have been on for so long now.

America didn’t get into this dreadful condition by the acts of one party only.

Republicans have plenty of blood on their hands, as well.

An overwhelming majority of politicians are at the beck and call of billionaires, lawyers, lobbyists, and the thousands of interest groups that specialize in preying on the American people.

I believe critical mass has been reached in our nation, and drastic measures are called for in order to save the greatest nation the world has ever seen, bar none.

Robert M. Howe Jr. Bridgton

What we teach

To The Editor: An open letter to the voters of Harrison — SAD 17 must prioritize.

If we do not teach our children the real history of LETTERS, Page 7D

Police logs

June 2, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 7D

Fryeburg Police Bridgton Police bulletin board These items appeared on the Fryeburg Police Department log (this is a partial listing): Monday, May 23 12:40 a.m. Police responded to a disturbance on Black Bear Road.

9:25 a.m. Police investigated a criminal trespass complaint on Portland Street.

Tuesday, May 24 10:37 a.m. A subject filed a terrorizing complaint.

12:35 p.m. Police were sent to a North Fryeburg Road location regarding a domestic disturbance.

11:59 p.m. Christine L. Poliquin, 37, of North Conway, N.H. was stopped on Main Street and charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence.

Wednesday, May 25 9:19 a.m. Police handled a disturbance on Maple Street.

7:23 p.m. A harassment complaint was made by a Maple Street resident.

8:34 p.m. A motor vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of Indian Hill Roadway and Main Street.

11:12 p.m. Police assisted rescue personnel with a call at a North Fryeburg Road residence.

Thursday, May 26 9:47 a.m. Michael H. Burnell, 57, of Fryeburg, was stopped at the intersection of Bradley and Main Streets and charged with attaching false license plates, failing to register a motor vehicle and failing to produce evidence of vehicle insurance.

6:55 p.m. Police investigated a domestic disturbance on Menotomy Road.

8:41 p.m. Police responded to a noise complaint on Fish and Game Road.

9:26 p.m. Evan N. Sanderson, 18, of Sweden, was stopped on Main Street and charged with possession of marijuana, sale/use of drug paraphernalia and minor transporting liquor.

Friday, May 27 9:04 p.m. Police responded to a report of unwanted subjects at a Pine Street location.

9:49 p.m. Kimberly J. Chapman, 23, of Spencer, Mass., was stopped at the intersection of Lovell Road and Penny Lane and charged with sale/use of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.

Saturday, May 28 5:53 p.m. Police checked a report of suspicious activity at a Main Street business.

7:26 p.m. Paula S. O’Connor, 60, of Fryeburg, was charged with domestic violence assault.

Sunday, May 29 11:26 a.m. A motor vehicle crash occurred on Main Street.

11:54 p.m. Police assisted fire personnel at a call on Stepping Stones Road.

These incidents appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter between the dates of Monday, May 23 and Sunday, May 29 (This is only a partial listing).

Monday, May 9 9:45 a.m. Chief Stillman and Officer Gaumont were involved in a chase in progress on Knights Hill Road, headed toward Sweden.

1:28 p.m. A South High Street resident who refused to let her vehicle be repossessed wanted to know if police would be able to get involved.

4:40 p.m. A motorist became extremely agitated when construction workers weren’t paying attention and almost caused an accident on North High Street, near Sam Ingalls Road.

6:57 p.m. An infant was locked in a car on North High Street, but did not appear to be in distress.

7:30 p.m. An accident with property damage occurred at Hannaford on Portland Road.

7:30 p.m. A two-vehicle crash occurred at the corner of Portland and Burnham Roads, and it appeared a trailer came of a truck.

9:12 p.m. An intoxicated man was shouting and swearing at parents and children outside a building on Main Street.

Tuesday, May 10 8:18 a.m. Officers Jones and Gaumont responded to a person operating under the influence on Route 117 near the Harrison town line.

11:39 a.m. A two-car accident occurred on the Portland Road, causing property damage.

Wednesday, May 11 6:04 a.m. A dead deer was reported on North High Street.

7:16 a.m. A woman said she was being harassed about a woodlot she owns on Route 302.

8:30 a.m. Police were informed that there would be an extended lane closure throughout the day of 4,000 feet on North High Street near Sam Ingalls Road.

9:43 a.m. Someone stole an air compressor from a storage building on Upper Ridge Road.

10:30 a.m. A district manager of a Portland Road business said an employee threatened to kill another employee and her husband.

11:39 a.m. A Pioneer Lane resident said people were trespassing on the road to go fishing.

12:09 p.m. A game camera was stolen from property on Willett Road.

1:38 p.m. A resident caught a squirrel and asked police if he could put it down.

4:52 p.m. A Wrangler and a Chevy truck collided near the corner of Portland and Side City Roads, causing property damage.

7:01 p.m. A Hotchkiss Road resident reported that his girlfriend assaulted him.

8:11 p.m. A Holly Loop resident found a bottle that he believed contained some drugs.

9:10 p.m. A baby who was playing with a cell phone called 911 while his father was changing a diaper.

10:05 p.m. A domestic disturbance was heard through an open window on South High Street.

Thursday, May 12 2:26 a.m. A 60-year-old woman on the Causeway in Naples was treated for overdose/poisoning.

7:41 a.m. A motorcycle went around a stopped school bus with its red lights flashing on the Harrison Road near Lakeside Pines.

9:01 a.m. A vehicle ran through a flagger holding a stop sign at the construction site on North High Street near Sam Ingalls Road.

2:02 p.m. A dog appeared to be in distress inside a gray Ford Taurus parked near Bridgton Hospital.

2:47 p.m. A woman said that a friend who agreed to resize her ring over a year ago was refusing to send it back, giving several excuses as to why.

6:10 p.m. A Fosterville Road resident caught a hit and run to a mailbox on a game camera.

6:55 p.m. Officer Gaumont investigated a report of child abuse or neglect.

9:19 p.m. An apparently intoxicated female was seen walking on Portland Road toward downtown Bridgton.

Friday, May 13 12:20 p.m. A female shoplifter who stole a black tank top from Renys was seen headed toward TD Bank.

5:07 p.m. A North Bridgton Road resident said her son rolled a tire down the driveway and it hit a car.

6:29 p.m. A blue Jeep drove off from a gas station on the Portland Road without paying for $41.93 in gas, and was last seen headed toward the Bridgton Drive-In. 6:51 p.m. Cleaning people at a Mountain Road property

were caught on tape trying to steal items.

9:07 p.m. The owner of a motor home told police the vehicle broke down on Portland Road and he is leaving it in the Central Maine Power parking lot overnight until he can get it fixed.

9:32 p.m. The owner of a GMC Sierra said his windshield was smashed while he was inside a Main Street restaurant.

Saturday, May 14 9:09 a.m. A North High Street resident said his garage was broken into overnight.

9:42 a.m. A dog was locked in a teal SUV on Portland Road.

10:03 a.m. Two women were yelling obscenities at each other after an accident on Main Street.

11:40 a.m. A vehicle leased from a Portland Road business on May 16 still had not been returned, even though it was supposed to be returned the next day.

12:27 p.m. Items were falling out of the back of a white pickup truck hauling a trailer on Sandy Creek Road, near the Bridgton Transfer Station.

6:15 p.m. A neighbor wanted to know what he could do about the “grow house” next door.

6:55 p.m. A patron left a wallet at a Main Street business.

11:26 p.m. A car driving on Main Street hit a raccoon, causing an accident.

11:38 p.m. An ATV accident occurred on Sam Ingalls Road, and several people were taken to Bridgton Hospital.

Sunday, May 15 3:13 p.m. A woman was seen stealing flowers from a house on South Bridgton Road.

5:16 p.m. A boat was missing and may have been stolen from a Mt. Henry Road residence.

8:53 p.m. A man said he was desperate to get in touch with a Bridgton resident for a ride after walking to Fryeburg from Conway, N.H. 10 p.m. An intoxicated woman fell down the stairs and was bleeding at a Bridgton residence.

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(Continued from Page 6D) the USA, if we do not teach them the Declaration of Independence, how are they to know why we fought for our freedom from England?

If we do not teach them the U.S. Constitution and what the Constitution is, how are they to know why our freedom and nation are worth fighting for?

If they are not taught the Constitution of their state, how are they ever to understand the importance of Articles Nine and Ten of the Bill of Rights?

Folks, kids today are no smarter or dumber than kids of the 20s, the 30s, 40s or 50s, they are just taught different things. When it comes to putting a condom on a cucumber, today’s kids are much smarter than me, but when it comes to U.S. History, I am much smarter than them.

Why? Because today’s current SAD 17 School Board Curriculum Committee prioritizes differently than school boards of the past. While in the 40s and 50s U.S. History was important, today social justice and putting a condom on a cucumber are what’s important.

We must change that.

If you agree, and if you feel our taxes are too high, and that the priorities must be changed, then please vote for me on June 14.

Rev. Robert M. Celeste Harrison SAD 17 School Committee candidate

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