June 8, 2023

Entertainment

Heather Maloney at Hayloft; Magic Bus at Deertrees; Busy June at Denmark Arts Page 9B

Just Desserts

Top Laker student-athletes honored at end of the year sports awards ceremony Page 7A

Jacques named interim after departure

By Wayne E. Rivet

In March, Lucretia Stargell settled into the presi-

dent’s office and held several “Meet and Greet” sessions with staff and area business people.

But, an unexpected decision surfaced.

One-on-One with...

LR Class of 2023 Top 3

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer

When Melissa Mayo thought about how to deliver an inspiring message to her classmates, she leaned on a sport she has dominated this spring.

An ace pitcher for the playoff-bound, 11-win Lake Region softball team and Class of 2023 valedictorian, Mayo described parallels between a hitter and the real world in her Commencement speech Sunday at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds.

“Just like life or going up to bat, you hope you get a hit and knock the ball out of here, even though you know there’s a chance you might fail,” she said. “It is important to believe in yourself, and believe you can hit the ball...Failure is a part of the game and a part of life. If you do not try, there’s no chance for success...They give you three strikes for a reason. If it is not right for you at that moment, don’t swing.”

Mayo encouraged grads to “know your worth and don’t settle for anything less than the best.” She told classmates to be disciplined, make good choices and do the right thing, much like a hitter who lays off a rising fastball, knowing it looks good at first, but the ball will eventually sail out of the strike zone and be out of reach. Life is full of curve balls. “You have to work with what you are given

and overcome new challenges...It’s important to make the best out of every situation and adapt,” Mayo added.

When faced with a change-up, “you need to have patience” and “let opportunities come to you.”

“One of the worst feelings in softball is walking back to the dugout after watching the third strike go by. You regret not swinging and not trying to hit the ball. I hope you never feel like this in your future because you were too afraid to swing the bat and go for it,” Mayo concluded. “You learn from your mistakes. Get up and try again and have another opportunity to be awesome in life. Every day is a new day. A day to be better. A day to try again...Whatever you find yourself doing next, give it your all and don’t be afraid to go for it. I know you will knock it out of the park.”

The News posed the following questions to the Lake Region Class of 2023 Top 3 academic students:

Q. People often wonder, how does a student become the tops in their class? What has it taken for you to achieve this incredible honor?

Melissa M: It takes time and motivation to be successful in the classroom. I had to learn to plan ahead so that I could prioritize my academics in between athletics and my school

Stargell, whose family is in North Carolina, resigned on May 4.

“She was not able to commit to being here full-time,” said Jim Cyr,

System Director, Corporate Communications at Central Maine Healthcare. “We need someone who can commit to be here full time.”

When previous president Peter Wright resigned, Steve Littleson, president and CEO of Central Maine Healthcare, served as interim president for both Bridgton and Rumford Hospitals for nearly four months.

This time, CMH looked closer to home to find an interim replacement, selecting Stephany Jacques of Dixfield, who has been a longtime employee at Rumford Hospital and has also spent time at Bridgton Hospital.

There is no official timeline regarding naming a new president, Cyr noted.

“Potentially down the road, I would consider myself a candidate,” said Jacques when asked if she is interested in seeking the president position. “We’ll see how things play out at this point.”

Jacques previously was Vice President of Nursing and Patient Care Services at Rumford Hospital.

Just 20 days into the new job, Jacques and The News sat down for an interview regarding her past experience, her impressions of Bridgton Hospital, some of the challenges she will tackle in the months ahead, and what direction is BH heading in regarding medical personnel and services.

BN. Tell us about your previous work experience and thoughts about

Bridgton Hospital?

SJ. About four years ago, I served as the regional director of primary care and specialty care here in Bridgeton and Rumford as well. I felt an instant connection with the team. I think it’s because the communities are very similar in that I think a lot of our team members come from our communities. So, we really want to do well by the people that we are caring for, because these are

also our friends and family in the community. I think that was my instant attachment to Bridgton, it is a lot like Rumford. I think as far as my management experience goes, I have always loved my job in healthcare. One of the reasons that I kind of followed that management path, even though I originally started out in nursing school, is I hope to have everybody love their job as much as I do.

SAD 72 Director named Administrator of Year

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer FRYEBURG —

activities. Sometimes, I had to stay up late or get up early. The key was to look ahead, have a plan, and not wait until the last minute to get things done.

Growing up in a large city, Pat Menzel met two individuals living on the same street that made a lasting impact on her life.

One had cerebral palsy and was quite impaired. Yet, she did make progress.

“Back then, schooling

Fitting send off for Coach

After 50 plus years,

By Wayne E. Rivet

Staff Writer

If there has been one constant for the past 50 years when one talks about Lake Region sports it is Coach Art Kilborn.

He has walked the sidelines and playing green, teaching skills and values to student-athletes in the hope of them being the best version of themselves.

Twenty years ago, Coach K was asked to take over the varsity golf program. Of course, he said ‘yes.’ This fall was his last.

“I’ve been here a long time, some say too long.

I’ve made the decision this is it for me. I am very glad I’ve had this opportunity...I helped get this building erected and I hope I helped it continue on,” he told a packed house last Thursday at the annual Just Desserts Awards Night. “I retired

from education many years ago, and now I am retiring from sports and as a coach. I have many, many fond memories, and a lot of them have to do with you. Your parents. Your grandparents. I have seen them grow up... I enjoyed it (coaching).”

Coach K presented two golf awards — the Varsity Club Award and the Rick Worthley Memorial Award — to his #1 player, Evan Duprey.

Later in the evening, Coach K had his moment in the spotlight.

“There is no question in my mind that no other single individual, since the doors at this institution opened, has touched and influenced more lives than the gentleman I am about to recognize,” Lake Region Athletic Director Paul True said as he welcomed Coach Kilborn and

his wife, Elaine, to the stage for a Special Recognition.

The Kilborns, who were married on Aug. 12, 1963, were joined by their five children — Kim, David, Karen, Kristy and Todd. They have 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

True presented a “quick bio” of Coach K’s legacy:

• He began coaching Little League in 1958 while a student at the University of Maine at Orono, where he played football and baseball.

was very segregated so students like her were not seen in the typical school buildings,” Pat said.

The other neighbor had a cleft palate.

“He was always picked on and treated less than what he was capable of. While he had a difficult life, he persevered,” she recalled.

Those experiences led Pat down the path to be an educator and an advocate for those with special needs.

“I always knew I wanted to teach. I loved school then and still love the school setting. I found working with students as a speech/language pathologist gave me joy, energy, and a purpose,” she said.

Today, Patricia “Pat” Menzel works in SAD 72 as Director of Special Services.

Her work and dedication in the field resulted in Pat being named the 2023 Special Education Administrator of the Year by the Maine Administrators of Services for Children with Disabilities (MADSEC).

Ms. Menzel was nominated by her Regional Director’s Group (Bridges) due to her dedicated work

as a Director of Special Services for the past 11 years and working in the field of special education for the last 40 years.

“I was surprised and honored,” she said.

Ms. Menzel’s educational career began as a Speech/ Language Pathologist serving individuals in schools, preschools, nursing homes, private homes and hospital settings.

Ms. Menzel has also previously served as an I.E.P. Team Coordinator, Coordinator of Special Services and a Consulting Special Education Teacher. Ms. Menzel has been referred to by her colleagues, peers, staff, students and parents as knowledgeable, insightful, a great problem solver and an asset to each and every school

Staff Writer Bridgton Hospital has a new leader.

Valedictorian Melissa Mayo

Salutatorian Abigail Littlefield

Honor Essayist Rachel Lake

STEPPING IN — Stephany Jacques of Dixfield has been named as interim president of Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital.

PLENTY TO SMILE ABOUT — Elaine and Art Kilborn of Bridgton were all smiles during a special recognition ceremony at the conclusion of last week’s Just Desserts Awards Night. (Rivet Photo)

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Conversation: Stephany Jacques

I think part of that is taking down barriers for team members so that they can care for their patients and feel supported.

BN. How/why did you become interested in the medical field?

SJ. I was very close to my grandparents. So, when my grandfather got sick, I decided that I wanted to be able to take care of my family. It has served me well. You never know where the path is going to bring you, but a few years after starting in oncology, unfortunately, my father fell ill to kidney cancer and passed away. But it was such an honor and a privilege to be able to take care of him at home. I just think I’m so lucky to be a nurse and to be able to care for people, especially family and friends in the community. That’s really important to me.

BN. What experiences do you feel that you have previously had here that will help you in this new role?

Nurse lands distinguished honors

Lea Tilton, RN, an ICU nurse at Bridgton Hospital, is the recipient of two distinguished awards that reflect her commitment to providing high-quality care and compassion to her patients.

The first award Lea received is the Winifred R. Moore Clinical Nursing Award. The Winifred R. Moore Clinical Nursing Award was established in 1986. Winnie was the direc-

NORTH CONWAY, N.H.

— Alicia Plante, a 33-yearold oncology patient at Memorial Hospital, first met Haze, the Oncology Dog, while she was still in training with Assistance Canine Training Services (ACTS). Haze is now a full-time facility dog in Memorial Hospital’s Oncology Department.

“Haze brings a calmness,” explains Plante. “She was here when I received some news and she sensed my anxiety. Just by being there, she takes your mind off things. She can sense our need for comfort. She is the perfect addition to the oncology department.”

The work of a facility dog is similar in scope to that of a therapy dog, though with a difference in scale. Both therapy dogs and facility dogs offer comfort. Where therapy dogs work an hour or two every week, facility dogs undergo extensive training by organizations and typically work five days a week. Many facility dogs perform specific trained skills depending on their placements.

ACTS offer training for dogs to become either facility dogs or service dogs. Puppies are placed into a puppy raiser home and attend class every week. The dogs take several field trips to public spaces to expose them to different places and experiences. Training continues until the dogs are over a year old, at which point they are evaluated for placement as either a facility, service dog, or “Dream Dog” as a family pet. All ACTS trained dogs receive the same foundational training and then build on those skills once their role is determined.

Kathy Munroe, RN, Clinical Supervisor of Memorial Hospital’s Oncology Department, started talks years ago about getting a facility dog

tor of nursing at Bridgton Hospital for 29 years and the award was established upon her retirement. This honor is presented by the medical team members to the top nurse and includes a silver Revere Bowl. It is awarded in recognition of clinical expertise, as well as successfully meeting the Central Maine Healthcare Service Standards.

Lea also received the

coveted DAISY Award, an international distinction that recognizes nurses for going above-and-beyond providing compassionate care to patients and families. While recipients are typically nominated by patients or patients’ families, Lea is receiving this award because of the care she provided to one of her own Bridgton team members who was enduring a

complicated pregnancy.

“Lea is very deserving of both of these awards,” said Stephany Jacques, RN, MSN, OCN, interim president, Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital. “These recognitions are given to those team members who go above and beyond in their care for our patients, and that certainly applies to Lea who is an inspiration to all of us.”

SJ. I do have some connections to the community already, which I think is helpful, especially in now trying to reconnect with people. So, I think that that’s helpful. A lot of the team members that were here previously are still here, which I think says a lot for the hospital too. People are very dedicated. I think that those are definitely some strong suits for me. I was here during some of that primary care turnover, so I’ve seen it come around full circle. Although we’re still building and growing, I remember where we started from. Everybody is still fully committed and very passionate about what they do here. It feels like that helps to make for a good start.

BN. How does one approach trying to serve two hospitals, which are many miles apart from each other?

SJ. I think first and foremost, trust and to rely on the teams to help support me. I think too, in this role, I fully feel that Steve (Littleson) is committed to having me just solely be in Bridgton and Rumford. I think that that’s huge because it’s enough. Where I live, it’s pretty close to in between the two hospitals, which is helpful to me. I think a lot of it comes down to teamwork and open communication.

BN. Will you have set days at each facility?

SJ. I’d really like to prioritize it by what’s going on — obviously try to divide my time 50-50, but not necessarily set days because I don’t want to miss out on community events that are happening here. I don’t want to miss out on things that are happening that are important to Rumford and of course anything that’s going on within the hospital. I’ll try to look ahead and just see, okay, what’s going on next week and always be ready for change at the last minute because you never know what might come up.

BN. What do you see as the major challenges ahead of you?

SJ. I think for me, it’s the pressure I put on myself. I really want to get to know the team members here in Bridgton. I pretty much know everybody in Rumford (I grew up in the Rumford area so I know a lot of people there) and I want to get out in front of the community here. So, like a couple weeks ago, I think it was Day 2 on the job, we (Bridgton Hospital) were lucky enough to have collaborated with Lake Region Recovery to hold a mental health awareness walk, which I and other hospital staff took part in. That’s the best way to build trust quickly, to just get out and talk with community members. It takes time to build trust, and I’m committed to putting that time in.

BN. Any real change you’ve seen from the time you spent here before and what you’ve seen over the past three weeks as interim president?

at Memorial Hospital. “At the time, it didn’t work out. COVID came and we were all preoccupied. When Haze was coming up through the training program, they remembered us.”

“We were looking for the right fit for Haze and not finding it,” explains Robin Crocker, Director of Canine Development at ACTS. “We have placed a dog in an

Oncology Department before

at Wentworth-Douglas, so we have a firsthand model for what that looked like. What’s unique about Haze is that she does wander [around the department] and that takes a specific dog. We knew she would be good at that. It takes a lot of independence, good manners, and an intuitive knowledge of where they are needed, and not all dogs are cut out for that.”

Haze lives with Munroe. While doing her work, Haze keeps Munroe in sight while independently roaming around the floor. If she senses a patient wants to see her, Munroe follows at first to make sure the patient is okay with a visit. Returning patients look forward to Haze’s greetings.

“She comes with a story,” explains Munroe. “Candy, Haze’s puppy trainer, had a good friend who was an oncology patient. Candy would take Haze to him every day where she laid with him and loved him through the end. Haze has that instinct for people who need love.”

Fundraising efforts organized by the Friends of Kearsarge Inn covered the entire fee in memory of longtime innkeeper, Bridie. The fee for a facility dog is $7,500.

Stu Dunlop, owner of the Kearsarge Inn, remembers Bridie, “She came over from Ireland and started working for us the day we opened. She was our first employee 18 years ago. She was never late and never called out until she got COVID and cancer. Bridie not only remembered

SJ. I think just the commitment from the team and how much they truly care about how they’re perceived by the community, as well. Mm-Hmm. One thing that I think seems to be more evident now than before is everybody’s wanting to be a part of partnering with the community. I don’t know if I remember seeing that as much a few years ago, but now I think it feels like people have this feeling of needing to come together and work together to help care for the community. I don’t know if that’s something that transpired over the pandemic. What has really stood out to me is that people have a lot of pride in what they do here and, and they want to be recognized for that.

BN. There is major concern regarding access to care, from finding a primary care physician to undergoing treatment here, not having to travel to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. What direction is Bridgton Hospital headed in?

SJ. So, part of Central Maine’s strategic plan is to really, truly invest and grow in both Rumford and Bridgton Hospitals. We’re really looking into growing our GI clinics. We have a huge need for cardiology, so we’re looking

TOP NURSING HONORS — the Winifred R. Moore Clinical Nursing Award and the DAISY Award — were recently presented to Lea Tilton, RN, (third from left), who is surrounded by Bridgton Hospital team members.

LONG DISTANCE CONGRATULATION

— Exchange student Gayatri Kusumawardhani returned home to Indonesia last week, but still had a chance to share in Sunday’s graduation with her Lake Region classmates as Olivia England connected her with the event via the Internet. England raised the tablet for Gayatri to see the audience, then had a close-up with Principal Maggie Thornton, who presented her diploma to England. Over 1,600 people were in attendance inside one of Fryeburg Fairgrounds large show buildings. LR maintenance crew spent the week preparing the venue for graduation, cleaning and placing chairs.

Scholarships presented to grads

Alfred N. Frazier

American Legion Auxiliary

Unit #155, Post #155

and Sons of the Legion

— Katherine Akeley ,

Reannah Dingley

Ann Marie Donahue

Memorial Scholarship —

Sarah Solomon

Betty & Sumner Hancock

Scholarship — Katherine

Akeley Shawn Crouch

Samantha Donahue , Peyton Klein, Autumn

McClellan

Crooked River

Elementary School

Scholarship — Reannah

Dingley , Samantha

Donahue

Bridgton Lions’ Club

Scholarship — Tyler

Lafontaine

Bridgton Scholarship

Foundation:

Eli Kroot Mem

Scholarship & Kendall Ham

Memorial Scholarship —

Jack Bueler

Henry Shorey Memorial

Scholarship — Broly Cross

George Riley Memorial

Scholarship & Milton

McKeen Scholarship —

Larissa Harmon

Donald Beal Memorial

Scholarship & Lebovitz

Memorial Scholarship —

Tyler Lafontatine

John T. Gyger Memorial

Scholarship & Blynn Davis

Memorial Scholarship —

Kyan Macdonald

Dennis Brown Memorial

Scholarship & George M.

Oberg Memorial Scholarship

Melissa Mayo

Carl & Esther Kilborn

Memorial Scholarship & Frank Pike Jr. Memorial

Scholarship — Sydney

About the LR Class of 2023 Top 3

Valedictorian

Melissa Mayo of Bridgton

Parents: John and Amy Mayo School organizations/sports: Math Team, National Honor Society (Treasurer), Class of 2023 Treasurer, captain varsity soccer, basketball and softball teams, Varsity Club Vice President.

Honors: Maine Principals Association Award, Lions’ Club Student of the Month, Phi Beta Kappa Award, Sonya Flanigan Award – Female Athlete of the Year, Principal’s Award. Salutatorian

Abigail Littlefield of Raymond

Parents: Jess and Michael Littlefield

School organization: National Honor Society

Honors: High honors, Lions’ Student of the Month for May, 2022-2023 Scholar for College Board’s National Rural and Small Town Recognition Program, Outstanding Achievement in Mathematics (2022-2023), Excellence in Mathematics for Geometry, Honors Algebra 2, Statistics, Pre-calculus, and Calculus A (2019-2022), Outstanding Achievement in Science (2022-2023), Excellence in Science for Earth and Space Science, Chemistry, and Life Science (aka Biology) (2019-2022), Excellence in World Languages for Ancient Greek (2020-2021) and French (2021-2023)

Honor Essayist

Rachel Lake of Naples

Parents: Jeff and Beth Lake School organizations/sports: Varsity Girls’ Lacrosse, National Honor Society (secretary), ASTRA Club.

Honors: Western Maine Conference Citizenship Award, high honors, honor essayist, photograph displayed at Portland Museum of Art.

LR Class of 2023 Top 3

Abigail L: Time management (and the occasional sleepless night!). Knowing how to manage my time well has saved me so many times especially during the busy dance competition season every year. “To do” lists became my best friend and held me accountable. Of course, sometimes an all-nighter was inescapable. But, I knew no matter how hard it may get, it would all be worth it when I was holding the acceptance letter from a dream school.

Rachel L: For me, being at the top of my class was not a high priority. I wanted to take classes that I knew I would enjoy, and therefore do well in. Since I wanted to get as many college credits as I could, I took a lot of online classes, which is how I was able to keep my GPA so high.

Q. Was there a situation or moment during your high school years that posed a major challenge to you, and ultimately changed you as a person/student (explain)?

Melissa M: The summer before my junior year of high school, I tore my ACL and meniscus. I had knee surgery on what would have been the first day of my junior year of high school. As a three-sport athlete that lives to compete, this dramatically changed how my school year was going to go. It was both physically and mentally difficult. I decided to make the most of the situation I was dealt, focus on the things I could do, and I worked hard for eight months to rehab so I could get back to athletics. This situation taught me that I am stronger than I ever thought I could be, and I learned to cherish every moment and opportunity given to me, because it can be taken away at any time.

Abigail L: Taking Calculus B completely online was challenging for sure. The course forced me to learn to ask for help — whether it was from my professor, a previous teacher, or someone else.

Rachel L: Like most people from our class, COVID was definitely a big challenge for me. It made it very difficult to learn certain things, for me Math was more difficult on Zoom than it was in person. With that being said, I learned how take online classes effectively. This definitely helped with the online college courses that I took.

Q. Name three things from your high school days you are most proud of and why?

Mushrow

James Evans Memorial Scholarship & Anna

Kilbourne Memorial Scholarship — Ryan

Philbrook

Thomas Willins

Memorial Scholarship & Lillian S. Willins Memorial

Scholarship — Emily Rock

Raymond & Alice

Whitney Memorial

Scholarship & Andrew Sanborn Memorial Scholarship — Sarah

Solomon

George M. Abbott

Memorial Scholarship & R.

William Foster Memorial

Scholarship — Avery

VerWey

North Bridgton Congo

Church Scholarship —

Zachary Vogel

Dr. Burton L. Rankie & Family Scholarship/White

Mountain Orthodontics —

Shawn Crouch

Dr. Charles J. McDonald Memorial — Shawn

Crouch

Dr. Christina L. Chaplin

Scholarship — Caitlin Lees

Dr. John Bischoffberger

Scholarship — Adison

Keefe

Evelyn M. Kelley

Scholarship — Elizabeth

Gray

Evora Jordan Positive

Action Committee —

Larissa Harmon

Hancock Lumber

Scholarship — Larissa

SCHOLARSHIPS, Page 4A

Melissa M: I am proud to have been a good teammate and student in good times and in bad. I think it is important for people to know they can rely on me no matter the circumstances.

I am proud that I took risks and did things like run for class officer and got involved in as many things as I could. Doing this put me in a position to encourage other people to get involved and I always tried to make people feel like they could take part in class activities and feel welcome.

Growing up, I was incredibly lucky to have so many people and organizations that helped shape me as a person, so I am glad that I was able to give back to my community by volunteering particularly through youth athletic camps and clinics. I think I was a good role model for my peers and younger students, and I am proud of that.

Abigail L: An obvious answer would be being the salutatorian for my graduating class. It serves as a reminder that hard work does eventually pay off; it may take years, but with enough determination, hard work does pay off.

A lesser known fact that I am proud of would be taking Calculus B — what many call the hardest Calculus course — completely online during my senior year. The course resulted in many sleepless nights and countless hours of practice problems, but it was all worth it in the end. I can proudly say that I ended the course with an ‘A.”

One last thing I’m proud of is all of my fellow graduates. The majority of our high school career was filled with uncertainty, and yet we learned to adapt to anything that was thrown at us.

Rachel L: I am really proud of my photography. I am very happy that it was displayed at Portland Museum of Art, because it opened many doors for me. I love photography so I am very happy that I was able to incorporate it into my education.

I am really proud that I was third in my class. This isn’t something that I had a

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CLASS MARSHALS Emily Rock and Colby Chadwick. (Rivet Photos)

Lake Region Senior Class Awards presented

Maine Principals’

Association Award —

Melissa Mayo

Western Maine Conference Citizenship

Award — Ezra Gronlund

Rachel Lake

High Honor Awards (97 grade point average) —

Samantha Donahue, Carly

Dyer Ezra Gronlund

Tyler Lafontaine Rachel

Lake Caitlin Lees Abigail

Littlefield, Melissa Mayo, Annabelle Montgomery

Sarah Solomon Honor Awards (89 GPA)

Elizabeth Brewer

Shawn Crouch, Reannah

Dingley, Josiah England, Olivia England Megan

Frye , Elizabeth Gray ,

Larissa

Jones

Harmon Tyler

Rosalie Jones

Adison Keefe Barbara Kelly , Peyton Klein , Samuel Knowles Gayatri Kusumawardhani Kyan Macdonald, Abby Miller, Catharina Rodrigues

Parrilo, Asia Sirolla, Vella Woodbury

Honor Essayist — Rachel Lake

Salutatorian — Abigail

Littlefield

2023 high achievers

TOP 10

The following students represent the Lake Region High School Class of 2023’s Top 10% academically. Their names appear in alphabetical order:

Elizabeth Brewer

Samantha Donahue

Carly Dyer

Olivia England

Ezra Gronlund

Tyler Lafontaine

Rachel Lake

Caitlin Lees

Abigail Littlefield

Melissa Mayo

Annabelle Montgomery

Sarah Solomon

Vella Woodbury HIGH HONORS

Samantha Donahue

Carly Dyer

Ezra Gronlund

Tyler Lafontaine

Rachel Lake

Caitlin Lees

Abigail Littlefield

Melissa Mayo

Annabelle Montgomery

Sarah Solomon HONORS

Elizabeth Brewer

Shawn Crouch

Reannah Dingley

Josiah England

Olivia England

Elizabeth Gray

Larissa Harmon

Rosalie Jones

Tyler Jones

Adison Keefe

Barbara Kelly

Peyton Klein

Samuel Knowles

Gayatri Kusumawardhani

Kyan Macdonald

Abby Miller

Catharina RodriguesParrilo

Asia Sirolla

Vella Woodbury

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

Elizabeth Brewer

Samantha Donahue

Carly Dyer

Josiah England

Olivia England

Megan Frye

Ezra Gronlund

Larissa Harmon

Tyler Lafontaine

Rachel Lake

Caitlin Lees

Abigail Littlefield

Melissa Mayo

Annabelle Montgomery

Valedictorian — Melissa Mayo

Excellence in the Visual Arts — Vella Woodbury

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Art —

Indigo Morse

Excellence in Instrumental Music —

Tyler Jones

Outstanding Achievement Instrumental Music — Colin Donovan

John Phillip Sousa

Award — Miles Ferent

Excellence in Choral Music — Tyler Lafontaine

Outstanding Achievement in Choral Music —

Sydney Mushrow

Excellence in English — Barbra Kelly

Outstanding Achievement in English —

Reannah Dingley

Excellence in French — Abigail Littlefield

Excellence in Spanish — Melissa Mayo

Outstanding Achievement in Spanish — Tyler

Lafontaine

Excellence in Mathematics — Melissa Mayo

Outstanding Achievement in Mathematics — Abigail Littlefield

Golden Globe Social Studies Award — Kyan

Macdonald

Excellence in Science — Melissa Mayo

Math Team — Carly Dyer , Olivia England , Melissa Mayo Emily Rock Student Council —

Samantha Donahue

Outstanding

Achievement in Science — Abigail

Littlefield

Class Marshals — Emily Rock, Colby Chadwick

Class Officers —

President, Carly Dyer; Vice

President, Adison Keefe;

Secretary, Annabelle

Montgomery ; Treasurer, Melissa Mayo; Publicity, Reannah Dingley

Class Advisors — Mrs.

Amy Mayo & Mrs. Lynn

O’Donnell

Laker Award Class of 2023 – Jay Mar Canilao

Alternative Education

Most Improved –

Christopher Parker

Student of the Year – Ali

Abdul Hussain

Cords presented for participation for four years in non-athletic extracurricular activities

Alphabet Soup — Abby

Miller Elizabeth O’Leary

ASTRA Club —

Samantha Donahue

Drama — Tyler LaFontaine , Sydney

Mushrow

Josiah England , Olivia England, Adison Keefe, Peyton Klein

Scholarships to the Class of 2023

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Harmon Autumn McClellan

Hazel F. Cook National Honor Society Scholarship — Abigail Littlefield

Jeff Flanigan Memorial

Scholarship — Ryan

Morton

Jeans Day Scholarship — Abigail Littlefield

Kendal C. & Anna Ham

Charitable Foundation — Jack Bueler, Broly Cross, Larissa Harmon Kyan Macdonald , Melissa Mayo, Ryan Philbrook, Emily Rock Sarah Solomon, Avery VerWey, Zack Vogel

Kendal C. & Anna Ham

Scholarship Grant – Ryan

Philbrook

Lake Region High Alumni Scholarship — Carly Dyer Rachel Lake Lake Region Community Theatre — Sydney

Mushrow

Lake Region Teachers’ Association — Samuel Knowles

Mary Lou Smith Fund Memorial Scholarship —

Caitlin Lees

MELMAC Richard W.

Tyler Principals’ Scholarship

– Peyton Klein

Michael Arnold

Scholarship Fund — Samantha Donahue

Mitchell Scholar — Tyler

Lafontaine

Milton S. McKeen Jr. Scholarship Fund — Tyler Lafontaine

North Sebago United Methodist Ladies Circle — Josiah England, Olivia England

Randy Whitehouse Memorial Scholarship — Avery VerWey

Reny Charitable Foundation — Peyton Klein Ryan Morton Ryan

Rotary Club of Bridgton —

Region Academic Scholarship — Tyler

Rotary Club of Bridgton

Braden Conte Ella Dubai

Ryan Philbrook

Regina LeRoy

Aundrew Edwards

Katherine Akeley

Want to drive a bus?

“Come roll with us.”

With bus driver shortages across Maine, SAD 61 Director of Transportation, Food Service and Maintenance

Andy Madura hopes an open house and career fair might pique the interest of some who might be interested in joining the team. The event is scheduled for this Saturday, June 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Transportation Department, located on the Lake Region High School campus.

Are you:

Looking for a job with flexible hours?

Wanting the summer off?

Retired, wanting to keep a foot in the work-

College notebook

Leah Plummer of Casco, class of 2026, has been named to Assumption University’s Dean’s List for the spring 2023 semester. Students named to the Dean’s List must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 for a five-class, 15-credit semester to be included on the prestigious list, which is announced at the completion of the fall and spring semesters.

CAREER FAIR/OPEN HOUSE will be held this Saturday as SAD 61 looks to recruit new bus drivers.

force?

A mom or dad wanting to pick up extra hours?

Wanting to drive extracurricular trips only?

Become a bus driver!

“This is an excellent opportunity for members of the community to stop in and learn about open positions within the department, view the fleet and facility, meet drivers and ask questions,” Madura said.

SAD 61 offers free training to employees and substitutes looking to obtain a CDL license.

Interested candidates should bring a valid driver’s license to participate in the career fair. There will be free food, along with activities for kids including a RC race with Buster serving as judge, safety drill demonstration, arts and crafts, and more.

Ava Chadbourne of Sweden, a member of the class of 2025, has been named to the Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Dean’s List for the spring 2023 semester. Ava is a Computer Science major. The criteria for the WPI Dean’s List differs from that of most other universities as WPI does not compute a grade point average (GPA). Instead, WPI defines the Dean’s List by the amount of work completed at the

“A level” in courses and projects.

Matthew Difilippo of Bridgton graduated with a MS in Nursing-Psychiatric/ Mental Health Nurse Practitioner from Regis College in Weston, Mass. during the May 6 commencement exercises.

David Jon Marshall of Denmark graduated from Fitchburg State University (Mass.) on Saturday, May 20. David earned a BS degree in Game Design.

Springfield College

Dean’s List

Springfield College recognizes the following local students for being named to the Dean’s List for academic excellence for the 2023 spring semester:

Madison McIntyre of Bridgton, a primary major of Health Science/Pre-PA.

Reese Merritt of Raymond, a primary major of Communication/Sport

Journalism. Kaitlyn Plummer of Naples, a primary major of Health Science/ Pre-OT. Christina Scheid of Fryeburg, a primary major of History.

The criteria for selection to the Dean’s List are as follows: the student must have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded coursework for the term, exclusive of “P” grades. The student must not have any incompletes or missing grades in the designated term. The student must have a minimum semester grade average of 3.500 for the term.

Hailey Jordan Parsons of Naples received a degree from Clark University (Worcester, Mass.) during the 119th Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 21. Hailey graduated with a Master of Science in Management.

SAD 72’s Patricia Menzel named Admin of Year

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she has worked in. Her staff stated that she always takes the time to get know them and sees their strengths and who puts their needs in front of her own.

SAD 72 Superintendent Jay Robinson shared that, “Pat places a premium on consistent, ongoing communication with every member of her team, from families to educational technicians to case managers.” Robinson further noted, “Pat always places students first, and she creatively and persistently focuses on supporting student needs while

expecting the same of all staff members working with our kids.”

Cheryl Baker, SAD 72 Assistant Director of Special Services said, “Pat has a wealth of knowledge about both the legal and ethical requirements of being a special education administrator and the expertise to apply this knowledge effectively, often in situations that are multi-layered and complex.”

One parent shared her thoughts about Pat as “she showed the utmost professionalism and respect for both of my children

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goal of, but because I worked so hard and took classes that I enjoyed I was able to keep my grades up.

I am very proud of the friendships and relationships I made while in school. I have good relationships with all of my teachers, and I know I could ask them for help with anything and they would be there for me. I am also proud of the friendships I made because I know I have friends that I can count on to help me through anything.

Q. What was the greatest lesson you learned during your high school days, and how will it help you in the future?

Melissa M: The greatest lesson that I have learned is that if you want to be successful, you have to have the courage to try and really go for it. You can’t let the fear of failure hold you back. I know this will help me in the future. I am just as nervous about the next step in life as everyone else, and who knows, I might fail, but if I do, at least I know that I tried my best.

Abigail L: Resilience in the face of “failure.” Academically speaking, students will always view “failure” differently and that’s okay. But as I experienced my personal version of “failure,” I learned to adapt and persevere, and developed the ability to learn from my mistakes. Learning and developing these skills, allows for one to continue striving for their goals even if said goals may seem impossible and far-stretched at times.

Rachel L: Time management is the greatest lesson I learned. I learned this by taking classes, doing sports and working. It is very important to be able to juggle many things at once and know how to effectively use my time. This will help me with my future education and career in many ways.

Q. What is next for you? Where are you headed; have you decided on a career path, and if so, what lead you in this direction?

Melissa M: I am going to go to the University of Maine at Farmington to study Actuary Science. I decided to pursue this path because I love math and problem solving.

Abigail L: I will be studying Mathematics at Pennsylvania State University (otherwise known as Penn State). I have yet to decide on a specific career path, but I know it will involve numbers as they have always made sense to me.

Rachel L: In the fall, I am going to be attending Endicott College. I will be majoring in Psychology and minoring in Photography. I hope to someday become a therapist.

Scholarships

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— Lake Region Vocational

Scholarship — Sarah

Solomon

Russ Haggett Scholarship

— Reannah Dingley, Zack

Vogel

Sabre Leadership Scholarship — Annabelle Montgomery Sebago Lions’ Club — Josiah England Olivia England

Sebago Volunteer

and me! She tirelessly answered all of my questions and listened…” and wanted to “thank Pat for making sure her children always have been taken care of and for her kindness, compassion, and commitment to those in her care.”

Lisa Caron, a longtime colleague and friend of Pat’s shared, “Pat possesses the personal qualities of intelligence, self-reflection, sensitivity, and dedication essential to exemplary leadership… she continues to make a difference in her work community, exemplifies the mission of a leader in the field of special education, and has positively impacted the people she works with on a daily basis.”

Caron shared that she will have the honor of presenting Pat with her award at the 2023 MADSEC Director’s Academy being held later in the month of June. She stated, “while all Special Education Administrators deserve to be recognized for the complex work and requirements to do the job well, I cannot think of anyone I would rather have the privilege of presenting this award to than Pat.”

When asked what has been her approach as a director, Pat responded, “To put the needs of students first. I try to hire, train, and support the best staff to address the needs of students. We want our students to have the best programming to meet their needs

not just while they are in school, but for their future endeavors whatever that may be.”

Time, Pat says, has been her biggest challenge.

“There is never enough time in the day as priorities change often and things I would like completed sometimes don’t get addressed and/or finished as quickly as I would like,” she said. “Other challenges currently are finding and hiring staff to work on site to be able to support our students; working through and moving forward with the impact the pandemic has had on students and staff; and changes in policies/procedures and laws that I have to follow while trying to meet student and family needs/requests.”

Asked what her greatest rewards in being an educator and working in the field of special education, Pat responded, “Watching and hearing about student growth with skills they are developing from learning to walk or talk to being able to read and write so they can access the regular education setting with success. Knowing you have a lasting impact on a child’s life, however big or little it may be, is the greatest reward. The same with teachers I work with. When they obtain skills they need to support a student to develop a skill and see it work is also rewarding. Watching students or adults when they have that ‘ah-ha’ moment is amazing to see.”

~ Lake Region Maps ~

Great Northern Docks owner and pen/ink artist Sam Merriam, has released a collection of new lake maps. With assistance from his graphic artist brother, Seth, the vintage style, 11x17 on heavy parchment, depict earlier and simpler times in Maine’s Lake Region. Prints are $20 each, and support local food pantries. Maps can also be purchased at the Greater Bridgton Chamber of Commerce, 257 Main St., Suite 1, Bridgton. They can be purchased online at www.greatnortherndocks.com/maps

Maps completed include:

Arrowhead

Cobbossee

Highland Kezar

Little Ossipee

Little Sebago

Long & Brandy

Association — Josiah England Olivia England Sturdivant Family —

Larissa Harmon Kyan

Macdonald Songo Locks School Scholarship — Josiah England, Adison Keefe

Tee C. Madura

Scholarship — Ryan

Morton Theodore E. Nutting

Scholarship — Josiah England, Melissa Mayo

LEA invites you to be LakeSmart

LakeSmart wants you!

Lakes Environmental Association invites the public to be LakeSmart. Participation can take two forms:

• Become a LakeSmart evaluator. You’ll learn about how to protect the lake from pollution; you’ll meet your lake neighbors; and LEA will train you. It takes about three hours.

• Request a LakeSmart evaluation for your property. It costs nothing. You have no obligation to undertake any recommendation. It has no regulatory (i.e., Shoreland Zoning requirement) connection.

Adult Ed, open all summer

Thinking of going to college or maybe back to college to finish what you started? Let Lake Region & Fryeburg

Area Adult Education help you get prepared! Working with our program will allow you to:

• Get brushed up on math, reading, and writing skills

If you are interested, contact Lauren Pickford at the Lakes Environmental Association at lauren@mainelakes.org or 207-647-8580.

Tip: Boating affects shoreline

Wave action can be destructive to a shoreline, battering the land and eroding away the soil.

Maine’s inland waters are

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• Take our College Success course and receive academic credit for it at area community colleges

• Receive financial aid information and advice as well as assistance with filing the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Financial Aid)

• Take career exploration assessments

All of these services are free of charge and take place in a comfortable and quiet environment in either Naples or Fryeburg. Call 647-3015 today to get started on your future! It’s never too late to reinvent yourself!

not usually prone to waves, except on particularly windy days. However, increased boat traffic and larger boats are making large waves a

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Open kitchen/dining area, sunny living room, full bath and two bedrooms on the first. Finished daylight basement including family room, full bath, laundry room and two bedrooms. Updates include heating system, windows, whole-house generator, floors, covered deck and more. Storage shed, firepit too! Three minutes to Sabattus Island picnic area. Multiple public hiking trails nearby. $410,000

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regular occurrence. Boats are speeding up the naturally slow processes of erosion, causing soil and excess nutrients to fall into the lake. Waves are also destroying habitat by damaging sensitive plants and bird nests. This is especially true for our iconic loons which nest mere inches from shore.

Wave action resulting from wind is uncontrollable, but the threat from boat wakes can be minimized with safe boating practices. Maine law requires no more than headway speed (i.e., the slowest speed at which steering is possible) within 200 feet of shore, except when following a direct course to pick up or drop off a skier. Reduced wakes near shore reduces the intensity of boatproduced wakes.

Any shoreline bank which shows signs of erosion can be reinforced to resist wave action. Planting trees and shrubs will alleviate most erosion, but stone rip rap may be used in areas prone to severe waves. Adding rip rap requires a permit from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. Fortunately, a DEP permitby-rule process is available to reduce the cost and hassle of obtaining a permit in most cases.

Lauren Pickford at Lakes Environmental Association

is available for consultation should you decide to reinforce your lake bank.

Lauren’s contact information: 207-647-8580 and lauren@mainelakes.org

BENCH FOR BUDDIES — The Lake Region High School Student Council purchased and painted the bench when it was brought to their attention that SAD 61’s newest elementary school — Crooked River Elementary — was without one. The involved students were (pictured): Samantha Donahue, Selina Hale Pena, Caiden Hall, Madison Rand, Taylor Spearrin and Bhavnish Tucker. Joe England and Shogou Sturk painted after school for two days, but both had to leave for sports events just before the finished project and picture. Teachers involved with the Student Council are Jessica Daggett and Ann Bragdon.

Harrison – 300 ft. of deeded access to Long Lake. Nice sandy beach and 12 acres of common area. One-acre level building lot. Current owners have a mooring, and you can swim, kayak and canoe from the beach. $95,000

Harrison – Three-acre lot with stunning sunset views of Pleasant Mt. and Kearsarge in N.H. Power, well and septic already installed. Snowmobile trail access is nearby. $195,000

Upcoming happenings at Lakes Environmental Association: Erosion and Sedimentation Control Practices Workshop, July 13, 8 a.m. This course, taught by Maine DEP’s

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Bridgton – Seventeen townhouse units coming this fall on Mountain Road. One minute to Pleasant Mountain!!! All will have 2-3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, two-car garages, propane fireplaces and heating systems, rear deck, shingled roofing, LP Smart siding, 200-amp electrical service and all appliances included. More information will follow regarding reservations in June. $500,000

Harrison – 10-acre private lot with lots of evergreens, a beautiful stream along the border and plenty of sunshine. Surrounded by a stone wall on one side and the stream on the other, this lot offers many opportunities to build whatever you’d like! Lots of wildlife. $89,000

GAZEBO RENOVATION

— The Naples Historical Society and students from the Lake Region Vocational construction program, along with their teacher Russell Moores, collaborated to put new shingles on the gazebo at the Naples Village Green last week. Students left to right are: Kaitlin Larrabee, Ashley Watson, Kimberlee Larrabee and Autumn McClellan. Other student workers not pictured include Dylan Gilpatric, Ethan Brown, Wyatt Harmon, Brayden Hebert, Gabe Lunt, Braden Markezich, Jocelyn McGlinchey, and Jon Winslow.

THE MARKETPLACE OF FINE HOMES

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Bridgton – Private retail/ business condominium in great location on Main Street currently used as a physical therapy office, with lease in place. Half bath, heat and AC (heat pumps), reception area, handicap ramp, private rooms as well as open space. Small upstairs area for storage. No basement. Public water and sewer. $349,000

Poland – RARE LARGE ACREAGE on peaceful Upper Range Pond in protected cove. Rustic cottage and bunkhouse/ shed. This is the only property on dead end Otter Lane. Offering includes 1/2-acre island. Division potential with town approval OR renovate the cottage on the shore as a guest house and build your dream home for your own compound. Many possibilities for Life As It Should Be in this special tranquil spot. $738,500

Home of the Western Maine Council REALTOR® of the year, Liz Marcella

Regional Sports

Just Desserts Awards Night

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• In 1961, he taught Mathematics at Bridgton High School and began coaching varsity football and basketball.

• In 1969 when the doors opened at Lake Region High School, he coached varsity football, JV basketball and varsity golf. He was golf coach from 2003 to 2022 — this fall being his last tour.

• He became assistant principal and athletic director from 1984-1991.

• He has been with SAD 61 for 61 years. True then invited Coach Kilborn to unveil a sign that will be placed on the press box overlooking the game stadium that has been named after him — the Arthur Kilborn Athletic Complex.

“Coach, we thank you, Elaine and your entire family for six decades of dedicated service to our school system,” True said. “We salute you! Congratulations and enjoy some family time.”

Awards and honors presented at Just Desserts included:

Sonja Flanagin Award

(Female Athlete of the Year) — Melissa Mayo.

“This young lady possesses outstanding athletic ability and above average leadership skills. She has utilized her talents as a three-sport athlete, and is involved in several school organizations. She is the ultimate example of the definition of student-athlete and role model. She is always excited about her teammates’ successes. That is leadership. She is a tireless worker, both in the classroom and the sports that she plays. If anyone is wondering how she became a tremendous three-sport athlete, well let me clear it up for you — she attended everything, showed up every day and was relentless with her effort, and is one of the most coachable athletes that I have ever witnessed,” — AD Paul True. Melissa will be attending the University of Maine at Farmington, where she will play basketball and softball. Steve Gammons Award

(Male Athlete of the Year) — Jacob Chadbourne.

In memory of...

Carol Youker Award: Carol Youker was a member of the LRHS Class of 1970. She was a skier with grace, speed, precision, daring but most of all, had a love for the sport. Carol grew up skiing, experiencing the sport first from a backpack on the back of her father, who was the Bridgton Academy Outing Club director. Once she took her first steps, Carol quickly advanced to skiing on her own. She skied for the Bridgton High School girls’ ski team and was on the first Lake Region H.S. ski team in 1970. Carol was a ski instructor at Pleasant Mountain before attending and graduating from Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Mont., with a degree in outdoor recreation. She returned to New England after graduation and taught skiing in Maine and New Hampshire. Carol died in a car accident in New Hampshire in 1977. This memorial award was established to remember Carol’s skill and love for skiing, but also as much for her happy nature and likeable personality. She was enthusiastic, full of life and fun to be around. The award goes to someone who demonstrates all of these qualities.

Sonja Flanagin Kenniston Award: Sonja Flanagin Kenniston was a 1971 LRHS graduate who participated in field hockey, basketball, softball and track. She was never a star, captain or high scorer, but she was always first to practice, last to leave, and always helped taking care of the equipment. She was always the loudest cheering for all of her teammates. She was a key individual through her leadership skills, bridging the community rivalries into a positive atmosphere. She was the first true “Laker.” After graduation, Sonja returned to Lake Region and did photography for classes and sports teams. Sonja was killed in an automobile accident in the mid 1970s.

Steve Gammon Award: Steve Gammon was an exceptional scholar-athlete and a member of the Class of 1972. He was a two-sport athlete, competing in football and basketball. Steve was tragically killed. This award is given in his honor for his dedication and love for the game.

The Dan Dors Spirit Award is given annually to a deserving cross-country athlete who best exemplifies the attributes of loyalty, love for team and school, and a passion for sport. Coach Dors coached at LRHS for 22 years. During his tenure, he inspired many studentathletes and rarely missed a Laker home game in any sport. He always called you by name, may not have been your correct name, but always by design. He went out of his way to speak to everyone and share a warm “hello.” Coach Dors was a Laker through and through. He passed away unexpectedly in January 2018.

“This young man is an outstanding three-sport athlete. Although quiet, he is a tireless worker who possesses a fierce competitive nature. This past year, whether out on the field, the hardwood or the diamond, he was simply one of the best athletes in our entire conference in all three sports. I love how hard he competes and he really has no idea how many young studentathletes that he has had an impact on. This young man has been a pleasure to watch compete and he is an amazing athlete!” — AD Paul True. Jacob will be attending Plymouth State College and is hoping to play either basketball or baseball.

Sportsmanship Award

— Emily Rock. “This young lady is a three-sport athlete. And when I say standout, I mean she really separates herself from her peers in several different ways. She is talented, committed, possesses leadership qualities, always steps up when needed, and is frequently heard cheering loudly for her team or other Laker teams. She leads all of her teams with enthusiastic energy and isn’t afraid sharing constructive thoughts when given the opportunity. This young lady leads by example, for what a loyal teammate should look like. She is respected by all and she in turn demonstrates respect for officials, opponents and peers. She is selfless and is a tremendous inspiration of serving others. She is always offering to help others out and even when dealing with an injury, she is her teammates biggest cheerleader. No matter what team she is on, and what role she may fill, they are better for it. Her Laker loyalty and enthusiasm are a breath of fresh air and provides a clear pathway for others to emulate,” — AD Paul True.

Sportsmanship Award

— Zach Vogel. “Tonight’s male recipient is quiet and

competitive. He shows up every day ready to compete and get better. In fact, he makes everyone around him better. He has a high degree of intellect in his

approach to athletics. He is willing to try new concepts and picks up on the new skill set needed very quickly. Attention to detail comes to mind when I think

of this athlete. I often talk about two aspects that each student-athlete themselves can control — attitude and effort. This young man

TRIBUTE TO COACH K — Longtime coach, teacher and administrator Arthur Kilborn looks over a specially designed sign that will be placed on the stadium field (which bears his name) press box. Kilborn retired from coaching at the end of the 2022 golf season. He looks at the new sign with son-in-law and former LR coach Kurt Peterson. (Rivet Photos)

FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR— Melissa Mayo with the Sonya Flanigan Award.

MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

— Jacob Chadbourne with the Steve Gammon Award.

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS were presented to Emily Rock and Zachary Vogel.

CAROL YOUKER SKI AWARD recipient Lauren Roy is pictured with alpine ski coach Kurt Berger.

THE DAN DORS SPIRIT AWARD went to Tristan Cormier, who is pictured with Cross-Country Coach Laura Pulito.

GOLF HONORS — Evan Duprey received the Rick Worthley Memorial Golf Award and the Varsity Club Award for Golf. He is pictured with Coach Art Kilborn.

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June 8, 2023, The Bridgton News, Page 7A

Wild, wet day at States

FREEPORT — In weather that rivaled the 2006 MDI state meet for utter miserableness, several Lakers had outstanding days, leading the teams to results above their seeds.

The Laker boys were seeded for 8 points and scored 19. Here’s how they finished:

800 meters: 6. Ezra

Gronlund with a PR (personal record) 2:04.69.

1600 meters: 8. Grady

Kemp at 4:39.22.

3200 meters: 6. Grady

Kemp at 10:11.41 (PR).

110-meter hurdles: 7.

Alecssander Freitas at 16.96; he ran a 16.40 (PR) in the trials.

300-meter hurdles: 5.

Alecssander Freitas at 43.08.

Javelin: 3. Taylor

Spearrin at 143-4 (PR).

High Jump: Taylor

Spearrin at 5-8 (PR).

4X400 Relay: Colin

Murphy 61.3, Alecssander

Freitas 60.3, Grady Kemp

56.3 (PR), Ezra Gronlund

55.5 (PR); 3:53.39 seasonal best.

The LR girls were seeded for 8 points and scored 13.

Campbell Johnson placed second (high jump at 5-2) and fourth (triple jump at 32-7) in her jumps in her first meet back from an injury. She will compete at New Englands this Saturday in Bangor in the high jump event.

800 meters: Sadie

Plummer at 2:44.05.

Javelin: Izabell

Apovian 77-6; Leah

Edwards 75-0.

Discus: Leah Edwards

76-3; Izabell Apovian

72-10.

4X400 Relay: Sadie

Plummer 1:11.8, Izabell

Apovian 1:15.3, Molly Webster 1:13.3, Leah

Softball playoffs

It’s playoff time!

Tuesday, eighth seed Fryeburg Academy hosted the Class B South prelim, but came up on the short end of a 14-6 count against visiting Wells.

Thursday, third seed Lake Region will host #6 Medomak Valley, which advanced to the quarterfinals with a 12-2 victory over Yarmouth. Game time in Naples today is 4 p.m. The winner advances to Saturday’s semifinals.

The Lakers closed out their regular season last Wednesday with a 17-0 thumping of visiting Sacopee Valley.

Senior Melissa Mayo allowed just 2 hits, while striking out 6 and walking 1 in four innings of work.

Junior reliever Mallory Smith pitched the fifth, striking out 2 while allowing 1 hit. SV notched singles in the third and fourth

Edwards 1:23.7; 5:04.27. Medals were awarded to the top 8 in each event. Lakers were seeded to bring home 3 medals. They brought home 8.

“As terrible as the meet conditions were, we survived and I’m sure the kids will remember the day for a long time.

Heck, I still remember the state cross country meet in Waterville that I ran in 1982. The conditions were terrible that day,” Laker Coach Mark Snow said.

Due to weather, three events were postponed on Saturday and moved to Bates College Tuesday.

Taylor Spearrin was the lone Laker participating. He set a personal record in the high jump of 5 feet, 8 inches and finished 12th in the event.

Freshmen Meet

100 meters: Molly Webster at 15.74.

800 meters: Molly Webster at 2:59.48. Long Jump: 5. Molly Webster at 12-1 (PR).

Triple Jump: 5. Molly Webster at 23-11.5.

100 meters: Collin Varney at 13.70.

200 meters: Collin Varney at 28.30.

Long Jump: Collin Varney at 14-8.

innings. The Hawks had a chance to get on the scoreboard in the fifth by loading the bases, but Smith struck out the SV 1-2 hitters and ended the game by inducing a ground ball out, third to first.

Mayo led the 7-hit Laker attack going 2-for-3

with 3 runs scored as the team notched its 11th win. Mayo doubled in a run in the 4-run first inning, and tripled to score a run in the 4-run second frame. She had 3 RBI on the day.

LR sent 15 hitters to the plate in the third inning, scoring 9 runs with Mallory

Colin Murphy demonstrates leadership, dedication, and enthusiasm in everything he does.

“He stays past the end of practice often to work on his specialized pole vault event, managing three different poles this season and qualifying for the State Meet,” Lake Region varsity Track & Field Coach Mark Snow said. “He is always ready to help the team at practices and meets. He is a positive influence on his teammates.”

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

Player of the Week

Name: Colin Murphy

Year in School: Senior Hometown: Bridgton

Parents: Kevin Murphy and Karla SwansonMurphy

Sports you Play: Soccer, Ice Hockey, Track & Field

Q. Why did you choose track & field? I originally chose track and field as a way to stay in shape for a couple seasons, but then I grew to enjoy the sport and I chose to stick with it as one of my middle school coaches made practices very fun but also pushed me to be a better athlete.

Q. Complete the following, “I know I’ve had a good meet if…” I fall asleep on the bus on the way back.

Q. What goes through your mind before a big meet? I just try and focus on what my goal for the meet is, if that’s a new PR (personal record) or to tie my PR, whatever it is, I focus in on that and how I will achieve it.

Q. If things are not going well, what do you do to rebound and clear your mind to be more positive? Keep moving and focus on the things that are going right and try to improve on them.

Q. How has sports changed you as a person? All of my sports have helped me grow as a person in more ways than I could ever imagine, but the biggest way is the fact that every sport has shown me a new aspect of leadership.

Q. What is the biggest reward you get from competing in sports? Being with my friends and finding the next new challenge.

Lizzie Brewer has been a positive, supportive member of the Lake Region indoor and outdoor track and field teams.

“She is often smiling and ready to step up when asked. She has helped the sprint group stay on task and used her humor to lighten the mood,” Lake Region Coach Mark Snow said. “She is a member of the 4x100 meter relay, but recently filled in on the 4x400 meter relay and met a goal of setting a PR (personal record) split at the WMC championships. She is a positive influence on her teammates.”

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

Player of the Week

Name: Elizabeth Brewer

Year in School: Senior

Hometown: Casco

Parents: Margaret and Jason Brewer

Sports you Play: Crosscountry, indoor and outdoor track

School organizations: National Honor Society and Varsity Club School honors: National Honor Society, 36 colleges credits completed through Early College Program

Q. Why did you choose track & field? I enjoy running and heard great things about the team and coaches.

Q. Complete the following, “I know I’ve had a good meet if…” The first thing is if I’m at having fun and the second is if I got a seasonal best or a personal record.

Q. What goes through your mind before a big meet? I wanted to get a season best or a personal record, but the main thing I remind myself is to have fun while I’m there.

Q. If things are not going well, what do you do to rebound and clear your mind to be more positive? I will get a snack, talk to my teammates and think about what I’m doing wrong and how to improve my mistakes while not getting down on myself.

Q. How has sports changed you as a person? It has made me mentally strong. It is hard to not get down on yourself when you do not achieve a seasonal best or personal record. I had to learn how LIZZIE, Page 9A

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Smith singling twice and plating 2 runs. Emily Rock singled to drive in a pair of runs.

Margo Tremblay and Avery VerWey each had singles, while Laura Dutton walked and was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, collecting 2 RBI.

FREEPORT — “The state meet had some really nasty weather but what a great group of people to endure it with,” said Raider Coach Trevor Hope after his seven athletes “did their best” in constant rain, wind and nearly 50-degree temperature Saturday at the Class B State Track & Field Championships held at Freeport High School.

Jacob Adams and Arkie Baptista competed in long jump and Isabel Macht in the high jump right at the start of

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Hancock Lumber’s PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Lizzie Brewer Colin Murphy

TURNING THE CORNER during the 4X400 Relay at the State Meet is Ezra Gronlund after taking the baton from Grady Kemp.

HERE YOU GO — Sadie Plummer makes the baton exchange with Izabell Apovian completing the first leg of the 4X400 Relay.

HAPPY WITH THEIR EFFORT — Sadie Plummer offers a high five following 4X400 Relay action at Saturday’s State Meet held at Freeport High School. (Photos courtesy of Kevin Murphy)

SET TO LAUNCH — Taylor Spearrin captured third place in the javelin with a throw of 143 feet 4 inches, a personal record, at the State Meet.

NOT FAR BEHIND — Laker Grady Kemp stays close to an Erskine runner during long distance competition.

the meet. The rain and cold made it very hard to perform

LR Just Desserts Awards Night

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possesses a tremendous attitude and always give a maximum effort. He always tries his best and is gracious in victory or defeat. He possesses a consistent approach every day. Consistency in attitude, effort and a willingness to be coached. His approach is refreshing...He is an exemplary studentathlete and will be sorely missed but has left a long, lasting impression for those that have been paying attention,” — AD Paul True.

Principal’s Award (GPA of 90 or better, AllConference selection during their career) — Melissa Mayo, Josiah England, Carly Dyer, Reannah Dingley

Western Maine Conference Citizenship Award — Ezra Gronlund and Rachel Lake.

Maine Principals’ Association Award — Melissa Mayo.

Dan Dors Spirit Award — Tristan Cormier. Rick Worthley Golf Award — Evan Duprey.

Carol Youker Award (Skiing) — Lauren Roy. All-Academic Selections

Cross-Country: Ezra Gronlund, Carly Dyer, Caitlin Lees and Elizabeth Brewer.

Field Hockey: Samantha Donahue.

Girls’ Soccer: Melissa Mayo, Olivia England and Adison Keefe.

Girls’ Basketball: Melissa Mayo, Carly Dyer and Olivia England.

Ice Hockey: Caitlin Lees.

Indoor Track & Field: Ezra Gronlund and Elizabeth Brewer.

Softball: Melissa Mayo.

Girls’ Lacrosse: Samantha Donahue, Rachel Lake, Carly Dyer and Olivia England.

Track & Field: Ezra Gronlund and Elizabeth Brewer.

Girls’ Tennis: Sarah Solomon. All-Conference Selections

Boys’ Soccer: Jacob Chadbourne, first team and All-State; Josiah England, second team

Girls’ Soccer: Emily Rock, first team; Bella Smith and Abby Lavoie, honorable mention.

Field Hockey: Emma Nadeau, first team; Reannah Dingley and Ashley Pelletier, second team.

Football: Jackson Libby, second team; Brock Gibbons, honorable mention; Colby Chadwick selected as Maine Lobster Bowl participant.

Golf: Evan Duprey, honorable mention.

Volleyball: Olivia Pearson, second team.

Cross-Country: Abigail Roberts, first team and New Englands; Sam Laverdiere, first team and New Englands; Grady Kemp, first team; Bhavnish Tucker, second team.

Boys’ Basketball: Jacob Chadbourne, second team; Aidan Roberts, all-defensive team; Jackson Libby, honorable mention.

Girls’ Basketball: Melissa Mayo, first team and McDonald’s All-Star; Ava Smith,

second team; Bella Smith, all-defensive team.

Alpine Skiing: Ashley Pelletier and Zachary Vogel.

Indoor Track: Campbell Johnson and Abigail Roberts.

Girls’ Ice Hockey: Caitlin Lees, Senior All-Star Game; Marissa Payne.

Girls’ Tennis: Kasey Johnson, second team; Jenna Jordan and Rianna Reynolds, honorable mention doubles.

Boys’ Tennis: Abe Richards, second team. Track & Field: Izabell Apovian, first team, javelin; Grady Kemp, second team, 1600m; Alecssander Freitas, second team, 300m hurdles.

(Note: All-Conference selections for baseball, softball and lacrosse had not yet been made)

Sportsmanship Banners

Girls’ Alpine Ski Team, Class B South

Girls and Boys Indoor Track & Field, Class B South

Girls’ Ice Hockey Co-Op Team

Coach of the Year — Laura Pulito (2012 graduate of Fryeburg Academy and 2018 graduate of the University of Maine at Farmington) and Cory McCullough (2013 graduate of Brookfield in Conn. and 2018 graduate of the University of Maine at Farmington), cross-country. “When I think of the leadership of this program, I find superlatives like conscientious, caring, dedicated, motivators and always wanting to do the right thing. When I think about this program, I think of supportive, encouraging, grueling and successful... I am so thankful for everything these coaches do and represent. They are so dedicated and are in this profession for all the right reasons,” — AD Paul True.

Varsity Club Awards

Football: Colby Chadwick.

Cross-Country: Micaela Reed, Grady Kemp.

Field Hockey: Reannah Dingley.

Girls’ Soccer: Melissa Mayo.

Boys’ Soccer: Josiah England.

Volleyball: Olivia Pearson.

Fall Cheerleading: Adalynn Peterson.

Golf: Evan Duprey.

Girls’ Basketball: Melissa Mayo.

Boys’ Basketball: Jacob Chadbourne. Indoor Track: Campbell Johnson,

Tristan Cormier.

Ice Hockey: Colin Murphy.

Alpine Skiing: Ashley Pelletier, Zach Vogel.

Winter Cheerleading: Madison Richard.

Softball: Emily Rock.

Baseball: Ian Carras.

Track & Field: Izabell Apovian, Ezra Gronlund.

Girls’ Tennis: Sarah Solomon.

Boys’ Tennis: Brady Emery.

Girls’ Lacrosse: Olivia England.

Boys’ Lacrosse: Zach Vogel.

E-Sports: Wyatt Deane.

Single Cords (one varsity team, all four years): Lilli Boesenberg, Olivia Gilpatric Pearson, Adison Keefe, Gayatri Kusumawardhani, Rachel Lake, Brianna Lewis, Madison Pond, Catharina Rodrigues Parrilo, Caitlin Ross, Asia Sirolla, Avery VerWey, Logan Allen, Logan Buchanan, Jack Bueler, Aundrew Edwards, Daniel Noyes, Braden Coyne, Sarah Solomon, Regina LeRoy.

Double Cords (two varsity teams, all four years): Samantha Donahue, Caitlin Lees, Madison Richard, Aiden Bourgoin, Colby Chadwick, Elizabeth Brewer, Josiah England, Tyler Jones.

Triple Cords (three varsity teams, all four years): Reannah Dingley, Carly Dyer, Olivia England, Melissa Mayo, Emily Rock, Jacob Chadbourne, Tristan Cormier, Alecssander Freitas, Ezra Gronlund, Grady Kemp, Taylor Spearrin, Zachary Vogel, Colin Murphy.

Varsity Club President’s Awards: Emily Rock, president; Carly Dyer, Melissa Mayo and Kasey Johnson, vice presidents.

Mother Nature puts damper on golf action

By Whit Lesure

Highlands Golf Columnist

Foul weather reared its ugly head this past week dampening spirits, or possibly increasing the local sales of “spirits,” while decreasing overall activity at Bridgton Highlands.

For those so inclined,

an evening at the newly opened Queens Head Pub in downtown Bridgton or a few hours at The Barking Chicken in the “Friendly Village of Harrison” might fill any void you’re feeling.

I will let you review each for your own liking, leave local politics out of it, and

Raider track

well in jumps.

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Isabel unfortunately fouled her three attempts at 4-feet6 in high jump but Jacob and Arkie both made it to finals in long jump. Jacob earned third place and qualified for New Englands this Saturday at Cameron Stadium in Bangor! Jacob also competed in the 100 meters and came in 15th.

Zack Emery gave a very good effort in the 110 hurdles, posting a17.58 and placed 13th.

The 4x100 crew their best, but they were warming up when the rain was about “as bad as it gets,” Coach Hope said. They came in 10th out of 24 teams with a 49.10.

“Thanks again to Andrea Macht for bringing hot drinks and snacks for the team and joining us in the rain! Thanks to everyone who came out to support the team,” Coach Hope said.

Profile: Lizzie Brewer

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to let things go and have the confidence that I am improving everyday even if I am not seeing instant results.

Q. What is the biggest reward you get from competing in sports? My biggest reward is my teammates. Track and field is a very social sport and I enjoy getting to see and to talk to teammates every day on and off the track. Some of my closest friendships started during track. I am very thankful for these friendships.

only add that you’ve got more options than ever to enjoy a bit of down-time when the “links” are over or out of the question due to inclement weather.

For those of you that prefer to combine a little practice with your liquid refreshment, I recommend Mountain Range Golf in Bridgton featuring significant upgrades and casual dining of its own.

With no weekend “Sweeps” action to report, I will somewhat reluctantly offer this humorous piece of sage golf and relationship advice a close friend of mine (I will call him “Bill” here) shared with me in recent months: “Have your story ready on the first tee”… You see, more than once I have come home after a full morning of weekend golf with my friends and been asked by my wife Marybeth (A.K.A. “The Swing Coach”), “What did you guys talk about?” That is usually met with a blank idiot stare, and something like “nothing much.” I know that raises a lot of questions,

but I’m guessing that I’m not alone. “The story” can be almost anything, and I trust our readers (pay attention gentlemen) are smart enough to figure that part out. A “new family pet,” “a job promotion,” “arriving grandchildren,” “world news,” etc. All could be convenient candidates for conversation starters, take the imminent pressure off walking in the door, and exclude you from making the fatal error of dissecting your third shot into #7 which is all you really care about, and exactly what the love of your life really does not. At least in the same way you do. I am grateful for all the friends I have. Many of them golf. Not all of the life support I receive from them is this succinct. And maybe if I grew up with sisters I’d understand at least 50 percent of the world better.

I am very fortunate “M.B.” has been patient with me all these years.

In Tuesday night Scramble play, 1st Gross was won by the all-star team of “Wild” Willie

Elliot, Lorie “the Hammer” Edgerly, Greg “don’t call me George” Sawyer, and McGwire Sawyer. Taking 2nd Gross was the fearless foursome of Bob “the Czar” Bissonnette, Pete “Easy Rider” Gately, Chris “Blue Bloods” Harriman, and Steve Vachianno. Third Gross went to the squad of Mark Nolette, Merlin Bahr, Bill “Lefty” Holden, and Steve Colomy. First Net was won by the team of Gordon Perry, Gene Guptil, Bobby Allen, and Joe Murphy. Second Net went to the group of Josh “the buck stops here” Truman, Sam Ross, Brady (one of the best names around) Damon, and Seth Purdy. Finishing 3rd Net was Chet Hansra, Don Carlson, Dave Barry, and Tim “the Lion” King. Bob Allen won NTP #2 and Willie Elliot took home NTP #8.

When asked about how the transition to only one night of the popular weekly Scramble was received, the “Czar” simply stated, “You see who finished second don’t you? This isn’t gonna look too good if I win every week so I ordered my team to play with five clubs in the bag.”

The annual summer President’s Cup Match Play Tournament began with a big bang and a bust. Veteran “Jungle” Jim Semple defeated up and comer Jim Hopkins 6 & 4 in the opening round. But the real fun part was Semple’s first career Ace on #8 with an 8-iron from the Gold Tee’s. Congrats Jim for this achievement and for the first hole-in-one of the year, as far as I know. Folks like myself can still only dream. The honest and animated

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COACHES OF THE YEAR — Cory McCullough and Laura Pulito, Cross-Country. (Rivet Photos)

Melissa Mayo Principal’s Award

Carly Dyer Principal’s Award

Reannah Dingley presented Principal’s Award by AD Paul True Josiah England Principal’s Award

Stephany Jacques

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at expanding our cardiology services. I know that primary care access is challenging, it’s a nationwide trend right now. We have two new physicians who’ve started in Naples. I think they are both amazing. They actually went through our residency program. It’s going to take a little bit of time to get them up to speed, be able to accept new patients and take on a higher load of patients. I think you’ll see over the next few months that access will start to open up. We are also getting a new nurse practitioner at Fryeburg Family Medicine, so that’ll make a full complement of providers up there. I know everyone utilizes the North Bridgton walk-in clinic too, which has been a huge help. If we can just make people feel comfortable to reach out, to ask questions, to know that we’re available to give any updates we can on new providers coming in and what’s happening to, to please do so. We’ll do our best to communicate out new providers coming in and new services happening because recruitment does take a little bit of time. And then getting people built up and trained to where they need to be to provide our best quality and safest care, it takes a little bit of time. It’s very difficult to recruit to any of the hospitals. It truly is a nationwide issue.

We have a large shortage of nurses, that’s no secret. I think one of the strategies that Steve (Littleson) has taken with his team is that team members have to come first. I think he’s done a lot of work investing in our team members, making sure that we have tuition reimbursement for team members

CHAMBER WELCOME — The Greater Bridgton Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Aroma Joe’s of Naples with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new location off Route 302. Founded in 2000, Aroma Joe’s is a local destination for handcrafted coffee and espresso drinks, unique flavor infusions, signature energy drinks and all-day food offerings served with positivity, in a friendly and upbeat environment. Pictured are: Heidi Edwards of Norway Savings Bank (NSB), Holly Chase of NSB, Kai Gagnon, May Gagnon, Jenna Gagnon, KP Gagnon,

at USM), but I sure as hell ain’t leaving the Highlands anytime soon. You know where I can get a drink?” As a matter of fact, I do.

Opinion & Comment

June 8, 2023, The Bridgton News, Page 1B

In Ye Olden Times

by Michael Davis BHS Assistant Director

A Memorial Day Parade

Howdy neighbor!

Did you get out to see our recent Memorial Day celebration? For anyone who missed it, the coverage in last week’s paper does a finer job of recapping it than I can here, given the wonderful photos captured by our editor, but in review, I did want to observe that I believed this year’s showing to be the best Bridgton’s had in quite some time. As with last year, we all should thank our local Lopeman-Potts chapter of the American Legion for their excellent program and initiative in carrying out this annual ceremony. I feel quite certain that this year’s effort took what was best about last year’s and ran with it to far greater heights. The picturesque calm of Farragut Park on North High, with its wide-spreading shade trees and silent cannons standing ready guard before the memorial flagstaff, added an imposing and reverential tranquility to the occasion, and the various speeches, prayers, and patriotic songs were aptly chosen. Salutes were fired, remembrance bells tolled, and the haunting call of “Taps” resounding through the quiet air, only to be answered by a distant, even quitter response after an interval, produced a striking effect that cannot have failed to move even the stoutest heart. Of our honored dead, let it always be proclaimed: though years may come and seasons pass, Bridgton will not forget their sacrifice.

Which is why today I thought it fitting to recall another Memorial Day of not-so-many seasons gone, by way of a reflection on a ceremony put on by the Lopeman-Potts Post, which some of our readers may remember having seen in their youth. Certainly, some of the names involved will be well-remembered by many of the present generation, as we look back to the events related in The Bridgton News of June 6, 1952:

“One of the longest parades in recent years marched to the Forest Hill Cemetery Memorial Day to honor the departed veterans of three wars. The parade formed at the American Legion Hall at 1:30 p.m. From here the procession marched to the Athletic Field where appropriate exercises were held as is the custom each year.

Included in the program: Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, Norman Thurlow; In Flanders Field, Priscilla Bump; General Logan’s Memorial Day Order, and the very excellent Memorial Day address by Rev. Garth E. Story, pastor of the Bridgton Advent Christian Church.

After the exercises the parade again formed just below the high school campus and proceeded to the bridge on Upper Depot Street. Here the firing squad came to a halt. Earl Bump cast a wreath upon the waters of Stevens Brook in honor of the Navy dead and offered a short prayer. The firing squad fired a salute to the dead. The parade then marched to Post Office Square where a prayer was offered for the dead of World War II. A wreath and flag were placed by the honor roll by past Commander Frank G. Thompson and present Commander John Larrabee of the American Legion. Prayer was offered by Rev. Garth E. Story.

From here, the procession proceeded down Main Street.

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Taking out the trash

To The Editor: A recent article in The Bridgton News presented options for new hours of operation at the Bridgton Transfer Station. The new hours, it said, were based on the desire of the employees at the Transfer Station. The employees at the dump do a terrific job as evidenced by the awards they have earned and deserve our appreciation. And, while I understand their desire to reduce their hours to have more time with their friends and families, the Transfer Station exists for the benefit of the town and not for the benefit of the employees.

Good Worms and Bad Worms

Until I was doing the research for this column, I did not know that there were no native earthworms in Maine. In the Aug. 1, 2021, online issue of Maine Home Gardener News, an article that was first published in the April 1, 2019, issue of the same online newsletter, Gary Fish wrote that, “Due to our history of glaciation, there are no native earthworms in Maine. Non-native earthworms from Europe, such as night crawlers, became well established in Maine through early colonial trading with Europe. While beneficial to gardens, earthworms are known to have destructive effects on our forests.” The article in which this information was published is titled, Crazy Worms in Maine. (https://extension.umaine.edu/gardening/2021/08/01/ maine-home-garden-news-august-2-21/#article-2/)

While I recall going out at night with a flashlight to pull earthworms from the soil so that my mother and stepfather could go fishing (I stopped joining them after my stepfather’s casting method resulted in a worm in my hair), the Crazy Worms in Maine article was written about a worm that no one wants to find in a home garden, or anywhere in Maine. The crazy worms have also been called Asian jumping worms, snake worms, and wriggling worms. The scientific name is Amynthas agrestis. While the earthworms I was looking for way back then continue to be welcome sights in home landscapes, the presence of the jumping

Down the Garden Path

by Nancy Donovan, Ph.D., PT Master Gardener Volunteer

worms is a cause for distress. In an article titled, Jumping/ Snake (Amynthas) Worms in Maine that can be found on the website for the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry (DACF), the authors wrote that, “Amynthas worms are a type of earthworm native to East Asia. They are smaller than nightcrawlers, reproduce rapidly, are much more active, and have a more voracious appetite. This rapid lifecycle and ability to reproduce asexually gives them a competitive edge over native organisms, and even over nightcrawlers. When disturbed, Amynthas worms jump and thrash about, behaving like a threatened snake.”

The species of earthworms we typically see in our gardens are welcome due to the fact that they aerate the soil which allows oxygen, water, and nutrients to reach the roots.

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The Myth of Whiteness

Have you ever met a white person? Now, be careful not to stop reading, while muttering, “What a stupid question!” Put it to the test. Have you ever actually met a white person? Fetch a clean white sheet or dress shirt from your closet. Hold it up beside your face; look in the mirror and ask yourself whether your face really is white, or just kinda, sorta whitish?

Independent Thought

Eliminating Sundays ignores the need for trash disposal of the many weekend visitors who leave on Sundays. It also reduces the disposal options for working people to just one day during non-working hours. Reducing the hours per day again penalizes working people, many of whom commute outside of Bridgton requiring them to leave town before 7 a.m. to reach their employment. It also means that they won’t likely return by the proposed 3:30 p.m. closing time.

These changes are not good for the town or for its visitors who spend money in Bridgton, which supports our town, or for our citizens who pay taxes to support the town. The end result could be bags of trash left all over town or in front of the dump as people find they can’t legally dispose of

White people aren’t white. Black people aren’t black. Yellow people aren’t yellow. Red people aren’t red. All those descriptions are racial myths. The idea of white supremacy is a myth, invented by European colonialists to justify their brutal conquest of country after country in a frantic pursuit of loot. There’s no such thing as race. The “human race” actually is a species, Homo sapiens. Every human belongs to it. Skin tone has no relationship to intelligence, character, or personality. It’s genetic.

There are several definitions of the word “myth,” depending on its context. The one most pertinent to this discussion is, “a popular belief or tradition that has grown up around something or someone, which embodies the ideals and institutions of a society.” There is the historical George Washington, our first president, and there is a legendary little boy who couldn’t tell a lie. However charming that cherry tree story might be, it’s myth, not fact.

their trash when they need to — unintended consequences.

The changes at the Town Office are also not practical. Eliminating Friday opening means that once again weekenders can’t renew boat licenses, get dump passes or conduct any necessary town business

because the office is closed.

I sympathize with the town employees, but the Town Office and Transfer Station hours should be based on the needs of those who use such services. The services exist because people need them when they need them. Other solutions exist. Split shifts, special weekend only crews, rotating days off and if feasible premium pay for weekend hours, will give employees more flexibility while still maintaining reasonable accessibility to the services for users.

I implore the town to weigh their response to the needs of the few against the needs of the many.

Shelley Hall Bridgton

Restore the Café

To The Editor: COVID-19 ended a normal way of doing things which the public took for granted. The Bridgton Hospital Guild was compelled to close down the

by Rev. Robert Plaisted Guest Columnist

How did the myth of whiteness get established? More important, where did we get the idea that light-skinned people are inherently superior to dark-skinned people? Until recently, historians overlooked a key factor in the growth of the myth of whiteness. When I was young, it was commonly taught that Europeans modelled their strong cultural bias toward light skin after classical white marble statues and sculptures, unearthed from the ruins of ancient Greece and Rome. It was believed that ancient sculptors preferred white Carrara marble because of its supposed “purity,” an idea enthusiastically propagated by generations of white, celibate churchmen. White symbolized purity; black symbolized evil; vibrant colors symbol-

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Twitchell Campus Café. It remains closed. Along with that, the Hospital Thrift Shop closed, as well. These two major fundraisers are gone. The Hospital Guild now has folded.

The Café was known as “Bridgton’s best kept secret.” The inexpensive (bottomless) cup of coffee; the discounted breakfasts and lunches; and the menu of the variety of sandwiches attracted its customers. Those of us, myself included, enjoyed the camaraderie between the customers and the volunteer staff. The customers included regulars, hospital patients, notables (i.e. state representatives, selectmen and even Stephen King would drop by).

The last couple years, the fund raising averaged $40,000 between the gift shop and café. It is time to consider re-opening the café and thrift shop. This will obviously mean getting the volunteers, both former and new who are willing to take part. A café manager will be needed, as well.

If anyone reading this agrees that they wish the café to re-open, write a let-

ter of support and let the hospital director know of your support.

Peter Bollen Bridgton

Honored to serve

To The Editor: It has been an honor to serve on Bridgton’s Select Board and I would humbly ask for your vote to re-elect me on Tuesday, June 13.

Carrye Castleman-Ross Bridgton

Here’s your sign

To The Editor: This letter is in response to the June 1 letter of Messrs. Don Vose and Mark Lopez. Mr. Vose, it is a “rule” when you are in a hole — and want to get out — stop digging!

Mr. Lopez, the final sentence in your letter to The Bridgton News of May 18, 2023 states, “We will lose our way of life and the coun-

BUG OR BIRD? — Seen here sipping nectar from Lilac blooms at the Denmark Library Plant Sale, this Hummingbird Clearwing Moth is fascinating to watch. (Photo by Suzanne Richard)

COMFORTABLE SPOT on Moose Pond for this painted turtle, photographed by Pam Ward. LETTERS, Page 2B

try as we know it unless voters open their eyes and vote with their heads.” Mr. Lopez, a few questions: Who are the “we” in your statement? Is it the “we” of the Declaration of Independence? Is it the “we” of the Constitution? Further, who are the “our” in “…our way of life”…? Mr. Lopez, the only people who lost their country and way

of life in the western hemisphere are all the Native Peoples of this hemisphere. Today, Trumplicans, following their twice impeached once indicted, once convicted pathological lying “previous guy,” are the people losing their way of life — as they march to “prison” where with good behavior they can watch their favorite pathological lying cable network on TV!

Mr. Lopez, I am cognizant of your letter asking for something positive from

the current administration. I choose not to engage in a back and forth with you. On the other hand, I answered your question before — the Chips and Science Law. If you are truly interested and want to see a stark contrast between the “previous guy” and the current administration compare and contrast the 115th and 116th Congresses to the 117th and 118th Congresses. An analysis of legislation during these legislative sessions will not only surprise you

but enlighten your views.

Mr. Lopez, I agree with your statements on the green sign — the southern border and drugs in our country are major issues. They have been for years, spanning Republican and Democrat administrations and Congresses. They alone will never solve these issues. The solutions to these issues require “we” and that is all of “us” who vote — interestingly lead by Independent voters.

Mr. Lopez, I am an

Good Worms and Bad Worms

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They also enrich it with their excrement, called castings or poo. While earthworms are not required in garden soil, they are present in moist, loamy soil. Indeed, many gardeners purchase worm castings to add to their garden soil. The “Gardening Know How” website outlines in an article titled, Using Organic Worm Castings: How to Harvest Worm Castings for Your Garden written by Nikki Tilley, that, “Worm castings are an organic form of fertilizer produced from earthworms. Also known as vermicast, worm castings manure is essentially earthworm waste, otherwise known as worm poo. As these creatures eat through compost, their waste creates an optimal soil enricher. Worm castings resemble football-shaped particles that improve soil aeration and drainage, as well as increase water retention in the soil.”

The DACF article cited above reported that the jumping worm is native to Korea and Japan and was first documented in a Maine greenhouse in 1899. Research now indicates that there is an established population in Maine. The website contains a map of the locations where the jumping worm has been definitively found. Unfortunately, the map shows that the jumping worm was found in Bridgton in 2021. (https://www.maine.gov/dacf/php/horticulture/jumpingworms.shtml)

While differentiating the various species of earthworms can be difficult, there are identifying characteristics that you can look for to determine if you have the jumping worms in your soil. One of the first things you can do is to take a close look at the top layer of your soil. The University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension wrote about the jumping worm in an article titled, Invasive in the Spotlight: Jumping Worms published on their website on March 26, 2018. The authors reported that since the jumping worms live and feed close to the surface of the soil, and they are known to be voracious eaters, the castings they leave behind resemble coarse coffee grounds. Gardeners can also scratch through the top layer of soil to see if the worms are present and thrash about when you touch them.

Another identifier is that while other earthworms have a band that is raised from the body of the earthworm (called a clitellum), it is reddish and close to the color of the body of the worm and does not wrap entirely around the body. The clitellum of the jumping worm is whitish or gray in color, is not raised off from the body (it is smooth), and it wraps entirely around the body. Of course, a telltale identifier is the thrashing or writhing, fast-moving motion that you will see if you touch the jumping worm. There is a good video that you can watch on the DACF website. (Warning… while I have never eaten gummy worms, you may never eat them again if you watch the video.)

The best time of the year to search for the worms is from late June through mid-October. The reason is that the adult jumping worms die after the first freeze of the year, but the cocoons, which are approximately the size of a mustard seed, survive and hatch when temperatures are consistently above 50 degrees. There is also a relatively easy way to see if jumping worms are present in the soil. It is called the mustard test. The directions are to mix ⅓ cup of ground mustard into one gallon of water and pour the solution slowly over a one square foot of soil you want to test. This will make worms (any earthworms) come to the surface. You can then identify, collect, and discard jumping worms in sealed plastic bags and place in trash. According to a factsheet published by Cornell University titled, Invasive Species for Homeowners: Jumping Worms, the mustard test “ …is unlikely to harm most plants…” What is known is that allowing the jumping worms to remain in an area can be very detrimental to plants and animals. (The link to the Cornell factsheet is available in the DACF article.)

The article cited earlier from the University of New Hampshire Extension website provides several actions that

you can take to try to prevent jumping worms from invading your landscape/gardens.

“Do not buy or sell mulch, topsoil, compost, or plants that are infested with jumping worms. Before bringing these products home and introducing them to your landscape or garden, carefully inspect the materials for signs of jumping worms and their castings. Be especially careful when sharing plant material at community plant sales and swaps. Jumping worms will readily crawl in to reproduce within nursery pots. If you know you have jumping worms in your garden, it’s better to avoid sharing plants with other gardeners.

Before you purchase any new plants, take a close look at the potting soil. If jumping worms are present, you will see signs of their telltale, coffee-ground like castings on the soil surface. To make sure you aren’t introducing jumping worms with new plantings, try to remove most of the soil from the root ball of a new plant. Knock off the soil into a garbage bin and rinse the roots with water to remove any remaining soil.

Jumping worms are occasionally sold as fishing bait or for use in vermicomposting. Do not purchase them for these purposes or any other purpose and do not release them into the garden.”

The article from Maine also requests that you provide information regarding where you found the jumping worms. The website asks that you “Please visit the DACF iMap Invasives web page for more information.”

I have not continued my mother and stepfather’s fishing expeditions, though I still have vivid memories of her peculiar casting method, which was different from my stepfather’s. She held the fishing rod with both hands over her head and threw the rod forward similar to an overhead pass in basketball. I have never again seen that method. I will never forget her giggling as she told the story of how she caught a fisherman’s hat as he passed by in his boat. I suspect that the bait was not a jumping worm, and I further suspect that the fisherman altered the path of his boat if he saw my mother fishing from the shore in the future. While jumping worms are no laughing matter, the memories of watching my mother fish make me smile.

Independent voter who is focused on one and only one concept — “… one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all” — where the all is just that!

So, if I may be so bold to offer a suggestion, perhaps you could write something like — Biden, how can all of us help secure the southern border, or Biden, how can all of us help stop the flow of drugs into our country?

Maybe, just maybe…

Joseph W. Angelo Bridgton

The Rise of Veganism

To The Editor: Veganism isn’t just a passing fad. It’s a movement that’s changing the way we think about food, ethics, and sustainability. People are waking up to the environmental and health problems caused by animal agriculture and are embracing plant-based diets as a solution. With more innovative meat substitutes hitting the market, veganism is on the rise and showing a lot of promise.

One big reason behind the surge in veganism is the growing evidence of how harmful animal farming is

to the planet. Producing meat and dairy products leads to loads of greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, and water pollution. As people become more aware of climate change, they’re turning to plant-based diets as a concrete way to reduce their carbon footprint. It’s becoming easier than ever to find vegan options in regular restaurants and to get your hands on tasty plantbased alternatives to meat.

On top of that, going vegan has a ton of health benefits that are getting a lot of attention. Research consistently shows that plantbased diets can lower the risk of chronic diseases like heart disease, diabetes, and certain cancers. With preventive healthcare becoming more important, people are choosing plant-based options to take care of their health. The taste and texture of vegan products have improved a lot, so you don’t have to sacrifice enjoyment or convenience when you make the switch.

Veganism isn’t just about what you eat. It’s expanding into other areas of life too. Ethical fashion brands are gaining popularity by offering alternatives to leather and fur. There’s also a growing demand for

Views from Augusta

by Janet Mills Governor of Maine

Positive Credit Ratings for Maine

As Washington, D.C. debated paying our nation’s debts last week, independent global companies that issue reports of credit worthiness reaffirmed Maine’s solid financial footing.

Moody’s Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings — which used to be Standard & Poor’s — global companies that analyze and issue reports of credit worthiness, have affirmed their strong credit ratings on the State of Maine’s general obligation debt. That’s a key measure of their confidence that we could weather an economic downturn with the resources we have on hand. Moody’s affirmed their Aa2 rating and upgraded their outlook from stable to positive. S&P affirmed their AA rating and stable outlook. S&P applauded Maine’s “good financial policies and budgetary management” as well as our “stable government framework.” Moody’s cited our “strong financial reserves,” writing that “the state’s finances will remain in solid shape thanks to strong fiscal governance.” Moody’s attributed its upgrade of Maine’s outlook from ‘stable’ to ‘positive’ to Maine’s “continued GDP growth at or above the national rate,” and Maine’s growing population and employment rates.

Since I’ve taken office, Maine’s Gross Domestic Product or GDP, a key measure of economic strength, has grown by 8.8 percent — the eighth best rate of growth in the nation and the best rate of growth in New England. Personal income has grown by nearly 20 percent in

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Leading the parade was Grand Marshal Frank G. Thompson and John Larrabee. Following them came the color bearers and color guard of the Lopeman-Potts post, AL. The flag of the Grand Army of the Republic followed. Next in line was the firing squad under the command of Jack Knight. Following the firing squad came a detail of veterans and National Guard followed by the Lopeman-Potts Post Auxiliary. Next in order came the clergy and then the majorettes under the leadership of Barbara Hill, followed by the Bridgton Community Band headed by Albert Smith, Sr. Cars carrying Gold Star mothers followed the band, preceding the local Scout organizations. Bringing up the rear was a large group of Cub Scouts and Brownies.

As the procession wended its way through the main street the band played lively marches. At Pondicherry Square, the parade again halted before the World War I monument where a wreath and a flag were placed and prayer offered by Rev. Fergus Lea. The command ‘Forward’ was again given and the parade moved down Lower Main Street to lively airs. At the entrance to the cemetery the firing squad ‘secured arms’ and marched to the graves of Dr. J. Louville Bennett and Clarence Millett, Civil War and World War I veterans. Here, flags and wreaths were placed and prayers offered by Rev. Wm. Irving Monroe, Jr. The firing squad fired a volley and ‘Taps” was sounded by the bugler.

The entire group fell out here and again formed in front of the cemetery for the march back to the Legion grounds. Once again, the band blared out snappy military music as the return trip was made through the Main Street. At the

Legion Hall, the parade was dismissed, and following the dismissal ice cream was given to the children by a detail of Legionnaires.

From the writer’s point of view as a member of the firing squad, it was really impossible to note just how each group carried out its duties, but, considering that parades are not common and that the participants are not too used to marching, it could be said that all did very well, and much credit is due all who took part.

The Lopeman-Potts Post wishes to thank everyone who, in any way, helped make the Memorial Day exercises as colorful as they were. May we also extend out thanks to those who watched from the sidelines, for, somehow, it is much easier to do a job like this before a crowd than it is alone. As the flag passed down the street several hats came off while other watchers came to attention, showing that at least some knew the proper procedure when the flag passes by. And from Jack Knight to his firing squad: ‘Thanks, fellows, for your cooperation.’”

Till next time!

The mission of the Bridgton Historical Society is to collect, preserve, interpret, and share the history and traditions of Bridgton and the surrounding communities, to advocate for preservation, and to consult on matters which affect our town’s identity and sense of place. We are 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization. Visit us at https:// www.bridgtonhistory.org

SUN SETTING OVER MOOSE POND as photographed by Gayle Elliot of Bridgton while on the way home from Fryeburg last Wednesday evening.

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cruelty-free cosmetics and skincare products, pushing companies to develop more sustainable and animal-friendly options. This broader approach to veganism is making it even more appealing and spreading its influence beyond just food.

While veganism still has some obstacles to overcome like misconceptions, limited access to vegan options, and cultural barriers, it’s definitely on the upswing. The fact that vegan products are more readily available in supermarkets, plant-based influencers are gaining a following, and vegan events and festivals are popping up everywhere, all point to a shift in societal norms. As the next generation becomes more informed and socially conscious, veganism will likely become even more mainstream.

In conclusion, the future looks bright for veganism. Concerns about the environment, personal health, and animal welfare are driving its growth. With more and more plant-based alternatives being developed and the expansion of veganism into a lifestyle choice, our relationship with food and consumerism is being transformed. We’ll face challenges along the way, but by fostering understanding and encouraging dialogue, we can work towards a sustainable and compassionate future for everyone.

Michael Corthell Bridgton

Rising problems

To The Editor: Six months ago, I wrote a BN letter entitled, “Biden’s Hockey Sticks” and I submitted several graphs that showed the

sudden price increases of various commodities since Biden took office in January 2021. Those graphs looked like “Hockey Sticks” and included CMP standard rate electricity costs, gas prices, mortgage rates, consumer inflation, wholesale inflation, illegal migrant encounters, drug seizures, drug overdose deaths, and crime — all of which started when Biden took office just over two years ago.

We have all seen the flood of 6.5 million illegals come across our southern border even while Alejandro Mayorkas tells Congress that, “Our border is secure.” We all know that he is lying, yet there are no consequences. Those illegals are spreading out to every corner of our great country and our cities have run out of money to take care of them. The problem is now coming to a town near you.

On May 18, while watching CBS News, Channel 13, I watched a story about “People experiencing homelessness in Maine.” It was similar to the “Houston — We have a problem” message from decades ago. CBS, which is anything but conservative, talked about this “new problem” of homelessness. They showed a graph (photo of TV screen included above) showing that homelessness has tripled in Maine since 2021. But wait — that is when Joe Biden took office! This graph goes way beyond “Hockey Sticks” and can only be described as a vertical line.

Pamela J. Penney

NAPLES — Pamela J. Penney, 77, passed away on May 10, 2023, in her home in Naples. She is survived by her sister, Judith Fredericks, of Cheshire, Conn., and her three nieces Kimberly (Dan) Bantham of Bedford, N.H., Kirsten (John) Albrecht of Cheshire, Conn., and Bethany (Tom) Cass of Topsfield, Mass., and her nephew Dr. Scott (Kelly) Fredericks of Cape Elizabeth.

Pam was born February 4, 1946, in Northampton, Mass., to the late John and Edith Penney. She received an education in teaching and was a talented artist. While in her teaching training, she spent time out on a Native American reservation where she developed a love for their people and culture. Pam was a very giving individual and was always thoughtful and loving to her family. She spent many years in Agawam, Mass., where she cared for her elderly parents until they passed. While in Agawam, she worked for the TSA at Bradley International Airport as well as a local grocery store. She later moved to Brownfield, and last lived in Naples. While in Maine, Pam worked as a seamstress for L.L.Bean, and as a flagger for Lucas Tree Experts. She was active with local organizations such as the Lions Club and loved to attend local concerts and other community events. Pam loved all animals, but especially the many cats and dogs that she cared for over the years including her wolf, Washte, pictured here. She had a love for nature and being outside, and lived simply but happily with what she had.

A memorial service for Pam is being planned for some time this summer in the Naples area. If interested in attending, please e-mail her niece, Kirsten at kirstenptpr@aol.com. Arrangements are in the care of the Hall Funeral Home, 165 Quaker Ridge Road in Casco. www.hallfuneralhome.net.

Most of the news media broadcasts about homelessness end with the familiar refrain that we need more money. They never connect the dots enough to say that we should close the border. If you had a water leak in your basement, the first thing to do would be to stop the leak, not find ways to get rid of the water faster. This is what the Biden administration is doing at the border — they don’t stop the flow, they just create ways to get the illegals through the border and into the country faster.

Illegals in Portland and Lewiston have flooded the zone and have exhausted the city support systems including food, shelter, housing, schools, and hospitals. They have created tent cities all over town and

they are forced to move whenever the public gets angry enough. Don’t you think that the illegals might soon want to pitch their tents by a lake with views of the mountains of western Maine — near you? We need a new Republican president that will close the border. Joe Biden and the Democrats will not do that because they know the illegals vote Democrat. They are willing to overlook all of the resulting problems so they can turn states blue.

Bill Preis Bridgton

It is time…

To The Editor:

Another debt ceiling “crisis” has been averted and “resolved” for now, at the federal level. The debt ceiling got raised yet again, for the government to pay its bills and all obligations. However, it is yet another good example of what President Ronald Reagan said at his inaugural address in January 1981. He stated the following: “In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem;

government IS the problem.” President Reagan was 100% right. It remains correct and true on his point. We have fiscal ills, with perpetual fiscal irresponsibility and chronic mismanagement. When are these issues going to be given sincere consideration? When is the national debt going to be resolved?

This Congress and current president (President Biden) had to raise the debt limit once again, to pay its bills and not default on obligations, payments etc., including for Social Security payments, including to retirees, veterans, disabled people, among many others. It is imperative that this administration, under President Biden, to get serious about budget issues and shortfalls, reign in spending and better manage federal budgets, going forward. We have to do so in our own lives. The American people must call upon Congress to do so and “make it so.”

Subsequently, there needs to be more program reviews for all agency and departmental programs and services. Such audits and reviews are needed to address waste, abuse and

fraud, via misuse of all appropriated funds. It is time for Congress and all future Congresses to get more serious about these vitally important issues. Concurrently, leadership at the federal level needs improvement. Further, it is time for the House of Representatives and the Senate to be better stewards of taxpayer dollars and be more responsible, fiscally and all-around. Let’s not continue the past and recent ways of the “Pelosi principle,” if you will. Meaning: “But we have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy,” per Nancy Pelosi in March 2010. It is time to get Congress to focus on all of our nations’ issues and problems and less so on the world’s issues. It is time to demand better of Congress and compel Congress and this administration to change its ways of operating and conducting business for the American people. If not, why not? Isn’t it time for more of the usual fiscal “stuff” in Washington, D.C. to cease and end? It’s up to the

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The Myth of Whiteness

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ized frivolity. We use the expression “pure white” all the time, but hardly ever “pure black” or “pure yellow.”

The truth lies elsewhere. In a 2018 article for Oxford University Press, Jan Ostergaard wrote, “Fascism and Nazism harnessed white marble for their ‘black’ ideologies; after World War II, the idea of color in ancient sculpture was kept at bay by a still deeply rooted aversion to polychromy as a contamination of classical sculpture (and architecture) and a subversion of European, Western identity.”

Fortunately, along came scientific research. High-tech instruments began to reveal things not previously detectable — faint traces of paint pigments on ancient statuary. In time, the truth dawned. Greco-Roman sculpture originally had been painted in vivid, brilliant colors. Some statues were depicted with light skin, others medium, still others very dark. Sculptors chose white marble, not because of some imaginary “purity,” but because it was much easier to paint than darker stone.

How did the truth about classical sculpture come to be

Alan R. Farstad

Alan R. Farstad, beloved brother, father, and friend, passed peacefully on May 6, 2023, from natural causes and is now pain free.

Alan worked at Lachance Brickyard, formerly known as Moran’s Brickyard for 23 years. Alan was dedicated person to his job and family — family was first. His only son Eric lived with him, and their bond was unbreakable. They took care of each other and shared an extraordinary friendship. Alan found solace in in the great outdoors. He had a passion for hunting on his property, fishing and cookouts at Sebago Lake, cherishing his time with loved ones.

Alan is survived by his immediate sisters, April Shoemaker, Marcella (Kat) Sowerby, Diana Klein, along with his beloved nephews and their families. He is predeceased by Robert Farstad, Bertha Walker, and Eric Farstad.

As the family mourns the loss of Alan, let us also celebrate the life he lived and the impact he had on those around him. He will be forever in our hearts.

lost? We can thank that 1000-year period of barbarism and ignorance, jointly called the Dark/Middle Ages. During those centuries, even the most learned Europeans were barely literate. The history of Greco-Roman civilization was forgotten, replaced by folk tales and legends about a long-vanished golden age.

With the onset of the Renaissance in the 1400s, European scholars began once again to study ancient writings and learn about the history of painting, architecture and sculpture in the Mediterranean. They sought out direct evidence, only to find most of it moldy, rusty, and buried beneath a millennium of debris and rubble. Most evidence of polychromy in the Greco-Roman Era had been destroyed by the ravages of time and erosion. Any surviving traces of paint were thought to be stains, and dutifully scrubbed away. For a thousand years, the medieval church taught the purity of whiteness. Reclaimed pure white statues were used to confirm existing cultural biases. The myth of whiteness slowly evolved into entrenched dogma. At least, until those meddling scientists took a close look at it! Rev. Robert Plaisted is a retired United Methodist clergyman, formerly of Bridgton, now residing in Bath.

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Maine from 2019 to 2022, the 14th best rate of growth in the country and the best rate of growth in New England.

Maine’s unemployment rate has dropped to a new record low of 2.4 percent, below the New England average and the U.S. average.

In 2022, Maine had the 11th highest net in-migration rate, the number of people moving into our state, in the nation and the highest net in-migration rate in New England. Basically, people coming here from other states.

Maine’s budget is balanced, our Rainy Day Fund is at a record high, our unemployment rate is at a record low, we have a high number of jobs available, and our economy is strong, despite challenges we face.

The positive credit ratings from Moody’s Investor’s Service and S&P Global Ratings confirm our good fiscal management of the state budget and reflect the effectiveness of our policies in strengthening Maine’s economy.

In addition, we continue to work toward appropriate, reasonable tax incentives for good businesses, high-paying jobs to come here to Maine, upskill our workforce, and give them incentives to train our workforce for the jobs of the future. Things like the Dirigo Business Incentive, in the change package being considered by the Appropriations Committee.

Well, there’s no doubt that we still have some challenges in front of us. We’ll meet them by investing in Maine people to build a stronger, more prosperous state, and we’ll do so while living responsibly within our means. Perhaps Washington, D.C. could learn a thing or two from how we do business here in Maine.

Always Improving

CARE BASKETS — Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine (located at 59 Winter Street in Norway) volunteer Margie Bartlett is pictured with Care Baskets. Utilizing monies received through fundraising efforts and donations, the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine was able to make 50 Care Baskets to distribute to cancer patients located in western Maine. The Care Baskets contain cleaning supplies, paper products and personal hygiene items. This is the third year of the project, which began during the COVID-19 pandemic as a result of many cancer patients not being able to purchase these items with their food stamps. Several volunteers came in to help put the baskets together.

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American people to demand better of this federal government and compel Congress to do a better job serving Americans.

In closing, let’s move forward from recent debt ceiling matters and “make it so,” to address many federal and multi-governmental budgetary issues, including fiscal responsibility matters. Let’s fix and get government in better operational condition for serving the American people, at the federal level on down to the state, county and local levels. Let’s get this done. Thank you.

David Hall Standish

Incite Fear

To The Editor: With all due respect to Al Gore, there is no such thing as settled science and the real truth is that global warming is a theory based on computer generated information. When the cities didn’t sink into the oceans, the climate hustlers switched to climate change. The inconvenient truth is that throughout Geologic time, the Earth’s climate has constantly changed regardless of what man did or did not do.

The end of planet Earth is a recurring theme throughout history. Ever since politicians figured out that fear is a powerful means to control others, they have used crisis and the fear generated by crisis to increase their own power. In ancient times, when Mother Earth erupted and spewed fire, gaseous clouds, and lava over the Earth, officials called for human sacrifice to mollify Mother Nature. If the volcano subsided, they took a bow, and if the volcano didn’t stop, officials called for more human sacrifice.

Today, our officials induce fear by claiming that great cities and low-lying areas will sink into the seas awash with ice melt. When global warming failed to produce the promised results, officials switched from global warming to climate change. Now, in order to conquer this latest scourge on humanity, we are told it is necessary to stop producing oil-based energy, give up gas-powered vehicles, and reduce standards

Moment for Amy

of living. If we don’t, the Earth will for sure perish this time. Rush, rush, rush to the official solution: EVs, solar panels, and windmills. Coincidentally, critical elements for EVs, solar panels, and windmills come from China. By equal coincidence, the president’s family, highly placed members of Congress, and big-time political donors have lucrative ties to China. Is it possible that mercenary interests trump the American people’s interests? Nah! Politicians would never put power and wealth over principle. Would they?

Jock MacGregor Sebago

Rebuttal: Vose v. Mr. St.L chronicles

To The Editor: I cannot in good faith cotton to my fellow contributor Don Vose’s weekin, week-out, like a needle stuck on an old Led Zeplin LP, apologetic rationalization for the violent inchoate behavior of the confederacy of dunces, lynch-mob tfg summoned and attacked our country’s election process with after his failed 2020 re-election gambit. Given the obvious agita and reactionary response on the part my adversarial sparring friend published June 1 by the editor to my prior indiscreet airing of the seasonality of Mr. V’s imbibement peccadillos, I wish to clear the air:

I apologize if his whitey tighties were twisted. Truth be told, I serendipitously stumbled upon this discovery of his spirituous preferences and propensities and had neither solicited nor researched this stuff with any malice aforethought and would like to at some date invite him to share a drink or two with me — “evil Dewars” or Hellenic Protestant whiskey (my own preference) notwithstanding, at his discretion, almost like President Obama did at the White House in the aftermath of the unfortunate arrest by a white Cambridge, Mass. cop of black Harvard professor Henry Gates at his own home, upon which at the White House Garden antagonists shared adult beverages together with the president endeavoring to dispel animus between

Senior Rambles

Hiking Trips & Tips

principals and to dial it down “oblatio pax” … and best we two discuss anything but politics at such a reckoning!

Jon St. Laurent Lovell

Liberal literal myopia

To The Editor:

Mr. Garston’s response to Allen West’s commentary is a fine illustration of liberal literal myopia and misses the point of irony, befuddling communication with liberals.

I am quite certain Mr. West’s comments were intended as hyperbole to point out amongst liberals there are myriad “noisemakers” featured by the press who would have one “believe” all Republicans are knuckle-dragging haters. In reality, there are some, but they’re in the distinct minority.

What’s frustrating is the hypocritical promotion and affirmation of this as a fact by the media and “ pundits” (local and national) while ignoring the inconvenient truth the Dems have more than their fair share of “knuckle-dragging demagogues.”

These are the same demagogues shielded by the media who twist and represent conservatives as a threat to democracy, while they themselves are not recognized as autocratic, intolerant threats. See the example of conduct so prevalent today on college campuses. Gee. I wonder who might be influencing their conduct?

So, Mr. Garston, the problem we face today is conservatives have their fair share of jerks, but so too do libs. Our incompetent media does not highlight that stark reality, and your inability to recognize and acknowledge that perpetuates the problem.

Don Vose Naples

After Amy Morton’s untimely death on March 5, 2023, to pancreatic cancer, her mother and father suggested that Amy would have wanted her ashes spread on one of the mountain peaks that she loved so well. They suggested the Teepee at the South West Summit of Pleasant Mountain in Denmark, and we picked May 26 as the date when the wildflowers would be abundant and showy.

The weather for our Amy Morton Memorial Hike was perfect with blue skies and puffy white clouds, a light breeze that helped keep the black flies at bay most of the time, and just-right trail conditions.

Amy was only 58 years and 4 months old when she died, but she left a huge legacy that will long be remembered. She was a person who was always happy with a positive outlook on life. Amy had a good word to say about all she met, and made many friends during her brief life on and off the trail. Since 2016, she and her dog Ripley were regulars on the weekly outings of the Denmark Mountain Hikers and many other hikes with her friends. The legacy of good will and friendship Amy left was evident in the many hikers that showed up to climb to the SW Ridge on her memorial hike. Everyone had an “Amy” story to share as we climbed the trail and honored her memory. All together, there were 36 Denmark Mountain Hikers and friends who joined Amy’s mother Judy and her two brothers, Bob and Bill on the trail.

Amy was a gifted artist, and her parents brought a large bundle of the hiking staffs she had made, each one decorated with carvings. Judy, her mom, said to the hikers: “Please take one of Amy’s hiking staffs for the hike up the mountain. Feel free to keep it as a memento of her, or leave it at the teepee for others to enjoy.”

On the climb, we saw pink lady slippers in bloom as well as Columbine, Sand Cherries, Bluets, Striped Maple, several other flowers and flowering shrubs, and a Squawroot mushroom. Birds sang in the background.

Amy Morton loved the outdoors and nature, and was an avid traveler, mountain climber, hiker, bird watcher, snowshoer and kayaker. She hiked many of the 4,000foot peaks in the White Mountains and other peaks as well, and felt that every step on a hike was enjoyment, where you could live in the moment and absorb the beauty of the woods, the flowers and birds, and nature that surrounds you on an outing. I’d like to think that she approved of our choice of the hike Friday.

The weather and view from the “teepee” on the South West Summit was more spectacular than usual, with the new spring foliage on the trees. Susan read “Spring,” a poem by Mary Oliver, that celebrates this wonderful season of the year: “It’s morning and again I am that lucky person who is in it, and again it is spring…” Rick and Gordon had baked cookies and scones, and Linda had Amy’s favorite –chocolate turtles. Linda led everyone in a “turtle toast.” I read a poem “Remember Me” but got choked up and Lynn helped finish it for me.

Amy Morton’s mother and uncle spreading her ashes at the SW Summit. (Photo by Allen Crabtree)

by Allen Crabtree

Some of Amy’s hiking staffs at the SW Ridge trail. (Photo by Carol Nugent)

Police beat

Bridgton Police

These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing):

Monday, May 29

11:29 p.m. Officers assisted a county deputy with an intoxilyzer test.

Tuesday, May 30

9:51 a.m. As officers were driving on Portland Road, they saw a juvenile running away from his caretakers.

Officers managed to stop and calm down the juvenile, who was then escorted back to a residence.

1:25 p.m. Citizen assist on Beaver Creek Farm Road.

11:07 p.m. Disorderly conduct complaint (yelling) on Harrison Road.

Wednesday, May 31

4:50 a.m. Suspicious man on South Bridgton Road, near the Bald Pate trailhead.

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Judy and Bill then took Amy’s ashes to the edge of the summit ledges and spread them to the wind, as Amy had requested. Carol said that as Judy was spreading the ashes a bald eagle flew overhead – a fitting symbol that Amy was with us on the top of the mountain on this gorgeous day.

Remember Me

Remember me when flow-

ers bloom early in the spring

Remember me on sunny days in the fun the summer brings

Remember me in the fall as you walk through leaves of gold

And remember me in the wintertime in the stories that are told

But most of all remember

Each day, right from the start I will be forever near

Police located the subject and asked him to leave.

6:27 a.m. Citizen assist (camper woke to a tick on his face) on Lakeside Pines Road.

10:14 a.m. Welfare check (elderly person slumped over the steering wheel) in the municipal parking area.

7:02 p.m. Family verbal dispute on Forest Avenue.

10:17 p.m. Responding to a report of an alleged domestic assault on Walker Street, police arrested a male, who was charged with domestic

For I live within your heart Pleasant Mountain in Oxford County, Denmark and Bridgton, ME

Difficulty – Moderate

Trail distances – Southwest

Summit 3.4 miles RT

Hiking times – 4 hours RT.

Elevation – 1,900 ft. SW Summit Vertical gains –1,800 ft. SW Ridge trail Coordinates – 44° 1’ 59” N 70° 49’ 00” W (main summit)

Topographic Map –Mount Pleasant 7.5-minute

Legals

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

PUBLIC NOTICE

SENIOR TAX ASSISTANCE

APPLICATIONS NOW ACCEPTED

Applications are now being accepted by the Town of Bridgton for the Senior Tax Assistance Program. Applications must be submitted by August 1, 2023, for review. Appointments will be scheduled with each applicant on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, to discuss eligibility.

Please call the Town Office at 207-647-8786 and ask for the Town of Bridgton Senior Tax Relief Program or send an email request to taxrelief@bridgtonmaine.org

The Senior Tax Assistance Ordinance, informational flyer, and copy of the application can be found on our website www.bridgtonmaine.org

STATE OF MAINE

violence aggravated assault, DV criminal threatening, and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person (previous DV conviction). The subject was transported to the county jail.

Thursday, June 1

3:46 a.m. Dispute between a landlord and tenant on Front Street in Harrison. Both parties declined to press charges.

11:18 a.m. Agency assist at Salmon Point Road.

12:07 p.m. Attempt to locate vehicle on North High Street and Sweden Road,

quad/ 44.10567; -71.094

Directions to the trailhead: Take Route 302 east from Fryeburg toward Bridgton and turn south (right) onto Wilton-Warren Road. The road will turn to dirt. Keep heading south on Wilton-Warren Road another 1.5 miles to Denmark Road, turn left (south) on Denmark Road and go another about 1 mile to the unmarked parking lot and trailhead for the SW Ridge Trail, opposite Fire Lane 78, Spiked Ridge Drive across the road.

Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES

Select Board Public Hearing

The Naples Select Board will conduct a public hearing and meeting at the Naples Town office located at 15 Village Green Lane on Monday, June 12, 2023, at 6 p.m. On the agenda:

• Major Outdoor Gathering Permit application for The Christmas in July Boat Parade (scheduled for 7/22/23 on Long Lake and Brandy Pond).

• New Business License application for Amphicar, LLC (Wayne Warren, 852 Roosevelt Trail)

The public is welcome.

SUPERIOR COURT

Cumberland, ss

Docket No. RE-23-047

Michael Haskell Plaintiff v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION

Estate of Donald D. Dunn

Defendants

This matter having come before the court and (after/without) hearing on Plaintiff’s Motion for Order for Service by Publication pursuant to a Quiet Title Action on property located at Tax Map 40, Lot 8, Norway Road, Harrison, Maine, and pursuant to M.R.Civ. 4(d)(1), and after notice to all parties and pursuant to M.R.Civ.P. 7 and based upon the pleadings and affidavits on file, and for good cause shown:

It is ORDERED:

That Service be made upon the Defendant, Estate of Donald D. Dunn by publishing a copy of this Order once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or municipality most reasonably calculated to provide actual notice of the pendency of the action.

Dated: May 18, 2023

s/John O’Neil, Judge Superior Court

NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT: The party being served must appear and serve an answer to the complaint or post-judgment motion to the serving party c/o Michael G. Friedman Esq. P.O. Box 10, Bridgton, ME 04009. The answer must be filed with the court within twenty-one (21) days of service. If service is made by publication in a newspaper, the answer must be filed with the court within forty-one (41) days after the first publication in the newspaper. Failure to serve an answer will cause judgment by default to be entered, granting relief sought in the motion or complaint.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

MAINE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE

DISTRICT NO. 61

BRIDGTON, CASCO, NAPLES School District

Destruction of

Special Education STUDENT RECORDS

Notice to all former students, (or custodial parents of former students), born between January 1994 and December 31, 1997, who have attended MSAD# 61 Public Schools and received Special Education services. MSAD# 61 – may have in its possession educational records for students noted above. These educational records will be destroyed after July 1, 2023. If you would like to have these records rather than having them destroyed, please contact Maureen Quinn, Administrative Secretary to the Director of Special Services at maureen.quinn@lakeregionschools.org prior to June 30, 2023. Proper identification will be required in order to obtain the records.

PUBLIC NOTICE

MAINE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT NO. 61 INVITATION TO BID

CARPET/TILE BID

BID No. 6.15.23

Maine School Administrative District No. 61 is inviting bids for the installation of Carpeting and Cove Base at schools throughout the Lake Region School District. Bid packets, including specifications, are available upon request by contacting Roxanne Gagne at 207-647-3048 x525.

Sealed bids will be accepted at the Superintendent’s Office, ATTN: Carpet/Tile Bid, MSAD #61, 900 Portland Road, Bridgton, ME 04009, until June 15, 2023, at which time and place they will be opened and read aloud. Bids received after 2:30 p.m.. on June 15, 2023, will not be accepted. Bids must be in a sealed envelope marked CARPET/TILE Bid No. 6.15.23 in the lower left-hand corner.

Interested bidders may arrange to inspect and measure the specific areas by contacting Mr. Andrew Madura, Facilities Director at 207-693-4635 or 207-415-2293. Bidders will be held responsible for accurate measures; therefore, we strongly recommend that each bidder perform a site visit to verify measurements and become familiar with the scope of work.

Bidders may submit proposals differing from the specifications as an alternative Proposal; such proposals must be clearly identified as alternatives and must be accompanied by detailed, supporting information.

The Board of Directors of MSAD #61 reserves the right to waive all informalities, to reject any or all nonconforming or conditional proposals, and to accept any bid or reject any bid (or part thereof) should it be deemed in its best interests to do so. It is the intent of the Board to award bids subject to budget approval and authorization.

June 8, 2023, The Bridgton News, Page 5B

unsuccessful.

2:14 p.m. Attempt to locate a vehicle which reportedly passed a stopped school bus with flashing lights on Portland Road, unsuccessful.

6:18 p.m. Welfare check (young child and dog inside a parked vehicle) on Portland Road. Vehicle left before officer’s arrival.

8:52 p.m. Suspicious vehicle report on North High Street.

8:53 p.m. A South Bridgton Road resident asked for a deceased animal be removed because it was causing a foul odor.

9:36 p.m. Citizen dispute on Kimball Road. Police determined it was a civil matter requiring contact with the court system.

Friday, June 2

1:41 p.m. Subject on Sweden Road taken into custody on an active arrest warrant; male transported to the county jail.

3:17 p.m. Welfare check on Beaver Creek Farm Road.

8 p.m. Assist to United Ambulance on a call on Depot Street.

Saturday, June 3

5:15 a.m. Pedestrian check on Highland Road.

4:28 p.m. Disturbance at Johns Cove. Officers arrested a male, who was charged with assault on a police officer, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, aggravated criminal mischief, refusal to submit to arrest or detention, and failure to disperse. He was transported to the county jail.

PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF HARRISON Harrison Board of Appeals

The Harrison Board of Appeals will meet Tues., June 20, 2023. at 6 p.m. at the Harrison Town Office, 20 Front St., for a Shoreland Zoning Variance application submitted by Paul & Patricia Dann at 12 Lincoln St. A site walk will be performed at 5:30 p.m. by the Board. 1T23

PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF HARRISON

Voting Hours – Election

Annual Town Meeting

Absentee ballots will be available May 15, 2023. You can call and request a ballot to be mailed to you (207-583-2241 option 1) or stop in the Town Office, 20 Front St. Our office will be open late on Thurs., June 8 from 4:30-7 p.m. for absentee voting only, last day to absentee vote.

Election Day is Tues., June 13, 2023, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. at the Town Office. Annual Town Meeting is Wed., June 14, 2023, 6 p.m. at the Harrison Elementary School, 309 Naples Rd., Harrison. Election Information is available on our website under Clerks Dept. www. harrisonmaine.org

Public Notice

TOWN OF SEBAGO

Townofsebago.org

PLANNING BOARD OPENING

The Town of Sebago is seeking an individual to fill an opening on the Planning Board beginning July 1, 2023. This is for a 3-year term. Applications are available on the Town of Sebago’s website at www.townofsebago.org

Those interested may contact the Town Manager at 207-787-2457 for more information.

Applications and letters of interest may be e-mailed to: Maureen F. Scanlon at townmanager@townofsebago.org or mailed to:

Town of Sebago 406 Bridgton Rd Sebago, ME 04029

Applications must be received no later than June 14, 2023 for consideration.

Public Notice

Town of Sweden SITE WALKS

The Sweden Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, June 20, at 6:30 p.m., at the Town Meeting House to consider the Conditional Use applications for construction of removable docks at two locations from two different applicants. The Public Hearing will be preceded by site walks at both locations, with the second location a short walking distance from the first. Details below:

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Site Walk #1 commencing at 5:30 p.m. Location: 109 Buker Road. The proposed dock would consist of six sections, each 4'x10' in size, forming a dock 60' in length, plus a removable ramp connecting the dock to shore. Two additional sections measuring 4'x10' plus a 3' semicircle would be attached at the end of the dock to form an “L” shape. The dock would be located on Stearns Pond at 109 Buker Road (Map U08, Lot 17). The applicants for the dock are Alisa and Timothy Karwowski.

Site Walk #2 to follow immediately, commencing at approximately 6 p.m. Location: Buker Road (park at 109 Buker Road). The proposed dock would consist of four sections, one 4'x8' with two additional sections of 4'x10' for a total length of 28', plus a removable ramp connecting the dock to shore. One additional 8'x10' side section would be attached at the end of the dock to form an “L” shape. The dock would be located on Stearns Pond on Buker Road (Map U08, Lot 24). The applicants for the dock are Laura and Christopher Chadbourne.

Important note: Buker Road is a seasonal camp road; the road surface may be uneven. Please exercise caution when driving to the site walk meeting location at 109 Buker Road. 1T23

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Country Living

Calendar of Events

Wednesday, June 7

Meet the Candidates Night at Harrison Elementary School, 6 p.m. Sponsored by the Harrison Village Library.

Thursday, June 8

Da Capo will perform at 7 p.m. at the Brick Church for the Performing Arts on Christian Hill Road (just off Route 5) in Lovell. Tickets are available at the door: adults $10, children 12 and under $5. Refreshments will be served, and air conditioning is provided. For more information, go to www.lovellbrickchurch. org or call 207-925-1500.

Waterford Historical Society will host its annual meeting and the first program offering of the season at the Waterford Inne, 258 Chadbourne Hills Road, Waterford. The evening will begin with a meetand-greet reception at 6 p.m. The annual meeting will follow at 6:30 p.m., along with a program about the Chadbourne family and home presented by WHS trustee Nancy Marcotte. Members of the Vanderblue family, current owners of the Inne, will also contribute to the presentation.

Friday, June 9

Spring Social. The Fryeburg Academy Alumni Association will host a gathering at Saco River Brewing in Fryeburg from 4 to 7 p.m. This casual, fun event will feature door prizes, a 50/50 raffle, and Smokin’ J’s Barbecue Food Truck will have delicious food for sale.

Saturday, June 10

Opening Day at the Rufus Porter Museum of Art and Ingenuity, 121 Main Street, Bridgton.

Plant Swap & Sale, Bridgton Community Center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 15 Depot Street. Indoor and outdoor plants will be available.

Everybody Gardens educational workshop from 9 a.m. to noon at the Bridgton Community Center Gardens. Topics include Composting Made Simple, Gardening on a Budget, Plants for Bee Lawns, Garden Plants for Pollinators, and Invasive Plants, presented by Loon Echo Land Trust and local horticulture professionals. Rain date June 17. All workshops are free and open to all. Please RSVP by e-mailing laurie@lelt. org.

Genealogy Workshop presented by the Molly Ockett Chapter of the DAR, will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at

BCC Plant Sale

the Bridgton Community Center. For more information, please call (207) 6972093 or e-mail mtucci28@ gmail.com.

Book Sale. The Friends of Norway Memorial Library will sell used books from 9 a.m. to noon, at the Gingerbread House, 500 Main Street in Norway. This is the second of four summer pop-up book sales held on the second Saturday of the month through August. The sales are held outside and are weather-dependent. The June sale features books about Maine or written by Maine authors. Other stock includes fiction and nonfiction for adults, teens, and children.

Bus Driver Open House and Career Fair, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Transportation Department, located on the Lake Region High School campus. There will be free food, along with activities for kids including a RC race with Buster serving as judge, safety drill demonstration, arts and crafts, and more.

Baked bean and chop suey supper will be held at the Sebago Town Hall from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Cost: $12 for adults, $5 for children ages 10 and younger, free for kids under age 5. The supper benefits the Sebago Volunteer Association.

Public supper. The Edes Falls Sewing Circle will hold a public supper with settings at 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. at the Edes Falls Community Center on Edes Falls Road in Naples. The menu includes two kinds of beans, hot dogs, American chop suey, potato salad, coleslaw, rolls, homemade pies and a variety of jellied salads. Cost is $12 for adults and $4 for children.

Heather Maloney at The HAYLOFT at Dragonfly Barn in Bridgton, 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: www.hayloftatdragonfly.com

Sunday, June 11

Rug Hooking with Elizabeth Miller , presented by the Rufus Porter Museum of Art and Ingenuity , https://www. rufusportermuseum.org/ event-details/rug-hookingwith-elizabeth-miller.

Tuesday, June 13 Harrison Town Elections, at the Harrison Town Office, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Bridgton Town Elections, at the Town Hall on North High Street, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Senior Luncheon at the Harrison Fire Station Community Room, noon,

This week’s puzzle theme: TV DaDs

68. Bronze, e.g. 69. Chasing game 70. “All joking ____” 71. Big Bang’s original matter 72. Compass bearing

Type of stocking DOWN 1. Olden-day aerosol can propellant, acr.

2. Lawrence, for short 3. Aid and ____ 4. Like gelled hair 5. Relating to pelvis 6. a.k.a. Xi’an 7. Credit card rate, acr.

8. Putin’s country house, e.g.

Samoan money

Deed hearing

RSVP to Bri 583-2241 ext 304 or recreation@harrisonmaine.org

Railroad Talk. Harrison Historical Society members are excited to announce that as part of the 140th anniversary of B & SR opening, Adam Cook will present information regarding the Bridgton & Saco River Railroad and its impact on Harrison at 7 p m at the Haskell Hill Road Museum. All welcome.

Wednesday, June 14 Harrison Annual Town Meeting , at Harrison Elementary School, 6 p.m.

Bridgton Annual Town Meeting, at the Town Hall on North High Street at 7 p.m.

Thursday, June 15

Speaker Series. The Charlotte Hobbs Library Speaker Series presents an in-person talk by Pushcart Prize-nominated Maine author Shannon Bowring at 7 p.m.

Friday, June 16 Italian Dinner. The Fryeburg Historical Society will hold an Italian Dinner from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the East Conway Community Hall, 2861 East Conway Road, Conway, N.H. Cost: adults $15 and children $10.

Saturday, June 17

Open House. Bridgton Community Center, 15 Depot Street, will hold an open house from 9 a.m. to noon.

Tuesday, June 20

First Steps to Address Climate Change is the topic of the Resilient Harrison Maine talk from 7 to 8 p.m. at the United Parish Church in Harrison. This interactive presentation will help you think about your many options, and how to choose where to start. Presenter is Andrea Asken Dunn of Resilient Harrison Maine.

The Fanfare Concert Band will be performing a Pop-up free concert at the Crooked River Elementary School in Casco at 7 p.m.

Friday, June 23

Aaron Bear & DKNTL at the Denmark Arts Center

at 7 p.m. Tickets for this event are $15, supporting the musicians and Denmark Arts Center. For reservations and more information go online at www.denmarkarts.org/events

Saturday, June 24

Public supper. The Edes Falls Sewing Circle will hold a public supper with settings at 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. at the Edes Falls Community Center on Edes Falls Road in Naples. The menu includes two kinds of beans, hot dogs, American chop suey, potato salad, coleslaw, rolls, homemade pies and a variety of jellied salads. Cost is $12 for adults and $4 for children.

Sunday, June 25

Summer Concert Series featuring Mike Preston and Kim Currie (country & 70s), on the Naples Village Green from 6 to 7 p.m. In the event of rain, the concert will be held at the Naples Methodist Church. Chamber Series with Elan at the Denmark Arts Center at 3 p.m. Tickets for this event are $15, supporting the musicians and Denmark Arts Center. For reservations and more information go online at www.denmarkarts.org/ events (view calendar listing).

Wednesday, June 28

Annual Meeting of the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell, 6:30 to 8 p.m., reception to follow meeting; public welcome to attend. Annual meeting speaker will be noted Maine photographer, Rose Marasco. A reception will follow the meeting.

Saturday, July 1

Yard Sale. The Hawthorne Community Association, a local nonprofit supporting the maintenance of the Hawthorne House, is holding their annual yard sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Nathaniel Hawthorne’s boyhood home, 40 Hawthorne Road in Raymond. In case of rain, the sale will be held inside the house.

Saturday, July 8 Casco Village Church Fair from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Bridgton Community Center Plant Swap & Sale fundraiser is this Saturday, June 10 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 15 Depot Street. Indoor and outdoor plants will be available. There will also be a “Garden Themed” basket raffle. No plants to swap — BCC has you covered with plants for sale.

If you have lots and lots to swap, please consider donating extra plants to the Bridgton Community Center plant sale. Proceeds will be used to replace equipment such as tables, chairs, and technology for public use.

Donated plants may be dropped off today, June 8 at the Bridgton Community Center. There will be a sign-in sheet for drop-offs and a label for plant information to fill out. For more information, call 207-647-3116.

Events and meetings scheduled at the Bridgton Community Center:

Thursday, June 8 6 to 8 a.m., Dan Fitness 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., Bits and Pieces, free

1:45 to 6:45 p.m., Gaming Group

6 to 8:30 p.m., Lake Region Republican Coalition

Friday, June 9

6 to 8 a.m., Dan Fitness

9 to 10 a.m., Chair Yoga

1 to 4 p.m., Mahjongg

Saturday, June 10

9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Chickadee Quilters, Main Room

9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Plant Swap

9 a.m. to noon, DAR

9 a.m. to noon, Garden demonstration

Sunday, June 11

1 to 3 p.m., Girl Scouts, Great Room

1 to 3 p.m., Bridgton Fiber Group, Room 2

5 to 8:30 p.m., The Band

Monday, June 12

6 to 8 a.m., Dan Fitness

10 to 11 a.m., Chair Yoga

1 to 3 p.m., Home School program, free

2 to 4 p.m., Cribbage, free

5:30 to 8 p.m., Lions’ Club, Main Room

Tuesday, June 13

6 to 8 a.m., Dan Fitness

10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Chickadee Quilters

12:30 to 4 p.m., Bridge, $3

4:15 to 6:15 p.m., Rotary Club meeting

Wednesday, June 14

6 to 8 a.m., Dan Fitness

12 to 1 p.m., Senior Lunch

1 to 4 p.m., Mahjongg

1 to 2:30 p.m., Caregiver Support Group, Room 2

5 to 7 p.m., Kayley, Arts

Thursday, June 15

6 to 8 a.m., Dan Fitness

12:30 to 3:30 p.m., Bits and Pieces, free

1:45 to 6:45 p.m., Gaming Group

7 to 9 p.m., Chickadee Quilters, Main Room

27. Propelled like Argo 29. *Mr. Winslow in “Family Matters”

31. Give the cold shoulder

32. Twofold

33. *Mr. Johnson in “Blackish” 34. Glittery stone 36. Like certain Ranger 38. Seaside bird

42. Old hat

45. Scatterbrained, in U.K.

49. Top seed

51. Nickname for dad (2 words)

54. Speak like Cicero

56. ____ Buchanan of “The Great Gatsby”

57. China’s Great one 58. Often goes with “will-

ing”

59. Rumpelstiltskin’s weaver

60. Upper hand

61. Not top-shelf

63. *Mr. Pritchett in “Modern Family”

65. *Mr. Conner in “Roseanne” 67. Skin cyst

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Country Living

Local Happenings

Lions’ Annual Meeting

The Bridgton Lions Club will hold its year-end meeting and annual awards banquet at the Black Horse Tavern on Monday, June 12, at 6 p.m. Keynote speaker will be Past District Governor Ann McFarland of the Damariscotta/Newcastle Club, who will also install the 2023-2024 officers.

BCC Open House

The Bridgton Community Center, 15 Depot Street, will hold an open house on Saturday, June 17 from 9 a.m. to noon.

BCC is a local hub of activities and programs. Stop by and learn more about the center, which is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and available through reservations.

FA Alumni Spring Social

FRYEBURG — The Fryeburg Academy Alumni Association will host a gathering at Saco River Brewing in Fryeburg on Friday, June 9, from 4 to 7 p.m. The first 50 FA alums who come through the door will receive a complimentary beverage!

This casual, fun event will feature door prizes, a 50/50 raffle, and Smokin’ J’s Barbecue Food Truck will have delicious food for sale.

Harrison Historical Society Program – B&SR Railroad

HARRISON — Harrison Historical Society members are excited to announce that as part of the 140th anniversary of B & SR opening, Adam Cook will present information regarding the Bridgton & Saco River Railroad and its impact on Harrison on Tuesday, June 13 at 7 p.m. at the Haskell Hill Road Museum. All welcome.

Fanfard Band Performance

CASCO — The Fanfare Concert Band will be performing a Pop-up free concert at the Crooked River Elementary School in Casco on Tuesday, June 20 at 7 p.m.

The Fanfare Concert Band is a show band consisting of musicians throughout the southwestern part of Maine. The program will consist of pop songs, show tunes, traditional concert band music to the delight of all ages. The band is featured every Thursday evening in July and August at the Poland Springs Resort.

Church Fair Vendors Sought

CASCO — Vendors wanted for the Casco Village Church Fair on Saturday, July 8 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tables are $25. For more information, call 627-4282 or e-mail cvcucc@gmail.com

HCA Annual Yard Sale

RAYMOND — The Hawthorne Community Association, a local nonprofit supporting the maintenance of the Hawthorne House, is holding their annual yard sale on Saturday, July 1 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Nathaniel Hawthorne’s boyhood home, 40 Hawthorne Road in Raymond.

There are multiple vendors selling sporting goods, tools, household goods, used books, clothing, jewelry, games and puzzles, and other great items. In case of rain, the sale will be held inside the house.

Vacation Bible School

St. Catherine’s Church in Norway will hold a Vacation Bible School the last week of June, from Monday, June 26 through Friday, June 30, 9 a.m. to noon. Join us as we travel into outer space to Shine Jesus’ light. For more information or to volunteer or register please call 743-2606.

Waterford Library Annual Meeting

WATERFORD — The Waterford Library’s annual meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 14 at 6:30 p.m.

Join library members in celebrating the past year. Improvements include new energy-efficient heat pumps made possible through a generous grant from the Association for Small and Rural Libraries Sustainable & Resilient New England Libraries Grant. Thanks to the Maine Community Foundation and legacy of the Flora Abbott Scholarship Fund, the shelf capacity expanded with the addition of 12 new locally handmade custom bookcases. Another grant from the Maine Public Library Fund is sponsoring three Chewonki Foundation Natural History children’s programs this summer.

The library is so grateful to these major contributors as well as the many loyal patrons, donors, and dedicated volunteers. Refreshments to be served. All are welcome. www.waterfordmainelibrary.org

4th of July Parade theme

The theme of this year’s Bridgton Fourth of July parade organized by the Bridgton Lions’ Club will be “Under the Big Top, It’s Circus Time.” The parade starts at noon. Floats are judged at 11:30 a.m.

Floats set up at Hancock Lumber’s yard, while antique cars gather at the Central Maine Power yard.

For more information, call Bob McHatton at 207415-1034.

Antique Appraisals at Lovell Historical Society Summer Fair

LOVELL — This summer, Harry Hepburn III of Harrison will spend a few hours appraising antiques in Lovell.

On Sunday, July 16, from 12 to 2 p.m., Hepburn will be available to appraise up to three items per person during the Lovell Historical Society’s Summer Fair.

The Summer Fair is part of the town’s Lovell Old Home Days festivities, which includes a parade and other community activities. The Summer Fair features contemporary and antique dealers, a live auction conducted at 11 a.m., and grilled food, sandwiches,

Addressing Climate Change

HARRISON — How do I start? First Steps to Address Climate Change is the topic of the Resilient Harrison Maine talk on Tuesday, June 20, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the United Parish Church in Harrison. This interactive presentation will help you think about your many options, and how to choose where to start. Presenter is Andrea Asken Dunn of Resilient Harrison Maine. Questions? E-mail ResilientHarrisonMaine@ gmail.com or call 207-2005316. Heat pump discount Harrison residents can get an added discount (besides

state rebate and federal tax credit) on a heat pump space heater/cooler (also known as a mini-split) thanks to an agreement between Resilient Harrison Maine and Eco Heat Maine.

To sign up online, visit: https://bit.ly/43v7OxL (Case is important. That “O” is an oh, not a zero)

Sign-up deadline is June 23. This is for Harrison residents only. For more information, e-mail ResilientHarrisonMaine@ gmail.com or call 207-2005316, or contact Eco Heat Maine directly at 207-7436926 or e-mail: info@ecoheatmaine.com

and beverages available. Hepburn, who is an antiques dealer specializing in antique clock repair, has graciously offered his services for this non-profit fundraising event. He has been a licensed and bonded auctioneer and appraiser of antiques and personal property since 1977. He is well-recognized throughout New England as an authority on early clocks, period furniture and their accessories.

Appraisal fees are $8 for one item, $15 for two items, $20 for three items. All proceeds will benefit the Lovell Historical Society.

HOW MUCH IS IT WORTH? — Harry Hepburn of Harrison will conduct antiques appraisals at the Lovell Historical Society during the Summer Fair.

DOORS OPEN AT 7:00 PM SHOW STARTS AT 7:30 PM

The HAYLOFT at Dragonfly Barn

at Dragonfly Barn

95 Sanborns Grove Road, Bridgton, ME

The

HAYLOFT at Dragonfly Barn

95 Sanborns Grove Road, Bridgton, ME

95 Sanborns Grove Road, Bridgton, ME

HEATHER MALONEY

HEATHER MALONEY

A TALE OF TWO

June 10, 2023, 7:30 pm

May 13, 2023, 7:30 pm

May 13, 2023, 7:30 pm

Tom and Lynn Hoffelder will present “Let’s Take a Cruise” tonight, June 8, at Norway Memorial Library.

Agean Cruise

NORWAY — Tom Hoffelder presents “Let’s Take a Cruise!” on Thursday, June 8, at 6:30 p.m. at the Norway Memorial Library, 258 Main Street.

Last fall, Tom and his

wife, Lynn, took a cruise along the Aegean Sea. They went from Istanbul to Athens, with stops at Ephesus and Rhodes. They also visited Crete, the largest Greek island and the “cradle of European civilization.” Enjoy a night of photos and stories and perhaps get inspired for a future adventure.

This program is free and open to the public. For more information, please call 207-743-5309 or visit the library’s website at www. norwaymemoriallibrary.org

Heather has toured throughout the US & Canada as a headliner and also in support of acts

Heather has toured throughout the US & Canada as a headliner and also in support of acts including

Following their Bluebird Cafe debut, Nashville based “A Tale Of Two” is an undeniable rising duo in today’s Americana music scene.

Following their Bluebird Cafe debut, Nashville based A Tale Of Two” is an undeniable rising duo in today s Americana music scene.

BETH’S

KITCHEN CAFÉ

Combining the best of Americana and blues

a w n C o l v i n D a r W i l l i a m s and many more.

melodies with timeless Southern storytelling, award winning vocalist Stephanie Adlington and guitarist Aaron Lessard draw influence from the likes of Tom Waits and Ray LaMontagne, along with bedrock artists such as Patsy Cline and Hank Williams Sr. Not unlike the artists who inspired them, the duo s songs frequently dabble in stories of revenge, drinking and feature sinners of all stripes and persuasions.

l i n H a y ( M e n a t W o r k ) , M a r y C h a p i n C a r p e n t e r , S h a w n C o lv i n D a r W i l l i a m s and many more. As well as being a songwriter and performer, Heather is an illustrator and linocut artist who carves and prints visual representations of her songs on a variety of mediums. She considers the integration of music and art to be an inspiring new chapter as a creative, and while most of her growing catalog is reserved for her Patreon community, she periodically releases limited - edition prints to accompany albums and singles.

Combining the best of Americana and blues melodies with timeless Southern storytelling, award winning vocalist Stephanie Adlington and guitarist Aaron Lessard draw influence from the likes of Tom Waits and Ray LaMontagne, along with bedrock artists such as Patsy Cline and Hank Williams Sr. Not unlike the artists who inspired them, the duo s songs frequently dabble in stories of revenge, drinking and feature sinners of all stripes and persuasions. Tickets $25.00

As well as being a songwriter and performer, Heather is an illustrator and linocut artist who carves and prints visual representations of her songs on a variety of mediums. She considers the integration of music and art to be an inspiring new chapter as a creative, and while most of her growing catalog is reserved for her Patreon community, she periodically releases limited - edition prints to accompany albums and singles.

Tickets $25.00

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Tickets $25.00

Tickets $25.00

LISTENING ROOM | WELL VENTILATED | HEAT AND A/C

AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: www.hayloftatdragonfly.com

AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: www.hayloftatdragonfly.com

LISTENING ROOM | WELL VENTILATED | HEAT AND A/C

CONTACT: events@dragonflybarnmaine,com

LISTENING ROOM | WELL VENTILATED | HEAT AND A/C

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CONTACT: events@hayloftatdragonfly.com

CONTACT: events@hayloftatdragonfly.com

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207-749-6160

Breakfasts & Suppers

Saturday, June 10

A baked bean and chop suey supper will be held at the Sebago Town Hall from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Cost: $12 for adults, $5 for children ages 10 and younger, free for kids under age 5. The supper benefits the Sebago Volunteer Association.

The Edes Falls Sewing Circle will hold a public supper with settings at 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. at the Edes Falls Community Center on Edes Falls Road in Naples.

The menu includes two kinds of beans, hot dogs, American chop suey, potato salad, coleslaw, rolls, homemade pies and a variety of jellied salads. Cost is $12 for adults and $4 for children.

Friday, June 16

The Fryeburg Historical Society will hold an Italian Dinner on Friday, June 16 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the East Conway Community Hall, 2861 East Conway Road, Conway, N.H.

The menu includes pasta and tomato sauce, meatballs and sweet Italian sausage, Italian bread, tossed salad, cake and ice cream for dessert. Cost: adults $15 and children $10.

Saturday, June 24

The Edes Falls Sewing Circle will hold a public supper this Saturday, with settings at 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. at the Edes Falls Community Center on Edes Falls Road in Naples.

The menu includes two kinds of beans, hot dogs, American chop suey, potato salad, coleslaw, rolls, homemade pies and a variety of jellied salads. Cost is $12 for adults and $4 for children.

Bridgton

Farmers’ Market recipe Spinach Fettuccine

with Shiitake Mushrooms, Spinach and Sun-dried Tomatoes

By Nancy Tripp Bridgton Farmers’ Market

After a cold, dreary and rainy week, I want something colorful, flavorful and good for me. I was thinking of salad as a recipe for this week. The green veggies at the market are so lush and beautiful right now, but with all the cool weather I want something warm.

This recipe is an all-time favorite in our house. It uses fresh green spinach, in season right now, shiitake mushrooms, available from Shady Grove Mushrooms and fresh herbs, available for picking in your herb garden… (or your neighbors). This recipe comes together quickly and is oh so satisfying. I must add that it is difficult to find spinach fettuccine in this part of the world so I use plain fettuccine and it is (almost) just as good. When you see a box somewhere, grab it!

Enjoy!

Serves 2-4

Spinach Fettuccine

with Shiitake Mushrooms, Spinach and Sun-dried Tomatoes from Fields of Greens by Annie Sommerville

Ingredients

½ pound fresh shiitake mushrooms

3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Salt and pepper

3 garlic cloves, finely chopped

¼ cup dry white wine

½ pound spinach fettuccine (or plain fettuccine)

1 small bunch spinach, stems removed and leaves washed,

4 cups packed

3 oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained and thinly sliced (or dried tomatoes, oil them a bit)

1 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted

2 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs: marjoram, chives, and thyme

Grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Set a large pot of water on the stove to boil. Remove the mushroom stem and cut the caps into ½ inch slices.

Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large sauté pan: add the mushrooms, ½ teaspoon salt, a few pinches of pepper. Sauté over medium heat for 3 or 4 minutes, then add the garlic and the wine. Cook for a minute or two to reduce the wine, but not completely; leave a little liquid in the pan to keep the mushrooms from sticking. When the water boils, add 1 teaspoon of salt. Add the pasta to the water, and while it is cooking add the spinach to the mushrooms along with ¼ teaspoon salt and a few pinches of pepper. Sauté over medium heat for 1 minute, until the spinach is just wilted, then reduce the heat and add the sun-dried tomatoes, the remaining tablespoon of olive oil, and ¼ cup of the pasta cooking water to loosen the pan juices.

The pasta should be just tender at this point; drain it in a colander and add it to the sauté pan along with the pine nuts and herbs. Toss everything together and season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve with the freshly grated Parmesan.

Find the Bridgton Farmers’ Market on The Green behind Renys on Depot Street every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon.

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If you bring your dog, please maintain a short leash and control over your animal. Thank you!

BFM accepts credit cards and EBT. See you there!

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SURVEYORS

Maloney at Hayloft

Heather Maloney will be returning for her third year to this The HAYLOFT at Dragonfly Barn in Bridgton this Saturday, June 10 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the 2023 Music Series. She continues to astound and endear herself to the HAYLOFT Community, adding fans and secret admirers at each and every performance. There are so many reasons to admire this performer. Whether it be the authenticity of her songwriting, the artistry of her vocals, the way she engages with the audience in sharing her personal experiences, or the beauty and creativity of her artwork. You cannot help but enjoy the experience that is Heather Maloney.

The Massachusetts-based “writer song-singer” found music in the midst of three years at a meditation center, honing a sound moored in days of silent reflection and reverence for storytellers like Joni, Rilke, Ken Burns, and the anonymous authors of Zen parables. And while she eventually traded the quiet, structured life as a yogi for the kinetic life a touring musician, the core of her songwriting remains centered around same curiosity about our inner world and the desire to articulate it through storytelling. She now has eight studio album releases under her belt, each one marked by inspiring collaborations with musicians, songwriters and producers.

Heather has toured throughout the United States and Canada as a headliner and also in support of acts including Lake Street Dive, Shakey Graves, Gary Clark Jr., Rodrigo y Gabriela, Colin Hay (Men

at Work), Mary Chapin Carpenter, Shawn Colvin, Dar Williams and many more.

As well as being a songwriter and performer, Heather is an illustrator and linocut artist who carves and prints visual representations of her songs on a variety of mediums. She considers the integration of music and art to be an inspiring new chapter as a creative, and while most of her growing catalog is reserved for her Patreon community, she periodically releases limited-edition prints to accompany albums and singles.

More on Heather: www.heathermaloney. com

Info: https://www.facebook.com/dragonflybarnmaine/

Tickets: www.hayloftatdragonfly.com

June Events at DT

HARRISON — It’s heating up inside the Deertrees Theatre in June with the following events:

Artist Reception, Friday, June 23, 6:30 p.m., admission is free for this gathering of exhibiting artists. This night of food and artistic beauty enables attendees to honor and engage with visual artists. Entertainment features Dan Fox, saxophone, and Gail Phaneuf, piano, in Deertrees’ cozy Salt Lick Cabaret — a great, social event to kick off the summer season.

Gong Show — Open Mic Night, Saturday, June 24, 7 p.m., entry fee is $5, audience admission is $10. A fun-filled night of music, song, storytelling and comedy! Come and share your talents in Deertrees Theatre’s gorgeous, historic environment. Aspiring performers are invited to showcase their talents in Deertrees’ Salt Lick Cabaret space. The caveat? If the audience chooses to gong your act, you get the hook! Hosted by Sami Sabbagh; beer, wine, canned cocktails, and snacks are available in the Café. Bring your best, quirky, unusual, and astounding talents for a fun night of surprises — maybe your big break! All are welcome, whether performing or just enjoying the show from the audience. Please schedule a performance time slot at deertrees-theatre.org/gongshow-open-mic-night.html.

Magic Bus – The Who Tribute Band, Friday, June

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HELP WANTED

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YARD SALES

GARAGE SALE JUNE 10 — 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. 420 Sweden Road (Rt. 93) Bridgton. Lamps, furniture, some antiques. 2t22x

JOB OPPORTUNITY TOWN OF NAPLES

Assistant Code Officer and LPI

The Town of Naples is seeking qualified candidates for the Assistant Code Enforcement Officer and Licensed Plumbing Inspector position. This position is a full-time year-round job and would require working some evenings for meetings, along with attending classes that may take place outside of normal office hours. You must have a valid driver’s license as on-site inspections would also be required, along with the necessary state certifications obtained within a probationary period. An individual with strong organizational skills who can multi-task and prioritize is a must. A generous benefit package

30, 7:30 p.m., tickets are $27. The Who, one of rock’s most iconic bands, made the charts in 1964 with their hit song, Can’t Explain, launching their amazing journey to fame. With five decades of performances under their belt, The Who’s music can be heard in commercials, television theme songs, and on the radio. Magic Bus, a tribute band based in Portland, captures The Who’s authentic original sound and feel. Band

members take the audience on a musical tour of the rock band’s discography, covering top tracks from My Generation to Who Are You, and select songs from rock operas Tommy and Quadrophenia Deertrees Theatre is located at 156 Deertrees Road, in Harrison. For more information, visit deertrees-theatre.org, e-mail gail@deertrees.org, or follow Deertrees Theatre on Facebook and Instagram.

MAGIC BUS, The Who tribute band appears at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison on Friday, June 30 at 7:30 p.m.

Díaz returns to SLL Music

HARRISON — Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival welcomes the return of violinist Gabriela Díaz for the upcoming 51st season at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison.

Gabriela Díaz began her musical training at the age of five. Today, she is a member of the International Contemporary Ensemble, A Far Cry, Castle of our Skins; is co-artistic director of Winsor Music; and plays regularly with other chamber music ensembles throughout the United States.

Her recording of Lou Harrison’s Suite for Violin and American Gamelan was highlighted in the New York Times article, “5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Classical Music.”

Gabriela is proud to be a core member of the team that created Boston Hope Music, bringing music to patients and

frontline workers during the pandemic.

She played with SLLMF once before, in 2010. SLLMF Music Director Mihae Lee said, “We are so pleased to welcome Gabriela back after an absence of 13 years.”

Gabriela Díaz lives in the Boston area and teaches at Wellesley College and the Longy School of Music at Bard College. She has played many times with the Portland

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HEATHER MALONEY appears at THE HAYLOFT at Dragonfly Barn in Bridgton this Saturday, June 10 at 7:30 p.m.

Violinist Gabriela Díaz

Denmark Arts June events

DENMARK —

Denmark Arts Center is the place to check out in June.

DAC presents Aaron Bear & DKNTL on Friday, June 23 at 7 p.m.

Aaron Bear, the singersongwriter known for his soulful and introspective music, has released his latest upbeat single Bearfoot Trains . The song, which explores the path of choosing love over fear, is an

He’s still got a strong footing in the Boston scene and gigs lined up through the summer of 2023. Catch him performing live this year with dates in Massachusetts, Maine, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and more, including Ohmfest Yoga and Music Festival, Bridgton Harvest Moon Fest, and Denmark Arts Center.

Aaron Bear will be per-

with Elan. Elan invites you to journey with them as they explore the vivacious and sonorous soundscapes of music from the Baroque period. Flautist Nicole Rabat, cellist Benjamin Noyes and oboist, recordist and violinist Michael Albert will present trio sonatas and concerti artfully crafted by some of the greatest composers of the Baroque era. Tickets for this event are

week, students will have the opportunity to grow their skills and learn techniques with various mediums. This class is geared toward artists who are looking to improve their skills and fuel their creative passion. Artist and teacher Ms. Olivia Benish will be teaching this camp at Denmark Arts Center. An informal art show will take place at the end of

uplifting and inspiring ode to spiritual growth with another human being.

Bearfoot Trains is a heartfelt anthem that showcases a new side of Aaron Bear’s sound — a fresh blend of jam, folk, and rock. These lyrics speak to the journey of love and the importance of feeling gratitude, even when life is tough. The song encourages listeners to open up to life and embrace the possibilities that come when we let go of expectations.

Since the new year, Bear has been busy building community in western Maine.

“We decided to get an apartment closer to the trails, lakes, and mountains that we love,” Bear says.

forming with DKNTL at the Denmark Arts Center.

“[DKNTL or Christian DeKnatel, is] an incredible musician who knows how to keep things simple and in perspective for the audience, and what type of sound he wants to convey to his listeners,” — MusicboxPete.com

The Arts Center’s HEPA air purifier systems and ventilation will be engaged for indoor performances.

Tickets for this event are $15, supporting the musicians and Denmark Arts Center. For reservations and more information go online at www.denmarkarts.org/ events (view calendar listing).

Sunday, June 25, 3 p.m., Chamber Series

Chamber Series with Elan, Sunday,

Lovell Speakers Series continues

LOVELL – The Charlotte Hobbs Library Speaker Series continues on Thursday, June 15 at 7 p.m. with an in-person talk by Pushcart Prize-nominated Maine author Shannon Bowring.

Shannon Bowring’s debut novel, The Road to Dalton, is a story of smalltown America that Pulitzerwinner Richard Russo calls “measured, wise, and beautiful.”

ARTIST AND TEACHER Ms. Olivia Benish will be teaching Kids’ Art Camp, June 27-30, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

$15, supporting the musicians and Denmark Arts Center. For reservations and more information go online at www.denmarkarts.org/ events (view calendar listing). June 27-30, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Kids’ Art Camp, Advanced 11-Plus. This

camp week. Art Camp-Advanced in $100 with available scholarships, supporting camp programs and Denmark Arts Center. For reservations and more information go online at www.denmarkarts.org/events (view calendar listing).

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Chamber Music Festival, performing with them again this year.

Gabriela remarked recently, “I’m very much looking forward to being up in western Maine. I know how gorgeous that area is and can’t wait to make music with those wonderful folks in that beautiful setting!”

She is one of the 24 outstanding artists from around the U.S. performing with the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival this

summer.

Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival will perform on five Tuesdays between July 11 and Aug. 8, at 7:30 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison. For more information about the Festival and to order tickets, go to https://sebagomusicfestival.org/concert-tickets-2023/

As a rule, nothing much changes in Dalton, Maine. But in the last weeks of 1989, a fender-bender breaks the silence on an icy dark road outside town — setting in motion events that will ripple throughout the town in ways no one can foresee. Rose goes to the diner, hiding bruises from her customers. At a nearby table, Richard reflects on the choice that’s charted his life. His wife, Trudy, and her best friend Bev continue the romance that exists within their long friendship — a secret known and ignored by their husbands. Bridget and Nate are raising their newborn daughter after a difficult birth, and on the edge of town, newcomer and aspiring writer Alice struggles to fit in.

When the consequences of the accident play out, the community is left reeling. In the aftermath, their own problems reveal a deeper knowledge of the lives of their neighbors — reminding us no one is exactly who we think they are. The Road to Dalton offers valuable understandings of what it means to be alive in the world: of pain and joy, conflict and love, and the endurance that comes from living.

Shannon Bowring has been nominated for a Pushcart and a Best of the Net, and was selected for Best Small Fictions 2021. She holds an MFA from the University of Southern Maine Stonecoast low-residency program and currently resides in Bath. The Road to Dalton is her first novel.

This is an in-person talk. For details, go to www. hobbslibrary.org

For queries, contact the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library at 207-925- 3177. The Hobbs Library Speaker Series is supported in part by a generous contribution from Norway Savings Bank.

NAPLES LIONS CLUB 20th Anniversary Celebration

On

DAC presents Aaron Bear & DKNTL on Friday, June 23 at 7 p.m. (Photo credits: DAC stock and Aaron Bear)

BAROQUE PERIOD

June 25, 3 p.m., featuring cellist Benjamin Noyes, flautist Nicole Rabat, and oboist, recordist and violinist Michael Albert

LOVELL Speaker Series introduces Maine author Shannon Bowring